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As the NBA Playoffs continue their long and incredibly intriguing march, I am in Barcelona for the 2011 Euroleague Final Four liveblogging the title game between Panathinaikos and Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Nine minutes before tipoff: Both teams are introduced with Panathinaikos receiving the honors first. The crowd begins to really erupt with Maccabi's supporters comprising approximately 65% of the Palau Sant Jordi.
Sofoklis Schortsanitis, who played for years for bitter Panathinaikos rival Olympiacos, receives the loudest jeers.
Starting lineups: Dimitris Diamantidis, Nick Calathes, Romain Sato, Antonis Fotsis and Ian Vougiokuas for Panathinaikos. Maccabi to start Jeremy Pargo, Chuck Eidson, Lior Eliyahu, Guy Pnini and Sofoklis Schortsanitis.
How they arrived to championship game: Panathinaikos defeated Montepaschi Siena by a 77-69 final on Friday to reach the title game. They were largely led by the play of Calathes in the semifinal, though it has been all about Diamantidis throughout the entire Euroleague season. He won the 2011 Euroleague Most Valuable Player award.
Maccabi beat Real Madrid by an 82-63 final, with Jeremy Pargo and Chuck Eidson pacing David Blatt's side.
First Quarter
Opening tip-off: Vougioukas and Schortsanitis take the opening tip, which is batted out of bounds and Pargo is unable to save it. Possession for Panathinaikos.
First play of game: Lob from Diamantidis to Vougioukas is unsuccessful.
First points for Panathinaikos: Turnover by Maccabi in halfcourt set allows Diamantidis to get challenged breakway layup.
First points for Maccabi: Sofo is doubled in left block and finds Pnini in right corner for open three-pointer.
7:27: Defense from Panathinaikos has been physical with multiple hard-fought blocks. Their ability to keep Schortsanitis from getting anything easy
7:13: Diamantidis pass over defense to Vougioukas for easy layup.
As expected, Diamantidis will have his fingerprints all over this game and will obviously need to be brilliant for Panathinaikos to win.
6:46: Maccabi playing frantic and uncontrolled after a Pargo double-dribble. Pnini requests calm and order to be restored.
6:33: Second personal foul for Vougioukas sends him to bench. Eidson hits three-pointer for Maccabi.
5:19: Pargo draws foul on Sato attempting two-hand dunk in halfcourt. He makes both free throws and is replaced by Tal Burstein.
4:51: Fotsis draws second foul on Schortsanitis on an 'And-1' putback following a miss from Aleks Maric.
First timeout of game: PAO up 10-8. Seven players have scored in the game.
4:22: Pnini hits wide-open three-pointer out on kick out from Pargo.
4:06: David Blu goes to line in bonus situation with Panathinaikos committing their fifth foul in the quarter.
3:49: Travel call on Maric on next possession. Maccabi has taken momentum as Mike Batiste checks in for first time.
The game is tied at 13-13.
3:31: Panathinaikos runs pick-and-roll with Calathes and Batiste, with the big getting the ball at the bucket for a defensive goaltending.
3:00: Diamantidis completes breakaway layup after stealing pass from pargo.
2:32: Another pick-and-roll for Batiste, which is finished at rim on Richard Hendrix
18-13 Panathinaikos with Batiste sporting a well-deserved +5 so far.
1:22: Another pick-and-roll bucket for Batiste, this time from Diamantidis.
0:42: Three-pointer by Diamantidis.
End of first quarter: Panathinaikos leading 22-15. The entry of Batiste changed the complexion of the quarter.
Panathinaikos was significantly more aggressive and confident on both ends of the floor, triggering nearly all of the action.
Second Quarter
Beginning of second quarter: Eidson hits right elbow three-pointer on Maccabi's second possession to make score 22-18.
8:24: Three-pointer for Diamantidis on pass from Sato out of left corner. He is the best player on the floor right now by a wide margin.
7:19: Eidson hits a nice mid-range jumper. Panathinaikos is doing a good job in clogging lanes and limiting the dribble penetration of Pargo, forcing Maccabi to hit their perimeter jumpers.
6:53: Pnini picks up second personal foul clobbering Diamantidis out of his dribble drive in the middle of the lane.
6:10: Drew Nicholas hits extremely difficult runner off glass in what was one of Maccabi's best defensive possessions of the game.
5:36: Extremely difficult runner from about 15 by Eidson as shot lock expires. He has 10 of Maccabi's points and is almost single-handedly keeping it close. Maccabi trails 24-27.
4:22: With Diamantidis on bench, Calathes finds Maric for lob layup. Calathes hasn't made the same type of impact in this game so far as he did on Friday, but that has been mostly because of the excellent play of Diamantidis.
4:01: Schortsanitis returns to the game and is called for a three-second violation on first offensive possession for Maccabi.
3:19: Blu hits corner three-pointer to make it a two-point game.
2:38: Stratos Perperoglou keeps Panathinaikos possession alive with tip on offensive rebound and eventually hits corner jumper to give his side a two-possession lead once again.
2:09: Diamantidis checks back into game and misses three-pointer off dribble near top of key.
1:29: Blatt calls timeout following a dubious travel call on Sato.
1:16: Pargo finds Blu for elbow three-pointer out of Maccabi timeout.
0:52: Sato responds for Panathinaikos with deep two-point jumper.
0:29: Batiste checks back into game for Panathinaikos.
End of first half: An errant pass from Calathes leads to a broken play shot attempt for Panathinaikos.
Panathinaikos leading 33-30 over Maccabi as both teams go into locker rooms.
Eidson leads all scorers with 12 points, while Blu has chipped in eight points. The three-point shooting of Maccabi (6-for-13) has been their primary saving grace because they have otherwise been largely outplayed.
For Panathinaikos, it has been largely the play of Diamantidis and his nine points and five assists. In just over seven first half minutes, Batiste has scored seven points on perfect shooting.
Third Quarter
Beginning of second half: As final twenty minutes get underway, the crowd begins to get louder after a nearly silent intermission.
Following the announcement that the 2012 Euroleague will be played in Istanbul, Panathinaikos takes floor with Diamantidis, Nicholas, Batiste, Sato and Fotsis.
Maccabi starts Pargo, Schortsanitis, Pnini, Eidson and Blu.
9:12: Nicholas finds Batiste for first bucket of second half.
8:58: Pargo finishes very impressive 180 layup out of dribble penetration in traffic.
7:31: Maccabi takes 36-35 lead on low post bucket from Schortsanitis. The fans from Israel are at their loudest of the day.
7:04: Nicholas hits deep two-point jumper near top of key to quickly give Panathinaikos the lead back.
5:55: Schortsanitis picks up third foul in extremely cheap fashion on a reach against Nicholas following a Maccabi miss.
5:18: Sato hits three-pointer out of kick from Diamantidis following pick-and-roll with Batiste.
