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Charlie Weston: Time to end this expensive 'trickery'
Charlie WestonFear of change and the deliberate targeting of younger customers by health insurers are combining to cost older people a fortune.
Personal Finance
Charlie WestonFear of change and the deliberate targeting of younger customers by health insurers are combining to cost older people a fortune.
Charlie Weston If you are in the workforce, then you had better start getting prepared to remain there well into what is currently regarded as the retirement years.
Charlie Weston Householders are being hit with levies left, right and centre. Now they have to brace themselves for hikes in these charges.
Charlie Weston Traditional pension schemes in the private sector are in meltdown.
Charlie Weston Rents have risen so much that it is now cheaper to buy almost everywhere than it is to rent.
Charlie Weston There is a clamour for an overhaul of what are seen as very generous pension arrangements in the public service.
Charlie Weston The woman had just loaded the car with the weekly shop.
Charlie Weston Nearly a decade after the financial crisis erupted, the body blows keep coming for consumers.
Charlie Weston When you turn up in an A&E ward in a public hospital these days you join a queue, often a long one.
Charlie Weston Vulture funds are not known for their compassion, so when they offer write-downs to mortgage holders you have to ask why they are doing this.
Charlie Weston It has taken forever, but at last there is a plan to do something about the scourge of rapidly rising motor insurance costs.
Charlie Weston It is safe to assume that Central Bank Governor Philip Lane has been taken aback at the ferocity of the backlash since he announced strict mortgage lending rules almost two years ago.
Charlie Weston The much-admired comedy 'Father Ted' has a hilarious skit about a car raffle.
Charlie Weston The Government's new help-to-buy scheme for first-time buyers is full of holes. Under the new scheme, announced in the Budget, Housing Minister Simon Coveney promised income tax rebates on the...
Charlie Weston Hardly a week goes by when there is not some form of bad news for the nation's two million drivers.
Charlie Weston It may have seemed like a good idea, at a time of austerity, to keep hiking the tax on savings in a bid to force householders to withdraw their money and spend it.
Charlie Weston Getting approved for a mortgage is impossible for people whose earnings are illegal.
Charlie Weston The surge in numbers getting approval for mortgages is proof positive that there is massive pent-up demand for property buying.
Charlie Weston The findings that Central Bank mortgage rules are holding back house-building need to be taken seriously by the notoriously unresponsive regulators.
Charlie Weston Survey findings that four out of 10 buyers will need funds from their families to secure a mortgage are set to raise the temperature in the heated debate on the impact of Central Bank mortgage...
Charlie Weston The relentless rise in the cost of motor insurance is the rip-off that just will not go away. Many motorists were hoping that after three years of massive rises we were finally on the cusp of a peak in...
Charlie Weston Motorists are likely to lose out again after a new blow was suffered by our dysfunctional insurance market following the collapse of Enterprise Insurance. Enterprise is the second foreign-regulated...
Charlie Weston Americans refer to it as 'ambulance chasing'. You have seen it on TV. A dodgy lawyer hangs around what they call the 'emergency room', hoping to sign up someone who has just had an accident...
Charlie Weston The decision by one of our leading banks to sell a loan portfolio which includes home loans means there will be trouble ahead. By putting the book up for sale, Ulster Bank has made it clear that it does not want to be the one that has to face the music and dance.
Charlie Weston One can just imagine the panicky phone calls that are being made this week from Frankfurt to the Dame Street headquarters of the Central Bank.
Charlie Weston The new Government has given itself 100 days to come up with a plan to tackle the tangled web that is our dysfunctional housing market.
Charlie Weston Banks are running out of options in their efforts to keep variable mortgage rates high. Competitive and legislative pressures are combining to leave our overcharging lenders with few...
Charlie Weston There has been a broad welcome for the announcement by the Central Bank that it is reviewing its controversial mortgage lending limits.
Charlie Weston On the face of it, reducing the number of pension plans out there is a great idea. The head of the regulatory body - the Pensions Authority - has said there are too many schemes.
Charlie Weston The hits just keep coming for those who work in the private sector and are lucky enough to have a pension.
Charlie Weston The true extent of the negative equity problem we have in this country - and its dangers - have been much under-estimated.
Charlie Weston Sometimes it is easy being a banker in this country.
Charlie Weston Want a loan to renovate the kitchen, or replace the clapped-out washing machine?
Charlie Weston One hundred years after the Rising, this land might be our land, but we still can't house our people properly on it.
Charlie Weston Here we go again. Will we never learn?
Charlie Weston Our housing system has become even more dysfunctional. There are at least three tiers of trapped people, and nobody can move between these layers.
Charlie Weston The teen and the tween had a question about politics.
Charlie Weston The capacity of bankers to engender visceral anger in the population of this country knows no bounds. The latest example of banking skulduggery comes from AIB, a bank that we taxpayers have had to stump up €21.8bn to bail out.
Charlie Weston It is the great energy shakedown.
Charlie Weston It is not quite the mortgage war we were hoping for, but it will do for now. The new lender with the funny name, Pepper, will be welcomed by potential homebuyers and existing mortgage holders...
Charlie Weston They were marketed as a way to use your home as an ATM.
Charlie Weston The Government may be trying to get us to cut down on our use of cash - but, as everyone knows, cash is king.
Charlie Weston Health insurance companies have become adept at manipulating the media. They have realised that the best way to avoid the bad news associated with frequent price increases, benefit reductions and...
Charlie Weston Your mother always said you should get a job in the bank. She just never told you that one day you would end up doing the job of a banker, but without getting paid for it, and without having the...
Charlie Weston The tables are finally being turned on the banks. For years, the banks have been getting away with treating customers like little more than debt serfs, denying them the most basic of consumer...
Charlie Weston Families and pensioners were big winners in the Budget, but there is still a long way to go to restore household incomes to where they were before the bust.
Charlie Weston Feeling stitched up by the system, middle Ireland wants something back. Finance Minister Michael Noonan and his colleagues know that the centre feels crushed by the weight of seven years of savage austerity.
Charlie Weston It is more than a little troubling that banks are funding a British debt-management charity to offer advice to people who are deep in debt.
Charlie Weston The financial elites in this country never cease to surprise. They are detached from the reality of the rest of us, unwilling to take on board advice from the little people, and deluded into thinking...
