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The point map shows the obesity rate by grade level for public school districts in New York State, exclusive of New York City, from the Student Weight Status Category Reporting System (SWSCR). The initial view of the map is broken up into large geographic areas and displays the number of public school districts in each area. To drill down to a smaller geographic area, click directly on the area of the map or click the plus sign to zoom in on the map. The small blue dots represent school district offices, not the location of specific schools. Clicking on a dot will bring up a fly-out for that district, with information about the obesity rate, grade level, county, region and school years. You can click "next" on the fly-out to view the rate for all three grade levels (elementary, middle/high and district total). Please note that if the obesity rate value is blank on a given flyout, it means that obesity data for this school district and grade level could not be reported to the NYSDOH due to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). For more information on FERPA, please refer to the Student Weight Overview document by clicking on the "About" tab. The map can be filtered by grade level by changing the options under the Filter tab. Removing the school district filter is not recommended. The map is based on data collected through the SWSCR. New York City public school districts, BOCES, charter, private and 4201 designated schools are exempt from reporting data to the SWSCR system.
For more information check out http://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/obesity/statistics_and_impact/student_weight_status_data.htm. The "About" tab contains additional details concerning this dataset.
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- NYSDOH_StudentWeightResults_Benefits.pdf
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- The SWSCR dataset includes weight status data collected from all public school districts outside of the five boroughs of NYC. The dataset is a valid source of information about variation in overweight and obesity in public school districts outside of New York City. However, because these rates reflect a broad range of factors that vary by school district, to make absolute comparisons about observed differences in the rates of obesity and overweight between school districts requires the use of multivariate statistics. Data are aggregated to New York State Department of Education county code assigned to reporting schools and school districts, and to NYSDOH regions and statewide. Because school district boundaries do not align with county or regional boundaries, the county- and regional-level estimates reflect data from students attending school within schools assigned a particular county or regional code. County and regional assignment is not based on county or region of residence. The estimates represent the percentage of students reported within a weight status category, which reflects data reported to the Student Weight Status Category Reporting System. These data should not be considered to represent all school aged-children attending school in a district, county or region because of: restrictions in reporting due to FERPA, especially parents/guardians ability to request that their child's weight status data be excluded from reporting and other sources of missing data. o Use the school years variable to distinguish between the full file (which spans 2 years and includes all public school districts) and the single-year, district only file (which spans a single year and includes only the approximately 50% of public school districts that reported during that year). County, regional and statewide estimates will only be provided biennially with the full-year file. District estimates will be updated annually.
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Flickr Faves on Fridays: Anti-Depressive Vintage
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I love checking out the home of blogger Kay Loves Vintage,and I was so excited to see that she posted this picture to our OTHER Flickr group that I started, Anti-Depressive Living. To be honest, I had been ignoring that group for awhile because a bunch of people had posted all kinds of stuff they were selling and I didn't feel like dealing with it (I'm a really bad Flickr administrator). Anyway, it's totally taken on a life of its own and the variety of images posted in there are totally wackadoodle and I love it. It makes absolutely NO sense whatsoever.
Well, that was NOT to say that Kay's wackadoodle, she has got it going on, and I've learned a lot about vintage pieces from her. I think I spy a PH light, some vintage Eames shell chairs, a Catherine Holm bowl, perhaps some Dansk (?) and that's the extent of my vintage knowledge.
Also, Kay has a cool blog called KayLovesVintage and it's a delight.

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Last night the President took a lofty, almost disinterested stance regarding budget deadlock in Congress. He seemed to chastise Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker John Boehner equally, focusing on the consequences of a shutdown and ignoring the consequences of making a bad deal to avoid a shutdown.
A Federal shutdown would have "real consequences for real people," said the President, mentioning one "real" person by name: J.T. Henderson of Louisville, Kentucky.
So let's talk about J.T. Henderson – and about all the other J.T. Hendersons who are just as real, and just as important, as our friend in Louisville. You'd be surprised how many there are.
Meet the Hendersons
Who wasn't the President talking about when he mentioned the name "J.T. Henderson" last night?
He wasn't referring to J.T. Henderson, Georgia's Commissioner of Agriculture in the 1800's. Commissioner Henderson did groundbreaking work (no pun intended) on the development of government resources that help farmers and therefore boost the entire economy. His achievements include the expansion of his department of agriculture and the creation of one of the earliest weather services.
The Republicans want to cut funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and for weather services too. That would leave state institutions like those created by the late Mr. Henderson in a severe financial bind.
Nor was the President referring to the late Reverend J.T. Henderson, a Methodist minister in Norman, Oklahoma who died over 100 years ago. Rev. Henderson's church is still going strong there in Norman. The National Weather Service issued a "red flag alert" in Norman today, which will help the people prevent costly and life-threatening wildfires. The EPA's helping to investigate possible contamination of the city's drinking water.
The Republicans want to cut funding for the National Weather Service and the EPA.
The President wasn't quoting J.T. Henderson, a church saxophonist in Baltimore, Maryland. That J.T. Henderson played in the band at a public university and almost certainly in his high school band, too. High school music programs have already been cut back dramatically, and face even more severe cuts if Federal education funding is reduced in the ways that have been proposed.
Public universities are likely to struggle, too, as states are forced to replace lost Federal funding and fewer students are able to obtain Pell Grants.
Nor was the President referring to the J.T. Henderson who plays football at Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina. When public universities lose funding, sports programs face cutbacks too.
And the President wasn't referring to J.T. Henderson, a plumber in Nacogdoches, Texas. His shop's located at the spot where Farm-toMarket Road meets Guy Blount Road, not far from Spanish Bluff. I don't know if that J.T. has kids, but it's going to be tough to send them to college on a plumber's income without Pell grants. And the GOP budget slashes farm assistance programs, including those which help middle-class farmers, so Farm-to-Market Road may not be getting a lot of traffic. And that could hurt J.T.'s business.
I'm sure it was unintentional, but the President's choice of words left the impression that all of these J.T. Hendersons, each of whom could suffer from the wrong budget deal, aren't quite as "real" as the J.T. whose check would be delayed under a shutdown.
The man of the hour
Here's who the President was talking about: J.T. Henderson from Louisville, Kentucky. J.T. and his wife are waiting for the tax refund they'll get as the result of an adoption tax credit. "If I could speak directly to the President or the Congressional leadership," said J.T., "I would just tell them that their grandstanding has effects as it trickles down to normal, everyday Americans."
According to ABC's website, "Henderson works in development for a non-profit in Louisville, Ky., and his wife is a first-year pediatric resident at Kosair Children's Hospital. They have struggles with large bills from medical school loans, moving expenses and Tedi's adoption."
Said J.T.: "We live check to check."
That nonprofit organization where J.T. works is dedicated to reducing child abuse and neglect in the community, which is among the most noble of vocations. J.T. himself appears to be a good guy, with the background of a person who (in the words of my Southern Baptist relatives) is "right with the Lord" and has been steeped in the hardcore fire-and-brimstone gospel. I have the feeling that, whatever his politics or theology, he has a pure and kind heart.
But J.T. may not realize that this fight isn't just about "grandstanding." It's also about ensuring that student loans are available for his child, as they were for his wife. It's about ensuring that his wife and other physicians aren't confronted with the dilemma of either accepting little or no pay to care for the elderly or turning them away altogether.
Here's something else that might interest J.T.: Studies also show that child abuse and neglect are closely linked to poverty and income levels. Poverty has already surged in the past several years, and withdrawing support for low-income families is exactly what shouldn't be done if we want to reduce this scourge from our children.
Dear Mr. President
The President quoted J.T.'s remarks about "grandstanding" and its "effects as it trickles down to normal, everyday Americans." and added: "I could not have said it better myself."
