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He's got to go.
Bit early like, hes only been in charge for one game ....Best footy weve seen all season n'all.
Niasse has 4 goals in 180 mins this season.
Irrespective of the opposition, looking at how we did, our pressing, our patterns of play, organisation, shape, that was easily our best display of the season.Cracking start for Unsworth. If he'd had a tiny bit of the run of the ball, we'd have knocked Chelsea out there.
Second half I'd agreeFirst half was poor but there's plenty to be positive aboutLet's see how he follows that up now
I thought first half was fine tbh, and their goal came from nowhere. Thought the plan was to start solid and grow into the game.
Wouldn't be hard would it,it was mostly Chelsea's second 11,there was a couple of pluses the lad in the middle Benni and the workrate,on the negitive were was that fight all season,and we have to get through till January with jags and Williams.
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Danish woman runs 366 marathons in 365 days
A Danish woman who said she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis three years ago just completed a marathon of marathons, running her 366th in 365 days.
Annette Fredskov, 41, of Naestved, ran 26.2 miles every day and wrapped up her feat on July 14 by running a double marathon -- 52.4 miles -- in 10 hours and 44 minutes, CPHPost.DK reported.
After being diagnosed with MS, Fredskov decided to run to try to overcome the disease.
"Three years ago, I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and today I have -- without any medication -- no problems or symptoms of MS. I believe that running marathons has played a large role in the fact that I am healthy today," Fredskov wrote on her website. "Two years ago, I thought the same thing most people think: 'Running a marathon isn't healthy. A marathon is damaging to the body and it takes a long time to recover.' I have now changed my mind. Marathons are the best things that have happened for my body and soul."
Dozens of supporters ran with Fredskov as she completed mile 9,589.2, CPHPost.DK reported.
Fredskov began her challenge on July 15, 2012. Most of the marathons took Fredskov about five hours, and took place in her Naestved, her hometown, which is an hour south of Copenhagen.
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My first date with Spencer almost wasn't. He was the 4th date I had that week, which is evidence of the theory of Feast or Famine. The first 3 dates were not that great. Except for the one that was REALLY awful, I don't really even remember who my dates were with or what we did. But it was enough for me to swear off dating. I was ready to call Spencer and tell him that I was unable to get together with him.
Fortunately, I lived with and was raised by Ms. Dependable; therefore, I did not feel that I could cancel with Spencer, when he had been planning for over a week.
Spencer and I have been together exclusively since that first date. It has been 23 years ago, yesterday, that we had that date.
When we were dating we often put our noses and foreheads together to talk. Yesterday he left the stand just before Sacrament Meeting began. He knelt on the bench in front of me, leaned over, and put his nose and forehead on mine and said, "It is an anniversary today."
My heart went pitter-patter.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Happy Anniversary!
My first date with Spencer almost wasn't. He was the 4th date I had that week, which is evidence of the theory of Feast or Famine. The first 3 dates were not that great. Except for the one that was REALLY awful, I don't really even remember who my dates were with or what we did. But it was enough for me to swear off dating. I was ready to call Spencer and tell him that I was unable to get together with him.
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Monday, December 13, 2010
Subject: The dockster just called
…tissue was clean – all is well
No evasion into the nodes…
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Labels: breast cancer
Saturday, December 11, 2010
I Just Wanna Be Home
1. Spencer
2. Our children
3. A razor
4. My pillow
5. Spencer doesn't snore. Also, if he gets up before the sun, he doesn't talk to me.
6. My drugs (My head is spinning, because I forgot one of my prescriptions. Now that I haven't taken it since Tuesday morning, I'm kinda miserable.).
7. I'm stuck between flights for 2 1/2 hours in Phoenix, AZ. There is no question that Phoenix is a lovely place. And while PHX may be "The Friendliest Airport in America," it's still just a dumb airport. Why don't they have movie theatres in airports?
8. My gloves. It's 75 degrees outside, but I am stuck IN the airport, and my hands are freezing!
9. Three days is a long time to be away from home, the routine, and FAMILY.
I brought a book to read. I was in Phoenix for a couple of hours on Tuesday, too, so I finished my book. So I went into the airport bookstore and chose a book. That's scary--What if I hate it? What if it's boring? What if it's crass? I chose a book by an author I had read before. The book iss not bad, but I don't love it.
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Friday, December 10, 2010
It Never Goes According to Plan..And That Is Good!
You know that I have started an online MBA program. I finished my first course, which is a required course for all students of that university. Basically it is a "How-To" course: How to enroll is each class, how to find books and other sources online, how to contact people when you need help, how to submit assignments. It was fairly straight-forward.
After completing that class I had to get enrolled. It's not difficult, but it is the first step in getting my online access to about 400,000 things.
I thought that perhaps I would be able to spend some time doing school work during these days away from work and home. But, alas, it has not worked out that way. I'm still waiting for all those access things to be done.
That's a bit of a disappointment.
I have had the chance to do some visiting and some cleaning and some driving and some Christmas-gift designing and some TV-watching and some more visiting. And I found the frozen yogurt shop, which is very important.
This has been a little vacation with a big slice of peace of mind. Tomorrow I will get on an airplane and head back to "Life As We Know It." The school plan will kick in; the Christmas shopping and gift-assembling will need to be done; the emails will have to be answered; the RS lesson will have to be taught. For now I'm basking in the fact that life did not go the way it was planned.
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Wednesday, December 8, 2010
This Was Us for a Long Time
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Update on the Girl's Mom
Yesterday the girl's mother had surgery--a single mastectomy of the left breast. The girl's mom chose that route to simply get the cancer out of her body. The doctors tested her lymph nodes, and the preliminary results look very good. The mass they found in the breast was quite large (golf-ball size in diameter, but the girl doesn't know how thick), and it contained about 25 "peppercorns" of black cancer.
The girl's mom is feeling quite good. Her appetite last night was good, as was her sleep. Unless something goes wrong with the drainage, etc., her mom will be home from the hospital within a few short hours.
The girl's dad said that her mom cried a lot when she was in recovery. But the girl and her mom know that this surgery makes her no less a woman--especially when it comes to how the girl's dad feels--than she has always been. The girl and all of her family are very grateful for your thoughts and your prayers and your kind words. The family is also grateful for good medicine, good doctors, and good caregivers. And also that this surgery was "textbook" and went so smoothly.
The girl also needs to tell you that she is very in love with her wonderful husband who made it possible and supported her in her choice to travel to see her mom for a few days.
The girl is incredibly blessed.
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Monday, December 6, 2010
Christmas Laughs
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Sunday, December 5, 2010
A Stressful Week
Monday: Sterling Singers Christmas Concerts at Libby Gardner hall (UofU). I left work at 3:00 to make it on Trax (with Briana and Bestest-Friend Brittany) to the U. We sang till our chops were busted. I took a call from my dad between rehearsal and our first concert. He was informing me that Mom was having a single mastectomy on Tuesday the next week. I cried, and many of the SS-es came to make sure I was OK and give me a hug. Some of them were people I didn't even know! Kind people are a blessing.
We got home at 10:30 p.m. It was a very long, cold walk from the Trax station to the Conference Center, where our car was parked. Bri and I have decided that we have already seen enough of the Christmas lights on TSQ. Our family disagrees.
Wednesday: My first day of school at WGU, but the computer was having issues. I was so frustrated! I didn't get much done, but I made a showing. Between shopping trips for...
