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Probably the two best things you can do with your life are to take care of someone else and to protect them.
Those two heights of humanity come together in the nation's 56 Fisher Houses – the latest of which was dedicated Wednesday at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta.
The $5.6 million house, lovingly paid for by private contributions from a very grateful Augusta community, provides 20 bedrooms where families of hospitalized veterans and even some active-duty soldiers can stay for free. It liberates the families, who have given so much to us, from the costs and concerns of finding lodging to be near their injured and sick loved ones, often for extended periods of time.
It's not too much to ask for their service and sacrifice, is it?
Yet, it's the product of several decades of thought and good works, beginning with the Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher Armed Forces Foundation, which led to the Fisher House organization in 1990. Zachary Fisher was a patriot who, due to injury, could only respond to Pearl Harbor by building things stateside. After a lifetime of such patriotism, the hammer has been passed and his building goes on through others even after his passing.
The new Norwood Fisher House is one of two in Augusta, the other being a smaller facility on Fort Gordon. But one of the other beautiful things about the new Fisher House is that it's located at the country's only Active Duty Rehabilitation Unit inside a VA hospital – meaning active-duty soldiers are treated there. The result is that families of current and retired service men and women will mix at the new Fisher House, which will lead to minor miracles of sharing and coping among families that are simply at different stages of similar journeys.
The Fishers would be so proud. And so should Augusta.


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Urgent Global Action Needed to Stop Extinction of Earth's Last Megafauna
A swift and global conservation response is needed to prevent the world's gorillas, lions, tigers, rhinos, and other iconic terrestrial megafauna from being lost forever, an influential group of international scientists reported today in the journal BioScience.
Their analysis, entitled Saving the World's Terrestrial Megafauna, covers the precipitous loss of large animal populations around the globe. The report included a 13-point declaration by 43 scientists and conservationists calling for acknowledgement that a "business as usual" mentality will result in massive species extinction. Read the declaration and study the maps showing the global decline of big land animals.
In Search of the Elusive Saharan Cheetah
The video above includes rare photographs of Saharan cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus hecki) scentmarking taken by remote cameras in a survey in the Ahaggar Cultural Park in the Algerian Sahara. The survey was conducted by Farid Belbachir, Amel Belbachir-Bazi and Sarah Durant with the support of Zoological Society of London, Howard G Buffett Foundation, Wildlife Conservation…
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"The phone calls always seem to be on a Sunday and 1000 kilometres (600 miles) away from here" Florian Weise tells me. We're standing next to a huge drum of diesel — "this is where the NGS Big Cats Initiative money went" he explains, filling up his pick-up for the long journey. Florian's insights into…
A Woman and Her Dogs
The Kalahari — the word means "waterless" — stretches across the area equal to that spanned by the eight US states that stretch from Idaho and Montana, southwards to Arizona and New Mexico. Our winter journey across the monotonous dry savannah of yellow grass and green acacia trees takes days. For our second visit to…
July 27, 2014 Radio Show: Curing Cancer, Spending Summer Nights With Fireflies and More
This week on National Geographic Weekend, join host Boyd Matson and his guests as they invent a cheap cancer detection system, scour the earth's poles for adventure, ingratiate themselves with a cheetah family, give the facts on fireflies, conjure life from the fangs of a viper, feed Africa from Africa, roadtrip across the United States in comfort, and photograph National Geographic's past.
Dying in a Living Room: The Illegal Live Cheetah Trade
Wildlife trafficking has become one of the major conservation issues of our time and the sinister illegal trade in cheetahs is increasingly coming to the attention of conservationists. Unlike leopards, the main trade in cheetahs is not a consequence of the desire for beautiful spotted skins to decorate the house, nor is it a response…
Kenya's Problematic Progress
Driving on a Friday night from the idyllic campsite to a local farm for an after-dark game count, Action for Cheetahs (ACK) lead researcher Cosmas Wambua navigates a treacherous highway. The notorious Mombassa Road is a twisting, turning, death-ridden mess of an international highway. Bitterly joking we're on a 'lorry safari', sightings include burned-out overturned…
A Conservation Strategy for Cheetahs in Zimbabwe
The Cheetah Conservation Project Zimbabwe is collecting the latest information on the cheetah population in Zimbabwe to help improve the country's conservation strategy.
The Truth About Super Bowl Ads: From Cheetahs to Arab Stereotypes to … Duct Tape!
Some people watch for the game. And others tune in for the ads. Indeed, Super Bowl commercials are a show unto themselves. This year's batch, airing during the Sunday night broadcast but already available online, raise a number of questions that are in National Geographic's areas of expertise. Here's our take. Product: Skechers GOrun2 shoes…
December 23, 2012: Whispering Dogs' Secrets, Saving Cheetahs with Donkeys, and More
This week on National Geographic Weekend, join host Boyd Matson as we whisper dogs' secrets to their owners, trade guns for climbing gear in Rio, paint endangered animals onto a barn, teach donkeys to protect cows from cheetahs in Namibia, save the world from a Mayan apocalypse, tunnel deep under Gaza to deliver groceries, sacrifice our fingertips to bee stings in Turkey, and take in hot air from shale rock across the United States.
Beauty of the Beast
Video of Sprinting Cheetahs a First in Wildlife Photography Reporting by Roff Smith with Glenn Oeland The slow-motion video is entrancing, revealing the fluid grace of the world's fastest land animal. Every part of the sprinting cat's anatomy—supple limbs, rippling muscles, hyperflexible spine—works together in a symphony of speed. The extraordinary footage—captured last summer…
Big cats versus livestock – simple solutions reduce conflicts on Namibian farms
The Big Cats Initiative Grants Program seeks to identify and support projects that engage in immediate actions leading to reductions in big cat mortality. BCI Grantees often provide updates from the field, and we love sharing them with you. BCI Grantee Florian Weise provides this dispatch from the field. By Florian J. Weise,…
Behind the Scenes Cincinnati Zoo/National Geographic Cheetah Speed Project
National Geographic Magazine Editor in Chief Chris Johns has been on some pretty big photo shoots, but this one, he says, took the cake for sophistication, human effort on every front, and cutting-edge technology. He made the comment in the Cincinnati Zoo video (above) of what it took to film the setting of a new…
Finding the Last Cheetahs of Iran
This week, National Geographic magazine published extraordinary new images of wild Asiatic cheetahs in Iran. That National Geographic was able to photograph these rarest of cheetahs is testament to 11 years of conservation work by the Iranian Department of Environment. As the only country on Earth that has managed to keep this remarkable cat alive, Iran deserves to be congratulated. (Photo by Frans Lanting, from the November 2012 issue of National Geographic Magazine.)
Animals Inspire New Breed of War Robots
Apart from being four-legged animals, what do a cheetah and a pack mule have in common? They've both inspired what may be the next generation of war machines.

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Apples flagship iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina Display gets added to their long-running education discount program recently. This is the first time Apple has included tablets in their less costly options for students and teachers. The changes were first noticed by French site iGeneration, as the base model iPad Air gets discounted $30 making it $469 and iPad mini with a $20 price cut making it $379.
These cuts mark the first time iPads received a straight price cut as part of their education program. In the past, tablets were only included in the companys annual Back to School promotion with a $50 gift card and no further discounts. In recent years, the company has renewed its focus on the education market with the Mac, iPad, iTunes U, and iBooks textbooks with it contributing to more than $1 billion in sales for Apple each year. In specific, the iPad captures 94% of tablet market share in schools.