With all due respect, Mr. President, I believe you could have said it better yourself. That's no criticism of J.T., who's reacting based on the information available to him. But you have more information than he does.
Mr. President, you could have said that there is a clear struggle here between those who would defend the middle class, and those who would defend the wealthy. You could have said that you respect the outcome of the 2010 election, but that you believe that respect is a two-way street and that the 2008 election deserves respect too. You could have said that threatening a government shutdown does violence to our political system by turning the collegial give-and-take of politics into a hostage negotiation.
Mr. President, you could have said that you came to Washington to change the tone, but not by being victimized by bullying attempts to bypass the political process, or by permitting lasting harm to people who aren't responsible for our current economic crisis. You could have also said that you had already agreed to the Republicans' figure – $33 billion in cuts – only to have them demand even more.
And respectfully, Mr. President, you could have avoided a locution which suggests, however unintentionally, that the middle-class families who wouldn't be able to purchase a home, afford health care (especially in their senior years), or send their kids to college aren't "real people." Or that the children who attend Head Start programs and the families that depend on food stamps aren't "real," either.
I'm sure you didn't mean that, Mr. President.
Dear J.T.
And a quick word to J.T. Henderson of Louisville, KY: Sorry you've had to go through this, but hang in there, buddy. These media firestorms end as quickly as they begin. This too shall pass.
Someday you'll tell your grandchildren that the President of the United States mentioned you on television, and that you were famous for a few days before life mercifully got back to normal.
They'll probably say "What was television, Grandpa?"
Let's just hope you're not forced to live with the grandkids so that you can pay your medical bills.
Our closing J.T.s
Here are few more J.T.'s that weren't mentioned by the President:
The President wasn't referring to J.T. Henderson from Grand Rapids, Michigan. He's a "discount realtor" who will sell your house for less than $500, and he specializes in "HUD homes" – foreclosed homes that were backed by an FHA loan, whose ownership has now reverted to the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The rapid rise in the number of "HUD homes" is another product of the financial crisis brought on by Wall Street deregulation. They're also trying to use the threat of a government shutdown to roll back the partial reforms enacted last year.
Nor was the President referring to the J.T. Henderson who says somewhere on the Internet, "Got so much money I should rob myself." The guys who really fit that description are on Wall Street, but they're not robbing themselves.
And the President wasn't referring to the J.T. Henderson who was a Scoutmaster in West Texas fifty years ago. That J.T. painted large nature murals on the tents of the Boy Scouts under his supervision, and they were apparently a big hit at the 1964 Boy Scout Jamboree. He's not relevant to the budget issue the way the other J.T.s are, but his murals were pretty cool.
All of these J.T. Hendersons have something in common with the man the President did mention last night – and with people on food stamps, students with Pell Grants, people with FHA loans, with you, and with me.
We're all real.
[1] To track the impact of budget and public policy debates, go to www.TheMiddleClass.org.
This post was produced as part of the Curbing Wall Street project and the Strengthen Social Security campaign.


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Richmond Wholesale Bakery Subjected Black Employees to Offensive Racial Comments, Federal Agency Charged
RICHMOND, Va. – Weiman's Bakery, Inc. violated federal law by subjecting African-American employees to a hostile work environment based on their race, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. Weiman's Bakery is a family-owned business that produces and sells bread wholesale to local restaurants in Richmond.
According to the EEOC's complaint, from around March 11, 2009 until at least March 23, 2010 Dominique R. Terry, Javon Wilson and other African-American employees were subjected to racially offensive language from Weiman's vice president and one of Weiman's supervisors, who had direct supervisory authority over Terry and the black employees. The complaint alleges that the supervisor called Terry and other African-American employees "n----r" and made insulting racial comments such as, "I am glad to get rid of that n----r," and "you are a stupid n----r." The supervisor would also refer to Terry and other black employees as "cocoa," saying things like, "Cocoa, get bread out of the poofer." Instead of calling Terry by name, the supervisor would sometimes call him "jughead" or "boy." The complaint further alleges that on at least three separate occasions the vice president referred to Terry as a "monkey," saying things like "You need to cut the dough faster, monkey," or "You smell like a monkey." The VP and supervisor made these race-based comments daily or almost daily. Wilson overheard the same supervisor refer to black employees as "nigger" at least twice per week. Terry, Wilson and other black employees found these comments offensive.
The EEOC further charges that beginning around March 11, 2009 and until Nov. 9, 2009, that Terry and other black employees made several complaints to the vice president and the supervisor about their unwelcome racial comments. However, the racial harassment continued.
Race discrimination, including racial harassment, violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (EEOC v. Weiman's Bakery, Inc., Civil Action No. 3:11cv00644) after first attempting to reach a voluntary settlement. The EEOC seeks damages for past and future pecuniary losses, past and future non-pecuniary losses, compensatory damages and punitive damages as well as injunctive relief.
"No worker should have to endure such crude and cruel insults as these," said Lynette A. Barnes, regional attorney for the EEOC's Charlotte District Office which includes the state of Virginia. "The EEOC is deeply committed to combating such misconduct and filing suit against employers if they ignore complaints about it."
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available on the agency's web site at www.eeoc.gov.


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Personal Soundtrack Shirt
Background Music for YOUR Life
- A shirt with a built-in sound effects player
- Provide an epic soundtrack for your daily life
- Personalize with your own music and sounds
Does your life seem dull and uninteresting compared to the drama and action of movies and television? Here at ThinkGeek Labs™ we've examined this phenomenon carefully. With the bevy of reality TV shows and humdrum movies we quickly decided that what people do in real life is NOT significantly less exciting than what fictional characters on the screen experience... but for some reason, real life just SEEMS much more boring. However, after days of extensive highly-scientific double blind testing we were able to discover the difference... Background Music! Your real life experiences just don't have the needed dramatic soundtrack to back them up. Whether you're brushing your teeth, walking your dog or chatting up that cute girl in chemistry class you need the appropriate music and sound effects to enhance the experience. Fortunately we've developed the solution for this irritating life boredom problem with the Personal Soundtrack Shirt.
Make Your Ordinary Life More Exciting
The Personal Soundtrack Shirt is an amazing new wearable audio solution that features a working speaker embedded into the front of the shirt. When you push the appropriate button on the pocketable remote you get music or sound effects appropriate for any situation... everything from drum roll, to cat call whistle, to western showdown. Check out the chart below to see the extensive list of built in sounds and suggestions on using them for dramatic punctuation in your everyday life.
Add Your Own Sounds
Don't like the built-in sounds? No problem. Simply pop in your own SD memory card loaded with MP3 files to use your own sound effects and music. The Personal Soundtrack Shirt remote has buttons from 1 to 20, each can play a different sound. The filename of your MP3 file determines which button will be used to play the sound. So if you name your file "03.mp3" it will play when you hit the "3" button on the remote. If you add an "L" to the end of the filename your sound will loop until you stop it. So "04L.mp3" would play when you hit button "4" and loop endlessly until you hit a new sound or the pause button. Got it? Remember... all this is optional. If you don't want to add your own audio files you can simply stick with the 20 built in sounds. Full instructions for loading your own sounds are included in the package.
Play Music from Your iPod or other Portable Audio Player
The Personal Soundtrack Shirt can also play sound from your portable audio player through the speaker on the front of the shirt. Simply connect your portable audio player to the audio "input" jack on the battery box of the shirt and power it on (you will need a male-to-male headphone cable, not included). The Soundtrack Shirt amplifies your music and you can use the volume control on your portable audio player to control the volume level of the shirt.