4:41: Sato hits three-pointer from right side on another kick out on another Diamantidis/Batiste pick-and-roll.
The bucket gives Panathinaikos a 43-36 lead.
4:15: Blu completes conventional three-point play to stop fun and reduce deficit o 43-39.
3:51: Nicholas gets extremely friendly bounce from rim on three-pointer at end of Panathinaikos shot clock. Credit to Fotsis for nice touch pass to Nicholas.
3:09: Maccabi is beginning to do a better job in defending the middle of the lane against the Panathinaikos pick-and-roll, but that has come at the expense of yielding fairly easy perimeter jumpers.
3:01: Calathes checks back into game to replace Diamantidis in what should likely be his final rest of the game.
1:50: Tepic takes his man Milan Macvan to the ground on baseline drives and finishes two-hand dunk on Hendrix to extend the Panathinaikos lead to 51-40.
31.6: Blu hits left corner three-pointer on pass from Pargo to make the score 51-43.
10.0: Sato hits yet another three-pointer in this third quarter to extend the lead to 54-43. Sato is a 36.6% shooter from distance this season.
End of third quarter: Eidson makes three-pointer clearly after buzzer sounds, but is initially awarded to Maccabi. After the officials look at the replay, the bucket is waved off. The score remains at 54-43 in favor of Panathinaikos.
Pargo showed bad time awareness in getting Eidson the ball and hasn't made much of an impact in this game. If Maccabi is to comeback from their 11-point deficit, they will need Pargo to be the triggerman.
Fourth Quarter
Beginning of fourth quarter: As Diamantidis remains on the bench, Batiste is whistled for a foul battling with Sofo fighting for position in the post.
9:46: Maccabi finds Schortsanitis for an easy dunk on baseline out of bounds play.
9:27: Schortsanitis picks up fourth personal foul attempting to defend Calathes on pick-and-roll.
9:04: Pargo hits layup on backdoor pass from Blu.
8:56: Nicholas hits quick three-pointer in early offense.
8:38: Diamantidis returns to game.
7:55: Nicholas hits runner to give Panathinaikos 59-47 lead.
7:18: Following a close miss by Schortsanitis, Diamantidis draws a foul on Pargo on dribble drive.
Maccabi calls timeout with blood definitely being in the water. They cannot afford to come up empty on very many more offensive possessions.
Diamantidis rattles in the first attempt and swiches the second to give Panathinaikos a 61-47 lead.
7:03: Lior Eliyahu gives Maccabi instant offense off the bench with a bucket to make it a 61-49 game.
6:37: Pnini hits an easy layup for Maccabi in halfcourt to cut the deficit down to 10.
5:40: Referees take away a Pargo bucket in transition on a traveling call.
5:27: Batiste converts power slam on pass from Diamantidis.
5:04: Batiste misses layup on feed from Diamantidis that would have given Panathinaikos a 65-51 lead and would have probably sealed it.
4:50: Pargo hits runner out of ISO to make it a 63-53 game.
4:29: Calathes returns to replace Nicholas.
4:27: Pnini swipes Sato in the eye after contesting an in-bounds play after the whitle stops.
4:26: Eliyahu completes 'And 1' coming from Maccabi baseline out of bounds play. He has made a huge impact offensively for Maccabi since coming into the game.
4:00: Batisite hits layup in halfcourt to make it a 65-56 lead for Panathinaikos.
3:21: Nicholas breaks down Eliyahu near top of key for another long two-pointer and Panathinaikos takes a double-digit lead again at 67-56.
3:19: MVP voting turned in.. I select Diamantidis for Panathinaikos if they hold on and Eidson for Maccabi if they can somehow make the seemingly insurmountable comeback.
3:01: Eidson makes one free throw, misses the second and Eliyahu misses the put back attempt and then fouls Fotsis to setup the bonus situation.
2:23: Batiste misses layup in halfcourt, leaving the score at 67-57.
2:11: The score remains at 67-57 following two misses from Pargo.
2:11: Diamantidis secures rebound and is immediately fouled. The MVP makes both free throws.
2:02: Eidson makes both free throws to make the score 69-59.
A few yellow shirts begin heading for the exits, which feels a little premature and pessimistic.
1:57: PAO has trouble with the Maccabi press and Sato fouls Eliyahu after the turnover. Eliyahu misses first and converts second free throw.
1:51: Maccabi forces another turnover after a bad pass from Calathes that Nicholas is unable to hold onto.
1:41: Eliyahu hits runner to cut the Panathinaikos lead to 69-62.
1:32: Human wall begins to gather around the court as Panathinaikos calls timeout.
1:32: Calathes is unable to get the ball in for Panathinaikos and Maccabi takes over on the five-second call.
1:20: Corner three-pointer for Pnini rims out, but Eliyahu converts put-back to make it a 69-64 game.
1:02: Panathinaikos stops the run with Batiste layup on a mismatch with Pargo on him. The lead is now 71-64.
54.9: Diamantidis makes both free throws to make it 73-64.
46.0: Pargo drive makes it 73-66.
33.8: Panathinaikos handles the Maccabi pressure and they eventually are forced to foul Diamantidis. Pnini has fouled out of the game.
Diamantidis misses the first free throw and converts second to make it a 74-66 game.
29.9: Eidson draws foul quickly and heads to line where he makes both free throws. Maccabi trails 74-68.
27.7: Nicholas receives in-bounds pass and is promptly fouled. He misses both free throws and Eidson secures rebound.
19.0: Eliyahu converts layup on pass from Eidson to cut lead to 74-70.
12.6: Panathinaikos breaks press and Maccabi is slow to foul, finally catching up with Batiste. The American big converts both free throws to give Panathinaikos a six-point lead again.
03.6: Eidson misses three-pointer and Footsis grabs rebound.
Diamantidis puts both arms into the air with the title all but assured for Panathinaikos.
Sato makes both free throws to give Panathinaikos a 78-70 victory.
End of game: Panathinaikos storms to midcourt as the buzzer sounds as the 2011 Euroleague champions.
Panathinaikos was the much better team today. Diamantidis controlled the play throughout and received huge boosts with the interior scoring of Batiste and the huge third quarter from Sato on the perimeter.
Pargo and Schortsanitis did very little of consequence for Maccabi and were kept in the game by Eidson, Blu and Eliyahu. Maccabi deserves credit for mounting a comeback late in the game after they were all but dead. They had a chance to steal a game they had no business winning.
Trophy Presentation: As expected, Dimitris Diamantidis named Most Valuable Player of the Final Four in a fitting culmination of an incredible season.


