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In February, employment grew by 192,000 workers, and the unemployment rate fell to 8.9 percent, the lowest level since April 2009. The Bureau of Labor Statistics's monthly report shows that the labor market is improving, with job growth in several sectors. Revisions for December and January increased those monthly job hires by 58,000. This report, combined with other macroeconomic indicators, show that the labor market's recovery is steady and growing stronger.
Unfortunately, the labor market recovery is slow, and the Congressional Budget Office estimates that the unemployment rate will not fall below 8 percent until 2013.[1] It is important for Congress to focus on reducing the deficit even as the economy improves. Congress needs to ensure that the increasing debt will not result in higher taxes that will reduce future employment outlooks.
The February Report
The household survey reported that the unemployment rate had a statistically insignificant decline of 0.1 percentage points to 8.9 percent in February. This is the lowest unemployment rate in almost two years and the third month in a row that the unemployment rate fell.
The unemployment rate for adult men fell by 0.1 points, but the unemployment rate for adult women increased by 0.1. The unemployment rate by level of education dropped sharply for workers with less than a high school education from 14.2 percent to 13.9 percent, but it is still much higher than the unemployment rate of high school grads (9.5 percent) and college graduates (4.3 percent). While the February decline is not considered statistically significant, it shows that the sharp fall of the unemployment rate from 9.8 percent to 9.0 percent in two months is not just a statistical blip in the volatile survey.
The labor force participation rate remained at its 25-year low of 64.2 percent as the labor force grew by only 60,000 workers in the past month. The participation rate of adults increased for both men and women. However, many teenagers exited the labor market, which held the participation rate flat. It is expected that the labor force will grow in upcoming months as workers return to the labor market.
While the mean number of weeks unemployed climbed to 37.1 weeks from 36.9 weeks, the median number of weeks unemployed fell to 21.2. This is because there has been a decline in the number of workers who have lost their jobs to layoffs or have been unemployed for less than five weeks. As a recovery takes hold, the median duration of unemployment will continue to fall.
The payroll survey reported that 222,000 private-sector jobs were created, while state and local governments reduced hiring by 30,000 jobs. Almost every sector had jobs gains except for retail trade (–8,100). Manufacturing (33,000), health care and social assistance (36,200), mining and logging (70,000), and professional services (47,000) were the strongest sectors. Construction (33,000) had an increase, although it is likely that some of this gain was due to a weather-induced downturn the previous month.
This month's payroll survey was of particular interest due to the concerns that the anemic job growth in January was a reflection of harsh winter weather. It is likely that some hourly jobs, such as construction or temporary help, were negatively affected by the weather, and the job growth in February reflects the recovery from the winter downturn.
Fiscal Discipline and Jobs
The House of Representatives has recently taken modest steps toward reining in the budget deficit when it passed a continuing budget resolution last week. The House budget for the remainder of fiscal year (FY) 2011 reduces authorized spending by $61 billion. This would reduce the projected $1.5 trillion FY 2011 deficit by 4 percent.[2]
Liberal economists have reacted by predicting an economic cataclysm if the government goes ahead with these spending reductions. Economist Mark Zandi, who predicted that the 2009 stimulus would substantially boost the economy, predicts that the House budget would cost 700,000 jobs and cut GDP by 0.5 percent.[3] Economists with the left-wing Center for American Progress contend that these budget reductions would cost the economy 1 million jobs and possibly send America back into recession.[4]
These predictions lack credibility. They come from the same economists who predicted that the stimulus would spur hiring and economic growth. They are based on models programmed to show that increases in government spending have large "multiplier" effects on the economy. These same models predicted a current unemployment rate of 7 percent if Congress passed the stimulus and 8.5 percent if Congress did not increase government spending.
Based on these claims, Congress spent over $800 billion on the stimulus. Contrary to the predictions from these same models, however, the economy stagnated over the past two years, with unemployment well above 9 percent. The current recovery has occurred only after the stimulus spending has largely run out. Models programmed to show beneficial effects of government spending do not accurately project the unemployment rate.
These models fail because they assume that federal spending does not come at the expense of the resources available for private-sector investment. They also assume that investors and entrepreneurs do not look toward the future. In these models the government can run enormous deficits today, and business owners will not expect this to cause the government to raise their taxes in the future.
Modern models that incorporate future expectations and allow federal spending to affect investment show that reducing federal spending has a very small effect on overall employment. It also directly leads to increases in private investment.[5] These facts square with America's actual economic experiences with the stimulus.
America is on an unsustainable economic course. The country cannot run trillion-dollar deficits indefinitely. If they believe it cannot repay its debt, bondholders will eventually stop lending the government money. To prevent that, the government will have to enact either deep and rapid spending cuts or ruinous tax increases or raise interest rates. Entrepreneurs and investors know this. The House of Representatives has proposed reducing federal spending by roughly 1.6 percent. This is a modest first step toward bringing America's fiscal house in order. Taking this step, however, would show business owners that the government is serious about fixing its long-term problems and will help ease their concerns about future tax increases. This would spur investment and private-sector job creation.
Congress Can Help Speed the Recovery
The labor market in February continued to improve, with the headline unemployment rate falling below 9 percent for the first time in almost two years. With 222,000 new jobs in the private sector, the labor market is now adding jobs at a rate that will reduce labor market slack. However, the labor market needs to improve even more quickly to help the millions of Americans still unemployed.
Congress can help the labor market by ensuring that pro-growth policies are enacted. One such policy is to reduce the federal deficit and the new debt acquired by the government. Each dollar of new debt will have to be paid off by taxpayers when interest rates are higher. This would hamper economic growth and delay a full labor market recovery.
Rea S. Hederman, Jr. , is Assistant Director of and Research Fellow in, and James Sherk is Senior Policy Analyst in Labor Economics in the Center for Data Analysis at The Heritage Foundation.


