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Walking corpse? Comdial going through the motions
While companies have come and gone and the telecommunications industry has tanked, the 2001 relocation of Comdial Corporation's headquarters to Sarasota, Florida, hit Charlottesville especially hard.
At nearly 450 employees just before the exodus, the company was one of the city's top 10 employers. Once located in a massive 500,000 square-foot facility on Route 29, Comdial survives in Charlottesville today with only 35 employees, mostly in technical support and engineering.
The former corporate player has not fared so well since its move to Florida's sunny coast. The company recently announced another slap in the face: its stock was de-listed.
The company had issued bridge notes temporary loans– without first seeking shareholder approval, and that's a serious Nasdaq Marketplace faux pas.
The $2.25 million bridge loans from ComVest Venture Partners LP and Nick Branica, the CEO of the company, would seriously dilute the shareholders' already pummeled Comdial stock because the notes could be converted into nearly 28 million shares of stock dwarfing the 9.5 million outstanding shares of Comdial.
The Nasdaq report also found that Comdial was not in compliance with the Nasdaq marketplace rules that require companies to maintain an audit committee comprised of at least three independent directors.
The July 30 delistment announcement has expedited steadily falling stock prices. At the time of the announcement, a share of Comdial was $.24.
Part of Comdial's delistment strategy was to announce it would trade on the far less prestigious OTC Bulletin Board. However, Nasdaq says Comdial is not eligible for immediate listing on the OTCBB, so it can only be traded on the even-less-prestigious "pink sheets." Its share price on August 27: a scrawny five cents a share.
Four years ago, the stock was trading for nearly $11 a share. A $5,000 investment made then would now be worth all of $23about the same for a one-year subscription to Martha Stewart Living.
Back in 1984, Comdial employed about 2,400 people in Central Virginia. But as the greener pastures of Comdial's dreams fail to materialize, one local financial analyst who prefers to remain anonymous calls it the corporate manifestation of the '80s movie classic, Weekend at Bernie's. The locale is the samethe beach– and isn't Comdial, like Bernie, essentially dead– yet going through all the motions of being a corporation?


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1. What's your name & Your Company Name: We are sisters Peggy Petryshyn and Marlo Costescu. Our company is Bluebell Soy Candles Inc.
2. Why did you decide to go into business? What was your motivation? How long have you been in business? When Marlo's husband died suddenly, she needed a hobby to focus on to help her in her grieving process. That is how Bluebell Soy Candles came about. We have been in business since July of 2012. We're into all natural, healthy things so the idea of all natural candles was very appealing to us. After doing research on the various types of waxes, we decided we should make our own natural soy candles and tarts. We light a soy candle every day to send a message to Danny that we love him and really miss him and think of him every day.
3. What products do you make and sell? We make tea lights, chunk votives and wax tarts from 100% natural soy wax. We also do custom orders so if you want jar candles, we can do those as well. Our latest idea is making wedding favors with a tea light or tart wrapped in beautiful netting. A custom made thank you note from the bride and groom can also be attached to each candle.
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By means of its relatively simple and artless old buildings one can see that Neukölln, since a few year's one of the hippest quarters of Berlin, used to be a typical worker's house area with many workshops and lots of small-scale industry once.
Some of these old workshops survived and with the help of some Berlin based designers one of them was even able to draw attention to a trade which has almost disappeared behind the globalised market. Together with the industrial designer Sebastian Summa, who is trained as a blacksmith and graduated at University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, the 100 year's old family owned metal spinning workshop Hugo Bräuer Metalware developed this beautiful series of suspension lamps.
"'Kalotte' is a flowing form in the tradition of 50ies metalworked lighting. Yet, in the case of this lamp, two shades turned at a 90 angle fuse into a new form, breaking with the familiar image of a vertically hanging lamp. The lateral light and cable orientation additionally emphasize the reorientation in space", the designer explains.
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Security consultants are saying that hackers are getting access to banks and financial institutions the old-fashioned way -- through schmoozing employees and trickery.
"It's getting harder for hackers to penetrate firewalls and other technological barriers, so they are reverting to lower-tech methods of attack," David Kennedy, the head of security for Diebold Inc., the maker of automated teller machines, told the Wall Street Journal. He said the type of attack, known as social engineering, is one of the biggest threats his company faces today.
Although the report seems to regard this schmoozing as new, social engineering was detailed in depth in several books from the 1990s, including Secrets of the Super Hacker. The WSJ gives accounts of consultants pretending to be a copier technician, a customer going through a divorce or impersonating an exterminator, but the reality is that getting employees to give up passwords and access has been a part of hacking since its beginning -- because it works.
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I have to display the factorial's of numbers 1 - 20. I believe my code should work, but i keep getting the error:
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Any help on what's causing my error, and how to fix it, would be greatly appreciated. Thank's in advance.
public class Factorial { public static long factorial(int n) { if(n<=1) return 1; else return n*factorial(n-1); } }


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Monday, March 19, 2012
Broccoli & tofu casserole
I love broccoli, it is by far my most favorite green food. This is a super yummy and quick weeknight meal to make. I used the left over rice in the fridge from the night before. You could totally cook a fresh pot though. I made my own white sauce out of celery,onion and garlic. Pour that on top with some fresh bread crumbs drizzled with butter....you can't go wrong. Serve it with a big salad and dinner is made!
Broccoli & Tofu casserole
1 cup of rice-cooked (optional )
1 tbsp sunflower oil
1/2 block of tofu-cubed
1/4 tsp curry powder
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp sea salt
1 head of broccoli
2 tbsp earth balance + 1 tbsp
1 celery stalk- minced
1/4 onion-minced
1 garlic clove minced
1/4 cup flour
1 1/2 cups soy milk
1 tbsp tamari
Preheat oven to 375
Spread rice on bottom of a round cake pan
Heat oil in saute pan, add tofu and season with curry, garlic and salt.
Fry until golden. Spread on top of rice.
In the same pan, add broccoli and 1/2 cup water. Cook just until broccoli turns bright green.
In a small pot melt butter. Add celery, onion and garlic. Saute until soft.
Add flour. Stir until absorbed. Slowly add milk and stir on medium heat until thickens.
Season with tamari.
Pour white sauce over top of broccoli and tofu.
Melt remaining butter and pour over bread crumbs.
Mix up, and sprinkle on top of casserole.
Bake for 25 minutes
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Casseroles are so great! They're easy to make, reheat, and clean up after. Doesn't hurt that it's hard to go wrong, either.ReplyDelete
I love broccoli too and it's so nice and bright in yours here!
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Sam is a 2008 graduate from Saint John's University, with a major in Economics. While attending Saint John's, Sam worked for the Admissions Office, studied abroad in China, actively participated in many campus wide events and played on the Hockey Team.
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Assume you already have a browser exploit for a foothold...
How would you:
- run arbitrary code
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- avoid detection & removal (notrace?)
I have just switched to mac and I realize I don't have a familiarity with how these different points would operate during a system compromise... for instance I would use hijackthis for a persistent installation, but wtf would you use on a mac?