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Terra Branford (Dissidia (alternate)) - Final Fantasy VI
|OMG I finished this before mini
and I can sleep the night befor *dances*
id love to se this bet u would look perfect as terra make sure u get a really nice curly wig
You look SOOO pretty =D This is the best Terra cosplay i've seen ^^
ohh why thank you it didn't quite turn out as to how I hoped but I'm happy enough with it to wear it to a convention
oww this soooo pretty. you really suit the character. i love the patterns and the wig u choose ^^ wanna se lots more photos
Wow you make such a beautiful Terra o.o <3 This is lovely
why thank you very much, I'm going to make her actual game outfit for a photoshoot for my friend to wear
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awe thank you both for such positive feedback ^_^
Gorgeous Terra! You suit her so much!
Progress Journal
Dress 60% made
so I changed the style of dress I wanted like 5 times and I finally stuck to one and have it all sewn up...only to realize I didn't buy a zipper :O
that and I need more flowery stuff
so its put on hold until I can buy the zipper on the weekend...or at least the dress is
now I can focus on making the sashes =3

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Jumptap recently released the findings of its mobile OS research based on state location, and surprise, surprise! If the whole country votes on the number 1 OS in the United States this July, Android will definitely rule over Apple iOS and Blackberry.
The color coded map in Yellow, Blue, Gray, and Checks reveals an over-all North vs South sentiment in terms of iOS and Android use. The latter's loyalists are obviously in South and Southwest states– California, Texas, and Florida even over-indexed for Android use. Apple fans in New England and the Midwest over-indexed for iOS use, with Northeast and Midwest states as their bail wicks. Not pictured are Hawaii, another iOS-loyal state, and Alaska, a toss for both Android and Apple.
Jumptap further breaks down the stats in the state of California, which over-indexed in favor of Android. Here, a number of cities are still leaning towards iOS, like San Francisco, San Jose, Modesto, Oxnard, Santa Barbara, Chico, Santa Cruz, San Luis Obispo, and Napa. Android cities are Sacramento, Visalia, and Redding, while it is a tie on San Diego, Los Angeles, and Riverside.
Another note-worthy detail is Blackberry's steady following in more than 5 states, including New York, despite its dropping mobile device share in the United States for the past months.
The results of the study are not reflective of any market share; rather, it was from the data of 83 million users subscribed to and included in the network of Jumptap, the US leader in targeted mobile advertising.
To download the full report for July 2011, click here.
via Mashable


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The Walt Disney Company has a smart and highly profitable business strategy: Re-release the studio's proven hits every seven years or so, thereby reaching a new generation of kids--and making another tidy bundle of dollars in the process. Or the Mouse House just remakes its classic films--see, or don't, last year's That Darn Cat. Fact is, most remakes of any sort are lousy, but Disney has scored a bull's-eye with The Parent Trap--an engaging, family-oriented romantic comedy that should appeal as much to fans of the original movie as to viewers unfamiliar with the 1961 Hayley Mills version.
The first Parent Trap featured British child star Mills as identical twin sisters who, separated at birth by their parents' divorce and raised in different countries, meet one another at summer camp. After an initial rivalry, they become fast friends. Eager to meet their respective parents, they decide to switch places at summer's end and, essentially, masquerade as one another. Their ulterior motive, of course, is to reunite their mother and father and live again as one big happy family. The scheme nearly falls apart when the girls' father falls for a shallow, opportunistic gold digger. (It's somewhat surprising to learn that this very clever idea for a movie came not from some Hollywood-reared, high-concept-minded screenwriter but from a popular German children's story.)
The new Parent Trap follows essentially the same plot as the original, but it doesn't kick into gear until a good 10 or 15 minutes into the story. In fact, the first few minutes prove quite off-putting as actress Lindsay Lohan, doing double duty as the twins (renamed Hallie Parker and Annie James in this updated version), displays a revolting actress-y quality. Her face, voice, inflection, and movements are way too polished and cutesy. But starting with a fencing duel between the sisters--the first time the girls lay eyes on one another--the film does a miraculous turnaround, with Lohan proving herself a fine talent and an utter delight throughout the rest of the picture. Totally at ease in front of the camera, displaying an impressive English accent, and able to suggest two distinct characters with two very different personalities, the Long Island-born actress doesn't make a false move. The movie rests squarely on her shoulders, and she carries the weight effortlessly.
Which isn't to say that the other cast members don't pull their own weight. Natasha Richardson as Elizabeth James, perfect British mum and successful working woman, is a delight, especially in a hilarious scene during which she excitedly frets to the butler about seeing her husband for the first time after so many years. And Dennis Quaid as California wine grower Nick Parker is truly every girl's dream dad: attentive, roguishly handsome, and, icing on the cake, rich. Both actors come across as endearing, lovable parents, if clueless and befuddled in their own lives--idealized parents, surely, but this is, after all, a fantasy.
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Kudos, also, to British actor Simon Kunz, who brings some wonderful moments to the story as the Jameses' butler, Martin. Quite proper on the outside but childlike and rather eccentric on the inside, he proves himself a wonderful friend and confidant to both Hallie and Annie. Lisa Ann Walter adds warmth and humor to the role of Hallie Parker's nanny.
Nancy Meyers, half of the highly successful husband-and-wife writing-producing-directing team of Charles Shyer and Nancy Meyers (Baby Boom, Father of the Bride), makes her directorial debut with The Parent Trap, and her husband may have trouble getting another directing gig after this, so skillfully does Meyers handle the chores. She displays a great feel for how youngsters think, feel, and act, and she choreographs the camp scenes--the fencing duel, a poker game, a booby-trapped cabin--with great panache, not only visually but also in terms of pacing and musical sense.
The Parent Trap is essentially a kids' pic, aimed primarily at adolescent girls, although pre-teen boys conceivably could find it enjoyable because Lohan is so cute. Older female viewers who grew up on the original version may shy away, thinking it's impossible to improve upon such an old favorite and sacrilegious even to try. But if they can overcome such prejudices, they may find themselves very pleasantly surprised and entertained.
The Parent Trap.
Directed by Nancy Meyers. Written by David Swift, Nancy Meyers, and Charles Shyer. Starring Natasha Richardson, Dennis Quaid, and Lindsay Lohan. Now showing.


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Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin is set to play himself on an upcoming episode of 30 Rock. While not much is known about the exact role he'll play, we bet there'll be a lot of fast-talking and witty repartee. That's a given, right?
As the creator of the long-gone Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, which actually premiered the same year as 30 Rock (2006, for those keeping score at home), Sorkin's no stranger to shows about late-night comedies, though that show only lasted one meager season. Perhaps he'll have better luck with the TGS crew? Who better to play the perfect foil to Jack Donaghy than a man responsible for some of cinema's snappiest dialogue, after all? The episode will air later this spring in either March or April.


