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Show Highlights 5/26/09
We run the gamut from the very serious, to the very foamy, and everything in between on the post-Memorial Day Tuesday show! As always, use the podcast player just to the right of this paragraph to follow along.
For Tuesday May 26, 2009…
4:37 – The President has harsh words for North Korea after testing nuclear weapons. Meanwhile, the U.S. is cracking down on corporate bribes.
7:52 – Troubled dealerships means great deals on new cars…says WSJ's Brett Arends.
13:29- WSJ's Scott McCartney says that so many birds are finding their way these days into plane engines (in part) because newer planes are too quiet! Anybody who's ever been to a Mets game might disagree with Scott's assessment.
15:37 – Officials in Vegas are hoping that the President's visit can bring some luck to the city which has suffered from slowing tourism caused (in part) BY the President himself!
19:40 – Gina says the U.S. is looking for few good howlers for a wolf-related project in the woods of Maine. I think we just found a gig for American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert!
20:23- WSJ's Karen Blumenthal has a battle plan for home refinancing. If you have good credit and plan to stick around for a few years…it might make sense for you.
23:19- MIke Salvatorelli ruins the day of any parent dropping off their kids at daycare this morning. A study says that kids who spend a lot of time in child care are more likely to be stressed out teenagers. Another probable cause for stress in teens is (I suspect) having Mike as your Dad.
28:02 – Gina has a special report on sunscreen. Most of us don't know when to use it, don't use it right, and don't use enough.
32:21- WSJ's Julie Jargon profiles the guy who wants to see every Starbucks in America. He has, however, run into a few roadblocks along the way. Sometimes he shows up and the place is empty!
That's today's show! Subscribe to the daily podcast at wsjthismorning.com, or through iTunes. Email your feedback for Gordon and Gina to email@example.com, and meet up with Gordon via Twitter or Facebook. Thanks for listening!


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MDOP 2009 R2 is available today!
Last month, Gavriella Schuster discussed the features you will see in the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) 2009 R2 and today I'm pleased to announce its availability! Over on the MDOP Team blog, Ran Oelgiesser provided details about what you can expect with the latest release and today he shares some of the customer and partner feedback, so below I'll just touch on the highlights.
If you're not using MDOP, we recommend you take another look because it can provide immediate savings with little IT investment, especially when integrated into your Windows 7 plans. For example:
- By using Application Virtualization, you can optimize your Windows 7 deployment by reducing PC provisioning time, simplifying application delivery and update, and increasing productivity with user roaming
- You can enhance your Windows 7 manageability by addressing common system/application failures (with DEM), repairing unbootable PCs (with DaRT), and controlling Group Policy change (with AGPM).
If you are an MDOP customer, you can now download MDOP 2009 R2 through Microsoft Volume Licensing Site (MVLS). If you want to evaluate MDOP 2009 R2, the MDOP software is available at MSDN and TechNet (in accordance with your MSDN or TechNet agreements, except for AIS).
Beyond MDOP 2009 R2, the MDOP roadmap includes:
- Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) V 1.0 SP1 – This updated tool will support Windows 7 and enable enterprise deployment of virtual Windows XP environments to support incompatible applications. A Beta version of MED-V 1.0 SP1 will be available by the end of 2009 and final release is scheduled for the first quarter of calendar year 2010.
- Asset Inventory Service (AIS) 2.0 – AIS 2.0 can track your existing assets to improve Windows 7 deployment planning and will have a series of enhancements that customers have requested: Enhanced hardware inventory, new Silverlight-based user interface, scale to 100,000 PCs, improved volume license reconciliation and ability to track virtual applications. The AIS 2.0 beta is now available (registration closes by October 24th) and the final release will be available in H2 CY2010.
Encouraging feedback
Already MDOP has been licensed for over 21 million desktops worldwide and more customers are looking forward to MDOP 2009 R2 and Windows 7! Below are a few quotes from some of our top customers who are seeing real and immediate value with MDOP:
BMW completed a proof of concept of application delivery with Application Virtualization. "We expect cost savings on desktop support once we start deploying App-V with Windows 7," said Mr. Bernhard Huber, Head of IT Workplace Systems at BMW. "We are also considering AGPM [Advanced Group Policy Management] and MED-V [Enterprise Desktop Virtualization] at a later stage of Windows 7 deployment."
Heinz Koehler, VP of Infrastructure for E.O.N., Power and Gas Company with 85,000 desktops that are being upgraded to Windows 7, talks about MDOP: "We also expect to use App-V to help reduce the packaging and testing costs of applications and use MED-V to help resolve any application compatibility issues."
"…MDOP, specifically App-V, has been a hidden gem our customers have found to help them quickly deploy, and then easily manage and maintain their applications in an efficient manner. In an economy when they are being asked to do more with less, the timing couldn't have been better for MDOP 2009 R2 to help our clients meet their IT initiatives…," said Rand Morimoto, President of Convergent Computing.
In addition, Answers Research recently surveyed 1000 IT pros across five countries (commissioned by Microsoft) and we found out that:
- 66% of MDOP customers deployed three or more of the MDOP products
- 52% of them deployed MDOP across more than half of their PCs
- 94% of MDOP customers said they would recommend MDOP to a colleague
- When comparing MDOP and non-MDOP customers, customer satisfaction with Software Assurance increases by 25%
To sum up, MDOP 2009 R2 is available today and it's there to help you save money and reduce complexity, especially with your Windows 7 deployment. We look forward to hearing your thoughts on this new release!
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Whats the best way to remove tar from stomp pads? Any special cleaners? Thanks
Whats the best way to remove tar from stomp pads? Any special cleaners? Thanks
This is part of the devolution of the human species.
how did you get tar on your pads?
Oil spill in the ocean
This is part of the devolution of the human species.
Wow I would have never thought of that
This is part of the devolution of the human species.
false- u can't remove tar
u think ur soooo sly
but i caught the trick question
i'm just to smart for you
but no i don't know of anything
the best thing i could think of is to heat it with like a hairdryer
but don't get it too hot and skrew the board up
The J-Gordon Retro Fish is the nicest board I've ever ridden.
baking soda (make a paste)
diesel fuel
or a commercially bought tar remover.
I can see it working on a smooth surface like a board, but good luck getting it off your pads. I have stains on mine and i have no idea how to get it off.
baby oil and sunscreen both work pretty well
(!!!) chk chk chk
This thread is about tar removal, Marc...not fluids you frequently use for masturbation purposes.Originally Posted by MarKilla
dual purposeOriginally Posted by dkenn75
(!!!) chk chk chk
anyone ever hear of this magical thing called "goo-be-gone"...if im not mistaken it was invented because of things like this, but, hell while you're at it, go put some mustard on it too and put it between two pieces of bread.
scrape it off carefully with a razor blade.
I'm so adjective, I verb nouns!
wd-40 works reallllly well actually too.
funny, i actually have oil all over my traction from skimming left's after the sf oil spill
Just cover the whole thing in tar. Now you have a black pad, and no more tar problem.
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text: Used these untreated yellow railroad ties to make a small retaining wall 30 years ago. Do not know how long they had been used under the railway steel before that. After taking the wall apart, I started to cut them up into 2 foot blocks to make it easier to move to the pickup and take to the land fill. The wood, on a whole, turned out to be fairly sound with the dryer sections having a moisture content of about 18%. Which is surprising considering that the wood had been partially buried for 30 years. So these splits went into the wood shed. It was a novel experience to split with a maul again. I have not done that for years!


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Here are the Richmond County property transfers for Feb. 11-18. The date indicates when the transfer was recorded in the clerk's office.
Shirley Ann Satcher to M. Joan Satcher and Mary Joan Satcher, Half interest in Section Three B, Lot 26, Block K, Brynwood
Dolly Duncan Adams and Dolly Duncan Johnson to Richard F. Rhodes, Lot, on the south side of Moncrieff Street, 2210 Moncrieff St.
Dolly Duncan Adams and Dolly Duncan Johnson to Richard F. Rhodes, Lot, on the south side of Moncrieff Street, 2208 Moncrieff St.
