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American Horror Story: Asylum Watch: Episode 1 - Welcome to Briarcliff
By NIck Venable 4 years ago comments
Does anyone remember 2011? Thats the last time American Horror Story was on TV. I talk tons of shit about series that pump out the normal American excess of twenty episodes or more a season, but at least those shows dont ask fans to wait ten fricking months in between. But Im taking a lesson from Tupac, AHS. I aint mad at cha. I embrace your return, and am ever so thankful that this seasons premiere dwarfed last seasons pilot in almost every way. Maybe its because my expectations were fully formed this go around. Whatever the reason, its good to have horror on TV without any vampires or Dexters ghost dad to deal with. Welcome to Asylum. We hope you despise your stay.
All monsters are human.
These words, spoken with conviction by Jessica Langes spicier-than-ghost-peppers Sister Jude, seem to antithesize the actual goings-on in and around Briarcliff Manor, a notorious tuberculosis ward turned insane asylum. It was the setting for 46,000 deaths between its opening in 1908 and the Catholic Church buyout in 1962, when It gained its No Way Out reputation. This is exactly the kind of multi-layered setting one would assume Murphy and Falchuk would explore after taking on the haunted house sub-genre in the first season. Its huge, full of dark corners, and is able to house an enormous cast of characters.
Before getting to the central 1964 timeline, we follow sex-crazed newlyweds Leo (Adam Levine) and Teresa (Jenna Dewan) on the twelfth and last stop of their Haunted Honeymoon Tour, self-perpetuated because Mommy is a horror freak. Sexually repressed nuns and nymphomaniacs can wait. This couple wants to sex up all of the decrepitude of this seemingly abandoned asylum, complete with creepy religious paraphernalia strung up outside. Some sex talk and sexy pictures later, and Leo straps Teresa down, faking electro-shock therapy before they get down to the kind of business where Ready for your injection? reads as erotic dialogue. Theyre stopped by a noise, perhaps the unspectacularly-named Bloody Face, coming from behind a heavy door with a slide window. Using his cell phones video camera, Leo sticks his hand through the window and records the darkness, all while Teresa starts going down on him. Of course, a boogey monster quickly appears and rips his arm off almost at the shoulder, turning him into a screaming bloody mess. Teresa hysterically runs around trying to find an exit that may lead to help. Smash to the jump-cut clue-filled opening credits, crammed with religious statues, nuns riding patients, and crab-walking up staircases.
Mental illness is the fashionable explanation for sin.
Flashback to 1964. Kit Walker (Evan Peters), a gas station attendant, arrives home after work for some tighty-whitey tossing coitus with his wife Alma (Britne Oldford). Due to it being bi-racial, I assume, their marriage is kept secret from their parents. Afterward, as Alma makes Kits dinner, radio static and blinding lights take over the room. Temporarily assuming its harassment, Kit finds his theory disproved by the loud crashes and destruction of everything in the house just before he and a few other items are sucked up to the ceiling. Tractor beam, you say? Apparently so, as proven by flashy snippets of Kit strapped down in a white room while skinny green things push into his backside. This is the point when millions of Americans trust wavered as they arched an eyebrow and screamed, Seriously?!? The truth is out there, people.
Finally, we get to Briarcliff proper, as reporter Lana Winters (Sarah Paulson) arrives under the guise of writing about the asylums bakery, made semi-famous from Sister Judes molasses bread. Lets meet some characters here. Sister Mary Eunice (Lily Rabe) takes Lana to Sister Jude, though not before running into the scary, baby killing, buck-toothed lady that Ill refer to has Hairy Krishna. (She shows up in the This Season On previews, so I hope shes one of the regulars.) Jude is playing barber to Shelley (Chloe Sevigny), the resident nymphomaniac. Jude is a no-nonsense nun, guided by her three Ps: productivity, prayer, and purification. She stands behind the visionary leadership of Monsignor Timothy Howard (Joseph Fiennes), and rails against the science-based treatments of Dr. Arthur Arden (James Cromwell), who will most assuredly become a mad scientist by the time this is done. Trepanation with your coffee, anyone?
Lanas real intentions are soon discovered, as she is overly interested in the arrival of the previously mentioned Bloody Face, accused of skinning his victims and making masks from the skin. Turns out, this maniac is Kit Walker, though he professes his innocence over and over, even as hes whipped. (I wonder who these other victims are.) After being in the general population of the asylum for all of two minutes, Kit gets hit on by Shelley and gets hit in the face by someone else, a fight that gets him thrown into a straitjacket in solitary. A kind soul, Grace (Lizzie Brocheré), brings him a plate of food and allows him a drag of her cigarette. Shes accused of chopping up her family, but she also claims innocence.
Dr. Arden becomes Kits reverse savior, taking him out of solitary confinement, only to strap him to another table, causing flashes of his abduction to flourish. Arden believes the devil resides in the brain, not in hell, and has shelves of jarred brains to prove it. He finds a solid bulge on the side of Kits neck, too hard to be a tumor. He cuts Kit open with a scalpel, as was done by his green captors, and finds a black insect looking thing that sprouts legs. It almost looked like a computer chip of some kind. Alien spyware?
Back in Lanas world, she and her lesbian partner/elementary science teacher Wendy (Clea DuVall) talk theories and agree that Lana should go back to investigate the asylum further, which she does, in the dead of night. In what will certainly be one of this seasons mysteries, she stumbles upon Mary Eunice leaving two buckets of food out in the middle of the woods, near whats referred to as the death chute, where all the TB victims of old were carted out. What kinds of creatures are out there?
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This is despite a less-than successful launch in the US – it is described as "the failed US PCTV project" by worldtvpc.com – for the service that provides Web video as a television app ("The web is now a channel," according to Google).
"We seek to support the content industry by providing an open platform for the next generation of TV to evolve, the same way Android is an open platform for the next generation of mobile," Schmidt said. "We expect Google TV to launch in Europe early next year, and of course the U.K. will be among the top priorities."
CNet's Edward Moyer writes:
The product has struggled since its launch in the U.S., in part because major broadcasters are suspicious of Google's intentions and have blocked access to their programming. The history of TV is filled with entities that made a killing after finding a new way to distribute content and refusing to fairly compensate the content makers, industry sources told CNET's Greg Sandoval late last year. The industry fears Google could become yet another example. And the fact that the company has remained mum on how it plans to profit from Google TV has done little to assuage those concerns.


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Join fellow </Color of Tech> members for a Holiday Party at Tap & Parlour [masked]th St NW, Washington, DC), Thursday, December 15th 6:30pm-9:30pm.
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1- </DONATE> All guests are encouraged to donate (2) non perishable items upon entry. These donations will be delivered to the Capital Area Foodbank to feed families during the holiday season.
2- </ENJOY>: Grab Dinner with the </Color of Tech> family! Check out the Tap & Parlour menu - (http://tapandparlour.blogspot.com/p/tasty-vittles.html). Drink and Dinner Specials will be provided.
3- </SUPPORT THE NEWME COMMUNITY>: December 15th marks the nationwide NewME Community Meet-up. Encouraging under-represented minorities in the technology industry to generate platforms for open dialogue and a supportive community </Color of Tech> will stand in support of this nationwide effort. For more information on NewMe Community visit (http://www.meetup.com/NewME-Community/DMV/).
