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Many people in New England were likely throwing their popcorn at the television after staying up late and weathering a dramatic Patriots comeback Sunday night only to see Bill Belichick defer possession when overtime began. But Denver's quarterback was nonplussed when asked after the game whether Belichick's call surprised him.
"No," Peyton Manning replied flatly. "That's what they do sometimes."
It sounds like the Patriots' captains were in the same boat as the fans, though.
While New England supporters were ripping their hair out over Belichick giving up possession to Manning at the beginning of overtime and choosing to take a favorable wind direction instead, the Patriots captains were more concerned that they'd misheard their coach.
"We all looked at each other like he was crazy — then we all asked again and again and again," Logan Mankins told Comcast SportsNet. "And we just wanted to make sure we were doing exactly what he wanted. … We were just making sure — you never want to be that bonehead out there that, your coach tells you you want the ball and we want to kick it. So we were just making sure we were doing exactly what he wanted. That doesn't come up very often where in overtime you say you don't want the ball, so we were just making sure we had it exactly right."
Other Patriots played it a little cooler after the game.
"Great decision," Rob Gronkowski said, according to WEEI.com. "He is our coach, [and] we're behind him with everything, especially coach Belichick. Whatever he has, we're behind him. So it was a great call because we won."
Rob Ninkovich said New England could see the benefits of the call pretty quick, as Manning couldn't get the offense moving too far.
"Definitely," he said. "I think that we were doing a great job there as far as when they were going into the wind. They had trouble getting the ball down the field. They were just trying to work the intermediate routes and run short little flat routes and crossers at the sticks. So it would be first down, second down, run, run. Getting the third-and-5 manageable situation to throw a short route."
In the end, Belichick ended up looking prescient, as Manning could not get the Broncos into field goal range. The Patriots had their own troubles on offense, even with the wind, and only ended up winning after a muffed punt return, meaning they were far from guaranteed to score on the first possession even if New England had elected to receive.
"Bill's a genius," Devin McCourty said after the game. "He's a genius. I mean, even the captains didn't know. We [were] like, 'Defer? Take the wind?' And, it was obviously the best call, and it was a great call by him."
They all say that now.
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Man killed in early morning motel shooting
Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:11:08 GMT —
Update 2:46p
Authorities issued a murder warrant in this homicide for 24-year-old David Allen Jeffries.
Jeffries was arrested by members of the Amarillo Police SWAT Team and the Narcotics Unit.
Police said Jeffries was found with about 7.8 grams of what was believed to be crack cocaine.
He was booked into the Potter County Jail on the charges of murder and manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance over four grams and less than 200 grams in a drug-free zone.
Police are investigating an early morning homicide at an Amarillo motel.
At about 12:25 a.m., officers responded to the Sleepin Inn Motel in the 800 block of Amarillo Boulevard West on the report of a shooting.
Officers arrived and found 37-year-old Corey Jamar Black lying on the ground with an apparent gunshot wound to the upper body.
Black was declared dead at the scene, police said.
An autopsy was ordered by a Justice of the peace and the Special Crimes Unit is continuing to investigate the homicide.

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TORONTO — Natalie Berens, co-chair of Toronto Hadassah WIZO's upcoming fundraising event, praises the organization's mentorship program for giving her the skills to plan it.
Mind Power: An Evening with Mentalist Sidney Friedman, to be held Nov. 30 at On the Park Events and Conference Centre, is the organization's largest fundraising endeavour of the year.
She said the event grew out of an initiative in the organization to mentor young leaders.
Sheryl Simon, Hadassah's Toronto Centre chapter president, was mentored in 2009 by past president Sarah Granatowicz. Simon said it was Granatowicz's vision to pair up-and-coming leaders with seasoned ones.
"They set goals together and work on such areas as fundraising, public speaking and sharing the history of the organization."
Simon said that since its inception, the mentoring program has had 16 pairs of mentors and mentees.
"People are chosen in a brainstorming session, in which we identify those who have taken the spotlight."
It's unique program, she said, and Toronto Hadassah is sharing it with other cities, as well as the international organization. "It is a sure way for us to have succession."
Berens herself was mentored by Hadassah member Vivian Sharon. She said Sharon was instrumental in helping her plan the Friedman event.
"She taught me about asking for sponsors, getting advertising for the program book, selling tickets, advertising, and speaking at meetings. She coached me and shared her experiences."
Berens' co-chairs, who are also mentees, she said, were trained "from A to Z about all aspects required to create a successful fundraising event."
For more information or to buy tickets, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com, call 416-630-8373 or visit www.chw.ca/Toronto.


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The Storm and Nugache trojans represent the face of future crimeware, or its facelessness: These two malicious bot programs are distinct from their ancestors because they lack a head that can be severed to stop them.
Previous generations of bots could be cut off from their control server, which communicated over Internet Relay Chat. Storm and Nugache bots do not depend on IRC communications; they use encrypted peer-to-peer networking to update themselves and exchange information.
Storm first came to attention in early 2007 and spread through an e-mail message that made reference to a recent European storm in the message subject line. It has created a massive botnet that has been estimated to range from a few hundred thousand to over 2 million machines. In an interview with InformationWeek last September, Matt Sergeant, chief anti-spam technologist with MessageLabs, likened the Storm botnet to a supercomputer in terms of its power.
Nugache appeared in mid-2006, initially as a trojan distributed through chat applications. Initially, it lagged behind Storm in terms of sophistication. For example, it couldn't send spam in regionally appropriate languages, as Storm can. But Paul Henry, VP of technology evangelism at Secure Computing, said that security experts now believe it has caught up with Storm's capabilities and will likely become a more significant threat as its controllers move to profit from their malware.
"[Nugache] is not as large as Storm yet, but from a technical perspective, it's just as good," said Henry.
The maturation of Nugache has resulted in a decrease in the price and quality of spam, according to Henry, who put the current cost of spamming at $100 per million messages.
Like Storm, Nugache relies on encrypted peer-to-peer communication for command and control, said Henry. But it has an advantage over Storm in that it's not tied to a specific set of ports. "[Nugache] will look at pretty much any port to establish communication," he said.
Storm and Nugache communication cannot be detected reliably by intrusion detection systems (IDS). In a paper published last month, computer security researchers Sam Stover, Dave Dittrich, John Hernandez, and Sven Dietrich said, "User education is likely the only mitigation method to prevent installation of the malware."