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Yep. This unusual shirt was originally a joke product for April Fool's day. But after your overwhelming positive response and hundreds of e-mails screaming to "make the damn shirt already" we went ahead and made the damn shirt... please enjoy.
Product Features
- Personal Soundtrack Shirt features a working speaker on the front and can play background music and sound effects at your command
- Pocket remote features 20 buttons and allows easy selection of 10 music themes and 10 different sound effects
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- Accidentally remove the original MP3s that came on the shirt? Click here to download the replacement .zip (8 MB), save to your hard drive, unzip the file, and place on the SD card as usual.
- Play your iPod or other portable audio player through the speaker on the front of the shirt
- Perfect for making your ordinary life more exciting
- Requires 4 AAA batteries. Not included
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- Unplug battery pack with remote from cable and remove.
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The Great Switch to Paperless Benefits
Starting March 1, your check may not be in the mail
Uncle Sam doesn't mean to nag. But for nearly three years he has asked beneficiaries of Social Security, Veterans Affairs and other government programs to sign up by March 1, 2013, to get their monthly benefits electronically instead of by paper check.
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However, several million retirees and other recipients still haven't made the switch. If you're among them, you'll still collect your monthly benefit by check. But until you sign up to have your benefit deposited directly into a bank account or credit union account — or loaded onto a prepaid debit card, such as the government's Direct Express or a privately issued card that meets requirements for loading government benefits — expect stern warnings.
"No one's payment will be interrupted," says Treasury Department official Walt Henderson. But recipients who haven't made the switch "will hear from Treasury via mail about their options for complying with the law."
Collecting payments electronically minimizes the risk for identity theft because there are no checks to be stolen from a mailbox. With benefits on a prepaid card, you can get cash withdrawals at a bank or make purchases.
However, you may incur fees with a debit card. For example, with the Direct Express card, you get one free ATM withdrawal with each deposit to your card, but after that, you pay 90 cents each time you tap into your account.
The government has a compelling reason to go paperless: It'll save a whopping $1 billion over 10 years.
You can sign up for electronic payments online, or call 800-333-1795.
Editor's Note: For more about Social Security's switch to paperless benefits and debit cards, listen to or read the NPR segment below, which includes an interview with AARP financial security expert Cristina Martin Firvida.
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When given the opportunity to share her products with a fresh audience, Cathy generously and enthusiastically sent a whole kit of terrific products my way to share with you all. I was very impressed with the professionalism of the sample kit--the packaging was all very professional, neat, and cute, and best of all, I was able to recycle or reuse every bit of packaging (cardboard went to the curbside, and the sweet, dainty ribbons I kept in my odds and ends drawer for wrapping, etc). In total, Cathy sent me the following items to review for you all: two all-in-one Blissful Booty cloth diapers (in "Buttercream" and "Celery"), two sample sized vials of wipe water concentrate (in "Milk & Honey" and "Sweet Apple Cheeks"), a wipe solution spray bottle, a 10-pack of 100% cotton cloth wipes, and a diaper pail liner!
Small - 9-16 lbs
Medium - 14-23 lbs
Large - 21-35 lbs
Toddler - 35lbs+
I'm very impressed to see newborn diapers on the list as well! This original design of the Blissful Booty diaper doesn't disappoint and made me understand why this classic version is still around after many years. From the website, here are all the features that I can vouch for:
- Back and front elastic gathers to prevent leaks
- Soft and sturdy Hook and Loop closure for a snug fit
- Luxurious, stain resistant inner lining made of no-pill microfleece, that wicks moisture away from sensitive baby skin
- Snug inner and outer leg casings for ultimate leak protection
- Soft, waterproof cloth outer cover; No more hot rubber pants!
- Super absorbent microfiber terry inner soaker
- Large, soft, fold back laundry tabs to prevent the dreaded "diaper snake" when washing
- Crossover front tabs for thin babies, or when you are transitioning to a new size
|the laundry tabs are fabulous and never came unstuck in the wash
|the double leg casings meant we never saw a single leak
Overall, this is a terrific diaper that fits well, wicks moisture well, remains soft after multiple washes, and holds up well in the wash (also, the lining really is amazingly stain resistant!).
In tandem with the wipe solution, I was very excited to try out Blissful Booty's 10 pack of 100% cotton cloth wipes. I love that their wipes have two different textures to them--one side is a smooth, combed cotton (feels like flannel), and the other side is a rougher surface for stronger wiping capabilities (like very fine terry). This two-sided approach gave great options for different diaper changing needs (including just a simple pat dry!). I love that they are all-natural cotton but will give you a heads up that I hadn't thought of--with the natural oils in the fabrics, they did have some repelling issues after only 1 wash, so two washes were necessary to get them at a better absorbancy point. So, just a heads up--when you get these, you'll have to fight your case of being impatient, and let them run through the wash twice before you use them, or you'll have water slicking right off of them as I did ;) I was glad to see this, though, as it tells me just how natural and unprocessed the fibres really were, still having their own natural oils in them! A great sign of a true, natural product! I should also mention that, when folded in half, these wipes fit PERFECTLY inside an old disposable wipes container. This makes it very handy to store them or even submerge them in solution or water if you'd prefer.
Cathy is very excited about sharing some more fluffy love with TWO of my readers, and is planning to give away two terrific prizes: one AIO Blissful Booty cloth diaper AND one of their terrific diaper pail liners!
Head over to Blissful Booty right now to buy a terrific new Blissful Booty product for your stash of diapers and accessories! Cathy is offering all our readers a 10% DISCOUNT CODE--just use promo code "BLISS" to see your discount applied at checkout!
Blissful Booty is generously offering two terrific prizes to our readers:
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1PM Industries Inc (OTO:OPMZ) came out strong at the opening of trading on March 20, outpacing most other peers in the directory of approximately 200 stocks we track in the cannabis industry with an early advance of 10.0%. After closing the previous session at $0.009, shares of OPMZ opened this morning at $0.0092 and are currently trading at $0.0099. So far, about 1.68 million shares have changed hands, compared to an average 30-day volume of 28.21 million for 1PM Industries Inc. Shares moved as high at $0.0099 and as low as $0.009 in today's early action.
The share appreciation gives the company a market capitalization of $1.49 million based upon 165.5 million shares outstanding.
In the past 52 weeks, shares of 1PM Industries Inc have traded as low as $0.0017 and as high as $0.385. Technical traders will take note that at $0.0099, shares of OPMZ are trading above their 50-day moving average (MA) at $0.004 and below their 200-day MA at below $0.054. Technical analysts pay close attention to these key moving averages because they often serve as technical support and resistance levels and because a move above them is typically regarded as bullish.
Who is $OPMZ?
1PM Industries Inc is engaged in the sale and distribution of medical marijuana under the brand Von Baron Farms. The Company sells products including Pancake and Waffle Batter. The company is working from its headquarters in Beverly Hills, CA.
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Man, troopers use golf carts during pursuit
The incident occurred early Saturday in Oklahoma
The incident occurred early Saturday in Oklahoma
Authorities said a man who crashed a vehicle and fled from the scene later used a golf cart to try to evade law enforcement.
Around 3:30 a.m. Saturday, Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers assisted McClain County deputies in pursuit of a vehicle that had crashed near 24th Avenue Southeast and Highway 9. Two people fled from the vehicle, authorities said.
But highway officials called off the search around 6:30 a.m.
An employee at The Trails Golf Club of Norman, near Highway 9 and Meadow Avenue, later called officials, saying there was a man on the course who matched the description of one of the suspects. Troopers responded and engaged in a short pursuit using golf carts.
The man bailed from the golf cart and ran into a nearby wooded area, authorities said. He was eventually taken into custody.
