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INTERSECT POLICING: Bringing CompStat to the Field Level to Reduce the Fear and Incidence of Crime by Edward Allen Pape, Jr. A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC SOL PRICE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF POLICY, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT December 2012 Copyright 2012 Edward Allen Pape, Jr.
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|Intersect policing: bringing CompStat to the field level to reduce the fear and incidence of crime
|Pape, Edward Allen, Jr.
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|Doctor of Policy, Planning & Development
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Burke, Catherine G.
Suarez, David
Dundes Renteln, Alison Dundes
McDonnell, Jim
|CompStat is a computerized crime tracking system that was introduced by the New York City Police Department in 1994 and has been adopted by police departments around the world. The CompStat process acts as an accountability system that calls for commanding officers to reduce the fear and incidence of crime. While the nationwide reduction in crime over the past two decades may be partially attributed to CompStat, the system has also created tension in many police organizations. In addition, it currently fails to involve line members of the organization, those who actually perform the work, in the crime reduction process. In many departments, CompStat has morphed into a bureaucratic monster, creating a culture of fear that has damaged morale and diminished its effectiveness. ❧ The purpose of this research was to develop a real-time operating system, using CompStat as a strategic tool, to accomplish the purpose of law enforcement by including the knowledge and experiences from all sworn officers and others with a stake in reducing crime. As the Commanding Officer of Detectives assigned to West Valley Area of the Los Angeles Police Department, I instituted a system, which I termed Intersect Policing, which is coined from Frans Johansson's book (2004), The Medici Effect. This report describes the development and results achieved through the use of Intersect Policing. ❧ This work required the use of others' research including performance management, principles of behavior, organizational change, systems, core values, human capability, mental processing ability, mythologies, culture, communication, networking, and organizational learning. Key elements were based on the CompStat model of performance management, Macdonald et al. Systems Leadership Theory and Johansson's Medici Effect. ❧ The study encompassed two years during which the West Valley Area exceeded the average reduction in crime of the entire LAPD, which has continued as of this writing. Although based on a single case, the evidence strongly suggests that Intersect Policing can assist police departments to achieve the purpose of law enforcement, reduce the fear and incidence of crime, change mythologies and culture, and improve morale. Creating an Intersection where all stakeholders in the crime reduction process can communicate and exchange ideas enables police departments to achieve the purpose of law enforcement.
|CompStat; crime reduction; intersect policing; The Medici effect; policing at the intersection; police culture; organizational learning; mythologies; double-loop learning; systems leadership; networking; collaboration
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|INTERSECT POLICING: Bringing CompStat to the Field Level to Reduce the Fear and Incidence of Crime by Edward Allen Pape, Jr. A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC SOL PRICE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF POLICY, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT December 2012 Copyright 2012 Edward Allen Pape, Jr.


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Puerto Rico took a big step toward boosting its financial outlook today, selling $3.5 billion of bonds - more than the initially anticipated $3 billion amount - at a yield of 8.727%, according to a person familiar with the offering.
The bonds, which mature in 2035, sold at an 8% coupon at a discounted face value of 93 cents on the dollar to achieve the 8.727% yield, which was roughly the midpoint of price talk that emerged yesterday suggesting a yield of 8.625% to 8.875%. The price structure would seem to benefit the type of institutional investors Puerto Rico had targeted for the deal, by allowing room for the bonds' prices to appreciate toward par value before the bonds can be called at par by the issuer in July 2020.
Puerto Rico will receive approximately $3.2 billion in net proceeds from the offering, with $1.9 billion used to refinance existing debt, including lines of credit that were used to finance Puerto Rico's general fund deficits this year and during prior fiscal years. Another $900 million will go toward refinancing short-term obligations and swap termination payments, and $400 million more to capitalize interest. The Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico said the the repayment of virtually all the commonwealth's outstanding variable-rate debt "greatly simplifies the Commonwealth's capital structure and reduces market and credit risk."
The GDB said the deal size grew to $3.5 billion after total orders for the bonds surpassed $16 billion from 270 different accounts, saying Puerto Rico still retains $900 million in GO bond capacity for now.
"This liquidity infusion, larger than originally anticipated, strengthens the GDB's credit profile and its role as provider of interim and long-term financing to the Commonwealth and its instrumentalities," said GDB Interim President José V. Pagán Beauchamp in a statement. "With the Commonwealth's near-term liquidity needs now substantially met and the GDB's liquidity strengthened, we are committed to implementing our plan to achieve our stated goals and to prudently manage our resources as we continue to build a solid foundation for economic growth and development. We are also committed to continued transparency with our investor base and open and constructive engagement with our investors."
Here Jack Otter and I sit down this week to discuss the Puerto Rico deal:
The bonds carry junk ratings from all three rating agencies - Ba2 from Moody's, BB+ from S&P and BB from Fitch - after all three downgraded Puerto Rico from investment grade last month.
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From visionary writer Sam Sarkar comes a stunning reinvention of Arthurian legend, wherein the might of the Round Table rides the Old West with guns blazing. In the far reaches of the Pacific Northwest lies a world where lawlessness runs rampant-- only a mystical six-shooter known as Caliber, said to be forged from the metal of the legendary sword Excalibur, can balance the scales. With Caliber in hand and his loyal posse at his side, a reimagined vision of Arthur must fulfill his destiny as the Lawbringer, defeat evil and restore order to his home.
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This item comes from a special loot card from the March of the Legion set. The loot card unlocks the option to acquire it from Landro Longshot <Black Flame> in Booty Bay.
The dragon kite is the rarest loot card from the March of the legion set. It can go for up to $50–200 on eBay. It acts as a Companion.
This item does not have to be bought in-game; the item is added to the player's inventory upon successful validation of the loot code.
Facts about the Dragon Kite
When summoned by the player, the kite will appear in one of four random colors: red, green, blue, or black. There is a faint sound of rustling paper as the player moves about.
Every so often, the kite will be struck by lightning. The lightning will travel down the kite string and zap the player holding the kite. The game screen of the player and of players nearby will shake as the lightning strikes. The lightning, a purely cosmetic effect that causes no damage, occurs about once every ten real time minutes. However, if it is raining in the game world when the kite is out, then the lightning strike occurs more frequently, about once every two minutes.
As with other non-combat pets, if the player uses a flight path or zones into an instance, the kite will be dismissed. Unlike other non-combat pets, however, the kite will also be dismissed if the player uses a mount or enters water deep enough to cause the swimming animation.