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Multifunctional frame for hanging and other parkour moves. It comprises four curved supports joined by monkey bars. The bar heights are 1,750 mm and 2,230 mm. It can also be used for jumping over or weaving through. The bars can be reached by children. The hanging bars at different heights provide challenges for children and teens of different ages. This is a cost-effective product that is perfect for school yards, among other places. The frame is made of a hot-dip galvanized steel tube measuring 60 mm in diameter. The ball joints and panel fastenings of the frame are made of glass-fibre reinforced polyamide plastic for outdoor use. They are highly durable against temperature and weather changes and physical impacts.
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WHEN I started using email towards the end of the millennium, they were written on the now-unimaginable digital blue-screen.
From there to features and programmes such as G-chat, Skype or YouTube in just a few years constitutes a phenomenal jump. Millions of Internet users around the world have kept pace with constantly evolving technology, and love it for precisely this.
But have big businesses done the same? Major media firms, it would seem, are not just wary of but actually opposed to technologies that demands a shift in the way they conduct their business.
Back in 1982, legendary US film industry lobbyist Jack Valenti articulated this stance nicely when he compared the VCR — cutting-edge technology back then — to the Boston Strangler, preparing to murder the innocents of Hollywood.
Today, where the Internet pushes for openness and is challenging the closed, copyright-protected world from before the digital age, the big media houses continue to try to tighten their grip on it as far as possible.
In the past 30 years in the US, media house lobbyists have lobbied for 15 pieces of legislation aimed at tightening their grip over media content. Early this year, though, the Internet fought back.
Resistance by forums including Google and Wikipedia forced the US Congress to shelve two anti-Internet piracy bills that they argued would not just restrict the open nature of the Web, but would also tamper with the very architecture of the medium.
The Stop Online Piracy Act (Sopa) and the Protect IP Act (Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act), or Pipa, sought, in the main, to control piracy of American media — film and television shows — which, according to Creative America (comprised of a collection of Hollywood studios, networks and unions) costs the country's workers $5.5bn a year.
Had this legislation gone through the US Justice Department, copyright holders would have been able to obtain court orders against foreign websites suspected of perpetrating or facilitating copyright infringements and place embargoes on online advertising networks and payment facilitators from conducting business with such suspects. It would have become legally possible to prevent search engines from carrying links with such sites.
But Silicon Valley fought back, saying the bills would limit free speech, stifle innovation and, most importantly, discourage new digital-age distribution methods. The battle was portrayed as Silicon Valley vs Hollywood, and the former was perceived as having won.
Meanwhile in Europe, a US-backed international treaty, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (Acta) sparked protests acros the continent and a number of countries, including the Netherlands, Poland and Germany, have refused to sign it.
The opponent of Acta feel that it bypasses the sovereign laws of participating nations and would force the world's ISPs to act as the Internet police.
The proponents of tight copyright enforcement — mainly the interest groups such as the big business media houses — may have taken a hit, but by no means are they out for the count. Recently, the media giant Viacom — owner of the Comedy Network and Paramount Pictures — has revived a $1bn suit against Google's YouTube for allowing users to access copyrighted material from its shows.
Rupert Murdoch of the News Corps empire lashed out at President Barack Obama for "throwing in his lot with Silicon Valley paymasters" and tweeted: "Piracy leader is Google who streams movies free, sells advts around them."
But it's not quite that simple as Hollywood vs Silicon Valley. First, what brought down Sopa, Pipa and in some countries, Acta, was not just lobbying by Internet companies or Silicon Valley but millions upon millions of people — ordinary people — who resisted them.
The Internet has brought new meaning to the phrase 'one man, one vote'. While the pre-digital age media industry can be pinned down as being run by a set of suits in a boardroom, the Internet prides itself on being 'run' by citizens across the globe, all of them with a say and a stake in the system.
In the days that Sopa was still on the table, one US senator's office alone received over 3,000 calls about it in a single day.
What the Internet has achieved is the democratisation of the media.
Second, at the heart of the anger over perceived copyright infringements is the media houses' desire to stick with their traditional methods of business and distribution, and retain control over their products in the pre-Internet fashion.
Proponents of the 'new media', meanwhile, argue that new technologies demand new ways of doing business. There are companies that have adapted to the challenges and opportunities presented by the Internet terrain, notable among them being Amazon and iTunes. They give consumers on-demand content at reasonable prices, while turning over massive profits.
The shift being faced by the visual media industry has already been experienced by the music industry, which has had to create online alternatives to the traditionally distributed CDs.
There is little doubt that, in the long run, the visual media industry will have to follow suit. An increasing number of analysts feel that the Web has changed the playing field more or less entirely as far as the rules of doing business are concerned.
There is little advantage to trying to force people to play by the old rules when innovative methods that more easily meet the consumers' needs — on-demand and easily available/accessible content — can be developed.
It's not really about the advantages of the new versus the old, in fact. It's about new technologies making it possible to give everybody — including the media giants' appetite for profits — more of what they want.
The writer is a member of staff.


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Maggie & JP: A Traditional Wedding in Dallas, TX
Dramatic towering centerpieces and a chic color scheme of pink, silver, black, and white, wowed guests at this May wedding. The Bride Margaret (Maggie) Haddad, 25, grad student The Groom John Paul (JP) Beitler, 27, real estate broker The Date May 28 Margaret (Maggie) Haddad and John Paul (JP) Beitler learned a lot during their years at Southern Methodist University in Dallas -- including the power of instant, true love. Maggie first saw a picture of JP in her friend's room and immediately asked to be introduced, which happened a month later. The two had lots in common and stayed up until 6 a.m. bonding over everything from art to history and politics. In fact, JP called his father the next day and informed him that he'd found the woman he was going to marry. Nearly five years later, JP proposed during an Easter visit to Maggie's family's home.


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A good friend of mine was given this to him recently as his Grandfather passed away and he's asked me to find out about its value etc.
He told me that a Jewellers in Guildford recommended sticking it on eBay for £1000 but I wasn't sure what to think as the watch isn't in the greatest condition.
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text: The White House launched a radically redesigned Data.gov website Tuesday, in an effort to improve government data transparency and easy access. The redesign marks a major turning point for the website, which was launched in 2009 and underwent a light redesign in 2010. The new site boasts a rotating data visualization masthead (currently showing USGS earthquake data) followed by a stream of articles, reports, and social media posts, which is an eerily close replica of the Google+ stream. Data is now directly on the homepage, instead of buried beneath layers of links and menus of the old site. The redesign comes just one week after President Obama spoke on opening government data to the American people. "Dealing with the federal government is not always high-technology and user-friendly," Obama said, but Data.Gov aims to change that. "For the first time in history, we've opened up huge amounts of government data to the American people, and put it on the Internet for free. At Data.gov, you can search through and download more than 75,000 data sets — data on everything from what different hospitals charge for different procedures, to credit card complaints, to weather and climate measurements. And what's happening is entrepreneurs and business owners are now using that data — the people's data –to create jobs and solve problems that government can't solve by itself or can't do as efficiently." Both this speech and the Data.Gov redesign build on the President's May 2013 Open Data Executive Order. In an era of Edward Snowden, PRISM, and concerns about the government's data practices, the Data.Gov redesign team appears to be taking its task very seriously. (Be sure to note, as Carl Franzen of The Verge pointed out, "the NSA and other intelligence agencies are notably absent from the list of participating agencies on the current Data.gov."). The team includes Presidential Innovation fellows and Office of Science and Technology Policy staff. The press release announcing the redesign calls the new site "a very early beta," that aims to "fuse open-data practices into the Federal Government's DNA." While the site is primarily a data-focused one, the redesign also showcases some well thought-out and attractive design practices, from the visualized masthead all the way down to the fonts. Even as an early beta, the new site is fluid, intuitive, and well organized. The site is quick to remind visitors that it is far from finished, and goes as far to ask for suggestions via Twitter and Quora. Check it out at Next.Data.Gov. Jon Salm is an associate client analyst at Millward Brown Digital in New York City and a freelance data journalist in the Visual.ly marketplace. He has a bachelor's degree in English from Washington and Lee University. You can find him online at about.me/salm.jon and follow him on twitter @S4LM3R.


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Despite trying out various solutions from the forum posts, I didn't have any luck.
My problem is, from tutorial one, I couldn't seem to create the page type, from HomePage.php, to appear in the Page Type dropdown, after rebuilding using this url http://localhost:8888/SilverStripe/mysite/dev/build?flush=all
I am using SilverStripe 3.0.1 and I installed it on my MacBook Pro's local machine. The php file, HomePage.php, is stored in this directory -> MAMP/htdocs/SilverStripe/mysite/code
At present, there are two files in this directory, HomePage.php and Page.php
The code in HomePage.php is this
class HomePage extends Page {}
class HomePage_Controller extends Page_Controller {}
My questions:-
1. Should there be a PHP closing tag ?> in this file? e.g. <?php ...... ?>
2. Every time, I rebuilt it I get a login page which says I must be an adminstrator to continue the rebuild. That's even when I am already logged in!
3. What should the correct url be in my case for rebuilding ? I guess it's http://localhost:8888/Silverstripe/mysite/dev/build?flush=1
Is 'mysite' correct?
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Bangalore: Baby Afreen's doctors say she will need intensive care for at least six weeks before they can declare her out of danger. She has begun moving her limbs - a small sign of improvement, say her attendants. The baby's story has outraged India. She is in a Bangalore hospital being treated for swelling and bleeding in her brain, along with other injuries caused allegedly by her abusive father. He has been arrested.
Baby Afreen has bite marks all over her body. She was brought to the Vani Vilas Government Hospital on Saturday evening; before that, she was taken to two other hospitals by her mother after the child was beaten up. Afreen's father was allegedly filled with rage against his wife, Reshma Bhanu, and child because he had wanted a son.
Reshma's father Abdul Kareem told NDTV today that when Afreen is released from hospital, his wife and he will ask their daughter and grand-daughter to move in with them. He said that his son-in-law had beaten Reshma a few times before he allegedly assaulted his baby. Mr Kareem says that when he had complained to the police about his daughter being beaten up, he was advised by the cops to give his son-in-law another chance.
Reshma said yesterday that last week, she woke up to find her baby's face covered with a pillow, a cloth stuffed inside her mouth. Her husband had denied trying to smother the child.


