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A model of corporate liquidity
We study a continuous time model of a levered firm with fixed assets generating a cash flow which fluctuates with business conditions. Since external finance is costly, the firm holds a liquid (cash) reserve to help survive periods of poor business conditions. Holding liquid assets inside the firm is costly as some of the return on such assets is dissipated due to agency problems. We solve for the firms optimal dividend, share issuance, and liquid asset holding policies. The firm optimally targets a level of liquid assets which is a non-monotonic function of business conditions. In good times, the firm does not need a high liquidity reserve, but as conditions deteriorate, it will target higher reserve. In very poor conditions, the firm will declare bankruptcy, usually after it has depleted its liquidity reserve. Our model can predict liquidity holdings, leverage ratios, yield spreads, expected default probabilities, expected loss given default and equity volatilities all in line with market experience. We apply the model to examine agency conflicts associated with the liquidity re-serve, and some associated debt covenants. We see that a restrictive covenant applied to the liquidity reserve will often enhance the debt value as well as the equity value.
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- Bengt Holmstrom & Jean Tirole, 1998.
"Private and Public Supply of Liquidity,"
Journal of Political Economy,
University of Chicago Press, vol. 106(1), pages 1-40, February.
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- Dittmar, Amy & Mahrt-Smith, Jan & Servaes, Henri, 2003. "International Corporate Governance and Corporate Cash Holdings," Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Cambridge University Press, vol. 38(01), pages 111-133, March.
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The breadth of the sporting challenges and disciplines that Athletics has to offer is one of the primary attractions of our sport. Road, cross country, track, sprints, distance, walks, throws, jumps and combined events, present both the competitor and spectator alike, with the most varied sporting collage imaginable. Variety in this sense, really is the spice of Athletics' life!
This summer in particular we have been treated to the most varied of feasts outside the usual confines of championship disciplines. In June, 'the Emperor' Gebrselassie made an unsuccessful attempt on the record for the One Hour Run, one of the now rarely run classics of the track. Then in September, the annual Double Decathlon event was held in Finland, which this year was won by USA Decathlon champion Kip Janvrin. Then last weekend, in London it was the turn of the ultra distance runners to add their own colourful variant in the shape of a 100 Mile Track Challenge!
The race was held on Sunday 20 October at London's Crystal Palace to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Don Ritchie setting the world best for 100 miles of 11:30:51.
The race was promoted by the British Road Runners Club (RRC) - the oldest club in the world - who had put on the original race at the same venue back in 1977, and was organised by John Foden, one of the originators of another ultra-distance classic, the Spartathlon.
It was by no means a domestic challenge, as enticed by the bookmakers William Hill, who put up a prize of £5000 if anyone broke Don Ritchie's world best, two hardy Russians travelled to Crystal Palace.
The race started at 8am on Sunday morning. 22-year-old Russian Denis Jalybin took out the race, in cold and damp conditions, tracked by his better known compatriot, Oleg Kharitanov. The two runners vied for the lead through much of the race, Jalybin running even pace, whilst Kharitonov would come off to change clothing, for toilet stops and the like, before speeding up and closing down on his younger rival. The runners were minded by a legend of the sport, the great Konstantin Santalov, perhaps the greatest competitor in the history of the 100km.
The 150km mark was reached in 10:34:30 by Jalybin, breaking Don Ritchie's previous world mark of 10:36:42. At this point the race began in earnest, as both men strove for the prize on offer for any runner breaking Ritchie's 100 mile mark.
Kharitonov at this point was some four laps behind Jalybin but began running 6 minutes miles despite having run 93 miles/150km already, and Jalybin was struggling, looking pale and as if he would drop out.
Jalybin clung on to the lead until the end of the 402nd lap, a mere 135 metres from the finish. At that point Kharitonov passed by, pushing on to clock a new 100 Mile world best of 11:28:03. It was to take Denis Jalybin nearly two minutes to cover the last 135 metres, whereupon he collapsed. Jalybin also broke Don Ritchie's mark, recording 11:29:32.
The lap recording was done by electronic chip, with manual back up, but as a precaution under the organisers advice, Kharitonov ran an additional two laps.
William Sichel was a distant third in 15:17:47, with Walter Hill, the only other finisher within the 17 hour time limit, running 16:34:28.
IAAF, Ultra-Race Historian Andy Milroy, RRC and Race Results Weekly.
Results -
100 miles
1 Oleg Kharitonov (Russia) 11:28:03 (new world best)
2 Denis Jalybin (Russia) 11:29:32 (also beat previous best)
3 William Sichel (Orkney Is) 15:17:47
4 Walter Hill (Crawley) 16:34:28
1 Denis Jalybin (Russia) 10:34:30 (new world best)
2 Oleg Kharitonov (Russia) 10:41:48