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I decided to join in on the the Nester's 31 days posts this year! I generally wait until the last minute and then just give up because I don't seem to have time. This go round…I'm going to do it!!!! So here goes… Hope you will come back to learn about changing your menu… [Continue Reading]
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Suffolk: Robotics ideas to aid elderly
Teams from Rocky Point and Bayport were named Long Island's best earlier this month in a competition using LEGOs to solve challenges that senior citizens face on a daily basis.
Radical Robotix of Rocky Point Middle School and the Lion Bots of Academy Street Elementary School in Bayport won the champion's first-place and second-place awards, respectively, at the FIRST LEGO League Long Island Championship Tournament at Longwood High School in Middle Island. FIRST stands for For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology.
Forty-two teams — with some 400 students ages 9 to 14 — competed in this year's challenge, "Senior Solutions." Participants used LEGO Mindstorms pieces to design robots that could handle tasks seniors face, such as retrieving pill bottles and reaching switches.
"I have a brilliant and talented team that have all worked very hard to get where they are," Rocky Point coach Mark Moorman said. "We've been meeting multiple times a week since September, even four times over midwinter break."
For the challenge's project portion, Rocky Point proposed a wrist-worn device that monitors a senior's vital signs and communicates with a medicine dispenser at appropriate times. Bayport proposed a touch-screen device that operates a calendar, dispenser and radio-frequency identification tags to locate eyeglasses and dentures.
Rocky Point advances to the FIRST LEGO League World Festival in St. Louis on April 24-27 and is raising $15,000 to help fund the trip. Bayport will compete at LEGOland in California on May 17-19.
The local tournament was sponsored by School-Business Partnerships of Long Island.
Gifts from China
Half Hollow Hills Central School District held a "crate opening" earlier this month to unveil gifts received from Hanban, the educational arm of the Chinese government.
Items included an $11,000 check, a flat-screen television and a camera for video-teleconferencing, all of which will be used to assist in teaching the Mandarin language.
The donations were made in conjunction with the district's participation in the Asia Society's Confucius Classrooms Network, which recognizes 100 "exemplary" Chinese-language programs targeted as model sites in American schools.
P.S. I Love You Day
The Lindenhurst Union Free School District educated students on the importance of bullying prevention last month with various activities held in conjunction with P.S. I Love You Day.
At Lindenhurst Middle School administrators included anti-bullying messages and tips in the school's morning announcements, and students constructed paper hearts and posters displaying the message: "It isn't big to make others feel small." At William Rall Elementary School kindergartners sat in a circle to share something that they love about themselves as well as the person sitting next to them.
In addition, Albany Avenue Elementary School students collectively dressed in purple to show they are united against bullying and wrote letters to special people in their lives.
Coca-Cola semifinalists
Twenty-three seniors from Suffolk County are among 2,200 semifinalists nationwide for designation as 2012-13 scholars by the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. Fifty students will be named national scholars this spring and each receive $20,000 college scholarships, and 200 will be named regional scholars and each receive $10,000 scholarships.
Suffolk semifinalists are: Francesca Barilla of Nesconset; Owen Cole, Adelyn Martinez and Priscilla Russo of Bay Shore; Noman Hamlani of Brentwood; Tuna Hayirli of Smithtown; Joanna Jin of South Setauket; Steven Lynchard of Deer Park; Colleen McKeown of Babylon; Jordan Montero of Holbrook; Erin O'Connor of Coram; Meghan Pinezich of Northport; Nicole Phillips of Lake Grove; and Caroline Rakus-Wojciechowski of Lindenhurst.
The College at Old Westbury is inviting Long Island educators to nominate students in grades 4 through 9 to be named a Young Scholar of Mathematics next school year and earn one of 75 spots in its Institute for Creative Problem Solving.
The institute will hold weekly workshops in math and science problem-solving during the 2013-14 school year.
Candidates must submit an application, teacher recommendation, transcript and two self-addressed, stamped envelopes by March 25 to be eligible for a placement exam on April 13. For the forms, educators can email program assistant Mimi Schnier at schnierm @oldwestbury.edu. Parents may forward this information to their child's school.
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Businesses employing flexible and short-term workers will need to comply with new rules protecting workers' rights, under a package of reforms announced by the Government.
Under the new legislation, employers will need to provide workers with a written statement of their rights on their first day, including details about their eligibility for sick leave and pay.
Other reforms include closing a loophole that currently allows agency workers to be paid on cheaper rates, and extending the reference period for holiday pay from 12 to 52 weeks.
The maximum tribunal fine for employers found to be showing malice, spite or gross oversight will be increased from £5,000 to £20,000.
Business secretary Greg Clark called the reforms the "largest upgrade in workers' rights in over a generation".
A study by Zurich in 2017 found that around 26% of SMEs had employed gig economy workers - those with one or more short-term contracts or doing freelance work - in the last 12 months.
Most of those employers (70%) said gig workers were important to their company's profitability.
Claire Walker, co-executive director of policy and campaigns at the British Chambers of Commerce, warned that small businesses will need additional support to manage the reforms.
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"SMEs often lack specialist HR expertise and sometimes mistakes can happen.
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Cash for Clunkers lifts auto sales
Ford ended 19 straight months of sales declines with a 2% increase in July. Other automakers also got a much-needed boost from government trade-in program.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Most major automakers reported better-than-expected sales in July thanks to a boost in demand sparked by the government's Cash for Clunkers trade-in program.
Ford Motor Co. said Monday that sales rose 2% compared to a year earlier. This was the first increase from any U.S.-based automaker since November 2007. Sales tracker Edmunds.com was expecting a 4% decline in sales for Ford (F, Fortune 500).
General Motors, Toyota Motor (TM) Chrysler Group, Honda Motor (HMC) and Nissan (NSANY) all reported drops in sales compared to a year ago, but sales rose sharply from June. That allowed industrywide sales to reach nearly 1 million vehicles in July.
Even though that was down 12% from a year ago, it was the best sales total since last August, right before the crisis in the financial markets caused a credit crunch and a jump in job losses.
All the companies said they were helped by the popular Cash for Clunkers program, which gives car buyers up to $4,500 for trading in older, gas-guzzling vehicles if they're buying more fuel efficient cars.
Korean automaker Hyundai, the only car company besides Ford to report an increase in sales from a year ago, said that 22% of its sales in July included a buyer who turned in a clunker. Hyundai reported a 12% increase in sales from a year ago.
GM estimated that Cash for Clunkers boosted industrywide sales by 118,000 vehicles, with two-thirds of the purchases coming from buyers turning in clunkers, and the rest from people who came to dealers because of the program and decided to buy a new car even though they didn't have a clunker that qualified.
The program helped Ford sell significantly more cars and crossover models, even while its trucks and SUV sales continued to fall from year-ago levels. Shares of Ford soared more than 7% on the news.
"Cash for Clunkers put us over the top," said George Pipas, Ford's director of sales analysis.
Ford said it did not have any specific numbers of customers who had taken advantage of Cash for Clunkers, but that the program was not the only reason for the solid sales.
"We had another strong month in progress before the Cash for Clunkers program started," said Ken Czubay, Ford vice president of sales, in a statement.
General Motors reported a 19% drop in sales, matching the forecast from Edmunds.com. But it managed about an 8% increase in sales from June. GM vice president Mark LaNeve said in a statement that the company expected to continue "this positive momentum in August" if the Cash for Clunkers program stays in place.
The program is close to running out of the $1 billion appropriated by Congress to try to spur auto sales and reduce auto emissions. The House approved an additional $2 billion in funding for the program Friday, but the Senate has yet to act.
Concerns that the program could be in jeopardy helped lead to a massive increase in sales at the end of last week. Even without those fears, the program caused heavy sales throughout the eight days it was in effect at the end of the month. Ford's Pipas said that the industrywide seasonally adjusted sales rate, or SAAR, spiked to between 15 million and 16 million vehicles during the final week of July.
But Pipas cautioned that the strong sales pace may not be sustainable, especially if the unemployment rate continues to rise.
"We may have seen the bottom, but we're not out of the woods yet," Pipas said.
For the full month the SAAR reached 11.2 million, according to sales tracker Autodata. While that was down 12% from a year ago, it was up 16% from the June sales pace.
Sales at Toyota fell 11% from a year ago, but jumped 32% from June. The year-over-year drop wasn't as large as Edmunds.com's forecast of a 15% drop.
And sales were significant enough to move Toyota back into second place in terms of U.S. sales. Toyota had trailed Ford during the previous three months.
At Chrysler Group, which includes Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep brands, were down 9% from a year earlier, but up 30% from June levels. The year-over-year sales decline was also better than forecasts of a 39% drop by sales tracker Edmunds.com.
Chrysler said its dealership traffic during the last week of July was more than double the same period a year ago, mainly due to Cash for Clunkers.
"The new-vehicle sales market got a shot in the arm the last week of July," said Steven Beahm, a Chrysler vice president, in its sales statement.
Honda reported a 17% drop in sales compared to a year ago, worse than the 14% annual decline expected by Edmunds.com. But sales were up 14% from June.
Nissan reported a 25% drop in sales from a year ago, roughly in line with Edmunds' forecast. Sales did jump 23% jump from June, however.
Jessica Caldwell, industry analyst for Edmunds.com, said Cash for Clunkers has helped lift auto sales by more than her firm had initially expected. But she added that it's not clear how much longer the program will boost sales, even if additional funding is approved.
"It's not clear how many more clunkers there are out there that people are willing to trade, once the initial pent up demand is satisfied," she said.
Still, Caldwell said that if the funding for the program is extended, industrywide sales in August could be up -- and that would be the first year-over-year increase since October 2007.
"With every month having been horrific, any news like this is good news," she said.
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Former And Current Dancing With The Stars Pros Shoot Commercials
Aren't these photos above cool of former Dancing With The Stars pro Elena Grinenko and troupe member Daria Chesnakova (click on them to see them in their full size)? It's fun seeing Elena all dressed up again to dance and I love and miss Daria *sigh*. The two dancers along with pros Tony Dovolani and Val Chmerkovskiy united together in New York City this past week to shoot an OmegaXL informercial at Dance With Me Studios. You can view 18 new photos of them at Dance Junkies TV Facebook.
Also currently shooting a commercial is Dancing With The Stars pro Maks Chmerkovskiy. I'm not sure what for (if any of you know more, be sure to let us know), but, below is a picture his manager @LizzieGrubman tweeted of Maks in Toronto, Canada. Nice and full of class!! Maybe it's for a car commercial?