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Claudia Cappelli, Fernanda Baião, Flavia Santoro, Hadeliane Iendrike, Mauro Lopes, Vanessa T. Nunes.
Business Process Modeling has been used by organizations to promote knowledge sharing towards organizational learning. In this context, modeling domain concepts and their semantic relationships is a very important, yet complex, task. Ontologies are a way of representing trustworth and unambiguous domain abstractions, and thus may act as a compliment of business process models for domain understanding. This work presents a case study of how we built a domain ontology from process models representing the petroleum production and reservoir control domains in Petrobras, and how both representations may complement each other to enhance domain understanding by the users.
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In terms of Ulster's PRO12 league position, tomorrow's trip to Thomond Park is a dead rubber.
Ulster secured fourth place last week with a losing bonus point in the 22-20 defeat by Leinster – a postion that cannot be bettered.
But for Ireland lock Dan Tuohy there is plenty up for grabs in Limerick.
"It's about proving a point as a team and personally it is quite an important game for me," said Tuohy.
"I have just returned from inujury so fitness wise, Irish tour wise and trying to get into the Ulster starting XV for the semi final because Hendy (Iain Henderson) is doing a a decent job at the moment.
"For me there is a lot riding on it and Callum as well I'm not too sure what the story is with Tom (Court) regarding the semi-final, there are a lot of guys leaving and they are motivated to win in the Ulster shirt.
"We have lost three of the last four games in the PRO12 although it has no bearing on what happens on the league table. I think personally it has a bearing on your pride and what you want to achieve as a player."
Munster could still finish second but that would require an unexpected chain of results.
"Realistically they probably haven't a chance of second with Glasgow playing Zebre, " pondered Touhy, although it was the Italians who practically shut the door on Ospreys' hopes of overhauling Ulster in a shock win last week.
In terms of what Ulster will face in Thomond Park, irrespective of who is in their line-up, Tuohy knows they will be going all guns to at least give them the best chance of sneaking a home semi if the chance arose.
"I saw Paul (O'Connell) play against Edinburgh last weekend with Conor ( Murray) and Zebs (Simon Zebo) so I don't know if they will play this week but whether it's Paul, the two Donnachas (O'Callaghan and Ryan) or Dave Foley there are guys there in and round for international honours. that I am up against," said Tuohy.
"It's a personal battle between the second rows myself and Lewis (Stevenson) will be looking to implement our physicality, and not on the other guys in our position, but to lead our pack through and try to take our leadership and experience and guide the younger guys into the game because Thomond Park can be a tough place to play.
"Sometimes when you have no pressure on you, you can go in and enjoy the game play a little bit of rugby, and let's be honest no one is going to give us a hope in hell so we can go out and play and hopefully get a result."
No matter at what stage of the season or where the teams are in the league Tuohy feels Ulster against Munster is always a tough derby.
"It adds a little bit of spice we do get on really well and you could see after the Leinster game all of us were shaking hands
"It's a battle on the pitch but you do get on well with them afterwards because thy are generally a decent bunch of blokes, " smiles the Ulster second row.
"When it comes to Munster there is still that rivalry. You put on the white shirt with the red hand on your chest you play Munster it's just the way it is, you enjoy it, you embrace and you never know we could still have them in the final of the Rabo.
"It's an interpro this weekend and we'll probably have another next weekend so it's a juicy enough end to the season.
"We have fond memories of Thomond Park, I wasn't involved in the game last year but the boys played well
"It was a so called weakened side and they competed for about 50 minutes.
"With us not being able to get third (in the league) the coaches have gone with the scientific approach of resting the senior players and hopefully it will pay off."
"We are going to win this game and enjoy it.
Touhy enjoyed his first Six Nations start against Scotland but in the next game he picked up an injury and he is hoping for a change of fortune as this season concludes and he set his sighs on the 2015 world cup.
"I picked up a broken forearm against Wales, came back for a couple of games then broke my hand against Cardiff with Ulster.
"Then played against Saracens and then had surgery the week after. so it seems to be one thing after another.
"With injuries but hopefully that is the end of it and I can get a couple of games under my belt here and force my way into the Ireland set up for the Argentina tour.
"I have been fortunate with injuries in my career but the timing of them were horrendous. I hope that will change."


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Although the Alerian MLP Index has rebounded substantially since the end of the third quarter, the group continues to trade at a favorable valuation.
Investors buy MLPs to lock in tax-advantaged income streams; one of the best valuation metrics for the group is the spread between the yield on the Alerian MLP Index and the yield on the 10-year Treasury bond. When the yield on the Alerian MLP Index is elevated compared to the yield on 10-year Treasuries, investors can earn an above-average yield for accepting the risk of owning MLPs.
Source: Bloomberg
The yield spread between the Alerian MLP Index and the 10-year Treasury bond spiked to record levels in late 2008 and early 2009. At the height of the credit crunch, investors shunned risky assets and fled to the safety of Treasuries. At times in late 2008, the short-term Treasury notes offered negative yields; investors were effectively paying interest for the right to lend money to the U.S. government — a sign of extreme risk aversion.
The underlying fundamentals for MLPs also deteriorated somewhat in late 2008. Most MLPs have little or no exposure to oil and natural gas prices, though some firms involved in oil and gas production, gathering and processing suffered a decline in cash flow when commodity prices plummeted. Producers curtailed drilling, limiting the number of new wells hooked up to gathering systems and reducing throughput on processing systems. You can find out more about the basics of MLP investing in my free report: Master Limited Partnerships Revealed.
But the credit crunch was an even bigger challenge for MLPs. Banks ceased lending money and the implosion in the stock and bond markets prevented many well-capitalized MLPs from issuing new units or selling bonds.
It's a testament to MLPs' stability and defensive qualities that only a handful cut their distributions during the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. Nonetheless, investors still punished the group; the yield on the Alerien MLP Index skyrocketed to as much as 1,000 basis points (10 percent) over the yield on the 10-year Treasury bond.
In late September 2011, the yield on one-month Treasuries slumped into negative territory once again, as investors sold stocks en masse and piled money into safe havens.
The yield spread between the Alerian MLP Index jumped to more than 5% at the end of September. Although MLPs have rallied substantially since mid-2009, these stocks are dirt cheap by any historical measure. The recent upswing in the stock market has lowered this yield spread somewhat, but the Alerian MLP Index still offers an attractive yield margin for income-oriented investors relative to government bonds.
Of course, valuation alone is never ample justification to buy a stock or industry group. Some stocks are cheap for a good reason. But business conditions remain sanguine for strong MLPs.
In my Oct. 5, 2011, Seeking Alpha article, Credit Conditions Should Remain Stable For MLPs And Oil & Gas Producers, I examined conditions in global credit markets and concluded that most MLPs still have cheap access to credit despite the turmoil in the EU. Demand for energy commodities is also much healthier than it was before.
Source: Bloomberg
This graph tracks the prices of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil, Brent crude oil and a mixed barrel of natural gas liquids (NGLs) that includes ethane, propane, butane and iso-butane.
The last time the yield spread between the Alerian MLP Index and 10-year Treasury bonds was this elevated, oil prices had collapsed from a high of almost $150 per barrel to less than $40 per barrel. This year, oil prices have pulled back from their springtime high but remain elevated.
The pullback in the price of WTI crude oil has been more pronounced because of the oversupply of oil the delivery point in Cushing, Okla. Nevertheless, WTI crude oil barely dipped under $80 per barrel in September and is still up on a year-over-year basis.
The price of Brent crude oil has receded only modestly this year, an indication that global supply and demand conditions remain tight. Despite the sensationalist headlines about plummeting energy prices, Brent crude oil currently trades for well over $110 per barrel and never dipped under $100 per barrel during the September sell-off. The price of Brent crude oil has increased by almost one-third on a year-over-year basis.
Earlier this year, the growth scare prompted concerns that an oversupply of ethane and propane would weigh on NGL prices. However, NGL prices have held up even better than crude oil in recent months.
Although U.S. natural gas prices remain depressed, strong NGL and oil prices continue to incentivize aggressive drilling activity in liquids-rich fields. Check out this graph of the U.S. active rig count.
Source: Bloomberg
In late 2008 and early 2009, producers slashed their drilling budgets in response to tumbling energy prices, pushing the rig count well under 1,000 by mid-2009.
Today, the U.S. rig count has swelled since the first quarter of 2011 and has continued to rise even after oil prices pulled back in the third quarter. More than 2,000 rigs are actively drilling for oil and gas in the U.S., compared to 887 rigs at one point in mid-2009. All this drilling activity is a boon for MLPs involved in gas gathering and processing
There is a major disconnect between MLPs' stock valuations and business conditions. Investors' panic and risk-aversion offers investors an attractive opportunity to buy our favorite names at a discount.
Although the Alerian MLP Index has rebounded substantially since the end of the third quarter, the group continues to trade at a favorable valuation.


