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2013 NFL Draft scouting combine preview: Offense
Keenan Allen should be a star in the NFL, but he may not look the part at the Combine. (Tommy LaPorte/Icon SMI)
The 2013 NFL scouting combine kicks off this week in Indianapolis, with 333 players set to attend the event.
Part I of our two-part combine primer takes a glance at some offensive prospects who could help or hurt their cases in the coming days ...
BURKE: NFL Draft Big Board
Who will shine
• Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee: Could Patterson be the first wide receiver off the board in April? It's looking more and more possible as scouts familiarize themselves with the ex-Tennessee Vol, who played just one season of FBS college ball.
The combination of that limited tape and Patterson's natural athletic ability makes him a likely combine star -- he should put up solid marks in running and jumping drills, which will just further the perception that he could be a big-play NFL receiver.
• Jonathan Cooper, G, North Carolina: Alabama guard Chance Warmack (deservedly) has garnered a ton of attention at the position, but Cooper is not all that far behind. The gap could close even further at the combine, too, if Cooper performs as expected. He moves extremely well for an interior offensive lineman, meaning that something like his 40 time could open some eyes, even if that mark usually matters little to a player of his position.
• E.J. Manuel, QB, Florida State:Geno Smith will be on several teams' combine watchlist -- the West Virginia QB is generally considered the top prospect at that position in this draft, and he did not accept an invite to the Senior Bowl.
However, Manuel might have the highest QB ceiling right now, in terms of how much he could climb the draft charts. It's safe to assume that the athletic, 6-foot-4 former Seminole will show well in most of the combine's drills. If he backs that by throwing the ball effectively, he could rise into a Round 2 prospect.
Who will struggle
• Most of the rest of the quarterbacks (probably): This is somewhat unfair to Smith, but there is little to no chance that he does anything at the combine to prove himself as a potential No. 1 pick -- it's the proverbial lipstick-on-a-pig problem, in that Smith would be a reach in the top 10, let alone as the first player chosen.
The combine will provide another chance for guys like Mike Glennon, Ryan Nassib, Landry Jones, Tyler Bray and Tyler Wilson to impress NFL teams. Showing off a big arm won't be a problem for most of those QBs, but the combine is a tough draw. Even without defenses on the field, quarterbacks often struggle there having to throw to unfamiliar receivers in a very nerve-wracking setting.
There's the chance for a couple quarterbacks to separate themselves a bit ... or for everyone to muddle together even more.
• Keenan Allen, WR, Cal: I have Allen as a top-15 prospect and the highest-ranked receiver on my latest Big Board, but the combine may not be his friend. (Update: Allen will not work out because of a minor knee injury.)
Why? Allen's best characteristics include that he catches the ball well with his hands, runs smart routes and has experience playing all over the field. He should do well in pass-catching drills, but odds are that his 40 time will be down the list -- he's not a breakaway receiver. Allen is better on film than he will be in the combine setting. (Update: Allen will not work out because of a minor knee injury.)
• Le'Veon Bell, RB, Michigan State: Bell tweeted a couple weeks ago that he's trying to slim down to 228 pounds. That's all well and good, but even at that weight, it will be hard for Bell to convince scouts he can be a No. 1 back. He's strong, so the weightlifting portion of the combine will be no trouble, but a 230-pound back with so-so speed is more of a goal-line threat in NFL minds than a three-down prospect.
• Justin Pugh, G/T, Syracuse: Pugh is an intriguing talent. His problem, however, is that he projects to a guard spot in the NFL after playing tackle at Syracuse. Already, he measured in with arms shorter than NFL teams like from interior linemen. And he likely won't put up bench numbers like Warmack or Cooper, which will only serve to highlight the gap between Pugh and those upper-echelon guards.
Medical report
• Matt Barkley, QB, USC: Barkley reportedly will not throw at the combine, his injured right shoulder still not back to 100 percent. That's a disappointing development, since Barkley had to sit out the Senior Bowl and most of his QB counterparts will air it out in Indianapolis.
Barkley will have a chance to throw for scouts during USC's Pro Day on March 27 -- expect him to perform well there, on his home turf and with his own receivers. Will he be too far behind the curve by then?
• Zac Dysert, QB, Miami (Ohio): Dysert will interview at the combine, but that's it after he reportedly suffered a slight hamstring tear last week. That's a tough blow for Dysert, who, despite being far from the draft's most polished QB, would have shown well in running drills.
• Chris Faulk, OT, LSU: Faulk turned pro despite suffering a season-ending knee injury last September. First and foremost, he has to prove to NFL teams that he's close to all the way back from that injury.
• Barrett Jones, C, Alabama: The versatile Jones will sit out most of the combine as he heals from the Lisfranc injury he somehow played through in 2012. He's more of an effort guy than a top-notch athlete anyway, so the combine may not have helped him.
• Dion Jordan, DE, Oregon: Jordan has put off needed shoulder surgery until after the combine, so that he can work out there. However, it remains to be seen exactly how much he'll be able to do ... and how that pending surgery will impact his stock.
• Eddie Lacy, RB, Alabama: According to a report from Adam Schefter on Monday, Lacy will not be able to run through drills at the combine after suffering a small tear in his hamstring during training. Alabama's Pro Day is in mid-March -- hopefully, for Lacy's sake, he can go all-out then.
• Marcus Lattimore, RB, South Carolina: Get ready to hear a lot about Lattimore, if the talented running back is as far along in his recovery from a devastating knee injury as it sounds. Lattimore could crank up the chatter surrounding him significantly if he proves he'll be ready to go soon.
• Denard Robinson, QB, Michigan: Medical evaluations will be critical for Robinson going forward -- he injured his right elbow during the 2012 season and still was not a full-go during the Senior Bowl. With Robinson facing the major adjustment of learning a new position (be it WR, RB or CB), adding in suspect medicals might scare away some teams.
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The Third Annual Safety Datapalooza is being held today from 9 AM to 1 PM ET at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The event will be livestreamed at http://livestream.com/uspto/SafetyDatapalooza.
From 10:50 – 11:30 AM ET, the Innovation for Disaster Response and Recovery Initiative will be featured during a panel moderated by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Panelists from the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Geological Survey, and the Data.gov team will discuss recent technology and innovation milestones, #opendata efforts, and opportunities for public engagement.
This year's Safety Datapalooza will provide an overview of ongoing programs as well as new commitments. Senior government representatives will join innovators from private, nonprofit, and academic organizations, sharing examples of projects that have used freely available government data to build products, services, and apps that advance public safety in creative and powerful ways.
The event will include new safety data resources in the areas of transportation, food, occupational, and consumer product safety, as well as tools to improve disaster preparedness and emergency response.
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Sheekamoo necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 45 diseños de 14 diseñadores freelance.