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Moscone Center, San Francisco, California, USA
WASHINGTON, March 5, 2014–Disasters both natural and human-caused can damage or destroy data and communications networks. Several presentations at the 2014 OFC Conference and Exposition, being held March 9-13 in San Francisco, Calif., USA will present new information on strategies that can mitigate the impacts of these disasters.
New Algorithm Finds Safe Refuge for Cloud Data
Much of our computing these days, from browsing websites and watching online videos to checking email and following social networks, relies on the cloud. The cloud lives in data centers – massive warehouses filled with thousands of servers that run constantly. Disasters such as earthquakes, tornadoes, or even terrorist attacks, can damage the data centers and the communication links between them, causing massive losses in data and costly disruptions.
To mitigate such potential damage, researchers from the University of California, Davis (UC Davis), Sakarya University in Turkey, and Politecnico de Milano in Italy, first analyzed the risk that a disaster may pose to a communications network, based on the possible damage of a data center or the links that connect them to users. Then, they created an algorithm that keeps data safe by moving or copying the data from data centers in peril to more secure locations away from the disaster. The algorithm assesses the risks for damage and users' demands on the network to determine, in real-time, which locations would provide the safest refuge from a disaster.
"Our content placement solution can be implemented with some modifications on any existing settings of data centers and it is adaptable to different dynamic disaster scenarios," said researcher Sifat Ferdousi of UC Davis. "This can highly benefit the network providers in designing disaster-resilient cloud networks."
Presentation M2H.4 titled, "Disaster-Aware Dynamic Content Placement in Optical Cloud Networks" will take place Monday, March 10 at 3:15 p.m. in room 130 of the Moscone Center. The work was done as part of a research project at UC Davis funded by the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
Integrating Wireless with Fiber for Temporary Emergency Networks
Earthquakes, tsunamis, and other natural disasters can sever the optical fibers that carry data across long distances, leaving telecommunications networks useless. If fiber-optic cables are down, wireless communication can fill the void and be part of a temporary, emergency network. But for such a system to work, wireless technology would have to be integrated with the fiber-optic network that transports data around the world.
Such an integrated wireless optical system would combine the speed and bandwidth of fiber optics with the mobility and range of a wireless network. This system could also be applied in home networks, in which data is sent via optical cables to the home then broadcasted wirelessly.
One big challenge of an integrated system, however, is to develop the wireless links that can handle the speed and capacity of optical cables. Researchers from Fudan University in Shanghai and ZTE (TX), Inc. in Morristown, N.J., USA have now developed a new antenna architecture that allows for a simple and high-speed integrated wireless optical system. The design relies on two pairs of antennas, explains Jianjun Yu of ZTE. Because each pair is polarized differently and isolated, there's no interference between the two pairs, allowing for a simpler structure and a larger transmission capacity. The new system achieves a data-transmission rate of 146 gigabits per second (Gb/s), which is the highest bit-rate-per-channel in a wireless signal shown so far, Yu says.
Presentation M2D.7 titled, "Antenna Polarization Diversity for 146 Gb/s Polarization Multiplexing QPSK Wireless Signal Delivery at W-band" will take place Monday, March 10 at 5:30 p.m. in room 122 of the Moscone Center.
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Rogers County is located on the Eastern Lowlands of northeastern Oklahoma. It is bordered by Nowata County to the north, Craig County to the northeast, Mayes County to the east, Wagoner County to the south, Tulsa County to the southwest, and Washington County to the northwest. Rogers County contains 711.44 square miles of land and water area. The terrain is relatively level, but dotted with small hills. Its incorporated communities are Catoosa, Chelsea, Claremore (the county seat), Foyil, Inola, Jamestown, Oologah, Talala, and Valley Park.
Major highways crisscross the county. State Highway 66 (historic Route 66) traverses the county from the northeast to the southwest. The Will Rogers Turnpike/Interstate 44 runs diagonally from the county's eastern edge to the southwest. U.S. Highway 169 follows a north-south route through western Rogers County, and State Highway 88 runs north-south from Oologah to Inola. U.S. Highway 412 and State Highways 20 and 28 run east and west.
The twentieth century was a time of growth for Rogers County. At 1907 statehood, the county had a population of 15,485. That figure increased from 17,736 in 1910 to 21,078 in 1940, but dropped to 19,532 in 1950. The county began to boom in the 1960s, gaining approximately eight thousand residents during the decade. The population in 1970 was 28,425. By 1980, it was 46,436 and by 1990 had risen to 55,170. The turn of the century saw another substantial increase as Rogers County was home to 70,641 people in 2000 and in 2010, our population expanded yet again to 86,905 residents.
Rogers County produced several notable people. Oologah native Will Rogers (1879-1935), a mixed-blood Cherokee cowboy, became a nationally acclaimed entertainer, journalist, and public speaker. Claremore playwright Lynn Riggs (1899-1954) wrote Green Grow the Lilacs that became the basis for the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, Oklahoma! Andy Payne (1907-1977), who was born near Chelsea, won "the Bunion Derby," the International Transcontinental Foot Race of 1928. Singer Patti Page (1927- ) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut Stuart Roosa (1933-1994) were also from Claremore.