The pursuit started after officers responded to a report of a home invasion near Oklahoma City.


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Ratchet and Clank: Into the Nexus Trailer: Weaponsmith
The latest trailer for Ratchet and Clank: Into the Nexus gives us a better look at all the cool new weapons we'll be able to use in this epilogue to the Future series.
You can pick any weapon you want in the trailer to see how it's used in Into the Nexus. If you just let it play out, all the footage will run back-to-back without any prompts. First up is the Vortex Grenade, which opens up tiny black holes to suck unsuspecting enemies into the nether. Then you've got the Winterizer, which turns enemies into various types of snowmen. The Nightmare Box unleashes devastating jack-in-the-boxes full of terrifying and destructive beasts. Mr. Zurkon is back, too, and this time he's brought the whole family for some rip-roaring attack action. The Nether Blades flings numerous bladed projectiles at the world, and the Nether Beast fires shark-like monsters at enemies on screen.
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So 2012 is the year of the dragon. So fitting for this little guy, born earlier this year. Just a few days old and he already had such a personality. (The last photo in this set is my absolute fav.) Can you believe his mama just finished first overall in the quarter Ironman already this year?! Wowza. I just love it when wedding clients come back and ask me to photograph their growing families. I feel so honored. (Check out their wedding just a little over three years ago here.) Btw, I just saw this "little" guy around Halloween and he is SO big. He's bigger than Miles who is 3x his age!
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ALEKS Corporation is a leader in the creation of Web-based, artificially intelligent, educational software. ALEKS assessment and learning technologies were originally developed by a team of cognitive scientists and software engineers at the University of California, Irvine, with major funding from the National Science Foundation. ALEKS is founded on groundbreaking research in mathematical cognitive science known as Knowledge Space Theory. Through adaptive questioning, ALEKS accurately assesses a student's knowledge state and then delivers targeted instruction on the exact topics the student is most ready to learn.
ALEKS has been used by millions of students in over 100 different mathematics, science, and business courses at thousands of K-12 schools, colleges, and universities throughout the world.
ALEKS Corporation began serving students and educational institutions in 1999. In 2013, ALEKS Corporation announced that it would be acquired by McGraw-Hill Education. This represents an evolution of their long-term partnership to help students succeed. The combined company will be able to help many more students, and to accelerate the achievement of their shared vision for transforming education through innovative technology and the highest quality content.
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Total bets on the fossil fuel with the least emissions: natural gas
The world population is increasing, and energy needs are growing all the time. Meeting these needs will require affordable, reliable and clean energy, as well as a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. Total has incorporated these multiple challenges into its strategy.
In the field of hydrocarbons, natural gas is one of our solutions to this two-sided challenge and represents nearly 50% of our production.1
Vega Pleyade offshore gas and condensate field off the coast of Tierra del Fuego in Argentina.
Marco, a geologist, in front of the ICS-X1 well at the condensate gas field, Incahuasi, in the Chaco region in Bolivia.
Aerial view of the plant. Shetland Gas Plant in Sullom Voe, Laggan-Tormore in the United Kingdom.
The first well for developing Ichthys LNG was drilled in February 2015.
Total: Now a major player in gas
Total produces gas in 24 countries and maintains a presence along the entire oil and gas chain, from extraction to end-customer sales, and from liquefying and transporting gas to regasification and trading. Electricity production is one of the primary uses of our gas production.
Our expertise allows us to meet some serious human and technical challenges. In Argentina, off the coast of Tierra del Fuego, our offshore platform Vega Pleyade operates a gas deposit located in rough waters where winds can reach 180 km/h and temperatures plunge to -20°C in winter. Reserves in our Incahuasi field in Bolivia are buried more than 5,600 metres underground, in the mountainous Andes region, with steep inclines in excess of 30°. In northern Russia, we are partners in the gas and condensate field Termokarstovoye, which is composed of multilayer reservoirs deeply buried beneath permafrost (ground that is frozen year-round), under extremely isolated conditions with swampland that is inaccessible during certain times of the year and where temperatures drop to -50°C in winter.
Our mission: To expand our development into natural gas
By 2030, there will be more than eight billion people on the planet. Providing all of those people with transportation, lighting, and heat will require increasing amounts of energy. The International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts a 30% increase in world energy demand.
Coal represents 28% of the world's energy consumption but its use accounts for approximately a third of the planet's CO2 emissions. At Total, we believe natural gas is an efficient alternative: it emits half the CO2 of coal when generating electricity.2 In terms of electricity production, gas is also the best resource to complement renewable energy, filling in gaps and offering backup during peak consumption. It is also an abundant resource. According to our estimates, there are more than three trillion barrels of oil equivalent, enough to last 150 years at current rates of consumption.
Total has chosen to withdraw entirely from coal and gradually increase the ratio of natural gas in our energy mix. In 2005, natural gas represented 33% of our hydrocarbon production; today, it represents close to 50%. Our goal is to continue increasing the role of natural gas in our mix in the years to come.
Innovating to reduce our environmental footprint
Natural gas presents significant advantages in the fight against global warming yet continues to meet the growing needs of the world's population. But we must still work to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases it emits, even though it emits significantly less than coal.2 That is why Total strictly controls the methane emissions of its gas production. Since 2005, we have been using an external audit company to monitor emissions. In 2014, Total joined the United Nations Environment Program's Climate and Clean Air Coalition to more effectively measure, manage, and mitigate emissions of methane.
1 Production of hydrocarbon (kb/d): 2,452 in 2016
Liquid (kb/d): 1,271 in 2016
Gas (Mcf/d): 6,447 in 2016
2 CIRAIG report: "GHG Emissions Related to the Life Cycle of Natural Gas and Coal in Different Geographical Contexts" – June 2016
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Beaumont firefighter injured in Thursday fire
Beaumont Fire Rescue responded to a reported structure fire at 110 S. 4th St. shortly after 5 p.m. Thursday, April 7, to find a patch of wooded brush in the area fully engulfed in flames.
According to reports from the agency, when firefighters arrived, they found a pile of tires on fire inside of a vacant warehouse that was being torn down. A contractor company hired by Moore Supply to tear down an old building behind the business was apparently using a cutting torch and accidentally caught the pile of tires on fire, investigators contend.
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Ford: No Volt for us
The automaker's plans don't include a direct competitor because Ford engineers doubt its real-world performance.
DETROIT (CNNMoney.com) -- Ford wants to roll out a fleet of hybrid and plug-in cars over the next several years, but it does not want to go down the road General Motors is taking with the Chevrolet Volt.
The Volt, which is expected to go on sale late next year, will use purely electric power to drive the wheels, and a gasoline engine will only be used to generate electricity for longer range. But Ford engineers believe that using a gas engine that way won't deliver both the fuel economy and performance customers want.
Instead, Ford wants to build fully electric vehicles - with no gas engine at all - as well as advanced hybrids, including plug-in hybrids, where the gas engine drives the wheels directly. Ford believes vehicles like these will better meet real-world needs.
"We just felt that regular hybrids, along with plug-in hybrids and full electric were just better alternatives for our customers," said Barb Samardzich, Ford's vice president for global powertrain engineering in an interview at the Detroit Auto Show.
Customers who want all-electric drive can simply buy one of Ford's upcoming electric vehicles, she said. The automaker plans to introduce a new battery-only electric commercial van in 2010 followed by a new all-electric small car in 2011. The electric car is expected to travel about 100 miles on a charge.
Drivers who want longer range can buy a hybrid or plug-in hybrid where gasoline power pushes the wheels much of the time. Fuel economy for a plug-in hybrid, according to Ford, would be about 120 miles per gallon.
