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Manly coach Des Hasler has named a 19 man squad for Sunday's vital Brookvale Oval clash with the North Queensland Cowboys.
Hasler has included Nathan Tutt and Paul Stephenson to the 17 man side named for the club's last game against St.George Illawarra two weeks ago.
Manly returned from a four day break today and will leave on a two day camp to the Central Coast tomorrow.
Hasler is unlikely to name his final 17 until an hour before kick off on Sunday.
The Manly NRL side for the Cowboys game is: Brett Stewart,Scott Donald,Terry Hill,Ashley Alberts,Chris Hicks,Michael Witt,Michael Monaghan(c),Jason King,Chad Randall,Brent Kite,Steve Menzies,Luke Williamson,Ben Kennedy.Replacements:Sam Harris,Shayne Dunley,Mark Bryant,Kylie Leuluai,Paul Stephenson,Nathan Tutt. (two to be omitted).
The Manly PREMIER League side to play the St.Marys Cougars at Western Weekender Stadium on Saturday is:Mark Lennon,Mitch Creary,Jye Mullane,Jared Taylor,Darren Peachey,Jeff Robson,Travis Burns,Mailangi Styles,Matt Ballin,Phil Moorwood,Kane Cleal,J.P.Cherry(c),A.Cuthbertson.Replacements: K.Johnson,N.Hollingsworth.


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Letter to the editor: Cleanup Week does not justify stealing
This is a letter to let the people of Mandan know what happens during Cleanup Week.
During the evening of April 29 someone took the front and rear bumper bracket assemblies for a classic car I am restoring. They also took two wheels with tires and a belt pulley assemble for my 1946 Case Tractor, along with a piece of 4″x6″ steel tubing painted John Deere green.
These items were behind my shop in Mandan. They were on my property and not on the boulevard, therefore they were not to be taken. I also realize that one man's junk is another's treasure, but it appears there are individuals that feel justified in taking a man's treasures for their personal benefit. This type of greed could lead to more ordinances, which we shouldn't need.
-Eric "Rick" Franklund, Mandan

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As the doors at the Lansing Car Assembly Plant closed Friday, new Michigan State University graduates were hoping doors would open for them in the job market.
However, many students said they would be looking for jobs outside of Michigan.
The state has the nation's highest unemployment rate, and events like the LCA closing, just remind students of that.
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I was riding the bus this week, reading a newspaper to pass the time--and I know this is rude--but my eyes kept straying to what another passenger was reading on his iPhone: manga.
"Is that an app or an e-book?"
He removed his ear-buds and told me about this cool, free app called Manga Reader. It's on iTunes, has thousands of English-translated manga scans, and is a real page turner.
Didja know San Mateo County Library has more than 3,000 manga titles?
You also can download graphic novels from the San Mateo County Library.
*Please note that Manga Reader App provides licensed and unlicensed content.
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CHARLOTTE – The Charlotte Children's Choir, a community organization that provides vocal education and performance opportunities to boys and girls of all backgrounds, is holding auditions for its 2012-13 season.
Founded in 1986, the choir consists of 230 children from more than 100 public and private schools. There are six choirs, from preparatory to senior choirs.
Children ages 8 to 18 with a desire to sing may audition. No prior musical training is required. Auditions are a simple, friendly process that lasts about 10 minutes and serves as a placement evaluation so students are assigned to the appropriate choir based on skill level, experience and age. No prepared piece is required. Auditions will be held in June and July in the Children's Choir offices and local churches. For more information or to schedule an audition, visit www.charlottechildrenschoir.org or contact the choir office at 704-374-1892, ext. 23.
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Is Jacqueline Laurita Writing a Book?
A number of Real Housewives of New Jersey stars have written books in recent years. So is Jacqueline Laurita ready to join the club?
On February 6, a fan reached out to Jac on Twitter to ask if she might have any plans to become a published author. "Do you have any plans to write a book?" the fan tweets. "I would buy it! Love you!"
As it turns out, the fan — and the rest of us — just might be in luck. "Writing a couple now," Jac replies. "Thank you."
This is awesome news! We'd love to hear what Jacqueline has to say, and we're never ones to turn down getting to hear some behind-the-scenes dirt about the show, if Jac ends up writing about her time on reality TV at all.
As for her co-stars, the RHoNJ ladies have had mixed results with their book sales. Teresa Giudice is the show's bestselling author, having sold more than 40,000 copies of Fabulicious. Melissa Gorga's Love Italian Style sold 8,000 copies, and Caroline Manzo has sold 6,000 copies of Let Me Tell You Something. Kathy Wakile is soon to release her cookbook, Indulge: Delicious Little Desserts That Keep Life Real Sweet.
Would you buy a book by Jacqueline? And what kind of book(s) are you hoping she writes?
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2011 php|tek Webcast Series
Once again, we bring you the php|tek Webcast Series. For the past few conferences, we've put together a sampling of interesting sessions, hot projects, and sharp people from around the community to talk on topics that have piqued their interest. Since we only have 30 minutes, these usually aren't in-depth technical discussions.
Instead, consider these appetizers to introduce you to something new, get a flavor for the topic, and entice you to explore more..
February 4th – Josh Butts on Phactory for Unit Testing
Unit Testing with databases is painful at minimum and difficult at best. In this session we'll talk about Phactory and how to use it to creating objects, generate data, and even testing against MongoDB. Register here »
February 18th – Clark Sell on What is Microsoft WebMatrix?
Did you know WebMatrix could download WordPress, MySQL, PHP, allow you to make some changes and then deploy it right to your ISP? In this webcast, Clark will provide an overview of the newly released WebMatrix. Clark will explain where it fits into the overall Web Deployment story on Windows.
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March 4th – Nate Abele on the Lithium Framework
Have you heard about this "next generation" of PHP frameworks and wondering what all the hype is about? Are you using PHP 5.3, but still having trouble getting your head around features like closures and where they're useful?
In addition to giving you an overview of how to build an application with the Lithium framework, and an in-depth look at the flexible filter system and advanced class design, this session will delve into how different patterns and paradigms (including object-oriented, aspect-oriented, functional, and even procedural) come together to make Lithium one of the most flexible, but also one of the most pragmatic PHP frameworks available. Register here »
March 18th – Bill Karwin on SQL Antipatterns: The Next Generation
Following his popular 2010 book "SQL Antipatterns," Bill Karwin describes all-new blunders developers frequently make when using SQL, and shows how to solve these problems with PHP examples. Topics include: Crosstab Crossroads, Shell Game, Transaction Encapsulation, and Reading Off the Script. Register here »
April 1st – Aaron Brazell on Pluggable Authorization in WordPress
This session will look at ways to override and "hijack" the authentication process allowing WordPress to leverage existing third party authentication systems such as LDAP or oAuth. It will also examine ways to allow third party applications to leverage WordPress' authentication system for single sign-on capability across a non-homogenous suite of applications. Register here »
April 15th – Travis Swicegood on Node.js
Node.js allows developers to rapidly build network applications that can handle tens of thousands of users. At least, that's the promise. This talk introduces developers to Node.js and its ecosystem. It separates the hype from the reality and helps them answer the question "is Node right for me?" Register here »
April 29th – Peter Laudati on Deploying PHP Apps to Windows Azure
In this webcast, we'll provide an overview of Azure's services tuned specifically to the needs of a PHP developer. We'll look at how PHP applications can be deployed to Azure, as well as how Azure's services can be consumed from PHP apps via the PHP SDK. Want to offload your images & other large media files from your existing shared host? We'll show how you can you can do this using Azure's storage service. We'll also look at SQL Azure, the relational database service provided by Azure, and show how you can migrate your MySQL data to it. Register here »
May 13th – Matthew Weier O'Phinney on Git Over it
With the explosion of distributed version control systems (DVCS) in the past decade, a few have risen to the top in terms of adoption, including Mercurial, Bazaar, and Git. In this webinar, we'll look at the basics of Git, and some common workflows you'll encounter when using Git in the real world: collaborating with others. Register here »
Starting on February 4th, 2011 and all the way until php|tek, we'll get together every other Friday at 2pm Eastern (GMT-5). Grab your lunch, bring a cup of coffee, or just turn off your phone and come learn with us.
