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Candidates owe voters a debate
Texans will decide who will lead the state for the next four years in the Nov. 2 General Election. To cast an informed ballot, voters must learn the views of those vying for office and are ill-served when candidates are unwilling to debate or to participate in processes the public relies on for information about candidates and issues.
The League of Women Voters of Texas calls on all candidates, in races from governor on down the ballot, to be available to the public and to the media, without imposing arbitrary conditions, so that Texans can cast an informed ballot in this election.
According to LWV-Texas President Karen Nicholson, "Voters are turned off and don't vote when those running for office aren't available, and voter turnout in recent Texas elections has been disappointing. Texas was 46th among the states in turnout of voter eligible population in the 2008 election. We must do better, and candidates who make themselves available to voters are crucial to improving voter turnout."
The League of Women Voters has been agitating and educating for active, informed public participation in government for all of its 90 years. There is no more important form of public participation than voting, which must be encouraged, not suppressed.
From The League of Women Voters of Texas
'To shop or not to shop at Target?' (DallasVoice.com, 8/27/10)
Boycotting is a tough thing to do. I haven't been to a Cinemark theater since 2008 when Alan Stock donated $10,000 to Yes on 8, and the company refused to make any real amends besides a token meeting with CCGLA, from which we've heard nothing since. But how many people went to see the movie "Milk" elsewhere, but have quietly returned to Cinemark?
If you decide to boycott, and that is totally up to you, it's important to let management know that 1) you are indeed boycotting, and 2) the specific reasons for the boycott. Also, it helps to send a reminder from time to time, like a note or Christmas card telling them you're still boycotting their store.
Simply griping on blogs for a week or a month isn't enough. If folks decide that boycotting in the way to go, they must stay dedicated to their stance until the company proves otherwise. PR firms tell companies just to bide their time and issues like these will blow over. Without continuing pressure from the community, they do and will.
If companies are hurt enough in the almighty wallet, sooner or later they'll think twice about donating to anti-gay causes and candidates.
Justin Nichols
'St. Vincent's dean defends school' (DallasVoice.com, 8/27/10)
While you and the other parents are certainly entitled to your personal opinion, please tell me where in the Bible Jesus Christ says that a faithful, lifelong relationship can only be between a husband and wife.
The closest reference I can find is, "I give you a new commandment. Love one another," which obviously refers back to the woefully misquoted and mistranslated strictures from Leviticus, having to do with Jewish and non-Jewish behaviors and mores.
Meanwhile, please don't misuse Jesus to justify homophobia. That would be called, "bearing false witness," not to mention "taking the name of God in vain."
I thought Christian values were about inclusion, not exclusion. It's also interesting to note that per Wikipedia, St. Vincent "was renowned for his compassion, humility and generosity."
The sexual part is really none of your business, or that of the other parents, now is it?
The school should be teaching tolerance and acceptance, not promoting misinformation. The little girl and her parents should be welcomed with open arms. Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."
Thank you for an opportunity to respond. God bless us everyone!
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GREENBURGH, NY, June 20, 2005 -- "This was fun," Indiana junior Bracey Wright flashes a tired semi-smile after his workout for team brass at the Madison Square Garden Training Center. "We went up and down pretty good with three guards. And in the end, we did a lot of shooting." At the mere mention of The Word -- "shooting", that is -- Wright lights up like a 6-3 Christmas Tree, fatigue suddenly foreign to his existence. The man can shoot. The man loves to shoot. The Man is The Man because he's about as pure a shooter as the college game has seen in several eons.
Which is why he's often been called the "Allan Houston of College Basketball". Which is why he's been so proud to be called that. "Allan's a GREAT shooter," says Wright. "I've learned so much from watching his technique, his form. So, yes, I'm excited about the comparison. Still, truth be told, once I adjust to the league, I think I could turn out to be even better ON the ball." A better defender? "Yes, but not just," the supremely confident Wright asserts. "I had the ball about half the time in my hand at Indiana; I think when Stephon (Marbury) or Jamal (Crawford) move off the ball, I could run a team. I think I'm a true combo guard. And I'm the kind of player who'll do a lot of damage without the ball in his hand as well, doing all the little off the ball things, exploiting the other team's weaknesses, and making the right decisions."
"I follow the NBA -- and, in particular, I follow the Knicks," says Wright. "If the team feels that Allan can't return from his injuries, I'd fit the New York like a glove." Interestingly, Wright -- struggling through injuries for years in another Houston commonality -- fell from the surefire lottery spot that was his two years ago to "somewhere in the first round," he says. Usually that means the end of the first round - and the Knicks own the 30th pick.
"Last season was the first time in two years that I felt completely healthy," he says. It showed: surrounded by much turmoil and little talent, Wright still had a big year, leading the Big Ten in scoring and tallying 25 or more points on seven different occasions.
Bracey also owns an essential knack for picking the Wright time for his biggest games: 32 points on 9-14 shooting vs. Elite Eight participant Michigan State; a career high six treys while gunning for 31 against killer Kentucky; 30 big ones on defensively devastating Wisconsin; 28 (plus 6 rebounds) versus defending champ UConn.
"My team needed me to lead," he says. "So I led. Just like Isiah." Knicks President, Basketball Operations Thomas, of course, played for the same college team. "He came back to school a couple of times and we did get a chance to talk," says Wright. "It would be an honor playing for him. I could learn so much."
Robert Rothbart is only 19 years old yet stands 7'2'' tall.
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Learning is good but, according to one of the all-time classic basketball truisms, "you can't teach height". Nineteen year-old (just last Thursday) Robert Rothbart may have a lot to learn about hoops -- but he is 7-2. Hence, the draft.
"I was actually in the draft a year ago but I withdrew," he says. "Still, I chose to go professional because I felt the French team (Paris Basket Racing) could teach me a lot more about basketball than a college (he originally signed with Indiana)." Unfortunately, Rothbart got hurt and barely played. Now he's in the draft, ready or not.
Actually, after "the Bosnian shooting war started right in front of my building," Rothbart is ready for anything. "That's why we left," he recalls, still shuddering from the memory. His family moved to Israel for two years, then to Northern California where Robert pretty much dominated the middle in high school (21 points, 15 rebounds, 5 blocks per game as a senior). "I'm 7-2, pretty quick and athletic, and can shoot with trey range," he says. "Sure, I need to play better defense and get stronger. Which is actually the same thing."
"But, whatever happens, I'll just take things one step at a time."
Don't tell that to Bracey. "Hey, I've played with Patrick Junior so I know what Big Patrick (Ewing) is all about," he says. "I know what the Knicks are about. I was weaned on Knicks-Pacers. What battles! New York sports are everything to everybody. As far as I'm concerned, Madison Square Garden is the place to be -- and I want to be there."