Charlie Weston A claims culture is taking hold again, a decade after the Injuries Board was set up to tackle it.
Charlie Weston We are told that we are living in deflationary times, with the price drops on most goods and services making our money go further.
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Elegy on Nevskiy Apartment
Nevskiy prospect 108, apartment #13, St Petersburg, Russia
- Free Wi-Fi
- Self-Catering Facilities
- Airport Transfers
- Breakfast Not Included
- Cable TV
- Ceiling fan
- Cots available
- Currency Exchange
- DVDs
- Dishwasher
- Dryer
- Free City Maps
- Free Parking
- Hair Dryers
- Hair Dryers For Hire
- Hot Showers
- Hot Tub
- Internet Access
- Iron / Ironing Board"
- Laundry Facilities
- Linen Included
- Microwave
- Parking
- Safe Deposit Box
- Tea/Coffee Making Facilities
- Towels Included
- Washing machine
Check-in / Check-out
Earliest check-in: 14:00
Latest Check-out: 11:00
- Child Friendly
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Credit Cards Not Accepted
- No Curfew
- Non Smoking
- Taxes Included
Group booking?
Group of 15 or more traveling to St Petersburg?
About Elegy on Nevskiy
Our apartments are located on the second, third and forth floors of 19th century buildings with out elivators.
We try to provide many helpful things that let our guests feel maximum comfortly.
Very good quality of bed linens, soft large towels and perfect cleanest at any of our apartments are always wait for our guests.
Free and fast Wi-Fi , cable TV with 40 programs, free city maps and city tour information are provided at any of our apartment.
The spacious and well stocked kitchens completely equipped with stove, microwave, refrigerator, dishwasher and washer/dryer. You can dine at the dining room table or drink a cup of coffe at the kitchen.
Bathrooms: WC, Washbasin, Shower. Some apartment has 2 bathrooms.
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City Apartments are private, self-catering Apartments with One/ Two/Three and Five bed room with great location and well stocked with homy amenity.
Each Apartment has living room, bed room, kitchen and one or two bathroom. Bedroom featers Double or Qeen bed. Living room have sofa-bed which can be used as additional place to sleep, dining table, TV.
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City Apartment 2 bed room is located at Nevsky pr. 108 (close metro: Ploschad Vosstaniya/Mayakovskaya)
City Apartment 3 bed room is located at Nevsky pr. 132 (close metro: Ploschsd Vosstaniya)
City Apartment 5 bed room is located at Zagorodniy pr.25 ( Vladimirskaya/Dostoevskaya/Zvenigorodskaya)
All our apartments are ideally situated in the center of Saint-Petersburg, one and two blocks away from the Fontanka river, and in walking distance from many of St. Petersburg most famous historical sites, including the The state Hermitage, Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan, Russian Museum, The Church of Our Savior On The Spilled Blood, Mikhailovsky Ballet and Opera House at Art Square.
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Customers can cancel their reservation free of charge up to 3 days before arrival. After this date, charges will be applied by the property up to the first nights cost of the reservation, unless otherwise stated in the property's conditions. Deposits paid are non refundable.


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Major airlines had survived the recession and the crippling oil price rises of 2008.
Yes there had been some casualties, Zoom went, so did the niche airlines Eos and MaxJet who hoped to cream off some of the well-heeled transatlantic carriers from the legacy carriers.
But the industry was intact.
However almost inevitably it has been hit by what Harold Macmillan described as "events, dear boy, events."
A series of natural disasters hit Japan, which accounts for around 10 per cent of the industry's revenue.
Political instability started pushing up oil prices again, with passengers being hit by yet more fuel surcharges.
At least this time airlines are expected to remain profitable. With the global economy in a better state than it was a couple of years ago, they are less likely to be forced to slash ticket fares to persuade people to board their planes.
Some routes will be cut back or frequencies reduced, but at the moment, at least, it looks as if the industry is not staring down an abyss as it was a couple of years ago.


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He was a diligent reporter and often stayed until all hours of the night working on stories. He covered a few city council meetings, the school board, and local politics. Sometimes he spent the night on the floor at the Voice office. He said he had to get up the next day and get to class, plus write his stories. He lived in a small house with a big family. He made us laugh; he made us cry. He told me once his father sired 31 children and he had only met him once.
Being at least 30 years his senior, I always felt a motherly protection over Jose.
He graduated from Mountain View High with scholarships and acceptance to San Francisco State. He proudly went off with a laptop given to him by Rich Fisher, the school district superintendent.
I followed Jose's success at SF State and then his next steps to the Philadelphia Daily News, the Washington Post, the San Francisco Chronicle and the Huffington Post! And then, voila, the Pulitzer Prize!
I felt so proud of our local guy.
And then last year I read of his personal disclosure. He told the world he is an undocumented immigrant. I realized quickly why he was so modest with my accolades.
Last week I followed him again to Mountain View High School. There I saw a very mature, 31-year-old, articulate Jose speaking to a capacity crowd. He was filled with passion and insight into his cause, "Define American." He views himself as "a walking, uncomfortable conversation." He spoke with facts, ideas and determination. It was easy to see he has become a pioneer in this national challenge of immigration.
Jose is making a difference in our society.
I feel like a proud mother would, only hiding behind the scenes.
Kudos to you, Jose Antonio Vargas, our local guy in the flip flops.
Judie Rachel Block is a sales representative for Embarcadero Media, publisher of the Voice.


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Cogo Group Skyrockets After-Hours
Shares of Cogo Group (NASDAQ: COGO) are trading higher in the after-hours following the release of the company's Q4 earnings results. Currently, shares are higher by 62.37%, trading at $3.15; they ended the regular session higher by 6.30%, at $1.94.
Cogo Group reported Q4 adjusted EPS of $0.13 (GAAP loss of $0.99) on revenues of $169.5 million. Revenues increased 49.3% year over year.
Jeffrey Kang, CEO and Chairman of Cogo, remarked, "Cogo generated record revenue in both the fourth quarter of 2011 and the full year 2011, and we remained solidly profitable on a Non-GAAP basis in these uncertain economic times."
"However, we expect that the tightened credit policy in China will continue to negatively affect our Small and Medium Enterprise business lines for the rest of 2012. While there are media reports of an impending loosening of credit policies for SMEs in China, we would not expect these changes to materially affect our business until 2013."
