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Yes, I realize folks will be concerned about Wednesday's market reversal. But let me once again run through some of the statistics here, as these should help you to understand why the reversal occurred -- or at least why I think it occurred.
As measured by the Oscillator, the market is overbought. Not only that, but the Oscillator is at a lower high -- against a higher high in the S&P 500. That is the first negative divergence we've seen in this indicator.
The number of stocks making new highs was pathetic Tuesday, as I've noted -- but Wednesday's numbers were even worse. With the S&P at 1438 intraday, there were 115 new highs -- as compared with 125 Tuesday and 149 on Dec. 3, with the S&P at 1427 and 1422, respectively. Please notice the progression: We're seeing higher highs in the index, even as lower highs emerge in this statistic. That is another negative divergence.
I spent a great deal of time Wednesday discussing the indices' overhead resistance levels, so I won't review that again. Suffice it to say, however, that I believe this resistance helped to stop the rally in its tracks.
Then there is the Russell 2000, which finally had a great day Tuesday, only to follow it with a textbook gap-fill Wednesday and severe underperformance. This has served to turn up the ratio of the S&P to the Russell, making it look like a potential double-bottom. The same pattern as we saw last week is there. If the index pulls back mildly, then that would be fine -- but if it gaps lower, an island reversal will be present. That would not be fine.
On Columnist Conversation Wednesday, I posted the Investors Intelligence chart for the bulls, plus the statistics on those looking for corrections. As I noted, when these two ratios combine to broach 75%, it is not necessarily market-bearish, but it does mean the upside is limited.
Then there are the U.S. Treasury bonds, which fell hard Wednesday to the uptrend line. I have not had a strong opinion on bonds for quite some time, as they seem to be in a trading range to me. I'd look for a rally attempt in iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) somewhere between the current level and $122. Should the fund fall harder than that, I'll have to revise my view.
Finally, last week I ran through discussions of the European markets and the Shanghai Composite, so I suppose it is only natural that a reader has asked about iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index (EEM). It looks to me as if this fund got tired and reached resistance. However, considering there is an unfulfilled target of $44 to $45 on the chart, I expect a pullback, followed by another rally attempt. A decline to test that line near $42 would be out of a textbook, so it probably won't get that far!
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If you feel out of step with this market action, you aren't alone.
It's a mix of crosscurrents and aggressive selling of Apple (AAPL) on one hand and strong action in banks due to layoffs at Citigroup (C) on the other. There is strong action in China stocks, which you can see in iShares FTSE China 25 Index Fund (FXI), but there's weakness in precious metals and homebuilders.
Of course, the fiscal-cliff headlines continue to unfold and you never know when one will move the market.
It looks like the algorithms are taking advantage of poor positioning by many traders, pushing to the upside and creating squeeze action in a number of places. That helps produce additional worries about missing the big celebration that everyone is anticipating when the fiscal cliff is resolved.
I took a couple of bad stops on the weak action this morning. That is the price of discipline. You aren't always going to have the best exits, but overall it will save you from major problems, and that is the primary goal.
I continue to struggle to put money to work. Small intraday flips have been my focus, but I prefer loading up on position trades that I can carry for longer than a few days. I don't see much in that regard. Unfortunately, the action isn't helping to set things up better.


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Last week I bought a couple gifts for friends whom we had stayed with recently, during a trip to the Finger Lakes in New York. My favorite store for Vermont made gifts is Pieces of Vermont. It's a place where you can buy a huge variety of Vermont made products including maple syrup, artisan cheese, wooden kitchen accessories, specialty gourmet foods and Vermont gift baskets for any occasion.
Soon after I placed my order I got a personal note from owner Rick Smith thanking me for the purchase and saying that he was on our Vermont Woods Studios website shopping for a bed! Pretty good karma, right?
It turns out Rick's an extraordinary guy who grew up in Vermont, skied at Mount Snow and was an avid trout fisherman. He earned BS degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Information Technology. After a short career as a Manufacturing Engineer in the Aerospace Machining industry, Rick's life changed dramatically with a spinal cord injury, and he was forced to change careers.
He decided to create a website that would help Vermont's smaller businesses sell locally made specialty food items over the Internet and that's how Pieces of Vermont came about. Check it out next time you're looking for affordable Vermont made gifts or maybe even a little handmade treat for your own kitchen. Tell Rick I sent you.
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RACHEL Williams is planning to give it her all at this week's British Gas Swimming Championships as she chases a dream place in the Wales squad for this summer's Commonwealth Games.
The 20-year-old, from Melksham, competed in the 200m freestyle and grappled with the 100m backstroke today before hitting the pool at the Tollscross International Swimming Centre in the 800m and 400m freestyle events on Sunday and next Tuesday respectively.
This year's British Championships double as the Commonwealth Trials, with the schedule exactly mirroring this summer's Games and Williams, who won five medals at last year's British Gas ASA National Age Group Championships, is hoping that she has what it takes to book a return trip to Glasgow in just over three months' time.
"Training's been going great. I've had a good solid run, so hopefully it all comes together well for this meet," said Williams, who trains at the University of Bath's national centre for swimming.
"It's probably one of the more competitive and solid competitions that I'll do this season but the tougher it is the more fun it is to do. It's great to be part of the competition, as well as seeing how everyone else gets on.
"Last year's medals at the Age Group championships definitely helped me battle on in the tough sessions leading up to this competition but they medals were last season, so now I need to get on the blocks and try and deliver just as well this season.
"Getting to the Commonwealth Games would be the highlight of my swimming career and an absolute dream come true.
"I really hope I can do enough to be selected but it's going to be extremely tough."
Corsham star Stephanie Millward and fellow London 2012 Paralympian Aaron Moores are also in action in Glasgow, as well as Holt's Jessie Foster, Warminster's Daniella Whiting and Craig Harris, from Corsham ASC.


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Marshall Aerospace (Hall 4 Stand A12) comes to the Farnborough airshow fresh from winning a £1.52 billion ($2.87 billion) contract to maintain 24 Lockheed C-130K and 25 C-130J Hercules transports flying with Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF). Over the next 18 months, responsibility and related risk for support will pass from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to private industry, which must guarantee C-130J and C-130K availability throughout the types' remaining operational life–until 2030 for the younger C-130J model.
"We must have a certain number of aircraft ready to fly on any day, or incur penalties," Marshall's marketing and business development director Mick Milne told Aviation International News. "It will be challenging, but is achievable." Replacing multiple contracts with various agencies, the new arrangement will save money while improving operational readiness, according to the MoD, which projects savings of more than £170 million ($322 million) during 2007-2030. Marshall has supported UK Hercules acquisition and operations since being appointed Lockheed's first offshore C-130 service center in 1966.
Called Hercules integrated operational support, the work will be provided in partnership with the MoD's Hercules integrated project team, for which Marshall is prime contractor (alongside airframe manufacturer Lockheed Martin UK and engine supplier Rolls-Royce). Responsibility for C-130J structural and nonintegrated systems support will be transferred from Lockheed Martin to Marshall.
The partners will perform major and minor maintenance work at Marshall's Cambridge headquarters in eastern England, which has simultaneous capacity for seven Hercules and additional modification activity. Working with military personnel, they also will provide "forward support" primary servicing at the RAF's Lyneham transport base in Wiltshire, said Milne.
Lockheed Martin will manage supplies, providing C-130J specific items and serialized parts for both models, while Marshall will provide non-serialized spares. Rolls-Royce will look after deep engine maintenance, managing the Lyneham propulsion repair facility and participating in both technical- and close-support teams.
New Test Center Established
Marshall Test Services, a new division of Marshall Aerospace, has set up a purpose-built facility to accommodate testing of full-scale aerostructures. Initially, it is being used for C-130J wing fatigue trials that will replicate loads encountered in typical operations, based on strain-gauge results from aircraft in service. The new-build facility also houses a C-130K fuselage fatigue test rig, together with specialized equipment for material, proof-loading, environmental, electrical, instrument and nondestructive testing, as well as aircraft calibration. Marshall previously has conducted some 110,000 hours of C-130K testing.
