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...floating in dream...
Dale Ann Cubbage 6/28/2004 9:03:40 PMGreat motion shot, even though the lighitng isn't ideal, you still get a great feeling from it. I can hear the music! #142800
Kelly Abernathy 6/28/2004 9:36:42 PMAnother great one from this night Nobi! All very colorful! Looks like you had a great time here and got many wonderful photos! -K #621914
Ronald Balthazor 6/29/2004 2:09:17 AMGreat shake, Nobi. Nicely done. #622055
Diane Addonizio 6/29/2004 5:38:32 AMVery well done, Nobi! #622464
Mary K. Robison 6/29/2004 3:59:31 PMNobi, your title is perfect for this vision of color and gentle energy...beautiful image! #623413
Terry R. Hatfield 6/29/2004 4:46:53 PMGood Title Nobi The Motion Looks Great!! #623488
Lee Ann Sahagun - Poling 6/29/2004 5:11:50 PMI feel the motion! Looks great considering "poor" lighting... never would have guessed! #623516
Evy Johansen 7/1/2004 1:33:56 AMOh yes - I feel the motion too.... Wonderful image! #625749
Ellen L. Zaslaw 7/17/2004 1:18:29 AMLovely ! Congratulations !! #651469
Susan T. Evans 7/17/2004 1:49:26 AMCongrats Nobi on a well deserved win!!! love it! #651513
Mary K. Robison 7/17/2004 2:15:31 AMNobi, I'm so happy for you! CONGRATULATIONS! #651593
Kathleen Clemons 7/17/2004 3:01:52 AMCongratulations to you, Nobi! #651691
Anette Linnea Rasmussen 7/17/2004 3:03:47 AMGreat shot, Nobi!
Best regards
Linnea #651695
Dale Ann Cubbage 7/17/2004 4:25:48 AMCongrats Nobi! #651905
William C. Raco 7/17/2004 5:27:11 AMCongratulations, Nobi
bill #652075
Terry R. Hatfield 7/17/2004 5:37:47 AMCongrats On A Excellent Finalist Nobi!! #652110
Darren K. Fisher 7/17/2004 6:19:39 AMWay to go Nobi, so very well deserved. #652289
Paula Showen 7/17/2004 6:33:59 AMExcellent capture, Congratulations! #652400
Karen Bacon 7/17/2004 6:47:55 AMWonderful photo Nobi!!Congratulations!! #652507
Patricia Marroquin 7/17/2004 6:52:54 AMCongratulations, Nobi! Fabulous image! #652537
Debra Booth 7/17/2004 7:01:35 AMWonderful, Nobi!! Congratulations!! #652598
Evy Johansen 7/17/2004 7:42:38 AMI'm so glad to see this wonderful image again! Many congratulations Nobi on this well deserved finalist!! #652842
Leonard Pierce 7/17/2004 9:13:16 AMCongratulations Nobi!!! #653286
zcaley 7/17/2004 11:24:17 AMCongrats! Rich shot! #653541
Donald K. Cherry 7/17/2004 11:29:09 AMGongrats Nobi! I loved this shot the the first time I saw it and I'm glad to see it back again as a finalist! #653551
Cora Miller 7/17/2004 1:31:51 PMNobi, I must have missed this one the first time around. Congratulations on a really fine shot! #653928
Dan Holm 7/17/2004 5:50:21 PMTeriffic shot, Nobi! Congratulations!! #654573
Colette M. Metcalf 7/17/2004 6:56:39 PMCongratulations Nobi!!! #654745
Stephen Zacker 7/18/2004 2:47:34 PMCongratulations Nobi! #656296
Kathleen Clemons 7/19/2004 2:45:51 AMCongrats on your win, Nobi! #657014
Dolores Neilson 7/19/2004 3:43:51 AMA sexy shot! Congrats on your win, Nobi! #657053
Colette M. Metcalf 7/19/2004 4:56:54 AMCongratulations on your win, Nobi!!! #657374
Stephen Zacker 7/19/2004 5:49:29 AMCongrats Nobi. This image really is different and unique! #657679
Kristen McKain 7/19/2004 5:55:06 AMCongrats!! #657716
Karen Bacon 7/19/2004 6:00:08 AMWay to go Nobi congratulations!! #657738
Patricia Marroquin 7/19/2004 6:59:57 AMYeah! You did it! A big congratulations on your win, Nobi! How exciting!
By the way, what happened to all your images in your gallery? Your gallery has 0 images in it. #657947
Kelly Abernathy 7/19/2004 7:24:31 AMCongrats on your win! -K #658058
Lori Ditlefsen 7/19/2004 8:04:44 AMCongrats on the win Nobi! #658204
Deborah Sandidge 7/19/2004 8:34:41 AMCongratulations! #658275
Evy Johansen 7/19/2004 8:48:36 AMSo very well derserved!! Many contratulations on your win, Nobi! #658307
Susan T. Evans 7/19/2004 9:17:53 AMCongrats Nobi, terrific capture!!!! #658376
Terry R. Hatfield 7/19/2004 9:20:37 AMCongrats On Your Win Nobi Well Deserved!! #658381
Dale Ann Cubbage 7/19/2004 10:23:31 AMCongrats Nobi, on this winner! I knew it was special! #658549
Mary K. Robison 7/19/2004 3:42:40 PMYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY, Nobi!!!
Darren K. Fisher 7/19/2004 5:49:10 PMWAY TO GO NOBI!!!!!!!! #659178
William C. Raco 7/19/2004 7:23:04 PMCongratulations, Nobi.
bill #659401
Nobu Nagase 7/19/2004 8:56:28 PMThis is such a pleasant surprise...
Thank you!!! #659537
Audrea Telkamp 7/19/2004 9:34:32 PMI love this Nobi!!! Congratulations on your win!!!! #659582
Joannie Bertucci 7/19/2004 9:42:07 PMWell I have to throw my congratulations in with the others Nobi! This couldn't have happened to a nicer man and Texan :-) I saw her shaking her spangles over at WA! #659591
Nobu Nagase 7/20/2004 10:16:19 PMAudrea, thank you very much for stopping by and taking the time to comment.
Joannie, how is the world you found me? I'm glad you came by...love your timing... and thank you so much for such nice words for me!!! Hope to see you more often...
Susie Peek-Swint 7/23/2004 12:35:02 AMWonderful Nobi ~ a big congrats on a well deserved win ~ well done!
Cora Miller 8/7/2004 1:16:21 PMNobi, I'm sooooo glad to see this one made it to the top. A big, huge congratulations! #693447
Nobu Nagase 8/8/2004 9:34:50 PMSusie, thank you very much for your ever warm and kind words, always...
Cora, I am glad you came by and found this... I really appreciate your thoughtfulness and kind gesture, always... #695165
Nicole Boenig-McGrade 8/14/2004 8:43:49 AMHi Nobi, firstly congratulations!!! Great shot!!! Would you mind sharing what settings you had for this shot? I am about to do some for a ballet company. Kind regards, Nicole #708728
Nobu Nagase 8/15/2004 6:54:11 AMHi Nicole,
I just viewed your gallery and I thought it was interesting that while you are in Australia, you have many photos from Europe, I especially noticed of Paris, etc...
Images of train motion are very nice.
- nobi #711961
Nicole Boenig-McGrade 8/15/2004 8:01:57 AMThank you very much for you comments Nobi. I'd really appreciate that! #712081
Nobu Nagase 8/16/2004 12:03:37 PMNicole,
Lucia De Giovanni 10/1/2004 1:55:20 PMThis is such a wonderful shot Nobi! Very well deserved Winner! #816336
Nobu Nagase 10/4/2004 8:16:25 PMThank you, Lucia!
Claudette Foote 9/21/2005 10:05:21 AMI love this Nobi!congratulations on your win!
wow your gallery is amazing...