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text: eric writes: > > I'd like to say yes -- and it should be possible. However, there are > implications for the testing framework. In the past when we deleted misc in > __init__.py after all its stuff was imported, the testing frame work failed to > find the test suites for misc -- and died a premature death. This probably can > be addressed, but not sure how at the moment. > Ok will look into this. > > At the moment there are 300 definitions in scipy. > > There does need to be some more thought put into what is put in the top level. > I think it is necessarily a large number of functions, but we could certainly > trim some fat if it is found. > > I've often wished that there was a "magic variable" in modules that one could > define to omit names from the name-completion tools in GUI's. There is the __all__ directive in recent pythons, which allows you to specify, which names should be exported from a module. Haven't tested this at the command prompt, will also do this and report back. __Janko


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|Accident near Old Highway 6 turn-off sends one to hospital
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Personnel from Imperial EMS, the Imperial Volunteer Fire Dept. and Chase County Sheriff's Office responded to an accident Friday morning when a vehicle turned too soon and ran into a semi-trailer before it had passed at the Old Highway 6 turn-off. (Imperial Republican Photo)
By Jan Schultz
The Imperial Republican
Emergency personnel sped to the scene of what could have been a tragic accident Friday about 11:30 a.m. MT near the Old Highway 6 turn-off east of Imperial.
However, one driver escaped with just some bruising and the other was unhurt in the accident that closed the highway temporarily.
A 1996 Buick Park Avenue driven by Delores Fortkamp, 67, of rural Wauneta was eastbound on U.S. Highway 6.
Her blinker was on to turn left at the Old Highway 6 turn-off, as she met a 1994 Peterbilt semi with a tanker trailer owned by Frenchman Valley Coop, traveling west. Dave Harmon, 57, of Imperial was operating the semi-trailer.
Chief Deputy Mike Dukes said Fortkamp turned too soon before the semi had passed and her vehicle collided with the right front axle of the trailer, impacting the car's right front side.
The collision severed the airlines to the trailer and the brakes locked up, Dukes said. That sent the semi-trailer into the ditch on the north, but Harmon was able to pull it back onto the highway and stop safely, taking out a road sign on the way.
Dukes said it was lucky that Harmon had unloaded the trailer prior to the accident, or it might have traveled over the top of the car.
Due to the impact, Fortkamp's driver's side door was damaged and wouldn't open. She was conscious throughout the ordeal, as emergency personnel worked to get her out.
She was transported by Imperial EMS to Chase County Community Hospital, where she was treated and released later that day.
Dukes said she sustained some major bruises but otherwise was unhurt. Harmon reported no injuries.
The Fortkamp car was a total loss, and the semi-trailer sustained an estimated $10,000 in damage to the trailer, Dukes said.
The highway was closed for about 40 minutes as emergency personnel worked to remove Fortkamp from the vehicle, and as the wreckage was hauled off from the middle of the highway.
Traffic on the east side of the accident was rerouted onto the rural road to the north. Most of the traffic on the west waited for the highway to reopen, or had the opportunity to be rerouted if necessary, Dukes said.
Fortkamp was issued a citation for failure to yield the right-of-way.


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The easiest way to avoid consuming too much sodium is to choose fresh, whole foods that are as close to their natural state as possible, says Steve G. Aldana, Ph.D., who is professor of health and human performance at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. The reason: Although small amounts of sodium are naturally found in whole foods, they are infinitesimal compared to the amounts found in many processed foods. That doesn't mean you have to forgo convenience in the kitchen, however. Many canned vegetables are available in sodium-free or reduced-sodium versions.
Independent of sodium intake, fruit and vegetable consumption also has a positive effect on blood pressure. A diet that is rich in whole, unprocessed foods provides a healthy balance of fiber, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. "The closer we get to foods in their natural forms, the better," Aldana says.
Another mineral that plays a key role in a low-sodium diet is potassium. Found in substantial levels in root vegetables, leafy greens, and fruits, potassium helps balance the effects of sodium in the body. In fact, when the USDA lowered the dietary guidelines for sodium, it raised the recommendations for potassium-from 3,500 to 4,700mg per day, a figure most of us miss. (Average potassium intakes for women hover between 2,100 to 2,300mg, while men consume between 2,900 and 3,200mg.) In a review of 33 clinical trials, researchers from Tulane University Health Science Center in New Orleans found that increasing intake of potassium-rich foods may lower systolic blood pressure by an average of 3 points and diastolic by 2 points.
Sensitive Subject
Some of us are physiologically sensitive to salt, and thus respond better and faster to a reduction in sodium intake. "Salt-sensitive people will experience a greater reduction in blood pressure than salt-resistant people," Linn says.
Researchers estimate that 10 to 25 percent of the population may be salt-sensitive. Among those with diagnosed hypertension, the number rises to 60 percent.
For now, there's no way to test for salt sensitivity; the best indication may be heredity. To learn more about a possible genetic connection to salt sensitivity, Di Rienzo tested more than 1,000 people from 52 ethnic groups and discovered a variation in a salt-regulating gene called cyp3a5. The gene was most common in natives of sub-Saharan Africa. As the distance from the equator increased, so did subjects' likelihood of a mutation in the gene that causes salt to be retained.
However, experts warn this discovery shouldn't provide license to load up on salt if you aren't sodium sensitive. "While certain traits may tip us off as to who faces the greatest risk from too much dietary sodium, it's difficult to predict who can get away with excess consumption," says Tedd Mitchell, M.D., medical director for the Cooper Wellness Program at the Aerobics Center in Dallas, Texas.
Other factors, such as age, also play a role. Systolic blood pressure rises an average of four points per decade of life naturally, so all adults should reduce the amount of sodium they consume as they age-regardless of sensitivity levels, Linn says. For people over 50, the 2005 Dietary Guidelines recommend an upper limit of 1,500mg sodium per day. For those over 70, the daily limit drops to 1,200mg. Simply controlling for the natural rise in blood pressure that occurs over a lifetime could have far-reaching effects.
Sources: USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Peggy J. Noonan is a health and nutrition writer in Denver, Colorado.


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I have an 18ft walk thru Critchfield bay boat with a windshield that I bought from H&H Marine in Houma in 2000. I have a Johnson 115 Ocean Runner on it. These boats were originally made in Florida, the last of the so-called fan tail boats made during the 70's such as Spartan, Fantail, Saber, etc. Critchfield molds were bought by Huey Bell who used to run B.R. Boat Service in Baton Rouge and he bought the molds and set up shop in French Settlement. He made them in center console and walk thru models. Only a handful of dealers carried them when I bought mine, don't know if they are still made. They are rugged boats basically made one at a time, however the decks, console,transom are wood covered fiberglass, not solid fiberglass. So, the boat is inexpensive but basic, no frills. Can't be left out in the weather. No fantails anymore, they are regular transoms. Mine has a front & rear casting deck. The windshields protect from spray, rain, cold wind. Plus I had a canopy made that snaps to the windshiled for a snug ride in bad weather. A bimini top lets wind and rain through.