- This item is possibly a reference to players who would bring Boss Dragons to heavily populated areas ("Kiting").
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Eliminating physical inactivity could reduce global rates of all-cause mortality by at least 5.3 million annually.
The global mortality burden of physical inactivity — more than 5.3 million deaths a year — is similar to the 5 million attributed to cigarette smoking, researchers found.
On a global scale, physical inactivity was associated with 6 percent of the incidence of coronary heart disease (range 3.2 percent to 7.8 percent), 7 percent of type 2 diabetes incidence (range 3.9 percent to 9.6 percent), 10 percent of breast cancer incidence (range 5.6 percent to 14.1 percent), and 10 percent of colon cancer incidence (range 5.7 percent to 13.8 percent), according to I-Min Lee, MD, of Harvard Medical School, and colleagues reported online in The Lancet.
Physical inactivity was defined as activity levels below World Health Organization recommendations — less than 150 minutes/week of moderate physical activity, such as brisk walking.
Burden of physical activity measures were acquired through several large cohort studies throughout the world using input from the Lancet Physical Activity Series Working Group, including data on prevalence of physical activity at baseline and incidence of death and relevant non-communicable disease.
Those data were then used to determine the population attributable fraction (PAF) by country, by region, and globally for coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, breast cancer, colon cancer, and all-cause mortality.
Gains in life expectancy were based on inversions of median relative risks of all-cause mortality by country, by region, and globally.
The researchers found that by eliminating inactivity globally, the world's population would gain an estimated median 0.68 years in life expectancy (range 0.41 to 0.95), and that inactivity was tied to 5.3 million of 57 million deaths around the world in 2008.
They added that the seemingly low numbers needed to be interpreted correctly, noting "they seem low because they represent gains in the whole population (including inactive and active people), rather than in inactive people who become active."
The researchers commented that complete, global elimination of inactivity was unlikely, but with a 10 percent or 25 percent reduction in global rates of inactivity, an estimated 533,000 and 1.3 million deaths, respectively, due to all-cause mortality would be prevented.
Lee and colleagues noted that "removal of physical inactivity had the largest effect on colon cancer, and the smallest on coronary heart disease, in terms of percentage reduction," but that the number of coronary heart disease cases prevented would be greater due to higher global incidence.
The authors also noted a number of assumptions and limitations in the study. Global estimates were "likely to be very conservative" due to self-reported physical activity levels, pooled RRs derived from maximally adjusted RRs in the primary studies, use of those same RRs to calculate PAFs for all countries, assumptions that mortality would be reduced in patients ages 40 to 79, and use of one RR instead of a range "to reflect the dose-response relation between physical inactivity and risks of non-communicable disease."
The study was limited by use of an adjustment factor to estimate prevalence of physical inactivity, lack of research into additional non-communicable diseases related to inactivity, and lack of distinguishing patients who were physically incapable.
Source: Being Inactive Kills as Many as Cigarettes
Read More: http://www.everydayhealth.com/longevity/0718/being-inactive-kills-as-many-as-cigarettes.aspx?xid=tw_heartdiseases_sf
Petrochko, Cole. "Being Inactive Kills as Many as Cigarettes." EverydayHealth.com. MedPage Today, 12 July 2012. Web. 21 Jan. 2014.


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Open mouth ruins marriage bliss
August 30, 2009
I know better than to call them like I see them, especially when it involves a purchase my wife has just made. But I'm stupid and I did it anyway.
As I inspected what appeared to be some type of new wardrobe accessory my wife had left on the counter, I made the mistake of asking why she had purchased a purple bowling ball bag.
"It's a new purse you idiot," she exclaimed as she threw a kitchen knife in my direction.
"It actually looks like it might hold two bowling balls," I said as I deftly removed the knife from my thigh and flung it back at her.
"It's bright but not as bright as the orange one you bought earlier in the summer.
"I liked the color," she said, catching the knife like a Ninja Turtle as it went past.
It's happened at least twice a year for every one of our 27 married years — we have to have a summer purse and a winter purse.
Occasionally we'll have to have even more than two and old purses from the closet get mixed into the rotation.
Most married guys know their wife's new purse purchase is either made because it will be matching an outfit the better half just got or it will spur the purchase of a new outfit or shoes.
In my wife's case, the orange purse bought in the spring matched a new outfit and the purple purse drove the purchase of a pair of purple shoes to match and, well, the other pair of flats was on sale and just looked good on her.
I guess I shouldn't complain about a bigger purse because she's had a few purses recently that just weren't quite big enough. A handbag big enough to rake an entire buffet line at Furr's Cafeteria into isn't much of a packing challenge though. Instead, it's a challenge when she starts trying to find something inside there.
I'm not about to take inventory of what's in that purple purse for the purposes of this column, I just know there's a lot of stuff in there. There may be weapons or mace or something in there that could be used on me if I go into too much detail.
Myself, I keep things simple. I get a new wallet about every three years or so by putting it on my Christmas list. I've never gone in for designer colors, just brown or black. The wallet I'm carrying now is about three years old and perhaps the most style conscious billfold I've every carried. Alas, the jumping bass embossed on the front is starting to wear and fade from sight. The card pockets are split out and it needs replacement.
If I choose to even the score with my wife, all that's really left to decide is should I buy a new wallet as an accessory or buy matching shoes after I get the wallet.


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Dear American soccer fan,
Now that Team USA has exited the World Cup following a truly amazing performance, you may be tempted to stop watching the World Cup altogether as there is no one for whom to cheer.
But there's a remedy: You can throw your support behind another country. And let me be the first to suggest the fine nation of the Netherlands.
Sure, Dutch people may be the object of Dr. Evil's hatred in "Austin Powers." But don't write us off. We actually have a lot in common with Americans.
For starters, our flags have the same colors, which means you don't necessarily have to switch fan gear if you throw your support to the Netherlands. Our team may be dressed in orange, in honor of the Dutch royal family, the House of Orange, but you'll notice little red, white and blue flags painted on faces and fingernails of Dutch soccer fans. So keep wearing your "bomb pop" jerseys and chant your new favorite soccer song: "Hup, Holland, hup."
Like you, the Netherlands have had fights with Belgians and lost. Granted, ours was in the 1830s, while yours was just yesterday. But we both had great defenders who ultimately could not save us from losing. Yours, of course, is the mighty Tim Howard, blocker of countless shots at his goal. Ours is Jan van Speijk, a Dutch naval officer, who, when confronted with hostile Belgians, decided to blow up his own gunboat in front of the Belgian city of Antwerp.
