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My son's class has a no candy policy for valentines this year. Luckily, I found these cute little printable arrow valentines that you attach a pencil to, via Sweet Muffin Suite (also available in a primary colors version).
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Luck was runner up
As a believer of the Heisman curse with QBs I will be relieved when we draft Luck at #1
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Luck was runner up
As a believer of the Heisman curse with QBs I will be relieved when we draft Luck at #1
Monte Ball should of won but RG3 was great as well
I don't think Montae Ball is a big enough name to warrant a Heisman
At least compared to Luck/Griffin who have been talked about all season
And the Honey Badger.
Who cares about college football
I do. What's your point?
A lot of people actually.
To me, it's a completely broken sport. The fact LSU has to beat Alabama AGAIN to win the national title, while everyone else doesn't get a chance is just flat out stupid. Especially when the mantra for the SEC and the BCS is "every game counts", well, that is apparently true...unless you're Alabama.
We won't draft Luck (ding). We're drafting Matt Barkley from USC.
"But, first, let us now praise famous moments, because something happened Tuesday night in Indianapolis that you can watch a lifetimes worth of professional basketball and never see again. There was a brief, and very decisive, and altogether unprecedented, outburst of genuine officiating, and it was directed at the best player in the world, and that, my dear young person, simply is not done."
To play the devil's advocate, LSU vs Alabama is a match up of the two best teams, and it's not like rematches never happen with playoffs. The Giants beat New England for the Super Bowl after NE had beaten them in the regular season already to go 16-0. In 1985, Villanova beat Georgetown for the championship after Georgetown had beaten them twice in the regular season already.
The NCAA Men's tournament gave us an 8th seeded Butler vs a UConn team that finished 9th in their Conference. No one in their right mind would say they were even close to the top two teams in the land.
Yes, but there were at least tournaments that set up those rematches.
I think RGIII deserved it. He was by far the most exciting player to watch this year and he consistantly put up big numbers, even when his team fell short and lost the game.
Part of me wants the Colts to trade our pick and move down and take Griffin.. He's Vick but bigger, as agile and he can pass better. Also has the clutch gene.
I prefer the NFL but I grew up watching Notre Dame Football(it was considered our professional team and yes there was the Bears too but I hate them) so I still have an attachment to college football.
And well there's Purdue (my alumnus) beyond that? I don't really care for College Football anymore.
The BCS sucks if they had a playoff system it would be so much better.
Division III football has a real championship, this weekend.
32 team playoff, five straight weeks starting Saturday after Thanksgiving, and it's all wrapped up more than a week before Christmas.
Maybe 32 or even 16 teams in a playoff is overkill for D-1, but there is no freakin' reason not to have a REAL CHAMPION with at least an 8 team tourney, and not some farce one game fake title whose matchup is decided by sportswriters and computers.
I'm in favor of a playoff for football, because many years it's not clear cut between two teams, but don't act like that will clear up the griping between the have and have not leagues. If you have a playoff, they'll have to have some form of ranking the teams and you'll have the same debates. Complaining about Va Tech being ranked too high by the BCS ranking system (or picked by a selection committee) doesn't solve itself with a playoff, it just gives Va Tech a possibility to win the title! There's always going to be people who feel slighted or that others got a chance they didn't deserve.
Look at Alabama's resume, no impartial observer could really say they've earned that Championship bid.
Other than the fact that Alabama has a higher RPI than every other school not named LSU. Alabama has a tougher SOS than anyone else in the top 10, not named LSU.
And other than the fact that they lost to the consensus #1 team in OT by 3 points, and missed 3 other FGs just to get to that point.
They're the best 1 loss team in the nation, hands down. If OSU wanted to crash the party then they shouldn't have gotten beat by a 6-6 team.
There's no way you can look at OSU and Alabama and say that OSU deserves it more. No way.
EDIT: I hate the BCS just as much as you guys, but LSU/Alabama isn't the example that should be brought up. They're the two best teams in the nation, and I fully believe that any system that would have been in place, tournament or not, would prove that.
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I'm not going to argue that these are not the two best teams in the country considering how the last 2 teams LSU played couldn't stop them like Bama did, but the argument that Bama had a high SOS is debunked below. The SEC has some really bad teams.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/fbt11.htm - 22
http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/c..._rankings.html - 29
http://www.teamrankings.com/college-...hedule-by-team - 2
http://www.andersonsports.com/football/ACF_frnk.html - 22
http://www.colleyrankings.com/currank.html - 26
Just to add to this conversation, Bama had a 4=1 record against top 15 teams, all besides 1 were won by more than 24 points and most were not home games. I agree they could have had a much tougher schedule this year, georgia southern late in the year was a joke.
I think it is really hard to distinguish who deserves what more though in college football, it is mostly all money driven anyways, I just take it for what it is most of the time. I doubt we will ever have a playoff for various reasons, but I do think this will be a good game in which either team can win.
Why so SERIOUS
I'd watch college football if I didn't already know who the top 4 teams contending for the championship was going to be.
08 and Beyond
Well, LSU didn't help at all here. They got DOMINATED by Alabama. Alabama took LSU to the woodshed, added on, and started their own sawmill.
I really don't get all the Griffin love on this board. The closest NFL comparison to Luck and Griffin is Peyton and Vick. Who would take Vick over Peyton?
I also think you'd find that Vick never approached the passing numbers Griffin had this year.

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STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. - The city of Sterling Heights and Utica Community Schools are partnering up on new safety initiatives on area school campuses.
The new measures include increased security at all UCS schools and enhanced patrols at the district's three junior high schools, and 11 elementary schools in Sterling Heights.
The city's two UCS high schools, Henry Ford II and Stevenson, will continue to be served by school safety officers on their campuses.
"As a result of the recent violence we've seen across the country, myself and Dr. [Christine] Johns, superintendent of Utica Community Schools, had a chance to sit down and draw out some ideas on how we were going to address the situation," said Sterling Heights Police Chief Michael Reese. "What the parents will see if an increased police presence in the schools."
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- The visits will be random and take place twice a day. Officers will also come inside the schools to visit with administrative office staff, get a status report of activities and then walk through the school halls to observe what is taking place inside the school at any given time.
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Roald Dahl's classic 1961 children's story James and the Giant Peach was brought to life on film nearly 15 years ago by producer Tim Burton and director Henry Selick, who utilize a combination of live-action and stop motion animation to deliver the amazing tale of James, a young boy who loses his parents and must reside with his despicable aunt and uncle. Following an odd turn of events involving some crocodile tongues, a massive peach, and some instrument-playing insects, James learns to explore and discover a world all his own.
Personally, when James and the Giant Peach originally hit theaters back in 1996, I wasn't that impressed. I was 17 years old and working in my home town movie theater, where it played for 2 weeks. The film seemed a bit juvenile to me and I wasn't that big a fan of Burton's style. Now, however, at 31 years old with a daughter of my own, I love James and the Giant Peach for what it can do.
While the live-action portions of the film may somewhat drag the overall pace of the film, the stop-motion animation (which Burton fans will find familiar and comforting) is beautiful, captivating and spot-on. Likewise, the story, which develops gracefully with little forcing, accomplishes its mission of inspiration and accomplishment. James is a child hero with authentic dreams, fears, and desires and, while the film may be set in an imaginative place with imaginary characters, from the standpoint of a young child, it reveals a realism in the personal struggle for liberation and escape from those fears.
This "special edition" Blu-ray and DVD combo set includes the film across both standard and hi-def mediums, ensuring fans with either or both of these can enjoy it. The hi-def film is faithful to its original nature, but sadly will disappoint many die-hard hi-def fans. The film's gritty look (which many fans appreciated in 1996) including the deep colors, shadows, and graininess originally seen on the big screen. Staying true to the desired composition, the video transfer will look comfortingly familiar to those adults who grew up with this 15 years ago. Sadly, the video suffers from some major transfer issues, including poor contrast during the live action, too dark colors (which are almost impossible to see at points), and even some blurring and instabilities which will surely distract any watcher. Overall, the blu-ray is still better than the DVD, but most viewers will find themselves with a few complaints throughout.