During a corporate earnings call last year, Apple CEO, Tim Cook said:
Source: iGenerationIt's sort of unheard of. I've never seen a market share that high before. So we feel like we're doing really well here, and feel great to be making a contribution to education.


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Research Reveals Success Tactics of Top Bloggers: 11 Trends
8 Incredibly Simple Ways to Get More People to Read Your Content
Why Do People Blog? The Benefits of Blogging
"While the blogging scene has developed over the last decade, the benefits of blogging are still plentiful. Here's a list of reasons why people blog and how blogging can benefit your personal or professional life."
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Everyone can blog and will benefit from the experience in many ways, in addition to those discussed here. But, if you think about starting a blog, you will not begin blogging unless you have a passion for writing, teaching, communication, or ideas.
Some of the most powerful motivators include are psychological, sociological, or financial. You benefit from blogging by:
Of course you probably won't start out at a professional level, but you will get become highly skilled through experience, persistence, and practice. You can practice and hone your skills on any number of free website platforms.
I confess that I am biased towards the higher level motives, especially passion. If you have a passion for what you do, the potential for other rewards will present themselves. Things will work out if you have passion, the source of motivation, enjoyment, value, and a powerful blog that speaks to the world.
I intentionally manipulated the original order to reflect my own values in blogging. Blogging is so emotionally and intellectually rewarding, but it is difficult to make money with blogging alone.
You should never enter blogging with the idea that there is easy money. It can be profitable, but requires considerable research, work, entrepreneurial skills, and a bottomless ambition.
On the other hand, every business should have a blog, hiring a blogger if you don't have the time or inclination to write. Blogging has become an essential part of the infrastructure of every business.
And, don't just share news and blog about your business. Instead, provide help and answers to the community. Allow your friendly assistance and ample knowledge to drive revenue. It will happen.
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How to Silence Your Irrationally Harsh Inner Critic
The evil "I" in self-talk
Mines the common character flaw that defeats many potentially successful innovators: Our "Harsh Inner Critic[s]." Choi tries to understand why this negative inner voice is so prevalent in modern society. She searches for a plan to attack the loud inner voices hurting people.
Notes that Dr. Ethan Kross, a credible research psychologist, emphasizes the consequences of negative mental talk. The negativity crushes people, but Kross also points out that we can also have positive mental talk to combat the negative.
The way you silently speak to yourself in your head seriously affects the outcomes of your projects and success. Your self-talk also influences your happiness and self-concept.
The 3 step path out of the negative mind
Avoid speaking in the first person
Many of you already know that you have a very harsh inner critic that picks apart and tears down all of your confidence. We know this, but we are uncertain how to change. Sadly, the answer is easy but not well known.
Most people speak to themselves in the first person: "I hate it when I …" or "I understand that she is correct, I am a …" The first person pronouns are part of the negativity problem because you are labeling yourself in a personal way. In fact, Choi claims that changing your pronouns helps reinforce positive thoughts too.
Instead, of first person pronouns, use second and third person pronouns. "Why are you so lazy?" not "Why am I so lazy?" This is a focused shift in pronoun power, and puts you in a position to rescue control of your thinking. All you have to do is reinforce your language, training your brain.
So, keep practicing this technique because when you transcend "me," "I," and "myself," you get out of your own head and gain mental distance from your negative thoughts. You separate yourself from personal labels and descriptions.
Kross found evidence of the power in avoiding the use of "I" when he researched public speaking. He paid attention closely to how people introduced themselves prior to speaking.
He discovered that those who used "I" to introduce themselves were less calm, controlled, and powerful than those who used second or third person. Instead of "I work in education," I would begin "Darin L. Hammond works in education." Sound awkward?
Kross and Choi claim the results are noticeable.
Create exercises that help you in self-distancing
You can use events that pop up every day to create practice sessions. You experience daily moments when you are at risk of insecurity, self-doubt, and a shattered self-esteem, especially at the job, social situations, and personal experiences. You can use these small events to design practices.
The technique you are acquiring is called self-distancing, and in the beginning it's difficult to see the progress which comes in small bits. The habitual change in your self-language requires much thought and practice.
In other words, it won't be as easy as it sounds. But you will find your wiser self as the new language embeds itself in your mental talk. Getting outside your normal mind, using distancing practices, will empower you to be your wiser, more secure self. You will see yourself more objectively and less critically.
The practice you create is essential and must be reinforced.
For example, are you going to ask for a big raise? Practice the whole interview in the mirror. Be careful to control your mental talk, avoiding personal pronouns and negative words. Distance yourself from the past and future, focusing on the situation and what you are thinking in the present.
Your mind becomes a wise companion and supporter as you distance yourself, becoming your champion rather than your opponent. Practice an interview with a colleague live or in front of the mirror.
Imagine the powerful mental resource of positive, non-first person self-talk as you are being interviewed. Choose "you are going to succeed in this interview" over "I am going to succeed in this interview." You can do this!
Avoid the rut of thinking negatively in the present moment. Don't say, "You are feeling anxiety," but "You can do this. You are under control. You are calm."
Kross's studies also revealed that referring to yourself in the third person is even more powerful. Rather than "You have this under control," use your name "Darin, you are under control. You can do this Darin!"
Review daily how you are progressing
After your practice sessions, check in with yourself to see how "you" are coming and what you can change. Evaluate yourself honestly but not in a critical way. Maintain the distance.
This important "reflective" step in the process ensures that you will continue to learn and progress. A new you will be emerging.
Darin's notes: This is a form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy CBT although the article didn't use the term. CBT operates on the assumption that wrong thinking is the source of most typical mental disorders, and retraining the brain can cure the patient of mental issues and negative feelings.
I must say that I am not fond of CBT. I've attempted the practices for depression and chronic anxiety.
I can't seem to trick my brain to think new thoughts when I know in the back of my mind that my old thoughts are true. I continue to wrestle with these issues.
I am also not convinced with the anecdotal evidence of Kross and Choi.
But, this plan seems small enough that I think I will give it a try. I'll keep you posted.
I also like the fact that the origin of the problem and solution both seem simple and plausible. Give it a try with me? Let me know in the comments.
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The Psychology of Writing and the Cognitive Science of the Perfect Daily Routine
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Language provided our first real portal into the human mind through Noam Chomsky's linguistic work in the late 1950s and beyond, writing becoming a valuable resource for glimpsing the workings of the brain.
BrainPickings is a wonderful website where Maria Papova explores thinking and learning. She reviews books, new and old, in search of mental feasts for her readers. I love the site, especially when she explores reading, writing, and creativity.
Writing rituals, or cognitive cueing, prepares an individual's mind for activity and creativity. Rituals, cues, and symbols are the things you do right before you write.
The brain encodes the practices and environment that precedes the creative activity, and the rituals are preserved in neural patterns, automatically triggering the mind to enter the creative flow.
Flow is when you are so intensely in the creative moment, that the words come with ease and you cannot be distracted by anything. You cannot help but write.
So, flow in writing is more easily achieved each time the rituals are practiced, further encoding the brain with permanent triggers. The customary environment, timing, and physical context of writing becomes a part of the rituals that induce flow, the environment triggering specific types of mental activity.
Beyond creativity and writing, rituals are important for triggering mental action throughout the day: waking up, preparing for the day, getting ready for sleep.
Rituals, symbols, times, and other cues help the brain enter the zone where knowledge and creativity can be retrieved from long term memory, for access in the present.