That's what I like about the boat I am looking at---it looks like a fishing boat! Not too many bells and whistles and I'm not really looking for all of those extras anyway. How does your boat ride?? Are you overall satified with it??
After looking at a video on the construction of one I think the use of wood in it won't even be a factor.
Seen em',,, like the looks,,, but can't offer any 'owner' type advise,,, but offer one opinion on wood used in a boat...
There is nothing wrong with having wood used properly in manufactering a hull. As long as the wood is sealed properly, there should be no problems with the hull for years to come..... the ONLY catch to the wood thing, is you HAVE to respect the fact there is wood used and maintain the boat accordingly. Stored right and bow elevated, so that water can not stand freely in the boat and it will last. Although I may not buy a used hull knowing there is wood in it, I would not hesitate buying new, as then I would know how I needed to care for the hull properly.
Are the Critchfields still made in French Settlement ?
I have an 18' and love it. Had some trouble with trailer called the man who make the boat help me out with no problem. If you have an question about the boat let me know. Also they is one just like mine for sale down string bridge road in St. Amant. Dont know what they or asking.
Was just wondering if you had any problems with backwash when coming to a stop?? The person I spoke to said because of the location of the fuel tank towards the center of the boat there isn't a problem with that.
No problem as long as you don't stop fast. I always ease off full throttle.


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BOSTON After a number of high-profile Republicans said they won't run in the special U.S. Senate election — including former Sen. Scott Brown, former Gov. William Weld and Mitt Romney son Tagg — a GOP candidate is likely to announce a run Tuesday.
State Rep. Daniel Winslow, of Norfolk, has scheduled a news conference Tuesday to announce his intentions, and The Boston Globe reports he'll announce he's "in."
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just to confirm what klug said!
yesterday i updated from 5.04 to 5.016 and everything went smoothly
i had to do ./install.sh twice:
- the first run mysql stopped after the database integrity checks, correcting left-over errors - the second run went straight to the successful end, SAYING TO HAVE RENEWED ssl-certificate )
all looked fine the whole day
this morning no web-access, and the symptoms described in this thread.
recreating the certificate ( see below ) solved the problem
Administration Console and CLI Certificate Tools - Zimbra :: Wiki
Single-Node Self-Signed Certificate
1. Begin by generating a new Certificate Authority (CA).
zmcertmgr createca -new
2. Then generate a certificate signed by the CA that expires in 365 days.
zmcertmgr createcrt -new -days 365
3. Next deploy the certificate.
zmcertmgr deploycrt self
4. To finish, verify the certificate was deployed to all the services.
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Goldman Admits Market 40% Overvalued, Economy Slowing, So... Time To Boost The S&P Target To 2050 From 1900
One has to give it to Goldman Sachs: the bank which until a few years ago just couldn't lose a penny, is about to report earnings which will, even if they beat Wall Street's estimate, be an embarrassment to the bank that openly used to run the world until very recently. The reason, aside from the moribund economy, is that trading volumes have plummeted at an unprecedented pace as i) nobody trusts the centrally-planned capital markets any more and ii) valuations are, despite what permbulls can say on TV stations with record low viewership, so ridiculous few if any would actually go long here.
But the one area what Goldman has retained its swagger is its muppet-crushing talents. Because while Tom Stolper may have left the bank, much to the sorrow of FX traders everywhere, the bank is still second to none when it comes up to fabricating ridiculous narratives that are simply meant to baffle with bullshit what few clients Goldman has remaining, and hopefully, Corzine their money in the process.
Case in point: while Jan Hatzius once again declared the arrival of the above-trend growth for the US economy just as everyone else slashed their GDP forecasts for the year (it won't be the first time - he did the same just after Tim Geithner's idiotic "Welcome to the Recovery" oped, which lasted all of 3 months before Goldman recanted), Goldman lowered its year-end yield forecast by 25 bps to 3.0%. So.... a stronger economy that is getting weaker on a terminal basis? Brilliant.
But that's nothing. One has to read today's piece from Goldman's David Kostin to realize just how ridiculous Goldman's attempts to spin what has become a total farcial fraud of a market (just one word here: CYNK), and a completely broken economy (remember the business cycle and recessions in the day before ZIRP and QE? good times...) to realize just how far beyond the pale everything is.
Recall that it was David Kostin who in January admitted that "The S&P500 Is Now Overvalued By Almost Any Measure." It was then when the Goldman chief strategist admitted there was only 3% upside to the bank's year end target of 1900. Well, that hasn't changed. In his latest note Kostin says that "S&P 500 now trades at 16.1x forward 12-month consensus EPS and 16.5x our top-down forecast... the only time S&P 500 traded at a higher multiple than today was during the 1997-2000 Tech bubble when margins were 25% (250 bp) lower than today. S&P 500 also trades at high EV/sales and EV/EBITDA multiples relative to history. The cyclically-adjusted P/E ratio suggests S&P 500 is now 30%-45% overvalued compared with the average since 1928."
In other words, rarely has the market been more overvalued. So at least that much of the Goldman plotline is still valid.
Furthermore, as Kostin says, "Goldman Sachs fixed-income strategists recently lowered their year-end 2014 bond yield forecast by 25 bp to 3.0%." One doesn't have to be a rocket scientist to know that yield forecasts don't go down when the economic forecast is improving. Quite the contrary. And here is where the first break in logic appears: "The improving macro data prompted our US economists to pull forward their projection for the first hike in the federal funds rate to 3Q 2015 from 1Q 2016." Yes, apparently it also prompted them to cut their 10 Year yield forecasts.
But where everything just goes full retard is here: "we lift our year-end 2014 S&P 500 price target to 2050 (from 1900) and 12-month target to 2075, reflecting prospective returns of 4% and 6%, respectively."
Wait, what???
So Goldman admits the market is up to 45% overvalued and that the economy is slowing down, thus cutting its yield expectations, and this leads to a... 150 boost in the firm's S&P500 year end target?
Clearly, this is idiocy. What's worse, is that this is merely goalseeked idiocy as Goldman realizes none of its valuation metrivs matter in a broken, centrally-planned market and all that matters is the endless liquidity infusion from the central bank cartel. But what is worst, is that Goldman is fully aware this kind of "forecast" will merely lead to riotous laughter with any of the "smart money." Thus the fact that Goldman Sachs no longer cares about that reaction, and thus, its reputation, is the most troubling of all...
Here is the weekend humor from David Kostin. First, the summary:
US equities soared 42% during the past 18 months but the stellar return borrowed heavily from the future. History shows S&P 500 rallies and the P/E multiple expands during the year prior to the start of a tightening cycle. But after tightening begins, the multiple contracts and the index typically delivers only modest returns. Incorporating our lower 10-year US Treasury yield forecast with other valuation approaches, we lift our year-end 2014 S&P 500 price target to 2050 (from 1900) and 12-month target to 2075, reflecting prospective returns of 4% and 6%, respectively. Our year-end 2015 and 2016 targets remain unchanged at 2100 and 2200.
And the full breakdown in which one can almost feel Kostin's humiliation at having to pen such moronic drivel.
The bulk of the 7% S&P 500 YTD return stems from earnings growth. Multiple expansion has contributed only a small share of the 2014 return. In contrast, P/E expansion powered nearly three-quarters of the full-year 2013 return of 32% while EPS growth generated a small share of the price gain.