Ford has said it would introduce several "next-generation" hybrids, including a plug-in, by 2012. "Next-generation" hybrids will have more advanced battery technology than today's hybrids, Ford said, allowing for more efficient performance and less reliance on the gas engine.
Plug-in hybrids will operate like today's hybrid vehicles - with both gasoline combustion and electricity driving the wheels - but they will be able to take in additional electric power by plugging into an outlet, which allows for such extremely high fuel economy
Ford experimented with its own prototype extended-range electric vehicle, like the Volt. Ford's was called the Edge with HySeries drive. It used a hydrogen fuel cell instead of a gas engine to generate extra power, but the principal was essentially the same.
But to provide acceptable performance once plug-in power is depleted, Ford engineers believe a gas engine would have to be too large to provide the kind of long-range fuel economy customers want, Samardzich said.
The alternative, she said, would be to use an engine so small that performance would be compromised.
Tony Posawatz, vehicle line director for Chevy's Volt program, disagreed with Samardzich. He insisted that the Volt will perform fine even when electric power was being generated by the car's fuel-efficient 1.4-liter engine.
"The only minor issue is in an extreme elevation," he said, "somewhere in Colorado, up a steep grade."
Posawatz called that a "less than 1% of the time issue" and said it was comparable to what drivers would feel with any small-engined car.
The Volt will by driven by pure electric power and will be able to travel up to 40 miles on plug-in power alone before needing to generate electricity on board. Chrysler has also said it is planning to have a line of such vehicles beginning next year.
Because 40 miles is farther than most Americans drive on the average day, GM and Chrysler boast that their vehicles could potentially go weeks needing little gasoline at all - if any.
Also, by starting with an extended range-electric vehicle, GM is maintaining maximum flexibility to follow where the market leads, Posawatz said. A vehicle like the Volt can easily be sold as a pure-electric vehicle by simply taking out the engine."
"It's much harder to go the other way," he said.
Ford's plan for a purely plug-in electric vehicle by 2011, followed by a plug-in hybrid in 2012, would put it behind the plans of GM and Chrysler. Those carmakers, as well as Japan-based Toyota and Nissan, have already announced plans to have plug-in electric vehicles on the market as early as next year.
"Ford, I think, is playing a bit of a card game," said James Bell, editor of the automotive Web site Intellichoice.com.
Ford is betting that gas prices probably won't rise sharply in the next few years, Bell surmised. In the near term, the carmakers' so-called EcoBoost engines - turbocharged engines with highly sophisticated fuel injection systems - will provide the greater fuel economy Americans want as gas prices rise gradually.
"If gas prices go down, Ford's going to look like the cat with the canary in its mouth," Bell said.
Ford also simply tends to be more conservative, by nature, than GM, said Michele Krebs, a columnist for Edmunds.com's AutoObserver.com Web site.
All of these plans are driven by future, stricter federal fuel economy standards, not by natural consumer demands, she said. Despite a lot of media buzz around electric vehicles, consumers would ordinarily only buy them when the price and capabilities genuinely met their needs.
"We're moving into that era when it's going to be legislated, so consumers will have to get on board," she said.


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Another Mystery Solved about an Uncle
Albert Blunt James, Jr.
Birth 8 NOV 1917 • Oklahoma
Death 20 JULY 1925 • Bucks Township, PA
An additive foray for stories, pictures and information about the ancestry and descendants of the James Family. Remember to wear your helmet, drink plenty of fluids, and enjoy yourself. The research on this blog and on Ancestry.com is for me, my children, my grandchildren, future generations and anyone else who is interested. The family unit is the most important organization in time and eternity.


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|Lawson, Audrey Hoffman ; Lawson, William "Bill"
|"These three volumes tell the story of a courtship that began between two people who had never seen each other, and lasted for fifty-six years. Most people know this couple as Rev. William and Mrs. Audrey Hoffman Lawson. Audrey wrote to William on a dare in the women's dormitory at Tennessee State University. He had graduated from Tennessee State, and she transferred there from Stowe Teachers' College in St. Louis after he had left. So she hadn't a clue who this alumnus was. But he was writing to some of the girls in Hayes Hall, the women's dormitory. One night when they were sharing a letter from him, Audrey remarked that she liked the letters, and that she might write to him. One of the girls dared her to do it, and on that dare she wrote a first letter. This was over half a century before Facebook! William (or 'Bill,' as he is more popularly known) wrote back to this unknown TSU student, and that started a correspondence that soon became daily. Their epistolary dialogue started out platonic, but warmed up until Bill realized he was falling in love with this faceless young woman. They had not even exchanged pictures, although they had become fairly constant in corresponding. They were both from St. Louis, and under the rather shaky pretext that he needed to visit his relatives, Bill took a trip to St. Louis. Of course, he visited the Hoffman home, and when she came to the door, she was dressed in a bright red corduroy suit. This was the first sight he had ever had of her, and they chatted for two or three hours. That first vision of Audrey led Bill to nickname her 'Little Red.' The two saw each other only nine times during the nearly two years of their daily letters to each other-never for more than two days at a summer camp, where he proposed to her, never alone with each other. The ninth time was their wedding, Saturday, January 30, 1954. Want to know how old fashioned they were? After Bill proposed to her at that summer camp, he asked her father if they could be married. Because red had become the color with which he had indelibly labeled her, the engagement ring he gave to her featured a ruby surrounded by diamonds. On that day, she had all of her bridesmaids in pink dresses with rose-colored sashes. And since that day, roses and rubies and other red items have been part of his gifts to her. The bindings of these volumes (skillfully crafted by Charlie Arbore, a volunteer in the Houston Public Library) are significantly made of red fabric. Audrey and Bill hope you enjoy reading this courtship through letters that preceded a long and happy marriage. Can you imagine a fifty-six year love partnership started by a college girl taking a dare? God works in mysterious ways!" -- Audrey Hoffman Lawson and William "Bill" Lawson
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China Glaze has channeled all its energy into creating an electrifying nail polish collection for the spring 2012 season, and its Electropop collection was well worth the effort as it brings spectacular colors that will surely draw attention like a magnet. Highly pigmented, these DBP, Toulene and added Formaldehyde free nail polishes have the potential to conquer first place in your nail kit this upcoming season. Bringing both lights and brights to the fashion scene, the new Electropop nail polish collection for spring 2012 provides... Read More


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On the question of whether to support an amendment to the state constitution to allow some 17-year-old residents to vote in state primaries, the critical question is this: Will it encourage more young Vermonters to vote or not?
The intent of the amendment is to get Vermont's youth more involved in voting at a slightly earlier age — perhaps when some are in their senior year in high school. The amendment specifically allows for 17-year-old Vermont residents, who will turn 18 before the general election, to vote in the primary.
It would seem simple enough, but town clerks and election officials, no doubt, will find a few inconveniences along the way. The downside, in a word, is change. Town clerks feel they are pressured enough without adding more to their plate, and in many cases that is true. But is this straw that breaks the camel's back? Really?
We don't think so, and if the amendment reaches out to younger Vermonters and exposes them to voting while still in high school, then terrific. The biggest drawback to the amendment is that it is likely to have almost no effect. Our fear is that the window is so small (the number of teens who will be 17 at the time of the August primary and turn 18 by that first week of November is relatively small). Then add the percentage of students that age who vote, and the number is insignificant.
The question, then, is whether the amendment is worth the effort? On that point, it's impossible to know. If just 20 more 18-year-olds show up to vote in the general election, is that worth the change? If those 20, convert a few of their friends to vote the following year or two, and 40 people now are hooked on voting, is it worth it? If those friends tell two other friends each and they vote, it's now up to 120 new voters — and that's of a scale suitable for Addison County. Multiply it across the state, and it could actually be a measure of some importance.