text: On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 4:33 PM, Joe Harrington <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > I hate to ask for another function in numpy, but there's an obvious > one missing in the financial group: xirr. It could be done as a new > function or as an extension to the existing np.irr. > > The internal rate of return (np.irr) is defined as the growth rate > that would give you a zero balance at the end of a period of > investment given a series of cash flows into or out of the investment > at regular intervals (the first and last cash flows are usually an > initial deposit and a withdrawal of the current balance). > > This is useful in academics, but if you're tracking a real investment, > you don't just withdraw or add money on a perfectly annual basis, nor > do you want a calc with thousands of days of zero entries just so you > can handle the uneven intervals by evening them out. Both excel and > openoffice define a "xirr" function that pairs each cash flow with a > date. Would there be an objection to either a xirr or adding an > optional second arg (or a keyword arg) to np.irr in numpy? Who writes > the code is a different question, but that part isn't hard. > 3 comments: * open office has also the other function in an x??? version, so it might be good to add it consistently to all functions * date type: scikits.timeseries and the gsoc for implementing a date type would be useful to have a clear date type, or would you want to base it only on python standard library * real life accuracy: given that there are large differences in the definition of a year for financial calculations, any simple implementation would be only approximately accurate. for example in the open office help, oddlyield list the following option Basis is chosen from a list of options and indicates how the year is to be calculated. Basis Calculation 0 or missing US method (NASD), 12 months of 30 days each 1 Exact number of days in months, exact number of days in year 2 Exact number of days in month, year has 360 days 3 Exact number of days in month, year has 365 days 4 European method, 12 months of 30 days each So, my question: what's the purpose of the financial function in numpy? Currently it provides convenient functions for (approximate) interest calculations. If they get expanded to a "serious" implementation of, for example, the main financial functions listed in the open office help (just for reference) then maybe numpy is not the right location for it. I started to do something similar in matlab, and once I tried to use real dates instead of just counting months, the accounting rules get quickly very messy. Using dates as you propose would be very convenient, but the users shouldn't be surprised that their actual payments at the end of the year don't fully match up with what numpy told them. my 3cents Josef

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Isaac Boss will partner Jonathan Sexton at halfback for Leinster against Ospreys in a side which sees several changes to the line-up which started last weekend's Amlin Challenge Cup semi-final win over Biarritz.
Andrew Conway comes into the outside backs, meaning that Fergus McFadden will partner Ian Madigan at centre.
Brian O'Driscoll is given a 'breather', being named on the bench after his exertions in recent weeks.
Meanwhile, Jamie Heaslip, Kevin McLaughlin and Mike Ross are rested after picking up knocks last weekend.
Gordon D'Arcy has made good progress after his calf strain and should come back into calculations for next weekend's semi-final.
In all there are 13 home-grown players in the starting side which will be led once more by Leo Cullen.
Fresh from his British & Irish Lions selection, Sean O'Brien has recovered from injury and the Tullow man starts at number eight in a back-row which includes Shane Jennings and Rhys Ruddock.
Jack McGrath will make his 35th senior appearance and he is joined in the front row by Ireland hooker Sean Cronin and Jamie Hagan.
Leinster team to face Ospreys at the RDS, 7.45pm: Rob Kearney, Andrew Conway, Fergus McFadden, Ian Madigan, Isa Nacewa, Jonathan Sexton, Isaac Boss; Jack McGrath, Sean Cronin, Jamie Hagan, Leo Cullen (captain), Quinn Roux, Rhys Ruddock, Shane Jennings, Sean O'Brien
Replacements: Richardt Strauss, Cian Healy, Michael Bent, Devin Toner, Dominic Ryan, John Cooney, Andrew Goodman, Brian O'Driscoll.
Live television coverage of Connacht v Glasgow from 19:30 on Friday 3 May on RTÉ Two and RTÉ.ie (Ireland only).


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A great taco usually has great simplicity; small, soft, handmade tortillas combined with seasoned meat, onions and cilantro. Here are five tacos that definitely won't leave you disappointed, especially when you see their price!
El Quetzal
El Quetzal has the great duo of a chill atmosphere and cheap food that makes you want to sip margaritas all night long. You can sit and have a long meal at a table, or belly up to the bar for some beer and $1.65 tacos. Either way, you are welcomed immediately with a warm basket of chips and smoky salsa. The carne asada is to die for, and the tortillas are some of the softest and most flavorful in town. El Quetzal is also a great choice for vegetarians because the cactus tacos just might blow your mind.
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Cintli Latin Folklore
Full of Frida Kahlo portraits and other Latin folk art, Cintli transports you out of Seattle for your dining experience. The tortillas are awesomely fresh and you can even order a horchata latte to wash them down! You can get two chicken mole or pibil tacos for five bucks. (Pibil is a kind of slow roasted pork.) It's fun to munch your food and browse through their massive amount of Day of the Dead merchandise.
202 Broadway E
Seattle, WA 98102
Neighborhood: Capitol Hill
El Asador
This small food truck in a parking lot on Rainier Avenue may look unassuming, but the tacos you'll find here will be hard to forget. At $1.20 each, the tacos at El Asador are the cheapest around and fantastically full of flavor. The meat is juicy and spicy and you can choose to add as many radishes, salsas or peppers that they provide on the side. If you try their beef taco, take a bite before you add any additions because it is basically taco perfection.
3320 Rainier Ave S
Seattle, WA 98144
Neighborhood: Mount Baker
Rancho Bravo Tacos
This is a food truck that you should definitely stop at if you're driving through Wallingford. Once again, you can expect fresh, handmade tortillas and tender, seasoned meat. The Rancho Bravo Tacos have a bit of a spicy kick, so take a bite before adding more hot sauce. If you're feeling brave, try the lengua (tongue) tacos. They pair really nicely with their special cilantro, avocado, tomatillo and lime salsa. BONUS: This truck is open until 2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays if you're in need of some helpful carbs and grease.
211 NE 45th St
Seattle, WA 98105
Neighborhood: Wallingford
Bimbos Cantina
Sitting atop Cha-Cha, Bimbos is a great place to get unpretentious, cheap and delicious tacos. The fish tacos are definitely the way to go at $2.95 each. They're extremely simple; made with just good tortillas, cumin-lime sour cream, baked white fish and cabbage. Chips and salsa are a buck during happy hour, and a carafe of sangria will turn any bad day into a great one.
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LME Zinc Inventories Nearing Lowest Level in 3.5 Years
A look at Kitco's charts on London Metal Exchange (LME) zinc warehouse stock levels shows that zinc inventories are nearing a three-and-a-half-year low.
That's good news for zinc prices. Why? As Doug Ramshaw recently explained to Zinc Investing News, the metal technically went into deficit in the last few months of 2013, but that news hasn't had much impact because inventories are still quite high. Thus, as inventories decrease, prices for the metal are likely to move upward.