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Bombardier has selected four additional suppliers for the new Global 7000 and 8000 business jets. The companies join General Electric Aviation, which will provide the integrated propulsion system to the aircraft.
First, France's Aerolia will design and manufacture the center fuselage. The contract is the first major external order win for the EADS subsidiary.
Hamilton Sundstrand will provide the electrical system, auxiliary power unit and wing high-lift system, while Zodiac Aerospace's subsidiary Intertechnique will supply the fuel, fuel inerting and oxygen components. Wayne, Pennsylvania-headquartered Triumph Aerostructures will design and manufacture the high-speed transonic wings, which feature canted winglets, internal flap tracks and a straight leading edge.
"The wings will have better aerodynamic efficiency thanks to an improved wing weight area ratio, and will have spoilers, flaps and slats," said Bassam Sabbagh, Bombardier's vice president and general manager for the Global 7000 and 8000 programs.
Bombardier has elected to maintain some parts of the design and manufacturing process in house, since several components will have a high degree of commonality with its existing Global family.
"Montreal will do the front, Mexico will do the rear, and Belfast other components, but we might juggle things around a bit as time goes on," explained Sabbagh.
Both new jets will feature Bombardier's Global Vision flight deck technology and will have larger cabins and an extended range over the OEM's existing flagship products. "The 7000 will be able to cater for any key city pair in the world," concluded Sabbagh.
The next-generation 16,500-pound-thrust GE engines powering the aircraft will have a single-piece 52-inch-diameter metal fan blisk, the first featured on an engine powering a business aircraft. Bombardier is expecting to see a 50-percent reduction in nitrous oxide emissions over today's ICAO recommendations. He also said that the 7000 is slated to have 14-percent fuel savings over the 5000 and the 8000 would be 18 percent more fuel-efficient than the smaller jet.
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Reviewed by Heather Wixson
Starring Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez, Jessica Alba, Robert De Niro, Jeff Fahey, Cheech Marin, Steven Seagal, Don Johnson, Lindsey Lohan
Directed by Robert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis
In 2007 director Robert Rodriguez gave fans a glimpse of the gritty, over-the-top world of Machete (Trejo), an ex-Mexican Federale who gets caught up in a war with both sides of the law, with a fake trailer named after Trejo's character that played during the Grindhouse double feature that Rodriguez released with fellow B-movie aficionado Quentin Tarantino.
Now, three years later, Rodriguez and company are back to give fans what they've been waiting for: the balls out, exploitation bliss of a full-length feature version of Machete that delivers sick action sequences along with oodles of sex and mayhem with a body count that would make Sylvester Stallone and his Expendables jealous.
As Machete begins, we meet Trejo's character, who is battling to save a young woman being held by Mexican drug kingpin Torrez (Seagal). When the mission goes south, Torrez leaves the beaten Machete for dead after killing his family, not counting on the anti-hero surviving the brutal showdown. A mere shadow of the killer he once was, Machete now quietly lives in Texas as a day laborer trying to put his past behind him.
However, that all changes when Machete meets a man named Booth (Fahey), who hires him to assassinate Senator McLaughlin (De Niro) while giving a speech during one of his anti-immigration rallies. Machete, who just wants McLaughlin to stop spreading his narrow-minded political views, shows up to maim the senator, but he soon realizes that he's actually caught in the middle of a deeper conspiracy as he ends up the true target of the assassination attempt by one of Booth's henchmen and ultimately becomes the fall guy of McLaughlin's anti-immigration campaign.
Accepting that he's the only one who sees the reality of how flawed both sides of the immigration war is, Machete returns to his deadly roots to fight back against those pulling the immigration strings in both the US and Mexico, leading him back to Torrez, which allows the deadly assassin the perfect opportunity to exact revenge for everything the evil drug lord cost him and find redemption for the sins of his past.
It all sounds like something out of a Bourne movie, doesn't it? Yes, but what takes Machete into a whole different stratosphere of action and makes all of that heavy subject matter feel like a carnival ride made up of the most ridiculous action sequences ever (including our hero wall-scaling his way out of a hospital via human intestines) is Rodriguez's respect for the exploitation cinematic movement by incorporating and exploring these real-life political issues within the context of one of the most gratuitous action films ever made.
Just because Machete is one badass killing machine, that doesn't mean he doesn't have time to sweep the ladies off their feet either. Some of the women he shows his more tender side with include a kind-hearted taco truck worker named Luz (M. Rodriguez), conflicted I.C.E. Agent Sartana (Alba), and even Booth's troublesome daughter, April (Lohan, brilliantly playing a caricature of herself). Machete is as deadly in the bedroom as he is wielding sharp objects at the bad guys, and the one reason that the film never ventures into feeling too much like satire rests squarely on Trejo's very able shoulders.
A man who has built his career on creating compelling side characters, Trejo now establishes himself as a leading man with Machete. The deadly character is a man of few words, and we like it that way. Part of what has always made us appreciate Trejo's work as an actor is that so much of what he puts into his characters comes from his eyes, and Rodriguez embraces that rather than weighing Trejo's character down with lofty dialogue. Do I see more of Trejo as a leading man outside of the genre? Not really, but what Machete does prove is that when given the right project, Trejo can hold his own alongside heavyweights like De Niro, Michelle Rodriguez, Alba, and Fahey.
What makes Machete so much fun to watch for audiences is how the eclectic cast of characters Rodriguez has assembled comes together within the story that sparks with dark humor and intelligence at every turn. Most people would accuse the director of stunt casting with this movie, but everyone's performances truly fit their characters.
De Niro, who has established himself as a cinematic icon based on his more serious performances in movies like The Godfather 2, Goodfellas, and Casino, seems to be reinvigorated as a performer in Machete as his Senator McLaughlin prattles on about immigration with a twisted twinkle in his eye. Seagal is surprisingly good as well, and Don Johnson's turn as the deadly border vigilante Von hearkens back to the day when the world rediscovered John Travolta in Pulp Fiction.
While the cast is primarily composed of testosterone, writer Rodriguez also allows his femme fatales the opportunity to shine on the big screen. This film in particular allowed me to finally warm up to Michelle Rodriguez as more than an actress who only knows how to be angry and see Alba as more than a pretty face. Rodriguez as a storyteller knows how to find the right balance of sexy and strong women without making them too stereotypical.
A compelling cast of characters. An intelligent script amidst some of the most insane action sequences ever put to film. Those are only two thirds of what makes Machete a brutal feast for the senses. The final part of the equation is director Rodriguez himself. A man who clearly established himself as a new voice of a darker sub-genre of action filmmaking with 1995's Desperado, Rodriguez is one of the few remaining directors who can create a movie with heart while remaining true to his gritty roots. It's a cinematic movement he found himself at the forefront of with Desperado, explored further in both From Dusk Till Dawn and Sin City, and has finally perfected with his latest exploration of bigger-than-life heroes in Machete.
Trejo's Machete is more than just a legendary warrior or a deadly instrument of pain; he's the icon of a gritty new movement in action films. Forget the previously mentioned Expendables. Forget A-Team. Forget Iron Man 2. Machete is THE action movie of 2010.
Viva Machete!
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Solving inverse problems requires multiple forward calculations of measured signals. We present a fast method combining graphic processing unit-accelerated Monte Carlo simulations of individual photons and a new perturbation scheme for a 300-fold speedup in comparison to conventional CPU-based approaches. The method allows rapid calculations of the diffuse reflectance and transmittance signals from a turbid sample of absorption coefficient , scattering coefficient , and anisotropy factor based on the principle of correlated sampling. To demonstrate its strong utility, we have applied the method for determining the optical parameters of diluted intralipid samples with satisfactory results.
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By Enkayaar, Glamsham Editorial
As the year 2013 is coming to an end there are two distinct trends that underline the fact that though they have crossed 40 years of age, the trio of Khans still dominate the film industry. The trend that underlined the fact is first associated with the sense of expectation on the eve of release of promo of Salman Khan's JAI HO and second buzz that is literally dominating the cinematic proceedings is the role that Aamir Khan is playing in DHOOM 3. Such has been the buzz created that the day of its release is being touted as DHOOM DAY. It need not require underlining that Aamir Khan is playing the role of villain in D-3, but such a buzz has been created around the enactment of his role that a belief has garnered ground that it indeed is Aamir who is the hero. No wonder, Abhishek Bachchan had to go on record to tell the world that he, in fact, was the main hero and not Aamir for DHOOM-3. Of course, in between, Shahrukh Khan created a new benchmark of commercial success with CHENNAI EXPRESS, which did business of more than 200 crore.
But it indeed is a serious state of affairs that though it has been around 25 years that the triad of Khans made their debut in the world of Hindi cinema, but they still continue to go strong and unchallenged. For the cinematic growth, it indeed is an issue that merits serious consideration as the conclusion that one draws from this situation is that no worthy successors for the trio has emerged during the last 25 years, on whom the producers could bank to deliver a hit for them!
Between the three of them, at a time more than 30-40 crore of investment is tied up and the trio does not do more than one-two films in a year. What it however means is that out of more than 100 films that are made in Bollywood the quotient of success could be attributed to those films where the Khans are starring, i.e. more and more money is chasing the Khans and as a result the fee of these stars rise from one film to another exponentially.
This has become a catch 22 situation for the industry and it does not know how to wriggle out of this situation. This state of affairs is also a pointer to the fact that it is not the content which is the driver for making a film a commercial success, but it is the star value of these stars on which the producer and director hitchhike to make the movie a commercial success.
But the time has indeed come for industry to usher in a fresh wave of successors, as the age has started catching up with the Khans and new face is required for the industry to take it forward. Is Ranbir Kapoor, and Ranveer Singh the answer, well, it is too early to predict. May be 2014 could provide some answer to these concerns otherwise the day is not far-off when the industry could go in for a tail spin.