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|By Andy Balaskovitz
A new Red Cedar ballot proposal would ask voter permission to sell off the entirety of the golf course for redevelopment, though the administration says that probably wouldn't happenMonday, Aug. 13 — The Bernero administration is seeking voter permission to sell off the remaining 49 acres of the former Red Cedar Golf Course for redevelopment, a stark change from a ballot initiative voters approved in November authorizing the city to sell just 12.5 acres of the park along East Michigan Avenue.
Following a press release this afternoon announcing the plan, mayoral Chief of Staff Randy Hannan confirmed tonight that the city will ask voter approval to sell the rest of the park — 49 of 61.5 total acres — for redevelopment by local developer Joel Ferguson and businessman Chris Jerome. However, while Hannan said it's "very likely" the proposal will include the rest of the park, it's "unlikely the balance will be subject to the sale," meaning the development will be tailored to fit within the area, not take up the entire space.
"Over the course of the process, the scope of the proposal could change," Hannan said. "We think it's very likely that a significant portion of the park will remain in public ownership. We will only sell what needs to be sold."
The city announced today that it selected Jerome's and Ferguson's proposal over four others. The plan calls for redeveloping the golf course as well as two vacant car dealerships across Michigan Avenue to the north and adjacent to the golf course to the east. Their plan seeks to build housing, bars, a hotel, restaurants, retail stores, an amphitheater, a game field and nature trails.
When voters approved the sale of 12.5 acres last year, the plan also called for Ingham County Drain Commissioner Pat Lindemann's repurposing of the other 48 acres to filter storm water runoff from Frandor and elsewhere in the Montgomery Drain system. Hannan said it's unclear at this point what the new proposal will mean for Lindemann's plans. "We'll have to find out going forward if there's a way to integrate those two things," he said.
The administration hopes to have the question to voters at the Nov. 6 election. The Council will need to approve the ballot language by its Aug. 27 meeting; the deadline to approve ballot proposals is Aug. 28. If the Council votes down the proposal, or if voters reject it in November, the original 12.5 acres approved last year is still on the table. The administration will then revisit the five proposals submitted and possibly issue another request for proposals, Hannan said.
At least three Council members — Kathie Dunbar, Jody Washington and Jessica Yorko — expressed initial skepticism about the idea.
"I don't think that's what voters voted for — they voted for 12 acres," Washington said. "The selling point (about the original proposal) was that we could invest in the rest of the park. I don't think they voted to sell the entire park."
What will happen to Lindemann's plans to curb pollution into the river concerns Dunbar. "There would have to be a really compelling economic development component to give up that much land," she said. "I'm open to the idea, but it has to pass muster with Lindemann. The river is still a big component of the design for me."
Yorko said: "I would have reservations about selling off that much land."


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ALTON BROWN LIVE: THE EDIBLE INEVITABLE TOUR Comes to the Kimmel Center, 11/8; Tickets on Sale 6/6
Renowned foodist and television personality Alton Brown today announced the return of Alton Brown Live! The Edible Inevitable Tour, on the heels of the successful inaugural run to 46 U.S. cities.
Over 100,000 tickets were sold for the Food Network star's show, featuring a pinch of comedy, talk show antics, a multimedia lecture, live music (he sings!) and a dash of "extreme" food experimentation (ponchos are provided for those in the first few rows), and of course...puppets. Enthusiastic fans and critics have raved about the interactive component where Brown invites audience members on stage to serve as his assistant.
Brown will bring Alton Brown Live! The Edible Inevitable Tour to the Kimmel Center on Saturday, November 8 at 8 p.m.. Tickets go on sale to the public Friday, June 6 at 10 a.m.
"We have combined science, music, food, and a few other things no one in his right mind would allow me to do on TV, into a two hour extravaganza that's fun for the whole family," says Brown. He has been cultivating the show's material for about a decade and wrote most of the musical numbers which all take a comedic look at food.
Tickets are available from $55 to $150, and can be purchased by calling 215-893-1999, online at kimmelcenter.org, at the Kimmel Center box office, Broad & Spruce streets (open daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.).


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This paper provides some background information on revisions within the
Income and Expenditure Accounts as well as a detailed revisions analysis of the
quarterly real growth rate of GDP. The analysis of revisions strives to
ascertain if preliminary estimates have been significantly different from the
final estimate, thereby indicating reliability needs to be improved. The
revisions analysis presented here looks at the behaviour of the revisions to
quarterly real GDP growth rate for the period 1981 to 2007 with the objective of
determining if a significant bias exists.
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Santarus, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNTS) and Pharming Group NV (NYSE Euronext: PHARM) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for filing the Biologics License Application (BLA) for the investigational drug RUCONEST ® (recombinant human C1 esterase inhibitor) 50 IU/kg. Santarus and Pharming are seeking U.S. marketing approval of RUCONEST for the treatment of acute angioedema attacks in patients with hereditary angioedema (HAE). The FDA indicated that as part of its review it plans to present the BLA to the Blood Products Advisory Committee. Pursuant to the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) guidelines, Santarus and Pharming expect the FDA will complete its review or otherwise respond to the RUCONEST BLA by April 16, 2014. The safety and efficacy of RUCONEST for the treatment of HAE attacks were evaluated in a clinical program that included a Phase III randomized placebo-controlled study conducted under a Special Protocol Assessment agreement with the FDA. The RUCONEST clinical program also included two additional randomized placebo-controlled studies and several open label treatment studies. "RUCONEST is the first recombinant C1 esterase inhibitor developed with the goal of treating the pain and swelling associated with acute HAE attacks," said Gerald T. Proehl, president and chief executive officer of Santarus. "We believe RUCONEST has the potential to be an important new therapeutic option for patients experiencing acute HAE attacks based on the data contained in the BLA from ten clinical studies covering 940 administrations of the drug." "Acceptance of the BLA is a pivotal event for Pharming and represents the most significant step to date in our efforts to obtain marketing approval for RUCONEST in the U.S.," said Sijmen de Vries, chief executive officer of Pharming. "We look forward to working with our colleagues at Santarus to move RUCONEST through the U.S. regulatory process, and ultimately provide a new HAE therapy to physicians and the patients they treat."
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Anyone who's ever been on the wrong end of an attorney's bill (to wit: not the money-receiving end) has wondered: What precisely am I paying for? Sometimes you know right off. Like if you're paying Jim Adler, you're paying for daily personal training so that Mr. Adler, Esq., can continue to smack down with the unyielding hand of the Texas Hammer. Similarly, any check made out to Roni Deutch will eventually make its way to the world's worst colorist. But what about those not-so-late-night-cable-famous faces? They're spending their time writing material for Sleazy Todd: The Demon Partner of Main Street, sponsored by the Dallas Bar Association. Written and performed by people who probably should have been trying to get you off for that possession charge, Bar None XXIII's Sleazy Todd features lawyers, judges, clerks, paralegals and anyone else making a living off your bad luck. According to a press release, the show will "use song, dance and comedy to poke fun at the legal profession, politics and ourselves." See the hard-hitting satire as the show runs this Wednesday through Saturday, June 14, at the Greer Garson Theatre at SMU, 6100 Hillcrest Ave. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday and 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets are $25 and proceeds benefit the Sarah T. Hughes Diversity Scholarship fund. Visit barnoneshow.com.
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Indiana to consider banning "K2" drug
Richard Essex/Eyewitness News
Indianapolis - It's legal, but potentially deadly. States like Illinois are already banning the drug K2, also known as Spice, and Indiana is expected to consider legislation.
People continue to smoke the drug to get high. But what's really in it? Eyewitness News recently brought the drug to a scientist who tells us just what's in it and why people should be concerned about its effects.
Joe Kennedy is a scientist for Prosolia, Inc. He is also one of the few people in the state of Indiana who has experimented with the active ingredient of Pep Spice, K2, White Dragon and other legal, over-the-counter marijuana-type products. Kennedy has never smoked it, nor has he seen anyone inhale it "other than your news story where the people were smoking it and acting goofy and whatever."
Kennedy could become a regular user's nightmare.
"I guess that is the appealing thing from the compounds and these blends is that hey we can get high just like marijuana except it is undetected so no one is going to know," he said.
Kennedy can detect it. The active and currently legal ingredient is called JWH-018, but it takes some effort. He soaks the leaves in a bottle of acetone, places a drop of the fluid from the bottle onto a slide and then, using an ether solution, the slide is ready. Under the glare of UV light, the compound is visible.
The synthetic marijuana is said to be ten times stronger than real pot. That's led many states to ban the substance - including Illinois. The governor signed a measure just this week to ban the substance.
Dozens of people have been hospitalized after smoking it and the Marion County Coroner is investigating at least one possible death connected to K2.
"If people think that this is a safe alternative to marijuana, I think they're mistaken. To date the only things we're seeing from this medically are problems," said Dr. Dan Rusyniak, Wishard Hospital Medical Toxicology.
After our story in May, a mother from Hamilton County sent us a sample of what her 16-year-old son had been buying and smoking. It's legal to buy if you are 18 or over. It is called K2 Summit. The active ingredient is JWH-018, which several states have banned, so rogue scientists have come up with similar product, JWH-073.
"You can buy it. The synthesis has been published and it is not that hard to make," Kennedy said. "This K2 Summit does have both 073 and 018 it does have both of them in there."
The sample sent to Eyewitness News had two compounds that have not been tested on people, and are both OK by law to buy in Indiana.
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It's impossible to detect with a regular drug test.
One current member of the Indiana General Assembly is proposing legislation to ban JWH-018. Indiana's lawmakers are expected to consider similar legislation early next year.


