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I mention this as a seque into the trailer for I Know That Voice!, a documentary about the exciting profession of voice acting. The trailer is fun, the movie looks fun, and almost all of these people -- even the actors you recognize -- are well suited to voice acting for whatever .... OH MY GOD IS THAT MARK HAMILL?
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Newly elected Pope Francis appears on the central balcony of St Peter's Basilica on Wednesday in Vatican City. / L'Osservatore Romano, Getty Images
With the words "Habemus papam" -- we have a pope -- Catholics had a new leader, and the wider world had a new ministry to watch.
The direction the new pope takes his flock is of great importance for committed Catholics, but the papacy is also closely watched by other faiths. The pope wields vast influence as the world's most powerful moral leader.
Pope Francis of Buenos Aires, formerly Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, emerged from the conclave as the first pope from outside Europe in modern times, the first Jesuit, the first from Latin America, and the first named Francis, in recollection of St. Francis of Assisi, who dedicated his life to helping the poor.
The Orthodox Union lauded Pope Francis for his solidarity with the Argentinean Jewish community and expressed hope that the Pope "will be an active force in the battle against those who would use religion as a justification for violence and intolerance."
Abraham Foxman, National Director of the Anti-Defamation League, issued the following statement after the election Wednesday: "We believe that the election of Francis is a significant moment in the history of the Church. We look forward to working with him to continue to foster Catholic-Jewish relations as we have with his predecessors. There is much in his record that reassures us about the future."
Pawan Deshpande, a member of the Hindu American Foundation Executive Council, congratulated the Catholic Church, but expressed a desire for change from the tenure of Benedict XVI. Some Hindus consider the former pope's reign as a lost opportunity for dialogue.
"As a pluralistic faith, Hindus respect the papacy for its importance to Catholics, and hope that the Church now begins a new era of mutually respecting Dharma religions and other pluralist traditions as divinely inspired paths as well," Deshpande said in a statement Wednesday.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a leading Muslim civil rights group in Washington, offered its support to the new pope, after somewhat difficult relations between the Muslim world and the Vatican during Benedict's tenure.
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Rangers legend Andy Goram says Ibrox giants can spring knockout shock should they draw Celtic in League Cup
THE former Scotland goalkeeper admits he is desperate for the Third Division side to draw rivals Celtic in the League Cup quarter-finals.
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ANDY GORAM insists Rangers have nothing to fear from a League Cup clash with Celtic and is praying the old rivals are set on collision course today.
Hoops legend Tommy Burns paid the ultimate tribute to the former Ibrox No.1 when he said: “They will put on my tombstone Andy Goram broke my heart.”
Now Goram hopes former Scotland boss Bobby Brown, another ex-Gers keeper, hands Ally McCoist’s men the chance to break the hearts of the SPL champions when he helps make today’s quarter-final draw.
Neil Lennon’s troops will be hot favourites if they come out of the hat alongside their bitter enemies, especially after Tuesday’s stunning Euro win over Spartak Moscow.
But Goram insists Third Division Gers can spring a shock after toppling SPL high-flyers Motherwell in the last round.
And he intends to take advantage if the bookies offer generous odds on his old club again. The 48-year-old said: “I really want to play Celtic. It’s time we had an Old Firm game – everyone feels the same.
“We’re only a quarter of the way into the season and everyone in the country is missing it.
“Even the most bitter Rangers and Celtic fans can’t say they’re not missing the derbies as they are the best games in the world.
“I wouldn’t fear for Rangers – that game would take care of itself.
“I’d bet Rangers. Motherwell have had a fantastic start to the season and fully deserve to be at the top of the league. But they were favourites at Ibrox, despite not having won there in a million years, and I thought that was strange.
“Rangers were 6-4 and that amazed me but that’s how it is in Scottish football right now.
“Sponsors would want an Old Firm final. It would be unbelievable. I think Rangers need to play Celtic. But we’ll wait and see if there’s a hot ball and a cold one at the draw.”
Rangers have suffered something of a culture shock since tumbling down to the bottom tier.
Most of their matches at Ibrox have turned into a stroll but it has been a different story on the road and they have struggled away to Peterhead, Berwick, Annan and Forres.
Goram hasn’t been too surprised by that and insists even Walter Smith’s Nine-in-a-Row heroes found the going tough when they faced minnows away from home in domestic cup competitions.
Goram said: “In my day it was easier for us to play at Elland Road and Marseille than it was to play at Annan and Peterhead.
“We went down to play a Third Division team during the 1990s – I can’t remember who it was but it was an absolute nightmare. The game was played on public pitch and there was just one railing around it.
“It was the same when we played San Marino with Scotland – it was on a public pitch and it’s hard work to get yourself going.
“At Ibrox we’re fine because we’re used to that environment but playing away from home is a culture shock.
“On the road it’s not so much ability that matters, it’s attitude.
“You have to earn the right to play. First you have to win your battles and then you can play.
