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In reply to: something else to keep in mind re:NFL posted by jt
it's my opinion that we waste way too much time worrying about what UM is going to do. We don't play them and the biggest concern would be on the recruiting trail. If we don't put our shit together it really isn't going to matter much who UM hires.
even discussed on Rock's House. I guess some folks want to hold up Michigan vs. ND. Thus far they have fucked up their program every bit as much as ND. And they are fucked if Harbaugh somehow doesn't take the job.
It is a Cartier topic, not a Rock's House topic. Then again, it is a welcome diversion from most of what passes for ND football discussion on Rock's these days.
They're one of the teams ahead of us in total victories.
When they perform well and we perform poorly, it has long-term deleterious effects on Notre Dame's place in college football.
That's why it's relevant.
Rock's House (especially having grown up in Michigan). Glad to hear it is relevant.
we can't keep counting on all of our rivals to continue to tread water just because we are.


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With all those people trying to stop you on the street, cold-call you, and knock on your door, it's hard to know which charities to support. Here's the lowdown on what to look for.
Is it legitimate?
The Charities Register provides a list of all registered charities. These have been vetted by the Charities Commission to make sure they have a charitable purpose and also a proper constitution. Registration isn't compulsory and, to avoid the extra administrative burden, some groups may not register. Provided they're doing good work, non-registered groups can still be approved by the IRD as "donee" organisations (see Tax Breaks below).
How much is given?
Ask what percentage of your donation is used to support the cause and how much is spent on administration and fundraising. Bear in mind that some charities will have higher overheads than others, because of the nature of their work.
For example, a trust running a museum will have insurance and security costs that a charity running a tree-planting programme won't have.
What does it do?
Financial information is one indicator of what a charity is doing with your money. You also need to know what it's actually achieving. Ask to see the charity's annual report – most of the big charities provide these. Visit the group's website if it has one. Talk to family and friends, and find out what they think about the charity's work.To get some first-hand insight, you could work as a volunteer. Over one million of us already do voluntary work for charities.
How will you give?
If you want to cut out the middleman, the fundraising and event management companies that clip the ticket give directly to the charity. Payroll giving lets you donate via your wages. You automatically get a tax credit on your donation, without having to file a claim form (see Tax Breaks).
Smell a rat?
If you think a charity is doing something wrong, make a complaint to the Charities Commission. They can investigate any charity or person engaged in activities that may breach the Charities Act, or constitute serious wrongdoing. Penalties can include fines and the charity can be struck off the register.
Tax break
You can claim a 33.33% tax credit on any donation of $5 or more made to an organisation with "donee status". To qualify, IRD determines whether a group is entitled to this status. The group must
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At time of writing, I am Really Really Close to signing up for Mori Cupcake. (editing to add: I have signed up! First lesson starts today!)
Two weekends ago, I went through my wardrobe, which I've mentioned in an earlier post, to weed out the too big clothes, the clothes I never wear, figure out my style, etc.
This t-shirt had been consigned to the toss pile (not even good enough to give away). You can't see it in the photo, and the close up didn't show it either, but the threads are pulling in the fabric. However, it's an extraordinarily comfy shirt so I didn't want to give it up. What to do?
I thought of covering it in net and embroidering on it and hiding the edges of the net with some silvery grey seam binding. And then I came across this fabric in Yardage Town. Sheer(ish) with embroidery.
There's only one problem: the fabric's not wide enough for the tshirt width. So now I'm stuck. I had visions of it going longer than the shirt itself (going for a layer like look), but how am I going to get it to work if the original t-shirt is going to be visible on the sides? Any genius thoughts out there?
Actually, this is the fabric I saw first:
I got enough (I hope) for a skirt, and a scarf. Not that I've ever made myself a skirt before. The last time I wanted a skirt made I went to my mother-in-law. She did a good job but I don't think she sews any more.
I found this fabric too. A soft lineny eyelit in "natural" shades. This would make a great shirt/blouse, but see above. I am thinking beyond my meagre sewing skills. And my total lack of sewing machines. (And my total inability to make the $%^@ sewing machine work.)
All is not lost though. I successfully replaced the worn elastic on three skirts (two others proved beyond me), and mended rips in two skirts. And I have easier plans afoot.
Like this one:
It's a Holy Clothing velvet shirt (much like that purple velvet dress that I will cut up). It fits nice, it's just the sleeves drive me freakin' batty! So I'm thinking, lose the batwingy part of the sleeve (see sleeve on left hand side) and have it be somewhat t-shirty looking.


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Stocks slip on rate hike call
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks ended slightly lower on Thursday after a Federal Reserve official said interest rates should rise by early 2015, while the pound gained on talk that UK rates also will go up, even as the Bank of England took only mild steps to tighten lending.
The dollar erased gains to trade flat against a basket of major currencies as foreign exchange traders discounted the remarks by the president of the St. Louis Fed, James Bullard. Bullard, in televised comments, said that raising rates by the end of the first quarter in 2015 would be appropriate, based on his forecast that U.S. growth will register 3 percent for the next four quarters.
On Wall Street, six of the 10 S&P 500 sectors finished lower.
"The market is a little bit extended, and we're at the point where there's a little bit of rebalancing going on," said Fred Dickson, chief market strategist at D.A. Davidson & Co., in Lake Oswego, Oregon.
Bullard, a non-voting member of the Fed's policy-setting committee, said in an interview with Fox Business Network that the U.S. jobless rate will fall below 6 percent later this year. Inflation looked likely to rise back to 2 percent, putting the economy closer to normal than most realize, he said.
"I think Bullard caught most people off guard as the Fed meeting was just last week and there was no explicit reading anyone took from there of a Q1 rate hike," said Adam Sarhan, chief executive at New York's Sarhan Capital.
"It's very possible that he's on his own or he might have one other Fed official or a minority within the Fed who thinks we should raise rates sooner rather than later," Sarhan said.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 21.38 points or 0.13 percent, to end at 16,846.13. The S&P 500 slipped 2.31 points, or 0.12 percent, to 1,957.22. The Nasdaq Composite dipped 0.71 point, or 0.02 percent, to 4,379.05.
Financial stocks were among the sharpest decliners after a securities fraud lawsuit filed by the New York state attorney general against British bank Barclays. The lawsuit accuses Barclays of giving an unfair edge in the United States to high-frequency trading clients even as it claimed to be protecting other customers from such traders.
U.S.-listed Barclays shares fell 7.4 percent to $14.55. The bank's London-listed shares ended down 6.5 percent.
U.S. government bond prices rose, with yields on benchmark 10-year Treasuries hitting a three-week low at 2.5322 percent.
Sterling rose 0.25 percent to $1.7025 as steps announced by the Bank of England to cool the UK housing market failed to dampen expectations the central bank was set to raise rates.
The U.S. dollar index, which measures the dollar against a basket of six major currencies, was last flat at 80.222. The dollar index erased earlier gains after U.S. data suggested growth was perking up but was not robust enough to give a decisive lift to the dollar.
The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European stocks finished down 0.1 percent at 1,370.38 points, dragged lower by the Bullard comments and the lawsuit against Barclays.
In commodities, the spot price of gold fell 0.2 percent to $1,316.99 an ounce.
In oil, Brent crude finished down 0.7 percent at $113.21 a barrel while U.S. crude ended 0.8 percent lower at $105.70 after a bearish turn in the latest U.S. economic data and easing concerns of a supply disruption from the conflict in Iraq.