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Lucinda Williams
When: 8 p.m. Feb. 18 at Troubadour; 8 p.m. Friday Feb. 21 in Pomona; 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Feb. 25 at Echoplex; 9 p.m. Feb. 27 at The Canyon; 7 p.m. March 3 at The Hotel Café.
Where: Troubadour, 9081 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood; Glass House, 200 W. Second St., Pomona; Echoplex, 1822 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles; The Canyon, 28912 Roadside Drive, Augora Hills (without Kenneth Brian Band); The Hotel Café, 1623 Cahuenga Blvd., Los Angeles.
Cost: Sold out at Troubadour so try resellers such as www.ticketsnow.com or www.stubhub.com or location closer to date; $25 for Pomona; advance tickets sold out at Echoplex so try resellers or location closer to date; $56.95 or $83 for The Canyon at www.ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000; $54 for ages 21 and up at The Hotel Café at www.hotelcafe.com.
Information: www.troubadour.com; www.theglasshouse.us, www.ticketfly.com or 877-435-9849 for Pomona; www.theecho.com for Echoplex.
Lucinda Williams' powerful voice has showed no sign of wear or tear — even after beating it up a bit earlier in her career.
In the past, Williams admits, she did not know how to sing properly. That eventually led to vocal nodules on both of Williams' vocal chords that forced the songstress not talk for six weeks.
"I couldn't sing for six months and in Arkansas I ended up taking speech therapy and just enough voice lessons to teach me how to breath properly in the mid to late '70s," said the multiple Grammy award-winner. "I've had periodic problems with hoarseness... I've been really fortunate. I like my singing voice now."
Williams plans to perform a slew of Southern California dates with her opener the Kenneth Brian Band starting with a sold-out Feb. 18 concert at the Troubadour in West Hollywood before a Feb. 21 show at the Glass House in Pomona.
The 61-year-old country, blues and rock singer/songwriter then plans to head back to Los Angeles for a handful of shows in the area.
Williams is touring off a 25th anniversary reissue of her 1988 album "Lucinda Williams." She won her first Grammy in 1994 for Best Country Song and Best Female Country Vocal Performance when Mary Chapin Carpenter covered "Passionate Kisses," which is also on the self-titled album.
"That really opened a major door," Williams said of the honor. "That was the first big break really. It's crazy to realize how much time has gone by. I always introduce it by thanking Mary Chapin."
Carpenter and Williams have since become good friends, Williams said. The two actually tour together with Roseanne Cash in the early 1990s before Carpenter recorded the song.
"We did an acoustic in the round thing and went to New Zealand, that's when Chapin asked for my blessing to record it. She wanted it to be first single off her album," Williams recalled. "They said they didn't think it was good idea. They didn't think it was country enough. She said, 'I don't care.'... I'm sure that really blew people's minds when she won a Grammy for Country Song of the Year — especially when they said it was not country enough."
For her set, she'll perform a mix of old and new songs with unreleased material as she's been recording a double album that "grooves."
Joining Williams is the Kenneth Brian Band, whom she describes as "somewhere between Lynyrd Skynyrd and Drive-By Truckers."
Lead singer Kenneth Brian said his band was up to the task of warming up audiences with their hard to categorize blend of Southern rock and country after opening for Williams last year.
"They really just responded well to our music and the lyrics and the personality of the whole group," Brian said.
Front man Brian has a tattoo of the confederate flag on his chest, shown in the group's 2011 video "Welcome to Alabama," which has sparked controversy in the past. But Brian emphasizes that he nor the band are racist.
"That is part of where we come from and who we are. It has nothing to do with racist issues or slavery, or anything like that any more than the American flag," Brian said. "I realize not everyone feels that way. I'm not trying to offend anyone or turn anyone off. It's just about music, it's not political. I'm a grandson of a confederate veteran. To me, that war was about a lot of things other than what people think... It's about smaller groups of people deciding what's right for them instead of a centralized government. It's like a California flag in Santa Monica."


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The former financial controller of a San Marcos clothing company was arrested in New Mexico Friday on a warrant charging her with embezzling $5.7 million from her employer over the past nine years, sheriff's investigators said.
Elizabeth Ann Masters, 44, is accused of spending a large portion of the stolen funds on a horse ranch in Aguanga in rural southwestern Riverside County, where she kept more than 100 horses and collected custom saddles, said sheriff's Sgt. Mark Varnau of the financial crimes unit. The animals appeared to be well cared for, he said.
Masters worked as the financial controller for Proformance Apparel Group, a company that specializes in textile screen printing. Within weeks of being hired, sheriff's officials said she began forging and depositing payroll checks into her personal bank accounts. Investigators uncovered records indicating she regularly wrote herself checks averaging about $8,000 each, resulting in 719 checks totaling $5.7 million, Varnau said.
The loss was discovered by the company in December during an audit, and she was fired, Varnau said.
She later fled the state, and investigative leads indicated she was in Albuquerque, N.M.
A $2 million warrant was issued for her arrest on June 14, and on Friday she was arrested in Albuquerque by local police.
She is expected to be extradited to San Diego to face theft charges.
The ranch, horses and her other belongings have been liquidated, allowing the company to recover about $500,000, Varnau said.
Masters, who is divorced, also lived at a home in Anza, which is northeast of Aguanga.


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Welcome to the Streptomyces community at the University of East Anglia.
About Us
The Streptomyces community at UEA consists mainly of two labs, those of Gabriella Kelemen, and Matt Hutchings.
In addition to these two groups there are other labs in the university using Streptomyces as a research tool; Richard Bowater located with us in the School of Biological Sciences and Rebecca Goss in the School of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy.
The Univeristy of East Anglia is located in Norwich, Norfolk, UK. It has links with many other research institutes including the John Innes Centre, the Institute of Food Research, and The Sainsbury Laboratory. Together with the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, these institutes and the university form Norwich Research Park.


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Beef calf morbidity and mortality is a multifactorial issue, Kansas State University's Mike Sanderson, DVM, Dipl. ACT, Dipl. ACVPM, told more than 100 veterinarians, producers and students at last week's 2013 Cow-Calf at Kansas State University.
Sanderson said 40-50% of calf morbidity occurs within 21 days of birth, 50-60% of calf mortality occurs within 24 hours of birth, and 75-80% of calf mortality occurs within 21 days of birth.
A host of factors can influence the health of the newborn beef calf including colostrum, failure of passive transfer, environment, pathogen load, infection pressure, dystocia, inadequate nutrition of the calf and dam, weather, weak calves, mastitis/udder conformation and more.
There is not a one-size-fits-all calving management system for beef producers, Sanderson noted. "You can apply good management principles to a specific operation to design calving management plan," he said.
To control infection pressure, he says you must look at population density, environmental contamination levels and consider risk-group segregation to decrease contact between sick and well calves.
Low-population density calving situations
A low-population density calving situation has positives and negatives. "There is a decrease in environmental contamination and pathogen levels, but it is harder to monitor dystocia," Sanderson said. To make this system work better, help clients try to minimize their risks for dystocia so they can avoid the need for confined calving.
High-population density calving situation
Likewise a high-population density calving situation has positives and negatives as far as calf health is concerned, Sanderson explained. "A more dense population has increased environmental contamination, increased interaction with precipitation from rain/snow/urine, and increased pathogen levels. However, because it's generally in a smaller area, there is improved dystocia monitoring, but you can pay a high price for that."
If your clients have to calve in a more densely populated area, Sanderson says advise them to manage the environment carefully by providing adequate space, good drainage, pen-surface cleaning, and keeping it clean and dry. "Moist, cool environments increase pathogen survival and infection pressure," Sanderson said. "A dirty environment leads to dirty calves, dirty udders and a higher chance of ingesting pathogens."


