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There exists a 43-slide slidehow entitled "The Complete History of Mario Balotelli's Shenanigans." Familiarize yourself if you need to. The man is a magnet for madness, but he has more of a childlike innocence than a malicious streak. He does what he does because he just doesn't conceive of doing it any other way.
Slide 44: Balotelli broke curfew to head to a hip curry spot in Manchester, a day and a half ahead of today's match with Chelsea (where he scored in the game's second minute). Remember what we said about being an overgrown kid? He was reportedly playing swashbuckler with a rolling pin.
The tabloid is calling for the standard curfew fine of one week's salary, the equivalent of $234,000, but come on. He wasn't drinking, it wasn't the night before a match, and Mario could really be up to so much worse. Let's just be thankful he didn't get his arms caught in two vending machines.


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Redin to be honored with renaming of athletic hall of honor
PLAINVIEW -- Wayland Baptist University will honor one of its most legendary coaches Saturday with the dedication of the Harley Redin Athletic Hall of Honor. The ceremony will be held as part of the Hall of Honor induction ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 20, part of homecoming festivities at Wayland.
The induction will take place at 10 a.m. in McClung University Center, room 211, with longtime supporter and pilot Mike Hutcherson and former Flying Queen Brenda Moeller Niebuhr to be added to the hall. The ceremony will then honor Redin for his vast accomplishments as head coach at Wayland.
Redin served as head coach of the Pioneers basketball team from 1946-57, the first two years while Wayland was still a junior college. He then began coaching the women's squad, the Hutcherson Flying Queens, in 1955, doubling his coaching duties for two seasons. Redin took over the Queens solely in 1957 and coached the team until 1973.
Over his long career at Wayland, Redin amassed 608 wins and only 165 losses, leading the Queens to six AAU National Champion titles and six AAU runner-up finishes. He was instrumental in the women's game adopting the unlimited dribble, the 30-second clock and the move to the full-court game.
Redin authored the book "The Queens Fly High" in 1958, detailing his coaching strategies in the game of women's basketball. He was named to the Texas Sports Hall of Fame this summer and will be inducted in February 2005. He is also a member of the National Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, the Texas High School Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame, the Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame and the athletic halls of honor at Wayland and Tarleton State University. An annual coaching award is presented to a Wayland alumnus in his honor.
A native of Silverton, Redin played at Tarleton State and at North Texas State University. He served as a Marine Corps captain and pilot during World War II.
The renaming of the hall of honor was made possible by donations from former Flying Queens and other friends of Redin. Funds raised will go toward renovations of the hall, located in the lower level of Hutcherson Center, and a plaque noting donors will be hung in the room.


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How to Make Beef Stock
|Homemade beef stock adds wonderful flavor to soups and stews!
This tool, called a skimmer, is great for removing meat and vegetables while letting the flavorful stock run back into the pan. It also catches sediments and coagulated proteins. I have another one also with larger holes too.
I strain my stock through a colander, then strain it through this yogurt strainer into a fat separator. As you can see, there's not a lot of fat because most of it was removed by the roasting.
Save scraps of beef in the freezer until you have 3-4 pounds of scraps.
Put beef scraps on cooking sheet and roast at 400 until meat is well browned and fat is cooked out. You can turn a few times, but it's not essential. This may take close to an hour, depending on how big the pieces are.
Fill large stock pot (12 quarts or bigger) half full of water. Add browned beef scraps, celery, carrots, and onions. Simmer on low for 3-4 hours, adding more water as needed so pan is always full. After a few hours taste and add some beef soup base if desired.
After 6-8 hours, remove pieces of meat and vegetables and skim off sediment. Strain stock through colander. Then strain through cheesecloth, fine mesh strainer, or yogurt strainer. If you can, strain it into a fat separator to remove fat, or you can remove the fat by cooling the stock before you freeze it.
Put strained stock back into saucepan and simmer over medium high heat until reduced. I usually reduce it by about half, but taste to see when the flavor seems right to you.
Pour reduced stock into freezer containers. Cool on counter top for about an hour. If you didn't use a fat separator, cool in refrigerator overnight and remove fat in the morning before freezing. If you used a fat separator freeze stock as soon as it is slightly cool.
Here are a few of my favorite recipes that use beef stock:
Goulash Soup with Red Peppers and Cabbage
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Taco Soup from A Pinch of Salt Lake
Ground Beef and Sauerkraut Soup
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The University of Washington recently named two new Schools at UW Bothell, completing the transition of all of its academic Programs to Schools. The Nursing and Health Studies Program is now the School of Nursing and Health Studies, and the Education Program is now the School of Educational Studies. The move became effective September 16, 2014.
Presented to the Regents on July 10, 2014, the new status responds to the tremendous growth of the two Programs as well as the need to meet the growing demand for highly qualified educators, nurses and administrators in Washington. The designation also represents the final steps in a campus-wide process to create a more effective structure to support campus growth.
In 2008, UW Bothell approved the 21st Century Campus Initiative strategic plan, outlining ambitious plans to expand access to the university for students of great potential throughout the region. The plan guided extraordinary growth in enrollment, as well as the growth in the size, complexity and impact of UW Bothell's Academic Programs.
To better support ongoing growth, the campus began working to transition from Academic Programs to Schools, and in 2011, developed the Establishment of Schools at UW Bothell procedure. The process was developed in collaboration with the General Faculty Organization Executive Council (GFO EC), the Academic Council, and the campus community and outlines a phased approach to implementation. Following an extensive campus review led by the GFO EC, the process was approved by the Chancellor in August 2011, and was then presented to the Regents.
In Autumn 2011, two Programs submitted Schools proposals in accordance with the new process. Following campus review, the Programs were approved as the first Schools at UW Bothell and in March 2012, the campus celebrated the renaming of the Programs to the School of Business and the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences. These designations reflect the increased size and complexity of both units, resulting from a series of 21st Century growth initiatives.
The largest unit on campus, the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences launched 10 new degrees between 2007 and 2012, supporting an enrollment that grew from 500 FTE in Autumn 2007 to 1,136 in Autumn 2012. The faculty expanded as well, and by 2012 totaled 57 full-time faculty with additional part-time, adjunct and affiliate faculty.
The new School of Business introduced several growth initiatives, including an undergraduate Accounting option, off-site expansion, development of a fee-based undergraduate program, an executive education initiative, and creation of The Entrepreneurship Center. By Autumn 2012, full-time faculty had grown to 28, supporting an enrollment of 769 FTE.
