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If you were to ask me what I like most about flowers, I will tell you, they make me happy. They are beautiful to look at. Have you ever seen someone gaze upon a beautiful flower and stay in a bad mood? NEVER! Flowers, lift our spirits, they can change our mood, they make us happy and it is the one way, that we can tell someone we love them, simply by handing them a flower. Please follow me on my journey through the Belize rain forest jungle, to explore all the different flowers there are to see. I sincerely hope you enjoy my series entitled "Flowers of Belize".
My mother loves black orchids, as they have become somewhat of a soft spot in her heart. For those of you who didn't know, Belize's national flower is the Black Orchid.
There are only 100 varieties of orchids found in Belize. The flower is actually not black at all, but a purple, light yellow color. It is one of the few Orchids here, that flowers all year long.
The flowers are unusual, in that through the labellum is usually below the column in the orchids, in the members of Prosthechea family - the labellum forms a "hood" over the column. This makes the flower effectively upside down, or non-resupinate.
There are two main types of black orchids; terrestial (which grow on the ground) and epiphytes (which grow on trees). Also, there are many more types of black orchids, like "Black Pam" and a few hybrides, all with names I can't pronounce.
Black orchids are mysterious flowers. In reality, the black orchid is just and exotic and intriguing flower that is becoming a rarity as each day passes by, due to the continuous destruction of its natural environment.
Here are some Black Orchid Facts:
- Family: Orchidaceae
- Origin: Black orchids derive their name from the Greek "orchis", which is the Greek word for testicle. Therefore, the black orchid was seen as a symbol of virility.
- Sun exposure: Black orchids prefer partial sun exposure.
- Height: Black orchids grow from 6 to 12 inches tall.
- Soil: Soil containing pine bark, osmunda fiber and fir bark is best for growing blue orchids. The soil should have a PH balance and a suitable texture for growing blue orchids.
- Leaves: Bright green in color, long, smooth and textured.
- Blooming time: From July to September.
- Maintenance: Black orchids are friendly flowers, they easily adapt to any environment. However, you should know that they prefer a warm temperature, not too hot, neither too cold.
- Propagation method: Black orchids may be propagated using six methods: through division, by keiki, areal cuttings, meristem or tissue culture, which is a scientific method of propagating black orchids and last but not least, black orchids may be propagated through seeds or they can be obtained from dyeing white orchids with black dye. Also, white orchids can be dyed with black dye, becoming black orchids.


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European styling from front to back! Gorgeous polo for boys with colorful photo print on the back. By Dirkje.
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Just Dandy Clothing was born out of my desire to find stylish, modest clothing for both myself and my children. As a mom of six children, I have little patience for lengthy shopping sprees. When my children were all young, I had a fairly easy time finding attractive clothing for them without too much effort. However, as they have grown, I have found it more and more difficult to find clothing for them. As their figures changed, so did their taste in clothing. And as their tastes changed, I found myself increasingly frustrated at how difficult it was (and is) to dress them. I found myself longingly browsing Dutch websites, envious at the selection available in Europe. There, manufacturers seem to understand both mothers and children. Why - I thought - couldn't those same brands be available here? So, with the encouragement of my husband and teen daughters, Just Dandy Clothing was established.
Our children's brands
All our children's clothing is imported from Europe. We have various brands with different price points. Dirkje and DJDutchJeans are wonderful brands for children on the go. They specialize in easy-care knits, infant basics and party wear, as well as boys denim and button-down shirts. Bampidano and ZieZoo are labels especially for girls. Both feature attractive details and sturdy construction. S. Company and it's sister label Porto Azul are true designer brands for both girls and boys. The beauty of these labels are that they are so well-suited for preteen and teenaged children. Their clothing stands out for it's classic details and impeccable construction. AWKidswear (for both boys and girls) is another label that embodies style without fussyness. Finally, Paglie is a beautiful German brand that features adorable prints, sturdy basics and sweet toddler wear. You can find more information about our clothing under the "Our Brands" tab.
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Why you should follow the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) IndexBy Brent Nyitray, CFA, MBA
Every week, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) puts out an index of mortgage application activity
Mortgage applications are relevant to a number of industries—from banks to non-banks, to mortgage REITs to homebuilders. This series will break down the different indices and help you learn what insight you can glean from them. If you're a bank, you're looking at these indices and trying to determine whether you're competitive in all the segments you want to be competitive in. If you're a non-bank, you might be looking to see if you're gaining share or losing share. If you're a mortgage REIT, you're focusing on the refinance index and what it might mean for prepayments going forward. And if you're a homebuilder, you're watching the purchase index as a way to gauge future demand.
This series will look at the three main MBA indices. We'll start with the basic MBA Mortgage Applications Index.


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canaan wrote:that set isnt for me...mainly because i couldnt drink milk out of the bowl--which is a no-go for me based on principles alone. i dig the design, but that lip is a recipe for chugging disaster. what if you dont feel like washing dishes and you have to get beer out of the tap and into your mouth via a receptacle? cant chug outta that bowl, broooooo.
Yeah true. It would be hard to play Moose with that bowl as well.
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We knew something had to give at Manchester United, what with the team's huge mounds of money begging to fill the huge holes in the squad, but it's still a bit of a surprise that the deal in hand is for Chelsea's Juan Mata, bought for a reported £37M. A bona fide world-class number 10 is a nice addition for a struggling side, but manager David Moyes has some thinking to do on how to incorporate Mata.
Man U this season, as in years past, play a sort of hybrid 4-4-2/4-2-3-1, mostly because of the style of Wayne Rooney. Rooney himself is sort of a hybrid 10/9, an exceptional finisher for a number 10 and extremely creative for a number 9. Depending on the situation, Rooney can be found dropping deeper into midfield, pushing back the other two central midfielders, or higher up the pitch as a more traditional striker.
To complement the midfield, Alex Ferguson traditionally liked to flank the center of the pitch with two pure wingers. The likes of Nani, Ashley Young, and Valencia are known for busting their ass up and down the pitch while hugging the touchline, only coming inside to blaze one over the crossbar.
Moyes has deviated from this a bit, at least on the left wing (he still favors Valencia on the right). Out there, he's fielded a Young/Shinji Kagawa/Adnan Januzaj rotation, with only Young being an out-and-out winger. Kagawa is a natural number 10, and Januzaj is a more creative wide player who likes to find space on the wing, then probe inside to pick the incisive pass. Kagawa's exploits on the left have been at best up and down, though Januzaj has been a revelation this year, often looking like the most dangerous man on the pitch when Rooney and Robin van Persie aren't playing.