Priming your creative pump before you draw water leads to increased innovation and productivity.
I have a specific time, place, and position for writing sessions, and I avoid carelessly wandering into challenging mental activity. I need all the help I can get from cues like preparing my desk, clearing my computer desktop of unwanted open programs, and making sure my water is handy.
I eat a bit of sugar (fruit or candy because my brain likes it) and drink water. I even go to the restroom before I start so that my body will not become an intrusion. I get my tunes playing.
What are your rituals? Do you have things that you do before you write that you weren't even aware of previously?
If you need some rituals, I right about them in depth here. You can also Google "writing rituals" for new ideas.
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Unusual Behr Brothers Eastlake Victorian Upright Piano In Satin Black Lacquer
This unusual piano was built by the famous Behr Brothers Piano Company of New York in 1896. Behr Brothers built excellent pianos from about 1888-1953. This piano is made in the Eastlake Victorian style which was popular during the later part of the Victorian era. It has beautifully simple lines, carved pillars and trusses, and elegant moldings. Note how unusual the top is - the lid of the piano can be rolled back into the instrument to expose the strings and soundboard, allowing more tone and volume to be released. Once restored, it will be a magnificent musical instrument. It will be finished in a satin black lacquer finish, and an original matching stool is included. This piano can be equipped with computerized player mechanisms if desired.
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Poached Eggs with Spinach and Tomatoes
Unlike its inspiration, Eggs Benedict, this breakfast is light and healthy.
- Servings: 4
Photography: Lisa Hubbard
Source: Martha Stewart Living, December 2004
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 16 grape tomatoes, halved crosswise
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- 8 ounces baby or regular spinach (about 16 cups), tough stems discarded
- 1 garlic clove
- 2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh chives
Fill a large, shallow, straight-sided pan with 2 inches water. Bring to a boil. Break each egg into a small ramekin.
Meanwhile, heat oil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot but not smoking. Add tomatoes; cook, stirring, until they start to break down, about 5 minutes. Add salt; season with pepper. Transfer to a plate; tent with foil to keep warm. Add spinach and garlic to skillet; cook, stirring, until spinach has just wilted, 1 to 2 minutes. Discard garlic.
When water is boiling, add vinegar; turn off heat. Using tongs, tilt ramekins in pan, and slide eggs into water. Cover; let stand until whites are opaque and yolks are cooked as desired, 2 to 3 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to put eggs on paper towels to drain. Trim whites.
Divide spinach among four plates; lay a poached egg and 8 tomato halves on top. Season with pepper; sprinkle each serving with 3/4 teaspoon chives.


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Tickets for our 2016-17 Season can be purchased through The Granada box office (805.899.2222) or online at granadasb.org.
20% Season Package discount available by purchasing three or more State Street Ballet performances. Please call the box office at 805-899-2222 for subscription discount packages.
Discounts available for groups of 10 or more.
We look forward to having you in our audience!
Here in beautiful Santa Barbara, we are privileged with many world-class performing arts venues and organizations. State Street Ballet is fortunate to perform at both the elegant, majestic Granada Theatre, the historic Lobero Theatre, and the intimate New Vic. We value each and every experience we have on all stages. Our 2016-17 Season features four performances at The Granada Theatre, plus a late spring show at the New Vic.
Performances at The Granada Theatre
An American Tango – Saturday, October 22, 2016 at 7:30 pm
The Nutcracker – Saturday, December 16, 2016 at 2:00 and 7:30 pm; Sunday, December 18, 2016 at 2:00 pm
Rite of Spring – Saturday, February 18, 2017 at 7:30 pm
Cinderella – Sunday, April 9, 2017 at 2:00 pm
The loge and box seats at The Granada are reserved for Patron Seating at $104 per ticket. It's a perfect location to view the ballet, and on opening nights our patrons are invited to the McCune Founders Room for a post-performance reception with the artists and sponsors.


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Police are today expected to interview the driver of the car that ploughed into the Roundhouse Childcare Centre at Fairlight.
Donald McNeall, 68, drove his white Holden Commodore into the front wall of the centre almost two weeks ago, injuring seven children.
Two of the injured, Molly Wood, 2, and Sophie Delezio, 3, are still in a critical condition at the Children's Hospital, Westmead. Their families have spent the Christmas period in a bedside vigil.
Mr McNeall was released from Manly Hospital last Tuesday and has been staying with his brother in Sydney.
Crash Investigation Unit Senior Constable Mark Sullivan said the interview had been delayed because Mr McNeall had a medical certificate which had declared him unfit to be interviewed.
Mr McNeall, a bachelor with no children who had lived in the same Manly apartment for more than 20 years, was described by neighbours as a "nice fellow".
Neighbour Dietmar Moebius said Mr McNeall had left his sales job to care for his elderly mother in his Manly apartment. Since her death, he had been a loner. He did not go to clubs and had given up drinking and smoking some years ago, Mr Moebius said.
"It's really sad what's happened," he said. "It's just a horrible accident."
Fairlight residents gathered at a fundraising street party last night to help the devastated families of the two toddlers.
Sophie suffered third-degree burns to 80 per cent of her body, and has had both her feet amputated. Molly has burns to 40 per cent of her body, mostly on her back. Yesterday, she underwent her third skin graft.
Molly's godfather, Richard Smith, said yesterday's skin graft operation was a success. "The doctors were really pleased," he said.
Last night's fundraiser was expected to raise $20,000 to be shared among the two families.
It was organised by Edwin Street resident Debbie Entwistle, whose husband Stuart died of skin cancer in February 2002, and her new partner Lindon Garske.
Ms Entwistle's father Eldon Foote, a semi-retired businessman, donated $10,000.
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It was reported on Tuesday that Arizona Cardinals and cornerback Patrick Peterson were nearing a long term contract extension.
Now it's an official reality.
Peterson agreed to a five-year, $70 million contract with $48 million of it guaranteed, according to Peterson on Twitter.
The 24-year-old becomes the first 2011 first-round pick to net a contract extension as he was two years away from free-agency. The Cardinals exercised their fifth-year player option already for 2015 for $10.081 million. So the contract will likely begin after the 2015 season in which his salary will grow tremendously.
Peterson joins the Seattle Seahawks Richard Sherman and Cleveland Browns Joe Haden in cornerbacks receiving contract extensions this off-season.
Peterson has been a star through his first three seasons in the league after being a first round pick of the Cardinals out of LSU. He hasn't missed any games and has 12 interceptions, nine fumble recoveries and a sack.
The Cardinals are comforted knowing they have one of the best defensive backs in the game locked up for a long time. ESPN's Adam Schefter tweeted Wednesday morning that Herm Edwards, an analyst at the network, said he has the best ball skills for any defensive back since Deion Sanders. That's high praise for a former NFL defensive back and head coach.


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HUTCHINSON, Kan. -- Taylor Pendrith will become just the third player in Kent State men's golf history to represent the Flashes as an individual at the NCAA Championships when he tees it up at Prairie Dunes in today's first round.
The Kent State senior follows in the footsteps of Chuck Crawford and Karl Zoller, who made back-to-back finals appearances as individuals in 1986 and 1987, respectively.
Pendrith will also be just the second player from Kent State to participate in the NCAA Championships in all of his four college seasons. Kevin Miller became the first to accomplish that feat just last season when the Golden Flashes qualified as a team for the fourth consecutive year.
"Not many players go to the finals four consecutive years," said Kent State head coach Herb Page. "I'm sure Taylor would have loved to bring his teammates along with him this week, but he is also now free to just go out and play.