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An interview of Kettly Mars by her translator Jeanine Herman
An interview between Kettly Mars, author of Savage Seasons (University of Nebraska Press, 2015), and her translator, Jeanine Herman.
An interview between Kettly Mars, author of Savage Seasons (University of Nebraska Press, 2015), and her translator, Jeanine Herman.
An interview between Ananda Devi, author of Eve Out of Her Ruins (Deep Vellum; Sept 13, 2016), and her translator, Jeffrey Zuckerman.
On March 19, 2016, as part the Tilt Kids Festival, the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in New York initiated a one-of-a-kind event for children, inspired by the French books "Les Goûters Philo". Under the starry ceiling of Albertine Books, 80 children gathered in small groups to deep dive into philosophy and express their thoughts on subjects such as friendship and the infinite. The workshops were led by Critchley's PhD students, who shared their experiences with us following this first-time event.
An interview between writer Karim Miské author of Arab Jazz, and his translator Sam Gordon
"Built from the belief that independent, ambitious literature deserves its own store", Andrew Lipstein's 0s&1s Reads might as well represent the future of independent digital publishing.
An interview with Meriam Korichi, curator and stage director of A Night of Philosophy, an event she created in 2010, premiering in New York, April 24th, 2015.
Nobrow - a British independent publisher for comic books and graphic novels - has just launched an application for Ipad, where you can access the publisher's titles and make your own Nobrow library. Read here our interview with Nobrow Managing Director Sam Arthur.
US Publishers David R. Godine and Nebraska Press acquired the rights for books written by both Patrick Modiano and Jean-Marie Le Clézio long before they became the Nobel prize-winning authors they are today. Both David R. Godine and Nebraska Press kindly agreed to answer to a few questions for the Book Department about their discoveries of Modiano and Le Clézio.
Robert Zaretsky, author of A life worth living: Albert Camus and the Quest for Meaning, discusses Camus' legacy as a superb writer and "one of our age's great moralists."
Unbelievably, The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry spent only one week on bestseller lists when it was first published in 1943 in New York. Now available in 250 languages, it is the most translated work of fiction worldwide.
Eric Reynolds is Assistant Publisher for Fantagraphics, a comic books publishing house in Seattle. Fantagraphics Books has been a leading proponent of comics as a legitimate form of art and literature since it began publishing the critical trade magazine The Comics Journal in 1976. It now has an international reputation, both for its publications in print and digital format. As one of the major publisher of comic books in the USA, Fantagraphics is partly distributed by ComiXology, which has just been acquired by Amazon.


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The Nameberry 9 by Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain
Royals are out, television characters are in.
No, that's not it.
Celebrities are out. Family names are in.
As we look back at baby name news from 2013 and ponder what's to come in 2014, it is tempting to wrap it all up in a few sentences. But names are as diverse as the children who wear them.
Baby naming in our age is creative, and we're welcome to find inspiration anywhere, borrowing and reinventing until we find the perfect name.
The Nameberry 9 by Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain
If last week's baby name news was all about modern classic picks for boys, this week goes to the girls.
From Laiyah to Lucy, a number of birth announcements were brought to us by the letter L. L continues to be the marker of many a popular name, from Ella to Lily to Annabelle.
It wasn't all about L, though – popular choices from Israel and Brazil, and unusual possibilities from the wider world round out a list of names that range from the mainstream to the out-there.
When I look at the list, I think this: we talk about names. We discuss their history and associations, their meanings and use.
But do we really fall in love with sounds? I'm drawn to the lilting l and the vibrant long a, the sharp v and the cool oo.
Abby Sandel of Appellation Mountain focuses this week on some bold and daringly unusual girls' names that made baby name news.
Some weeks I'm astonished by the range of names we can choose for girls.
We love our children regardless of gender, but when it comes to talking baby names, many of us seem to be on Team Pink. The statistics bear this out: almost 79% of boys born in the US in 2011 received a Top 1000 name, while the same is true for just 67% of girls.
2012 social media babies Like and Facebook were both girls, and rumored baby Hashtag is also supposed to be a she. Meanwhile, former #1 name Mary has plummeted to #112, while her male counterpart, John, remains a relatively common #27.


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Utilities Manager: How to…Bring Life Back To Your Ailing Boilers
Kathy | January 1, 2007
What can you do when you are expected to generate steam efficiently, but you have to do it with aging, inefficient equipment? Think retrofits.
As a utilities manager, you know how critical steam is to an operation's power, process heat and indoor climate-control needs. With almost one-third of your energy bill being run up by the boiler room, system inefficiency—a leading factor in increased boiler operating costs—simply can't be ignored.
According to the Department of Energy, almost 80% of boilers in the United States today are nearly 30 years old or older. This means the chances are pretty good that you're working with a unit that is not operating at optimal efficiency—possibly only in the 75% to 80% range. Making your job even harder, tight budgets are putting increased scrutiny on capital spending, often leading to the postponement of necessary infrastructure upgrades such as new boilers. You're left with aging, inefficient equipment.
Don't give up. There is another way to effi- cient operation. You can retrofit your old boiler to bring its performance nearly up to par with today's new systems. This article discusses the major retrofit options available to minimize energy loss and maximize fuel dollars.
Identifying the real culprit
To improve boiler efficiency, you first must identify your efficiency problems. The main cause of energy inefficiency is system heat loss. The average level of efficiency for industrial boilers is only 75% to 77%, with roughly onequarter of fuel producing heat and energy that is never harnessed. Examples of heat loss are shown in Fig. 1.
Taking control
The first place to look for improvements is in your control system. New developments in boiler controls create opportunities for substantial efficiency gains.
Boilers must operate with an excess supply of oxygen in the combustion gases to ensure complete combustion of the fuel, thereby yielding maximum heat energy. Too much oxygen cools the flame, and too little leads to incomplete combustion. Consequently, control of the air and fuel levels is paramount to optimal efficiency. The following control options are available for retrofitting an existing system to produce measurable efficiency increases and fuel-cost decreases.
Parallel positioning…
Many boiler burners are controlled by a single modulating motor with jackshafts to the fuel valve and air damper (commonly referred to as "jackshaft control"). This arrangement, set during startup, fixes the air-to-fuel ratio over the firing range. Unfortunately, environmental changes such as temperature, pressure and relative humidity alter the fixed air-to-fuel ratio, making combustion inefficient. To account for these conditions, boilers with jackshaft systems are typically set up with 4% to 7% oxygen in
the stack. This oxygen level reduces boiler effi- ciency and, over time, linkages wear—making repeatability impossible.
To solve this problem, incorporate parallel positioning into your control system. It's a process using dedicated actuators for the fuel and air valves. Air and fuel position curves are programmed into the PLC for each actuator, and repeatability is excellent. Boilers that incorporate parallel positioning need only 2% to 5% excess oxygen in the stack to ensure complete combustion.
As a general rule, boiler efficiency increases by 1% for each 2% reduction in excess oxygen. Using this rule, a 600 HP boiler with parallel positioning and 2.5% excess oxygen will be approximately 2% more efficient than a similar boiler operating at 6.5% excess oxygen. That equates to a savings of $10,700 per year (based on operation at 50% average load for 12 hours per day, 365 days per year and a fuel cost of $10/MM BTU).
O2 trim…
Another way to ensure peak efficiency is to use an oxygen sensor/transmitter in the exhaust gas. The sensor/transmitter continuously senses oxygen content and provides a signal to the controller, which "trims" the air damper and/or gas valve, maintaining a consistent oxygen concentration. This minimizes excess air while optimizing the air-to-fuel ratio.
O2 trim systems typically increase efficiency by 1% to 2%. Using the same scenario as above, incorporating an O2 trim system can save $5,000 – $10,000 annually.
Variable speed drives…
Variable speed drives (VSDs) allow a motor to operate only at its required speed, rather than a constant 3,600 RPM as the drive would typically run. This speed variance results in the elimination of unnecessary energy consumption. A VSD can be used on any motor, but is most common on pumps and combustion air motors above 5 HP. These drives also produce quieter operation compared to a standard motor, and reduce maintenance costs by decreasing the stress on the impeller and bearings.
The energy saved by running at variable frequencies translates easily to dollars. For example, a 50 HP motor operating at a slower speed and utilizing only 40 HP, 12 hours per day, 365 days per year, with a load factor of one and motor efficiency of 86%, will save $3,360 per year (based on $0.10/kWh).
Another way to please budget scrutinizers while improving energy efficiency is to incorporate heat recovery retrofits into your boiler system. The following three "post-combustion" retrofit devices are designed to recover heat loss.
Economizers transfer energy from the boiler exhaust gas to the boiler feed water in the form of "sensible heat." Sensible heat is created by the transfer of the heat energy of one body, in this case exhaust gas, to another, cooler body—the boiler feed water. This, in turn, reduces the boiler exhaust temperature while preheating the boiler feed water, increasing overall efficiency.
Economizers typically increase boiler effi- ciency by 2.5% to 4%, depending on the type of heat transfer surfaces and the allowable pressure drop. As a general rule, for every 40 F degree reduction in boiler gas temperature, 1% efficiency is gained.
Based on our referenced 600 HP boiler example, adding an economizer to your boiler system would result in a savings of $13,000 – $21,000 per year in fuel costs.
Air preheaters…
Air preheaters transfer sensible heat from the boiler exhaust gas to the combustion air required by the burner. This reduces the boiler exhaust temperature while preheating the combustion air, once again increasing overall system efficiency.
Most heater designs use plate heat exchangers to maximize surface area. Factors to consider when choosing the right air preheater include pressure drop and materials. Pressure drops will cause a reduction in boiler output unless compensated for by a larger fan motor.
Materials of construction are also critical, especially for applications where condensation and/or oil firing may occur. That's why many preheaters are built of stainless steel or incorporate a bypass to avoid premature failures.
Combustion air, required by all burners, requires energy to heat it up to combustion temperatures. Preheated air requires less energy, so overall boiler efficiency is increased. For each 40 F degree drop in boiler exhaust temperature, the overall boiler system effi- ciency increases by about 1%.
Again using our 600 HP boiler example, the addition of an air preheater for a 1.5% effi- ciency gain would result in a savings of $8,000 per year in fuel costs.
Transport membranes…
Although transport membranes aren't commercially available today, these recovery tools are in the final stages of development and will be coming on the market within the next year. Thus, they're an important option to understand for the future.
Transport membranes recover both latent and sensible heat from the boiler exhaust and dehumidify it at the same time. At a recent beta site, the combining of this type of membrane with an economizer and controls detailed in this article, created system efficiencies greater than 94%, far surpassing the average 75% to 77% discussed earlier.
Using our 600 HP boiler example one last time, the addition of a transport membrane condenser, in combination with an economizer and updated controls, can create 10% efficiency gains, or save $53,000 annually in fuel costs.
Getting it done
The retrofits discussed in this article represent most of the major boiler energy savings available to utility managers today. Others include insulating steam piping and blow-down heat recovery. To learn more, it's a good idea to discuss your retrofitting options with a boiler professional. UM
Dan Willems is vice president of product development at Cleaver-Brooks, headquartered in Milwaukee, WI. Celebrating its 75th anniversary, the company provides boiler room products and systems to both the industrial and commercial markets. For more information, e-mail: email@example.com