Thursday: The ward Christmas party, which was my last activity because the Quorum of the Twelve love me just enough to change the Handbook and eliminate this position altogether. I left work early so I could get set up at the Church. Briana and Landon helped me set up tables and chairs. Many HUGE thanks to Stacy, Brenda, and Jen, who decorated multiple tables each. Some of the YW in our ward also did tables; Ashtyn and Briana decorated the stage. Did I take pictures? No, of course not. You'll have to take my word for it--it was cute! We had dinner and played a game involving white elephant gifts and Christmas music. Then we cleaned up and came home. I was home by 8:30, so I went to school for a little while. More computer issues, but not as many as the night before.
I also booked a flight to Sacramento for next week's surgery.
Friday: Spencer had massages, so I came home and went to school for a long time. And FINALLY got a lot done. We went to bed after 11:00.
Saturday: Did a bit of early shopping with my sweetheart, then headed to Magna for this:
This Beverly Hillbillies/Woolus Atkinson load, headed to the dump, is what is left of the carpet in my brother and sister-in-law's house, along with some couches they are dumping.
Then I came home and went to school while Spencer and Briana went to help lay flooring. You'll have to check out Becky's blog for those pictures. Spence is pretty sore today. It's taking a long time to heal from that ladder fall.
This is what Ashtyn did with her day:
Ashtyn's projects are always expensive. We purchased: Meringue powder, powdered sugar, candy canes, hard Christmas candies, SweetTarts, gumdrops, Dots, Neccos, Smarties, pretzels, sugar cones, LifeSavers, Skittles, licorice pull-aparts, Gobstoppers, another cake-decorating tip, and probably more. But it turned out darling, and she had fun doing it. Her house is even made of real gingerbread! Because of the expenses she incurs, we always tell Ashtyn she's fired, because we can't afford her. But who could really fire Ashtyn (who had a stressful week of her own)?
Taylor--who sleeps here, but we never see him because of WJHS Madrigals performances--called to see if he could bring the Mads over last night. There were about 15 kids here, in addition to our 4 and Logan. Colton POH-lujek said I'm the best mom ever, and some of the kids said I could be MadriMom. I think that was because of all the candy lying around the house, but I decided to just say, "Thank you." This group even sang a couple of songs for us. We love it when our children bring their friends over! (I bet the Fishes downstairs don't love it quite as much.) Spencer and I went to bed at 11:00. I don't know what time the house quieted for the night.
Work was also crazy-busy (just the way I like it) this week; and also my headlights died just as I was leaving for work one day, so I was very late that morning. I had to wait for the sun to come up before I could drive anywhere. Why do stupid things like that always happen in the winter?
I am looking forward to a day of worship today, before beginning another hectic week.
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Debate:Is it okay for Conservapedia to have biased articles?
Wikipedia is accused of having a left tilt, and the remedy is not a competing site with a right tilt, but a competing site with the hard truth, properly documented. Teresita 12:27, 9 April 2007 (EDT)
Right on. If you see a bias on Conservapedia it is only you liberal nature exerting itselfRebiu 15:17, 9 April 2007 (EDT)
Neither Conservapedia nor Wikipedia has any right to twist the truth, to say that black is white. If abortion does not cause breast cancer, then we must not say so. But if it does, we certainly have a right to do so, and perhaps even a moral obligation. --Ed Poor 13:16, 11 April 2007 (EDT)
It is completely unacceptble for any source to twist facts horribly as is done here and then present them to impressionable school children as fact. This is one of the most morally unsound programs I have ever encountered and I intend to continue posting this opinion on debate topics in an attempt to expose how evil this site truly is. Helios-Fear no God, fear only that which can be seen or heard, for no God will lay hands upon one who denies them. Here in lies the weakness of faith.
Hmmm. well it does say "The Trustworthy Encyclopedia" impliying that its articles are truthful and unbiased but it also says right on the front page "A CONSERVETIVE encyclopedia you can trust. The truth shall set you free." theres an intresting contrast between these two.- RG :]
I can't believe this is a debate topic! Look to the upper left hand corner of this web page. See it? "Conservapedia, The Trustworthy Encyclopedia." Bias would not make it trustworthy or a good encyclopedia! Need I say more?--JArneal 02:10, 17 May 2008 (EDT)
If it's a bias in favor of good things like Christianity and the American Dream (see Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech), then I see nothing wrong with bias. --Ed Poor 12:24, 9 April 2007 (EDT)
What is this "The American Dream" accoridng to Ed Poor? Martin Luther King was NOTa conservative and I resent your citing his work on my beloved Conservapedia.Rebiu 15:14, 9 April 2007 (EDT)
Its called Conservapedia as in Conservative. I think that gives it the ok to lean a little to the right and try to preserve the ideas of our founding fathers.
like invading the publics personal and private lives and violating privacy with no good reason- mrRandom
The website is called Conservapedia. Of course there's going to be bias. However, calling yourself "trustworthy" and "better then those gossiping wikipedia fools" is not okay, in my opinian. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 1984 (talk)
i really have to agree to the person ahead of me it IS called conservapedia, if i made a website called www.super-man-is-awesome.com then it would be ok to be a little biased, but the bias is still quite annoying-Greenmeanie 00:26, 16 May 2008 (EDT)
What makes Conservapedia attractive to so many people is the fact that there are biased articles there. Biased with the truth and liberally bathed in facts and actual reality. All traditional conservative ideals. This may clash with those who think truth is relative to how facts and data are perceived through an individuals political filter. Conservatives require nor want such filters.--Roopilots6 11:44, 4 July 2008 (EDT)
Of course it's ok. There's nothing saying that a wiki is not allowed to have bias. RaymondZ 10:21, 28 December 2012 (EST)
It's a meaningless question
Whether or not it's okay, there *will* be biased articles. This is inevitable, particularly given the set up here and the nature of the sysops; and even without them, it's not possible. One person's hard truth, properly documented is someone else's conjecture and lies (see any of the the evolution/creation pages on here as evidence) Chrysogonus 12:36, 9 April 2007 (EDT)
Ok but, does it make this site any more right than what it is? I know the man who made this and he's a hard christian so you can see where he's going wrong. At the threat of a liberal bias in the world...sir... you answer to that was a conservative bias? Eye for Eye? Interesting philsophy. It is true that you will come across many bias titles/articles but, if thats the case DONT SAY YOUR THE ONLY TRUTH! I hate there liberal examples... they have all the BAD of Liberal and 'good' of Conservative. Which actually isn't that great. Reasons why homeschooling is THE WAY. There's MANY reasons why it's wrong. As a person you aren't as ready for the world. Teens have trouble socially. Vaccines was one the arguments. ARE YOU KDDING ME! "I refute having a healthy child!" Ok, you just as controling as you say the government is and as bad as the reiligon you cling to. Talk about control. What makes conservatives more right than liberals? Unbiased2008 20:51, 1 June 2008 (EDT)
- Truth isn't a relative term. I seek the only truth which endures the test of time. These days people really have a problem with that concept. For thousands of years children have been homeschooled. The teens that have socially related problems are more likely to gotten them from a non-homeschool environment. Mostly derived from the secular humanist religious teachings found in government run public schools that some people cling to. What makes a conservative more right than a liberal. Well, probably the reason why it is said that conservatives are on the right. Or why liberals have problems even defining what truth actually means.--Roopilots6 12:56, 6 August 2008 (EDT)
Bias and Credibility
One of the good things that Conservapedia has done is to make Wikipedia look at some of its own practices and articles. However, this ability to critique Wikipedia and affect changes is completely dependent upon Conservapedia being regarded as a creditable site. As Conservapedia becomes more biased and more fringe (further from the open ideals of being able to edit articles on a wiki and with more extreme conservative rhetoric), its impact upon Wikipedia becomes lost and it becomes more of a target of mockery. It may not be possible to completely remove the conservative bias from the articles, but one would hope that this bias is not written into the article. --Mtur 15:42, 9 April 2007 (EDT)
- The goal is to write the best articles humanly possible. Every editor has a set of bias, and should try to prevent them from seeping into the articles. We need to be honest with ourselves and with the public, not just crafty in hiding an effort to manipulate public opinion. Wschact 07:52, 21 July 2012 (EDT)
In a Sense...