So where does Mata fit in this scheme? That depends on his teammates. At the moment, with United's two best forwards injured, Mata could seamlessly slot in just behind Danny Welbeck. A full-strength United, however, would probably see van Persie up top, Rooney in behind, and Mata on the right—basically, a wide position that sounds a lot like the one he couldn't make his own this season at Chelsea.
Despite Mourinho's lack of faith in a wide-playing Mata, Juanny Cash does have experience starting on the wing. At Valencia, before his move to London, Mata was primarily a wide right player in a 4-3-3. This position usually doesn't require much defensive presence and, when in possession, grants the creative winger plenty of room to roam into central areas. It's essentially Philippe Coutinho's role at Liverpool when played alongside Suárez and Raheem Sterling.
So while Mata has excelled before playing out wide, the system he'll be joining in Manchester does present some potential difficulties, similar to the ones that consigned him to the bench at Chelsea—chiefly the defensive responsibilities. As the central guy in an attacking midfield trio, the number 10 really only has to press the ball when it comes around him. Once it gets past his position, he's free to loiter around with the striker, conserving his energy for the next attack. Wingers are asked to track back deeper, giving some resistance to the opposing fullback and at times even marking the other team's winger. In Mourinho's defensively solid style, he demands that his wide players defend. However, depending on the work rates of the other two attacking midfielders, a 4-2-3-1 can function fine with one less defensively-sound midfielder. Mata's not a complete defensive liability, so it's not unrealistic to believe Mata could fare well playing there.
Still though, that plan can work with one defensive liability. Januzaj, with his young legs, is willing to track back into his own half, but by no means is his defense more than just adequate. And while Rooney gets credit for sometimes dropping so deep as to make a tackle in his own penalty box, that sort of effort is—rightfully—the exception, not the rule. Wazza only has so much energy to expend out there, so it's best that it's focused in the attacking half. Substituting the one defensively sound winger, Valencia, for another guy for whom the best you can say is "well, he tries" is not the best way to cure the defensive issues that have been United's greatest problem.
The other tactical dilemma adding another number 10 is spacing. By fielding Januzaj, Rooney, and Mata behind a striker, you have three players most comfortable playing centrally. Number 10s usually thrive with the ball at their feet and everyone else moving around, presenting them with a number of options to cut through the defense. When everyone on the field prefers to drift centrally to find the ball, though, there isn't a ton of off-ball movement for whichever guy is currently in possession to capitalize on. The pitch becomes compact and there's no one trying to open it up.
Of course, there is every possibility that this transfer works like gangbusters. Let's not forget that Juan Mata was the two-time defending player of the year for a Chelsea team that won the Champions League (yeah, but still) and was fighting with compatriot David Silva for the distinction of best playmaker in the EPL. We have seen evidence that a team can pull off playing a bunch of central-minded mids. Arsenal has at times thrived while playing three ball-dominant central attackers—Mesut Özil, Santi Cazorla, and Tomas Rosicky—who realize the spacing problems and thus commit to constant motion. And Mata himself was great in a constantly-interchanging midfield alongside Eden Hazard and Oscar, neither of whom are traditional wingers. Plus, the team will now feature the more intricate, creative passing Januzaj has demonstrated was so lacking instead of the sprint to the byline, whip in a cross, wash, rinse, repeat style of Valencia. There is hope yet.
Ultimately, the success or failure of the Mata experiment will come down to the tactical nous of David Moyes. Mata's addition by no means solves all of their problems—in fact, a defensively sound central midfielder who can control the game remains the biggest need—but, if integrated properly, he will definitely improve what has been an unimaginative offense. Will Moyes find a way to adapt another number 10 in the side, despite his failure to accommodate Kagawa? Like it or not, in Moyes United fans must trust.


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by John Schweich
For those of who came from the village of Slovinky (in Spišská nova Ves in present-day eastern Slovakia), many were able to find employment in a field that was very familiar to them: mining. Slovinky had an extensive network of silver, copper and iron ore mines dating from the 1700s. By the 19th Century, only iron ore was being actively extracted. The Greek Catholic parish of St. George dates from 1680 and according to the Slovak census of 2001, the village had a population of 1,867, with the following religious composition: 807 Orthodox, 490 Greek Catholics, 429 Roman Catholics and 6 Lutherans. (2)
Not surprisingly, many newcomers from Slovinky quickly found work in the bituminous coal field of Southern Ohio, settling in Pleasant City, Trail Run and Byesville Ohio. (3) In the case of another group of former Slovinky miners, it can be said that work found them and in the process created the oldest and most improbable Slavic immigrant community in the Deep South, Brookside in north central Alabama near Birmingham.
In 1887 The Sloss Iron and Steel Company purchased mine acreage to supply coke to the blast furnaces of the expanding steel mills of Birmingham. Because locals were reluctant to accept mining positions, a decision was made to recruit Slovaks; among first arrivals was John Bensko, subsequently, first Slovak Mayor of Brookside (4)
Although articles about the community often describe the early Slavic settlers there as "Slovaks," it is clear that the arrivals consisted of both Slovaks and Carpatho-Rusyns. The new arrivals reflected the religious preferences of their home village: An Orthodox Church was founded in 1894; a Slovak Roman Catholic Church, SS. Cyril and Methodius' was established in 1895. The later church ran a parochial school that was open to all, regardless of their religious or ethnic backgrounds. The school closed in the 1930s. Some of the pioneering members of the parish were Joseph and Matthew Slovensky; Louis Perunko; John and Alexander Slovensky (cousins of Joseph and Matthew Slovensky); Joseph Bakosh; Mike Pator; John Mikolay; John Sikora; Peter Patchen; Mike Perish; the Duchock brothers, John, Joseph and Kiser.