Early next year, Marshall expects to deliver the first of four Royal Netherlands Air Force C-130Hs following installation of upgraded cockpits. Work is under way on the aircraft, of which two are ex-U.S. Navy aircraft that have been recovered from storage in Arizona.
Modifications on the Dutch aircraft include design, integration, installation and testing of avionics and flight-management systems and equipment to provide communication/navigation/surveillance-air traffic management (CNS-ATM) compliance and to meet civil and military requirements. The cockpit upgrade includes weather radar; engine instruments; lightning sensor; terrain avoidance and collision alert, enhanced ground proximity warning and emergency locating transponder systems; and a moving map to aid situation awareness. The company is also discussing various modification programs with "four or five" other Hercules operators, said Milne.
At the same time, Marshall also is involved in Canadian Department of National Defence CC-130 Hercules optimized weapons-systems support under a late-2005 contract awarded to the Herc Solutions industry team, which is led by Cascade Aerospace and also involves Derco Aerospace and Standard Aero of the U.S. The team will support 32 CC-130s for at least five years, with optional extensions that could run until 2035.
Qantas Model
Marshall is providing program management, engineering, publications and technical information support, with other partners being responsible for aircraft maintenance and material support. The UK company's participation is similar to that provided as part of Qantas Airlines' contract support for Royal Australian Air Force C-130s.
With nearly 70 years' experience in civil and military aviation support, the company has launched Marshall Solutions, a con-sultancy to provide engineering advice to other aerospace organizations. It has completed an initial project, which Milne would not identify, and is working with several airlines on specific work prog-rams, including possible establishment of maintenance facilities, infrastructure and production.
Marshall Aerospace also is midway through a critical design review of its C-130 Hercules flying testbed that will be used for the Airbus A400 military transport's TP400 turboprop engine. It has acquired the sole Hercules W.2, which the company had previously modified for UK meteorological research, and plans to install a prototype TP400 in the No. 2 engine position.
The company is currently installing instrumentation and should receive the test engine at the end of this year. Some 150 hours of ground and air testing of the engine and related instruments is expected to start in about a year.
Other current projects include manufacture of fuel tanks for the prototype Boeing P-8A U.S. Navy patrol aircraft. Having produced long-range fuel tanks for Boeing 747-400ER, Marshall is developing similar equipment for the 777-200LR. It recently began talks with U.S. fixed-base operator Landmark Aviation about a possible European joint venture.


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There was a thread on here that listed some nice programs that did just that. I have a PC, what seems to be the best programs for this?
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Mark Ellis wrote:Most sins can be erased with a blunt edged disc.
Blake_T wrote:building off Brad's throwing a hammer idea, pick up a pen or pencil and hold it at one end and backhand it across the room (you don't need to use much if any torso rotation for this). try to make the pen fly straight ahead with a lot of zip. i'm 99% certain you will fling the pen without your elbow straightening all the way but you will likely have tons of wrist extension.
part of timing means you have to allow for certain motions to happen when they should and not trying to force an absolute body position without regard to the flow of the disc.
tossing a pen/pencil a dozen times or should probably give you a rough idea of how much the elbow will want to straighten (keeping in mind a larger mass object will make it straighten a bit more than the pen) in order to facilitate wrist extension.
always remember that it's how you impart the forces you generate onto the disc that are more important than any body position.
Felt great. Didn't realize that is where i want to be bearing down last second. Can't wait to try this later tonight after work with some plastic.
Its going to be Epic.
JHern wrote:BeachBum wrote:Thanks for the inside drills JHern...it does feel effortless when I do this. Obviously I am trying to strong-arm the disc, becuase without a disc in my hand, I get a lot more snap from my wrist using my lower body to bring me from my reachback. Cant wait to practice and incorporate this into my routine.
Great! Glad it helped. The feeling of the throw is everything. You could technically get your body into all the correct positions and everything during a throw, but still be throwing with the arm muscles instead of using your core to whip your arm passively. Only your muscles will really know the difference (well, we'll be able to see that the arm doesn't whip forward as fast either). So getting the feeling of using the torso to whip your lower arm out from the elbow as a fulcrum is the most important thing, and to strive for the feeling more than any other aspect.
Give this a few weeks and focus on it, and you'll be up to 350' in no time.
Have fun!
Frank Delicious wrote:I try to psyche people out on my card. I usually do this by getting nude around the 4th hole.
Lateley I feel more like I am just trying to throw my arm with my torso than throwing the disc with my arm.
JHern wrote:Two facts:
Fact 1: 300 ft is about as far as most men can throw using primarily the strength of their arm to propel the disc. For women it is closer to 230 ft.
Fact 2: The fact that you get the same distance no matter how you do your step implies that you aren't getting anything out of your legs, which drive your torso, which is the platform for your shoulders...
The sum:
Fact 1 + Fact 2 = You're strong-arming, throwing with your arm, and you're not getting much of anything from your torso and shoulders.
Your arm is of order 10X less powerful than your legs/torso. Stop throwing with your arm! Your arm is only useful for positioning and gripping, other than that, it is purely passive. Your arm needs to be turned into a whip that is driven by the powerful motion of your legs/hips/torso/shoulders.
Here's an exercise I might suggest:
Stand still with your arms at your side, completely relaxed. Turn your hips and torso back slowly and then rotate your hips quickly to the open position. Your arms should be whipped out and around in a windmill motion, without you using a single muscle in your arms. That's the feeling you should be aiming for.
Next do the same thing, except extend your throwing elbow out sideways from your body and hold it there (as if you put a vice around your shoulder). Allow your lower throwing arm and hand to hang limp from your elbow. Do it as if your arm were asleep and some mechanical device was locked onto your shoulder to keep the elbow pointed out side ways from your torso. Don't allow your elbow to move forward or backward, nor up nor down. It is completely locked in place, as if you no longer even had a shoulder joint and your upper arm were fused into your shoulder so that it would always point out sideways.
Now slowly turn your hips and torso back, and turn them abruptly open again. Don't use a single muscle in your arm! Now you should find that you've turned your arm into a whip. Your lower arm should be whipping forward super-fast. In fact, you can whip your lower arm forward way faster in this manner than your arm muscles could ever dream of doing. Your arm muscle strength decreases rapidly as speed increases, so they are useless anyways...trying to use them will only slow down this motion. You'll find that whipping your lower arm forward in this manner, with the elbow "stopped," will feel relatively effortless in comparison to trying to throw with your arm as you've probably been doing before.
Practice getting this feeling for a while. (Later you can work on the grip and positioning in finer detail, but for now focus on using your legs/hips/torso/shoulders as the powerful motor for whipping your arm forward.)
USAnarchy wrote:congrats! feels nice doesnt it?
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Public Health Cohort Comes Full Circle
Imagine graduating from college in three years with a full bachelor's degree, having studied abroad once if not twice, and having gained valuable real-world experience. This is the soon-to-be reality for the first cohort of Public Health Scholars Program students in the College of Arts and Sciences. The three year, 120 credit program is the same as a full four year program but on a compressed timetable that gives students access to all of the resources they need to complete their degrees in time.
"Nobody graduates in three years without a perfect plan, and I have several advisors to ensure that I can achieve the degree I am interested in within my time here at AU," says Public Health Scholar Quinn Hirsch. "I don't consider myself rushed in any way; rather it is a clearer focus, a better plan."
"I have always loved taking on challenges, and being part of a three-year accelerated program was going to do just that," says Public Health Scholar Juana Cerna. She went on to say that the "idea of living with other students that shared the same interests as me gave me more confidence. I would have people I could go to if I needed anything."
Students who are part of the cohort complete a rigorous course of study throughout the spring, summer, and fall semesters in order to complete their studies, which can earn them a BS or BA depending on their choice of curriculum. During their first year, the students live in the same dorm and complete specialized service engagement activities together.