“It’s easy for people on the outside to look at what’s happening and say Rangers are not doing well away from home. When I played for the club we had to do it maybe once or twice in a season at most and it’s not easy to lift your game.
“But you are a professional and you are playing at a big club.
“These Rangers boys are doing it every other week so they need to get it going pretty quickly. It’s just a case of getting their heads around it and getting stuck in.
“That’s where the likes of Lee McCulloch, Neil Alexander and Ian Black, the senior players, come in. The young boys have been brilliant but Lee has been the stand-out.”
Goram played with McCulloch when the Rangers skipper was starting his career at Motherwell.
They both shared a dressing room with Kevin Twaddle – and Goram was at Fir Park yesterday to help launch the former winger’s book, A Life On The Line.
Twaddle speaks candidly about his gambling addiction and how he lost £1million due to his habit.
Goram praised Twaddle for his refreshing honesty and admits he also fell victim to the gambling and drinking culture within the game.
He said: “I’ve all the respect in the world for Kevin. We’ve all had a bet, it was the same with me.
“When I first started playing in the 1980s if you went back to the club in the afternoon it was a punishment. Usually you went to the bookies, the pub or a snooker hall – and if you were really lucky, all three.
“That was the way of life. You had a drink, a laugh and a gamble – 90 per cent of footballers did that.
“It’s great Kevin is now showing young players what can happen.
“I’ve not been drinking for 11 months and if I could give young players advice I would tell them to be wary of alcohol.
“If someone can learn from it and take the right road rather than the roads Kevin and I went down, then fine. It would help everybody.”
Goram was impressed by Twaddle’s ability when they played together at Fir Park and was surprised he didn’t go on to play for a bigger club.
He said: “People forget what a good player Kevin was but he should have played at a higher level. I got a text off him a few years ago and it said: ‘On this minute seven years ago I scored the winner against Celtic at Parkhead.’ Motherwell beat them 1-0 that night with 10 men.
“He remembered the exact date and minute. Kevin was a great player but he tries to tell me he’s not a Rangers fan.”
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Page 1: XS3 Features
Since RC's earliest days, the frequencies of the signals we transmit have been determined by crystals - those fragile metal pills we plug into our radios and receivers. For racers, that has meant keeping at least two extra crystal sets ready to resolve frequency conflicts at the track. Even if you aren't a racer, chances are you've had to buy at least one extra set of crystals to avoid being on the same channel as another guy at the local hot spot or to replace a set of crystals that went bad.
Well, you can forget all that. Crystal-free technology has arrived, and JR Racing is the first to offer a radio system with a crystal-free transmitter and receiver that have been designed and manufactured in-house to work together. They're part of the new XS3 package, and we've got all the test data you're looking for.
What does this button do?
The XS3 has a thumb switch (grip button "C") that can be used for three functions, depending on your needs:
• Emergency Steering. If you select this mode, activating the switch will override the dual-rate steering setting to give you full steering throw. This is useful if you've dialed out much of your car's steering but find you need to make a U-turn to get out of a crash. If you can get back into the race without waiting for a marshal, you'll have a real advantage.
• Lap Timer. The XS3 uses an "up timer," which means it starts at zero and counts up. Once the lap timer has been activated, each consecutive press of grip button "C" records a lap. Up to 50 laps can be stored, and you can scroll through them on the LCD screen.
• Gear-Shift Toggle. This mode is for those who drive third-channel-reverse trucks. It activates the third servo, and each button click sends the servo to the end of its travel range (as set by you with the endpoint function).
More on that third channel...
Grip button "C" can't be used for proportional third-channel control, but that doesn't mean the XS3 lacks this capability. If you assign grip lever "A" to the third channel, it will operate the third servo proportionally when you click the switch in the direction you want the servo to go. This is perfect for making onboard fuel/air mixture adjustments in nitro vehicles (not done much in cars, but it's common in boats), or you could use it to make a wing servo-adjustable or operate "special-effects" functions. How about a rotating turret on your touring car?
XS3 features
The XS3 has the same primary features and case as the XR3i, which are explained in detail in February's "Product Probe" XR3i review. (No back issue? Check it out online at Model memory has been upped for the XS3, though; it can store settings for six models, while the XR3i stores four.
• Steering, throttle and third-channel endpoints
• Six-model memory with three-character model-naming capability
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• Steering/throttle mixing
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• Steering dual rate
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• User-assignable grip levers
• Adjustable wheel tension
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Bury Road is located 177.53 miles North West from the centre of London, 15.34 miles North from the centre of Manchester, 31.28 miles West from the centre of Leeds and 31.8 miles South East from the centre of Lancaster.
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'The Biggest Loser' Recap: A 5K While the Trainers Are Away
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The group doesn't have much time to grieve the exit of Cate before Alison shows up with the three trainers. Alison lets everyone know that three more people will leave the ranch that very night. WHAT?! Exhale, guys. It's the trainers. They will be leaving for the week to visit the kids and train with them. The trainers are all scared to leave the teams on their own, but they have the teams write down homework and instructions for the coming week. Bob, Jillian and Dolvett will be back for the last chance workout, but they need to put in the work on their own until then.