But it's not just our ultimately futile struggle against Belgians in our past that unites us. Our historic bonds run deep. After all, the Mayflower departed for the new continent from — you guessed it — the Netherlands.
Perhaps it's no coincidence that you mimic some of our age-old policies. For example, of late, Colorado appears to be turning into a little version of at least part of the Netherlands (with some notable differences: Our low country doesn't have mountains or Maureen Dowd).
Like the Netherlands or not, I think you can legally claim victory in any case if we win. Your grandparents freed our grandparents 60 years ago, so without you guys there would be no Dutch team. We won't forget that.
We sort of speak the same language. The Netherlands are practically Anglophone, but when we speak we mix in some throat clearing every other sentence to keep up the appearance of having our own language. Here are some quick language essentials that may come in handy with Dutch soccer: "Dat is geen duik" means, "That's not a dive."
Just for your convenience, many Dutch soccer players come prepackaged with easy-to-remember names like "Wesley," "Nigel," "Daley" and, of course, "Memphis."
And before I forget: Linguists say that the word "Yankee" very likely derived from Dutch. Some say the word stems from "Janke," or little Jan, once a common name in the Netherlands and in New Amsterdam. Others say it derived from "Jan-Kees," a common first name. Either way, if you're a Yankee, you're practically Dutch already.
Thank you for your consideration.


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On the tracking page it quotes a straight tracking distance covered which is I believe going to be less than the real mileage as it looks like there is 2 - 3 mins between data points.How/where is the true mileage logged and verified ?
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Do you feel like you're missing something from the back of your vehicle? Does it seem like those unexciting looking reflectors create an eye sore? If you feel like this, then iJDMTOY has a solution for you! We're very pleased to present our smoked LED bumper reflectors for the Lexus IS-F; these lights replace the original bumper reflector with our LED fitted ones which light up and work as your brake lights!
We have three styles available which are the clear lens, red lens, and smoked lens versions. This particular customer went with our smoked lens version to match his black smoked-out theme they have going on with their vehicle. These added an aggressive, yet subtle upgrade to the rear end of this IS-F which sets it apart from the other IS-F's on the street.
These LED bumper reflectors are a direct replacement of the factory piece and they are wired directly to the tail/stop lights of the vehicle. Wiring diagrams are available on our website and can be easily accomplished by someone with basic electrical skills. Please do keep in mind that these "reflectors" no longer actually reflect the light as they are lit up at night.
Each LED reflector contains 10-LED chips that light up in two modes: Running Light Mode (Dim Mode) and Stop Light Mode (Brighter Mode); running light mode operates by connecting the wiring to the running lights of your tail lights and the brighter light mode which is connected to the brake/stop light wires of the tail lights. If you want these to turn on as additional brake lights, you can just wire up the brighter mode instead and leave the other function alone.
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CINCINNATI — Yoenis Cespedes hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning, lifting the Boston Red Sox to a 3-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night.
One pitch after ducking away from Jonathan Broxton's high-and-inside fastball, Cespedes launched a no-doubt, 433-foot drive to center field with two outs and Brock Holt on second base to give Boston back-to-back victories for the first time since a five-game winning streak from July 13-20.
Cespedes hit his 19th homer of the season and second with Boston – one in each of the last two games. He has reached base at least once in all nine games he's played for the Red Sox since they acquired him from Oakland in a trade.
Tommy Layne (1-0) got the final out of the seventh inning for the win.
Kojo Uehara pitched the ninth for his 26th save.
Boston starter Joe Kelly opened the interleague game with seven straight balls. When he finally threw a strike to Jay Bruce, Billy Hamilton stole second and went to third on catcher Christian Vazquez's throwing error.
Kelly walked Bruce, setting up Todd Frazier's RBI single. Devin Mesoraco, who hit a grand slam and two-run homer while setting a career high with six RBIs in Cincinnati's 7-2 win over Miami on Sunday, followed with a run-scoring hit.
Mat Latos (5-3) retired 11 straight batters before Daniel Nava led off the seventh with a double. Xander Bogaerts snapped a 0-for-15 slump with an RBI single.
Latos gave up five hits and one run with one walk and five strikeouts in seven innings.
Kelly allowed five hits and two runs with three walks and four strikeouts in six innings as the Red Sox improved to 4-3 on their eight-game road trip.
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Franz Schubert
1797–1828, Austrian Composer.
One of the most gifted musicians of the 19th cent. His symphonic works represent the best legacy of the classical tradition, while his songs exemplify the height of romantic lyricism. Displaying remarkable talent in childhood, he was first taught to play the violin and piano by his father and his brother, and then studied the organ and singing at a local church. His beautiful voice gained him admittance in 1808 to the imperial chapel choir and the Royal Seminary, where he later studied composition with Salieri. Schubert wrote his first symphony in 1813, and in that year he left the Seminary. From 1814 to 1816 he taught at his father's elementary school, devoting his spare hours to composing lieder that give evidence of his inexhaustible melodic genius. He wrote more than 600 of these songs, many to the lyrics of such German poets as Goethe, Schiller, and Heine. In addition to individual lyrics, such as the famous Erlkönig, set to a ballad by Goethe, Schubert wrote such song cycles as Die schöne Müllerin (1823) and Die Winterreise (1827), both to poems of Wilhelm Müller. Schubert's symphonies are the final extension of the classical sonata forms, and three of them—the Fifth, in B Flat (1816), the Eighth, in B Minor (the Unfinished, 1822), and the Ninth, in C Major (1828)—rank with the finest orchestral music. The Quartet in D Minor (Death and the Maiden, 1824) and the Quintet in A Major (The Trout, 1819) are the best known of his mature chamber works. He also composed music for the stage, overtures, choral music, masses, and much piano music, including 21 sonatas and shorter waltzes, scherzos, and impromptus. Except for a circle of admirers who were among the leading artists of the period, he gained little recognition before his death. He held only one musical appointment, that of music teacher to the children of a Hungarian nobleman, and he lived in poverty.
See O. E. Deutsch, The Schubert Reader: A Life . . . in Letters and Documents (tr. 1947); biographies by M. J. E. Brown (1958, repr. 1977) and Alfred Einstein (1951, repr. 1981); studies by M. J. E. Brown (1966, repr. 1978).
