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2. Associate Editor, Journal of Banking and Finance , 2011 - 2017
3. President, Brazilian Society of Finance, 2013-2015
4. Editorial Board, Brazilian Review of Finance, 2008 - 2016
5. Director, Brazilian Society of Finance, 2006-2010, and 2015-2017
10. A Hybrid Spline-Based Parametric Model for the Yield Curve, (2017) (with Adriano Faria), revised and resubmited to, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control.
9. Nonparametric Assessment of Hedge Fund Performance, (2013, under revision) (with Kym Ardison and René Garcia), revise and resubmit, Journal of Applied Econometrics.
8. Nonparametric Option Pricing with Generalized Entropic Estimators, (2014, under revision) (with Kym Ardison and Rafael Azevedo).
7. " Robust Asset Allocation ", (2017) (with Pedro Engel)
6. " The Tail that Wags Hedge Funds ", (2016) (with Marcelo Fernandes, Eduardo Santos, and Joăo Paulo Valente)
5. " Tail Risk Exposures of Hedge Funds in Brazil ", (2016) (with Marcelo Fernandes and Joăo Paulo Valente)
4. " A Note on the Estimation of Disaster Models with GEL Estimators ", (2016) (with Diego Brandăo and René Garcia)
3. " High Frequency Tail Risk ", (2016) (with Kym Ardison and René Garcia)
2. " Option Pricing Under Multiscale Stochastic Volatility ", (2016) (with Yuri Saporito and Cristina Tessari)
1. " Estimation of Misspecified Asset Pricing Models with Multiple Entropic Estimators ", (2013) (with Diego Brandăo and René Garcia)
16. Forecasting Bond Yields with Segmented Term Structure Models, Forthcoming in Journal of Financial Econometrics, (2017) (with Kym Ardison, Daniela Kubudi, Axel Simonsen, and José Vicente)   Online Appendix15. Nonparametric Tail Risk, Stock Returns and the Macroeconomy, Journal of Financial Econometrics, Vol. 15, Issue 3, 333-376, (2017) (with K. Ardison, R. Garcia and J. Vicente).
Download our Tail risk time-series   here
Tail Risk based on Hellinger's risk-neutral measure extracted from five principal components of 25 Fama and French size and book to market portfolios.
14. Economic Implications of Nonlinear Pricing Kernels, Forthcoming in Management Science, (2017) (with R. Garcia).   Online Appendix   slides 2013 NASM
13. Assessing Misspecified Asset Pricing Models with Empirical Likelihood Estimators, Journal of Econometrics, Vol 170, Issue 2, 519-537, (2012) (with R. Garcia).
12. "Term Structure Movements Implicit in Asian Option Prices ", Quantitative Finance , Vol 12, 1, 119-134 (2012) (with J. Vicente),   pdf.
11. "Do Interest Rate Options Contain Information About Excess Returns?", Journal of Econometrics , Vol. 164, 35-44, (2011) (with J. Graveline and S. Joslin),   pdf.
10. "Does Curvature Enhance Forecasting? ", International J. of Theoretical and Applied Finance , Vol. 12, 8, 1171-1196, (2009) (with R. Gomes, A. Leite, A. Simonsen, and J. Vicente),   pdf,
9. " Are Interest Rate Options Important for the Assessment of Interest Rate Risk?", Journal of Banking and Finance , Vol. 33, 7, 1376-1387, (2009) (with J. Vicente)   pdf, (Online Appendix:   pdf)
8. "Identifying Volatility Risk Premia from Fixed Income Asian Options ", Journal of Banking and Finance , Vol. 33, 4, 652-661, (2009). (with J. Vicente)   pdf, (Online Appendix:   pdf)
7. "The Role of No-Arbitrage on Forecasting: Lessons from a Parametric Term Structure Model ", Journal of Banking and Finance , Vol. 32, 12, 2695-2705, (2008). (with J. Vicente)   pdf, (Online Appendix:   pdf)
6. "Stochastic Volatility Models and Option Pricing in Brazilian Stock Markets: An Empirical Investigation", Journal of Emerging Markets Finance , Vol. 4, 2, 169-206, (2005). (with S. Dana)   pdf
5. " Affine Processes, Arbitrage-Free Term Structures of Legendre Polynomials and Option Pricing", International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance , Vol. 8, 2, (2005),   pdf
4. " Time-Varying Risk Premia in Emerging Markets: Explanation by a Multi-Factor Affine Term Structure Model", International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance , Vol. 7, 7, 919-947, (2004).   pdf
3. "A Generalization of Principal Components Analysis for Non-Observable Term Structures in Emerging Markets", International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance , Vol. 6, 8, 885-903, (2003). (with A. Duarte and C. Fernandes)   pdf
2. "Credit Spread Arbitrages in Emerging Eurobond Markets", Journal of Fixed Income , 2, 100-111, (2000). (with A. Duarte and C. Fernandes)   pdf1. "Decomposing and Simulating the Movements of Term Structures in Emerging Eurobonds Markets", Journal of Fixed Income , 1, 21-31, (1998). (with A. Duarte and C. Fernandes)
37. Trends in Econometrics: Big Data, Machine Learning and Financial Econometrics, PUC-Rio, Rio de Janeiro (Scheduled, October 6, 2017).
36. XVII Brazilian Meeting of Finance, Brasilia (July 20, 2017).
35. 10th Annual SoFiE Conference, New York (June 21, 2017).
34. Vienna-Copenhagen Conference on Financial Econometrics, Vienna (March 11, 2017).
33. 38th Meeting of the Brazilian Econometric Society, Foz do Iguaçu (December 14, 2016).
32. Research in Options - RiO 2016, Rio de Janeiro (November 29, 2016).
31. Seminar at CIREQ, Montreal (October 24, 2016).
30. XVI Brazilian Meeting of Finance, Rio de Janeiro (July 14, 2016).
29. Seminar at FGV Applied Math school (EMAp), Rio de Janeiro (June 30, 2016).
28. Seminar at Insper, Sao Paulo (January 12, 2016).
27. René Garcia's 65th Anniversary Conference, Montreal (August 16, 2015).
26. TSE Financial Econometrics Conference, Toulouse (May 22, 2015).
25. CIREQ Financial Econometrics Conference, Montreal (May 8, 2015).
24. Princeton ORFE Financial Mathematics Seminar, Princeton (March 5, 2015).
23. Duke Financial Econometrics Seminar, Durham (Feb 9, 2015).
22. SoFiE Harvard Summer School, Cambridge (July 29, 2014).
21. XIV Brazilian Meeting of Finance, Recife (July 25, 2014).
20. Seventh Annual SoFiE Conference, Toronto (June 12, 2014) (poster session).
19. First International Financial Econometrics Workshop, Natal (October 14, 2013).
18. XIII Brazilian Meeting of Finance, Rio de Janeiro (July 19, 2013).
17. North American Summer Meeting of the Econometric Society, Los Angeles (June 14, 2013).
16. XII Brazilian Meeting of Finance, Sao Paulo (July 19, 2012).
15. Fifth Annual SoFiE Conference, Oxford (June 20, 2012) (poster session).
14. TSE Nonlinear and Financial Econometrics Conference, Toulouse (May 12, 2012).
13. Measuring Risk Conference At Princeton, New Jersey (Oct 7, 2011).
12. QFE Seminar at NYU - Stern, New York, (Oct 3, 2011).
11. 14th School of Time Series and Econometrics, Gramado, (August 5, 2011) (invited presentation).