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I'm 28 years old and I live in Southern California. I recently sold my ecommerce business that I've been running for the past 8 years, and I decided to start up a consulting company. I love working on websites and IT related tasks, I just didn't care for the day to day work doing things like customer service and closing out orders.
Since I loved doing everything except the day to day work, I figured starting my own consulting company would be a great step forward in my career. This gives me the opportunity to do what I love, and not have to do the repetitive daily tasks over and over again.
I will be offering consulting work to both small companies and individuals. I may be working with a company with 40 employees one day, and the next day I may be working with an individual. I will assume most of my clients will be males, and those individuals that I consult with will most likely be between the age of 40-60.
I want a logo that is simple, attractive, and clean. I know those are broad terms, so let me be clear on a few things I'm looking for (and not looking for).
1.) I want my company name to be a clean and simple font. What I mean to say is, I don't want a cursive font or an old english font for my company name. The font can have curves, I just want it to be easy to read.
2.) No clip-art or stock photos please. I only want to see original ideas that you came up with.
3.) Feel free to experiment with colors. I have no ideas on what color or colors I'd like in my logo, so I will leave that up to you.
4.) I want this logo to be created on on a transparent background, but designed to look best on a white background.
5.) I want the logo to be in a scalable vector format. I also need the logo in PSD format so I can easily work with it in photoshop.
Those are pretty much my requirements. If you have any questions please feel free to ask. I'll do my best to respond within a couple of hours. I am also interested in bringing you future work after this contest ends. I'm going to need business cards and a website designed right away. I will also need a go-to graphics guy/gal I can turn to if needed in the future.
Good luck to everyone. I can't wait to see what you come up with.
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Wash & Care
1. Dry cleaning is the best method to wash an apparel made of soft and delicate material.
2. For silk apparel, it is necessary that one keeps it covered by a cotton cloth, always.
3. Being a pure natural fabric, they need abundant breathing and cotton is one of the few materials which allow this.
1. Never wrap silk apparel in plastic and trap the moisture; this could change the color and quality of the fabric in no time.
2. Additionally always keep it free from moths by using cedar sticks.
We very much respect your choice and aesthetic sense, so it is our responsibility that the basic strength of the design and color combination of the product that you have ordered is not hampered and you get the product with same feel and elegance.
Since all the woven designs are done on loom or by hand work and if printed then too it is done in batch so sometimes slight improvising changes are made by the designer or the weaver in the product while doing next piece or batch.
The product delivered to you may be slight variations in weave or prints on the patch patti, zari work design in border / pallu of saree. you may find these variations in the form of creative difference in the style of the petals in the flower motif or in the paisley or leaves etc.
Every product delivered to you will include a matching blouse piece, the one used in the image is only for the photo-shoot purpose. There might be slight variations in color due to lighting effect while taking the photo.
A perky fuchsia pink saree sprinkled with flowing floral and polka dots motifs in computer embroidery with zari while wrapped in a woven zari border. A plain fuchsia pink blouse piece with border completes this saree.
There may be slight variations with respect to patch patti/zari work border and pallu design on the drape. There may also be a slight variation in the indigenous weave structure, prints, paintings if any on the body of the saree ( For e.g - there could be a change in the petals of a flower motif or the paisley may take a creative twist) but the design concept, color combinations, thickness of the border and contrast will remain the same. This is because these unique designs are woven on a loom or hand done or printed in design batches, hence a creative license is given to the weaver or designer to make these slight cosmetic changes. Our motto shall always be to keep the spirit of the design, intact. All the sarees displayed are accompanied by matching blouse piece. The blouse shown in the image is only for photo shoot purpose.
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Education Week posted a poll on Facebook regarding student absenteeism. The post does't ask whether it should be a crime to miss school or whether compulsory schooling violates the rights of parents to raise their own children. It doesn't ask whether the implementation of truancy laws has anything to do with the allocation of funds that schools get based upon the number of students present. It doesn't ask any questions beyond "What can be done to fix absenteeism in school?"
Pernille Ripp rightly points out that the key answer missing from the options involve motivation. Why isn't there an option involving engaging, student-centered, meaningful curriculum? Why are the solutions all about combatting the behaviors of absenteeism while ignoring the causes?
In my district, the causes of absenteeism are more complicated than anything Education Week has pointed out. Within the context of the Maryvale community (a low-SES enclave of Phoenix), absenteeism is rooted in larger, systemic injustice that goes beyond simply "more officers" or "reach out to parents."
If it were my survey in my community, I would add the following options:
- Quit treating student absences as a criminal act and assuming that the state knows better than the parents how to raise a child. Quit criminalizing the victims of social injustice and help parents instead.
- Provide better jobs for parents (many of our students move frequently because they live transient lives)
- Provide a pathway to legal citizenship for immigrant families (families are fleeing to and from states out of fear of deportation, despite working hard and providing for their families)
- Daycare for parents with young children or a living wage so that families can live off of one income (many of our students miss school to watch younger siblings)
- Universal healthcare (many of our students miss school because they are not getting the preventative care that they need.)


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The Top Allergy-Friendly Chain Restaurants in America, Ranked
Bertucci's Italian Restaurant ranked fifth on this year's list. The outstanding pizza chain offers a design-your-own pizza option among other menu options, all of which are cooked in a brick oven.Bertuccis / Yelp
Large Chains: #4 In-N-Out Burger
In-N-Out is new to the list this year, and is number four on the list of most-allergy friendly chains with a rating of 4.39. It's a regional chain, but we wish it was national!Dreamstime
Large Chains: #3 Longhorn Steakhouse
Longhorn Steakhouse is the third most allergy-friendly large chain with a rating of 4.42. They may not have the most impressive wine list, but Longhorn Steakhouse was also ranked the best casual steakhouse in America - definitely worth a visit.istockphoto.com
Large Chains: #2 Chipotle Mexican Grill
Chipotle Mexican Grill was the second most allergy-friendly large chain with a rating of 4.42. They've also recently started offering new "Lifestyle" bowls that cater to dietary concerns like vegan and vegetarian diets, the Keto diet, and more.istockphoto.com
Large Chains: #1 Maggiano's Little Italy
Maggiano's Little Italy was the most allergy-friendly large chain with a rating of 4.68. Craving indulgent Italian food? You're in luck with Maggiano's, which also placed second on our list of best Italian chains in America.iStockPhoto
Small Chains: #5 Weber Grill
Weber Grill is the fifth most allergy-friendly small chain with a rating of 4.71. They are also the smallest chain to ever earn a spot on AllergyEats' list, with only five locations, all in the Midwest. Weber Grill was started by the people who invented the Weber charcoal kettle grill, so they're grilling experts - definitely not making any of the rookie mistakes you might at home!Sarah F. / Yelp
Small Chains: #4 110 Grill
110 Grill is the fourth most allergy-friendly small chain with a rating of 4.74. This chain, based in New England, serves upscale American cuisine in a casual atmosphere. With rotating seasonal menus and fresh ingredients, the chain is very committed to its allergy-friendly status.Bryan M. / Yelp
Small Chains: #3 Clyde's Restaurant Group
Clyde's Restaurant Group is based out of Washington, D.C. and includes Clyde's, 1789 Restaurant, Old Ebbitt Grill, The Tombs, The Hamilton, and The Soundry. They are the third most allergy friendly restaurant in America, with a score of 4.78.