Wells Fargo Bank NA and Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Inc. to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Phase V, Tract 24B, Richmond County Farms
Wells Fargo Bank NA to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Section Two, Lot 41, Block J, Asbury Hill
EMAC Group Inc. Corp. to Gary A. Riemersma and Samantha G. Riemersma, Lot 7, Block B, Quail Hollow, $82,000
John W. Moore to Michael D. Boothe, Section Two, 2506 Castlewood Drive, Lot 40, Block A, Forest Park North, $116,000
Kevin L. Bland to Jamal Thomas, 1759 Tamarind Way, Lot 12, Cross Creek Estates, $90,500
Coel Development Co. Inc. and Stephen Beazley Builders Inc. to Bill Beazley Homes Inc., Lot 2, Block E, Phase I, Haynes Station, $39,900
Coel Development Co. Inc. and Stephen Beazley Builders Inc. to Bill Beazley Homes Inc., Lot 10, Block A, Phase I, Haynes Station, $39,900
Coel Development Co. Inc. and Stephen Beazley Builders Inc. to Bill Beazley Homes Inc., 3017 Haynes Station Drive, Lot 8, Block A, Phase I, Haynes Station, $39,900
Ted Rex Bell to Melony D. Bell, Jayson E. Bell and Karin K. Bell, Section II-A, Lot 5, Block K, Goshen Plantation
Coel Development Co. Inc. and Stephen Beazley Builders Inc. to Bill Beazley Homes Inc., 2018 Hatton Court, Lot 61, Block B, Phase I, Haynes Station, $34,500
Brenda G. Applewhite, John M. Applewhite and Brenda G. Pope to Vickie F. Dossett, 1416 Hickman Road, Lot 8, Block B, Hickman Hills, $95,000
Frances C. Hyde to Lydia J. Jones and Frederick Jones Jr., 1.89 acres, Lot 5, Deed Book R308 Page 1326, 3030 Georgia Highway 88, $13,400
Bill Beazley Homes Inc. to Calista I. Garmon and Andrew C. Garmon, 2002 Hatton Court, Lot 8, Block B, Phase I, Haynes Station, $257,000
Bill Beazley Homes Inc. to Eugene J. Lee, 2028 Hatton Court, Lot 66, Block B, Phase I, Haynes Station, $160,000
Erika K. Baldwin to Luisa Green and Louisa Green, Section I, Building T, Apartment 2, 2274 Winston Way, Phase II, Winston Arms Condo, $10,000
Edwin R. Baldwin to Godley Properties LLC and Martrino Godley, Section I, Building T, Apartment 2, 2274 Winston Way, Phase II, Winston Arms Condo
Louisa Green and Luisa Green to Godley Properties LLC, Section I, Building T, Apartment 2, 2274 Winston Way, Phase II, Winston Arms Condo
Kim Reddy LLC, Chan K. Kim and Yon O. Kim to Yon O. Kim and Chan K. Kim, Lot 2, on the south side of Wrightsboro Road
Thomas Martin Matheny to Luis Lopez and Kia Lopez, 4043 Union Grove Circle, Lot 16, Block A, Hollow Keg, $32,500
Sarah Rhodes Nelson to Kenneth Nelson, Richard L. Nelson and Michael Nelson, Lot, on the north side of Plantation Road, Plat Book 35N Page 410, 2279 Plantation Road Deed of Ass…
Naiyana Choompoo to Sharon Farr and Gerald Farr, 12.71 acres, on the southeast side of US Highway 1, Deed Book R296 Page 36, 5868 Deans Bridge Road, Exception, $16,500
John P. Storey and Robin P. Storey to Mary L. Smith, 0.54 of an acre, Deed Book B856 Page 1975, 2907 Henry St., $305,000
Gladys B. Gibson and Gladys Bowman Gibson to Hollco Inc., Lot 25, Block C, and Part of Lot 26, Block C, on the east side of Weed Street, Plat Book 5R Page 141, Deed of Co E…, $8,600
David M. Stroupe to Erias Calhoun and Fannie Calhoun, Lot 17, Block B, Young Forest, $61,500
JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association to US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, Section 11 C, Lot 17, Block A, Pepperidge
Bernice C. Parnell and Drexel Parnell Sr. to Drexel Parnell Jr., Drexel Parnell Sr. and Bernice C. Parnell, Section I, Lot 3, Block B, Young Forest
Residential Asset Securities Corp. 2006 E… and US Bank National Association Trustee to Robertson Properties LLC, 2522 Central Ave., Lot 64, Monte Sano Second Addition, $35,500
JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association to US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, Section 2, Lot 28, Block B, Fairington
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA to U.S. Veterans Affairs, Deed Under Power recorded at Deed Book B1355 Page 966, 217 Simmons Court, Lot 7, Block E, Montclair
Bank of New York Mellon Trust Co. Nationa…,Bank of New York Trust Co. NA Trustee, JPMorgan Chase Bank NA Trustee and RASC 2003 KS7 to Edgebert Wilson, Section IV, Exception, Lot 31, Block G, Apple Valley, $13,100
Pye Investments LLC and Tami T. Pye to Michael D. Wood Sr., Lot 22, Block F, Lakemont Heights, $8,000
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. to Joel Anthony Dabon Jr., Section IV, 4355 Creekview Drive, Lot 17, Block G, Phase II, Pinnacle Place
George C. Wilson to David Wilson, 3.64 acres, Tract B, Deed Book B7 Page 31, Easement, Executrix Deed
George C. Wilson to Sheridan Wilson, 4.02 acres, Tract A, Deed Book B7 Page 31, Executrix Deed
US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development to Christi Gilman and James Robert Barnes, 1 acre, Hephzibah-McBean Road, Deed Book R145 Page 337, 1504 Hephzibah-McBean Road
US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development to Joseph Grubbs and Jennifer Grubbs, Section Seven, 1902 Kristi Way, Lot 11, Block J, Walton Hills
US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development to Wayne Collins, 3226 Rhonda Drive, Lot 12, Block A, Young Forest
US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development to M2 Pals LLC Corp., Section IV, 2417 Amsterdam Drive, Lot 66, Block F, Barton Village
Mary Elizabeth Wilson Thigpen to Brenda Rosier Jordan, Lot 6, Block K, Sherwood Extension
Andrienne Terrell to Augusta Georgia Land Bank Authority, Lot, on the west side of Pine Street, 1221 Pine St.
Jeanne Teresa Cooney to Ellen Mulherin Cooney, Deed of Assent, 2711 Bellevue Ave., Lot 11, Block A, Hillcrest
Bill Beazley Homes Inc. to Lyanna S. Bates, 2021 Hatton Court, Lot 9, Block D, Phase I, Haynes Station, $170,000
Cynthia Johnson and Cynthia Gail Johnson to Keith Errol Williams, 0.67 of an acre, on the north side of Cassell Street, Deed Book B1 Page 325, 2204 Cassell St., $50,000
William E. Walker III to Christian Lee Gandy, Section I, Lot 2, Block C, Cedar Ridge Farms, $75,000
Marianne V. Krakowiak to Brenda Harris, Unit Two, Exception, Lot 1, Block C, Kingston, $148,500
US Bank National Association to U.S. Veterans Affairs, Section II, Lot 19, Block D, Valley Forge
Wells Fargo Bank NA and Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Inc. to U.S. Veterans Affairs, Section One, Lot 13, Block D, Field Crest
Janson James Creager to Janson James Creager II, Section II, 2807 Vernon Drive, Lot 13, Block E, Glenn Hills
Thomas M. Blanchard and Cotswold Augusta LLC to Park Ridge Builders Inc., Lot 16, Cotswolds Place, $38,000
Crowell & Co. Inc. to Pillon Communities Inc., Section 3C, Lots 34, 35, 36, 37, 49, 50 and 51, Block D, Granite Hill, $259,000
SunTrust Bank to M21AP LLC, Lots 132, 134, 136 and 137, Block E, Phase III, Aylesbury Commons, $20,000
Janice E. Broxton and Janice Elizabeth Broxton to Aliario Pahuamba, Lot 1, Block Q, Thomas Woods, $20,000
PNC Bank National Association to Danafrey A. Clanton Jr., Section I, 3520 Crawfordville Drive, Lot 17, Block J, Asbury Hill, $89,900
Larry D. Miller to Arthur Times, Lot 2, Hunters Mill, $178,900
SunTrust Bank to Guy Devore, 3217 Briarcliff Drive, Lot 76, Jackson Heights, $18,000
Galphin Hankinson Jr. and Golphin Hankinson Jr. to Sarah Herbert and Raymond A. Herbert, Lot 2, Deed Book R619 Page 840, $44,500
Cynthia W. Patterson, Willie Patterson Jr. and Cynthia M. Ward to Cynthia M. Ward, 2726 Margate Drive, Lot 5, Block D, Jamestown
Eduwardo Amazona Sr. and Feliciana Amazona to Larry J. White, Section Two-A, Lot 10, Block E, Cambridge, $128,000
Midfirst Bank to US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, Lot 14, Block E, Lakeside
Geneva Easterling to Bertha E. Mota, Lot 36, Sunset Park
James B. Nutter & Co. to US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, Section I, 1807 Valley Park Court, Lot 4, Block D, Valley Park
James Mark Bailey to Cheryl A. Bailey, Lot 24, Caldwells, Deed Book R542 Page 187, Deed of Assent
Jack Cooper to Ethan Andrews, Section III, 3320 Idlewild Drive, Lot 8, Block D, Forest Estates, $30,000
James D. Winters and Mary L. Winters to Lorenzo Hearns, Sections Three A and B, Lot 23, Block C, Cambridge, $133,800
Louis P. Gangarosa Sr. to Steven Lukas Knox, Lot, on the east side of Wingfield Street, Deed Book R226 Page 1535, 1320 Wingfield St., $136,400
Laura E. Stanley and Laura Etta Stanley to Clifford L. Graham Sr., Deed of Administrator With Will Annexed, Lot 75, Sunset Park, $1,000