Being around the other scholars is an important factor in the program, designed to give students resources beyond the program director and the live-in upper class program associate.
"The cohort was the perfect support network that I needed in order to succeed in adapting to AU and D.C. as a whole," Cerna says. "I was very fortunate to meet them and I feel like I can attribute my academic success to their support."
Assistant Director of the Public Health Scholars Program Blake Bennett says that "students are attracted to this program because the combination of living with their cohort and the service-learning component really enhances the students' learning. The function of the service-learning requirements is to provide the students the opportunity to see how concepts discussed in class connect to the operations of several public health organizations."
By the time they are in the second year of the program, they have the opportunity to study in Nairobi, Kenya, Manipal, India, or London, England. "With an ever increasing globalization of economies, cultures, and goods and service, it is important for students entering a career in public health to have an understanding of global issues. The goal of the study abroad requirement of the program is to provide the students a better global perspective through personal experience. The three sites were chosen because each country has unique challenges and approaches in preventing diseases and providing healthcare for its citizens," states Bennett.
Hirsch was among the students who went to Nairobi, where she completed an internship at Wema Hospital in Kawangware. "I know I will feel completely prepared to work in the allied health profession," says Hirsch. "Having specialized study abroad options makes the program more personalized. I know that the directors of my program have specifically made these options abroad for me, ensuring that these work in my schedule and would best benefit me as a student of public health."
Cerna, who studied in Kenya, calls the experience invaluable.
"I was not only able to complete three out of four public health elective courses, but also complete the required internship as part of the curriculum," Cerna says. "As a premed student shaving off that internship early made me extremely thankful. In fact, I was able to add my two minors: biochemistry and mathematics!"
Cerna plans on working in a hospital after graduation while she prepares applications to joint MPH/MD programs at some of the top schools in the nation.
"Now that we're near the end, I can say I loved being a part of the three-year public health scholars," Cerna says. "It was a very unique opportunity to meet a diverse set of students that became more like a family to me as time went by."


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New census report tracks the diminishing white vote
Republicans would be well advised to take a break from Benghazi and ponder their long-term status on the home front. A new U.S. Census report, having crunched the electoral numbers, warns that the future does not look grand for a diversity-challenged party that owes its very existence to white people.
The Census statisticians announced Wednesday that the 2012 presidential election was an historic watershed; for the first time, whites voted at a lower rate than black voters - 64.1 percent of eligible whites, 66.2 percent of eligible blacks. This happened partly because roughly two million whites who voted in 2008 opted to stay home in 2012, and partly because blacks (particularly black women) upped their participation.
Care to guess why black turnout spiked? It's party because blacks were ticked off at the GOP's vote suppression strategy. The party's varied attempts to keep blacks from voting in battleground states wound up backfiring. The Census report didn't make that specific connection, but the stats tell the story. Turnout jumped in key states like Ohio and Florida, where Republicans officials narrowed the early voting hours - a move that prompted even more blacks to show up and weather the long lines, to ensure that their votes would be cast.
Republicans might be tempted to argue that the last two elections were outliers, given the fact that a black guy headed the Democratic ticket. But the Census report looks at the big picture, and therein lies the GOP's abiding problem. Since 1996, the white share of the electorate has dropped by nine percentage points. The black share has risen by three points.
And, perhaps most importantly, the Hispanic share has risen by four points since 1996 (with the potential to go far higher, if the much-vaunted "sleeping electoral giant" ever fully awakens). Only 48 percent of eligible Hispanics voted in 2012 - far lower than the white and black participation rates - but their burgeoning population gives them a larger electoral share. Because of Hispanics, Republicans in the last two presidential elections lost states that were once GOP bastions - Virginia, Colorado, Nevada, Florida. A growing Hispanic electoral share is irreversible.
The sane wing of the GOP already knows what the Census just confirmed - that the party is way too dependent on white voters (who are losing, and will continue to lose, electoral share); and that, going forward, the party is potentially at the mercy of minority voters (who are gaining share, and who generally detest Republicans).
"Biological differences"
Clearly the white party needs to become more diverse. The problem is, it doesn't have a clue how to do it. Just check out what happened this week on the immigration reform issue.
It's bad enough that Republicans are fighting among themselves on how or whether to craft a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants - as evidenced, for instance, by the conservative National Review's cover story, which eviscerated GOP Senator Marco Rubio for working so assidulously on his reform bill (cover headline: "Rubio's Folly"; editorial headline: "Rubio's Amnesty"). Worse yet (or, from the Democrats' perspective, better yet), a prominent conservative think tank, the Heritage Foundation, has arguably turned back the clock on GOP minority outreach by roughly 100 years.
Maybe that's too strong. Suffice it to say that Jim DeMint's policy shop has turned back the clock by reviving white-supremacist racial theories that date back 100 years.
As you may know already, it's been quite the sorry spectacle. For starters, Heritage - which helped kill immigration reform six years ago (thus souring Hispanic voters even further on the GOP), and which is now helmed by ex-GOP senator DeMint - put out a report claiming that a reform law would taxpayers trillions of bucks. Rubio and other pro-reform Republicans said the report was tantamount to junk science, because it omitted all the economic benefits of bringing those immigrants into the economy.
But the real fun commenced when one of the report's co-authors, Jason Richwine, was outed as a practitioner of crackpot racial theories. To wit, from his doctoral dissertation: "The average IQ of immigrants in the United States is substantially lower than that of the white native population, and the difference is likely to persist over several generations....No one knows whether Hispanics will ever reach IQ parity with whites, but the prediction that new Hispanic immigrants will have low-IQ children and grandchildren is difficult to argue against."
His message in a nutshell: Whites inherently smart, minorities inherently stupid. As he himself wrote in a 2009 book review, "Biological differences cannot be wished away."
Way to go, Heritage - which late this week has been busy trying to distance itself from the same guy that it hired to be a Senior Policy Analyst in Empirical Studies. (A flak for DeMint said that Richwine's doctoral dissertation is "not a work product of the Heritage Foundation." Fine. But didn't Heritage check his credentials before it brought him aboard to work on immigration reform?)
Conservatives who understand the need to woo Hispanics have gone ballistic. Jennifer Korn, who runs the conservative (and pro-reform) Hispanic Leadership Network, said yesterday: "Richwine's comments are bigoted and ignorant. America is a nation of immigrants; to impugn the intelligence of immigrants is to offend each and every American and the foundation of our country."
Hispanics are surely offended. And if the white party continues to offend vrtually every voter who isn't white, the next Census electoral roundup is sure to be even grimmer.
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Jim Carleton has been a classroom teacher for 24 years. Presently he is the information, communication, and technology consultant at the Simcoe County District School Board in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. Carleton is passionate about using technology to connect students together globally to make a difference in the world. He has won numerous local and national awards for his work in using ICT to connect students from around the world in meaningful projects These awards include the Network of Innovative Schools Technology Award, the Learning Partnership's National Award for Innovation in Technology, and the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario Award for Excellence in Multimedia. He is also the corecipient of the Excellence in Teaching with Technology Award from the Educational Computing Organization of Ontario. Carleton is the country coordinator for the Canadian division of the International Education and Resource Network (iEARN) and also a member of several organizations that focus on global collaboration and responsible use of ICT.
Carleton, along with his teaching partner Mali Bickley, has had the privilege and honor of being able to travel around the world, promoting how information and communications technologies can be used to transform the way we teach and learn. One of his most memorable experiences was being able to deliver one of the keynote addresses at the 2008 NECC Conference in San Antonio, Texas.


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Birbal the Wise - VIIILogic puzzles require you to think. You will have to be logical in your reasoning.
Emperor Akbar once ruled over India. He was a wise and intelligent ruler, and he had in his court the Nine Gems, his nine advisors, who were each known for a particular skill. One of these Gems was Birbal, known for his wit and wisdom. The story below is one of the examples of his wit. Do you have it in you to find out the answer?