Small Chains: #2 Flatbread Company
Flatbread Company was the second most allergy-friendly large chain with a rating of 4.83. They are located in New England and serve flatbread-style pizza cooked in their classic stone ovens.Adrian C. / Yelp
Small Chains: #1 Burtons Grill
Burtons Grill was the most allergy-friendly small chain with a rating of 4.85. "With our legendary scratch kitchen, we are able to customize our menu offerings to meet your dietary needs or wants," the chain's website explains. Hopefully one day we'll see more allergy-friendly dishes and menus at all of America's best restaurants.
More From The Daily Meal:
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There's something incredibly satisfying about watching a torpedo shoot from your battleship and crash into your opponent's submarine with a booming sound. There's something even more satisfying about watching this happen from the safety of your iPad.
iSink U is an iPad version of the good ol' Battleship game we've played for years. It's got incredible graphics, fitting sound effects and logical controls. My only qualm with the game is that it's sometimes fickle when I'm trying to aim a shot, requiring me to drag the target icon instead of just tapping the spot where it should go.
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U.S. Women's National Team Weekly Update for Jan. 24
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 24, 2011) – The current U.S. Women's National Team Weekly update released on Jan. 24 includes briefs on U.S. players competing overseas and other team news.
McCUTCHEON HEADLINE SPEAKER AT HP COACHES' CLINIC: U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand), along with U.S. Women's National Team Assistant Coach Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.) and Stanford University Head Women's Volleyball Coach John Dunning, served as headline speakers at the 2011 USA Volleyball High Performance Coaches' Clinic Jan. 20-22 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. A total of 188 coaches participated in the three-day clinic. Jennifer Bonilla (Reseda, Calif.), a seven-year member of the USA Volleyball High Performance pipeline with three international tournament experiences, presented her "Blind Side" story of growing up on Saturday afternoon. Other individuals giving presentations were USA Volleyball CEO Doug Beal, U.S. Women's National Team Assistant Coach and UC Irvine Women's Head Coach Paula Weishoff, U.S. Women's National Team Athletic Trainer Jill Wosmek, Saint Mary's College Head Women's Coach Rob Browning, Jim Stone, Wingate University Head Women's Coach Shelton Collier, University of Louisville Head Women's Coach Anne Kordes, University of Central Florida Head Women's Coach Todd Dagenais, VolleyballRecruits.net's Amanda Millard and Spike Summers. Serving as athlete demonstrators for the clinic were Juliann Faucette (San Diego), Lauren Gibbemeyer (St. Paul, Minn.), Ellie Blankenship (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), Cassidy Lichtman (Poway, Calif.), Carli Lloyd (Bonsall, Calif.) and Sabel Moffett (Temecula, Calif.). For photo galleries of the USA Volleyball High Performance Coaches' Clinic, click here.
McCUTCHEON, KIRALY, LLOYD TALK VOLLEYBALL TO KIDS IN COLORADO SPRINGS: U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand), U.S. Women's National Team Assistant Coach Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.) and 2010 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division I Player of the Year Carli Lloyd (Bonsall, Calif.) participated in a meet-and-greet at the Big House Sports facility in Colorado Springs the morning of Jan. 22. In addition, the trio discussed volleyball to the group of youngsters and parents, while also giving skill demonstrations. For photos of the event, click here.
BOWN WITH TURKEY'S ECZACIBASI: Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.), a three-time Olympic Games middle blocker for the U.S. Women's National Team, is competing in Turkey for Eczacibasi during the 2010-11 professional club season. In CEV Champions League action, Eczacibasi has advanced into the Playoff 12 Round and will play France's RC Cannes in a home-and-home series on Feb. 1 and Feb. 9. In the Turkish League, Eczacibasi defeated Karsiyaka 25-14, 25-18, 25-15 without Bown on the active roster. Eczacibasi is now 10-0 in the league, ahead of Vakifbank (9-1) and Fenerbahce (8-1).
SPICER WITH POLAND'S GCB CENTROSTAL BYDGOSZCZ: Nellie Spicer (Barrington, Ill.), a setter for the U.S. Women's National Team, is competing in the Polish professional league this winter for GCB Centrostal Bydgoszrcz. Spicer's squad edged Organika Budowlani 25-22, 20-25, 25-18, 25-20 on Jan. 22. Spicer set her team to a 45 kill percent and added two blocks, two aces and a kill of her own to the stat sheet. She and her teammates return to action on Jan. 26 versus Sandeco EC Wybrzeze TPS Rumia.
MORRISON, SIX AMERICANS ON ONE AUSTRIAN TEAM: U.S. Women's National Team Assistant Coach Jamie Morrison (Dana Point, Calif.) is serving as head coach of the Austrian Post Schwechat team during the 2010-11 season. The team has six American players including Jill Collymore (Seattle), Alexis Crimes (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.), Jessica Jones (Naperville, Ill.), Tamari Miyashiro (Kaneohe, Hawaii), Angie Pressey (Lake Mary, Fla.) and Courtney Thompson (Kent, Wash.). Post Schwechat competes in the Middle European Volleyball Zonal Association (teams from Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia, Slovenia and Croatia). The squad improved to 12-1 on the season with a 25-21, 25-17, 25-15 victory over VK Doprastav Bratislava of Slovakia on Jan. 21. Crimes and Pressey scored 15 points apiece in the victory. Crimes scored 11 kills on 13 swings to go with two blocks and two aces. Pressey was credited with 13 kills, a block and ace. Thompson set her team to a 43 kill percent. Post Schwechat faces Czech Republic's VK Modranska on Jan. 28 in the next league match. In CEV Cup action, Post Schwechat will now face Turkey's Galatasaray in a home-and-home series in the 4th Final Round of the CEV Cup. The first match will be Feb. 3, while the return match will be played between Feb. 8-10.