SS. Cyril and Methodius' Church was served by priests of the Benedictine Order. Land for the church was purchased from Joseph and Mary Slovensky. The first resident pastor was Robert Reitmeier, a Slovak speaker. At the time of it founding, the majority of the Brookside's population (800 families) were Roman Catholics. The first marriage recorded was that of Mary Perunko and Joseph Slovensky in June 1896. The first baptism was that of
Valentine Billetz, son of Mrs. and Mrs. Joseph Billetz A school was established and staffed by Benedictine nuns. During its first year it had 182 students. The parish numbered among its members small number of Italians, Germans and French. In 1906, according to the history of a neighboring parish, some of the congregation left to organize a Greek Catholic Church; unable to secure a priest, they obtained the services of an Orthodox priest. That departure coupled with the strikes of 1908 and 1920 had the eventual effect of causing the congregation to dwindle over the years. By 1935, the parish consisted of 30 families. In 1936, the school was closed. In 1954, after a period of physical decline, the church was torn down. A new church was constructed in 1955 and dedicated to St. Michael. The Cemetery on "Tiger Hill," which dates from 1901 served Catholics and Orthodox; the climb was so steep that pall pallbearers had to work shifts transporting coffins up the hill. (5)
The oldest fraternal organization among Carpatho-Rusyns was the Greek Catholic Union (GCU), founded in Wilkes-Barre PA in 1892. It saw itself as the protector of the spiritual and ethnic heritage of Carpatho-Rusyn Greek Catholics. It provided death benefits to its members, whose hazardous occupations made them uninsurable by mainstream insurance companies. The GCU's newspaper, the Amerikansky Russky Viestnik (ARV), was an influential source of information and opinion. The ARV was published in two editions: One, called the "Russian" version, written in Cyrillic (featuring a mixture of Russian and Rusyn dialect) and the "Slavish" edition (in an east Slovak dialect, using the Latin alphabet). The ARV published several articles dealing with the Rusyn community in Brookside.
One (March 5, 1907) was written by President of GCU Lodge 187, John Skurka. Skurka reported that the local lodge, consisting of Rusyns and Slovaks, was flourishing and had 79 members. The other lodge officers were John Slovensky, Mike Pastor, and Andro Hric. Each of the lodge members had pledged to donate $25-$30 to purchase a lot for the church which was not yet built. The local coal company had donated a lot but it was insufficient to support a church building. The workers were earning $2.50-3.00 a day working in the mines. The miners had recently been on strike for 27 months but the walkout had failed to achieve its demands. The workers were being paid 57- 62.5 cents a ton of coal. (6)
Still another ARV article, (August 27, 1907) written by Ando Varholik, Lodge Treasurer, requested donations for the construction of a church. The other lodge officers at that point were Peter Bencko (President), Michael Baratka (Recording Secretary) and John Slovensky (Financial Secretary). (7)
At some point, Brookside's Greek Catholics began to be served by Orthodox priests. (8)
That posed a problem for the GCU, which required that its members be Catholics in good standing to remain members.
Another ARV article, dated 29 April 1909 contained a warning from John Uhrin, President of the GCU, quoting the society's Statute #65, i.e. that GCU members of who became Orthodox would lose their membership. The warning specifically cited Lodge 187 of Brookside AL. (9)
Joseph Slovensky had written another article in the May 25, 1911 ARV reporting a liturgy held at SS. Cyril and Methodius Slovak Roman Catholic Church in Brookside on May 3, 1911. The celebrant was Fr. Michael Jackovič, the Spiritual advisor of he GCU from Scranton. In his sermon, he warned
that members of Lodge 187 who had embraced Orthodoxy, would be expelled from the organization unless they returned to Catholicism. Slovensky reported that many "schismatics" (i.e., Orthodox) attended he service, heard the sermon and returned to the Catholic Church. (10)
Over time, the connections between the Brookside Slavs and their confreres from Slovinky in Southeastern Ohio took on a new dimension. Many of the miners in Pleasant City and neighboring Trail Run OH were, like their counterparts in Brookside, natives of Slovinky village. Those old country village ties persisted and a network developed, allowing each to respond to the need for miners in both communities. After a particularly painful strike in Brookside, many of the miners relocated to Ohio, in search of stable employment opportunities. The Brookside arrivals also brought with them their newly adopted Orthodox faith which posed conflicts in the Trail Run's St. Michael's Church, originally founded by Greek Catholics but now served by Fr. A. Solyanka, an Orthodox priest who previously resided in Brookside. The ownership of the church was decided in the courts, which ruled that St. Michael's was an Orthodox church. (Fr. Solyanka is mentioned in the St. Nicholas' centennial history as having served in Brookside in 1911. (11)
On January 31, 1977 Steven F, Slovensky was interviewed as part of the University of Alabama Oral History Project. Slovensky was born in Brookside in 1897 and remained there until 1920. He was the nephew of Joseph Slovensky who was a member of the local GCU Lodge. His father was born in Slovinky and lived for a time in Pennsylvania before relocating to Brookside. Slavic immigration to Brookside was at its height from the mid-1890s to 1908.
His parents were married in SS. Cyril and Methodius' Slovak RC Church in Brookside, the first wedding performed in the church. He advised that at the time he left the town for employment opportunities elsewhere, the average family earned about $25.00. Neighboring towns included Pinckney, Daisy City, Cardiff, Gin Town and Blossburg. Most of the "Slovaks", as he called them, resided in Brookside. The congregation of SS. Cyril and Methodius' numbered 200-300.
A major source of recreation was baseball; Fred E. "Dixie" Walker (1910 – 1982) who subsequently played for the New York Yankees, Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers played in the local "Miners League," of which Brookside was a member. (12)
The conversion of the Brookside community to Orthodoxy, along with 19 other parishes, was cited in an August 31, 1911 letter to the Pope from 42 Greek Catholic priests as a result of the poor leadership of the Greek Catholic Bishop, at the time, Soter Ortynsky. During his tenure (1907-1916) Ortynsky was opposed by pro-Hungarian and anti-Ukrainian elements of the clergy. (13)
St Nicholas' Russian Orthodox Church remains the only spiritual vestige of Brookside's Slavic beginnings. Because of a fire there is no record of baptisms and priests assigned prior to 1911. The original church dedicated to St. George, was destroyed by a tornado. A second church was named Protection of the Mother of God burned down. The current structure, named in honor of St. Nicholas, constructed in 1916, was renovated in 1965. Brookside immigrants maintained contacts with their counterparts around Pleasant City Ohio who also traced to their origins to Slovinky. During the 1930s and '40s,mining activity gradually ceased in Brookside and most of the original Slavs moved away permanently. Fr. Benedict Tallant, the current pastor of St. Nicholas', is 87 years old, is of Irish descent and a convert to Orthodoxy. He was ordained in 1962 by Bishop Dositheus of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate). He was assigned to St. Nicholas' in Brookside in that year, assisting Archpriest Eugene Brown of the Russian Metropolia (today's Orthodox Church in America). In 1965, Fr. Benedict became pastor and petitioned that the church be admitted into the Russian Patriarchal jurisdiction. At that point the membership was in excess of 100 people and is currently slightly less so. The average attendance at Sunday Liturgy is about 35. In the early years of his pastorate, Fr. Benedict transitioned the parish from the exclusive use of Church Slavonic, reducing it to once a month and currently all the services are conducted in English. Over time, the choir replaced congregational singing. Fully half of the current membership is composed of converts. Several ethnic Russians from the nearby University of Alabama at Birmingham are members. The church's Sisterhood of St. Olga continues to host "Annual Russian/Slavic Food Festival," during the first weekend of November, which attracts visitors from as far away as Virginia. (14)
1 - Paul R. Magocsi, Our People: Carpatho-Rusyns and Their Descendants in North America, pp.15-20; M. Mark Solarik, "Slovaks," Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups, pp. 927-934)
2 - Paul R. Magocsi, Carpatho Rusyn Settlement Map; http://www.slovinky.estranky.cz/clanky/historia/historia-farnosti.html
3 - Lorle E. Porter, The Immigrant Cocoon: Central Europeans in the Cambridge Ohio Coalfield, pp. 257-261.