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Here are a couple of statistics to give you some idea of where Mercedes-Benz is aiming with the new E-class Cabriolet. A massive 97.5 per cent of UK buyers of its predecessor - the CLK cabrio - opted for an automatic transmission, 44 per cent of them had owned a Mercedes before, and a quarter already owned a CLK.
This is, it's safe to say, a car for the conservative Mercedes heartland, who want luxury, comfort and solidity rather than out-and-out performance. It's a mix of qualities that, on paper at least, the new E-class manages to provide with consummate ease.
These go hand in hand with a solid, impeccably and tastefully finished cabin - the slight Mercedes flimsiness of recent memory is firmly banished to the past here. If we're picking holes, the bluff dash architecture may not be to all tastes and the line of 10 near-identical buttons on the dash just above the ventilation controls are a little difficult to focus on from time to time. But these are niggles, overall the E-Class Cabriolet is a product with deep manufacturing integrity.
Under the bonnet there's a broad range of engine options - seven to be precise - including, for the first time, three diesels. All but the range-topping 5.5-litre V8 in the E500 get Merc's BlueEfficiency technology - a suite of eco-tricks not unlike BMW's Efficient Dynamics programme.
Power is transmitted to the rear wheels via a six-speed manual or a conventional torque-converter auto with either five or seven ratios, depending on the engine.
They're not short of poke, either. Even the mid-range 201bhp E250 CDI is amply rapid. In fact, with 369lb ft on tap from 1600rpm, it can out-muscle the old supercharged C32 AMG of the early noughties (which had to make do with 332lb ft). The diesel beats the old AMG on in-gear times as a result. Not bad for a car that also manages 52.3mpg on the combined cycle.
The £53,390 E500 lies at the more rarefied end of the E-class cab spectrum. The 6208cc's worth of heaven that is the V8 lump in the E63 saloon isn't going to make it into the coupe or cabriolets E-classes (though there will be an E63 wagon), so the 5.5-litre E500 is as Fiery as the E-class Cabriolet gets. And it is pretty fiery. The 383bhp motor can whip the 1840kg E500 to 62mph in 5.3secs (top speed is a limited 155mph), accompanying any enthusiastic progress with a cultured but determined burbly growl.
The steering, meanwhile, is accurate and uncorrupted, but a little too light to let you place the front end with absolute confidence. It's also a touch too low-geared for enthusiastic progress on a really twisty road.
The ride, on the other hand, is superb, but the effortless way our test car smothered lumps and bumps is likely to be diminished on UK cars - our test car had 17-inch winter tyres, while UK-bound E500s will come with larger wheels as standard. It's worth keeping the suspension in sport mode though; there's a hint of float and heave without that extra drop of damping control.


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Fallout 2 runs flawlessly on the Aspire One
So I received my black Aspire One two days ago, charged it up and got everything configured the way I want it.
One of the first things I did was head over to the Good Old Games website and buy Fallout 2 for a mere $5.99, what a price, they even give you a bunch nifty extras such as pipboy avatars, "the fallout bible", etc. with your purchase. They also have a useful downloader app to track your game downloads [shown below]
My Acer Aspire One desktop
The startup menu.
Arroyo temple trial.
Trial complete, I'm hanging out in …
The download was quick via the Aspire One's wifi G connection, the install was swift and the game play was extremely smooth, as it should be.. after all it is 10 years old. I even snapped a few screen shots of the game running on the Aspire One.
I had almost forgotten how awesome this game was. OK, no I didn't, I play Fallout 3 on my primary desktop, and although it is awesome in it's own right, it doesn't have the same feel at all. And yes, there's definitely an "Oblivion with guns" taste to it, in my opinion.
I played for about 1.5 hours and it appears to have had only a nominal effect on my battery life, I still managed a little over 5 hours during this period, though that's certainly not scientific testing there.


