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so you can educate and protect your family.
As a dedicated Web user, I'm delighted to be Norton's Internet Safety Advocate. I aim to provide consumer-friendly insights into the technology issues impacting us all. With ten years of experience helping to create great Norton software products, I'm committed to protecting consumers like you.
A. Cyberbullying is a nasty phenomenon wherein people use electronic communication to harm others. With so many kids using email, social networking, and even texting from cell phones, there is more direct communication than ever before. Unlike offline forms of communication, such as telephone conversations, however, these "chats" and "messages" are being digitally stored somewhere. So, they can be forwarded to someone other than the original recipient, they can be edited to distort the communication, and they can be published to different places (such as to a blog or social network profile page). Once the communication is "out there," you have lost control of it.
Teach your children to be thoughtful with their words and to consider how a message might be abused or altered. Discuss with children the need to watch their words and deeds and consider the feelings of others.
Should your children become victims of cyberbullying, talk with them about the event and discuss how to cope with it. Involve teachers and administrators at their school. Don't hesitate to contact other parents--they may have no idea what is going on. Children should be empowered by technology, not made victims of it.
A. If you own one of our security suites like Norton Internet Security or Norton 360, your product includes a license good for up to three computers in your home. To add your product to another computer, you will need your product key to complete the installation. Most likely you were sent the product key (a string of letters and numbers) in your emailed store receipt (if you purchased at our online store), or it was in your product's original packaging.
If you no longer have the product key available, visit your Norton account to recover it. Here's a helpful webpage with step-by-step instructions on what to do next.
A. Many ISPs do offer increased levels of protection to help you manage your online safety. But as a consumer, you have to select these programs and understand what is left for you to manage yourself. Many of the services from ISPs require separate downloads, higher-priced subscriptions, and ongoing management. Some even describe their service as "reinforcing" traditional security software. For more information on products you can buy for online safety, go to Products & Services.
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It's happened to one of our family phones; apparently it's happened to CNET reporter Elinor Mills. Be sure you regularly check your family's mobile phones for any unexpected premium text services.
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Symantec Security Response has recently discovered a new twist on an old problem for those seeking a new position. In the past, there have been scams targeting job seekers, just as there are scams targeting almost any vulnerable group (i.e. children, elderly, online daters).
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Two interesting announcements this morning, both of which are worth examining: First Labelux announces instead of embracing (and chasing) hard luxury, it is exiting the segment to focus entirely on leathergoods; then Mulberry rejects the outlet model to take its bags and other products further up-market. The moves are complementary, in the context of general industry strategy. They both indicate that in the highly competitive world of leathergoods, current theory says it's the most special, elaborate, highly worked pieces that sell.
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In this week's edition of Destructoid's "What the armor says" (a series of interviews with game designers about iconic armors in games), Fallout 3's lead designer Emil Pagliarulo discusses the development and design of Power armor in Fallout 3.
- The Power Armor presented a few problems for Bethesda in the early design stages. The human character models aren't hulking monstrosities. The armor needed to be large, but not large enough to interfere with animations or the mix-and match nature of the accessory system. It also needed to look cool. Bethesda took great care in creating the iconic armor of the game.
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Welcome to Local 6 Theme World
March 8 2013
Changes at Epcot's Test Track & France
Epcot Changes
As Disney World's 2nd theme park hits its stride with the first weekend of the 20th Annual International Flower & Garden Fest (now with lotsa food!) there are a couple of changes to note for those who haven't visited in a little while.
In Future World -- Test Track reopened late last year after a total gut-job remodel. Many are calling it "Tron Track" because the aesthetics are a lot like the 1982 Disney film.
Like Tron, this one takes place in a simulated world. You are now riding in a Chevrolet "Sim Car"
But even if you've experienced the new Test Track -- you may not know Disney has been tweaking it due to complaints.
Chevy is big on making this interactive - so you get to design your own "Sim Car" -- upload it to the Sim Car you ride in -- and throughout the ride -- your design is tested against your fellow riders.
Even Fast Pass & single riders are supposed to get a quick version of the long design process that takes up most of the wait in the regular line.
That's how it was supposed to work.
But On a recent visit through the single rider's line -- the cast member told me they were out of the white cards you use to store your design - and that lets you test drive it and make commercials for it in the post show. The quick design stations were shut down completely. And I noticed Fast Pass guests were being sent through a hallway that previously was for cast members only.
I did some digging -- and found that many people (myself included) find the ride confusing without the full-length design studio explaining the whole concept of the different areas the car goes through. The old Test Track was easy to understand-- there was a cold room -- a hot room -- and the evil Sherry sent you through acid-spraying robots before making you a crash test dummy. The new one is more abstract.
So -- in response to many complaints that Fast Pass users were getting the short end -- Disney has been testing sending them through the full design studio experience. No word yet on if that change is permanent. I'll be out at Epcot again this weekend -- and I'll let you know.
One other Epcot change -- we've talked about it before -- but now I have pictures.
The old, charming, quaint and PACKED Pastry at the France Pavilion has now closed for conversion into an ice cream place.
The new -- much larger -- pastry place is in the building that used to just be a small gift shop after the 180 degree movie.
Since that building is themed to a terminal in Paris (instead of the quaint village)
the new pastry place has a much different look -- more choices-- including sandwiches -- and a coffee window.
While still obviously popular, to me a lot has been lost. The old shop looked like it could have been the ground floor of the chef's home. The new one -- well -- decide for yourself.
That's it from Epcot.
Here's a link to this week's Theme World Blog entry on what's new at this year's Flower and Garden fest.
Oh! and a quick note from Legoland Florida.
Just in time for spring break, its Water Park is opening up tomorrow for its second season.
Legoland says there are a few new additions including several new models. Now there are 4 million blocks in the water park alone.
In Tampa, Busch Gardens' Adventure Island water park is also reopening.
See you in the parks!
And here's a link to other Theme World Blog entries
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General Assembly: Statement by Ambassador Braun at the Intergovernmental Negotiations on Security Council reform
Statement delivered by H.E. Amb. Harald Braun, Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations, on behalf of Brazil, India, Japan and Germany (G4)
Mr. Chairman,
As this is the first time for me to represent my country at the intergovernmental negotiations, let me begin by thanking you for your able steering of this process. I also look forward to constructive discussions with colleagues on this important issue.
I have the honor to deliver this short intervention on behalf of the G4 countries Brazil, India, Japan and Germany.
Mr. Chairman,
Today's topic for discussion, the right of the veto, is undeniably the most controversial of the five reform issues we are currently debating on. We thus welcome the opportunity to discuss the issue in more detail today and hope that some convergence can be achieved. We are cognizant, of course, of the call for equal veto rights for new permanent members made by the African group and other relevant stakeholders.
To us, this is first and foremost a reflection of the urgent need felt by the overwhelming majority of member states, for a real, structural reform of the Security Council that adequately addresses its current imbalances. At the same time, we understand the concerns of many member states who regard the veto not as a stabilizing element, but primarily as tool to block Council action, leading to deadlock even in the face of urgent challenges to international peace and security. The various positions on the veto-issue are also reflected in the non-paper submitted by the President of the General Assembly.
As for the G4 position, we advocate for a pragmatic approach. This is included as Option 2.1.b) in the non-paper: As long as the veto exists, we are of the view that new permanent members should have the same responsibilities and obligations as the current permanent members.
However, we propose that new permanent members shall not exercise the right of veto until this issue has been decided upon in the framework of a review conference, 15 years following the Charter amendment. We also encourage other member states to consider whether such a provision could provide a way out of the current impasse on this particular issue. In this context, we also welcome the proposals made by many member states regarding the use of the veto in certain circumstances. We encourage member states to continue discussions and we look forward to receiving more details on these proposals.
In closing, Mr. Chairman,
We wish to reiterate our call for you to provide an assessment of the discussions and interventions made during this round. We took note during your closing remarks at the IGN discussions last week, that you are willing to do this is if there is a sufficient understanding in the room.
We have no doubt that there is enough support. Because there is simply no plausible reason why such an assessment should not be done – unless of course, one just wants to safeguard the status quo. This may indeed be the intention of a few. But we are confident that this is not what the overwhelming majority of member states want.
Clearly, the overwhelming majority of member states want concrete progress, so that by 2015, we finally have something concrete to show to our leaders who nearly ten years ago had called for an early reform of the Security Council.