This will be a different scenario for him playing for himself, but we are expecting great things from him this week. This is an All-American season for him that has seen consistency from him every week with multiple top-fives and top-20's during a difficult schedule."
Pendrith qualified for the NCAA Championship as the low individual not on a qualifying team last week at the Sugar Grove Regional near Chicago, where he tied for third place at 2-over following three rounds at Rich Harvest Farms. The Flashes missed qualifying as a team by just four shots despite a final-round charge that matched the lowest round posted by any team all week.
"I've been (to the NCAA finals) the last three years, so this will be a different experience, but I'm excited to go and compete," said Pendrith, who visited Prairie Dunes with his Kent State teammates to close out spring back back at the end of March. "We were in Florida for a little bit, and then the last two or three days we went to Kansas to see the course and get in a few rounds That's an advantage. I think most of the teams did that, but seeing it a couple of times before the practicing round will definitely help. It's a tricky place, so it is nice to have already played two rounds on it."
Prairie Dunes is not a long course, playing at just 6,948 yards for this week's championship. If the wind stays down, scores could be low this week. But if the wind howls over its exposed fairways like it did during one of Kent State's preview rounds, the priave course, par-70 course could become a beast.
"We saw it on one calm day and then on a day when it blew from 30-to-35 mph," said Page. "When the wind blows, you will find out if you have the game to be a national champion. For good players, which Taylor is, you have to have the game to play under all kinds of conditions. And as a senior, Taylor has played all kinds of courses in every type of condition. He is not a rookie.
"If Taylor goes out and continues to execute the way he has, he can be in the hunt to win an individual championship," added Page. "People don't realize that while he is one of the longest hitters in college golf, it is his short game that is his strength. His feel around the greens is the best on our team and he is also our best putter."
All qualifying teams and individuals will play three rounds May 23-25 followed by a final round just for individuals to determine a champion on May 26. That round will be broadcast live on Golf Channel. Match play to determine a team champion will follow May 27-28.


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Music, art or theatre and business as a combined form have cultural and practical aspects. Encompassing the arts in their broadest interpretation and incorporating a basic business component, this program permits students to live responsibly in an interdependent world. It forms an intrinsic parallel to the undergraduate curricular purpose regarding the human condition.
Combining music, art or theatre and a business component, the program consists of these objectives:
- developing student competencies in music;
- developing in the student basic skills in business administration;
- familiarizing the student with the separate as well as the combined standards for effective arts management.
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Posters and Election Propaganda
A blog dedicated to the examination of communications in election campaigns, with a focus on posters
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Mark Jones, on a Reuters blog that focuses on Britain, speculates that social media could mean the death of election posters and billboards.
The use of new social media technologies was expanded by the Obama campaign in the U.S. in 2008. Many marketing people thought that these would be more effective than older media—even TV—in influencing voters, particularly younger ones. The Obama campaign had desktop wallpaper, blogs, posters and signs, logos, flyers, badges, widgets, IM buddy icons, and mobile ring tones available on its Web site, and people who signed up could receive campaign updates and notices about events on their cell phones (accompanied by an image of the candidate and his logo) or they could find them on Twitter. In addition, one of the first iPhone applications was developed for the Obama campaign, with which users could obtain news about the candidate, video spots, and photos. Additionally, the Obama Web site sold lots of posters via its online store, and there were dozens of Web sites that put up poster designs.
But social media were important. Chris Hughes (a founder of Facebook) developed the Obama Web site as a social network, and there were also Facebook and MySpace groups. Almost 60 percent of under-30 registered voters visited candidate Web sites, social-networking sites, or blogs in 2008, according to the Pew Research Center, and this age group was much more likely to turn out for Obama.
Political posters and billboards get a lot of media attention in Britain, but even there they may be used less in the future. However, nowadays, poster designs are often meant to be downloaded from Web sites, and electronic billboards are becoming more commonplace. In the past year in the U.S., for example, Coca-Cola put up ads on these digital outdoor displays in 27 markets, according to Natalie Zmuda in Advertising Age.
In close elections, posters have made a difference. Some interesting research, conducted before the 1996 parliamentary elections in Great Britain, suggested that poster campaigns persuaded swing voters, in particular, to change their political preferences. Researchers found that a Conservative Party's "New Labour, New Danger" poster, showing two red eyes peering out from behind a red curtain, was effective with focus-group members, 25–34 years old of age, who lacked strong party allegiances.
Overall, posters and billboards may have had some influence, according to researchers. Voters surveyed in the United Kingdom during the 2001 election campaign indicated that billboard advertisements had affected one in ten persons—2 percent reported that the ads had a "great deal" of influence on them and 8 percent indicated a "fair amount." In comparison, the percentages for televised broadcasts were 6 percent and 16 percent for the same response categories. In addition, the survey data from 1992 to 2000 in Japan revealed generally similar findings about the influence of election posters in that country: when participants were asked if the medium assisted their voting decisions, the percentages ranged from 5 to 9 percent for posters (about the same as for newspaper advertisements)
Of course, these percentages could be lower in the years to come.
For more on the use of posters in British election campaigns and on the effects of posters on voting behavior, see my book, Posters, Propaganda, and Persuasion in Election Campaigns Around the World and Through History.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
The influential parenting Web site in Britain, Mumsnet.com, is being used by the political parties to get across their messages to "mommy bloggers." The May election in the U.K. is now being called the "Mumsnet Election," according to Emma Hall in AdAge.com. In fact, the Web site has a section with exactly that title, with links to an article, a survey, a discussion board, leader biographies, and Web chats.
Just as "soccer moms" were a key targeted group for Bill Clinton's 1996 U.S. campaign, middle-class, college-educated mothers are being targeted in this year's British campaign, as Rachel Sylvester points out in the TImes. According to Sylvester, "Labour is planning manifesto pledges to increase paternity leave, allow greater flexibility at work and give more help to those caring for elderly parents. The Tories are also preparing to pitch to the Mumsnet vote with an increase in parental leave...."
Both the Conservative and Labour Parties have developed ads for the Web site and their leaders have participated in online chat sessions with some of the site's users. One Labour ad says, "Are you earning more than 42,000 pounds? Say hello to David [Cameron, the Conservative Party's leader]. And goodbye to your child tax credits. Vote Tory and you'll get less than you bargained for." The Conservative Party's ad exclaims, however, that the party favors child tax credits for people who earn under 78,000 pounds.


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The government is trying to work out how to let you know what's in your food.
They may decide that food like burgers and chips should be served up with a warning that you should balance your meal with exercise - just like cigarettes have health warnings on them.
Popstars and sport stars may be banned from advertising fast food and high fat, high sugar snacks and drinks.
And some vending machines in schools have already been emptied and replaced with healthier options.
Cooking lessons could also be included in your day, to help you learn how to prepare food that's good for you.


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Theo James has no crazed fans
Theo James can walk down the street without being screamed at by Divergent fans.
The actor stars alongside Shailene Woodley in Divergent, which has been compared to other fantasy franchises such as The Hunger Games and Twilight. He admits it was nerve-wracking signing up to a trilogy, but he hasn't experienced any crazed fans yet.
"I had to think about committing to three movies and a big fan base," he revealed to the latest edition of British ELLE magazine. "In terms of mega fandom, no one's been screaming in my face in the street yet."
The 29-year-old actor has a diverse CV and has appeared in both British period drama Downton Abbey and UK comedy The Inbetweeners Movie. The roles were polar opposites and Theo revealed how he made the decision to star in both.