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CRAWLEY, Gladys
Gladys Crawly, 80, Glen Haven Manor, New Glasgow, formerly of Munroe Street, Trenton, died Wednesday, February 14 *1990*, in the manor. Born in Dominion *Cape Breton County* she was a daughter of the late William and Sarah (MacPherson) Wagner. She had lived in Trenton since 1929 and was a member of First United Church. She is survived by two daughters, Joyce MacEachern, Cape George, *Antigonish County*; Frances (Mrs Allister MacDonald), New Glasgow; three sons, George, Dartmouth; Leo H., Robert, both of Trenton; a brother, William, Louisbourg *Cape Breton County*; a half-brother, Robert, and a half-sister, Annie, both of Sydney; 18 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Leo; several brothers. Funeral was held Saturday, February 17 *1990* from H.W. Angus Funeral Home, New Glasgow. Burial in Hillside Cemetery.
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Hello everyone! Welcome to my Website dedicated to my 3d collection 'Miami Buildings'.
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- This collection has been added to the uppermost collection-bar of 3DWH-home.
- My collection is 18th most popular buildings collection.
- This collection is the 78th most popular collection of 5147 collections in the 3DWH.
- The collection contains 143 models
- all models are correctly geo-referenced
- all models high detailed and well textured.
- 5 models in Miami, 138 in Miami Beach
- All modeled myself.
- 32 models aren't accepted (yet) into Google Earth.
- 111 models are already accepted.
- 'The former Algiers Hotel ' model is the highest rated model in the collection.
- ' Miami Beach Police Department (MBPD)' model is currently the most popular model in the collection.
- 'The Big Pink café' model is currently the newest model in the collection.
Why Miami?
The answer for the question in the title is actually quite hard to give. About two years ago, me and my family went on vacation to Miami Beach. There we discovered the magnificent architecture of Art Deco. I already knew Google's Sketchup Application, so I started modeling buildings. I don't know why I liked it, but it just is cool to do. I think just this weird kind of Thing popped into my head, and I thought 'Why not?'. My first model was the Breakwater Hotel, along Ocean drive. The next one was the Fairwindhotel. In my 3dwarehouse collection it says otherwise, but that's because when I found out about 3dwarehouse, I uploaded them in a different order.
Well, that's about my history with Miami Beach.
Currently, I live in Holland, and I get most of my textures out of the streetview function in Gearth. It's really ashame that lots of buildings just are covered in palmtrees and stuff, so that I just can't get the right textures.
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100th Model
One of my best models of the collection is 'Art Deco villa, Miami Beach'. It's high detail, great color and hedge give it a classic look. this model is quite special to me, because this was the first model of which I totally had to improvise in the texture in order to get the contrast right. the reason was, that there were absolutely no pictures on the net, and the only iages I could use were on streetview. but those images were not the very best images I ever had. the sun made the pink color of the building look white, and I couldn't tell which parts were blue and which ones were not. so what I did was; I searched for a bit of pink in the images, made it a unique texture, and painted the whole building pink. with the windows and the blue I did exactly the same. and that's how I built my 100th model. View the model HERE
Does anyone would like to see a building modeled in Miami by me? Some ideas for buildings: Art Deco Hotels, your house ;-), appartmentbuildings, etc. Just get me some good textures, the address, and the only thing you do next, is wait for a response from me, and see if I'm interested in your suggestion.
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I've returned from my Vacation to Miami Beach! This means I've taken lots of pictures, and I can go on modeling. Cheers!
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Yesterday, 5/17/09, I've uploaded the Queequegs Restaurant to the 3dwarehouse. I've discovered this Art Deco building along Washington Avenue a few months ago, and put it on the waiting list. More info can be found on Newest Models in Miami, or you can view the model's details page here.
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Today, 6/13/09, I've uploaded my 99th model to the Miami Buildings Collection. It's the Barbizon (view it here), a hotel I wanted to model for a very long time. More info can be found on Newest Models in Miami.
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State still needs insurance reform
Earlier this month, Gov. Charlie Crist vetoed Senate Bill 2044, delivering a crushing blow to the state's ability to effectively manage the financial impact of future catastrophic storms.
SB 2044 sought to reform Florida's insurance marketplace, and in particular, Florida's Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Think for a moment about Citizens — now the third largest property underwriter in the nation — having to operate in an environment that includes woefully undercapitalized domestic insurance companies, a wholly inadequate rate structure, and mandated policies that invite fraud.
Not only would SB 2044 have helped to correct these vulnerabilities, the proposed measures also would have helped to stabilize the property insurance market and protect the average Floridian from having to pay increased assessments to make up "gaps" in Citizens' funding.
Equally important, the bill sought to mandate that insurance companies increase their financial capability to pay legitimate claims. The majority of property insurers reported losing money in Florida's recent hurricane seasons, and some insurance companies failed entirely. Even with no hurricanes (so far) in 2010, Citizens has already been forced to pick up tens of thousands of policies from failed companies.
SB 2044 also included requirements that Floridians file claims within a reasonable time — three years versus the current five, and that full payment be made from the insurance company only upon proof of repair, a change from the current system in which a check is automatically cut without having to prove repairs were actually made.
I'm not in the insurance business and have no ties to claim companies, agencies or underwriters. I have absolutely nothing to gain from supporting the passage of SB 2044. Instead, as chairman of the Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Board of Governors, my focus is on what's right for the fiscal health of Citizens and all the people in Florida.
Knowing that it's only a matter of time until storm clouds are brewing, for the common good, this legislation needs to remain on the radar.
James R. Malone, chairman, Board of Governors for Citizens Property Insurance Corp.
The Moynihan future | June 6
Reverse erosion of marriage
This article describes out-of-wedlock births as a problem faced by the African-American community. But unwed motherhood is a problem of class rather than race. All working-class groups are severely affected. More than half of all new American mothers without a college degree are unmarried, according to an article on joblessness that you published May 23 (This jobless era will transform us).