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WASHINGTON (Jun. 17)
The United States Navy on a request from the State Department has sent seven mobile radio communications units to Haifa to assist U.S. military observers in carrying out the U.N. truce, the Navy announced today.
The units and their operators arrived at Haifa today aboard the U.S.S. Marquette, the announcement said. The Marquette was cruising with the U.S.6th fleet in the Mediterranean, the units were assigned from the Mediterranean fleet to avoid delay in delivery, a spokesman said.


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Have you started receiving mailers from your banks or brokers asking for information to be KYC compliant? If you haven't yet received them, then you will soon see these mailers coming to you. So, it might be a good idea to read through this article so you know what to do when you get the mailer.
KYC Sounds Catchy, but what's that?
KYC is an acronym for "Know Your Customer." This is a means of Customer Identification. As per the guidelines prescribed by SEBI under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, all financial institutions and intermediaries including Mutual funds have to Know Their Customer.
What this means is that the financial institutions need to have information about their customer pertaining to identity, financial status, occupation and address details backed by documented evidence or proof. Once submitted, this information will be verified.
The Mutual Fund industry has appointed CDSL Ventures Ltd. (CVL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Central Depository Services (India) Ltd., to carry out the compliance procedure. CVL has created PoS or Point Of Service locations to accept the application forms, verify the documents and provide acknowledgement.
The list of PoS is displayed on the websites of mutual funds, CDSL and AMFI. This step has been taken by SEBI to prevent criminal elements for misusing the investments for money-laundering activities.
KYC Compliance was made mandatory for individual as well as non-individual investors from Feb 2008 for any mutual fund investments above Rs 50,000. However, with effect from January 2011, this has been made compulsory for all mutual fund investments irrespective of the amount.
Applicability of KYC norms
See following table for Applicability of KYC norms:
|Category of Investors
|Up to December 31, 2010
|W.e.f. January 1, 2011
|#1,2 Resident Individuals
|Rs. 50,000 and more
|Any Amount
|Non Resident Investors or Persons of Indian Origin
|Any Amount
|Any Amount
|* Investors investing through Channel Partners/Channel Distributors
|Any Amount
|Any Amount
|Non Individual Investors (Corporates, Partnerships, Trusts, HUF, etc.)
|Any Amount
|Any Amount
#1– In case of Joint Account holders, all the account holders needs to be compliant.
#2– In case of minors, the guardian should be compliant. Once majority is attained, then the individual needs to complete the KYC compliance.
* For investors investing through Power of Attorney (PoA), the PoA issuer and the PoA holder need to be compliant.
Indian Citizen – What Do I Do?
Okay, so I have got an overview of KYC. And yes, you are so right: I have been receiving mailers on KYC. Now what do I do? Where do I go from here?
The following section gives answers to all those questions.
So, let's say, Nila, an Indian citizen wants to be KYC compliant. Here is the step-by-step procedure of how she will need to proceed:
STEP #1: Obtain the KYC compliance form from websites of all Mutual Funds, AMFI or CDSL. Hard copies of these are also available with the distributor/brokers. Or you might have received them from your broker.
STEP #2: Nila needs to fill in the required details such as Name, Date of Birth, Nationality, Residential status, Pan Number, Address or contact details and information on income. The completed form needs to be submitted at a Point of Service or PoS Center set up by CVL along with the self-attested copies of documents evidencing Proof of Identity and Proof of Address. AMCs also accept the forms at the Investor Service Centers.
STEP #3: If one cannot submit the form personally, then the completed form (along with attested copies of the required documents) can be mailed to the PoS.
STEP #4: Upon receipt, the documents will be verified with the original and an acknowledgement will be given to Nila. In case the documents are mailed, then the KYC acknowledgement is mailed by post to the mentioned address.
STEP #5: Nila needs to now attach the KYC acknowledgement along with the investment application form of the mutual fund. She has to submit the KYC acknowledgement to her existing mutual funds.
STEP #6: Once she submits the KYC acknowledgement, this will be registered against her folio or account. In case of multiple accounts, she has to inform the mutual fund to update all the accounts.
NRI – What Do I Do?
Nila's friend Veena stays in the US. Upon hearing about the requirement she calls Nila to know more about it. Having just completed the procedure, Nila gives her detailed information about the KYC compliance. She mentions that since Veena would fall under the NRI category, the following are the documents she needs to provide:
- Certified True copy of the Passport
- Certified True copy of the Overseas and Permanent address
Documents need to be attested by the Consulate office or overseas branch of Scheduled Commercial banks registered in India.
A Few More Points
1) The procedure and document requirement for Person of Indian Origin or PIO is same as that of NRI.
2) If any documents of NRI or PIO are in foreign language, then the same needs to be translated in English for submission.
3) In case of a change in any information like address, income details or any other information, the nearest PoS needs to be informed about the same by submitting necessary documented evidence.
AMCs have full authority to reject any transactions if there is no KYC compliance. So, all you people, get KYC compliant. I will say "It's about time!"


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A Seattle man received an eighteen-year prison sentence on terrorism charges on Monday. He was convicted of plotting to attack a military installation in Seattle. KUOW's John Ryan reports from Seattle.
35-year-old Abu Khalid Abdul-Latif pled guilty to conspiracy to murder government officials and conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction. The plot, involving Abdul-Latif, a friend of his and a Seattle police informant, was to use machine guns and grenades to attack a processing center where military recruits go when they enter the armed services. Abdul-Latif purchased weapons from the informant and made specific plans how to attack the facility on East Marginal Way South.
U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan called it a classic case of terrorism.
Durkan: "In addition.. This sentence sends a very strong message to other who would harm us. Don't. Don't try."
The defense maintained that the police informant manufactured the plot and egged on the defendant along the way. But Judge James Robart disagreed. He said Abdul-Latif had a history of espousing political violence long before he met the informant.
Throughout the hearing, Abdul-Latif's wife was murmuring prayers from the second row of the audience. She was covered in black except for her hands and her eyes. In his black robe and bow tie, Judge James Robart criticized the investigation as sloppy at best.
Seattle Police Detective Samuel DeJesus, the informant's handler, had destroyed around 400 text messages between him and his informant. The informant destroyed other evidence on his phone as well.
After the hearing, the defendant's wife, Binta Moussa-Davis, denounced the sentence.
Moussa-Davis: "They destroyed the evidence! Why [would] you destroy 400 messages if you know you are right? Because you know you are not right. That's why."
Defense attorneys said the informant was paid nearly $100,000 for bringing in the defendant.
"It is not saints who can bring us the sinners," U.S. Attorney Durkan said. "But that's where we get our information."
Abdul-Latif would have faced a minimum 30-year sentence, and possible life in prison, for his charges. Prosecutors agreed to a plea agreement of between 17 and 19 years after the destruction of evidence came to light.
Durkan said, even with the shorter sentence, Abdul-Latif would be "a very old man" by the time he got out of prison.
Eighteen years from now, Abdul-Latif would be 53 years old, one year younger than Durkan is today.
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Supplementary chargesheet filed against Pravin Mahajan
April 18, 2007 16:58 IST
A supplementary chargesheet was filed on Wednesday in Bharatiya Janata Party leader Pramod Mahajan's murder trial.
It contained details from a telecom company on a threatening text message reportedly sent by his brother Pravin days before allegedly shooting him.
Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam submitted a six-page supplementary chargesheet containing the statement and certificate provided by Reliance Infocom officer Gyanendra Upadhyay about the message.
The computer-extract stated that a message was sent from mobile number 9323960307 (owned by Pravin) to mobile number 9811445454 (owned by Pramod) on April 15, 2006 at 1639 hrs.
The message was found in the inbox of a phone.
BJP leader Gopinath Munde identified the phone as Pramod's handset before Additional Sessions Judge Shrihari Davare on Tuesday.
The message included Pravin's name along with a threat in the form of a poem.
Defence counsel Harshad Ponda will continue to cross-examine Munde on April 24, when the case will be further heard.