Jill Odice 10/2/2005 11:10:58 PMNobi, this has a very similar feelling as my shot....Maybe she is dreaming about Bruce Hall playing his bass and he is dreaming of her dancing to it:-) #1910266
Sandra Freyler 12/11/2005 5:46:31 PMCongratulations nobi on such great work! I don't know how I happen to miss this fabulous image! Beautiful! #2175401
Kathleen K. Parker 5/27/2007 4:54:09 AMCongrats Nobinn!!! So happy for your win!
Steven E. Ray 7/17/2007 1:53:51 AMWhat grace and beauty you extol in this photo. Nicely done and well deserving of the recognition. #4516765
Took this photo under a very poor lighting condition at night on the beach in Aruba. She is a member of dancing group and was doing Tahitian and she was the last one to leave the stage... cloned out the platform she was on.
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Tuesday, July 16: Watch Coca-Cola, Goldman Sachs
Chris Dieterich takes a look at the stocks traders will be watching in market action, including Coca-Cola, Johnson & Johnson and Goldman Sachs. Photo: AP.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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Whimsical Art Prints & Stationery
We've shared Suzy Ultman's work with you before, but we felt a need for a refresher. Not only does she offer lots of cute art prints to adorn your child's walls, but unique stationery products as well - they are sure to keep your daughter corresponding with cuteness.
You can find loads of art prints in Suzy's Etsy shop and her stationery line is available through Chronicle Books. We especially love the clever and fun Paper Doll Parade Notecard set and the Happy Trails Felt Doll Journal would be a unique solution for your pre-teen's ever important diary.
You can read more about Suzy's charming work on her portfolio page.
(Images: Suzy Ultman, Chronicle Books)


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Fort Hays State University > Division of Student Affairs > Financial Aid > Terms
Financial Assistance OfficePicken Hall 202Fort Hays State University600 Park StreetHays, KS 67601
Online Inquiry FormPhone: 785-628-4408
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Academic Transcripts: A certified, official copy of a student's permanent academic record. Official copies of academic transcripts must be sent directly from one school to another and cannot pass through a student's hands. Award Letter/Notification: listing of student's award package, including the amounts and types of financial aid, offered to the student. Students receive emails informing them that their Award Letters are available to view through their TigerTracks accounts. Students must accept or decline each award before the aid processing can continue. Award Package: The amounts and types of estimated financial aid (federal and non-federal) that has been offered to a student. Usually presented in the form of an Award Letter. Award Year: FHSU's award year begins with the fall semester and ends at the conclusion of the summer session.
Capitalization:Addition of unpaid interest to the principal balance of an Unsubsidized Direct Loan, which increases the total outstanding balance to be paid. The less a loan is capitalized, the better! Cost of Attendance (COA): An estimate of the total amount it will cost a student to go to a particular school--usually expressed as a yearly figure. This estimate includes tuition and fees; books and supplies; room and board; loan origination fees; travel expenses; parking fees; and personal/miscellaneous expenses. The COA is figured using rules established by the U.S. Congress and the U.S. Dept. of Education. To figure an estimate of your COA at FHSU, visit Net Price Calculator or select the "Cost of Attendance Worksheet" on our "Forms" page for the specific year you need.
Default: Failure to repay your loan according to the terms agreed upon in the promissory note. Deferment: Loan Deferment: An authorized period of time during which loan payments may be postponed. For more information, visit the Postponing Repayment page on the Student Aid on the Web site.Tuition Deferment: The delay of payment of university expenses until financial assistance can be processed and applied to a student's account. Dependent Status: Students who have dependent status must provide asset and income information for their parents, as well as themselves on the FAFSA (Free Application for Student Financial Aid). Their parents are considered to have the primary responsibility for paying for their child's education. Dependency status is determined by a series of questions on the FAFSA - not by the IRS tax filing status of the parents or student. Disbursement: The release of financial aid funds to students once their financial aid eligibility is complete. For more information, visit our Policies page. Disclosure Statement: Statement sent by a loan holder that states the amount of a loan, the repayment schedule and where payments are to be sent.
Eligible Program: A course of study that leads to a degree or certificate and meets the U.S. Dept. of Education's requirements for an eligible program. Enrollment Level: The sum of credit hours for which a student is enrolled for any given term. The following table outlines the various levels of enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate students:
The above enrollment levels are based on all undergraduate hours or all graduate hours. If you plan to enroll in mixture of undergraduate and graduate hours, we recommend you contact our office about how this will affect your financial aid. Entrance/Exit Counseling: Counseling sessions that borrowers must attend before receiving their first loan disbursements and again before leaving school. To complete entrance counseling online or exit counseling online, go to our "Forms" page and select "Entrance Counseling" or "Exit Counseling" for the specific year you need. Expected Family Contribution (EFC):Expected Family Contribution (EFC) is a term used to express the dollar amount that a family is expected to contribute to a student's education. This figure is determined by the federal government using the information reported on the FAFSA. The FAFSA cannot be completed until after January 1 of the award year you plan to attend college. While it's the only way to have an official EFC calculated, you can have an estimated EFC calculated by using FAFSA4caster.
Financial Aid Transcripts (FAT): A document sent from one school's Financial Aid Office to another in order to determine if a student has received any other financial aid and the status of that aid. FAT Request Form. Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA): This is the first step in applying for federal student aid. Anyone wanting federal aid must fill this out. Complete your FAFSA on the Web.
Grace Period: A specified period between the time you leave school (or drop below half-time study) and the time you begin repaying your loan(s). Guarantee Agency: An organization that insures the repayment of Federal Family Education Loans.
Interest Rate: A percentage of your outstanding principal loan amount charged for the use of borrowed money.
Need:Original Need--The Federal Government defines need as the student's cost of attendance (COA) minus their Expected Family Contribution (EFC). Remaining Need--The amount of aid remaining after all other forms of aid are subtracted from Original Need.
Principal: The loan amount you borrow. Promissory Note: A legally binding contract between you and your lender that contains all the conditions and terms under which you agree to repay your loan(s) with interest.
Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP): To be eligible to receive federal student aid, you must maintain SAP while working toward a degree or certificate. View FHSU's SAP policy. Selective Service: Registering for this is a requirement for all males over the age of 18. It is also a requirement for financial aid eligibility. Register for Selective Service. Servicer: An organization that provides borrower services and performs administrative functions associated with education loans. Usually, a servicer collects loan payments. Student Aid Report (SAR): The notification to the student of the results of processing the FAFSA. Subsidized: A Stafford loan awarded on the basis of financial need. The federal government pays the interest on the loan until you begin repayment and during periods of authorized deferment.
Unsubsidized: A Stafford loan not awarded on the basis of financial need. The student is responsible for all interest payments on the loan.
Verification: The process to confirm an individual student's submitted FAFSA data. Usually, students must submit a completed FHSU Verification Worksheet and any other requested documents.
Work-Study: This program allows students to earn money to help finance their education. Get more information on work study.


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September 12, 1936 - March 27, 2013
New Paltz, NY
Rosemarie E. Lynch of New Paltz, NY a receptionist at Melon Trucking, Wallkill, NY passed away on March 27, 2013 at Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY. She was 76. The daughter of the late Walter and Laura "Peg" Graham Quick, she was born on September 12, 1936 in Mount Kisco, NY. She was the widow of the late Joseph Lynch.
Rosemarie is survived by two sons, Mark Swanson of Walden and Joseph Swanson of Middletown; three daughters: Susan Regino and her husband, Mike of Middletown, Gail Dallas and her husband, Dane of Cedaredge, CO, and Karen Swanson of Albany; a sister, Kathy Milsaps of Madisonville, TN; eight grandchildren: Amanda, Mariann, James, Jason, Joshua, Lanissa, Michael and Jordan; nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her sister, Marylou Kramer.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 2nd from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Gridley-Horan Funeral Home, 39 Orchard St., Walden, NY. Services will be held on Wednesday, April 3rd at 10 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Wallkill Valley Cemetery, Walden.
Memorial contributions may be made to Occupations, Inc.
Funeral arrangements are by the Gridley-Horan Funeral Home, Inc. 845-778-3811, www.gridleyhoran.com.