Thankfully, the DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track is great. The surround sound allows for an enjoyable experience with plenty of use of each speaker. Likewise, the dialogue is easy to hear as is the Academy Award-nominated soundtrack, which, while sometimes overwhelming, is still amazing to behold.
Though called a "special edition," the blu-ray doesn't really include that much. In fact, the DVD doesn't either, which makes one ask why this is considered a "special edition." The blu-ray includes only one exclusive, an interactive game called "Spike the Aunts" which young children may find fun. Otherwise, the blu-ray includes the same as the DVD: an electronic press kit with some interesting material for die-hard fans, a Randy Newman music video, a still-frame gallery, and the film's original trailer. Fairly simple for a "special edition."
Overall, James and the Giant Peach is - to many young adults today - a classic film from their childhood. With impressive stop-motion animation, a beautiful story of personal discovery and exploration, and a beautiful score, this is one film which 20-somethings and parents with young children will appreciate watching again and again.
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Midfielder Harrison Henao has arrives and begun training with the Colorado Rapids. With all paperwork in, he is now eligible for selection and available to play, becoming the third player from Colombia to join the club this season (see Luis Zapata, Jaime Castrillon). He will, for the time being, fill the roster spot and international slot of injured midfielder Jamie Smith.
Below is the transcript of his first interview since arriving from Colombia's Once Caldas this week:
ColoradoRapids.com: How did this opportunity come about to come to the Colorado Rapids?
Henao: "I was playing for Once Caldas in Colombia. I had few opportunities to play recently when I'm told of this opportunity, and I autmatically said yes. I'm very happy, hoping that everything goes well, and ready to enjoy my stay on this team and in this country."
ColoradoRapids.com: Why is it that so many players from Colombia have come to MLS this year?
Henao: "It's a league that is still growing and that every year the level is higher. Economically it is very good, and the opportunity to educate your family and to learn new things, is what I think attracts so many players, and that's why every day there are more."
ColoradoRapids.com: And what about the league in general?
Henao: "It's fast. The competition is better. In Colombia, it's a bit slower, and here they run more. For the fan, this is much better."
ColoradoRapids.com: What type of player are you?
Henao: "I'm a player that leaves everything on the field, that puts the effort in for my team and my teammates. Apart from that, I'm good technically, I hit the ball well, and like to score."
ColoradoRapids.com: What positions do you see yourself playing?
Henao: "I'm a central midfielder, but I can play on the right side as well as play further up the field as well."
ColoradoRapids.com: Welcome to the Colorado Rapids!
Henao: "Well, God willing I hope my stay here results in many good things, that we can win and fight for the championship. That is what one dreams about and what we work for!"


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The lyrics to "Darkness on the Delta" are painted on the risers of the stairs that come down into my home kitchen. The wall next to the old barrel-house piano off the living room is papered with faded copies of sheet music for the song. If this flood plain had an anthem, this song would be it. As the song drifts to a conclusion, it trails off with the aspiration, "When it's darkness on the delta, let me linger 'neath the shelter of the night." This deep, dark-as-night fudgy dessert is a cool ending to a dinner party on a starry evening.–Martha Hall Foose
LC Darkness On The Delta Note
This bittersweet chocolate cake sure as hell means darkness on the delta to us. Heck, who needs the lyrics to that song when you know the ingredients to this dessert?
Bittersweet Chocolate Cake Recipe
- Quick Glance
- Serves 8
- 7 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 2/3 cup whole milk
- 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- Fresh grated nutmeg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon bourbon
- Unsweetened cocoa powder, for serving
- Confectioners' sugar, for serving
- 1. Put the chocolate in a large bowl.
- 2. In a saucepan over medium heat, bring the milk, 1/3 cup granulated sugar, and a little nutmeg to a simmer. In a small bowl, whisk together the egg yolk and remaining 1 tablespoon granulated sugar. Slowly whisk in half of the milk mixture. Return the entire mixture to the saucepan and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens, about 5 minutes. Do not boil.
- 3. Pour the hot mixture over the chopped chocolate. Let sit for 2 minutes. Slowly whisk in the butter, a little at a time, and then add the vanilla and bourbon. Whisk until the mixture is very smooth.
- 4. Spray a 6-inch cake pan with nonstick cooking spray, and line with plastic wrap. Scrape the mixture into the pan and smooth with a spatula. Cover with plastic wrap and freeze for at least 6 hours.
- 5. When ready to serve, invert the cake onto a serving plate and remove the plastic wrap. Dust with cocoa and confectioners' sugar.
- I like to stencil sugar stars across this cake, using a piece of cardboard with a cutout in it as a guide.
- Be aware that egg yolks should not sit in sugar too long. The sugar will sort of "cook" the yolk and make it grainy.
- This dessert can be frozen, well wrapped, for up to a month.
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Faculty: Bertrade Ngo-Ngijol Banoum
Honors and publications
Honors: Honorary member, the Golden Key International Honour Society; Associate, the Columbia University Seminar on Africa.
- "Negritude", in Africana Age: African and African American Transformations in the Twentieth Century, by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, at exhibitions.nypl.org/africanaage/essay, 2011.
- "Women's Human Rights", in the Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender, edited by Fedwa Malti-Douglas. Vol. 4. Detroit: Macmillan Reference, 2007, pp. 1546-1552. 2007.
- co-editor. The Role of Women in World Peace & the Role of Men and Boys in gender Equity. New York: Lehman College, 2005.
- "The Yum: An Indigenous Model for Sustainable Development", in African Gender Studies: A Reader, edited by Oyeronke Oyewumi. New York: Palgrave/Macmillan, 2005.
- "Bantu Gender Revisited Through and Analysis of Basaá Categories: A Typological Perspective", in Proceedings of the 4th World Congress of African Linguistics New Brunswick 2003, vol. 4), edited by Akinbiyi Akinlabi / Oluseye Adesola. Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, 2004.
- co-editor. "Africans on the Move: Transnational, Intranational, and Metaphorical Migrations." Ìrìnkèrindò: A Journal of African Migration, http://www.africamigration.com, 2003, pp. 1-29.
- "Cultural Construction of Gender in African Oral Tradition: Images of Women in the Basaá.Epic." Women's Studies Review, Lehman College, the City University of New York, Spring 2003, pp. 3-8.
- "Translating the Basaa Oral Epic Bon ba Hiton." in Metamorphoses, Journal of Literary Translation, Vol. 10.1, 2002, pp. 260-307.
- co-editor. "Irìnkèrindò: An Idea Whose Time Has Come." Ìrìnkèrindò: A Journal of African Migration, http://www.africamigration.com, 2002, pp. 1-23.
- "The Grassroots Women's International Academy at EXPO 2000: Linking Living and Learning Communities from the Ground Up." Women's Studies Review, Lehman College, the City University of New York, Spring 2002, pp. 3-8.
- "The Group of Common Initiative of the Bogso Women Farmers (Cameroon)." EXPO 2000 International Fair and Dubai International Award for Best Practices Panel, at http://habitat.aq.upm.es/dubai/00/bp429.html., 2001, 12 pages.
- Article translated into Spanish: "El Grupo de Iniciativa Comun de las Mujeres Agricultoras de Bogso (Camerun)" by the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid del Ministerio de Fomento de España.
- "Celebrating the Heroic Life of an African Warrior Queen, A Hundred Years Later: Yaa Asantewa, the Queen Mother of the Asante Empire", in the Women's Studies Review, Lehman College, the City University of New York, Spring 2000, pp. 3-5.
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HALESOWEN Tennis Club is holding a free open day this weekend.
The Manor Way club will welcome visitors of all abilities on Sunday and give them a chance to try their hand at the sport.
All equipment will be supplied on the day. All people need to do is bring their own trainers.