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WINTER PARK, Fla. - Saint Leo baseball senior first baseman Anthony Santa has been selected Sunshine State Conference Player of the Week, it was announced Monday by league officials.
Santa, a native of Tampa, Fla., batted .533 with 12 RBI and nine runs in a 4-0 week for the Lions. Santa hit safely in each game and tallied multiple hits in three outings. He also belted extra-base hits in three contests en route to a .933 slugging percentage.
In both a 12-1 win over St. Anselm and an 18-6 decision over Young Harris, Santa went 2-for-4 with five RBI. He concluded the week with three doubles and a home run. He recorded a .611 OBP and a 1.000 fielding mark.
Santa is one of 27 Saint Leo student-athletes to earn the conference's weekly honor, and is the third baseball honor this season.
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International Coastal Cleanup 2013 at Ballast Point Pier
It was a beautiful day on September 21st, 2013. The weather was sunny and the water was glassy. Volunteers showed up from all over the Tampa Bay area. After the safety brief, the divers, kayaker safety observers, and data collectors prepared to start the dive cleanup.
Divers were busy collecting all kinds of nets, fishing lines, and other marine debris. One of the surface supervisors on the pier found a toad fish still attached to an abandoned fishing line, and called a few of the divers into the area to release the fish. Once the toad fish was released, they went back to collecting various items, to include cell phones, fishing knives, and numerous fishing nets and weights.
Some of the most unusual items found included numerous cell phones, a bicycle, and a retractable measuring tape. But the most unusual item was a computer laptop, covered with crustaceans and stickers.


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A car dealer is facing charges of lying to customers about the number of miles on the clock of vehicles in his showrooms.
Farman Tayebi, who owns Direct Car Sales branches in New Malden and Croydon, appeared at Kingston Crown Court on Tuesday, June 17 to face 10 unfair trading standard counts against him and 10 against his company.
The dealer, who lives in Putney, has been accused of misleading customers with false information and engaging in reckless commercial practice.
In one of the charges, Mr Tayebi is alleged to have sold a used PeugeotRCZ that had travelled 77,627 miles to a customer who was told it had only driven 37,000 miles in May last year.
The charges date from June 16, 2012, to April 28, 2014, and include trading offences allegedly committed by Mr Tayebi or the company at its Coombe Road, Croydon, or Burlington Road, New Malden branches.
Mr Tayebi, of Putney Bridge Road, Putney, was not asked to enter a plea at his first court appearance this week.
He was given bail and told to return to Kingston Crown Court to enter a plea on September 2.
Last year Mr Tayebi bought a piece of scrubland from Kingston Council - a 0.53 acre site at the end of Rookwood Avenue, New Malden, where he had hoped to expand his dealership.
He had cut down some trees and started work on the designated "green corridor" site in attempt to get it ready for a planning application he had submitted to create a "private car park store".
The planning application was later rejected by Merton Council.


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Did you know?
Numerous carp weighing more than 20kg have been pulled out of South African dams.
Freshwater fishing in South Africa is diverse, locating you in some of the most dramatic settings on the continent. Fishing is, after all, about where you are. And in South Africa, you're in glorious mountains, down in golden grasslands and at the side of a pond far away from civilisation.
Then consider the 150-odd species of common freshwater fish in South Africa. They bear names like lungfish, oxeye tarpon, river sardine, mouthbrooder, chubbyhead barb, papermouth, climbing perch, short-tail pipefish, moggel, pennant-tailed suckermouth, spotted killfish and guppy.
You also get your various types of bass, eels, minnows, yellowfish and the legendary catfish, known in these parts simply as barbel.
Formerly much-maligned as a 'slow, muddy, bottom-dweller', the catfish is now a popular South African resident. It has spread all over the country and fishermen like to go after them because they say it's a very smart fish.
Catfish central in the freshwater fishing world remains the Orange River. The best catfish tour you can do is to drift down the Orange River through the moonscapes of the barren Richtersveld. This is where the big catfish live, where the real big fight is.
The South African catfish can live for 10 years, eats just about anything and is preyed on by humans, leopards, crocodiles, storks and fish eagles with strong necks. Fishermen in the know swear by something called a Mrs Simpson Fly for the catching of a catfish.
The sharp-toothed catfish, in particular, is said to be the dinner preference of about half the fishermen you speak to. The other half? They'd rather put him back in the water for the next time.
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Fishing South Africa
What will it cost
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What to pack
Fishing equipment can be bought and hired throughout South Africa, but bring you own if you prefer.


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Corn futures ended lower after a choppy trading session following USDA's monthly supply/demand update. The market's reaction to the report turned negative even though the revisions for corn were generally positive for the price outlook. USDA raised exports and corn for ethanol use by 50 million bushel each and cut ending stocks by 95 million bushels from last month to 1.792 billion, well below trade estimates for only 15-25 million bushel cut. Lower wheat and soybean prices seemed to spill over into corn. March futures were 2 cents lower at $4.36/bushel while May was 2 cents lower to $4.445.
The WASDE report held very few surprises for soybean traders. The 2013/14 soybean US domestic ending stocks at 150 million bushels were very close to the average industry forecasts, although they were 20 million bushels reduced from November estimate. Pressure seemingly came from more from the global ending stocks, which were increased by 10 mmt from a year ago with increase of about 4 mmt each in Brazil and Argentina. January soybeans skidded 5.5 cents to $13.3825/bushel in Tuesday trading, while January soyoil dipped 0.11 cents to 40.11cents/pound, and January soymeal declined $0.4 to $438.3/ton.
Wheat turned decisively lower on Tuesday. USDA WASDE reported that 2013/14 December wheat ending stocks 575 million bushels. That compares to the November wheat ending stocks at 565 million bushels. In addition, rising global wheat supplies further added downward pressure on the wheat prices. March CBOT wheat futures fell 11.75 cent to $6.3875/bushel, while March KCBT wheat futures descended11.75 cent to $6.8425, and March MWE futures slipped 8.75 to $6.68.
Cattle futures were mostly lower on Tuesday on expectations of larger fed supplies available this week. Beef prices were mixed at midday, but higher steer weights suggest a slight backlog in market-ready cattle although the longer term outlook for reduced supplies over the 60-90 days remains intact. In the monthly supply and demand update, USDA boosted the beef production estimate slightly for this year and 2014, but that was partially offset by stronger exports. February cattle futures were .225 cents lower to 132.65 with April .125 cents lower at 133.85. Meanwhile, January feeder cattle were .45 cents higher at 165.55 cents/pound, and March feeders were steady at 165.475
Hogs futures ended the day lower. Heavy hog weights and larger than expected pork production have weighed on the market, although industry analysts expected that meat processors could be facing a shortage due to a swine virus. However, daily slaughter is estimated lower by 0.91% from a week ago. February hog futures dropped 1.10 cents at 88.75 cents/pound, while June moved down 0.475 to 100.10.


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Blaue Blume Dessert Stand "Gold Shoes"
Amazing, whimsical art for the table. Each tier of this dessert stand features a lace pattern that has been cast in the earthenware. Blaue Blume was first conceived by wanting to solidify the texture of lace onto ceramics to make ceramics have a softer, more textural feel. The process has been experimented on for about a year before finally being put into produced. There is an unexpected result when casting lace since some cast well and others don't. Also we only cast rare one off pieces of vintage lace.


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Question for the Money Doctors
Question submitted on Sep 25, 2012.
QuestionWe have a $600K mortgage at 5% interest rate. We don''t have any equity in our home as home prices have decreased so we are also paying PMI of ~$250 per month. To refinance, it seems that interest rates will go down but PMI will go up and PMI will not be tax deductible. We get a lot of letters for refinancing but wasn''t sure if this is the best option? If not, what are other options? Also, our monthly mortgage payment (Principal, interest, PMI, real estate insurance and property tax) is above 30% of our net income - should we hold the house or try to downsize (with a loss)?
I am not a home mortgage expert. However, in consulting with a colleague of mine who is, he recommends the following.
30% is on the upper end of what many lenders will allow for PITI payment on a home. So, if you truly believe that your home is too expensive (and the 30% supports this thought), then you should try to sell the property, pay off the debt and get a fresh start in an appropriately priced home.
Another option is the Home Affordable Refi Program available. Different states have different rules, loan limits, PMI regulations and Loan To Value restrictions so one may be available. As long as you are not too upside down on the property, this could be an option.