But even if voting doesn't go viral among these younger voters, what harm have we done in trying to lure them, early on, in the voting process? And at what potential good?
The likelihood of the good outweighing the harm is certain; and for that very reason, we'd encourage Addison County readers to vote Yes on the proposed amendment.
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Northern Bobwhite
The northern bobwhite is also referred to as bobwhite quail. It is one of the most well known game birds found in the prairie. It can be recognized by its cheery "bob-bob-white" whistle throughout the spring and summer. Bobwhite quail are found in groups called coveys, there is an average of 10 to 12 quail in each covey.
There is a significant distinction in bobwhite quail males and females, however it may be hard to distinguish the difference unless viewed up close. Males have white chins and upper throats, a white stripe from its beak through the eyes and to the back of its head. They also have a brown to black chest collar under the throat and chin. Feathers of the breast are white with some black barring while the rest of the body is in tones of brown and gray with black. The females however lack the neck collar, and have a more tan color rather than white like the males.
The number of bobwhite quail in an area is directly related to the land use, management practices of an area and weather. The main negative influences on bobwhite quail are converting native rangelands to farming grounds, suppressing fire and an increase in urban areas. Cattle and bison grazing are excellent tools to manage bobwhite quail and other wildlife, if the grazing pattern is patchy. Prescribed fire can influence cattle and bison to graze in a patchy pattern.


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TORONTO, June 4, 2014 - Today, RBC was named as
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The ranking, based on publicly available information, measures a diverse range of Canadian enterprises based on twelve sustainability metrics, including greenhouse gas productivity, leadership diversity and pension fund quality. Companies are ranked against their industry peers, and scored on a 0-100% scale using only those metrics that are widely disclosed in their respective industry.
This honour adds to an impressive suite of recognition garnered by RBC for programs and performance related to environmental sustainability and corporate responsibility.
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Victories like the one Stroudsburg's boys basketball team earned Saturday don't come without doing so many things right.
Victories like the one Stroudsburg's boys basketball team earned Saturday don't come without doing so many things right.
The Mounties overcame a sluggish start to seize control in the first half. When Pocono Mountain West rallied late in the second quarter, Stroudsburg answered with a blistering third quarter. Big gun David Clowney had another fantastic performance, but guys like Donovan Clay and Skyler Brandt also did their jobs.
Add it all up and the Mounties earned an impressive 69-59 victory over Mountain Valley Conference rival and defending District 11 Class AAAA champion Pocono Mountain West in the district quarterfinals at Pleasant Valley High School.
The ninth-seeded Mounties (14-11), who will play No. 4 Freedom at 6 p.m. at Easton Middle School on Wednesday, knocked off Pocono West after falling to the three-time MVC champs seven straight times.
To avoid an eighth consecutive defeat to the Panthers (20-5), Stroudsburg rode a wave of good play throughout the game.
Near the midway point of the first half, the Mounties trailed 6-2 before going on a 16-0 run to gain the early upper hand. Stroudsburg still led by 12 early in the second quarter only to watch West get as close as three late in the second. The Mounties, who led 34-30 at the half, burst out of the locker room with a 20-6 run to open an 18-point cushion.
"We started off a little slow and missed a couple shots, but we were getting them," Stroudsburg coach Shawn Thornton said. "I was happy with our defense and our rebounding and we were getting down the floor. The keys for us throughout the game was that we played a much better defensive game and we were able to look down the floor, get some passes out and put a little more pressure on (West's) defense than we had in past games."
Clowney was great again for the second straight district game.
After scoring 20 points, including 12 in the fourth quarter, in a two-point victory over Whitehall on Wednesday, Clowney led all scorers with 20 against the Panthers.
Clay and Brandt also came up big for the Mounties.
Clay, who was recently inserted into the starting lineup, scored 10 points after going for 11 with seven rebounds. Brandt was strong at both ends of the floor against the Panthers, scoring 11 points to go along with solid defense and a good rebounding presence.
"Donovan has worked his way into the starting lineup and Skyler has had a lot of big games for us," Thornton said. "For those guys to come up big in the biggest game of the year for us does wonders for their confidence."
Being able to have his five players on the court, be they starters or reserves, playing as a cohesive unit was also key for the Mounties' veteran coach.
"We have a saying, 'we want to play like five guys with one brain,'" Thornton said. "That explains why we've played the last two games differently than the majority of the season."


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Hello all,
I'm currently in the process of building an inverted V12 gamma Stirling engine and after months of trawling through the Internet have been unable to find any projects (working or not) that contain more than eight cylinders. I can't believe it hasn't been attempted before but seems odd there is no readily available information on such an engine.
If anyone has any knowledge or info on a multi cylinder Stirling greater than eight cylinders would be most appreciated.
Many thanks Martyn:)
Multi cylinder Stirling engine question.
Discussion on Stirling or "hot air" engines (all types)
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Re: Multi cylinder Stirling engine question.
Hi Martyn L ...you check :
Re: Multi cylinder Stirling engine question.
Hi, thanks for the reply and the link. I do like this engine and it runs well. I think it's suffering a bit from frictional losses due to the belt it's driving. What I'm building is very similar but all the cylinders all act directly onto one crankshaft. Also it's 12 cylinder. Still struggling to find any info on a Stirling greater than eight cylinders.
Many thanks:)
Martyn L
Many thanks:)
Martyn L
Re: Multi cylinder Stirling engine question.
What info are you looking for? I'd have thought that the problems involved in building an eight cylinder engine are pretty much the same as for twelve cylinders, just with different angles. (And not necessarily then - sometimes multi-cylinder IC engine designs are merely two/three/four cylinder designs tacked end-to-end.)
Re: Multi cylinder Stirling engine question.
Hi, yes I agree. Indeed I think if an eight cylinder Stirling engine is working then there should be no reason why you can't tack on a few more cylinders without it grinding to a holt. The info I'm looking for is not so much the technical details for the build of such an engine but more of an interest in looking at other people's projects and designs of multi cylinder Stirling's. surprising you don't see any V10's or V12's anywhere and if there are, I'd say they're quite rare :)
Cheers Martyn.
Cheers Martyn.
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Those pictures also from my archive :)
I made another mobile suit it is called "GunTank".
Half of Tank, Half of mobile suit.
I like this model because looks very strong!
shot from Front.
From the back.
I put the color before I serve.
Those cannons are curved because it absorbed a water...
It is the difficulty of the vegetables sculpture, but is the
attraction only by the veggie carving !
mmm...there is one point that I still not sure....
I should put color on or not !?
this looks real but looks similar to plastic model ..
not vegetable..... lol
This carving took for a long time to completion.
but it was fun anyway :)
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Vegetable Tank.
ラベル: Vegetable Carvings
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Good Morning: It's Saturday again...
Accuracy in Forecasting -- Is What it is All About:
This all dates back to over 50 years of my work / analytics of Raw Data Interpretation and Inflection Points.
I have written a large number of articles on my Methodology which is based on the early and clear Forecasting and Identification of all Inflection Points. I know of no other source of information and data that provides LEADING guidance with this consistent accuracy.
All my articles are based on "My Methodology" - You might consider spending some time reviewing the following URL: http://www.safehaven.com/article/27312/my-methodology
The Market for the Past Week
Switching between Bullish and Bearish must be difficult for most Investors, I sympathize.
We are back to a Bullish Week for both the NY and the Nasdaq - but there was much more Up in the Nasdaq camp this week. For me, that means nothing! I remain Bearish and I / We (Clients) are definitely "Bearish." The Bounce / Mini-Rally I have Forecast is (barely) still in place. (Please see my Inflection Point Count on StockCharts Public List - see below for the URLs). Remember, there is only one thing that can DELAY an Accurate Forecast -- That is - NEWS. I hope you agree that, like always NEWS is manufactured and often very misleading.