Bernard Hughes Jr. and Mildred L. Hughes to Sam Gassem, Lot 13, Phase 1, Whitney Pointe, $92,000
Wells Fargo Bank NA to Federal National Mortgage Association, 2946 Hillcreek Drive, Lot 94, Hillcreek
Albert J. Thomas and Albert Thomas Sr. to Art Thomas, Artemos Thomas, Steve Grier Thomas, Albert J. Thomas Jr., Donte Thomas and Crystal Michelle Thomas, Section Two, 2438 Ridge Road, Lot 20, Block H, Thomas Woods
Dyess Parkway LLC to JJ&Z Builders LLC, Section 4, 5302 Bull St., Lot 22, Block K, Elderberry, $42,000
Wilson Parker Homes of Elderberry Inc. and John Zunker to Kenneth L. Johnson Jr., Section 4, 5110 Devon Lane, Lot 5, Block K, Elderberry, $220,000
Fifth Third Bank to Deborah Doyle and Majorie E. Hithcox, 2406 Carpenter Ave., Lot 11, Block B, Hephzibah, $27,900
Augusta M&T Investments LLC and Charles F. Tolbert to Kenneth J. Brinsko, 1315 Murphy St., Lot 12, Block E, Central Avenue, $103,000
Lowell T. Harris and Lowell Thomas Harris to Lowell Thomas Harris Trustee and Harris Family Living Trust, 2338 Travis Road, Lot 8, Block I, Dallas Heights
Lowell T. Harris and Lowell Thomas Harris to Harris Family Living Trust and Lowell Thomas Harris Trustee, Unit 105, Building 1, 105 Windsong Way, Phase 1, Windsong Condo
David G. Brown to Cheryl D. Shepherd and Roy L. Shepherd, 3002 Old Lodge Road, Lot 8, Block C, Spread Oak Plantation, $21,000
Carson M. Blocker and Louann F. Blocker to Jonathan D. Joyner, 2021 Alden Court, Lot 69, Phase Two, Lewis Acres, $85,000
Fletcher R. Bingham and Kay H. Bingham to Rebecca Thornton Young, 3009 Silverwood Drive, Lot 23, Block B, Sterling Heights, $85,000
Augusta Capital Group LLC to Erg Investments LLC, Lot, Plat Book 24K Page 40, 34 Kendrick Place, $28,500
Fannie Mae and Federal National Mortgage Association to Matthew B. Bell, 1005 Eustis Drive, Lot 12, Block B, Bedford Heights
Merle William Riley to Sheena M. Riley, Deed of Assent, 2259 Overton Road, Lot 28, Block I, Country Club Hills
Katris A. Roberts and Katris A. Roberts Tolliver to Kajhaun Alexander Tolliver and Maurice Tolliver Jr., Section V, 1808 East Hillsview Court, Lot 19, Block B, Bridgeport
Wells Fargo Bank NA to US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, Deed recorded at Deed Book B976 Page 2264, Lot 3, Block G, Southdale
Katherine C. Douglas and Katherine Crisara Douglas to Cheryl N. Deariso and Gary H. Deariso, Lot 6, Woodside Terrace, $114,000
Paula Fay Schwartz and Samuel Schwartz to Augusta City and City of Augusta Georgia, Section IV, Lot 31, Block S, Brynwood
Allen J. Genitski and Susan P. Genitski to City of Augusta Georgia and Augusta City, 2610 National Woods Drive, Lot 5, Block B, National Woods
Gail S. Baker to City of Augusta Georgia and Augusta City, Section IV, Lot 3, Block B, Brynwood
Eric L. Smith to Gulley Cat LLC, 24.183 acres, Deed Book R157 Page 1473, $55,000


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Massage is a safer way to work out knots than lying on the floor of your car and working the pedals with your hands to drive over speed bumps. Slow down stress with this voucher.
Choose Between Two Options
- $61 for a Body Melt massage treatment and a glass of champagne for one (a $157 value)
- $109 for a Body Melt massage treatment and a glass of champagne for two (a $314 value)
The 75-minute Body Melt treatment includes a choice of full-body massage—Swedish or deep tissue—as well as a soothing scalp massage with aromatherapy. A reflexology foot treatment then works to stimulate different parts of the body by targeting corresponding pressure points on the foot.
Mind & Body Day Spa
At Mind & Body Day Spa, staff members eschew fluff and pretensions to stay focused on their main goals: to help clients relax and see beautifying results. Their customized skincare treatments harness plant-based ingredients such as pineapple enzymes and pumpkin extracts, giving complexions a natural glow. Alternatively, back massages, scrubs, and wraps extend relaxation throughout the body, much like remembering that you definitely did turn the death ray off before you left the house. Spa packages combine services for more complete pampering.


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We do not like uncertainty. Most of us have a hard time understanding probability in an intuitive way. For example, it is hard to imagine ourselves in Hawaii with 50% probability and in Egypt with 50%. We either think of lying on the beach or watching the pyramids. Superimposing one on top of another is not possible for us.
This is, in some sense, quite problematic for us in terms of investments. Investments have a way of depending on chance. In separate situations we will end up with different returns.
Most investors vacillate between extreme pessimism and extreme optimism about the stocks they own. When the market is crashing, we can only see the downside and when it is recovering then we see only the upside.
Probability: If you roll a dice, you might end up with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6. If the dice is symmetric i.e., fair then there are 6 different outcomes and each one of them is equally likely. So, out of these 6 outcomes, there is exactly one which ends up with 4. In mathematics we say, "The probability of getting 4 when you roll a fair dice is 1/6 or 0.16666..." The probability is always a number between 0 and 1. If the probability is 1 then we say that the event will definitely happen. There is no uncertainty. If the probability is 1/2 then the event has equal chance of happening and not happening. If the probability is 0 then the event will definitely not happen. Here is what Buffett has to say about probabilities and investment success.
If you think you understand probabilities now, I give you a few brain teasers. You can write the answers in the comment section. Do not search for answers on the internet, it will be counterproductive. Thinking will make you appreciate when you see the solution. Do not look at the comment section before having an answer. You might find it!
- Let us suppose that the chance of having a boy or a girl is exactly 1/2. Also suppose that there is a family with two children. You find out that one of them is a boy. What is the probability that the other child is a girl ? If the problem is ambiguous, then think of randomly selecting a family among all family with two children in which at least one is a boy. What is the probability that the other child is a girl?
- A fair coin i.e., which has probability exactly half of ending with heads (H) and half of ending with tails (T), is tossed five times. Which one of these sequences is more probable a) TTTTT b) HTHHT ?
- Suppose that an HIV test is such that a) if you have HIV then it will be positive with probability 99.9% and b) if you are not infected then the test is negative with probability 99.5%. Suppose your test positive, what is the probability that you are infected?
- Suppose you have two fair dice. What is the chance of rolling a 7 (the sum of outcomes on both dice) given that at least one of them is 4?
:Here Buffett is talking about expected amount of return.
Take the probability of loss times the amount of possible loss from the probability of gain times the amount of possible gain. That is what we are trying to do. It is imperfect but that is what it is all about. -- Warren Buffett, 1989 Berkshire Annual Meeting
For example, let us suppose that we throw a fair dice. What is the expected value of the outcome? As each of the face is equally probable, the expected value can be calculated as (1*1/6+2*1/6+3*1/6+4*1/6+5*1/6+6*1/6), which is equal to 3.5.
The law of large numbers is arguably the most important law to cross over to finance. In its simplest form the law says the following.
:If we toss a fair coin four times then the expected number of heads is 2. But with probability 1/16 you may get four heads. And with probability 1/16 you may get no heads. But if you keep tossing then the number of heads will get closer and closer to the expectation. So, with 1,000 tosses, the number of heads will be closer to 500. With infinite tosses, exactly half of them will be head!
If you repeat the same experiment a large number of times then the average of the results will be close to the expected value.
On the risk of oversimplifying, a major consequence is the following. If you pick many stocks, then your portfolio will perform close to the market.