Cogo Group also announced that its founder, CEO and Chairman, Jeffrey Kang, proposed to the Cogo Board of Directors that he purchase a series of operating entities accounting for approximately 30% of Cogo's total assets, liabilities and revenue through his personal investment venture, Envision Global Group.
Cogo Group, Inc. provides customized module design solutions for a range of applications and markets, serving as a gateway for the technology component suppliers to access electronics manufacturers in the People's Republic of China.
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Re: Creating a Grid with square cells
Something like this?
Pane[Grid[Table[i + j, {i, 0, 4}, {j, 0, 4}], Frame -> All,
Background -> {3 -> LightBlue}, ItemStyle -> 24,
Alignment -> {Center, Center}], ImageSize -> 300,
ImageSizeAction -> "ResizeToFit"]
Cheers -- Sjoerd
On Sep 24, 10:10 am, Anthony Hodsdon <ajho... at yahoo.com> wrote:
> In the Mathematica documentation, I see that the parameters to ItemSize are
> in rather unusual units:
> In Grid, w is measured in ems, and h in line heights.
> I'm attempting to create a Grid (not a GraphicsGrid) with square cells, but I am a bit at a loss. Is there a good conversion between ems and line heights? It seems to be about 3:2, but I suspect it's dependent upon the font in use. As a
> work-around, I also tried using ItemSize->{Scaled[x],Scaled[x]} (for some
> suitable x), which seemed to work, except that then the grid grew to fill the
> entire notebook width. I also tried sticking the grid inside a pane, but then
> the right side of the grid seems to get chopped off:
> Pane[Grid[Table[i+j, {i,0,4}, {j,0,4}],Frame->All,
> Background->{3->LightBlue},ItemStyle->24,
> ItemSize->{Scaled[.2],Scaled[.2]}, Alignment->{Center, Center}],
> ImageSize->{200,200}]
> Are there any good idioms for getting this to work?
> Thanks,
> --Anthony


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I upgrade from XP MCE to Vista premium and when i installed it I'm only the
administrator account. After installing Vista premium i put password on
administrator account, is it normal for the UAC alert to not show the
password in Administrator account? I thought that once i put administrator a
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NBER Reporter:
Summer 2001
Higher Education
The NBER's Working Group on Higher Education, directed by Charles T. Clotfelter of Duke University, met in Cambridge on May 10 to discuss these papers:
Clotfelter and Vigdor analyze a college applicant's decision to retake the SAT. Nationwide, roughly half the college applicants take the test more than once; among applicants to selective institutions, the frequency of retaking is significantly higher. This analysis uses data on applicants to three selective universities and a numerical simulation in which the process of receiving draws from a distribution of possible test scores is likened to an optimal search problem. The authors show that the most common test score ranking policy, which focuses on the highest of all submitted scores, provides large incentives to retake the test, since applicants always expect to receive positive benefits upon retaking. Current policy places certain applicants at a disadvantage: those with high costs of taking the test, low values attached to college admission, or "pessimistic" prior beliefs regarding their own ability. These disadvantaged applicants are disproportionately likely to come from low-income African-American families.
Payne examines the role of state governing boards on research productivity at public universities in the United States. Using a panel dataset that covers 1982 to 1998, she explores the relationship between research funding and research activities for three types of governance structures: centralized governing board; a coordinating board with some regulatory authority; and a decentralized coordinating board or planning agency. This paper demonstrates, on average, that fewer articles are published and there are fewer citations per article published with an additional dollar of research funding at universities in states with a highly centralized state governing board. The highest level of productivity with respect to publications is seen at universities in states with a coordinating board with regulatory authority over program approval and some oversight of universities' budgets. Additional research funding increases citations per article at these universities, on average, by between 1.5 and two times the amount for universities in states with a decentralized governance structure. These results suggest that while centralized oversight reduces productivity, decentralization may not be the solution.
Ashenfelter and Card use information on retirement flows from 1986-96 for older faculty at a large sample of four year colleges and universities to measure the effect of the elimination of mandatory retirement. Comparisons of retirement rates before and after 1994, when most institutions were forced to stop mandatory retirement, suggest that the abolition of compulsory retirement led to a dramatic drop in retirement rates at ages 70 and 71. Comparisons of retirement rates in the early 1990s between schools that were still enforcing mandatory retirement and those that were forced to stop by state laws lead to the same conclusion. In the era of mandatory retirement, fewer than 10 percent of 70-year-old faculty were still teaching two years later. After the elimination of mandatory retirement, this fraction has risen to 50 percent. These findings suggest that most U.S. colleges and universities will experience a significant rise in the fraction of older faculty in the coming years.
Arcidiacono addresses how changing the admission and financial aid rules at colleges can affect future earnings. He estimates a model that includes decisions by individuals about where to submit applications, which school to attend, and what field to study, as well as decisions by schools as to which students to accept and how much financial aid to offer. Throughout, individuals have rational expectations and maximize the present value of lifetime utility, recognizing the dependence of future utility on choices made today. By estimating the whole process, it is possible to see how the decision-making behavior, and the corresponding future earnings associated with these decisions, would be affected by changing the admission and financial aid rules.
Turner and Bound ask whether black Americans responded similarly to white men to the G.I. Bill and World War II. There are good reasons to believe that the effects of the G.I. Bill may have differed for black Americans because of differential returns to education in the labor market and differences in opportunities at educational institutions, with men in the South facing explicit segregation in educational institutions. The question of whether black veterans from segregated and unsegregated parts of the country demonstrated similar educational adjustments is significant for the overall evaluation of the G.I. Bill and for the contemporary policy debate on the effectiveness of federally sponsored aid to education. The empirical evidence suggests that World War II and the availability of G.I. benefits had a substantial and positive impact on the educational attainment of those likely to have access to colleges and universities outside the South. However, for those black veterans more likely to be limited to the South in their collegiate choices, the G.I. Bill had little effect on educational outcomes, resulting in the exacerbation of the economic and educational differences between blacks and whites.