HOOKER WITH ITALY'S PESARO: Destinee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas), who played her first season with the U.S. Women's National Team in 2010, is currently competing for Scavolini Pesaro of the Italian Serie A League. Pesaro continues to climb the division standings and is in second place with a 5-3 record and 17 points after rallying to defeat MC Carnaghi Villa Cortese (5-3) 23-25, 25-19, 25-15, 25-23 on Jan. 23. Hooker scored 16 points with 14 kills on 36 attacks, one ace and one block. She added a 72 percent positive service reception on 18 attempts. Pesaro will look to continue its drive to the top on Jan. 30 as it battles LIU-JO Volley Modena. In CEV Champions League action, Pesaro challenges Russia powerhouse Dinamo Moscow in a home-and-home series on Feb. 3 and Feb. 10.
BERG, HODGE WITH VILLA CORTESE IN ITALY: U.S. Women's National Team setter Lindsey Berg (Honolulu) and Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.) are competing for MC-Carnaghi Villa Cortese in the Italian Serie A league during the 2010-11 professional club season. Villa Cortese (5-3) dropped a 23-25, 25-19, 25-15, 25-23 match to Scavolini Pesaro (5-3) on Jan. 23 as Berg missed her third consecutive Serie A match and fifth overall counting the CEV Champions League. Hodge contributed a team-high 20 points with 18 kills on 43 seings, one block and an ace. She added an 80 percent positive service reception on 10 attempts. Villa Cortese, which falls into a tie for fifth place in the division standings, faces Yamamay Busto Arsizio (5-3) on Jan. 30 in its next league match. Villa Cortese has advanced to the CEV Champions League Playoff 12 Round and will face Poland's Bank BPS Fakro Muszyna in a home-and-home on Feb. 2 and Feb. 9.
PAOLINI WITH NOVARA IN ITALY: Lauren Paolini (Ann Arbor, Mich.), a middle blocker on the U.S. Women's National Team, is competing this professional season in Italy with Asystel Volley Novara of the Italian Serie A Division. On Jan. 23, she started and provided five points all on kills via nine attacks in a 25-20, 25-18, 25-19 victory over Despar Perugia (2-6). Novara, tied for fifth place in the division with 14 points and a 4-4 record, returns to Serie A action on Jan. 30 versus Norda Foppapredetti Bergamo (5-3).
LARSON WITH KAZAN IN RUSSIA: U.S. Women's National Team outside hitter Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) is playing for Dinamo Kazan of the Russia Super League during the 2010-2011 pro club season. After taking its first lost to league leader Dinamo Moscow last week, Kazan returned to the win column with two victories this past week including a 23-25, 25-23, 19-25, 25-23, 15-7 win over Dinamo Krasnodar on Jan. 20 and a 25-20, 25-18, 25-19 victory over Uralochka on Jan. 23. Larson pocketed 13 points with 11 kills and two blocks in the five-set win over Krasnodar, while handing 32 service receptions with a 69 positive percent. She notched 19 points with 17 kills on 31 swings, one block and one ace. She also received 24 of the team's 53 service receptions with a 58 positive percent. Kazan is now 9-1 on the season in the Russia Super League. Kazan will compete in the Russia Cup Final Four taking place Jan. 28-29 before resuming Super League action on Feb. 6 against Omichka.
BARBOZA IN RUSSIA WITH KRASNODAR: Cynthia Barboza (Long Beach, Calif.), an outside hitter for the U.S. Women's National Team, is competing for Dinamo Krasnodar of the Russia Super League in the 2010-11 professional club season. In Russia Super League action, Krasnodar lost to Dinamo Kazan 23-25, 25-23, 19-25, 25-23, 15-7 on Jan. 20. Barboza contributd 19 kills on 55 attacks and a block for 20 points in the five-set battle. Krasnador (8-2) defeated Dinamo Yantar 25-17, 25-21, 25-17. Match statistics are not available at this time. Later in the month, Krasnodar will compete in the Russia Cup Final Four taking place Jan. 28-29 before resuming Super League action on Feb. 5 against Nugget. In between the Russia Cup Final Four and Super League, Krasnador will play against Switzerland's Sagres Neuchatel Universite in a home-and-home CEV Cup 4th Final Round series on Feb. 3 and a date between Feb. 8-10.
TOM WITH GUANGDONG HENGDA IN CHINA UNDER FORMER U.S. HEAD COACH: Three-time U.S. Olympian Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah) is playing for Guangdong Hengda (also known as Evergrande) in the Chinese club league's top division. Evergrande, led by 2008 U.S. Olympic Games head coach "Jenny" Lang Ping, dropped its first match of the season on Jan. 18 – a 25-19, 20-25, 25-21, 20-25, 15-11 setback to reigning China Division I champion and undefeated Tianjin Bridgestone (9-0). Tom scored nine kills, three blocks and two aces for 14 points as Evergrande falls to 8-1. "We played well in the first half of the season, but we still have tough battles ahead," Lang Ping said in a People's Daily Online interview. "We will just try to play our best and improve game by game." Evergrande looks to rebound on Jan. 29 against Shanghai Women's Volleyball Club Dunlop.
KIM GLASS WITH RABITA BAKU IN AZERBAIJAN: Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.), a 2008 Olympic Games silver medalist with the U.S. Women's National Team, is competing for Rabita Baku of the Azerbaijan professional league in 2010-11. Rabita lost to Igtisadchi 26-24, 25-23, 25-22 on Jan. 18 in Round VI of the Azerbaijan Super League. For photos of the Round VI action, click here. Rabita snapped a short two-match losing streak with a 25-23, 25-20, 25-14 victory over then-league leader Azerrail on Jan. 22 to move back atop the league standings. Rabita Baku continues Super League action versus Lokomotiv on Jan. 28, followed by Baki on Feb. 11 and Shirvan on Feb. 16. In the CEV Champions League, Rabita Baku will challenge Czech Republic's VK Modranska Prostejov in the Playoff 12 Round in a home-and-home series played Feb. 3 and Feb. 10. Glass played for Prostejov last year.
TAMAS WITH AZERRAIL BAKU: Jennifer Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.), a 2008 Olympic Games silver medalist playing middle blocker for Team USA, is playing for Azerrail Baku of the Azerbaijan Super League with Cheryl Weaver (Washington, D.C.) during the 2010-11 professional club season. Azerrail swept Baki 25-21, 25-17, 25-15 on Jan. 18 in the Super League action, which allowed the squad to move into first place. For photos of the Round VI action, click here. However, the time at the top of the standings was short lived as Rabita downed Azerrail 25-23, 25-20, 25-14 on Jan. 22. Azerrail continues Super League play against Shirvan on Jan. 28, followed by Lokomotiv on Feb. 11 and Igtisadchi on Feb. 16. In CEV GM Capital Challenge Cup action, Azerrail will face Ukraine's Khimik Yuzhny Odessa in a home-and-home Playoff 8th Final Round series contested on Feb. 1 with the return match contested between Feb. 8-10.