It's fine for a wiki to have a purpose with "a" bias like CreationWiki, writing only from a Creationist or other point of view. However, this will narrow down those who can participate on the wiki. However, I think it's somewhat dangerous for Conservapedia to try and define what a "conservative" is and set themselves up as judges of who are conservatives. If they are conservative on abortion, marriage, guns, and religious freedom, like myself, but not on economics or foreign policy, does that make them not conservatives who can't contribute? It also bears pointing out the more rigidly Conservapedia defines "conservative" as, the more limited its appeal will be. Americans elected numerous moderate Republicans in 2010, like Justin Amash, but this was just 2 years after they elected numerous moderate Democrats in 2008 out of frustration with the Bush regime. My point is that it's a subtle distinction in moderation between having 60% of Americans support you, and 30%.
It's fine to have biases in the sense of holding strong beliefs that Christianity is correct, that there is absolute right and wrong, etc. These are moral beliefs. But where the danger comes in is when you let these biases control you to the point of harming others. If Conservapedia reaches the point of Wikipedia, of seeking to remove editors for frivolous reasons - and I've seen several blocks recently that I thought fit that description - then I'd say it's becoming just as bad as Wikipedia, regardless of where it falls on the political spectrum. It's fine to have biases in supporting certain things as true, so long as this is clearly stated somewhere so people know what to expect. CreationWiki makes no secret that it's writing from a YEC point of view. But if these biases result not just in strong beliefs, but censorship for any little reason, then it's actively giving itself a bad name, and pushing people away, both from the wiki, and from Conservatism. Banning somebody because the "contribution quality is lacking" prevents new members from learning the wiki and how to contribute, and is the same kind of heavy-handed censorship that occurs at Wikipedia. If you want to be an alternative to Wikipedia, you should be more reasonable, not less. --Jzyehoshua 11:39, 21 July 2012 (EDT)


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I am pretty sure most of you have already heard of that beautiful blue river in the Philippines. A lot of tourists had already dropped by for them to see it with their own eyes. I ,too, got curious about that "enchanting" river. So curious, that it's included in my bucket list.
I got invited by my workmates to travel with them to the provinces of Surigao. Since seeing the Enchanted River is part of my bucket list, I've decided to go with them. We were on a tight budget, so we traveled DIY-style. And oh, we did it during our day off, so we are also time-pressured.
The Plan
- Ride a bus from Davao to Bislig.
- Find a cheap inn to stay for the night.
- Find a transportation that would take us around.
- Visit the International Doll house.
- Visit the Tinuy-An Falls.
- Visit the Enchanted River.
- Visit the Britania Islands.
However, like any other plans, there is a chance that it will be changed. Changes depend on unforeseen things that we can't avoid, thus an immediate alternate should be devised.
This is what actually happened…
We arrived at the Davao City Overland Transport Terminal around 11am, thinking that we'd be able to get on a bus right away. However, the next bus for Mangagoy, Bislig will leave at 2pm. We don't want to wait that long because the travel takes about 6 hrs and we don't want to be traveling in the dark.
We Rode a Van to Mangagoy
From DCOTT, we went to the van terminal in Victoria Plaza. The fare per head is 240 PHP ($4.83 USD) and only a pit stop was made.
When we arrived in Bislig City, we rode a tricycle and asked the driver to take us to Casa de Babano Pension House. This is where we intended to stay for the night.
We walked around and went to the only mall that we can find.
The people there are nice. If they feel that you're getting lost, they'd ask you where you're heading. They will gladly tell you the directions. Although, I am kind of paranoid of letting strangers know about my activities.
When we reached the mall, we bought toiletries and went back to the inn to prepare for our next destination.
International Doll House
This house is located in Bislig's Ocean View Park. It's situated at the top of a hill, overlooking the Bislig Bay (thus the park's name).
Since it's located at the top of the hill, be prepared to climb a very long staircase.
Entrance fee is only 20 PHP ($0.40 USD). You will be asked to remove your footwear before entering. They are trying to preserve the dolls by preventing dirt from entering. When we got there, we were greeted by the owner's brother. He served as a guide there.
If it's dolls you're after, then this place won't disappoint you. It's filled with dolls from all over the world! The dolls are Ruelaine Willimann's personal collection. She owns the place, together with her Swiss husband, Werner Willimann. According to the guide, the room is fully air conditioned 24/7. They even have a generator in case brown outs happen. They really work hard to prevent the dolls from deteriorating.
Aside from dolls, they also have collections of porcelains, mini cars and other toys.
Outside the house, they also have a restaurant for visitors. I was amazed by how affordable the food is. Their specialty is the Schnitzel, a German dish.
I ordered 2 pcs. of Burger Steak and Halo-halo.
It may not look much on the picture, but it is so heavy that I almost didn't finish it.
After having dinner, we went back to the inn and tried to catch some Z's for the next day.
The Next Day
To be honest, we don't have a transportation yet to get to our destinations. We just checked out and went outside the inn to look for a motorcycle that we can rent. Fortunately, we had found one, and the driver called his friend for a back up. The initial plan was only to take us to Tinuy-An Falls for 500 PHP/head. However, they offered to take us to 3 places for 1,500 PHP/head ($30.00 USD). We accepted the offer to save us the hassle of finding another transportation later on. So it's the 4 of us and 2 motorcycles.
I am including a map to give you an idea of how far our destinations are from each other. Personally, I think the offer is really a steal, considering that the places are so far from each other.
Tinuy-An Falls
It is actually a multi-tiered waterfall. The first set of falls is found by the entrance.
The 2nd falls is the tallest one. We rode a raft to get underneath the falling water. The falling water felt like a good massage.
In order for you to reach the 3rd falls, you need to climb the steep mountain beside the 2nd falls. Don't worry, stairs are available!
Enchanted River
This is the stop that I was most excited about. Well, that's before I saw that the river were teeming with not fishes, but people! I was really disappointed. Not to mention the color of the water wasn't what I expected. But hey, that's an item off my bucket list.
We had our lunch after having a short glimpse of the river. There are stores by the entrance where you could by food and have it cooked by the vendors.
Britania Group Islands
The Britania Islands are composed of 24 islets with narrow sandbank beaches found all over Lianga Bay.
The trip from the Enchanted River to Britania Islands is very long (1 hour and 30 mins).
We stopped by La Entrada Beach Resort's view deck to take pictures of the Britania Islands from afar.
In San Agustin, there are boats owned by the locals that would take you to the islands. Price range would be P1,000 PHP- P1,500 PHP ($20-30 USD).
Tourists can only visit 4 islands because those are the only ones that have beaches and docking spots. We were only able to visit 3 islands because it's already late and we need to head back home.