Lastly, your situation is complicated and this answer is meant to give you some options. There are likely other options available. A specific recommendation would require much more discussion, fact gathering and research.
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This article was published 26/3/2013 (1608 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
It's 2009 all over again.
A thick, heavy snowpack across much of the Prairies and a spring that gets later by the minute compelled the province on Tuesday to upgrade the flood threat to southern Manitoba from mild to a potentially major flood.
Simply, it won't be as bad as the flood of 2011 -- many flood victims are still living with that destruction -- but it could be as bad as 2009, depending on how the weather plays out over the next three weeks.
For those with short memories, the 2009 flood was pegged at that time as the second-worst flood to hit the province since the start of official records in 1912. That spring, just four years ago, severe ice jams north of Winnipeg on the Red River destroyed dozens of properties and 850 people were evacuated from their homes at Peguis First Nation when the Fisher River burst its banks.
Officials said at the province's second flood briefing of the spring those same weather and water conditions experienced in 2009 are repeating themselves this year.
"It's clear we're going to be into flooding this spring and we are working around the clock to be prepared for it," Infrastructure and Highways Ministers Steve Ashton said.
Officials also said the colder-than-normal temperatures will cause a later spring thaw, which in turn increases the likelihood of a rapid snowmelt, threat of river ice jams and overland flooding. All that runoff hits a wall when it meets river ice that is still breaking up.
"Because of the delayed melt that we have we could be into a very rapid melt in which that American water and water in our tributaries could meet up against solid ice, so the ice-jam potential in Manitoba is very high," said Steve Topping, executive director of hydrologic forecasting and water management.
Persistently cooler temperatures late into the spring also increase the likelihood the melting snowpack and normal spring rains will happen at the same time, increasing runoff.
That runoff flows more quickly because it can't be absorbed into the ground, which is frozen up to 100 centimetres in depth in some places due to our cold winter.
So, with that, here's what the province expects to see in Manitoba's flood zone over the next few weeks:
Red River Valley
Highway 75 at Morris will most likely be shut again due to flooding along the Red and Morris rivers. In 2009, the main route between Winnipeg and the United States was closed for 36 days.
Ring-diked communities and individual properties will also likely be surrounded by water as the Red Sea forms yet again south of Winnipeg. All homes south of the city were elevated or built to be protected from major flooding after the 1997 Flood of the Century.
The province says minor to major flooding is now anticipated along the Red, fed by the melting thick snowpack that covers much of the basin.
Again, depending of the weather, levels along the Red River will be higher than in 2011 but slightly less or the same as in 2009 from Emerson to Winnipeg. The Red River Floodway around Winnipeg will also be called into operation to keep the city dry.
In Winnipeg, forecasters believe the Red River will hit 17.7 feet above sea level at James Avenue (the city's main measuring stick for the Red) with good weather, 18.8 feet for normal weather and 20.5 feet if weather conditions turn ugly. The 2009 flood peak at James Avenue was 22.6 feet.
Assiniboine River
There is a risk of moderate to major flooding on the Assiniboine River due to normal to above-normal average soil moisture in the upper portions of the watershed and the above-normal snowpack in Saskatchewan and parts of Alberta.
That means the Shellmouth Reservoir will control much of that flow, but just barely.
"There's so much snow in Saskatchewan that we think under all three weather scenarios, the Shellmouth will completely fill and will experience spillway flows," Topping said. "There's that much water stored in the snowpack upstream."
A bad-weather scenario would result in major flooding of the Assiniboine Valley from Shellmouth to Brandon similar to the levels of 1974, but lower than those of major floods in 2011, 1995 and 1976. Brandon flood-protection works are currently higher than the predicted flows.
The Portage Diversion will also be called into service to divert water from the Assiniboine into Lake Manitoba to prevent ice jams on the Assiniboine. Lake Manitoba is forecast to be at the top of its operating range of 812.5 feet above sea level this spring, but four feet below what was experienced in 2011 when severe flooding destroyed hundreds of cottages, homes and farm properties.
Fisher River
High on the flood-watch list is Peguis First Nation, about 145 kilometres north of Winnipeg. With poorer weather, the Fisher River could experience major flooding, with levels slightly higher than in 2009.
Ashton said he's already spoken to Peguis Chief Glenn Hudson and Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Grand Chief Derek Nepinak on the threat. The province is ready to sandbag at-risk homes and will have heavy equipment in position to unclog ice jams at the community's bridges to reduce flooding caused by ice.
In 2009, a state of emergency was declared in Peguis, with 850 people evacuated. At the peak of the flood, 296 homes were affected, 169 of them seriously damaged.
It's been estimated 480 or more homes on the reserve need to be flood-proofed or relocated.
Souris River
So far, so good.
"In general terms, the Souris River is about half of what it was for flood potential in 2011," Topping said.
It means, at this stage anyway, we won't see a flurry of dike-building and sandbagging in places such as Wawanesa or Souris. To the south, Melita has a ring dike.
Red Deer Lake
This is the hot spot for major flooding and potential evacuations this spring. Melting snow in Saskatchewan is forecast to flood the lake north of Swan River this spring.


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A DRUNKEN young dad who caused mayhem at Burnley market threatened to kill stall holders and to break a police officer's legs, a court heard.
Marcus Capp, 20, who had had to be restrained by workers during his mid-morning outburst, had lunged at a stall holder and ended up trying to spit at and bite the officer.
The town's magistrates were told how Capp, who had fallen out with his stall holder stepdad, was said to have gone to try to sort it out and make amends with him — but his stepdad was having none of it and his solicitor said: "He could have chosen a better time."
Capp, of no fixed address, admitted using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour on May 28 and was fined £70, with a £20 victim surcharge.
Tracy Yates, prosecuting, said a senior supervisor had been called when Capp had been abusive at the market.
He was told to calm down and left.
Shortly after, the supervisor was called to the stalls area again and found Capp being restrained. He was kicking out and making threats to kill them. The defendant was taken into the market office and asked to calm down.
Capp was agitated, refused medical treatment and was held against a wall after being aggressive again. The defendant was taken into custody and was lashing out at the police. He had 10 offences on his record. Ben Leech, for Capp, said: "He says his anger was more directed towards his stepfather. He could have chosen a better time to go and address the issues with him."
The solicitor said the defendant had gone back to live with his mother and stepfather after he and his partner, who had a baby, separated. He was not able to see the child, got angry, took his temper out on his mum and stepdad and was kicked out of the family home.
Mr Leech said: "He thought he would go and try and make amends with his stepfather. His stepfather wouldn't hear any apology, wouldn't listen to him, wouldn't hear him out." The solicitor added the defendant intended to go and get help from Inspire for his alcohol dependence.


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- NCAA gives Penn State 'stark wake-up call' with $60 million fine
NCAA gives Penn State 'stark wake-up call' with $60 million fine
(CNN) -- Saying it is "a stark wake-up call to everyone involved in college sports," the National Collegiate Athletic Association announced a $60 million fine against Penn State University on Monday and took away 14 seasons of football victories from the late Joe Paterno.
The school was also banned from the postseason for four years and will lose 20 football scholarships a year for four seasons, NCAA President Mark Emmert said.
Emmert said the unprecedented fine will be paid over five years to fund programs that serve the victims of child sexual abuse.
The Big Ten Conference also acted Monday, ruling Penn State ineligible for its conference title football game and said the Nittany Lions share of bowl revenues for the next four seasons -- approximately $13 million -- will be donated to charities that "protect children."
"The corrective and punitive measures the executive committee and the Division I board of directors have authorized should serve as a stark wake-up call to everyone in college sports," said Ed Ray, chairman of the NCAA's executive committee.
Penn State President Rodney Erickson said in a written statement that the university has accepted the NCAA decision and will not appeal.
"It is important to know we are entering a new chapter at Penn State and making necessary changes," he said. "We must create a culture in which people are not afraid to speak up, management is not compartmentalized, all are expected to demonstrate the highest ethical standards, and the operating philosophy is open, collegial, and collaborative."
Paterno, who coached at Penn State for 46 years, had been the all-time leader in major college football victories for a coach, with 409 wins. The NCAA's decision strikes 111 of those from his record.
The penalties are a major blow to one of college football's traditional powers, even though the two-time national champions avoided a suspension of at least one year.
A recent university study said the football program had a $161.5 million impact on Pennsylvania in 2009. The football team made a $53.2 million profit in 2010, according to CNN Money. The school made $24 million more through general merchandise sales, CNN Money reported.