Looking ahead, our top-down EPS estimates of $116 in 2014 and $125 in 2015 represent annual growth of 8%. Bottom-up consensus EPS growth is exactly in-line with our 2014 forecast. However, analysts expect 12% growth in 2015, which is 400 bp above our expectation.
S&P 500 now trades at 16.1x forward 12-month consensus EPS and 16.5x our top-down forecast. Note the current high P/E multiple coincides with record high profit margins that have remained static near 8.9% since 2011. In fact, the only time S&P 500 traded at a higher multiple than today was during the 1997-2000 Tech bubble when margins were 25% (250 bp) lower than today. S&P 500 also trades at high EV/sales and EV/EBITDA multiples relative to history. The cyclically-adjusted P/E ratio suggests S&P 500 is now 30%-45% overvalued compared with the average since 1928.
However, viewed in relation to bond yields, the US equity market still appears attractively valued. The classic interpretation of the Fed model closes the gap between the forward earnings yield and bond yield to the long-term average spread. Goldman Sachs fixed-income strategists recently lowered their year-end 2014 bond yield forecast by 25 bp to 3.0%. If the yield gap converges from the current 370 bp to 300 bp by year-end 2014 (midpoint between the trailing 10- and 20-year averages) the Fed Model would imply a year-end 2014 S&P 500 fair-value of 2080, roughly 5% above the current level. It also implies a stable P/E multiple of 16.0x (see Exhibit 1).
Oh, the Fed model... Right. The same "model" which says that if there is a deflationary collapse, and 10 Years trade negative, then S&P should hit +infinity. No really. Look at the bottom left square: apparently all it takes for the S&P500 to hit 3,560 is for the 10 Year to trade at 2.0%. One can't make this up!
Incorporating our lower 10-year US Treasury yield forecast with other valuation approaches, we lift our year-end 2014 S&P 500 price target to 2050 (from 1900) and 12-month target to 2075 reflecting prospective price returns of 4% and 6%, respectively. Our year-end 2015 and 2016 targets remain unchanged at 2100 and 2200, respectively.
US equities soared 42% during the past 18 months but the stellar return borrowed heavily from the future. We expect the equity rally will continue, but the trajectory will be shallow. Domestic economic growth is accelerating, and earnings will continue to rise, but further P/E multiple expansion is unlikely given our and the market's expectation for a Fed hike within 12 months. The improving macro data prompted our US economists to pull forward their projection for the first hike in the federal funds rate to 3Q 2015 from 1Q 2016 (see US Views: An Earlier Hike, July 6, 2014).
History shows the S&P 500 rallies and the P/E expands during the year prior to the start of a tightening cycle. But after tightening begins, the P/E multiple contracts and the index typically delivers only modest returns.
Our forecast S&P 500 next-12-month return of 6% is similar to the historical example leading up to previous "first hikes." S&P 500 posted an average return of 17% during the 12 months prior to the three previous Fed hikes in 1994, 1999, and 2004. Excluding Tech, the average return was 12% and the median S&P 500 stock rose by 13% (see Exhibits 2 and 3).
Historical experience supports cyclical sector positioning. Information Technology is the only sector that outperformed the S&P 500 in advance of each of the three recent tightening cycles, although its historical average return is inflated because the second episode coincided with the Tech bubble. Materials and Industrials outperformed preceding two of the three examined hikes, while defensive Health Care, Consumer Staples and Utilities sectors underperformed in all three episodes. Consumer Discretionary historically has not posted strong returns prior to hikes but we expect the sector will outperform this time as the labor market continues to improve.
It wouldn't be Goldman, of course, if the firm's clients didn't lose money. So putting all of Kostin's brilliance to the P&L, led to this:
We close our recommendation to buy Russell 1000 Growth vs. Value. The trade returned 300 bp from initiation in November 2013 through February 2014, but suffered as investors fled high growth and momentum stocks in late 1Q. In total the trade returned -50 bp (11.6% vs. 12.1%). Growth stocks typically outperform when economic growth slows, which is contrary to our expectation in 2H 2014. Our Growth factor has also posted unremarkable returns prior to the start of previous rate hiking cycles.
So a loss. But don't Goldman has another reco. Buy crap. Seriously.
We expect "low valuation" stocks will outperform ahead of next year's tightening. Exhibit 5 lists the 50 S&P 500 firms across all ten sectors with the lowest valuation. "Low quality" stocks should also outperform as the economy improves. Our Micro Equity Factors indicate stocks with weak balance sheets, low returns on capital, low margins, and high volatility have outpaced their "high quality" peers since early 2013. In 2H 2014, we recommend investors buy a portfolio of S&P 500 stocks with weak balance sheets (Bloomberg: GSTHWBAL Index) vs. strong balance sheet peers (GSTHSBAL). The long/short strategy generated a 50% return during the past 24 months. We recently rebalanced both of these sector-neutral 50-stock baskets (see US Weekly Kickstart, May 16, 2014).
Which is ironic, because that is precisely the trade we said to put on... about 24 months ago when we said the only way to make money in this farce of a market was to go long the most worthless names. Thanks Goldman for finally catching up to us.
And to think people accuse us of being permabearish.
In sum, after reading such garbage, it is impossible not to feel bad for Wall Street's best paid "strategists" (and certainly those working for the bank that formerly controlled the world): if they have to resort to writing such bullshit, then the end must truly be nigh.
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Lloyd Blankfein needs to tour Auschwitz-Birkenau instead of Club Med to get his thoughts back into perspective regarding the middle class of America.
"To da Moon, Alice... to da Moon!"
We have been living in bizarro world for so long that this is starting to make perfect sense
bizarro world for so long that this is starting to make perfect sense.
That's the idea. The Federal Reserve banksters believe if they can hold this sham together long enough it becomes the new normal.
and it COULD work perfectly and become the new normal, except for, you know, MATHS
Treat Goldman Just like Dennis Fartman. Listen to what they say, and then take the opposite side of the trade. Money every time baby !
The key to growing the economy is supporting the Middle Class. The Middle Class make the world go round. They are highliy educated, progressive and occuppy all of the professional and management positions in the corporate world. They the most intelligent and politically versed people in the entire world, and their success is pivotal to the global economy. Only the democrats understand this.
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For decades the liberal class was a defense against the worst excesses of power. But the pillars of the liberal class— the press, universities, the labor movement, the Democratic Party, and liberal religious institutions—have collapsed. In its absence, the poor, the working class, and even the middle class no longer have a champion.
Liberal institutions, including the New York Times, who have distorted their basic beliefs in order to support unfettered capitalism, the national security state, globalization, and staggering income inequalities. – Chris hedges
It's obvious that you don't get it… I just wonder why?
You fudged up.
Liberal 'institutions' like NYT never had any 'basic beliefs'. Certainly not championing the poor.
But at least you get that the people don't CURRENTLY have any liberal champions.
Would care to enlighten us for which institution on the 'Right' care for the poor?
Lifted their target. Bunch of wusses.
the overvalued Economy is slowing? no shit..
Kermit, Zoltar, and the crazy Hitler!
A Trifecta!
Go, ZH!
We want the deer!