IGTISADCHI LOADED WITH AMERICANS IN AZERBAIJAN: Two-time Olympian and 2008 Olympic silver medalist Tayyiba Haneef-Park (Laguna Hills, Calif.) is playing for Igtisadchi of the Azerbaijan Super League with fellow American Kelly Wing. Igtisadchi stunned Rabita 26-24, 25-23, 25-22 in the Super League VI Round. For photos of the Round VI action, click here. Igtisadchi ended Lokomotiv's three-match win streak with a 25-23, 25-17, 25-18 victory on Jan. 22. Igtisadchi continues Super League action versus Baki on Jan. 28, Shirvan on Feb. 11 and Azerrail on Feb. 16. Igtisadchi has advanced to the Round of 8 of the CEV GM Capital Challenge Cup and will play Romania's Stinta Bacau in a home-and-home series played on Feb. 2 with the return match between Feb. 8-10.
DAVIS, METCALF, RICHARDS HEADLINE LOKOMOTIV BAKU IN AZERBAIJAN: U.S. Olympians Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) and Nancy Metcalf (Hull, Iowa), along with 2008 U.S. Olympic Team alternate Kristin Richards (Orem, Utah), are playing for Lokomotiv Baku of the Azerbaijan Super League. Lokomotiv won its third consecutive Super League match with a 25-16, 25-14, 25-23 victory over Shirvan on Jan. 18. For photos of the Round VI action, click here. However, the win streak was snapped on Jan. 22 as Lokomotiv lost to Igtisadchi 25-23, 25-17, 25-18 in Round VII. Lokomotiv continues Super League action versus Rabita on Jan. 28, followed by Azerrail on Feb. 11 and Baki on Feb. 16. In the CEV GM Capital Challenge Cup, Lokomotiv has advance to the Round of 8 where it will face Cyprus' Apollon Limassol in a home-and-home on Feb. 1 and Feb. 8.
SYKORA, ALISHA GLASS SETTING TABLES FOR VOLEI FUTURO IN BRAZIL: Three-time U.S. Olympian Stacy Sykora (Burleson, Texas) and U.S. Women's National Team setter Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) are competing for Volei Futuro in the Brazilian Superliga during the 2010-11 professional club season. Volei Futuro defeated Macae Sports 32-30, 24-26, 25-15, 25-20 on Jan. 21. However, Volei Futuro lost to league-leader Unilever (9-0) 25-15, 25-18, 15-25, 25-16 on Jan. 23 Sykora was her team's libero in both matches, while Glass was out of the lineup for both matches. Despite Glass missing several matches due to an injury, Volei Futuro is still 6-3 in the league and tied for third place.
SCOTT-ARRUDA IN BRAZIL WITH SAO BERNARDO: Four-time U.S. Olympian Danielle Scott-Arruda (Baton Rouge, La.) is back on the volleyball court after giving birth last spring and is playing for BMG Sao Bernardo in the Brazilian Superliga. Scott-Arruda totaled 13 points with 11 kills and two blocks in helping Sao Bernardo to a 26-24, 25-23, 25-17 victory over Pauta/Sao Jose on Jan. 20. Sao Bernardo won its second match of the week with a 25-18, 25-21, 25-18 victory over Brusque on Jan. 22 as Scott-Arruda reached eight points in the match. Sao Bernardo is currently in seventh place with 13 points and a 4-5 record.
FAWCETT IN BRAZIL WITH USIMINAS MINAS: Nicole Fawcett (Zanesfield, Ohio), a U.S. Women's National Team opposite, is playing the 2010-11 professional club season in Brazil with Usiminas Minas. Fawcett was credited with 11 points with six kills, three blocks and two aces in a 25-17, 25-17, 25-21 victory over Sao Caetano on Jan. 17. She charted 22 points with 18 kills on a team-high 50 attacks, three blocks and an ace in a 25-18, 26-28, 26-24, 25-21 victory over Sollys/Osasco on Jan. 20. In the third match of the week, Fawcett racked up 13 points but it was not enough as Usiminas lost to Mackenzie 17-25, 25-21, 14-25, 25-21, 15-6 on Jan. 22. She scored 11 kills on 32 swings to go with two blocks in the loss. Usiminas is tied for third place with 15 points and a 6-3 record.
AKINRADEWO WITH TOYOTA IN JAPAN: Foluke Akinradewo (Plantation, Fla.), a middle blocker with the U.S. Women's National Team, is currently playing for Toyota Autobody in Japan's V-League for the 2010-11 professional season. Toyota fell to 6-8 on the season after losing both its matches this past weekend. On Jan. 22, Toyota lost to Toray 25-23, 25-13, 28-30, 25-23. Akinradewo provided 13 kills on 33 swings and two blocks for 15 points in the loss. On the following day, Toyota fell to Pioneer 18-25, 25-19, 25-23, 25-13 as Akinradewo turned in 15 kills on 32 attacks and two aces for 17 points. Toyota will look to snap a four-match losing streak with matches against Toray on Jan. 29 and Pioneer on Jan. 30 in Eti.
U.S. WOMEN'S TRAINING BLOCK STARTED JAN. 17: The U.S. Women's National Team will hold its winter training block from Jan. 17 to mid-April at the American Sports Centers in Anaheim, Calif. U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) will have at least 12 players participating in the three-month session. All but one of the players concluded their collegiate eligibility last month, while the remaining player concluded college eligibility following the 2009 season. Additional players may be added to the roster during the course of the training block. The roster includes setters Carli Lloyd (Bonsall, Calif.), Jenna Hagglund (West Chester, Ohio) and Lexi Zimmerman (Barrington, Ill.); middle blockers Ashley Benson (Bloomington, Ind.), Lauren Gibbemeyer (St. Paul, Minn.) and Naomi Johnson (Bloomington, Minn.); outside hitters Becky Perry (Austin, Texas), Kari Pestolesi (Huntington Beach, Calif.), Julianne Piggott (Newport Beach, Calif.) and Kaitlin Sather (Santa Rosa, Calif.); opposite Kindra Carlson (Eaton, Colo.); and libero Kayla Banwarth (Dubuque, Iowa). Pestolesi will also see training time at libero.
WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM OPEN TRYOUTS: USA Volleyball will hold its annual open tryouts for the U.S. Women's National Team and Associated Training Programs Feb. 25-27, 2011, at the U.S. Olympic Training Center (USOTC) in Colorado Springs, Colo. U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon will lead the evaluation process for the tryout, which is open to current college-age athletes and older, as well as high school athletes born in 1993 or earlier. All tryout participants must be U.S. citizens and are required to provide proof of valid health insurance coverage upon their arrival at the tryout. For the complete details on the tryout, click here.