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Well, they were wondering if our kids would like to help them collect sap one day. This is by no means their "sap collecting day" as they collect sap daily over quite a period. It was just a good day on the weekend for the kids to come. Another ski family who are our friends were coming out, and we thought we'd roast some hot dogs over a fire when we were done.
The kids loved seeing all of their favorite trails without snow. It was strange to them to see their favorite woods naked like that, but the ski trails made for a wide path for us to follow, and the kids knew where they were, only everything looked very different.
Ingrid kept asking Daddy to "open the tree" so she could get the syrup.
I had remembered from a trip to the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center that some insects lay their eggs on the back of leaves in the fall, and I started searching around the dried leaves to find some to show to the kids as the collection took place.
I didn't find any insect eggs, but I did lift up a leaf and see some green. It's the first green I've seen growing out of the ground this year, and I called all the kids over and they all jumped up and down. Green. Spring is indeed here.
The sap will be boiled for about 40 hours they said. Our day's collection as seen above will boil down to 1 gallon of maple syrup. We each got to taste the sap, and it was lightly sweet and surprisingly refreshing.
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Man shot in armed robbery at Creedmoor sweepstakes parlor
Posted April 22, 2013
Updated April 23, 2013
Creedmoor, N.C. — A man was shot in the chest Monday night during an armed robbery at a sweepstakes parlor in Creedmoor, police said.
Officers responded to the scene, off Capitol Drive near Butner-Creedmoor Road, about 9 p.m. The man was taken to a local hospital, but his name and condition were not released.
Authorities arrested Brandon Jamal Sharpe in the incident early Tuesday, charging him with robbery with a dangerous weapon and assault with a deadly weapon serious injury. He was in the Granville County jail.
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Waiting for José:
They live in the suburbs of Tennessee and Indiana. They fought in Vietnam and Desert Storm. They speak about an older, better America, an America that once was, and is no more. And for the past decade, they have come to the U.S. / Mexico border to hunt for illegal immigrants. Who are the Minutemen? Patriots? Racists? Vigilantes?
Harel Shapira lived with the Minutemen and patrolled the border with them, seeking neither to condemn nor praise them, but to understand who they are and what they do. Challenging simplistic depictions of these men as right-wing fanatics with loose triggers, Shapira discovers a group of men who long for community and embrace the principles of civic engagement. Yet these desires and convictions have led them to a troubling place.
Shapira takes you to that place--a stretch of desert in southern Arizona, where he reveals that what draws these men to the border is not simply racism or anti-immigrant sentiments, but a chance to relive a sense of meaning and purpose rooted in an older life of soldiering. They come to the border not only in search of illegal immigrants, but of lost identities and experiences.
"A valuable look at the birth of a populist paramilitary formation, one whose opponents may not dismiss so easily after reading this evenhanded book."--Kirkus Reviews
"This fascinating study is an honest, nuanced, and intimate look at not so much a movement but the people who make it happen. Shapira offers enough sociological theory to appeal to sociologists, but his stories of the Minutemen make this work appealing to all who want to understand the movement and immigration issues in general."--Library Journal
"Regardless of one's political leanings, this is a promising, accessible book by a first-time academic author who describes the Minutemen he finds as, at heart, the detritus of lost wars and people who are 'afraid of America turning into Mexico.'"--Lee Maril, Times Higher Education
"Applying basic principles of ethnographic research, Shapira was interested not so much in what the Minutemen had to say, but what they did and why. In describing, what they wear, what they carry, and how they spend their time, his book has the kind of authenticity that comes from painstaking observation. You can't phone it in. You have to go."--Julia Ann Grimm, Santa Fe New Mexican
"Deeply insightful. . . . Reading Waiting for Jose to learn about the mythic Minuteman movement doesn't simply satisfy the sociological curiosity of comprehending anti-immigrant warriors whose heyday may soon be coming to a close. It's also instructive in helping us realize that immigrants are not the only ones finding it difficult to 'assimilate' themselves to a very different America than the one many of us grew up in."--Esther Cepeda, Anchorage Daily News
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Continental 400 Disposable Electronic Cigarette
- Disposable Electronic Cigarette - safer alternative to smoking cigarettes
- Uses technology that vaporizes a Nicotine dilution, held in a cartridge
- Contains 1.6% per ml Nicotine lasts 400 puffs - equal to 2 packs of cigarettes
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Gamucci is an electronic smoking device driven by modern micro-electronic technology that vaporizes a Nicotine dilution, held in a cartridge or cartomizer . It looks like, feels like and tastes like a real cigarette, yet it isn't, it is simply an alternative. An electronic alternative. After inhaling , a smoke-like vapour is released, giving a satisfying Nicotine fix that feels and tastes very similar to a traditional cigarette. It's a safer smoking alternative as there is no flame, no tobacco, no tar, no smouldering ash or lingering smoke AND none of the 4000+ chemicals found in traditional cigarettes, just the Nicotine! Since there is no smoke, it is eco friendly, and can be used in most public places where traditional smoking is prohibited. Plus, it's cheaper than traditional cigarettes too. Each "cigarette" has the strength of 1.6% per ml Nincotine and lasts for approxiately 400 puffs which is roughly equivalent to two packets of cigarettes.
So, how does it work? Gamucci is driven by modern microelectronic technology. The actual cigarette body is an integrated structure made up of a cartridge, an atomization chamber, a smart chip controller and built-in lithium battery. In the front of the device is an operating mode indicator that lights up when you use it, a bit like a real cigarette.
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I've got a friend who, nearly every time he saw me over the past six months or so, would say, "fiscal cliff, fiscal cliff."
I admit to writing a lot about our long, national nightmare (which isn't over), but it's not like I coined the phrase. He was definitely giving me more credit than I deserved.
In fact, I'd love nothing more than to never hear the term again. But I think that is wishful thinking because, as I parenthetically mentioned, it ain't over.
The president and Congress left us the gift of further uncertainty in just a couple months, as we look forward to the battle over the debt ceiling and spending cuts.
I've been arguing for years now that the biggest hangover from the Great Recession has been the crisis of confidence.
What Washington left undone will again rear its ugly head to roil financial markets and leave owners of businesses small and large still scratching their heads on exactly where things are headed.
Business abhors a vacuum.