4 - Interview with Elizabeth Beck, September 8, 2014)
5 - http://www.saintpatrickcc.com/?PN=Pages&SubP=Level1Page&L=1&DivisionID=501&PageID=1148&ToggleSideNav=ShowAll
6 - ARV, March 5, 1907, p.2
7 - ARV, August 27, 1907, p. 2
8 - Our First Hundred Years 1894-1994, St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, Brookside Alabama
9 - "Ot hl. Predsidelja Sojedinenija Greko-Kat. Russkych Bratsv" ("From the President of the Greek Ctaholic Union") ARV, April 29, 1909 p. 2
10 - ARV, May 25, 1911, p. 2
11- Porter, pp. 257-161
12 - http://oh.mhsl.uab.edu/sts/
13 - Slivka, John, Historical Mirror: Sources of the Rusin and Hungarian Greek Rite Catholics in the United States of America 1884-1963, pp. 89-93)
14 - Interview with Fr. Benedict Tallant, Pastor, St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, August 16, 2014.


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UN school used as a shelter during the summer 2014 war. Photo by Lazar Simeonov.
United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which provides relief and assistance to approximately five million Palestinian refugees, said Thursday it planned to close all remaining shelters for Gazans who were forced to flee their homes during Israel's Operation Protective Edge last summer.
UNRWA will close over 90 shelters which have temporarily housed approximately 300,000 Palestinians whose homes were destroyed during Israel's 50 day war with Hamas and other militant groups in the Gaza Strip last summer, which ended in August claiming the lives of over 2000 Palestinians mostly civilians and over 70 Israelis, mostly military.
The agency's Gaza-based media adviser, Adnan Abu Hasna, said that the decision to close the shelters had been made with full consent of the Palestinians staying in them, and that "no pressure had been exerted on them, according to Ma'an News Agency. In the same report, Abu Hasna said that UNRWA had arranged for housing for those leaving the shelters for a four month period.
"UNRWA was never meant to exist for this long. It exists because of political failure. In the absence of a just and lasting solution to the plight of Palestinian refugees, UNRWA has become more than an Agency. It is a lifeline," Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said of the agency at its 65 year anniversary in New York June 2.
One year since the beginning of Israel's Operation Protective Edge, and nine months since a cease fire was agreed, UNRWA reports indicate that not one single completely destroyed home in Gaza has been rebuilt. However, UNRWA have begun repairs to partially damaged buildings from the war.
UNRWA provides food assistance to more than 868,000 Palestinians in Gaza, almost half the 1.7 million population of the strip. According to AFP, the amount of money UNRWA would be able to assist families depends on whether international donors fulfil their pledges to the reconstruction of Gaza.
In April of this, Al Jazeera reported that one quarter of the $3.5 billion pledged to the reconstruction of Gaza had been received.
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Comic Strip Artist's Kit
Harry Fluks on Disney Comics Mailing List, 20 January 2011:
This artwork has been known since the 1980s. It was also used (partly) in
Disney comics in Holland. The sketches were done by Carson Van Osten.
Van Osten's comments:It started as a slide presentation for my boss to show at the Disney meeting
in Frankfurt. It went over so well that he asked me to expand on it when he
returned. They printed 2000 copies and mailed it to all the Disney offices.
My friend John Pomeroy asked for some to give to the animators at the
studio. that was the time when the animation training program was going on.
Frank Thomas saw it and used it for an animation class he was teaching at
the Screen Cartoonists Guild. That's how some sketches wound up in the book
that he and Ollie wrote, "the Illusion of Life".
See also https://coa.inducks.org/story.php?c=SCM++1
Direct links and identification of the pages:
page 1 - Common problems that occur in comic panel design
page 2 - Solution
page 3 - This is what's called a "wooden" character
page 4 - Tips and tricks
page 5 - Thumbnail sketches
page 6 - Staging
page 7 - Staging (perspective)
Thanks to August Yang for the tip (sent to DCML).


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New products introduced over the last week include a new sustainable ETF from AdvisorShares and Philippe Cousteau and a covered bond ETF from ProShares.
In addition, UBS announced two new ETNs and W. E. Donoghue launched a new subaccount for its Power Income variable annuity.
Here are the latest developments of interest to advisors:
1) AdvisorShares, Philippe Cousteau Launch Actively Managed Sustainable ETF
AdvisorShares' 14th actively managed exchange-traded fund—and the first of its ETFs to focus on sustainable investment, the Global Echo ETF (GIVE)—opened for trading on Thursday at the New York Stock Exchange.
Launched in partnership with environmental advocate and social entrepreneur Philippe Cousteau Jr., the AdvisorShares Global Echo ETF is a multi-manager fund that seeks to "do well by doing good" by pairing a public investment company product with a private charitable foundation.
Read the entire story, AdvisorShares, Philippe Cousteau Launch Actively Managed Sustainable ETF, at AdvisorOne.
2) ProShares Launches Covered Bond ETF
ProShares announced on Wednesday the launch of ProShares USD Covered Bond (COBO), the only corporate bond fund—mutual fund or ETF—in the U.S. with substantially all of its assets rated AAA.
COBO invests in covered bonds, a type of collateralized corporate debt typically issued by non-U.S. financial institutions. It seeks to match the performance of the BNP Paribas Diversified USD Covered Bond Index, before fees and expenses. The index tracks the performance of a portfolio of AAA-rated covered bonds, which are denominated in U.S. dollars. Each bond must be AAA-rated by at least one independent rating agency.
3) UBS Expands Income-Yielding Products With 2 New ETRACS ETNs
UBS Investment Bank announced Wednesday that two new ETRACS Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) are now available. ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Dow Jones Select Dividend Index ETN (DVYL) and ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged S&P Dividend ETN (SDYL) are linked to the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index and the S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index.
The ETNs are designed to provide two times leveraged exposure to the indexes, less fees; monthly leverage resetting; significant income potential in the form of variable monthly coupons linked to two times the dividends, if any, on the index constituents and the convenience of a single exchange-traded security.