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Sale - Jeans - 6 ITEMS
There is always room in your wardrobe for a pair of denim pants. A pair of blue, men's jeans online will provide a versatile base layer upon which to build an outfit and the Esprit jeans choices can be matched back with anything in your existing wardrobe. Formalise your look with skinny jeans, or try a pair of men's casual jeans for dressed down days.


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Markham's Backflow Prevention Bylaw (No. 2012-27) [PDF], is designed to minimize potential contamination of Markham's drinking water caused by backflow incidents at cross connections.
The Backflow Prevention Program [PDF] involves identifying cross connections (deemed at risk) and removing or isolating them (called backflow prevention) at the building or facilities of water customers.
The By-law applies to the following categories of Markham's water customers:
The program requires:
* A Qualified Person is a private contractor with qualifications as set out in Markham's Backflow Prevention By-law.
The property owners covered by the By-law are required to retain a Qualified Person [PDF] registered with the City at their own expense to complete the following activities:
An Information Request Form [PDF] needs to be completed by the property owner up the City's request.
The property owner is advised to check the registered Qualified Person's insurance coverage and working references, and discuss costs before proceeding with any work.
The property owner is also advised to log into their backflow prevention account at the "Backflow Prevention Program Online Services" website (link) regularly to ensure no incomplete backflow prevention items required for their facility exist.
Qualified Persons must first register with the City before doing any backflow prevention work in Markham. Qualified Persons Responsibilities include:
The Qualified Person is advised to submit all reports through the City's "Backflow Prevention Program Online Services website (link). Online submission is fast, east, secure and available 24/7.
The Qualified Person is also advised that all paper format submissions will be subject to a fee for manual processing by City staff.
City of Markham does not charge any fees on any Qualified Person's registration for doing backflow prevention work in Markham; whether it is their initial registration or annual update of their registration.
Please visit our Building Permits website or contact our Building Department at 905-475-4870 for details of your building permit application.
(Note: This Fee only applies to those property owners who have received Markham's Order to Comply notice, but failed to comply with the Backflow Prevention By-law within a compliance timeframe indicated on the notice.)
(Note: Invoice will be sent to the registered Qualified Person who submitted the Report in paper format and requires manually processing from the City).
This website is designed to make all backflow prevention report submissions (i.e. Survey, Test and Device Upgrade Reports) easier for registered Qualified Persons. The website is also intended to allow property owners in the Program access to the City's records related to their facilities. The website is a secure, cost-effective and environmental friendly solution for administering our Backflow Prevention Program.
Please click the following link and use the login account issued by the City to enter into the "Backflow Prevention Program Online Services" System.
Frequently Asked Questions & Answers for Backflow Prevention Program
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differential pressure
Deltabar FMD71
Electronic differential pressure system utilizing two ceramic sensor modules and one transmitter
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The electronic dp Deltabar FMD71 is a differential pressure system, used to measure the pressure or level, volume or mass of liquids in pressurized tanks or distillation columns/evaporators. The high pressure sensor (HP) measures the hydrostatic pressure. The low pressure sensor (LP) measures the head pressure. The level is calculated in the transmitter using these two digital values. The electronic dp system eliminates issues of traditional differential pressure measurements.
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Eliminates traditional mechanical issues resulting in greater process availability and reliability
Overload-resistant high purity ceramic sensor (99.9% Al2O3)
Safety risks are minimized with the new electronic differential pressure system architecture and design
Lowest total cost of ownership due to reduced installation time, maintenance, downtime and spare requirements
Multivariable level measurement: HART-based differential pressure, head pressure and sensor temperatures from one system
Continuous health indication of the entire system via HART-based diagnostic
High reproducibility and long-term stability
Phạm vi ứng dụng
For differential pressure, level, volume or mass measurement of liquids in pressurized tanks and distillation columns/evaporators.
Process connections: Threads, flanges and hygienic connections
Process temperature: -40 up to +150°C (-40 to +302°F)
Measuring range: 100mbar to +40bar (6 to 600psi)
Accuracy: Single sensor up to ±0.05%, system up to ±0.07%
International explosion protection certificates, hygienic approvals
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Tài liệu / Tài liệu hướng dẫn / Phần mềm
Phụ kiện / Phụ tùng thay thế
Liên hệ
Endress+Hauser Instruments International AG/ Asia Pacific Support CenterUnit 3, 1st Floor, CentrePoint Building 106 Nguyen Van Troi Street Phu Nhuan District Ho Chi Minh City Việt Nam
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Guided radar measurement
Levelflex FMP55
Point level detection
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Finding Photography Inspiration
As a photographer, no book, person, manual or website can teach you everything you need to know. Persistence, patience and experience shooting are the best things you can do to improve your photo skills. The more you shoot, the more comfortable and familiar you'll become with your equipment and point of view. That being said, I think your greatest resource for inspiration is the work of photographers you admire. Let's talk inspiration!
I love the history of photography and am greatly inspired by artists from a hundred years ago to current stars of the industry. In many ways, the pioneers of image-making were trying to push their available technology, challenge reproduction and invent new aesthetics ... such trailblazers!
The next time you're looking at a magazine you love or you're floating around town at a museum or gallery, look at the photographs and note the artist. If there's something that draws you in, that person is on to something and you can learn a lot by looking at more of their work.
For us at Apartment Therapy and The Kitchn, we largely focus on images of spaces, people, food and objects. In that vein, I'd like to share just a handful of inspiring photographers who also address similar subjects (photos, links and names above in the captions).
I'd like to turn it over to you. Who are your favorite photographers, why do you like them, what can we all learn from them?
Shown Above:
• Todd Selby
• Ditte Isager
• Garance Dore
• Penny De Los Santos
• The Sartorialist
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St. Marys Area recognizes fall sports athletes
The St. Marys Area Fall Sports Awards Program was held Wednesday evening at the school. The evening started with a reception at 6:30 p.m., followed by the awards portion of the evening in Carpin Auditorium.Activities Director Terry Straub welcomed everyone to the affair and acted as master of ceremonies for the evening. He noted that Adair Gennocro had placed third in the PIAA Class AA cross country meet on Saturday. Gideon Woelfel was the District 9-AAA cross country runner-up and led the Dutch cross country team to the District 9-AAA team championship. Amy Orr won the District 9-AA tennis singles champ and Michael Fox and Matt Hoffman were named to the Upper Allegheny Valley Soccer League all star team.Head golf coach Dan Vollmer said that his squad finished the year with a 3-9 record, although he noted that they practiced smart and hard and had a lot of fun at it. He said that his team represented the school very well wherever they were.Vollmer also recognized his assistant coach, Travis Wendel.Varsity letters were presented to Justin Beimel, D.J. Challingsworth, Quinn Cunningham, Philip Danz, Dillon Gallagher, Rudy Gleixner, Sam Miller, Owen Schreiber, Robert Watts and Garret Wendel. Junior varsity letter winners were presented to Aaron Gallagher and Jordan Wehler.Sue Lepovetsky, head girls' tennis coach, was the next speaker. She said that she was very proud of her team. They finished the season with a 10-2 record. They started the season with only seven players and ended with 11. She recognized sophomore Amy Orr for winning the District 9-AA tennis singles crown.Varsity letters were presented to Chelsea Agosti, Steph Buerk, Emily Challingsworth, Tonya Copello, Rachel