The first stop was the Hagonoy Island. The island has a few trees that provide shade. Next to it is the Naked Island. It's naked because it's just an island, without plants.
The 3rd stop was the Boslon Island. I think it's the biggest island of the four. It is also a good spot to have lunch and good swimming because the island has a lot of trees. It also has a cave.
After walking around the island and a short swim, we decided to head back to Davao. Visiting the Britania Islands is totally worth it. You must be able to see their breathtaking beauty. Despite my disappointment with the Enchanted River, I had a lot of fun with the trip. I also can't believe that we were able to squeeze all those destinations in a day.
How about you? What are the things you crossed off your bucket list? Please let me know by commenting below! 🙂


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Rosemary Lillie / Acupuncturist & Physiotherapist, West Wimbledon Physiotherapy Clinic
I want to personally thank the amazing team at Phoenix for all the support you have given both me personally and my colleagues in supporting our endeavours in London, in the aftermath of the Grenfell Fire. Without your generosity we would not have been able to get the project off the ground, let alone continue to support the community nearly 5 months on. So thank you again for your heartfelt generosity and compassion. It is having companies like yours with a commitment to quality and leadership that makes me very proud to be both a Chinese medical practitioner and a loyal customer.
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Wells Market Place
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The Wells Market Place has been a focal point of the City over the ages and still is today with a twice weekly market on Wednesday and Saturday selling local produce and goods. A Farmers' Market is held here every Wednesday. Twice a year a funfair is held, together with other lively activities such as the annual charity boules (petanque) competition.
Mary Rand, who was a resident of the City, achieved a world record in the long jump at the 1964 Olympic Games. A commemorative plaque showing the actual distance can be found in the pavement. There is also an unusual medieval fresh water conduit. Two medieval gateways are located on the market place known as Penniless Porch and the Bishop's Eye. The Post Office is located here.
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Derby champ Cespedes scratched with sore left wrist
OAKLAND -- Yoenis Cespedes, winner of the Chevrolet Home Run Derby on Monday night in New York, was a late scratch from the A's lineup on Friday night at Angel Stadium with soreness in his left wrist. He was on the disabled list last season with a muscle strain in his left hand.
A's manager Bob Melvin said Cespedes was day to day after Oakland's 4-1 loss. "I wouldn't think so," Melvin said when asked if the wrist ailment was connected to the Derby. "You would think he'd have felt it then, and he didn't. It came up today in batting practice. Before the game he was taking swings in the cage and still felt it."
Replacing Cespedes in left field, Chris Young made an excellent running catch of an Albert Pujols drive toward the foul line with two on and none out in the first inning.
Cespedes, a Cuban defector who finished second to the Angels' Mike Trout in the 2012 American League Rookie of the Year balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, is hitting .225 with 15 homers and 43 RBIs. He is in the midst of a 19-game homerless drought. He had 23 homers and 82 RBIs last season, hitting .292.
While playing 129 games last season, Cespedes, 27, struggled with various ailments. Along with the injury to his left hand, he had a strained left hamstring that took him to the disabled list.
Cespedes launched 17 homers in the first round of the Home Run Derby at Citi Field, followed by six in the second round and nine in the finals. He defeated the Nationals' Bryce Harper in that final round to join Mark McGwire (1992) as A's who have won the Home Run Derby.
"I've seen it," Melvin said before the game of Cespedes' power display. "This is the first time the baseball world has seen it. It's exciting for all of us. I think it even pumped him up. He's a remarkably talented guy and definitely showed it off that night. I think it was good for him to be there."


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Two disparate strangers form an unlikely bond on a rooftop after sharing misfortunes.
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Travel to the dark skies prairie of Nebraska and reconnect with nature's midnight majesty.
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A shepherd and his dog travel by foot each day to blow in a magic horn and light the sky.
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A Pakistani transgender woman sets out to take care of an abandoned child.
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A teenage girl must confront her father after he enters her beloved pet in a dog fight.
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One point that intrigued me about the Muscheler vs Solanki dispute was to see what the underlying data looked like. Here's a graph and some comments. I don't purport to know a lot about this; I just wanted to get a feel for the data.
The main source for dC14 readings is Intcal04 here. The top panel shows a plot of the dC14 data (I've shown the R-script to show how easy the download is in R. You can parameterize the URLs which is really nice for this sort of quick look). Intcal04 describe fitting a smooth as follows:
IntCal04 age-corrected àŽ"¬?14C ("°) with a 2-standard deviation envelope showing the 1000- and 2000-yr moving averages (red and blue lines, respectively). For the old end of the data set, the moving average truncates the first 500 or 1000 yr. For the recent end, the moving average window was allowed to shrink to the number of remaining points in the data set to avoid this type of truncation.
This is a pretty weird smooth. I fitted it with lowess using f=1/3, a more usual smooth, just to see what it looked like (top panel). I picked 1/3 to try to match some of the main features to the Intcal04 smooth. (an alternate version not inverted with f=2/3 is here.) Then they take the difference between the curve and the smooth, which I've shown in the bottom panel – black: versus lowess smooth; red – Intcal04 version. I've reversed the vertical to match with conventional ideas of warm periods and cold periods (i.e. LGM is cold).
For comparison, here is the corresponding figure clipped from IntCalo4 (vertically transposed from bottom panel above).
Figure: red- versus 2000 year smooth; blue – versus 1000 year smooth.
What does it all mean? It doesn't seem very desirable that results should be so sensitive to fairly arbitrary differences in smooth. With a little difference in smooth, the LGM is more pronounced as is the LIA. Does it matter? I have no idea.
Here's the R script:
##INTCAL url<-"http://www.radiocarbon.org/IntCal04%20files/intcal04.14c"
v< lowess(g[,1],g[,4],f=2/3) url<-"http://www.radiocarbon.org/IntCal04%20files/resid04_2000.14c"
h<-read.table(url,skip=11,sep=",") h<-h[1:(nrow(h)-1),] nf <
plot(-g[,1],g[,4],type="l",xlab="",ylab="dC14",axes=FALSE) lines(-g[,1],rev(v$y),col="red")
axis(side=2); axis(side=1,labels=FALSE); box()
plot(-g[,1],g[,4]-rev(v$y),type="l",ylab="dC14 anomaly",axes=FALSE,xlab="")
abline(h=0); axis(side=2) ;axis(side=1) ;box()
lines(-h[,1],h[,2],col="red") plot(-h[,1],h[,2],type="l",xlab="",ylab="dC14",axes=FALSE)


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Sept-15-08 Commissioner Doria Issues Statement on Proposed High Rise Sprinkler Requirements
Commissioner Doria Issues Statement on Proposed High Rise Sprinkler Requirements
TRENTON, N.J. – New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Joseph Doria issued the following statement regarding proposed high rise sprinkler requirements:
"Currently there is a proposal before the DCA that would require all existing high rise commercial and residential buildings to be retrofitted with fire suppression systems within four years. The time period for which this regulation may be enacted by the Department expires on Wednesday, September 17, 2008. After extremely careful review and consideration, I have decided not to go forward with adoption of the proposed rule at this time.
"I understand and appreciate the desire of the proponents of this rule to increase high rise safety, both for the occupants of these buildings and for firefighters. The potential financial impact, however, of the proposed regulation on our state's hard working families and senior citizens is one they simply cannot endure at this time. The DCA received more than 1,000 letters from the public on this issue, most expressing concern over the potential increases in rent that might result from installing fire sprinklers in New Jersey's high rise apartment buildings. I listened to and understood their concerns wholeheartedly when making this decision and appreciate their taking part in the process.