In January 2013, the Regents approved the consolidation of the Computing and Software Systems Program (CSS) and Science and Technology Program (S & T) into a new School of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). The School of STEM became effective March 16, 2013.
In early 2012, a proposal to unite as a School was developed and approved by the CSS and S & T Programs, followed by campus review and endorsement by the GFO EC, the Academic Council, and the Chancellor. In accordance with the UW Faculty Code, a limited Reorganization, Consolidation, and Elimination Procedure (RCEP) was completed prior to recommendation to the Regents.
The School of STEM offers six undergraduate and one graduate degree, as well as a graduate certificate. Four additional bachelor's and two master's degrees are approved or in development for launch in the next two years. The School houses 36 full-time faculty and has an enrollment of over 600 FTE, with significant growth projected as the new School develops.
The new School of Nursing and Health Studies (NHS) offers masters and bachelor's degrees in Nursing and a Bachelor of Arts in Health Studies. The BSN is offered in multiple locations and includes both an RN-to-BSN track and a new first-year track. With the addition of new programs, enrollment reached 375 in 2014 and is anticipated to grow by 15 percent in the next five years. NHS houses 18 full-time faculty members and eight staff, and works closely with an external advisory board, community colleges, and health care and human service organizations.
The new School of Educational Studies (ES) offers 20 program and credential options. These include two new Master of Education Leadership programs, as well as new minors and endorsements. Programs in development include a fully online Special Education endorsement and two new bachelor's degrees. Enrollment is currently 179 and is expected to reach 400 by 2016. ES has 17 full-time, 19 part-time (clinical), and several adjunct faculty, as well as eight staff. The School works with three external advisory boards, as well as schools, districts and the local community.


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The unlikelihood of a loan is a blow to the project's image, even though the DOE's decision was nothing to do with the project's viability. It also highlights two years of complaints from offshore developers that the DOE's loan programme was ill-designed to accommodate offshore projects because of their size and longer lead time.
In February, senator John Kerry and ten other lawmakers from Massachusetts urged the DOE to approve Cape Wind's loan guarantee quickly, saying it would lower the cost of electricity from the project.
"[A loan guarantee] would have allowed cheaper financing," says Adam Umanoff, a partner at law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld who helped handle the DOE loan guarantee for the $2.2 billion Shepherds Flat project in Oregon.
He said that without it, Cape Wind Associates will have to seek more traditional forms of finance. "They presumably had a backup capital plan, and they will have to dust it off." Without a loan guarantee, Cape Wind Associates will face an interest rate 1.5% to 2.5% higher, and a loan would probably be shorter-term.
Mark Rodgers, the developer's spokesman, would not comment on how large a loan guarantee Cape Wind had sought. Other major projects, such as Shepherds Flat, have clinched one for 80% of their debt. Nor would Rodgers or the DOE comment on the accuracy of reports that EMI is seeking to finance 80% of Cape Wind with government loans under the DOE Section 1703 financing programme for innovative technologies. The project will use Siemens 3.6MW turbines. The DOE rules are strict on what is "innovative".
The conventional wisdom is that a wind project costing more than $1 billion needs a "super-agency loan"
- such as from the DOE - or even the public markets to cover part of the capital costs, says Jim Tynion, a project finance expert at legal firm Foley and Lardner.
Barclays Capital, Cape Wind's primary financial adviser, is seeking an equity partner. According to an unconfirmed report in the Wall Street Journal, Cape Wind Associates is seeking $400 million in equity. It may also tap the bond market, confirmed Rodgers.
Tynion is optimistic about the bond prospect: "There's pent-up demand of wealthy individuals and corporate treasuries who want to invest funds in renewable-energy ventures."
Given the use of Siemens turbines, it could seek construction financing from European export credit agencies, or even vendor financing, suggests Tynion.
Cape Wind has only sold half of its expected output under a long-term power purchase agreement to National Grid. This does make the project more risky, according to Umanoff. Rodgers says the fate of the remaining 50% of power produced will have to be settled to get the project financing in place. Reducing the size of the project is an option, he says. "[But] it is not our preference and it is not our plan."


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Curb Your Enthusiasm, True Blood, Entourage, Big Love, Flight of the Conchords—these are just some of the TV shows that PS3 owners will be able to download after Sony and HBO-owners Time Warner join forces.
With new shows added the the PlayStation Network every Tuesday, PS3 owners can download HBO shows for what they called a "premium price"—a not-very-nice $3. 11 shows in total will be offered in the "DVD format," though they won't air instantly; coming almost a year after they first premiered on HBO. [Nasdaq via Kotaku]


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Every autumn, just stepping outside into nature and looking around can take you back to another time in the Central Valley, yet it is 2013.
Every autumn, just stepping outside into nature and looking around can take you back to another time in the Central Valley, yet it is 2013.
It's hard to believe that when it comes to fish and wildlife, regardless of so much negative human impact and habitat degradation, the critters persevere and try to survive. They somehow keep coming back, right on schedule.
As they have for millennia, millions of migratory birds are on the wing - most notably ducks, geese, swans and cranes - to winter here. Mighty king salmon are returning to their streams of origin to spawn and die to complete their life cycles.
For hunters, the stewards of the vast majority of California's remaining wetlands, duck and goose hunting seasons opened Oct. 19 and run for 100 consecutive days. The fall flight is predicted to be exceptionally strong with the second-highest number of birds filling the skies since records began in 1955.
Bird watchers herald the coming of sandhill cranes to local alfalfa fields and the annual Lodi Crane Festival Friday through Sunday at Hutchins Street Square. They also point toward "Crane Day" on Nov. 16 at Merced National Wildlife Refuge to celebrate the return of the lesser sandhills. Each free event boasts exhibits, field tours and activities for children.
Outdoor enthusiasts also can create their own adventure by visiting the Mokelumne River Fish Hatchery on McIntire Road east of Clements on Highway 12 to see the salmon, or taking a marsh walk at the Cosumnes River Preserve 17 miles north of Stockton east of Interstate 5, where flocks of white-fronted geese and a mix of ducks, including northern pintail, are visible from a boardwalk. The visitor center at the preserve is open weekends with docents offering walking tips and wildlife interpretation.
The premiere waterfowl conservation organization, Ducks Unlimited, will host its 75th annual dinner, raffle and auction on Nov. 7 at Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium, giving conservationists another opportunity to foot the bill for wildlife. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and as enthusiastic volunteers proclaim, "The quack is back at the auditorium."