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As I mentioned in my dividend retirement plan, I am an investor in the accumulation phase. I plan on being financially independent in a few years through my contributions of fresh capital into new or existing positions that are trading at attractive valuations. In addition, I also focus on strategic reinvestment of distributions into companies with whose stocks meet my entry criteria. While I do follow several strict criteria for initial screening, a large part of my asset allocation is invested based on qualitative characteristics and my own biases.
I also try to follow a strategy, where I stop contributing to an existing brokerage account, once my contributions reach $100,000. As I explained in an earlier article, the purpose behind this strategy is to ensure that I do not lose my whole nest egg if a broker fails and I have more than $500,000 invested there. I assume that over time, my $100,000 investment is going to produce capital gains that would eventually lead to my account balance exceeding $500,000. If stock prices rise by 7% annually in the future, I would likely exceed that account balance in over two decades from now.
I typically purchase somewhere between one to three investments each month. My lot size has increased over the past 3 years, as I no longer invest using brokers that offer free trades. As a result, it is much cheaper to spend $5 - $7/trade by investing $2000 at a time, rather than investing $1000 at a time. This means that if I purchase two securities on average every month, I might end up adding to an existing position approximately once an year, sometimes even less often. This is because my portfolio consists of over 45 individual stocks, although I find less than 30 or so to be worthy of my future investment dollars. The rest are holds either because they are overvalued right now ( Yum! Brands(YUM)), have slow or no dividend growth (Con Edison (ED)), or have an abnormally high weight in my portfolio (Phillip Morris International (PM)).
Over the past two months, I invested in the following companies:
Chevron Corporation (CVX), through its subsidiaries, engages in petroleum, chemicals, mining, power generation, and energy operations worldwide. This dividend champion has managed to boost distributions by 8.80%/year over the past decade. Chevron has raised dividends for 25 years in a row. The stock trades a t8.80 times earnings and yields 3.40%. Check my analysis of the stock.
Aflac Incorporated (AFL), through its subsidiary, American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus, provides supplemental health and life insurance. This dividend champion has managed to boost distributions by 20.40%/year over the past decade. Aflac has raised dividends for 30 years in a row. The stock trades at 8.90 times earnings and yields 2.60%. Check my analysis of the stock.
Unilever PLC (UL) operates as a fast-moving consumer goods company in Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. This dividend achiever has managed to boost distributions by 9.90%/year over the past decade. Unilever has raised dividends for 12 years in a row. The stock trades at 20.80 times earnings and yields 3.30%. Check my analysis of the stock.
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD) provides atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, equipment, and services worldwide. This dividend champion has managed to boost distributions by 11.10%/year over the past decade. Air Products and Chemicals has raised dividends for 30 years in a row. The stock trades at 15.30 times earnings and yields 3.10%. Check my analysis of the stock.
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) engages in the discovery, development, manufacture, and sale of health care products worldwide. his dividend champion has managed to boost distributions by 8.70%/year over the past decade. Abbott Laboratories has raised dividends for 40 years in a row.The stock trades at 16.20 times earnings and yields 3.10%. Check my analysis of the stock.
McDonalds Corporation (MCD) franchises and operates McDonald's restaurants in the global restaurant industry. This dividend champion has managed to boost distributions by 27.40%/year over the past decade. McDonalds has raised dividends for 36 years in a row. The stock trades at 16.90 times earnings and yields 3.50%. Check my analysis of the stock.
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPD) provides midstream energy services to producers and consumers of natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), crude oil, refined products, and petrochemicals in the United States and internationally. This dividend achiever has managed to boost distributions by 7.60%/year over the past decade. Enterprise Products Partners has raised distributions for 15 years in a row and yields 5.20%. Check my analysis of this master limited partnership.
In order to add to new or existing positions, I tend to look at valuation, portfolio weight and my outlook for the enterprise over the next few years. I am sometimes willing to add to my position in a stock, even if doing so would result in an above average weight for a short period of time, if shares are trading at a relatively low valuation.
Full Disclosure: Long CVX, AFL, UL, APD, ABT, MCD, ED, YUM, PM
Relevant Articles:
- My Dividend Retirement Plan
- Reinvest Dividends Selectively
- Stress Testing Your Dividend Portfolio
- A dividend portfolio for the long-term
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By bringing employers and schools together, the Alamo Academies suit the city's job needs and give students a head start.
Over the next week, we'll be exploring the economy of San Antonio in depth. Check back for more stories.
Frank Pena doesn't have much time to chat, because he's repairing a jet engine. The 24-year-old technician at Lockheed Martin is a big guy, but even he looks tiny compared with some of the engines—from the Air Force's C-5 to the commercial 727—arrayed in the factory. Pena is here, and not flipping burgers at McDonalds, because of a decision he made when he was a sophomore in high school. He enrolled in the Alamo Area Aerospace Academy.
"They wish they'd done the same thing I did," Pena says of his high school friends, some of whom are working in low-paying service jobs. San Antonio's four industry-driven Alamo Academies are demanding programs that leave almost no time for extracurricular activities, like band or football. But Academy graduates leave high school with half the credits they need for an associate's degree, with solid work experience, and—if they're lucky—a job offer from a major corporation.
San Antonio has a relatively young population, but what it lacks is a highly educated population. In 2009, the graduation rate for the city's public high schools was 75 percent. And less than one-quarter of San Antonio residents have a bachelor's degree or higher, lower than the state average of 26 percent.
"It's less educated than its competitor cities, and it has a higher high school dropout rate," says Keith Phillips of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. "That's a big challenge for San Antonio. As employers demand more and more skills, San Antonio has got to provide more and more skills."
Job-skills training is a popular policy issue in the wake of the Great Recession—President Obama made it a centerpiece of his reelection campaign, and House Republicans have pledged to make federal job-training programs a priority in the current Congress. Yet the Alamo Academies got their start in the early 2000s, an inauspicious time for vocational education nationally, and particularly in Texas. As Texas governor and then as president, George W. Bush focused on accountability testing in education. Getting kids to pass academic tests and make it into a four-year college remains a priority for schools here, but the success of the Alamo Academies is turning heads.
The Aerospace Academy began because Lockheed Martin had a problem: Workers were reaching retirement age. San Antonio had long been a center of heavy-aircraft maintenance, thanks to its local Air Force bases. But no pipeline existed to encourage and train young people to enter the field.
So Joe Wilson, then the manager of staffing and development at Lockheed Martin, approached a local community college to talk about possible solutions. Within a few years, the aerospace sector, city hall, and the Alamo Community Colleges had developed a program that would, they hoped, encourage teenagers to consider a career in the aerospace industry, and accelerate their path to becoming certified mechanics.
Students who are accepted into the competitive Aerospace Academy spend their junior and senior years of high school taking courses that count toward both a high school and a community-college degree, at no charge. They also complete a paid summer internship hosted by an industry partner. The program has proved so successful, Wilson says, that about 20 percent of Lockheed Martin's directly hired workforce now comes from the Aerospace Academy.