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W.E. Donoghue & Co. announced Tuesday its Power Income VIT fund offering on Jefferson National's Monument Advisor, the industry's first flat-fee variable annuity.
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More Changes in Store for Your Orchestra's Wireless Microphone Use - (March 16, 2010)
The wireless microphone technology in use by orchestras and other performing arts organizations continues to undergo regulatory changes. Following TV's transition to digital, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is re-examining the allowable uses of the broadcast spectrum currently occupied by wireless microphone technology, and is sending to Congress a plan to overhaul our nation's broadband policies.
The Commission will soon consider whether wireless microphone users will be permitted to be licensed and protected from interference in the future, and is also considering further auction of the broadcast spectrum currently used for wireless microphones. The League, in partnership with our colleagues in the Performing Arts Alliance, is in ongoing communication with the FCC. We are encouraging the FCC to find solutions for nonprofit arts organizations to ensure that wireless microphone use is free of interference during performances and that any future requirement to relocate to new frequencies is affordable. We are also in the process of gathering information about your orchestra's wireless microphone use to help us make the case as the FCC crafts its plans for regulating the use of wireless devices.
Reminder: The FCC will enforce their call for wireless microphone users to vacate the 700 MHz portion of the broadcast spectrum as of June 12, 2010. In order to comply with new FCC requirements, orchestras and the venues in which they perform need to make plans to vacate the 700 MHz Band immediately. The FCC has created a web page to assist wireless microphone users that currently operate in the 700 MHz Band.
Read more background on the vacating requirement
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To the Top of the Tower
To kick things off to a positive start, aim immediately for the left wall. There you will need to smash the objects for ladder pieces. Climb the ladder and have both characters step on the red switches. Doing this opens up a secret compartment in-between, and in it, a LEGO canister.
Additionally, located at three spots are these destructible gargoyle statues (two blue ones and a black one). The black one sits in the lower left corner, and the two blue ones stand erect on the towers on either side of the area. The left blue one, however, can be gotten only after Batman can be boosted up to the top of the main building and jump to this tower. That will be soon. For your trouble, you will be gifted a LEGO canister.
Build the Demolition Suit changer behind the police SWAT cars and take the new suit to the tower on the right. There is a platform with a hang bar protruding from the tower itself; use it to get inside the tower and take the Magnet Suit for Robin. Move all the way to the left tower and blow up a black object. Some LEGO pieces for a magnetic wall spill out. Before climbing up, push the statue block over to the right, so Robin can hop across to the other building with relative ease. Rotate the crank, and Harley will appear.
Free PlayYou should have noticed the lone LEGO canister trapped behind a solid glass. Use the Sonic Suit to free it.
There's also an Attracto machine on the far right. Deposit the necessary amount for an explosive, which is to be destroyed in exchange for a LEGO canister. Finally, notice the LEGO canister floating atop a narrow platform on the right side of the building. Hop over to it after expelling Harley and climb atop the higher wall in front of it. Then, double jump up to the canister.
Drop down and head for the SWAT trucks with water guns on the top of the truck. Hop in and squirt Harley with water, at which point she immediately destroys your gun. Move to the next gun and shoot her again. She destroys that one as well! Thankfully though there are enough scraps from both demolished guns to create a brand new one from the ground! Get in this and soak Harley one last time before she runs off again. Good riddance. Build a powerful fan from the leftover pieces and propel yourself up to the top of the building.
Despite your utter displeasure, you need to chase after Harley, who leaps far away from you each time you get close. Head first to the right and complete the lever, which controls the height of a nearby platform. Use it to cross to the opposite side and follow the stairwell to the top. Assemble the magnetic ramp and climb it to the top. Running along the left side is a very thin ledge that you can barely jump to. Follow it to the end to pick up a LEGO canister.
Head back and pull the lever. The lever places the chandelier conveniently between you and the other platform. Search under the debris further to the right to find a LEGO canister.
Free PlayOpt to head left instead of right as the Joker and activate the electric generator here. Take the ladder (it's really hard to see) and hop across the platforms to the LEGO canister.
After getting the Glide Suit, climb the ladder and glide across to where Harley is. Push the crank to swing a hang bar over to Robin, and push the crank back to bring him over. A button on the floor moves the statue up and down. Leave it at a level where Robin can use it to cross to the opposing ledge. Climb the magnetic ramp and cross, then build a grapple point for Batman. Together, pull down the levers to open the door.
Free PlayAt last grapple point, there is an area below with an organ. Armed with super strength, slide the organ closer to the valve object on the right. Then jump on the valve a couple of times. An organ maestro is summoned and plays the organ. You then get a red power brick.
The Joker is one devious guy! He and Harley are hiding out in the two bells; we've got to get them out somehow. First, head down to the right and assemble an anvil, which brings up a grapple point. Head up and across the gap. Provide Robin with a metal bar so that he can join you on the orange panel. A big hammer hits the side of the bell, forcing Harley out of it. Great!
On the right side, complete the floor and push the object along the path until you hit the stopping point. Climb the magnetic ramp and setup metal bars for Batman too. Weigh down the second orange panel to drive the Joker out of the bell as well. A little peeved, the Joker cackles to himself as he calls reinforcements in the form of a Joker helicopter!
Quickly put together the water gun (one is enough) and hose down the helicopter when it appears. Once the helicopter crash lands, the hanging platform collapses and incapacitates Harley, leaving only the Joker. Beat him silly. When he occasionally electrocutes you, switch to the other character and continue the beating.
Free PlayTwo LEGO canisters are hidden among the junk in the bell tower. One's hidden behind the bell Harley was in; you'll need to have the double jump skill to reach it. Another can be gotten if you bomb the shiny object on the right side.
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We received the BEST Christmas present we could ask for this year. Our little 7 month old chihuahua, Pincho, has made a FULL recovery from his bout with Parvo. WHOO HOO!
It was an extremely rough 4-5 days for all. We felt pretty helpless watching just about every ounce of fluid exit his little body in violent fashion for the first 2 days... it didn't take long before he looked like one of those emaciated street dogs we often see when visiting Nicaragua. And we're talking a chihuahua here, not a whole lot of weight to lose as you can imagine. D'Angelo and myself stayed with him 24-7, making sure to give him constant electrolytes to battle the dehydration since he was obviously WAY too lethargic to drink for himself. We also gave him small doses of colloidal silver just because, as well as an antibiotic injection for 3 days to fight off other would-be attackers to his weakened immune system. Well, whatever it was we did, it worked. And we don't even want to think about the alternative- devastated wouldn't begin to describe it.