"Yes, very different!" he admitted. "On Downton Abbey I played Kemal, who died during sex [with Lady Mary], so that was very short-lived. With The Inbetweeners, I just read the script and I thought, 'F**k, this is funny.'"
Theo will return to the Divergent franchise as Four in upcoming instalments Insurgent and Allegiant. However, he's still open to exploring other roles and would go back into comedy.
"One hundred per cent - that's kind of how I started," he assured the magazine. "I guess [2014 mystery thriller] London Fields is a black comedy. [As an actor] you probably don't want to pigeonhole yourself too much."
Insurgent and Allegiant are out in 2015 and 2016 respectively.
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Three Methods:Understanding CompressionOpening a .rar ArchiveOpening a Multi-Volume .rar ArchiveCommunity Q&A
If you have ever downloaded large files such as movies or long sound files over a network connection, you have probably seen files with the .rar extension. Using the .rar file format, files can be archived for easy transfer and storage. While these files can't be opened in their compressed form, it is very easy to learn how to open RAR files by following a few simple steps.
Understanding Compression
1Learn the difference between compression formats. There are several different file formats that offer compression. Compression is when multiple files are packaged together into one file, or archive. Compression software packs the files so that the single archive takes up less space than the individual files. This makes transferring large quantities of files much easier.
- The most common compression formats are .zip and .rar. Windows has support for zip files built in natively; to extract .rar files, you will need special software.
2Familiarize yourself with the RAR format. A single file with a .rar extension is a compressed file (often called an "archive") that may contain 1 or many files. For example, a .rar file may contain hundreds of images compressed into a single archive. To view these files, you have to first extract or "unpack" the .rar archive.
- RAR archives can be split into multiple pieces, or volumes, when the original archive is too large. Each of these pieces can be transferred individually, and then are reassembled by the compression program. RAR archives with multiple volumes typically have the extensions "file.part1.rar," "file.part2.rar," etc. or "file.rar," "file.r01," "file.r02," etc.
Opening a .rar Archive
1Download and install a compression software application. Compression software allows you to extract RAR archives into their original, usable forms. No operating system has built-in support for unpacking RAR files, so you will need to download a third-party application.
- While there are a variety of free options for extracting files from a .rar archive, the only way to create a .rar archive is by purchasing a commercial program.
2Extract the RAR file. Once you have compression software installed, you can extract the archive. To do this, either double-click on the .rar file or right-click on it and choose your compression application from the context menu. Your compression program will ask you where you want to save the unpacked files.
- Many compression programs allow you to quickly extract an archive to the current folder through the right-click menu.
- You may be prompted for a password if the original owner added a password during the compression process.
3Open the extracted files. The default location for extracting a .rar file is into the folder that it is located in. Usually it will create a new folder with the name of the .rar file, unless you specified differently when you opened the .rar. After unpacking, you can safely delete the original .rar archive.
Opening a Multi-Volume .rar Archive
1Open the folder with the RAR files. To open these files, you must have all the parts. If you are missing even 1, your compression software will not be able to recover the original file.
2Double-click on the first file in the archive. This will open the extraction window as if you were extracting a single file. As long as all of the pieces are in the same folder, you just need to hit Extract or Unpack once and the rest will occur automatically.
- If one of the files is not located in the same folder, your software will ask you for the location of the missing file when it comes to it in the queue.
- When the files are extracted, they will automatically be pieced back together into the original file(s) or folder(s).
3Open the extracted files. After unpacking, you can safely delete the original .rar archives.
Community Q&A
Can I open a RAR file if I forget the password?wikiHow ContributorNo, you will need the password for it to open.
What do I do if the RAR file won't open?wikiHow ContributorDelete it and download it again. If the error continues, download from a different source.
How do I use Winrar for a zip file?wikiHow ContributorOnce Winrar is installed, any .zip or .rar file will be recognized, so all you have to do is right click on the file and select the applicable option.
What happens to .rar files after a few years? I downloaded some files and now they are all corrupt.wikiHow ContributorNothing should happen under normal conditions. If you have a magnetic hard drive, it might have bad sectors.
Will it slow down my mac?
How do I change executive files to a rar file?
How do I open a locked rar file?
How do I find out where my rar file extracted to?
WinRAR is too slow - how can I speed it up?
- If you have any trouble with handling .rar files, consider compressing files in a different format. Zip files (archives with a .zip extension) are much more common and enjoy wider software support.
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DePaul University College of Law > Academics > Study Abroad > Chiapas, Mexico
In Chiapas, you will be exposed to a human rights battle that poses
entirely different and more basic problems than similar international
situations. Lawyers in Chiapas spend as much time training and educating
the local population about fundamental human rights as they do handling
actual legal complaints.
Chiapas is the poorest state in Mexico, and also one of the poorest regions in Latin America. The population is
overwhelmingly indigenous, coming from many different tribal, ethnic and linguistic roots. Many indigenous people do not speak Spanish and live
in communities without basic facilities or services. Many communities
are composed of displaced people or refugees from conflict in other
parts of the state.
In January 1994, indigenous people and their
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including those involving land rights, disappearances, domestic
violence, military abuse, and the application of international human
rights treatises. The Ejercito Zapatista de Liberación Nacional led the
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increased military presence by the government and an international
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Amazon: Alice in Wonderland for Wii by Nintendo
Going to see the movie (even the IMAX version) may just not be enough. This game enables you to jump right into Alice's skin, guiding her all the way up to and including a battle with the Jabberwocky. Life. It's an illusion. Just ask Alice.


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Raising the bar on transparency
Last week, Sunshine Review, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to state and local government transparency, released its 2013 Transparency Report Card.
The Transparency Report Card grades every state, as well as the largest counties, cities and school districts within each state, on the availability of information on government websites. Sunshine Review developed a checklist of information governments should provide to citizens. Using that checklist, researchers evaluated the content found on the government websites and calculated the governments' grades on an "A" to "F" scale.
The five largest cities in Pennsylvania averaged a "B+" and the state website scored an "A-." That performance placed the Keystone State among the highest scoring states in the country.
Despite the high grades, Pennsylvania government websites did not score straight "A"s. While Pennsylvania should be recognized for the quality of the official .gov site in comparison to other states' sites, Pennsylvania must continue to improve transparency.
Sunshine Review applauds Trib state Capitol reporter Brad Bumsted's recognition of the need for improvement in Pennsylvania government websites in his Feb. 3 column, "Pennsylvania's opaque state of transparency." Mr. Bumsted correctly highlights that Pennsylvania and other states sometimes sponsor department-specific sites, and those sites often fail to include necessary information and are difficult to navigate.
While we generally agree with Bumsted on his points about transparency and appreciate his passion for open government, his critique of Sunshine Review is off base.
As clearly stated in the 2013 Transparency Report Card, Sunshine Review analyzed the official .gov state website, as well as the websites of the five largest counties and cities, and the 10 largest school districts. We based those evaluations on our 10-point transparency checklist.
That checklist includes easy-to-access information on budgets, meetings, lobbying, financial audits, contracts, academic performance, public records and taxes. It does not include an audit of sub-state/department websites or review of Right to Know or sunshine laws.
Bumsted and other transparency advocates will be pleased to know that Sunshine Review is "raising the bar" for the evaluations of state websites in the coming year. Sunshine Review will implement a much tougher standard, based on the recognition that new technology should make transparency easier and cheaper for state and local governments.