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Description :
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President George W. Bush first proposed the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) as an alternative to existing foreign assistance programs that have proven notoriously ineffective at promoting economic growth in recipient nations.[1] Recognizing past failures to use aid to change policy in recipient nations, President Bush called for a "new compact for global development" in which aid would be disbursed more selectively to nations that "rule justly, invest in their people, and encourage economic freedom."[2] Sixteen criteria were developed to measure eligible countries on their commitment to these policies and determine which countries would receive MCA grants.[3]
However, restricting the MCA eligibility criteria to just these 16 has been difficult because many groups are seeking to leverage the MCA funding mechanism to promote their particular priorities. Among the most persistent are those seeking to add an environmental indicator to the 16 eligibility criteria. [4]
In response to pressure from environmental groups and Members of Congress, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) launched a search for a "natural resources management" indicator in 2005. The MCC appropriately desires an indicator based on solid data, objectively determined and linked to its core mission of assisting economic growth and development. However, there is considerable risk that this due diligence will be hijacked by those who are seeking to use the MCA to pressure developing countries into meeting politically determined environmental objectives. Such pressure should be resisted for three reasons.
First, the MCC, the governing body of the MCA, is already in the process of adopting environmental guidelines for its grants. While questions remain over the specificity of the guidelines, there is little doubt that the MCC will adhere to standards that ensure that projects do not cause undue environmental consequences. This will largely address concerns over the possibly detrimental environmental impact of MCC projects.
Second, identifying a single indicator presents significant problems. The MCC currently uses four intermediate measures of environmental policy in the selection process: percentage of land dedicated to protecting or maintaining biological diversity, performance in implementing the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), change in forest cover, and percent of the rural and urban population with access to improved sanitation.[5]
The problem with these indicators is that "one size fits all" is unlikely to work across the broad range of countries eligible for MCA grants. For instance, should small island nations be penalized for failing to set aside significant portions of scarce land to protect biodiversity? CITES implementation says little about countries with few or no endangered species threatened by trade, and CITES implementation is not synonymous with enforcement. Measuring change in forest cover would be largely irrelevant to an arid nation.
Finally, improved sanitation may benefit economic growth, but investment in that area is expensive and takes significant time to build, making it difficult for candidate countries to achieve MCA eligibility quickly. The MCC has asked independent experts to review several proposals for an indicator, but there seems to be no single appropriate indicator.
Third, the evidence strongly indicates that a new indicator is unnecessary. The data show that environmental sustainability is highly correlated with the level of per capita income. Environmental degradation is the symptom, and economic growth is the solution. Economic growth is associated with greater economic freedom, property rights, and the rule of law-three areas already well covered by MCA criteria.
The surest way to promote sustainable environmental policies around the world is to increase economic growth and the standard of living in poor countries. Unless per capita income is increased through higher economic growth, efforts to improve environmental quality will be unsustainable. The MCC has adopted a policy of taking the appropriate intermediate indicators into account during consideration of countries for MCA eligibility. Such a process, along with appropriate environmental guidelines for MCC projects, will ensure that environmental concerns are given due weight. Therefore, those truly concerned with protecting the environment should support MCA criteria that focus on increasing economic freedom, good governance, and the rule of law rather than on encouraging unwarranted environmental regulation through a formal indicator.
Protecting the Environment Through Economic Freedom
Economic growth is key to increasing environmental protection in developing nations. The evidence demonstrates that wealthier societies are more likely to demand and implement greater environmental protection because they can better afford the costs of those policies. Wealthier societies not only can better afford environmental protection, but also demonstrate increasing desire for such protection as income grows.[6] For example, economists Gene M. Grossman and Alan B. Krueger concluded:
Pollution appears to rise with GDP [gross domestic product] at low levels of income, but eventually to reach a peak, and then to fall with GDP at higher levels of income…. We find that economic growth brings an initial phase of deterioration followed by a subsequent phase of improvement.[7]
According to Grossman and Krueger, "The turning points for the different pollutants vary, but in most cases they come before a country reaches a per capita income of $8,000."[8] More recent studies reinforce different turning points for different pollutants.[9]
This "environmental Kuznets curve," in which environmental quality declines in the early stages of development but improves as incomes rise, has been confirmed by subsequent research. A 2002 paper by Jeffery Frankel and Andrew Rose noted that "our results generally support the environmental Kuznets curve, which says that growth harms the environment at low levels of income and helps at high levels, and to support the proposition that openness to trade accelerates the growth process."[10] While voicing caution about linking environmental outcomes to per capita incomes, Brian Copeland and Scott Taylor conclude that "there is now a great deal of evidence supporting the view that rising incomes affect environment quality in a positive way."[11]
Quite simply, the evidence indicates that as a country's standard of living rises, its citizens have more discretionary income to allocate toward improved environmental quality and can more readily afford to control emissions.[12] This increased wealth resulting from economic growth allows countries and individuals the luxury of valuing green spaces for their aesthetic, health, and environmental value rather than just for their potential as fields for crops or trees for fuel. By concentrating on increased economic growth first, the development strategy permits greater opportunities and resources for environmental protection down the road. The United States is an example of this process of environmental protection. As incomes have risen over the past three decades, "real spending by government and business on the environment and natural resource protection has doubled."[13]
Research indicates that the best way for countries to increase economic growth is to adopt policies that promote economic freedom and the rule of law, factors measured in the Index of Economic Freedom, published annually by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal. The Index analyzes 50 economic indicators in 10 independent factors: trade policy, fiscal burden of government, government intervention in the economy, monetary policy, capital flows and foreign investment, banking and finance, wages and prices, property rights, regulation, and informal market activity. Those 10 factors are graded from 1 to 5, with 1 being the most free and 5 being the least free. Those 10 scores are then averaged to give an overall country score for economic freedom. Countries are designated "free," "mostly free," "mostly unfree," or "repressed" based on their overall scores.
For example, in the 2005 Index, "free" countries on average have a per capita income that is twice that of "mostly free" countries. "Mostly free" countries have a per capita income that is more than three times that of "mostly unfree" and "repressed" countries. Chart 1 illustrates this relationship. Economically free countries are associated with higher per capita incomes than are countries with less free economies.
Not only is higher economic freedom clearly associated with higher levels of per capita GDP, but higher GDP growth rates are associated with improvements in a country's economic freedom score.[14] Chart 2 ranks the graded countries according to their improvement in economic freedom between 1997 and 2005. The countries represented in the left-hand bar were most improved, and those in the right-hand bar were least improved. Average growth rates across the eight years of changes were then computed for the countries in each bar or group.
Across the spectrum, the more a country improved its economic freedom, the higher was its average economic growth. Countries that consistently march toward improved economic freedom enjoy the most progress toward prosperity.
These relationships have significant implications for efforts to include an environmental indicator in the MCA criteria. Research indicates that onerous regulation, including environmental regulation, reduces economic freedom and deters economic growth.
Imposing environmental standards through the MCA could very well undermine long-term efforts to increase environmental standards in the developing nations. Encouraging countries to adopt regulatory standards or other restrictions early in their development undermines economic freedom, which will likely reduce economic growth and the chance of reaching a level of per capita income consistent with the desire for higher environmental standards.[15] The cost of regulation may be acceptable to wealthier nations, but the priority for poor nations must be to increase economic growth first.