Children's sessions are split up on the day according to ages. Youngsters aged four to seven can take part from 11am - noon, those aged eight to nine from 12.30pm to 1.30pm, 10 to 11 from 2pm - 3pm and children aged 12 to 16 from 3.30pm to 4.30pm.
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What do we really want in return?
expiring contracts?
I think in a trade with the Warriors we can get it all.
I know GSW will only trade one of Ellis/Bellinelli/Wright alongside bigger contracts so this is what I cooked up:
2008 #1 pick
Pietrus (S&T 14m 3 yrs)
Jasikevicius (exp)
Foyle (3 yrs remaining with last year a team option)
Brandan Wright is the centerpiece of the deal. He has unlimited potential and is a project for the future. Diogu will get his chance at the PF spot untill Wright takes over.
The 2008 #1 pick will probably be somewhere around #20 but this year there were still some good players available.
Pietrus can play at the SG spot, he's a good defender and is a slasher like Daniels.
I won't say anything about Jasikevicius, as most of you know how I think about him.
Foyle adds to the bad contracts we already received from the Warriors but the main thing is that his contract expires when we need to resign Granger & Diogu.
Our lineup after this trade:
PG - Tinsley/Jasikevicius/Diener
SG - Daniels/Pietrus/Rush
SF - Granger/Dunleavy/Williams
PF - Diogu/Murphy/Wright
C - Foster/Foyle/Harrison
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My in-laws live down that way and we'll be making a trip there this weekend. I normally play at the University Beach course, and it's actually a really fun course. However, I think they have a home football game, and the entire course circles around (and through) a parking lot used for game day. So that's not going to happen.
Does anyone know of a good 18 hole course nearby? On DGCR I saw a few that looked okay, but Grand Central Station seemed to be the best 18 hole course in the area - http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.ph ... 01&mode=ci
Any other suggestions? I'm not wanting to drive more than 30 minutes from Clemson.


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Fill-in Paredes comes up big to down Twins
Thrust into first start with O's, third baseman drives in two
BALTIMORE -- Not too much went right on the field for the Orioles on Saturday night. Chris Tillman struggled to just his third non-quality start in 16 outings. The bullpen's scoreless-innings streak came to an end. And there was no offensive explosion to make it all irrelevant.
Instead, the go-ahead run found its way on base by way of a plunking and crossed home plate on a sacrifice fly. Tillman described his own start as a grind, and that could describe the entirety of the game. But all that mattered was the final -- a 3-2 win against the Twins at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
For the second straight night, Adam Jones got hit by a pitch. This one put him on with one out in the seventh inning, just moments after Tommy Hunter and Andrew Miller combined to blow a one-run lead. Jones raced from first to third on a single by Nelson Cruz, and then Chris Davis lifted a shallow fly ball to center off Minnesota relief pitcher Jared Burton. Jones tagged up and charged home to give Baltimore its final run and bring the crowd of 30,322 to its feet.
"I think the key to the whole situation there was going first to third," O's manager Buck Showalter said. "A lot of guys would have been content there."
The sprint home didn't concern him either.
"I was confident that the way the center fielder [Danny Santana] had to catch the ball that he had a chance," Showalter added.
"He had to run 18,000 miles and then he couldn't stop," Twins manager Rod Gardenhire said. "He did what he had to do because of the shallow ball. He just couldn't get his feet set."
Until then, another surprise contributor kept the O's afloat. The Orioles were hit with another blow on Friday when Steve Pearce was forced out of the game before the fourth inning with an abdominal injury.
That thrust outfielder Jimmy Paredes into action on Friday night and forced him into the starting lineup Saturday night for the first time since May 27 with the Royals. In his second at-bat, he smacked a ground-rule double to drive Davis home and get the Orioles on the board in the fourth inning. In his third, he drilled his first home run since May 21, 2013, to left-center field to again give Baltimore a lead.
The O's are already playing without third baseman Manny Machado and Matt Wieters for the rest of the season and have been carried by surprise performances all over the diamond. Pearce and Cruz have set career bests in home runs. Outfielder Delmon Young is batting .300 for the first time since his debut year. Paredes, who was acquired in a trade with Kansas City in July, is simply the latest.
"It feels good," said Paredes, who started at third base. "I'm excited. We have a very good team here, we have fun and we play the game the right way -- hard. We're working hard. We're trying to make the playoffs and win the World Series."
Despite blowing the lead, the bullpen still shut the door to seal the fifth win in six games to start this 11-game homestand. Relief pitcher Darren O'Day tossed a 1-2-3 inning and first-year closer Zach Britton notched his 30th save of the season with a pair of strikeouts in the ninth.
After an uncharacteristically short outing by Tillman -- he lasted only five innings despite giving up just one run -- the 'pen lifted the Orioles despite surrendering a run.
"We're playing close games," Britton said. "Our offense is getting just enough runs to where the pitching can go in there and shut them down. That's kind of what we've been doing the whole season."
With the Yankees' 2-0 loss to the Blue Jays earlier in the day, Baltimore stretched its lead in the American League East to eight games, and additional reinforcements are on the way.
During the sixth inning on Saturday, the O's traded for White Sox outfielder Alejandro De Aza. Immediately following the game, they dealt for Red Sox utility man Kelly Johnson.
These aren't the moves of a team trying to claw its way into the postseason, but rather those of one that has the full expectation of being there. As the Orioles' magic number shrinks -- it's at 21 now -- that possibility is becoming more of a tangible reality.
"I like the people that are here," Showalter said. "It gives us some more depth and some more what-if as we go forward."
David Wilson is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Apple: $62B In Excess Domestic Cash by 2015, Says Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse's Kulbinder Garcha this morning reiterates an Outperform rating on shares of Apple (AAPL) while raising his price target to $600 from $550, writing that his "deep dive" into Apple's free cash flow could allow for $62 billion in "excess cash" onshore (as opposed to cash held overseas) over the next four years, providing for a dividend and buybacks, should Apple decide on such.
"This is sufficient to fund a dividend of greater than $10 per share or a 2.1% yield (in line with the S&P) as well as leave $22.5bn for cumulative buybacks over 2012-2015 on a sustainable basis," writes Garcha. Garcha uses a "payout ratio" of 20% for a theoretical dividend, which is half the S&P long-term average, he notes.
A 2.1% dividend yield, moreover, would be way higher than the 0.6% average yield of tech companies.
"Furthermore, our analysis is conservative as it assumes no further major product introductions, discounts offshore cash completely for distribution purposes (amounting to as much as $186 per share by 2015), and lower FCF conversion."
Garcha asks the question he thinks everyone is asking, namely, "can a $475bn company actually outperform?" At this size, Apple is 3.9% of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. At that size, which very few megacaps have achieved, Apple has been "de-rated," he writes, its forward P/E multiple dropping from 24 times to 10 times in the last decade.
He thinks the real barrier for Apple's performance comes at $650 per share, when it would be 5% of the S&P 500.
To construct his free cash flow estimate, Garcha's analysis assumes revenue growth of 40% this year, 23% next year, 4.6% in 2014, and 10% in 2015. That would result in free cash flow of about $45 billion per year, for a total cash horde of $280 billion by fiscal 2015 ( the fiscal year ending in September), "in the event of no cash distribution."
Assuming Apple's gross margin remains relatively higher overseas than in North America, which it is now, and assuming the bulk of the company's capital spending happens overseas in coming years, as it does now, Garcha estimates Apple would have $94 billion in cash in the U.S. by 2015.
Using the standard metrics for excess cash, Garcha concludes Apple will have $62 billion of cash it doesn't need for operations come 2015. And he provides the following handy-dandy table of international and domestic cash reserves:
Garcha stops short of asserting the company will do something:
This level of cash held in the US is from where we believe Apple will consider making cash distribution to shareholders. While in traditional finance theory holding any net cash pile on balance sheet is seen as being inefficient, in the tech sector it seemingly does not apply. Whether this is due to fast product cycles or the risk around sustainable competitive advantage, the fact remains that on average, technology companies have a net cash position of about 34% of global sales which is slightly higher than Apple's ratio of onshore cash to onshore sales of 29%. Assuming Apple over time migrates to similar averages (although this could prove conservative), this would still mean that even domestically Apple may hold excess cash of around $62bn in the long term. This is the amount that we believe the company could distribute to shareholders over the long term (this would amount to ~$16bn of cash distribution per annum).