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March 20, 2010
SEATTLE (AP) -Gary Blair insisted there was no underestimation by second-seeded Texas A&M.
Still, seeing themselves trailing a No. 15 seed, even if it was still in the first half, was a jolt the Aggies needed to finally emerge from their first-half slumber.
Danielle Adams dominated the middle with 23 points, Tanisha Smith finished an assist short of a triple-double with 17 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, and the Aggies shook off pesky Portland State for a 84-53 win in the first-round of the Sacramento region Saturday night.
The bigger, faster and more talented Aggies (26-7) allowed the upstart Vikings to hang around for most of the first half, even watching Portland State (18-15) run off six straight points to take a 28-27 lead with 4:25 left in the half.
That basket by Portland State's Eryn Jones became the ignition Blair was searching for to overcome the uncharacteristic mistakes his team made in the opening minutes and finally got the more talented Aggies rolling.
"We did not underestimate them. I think they just played very well to start the ball game," Blair said after becoming the Aggies' career leader in wins with 155. "I said, you've got 64 teams in here and treat them all like top 25 teams because they've earned that right."
Being in the lead also caught the Vikings off-guard. Coach Sherri Murrell called a timeout because she suddenly saw pressure in the eyes of her players. Her reminder: There are no expectations as No. 15 seed.
"When we went up 28-27, the kids had this look in their eyes like 'the pressure is on us now,"' Murrell said. "When we had that type of pressure, we didn't respond well."
After Portland State's brief lead, the Aggies closed the first half on a 12-3 spurt and then outscored Portland State 18-6 to start the second half and ended any thought of the Vikings becoming the first No. 15 seed to pull a first-round NCAA tournament upset.
Believing they are flying undetected among tournament contenders, the Aggies set up a second-round date with either No. 7 seed Gonzaga or 10th-seeded North Carolina, who played Saturday's late game. The Aggies were reminded all week of the 2009 tournament when they were expected to cruise into the regional finals as a No. 2 seed and a date with Connecticut, only to stumble in the regional semis and fall to sixth-seeded Arizona State.
"Their size, those are some girls that we're not use to playing against and I think they wore us down," Vikings guard Claire Faucher said.
Jones and Faucher each finished with 15 points for the Vikings. But Faucher, the Vikings' leading scorer was harassed all night by the Sydney-combo of Texas A&M guards Sydney Carter and Sydney Colson. The result: Faucher was 6 of 19 shooting, including just 3 of 14 on 3-pointers after scoring 26 points and hitting eight 3-pointers in the Big Sky tournament title game. She was also left with one sore body after a scary crash into the basket standard late in the first half that had her limping off the floor at halftime. Faucher played most of the second half, but made just 3 of 13 shots.
"All I remember is trying to make a play on the ball and the next thing I remember is my head was just pounding," Faucher said. "I don't know what I hit. That will be fun to watch on replays."
Portland State harassed the Aggies into nine turnovers in the first half, and even laughed at its own mistakes. When Katy Wade flung a crosscourt pass into the first row behind the Aggies' bench, Murrell could only chuckle.
But it wasn't all laughs for the Vikings. They hit five 3s in the first half and even took a 28-27 lead on Jones' jumper with 4:25 left, bringing not only the green-glad Vikings fans to their feet.
The lead didn't last long. Texas A&M regained control before halftime and quickly turned the contested into the rout everyone expected. The only lingering question was if Smith would get a triple-double, but Cierra Windham's jumper in the final minutes rimmed out, Smith's last chance at a 10th assist.
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Over the decades you have relied on ADS to keep you ahead of hundreds and hundreds (maybe thousands) of payer and governmentally required changes, and on certifications such as Meaningful Use stages 1 and 2, and ICD-10.
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Over the years you have probably known of colleagues who were passed from one vendor to another, or who were completely abandoned with no vendor. ADS clients have never experienced that because our outstanding, almost forty year record of stability and reliability is extraordinary.
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Ouachita Baptist University will host Brittany Ewart and Anna McCulloch's senior art exhibit, "Color Through the Eyes of a Designer," in Mabee Fine Arts Center's Hammons Art Gallery April 1-10. A reception will be held Wednesday, April 2, from 6-7 p.m. in the gallery. The exhibit is free and open to the public.
The artists said the work in the exhibit focuses on the importance of color in graphic design combined with other elements like line, shape and simplicity to create pieces that are visually pleasing to the eye. In addition to graphic design, the exhibit will also include photography pieces.
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"We both have a lot of branding, which will be in the show," said Ewart, a senior graphic design and mass communications major from Bossier City, La. "For example, I had two different restaurants that I created and came up with the logo, the menus, the business cards, the stationery and the flyers."
McCulloch, a senior graphic design and mass communications major from Little Rock, Ark., said, "I did a bake shop, and I also redesigned CoverGirl to give it a new look."
"Its funny because our pieces are really similar except the difference in colors," said Ewart. "We both do really simple but effective stuff."
Though both artists do similar work, they each have their own style. Ewart said that she enjoys using typography and geometrics for her pieces, while McCulloch said she draws inspiration from vintage themes. Additionally, Ewart's pieces focus on bright bold colors, while McCulloch's pieces focus on soft pastels. Both artists describe their work as "clean and simple."
"I'm excited for people to come because it's basically like having our portfolios on the walls," McCulloch noted. "I think it will be a good opportunity for people to see what we do."
"I never thought that I would be a graphic design major and have my own senior art show," Ewart added. "It has been a cool experience and I think it's definitely an accomplishment to have made it this far."
Regular gallery hours for the exhibit are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The exhibit is also available during evenings when other School of Fine Arts events are held in Mabee Fine Arts Center. For more information, contact the School of Fine Arts at (870) 245-5129.
Ouachita Baptist University will host Libby Harrington and Molly Ann Turner's senior art exhibit, "Divergence," in Verser Gallery from April 4 to 15. The exhibit is free and open to the public.
The show will be a culmination of the students' work while at Ouachita, allowing Turner and Harrington the opportunity to display the progression and growth they have experienced during their academic career.
A reception will be held April 5 at 4 p.m. in Verser lobby, offering the public an opportunity to interact with the artists while celebrating their creative accomplishments.
Unlike many other senior exhibits that feature students with similar stylistic preferences, Turner and Harrington's show will highlight the difference between studio art and graphic design.
"It's called 'Divergence' because it is about two students coming in as freshmen both thinking that they had the same idea about what they wanted to do, but then going in two completely different directions," said Turner. "I think it will be really interesting to see the contrast between how my and Libby's styles have developed. That is what we want people to notice."
Turner, a graphic design and mass communications double major from Little Rock, Ark., will emphasize the importance of effective visual communication through design.
"I really liked drawing, so coming in to Ouachita, I thought I wanted to do studio art," Turner noted. "However, as I began to do communications and graphic design, I realized that my passion was being able to help people communicate things effectively and using my art to do that."
Harrington, a studio art major with an emphasis in painting, takes a more expressive approach to art.
"It's an exploration of my own style through portraiture and growth trying to find my own style and what I am trying to accomplish," said Harrington, a native of Hot Springs, Ark. "It is me pushing myself past what I have been accustomed to; not just relying on talent, but more expressive emphasis."
Summer Bruch, assistant professor of visual arts at Ouachita, has seen Turner and Harrington's progression as artists firsthand.