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WEST COVINA >> It was against conventional wisdom, but sometimes the correct call in baseball is to play a hunch.
The latter worked for host South Hills on Friday.
Erik Martinez, batting for the first time this season, came through with an RBI single in the sixth inning to lead South Hills to a 1-0 victory over Chino Hills in a key Sierra League game.
Gavin Velasquez threw a six-hit shutout with five strikeouts for the Huskies, who improved to 14-3-1 overall. The win also put South Hills, Chino Hills and Damien in a tie for first with 5-2 league records.
Chino Hills, which got a solid effort on the mound from Aaron Dominguez, is 14-4 overall.
"I look like a fool if he strikes out on three pitches," South Hills coach Darren Murphy said. "But Erik is a good athlete and in the past he's hit well, just hasn't done much hitting here at South Hills. It was just a hunch, it was luck. But Erik made me look good today."
Quinn Cotter, who had doubled in the second, doubled in the sixth with two outs. Murphy then played his hunch, sending up Martinez to hit for catcher Corey Cadek. The senior hit a groundball single to right field to score Cotter for a 1-0 lead.
"Coach told me to get ready, so I just tried to get mentally ready," Martinez said. "I was just trying to put the ball in play, and luckily it got through."
Velasquez, who beat Chino Hills earlier this season, made it stand up in the seventh. He got pinch-hitter Jake Taylor on a groundout before Tyrus Lineberger singled and stole second. But Velasquez struck out JP Hopkins, then induced Izzy Fuentes to fly out to end the game.
Dominguez, who denied South Hills' scoring chances in the second and fourth innings, gave up seven hits and struck out five.
"It was a good game," Dominguez said. "We played hard. Sometimes luck is not on your side."


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Two topics spur the most comments on our website time after time—GMOs and Monsanto.
I do nothing to encourage those against genetically modified organisms to visit or comment on our website, but they show up anyway. They complain about my interpretation of their anti-GMO comments, their anti-biotechnology events and their pseudo-science that stretches the truth.
There have to be dedicated anti-GMO people who do nothing but search out articles that promote biotechnology so that they can warn their whole circle of friends—something like a hive's guard bees who sound the warning.
The anti-GMO crowd is one of the most vocal minority groups in the nation and world from what I've seen—as we even receive comments from overseas. Those who agree with my interpretations I know are in the majority but are less driven to comment. It is like everyone realizes debating with the anit-GMO crowd is like trying to smash through a brick wall with a Hot Wheels toy car.
An article I wrote for our website that explained what happened when anti-GMO, anti-biotechnolgy protesters showed up at the appeal of the Organice Seed Growers and Trade Association et all v. Monsanto lawsuit, which was dismissed in district court, spurred quite a few comments.
The plaintiffs filed suit against Monsanto originally because they wanted Monsanto to be prevented from ever taking legal action against organic seed producers if genetically modified plant traits crossed over into organic fields. The case was originally dismissed because the whole claim was based on speculation rather than any action ever taken by Monsanto.
I noted how a group, that might have totaled 300 persons, marched to Lafayette Park to protest the 'Obama administration's pending approval of 13 new biotech crops and AquaBounty's 'Frankenfish,' a genetically engineered salmon,' according to Food Democracy Now!.
I wrote, "The activist group is demanding the President not allow any more GM animals or plants, including GMO salmon, into the environment until more red tape, independent long-term safety tests are conducted. The activists are wanting a whole new procedure for approval of GM modified crops."
Monsanto has detractors within different segments of agriculture. Some of the complaints began more than 15 years ago when genetically modified tech fees were added to the price of seed. It seemed that growers would have preferred Monsanto charge seed companies for use of its traits and pass higher prices for seed along, not require a separate fee.
Strict enforcement of no planting of traited soybean seed harvested by farmers also ended a procedure that had been followed for years by soybeans farmers, even though the certified seed industry had advertised against replanting harvested seed to achieve maximum yields. More than 15 years after the first enforcement, a current court case about replanting saved seed is still being judicated.
Monsanto is only one of many companies and universities involved in genetically modified organism research and product sales, but Monsanto still is the focus of worldwide protests. But support of the company has evolved to be stronger than in its earliest days, from the way I see it.
That brings me to a United Kingdom website reader's unusual comment. "I agree; the science and crop varieties they (Monsanto) have provided for farmers and consumers are a wonderful gift to the world, and they have born the brickbats thrown at them, by the mainly ignorant opponents, with considerable patience. Keep at it Monsanto, one day the world will recognize your contribution to the world. In the UK we have great difficulty obtaining GMO foods but I buy them whenever I can and avoid 'organic' produce if at all possible."