"One of the grave dangers stemming from our love of sports is that the sports themselves can become too big to fail, indeed, too big to even challenge," Emmert said. "The result can be an erosion of academic values that are replaced by the value of hero worship and winning at all cost."
The penalties also deal an emotional blow to the Penn State community, one fan said.
"By essentially taking away the main pillar of the university, you are almost pulling the university down," former student Ujas Patel told CNN. What really hurts, he said, is taking wins away from Paterno, known affectionately by fans as "JoePa."
"Anybody who's gone to Penn State, that's something that really is going to bother people," he said.
The NCAA's punishments are part of the continued fallout from the child sex abuse scandal involving former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, who was convicted in late June of 45 of the 48 counts he faced involving 10 young victims.
"Throughout the past several weeks, PSU and the NCAA have imposed sanctions and taken what they perceive to be corrective measures," said Ben Andreozzi, attorney for the person identified as Victim No. 4 in the Sandusky case. "I am disappointed that no effort was made to consult the victims in this case to ensure that their voices were heard in this process. After all, they are the ones who were victimized, not the NCAA or PSU. "
The punishments follow an independent investigation led by former FBI Director Louis Freeh, whose report held four top Penn State officials, including Paterno, responsible for failing to stop the abuse.
Emmert said current players will be allowed to transfer to other schools without having to sit out a year, as is normally required, or they can stay and keep their grants, even if they don't play football. The restrictions mean that starting in 2014 the school cannot have more than 65 players on scholarship, and it can offer only 15 new scholarships each year for four years, beginning with next year's incoming recruits.
"I knew when I accepted the position that there would be tough times ahead," new coach Bill O'Brien said in a written statement. "But I am committed for the long term to Penn State and our student athletes."
On social media, some players wrote they would return next season as a team with a mission.
"PSU vs The World - Day 1 - ," tweeted tight end Garry Gilliam.
On Sunday, the 900-pound bronze statue of Paterno was removed from its place outside the 107,000-seat football stadium. Erickson issued a statement saying the statue is being stored in a "secure location." Another tribute to Paterno -- the university library that bears his name -- will remain as it is, Erickson said.
The statue was removed exactly six months after Paterno died of lung cancer. He died less than three months after he coached his last game. Under Paterno's tenure as head coach, the Nittany Lions went undefeated five times and finished in the top 25 national rankings 35 times.
The Freeh report found several Penn State officials concealed evidence that Sandusky had sexually abused minors. Freeh concluded that Paterno could have prevented further sexual abuse had he taken action.
Sandusky is expected to be sentenced in September. His legal team has said it will appeal the convictions.
Two former university administrators are awaiting trial for their role in the scandal, and more charges are possible as the state's attorney general investigates what Penn State may have known about Sandusky's behavior.
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Junior Brad Tandy continues to be as good as advertised after shattering the Pac-12 meet record and school record in the 50 free to lead the Arizona men's swim team on day two at the Pac-12 Championships inside the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center.
Tandy, who is competing in his first meet as a member of the Wildcats, broke Nathan Adrien's (Cal) previous meet record of 18.82 from back in 2009. Meanwhile, he became the first Wildcat to ever break the 19 second mark in the event. Arizona's previous record was a 19.03 set by Adam Small back in 2011. The time is also the fastest in the country so far this year. Tandy was also part of Arizona's meet record setting 200 medley relay team last night.
In addition to Tandy's record setting effort, the Wildcats also had several other impressive performances. Senior Matt Barber earned a third-place finish in the 500 free with a time of 4:14.36. The time should punch his ticket to the NCAA Championships in the event.
Meanwhile, Sam Rowan took fourth-place in the 200 IM with a time of 1:44.40. Michael Meyer earned a second-place finish in the "B" final of the 200 IM with Eric Solis placing second and Andrew Porter taking seventh.
Freshman Renny Richmond and Brian Stevens picked up points for the Wildcats as well after finishing 6-7 in the "B" final of the 50 free. Richmond finished in 19.87 with Stevens clocking in with a time of 20.07. Jeff Amlee also swam a sub-20 in the event with a 19.96 in the "C" final.
The Wildcats closed out the night with a third-place finish in the 200 free relay as Amlee, Stevens, Richmond and Tandy finished with a time of 1:17.65.
After two days of competition, Arizona sits fourth in the team standings with 193 points. Cal holds the team lead with 271 points with Stanford in second (243), USC (208) in third, Arizona fourth and Utah rounding out the top-five with 119 points.
Day three of the Pac-12 Championships will begin at 11 a.m. tomorrow with the prelims of the 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast and 100 back with the finals beginning at 6 p.m. Tomorrow night's final will also include the 400 medley relay.
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Going Big On International Women's Day: Yellow Furs, Glitter, Mayo, And Plenty Of Vodka At Brighton Beach's Rasputin
Raise your hands for women's economic, political, and social acheivements.
-Libby Keatinge
When Russians celebrate International Women's Day, they go all the way. Living in dowtown Manhattan, I have a hard time venturing above 14th St, much less taking a surreal journey to Brighton Beach in a white van with the cab company phone number plastered in large letters across the door navigated by a gentleman who drives in circles and speaks only in Russian, except for turning around occasionally and assuring me, "It's gonna be OK." But, on Tuesday night, I did just that!
After finally making it to Brighton Beach, a surreal subuniverse whose billboards are written all in Russian, it was hard to believe this was only 40 minutes from Manhattan, much less actually located in the United States of America. Once I walked into the sea of sparkle and glitz at Rasputin, the Russian nightclub where "With Love…A Russian Soiree" was appropriately held, it was clear we were not in Kansas anymore.
I was handed a red rose, as were all women at the event, and fell quickly into a sea of cameras, yellow furs being auctioned off to benefit the OR Movement, jewels, Russian cuisine, and of course, plenty of vodka. Despite all the show and glamour, proprieters Michael and Marina Levitis, and co-host Tobi Rubinstein Schneier, made this a very welcoming affair, greeting their guests at the entrance and providing table service including Russian fare like salads, pickles, mayo-rich egg salad, chicken, smoked fish, and of course, plenty of vodka! It was a fabulous circus of women modeling furs and jewels, a live auction, glasses clinking, and live performers in glittery attire. I left in somewhat of a blur, not sure of what exactly had just happened.
After returning to Manhattan and stopping by another event, I ran into a friend who asked me where I had come from. I wasn't quite sure how to answer. Was it real? Then I looked in my hand and saw my red rose…ahhhh…it wasn't a dream…it was Rasputin!
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Birding and flora volunteer projects seldom exist in isolation, and are more often than not included in joint programmes or as part of general wildlife volunteer projects. Two projects with strong bird conservation volunteer programmes are the Great Kei Kubusi Wilderness Project, offered by Volunteer Africa, and the Tamboti Conservation Project, offered by Aviva.
The Great Kei Kubusi Wilderness Project on the Wild Coast, Eastern Cape, aims to restore and conserve the natural ecosystem of this sensitive area. The resident bird population includes a breeding colony of Cape griffon vultures, fish eagles; martial, crowned, long crested and black eagles as well as 220 other identified bird species.
As part of this programme volunteers track the breeding vultures by conducting adult and juvenile counts and monitoring the breeding pairs, using photographs to record the birds. In addition, ongoing data collection of the various eagle species is undertaken, including identifying individuals and observing nesting sites. Work in the local raptor rehabilitation centre is also included.
Similarly, Aviva's Tamboti Conservation Project sees volunteers doing bird counts, compiling species lists, and monitoring raptors and breeding pairs in the UNESCO Waterberg Biosphere Reserve, in Limpopo. The reserve protects more than 290 bird species, including several eagle species.
Both these projects include flora research volunteer programmes, with volunteers conducting erosion control; biome and geological mapping; alien plant control and tree identification at the Great Kei Kubusi Wilderness Project, and biodiversity surveys at the Tamboti Conservation Project.
If you're looking to just work with birds, no matter what kind, you'll be interested in Aviva's volunteer programme with SANCCOB, the national sea bird conservation outfit based in Cape Town. SANCCOB rehabilitates oiled, injured, ill and orphaned sea birds and is the major role player in rescuing sea birds after oil spills.
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When it comes to commodities, the prices for wheat, oats, chickpeas -- you name it -- are generally not hot topics of discussion for people concerned about their investment portfolios. For that matter, few even think about the crop prices' implications on their pocketbooks when they go grocery shopping.