"The issue, however, of high rise buildings with fire suppression systems still requires a solution. Governor Corzine has made clear that we need to protect our New Jersey residents and fire service personnel from the dangers of fires in such buildings. That is why I promise to work with members of the State's Fire Safety Commission on all options available to enhance high rise safety. Additional measures have already been discussed, including: mandatory evacuation plans and training for the occupants of high rise buildings, phasing the requirement for installing fire sprinkler systems in high rise commercial buildings to coincide with the terms of leases in those buildings, developing a "fire safety" matrix in order to evaluate the level of fire safety in individual buildings, allowing longer time periods to comply or requiring that fire sprinkler systems be installed in the common areas of high rise residential buildings and that one sprinkler head be installed within each dwelling unit, with the piping of these systems sized so that it could serve the entire building eventually.
"We will review any proposed initiatives for their potential benefits as well as their economic impact and we will work in cooperation with high rise building owners across the State to improve the safety of these buildings.
"November marks the 25th anniversary of passage of the Uniform Fire Safety Act and creation of the Fire Safety Commission. Over the course of the last 25 years, New Jersey has put a comprehensive set of statewide fire prevention and fire safety retrofit requirements in place. As a result of these initiatives, fire losses in the State have been dramatically reduced. While we can be proud of our accomplishments, we certainly will not rest on the laurels of past achievement. We are committed moving forward to enhance life safety and to minimize property loss. We will work toward finding a solution to this problem that will provide safety to our children, family and loved ones, while at the same time not providing an undue economic hardship."


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"Im a valuable player on the special-teams unit and I take pride in that . . . but yeah, Id like more carries as a running back. "But Im OK, I know my role . . . we have a package deal going with me and Steve and I just really try to take advantage of my opportunity." However it was sweet redemption for Toronto, which dropped a season-opening 45-21 loss in Winnipeg. And Ray engineered the impressive victory without regular receivers Andre Durie (clavicle), Chad Owens (foot), Jason Barnes (knee), John Chiles (hamstring) and heralded rookie Anthony Coombs (shoulder). Ray threw to 10 different receivers Tuesday night with newcomer Robert Gill having the most catches (six) and veteran Spencer Watt recording the most yards (56). "The thing is weve been playing together for a few weeks now and its really starting to show," Ray said. "I just feel like our execution has been getting better in practice and guys are getting a little bit more comfortable with each other and were able to execute." Toronto doesnt have much time to relish the victory, before an announced season-high Rogers Centre gathering of 18,106. The Argos return to action Sunday night hosting the B.C. Lions (4-3). Milanovich said it was important his team build off its 31-5 road win over Montreal on Aug. 1. However, Milanovich wasnt pleased the Argos were flagged 17 times for 122 yards in penalties. Winnipeg wasnt much better, called 14 times for 114 yards in a very chippy contest. "Its very difficult particularly when youre banged up because what youd love to do is replace guys and send the neext guy in but theres no one to put in," Milanovich said. Yeezy Boost 350 V2 Zebra 2020. "You expect some of that from (new) guys who are playing but I dont expect that from our veterans and there were a number of them that were our veterans. 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What's Cookin' at Callie's Cabin: A healthy smoothie to savor
It's no surprise that I'm a health nut. Since I was in my teens in the 20th century, health food stores and coffee shops offered these cold, slushy beverages. I've adopted a Californian fruit, nuts, and organic foods type of eating style. Enter: smoothies. Simply put, it's a blended sweetened drink. Frozen fruit, ice, and honey are part of the thick drink. Yogurt or ice cream can give it a slushy texture. And smoothies still wow health-conscious people, like me, who add other ingredients for the health of it. And on the South Shore, you can find smoothies at different hot spots, like I have, and the experience always takes me back in time.
When I was a grad student at San Francisco State University, one day after studying for months, I stood in line at the student union smoothie stand before taking my oral exams. This was a grueling ordeal, where I had to sit down in a small room facing a panel of three intellectual professors who set out to grill me about three of my favorite authors (John Steinbeck, Edward Albee, and George Eliot). While waiting for an energizing smoothie, the student in front of me opened a package of salad dressing and the orange goo zoomed into my eye (red from reading 12-14 hour days) and worse, hit my new white silk blouse. He shrugged his shoulders, laughed and darted, "Sorry. Sue me." He fled. I wanted to cry, but my eyes burned from dry eye. I sipped a peach smoothie to chill. Afterward, I hid my stained top with a sweater wrapped around my shoulders. It wasn't my plan, but it worked.
On Wednesday, as I continued to promote my new book about the perks of coffee (dealing with ups and downs of selling), I created a smoothie and recalled that bittersweet story. The thing is, while that ordeal was a challenge, l've learned that while we get hit with life's curve balls (or dressing packages), smoothies can help take the edge off a bit.
Health Nut Peach Smoothie
2 peaches, fresh, diced
5 small ice cubes
1/4 cup 2 percent low-fat organic milk
1 cup all-natural premium vanilla ice cream
1/2-3/4 cup all natural peach sorbet
1 tablespoon wheat germ
Sweeten with honey and cinnamon
Whipped cream (optional)
In a blender, mix fruit and ice. Add ice cream, sorbet and wheat germ. Add honey and cinnamon. Pour into a large milkshake glass. Top with whipped cream and serve with a straw and spoon. Serves one or two.
The consistency of a smoothie, like this one, is thick and semisweet. Its flavor is like a slice of peach cobbler or sliced peaches with cream. While the day had its ups and downs, such as tending to my youngest Brittany's health woes, the smoothie did its job again and reminded me that I did pass the exams, despite the pain of it all. And puppy? He did OK, too, during his vet visit and is holding his own. I give thanks to his doctor and the power of smoothies.
Motto: You can make life's sour moments sweeter by taking a time out. Whipping up a smoothie with your favorite foods can help you cope while repeating the mantra, "This, too, shall pass."
– Cal Orey, M.A. is an author and journalist. Her books include "The Healing Powers" series (Vinegar, Olive Oil, Chocolate, Honey, and Coffee) published by Kensington. "The Healing Powers of Coffee" and "Animal Attraction: A Collection of Tales & Tails" will be released this summer. Her website is http://www.calorey.com.
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Its one thing to be a creative Jewish hostess, but its so amazing to me when talented Jewish women use their strengths to better the community and people in need.
I'm sure you remember Claudia Bildirici's Bento Box Passover Seder Table, but did I tell you that she is one of the founders of the famous Lottie's Kitchen in Israel? Learning from their mother's gracious hospitality and giving nature, Claudia, her sisters Linda Dayan, Susan Menashe, and Nina Cohen helped found Lottie's Kitchen in memory of their famous mom, Lottie Chalom a'h. Lottie was known for her great cooking and generous hospitality. What better way to memorialize Lottie Chalom than an organization that feeds the families of hospitalized patients in Israel? Read more about Lottie's Kitchen HERE in The Jewish Press.
Every summer, Claudia and her sisters host the most magnificent Lottie's Kitchen Day in Deal, N.J. Delicious kosher baked goods for sale, cooking demonstrations, kitchen gadgets for sale, and a delicious lunch that will really make your day one of the most enjoyable of the summer! You will know that I am not kidding when you see these pics from Lottie's Kitchen 2009. This year, Lottie's Kitchen will be held at Adele and Jeff Cohen's home on Elberon Avenue in Deal, New Jersey on July 7, 2011. Save the date! More info to come!
