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Blue Jays acquire Reyes, Buehrle, Johnson from Marlins: reports
The Blue Jays have made a blockbuster trade with the Miami Marlins that will drastically revamp Toronto's roster.
Toronto has acquired shortstop Jose Reyes, left-hander Mark Buehrle and right-hander Josh Johnson from Miami as part of a mega-deal, a person familiar with the agreement said Tuesday.
The person confirmed the trade to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the teams weren't officially commenting. The person said the trade sent several of the Blue Jays' top prospects to Miami.
According to reports, infielder Emilio Bonifacio and catcher John Buck have also been traded to the Jays in exchange for a package that includes Yunel Escobar, the shortstop who fell out of favour in Toronto after writing an anti-gay slur on his eyeblack in Spanish on Sept. 15.
Miami is also said to receive Adeiny Hechavarria, major-league starter Henderson Alvarez, catcher Jeff Mathis and prospects.
"Watcha think Toronto?! I'm still waiting for those 'It's Official' words4. But I am beyond excited for the city, fans and the team," tweeted Blue Jays starting pitcher Ricky Romero, adding the hashtag ".Boom."
When reached by The Canadian Press, a spokesperson for the Toronto Blue Jays declined comment.
Much-needed boost
The deal gave an immediate boost to the Blue Jays, who have not reached the playoffs since winning their second consecutive World Series in 1993. Toronto went 73-89 this season and finished fourth in the AL East for the fourth straight year, again falling short in a division that includes big spenders.
The additions of Reyes, Johnson and Buehrle will address several roster needs Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos hoped to resolve in the off-season.
Toronto's 2012 season was marred by a series of injuries that devastated its pitching, particularly the starting rotation, and the controversy surrounding Escobar.
The 29-year-old Cuban infielder apologized after the incident and was suspended for three games as punishment.
He was booed at the Rogers Centre in first game back in Toronto, despite catching the ceremonial first pitch from David Testo, a former MLS soccer player who is openly gay.
Anthopoulos said at the time: "He made a terrible mistake and is going to have to be accountable."
Gallery: Biggest trades in Blue Jays history
Infield upgrade
Reyes will be a significant upgrade over Escobar on the field, as he hit .287 with 40 steals in 160 games for Miami. The 29-year-old spent nine years with the New York Mets before signing a six-year, $106-million US contract with the Marlins.
He's a four-time all-star and won a Silver Slugger in 2006. Reyes is a career .291 hitter, with 92 home runs, 480 runs batted in and 410 stolen bases.
Bonifacio finished this year with 30 runs, 11 RBIs and 30 stolen bases while batting .258 in a injury-shortened season. In 2011, he had 78 runs, 36 RBIs and 40 stolen bases with a .296 batting average.
He's played in the outfield, at third base and as a shortstop.
"Its a good day to be a bluejay!" tweeted Toronto slugger Jose Bautista.
The trade with the Marlins also addresses Toronto's badly depleted pitching corps.
By the end of the regular season the Blue Jays had lost the services of starters J.A. Happ (fractured right foot), Drew Hutchinson (right UCL sprain), Kyle Drabek (torn right elbow ligament) and Dustin McGowan (Plantar fasciitis, right foot).
Toronto also lost relievers Luis Perez (torn ligament in left elbow) and Sergio Santos (right shoulder inflammation) to injury.
All six pitchers had been placed on the 60-day disabled list.
Further, starter Jesse Litsch didn't play at all in 2012 as he recovered from surgery on his right shoulder.
Johnson, who led the NL in ERA in 2010, went 8-14 this year with a 3.81 earned-run average for the Marlins, who endured a dismal season in their new ballpark and began dismantling the team in July.
Johnson was limited to nine starts in 2011 because of right shoulder inflammation.
He was named an all-star in 2009 and 2010, the year he led the NL with a 2.30 ERA and finished the season 11-6 after signing a four-year contract worth US$39 million.
Buehrle was a major free agent signing for the Marlins in the 2011 off-season, signing a four-year, $58 million deal on Dec. 7.
He compiled a 13-13 record in Miami, with a 3.74 ERA and 125 strikeouts. In his 13-year career in the majors Buehrle has 174 wins, 132 losses, a 3.82 ERA and 1,521 strikeouts.
Buehrle also pitched MLB's 18th perfect game, retiring all 27 Tampa Bay Rays hitters he faced on July 23, 2009.
Toronto is still looking for a new manager after John Farrell moved to the Boston Red Sox.
The Marlins have a long history of payroll purges, and in their 20 seasons they have reached the post-season only twice, as wild-card teams in 1997 and 2003. Both times they won the World Series.
Johnson is owed $13.75 million next season. Reyes has $96 million left on a deal expiring in 2018. Buehrle has $52 million remaining on a deal expiring in 2015.
The stunning agreement came less than a year after the Marlins added Reyes, Buehrle and closer Heath Bell in an uncharacteristic $191 million spending binge as they moved into a new ballpark. The acquisitions raised high hopes, but the Marlins instead finished last in the NL East.
The latest paring of salary actually began in July, when the Marlins parted with former NL batting champion Hanley Ramirez, second baseman Omar Infante and right-hander Anibal Sanchez, among others. Bell, the team's high-profile bust, was traded to Arizona last month.
Under owner Jeffrey Loria, long the target of fan acrimony, the Marlins have usually been among baseball's thriftiest teams. Management pledged that would change with the new ballpark, but team officials were disappointed with attendance in 2012, and revenue fell far short of their projections.
Even so, the blockbuster deal came as a shock. The players involved must undergo physicals before the trade becomes final.
Giancarlo Stanton, the Marlins' precocious slugger, wasn't involved in the deal but wasn't happy about it.
Stanton said he was mad about the deal "Plain & Simple," he tweeted shortly after the news broke.
The swap was easier for the Marlins to swing because of their longstanding policy of refusing to include no-trade clauses in contracts.

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Count Brek Shea among the rising number of star players bolting Major League Soccer this offseason.
Shea was granted a United Kingdom work permit, according to Stoke City's official Twitter feed, which was the last remaining hurdle in completing his transfer from FC Dallas to Stoke City.
Shea's U.S.-based representative, Richard Motzkin, confirmed on Twitter that the midfielder has finalized his move ahead of Thursday's transfer deadline. Various reports suggest that Shea, who has been training with Stoke this week, drew a transfer fee in the $3 to $4 million range.
Shea spent five years in MLS, emerging as a breakout player in 2010 with five goals and four assists and heightening his status in 2011 with a career-best 11 goals and four assists.
The College Station, Texas, native became a frequent call-up under Jurgen Klinsmann in his first year in charge but has not been as much of a factor in recent months. A combination of a dip in form and injuries limited Shea's participation with the national team, though he will be a candidate to be called in for upcoming World Cup qualifiers.
At Stoke, the 6-foot-3 Shea will join U.S. international Geoff Cameron. American Maurice Edu is also employed by the Potters, but he is on loan with Turkish side Bursaspor for the remainder of the season.
Shea becomes the latest MLS talent to bolt the league. Andy Najar was transferred from D.C. United to Belgian champion Anderlecht, and Sporting Kansas City forward Kei Kamara was loaned to Premier League side Norwich City until the beginning of May on Wednesday.
The likes of David Beckham (Paris St.-Germain), Roger Espinoza (Wigan Athletic) and Juan Pablo Angel (Atletico Nacional) left on free transfers, while Seattle Sounders forward Fredy Montero (Millionarios) and Philadephia Union center back Carlos Valdes (Independiente Santa Fe) have been loaned for the entire year.


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Resting on the banks of the Thames, Craven Cottage, the oldest football stadium in London, is a must see for any visitor or football fan travelling through London.
A stadium steeped in rich history and tradition, Craven Cottage is accessible via all major transport links. Make your way to the Cottage from Putney Bridge or Hammersmith Underground Stations, Putney Station or the local bus stop. There's even a ferry to Putney Wharf for those wanting to travel from the City.
First time visitors to the Cottage will be taken aback by the listed facade of the Johnny Haynes Stand.
There is always something happening at Craven Cottage, open 7 days a week. If you're not visiting for the excitement of matchday, why not book yourself onto one of our insightful stadium tours and get your taste of those locations usually reserved for only the players and staff.