I hope you are joining my many Followers and Friends that believe that I am producing Very Accurate Forecasts. Accurate Forecasts lead to Results and Results are Profiting in the Stock Market. Bullish or Bearish, I hope you like what I am sharing. I mentioned that the Marketplace would get scary for the Bears towards the end of my Forecast - Bounce / Mini-Rally. If you are following the market rather closely you had to feel at least a twinge of "scary" on Monday and Tuesday of this past week. Well, the rest of the week including Friday should make you rather sanguine again. That's how it goes, each and every time the Cycles approach a change of direction. I call that an Inflection Point. Now, all I am focused on is a "Confirmed" Bearish Inflection Point. My List of Candidates for Shorting are well in place.
The Bounce / Mini-Rally is also still in place but now is the time when I get very surgical. Precession and Selectivity is Critical, but most Investors and Financial Analysts still insist that you do not have to be "Surgical" / "Precise" / "Highly Selective." Clearly, also do not believe you have to spend many hours doing productive Analytics. If this is your belief, I can only say, with all due respect - you are wrong!
Repeating: This week's News was, you guessed it - "Fiscal Cliff." A catchy name that grabs headlines but have you scratched below the Hype? Spending or Taxes is the hype and the politicians in Washington and likely else where are happy as a pig in fresh mud. Only something very forceful will cause logic to prevail. Therefore, I am forecasting (Economically and Financially - Over-all) that there will be a) a fall over the cliff and b) that the Marketplace will continue to come lower. It will be the latter that is the stimulus that - "will cause logic to prevail."
The U.S. Economy has been propped up for decades by DEBT. The Government is in DEBT, and that has licensed the People to be in DEBT. The Japanese were the greatest Savers in modern time. Twenty years ago their Government - Changed the Rules - and today the Japanese are no longer Savers. Oh, by the way - Japan is in Deep Pucky - Economically and so is the U.S!
Perhaps rubbing it in just a bit -- Repeating: My June and October Forecast for Apple, Inc. was and is very accurate. I have used AAPL as a Bellwether for years and it is as good as any Indicator you might use. I am not so sure Apple, Inc. will not look a lot like Microsoft Corp. did over the past decade - in or after the next decade is over. That too is a Warning. Good Company Indicators are hard to find and they definitely don't last. Closing at $519 it is off its high of $702 by over 25%. Twenty percent is considered a Bear Market. So, Apple, Inc. is having its own Bear Market. I am forecasting a rally in Apple again, but that will likely be - "only a nice bounce." It is following my Forecast - check it/me out for accuracy.
Here is what I have said for weeks about the U.S. Recession: "the U.S. is in an (unannounced) Recession, that and much more will be "announced" AFTER the Election. I believe you will find that -- nine European Countries are IN Formal / Announced Recessions. The U.S. and some Asian Countries are also in peril."
More on that tomorrow - exclusively in my Sunday (morning) "Client Weekly ("Rather Detailed") Forecast - Update."
The "Fiscal Cliff(s)" will also not soon go away...
The coming U.S. Recession will be very, very hurtful for the People. My Passport says on the first page "We the People." "People" is not a revered word for the leadership of most Countries in this world - any more. It (the Recession) will be "Cleansing" and that is good but you will see a very different world in the next few years.
For the week, the NY and the Nasdaq were UP. The last Pull Back lasted eight weeks. The Nasdaq was much stronger than the NY this past week. For me, that was expected.
My Fundamental - Valuation Work / Forecast of -- Not such good Earnings was again endorsed and magnified this past week.
A "Giant Update" is expected to be posted tomorrow in my blogs.
Europe and Asia are not doing any better despite what you read.
Not a pretty picture for the foreseeable future...
My Inflection Point (I.P.) Count and Now - More
It closed the week at again an anemic 54 - but bounced up a bit earlier in the week but pulled-back by the close on Friday. So far in this "Bounce / Mini-Rally" it is likely telling us that my Forecast for a Pull-Back is coming sooner rather than later. Apple, Inc. has been telling this story for a few months now. Remember "News" can change that picture and often does! I continue to be impressed with the "Accuracy" and "Sensitivity" of My Proprietary Indicator. I am now adding a second Market Indicator. Check it out.
I have just written another fancy program that goes even further into the "guts and bones" of my I. P. Count Indicator. It caught the rally two days before it happened and this newest program gave over one week notice. http://stockcharts.com/public/1616666
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Thanks for your support for my "stuff" - its growing...
Repeating: I continue to find little to nothing to de-rail my position that the U.S. is already in an (unannounced) Recession -- and -- that a "Confirmed" Bearish Inflection Point is well over due.
My Forecast - Bounce / Mini-Rally has now materialized and will likely get a bit scary for the Bears before it is over - and it is Not Over Yet - despite Apple and others. I thought last week would be scary and even Monday's and Tuesday's rally was a farce. I understand that MANY of you do NOT agree, but I stopped reading and listening to other peoples opinions (OPO) over 40 years ago. If you disagree, you might do the same. Following people that think like you is EXPENSIVE in the LONG-TERM.
My "Stuff" / Methodology works very well for both Me and My Clients over those years -- without OPOs.
I do however, encourage your Following, even if I provoke you a bit. That is intended to get your attention - I hope it does.
* The Stock Market - (Indices ) was UP - NY and Nasdaq this past Week as Forecast!
* The Stock Market - (Breadth) continued Up this past Week as Forecast!
* The Stock Market - (Insiders) was UP this past Week as Forecast!
* The Stock Market - (High Yield Bonds) was Up this past Week as Forecast!
Weekly Conclusion: They (the above) are currently and generally - In Sync. And they all have Deteriorating (Bearish) Technical Indicators. Understand that: There is an important difference with each of these Market Indicators... I know of no Financial Analyst that has an Accurate Handle on - these four important and key Market Indicators. My Forecast for a Bounce / Mini-Rally is still in force.
Note: My Forecast for the General Market (Indices / Breadth / Insider / Bond Yield) is Bearish, but REQUIRES "Confirmations" to be activated. Until my "Confirmations" are in place (Kick-In) I cannot take further Bearish Positions.
Treasuries were Down slightly for the week. I have Forecast that: A Pull Back is in the making. That Forecast is accurate for 6 weeks now. Investing in Treasuries that have been moving sideways since September 2011 is not a good way to Invest Your Money! Warnings were offered then and now!
The U.S. Dollar was Up slightly. It seems to be leading Treasuries for several months. My Forecast Rally now looks like it is Topping or has Topped.
Oil (Crude) was Up again but that won't last. Last Week I said: "A Mini-Rally is in force, however I would expect a pull back to begin again rather soon." Crude Oil has been down since early September. That too was Forecast.
Gold was Down rather big - 2.4%. Is a rally in the making? I'll let you know... Remember the Highs were way back in August 2011 at $1925. The current price of $1698 is a long ways from getting excited again. The Gold Bugs are always excited and seldom have much to support their excitement from what I read -- they too are just doing their thing! And that is most usually the Wrong Thing.
Silver was also Down - BIG over 7% and is clearly coming lower. This has been my Forecast for several months. Is currently tracking Gold - or - vice-versa?
Commodities (Comprehensive) was Down just a bit. Last week I said: "A Pull-Back is in the making." That too is now Fact! When will it Rally? I keep close tabs on these Commodities, they too are great Indicators for knowing the future direction of the Stock Market.