The percentage of children born to unwed mothers in America has gone from 5 percent in 1960 to 41 percent in 2008. The most recent statistics from the Pew Research Center released May 6 show that the rate in 2008 was 72 percent for blacks, 53 percent for Hispanics, and 29 percent for whites. More than half of the children of Hispanics, our fastest-growing group, are born out of wedlock. The rate for whites today is greater than the 25 percent rate for blacks in 1965 that so upset Daniel Moynihan.
According to your May 23 article, "a large body of research shows that one of the worst things for children, in the long run, is an unstable family." The instability heightens the risks of "mental health problems, troubles at school, teenage delinquency and so on."
We need to do something to fix this. Because of the enormity of the problem, there is no painless solution. The likely source of the problem is change in the institution of marriage. There needs to be far less tolerance of single mothers. We must tighten the rules on divorce. Marriage must return to putting children first, not the adult partners. The real purpose of marriage is to control heterosexual behavior for the benefit of the next generation. Currently marriage is exerting insufficient control.
Arthur Volbert, St. Petersburg
Schools, community colleges must team up June 6, Perspective story
The need to be prepared
I enjoyed reading this article. The problem with high school students being ill prepared needs to be addressed. I was an example of one of those students. I graduated in 1996 and immediately enrolled at St. Petersburg Junior College. It came as a shock to me that I was so far behind college level. I quickly found that I too needed remedial classes in grammar and math.
I'm am so thankful that there were college professors willing to teach at the remedial level. It took me several years to earn an associate's degree in nursing. Finally, at the age of 31 I received my bachelor's degree in nursing from St. Petersburg College.
I had no idea I was ill prepared for college. I strongly believe if I had known the requirements for college-level classes, I would have made more of an effort to meet their standards in high school. I too agree that preparation for college should start with middle school students. Early awareness is the key to better success.
Andrea Derrick, Tarpon Springs
College degree density | June 6
Meaningless information
The chart of "college degree density" accompanying Bill Maxwell's excellent article is meaningless. A graduates-per-square-mile calculation takes no account of the overall population density of each city. That is an elementary statistical error.
Clay Harris, Tampa
It's not party, but power that corrupts June 6, Howard Troxler column
Make them accountable
Howard Troxler was so right in this column. He very ably pointed out that it isn't one party or the other. It's both.
We in this country and state have certainly seen this happen for a long time. Money talks! We citizens have got to hold all politicians accountable in order to improve our system of government.
There can be no more money laundering such as has happened here in Florida with Charlie Crist and Jim Greer. No more money laundering at the federal level either as so often happens through such conduits as unions, SEIU, ACORN, and who knows whom else.
It's time for voters to take action by becoming better informed about what's going on at both the state and the federal levels. They need to take an active role and question those running for office about their connections. And if they hem and haw or refuse to answer, don't vote for them.
As for incumbents, we can start off by voting every incumbent out who doesn't live up to the standards our Founding Fathers laid out in our Constitution and in other actions they took!
Doris Houdesheldt, St. Petersburg
Haiti's people hold on | June 6
Shining a needed light
Thank you. Thank you that in the midst of unending tragedies surrounding us you bring Haiti back to the front — if just for a moment.
This is a deciding time for Haiti, and the Haitians cannot do it alone. America, we do have enough love to go around. We cannot out-give God. We will be blessed for helping.
Eva DeHart, For Haiti, with Love (www.forhaitiwithlove.org), Palm Harbor


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On our summer vacation last year, five-year old Juliet rode in the backseat of our car and kept a keen eye on my driving. She pointed out that I wasn't always using my blinker when I changed lanes or made turns. So I started paying more attention and diligently used my turn signal for every turn and lane change. Whenever I did, she would pipe up from the backseat: "Good job, Baba!"
The day after we got home, I was driving to my yoga class and smiled to myself. At every turn, I signaled and imagined hearing Juliet's voice reinforcing my good behavior. I am a proud graduate of Juliet's Blinker Training Academy.
Juliet is equally conscientious about washing her hands, a habit ingrained by her mother very early in life. Even before she turned five, Juliet was keenly observant in public bathrooms. On a visit to the library we went to use the bathroom. While we were in there, a woman who used the toilet, walked out without washing her hands. Juliet noticed immediately, then turned to me and said: "Baba, that woman should have washed her hands."
When we left the bathroom, Juliet walked straight over to the library guard and announced in a really loud voice: "A woman went potty and didn't wash her hands!"
The guard got a big kick out of it. But, it turns out she was onto something. Peer pressure helps people remember to wash their hands. In the March 15 USA Weekend Magazine an article listed "5 Things You Don't Know about Hand Washing." One of them cited a study of hand-washing habits among 100 college women. When students were alone in the loo, 45% "forgot" to wash their hands, vs. 9% when another student was present.
I hope Juliet keeps her wonderful honesty. We need kids who know how to model good behavior.
Juliet's grandpa satirized the library incident in a cartoon for the family journal…


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A new study has found that consumer demand for networking features could drive the next wave of consumer electronics purchasing, particularly for imaging and mobile devices such as digital cameras, photo frames, and mobile phones.
International research firm Parks Associates found in the survey, entitled Digital Media Evolution, that almost half of U.S. broadband households want a network-enabled digital camera, and 40 percent want a network-enabled digital photo frame. That's because consumers are seeing more value in, say, transferring a photo or music track between devices, or transferring a call from a cell phone to a landline while it's in progress. (Good luck with those DRM-encrypted music and video files, though.)
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Some scientists have hypothesized that Australian aboriginals received a portion of their DNA from an ancient hominid species called Homo erectus, which for a short time was contemporaneous with modern man. A recent study published in PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences) set out to answer this question by analyzing mtDNA and Y-chromosome samples from aboriginals.
A total of 172 mtDNA and 522 Y-chromosome previously published and new sequences from aboriginal Australians and New Guineans were analyzed for mtDNA and Y-chromosome variation and were compared to the current world haplogroup tree. All of the mtDNA sequences were members of the M and N founder branches, and all of the Y-chromosome sequences fell into the C and F founder branches.