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Uppsala CallingTrivia brain teasers have some element of trivia in them, but they are not just pure trivia questions.
While on vacation in Sweden, Fred happened to run into "Cut-my-own-throat" Dabney while contemplating a portrait of Anders Celsius, the inventor of the temperature scale that bears his name.
Dabney said, "Fancy meeting you here! Hey, I see you're a fan of good old Anders! Seeing as how we go way back, I thought I'd give you a chance to own a piece of history that I happened to chance upon recently."
So saying, Dabney pulled out a sealed glass tube that was attached to a thin board. The board had some writing on it, and Fred could see that it was the standard centigrade scale, common to most of the world. The whole thing looked very old, and the script of the numbers seemed about 300 years out of date.
Not exactly thrilled to see this mendicant, Fred asked, "Really? Why would I be interested in that?"
"Because, me old chum," replied the slickster, "this mock-up of a Celsius thermometer was done by Anders himself. I'm willing to part with it for a mere five grand, and that's..."
"Yeah, I know, 'cutting your own throat'." Fred finished. "Listen, I don't have time for your rubbish, but I would gladly make the time to turn you in to the authorities for forgery."
How did Fred know it was a fake?
AnswerThe standard Celsius scale has 0 at the bottom and 100 at the top, but Anders Celsius designed his scale so that 100 was freezing and 0 was boiling. It wasn't until shortly after Celsius's death that fellow Swede, and father of modern taxonomy, Carl Linnaeus reversed the scale to what we know today.
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Only a few times in my career have I seen old-line companies -- not just new, technology and biotech companies, but also ancient workhorse stocks and resources companies -- put on major moves based on little information or few catalysts. And once in motion, they seemed unable to quit.
Let me give you 10 remarkable stories -- all that made sense, all that got "re-rated" as different stories without much news and with tremendous élan. I am doing it in alphabetical order so as not to favor any company, and I'm going to tell you what's transformed the company at last in the eyes of the buyers.
In June, Best Buy (BBY) was trading at $26, a remarkable run from the beginning of January when it traded at $11. Most people simply figured the stock had to collapse from exhaustion. Things couldn't be that good, could they? I mean, it's retail and the consumer's confidence had been shot by multiple attacks from Washington. We all know that income growth has been stagnant and employment, while creeping higher, isn't moving fast enough to maintain Best Buy's numbers let alone companies that just sell necessities, and there's nothing necessary about what BBY sells.
Wrong! Best Buy is putting up awesome numbers. It is no longer the showroom for Amazon (AMZN). In fact, Best Buy is saying that Amazon is its showroom because it has cut prices to the point that it is cheaper than Amazon for many goods, and the playing field is even now that you have to pay sales tax in many states for what you buy from Amazon. Is it any wonder then, why Best Buy has gone to $42 from $26 in June? You know what? It might go further still given what we have seen in a rekindled love affair with hard goods.
How about Boeing (BA)? Understand that Boeing's been acting fabulously for some time and is up an astounding 71% for the year. Mind you, this is a huge stock. But what's most impressive is its run to $129 from $101 on July 2. What happened? I think the whole time we were watching the Dreamliner's problems, we became convinced that it was only a matter of time before the plane was put out of service. We had multiple instances of issues and each time the stock took a hit it was all feeling pretty darned cumulative. But on that fateful July day an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 caught fire and the short-sellers flew in to bury the plane and the company. Turns out the fire wasn't caused by a Boeing part at all. The shorts were trapped and once Boeing was vindicated, the stock never looked back. When the company reported a terrific quarter and indicated many more ahead, the gallop began and it doesn't feel like it's ending any time soon.
Bristol-Myers (BMY) stood at $41 in September when we began to hear about very successful trials of cancer drugs that it had been working on. The stock had been under a cloud because of a patent expiration of a key product, but now that a new, higher-growth drug franchise was on hand, the stock took off. Monday, two firms recommended it on its accelerating growth and now this huge-capitalization company has added five huge points, going to $53 from $48.
In July, Chipotle (CMG) stood at $376 and people were concerned that the stock was vulnerable to a quick decline like the one we saw just a year ago. Nope, the company's momentum has returned, growth has re-accelerated and the stock has now vaulted to $525, an amazing move.
In July, Cramer-favorite Core Labs (CLB) was hanging out at $150 and it seemed to be doing nothing. In fact, the stock had been basically unchanged for a full year. But word began percolating of all these new big finds in parts of the Bakken, the Utica, the Permian and the Niobrara, fueled by fabulous news coming from the likes of Pioneer Natural (PXD), Noble (NBL) and Anadarko (APC). The stock has run all the way to $190. The breakout is breathtaking and the last quarter was a marvel.
Federal Express (FDX) is a huge transport and a major, established company that's been all about gross-domestic-product growth here and abroad. That's why so many people have stayed away from the darned thing. After a nice move from the $80s, FedEx was marking time around $110 in early October. Then a remarkable quarter showed that the massive restructuring FedEx announced last year was paying off and the company's stock jumped almost in a straight line to $132. Of course, you could say that some of this gain is a return to worldwide growth, but most people don't even believe there is such a return; it's more that the company has reinvented itself in a cheaper and leaner form.
The only word I can use to describe the run in GameStop (GME) is "insane." Here's a stock that traded at $31 at the end of May. The darned thing's at $55 and it is still accumulating upgrades -- still! With new hardware coming from Sony (SNE) and Microsoft (MSFT), was this so hard to predict? With "Grand Theft Auto" doing a billion dollars in sales, should we really have been that shocked? This one, like others I mention here, was getable. You just needed to know the landscape and the players, like the hard-charging CEO Julian Raines, who simply refused to quit when others were questioning the company's very raison d'être. I think the raison d'être for GameStop is simple: to make you money.
How does Kimberly-Clark (KMB) go to $107 from $93 in a single month? First, interest rates bottom, making its bountiful dividend worth more. Then its growth accelerates ever so slightly, allowing analysts to pronounce it as one of the fastest-growing packaged-goods stocks. Fantastic move.
We know gasoline has gone down this year, now at its lowest point for 2013. We know oil has come down from its high. So what's with Schlumberger (SLB) going to $93 from $71 during the big price decline? Pretty simple: Given the new technologies, countries and companies can find oil more cheaply than was the case a few years ago, and that means drilling is happening all over the globe. So the drillers need servicing -- and that's Schlumberger. This breakout is astounding for a company that had been in a trading range seemingly forever. Then when we got that amazing quarter earlier this month, the company verified the move and made you feel darned bullish about the future.
How can an appliance stock -- that's right, an appliance stock -- go to $148 from $112 in just a couple of months' time? Easy, if it is Whirlpool (WHR) and sales didn't go down even when interest rates made a tremendous percentage move higher. That's right, Whirlpool somehow became transformed from being a play entirely on home sales to one where it took share at the same time as an upgrade cycle kicked in. Suddenly, Whirlpool's a mix between Celgene (CELG) and Gilead (GILD)!
None of these stocks were ugly ducklings going into the summer. Most had made good moves. It's just that these last rallies are unlike anything we've seen in ages, a wholesale reordering. And once an object's in motion, it sure tends to stay in motion until it hits an immovable object. Right now, I don't see one for any of these stocks. Just a remarkable time.