Yet, just as much as oil, gold or natural gas, these commodities can have a profound impact on nations' economies, and more specifically, our everyday lives.
Winnipeg has a long history in the crop business -- at one time home to the Commodity Exchange. Even today it's still considered a hub of expertise and market activity, recently hosting Wild Oats Grainworld 2013, the nation's leading conference on grain market outlook.
For the most part, lectures that take place at such events are of little interest to people who don't make a living in the sector.
But one local crop analyst presenting at the conference offered a startling prediction on the direction of crop prices, oil, gas and interest rates that should catch more than just the attention of traders and producers.
Harold Davis is a local crop analyst who runs his own consulting business providing price charts for prairie crops.
Davis is a veteran of the investment world. He started out in Winnipeg in the early '70s, has worked all over the world as an institutional trader, including managing sovereign investment funds, and now runs Prairie Crop Charts.
Davis is chartist. He studies price charts of commodities and securities. He is both a technical trader, using chart patterns to help time the market, and a fundamental trader, who tries to understand what economic, financial, political, environmental and social factors may cause prices to move up or down.
The charts speak to him -- as they do for many technical traders. And it's clear after talking to him at length about markets that his experience as an institutional trader adds a level of depth and understanding about price movements few can match.
And while his talk at the conference focused mainly on crop prices, it also served as a warning shot for traders, producers and consumers alike.
"For a lot of people in agri-business, or for that matter, a lot of people at street level, the world is about to change, and it's not going to be quite as simple and as pleasant as it has been in past years," he says.
"You might say to yourself, 'That's an odd thing to say because since the 2008 crash there has already been a lot of hardship in certain parts of the world,' and my view is that not only is that period of hardship not over, certain aspects of it may accelerate."
Davis says farmers are facing a good news/bad news scenario in the coming years. Prices for most crops are likely to increase dramatically. Even crops like canola, already trading near all-time highs, are likely to move higher, and crops like mustard seed, which have been down substantially since 2008, are showing signs of life.
Based on what he sees across many charts, prices are poised for some significant seismic activity.
"Given there's been a decade of long slow (growth) upward, the odds are the explosive price move will be to the upside."
Even when prices have fallen of late, they haven't dropped down to historical trading ranges in most cases. For a chartist, this points to higher prices, possibly much higher prices.
All this sounds like good news for grain and seed farmers -- especially now that the market is becoming more open with increased options for them to sell, he says.
The problem is charts for other commodities are also showing similar patterns, indicating possible up-trends.
"We're going to likely see some great crop prices, but oil will be more expensive, too," Davis says.
On the one hand, producers will see increased prices for crops, while dealing with higher costs for diesel and fertilizer, on the other. In recent months, prices for a major fertilizer input -- urea -- have been unusually low because the price for natural gas -- a major input for urea production -- has fallen dramatically, the result of innovations in hydraulic fracturing (a.k.a. fracking) that enable energy producers to tap previously inaccessible reserves.
But the downtrend for natural gas prices is slowing, Davis says.
"Moreover, all that increase in supply from fracking only caused a four- or five-month violation of the 25-year uptrend line on the chart," he says. "In other words, some commodities that have been favourable to farm profitability are at their lows and are likely to be popping up in price eventually."
Compounding the worries for producers will be price volatility. Although prices across the board are expected to rise, they will be all over the map with large up and down swings.
"When we have to ask why something could be moving the fertilizer market, why something could be moving the natural gas market and why something could be moving the price of crops, it leads one to think that perhaps there's inflation," Davis says.
With U.S. public debt at 102 per cent of GDP, and many other nations, including Canada, adrift on seas of red ink, we're in uncharted territory.
"We're now at a level of debt that no economist can tell you with a straight face that he or she knows how the economy is going to behave," he says. "They cannot tell you that pushing the monetary buttons will get the desired result, and that when they start pulling on the levers, they're going to work correctly."
The monetary policies -- such as quantitative easing -- used to bail out the economies of the world after 2008 are only now beginning to show their intended and unintended consequences.
And Davis says crop prices may be the canary in the mine. If prices run too high, too quickly, the public will take notice -- and not in a good way. Politicians will feel the heat.
"The political demands can get so great that politicians will buckle and do unpredictable things," he says.
Davis says he remembers the wild rides as a trader during the high inflation of the 1970s and the double-digit interest rates that followed in the 1980s.
But he wonders how many in management positions today, in companies of all kinds, remember those turbulent times.
"I think many may have no idea what's it's like to have your balance sheet and earnings trashed by double-digit interest rates."
The same goes for many crop producers, who are more leveraged than ever.
"In addition to higher fertilizer and energy costs, a lot of people may have to start dealing with higher borrowing costs," Davis says.
But it's not just businesses and farmers that will feel the pain.
So too will highly indebted households living on static incomes and facing potentially much higher costs to put food on the table.
Of course, this world according to charts foretells events that may never come to pass.
Still, an omen shouldn't be entirely ignored.
"We have a level of complacency based on a fool's price for money," Davis says. "Some of these things can be painful."
Quick facts
Worried about inflation?
You're not alone. Many investors have been flocking to assets that often to do well during times of faster than normal price hikes. Here's a look at a few options:
Gold: Much of the reason for gold's meteoric rise over the last 13 years is due to fears about expanding government balance sheets. People fear there's too much paper money out there chasing too few goods and it is only a matter of time before gold returns to its rightful place as the true global currency. Investors have plenty of options to hold the precious metal. They can buy the real gold, or own it through a mutual fund or ETF. Keep in mind, however, gold is both expensive right now and prone to wild price swings.
Inflation protected bonds: These are government-issued bonds that adjust interest payments based on the consumer price index, used to measure of inflation. Canada issues Real Return Bonds and the in the U.S., there are TIPS, Treasury Inflation Protected Securities. Investors can also purchase real return bond mutual funds and ETFs.
Invest in commodities: Futures contracts are the traditional way to invest in commodities, but for most people, this strategy is complex, risky and requires a fair amount of money. Retail investors are likely better off buying ETFs that invest directly in commodities like gold, oil and natural gas.
Pay down debt: When there's inflation, central bankers tend to hike interest rates, which increase the cost of borrowing. One straight-forward way for families to battle inflation is to pay off debt as quickly as possible, especially before rate increases occur.
Invest in the stock market: Bonds tend to do poorly in inflationary environments because central bankers increase interest rates to slow inflation down. In contrast, stock markets tend to do well because inflation leads to higher prices, including shares of companies. In fact, one could argue the Dow Jones Industrial Index hitting record highs this week is less the result of bullish investors and more a symptom of inflation.
Inflation... what is it really? Inflation is a necessary element of a healthy economy. Rising prices are the result of increased demand and growth, but too much inflation creates instability. Businesses and households can't keep pace. Typically inflation is based upon the Consumer Price Index (CPI), a calculation of the collective price of a basket of goods, and the change in CPI year over year is expressed as inflation. The Bank of Canada's primary role is to keep inflation between one and three per cent, with two per cent being just right. The latest Statistics Canada figures show inflation in Canada at 0.5 per cent.


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On occasion we will peel all but the last layer of husk, pull it back to remove the silk, add some seasoned butter, and replace the last layer of husk. It adds a smoky sweetness to the corn and as it burns away some of the kernels get caramelized. For me, variety is good, so I change it up every once it a while. However, so far, this year we have been direct grilling like this. I left the husks attached and tied back once this year.


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saving work done in comsol 4.3a to 4.2
Please can i save a work done in a higher version of COMSOL say 4.3a to a lower version file say 4.2a, so that i will be able to open my 4.3a file in a 4.2a package. This is possible with Ms-office, why not COMSOL? Can anybody help?
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unfortunately COMSOL developpers has not made this available, but I have many programmes CAD, math ... that does not allow to go "down" in versions. ANd one must admit that the data base and formulas used in COMSOL are somewhat different from a word doc, no ?
THe easiest is to save the geometry into a bin, most likely that you can upload again, you can save parameters and variables into text files and reload these, and then by opening both COMSOL (if you have both versions) you can cut and past the text forulas quickly from one to the other.