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Rick Ross' 'God Forgives I Don't' Album Sample [VIDEO]
Hate all you want on Rick Ross. Trash his tour bus. Call him fake. But face the facts: The Boy's making hits!
Listen to the new album in stores today (Tuesday, July 31), God Forgives, I Don't, and find out why I say B.I.G. + 2Pac + Diddy = Rozay.


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PvP spell notification addon which combines incoming casted crowd controls and spells, outgoing casted crowd control spells and targets, and crowd control spells successfully casted on your party and their duration.
Inform you and your team exactly what is going on in the battle field. Know when your healer has been crowd controlled and for how long, know when anyone around you is crowd controlled, and try to give a warning to players who may be able to line of sight specific incoming spells.
Clairvoyant will give all information gathered by the Combat Log and via Debuffs for the following spells, using SpellIDs and not localized spell names:
- Mana Burn
- Fear
- Howl Of Terror
- Suduction
- Polymorph
- Hibernate
- Cyclone
- Mind Control
- Hex
- Banish
Spells are listed with the player name who is casting them, their target (if available), the duration (if available) and a link to the spell being cast. Sending or suppressing messages below, playing sound, and if it should only report your incoming and outgoing spells are configurable in the Interface -> Addons Tab -> Clairvoyant options menu. Raid warnings are always given at this time.
[Party]: EnemyName [Mind Control] (Plays Sound and in Raid Warning)
[Party]: EnemyName [Mind Control] - -> YourName (10s) (And in Raid Warning)
[Party]: * * * YourName [Cyclone] - -> EnemyName (And in Raid Warning)
- Diminishing Returns bars and warnings on players to notify you and team members when your target is already under DR of that type.
- Better user notification of incoming spells, instead of just Raid Warnings.
Known Issues
This will use the range of the combat log. If you are in Warsong Gulch and someone begins to cast fear half way across the map, you will still get notifications and, if it succeeds, the duration of fear on the unlucky person it was cast on.
Thank You!
- Teerah for the idea!


