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Bull in a China Shop ia a mission in Grand Theft Auto IV given to Niko Bellic by Vladimir Glebov to collect some past due protection money.
Bull in a China shop is a mission in Grand Theft Auto IV given to Niko by Vlad.
Niko meets Vlad at the Comrades Bar over on Mohawk Ave (across the street from the Hove Beach safehouse). During a cutscene, Niko and Vlad converse. Vlad, despite repeated insults, actually seems to like Niko, and trusts him enough to send him out on a mission. Vlad asks Niko to deal with an a china shop owner who owes Vlad protection money. Vlad asks Niko to not hurt the man, but to get the money. The scene ends with Vlad offering Niko a Baseball Bat. Niko arrive at the shop only to see the door is locked and the owner is refusing to pay. Niko then smashed the window and the owner agreed to pay. Niko then take the money to Vlad in the Comrades Bar.
After the cutscene, the player will head over to the china shop, located on Compton Avenue and Dukes Street. When the player arrive, the player will only find the owner of the establishment refusing to pay. The game will guide the player to a nearby green waypoint marker, where a brick amongst a pile of rubble can be picked up. The player may throw the brick through one of the store windows, or shoot at them with any weapon, or simply smash it with Niko's fist.
Another way to scare the shop owner is not to go into the yellow marker when the player get there and instead go to the other side of the street. Take out a sniper rifle and shoot one of the windows beside the door. Note that this will change the cutscene where the shop owner exits the store.
Once the store owner gets scared enough to choke up the money, Niko will call Vlad up on the phone and let him know about his success. He'll then be ordered back to the bar to give up the money. The GPS will, once again, get you to the location easily. Once back at the bar, get out of the car, enter, watch the finalizing cutscene, and give Vlad his cash.


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Valdosta, Georgia- August 2, 2012
Star football player Greg Reid no longer plays for the Seminoles after getting in trouble with the law. But could the Valdosta State Blazers become his new team?
We have all seen Reid make big plays on the field, but it was his actions off the field that got him dismissed from the team this week.
Now he needs to find a new college team to play his final season before making a run at the NFL draft, and it could be at VSU. Now Reid is the talk of the campus.
Brittany Hewitt is a VSU Junior. She says, "I don't feel like you should be able to just walk on to the team just because you have the skill when clearly you have poor judgement."
Columbus Washington is a VSU Freshman. He says, "Adding him as a cornerback and as a special teams person, that's an all star team right there. (With Reid) VSU has a chance at a championship."
VSU's Sports Information Director Shawn Reed says the former FSU star has reached out to VSU's defensive backs coach over the phone and expressed interest in joining their football program, but there is no decision yet.
In a SKYPE interview Wednesday we asked Reid what comes next. "I don't want to sit out a year and go to a university. I want to play football every year. But I haven't really thought about it," Reid said.
Valdosta is Reid's home town. He played football for the Lowndes Vikings in High School. We talked with some flag football players, who played against Reid for the Valdosta Wildcats in the Winnersville Classic.
VSU Sophomore Kenneth Washington said, "And the first play of the game they threw a pass to him and he was gone."
Seymond Floyd, VSU Sophomore said, "I think once Greg proves himself to the coaches to let them know he's more than what happened in the past. I think the coaches will see past that."
In 2011 Reid was arrested for lying to police about the whereabouts of his scooter. Those charges were later dropped. Last month Reid was arrested for driving on a suspended license and possession of marijuana. Reid will be arraigned in court for the July charges September 5th.
While VSU is a logical pick for Reid, there is some speculated he may be looking at West Georgia University in Carollton, Ga. as well.

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SAN JOSE, Calif.— An 85-year-old Korean War veteran and globetrotter from Palo Alto is being detained in North Korea, where he was removed from a plane three weeks ago while leaving the reclusive country at the end of a visit, setting off a mysterious and tense diplomatic effort to free him.
North Korean authorities detained Merrill E. Newman on Oct. 26 as he and a neighbor wrapped up a vacation booked through a Beijing-based tour business.
Newman, a retired financial executive, has not been heard from since he was taken off the plane at Pyongyang's Sunan International Airport.
The case was initially kept secret at the urging of his family. Word first began to leak out late Tuesday, when the State Department issued a cryptically worded advisory against travel to North Korea. Without mentioning Newman's name, the advisory warned that the department had received reports of "authorities arbitrarily detaining U.S. citizens and not allowing them to leave the country."
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The day before he was to depart, Newman met with North Korean officials, who discussed his Army service in the Korean War more than a half-century earlier, Newman's son, Jeffrey Newman, said Wednesday night.
Merrill Newman was slightly unnerved, his son said, but went to dinner and thought nothing of it until the next day, five minutes before takeoff, when he was escorted off the plane.
His traveling companion, Bob Hamrdla, released a statement Wednesday, calling Newman's detention "a terrible misunderstanding."
"I hope that the North Koreans see this as a humanitarian matter and allow him to return to his family as soon as possible," said Hamrdla, a former assistant to the president of Stanford and secretary to the board of trustees.
Jeffrey Newman said it's hard to believe his father's military service would be the reason for his detention. "There have been other Korean veterans who've been back," he said. "My dad was not breaking any new ground. He's always wanted to go to North Korea; it's been a lifelong thing.
"Like the guys who go back to Normandy, the World War II veterans. These places had profound, powerful impacts on them as young men, and he wanted to see it again."
Since the United States has no diplomatic relations with North Korea, Newman's family has been working through State Department officials and the Swedish Embassy to secure his release.
Jeffrey Newman said the Swedish ambassador delivered his father's heart medication to the North Korean foreign-affairs ministry, "but we don't know what happened to it after that."
His mother, he said, "is amazingly strong, but this is incredibly difficult."
North Korea hasn't formally acknowledged it is holding Newman, much less why, which an expert on that nation called particularly odd.
Residents at the Channing House retirement complex, where Newman lives with his wife in downtown Palo Alto, said his detention has been the topic of conversation for weeks.
"We're all distressed, and we feel very strongly in support of" Newman's wife, said Bill Blankenburg, 81.
A brief biography in the complex's newsletter says the Newmans traveled the world after retiring, including sailing trips from Panama to Ecuador and from Colombia to Guatemala.
Another Channing House newsletter described how Merrill Newman took Korean language lessons to prepare for his 10-day trip with Hamrdla, who directed three of Stanford's Overseas Study Centers in Europe and has led more than 40 travel-study programs in Central Europe. The newsletter said the two would be accompanied by two Korean guides.
Newman retired in 1984 after a career as a finance executive for tech companies, including Convergent Technologies and Shugart Associates.
He earned a bachelor's degree in zoology from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1950 before joining the military and serving as an infantry officer during the Korean War. After the war, he earned a master's degree in education from Stanford while teaching math, science and swimming at high schools in Berkeley and Livermore.
Daniel Sneider, a North Korea expert, said it's not unprecedented for North Koreans to arrest American travelers.
"But even by North Korean standards, this is unusual," said Sneider, associate director for research at Stanford's Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center.