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Satoro in Hollywood Is Loud, Confusing, and Just Plain Wrong
There's a moment in each restaurant meal when you're forced to decide if what you are doing with your life is in fact enjoyable. It happened for me at Satoro Restaurant and Lounge while I was eating a slice of Mediterranean flatbread pizza that I did not order. A female saxophonist had sneaked into the lounge area where we were seated and proceeded to play over the generic and loud dance music belting from the loudspeakers. The awful combination sounded something like: thump, thump, thump, thump, bwarrrgggllmmmmfweet, thump, thump, thump, yip!
This must be what having an aneurism feels like.
Although painful, the incident clarified something about Satoro, one of the newest additions to Hollywood Boulevard's rambling strip of resto-lounges and clubaurants. Satoro, which opened in August, is full of disparate elements. It's like someone drew up a map of recent dining trends and flung wet napkins against it. Nothing stuck. It's a tapas bar. And a casual Mediterranean eatery. And a nightclub. With local food. And $13 cocktails. And Latin, French, and Spanish elements. The result is more confused than Glenn Beck in a high school locker room.
Satoro Restaurant and Lounge
Satoro Restaurant and Lounge, 2050 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. Open for dinner Tuesday through Sunday 5 to 11 p.m., bar open until 2 a.m. Call 954-374-9687, or click here.
The place actually didn't feel so segmented on my first visit. It was a slow, weekday night, the humidity covering Hollywood Boulevard like a thick drape. Though Satoro was empty inside, it seemed like a cool escape. The modern-looking restaurant has an L-shaped dining room that wraps around the foyer, which opens up to a fishbowl kitchen where Chef Alexander Dziurzynski and his comrades are on display. Dziurzynski has done some notable turns: He was executive chef at the now-defunct Jackson's Steakhouse on Las Olas and its sister restaurant Fish; before that, he cooked at both the Bellagio and the Paris Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
On paper, Dziurzynski's menu looks vibrant. A loose, Mediterranean theme governs a series of wood-fired flatbreads and fresh salads. Local seafood such as grouper, yellowtail snapper, Florida clams, and shrimp flirt with Spanish ingredients. Hearty dishes like oxtail soup, grilled pork loin, roasted chicken, and prime steaks flesh out the rest of the menu. Entrées range from $16 up to an absurd $44, that for the restaurant's "signature" 22-ounce prime rib chop with roasted artichokes.
We were one of two tables inside the restaurant that night, seated just inside the front window and facing the open kitchen. The two chefs standing inside only accentuated the place's loneliness (in case of customers, break glass). Still, we had a fine time. We dipped sweet chunks of fresh stone-crab meat into a luscious mustard sauce ($12) and whittled at a stack of tomato and cucumber salad dressed lightly with lemon and fortified with tabbouleh ($8). I drank a stunning glass of Casa Lapostolle Merlot (one of the more expensive by-the-glass options at $12) and got messy with a sandwich made of crusty bread and pan-seared snapper ($12). Throughout it all, our server, Abner, displayed great command and a keen sense of humor. It was excellent service, which is to be expected when there are all of four customers in the restaurant.
The brightest spot that night was a piece of cheesecake ($9) so clarified in vision that you could pack it in a lighthouse case and use it to navigate ships at sea. Here, those Mediterranean flavors shine: The goat-cheese-infused custard has the slightly musty tang of chèvre, and its crust is constructed of honey-scented baklava. On the side sits a brunoise of apricot with slivers of fresh mint. Those strident flavors pierce your soul like a diamond-tipped engraving.
There was something so well-articulated about the dish, like it spoke to the core of what a restaurant should strive to be. So when I returned to Satoro a few weeks later with a gang of cheesecake enthusiasts in tow, we were ready to bust through that glass window and raid Dziurzynski's larder for every last sliver of the stuff.
Sadly, the restaurant wasn't much busier on that Friday night. By 8, a few people had filed into the bar to drink expensive cocktails and graze lightly on tapas over the orange, backlit countertop. Not all of my friends had arrived yet, so a few of us nabbed a seat at a long bar top running parallel to the length of the dining room.
The bar area houses the bulk of Satoro's dark wood tables. They're lined with cream-colored vinyl seats, which, under the room's UFO-like light fixtures that emit neon flashes of red and blue, resembles a 1970s airport waiting room. In the background, the same mélange of uninspired electro they play at day spas and dentist's offices droned on. My friend Fenton summed it up best: "I feel like I'm in A Night at the Roxbury."
When the rest of our party arrived, we moved to a table by the bar and waited. And waited. It was close to 20 minutes before someone finally came over, a young guy with short black hair who introduced himself as Jonathan Tovar, the owner. "Let me know if you guys need anything," he said as he moved to shake each of our hands. He poured us ice water from a pitcher in hand but ran out before getting to the last glass and never came back with more.
It's easy to forgive slow or bad service in a busy restaurant. Serving is hard work, and having financed my college career by waiting tables, I have the utmost respect for the people who do it. But there were all of four, maybe five tables occupied inside the place on this Friday night, with a few more two-tops outside on the sidewalk. And yet, our service wasn't just bad; it was amateurish. A bottle of Broquel Malbec we ordered for the table — another reasonable South American wine at $28 — was poured by the owner himself into my drained water glass. And when one of us finished our wine, our waiter would return and scoop up the empty glass instead of offering to pour more.
A flatbread pizza we ordered for the table also came out completely wrong: We had asked for the Florentine with spinach, capicola ham, and garlic-cream sauce ($12) but instead received a Mediterranean pizza with olive tapenade and artichokes ($10). My friend Miche cringed at the Kalamata paste — he hates black olives — but we ate it anyway, since we had waited so long for our food to begin with. Worse, when the bill later came, we were charged for the more expensive Florentine pizza instead — not to mention a sneakily applied 40 percent gratuity that we luckily caught.
What arrived correctly was not much better. Fenton eagerly awaited a bowl of oxtail soup ($8), but when the baked-over crock arrived, he was disappointed. "This could be any kind of meat at all," he said, pulling stringy bits of beef from the broth. With a chunk of crusty bread melted over with Manchego cheese, it tasted like a poorer version of French onion soup.
And then, the music launched into high gear. For some reason, each dance remix — ranging from R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion" to Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust" — alternated in volume such that at one moment, the place was near silent and at others, we had to scream across the table to talk. By the time the saxophonist arrived in her fishnets, we were all smiling and nodding without any clue as to what the other was saying.
Our entrées rescued us from strained conversation for only a brief time. Fenton's grouper ($25), wrapped in salty Serrano ham, was a mess of stale flavors. Its side of artichoke couscous was lousy with oversweet figs. A plate of pork loin ($16) was just as confusing: A layered vegetable tart was topped by the sauced, boneless loin chops, resulting in a visual clusterfuck that looked as if a team of middle schoolers were trying to imitate Jackson Pollock. Miche and his girlfriend merely shrugged at a listless helping of squash tortellini ($18) napped in oily sage butter. His Delmonico steak ($22) resting on a mound of mashed potatoes was at least well-cooked and plated.
But perhaps the worst thing on the table was my paella ($25). There was an episode of Top Chef this season in which Hollywood chef Ron Duprat was sent home for "deconstructing" paella by separating each element — the saffron rice, the seafood, the chorizo — and heaping them haphazardly across the plate. After this, I have to wonder if Dziurzynski and Duprat were sharing crib notes. It was entirely the same dish: mealy chorizo, overdone shrimp, bland clams, roasted red peppers, and passable scallops, each eternally laid to rest on a bed of bland rice. If this is supposed to be paella, then give me a dress and call me Padma. It's time to pack those knives and go.
At this point, we were tired, battered by obnoxious music, and ready to leave. Crowds of clubgoers in sparkly shirts had filtered in, and the music was on full blast. "I don't care what happens," demanded Fenton. "I'm not leaving without that cheesecake." And so, like Marines who won't return to base without a fallen friend, we devoured a piece of the exceptional cake with tactical precision before extracting ourselves for good.
That cheesecake still vexes me. How could this one dish be the sole thing at Satoro where contrast is played properly, where elements are not just tossed together in some disparate stew but massaged and folded? In some regard, it gives some hope that if Tover, Dziurzynski, and the rest of the team could revisit the menu and spruce up service, they'd have something special. But until then, that dessert is nothing but a brass solo in the middle of a bad tune.
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"A month before the fight, I hurt my shoulder training with Junior dos Santos and stepped in feeling pain in Rio. I had to take painkillers and advised the Athletic Commission about the medicine I took. I talked to my doctors a lot. I did MRI right after and began to feel pain on the shoulder and the medics released me. They told me that was not too bad. It is a small lesion, in manguito (rotador) muscle I think, but it bothers me. I will take some time resting to do the treatment."
According to an interview conducted with Brazilian media outlet, Veja.com, UFC middleweight champion, Anderson Silva was injured during his recent title defense against Japanese import, Yushin Okami.
By most athletic commission standards, pain killers prior to a bout would be considered banned and illegal, however the lack of a commission in Brazil means that the ZUFFA designated team had to approve of the treatment on their own.
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Baker to run for Riverton mayorMay 7, 2014 By Alejandra Silva, Staff Writer
Former Riverton City Councilman Lars Baker is running for mayor.
Baker announced his candidacy Wednesday. He said he believes Mayor Ron Warpness will not seek re-election.
Baker first served in the city council in 2006 when he was appointed to fill a vacant seat. In December he retired from the Fremont County Weed and Pest District after 38 years and in that same month announced what he intended to be a brief resignation from the council. In order to receive state retirement benefits from Fremont County, Baker had to resign from the city position for 30 days because the city is covered under the same state retirement system.
The remaining council members opted not to reappoint Baker to the seat.
Describing himself as a "service oriented" person, Baker said he began thinking about running for mayor about six months ago, around the time he was not re-appointed to the council by votes from the council members and mayor. He added that if Warpness were running for mayor this year, he would not run against him.
"I really have spent my entire working career in public service," Baker said. "I've enjoyed working on the city council and being involved in city activity."
Baker said he feels now is a good time to "pay back to the community." He said he can offer his education, skills and talents and "maximize the gain" for community members.
Baker graduated from the University of Wyoming, where he received a degree in wildlife management and conservation in 1967. He also received a masters degree in public administration in 1994. He had a seven-year career in law enforcement before he took a job in Riverton with Fremont County Weed and Pest as an assistant supervisor. He was promoted to county supervisor and served in that position for many years.
Baker described the role of the mayor as the public face of the city who welcomes visitors, "promotes the city far and wide," interacts with many private and public groups, and maintains the goal of making Riverton a good place.
"Small, efficient government close to the people has great power to strengthen and protect the citizens of the community," he said. "My general goal is making Riverton a good place to live and keeping it that way."
Although he has no specific agenda items he'd plans to tackle, Baker has his eye on city services such as infrastructure, sewer, and sanitation.
"I want to make Riverton a nice, comfortable, clean, safe community," Baker said.
If elected, he said, he would continue applying the principles of good government and studying the issues that come before the city, as he did when he was on the council for seven years.
Baker is the first candidate to announce for mayor. The filing date begins on May 15 for this year's election. The primary election is Aug. 19, and the general election is Nov. 4.
Mayor is a non-partisan election, but it is on the primary election ballot. The top two finishers in the primary move to the general election.