"It is interesting to see how these two girls have really developed in their own ways," Bruch said. "Molly Anne's trip to study abroad in Austria really expanded her horizons. She got into printmaking, and I think you will see a lot of that in her show.
"Libby has finally come into her own as a painter and she has really begun honing in on the concept with the content," Bruch continued. "You are really seeing her personality and what she wants to put into the artwork, and it took until now, so you are really seeing the fruits of her whole experience at OBU."
Regular gallery hours for the exhibit is 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, contact the School of Fine Arts at (870) 245-5129.
http://www.obu.edu/admissions/upcoming-events/ for details or call our office to inquire. We'll be happy to give you details.
Ouachita Baptist University's Division of Music will host three student recitals April 4 in Mabee Fine Arts Center's McBeth Recital Hall. Sean Jackson and Courtney Stanage will present junior piano recitals at 11 a.m., and Kenderick Scorza will present his sophomore musical theatre recital at 2 p.m. The recitals are free and open to the public.
Jackson is a music composition major from Livingston, La. He has been named to Ouachita's President's and Dean's Lists and is a member of the Carl Goodson Honors Program. He also has placed third in Ouachita's Virginia Queen Piano Competition.
His recital will include the first movement of J.S. Bach's "Italian Concerto, BWV 971," Johannes Brahms' "Rhapsodies, Op. 79, No. 2" and "Kaleidoscopes, No. 9 & No. 10" by Benjamin Lees.
Stanage is a piano performance major from Hot Springs Village, Ark. She has been named to Ouachita's Dean's List and is a member of Chi Rho Phi women's social club. She also has been named a Friends of Fine Arts Scholar.
Her recital will include "Fantasie in C minor" by J.S. Bach, the first movement of Ludvig van Beethoven's "Sonata, Op. 10, No. 2," Frédéric Chopin's "Ballade No. 3, Op. 47" and "Malambo, Op. 7" by Alberto Ginastera.
Scorza is a musical theatre major from North Little Rock, Ark. He has been a nominee for the Irene Ryan Acting Auditions at the Region Six Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival for his work as Toad in Ouachita's production of "A Year with Frog and Toad." He also has been involved in OBU Concert Choir and Kappa Chi men's social club.
His recital will include Dick Gallagher's "Laughing Matters" from When Pigs Fly; Irving Berlin's "You're Just in Love" from Call Me Madam; Act I, Scene II from Claptrap by Ken Friedman; and "Rich, Famous and Powerful" by David Friedman.
Scorza will be assisted by Cami Willis, a junior musical theatre and church media/production arts double major from Flower Mound, Texas, for "You're Just in Love" and the scene Claptrap. Stacy Hawking, a sophomore musical theatre major from Sherwood, Ark., served as choreographer for "You're Just in Love." John Briggs, adjunct instructor of music, will serve as Scorza's accompanist for the recital.
Ouachita Baptist University's musical theatre program will stage the acclaimed musical "Guys and Dolls" in Jones Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. on April 10-12 and at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 13. Tickets are $10 per person with discounts available for groups of 10 or more.
The story unfolds in 1950s New York, when Nathan Detroit, maintainer of the "Oldest Established Permanent Floating Craps Game in New York," tries to win $1,000 from high-rolling Sky Masterson in order to rent out a new location for his latest high-stakes game. He bets Sky that he cannot convince straight-laced Salvation Army Sgt. Sarah Brown to go with him to Havana and the daring gambler accepts.
"What I enjoy most about the show is the music and fast-paced dancing," said Garrett Whitehead, a senior musical theatre major from Plano, Texas, who plays Nathan Detroit. "All of the characters are hysterical, and you cannot help but love the crazy antics they get into. It also helps that the cast is amazing." Whitehead also serves as dance captain for the show.
"It's like that perfect era in New York, the 1950s, and it's the hustle and bustle of New York. So I love that," said Lauren Linton, stage manager. "It's so funny. It's really kind of over the top gangster." Linton is a senior musical theatre major from Coldwater, Miss.
The musical is double cast, with two performers cast for the roles of Sarah Brown and Miss Adelaide. One cast will perform on Thursday and Saturday, and the other on Friday and Sunday. The cast and crew hope that the community will take advantage of the opportunity "to see two different portrayals of the parts on stage," said Dr. Jon Secrest, Ouachita professor of music and music director for the show.
"This dynamic is very helpful at times, but sometimes difficult as well," said Alexis Morgan, a freshman musical education major from Frisco, Texas, who is cast as Sarah Brown along with MaryLacey Thomson, a senior musical theatre major from Plano, Texas. "It really makes you stay on your 'A-game' to do your best while you are up on stage."
The musical is the result of "thousands upon thousands of hours" of hard work, said Daniel Inouye, assistant professor of theatre arts and director of the show. "It's very collaborative. That's one of the great things about theatre is that you have to have other people on board, all working toward the same goal."
"We just keep working every day until at some point there's a moment where you realize it's changed from rehearsing scenes and starts to feel like a show," said Timothy Drennan, a senior musical theatre major from Paron, Ark., who plays Sky Masterson. "That's when the excitement really starts to pick up."
"It's something that the community is going to really love," Linton said. "It's going to be really fun and I think everyone will enjoy watching it because there are exciting things happening in every scene."
In addition to principals Drennan, Morgan, Thomson and Whitehead, Jordan Miller and Caitlin Secrest are double cast in the principal role of Miss Adelaide. Miller is a senior musical theatre major from Rockwall, Texas, and Secrest is a senior vocal performance major from Arkadelphia, Ark.
Other lead production team members include: Mary Handiboe, associate professor of theatre arts, as costume manager and makeup and hair designer; Linda Hatcher, JPAC box office manager, as box office manager; Joey Licklider, JPAC manager, as lighting designer and technical director; Amanda Murray, Ouachita alumnus, as costume designer; Eric Phillips, professor of theatre arts, as scenic and lighting designer; and Grace Whitaker, Ouachita alumnus, as choreographer.
Tickets may be purchased at the Jones Performing Arts Center Box Office weekdays from 1-5 p.m. and or one hour before show times. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.obu.edu/boxoffice. For more information, call the box office at (870) 245-5555 during regular box office hours. Also, each current OBU student may receive one free ticket to the show by presenting his or her OBU ID at the box office.
By Bethany Peevy
Featured Roles:
Chorus Members:
Havana Chorus
Hot Box Dancers
Kayla Esmond, Hannah Fender, Stacy Hawking, Lauren Hutcheson and Kaylee Nebe as well as Mattie Bogoslavsky, a junior musical theatre major from North Little Rock, Ark.; Bethany Gere, a junior musical theatre and communication sciences and disorders major from White Hall, Ark.; Lindsey Lederer, a senior musical theatre major from Lewisville, Texas; Bret Sanders, a freshman musical theatre major from Jonesboro, Ark.; and Hailey Weiner, a sophomore musical theatre major from Maumelle, Ark.
Crew Heads
Gemma Guiomard, a senior musical theatre major from Desoto, Texas, is house manager and lobby crew head. Lacey Johnson, a senior history and theatre arts major from Little Rock, Ark., is costume crew head. Cody Myers is publicity crew head. Abby Root, a freshman theatre arts major from Arkadelphia, Ark., and Kathleen Suit, a junior theatre arts major from Hot Springs, Ark., are prop masters/crew heads.
Tara Clem, a junior musical theatre major from Texarkana, Texas; Shonna Jasperson, a sophomore musical theatre major from Houston, Texas; and Natalie Williams, a junior musical theatre major from Little Rock, Ark., will serve as assistant stage managers.


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Effects of Frequency in Classroom Second Language Learning
Quasi-experiment and Stimulated-recall Analysis
Year of Publication: 2008
Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Oxford, Wien, 2008. 195 pp.