Most previous detentions of U.S. citizens involved Korean Americans, Sneider said. But he can't recall any case in which a tourist like Newman, with no apparent Korean ties, was detained.
"It's also very unusual for the North Koreans not to acknowledge, particularly after holding the person for weeks, that they have the person," he said. "That may indicate that they haven't decided what to do with him yet, and therefore they don't want to admit that they've arrested him."
Sneider said Newman's detention raised questions anew about the stability of the North Korean government under Kim Jong Un, 30, who took the helm after his father, Kim Jong Il, died in December 2011.
"The real story here is what is going on in North Korea. Who is making the decisions?" Sneider said.
North Korea was much more open about the arrest last year of Kenneth Bae, a Korean-American Christian missionary and U.S. citizen from Shoreline, Wash., who is the longest-serving U.S. detainee in North Korea since the end of the Korean War. Accused of planning a religious coup, he was sentenced in April to 15 years of hard labor.
The reason for Newman's detention remains puzzling. Newman's son said there's no indication his father has been confused with a decorated Marine Corps 2nd lieutenant with a strikingly similar name Awarded the Silver Star in 1952 for heroically leading his men against North Korean troops. Merrill H. Newman of Fairview, Ore. — now 84 and living in Beaverton, Ore. — said "it is kind of creepy" that a Korean War veteran of so similar a name is imprisoned in North Korea.
"It's a darn shame for that guy. I hope they get him out soon," he said, adding he hasn't traveled to North Korea since the war. "I've been there, done that, and I don't want to go back."
Material from the Los Angeles Times is included in this report.


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How to Cite an Annual Report in APA Style
APA style is a writing format created by the American Psychological Association. It is used primarily in the behavioral and social sciences, but is also used in graduate and post-graduate study, not-for-profit organizations and for-profit businesses in the medical and social services arenas. Along with a specific editorial style, APA also has specific rules regarding annotations and the work cited page. This article will explain how to APA cite an Annual Report.
1State the company name and the year in which the annual report was published.
- Write the company's legal name with a period immediately following the name. Make sure you include the company's business structure designation if it is included as part of its name.
- Add 1 space, then write the date for the year in which the annual report was published.
- Enclose the date in parentheses and add a period. For example, XYZ Corp's 2000 annual report published in 2001 would be cited as: XYZ Corp. (2001).
- The title can be found of the cover page of the report.
2Include the title of the annual report.
- Press the space bar once after the period for the annual report published date.
- Type the company's annual report title in italics and include a period at the end. For example, XYZ Corp.'s annual report would be cited as XYZ Corp. (2001). XYZ Corp. Annual Report.
3Provide the city and state for the company.
- Add 1 space after the period for the annual report title.
- Type the city name, a comma, 1 space and the state abbreviation where the company is located.
- Add a colon immediately after the state. For example, if XYZ Corp is located in Smith, Wisconsin, the city and state would be APA cited as: XYZ Corp. (2001). XYZ Corp. Annual Report.. Smith, WI:.
4State the author's name.
- Add 1 space after the period following the state.
- Type the author's name and add a period at the end.
- If XYZ Corp's annual report was written by William Brown, the APA citation would state:
- XYZ Corp. (2001).
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- State abbreviations are always the United State's Postal Service's state abbreviations.
- The annual report publishing date is usually at least one year higher than the year the annual report represents. For example, citing an annual report published in 2001 generally includes information from the financial activities of 2000.
- If any of the information for the annual report is missing, cite the report using the available information. To show the information is not available, include "information unknown" where the missing information would be located. For example, if the published date for XYZ Corp. was unknown, the APA citation would state: XYZ Corp. (Date unknown).
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Elijah Wood's Psychological Horror Maniac Gets A Limited Edition VHS Release From Mondo
By Nick Venable 2013-10-16 02:16:44 comments
Some of you may be looking at the above picture thinking that Cinema Blend has somehow zipped back in time to the 1980s, when horror films on VHS cassette tapes were a dime for several dozen, but we promise were firmly grounded in 2013. On the other hand Mondo, the art affiliation that produces all those amazing limited edition posters, has no qualms with embracing bygone technologies, and have announced they are putting out a limited run of VHS copies for Franck Khalfouns highly disturbing Maniac, a remake of William Lustigs 1980 slasher film of the same name.
Sure, its a gimmick like anything else, but its one of the more fitting gimmicks I can think of. Maniac, starring Elijah Wood as the mentally troubled Frank, is the kind of movie that probably never would have been made in the pre-DVD era, given its ridiculously dark tone and gory splendor. Khalfoun obviously made the film with a bigger budget than one would have had back then as well, so it looks quite slick throughout. I have to wonder how well the film will look transferred to a grainy magnetic tape, though I believe it might help to soften some of the intense violence shown throughout. Not that I feel any kind of softening is necessary, as gorier is usually better where Im concerned.
Mondo will be releasing 500 copies of the film next Tuesday, October 22. Each edition will cost $25, and comes in a classic clamshell case, and one of the cassettes will be purple, just for fun. Just as they do with their posters, Mondo will announce on their website at a random time when the sale will begin. So if youve already got your credit card out to buy it, you might want to set aside part of that day to sit at your computer and hit refresh a whole bunch of times. Check out the back of the case in the pic below.
Maniac is filmed entirely from Franks point of view as he slowly becomes more and more psychotic after he begins running his familys mannequin business after his mother died. (But dont worry about shaky cam or anything.) Franks problems spawned from a childhood of watching his part-time prostitute mother bringing home her clients. As such, he treats women with in a way that rings more savagely murderous than respectful. Its one of the more memorable horror efforts of this year and last, and has a way of staying with the viewer long after its finished. And if you get the VHS, then you can just leave it unrewound so that you never have to worry about watching it again.
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I have a list with around 40 strings and want to assign every item a weight / percentage. During runtime I now want a randomizer to pick an item from the list according to its percentage. Meaning that over a large enough sample size the number of times this item gets picked would correspond to the assigned percentage. A problem that I'm facing is that in the future I might want to extend the list and would then have to assign a new percentage to other items. What would be the best way to save this list and assign weights to individual items?
I can think of some ways to implement this but they are all rather quick & dirty so I was hoping somebody has a design pattern in mind. I'm working in Python but since this is conceptual I'm not really fishing for explicit examples.
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Amanda Sounds Off Following Project Runway Elimination
March 17, 2013 12:00 PM by Donna W. Martin
On Thursday night's episode of Project Runway, we bid farewell to Amanda Valentine, 31, from Nashville, TN when her tear-away dance costume failed to bring the thunder. Keep reading to see what Amanda had to say about her time on the show and being eliminated from the competition.
According to Lifetime, Amanda admitted that she was slightly uncomfortable working in teams. In fact, from day one when she found out this season would be the first ever teams edition, she thought about turning around and leaving. She said she wasn't really a team player and compared herself to the lone ranger instead.
She explained saying she really doesn't know how to compromise but throughout the competition was able to get comfortable just filling in the cracks. She did whatever job needed to be done whether it was managing the money at Mood or writing out a grid to organize who was responsible for doing what for each look.