Sunshine Review will ask government websites to publish:
• proposed budgets a week before they are voted on;
• the proposed and the enacted budgets;
• total compensation of elected and administrative officials; and
• total compensation by department.
We wholeheartedly agree with Mr. Bumsted about the importance of government transparency. We at Sunshine Review believe that transparency is not a political talking point but a necessary part of good governance that keeps government accountable to the people.
We look forward to the coming year and re-examining every state website under a more scrupulous eye.
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Filming Your Own Diy Tutorial – A Look Back
Filming your own diy tutorial is an aspiration which many folks have in life, because it is the most difficult challenge that anyone could confront. And due to this, many individuals who choose to create your own diy video tutorial quit before they even start.
For as many decades as filming your own diy tutorial has been around, the personalities who have done so productively had one obvious thing in common. Such people acknowledged specifically what was necessary, and were surely capable to tackle it head on. What could we take from that? When you are primed to film your own diy tutorial, after you prepare, you'd be prepared to defeat this challenge, and no one could stop you!
Being fully focused to film your own diy tutorial requires dedication mentally, as well as physically. The ideal way to prepare all around is to have a strong consciousness and become mentally prepared.
So now, what do we know? Fundamentally we know filming your own diy tutorial is no effortless task like creating a vision board. Filming your own diy tutorial requires you to be artistic, inventive, as well as patient. Now we will move on to what you truly have to make happen.
You have already asked yourself: "Are you artistic?" Logically, you have to ask that to yourself. People who answered no to that will remain unable to take any action to film your own diy tutorial.
Please be sure you possess the will to succeed that filming your own diy tutorial would take. Are you artistic? There would be a get started difference between thinking something is a constructive idea and ultimately doing it. Unquestionably, you'd need a ton of discipline to persevere.
Kudos for being the sort of individual that moves forward. It is probable that those who attempted to film your own diy tutorial and fell short most likely did not properly prepare. By reviewing the initial questions to establish if you could be the right personality to film your own diy tutorial, you are now aware of what is needed to succeed.
Keep in mind that is equally important to your success. Your mind will tell you that filming your own diy tutorial would be too hard or is certainly not worth the energy, but just by and concentrating upon your goal, you will do it! Let's figure out just how we can now prepare for filming your own diy tutorial!
Filming Your Own Diy Tutorial In Everyday Life
Filming your own diy tutorial is frequently regarded as a culture. This is an important part of the equation which you could incorporate into your life in various ways. So during the three days preparing to film your own diy tutorial, you could analyze how creating your own diy video tutorial can alter your lifestyle.
If you can think back to when we first began the quest of filming your own diy tutorial, you probably remember being asked a few questions:
Are you artistic?
Are you inventive?
Are you patient?
These pointed questions were all concerning the specific kind of lifestyle you could realize. If you answered "yes" to the questions listed above, you were not only confirming you have everything it takes to film your own diy tutorial, but more importantly you were confirming the lifestyle that you lead.
Certainly no one can ever say filming your own diy tutorial is effortless. It is obvious you must be artistic as well as inventive to even try filming your own diy tutorial. Just bear in mind that satisfying activities take energy and commitment. If living out huge successes were as effortless as snapping fingers, everyone might be doing it.
The truth is that filming your own diy tutorial helps you throughout your life. This is undeniable after you start creating your own diy video tutorial. Things such as deciding on which diy tutorial your going to create. you may and you can create a whole lot of diy video tutorials but you can't do them all at once. list the ones you would want to create to have a guide., preparing the materials you need. whether it is a make up tutorial or a home decoration, make sure you prepare everything that you would need before you sit and start filming., as well as filming your do it yourself tutorial video. start creating videos so you would have more time to make more. all require skills which you can use throughout life. Filming your own diy tutorial provides various useful skills, before and after you achieve your goals.


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Jonathan Bond is the latest Hornets player to receive an international call-up. The goalkeeper has been selected in the England Under-21 squad for the young Lions' Euro 2015 qualifier against Wales and the Toulon Tournament in France.
Bond, who has one cap for the Under-21s, made 15 appearances for Watford this season but kept only four clean sheets.
Former Hornets loanees Nataniel Chalobah and Josh McEachran have also received call-ups.
England head coach Gareth Southgate has named a 25-man squad for the Euro Championship qualifier against Wales on Monday, May 19.
Tom Ince, Jesse Lingard, Wilfried Zaha and Danny Ings will depart prior to the Toulon Tournament as they will be too old to participate in the competition.
The remaining members of the England squad will then fly out to France where they will face four initial games against Qatar, Colombia, Brazil and Korea Republic.
Their first match of the competition is against Qatar on Thursday, May 22.
England Under-21 squad
Goalkeepers: Jonathan Bond (Watford), Jack Butland (Stoke City), Sam Johnstone (Manchester United).
Defenders: Tyias Browning (Everton), Eric Dier (Sporting Lisbon), Luke Garbutt (Everton), Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough), Michael Keane (Manchester United), Liam Moore (Leicester City), Brad Smith (Liverpool).
Midfielders: Nathaniel Chalobah (Chelsea), Jordan Cousins (Charlton Athletic), Jake Forster-Caskey (Brighton & Hove Albion), Josh McEachran (Chelsea), James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), Tom Ince (Crystal Palace)*, Jesse Lingard (Manchester United)*, Jordan Obita (Reading), Nathan Redmond (Norwich City), Wilfried Zaha (Manchester United)*
Forwards: Saido Berahino (West Bromwich Albion), Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), Danny Ings (Burnley)*, Solly March (Brighton & Hove Albion), Cauley Woodrow (Fulham).
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For many attorneys, having nothing to do is a fate to be avoided
at all costs. Therefore, when work slows down, many attorneys will
begin to do lower value work that they would ordinarily pass along
to an associate. But hoarding work is often a lose/lose
proposition. When work can be done at a lower billing rate, clients
are not happy to pay the partner's rate. For the partner doing the
work, the workday can become much more mundane.
Instead, when times are slow, spend your time networking with
prospective clients and referral sources. Take the time to draft an
article or prepare for speaking engagements. Get up to speed on
recent developments in your practice area or spend some time
learning how to use the law office technology that you already own.
In the short run, filling up your day with more routine work may
seem appealing. But in the long run, it is the higher value
activities that will help you to advance your practice.
This tip is courtesy of Stephen Seckler, Seckler Legal
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Everything Innovative. Fort Collins Innovation
I am fortunately fracture free after six weeks and boy can I tell you, I came up with some innovative ways to continue my living to its fullest. Not settling for less than I had to I perceived and used my body mentally and physically in different ways to produce the same results, and it was all worth it.
I got by with no troubles and was never stuck needing helped. IT also taught me perseverance and not giving up. Because in the end you get the reward, and I think that's where the innovative ideas that succeed stem from
How innovative are go pros seriously? They are mobile cameras that can be used for practically anything, whether on top of the swiss alps heading down snowboarding, surfing, swimming, motorbike riding taking shots of scenery or anything else you can think of.
They are amazing, capturing super hi quality video and photography shots all whilst being small, lightweight waterproof and resilient to lots of thing.
Perhaps you want to buy some attachment to make it even more versatile and use in all sorts of situations.
Whether they be additional mounts, additional batteries, floating back doors and so much more
From the times of throw away cameras we now have these revolutionised innovative pieces of technology that are truly great in showcasing and capturing magic , adventure and events in the world.