Well, dammit, it's time for my favorite ZH exclamation: "Run, men, we drilled too deep! She's gonna blow!"
Where is the deer?
Anyone been to a clothing store this weekend? Foot traffic down, sales almost non-existent and revenues plunging despite all sorts of marketing Gimmicks [cash-backs, discounts, reward points, BOGOs, etc] ... not to mention zilch profits. I expect July retail numbers to be a Bloodbath.
I guess it's all part of another "Summer of Rekovery."
I live in a city of about 80k on Lake Michigan. I took a walk with a gf of mine through downtown last night between about 10pm to 12 am. This is a Friday night in the middle of boating season and it was actually somewhat warm.
Both of us were in shock observing how dead it was. Most bars had about 6 customers. A outdoor bar on the biggest marina had about 12 but was a quiet as a library. A beach bar on the river by another marina only had the owner and a band that had no one to play to. The new big sports bar had the doors locked and was cleaning up by 11:30.
Being a former restaurant/bar owner I honestly can't figure out how they stay in business.
I know of several people that were fed up with Chicago and Illinois. Those people moved their residence and business address to Dallas Texas. Now their taxes and cost of living is quite a bit lower.
Texas is where businesses are moving to.
The librtards in CA and IL are crushing people with their taxes, fees, tolls amd added costs.
I have been planning on moving somewhere else for a couple of years. I can't take this much longer.
If I go out on a weeknight I honestly feel like Will Smith in "I am Legend"
Only difference is my dog is still alive and I don't talk to mannequins. Well, not yet
Mr. Pink, Just curious, you obviously don't live in Illinois. So, is it Wisconsin, Indiana, or Michigan?
Wisconsin. Near Illinois. In a booming ghost town
Sounds like Racine, not exactly the nicest place from what I've heard.
Pretty much a pee pee soaked heck hole
I have a number of friends who live in Wisconsin. I spent a fair amount of time up by the Apostle Islands. Beautiful state, not so much from a tax perspective or winter weather wise.
Mr. Pink...
What you 'we' have witnessed in the past was a mirage. It was growing debt. Now it's over. I mean, there are the central banks around the world feeding the fantasy, of course. However, not going to everyone, because of too many people. But they are trying to keep the party 'illusion' going.
But, if you think it's bad now, I would suggest you read about the "Roaring 1920's". And the US is in much worse shape now, resource speaking. And with about 200 million more people.
Your mindset on the past shows, at least to me, that you're unprepared and that you don't understand what's happening.
I'm unprepared??? No one has been paying more attention to this train wreck than I have. In my opinion the collapse is long overdue
I don't mean to pile on Mr. Pink but i feel like you don't have enough silver purchased at $40.
Good one. Lucky for me I have a lot more that I purchased at $0
That makes one of us.
Mr. Pink... you said:"Most bars had about 6 customers. A outdoor bar on the biggest marina had about 12... Being a former restaurant/bar owner I honestly can't figure out how they stay in business. Depressing."
At the next thread: "In my opinion the collapse is long overdue."
So Mr. Pink, if you were depressed witnessing few people at those bars, let's try imagining when they all collapse—close down.
And, there's no way to earn income on the other side of this collapse.
How will silver help you? And Fonz, too? Not that I want to pile on Fonz, either.
Note: I think you should keep your silver, for sure. But keep buying silver? I question that—illusion.
I for one think the collapse, while painful for most, won't thrust the country into a "Road Warrior" scenario.
So, how exactly are you preparing, old wise one? and since you seem to know so much, when exactly do we go full mad max?
Mr. Pink... "...since you seem to know so much, when exactly do we go full mad max?
LOL! Anyway, it's a fair question.
If there are NO nuclear wars on the West, I give a 50% chance around 2027. And it goes to 90% at the beginnings of 2030's. I am basing this opinion on this book and this book.
However, I give an 80% chance that the next atomic bomb will be used by 2025. Most likely in Pakistan, India, or Iran.
A think when China goes down, it breaks into civil war; US won't be a safe place to be. Russia, either.
Mr. Pink: "...So, how exactly are you preparing, old wise one?"
US and dollar, for now. I believe in deflation, first. Actually, collapse. Life will change dramatically. Life will get really simple. Most people won't have jobs. However, then comes the shortages. And the US won't look so good, I am afraid. Americans don't know how to live with little. And without growth.
This Titanic hit the iceberg already, Mr. Pink. Unfortunately, I can't see the water to let you know how much time we have.
But, I am looking for lifesavers. I would suggest you do the same.
Out of the getting pan into the fire. Slaves in Dallas all work indoors...there is zero nature...but taxes are low and the air, water and soil are clean. Right?
Down arrow? Obviously someone who knows nothing about property taxes in Illinois - they are astronomical. Or else some fluffer for the Chicago Cartel.
guess it is different other places
yesterday i was in maple grove minnesota and all the stores were packed....
whole foods, williams sonoma, trader joes... etc.
I don't see any depression or recession...
lots of wealthy ppl in this world...
but yes then again on the other side of the spectrum there are many living paycheck to paycheck and can't spend much..
Loki you re lucky to still HAVE menswear shops in yr area !
We in UK said goodbye to mens outfitters about five years ago .
Now you re either a millionaire and have all your clothes made e g suits at sterling 1500 up -- or you go to a superstore called Primark which sells ill fitting clothes at cheapo prices for the masses . And if you are bigger than XXL SIZE tough titty ....either buy a pair of elasticated waist tracksuit bottoms or go naked.
Oh, I can't let that go by.
There are still numerous tailors' shops in the City of London or on Jermyn Street who will sell you a decent suit for £250-500 or so (plus alterations). Even on Savile Row you can buy something off the rack for much less than £1500; in fact, the venerable Gieves and Hawkes are having a sale at the moment. (Bigger-than-XXL sizes may be hard to find off the rack, though.)
If you do need to have something made, it's true that a fully bespoke suit is likely to cost far more than £1500 -- but made to measure is much more reasonable, and there are sales as well. It's worth shopping around.
There really is no reason to resort to Primark, let alone a tracksuit. I'm sorry, but even Chuck Norris doesn't look good in a tracksuit.
These guys get paid millions of dollars a year to state the obvious, after the fact.
All you need to know is that as long as the Fed keeps rates at zero and/or prints money, the market will rise faster than EPS growth. Keep it up for too long and it will get overpriced.
Six years and running is probably too long.
Bank talk is bullshit speak.
Send this guy a nail gun.
Looks like even vampire squids, under the current bizarre circumstances, can decide to go with the flow. This article deconstructed Goldman's pretensions of being out in front. Goldman admits their tail-ending as justification for their continued skimming from the real economy.
They're asking for you to go long actually.
They don't give a mix of debt to equity which is a dead giveaway that they're shorting their CRAP again.
The trade of the year still remains 100 percent treasuries.
"Caviar Emptor."
quote " but the stellar performance borrowed heavily from the Future" unquote. No Shit Sherlock.
Snap back needed, indeed
Is Fabbio on the cover of the GS report?
Kostin is a harbinger of nothing. If you want a clear sell signal wait for "abby baby" cohen to make a bullish prognostication. It's a man baby! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgOIEGz7o_s
More useless noise.
Get physical or get debased.