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The view of exemplar-based second language learning emphasizes the importance of frequency in learning grammar. According to this view, type frequency rather than token frequency contributes to learning generalized knowledge beyond item-based constructions. This book investigates how frequency in experiencing exemplars affects the learning of the English primary verb be by junior high school students in Japan. The study consists of a quasi-experiment and stimulated-recall analysis of the data. The quasi-experiment compares three kinds of output practice: practice with increased type frequency, practice with increased token frequency, and practice without increased frequency. The experiment also explores how the frequency effects relate to the extent of explicit knowledge about the target structures. In the stimulated-recall analysis, learners engaging in the type frequency practice and those engaging in the token frequency practice are compared in terms of thought processes employed while practicing. The book discusses how frequency promotes classroom second language learning by taking the role of awareness of form-meaning connections into consideration.
Contents: Usage-based model of language – Connectionism – ACT-R theory – The roles of type frequency and token frequency in learning grammar – The roles of explicit instruction and explicit knowledge in second language learning – Implicit learning and explicit learning – Processing instruction – Structured output practice – Form-meaning connections – Repeated noticing – Strengthening of association – Problems with learning the English primary verb be.
About the author(s)/editor(s)
The Author: Tomoko Tode is an associate professor of English as a foreign language at Niigata University of Health and Welfare. She received her Ph.D. (Education) from Hyogo University of Teacher Education. Her research interest is on second language learning from a usage-based perspective and instructed second language learning.
Linguistic Insights. Studies in Language and Communication. Vol. 70
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To start, an apology on a lack of coverage of yesterday's matinee win over the Wizards. While we at CelticsHub watched the contest, a certain other sport had our direct attention for the rest of the afternoon. With that said, there were a number of noteworthy items to come out of yesterday's contested highlight by Paul Pierce's triple-double. Let's start with the status of Rajon Rondo.
The Boston Herald has the point guard hoping to face the Magic tonight:
"It's really on me," Rondo said. "Whenever I feel I can be productive, then I can come back.
"The important thing for me is when I can get the ground. Right now I don't think I can do that without hurting it a lot worse. And with the way I play, I definitely hit the ground a lot. So when I'm good with that, I'll be back."
There is no definitive timetable for a return by Rondo.
"He could (miss more time), but I'm not concerned long term or anything," Rivers said. "He's close, but we've just got to get it right."
Ray Allen could also suit up, after only playing 11 minutes yesterday thanks to a jammed left ankle. Normally not a reason to be concerned, but Allen did have surgery on both ankles back in 2006, making another it worth watching. Allen was non-committal about playing today after the game yesterday, according to The Boston Globe:
"It feels better, but we'll see by [today]. It was the way [Vesely] was setting screens. He was stepping out and extending and every time I tried to go around it, his foot was in the way, so it just seemed like a train wreck waiting to happen.''
I'd be shocked to see both guys playing tonight, but with this team needing wins now, balancing health and compeitiveness becomes tougher then usual, as defeating the Magic without a starting backcourt is a tall task.


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Training Journal: 11/12 - 11/18/2012
Sunday, November 18, 2012
WEEK 19 (of 21)
Goal Race: California Marathon (12/2/2012)
Goal Time: 4:25 (BQ)
Goal Pace: 10:06 /mi
Miles Last Week: 43
Target This Week:38
Threshold Run
Distance: 9 miles
1 mile easy
3 miles @MP (9:50 - 10:06)
0.5 mile easy
2 miles @HMP (9:20)
0.5 miles easy
1 mile @10KP (8:50)
1 miles easy
1:00/:30 (Easy)
Free form (.5 mile Easy x 2)
:30/:20 (Easy)
Splits: 10:22 / 9:06 / 9:00 / 8:44 / (11:10) / 8:21 / 8:17 / (13:16) / 7:53 / 10:31
Notes: First take-away from today's run is the obvious benefit of the 3 days of recovery / rest before the workout. I've been wondering just how much improvement I will get from the taper prior to the race, so this is encouraging. Second observation is that mile 8 is only 3 seconds slower than my last Magic Mile. I'm still not sure that means I have increased my raw speed by a lot, but it is obvious that my stamina (fatigue resistance, specific endurance, etc.) is much improved. Finally, I'm no longer sure what the best intervals are for the race itself. Over short(er) distances, 1:00/:10 is not right for race pace. But I know from experience that the brain makes adjustments when it is faced with 26.2 miles. Saturday's long run should help with that determination.
Marathon Pace Run
Distance: 20 miles
10 miles easy (11:00 - 12:00)
10 miles @ MP (9:50 - 10:06)
Splits: 11:05 / 11:03 / 11:07 / 11:18 / 11:04 / 11:23 / 11:01 / 11:27 / 11:15 / 11:19 / 9:56 / 10:03 / 10:09 / 9:54 / 9:52 / 10:00 / 10:06 / 10:00 / 10:05 / 9:53
Notes: I did not have fun today. This was a very difficult run, probably the hardest long run I've had in a long time. It was 20 miles of discomfort. The reason was simple: I wasn't fully recovered from Thursday's workout. I started feeling tired just a few miles into the run and struggled mentally for most of it. At 8 miles, I really Did ... Not ... Want ... To ... Run 12 more miles, much less increase my pace to race pace after 10. But I ran the miles anyway and hit the paces (just barely).
It did give me a chance to test which intervals work best when I am tired. For the easy miles, I tried :50/:30, 1:00/:30 and finally settled on :40/:20. For the race pace miles, I tried :50/:10, 1:00/:10, :45/:10 and finally settled on :40/:10. In both cases, shorter run segments worked better, even if it meant less walking (in the easy miles) or slighter faster running (in the race pace miles).
I am not looking forward to tomorrow's run. I will wait until later in the day to give myself as much recovery time as possible.
Specific-Endurance Intervals
1 mile easy
4 x 1.5 mi @ HMP w/ 2 min rec
1 mile easy
10 x 10 sec hill sprint
Distance: 6 miles
1 mile easy
5 miles @MP
Splits: 10:52 / 9:35 / 9:45 / 9:39 / 9:35 / 9:30
Notes: An interesting run. We went to the opera this afternoon, so I went to the gym this evening to run. I was pretty sure that I would need modify the original plan because of yesterday's hard run. Not too long after I arrived at the gym, I heard an announcement over that loud speaker that the gym would be closing in 1 hour (so much for a 24 hour gym; not on Sundays, evidently), so that settled that. I decided to do one warm up mile and then as many race pace mile as I could squeeze in before either the gym closed or I pooped out.
My legs were very tired at first (no surprise there). They felt a little better after the warm up mile, but not what I'd call great. I had done that first mile using :50/:30 intervals. I switched to :40/:10 for mile 2. I was a little faster on that mile than I wanted, so I switched to :35/:10 for mile 3. Didn't slow down to race pace, so went down to :30/:10 for mile 4.
Then an interesting thing happened. I started feeling pretty good. I found myself picking up speed and starting to wish that I didn't have to stop after 6 miles. Wow.
Legs are still tired, however. But with :30/:10 intervals, they wanted to run. I wonder how long I would have lasted?
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Rest those legs! You are doing great!
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I know the groceries here were closed Sunday night when they first went 24 hours. Bummer. Well I think your training is pretty good and those last 3 miles won't make a big difference.
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I remember some locations of 24 Hour Fitness closing on Sundays...I think they do heavy cleaning then...or I would hope so, anyway.
I'm sorry you didn't get to figure out how long your legs would have wanted to run....darn gym!!