In fact, Garcha makes a long defense of the other uses Apple has for cash, including any attempt to manufacture a television set:
The global manufacturing logistics surrounding the production of a television set are fundamentally different than those required for Apple's existing product offerings. Many countries classify TVs under a different category for tariff purposes, resulting in higher import fees if the majority of its components are manufactured offshore.
Apple shares today are down $3.82, or 0.7%, at $511.25.


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In one of the recent post discussions for No Master, SCI-arc was brought up as a model for what No Master is trying to do. I was glad for the mention since I was already aware of the history and had found some hope in their success starting with a radical model, starting from nothing.
The No Master concept has several interesting parallels with the original intentions of SCI-arc and I think it worthwhile to post a bit of SCI-arc history here for that reason. Maybe a bit immodest on behalf of No Master which isn't even a full fledged idea yet, let alone functioning, but, as I said, the comparison offers some hope.
SCI-arc (Southern California Institute of Architecture) is celebrating its 40th anniversary this week so it seems even more appropriate to post this history now.
The following is excerpted from KCRW's Design & Architecture Blog, "SCI-Arc at Forty: The Original "Alternative" Architecture School" Posted August 17, 2012 by Frances Anderton:
It has been a monumental, and monumentalizing, year for SCI-Arc, Los Angeles' famed experimental architecture school. The Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) celebrates its fortieth anniversary this year, with special programming, building initiatives and a new digital archive of decades of guest lecture videos. The school was also the focus of an exhibition at the MAK Center for Art and Architecture.
The anniversary coincides with a particularly strong year in academic rankings. GraduateArchitecture.com recently rated SCI-Arc number one in their roster of the top ten international architecture schools, citing its ability to develop students into "well rounded architect[s]" and specifically praising the school as "the leader in sustainable design and one of the best institute's for computational design."
All this from the institute founded in 1972 to provide an alternative to the dominant currents in architectural education at the time – both the Los Angeles modernist strongholds of USC and UCLA and the hyperintellectualism of the East Coast ivies. In light of these recent milestones, DnA asked architectural historian Maura Lucking, a recent LA transplant who wrote her MA thesis at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago on SCI-Arc founder Ray Kappe's design philosophy, to revisit SCI-Arc's countercultural origins and examine recent changes that may have irrevocably changed the direction of the school.
The school was born out of the post-'68 youth movement in its Californian "hippie" incarnation. The "turn on, tune in and drop out" mentality was channeled by SCI-Arc's founders through a new, more democratic bureaucratic hierarchy that narrowed the gap between students and teachers and, they hoped, would keep students in school and producing new work through collaborative studios, visiting lecturer seminars, and frequent field trips into the urban environment. The school became a prime example of a pre-existing educational concept that had gained popularity in the late 60s –known as the "college without walls" approach— that seemed just the right strategy for pulling architecture out of the university and unleashing its energy onto the city itself.
In 1972, Los Angeles architect Ray Kappe was dismissed from his position as the founding chair of Cal Poly Pomona's department of architecture due to a scuffle with the dean over his somewhat unorthodox teaching methods, including student homesteading projects in the desert and the building of huge geometric plywood structures on school property. Kappe, a serious but impassioned idealist and proponent of architecture's role as a tool for social advancement, fought the dismissal in a school-wide battle, yet ultimately the majority of the department's faculty and about half the students, too, chose to leave in solidarity. Some of the younger faculty members suggested that the group continue to meet, not as a school yet, exactly, but an independent program for studio space and conversations about work.
Kappe, along with that faculty—Thom Mayne, Bernard Zimmerman, Glen Small, Bill Simonian, James Stafford, Ahde Lahti, and Gary Neville – began looking for a building in Santa Monica, where open space was abundant due to the dwindling aerospace industry. The building they eventually found was a derelict industrial warehouse-cum-LSD factory, according to school lore and a 1976 LA Times profile. A wild party was thrown to christen the building, setting the tone of informality and exuberant energy dominant in the early years, and the fifty original students as well as twenty-five new recruits began classes that fall at what was called "The New School."
Giving up accreditation, the potential for professional licensure for students and tenured institutional security for faculty, the school sought to explore a new bureaucratic structure. Here, students and lecturers could work collaboratively and faculty would be evaluated for their teaching skills rather than competing with one another for limited positions. The curricular structure was similarly flexible, with greater allowance for students to select their own coursework of interest under faculty supervision and core architectural classes were supplemented with an unusual focus on the humanities and the social sciences. No letter grades were issued, and an early university mission statement read: "the school does not recognize failure, but instead encourages that projects be repeated and improved upon until a successful conclusion is reached, or the student is redirected."
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Next post will look at the similarities between the No Master concept and this early history of SCI-arc.
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No Master is a concept for a peer driven study program aiming to capture the benefits of an accredited master's program without the school. Aimed at working architects and design professionals who wish to develop their professional growth. No Master - play on words: 1 Architects (master builders) without a master's degree. 2 No school or teachers but but a peer review process, no masters just students 3 Ronin - masterless samurai, term for a secondary school graduate not admitted to university.


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LA VERNE — The La Verne Veterans Committee is offering opportunities for people to purchase pavers to be inscribed and installed at the Veterans Memorial site.
In preparation for the dedication ceremony on Nov. 12, those wishing to purchase pavers must do so by Oct. 15 to be included in the ceremony.
The La Verne Veterans Memorial Committee has been raising funds for the development and construction of a special memorial at the corner of Bonita Avenue and Magnolia Street.
Pavers in three sizes can be purchased to honor anyone who has served in the military.
They range from $75 to $200. People wishing to purchase a paver may visit the committee website at laverneveterans.org or go City Hall at 3660 D St.


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- Claims of not more than $1000 filed simultaneously with an action for replevin of property that is the subject of the claim, the fee is $130.00
- In addition to the above fees, there is a per defendant service fee to serve the summons.
The County Civil forms package is available for downloading from the Clerk of Courts web site. Click here to view the type of forms that are available and information relating to the download process.
County Civil forms are also available at any of our four courthouse locations.
When you file, you must bring with you at least two copies of any documents on which your claim is based. Examples include, cancelled checks, invoices, contracts, or estimates. If you are suing more than one person, bring one extra set of copies for each person being sued. You must supply the correct name and address of the parties you wish to sue. If a company, you must find out if this company is individually owned, a partnership or a corporation. For corporate information you may check with the Secretary of State at (850) 488-9000. For company information you may check with the occupational license division in the city or county where the business is located. It is important to sue the proper party or entity as a judgment against a fictitious name could be un-collectible.