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Satele back at linebacker
By Jason Kaneshiro
After shedding 26 pounds this summer, Brashton Satele will be back at middle linebacker heading into fall camp. Greg McMackin had moved him to defensive end after spring practice, but said Satele's work this summer convinced him to move him to linebacker. McMackin said Mana Lolotai will compete at both inside and outside linebacker.>> John Estes' All-America campaign begins in earnest today. UH has set up a Web page for him and he's posting updates on Twitter.


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I'm in the process of creating a program that will get information from the user on who all is attending a competition, and then the scores of the teams attending and then it will give the 1st place winner, 2nd place winner and 3rd place winner. But im only on the part where the program will ask the user who is attending and im already having a problem with the output.
As you see, it skips asking me what the name of school 2 is...
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import java.util.Scanner; public class Competition { static Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in); static School[] Attendee; static int numSchools; public static void main(String args[]) { System.out.print("How many schools are attending the Competition? ==> "); numSchools = input.nextInt(); Attendee = new School[numSchools]; for (int i = 0; i<numSchools; i++) { int realNum = i+1; Attendee[i] = new School(School.getName(realNum),School.getPlatoon()); } } } class School { static Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in); static String schoolName; static int havePlatoon; public School(String n, int p) { schoolName = n; havePlatoon = p; } public static String getName(int n) { System.out.println(); System.out.println(); System.out.print("What is the name of school number "+n+"? ==> "); schoolName = input.nextLine(); return schoolName; } public static int getPlatoon() { System.out.println(); System.out.println(); System.out.print("Does "+schoolName+" have a platoon? (1 for yes, 2 for no) ==> "); havePlatoon = input.nextInt(); return havePlatoon; } }


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SCHILLER PARK, IL -- John E. Stransky, president of Life Fitness, has resigned effective immediately, according to Brunswick Corp., parent company of Life Fitness, Schiller Park, IL.
Peter B. Hamilton, Brunswick senior vice president and chief financial officer, will assume Stransky's responsibilities on an interim basis as the company searches for a replacement. Hamilton previously served as president of Life Fitness in 2005 and 2006. Stransky became president of Life Fitness when Hamilton left that post to become president of Brunswick Boat Group. Prior to Life Fitness, Stransky served as president of Brunswick Bowling and Billiards group.
Brunswick will be considering a number of internal and external candidates to lead Life Fitness, according to a statement from Dustan E. McCoy, chairman and CEO of Brunswick Corp., Lake Forest, IL.
"We wish to thank John Stransky for his many contributions to Brunswick over the years in our bowling, billiards and fitness businesses," McCoy said. "We wish him well in his future endeavors."
Stransky's departure comes just two weeks before Brunswick is set to release its first quarter 2010 earnings.
For more than a year, Life Fitness' revenue has fallen each quarter compared to the same period in the prior year. Fourth quarter 2009 sales for Life Fitness were $146.4 million, down 15 percent from fourth quarter 2008—and fourth quarter 2008 revenue already was down by 20 percent from fourth quarter 2007. In third quarter 2009, sales decreased by 22 percent, second quarter 2009 sales were down 33 percent and first quarter 2009 sales decreased by 21 percent, all compared to the same quarter in the prior year.
The last time revenue increased for the Fitness Division of Brunswick was in the third quarter 2008, when sales rose 8 percent for the quarter to $161.6 million, from $150.2 million in the third quarter 2007.
Brunswick Corp., which is a publicly traded company whose biggest division is its Marine Division, has experienced declines in its overall revenue during the past year. For 2009, Brunswick reported a decrease in net sales of almost 50 percent—$2.8 billion in 2009 compared to $4.7 billion in 2008. Much of the decline was due to slower boat sales caused by the economy, the company says.
Brunswick Corp. acquired Life Fitness in June 1997, and later that year, it also acquired Hammer Strength, both of which are part of its Fitness Division.


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Phase 2?
Spring training has always come in three phases in my experiences: (1) can't wait to get here; (2) can't wait for the games to begin, and (3) can't wait to get out of here and start the regular season.
Well, I believe we're in phase 2. The daily workouts are pretty routine at this time of the spring. One of the different drills today was sliding for pitchers. Davey Lopes oversaw that drill around 11:30 a.m.
The early morning was spent with the measuring of uniforms by Majestic, the official manufacturer of major league baseball. Players took turns going into the multi-purpose room where Majestic reps were set up.
Basically, each player gets two sets of home and road uniforms. Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley and a couple others will have extra pants made because they will rip a few pair along the way.
The home uniforms will be shipped late next month to Citizens Bank Park. The gray road uniforms will come down here, be organized and then sent back north on the equipment truck on March 24. Geez, we haven't even played a game and I'm talking about the truck going back north.
In the Community
Ryan Madson taped a public service announcement for the ALS Association of Florida this morning.
Tonight is the annual PhanFest at Bright House Field. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. with fireworks ending the evening at 8. Admission is free.
Among the events is an autograph session from 7-8: Jamie Moyer, Geoff Jenkins, Greg Dobbs, Pedro Feliz, Brad Lidge, So Taguchi, Kyle Kendrick and Carlos Ruiz.
Wall of Fame ballot
Fan voting online is now underway for the Phillies' 2008 Wall of Fame induction ceremony that will take place on August 8: http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/phi/fan_forum/wof_ballot.jsp.


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After reorganising your wardrobe Practical Princess can store your off-season clothes and archive pieces.
Each item is photographed, named, numbered and hung in breathable hanging bags with moth protection in our thermostatically controlled storage space.
You will be given an inventory of the numbered images either on a memory stick or in a personalised look book. This enables you to call back individual pieces as and when required.
Please note there is a minimum of 48 hours notice within a 5 day working week is required to retrieve 10 pieces or less.


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Do you have what it takes to get by? Or will roving packs of homeless dogs gnaw on your bones?
I read a review in the Miami Herald of this just-released novel California by Edan Lupecki and it looks really good. Though I have a predilection for such subject matter. And, as a Californian currently experiencing a record drought, doubly so.
Read the review. Then, come up with a plan.


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The 12 Most Essential Back-to-School Supplies Your Kids Need for a Great Year
Somehow another summer has flown by and the kiddos are headed back to school again. Sure, that means vacations are over, the house will be empty and days at the pool are numbered. But what it also means is that it's time to shop for supplies.