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by Daniel Larson, 01/25/03
This article teaches how to create a strongly-typed dataset class library in
your C# database applications. Our objectives are as follows:
For this article you will need to use Visual Studio .NET and a relational
database. SQL Server is required for the automatic generation of ST DataSets,
and I will use Sybase ASE for the manual ST Data Set. Sybase ASE is a
cross-platform database server with Java-based administration tools similar to
MS SQL Server tools. Sybase ASE is available in a free developer version at
www.sybase.com. (Tip: If you install Sybase ASE, be sure to install
Jisql which is under the "Free Utilities" option. This utility lets you type in
SQL statements to execute.)
C# itself is a strongly-typed language. Variables must be assigned a type, in
contrast to languages like JavaScript or VBScript where a variable can hold any
data type. The same is true with your database server, whether it is Oracle,
Sybase, or Microsoft SQL Server. Database columns must be assigned a type:
whether it is Text, Char, VarChar, Numeric, Int, or Binary.
Using ADO.NET, you can choose to use a generic (untyped) Data Set, or you
can create a strongly-typed Data Set by creating an XSD. When you use a data
set to assign values to instance members in your business objects, the data set
type must match your business object member or you must convert the type from
object to the type. Creating a strongly-typed dataset also ensures that a
dataset does not change (in the case of a modified stored procedure) and
enables intellisense rather than dictionary-based access.
By default a data set is not strongly-typed; to create a strongly-typed dataset
you must first create it as a Data Set Class. Thankfully, Visual Studio
.NET automates much of this task.
While you can create a ST Data Set anywhere, I strongly recommend creating a
data transport DLL. In distributed applications this DLL may be placed both
on multiple servers, and you do not want the entire data access DLL on
each server. This will be a lightweight DLL with nothing but Data Set classes
and will typically be referenced by the Data Access DLL and the Business Logic
The first step is to create a DSCommon project and give it a proper namespace.
I'll give mine the namespace Demo.DSCommon and I'll have a good way of
referencing it. The next step is to create a Data Set class. In the Visual
Studio Solution Explorer, Right click your project and select "Add New Item".
Click Data Set and name it. We'll call it "SalesByCategory.xsd" as we'll be
using that procedure in the Pubs database. We'll actually be creating an XSD
(Xml Schema definition) that Visual Studio will use to generate the class with.
We'll later look at writing these XSDs ourselves, which is handy for
"unsupported" databases.
Open the Server Explorer pane and add a new data connection to the Pubs database
on your db server. It's fine to use the "sa" account here as we won't be
using this connection in our application, only to administer the database.
Next, select the "SalesByCategory" Stored Procedure and drag it to the design
surface. You'll see that it creates an xml "table" for us, and generates the
required XML code. Change the table name to Sales (from SalesByCategory) as it
cannot share the same tablename as the class.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<xs:schema id="SalesByCategory" targetNamespace="http://tempuri.org/SalesByCategory.xsd"
elementformDefault="qualified" attributeformDefault="qualified"
<xs:element name="SalesByCategory" msdata:IsDataSet="true">
<xs:choice maxOccurs="unbounded">
<xs:element name="Sales">
<xs:element name="ProductName" type="xs:string" />
<xs:element name="TotalPurchase" msdata:ReadOnly="true" type="xs:decimal" minOccurs="0" />
To use this dataset, simply compile this class library and create a method in a
data access class that will return it. To see the files it created, select
"view all files" in the solution explorer. It is only the SalesByCategory class
we will use, but since we will only use the DLL, there is no need to be
concerned about extra XSD files.
We will now create a Data Access project and give it the default namespace of
Demo.Data. In your data access project, be sure to include a reference to
System.Data and the DSCommon dll we just created. Create a "Sales" class in
using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
using Demo.DSCommon;
using System.Diagnostics;
namespace Demo.Data
public class Sales
public static DSCommon.SalesByCategory ByCategory(string cat, string year){
//Create the dataset
DSCommon.SalesByCategory ds = new DSCommon.SalesByCategory();
//Store the connection string (preferably not here!!!)
string conn = "server=dbserver;database=Northwind;uid=sa;pwd=secure";
//Create a connection
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection connect =
new SqlConnection(conn);
//Create the proc string
string proc = "dbo.SalesByCategory";
//Create the command
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand command =
new System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand(proc,connect);
command.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
//Create the params (create 1 and reuse it)
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlParameter param;
param = command.Parameters.Add("@CategoryName", SqlDbType.VarChar, 15);
param.Direction= System.Data.ParameterDirection.Input;
param.Value = cat;
//param = command.Parameters.Add("@OrdYear", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 4);
//param.Direction= System.Data.ParameterDirection.Input;
//param.Value = year;
//Create a SQL Adapter and fill the ds
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataAdapter da =
new SqlDataAdapter(command);
//Add the table mapping(s)
da.tableMappings.Add("table", "Sales");
//--- Syntax for multiple DS tables:
//da.tableMappings.Add("table1", "SalesPerson");
//da.tableMappings.Add("table2", "SalesTeam");
return ds;
Listing 17-4 illustrates the data access class. The elusive key of getting
Data Sets to fill properly is to add the tableMappings. If your Data Sets
aren't getting filled, this is probably your mistake. You won't get a compile
or run-time error either making it an extremely annoying bug in your code!
All that is left now is implementing a client application. Our client
application will simply call the static method of Demo.Data.Sales and will
receive the typed data set. Typically this will be done in a middle-tier
business object, but we will just write the data to the console.
using System;
namespace Demo.Client
class Class1
static void Main(string[] args)
Console.WriteLine("Dataset Demo");
Demo.DSCommon.SalesByCategory ds =
new Demo.DSCommon.SalesByCategory();
ds = Demo.Data.Sales.ByCategory("Seafood","1997");
foreach (DSCommon.SalesByCategory.SalesRow row in ds.Sales)
Console.WriteLine(row.ProductName + " " + row.TotalPurchase.ToString());
//Keep it open long enough to read.
string foo = Console.ReadLine();
To access ODBC data sources such as Sybase ASE from .NET, you will need to
install the ODBC .NET Data Provider. You can download it from
On my Sybase ASE Server, I have an Accounts table in the Utility database. I
have a simple stored procedure named UserList that I want to create a dataset
from. Since I don't have a native provider to Visual Studio I'll have to create
the XSD manually this time. We'll use the same application as before to do
this. Open the DSCommon project and add a new blank Data Set. (Hint: to get the
schema definition correct, refer to an existing DataSet XSD! You can also refer
to Wrox press Professional ADO.NET for full details.) We'll call it
UserList.xsd, and it will get a list of names and phone numbers of our account
users and a list of companies. The Data tables we want are Users and Companies.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<xs:schema id="UserList"
elementformDefault="qualified" attributeformDefault="qualified"
<xs:element name="UserList" msdata:IsDataSet="true">
<xs:choice maxOccurs="unbounded"></XS:CHOICE>
Starting with the empty XSD shell, we will only need to add two Data tables to
the XSD. While you can do this visually, we will look at the XSD method. Choose
the XML view tab in Visual Studio. You may even notice that the XSD is
initially not well formed- it is missing a closing tag on xs:choice!