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After a long flight to Edinburgh via Amsterdam and a train trek across the peaty countryside of Scotland to Inverness-shire, our hearty little band of whole grain evangelists arrived in the Mecca of porridge, Carrbridge, for the World Porridge Making Championships. The four of us from Bob's Red Mill and our fan-competitor, Merry Graham, woke in Edinburgh today a bit jet-lagged and bleary-eyed, but nonetheless thrilled to be in this wonderful country to tell the world our secret: oats aren't just a boring breakfast gruel.
Recall that we wrested the Golden Spurtle from its Scottish clutches in 2009. This year, facing unprecedented competition from the Scots, we tapped into the collective intelligence of Bob's Red Mill's myriad of incredibly creative fans by hosting an American elimination heat, the winner of which would be bound to represent the company at this most important and unusual competition. What we uncovered was the tireless imagination and porridge making talent of Southern California-based culinarian, Merry Graham.
Merry's traditional porridge uses a couple of special secrets I can't share yet, but take it from me, the former champ, Merry's porridge is the best I've tasted. It's simple as can be but makes the essential flavors of oats dive into one's taste buds. Merry's Specialty Category—the secondary category—recipe pulls together a bunch of her favorite native flavors of the Southwest, like fresh spring onions, tomato and cilantro, all atop a patty of steel cut oats and black beans that redefines comfort food.
Tomorrow is dedicated to preparation for Sunday's big event but we've got things fairly well wrapped up. Now it's just a matter of time and nerves. There is a tension that hangs like fog over the hamlet of Carrbridge as the competitors flood into town but we're all feeling quite at ease here at the Fairwinds B&B. Technique matters. Salt matters. Clean water matters. We stand tall and confident with the power of the most important variable in such epicurean fisticuffs—the world's best ingredients. Nonetheless, we thrive on your support and look forward to you following the event's unfolding on Sunday. Wish us luck!
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He's the hot Scot who's taken Hollywood by storm, and now Gerard Butler's starring in a feel-good romp called Playing For Keeps, which is released on Tuesday, January 1. He talks about his reputation as a ladies' man, whether he's feeling broody and why you'll never catch him in a VIP bar.
By Susan Griffin
Gerard Butler might be a Hollywood hotshot who can demand an estimated 15 million dollars a movie, but he's far from your typical film star.
"I always try to remember that it's just me, just little ol' Gerry, I'm just a dude," says the 43-year-old Scot, who's in town promoting Playing For Keeps, a feel-good romp in which he plays a washed-up footballer.
"It's not reinventing the wheel but it's a funny, poignant little story," says Butler.
He's fresh from Oslo where, along with Sarah Jessica Parker, he hosted the Nobel Peace Prize Concert. "I did think I'd turn up, rehearse, and present the concert, and then suddenly we're being thrown into interviews with the artists and [European Commission] President Barroso who's the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize," he recalls, smiling and shaking his head.
Far from declaring it an all-out success, Butler admits he could have been better "prepped".
It's the sort of admission that's typical of the self-deprecating actor, a man as tough to encapsulate as his varied movie roles.
Back in 2000, and just two weeks after arriving in Hollywood, he was cast as the lead in the TV movie Attila. In the ensuing dozen years he's appeared in films spanning all genres, portraying the hulking King Leonidas in 300, the masked lead in the musical Phantom Of The Opera, the cheeky boyfriend in weepy rom-com P.S. I Love You, and a drug-dealing biker turned crusader in Machine Gun Preacher.
A no-nonsense Scot, he prides himself on being able to cut through the hype, and denounces the type of actors who believe themselves to be superior.
"Honestly, there are plenty of things I'm not good at but I do think I'm a breath of fresh air for Hollywood," he says.
"I'm not a guy who takes it all too seriously, who you'll find stuck at the back of the VIP room surrounded by security at a party."
Tall, broad and ruggedly handsome in his jeans and a long-sleeved fitted top, Butler boasts an old-school manliness.
Combined with a smattering of stubble, blue eyes and a cheeky, roguish charm, it's little surprise he's rivalled Colin Farrell in the ladies' man stakes.
"I don't hear so much of it now but without a doubt a lot of it [my reputation] was deserved," says Butler, who's now dating Romanian supermodel Madalina Ghenea, 24.
"In saying that, I'd say 80% of who I was accused of having affairs with, like Jennifer Aniston (his co-star in 2010's bomb The Bounty Hunter) was never true.
"But have I been a ladies' man? Yeah, but I'm a dude," he laughs in an endearingly goofish way.
"I'm a boy from Scotland who's had fun in life. I've had a lot of luck, I've worked hard and I've enjoyed myself, you know, and I feel I've always been a gentleman and never set out to hurt anyone."
To give Butler his dues, he's not a bulking mass of testosterone.
He's thoughtful and as at ease discussing his spiritual wellbeing as he is the perks of fame, all the while exuding a charisma that he's unapologetically aware and proud of.
"I'm chatty but it's my gig," he says in his Scottish brogue, which he's retained despite living in Los Angeles.
"I'm friendly, I'm warm and I'm charming and there's a flirtatious way that you can have about you. That can be with guys as well. It just means you're big and you're gregarious," says Butler.
He's really not so different from his Playing For Keeps alter ego George Dryer, a former Scottish football star who turns up in small-town America to try to rebuild his relationship with his son Lewis and ex Stacie, played by Jessica Biel.
After getting roped into teaching the local little league football team, his attempts to finally 'grow up' are thwarted by the gaggle of attractive 'soccer mums', including Catherine Zeta-Jones and Uma Thurman and an overzealous soccer dad in the shape of a back-slapping Dennis Quaid.
"George is a guy who seems to bring chaos wherever he goes because women like him and men want to be him, but he's not very centred and he doesn't necessarily know how to handle all that," explains Butler, who was also the film's producer and championed the project from the start.
"It was originally a baseball movie and I was American but then I thought, 'What am I thinking?' What a chance to really allow for that fish out of water element!
"George is the guy who's trying to start afresh but doing it in a place where he's befuddled by everybody."
It wasn't so different when Butler first moved to LA, having taken up acting after he was fired from a law firm.
"You jump into the antics but at the same time you have a sense of humour about yourself in that world and spend a lot of time scratching your head about who people are and their attitudes towards life," he says, laughing.
Playing For Keeps is directed by Gabriele Muccino and, like his 2006 hit The Pursuit of Happyness starring Will Smith, centres on the strained father-son dynamic of which Butler could draw on his own experiences.
"I had an interesting relationship with my own father that's left me filled with a lot of stuff boiling away," he says of his dad, who deserted the family for 14 years.
He reappeared when Butler was 16 and the pair became close before his dad was diagnosed with terminal cancer six years later.
Butler doesn't have kids but hopes to have them "one day for sure".
"I love kids. I have four nieces, a lot of my friends have children and I'm a big child myself, so I really have a great time hanging out with them," he says.
He also reveals that a serious surfing accident he suffered in 2011 while filming Chasing Mavericks has made him take stock.
"You move around from moment to moment and you realise there but for the grace of God, and it sounds very cliched but it's so true, because I almost wasn't there any more," he says.
"I love my career but it's not everything to me. I could go off and do something completely different, I could disappear.
"There's a certain charm in becoming an explorer or a waiter in a little town in Italy," he says wistfully - in what sounds like a standard case of grass being greener.
"I love what I do but I don't need it like I used to," he explains.
"I do it now for fun, and sometimes you get such great things from it and sometimes it kicks your ass," he adds, laughing.
"But I'll carry on down this path for a while."
Extra time - Scots who've made a splash :: Edinburgh-born Sean Connery continues to be a Bond favourite 50 years after making his debut.
:: Dumfries actress Ashley Jensen starred in Ricky Gervais's Extras before popping up in Ugly Betty, and is now starring in the West End.
:: Perthshire boy Ewan McGregor was catapulted to fame following Trainspotting and will soon be seen in the tsunami drama The Impossible.
:: Glaswegian James McAvoy made a name for himself in Shameless, smooched Angelina Jolie in Wanted and is set to return to X-Men.
:: Playing For Keeps is released on Tuesday, January 1


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According to Buddhism, all intentional killing is wrong/ unwholesome. Intentional means desiring death to happen and causing it somehow (even by advice), and it is not the same as motivation, a killing can be intentional or intentional, and intentional killing can be motivated by this or that motivation, e.g. by anger, greed, compassion, etc. All intentional killing is unwholesome regardless of the motivation.
Unintentional killing is not unwholesome, even though it can be a consequence of some unwholesome act. But if someone unintentionally kills someone by doing someone that is not unwholesome, he has done nothing unwholesome, e.g. if one drops a brick or throws a rock without intending to kill or harm anyone, yet someone gets hit by the brick/ rock and dies, the person that has dropped/ thrown it has not done anything unwholesome.
Even if a killing is done unintentionally by doing an unwholesome act the killing itself isn't unwholesome, being that it wasn't intentional. The example given in the Tipitaka is a monk hitting another monk out of anger, which is an offense. So, if a monk hits another monk out of anger without the intention of killing him, but the monk that was hit dies from the blow, the monk that hit him hasn't committed the offense of killing but the offense of hitting a monk out of anger.
The rule mentioning the offense (Pc 74) is interesting, because commentary on it allows self-defense, of course, as long as there's no intention to kill. Thanissaro Bhikkhu, in his explanation of the Buddhist Monastic Code elaborates on that rule (like on all the other rules, including the first precept [listed Pj 3] from where I got the above information about Buddha's view on killing) and as the section "Non-offenses" gives this passage as explanation:
"According to the Vibhaṅga, there is no offense for a bhikkhu who, trapped in a difficult situation, gives a blow "desiring freedom." The Commentary's discussion of this point shows that it includes what we at present would call self-defense; and the Commentary's analysis of the factors of the offense here shows that even if anger or displeasure arises in one's mind in cases like this, there is no penalty."
What I've been thinking about and what about I want to ask is this:
When ten unwholesome conducts are enumerated, it is not just killing that is named as the first bodily one, but "Here someone is a killer of living beings, he is murderous, bloody-handed, given to blows and violence, and merciless to all living beings." Blows and violence are, together with killing, named as the first bodily unwholesome conduct.
In the light of such enumeration, is there any explanation in the Tipitaka or early literature as to why is violence that lacks the intention to kill given leeway if it has a proper motivation, whereas the one that includes it isn't, even if it has the same motivation as the former?