10. XI Brazilian Meeting of Finance, Rio de Janeiro (July 28, 2011).
9. Fourth Annual SoFie Conference, Chicago (June 16, 2011) (poster session).
8. Lubrafin 2011, Natal (March 25, 2011).
7. Stanford Financial Mathematics Seminar, Palo Alto (January 14, 2011).
6. UCSD Rady School, San Diego, (January 12, 2011).
5. Northern Finance Association, Winnipeg, (September 25, 2010).
4. Brown Bag Baruch College Seminar, New York, (September 21, 2010).
3. X Brazilian Meeting of Finance, Sao Paulo, (July 31, 2010).
2. SAFE- New Directions in Term Structure Modelling, Verona, (June 29, 2010).
1. Workshop on Yield Curve Modelling and Forecasting, Erasmus Univ. Rotterdam, Rotterdam, (June 24, 2010)
20. "Nonparametric Option-implied Volatility" (by V. Todorov), Third International Workshop in Financial Econometrics, Arraial D'Ajuda, scheduled, October 2017.
19. "Volatility During the Financial Crisis Through the Lens of High Frequency Data: A Realized GARCH Approach." (by D. Banulescu-Radu, P.R. Hansen, Z. Huang, and M. Matei), 10th Annual SoFiE Conference, New York, June 2017. pdf
18. "Higher Moment Exchange Rate Exposure of S&P 500 Firms." (by M. Bianconi), XVI Brazilian Meeting of Finance, Rio de Janeiro, July 2016. pdf
17. "A Theory of Arbitrage-free Dispersion." (by P. Orlowski, A. Sali, and F. Trojani), Second International Workshop in Financial Econometrics, Salvador, October 2015. pdf
16. "Estimation of Dynamic Asset Pricing Models with Robust Preferences." (by T. Christensen), CIREQ Econometrics Conference, Montreal, May 2015. pdf
15. "Robust Preference Expansions." (by J. Borovicka, and L.P. Hansen), TSE Financial Econometrics Conference, Toulouse, May 2014. pdf
14. "Tail Risk Premia and Return Predictability." (by T. Bollerslev, V. Todorov, and L. Xu), First International Workshop in Financial Econometrics, Natal, October 2013. pdf
13. "Pricing Default Events: Surprise, Exogeneity, and Contagion." (by C. Gourieroux, A. Monfort, and J.-P. Renne), TSE Financial Econometrics Conference, Toulouse, May 2013. pdf
12. "Hedging in Fixed Income Markets." (by A. Malkhozov, P. Mueller, A. Vedolin, and G. Venter), TSE Financial Econometrics Conference, Toulouse, May 2013. pdf
11. "Nonparametric Stochastic Discount Factor Decomposition." (by T. Christensen), SoFiE-EPGE Long Run Risk Conference, Rio de Janeiro, December 2012. pdf
10. "Davids, Goliaths, and Business Cycles." (by J. Duarte and N. Kapadia), XII Brazilian Meeting of Finance, Sao Paulo, 2012. pdf
9. "Duality in Mean-Variance Frontiers with Conditioning Information" (by F. Penaranda and E. Sentana), TSE Nonlinear and Financial Econometrics Conference, Toulouse, May 2011. pdf..
8. "A Stochastic Discount Factor Approach to Asset Pricing Using Panel Data Asymptotics" (by F. Araujo and J.V. Issler), Lubrafin, Natal, March 2011. pdf.
7. "The impact of political convergence on financial integration." (by M-C Beaulieu, M-H Gagnon, and L. Khalaf), NFA Meetings, Winnipeg, September 2010. pdf.
6. "Macroeconomic Uncertainty, Differences in Beliefs, and Bond Risk Premia." (by A. Buraschi and P. Whelan), SAFE Conference, Verona, June 2010. pdf.
5. "The fourth-quarter consumption growth rate: A pure-macro, not-estimated stock return predictor that works in-smaple and out-of-sample." (by S.V. Moller and J. Rangvid), WFA, Victoria, June 2010. pdf.
4. "Risk Premiums in Dynamic Term Structure Models with Unspanned Macro Risks" (by S. Joslin, K. Singleton and M. Priebsch), TSE Financial Econometrics Conference, Toulouse, May 2010. pdf .
3. "How Useful Are No-Arbitrage Restrictions for Forecasting the Term Structure of Interest Rates?" (by R. Giacomini and A. Carriero), VIII Brazilian Meeting of Finance, Rio de Janeiro, July 2008. pdf
2. "Estimating Asset Correlations from Stock Prices or Default Rates – Which Method is Superior?" (by K. Duellmann, J. Kull and M. Kunisch), EFMA Risk and Asset Management Symposium, Nice, 2008.   pdf
1. "Affine Term Structure Models, Volatility, and the Segmentation Hypothesis." (by K. Jacobs and L. Karoui), NFA, Montreal, September 2006.   pdf
15. " Risk Aversion or Model Uncertainty? An Empirical Cross-Sectional Analysis Across Countries. ", (2016) (with P. Engel and J. Valente), under revision.
14. " An SDF Approach to Hedge Funds' Tail Risk: Evidence from Brazilian Funds. ", Brazilian Review of Econometrics , Vol. 37, 1, 61-88, (2017) (with L. Leal)   pdf.
13. " Idiosyncratic Moments and the Cross-Section of Stock Returns in Brazil", Brazilian Review of Econometrics , Vol. 36, 2, 255-286, (2016) (with B. Ricca and C. Tessari)   pdf , (Online Appendix:   pdf)
12. " Empirical Selection of Optimal Portfolios and its Influence in the Estimation of Kreps-Porteus Utility Function Parameters", Brazilian Review of Econometrics , Vol. 36, 1, 43-62, (2016). (with A. Faria and R. Ornelas)   pdf
11. " Pricing Options Embedded in Debentures with Credit Risk", Brazilian Review of Econometrics , Vol. 36, 1, 21-42, (2016). (with L. Pereira)   pdf
10. "Approximating Risk Premium on a Parametric Arbitrage-free Term Structure Model", Brazilian Review of Econometrics , Vol. 34, 2, 203-246, (2014). (with K. Ardison and D. Kubudi), SSRN link.
9. " Imunization of Fixed-income Portfolios using an Exponential Parametric Model ", Brazilian Review of Econometrics , Vol. 34, 2, 155-201, (2014). (with B. Lund)   pdf
8. " Forecasting the Brazilian Term Structure using Macroeconomic Factors", Brazilian Review of Econometrics , Vol. 34, 1, 45-77, (2014). (with A. Faria)   pdf
7. "Extracting Default Probabilities from Sovereign Bonds", Brazilian Review of Econometrics , Vol. 28, 1, 77-94, (2008). (with B. Meres)   pdf
6. "Movimentos da Estrutura a Termo e Critérios de Minimizaçăo do Erro de Previsăo em um Modelo Paramétrico Exponencial ", (in Portuguese), Revista Brasileira de Economia , Vol. 62, 4, 497-510, (2008). (with R. Gomes, A. Leite and J. Vicente)   pdf
5. " Um Modelo de Fatores Latentes com Variáveis Macroeconômicas para a Curva de Cupom Cambial", Brazilian Review of Finance, Vol. 5, 1, (2007). (with F. Pinheiro, and J. Vicente), in Portuguese   pdf
4. "Pricing and Modeling Credit Derivatives ", Brazilian Review of Econometrics , Vol. 27, (2007), 107-129. (with M. Akat and G. Papanicolaou)   pdf
3. "A Note on the Relation Between Principal Components and Dynamic Factors in Affine Term Structure Models", Brazilian Review of Econometrics , Vol. 25, 1, 89-114, (2005).   pdf
2. " Interest Rate Risk Measurement in the Brazilian Sovereign Market", Estudos Economicos, Vol. 34, 2, (2004). (with A. Duarte and C. Fernandes) pdf
1. " Alocacao de Carteiras com Risco de Credito", Brazilian Review of Finance, Vol. 1, 2, 301-339, (2003). (with R. Oliveira) , in Portuguese   pdf


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by Elyse Kaner
Staff Writer
Students in Trish Miller's world cultures classes at Westwood Middle School have done it again.