Ehrensberger, Becky Hanes, Danielle McCoy, Megan McCoy, Amy Orr, Mary Rosman, Marta Vega and Aubrey Wiesner.Junior varsity volleyball coach Ken Vogt Jr. acknowledged his assistant coaches Rachel Schreiber and Jessica Schutz. He gave a brief rundown of his season, noting that his team finished with a 12-4 record.Junior varsity letters were presented to Tiffany Beck, Morgan Gleixner, Alexis Hanes, Kristen Huff, Katie Huggler, Jacqueline Lenze, Courtney Luepkes, Katelyn McFadden, Sierra Pryor and Brittney Tarle.Head volleyball coach Erica Vogt said that from the inside it was an extraordinary season and was successful and positive because of the girls involved. She said all six seniors stood out this year and were driven to a high degree, and it is now up to the underclassmen to maintain the tradition for the program.Varsity letters were presented to Kristen Anderson, Courtney Bankovich, Taylor Bellina, Abbey Cribbs, Lauren Dalessandro, Chelsie Gaton, Chelsea Gregori, Helena Hanes, Sami Hanes, Kiana Hoohuli, Kayla Nussbaum, Taylor Schutz, DeAnna Yost and Jolene Young. Vogt also recognized Abagail Dobson, statistician.Straub took a moment to recognize the St. Marys Area High School Marching Band on their eighth Chapter XI T.O.B. championship. He also noted that the Dutch football team will be playing for the District 9-AAA championship Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. at Mansell Stadium in DuBois against the Clearfield Bisons and that the drama classes at St. Marys Area will be presenting "Our Town" Nov. 17, 18 and 19 at 7 p.m. in Carpin Auditorium.Next up to the podium was Dr. Bob Schmidt, girls' head soccer coach. He acknowledged his assistant coaches, Johanna Schmidt, Chelsea Mulcahy and Danielle Micale. He noted that it had been seven years since he last coached at SMA. In fact, there was no texting in those days. He said that coaching soccer is a challenge and people don't realize what it takes to be an accomplished soccer player. Schmidt said his team played their way into condition and with the small team, the younger players were the beneficiaries. While they finished 4-13-1, it was a difficult season that ended well.Receiving varsity letters were Megan Bridges, Shannon Bridges, Samantha Candalor, Lauren Challingsworth, Liza Geyer, Mia Keener, Caley Keister, Becky Krieg, Sam McCabe, Hayley McGowan, Mackenzie Schatz, Holly Shields and Aspyn Wolff. Receiving certificates of participation were Rebekah Caretti, Lauren McAnany and Kiana Schatz.Russ Micale, head boys' soccer coach, acknowledged his assistant coach Jim Pistner. He said that they had a successful season. They had five shutouts and were shut out five times. St. Marys scored 33 goals and had 33 goals scored against them and they finished with a 9-9 record. It was the first time in a while they did not have a tie during the season. Micale gave a brief summary of the season before presenting letters.Varsity letters were presented to Scott Barber, Josh Burns, Weston Challingsworth, Michael Fox, Dalton Gennocro, Matt Hoffman, Brett Lanzel, Evan Lepovetsky, Jarrod Lipsey, Deric Luvaas, Ethan Michelini, Tim Mosebarger, Damien Wensel, Clancy Wiesner and Gideon Woelfel. Also recognized were statisticians Marissa Neubert and Mickayla Poland.Junior varsity letters were presented to Diego Araujo, Zach Fox, Jon Kennepohl, Mitchell Knecht and Cyrus Mecca. Stan Foster, head cross country coach, acknowledged his assistants David Fordoski and Rob Meyer.He noted that academics come first. The boys' cumulative average was 98.3, while the girls' cumulative average was 98.7. The girls' team finished with a 12-2 record and were fourth at Districts. Adair Gennocro has the fastest time in school history, while Sloan Foster has the fourth fastest time and Kaley Williams is in the top 10 in school history. The boys finished with a 13-2 record and won the District 9-AAA team title. Gideon Woelfel and Alec Foster presented the District 9 team championship plaque to Straub.Foster presented varsity letters to Konstantin (K.O.) Deyev, Alec Foster, Sloan Foster, Austin Frey, Adair Gennocro, Alexis Hanes, Nathan McFadden, Mitchell O'vell, Dylan Shields, Gina Schneider, Kaley Williams and Gideon Woelfel.Junior varsity letters were presented to Jordan Agosti, Nick Bush, Casey Kline, Ashley Mertz, Rachel Schreiber and Cassie Wonderling.Foster presented Sloan Foster with the Leader Award.In cross country, the Female Most Valuable Runner Award was presented to Adair Gennocro. The Male Most Valuable Runner Award was presented to Gideon Woelfel.In boys' soccer, co-MVPs were presented to Michael Fox and Matt Hoffman.In girls' soccer, the MVP Award was presented to Shannon Bridges.In volleyball, Chelsie Gaton was presented the MVP Offense Award, Chelsea Gregori the MVP Defense Award, Sami Hanes the overall MVP Award and Abbey Cribbs received the Coaches Award.In girls' tennis, Mary Rosman received the Coaches Award, while Amy Orr received the MVP Award.In golf, the co-MVP Awards were presented to Rudy Gleixner and Sam Miller.
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I started running with Nike+ on December 15, 2007, exactly a year ago tomorrow. Today, after a 12-mile run, I passed the 500th mile mark. In my quest to keep fit I fully expected to stick with running for at least a year; however, I certainly didn't expect to be running as far or as often as I am today, a year later. My previous Nike+ certificate came at 100 miles. I received the "big dog" certificate to the right after uploading my run from today. (The date is off…probably a time zone issue.)
It seems like just yesterday when I set a goal to run 9 miles/week for 3 months. I'm now averaging about 25 miles/week whether running in the hot sand of Cabo or along the icy sidewalks of Seattle—it snowed last night and the roads were a mess today.
There was one casualty of all the long-distance, outdoor running: My refurbished iPod nano 2G. Apparently, iPods don't like liquid and you may have heard it rains quite a bit here in Seattle. Further, those fancy, expensive Nike+ armbands are merely water-resistant, not waterproof. So, after running 11 miles in a downpour, my nano bit the dust. Not only did I lose the results of that run—which would have catapulted me to the 500-mile mark sooner—I lost my $99 running partner. It was a sad day.
TB, noticing the extent of my devastation, green-lighted an emergency trip to the Apple Store for a replacement…upgrade! I love my wife.
I am now running with a blue 8GB iPod nano 4G. Apple offered a $15 credit for the broken unit but I'm still not happy about paying $135 (before tax). I figure it's still a pretty cheap running partner/trainer. The new 4th-generation nanos are much nicer than the two-year-old, 2nd-generation unit I ran with previously. The 4G has a bigger screen, twice the storage, better sound and snazzier navigation & graphics.
Also, if you buy (or already own) a nano 4G and are thinking of getting started with the Nike+ running program, I recommend the Apple Nike+ Sport Armband (TU017ZM/A). It is available through Amazon for about $30. The strap is much simpler to adjust and the full-body, protective film makes viewing and controlling the nano easier than the official 2G armbands. Lastly, it fits the 4G nano like a glove so the player won't slide or slip during a run.
Where do the new iPod and I go from here? Well, four people have logged 10,000 ❗ miles with Nike+ leaving many milestones to reach.


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Appreciating Hand Made Crochet - Crochet Pricing Recommendations
How do you determine what you will charge for a crochet piece?
How much should we charge when selling crochet work? The formula I went by was double the cost of your materials plus half. I never the thought that was enough, so used the formula as a starting point only.
Crochet is under appreciated with the time that it takes to make larger projects. It can take several weeks or longer to make a large afghan. The same is true when making doily's. Intricate lace can take days and weeks to complete depending on the size.
Crochet lace doily's have always been my favorite to crochet. When I would sell my work at craft events, people would tell me that it was so expensive. Many of the doily's may take two days or more to complete a doily! I wondered how many of them would go to work for $15 or $25 over two days. $15-$25 was an average price that I asked for each doily. To me the doily's were under-priced! There were always some that would pay the price I was asking.
Realistically you will not be able to get all of your time, just don't forget to include some of your time in the price of your work. People who sell their handmade crochet tend to under price their work. I challenge everyone selling crochet to ask just a little bit more.


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U.S. stock index futures drifted into positive territory Friday after a slightly better-than-expected monthly jobs report.
U.S. employers added 155,000 jobs in December, according to the Labor Department, mostly in line with analysts' expectations and slightly below the level for November. The unemployment rate edged higher to 7.8 percent.