While numerous studies have estimated the impact of college cost on enrollment rates, very few have used the duration of enrollment or completed schooling as an outcome measure. Ma examines the impact of public in-state tuition cost and state grant aid on the enrollment rates and duration of enrollment, paying particular attention to the differential impact of cost on students from different income and race groups. Her results suggest that public in-state two-year tuition has a strong impact on enrollment rates while public in-state four-year tuition generally has a negligible impact on enrollment rates. Further, the enrollment rates of low-income and middle-income students are more sensitive to public two-year tuition costs than the enrollment rates of high-income students. The enrollment rate of black students is more sensitive to tuition cost than that of white and Hispanic students. Further, the enrollment rates of middle-income students and Hispanic students appear to be the most sensitive to state grant aid. Results from enrollment duration models suggest that tuition cost and financial aid in general have a small or negligible impact on the duration of enrollment. This is consistent with the argument that there is a barrier to college entry. Once students cross that barrier, tuition does not seem to matter much to completed schooling.
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ADVICE is on hand for Israel Folau from fellow AFL convert Karmichael Hunt.
But pioneering code-hopper Hunt reckons his former Brisbane Broncos teammate won't need it. Cynics may disagree after watching Folau's modest AFL debut for Greater Western Sydney last weekend. However, Hunt reckons Folau would have already learnt plenty from his good mate's 2011 baptism of fire. ''I think he knows what to expect,'' Hunt said.
''I am pretty sure he kept a close eye on my situation last year so I don't think he needs any extra advice on what to expect.''
Not that Hunt expected to escape the limelight in his second season, starting with the Suns' clash with Adelaide at Metricon Stadium on Saturday.
''I think there was more pressure last year than anything, being my first year, and things were magnified - every little thing good or bad was magnified,'' Hunt said yesterday. ''The microscope is always going to be on me. I've never worried about that.
''I didn't worry about it last year and I'm not going to worry about it this year. I don't feel any pressure.''


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The GED (General Educational Development) test is comprised of five separate tests in the subjects of math, social studies, reading, writing, and science. The staff of the Yamhill Valley Academic Transitions are available to help orient you to the process and prepare you in each of these subject areas so you can take the tests with confidence.
The Academic Transitions Center offers an orientation that evaluates your academic strengths and explains the GED process. The cost is $15. The orientation is mandatory for new GED students. Orientations last approximately 3 hours. The following are the steps and dates for upcoming orientations:
You will be given a pre-test during the orientation session to highlight areas of study that may need more attention, and the Academic Transitions staff will then help you determine an individualized study program. Please call Jerry Graham at 503.472.0474 for questions.
There are several classes available at the Academic Transitions Center for preparing for the GED, including math, essay writing, language arts writing, reading, and various self-paced computerized instructional study programs. Classes cost $70 for the term.
Official GED testing is available at the Yamhill Valley campus after attending a required testing registration session. Registration is appointment only. Please call Rod Maskew at the Yamhill Valley testing center at 503.316.3284 or 503.316.3240. The complete test costs $125, payable at the time of registration. A valid driver's license, DMV photo ID, or government issued ID is required. Actual testing times for the five subject areas of the GED test vary during the term. Please call the office for details. The fee for a re-test is $15 per test.
Find more information on taking the GED through Chemeketa by calling 503.472.0474 or visit the Chemeketa Yamhill Valley campus at 288 NE Norton Lane, McMinnville


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Nafplion, Greece
Held to be one of the loveliest small towns in all the islands, Navplion has a tradition and culture all its own. The sheltered location, below a rocky headland crowned by a Venetian fortress is perhaps unrivaled in Greece. After the Greek revolution of the early 19th century, Navplion served as the first modern capital. The neoclassical houses, large official buildings and carefully planned seafront streets all date from this period.


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The funniest line in the release? Lionsgate was profitable in its fiscal first quarter in part due to "decreased costs associated with shareholder activism" — an obvious reference to billionaire Carl Icahn's run at the studio last year. Lionsgate swung to a $12.2M profit from a $64.1M loss in the same quarter last year on revenues of $261.3M, down 20%. The earnings, at 9 cents a share, may startle analysts who were expecting a 7 cent loss. Lionsgate says that cable channel EPIX delivered a $4.8M profit this time vs a $12M loss last year. That compensated for Lionsgate's share of the increased loss at TV Guide Network. The venture, which it co-owns with JP Morgan Chase's One Equity Partners, lost $8.2M, up 23.8%, while revenues there fell 2.7% to $28.3M. But company watchers also likely will wonder why revenues fell short of the nearly $320M they expected. Lionsgate says it's just a timing issue — many of its movies are out in the current quarter, not the last one. It had just one wide theatrical release in FY 1Q, Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family while in the same period last year there were three, Kick Ass, Killers, and Why Did I Get Married Too. Lionsgate will talk to analysts tomorrow.
Lionsgate Surprises The Street By Recording A Profit In June Quarter
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Next year at this time – "After sinking almost $200 million into the DIRTY DANCING remake that bombed big only taking in $2 million due to the public's outcry at this catastrophe, Lionsgate is going bankrupt."
Keep up the good work Lionsgate with those rehashes and remakes.
Sony Pictures is another brand that news sources report will be extinct in a year. And lets not forget the other film studios or distributors that have either folded or were absorbed in the last 3 years.
"Sony Pictures is another brand that news sources report will be extinct in a year." Just because of The Amazing Spider-Man?
The real reason they were profitable is the good old reduce overhead by cutting staff which they have consistently do about ever 3 months for the past 3 or 4 years.
Cool, now maybe they can afford to send me the residual check(s) they've owed me for years.
The Weinstein Company only stays in business by making threats.
..and by making money. You forgot that part. The only way any studio stays afloat is bringing in the Sacageweas.
They still have that King's Speech money?


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As you may already know, the type of litter that you use can have a significant impact on your cat's health. There is a great deal of information available about different types of litter. And with all the new "natural" cat litters now on the market, it can be overwhelming. I've been wanting to know more about the natural litters and was looking for information on why I should consider switching. In my research, I uncovered some startling facts about traditional litters and why we should stop using them immediately. For those of you who have not looked into this yet, I will summarize for you what I've found.
Types of cat litter
Traditional clay-based litter This is the type of litter that absorbs moisture and odors, but does not clump for easy scooping, therefore requiring the entire contents of the litter box to be replaced regularly. Almost all clay-based cat litters contain silica, which is a known carcinogen and can cause health problems for both you and your cat when inhaled.