To add an Data table, we'll add the following element and attributes. The
element is the Data table, and the attributes are its columns. To add multiple
data tables, just create multiple elements.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<xs:schema id="UserList"
elementformDefault="qualified" attributeformDefault="qualified"
<xs:element name="UserList" msdata:IsDataSet="true">
<xs:choice maxOccurs="unbounded">
<xs:element name="Users">
<xs:element name="UserName" type="xs:string" minOccurs="0" />
<xs:element name="Phone" type="xs:string" minOccurs="0" />
<xs:element name="Companies">
<xs:element name="CompanyName" type="xs:string" minOccurs="0" />
After compiling the DSCommon dll, we will now return to the Demo.Data project
and create a new class (.cs) file. This time we'll call it User.cs. The code
will be siumilar to the SQLClient code in Sales.cs, but this time we'll use
using System;
using System.Data;
using Microsoft.Data.Odbc;
namespace Demo.Data
{ public class
public static DSCommon.UserList UserData(){
//Create the dataset
DSCommon.UserList ds = new DSCommon.UserList();
//Store the connection string (preferably not here!!!)
string conn = "DSN=nathanUtility;NA=192.168.0.14,2048;DB=Utility;UID=
sa;PWD="; //Create a
connection Microsoft.Data.Odbc.OdbcConnection connect
= new
OdbcConnection(conn); //Create the proc
string string proc =
"dbo.UserList"; //Create the
command Microsoft.Data.Odbc.OdbcCommand command
= new
OdbcCommand(proc,connect); command.CommandType =
connect.Open(); //Create an Adapter and fill the ds
Microsoft.Data.Odbc.OdbcDataAdapter da =
new Microsoft.Data.Odbc.OdbcDataAdapter(command);
//Add the table mapping(s)
da.tableMappings.Add("table", "Users");
da.tableMappings.Add("table1", "Companies");
return ds;
We will now modify the Console Application code to use the Sybase data. Below is
the code listing for the Main method, which simply receives the Data Set and
writes it to the Console.
static void Main(string[]
args){ Console.WriteLine("Dataset
Demo"); Demo.DSCommon.UserList ds =
Demo.Data.User.UserData(); foreach (DSCommon.UserList.UsersRow row in
ds.Users){ Console.WriteLine(row.UserName + " " +
} foreach (DSCommon.UserList.CompaniesRow row in
//Keep it open long enough to read.
string foo = Console.ReadLine();
As you saw, creating strongly-Typed Data Sets manually is not difficult, and we
have seen the plumbing of the Data Set in the process. There are additional
attributes you can add to the XSD to further modify the generated Data Set
classes, and they make a nice data transport mechanism..
There are several cons to creating datasets, however. They are more
expensive than the lightwieght DataReader and do have slight performance
hits in their creation, however this is negligable considering the data
transport mechanism they provide. You may however opt to consider other data
transport mechanisms depending on your project, and how much development
resources you want to put into this tier. There are also multiple benefits of
using datasets, especially in using ADO.NET's "out-of-the-box" functionality.
You can also use a Data Set to transport data irregardless of its provider. You
can fill a Data Set programatically from business objects, XML data, text
files, database sources, and just about anything else. Data Sets enable us to
loosely integrate multiple data sources, and make it easier to swap data
For further exploration I recommend the Wrox press book "Professional ADO.NET
Programming", an in-depth study of the ADO.NET data tier including
advanced topics such as creating a custom .NET data provider.
This has been an introduction to strongly-Typed Data Sets. By now, you
should have a good understanding of what a strongly-Typed Data Set is and
how to create them in your projects. You should be able to create them
from a managed data provider (SQL Server or Oracle) or an ODBC data source such
as Sybase ASE. Please feel free to contact me for any questions or
comments you may have about this lesson.
Daniel Larson is a Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD) and
independant .NET software development consultant, specializing in SQL Server
based .NET applications.


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Who's got it? I just received it in the mail today and I'm excited about getting to play tonight.
Nazi's beware.
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Is that a new XBox because the same happened not long ago didn't it? Did you just fit an X Clamp?
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Is that a new XBox because the same happened not long ago didn't it? Did you just fit an X Clamp?
It's my old Xbox. It's a 2005 build. I did the X Clamp - applied new thermal grease or whatever the fuck last time it happened. I'll have someone take a look at it, but it's really pissing me off.
i just destroyed my first zepplin... granted, it was mission-based but, it was a pretty cool sequence of events that led to it...
btw, i see that i can unlock rockets but, i'm never going to get it if i don't figure out what the hell a "terror squad" is... i need to destroy 5 of them but, i don't even know what they are... my best guess is they are the zepplins but, i don't have anything in my arsenal that can take one down...
The zeppelin mission was packed with EPIC.
Terror squad is a group of soldiers that look like the Helghast(or whatever the fuck) from Killzone. Apparently, they only come out at Alarm 4. Don't forget you can buy Gold and Silver perks too.
I'm a little further than you are in the game, I've recently unlocked an RPG. It cost 1300 and only holds two rockets (without the rocket ammo upgrade). That was going to be my next purchase after the Chemical Factory when my 360 shit the bed.
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Willingness to Pay for a Quality-Adjusted Life-Year: The Individual Perspective
Version of Record online: 3 SEP 2010
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4733.2010.00781.x
© 2010, International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR)
Value in Health
Volume 13, Issue 8, pages 1046–1055, December 2010
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Bobinac, A., Van Exel, N. J. A., Rutten, F. F. H. and Brouwer, W. B. F. (2010), Willingness to Pay for a Quality-Adjusted Life-Year: The Individual Perspective. Value in Health, 13: 1046–1055. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4733.2010.00781.x
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- cost-effectiveness;
- individual preferences;
- resource allocation;
Objective: The aim of this study was to elicit the individual willingness to pay (WTP) for a quality-adjusted life-year (QALY).
Methods: In a Web-based questionnaire containing contingent valuation exercises, respondents valued health changes in five scenarios. In each scenario, the respondents first valued two health states on a visual analog scale (VAS) and expressed their WTP for avoiding a decline in health from the better health state to the worse, using a payment scale followed by a bounded open contingent valuation question.
Analysis: WTP per QALY was calculated for QALY gains calculated using VAS valuations, as well as the Dutch EQ-5D tariffs, the two steps in the WTP estimations and each scenario. Heterogeneity in WTP per QALY ratios was examined from the perspective of: 1) household income; and 2) the level of certainty in WTP indicated by respondents. Theoretical validity was analyzed using clustered multivariate regressions.
Results: A total of 1091 respondents, representative of the Dutch population, participated in the survey. Mean WTP per QALY was €12,900 based on VAS valuations, and €24,500 based on the Dutch EuroQoL tariffs. WTP per QALY was strongly associated with income, varying from €5000 in the lowest to €75,400 in the highest income group. Respondents indicating higher certainty exhibited marginally higher WTP. Regression analyses confirmed expected relations between WTP per QALY, income, and other personal characteristics.
Conclusion: Individual WTP per QALY values elicited in this study are similar to those found in comparable studies. The use of individual valuations in social decision-making deserves attention, however.


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Op-ed: Americans not willing to tackle real problems behind tragedies such as Newtown massacre
Tzipi Shmilovitz
Published: 12.16.12, 19:50 / Israel Opinion
Tzipi Shmilovitz
Initially it was reported that one person injured. The second report said two people were killed. This is still not big news in America on a Friday morning. In Chicago
two children are killed from gunfire every weekend and know one knows about it, but when the numbers climbed to 10, 12, 18, 20 - almost all of them small children - even America stopped everything and did what it does best together – weep.
Every American president has at least one moment in which he looks into the nation's grieving eyes and tries to comfort it after an unimaginable disaster. Ronald Reagan had the "Challenger" disaster, for Bill Clinton it was the Oklahoma City bombing, George W. Bush had 9/11, and now Barack Obama
has Newtown,
The problem is that if the president will not find a way to do something about the fact that American citizens own some 200 million weapons and can purchase bullets on every street corner, he will have a few more of these moments in the next four years; moments in which he will stand there, teary-eyed, thinking about his daughters and trying to find words when there really is nothing to say.
Because there are no words to describe what it feels like to hear that so many young children were murdered in a classroom by an automatic rifle that is used in the war in Afghanistan.
There is also no point in trying to figure out what goes through the mind of someone who does such a thing. But we should talk about what leads to such tragedies, which have been growing in frequency in the US since 2007 and do not just come out of nowhere.
But America is not willing to have this serious and painful discussion. It is not willing to discuss how it is easier to obtain a gun than to see a doctor; it is not willing to talk about unreasonably violent video games or address the gun-worshipping culture it is raising its children in; and it is also not willing to discuss the growing number of mentally-ill people who do not receive medical care.