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It's been VERY long since we've been able to buy Dominican avocados locally in NJ. Just recently we finally got some from Florida that are decent, but lack the rich taste of the ones from DR.
This morning we spoke to our caretaker in DR, and he said today alone he picked 24 big avocados from our trees.
So, is it avocado season in DR? If so, any idea why they're not being exported to the US?
We planted a bunch of avocados that bear fruit twice a year, but he said these aren't from those trees.
How much are they selling for in DR right now?


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The Day Ahead: Whip Out the Glow Sticks
Oh, come on, level with me -- anything goes Thursday. Physically, you are at work catering to The Man and casually checking the trading account, but in mind and spirit, Thursday happy hour is only a few hours away. So do me a solid and get in the mood by listening to this tune as you continue along below.
The market whipped out its neon glow sticks Wednesday as it partook in a strobe-light-ridden dance party, thanks to the mission-critical Federal Reserve minutes -- the only mission-critical to the bulls from June, who have been watching the rally unmoor itself. What the market was grooving to were a couple of particular aspects of those minutes....627 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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What do I Stand For?
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Well…..today I got asked a question…and I felt I needed to share it here…not sure why – but here it goes…being super vulnerable here…
Here's the question: What belief about the world (or your vision for it) would you take a bullet for?
Basically, what do you stand FOR, what do you stand AGAINST?
Here is my answer…
Well, I have avoided answering this question all day…because well, I realized I was never "too" anything – too loud, too social, etc – I am actually "too good" and I always have been– I also just realized another – "too passive". By being the "perfect" child/teen/adult – I never really got deep into anything – especially myself.
I lived and operated in my perfect little bubble…never upsetting anyone, never disagreeing with anyone…and you know what – that is a f*cking hard cycle to break! I'm so uncomfortable with confrontation and standing up for what I believe…I'm having a hard time with this question.
I believe whatever answer I come up with is probably just a scratch on the surface – but I know it will take more time to fully uncover the whole truth.
Let me start with what I stand AGAINST. I stand against acting how I act(ed) – being so passive, not speaking up, not allowing yourself to KNOW yourself, to FEEL, and to EXPERIENCE life. Life is a beautiful mess – what good is it if you glide by like me – never getting deeper? BORING – that's what that is!
I believe in loving yourself, finding yourself, and standing up for what you believe. We have so much bullshit that we tell ourselves every single day and we have been for as long as we can remember. I stand for THROWING it out – we aren't benefiting from it, we are suffering from it.
Why do we let ourselves treat ourselves like this?? I stand for finding our truth, our worthiness, our value, and letting the whole world know! And you know why I stand for this – because I haven't and I want to. And I need to.
With Love
- At April 22, 2016
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It's been a while since I have updated my blog posts! But I am back now and ready to take this to another level! I've been making some changes and working on some AMAZING projects. They are rolling out SOON.
Health, fitness and wellness have always been a huge part of my life. I will say I have had some lulls in my fitness journey – usually around my pregnancies and births – which I graciously excuse myself to tend to my babies at that time. But for the most part – I work out regularly, take supplements that support my body and goals, and eat healthy with a treat here and there!
BUT – now that I am getting back in the swing of things (after baby #3), I know how important it is for us moms to take care of our family. They are of the upmost importance! BUT (you knew it was coming – didn't you) have you ever heard the saying – you can't pour from an empty cup? That's right, if we give give give and never replenish our cup, how can we fill others up?
I know you know this, but we need to take care of ourselves too. For me, that is being healthy. Working out, shopping at the farmer's market, cooking at home, taking my supplements to support my body, and something that might shock you – mindset. Yup, mindset and self-growth.
If you're like me – you once never knew about mindset. You may have heard it tossed around once or twice, but what is it really and why does it matter? In the most basic sense it's about our frame of mind. Simply put positivity versus negativity. AND it will blow your mind (no pun intended – or was it?) how much this can affect your life.
Since I've started focusing on all these areas, they are what make me light up, I have had the most amazing energy – both spiritually and physically – and I have really renewed myself and my purpose in life.
Sometimes you do something for yourself and you realize how many other people are looking to feel this way too…so that's why I am here – I am offering you a chance to come join my Facebook group where we address all these areas! Body & Mind Coaching – we need both to be working harmoniously together to be the best versions of ourselves – and everyone benefits – family included. My friend Lauren and I have come together to offer the most comprehensive group I have ever seen – and I want you to be a part of it. We focus on all areas of health – fitness, meals, supplements, and mindset – and we do all of it…With Love. With Love FB Group
Holding on Hurts worse than Letting go!
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Well I did what I needed to do (see previous blog). And, as always I worried more and in the end it wasn't as bad as I had imagined it to be (isn't that always the case?). But something really awesome happened, and it gave me an aha moment which I am SUPER excited about!!!
You may be like me, in a MLM or Network Marketing company (or really anything to be honest) and you may have gotten stuck or maybe your momentum has slowed down. This happened to me. Recently. Yes, I did just have a baby, yes he is colicky, yes I have 2 other children (all under 3 for a couple more days!) and blah blah blah… EXCUSES!
Now, I know I am not the only one that makes up these excuses – and to be fair – they are VALID arguments! Yes I am super crazy and busy, but so is 99% of other people. So my aha moment came when I realized a couple of things:
- My excuses are actually my REASON and my WHY for doing what I do
- They should be the REASON I make it happen – no matter what
- This is ALL IN MY HEAD
So now that I have MADE A DECISION to not make excuses and make things happen and TOOK ACTION toward what I needed to get done – guess what… I am sure you can guess what happened…IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED!! WHAT??? Who knew!??
Well that's when the light went off…THIS is my new training I am going to be rolling out soon…stay tuned – I hope to have it up by next week! I can't wait!
It's so awesome and encouraging when things just work out – AM I right!!!! So, once again, lesson learned, things always work out and I am so glad things worked out this way because I am in LOVE with this new training I am putting together. It all is flowing so easily, and that's when you know it's meant to be! When it comes from your heart. XOXO
PS – This is the AD for my new training – thoughts?? Yay or Nay?


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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited
) CEO Downplays Job Cuts in Reorg.
Jeremy Levin did not give a pass to all 46,000 employees of Teva Pharmaceuticals Ltd., but some might be happy to hear that the chief executive officer said Tuesday that reducing "head count" will play only a "small role" in the company's plans to cut $1.5 billion to $2 billion in costs in the next five years. Teva is based in Israel but has its Americas headquarters in North Wales, as well as facilities in Horsham, Frazer, Sellersville, and several New Jersey locations. Indeed, part of Levin's concern since taking over as CEO on May 9 has been that the company has 74 locations in 120 countries and that its efforts were not properly focused. "Not in any way will this be spreading the peanut butter," Levin said in a discussion with stock market analysts Tuesday at the J.P. Morgan Chase Healthcare Conference in San Francisco. Levin was named to his position on Jan. 1, 2012, in part because the Teva stock had languished in recent years. It closed Tuesday up 0.19, at 38.25. Among the projects for which planning "ceased" was a $300 million facility in Northeast Philadelphia that was to serve distribution, warehousing and computer functions. Levin tried again Tuesday to encourage analysts to recommend the stock to clients, though several have said they were lukewarm about the company's generic- and branded-pharmaceuticals pipeline and had no clear indication that the billions in savings would translate into profits. The $6.8 billion purchase of Frazer-based Cephalon in 2011 was one of the larger of the acquisitions that form today's Teva. Though Teva laid off about 1,500 Cephalon employees in Europe almost immediately, acquisitions can add other redundant costs.