We just want to thank you guys for the supportive comments and emails and also send a special SHOUT-OUT to Karen in Florida and Michelle in South Carolina- it really helped, thanx. And of course ALL the positive ENERGY that was sent our WAY during our battle with this really UG-LY virus. I'm sure if he could, Pincho would lick all your faces to show his appreciation. Besos y Abrazos from La Fortuna, Costa Rica.


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Happy New Year Dog Lovers
Hello German Shepherd Dog Lovers...
This post is dedicated to all animal lovers - irrespective species and breed...
Let me wish you a very very Happy and Prosperous New Year. Now guess what the amazing fact about this year is?
Date of 1st Jan = 1-1-11 (d-m-y)
Date of 11th Jan = 11-1-11 (d-m-y)
Date of 1st Nov = 1-11-11 (d-m-y)
Date of 11th Nov = 11-11-11 (d-m-y)
Let's celebrate the start in a great way by resolving to be better and more responsible owners for our pets. Take time this first week of the year to ring in the Year 2011 with some new and precious habits that can benefit you and your pets.
1) Let's stop misusing check chains.
2) Let's stop abusive training methods
3) Let's make it a habit to talk to our dogs and cats and birds and any other pets every day at least once.
4) Let's hug them at least once a day
5) Let's Update our owner information!
6) Let's raise voice against animal cruelty
This New Start is a great time to indulge ourselves in becoming more valuable partners for our pets. I wish you all a very very Happy and Prosperous New Year - 2011
I wish you all the millions of reasons to be happy in the New Year. When you're lonely, I pray my Lord for one more pet for you. When the world seems empty, I wish you can hug your dog tight and you will get EVERYTHING back!
Have a Happy New Year and a marvelous time ahead!
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The HSA now have a tip-off hotline that you can contact in strict confidence! If you have some information about a hunt or have seen a hunt please get in touch, someone will respond to you as soon as possible. 07443148426
Boxing day is the biggest day in the Fox Hunting Calendar. It's a massive propaganda event run by the Countryside Alliance to portray "trail hunting" - a harmless, legal activity supported by millions of ordinary country folk. They troll out endless pictures of happy children on horseback and contented hounds licking youngsters faces that are lapped up by the right wing media.
The reality is somewhat different. There have so far been three confirmed kills by the Thurlow Hunt in Suffolk, the Cheshire Forest Hunt and the East Kent Hunt who met at Elham and killed at Etching Hill. All three kills were witnessed and have been reported to the police and the Thurlow huntsman has been arrested by Suffolk Police.
Elsewhere supporters of the Grove and Rufford Hunt in Nottinghamshire threw rocks at a vehicle belonging to Sheffield Hunt Saboteurs smashing a window and causing damage to the bodywork
Fox Killed by Cheshire Forest. Credit Cheshire Against the Cull.
In Tredegar, South Wales, a supporter of the Tredegar farmers hunt was arrested for assault after clashing with protestors and hounds have run amok on the A55 in North Wales causing traffic chaos. Witnesses claim a fox was killed by a car whilst trying to escape the hounds who are believed to belong to the Eryri Hunt.
Fox Killed by Cheshire Forest. Credit Cheshire Against the Cull.
Lee Moon, Spokesperson for the Hunt Saboteurs Association, stated: "If this is what hunts are happy to do when the eyes of the world are on them imagine how they behave the rest of the year. Most hunts act as if the hunting Act doesn't exist and they flout the ban with impunity. Trail hunting is a myth created by the Countryside Alliance to allow fox hunting to continue unchecked. Hunted animals will never be safe while packs of trained dogs are allowed to rampage across the countryside. The only way the Hunting Act can be enforced is if the hunts are forced to disband."
It is with great sadness that the HSA Seal Guardian Campaign 2015 reports the loss of its first seal.
The Scottish Wild Salmon Company aka Usan Fisheries shot this female adult grey seal. It was not a clean shot. The bullet entered the lower cheek/neck area, and passed straight through her. She would have suffered enormously, before finally drowning. This has been reported to the Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme (SMASS), SPCA and police, and we are waiting to be told if SMASS are going to come to collect her in order to do an autopsy. In the meantime, this poor girl has been washing in and out of Corbie Knowe beach, Lunan Bay, for a week. David Pullar, one of the Directors of the company, arrived at the site on Sunday 19th July. When asked if he was there to collect the body, he said yes. But he did not want to be filmed dealing with the body (trying to avoid any grizzley, bad-for-their-image footage being taken), s o after ten minutes of sitting in his pick up truck, he drove off. The poor seal remains on the beach.
We have been in Montrose since April. This is the first seal we have lost on this campaign. She will not go un-avenged. We will remain until the close of the salmon netting season, in mid-September, and continue to do as much as we can to prevent the seals of the Angus coast being illegally shot by sea bumpkin scum.
The greedy fishing company, who currently have 14 coastal salmon nets and 100 lobster pots suck along a ten mile stretch of coast say they are only trying to protect their profits... The Pullars of the Scottish Wild Salmon Company are multi-millionaires, by the way. Maybe it's something to do with all the illegal over-fishing that they have recently pleaded guilty to in court? Don't see any other millionaire fishing companies around here that have been caught repeatedly fishing out of hours...
The rotund gunman in the full bally is Alan Third, sometime employee of the Scottish Wild Salmon Company, who also operates as a Health and Safety expert.
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Expert: State stances on Obamacare may backfire
Washington may wind up with control of health care exchanges, expert says
A health care expert said states like Kansas and Missouri who reject Washington's call to set up health care exchanges under the nation's new health care reform law may see their plans backfire.
Thomas McAuliffe, a policy specialist for the nonpartisan Missouri Health Foundation, said the health care exchanges allow people to pick health insurance plans, similar to using the Internet to compare prices for airline tickets.
"When you choose an insurance package, you will know what's in network, out of network and how much it costs," he said. "But the biggest thing is, you can compare prices and actual insurance products."
He said the law requires these descriptions to be written in understandable language and not insurance jargon.
Places like Missouri and Kansas, which have rejected calls to set up their own exchanges and their own websites with information, may end up with more Washington control than they want.
"By ceding control to the federal government, they have, by example, ceded all state control of setting up the exchange, setting up prices catering to the resources in our state to the federal government," McAuliffe said.
He said many people, particularly Missouri Republicans, still oppose the new health care law that many refer to as "Obamacare," but they like many of its elements when they are explained separately.
Many major elements of the new health care law will take effect in the next two years. States are making decisions on how to work with the new law now that the election is over.


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Ask a Physicist Answers
I am lost about neutrinos. I thought a neutrino was just a neutrino since it is neutral. What are the differences between electron, muon, and tau neutrinos?