The program inspired other industries to follow the same model. San Antonio now has four such academies, which train students to work in aerospace, manufacturing, health care, and information technology. All four are dual-credit programs that include a paid summer internship.
Graduating with so many college credits is a significant benefit, even for students who don't get hired right away. "They basically earn a $6,000 to $9,000 scholarship before they graduate from high school," says Gene Bowman, executive director of the Alamo Academies. If a student is hired by an industry partner, he or she could receive a full ride: Many of the companies that partner with the Academies have generous benefit packages that help support an employee's part-time pursuit of higher education.
The promise of free college credits attracted 17-year-old Jacob Trevino to the Aerospace Academy. "It just blew my mind," he says, to learn how many credits he could earn while still in high school. Trevino likes mechanics, but he's more interested in business. No problem: It's not unusual for academy graduates to transition from the factory floor to the business office over time, earning bachelor's and master's degrees along the way.
The Alamo Academies aren't going to connect every kid in San Antonio with a job. They're small, enrolling a maximum of 235 students each year. While any student living in one of the city's 16 school districts—plus charter and homeschooled students—can apply, only those deemed college-ready are accepted. And schools on the city's wealthy North Side, which are focused on getting students into a four-year college, are less likely to embrace the Alamo Academies than schools in poorer areas.
"I don't think we're going to take that specific model to 10 or 100 times the scale," says Richard Butler, professor of economics at Trinity University. A former chairman of the Alamo Academies, he is exploring a model that would allow students to take career-focused college courses while in high school. There wouldn't be a hands-on work component, but work-site visits could give students exposure to the jobs they're preparing for.
Ultimately, however, how to reach more young people might not be the right question. The Alamo Academies are sized to the workforce needs of participating companies, not the number of students who could benefit from vocational training. Lockheed Martin took on just two interns last year, although it has accepted as many as 11 in past years. As military spending shrinks and the business cycle fluctuates, Lockheed's hiring needs will change.
"You have a pull of these students into these industries, not a push," Bowman said. "Because what if they graduate, and have all these skills and all these hours, and nobody's hiring them?" By bringing employers and schools together, the Alamo Academies make sure that the program suits San Antonio's needs—and also gives students a head start on their careers.


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As we try and evolve our automotive industry, and perhaps our energy policy, to move into the future in the US, one of the big things that is being looked at is electric cars. Now I am a car guy, and in many ways I think electric cars are a good idea. I think my Prius performs really well, and I'm really happy with my half-electric car.
I found an interesting article that talks about the plans to move forward with more electric cars. With this very high price of oil in the US this past summer and the automotive bailout after our economic woes this fall, moving to a new technology to reduce our oil dependence is important. It might not be the most efficient thing we can do, but from a PR standpoint, it's important to move this forward.
Years ago I worked at Virginia Power, owned by Dominion Resources. They had some electric cars at the headquarters in Richmond and specific charging stations set up. The cars weren't for IT peons, and I'm not sure who they were for, but I thought that was cool and that it would take off. You couldn't necessarily commute with them, but you could run errands or go have lunch.
That didn't take off, even though I heard from CA utilities were doing that as well. I'm sure the cost of so few cars made by GM and so few places they could be used limited the usefulness of the program, but that's an area you have to invest in, not look at a few quarters and give up. And you have to partner to make these things sell.
I think utilities have a great interest in moving these things forward. They could set up charging stations in shopping malls, park and rides, etc. and then charge people by the minute to top off their cars. If you set it up in smaller areas, selling the program on high density areas, perhaps incentives to families that might be willing to try and support the infrastructures, and grow the program.
Electric, hydrogen, or any alternative fuel vehicles, including natural gas, are in a chicken-and-egg situation. Neither car manufacturers nor utilities want to invest in infrastructures or cars without the other. Which means we need government helping to promote these ideas. It's not just about profits for these companies, it's about moving the entire country forward.


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OAKLAND — Relatives of more than a dozen murder victims rallied Friday night outside City Hall in an effort to highlight rewards for information that may help police solve the cases.
The evening rally, sponsored by the Christopher Lavell Jones Foundation, is the second such event in the last six months. This one was to call attention to the Crime Stoppers rewards of up to $10,000 leading to arrests in each unsolved murder case. Some families have also added thousands more to those reward funds.
"Our hope is … to ensure closure for families who seek justice for their loved ones — still hurting — over the unnecessary bloodshed in our streets," said Executive Director Brenda Grisham, the mother of Jones, who was killed on Dec. 31, 2010.
"Valentine's Day is a day where we celebrate love, but for so many families this day is a day of pain among hurting parents, spouses, but most of all — hurting children who will never be able to give their loved one a Valentine's Day card," she added.
Other families whose children were killed and whose cases remain unsolved echoed the hope that they can rally to find some justice.
"I'm trying to save somebody else's child," said Hayward resident Paula Pringle, whose son Harrell Monroe was killed on July 1, 2001, in East Oakland. "Mine is gone and we can't bring ours back but we can help get the word out so maybe we can save someone else's (child)."
Monroe's slaying remains unsolved, as does the death of Phillip Levi, who was killed March 1, 2011.
"I feel like I jumped into this club or this gang that I didn't want to be a part of," said Mysti Knight, Levi's mother. "I'm fighting for our hired officials to actually do their jobs. I don't want a family to go through what I have been through."
Joining the rally was Oakland police Officer Frank Bonifacio, as well as several homicide detectives calling on the public to give police any information they may have about the unsolved crimes.
"Our homicide investigators are committed to solving these crimes in the city of Oakland," said Oakland police Sgt. Sean Fleming.
Fleming said police are doing more training, speaking with nonprofit anti-violence organizations, adding more information to the department's website including an anonymous tip line, working with victim support groups and encouraging people to come forward if they have information.
"We want the community to get involved and for the community to be part of the solution," he added.
Since 2008, Oakland has averaged about 111 homicides a year, with a high of 131 in 2012 and a low of 95 in 2010. There have been 16 homicides in Oakland this year.
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- Cindy said...
This photo is stunning, I've never seen anything like it!
I wanted to stop by and say congrats on your nomination to the Top 40 - Best of Luck!
- Thursday, 08 October, 2009
- BDM said...
Thanks for visiting, Cindy. The Hill represents faith and defiance in times of oppression.
- Thursday, 08 October, 2009
- Steve Danko said...
When I was in Lithuania two years ago, I wanted to visit the Hill bus, alas, it was not to be.
Your description of the Hill - "faith and defiance in times of oppression" pretty much sums up the stories I've heard told about it!