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900-702-HRBRCA 82" High Castanea Leaf Canopy Bed California King Complete, Handmade, Wrought Iron, Heirloom Quality, Made In The USA In Hand Rubbed Brass Finish With Copper Iron Accent
Stone County Ironworks is located in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. The mission of Stone County Ironworks is to promote by example, the art and artisanship of the blacksmith tradition in all of their products. Every Stone County Ironworks item of furniture or accent piece is hand made by blacksmith craftsmen. Every item is individually forged, bent, cut or welded leaving tool marks on the metal. These marks and variations are the hallmark of handmade iron furniture and accessories from Stone County Ironworks. No two items will ever be exactly alike. Each item produced by Stone County Ironworks is hand signed by the blacksmith who manufactured the piece. The use of glass, wood or copper in furniture or accents complements and highlights the handmade nature of the item. Each of these additional components has their own individual inherent nature that adds to the unique and lasting beauty of every item. A Stone County Ironworks product will never go out of style or grow old, a testament to the timeless quality of craftsman furniture and accents, handmade in the U.S.A. � Available at AppliancesConnection
Every leaf on the Castanea Wrought Iron Canopy Bed is made one at a time, with careful attention to detail by true iron artisans. A subtle touch of the outdoors gives this masterpiece a natural feel. Hand wrought leaves sit on top of the canopy and act as finials for a whimsical touch. There are multiple finishes from which to choose. The Castanea Wrought Iron Canopy Bed is designed for use with a box spring in addition to a mattress. Wrought iron, by definition, is shaped by hammering red hot, nearly molten solid iron with special tools, resulting in unique items that are truly one of a kind. True wrought iron beds are made by hand, with less than one percent of all iron headboards and footboards still made by this time-honored technique. A master blacksmith labors in the intense heat with hand tools and an anvil until each piece is perfect. This bed comes in a Hand Rubbed Brass Finish. One has the option to choose from 3 different iron accents: gold accent, copper accent and no accent. NOTE: This wonderful example of artisan-craftsmanship is shown in natural black. Your bed may look different depending on the accent and finish. This item is available as a complete set (including headboard, foot board and heavy duty frame). Image is used for illustrative purposes and may not be the same size, finish or iron accent as pictured. Please view specifications for size, finish and Iron accent information.
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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
Calif. Inmates Must be Moved Due to Fungus Threat: Judge
Thousands of inmates must be moved out of two California prisons because they are at high risk of being infected with a potentially deadly airborne fungus, a federal judge ruled Monday.
U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson issued the order for mostly black, Filipino and medically at-risk inmates at Avenal and Pleasant Valley state prisons. They account for about 3,250 of the two prisons' 8,100 inmates, the Associated Press reported.
The judge made the ruling because these inmates face the greatest risk from valley fever, a fungal infection that originates in the soil of the San Joaquin Valley, where the two prisons are located.
Henderson gave the state 90 days to fully comply. The state is reviewing the judge's order, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation spokeswoman Deborah Hoffman told the AP.
Generic Drug Makers Not Responsible for Drug Design Defects: U.S. Supreme Court
Generic drug makers can't be sued by patients who claim that medicines they took were defectively designed, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday.
The 5-4 decision overturned the 2010 verdict of a New Hampshire jury that awarded $21 million to a woman who developed a serious skin disease after taking a generic version of the pain medication sulindac, The New York Times reported.
The generic drug maker in the case, the Mutual Pharmaceutical Company, was required by federal law to make a copy of the brand name drug Clinoril and could not be held responsible for claims that the generic drug was unsafe, the court said.
While the ruling is a major victory for the generic drug industry, it limits the legal options for people who are injured by generic drugs.
"Now, presumably, a patient harmed by those drugs has no remedy, either through a defective warning or a defective design argument," Bill Curtis, a Houston lawyer who specializes in pharmaceutical cases, told The Times.
No Further Cancer Treatment Required for Former Quarterback Jim Kelly
Former Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly has confirmed that he does not require chemotherapy or radiation to further treat the cancer found in his jaw.
Earlier this month, Kelly underwent surgery to remove part of the jaw. Speaking to reporters at the opening of his football camp Monday, Kelly said his doctors told him the surgery was successful in removing all traces of cancer, NBC News reported.
Kelly said he will continue to be monitored every couple of months to guard against a return of the cancer.
The support of people in Buffalo during his struggle with cancer meant a lot to him, Kelly said, NBC News reported.


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Miners Plunge as Gold Craters, Cowen Cuts Newmont
An ugly day for gold has turned into an ugly day for the gold miners.
The price of gold has dropped 5.8% to $1,294.20 today, the first time trading below $1,300 since September 2010. And, no surprise, the gold miners are plunging with it, considering that lower prices makes it more difficult to turn a profit. The Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX) has plunged 5.7% to $25.01, while South Africa's Gold Fields (GFI) has dropped 4.8% to $14.45. Newmont Mining (NEM), which has exposure in countries including Peru, has fallen 4.3% to 30.54, while Barrick Gold (ABX) has plunged 5.5% to $17.03. Among the biggest losers: Sibanye Glold (SBGL) which has plunged 11% to $3.12.
Newmont has held up pretty well considering it was cut by Cowen's Adam Graf and Misha Levental to Market Perform from Outperform today. They write:
[Nemont] has outperformed the large cap gold miner peer group YtD. We remain positive on the company, its prospects, and ability to pay dividends. We believe shares now to be fully-valued, and are therefore downgrading our rating to Market Perform, from Outperform.
Maybe it was the lukewarm tone of the downgrade? Newmont has dropped 30% this year, while the Market Vector Gold Miners ETF has fallen 43%.


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On a mission in Los Angeles
Aside from the 14-hour workdays and long moments feigning interest in the biographies of Deal or No Deal models, the TV Critics Association's July press tour can look like summer vacation for professional small-screen junkies.
This year's event offers two weeks of news conferences, parties and set visits to showcase new programming. There are few events like it in any field; Where else can you watch Jeff Goldblum play jazz piano one moment and have a drink with the president of CNN/U.S. the next?
Though the whole mess started last Tuesday, I join it all Sunday, offering constant updates here. Some of the trends I'll be scouting:
The Future: As TV fans spend more time in digital worlds, the writers strike cuts the number of new shows and the average network TV viewer gets older and poorer, the future for big broadcasters is murky at best. No one knows which way success lies, particularly when videogames and Web sites may offer more competition than rival channels.
Diversity: Among network TV's diminished slate of new shows, just one stars a person of color: The Cleveland Show (above), an animated spinoff of Fox's Family Guy series starring a black character voiced by a white guy. Clearly, broadcasters have backslid from the days when multi-ethnic casts powered hits like Lost and Grey's Anatomy. Instead, minority characters are usually BBFs — black (or Latino) best friends with little life beyond the concerns of the white lead personality. Could this be one reason young people find network TV increasingly old-fashioned?
The British Invasion: Once upon a time, network TV just imported actors and reality shows. These days, broadcasters are so desperate for new concepts that no fewer than five scripted shows have been pilfered from overseas, including a remake of the Aussie comedy Kath and Kim and the British time travel drama Life on Mars. That's modern-day America; we're even outsourcing our TV bombs.
We didn't get around to redoing it this year, but here's my waycool animated intro to press tour from last year:


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Zimmermann tabbed as NL Player of Week
Nationals starter allowed seven hits over two scoreless outings
SAN FRANCISCO -- Nationals right-hander Jordan Zimmermann was named the National League Player of the Week on Monday.
In earning his first NL Player of the Week honors, Zimmermann went 2-0, allowed seven hits, walked one and struck out 16 batters. He held opposing batters to a .121 batting average, and 71 percent of the 216 pitches he threw were strikes. Both of his starts turned into shutouts for the Nationals.
"I was excited. It's a cool accomplishment," Zimmermann said. "I was able to put two good games together. I got two wins out of it."
May was rough for Zimmermann, who had a 5.06 ERA during the month. In his first start in June, he looked like the pitcher who won 19 games for Washington last year, allowing five hits in eight innings and striking out four. It helped that he threw his slider for strikes.
On Sunday, Zimmermann had arguably the best start of his career, pitching a two-hit shutout in a 6-0 victory over the Padres.
Zimmermann retired the first 16 hitters he faced and recorded seven strikeouts before Alexi Amarista singled to right field to record the Padres' first hit. Zimmermann struck out a career-high 12 batters.
Zimmermann is the second pitcher in franchise history and the first since Jeff Fassero on June 29, 1996, to pitch a shutout during which he allowed two or fewer hits and struck out 11 or more batters. Zimmermann is the first Major League pitcher to accomplish this feat since Shelby Miller did so against the Rockies on May 10 of last year after he allowed just one hit and struck out 13.
"I'm throwing the fastball and keeping it down in the zone. That's been the big thing," Zimmermann said. "My previous starts, I was a little wild and up in the zone. That's when I get hit hard. The last couple of starts, I've been working down in the zone. The offspeed has been really good. That's the key."