Personally I always remake my models in any new version, up too ;)
You could try to clear the solutions , the mesh and reset the file, and theen save it as a "m" file f you have matlab that might be read if the mdel is simple, but the risk of errors is unknown, and it's probably quicker to remake it from scratch
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I don't think the Notre Dame coaches put him up there, purposely, with utter disregard for his safety. I think they didn't thoroughly think through the fact he was going up there in horrid conditions. Because of the repetition involved with regard to practice, Sullivan was probably going about his business without much consultation to Kelly. Had he gone to Kelly and even expressed concern, do we think they would have made the kid go up there anyhow?
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Beginning on Sunday, Comcast SportsNet will profile six prominent players from the City 6 teams in "SportsNite." The "Big Men on Campus" features will air in "SportsNite" at 6 p.m., 10 p.m. and 1 a.m. through Friday, Nov. 8. Pen's senior forward, Fran Dougherty, will be the featured Quaker this year.
Big Men on Campus Player Profiles:
Sunday, Nov. 3 – Tyrone Garland, La Salle University
Monday, Nov. 4 – Anthony Lee, Temple University
Tuesday, Nov. 5 – Ryan Arcidiacono, Villanova University
Wednesday, Nov. 6 – Fran Dougherty, University of Pennsylvania
Thursday, Nov. 7 – Ronald Roberts, St. Joseph's University
Friday, Nov. 8 – Chris Fouch, Drexel University
In addition, CSNPhilly.com will also preview all City 6 teams beginning on Sunday, November 3.
"Big Men on Campus" coverage continues with a 30-minute special debuting on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 6:30 p.m. Neil Hartman will be joined by NCAA analysts and experts as they take a look at the season ahead for La Salle, Temple, Villanova, Penn, Saint Joseph's and Drexel. "Big Men on Campus" debuts on Comcast SportsNet on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 6:30 p.m. and will replay on both Comcast SportsNet and The Comcast Network on the following dates and times:
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Keystone, Santa Fe move to girls' district final
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ALACHUA — Keystone Heights and Santa Fe, the top two seeds in the District 5-2A girls soccer tournament, each picked up semifinal wins on Wednesday night at Raider Field.
The victories moved both clubs into Friday night's district championship match and, more importantly, secured regional playoff berths as well.
The top-seeded Indians knocked off No. 5 Interlachen, 5-1, in the first match of the semifinal doubleheader, while the host Raiders, the No. 2 seed, blanked No. 3 P.K. Yonge 2-0 in the nightcap.
Madison Colaw scored a pair of goals and added an assist as Keystone Heights (17-3-1) earned its first regional playoff berth since 2011 and its 12th in the last 14 years.
Morgan Gibbs had a goal and two assists while Hannah Crane followed with a goal and an assist for the Indians, who led 3-1 at halftime.
"I think the biggest thing is desire, they know the history of the team and we try to let them know what Keystone soccer is about," Keystone Heights coach David McCollum said. "Our big goal was to make sure that we got into the district final.
"We wanted to play past the district, that is what we did."
Although Santa Fe didn't have a fast start, the Raiders picked up the pace and took control of the contest in the second half.
In the 32nd minute, Taylor Martin turned and fired from about 12 yards away.
She sent the ball into the lower left corner of the net past a diving Kimber Hoyt, P.K. Yonge's goalkeeper, for the 1-0 lead. The Raiders (17-5-1) outshot the Blue Wave 12-1 on the night, with nine of their shots coming in the final 40 minutes of play. The prettiest shot of the night came off the foot of Susanne Anderson, just five minutes into the second half.
The sophomore, from about 25 yards away on the right side, lofted a perfect shot that landed inside the far post and provided the final margin.
Hoyt made 10 saves for P.K. Yonge (13-6-1), which was looking for its eighth straight regional playoff appearance. Santa Fe, behind the strong defensive play of Bianca Irizarry and Summer Bromenschenkel, earned its sixth straight regional playoff berth. Anderson and Jordyn Register each had an assist for Santa Fe.
"The goal at the beginning of the season was to get to the postseason with this team. This team has been there, historically, and we wanted to continue that," Santa Fe coach Ken Murphy said. "We had a slow start, but I think as time went on, the girls started to play their game.
"They started showing more composure in the second half."
The Blue Wave received four yellow cards in what was a physically played match.
"We knew it was going to be a battle," said P.K. Yonge coach Marshall Blair, who steered the Blue Wave to last year's district title. "Santa Fe is a good team and they are tough to play at home."
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Even as corn and soybean prices have tumbled from a year ago, bankers across the Midwest have mixed expectations for farmland prices in 2014.
Reports from the Federal Reserve banks of Chicago and St. Louis show farmland prices continued to rise in 2013, however growth faltered in the final quarter of the year with some areas showing a decline in price.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago says the Seventh Federal Reserve District saw farmland values increase by five percent in 2013, the smallest gain since 2009. Farmland prices set a new high last year for the district with inflation-adjusted values almost double the peak of the 70s boom, set in 1979.
The increase was strong at the beginning of the year but growth tapered off in the fourth quarter with some areas even showing a dip in farmland values. In the district including Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin and Iowa, only Iowa saw lower farmland values in the fourth quarter of 2013 compared to the same period a year earlier as it was affected by drought.
Prices were higher in the states covered by the Eighth Federal Reserve District. The report released by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis shows quality farmland values in the district averaged $5,868 per acre in the final quarter of 2013, over $500 per acre more than the average of the previous quarter. Pastureland in the district averaged $2,500 per acre in the final quarter of the year. Cash rents also increased, averaging $190 per acre for quality farmland.
Although some expect a decline in the market, many bankers remain optimistic regarding the first quarter of 2014 and expect farmland prices to remain steady. The early forecast for 2014 helps ease concerns of a bubble forming in the market.
Purdue Extension economist Craig Dobbins says the next few years are going to be less certain than recent years.
"Commodity prices have come down significantly in the last year, so these large returns we've kind of become accustomed to for the last few years have now shrunk."
Dobbins says it's more probably for farmland prices to remain steady or decline over the next few years than it is for the market to see another double-digit increase. He encourages farmers and investors considering a farmland purchase to conduct an overall farm analysis to see how the expense would fit.
"If the purchase fits in well with the plan for the farm business and there are sufficient cash reserves to withstand a downturn for the next two to three years, then go ahead," he said. "But if it in any way threatens the farm business then I would want to be very, very cautious about making this purchase."
Financial changes could impact farmland demand as 27 percent of the banks tightened their credit standards for agricultural loans in the fourth quarter of 2013 relative to a year earlier according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Interest rates also inched higher to 4.99 percent at the start of 2014.
The Federal Reserve banks of Chicago and St. Louis both expect capital equipment expenditures to fall in 2014.


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SAINT LEO, Fla. – The Saint Leo University Department of Athletics has announced the names of the five new members who will be inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame at the 2012 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Thursday, March 1, 2012 at the Saint Leo Student Community Center. The evening will feature a reception commencing at 6:00 p.m. followed by dinner and the induction ceremony. The event is sponsored by Bright House Networks.
The newest members of the Saint Leo Athletics Hall of Fame include influential Sports Information Director and Sunshine State Conference Hall of Fame member Walt Riddle, as well as Saint Leo College baseball standout Brian Krot ('99). The duo will be joined by University-era women's basketball star September Harrison ('04) and softball All-American Katie Heintz ('06). The Lions will also posthumously honor Saint Leo Prep School basketball and track performer James Thomas "Tiny" Johns ('49).
The Saint Leo Hall of Fame was organized by former Athletic Director Dr. Norm Kaye in 1986-87. Committee members include a broad representation of the University's alumni as well as the administration, faculty and athletic department.
The purpose of the Saint Leo Hall of Fame is to honor former students, coaches and administrators who excelled in Saint Leo athletics in the Prep School, Junior College, four-year College or University. Its purpose is to perpetuate the memory of those persons who have brought distinction, honor and excellence to Saint Leo athletics and familiarize the entire campus community and alumni with the University's rich athletic history.
Tickets for the event are available for $35 per person. Click here to register and purchase tickets for the event. For more information on the 2012 Saint Leo Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, please contact Saint Leo Associate Athletic Director John Semeraro at (352) 588-8223 or at email@example.com.
(Inductees and Achievements Listed Below)
Walt Riddle (Staff)
Sports Information Director
- Sunshine State Conference Hall of Fame Member
- Saint Leo University Sports Information Director, Director of Athletic Marketing, Green & Gold Club Creator and Coordinator, 2001-2011
- Sunshine State Conference Assistant Commissioner and Sports Information Director, 1990-2001
- Saint Leo College Sports Information Director and Special Events Coordinator, 1989-1990
- College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
- CoSIDA 25-Year Award of Excellence Recipient
- Saint Leo Hall of Fame Committee Chair, 2002-2011
- Sunshine State Conference Hall of Fame Committee Chair, 1991-2001
- Honorary Lifetime Member of CoSIDA
- Chair of CoSIDA Convention in Orlando, Fla.