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Tales of Eternia on the PSP is an adapted version of the PlayStation RPG, which sees a group of heroes fighting to bring back balance to their world. Childhood friends, Reid Hershel, Farah Oersted, and a mysterious purple-haired girl named Meredy embark on an adventure to discover the fate of their world. Two worlds are set to collide and the friends must find elements that can stop it from happening.
You can grab a Windows Media version of the trailer or, if you are so inclined, download a version formatted to play on your PSP.
Tales of Eternia is scheduled for release in February.


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ERA-IGNITE's Advanced User Interface and Architecture Designed to Help Dealers Increase Profitability and Reduce Inefficiencies
DAYTON, Ohio, and MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Feb. 10, 2014 /CNW/ - A number of dealerships have successfully piloted it, and hundreds of automotive retailers have seen its advanced functionality demonstrated at dealership events in Montreal and Toronto last November and at the 2014 National Automobile Dealers Association Convention that drew dealers from the U.S. and Canada. Now, for the first time, it is available to automotive retailers throughout Canada (English only).
The Reynolds and Reynolds Company announced today that its ERA-IGNITE dealership management system (DMS) is widely available to Canadian automotive dealers after four successful years in the American market.
ERA-IGNITE is the foundation of the company's vision for Reynolds Retail Management System, a comprehensive set of retail management solutions for automotive retailers that is designed to increase productivity and profitability in the dealership, as well as improve the consumer experience of buying a car.
"Delivering ERA-IGNITE to dealers in Canada is the first step in helping them capitalize on the changing retail environment of the automotive industry," said Ron Lamb, president of Reynolds and Reynolds. "ERA-IGNITE is the foundation of a retail management system that extends beyond the traditional DMS. It offers our customers greater flexibility and functionality to help them manage and grow their business at a time when the retailing battle is engaged consistently beyond the four walls of the dealership."
Among its advanced features, ERA-IGNITE offers dealerships the tools to:
As the automotive world has changed, ERA-IGNITE is the keystone of an investment Reynolds made during the global economic recession to help dealers meet the new challenges of selling and servicing vehicles in a market where consumer expectations have evolved and changed the way dealers do business.
"We are excited about bringing ERA-IGNITE to the Canadian market," said Ian Reilly, vice president of sales in Canada for Reynolds. "Initial customer reaction to ERA-IGNITE from both our pilot installations and our road shows has been tremendous. We plan to continue touring across major Canadian cities in 2014 so dealers can experience first-hand the advantages of ERA-IGNITE and our other retail management solutions."
About Reynolds
Reynolds and Reynolds is the automotive industry's largest and most trusted provider of automobile dealership software, services, and forms to help dealerships improve business results. The company is headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, with major U.S. operations in Houston and College Station, Texas, and Celina, Ohio. In Canada, Reynolds has operations in Mississauga, Ontario, and Montreal, Quebec. Visit Reynolds online at www.reyrey.ca.
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"Mom, how do you spell Massasoit?" "Mom, how do you spell Samoset?" "Mom, how do you spell Patuxet?
My children are learning more about the first Thanksgiving at school than I ever did. The only vocabulary words I bothered to familiarize myself with when I was their ages were Mayflower, turkey and feast.
When I reminisced with them about my crafting tall, black Pilgrim hats in elementary school complete with yellow construction paper buckles, my 9-year-old hit me with, "They didn't have buckles on their hats, Mom. Or on their shoes, for that matter. They didn't even dress in black. That's just a stereotype. Actually, buckles didn't even come into fashion until a hundred years later."
Wow, how naive can I get?
So I decided to do a little research on the first Thanksgiving. What did the Pilgrims wear if they didn't wear buckles on their hats? Did they eat turkey and pie? How did they survive that first winter? After a little digging, the kids and I discovered just how much we have to be grateful for.
We were surprised to learn that the Pilgrim children didn't have a seat at the first Thanksgiving table, not even a little kiddie card table. Instead, the Pilgrim children served the adults and ate standing up. They bowed to their parents and were taught to never say "no" to them. (The more I learn, the more I like these Pilgrims.)
We learned the Pilgrims didn't bathe more than a few times a year. We learned they wore colorful clothes and not all black. We learned that all children under the age of 7 wore a long dress, boys and girls alike. (My boys didn't think that was funny at all.) We learned underpants hadn't been invented yet, and that there were no right and left shoes. All shoes were cut the same.
Forget the hard tack and gruel on the Mayflower, we discovered the menu they were so grateful to gorge themselves on would be considered a cruel diet by our modern taste buds. They didn't have any sugar! No molasses either. Oh sure, the pilgrims had pumpkins, but no pumpkin pie.
I asked the children how they would feel about a real, authentic Plymouth Rock feast this year complete with stewed eels, cod, sea bass, roasted swans, boiled pumpkins and beans, perhaps a deer on a spit outside, hmmm? They went white with fear. (Between you and me, I don't think I have it in me to slaughter and cook my own eel, but they know better than to call my bluffs.)
We felt sad when we read about how cold and sick everyone was that first winter. We learned how only six or seven adults were ever well enough at one time to perform all the chores that come with moving to and surviving in a virtual wilderness, and how it was mostly the children who had to do the work, and how it was mostly the children who survived.
We rejoiced when we discovered my kids have an ancestor on my husband's side who signed the Mayflower Compact, and were sobered again when we learned how he did not survive that first, ruthless winter, but thankfully his son did.
This Thanksgiving, not only are we grateful for our downright decadent mashed potatoes and my famous fluffy rolls that call for a half pound of butter, but as the weather turns crisp and our noses turn pink, we are indeed grateful for our warm, cozy beds.
We are grateful for the insulation in our walls. We are grateful for the medicine in our cabinets and for the grocery store down the street that most definitely does not stock live eels. We are grateful for our comfortable shoes, our underpants and our all-weather coats. We're thankful for our washing machine and for hot, running water.
But mostly we are thankful for the Pilgrims' indomitable spirit, mental toughness, generous sacrifice and their foresight to the future generations. They paved the way to our current, bounteous harvest, our plentiful way of life.
(But if my boys had it their way, we'd still only be bathing a few times a year.)
Read more by Margaret Anderson at www.jamsandpickles.wordpress.com


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Akiko Morigami ended her career with a straight-sets defeat to Erika Takao in the women's singles quarterfinals at the national championships on Thursday.
The 29-year-old Morigami, who announced in October she would be retiring at the end of this season, fell 6-2, 6-2 to 2006 national champion Takao at Ariake Tennis Forest Park.
"I wasn't able to play the way I wanted with the strong winds today but she (Takao) really focused on her game to outplay me," said Morigami.


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DIY Lazertag game
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As we learned yesterday, Lazertag is cool and it's really cool when the Lazertag kit looks really cool. This DIY tag rig, however, looks decidedly uncool but is considerably cheaper and, in a way, cooler than the store-bought version. It uses a toy gun, a micro-controller, and a piezo buzzer to recreate the what I can only describe as the first BBS-punk DIY toy.


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1) Set your stance. You should set your stance as wide as possible, with your knees pushed out to the sides and your feet pointing straight ahead or slightly outward. Using a wide stance when squatting will place greater stress on the posterior chain (glutes, hips, hamstrings, and back) where it belongs, not on the quads (it's a common misconception that the quads are really important for squatting maximal weights).
2) Set yourself to the bar. Get under the bar, push your neck into your traps, and position the bar in the groove of the upper back (not above the traps). Pulling your shoulder blades together may help you maintain the proper position of the bar. With a wide-hand monkey grip on the bar, pull the bar tightly into your traps, while pulling your elbows up and under to engage the lats (do not flare your elbows out).
3) Set your core. Now that your upper back is tight and you are positioned for the lift, you'll need to tighten your midsection. Expand your abdomen (not your chest) by taking a deep breath through the diaphragm, pulling as much air as possible into your abdomen by pushing your belly into your lifting belt. In order for the power from your lower body to be maximally transferred to the bar, your abdominal muscles must be tight throughout the entire lift. This will also stabilize and support the lower back. If your core isn't tight, there will be unnecessary dissipation of kinetic energy through the core, in addition to the inherent loss of kinetic energy resulting from the collision that occurs when you sit down on the box. This will translate to an overall reduction in kinetic energy and stored stretch reflex that contributes to your ability to explode off the box as you initiate the concentric phase of the lift.
4) Lift the bar from the rack. With the core as tight as possible, lift the bar out of the rack by arching your upper back, lifting your chest up as you drive your head back, then pushing the bar up evenly with your legs. You should also be forcing your knees out to the sides and pushing out on the sides of your shoes, never downward, as though you are trying to spread the floor apart. This is to further activate the hips. You are now ready to descend into the eccentric phase of the lift.
The eccentric phase begins by breaking the hips first, not the knees. You do this by pushing the glutes and hips rearward (then follow with the head) as you push your feet and knees out, thus forcing you to sit back (not down, or your quads will dominate). This is the only way to activate your hips and glutes to their full potential, to ensure maximum involvement of the posterior chain. By sitting back, rather than down, you place the glutes and hamstrings in a highly desirable stretched position. While descending to the box, continue to keep your head and chest high, maintain a tightly arched back, and be sure your core is as tight as possible by keeping your abs pushed out until you are sitting on the box.