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The School is particularly interested in candidates who conduct research in the area of Risk, as linked to a field such as health, the environment, security, or finance. However, the primary and fundamental criterion will be excellence in statistics.
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[Check out Lib Tech's edit from last year's Holy Bowly at Tenjindaira Resort in Japan to get a feel for the event.]
Mervin Manufacturing announces the return of one of the most anticipated and downright raddest snowboard events in the world as Lib Tech's Holy Bowly will be taking its North American bow at Park City Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 19!
The Holy Bowly is not so much a contest but rather a gathering of cultures and styles that brings backcountry soul surfers, pipe jocks, urban jibbers, contest riders and every other shred stereotype together with a common goal of slashing the hand shaped transitions of giant snow bowls, tranny-finding like hell and reveling in the stoke that is snowboarding.
Over 80 confirmed riders including Holy Bowly vets Forest Bailey, Jamie Lynn, Yusaku Horii, Scott Blum, Austin Hironaka, Sam Taxwood, Blake Paul, Jake Olson-Elm, Wes Makepeace, Zak Hale… (breath)… Desiree Melancon, Ted Borland, Mike Rav, Dylan Thompson, Jesse Burtner, Harrison Gordan and Sean Genovese alongside eager first-timers Temple Cummins, Keegan Valaika, Chris Bradshaw, Bode Merrill, Bryan Fox, Brandon Hammid, Tim Eddy, Danny Kass, Mikey LeBlanc… (another breath)… Scott Stevens, Russell Winfield, Scotty Arnold, The Brothers Warbington, Justin Bennee… alright…you get the picture. This just might end up being one of the greatest sessions in the history of snowboarding… no pressure.
It all goes down from 11AM to 4PM on Saturday, April 19 near the bottom of the 3 Kings Chairlift at Park City Mountain Resort.
Stop by to watch the session on Saturday and then put your own spin on it as PCMR opens the bowls to the public on Sunday on what will go down as one of the greatest closing days ever!
There is no way this event would be possible without the unbelievable support of Lib Technologies, Park City Mountain Resort, Monster Energy and Adidas.


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It is crucial for any company or organization to supply correct protective apparel to all employees working in designated high risk work zones. There are a wide range of scenarios wherein it would be appropriate for a company or organization to distribute promotional safety gear to their employees. According to the US Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, for example, the majority of road maintenance takes place on roads with existing vehicles. Because employees often encounter hazardous situations, such as working on a road carrying heavy traffic, it is important to ensure that they trust in their employers ability to provide adequate protection. Promotional safety gear is, therefore, often required in types of construction work such as road and building maintenance but is important in any area of work that poses potential danger to employees. By distributing promotional safety gear, your company or organization is advocating their support for employee well being. No matter what sector you are in, distributing promotional safety gear offers the opportunity to protect employees from potential harm while still promoting brand awareness.
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There are a number of factors to consider when a company or organization is in need of promotional safety gear to distribute to employees. Firstly, while it is crucial for a company or organization to enforce the use of promotional safety gear, it is also just as important to note that different types of work may require different types of safety wear. Reflective wear, such as the Port Authority Safety Challenger Jacket with Reflective Taping, for example, is most suitable for dark areas and may not provide the necessary work protection required in work zones with intense light. Secondly, in addition to properly evaluating the type and style of promotional safety gear necessary for a company or organizations line of work, it is also important to review safety standards and identify as many specific potential hazards that could arise in a given work zone. Lastly, although protection from danger is the main concern, it is also vital that the apparel be comfortable so that employees do not object to wearing the promotional work gear. The Port Authority Mesh Safety Vest, for example, features elastic sides with hook and loop closures to fit comfortably on all types of people regardless of their shape and size. As mentioned above, a number of factors influence the process of choosing the appropriate protective gear, however, whatever area of work your company or organization represents, you can be certain that promotional work gear is a great way to enhance employee relationships and help promote your brand.
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Just because the kids get a break from going to school doesn't mean that they also need a break from learning! Everyone knows that reading is fundamental – kids need to know that reading is fun too. Keep your kids reading over their summer break and this will ensure that your children will retain reading and learning skills needed to start the next school year off right.
Check with your local library to see if they have a book club for kids or workshops that children (and adults) may attend. Summer reading programs benefit the child and the parent. Parents get a much-needed break and the kids usually get rewards such as prizes or awards for reading books. Visit the American Library Association for more details about summer reading programs for kids, or give your local library a call and see what they are offering. Even if they aren't offering a program, it could be a fun weekly event and a chance for the kids to get out of the house. Except for the phenominal gas prices, trips to the library are free. Free is always a bonus!
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Sidebar to superstition story.
The following are excerpts of e-mails from Patriot Ledger readers – and Red Sox fans – about their game-day superstitions. Let me tell you about "Pumpkin Power." It was going into game four of the ALCS in 2004 when Pumpkin Power became the savior of Boston. My brother, Casey, carved a jack-o'-lantern of the Boston Red Sox's "B" into the pumpkin he had brought home that day, October 17, 2004, and set it proudly on our front deck. This was intended to rally anyone who passed by our house that night going into Game 4, and also to show we were not ashamed being down three games to none with the Yankees. There was still time for magic. With the luck of that pumpkin we won game four and then consecutive games 5, 6 and 7 then games 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the World Series! Which brings us to today. Lo and behold (Casey) brought the power of the pumpkin back for game 5 of this year's ALCS, then again games 6 and 7. (As of Saturday), the Sox have not lost with one of his pumpkins lit. – Derek Welch, Weymouth In 2004, the National Fire Protection Association gave every staff member – about 300 – a pair of red socks to wear as the team played in the World Series. Today the NFPA didn't want to tempt fate, so (we) gave everyone another pair of red socks to wear while they watch the series. – Lorraine Carli, vice president of communications for the National Fire Protection Association, Quincy I live in Daytona Beach, Fla., (and) I was born and raised in Quincy. I moved to Florida two years ago. Every time the Sox are in a game, my best friend Claire (who lives in Rockland) and I get on the phone and sit and watch our favorite team win. It is our way of staying connected – thank goodness for cell phones and nation wide calling. – Debbie Smith, Daytona Beach, Fla. My husband Kevin sits exactly in the same spot and wears the same shirt during each series. So tonight, I'm sure he'll be sitting on our ottoman wearing the same shirt and Red Sox sweat pants he was wearing when they won on Sunday to go to the World Series. We also have to have eat exactly what we did when they won last so tonight we'll have pizza again! – Kathy Lally, Weymouth


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On a day the NFL celebrated the end of its most pressing controversy, its lingering one rose again to prominence as Browns returner Josh Cribbs took a brutal hit from Dannell Ellerbe at the end of a first quarter punt return and lay motionless on the turf during tonight's Cleveland-Baltimore game at M&T Bank Stadium.
The hit knocked Cribbs' helmet off after which his skull ricocheted off the ground. A Ravens player's cleat later found his face, adding insult to injury. And yet, after several minutes of attention, Cribbs rose to his feet and even argued to continue playing; he was later taken back to the locker room.
As Cribbs was a ball carrier at the time, he wasn't considered "defenseless," however, given he was in the process of being tackled, it's hard to argue he had no way to protect his head from being targeted. [NFLN]


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Brewers blank Mets to stay in wild card chase
Milwaukee, WI – Ryan Braun hit two homers, Wily Peralta pitched eight shutout innings, and John Axford closed it out in the ninth as the Milwaukee Brewers blanked the New York Mets 3-0 to take the rubber match of a three-game set.
Braun's second homer was his 40th of the season, marking the first time in his career that he has reached the plateau.
The Brewers won for the 20th time in their last 26 games and trail the Cardinals by 2 1/2 games for the final NL wild card spot.
The Mets managed only two hits, both off of Peralta (2-0), who made just the third start of his career. He fanned five and walked only one.
"He had a good 96 mph fastball and a good sinker," said manager Ron Roenicke, who was very impressed with his young pitcher. "He kept the ball down in the zone and had a good slider with great command."
Chris Young (4-8) pitched well, but gave up three homers to account for all of the Brewers' runs. He lasted 6 2/3 innings, giving up eight hits while striking out two.
Braun and Aramis Ramirez went back-to-back to start the bottom half of the fourth to give the Brewers a 2-0 lead. Braun added another run when he hit his second homer to lead off the bottom of the sixth.
"They can do damage in this ballpark," said Mets manager Terry Collins. "Two hits won't get you far."
Josh Thole and Andres Torres were the only batters to record hits for the Mets.
Axford record his 29th save of the season after working around a one-out walk to Daniel Murphy.
Game Notes
The Mets have lost the season series with the Brewers for three straight years ... The Brewers set a franchise record for season strikeouts with 1,259 when Peralta struck out Lucas Duda in the second inning ... Peralta's double in the seventh inning was the first of his career ... Braun now has 201 home runs for his career.