I wish we had some more certainty to offer here in the first days of 2013, but Happy New Year anyway.
Industries continuing to improve
But the good news is that business seems a whole lot better on balance -- despite broken politics.
Some business seems to be roaring.
Southwest Florida's housing market certainly seems to be one of those sectors, with inventories so low that many would contend we're beyond a seller's market.
Tourism, like the housing market, seems to be benefiting from pent-up demand after being crimped by consumers' penny pinching.
Manufacturing has been on a steady incline. Long before Realtors were crowing about a revivified home and condominium market, manufacturing was leading us out of the recession's darkest days.
But one thing that slowed down in 2012, both in Florida and beyond, was deal-making -- the so-called "mergers and acquisitions," or M&A, we hear so much about from highly operative financial types.
According to mergermarket.com, a site that tracks transactions, the U.S. had the slowest year for M&A since 2010.
There were about $769 billion in deals, down 4.7 percent from 2011. There were $719 billion in transactions during 2010.
It takes someone smarter than me to read the tea leaves on this data, but one thing I see, referring back to my earlier point, is that the uncertainty generated by the fiscal cliff probably hurt some deals.
On the plus side, mergermarket reported that activity picked up in the fourth quarter at least in terms of value, with the nearly $250 billion in deals representing an increase of 19.3 percent from the third quarter.
Better jobs market
There also has been good news filtering out about unemployment.
November's rate in Manatee, Sarasota and Charlotte counties was 8.2 percent, down substantially from 10.2 percent in November 2011. The November rate was just an easing from October's 8.3 percent but a sizeable decline from the 8.9 percent rate in September.
We'll find out more about where we are later this month, when the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity releases its figures for December.
On Friday, the Labor Department reported that there were a solid 155,000 new jobs nationally during December. But that was not enough to reduce the unemployment rate, which remained 7.8 percent.
In the meantime, well-known outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported another aspect of employment heading in the right direction: the number of planned job cuts announced last month declined to the second lowest monthly total of 2012.
Last year also ended with the lowest 12-month job cut total since 1997.
The 32,556 planned cuts announced in December were 43 percent fewer than the 57,081 in November. The December tally also was 22 percent lower than a year ago.
"The overall pace of downsizing was at its slowest since the end of the recession. In fact, we have not seen this level of job cutting since before the dot.com collapse and subsequent 2001 recession," said John A. Challenger, Challenger Gray's chief executive.
In 2012, Florida was, for once, not among the top players on a list of bad statistics, with the largest layoff totals occurring in California, Texas, New York, Michigan and Illinois.
Florida had only 354 announced cuts during December.
That's a small(er) number you have to like.
Matthew Sauer is the Herald-Tribune's assistant managing editor for news and business. He can be reached at 361-4870 or at email@example.com.
Political nightmares aside, some reasons to be confident
I've got a friend who, nearly every time he saw me over the past six months or so, would say, "fiscal cliff, fiscal cliff."


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The Book says this pocket, "resembles a bound buttonhole pocket, and is used when the garment is made of heavier or bulkier weight fabric…A lining is required for the inside pocket pieces to prevent bulk."
These are the pieces you need for this pocket: an under pocket lining, two 1.5 inch welts, 2 inch facing, and a top pocket lining that is .5 inch longer than the under pocket lining.
Mark your pocket placement on the main fabric
Fold both welt pieces in half and press
Place on right side of garment, right sides up, on either side of the pocket placement, raw edges on the marking. Baste in place
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Place the under pocket lining, with facing, over the top welt, right sides together.
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Wi-Fi on Subways: Where Is It?
For years Wi-Fi connections have been ubiquitous on university campuses, in coffee shops, and in public buildings for years, yet most of us are still waiting for them to grace our morning commutes. While commuters in many cities overseas, such as London, have some kind of connectivity (in stations, on trains, or both), the U.S. hasn't been so lucky. Even in the highly connected San Francisco Bay Area, underground Wi-Fi in BART stations is still a thing of the future. Here's the state of connectivity on trains in five major U.S. cities:
Boston: The city has completed Phase 2 of its plan to provide continuous cell service in both the stations and on the trains. Riders will also find free Wi-Fi services on 258 carriages along its Commuter Rail service.
Chicago: Cellular coverage in the city's Red and Blue subway lines covers AT&T, Verizon, Cricket and U.S. Cellular customers, across both station and trains, but Wi-Fi service isn't available yet in the city's transportation systems.
New York City: The first phase to add Wi-Fi to the city's subway stations will begin with the first six stations in the L line and is expected to be completed by the end of this year. All 277 underground subway stations are expected to have Wi-Fi by 2016.
San Francisco: Almost the entire BART line is now seamlessly connected via 3G, at least for most of the major networks. Wi-Fi service is scheduled to be completed later this year.
Washington D.C.: Twenty of Washington's busiest underground Metrorail stations have had expanded cell phone service since 2009. Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel, AT&T and T-Mobile are expected to complete a new wireless infrastructure underground by 2012. Eventually, Metrorail will add Wi-Fi services to the mix, but it's unclear when.


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When Jim Custeau was preparing to start the Automotive Technology program at Cuyamaca College in 1979, he did his research.
Custeau, a 1967 Mount Miguel High alum and graduate of Grossmont College and San Diego State University, traveled around California, visiting community colleges that had automotive programs, not only to see what was going right, but also to find out what wasn't.
"I went to the San Diego Community College District, to Cerritos College and to the College of the Canyons and I asked them all, 'If you had to do it all over again, what would you do differently?' " Custeau said. "I listened closely to their answers before I hit the ground running."
That extra effort has paid off.
Custeau's program, which employs four full-time and four part-time instructors, was recently named a top 20 finalist for 2011 School of the Year by "Tomorrow's Technician," a national magazine for students and instructors in high school and college automotive vocational schools.
The fourth annual competition drew 300 entries of high schools, technical schools and colleges throughout the country. The Top 20 list will be narrowed down in April to a final four, one from each region of the country. Cuyamaca is one of five postsecondary schools from the Southwest to make the top 20.
"I've always approached this job like it's a private business, with that nervous energy that we've got to succeed," Custeau said. "We've always insisted on high standards and high quality here, and I've always had the philosophy that we do whatever it takes to get the job done. I don't look at the clock. It's 'Have we done the best we can today?' "
Custeau also just won the California Community College Association for Occupational Education 2011 Excellence in Leadership Award. He has been selected as Faculty Member of the Year and has twice won the President's Award at Cuyamaca. He won the California Automotive Teacher of the Year award in 2003.