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Not enough sports talk out there for you? Particularly Colorado-centric sports emphasizing the Broncos, Avs, Rockies and Nuggets? Do you feel the local TV stations offer too little time and attention to the home teams? The Denver Post and KCDO-TV (or "K3") are teaming up to fill that perceived void.
Post sports columnist Mark Kizla and Mile High Sports Radio's Peter Burns will co-host a new half-hour show, "The Press Box," airing weeknights. "The Press Box" will debut July 15 at 10 p.m. That's 10 p.m. — opposite the major local newscasts. It will be interesting to see whether and how the competition responds.
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Connecticut physicians, terminally ill patients and Compassion & Choices, the nation's largest and oldest nonprofit organization working to improve care and expand choice at the end of life, today expressed disappointment with the recent Blick et al v. Connecticut court decision. On June 2, 2010, Judge Julia Aurigemma ruled to dismiss a case that sought to clarify the ability of mentally competent, terminally ill patients to obtain aid in dying from their physician if they find their dying process unbearable. Attorneys for the State of Connecticut filed a motion to dismiss the case, which asked whether a physician providing aid in dying is subject to criminal prosecution under an old nonspecific statute that makes it a crime to aid another to 'commit suicide'.
"We are disappointed that the court dismissed this important case," said Kathryn Tucker, Director of Legal Affairs for Compassion & Choices and co-counsel to the plaintiff physicians. "The court reached the ultimate issue in the case at the motion to dismiss stage, denying plaintiffs the opportunity to make their case. We are considering all options including appeal, hoping the higher court may permit a full review of the merits. It is essential for Connecticut physicians to know whether providing aid in dying subjects them to criminal prosecution. At present it is not clear and this creates an environment of uncertainty, leaving patients unsure if they will be able to access aid in dying if they find themselves confronting an unbearable dying process."
Sheldon Smith, an 86-year old terminally ill Bethany man with Stage IV abdominal cancer, said, "I've had three years now to consider the effects of my cancer, and to prepare for the end of my life due to this terminal disease. However, I'm quite concerned about how the very end of my life will unfold. I know the type of pain that abdominal cancer can cause, and I'd like a physician to be able to prescribe medication that I could consume to bring about a peaceful death if my dying process becomes intolerable. I want to leave this world with the same dignity with which I've lived my life."
Norwalk infectious disease specialist Dr. Gary Blick and Greenwich primary care internist Dr. Ron Levine, the plaintiffs in Blick, asserted that the choice of a mentally competent, terminally ill patient for a peaceful death is not 'suicide' and therefore a physician providing such a patient with a prescription for medication the patient can ingest to achieve a peaceful death is not subject to the law. The Montana Supreme Court recently decided a similar case, Baxter v. Montana, in physicians' and patients' favor.
Dr. Blick is the Medical and Research Director of CIRCLE Medical, LLC in Norwalk, Ct. His specialty is in infectious disease and treatment of HIV/AIDS. Dr. Blick was a Resident at Yale University School of Medicine and Greenwich Hospital in Greenwich, CT. He was both an attending and consulting physician at Greenwich Hospital and was the Founder and Chairman of the Greenwich Hospital AIDS Task Force.
Dr. Levine is a primary care internist in Greenwich. He served his internship and residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center in New York. Dr. Levine is both an Attending Physician and a Clinical Instructor at Greenwich Hospital in Connecticut. He is also a Clinical Instructor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center in New York.
The physician plaintiffs are represented by Compassion & Choices Legal Director Kathryn Tucker, Connecticut appellate specialist Dan Krisch and noted Connecticut civil-rights attorney Jamie L. Mills.
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Saturday's competition will feature dance and all star teams. Sunday's competition will feature school and recreation, "Little Loop," college and special needs teams. Awards will be given based upon number of teams in each division. There will be first-, second- and third-place trophies in each division. One team will be awarded overall grand champion each day.
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Filter Bubble is a concept developed by Internet activist Eli Pariser in his book by the same name. This was used to describe the phenomenon in which websites use algorithms to selectively guess what information a particular user might like to see based on the information pertaining to the user such as location, past click behavior, and search history.
Facebook displays things you 'Like' or prefer to read on friends' pages, Google personally tailors your search queries, and Yahoo News and Google News customize the news for you.As per Pariser, users are less exposed to conflicting viewpoints and are isolated intellectually in their own information bubble. Pariser related an example in which one user searched Google for "BP" and got investment news about British Petroleum while search by another user revealed Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Interestingly, the two search results pages were strikingly different.
The filter bubble seems to be a comfortable place and by definition, it is populated by the things that compel you the most to click. But it is also a real problem: the set of things that users are likely to click on (sports, music and things that are highly personally relevant) are not the same as the set of things that they need to know.
The rush to build the filter bubble is typically driven by commercial interests. It has become quite evident that the organizations that want lots of people to use their website, must provide web users with personally relevant information, and if they want to reap monetary benefits through ads, they need to provide them with 'relevant' ads. This has resulted in a personal information gold rush, in which major companies such as Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Yahoo among others are competing to create the most comprehensive portrait of web users to drive personalized products. There is also an entire "behavior market" opening up in which every action users take online – each mouse click on the Internet, each form entry – can be sold as a commodity.
So what is the Internet actually hiding from its users?
As per Google engineer Jonathan McPhie, it is (obviously) different for every individual – and indeed, even Google does not quite know how it plays out at personal levels. At an aggregate level, they have noticed that people need to click more. But they cannot predict how each web user's information environment gets changed.
In general, the things that are most likely to get edited out are the things users are least likely to click on. At certain times, this can be a real service – if a user does not read articles about sports, why would a newspaper put a football story on its front page for them? But if the same logic is applied to say, stories about foreign policy, a problem starts to emerge. Some things, like homelessness or genocide, are not quite 'clickable' but are highly important – it is these that get missed out due to information bubble.
In one form or another, nearly all major websites use personalization but the one that matters the most is Google. If two people search for the same thing using the exact keywords on Google, they may get very different results. Google tracks individual search history, the kind of computer or mobile device that we use and even the average time gap between our clicks – all such information is used to tailor results.
Even if users are not logged in to Google, there are 57 signals that the site uses to figure out who they are: whether they are on a Mac or PC or iPad, and where they are located while 'Googling'. And in the near future, it will also be possible to "fingerprint" unique devices, so that sites can tell which individual computer an individual is using. This is why erasing all browser cookies is at best a partial solution—it only partially limits the information available to personalizing algorithms.
What Internet users actually require is for the online brands to take some responsibility for the immense power that they have – the power to decide what we see, what we do not see, what we know and what we do not know. They should make sure that users do have access to public discourse and things that matter to majority. A world based exclusively on the things that we prefer (or 'Like' in Facebook terminology) is rather an incomplete world.


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that one was more than the random moves for 3 minutes until someone gets a pinfall. there was actual pacing and psychology, and near falls... nothing groundbreaking, but actually not a terrible match
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Except for that video package including Naked Mideon and Bastion Booger.
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AHL Playoff Game Night: 5-21-12 Admirals at IceCaps Game Three
Norfolk Leads the Series 3-0
Dustin Tokarski stopped all 25 shots he faced for the shutout win. That's Dustin's second career playoff shutout as a pro. He had one last year against the Penguins. He really only had to stare down a couple of really good chances all night, as Norfolk's defense was suffocating all game long.
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Pierre-Cedric Labrie and Tokarski were the game's second and third stars. Labrie became the hero after blocking a St. John's point shot, collecting the puck, steaming down left wing, and depositing a wrist shot in the back of the net for the Overtime winner.
Defenseman Scott Jackson left the game early and did not return after taking a shot to the side of the head.
Norfolk goes for the sweep in Game Four tomorrow. Keep in mind the early Newfoundland start time of 6:00 pm Eastern Time. Toronto bested Oklahoma City 5-3 earlier in the day to take a 2-1 series lead in Game Three of the Western Conference Finals, and their Game Four is Wednesday. It would behoove Norfolk to finish the drill tomorrow night and try to gain a big rest/health advantage heading into the Calder Cup Finals.