Scoopable/clumping clay-based litter With clumping litter, the litter forms a solid mass when liquid is deposited, allowing you to scoop the clumps along with the solids, reducing the need to completely replace the litter. In addition to containing silica, scoopable clay-based litters almost always contain the clumping agent sodium bentonite. When liquid is added to sodium bentonite, it expands to 15 times its original volume and forms a completely insoluble mass. And that is exactly what it will do when your cat inevitably ingests litter granules while grooming. To read a very moving story about why clumping clay-based litters are dangerous to your cats, please visit catmom.com to read an article by Marina Michaels.
Silica gel crystal litter These litters consist of small pellets that absorb large amounts of liquid. You simply scoop the solids out regularly and replace the pellets periodically. Because they are made of silica, they pose the same potential threat to humans and pets as the clay-based litters, plus, if the pellets are ingested, they can cause severe health problems for your cat.
Natural litters Several companies have developed alternative litters using natural materials, all without silica or sodium bentonite. Natural litters seem to fall into three categories, 1) plant-based materials like wheat or corn (using either the kernels or the cobs), 2) wood-based made from pine or cedar, and 3) newspaper-based utilizing either virgin newsprint or recycled newspaper. The wood-based and newspaper-based litters are pellet-type litters. The pellets absorb the liquids and allow you to scoop the solids. The plant-based litters have a similar texture to traditional litters, which may make them easier to transition to, and often contain natural clumping materials that make it easy to scoop. Many are even flushable. After her experience, Marina Michaels compiled a comprehensive list of alternative cat litters.
Other considerations
In addition to the health factors mentioned above, your cat litter choice impacts the environment, too. First, consider if the litter is made with renewable resources. Clay comes from strip mining while natural litters come from renewable resources like plants and trees. Second, think about where the litter is going after it is used. Non-biodegradable clay litters go into the landfills where they will remain in an insoluble state indefinitely. All of the natural litters are biodegradable and many can be used as compost (with solids removed and on non-edible plants only, please).
My experiment
I have officialy decided that I will never use clumping or non-clumping clay litters or silica gel litters again. I had clumping clay litter in the boxes this morning and it has all been disposed of and replaced with natural litter. I plan to test several types of natural litters and will report back with my findings. I will be testing litters that are easily available at mass retailers. I currently have three different boxes set-up, one with Swheat Scoop (wheat), another with World's Best Cat Litter (corn), and a third with Arm & Hammer High Performance (not specified on package, but research uncovered that it is in fact corn-based). I will track the performance of these natural litters plus some others and will post my experience.
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Defining Bulky, Once and For All
(This article has been updated since it's original publication. I have made general editorial edits but also added new information. Before you read this article, you need to understand no "look" or body type you desire is wrong. This article is not about knocking the "skinny girl" or "bulky lifters." The purpose of this article is to provide a "definition" based on current dialogue of what the average population believes to be bulky; not a lifters population. What you choose your personal journey.)
In New York during the beginning of the 1900's, there was a "women's only" weight lifting group. They met privately in a rundown gym after closing hours. The janitor would let them in and they would train with tremendous intensity and passion. They would leave and return to their families and husbands, never saying a word about what they did in their off time. It is no secret weight lifting for women was not only unpopular, but severely looked down upon by society during those times.
100 years later the world has new (and not so new) perspectives.
Does heavy equal bulk?
Women lift weights all the time now in many countries. The amount of weights they lift is the subject of interest and controversy for this particular article.
In the commercial gym circuit, we often see women lifting 3-5lb weights or preforming non-weighted floor exercises. These exercises are extremely low in challenge towards the maximum strength abilities of women. Challenge meaning the difference between a one armed body weight push-up and 3lb tricep kickbacks.
When it comes to gaining in strength or hypertrophy there is one undeniable fact, you need an extreme amount of resistance. You do not achieve a 500lb deadlift because you decided to pick it up that day. You must steadily increase in the load amount of the weight you are lifting, over time. This is irrefutable. While there are arguments towards what rep range is the best for hypertrophy (size with strength), it should be agreed upon that going heavy means adding mass.
What is questionable and undefined is – what determines "bulky?" When a woman moves out of the 5lb dumbbell range, she internally asks the question, "Will lifting this heavy weight make me bulky?" "Am I going to add mass I do not want?"
What defines bulky?
When I got into the health and fitness industry, and more specifically my job now, I started off like most people when looking at bodybuilders and figure competitors. I am not going to lie, at first I was massively uninterested in looking at any of them and was turned off. I didn't quite understand why a man wanted that many veins on his body, or why a woman wanted no tits and large biceps. As time went by, and I looked at these bodies more and more, trained them, and helped people achieve those bodies, my view changed.
My perception of what fat, lean, large mass, and small mass is, is completely different now. I have a broader view of what is attractive, strong, and pretty to me. You can get so comfortable seeing a certain type of look and style that it starts to alter your perception. Thankfully I have a decent head on my shoulders because, due to my job, I have to be highly critical of body fat levels, muscle build, etc. I could be so easily screwed, like so many others are.
The Poll
I took it to a poll of 2000 women online. I asked the following questions…
(Participants were of college education, between 21-45, and of moderate to higher income. It included both single and married women. Some statics vary for being skipped over.)
How many times a week do you exercise?
Do you lift weights that you consider to be heavy?
Do you think that muscles on women are attractive?
No, never-41%
Sometimes, in small amounts-26%
Sometimes, depends on the body-15%
Yes, most of the time-14%
Yes, always-4%
Do you think that men like muscle on a women?
Do you think that women like muscles on other women?
Of the listed women, whose body do you like looking at the most?
Paris Hilton-12%
Angelina Jolie-19%
Jessica Alba-35%
Jessica Biel-12%
Kate Winslet-22%
Of these women who do you feel defines muscular/bulky on the terms that you are thinking for this survey?
Jessica Alba-2%
Jessica Biel-36%
Hilary Swank (Million Dollar Baby)-43%
Would you rather appear to be…
Too Thin-71%
Too Muscular-11%
Too Fat-18%
If you thought that lifting heavy weights wouldn't make you bulky/muscular, would you lift them?
The Results
Not Bulky
Below are a few interesting bullet points that we can take away from this survey:
- The majority of women don't like the look of muscle on themselves or others.
- The majority of women think that men prefer the look of a lack of muscle on a woman's body.
- The majority felt that Jessica Biel and Hilary Swank (in MDB) define "bulky."