Emperor Akbar was very fond of Birbal as were many of the village people. However, this made quite a few of Akbar's other ministers jealous.
One day, they decided to come up with a plan to rid them of the "great" Birbal. To avoid suspicion from falling on them, they took the help of the emperor's barber in this plan.
A week later, while Akbar was receiving a haircut, the barber lightly mentioned that he knew of someone who could allow Akbar to reach and even converse with his ancestors who had passed away, but he also stated the man who would go to the heavens would have to be witty, intelligent and wise. Akbar instantly recommended Birbal for the task.
Birbal was told that a fire would be lit around him and the smoke would carry him to heaven; however, chanting would protect him from burning to his death. Birbal instantly knew that this was a plan to get rid of him, but not wishing to anger the emperor, he agreed to perform this task in a month. During this period of time, he asked some laborers to build a tunnel connecting his house to the cemetery, where the "rites" would be held.
When the day came, Birbal escaped his death by going to his house where he stayed for a month growing out his beard. A month later, he went back to Akbar's palace. When asked about the health of Akbar's ancestors, Birbal replied that they were doing very well but were missing just one thing.
What did Birbal say they were missing in heaven?
AnswerBirbal stated that there weren't any barbers in heaven and said that was the reason for his long beard. Since Akbar now knew a way to reach them, he asked for his barber to be sent. Realizing that he would die in the fire, the emperor's barber confessed what he and the ministers did and no one dared to conspire against Birbal again.
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Aybar projects for bottom of Angels' batting order
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Kole Calhoun had the day off Sunday, so Erick Aybar was in the leadoff spot for the Angels' home game against the A's.
If only he could stay there.
"I'd love to, because you're batting directly in front of people that can bring you in," the Angels' switch-hitting shortstop said in Spanish. "But I don't make that decision; the manager does. When I'm playing, I have no complaints about batting first or second, eighth or ninth. I just want to play."
Angels manager Mike Scioscia admitted Aybar is "more of a matchup guy" at the leadoff spot at this point. He has the speed and is a good bunter, but Aybar's career .317 on-base percentage, not to mention the .301 mark he finished with last season, will probably keep him batting eighth or ninth for most of the 2014 season.
Since Aybar doesn't walk a lot, he needs to be in a good groove offensively to get on base.
"Erick's on-base hasn't been horrible," Scioscia said. "Some years it's been down. But I think, overall, Erick's a guy who gets on base. He bunts a lot and manages to set the table. He's more of a matchup guy to hit up top, but he gets on base enough when he's going right."
Alden Gonzalez is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Gonzo and "The Show", and follow him on Twitter @Alden_Gonzalez. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Slaying suspect stays behind bars
Updated 10:53 pm, Tuesday, January 22, 2013
A judge Tuesday ordered a teenager accused in the first local slaying of 2013 be held in Bexar County Juvenile Detention until his next hearing.
Aaron Nicholas Ruiz, 16, is accused of fatally shooting an 18-year-old during a carjacking last week.
Charged with capital murder, Aaron could be a danger to the public if released, Judge Carmen Kelsey said, noting criminal activity the teen is suspected in the day after the slaying and his history of running away from home.
He was ordered held until his next hearing, on Feb. 4, in connection with the death of Christopher Hinojos, 18.
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According to police, Aaron stole Hinojos' car in a neighborhood near the University of Texas at San Antonio on Jan. 15 and shot him in the hand.
Hinojos then went to a nearby home seeking help, but as he waited on the front porch, Aaron is alleged to have returned in the stolen car and shooting again.
Hinojos was pronounced dead at the scene.
The next day, officers were investigating a robbery spree at gas stations on the Northwest Side.
Police spotted a group of suspects in the 11800 block of Bandera Road, where the sextet led police on a short chase, then abandoned the vehicle and ran.
One of the suspects, Aaron, smiled and waved at an officer as the chase began, according to an incident report.
During a foot chase, Aaron got into a scuffle with an officer trying to arrest him and allegedly punched the officer in the eye, attempting to gouge his eye out, Police Chief William McManus said. The other five suspects also were detained, police said.
The report states Aaron and the officer had to be hospitalized, and when they arrived at University Hospital, the suspect assaulted the officer again by spitting on him.
Detectives determined Aaron was wanted in the slaying of Hinojos. He was arrested on charges of capital murder, robbery, evading arrest in a vehicle and on foot, and assaulting a police officer.
McManus also said the stolen Camry was recovered, and in it was a gun believed to have used in Hinojos' death.
He added in a statement that residents in the area can "rest assured knowing that this group along with the murder suspect is behind bars," but neighbors still worry.
"It's been the cause of a lot of concern, and this certainly wasn't our first shooting," said Gil Garza, president of the Maverick Creek Homeowners Association. "It's the reason why we pay to have an off-duty SAPD officer patrol the neighborhood."
The officer was off the night of the slaying, Garza said, but was able to help SAPD make an arrest because of his familiarity with the area.
A motive has not yet been released.
"We believe that the suspect and victim knew each other and it was not a random act of violence," McManus said in a statement. "It appears the victim fell in with the wrong crowd."
Hinojos' mother, Rachel Enriquez, declined to comment on how the two young men knew each other.
"I haven't heard anything lately," she said, adding the family members may release a statement once they return from North Texas.
Relatives have gathered there for Hinojos' visitation and funeral. The funeral is set for today.
According to a spokesman for Northside Independent School District, both Aaron and Hinojos attended Brandeis High School.
Aaron, who had "several disciplinary issues at the school," withdrew last month, spokesman Pascual Gonzalez said.
Hinojos attended Brandeis until 2010, when he transferred to a high school in Plainview.
During Tuesday's hearing, the teen said little. His parents stood behind him as Kelsey read through his case, a feat that took about 20 minutes.
At times, the teen's mother bit her lip and wiped tears from her face. The couple declined to comment after the hearing.
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80 percent of an injured or tired player is not as good as 100 percent of an uninjured player. - what the heck does that mean?
Is it a riddle or just the most obvious statement you could ever make? It is like saying having 80 dollars is not as good as having 100 dollars.
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MOTAT opened in 1964 and since then has been explored and enjoyed by millions of local, national and international visitors. MOTAT is an interactive museum with a focus on creating a fun, visually stimulating environment for its visitors.
The museum is built on a site that once pumped water drawn from Western Springs Lake to early Auckland homes and businesses. The Pumphouse, with its magnificent Beam Engine has had extensive conservation to ensure its significance in Auckland's history is preserved.
MOTAT has over 300,000 items in its collection. The Museum is organised into sections that work on various areas of the collection. Each section has a manager who works with the many dedicated volunteers in that section, and liaises with MOTAT staff to ensure the continuing development of the museum.
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Although its roots are in 19th century English law, the fiduciary exception to the attorney-client privilege was first recognized in the United States in Garner v. Wolfinbarger. The fiduciary exception permits shareholder plaintiffs in certain circumstances to pierce the corporation's attorney-client privilege and gain access to privileged materials upon a showing of "good cause." The theory is that because management ultimately manages the corporation for the benefit of its shareholders, the shareholders may pierce the privilege upon a proper showing. This Garner exception has been adopted by the federal courts and most state courts, and has been applied in a variety of fiduciary relationships, including ERISA administrators and beneficiaries, estates, trusts, banks and joint ventures, as well as direct shareholder litigation under limited circumstances. The fiduciary exception does not apply to attorney work product. Piercing of attorney work product is governed by the "substantial need/undue hardship" test.
Garner involved a shareholder derivative action alleging fraud by corporate management and a direct action alleging fraud and violations of securities laws. The plaintiff shareholders sought to depose the former in-house counsel who advised the company on the transactions in issue. Although these communications were privileged, the court held that in the context of a derivative action, shareholders may seek the production of privileged communications relevant to a lawsuit against company management because of the fiduciary duty owed by the corporation to its shareholders. Under the facts of this case, the court held that the former in-house counsel could be compelled to testify about privileged communications, i.e. his advice to the company concerning the matters that were the subject of the litigation.