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STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX – Today Arizona Legislative Democrats released an education funding plan that will give public schools nearly $4 billion, without raiding funding from future generations and without increasing taxes.
|Sen. Hobbs
"Our plan will put nearly $4 billion into public schools over the next 10 years, protects the long-term health of the state land trust fund, and puts dollars in the classroom now," House Democratic Leader Eric Meyer, D-Paradise Valley (District 28), said.
The Democratic plan provides sustainable funding, unlike other proposals that would create a shortfall in funding for future generations. This plan:
- Supports the belief that education is a long-term investment and the foundation for Arizona's future economic success
- Provides nearly $4 billion for public education during the first 10 years and protects funding levels after that
- Does not rob future generations by harming the principal of the state land trust fund
- Does not raise taxes and can be implemented immediately
|Rep. Meyer
Meyer added that concerns are mounting about the governor's idea to cut into the principal of the state land trust's permanent fund. Arizona State Treasurer Jeff DeWit recently criticized that proposal, in part because it creates a fiscal cliff in five years and hurts the principal of the fund. The Joint Legislative Budget Committee estimates a loss of $3.2 billion in value under Ducey's proposal.
"The plans put forth by Arizona's Republican leaders are not much more than smoke and mirrors," said Senate Democratic Leader Katie Hobbs, D-Phoenix (District 24). "Our responsible plan puts desperately needed dollars immediately into classrooms without stealing from the state land trust or First Things First, without requiring uncertain voter approval, and without setting up our state to fall off another fiscal cliff. Our kids deserve a sound, sustainable plan to fund our schools."
The Legislative Democratic proposal maintains the existing distribution of funding from the state land trust proceeds, which is currently 2.5 percent, and the $74 million inflation increase approved in the 2015-2016 fiscal year budget. It will allocate new revenue from the $278 million in projected 2015-2016 fiscal year surplus to K-12 funding in the current fiscal year and $250 million in ongoing revenue to school funding in future years.
Additionally, the plan would freeze the expansion of the corporate school tuition organization tax credit program beginning the 2016-2017 fiscal year to produce an additional $10 million in revenue dedicated to the K-12 budget. This will ensure that funding levels can be maintained. Existing tax credit funds for STO scholarships would not be reduced under the plan.
"Under our plan, Arizona schools will immediately receive desperately needed money without having to wait for an unguaranteed approval by voters," said Hobbs. "And our plan leaves resources in the general fund to address the critical needs of child safety and higher education. It's a plan that protects our children and honors the state's commitment to their future."
Meyer agreed.
"Arizona has the resources to fund public education. Our plan shows that. It has always been a matter of making it a priority," Meyer said. "The Republican leaders in the state so far have offered ideas that jeopardize the future of education funding. We can't afford to waste time on gimmicks, Arizona needs a sustainable education funding plan now."
Click to download a full 10-year analysis of the Democratic education funding plan.


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"They appear to have crossed the line from virtual reality to reality," said Police Chief Lou Pachec of the two teens who allegedly threw Molotov cocktails at an apartment building in Raynham, Massachusetts over the weekend.
Two teens, one 16 and one 12, claim to have been playing Grand Theft Auto on Saturday night when the idea of creating Molotov cocktails out of root beer and beer bottles, placing them outside of the garages of an apartment complex at 639 King Philip Street in the early morning hours.
Yes, that's right. Placing them. Police received a call from a concerned citizen who claimed to see two Molotov cocktails burning outside of the garages. When the police arrived on the scene a third cocktail was found, lying on the ground with its wick burning.
See, Molotov cocktails are meant to be thrown, spreading the flammable liquid — in this case gasoline in a can stolen off a landscaping truck — all over the place. Lighting them and just setting them down just nets you really dangerous tiki torches.
The two boys were apprehended and admitted to creating the Molotov's, with the younger of the two telling police they had gotten the idea from Grand Theft Auto.
During their crime spree the kids also sprayed graffiti about the neighborhood.
The duo were arraigned in juvenile court today, and face charges of possession of an explosive device and attempted arson.
And once again, just because it feels good:
"They appear to have crossed the line from virtual reality to reality," Police Chief Lou Pacheco said.
Good times.
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The physics department seeks to discern and unfold the implications of Christ's preeminence in physics by pursuing the following general aims:
- To dramatically expand our students' knowledge of God's universe so that they might be more faithful stewards of God's gifts and more informed worshippers of the one true God,
- To encourage students to become motivated servants who take seriously the fact that knowledge in physics carries with it the responsibility for practical application in redemptive activity,
- To help students identify their particular callings related to physics and to help them develop confidence that God can use their physics knowledge and skills to accomplish His purposes in them in terms of those callings.
In our programs and in our service to other departments, we seek to provide a solid grounding in the discipline of physics while at the same time providing a foundation for understanding the relation of physics to such disciplines as philosophy and theology.
In our major program we seek to prepare students for graduate school or for teaching in secondary school, by providing a solid conceptual grasp of the discipline itself and also of issues in the discipline related to other disciplines.
In our service programs we aim to prepare pre-engineering students for the dual degree program on a level suitable for study at Georgia Tech, pre-med students for the MCAT, and others for the various disciplines in which physics will be used.
For both science and non-science majors, we hope to impart a sense of awe over the beauty and wonder of God's world and over His glory and faithfulness as He upholds the regularities we observe in the physical sciences.


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Enhancing the Value of Hospital Real Estate
By thinking and acting like real estate investors, health systems and hospitals can generate significant cost savings, secure capital to invest in technology and care delivery, and design more efficient patient-centric delivery systems. This CBRE Viewpoint explains how $1 trillion of real estate owned by U.S. hospitals can be managed to enable more efficient, patient-centric operations.
While hospital and health system executives face cost pressures from new regulations, consolidations and shifts in the delivery of care, they control a historically underutilized asset that can be used to their advantage: $1 trillion of owned real estate.
The report establishes the extent to which real estate affects the health-care industry:
- Core hospital real estate (inpatient facilities) accounts for more than 42% of all health-care real estate in the U.S.
- Outpatient facilities—many of which are hospital-affiliated—account for another 27%.
- CBRE believes cost savings of 10% to 12% of total real estate costs may be achieved through outsourcing.
- Real estate occupancy accounts for 8% to 12% of hospital costs.
- The top-50 owners of health-care real estate in the U.S. include 34 health systems that collectively own $227 billion worth of real estate.