- Former member of the CoSIDA Board and Social Committee
- Mentored multiple aspiring students into successful Athletic Communications professionals
- Winner of five State of Florida Sports Writer awards
- National award winner for magazine article writing
- Honored by College Football Coaches Association
- Honored by North Carolina high schools and college for contributions to athletics
- Honored by North Carolina Tennis Foundation for tennis coverage
- Dedicated over a half-century to covering high school and college athletics
Brian Krot '99 (College)
- Named American Baseball Coach Association (ABCA) All-America, 1999
- Named ABCA All-South Region, 1999
- Named First Team All-Sunshine State Conference (SSC), 1999
- Selected as Saint Leo Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year, 1999
- Named as the top senior in the Sunshine State Conference, 1999
- Graduated Cum Laude and held a 3.50 grade point average
- Had a dream season in 1999 as he led the SSC in hitting with a .429 average.
- Stands third in the SSC for hits in a single season (102) and ninth overall in single-season batting average
- Helped Saint Leo earn a selection to the 1999 NCAA Tournament
- Twice named to the GTE All-District Academic team, 1998-1999
- Selected to the Sigma Beta Delta National Honor Society and a Dean's List member
- Graduated from Saint Leo College with a degree in Business Administration in 1999
September Harrison '04 (University)
- Earned Daktronics Third Team All-America, 2004
- Member of Saint Leo career 1,000-point Club (1,252) and Career 500 Rebounds Club (603)
- Nominated for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award, 2004
- Two-time All-South Region selection
- Two-time All-Sunshine State Conference selection
- Led the SSC in scoring, 2004
- Selected SSC Player of the Week twice in her career
- Named to SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll member as a junior and senior
- Holds the Saint Leo single season record for most points (610), and highest scoring average (21.8)
- Stands first in career free throws made (310), fifth in career scoring and fourth in both career scoring average (15.3) and career rebounds at Saint Leo
- Tallied most points scored in a single game (36) against Webber, 2004
- First on the team in field goals made (215), FGP (.440), free throws made (172), attempted (239) and FT percentage (.719), rebounds (263) and rebound average, steals (70) and scoring average as a senior
- First in free throws made (87), steals (66) and scoring average as junior
- First in steals as a sophomore (54)
- Co-captain as senior
- Member of Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and school newspaper staff
- 2004 Winner of Black History Maker Award
- Graduated from Saint Leo University in 2004 with a degree in English.
- Graduated with a 3.30 grade point average
Katie Heintz '06 (University)
- Named National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Second Team All-America, 2006; NFCA Third Team All-America, 2005
- NFCA All-South Region First Team 2005, 2006; NFCA All-South Region Second Team 2004
- All-Sunshine State Conference (SSC) First Team in 2005 and 2006; Second Team, 2004
- SSC Silver Anniversary Team selection
- CoSIDA Academic All-District, 2005, 2006
- 9-time Sunshine State Conference Pitcher of the Week
- First all-time in earned run average (0.89), second in wins (82), first in strikeouts (1,209), third in complete games (103), second in shutouts (44), third in innings pitched (853.3), second in appearances (147) and second in win percentage (.651) at Saint Leo
- NCAA Division II record for most combined strikeouts in a game (45)
- Tied national record for most strikeouts in a single game (23)
- Fifth all-time nationally in total strikeouts (1,209)
- Accumulated a 3.6 grade point average
- Saint Leo University Board of Trustees Student Representative, 2004-2006
- Saint Leo University Honors Program 2003-2006
- Tri-Beta (Biology Honor's Society) 2005-2006
- General Chemistry Student of the Year Award, 2003
- Saint Leo University President's Club, 2003, 2004, 2006
- Saint Leo University Dean's List member in 2003 and 2006
- Graduated from Saint Leo University with a degree in Biology in 2006
James Thomas "Tiny" Johns, '49 (Prep
- Jim was the imposing and capable 6'6" center on the Saint Leo Prep School basketball team for three years, helping the team to a pair of state championships as a junior and senior
- He set school records in the shot put and discus on the track team and won state crowns in both events
- He was a well-rounded student, playing in the campus dance band, in the Drama Club and was a writer for the school newspaper
- He served proudly in the United States Marines during the Korean Conflict, but was severely injured in both legs
- Jim returned to civilian life and became a police officer in St. Petersburg, but had to leave the force when work became too dangerous and his leg injuries worsen.
- Ranching and the oil business kept him busy until he passed away in 1986


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A woman has died after being hit by a car in front of a child, believed to be her son, at a Mt Lawley intersection this afternoon.
Witnesses said the woman's car had collided with another vehicle at the corner of Learoyd and Walcott streets, a Channel Nine reporter told 6PR radio.
When the woman got out of her car she was hit by a van headed in the opposite direction.
It has been reported the mother may have been hit while trying to get her son out of harm's way.
The incident occurred about 3.30pm.
Police have advised motorists to avoid the area, with road closures on both Learoyd and Walcott streets to continue for some time.


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SMWC Celebrates 175th Commencement
April 15th, 2014 | SMWC
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) celebrates its 175th commencement on May 3, 2014. The traditional baccalaureate mass begins at 10:30 a.m. at the Church of Immaculate Conception. Approximately 75 students are expected to graduate in the commencement ceremony, which will begin at 2 p.m. in the Cecilian Auditorium of the Conservatory of Music.
Sharon Vergez Vercellotti, president of V-LABS, Inc., will deliver the commencement address. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Louisiana State University and a Master of Science degree from The Ohio State University, both in chemistry, and has studied business at Virginia Tech.
While president of V-LABS, a consulting, manufacturing and analytical organization specializing in carbohydrates for glycobiology research, Vercellotti has been awarded three Small Business Innovation Research Grants from the National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation.
Vercellotti is featured in the book "Successful Women in Chemistry - Corporate America's Contribution to Science," sponsored by the ACS Women Chemists Committee. She has contributed eleven refereed scientific journal articles, three book chapters, two patents, and has given more than fifty national, regional and local invited technical presentations. Additionally, she is listed in the Marquis "Who's Who in Science and Engineering" and "American Men and Women of Science."
The College will also present Cynthia Hux Martin, a 1978 graduate of SMWC, with the Distinguished Alumni Award. The Award is the highest honor the College bestows upon a graduate in recognition of her noteworthy achievements and valuable professional and personal contributions.
Martin graduated from SMWC magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration in accounting/secondary education. Additionally, she served on the College's Board of Trustees in various roles for several years.
Joining her family business straight out of college, Martin quickly became the chief administrative officer. She went on to become the chief financial officer and chief executive officer of many other family owned businesses and served as the director of the Hux Family Charitable Trust in 1994. In addition, she has served on the Union Hospital Foundation Board of Directors, Union Hospital Inc. Board of Directors, Service League of Union Hospital, Philanthropic Education Organization (PEO) BN Chapter and 100+ Women Who Care formation committee and advisory board.
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Basilar fracture: A break in bone at the base of the skull. About a half of basilar fractures are caused by bicycle or motor vehicle accidents, about a quarter by falls, and a tenth by recreational activities, particularly by diving accidents. The balance are due to other causes. No matter what cause, the risk of death with a basilar fracture is appreciable.
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So in anticipation to the upcoming ARR release, next year, i have decided to start playing FFXIV, once again. Now, i think it was roughly a year and a half ago, where i set up an account with the SE account Management System, and i also linked my FFXI account as well (I think...). Now, under the assumption, that i simply deactivated my account, when i decided to stop playing FFXIV a while back, i thought i would just be able to simply log in with my account that i initially set up, reactivate and start up my subscription, once again. However, when i try to log in with my user/pass, i get the message above the fields, which states:
Your Square Enix account has already been cancelled.
Please contact the Square Enix Support Centre for details.
I have done what the message suggested, contacted SE by e-mail, stating my situation, this was yesterday. I have not received a response, but after some reading i have done, i don't believe i will. At the time when i "deactivated" my account, i believe i did something that would not enable me, to reactivate my account at all, so it is long gone and no longer in the SE database.