They've raised more than $550 for Heifer International as part of a class service project. The funds will purchase a cow and a few flocks of chickens to help raise a village out of poverty.
"The kids invested a lot of time and energy into this experience," said Westwood Principal Paula Hoff. "I am very proud of their efforts and willingness to work so hard for those in need.
"Their excitement and enthusiasm speaks volumes as to what they have learned about cultures around our world and the needs that exist in our world."
Focus on poverty
Miller's classes focus on one service project per trimester. This time around, students in her four classes of sixth- and seventh-graders, 135 students total, chose to zero in on poverty.
Before deciding on a project, the students first study world problems.
"Rather than donate food for them, the students decided on how can we get them out of poverty," Miller said.
They checked out videos of a goat that was donated to a family in India as part of Heifer International. The recipients must give the goats' offspring to another family in need, who in turn will keep the goodwill gesture going.
Miller's kids liked the idea of a program that promotes sustainability among a village. Through the Heifer International project it was.
To raise funds, Miller's students hosted games during lunch time. Spin-a-wheel and bean bag games. And a coin drop. They sold tickets to a pizza party and sold treats after school. They also sold lollipops to parents to give to their kids during parent-teacher conferences, just in time for Valentine's Day.
Ethan Rushmeyer, a seventh-grader who worked on the Heifer project, liked the idea of hanging with his friends during the campaign and helping others in need. He particularly enjoyed setting up the projects and running the games.
"It was fun," he said. "I like that we got to help out the needy."
Surprised at generosity
With request letter in hand, sixth-grader Eleana Assimacopoulos visited local pizza shops asking for donations for a school pizza party. The students would in turn sell tickets at $5 a pop.
Eleana was surprised at the generosity of those who donated pizzas: Jimbos, Pizza Hut in Circle Pines, two 5 Dollar Pizza shops in Blaine and Papa John's near Northtown Mall.
"They were really generous with what they gave," she said. But in working on the project, Eleana learned more than fund-raising skills.
"I learned we should help them more than just thinking about ourselves," she said of those in need.
"It makes me happy to know that we helped a village out of poverty, we helped a family out of poverty and that we can share that with others," Eleana said.
Miller plans to continue the service projects in future classes. Kids will have a choice of projects that involve helping to eradicate poverty, disease or to improve the environment
In past projects her students have donated water filters to families in Honduras and nets to children in Africa to help stop the spread of malaria.
"Next time we'll probably focus on environmental concerns," Miller said.
Heifer International is a nonprofit, humanitarian organization dedicated to ending hunger and poverty. The organization is also dedicated to caring for the Earth.
Heifer International provides livestock, trees, seeds and environmentally sound agriculture training to families in more than 50 countries, including the United States, according to its website.
For more information, visit www.heifer.org.
Elyse Kaner is at [email protected]

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Mauro Picotto, best DJ in the world? Quite possibly. Most unknown top DJ? Certainly. It is a travesty that the name Mauro Picotto isn't up there with Judge Jules, Tall Paul and Seb Fontaine among todays youth. Anyone who likes House/Trance music should try to grab a Mauro Picotto album at your local music store. Picotto is the third best thing to come out of Italy behing Pizza and Pasta, he really is that good. Unlike some trance records which become repetitive halfway through due to the same tune, Picotto's tracks stay fresh. His magical style enbles Picotto to make some of the best dance tunes ever such as Komodo, Iguana, Lizard and new single Like This, Like That. If listening to these tunes does not attract you to trance then nothing will. As well as being a successful DJ, regular at God's Kitchen and all round superb music maker, Picotto also owns BXR records, one of the biggest record labels in the genre. Picotto manages to create tunes effortlessly and then spin them together resulting in an infectious track that can't fail to work its way into your blood stream. Picotto is one of the best DJs on the scene at the present time and is not to be missed. If you are thinking of buying one of his albums I recommend The Double Album which is his finest offerings so far packed into two Cds.
Mauro Picotto, best DJ in the world? Quite possibly. Most unknown top DJ? Certainly. It is a travesty that the name Mauro Picotto isn't up there with Judge Jules, Tall Paul and Seb Fontaine among todays youth. Anyone who likes House/Trance music should try to grab a Mauro Picotto album at your local music store. Picotto is the third best thing to come out of Italy behing Pizza and Pasta, he really is that good. Unlike some trance records which become repetitive halfway through due to the same tune, Picotto's tracks stay fresh. His magical style enbles Picotto to make some of the best dance tunes ever such as Komodo, Iguana, Lizard and new single Like This, Like That. If listening to these tunes does not attract you to trance then nothing will. As well as being a successful DJ, regular at God's Kitchen and all round superb music maker, Picotto also owns BXR records, one of the biggest record labels in the genre. Picotto manages to create tunes effortlessly and then spin them together resulting in an infectious track that can't fail to work its way into your blood stream. Picotto is one of the best DJs on the scene at the present time and is not to be missed. If you are thinking of buying one of his albums I recommend The Double Album which is his finest offerings so far packed into two Cds.
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Genius, a word synonymous with intellectuals, it is sometimes used to describe the talents of football players and the like. So genius would be a word rarely attributed to a DJ. Well Mauro Picotto is a genius. There is no other way of putting it; he is without a doubt one of the finest DJs the world has ever seen. Look beyond that scary face and the large orange classes, its all in the music. Mauro Picotto is better known as the Lizard man and for good reason. His really well known and famous tunes have been attributed with the names of lizards. These stunning tracks are namely Lizard, Iguana and the amazing Komodo or Save a Soul, as it is also known. Mauro Picotto originates from Torino, Italy, which makes him one of Italy's finest DJs alongside Mario Pui'. Picotto is 34 years old and despite being recognised as a true great only quite recently, he has had a long career as a DJ. Among Picotto's successes is the fact that he is the label manager of BXR records and probably the greatest producer of tunes that have been made in Media Records. He has one many awards including Best International DJ, Best Producer of music and radio hit of the year for Komodo, which, as it happens, I am listening to now and it is truly deserving of this award. Picotto has recently released The Double Album that contains all his own hits as well as a few future successes. Picotto's music varies from track to track but is mainly classed as trance although there are definitely other beats throughout some tunes, which veer off to techno, house or even hardcore at times. The music manages to infuse through your head like no other and the rhythms and beats have a funny way of getting deep inside you. I have a few Mauro Picotto CD's – Metamorphose is Mauro Picotto in the mix and does not include that many of his own tracks. The Double Album as mentioned earlier is a collection of all of Mauro's be
st tunes from Proximus to Komodo. I also have Proximus on a single with 7 different mixes so you could say I am addicted to his music. He also has a CD presenting Nukleuz but I do not have it. Right, so his music is great and he looks a little weird, just like every DJ then? No! If only I could include a music file in this op it would make things a lot easier. Ahh well, you'll just have to do with me trying to convey some of his best tunes before you rush out and buy The Double Album. Komodo/Save a soul is perhaps Mauro's best-known tune. It starts off fairly normally with a thumping beat. Then the high notes come in accompanied by a nice drumming. The speed is fairly slow for a trance track but it infuses you just the same. It is very relaxing then the voices come in singing their soft song. This is kind of unexpected for this sort of track. After the heavenly voices the tune builds up again in a crescendo of sound. The track changes from this point on and becomes quite enthralling. It really is a get up and dance tune and a great one at that. Proximus is a great tune in my opinion so much that I bought it on a single, which has no less than seven different mixes on it. This is a medley with Amedeas and is much more of a chillout song than the others but is still fairly upbeat and strong. The relaxing middle bit however has been used and abused for various TV adverts, which takes the shine off it for a while. Listen to it and you tend to picture the advert, which is not a very good one and can be annoying. Proximus quickly picks up the pace after this and storms right through to the end. Lizard is another good tune with a cool rhythm and some shouty "It's coming to get ya!" words added in for a change. Lizard is faster than Komodo but isn't quite as good despite the stunning synth'd tune that kicks in halfway through. A real crowd-pleaser is how this t
rack could be described and that would not be far wrong. Iguana is my favourite Mauro Picotto track. I just can't resist the deep synthesiser that provides the rhythm and everything seems to fit together perfectly. The voice over the music adds to the feeling and the whole track is fresh and jumpy. It speeds up and is added to by a really good noise now and again. The track is varied which stops it getting repetitive and at one point drops the beat altogether for something calmer. If you are into this type of music you have probably already heard of Picotto, if not go buy the album and spend some quality time listening to these tunes. They really are great, free from the usual repetitiveness of this music. Mauro Picotto is a really class DJ and if you want to catch him in action he is at God's Kitchen, Global gathering towards the end on July with 75 other world class DJs, 6 arenas and 25000. It will be amazing.