Take another look at Exters pyramid.
Bend over, and and kiss your ass(ets) goodbye.
Wipe with the paper you have left.
this particular tyler is wrong. GS is right and they know it.
So Goldmn admits the market is up to 45% overvalued and that the economy is slowing down, thus cutting its yield expectations, and this leads to a... 150 boost in the firm's S&P500 year end target?
Clearly, this is idiocy. What's worse, is that this is merely goalseeked idiocy as Goldman realizes none of its valuation metrivs matter in a broken, centrally-planned market and all that matters is the endless liquidity infusion from the central bank cartel. But what is worst, is that Goldman is fully aware this kind of "forecast" will merely lead to riotous laughter with any of the "smart money." Thus the fact that Goldman Sachs no longer cares about that reaction, and thus, its reputation, is the most troubling of all...
hyperinflation that all the 'classical economists' warned about is here today. but it's not printed dollars - remember beranke laughing at us about that. it's digital zeros. and there sure are a lot of them. and where do they go? they don't go to pay rent or phillie cheese steaks. they go into stocks.
stocks don't go down at this point, it will probably be a VERY very long time until that 5 trillion (admitted) printing gets spread out into the world. sort of like watching a flood wash over flat lands, takes a long time to soak up all the water.
if stocks go down, yellen will print more and they won't buy bonds this time. they will buy stocks. stock simply can't go down. stocks go down, bonds have to go up.
get it?
The forecast is 2050, but maybe there's a 1000 point dip between now and then...
I don't care who is in power...they all become corrupted, clearly.
Tune in, turn on, drop out. Now more than ever.
Be united against the fascist oligarchy.
Meanwhile btfd. That is messed up...


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Perhaps one of the most promising applications of mobile technology is the growing access to knowledge. Web-connected smartphones put a universe of knowledge in the palm of your hand, and that's an incredibly powerful thing. Sure, the iPhone seems to get all the attention when it comes to education apps for mobile users, but Android is moving to the head of the class. There's several quality apps for Android that are dedicated to education, whether you're in kindergarten or college.
TED (Free)
From O'Reilly Media, TED Talks have revolutionized the lecture scene with compelling presentations that cover fascinating topics in about five minutes. It's the perfect combination of nerdy and cool, taking on a range of subjects that appeal to students of almost any age. Featuring academic and business legends, the TED app for Android delivers lifelong lessons that leave an impression, making the process of learning fun and applicable to the real world. Free, the app features over 1,000 video and audio clips on demand.
Khan Academy Player (Free)
Khan Academy has taken the academic world by storm, offering a new and highly digital way to learn every subject under the sun. The Khan Academy Player from WidgetLabs lets you browse and watch educational videos for math, physics, chemistry, humanities and more, helping students in grade school, high school and beyond. The app has sections for test preparation, talks and interviews. You can search videos by category, and download individual videos or entire playlists for offline viewing.
WolframAlpha ($2.99)
A trusted web resource, WolframAlpha is a great companion app for researching for term papers and the like. High schoolers and college students should appreciate WolframAlpha the most, taking full advantage of the app's ability to answer questions instead of merely redirecting web traffic based on your queries. With technological contributions from AI greats like Siri, WolframAlpha is known for its prowess in a range of subjects, including chemistry, statistics, physics and geography.
SparkNotes (Free)
We had Cliff Notes in my day, and we had to trek to the bookstore just to buy them. Today's students have SparkNotes, an Android app that provides the lowdown on dozens of novels, short stories and poems. Broken down by category, SparkNotes' study guides can be downloaded to your device for offline viewing, favorited and shared on Facebook. Handy for middle school students and up, SparkNotes takes on Shakespeare, Whitman, Orwell and more.
Kids Numbers and Math ($2.99)
The youngest of students are growing up in a new world, where smartphones and tablets can jumpstart their education. And while the cautious parent may be wary of putting a web-connected gadget in their kid's hands, the promise of early learning gives new meaning to mobile devices. Able to provide an interactive learning experience, Kids Numbers and Math was made for preschoolers. Crafted as a game with support for several languages, this Android app makes learning fun. And app maker intellijoy has several educational games for kids, covering a range of subjects.
Algebra Tutor (Free)
For middle and high schoolers, math can start to get tricky. Give your budding student a leg up with the Algebra Tutor app for Android. With the app you can practice and learn the necessary skills for algebra and pre-algebra, two courses that plagued me as a youngster. Algebra Tutor covers 35 practice concepts, from fractions to integers, giving you a step-by-step walkthrough of each problem so you can see where you made mistakes. You can also save your stats to track your progress over time.


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I've got a micro sim card adapter on the way, and it can't get here soon enough to use my Focus again. This phone is making me nuts.
My contacts are all screwed up. I don't like the keyboard not having the suggested words list, it isn't as seemless to get in touch with people, jumping in and out of apps to do everything instead of having all my needs centralized is a pain and there isn't a back button. I also miss seeing the apps I have open holding the back button. Not having skydrive is annoying too.
I love having all of my games back, that has been great, I won't fudge on that. I've also had an easier time with podcasts and buying tv shows/movies on iTunes that aren't the Marketplace. There is also a little more functionality in evernote which I use quite a bit. I will admit I like not being concerned with hitting the search or back buttons on accident either. Capacitive is cool, but I'm a buttons guy.
If I was to rate satisfaction on a one to 10 scale on the iPhone:
Ease of using it as a communications device: 3
Gaming/Entertainment: 8
Hardware: 8, screen, phone itself just feels solid and the battery life has been pretty good. Charges faster too it seems. Although I don't like not having a camera button.
Business tool (docs, calendar, etc): 5
Syncing with iTunes: 5, I like the drag and drop feature, but I dislike not being able to delete things from the device without having to uncheck movies, apps, etc.
3,8,8,5,5,5 = 5.6/10
Ease of using it as a communications device: 10, miss the ease of pinned contacts to the home screen.
Gaming/Entertainment: 5-6 and not because of the app store but due to the lack of content in the Zune Marketplace (TV Shows, movies, etc).
Hardware selection: 6.5, I've had the Focus and Focus S. Both great phones, hopefully the popping issue gets taken care of as well as way to get around hitting the camera button. I see that hitting 8-10 with the Lumia's. Especially after they nail down the battery issue with a firmware upgrade. If Euro popularity tells us anything, that phone should do well here.
OS: 10, there are a couple of things I'd like in the next update like being able to access all messages, emails, voice mails in the "Me" hub.
Business tool (docs, calendar, etc): 9
9,5.5,7,10,9 = 6.8/10
As Zune gets more content, that score goes up for sure and its only a matter of time. Hardware will surely go to a much higher number once Nokia brings the Lumia here, and the 3rd gen Apollo phones come out.
The 2nd gen models are cool, but I've read a ton of bugginess with the Samsung models and a few tweeks that need to be made with the Titan. Storage capacity is a big one too to overcome.
If you could make the perfect windows phone and combine features from what has been released, I'd say it looks like this:
1) Hardware: Omnia 7
2) Screen: Focus S
3) Storage: Original Focus because you can expand it.
4) Multimedia capabilities: HTC Titan (camera, audio, etc)
5) Add the keyboard of the Arrive for fans of that as well.