And while she says she was happy to contribute to that role, the problem with her filling in the cracks was that she allowed herself to get lost behind team members who were louder and/or more opinionated. So she ended up not standing out like a rock star during the challenges but looked more like the roadie instead. "But the rock star wouldn't be there without the roadie," she said.
In the end, Amanda said she regrets not giving it her all and just going for it. "I think I did not get my personal aesthetic and point of view across clearly at all and I am trying to just to be okay with it," she said. "You always want another chance but I had a good run…What a long strange trip it's been."
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March 17th, 2013 at 5:20 pm
The project runway challenge for tear-away dance clothing was doomed from the beginning. Designers were not provided "dress" forms of the proportions and size of the "Thunder from…" dancers or enough time to fit these models. And the challenge should have had a more interesting "twist" to stimulate creativity in the costumes than 'man at the office' .
My disappointed was in Heidi, Nina and the concept ot the challelnge NOT in the design teams' bad clothing.


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This paper describes a simple and robust ATM call admission control, and develops the theoretical background for its analysis. Acceptance decisions are based on whether the current load is less than a precalculated threshold, and Bayesian decision theory provides the framework for the choice of thresholds. This methodology allows an explicit treatment of the trade-offs between cell loss and call rejection, and of the consequences of estimation error. Further topics discussed include the robustness of the control to departures from the model assumptions, its performance relative to a control possessing precise knowledge of all unknown parameters, the relationship between leaky bucket depths and buffer requirements, and the treatment of multiple call types.}, author = {R. J. Gibbens and F. P. Kelly and P. B. Key}, journal = {IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, special issue on Advances in the Fundamentals of Networking}, month = {January}, number = {6}, pages = {1101–1114}, title = {A decision-theoretic approach to call admission control in ATM networks}, url = {http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=67646}, volume = {13}, year = {1995}, }


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Where is the proof that Common Core works?
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The test results were a self-fulfilling prophecy," West Hempstead Superintendent John Hogan said. "The state said that the scores would be down by 30 to 40 percent and their prediction certainly came true. When I was a student in the 70s, a wise education professor told the class that if you give your students an exam and half of them fail, then you did something wrong. The state gave a test where 70 percent of the students failed. How do you justify that? How do you justify changing the passing-fail score three times in five years, once after the test was already given? "
Dr. Phyllis Harrington, the newly-appointed superintendent of the Oceanside schools used a sports metaphor while describing the impact of the tests on her community.
"The game has changed," Harrington said. "It's like you kick a field goal in foot ball and while the ball is in the air, they suddenly moved the goalposts back ten yards."
Neal McCluskey is the associate director of the Center for Educational Reform. Williamson Evers was the U.S. assistant secretary for education for policy. Sandra Stotsky was senior associate commissioner of education for Massachusetts. The three recently wrote an op-ed piece for the Daily News.
They point to a number of problems with the Common Core.
"First, the creation and adoption of these standards have violated the traditions of open debate and citizen control that are supposed to undergird public schooling," they wrote, pointing out that the adoption process was "strong-armed" by the Obama administration via the Race to the Top and No Child Left Behind money that was only granted to states that adopted the curriculum with no questions asked.
Secondly, they said, "The Core is supposed to be internationally benchmarked, but supporters cannot name on nation to which it is pegged. Third, they say, "there is little evidence that setting national standards yields superior outcomes. There is little deeper research on [the Core Curriculum], but what there is suggests that once you control for variables such as income and culture, national standards have no effect.
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The Common Core Curriculum is designed to homogenize the youth of today - to make everyone "equal." And it is not well accepted by teachers. In fact, teachers are opposed to it. Years ago, we had different classes within the same grade - A, B, and C. The more intelligent children who tested well, excelled in the classroom and, in general, were more motivated than some of the other students were put into class A. The average students were put into class B. The slower students were put into class C. I made the classroom environment better for the teachers and for the students involved. The slower students didn't keep the class back. They were taught within their learning range. Today, these systems would be called "harsh," "unfair," "prejudicial," or whatever you want to label them. But in reality, they not only made the children in the average classes more competitive (by forcing them to try harder) but helped those who were not able to keep up with smarter children not feel inadequate. This common core curriculum is nothing more than a high gloss brainwashing, mind-numbing, robotic learning system for the youth of today.
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LOS ANGELES - A powerful spring storm that zapped an airliner with lighting in San Francisco moved across California on Friday, threatening the state with thundershowers, fierce winds and blinding snow flurries in the mountains.
Drivers making practice runs zipped around a wet track as the three-day Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach began. That didn't bother IndyCar driver James Hinchcliffe. "I love driving in the rain," he said. "Growing up karting in Canada, the beginning and end of every one of my seasons was a lot of rain. ... It's a completely different challenge. The limits are so much lower, but the penalties of going beyond those limits are so much higher."
Driving a race car full-out on a slick track requires being much gentler with the brakes and throttle. "It's like driving on egg shells the entire time," Hinchcliffe said. The Pasadena Symphony postponed an outdoor concert by two of its musicians because of weather. In Riverside County, blustery weather could chill Saturday's opening of the outdoor Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, but only a trace of rain threatened the annual desert event that draws thousands of fans.
Bands of thunderstorms rolled through the northern and central areas of the state Friday morning, but the weather was expected to clear in the afternoon as the front headed south and east, the National Weather Service said. The storm began drenching the San Francisco Bay area Thursday night, knocking out power and producing 750 lightning strikes through early Friday morning.
A bolt hit the tower of the new Bay Bridge, the San Francisco Chronicle reported, and struck a United Airlines flight that had left San Francisco for London. The plane, which was carrying about 200 passengers, returned safely. New rainfall records were set in several northern and central cities.
Southward, the storm could bring an inch or two of rain in most areas, but also winds gusting to 55 mph, gale-force winds over southern coastal waters and up to 14 inches of snow in southern mountains. The snow could fall at elevations as low as 3,500 feet and bring dangerous road conditions to several mountain highways, the weather service warned.
A high-pressure ridge will build over the state beginning Sunday, which should make for dry and warming conditions through the early part of the week, the weather service said.
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Investor risk appetite pushed the major crude benchmarks back above/towards $70 while exerting downward pressure on the US Dollar. With the greenback now trading at levels not seen for a full year, many would expect to see crude prices continue pushing higher. This has not been the case however, as seasonal downturns in Western oil demand will continue to exert negative pressure for the next several months.
Several bullish items were the focal point of traders' discussions on the Floor Tuesday. OPEC raised its global oil demand forecasts for 2010 while amending higher the current year's expected demand by 0.14M b/d. Meanwhile, US Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke was quoted as saying the US recession "is very likely over". However it is important to pair this info with data showing enormous excess global spare capacity.
A recent article by Simon Parry titled "Revealed: The Ghost Fleet of the Recession" making the rounds amongst traders has also resulted in much debate. The article is well worth reading and can be found by searching the title on Google. Many traders expect neutral to weak price action through mid-Nov followed by a year-end push higher (due to the (foolish?) expectation of increased global demand eating into excess crude and product stocks).