According to the Bill James Game Score, one metric for measuring dominant pitching performances, Zimmermann's outing ranked as the best in Nationals history (2005-present) with a score of 95.
Zimmermann, who was named the NL Pitcher of the Month in July 2012, is the seventh Nationals player to win an NL Player of the Week award, and earns the ninth such honor for the organization.
Zimmermann joins third baseman Ryan Zimmerman (July 16-22, 2012; Aug. 15-21, 2011; July 30-Aug. 5, 2007), right-hander Stephen Strasburg (June 7-13, 2010), outfielder Josh Willingham (July 27-Aug. 2, 2009), shortstop Cristian Guzman (Aug. 25-31, 2008), utility man Willie Harris (July 17-20, 2008), and first baseman Nick Johnson (May 31-June 6, 2005) as honorees.
Bill Ladson is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, All Nats All the Time. He also can be found on Twitter @WashingNats. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Greetings all,
For those of you who are interested in things astronomical, the transit of Venus will occur on June 5 2012 (North and Central America) and June 6 Eurasia, East Asia, Central & Eastern Australia and NZ. Not viewable from most of Africa, Europe and South America.
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It will be the last transit until December 11, 2117.
Captain Cook's first voyage of discovery in the late 18th Century to observe the transit of Venus at Tahiti was also the voyage where he was given orders to search for Terra Australis which led to the discovery of New Zealand and the east coast of Australia.
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After getting the scoop from her hair and makeup artist, we love seeing Katharine McPhee get glammed up for the red carpet. She looked perfectly polished at the Golden Globe after parties on Monday night. Then, for a Wednesday lunch, we spotted Katharine looking very natural with minimal makeup, straight hair and dark-rimmed glasses. The former Idol seems to be one of those lucky girls who looks pretty good either way. Tell us: Which way do you like Katharine? Glam or natural?
For the latest on the new season of Idol see our American Idol 2007 blog.
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Wiggins has been in the States for... 2 years i think? obviously, it's not the same as Hakeem joining the HS system from another continent, but still. if Wiggins grew up in the US like LeBron and attended the school in Ohio or such from an early age, i think there'd be much more press.
i'm not surprised that some people wouldn't know him. i remember a thread this summer where people were discovering him and watching his youtube clips for the first time. the summer wasn't that long ago.
especially if someone is purely a Pacers fan who hasn't seen a high lotto pick for 25 years.


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Regardless of whether or not you think the Colts are going to repeat, do you think they are going to come out cold to start the season.
I would say no, but I will admit its a very real possibility. Even if they do I doubt they miss the playoffs just because the most wins I see any other team getting is 10, And with our easier schedule we should be ok.
The first game should be an important gauge simply because we haven't lost to an NFC team at home since 03 Carolina(a game without Glenn and Edge)


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Cellular Immune Responses in the Liver in Chronic Hepatitis C (CHC) Patients
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University of Ulm
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In order to persist in the liver, HCV has numerous nonspecific and specific strategies to overcome the immunity of the host. The crucial step in the establishment of viral persistence and chronic hepatitis is the avoidance of specific antiviral cellular immune response in the liver. Treatment with pegylated interferon alpha (IFNα) in combination with ribavirin (RBV) is the standard therapy for chronic hepatitis C is. The response to IFNα / RBV therapy depends on the effective cellular antiviral immune response in the liver. The understanding of the interaction between HCV and cellular immune response is important for the effective use of existing diagnostic techniques, the Individual control and adjustment of the current therapeutic approaches and the development of future therapeutic and immunization strategies. In this study, the investigators want to investigate cellular Immune responses in the liver of HCV infected patients and characterize the influence of these immune responses to the response to IFNα / RBV therapy.
|Hepatitis C, Chronic Liver Diseases Virus Diseases
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Characterization of Cellular Immune Responses in the Liver in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection
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MedlinePlus related topics: Hepatitis Hepatitis A Hepatitis CU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Dietmar M. Klass, University of Ulm:
|Study Start Date:
|February 2010
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|March 2013
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
chronic Hepatitis C
Patients with chronic Hepatitis C (CHC) Genotype 1-4 who are naive to antiviral treatment
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 65 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
All patient with established chronic hepatitis C presented to the liver unit of the outpatient clinic how are eligible to antiviral therapy.
Inclusion Criteria:
- proven chronic hepatitis C
- aged between 18 and 65
- willingness to give written informed consent to the study protocol
Exclusion Criteria:
- history of having received any IFN, PEG-IFN or RBV
- not eligible for antiviral treatment with peginterferon and ribavirin by standard of care
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01062659
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|Ulm, Germany
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University of Ulm
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|University of Ulm
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|Dietmar M. Klass, Dr. med., University of Ulm
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|Study First Received:
|February 3, 2010
|Last Updated:
|March 31, 2014
Keywords provided by Dietmar M. Klass, University of Ulm:
hepatitis C virus
chronic hepatitis c
Hepatitis, Viral, Human
Anti-Infective Agents
peginterferon alfa-2a
peginterferon alfa-2b
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis, Chronic
Hepatitis C, Chronic
Liver Diseases
Virus Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
Hepatitis, Viral, Human
Enterovirus Infections
Picornaviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Flaviviridae Infections
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By Steve Kurlander
A recent "fluff" piece by political writer Anthony Man in the Sun Sentinel reported that Florida Congressman Ted Deutch has become a vegan. He says he's lost "25 pounds" and that his "health has definitely improved as a result."
Citing his long day where he finds himself not eating many homemade meals and faced with caloric choices all day, Deutch said he has "come to really [enjoy] the vegetable side dishes at restaurants."
Mark Palmer of Sacramento, Calif., read my column a couple weeks ago concerning a man who experienced a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Palmer emailed to tell his own TBI story.
By Rebekah McCloud
I recently took a ride on the new SunRail. I was among the throng onboard for a free ride and to see, as Dr. Seuss would say, "Oh, the places I could go."
When I entered the overstuffed car, a young woman immediately stood up and said to me, "Here, momma, take my seat." And I did. I thanked her and commented about the kindness of her gesture.
M. C. of Alachua asks, "What's the deal with the new marijuana law? Someone told me that it didn't apply to too many people. Is that true? So what is being voted on in November? Is that something different?"
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When it came time to wean calves from their mothers, several things happened. First, you separated the bull calves from the heifers. The bulls were castrated. The calves were marked and branded and then put together in another pasture behind the cow pen.
The cows were turned out into the main pasture, and there were two fences between the calves and their mothers. It took from daylight to almost dark, plus five cowboys to get this done. As assistant manager of the Double F, it was my job to see the calves and cows stayed apart until they got over being weaned.
By Kevin Concannon,
2013 demonstrated the successes of House Republicans' continued focus on supporting policies that promote and encourage economic growth and opportunity for every Floridian. Our diligent work to promote good public policy, guided by our conservative principles, has had a positive impact on Floridians and our state is now setting the standard for the nation in many major policy areas.
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For many of us, the beginning of a new year always brings resolve to do something new or different. Whether it is eating healthier, getting more exercise, quitting the use of tobacco, the new year brings opportunities to start anew.
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Guildford, 23, has admitted being involved in the incident after attending a house party in Christchurch and is facing misconduct proceedings by the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU).
Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder said he cold not disclose the nature of the incident, which left Guildford "distraught and very emotional".
"When we basically started getting the facts we realised it was very, very serious," he told TV3's Firstline programme.
Guildford has been involved in a string of high-profile incidents over the past 18 months involving alcohol and vowed to stop drinking.
However, he was photographed drinking beer at Ellerslie Racecourse while watching the Melbourne Cup last November.
Blackadder said the latest incident meant Guildford was "back to square one".
"Zac really needs some professional help because everything that's happened so far hasn't worked."
He said Crusaders management were considering whether he would be dropped from the club for the rest of the season.