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Clarksville Parks & Recreation June 15 weekly report lists fun activities involving the wonderful water venues available to area residents. Whether it be free-flowing or pool contained, summer and water just go together.
The Clarksville Blueway
The Clarksville Blueway provides river access for canoeing, kayaking, fishing, tubing, wading, wildlife viewing, and other recreational opportunities, while connecting to numerous local parks, McGregor Park, Trice Landing, Robert Clark Park, and Liberty Park.
When using these public access points, Clarksville Blueway users are encouraged to observe environmentally sound recreational use of this natural resource. Blueway users should always be considerate of neighbors, leave no trace of their presence, and always taking out more trash than brought into the area.
Need equipment? Call one of the outfitters below:
- Run-A-Muck Outfitters 931-551-6606
- Blueway Adventures 931-320-8466
For more information on the Clarksville Blueway, rules, and access points, visit www.cityofclarksville.com.
City of Clarksville Parks & Recreation to take part in "World's Largest Swimming Lesson"
The City of Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department invites citizens to take part, as waterparks, pools and other aquatic facilities across the world attempt to break the Guinness World Record of the World's Largest Swimming Lesson on Friday, June 20 at Beachaven, New Providence, Swan Lake and Smith pools at 10 a.m.
According to the World's Largest Swimming Lesson™ website, "Swimming is a life-saving skill for children and a vital tool to prevent drowning, the second leading cause of unintended, injury-related death for children ages 1-14. The World's Largest Swimming Lesson™ was created to serve as a platform to help local community aquatic facilities and the many different national, regional and statewide water safety and drowning prevention organizations work together to tell this important story on a local and national level."
Participants can register online at recpro.cityofclarksville.com or the day of the event. The World's Largest Swim Lesson is free, however if you would like to stay and swim at the pool afterward, you must pay the regular admission price which is $5.
Registration for the 2nd Annual Rally on the Cumberland Canoe and Kayak Race is Underway!
The Clarksville Parks & Recreation Department will host the Canoe and Kayak Race on July 12 at Liberty Park. The race will be held in heats beginning at 8 a.m. at the Montgomery County Conservation Club, located at 1182 Seven Mile Ferry Road, and finishing at Freedom Point in Liberty Park.
Racers must arrive by 6:45 a.m. the day of the race to check in and will be transported from Liberty Park to the Conservation Club to begin the race. Participants must provide their own canoe. Boats may be rented from Blueway Adventures, LLC (931-320-8466) or Run-A-Muck Outfitters (931-551-6606) prior to completing registration for the race. Cost per person to enter the race is $10 for ages 13-17 and $20 for those 18 and older.
The deadline to enter is July 1 so register early! Registration can be completed online at recpro.cityofclarksville.com by clicking the "Events & Family Entertainment" tab, and then selecting the appropriate category from under the "Family Entertainment" category.


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Atlantic City International Airport may finally soon live up to its full name after three new gates open sometime this summer, with two of those gates set up to handle commercial international flights.
Construction on the $25 million, 75,000 square-foot expansion and renovation of existing gates is expected to be complete by fall, but the new gates that can handle international service could open by the end of July or early August, South Jersey Transportation Authority Deputy Executive Director Samuel Donelson said during a media tour of the new facilities Friday.
Much of the new facilities are still under some amount of construction and delays have occurred because of unexpected circumstances, Donelson said. However, a new baggage claim area already is in use and workers last week demolished the old baggage claim area in order to rebuild the area into a two-story building.
Donelson said that the South Jersey Transportation Authority, which owns the airport, has been in talks with airlines regarding bringing international flights to the regular schedule, but that the authority was not ready to make any announcement. He said that an announcement could come by the end of the year.
"We're in conversations with Spirit Airlines and other airlines about accepting some international diversions, whether it's from Newark International or Philadelphia International. That's a good first step." Donelson said. "The next question is scheduling international service and we're having conversations now."
Atlantic City International Airport already handles chartered international flights, but has not had the capacity to handle commercial international flights. The new gates allow the passenger separation needed for the U.S. Customs and the border patrol.
The new facilities can handle up to 200 passengers an hour, Donelson said. A typical Spirit Airlines Airbus 320 plan can hold up to 178 passengers, he said.
SJTA also has an additional expansion in its master plan for the airport, with the pavement for a new wing already in place. However, Donelson said, there currently are no construction plans. "We always have our eye toward the future," he said.
Sen. Jim Whelan, D-Atlantic, said that the expansion to make the airport capable of accepting commercial international flights means that travelers from abroad could use the airport as an alternative to those in New York and Philadelphia.
"We would be an idea airport for that kind fo traffic," he said. "In the mean time, it's very important to have the capability and the ability to handle the flights in the near term. It's another significant upgrade to the airport."
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Yokohamas are basically the same as the Phoenix, except the Yokohama has a Walnut comb as opposed to the Phoenix's single comb. Color patterns are also different, with the Yokohama's officially recognized patterns including White and Red Shouldered vs. the Phoenix's Silver and Golden.
Class: All Other Breeds
Type: Large Fowl & Bantam
Size: Small (4-5 lbs)
Rarity: Common
Purpose: Ornamental
Recognized Varieties: White, Red Shouldered
Egg Laying: Poor (1/wk)
Egg Color: Cream or Tinted
Egg Size: Small
Comb Type: Walnut Comb
Crested: No
Feathered Legs: No
Number of Toes: 4
Hardy In Winter: No
Bears Confinement: Bears confinement well
Especially Docile: Yes
Setter/Broody: No
Personality: docile


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Innovation in design. Excellence in Quality. Efficiency in service.
The Cuddon philosophy has a long proud history dating back more than 75 years meeting the needs of the Marlborough District and beyond.
A substantial pool of human skills, modern equipment and certified quality system ensure that we continue to provide service across a broad range of disciplines;
- Water Engineering – Design, Installation and maintenance of all water related systems across the rural sector.
- Refrigeration and Air Conditioning – Domestic and commercial heating and ventilation through to commercial refrigeration needs.
- General Engineering – Design, Fabrication and Machining of carbon steel, stainless steel and aluminium materials from jobbing work to large commercial projects


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Althea Palace4
Via Caduti Di Nassirya, snc, Castelvetrano, 91022
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When you stay at Althea Palace in Castelvetrano, you'll be connected to a shopping center and convenient to Church of San Domenico and Castelvetrano Civic Museum. This 4-star hotel is within the vicinity of Teatro Selinus and Church of the Holy Trinity of Delia.
Make yourself at home in one of the 42 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and LCD televisions.
Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature complimentary toiletries and bidets. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as bicycles to rent or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless Internet access, wedding services, and a television in a common area. Getting to the surf and sand is a breeze with the beach shuttle (surcharge).
Grab a bite to eat at the hotel's restaurant, which features a bar, or stay in and take advantage of 24-hour room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, limo/town car service, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Guests may use a train station pick-up service for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite.
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- You must present a photo ID when checking in. Your credit card is charged at the time you book. Bed type and smoking preferences are not guaranteed.Your reservation is prepaid and is guaranteed for late arrival. The total charge includes all room charges and taxes, as well as fees for access and booking. Any incidental charges such as parking, phone calls, and room service will be handled directly between you and the property. Know Before You Go Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 2999.99, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation. This property offers transfers from the airport and train station (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details 72 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Children 2 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Mandatory Fees and Taxes You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the hotel: A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1 per person, per night, up to 4 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 12 years of age. We have included all charges provided to us by the property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book. The above tax applies to stays from March 1st through October 31st. This tax does not apply from the 5th consecutive night onwards for individual trips or to children under 12 years of age. Please note that further exemptions may apply. For further details, please contact the property using the information contained in the confirmation received after booking. The price shown is based on the occupancy and dates you have searched for. Prices and availability are subject to change based on the arrival date, number of nights and occupancy searched for. All prices are inclusive of all local taxes.
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