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Dr. A. H. DeFee who had been confined to bed for nine weeks died at 8:00 o'clock on March 19, 1921. He was the brother of Asa DeFee, Greenville, and is survived by other brothers and sisters.
The service was set for 2:00 PM, March 20, 1921 with burial at McWright Cemetery.
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TodayNov 23, 2012 Staff
A daughter was born to Stephanie Behan, of Riverton, and David Masters Jr., of Fontana, Calif., at 5:26 p.m. Oct. 10, 2012, at Riverton Memorial Hospital. She weighed 6 pounds, 2 ounces.
A son was born to Tiffany Gauger and Uriah McChesney, of Lander, Oct. 14, 2012, at Lander Regional Hospital. He weighed 8 pounds, 14 ounces.
Robert L. "Bob" Medow, 58, of rural Riverton, died Thursday, Nov. 22, at the Wyoming Medical Center in Casper. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, at the Davis Funeral Home. A viewing will be 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26.
Shannon Rein Rhodd, 48, of Riverton, died Wednesday, Nov. 21, at Riverton Memorial Hospital. At her request, cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 14, at the Davis Funeral Home.
Teola May St. Clair, of Fort Washakie, died in Fort Washakie at her home on 11/20/2012. Visitation will be Saturday, November 24, 2012 from 8:00 am --10:00 am in the Rocky Mountain Hall. Traditional Services will then begin at 10:00 am also in Rocky Mountain Hall. Cremation will then follow. Full obituary will follow at a later date.
Community calendar
Memorial Dinner for Mary E. Bear is at 2 p.m. at Great Plains Hall, 14 Great Plains Road, Arapahoe.
Second Grade Concert is at 6 p.m. at Ashgrove Elementary School.
Riverton Readers is at 6 p.m. at the Riverton Branch Library, 1330 W. Park Ave. The group will be discussing the book "Crazy for the Storm" by Norman Ollestad.
Fremont County School District 25 Board Meeting is at 7 p.m. at the Administration Office, 121 N. Fifth St. West, Riverton.
Divorces granted in Fremont County District Court:
Robert L. Garcia from Karrie L. Garcia. Wife's former name of Lemmon restored.
Dawnestelle Gisi from Stephen E. Gisi. Wife's former name of Goldman restored.
Emergency calls
In Riverton Police Department reports Wednesday to Friday morning:
- Robin Noriega, 29, of Riverton, was arrested for driving under the influence at about 12:10 a.m. Wednesday in the 2200 block of East Park Avenue.
- Rusty Tabaho, 20, of Arapahoe, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear at about 2:45 p.m. Wednesday at the Fremont County Alcohol Crisis Center.
- Troy Fasthorse, 21, of Riverton, was arrested for probation revocation at about 3 p.m. Wednesday at Riverton Memorial Hospital.
- Brandon Smiley, 27, of Riverton, was arrested for probation revocation at about 3:40 p.m. Wednesday in the 300 block of North Broadway Avenue.
- Ardie LongSoldier, 42, of Riverton, was arrested for disturbing the peace and on a warrant for contempt of court at about 5:15 p.m. Thursday at Riverton Memorial Hospital.
In Fremont County Sheriff's Office reports Wednesday to Friday morning:
- Arrest reports were not available.
Land sales
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued revised Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II regulations which took effect March 15, 2011. These regulations affect the obligations of Title II public entities (state and local government entities) that are responsible for the operation or management of adult and juvenile justice jails, detention and correctional facilities, and community correctional facilities, either directly or through contractual, licensing, or other arrangements with public or private entities, in whole or part, including private correctional facilities. (§35.151(k) and §35.152)
Overarching Obligation
The revised regulations state that public entities shall ensure that qualified inmates or detainees with disabilities shall not, because a facility is inaccessible to or unusable by individuals with disabilities, be excluded from participation in, or be denied the benefits of, the services, programs, or activities of a public entity, or be subjected to discrimination by any public entity.
Integrated Setting
Inmates or detainees with disabilities must be housed in the most integrated setting appropriate to the needs of the individuals. This means there needs to be accessible housing in all security classifications and/or program levels of a facility. Also, qualified inmates or detainees with disabilities should have access to all programs to which they would otherwise be entitled, including educational, vocational, work release, employment, and religious programs, whether mandatory or voluntary. Unless it is appropriate to make an exception, public entities shall not place inmates with disabilities:
- In inappropriate security classifications because no accessible cells or beds are available;
- In medical areas unless they are actually receiving medical care or treatment;
- In facilities that do not offer the same programs as facilities where they otherwise would be housed; and
- In distant facilities where they would otherwise not be housed that would deprive them of visitation with family members.
Minimum Requirements from the 2010 Standards (§35.151(k))
New construction of jails, prisons, and other detention and correctional facilities shall comply with the 2010 Standards, effective March 12, 2012, except that public entities shall provide mobility features for at least 3%, but no fewer than one, of the total number of cells in such a facility. Cells with mobility features shall be provided in each classification level.
As required by the 2010 Standards, at least 2%, but no fewer than one, of the total number of general holding cells and general housing cells equipped with audible emergency alarm systems and permanently installed telephones within the cell shall provide communication features. Within this requirement, where audible emergency alarm systems are provided to service the occupants of cells, visible alarms shall be provided; however, visible alarms shall not be required where inmates or detainees are not allowed independent means of egress. Telephones, where provided within cells, shall have volume controls. (Sections 232 and 807, 2010 Standards)
Alterations to jails, prisons, and other detention and correctional facilities shall comply with the 2010 Standards, effective March 12, 2012, except that public entities shall provide accessible mobility features for a minimum of 3%, but no fewer than one, of the total number of cells being altered until at least 3%, but no fewer than one, of the total number of cells in the facility provide mobility features. Altered cells with mobility features shall be provided in each classification level.
However, when alterations are made to specific cells, facilities may satisfy their obligation to provide the required number of cells with mobility features by providing the required mobility features in substitute cells (cells other than those where alterations are originally planned), provided that the substitute cell is located within the same prison site, is integrated with other cells to the maximum extent feasible, and has equal physical access as the altered cells to areas used by inmates or detainees for visitation, dining, recreation, educational programs, medical services, work programs, religious services, and other offered programs. If it is technically infeasible to locate a substitute cell within the same prison site, the substitute cell must be provided at another prison within the same system.
With respect to medical and long-term care facilities in jails, prisons, and other detention and correctional facilities, public entities shall apply the 2010 ADA Standards technical and scoping requirements for those facilities whether those facilities are licensed or not.
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text: 5 February 1999 The Journal of Lynton Charles, Deputy Minister without Portfolio Sign up for our weekly email * Friday "Ah, Lentil come in. Careful with your elbows: that large vase you're perilously close to is a valuable souvenir of Dubai. Fantastic beaches. If you ever get invited on a fact-finding mission there, say yes. Now, where were we?" Dr Jack's skin is nut-brown, and his figure and hair, as ever, defy age. He is, I reflect, one of the enduring glories of British politics. He's never been left wing, he's never been right wing, he's never been in the centre; he has existed independent of all obvious means of support - a politician's politician. Almost everyone, except Britain's farmers, like him. He hands me a memo. "It's from young Master Cameron or MacTavish or Clark, or whatever that press chap in the PM's office is called. They're all Scots, of course. Can't get anywhere these days unless you've got some Scots in you. But it's not a country, alas, where Concorde goes, so neither shall I. Anyway, what wee McSwegan says is that we are going to change our press strategy. The PM is fed up with us confronting all these serious problems like Ireland, youth unemployment and welfare all week long, only to be questioned at press conferences about Alfie J Pratt, Tony Tankard's life of M, what school little Aethelflaeda Blair goes to, and whether the occasional busy, over-taxed, conscientious minister allows his civil servants (despite his exhausted protests) to book him on Concorde, thus saving the taxpayer much expense from hurried decisions." Dr Jack gives me a sharp little look, and continues. "So the new strategy is to go over the heads of the Sun, the Mail, the Guardian, the Reformer and other such tabloid rags, and appeal directly to the voters. That means radio, Logarithm, and television. The message is that where once we said 'No', we now say 'Yes, the minister is available.' OK?" I nod, return to Starbuck and tell him that I am now more amenable to TV interviews than I have been. "We're going to put it about, Simon," I tell him. "It's time the good news got from Ghent to Aix." He regards me blankly and - not for the first time - it occurs to me that the education system is not what it was. Tuesday It is 8.55am and I am sitting on the set of Vanessa, which - I have been told by the researcher with bad catarrh - is the "bost watched daydime delly brogamme in Bridain". Around me, in the audience, is a remarkable selection of the kind of people one always fears finding in one's constituency surgery. A scraggy-looking woman of about 40 leans over to me and says, "I'm 'ere for the bit on 'ow I 'ate my boobs. Worraboutyou?" I explain that I am there to explain the government's policies. She gives a bronchial cackle. "Not on this show, luv!" she warns, and turns to talk to the rather masculine-looking woman beside her. Who is, of course, a man. Just then a vast blonde woman, who has clearly been dipped in a vat of Dior, enters the studio to applause. It is Vanessa herself. She wafts about like a dowager duchess for a bit and then comes over to me, smiles and whispers, "I am told that Richard and Judy have the Prime Minister, and I have you. You can imagine how pleased I am about this, and how I will do everything I can to make sure you remember this show." Touched, I thank her for her hospitality. She gets to me after about 30 minutes discussing sex. So befuddled have I become by all this that I almost surrender to the urge to call her "Vagina" (which would not be a bad name for her programme). "A winter of scandals and departures," she declaims, "has rocked the government. Here to answer your questions about government sleaze is one of those shadowy spin-doctors. A big, hearty boo for Mr Lynton Charles!" And no one boos more heartily than the scraggy woman with the sorry boobs. Subscribe from just £1 per issue This article first appeared in the 05 February 1999 issue of the New Statesman, The New Statesman Essay - Think, think and think again More