People use them to share, to live and to laugh. A great investment indeed if you have purchased yourself one for you can take them anywhere and use them accordingly.
I myself have one and love it. Whenever im out on my bike, out hiking or even catching up with friends a go pro is perfect to capture it all on film. With a low price ticket to suit it just makes it even better.
What becomes even more innovative is when they bring out newer models which simply become better than the last with more features capabilities and a whole lot more bang for your buck.
Thinking of getting a camera? consider a go pro you can't go wrong.
Definition of innovate: make changes in something established, especially by introducing new methods, ideas, or products.
How about Photography and photos? They have lots of different innovations. From the days of bid four legged cameras, to the disposable camera with film, to digital cmaers, to sports action cameras, big lens cameras and compact cameras on phones and other devices. Where do they go next from here?
Even the way of taking photos, hold steady say cheese, to long laps shots, panorama shots, 'selfies' and many more, it just continues to develop and become innovated in new ways of capturing.
Then comes prices and the changes within them. With the new digital world advancing, the only cost comes at purchasing a camera now, with everything accessible online and Unfortunately places like Kodak have closed down because of them. But are the prices too high for the device? or what about when you are hiring someone to do it for you.
Professional photography and playful photography such as photo booths (see more) com with additional expenses and are a sole one of, yet as part of the cost you pay for the equipment as well as the experience, and time of another.
Much can go into the prospecting idea of photography, how it was created, where it is going to go next and what else is to come. Will things change or stay the same, only time will tell.


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This week was the first real test for shares, and investors clearly liked what they saw.
The reporting season has so far delivered the earnings some had hoped for when they snapped up those high-dividend defensive stocks last year.
And those dividends are a timely reminder about the power of compound interest and what sort of effect it can have on a portfolio over time when a stockmarket is rising.
Every smart investor knows that buying blue-chip companies and reinvesting the dividends can turn thousands of dollars into hundreds of thousands and more.
But, as always, timing is everything.
According to Perpetual, $100 invested in shares in 1901 and reinvested each year would be worth $26.6 million today, while the same amount of money put into a cash account, for safety first reasons, would be worth only $79,290.
Based on the headline inflation rate, that $100 at the start of 1901 is roughly the equivalent of $6730 today.
AMP Capital Investors' Shane Oliver has also crunched some numbers, but his starting point is 1926.
If investors put $100 into shares back then and reinvested any dividends, it would be worth around $1.64 million today.
That's the power of compound interest, and those numbers show the difference between starting to invest in 1901 and 1926 ended up being around $25 million.
Don Stammer, the former chief economist at Bain & Co, used to say that most people didn't understand compound interest until they were 55 and by then it was too late.
Schroder Investment Management's portfolio manager, Marcus Burns, has also studied the power of compound interest but he has looked at a shorter time frame that still shows just how powerful it can be.
It also shows the importance of buying the right asset.
Burns reckons a Porsche bought for around $212,000 in 1987 is now worth about $20,000, delivering the owner a compound return of minus 9.4 per cent per annum.
In contrast, if investors had spent that same amount of money on shares in
That's an annual compound return of 13 per cent and 13.8 per cent. As he points out, a small difference in compounding rates adds up to a very large difference over time.
Over a 25-year time frame, the difference between a 10 per cent per annum return and a 13 per cent per annum return can be double.
But the problem for many self-directed investors is that short-term returns are front of mind for most people and can have more influence on investment decisions than long-run returns.
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PHILADELPHIA -Wednesday night's game with NJIT was one of those perfect sandwich games for the Penn women's soccer team. Coming off an emotional win at Columbia last weekend, and with Dartmouth coming to Rhodes Field this Saturday, the Quakers had every reason to look past the Highlanders.
This Penn team has not gotten caught in such traps, though, and Wednesday night was no exception. Playing in weather that alternated between sprinkles and downpours, the Quakers poured it on themselves with five goals in the first half and three more in the second to gain a convincing, 8-0 win.
Penn improved to 10-2-0 on the season, marking the third time in five seasons the Quakers have reached double digits in the win column. The win was also the Red and Blue's tenth straight at Rhodes Field, and marked their ninth shutout this season. To date, Penn has given up just one goal at home in 2011 (seven matches). NJIT fell to 2-11-0.
The eight goals were the most by a Penn team since Oct. 13, 1998 (a 9-0 win over Delaware) and marked just the third time in program history the Quakers have scored at least eight goals in a match.
Individually, you have to start with Clara Midgley. The freshman had a hat trick, the first by a Penn player since Jessica Fuccello scored three times against Dartmouth in 2009. Kathryn Barth and Laura Oliver each had three assists on the night, one shy of the school record and the most by a Penn player since Sarah Friedman had three against Saint Joseph's on Sept. 9, 2007. Barth -- who only played the first half -- also scored a goal Wednesday night. Marin McDermott and Callan Parra each scored twice.
Penn pushed the play early, but it wasn't until the 21st minute that the scoring started. Barth was tripped in the goal area, and McDermott stepped up to finish off Penn's first penalty kick of the season.
That opened the proverbial floodgates. Just three minutes later, Barth crossed the ball from deep on the left side to the far post. Oliver was there, and she pinged it right back across the goalmouth to McDermott who easily finished the sitter near the left post.
Just after the half-hour mark, Midgley got on the board for the first time. Oliver took a pass from Barth at the top of the box and fired a shot on goal. NJIT goalkeeper Anna Kornmuller made the save, but the rebound went right to Midgley who easily converted.
Three minutes after that, Barth found Parra open on the left side, and the freshman had probably the nicest goal of the night, finishing with a powerful shot that beat Kornmuller and slipped inside the far post. Barth closed out the scoring just before halftime, taking a through ball from Oliver and powering a shot inside the near post from about 10 yards.
The second half featured Penn's youth, as six freshmen and three sophomores were among the 10 field players who went the entire stanza. That did not slow down the onslaught, however. Midgley scored 10 minutes into the half when she took a pass from Parra and placed a shot in the upper 90 at the near post.
Midgley's hat trick was completed in the 80th minute when she stepped up to take Penn's second PK of the night. Kornmuller got a hand on it, but not enough to keep the powerful shot out of the goal.
Parra finished the scoring with just 2:44 left, as Claire Walker made some nice moves on the left side and sent a cross in front of the goal that Parra had no trouble finishing.
Penn outshot NJIT, 24-3, and had eight corner kicks to the Highlanders' three. Three different women saw time in goal for the Quakers-- Sarah Banks started and played the first half, Caroline Williams played 34 minutes in the second, and Katherine Myhre finished the job with 11 minutes. They were not forced to make a save. At the other end, Kornmuller had eight stops.
Penn's game with Dartmouth will kick off at 5 p.m. Saturday and is the first half of a doubleheader, as the Quaker and Big Green men square off at 7:30 p.m.
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CAM announces that it has discontinued its joint venture with Apollo Multi-Asset Management LLP, ('Apollo'), and, as a result, will withdraw as a partner with effect from 31 August 2009 and the Company will no longer have any ownership of Apollo. Apollo had, as at 31 July 2009 funds under management of £31.2 million.
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Subject to the approval of the Financial Services Authority, which, it is expected, will be received within the next three months, Cloudy Lane Limited ('Cloudy Lane') is intending to take a controlling interest in Apollo, Cloudy Lane is a vehicle that represents the Nomura Employee Benefit Trust of which Simon Fry is a potential beneficiary. Whilst Simon Fry is a related party for the purposes of this transaction, it is not deemed a related party transaction under Rule 13 of AIM Rules as all of the applicable class tests are < 5 per cent.