Claudia- thanks for sending in pics of another one of your holiday tables! We want your recipes also!!!! Marlene
"Marlene, first I must thank Josh for the flowers! I added shells to the flowers, being summer has almost started. I made a healthy,light, and parve lunch.
- Seitan kebabs recipe from Candle Cafe
- Rice tofu wraps with peanut dipping sauce from Susie Fishbein (use tofu instead of chicken)
- Mushroom/asparagus/endive
- Greek salad
I know you cannot post all pictures. so I guess pick the winning one! HAHA
Also please let your Jewish Hostess readers know that the new Trader Joes in NJ sells amazing pasta! Lemon pepper or basil garlic all OU parve!
They also carry fresh pizza dough whole wheat /pesto and reg for ……get this .99 !!!! Can u believe under a buck?!
Thanks again!!
Rice Tofu Wraps:
(Claudia-PLEASE invite me to your next holiday meal!!!)
Mushroom Asparagus Endive Salad:
Greek Salad:
Syrian Style Pickles:
(love the shells!!!)
A Perfect Lunch Buffet!!
Thanks for sharing, Claudia!!!
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The Youth Police Advisory Committee
The Ripon Youth Police Advisory Committee (YPAC) was created in 2013 by Chief of Police, Ed Ormonde, who recognized that teenagers are often overlooked as a source of insightful input regarding youth and law enforcement issues.
The primary function of the committee is to promote trust and understanding between the Ripon Police Department (RPD) and the youth of our community.
The committee meets nine times during the current school term. Each meeting is approximately 2 hours in length. The members are responsible for polling their peers before the meetings to gather relevant questions, issues, etc., to present at the meetings, and are to disseminate the information received at the meetings to peers and schoolmates.
The meetings and projects are designed to accomplish the following:
- Promote serious dialogue with Ripon area youth.
- Advise the Chief on current issues of importance concerning the youth.
- Communicate mutual concerns of the police department and youth.
- Unify our youth into a positive force for the good of the community.
- Establish broad-based support among youth for the police department.
- Encourage a crime-free lifestyle by incorporating law enforcement principles.
- Bring awareness to peers on crime related issues.
The mission of the Youth Police Advisory Committee (YPAC) is to provide advice to the Chief of Police so that policies, procedures, and programs that the Department implements can best service the citizens and youth in the Ripon community.
- To educate the members of the YPAC on current trends, issues, and procedures that are relevant to the police and youth.
- To gather teens from different schools and neighborhoods to develop their leadership skills and have them provide constructive opinions and advice to the Chief of Police to better guide the direction of Department policies and programs.
- For committee members to use their leadership roles and abilities to accomplish a group project to benefit a segment of the community.
|Chief of Police Ed Ormonde (209) 599-0259 gro.nopirfoyticnull@ednomroe
2016/17 YPAC Application
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I'm using ScummVM 1.8.1pre (Mar 7 2016 00:34:19) to play Zork The Grand Inquisitor for the first time since buying the disk yonks ago (never had a machine that would run it).
ScummVM is fantastic, but on my Raspberry Pi 3 there are a couple of significant issues...
1. Xbox 360 Joypad emulation of the mouse is very laggy on RetroPie 3.8. There's more on this here: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/667 ... control/12
2. I'm unable to pull up the menu bar (Resume/Load/Save/Options/Help/About/Return to Launcher/Quit) using the joypad controller. I can do this with Monkey Island.
It would be brilliant if these issues could be fixed, as I'm trying to make this set-up potentially accessible for a range of disabled users. I'll be pointing to GOG.com, but I need to get it all working first.
3. Huge ask, but a virtual keyboard for access via the mouse/joystick would be a huge boon for point and click games needing the occasional keyboard press for disabled users unable to access a standard keyboard.
I'm hoping to make a few key Scumm compatible games possible to play using a single switch for some of the most disabled gamers, so anything you can do to boost access with the 3 points above would be hugely appreciated.
Thanks for the amazing work you're sharing in keeping these games alive and available.
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Skip to comments.President Truman
Posted on 08/10/2010 9:48:43 PM PDT by slapshot
Pres Truman Thank you for the hard decisions that allowed my grandpa to live
I second that
Please elaborate.
Nevermind my request for elaboration if you meant his use of the bombs in Japan. He saved the USA from bankruptcy and ended the war by not being bullied by political correctness that haunts us today in our fighting wars.
My Dad turned 18 in January of 1945. Uncle Sam pulled him out of high school.(He never finished)They had him prepping for the invasion of Japan. Thank you Mr. Truman.
"Please elaborate."
Simple. Each island battle had been very costly in American lives.
More costly in Jap military lives, and native residents, such as Okinawa.
My Dad was healing at a Honolulu hospital, from a wound suffered landing and invading Okinawa.
He would have been among those Marines to land on Japan's main islands, were it not for the nuclear bombs.
Estimated casualties for Americans numbered in the hundreds of thousands; perhaps topping half a million.
Without the nuclear bombs the Japs would not surrender.
The two bombs saved many human lives—Americans plus Japanese.
And those two bombs may have averted wars that could have followed.
I consider Truman's tough decision correct, and an act of humanitarianism.
My uncle was in just about that same situation. My mother was 12 and even though he wasn't there to complete his senior year, they said he had enough credits and she was able to go up on the stage and get his diploma for him. She said she was sad at the time that they didn't know where he was or if he was ok, but she was so proud. Being 12 she was also a little embarrassed at all of the attention, clapping and cheering she (he) was getting and it is a day she will never forget.
I am not moved by pondering Japanese civilians deaths.
I am not moved by pondering German civilians deaths.
That is the result of war.
We are doing ourselves no favors, fretting over civilian death in our current wars.
Japanese, Germans and radical islam sought to inflict civillians' deaths.
Nanking, London bombing, Twin Towers.
We are justified to return fire on the enemy, military and civilians, until it is finished.
Japan and Germany have caused no further trouble; proof of the wisdom of winning decisively.
Oh, had Truman not made the decision that he did, the world would look much different, US and Japan would have spend millions in precious blood, and the bad feeling that would never have been healed.
People should take note of lessons history teaches.
Example: What drove Japan, and why would defeating Japan have been so 'expensive'?
I believe the answer is religious convictions ingrained in the culture.
Now think of Islam, and what we face today? Makes Japan look like a Sunday Picnic. Just an observation.
I agree with everything you said. I know this is just one story, but when I was in high school we had a Japanese exchange student down the road and we became friends. On Dec 7th she came up to me and apologized! I was caught a little off guard, only 15, and being my stupid high school self, I said "Don't worry we got you back later." We just kind of left it at that. Later, I told her that wasn't a very nice thing for me to have said. She said to me "well, it was true. My parents told me we (Japan) would have never surrendered without the Atom bomb. They were being told an invasion was immenant and civilians were also expected to fight." Her parent's families were also on the verge of starvation if the war went on, all resources went to the military. We kind of came to an agreement that the carnage left by the atomic bombs was the only possible decision Truman could have made.
My dad was on a ship headed toward mainland Japan for the ground invasion. He would have been one of the first ones off the boat.
I would never have been born.
Thanks Mr. Truman, indeed.
He told me many times over that I would not have been born if not for Truman and nuking the Japs..............