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Oct. 17, 2011
MANSFIELD, Texas - With his win in the third round of the qualifying draw on Monday, Baylor freshman Lars Behlen joins teammate Mate Zsiga in the main draw at the Futures of Mansfield Tournament in Mansfield, Texas.
Behlen, who hails from Munster, Germany, swept past the USA's Harrison Adams in straight sets, 6-2, 6-0, to move into the main draw of the USTA Pro Circuit event. Behlen is one of just two unseeded qualifying draw players to advance to the main draw. In all, eight players fought their way through qualifying to advance to the main event.
Freshman Mate Zsiga has already gained entry into the tournament's main draw by winning the wild card tournament. In addition, former Bear Denes Lukacs, currently ranked No. 467, will compete in the main draw which begins on Tuesday, Oct. 18.
On Tuesday at 10 a.m., Lukacs will take on the USA's Jordan Cox while Zsiga faces off against the USA's Dennis Nevolo who advanced through the qualifying draw. That match will not begin before 11 a.m. Behlen is idle until Wednesday when he takes on the tournament's No. 6 seed Chris Eaton (GBR). Eaton is currently ranked No. 346.
3rd round
Lars Behlen def. Harrison Adams (USA) 6-2, 6-0
Main Draw
1st round
10 a.m. - #467 Denes Lukacs (HUN) vs. Jordan Cox (USA)
Not before 11 a.m. - Mate Zsiga vs. Dennis Nevolo (USA)
Lars Behlen vs. 6th-seeded #346 Chris Eaton (GBR)


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– In the video below, William Regal talks to James Delow of Behind The Curtain at the WWE Performance Center. Regal talks about developmental, what he saw in Daniel Bryan 13 years ago, WrestleMania XXX, his own career and more. Regal believes Bryan will main event WrestleMania one day but isn't sure about this year. Regal said Bryan will still headline this year because he will get a better reaction than anyone else.
– Regarding next week's WWE NXT Arrival event, it's said that plans for other matches were not finalized as of Friday. So far, only three matches are announced for the two-hour show: Sami Zayn vs. Cesaro in a 2 of 3 Falls Match, Emma vs. Paige for the NXT Women's Title and Adrian Neville vs. NXT Champion Bo Dallas in a Ladder Match. With The New Age Outlaws confirmed to appear, there's speculation that they may face NXT Tag Team Champions The Ascension.
Must See New Paige Galleries, Top WWE Star In Hot Water?, More….


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IDW Announces New 'Rocketeer' Series by Mark Waid and Chris Samnee
Following the character's return to comics last year in the anthology miniseries The Rocketeer Adventures, Cliff Secord will be flying into his first full-length adventure in almost two decades by Mark Waid and Chris Samnee announced by IDW Publishing today at Wondercon.The new four-issue series will be the first big adventure for the Rocketeer since the final issue of Dave Stevens' Rocketeer Adventure Magazine back in 1995, and sees Waid and Samnee pitting the fin-helmeted aviator against all manner of trouble, including a large creature shipped to 1930s Los Angeles from a mysterious but familiar island, government bureaucracy that threatens to keep our hero grounded for good, and the debut of a new character who might be out to steal Cliff from the arms of his girl, Betty.
Waid, who was a fan of the original appearances of the character, told Newsarama.com that creating the story is "a big responsibility and I don't take it lightly at all," adding that he and Samnee "intend to come at Rocketeer with the same sense of respect and honor that Dave himself showed to his forebears." Samnee added that, for him, Stevens' original series "created such a wonderful world for these character to live in and some of the most beautiful work ever seen in comics, so it goes without saying that he left some pretty huge shoes to fill. That said though, I'm giving this book everything I have and trying my hardest to live up to what Dave created."
Stevens created the character, perhaps best known from the 1991 Disney movie adaptation starring Billy Campbell and Jennifer Connelly, for a back-up story in the 1982 comic Starslayer, before spinning him out into his own series in 1988. IDW published the first complete collection of Stevens' Rocketeer work in 2009, a year after the artist's death from Hairy Cell Leukemia, following it up with two anthology series, in 2011 and 2012.
Images from Chris Samnee's blog and Comic Twart.


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Iain Ross
I believe that in underground mining, there is a tendency to underestimate how often conditions that could lead to a multiple fatality event occur. If
these events – known as major hazards – are seen as rare, they probably do not get the attention they deserve. While the statistical approach to safety is
a fundamentally sound one and has been used to great effect by both the nuclear and oil and gas industries, both sectors have experienced significant
catastrophes since 2010: the Deepwater Horizon oil rig spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the Fukushima nuclear facility incident in Japan. But the truth is,
any system is only as good as the data it has to work with and the judgment of the people using that data. If the databases today's engineers use to make
decisions are incomplete, then the possibility of underestimating the potential of a major hazard is very real.
In an underground context, a major hazard normally results from incidents like inrush or engulfment, a massive collapse causing either an air blast or
entrapment of workers, or a gas or dust explosion. Through my research and experience, I see possible flaws in the commonly used risk management systems
that explain why the industry has seen significant improvements in safety overall, and yet continues to see disasters which claim multiple lives.
A recent analysis indicated that only two multiple-fatality air blast events in the underground, hard rock arena were reported over the last hundred years.
When I read that, my thoughts went to an incident I encountered in the 1980s. I had just seen the destructive power of an air blast and was blown away. At
that stage, I had been working in underground mining for about 10 years and had heard the term 'air blast' but had not really understood its potential to
cause a major hazard.
After witnessing the aftermath of the incident, I discussed my impressions with some old hands who said: "This one was nothing – you should have been here
when the B4 collapsed, now that was an air blast!" One of them described the destruction, detailing how an entire locomotive and ore cars had been blown
off the tracks. I had never even heard of that incident before. The air blast in the B4 had occurred on a Sunday, when no one was at work in the mine. It
did not appear in any reports because no one was killed or injured. Had it occurred 24 hours later, there could have been tens or hundreds of people
Reflecting on these events made me realize that the mining industry's database of serious incidents is understated. I am not suggesting this is a cover-up;
it is simply an outcome based on the sort of people we are. Mining engineers tend to be action-orientated people who make decisions readily. We tend not to
document those decisions, as there is never time to stop for paperwork before the next urgent issue arises.
I believe that improving the situation requires a serious commitment from management. Behavioural lapses – an individual taking shortcuts or not following
the safety systems in place – can result in a single fatality. However, a systemic failure – where management has not put a sufficiently robust safety
system in place – can result in multiple fatalities. It is management's responsibility, with input from those on the ground, to both create and maintain
safe systems.
I suggest a conservative approach when dealing with risk assessments. The frequency of major hazards appears statistically low, but rather than assume this
means that conditions that lead to major hazards need not be mitigated, it is better to think that these conditions are bound to happen and to investigate
what real precautions and mitigations could be appropriate. In short, management and workers must see the real probability of major hazards, and invest the
money and manpower necessary to avoid conditions that could lead to one.
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A popular state beach campground on the South Coast closed all summer because of flooding is going to partially reopen for Labor Day Weekend.
McGrath State Beach's more than 170 campsites have been out of action during their busiest time of year.
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Now, about 50 spots will be opened on a first come, first served basis from August 30th to September 2nd.
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Paul Saltin moved away from Indianapolis 28 years ago. Back for a visit, he made sure to put the new 9/11 memorial on his agenda.
"The city has changed a bit, for the better," he said.
Saltin lives in New Jersey now - not far from Ground Zero. He says memorials like the one in Indianapolis capture the spirit of his friends and neighbors who witnessed the attacks close-up.
"I think everybody has to kind of remember 9/11 almost every day. Not for the bad things, but for how it brought us all together," he said.
Gaelen Crawford came from Greenwood to see the new memorial not expecting to have the emotional reaction that he did.
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George Bogdan of Indianapolis was touched by the memorial too, and found his senses overwhelmed.
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You can go see the 9/11 memorial any time. There is no admission charge. One of the things that people say is most powerful is the ability to touch the beams that were once part of the World Trade Center Twin Towers.
Last week's fundraiser by WTHR helped raise nearly $50,000 - the amount needed to pay the project's remaining bills. Any additional funds received will go towards the upkeep of the memorial. It was funded entirely by private donations.


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01 Sep 2017 : Official: Zozulya leaves Betis - www.football-espana.net
Real Betis have confirmed the exit of Ukrainian striker Roman Zozulya after the termination of his contract. - more ...
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10 Aug 2017 : Spurs to sign former Rayo goalkeeper - www.football-espana.net
Tottenham are set to complete their first signing of the summer in goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga, who spent last season on loan at Rayo Vallecano. - more ...
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18 Jul 2017 : Everton will trigger Viera clause - www.football-espana.net
Everton will trigger the €30m release clause of Las Palmas attacking midfielder Jonathan Viera as they continue to rebuild their squad, say reports in Spain. - more ...