Traders can use simple option structures to protect against a December surge in prices while posting zero premium (no premium at risk below certain price levels). For example, using Singapore Fuel Oil 180cst, traders can sell the October and November $450/500 call spreads and use that premium received to pay for the December $450 call.
This trade contains no risk if Oct and Nov settle below $450 and has maximum upside exposure of $50 per month in Oct and Nov. Similarly, if Oct and Nov expire below $450, the trader has just received a free December $450 call with unlimited upside reward potential.
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Mapping a winning 2014 Padres season
The Padres are saying they'll have $80 million to spend on players in 2014.
There is reason for Padres fans to be skeptical – given their payrolls of the last eight years have ranked among the lowest in baseball.
But let's take the Padres at their word. Say they will spend $80 million on players in 2013. What can it buy them? And will it be enough to make them a contender in a National League West now controlled by the free-spending Los Angeles Dodgers?
Although there are some interesting free agents out there this winter – no, the Padres will not be in the bidding for Robinson Cano -- the Padres might go in a completely different direction.
If other teams believe the Padres minor league pitching is as deep as the Padres think it is, the Padres might be in position to package a pitching prospect with an incumbent player at a position for an upgrade at that position.
They might be able to say, trade either Will Venable or a Chris Denorfia and a pitching prospect for an upgrade at a corner outfield slot.
Looking back at 2013 Padres
Other teams in the past have been interested in Denorfia and Venable. And both are already signed for 2014 at reasonable amounts – Denorfia at $2.25 and Venable at $4.25. That could make them attractive to other teams.
And the Padres desperately need to add a bat in the middle of the lineup.
The guess here is that the Padres will make an effort to re-sign third baseman Chase Headley to a multi-year contract before he become eligible for free agency at the end of the 2014 season. Headley would like to have a five-year deal. He also wants to stay with the Padres.
The problem for both sides will be to calculate a fair market price considering the 29-year-old's past two seasons.
Headley's breakout campaign of 2012 (.286, 31 homers and a National League-leading 115 RBIs) was followed by a .250 season that resulted in only 13 homers (incidentally, still the second-highest total of his career) and 50 RBIs. Headley's market – and trade value – was further impacted by the news that he had arthroscopic surgery two days after the end of the season to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee.
Injuries could possibly impact much of what the Padres attempt to do this off-season.
Given the nature of their injuries, it would be virtually impossible for the Padres to move the likes of outfielders Carlos Quentin and Cameron Maybin; outfielder-first baseman Kyle Blanks; catcher Yasmani Grandal; infielder Logan Forsythe and starting pitchers Cory Luebke, Joe Wieland and Casey Kelly even if they wished.
Not only is Quentin coming off a third round of knee surgery in 18 months, he has a full no-trade contract. Best scenario there is for Quentin to be healthy after two straight, half-seasons.
Grandal has rehabbing following surgery to rebuild the ACL in his right knee. Although the magic hands of Dr. James Andrews returned Adrian Peterson and Robert Griffin III to the NFL, Grandal is doubtful for the start of the 2014 campaign.
The Padres are higher about the future of Maybin (wrist surgery) than Blanks or Forsythe, who both had recurring injury problems in 2013 creating concerns about their futures.
As for "Tommy John" alums Luebke and Wieland, both suffered "concerning" setbacks that canceled their targeted returns in 2013. Kelly, meantime, is progressing on schedule toward an early 2014 return.
So, figure the Padres will have to play Quentin in left next year or eat the contract. Grandal will catch if healthy. If not, Nick Hundley returns for the final year of a three-year contract that will pay him $4 million.


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Costa Teguise enjoys year round warmth with hot summers and warm winters. It is situated on the southeast corner of Lanzarote - one of the Canary Islands. While the Canaries are part of Spain, they sit hundreds of miles south of the mainland off the west coast of Africa. The climate is much milder than expected at this latitude due to the surrounding ocean: its winds and the Canary Current. Lanzarote is the easternmost island putting it closest to Africa. This makes it the hottest and driest of the islands as wind from mainland Africa, home to the Sahara, blows onto Lanzarote before the other islands. The aridity this leads to is partially accountable for the alien landscape of the island, often compared to Mars and the moon. However, the other contributing factor are the numerous volcanoes, many live, which dot the island.
Costa Teguise is a purpose-built resort and the smallest, most recently developed of Lanzarote's three main resorts. Purpose-built brings thoughts of mass tourism and of course all local business is geared towards the tourist trade. However, the beaches remain unspoilt and building regulations mean there are no monstrous megaresorts looming at the seafront.
Summer: April – November
Summer is hot and dry. The average high temperature is 22°C in April and it slowly works its way up through the 20s to a peak of 28°C before dropping back to 22°C in November. At the beginning and end of the season night time temperatures cool to the high teens but in the peak months it stays up around 21°C. The northeast trade winds that blow throughout the year and make Costa Teguise a favourite with windsurfers help to temper the heat so it rarely feels uncomfortably hot. However, if an easterly wind blows from Africa the temperature can soar into the high 30s.
In Costa Teguise the highest average wind speed is 18mph (a fresh breeze), which on average occurs around July 16th, whilst the lowest wind speed of 10mph (a gentle breeze) is likely to occur around November 29th. However, if you are worried about the wind affecting your holiday, you needn't be as Bastian Beach is an ideal spot for families, as it is easily accessible, clean, safe and protected from the wind at all times of the year.
From June through until August there is almost no rain; it literally averages at 0 mm per month. Earlier and later in the season the odd storm will break but will usually only last for a short time. More likely than rainstorms are sandstorms; these get blown over from mainland Africa and can really disrupt your holiday. They reduce visibility and can bring all transport to a halt. They are also rather painful to be caught out in. If this is the case, the best option is to stay inside until the sandstorm passes. Sunshine levels are good, peaking at nine hours per day from May till August. It has also been proved that as a whole the Canary Islands receive more than 3000 hours of sunlight a year, making it one of the sunniest places on earth!
On average, the cloud cover during summertime tends to be very low. The clearer part of the year in Costa Teguise starts around early June and lasts until the end of September. August 9th is predicted to be the clearest day of the year, with the skies being clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 58% of the time, so you definitely won't have to worry about any cloud cover stopping you from topping up your tan while on holiday.
This is generally the preferred season due to the endless heat and sun. If you like it really hot then between July and August is the best time to go. If you like it hot but believe in the concept of 'too hot' then the surrounding months offer more reliably comfortable temperatures.
Winter: December - March
The winter months see a pleasant average high of around 19°C and an average low of 14°C. Obviously it is slightly warmer nearer summer. The wind can often make this feel much cooler and you'll certainly need an extra layer. However, again a westerly wind can blow and push the temperatures up into the mid 20s. December and January record on average 25mm to 26mm of rain. This might make the Brits weep but this is the highest rainfall Costa Teguise sees! It quickly peters to negligible levels.
Sandstorms are still possible. The sea temperature is quite stable throughout the year and is still just warm enough for swimming at an average of 18°C in its coldest period from February till April. In contrast the sea is only a little bit warmer in the summer, where temperatures tend to fluctuate between 21°C and 22°C from June to November.