- The majority of the women expressed little interest in lifting weight, even if it didn't result in a "bulking" effect.
- A large majority of women would rather be too thin than either too fat or too muscular.
- More women choose to be fat over muscular.
- Based on the actress looks, women prefer softer and trim over too lean or too muscular.
Do these 2000 women make up a piece of what speaks for the world? I personally think it does, and it is almost what I would predict in this situation. The question is…
Are these women wrong about what makes you bulky? What does this mean for women who have even more muscle and more definition than the women above? Will lifting heavy weights equal bigger muscles? If these women state that bulky muscles is considered to be Jessica Biel or Hilary Swank, then the answer is yes, they do. To throw in an additional note Jessica Biel has since that picture atrophied to a lesser size for her career.
The Outback Jack Conclusion
Maybe I was lucky, or maybe it was fate that brought the "Outback Jack" marathon to my door on a Sunday afternoon. To give you a brief summary, "Outback Jack" was one of many dating shows. The premise was a group of girls were dropped off in the middle of the Outback to endure nature and meet the man of their dreams. If that isn't entertainment, I don't know what is.
During the course of these episodes, a challenge was brought forth to the remaining 5 girls. 5 new girls were brought on the show to race against them on an obstacle course. These girls were nicknamed the "Amazons" due to their "bulging muscles" and "butch" bodies.
The Conflicting Advice
The problem with most trainers is they don't make any sense. They tell you that "lifting heavy won't make you bulky," but then say the magical phrase "don't worry that the scale hasn't dropped, you've had fat loss, you've just had some muscle gain too!" They say "Women can't gain muscle! They don't have the testosterone or genetics," but then say "On my programs women can make great gains in muscle and strength!"
My favorite contradiction is that the majority of the male trainers telling you to lift heavy and not be afraid of weights, are the same guys putting up pictures of models and actresses that are "smokin," when most have never touched a real weight in their life. Just a little something for you to think about there.
The Muscle Building Limit?
Most women can gain a certain amount of muscle, but there is a tapping point. After that point, it takes a long time of effort, eating, and dedication, to achieve that next level of gain. Beyond that, it takes drugs. The problem is that years of training can lead to more muscle than some women want, especially if their diet isn't what it should be. The body fat underneath didn't allow them to see what they were gaining. If this is the "look" you want, great; however, if this isn't the body you want, you probably will not be happy.
The Body Fat Factor
The majority of women are not suffering from the bulky muscles they think they are. A lot of women never get lean enough to see the what is actually there. This is because your body fat levels are too high to show any definition. Mix that with a lifting program and you end up looking fatter, but firmer. I should note that some like this look. Remember nothing is "wrong" here.
Take the "Amazon" women on our "Outback Jack" video, the majority of them are just higher body fat levels and have tight traps. This is what the majority of women think of when they are "bulking up" on their own bodies. They may or may not be bulking up, but they are "plumping" up. Word to the wise if you train women, most don't like to look plump.
Instead of avoiding the issue you need to confront it. If you are a trainer or the trainee, you need to clearly explain what is happening instead of feeding yourself, or your client, a bunch of hot air. The majority of the time the fix is in less body fat overall. Madonna, for example, has a decent amount of muscle for her age but has lower body fat. She was still considered less bulky than bodies Biel and Swank. Why? Likely because their muscle was under a larger layer of body fat, giving a less desired look to the survey participants.
Before you accuse the muscle of being the culprit, take a look at the body fat.
What do we do now? Where do we go from here?
- Train for the look you want. That is what you do, period. If you don't want to look like you lift heavy weights, don't lift heavy weights. Don't mistake this as this being the answer to your body problems, it isn't. My point is, the only people that look like they lift or train aggressively are those who lift and train aggressively.
- Don't be afraid to be strong, if you want to be. Don't suppress what is inside because of society. No ones judgment is worth your dream, and the more that people get used to seeing change, the faster change happens.
- Don't judge others for what they want to do. I am just as tired of those who lift bashing those who don't. No one HAS to deadlift to be healthy.
- Be crystal clear about what you want from your training and how you are going to get it.
- Realize that no training will make you look like someone you want to look like. You have to look like the best version of yourself
- If you want to say screw it to the world and go for it anyway then be prepared for a very long and hard journey. Be prepared to eat a lot of food and lift heavy weights. Be prepared to have to face scrutiny and judgment based on these decisions.
Always remember that "normal" isn't normal anyway, and everyone can have their world view changed when their world does.
I do have plans in the future of releasing a program that provides everyone, "bulky" or not, the results and answers they need for these problems and questions. In the meantime, I hope this helps you be able to communicate better with others and yourself.
To read my follow up article "Bulky Muscles and Women – Part Deux" click here
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Still water nymphing
Ok i've wondered this for quite a while. How do you nymph in still water? When fishing dries in still water the wind will move them around or you can bump them a little bit but what do you do for nymphs? Do you just let them sit, bump them, long slow strips?
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I use a very slow hand twist to retrieve my nymphs on stillwater. I like to anchor the boat and then measure the water depth and then use that to adjust the leader/indicator so I'm just above the weed bed.
Re: Still water nymphing
Typically you will want to impart some action to your flies when fishing stillwaters, but how much and what type of movement will depend on what it is your trying to imitate, water temperature, and light conditions, even then there are often exceptions to the rule.
If you enjoy reading I would recommend 'Fishing stillwaters for trophy Trout' by Denny Rickards. The man has pretty much became the stillwater Guru and catches many massive trout.
Also you can listen to a great interview with Denny (about 1.5 hrs long) at this sight, add this sight to your favorites as they interview many well known fly fishing Guru's from around the country.
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What fyshstykr said...you should learn the various strip hand retrieves and Denny Rickards is an excellent source...Chan and Rowley are also good.
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When nymphing on still water, I use a foam football indicator large enough to keep the nymph(s) suspended at the desired depth. Then I concentrate on the indicator and fish it like a foam spider or popper for bluegills. Just twitch it once or twice, let it set until rings disipate, then give it a few more twitches.
If I don't catch a fish after awhile, I'll vary the length of pauses, number and agressiveness of the twitches, etc, until the fish tell me what they want.
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What is the best and most accurate way to get the eye to nose measurement on a tanned cape that has not been measured before skinning?