The Garner court created a balancing test with respect to the interests of the corporation and plaintiff shareholders, and set forth nine non-exclusive factors to evaluate whether "good cause" exists:
- the number of plaintiff shareholders and the percentage of stock they represent;
- the bona fides of those shareholders;
- the nature of the shareholders' claim and whether it is obviously colorable;
- the apparent necessity or desirability of the shareholders having the information and the availability of it from other sources;
- whether, if the shareholders' claim is of wrongful action by the corporation, the action was criminal, illegal but not criminal, or of doubtful legality;
- whether the communication related to past or to prospective actions;
- whether the communication is of advice concerning the litigation itself;
- the extent to which the communication is identified versus the extent to which the shareholders are blindly fishing; and
- the risk of revelation of trade secrets or other information in which the corporation has a confidentiality interest for independent reasons.
The burden is on the plaintiff shareholder to establish these factors. The plaintiff need not prove the existence of each of these factors; the factors are neither prerequisites nor dispositive but may contribute to a finding of good cause. All of these factors are to be considered, but four have emerged as particularly significant.
Colorability of the claim: In determining whether a claim is colorable, most courts consider whether it has already survived a motion to dismiss. A claim that has not survived a motion to dismiss weighs strongly against a finding of "good cause." Although surviving a motion to dismiss (or for summary judgment) is not dispositive, that does bolster a finding of "good cause."
Identified communication versus blindly fishing: To the extent that the information requested is specifically identified and/or its existence is grounded in the record, a court is more likely to find that good cause exists. By contrast, blanket requests for privileged communications identified only by subject matter or persons are likely to be denied as fishing expeditions.
Necessity of information and availability from other sources: Information that is highly relevant to important issues in the plaintiff shareholder's case weighs toward a finding of good cause; if it relates to issues that are "not particularly important" to the case, then it weighs against. As to availability, not only does the existence of other possible sources for the information sought weigh against a finding of good cause, it generally will lead courts to deny the plaintiff's motion to pierce the privilege. Courts have denied such motions based on the availability of depositions, interrogatories, and non-privileged documents.
Number of plaintiff shareholders and the percentage of stock represented: While the basic premise is clear — the greater the percentage of stock owned by the plaintiff the more likely a finding of "good cause" — the exact line is unclear. For instance, ownership of a "substantial majority" of shares by the plaintiff is evidence that good cause exists, while ownership of 2 percent or less is evidence that good cause does not exist. In the case of closely held corporations, seemingly low ownership has been found to support good cause. In addition, some courts have limited Garner's application to plaintiffs who were shareholders at the time the privileged communications at issue were made, reasoning that only such plaintiffs had the fiduciary relationship necessary to overcome assertions of privilege.
In short, to invoke the fiduciary exception, a plaintiff must demonstrate that a fiduciary relationship exists between the parties, and that good cause exists for overcoming the privilege. While courts have found the factors discussed above to be most dispositive, each case turns on the particular facts involved. All of the facts and circumstances of the case, the applicable law and the forum must each be carefully considered to evaluate whether the fiduciary exception may be invoked.


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June 1, 2012 BY John Kim
In our Classics Revisited column on Reebok 90's Classic silhouettes thus far, we've covered an insane crop of time-honored pairs like the ES22, Shaqnosis, and Big Hurt. Quite honestly, picking the fifth and final shoe to cap off this week's Classics was a tough task, because one week simply isn't enough to cover all the great Reeboks that released that year. However, one particular model stood out – the Reebok DMX Run; we covered Basketball and Cross-Training, and why not talk about one of the best runners of the 90's that just so happens to be scheduled for a release in the future? The core of Reebok's architecture evolved at a rapid pace, particularly during the time of the DMX debut; curvy lines and were used to complement the bulbous DMX pods, almost giving the final design a bizarre, alien appeal, which essentially became the calling card of the entire DMX line.
The Reebok DMX Run, in particular was one of most unique running sneakers of the year and quickly became a hit; with the next technology and a fresh face for the brand in Allen Iverson, DMX was widely popular and the DMX was marketed as an aggressive running sneaker with the 'Go to Hell (and back again)' slogan while describing DMX as an 'intelligent life form'. On top of the DMX outsole was a mix of nylon and mesh materials (it should be pointed out that the material wasn't the most durable, so hopefully that issue will addressed in the coming re-issue). All in all, there were very few like the Reebok DMX Run in terms of design and comfort at the time, and although Nike's Tuned Air line-up was impressive, the DMX Run was the eye-catcher on store shelves. Unfortunately, despite the DMX Run being a widespread hit, the DMX Run series was gone in the blink of an eye, but a DMX Fusion line later followed. To this day, the DMX Run remains an un-touched classic – that is, until news of a re-release surfaced back in April. Some of you may be unfamiliar with this classic model, so take a look at the original issue below and stay tuned to Sneaker News for more updates as we anticipate this Classic in the near future!
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Mark Lee Kirchmeier and Alvin Granowsky add their gay voices to the Dallas literary community
RICH LOPEZ | Staff Writer
It seems unlikely that Mark Lee Kirchmeier and Alvin Granowsky had never met before this week, since both are in the niche market of gay writers in Dallas. But perhaps they represent a budding scene of out local authors. Dallas gays are claiming a presence.
When the authors finally met, a literary camaraderie took over. Kirchmeier had heard good things about Granowsky's book, which delighted Granowsky. Several mutual acquaintances and writing comparisons later, the two seemed like old pals.
Kirchmeier published his first book, The Promise of Hope, four years ago; the story of his hero, Johnny, continues 10 years later in his second novel, The Open Pill Box.
"I intended it to be a sequel but it took on a life of its own," Kirchmeier says. "It's so much larger than the first. He's psychotic as a young man in Promise, but now he keeps himself under control with meds but no safety net."
He calls his first book more romantic, but in Pill Box, Kirchmeier fully knows the story is not pretty or romantic. Johnny is a gay bipolar man seeking the help of anyone who can get him meds. Without insurance, he's close to being thrown away by society until he finds a reprieve from his ex and the Catholic Church. Pill Box is also Kirchmeier's exploration and criticism of America's healthcare system.
Granowsky explores social topics as well, though from a different perspective. In his 2009 book Teacher Accused, he addresses what happens "when homophobia explodes in a Texas town." But he has added romance into the picture giving the reader a beacon of hope amid a tragic story.
"I see this story as a journey to pride," he says. "I think people sometimes feel kind of defective because they are gay. I really want this to have a positive depiction so younger people can see there is a great life to be had — even if it's in a homophobic society."
That both books have dour, dire plots begs a curious question: Is gay tragedy an obvious outlet for an out writer? With the usual backgrounds of LGBT people growing up being bullied or shunned, the need to rehash such unpleasant environments for the authors was a catharsis, whether it was experienced first hand or observed.
"I'm bipolar," Kirchmeier candidly admits. "This is an advocate book for the mentally ill who don't have insurance and who are gay. I've felt thrown away and not wanted. This isn't my story, but I am in there. Johnny and I are alike in many ways because of the things I've seen and life experiences."
Granowsky, by contrast, writes from observation. As a former educator, he noticed the students who might be gay and the way they were treated by everyone else. He was pained by this memory that years later, and needed to get it out of his system.
"There is a catharsis talking about this," he says. "It's like cleansing one's own sense of self. I needed to let it come out. My value system suffered. The funny thing is, I had no intention of getting published. I just wanted to write it down. It was a labor of love."
That venting of ill emotions has its rewards. Each author sees his novel making an impact in the community, whether from an appreciative fan or an actually life changing moment. Both express compassion in their books that speaks to readers.