Jim Cox Jr. recalls when, as a lad of 10 years, his father took him to his first DU dinner.
"Put on your jeans and your camouflage jacket," Cox recalls his father telling him.
"It was like Christmas as we walked into the dinner and every youth received a backpack filled with hunting goodies. There were display cases filled with guns, all kinds of games, Labrador puppies and hunting trips to win and all sorts of artwork, like paintings and sculptures."
Thanks to the seven league efforts of old-timers, now deceased, like Bob Eberhardt, Elmer Boss, Val Dervin, Sal Curci, Fred Feary, Dick Klein, Gordon Medlin and so many others, the Stockton Ducks Unlimited chapter raised more money than anywhere else in the country between 1984-1988.
"Economic uncertainties and other factors forced the dinner to downsize and move to other venues," said Cox, a first-year committee member. "But, now we're back at the civic auditorium with an amazing event in store, with a huge raffle and auction, and the chance to take home three shotguns that will become instant collector items."
The donation to attend the event is $70 adults, $35 16 and under, and, in keeping with tradition, every youngster will take home a prize.
Advance tickets are available at ca.ducks.org or by contacting Leslie Eberhardt Brown at The Bank of Stockton, (209) 941-1229.
It's the best investment we can make to insure that birds will continue to fill the sky.


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This Oxforshire based firm has an excellent reputation in commercial property work across the region. The Oxford based team has chambers and legal 500 rated commercial property partners and an enviable client base providing top level commercial property work.
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Helena Wiseman, from Go Travel New Zealand, writes of her experience of meeting Kaikoura's magical dusky dolphins.
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A Close Encounter
by Helena Wiseman
Kaikoura is known as the place "where the mountains meet the sea", a breathtakingly beautiful place with a mountainous backdrop set back from a rugged coastline where the Pacific Ocean meets the shore.
I found there is much more to this place than stunning scenery and it is definitely worth a closer look. It has quite a quaint appearance with the look of a coastal village more so than a thriving tourist destination, but it is this casual vibe that gives Kaikoura an appeal all of its own.
Without doubt the diverse array of marine life I had read about before my visit was the most alluring fact which influenced my decision to come and see for myself. As soon as I arrived after checking into my accommodation, I decided to take a walk to get a taste of the outdoors. There is no shortage of scenic walks and each track or trail provides its own unique view of coast or mountains, much like flicking through a magnificent pictorial book ..
I set off to walk to the seal colony which is quite an easy walk along the beachfront to the end of the road. I ambled along past the wharf and a historic old pub, the Pier Hotel. The Pier Hotel would have to have the most superb views when enjoying a cold beer, than anywhere in Kaikoura. Looking across the bay to the mountains is breath-taking and I made a mental note to stop in on my way back from the seal colony.
Further around I passed the Seafood Barbecue, an open air eating place which has a focus on seafood cooked to order. It is incredibly popular with visitors and locals and has a rustic charm all of its own. Continuing on to the end of the road, I came to the seal colony, a beautiful place with rugged seams of rock, and of course so many New Zealand fur seals, I literally lost count. From this point you can commence the Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway which winds up and along the edge of the peninsula and ends at South Bay on the southern side of the peninsula. Other walking tracks connect from the southern side back to the northern side of the peninsula making it easy to get back to where you started from.
I chose to amble back to the Pier and relax with a nice beverage while taking in the view. I was also keen to finalise my plans for the next day – an encounter with some of the local wildlife! It is hard to choose from the activities on offer as they all sound exhilarating and unique and I had a desire to participate on every single opportunity! I could choose swimming with the dusky dolphins, whale watching by boat or by air, and snorkelling with seals.
It was a big decision but after deliberating, I chose to swim with the dolphins as I have always dreamt of seeing dolphins in their natural ocean habitat. I was not to be disappointed. I was given my wetsuit and snorkelling equipment to try on and to make sure that it fitted well. Then on to the safety briefing which shows what to expect on the tour and more importantly, how to respect the dolphins when you are in the water with them; and I was ready to go. I was one of a group of only 16 swimmers and I learned that this is the maximum number of swimmers on each tour. Other passengers can join the tour to watch the dolphins if they are not keen to get their feet wet!
It was only a short boat ride before a pod of dusky dolphins was located along the coast and the crew on board advised us to get ready to enter the water. The sheer excitement mixed with a dash of nerves was almost overwhelming as I looked out and saw the dolphins just to the rear of the boat. I had to remember to breathe normally as I slipped into the water and paddled out in the direction of the dolphins. Before I knew it I was surrounded by streamlined shapes of the graceful dusky dolphins. I had to adjust to being the water and it took me a few seconds to become acclimatised to the wetsuit and the water temperature. Then I used my fins to circle around trying to be as graceful as I could, quite a challenge in a buoyant wetsuit I can assure you! I squeaked and squealed with delight through my snorkel and used all my energy to try and keep up with the speed of the duskies which seemed sort of vaguely interested in my antics. The dolphins circled me then spiralled down effortlessly beneath me rising up to the surface again to breathe. Then they returned as I continued to snorkel around and up and down trying to hold their attention.
It was an experience of exhilaration and pure adrenalin rolled into one. I returned to the boat to re-charge and adjust my gear as my mask had become a little loose. The crew on board were marvellous, eager to assist and so enthusiastic and encouraging. At the end of the swim time, we were given an opportunity to capture some photos and videos of the dolphins while listening to a commentary about them and why Kaikoura and of course the dusky dolphins so special. I had hired a GoPro camera for the tour and had great fun filming the dolphins when I swam with them. Back at the Encounter Kaikoura base, the footage was copied to a USB and I had memories of my incredible experience ready to take home with me.
Reflecting on the Kaikoura experience, I would have to say it was one of the highlights of my adventures so far. I found the range of accommodation available and the number of eateries on offer was surprising for a small town. There is no shortage of choice. I especially enjoyed fish and chips on the beach. The seafood is fresh and delicious and admiring the coastal landscape while I munched was a perfect end to a superb day. I will be back in the not too distant future to experience more of this unique gem of a marine paradise -Kaikoura.


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Somewhere...Upper East Side
Eliane adds: "I spy Tudor City with its little park... I spy the UN... I spy the East River... I spy Rossevelt Island... I spy the Queensboro Bridge?... I spy Queens..."
18 comments:
- Wayne said...
Such a variety of architecture in that scene. What an amazing city.
Thanks Ken
- September 26, 2008 at 1:34 AM
- Laurie said...
Hey! Get back to your hood this instant!