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Growth Miracles Reexamined
In this paper we propose a growth model in which the combined effect of human capital and technology adoption is the key factor in replicating and explaining growth miracles. Using standard technologies and parameterization, we show that the calibrated model generates output growth paths consistent with the ones displayed by miracle economies, such as Japan and South Korea. The driving force of our result is twofold: (a) the complementarity between human capital and technological adoption; (b) the reallocation of labor across sectors along the adjustment path.
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- Funke, Michael & Strulik, Holger, 2000.
"On endogenous growth with physical capital, human capital and product variety,"
European Economic Review,
Elsevier, vol. 44(3), pages 491-515, March.
- Michael Funke & Holger Strulik, 2000. "On Endogenous Growth with Physical Capital, Human Capital and Product Variety," Quantitative Macroeconomics Working Papers 20004, Hamburg University, Department of Economics.
- King, Robert G & Rebelo, Sergio T, 1993. "Transitional Dynamics and Economic Growth in the Neoclassical Model," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 83(4), pages 908-931, September.
- Robert G. King & Sergio T. Rebelo, 1989. "Transitional Dynamics and Economic Growth in the Neoclassical Model," NBER Working Papers 3185, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- King, R.G. & Rebelo, S.T., 1989. "Transitional Dynamics And Economic Growth In The Neoclassical Model," RCER Working Papers 206, University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research (RCER).
- Casey B. Mulligan & Xavier Sala-i-Martin, 1993. "Transitional Dynamics in Two-Sector Models of Endogenous Growth," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Oxford University Press, vol. 108(3), pages 739-773.
- Casey B. Mulligan & Xavier Sala-i-Martin, 1992. "Transitional Dynamics in Two-Sector Models of Endogenous Growth," NBER Working Papers 3986, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Mulligan, C.B. & Sala-i-Martin, X., 1992. "Transitional Dynamics in Two-Sector Models of Endogenous Growth," Papers 651, Yale - Economic Growth Center.
- Richard R. Nelson & Edmond S. Phelps, 1965. "Investment in Humans, Technological Diffusion and Economic Growth," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 189, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
- Psacharopoulos, George, 1994. "Returns to investment in education: A global update," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 22(9), pages 1325-1343, September.
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Two seriously injured in N4 pile-up
Two people have been seriously injured in a pile-up on the N4.
They were amongst 9 people who were rushed to hospital in Mullingar following a two-car head-on smash near Ballinalack on the Longford-Westmeath border.
The accident happened just after 3 o'clock this afternoon on the main Sligo to Dublin road.
It caused major delays for a time but part of the road has now re-opened.
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Court appearances
Teresa Denise Siggelkow, 35, appeared in the Blenheim District Court yesterday and was remanded for restorative justice to take place with her neighbour after she stole from his property.
The Blenheim woman was at home on December 1 and her children were playing outside about 3.30pm. One of her children threw a purse over the fence to the neighbour's property.
Siggelkow jumped the fence to get the purse and while she was there she began throwing firewood from the neighbour's property onto her property.
When spoken to by police she admitted the facts and said she did not have permission to take the wood, which was returned to the neighbour.
Siggelkow admitted the burglary charge and was remanded until February 10.
Walter Frederick Narayan, 36, of Christchurch, pleaded guilty to a charge of breaching a protection order and one of breaching his release conditions when he appeared in the Blenheim District Court yesterday.
Mr Harris said Narayan went to the house of the protected person in Blenheim about 4.30am on December 13. He knocked on her window, waking her up, and she phoned police immediately.
When police arrived they found an intoxicated Narayan hiding in an outdoor laundry.
Judge Thomas noted that Narayan had five previous breaches of a protection order in the past two years and sentenced him to six months' jail for breaching the protection order and three months' jail for breaching release conditions, to be served concurrently.
The second breach occurred on December 11 when Narayan failed to complete alcohol and drug treatment.
He would be subject to release conditions for six months after completing the jail sentence.
Elizabeth Jenniffer Bryant, 50, pleaded guilty to one charge of careless driving causing injury when she appeared in court yesterday.
Bryant was originally facing five charges of careless driving causing injury, however, four of them were withdrawn.
Mr Harris told the court that Bryant was driving north on State Highway 1 in Tuamarina on October 7. As she left the 70kmh zone in the township just past a blind corner, she began to reverse her car.
Another car, carrying a woman and her four grandchildren came around the corner and crashed into Bryant's vehicle.
Both cars were written off and some of the victims received back and neck injuries in the crash.
Judge Thomas convicted Bryant and remanded her until February 3 so the option of restorative justice could be explored, and the reparation amount could be ascertained.
Bevan John Kelly, 43, of Riverlands, was further remanded in custody until January 13 on 22 charges, most of which relate to supplying methamphetamine; one charge is of threatening behaviour.
Cameron Ross Fyfe, 20, of Redwoodtown, had a charge of receiving stolen property withdrawn in court yesterday.
Douglas Dylan Marshall, 18, of Renwick, had a charge of sustained loss of traction withdrawn.
Kevin Michael Clark, 48, pleaded guilty to two amended charges in court yesterday. One charge of male assaults female was amended to a charge of assault and another of possessing an offensive weapon was amended to frightening behaviour.
The Redwoodtown man was remanded until February 3 for restorative justice to be explored.
Jamie Donald Huntley, 17, pleaded not guilty to a charge of possession of utensils for smoking cannabis. The Blenheim man will reappear on January 27 for a case review hearing.
Jesse Damien Joseph Farrow appeared on two charges of breaching his community work and breaching his post-detention conditions. He pleaded guilty to the charges and had both sentences cancelled and new sentences imposed on each charge.
He was sentenced to complete 90 hours' community work for breaching community work and six months' supervision for breaching the post-detention conditions.
Shane Shirley-McKay, 19, had two cannabis-related charges withdrawn in court yesterday. He had been charged with possessing cannabis plant material and a bong for smoking cannabis.
Gary Colin Rogers, 40, was remanded without plea for assaulting a female and breaching a protection order. The Springlands man will reappear on January 13.
George Korohine Ra Marlow, 18, was convicted and discharged when he appeared on a charge of wilful trespass yesterday.
Marlow was trespassed from the Marlborough District Library for two years in June last year. On December 8 he was seen by a staff member in the library courtyard.
Police were called and, in explanation, Marlow said he thought the trespass order had finished.
Sione Elisi Vasi, 37, was warned by Judge Thomas about his behaviour when he appeared yesterday facing a charge of disorderly behaviour.
The Blenheim vineyard worker admitted the charge, which related to an incident on November 30 about 1.15am.
Mr Harris said police were called to Litchfield St by residents complaining about people yelling in the street.
When police arrived, Vasi was standing in the middle of the road with no top on and did not move for the police car. He would not stop yelling and threatened to punch anyone who came near him.
Judge Thomas convicted Vasi and fined him $200.
Joshua Iain Stead, 21, pleaded guilty to a charge of possessing cannabis when he appeared in court yesterday.
He was convicted and fined $300.
Stewart Douglas Edward Holdem, 32, was convicted and discharged when he appeared on a charge of breaching a protection order yesterday.
Judge Thomas said she believed the sentence was appropriate because Holdem had been making steps to change his behaviour since the incident on November 20.
The court heard that the Blenheim factory worker had gone to the home of his ex-partner and children about 2.30am and tried to get into bed with her.
When she said he should get out, he got up and left the bedroom before going into the lounge and smashing a framed photo on the ground.
"You've done an awful lot to take steps to try and ensure this doesn't happen again and I give you credit for that," the judge said.
Johnny Peter Materoa was remanded without plea on a charge of burglary. The 19-year-old Redwoodtown man will reappear on January 13.
Wayne Francis Robinson, 49, was remanded without plea on a charge of possessing cannabis for the purpose of supply. The Redwoodtown man will reappear on January 13.
A 33-year-old woman was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if called upon within 12 months for assault on a child. The Picton woman was granted final name suppression.
Richard Steven Maddock, 52, was remanded without plea until January 13 on a charge of breaching his home detention sentence. He was remanded on home detention.
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Graffiti complaints have increased 14 percent this year
New York City residents are filing more graffiti complaints this year.
According to the New York Post complaints are up about 5 percent overall from last year.
The total is about 4,167 so far.
Complaints are up about 14 percent in Manhattan South. That area stretches from Battery Park to 59th Street.
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Harrison is particularly noted for incorporating elements of the music of non-Western cultures into his work, with a number of pieces featuring traditional Indonesian gamelan instruments, and several more featuring versions of them made out of tin cans and other materials. The majority of his works are written in just intonation rather than the more widespread equal temperament. Harrison is one of the most prominent composers to have worked with microtones. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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October 11, 2012
What skis and snowboards were most popular amongst women last season? What sport brings in the most female participants? Find answers to those questions and more in the 2012 SIA Snow Sports Women's Market Intelligence Report out on Tuesday, October 16. The Women's Report is designed to give you a full perspective on what is happening with the market that brought in $973M in sales last season, beyond what you can saw in the Full Market Intelligence Report, released September 2012.
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Most network rendering engines can access the cmd line functions of multiple software packages and run their rendering engine without requiring costly licensing. (For Example, After effects, Combustion, Maya, 3dmax, etc.) As long as you have a workstation license you can install and operate these on as many Rendering computers (slaves) as you'd like. Other Software, and namely plug-ins, require licensing, and make a distinction between Slaves, and workstation functionality. Plug-ins like Mental Ray, Render man, Final Render, Trapcode, Vue, and Dreamscape, require licenses for each slave, and sometimes per processor in the slave. You can imagine with 3 workstations and 23 slaves, each containing 2 cores, and 8 processors the cost can start to get a little extreme.
So the above mentioned software providers are leaders in the industry, and even with the proper licensing, there can still be hick-ups in the installation of the software onto the slaves, and getting all of the tools to talk with each other and work properly. That's if you were working in a flat screen. Most of the above mentioned tools were developed to be primarily used on standard flat image. Take into account adding a level of complication like Full dome rendering, and you'll find yourself with even a larger set of hurtles to overcome. There is a wonderfully active group in the full dome community. They're busy creating tools, and plug-ins to make our work flow easier and more streamlined. The main issue is these tools are free and generally work as Workstation only mode, and quite often software version specific. Some major software providers are acknowledging the full dome application of their product and have looked at these tools and started to integrate them into their products. Hopefully this trend will continue, and accelerate as full dome video becomes more popular.
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Hi, today i finally had my very first lip injection. My doc used 1ml Restylane for my lips but i only managed to use half a syringe. The funny thing is that i don't have any swelling, bruising or much tenderness right after the injection. In fact, i feel pretty normal and only slight plumpness. But i read lots of review here that lots of ladies had immediate swelling or the next day. Is it normal for me not to feel anything at all? Does that mean that Restylane is not working for me?
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Post Restylane lip injection
The amount of swelling experienced really depends on the patient and the amount of filler injected. Every patient is different, and will experience a different degree of swelling. It sounds like a conservative approach was taken, and touch up with additional filler is a possibility if necessary. I would recommend speaking with your provider and see what they advise. I hope this helps, and best of luck to you.
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Hi Judith, Every patient reacts different to fillers, you had a very small amount injected and might be why you didn't have swelling or bruising. It's not to say that the product isn't there. You can always have more Restylane injected if you want a fuller look.
Best regards and enjoy your new lips!
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Restylane and lip swelling
Everyone reacts differently, but also the more filler you use on the lip the more they will probably swell.
Restylane for lips, minimal swelling after 1/2 syringe, that's good not bad. Blunt cannulas are great for the lips.
Most patients will have some swelling after their Restylane injection in their lips because the product is hydrophilic, loves water, and therefore pulls in water and swells a little. If you had blunt cannula technique and only a small amount of filler, the swelling should be minimal. Some of my patients go right out to lunch or dinner. Please see the attached links and videos. Steve Weiner, MD, Facial Plastic Surgeon, Destin, Florida.
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Swelling is something that many patients experience after Restylane, but some don't. It doesn't mean the Restylane isn't there or didn't work. Each patient will respond individually and a lot of swelling has to do with 1. the amount of Restylane injected (half a syringe is a small amount), 2. the type of injection technique that was used, and 3. the placement of the Restylane. Swelling should be expected, but isn't "required" to get a good result.
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I have an aloe plant that is about 9 years old. It has gotten so big that I would like to cut pieces off and give them to my friends. How do I do that?
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text: Library Taste of Blues FestSummer is coming and Chicago residents are about to get the blues. The blues will actually be a treat when the Chicago Public Library (CPL) joins the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events to present two pre-season concerts celebrating the 2012 Chicago Blues Festival. Shake, rattle and roll with the unforgettable sounds of the following free Blues performances at CPL in May: Saturday, May 12 at 12:15 p.m. Kenny "Big Eyes" Smith, Mud Morgenfield and Lil' Frank Woodson Regional Library 9525 S. Halsted St. Saturday, May 26 at 12:15 p.m. Barrelhouse Chuck and Katherine Davis Sulzer Regional Library 4455 N. Lincoln Ave. The 2012 Chicago Blues Festival takes place June 8 – 10 in Grant Park. The Chicago Public Library continues to encourage lifelong learning by welcoming all people and offering equal access to information, entertainment and knowledge through materials, programs and cutting-edge technology. The Chicago Public Library is comprised of the Harold Washington Library Center, two regional libraries and more than 70 neighborhood branches. All locationsprovide free access to a rich collection of books, DVDs, audio books and music; the Internet and WiFi; newspapers and magazines; sophisticated research databases, many of which can be accessed from a home or office computer. Each location continues to serve as a cultural center, presenting the highest quality author discussions, exhibits and programs for children, teens and adults. For more information, please visit the website at chicagopubliclibrary.org.