During his time at Cuyamaca, Custeau set up the Ford Automotive Student Service Educational Training Program and General Motors Automotive Servicing Education Program. The two-year programs match students with Ford and GM dealerships for internships combining classroom work with on-the-job training.
Custeau, 61, is planning to retire in June 2012, and says that one of his proudest accomplishments in his almost 40 years as an instructor has been helping hundreds of his students find employment.
At least three — Kirk Almquist, Mike Drake and Will Gray — are working with race car drivers on the NASCAR circuit. Many have stayed closer to home and either own their own shops or work as technicians for local dealerships.
"We've been fortunate with our graduates," Custeau said. "And I've been fortunate to work with great administrators. I've always believed that if you do a great job, everybody is going to want you."


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That's what you'll get if you synced via iTunes on your Windows PC or Mac using an international account, like Canada, Australia, UK, etc. and then try to use the iPad App Store app.
Of course, you can just keep on syncing via iTunes but for the convenience of the on-device downloads, you'll need a work-around.
- Set-up a free US iTunes account.
- Open the iPad iTunes Store app (which does work.
- Scroll down to the bottom and log out of your international account
- Log back in with your US iTunes account
And boom, the App Store app will start working. Now the bad news: anything you download will be locked to your new US account, which makes managements more of a hassle. And if you want to buy apps, you'll need a US credit card or US iTunes gift cards. But if you gotta have it now, that's the only solution we have working (if you know a better one, drop it in comments!)
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Successful cloud deployment and adoption requires a completely new way of managing the environment to support IT as a utility. Service provisioning is one component, but another critical aspect is monitoring by customer, which requires multi-tenancy, metering, scalability and implementation ease to support service operations.
At the Gartner conference, the company will demonstrate its elastic cloud monitoring capabilities, including support for: MSPs providing outsourced remote monitoring, datacenter/cloud operators providing cloud based services, and large-enterprises moving to private/hybrid clouds. AccelOps' solution allows service providers and enterprises to deliver IT as a utility and offer cloud services with the flexibility to scale monitoring capacity on-demand.
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Elsewhere in the region, the storms have been blamed for a fire on a Selby industrial estate, and lightning strikes caused signalling problems and delays on the rail network between Selby and Leeds.
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New titles from Mandala Publishing and Earth Aware Editions include Fierce Beauty, Seeds, A Day In The World.
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In the traditions of the East, wisdom, truth, and beauty go hand in- hand. This is reflected in the great arts, music, yoga, and philosophy of India. Mandala Publishing strives to bring to its readers authentic and accessible renderings of thousands of years of wisdom and philosophy from this unique culture-timeless treasures that are our inspirations and guides. At Mandala, we believe that the arts, health, ecology, and spirituality of the great Vedic traditions are as relevant today as they were in sacred India thousands of years ago. As a distinguished publisher in the world of Vedic literature, lifestyle, and interests today, Mandala strives to provide accessible and meaningful works for the modern reader.
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Photography By Tim Flach And Barry Bland
Foreword By Robert Duvall
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October 2012
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By Kosa Ely, Illustrations by Anna Johansson
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October 2012
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Inadequate nutrition has been associated with half of deaths worldwide in children under age five. In addition, write investigators from the MAL-ED Network in a special section of the November 1 edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases, the long-term effects of "undernutrition" in young children "have been associated with cognitive and physical growth deficits across multiple generations and have been thought to suppress immunity to further infections and to reduce the efficacy of childhood vaccines."
MAL-ED, a project supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and led by the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health and the NIH Fogarty International Center, has sites in eight countries with historically high incidence of undernutrition and diarrheal disease. Researchers are studying factors such as enteric infections and other illness indicators, diet and micronutrient levels, socioeconomic status, gut function, and the environment to determine the interrelationships among these factors and their impact on outcomes such as physical growth, cognitive development and vaccine response in the first two years of life, in unprecedented detail. Central to the study is the hypothesis that enteropathogen infection causes intestinal inflammation leading to inadequate functioning of the gut for nutrient absorption, and producing a child that is undernourished and that may suffer from the consequences of undernutrition.
The 19 articles in the special section (freely available at http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/59/suppl_4.toc) look at the characteristics of each study site in resource-poor environments in Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Peru, South Africa and Tanzania along with methods utilized for the project.


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Plato's new map, let's break it
the tormented one
Plato created a new map to display country and battle information and place it online yesterday. (Ok, it was available for a couple of days, but he did put it smack right in the front of the home screen yesterday. And it automatically scroll down so it is very difficult to miss)
I must say Plato really got some great graphic artists (and many not so great game designers), the overall presentation is pretty good.
But like any new products from Plato, it is never prefect, so I will just go through some of them here.
In general, Plato's map got pretty much got all the places that are already in game right. But what about the places that is not in game. Let's look at some of it here.
Plato applied the same method to countries with regions that are not in the game.
But this is where this consistency is being tested.
Are they hiding it because it is too small?
Apparently, this happens to a lot of other islands and regions too. However,
So, there are a few different styles applied to places that are not in game, but maybe it doesnt really matter because they have no impact on gameplay. So I think we still should thank Plato's graphic team for their first working edition of the map, hopefully it doesnt get broken as much as the old map. Some changes to the game mechanics any time soon?
Nice finds, one thing Id like to see would be a link to country information page when you click on a country's name
Plato should add Greenland to Denmark and add new countries such as Vietnam and Cuba.
Bet they'd all get banned for using multies cuz many of them will play erep via Internet cafe xDDD
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Two-goal heroes Steffan Kiessling and Fernando Torres are two of seven debutants for this season in Goal's selection of the best performers in matchday three
The Champions League group stage reached the halfway point this week, and some of Europe's finest are beginning to hit their stride in this season's competition - none more so than our select XI here.