Gorgeous shot. How can anyone not love New York?
- September 26, 2008 at 5:35 AM
- marley said...
Great photo. Is that the UN building and a Trump Tower I can spy?
- September 26, 2008 at 6:12 PM
LOL! Cool photo -- all those interesting-looking buildings next to each other.
- September 26, 2008 at 6:56 PM
- altadenahiker said...
Oh, I know which rooftop I'd like to be on right now -- no contest.
- September 26, 2008 at 10:58 PM
- • Eliane • said...
Oh wait... I spy Tudor City with its little park... I spy the UN... I spy the East River... I spy Rosevelt Island... I spy the Queenboro Bridge?... I spy Queens...
Dude, you gotta tell all this. For your visitors from far-far-away. ;)
Oh and, I spy GV behind you. Waaay behind you.
- September 26, 2008 at 11:42 PM
- Lily Hydrangea said...
I love how you managed to get the island in this photo. It looks so green & lush.
- September 27, 2008 at 9:31 AM
- ken mac said...
anybody know the name of that island?
- September 27, 2008 at 10:00 AM
- ken mac said...
Eliane knows more about the view than me!
- September 27, 2008 at 12:10 PM
- sonia a. mascaro said...
Wow! I really must to know NY! What a gorgeous photos and such a diversity of architecture!
- September 27, 2008 at 4:39 PM
- • Eliane • said...
Ah!! As a disclaimer: I used to live in Tudor City Place. I could not see Russia from my home but I could see the entire United Nations.
The bridge, I am not too sure of its name. I think it's the Queenboro but I may be completely wrong.
- September 27, 2008 at 8:14 PM
- Virginia said...
I spy a great skyline anyway you show it. We will allow you outta your cage from time to time. Nice shot. Looks like an old postcard for some reason.
- September 28, 2008 at 10:09 PM
- Kitty said...
the photo looks like it's been taken from a very tall tower. Is that the case?
really cool view. Wow.
- September 29, 2008 at 10:55 PM
- Ming the Merciless said...
Dude, you can see my little hovel from here.
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Royce Low-Priced Stock Fund (RYLPX) seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in small-cap and micro-cap companies trading at less than $25 per share. The fund is based on the premise that most institutional investors, such as mutual funds and pension funds, do not usually invest in companies trading at low prices because of the impact that their trading can have on such a company's share price. Thus, having a focus on this space may provide investment opportunities not available in shares trading at higher price points.
As with all of the Royce funds, Low-Priced Stock Fund uses a value approach. To sum up the goal in one sentence, co-managers Whitney George and James Skinner look to buy companies below what they believe a knowledgeable buyer might pay to acquire the company (its enterprise value). Some of the factors the duo like to see in a candidate include a strong balance sheet, high internal rates of return, and an ability to generate material free cash flow. Strong historical track records and strong future prospects are also important. Interviews with senior management, customers, and competitors help round out their assessment.
Over the last 12 months or so, the fund has materially lagged Value Line's Small Company Objective group. However, it isn't surprising for a fund that is tilted toward value to underperform over shorter periods of time. Nor is this type of near-term showing unusual for Royce Low-Price Stock Fund. In fact, several times in the last 15 years it has been in the "dog house" for a year or two only to launch to the "penthouse" for several years running. While this behavior makes for a relatively volatile fund, it has also led the fund to outperform its objective group over the trailing 5-, 10-, and 15-year periods. This is true despite the drag incurred by the fund's recent underperformance.
Co-manager Whitney George recently discussed the fund and where he is seeing value lately. Although he stresses that every holding is selected from the ground up using Royce's fundamental approach, he has seen the best bargains in cyclical areas such as energy and precious metals. In fact, he notes that he hasn't seen "the kind of values that we've seen recently since late 2008 or early 2009." That's a pretty bold statement.
The co-managers have been positioned toward hard assets, such as energy, materials and industrial stocks, for a while. Although selected from the bottom up, they are all "an after-the-fact macro bet" that developed countries are going to continue debasing their currencies as a way of dealing with the current global debt crisis.
Although left unsaid, debasing of one's currency can lead to serious long-term dislocations in an economy and result in increased demand for so-called "hard assets." Gold is, perhaps, the most obvious store of value for many investors. While it has run up materially over the last several years, George notes that gold has corrected almost 20% four times in the last six years, including this year. Mining stocks, he explains have reacted disproportionately to the issues driving the price of gold.
The recent correction has allowed George and co-manager Skinner to add some new names and build on existing positions—some of which had fallen from their highs by 60% to 70%. Despite that type of drop, which is disquieting to say the least, the co-managers still see companies with strong returns on capital and plenty of cash on their balance sheets. George states that, "they screen very well by the metrics that mean the most to us when we look at a business."
Royce Low-Priced Stock Fund is closed to new investors, but that doesn't mean others can't benefit from George's thoughts and selections. A few of fund's larger holdings in the metals and mining space include:
Allied Nevada Gold Corp. (ANV)Allied Nevada Gold engages in the acquisition, exploration, evaluation, and development of gold projects in Nevada. The company operates under three segments: Hycroft Mine, Exploration properties, and "Other". The Hycroft Mine operating segment contains the exploration and operational activities at the wholly-owned Hycroft mine in Nevada. The exploration properties segment contains the exploration and development activities on the remaining mineral properties owned by the company. The "Other" operating segment primarily contains the corporate overhead functions. Allied Nevada also owns the Maverick Springs, Mountain View, Hasbrouck, Three Hills, the Pony Creek/Elliot Dome, and Wildcat projects. In March 2012, Allied Nevada announced that it awarded a contract to Fluor Corporation to complete the engineering and remaining procurement activities for the Hycroft Expansion Project. Internet: http://www.alliednevada.com.
Pan American Silver Corp. (PAAS)Pan American Silver engages in the exploration for, and acquisition, development, and operation of, silver properties. The company owns and/or operates the Quiruvilca silver mine, the Huaron silver mine, and the Morococha silver mine in Peru; the La Colorada and Alamo Dorado mines in Mexico; Manantial Esejo & Navidad in Argentina; and San Vicente in Bolivia. Pan American also either holds an interest in or may earn an interest in nonproducing silver resource and silver exploration properties in Argentina and the United States. Internet: www.panamericansilver.com.