NZRU chief executive Steve Tew said: "We and the Crusaders were very disappointed to learn of this incident. As a result, the NZRU has initiated misconduct proceedings against Zac."
Tew said officials would meet Guildford and his representative this week to discuss his future. "As his employer, we want to ensure that the process respects Zac's right to a fair hearing, so we do not wish to comment further at this stage."
TVNZ described this month's incident as a "fracas".
Details have yet to be revealed, including whether it was alcohol-related.
But some of Guildford's friends shared details on social media sites of one gathering he attended during the weekend in question.
A photo posted publicly on Twitter by one showed Guildford spending time with friends at a house on Friday, January 11.
A second photo, posted by Guildford soon after, showed some of the group playing backyard cricket.
One of the men who was with him that Friday and was named in the Twitter photograph captions later intimated on Facebook that it was a big weekend for some of the group.
"Wow!!!! What happened yesterday between 12.30 and 10pm?" he asked.
Another person replied: "F*** knows ... s**t got a wee bit silly."
Last night, Crusaders chief executive Hamish Riach refused to shed further light on the incident, saying only: "At this stage we cannot comment on specific circumstances; however, we are looking into the matter."
Guildford, who has played 10 tests and scored six tries for the All Blacks, has been involved in a string of high-profile incidents over the past 18 months, including a drunken rampage in Rarotonga in November 2011 that resulted in his arrest.
After that incident, the Napier-born player admitted he was struggling with a drinking problem and vowed to give up alcohol for 12 months.
He spoke with Blackadder, telling him he could not remember what had happened.
"I think that for the very first time, Zac has acknowledged that he's got an issue, that he can't control his drinking, and it's obviously causing a lot of issues," the coach told the media at the time.
"There's no second chance to learn here," he said. "I think that's really clear."
The Zac Guildford file
August 2011: Broke team rules when he left the All Blacks' hotel to go out after their Bledisloe Cup victory against Australia at Eden Park. Within weeks, he drank heavily and broke the team curfew after the All Blacks' 25-20 defeat to the Wallabies.
September 2011: Guildford admitted to having issues with alcohol and promised he would get problem under control.
November 2011: The 23-year-old was arrested after he stormed into Trader Jacks in Rarotonga naked and allegedly punched two men. He then announced a self-imposed 12-month drinking ban, saying: "I need to sort myself out."
November 2012: After being photographed drinking at a function, Guildford said he had changed his ways and now trusted himself to enjoy one or two drinks with friends.
- Anna Leask of the New Zealand Herald and APNZ staff


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Rio Students and Faculty to Exhibit Work at National Print Conference
Benjy Davies
September 20, 2012
Screenprint and photo by Lisa Brooks
Thanks to the support of the Provost's Academic Excellence Initiative, five senior art majors and one faculty member will travel to Cape Girardeau, MO in early November to attend a three-day conference focusing on fine art printmaking.
Students Kia Wright, Ashton Saunders, Lisa Brooks, Elizabeth Hamilton and Erin Roach and printmaking professor Benjy Davies will participate in a number of non-juried events at the Mid-American Print Council bi-annual conference, including presenting their original artwork in a open portfolio exhibition (analogous to a poster session of scientific or liberal arts research), creating an original print for an exchange portfolio (analogous to submitting writing to a non-juried publication, or participating in a poetry slam), and attending panel presentations, round-table discussions and exhibitions relating to the conference's theme of Pressing Prints/Pressing Palms: The Entrepreneurial Printmaker. The conference will be held at the River Campus of Southeast Missouri State University.
The Provost's Academic Excellence Initiative supports joint faculty and undergraduate research projects at the University of Rio Grande. Each year, faculty and students apply for funding to undertake special projects outside the regular curriculum. Upon their return to Rio, the students will present the results of their research to the campus community, including showing the prints they created for the conference and a short video documentary of the trip.


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Chris wrote:Hello Kåre,
Your presentation?
Ben wrote:That would be fantastic!
I'll need to organise myself and get the texts first. Life won't settle down for me until the second week of Feb.
I'm looking forward to it!
Chris wrote:Hello Ben,
I'm so sorry to hear of the upsetting news. Forget about the Pali for the moment and concentrate on dealing with the issues arising in Launceston.
I'm holding you in my heart and remembering you in my metta practice. End of life decisions are never easy.
You probably read my thread on my companion dog which begins with his sickness and ends with my deciding to have him put down:
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text: Arts Notes: Aug. 26, 2012 By Sara Busse August 25, 2012 Story Share UC GalleryCHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The Frankenberger Gallery at the University of Charleston is displaying senior projects from the school's interior-design majors. The Erma Byrd Women Artists Gallery features works by more than 160 West Virginia female artists.University of Charleston, Frankenberger Art Gallery, second floor of the Geary Student Union, and Erma Byrd Gallery, 2300 MacCorkle Ave. SE. Call 304-357-4804. Open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is free and the galleries are open to the public.Habitat for HumanityCHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Upcoming events at Habitat for Humanity's Homeowner Education and Community Center include:Charleston Art Group, Open Studio -- 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Wednesday. No fees, experience or expectations apply. Bring your own supplies.Green Halloween Workshop -- 1 to 3 p.m. Sept. 8. Learn how to make Halloween decor out of recycled material. Open to all ages.For both events, contact Terry St. Germain at 304-720-8733, ext. 3.Green Christmas, ReStore's Recycled Craft Show -- Nov. 17 and 18. Gifts, furnishings and one-of-a-kind creations. Free admission. To apply to be a vendor, visit www.hfhkp.org. Habitat for Humanity ReStore, 815 Court St., Charleston, WV 25301; 304-720-8733.200 years of W.Va. glassCHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Dean Six, a glass expert for Replacements Ltd., in Greensboro. N.C., will present "Glass from the Mountain State: A Very Broad View of 200 Years" at 6 p.m. Sept. 4 in the Archives and History Library at the Culture Center. The program is free and open to the public. Six will discuss the types of glass produced in West Virginia since 1813, and will have samples of glass available to view. He will explain why West Virginia was a glass leader for decades and explore reasons for the demise of the industry in the Mountain State.Six is a native of Cairo, and holds multiple degrees from West Virginia University. In addition to his work for Replacements Ltd., he is the executive director of the Museum of American Glass, in Weston. He has curated more than a dozen museum exhibits and has appeared in several video and television documentaries about glass. Six has written more than 200 articles for national and international periodicals. His latest book, "West Virginia Glass Towns," was published by Quarrier Press this year.Participants are encouraged to register in advance by contacting Robert Taylor, library manager, by email at firstname.lastname@example.com or by calling 304-558-0230, ext. 163.HMOA Gropius artistHUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- The Huntington Museum of Art will welcome Enrique Chagoya as a Walter Gropius Master Artist in September. An exhibit of Chagoya's work will be on view at the museum through Oct. 28.Chagoya will speak about his work at 7 p.m. Sept. 7. Admission is free. A reception follows. The artist will present a three-day workshop from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 7-9. 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Chagoya is a professor at Stanford University's Department of Art and Art History, specializing in painting, drawing and printmaking.He is represented in numerous public collections including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art, all in New York City.He has been the recipient of two NEA artist fellowships, a Tiffany Fellowship and an award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.Huntington Museum of Art, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, 2033 McCoy Road, Huntington; 304-529-2701 or www.hmoa.org. Admission $5 per person or $18 for a family of four or more. Admission is free on Tuesdays and to museum members.Civil War and artWASHINGTON -- The exhibition "The Civil War and American Art" opens Nov. 16 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. 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Samuel Gray
d.22 April 1775 Tryon, Polk County, North Carolina
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m. ABT 1748
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Samuel Gray was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA
Samuel Gray's land (Borden Tract SW, 175 acres, 1747 & an adjoining 66 acres, 1754) as shown on the map meticulously drawn by J.R. Hildebrand, cartographer. This map is copyrighted©, used by permission of John Hildebrand, son of J.R. Hildebrand, April, 2009. (Note: other Gray's tracts in the vicinity are highlighted in blue).