"[The number] was a bit disappointing to those who thought the ADP data was a reliable tell of a stronger number," wrote Marc Chandler, global head of currency strategy at Brown Brothers Harriman. "However, the details were stronger than expected...The manufacturing sector remains a key bright spot for the U.S. economy. Upward revisions added another 38,000 jobs, which if added back to the headline, would be close to the 200,000 increase that some economists forecast."


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Rachel S. Flynn, 8th Grade, Saint Peter's Interparish School, Washington, D.C.
Today was my tenth birthday and my parents bought me a brand-spanky-new penny bicycle. It's a burgundy red with chrome spokes and handlebars. The tires are pink rubber. The pedals are nicely greased, so I can go real fast. I decided to show all my friends my penny-bicycle. Since it was Sunday I knew they were at the park playing marbles, so I went inside to get my lucky marble, "Bertha."
I headed down the street and decided to take the long way so I could get to know my bicycle and test it out. I think I'm on "Cloud 9" when the wind blows through my hair and I get goose bumps all over from the wind blowing against me. I love my new bicycle because it lets me be free and go where I want to go.
Soon, I got to the park where my friends were just finishing a round of marbles. I joined them with my lucky marble, "Bertha," and played until the rain started to come down and I headed home.
"The Telegraph"
Travelle Franklin-Ford, 8th Grade, Saint Peter's Interparish School, Washington, D.C.
I love using the newly invented machine, the telegraph. It is very hard to use because you must listen intently or find one of the few people who know how to use it. They listen, and by that time you've missed half of your message. Sometimes, you don't know exactly which letter of the alphabet the people sending the message are trying to send because everyone doesn't pause for the same amount of time. I think it's neat to tap the button, but I may be sending a message I don't mean. Most of the time, there is a long line to use the telegraph, and it takes some people a long time to put their message through. Also, some people send pages at a time and it's not fair for others who are on a deadline. I think there should be a limit on how much anyone can send at once, and those people with a lot to send should use the mail. I think it was a great invention, and I can tell my cousin something urgent in Oklahoma when I live in Nebraska. This invention may evolve into something else, but it has already had an impact on my life.
"Journal of George Washington"
Eacel Pogue, 8th Grade, Saint Peter's Interparish School, Washington, D.C.
Dear Diary,
Bloody corpses, men in pain, and horrible screams and noises as the fierce war goes on. These horrible things I have mentioned are the least I must worry about. The land that once many animals roamed, blue sky as far as the eye can see, and a feeling of safety have been interrupted by brutal bloodshed and torture. To think I am the leader, the leader of the death--
Sometimes, I just don't think I can take it anymore, but with the help of dear God, o Mighty Jesus, I think I can survive.
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Day 195 — Gazpacho Ice Pops
Today's pop is one I've been plotting since about 10 minutes after I got my Zoku. Gazpacho is one of my favorite summer treats, and I thought it'd be really great to have it extra-icy. So when I finally made my first batch of gazpacho for the season, I knew I had to make the pop.
I don't have an ingredients shot, but gazpacho contains cucumbers, onions, garlic, green pepper, parsley, red wine vinegar, tomato juice, olive oil and salt. We use the recipe in the Joy of Cooking, with some minor tweaks.
I like my gazpacho pretty smooth, so I didn't process it any further for these ice pops. That was probably a mistake, since pouring it into the Zoku was a little tough. It all worked out, though, and no problems with sticking:
The first half of this ice pop was delightful. Cold, intense, interesting. About halfway through, though, the garlic started catching up with me and the pop went from delicious to somewhat tedious. I didn't finish it. Much as I love gazpacho, I guess it's better off eaten from a spoon instead of a stick.


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This first pdf of TPK Games' monster supplements is 18 pages long, 1 page front cover, 1 page editorial, 1 page ToC, 1 page SRD, leaving us with 14 pages of content, so let's take a look!
This bestiary is different, as Richard A. Hunt's introduction makes clear from the beginning - this pdf is all about Fear and Dread and thus, we first get some interesting pieces of advice: People fear the unknown and thus, the pdf kicks off with advice on avoiding the sense of boredom that comes with e.g. the oomphteenth's ogre - from etymological research, avoiding monster names and reskins, we get a treasure trove of interesting ideas that also contain sample names, interesting features, descriptive combat and awarding ranks put into skills to research monsters/gathering information. If you're familiar with how the Ravenloft-books of old introduced great ways of making the game more immersive, then you'll get what approximately to expect from these pages. The pieces of advice are helpful, especially for relatively new DMs and especially the "never call a monster by its bestiary-name"/research-angle is great - I've been using that one for 2 campaigns now and it changed my game for the better.
The book also contains 6 new feats: One to enhance your blood-draining, one that makes you faster when you inflict a bleeding wound or inflict said bleeding wounds. You may also command your undead to form unliving shieldwalls around you, emit a despair-inducing cry, get an additional web ability use and a feat that enhances your webs to entrap, grab, trip or pull foes via your webs, each time you take the feat, get access to another of the web-uses.
The 6 new traits should drive the fear back into your players via their disturbing nature: Whether it's eating eyeballs, emitting weird keening, having a smelling, rotten limb, a creepy hide-out and the option to locate bodies of potential victims, these are dark with a capital "D" and offer some very specific and iconic options. Impressive!
The pdf, of course, also features new monsters, first of which would be the CR 21 Gravebane Colossus. Remember the Tombstone Elemental of Ravenloft? Yeah, this one's worse: Massive, deadly, the creature is an undead construct, immune to magic, healing fast, absorbing foes, can create elementally-infused fast zombies, disguise itself as a cemetery, throw deadly clutches of corrupted elemental earth and tombstone fragments and is surrounded by an aura of maddening whispers of the damned. A deadly pinnacle of necromantic arts, this creature has more signature abilities than many monster-pdfs! Stellar!
The second creature herein is no less sadistic: The Sundered One is the result of stitched together bodies of small creatures (yes, that means halflings qualify, as do children and other innocents...) and yes, the deadly undead is surrounded by an aura of madness, a master of using its mutiple limbs and is additionally covered in nasty, deadly slime.
There are also 2 new magic items - a magical girdle that inflicts you with lycanthropy and an infernal trident that is particularly deadly versus good foes.
Editing and formatting are very good, I didn't notice any significant glitches. Layout adheres to a two-column standard with a parchment-style background. The pdf is fully bookmarked, but in contrast to other TPK-Games-releases, not hyperlinked to d20pfsrd.com The artwork is mostly stock, though we get two original, extremely cool artworks for the new creatures herein - at this price-point: Two thumbs up!
This is a great advice-book for DMs and the monster-feats are cool and balanced as well. What steals the show for me, would be the very specific (and cruel) traits! Traits mostly suck/are boring or overpowered. These are neither and should help prospective DMs drive home the fear of their psycho-killer humanoids. The two monsters are gloriously disturbing to behold and will see use in my campaigns. Two thumbs up again!
While personally, I didn't learn anything new from the DM-aid sections, the validity of the tips is undoubted and should enhance many a game. With the rest of the content being top-notch and available at the fair asking price, I practically have to settle on a final verdict of 5 stars + endzeitgeist seal of approval. Just don't be squeamish, this content is not for the faint of heart!
The runelord of evaluation has spoken,
Endzeitgeist out.
I'm not big into giving out massive details of what is contained herein as I never want to give away anything to folks who might end up meeting the nasties inside this PDF on the far end of a DM screen.
Suffice to say it is well written and has a clean, easy on the eyes layout. As I get older and my eyes get worse, this gets more and more important every year.
While it has some monsters and helpful tips from many voices, all are articulate and communicate well. I did find one minor proofing error, but it doesn't detract from the overall product.
I will say the Gravesbane Colossus is the single most bad-ass enemy I've read in a good 5 years, if not more. Extremely well done. It WILL inspire fear in your players.
RAWR! A Series of Monstrous Malevolence, Volume 1: Fear and Dread....man that title is a long one, lol. So, for the purposes of saving space, time, and my sanity...we shall refer to this product as RAWR!