Now that I can use my computer I thought I'd share my views and feelings on the artist Mauro Picotto – one of the most promising DJs and producers to come from Italy so far. It may well be true that he hasn't quite made as huge an impact in the UK, but already we've heard the masterpieces like Lizard, Komodo and the quite incredible Proximus! I've been downloading many songs from Napster, by Picotto, but this has only helped me to make decisions in actually buying the CDs from him, and various other artists that work with him. I don't really now that much about Picotto himself, but all I can say is that the music he makes is some of the greatest I have ever listened to! I've got around 3 different CDs (either mixed, produced or associated with MP), which are available to buy from online stores – I found it very hard to locate any Mauro Picotto music in the likes of HMV, Virgin Mega-store and other offline retailers. I won't bore you with details of the albums I have, but I'll tell you about the best songs that he's done! Mauro has worked with other DJs, including Mario Piu, and he's remixed some Blank & Jones', and many other artists. Ok, so some people think that dance or house music is boring, repetitive, and sometimes tuneless, but I can assure you that there have been some classics that Picotto has made. Lizard. One of the first tracks I heard by Picotto, and definitely one of the best – it's on a lot of dance compilation CDs, but I'm sure you can find it on one of his own albums. Lizard us an excellent tune, a really atmospheric delight using some very impressive electrical sounding equipment – there's some vocal inclusion; 'it's comin' to get ya!' and the build up to what must be the Lizard sounding effects – brilliant stuff. Kind of like an air choir sound. I love the way the music starts off, q
uite ordinary then builds up to the main section. Brilliant sequencing on Lizard, as well as every other track! There's lots of pitch bend, and a real heavy bass sound too. Not my personal favourite, but one of the most successful Mauro Picotto house/dance tunes, which adds certain uniqueness to the industry. Next! Ultimahora Ibiza. Another great track, with lots of great sounds, very rhythmic and excellent bass sounds. This music is really energetic, and very, very well produced! The song title is interesting, and has totally confused my spell check! Again, it's about waiting for the best parts in the song, and you'll find it going round in your head for a long time! This is a great Ibiza type song, I recommend you either download, or find it somewhere! It's a bit on the repetitive side, but the beat is superb. Proximus. WOW! This has to be one of the best 'songs' I've heard this year, it certainly ranks in as one of the best dance tracks in my collection (although my collection isn't that vast!). I reckon this has to be one of the best Picotto tunes around, and is equally as good as the likes of Komodo and Iguana! The music is so euphoric, and really makes you feel alive! The tune is amazing, and although it doesn't last all that long, the vocals are superb. The start to Proximus is particularly impressive, and gives an indication that the rest of the song will be tuneful, not just your everyday standard dance track. My favourite song this year! I don't know when it was out, but maybe it'll be more popular soon! I urge you to track this one down. Komodo. Another 'animal' orientated tune, with more of that excellent air choir/popcorn sounding Komodo dragon effects! You'll know what I mean if you hear it! Very fresh music, very lively and extremely good to listen to, Komodo is an absolute classic mix of atmospheric movement sounds – the sound effects
really do help you visualize a Komodo walking, in time to the beat, across a kind of luscious tropical/desert type of place. Are there any Music DVD I can get? There are many versions of Komodo, and it's proved extremely popular within the clubs, but you don't here much of his music here yet do you? Lots of different versions - get the Picotto mix – it's the best one. Iguana. A very long tune, with that familiar rhythm, - picture yourself as the Iguana running really fast in a very rhythmic way, occasionally stopping to catch it's breath – the air choir sounding, breath noise popcorn type effects kind of show this perhaps? Anyway, there are many mixes of Iguana, some from Blank & Jones, and some from various artists. Again, the original is the best, lots of vocal inclusion, but I can't really say what the words are! It sounds like someone is saying 'Cactus rice', but that doesn't make much sense! Hey anyway, another classic tune that is an exemplary piece of dance music. Superb! Iguana is in stages as with all the others, but it's more integrated in a way perhaps! Arabian Pleasure. Slightly different to the rest of his productions, but it's very good nonetheless. I think it's a joint effort with Mario Piu, and lasts a full 6 minutes (although it depends on which version you have), and sounds stunning on vinyl. It takes a while to get into it, but I like the overall feeling and energy from the song, lots of beat, but a little more subtle, it reminds me of the Desert, with loads of animals – like the Iguana, like the Lizard and Komodo – kind of like the introduction to all the songs. There's a really good mix with vocals on it, but I'm currently listening to the non-vocal, more jumpy version! You may notice a didgeridoo sounding instrument as well as some very oriental, African kind of sounds – great kind of compilation! There have b
een a lot more songs and tunes, and Mauro Picotto has and does work with a lot of other artists it seems, but there's a definite something that makes his music stand out from the rest – there are many more great tracks including Underground, Pulsar, Save a Soul (Kind of the same as Komodo), Pegasus and Planet, as well as many joint efforts like Imperiale (Mario Piu combination also), and many others. Overall, I'd recommend the music to anyone whether you like house or dance music or not, because the songs are really quite impressive! I look forward to such classics like 'Elephant or 'Giraffe', but really, it'd be good to here some more tunes! I think perhaps a 'Gorilla' could be interesting! Bug - get bug. Also get anything you can that has anything to do with the album Metamorphose - it's great! Excellent DJ and producer of music, and should be even more popular and well known in a couple of years, so keep an eye or ear out for some of the songs mentioned! I have to award 5 stars here! Here's more than just a Lizard Man, but that's a great name to have! Cheers D1A1
I'm not the biggest fan of house music, but I have recently been listening out for Mauro Picotto - if you've heard anything by him then you'll know he is one of the most up and coming new DJ's in the music business and is about to, in my opinion, 'hit the big time'!! Born in Italy, Picotto seems to have taken a lot of 'Mediterranean' and African theme for his songs. I have just bought the superb 'Nukleuz' presents Mauro Picotto (which isn't the one listed on Dooyoo.co.uk – it has a green cover) and I have to say that it is quite brilliant! A double album full of quality tunes like Komodo, Iguana, Pulsar, Underground and Save a Soul – my personal favourite! Although some of the tracks are very similar to one another there is a definite uniqueness to his music. I have managed to download some songs like 'Arabian pleasure' from Napster.com that particularly good (featuring Mario Piu) – excellent timing, superb rhythmic beat and an interesting didgeridoo sound! Brilliant vocals and very authentic instrumental combined with top-notch sequencing! Mauro Picotto's songs are a refreshing change from the standard 'thud, thud, thud' that has become so commonplace lately! If you thought Norman Cook was good then get listening to Mauro Picotto – not because of any similarities, but because he is so much more experimental and produces far better music! If you have heard of Lizard, then you may well have forgotten about the artist who made it – Mauro of course! This, one of his most successful tunes to date is sub standard compared to his new stuff! Although the song did give him the reputation of 'The Lizard Man'!! Here's a list of all the tracks on this excellent CD 'Nukleuz presentz… Mauro Picotto – The Lizard Man' (it was released last July by the way and costs arou
nd £16.99) 1. Save A Soul 2. The Dolphin 3. The Vision 4. Iguana 5. Make a Dream 6. Hypnobounce 7. Oasis 8. Something about U 9. See the light 10. Sparkless 11. Sturm Und Drang 12. I need your lovin' (like the sunshine) 13. Tuareg 14. Imagine 15. Sweet Dream 16. Ultimahora Ibiza 17. Techno Harmony That's just CD one! As you may have noticed from some of the song titles – not all of these are by Picotto, however he has either produced them, made them, mixed them or has had something to do with them! CD two is much more of the same, with the best tracks being Pegasus and Komodo. It seems he has a fascination with Lizards, but hey if it helps him to make great sound tunes then great!