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Bento Lunches | photo: Pinterest
Browsing around Pinterest made me really depressed. Not because I cannot replicate all the perfect crafts people have pinned. Nor is it the beautiful photos of well-decorated homes. It was the pictures of school lunches that so many moms are posting now that it is "back to school" season. It looks like American moms have now found a new sport - competive lunch box packing.
Photos of bento box style "lunches."
Seriously. I am jealous. If we lived in the United States, I'd be able to send my kids to lunch with a few slices of bread, diced fruit, a couple veggie sticks and even throw in some popcorn! I know these style lunches hit all the nutritional requirements - fruit, veggie, grain, fiber and protein. But, my kids would get kicked out of the dining hall for bringing this for lunch at their school in Spain. And definitely forget about making any cute little faces out of food.
Cartoon-Inspired Lunches | photo: Pinterest
In Spain, kids sit down to table-clothed tables with three course meals for lunch. Don't believe me? Check out my old post on it.
One Dutch mother at my school was reprimanded for packing her daughter a lunch in the "estilo Americano" (American style). Her daughter was bringing a whole wheat sandwhich and fruit for lunch.
And, have I told you that I must pack a morning snack and a lunch? Morning snack in Spain is basically an American child's school lunch - a sandwich and fruit. Between 10:00 and 11:00 in the morning, the kids sit down to a morning snack (as does the rest of Spanish adults). At 2:00 pm, the children eat lunch. Starting with a first course of salad or soup drizzled with their own tiny bottle of olive oil, then a main course and ending with fruit or yogurt for dessert.
I also know another expat mom who got in trouble for pre-cutting her child's lunchtime chicken. She was told the main course must be eaten with utensils and that the child must cut their own food.
Seriously though, I love that meals are taken seriously in Spain. Mealtimes are a fantastic learning opportunity and I must admit, Spanish children probably have better table manners than most American kids.


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This is the first install of what will be a periodic, ongoing series on how migrate from Microsoft's Windows to other Operating systems. This first article provides insight in the much discussed Ubuntu Linux. "Were it not for Ubuntu being so easy to use in practically every way, I would not have written this article. But, as I've moved forward with it I've discovered a whole new world outside of a strict Windows environment. I think there are probably hundreds of thousands of users out there who are where I was: right on the verge of taking the plunge, wanting something more but not sure how to get it."


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Frances Naumann
Frances Naumann, formerly of Stockton, CA passed away on Saturday, February 9th, 2013 at the
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Frances was the daughter of
Joaquin & Jeanne (Maitia) Yturri who preceded her in death. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Levi Naumann, her daughter, Faye King, her brothers, John and Floyd Yturri and her sister, Pauline (Yturri) Caine. Frances
retired from Murray Trucking Firm, Stockton, CA where she worked for a number of years. She loved to garden and travel.
Frances and Levi moved from Stockton, CA to Yerington, NV in 1999. In the early 2000's they resided at Mason Valley Residence. In May of 2012 Frances moved to the South Lyon Medical Center's Long-Term Care Facility where she passed away.
Frances is survived by her brother, Donald Yturri, of Leakesville, her son-in-law, Larry King and grandson, David King of Manteca, and numerous nieces and nephews, in Nevada and California
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Zio needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 231 designs submitted by 35 freelance designers.
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Casino foes give it their all in pitch to NH lawmakersBy DAVE SOLOMON
New Hampshire Union Leader
March 20. 2013 10:13PM
CONCORD - Opponents of expanded gambling in New Hampshire mustered their forces for a full-court press Wednesday, as a panel of prominent speakers took turns urging a roomful of lawmakers to vote against the idea at a well-attended forum across the street from the State House.
The informational luncheon for legislators at the Concord Holiday Inn was sponsored by the Granite State Coalition Against Expanded Gambling, and attracted about 200 state representatives and senators.
A representative of the N.H. Council of Churches said the idea was immoral. A former attorney general said it would destroy the New Hampshire way of life. A GOP national committee member and former state party chair said it would damage the state's brand as a tourist destination.
The former president of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation said it would "weaken the social capital that holds us together."
And a senior Democratic lawmaker with years of budget-writing experience said lawmakers shouldn't feel compelled to choose gambling over program cuts.
"Do not feel for a nanosecond that you have to support gambling to fund the programs you care about," said Marjorie Smith, D-Durham.
In response to questions after the presentation, lawmakers were told that gambling would have a corrosive effect on state politics, due to lobbying and campaign contributions by gambling interests; that gaming is declining in other states that had banked on it for big revenue; that the rooms and meals taxes the state relies on will decline; and that entertainment venues now operating in the state will see a 7 to 15 percent decline in revenues.
Former attorney general Phil McLaughlin, who served from 1997 to 2002, invoked retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter, recalling a letter from the New Hampshire jurist, who succeeded Warren Rudman as New Hampshire attorney general in 1976.
"He (Souter) felt of all the things that could happen in this state, that casino gambling would have the most destructive effect on the way of life in New Hampshire," McLaughlin said.
GOP activist Steve Duprey reminded Republicans in the room that opposition to expanded gambling is embedded in the GOP platform they were elected to represent. He described how casinos have had a damaging effect on the hospitality business in surrounding communities wherever they are located.
Lew Feldstein, former president of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation and a member of the Governor's Gaming Study Commission, predicted the state would see 10,000 new gambling addicts and a spike in serious crime in the communities near the casino.
"Once it gets approved, and we have gambling, it will never go away," he said. "It will only grow and spread."
Smith, now in her eighth term as a state representative, said Gov. Maggie Hassan's position that gambling revenues are necessary to fund the state university system and many social services creates a false choice.
"If you are opposed to gambling, but support these programs, it's not either, or," she said.
For her part, Hassan said she intends to continue to push for one high-end, well-regulated casino along the border with Massachusetts, where at least three casinos will be licensed in the near future. In a briefing with reporters after the Executive Council meeting, as the anti-gambling luncheon was under way, the governor said the state cannot afford to walk away from $75 million a year once a casino is up and running, not to mention $80 million to $100 million in licensing fees to get started. "The people of New Hampshire support the priorities we've identified in our budget and they support one casino," she said. "It's really critical that we seize that opportunity in this window of time. Without doing so, we will lose $75 million a year."
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Spells in Tomes of Mephistopheles are constructed by the player by combining various combinations of runes, which consist of several categories, including: Delivery, Forks, and Elements. These spells can be created beforehand by writing them into your spell book and accessed at any time from the hotbar. There may be an option later to create spells on the fly by placing runes on the hotbar and activating runes in the desired sequence.
Rune Sequence
The first type of rune used in a spell is always delivery. The next is usually an element or combination of elements, but can also be a fork depending on which type of delivery rune was used. Delivery runes such as Throw, Fly, and Guide all must preceed an Element because they require a physical form to function. Runes Touch, Direct, and Self may use a fork, which will activate as long as the target is valid. For example, if a player casts a touch spell and isn't touching anything, the spell fizzles and the fork never occurs.
Delivery Runes
Delivery runes represent how a spell will get to its intended target, the way it moves, it's speed, and where and if it appears when cast.
Types of Delivery Runes
- Self: The spell is cast directly on the caster.
- Touch: When using a Touch rune, the caster has to physically touch the target for the spell to succeed. Releasing a touch spell without a valid target will waste all the mana that was used to charge the spell.
- Throw: Just as it sound, the caster throws the spell as it is released.
- Flight: When the spell is released it flies straight forward. Like a thrown spell with no gravity applied.
- Guided: The caster can direct the spell's flight path by looking in the desired direction of flight (also with no gravity).
- Direct: The spell fires off at point blank range at the intended target. This does not always result in a hit as the spell still has to physically hit the target. Fast targets may be able to move out of the way of a direct spell.
Fork Runes
The purpose of fork runes is to allow spells to affect more than one target, generally other targets close to the primary target, and to increase the effectiveness and intricacy of spells as players progress and can afford to cast more costly spells. Fork runes allow for multiple methods of hitting extra targets, and can be used in multiple stages of the spell or used in combination with each other to create devastating effects.