Sunbathing is slightly restricted as the heat is not great enough for much of the day. You may also find that outdoor pools are too cold to swim in as they don't have enough time to warm up after the tepid nights. This is off season and as this is a tourist town it gets very empty. This may be exactly what you want and you can feel smug about the bargains of off peak accommodation and flights.
If you are not a fan of the humidity the winter season will definitely be the best time to visit Costa Teguise for you. The air is usually driest around March, with relative humidity levels typically staying around a mildly humid 61%, three days out of four. Whilst the air is likely to be most humid around September 24th, when humidity levels are expected to rise to 84% three days out of four on average.
Furthermore, if you are thinking of visiting Costa Teguise in the winter months you won't have to worry about any snowfall, as snow is exceptionally unlikely to fall on the resort at any time of the year.
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At the time of her passing, Jean held three Masters national short course yards records, nine world long course records, five world short course meters records, plus a host of national long course and short
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She made Masters All American 18 times, and made top ten 279 times over the last seven years.
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There's a pretty good rule of thumb that applies to swimming and diving – if you can't see the bottom, don't dive in -- and think twice about swimming there. Likewise, jumping into a stock right after a significant revision to earnings expectation can be an invitation for successive disappointments, as companies don't often miss just one time.
With Aruba Networks (Nasdaq:ARUN), that leads to some tough choices for investors. While I definitely believe that the wireless networking (WLAN) is going to grow significantly, and that Aruba is well-positioned to take more share in the small/medium-sized business (SMB) space, I also acknowledge that WLAN spending is largely discretionary and this company could see further order/revenue disappointments if IT demand doesn't rebound during the summer.
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Aruba warned investors on May 7th that fiscal third quarter (April) results are going to come in well below prior targets. Revenue looks to have grown about 10% from the year-ago period and contracted 6% from the prior quarter – adding up to a roughly 10% shortfall relative to most sell-side expectations.
While some analysts had suggested that WLAN was a relatively safe spot in IT spending, due to its small base and the fast-growing "bring your own device" (BYOD) trend, that proved to be optimistic. Like other networking players including F5 (Nasdaq:FFIV) and Riverbed (Nasdaq:RVBD), not to mention large-cap IT players like IBM (NYSE:IBM) and Oracle (Nasdaq:ORCL), Aruba saw significant order pushouts late in the quarter.
Because the order delays apparently weren't obvious until late into the quarter, Aruba was pretty much stuck on the margin side. The company had been hiring through the quarter as a growth company would, only to see the revenue fail to materialize. Consequently, the bottom line EPS impact is disproportionate – EPS will come in about 50% lower than expected.
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So what's actually happening in the WLAN space? Ruckus (NYSE:RKUS) recently issued a sizable warning as well, but Ruckus cited weak results in the service provider market where Aruba doesn't compete. What's more, Ruckus wasn't nearly so negative on the enterprise market that makes up Aruba's core market.
Making matters worse, Motorola (NYSE:MSI) also issued weak guidance, and the recent report from Juniper (NYSE:JNPR) (a smaller player in WLAN, but a player all the same) was hardly strong.
This sets up an unappetizing set of choices. Either WLAN market growth has significantly slowed, or Cisco (Nasdaq:CSCO), the leader with over 50% market share, has been gaining share. Cisco has been getting more aggressive with its bundling and more flexible on pricing options, neither of which is good for Aruba even if Aruba is "best of breed".
Like as not, it's a little bit of both – I do believe the discretionary nature of WLAN spending is going to become more apparent going into (and maybe through) the summer, and I do think Cisco is gaining some share. If there's good news, it would be that Cisco may be gaining more share from the likes of Motorola and Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) and not so much from Aruba.
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I think there are still valid reasons to be bullish on Aruba. Even if 2013 growth disappoints, I believe the WLAN market can grow at a low-to-mid teens rate for at least a few more years. What's more, I do believe that Aruba has good technology – its "context aware" MOVE architecture and products like ClearPass and Instant that can not only offer value for smaller customers, but create significant follow-on demand for Aruba equipment and services.
The Bottom Line
The problem for Aruba investors now is in trying to run a scenario analysis on how much worse things can get relative to the long-term opportunities. If Aruba is in fact losing meaningful share to Cisco, all bets are off. Assuming that Aruba is holding its own, though, I believe investors can still look for low teens growth across the long term – suggesting a fair value in the low $20s.
If another miss likes this hits the 2013 numbers, I could see that fair value target moving down into the high teens. By the same token, if Aruba can grow its share in enterprise WLAN and develop follow-on products/technologies (always a challenge for tech companies), the upside could be well into the $20s, absent the normal overshooting that goes with successful tech stories.
On balance, then, I think there is value and opportunity in these shares. With the IT spending environment so weak, though, and investors increasingly gun-shy about the networking sector, anybody buying shares today had best be able to stomach downside risk in the $10 to $12 range.
At the time of writing, Stephen D. Simpson did not own shares in any of the companies mentioned in this article.


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Last April, Janet Pierson was named the new producer of the SXSW Film Festival and Conference. She replaced Matt Dentler, who had served as producer of the fest since 2004. Pierson brought with her a long history in the independent film world. In 1986 she and husband John Pierson began producer rep work that eventually lead to the release of groundbreaking work including "Roger and Me," "She's Gotta Have It," "Slacker" and "Clerks." A board member of the Austin Film Society, she was the co-creator of the TV series "Split Screen" on the Independent Film Channel.
Nearly ten months after taking the position at SXSW, Pierson has revealed her first SXSW lineup, and her first fest commences in just a few weeks. She talked with indieWIRE's Eugene Hernandez via instant messenger about her thoughts on SXSW 09's slate, and what she's looking forward to at the festival, which runs March 13 - 21, 2009 in Austin, Texas.
Eugene Hernandez: Janet, I was just wondering, could we try something different and do a brief "IM Interview" sometime this morning, as a follow up to the lineup being announced?
Janet Pierson: Sure!
EH: Well, the easy first question is how *you* feel about your first SXSW lineup (now that you've been able to unveil it)?
JP: Very excited and the slightest bit nervous - hoping the world feels as good about it as we do. 'World' sounds grandiose... but I mean the external world that cares... There were extremely hard decisions to make. More good films than we had room to program.
EH: Looking at the narrative competition, there are some familiar names both in front of and behind the camera. What can you offer in terms of a preview of what to expect from this crop of narrative competition titles? Behind the camera I am curious to see what Daryl Wein and Kris Swanberg are each up to, while on screen I'm intrigued by a movie with Mark Duplass and Melissa Leo ("True Adolescents").
JP: I feel great about the narrative competition - think all 8 films are really strong! Daryl Wein had a doc at SXSW last year, so this is great to see him working in the narrative form.
I knew Kris Swanberg's name would jump out. When I first met Joe, and saw "Kissing on the Mouth," Kris was very much part of the filmmaking team. After we met, she sent me a short she'd made which I thought was terrific. Can't think of the name, but it was basically women from all over the world bathing their child. It was very simple and worked on its own terms, which is how I feel about "It Was Great But I Was Ready To Come Home." It sets up a very specific ambition or world, and then perfectly realizes it.