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17 Jul 2017 : Former Spain forward Michu, 31, retires - www.football-espana.net
Former Spain international forward Michu, most recently at Real Oviedo, has retired from football aged 31 due to ongoing injury problems. - more ...
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06 Jul 2017 : Celta complete Jozabed deal - www.football-espana.net
Celta Vigo have completed the permanent transfer of Fulham midfielder Jozabed following a successful loan spell at the club. - more ...
Topics: Rayo Vallecano, Sevilla FC II
04 Jul 2017 : Granada add two more to squad - www.football-espana.net
Granada have continued their rebuilding job ahead of next season with the signings of Leganes defender Victor Diaz and Tenerife midfielder German Sanchez. - more ...
Topics: CD Tenerife, German Sanchez, Quini, Rayo Vallecano
01 Jul 2017 : New Atleti deal for 'very happy' Saul - www.football-espana.net
Atletico Madrid have announced that midfielder Saul Niguez has signed a new contract, which will tie him to the club until 2026. - more ...
Topics: Rayo Vallecano
15 Jun 2017 : La Real set for €8m Llorente - www.football-espana.net
Real Sociedad are set to announce the €8m signing of Real Madrid defender Diego Llorente over the coming days, say reports in Spain. - more ...
Topics: Rayo Vallecano
29 May 2017 : LaLiga123: Leonesa up, Mirandes relegated - www.football-espana.net
Cultural Leonesa were promoted to Spain's second tier for the first time in 42 years after a 4-1 aggregate victory over Barcelona B. - more ...
Topics: CD Mirandes, Alex Iglesias, UD Almeria, Elche CF
11 May 2017 : Eibars Adrian set for Malaga - www.football-espana.net
Eibar midfielder Adrian Gonzalez is set to announce on Thursday he is leaving the club, with La Liga rivals Malaga his reported destination. - more ...
Topics: Michel Madera, Getafe, Rayo Vallecano, Elche CF
02 May 2017 : Perez set for La Liga return? - www.football-espana.net
Arsenal striker Lucas Perez is set for a summer exit from North London amid interest from a number of La Liga clubs, say reports in Spain. - more ...
Topics: Rayo Vallecano
17 Mar 2017 : More football passion in Italy than Spain. - www.football-espana.net
Torino's Spanish forward Iago Falque believes "football is felt more passionately" in Italy than in his native country. - more ...
Topics: UD Almeria, Rayo Vallecano
10 Mar 2017 : Zozulya ends Rayo deal - www.football-espana.net
Ukrainian striker Roman Zozulya has had his loan contract with Rayo Vallecano terminated after not playing a match for the Segunda club. - more ...
Topics: Rayo Vallecano
07 Mar 2017 : Michel replaces Romero in Malaga hotseat - www.football-espana.net
Malaga have dismissed Coach Marcelo Romero after only ten matches in charge of the club, with former Sevilla boss Michel reported to be his replacement. - more ...
Topics: Michel Madera, Sevilla FC II, Rayo Vallecano, Getafe
01 Mar 2017 : Rayos Zozulya ultimatum - www.football-espana.net
Roman Zozulya has been given a deadline of Wednesday to join the club and if he does not, he may be in breach of his contract. - more ...
Topics: Rayo Vallecano
23 Feb 2017 : Jemez offers rival Coach a fight? - www.football-espana.net
Cruz Azul Coach Paco Jemez has told Ricardo La Volpe, On Saturday well find a quiet secluded spot and sort this out like men following an exchange of words. - more ...
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22 Feb 2017 : Rayo appoint former player Michel - www.football-espana.net
Rayo Vallecano have announced Miguel Angel Sanchez Munoz, Michel as their new manager following the dismissal of Ruben Baraja on Monday. - more ...
Topics: Michel Sanchez Munoz, Rayo Vallecano, Ruben Baraja, Sandoval
21 Feb 2017 : Baraja sacked at Rayo - www.football-espana.net
Segunda side Rayo Vallecano have sacked Coach Ruben Baraja following a 2-1 loss to Mirandes at the weekend, leaving the club in 16th place. - more ...
Topics: Rayo Vallecano, Ruben Baraja, CD Mirandes
08 Feb 2017 : Tebas ambassador support Zozulya - www.football-espana.net
La Liga president Javier Tebas has met with Ukraine's ambassador to Spain to discuss the situation of striker Roman Zozulya, currently unable to play football. - more ...
Topics: Rayo Vallecano
03 Feb 2017 : Zozulya offered Rayo return - www.football-espana.net
Rayo Vallecano have offered Roman Zozulya the opportunity to return to the club on loan from Real Betis. - more ...
Topics: Rayo Vallecano
02 Feb 2017 : Zozulya in cold after 15-hour loan - www.football-espana.net
Ukrainian striker Roman Zozulya has returned to Real Betis after a 15-hour loan spell with Rayo Vallecano after fans protested at his far-right politics. - more ...
Topics: Rayo Vallecano
01 Feb 2017 : Rayo make controversial Zozulya loan - www.football-espana.net
Rayo Vallecano have signed Ukranian striker Roman Zozulya on loan from Real Betis until the end of the season, but it has not gone down well with Rayos fans. - more ...
Topics: Rayo Vallecano
31 Jan 2017 : Rayo sign Wigans Gomez - www.football-espana.net
Struggling Segunda side Rayo Vallecano have signed Wigan Athletic midfielder Jordi Gomez on a loan deal until the end of the season. - more ...
Topics: Rayo Vallecano
17 Jan 2017 : Kakuta completes Depor loan - www.football-espana.net
Deportivo La Coruna have signed Gael Kakuta on loan from Hebei China Fortune for the remainder of the season. - more ...
Topics: Sevilla FC II, Rayo Vallecano
15 Jan 2017 : Jozabed eyes long Celta stay - www.football-espana.net
Jozabed Sanchez may have only been at Celta Vigo for a few days, but the Fulham loanee says he is already hoping for a permanent stay at Balaidos. - more ...
Topics: Rayo Vallecano, Sevilla FC II
15 Jan 2017 : Depor close in on Kakuta - www.football-espana.net
Deportivo La Coruna boss Gaizka Garitano has revealed that the club are close to signing ex-Sevilla and Rayo Vallecano attacker Gael Kakuta. - more ...
Topics: Sevilla FC II, Rayo Vallecano
13 Jan 2017 : Celta sign Fulhams Jozabed - www.football-espana.net
Celta Vigo have signed former Rayo Vallecano midfielder Jozabed Sanchez on loan from Championship club Fulham for the remainder of the season. - more ...
Topics: Rayo Vallecano
09 Jan 2017 : Leeds sign Spaniard Pablo Hernandez - www.football-espana.net
Leeds United have completed a permanent deal for former Spanish international winger Pablo Hernandez until the end of the current campaign. - more ...
Topics: Rayo Vallecano, Cadiz CF, Getafe
30 Nov 2016 : Jemez appointed at Cruz Azul - www.football-espana.net
Paco Jemez has been confirmed as the new head coach of Mexican side Cruz Azul, less than two months after being sacked by Granada. - more ...
Topics: Rayo Vallecano
25 Nov 2016 : Pozuelo wanted by Bayern? - www.football-espana.net
Bayern Munich are reportedly targeting former Real Betis and Rayo Vallecano midfielder Alejandro Pozuelo as a possible January signing. - more ...
Topics: Rayo Vallecano
08 Nov 2016 : Rayo appoint Baraja - www.football-espana.net
Rayo Vallecano have appointed former Valencia midfielder Ruben Baraja as their new manager, according to reports in Spain. - more ...
Topics: Rayo Vallecano, Sandoval, Real Murcia, Elche CF
20 Sep 2016 : Jemez: My teams only play one way - www.football-espana.net
Granada boss Paco Jemez has reiterated his desire to implement his football philosophy on his side, irrespective of results. - more ...
Topics: Rayo Vallecano
15 Sep 2016 : Paco: I like this Betis - www.football-espana.net
Granada coach Paco Jemez has spoken of his admiration for Andalucian rivals Real Betis ahead of their meeting on Friday. - more ...
Topics: Betis Sevilla, Granada, Paco Jemez, Rayo Vallecano
14 Sep 2016 : How the Champions League Is Making a Star of Atletico Madrid's Saul Niguez - bleacherreport.com
Just as there are certain horses that suit certain courses, there are certain footballers that suit certain competitions. - more ...
Topics: Champions League, Atletico Madrid, Saul Niguez, Jan Oblak
09 Sep 2016 : Sandoval attacks Miku, blasts Trashorras - www.football-espana.net
Rayo Vallecano boss Jose Ramon Sandoval has reportedly attacked striker Miku and hit out at captain Roberto Trashorras. - more ...