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The always stylish Zuma wore a yellow Adidas track suit and a striped knit hat.
The busy mom of two, is working on another Harajuku Mini collection for Target, as well as spending time in the studio recording with her band No Doubt.
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Bluegill Warrior
He just wants a hug. A sloppy... slimy... hug.
Bluegill Warrior is a neutral minion card, from the Basic set.
How to get[edit | edit source]
Bluegill Warrior x 2 are automatically included in all players' collections.
Golden Bluegill Warrior is a reward for raising a paladin to levels 53 and 54.
Bluegill Warrior is uncraftable and cannot be crafted or disenchanted.
Strategy[edit | edit source]
Bluegill Warrior is essentially a Murloc Raider with Charge, for a cost of 1 additional mana. The Murlocs' strength mostly comes from synergy with other Murlocs, so if you are going to use it outside of a Murloc deck you will lose a significant part of its potential value. By itself it is 2 points of instant directed damage for 2 mana. If the Bluegill Warrior removes an enemy minion before dying, this can usually be considered a fair trade, and if the Bluegill Warrior survives, it can be even more useful. However, its 1 Health means it is usually unlikely to survive too long without a Taunt or Health buff.
Overall, this card is most useful in Murloc decks (which usually include all available Murlocs anyway) and has limited value in other decks. However, it can serve as a handy form of almost guaranteed damage, especially for decks lacking in removal.
Synergy[edit | edit source]
These cards can be used to buff other minions of the same subtype OR gain buffs from Murlocs on the field:
- Grimscale Oracle - Your other Murlocs have +1 Attack
- Coldlight Seer - (Battlecry) Give your other Murlocs +2 Health
- Murloc Warleader - Your other Murlocs have +2/+1
- Murloc Tidecaller - Whenever you summon a Murloc, gain +1 attack
- Old Murk-Eye - Charge. Has +1 Attack for each other Murloc on the battlefield
Lore[edit | edit source]
The Bluegill tribe is a tribe of murlocs found in the Wetlands.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- The artwork for this card comes from the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game "Throne of the Tides" series, for the card Murloc Coastrunner.
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Patch changes[edit | edit source]
- Patch 220.127.116.1136 (2017-04-04) Rarity changed from Common to Free.
- Unknown alpha patch: New art added, previously used by Murloc Tidecaller.[1]


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Survivors include children: Norman (Deborah) Ferrell, Jean (William) Edmonds and Betty Cantrell – all of Alexandria, Rosemary Bane and Martha Eatherly — both of Brush Creek and Betty Cantrell of Alexandria. Also surviving are sisters Bea (Kenneth) Christian of Watertown and Dellia Mae (Richard) Poston of Smithville, 12 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
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Some of the one-sheets, which mention the characters' parts, have actually been displayed at recent Comic Con.
Screen Gems has unleashed several character posters for "Priest" which is only ready to open wide in the U.S. on May 13, 2011. Some of these one-sheets, which feature the part of each character in the film, have actually been seen before as they were brought to San Diego Comic Con International in July.
"Priest" has Paul Bettany on the lead role of a vampire-hunting man of the cloth. When his 18-year-old niece, played by Lily Collins, is abducted by a murderous pack of vampires in the desolate wastelands outside, Priest breaks his sacred vows and ventures out to find her and seek vengeance upon those responsible, especially their brutal leader.
Karl Urban is cast as the major villain, Black Hat, while Stephen Moyer takes the role of Priest's brother. Additionally, the film will see Cam Gigandet portraying the boyfriend of Lily Collins' character, and Maggie Q starring as Priestess.
Directed by Scott Charles Stewart, the movie has been pushed back several times before getting its current release schedule. This horror sci-fi will be presented in 3-D.


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Hesher (2010)
Once again, I subject myself to another sad movie. "Hesher" focuses on a young boy, TJ and his father, while they cope with the sudden death of their mother/wife. They've moved in with TJ's grandmother, and neither one seems to be able to take the first step forward to move on.
Enter Hesher. Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays the seemingly-sociopathic metalhead who comes into TJ's life without asking. He drinks, he smokes, he gets high, he is very violent. Somehow, he always manages to escape without getting in trouble.
I've seen movies where a "lovable loser" shakes things up for a family (What About Bob?, for example), but in this case it was much heavier, much darker. Hesher's actions are crazy but not in a charming way.
I don't know exactly how I felt after watching this. I think the entire cast (JGL, Rainn Wilson, Devin Brochu, Piper Laurie, and Natalie Portman) were excellent, but I still never felt any connection to any of the characters they played. I feel like many moments were just trying too hard, trying too hard to be "out there", trying too hard to be nihilistic, then trying too hard to wrap things up with a sense of revelation.
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Illegal Pete's, Denver Relief, Sexy Pizza, Odell Brewing Co., and Drambuie are excited to announce the inaugural High Plains Comedy Festival, taking place August 23-24 in Denver, Colorado. Intended to celebrate Denver's amazing local comedy scene while elevating it nationally, the festival will combine some of the city's finest talent with some of the world's finest talent for a two-day comedy extravaganza on historic South Broadway. Recently the national and local lineup was announced, as well as the festival guide. Kyle Kinane, Matt Braunger and Kurt Braunholer headline The Grawlix Saturday from 7-9 pm, followed by headliner Reggie Watts from 10pm - 12 am (both at the Gothic Theater).
"High Plains Comedy Festival will be crammed with Denver talent," says festival co-curator Andy Juett, "allowing the country's best to be elbow-to-elbow with our best. It's hard to tell which is which to the casual comedy fan because Denver comics are killers with fanbases too."
"It's kind of this insider secret amongst comedians that Denver is an amazing comedy town," explains festival co-curator Cayton-Holland. "We hope this festival exposes that fact to a much larger audience across the country by casting a spotlight on our great scene."
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AMPORT's Village Knock-out Cup campaign got under way with a routine win over Sway.
Under bright skies and ever increasing temperatures Amport's openers, veteran Martyn Startup and newly promoted Major Ben Parkyn began the campaign to reach Lord's.
The openers started cautiously but gained in confidence with every passing ball. Classic Parkyn shots to the boundary were matched by the wily Startup.
The first comedy run out of the season saw Startup sacrifice himself with 42 runs on the board.
Wickets then fell at inopportune moments just as batsmen seemed set, including that of Parkyn for 32.
After 25 overs at 85-4 Dean Woodhouse and Lee Ayres set about rebuilding but, just as it looked as if he was about to launch an assault on the bowling, Ayres departed.
This was the cue for Woodhouse to attack and sixes were launched and boundaries clubbed, before he was well caught at deep mid wicket for 57.
Peter Van der Westhuizen maintained the rate with a boundary-filled knock, and the tail ensured all deliveries were used up as 195 runs were posted after 40 overs.
In reply, the Sway openers were looking very settled until Parkyn produced an unplayable delivery that just trimmed the bails of the Sway opener.
Diminutive Alex Ayres then produced a fine diving effort behind the stumps to provide Robbie Skeetes with a wicket.
The loss of the openers then allowed change bowlers Ian Langdown and Woodhouse to squeeze the scoring rate and the Sway total went from 40-0 to 78-8.
Woodhouse ended up with five wickets to go with his 50, being denied a hat-trick when a very promising lbw appeal was turned down.
Brandon Smith claimed the last two wickets in two balls as Sway subsided to 95 all out.
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