So, 18 pages, with a linked TOC and bookmarks. Laid out in a dual column format, with two full page images, and two other embedded pieces of art. Of the art, two are from Joseph Calkins' stock offerings, while the others are originals to this product, and are both exceptional pieces. Scattered throughout the book are random "doodles" that work well to keep the pages from being just boring block text to look at visually. The TOC is laid out in what I found to be an excellent idea, in that the sections are credited with the contributing/main authors for each section.
OK....what is this book...and why do you need it? Well...follow me here. It's game night, you're setting up the encounter for your players, you've just started to give the description of the creatures they are facing and two of your players are already scanning their character sheets and are ignoring you now, a third is reaching for his critter killing 20....wait...wha?? This ever happen to you? Got a group of players that know the creatures just as well as you do? Annoying, isn't it? There's a great deal of the mystery gone when the play group knows what to expect, and how to fight it before you're even done explaining the freaking visual of what they see. So...how do you tackle this problem as a GM? Design completely new creatures? Well, sure, there is always that....but leaving behind some classic creatures would be such a shame...especially when there are so many easy fixes to this situation. And that my friends, is where this PDF comes in.
Right of the bat RAWR! Comes off as more than just a standard collection of new feats and traits, there is real world advice here, offered alongside concepts to try at your table. The concepts and ideas are presented sans system and mechanics, and are more editorial in their mannerism. Now, I will admit, this bugged me at first, until I realized this essentially turned the topic into a conversation, one between the reader and the authors. They are not so much laying out multiple options on page/screen as they are advising what they do at their own tables, with stories culled from previous games. The personal touch there really helps to connect with these pieces of advice, and make one see why they work better.
Now, interesting story ideas to make your creatures different from the standard speed-bump to treasure most players are used to facing aside, this is a collection of new material. And there are some interesting new ideas here to make sure mechanically your creatures have a few new tricks up their sleeves. 6 new Feats, with offerings such as Devious Web (Combat) – adding monster abilities that can be done in conjunction with a web casting...think Spiderman's tricks, but done right. Bone Shield (Combat) – allows for those with animate/control undead to use them as a "living" shield of sorts. Can actually say, after reading this feat that I was amazed this wasn't already available somewhere, as it seems like such an obvious combat tactic of something that can fill a battlefield with undead.
6 new Traits follow the Feats, with a simple rule of thumb when it comes to deciding what types of monsters deserve traits. Most of these traits could easily be applied to PCs of a monstrous background as well, half-orcs and such. Some of the trait names alone just make you want to spend a night hanging out at a game table with these guys....lol....Taste for Eyeballs, Rotten Limb, Bone Collector....OK, so the first one wins, hands down...lol.
From there we go to a couple of new critters...what? You thought there weren't going to be some new creatures to play with? First up, the Gravesbane Colossus...a CR 21 nightmare straight out a madman's twisted dream. Imagine, for a second, a graveyard standing up and walking off to go attack and kill whatever it came across...yeah, just standing up, as a massive hulking creature. Now, the artwork gives us a bipedal, the description says it has six limbs...I'll leave that to you to decide...either way, this is one seriously cool construct, with an even cooler creation ritual. Heck, the ritual to create one could easily become a storyline in and of itself with the players trying to stop it from happening.
And that brings us to the Sundered One. This thing is twisted...truly. And I applaud the boldness in going for it that caused this particular creature to earn TPK Games the slap on the fingers in regards to the compatibility license. It doesn't take much to see the original design in this creature, and I doubt in all reality anything mechanically had to be changed, it was probably all in the flavor text...what we are left with is a truly truly disturbing undead...thing. Oozing necromantic slime that makes even getting close enough to fight this creature dangerous long before the creature even attacks you. This twisted nightmarish creation does a very good job of channeling all of those late night Oriental Ghost stories into a weird, visually disturbing, mentally unbalancing oddity...oh, and then pumping it full of steroids, dumping a six pack on redbull down its throat and sending it screaming after you...Yeah...that kind of wicked creature design.
2 new magical items finish us off, the Belt of Bestial Woe – which grants an unstackable AC bonus along with the curse of lycanthropsy to its wearer...and no ridding oneself of the sudden furry lifestyle is not as easy as simply taking off the belt, lol. The Fiend's Pitchfork operates as a + weapon, with a smite good ability enhanced with a selection of handy perks.
Wrapping up, the sheer fact that the title tells us this is merely Volume 1 means there is more to come, new rules and ideas, spells and creatures, as well as improvements to the overall line. Editing wise I found only one mistake, and that was the repetition of a sentence within a paragraph...not bad, but not great either. The odd white area left from an attempt to lay one of the images as a transparent on the page background really makes the entire page look...well, less.
And, yeah...that's all I've got. Really...a sentence got repeated, and one picture probably needed more time in a picture editor being separated from its background before used....in all, I have got nothing negative in regards to the material itself. Now, as much as I enjoyed the conversational advice, I am wondering if that will continue or be toned back in further installments within this series...I imagine time will tell in that regard. Until then, I am going with a 4.5 for this product, rounding up to a 5 for the purposes of this forum's rating system. A good first offering for a new series, and an interesting concept for said series. I look forward to seeing where Vol.2 takes us.


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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
Yair Lapid, whose Yesh Atid party stunned everyone by becoming Israel's second largest political faction in the recent election, got his first opportunity to address the Knesset on Monday, and it was a doozy.
Lapid made an impassioned plea for equality in shouldering the national burden, an issue that was the central plank of his election platform and which attracted so many middle-of-the-road voters.
Lapid insisted that Israel has a serious problem in that the rule of law no longer applies to all sectors of society.
"The thing that is broken...is the ability of the government to act as sovereign when facing the different groups that make up the population," he stated.
Lapid referred specifically to the lawlessness in Arab towns and villages "where police dare not venture," the seeming impunity with which extreme nationalists carry out "price tag" vandalism, and the accepted refusal of the ultra-Orthodox to serve in the army or enter the work force, despite receiving enormous financial payouts from the government.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly close to a deal to bring Yesh Atid into his next government, and the two main ultra-Orthodox parties last week made a veiled threat of civil war if Lapid's policies are advanced.
But Lapid said there is nothing to fear. "There won't be a civil war," Lapid told his fellow lawmakers. "Ten percent of the population cannot threaten the other 90% with civil war."
In his Friday Torah portion reading, Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef, spiritual leader of the largest ultra-Orthodox party, Shas, called Lapid a "scoundrel [who] hates the yeshivas (Jewish seminaries)."
In fact, during his Knesset speech, Lapid advocated not only teaching Orthodox children English and a desire to enter the work force, but also called for secular children to be taught the Talmud, so the two sides could better understand one another.
Lapid has found what many felt was an unlikely ally in Naftali Bennett, the new leader of the right-wing Jewish Home party, which is the Knesset's fourth largest faction.
Bennett told Army Radio on Sunday that he and Lapid have "informal agreements" to work together toward certain goals, such as universal conscription, should both their parties enter the government.
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SOURCE: Stifel
February 15, 2013 09:42 ET
ST. LOUIS, MO and NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Feb 15, 2013) - Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) and KBW, Inc. today announced the completion of their previously announced merger. The combination creates a leading financial services specialized practice within the premier middle-market investment bank.
"The financial services sector is one of the significant pillars of the economy, which we believe is poised to benefit from improving fundamentals. Our merger with KBW builds on Stifel's existing financial services business by combining KBW's leading financial institutions specialist sales force, extensive research coverage and top ranking investment banking capabilities. Our goal is to leverage KBW's extensive client relationships across our Institutional and Global Wealth Management platforms," said Ronald J. Kruszewski, Chairman, President and CEO of Stifel Financial Corp.
Kruszewski added, "I am pleased to welcome Tom Michaud and the KBW team. Together, we have identified significant synergies that make this merger attractive. We intend to grow our combined services and gain market share in financial services."