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That's one area I don't really worry about any more. It's hard these days to find a form ( deer ) that really matches up with your nose to eye. I just use it as a reference when I'm mounting a deer. Lets say I get a head in with a nose to eye at 7 1/2" and the neck is 16.5". It's hard to find one of that size without pulling your hair out ( I'm more than half bald now so I know LOL). I just worry about the neck and then alter the head to fit the nose to eye. If it's within a 1/4" then I mount as usual.
But to get to your question all I do is lay the head down in a realxed but try to make the head look somewhat normal shape and take a pair of calipers and measure the nose to eye.
Frank , if you have a deer with a nose to eye of 7 1/2" and a neck of 16 1/2" that poor thing must be starved to dead . A deer with a nose to eye of 7 1/2" should have a 21" - 23" neck.
You need to hunt in PA and see some of the pencil neck deer we have LOL
I've seen wt deer with a 6 1/2" n-e and the neck be anywhere from 14" to 22 inches! No set rule for these southern deer! Such a deer does have a unique look though! Same thing too with 7 - 7 1/2" deer with normal 16- 18 necks! I guess I'm partial to these southern deer as some of the big northerns have a drab look and loss of detail. Big ol heads like a five gallon bucket. Most likely it's just what I'm use to seeing that I like!
I'm trying to learn to not worry about e-n and I don't all that much anymore but if I can get a form that is better suited for what I have I go for it!
Just mounted a mid November wt with a 7 1/4 en and a 15 inch neck, the ol boy still sported a nice 16 inch wide 8 point rack! I call'em "lost Texas deer around here! And I'm a long way from Texas! Ha!


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Former Australian cricket captain Richie Benaud in the TV commentary box at Lord's cricket ground, London.
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LIKE cricketers ready to take over as skipper, there has never been a shortage of commentators who have supposedly been groomed by Channel Nine to become Richie Benaud's successor once his long and distinguished innings finally comes to an end. Now, let's see. There've been Simon O'Donnell, Mark Taylor, Ian Healy, Mark Nicholas. Hey, even James Brayshaw's name has been mentioned in dispatches and he has never been a part of Nine's mainstream cricket team. Well, should any of the five be thinking their time could soon be coming our advice to them is: think again. We base this on some quite remarkable off-the-cuff comments that Benaud made in England this week in the lead-up to the Ashes decider that starts at the Oval today. Benaud recently signed a new deal with Nine that will take him through until the end of the 2007-8 season but (and here's the point) he is now talking even beyond that. "I've got a three-year contract," Benaud told the Cricinfo website, adding almost matter-of-factly, "which will probably be extended." The former Australian captain repeated the remark to London's Independent, but in this interview was more forthcoming about his Nine deal, explaining: "They've said to me, 'It's not as though there's anything physical about what you do except climbing the stairs. What you have to do is keep your brain in gear'." Noted Benaud: "Well, I have a few people I trust to let me know if there are any problems in that area." Now, given that Benaud is 74 (he turns 75 on October 10, the day after the last of three one-day Super Series matches in Melbourne), it means that cricket fans might still be enjoying his dulcet tones when he turns 80 or even beyond. Meanwhile, Benaud has been subject to much adulation in England this week as he nears what will be his last Test on English soil as a free-to-air commentator (his network, Channel Four will soon relinquish the cricket rights to pay TV). And he will be sorely missed not just by the fans but by some of his fellow callers, among them Michael Atherton. The former England captain said this week that a couple of years ago when Four "took the biggest leap of faith imaginable" by offering him a commentary job, he asked his executive producer Gary Franses what preparatory steps he should take. "None," replied Franses, "Just listen to Benaud." Atherton said it was the best advice he has ever received.
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THE Williams sisters' US Open campaigns may be over but a couple of bad losses are unlikely to have much bearing on their marketability. It certainly hasn't affected that of Serena, who has just signed yet another endorsement deal, this time with the American milk processors' education program, becoming the latest celebrity to take part in a "milk moustache" campaign. All that was required of Serena was to take a sip of milk and the milk did the rest. A sort of cash cow, if you get our drift.
Goal-drought champGAINING All-Australian selection is a magnificent feat in itself but we reckon the achievement of the 2005 full-back, Adelaide's Ben Rutten deserves special recognition. The 22-year-old, you see, has not always been known just for his defensive skills as he proved in his first league game in round 16, 2003, when he kicked three goals with his first three kicks. Since then he has played 33 games and has had another 189 kicks and hasn't scored another goal or a behind.
Kev's new gal NatIT'S hard keeping up with Kevin Pietersen. And we refer not so much to his cricketing exploits but his form off the field. After his dalliances with the friend of the woman who earlier in the season had that kiss-and-tell with Shane Warne, the star England batsman then had a fling with glamorous former British Big Brother inmate Vanessa Nimmo. Well, with cricket very much in the spotlight in London this week, the tabloids have been falling over themselves with details of Pietersen's new relationship with Prince Harry's former girlfriend, TV presenter Natalie Pinkham.
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Carn, Carmen!TALK about some early finals success being music to the people of Geelong's ears. We refer to OzOpera's production of Carmen which was performed in Cat City last Saturday night just hours after the elimination final. The words of the Cats' theme song are, of course, sung to music from Carmen, a point that was not lost on those who packed Geelong's Performing Arts Centre. The audience was politely subdued throughout the performance but that all ended for the encore when the entire cast, including various Spanish belles, soldiers and a bullfighter, took to the stage for a rousing rendition of "We are Geelong, the greatest team of all " Noted Pat Miller, the conductor: "Thank God they won."
Shark to the rescueLOTS of big names have thrown their support behind America's Hurricane Katrina relief effort. And you can add to the list that of golf champion Greg Norman, who, we learnt yesterday, has lent rescuers his personal helicopter, just as he did after last year's destructive Florida hurricane season. Norman sent the helicopter and his pilot Gary Hogan to the greater Louisiana area to fly medical supplies and other items into the region and said it would remain in service for a month if needed. "Our thoughts and feelings go out to everyone over there," said Norman.