Statistical analysis also supports the assertion that increasing economic freedom bolsters environmental sustainability. In 2005, the World Economic Forum, the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), and the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy published an Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI). The ESI "provides a composite profile of national environmental stewardship based on a compilation of 21 indicators that derive from 76 underlying data sets."[16] The lower the composite number is, the worse is a country's ability to sustain its environment as measured by the ESI.
Chart 3 illustrates a strong relationship between 2005 Index scores and the 2005 ESI. The freer an economy is, the greater is its level of environmental sustainability as measured by the ESI.
Moreover, despite several studies that have shown an initial decline in environmental standards as income grows, there appears to be little evidence of a decline in environmental sustainability as economic freedom as measured by the Index increases.[17] On the contrary, economically free countries have an average environmental sustainability score that is more than 30 percent higher than the scores of countries with repressed economies. The lesson of Chart 4 is that economic freedom can be compatible with high environmental standards.
Poverty is the biggest threat to the environment. As Dr. Alan Moghissi, president of the Institute for Regulatory Science, pointed out in his testimony before the International Financial Institutions Advisory Commission (the Meltzer Commission), "how do you explain to a father in the Brazilian rain forest, who is poor, has sick children, and is hungry that he should not cut trees because it may impact the biodiversity?"[18] In essence, trying to address environmental quality in poor countries focuses on the symptom rather than the disease. Unless economic growth increases, "poverty [will be] the equivalent to exposure to the most toxic pollutant."[19]
Research at The Heritage Foundation indicates that the best way for countries to increase economic growth is to adopt policies that promote economic freedom and the rule of law. Even if an indicator appropriate to all MCA candidate countries is identified, making MCA grants contingent on meeting such an indicator could undermine efforts to increase environmental sustainability in the developing nations by encouraging them to adopt regulatory standards or other measures in an attempt to qualify for MCA grants. This would undermine economic freedom and impose greater costs on economic activity, thereby diminishing their chances of achieving increased economic growth.
Adding a natural resources management indicator to the 16 eligibility criteria is unnecessary. Adding one designed to impose politically driven environmental objectives with little relation to economic growth would be counterproductive. Those truly concerned with ensuring that Millennium Challenge Account grants do not undermine environmental quality should support MCA criteria that focus on increasing economic freedom, without which economic growth is unlikely, rather than encouraging unwarranted environmental regulation.
Brett D. Schaefer is Jay Kingham Fellow in International Regulatory Affairs in the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom, a division of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies, at The Heritage Foundation.
[1]See Brett D. Schaefer, "The U.N.'s World Summit Is Wrong on Development Assistance," Heritage Foundation Backgrounder No. 1881, September 26, 2005, at www.heritage.org/Research/TradeandForeignAid/bg1881.cfm.
[2]Millennium Challenge Corporation, "The Millennium Challenge Account," at www.mca.gov/about_us/overview/index.shtml (November 7, 2005).
[3]The six indicators for "governing justly" (and their sources) are: civil liberties (Freedom House); political rights (Freedom House); voice and accountability (World Bank Institute); government effectiveness (World Bank Institute); rule of law (World Bank Institute); and control of corruption (World Bank Institute). The four indicators for "investing in people" are: public expenditures on health as percent of gross domestic product (GDP) (national governments); immunization rates for diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, and measles (World Health Organization); public primary education spending as percent of GDP (national governments); and primary education completion rate for girls (World Bank/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). The six indicators for promoting economic freedom are: cost of starting a business (World Bank); inflation (International Monetary Fund [IMF] and others); three-year budget deficit as a percent of GDP (IMF/national governments); days to start a business (World Bank); trade policy (The Heritage Foundation); and regulatory quality (World Bank Institute). In addition to passing a majority of the indicators in each category, countries must pass the "control of corruption" indicator to qualify. For more information about the Millennium Challenge Accounts, see Millennium Challenge Corporation, "MCC Selection Policy Indicators: Short Descriptions," at www.mca.gov/countries/selection/ short_descriptions.shtml (November 7, 2005).
[4]Brookings Institution, "Environment, Poverty, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation: Leveraging U.S. Aid to Improve Natural Resource Management" conference transcript, June 24, 2005, atwww.brookings.edu/fp/events/ 20050624_MCCtranscript.pdf (November 8, 2005).
[5]Millennium Challenge Corporation, "Natural Resources Working Group," June 2005, at www.mca.gov/public_affairs/ fact_sheets/NRWG_factsheet.pdf (November 7, 2005).
[6]See Gene M. Grossman and Alan B. Krueger, "Environmental Impacts of a North American Free Trade Agreement," National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper No. W3914, November 1991, and Jagdish Bhagwati, "Trade and the Environment: The False Conflict?" in Durwood Zaelke, Paul Orbuch, and Robert F. Housman, eds., Trade and the Environment: Law, Economics, and Policy (Washington, D.C.: Center for International Environmental Law, 1993), pp. 159-190.
[7]Gene M. Grossman and Alan B. Krueger, "Economic Growth and the Environment," National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper No. W4634, February 1994, p. 14.
[8] Ibid.
[9]Jeffery Frankel and Andrew Rose found that peaks for particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide are at $2,882, $5,770, and $7,665 per capita, respectively. Jeffery A. Frankel and Andrew K. Rose, "Is Trade Good or Bad for the Environment? Sorting Out the Causality," National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper No. 9201, September 2002, p. 19.
[10]Frankel and Rose, "Is Trade Good or Bad for the Environment?" abstract.
[11]Brian R. Copeland and M. Scott Taylor, "Trade, Growth and the Environment," National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper No. 9823, July 2003, pp. 91-92.
[12]Jeffery A. Frankel, "The Environment and Globalization," National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper No. 10090, November 2003.
[13]See William A. Brock and M. Scott Taylor, "Economic Growth and the Environment: A Review of Theory and Empirics," National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper No. 10854, October 2004, and Daniel T. Griswold, "Trade, Labor, and the Environment: How Blue and Green Sanctions Threaten Higher Standards," Cato Institute Trade Policy Analysis No. 15, August 2, 2001, p. 10, at www.freetrade.org/pubs/pas/tpa-015b.pdf (November 7, 2005).
[14]Marc A. Miles, "Introduction," and Marc A. Miles, Edwin J. Feulner, and Mary Anastasia O'Grady, "Executive Summary," in Marc A. Miles, Edwin J. Feulner, and Mary Anastasia O'Grady, 2004 Index of Economic Freedom (Washington, D.C.: The Heritage Foundation and Dow Jones & Company, Inc., 2004), pp. 2 and 18.
[15]Brock and Taylor note that regulation designed to abate pollution also appears to create a drag on economic growth by constraining output. See Brock and Taylor, "Economic Growth and the Environment."