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Raleigh, N.C. — If budget proposals from the governor and both chambers of the General Assembly are any indication, the state's environmental regulator will see a funding boost for the second straight year heading into July.
But no matter what the final budget version shows when lawmakers emerge from their committees over the coming days, state funding for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources won't come close to what it's lost since 2008.
North Carolina's recession-plagued economy, coupled with a distinct policy shift from the General Assembly's new Republican majority, drastically reduced the state's contributions to the agency. To lawmakers and others who have long advocated for a leaner environmental regulator, the budgetary changes have led to increased efficiency and common-sense reorganization.
But environmental advocates say the cuts, which at one point reduced state funding for DENR by nearly half, have diminished the ability of the agency to prevent environmental disasters and keep natural resources safe. As proof, they point to political leaders' new efforts to restore regulator positions shed over the years – measures present in all three budget plans to deal with the February coal ash spill.
"These proposals for new positions indicate people think there aren't enough bodies out there to do what needs to be done on coal ash," said environmental lawyer Robin Smith, who worked as DENR's assistant secretary for the environment from 1999 to 2012.
To Steve Wall, a policy research associate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Institute for the Environment, the coal ash measures look familiar despite the change in leadership.
Whether it's responding to issues such as hog waste, drinking water contamination or the more recent coal ash spill into the Dan River, he said political leaders respond to big problems only when they come to a head.
An occasional series on the evolution of the state's role in protecting natural resources while promoting business growth.
"The [General Assembly's] response to adding positions for coal ash seems fairly consistent with the actions over the last 10 years of state leadership in adding environmental positions when an environmental problem is identified," Wall said in an email.
Grady McCallie, policy director for the North Carolina Conservation Network, said that's a problem because these budget increases aren't focused on long-term solutions.
"What the budget is really about is having state government be effective across the board at doing the job we ask them to do," McCallie said. "That doesn't mean just responding to the crisis of the day."
With reorganization comes reduction
For most of the time Wall worked as one of DENR's chief policy analysts in the mid-2000s, budget bills were good to the agency.
Democratic leaders during that period pushed the growth of divisions focused on coastal habitat protection, private well water quality and a range of other environmental programs.
"The focus on environmental programs and what was happening in the state was moving things in the right direction and creating a good quality of life," Wall said.
But not everyone agreed with the trajectory of that growth. Republicans, then the minority, were concerned that expanding and unnecessary regulations were strangling business development.
When North Carolina voters made them the majority party in both the House and Senate in 2011, GOP leaders moved quickly to rein in what they saw as overreach.
State funding for the agency in 2011 dipped by about 15 percent, even after two years of recession-era budget cuts. In addition to less operating funding, many of these cuts came from wholesale transfers of divisions that had been in DENR's organizational structure.
"What started happening in 2011 was really different," Smith said. "At that point, the economy was starting to recover, but there was this round of reorganizations, many of which the department itself opposed."
That included the transfer of Forest Resources and Soil and Water Conservation, which both moved into the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The reorganization reduced DENR's budget by $50.5 million in 2012.
Wall said the reorganizations had the practical effect of stripping away missions that didn't directly tie into regulation.
"Soil and Water was doing technical assistance and helping farmers," Wall said. "Now, the department doesn't have that purpose or existence. It changes the dynamic."
When Republican Gov. Pat McCrory took office in 2013, state funding did begin to change course, ticking up 40 percent. But DENR officials point out this was largely due to a technical change by legislators.
Instead of drawing revenue directly from large environmental trust funds, the legislature opted to route that money through the state's General Fund, then back to DENR.
McCallie said that decision can help consolidate spending, but it can also reduce the flexibility of civil servants within the department.
"What they're essentially doing is getting total control of the purse by the legislature. That's a policy choice," McCallie said. "What it has to end up doing is restricting [the agency's] options."
With another fiscal year on the horizon, the governor, House and Senate have all called for more funding for DENR in targeted areas.
Rep. Tom Murry, R-Wake, who chairs the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Natural and Economic Resources, attributed the additional money to lawmakers who are becoming "more and more comfortable with the operations at DENR."
"We're watching them. We're definitely not giving them a blank check by any stretch," Murry said. "But we want to make sure we are properly funding DENR to the level where they can execute regulations to protect our water, protect our air and protect our environment."
Fallout from coal ash extends to budget
For the House's part, those additional resources include about $1.8 million for additional regulators and infrastructure for coal ash enforcement and cleanup. That's marginally higher than the Senate's $1.75 million budget proposal for similar measures.
In both cases, Murry said, lawmakers worked closely with DENR to figure out what the agency needs.
DENR spokesman Drew Elliot attributes that working relationship to the efficiencies Secretary John Skvarla has adopted at the agency since taking the helm under McCrory.
"Part of the secretary's strategy has been to establish trust with the General Assembly," Elliot said in an email. "When compared with the previous administrations, we have made great strides in proving to legislators that we can effectively manage the department. This, in turn, gives us credibility when we ask for more resources."
Big environmental disasters such as the coal ash spill can force political leaders to reexamine their assumptions, Smith said. That includes lawmakers who targeted DENR divisions such as water quality, which she said experienced much deeper cuts over the years than other regulatory divisions.
"The assumption was that DENR and the water quality program were over-regulating," Smith said. "The coal ash spill in the Dan River certainly doesn't indicate over-regulation."
Although she acknowledged that coal ash facilities had long been under-regulated by Democratic leaders, she said GOP lawmakers seem to be signaling a critical need in some of the same areas they've previously slashed.
But Murry said the budgetary increases are not an acknowledgement that DENR funding has dropped too low.
"Whenever you have a new administration, you find a new way of doing business," he said. "That breeds efficiencies, and it also illuminates areas where we need to make more investments. That's the process we're working through right now."
After 20 years of running the state's environmental regulator under Democratic control, Murry said Republican lawmakers are working as quickly as they can to make improvements.
"I think, over the past 18 months, we've found a new way to do things and hopefully make things better, make things more efficient and have better results for the environment," he said. "That's the ultimate bottom line."