"I looked around and wanted to make a change, a statement," Kirchmeier says. "I'm angry about the lack of universal healthcare. The way hospitals treat people without insurance. I wanted to speak out in anger and take a look at the social injustice that's even based here in Dallas."
He took a year and a half to write The Open Pill Box, and its darkness took a lot out of him physically and emotionally. It affected his hygiene, his health and even his teeth: He became so rapt he eventually had to have a root canal for ignoring his teeth.
That should change with book three.
"I'm currently writing My Best Pledge, which is a lighthearted romp through fraternity hood. And then after that, I'm writing The Paleta Man — a sequel to The Open Pill Box."
Meanwhile, Granowsky is still reveling in having his book published. With people coming out earlier, he sees a shift in a new generation of pride. Something he didn't have.
"Younger people are coming out earlier," he says. "Sometimes they aren't as prepared but now there are more solid role models for that. Plus, I think this book could inspire people to be proud of who they are and that life can be happy. I'm the happiest I've ever been."
Once the photo was done the authors exchanged books, spreading their message a little further. And each seems to know that they could be part of a homegrown trend of giving a voice to the gay community.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition July 02, 2010.


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CHICO -- Thousands of high school students filtered through Chico State University's main campus and off-campus farm Saturday afternoon, in participation with the national Future Farmers of America organization's Field Day — an event filled with more than 22 contests and skill challenges aimed at agriculture education.
The contests varied from hands-on activities like livestock checks to extensive vocabulary tests that have been studied beforehand in preparation for the field day.
"Some schools have a forest or a natural resources class but about 75 percent of the teams meet on their own time," said Ralph Brown, coordinator of forestry competitions for the event.
Many of the students coordinators encounter participate in FFA in hopes of having a future career in mechanical engineer-based services, agriculture, forestry, dairy production and natural resources, Brown said.
The young adults also learn the value of teamwork by participating in each contest as a group, rather than a whole, which is more enjoyable, he said.
Within the full day of events, the contests were broken up by locations and specialties. At Chico State's main campus, teams traveled through Butte, Glenn and Plumas Halls participating in activities involving agriculture sales and marketing, agronomy, forestry and dairy knowledge.
There were also events at Butte College (agriculture welding, farm power, floriculture and nursery landscape) and light horse judging at Saddle Creek Ranch.
Chico State's Agriculture Teaching and Research Center (ATRC) is located on Hegan Lane and is managed by 35 to 40 students and 15 full-time staff members. The farm hosted nine of the event's competitions, including one where FFA teams evaluated livestock maintained on campus.
Many of the event's contests teach skills that students can obtain in high school and directly apply in a career as they enter the workforce, said dairy event coordinator Breanna Benton, an Agriculture Business major at Chico State.
During her four years in high school, Benton participated in FFA and attended the field day event and credits the organization for leading her to Chico State and giving her a sense of direction, she said.
"It helped me branch out of my bubble ... it gave me confidence and helped me decide what I wanted to do with my life and helped me find a passion," Benton said.
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Encarnacion gets back in field at first base
MILWAUKEE -- An Interleague matchup vs. the Brewers meant Edwin Encarnacion got the start at first base for the first time since hitting the disabled list with a strained right quadriceps muscle.
Encarnacion was activated from the DL on Friday but played his first three games at designated hitter. Toronto wanted to limit the wear and tear on his right leg, but with a pair of games in Milwaukee this week, that's no longer possible.
The 31-year-old was at first base and the plan is for that to happen again on Wednesday while Adam Lind becomes a late-inning pinch-hitter off the bench.
"We'll see how it goes, I don't think it will be a big deal," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "We need him."
Encarnacion missed approximately six weeks because of the quad injury, but it hasn't taken him very long to get his timing back at the plate. The Dominican native had a pair of hits during his recent three-game series vs. the White Sox, which included a two-run homer in Sunday's 7-5 loss.
Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Grand Rapids, MI (PRWEB) June 03, 2014
A recent spate of commencement speech cancellations at universities across the country, along with increasing concerns over political bias of instructors in higher education, is raising questions among experts over whether the influence of politics in academia is too strong.
Whether too liberal or too conservative, politics on campus and in the classroom will be addressed by an international panel of nearly 30 experts from coast to coast at an ambitious three-day summit at Grand Valley State University from June 11-13.
The summit, "Have the Liberal Arts Become Too Politicized? A Meeting of Minds, Left and Right" is unique to higher education, and will serve as a national meeting place to have great minds seek common ground in the liberal arts. Hosted by Grand Valley's Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies, the summit has received support from the Earhart Foundation, and Dyer-Ives Foundation, and the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal. The summit will focus on the perception of the influence of politics on higher education and how academic culture can help each side better understand the other.
"Have the Liberal Arts Become Too Politicized? A Meeting of Minds, Left and Right"
June 11-13
GVSU Pew Grand Rapids Campus, DeVos Building E
401 W. Fulton St., Grand Rapids, MI
RSVP and schedule: http://hauensteincenter.org/common-ground-summit/
Notable speakers, who regularly appear in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor and Chronicle of Higher Education, include:
- Neil Gross, University of British Columbia and author of "Why Are Professors Liberal?"
- Robert George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence, Princeton University
- Chris Nelson, president of St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland
- Matthew Woessner, Penn State University and author of "Left Pipeline: Why Conservatives Don't Get Doctorates"
The event is part of the Hauenstein Center's Common Ground Initiative, which throughout the past year has hosted programs and lectures dedicated to developing civic leadership through an exploration and redefinition of what it means to be conservative and what it means to be progressive in the United States today.
For more information, visit hauensteincenter.org or call (616) 331-2770.
Contact: Nate Hoekstra, University Communications, Grand Valley State University, (616) 331-2221, hoekstna(at)gvsu(dot)edu


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If (and it's still very much an "if") the Colts win the division to clinch a playoff berth, odds are very high that they will have to face one of these 10-4 teams in the first round.
Who do ya want?
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If (and it's still very much an "if") the Colts win the division to clinch a playoff berth, odds are very high that they will have to face one of these 10-4 teams in the first round.
Who do ya want?
The Ravens, no question.
Until they prove otherwise, Peyton positively owns those guys.
If I were 100% guaranteed that we'd win the game, I'd pick the Steelers without hesitation. Would love to see those obnoxious fans exiting Lucas with their annoying "Terrible Towels" tucked between their legs.
Out of safety, I'll go Ravens given our track record of owning them.
Well, if we're getting a 100% guarantee of a win I'd rather play New England. There. In a blinding snowstorm. And I want someone to tackle Tom Brady by his hair.
Actually, if a large tuft of it could be ripped out in the process, even better.
Come to the Dark Side -- There's cookies!
If we make the playoffs, it's almost likely it'll be the Ravens.
I don't think we'd beat anybody though, if Collie doesn't play.
Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
Sucks so badly that he got hurt. We're just such a better offense when he's out there. If we have him then we're pretty scary.
I voted for the Jets. The Ravens are a different team now and although we have owned them in the past I think they are much more of an offensive team now.
In the NFL? Pretty high.
Without Troy Polamalu I would take the Steelers. There defense just isn't the same without him.
Otherwise I gamble with the Ravens again b/c there defense is getting old and not as good as it use to be.
I'm actually not too scared of the Jets either. I just don't like the match-up with their corners, especially seeing that Collie is likely out for the year. Not liking Revis and Cromartie being able to cover one on one
As a Ravens fan, I have to say that a lot of us wouldn't mind getting the Colts. Kind of hoping we get them actually. I don't mean to be a jerk, but you guys are pretty banged up, Peyton's forcing too much, you just don't look very good. I'd have to guess the Ravens would be heavy favorites in that one.
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The Chiefs aren't very good, but neither are the Colts. I'm sorry, I find the entire tone of this thread a little too homerific, you guys are banged up, and you haven't had a great year, yet you're talking like you'd be the favorites against either the Ravens, Jets, or Steelers. I guess my point is that you'd be underdogs against any of those teams.