C. Esty, Marc Levy, Tanja Srebotnjak, and Alexander de Sherbinin,
2005 Environmental Sustainability Index: Benchmarking
National Environmental Stewardship (New Haven, Conn.: Yale
Center for Environmental Law and Policy, 2005),
p. 7, at www.yale.edu/esi/ESI2005_Main_Report.pdf (November 7, 2005).
[17]Gene M. Grossman and Alan B. Krueger analyzed the relationship between environmental indicators (concentrations of urban air pollution, measures of the state of the oxygen regime in river basins, concentrations of fecal contaminants in river basins, and concentrations of heavy metals in river basins) and the level of a country's per capita income. Their analysis revealed that economic growth is accompanied initially by deterioration in environmental conditions but quickly improves as per capita income increases. According to Grossman and Krueger, "The turning points for the different pollutants vary, but in most cases they come before a country reaches a per capita income of $8,000." See Grossman and Krueger, "Economic Growth and the Environment," p. 14.
[18]A. A. Moghissi, "Testimony Before the Commission of International Financial Institutions," November 17, 1999, available from Institute for Regulatory Science, Columbia, Maryland.
[19] Ibid.


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Health Advocate™, the nation's leading independent healthcare advocacy and assistance company, announced today that President, CEO, and cofounder Michael J. Cardillo was honored as the 2009 Enterprise Awards Life Sciences CEO of the Year. The Eastern Technology Council, in conjunction with PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, presented the award at the 17th Annual Enterprise Awards Black-Tie Gala on December 3rd.
This prestigious award recognizes Cardillo for his leadership and management skills and the role he has played in guiding the company from a start-up to the nation's leading health advocacy and assistance company. The Enterprise Awards are the Philadelphia region's preeminent business honor, celebrating the vitality of the technology and life sciences communities. At this year's gala, held at the Hilton Philadelphia City Avenue, more than 900 business leaders and executives gathered to laud the region's top companies, executives, and entrepreneurs.
"It is a great honor to accept this award on behalf of our company," said Cardillo. "I want to thank my other partners who worked with me to build our company. And most of all, I want to thank all of our dedicated employees who work tirelessly every day to help our clients and their employees with their important health-related issues."
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Authorities have indicated that an incident that occurred Friday night, November 2, in downtown Fallbrook appears to have been an act of criminal gang violence committed by members of a Vista street gang in an attack against Fallbrook individuals.
Sheriff's Sgt. Patrick Yates reported that the incident occurred at approximately 10 p.m. in the 1200 block of South Main Avenue.
Yates said that two male residents of Fallbrook, ages 17 and 20, were walking home from a friend's house through the area when when a silver-colored 2000 or 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo pulled up next to them.
The car was occupied by three Hispanic males of similar age of the Fallbrook individuals.
"Two of the occupants of the car exited the vehicle; the third one remained in the driver's seat," said Yates. "One of the males who exited the vehicle had a gun and yelled, "Vista Home Boys" and began shooting at the 17 and 20-year-old," said Yates.
The 17-year-old was reportedly struck by bullets four times.
Yates said the shooter also fired at the 20-year-old "but each of those shots missed."
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Chief nursing officer Dana Steiner says the hospital has reduced overall patient harm by 60 percent from Jan. 2012 to August 2013.
Because of this achievement, the hospital was one of only 11 hospitals in the nation asked to present at a rural health leadership conference for the American Hospital Association.
"Over the past two years, we have decreased readmissions by 40 percent and prevented over 47 return trips," explained Steiner, adding that the hospital has also seen a large reduction in patient falls.
Steiner touts the administration's commitment and several initiatives as the reason for the hospital's success in bringing these numbers down. Steiner said many multi-disciplinary teams are focused on reducing harm and patient involvement and employee evaluations are tied to safety goals and hospital performance.
"We have a strong team culture," Steiner said. "We encourage every employee, no matter what their title, to speak up for safety. If they see something that could cause harm or hurt a patient's progress, we want them to voice their concern."
Another big initiative the hospital has implemented is the position of a patient care coordinator who focuses on working with patients on their discharge instructions and medications, helping as they transition home.
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Every single day, now 95-year-old Maj. Melvin McLaughlin makes the short drive from his Randolph home to his local hospital, Gifford Medical Center, to lend more than a helping hand; he lends a helping heart. Pushing a walker, Major visits every hospital unit and Gifford's adjoining nursing home to offer patients and staff alike love, a listening ear and the sincerest of thanks. Whether at a patient or staff member's side, male or female, stranger or friend, Major - as most know him - breaks the ice with a catch phrase. "Has anyone told you today that they love you?" If the answer is no, Major is ready with his reply: "Well, God loves you and so do I." Staff members are also treated to the most heartfelt thanks for the job they do and somewhere in this sharing of love, there is almost always a hug between the kind-hearted Major and those lucky enough to step in his path.
Major's volunteerism at Gifford began more than four decades ago. Major retired from 25 years with the U.S. Marines in 1967 at age 49 and moved to Vermont, where his beloved wife had spent childhood summers on a family farm. Major's first order of business was to put down roots in his new community. He built the home he still lives in today and a second one for one of his daughters. He cut every board and nailed every nail alone. With the homes complete, Major turned to his local hospital as another way to engrain himself in his new community. He started by delivering the local paper to patient rooms each Thursday. Later, he took patients food orders on a clipboard.
Several years ago, his visits became far more frequent. He put down the meal order clipboard and began making general rounds to the Emergency Department, medical office building, Birthing Center, inpatient rooms and the Menig Extended Care Facility nursing home, where his own wife would spend the last year of her life. Florence McLaughlin was the love of Major's life. During their 66 years of marriage, Major would ask his "bride," as he always called her, the question he now poses to all he meets at the hospital. "Has anyone told you today that they love you?" "No, no one but you, and you're the only one I wanted to hear it from," the beautiful Florence would answer. Florence's death didn't stop Major's seven-day-a-week visits to Gifford and Menig or stop him from sharing the words that meant so much to his wife. Even with his personal loss, he still loves spending time in the nursing home and takes the greatest pleasure in seeing a newly born baby in the Birthing Center. "I'm the luckiest man walking the streets of Randolph," he often says.
"Gifford is home," he's told us on more than one occasion. In fact, he told the same to a local television station that featured Major's unique story. See the heart-warming story at http://www.wcax.com/story/16958439/super-seniors. "I have so many friends here, from the top to the bottom. And I emphasize the bottom because I like to tell those people 'thank you for what you do, because without your labors this place would not stand.'"
We at Gifford love Major. He is a brilliant and beautiful light in the day. As one nurse put it, "A day without Major is a day without sunshine." He is the personification of what we are as an organization - warm, compassionate, supportive, humbled and blessed to be able to care for others. Introduce a new staff member, patient or nursing home resident to Major and we have just told them everything they need to know about us. We care. We're family. We're here for you. This is the type of individual who walks our halls. This is our benchmark for love. For his boundless selflessness, remarkable strength of character and length of commitment, we can't imagine an individual more deserving of this service award than our amazing, treasured friend Major.