Celtic's Fraser Forster retains his place in goal after another fine display for the Scottish champions, with Lasse Schone's stunning late strike the only effort out of Ajax's total of nine to find its way past him. Paris Saint-Germain's Gregory van der Wiel edges out Emmanuel Eboue for the right-back spot, with two assists and a clean sheet in his side's rout of Anderlecht. Philippe Mexes earns a place following an assured display against Barcelona as AC Milan battled to a draw, with Virgil van Dijk partnering him after his strong showing versus Ajax. David Alaba - once more on the scoresheet for the rampant Bayern Munich - completes the derence.
Bayer Leverkusen skipper Simon Rolfes earns a place in midfield after inspiring his side to a stunning 4-0 win over Shakhtar Dontesk; he is partnered by Nuri Sahin, who dictated proceedings at the Emirates Stadium in arguably his finest display since rejoining Borussia Dortmund in the win over Arsenal. Further forward sits Franck Ribery, who added yet more weight to his Ballon d'Or hopes with a scintillating display against Viktoria Plzen, capped off with a mazy run and clever finish in a 5-0 thrashing.
In attack, Zlatan Ibrahimovic returns to the Team of the Week after his remarkable four goals in the win in Belgium. He is joined by Bayer Leverkusen's star No.9 Stefan Kiessling, who scored twice and set up another in a strong showing against Shakhtar, while Fernando Torres edges his way in after two well-taken finishes and a fiesty all-round display as Chelsea sealed a 3-0 win over Schalke.


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CORONA — A Rialto man suffered fatal injuries late Tuesday when he crashed a car into a telephone pole.
Fernando Estrada, 29, was driving in the 1000 block of Ontario Avenue at 10 p.m. when he lost control of a sedan, veered off the road and struck a pole in front of a home, Riverside County coroner's officials said.
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Scoring a rare trifecta win, Paramount Home Entertainment's The Fighter debuted on top of both the DVD and Blu-ray Disc sales charts and Home Media magazine's rental chart. The film, which stars Mark Wahlberg and received supporting actor wins for Christian Bale and Melissa Leo, accounted for two-thirds of all disc sales last week. Some 40 percent of its gross was derived from Blu-ray sales. On the Blu-ray chart, it punched Bambi out of the top spot -- a position that it had held for the past two weeks.


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Chris Rock's Hilarious Message to White Voters [VIDEO]
Chris Rock has a message for white voters, but it's not necessarily what you might think. He was recently on Jimmy Kimmel Live, and in a taped video, he made a plea to American citizens in regards to the Presidential election.
In his video, he states that Barack Obama is in fact white, and he gives photo and video evidence to back up his claim. What kind of evidence, you ask? He starts with Obama's name, stating that he was called "Barry" while growing up. It's backed up by the dog he owns, his work after college, his dancing with Ellen, and his love of bowling.
While Rock doesn't give much thought to a lot of the issues that voters are concerned with, he does bring a fun spin on the election, and walks away with an endorsement that's fun to watch, rather than tiresome.
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ESPN is reporting that the deal is worth $27 million. The Hornets have a team option in the third year of the contract as well.
"Lance is forever grateful for all the love he's received from Pacers fans. He is especially grateful to his teammates, Frank Vogel, Herb Simon, the Pacers management and most of all, Larry Bird," Stephenson's agent, Alberto Ebanks, said in a statement. "While we tried our best to come to the best possible terms for both sides, there was not sufficient flexibility in the terms of the contract, particularly the length of the contract."
What makes this a peculiar move for Stephenson is that the Pacers had offered Stephenson a five-year deal worth $54 million. He turned the deal down because he said he felt undervalued.
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New Magical Creature Contest
Feb 01, 2011
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New Magical Creature Contest
style="text-align: left; font-family: Arial;">Apparently Hagrid still hasn't gotten the message. The
1965 Ban on Experimental Breeding remains in effect but he's at it
again. How does he get away with it? Possibly he has a friend at the
Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures that
keeps the law off his doorstep. Maybe he's taken a page out of Mr.
Weasley's book and found a loophole in the statute. Regardless, there
is a newly created (illegal?) beast on the grounds of Hogwarts under
Hagrid's care. But the real question for you is what is it (and will it
be tamable)?
What do you suppose are two likely creatures that
Hagrid has paired and what have they produced? Tell us about it in 100
words or less. Provide a description of the new creature and tell us
what magical abilities it possesses. For the purposes of this contest
Hagrid has access to only those magical beasts mentioned in the seven
Harry Potter books and the two charity books, ˜Fantastic Beasts and
Where to Find Them' and ˜Quidditch Through the Ages.' You may choose to
cross-breed two magical creatures or a magical creature with a
non-magical creature as long as the non-magical creature was also
mentioned in one of the seven Harry Potter books or a charity book.
Also, please do not use centaurs, merpeople, or werewolves because
these, like goblins and house-elves, are considered beings rather than
General Rules:
- Anyone 13 years
of age and over may enter the contest, including staff members who are
not involved in the judging process.
- One entry per person.
- All
submissions must be the original work of the contestant. Any entries
found to contain the work of another author will be disqualified.
- All
entries must meet PG-13 standards of decency and good taste.
- All
decisions by the judges are final.
- The first place winner will
receive a handcrafted wand donated by Wizard
Wood Wands (design changes each month) and 200 MyLeaky points.
- Please
refer to our FAQ if you are not sure of something.
- If
you have any questions not answered in the FAQ, or would like to discuss this Contest, please
come to the Contest Corner Forum of The Leaky Lounge.
- Create a new cross-breed magical creature
that Hagrid would be proud of.
- You may use any two beasts except
centaurs, merpeople, or werewolves as long as they both appear in JK
Rowling's Harry Potter series or her charity books and at least one of
them is magical.
- Please remember to include the two parents, a
description of the beast, and the magical powers and/or abilities it
- Submissions may be no more than 100 words in length.
- All
submissions must be e-mailed to [email protected] by
11:59 pm (EDT) on February 28th, 2011, with "Magical Creature" in the
subject line of the e-mail.
- Please copy-paste your entry into
the body of the e-mail and include a name to be used for authorship
(real name or Leaky Lounge name).
UPDATE: The winners have been picked! Please help us in congratulating them!
First Place – WeenyOwl
(excerpt from Headmistress McGonagall's private journal)
I fear Horace's pursuit of rare potions ingredients is luring Hagrid
back to his old hybridizing experiments. Their recent mead-fueled debate
on the magical properties of pufferfish eyes and the correct
pronunciation of ˜bowtruckle' may explain the Lake's proliferation of
hitherto-unknown wooden fish. When disturbed, these creatures, which
Hagrid calls Bowless Rafterfish, swell up until they resemble log rafts.