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CARETAKER Whites manager Jimmy Phillips has confirmed the club has made an official approach to Crystal Palace to speak to Dougie Freedman about becoming the next permanent Wanderers boss.
Phillips won his first game at the helm against Bristol City on Saturday and is expected to take charge at Wolves tomorrow.
But he has validated speculation that Freedman is the man Wanderers want to replace Owen Coyle.
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|From: Deren Dohoda (deren.dohoda at gmail.com)
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Fully-parenthesized math is more difficult to read, I agree, but overall lispy syntax has really grown on me. I can't tell you how many times Excel has gotten mad at me for typing =*5A1 I think the math problem is accidental, related only to the customary use of infix. The difference between (f x) And f(x) Is not obvious. Had we always added as plus(a, b) then (plus a b) would be no problem. On Jul 20, 2011 5:04 PM, "Greg Hendershott" <greghendershott at gmail.com> wrote: > In this regard, I was you a couple years ago. > > Spoiler alert: It turned out to be no hurdle at all. The psychic > whiplash lasted days/weeks, not weeks/months. > > As people will point out, you must use an editor that does Lisp/Scheme > paren matching and indentation (like DrRacket or emacs). > >> ... getting my head to read the deeper >> nested (if (some thing) (else branch)) structures is somewhat painfull. > > Actually, "control flow" code like that is pretty easy with the right > editor: The "if", "else" and indentation will be in much the same > places you're used to. The underbrush will just be () instead of {}. > > With time you may find yourself doing far fewer nested conditionals > and loops, at all. Because you're using more-succinct tools like > match, map, fold, etc. > > Anyway I think you'll probably find it less daunting than you imagine. > > Where prefix never gets natural (at least it still hasn't for me) is > complicated math expressions. Having something like curly infix for > that, would be handy. > > Also I've been known write some comparisons in infix using a Racket "trick". > > Instead of: > > (if (< a b) ... > > you can write: > > (if (a . < . b) ... > > Anything between two dots like that "gets moved to the front". This > used e.g. with Racket contracts, so you can write (arg1 arg2 . -> . > result) which is more intuitive than (-> arg1 arg2 result). This can > help in a few cases but isn't the generalized curly infix thing. > > On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 1:13 PM, Danny Wilson <danny at decube.net> wrote: >> Hi List, >> >> Short version: is there an implementation of >> http://www.dwheeler.com/readable/sweet-expressions.html for typed/racket or >> just racket? >> >> >> Long version: >> >> The past few days I've gotten really excited about the possibilities of >> using the Racket for my projects. I'm mostly a self-taught programmer >> without a CS or scheme background. Currently I'm working on a rather large >> (web)application project, consisting of: haXe, some Scala, PHP >> (unfortunately) a bit of D and modifications to C/C++ >> >> I tend to make enough typo's in my coding to appreciate static typing. >> Having tried scheme and lisp now and then, I couldn't really get over >> everything being dynamically typed - (as well not finding any mentioning or >> guarantees about performance, memory usage or anything like that). Typed >> Racket got me very excited. >> >> I 'get' the lovelyness of code as data, as i've written a few code >> generators to reduce boilerplate. But getting my head to read the deeper >> nested (if (some thing) (else branch)) structures is somewhat painfull. >> Especially for my colleagues who never have tried programming in any lisp >> or even heard of it. >> >> I noticed the Holu language, but couldn't find any examples of what it might >> look like. Can languages like holy and typed/racket be combined somehow? >> Again I've just started using DrRacket so maybe these are all very obvious >> questions. >> >> >> Thanks! >> _________________________________________________ >> For list-related administrative tasks: >> http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/users >> > > _________________________________________________ > For list-related administrative tasks: > http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/users -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.racket-lang.org/users/archive/attachments/20110721/39429129/attachment.html>
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A Scottish entrepreneur who invented the world's first healthy pizza is hoping to spice things up with his new range of nutritionally balanced curries.
Donnie Maclean, who launched Eat Balanced with the help of Entrepreneurial Spark in 2012, says he is currently developing recipes for four curries which he plans to release later this year. He will also add different pizza toppings and sizes to his company's current healthy meals range.
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The curries follow the launch of the culinary company's first range of three healthy pizzas in 2012.
The frozen pizzas, which were backed by leading nutritional expert professor Mike Lean of Glasgow University, are made using fresh, natural ingredients such as seaweed and red peppers and each contains at least 30% of an adult's recommended daily amount of vitamins and minerals and less than a third of their guideline amounts of calories, fat and salt.
The ground-breaking meals won the best idea award at the 2012 UK food and drink expo and are currently on sale in 42 Asda and 27 Sainsbury's stores across Scotland.
Donnie said: "There are quite a few things in our pipeline that will be coming out in the near future. We've got a few different curry recipes that we have developed and we're just exploring the different manufacturers to make sure that we can scale up the recipe and make this our next range.
"2012 has been a real whirlwind for us but it sort of backs up the vision that I have for the company. I think people have been kind of inspired by what we have achieved. There's a lot of pressure in the food industry to get fat and salt levels down but we've managed to do it with our first range of products. People think it's very creative because they would not have expected a pizza to give them everything they need.
"I know that Eat Balanced has got a bright future. We're getting great feedback on Facebook and Twitter where people are really inspired by what we've done so far. This is just the start of it for me, I think there's so much more we can do with this brand."
The pizza range, which includes cheese and cherry tomato, spicy chicken and ham and pineapple, has proved to be a big success since its launch and has even been added to the diet of the Scottish Rugby team.