Now, i understand that there is fine print and user agreements that one should read through, before confirming in regards to such things as account creation, and what happens if you perform certain actions within your account. But, SE, is the only company that has implemented this feature, whether it be for security, performance (In terms of keeping records of players in their databases) or whatever, it seems a bit bizarre, that i now have a game, no, 2 games (FFXIV and FFXI) which i cannot play anymore, simply due to my account no longer being retrievable. I can't even create a new account, and register the games that i own, with a that account.
I am a little mad, at myself and SE, i really wanted to start playing this game again, and i refuse to purchase something, that i already have (Which i did for FFXI)
Oh yeah, when i e-mailed SE support, i used another e-mail, that i had not registered with SE account manager, i hope this will not cause any problems.
Thanks for reading
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"I'm personally grateful to Speaker Boehner for being willing to defend the law, but it's clear GOP elites don't want to talk about it and want to keep it as quiet as possible," said Maggie Gallagher, a founder of the National Organization for Marriage and a fellow at the conservative American Principles Project. "That's so obvious, I don't see any point in pretending otherwise."
Tom McClusky of the Family Research Council said he assumes from conversations he's had with congressional aides that lawmakers are pleased the high court is taking up the issue. "But there's just radio silence" publicly, McClusky said. "I was disappointed there wasn't more from the Hill."
And a top gay-rights activist, who asked not to be named because of his outreach to Republicans, said he hasn't "heard or seen anything" from GOP leaders or members. "They're really just hoping this issue will go away."
POLITICO placed calls or emails to about 10 House members on Monday requesting comment on the court's announcement. None surfaced for an interview.


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7News uncritically aired Focus on the Family spokeswoman's comments that Ref. I makes "domestic partnerships equal to marriage" while showing clip of gay wedding
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KMGH 7News uncritically aired statements by a Focus on the Family spokeswoman that Referendum I would make "domestic partnerships equal to marriage." But the news report omitted the fact that the ballot measure's language states "a domestic partnership is not a marriage, which consists of the union of one man and one woman."
During a segment about Referendum I, the September 28 broadcast of KMGH's 7News at 10 p.m. uncritically aired statements by Focus on the Family spokeswoman Carrie Gordon Earll that Referendum I would make "domestic partnerships equal to marriage." The segment also twice showed video coverage of a gay couple in a wedding ceremony -- once during a teaser of the segment early in the broadcast that stated "We'll take a look at what it [Referendum I] would mean to Coloradans should it pass," and again following Earll's comment equating domestic partnership to marriage. However, the segment omitted the fact that the ballot language of Referendum I specifically states that "a domestic partnership is not a marriage, which consists of the union of one man and one woman."
Referendum I on the 2006 Colorado November ballot asks voters to enact the "Colorado Domestic Partnership Benefits and Responsibilities Act," which would "extend to same-sex couples in a domestic partnership the benefits, protections, and responsibilities that are granted by Colorado law to spouses" if couples meet conditions and criteria to qualify for a domestic partnership license. The measure states that "domestic partnership is not a marriage, which consists of the union of one man and one woman."
During a teaser for a segment about Referendum I, 7News anchor Mike Landess stated, "We'll take a look at what it [Referendum I] would mean to Coloradans should it pass" while showing a video clip of a gay wedding:
In introducing the story about Referendum I, 7News anchor Anne Trujillo noted that Amendment 43 would put "a one-man-and-one-woman definition of marriage in the state constitution" but never noted that if Referendum I passes, the resulting amendment to the Colorado Revised Statutes would contain language that states "a domestic partnership is not a marriage, which consists of the union of one-man-one-woman."
Further, 7News reporter Dayle Cedars uncritically aired comments by Earll, who said, "what we're talking about with Referendum I is taking this to the next level and to making domestic partnerships equal to marriage -- and marriage, really little different or better than domestic partnerships." The report then showed the gay wedding video clip for a second time.
In contrast, a September 19 Rocky Mountain News article by reporter Myung Oak Kim, headlined "Marriage line drawn: Voters favor rights, but not weddings for same-sex couples," cited Republican pollster Lori Weigel, who said, "The measure 'explicitly states that this is not marriage ... and that is allowing some people to support both [Referendum I and Amendment 43]'."
Furthermore, the campaign website of Coloradans for Fairness and Equality, the chief backer of Referendum I, displays the slogan, "It's not marriage. It's basic legal rights." Additionally, the 7News segment included video of an interview with campaign manager Sean Duffy, showing a poster behind him displaying that slogan:
From the September 28 broadcast of KMGH's 7News at 10 p.m.:
LANDESS: Next on 7News. One of the hotly debated items on the November ballot is Referendum I. We'll take a look at what it would mean to Coloradans should it pass.
[during this teaser, only a clip of a gay wedding was being aired]
TRUJILLO: Well, as voters head to the polls this November they are faced with two gay-rights issues. One is Amendment 43, which would essentially ban gay marriage by putting one-man-one-woman definition of marriage in the state constitution.
The second is Referendum I, which allows gay couples to register as domestic partners. So what, really, does Referendum I mean for Coloradans? 7News reporter Dayle Cedars takes us inside the issue.
JOHN CRISCI: The screen was flat-lining. They put the paddles on and he kept flat-lining.
CEDARS: Almost three years after John Crisci lost his partner, Michael, he is just as determined to fight for his rights.
CRISCI: I don't want people to go through what I went through.
CEDARS: Crisci and his partner Michael were working out when Michael collapsed. Instead of rushing to the hospital to be with his partner, Crisci had to go home and get his and Michael's wills. By the time he made it to the hospital, Michael was dead. Crisci believes with Referendum I, he would have been with Michael when he died.
CRISCI: I believe that I would not have to run home and get a will. That would be the first big thing. Because that was the last few minutes I would have had with Michael.
CEDARS: Proponents of Referendum I say it's all about basic legal rights.
SEAN DUFFY: Right now, committed couples, committed same-sex couples, lack basic legal rights. They lack the automatic right to visit a loved one in the hospital, to deal with end-of-life issues, to deal with funeral arrangements.
CARRIE GORDON EARLL: The truth is, that's already available through contract law to any adult in Colorado. My husband and I go to attorney to get a will. My husband and I go to an attorney to get an advance medical directive.
DUFFY: For same-sex couples, the problem is that if you die without a will and you're a gay person, the chances are your property will go to the government rather than to your partner.
CEDARS: But opponents say this is just marriage under a different name.
EARLL: But what we're talking about with Referendum I is taking this to the next level and to making domestic partnerships equal to marriage -- and marriage, really, little better or different than domestic partnerships.
CEDARS: And that reasoning, many say, points to the fact this issue isemotional, not factual.
CRISCI: I believe that's where it's grounded. I believe it's grounded in the Bible and morals. And trust me, Michael had more morals than most people that I talk to.
CEDARS: In Denver, Dale Cedars, 7News.
TRUJILLO: Now, if you would like to read Referendum I in its entirety, go to our website -- TheDenverChannel.com -- and click on "Vote 2006".
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Apps to control cars of the future
Valet parking could soon be done by your phone.
Drivers might be able to hand over control to smartphone apps and WiFi parking programs within a few years.
Audi has shown off technology at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas today that allows cars to drive, find a space and park at the touch of a button - all from outside the car.
Designers have examined the possibility of radical changes to automotive lighting.
The luxury car maker says the technology will be in cars by 2020.
The "piloted driving feature" is not yet available in production cars, but has been tested and is expected in showrooms within years.
Audi promises to take the hassle out of parking at shopping centres, though a system in which "the parking facility's central computer takes over part of the control function and guides the vehicle via WLAN to the nearest available parking space".
The feature may not be a hit with nervous luxury car owners who already twitch at the sight of a hotel valet.
Audi also teased drivers with footage of its piloted driving system taking over in heavy traffic, allowing commuters to take their hands off the wheel and relax while their car tackles rush hour.
The prototype system differs from existing driver aids in that it can steer the car to an extent.
Designers have also shown off OLED tail-lights which "flicker like a swarm of fish" – or possibly a school of bees – that follow the movement of the vehicle and give following drivers a better indication of what is happening up ahead.
Another feature under consideration will let tailgaters know when they have crossed the line.
The fan-shaped laser tail light will project a mark onto the road which, according to Audi, "prompts the driver behind to maintain sufficient distance – similar to a stop line".
The brand has not yet said exactly when the new systems will come into effect, but we're keen to give them a try.
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