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A northeast Ohio hospital says two of the six teenagers killed by a one-vehicle crash died while receiving treatment, and two other teens have been treated and released.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol says a sport utility vehicle carrying eight people crashed into a guardrail Sunday morning and landed in a pond near the city of Warren, about 60 miles east of Cleveland.
A nursing supervisor at St. Joseph Health Center in Warren says the two teens who were declared dead at the hospital were treated for "hypothermic drowning trauma." The two who survived were treated for bruising and other injuries.
A patrol spokesman says she doesn't know where the teens were headed.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
A sport utility vehicle carrying eight people crashed into a guardrail and landed in a pond early Sunday in northeast Ohio, killing six teenagers, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said.
The other two people inside survived the crash, in which the Honda Passport veered off the left side of a road, hit a guardrail and overturned, Lt. Anne Ralston said. Investigators say it came to rest in a pond just south of the city of Warren, about 60 miles east of Cleveland near the Pennsylvania state line.
Ralston didn't know where the people in the SUV were headed. She said the two injured were taken to a hospital. There was no information immediately available on their conditions.
All those killed were ages 14 to 19, authorities said. Their names weren't released, while family members were being contacted.
The highway patrol received the first call on the crash at 7:15 a.m., Ralston said. Divers helped the patrol, and local police referred calls to the patrol as well.


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It has been ages upon ages since I've done one of these!
Friday night was so lovely! Jane, Sharon and I ate a delicious dinner at Citris Grill (actually managed to use one of my groupons before it expired). And then we went and just hung out at Jane's house. It was so lovely to be with two of my favorites. I am the luckiest to have found some AMAZING friends while I was living in NYC and always love any time spent with them.
Saturday was lovely and actually somewhat productive! I took my car to get the emissions checked (don't worry-it passed!), ran some errands, and worked on organizing my room. It's a never ending process and I've decided that perhaps watching some episodes of Hoarders will inspire me to just throw all the things away. Saturday afternoon was the Colombia v Uruguay soccer game. I convinced my mamma that we should eat Colombian lunch to celebrate. Jane and Jeremy came over and we had a very delicious lunch and watched the game. To top it off, Colombia won!!!! HOORAY!!
Saturday night Jeremy and I went out with Matt and Caroline. We went out for Indian food to one of our favorite places and then played a round of mini golf at Mulligan's. Usually Jeremy and I are pretty close but I managed to lose spectacularly. Even with Jeremy's big win, my over 25 par score pulled us down and we lost the ice cream bet to Matt and Caroline. Despite all the losing, we had a great time with them!
It was a good Sunday. I went to church with my mamma at the home ward. I love going to the home ward so much.
Then I baked my little heart out-I made a tres leches cake for Jane's goodbye party (let's not talk about that) and also made delicious chocolate mint chip cookies for Jeremy (another bet that I lost). I also made the most amazing enchiladas for Sunday dinner. I need to write the recipe down so I don't forget how I made them-I kind of just made things up as I went along.
We had Mario and Dale over for dinner which is always a good time. And then I went to a dessert party at Jane's. It was lovely and I chatted with a good handful of great people I hadn't seen in ages.
It was a great weekend-I was so not ready for it to be over!
Up Ahead
This week should be a good one-it's a 4 day work week which is always great! Activities for the week include Ladies Dinner Club, hot yoga, a massage, an outdoor symphony concert and a trip to St George!


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TRUCKEE, Calif. — Locals are voicing environmental concerns over a project that developers and conservation groups say will be responsible for protecting thousands of acres of land in the heart of the Sierra.
As part of a plan finalized last fall by landowner Sierra Pacific Industries, its development partner East West Partners, Sierra Watch and Mountain Area Preservation, land-use designations for parcels located east and west of Highway 267 would switch.
Currently, 670 acres on the 6,376-acre east parcel is zoned for residential and commercial development under the Martis Valley Community Plan, according to Placer County, which allows for 1,360 residential units and 6.6 acres of commercial uses.
The project — dubbed Martis Valley Opportunity — proposes those 670 acres be rezoned to preserve all 6,376 acres forever, either by selling the property to conservation groups or through a conservation easement.
"It will add a significant block of private land to an existing protected area that will be open to the public for recreational use and conservation," Mark Pawlicki, spokesman for Sierra Pacific Industries, said in a statement. "Combined with previous conservation success in Martis Valley, it ensures preservation of over 50,000 contiguous acres of open space."
In conjunction, 775 acres of the approximately 1,192-acre west parcel, which is adjacent to Northstar California, are proposed to be rezoned from "timberland production" to residential and neighborhood commercial, allowing for up to 760 residential units and 6.6 acres of commercial uses.
The west parcel includes 112.8 acres in the Lake Tahoe Basin, 85.3 acres of which would be developable.
Tahoe Vista resident Ellie Waller is among those critical of the project, saying it would set a bad precedent for development in the Sierra.
"East West Partners … has put environmentalist/conservationists at odds by making a deal with the devil to save 6,000-plus acres in the Martis Valley at the expense of … building upon 112 acres on the ridge of Lake Tahoe," she said. "… I believe the project proposal represents an expansion of the urban boundary of Lake Tahoe by proposing this development on the ridge."
Blake Riva, senior partner of East West Partners, said that of the maximum 760 residential units proposed, which would include a mix of single-family homes, townhomes/multiplexes and cabins, roughly 100 would be in the Lake Tahoe Basin. The ultimate mix of units would be based on site characteristics and market conditions.
In addition, commercial development, consisting of homeowner amenities, recreational services and retail, is envisioned, Riva said, and would be designed to support residents rather than attract visitors.
Pawlicki added that the proposed development would be on a smaller parcel next to an area already developed (Northstar), while preserving land next to dedicated open space. It also reduces the allowed units by 600, from 1,360 to 760.
"It's a trade-off," he said.
But that trade-off is something Ann Nichols, president of the North Tahoe Preservation Alliance, doesn't support.
"The justification is a conservation easement on 6,000 acres outside the Lake Tahoe Basin on the east side of Highway 267," she said in statement. "I guess if you save land in New York City you get to build at Tahoe. Talk about a dangerous precedent."
Acreage in the basin would fall under Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's jurisdiction, while Placer County will review the rest, the only exception being 216 acres in Nevada County.
The project is starting the environmental review process, with county and TRPA review and a Placer County Board of Supervisors vote ahead, Riva said, potentially an 18- to 24-month process.
"East West Partners is looking forward to a collaborative effort that results in the vision for the Martis Valley Opportunity becoming a reality," he said in a statement. "A diverse group of stakeholders has worked diligently together to get to this point, and we hope to continue this positive relationship as we proceed through the public process. Collectively, we have a truly unique opportunity to achieve something quite remarkable from a conservation perspective in Martis Valley."
If approved, construction on the west parcel would be done in phases, with buildout occurring over 25 years, according to Placer County.
Martis Valley encompasses approximately 44,800 acres in the Sierra Nevada, with natural features such as Martis Creek, Dry Lake, steep terrain and forested areas.