Types of Fork Runes
- Split: A Split rune will cause a spell to multiply from that point in the runes string causing all runes following it to duplicate a number of times depending on how powerful the split rune is. This can have various results depending on the runes following it. After each Split rune, one of the following delivery runes must be used: Throw, Fly, Direct, or another fork rune of any kind to multiply the effect further. So for example a SplitX2, then a Direct would cause 2 point blank effects to be cast on the target. A SplitX3 then a Throw would create 3 new spells thrown randomly outward from the target.
- Chain: A Chain rune shifts the focus of a spell to the nearest unaffected target. Ususally this would be used after a Split or another Chain. Using Chains in such a way creates effects similar to the Radius rune, but spells that use Chains instead cost less mana as they only hit as many targets as the chaining allows.
- Radius: Radius runes create a radius effect around the target, causing the spell to affect all targets in radius. This is a costly rune to use.
Element Runes
Element runes specify the effect of the spell that will occur upon the target once hit. Elements can be used alone or combined in various ways to create new effects. For example, combining Water and Wind will create an ice effect. Combining Fire and Life would create a flame that burns the target over time, but heals instead of damages. Fire and Water would create steam. Space and Electricity would create ball lightening that moves at a slow speed and lashes out at nearby targets.
Types of Element Runes
- Earth: Earth magic is the control of hard natural elements, rocks, dirt, mud, and the ground itself.
- Wind: Wind is the control of air and and air temperature. This can be used to push a target away, change temperature, or to add velocity or fuel another element.
- Water: Water magic allows the player to control not only water but all liquids. This elements allows the creation and control of water, which can be used in a variety of ways. Water can be used offensively with physical force or defensively as a change in environment such as combining with other elements to make a slippery or a sticky liquid to cover the floor or even the target. Or you can just cast it into a container and drink it.
- Fire: Fire, very similar to electricity, useful as an offensive element, a light source, or a source of ignition.
- Electricity: Electricity is a powerful offensive element with alternate uses such as creating light or energizing an object.
- Space: Space magic allows for manipulation of natural laws such as gravity, space, and time. This can be used as a utility to move objects, teleport, manipulate speed of an object or event by manipulating time, or to cause physical harm by altering space around a target.
- Life: Life magic is used to heighten the abilities of the target, heal, and even resurrect.
- Death: Death magic is used to cause direct physical harm, ailments, curses, and other evil thing.
Spells, Rune Combinations, and Effects
- Fireball: (Fire) Damages target.
- Freezing Wind: (Wind + Water) Damages and temporarily freezes the target.
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Resume: This paper investigates the relationship between self-employment choice, expected earnings, and uncertainty. Several interesting results emerge from our analysis on Danish longitudinal register data: Firstly, self-employed (taxable) personal income bunch at kink points in the tax system since self-employed can retain earnings and thereby transfer income across tax-years. Secondly, expected income level and income variance are important determinants in choice of occupation. Thirdly, men put more emphasis on expected earnings level, while women appears more risk averse, which contribute to explain why fewer women are self-employed. Finally, our results suggest that non-western immigrants are marginalized into self-employment. Occupational choice, self-employment, wage-dierentials, income uncertainty, risk aversion, overcon dence, self-selection, gender dierences. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7701
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Resume: This paper analyses the importance of entrepreneurs for job creation and wage growth. Relying on unique data that covers all plants, firms and individuals in the Danish private sector, we are able to distil a number of different measures of entrepreneurial plants from the set of new plants, including measures that much more precisely capture the "truly new" or "entrepreneurial" plants than in previous studies. Using these data, we find that while new plants in general account for one third of the gross job creation in the economy, entrepreneurial plants are responsible for between 15% and 25% of this, and thus only account for up to 8% of total gross job creation in the economy. However, entrepreneurial plants seem to generate more additional jobs than other new plants in the years following entry. Finally, the jobs generated by entrepreneurial plants are to a large extent low-wage jobs, as they are not found to contribute to the growth in average wages. However, this insight varies across the different types of entrepreneurial plants. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7713
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The Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) is the second largest energy company in the U.S. (behind Exxon Mobil) and is one of the six supermajor oil companies. With operations in 180 countries,[1] it has a strong network of retail gas stations including Chevron, Texaco, and Caltex.[2] As a vertically integrated oil company, Chevron's operations span from oil production to mining and petrochemical manufacturing.
Chevron is subject to strict environmental restrictions and has faced costly litigation for contamination of the environment. For example, it is involved in an ongoing class action lawsuit for contamination of the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest, and the plaintiffs have claimed damages exceeding $27 billion.[3] Chevron has also faced major challenges due to political instability in Nigeria, the largest oil exporter in Africa.
After the BP (BP) Deepwater Horizon oil spill, President Obama imposed a six month moratorium on deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. The six month moratorium limits Chevron's production capacity in the Gulf of Mexico since it can no longer operate oil rigs at depths of more than 500 feet. Other countries are following the lead of the United States; Norway, for example, has put a temporary halt to new deep-water exploration.[4]
Chevron's long-term business model is threatened by the rise of renewable energy, especially as governments worldwide offer grants and subsidies to renewable energy companies. However, Chevron is one of the few oil majors that has embraced the possibility of a renewable future, and it is actively involved in pursuing alternative energy solutions.
Chevron is one of the largest integrated energy companies in the world, with operations in 180 countries.[5] As a vertically integrated corporation, Chevron operates across the entire supply chain – from exploration and production to refining, marketing, and transportation of petroleum products. The company is also involved in the production of chemicals, generation of power, and mining of coal and other minerals.
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Chevron's upstream operations consist of exploring for, developing, and producing crude oil and natural gas. Downstream operations include refining of crude oil, marketing, and transportation of finished petroleum products.
One of Chevron's primary operations is exploring for and producing crude oil. Chevron's producing areas include Angola, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Denmark, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, the Partitioned Neutral Zone between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the United States, Venezuela, and recently, China.[7] Exploration areas include offshore areas in western Africa, northwestern Australia, Brazil and Canada, the Gulf of Thailand, the U.K. Atlantic Margin and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.[7] Chevron's upstream activities in the United States are concentrated in California, the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, the Rocky Mountains and Alaska.
Chevron acquired three oil and gas exploration areas in the South China Sea from Devon Energy (DVN).[4] Chevron is returning to the South China Sea after leaving it a decade ago when it failed to find significant oil reserves there.[4] Interest in the South China Sea was reignited when Husky Energy (TSE:HSE) discovered an estimated four trillion to six trillion cubic feet of recoverable gas reserves.[4] Husky has since drilled more successful wells and is planning to pump the first gas in 2013. Cnooc (China National Offshore Oil Corp.) estimates the area holds 22 billion barrels of oil equivalent.[4] Water depths in the block, located 150 miles south of Hong Kong, range from 650 feet to more than 6,500 feet across an area spanning nearly about 2,700 square miles.[4]
Chevron's global refining system can process more than 2 million barrels of crude oil per day.[8] The system is anchored by seven core refineries located in key areas that make up more than 75 percent of the company's total fuel-refining capacity.[8] These core refineries are located in Singapore, Thailand, South Korea, Richmond and El Segundo, California, Pascagoula, Mississippi, and Pembroke, United Kingdom.[8]
Chevron's vast production and refining base is supported by a strong marketing network of retail gas stations spread across 90 countries, marketing petroleum products under the brands "Chevron," "Texaco" and "Caltex" throughout the world.[2] The company supplies directly or through retailers and marketers approximately 9,700 Chevron- and Texaco-branded motor vehicle retail outlets, primarily in the mid-Atlantic, southern and western United States. Approximately 500 of these outlets are company-owned or -leased stations.[9] Outside the United States, Chevron supplies directly or through retailers and marketers approximately 15,300 branded service stations, including affiliates.[9] Additionally, Chevron markets aviation fuel at more than 1,000 airports.[9]
Chevron is involved in every aspect of natural gas activities, including production, liquefaction, shipping, regasification, pipelines, marketing, power generation, and gas-to-liquid technology.[7] Outside the United States, all of Chevron's natural gas sales are in Australia, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Indonesia, Latin America, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United Kingdom.