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Low ratings doom the freshman syndie talk show. It will be replaced by "BOLD," another in-house production
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Not surprise that TD Lakes got cancelled it was on WZZM at 10AM I thought that Bold would have taken The Insider spot. But I guess TENGA wants Bold for Mornings & afternoons only wonder if WZZM will have 7PM Newscast this fall?
This was a show I thought would do reasonably well. It's hard to make a successful syndicated talk show.
Low ratings - what a surprise. Not! When only Tegna stations and WCIU sign on to T.D. Jakes, you are screwed. NY, LA and other markets NEVER saw this show.
749 AM's in the log, 615 FMs (250 from Western WA), That's a DXer!
FM, AM and SW DXer of Yakima, WA! God Bless America!
Last New FM Log: 102.3 KWRL La Grande, OR; 10/23/17
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And yet, anybody called to hear and receive the message that he has will certainly hear and receive it.
No irony there.
Does TENGA just not have a sales staff that can push this show? I would think that stations that don't compete with TENGA wouldn't have an issue clearing a program another station owner produced, but if they view TENGA as a competitor wouldn't want to help them.
If this proves to be a consistent problem, TENGA may have to reconsider producing content. Hard to believe they couldn't get this placed on some station in the largest markets, but they couldn't and I agree, that hurt the ability of the show to be renewed.
Here in Houston, TEGNA's KHOU runs the show at 2am as there is other place to put it. Not a good sign for making it a success.
Could some people have seen this in the listings and presumed it was a preaching show?
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The Little Launcher is an application launcher. When you run it, a small window will appear, in which you can write the name of your application and some parameters to make it run. It is modeled after SlickRun (http://www.bayden.com/SlickRun), but runs on various platforms and does not stay in memory.
p4vaddins adds functionality to the Perforce P4V/P4Win GUI clients. It adds the ability to create a populated label in one step, the ability to display the last change list in each label, the ability to checkout a file to a specific pending change list, and the ability to save a copy of a checked out file before synchronizing. It also includes a tool for working in Robert Cowham's "publish/catchup" system (http://robertcowham.com/blog/scm/p4_auto_merge.html).
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Mother Nature has been giving coastal Georgia and South Carolina a continued dose of overly abundant high tides in recent days. And depending on how one looks at it, there probably has been some grumbling along with some cheers.
Lots of fishermen, except those who like the challenge of difficult conditions, probably have been lamenting the winds and tides, but for the declining breed of rail (marsh hen) hunters, it has been some of the best "hen tides" of the year and possibly several years.
From middle of last week through the first of the current, coastal Georgia and South Carolina have seen tides pushed significantly higher than normal — steady winds the main force behind the increases.
Clapper and king rails — the most abundant of the rail species found in this sector of the coast — have found most of their hiding places turned into an expansive open lake as the countless acres of marshland became covered with ocean water.
"We got two limits of hens," wrote Dr. Hunter Brigdon on Wednesday of last week.
"Great tide today and even better tomorrow with a northeast wind," he added.
He and his father Harry Brigdon Jr. were hunting out of the Richmond Hill area in Bryan County. While making note of the high tides, he gave a lot of credit for the successful harvest to his lab Suzie.
Another Richmond Hill report came the following day from Tom Bentley, saying his daughter Carrie, a pre-pharmacy student at Armstrong, had a day off from classes and was on her first Georgia marsh hen hunt in the Sunbury area.
"She did well, getting her limit of 15 with no problem," he wrote.
Retrievers at work
There is something uniquely special in watching a retriever at work, whether it is in a dove field, duck blind, chasing hens or just retrieving. So when I read in Tom's email that Carrie had "Goose," their black labrador, retrieve her game, and Dr. Brigdon's report giving credit to his lab Suzie for the success of their hunt, it immediately brought back memories of the many wonderful hen hunts I had with Goldie, my golden retriever who died a few years ago.
Still another report came from Charles "Chuck" Fountain, who took his young son Charles, 11, on a hunt in Bryan County waters, and made note of the fact that few hunters today follow the sport.
"Sadly, it is a dying sport," he wrote, noting that he and Charles were hunting near Kilkenny and did not see or hear anyone else hunting that day in the area.
"It was a great tide, the birds were everywhere, and we limited out in less than an hour. Charles had a great time and, hopefully, will take his kids out in the future," he closed.
Tides likely peaked
Unless there is a dramatic shift in weather conditions, the best hen tides of the 2012 season are history for Georgia hunters. The season in Georgia ends Dec. 1 and tides are in the 6- and 7-foot range, even through the full moon phase through the remainder of the month. (The full moon is Wednesday.)
For those hunting South Carolina marshes, the season does not close until Dec. 16, with the new moon phase (new moon is Dec. 13) bringing spring tides in the high 8-foot range.
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trying to figure out how much weight is required to get a decent wake out of an I/O. I have an 19 footer with a 4.3 v6 motor. Anyone running running around 2,000lbs? I would like to see some pics. Thanks
Don't have pics, but I had a Wellcraft Eclipse 18 ft. I put 200 lbs of sand in the rear, 375lb sac in the rear bench seat and an additional 375 sac in the ski locker, Plus usually 3 guys. I had the same 4.6 liter v6 and I put a 4 blade, 18 pitch prop on it, Still took a little bit to get on plane, but threw a decent wake. Total weight in boat with people was around 1600lbs, and I was pushing it.

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Yes i am. To do that much weight we had to gear down to a 4 cylinder gear set and drop the pitch to i believe 18 4 blade. Top speed is about 30-35mph. at riding speeds you are looking about 4k in rpms. I have 1000 in the nose and the rest in the back. My toe side washes but the heal side is clean depending on how hard you cut in. I don't have any pic's as of now but might be able to find some. I hope this helps.

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Standard Life shares the goodwill after investment drive sends profit soaring
Standard Life announced plans to return just over £300 million to shareholders through a special dividend as the booming Edinburgh insurer reported record annual profits.
The group, whose £900 million of operating profits last year were ahead of the highest City forecast, will hand investors 12.8p a share. The payout, worth £302 million, comes on top of a record final dividend of 9.8p that is 6.5 per cent higher than the previous year.
The special payment, the first undertaken by Standard Life, will be a boon to its 1.4 million individual shareholders. It means that Standard Life has returned about £2.1 billion to shareholders since it demutualised in 2006.
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CHICAGO, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- A Chicago-area high school football player was in critical condition and in a coma Wednesday following an apparent injury during a football game, officials say.
Drew Williams, a senior at Lane Tech High School, collapsed on the sidelines after taking a hit during a game Friday, WBBM-AM, Chicago, reported.
The student, who played running back and cornerback, was in intensive care after undergoing surgery to relieve pressure from swelling on his brain, Williams' coach said.