On hot days, students use them as floats and diving platforms ' until
they suddenly revert to their original form, occasioning much hilarity.
At first I worried about potential drownings, but the Giant Squid
faithfully retrieves all who drift too far out.
Second Place – Sluggish Memory
Pnixome (PIX-O-MEE)
The Pnixome, a breed produced from the Pixie and the Gnome has caused an
outbreak of damaged crops throughout the Wizarding World. The creature
who is partial to the Muggle drink, Pina Coladas and who especially
enjoys getting caught in the rain is known to be a mischievous and sassy
beast. It's unattractive, portly thighs along with its oversized wings
are incapable of masking its raw, repugnant stench which smells robustly
of Gnome saliva and the underarm of a baby Pixie. A single expelling of
gas from the Pnixome has the ability to devastate any plant.
Third Place – ogdensnut
Creature: the Nab
Hoping to create the world's best defended treasure-hunter, Hagrid has
interbred the treasure-seeking Niffler with the jewel-shelled,
flame-shooting Fire Crab to create the ˜Nab'. Unfortunately, the shaggy
black Nab, sensing treasure, simply steals the jewels from its own
shell. This triggers its flame defence (burning a bald patch around its
rear end) and leaves large holes. When exhaustion finally drives the Nab
underground, soil falls through these holes. Hagrid, who is
nevertheless delighted, has been experimenting with filling these holes
and protecting the remaining jewels by smothering the entire hairy shell
with his own melted treacle and letting it set.
Honorable Mention – B.L. Gooby
A Grindeazle is a small, fur-less and catlike creature. It is the result
of breeding a Kneazle and a Grindylow. The Grindeazle is pale green
with large, dark green spots. It has webbed toes and a fin on the end of
its lion-like tail. It has gills and is able to breathe above and below
the water. It likes to live in secluded marshes. It eats small animals
and insects. It is very illusive, but aggressive when found. An elixir
made with its saliva is known to prevent and cure the effects of Cholera
Honorable Mention – halfbloodprincess219
As his previous encounter with Blast-Endded-Skrewts caused a complete
mess, he decided to cross his leftover supply of Firecrabs with the cute
Pigmypuff to create a gentler (but still Hagrid approved) creature.
When calm, a Firepuff walks on six legs, is covered in peach colored fur
and occasionally releases a puff of smoke from its bottom. But when it
senses the slightest danger it rolls into a hard ball covered in spiky
gems, and propells itself around with large blasts of fire coming from
several holes. Luna Lovegood describes them as cute, angry armidillos.


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"This recipe is my go to recipe for potlucks or a fast dinner, probably because I cheat with store bought sauces. It can be modified easily. Substitute whatever veggies you prefer and it tastes great with chicken if you're a meat eater!"
Easy Baked Veggie Pasta With Goat Cheese
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READY IN:50mins
Ingredients Nutrition
- 400 g dry pasta, rigatoni
- 1 cup store bought alfredo sauce
- 2 tablespoons store bought pesto sauce
- 1 zucchini, chopped
- 4 mushrooms, sliced
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 cups spinach
- 2 ounces goat cheese
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- While pasta is cooking, saute onions and garlic for 3o seconds, then add zucchini, mushrooms and cook till tender. Season with oregano, salt and pepper if you prefer.
- Add spinach 1 minute before done.
- Stir in sauces and simmer until pasta is ready.
- Mix pasta, veggies and sauces and transfer to casserole dish.
- Add liberal amounts of goat cheese to taste (the herb coated stuff is great).
- Bake in oven at 350-400F for 30 minutes and serve.
- Can be made the day ahead and heated at potluck.


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Mobile phone scams to be aware of
Given how much our mobile phone is now an integral part of our everyday lives, it is of little wonder that the majority of us are aware of its where-a-bouts 24 hours a day. As such we are prepared to spend considerable sums of money month in and month out to ensure we have the best possible access to all the services the modern day Smart Phone can provide. Given the value of Smart Phone handsets are ever increasing, many of us have been accustomed to gaining access to such devices by the means of a monthly repayment contract. Many millions of us have these monthly contracts in place with the handful of suppliers available, such as o2, Vodafone and 3. More often than not the costs of having our Smart phone are broken down into two factors; although with some suppliers, with exception of o2, this may not be entirely obvious. The costs in question are the cost of the handset each month and of course the service cost. This means that most Smart Phone contracts contain an element which is specific to paying for the device and another specific to service and use. One of the providers, o2, are specific in their delivery of these two separate costs thanks to their 'Refresh' contract. Refresh allows customers to pay for the cost of the handset as a completely separate payment to that of their monthly usage costs. This therefore means the cost of the device itself will be repaid after the agreed period of time and the service cost remains running until such time that the contract is terminated. As well as the known monthly costs associated to mobile phone contracts there are other ways we may increase the amount owed each month, often without even our prior knowledge and this is through being targeted by scams.
Mobile phone scams have been around for years, like many other scams which we are periodically targeted by. Typically scams take place in email form with fraudsters looking to target us and our bank account details via a fraudulent emails claiming such details are required. Nowadays sadly fraudsters are advancing their efforts and targeting our mobiles too. Aside from the obvious scam; whereby fraudsters will call our phones looking to obtain our banking information to use for fraud purposes, there have been reports recently that a new scam is taking place. The most recent scam being reported sees consumers running up large phone bills for calls they simply did not make. At this time the issue seems to reside with customers who have a monthly contract through Vodafone specifically but that's not to say the scam will not affect those with contracts with some of the other large suppliers. The scam itself appears to consist of receiving a missed call from a number beginning with 0845 or 0345 and in most instances the phone will only ring for a few seconds before the call is registered as 'missed'. Customers are then greeted with a nasty surprise when either there phone is blocked due to high usage or a bill for a call to this number running into hundreds of pounds. Consumers have reported that although they did not even call the number back, there is a call listed for 9 to 12 hours with extremely high tariff rates and therefore cost.