Chevron's chemical operations include the manufacture and marketing of commodity petrochemicals, plastics for industrial uses, and fuel and lubricant oil additives. The company owns and operates facilities in Brazil, France, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore and the United States and has equity interests in facilities in India and Mexico. Oronite, a subsidiary of Chevron, provides additives for lubricating oil in most engine applications, such as passenger car, heavy-duty diesel, marine, locomotive and motorcycle engines, and additives for fuels to improve engine performance and extend engine life.[9]
Chevron's U.S.-based mining company produces and markets coal and molybdenum. The company owns and operates two surface coal mines in New Mexico and Wyoming and one underground coal mine in Alabama. The company also owns a 50 percent interest in Youngs Creek Mining Company LLC, a joint venture to develop a coal mine in northern Wyoming.[10] In addition to the coal operations, Chevron owns and operates the Questa molybdenum mine in New Mexico. At year-end 2008, Chevron controlled approximately 53 million pounds of proven molybdenum reserves at Questa.[10]
Chevron's power generation business operates commercial power projects and has equity stakes in 13 power assets through joint ventures in the United States and Asia.[10] The company manages the production of more than 2,300 megawatts of electricity at 11 facilities it owns through joint ventures.[10] A number of the facilities produce steam for use in upstream operations to facilitate production of heavy oil. Additionally, Chevron has major geothermal operations in Indonesia and the Philippines and is investigating advanced solar technologies for use in oil field operations as part of its renewable energy strategy.[10]
As one of the world's largest oil producers, Chevron faces litigation for pollution and contamination of the environment.
Chevron is being sued on behalf of 30,000 Amazon-basin residents in Ecuador on claims that Texaco Inc., which Chevron acquired in 2001, dumped more than 18 billion gallons of toxic waste from oil drilling in the jungle from 1964 to at least 1990.[3]
In 1977, Ecuador's state-owned oil company, Petroecuador, took a 62.5% stake in the field in question, though Texaco continued to operate it.[11] In 1992 Petroecuador took over the whole operation and Texaco withdrew from Ecuador. Texaco agreed with the Ecuadoran government that it would clean up 161 pits, or its share of the total, at a cost of $40 million.[11] The work was done by 1998 and the Ecuadorian government signed an agreement releasing Texaco from any further liability.[11] Nonetheless, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Chevron under a 2003 Ecuadoran law.[11] The case began in 1993 in New York and now is being handled in a court in Lago Agrio, Ecuador.[3] The litigation holds Chevron responsible for 1,400 deaths from cancers caused by the pollution and for environmental clean-up costs.[11]
On February 14, 2011, the Ecuadorian court rendered a judgment of $18 billion.[12] In the two weeks before the judgment, Chevron raised claims of civil racketeering against the plaintiffs and their lawyers and convinced Manhattan federal district court judge Lewis Kaplan to restrain them from enforcing an Ecuador judgment. While it was making these tactical maneuvers in federal court, Chevron at the same time prevailed on international arbitrators to order Ecuador not to advance enforcement. It remains to be seen whether Chevron will pay enormous fines to the Ecuadorian government.
In 2008 Chevron leaked a gasoline additive into San Juan Capistrano's water supply. Chevron will repay the California city at least $1.5 million.[13] The settlement also states that Chevron could pay an additional $1.6 million in a series of payments. Chevron is frequently involved in this kind of litigation regarding environmental damage or contamination.
On April 20, 2010, a fire aboard a BP (BP) oil rig owned by Transocean (RIG) (the Deepwater Horizon) led to an explosion which caused an oil leak that has become the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history. As a result, President Obama has imposed a six month moratorium on deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Chevron has protested the moratorium, arguing that not all offshore drilling companies should be held responsible for the BP (BP) disaster. The six month moratorium limits Chevron's production capacity in the Gulf of Mexico since it can no longer operate oil rigs at depths of more than 500 feet. President Obama has also put on hold plans to expand drilling off the coast of Alaska. Other countries are following the lead of the United States; Norway, for example, has put a temporary halt to new deep-water exploration.[4]
Chevron shares fell nearly 10% in the two months since the BP disaster, compared to a drop in BP's market valuation of 46%.[4] BP (BP) has been criticized by some industry experts for using a risky well design that could have made it easier for natural gas to enter the well and eventually cause the explosion. Chevron claims to use a safer well design for its deepwater oil wells.
Despite Chevron's efforts to distance itself from BP (BP), it is facing criticism for a recent incident in which a Chevron pipeline in Utah leaked 33,000 gallons of crude oil into a Salt Lake City creek that threatened to contaminate the Great Salt Lake.[4] Within two days Chevron repaired the ruptured pipeline and was instructed to pay the local government over $50,000 in environmental remediation costs[14], but the incident has shaken confidence in Chevron's safety practices, similar to how confidence in BP's safety practices have been questioned by the Deepwater Horizon incident.[4]
Chevron is concerned about the continued delays in the permitting process in the Gulf of Mexico, which could potentially force Chevron to reduce its annual production growth forecast. Chevron estimated that 300,000 barrels of oil a day of total Gulf production have already been lost.
Due to slim refining margins, Chevron is investing more in its upstream business than in its downstream business. Chevron's 2011 capital expenditure budget of $26 billion, which represents an increase of 20% over 2010, is divided between the upstream business (87% of the budget) and the downstream business (11% of the budget). Chevron is focusing more heavily on the more profitable upstream business, which includes oil exploration and production.[15]
Chevron is also planning to cut 2,000 jobs (12% of its downstream staff) to reduce its operating costs.[16] As a result of the jobs cuts, Chevron expects to incur up to $200 million in severance costs. Chevron plans to reduce its refining business to 40 markets (instead of 93 in 2009) and reduce the number of filling stations from 3,200 to 1,900.[16]
One example of Chevron's downsizing of its downstream business was its October 2010 announcement that Chevron Pipe Line Co., a Chevron subsidiary, sold its 23.44% stake in Colonial Pipeline Co. Colonial Pipeline owns and operates a 5,500 mile petroleum pipeline in the United States that transports 100 million gallons of gasoline, kerosene, diesel fuel, home heating oil and aviation fuels daily from supply centers on the Gulf Coast to the Eastern Seaboard.[17]
Chevron is refocusing its resources on the upstream business, especially in Asian markets and in natural gas production. Between 2010 and 2012, Chevron plans to begin 25 new upstream projects with an investment of at least $1 billion.[16] Chevron announced that it expects natural gas to represent 41% of total volumes by 2017, up from the current share of 31%.[16]
In the U.S., Chevron is also expanding its upstream operations. In November 2010, Chevron announced that it would acquire Atlas Energy for $3.2 billion in cash and pro forma debt of $1.1 billion. The acquisition will provide Chevron with natural gas resources in southwestern Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale. Atlas Energy owns an estimated nine trillion cubic feet of natural gas resources, which includes approximately 850 billion cubic feet of proved natural gas reserves with approximately 80 million cubic feet of daily natural gas production.[18]
The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported that consumption in 2008 of refined products in the United States declined by nearly 6 percent from the 2007 average, representing the largest annual decline since 1980.[19] In 2008 world oil consumption of liquid fuels was 85.45 million barrels per day (bbl/d).[20] World oil consumption was forecast in April 2009 by the EIA to fall by 1.35 million bbl/d in 2009.[21] This decline, following record-high retail gas prices and crude oil prices during the first half of the year is tied to the 2007 Credit Crunch and 2008 Financial Crisis.
A decline in oil prices has a negative impact on the company's revenues. Chevron's revenue depends on how much oil it can sell and at what price. When the demand for crude oil fell in the second half of 2008, oil prices fell from a record high of about $147 per barrel to around $50 a barrel in the first quarter of 2009.[22] This weakened demand has not only reduced the amount of oil Chevron can sell but it has also reduced the profit margin it earns on each barrel of oil. Although Chevron's refining and chemical operations improve their bottom-line when the price of oil decreases, as a whole, Chevron benefits when oil prices increase.
Nigeria is Africa's largest oil producer and the fifth largest source of U.S. oil imports. Royal Dutch Shell (RDS'A), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Total S.A. (TOT), ENI S.p.A. (E), and Chevron operate joint ventures with Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. that produce more than 90% of Nigeria's oil. However, Nigeria is a politically unstable country, and this has disrupted Chevron's operations there in recent years. Attacks by militant groups in the Niger River delta cut Nigeria's oil production by more than 28% from 2006 to 2009.[23]
In December 2010, the Niger Delta Liberation Force claimed responsibility for attacks on three oil flow stations in Nigeria's Delta State belonging to Chevron and ENI S.p.A. (E). Chevron resumed flows through its Dibi-Abiteye pipeline in the southern Niger River delta in January 2011, a month after it was breached by militants.