Globe Specialty Metals, Inc. (GSM)Globe Specialty Metals, together with its subsidiaries, produces silicon metal and silicon-based alloys. The company's principal product, silicon metal, is used as a primary raw material in making silicone compounds, aluminum, and polysilicon. This silicon-based alloys, used as raw materials in making steel and ductile iron, are divided into four general categories: ferrosilicon, magnesium-ferrosilicon-based alloys, ferrosilicon-based alloys, and calcium silicon. Globe Specialty produces the majority of the silicon metal for three industries: aluminum; chemical; and photovoltaic (solar)/semiconductor. It operates in the United States, Brazil, Argentina, the People's Republic of China, and Poland. Internet: http://www.glbsm.com.
The above companies span beyond just gold and provide investors a starting point for further research. For Value Line subscribers seeking a deeper dive, Globe Special Metals and Allied Nevada Gold are covered in The Value Line Investment Survey – Small and Mid-Cap Edition, while Pan American Silver is covered in the flagship Value Line Investment Survey.
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Although City struggled before the break, Edin Dzeko and David Silva both wasted good chances late on as the visitors came to dominate the game and Mancini was clearly annoyed.
"I thought the first half was so-so because Swansea played very well," the Italian told Sky Sports.
"In the second half we missed some incredible chances. We had five chances to score - two in the first half and three in the second.
"In the second half we dominated this game so I am happy with the performance but unhappy with the goal we are missing."
Part of the problem in the first half was a lacklustre display from Yaya Toure, who was withdrawn at the interval, and Mancini admitted that the Ivory Coast international was not fully fit.
"Yaya had a problem in the warm-up and he was not 100 per cent," he added.
"We had a big problem in the middle to stop their counter attack. We took him off because we didn't want to take a risk for the next game."
Thoughts will soon turn to the FA Cup final against Wigan next weekend but Mancini is keen to focus first on a Premier League clash at home to West Brom in midweek.
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Impact of Russia's ban on U.S. poultry small, unless it's your chickens
Russian retaliatory sanctions announced this week against U.S. and European agricultural products are minuscule in the grand scheme of global trade but are hardly paltry for poultry producers in the Carolinas and across the South to Texas.
The sanctions against more than $1 billion in annual U.S. farm exports to Russia pale compared with the isolation many Russian energy and financial firms are now feeling in the wake of a blacklisting by both Europe and the United States.
Yet Russia's actions in response carry some bite, whether it's on salmon roe exports from Washington state or on almonds and pistachios grown in California. It's especially true for chicken and turkey raised or slaughtered in the Carolinas, Mississippi and Texas.
"Fortunately, Russia is not as significant to us as an industry as they were," said Mike Cockrell, chief financial officer for Sanderson Farms, a large poultry producer and exporter with operations in North Carolina, Texas, Louisiana and in its home state of Mississippi. "In 2008 they represented about 20 percent of our industry's exports."
That's not to say Russian sales are inconsequential. Sanderson Farms shipped 87.5 million pounds of product there last year, worth about $40 million.
"Forty million dollars is certainly a lot of money, but at the end of the day we and the industry will seek out alternative markets for our product," said Cockrell, noting that the $40 million represents about 1.5 percent of his company's total sales.
Pilgrim's Pride Corp., headquartered in Greeley, Colo., is also a major poultry exporter, doing business with 105 countries. But it was mum Thursday on the impact of Russia's sanctions.
"We are not providing any comment at this time," said Rosemary Geelan, a spokeswoman. Pilgrim's Pride operates in Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
Tyson Foods is another major poultry and meat exporter to Russia. Its website notes that Russia accounted for 3 percent of all its chicken exports in fiscal 2012 and 9 percent of its pork exports.
"We don't report export volumes for specific counties," said Worth Sparkman, a company spokesman, adding that "we're disappointed about the loss of the Russian market but don't expect the impact to be significant since the volume we ship there can be absorbed by other global markets."
After the U.S. and the European Union ratcheted up sanctions against Russia last month, retaliation was expected. Sanderson's sales force actively sought new markets for dark chicken and turkey meat for weeks before Wednesday's announced retaliation.
"You don't find alternative markets for 87.5 million pounds of chicken overnight. It will take us some time to do that," Cockrell acknowledged, adding, "We've done a pretty good job diversifying our exports."
Sanderson Farms exports some product from a facility in Kingston, N.C., but most of its exports originate at de-boning plants in Waco, Texas, Hammond, La., and operations in the Mississippi cities of Laurel, Collins and Hazelhurst. The company is shopping potential sites for a new plant near Fayetteville, N.C., which will be more export focused. Much of its chicken exports now go through the Port of New Orleans.
About 3 percent of the exports moving through South Carolina ports, namely Charleston, are bound for Russia. Food and agriculture products account for about 12 percent of all the cargo bound for Russia, according to data crunched for McClatchy by the South Carolina Ports Association. South Carolina ports last year moved about 1,800 20-foot containers of food and agriculture products to Russia.
Georgia's Port of Savannah also handles a large volume of poultry exports.
"We are monitoring the trade embargo to Russia very closely. The primary export ag commodities that move through our ports to Russia is poultry and peanuts, very important markets for the state of Georgia," said Curtis Foltz, executive director of the Georgia Ports Authority. "The sanctions have just been announced and our customers are evaluating the impacts to Russia and any opportunities in alternative markets."
The Russian ban on poultry is not a first. U.S. poultry was banned during the Bush administration in 2003 and 2004 when Russia objected to trade penalties levied against Russian steel. Poultry was again targeted again briefly in 2010.
While an inconvenience for U.S. exporters, the poultry sanctions ultimately hurt the Russian consumer. Russian poultry is more expensive because the country has to import feed, and U.S. producers enjoy numerous cost advantages.
"We don't sell chicken to Putin. We sell chicken to Russian consumers, and they are going to be the ones that suffer from this," predicted Cockrell. "If that's what Putin wants to do, it's his consumers suffering as a result."
The United States chose not to impose sanctions that could hurt ordinary Russians, so Russia's announcement Wednesday carried some irony.
"What the Russians have done here is essentially to impose sanctions on their own people," David Cohen, the Treasury Department's undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, said in a call with reporters.
Russia's government is limiting access to food, a move, said Cohen, "that the U.S. and our allies would never do."
The checkered history of Russia using poultry imports as a political weapon spurred other U.S. poultry companies to steer clear of that market.
"It was just such an up-and-down market," Mitch Mitchell, vice president of sales for Case Farms in Morganton, N.C. , which had taken the decision before he joined the management team, but it was the same one taken by his prior employer. "We just got tired of the roller-coaster."
Case Farms exports about 10 percent of its product, mainly to South Korea, China and elsewhere in Asia. A protracted cutoff of Russia could lead to lower profits from poultry exports, he warned, if companies are all courting the same buyers for U.S. chicken.