"I know he's going to get through this," teammate, Richie Costas, a junior, said as he came to class Wednesday. "It's scary. We were right there."
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UPDATED: WWE Raw Rating
UPDATE: PW Torch reports that the New Year's Eve episode of Raw did a 2.31 rating, which was up from a 2.21 on Christmas Eve. It was still the second-lowest rated show of the year, behind the Christmas Eve show. The show ranked #4 among cable TV shows for the night, behind ESPN's Chick-Fil-A Bowl game, the Bowl's pre-game show and Despicable Me on Disney Channel.
The site also notes that the hourly numbers continue a streak of twenty straight episodes where the show lost viewers in the third hour.
ORIGINAL: The New Year's Eve episode of Raw drew an average of 3,552,000 viewers. That number is up from the 3,143,000 the week before. The show did hours of 3.40 million, 3.64 million and 3.61 million.
Credit: PWInsider
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* Updated plans for WWE Monday Night Raw in January
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* Update on Brock Lesnar's WWE future
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I'm not sure what forum this question should go under, but hopefully I'm not throwing the forum into eternal chaos to post this here, so:
How can I compile a program that can run on the Mac OSX operating system without using Mac's sdk?
I want to compile a program using standard headers like <iostream.h> etc, but I need to compile it from my Windows machine.
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WGC Cadillac Matchplay – Golf Betting April 29 – May 3
The WGC Cadillac Matchplay has a new format this year in an attempt to re-invigorate the tournament. It also has a new venue with Dove Mountain in Arizona replaced by the TPC Harding Park in San Francisco. Instead of the straight knockout format, this year will see the world's top players competing in 16 round-robin groups of four with the winners then playing sudden-death in 72 holes over the weekend. The new make-up of the tournament should favour the best players as they can possibly afford one bad round and still progress. It also means that spectators will see more of the big names for longer. There is no Tiger Woods or Phil Mickelson in San Francisco but Rory McIlroy, runner-up at Dove Mountain in 2012, and Jordan Spieth (both 11/1 with Betfred) are seeded one and two and could give us a taster of battles to come if they both reach the final. Defending champion Jason Day (18/1 with Betfred) is also among several arriving in decent form. England has provided two of the last five winners and there was an all-England final in 2010 when Ian Poulter beat Paul Casey, who was also the beaten finalist in 2009. Casey is 40/1 this year with Betfred, Paddy Power, Coral and bwin while Poulter is available at 35/1 with Paddy Power, Stan James, 888sport and Unibet. Lee Westwood is 66/1 with Stan James but if there is going to be an English winner in 2015 then Justin Rose is probably the best hope. Rose won for the seventh time on the US PGA Tour in last week's Zurich Classic in New Orleans and looks value, at 11/8 with Betfred, to come out on top in Group 6 in San Francisco against Ryan Palmer, Marc Leishman and Anirban Lahiri. He is 11/2 with Betfred to reach the semi-finals and a general 20/1 to win the WGC Cadillac Matchplay. Rose is 13/8 to fare best of the English contingent with betway. Last year's runner-up Victor Dubuisson could be interesting at 77/1 with betdaq. The Frenchman is an accomplished matchplay exponent and, though playing on a different course this year, won't be overawed. He might also have a decent draw - against Dustin Johnson, Charl Schwartzel and Matt Jones - and is overpriced at 7/2 to win Group 8 with Coral. In-form Russell Henley is my third choice in the group betting, being 10/3 with Ladbrokes to win Group 12. He's 90/1 with Coral, Skybet and betdaq to win the event but Hunter Mahan, finalist in two of the last three years, has drawn the short straw in the group stages. Mahan is a general 50/1 to repeat his 2012 victory but will have to get past Matt Kuchar (33/1 with Betfred) first as well as Scotland's Stephen Gallacher and Ben Martin.
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Ozzy Osbourne recently spoke to Kara A. Medalis of WWE.com about his upcoming appearance on World Wrestling Entertainment's "SmackDown" and his new album, "Black Rain". A few excerpts follow:On his involvement with WWE: "Working with WWE, it's fun, you know. I'm not new to wrestling. I started doing some stuff with the British Bulldogs many, many years ago. I became a very good friend of Andre the Giant when he was alive. I used to go drinking with him, and he was such a lovely man." On this year's Ozzfest: "Why's it free? You better ask my wife about that, I don't know. That's her job! I'm glad she's doing it that way though. Ultimately it comes back to the kids. Normally they have to pay a couple hundred bucks a ticket, I'm guessing. I hope we can give them a good show. I'm doing the biggest tour of my life." On addressing the state of the world and its effect on his life on "Black Rain": "People are saying to me that I've gotten very political. I haven't got very political, but I watch a lot of documentaries, like on the History Channel, Discovery, A&E and so on. What I get interested in, in the news is this f****** war that's going on. If it gets in my head and has an effect, it's going to come out in my music I suppose. "There's quite a bit of anti-war and questionary lyrics there, which is not a new thing for me. People just think that when I was singing with BLACK SABBATH, all we ever sang about was the devil and the dark forces or whatever, but it's not true. There were a lot of political things, a lot of anti-war things there." On his new single, "I Don't Wanna Stop", which holds special meaning to the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer: "I'm 59 this year. People keep saying to me, 'You'll be quitting soon, retiring.' I don't wanna stop! You'll know when I want to stop because I won't be doing it anymore. I've tried not doing it, but it's not like I've got a job. I'd miss the fans. I'd miss the buzz, seeing the crowd going crazy." On wrestling fans: "I've been doing arenas and gigs and festivals for the best part of 30, 40 years. The f******* fans of wrestling go absolutely crazy. I thought nobody could get louder than a rock concert, but was I ever wrong!"
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Why this prorogation is different
Defenders of Harper's three-month prorogation lean heavily on the talking point that Jean Chretien and Pierre Trudeau both used prorogation without provoking a fuss. Contrarian reader C. Leonhardt thinks the analogy is flawed:
Both these prime ministers had a majority in the House when they prorogued Parliament. If their decisions had been challenged, they would have won the vote in the House. Harper's party does not hold a majority of the seats in the House. He would have lost the vote. To claim that his actions repesent past practice is false. At this point one man controls this country.
The last line overstates things, but the distinction is important. Both times Harper used prorogation to thwart the will of a Parliament whose majority opposed him and his policies.
Curbing the power of the PMO
Talk to almost anyone in the federal civil service, and before long, they'll bemoan the way Harper has concentrated power in the Prime Minister's office. If Pierre Trudeau viewed backbenchers as "nobodies," Harper appears to lump cabinet ministers and senior civil servants in the same contemptible category.
The Toronto Star's James Travers recently called for "a saint to roll back all the power hoarded in the PMO." In today's Hill Times, W.T. Stanbury, retired professor of Commerce and Business Administration at UBC, proposes seven steps for doing so. Quotes after the jump.