The neutrino has no electric charge, but it carries a different kind of charge that physicists call "flavor". There are three electrically charged leptons: the electron, the muon, and the tau (the electron was the first elementary particle to be discovered, back in the late 19th century). Each of these has its own, distinct, neutrino associated with it. The neutrinos are very light and electrically neutral. Also, they each carry the same flavor as their associated charged lepton (electron, tau or muon).
The Super-Kamiokande neutrino detector in Japan.
The Super-Kamiokande neutrino detector in Japan.
Image Credit: Kamioka Observatory/Univ. of Tokyo
How do we know that the neutrinos are different from each other? This was experimentally demonstrated in the 1960's — work that was recognized with the Nobel Prize in physics some 20 years later. In the 1960's, only the electron and the muon were known (the tau, which is much heavier, was discovered in the 1970's). This earlier experiment used an intense beam of neutrinos associated with muons. A small number of these neutrinos were then absorbed in a detector, and the following question naturally arose: did these neutrinos produce both electrons and muons, or only muons? If the former, then the "flavor" of the muon-associated neutrinos would be the same as the "flavor" of the electron-associated neutrinos. If the latter, then somehow the muon-associated neutrino knew that it must carry the information about which type it is, and is therefore a different "flavor" of neutrino from the electron-associated neutrino. Of course the experiment found the latter result, showing that muon neutrinos and electron neutrinos have different flavors.
This is not the end of the story, however. In subsequent decades, a variety of experiments were done that showed that, as neutrinos propagate over longer distances, the flavors can "oscillate" one into another. So if the detector had been placed sufficiently far from the source in the original experiment described above, the experimenters would have seen some electrons as well as muons. It turns out that this kind of oscillation can only occur if the neutrinos have different masses; neutrino masses are so small that they have never been measured directly, but the phenomenon of oscillation proves that they must be non-zero.
Nor is that the end of the story. Each lepton has its own anti-particle (for example, the electron has the anti-electron, or positron) with opposite charge, and corresponding to the three anti-particles there are three anti-neutrinos. But it's an open question whether neutrinos are different from anti-neutrinos, or whether they are their own anti-particles. This, too, must be settled experimentally, but the experiments are very difficult. Consequently, no conclusive result has been reached as of now.
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Alan Chodos, PhD
Associate Executive Officer
American Physical Society
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Sugar Rush: Opera Cake at Hen of the Wood in Burlington, VT
The little town of Waterbury, Vermont (perhaps best known as the hometown of Ben & Jerry's) has been representing in the James Beard Foundation awards for a number of years. Waterbury is where you'll find the original Hen of the Wood restaurant. Its chef, Eric Warnstedt, has been nominated as Best Chef: Northeast for five years running.
Something tells me the sixth year might be the charm, especially since Hen of the Wood just opened a second spot in the bigger burg of Burlington. The restaurant is gorgeous, with a natural, contemporary feel that complements the simple and yet sophisticated food that comes from the open kitchen and features a bounty of local ingredients.
Locality extended to my dessert of choice: the Opera Cake ($9). Standing regally on the plate are six layers of almond sponge cake, but instead of the traditional coffee syrup, the sponge has been soaked in maple-rum syrup. Alternating between layers are maple buttercream and chocolate ganache, with the cake's glaze containing cocoa powder and cocoa nibs. There's a smear of the glaze on the plate, upon which is a perfect scoop of bean-flecked vanilla ice cream.
This opera cake is at once rich and light, the richness coming from the intense flavor of each layer. I say "bravo" in appreciation of the delicate play between the ice cream and the cake, and would order this again for an encore performance, though other desserts (with components like pine needle meringue, honey roasted crabapples, and maple walnut fudge) also entice me—as does an incredible selection of local Vermont cheeses.
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Casual anthropological research into the lives of New York's population of 20-somethings has revealed that "Meet me for sushi and sake" may as well be a generational mantra. The phrase evokes all things chic and hip—the latest culinary craze, paired with a trendy atmosphere.
So, I had to bring fellow Dan's writer Stephanie, a recent East End transplant well versed in the art of meeting for after-work sushi in the city, to test out Matsulin's assertion that "you will experience the finest of New York dining in the Hamptons."
Walk into Matsulin, and you're greeted by aesthetically pleasing minimalist décor, the kind whose strategically placed dim lighting, mahogany columns and olive green walls evoke a New York hotspot without the dreaded stigma of "trying too hard" or—worse—any unwelcoming undertones.
While we enjoyed the atmosphere's propensity to evoke long chats, girl talk is best served with delish food. A cursory glance at Matsulin's extensive menu—with influences from Malaysia, China, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam, all noted—indicated that we would have ample fuel for our conversation.
Vivian Ip, Matsulin proprietor, oversees the entire menu. The dishes reflect a combination of family favorites—many of the recipes have been passed down from relatives or added to the menu at a sibling's request—using authentic Asian flavors and unique twists. (Take note, Irishmen, when selecting a restaurant after the hamlet's Saturday St. Patrick's Day celebration. You know you're all corn-beef-and-cabbaged out.)
Our meal started with a smattering of Matsulin's most popular appetizers—the crispy calamari (Vietnam), spicy spinach (Japan) and roti canali (Malaysia). At my request, the dishes were only moderately spicy, an accommodation indicating that Matsulin caters to even the most selective diner.
I enjoyed the simplicity of the pan-seared spicy spinach. The fresh leaves were infused with garlic and absorbed the spices nicely. It definitely had a kick, and I'd assume ordering straight off the menu must make for a very hot app. But that's to be expected, considering chilis are involved.
Among the three, I most enjoyed the crispy calamari, which was lightly battered and tossed with scallion, diced pepper and spiced salt, served with a lemon. Each piece had a nice crunch, making it a perfect light snack to pair with some sake.
Like Matsulin's food menu, the sake list is varied, with warm and cold options. We started the meal with Shirakabe Gura Jyunmai, which like many of the ingredients used to make the dishes, is imported from Asia. This sake comes by way of Japan and was paired with a few thin slices of cucumber. I couldn't help but think ahead to summer evenings complemented with that cool, refreshing drink.
For those with a more Americanized palate, Matsulin also offers beer and wine. While I happily stayed "authentic" by indulging in the sake, I caved to Western ways and enjoyed my meal with a fork. Steff navigated her plate with chopsticks.
In round two, we tried coconut shrimp (Thailand), crispy basil spring rolls (Vietnam) and chicken satay (Malaysia). Though the three are a staple on many menus with Asian influences, Matsulin's varieties separate themselves from the pack with a clear attention to detail in preparation and presentation. The coconut shrimp, for example, was covered in inch– (or possibly inches–) long shreds of coconut. Unique. Chic. Yum.