Lesley Clark of the Washington Bureau contributed.


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The announcement from the Department of Veterans Affairs is the latest in an increasing number of scheduling incidents involving Veterans Affairs hospitals across the country. VA workers in Wyoming, Texas and Colorado are being investigated for allegedly manipulating scheduling systems to hide the fact that veterans actually waited months for appointments.
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So, a while ago I started a game inspired by Falcom's critically acclaimed JRPG, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky. However, the people who ended up being involved in it have not proved to be particularly reliable posters, and while I have no intention of archiving their game anytime soon (I know sometimes real life just happens), I did find it sad that such an exciting concept, based on perhaps my favorite game of all times, would languish for weeks on end: I was very pumped up and couldn't wait to run it, so I started to ponder on ideas to have fun with it in some other way, while still waiting for the main group to (hopefully) return to activity.
And then it hit me: for my other Falcom-inspired game, I'm using the "two groups running in parallel" system, so why not do the same here? After all, I already have all the necessary materials ready, so really, running this game for one group, for three or for one hundred really makes no difference for me.
However, if I'm going to start a new group for the same game, then I'm going to shake things up a bit: namely, this time around the second group will not, in fact, be a group. Rather, it will be a solo game, and the chosen player will explicitly be Estelle Bright (if one made by them, which doesn't have to look or act or fight like the one from the source material), running around with her NPC adopted brother, Joshua Bright, under their control: the reason for this is that I really intend to provide a game experience as loyal as possible to the original videogame (which, yes, means that this campaign's big plot twist will be the videogame's big plot twist, so yeah, I dunno how appealing this could be to people who've already played the game).
And speaking of game experience close to that of a JRPG, we're going to use this system: it is essentially Pathfinder, but with a couple clever mods that give the game a more distinctly "videogamey" feeling.
The prompt for creating your character is here, and the rules for creation are here. Once you've read everything, please post a topic with your complete application in this section. In this other section you will find a few useful topics for understanding the setting a bit more.
You are the ideal candidate for this game if
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- You see roleplaying as a way of cooperating to enjoy a narrative, rather than as a vehicle for min-maxing and "I just want to kill things"
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- You've never played the actual videogame this idea is based on
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- You can't wait to get the opportunity to fight evil penguins
If I've managed to grab your attention with this, then give this game a chance! It being a solo game, I intend to have a quick application process, but it will mainly depend on how much interest I will get, and how many quality apps will be posted. For now, let's say that this ad will stay open for two weeks.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—The Birmingham-Southern men's lacrosse team notched another big win this evening, defeating Fontbonne University, 19-5, in Panther Stadium.
The Panthers have now won three straight games and move to 4-4 on the season; the Griffins fall to 1-7. In its last three games, BSC has out-scored its opponents 67-15.
The teams traded goals to start the game before BSC scored six straight. Fontbonne scored one more, and the Panthers added two more before halftime to lead 9-2 at the half.
BSC scored five straight goals to open the third period before allowing another Griffin goal. BSC scored three after that before Fontbonne scored twice in a row, and the Panthers were able to add two more goals before the end of the game.
Sophomore Matt Ivie led BSC with five goals, followed by sophomores Nicco DeRosa and Brennan Ott with three each. Juniors Jacob McPherson and Ryan Croft, and sophomore Zach Hesson all scored two goals apiece, while senior Ben Schaefer and junior D.J. Ward had one each. Junior Chris Clarke led with two assists, and he, Ott, and junior David Litton led with six ground balls apiece. Ott was 10-of-15 in faceoffs for the Panthers, and Ivie had three caused turnovers.
Sophomore Andrew Huffman started in goal for BSC and played the first three quarters, making seven saves; junior Tim Trockenbrot came in for the final 15 minutes and recorded five saves.
For Fontbonne, Caleb Harley led with two goals, while Colin Benecke, Mike Ciaravino, and Cameron Braun scored one each. Benecke also had three assists, Riley O'Neil led with six ground balls, and Mike Liebreich had four caused turnovers.
Chad Meurer started in goal for the Griffins and played the first half, recording eight saves, and Tommy Carroll came in for the second half and made seven saves.
The Panthers out-shot the Griffins 63-23, and led in ground balls 41-34. Fontbonne committed five more turnovers than BSC with 27, and BSC led face-offs 17-9. BSC was also 25-of-28 on clears, while Fontbonne was 24-of-29.
BSC is at home again this Saturday, continuing SCAC play against Oglethorpe University at 2 p.m. in Panther Stadium.
Men's Lacrosse wins third straight with 19-5 victory over Fontbonne
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—The Birmingham-Southern men's lacrosse team notched another big win this evening, defeating Fontbonne University, 19-5, in Panther Stadium.


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The Moon stares into the "eye" of Taurus, the bull, on the night of January 5. The eye is the bright orange star Aldebaran, which stands at one point of a V-shaped pattern of stars known as the Hyades. The other stars in the pattern are all related, but Aldebaran is only about half as far away from Earth. This view is about 90 minutes after sunset.
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Moon and Hyades
The Moon stares into the face of the bull tonight — the V-shaped pattern of stars that outlines the face of Taurus. It's below the Moon as night falls.
The brightest star in the V is Aldebaran, the bull's orange eye. But it's not "attached" to the rest of the face. Instead, it's only about half as far as the other stars in the V, which are members of a cluster known as the Hyades.
The cluster contains a few hundred stars, and is centered about 150 light-years away. Its stars are about 650 million years old.
All of its stars were born from a single giant cloud of gas and dust. Today, they move through the galaxy as a family. But as happens with many families, a few of its members are moving out — pulled away by the gravitational tug of the rest of the galaxy. Eventually, much of the Hyades will break up, forming a stream of stars instead of a cluster.
The most prominent members of the cluster are known as Theta 1 and Theta 2 Tauri. They form a close pair about half-way between Aldebaran and the point of the V.
Although the stars look close together, they probably just happen to line up in the same direction in the sky. But both members of the pair are binaries on their own — two stars that are tightly bound to each other. And they'll probably stick together — whirling through the galaxy as close twins long after they've parted company with their other stellar siblings.
More about Taurus tomorrow.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) � Daft Punk's electronic-funk grooves have won big at the Grammys.
The French electronic duo's "Random Access Memories" won album of the year and their infectious hit, "Get Lucky," won record of the year at the awards show. The song features Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers.