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Former Indiana Pacers forward Sam Young could play for the Sydney Kings as early as their showdown with NBL frontrunners Perth Wildcats in Perth next Sunday – and, judging by high-level league discussions at head office, he could spark a flow of marquee-style imports to Australia from the NBA.
The signing of Young is a massive coup, but things didn't go to plan on Thursday, with Young's manager Joel Bell leaking news of the 198-centimetre 28-year-old's signing with Sydney.
It placed Kings coach Shane Heal in the unenviable position of having to inform one of the Kings imports, point guard Jesse Sanders, that Friday night's clash with Townsville Crocodiles at the Sydney Entertainment Centre would be his last.
Read more at http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=1...ApbhwQS765g.99
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What is this medicine?CHLORTHALIDONE (klor THAL i done) is a diuretic. It increases the amount of urine passed, which causes the body to lose salt and water. This medicine is used to treat high blood pressure and edema or water retention.
What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine?They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
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What side effects may I notice from receiving this medicine?Side effects that you should report to your doctor or health care professional as soon as possible:
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by Suzanne Tracy, Editor-in-Chief, Scientific Computing and HPC Source
A computer program is running 24 hours a day at Carnegie Mellon University, searching the Web for images, doing its best to understand them on its own and, as it builds a growing visual database, gathering common sense on a massive scale.
The Never Ending Image Learner, or NEIL, leverages recent advances in computer vision that enable computer programs to identify and label objects in images, to characterize scenes and to recognize attributes, such as colors, lighting and materials, all with a minimum of human supervision. In turn, the data it generates will further enhance the ability of computers to understand the visual world.
But NEIL also makes associations between these things to obtain common sense information that people just seem to know without ever saying — that cars often are found on roads, that buildings tend to be vertical, and that ducks look sort-of like geese. Based on text references, it might seem that the color associated with sheep is black, but people — and NEIL — nevertheless know that sheep typically are white.
According to Abhinav Gupta, assistant research professor in Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute, images are the best way to learn visual properties. Images also include a lot of common-sense information about the world. People learn this by themselves and, with NEIL, he hopes that computers will do so as well. The research is supported by the Office of Naval Research and Google.
A computer cluster has been running the NEIL program since late July and already has analyzed three million images, identifying 1,500 types of objects in half a million images and 1,200 types of scenes in hundreds of thousands of images. It has connected the dots to learn 2,500 associations from thousands of instances.
One motivation for the NEIL project is to create the world's largest visual-structured knowledge base, where objects, scenes, actions, attributes and contextual relationships are labeled and cataloged. Some projects have tried to compile this structured data with human assistance. But the scale of the Internet is so vast — Facebook alone holds more than 200 billion images — that the only hope to analyze it all is to teach computers to do it largely by themselves.
People also tell NEIL what categories of objects, scenes, etcetera, to search and analyze. But sometimes, what NEIL finds can surprise even the researchers. It can be anticipated, for instance, that a search for "apple" might return images of fruit, as well as laptop computers. But Gupta and his landlubbing team had no idea that a search for F-18 would identify not only images of a fighter jet, but also of F18-class catamarans.
Read the full article, entitled "New Research Aims to Teach Computers Common Sense," and more coverage of the high performance computing industry on our Web site at http://www.scientificcomputing.com/topics/hpc. You can view NEIL's findings at the project Web site, www.neil-kb.com
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With less than two minutes left in the game, junior Ali Glave scored to give the No. 3 Tam High girls an upset win against rival Marin Catholic in the second day of the MCAL water polo playoffs.
Tam took an early 4-1 lead, but the second-place Wildcats fought back and tied the game by the fourth quarter, thanks to goals from Meg Costella, Taylor Dykman, and Ali Galuska, who had two each.
"It's surreal, still "... finally beat MC," Tam coach Katie McLean said. "It's a goal that I know a lot of girls have had."
Glave finished the game with two goals, while teammate Kendra Carr had three. Pauline Hauzy scored the first goal of the game for the Red-tailed Hawks.
McLean said her team "really had the heart and talent and willpower and conditioning and never quit up until the last second."
Tam moves on to face undefeated Drake, who looks to defend its title in the championship match on Friday at 5:30 p.m. in Mill Valley.
Drake 13, Justin-Siena 4
The No. 1 Drake girls team took advantage of No. 4 Justin-Siena's slow start, outscoring the Braves 7-1 in the first half. Drake senior Lauren Emge led the night with four goals, followed by Kendall Christie with three. Justin-Siena's Miranda Smith had two goals while teammates Sara Marin and Sydney Ceccato had one each.
"They did a good job of passing the ball around the perimeter," Drake coach Peter Galli said.
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Marin Catholic 12, Tam 6
Thomas Carroll led the way for Marin Catholic with five goals in a 12-6 win against Tam in the MCAL semifinal match. Stephen Gavney chipped in with three goals for MC (16-8).
"They came out ready to play and Thomas Carroll is such a load, we knew we had to stop him, we just couldn't," Tam coach Bob Kustel said. "He really dominated the game, that was the difference."
Daniel Carroll, Jackson Hettler and Austin Wimberly each had a pair of goals for the Red-tailed Hawks (19-7). Marin Catholic faces Drake in the MCAL finals at Tam High at 6:45 p.m. on Friday.
Drake 10, Redwood 7
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Tam 9, San Marin 0
Tam's Sasha Anderson and Lauren Young combined to win the clinching match at No. 3 doubles 7-5, 6-0 as the Red-tailed Hawks cruised through its MCAL semifinal match 9-0 over San Marin. Chelsea Hayashi won at No. 1 singles for the Hawks 6-3, 6-1 against Rachel Teel for San Marin (10-11). Tam (22-3) will host Branson on Thursday for the MCAL championship at 3 p.m.
"It's been about the competition between three teams this year and Branson managed to get past Redwood (in the semifinals)," Tam coach Bill Washauer said. "They beat us once, we beat them once, it's the rubber match for the MCAL championship. It's pretty appropriate I'd say."
International 5, Marin Academy 2
Charlotte Lobdell won her No. 2 doubles match 6-1, 6-4, but Marin Academy ultimately succumbed to International 5-2 in the Bay Counties League West semifinals. The Wildcats (10-8) also got a win at No. 3 doubles from Audrey Zhao and Morgan Buckley.
"We were in a couple other matches, it was tight, they were just a little bit better than us today," MA coach Geoff Martinez said.


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Hi there,
I have a brief question about Samadhi practice.
Is it advised to meditate on one object for a period of time until the practice has developed sufficiently e.g. One teacher advised focussing on breath awareness for at least 6 months.
What are people's thoughts on swapping the meditation object depending on the situation, mood, energy levels etc.?
For instance, I prefer to do a body awareness meditation in the morning as I find it easier to concentrate earlier in the day, however in the late afternoon I meditate on the breath as I'm often restless by this time of day and find it helps bring some stillness. With this approach, perhaps the inidividual practices of body and breath awareness won't develop as quickly as I'm not focussing on just one, but I find it motivates me more to meditate if I'm not stuck on just one object all the time.
I realise everyone's different and you have to tailor your practice individually, but it would be interesting hearing other people's approaches to samadhi meditation practice.