Today's announcement follows shareholder approval of the transaction at the Special Meeting of Stockholders of KBW, and receipt of all regulatory approvals. Each share of KBW common stock will be converted into a combination of: (1) cash consideration of $8.00 ($10.00 less the $2.00 per share extraordinary dividend); and (2) stock consideration based on an exchange ratio of 0.2143 shares of Stifel common stock, which is calculated based on a pricing period that commenced on February 1, 2013 and concluded on February 14, 2013.
KBW will continue to utilize its preeminent market brand, and Thomas Michaud will remain Chief Executive Officer of the KBW business unit and join Stifel's board. Prior to the opening of the market on February 15, 2013, KBW common shares ceased trading on the NYSE.
"We are excited to now be part of the Stifel family," said KBW's Michaud. "This is a dynamic time in the financial services industry and we believe that together, we can better provide clients with all the tools necessary to be successful in the current marketplace."
Stifel Company Information
Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) is a financial services holding company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri that conducts its banking, securities, and financial services business through several wholly owned subsidiaries. Stifel clients are served through Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated in the U.S., through Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc. in Canada, and through Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited in the United Kingdom and Europe. The Company's broker-dealer affiliates provide securities brokerage, investment banking, trading, investment advisory, and related financial services to individual investors, professional money managers, businesses, and municipalities. Stifel Bank & Trust offers a full range of consumer and commercial lending solutions. Stifel Trust Company, N.A. offers trust and related services. To learn more about Stifel, please visit the Company's web site at www.stifel.com.
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Thank you to the wonderful Lauren Hardage for sending me this some piece of SE. Once again our favorite Real HouseCountess has decided that being rich and saying darling aren't all there is in life so she is gracing us with another foray into the music world. Now, let me be real with you here. This is by no means legit music. Mostly this is a bored rich lady talking over a club beat. And just because it's fun to be on camera, she recruited two of her fellow Housewives (Jill Zarin and Kelly Bensimmon-Killet) to seat dance with her in her music video.
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Another Big Day for Twitter: Options Launch
Twitter's frenzied initial public offering last week will be followed by a highly anticipated debut on Friday of options tracking the company's stock. (Photo: AP)
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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Department of Revenue News Release
January 22, 2009Karen King Mitchell Confirmed By Senate As Director of Missouri Department of Revenue
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Senate today unanimously approved the nomination of Karen King Mitchell as director of the Missouri Department of Revenue.
"Karen is eminently qualified for this crucial job, and I'm pleased that her appointment has been approved," said Gov. Jay Nixon. "The Department of Revenue provides some of the most basic and important services for the people of Missouri, so it's reassuring to know that the department is in good hands."
Mitchell, a resident of Columbia, acknowledged the challenges that lie ahead as the department's chief administrator.
"I am humbled by the confidence shown in me by Governor Nixon and the Senate," Mitchell said. "I look forward to moving the Department of Revenue in a new direction that stresses efficiency in its operations while serving the people of Missouri."
Mitchell takes over the department after working nearly 20 years in the Missouri Attorney General's Office. While in that office she served in a number of capacities, including chief deputy attorney general, state solicitor and chief counsel of the governmental affairs division.
Mitchell, 50, is a 1984 graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, and also received a bachelor's degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia, graduating Phi Beta Kappa in 1981.
The Department of Revenue was established in the Missouri Constitution in 1945, and is the central collection agency for state revenue. Besides collecting taxes, the department's responsibilities also include titling and registering motor vehicles and issuing driver licenses.


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|2011-01-23, 10:53
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Komrades of Kitamura Kou
Join Date: Jul 2004
Age: 33
"Is it because you don't really love me?"
This is the statement of either complete naivete or purposeful manipulation. In this day and age that's not really something you should even say because it is an unfair appeal to emotion that unfairly puts the one you ask at a practically no-win situation. The mere fact that he used such a question to convince her to do it with him already casts doubt on his true intentions; that anyone who would use such directly meaning proposal to convince someone should at least suggest that that he at least KNOWS the weight of his words and just what kind of outcome a very unfair and downright cunning move . In certain respects I'd think he intended to use such a line on her anyway, which again, casts a shadow on his intentions.
For me, the mere fact that he had to manipulate her by using such a cliched yet effective line that by now everyone knows would have some sort of effect towards getting what you want already casts doubt on the purity of his intentions.
|2011-01-23, 10:55
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Join Date: Jul 2009
A kind of foil contrast to Yuki, to show the general and popular attitude toward sex... especially for the first time.
Also that women are under pressure to "get it over with and prove her womanliness" also.
It is like, getting rid of an annoying hangnail.
Thing is, Toru ought to know and feel this since he was with her his whole life, that Yuki was not in a rush. They had TIME
But for the young to concept of time is poorly developed.
In the end, Toru, was the weak link and he allowed the other boys to break him.
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|2011-01-23, 10:57
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|2011-01-23, 10:59
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|2011-01-23, 11:04
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Toru, just wanted to prove himself to "other men"
None of whom were his true friends.
They were individuals full of envy.
If they were, Toru's true friends, they would NEVER have let Yuki know of the bet and video. MORE importantly, they would have never "required" proof or set it up so that they could obtain proof.
The treachery was a 2 layer pyramid. Yuki betrayed by Toru: Toru betrayed by the gang.
|2011-01-23, 11:11
|Link #2106
Join Date: Jul 2009
She wouldn't be his "savior" the typical strong female muse.
So out goes the plot
The fun is in watching him grow a backbone... from experience.
They say experience teaches wisdom.
Lots of young guys out their need to read about a "weak male lead" who grows a pair to give them hope.
Anyway, it takes a woman to turn a boy into a man and vice versa.
Right of passage, yada yada yada.
|2011-01-23, 11:20
|Link #2107
Join Date: Jul 2009
They wont get back together.
The tension will come from the process of catharsis
For Yuki and toru plot line, the point is about closure.
You cant bring up a characters painful past and not give it adequate treatment. It is just bad story telling.
She has to encounter Toru.
She has to face those demons.
Good story telling demands it.
She ran from her home in shame, to live with her aunt, but in the end, running hardly solves problems.
Notice how Utsum loves to run away ?
Well Yuki isn't really different.
Toru either.
So, where is the closure ?
Where do all the characters gain courage ?
By facing each other and burning away all that painful scar tissue.
The author knows this, also We have to see it.
Good story telling.
|2011-01-23, 11:27
|Link #2108
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Well, I don't know but only blaming Yuki for the incident is kind of weird, isn't it? Why couldn't Yuki be more defensive at the time and not letting down her guard at all? But Touru could have stopped the tragedy from happening by withdrawing from the bet with the boys, e.g. because he really loved Yuki (e. g. with "This is going too far, I will never do something that would hurt the girl I trully love, get lost, guys" (in chapter 66 in a flashback he said he loves Yuki more than anyone else). Obviously it has something to do with what he said to Yuki in the flashback in chapter 49: "do you see me as a man". Perhaps to Touru it has nothing to do with the money, maybe it's for him a test to prove that he's a man when he's not a virgin anymore after "deflowering" Yuki, he's seeking for attention and recognistion from the boys, while the boys gladly made abuse of the whole situation and saw an opportunity to make money and destroy someone's life.
Look at Touru's face when he's asking Yuki to do "it", he didn't even look straight into her face/eyes when he said that he loves her more than anyone else, he's obviously lyng about something, he's not honest at the time. Why? Because he couldn't possibly look straight into her face/eyes since he's going to do some despicable thing to her that will scarce her for life. Perhaps Touru is this kind of guy, a coward who needed these kind of friends who told him that he's a man after some test of "courage". A pretty face does not mean anything, a pretty face can be a coward, and a moron when he did not know what's more important: Yuki or the boys' recognition? I think Touru is fully responsible for the situation since he could have prevented this from happening, but he let the boys toy with him! Whether Touru knew about the hidden camera and that the boys were filming (or not of course) did not matter anymore, because he's playing with Yuki's feeling, trust and love for him by agreeing with the boys to bet that he could seduce Yuki and "do" her.
|2011-01-23, 11:34
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Location: USA
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Wordy b@stard
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Mid-Tejas
And so it continues here... "She's at fault because she was so stupid to not insist on a comfy romantic first time!" Such an Otaku way of looking at the world. If she HAD insisted on a perfect first time, the crowd would be demeaning her for being a biotch and she should just get over herself and do it! Either way, the victimized, naive little girl who genuinely was ignorant and wanted to hold onto her friend and first love is at fault for "giving it up too easily".