Stuart hits outVICTORIAN golfer Stuart Appleby may be one of Australia's best golfers of the past decade or so but while his short game is good, he has never been known for his long hitting. Well, he didn't used to be. Statistics released by the US PGA tour this week show that in recent months Appleby has hit drives of 390, 376 and 373 metres this season, three of the five biggest drives of the year. Which is a remarkable stat given that is wasn't that long ago that 300 yards (275 metres) was regarded as a long drive. The longest drive of them all, by the way, was achieved by American DA Points (yep, that's his full name) who smacked a ball 405 metres.
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By Luke Childers
Jul 10, 2009
Almost got this freakin' thing today!!! Fell at the left hand move to the under-cling/gaston which is the last hard move before sticking your right into a nice jug system!!!!!!
I think I failed because of being crazy pumped and the fear of the fall, as I had no spotters.. at all. Nonetheless, I took the huge crater fall and hit my pads so hard that I was tossed back up into the air and then onto the ground next to my pads!!! It's the longest fall I have ever had bouldering and it was nuts!! Not going to try this one until I get a crew out to put this thing away. It's going to be classic, man!! Classic!!
By Alex David Johnson
Mar 2, 2012
rating: V10-11 8A R
Has this seen an ascent yet? Very psyched to go try it this weekend!
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By Alex David Johnson
Mar 7, 2012
rating: V10-11 8A R
If this has not been sent yet, I would like to give it the name "Death Wish" I just sent it today. As like Luke, I also went up to the boulder for a solo mission and it would have been a freaky!! fall blowing off that last move before the jug.
Video to come as well.
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Jun 8, 2012
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|Nice, Alex! Onsight go I fell at the top. Super sick climb.
By Kegan Minock
From: colorado springs
Jun 13, 2012
rating: V10 7C+ X
|I just finished this thing! Super cool, now time for Rock Cheetah.
By Luke Childers
Jul 30, 2012
|Hey Alex, very nice work, man! And yes, I will change the route name to Death Wish! Great to see someone else pumped about this one! I fell of the top once and hit so hard I never tried it again, so truly nice work! Death Wish it is!
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Jul 30, 2012
|Hey Alex, I also updated your 1st ascent status on this line as well.


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Hip-hop has taken over the top of the Billboard album chart.
J. Cole's Born Sinner, which hung on to the number-two spot for two weeks, moves up to the number-one spot on the strength of 58,000 sales. Wale's The Gifted is the runner-up this week, with 50,000 units sold.
After one of the biggest drop-offs for a number-one album last week, Kanye West's Yeezus holds onto third place with 39,000 units.
Joe's Doubleback Evolution of R&B, his tenth studio album, debuts at number-six having sold 31,000 its first week.
- J. Cole holds down the number-one spot on the charts. Surprised he took over Kanye's spot?
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It's just another game. It's just another game. It's just another game. That's what Matt Hixenbaugh has been trying to get through to his Mary Institute-Country Day School boys' basketball team about Friday's home game with rival John Burroughs. Tip-off is slated for 8 p.m.
It's just another game.
It is, but it isn't. The Bombers and Rams could play shuffleboard on a cruise liner in the middle of the Aegean Sea, and it wouldn't be just a game. Then there's the fact that Friday's game, which follows the girls, matchup earlier that same day, is Paint it Pink night to raise money for cancer awareness. MICDS and John Burroughs will donate the proceeds of the game to the local American Cancer Society.
Let's also not forget this will be the first time that the Bombers and Rams have played one another in basketball since MICDS handed Burroughs a thorough thumping in their only meeting on the gridiron in the fall. There is a healthy chunk of Bomber backers champing at the bit to exact some teeny, tiny piece of revenge on their arch rival. So yeah, when you add all that up, it's not just a game. Or is it? "It's exciting for our players and the community," Hixenbaugh says. "But on the court, for our guys, it's another game."
There should be plenty of flash and dash on the court. Both teams enter the first of their two Metro League contests playing outstanding basketball. MICDS knocked off Chaminade last week and had won three in a row. The Rams have been relying heavily on sophomore point guard Rashad Lindsey, who leads the team with over 15 points per game. Fellow sophomore Robin Thompson has been good, too, averaging more than eight points and six rebounds per game. Senior forward Thomas Militello also has been a significant contributor. He's averaging eight points, four rebounds and a team-high four assists.
Also back on the court is senior forward Michael Scherer. After a long and rough football season left him banged up, Scherer took a few weeks to get his body healthy. He returned to the court just before Christmas and is working his way into basketball shape. "He's a natural leader," Hixenbaugh says.
MICDS has put together a solid first half of its season—no denying that. But John Burroughs has been on fire. The Bombers won the Chaminade Christmas Tournament and did so by toppling the host school, no easy feat for a Class 3 team. They put together a seven-game win streak that was, strangely, ended last week when Crossroads College Prep eked past the Bombers 61-60.
Foye Oluokun has been the catalyst for Burroughs. He's averaging almost 20 points and almost eight rebounds, four steals, three assists and a block every game. "He's pretty explosive," Hixenbaugh says.
If he was any more explosive he'd have 'TNT' across his chest. But the Bombers are far from a one-man team as both Ezekiel Elliott and Amos Shinkle are contributing more than eight points per game and doing their share of rebounding, too.
Hixenbaugh says that the biggest challenge presented by the Bombers is the way they prepare and approach every game. "The biggest thing for me is they're so well coached," Hixenbaugh says. "They stick to their game plan. That presents a big challenge."


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Bestowing 'light' upon 'the moral, physical and intellectual culture of youth': Promoting education in the New Colonial Society of Brisbane between 1846 and 1859
Moore, Keith (2005) Bestowing 'light' upon 'the moral, physical and intellectual culture of youth': Promoting education in the New Colonial Society of Brisbane between 1846 and 1859. Journal of Educational Administration and History, 37(2), pp. 203-217.
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In 1850, in the frontier township of Brisbane, William Duncan argued articulately that National schools bestowed moral benefits to children more effectively than their denominational rivals, but the aloof and sometimes arrogant Brisbane Customs Officer lacked the skill to generate widespread support for his views. In contrast, the proprietor of the influential Moreton Bay Courier, James Swan, and his editors, were more effective. Over the next nine years, they carefully persuaded their readers of the benefits of National education. Consequently, a groundswell of support for the system accompanied the sense of community purpose that preceded Queensland's formation in 1859. The following year, a large National school commenced in Brisbane and shortly afterwards, under an Education Act passed by the new Queensland government, National schools became virtually the only educational enterprises to receive aid.
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