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Lake Mary police release video in George Zimmerman domestic violence incident
Video to help determine if charges will be filed against George, Shellie Zimmerman
LAKE MARY, Fla. – Lake Mary police released video on Tuesday of police approaching George Zimmerman after a domestic violence incident with his wife a day earlier.
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The video from a Lake Mary police cruiser shows Zimmerman being approached by authorities, putting his hands behind his head and getting down on his knees before an officer put him in handcuffs.
Lake Mary Police Officer Zach Hudson said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon George Zimmerman was immediately put in handcuffs because it was originally reported he had a gun.
Police also released surveillance video from the Sprucewood Road home where the domestic disturbance occurred. In the video, George Zimmerman and Shellie Zimmerman's father, David Dean, going in and out of a house owned by Shellie's parents.
As Zimmerman is reportedly removing his belongings, Shellie Zimmerman is shooting video of him using an iPad and a little later, they are seen arguing in the driveway with bystanders.
It's not clear in the video, but police say that's when George Zimmerman twists and breaks the iPad and throws it on the ground.
Police are expected to also release video from Shellie Zimmerman's iPad. Hudson said that detectives are still trying to extract video from the iPad because it is "in pretty bad shape."
"You got George Zimmerman saying he was struck by an iPad, and Shellie saying she had some kind of physical contact with George," Hudson said. "The iPad is important because we want to see what's on the iPad. The iPad would have been running while this was going on."
At a news conference earlier Tuesday, Hudson said Shellie Zimmerman was recording the incident with her iPad, but it is in several pieces and needed to be examined in a lab.
Hudson called the iPad video the "last piece of the puzzle" in figuring out what happened that led Shellie Zimmerman to call authorities saying her husband had threatened her.
Shellie Zimmerman said in the 911 call that George Zimmerman "took my iPad out of my hands. He then smashed it and cut it with a pocketknife."
Hudson also said on Tuesday that police searched George Zimmerman at gunpoint and found no gun him. He also said neither Shellie Zimmerman, nor her father, saw a gun, despite Shellie Zimmerman telling dispatchers that George had a gun.
George Zimmerman's attorney, former Local 6 legal analyst Mark O'Mara, also said George Zimmerman had a gun holstered to his body.
O'Mara said on Tuesday he won't represent George Zimmerman in the domestic issue from Monday. He will continue to represent Zimmerman in the NBC lawsuit and sanctions and costs from his second-degree murder trial.
O'Mara also reportedly canceled his Viera appearance where he was expected to receive an award.
The incident came days after Shellie Zimmerman filed for divorce and discussed her relationship with George Zimmerman during a TV interview.
George Zimmerman is still legally allowed to carry a weapon.
Since being acquitted in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman has been pulled over twice for speeding.
Lake Mary is located about 20 miles north of Orlando and 5 miles southwest of Sanford, where Zimmerman fatally shot Martin.
Watch Local 6 and stay with ClickOrlando.com for more on this story.
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In China, off-balance-sheet lending risks lurk in the shadows
China's banks are feeding unwanted assets into the country's "shadow banking system" on an unprecedented scale, reinforcing suspicions that bank balance sheets reflect only a fraction of the actual credit risk lurking in the financial system.
Banks' latest earnings reports only added to concerns. Despite the slowest economic growth in 13 years in 2012, the banking system's official non-performing loan (NPL) ratio actually declined, renewing a debate about how reliable those figures are.
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But the key question is no longer how much risk banks are carrying. Rather, it's how many risky loans have been shifted to the lightly regulated shadow banking institutions - mainly trust companies, brokerages and insurance companies.
The risk to the overall financial system is not clear, because of insufficient data about the quality of credit in the shadow banking sector.
Trust companies and brokerages probably aren't buying many bad loans directly, analysts and industry executives say, but they have become a vital source of credit, allowing banks to arrange off-balance-sheet refinancing for maturing loans that risky borrowers cannot repay from their internal cash flow.
Without these institutions, the amount of NPLs might have been much higher, though no one is quite sure how high.
Trust assets increased 55 percent in 2012 to 7.5 trillion yuan ($1.21 trillion), according to the China Trustee Association, while funds entrusted to brokerages by banks soared more than fivefold to 1.61 trillion yuan.
"There is absolutely an impact on NPL figures from the ability to offload stuff through these channels," said Charlene Chu, China banks analyst for Fitch Ratings.
Trust companies sell wealth management products (WMP) to raise funds so they can purchase loans that banks want off their books. WMPs are then marketed through bank branches as a higher-yielding alternative to traditional bank deposits.
"These (bank) loans are not being repaid by the borrowers; they're being repaid by investors in the (wealth management) products. So we really can't see what the true corporate repayment rate is," said Chu.
In 2010 and 2011, analysts began fretting about the large volume of loans to local governments and state firms - doled out as part of China's massive economic stimulus plan from 2008 to 2010 - that were due to mature in 2012. But the wave of defaults never materialized, in large part because banks, working with trusts and brokerages, provided fresh funds to enable borrowers to refinance their debt.
Industry executives say at least half of trust company assets and 80 percent of brokerages' entrusted funds are related to so-called "passageway business."
In passageway deals, trusts and brokerages cooperate with banks to act as passive reservoirs for loans that banks originate but cannot keep on their own balance sheets without running afoul of lending quotas, capital adequacy requirements, and loan-to-deposit ratios.
The loans the trust companies buy from the banks, along with other assets such as corporate bonds and money market instruments, stand behind the wealth management products. If borrowers default on the loans, the investors in the wealth products - not the trust companies - generally bear the risk.
To be sure, not all the loans that banks transfer off-balance-sheet are high risk. In fact, "more than half of shadow banking credits in China could have better risk levels than bank loans," ratings agency S&P wrote in a recent report.
But the agency also warned that banks are particularly keen to dump riskier loans extended to local governments and property developers in order to satisfy banking regulators who have ordered them to restrict exposure to these sectors.
China's banking regulator said the bad loan ratio for the entire system was 0.95 percent at the end of 2012, down 0.05 percentage points from a year earlier. But that figure only covers on-balance-sheet loans, leaving a huge amount unmonitored.
Ratings agency S&P estimates that outstanding Chinese shadow banking credit totaled $3.7 trillion by the end of 2012, equal to 34 percent of on-balance-sheet loans and 44 percent of GDP.
Even as banking regulators continue to use so-called "window guidance" - ad hoc instructions to banks on how much they should lend - to control the volume of on-balance-sheet loans, the passageway business has so far remained lightly regulated.
That's because regulators see shadow banking as an experiment in liberalized interest rates and an incubator for risk-based capital allocation and financial innovation.
"Whatever else you might say about it, shadow banking is a market-based financing system. When it comes to midwifing market innovation, right now regulators don't want to regulate it to death," said a source close to regulators.
Guo Shuqing, who served until recently as chairman of the China's Securities Regulatory Commission, was known as a champion of financial innovation. Guo encouraged brokerages to develop asset management as an alternative revenue source amid weakness in their core trading and underwriting businesses.
In reality, however, the passageway business appears to be little more than regulatory arbitrage: shifting lending to institutions not subject to the strict rules that govern banks. Trusts and brokerages add little value beyond providing a passive conduit for banks to remove loans from their balance sheets, collecting a management fee from banks in the process.
"Money with no risk and no responsibility - who wouldn't want to earn that? Trust companies like doing bank passageway business the most. I just give you three copies of a form, add the company stamp, take the money, and it's all done," a senior trust industry executive told Reuters.
"'What kind of risk control? What kind of due diligence?' If you ask too many questions, the guy (from the bank) won't work with you. He'll find someone else," the executive said.
Insiders also say the loans packaged for sale to trusts and brokerages are granted with less scrutiny than those that remain on balance sheets.
"They don't share the traditional bank culture - cautious and standardized," said a risk officer at a large commercial bank, referring to bankers involved with passageway loans.
"It's a trading-infused style. As long as the product is well received (by investors), it's all good. They don't pay enough attention to the fundamentals of the loan."
Such concerns mirror the criticisms leveled against Western banks in the wake of the financial crisis, when mortgage loan officers often failed to conduct adequate due diligence because they knew the loans would quickly be passed to other investors.
Apart from the desire to promote innovation and market-based reform, regulators have encouraged the rise of shadow banking, in part due to the need to support growth last year, when China's economy grew at its slowest pace since 1999.
"The entire push behind shadow banking is deeply rooted in the government's desire for growth," wrote Dong Tao, China economist at Credit Suisse, in a recent note. "Shadow banking activities have increased because China needs growth, and the banking sector has, to a significant degree, failed in its role of financial intermediary."
Regulators' hands-off approach may finally be changing. China's banking watchdog released new rules that limit the share of "non-standardized credit assets," - loans essentially - to no more than 35 percent of underlying assets for any wealth management product.
If strictly enforced, the new rule could restrict the supply of funds available for off-balance-sheet lending. Instead of investing in loans, wealth management products would have to raise the proportion of funds invested in more liquid assets such as corporate bonds and money market instruments.
($1 = 6.2080 Chinese yuan)
(Editing by Ken Wills)