Study Methodology
CBRE's goal in undertaking this analysis of managing, operating and financing hospital real estate is to provide an objective assessment of how real estate can be used to address the challenges facing health system executives, to identify options for reducing costs or generating capital for reinvestment and to stimulate consideration of these options. To accomplish this goal, CBRE engaged Jerry L. Doctrow to undertake this independent analysis and prepare this report. Mr. Doctrow is a former stock analyst who spent 15 years following health-care REITs, and also has experience as a real estate advisor. For additional information on Mr. Doctrow and the complete list of professionals who provided input, please reference the closing pages of our report.


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There's a reason I decided to call this post must.love.frosting.
And that reason is must. love. food.
You see … I'm the host of a new tv show on Rogers TV … and it's called must.love.food.
I think I'm still a little gobsmacked that this is really happening.
You might wonder … "why in the world is Lynne talking about frosting???"
I got to hang with my friends Derick and Lois on Daytime Ottawa today, and while we debuted a clip for must.love.food. we also made some frosting.
But not just any frosting.
We made oreo frosting.
Holy mother of pearl.
I love it so much I've made it 5 times in the last 10 days … it all started with a visit to always with butter. There was a recipe for oreo frosting that … well it made me stop in my tracks.
First off … it's oreo frosting.
Nothing wrong with that.
Second of all … it's super simple.
All you need is a food processor, some oreos, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, salt and cream.
And lastly … IT'S OREO FROSTING!!!!!!!!
(check out the segment here)
As I said on Daytime – this frosting is probably one of the easiest things to make … EVER. Plus it packs a HUGE punch … which means with very little effort you will impress just about anyone who tries it.
It even smells good.
A million sighs of happiness.
oreo frosting
1/2 package (2 sleeves – about 25 cookies), oreo cookies
1 c. butter, at room temperature
1 tbsp vanilla
couple pinches of salt (to taste)
5 – 6 tbsp cream
4 c. powdered sugar
Grab your food processor and dump the oreo cookies into the bowl. Pulse until you get a fine crumb.
Baker's note: It's important to pulse the cookies first … otherwise they won't get quite fine enough … and you'll end up with some larger pieces … which make trying to pipe a cupcake pretty frustrating.
Ok … so the cookies are all crumbly … now toss in the butter (in cubes) and the splash of vanilla. Add a pinch of salt and then half the powdered sugar.
Turn on the food processor … and let it go.
Add a little of the heavy cream … you'll see that the batter starts to come together. Turn it off and add the rest of the powdered sugar.
Turn the food processor back on. Keep mixing it and adding a little bit of cream (as needed to get the texture you want).
I found that the frosting was a little warm once it was finished … so I put the bowl in the fridge for a few minutes and let it cool a little. Then I filled my piping back … and went wild.
Oh … and if you've noticed that the cupcakes in the picture above are not the same ones as I made on Daytime … it's true. They aren't. I'm saving that recipe for the must.love.cupcakes episode :0)


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ENGLISH : When you stay at room on hall of residence during the weekend, time will come when you feel like going somewhere and you want to change the place or at least start doing something else what you have done previously. So I decided that I will make something pretty and I will reward someone from you! I am really thankful for that you are here and you are here with me! Because of that I prepared nice bracelet with a little pendants for you. Each one represents something different - the piece from you, the piece from me and my world... And if you will not be that lucky person, do not worry, my blog will not miss the Christmas one! So you will know the winner on December 1th, 2013! I will have my fingers crossed for you all, so good luck!


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This site is the archived OWASP Foundation Wiki and is no longer accepting Account Requests.
To view the new OWASP Foundation website, please visit https://owasp.org
Conclusion OWASP Top Ten 2004 Project
OWASP has assembled this list to raise awareness about web application security. The experts at OWASP have concluded that these vulnerabilities represent a serious risk to agencies and companies that have exposed their business logic to the Internet. Web application security problems are as serious as network security problems, although they have traditionally received considerably less attention. Attackers have begun to focus on web application security problems, and are actively developing tools and techniques for detecting and exploiting them.
This Top Ten list is only a starting point. We believe that these flaws represent the most serious risks to web application security, but there are many other security critical areas that were considered for the list and also represent significant risk to organizations deploying web applications. These include flaws in the areas of:
- Unnecessary and Malicious Code
- Broken Thread Safety and Concurrent Programming
- Unauthorized Information Gathering
- Accountability Problems and Weak Logging
- Data Corruption
- Broken Caching, Pooling, and Reuse
We welcome your feedback on this Top Ten list. Please participate in the OWASP mailing lists and help to improve web application security. Visit http://www.owasp.org to get started.


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A Bebe Le Strange era portrait of the Wilson sisters from a 1980 tour book.
Happy birthday to Heart's Nancy Wilson. For over four decades, she's been a guitarslinger, rock & roll fantasy, role model, soundtrack composer, and the best sis Ann could ever ask for. I've had the pleasure of seeing Heart perform live several times, the most recent being at Lilith Fair in 2010. And so, here's a toast to Nancy Wilson.
"Penn, You're Funny." Penn Jillette is the only reason my wife Pam watches this season's Celebrity Apprentice. Even if he doesn't win, Penn can always fall back on his career as a magician/comedian. He and longtime co-conspirator Teller will be performing at The Venue at Horseshoe Casino Hammond on June 8th. Tickets, which range from $30 to $130, are now on sale.
Singer-guitarist Joe Pug has made a name for himself with heartfelt, acoustic-based songs. His next CD, The Great Despiser, is due out April 24th. Gordon Patriarca, a veteran of the Chicago music scene, (and fellow staff writer of mine at Metro Calendar back in an earlier century) recently posted a promo video on Facebook in which he can be seen playing bass during one of Pug's recording session. Gordon is the bald-headed gentleman with his back to the camera.
Seattle's self-described pop/soul combo, Red Jacket Mine, has recorded a new 7 inch single on Fin Records that reflects our troubled times. 500 hand-numbered copies of "Listen Up (If The World Is Going To Hell)" will be available on colored vinyl, and also online. It's a catchy number with a hint of Squeeze, but I can't say I like the over-the-top video Red Jacket Mine filmed for it. Then again, humor is always subjective. Incidentally, my old old comedy group, Famous In The Future, used the exact same panda mask in a short play called Grace & The Bear, we did by cast member, Frank Carr. The 45's flipside, "Rosy Days" successfully taps into a vintage Motown groove.