EH: The festival has obviously become synonymous in recent years with the so-called "Mumblecore" scene (and you've been a champion of many of those films and filmmakers). To what extent is there a connection to that work this year, or how do you view that scene in the context of SXSW now? Or is that something you've even thought about at all?
JP: Oh sure I thought about that. I had no preconceived notion about how the programming would play out other than to try to continue the great work of my predecessor, Matt Dentler. I thought he really got this great balance between micro budget new discoveries (a term I prefer to mumblecore), and hilarious Hollywood films, great docs, etc. So I thought a lot about programming discovery films - more so than mumblecore per se.
When it came down to the hard choices, we erred on the side of newer voices. You yourself told me that's what you love about SXSW! And there's the obvious connection with mumblecore - the new Andrew Bujalski film "Beeswax," which I love! And Swanberg's new film, and several others. There was one significent film which would have fit perfectly in that vein too, but it just couldn't finish in time. Can't talk about it, but I'm sorry about that.
EH: Well on the point of "discovery," that has been quite palpable at SXSW in recent years. It's been an extremely energizing aspect of the festival, particularly as it relates to a DIY aesthetic and approach, both on the narrative and doc sides of the fest.
JP: I'm very excited about a number of debuts this year! Hope y'all agree. As I said, we think the narrative competition is really strong, but so are the other sections!! Emerging Visions has some exciting new filmmakers...
In a couple of cases too, we made the decision to show films that had been around on the fest circuit because we're so high on the filmmakers - like with Ramin Bahrani's "Goodbye Solo," and Matthew Newton's "Three Blind Mice," just to name two. I'm sorry, I'm in one of these, "I love all my children" modes.
EH: Understandable. Certainly don't expect you to choose favorites! On the doc side - from a cursory glance at the film descriptions of the films in competition - it seems as though there are a number of 'personal doc' or individual portraits (rather than broader 'issue oriented' work). Is that accurate? Or am I reaching here to put things under an umbrella? And what can you offer in terms of a preview of the styles, approaches or themes you see in the competition docs this year?
JP: Perhaps. Doc programming, while exhilarating, is excruiating - because there are so many great, incredibly well made films about incredibly important or fascinating subjects. The big topics this year seemed to be food and oil. But in the end, we had to go with the combinations that excited us - filmmaking and subject.
The choices were really, really hard. We certainly thought long and hard about balance, but yes, not overall themes. And in terms of being new at this - definitely some learning curve in terms of pacing. I hope to have a better handle on it next year. That is - the pacing of screening the 3,500 submissions and making good programming decisions.
EH: Finishing up, I am particularly excited about a number of non-competition screenings. Whether it be the premiere of Gerald Peary's film criticism doc, or Gary Hustwit's new doc - or being able to catch Spike Lee's "Passing Strange," which I missed at Sundance - or any number of new films. Seems like a great mix of new work and films from other fests. What sort of balance did you hope to strike in that regard this year? Seems like a great mix of new work and films from other fests.
JP: That was the goal! Really, I like all the films so much I'm having trouble scheduling... because I know people are going to have tough choices picking which ones they can see in the short amount of time. I know it's a complicated time marketplace wise... and the audience for independent films is fractured and niche based... but there's no shortage of filmmaking talent!
"Passing Strange" was my favorite film at Sundance (from those I saw...) and while I was watching it at the Library in Sundance I was just like, "I need to see this at the Paramount in Austin!!!!" I'm a bit deliriously happy actually to have something so wonderful from Spike Lee in my first SXSW line-up.
EH: You mentioned "Beeswax", which I get to see very soon in Berlin! But I am wondering how it feels to be on screen at a film in your first fest as well. I am so excited for that moment in Austin! I haven't really asked you how you feel about that experience now. (So why not ask you in public!)
JP: It was so ridiculously hilarious when Andrew approached me about being in "Beeswax"... But I think he did because of seeing "Reel Paradise." So at least I've already had the first shocking experience of seeing myself on screen at a festival.
When Andrew and I met - he had seen "Reel Paradise," and I'd seen his work [acting] in "Hannah Takes the Stairs" - which I think he's brilliant in! So we already had that familiarity thing... then we just really liked one another. I thought it was ridiculous when he asked me, then I set about helping him find the better person. You know, he does use non-actors.
Actually, a couple of different thoughts here though and I don't want to run on and on, but this was important to me personally. I'd recently read "The Year of Yes," this book about a women who decides to change up her dating patterns because they aren't working. So she says yes to every guy that asks... just to be more open. Now, I didn't need that romantically - being crazily happily married for over 25 years... But I did think it was important on a more personal activity level. So I decided to say 'yes' more than 'no,' which started with Andrew's film, and even figured in with taking the job at SXSW.
And it turned out that the part Andrew wanted me to play was so me-ish. I tried to help him find some better candidates, but ultimately I got the part. And I loved it. Now it's kind of silly... I'm barely in the movie so the conversation shouldn't be about me. But it's a fantastic film!! So I'm thrilled to be able to show it!
EH: Is there anything else you are dying to share about the fest? Things you feel we should notice?
JP: I feel incredibly priviledged to have been asked to run this festival. I've been such a fan of it for so many years - and love the evolution that took place under Matt Dentler. It's been fantastic to travel around the country and hear the love people have for SXSW! So I just hope everyone enjoys this year's fest as much as they've come to expect. We feel great about the line-up and hope the ultimate feedback reflects the same.
This was both a daunting and exciting experience putting together the line-up - but it made all the difference to be supported by my experienced staff who contributed in so many ways - Jarod Neece - who also took point on the Midnighters, Charlie Sotelo, who's a strong force in the doc programming, Lya Guerra, who took the lead in a lot of the international, Stephanie Noone with newcomers Rebecca Feferman and Claudette Godfrey. Not to mention all the great volunteer contributors who toil invisibly on the screening front line.


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SAO PAULO Brazil and FIFA have put their rift behind them. Now it's time to get to work.
A public dispute brought uncertainty over the country's preparations, but after apologies from FIFA that were formally accepted by the Brazilian government on Thursday, and the approval of a key bill by the nation's Congress, both sides are moving forward.
With two years to go until the World Cup and just more than a year before the Confederations Cup, there are concerns about infrastructure work and stadium construction in some cities.
FIFA inspectors are in the country for a key visit to host cities, checking on progress and working closely with local governments. The team of nearly 40 people from FIFA and the local organizing committee were in the southern city of Curitiba on Thursday.
Things looked bleak only a few days ago, with queries whether Brazil would be able to host the tournament.
It started after FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke sent a blunt message to Brazil on Friday about preparations: "You have to push yourself, kick your arse."
Brazil Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo reacted quickly, saying the comments were "unacceptable, offensive and inappropriate" and telling FIFA that the government would not deal with Valcke anymore.
Valcke apologized on Monday, as did FIFA President Sepp Blatter on Tuesday.
On Thursday, the Sports Ministry said in an emailed statement that Rebelo had sent letters to both Blatter and Valcke, indicating he had accepted their apologies.