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I have an iPhone from work and a Titan as my personal device. I have no complaints on the Titan. This is the best device I have owned without question. I had the Focus when it came out, the HD7s when it came out, and I tried both 2nd gen Samsung phones before getting the Titan. My feelings on the hardware matched yours until I started using the Titan.
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I hope the Nokia phones don't have the bugs and such I read the focus s and titan seem to be having. I play with my wife's iPhone some and I do the maintenance on it, and I think it's pretty nice but just when I start thinking I'd like to have one my trophy does something amazing.
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For me...
1) Hardware Deaign: Nokia Lumia 800
2) Screen: HTC Titan (4.7" is awesome)
3) Storage: Original Focus because you can expand it. But fix the issue with only certain cards working, or make the correct cards readily available.
4) Multimedia capabilities: HTC Titan (camera, audio, etc)
5) Add the keyboard of the Dell Venue Pro for fans
6) Antenna: Lumia
This, of course, assumes we're only mixing WP devices.
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Yep, only WP devices. There are other ones? :-)


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PHOENIX, Ariz., USA, September 7. THE National Club Swimming Association has completed elections for its Board of Directors. The following coaches have been elected:
Tim Bauer from The Woodlands Swim Team in Texas; Jeff Pease from North Coast Aquatics in California; Steve Wilson from Blue Tide Aquatics in Texas; Kevin Milak from Arizona Desert Fox Swim Team in Arizona; Duffy Dillon from Fort Lauderdale Aquatics in Florida; John Carroll from Jersey Wahoos in New Jersey; Tom Milich from Clovis Swim Club in California; Riley Eaton from Rockville-Montgomery Swim Team in Maryland; Sid Cassidy from Atlantic City Aquatic Club in New Jersey.
The National Club Swimming Association was organized in July, 2001. The organization functions as a project platform for its member coaches. The primary mission of the NCSA is to assist in the development of club swimming in the United States. The NCSA has hosted seven Junior National Championship meets since spring 2002.
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text: Mr. Fritz Baffuor, the Minister of Information said the Ministry is looking forward to recruit 557 new staff as a measure to address the problem of inadequate personnel facing the Ministry.Mr. Baffuor, who was interacting with workers of the Information Services Department (ISD) in Wa on Monday as part of his two-day official tour of the region, said a proposal to that effect had already been approved by the Government.He stated, however, that he would not embark on the recruitment until government properly resourced the Ministry and also made available funds for the payment of the new personnel that would be recruited.The Minister said he was in the region to inspect facilities of the Information Services Department (ISD) and also interact with the staff to find out their challenges to enable him make a case to the government to resource the Ministry.Mr. Baffuor stated that the core function of the Ministry was to disseminate government information to the public, but noted that this could not be done effectively without appropriate tools and equipment.He said information was essential to the development of every nation, adding that as a media person himself, he was going to ensure that government paid the necessary attention to the needs of the Ministry through proper budgetary allocation and provision of vehicles and other equipment.Mr. Baffuor described the ISD Regional Office in Wa as an old museum used in keeping abandoned equipment.According to him, the place was certainly not a conducive working environment for the staff and something will be done about it immediately the Ministry gets the right funding from government.The Information Minister also reminded the staff that they were public servants and must eschew partisanship and rather be as objective as possible."ISD staff are public servants, your job is about objectivity, you have to say the truth, you should not skew information because of partisanship; the moment you become partisan, you have failed and that should not be the case", he stated.Mr. Baffuor said he would ensure that there was a Cabinet directive to all district assemblies for them to make it a point to support District Information Officers.Mr. Issifu Benin, the Regional Information Officer, thanked the Minister for the visit even at this crucial moment where all politicians were busy campaigning in their constituencies.


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Kasab says not guilty of charges
May 06 2009 , Mumbai
Kasab was charged with being directly involved in seven cases that caused the deaths of 72 people and being a co-conspirator in the deaths of all 166 people killed last November, said the public prosecutor.
"The prosecution today framed 86 charges against the accused, who has pleaded not guilty to all charges," Ujjwal Nikam told reporters after the court was adjourned for the day.
The charges range from waging war to hijacking a boat that carried the attackers to Mumbai.
Kasab faces the death penalty if found guilty.
Police say Kasab was one of 10 gunmen who landed in Mumbai by boat from Pakistan and rampaged through several of the city's landmarks including the main train station, two luxury hotels and a Jewish centre over three days.
Judge M.L. Tahilyani explained the charges to Kasab in Hindi and asked him if he understood, Nikam said. When asked how he pleaded, Kasab said he was not guilty.
Kasab also told the court on Wednesday he was 21 years old, Nikam said, putting to rest a defence submission that he was a minor and should therefore be tried in juvenile court.
The judge had earlier ordered medical and dental tests to confirm his age.
The prosecution will now begin to present its evidence and witnesses in each of the cases against the accused, Nikam said.
The prosecution has said it has more than 1,800 witnesses and more than 750 pieces of evidence.
Charges were also laid on Wednesday against Fahim Ansari and Sabahuddin Ahmed, two Indians accused of being members of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba militant group and of conducting reconnaissance of the Mumbai landmarks before the attack.
India has charged 38 people in all in connection with the attack. Most of them live in Pakistan, the government has said.
The attacks on India's financial hub sparked renewed tensions between India and Pakistan, with New Delhi saying state agencies were involved in the attacks. Pakistan has denied the charge.


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Sophomore point guard Kylie Huerta imposed her will on the Montana State Bobcats, pushing Eastern Washington into the semifinals of the...
MISSOULA, Mont. — Sophomore point guard Kylie Huerta imposed her will on the Montana State Bobcats, pushing Eastern Washington into the semifinals of the Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament Wednesday.
Huerta, a Kentwood High product, finished with 12 points, nine assists and six steals in Eastern's 68-53 victory. During the 21-2 run that broke open a previously close contest and gave EWU a commanding 47-31 advantage, Huerta had three steals and four assists.
The Eagles (19-11) will face No. 2 seed Northern Colorado (19-11) at 11 a.m. on Friday in the semifinals.
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Two of Huerta's assists found freshman Hayley Hodgins, who finished with 11 points. Two others were dished to Lexie Nelson, who led the Eagles with 18 points.
"We really got out and ran in the second half, and I felt like I was just finding a lot of my shooters like Lexie and Hayley just spotting up," Huerta said. "I think it really did start defensively, getting steals, getting blocks. We just got out and ran."
Montana State (17-13) was led by Kallie Durham, Ashley Brumwell and Rachel Semansky, with eight points each.
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LOS ANGELES — Add another vacancy sign to the USC athletic offices.
Michael Cooper is the latest head coach to step down. USC announced his resignation as women's basketball coach in a news release quoting athletic director Pat Haden as saying, "We believe we should be competing for Pac-12 championships and NCAA bids on a consistent basis. We will conduct a search to find the right person to help us do that."
Haden fired men's basketball coach Kevin O'Neill and baseball coach Frank Cruz in the last couple of months.
Cooper was 72-57 in four years at USC, but the Trojans swooned to 11-20 this season. "This program has to move forward, and it should have moved forward under my leadership. The best thing is for me to step down," Cooper said in a statement.