Then, it was onto a sampling of sushi, all of which contained a medley of flavors reminding me of the New York sushi scene. The surprise frontrunner of the selection was yellow tail salmon wrapped around a jalapeno. Cleared of its hot seeds, the jalapeno had a refreshing taste, which went well with the fish.
Liquid dessert was unfiltered sake, a nice palate-cleansing end to the meal. For food dessert, we tried the ice cream—red bean and vanilla—with fried bananas and "special chocolate syrup." Divine.
Matsulin, 131 West Montauk Highway, Hampton Bays. 631-728-8838, matsulin.com.


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TORONTO - A 40-year-old Toronto area man charged last month with pretending to practise witchcraft is now facing additional charges.
Toronto police say Gustavo Valencia Gomez of Mississauga was arrested again this week after other alleged victims came forward.
Police allege the new victims are an elderly Montreal couple defrauded of $13,000 on Nov. 28, and a Hamilton couple defrauded of $7,800 between June and October.
Investigators say a man used rituals to convince his victims that they were cursed and then offered to remove the curse for a sum of money.
Gomez faces charges that include pretending to practise witchcraft, fraud over $5,000, and possession of the proceeds of crime.
Police say Gomez advertises his services as a healer in Toronto, Mississauga, London, Ont., and Montreal.


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New food safety law could hurt small farmers
A behind-the-scenes battle is raging in the Senate over how to regulate small and organic growers without ruining them - and still protect consumers from contaminated food, according to a story published yesterday in the San Francisco Chronicle.
The crux of the legislation gives the Food and Drug Administration greater authority to regulate how products are grown, stored, transported, inspected, traced from farm to table and recalled when needed.
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Babies born on 12-12-12 in Mass., NE, NJ, NY, Ohio
At least five newborns have come into the world with a little once-a-century good luck.
They arrived at 12:12 on 12-12-12.
Ohio's WTTE-TV says Tiffaney and Joshua Diles of Chillicothe welcomed son, Austin Matthew, at 12:12 a.m. Wednesday.
Three girls and a boy clocked in 12 hours later.
Noelle Joy Klinker was born in Boston to parents Colleen and Joe Klinker.
In Fremont, Neb., Robin Heaton gave birth to daughter, Zoey.
The New York Post reports, an as yet unnamed baby girl was born to Michael and Olivia Patterson of Manhattan.
And the (Newark) Star-Ledger says Debbie and Joe Turner of Brick, N.J., who survived Superstorm Sandy, have their own little reminder - son Carson Hurricane Turner.


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The Legendre function of the second kind, $Q_n(z)$, along with the usual Legendre polynomial $P_n(z)$, are the two linearly independent solutions of the Legendre differential equation.
$Q_n(z)$ can be expressed in the following form:
where $W_{n-1}(z)$ can be expressed either as
$$W_{n-1}(z)=\sum_{k=1}^n \frac{P_{k-1}(z) P_{n-k}(z)}{k}$$
or as
$$W_{n-1}(z)=\sum_{k=0}^{n-1} \frac{(H_n-H_k)(n+k)!}{2^k (n-k)! (k!)^2} (z-1)^k$$
where $H_k$ is the $k$-th harmonic number, $H_k=\sum\limits_{j=1}^k \frac1{j}$.
My questions:
Mathematica returns a rather complicated expression for $W_{n-1}(z)$ involving the unknown solution of a certain recurrence (i.e.
DifferenceRoot[]). Is there possibly a simpler form for this polynomial?
Might there be a (hopefully simple) $n$-term recurrence that generates these polynomials?
After staring long and hard at Pietro's answer, I feel now that my second question was sorta kinda dumb; I already knew that both Legendre functions satisfied the same difference equation, so it stands to reason that a linear combination of them should also be a solution to that recurrence.
I now would like to expand my first question a bit: is it possible to express $W_n(z)$ as a single hypergeometric function (e.g. ${}_p F_q$ or some of the fancy multivariate ones), perhaps with one of the parameters being a negative integer? For instance, $P_n(z)$ is expressible as a Gaussian hypergeometric function ${}_2 F_1$ with one of the numerator parameters being a negative integer. Might there be something similar for the $W_n$?
I would also like to consider an additional question: are the $W_n$ orthogonal polynomials with respect to some weight function $\omega(x)$ and an associated support interval $(a,b)$? That is, if
$$\int_a^b\omega(t)W_j(t)W_k(t)\mathrm dt=0,\qquad j\neq k$$
for some $\omega(x)$ and some interval $(a,b)$, what is this weight function and its support interval?


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Leading South Korean distributor CJ Entertainment has confirmed The Weinstein Company has picked up English-speaking rights to Bong Joon-ho's upcoming Snowpiercer after a screening of a 10-minute promo reel at the AFM.
TWC head Harvey Weinstein said: "Snowpiercer is the amazing vision of Bong Joon-Ho. With a stellar cast led by Chris Evans, we look forward to bringing this action packed thriller to audiences worldwide. We could not be more excited to partner with CJ Entertainment on this project."
TWC took rights for US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.
CJ Entertainment head Tae-sung Jung said: "We expect Snowpiercer, produced with a domestic studio and producers employing Hollywood actors and crew, targeting a global audience, will become a new milestone in domestic film history. We're very happy that The Weinstein Company, which understands the value and significance of Snowpiercer, has ultimately been decided to be our North American release partner."
Snow Piercer is set in a new ice age where a train goes around with survivors divided into different cars according to class. Leaders in the prison-camp-like last car stage an uprising. They confront their enemies, car by car, as they move towards the front of the train where the rich and powerful ride.
Director of mutant thriller hit The Host and previous Cannes competitor Mother, Bong Joon-ho based the script on the French graphic novel Le Transperceneige.
The film's credits now list producer Tae-hun Lee's Opus Pictures in addition to Park Chan-wook's Moho Film with CJ Entertainment presenting and distributing locally.
Korean war film Taegukgi's DoP Hong Kyeong-pyo shot the film while VFX specialist Eric Durst (Spider-Man 2, End Of Days) and music director Marco Beltrami (Hellboy, Terminator 3) are attached on the Hollywood side.
The film stars Chris Evans with Song Kang-ho, Ed Harris, John Hurt, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell, Octavia Spencer, Ewen Bremner, Ko A-sung and Alison Pill.
Snowpiercer is due for a 2013 release with a shot at launching at Cannes. CJ says a wide release is planned for the film in the US although release dates and screen numbers are yet to be decided.


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