The statement didn't explicitly say that Brazil was withdrawing its request to no longer work with Valcke. Calls to the Ministry were not immediately answered.
The statement went on to say that Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff would meet with Blatter, but didn't indicate when that meeting would be.
A key sticking point between FIFA and the Brazilian government had been the delay in passing a bill about organizing the World Cup, accepting several demands by FIFA and giving it financial and legal guarantees in controlling the event.
The bill must go through both chambers of Congress before reaching President Dilma Rousseff. But it was a big victory for FIFA and the government, which was under pressure from local critics who say soccer's world governing body has been granted too much power.
Valcke's comments infuriated many Brazilians, but there were those who didn't think he was too far off. Former player Ronaldo, a member of the local organizing committee, agreed with him that the preparations are running late. Romario, another former star turned congressman, concurred.
"It was unfortunate, but it doesn't mean he was wrong," Ronaldo said. "Brazil promised to deliver the World Cup bill, promised to deliver the infrastructure projects, but there is still a lot that hasn't been done."
Valcke had said "things are not working in Brazil" and "not a lot is moving" with stadium building and infrastructure renovation.
FIFA inspectors saw some of the problems up close Wednesday when they visited Beira-Rio stadium, which is expected to host five World Cup matches.
The inspectors found an empty construction site at the venue in southern Brazil because a lack of financial guarantees to renovate the stadium ended work eight months ago. Local officials told FIFA the problem is expected to be solved by next week, but if the indecision continues for much longer, Porto Alegre may have to rush to find a new venue to avoid being dropped as a host city.
"We have total confidence that the stadium will be delivered on schedule on Dec. 31, 2013," said Ricardo Trade, an executive director at the local organizing committee. "Porto Alegre is at the same stage as other cities."


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September is here! Goodbye to August!
Saturday, September 01, 2012
August has probably been my worst month, problem wise in a long time.
Hubby took a trip to England without me. Visiting the beer he so dearly loves.
All alone, I did not do well.
First a dead battery in my car. Valet parking jumped it so I could get home.
Then a burned out headlight ( $300)
Then a lady bumped my bumper in a parking lot and asked to be carried away in an ambulance. NO damage to my car at all, not even a dent! She still has not filed a claim, but has 2 years to do so. Her insurance said there was an attorney involved.
Then my car radiator cracked and had to be replaced. ($850) Good thing a girlfriend could come and get me. I hate being stranded. I felt so lonely when hubby was gone.
Hubby came home and I thought great, all is well now, someone to help out with life in general. How did I get so dependent on him?
Meanwhile, when I thought things were getting better, another crisis. Hubby was out riding his bike, and was hit by a truck. Aug. 29th.
Thank goodness he did not end up in the hospital or worse!
He injured his knee, (very swollen, the Dr. drained 90 cc of blood from his knee, and office record he said.) and has some bruises from when he fell. Dr.'s Xrays, Crutches. He gets to experience this all for the first time. He has never been seriously injured before. I am afraid this injury could have life changing effects. After all the problems I have with my knee, I don't want him to have to go thru that!
Still working on the other guys insurance. Hubby did not think it was bad at first, did not get the guys insurance, licenses, etc., had a friend drive him home with his broken bike, but the pain began a few hours later. We got an appointment the next day with the Dr. I did not want him to wait in an ER emergency room, so I fed him some pain pills and iced it for the afternoon and evening. Still have the ice machine from my surgery. Pumps cold water around your injury. Much better than ice bags.
MRI was yesterday. Sweet talked the girls into faxing over the results. No meniscus tears thank goodness. Seems to be fractures, which the Dr. said was the best case scenario for recovery. Hopefully no surgery, but don't know till we can get in to see him again next week.
Charging the bills on a credit card till the other guys insurance hopefully reimburses us. The guy who hit him said he calle din a claim so we are waiting for his insurance to call. I also put in a medical claim with my insurance, just in case the guy doesn't have any. We have a $5000 deductible on our health insurance.
I am glad August is over! Hopefully the end of the hot summer will mean the end of problems. Of course Hubby has a long recovery ahead of him. Going to have to cancel some travel plans we had made till he can put some weight on that leg again.
Happy September!
Today a new adventure begins.
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And I thought my August was tough. *HUGS** I wish for you a much better September with a blessing for every challenge you had last month.
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Wow what a story....it never rains but it pours !!
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Wow, we could be twins!! I understand everything you wrote as the same scenerio has happened to me!
Husband had bicycle accident -tore off skin and muscle to the bone
Lady rear ended my car - guy backed into loaner car while first car in body shop
Husband on yearly business trip and everything goes wrong.
I contend with knee and hip replacements.
I really know how you feel......Three helpful things to do....... go to bed and pull the covers over your head for awhile....re-read your favorite book.....keep looking forward!
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Oh my Judy -- that is a record of some kind (one I"m sure you wished not to repeat!)
I do understand your feelings about 'being alone' for that time. I was single for almost 6 years b/f I married my dh......and I was quite the 'how do I get out of this mess' kind of person b/c 'stuff' can't breaking down, required fixing, what with between the house and my car. I'd never lived alone before that time in my life....it was quite a learning experience. But it's true it's NICE to have someone to share that 'stuff' with. (good and bad)
Glad dh knee injuries don't seem anymore serious.....as you know - NO fun! Take care of him and yourself and keep us posted!! Love the mountains on your page.....kind of on my bucket list -- to get back to snowcapped mountains for a visit -- sometime!
Hope you are doing better now too....
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Oh, my dear, you really have had a time of it. Hope September is more rewarding! Hang in there.........
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In last week's State of the Union speech, President Obama outlined three major goals: "encouraging innovation," "rebuilding America," and the perennial "reforming education." The president praised his administration's Race to the Top program as "the most meaningful reform of our public schools in a generation." To refresh our memory about Race to the Top he described it, rather crassly, this way: "To all 50 states, we said, 'If you show us the most innovative plans to improve teacher quality and student achievement, we'll show you the money.'"
That sounds like a more genteel version of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Stanley Kramer's 1963 comedy in which a colorful and diverse group of strangers form teams and scramble over each other in a cross-country race to find a buried treasure. Hijinks ensue, but in the mad, mad educational world it isn't so funny.
Public education has been in the process of "reformation" ever since the federal government got its hands on it in 1968, and presidents ever since have had something to say about it in almost every SOTU address. But no one ever stands up on the floor of the House chamber to ask why public education is taking so long to get reformed.
Obama actually dropped a clue in the speech: "You see, we know what's possible for our children when reform isn't just a top-down mandate, but the work of local teachers and principals; school boards and communities." That's the generality; for a specific he mentioned Bruce Randolph School in Denver: "Three years ago, it was rated one of the worst schools in Colorado. . . . But last May, 97 percent of the seniors received their diploma. Most will be the first in their families to go to college."
What he didn't explain was exactly how the school turned itself around. Bruce Randolph opened in 2003 as a middle school in the Five Points area of northeast Denver. Within just a few years, it received a failing grade according to standards set by the No Child Left Behind Act. (While NCLB has its problems, without it that school might never have been rated at all.)