Garage/glam rockers The Ex-Girlfriends also tap into current events on their new video, "Blowback (I Am Your SuperPAC)." The clip, a funny take on Bob Dylan's promo clip for "Subterranean Homesick Blues," was recently picked by England's NME for its website, and also surfaced on Politico.com as the Daily Funny. The Ex-Girlfriends (who are actually four guys) recently released their debut effort, Boo Hoo Hoo, which includes a cover of "The Witch" by The Sonics.
Crosby, Stills, & Nash will be bringing their celebrated three-part harmonies to Ravinia on August 3rd.
Coed indie rock band, Magatha Trysty, is currently recording its full-length debut, Another Lovely Party, at Kingsize Studios in Chicago. Michael Hagler will be producing it. One of the tracks, "Saturday Dress," has already been released as a demo. Magatha Trysty will once again take part in International Pop Overthrow - Chicago, with a show at Red Line Tap on April 27th.
When The Empty Bottle in Chicago holds a Garage Sale, it's not an opportunity to pick up cheap kicknacks and used clothing. It's a celebration of garage rock that kicks off on Monday, March 19th, with a triple bill of K-Holes, Bare Wires, and Bezoar and runs through March 27th. Former members of The Nerves, Peter Case and Paul Collins, will be performing with Summer Twins and Sleepovers on March 25th. Should be a fun evening of classic garage rock and power pop songs Case and Collins created together in The Nerves, and apart, with other bands like The Plimsouls and The Beat.
George Harrison's sister, Louise, has put together a traveling charitable event that features Liverpool Legends, the Beatles tribute band she helped form in 2006. The idea behind Help Keep Music Alive is to raise funds to help schools, from middle on through college, continue to offer music lessons. The show, which is done free of charge to the schools, will also present a history of The Beatles, utilizing Liverpool Legends, as well as student musicians. (The band provides music charts specifically written for the students.) There was a concert at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas yesterday, and there's a show today at the Greenbrier High School. Administrators interested in bringing Help Keep Music Alive to their schools can call 417-893-0464
Bangles singer-guitarist Vicki Peterson and former Cowsills singer-guitarist Susan Cowsill have met the Kickstarter funding goal for their debut CD as Psycho Sisters. The duo has already begun recoding tracks.
This year's Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo at McCormick Place continues to expand its impressive and eclectic lineup, with recent additions including author Anne Rice, John Barrowman from Doctor Who and Torchwood, Maggie Q from Nikita, Chris Hardwicke from the Nerdist website, Chicago's acclaimed chef Stephanie Izard, and musician Tom Morello from Rage Against The Machine. The event takes place on the weekend of April 13-15th. Tickets can be purchased online or through various retail outlets.
Nicholas Sistler, an artist who has gained an avid following in recent years, will have a show of his work at Firecat Projects at 2124 N. Damen from April 27th through May 19th. Sistler was kind enough to discuss his provocative work, and the gallery scene in general, for an article I did for Chicago Art Magazine a while ago.
And finally, a wish for everyone to have a safe and fun St. Patrick's Day. I'll be catching some of the festivities here in Palatine. Incidentally, English musician Mordecai Smyth was quite touched to learn that he had been unofficially named a Palatine resident in last week's Slumgullion.
"My dear Mr. Flamm!" he wrote in a Facebook message. "I am honoured - a Palatine resident, no less. Wishing you and all fellow Palatines a groovy weekend." Here's a video of Mordecai Smyth's "Sinister Cyclist." It's more appropriate for Halloween than St. Patrick's Day, but then everything he does is suitable for Halloween.


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Principles and objectives of Financial management
Financial management at Daimler consists of capital structure management, cash and liquidity management, pension asset management, market-price risk management (foreign exchange rates, interest rates, commodity prices) and credit and financial country risk management. Worldwide financial management is performed within the framework of legal requirements consistently for all Group entities by Treasury. Financial management operates within a framework of guidelines, limits and benchmarks, and on the operational level is organizationally separate from other financial functions such as settlement, financial controlling, reporting and accounting.
Capital structure management designs the capital structure for the Group and its subsidiaries. Decisions regarding the capitalization of financial services companies – as well as production, sales and financing companies – are based on the principles of cost-optimized and risk-optimized liquidity and capital resources. In addition, it is necessary to comply with restrictions on capital transactions and on the transfer of capital and currencies.
The purpose of liquidity management is to enable the Group to meet its payment obligations at any time. For this purpose, the Group records the cash flows from operating and financial activities in a rolling plan. The resulting financial requirements are covered by the use of appropriate instruments for liquidity management (e. g. bank credits, commercial paper and notes); liquidity surpluses are invested in the money market or the capital market taking into account risk and return expectations. The goal is to ensure the level of liquidity regarded as necessary at optimal costs. Besides operational liquidity, Daimler maintains additional liquidity reserves, which are available in the short term. Those additional financial resources include a pool of receivables from the financial services business which are available for securitization in the capital market, as well as a contractually confirmed syndicated credit facility with a volume of €9 billion.
Cash management determines the Group's cash requirements and surpluses. Via cash-pooling procedures, liquidity is centrally concentrated on bank accounts of Daimler in various currencies. Most of the payments between Group companies are made via internal clearing accounts, so that the number of external cash flows is reduced to a minimum. Daimler has established standardized processes and systems to manage its bank accounts and internal cash-clearing accounts, and to execute automated payment transactions.
Management of market price risks aims to minimize the impact of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, interest rates and commodity prices on the results of the divisions and the Group. The Group's overall exposure to these market-price risks is determined to provide a basis for hedging decisions, which include the definition of hedging volumes and corresponding periods, as well as the selection of hedging instruments. Decisions regarding the management of risks resulting from fluctuations in foreign exchange rates and commodity prices, as well as decisions on asset/liability management (liquidity and interest rates), are regularly made by the relevant committees.