Donnie now hopes to introduce Eat Balanced to the global market and says that the key to success in the food industry is to trust your instincts and not give up.
He said: "Who knows what the future holds but, in terms of what I would like it to do, I think we can go international. Everyone needs to eat a balanced diet and what we are trying to do is to make that easier.
"It is always difficult launching a company and fledgling companies need to have absolute tenacity and be passionate. If you believe in your product and you believe that, from the initial feedback, people really do like it, stick to it. Trust your gut and don't give up."
Eat Balanced's healthy pizzas are available for £3 from Sainsbury's and Asda store.
For more information visit www.eatbalanced.com.


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Kind codes" are two-character designations that appear on patent specifications published by IPONZ. These codes indicate the type of publication, e.g. a B2 "kind code" indicates a specification that is published at the time a patent is granted.
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- A0: Original filed specification (published at acceptance)
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- A2: Accepted specification
- A9: Re-publication of accepted specification, following an amendment or correction of error
- B2: Granted specification
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No they aren't. I can see it being debatable, but Gaudreau in terms of pure talent is right there with Baertschi if not better. The biggest difference between the pair is Baertschi at this point appears he will be at worst a 2nd line winger. With Gaudreau he will still have to see how his size plays an impact, so his downside is possibly not being an NHLer.
Gaudreau has also shown a clutch ability to score that Baertschi hasn't shown. Gaudreau has more game winning goals this year for Boston College in 11 games than Baertschi had all of last season. Gaudreau has also won a league championship in each of his past 2 years being the MVP for both teams and looks to be on track to do it again. Sven was never able to lead a stacked Portland team to a league Championship in 2 tries in the WHL championship series.
Clutch ability to score? Baertschi lead the playoffs in scoring.
After seeing both players on the same ice surface, it really wasnt even close to me. They have similar talent, but Baertschi just does it easier. He oozed talent and explosiveness that Gaudreau just didn't.
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- Access University Podcasts, Facebook, Twitter, iTunesU accounts.
- Students in the college of Medicine and Vet Medicine (MVM) can view exam and course timetables
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The International Centre of Excellence for Community Schools
International Update:
Community schools are not confined to the United States. In fact, there are thousands of institutions adopting and adapting this approach across the globe. Many of these adaptations have been inspired by the American movement. For example, professionals from 76 countries have visited Children's Aid community schools since the first one opened in 1992.
The International Centre of Excellence for Community Schools (ICECS) was founded in England in 2009, with support from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation; CAS has been active in the International Center's work from its inception. ICECS has established a set of International Quality Standards that offer a framework for dialogue and comparisons. Chris Jones, the Centre's director, wrote the following update for the November issue of Partnership Press.
The International Centre for Excellence for Community Schools
By Chris Jones
A child starting school today will retire in about 2083. Let's face it, most of us have no idea how much the world will have changed in the next 10 years, let alone in 65. Yet, how often do we teachers say that we are preparing our children for the future? How can we do that if we are working in schools designed to cope with industrialization and mass production over 100 years ago?
It is too much to ask teachers to tackle this alone. We need all hands on deck! That is where Community Schools come in. These are schools open to new ways of working with a relevant curriculum, understood and supported by the local community. They bring additional services and opportunities for learning through partnerships with other agencies, and they acknowledge parents as co-educators.
The International Centre of Excellence for Community Schools (ICECS) was set up to support the development of Community Schools through networking, demonstration projects, research, and training. We work across the world with non-governmental organizations, ministries, universities, and anyone who wants to play a part in this work. Recently, we have produced a series of webinars with international panels of speakers drawn from countries as diverse as the United States, Canada, South Africa, Russia and Bosnia. We are working in collaboration with the International Healthy Schools Network, and share their Wiki pages where we have written an article about Community Schools around the world.
We have also included several articles explaining our thinking behind the International Quality Standards for Community Schools. Hundreds of community schools (in13 countries) use this self-assessment framework and it has proved to be very useful. We advise principals to bring a group of stake-holders together (pupils, parents, teachers, partner agencies, and community organizations) to jointly review each of the Standards to determine how well their partnership is performing.
There are nine Standards: leadership, partnership, social inclusion, services, community development, lifelong learning, volunteering, parent engagement and school culture. Schools relay that this framework helps them articulate what they are trying to accomplish, and the process of discussing standards together helps them build momentum, and strong partnerships. Often, when they finish their assessment, they are able to gather support for their priorities.
We at ICECS are often asked to speak at national and international conferences. This past summer we spoke at an International Healthy Schools Conference in Thailand, and we will be speaking at an International Conference for Community Schools in Kiev in November; Ukraine has a national policy that encourages the transition to Community Schools.
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FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, YAMANASHI PREF. – Hideki Matsuyama set himself up for his third win of the season on Saturday after a bogey-free 5-under-par 66 saw him take a four-shot lead into the final round of the Fujisankei Classic.
Matsuyama, who has enjoyed an excellent rookie season that has also included top 10 finishes at both the British and U.S. Open this summer, drained five birdies at the par-71 Fujizakura Country Club.
The 21-year-old, who won the Tsuruya Open and Diamond Cup and also has a pair of runner-up finishes in his first pro season on the JGTO Tour, improved to 11-under 202.
He pulled four strokes clear of second-round co-leaders Lee Hyung-joon of South Korea, Hideto Tanihara, and Kaname Yokoo, who all had rounds of 70.
Shingo Katayama had a 69 and was also tied for second place along with Park Sung-joon, who shot a 68.
Park's compatriot and defending champion Kim Kyung-tae was tied for 11th at 4-under.
Ahn, Saiki, Yoshida atop leaderboard
South Korea's Ahn Sun-ju stayed firmly on track for her third victory in as many weeks on Saturday as a 2-under-par 70 kept her tied for the lead going into the third round of the Golf 5 Ladies.
Ahn, who has won her last two JLPGA events at the CAT Ladies and the Nitori Ladies, made three birdies against a lone bogey at the ninth hole at Alpen Golf Club's Bibai Course to reach 7-under 137.
Miki Saiki carded a 70, and Yumiko Yoshida had a 68 to take her place among the leading trio, all of whom have two victories this season.
Yuko Mitsuka (66), Miki Sakai (67) and 36-year-old Shiho Oyama (67) were one shot back in a tie for fourth.
South Korea's Lee Na-ri and Taiwan's and Wei Yun-jye, who started the day tied for first with Ahn, Saiki and Taiwan's Phoebe Yao, shared seventh at 5 under.
Yao dropped into 17th after struggling with a 75.
Rikako Morita missed the cut by one stroke after a 76. Fifty-one players advanced to Sunday's final round.


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The World Cup is over and nothing can change that. Except possibly if you have some sort of time machine.
But the memories will live on through myriad brilliant photos - like the ones conveniently in the gallery above.
It was a tournament that saw Germany crowned the best in the World, the Brazilian fans crowned fantastic hosts and Luis Suarez crowned 'World's Bitiest'.
There was also loads of other great stuff that went on that's easier for you to just look at the gallery than to explain.