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I don't have a good feeling about the Colts beating Oakland this week so we might be speculating for nothing.
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I don't know what the line would be, but we'd hardly be the "underdogs" at home with a four game winning streak (which looks pretty likely if we can take care of business against two teams we are clearly better than).
I don't see any comments in this thread that are any more "homerifc" than yours saying you want the Colts. Everyone seems to be pretty cautious here. But the Colts do own the Ravens, just like the Chargers own the Colts. I'd like our chances if we played them at home.
I've probably been overly harsh on the Colts throughout the year. Looking at their schedule, they've only been embarrassed once and that was the San Diego game (well the Houston game too I guess). They lost at Houston and Jax, but those are division rivals who get hyped to play us like it's the Super Bowl (and the Jags loss was b/c of that freakishly long FG). Plus, we took care of business against both them at home - you can't always sweep teams who know you inside and out. We narrowly lost at Philly who's been pretty damn good this season, and almost pulled out a comeback against a spectacular Patriots team who has been throttling some great teams this season. Then our last loss was against that Dallas team who's been playing like a playoff team under Garrett.
Things don't look as bad for the Colts when look at the losses and take the massive amount of injuries into perspective. I'm not saying we'll go the Super Bowl, but I certainly like our chances at home in a wild card game.
And aside from that brutal three game stretch, Peyton's still put together a pretty damn good season. Believe it or not, he's actually one interception behind last year's total of 16. So he could finish with less picks than last year when he won MVP, despite throwing like 58 picks in that 3 game stretch. That shows you how efficient he's been the rest of the season.
It's a shame we won't have Collie because a Colts team with Collie is not a team anyone wants to see on the schedule.
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Who's being the homer? Nobody said the Ravens were a bad team, only that Peyton beats them. That's not being a homer, that's stating a fact that can be verified in whichever NFL record book you choose to use. Peyton is 8-2 lifetime, including playoffs against the Ravens, and hasn't lost to them since 2001. Any time you don't lose to a team for a freaking decade that's ownership. And I even qualified that by saying "until they prove otherwise". And you're here calling US the homer!?
The Colts haven't lost to the Ravens since 2001 you say? Coincidentally, the Colts weren't very good 2001 (6-10). Since then, you've finished with 12 wins almost every year. You will not finish with 12 wins this year. I think Peyton "owns" the Ravens insofar as the Colts have been a great football team over the past decade, but they are not a great team this year. Adam mentions that you haven't had any embarrassing losses, but have you had any good wins? The Giants and Chiefs are the only playoff caliber teams you've beat, and both of them are pretty ****-poor playoff teams.
And you guys really believe in that Peyton owns the Ravens type of stuff? I think your fanbase more than most should realize that is nonsense - didn't you have to put up with crap about how Brady owned the Colts until he, well, didn't? There's a tremendous amount of turnover on an NFL roster every year, not limited to players but also to coaches and sets, so you can't argue about match-ups or playing styles. I don't think Peyton owns the Ravens so much as Peyton is really really good and his Colts teams have been great over the past decade, and the Ravens have been up and down, so its not surprising the Colts have a good record against the Ravens. You've been a better team, an amazing team, for most of this decade. Not the case this year.
Again, I think you'll be pretty solid underdogs against the Ravens, Steelers, or Jets, even at home. You definitely could win against any of them because this is the NFL, but if you do, I think you'd have to be pretty damn happy with that result, and consider yourselves lucky.
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The Colts were 20 yards away from beating the Patriots in Foxboro with that same banged up roster. They actually should be more healthy with Addai and Sessions back this week.
Trust me, NO ONE wants the Colts to make the playoffs, let alone play them!
We should be no more happy than you if you can come into Indy and beat us. You too would have to consider yourself lucky if you can come into hostile Lucas and win a playoff game.
If we play you wildcard weekend in Indy I guarantee Vegas odds are slightly in our favor.
Regular season record doesn't matter in the post-season. The home field advantage is infinitely more important than what the team's records were. As a Colt fan, I unfortunately know this all too well. We were 12-4 two years ago and had to go to SD to play the freaking 8-8 Chargers (who we had already beaten out there once that year) and their home field was enough to put them over the top.
Haha, fair enough, I guess we'll see. At least we got some trash talking to get us pumped, now I really hope we DO play the Colts. I promise to stop by and take my punishment if we lose, but if we win, I'm gonna be obnoxious as all get-out.
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Looking pretty likely to be Ravens now. Jets and outside shot. Steelers out.
Personally, I say give us anybody. All three are cut from that physical, defensive mold even though Pitt & Balt have offensive capabilities. All present serious challenges, but it will be at home and it's the playoffs so win or go home.
What we really need is a win at home vs. Tenn and Oakland to help us out with an upset of the Chiefs to set us up with a first round bye. Too bad the game's not at the black hole.
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Beltran's mistake leads to inning-ending DP
OAKLAND -- Carlos Beltran hit the ball hard in all four of his plate appearances on Sunday, which should represent a very encouraging sign for the Yankees. But his mood was soured by a mental lapse in the 10-5 loss to the A's.
With one out and a runner at first base in the eighth inning, Beltran hit a line drive that shortstop Jed Lowrie fielded on a hop, tossing to second baseman Nick Punto to force out Brian McCann.
Thinking there were two outs already, Beltran peeled off toward the first-base dugout. First-base umpire Dan Iassogna ruled that Beltran had abandoned the base and called him out, finishing off a most rare double play.
"It's an embarrassing play," manager Joe Girardi said. "It's probably happened to all of us. A lot of times, it's more that you slow up running to the bag as opposed to peeling off. It's a lot more glaring when that happens."
The Yankees were trailing, 10-3, at the time. Beltran said that something like that had never happened to him before, and that someone in the dugout had told him to get back to first base.
"It was too late to come back," Beltran said.
Beltran finished the afternoon 2-for-4, slugging a solo homer in the seventh inning off A's reliever Ryan Cook.
"The good thing about Carlos is he swung the bat well today," Girardi said. "He hit four balls on the screws. That's a good sign."
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The Power of Youth: Bringing Fair Trade to the Classroom and Beyond
Fair Trade Schools launches youth into the spotlight as agents of change
By the age of 10, young Vivienne Harr had sold over $100,000 worth of lemonade with the aim of ending child slavery; her efforts turned into a full-fledged business with Make a Stand Lemon-Aid, selling Fair Trade Certified™ beverages to the masses. In the same year, Media Elementary School in Pennsylvania bridged the gap between the hardworking individuals that harvest our chocolate and the children who consume it, inviting cocoa farmers from the Kuapa Kokoo cooperative in Ghana to speak at a school assembly about the very real impact of Fair Trade on their lives and communities.
What two things do these stories have in common? Fair Trade, of course. But the other? Youth. Young people under the age of 20 have long driven the Fair Trade movement forward, and yet, there has never really been a platform for them to collectively organize around Fair Trade. That is until Emma Willard High School of Troy, New York decided to go Fair Trade in 2010, using the existing Fair Trade Towns and Universities (now Fair Trade Campaigns) model. Four schools soon followed suit, and voila! The Fair Trade Schools campaign was born in early 2014.
Fair Trade Campaigns, a national network of Fair Trade advocates in 170 towns and universities, officially kick-started its Fair Trade Schools initiative on February 4 of this year. This brought in 15 schools from far flung corners of the U.S, ranging from Wakeland High School in Frisco, Texas to Philips Exeter in Exeter, New Hampshire. Five, like Media Elementary School, had already been self-declared Fair Trade Schools prior to the launch in accordance with the principles of Fair Trade Towns and Universities. The remaining ten are in the pilot stage. They're now working to fulfill the three goals of the program: assemble a fair trade team; commit to fair trade education by hosting educational events and classroom discussions; and source fair trade products by providing them for sale in the cafeteria, offices and vending machines.