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Philippe Reinaers has sent in a report on the course conditions for this weekend's cross-country World Cup in St Wendel, Germany:
"The women will do 5 laps of a 6.9 kilometre circuit. The weather conditions are dry but very cloudy. No rain is expected for the womens race. However, some women are a little afraid of some slippery sections of the course (due to rain last night). The main characteristic of the circuit is a lot of short steep climbs and descents."
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Grilled Bacon-Onion Appetizers
Total TimePrep: 20 min. + marinating Grill: 10 min.
Makes2 dozen
- 2 large sweet onions
- 12 hickory-smoked bacon strips
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce
- Cut each onion into 12 wedges. Cut bacon strips in half widthwise; wrap a piece of bacon around each onion wedge and secure with toothpicks. Place in an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. dish.
- In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, vinegar, molasses and barbecue sauce; pour 1/2 cup over onions. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour, turning once. Cover and refrigerate remaining marinade for basting.
- Drain and discard marinade. Grill onions, covered, over medium heat for 10-15 minutes, turning and basting frequently with reserved marinade.
Nutrition Facts2 each: 181 calories, 13g fat (5g saturated fat), 15mg cholesterol, 189mg sodium, 14g carbohydrate (13g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.
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This was a really tasty recipe. Make sure you secure the bacon to the onion so it doesn't fall apart!
Oct 28, 2012
Love these!!
Sep 30, 2012
I totally messed up the recipe, and yet it still worked perfectly. I BBQ'd on my Dad's grill, and it was too hot. So the bacon burned a bit, and the onions weren't as tender as I'd have liked. But, oh man, that sauce, the taste and texture combo is off the charts, and has me ready to make them again. They definitely go into the "Yummy" file. :)
Sep 27, 2011
The "grilling" can be done under the broiler too. You don't get the smoke flavor of the bbq, but they are still tasty. I've made these for church picnics and come home with an empty tray. I recently made them for my parents 50th anniversary reception. Of several appetizers available, this one was the first to disappear. I personally think they are addictive - you can't eat just one!
Feb 1, 2010
You've gotta try this recipe!!! Easy and rave reviews. I serve all summer long and everyone requests the recipe. Flavor is fantastic and you along with your family/guests will enjoy
Jul 17, 2009
can these be done in the oven?
Jun 16, 2009
These onions are really good, and I make them every barbecue season.


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At least some content in this article is derived from information featured in Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery. Spoilers will be present within the article.
- "… the first Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards was Pierre Bonaccord, but his appointment was contested by the wizarding community of Liechtenstein, because —"
- —Harry Potter starts answering question ten of the 1996 History of Magic O.W.L..[src]
Pierre Bonaccord was a French wizard and the first Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards.
Bonaccord wanted to ban troll-hunting and grant rights to trolls, possibly granting them full "being" status as opposed to them being classified as "beasts". However, a tribe of Mountain Trolls had been causing a lot of trouble in Liechtenstein, so their wizarding community contested Bonaccord's appointment, and refused to join the Confederation as a result.[1]
- "Pierre" is a French form of Peter. This name was also borne by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), a French impressionist painter, and by Pierre Curie (1859-1906), a physicist who discovered radioactivity with his wife Marie.
- A "bon-accord" is an expression or token of good will.
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Mentioned only)
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For retailers, a foundering economy can mean trouble — when fewer people are working and consumers are reluctant to spend, stores keep a close eye on their inventory.
For retailers, a foundering economy can mean trouble — when fewer people are working and consumers are reluctant to spend, stores keep a close eye on their inventory.
But even as a slumping economy raises fears of increased property crimes, like shoplifting, during the holiday season, Target Corp. spokeswoman Erika Svingen said her company has more pressing security issues.
"We're more concerned with the growth of organized retail crime," she said.
The FBI estimates organized retail crime accounts for more than $30 billion a year in retail losses. According to an annual survey by the National Retail Federation, 85 percent of responding retailers reported they were victims of organized theft rings in the past year, and 63 percent found stolen items for sale on the Internet.
And that's on top of high unemployment during the holidays, when Target sees an uptick in retail theft.
Still, it can be hard to quantify, according to Rockford Police Department data.
Through October, the number of property crimes — such as shoplifting, thefts from motor vehicles or credit card fraud — was up nearly 3 percent in Rockford.
But compared with 2006 — when the real estate- and construction-fueled economic cycle was at its peak — the number of property crimes through October was 17.9 percent higher, even though the jobless rate in October 2006 was 5.5 percent.
Rockford's unemployment climbed to 9.2 percent in October 2007 and to 10.1 percent in September of this year. At the end of this September — October figures have not been released — Rockford's unemployment rate was 10.1 percent.
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A Shop.org study showed more than half of online retailers expect to see increases in holiday shopping of more than 15 percent — which presents increasing opportunities for identity theft. Comcast sent out seven tips to keep personal information out of the wrong hands.
"S" means "secure." When shopping on the Web, looks for the https:// because the "s" stands for secure at the beginning of the URL for any page where you plan to enter financial information.
Use anti-virus software and tools. The programs detect and remove viruses and keyloggers that can steal customer identities.
Use anti-phishing software — included in most anti-virus programs.
Secure your wireless network. Always use a password to make sure others can't access your information. Especially vulnerable are those who live in apartment buildings or densely populated neighborhoods.
Choose a secure password. Use a variety of numbers, letters and symbols. The longer the password, the better.
Be skeptical. If an online offer seems to be too good to be true, it could be a scam.
Take action immediately. If you suspect identity theft, speed is of the essence to limit the damage. Contact your credit card company and bank, all three credit reporting agencies and the police. Close any fraudulent accounts, change your passwords and document all of the actions you take.
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