Topics: Rayo Vallecano, Roberto Trashorras
09 Sep 2016 : LaLiga Preview: Latest Step in Spain's Crusade Against the Premier League Begins - bleacherreport.com
Forget the Manchester derbymdash;it's all about Celta Vigo vs. - more ...
Topics: Spain, Celta Vigo, Atletico Madrid, China
08 Sep 2016 : Neymar: For Football's King-in-Waiting, the Waiting Game Has Its Own Challenges - bleacherreport.com
The blond guy is back. - more ...
Topics: Neymar, Lionel Messi, FC Barcelona, World Cup
06 Sep 2016 : Marcelino threatens court action - www.football-espana.net
Marcelino has threatened to take Rayo Vallecano chairman Martin Prensa to court over comments comparing him to a Lufthansa pilot who deliberately crashed a plane. - more ...
Topics: Marcelino, Rayo Vallecano, Villarreal
05 Sep 2016 : How Gareth Bale's Changing Role Has Made Him Real Madrid's Most Complete Forward - bleacherreport.com
So far, 2016 has been pretty incredible for Gareth Bale: He re-established himself as a critical piece of the Real Madrid team under Zinedine Zidane, won the UEFA Champions League, played a key role for Wales at Euro 2016 and has started the new campaign in great form for his side. - more ...
Topics: Gareth Bale, Real Madrid, Zinedine Zidane, Champions League
03 Sep 2016 : 'Marcelino like crazy Lufthansa pilot' - www.football-espana.net
Rayo Vallecano's President has controversially accused former Villarreal boss Marcelino of being "like that crazy Lufthansa pilot who crashed a plane". - more ...
Topics: Marcelino, Rayo Vallecano, Villarreal, Levante
02 Sep 2016 : What's Gone Wrong for Ignored Oliver Torres at Atletico Madrid? - bleacherreport.com
Football has a habit of regularly leaving eggs on faces, as the next big thing quietly slides away from view to become just another failed wonderkid. - more ...
Topics: Oliver Torres, Atletico Madrid, Spain, Champions League
01 Sep 2016 : Grading Real Madrid on Their 2016 Summer Transfer Window Business - bleacherreport.com
As far as transfer business goes, Real Madrid were perhaps the quietest of all Europe's major clubs this summer, restricting themselves to minimal changes to the senior squad after winning the UEFA Champions League little more than three months ago. - more ...
Topics: Real Madrid, Champions League, Zinedine Zidane, Florentino Perez
16 Aug 2016 : Everything Is in Place for Gareth Bale to Have Monster Season at Real Madrid - bleacherreport.com
Real Madrid have every reason to be heading into the 2016/17 La Liga season with optimism, even without having significantly upgraded their playing squad during the summer transfer window. - more ...
Topics: Gareth Bale, Real Madrid, La Liga, Zinedine Zidane
01 Aug 2016 : Movement in Sissoko to Madrid? - www.football-espana.net
Newcastle United have reportedly activated Mohamed Diame's Hull City release clause, prompting links between Moussa Sissoko and Real Madrid to resurface. - more ...
Topics: Real Madrid, Rayo Vallecano
28 Jul 2016 : Striker Role in Diego Simeone's Atletico Has Become Among Toughest in Football - bleacherreport.com
He'd arrived for big money, and now he was going for big money, but those details weren't the most significant. - more ...
Topics: Diego Simeone, Jackson Martinez, China, Atletico Madrid
15 Jul 2016 : Palermo confirm Vazquez to Sevilla - www.football-espana.net
Palermo have confirmed that Franco Vazquez "is now a Sevilla player" as their Vice-President explains the Andalusians "are the club he wanted the most". - more ...
Topics: Sevilla, Rayo Vallecano, La Liga
13 Jul 2016 : Eibar capture Bebe - www.football-espana.net
Bebe has joined Eibar on a four-year contract, having been on loan at Rayo Vallecano last year from Benfica. - more ...
Topics: SD Eibar, Rayo Vallecano
09 Jul 2016 : Official: Malaga loan Llorente - www.football-espana.net
Malaga have announced the signing of defender Diego Llorente on a season-long loan from Real Madrid. - more ...
Topics: Malaga, Diego Llorente, Real Madrid, Rayo Vallecano
09 Jul 2016 : Vazquez confirms Sevilla talks - www.football-espana.net
Palermo playmaker Franco Vazquez has confirmed talks with Sevilla over a summer transfer as "they're an important club and it'd be very nice". - more ...
Topics: Sevilla, Ever Banega, Rayo Vallecano, La Liga
21 Jun 2016 : 8 Real Madrid Youngsters Who Deserve to See Playing Time in 2016/17 - bleacherreport.com
Real Madrid will already be making preparations for the new campaign and deciding which of their younger players will be involved with the senior squad over pre-season, which is an ideal time to assess their abilities and determine whether they will fill a role over the course of 2016/17 season. - more ...
Topics: Real Madrid, Burgui, Raul de Tomas, Zinedine Zidane
20 Jun 2016 : Paco Jemez appointed new Granada boss - www.sportsmole.co.uk
Granada appoint former Rayo Vallecano boss Paco Jemez as the club's new manager on a three-year deal. - more ...
Topics: Paco Jemez, Granada, Rayo Vallecano, La Liga
20 Jun 2016 : Official: Granada appoint Paco - www.football-espana.net
Granada have the confirmed the appointment of former Rayo Vallecano boss Paco Jemez as their new Coach on a three-year contract. - more ...
Topics: Granada, Rayo Vallecano, Paco Jemez, Spain
05 Jun 2016 : Leganes promoted to La Liga - www.football-espana.net
Leganes will join Alaves in La Liga next season after they beat Mirandes 1-0 on Sunday to secure automatic promotion at the expense of Gimnastic. - more ...
Topics: La Liga, Real Madrid, Getafe, Rayo Vallecano
03 Jun 2016 : 'Celta stole Minambres' - www.football-espana.net
Rayo Vallecano aren't ruling out legal action after sporting director Felipe Minambres quit to take a post with Celta Vigo. - more ...
Topics: Rayo Vallecano, Celta Vigo
01 Jun 2016 : Jemez: Door not closed on Rayo - www.football-espana.net
Paco Jemez says there's still a chance he could remain at Rayo Vallecano, but a switch to Deportivo La Coruna is looking likely. - more ...
Topics: Paco Jemez, Rayo Vallecano, Deportivo la Coruna, Celta Vigo
31 May 2016 : 7 Players Atletico Madrid Should Clear Out in 2016 Summer Transfer Window - bleacherreport.com
The post-season inquisition has begun at Atletico Madrid after they ended the season empty-handed, losing in the final of the UEFA Champions League to Real Madrid on Saturday and the Liga title race to Barcelona. - more ...
Topics: Atletico Madrid, Champions League, Real Madrid, FC Barcelona
28 May 2016 : Malaga re-appoint Juande Ramos - www.sportsmole.co.uk
La Liga outfit Malaga re-appoint former manager Juande Ramos on a three-year contract. - more ...
Topics: Malaga, La Liga, Levante, Rayo Vallecano
27 May 2016 : Official: Malaga appoint Ramos - www.football-espana.net
Malaga have confirmed the appointment of Juande Ramos as their new Coach on a three-year contract. - more ...
Topics: Malaga, La Liga, Rayo Vallecano, Betis Sevilla
26 May 2016 : Jemez rejects Rayo offer - www.football-espana.net
Paco Jemez looks like leaving Rayo Vallecano after rejecting the club's latest contract renewal, with Espanyol lurking. - more ...
Topics: Paco Jemez, Rayo Vallecano, Espanyol, Celta Vigo
26 May 2016 : Breaking Down Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid Master Plan That Will Topple Real - bleacherreport.com
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Saturday will be a day of different strokes for different folks as 56 corporate and community teams compete in the Children's Hospital Dragon Boat Festival. The sixth annual event will take place at the TVA Park at Chickamauga Dam, 3001 Kings Point Road off Amnicola Highway.
Races begin at 8:30 a.m. After a break for lunch around noon, competition will resume at 1:30 p.m., followed by the final round at 2:30 p.m., according to a tentative schedule posted earlier this week at chattanooga.racedragonboats.com.
Each team races once in the morning and once in the afternoon. After averaging times from the first two rounds, division winners will be determined, and the Top 12 teams will advance to a final round. Best times will determine gold, silver and bronze winners.
Teams of 20 paddlers, a drummer and a steerer race a 250-meter course in authentic, Hong Kong-style, 46-foot-long dragon boats. Though the competition is friendly, teams decorate their tents, wear their dragon apparel and anoint themselves with nicknames.