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Last Minute Decorating for the Holidays
December 6, 2010
This weekend we made our annual family jaunt to the local tree farm. We came home with a lush Grand Fir tree that has filled up our home with the most amazing fragrance! We also went to our 4 year old's preschool concert where sweet Sadie cried on stage (front and centre!) for the first half but thankfully rallied and sang her heart out for the second part…too cute for words! The weekend was too full to get any ornaments on the tree but I have high hopes to get it dressed to the nines this morning.
If you already have a faux tree but are yearning for the scent of evergreens, why not plant some sprigs of pine to create a simply stunning display like this? I think this would look gorgeous for holiday centrepieces or winter weddings as well…
ReadyMade via French by Design
I love how simply festive this home looks. Red and white always looks classic and fresh and I have a thing for banners and garland…in fact, we still have a paper bird garland that I made for my husband's birthday in October hanging from our chandelier! I may just move it over to the tree tomorrow. And, funny enough, my coffee table is very similar to the side table below…I found it hidden away in the corner of one of our favourite junk barns last year.
Despite having started my Christmas shopping early this year, I still have a couple of people on my list who I'm at a bit of a loss to buy for this time 'round. I really try to put a lot of thought into the gifts I give, unless I think they'd enjoy a gift card as much as I do! As the dates on the calendar get marked off, I'm suddenly feeling pinched for time and I've spoken with several friends who felt the same about decorating this season. Life gets so busy with family, work and places to be that sometime's even just one more thing, like decorating, on your to-do list can start to feel overwhelming. Here are a few easy yet festive ideas I found around the web…
1. Canadian House & Home 2. Emily Thompson Flowers via Design*Sponge
I love how many of these items could be made yourself with foliage clippings from your yard (or your neighbors!) or leftover bits of paper, fabric and crafting supplies. For the last couple of years, I've hung rows of twine in front of our kitchen window to hang our Christmas cards from but I love the bulletin board and embroidery hoops too! And how cozy would the flannel shirt wrapping look under the tree?
1. Martha Stewart 2. Sunset 3. Andie's Specialty Sweets 4. Martha Stewart 5. Reiter8 6. ReadyMade
I really loved this Norwegian home that Holly over at decor8 featured a few weeks ago. It belongs to Siw Haveland, the lovely blogger behind Design Shimmer, and is so effortlessly Scandinavian with it's white palette, natural wood and layers of texture. Stunning! I especially loved the fireplace vignette…not traditionally dressed for Christmas but the whole combination feels very winter woodland to me!
Home of Siw Haveland via Decor8. Photos by Sandra Aslaksen.
I keep coming across the most amazing advent calendars…isn't this one made of hanging animal prints gorgeous? And nothing is easier than grouping a bunch of ornaments in a bowl or under a glass cloche like these…
1. Brigitte via Oh, Hello Friend 2. Anette's Hus
Now to tackle my tree with a few strands of Christmas lights…wish me luck!
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Your blog's aesthetic, and your selections are heart-warming and absolutely delightful! I'm so happy to have our Gingerbread Gift Tags included in your lovely enterage…thank you so much!
May your Holidays be Merry and Bright,
Andie's Specialty Sweets


text: In the movie ' The Lincoln Lawyer2011 ' the lawyer and his investigator are talking about a new client that they're gonna handle his case. Investigator : Why'd he choose you, Mick? Rich kid, spoiled as shit, never heard the word "no". Lawyer : Yeah, but the damn thing is the way he tells the story, Frank. It's just quirky enough to be true. What does lawyer mean by saying ' quirky enough ' ?


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PRZOOM - /newswire/ -
Portsmouth, NH, United States, 2010/12/15 - Sheds USA is please to announce the release of a new version of their industry leading shed configuration software.
Sheds USA a leading provider of Sheds, Storage Sheds, and Garden Sheds is please to announce the release of a new version of their industry leading shed configuration software, which gives customers and business partners the ability to build their shed online. This new configuration tool presents the user with a dynamic visual experience of actually watching their virtual shed being creating on screen.
Sheds USA provides their customers with the ability to configure any of their eight top selling shed models online. The latest version of the configuration software gives the customer the ability to save and share quotes at the same time integrating any current promotion into the shopping cart giving customers real time savings.
The shed configuration software was first release in the spring of 2007 and is now on its third edition. Sheds USA and their software are once again places at the top of the shed industry due to their innovations online.
This release will be followed shortly by the ability to purchase a Sheds USA shed model online. Says Sheds USA president Jonathan Fox, " Sheds USA has always been highly innovative in our online technologies, recognizing the benefits it provides to the customer. We plan to continue on this path by giving customers the ability to purchase online." Fox said.
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On indexed searching:
This is a way to speed up the search for a matching word. You may not want or need it now, but it's good to know it's possible.
I call this an indexed search and it is faster than the normal binary search. It can be used as an "extra" with the binary search, to make it smarter and faster, or it can be used "full strength" with no binary search portion. The version I'll describe here, is the "extra" one.
Let's say you have 100,000 words, and you're able to put them all into one array. (This works even better with a file, but we'll use an array for the example.)
Normally a binary search would begin with midpoint (mid) = (0 + 100,000) / 2. That leaves us to start at index 50,000, and we may need as many as 16 more loops to find out if we have the word we're searching for or not. That's 16 possible string comparisons, which are much slower than a simple integer comparison.
Index searching to the rescue!
You'll have a small array of structs with two struct members: "low" and "high", both integers. Call the struct "go". The small array is made up by your program, when it first starts. As the words are loading into the word array, it counts how many words there are, and records the word number, every time the first letter of the word list, changes.
Now your little go array, has 'a' words starting at 0 index, and stopping at index 4558 (whatever).
When you go to search for "apple", your binary search won't start at 'k', because the index shows that go[0].low == 0, and that go[0].high == 4558. Now your binary search will be limited to indices 0 to 4558. Your search will begin then, at 2279.
With just a small number of comparing with one letter, you've removed over 95,000 words from the search space. With luck, and tweaking, you can set it up so you are fitting what you need into fast cache memory, and not causing page or cache memory flushing.
This is most impressive when the cost (in time), of comparisons is higher, like a slow disk or network access. It can also be optimized more, if you need it.
Note: you can quickly find the right index for go, by using the ASCII values of the letter. Say the first letter of the word is 'A', consider that when 'A' is lower cased, then:
go[firstLetter - 'a'] == index 0 (which is the index to that first letter, in the go array)
go['z' - 'a'] == index 26 (the index for "Zanzibar").