He was in prep for the invasion of Japan, I believed him..............
"Concur completely. My dad was in on the invasion of Guadalcanal, Guam, and Okinawa. He as a Navy Corpsman. That should say it all.
He told me many times over that I would not have been born if not for Truman and nuking the Japs..............
He was in prep for the invasion of Japan, I believed him.............."
My Dad was injured on Okinawa, and didn't talk much about war. It was my mother who explained that he would be headed to Japan, had an invasion been next.
He drove an amphibious tank, enlisted at age 17 and was out before his 20th birthday. A young WWII purple heart vet.
He talked about how proud he was to be a Marine, but not about war.
that I did
Nuff said
I have a feeling that HST would not approve of today's Dem party.
HST's failure to stop Communism is precisely the reason for the makeup of today's Dem party. At least he had the nerve to drop the bomb.
I was 11 years old, March 25,1945. I learned to like President Truman more and more as I grew to understand those times.
He was born in Missouri, and so was I.
I loved it when, after winning the election, he held up the headlines; "Dewey wins by a landslide."
We all loved his: "The buck stops here." He did not pass the buck.
Remember what he said to the pilot of Enola Gay? "If anyone asks who told you to drop the A-bomb?" "Tell them: I did."
History was made when asked, "Do you thing there should be a nation for Israel?" He answered, yes there should be!"
Yes we should all be thankful that Harry Truman was very decisive!
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Target-date funds were supposed to be the best thing since sliced bread when the 2006 Pension Protection Act popularized them as default investments in 401(k) plans.
But the sliced-bread investment innovation quickly turned investors into burnt toast just two short years later during the 2008 financial crisis, when the average 2010 target-date fund lost 25% — though such funds ostensibly envisioned a glide path to a retirement just two years away.
Because the Employee Retirement Income Security Act still hallows target-date funds as the most popular of the three safe options for use as qualified default investment alternatives — the other two being balanced funds and managed accounts — advisors who serve as plan fiduciaries need to know their ins and outs.
That is the rationale for the publication of a new book, Fiduciary Handbook for Understanding and Selecting Target Date Funds — due out in a week — by pension consultant Ron Surz, attorney John Lohr and ethicist Mark Mensack. (Surz is an occasional ThinkAdvisor contributor.)
Understanding the funds' assumed fiduciary status, their popularity with investors and the opportunities for advisors to earn fees, but all too aware of the potential for these funds to blow up investors' nest eggs again as they did in 2008, the authors endeavor to arm advisors with the ability to help clients and avoid unseen professional hazards.
For example, advisors may assume the government's imprimatur may serve as a shield against all legal threats, but the authors point out there have been 522 ERISA-related fiduciary breach cases since 2013.
Most of those have concerned excessive fees, but the authors want advisors to think through selection and monitoring issues that could potentially put them, plan sponsors and asset managers on the hook the next time there is a crisis.
And the authors are emphatic that the next crisis is a matter of when, not if.
"Sometime in the future there will be a market correction of the magnitude of a 2008 or even a 1929. Unless risk controls are tightened, especially near the target date, fiduciaries will be sued as a result of losses. It remains to be seen whether the litigation will impact fund companies or fiduciaries, or both," the authors write.
And that's the thing of it. The authors' core argument is that target-date funds are too risky, especially at the target date.
This is because the three mutual fund companies that dominate the target-date fund industry, T. Rowe Price, Fidelity, Vanguard — the book's chief villains — have risky levels of stock ownership at the target date.
Though they do not play a fiduciary role (as do employers and advisors) relative to the retirement plans that offer their products, the big fund companies are essentially driving the whole risky process — one that has swung far away from the period before the Pension Protection Act of 2006, when cash was the dominant investment default for investors approaching retirement.
In contrast, the Big 3 companies have end-date equity exposure averaging 55%.
And the crux of the fiduciary problem may not be the Big 3 — who, again, aren't fiduciaries. It's that advisors aren't researching and evaluating the Small 30 — the rest of the target-date fund universe available to plan participants.
"Choosing one of the Big 3 might be all right if competing TDFs were all inferior, but they are not. Most important, these Big 3 maintain the same equity exposure today at the target date as they had in the 2008 fiasco, setting the stage for a repeat calamity, this time much more devastating."
Surz, Lohr and Mensack's book is thus something of a cri-de-coeur beyond a mere technical explanation of "Duty of Care," "Establishing Selection Criteria," and "Benchmarks," to cite just three of the book's 10 chapters, commendably averaging just four pages of the book's slim 51-page total.
The authors do not think fund companies will change anything of their own volition.
"You alone can improve target-date funds," they write. "Nothing will change unless and until you set the objectives for TDFs and seek solutions that can meet those objectives."
The authors stress that fiduciaries may pay the price — financially, legally and ethically — for the less-than-exemplary state of the TDF industry.
"If you decide not to act, there could be a personal price to pay in the form of lawsuits. The duty of care requires that you protect the financially unsophisticated. It's like the duty to protect your young children," they write of the tens of millions of Americans whose retirement income security is at stake.


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Facebook, Twitter to be active starting July 1
The Tracy Unified School District has been working on a year-long plan to launch social media presences on sites such as Facebook and Twitter.
District spokeswoman Jessica Cardoza said nothing has been set up yet, but once it is up and running, the sites will offer a good way for the district to connect with the community.
The Modesto School District said Wednesday it has been active on Facebook since the beginning of the year, and plans to start a Twitter account, as well.
Stockton Unified officials said the district doesn't have any profiles up, but added, a plan is in progress.
School districts say the move to social media is crucial this day in age for disseminating information.
In March, Tracy school board trustees approved a social media policy and guidelines.
Cardoza said there have been social media sites listed as Tracy Unified's, but those are not legitimate or official.
Cardoza added, staff members are getting trained, as well.
District computers also have to be fixed so that employees can access social media websites from their work computers -- something they cannot currently do.
A group of Tracy High students told KCRA 3 they are in favor of the plan, saying social media sites are their preferred way to receive information, even moreso than e-mail.
Students said it's an innovative idea and they think it is "cool."


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Bronx Eats: Ecuadorian Bollon de Verde and More at Ricuras
Ricuras Panderia down on Watson Avenue is making a case for the growing diversity of quality Hispanic restaurants in the Bronx. Long the home of cuchifritos, the borough has recently seen the emergence of some excellent Mexican restaurants. Ricuras takes a step down into South America, leaping past Honduras and down to Ecuador.
Inside, an eye for aesthetics otherwise not found in the neighborhood is exhibited through warm colors, hanging lights, and thoughtful plating. Menus are tossed aside in favor of the sidewalk chalkboard with the day's offerings. Lunch appears to be a more standardized affair, with breakfast yielding a greater range of culinary opportunities. Breads are baked throughout the week and are kept on display under the cash register, but by midday they're nothing special.
Settle into your seat and owner Cosby—"like Bill," she says—will approach, ready to rattle off the day's options. (A little pressing is advised, as she won't always share the good stuff.) Look around and you'll see most patrons, some with batidas at their side, following the traditional mode of eating: a bowl of soup followed by a plate of rice with meat. It's a good strategy, but not one you to need to follow.