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Mauer sits Monday, listed day to day
CLEVELAND -- Twins first baseman Joe Mauer was out of the lineup a day after leaving with back spasms Sunday against the Orioles.
Minnesota's All-Star first baseman left in the top of the third inning Sunday. Mauer received treatment from the training staff before Monday's game, and the team announced that he was feeling and moving better.
Although Mauer was not available Monday, he is considered day-to-day.
"He actually walked in standing straight up, and that was a good thing, 'cause yesterday he was bent over a little," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said.
Gardenhire had little concern about the potential for Mauer's sore back to linger.
"He's had spasms before," Gardenhire said. "We just have to ride it out, let the trainers do their thing.
"I think if you've had back problems, we all understand that. It's a spasm, not some kind of crooked-spine thing."
Chris Colabello took Mauer's place at first base on Monday. Outfielder Sam Fuld hit second in Mauer's usual spot in the lineup.
Stephen Ellsesser is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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SUNNYSIDE, Wash. -- 58-year-old Estella Patterson died Tuesday morning in a three-car collision on Yakima Valley Highway in Sunnyside.
State Patrol said Patterson slowed down to avoid hitting the car in front of her. She was rear-ended by an SUV that totaled her car.
Troopers think the front vehicle was slowing to avoid hitting a dog in the road. Patterson was alone in her vehicle.
The Yakima County Coroner says Patterson was killed almost immediately.
This is a developing story. Stay with Action News, KIMATV.com, Facebook and Twitter for updates.


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ARLINGTON, Fla. - When Channel 4 first started looking into the rash of break-ins in Arlington, viewers responded, and we learned there was more crime in that area than first reported.
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office crime map of Arlington showed 32 break-ins reported in a section of North Arlington in the past month. Some of those happened in broad daylight.
Channel 4 Crime Analyst Ken Jefferson joined us on a visit to Arlington to find out the issues in these neighborhoods. One of the first homes we walked up on had open blinds. Jefferson said leaving the blinds open makes a home a target.
"And decide if we were thieves to come back and get what we want," said Jefferson.
One neighbor living in the area, Ashley Maxfield, told Channel 4 she had tried to talk to who she thought was her neighborhood watch captain about the problems in the area, but that person claimed they weren't in charge or neighborhood watch.
Walking through the neighborhood, Jefferson pointed out a few mistakes homeowners in the area were making, like keeping the windows open.
"Sometimes we sleep with the windows open," said Jefferson. "Sometimes people have propensity and forget they have their windows open and because blinds are down and thieves go right in," said Jefferson.
Jefferson offered to help Arlington residents refine their community watch program, something he said would be a huge difference in the number of crimes.
"What you can do is contact the Sheriff's office community affairs department. Let them know where you live and they'll let you know if it's still active," said Jefferson.
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You may remember back in the fall I blogged about how I do a writing project that shows progress throughout the year? If not you can read all about it and see pictures here. Well, since the seasons have changed (unfortunately not for the better for us folks here in New England) it was time to have my friends write about the winter.
This is certainly a writing project you could do with your class even if you didn't have them write about the fall. But, since I did have my little friends complete a sample of writing back when the leaves were orange and red and I was consuming more hot apple cider than you would think humanly possible, I had the added bonus of having my jaw hit the floor at the noticeable progress that they've made.
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No writing project would be complete without a fun craftivity with which to display the writing so we made the cutest stinkin' snowmen you've ever seen to hold their work.
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All of my packets include: brainstorming webs, top down graphic organizers, draft pages and editing pages and often much more! I have found that using the same consistent format really helps the students grow as writers.
K.W.1 Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose an opinion piece about the winter season
K.W.2 Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose an explanatory piece about an event related to the winter season.
K.W.3 Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose a narrative about a winter event.
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1.W.1 / 2.W.1 / 3.W.1 Write an opinion piece about the fall season or an event associated with the winter.
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1.W.3 / 2.W.3 / 3.W.3 / 4.W.3 Write a narrative about a winterl event.
3.W.4 / 4.4.4 With guidance, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose.
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I have been thinking about this and I still believe we will trade with ATL, however, it will be in the form of the 3 way trade. We still make the perfect trading partner with ATL since we have the TE and they don't want to take back contracts.
I think we might end up being part of a trade in which we get Harrington for our TE and maybe a draft pick and then trade him to the third team... This would help us in many ways, because we would no longer only have to take back contracts 7.6 million or less as we would by using the TE. If Harrington is signed for 7.6 million during his first year and we trade for him and then send him to the third team we can actually take back a player making 9.5 Million. What is even better is that we can even then package one of our players (foster?) with Harrington and bring back a near max player because we couldn't package another player with the TE but we can with Harrington. So I have a feeling something like this will happen and if we ended up with someone like say Ray Allen (or some other good second scoring option) and all we give up is maybe Foster and a draft pick and our TE then I would be extreamly happy.. Thoughts about us being part of a three team trade now?