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Cutting-edge style and street-fashion aesthetics combine with comfort to reach that sexy and flawless feel. Diesel provides the answer to both men and women reaching for this signature style.
Diesel clothing has never followed the established trends. Created in 1978 by Renzo Rosso, this brand holds the philosophy to stand the same today as the day it all began. The brand stands for passion, individuality and self-expression. When Rosso began his journey with Diesel, he wanted something that was pronounced the same way throughout the world and was different than everything else on the market. In 1985 Diesel launched its first advertising campaign instantly establishing a reputation for innovation. Diesel then began opening its first stores in New York, Rome and London in 1996. In 2010 from its headquarters in Breganze, it directly manages 18 subsidiaries across Europe, Asia and the Americas. It is now present in more than 80 countries with 5,000 points of sale, including more than 400 company owned stores.
Basic black and white styles can be found, but Diesel is known best for their burst of color. Panty styles include bikinis, boyshort panties, hipster, briefs and thongs. These bursts of color are accompanied by a feeling of comfort. Many styles are fabricated with a soft comfortable stretch cotton with just enough Spandex. You can expect the unique look along with breathability, support and comfort in all of the underwear styles.
Rosso's Diesel has won many awards and accolades for their products. In 1996 the brand was awarded the Premio Risultat award from the Bocconi Institute in Milan for "Best Italian Company of the Year. Rosso was also named in British music magazine "Select" as one of the "100 Most Important People in the World" who will contribute to the shape of the new millennium.
Customers rave about the fabric's softness along with its eye-popping colors. Many say their favorite part of the briefs is they are seamless creating even more comfort. Other customers say they feel as if they are wearing nothing allowing them to wear the undergarments both day and night without losing the level of comfort.
Diesel not only cranks out unique clothing, but is helping the world along the way. Since 2002 the company has been driving its attention to endorsing young music talent by sponsoring the Diesel-U-Music Contest. Artists are encouraged to participate in a chance to be seen and heard by many in the world of music. The same year Diesel became the founding partner of the International Talent Support, a competition for young designers and fashion photographers. The brand is also involved with Vienna's Life Ball AIDS charity and the Sundance Film Festival. Keeping up with the trend of being cutting-edge and innovative, Diesel was the first company to market their brand in video games. In 2008 Diesel partnered with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe to sell designs in Sony's virtual world with the majority of the proceeds toing to the OTBF Only The Brave Foundation.
Rosso's vision of creating a brand that took chances, yet was a leader in fashion has established Diesel as the "haute couture of casual." Both men and women wearing these fashions should feel unique, comfortable and ready to take on the world.


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Pharmaceutical companies have a big influence in Washington.
We tracked 25 of the largest pharmaceutical companies who increased drug prices, and the companies' campaign contributions to lawmakers since 2010.
Can't see the graphic? Click here: http://bit.ly/2eU5DLG
The contributions were obtained from the Center for Responsive Politics at OpenSecrets.org, a nonpartisan, independent nonprofit.
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- 12 oz. Can of Diet Cherry Coke
- Box of chocolate cake mix (I used Duncan Hines Butter Recipe Fudge)
- Cool Whip (smaller container)
- Powdered Sugar-1/4 cup
- Almond Extract-1/4 tsp
- Add can of Diet Cherry Coke to boxed cake mix and mix for 2 minutes.
- Bake according to directions on box, but start checking it about 5 minutes before time stated because it may cook a bit quicker. Toothpick inserted in center will come out clean when cake is done.
- Allow cake to cool completely before frosting.
- Using a mixer, beat the thawed Cool Whip with the powdered sugar and almond extract until blended and fluffy.
- Frost cake and decorate as desired!
I am not usually a fan of using lower fat substitutions in baked goods in place of oil, eggs, etc. because the texture always seems very sticky and just weird, but I would not have known this cake wasn't made with the usual ingredients.
Apparently you can use any diet soda with any boxed cake mix. Other pairings to consider:
Yellow or white cake mix with diet sprite
White cake mix with diet orange soda
White cake mix with diet root beer
Chocolate cake with Diet Dr. Pepper
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Stinger Lite Pipe Stinger Lite Pipe - 120V AC (NiCd)
Regular price
RECHARGEABLE LED WORK LIGHT SYSTEM Work light featuring eight high-power LEDs produces a soft, 200+ lumen flood pattern to illuminate a large work area and runs continuously for over 3 hours.
- Work light system features 8 high-power LEDs that produce a soft, 220 lumen flood pattern to illuminate your entire work area for 3.25 hours
- Available in a complete system, or if you already have a xenon Stinger, optional Lite Pipe Kit allows you to convert it to a Stinger Lite Pipe
- Ultra-thin design fits into tight spaces
- Removable, rotatable hang-hook allows you to use it as a drop light
- High-impact, 9" (22.86 cm) light bar constructed of unbreakable polycarbonate with scratch-resistant coating
- Head-mounted push-button switch powers the light on and off
- Anodized aluminum construction with knurled barrel for a sure grip; includes anti-roll rubber ring
- Cone: Constructed of clear polycarbonate with scratch-resistant coating
- Hook: Constructed of impact modified nylon
- IPX4 water-resistant; 1 meter impact resistance tested
- 3-cell, 3.6 Volt Ni-Cd sub-C battery, rechargeable up to 1000 times.
- 3-cell, 3.6 Volt Ni-MH sub-C battery, rechargeable up to 1000 times.
- 10 hr. steady charge or PiggyBack® charger options; optional 2.5 hr. fast charger available
- 19.62" (49.84 cm); 12.3 oz. (339g)


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Vienna Austria 2007
Lin Jingjing "Lov-Lov Shop" Solo Show
De Sarthe Gallery
20/F, Global Trade Square, No. 21 Wong Chuk Hang Road,
Hong Kong
Opening hours : Tuesday – Saturday, 11 am – 7pm
Lin Jingjing "Take Off" Solo Show
Lin Jing jing 's New Catalogue "The Method of Paradox" is available
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"My Promise
for Your Happiness" on the cover of Kolaj magazine (2014, Issue 9) Kolaj is published in Montreal, Quebec
by Maison Kasini.
"My Promise for Your Happiness" on the
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Scotty McCreery, Florida Georgia Line Help Provide Clean Water to Children in Need
Scotty McCreery and Florida Georgia Line recently joined forces with celebs like Scarlett Johansson, President Bill Clinton, Celine Dion, Justin Bieber and Morgan Freeman, but not for entertainment -- it was in the name of clean water.
The long list of stars used their influence for a really good cause, pushing a project called Flash Flood for Good that brings clean water to children in need who reside in three of the most affected countries in the world: Ethiopia, Myanmar and Rwanda. More than 2,000 children die each day from unsafe water, but there is hope if everyone fights against this tragedy together.
Florida Georgia Line tweeted: "The
#FlashFloodForGood is on! Can 1 Tweet bring 1 million kids clean drinking water for a year?"
McCreery added an additional plea, writing, "Proud to lend my voice to children who need clean water to live! The
#FlashFloodForGood is on! Pls donate now."
Flash Flood for Good seeks to change social media currency into real currency for 72 hours. The recent 'flash flood' began Sept. 24 at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting, focusing on clean water, and ended Friday (Sept. 27).
Here's how it works: if you add your Facebook and Twitter feeds to Flash Flood for Good, you'll post together with the project. As a result, hundreds of millions of people will see their message and can donate instantly. Everyone was asked to donate $10, which provides one child with clean drinking water for a year.
Hundreds of millions of people did see the message, and the project actually surpassed its original goal, reaching 544,987,860 people with the message and cleaning 1,861,500 liters of water in total.
Although the flood is over, the need for clean water isn't, and the website is continuing to accept donations.