Daft Punk, who sports helmets in public, won four awards, as did Pharrell Williams and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.
"Well, I suppose the robots would like to thank...." joked Williams, who also won non-classical producer of the year. "You know honestly, I bet, France is really proud of these guys right now."
Daft Punk also picked up honors for best dance/electronica album for "Random Access Memories" and pop duo/group performance for "Get Lucky," which earned Williams a trophy. Williams had seven nods, but competed with himself and could only take home four awards, which he did.
While the men dominated, Lorde was the princess of the Grammys: Her hit "Royals" won record of the year and best pop solo performance.
"Thank you everyone who has let this song explode, because it's been mental," she said.
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis won best new artist and rap album for "The Heist," beating efforts from Kendrick Lamar, Jay Z, Kanye West and Drake.
"Wow, we're here on the stage right now," said Macklemore, thanking fans first, then his fiancee and team. "I want to say we made this album without a record label, we made it independently and we appreciate all the support."
The duo performed the gay-acceptance hit "Same Love," and 33 couples � some same-sex � got married in the middle of the performance as Queen Latifah officiated. Madonna joined in wearing an all-white suit and hat, and sang "Open Your Heart" and some of "Same Love" with Mary Lambert. Keith Urban cried and Katy Perry caught a bouquet during the performance.
Beyonce kicked off the Grammys with a steamy and smoky performance of "Drunk In Love:" She started on a chair and then grinded in a revealing black outfit. Jay Z emerged in a fitted suit to rap his verse, and the couple � parents of little Blue Ivy � held hands and danced together.
Imagine Dragons and Kendrick Lamar collaborated onstage to create an electrifying performance, as the acts sported all-white and went from rap song to rock song. Robin Thicke performed with Chicago, singing the group's hit songs before going into "Blurred Lines," which energized the crowd. Thicke finished the performance singing on the floor.
Perry sang "Dark Horse" in an eerie forest with fire that mirrored the song's vibe, and John Legend and Taylor Swift � who whipped her head, and hair, back and forth � played pianos during their slow songs. Pink twirled in the air in her signature Cirque du Soleil-form.
Swift, who is nominated for album of the year, lost best country album in a surprise upset to rising singer-songwriter Kacey Musgraves.
"Oh my goodness. Oh my god. I can't even. I can't even," said a teary-eyed, but happy Musgraves, whose "Same Trailer Different Park" won the honor. "I got to make a record that I poured myself into and I'm so proud of."
The singer also beat Swift for best country song and was nominated for new artist.
Macklemore & Lewis' wins, which include best rap song and rap performance for "Thrift Shop," come after the Grammy rap committee almost ousted the group from its categories. A source told The Associated Press that the rap committee rejected the duo, but that was later overruled by the general Grammy committee. The rap committee felt Macklemore & Lewis should qualify for the pop awards instead because of their massive success on Top 40 radio. The source, who attended the general Grammy meeting, spoke on the condition of anonymity because the meeting was private.
Justin Timberlake, who wasn't up for any of the major awards, won three trophies, including best R&B song for "Pusher Love Girl" and music video for "Suit & Tie," which also earned Jay Z a Grammy. Jay Z and Timberlake also won best rap/sung collaboration for "Holy Grail."
"I want to thank God � I mean a little bit for this award � but mostly for all the universe for conspiring and putting that beautiful light of a young lady in my life," Jay Z said, looking at Beyonce. "I want to tell Blue that, look, 'Daddy got a gold sippy cup for you.'"
Jay Z, keeping up the decade-long Grammy tradition of rappers leading in nominations, was the night's front-runner with nine.
Bruno Mars won best pop vocal album with his sophomore release, "Unorthodox Jukebox."
"Ma, I know you're watching. I hope you're smiling. I love you very much," said Mars, remembering his mother, who passed away last year. Mars' father attended the awards show.
Paul McCartney, engineer Bob Ludwig and gospel singer Tye Tribett were double winners. Imagine Dragons and Rihanna also picked up trophies.
� Album of the year: "Random Access Memories," Daft Punk.
� Record of the year: "Get Lucky," Daft Punk with Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers.
� Song of the year: "Royals," Lorde.
� New artist: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.
� Pop solo performance: "Royals," Lorde.
� Pop vocal album: "Unorthodox Jukebox," Bruno Mars
� Pop/duo group performance: "Get Lucky," Daft Punk with Pharrell and Nile Rodgers.
� Rap/sung collaboration: "Holy Grail," Jay Z with Justin Timberlake.
� Rock song: "Cut Me Some Slack," Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear.
� Country album: "Same Trailer Different Park," Kacey Musgraves.
� Traditional pop vocal album: "To Be Loved," Michael Buble.
� Rap performance: "Thrift Shop," Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz.
� Rap song: "Thrift Shop," Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz.
� Rap album: "The Heist," Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.
� R&B performance: "Something," Snarky Puppy with Lalah Hathaway.
� Traditional R&B performance: "Please Come Home," Gary Clark Jr.
� R&B song: "Pusher Love Girl," James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Timothy Mosley and Justin Timberlake.
� R&B album: "Girl on Fire," Alicia Keys.
� Urban contemporary album: "Unapologetic," Rihanna.
� Rock performance: "Radioactive," Imagine Dragons.
� Rock album: "Celebration Day," Led Zeppelin.
� Hard rock/metal performance: "God is Dead," Black Sabbath.
� Alternative music album: "Modern Vampires of the City," Vampire Weekend.
� Dance recording: "Clarity," Zedd featuring Foxes.
� Dance/electronica album: "Random Access Memories," Daft Punk.
� Producer of the year, non-classical: Pharrell Williams.
� Latin pop album: "Vida," Draco Rosa
� Latin rock, urban or alternative album: "Treinta Dias," La Santa Cecilia.
� Latin jazz album: "Song for Maura," Paquito D'Rivera and Trio Corrente.
� Tropical Latin album: "Pacific Mambo Orchestra," Pacific Mambo Orchestra.
� Country solo performance: "Wagon Wheel," Darius Rucker.
� Country duo/group performance: "From This Valley," The Civil Wars.
� Country song: "Merry Go 'Round," Kacey Musgraves, Shane McAnally and Josh Osbourne.
� Gospel song: "If He Did It Before ... Same God (Live)," Tye Tribbett
� Gospel album: "Greater Than (Live)," Tye Tribbett.
� Blues album: "Get Up!," Ben Harper with Charlie Musselwhite.
� Folk album: "My Favorite Picture of You," Guy Clark.
� Americana album: "Old Yellow Moon," Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell.