Alternative energy is still some years off from widespread adoption; alternative energy challenges like low production volume, low production efficiency, and lack of infrastructure (some new fuels require distribution infrastructure separate from existing oil pipelines) all have yet to be overcome. However, if and when energy sources such as solar or wind end up taking off, the negative impact on the oil and gas industry will be immense. Chevron is one of the few oil majors (BP and Total S.A. being the others) that has embraced the possibility of a renewable future, and it is actively involved in pursuing alternative energy solutions. For example, the company announced that it has completed phase one of a $70 million solar installation for the Contra Costa Community College District - the largest such installation at any institute of higher education in North America. By its completion, the solar installation will generate around four million kilowatt-hours of electricity per year, supplying enough power for half the campus's needs.[24] Chevron is also in a group of investors that in May 2008 put $115 million into BrightSource Energy, a firm specializing in utilities-scale solar thermal technology.[25]
However, the fall in oil prices has put the economics of renewable energy into question. With energy once again cheap and plentiful, the imperative to develop renewable energy has weakened. On the other hand, concern over global climate change has continued to rise, increasing government support for renewable energy grants and subsidies.
Chevron competes with other major petroleum producers. The six major oil producers are BP (BP), ChevronTexaco (CVX), Total (TOT), ConocoPhillips (COP), Exxon Mobil (XOM) and Royal Dutch Shell (RDS'A).
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notices of scholarships that are offered through external
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Application Deadline: February 28, 2009
The Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Educational Fund is pleased to announce the 2009-10 Puerto Rican Bar Association (PRBA) Scholarship Program for Latino law students. The PRBA, founded in New York in 1957 is one of the oldest Latino bar associations in the U.S. Today, the PRBA continues its tradition of breaking down the barriers to the legal profession with active members throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. All Latino students attending law school in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico) are eligible to apply. PRBA selects recipients based on financial need and academic promise. All applicants must be a first or second year student in a JD degree program at an ABA approved law school. Third year evening students are also eligible to apply. Students working towards their LLM are not eligible for this award. Scholarship recipients will be notified by June of 2009.
Applications are available in the office of admissions, suite 230. Completed applications must be postmarked by February 28, 2009 to be considered.
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Educational scholarship funds from the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago are available for the 2009-2010 academic year. Approximately $500,000 is available for Jewish students who are identified as having promise for significant contributions in their chosen careers, and are in need of financial assistance for full-time academic programs primarily in the helping professions. To be eligible a student must: be enrolling or enrolled full-time; be domiciled in the Chicago metropolitan community; establish financial need; and demonstrate career promise. The Jewish Vocational Service administers the scholarship program and personally interviews all applicants before April 20, 2009 at one of its many offices throughout the Chicago metropolitan area. To apply, go to www.jvschicago.org (click on Scholarship Services). For additional information or questions, call the JVS Scholarship Secretary at 312.673.3457 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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The Roscoe Hogan Environmental Law Essay Contest is a $5,000 cash award given to the author of the winning essay. The 2009 topic is Pollution Preemption: Federal Preemption of State Tort Law and Environment Protection. Any student currently enrolled in an ABA accredited law school may submit a legal essay for the competition. Essays can only be written during the academic year covered by the competition and may not be prepared as part of paid legal work outside of law school. For Rules and a copy of the Intent-to-Enter form, please visit the Public Justice web site at www.publicjustice.net.
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The Institute of Management Accountants is pleased to offer scholarships to students pursuing accounting and finance graduate degrees. The Scholarships range from $1000 to $5000 and may include lodging, transportation and registration costs to both the IMA Annual Conference and Exposition and the IMA Student Leadership Conference. The application is available on the IMA web site at www.imanet.org/scholarships and the deadline to apply is February 15, 2009.
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The NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund is sponsoring a writing contest for law students. The subject of the contest is The Right of the Individual to Keep and Bear Arms as a Federally Protected Right. Cash prizes will be awarded to First, Second, Third and Fourth place winners in the amounts of $5,000, $3,000, $2,000 and $1,000 respectively. The contest is open to all individuals who are law students at the date of submission and who have not been previously admitted to practice law in the United States. Admission to practice after submission of the paper is not disqualifying. Papers should be double-spaced, not exceed 30 pages in length, exclusive of endnotes, of law review quality, and cannot have been previously published. Publication subsequent to submission is encouraged. Citations should conform with the Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, current edition. Submissions must be postmarked no later than June 1, 2009 and mailed to NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund, c/o Office of the General Counsel, 11250 Waples Mill Road, Fairfax, VA 22030. For additional information, contact the fund at 703.267.1252.
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ORLANDO, Florida, October 7, 2008 (ENS) - "The power of people can make a huge difference in our success in dealing with climate change," said Nobel laureate Dr. Jean Brennan at the closing session of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's climate change summit on Friday.
The FWC spent three days with wildlife, environment and government experts from around the state and country to discuss the future for fish and wildlife in a changing climate.
This summit is the first of its kind in the country, and keynote speakers included Nobel laureates Brennan, from Defenders of Wildlife, and Dr. Virginia Burkett, from the U.S. Geological Survey, who shared in 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.
Both addressed the vulnerable status of Florida as a coastal state that will be impacted by increased intensity of storms and fires and a changing environment.
Florida is particularly vulnerable to climate change. The state can expect rising sea levels, loss of critical habitat, increase in storm intensity and increase in the frequency and intensity of fires, said Brennan.
He told a workshop group that wildlife species are not able to adapt as quickly as the climate change is occurring. FWC experts addressed that complex issue within the workshops and common themes emerged.
"We want to manage for resilience," said Gil McRae, director of the FWC's Fish and Wildlife Research Institute and leader of the marine ecosystems workshop. "We need to include both the human and the resource side when we consider management."
Delegates to the conference on "Florida's Wildlife: On the front line of climate change" addressed the ecological, economic, social, cultural and legal impacts of climate change on species within their different habitats in Florida.
The summit's workshops stimulated discussion and offered possible directions for all stakeholders in a state with a rapidly growing population in an climate that is changing very quickly.
"You exceeded my expectations of what we could get done here," said Tim Breault, director of the FWC's Division of Habitat and Species Conservation and workshop leader at the summit at the closing session.
Several weeks before the summit, the agency released the report "Wildlife 2060: What's at stake for Florida?" Dr. Thomas Eason, with the FWC, presented highlights from the report at the summit, which considers all the changes that will occur based on the projection that Florida's population will double in the next 50 years.
"The FWC will start moving immediately on the information gathered here," Breault said. "There is good news: We're prepared and ready to initiate, monitor and manage for the future conservation of fish and wildlife."
"The information gathered here is not the FWC's - it is the public's, so take it, and spread the word that Florida is doing something," Breault said. "Take your enthusiasm from today and move forward."
Stacey Small with the Environmental Defense Fund told participants she was going back to Washington, D.C. to spread the word about the summit.
"I want to see these summits across the country," Small said. "This summit stands as a model for other states to follow."
"I am very impressed with what was accomplished at this conference, and I am proud to have been a part of it," Brennan told participants. "I hope you are all proud of what you have achieved here and of what you are about to achieve."