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(Oh wait -- I was thinking of automatically extracting the unit test from the failed run. If you're talking about the programmer who discovered the bug doing so, then by all means, yes! My experience is such unit tests are often most of the work in fixing the bug.) On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 9:50 PM, Robby Findler <robby at cs.uchicago.edu> wrote: > Indeed, that would be great. This is one of the research projects I'd > like to embark on... there's some interesting technical challenges in > making that happen. > > Robby > > On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 9:35 PM, Grant Rettke <grettke at acm.org> wrote: >> I see! Makes sense. >> >> I wonder if moving forward a "best practice" would be to write a unit >> test that triggers the violation and add that to the ticket. >> >> On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 11:18 AM, Robby Findler <robby at cs.uchicago.edu> wrote: >>> I was thinking of an "end user" as someone who uses some complete >>> software application (that possibly involves planet packages). Such a >>> person is not typically running inside drscheme and they won't see the >>> blue icon. >> >> >
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U.S. U-20s Top Canada 2-1 in Final World Championship Tune-Up
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- 17-Year-Old Lee Nguyen Gets First International Cap With Under-20s
- College Players Return to Camp at The Home Depot Center, While MLS Players Return to Clubs Before Team Leaves for Holland on June 1
BLAINE, Minn. (May 18, 2005) — The U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team fell behind early, but bounced back with two goals in a five-minute span late in the first half to defeat Canada 2-1 this evening in cold and rainy conditions at the National Sports Center in Blaine, Minn.
The U.S. fell behind halfway through the first half as forward Will Johnson was able to blast a shot high into the net from close range, but was able to bounce back with a strike from Eddie Gaven and a penalty kick from Freddy Adu. Gaven, the catalyst for the U.S. in his attacking midfield role, scored the equalizer in the 34th minute and then helped set-up Adu's game-winning penalty kick a few minutes later with a great individual effort.
The victory served as the final preparation match for the U.S. before the team departs for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, which will take place from June 10-July 2 in Holland. The 15 college players will travel back to Carson, Calif., to continue their camp at The Home Depot Center, while the seven Major League Soccer professionals will return to their respective club. The college players will remain in camp until May 28, at which time Schmid will announce his final 21-man roster for the World Youth Championship.
The U.S. is tentatively set to leave for Holland on June 1 and will have about a week-and-a-half of training before the tournament begins. The U.S. will play all three of its group matches in Enschede, opening the tournament against Argentina on June 11, before facing Germany on June 14 and finishing Group D play on June 18 against Egypt.
"This was an important game for us and I think we showed some character by coming back after giving up a goal and having to play from behind," said U.S. Under-20 head coach Sigi Schmid. "A number of players really played well tonight and this was a big step in finalizing our selection process in terms of the roster we will be taking to Holland for the World Youth Championship."
The U.S. was the dominant team during most of the game, but Canada struck first when Johnson finished from inside the box in the 27th minute. Midfielder Tyler Rosendlund had the ball near the top of the area and was able to find Johnson inside the box near the right post. The Chicago Fire forward received the ball and quickly turned on his defender before blasting a shot from ten yards out high past U.S. goalkeeper Andrew Kartunen.
Along with Gaven, forwards Chad Barrett and Lee Nguyen, who was starting his first-ever international match for the Under-20s, were impressive up front and were able to create a number of chances for the U.S. including the equalizer in the 34th minute.
On the goal, Nguyen had the ball on the left flank, just over the halfway line and found Barrett in the midfield, who quickly turned and looked up field to see Gaven streaking toward the penalty area. Barrett slipped the ball past defender Brad Peetoom where Gaven was able to run onto the pass and get just enough of a touch on the ball to push it past Wagenaar as it slowly rolled over the goal line before any tracking defenders could clear it away.
A few minutes later, Gaven challenged a poor back pass to Wagenaar and was able to deflect the 'keeper's clearance. Gaven collected the deflection on the left side of the penalty area and played a ball into the box for Nguyen making a run in the box. After his initial touch, a Canadian defender took down Nguyen and the referee pointed to the spot.
Adu, who was playing with the U-20s for the first time since the qualifying tournament in January, stepped up to take the penalty kick in the 38th minute, finishing it to the left side of the goal as the 'keeper dove the opposite direction. It was Adu's third goal on the year (all penalties), good enough for second place on the team behind Gaven in first with four strikes.
Nguyen, who is the only high school player on the roster, was one of the most impressive players on the night in his first appearance. The 17-year-old was a last minute replacement as a sore back kept Jacob Peterson out of the starting linuep. During the match, he was a force up front, finding spaces in the Canada defense and creating chances on goal. After being part of both of the team's goals in the first half, Nguyen almost scored his own goal in the second half on a fantastic move in the box where he cut back leaving two defenders in his wake, but he didn't get enough on his shot and it was saved by Wagenaar.
The U.S. team was absolutely dominate in the second half on both ends of the field, forcing Wagenaar into seven saves and only allowing Canada to get one shot off, which wasn't even on goal. Despite the numerous attempts the U.S. created, they were unable to find the back of the net to add some breathing room. Along with Nguyen, Adu, Patrick Ianni, and Will John all were stoned by Wagenaar, as he was able to allow Canada the chance to possibly find a late equalizer.
The match was also preparation for Canada as the northern neighbor will also compete at the FIFA World Youth Championship in June. Canada is in Group E and will face Syria, Italy and Columbia.
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U.S. Under-20 Head Coach Sigi Schmid
On having Freddy Adu back in the lineup:
"This is the first time we've had Freddy back in awhile and I think you could see that the understanding got better as the game when on, but in the first 15-20 minutes it was hit or miss and that is the reason we needed to get him in for games. As we prepare for Holland, what is important for us is figuring out how pieces of the puzzle fit together."
On the play of Lee Nguyen, who got his first cap:
"I thought Lee Nguyen had a great first game. He's a player who's got very good quickness and very good feet. He just has an ability to find spaces in the box and is a very quick learner. He was involved in both goals today and one that we may need to find a spot for in Holland."
On what the schedule is for players in camp before the team leaves for Holland:
"We still want to get some game next week, we're not sure what. We will still continue to train with the college guys and we will begin our final phase of our fitness. We just want to be sharp and fresh and then give the guys some rest for two or three days before getting on the plane. Then, when we get there we will do about eight days of work before we play our opening match."
Midfielder Eddie Gaven
On the first goal:
"The ball started on the left hand side and Lee (Nguyen) made a nice play to get the ball to Chad (Barrett). He was able to get the ball to me and I got a shot off before the 'keeper came out. When I first hit it, I didn't think I put enough on it. But I just watched it for three or four seconds hoping it would go in and it finally did."
On the second goal:
"Before the game we were talking about how we needed to get pressure on their backline and when that ball was sent to the goalie it was kind of a bad pass. I just kind of stuck my leg out there and got it, found Lee (Nguyen) in the box and then Freddy (Adu) did his thing with the finish."
Midfielder Freddy Adu
On how the team is looking as they get closer to the World Youth Championship:
"We're still not there yet, because we haven't all been playing together that much, but we're getting there. We just need to work on moving the ball and on our space. In a matter of time we will get there and we'll be ready for the world championship."
Forward Lee Nguyen
On his getting his first cap:
"It was definitely a shock when (assistant coach) John (Harkes) came over and told me I was starting because Jacob (Peterson) was hurt. Before the game I had a big adrenaline rush. I was going real fast, but I had to settle myself down. After I got a few touches, it kept going from there."
- U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team Game Report -
Participants: USA vs. Canada
Competition: Friendly
Location: National Sports Center; Blaine, Minn.
Date: May 18, 2005
Weather: Cool and rainy, 55 degrees
Scoring Summary:
Canada 1 0 1
CAN – Will Johnson (Tyler Rosendlund) 27th minute
USA – Eddie Gaven (Chad Barrett) 34.
USA – Freddy Adu (penalty kick) 38.