America just sweeps everything under a rug of tears and moves on, until the next tragedy; until the next child who will never open the gift that is waiting for him under the Christmas
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The strangest thing just happened
I turned on the local news a few moments ago, something I rarely do, by the way, and there was Michele Obama, standing outside in a wool coat, gloves, and a very fashionable hat — surrounding by some shivering cadets with lots of yellow rope and tassels hanging from their dress blues — giving me the Colorado 7-day forecast.
Takeaway: the worst of the snow is finally over, but we need to be careful when driving because the roads are still plenty slick, with temperatures well-below freezing. Also, we can "help beat the cold" by eating "a refreshing bowl of zesty gazpacho, made with locally-grown organic tomatoes and topped with just a bit of diced jalapeno for heat and chopped cilantro for a soothing finish — and which believe it or not is a treat for the taste buds that comes in at just under 200 calories per healthy 4 oz serving!"
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I went into game the store to checkout some pre owned for my 6 year old boy. I also had in tow my 3 and 4.5 year old. Walking round the store in the metrocentre I was a bit disturbed by the amount of gore on view. There was a tv at kids head height playing a cut scene from a game where a character walked around executing other characters by blowing their brains out as they begged for mercy. Also there are many cover designs depicting gore, death and violence. I don't mind it personally as I am old enough to filter the rubbish I see. Unfortunately my children are not old enough to understand. I do not want my kids exposed to it so I recommend the shop display PG, 15 or even 18 certifications if they are playing and displaying violence.
Also a note about the staff playing on the kinect in the main area of the shop. I do not appreciate them shoving my kids out of the way because the staff, who are supposed to be working are more concerned about their game. Next time I may not be so restricted and I may take my complaint face to face in the car park if my kids are treated in such a manner.
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An $800 million settlement underpinning Detroit's plan to exit from bankruptcy was brokered by biased mediators and should be thrown out, bond insurer Syncora Guarantee Inc. told a federal judge. Syncora, which may be forced to make up bondholder losses should the plan be approved, filed its objection to the proposal yesterday, as Judge Steven Rhodes is to begin a monthlong trial on approving the city's bid to adjust $18 billion in debt. The plan should be rejected immediately, Syncora argued in court papers, because of flaws in the mediation process that produced the so-called grand bargain settlement. The accord would bring in more than $800 million in exchange for protecting the city-owned Detroit Institute of Arts from creditor liquidation. The settlement is "the product of agenda driven, conflicted mediators who colluded with certain interested parties to benefit select favored creditors to the gross detriment of disfavored creditors and, remarkably, the city itself,'' Syncora said in its filing. Detroit has proposed cutting some retirement benefits and reducing payments to some bondholders, in addition to tapping the water and sewage department for cash. The money raised as part of the DIA settlement would be used to shore up pensions. Syncora has argued for months that is unfair and that the artworks should be sold to repay it and other creditors. When the trial starts later this month, the judge will consider whether the plan is fair to creditors and feasible. Dozens of witnesses are scheduled to testify.
Plan Can Be Challenged by Counties Detroit's debt-cutting plan can be challenged by nearby suburban counties when a trial over the feasibility of the proposal starts later this month, a judge ruled. Macomb, Wayne and Oakland counties oppose various aspects of the city's plan, mainly because the proposal would take money out of the Detroit water system to help bolster an underfunded pension fund. The counties say the transfer may increase utility bills for their residents. "It is not only bad policy to attempt to increase rates to pay past-due obligations, but it also may be impossible to generate additional revenue through rate increases that impose excessive burdens on residents and businesses,'' Wayne County said in a court filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Detroit. The judge said yesterday in a court hearing that the counties can be included among those eligible to challenge the plan.
— Steven Church and Steven Raphael
This article was taken from the Bloomberg Brief Municipal Market Newsletter.
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12 CFR 174.6 - Procedural requirements.
(a) Form of notice. A notice required by § 174.3 of this part shall be filed on the form indicated below. An acquiror may request confidential treatment of portions of a notice only by complying with the requirements of paragraph (f) of this section.
(6) Notice Form 1393, parts A and B. This form shall be used for all notices filed under § 174.3(b) of this part regarding the acquisition of control of a Federal savings association by any person or persons not constituting a company.
(i) Complete copies including exhibits and all other pertinent documents of notices and rebuttal submissions shall be filed with the appropriate OCC licensing office. Unsigned copies shall be conformed. Each copy shall include a summary of the proposed transaction.
(ii) Any person or company may amend a notice or rebuttal submission, or file additional information, upon request of the OCC or, in the case of the party filing a notice or rebuttal, upon such party's own initiative.
(1) Except as provided in§ 174.6(c)(5), a notice filed pursuant to § 174.3(b) shall not be deemed sufficient unless it includes all of the information required by the form prescribed by the OCC and this part, including a complete description of the acquiror's proposed plan for acquisition of control whether pursuant to one or more transactions, and any additional relevant information as the OCC may require by written request to the acquiror. Unless a notice specifically indicates otherwise, the notice shall be considered to pertain to acquisition of 100 percent of a Federal savings association's voting stock. Where a notice pertains to a lesser amount of stock, the OCC may condition its non-disapproval to apply only to such amount, in which case additional acquisitions may be made only by amendment to the acquiror's notice and the OCC's non-disapproval thereof. Failure by an acquiror to respond completely to a written request by the OCC for additional information within 30 calendar days of the date of such request may be deemed to constitute withdrawal of the notice or rebuttal filing or may be treated as grounds for an issuance of a notice of disapproval of a notice or rejection of a rebuttal.
(2) The period for the OCC's review of any proposed acquisition will commence upon receipt by the OCC of a notice deemed sufficient under paragraph (c)(1) of this section. The OCC shall notify an acquiror in writing within 30 calendar days after proper filing of a notice as to whether the notice—
(ii) Is insufficient, and what additional information is requested in order to render the notice sufficient; or
(iii) Is materially deficient and will not be processed. The OCC shall also notify an acquiror in writing within 15 calendar days after proper filing of any additional information furnished in response to a specific request by the OCC as to whether the notice is thereby deemed to be sufficient. If the OCC fails to so notify an acquiror within such time, the notice shall be deemed to be sufficient as of the expiration of the applicable period.
(3) After additional information has been requested and supplied, the OCC may request additional information only with respect to matters derived from or prompted by information already furnished, or information of a material nature that was not reasonably available from the acquiror, was concealed, or pertains to developments subsequent to the time of the OCC's initial request for additional information. With regard to information of a material nature that was not reasonably available from the acquiror or was concealed at the time a notice was deemed to be sufficient or which pertains to developments subsequent to the time a notice was deemed to be sufficient, the OCC, at its option, may request such additional information as it considers necessary, or may deem the notice not to be sufficient until such additional information is furnished and cause the review period to commence again in its entirety upon receipt of such additional information.
(i) The 60-day period for the OCC's review of a notice deemed to be sufficient also may be extended by the OCC for up to an additional 30 days.
(ii) The period for the OCC's review of a notice may be further extended not to exceed two additional times for not more than 45 days each time if—
(A) The OCC determines that any acquiring party has not furnished all the information required under this part;
(C) The OCC has been unable to complete an investigation of each acquiror because of any delay caused by, or the inadequate cooperation of, such acquiror; or
(D) The OCC determines that additional time is needed to investigate and determine that no acquiring party has a record of failing to comply with the requirements of subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 31 of the United States Code.
(5) The OCC may waive any requirements of this paragraph (c) determined to be unnecessary by the OCC, upon its own initiative, upon the written request of an acquiring person, or in a supervisory case.