On National Public Radio's All Things Considered, Larry Abramson filled in the backstory: "But the experience of this school highlights just how complicated and fragile these turnaround efforts can be. The transformation hinged on giving the staff of Bruce Randolph more autonomy from the central administration of the Denver city schools. So the president's remarks are a bit of a swipe at the big-city school systems."
They say that like it's a bad thing. But there's more. The transition principal, Kristin Waters, asked for autonomy, not only from district regulations, but also from union rules. Denver Public Schools granted that permission-and so, to their credit, did the Denver Classroom Teachers Association.
The first thing Waters did was require all teachers to reapply, and from the applicants she selected only six. Those were the teachers who seemed to her the most flexible and the most dedicated to student welfare. She applied the same standards to every new teacher she hired. The school reopened for grades six through 12, and achieved that 97 percent senior-class graduation rate in 2010.
NPR pointed out, skeptically but fairly, that the senior graduation rate didn't tell the story, since most dropouts don't wait until 12th grade to drop out. Still, while test scores at Randolph remain low, and cultural problems abound (the school was the first in Denver to dispense contraceptives to students), a failing school owes its improvement to freedom rather than management.
As recent documentaries like The Lottery and Waiting for Superman have shown, nothing hinders school improvement more than rules and regulations. Unions are notorious for their rules, and the National Education Association is one of the Democratic Party's largest contributors. And, even though the federal government supplies less than 10 percent of total school funding, it's responsible for much more than 10 percent of the regulations. So we can't expect the president to be too specific about what really works. Race to the Top is a good idea on its face, but in reality it's a little like saying, "Gentlemen, start your engines! But don't touch your steering wheels!"


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Chateau Clos des Jacobins (Futures Pre-sale) 2010
Bordeaux Red Blends from St-Emilion, Bordeaux, France
Critical Acclaim
James Suckling - "There's a lot of sweet fruit here with tobacco, berry and milk chocolate aromas and flavors. Full and silky. Long finish. Best in a long time.
Barrel Sample: 92-93 Points "
Wine Spectator - "Fleshy, with lots of intense blackberry, plum and boysenberry notes blended together and wound with licorice strips and singed alder wood. Solid grip through the finish has a slightly chewy feel now, but should soften soon enough. Best from 2015 through 2025."
Wine Enthusiast - "Great density here, this wine is big and powerful, but all held together by rich fruit. It is concentrated, the dry tannins a part of a richer whole.
Barrel Sample: 90-92 Points "
The Wine Advocate - "This wine has turned out well and is one of the strongest efforts from this estate in many a year. Three-fourths Merlot and the rest mostly Cabernet Franc, the wine offers up oodles of sweet black raspberry, camphor and black currant along with some forest floor and roasted herbs. Super-fruity, opaque ruby/purple, medium to full-bodied, hedonistic and lush, it should drink nicely for at least 10-12+ years."
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Clos des Jacobins is situated at the entrance to the medieval town, right in the heart of the great Saint-Emilion estates. Since the 17th century, this especially uniform vineyard fors a single plot around the cellars.
Having been ranked among Saint-Emilion's greatest wines between 1940 and 1950, Clos des Jacobins subsequently fell from favor, although it has been classified from the beginning of the Saint-Emilion classification in 1955. Today, it has recovered its status and won the Saint-Emilion Grands Crus Classes Challenge in Hong-Kong in 2006. View all Chateau Clos des Jacobins Wines
About St-EmilionView a map of St-Emilion wineries (saint eh-meel-YOHN)
A region named after the charming, quaint historical town in Bordeaux, St-Émilion is situated on the right bank of Bordeaux. It's grapes of choice are Merlot and Cabernet Franc (called Bouchet on the right bank). The region has its own classification system, updated and revised every few years. Two of the hottest chateaux of the area (and the only Premier Grand Cru Classé A) are Chateau Ausone and Chateau Cheval Blanc.
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St.-Émilion produces the most wine on the right bank of Bordeaux. As most of its wine is based primarily on Merlot, St-Emilion wines are described as having finesse and elegance. The best wine of the region can last upward of 10-20 years, like a good left-banker, but many find that the wines here matuer earlier than those based on Cabernet Sauvignon. The soils in the area differ greatly, from gravel to limestone to clay and sand. As a result, the wines of this region are diverse. Quality wines display silky tannins and ripe, soft fruit – the higher quality wine showing full-bodied texture and layers of complexity.
About France - Other regionsWhen it comes to wine, France is a classic. Classic blends, grapes and styles began in the country and they still remain. Think about it - people ask for a Burgundian style Pinot Noir, they refer to wines as Bordeaux or Rhone blends - Champagne even had to pass a law to stop international wineries from putting their region on the label of all sparkling wine.
The top regions of France are: Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Languedoc-Roussillon, Loire, Rhone. And these regions are so diverse! It makes sense that wine regions throughout the world try to emulate their style. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah are no longer French varieties, but international varieties. They may not be the leader of cutting edge technology or value-priced wines, but there is no doubt that they are still producing wines of great quality and diversity.
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Shanker sent these 12 years after he clicked them. We were in Daman. Dhanno had her first camera. She was prone to going "fotoo, fotoo" and pushing everyone out of her way. Teja, Shanker and Resul were shooting Dhanno. I was a little left out.
But getting these fotoos when Dhanno is a lean, mean 17 had me almost in tears.
Thank you, Shanker.
Stumbling upon their photos from a few years ago almost always takes my breath away. Stumbling upon the forgotten freshness….. also reminds me to look at them anew, as they are today.
Lovely photos!
Oh my. I should fish out some old photos also.
She looks totally adorable! 12 years is a long time, I already feel mushy when I watch Pari's early videos.. and she is yet to turn 4. Daughters are so precious!
Shootout at Daman? That's what that last picture looks like – a competition to see who shoots first!😀 How lovely to come across a piece of the past like this.


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As the parental word of advice goes, "Start them when they're young." Obviously the parent of this toddler has heeded that counsel when it comes to rock climbing. In this find from Adventure Journal and Rockclimbing.com, a 22-month-old baby girl takes to a homemade bouldering wall to climb beyond her own height to knock down a couple of baby toys.
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Dubai's First Mass-Transit Rail System
Today Dubai launched a mass-transit rail system, the first of its kind on the Arabian Peninsula. The system is expected to ease the city-state's traffic problem. The driverless, remote-controlled trains will run along an elevated line before heading underground into the center of the city. About one third of the stations will be open for operation tomorrow, the first day of service to the public. More lines are planned.
Europe's In-Car Automatic Emergency Call System
Today Europe's in-car automatic emergency call system, eCall, received the backing of Europe's mobile phone industry. eCall automatically dials 112 (Europe's single emergency number) and sends the vehicle's location in the event of a collision. EU officials believe eCall could save up to 2,500 lives per year and reduce the severity of injuries by 10 to 15 percent. The system requires close cooperation and collaboration between public authorities, car companies and mobile phone companies, not to mention an agreement between all European Union nations. Twenty-four EU countries have agreed to the implementation of eCall, while countries such as Denmark, France, Ireland, Latvia, Malta and the UK are still not ready to commit.