USA: 18-Andrew Kartunen; 2-Marvell Wynne (4-Hunter Freeman, 79), 5-Patrick Ianni (Capt.), 3-Nathan Sturgis, 16-Tim Ward; 11-Freddy Adu, 6-Greg Dalby, 10-Eddie Gaven (7-Sacha Kljestan, 84), 8-Benny Feilhaber (19-Danny Szetela, 68), 9-Chad Barrett (17-Charlie Davies, 87), 14-Lee Nguyen (20-Will John, 71).
Subs not used: 1-Justin Hughes, 12-Brad Evans, 13-Jacob Peterson, 15-Patrick Phelan, 22-Sean Franklin, 25-Michael Harrington.
Head Coach: Sigi Schmid.
CAN: 1-Josh Wagenaar; 2-Graham Ramalho, 3-Vince Stewart (13-Simon Kassaye, 46), 4-Andrew Hainault, 5-Brad Peetoom, 6-Carlo Schiavoni (14-Matthew Britner, 46), 7-Jamie Peters, 8-Tyler Rosendlund, 9-Ryan Gyaki (Capt.); 10-Will Johnson, 11-Franco Lalli (15-Cam Wilson, 66)
Subs not used: 12-Tomek Charowski, 22-Asmir Begovic.
Head Coach: Dale Mitchell
Statistical Summary:
Shots 16 5
Shots on goal 10 3
Saves 2 8
Fouls 13 14
Corner Kicks 4 3
Offside 0 1
Misconduct Summary:
USA - Marvell Wynne (caution) 45th minute
Referee: Terry Vaughn (USA)
1st Assistant: Fotis Bazakos (USA)
2nd Assistant: Jeremy Schroeder (USA)
Fourth Official: Bob Petersen (USA)


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It is Soap Dish time again my friends and this week I am dishing all about the news that Renee Jones has quit Days Of Our Lives. I have to warn you there is a couple of semi spoiler alerts below so beware of that as you continue to read.
This week Days fans learned that Lexie Carver was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Turns out in real life Renee Jones, who has played Lexie since the role was originated back in 1993, has decided to exit the show and this time for good. Not to give too much away regarding the storyline but Days has said this will be a storyline that fans can't miss. If I had to guess I would say Lexie won't survive the brain tumor and from what I have read it is going to be heartbreaking.
I will admit I was pretty shocked when I learned that Jones was leaving the show to well, give retirement a try. Yep she isn't going to another show or wants to try her hand in the movies or primetime, she is getting out of the business. In fact some sources are quoting that the very private actress will be getting back to her roots, which includes life on a farm perhaps.
As an avid Days fan I have watched Renee portray Lexie from the beginning and she is freaking awesome. She will be missed that is for sure. For those of you wondering if the actress will change her mind and come back or not leave, according to a recent TV Guide interview with Jones that is unlikely and not just on her end but from what the show does regarding her exit. However this is the soap world so anything can happen.
Renee Jones is leaving the role of Lexie Carver. It is the end of an era but I wish Jones all the best in the next chapter of her life.
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Look hard enough and you'll discover an internet populated by tales of love affairs with objects. Joachim A, for example, confesses to his affair with a Hammond organ that began when he was 12. He's now in a steady relationship with a steam locomotive. Psychology student Bill Rifka tells of his sexual obsession with his iBook (he defines it as a homosexual relationship as he regards his laptop as male) and Doro B talks about falling for a metal processing machine she encountered at her work. Online at least, OS is a genuine sexual orientation, where relationships thrive, desires are aroused (and fulfilled) and deep emotions burn.
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New mom Amy Adams looks amazing on the cover of the February issue of the UK InStyle magazine – but she insists she felt at her most beautiful when she was pregnant with her daughter Aviana, who was born last May.
"I never felt more beautiful than when I was pregnant. Because it wasn't about me," Amy explains. "The whole purpose of my body was no longer to fit into a sample size. It was to nurture another being. So I always felt great, no matter what I was wearing."
The Oscar-nominee shares that motherhood has brought out her softer side, saying "I can't say, 'I don't care.' I can't be tough. There's no truth to it. I love her. I need her in my life. I can't pretend otherwise."
Currently planning a wedding to her longtime love Darren Le Gallo ("I want everybody to be on picnic blankets and barefoot," she muses of her big day), Amy admits that their relationship has changed in the 8 years they've been together.
"At the start, I'm like, 'I love you so much, you just love talking about feelings' and now I'm like, 'Really? We have to talk about how we feel? Ugh, honey'. I believe in getting on with it. If you fall down, you get up. You don't spend time talking about how it felt to fall."View Slideshow »»


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That was a pretty clever quiz. The best part by far was the fact that you didn't really know what effect any particular answer was going to have on your score, and in the end, you really didn't know how well you did. The score had no perspective. And it kept insulting you, which made you feel bad, which is always nice. Great quiz game.
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In Shocking Finding, The Bank Of Japan Is Now A Top 10 Holder In 90% Of Japanese Stocks
You think the stock markets are still really "markets?" Ha, ha, ha, ha, and ha.
You think the stock markets are still really "markets?" Ha, ha, ha, ha, and ha.
See, everything's cool.
It has failed. It has failed for over 2 decades now.
But I attach an interesting debate featuring Peter Boockvar (in the Abenomics is a disaster camp) and David Zervos (in the Abenomics is proof that Keynesian huja buja works camp). They are diametrically opposed and it is fun to watch.
The grand experiment is failing across the globe. Abe threw the Keynesian Hail Mary pass when he came to power. Now the ball is just bouncing around in the end zone, pathetically.
… With the US on the same path but a bit behind.
A very well done video on the Japanese debt crisis. Anyone who cares about the world economy should have some understanding of what is going on currently in the world's 3rd largest economy.
Kyle Bass is a smart guy and he's been watching Japan closely and for a long time. The Hail Mary pass the Bank of Japan just tossed up has bounced in the end zone. Bass says it's close to game over.
Print for inflation Abe said. No problem Abe said.
There is a chill moving through markets right now. The great central bank experiment of the last 5 years (the acute version) is misfiring again. As they say—you can't get something for nothing, and the experiment which has failed the lower and middle classes of the Western world is now failing the monied classes. At least at this moment and in Japan. The markets which were feeling pretty good about themselves (for the most part, though Japan has had significant volatility recently) aren't feeling so good.
Art Cashin the dean of the NYSE floor stopped short of saying that out and out manipulation was happening in Japanese after markets trading.
This is how tenuous the markets really are. The slightest breeze from the Federal Reserve, the mere hint that the flow of money will slow, sends one of the world's major stock markets pinwheeling.
At this moment US market futures aren't looking very good.
Juiced data coming out of the Ultimate Crony Capitalist State? We are shocked.
Yesterday we talked about inflationary pressures in stocks and in housing. But the core of the world economy continues to struggle. We are printing like crazy here and in Japan, and equity markets, and to a very limited extent some housing markets, have trended up. But retail sales are trending down. Gold is trending down. Silver is trending down. Europe continues to trend down. China? Well it depends on the day. Things are pretty weird right now. And North Korea is throwing a nuclear tipped fit.
Just one more hit. That will make everything better. Just…one…more…hit……….
Not only is the Bank of Japan going to buy huge amounts of government bonds, but it's also going to buy stocks, ETFs, and real estate investment trusts.
Printing money and broad fiscal stimulus isn't going to work because of deep structural issues within the Japanese economy. Specifically the country's population keeps getting older while the economy is also becoming more and more integrated with China's. Deflationary winds are gale force and steady.
Are the Japanese as irrational as they seem?