{Photo: A rare wild panther in Hendry County, Florida by Frank Shufelt}
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Millionaire Teachers Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Millionaire Teachers Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Hong Kong View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message jaffaJoined: 25 Oct 2012Posts: 401 Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 6:18 am Post subject: Millionaire Teachers Wow, those HK streets can be paved with gold. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20085558 Back to top HungGarTigerJoined: 15 Nov 2012Posts: 25 Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 2:27 pm Post subject: It's the epitome of everything wrong with todays society, I don't doubt that a lot of teachers have gotten (fairly) rich off of over privileged self-entitled students - but to call them millionare tutors is a stretch. If this report is true then it makes me sick, and I will be losing more faith in society than I already have. Basing a career off of how you look rather than how you teach is the corner stone of todays youth and society. Apart from anything, is this materialistic approach to marketing teaching young kids anything right? Besides, getting high grades and looking great all the time? I would question a lot of the things learned from guy who is purely "on special ring-binders and folders". Why is it that many international universities dis-regard students from Chinese educational backgrounds? Even though their scores are "through the roof"?? I ask myself that question every day... Back to top RiverMysticJoined: 13 Jan 2009Posts: 1956 Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 3:05 pm Post subject: It's simply pathetic, anf unfortunately reflects the worst of HK and Confucian culture: face over substance. Education has completely lost its soul, is completely commoditised, and has become a race for status and money - much more so than most. Back to top Solar StrengthJoined: 12 Jul 2005Posts: 557Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 1:17 pm Post subject: RiverMystic wrote: It's simply pathetic, anf unfortunately reflects the worst of HK and Confucian culture: face over substance. Education has completely lost its soul, is completely commoditised, and has become a race for status and money - much more so than most. But locals are dumb enough to buy into all that? Amazing, if so. Back to top Joshua2006Joined: 04 Jan 2010Posts: 342 Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2012 8:05 am Post subject: Solar Strength wrote: But locals are dumb enough to buy into all that? Amazing, if so. If they have enough money to buy into anything, they'll believe it...and it isn't just a Hong Kong thing either....it is certainly true of Koreans as well. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Hong Kong All times are GMT Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Where to Begin----------------General DiscussionNewbie ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumOnline Teaching Forum Africa Forums----------------General Africa Forum Asia Forums----------------CambodiaChina (Job-related Posts Only)China (Off-Topic)Hong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeTaiwanThailandGeneral Asia ForumVietnam Caribbean Forums----------------General Caribbean Forum Europe Forums----------------Czech RepublicFranceGermanyGreeceItalyMacedonia and the BalkansPolandRomaniaRussia & C.I.S.SpainTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomGeneral Europe Forum Latin America Forums----------------ArgentinaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaMexicoMexico (off-topic)PeruGeneral Latin America Forum The Middle East Forums----------------BahrainEgyptIsraelKuwaitOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesGeneral Middle East Forum North America Forums----------------General North America Forum Oceania----------------Australia/New Zealand You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group Teaching Jobs in China


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1. Re: S5000PAL DDR2 RAM MISFITDan_O Jan 10, 2011 8:22 AM (in response to Slaby)
If the notch doesn't match, that's usually the wrong DIMM.
What is the part number that you got?
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When I ordered the RAM, it did not specify ECC FBDimm, which corrected the problem when the ECC FBDimm RAM was inserted.


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Ponzi coverage - Images by Los Altos Town Crier
Bearing canes and worn leather briefcases, local seniors were among those filing into a San Jose courtroom Friday to watch the Los Altos man they'd entrusted with their savings argue his innocence.
The Securities and Exchange Commission alleges that the investors are victims of a Ponzi-like scheme. But some don't want to believe they've all been hoodwinked. If the government is right, they've lost their dream of 7.5 percent annual returns, and a good chunk of their initial investment.
Mark Feathers, founder of the Los Altos-based Small Business Capital Corp., continues to maintain that the investments were safe, performing and could still be salvaged.
Some of those who sank money into SB Capital were seasoned investors, but many were financially inexperienced local residents looking to invest relatively small nest eggs. They faced the question: Do you trust the funds manager who paid you steady returns throughout the recession, or the court-appointed receiver delivering bad news?
The confusion, anger and lingering hope aired outside the courtroom last week demonstrated intriguing loyalty to a man, Feathers, accused of dissipating others' money while lining his own pockets.
Seeking answers
One couple attended the hearing wondering how to plan, on a fixed income, for frozen investment funds and uncertain losses. They had written the court saying that without access to the principal and interest of the $50,000 they invested with Feathers, they were relying on Social Security and "needed the funds badly" for basic living expenses. The husband, an 88-year-old Los Gatos resident, asked that the Town Crier not reveal his name, as did every investor interviewed. He said watching his remaining savings account tick down filled him with worry, and joked wistfully about finding a job.
The couple found Feathers' company through an ad in the San Jose Mercury News. SB Capital, which had also advertised in the Los Altos Town Crier, teased an investment opportunity that was "easy to grasp" and "Wall Street-free."
SB Capital staff included fixtures from the Los Altos banking scene with deep roots in the area. Feathers developed relationships through personal and sometimes fanciful events, including an annual investor dinner he and his wife once hosted in period costume.
"You invest with someone you like, after you meet them," the wife of the Los Gatos investor told the Town Crier.
Striking courtroom scene
Clutching a worn, green paper folder thick with documents, Feathers sat alone at the front of the courtroom last week, flanked by six representatives of his opposition. As he delivered lengthy explanations of where he believed the SEC had gone wrong, some of his alleged victims laughed along with his jokes and flashed thumbs-up gestures of encouragement.
U.S. District Judge Edward J. Davila denied the majority of Feathers' motions and took pains to explain to Feathers and onlookers in the courtroom why he was ruling as he did.
The hearing addressed Feathers' efforts to dismiss the case, discredit the SEC and gain access to $30,000 for six months of living expenses from his frozen assets. He was granted the money but otherwise didn't prevail.
Feathers referenced letters of support sent to the judge. Davila explained that he couldn't read any of the approximately 75 letters received regarding the case because they would constitute ex parte communication. Judges are expected to refrain from interacting with third parties in a case, which means investors don't have much say in the proceedings.
Feathers has written prolifically to investors since the SEC seized his company in June 2012, making dramatic arguments about the SEC's alleged overstepping, misleading and persecutory actions.
Over the weekend, he wrote another missive sprinkled with dire analysis of the SEC's intervention and excerpts from court documents, claiming that "YOU ARE NOW AN UNWILLING PARTICIPANT IN A FULL-ON GOVERNMENT SCANDAL" and urged investors to write to local elected officials. Feathers, who describes himself as waging a "David and Goliath" battle for his innocence, wrote to investors that "If SEC wins, you lose."
The SEC shuttered Los Altos-based SB Capital ostensibly to protect two groups of people: those who had already invested, whose money was allegedly being fraudulently depleted; and those who were considering an investment but had not yet committed their money.
The court receiver managing the seized funds claims that of the $46 million invested, approximately $12 million was "dissipated" through Ponzi-like activities.
The phrase "Ponzi-like" refers to the practice of taking more and more investor money to pay false "returns" to existing investors. In the case of Charles Ponzi, whose scheme first inspired the moniker, no legitimate business underlay the transfers of money.
Use of the phrase caused audible reactions of distress and disgust from some onlookers in the courtroom last week. Some of Feathers' investors continue to question how a company could be labeled "Ponzi-like" when it maintained a portfolio of more than 60 performing investments. Some wondered if the SEC fully understood the specialty investments SB Capital made in partnership with the Small Business Administration.
The court receiver's reports provide financial analyses that purport to assess those operations fairly. The SEC maintains that although SB Capital did carry out its stated business purpose – issuing loans using investor money – Feathers' business spent more money than it generated, meaning that over time investor money was lost.
Stuck between a rock and a hard place
When the hearing recessed, a crowd of investors gathered in the hallway outside Davila's courtroom, peppering the SEC's lead prosecutor, John Bulgozdy, with questions that ranged from plaintive to indignant.
Investors already locked into SB Capital stand to lose no matter how the court rules. If Feathers committed the alleged fraud, their money has been at least partially lost. But even if he is innocent, the receiver dismantling the company has still only salvaged a fraction of the money invested, and has drastically changed the way the business operates.
The millions of dollars that remain locked in SB Capital-related accounts may start to change hands by late summer. Investors and creditors must submit claims to the receiver by May 10.
How much of the $42 million in investments may ultimately survive remains unknown, but based on the preliminary forensic accounting, investors like the Los Gatos couple may expect to recover 50 to 75 percent of their money.


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Chris Gayle smashed a third successive half-century and seamer Andre Russell bagged four wickets as West Indies cruised to a nine-wicket win over New Zealand in Thursday's opening one-day international.
Gayle, who made 53 ad 85 in the back-to-back Twenty20 matches against the injury-hit tourists in Florida last week, continued his rich vein of form with 63 at Sabina Park as West Indies coasted home with 52 balls to spare.
Dwayne Smith was also undefeated on 65.