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Watch for anthracnose on mango blooms this month. This disease appears as small, black sunken areas on the flower spike. If left unchecked, it can kill the flowers, preventing the development of fruit. Begin treatment with copper fungicide when the bloom spikes first appear and continue spraying at weekly intervals until the fruit is fully formed, then spray monthly until June or July.
. There is still time to grow your own vegetables. Have your soil pH tested and make any necessary adjustments. The pH range for growing vegetables in sandy soil is from 5.8 to 6.8. Consult the UF/IFAS Extension Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide for the vegetables that can be planted this month. You can read it online at edis.ifas.ufl.edu/VH021.
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Nip + Fab Makes the Fabulous Claim of a Tone Tummy
A. Foley on 29 Oct 2010 at 4:41pm
Wouldn't it be great if we could tone our tummy by simply rubbing on a cream or taking a supplement?
Tummy cream maker Nip + Fab wants you to believe it's true. With the help of the rumor that British celeb Denise Van Outen got amazing belly toning from the product, it's selling out in the UK. Boots offers it for For £18.95.
Photo: Denise Van Outen Before & After
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I agree on that point, that if you have to take a class then it should involve some trigger time.
What gets me is the fact that even though I won't or wouldn't mandate it, that people won't pull that hundred or so out of their pockets (best left for pizza being brought to their door I guess) and take a few courses.
Some of the best times of my life has been behind the trigger while being instructed by someone with more knowledge and experience than I. When I was younger, learning the rules (basic) and now older, taking that shot without hesitation with full knowledge of what I am doing and not doubting my skill.
As I've mentioned, the smarter ones will take courses and continue to learn. Those that either won't or refuse to spend the money, I won't pass judgement upon them or even try to get laws passed because of them. I can only hope that they take the responsibility to seek out some sort of training.
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Mathematically Perfected Economics: Predicted World Monetary Collapse by 2010.
From perfecteconomy.com:
But by simply calculating periodic interest as any bank statement must, by re-borrowing interest and principal to replenish the circulation — and even allowing for the accumulating sum of debt to be (usually) negligibly diminished by factors such as bankruptcy and consumption of usually little of our production in the course of exploitation — those models not only forecast the Reagan Administration's tripling of previous national debt, but further projected ultimate world wide monetary failure at approximately 2010 AD.
Is this why the bankers needed to explode and implode the monetary supply and economy right now? At present the money supply is expanding still as Central Banks and Governments in thrall to the robber-bankers throw money at them and their failed institutions. Some are complicit in this massive Ponzi scheme of debt-based economics, others merely ignorant that they are fuelling the fires of the inevitable collapse of consumer-capitalism.


text: jeffstaple's penchant for tangible, printed materials continues on as he follows up closely on the launch of his print magazine the Reed Pages with Reedwrite. A series of tools to help you out in your everyday creativity include an inaugural launch with a suede-covered notebook with an embossed logo. In the near future be on the look on for diaries, journals, pens and pencils among other items. This 6″ x 8″ book is available now at Reed Space with a retail price of $25 USD.


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Do Surviving Spouses Have a Right to a 401(k) or an IRA?
When choosing a beneficiary for a retirement plan, it is important to understand how your spouse will be treated under the plan. Surviving spouses are treated differently under 401(k)s and individual retirement accounts (IRAs). While a 401(k) provides protections for a surviving spouse, an IRA does not.
Because the 401(k) is an employee-based retirement system, it is governed by a federal law, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Under ERISA, a surviving spouse is usually the automatic beneficiary of a retirement plan (There may be some exceptions. For example, the spouse may have to be married to the employee for a certain amount of time). The spouse must consent in writing if the employee wishes to name someone else as the beneficiary.
IRAs, on the other hand, are not governed by ERISA, so they do not include the same protections for spouses. This is true even if a 401(k) is rolled into an IRA. In a recent case, Charles Schwab v. Debickero (U.S. Ct. App., 9th Cir., No. 07-15261, Jan. 22, 2010) a husband rolled his 401(k) into an IRA with Charles Schwab & Company after he retired. He named his children as the IRA's beneficiaries. After he died, his wife claimed that she was entitled to the account funds as his surviving spouse. She argued that because her husband rolled his 401(k) into the IRA, she should receive the same protections that the 401(k) gave her. The court disagreed, finding that the IRAs are excluded from ERISA coverage even if the funds originated in a 401(k).
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Joseph sets its sights on Asia
British luxury label Joseph celebrated the opening of its first Singapore store at the Capitol Piazza earlier last month, marking the brand's expansion into Asia.
With more than 30 stores in Japan and recent openings in Beijing, Philippines and Taipei, Joseph will continue its expansion in Singapore with more stores set to open within the next five years, as well as a second store in Beijing by the end of this year.
The brand's Creative Director Louise Trotter says: "The Asian market is a key one for Joseph, the appetite for fashion is strong and our design aesthetic is always well received there – the Anglo-Franco roots of the brand tie in with the Asian vision of functional modernity. Since we began showing on schedule at London Fashion Week, we have seen a significant increase in our global brand awareness, particularly in Asia."
Famed for its luxe essentials and classic, unfussy aesthetic, the Singapore store, which spans over 350sq-m, launched with pieces from the Autumn/Winter 2015 womens and mens ready-to-wear collections. Together with Joseph accessories, it also carries shoes from brands such as Isabel Marant, Jil Sander and Chloé.
The space reflects the brand's global store concept and its sensibility, with clean lines, a monochromatic colour scheme and minimalistic feel.
The brand was founded by the late Joseph Ettedgui, a former hairstylist who opened a multilabel store in London more than 40 years ago, bringing then emerging labels such as Kenzo, Azzedine Alaia and Yohji Yamamoto to the world's attention. With the success of his multi-brand business, he launched his eponymous label soon after.
Today, Joseph's celebrity fans include the likes of Emma Watson, Cheryl Cole and even the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton.
Commenting on the brand's latest milestone, Trotter adds: "Our continued expansion in Asia will allow us to fulfill the demand for Joseph from our Asian buyers and clients, providing an immersive buying experience in an environment that echoes the Joseph sensibilities."


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Author | exchange4media News Service | Friday, Jun 24,2016 2:39 PM
The Market Research Society of India (MRSI) held its 28th Annual General Meeting at MCA Mumbai. While the report on the activities for 2015-16 was presented, the key plans for next couple of years were announced.
Among the key plans, the decision to develop a new Socio Economic Classification framework was announced. A buyer seller meeting for MRSI members to have data and analytics related technology providers pitch their products and services to them will be held in July 2016.
Also, Raj Sharma, who is a managing committee member, was appointed as the media spokesperson for the society.
Honoured with the appointment, Raj Sharma, said, "It's is a great privilege to be appointed as MRSI's first Media Representative. Our endeavor at MRSI is to ensure highest standards of professionalism for the industry and to provide a platform for the industry to showcase their innovation."
Sanjoy Datta, President MRSI, speaking at the occasion said, "Last few years has seen a rapid change in the way people buy products and services and how they get information about brands. In this context it is important to ensure that there is an up to date classification system which will allow brand owners to target their consumers more accurately."
Commenting on the first ever appointment of media spokesperson, Datta said, "Media today plays a very important role in shaping opinions in the society and hence to ensure that Market Research as a profession is viewed in the correct light, it is important to have a clear communication channel with the media. Raj Sharma has considerable experience both as a researcher and in interacting with the media and is therefore an ideal person for this role."