Among the competitors this year are the Blew-By-U team of BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Tipsy Canoe of Chattanooga Brewing Co. and Crossfit Brigade's Filthy Oars.
During the races, cultural activities, music and a children's zone will be at the site.
Proceeds from the event go to the Children's Hospital Foundation. To donate, visit the pledge page, paddleforchildrenshospital.org.
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Has anyone had any luck using DDWRT on a Linksys router as an ethernet bridge to get wifi to an XBox 360?
I'm really dreading spending the 100 or so for the official wifi adapter for the 360, but I'm jonesing for some XBL.
I do this. It works fine on my WRT54G.
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Has anyone had any luck using DDWRT on a Linksys router as an ethernet bridge to get wifi to an XBox 360?
I'm really dreading spending the 100 or so for the official wifi adapter for the 360, but I'm jonesing for some XBL.
I bought my nephew some ethernet powerline adapters for his 360. He says they work well.
These are $65 but they give you the ability to expand your wired network as well. For example, my laser printer is too big for my home office so I keep it in the garage - networked with one of those powerline adapters.
Yeah, I've used some of the powerline adapters before at work, not too impressed with them.
I didn't use it for this specific purpose, but I've used this feature to expand wireless coverage at my place and have an ethernet bridge. Works great.
Dell is selling the 802.11n adapter right now for $70.
http://dealnews.com/Microsoft-Xbox-360- ... 80126.html
I bought a dedicated 802.11g to ethernet bridge for $20 last year.
You can find deals like this if you keep an eye out for them.
I used to use my laptop as a wireless bridge for my 360. Connect it to the laptop via the ethernet port, share the internet connection and BAM, XBL time.
I used DDWRT and a WRT54G to create a bridge from my Xbox, it worked great. Now that I have internet in my place I have the 54G running normally modem -> 54G -> Xbox and I don't notice any difference.
Great! It sounds like it'll work like I thought, now to find a cheap used WRT54G. . .
There's certainly no shortage of them. Even my old discontinued Buffalo WHR-G54S was supported, which is what I've been running for the last several years to network everything in the entertainment center downstairs.
Best part is you only configure it once and never have to touch it again. Anything that needs a connection is just plug and play, which is more than I can say for the 360 adapter's manual hex key prompts.
I used a WRT too. It was fine for gaming but insufficient for video streaming.
I do this at home, I have an old Buffalo router set up. It's pretty easy to do now that the the instructions on dd-wrt's wiki are correct. Just make sure you set it up as a wireless bridge and not a wireless distribution point as that will halve your wireless bandwidth. While this probably doesn't matter much for Live, it will halve it for everything on your network, making file copies, streaming, etc. much slower.
With mine set up this way, I have no problems streaming netflix or from TVersity on my PC. Media center extender does seem to hang a lot for me though, so I use TVersity instead.
I set one of these up for a friend a couple of years back and it was incredibly easy. I forget which one exactly, but on one of the DDWRT forums, someone had posted his exact settings and files to setup the 54G as a bridge. All I did was flash the FW, which was easy, drop in a couple of preconfigured files and put in his wifi password. (I think I remember tweaking a couple of other generic things like the wifi channel and such, but nothing that would affect the setup) The whole thing was up and running in about 30 minutes. The whole thing ended up costing him only 20 bucks and the 6 pack he bought me. (he found someone else that was using one and offered to trade his non-DDWRT compatible router plus $20 for it)
Now I know that not everyone's experience will be as smooth as mine was, but this is one of those things thats been done so many times that there is enough info out there to handle most roadblocks that might come up.


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AT&T intros HTC Inspire 4G and dual-core Motorola Atrix 4G
Shortly after unveiling the Samsung Infuse 4G, AT&T has announced two other new Android smartphones at CES 2011: the Motorola Atrix 4G and the HTC Inspire 4G (pictured earlier today next to Verizon's Thunderbolt).
Previously seen as Motorola Olympus, the Atrix 4G packs a dual core processor and 1GB of RAM, this allowing AT&T to present it as the "world's most powerful smartphone ever." The handset runs Android 2.2 with MotoBlur UI.
The HTC Inspire 4G also runs Android 2.2, but with HTC's Sense UI on top. It features a 4.3 inch WVGA display and… that's all we know for now.
Engadget has some live images presenting the new smartphones:
Full specs and press photos of both the HTC Inspire and Motorola Atrix are yet to be unveiled. Anyway, it's worth mentioning that they're HSPA+ handsets and don't seem to support LTE. Even so, AT&T is promoting them as 4G devices. After all, T-Mobile does the same with its HSPA+ phones.


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Jesus, I Surrender
Tabbed By Rafael Ray Maraino
Key - A
Here at Your feet A
I'll always be A/C#
With the angels D
Crying Holy D
There's not one thing A
That means as much to me A/C#
As You my God D
As You my King D
Here in the darkness E
I lift my eyes to You F#m
Your light comes shining through E D
Jesus, I surrender A E
I draw nearer F#m
I fall down D
Master, be my Savior A E
Be my shelter F#m
Be my God D
Here at Your feet
I'll always be
With the angels
Crying Holy
There's no one else
Who can compare to You
The Righteous One
The Perfect Son
Here in this silence
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So I've been reading Koolhaas.
How's this?:
The increasing disconnectedness of the increasingly "connected" world is a result of a futile attempt to understand an increasingly complex present that becomes ever more complicated the more connected we become, i.e. the more access we have to information the more we have to process and the more obvious disconnections become.
Furthermore, our perception of the world, our own personal reality is already so heavily influeced by our past experiences and biases that it is misleading to label our senses as objective. We see the world not as it is, nor even, except for those rare moments of hyer-selfawareness, as we are, but as we used to be; in this scheme, progress=future while we=past, and the present=(a persistent and eternal attempt at) personal progress, which leaves nothing left but a sort of conscious faith in doublethink, a post-ideological age that has hollowed out faith and filled its shell with, at least partly, a conscious reveling in the comforts of fantasy and escapsim. Some would say that's all faith has ever been, religion a sort of mass fantasy or mass escapsim designed to bring comfort. Well, granted. However, what's important here is the word conscious, the fact that there truely is no deeper level of ideology with which to ground our fantasies.
Which leads to architecture. Curvilinear fantasy in a largely linear world, controlled chaos and unpredictability reflecting a disordered reductivism that slowly churns over all of society, overthrowing our understanding of economics and politics and aesthetics, but also reflecting our inability to bend linearity without it breaking.
Gothic Cathedrals were designed around light, around a metaphysical ideal of "heavenly effulgence" that was intended to transform their structure into a literal heaven on earth, the lux and lumen of the sun filtering through the windows so as to transport the buliding's inhabitants into the being of God and the "potential of his grace".
I once argued in a thesis for a sort of modern equivalent, an "electrical effulgence" of light in the city that transformed the modern built landscape into a noctural fantasy, an urban landscape transformed by the deep historical and instinctual allegorial connotations of light into a sort of connectedness with the potential of combined human effort - a literal field of icons built to worship the collective (synonym: corporate) efforts of our race, then illuminated at night to combine the majesty with the spectacle.
Entry from S,M,L,XL: "Spectacle:...organizes ignorance of what is about to happen and, immediately afterwards, the forgetting of whatever has nonetheless been understood."
Koolhaas says in DNY (which I just started), "The icons of religion are replaced by those of building. Architecture is Manhattan's new religion." While I don't entirely disagree, he seems to have (so far) missed a crucial point. Architecture used to be the choosen tool for religious expression. So now, what is architecture the choosen tool of? In the case of Manhattan, it seems not that architecture has replaced religion, merely that religion has retreated, leaving architecture standing by itself to represent human achievement sans diety, a sort of transcendent reveling in, as I said before, progress and modernity, as represented by the potential of corporate (combined) human effort - our built architecture. Even more, however, our architecture stands not just for some ideal of human achievement, but for the vagaries of human experience...for a COLLECTIVE sense of human life, in all of its conflicting forms.
Thought: The machine age first turned the beauty and honesty of aesthetic ornamental expression against itself, and then banished the entire art form from the architectural avant garde...did content-oriented aestheticism also largely follow in its wake? Modern/Postmodern architecture lacks, for the most part, a popularly recognized catalogue of components; the absence of such a catalogue does not constitute a catalogue in itself...does it?
The more I try and grasp what is happening in architecture, the more circular it seems. Complexity and technology, digital OCD and a sense of scale that seems either far too large or far too minute. Its been difficult, but fascinating. One week left.
Evan what background are you coming from to postherioze a noctornal urban setting - that's beautiful
Evan, I am back in college now, at Lewis and Clark, in Portland, OR. Senior year. Thinking about writing my thesis --- but at the same time hesitant. I guess this sense of "personal progression" has been probably the most valuable asset that I have extracted from the Career Discovery program at HGSD.