Russell, the 24-year-old seamer, had pinned back New Zealand, taking three wickets with the new ball and then got a fourth with his final delivery to end with 4-45 off 10 overs.
The Black Caps struggled to just 190-9 off their 50 overs after they were sent in to bat by captain Darren Sammy.
Off-spinner Sunil Narine (2-26) and pacer Ravi Rampaul (2-42) provided excellent back-up.
"I'm happy with the way I bowled. It felt great. It was good to come back into the team after I missed the T20 series in Florida and make an impression right away," said Russell.
"To bowl first at Sabina Park, I knew I would get assistance from whatever moisture was in the surface.
"I got the opportunity to bowl the new ball and I knew I could make good use of it. I decided to run in with purpose, hit the deck hard and look for wickets. Before the match we said wickets with the new ball would be vital and my focus was on getting it right from the very start."
Gayle's 63 not out came off 57 balls with five sixes, much to the delight of his home supporters while Smith played some superb strokes and cleared the ropes three times in an unbeaten 65 off 77 balls.
The pair added an unbroken stand of 130 for the second wicket as the home side stormed to their rain-adjusted total of 136 off just 24.2 overs for the loss of just opener Lendl Simmons.
Heavy afternoon rain accompanied by lightning and thunder caused a break in play, bringing a Duckworth/Lewis target into play.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson called on his young side to make the most of their underdog status in Saturday's second match at the same venue.
"It is disappointing, but we know we are underdogs and hopefully that breeds a fearless attitude in our camp," Williamson told cricinfo.com.
"We have to move forward as that is the only thing that we can do in a five-match series.
"There are a lot of challenges for us in the series, not only the quality of the opposition and the conditions, but more so (after) the injuries we have had to get a consistent side on the park and to have consistent planning to move forward."
Wicketkeeper BJ Watling's 60, off 98 balls with five fours, was the lone positive for New Zealand.
Gayle, Russell shine as Kiwis suffer third defeat
Chris Gayle smashed a third successive half-century and seamer Andre Russell bagged four wickets as West Indies cruised to a nine-wicket win over New Zealand in Thursday's opening one-day international.


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"Runaway government spending" is an easy target now. It is not the cause of our problems. Government spending will not "crowd out" private investors. It is essential in stimulating the demand on which the private sector and even our ability to sustain healthy debt to gross national product ratios depend.
Further cuts in domestic job creation, sure to result from the refusal by Congress to extend unemployment benefits, will be counterproductive. It will lead to more unemployment, more benefit spending for prisons, emergency health care, domestic violence, and further declines in government revenues - a true death spiral.
That message, however, hardly ever gets a hearing. CNBC anchors regularly proclaim: "only the private sector creates wealth." I wonder what these anchors would be using for their research and communication but for massive government subsidy and research and development on computers and the Internet.
Critics also claim that the Obama stimulus did not work. Using carefully sourced data the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office shows that the stimulus package created jobs and saved others that would have been lost.
The problem here is political.
As even some business economists pointed out at the time, the initial Obama package was far too small. Dean Baker points out the federal package amounted to less than half of the trillion-dollar hole caused by the housing bubble collapse. Government stimulus was reduced even further by cuts in state government spending.
Perhaps President Barack Obama could not have achieved more, but he should have chastised Congress and made clear the country would need more and soon. Obama's inflated claim on behalf of that modest legislation is a major reason that more federal job creation is so politically difficult.
The deficit mania has other deeper roots. A core within the business community, especially financial services, never accepted the New Deal.
Social Security always has been especially offensive. It is a universal program that worked and became very popular. It constitutes the major reason poverty rates among the elderly declined dramatically. Had George W. Bush privatized Social Security, our great recession likely would have become Great Depression II.
Unable to go after the program directly, conservatives attacked Social Security through fallacious arguments that the program, which its bipartisan trustees certify as fully funded through 2044, is a fiscal time bomb. As Baker points out, the real fiscal time bombs are exploding private sector dominated health costs, the bank bailouts and war costs of a trillion dollars and counting. Concern about deficits never has prevented the business press or our senators from supporting these corporate behemoths.
Paul Krugman also provocatively argues that more than immediate monetary interests drive this issue. Ideological and even identity issues are in play. Krugman cites John Maynard Keynes' powerful aside on classical capitalist culture: "The completeness of [the notion that government can do nothing] is something of a curiosity and a mystery. It must have been due to a complex of suitabilities in the doctrine to the environment into which it was projected. That it reached conclusions quite different from what the ordinary uninstructed person would expect, added, I suppose, to its intellectual prestige. That its teaching, translated into practice, was austere and often unpalatable, lent it virtue. That it was adapted to carry a vast and consistent logical superstructure, gave it beauty. That it could explain much social injustice and apparent cruelty as an inevitable incident in the scheme of progress, and the attempt to change such things as likely on the whole to do more harm than good, commended it to authority. That it afforded a measure of justification to the free activities of the individual capitalist, attracted to it the support of the dominant social force behind authority."
The anti-deficit mania has tangled roots both in immediate monetary interests and in the broader political culture. It has surprising support among some working-class citizens, who stand to lose from its implementation. They are led by, and in turn sustain, the so-called Blue Dog Democrats. Nonetheless, its deep and tangled roots constitute no reason to treat it as inevitable.
Why deficit mania cuts across class and how to construct a culture and economics that sustains full employment will be the subject of my next column.


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Sublime Baby Cashmere Merino Silk DK is made from the highest quality natural fibres and is a fabulous DK-weight (5-6ply) yarn.
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Medicare is a government program that covers most health care costs for people 65 and older, as well as individuals undergoing dialysis treatment for kidney failure. Medicare covers over forty million Americans – around 13% of the U.S. population.
Medicare is so large that its decisions on what to pay for and how much to pay for it dramatically impact the business of healthcare in the United States. When Medicare increases the amount it reimburses doctors for a particular treatment, it can change medical practice, as doctors and hospitals favor more profitable treatments. As these practice patterns change, some companies stand to profit handsomely and others lose out.
The current trend of shifting patients from hospitals to home healthcare is giving rise to professional home healthcare service providing agencies and firms. The shift from conventional treatment to proactive monitoring is opening up new opportunities in the home Healthcare market. (http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com/home-healthcare-market.html) Patients prefer such services mainly because of convenience and cost effectiveness. Third party healthcare service is also in growing demand due to better quality of treatment provided by trained professionals.
As a result, Medicare's decisions around what to pay for and at what price are subject to intense political scrutiny. The pharmaceutical companies with the most at stake when Medicare reimbursement changes also tend to have the largest government lobbying teams.
In recent years, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) -- the federal bureaucracy that manages medicare -- has come under increasing pressure to cut costs. Medicare costs the Federal Government nearly $300 billion a year, around 12% of the federal budget, and costs are growing faster than other Federal spending. Democrats have made a reduction in Medicare costs via cuts to reimbursement a key part of their platform, and Democratic victory in the 2008 elections could presage additional cuts to medicare reimbursement, negatively impacting companies who rely upon medicare reimbursement for their revenues.
Roughly, medicare's spending is divided into three main areas, and each area has been a target for cost-cutting at one point or another:
When Medicare decides to increase the amount it pays for a particular drug or treatment, companies that provide that treatment can stand to profit handsomely. The amount that Medicare reimburses doctors, hospitals, and third-party health insurance companies can impact these companies' profitability. It can also affect the incentive that health care providers have to offer certain treatments, biasing providers towards procedures that have higher Medicare payments.


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He's been on the major league roster all year, and he's pitched with success, albeit most of it in a relief role. But, this is the opportunity for him to learn how to pitch out of trouble if not avoid it entirely.
The point was made last night about diminishing his value like that of Daniel Murphy. I'm not buying because Parnell has too good an arm for the Mets to be thinking about trading him.
I think Manuel waffling hurts Parnell's confidence more than him getting hammered.
He should stay because these remaining few games is about learning what certain players are capable of in the planning for next year, and certainly Parnell has a better chance of starting in 2010 than the rest of the current rotation, save Mike Pelfrey (who really does need saving).
He should get two more starts after tonight, maybe three, and the larger the sampling the better.
He could get his butt handed to him tonight as most Mets pitchers experience in Atlanta, but that's better than having it planted on the bench.