Will of Samuel Gray
Samuel Gray made his will in Tryon County 22 Apr. 1775 proven "the next morning after 4th Tuesday of July 1775" (Tryon/Lincoln County Court Records, 1769-1782, pages unnumbered.) The will named his wife Agnes Gray and children: (1) John Gray; (2) William Gray, moved to Jefferson Co., Tn; (3) James Gray (1755-1836), later known as Major James Gray, Revolutionary officer (captain and major), serving from 1775 to the end of the war, married Jane McClure of Rutherford Co.; (4) David Gray; (5) Ann Gray; (6) "all the children" including son Joseph Gray, who was not named in the will because it appears certain that he was born after his father's death. The executor was his son James Gray.
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Records of Samuel Gray in Augusta County, VA
From Chalkley's Augusta County Records:
Information on Samuel Gray
Samuel Gray lived in Augusta County, VA until 1765 when sold their lands in the Borden Tract and moved southward. They were in Tryon County, N.C by 1769, when Samuel Gray entered his land grant for 300 acres on Broad River. (Tryon County was cut off from Mecklenburg County in 1762 and in 1779 was divided into present Lincoln and Rutherford Counties, the old Tryon records being placed at the courthouse in Lincolnton, N.C. The Gray lands thus fell into present Rutherford County in 1779.)
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'"It's awful," Drury said. "I don't think we were ready for the battle they were going to bring to us. I think we lost that game (Friday). I think guys were psyched out. Guys said, "Oh, it's going to be too hard of a game. I don't want to get hit. I'm not going to sacrifice.' And it showed because they beat us to every loose puck. We gotta get our heads screwed on straight."'
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The Cambridge-Isanti Gymnastics Team just completed a fun season in which they earned the JV Mississippi 8 Conference title, Section 7AA Championship, and trip to the State Tournament. Their accomplishments would not have been possible without the help and support of a lot of people. On behalf of the gymnasts and coaching staff I would like to extend our sincerest thank you to those who helped in our journey.
Thank you to Mark Solberg and Robin Schultz for all of their work arranging schedules, officials, programs, and overall encouragement. A very special thanks to the custodial staff and to all of the bus drivers who delivered us safely to and from all of our meets.
Thank you to Dr. Art Volker from Cambridge Chiropractic and the CIHS training staff for keeping our girls as healthy as possible and providing the very best in care.
Thank you to Triple Bill Photography for providing wonderful pictures the girls can have to preserve their special memories forever. Thanks to the Star and Isanti County News for their coverage of our team.
Thank you to the Isanti VFW, Reinhart Food Services, Taco John's and Caribou Coffee for their generous donations to our program. We appreciate your support.
Last, but definitely not least, thank you to all of the parents and our spouses. It means so much to us to have your support at meets. Thank you to everyone who helped move equipment at our meets. Thanks to every parent that helped run our concessions at our Invite, with special thanks to Randa Urness and Connie Haight for organizing it. Thanks also to Sheila Nelson, who ran the annual cheese fundraiser.
Thank you to everyone who came to any of our meets and supported these hard-working athletes. We hope to see you all again next season.
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Neuilly-sur-Seine is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris.
Although Neuilly is technically a suburb of Paris, it is immediately adjacent to the city and directly extends it. The area is composed of mostly wealthy, select residential neighbourhoods, as well as the headquarters of many corporations. It is often lumped together with some areas of the neighbouring 16th arrondissement of Paris as Auteuil-Neuilly-Passy, a compendium of "bourgeois" (i.e., upscale) neighbourhoods in Paris. Neuilly is often considered as the richest of the 129 communes with over 20,000 inhabitants in France, at €55,786 per person.
The origins of Neuilly-sur-Seine's name are quite confused and controversial. Originally, Neuilly was a small hamlet under the jurisdiction of Villiers, a larger settlement mentioned in medieval sources as early as 832 and now absorbed by the commune of Levallois-Perret. It was not until 1222 that the little settlement of Neuilly, established on the banks of the Seine, was mentioned for the first time in a charter of the Abbey of Saint-Denis: the name was recorded in Medieval Latin as Portus de Lulliaco, meaning "Port of Lulliacum". In 1224 another charter of Saint-Denis recorded the name as Lugniacum. In a sales contract dated 1266 the name was also recorded as Luingni.
In 1316, however, in a ruling of the parlement of Paris, the name was recorded as Nully, quite a different name from those recorded before. In a document dated 1376 the name was again recorded as Nulliacum (the Medieval Latin version of Nully). Then in the following centuries the name recorded alternated between Luny and Nully, and it is only after 1648 that the name was definitely set as Nully. The name spelt Neuilly after the French Academy standard of pronunciation of the ill as a y (See IPA at the top).
Various explanations and etymologies have been proposed to explain these discrepancies in the names of Neuilly recorded over the centuries. It seems most plausible to consider that the original name of Neuilly was Lulliacum or Lugniacum, and that it was only later corrupted into Nulliacum / Nully. Some interpret Lulliacum or Lugniacum as meaning "estate of Lullius (or Lunius)", probably a Gallo-Roman landowner. This interpretation is based on the many placenames of France made up of the names of Gallo-Roman landowners and suffixed with the traditional placename suffix "-acum". However, other researchers object that it is unlikely that Neuilly owes its name to a Gallo-Roman patronym, because during the Roman occupation of Gaul the area of Neuilly was inside the large Forest of Rouvray, of which the Bois de Boulogne is all that remains today, and was probably not settled yet.
These researchers contend that it is only after the fall of the Roman Empire and the Germanic invasions that the area of Neuilly was deforested and settled. Thus, they think that the name Lulliacum or Lugniacum comes from the ancient Germanic word lund meaning "forest", akin to Old Norse lundr meaning "grove", to which the placename suffix "-acum" was added. The Old Norse word lundr has indeed left many placenames across Europe, such as the city of Lund in Sweden, the Forest of the Londe in Normandy, or the many English placenames containing "lound", "lownde", or "lund" in their name, or ending in "-land". However, this interesting theory fails to explain why the "d" of lund is missing in Lulliacum or Lugniacum.
Concerning the discrepancy in names over the centuries, the most probable explanation is that the original name Lulliacum or Lugniacum was later corrupted into Nulliacum / Nully by inversion of the consonants, perhaps under the influence of an old Celtic word meaning "swampy land, boggy land" (as was the land around Neuilly-sur-Seine in ancient times) which is found in the name of many French places anciently covered with water, such as Noue, Noë, Nouan, Nohant, etc. Or perhaps the consonants were simply inverted under the influence of the many settlements of France called Neuilly (a frequent placename whose etymology is completely different from the special case of Neuilly-sur-Seine).
Until the French Revolution, the settlement was often referred to as Port-Neuilly, but at the creation of French communes in 1790 the "Port" was dropped and the newly born commune was named simply Neuilly.
On 1 January 1860, the city of Paris was enlarged by annexing neighbouring communes. On that occasion, a part of the territory of Neuilly-sur-Seine was annexed by the city of Paris, and forms now the neighbourhood of Ternes, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris.
On 11 January 1867, part of the territory of Neuilly-sur-Seine was detached and merged with a part of the territory of Clichy to create the commune of Levallois-Perret.
On 2 May 1897, the commune name officially became Neuilly-sur-Seine (meaning "Neuilly upon Seine"), in order to distinguish it from the many communes of France also called Neuilly. However, most people continue to refer to Neuilly-sur-Seine as simply "Neuilly". During the 1900 Summer Olympics, it hosted the basque pelota events.
The American Hospital of Paris was founded in 1906.
In 1919, the Treaty of Neuilly was signed with Bulgaria in Neuilly-sur-Seine to conclude its role in World War I.
In 1929, the Bois de Boulogne, which was hitherto divided between the communes of Neuilly-sur-Seine and Boulogne-Billancourt, was annexed in its entirety by the city of Paris.
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