Before coming to USC, Cooper coached the Los Angeles Sparks in two stints covering eight seasons, qualifying for the WNBA playoffs seven times, winning five Western Conference titles and two WNBA titles.
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Belly Dance TV & Combos DVDs
Now you can learn lots of new moves with Ansuya's popular HOT COMBINATIONS DVDs, and also find out more about this exciting bellydance superstar with a comprehensive biography on BD-TV!
Belly Dance Television Volume 1
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Spotlight - Ansuya
America's Superstar! Born the daughter of renown dancer, Jenaeni Rathor, Ansuya was always destined for belly dance stardom.
In this in-depth interview, Ansuya shares her thoughts on today's hottest topics, as well as insight into her personal life and dance history.
Rising Stars
Urban Tribal Dance Company, of San Diego, California fuses the past and the future with their innovative style.
Meet the ladies of UTDC and find out how they went from turbans to hip hop while keeping the belly dance theme.
Hip Tips
Anaheed and Paulina show you how to care for your costume when the party's over.
Get some valuable advice from Anaheed on how to prepare your sweaty costume for transportation, and what to do with it when you get home.
Feature Story
Behind the Scenes at Amara's controversial production of "An Evening of Experimental Middle Eastern Dance."
For the past several years, this show has been turning heads and raising eyebrows in the belly dance community. Now BD-TV will introduce you to the players, and show you what it takes to make this unusual event a reality.
News & Events
* Festival of Dancing Colors (and Gala Show highlights), featuring Fahtiem, Yaleil, Jim Boz, and more!
* MECDA's 26th Anniversary Party - Feiruz sheds some light on the history of MECDA; plus performance highlights of Midnight Mirage, Rania, Arturo, and the rest.
* Festival Fantasia - find out why this is the last Festival Fantasia, and get a look at some event performances, including Una, Rachel Brice, Shoshanna, and Kasia the Aging Diva.
* IAMED's Sixth Awards of Belly Dance - meet the winners and get a glimpse of each performance at this outstanding black tie affair!
Hot Combinations with Ansuya
Afraid your belly dance choreographies are getting cold or your improvisations are uninspired? Spice up your belly dancing with hot new combinations from Ansuya! The fun belly dance combinations Ansuya teaches in this video include:
* Funky Temple
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* Grapevine Snake
* Infinity Sway
* Tick-Tock-Ripple-Lock
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Ansuya describes and demonstrates each combination, then teaches a complete breakdown of the technique, with plenty of repetition so you don't have to keep hitting the rewind button. Then Ansuya leads you through a dance drill using the combinations to practice transitions from combination to another. By the time you're done, you will be able to use the combinations in your own belly dance choreographies or improvisations.
The video ends with a full, costumed performance by Ansuya!
All New Hot Belly Dance Combinations
If you loved Ansuya's first "Hot Combinations," and if you are looking for fun, creative, new steps to add to your dance, then this DVD is for you! Enjoy friendly, easy-to-follow instructions of six all new combinations as Ansuya breaks down, demonstrates and shows each combo from all angles. Practice these combos in a drill to polish transitions and get a fun workout!
Whatever your level or style, you will love adding the following flavorful combinations to your own Belly Dance choreographies and improvisations!
* Saidi Strut
* Lock Licious
* Spiral
* Moon Walk
* Henna Hands
* Crescent Circles
Also on this DVD:
* Watch Ansuya put these combos to use in a live, improvised performance with special guest drummer, Oz Ashkenazi!
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The seals were separated from their mothers and needed care and nutrition to get strong enough to return to the ocean.
Seventeen other seals remain at MARC, and staff says an unusually high number of them have come in with traumatic injuries like shark bites and propeller accidents. According to Kristen Patchett, the Program Manager at MARC, "The guys that come in with these injuries are in rough shape, a lot of them are at death's door."
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Avaya Windows Portable Device Manager (WinPDM) is an application used to configure Avaya IP DECT phones.
WinPDM offers a new function to import a user phonebook file to the handset contacts. There is a limitation to import the working number only.
WinPDM can import a packet file that contains several packet files of different devices.
Wave Flow is a very complete audio editor that can play, record, filter and modify a wave form, using lots of different functions and following the WAV standard. Besides, as it has been designed for a Windows environment, it is done visually, easily and intuitively. From 4.5 and above versions, Wave Flow gets a new interface, that makes the sound edition even easiest.
Tv Wave is a free live streaming player that can play tv and radio stations running under Wmp, Sopcast, Tvu, Vlc and Flash formats.
Watch thousands of worldwide channels in tons of categories such as movies, news, sports, music, shopping and more.
Tv Wave is a freeware.
ttWave is an ActiveX control which can be used together with topTapi to play wave files through a corresponding sound device or to memory incoming wave data's into a file. The sound device can be a sound card or a modem, ISDN card or a telephone card.
theSAMP is a multipurpose player, which allows to play all popular sound formats like mp1, mp2, mp3, wav, ogg, wma, mod, s3m, it, umx, mo3, mtm, xm, cda. Besides, this program has its own equalizer, can work with playlists and supports skins.
Built-in CD audio-grabber allows to convert tracks into WAVE (Windows PCM or MPEG Layer III format), MPEG, OGG Vorbis and WMA.
Put your photos and SHOW ELEMENT 2005 together in one folder. After starting, SHOW ELEMENT 2005 will present your photos.
You can configure SHOW ELEMENTS 2005 to have an automated or manual show with desired fading options. One additional option is to play wave-files for specific photos.
SHOW ELEMENT can display the following file formats:
CA State QSO Party comes with the following features :
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- Writes files for log submission.
- Writes ADIF Export file format.
This program scores 1 point for each QSO plus 1 point for each 500 kilometers distance to the station being worked. The distance is based on the grid square. Four points are also credited if you work a QRP station; however, that is not added here since the points are only allowed if the QRP station submits his/her log.
Windows Media Connect is an application developed by Microsoft for Windows XP to share (stream) audio and video files to PC and non PC devices later called MediaCenter Extenders using a wired o wireless Network.
With this software you could share your music folder from your PC to another device attached to your network on the living room.
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By Catalina Camia, USA TODAY
Despite polls that show President Obama getting a bounce from post-convention polls, Mitt Romney's campaign is playing down those numbers.
"Don't get too worked up about the latest polling," writes Romney pollster Neil Newhouse in a memo today. "While some voters will feel a bit of a sugar-high from the conventions, the basic structure of the race has not changed significantly. The reality of the Obama economy will reassert itself as the ultimate downfall of the Obama presidency, and Mitt Romney will win this race."
The Gallup Poll yesterday showed Obama leading Romney by 5 percentage points, while surveys by Reuters/Ispos and Rasmussen had the president up by 4 points.
In his "State of the Race" memo, Newhouse argues that there are three sets of numbers that will ultimately affect the way people will vote in November: unemployment trends, how many Americans are looking for work, and how many are on food stamps.
"President Obama is the only president in modern American history to stand before the American people asking for re-election with this many Americans struggling to find work," Newhouse writes. "The key numbers in this election are the 43 straight months of 8% or higher unemployment, the 23 million Americans struggling to find work, and the 47 million Americans who are on food stamps."