(1) The acquiror must publish a public notice of a notice under§ 174.3(b) of this chapter, in accordance with the procedures in subpart B of part 116 of this chapter. Promptly after publication, the acquiror must transmit copies of the public notice and the publisher's affidavit to the OCC.
(2) The acquiror must provide a copy of the public notice to the savings association whose stock is sought to be acquired, and may provide a copy of the public notice to any other person who may have an interest in the notice.
(3) The OCC will notify the persons whose requests for announcements, as described in12 CFR part 195, appendix B, have been received in time for the notification. The OCC may also notify any other persons who may have an interest in the notice.
(e) Submission of comments. Commenters may submit comments on the notice in accordance with the procedures in subpart C of part 116 of this chapter.
(1) Any notice, other filings, public comment, or portion thereof, made pursuant to this part for which confidential treatment is not requested in accordance with this paragraph (f), shall be immediately available to the public and not subject to the procedures set forth herein. Public disclosure shall be made of other portions of a notice, other filing or public comment in accordance with paragraph (f)(2) of this section, the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and part 4 of this chapter. Submitters should provide confidential and non-confidential versions of their filings, as described in § 174.6(f)(2) and (3) in order to facilitate this process.
(2) Any person who submits any information or causes or permits any information to be submitted to the OCC pursuant to this part may request that the OCC afford confidential treatment under the Freedom of Information Act to such information for reasons of personal privacy or business confidentiality, which shall include such information that would be deemed to result in the commencement of a tender offer under§ 240.14d-2 of title 17 of the Code of Federal Regulations, or for any other reason permitted by Federal law. Such request for confidentiality must be made and justified in accordance with paragraph (f)(5) of this section at the time of filing, and must, to the extent practicable, identify with specificity the information for which confidential treatment may be available and not merely indicate portions of documents or entire documents in which such information is contained. Failure to specifically identify information for which confidential treatment is requested, failure to specifically justify the bases upon which confidentiality is claimed in accordance with paragraph (f)(5) of this section, or overbroad and indiscriminate claims for confidential treatment, may be bases for denial of the request. In addition, the filing party should take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure, as nearly as practicable, that at the time the information is first received by the OCC it is supplied segregated from information for which confidential treatment is not being requested, it is appropriately marked as confidential, and it is accompanied by a written request for confidential treatment which identifies with specificity the information as to which confidential treatment is requested. Any such request must be substantiated in accordance with paragraph (f)(5) of this section.
(3) All documents which contain information for which a request for confidential treatment is made or the appropriate segregable portions thereof shall be marked by the person submitting the records with a prominent stamp, typed legend, or other suitable form of notice on each page or segregable portion of each page, stating "Confidential Treatment Requested by [name]." If such marking is impracticable under the circumstances, a cover sheet prominently marked "Confidential Treatment Requested by [name]" should be securely attached to each group of records submitted for which confidential treatment is requested. Each of the records transmitted in this manner should be individually marked with an identifying number and code so that they are separately identifiable.
(4) A determination as to the validity of any request for confidential treatment may be made when a request for disclosure of the information under the Freedom of Information Act is received, or at any time prior thereto. If the OCC receives a request for the information under the Freedom of Information Act, the OCC will advise the filing party before it discloses material for which confidential treatment has been requested.
(5) Substantiation of a request for confidential treatment shall consist of a statement setting forth, to the extent appropriate or necessary for the determination of the request for confidential treatment, the following information regarding the request:
(i) The reasons, concisely stated and referring to specific exemptive provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, why the information should be withheld from access under the Freedom of Information Act;
(ii) The applicability of any specific statutory or regulatory provisions which govern or may govern the treatment of the information;
(iii) The existence and applicability of any prior determination by the OCC, other Federal agencies, or a court, concerning confidential treatment of the information;
(iv) The adverse consequences to a business enterprise, financial or otherwise, that would result from disclosure of confidential commercial or financial information, including any adverse effect on the business' competitive position;
(v) The measures taken by the business to protect the confidentiality ofthe commercial or financial information in question and of similar information, prior to, and after, its submission to the OCC;
(vi) The ease or difficulty of a competitor's obtaining or compiling the commercial or financial information;
(vii) Whether commercial or financial information was voluntarily submitted to the OCC, and, if so, whether and how disclosure of the information would tend to impede the availability of similar information to the OCC;
(viii) The extent, if any, to which portions of the substantiation of the request for confidential treatment should be afforded confidential treatment;
(ix) The amount of time after the consummation of the proposed acquisition for which the information should remain confidential and a justification thereof;
(x) Such additional facts and such legal and other authorities as the requesting person may consider appropriate.
(6) Any person requesting access to a notice, other filing, or public comment made pursuant to this part for purposes of commenting on a pending submission may prominently label such request: "Request for Disclosure of Filing(s) Made Underpart 174/Priority Treatment Requested."
(g) Supervisory cases. The provisions of paragraphs (d), (e) and (f) of this section may be waived by the OCC in connection with a transaction approved by the OCC for supervisory reasons.
(i) Additional procedures for acquisitions involving mergers. Acquisitions of control involving mergers (including mergers with an interim association) shall also be subject to the procedures set forth in § 163.22 of this chapter to the extent applicable, except as provided in paragraph (a) of this section.
(j) Additional procedures for acquisitions of recently converted savings associations. Notices and rebuttals involving acquisitions of the stock of a recently converted savings association under § 192.3(i)(3) of this chapter shall also address the criteria for approval set forth at § 192.3(i)(5) of this chapter.
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Sometimes, the best and most rewarding investments are not company specific, but instead bet on changes in sentiment or the macro economy. Look no further than John Paulson, who in 2007 made a big bet that housing prices would revert back to the mean. He did so by buying insurance on loan defaults via credit default swaps. When the housing market tanked, Paulson made billions in profit. (For related reading, see Taking Global Macro Trends To The Bank.)
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Investors may think it's easier to get away with macro-specific bets. That assertion couldn't be further from the truth. When deciding to make a bet such as Paulson did back in 2007, you had better be supremely confident in your analysis and reasoning. And once your data and reasoning say you are right, be prepared to stomach the short-term volatility that may occur. The reward, of course, is a potential big payoff when your thesis plays out.
Some Bold Bets
Despite the rise in price, a lot of smart money is betting on gold to go higher. The basic thesis is that gold is a play on uncertainty and monetary instability. Since central banks the world over are expanding the monetary base at a never-before seen pace, gold is a big bet against monetary stability. You can own gold simply by holding SPDR Gold Shares (ARCA:GLD), an ETF that buys gold bullion. Or you can make a more leveraged bet by owning shares in gold mining businesses, with the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (ARCA:GDX) being an excellent choice. The single most important variable affecting the share prices of these two ETFs is the price of gold. (For more, see 8 Reasons To Own Gold.)
Another bet might be that natural gas prices may be ready to climb once again. Natural gas has not performed as well as oil this year, and for good reason. Natural gas supplies continue to rise steadily, and demand continues to taper. Absent a severe summer, this dynamic might not change. The U.S., however, has a ton of natural gas reserves, and any plan to lessen our oil dependence could be a boon for natural gas. The U.S. Natural Gas ETF (ARCA:UNG) is a bet on the price of natural gas improving. Currently at $17.81 a share, it trades slightly below the NAV of $18.49. (For related reading, see Commodities That Move The Markets.)
Finally, we come to the Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF (ARCA:MOO), which is a play on agriculture. This ETF holds positions in companies that directly benefit from an increased demand in agricultural products; or in layman's terms, food. As the world's population grows and arable land diminishes, the need for better seeds, more fertilizer and agricultural equipment also will grow.
Bottom Line
How the global economy will look once we fully exit this recession is anyone's guess. Compelling data support the coming of inflation, which would benefit the prices of all the commodities above. (For more, see Macroeconomic Analysis.)
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