Fried foods are always a good launching point, and Ricuras delivers with made-to-order empanadas de verde ($2). The shells of these empanadas are made from a mix of boiled and raw green plantains.Stuffed with a fresh Ecudorian cheese similar to quesillo, these have a more eye-popping look: gradations of green and brown, with squiggly threads dancing across the surface. For New Yorkers raised on their heat-lamp suffering, corn-based cousins, these are a revelation: altogether more fresh, flavorful, and less greasy. Order a glass of mango or strawberry agua fresca ($3) for a light and refreshing break.
More exciting green plantain territory comes by way of the bollon de verde ($5, with pork, cheese, or both). Popular across borders, bollon are typically stuffed and then deep fried for a crisp exterior. Here, they look straight out of Little Big Planet: a hodgepodge of fried plantain, cilantro, chunks of pork, and cubes of cheese woven together. It's excellent in the most primal of ways, a combination of chewy and sometimes salty pork, soft cheese, and hearty plantains in a playful form that invokes glee with every bite.
The soups and rice platters looked promising, disappearing quickly, but the draw of ceviche ($10) proved too strong to resist. Available with shrimp or fish and served traditionally in the marinade, it comes packed with tomato, cilantro, and red onion. Chilies were notably absent, but supplemental heat can be added by way of fresh aji pepper. Cosby admitted to enjoying this version with a hefty squirt of ketchup. Though the flavor was satisfying, it verged on flat: the vegetables didn't shine through the blanket sourness.
Dessert, by way of humitas ($5), should be required. Often compared to tamales, humitas are distinguished by the use of fresh corn ground with a filling. Here they're made sweet through added sugar, and topped with thick strips of cheese. The occasional corn kernel can be found amidst the otherwise smooth and soft corn mash. When paired with the chewier cheese, it's a great bite.
For a taste of Latin food in a borough where most options are limited to the Northern hemisphere, Ricuras is a satisfying stop. A Yonkers resident of Mexican descent, Cosby and her husband purchased the restaurant from a local Ecudorian woman a year ago. While she readily admits this has caused some ethnic tensions, she insists they inherited the recipes as well. Customers don't seem to mind once their plates arrive as they relish in the flavors of home. Neither should you.
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HD 26 candidate Bush: Life's lessons taught and learned
EAGLE COUNTY, Colorado – When Diane Mitsch Bush heard that Colorado's new state House of Representatives District would be Eagle and Routt Counties, she decided to hit the gas.
"Two mountain counties! I have to go for that!" she said.
So far, the chase for the House District 26 seat has put more than 10,000 miles on her Prius. She started the trek with a 1999 Subaru, but soon retired that ancient road warrior.
Over thousands of miles she has met thousands of people. They reinforced what years of public service and 26 years as a university professor taught her.
"Coloradans are smart. Americans are smart. Get facts in front of them and they'll be able to understand it," she said.
She has spent much of her career in the social sciences, dissecting data. She can read data skeptically and see what isn't there, she said.
Since 2007 she has spent hours from January to May on the phone patiently explaining to legislators why they should vote for something and against something else.
She landed in this region like most of us. She moved to Steamboat Springs in 1976 so she could ski and write her Ph.D. thesis. That was a drought year, but she still skied 77 days and finished her thesis while recovering from knee surgery. She interviewed with Stanford for a faculty job but they were put off by her hip-to-foot plaster cast, so she didn't get the job.
Life works itself out, though. She started a cleaning business in Steamboat and skied deep powder all through 1977-78, a massive snow year.
She took a university faculty job in New Hampshire so she could ski, fell while rock climbing and should have suffered an untimely demise, but didn't.
She landed back in Colorado with Colorado State University because it was close to skiing, rock climbing mountain biking and about everything else she loves to do. She competed in the 1994 World Mountain Bike Championships in Vail.
Colorado Mountain College in Steamboat had grown enough that she joined their faculty.
She joined the board of a group that advocates for battered women, got herself appointed to the Routt County planning commission and started plugging political perspectives into the mathematical equations on which she had spent much of her professional life.
They told her one thing, above all others.
"People with a narrow political agenda tend to ignore the facts," she said. "They're too busy chest beating and they won't sit down and work toward solutions. You need some guts to do that."
She has started and run small businesses from retail to manufacturing, and says it taught her that the opposite of business is government.
The more customers a business has, the higher its revenue. The more customers a government has, the higher its costs.
The campaign trail has required some enlightening of the Body Politic. Lots of voters didn't know there was a House District 26, or that it's comprised of Eagle and Routt counties.
She's asked regularly why she's running against Millie Hamner, a Democrat who used to represent Eagle County. She's not, she explains as she begins another geography lesson. Hamner was reassigned to another district that no longer includes Eagle County.
"Eagle and Routt counties need someone who knows how to negotiate with Republican colleagues and Front Range colleagues, and that would be me," Bush said.
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Texas company faces violations in worker's heat-related death
OSHA says company failed to train workers on heat illness
A Texas-based company is facing violations after one of its workers died from extreme heat while doing construction work on the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville.
Officials of the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Symmetry Turf Installations LLC with two serious safety violations after they said the company failed to protect employees working in excessive heat.
"This tragedy underscores the need for employers to take proactive steps to keep workers safe in extreme heat," said John Hermanson, OSHA's regional administrator in Dallas. "If this employer had provided water, rest and shade, and had been familiar with the symptoms of heat stroke, this unfortunate incident could have been avoided."
Authorities said a forklift operator for the company died of complications from heat stroke while resurfacing the football practice field at the University of Arkansas campus in June.
Following an inspection, officials said OSHA's Little Rock-area office cited the Texas-based company under the agency's general duty clause, saying that it has failed to train workers to recognize the signs and symptoms of heat illness as well as on precautions to take when employees are working under such conditions.
Officials said the proposed fines total $5,040 and the company, which employs about 14 workers, has 15 days to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA's area director in Little Rock or contest the findings before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.


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As modern homes get smaller and smaller, we're seeing an increase in open plan living spaces. This means that the kitchen, living room and dining area are incorporated into one space, but before you freak out, consider how easily accessible everything will be. In this feature, we look at 20 open-plan kitchen ideas to inspire your home upgrade. You'll never want to think twice about simple living again.
Go for pale colours with matching wood for a seamless décor.
A light blue kitchen is inviting and elegant, pair it with a sliding glass door and create the illusion of space.
The kitchen featured here, is an essential part of the room with no division.
A dark and brooding tone can do wonders for a corner kitchen, ask an interior designer for the ideal décor to suit your living space.
The positive energy of this space is free and effective with the kitchen blending perfectly into its surroundings.
All-white cabinets hide the kitchen disappear from plain sight!
A simple non-load-bearing wall separates the modern glossy kitchen from the corridor, but the floor beautifully defines where one space ends and the next begins.
This fully fitted kitchen has been decorated in white with a simple pink splashback tying in with the accent sofa cushion
It's zany, zingy and attractive.
This kitchen is a bold colour choice, while the detail looks as though the mice had their way with it.
The lovely loft conversion is dynamic and elegant.
It may be tiny, but that doesn't make this kitchen any less amazing.
The narrow open plan kitchen is the perfect fit for this modern home.
The living space and kitchen is seamless and chic.
Wood cabins are always phenomenal with an open-plan layout, but it's the warmth and cosiness that makes it even more inviting.
This design is essential for a corner kitchen with attitude.
The sunken kitchen with its neutral wooden colour palette and modern element is an awesome addition to any home.
Consider a pale, open-plan space with a darker kitchen for an effective contrast.
You simply cannot go wrong with an all-white open-plan kitchen. What do you think about these: 6 smart space saving tips for those with small homes?