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All-American linebacker. Team leader. Media freight train. The whole thing.
Manti Te'o is coming to the Chargers.
San Diego traded up in the second round with the Cardinals, moving from the No. 45 to No. 38 pick to select the former Notre Dame inside linebacker. He is expected to start alongside Donald Butler in the Chargers' 3-4 scheme.
General manager Tom Telesco gave Arizona a 2013 fourth-round pick, No. 114 overall, to swap seven spots. Te'o was surprised to get the call from the Chargers.
"My list said Arizona was up next," he said in a conference call. "I wasn't sure what was going on. I thought it was one of my friends trying to call me. ... To go to San Diego, I'm just so excited."
Te'o visted the team earlier this month, one of his eight pre-draft visits.
His extended stay likely signals the end of the Jonas Mouton era. The 2011 second-round choice missed all of his rookie season and has one tackle in three career games.
"We thought, on our defense, we were missing that other inside linebacker," Telesco said. "Te'o can step in. We thought he was the most instinctive and productive linebacker in the draft. He's going to fit in excellent with our 3-4 defense with how we're going to play our linebackers. He's going to complement Donald Butler really well. We thought in order to get him we had to be aggressive and go up and do it."
A storied Te'o senior year in 2012 was crushed under the weight of a lie.
The Heisman Award finalist endured the death of his grandmother and, it appeared, the death of his girlfriend, too. The latter was a concoction — the death and girl herself — as the leukemia-stricken woman Te'o said he spent nights speaking to on the phone was actually a perfectly healthy man, Ronaiah Tuiasosopo.
Te'o said he was duped.
After reportedly learning of the apparent hoax, Te'o continued to publicly mourn the death.
"I'm excited to play football," Te'o, 22, said Friday. "I can't control what people say. Honestly, I don't really pay too much attention to that. I came here to play football. That's all I want to do is play football and take care of my family, and that's exactly what I'm going to do."


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JERUSALEM (Jun. 24)
The Government announced today a three month selective price freeze effective immediately, and other measures designed to curb inflation and cool off an overheated market, mainly-in the building industry.
The Cabinet also announced a crackdown on price offenders; But it delayed a decision to raise interest rates until the return of Finance Minister Pinhas Sapir who is presently visiting the United States.
The Cabinet's action put an official-Stamp on what the press and public knew a week ago would be the first-price=freeze instituted by an Israeli government in an election year. It will be in effect until Sept. 30, less than a month before election day.
Reports last week said a 60-day freeze was being contemplated. The extended period was apparently ordered by Sapir who said in a telephone interview with the newspaper Yediot Achronot today that the freeze would last three months.
During that period a total freeze will be applied to 14 basic commodities which are normally subsidized by the government to keep their prices stable. The government will absorb price increases on any of these items due to increases on the world market-a subsidy that it is estimated will cost the government IL 20 million a month.
A total freeze will also be applied to bus and train tickets, electricity and telephone rates and on services such as hotel rooms, restaurants, laundries and hair-dressers.
Manufacturers will be required to absorb price rises in imported raw materials which increase the cost of their finished product by up to two percent. Beyond two percent they may apply to the government to raise their prices.
The manufacturers must also absorb the ten percent cost-of-living allowance that the government has decided to pay workers in July and which, it is estimated, will add 1-1/2 percent to the cost of finished products. Manufacturers therefore will have to absorb at least a 3-1/2 percent increase in their costs before they can ask the government for relief.
The freeze will not be applied to fruits and vegetables which fluctuate in price according to season
Other measures include the appointment of a ministerial committee to check on all public building programs with a view to cancelling or postponing projects that are inflationary. Limits, yet to be formulated, will be applied to the construction of luxury flats while higher priority is given to low cost home building.
New regulations will be promulgated empowering magistrate courts in each town to rule on price offenders. The intention is to speed up the judicial process and to make the laws more effective.


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September 16 - Message by Chuck Ott:
As a Jewish or non-Jewish person who wants to be faithful to the Hebrew Scriptures (Tanach), am I really compelled to believe in Yeshua? Isn't my "belief" in God enough? Can't I just wait until the Messiah comes [again] to decide what to believe, if He comes? What does belief in Yeshua mean for me and for the Jewish people as a whole? We'll explore what the Hebrew Bible has to say and how ancient and modern Rabbis weigh-in on these critical questions. The answers can be life-changing!
October 14 - Simchat Torah
The Joy of the Torah - Morning Service
Concluding the annual Torah reading and beginning anew.
Join us celebrating God's word.
Wednesday, September 20 - Erev Rosh HaShanah Messianic Service at 7:00pm.
Rosh HaShanah, also known as the Jewish New Year, is called in the Bible, The Feast of Trumpets, or, in Hebrew, Zicharon Teruah, the Day of Memorial of Blowing.
Rosh HaShanan (literally, Head of the Year) occurs on the first day of the Jewish month of Tishrei, this year, on Thursday, September 21.
Please join us for the evening service on Wednesday, September 20, at 7:00pm and celebrate this Biblical Holy Day and its Messianic significance.
September 30 - Yom Kippur Messianic Service
Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, occurs on the tenth of Tishrei, Saturday, September 30 this year.
Join us for this Messianic Service at 10:30am.
October 7 - Sukkot Service at 10:30am:
join us for a Sukkot celebration.
- Morning Service and Oneg in the Sukkah.
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Business leader: Priscilla A. Lopez, former president and CEO of the Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, has been named director of a business development program serving Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
Since 2003, Cal State Fullerton's Mihaylo College of Business and Economics has administered the centers that are part of the Regional Lead Small-Business Development Center Network. Lopez, based at CSUF, will oversee the training, consulting and technical assistance the centers provide to businesses with fewer than 100 employees.
"This position is all about working with small businesses," said Lopez in a prepared statement. "All my experiences have been focused on small business development. It started with my grandfather, who was an entrepreneur, and working as part of a family business."
Lopez served nearly three years with the Hispanic Chamber. See leadsbdc.org.
Identity: What does it mean to be Chicano — a word for Mexican American?
A panel that includes history professor Michael Fraga, math professor Luis Ortiz Franco, students and others will discuss the topic from 7-8:30 p.m. on Friday, March 19 at the Irvine Lecture Hall of Chapman University, 333 N. Glassell St. in Orange.
It's sponsored by the MEChA de Chapman student group.
Admission is free to the public. For information, email email@example.com.
Helping Bolivia: A tea party and fashion show to benefit the Bolivian Dialysis Assistance League takes place on Sunday, March 21.
The event takes place from 3-6 p.m. at a league member's home in Orange. Cost is $20.
The league supports dialysis centers in Bolivia.
For information, contact Cora Jackson at firstname.lastname@example.com or Rossanna Marraccini at email@example.com. Call 949 -586-0766
Real networking: The Orange County chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals is holding a workshop on March 25 on how to use social media in real estate.
The event, which covers such tools as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and blogs, begins at 5 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Irvine. Speakers include Mirna Bard, Neal Schaffer, Danny Morel and Alan Arora, the group's Web site says.
Cost is $25 for members, $30 for guests. Register at ocnahrep.org.
Ron Gonzales
This weekly notebook provides information about Orange County's Latino communities.
Contact the writer: firstname.lastname@example.com or 714-704-3792