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Here's one turntable even more classic than the Technics SL-1200. Dieter Rams was the lead designer for the German company Braun. Some say Apple's Johnathan Ives is heavily inspired by Rams. Check out this Gizmodo article: 1960s Braun Products Hold the Secrets to Apple's Future link. According to Wikipedia the SK5 was nicknamed Snow White's Coffin. That's enough right there to make me want one in my living room. The photos you see here are from an SK5 on ebay right now with a Buy It Now price of $900.
"Rams once explained his design approach in the phrase "Weniger, aber besser" which freely translates as "Less, but better". Many of his designs — coffee makers, calculators, radios, audio/visual equipment, consumer appliances and office products — have found a permanent home at many museums over the world, including MoMA in New York. For nearly 30 years Dieter Rams served as head of design for Braun A.G. until his retirement in 1998." – Wikipedia
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What is this medicine?PEGADEMASE BOVINE is a drug that is used to replace an enzyme that is missing in patients with severe combined immunodeficiency disease associated with adenosine deaminase deficiency. It is not a cure.
What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine?They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
How should I use this medicine?This medicine is for injection into a muscle. It is usually given by a health care professional in a hospital or clinic setting.
If you get this medicine at home, you will be taught how to prepare and give this medicine. Use exactly as directed. Take your medicine at regular intervals. Do not take your medicine more often than directed.
It is important that you put your used needles and syringes in a special sharps container. Do not put them in a trash can. If you do not have a sharps container, call your pharmacist or healthcare provider to get one.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. While this drug may be prescribed for children as young as newborns, precautions do apply. Special care may be needed.
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This private bedroom has a double bed very comfortable and nice. The living room has a TV, a sofa and its shared with other guests. The kitchen is fully equipped with all the appliances for cooking and at your disposal. The bathroom is fitted with a toilet, shower and all kind of toiletries. There is also included a breakfast, WiFi Internet, linen and towels and washing machine. The facilities are shared between the renters of four bedrooms.
The apartment is located 5 minutes walk away, up a street of music shops, is the liveliest street of Istanbul, Istiklal Avenue, which is full of restaurants, cafes, bars, concert venues and art galleries, also 5 minutes walk down the hill is the Bosphorus, Galata Bridge and Eminonu Spice Bazaar. From there, the tramway goes directly to the historical area of Sultanahmet, where you will find the Blue Mosque, Haghia Sophia and other famous minarets.
The buildings of this historical neighborhood of Galata date from the end of the 18th century. The flat was renovated by craftsmen using the finest traditional methods, it kept the old stones of walls .
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Very nice and cosy room with a wonderful view!
Wir waren eine Woche über Silvester 2016 da. Die Lage ist sehr gut, so dass man das Zentrum und viele Sehenswürdigkeiten zu Fuß erreichen kann. Personal ist sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit, Früstück ganz lecker, also nichts auszusetzen, außer nur das Wasser in der Dusche war manchmal lauwarm, aber erträglich.
Das Zimmer kann man nur weiter empfehlen.
Danke, Ercan!
Great service and very friendly staff!
We stayed for our one week holliday in this room. And we whould do it again.
The included breakfast in the hostel (3 min walk) gives you a good basement for the day. Ercan was realy friendly and the comunication (in english) was great.
Like the descriptions of other users are telling, the view is breathtaking. The room it self is realy charming and the rest of the flat has a simple standard in comparision to german standard. The stareway up to the fifth floor is realy special. It feels a bit like Havana 20 Years ago. After a couple of days it feels like home.
We visited Istanbul in the middle of October 2015. I can imagine that in summertime the room can be very hot.
A nice room with a wonderful view in a big apartment.
I recommend it. Thanks Ercan.
Definitive ein traumhafter und einzigartiger Ausblick auf den Bosporus und die Hagia Sophia. Man hat vom Bett aus morgens einen grandiosen Sonnenaufgang und Abends einen wunderschönen Sonnenuntergang. Die Unterkunft liegt super Zentral direkt am Galata Tower im Beyoğlu Bezirk.
The location is perfect and the place is lovely.
Although we've had unpleasant moment with staff. We were promised early breakfast (we had early flight). When we came there was nothing that looked like breakfast... It would be easier if we they just didn't promise.
The view from the window is stunning enough that I can recommend this stay. Also the location is great and the hostel staff friendly and helpful. The room was clean and even though you shouldn't expect luxury, everything is in good enough shape. More equipment for the shared kitchen would be a good idea. The stairway doesn't look good as others have stated, but it's not a real problem. Although choice for breakfast is not abundant, it's tasty (served in the hostel, which is a short distance away).
Several different rooms from this apartment can be found on wimdu. I got the 15m² one instead of the 25m² I booked, which wasn't a problem for me (in fact I didn't even realize it when I was there, so didn't ask about the reason), but confirming beforehand might be a good idea if you need the space.
Make sure you remember the entry of the house if you plan to come back late, because after the shutters are in front of the closed shops, the street looks quite different.
On the pro-side: The apartment has an amazing view on the Bosporus. It is a pleasure to wake up and go to sleep to this sight. The wooden floors, high ceilings and brick walls are lovely. Martin and the World hostel staff are friendly hosts and always available for quesions. Breakfast in the hostel is alright and a good start into the day.
On the con-side: The staircase of the apartment is rather dodgy and makes you feel relieved when you can close the door behind you. The bathrooms, toilets and towles are just fine but rather suitable for young travelers who don't expect much. Since Istanbul is a noisy city and the walls are paper thin - bring earplugs if you want a good night's sleep.
All in all: Excellent for a short trip to Istanbul on a budget.
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ByBrenda Cronin
French economist Thomas Piketty expanded on his defense of the findings in his book, "Capital in the 21st Century," and dismissed a newspaper's recent criticism of his work as not "constructive."
In a lengthy post this week on his web site, Mr. Piketty reiterated the position he took Friday, when the Financial Times published an article challenging a cornerstone of his bestselling work.
In "Capital in the 21st Century," Mr. Piketty warns that income inequality is on the rise around the globe. First published last year in France, the book shot up U.S. sales charts shortly after its release here a few months ago. "Capital" has been hailed by many scholars as a landmark, in turn showering celebrity on an economist who has spent most of his career in his native France.
After examining Mr. Piketty's data—which he had posted online for the public to scrutinize — the FT questioned whether it supported two of the author's conclusions: that wealth inequality has been on the rise for several decades, and that it is worse in the U.S. than in Europe.
The newspaper's investigation found a host of "problems and errors" with Mr. Piketty's work, the FT wrote, from transposed figures on spreadsheets to curious decisions about source data and adjustments to it.
The newspaper alerted Mr. Piketty to its findings on Thursday. On Friday, the FT posted online its article about the investigation, a comprehensive explanation of the exercise, and a letter with Mr. Piketty's response.
In the comprehensive explanation, published online, the newspaper noted: "None of the source data at the basis of Piketty's work is completely reliable. So while this post is clear about what is wrong with Piketty's charts, it is much less certain about the truth."
Throughout the past week, Mr. Piketty has stood by his data and analysis. "Every wealth ranking in the world shows that the top is rising faster than average wealth," he wrote in an email. "If the FT comes with a wealth ranking showing a different conclusion, they should publish it!"
Mr. Piketty used his longer explanation this week to take issue with the newspaper's review of his work. "The FT suggests that I made mistakes and errors in my computations, which is simply wrong, as I show below," he wrote. "The corrections proposed by the FT to my series (and with which I disagree) are for the most part relatively minor and do not affect the long run evolutions and my overall analysis, contrarily to what the FT suggests. Next, the FT corrections that are somewhat more important are based upon methodological choices that are quite debatable (to say the least)."
In his most recent document as well as last week's letter, Mr. Piketty emphasized that he made his data available online "to promote an open and transparent debate about these important and sensitive measurement issues."
The author of the Financial Times article, Chris Giles, has documented online the furor stirred up by his investigation, including the charge that the criticisms amount to no more than quibbles that don't affect Mr. Piketty's fundamental findings.
Meanwhile, "Capital in the 21st Century" has eased to the sixth place among Amazon.com's best-sellers. Thus far, it has spent more than two month's among the site's top 100 titles.


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SWINDON United Churches celebrated 25 years of cricket tours with matches against Torquay, Exmouth and Devon club Harberton recently.
The Swindon-based club's touring exploits began in 1989 against clubs in Yorkshire.
In 1997 Devon become their base and since then 51 members have toured 27 venues.
"These 25 years have provided us with a rich variety of cricket," said David Martin, Swindon United Churches secretary and organiser of the club's tours.
"It has been something of an honour to be invited to clubs such as Torquay where legends like Worell, Cowdrey, Chappell and Sobers, have in the past hung their whites on the same peg as us.
"Similarly it has been wonderful to visit villages with old wooden pavilions, streams skirting the boundary, teas spread out on trestle tables under trees with chance to retire to country pubs where exploits on the field have been reminisced over for generations.
"This has all given a number of young Swindon cricketers a taste of cricket beyond local leagues and hopefully helped increase their understanding, love and appreciation of the game."
United Churches celebrated their 25th year of touring by presenting each of their opposing teams with a plaque, thanking them for their hospitality past and present.
The plaque featured the steam engine King George V – symbol of the railway heritage of Swindon.
Swindon United Churches won all their tour matches last year but this time their fortunes were not so successful as they came out second best throughout.
Jimmy Mann received The Orange Cap for the best batting throughout the tour after finishing on 143 runs, some way ahead of Dan Hunt who was runner-up with 78.
The Purple Cap award for highest wicket taker looked set to go to Bob Butcher until the last day's play when Richard Martin snatched the honour.
Other wicket takers during the tour were Chris Gillchrist, Charlie Dabbs, Dean Tomlin and Dan Hunt.
Swindon United Churches take their name from the churches of the town where they began almost a century ago.
They play in Division Two of the Wiltshire County League at their ground in Sevenhampton and run a programme of friendly fixtures.
New players, whether or not they have any association with church, are welcome at nets held throughout the season – please call secretary David Martin on 01793 770171 for details.