Management of pension assets includes the investment of pension assets to cover the corresponding pension obligations. Pension assets are legally separated from the Group's assets and are invested primarily in funds; pension assets are not available for general business purposes. The funds are allocated to different asset classes such as equities, fixed-interest securities, alternative investments and real estate, depending on the expected development of pension obligations and with the help of a risk-return optimization. The performance of asset management is measured by comparing with defined reference indices. Local custodians of the pension assets are responsible for the risk management of the individual pension assets. The Global Pension and Healthcare Committee limits these risks by means of Group-wide binding guidelines. Additional information on pension plans and similar obligations is provided in Note 22 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
The risk volume that is subject to credit risk management includes all of Daimler's worldwide creditor positions with financial institutions, issuers of securities, and customers in the financial services business and the automotive business. Credit risks with financial institutions and issuers of securities arise primarily from investments executed as part of our liquidity management and from trading in derivative financial instruments. The management of these credit risks is mainly based on an internal limit system that reflects the creditworthiness of the respective financial institution or issuer. The credit risk with customers of our automotive business relates to contracted dealerships and general agencies, other corporate customers and retail customers. In connection with the export business, general agencies that according to our creditworthiness analyses are not sufficiently creditworthy are generally required to provide collateral such as first-class bank guarantees. The credit risk with end-customers in the financial services business is managed by Daimler Financial Services on the basis of a standardized risk management process. In this process, minimum requirements are defined for the sales-financing and leasing business and standards are set for credit processes as well as for the identification, measurement and management of risks. Key elements for the management of credit risks are appropriate creditworthiness assessments, supported by statistical risk-classification methods, as well as structured portfolio analysis and portfolio monitoring.
Financial country risk management includes various aspects: the risk from investments in subsidiaries and joint ventures, the risk from the cross-border financing of Group companies in risk countries, and the risk from direct sales to customers in those countries. Daimler has an internal rating system that divides all countries in which it operates into risk categories. With equity capital transactions in risk countries, the Group hedges against political risks with the use of investment protection insurance such as the German government's investment guarantees. Risks from cross-border receivables are partially protected with the use of export credit insurance, letters of credit and bank guarantees in favor of Daimler AG. In addition, a committee sets and restricts the level of hard-currency credits granted to financial services companies in risk countries.
Further information on the management of market-price risk, credit-default and liquidity risk is provided in Note 32 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.


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New products introduced over the last week include an ETF that will offer exposure to the much-vaunted Facebook IPO.
In addition, Franklin Square closed FSIC to investors and prepared its successor FSIC II for its own IPO on June 1, and Russell Investments' index reconstitution process adds tech IPOs within four months of debut.
Here are the latest developments of interest to advisors:
1) Global X Social Media and First Trust ETF to Offer Facebook IPO Exposure
As demand skyrockets for Facebook's (FB) initial public offering of stock on Friday, advisors are planning to snap up exchange-traded funds that can give their clients exposure to the hot new social media IPO without exposing them to the stock's expected initial volatility.
The two ETFs that will offer exposure to Facebook within the first trading week of its launch are the Global X Social Media Index ETF (SOCL) and the First Trust US IPO Index Fund (FPX), according to Scott Freeze, president of Street One Financial, a broker-dealer that works with ETF issuers, money managers and registered investment advisors (RIAs) of $13 billion to $20 billion in assets to identify ETFs that provide the desired mix of manager objectives, fees and liquidity.
"We have seen a huge amount of interest," Global X Funds CEO Bruno del Ama told AdvisorOne in an interview on Wednesday. "We brought the fund to market in November 2011, and demand was slow when it first came to market, but following the announcement of the Facebook IPO it really took off, and we've had many inquiries from the financial advisor community. SOCL is an open-end ETF. Anybody with a brokerage account can buy it, and it trades like any other stock."
Read the entire story, A Way to Buy Facebook With a Cushion for the Risk, at AdvisorOne.
2) Franklin Square Closes FSIC to New Investors, Prepares FSIC II for June
Franklin Square Capital Partners announced Wednesday that FS Investment Corporation (FSIC) successfully completed its offering and closed to new investors after raising more than $2.5 billion in capital. FSIC was the first publicly registered, nontraded business development company (BDC). Since its IPO in January 2009, FSIC has generated a consistent annualized yield in excess of 7%, strong capital appreciation and a cumulative return of 72.5% through March 31, 2012.
Franklin Square expects to commence the IPO for its successor fund, FS Investment Corporation II (FSIC II), on June 1.
FSIC II will employ substantially the same investment strategy and investment team as FSIC. Its investment objective will be to generate current income and, to a lesser extent, long-term capital appreciation, with a focus on downside protection, by investing primarily in the senior secured debt securities of private U.S. companies.
FS Capital Partners, LLC (member FINRA/SIPC), an affiliate of Franklin Square, will be the dealer manager for the FSIC II offering. Up to 200 million shares of common stock of FSIC II will be available in the public offering at an initial offering price of $10.00 per share. Shares for individual investors will be made available through registered broker-dealers and their financial representatives. A copy of the prospectus may be found on at www.FSInvestmentCorpII.com.
3) Eligible Tech IPOs to be Added at Russell Reconstitution
Russell Investments announced on Wednesday that Russell's systematic IPO process, added to the Russell Index methodology in 2004, allows for the Russell indexes to precisely reflect the returns of technology companies as they go public, within four months of their IPOs. In the last year, Russell has added 23 technology IPOs during reconstitution and the quarterly IPO additions.
The technology sector of the Russell 3000 Index, which returned 11.6% year-to-date as of May 15th, includes many of the well-publicized technology IPOs of the past year. Through Russell's methodology, companies such as LinkedIn, Pandora, Groupon and Zynga were added to their respective Russell Index family cap tiers as of April 2012. The Russell indexes' rules-based methodologies seek to identify and include eligible IPOs worldwide on a quarterly basis to comprehensively and objectively measure the investible equity universe.
While the first-, third- and fourth-quarter IPOs are added to the Russell indexes around the last day of the last month in the quarter, second-quarter IPOs are added to the Russell indexes at the annual Russell Index reconstitution in June. Eligible technology companies that have gone public between March 1, 2012 and May 31, 2012 will be added during the reconstitution process completed June 22, 2012.
Read the May 14 Portfolio Products Roundup at AdvisorOne.com.


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As a woman who is constantly thinking about her future and planning ahead, some people are surprised when I tell them that stories and moments from my past tend to replay themselves over and over again in my mind. For example, the other day, I started to think about what the topic of this blog post would be, and then proceeded to strike up a one hour conversation with myself, replaying my relationships from the past ten years and remembering what went wrong. Looking back, it's weird to say, but I'm happy that I've aged. I enjoy remembering the good times of the last decade, but I definitely wouldn't want to live them out again.