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McCusker Lecture Features Sara Paretsky
Read more about this story:
Sara Paretsky, bestselling author of the V.I. Warshawski series of books about a female private investigator, is the speaker at the annual McCusker Lecture.
The lecture is Wednesday, October 24 at 6 p.m. in the Eloise Martin Recital Hall, Fine Arts Building.
Learn more: http://www.dom.edu/newsroom/press/2012/september/article_0014.html
The McCusker lecture is held annually in memory of Sr. Lauretta McCusker, a former professor and founding dean of the school. The event is free and open to the public.
Reservations are required as seating is limited.


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One of the great bandleaders of West Africa, Guinea's Balla Onivogui, died of a heart attack at 75 on March 15. Balla et ses Balladins never made it to an American stage, but as any collector of classic "Manding swing," or just dance band music of West Afrfica's golden age, knows well, this was one of the truly spectacular recording acts of Guinea. This is a great loss.
Find more on the Worldservice blog.


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The Room at The Plaza Theatre (Friday, Nov. 22)
The film buffs at The Fifth Reel are turning one-year-old and they've decided to celebrate by screening one of the worst films ever made. The Room was dubbed the Citizen Kane of bad movies by Entertainment Weekly. If you haven't experienced the film's combination of poorly written and delivered dialogue, and bizarre star/writer/director/producer Tommy Wiseau, you're in for a treat. But act quickly, the tickets are disappearing according to The Fifth Reel. Also, check out Swerve's Q&A with actor Greg Sestero to learn more about the book, The Disaster Artist. Sestero co-wrote the account of his experiences making the quirky film.
Truck's 30th Anniversary Party (Friday, Nov. 22)
Truck's entering that semi-mature age where people start to feel the need for fancy drinks mixed by a mixologist (in this case Lowell Smith), while still enjoying the visceral thrill of a good fireworks show (by Matthew Mark). You can get in on the fun for free from 9-10 p.m.. After 10 p.m., entry will run you $5. There's more info over at the event's Facebook page, including the address of Truck's new Sunalta location.
Around the World in 80 Days at Martha Cohen Theatre, Epcor Centre (Opening Friday, Nov. 22)
Alberta Theatre Projects' holiday play is fun adventure with three actors taking on 20 parts between them as they jump on trains, boats and an elephant on a world-spanning journey. Read more about the play in Swerve's Scavenger Hunt featuring some of the clever props or in Ruth Myles' preview for the Calgary Herald. Tickets are up on the Epcor Centre's website.
Better Get Hit In Your Soul at the Big Secret Theatre, Epcor Centre (Opening Friday, Nov. 22)
Charles Mingus is the angry man of jazz, so naturally Decidedly Jazz Danceworks' show set to his music that launches their 30th season features an ax fight. But, as DJD's newly minted artistic director Kimberley Cooper tells Swerve in our Calgary Arts All Star, he wasn't all fire and brimstone. The Epcor Centre's website has the tickets.
Alberta College of Art + Design Show + Sale (Friday, Nov. 22 to Sunday, Nov. 24)
This is a great place to look for a unique Christmas gift. ACAD students sell their works (painting, drawing, printmaking, glass, ceramic, fibre art and jewellery). Friday from 1-8 p.m. is the VIP pre-sale, but don't be out off; you can become a VIP by paying the $5 entry fee. Saturday and Sunday you can get in by donation from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The show also has a fun interactive website over at showandsale.ca. Also, if you're looking for more gifts that have the vibe of handmade but with none of the requisite effort, you can check out Swerve's massive Christmas craft sale list that we've been updating weekly.
Bonus Magazine Feature of the Weekend: The Internet Owes Its Sense of Humor to This Man by Brian Raftery
Get to know the man who has been about the town filming the Fargo mini-series remake, Bob Odenkirk (perhaps most widely known as Saul in Breaking Bad). Odenkirk even popped in on Comedy Monday Night over at Broken City. This Wired piece (full of NSFW language) tells the story of how he became the godfather to a crop of comics who idolized Odenkirk's sketch show Mr. Show. —Jon Roe


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Isn't much of the $55 trillion dollar market made up of hedge funds and other institutions betting that bonds and other debt products fail?
Question/Comment: I watched your piece on credit default swaps, which was illuminating but I think missed one point. Isn't much of the $55 trillion dollar market made up of hedge funds and other institutions betting that bonds and other debt products fail? That is, that they really have no insurable interest-they don't own the bond- but are simply making a gambling bet on default?
Paul Solman: It's not clear but it could be true. I tried to suggest that possibility in the piece, without making too much of it, because it's just speculation (in the non-financial sense of the word). ("Now you may have figured out by now that not everyone BUYING these swaps was buying insurance. Lots of investors were just taking a flyer, making a bet that the default risk would rise and their swaps would then be worth more.")
But it's worth pointing out something that WASN'T in the story about the total of $62 trillion (or your $55 trillion, which seems to be the more current number out there): a lot of IT may be double counting. That is, companies like AIG may have "re-insured" their swaps with other companies with further swaps.
Follow? In other words, AIG issues insurance on a $1 billion pool of mortgage-backed securities bonds, then buys a swap from another insurer to "lay off" some of that risk. (That's a term from gambling, when a bookie has taken too many bets on one horse or team or boxer and will go bust if the winners happen to be right.)
But the point is that both the original billion-dollar swap and the subsequent swap to share some of the risk would both be counted as part of the multi-trillion dollar total.
Punchline: the total of $55 trillion dollars worth of swaps represents insurance on less than $55 trillion dollars worth of debt – and maybe a whole LOT less.


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FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The University of Northwestern Ohio men's basketball team has an ambitious schedule, with nearly one-third of their games against ranked opponents.
And if Tuesday was any indications, don't count out the Racers in any of them.UNOH used another outstanding performance from sophomore guard Jake Bolyard to knock off No. 13 University of St. Francis, Ind., 83-78. The win moved UNOH to 1-1 on the season after a loss at Mount Vernon Nazarene University.
Bolyard showed no ill effects of knee surgery, playing 35 minutes. He scored a game-high 31 points on 8-of-12 field goal shooting, including three 3-pointers.
He had 23 points in the first half as the Racers held a 44-38 lead. The Racers were 5-of-6 from 3-point distance in the opening half.
After leading by 11 points with 5 minutes, 37 seconds left in the first half, the Racers saw their lead slip away in the second half, with St. Francis (1-2) taking a 2-point lead with just over 5 minutes to play. From there, though, Bolyard went on a 5-0 run, including making three straight free throws and a bucket in the paint.
The Racers were 10-of-11 from the free throw line in the final 4 minutes of the contest.
Bolyard made 12 of his 15 free throw attempts. As a team, the Racers shot 26-of-33 from the line (79 percent).
The Racers placed two other players in double figures, Johnny Elliott and Dustin Guthrie, each with 14 points. Guthrie played 35 minutes and Elliott was on the floor for 31 minutes.
UNOH forced 20 turnovers, including 11 steals. Chris Cromity had three steals, and Bolyard and Guthrie each had two.