For those of you effected by this there is every reason to raise concern with the supplier, whether this be Vodafone or otherwise. Given that of the cases known the majority of these supposed calls have taken place throughout the night, there is every reason to dispute the cost being charged. Given also that it has been reported in This Is Money today that those who did return the call, noted that it went to a claims management voicemail; suggests immediately that there is just-cause to believe fraud has taken place. As a first port of call dispute the charge specifically with your supplier and raise the issue that the call never took place. You can evidence this with screen captures of your call logs where requested. If the customer advisor is unable to support you with your compliant you may have to request the issue is raised with a manager or via the official route. The entire circumstances surrounding the nature and timing of these calls should be evidence enough that a form of fraud has been committed but if this for whatever reason is not the case, ensure the correct and official channels are taken to resolve the issue.


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I am not entirely sure which JOHN MITCHELL this was who married PHILLIS; there are several possibilities which I will list with the hopes that at some future time I can definitely identify him. I strongly believe he was the son of ROBERT and CATHERINE MITCHELL, originally of Lunenburg Co, Virginia, later of Granville County, NC because of the family's association with the WILLIAMS family, and I am laying out the info on the that one as well as another for references sake. Some have said he was the son of JAMES MITCHELL and AMY DAVIS, according to some sources. I am not so sure that is true since it does appear to me that the JOHN MITCHELL in this will is a bit young, but here is a copy of a will:5
Marriage 1 Phillis BECKHAM b: 1737 in Edgecombe County,North Carolina
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Nancy Spencer, a mom and founder of Confident Parenting, returns for a final parenting tip this week. This time, we're talking about figuring out what might trigger bad behavior.
Spencer says it's easy to get into a negative cycle when you find your child not sharing, talking back or otherwise misbehaving. Parenting Tip: Finding out what triggers bad behavior
But the best way to handle bad behavior, she says, is to figure out what causes it before it happens. And that means being good observers of our kids, she says.
"It's so easy to get wrapped up in the day," Spencer tells me. "Kids need our eyes. They need to know that we are listening to them without distraction."
For more, watch my video interview with Spencer. And check the box above for more tips from her.
Go to Confident Parenting's website to learn more about the services she offers families in the Triangle.
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DELAFIELD, Wis. (Stockpickr) -- Professional traders running mutual funds and hedge funds don't just look at a stock's price moves; they also track big changes in volume activity. Often when above-average volume moves into an equity, it precedes a large spike in volatility.
>>5 Stocks Poised for Breakouts
Major moves in volume can signal unusual activity, such as insider buying or selling -- or buying or selling by "superinvestors."
Unusual volume can also be a major signal that hedge funds and momentum traders are piling into a stock ahead of a catalyst. These types of traders like to get in well before a large spike, so it's always a smart move to monitor unusual volume. That said, remember to combine trend and price action with unusual volume. Put them all together to help you decipher the next big trend for any stock.
>>5 Stocks Under $10 Set to Soar
With that in mind, let's take a look at several stocks rising on unusual volume recently.
Burlington Stores
Burlington Stores (BURL) operates as a retailer of branded apparel products in the U.S. This stock closed up 2.9% at $28.20 in Friday's trading session.
Friday's Volume: 1.37 million
Three-Month Average Volume: 476,944
Volume % Change: 213%
From a technical perspective, BURL trended higher here back above its 50-day moving average of $27.83 with strong upside volume. This move is quickly pushing shares of BURL within range of triggering a near-term breakout trade. That trade will hit if BURL manages to take out Friday's high of $28.42 to some more near-term overhead resistance at $28.82 with strong volume.
Traders should now look for long-biased trades in BURL as long as it's trending above $27 or $26 and then once it sustains a move or close above those breakout levels with volume that this near or above 476,944 shares. If that breakout starts soon, then BURL will set up to re-test or possibly take out its next major overhead resistance levels at $31 to its 52-week high at $32.98.


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By PATRICK SLACK
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The St. Cloud Cathedral girls basketball team broke open a two-point halftime lead in the second half at Little Falls, Tuesday, picking up a 73-61 Granite Ridge Conference (GRC) win.
Both teams entered the game with 4-1 conference records, with Cathedral pulling into sole possession of second place in the GRC with the win.
Senior Whitney Weisz dominated in the paint, scoring 21 points while pulling down 16 rebounds and blocking seven shots.
Junior Jamie Jenks added 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists and senior Annie Ploof netted 14 points.
Senior Makayla Jorgensen posted four points, seven rebounds and five assists, while senior Mariah Burns (3) and sophomore Jennifer Ronning (2) capped the scoring.
Little Falls hosts Alexandria, Thursday.
St. Cloud Cathedral 73, Little Falls 61
Cathedral 34 39 – 73
Little Falls 32 29 – 61
Little Falls—Whitney Weisz, 21 (16 rebounds, 7 blocks); Jamie Jenks, 17 (7 rebounds, 5 assists); Annie Ploof, 14; Makayla Jorgensen, 4 (7 rebounds, 5 assists); Mariah Burns, 3 (4 rebounds); Jennifer Ronning, 2.


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Outings across the capital take an unconventional direction with an alternative walkabout courtesy of London Loo Tours. The founder has ventured as far as Indonesia's World Toilet Summit on her quest for knowledge about public amenities, and now bestows her insights on those looking for a spot of alternative tourism. Tourists and Londoners alike can choose either the Original Tour, from Waterloo to the West End, or the Bloomsbury Tour, leaving from Euston Square. Depending on the tour selected, the expedition will take participants to converted public conveniences. The guide will dispense unusual and little-known facts along the way, such as the history of the plumber who founded Thomas Crapper and Co, one of London's early sanitary engineering companies. His turn-of-the-century facilities await visitors at Wesley's Chapel, near Old Street.
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"I finished drama school and was looking for things to do. I'm an American on a 'Graduate Entrepreneur Visa', which means I can start my own business ventures but not work for anyone else. I have to be innovative or I'll get kicked out of the country. I've always had an interest in free toilets (because I didn't like paying 30p a go!) and I have a pretty good grasp of the city's facilities. So the tour started as a joke, and got more interest than I ever imagined it would."
G: What is your favourite site to visit, and why?
"There are so many to choose from. I like toilets that are creative as well as functional. The Cellar Door Cabaret bar has got to be up there on the list. Not only is it located in a former toilet, but it has very cool modern toilets of its own (with doors that are see-through until you lock them!) Plus, the staff are incredibly nice and make amazing cocktails."
G: What is your favourite thing about the tour's subject matter?
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