Ah, but she has become what she is now as a consequence. Most people here seem to want to vilify Yuki for being too stringent, but she's the one who has learned from her FIRST bad experience. Getting OVER that experience and moving on is the next step.
|2011-01-23, 11:57
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Komrades of Kitamura Kou
Join Date: Jul 2004
Age: 33
It's a fact that sickens me everyday, which is why whenever I read news articles and comments where the blame is placed on victims rather than perpetrators I get the uneasy desire to just throw up in shame.
It's almost like saying people WANT to get raped. It's disgusting.
|2011-01-23, 15:28
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I think Sasuga must be enjoying herself if she knows how much power she's having over people's emotions as well.
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Research and Economic Development
Mark McIntosh, Ph.D.
Vice President
Research and Economic Development
Since 2004, the University of Missouri System has expanded its mission beyond the traditional pillars of teaching, research and service to include our responsibility to advance the growth and vitality of our state's economy. We take that commitment seriously.
Through our continued investment in research, our development of intellectual property assets, our investment in bringing intellectual property to the marketplace with proof of concept and seed funding, and our commitment to fostering business startups in our statewide network of research parks and incubators, the university – in a myriad of ways – invests in Missouri's economy.
This investment pays dividends for us all. It spurs quality job creation, brings additional tax revenue to the state and positions Missouri as a commercialization leader in the country's burgeoning entrepreneurial economy.
Our goal is to link research and commercialization from the four University of Missouri System campuses with emerging and existing firms across the state and around the world. Working closely with the chief research officers, chancellors and technology transfer offices from each campus, the office also serves as a conduit to local, state and federal partners to ensure research results aid the growth of Missouri's economy. We strive to grow our research and economic development efforts and output as to improve our industry competitiveness using university innovations and becoming the driving force behind research and economic development for the state of Missouri.
The office's vision is to enable and lead Missouri's transformation toward a knowledge-based economy dependent upon innovation and entrepreneurship. We understand our site encompasses a wide variety of information, if you can't find exactly what you are looking for please feel free to contact our department directly.
Research and Economic Development Departments
Intellectual Property Administration:
- Funding for patent applications
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- National marketing of available sites and opportunities within various UM System assets statewide
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Pacers 93, Nets 88
Danny Granger was definitely playing Thursday night – gimpy
ankle and all.
The way he saw it, there was no choice.
The Pacers' leading scorer ignored a painful sprained left ankle
and scored 32 points to lead Indiana past the struggling New Jersey
Nets 93-88, a win Granger and his teammates desperately needed to
right themselves.
"It's been a lot of icing, a lot of pain medication," Granger
said after producing his second-highest points total of the season.
"I knew I had to play tonight. We had lost five in a row, we had
to get off it tonight."
Granger made sure the Pacers (18-12) put an end to this dubious,
season-long losing streak once and for all.
Yes, there were questions about how long Granger could play and
how effective he would be after missing seven straight quarters
since landing awkwardly on his foot Tuesday against Miami. When the
Pacers forward arrived at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, he was still
listed as day-to-day.
But Granger knew better, and it didn't take him long to prove he
could overcome the pain.
He made 10 of 20 shots, eight of nine from the free-throw line
and grabbed five rebounds, igniting an early run that wiped out New
Jersey's 11-point lead. He also made the key shots during a late
9-2 run that finally gave the Pacers control of the game.
Indiana needed every ounce of energy Granger could provide.
"He was close last night, but he was going to be limited with
what he could do in terms of pushing off," Pacers coach Frank
Vogel said. "Twenty-four hours makes a huge difference. The one
thing about it is that he had fresher legs than anyone else out on
the court."
New Jersey (8-23) sure didn't want to see Granger playing this
Deron Williams scored 29 points and Kris Humphries had 24 points
and 10 rebounds, not quite enough to snap their losing streak which
is now at eight. The last time they lost eight in a row was Nov.
30-Dec. 14, 2010.
And in a metropolitan area that already has a Super Bowl
champion (the Giants), the biggest mouth in football (Rex Ryan), a
Stanley Cup contender (the Rangers) and the NBA's hottest new
attraction (Jeremy Lin), the last thing the Nets needed in this
latest public relations battle was another loss.
"So much pressure, I don't know how we're going to deal with
it," Williams said sarcastically.
The difference Thursday was Granger.
New Jersey sure didn't make it easy.
Humphries controlled the inside early, making his first six
shots and scoring 12 points in the first quarter as the Nets built
a 29-18 lead.
But when Humphries went to the bench after drawing his second
foul with 47.4 seconds left in the quarter, Granger asserted
himself and the Nets collapsed.
The Pacers forward hit a 3-pointer to start a 15-0 run. Paul
George ended it with another 3 to give Indiana a 33-29 lead.
From that point, the teams were locked in a virtual stalemate
and Granger was just trying to hang on.
"A lot of times, when you get into a game and the adrenaline
starts slowing, you're not in as much pain as you would normally be
in," he said. "But I felt it."
Things didn't change much in the second half. Neither team led
by more than four points in the third quarter, and it wasn't until
George made a 21-foot jumper with 8:15 to go that the Pacers
finally took the lead for good.
Then, Granger re-emerged. He followed George's basket with two
free throws and made two more after George forced a turnover and
tossed the ball down the court. Suddenly, Indiana had a 75-69 lead
with 7:05 left, and after extending the margin to 88-79, all the
Pacers had to do was fend off one more Nets' charge.
Granger made sure of it by making the final four free throws of
the game.
"We definitely missed him," George said after finishing with
11 points, five rebounds and five assists. "Danny brings a lot.
He's our best scorer. He defends so well, with Danny out, that
definitely hurt us."
Notes: The biggest surprise of the night came when the lights
went out with 8:08 left in the first half. The officials sent both
teams to their benches briefly before the lights came back on. …
Indiana has only six fast-break points in its past two games. …
The Pacers have played five games in seven days and wrapped up
their first back-to-back-to-back of the season Thursday. …
Indiana played its 11th straight game without George Hill, who has
a chip fracture in his left ankle. … New Jersey was missing
Shawne Williams, who is out indefinitely because of a sprained left
shoulder, sore left foot and knee.


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Class and Style
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Exeter, United K...
I was making some outfits for a wedding fayre where i have a stall and thought well i will need a new outfit as well so made a male version of one of the outfits and gosh don,t i look good.
It,s all my own drafting mix and match,funny don,t see many males with bustles
. Why not?
The cropped jacket is polyester/cotton mix with front button closure and is fully lined with a soft sensouse satin. The bustle at the rear is satin.
The pants have side seam pockets and patch pockets at the knees..The pants have ankle ribbon ties.
Pants are a soft sexy satin that just slides and caresses over the skin.
This product is for sale
By Glenville Hughes at www.glenvillesstyle.co.uk
Material Notes
Polyester/cotton and satin lining lapels,collar and bustle.
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Mar 19, 2013, 11.10 PMby orchiddream
Faboo Darling! The lace accent underneath is fetching. Nicely done!
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Mar 20, 2013, 10.28 PMby Glenville Hughes
The lace dear heart was the hardest bit to get to sit nicely on me. I am quite pleased and i just love lace.
Mar 20, 2013, 10.33 PMby Glenville Hughes
I thank you dear heart,and the lace was the hardest part to fit.But i am quite pleased with how it came out and i just love lace.
Mar 19, 2013, 10.39 PMby perilsp
You always make fabulous things- I only wish I were near enough to be able to visit the stall!
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Mar 20, 2013, 10.30 PMby Glenville Hughes
I thank you and twould be a bit far but worth it methinks
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