However, I can't help but think about the relationship that I have with my boyfriend Matt and how it's evolved. Matt and I met ten years ago, and were good friends for two years before we started dating. We broke up after our first three years together, and then reconciled after 18 months. We've been back together for over three years, and I've noticed a lot of changes over the course of our time together. Thus, prompting me to write about the different stages of a relationship. What you had, what you wanted, what you might miss, what you have now, and what you hope is in store for the future. Take the journey with me!
- The strong, emotional bond of young love: Depending on your age, this stage can be a bit different for everyone, however, there is one, common denominator: passion. This can be physical, emotional, you name it. I remember when we first started dating, we would be together all day, then go to our separate homes, and call each other three hours later. Looking back, I wonder, what the hell was there to talk about? We had just spent 8 plus hours together? Then, I remembered, we were just beginning to figure each other out, digging deeper into one another's likes, dislikes, etc. There was also a stronger, romantic, emotional connection. There were a lot of "I love you's" exchanged, talk of how wonderful the other person was, planning the future together, etc. To me, the best way to describe it was being in a Disney princess movie. You're Ariel, he's Prince Eric. He's ready to hurdle himself into the ocean for you, and your mind is clouded with thoughts of the other person. You never want to let go of their warm embrace, and then some.
- The Intellectual Stage: Next, comes the intellectual, deeper meaning stage. You've already figured each other out (for the most part), so there's not a lot left to talk about on that front. So, you start discussing ideas, world news, politics, the hard stuff. It's your time to really gage what the other person believes in, and if you can see your relationship going all the way. You've come to realize that looks won't last for forever, so, you have to see if the conversation will. This is also the time when you figure out how the other person responds to shit that life throws their way. Do they come up with solutions? Do they get mad?
- The Mature/Grown Up Phase: Shit. Gets. Serious. You start talking about living together, and you essentially are working towards compromising all of your assets. Sometimes, this phase can make or break couples. Unfortunately, you have to put on your big girl/boy pants and deal with real life problems. Will we have enough to feed ourselves this month if we buy that new television? Finances are never a fun thing to talk about. But, it's important to try and keep the mood light and realize this person is your best friend. You should be able to bring open and honest communication to the table. And, when all else fails, laugh.
Through all of these stages, I have learned that as people grow older and change, so do relationships. The two biggest issues with couples are expectations and communication. For example, say that during the beginning of your relationship, your significant other called you every night before bed just to say, "I love you." But, now that you're living together, your partner doesn't even say, "I love you" before bed at all. You miss this, and start to wonder why he/she doesn't do it anymore. Every night you go to bed, wishing the other person a "goodnight," and hoping, silently expecting them to say, "I love you." I mean, it would be nice to throw in there every once in awhile. But, it never happens. Months go by; you sit at night with this silent frustration. You may even start becoming passive aggressive, etc.
Some people hold on to that anger, and over time, little things that have changed start to piss you off. As you grow together, you may take out your frustrations on the other person instead of simply stating, "why don't you tell me you love me before bed every night?" Your relationship becomes the question, "Why don't you?" You forget about all of the things that he/she does for you, and you only focus on what's slipped through the cracks.
Some of you might be like me. You might be too nervous to bring up your questions or concerns. If you're like me, you always feel that people have enough on their minds, and you really need to pick and choose your battles. Sometimes, when I get frustrated, I ask myself, Am I going to turn this into one of those battles? I'm trying so hard to "let it go" that I'm sacrificing my opinion.
I've made a promise to myself over the past few weeks to start becoming more honest with Matt. If I'm upset about something, it's time to raise my voice. If I wonder why he hasn't done something, it's time for me to say, "you used to do xyz for me. I miss that. I would really appreciate it if every once in awhile, we could make xyz a thing again." It's doesn't pay to get mad at the other person for not meeting your "silent expectations." If you want something, ask politely, and go after it. Men and women cannot read each other's minds. It's hard enough to figure out the language of the opposite sex as it is, and now we have to silently figure it out? I don't think so.
If none of what I've said has made sense, or you think you've just wasted your precious time reading this article, I'm going to sum it up right here. "If you never ask for doggy style, all you'll get is missionary."
Granny Smith – over and out


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Andy Reid era begins with Chiefs
Clark Hunt says Reid is well-respected in league
The Kansas City Chiefs formally introduced Andy Reid as the team's new head coach on Monday.
Reid had been with the Philadelphia Eagles for 14 years before being let go by the team last week.
Chiefs' owner Clark Hunt said Reid is well-respected in the National Football League. Reid guided Philadelphia to nine playoff appearances (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010) during his 14-year tenure.
"I am very excited to be a Kansas City Chief," Reid said in his opening remarks.
He said he cannot wait for other teams to come in and be challenged by the "Chiefs' kingdom."
"The fan base here is phenomenal," Reid said. "There's nothing like the sea of red."
Reid said that he knows the last few years in Philadelphia were disappointing, but he is ready to start from the bottom and bring in a good staff and get working.
Regarding personnel changes, Reid said that he has looked at the roster.
"There are some good football players. I want to add to that," he said. "We all want to get better."
He said he was still evaluating the players and had not made a decision about the quarterback position.
"I've got to find the next Len Dawson kind of guy, " Reid added.
He said the Chiefs would use their first overall pick in April's draft to find the best overall player, not necessarily a quarterback.
"We've been blessed with the No. 1 pick in the draft. You want to make sure you do the right thing and pick the right guy for it," he said.
Reid replaces Romeo Crennel.
Hunt said the team continues to look for a general manager to replace Scott Pioli, who parted ways with the team last year. He said there was no specific timetable to announce a hire, but that having Reid in place would make the process easier.
Hunt also said Reid would answer directly to him, an organizational change dating back to when Hunt's father, Lamar Hunt, founded the team.
"I'll have a lot more interaction with the head coach than I have in the past," he said.
Reid said he spoke with former Chiefs coach Dick Vermeil about the position. He said Vermeil "can't say enough good things about the Hunts, the city of Kansas City and the organization."
Hunt said he interviewed Reid over nine hours last week in Philadelphia. He said by the time the meeting was over, the team made a decision not to pursue any of the other interviews that had been scheduled.
Reid also said he was convinced during that interview that Kansas City was where he wanted to be, and that he came away hoping to be offered the job.
"As we talked, you just got that feeling that this is right. It's the right thing to do," he said.
Hunt said that while 2012 was a difficult year for everyone involved with the Chiefs organization, he thinks the decision to hire Reid gets the new year off to a strong start.
"We've got our first victory," he said.
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