The guidelines may seem simple, but the time and dedication that go into making them a reality are anything but. Yet Fair Trade Schools are taking the nation by storm: Just shy of three weeks into the program, five of the ten pilot schools have already completed the three required steps.
Schools have devised fun and crafty ways to meet these goals. During a simulation activity held in a fourth-grade classroom at Media Elementary School, Fair Trade Town committee members divided the students into three sections, with one group being a fair-trade cocoa cooperative and the others representing conventional farming groups.
"They used lima beans instead of cocoa beans," said Mariana Lamaison Sears, a parent and Fair Trade committee member at Media Elementary. "Each group had to count their beans, get money from the banker, and received cards with good or bad things that could happen (like losing their beans to mold). It was basically Monopoly!"
Through activities like these, Fair Trade Schools is able to demonstrate the direct impact of fair trade on farmers and workers, and underscore its importance to children across the nation.
So what would compel a student to dedicate countless hours of their time to improving the life of a farmer in another country? For some, like Nabai Habtemariam, a committee member of the Fair Trade campaign at St. Mary's College High School in Berkeley, California, words like 'Buy Fair. Be Fair' invoke a sense of personal obligation to the Fair Trade movement.
"My parents both grew up in poverty," said Habtemariam. "They worked on their parents' farms in Eritrea for much of their younger lives. They struggled because they were not offered what Fair Trade is offering to scores of farmers worldwide. I want to give people, like my parents, an opportunity to earn what they deserve."
Regardless of their different reasons for getting involved, everyone involved in the Fair Trade Schools campaign share one overarching belief that binds them together: Fair Trade is the future.
Margaret Mead once said: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world…it's the only thing that ever has." Indeed, children's capacity to be conscious consumers and change the world is motivating their peers, parents and communities to do the same. Building on the strong presence of young people active in Fair Trade, Fair Trade Schools is an exciting new platform for youth groups to organize on a large-scale in a way that has never been done before.
Watch out world: With the launch of Fair Trade Schools, the Nabai Habtemariams of the world are ready to make a big difference, and they're not holding back.


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Mothers speak of horrifying effects of spice drug: 'He throws up blood'
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) So-called synthetic marijuana is banned under both federal and state law, but some local parents are contending it's still being sold to their kids, and it has devastating effects.
Law officers say they go after the drug, often called "spice," but it's tough to stay ahead of it.
"My son is addicted to spice," Shyanne told Eyewitness News. She gave an interview on condition her last name wasn't used. "He's gotten to the point where he's homeless, because the drug is more important to him than his family."
It was about a year ago that she discovered her 22-year-old son was using spice, he may have started smoking it a couple years ago.
"I think he started doing other things that were illegal," the mother said. "And since this is legal, he thinks it's OK that he can smoke it because it's legal."
But, it's not legal any more. And more troubling, Shyanne said the physical impacts on her son are horrifying.
"He throws up blood, he turns grey and almost passes out," the mother described. "He doesn't care if he lives or dies. It's just, when is he going to get this next bag of spice."
Raw interview: Mother says 'I've cried, and I've begged' to get son to give up 'spice'
At Kaiser Permanente, addiction counselor Dan Hill has seen the serious effects of spice for about the last five years.
"You can get to the point where you can't function at all," he said.
"The guys who get strung out on it complain of severe paranoia, and seizing up, having seizures," Hill said. "It's unpredictable. You can get very addicted to it."
Shyanne said she believes she knows the smoke shop in Bakersfield where her son would get spice. To see if it's still being sold there, Eyewitness News asked a young girl to go in with a hidden camera, and ask for spice.
"What kind of spice (do) you use?" the clerk behind a counter is heard asking the teenager. She asks about K2, the clerk apparently doesn't have that but offers two other types. He checks her ID, which shows she's 17 years old.
The teenager pays $5 and walks out with a small packet with dried material inside.
Synthetic marijuana is found often in packets or small jars.
"'Spice' refers to a wide variety of herbal mixtures that produce experiences similar to marijuana (cannabis) and that are marketed as 'safe' legal alternatives to that drug," reads information from a National Institute on Drug Abuse website.
"Sold under many names, including K2, fake weed, Yucatan Fire, Skunk, Moon Rocks, and others -- and labeled 'not for human consumption' -- these products contain dried, shredded plant material and chemical additives that are responsible for their psychoactive (mind altering) effects," the NIDA information continues.
And, a NIDA scientist finds more troubling aspects to the drug. "Using Spice is very dangerous because the chemicals and compounds that are in it vary from batch to batch," reported Dr. Marilyn A. Huestis last year. "Essentially, if you use it, you're experimenting on yourself."
The local counselor sees the same, serious problem.
"With spice, you really don't know what you're getting because they keep changing it," Hill said. "Changing it around to get around the law."
"We've done several operations where we've actually gone into the 'head shops' and purchased spice, and come back and shut these places down," undercover officer Joshua Stephens told Eyewitness News. "Unfortunately, it is still out there, and it is able to be purchased. It is illegal to sell it in the State of California."
Spice has been illegal in California as of Jan. 1, 2012. Senate Bill 420 makes it a misdemeanor to sell, distribute, or possess for sale "any synthetic cannabinoid compound or any synthetic cannabinoid derivative." It lists five specific chemical compounds.
Federal law is similar. According to the NIDA website, the Drug Enforcement Agency "designated the five active chemicals most frequently found in Spice as Schedule I substances, making it illegal to sell, buy, or possess them." Changing those chemicals slightly makes the drug dangerous for users, and tough for law enforcement.
That's also covered in the information from NIDA "Manufacturers of Spice products attempt to evade these legal restrictions by substituting different chemicals in their mixtures, while the DEA continues to monitor the situation and evaluate the need for updating the list of banned cannabinoids," their statement reads.
The local drug officer sees the very same thing. "They'll use other substances until it becomes banned, and they'll switch to a different substance producing the same effect," Stephens said. "Unfortunately, I think that the law's going to continue to be one step behind these individuals who are making this."
Meanwhile, families say the drug is taking a severe toll.
Eyewitness News heard from a mother whose son and his friends have had serious side effects from the use of Spice. This mother believes they're getting the drug from a smoke shop in central Bakersfield.
Shyanne, meanwhile, said she tried helping her son, but nothing worked.
"I've tried to get him into recovery homes, I've tried to get him into counseling," Shyanne said. As of late April she hadn't seen her son for a couple months, and doesn't know where he is or how he's doing.
"I haven't had much success with folks getting off (Spice)," the drug counselor at Kaiser Permanente said. "It really has done some tremendous damage to kids." Hill says it's mostly young adults who use Spice, and that's what national studies also find.
"Spice products are popular among young people," the NIDA website states. "Of the illicit drugs most used by high-school seniors, they are second only to marijuana." Those experts say that could be due to the products being promoted as "natural," and that the chemicals in Spice are not easily detected in standard drug tests.
Shyanne thinks that's why her son may have started smoking Spice. She confronted the clerks in the smoke shop where she says he bought the drug. "I walked in, I asked them point blank if they were selling him Spice, and they said 'yes,'" she said.
The drug counselor also thinks it's possible to buy Spice locally.
"They put it behind the counter now, because they know the pressure's starting to come on them," Hill said. He also hopes the use is starting to go down. "It's not as much as it used to be, because the word's kind of getting out on it."
Families say they have told police where they believe Spice is being sold.
The undercover officer advises families to find out more about spice, and to be on the look-out for possible use. "Education is the biggest thing there is at this time," Stephens said. "Parental education of knowing where their child is and what they're doing."
The drug addiction counselor also thinks families can put some focus on the stores selling spice. "Put some pressure on these guys. What have you got this out here for?" Hill advises.
Shyanne said she tried that at the smoke shop she believes was selling her son Spice. But, Spice is apparently still being sold there.
The mother is left with a heart-breaking question. "Is it going to take our kids dying before somebody actually makes a change and takes it off the streets? What's it going to take?"


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