- Friday, 09 October, 2009
- BDM said...
Sorry you missed it Steve. Very symbolic, of course (some recent Pope visited it not too long ago). In the Lithuanian cemetery in Toronto (actually next-door Mississauga) they have a smaller version as a memorial.
- Monday, 12 October, 2009
- Cherie Cayemberg said...
WOW! Absolutely amazing! All those rosaries too!
- Monday, 21 March, 2011
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Polygamist Special 'My Five Wives' Explores Faith and Marriage: 'It's About Love and Commitment'
TLC aired its third polygamist show, with the special "My Five Wives," featuring the Williams family. Brady Williams and his family were featured on the special and spoke about their lives as polygamists who don't belong to any organized religion.
Brady has five wives and 24 children who all live outside Salt Lake City, Utah. The Williams family withdrew from the fundamentalist Mormon church in order to explore their own religious beliefs, which are a mixture of Christianity and other prominent religions.
"Since we have left the religion, it's now about love and it's about commitment, and it's about happiness as a family," Brady told the cameras. "It's not about the fear of hell or the promise of heaven."
One thing the family does have to worry about, though, is the legal ramification of going public. Polygamy is illegal in the state of Utah, and another famous polygamist family, the Brown family, whose lives are depicted on the series "Sister Wives" had to flee under threat of prosecution.
Brady has spoken about his beliefs, which one may not normally associate with polygamy. His wives all have their own homes on a large lot and have their own, independent lives. Brady wants his daughters to have "their own identities and not be mindless zombies," he told the New York Times in 1997.
"There is an unhealthy stigma attached to polygamy," Brady told the Associated Press. "There is nothing wrong with consenting adults living and loving how they choose."
The Williams family could be featured in their own series depending on the ratings from last night's airing. The special will air again tonight for those who missed it. TLC already has one show about polygamy, "Sister Wives," which has enjoyed great success. The Brown family consists of patriarch Kody and his four wives, one of whom tweeted her support for the Williams family last night.
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Stellated polyhedra – mathematical modelsWednesday, April 29th, 2009
When I was about 12, my dad and I built four stellated polyhedra (star-shaped, many-sided platonic solids). Dad, a mathematician and math teacher, used the book shown below as a resource and then worked out his own dimensions and angles (you can see his notations right in the book). We hung the three largest polyhedra from the kitchen ceiling and they remained up there all the years I was growing up.


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A crowded floating restaurant loaded with dozens of guests sank in the Tigris River in central Baghdad late Thursday, leaving at least eight people dead and several others missing, according to officials.
The tragedy appeared to be an accident, with police saying the boat was over its capacity when it went down. Iraqi river police and a security official said there was no indication that a terrorist act was to blame.
The vessel was part of a popular Lebanese restaurant establishment in the Iraqi capital's Karrada district. The restaurant is one of several new businesses that have sprung up as Iraq's economy has begun to improve in the years since the U.S.-led invasion nearly a decade ago.
At least eight bodies were pulled from the river, and the whereabouts of another nine people were unknown, police and hospital officials said. About 30 people were rescued initially, they said. Local TV aired footage showing people gathered at the entrance to the restaurant as bodies in black bags were loaded into ambulances.
According to police, the boat had been moored to the riverbank and there appeared to be signs of decay on the metal joints that kept it attached to shore.
It is unclear whether the facility was up to safety standards. Regulatory oversight remains weak and corruption is deeply entrenched in Iraq.
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1. Green Belt Students and Stances: A 6th kyu green belt in our dojo has approximately 12-15 months of training. Expectations are elevated and weapons training begins. It is no coincidence that this also happens to be the same time frame where students decided to take a break or stop training. We work on stances (directly and indirectly) in every karate class - drills, kata, explanation, details. In kobudo, stances change based on the range of the weapon. The green belt students seem to be having a difficult time transitioning from the kobudo stance to the karate stance.
You can read an excellent article on kobudo stances written by IKKF President Hanshi Heilman here and here. (Side note - A 13 year younger version of me is in a few of the illustration photos).
2. Women's Self-Defense/Awareness/Prevention Classes: I taught a session last weekend. It was a nice group. The only problem - way too short. Several women want additional training. Personally, the hardest part about teaching these sessions is the brief length compared to the amount of information. I hope the prevention/awareness portion of the class will prompt the participants to think further about their own personal prevention and awareness strategies.
3. Kyu Rank Testing: We had a scheduled kyu rank testing on March 15th. The group did well.
4. Daughter Update: My daughter has not missed a karate class. I do not prompt or remind her to attend. Karate is her decision. I will help/guide when asked.
5. Lenten Challenge Update: I am doing pretty good with the challenge. There was one week I missed a few days but I am back on track.
6. Congratulations to Ariel and A Journey to Shodan on their recent promotions.
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Rockies pitcher Jeff Francis is a righteous dude. People ask me all the time: Who are really good guys in sports? Francis would be near the top of my list. But that doesn't mean he has any business being in the Rockies' pitching rotation.
On a ballclub in a rebuilding mode, there is youth to be served. Young pitchers Tyler Chatwood and Drew Pomeranz are itching for a chance in the big leagues. Whether the Rockies want to stay in the pennant race this season or build for the future, Pomeranz and Chatwood need to be involved. Listen to Peter Burns and I discuss what this means for Francis:
Francis was the first Canadian pitcher to start a World Series game. Props to him. But that was 2007. Now: Should he move down the road? Or do you think there's a reason he should stay in the starting rotation?
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I've watched it together with two friends while we were eating dinner.
Then the Lucille scenes happend: Not one of us moved while that happened. That was some heavy ****!
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26 October, 2009
Amazing Joshua Tree show at a college toI was at this show in 1987. It was amazing - and the band seemed to notice it was a college town making several references to that during the show. During "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" the band actually noticed the audience singing along so loudly that they stopped playing in the middle of the song, and just marvelled at the audience singing the chorus LOUDLY - then finished the song. Bono commented before continuing the song "Man - we are for sure coming back here" to ecstatic cheers from the audience. The local campus newspaper reported the next day that after the show that U2 was overnighting at the University Inn, the local hotel near campus of the University of Illinois, and they wrapped themselves in sheets to disguise themselves, and walked over to a sorority at midnight. The girls came down squealing with delight in their PJ's and nighties, with cameras in hand. The cover of the newspaper was Bono sitting at a piano with a sorority girl in PJ's hugging him. The story said Bono sat down at the piano in the sorority house and played a tune for the girls. I think the band was on a high from the performance (with the audience participating as much as they did) and couldn't go to sleep, so they went out walking the campus. I've been to hundreds of concerts since, but this probably was the most memorable concert experience of my lifetime. I've even been to U2 shows since, and they were good, but this one stands out as a unique experience in my life.