� Bluegrass album: "The Streets of Baltimore," Del McCoury Band.
� Reggae album: "Ziggy Marley in Concert," Ziggy Marley.
� World music album: "Live: Singing for Peace Around the World," Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and "Savor Flamenco," Gypsy Kings (tie).
� Children's album: "Throw a Penny in the Wishing Well," Jennifer Gasoi.
� Spoken word album: "America Again: Re-Becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't," Stephen Colbert.
� Comedy album: "Calm Down Gurrl," Kathy Griffin.
� New age album: "Love's River," Laura Sullivan.
� Jazz vocal album: "Liquid Spirit," Gregory Porter.
� Jazz instrumental album: "Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue," Terri Lyne Carrington.
� Large jazz ensemble album: "Night in Calisia," Randy Brecker, Wlodek Pawlik Trio and Kalisz Philharmonic.
� Pop instrumental album: "Steppin' Out," Herb Alpert.
� Compilation soundtrack album: "Sound City: Real to Reel," Dave Grohl and various artists, Butch Vig.
� Score soundtrack album: "Skyfall," Thomas Newman, composer.
� Song written for visual media: "Skyfall," Adele and Paul Epworth.
� Musical theater album: "Kinky Boots," Cyndi Lauper, Billy Porter, Stark Sands, Sammy James Jr., Stephen Oremus and William Wittman.
� Producer of the year, classical: David Frost.
� Instrumental composition: "Pensamientos for Solo Alto Saxophone and Chamber Orechestra," Clare Fischer.
� Orchestral performance: "Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4," Osmo Vanska, conductor.
� Opera recording: "Ades: The Tempest," Thomas Ades, Simon Keenlyside, Isabel Leonard, Audrey Luna, Alan Oke, Jay David Saks.
� Choral performance: "Part: Adam's Lament," Tonu Kaljuste, conductor.
� Short-form music video: "Suit & Tie," Justin Timberlake featuring Jay Z, David Fincher, Timory King.
� Long-form music video: "Live Kisses," Paul McCartney, Jonas Akerlund, Violaine Etienne, Aron Levin and Scott Rodger.
� Historical album: "The Complete Sussex and Columbia Albums" of Bill Withers, Leo Sacks, Joseph M. Palmaccio, Tom Ruff and Mark Wilder, and "Charlie is My Darling," Teri Landi, Andrew Loog Oldham, Steve Rosenthal and Bob Ludwig.


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You have a deck of cards. Every card has exactly 8 different symbols on it, and for every pair of cards there is exactly one symbol that they have in common. Additionally, each symbol occurs on exactly the same number of cards in the deck as every other symbol**. What are the possible sizes that the deck can be?
**I think this is not true of the deck in the actual game, but I think the question is more interesting with this restriction.
What if the number of symbols on each card is different than 8? For each possible number of symbols, can you determine all the sizes of decks that are possible?
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This morning's Danny Baker show on the BBC's 5 Live was solid radio gold. Joining Baker for some "Highbrow, above the eyebrow chat" was Stephen Fry, British national treasure and the pop cultural embodiment of esoteric erudition.
Amongst the many topics discussed (the conversation was as nimble as a conger eel) came Stephen Fry's acting work. Here's how he announced his casting in Guy Ritchie's about-to-shoot Sherlock Holmes 2, and compared it to a more satisfying part he's already played:
I'm playing Mycroft in the sequel to the Sherlock Holmes film Guy Ritchie directed with Robert Downey Jr., and that sort of part is fun, but just once in a while to play a genuine all round sort of lead figure with complexity and tragedy and wit and all the sort of things that Oscar [Wilde] had was a once in a lifeftime thrill.
Of course he's fully aware how much of a pantomime this Holmes film will be.
Moffat and Gatiss definitely have the better Sherlock, but it seems that Ritchie will have the better Mycroft. It's down to the wire for a Moriarty showdown. Could Ritchie possibly cast somebody more odd and unsettling than Moffat and co. did?
My dream casting for Moriarty? Derren Brown.
For the next seven days, you'll be able listen the whole conversation between Baker and Fry – indeed, the whole show – via the BBC iPlayer. You might also want to subscribe to the show's weekly podcast.


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NOAO > Observing Info > Approved Programs > 2012B-0552
PI: Mark Sullivan, University of Oxford, firstname.lastname@example.com
Address: Department of Physics, Astrophysics, Nuclear and Astrophysics Laboratory, Keble Road, Oxford, OX1 3RH, United Kingdom
CoI: D. Andrew Howell, Las Cumbres Observatory / UC Santa Barbara
CoI: Isobel Hook, University of Oxford
CoI: Yen-Chen Pan, University of Oxford
CoI: Peter Nugent, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
CoI: Kate Maguire, University of Oxford
Title: The host galaxies of local PTF Type Ia supernovae
Abstract: The discovery of correlations between Type Ia Supernova (SN Ia) peak luminosity and the parameters defining their host galaxy stellar populations has important implications for their use as standardised candles. Using new samples of low-redshift SNe Ia located with the Palomar Transient Factory (PTF), a rolling transient search in the local universe, we finish our campaign to study in detail the host galaxies in which SNe Ia explode. We aim to establish which physical variable (metallicity or age) primarily drives the SN Ia luminosity variations using high signal-to-noise spectroscopy of their environments. These data will also place tighter constraints on the nature of their progenitor systems. Evolution in SN Ia properties is now the largest single astrophysical systematic in SN Ia cosmology, with host galaxies playing a critical role in cosmological studies, and detailed study of their environments provides a realistic opportunity to improve their use for studying dark energy. We give a status report on the progress of this program to date, and demonstrate the feasibility of our study using our observations from earlier semesters.
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Phone: 703 994-1042
ANTON K SMITH is Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. He began his career as an economic officer with the U.S. Department of State in 1994 and has served in U.S. embassies in Mexico, Germany, Macedonia and Iraq. He has had assignments on the Senate Banking Committee and most recently on the staff of the Secretary of State in Washington, DC. Mr. Smith holds a B.A. in English from Henderson State University, Arkedelphia, AR, and a Master's of Foreign Service degree from Georgetown University.
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Turning on the DIME: Diplomacy's Role in National Security
October 12, 2007
Authored by Mr. Anton K. Smith.
Understanding between the Departments of State and Defense is critical to ensuring national security. Nonetheless, these two key internationally-oriented agencies take different paths to arrive at the same goals--paths that must ultimately cross in order to heal the wounds of conflict.