I am about to earn my degree in International Relations, keeping one eye at the possibilities in foreign service, and one at the possibilities of exploring "international architecture". After reading Koolhaas' "Content", I assume thoughts have been mustering concerning the role of urban planning and architecture as both victims in the ICC (International Criminal Court) scene.
Regarding the questions you have posed, concerning the "content" and "role" architecture, I think aesthetics is now serving a different function rather than merely religious or iconographic tools. It seems like what the aesthetic dimension in architecture now seeks transparency and a "co-habitation" with the human. More and more society demands exposure of information and knowledge. This at the simplest level requires a physical dimension of transparency, perhaps best explained through Shigeru Ban's Curtain-Wall House. An open community, secular, modern, and inviting.
Coming back to the idea of "international architecture", does that mean Americans should put up a Great Steele war around the United States borders to prevent climactic disasters and terrorism? Or should everything go through a "transparency reform" --- glass ubber-alles?
Food for thought.
Hope everything is going well and that you have been getting to the same conclusions as I have, or better.
Go Section 12!
p.s.: have you checked out archis.org? Maybe it will assist in getting to a legitimate conclusion or objective.
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Common for husband's feelings to change?
- Question from LDurand: My wife and I are having a pretty rough go at things these days. I've gone to doctor's appointments with her and all her chemo treatments, but I haven't been there emotionally for her. She's changed a lot these past months and I feel like a jerk, but I'm not sure I still love her like I used to. Is this common? Is this it for our marriage?
- Answers - Marc Silver When someone says they're not there emotionally for their partner that can be really devastating when she's facing a disease like breast cancer. I think it's common for a guy, including me, to feel like a jerk because we don't know how to help our wife. I know some marriages do flounder because of breast cancer, but others grow stronger. I think it's important to ask your wife what she needs from you. It may be a sympathetic ear. It may be a massage. It may be someone she can cry to when she's feeling really bad. And what I found in our marriage is that being by my wife's side throughout her breast cancer ordeal really did bring us closer together.
Rosalind Kleban, L.C.S.W.
It's possible that this is a situation that has arisen because of the lack of communication. It's easy to understand that the patient is feeling different, is not entirely sure her husband will continue to care for her, and is behaving differently than anything he has ever seen. Because of this, he may be unable to be there emotionally, he may feel shut out, and feel that the marriage has changed.
These two people need to begin to talk to each other. To say how they feel, and, as Marc suggested, to ask what they expect of each other. Breast cancer rarely destroys a marriage that was working well before the diagnosis. So whatever coping techniques a couple used before the diagnosis, they have to work hard to maintain now.
The Ask-the-Expert Online Conference called Partners, Loved Ones, Caregivers: Taking Care of You featured Author Marc Silver and moderator Rosalind Kleban, L.C.S.W. answering your questions about how you can take care of your loved one and yourself during and after breast cancer treatment.
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The Courtyard Cafe - Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner*Soups,Sandwiches,Steak,Pastas and more. Lobby Lounge - Open Sunday - Friday. The Market - The Market is open 24/7 and provides a selection of drinks and food.
With a compassionate & obliging staff, clean comfortable rooms and a tranquil location, the Courtyard Scottsdale hotel by Marriott at Mayo Clinic provides a soothing environment for patients, families, & business travelers. Enjoy daily housekeeping, complimentary clinic shuttle, 24 hour market, and full-service restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, & dinner. Just 5 miles from Hwy 101, which is minutes away from the night life & shopping in Old Town Scottsdale. Take advantage of our year-round sunshine in our outdoor pool & whirlpool or work out in our fitness center. Here to work? You will love our well-lit large desk and free high speed internet. After a hard day's work, get a good night's sleep on one of our thick mattresses topped with comfy cotton-rich linens & fluffy pillows. Stay at the Courtyard Scottsdale hotel & find out how we've made it our business to help you with your travels.
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This song should be relatively easy for beginners as long as you practice. The chord shapes for this song are all fairly basic and they are: C Major, D Major, E Minor, B Minor, A Minor and G Major (Click the hyperlinked chords to reach lessons on how to play them). The only chord that may be new to you is the B Minor. Don't worry about the B Minor. It sounds difficult, but it is an easy chord shape.
The only other difficulties you may run into are the chord changes. For instance, there is a change from E Minor to B Minor that may be difficult in the beginning. If you are having problems with that change, just keep practicing it over and over again until you are able to do it quickly and without error.
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Let's start with a fun fact, shall we?
Did you know that Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy author E.L. James originally published the work as a piece of Twilight (don't get me started) fanfiction under the name Snowqueens Icedragon?
Book. Cover. Judged.
One afternoon about a month ago, I was sitting at my son's batting practice reading a book on my Nook. My daughter and 3-year-old son were home with their dad, and since me offering my child hitting advice made about as much sense as cleaning the house while my preschooler walked around with a cup of grape juice, I suddenly found myself with an entire hour of interrupted reading time. It was heavenly.
Until it wasn't.
"Whatcha reading there, Mrs. R.?," one of the dads asked. (It should be noted this has always been a pet peeve of mine. I'm clearly reading. Not talking. Why are you interrupting me?) In the interest of social niceties, I looked up and started to answer, but I never had a chance.
"I bet it's that Fifty Shades book all you women are going crazy for," he said with a smirk. "Lucky for your husband," he added.
I started to correct him (I was actually reading the thought-provoking Defending Jacob by William Landay) but he liked the material he had imagined and wasn't going to let facts get in the way of it. He addressed the other parents (all dads) that were in the waiting area.
"Your wives read the Fifty Shades?" he asked. "Mine did," he said proudly. "Oh, yeah," he added as a wink, wink, nudge, nudge, fill-in-the-blanks afterthought. (Lucky girl!)
As the other men started comparing and congratulating (!?!?) each other on the reading habits of their significant others, my inner (ha) nerd had had enough of the locker room talk. She has been a passionate, thoughtful reader since the first time she picked up a book 30-something odd years ago and was not about to let her good, hard-earned reputation be sullied by a 20-something virginal, clumsy woman and her terrible life choices.
"Actually," she (I) said. "I'm not reading Fifty Shades of Grey, nor will I ever. It's a ridiculous, poorly-written book with a laughable plot line; incompetently developed, inane characters; and questionable grammar." (Yes, my inner nerd speaks with semi colons. She didn't get a lot of dates in high school.) I was about to add, "And I resent that a woman can't read a book without it being assumed that it's that tripe," but the group had already moved on, undoubtedly feeling sorry for my husband and what he has to live with every day. (I think I lost them with my frowny face, furrowed brow and glasses which after that rant were clearly for use and not as a "sexy librarian" prop.)
Actually, when all the hoopla started, I had considered giving the books a go. I knew of their reputation (subject matter and proclivity for mistakes and repetition) but figured all those people and Facebook feeds couldn't be wrong. Right? A friend stopped me before I could download the first one. She had read all three and thought they were not bad, but knew "how I was" (whatever could she mean by that?) and said that I would wind up throwing it out the window and mailing a thesaurus and a copy of Garner's Modern American Usage to the author. I think her exact words were, "It will make you stabby."
So I stay away from Fifty Shades of Grey. Yes, I realize this makes me a social oddity and a snob (an an awesome poet apparently). That's fine. I'll keep on keeping on. You and your inner goddess sit over there and blush and bite your lip. Again. And again. Oh my! Holy cow! Don't forget to bite your lip! I understand 26-year-old billionaire control freaks who are into BDSM also like that. A lot! (Oh my! I'm biting my lip again!)
(Holy cow!)
Please, don't get me wrong. I don't think that every book read has to be a thoughtful tome discussing Important Topics. Far from it. Reading should be fun and enjoyable. A way to escape. That's what books have always been for me. But if we are going to collectively going to go crazy over something that appears on the written page, can it at least be something that doesn't include the phrase, "He's my very own Christian Grey flavor Popsicle."?
Ladies, there are some very good fiction authors out there that have strong, smart women as the lead character. Want erotic fiction with a good story? Try Judy Blume (Summer Sisters and Wifey, not Superfudge) or Penny Vincenzi. Heck, read Joan Collins! (Did I just write that? I'm probably lightheaded from Christian's rule about no snacking between meals. Who in their right mind would agree to that? My guess? A 21-year-old college student from Seattle who doesn't own a computer.) Now in these books, you won't find any Red Rooms of Pain, but you will find interesting plots, complex characters and no glaring typos! Or try something on this list (Wuthering Heights! Really!).
Have you read any part of the Fifty Shades trilogy? Did you become obsessed? Did anything about the books bother you? Suzanne not only read the trilogy, she liked it! (And I always say she's my most sensible friend!)