Bob goes to see Biingo and he's doing really well! His mom has lost weight too, by staying on the same healthy eating plan as Biingo. They have healthy food in the fridge, and despite their recent financial struggles that have forced them to move into a relative's basement, they feel like they're on the right track. Bob takes Biingo to the local Minor League baseball field to have a catch with their star pitcher.
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The red team is trying push just as hard despite Dolvett's absence. The plan for them is to do the same exact workouts as they would normally do with him. Justin has even stepped up as the loud time keeper. I can see him now, at Fitness Ridge, as the latest addition to training staff. The white team only has two members, so they do everything Jillian told them to do, and they do it together. Blue team is the powerhouse. They have decided to have a different leader each day while Bob is gone.
Jillian has a heart to heart with Sunny at home. We learn that Sunny is an extreme stress-eater. Her family wants her to be a doctor, so she has spread herself thin with advanced classes and extra curricular activities that she really isn't interested in, just to please her parents. She stifles her stress and unhappiness with food, and instead of getting angry with her parents for the pressure they've put on her, she has the weight to use as an excuse. Jillian wants to have a family meeting, so that Sunny can finally be honest about her dreams. Jillian sits down with Sunny's mom and this gives Sunny the opportunity to have an honest conversation about the future that she wants for herself. Sunny's mom is very receptive and makes it clear that she will support Sunny no matter what. Jillian's big surprise for Sunny is to give rowing crew a try. Jillian actually has a harder time with it than Sunny does!
Dolvett heads over to Lindsay's house and chats with the family. Her mom has been working out with her in the morning and her sister has been exercising with her in the afternoon. The energy in her house has completely changed. There's happiness here. It's just lighter. Lindsay is clearly making progress. Dolvett also talks to her about the bullies in her school. She wants to be a cheerleader and she quit in middle school because of some terrible mean girls. Dolvett surprises her with some cheerful support from the high school cheerleading team.
The Challenge
The group is running their first 5K, to benefit The Boys and Girls Club of America. Just for participating, $7,500 will go to the local chapter. For the competition, the team that crosses the finish line first will get $15,000 to split between them. The second place team will get $5,000 and third place will get $2,500. Everyone wins! Danni finishes first, with Joe close behind. Pam crosses in third place. White team gets first place for $15,000, red gets second place and blue comes in third.
Last Chance Workout
The trainers are back for the last chance workout. Blue and white team up for the workout. Blue starts out sluggish. The week without him has been rough and they haven't been pushing themselves. Red team is doing well, aside from Joe. As Jackson has found his voice, Joe as lost his athletic drive. He takes breaks, makes excuses, and Dolvett is disappointed in his performance. Hopefully he catches on.
Back over at Bob's box, Jillian is riding the blue fellas. She sees Jeff half-assing each station. When she calls him out, he snaps back. Yikes, not smart, bro. He's not interested in Jillian's technique. He doesn't enjoy the harshness of her words and her belittling manner. Jillian sees a guy with extreme potential, in every aspect of this life. His attitude is clearly getting in his way. She sends him back to Bob. Bob isn't too happy with Jillian either. He's not okay with the way she's yelling at Jeff when he can see that Jeff is trying.
The Weigh In
Blue is up first. Michael is up first for blue and loses 12 lbs. David loses 9 lbs. Alex loses 4 lbs. Gina loses 9 lbs. Jeff is the last one up and loses 6 lbs. The team's total is 40 lbs.
Red team is up next and needs to lose at least 30 lbs to be safe from elimination. Joe loses 7 lbs. Francelina loses 6 lbs. Lisa loses 9 lbs. Jackson is up last and loses 12 lbs! Red is safe! The team's total ends up being 34 lbs.
White is up last and needs to lose 13 lbs. If they lose, the person that loses less, goes home immediately. No vote needed. Danni loses 6 lbs. Pam needs to lose 7 lbs to protect white. She loses 3 lbs. She gets sent home. White is down to 1 member.
The Check In
Back in New York, Pam looks amazing. She has lost a total of 55 lbs since she first arrived on the ranch. She gets her own makeover, since she didn't make it to Makeover Week. She's really excited to start her life again. GO PAM!
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Graphene/polypyrrole (PPy) composite film was prepared by simple electrodeposition of graphite oxide and pyrrole mixture under acid conditions. The morphology, composition, and electronic structure of the composites were characterized by using transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, X-ray diffraction, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Based on the fast redox property of PPy and high conductivity of graphene, the prepared composite film could be constructed to a supercapacitor device directly. The electrochemical performances of the supercapacitor were investigated by cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic charge–discharge, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The composites showed better electrochemical performances than the individual components. A high specific capacitance of 335 F·g $^{-1}$ was obtained with the capacitance retention of 85% after 1000 cycles at a current density of 1 A·g $^{-1}$ by charge–discharge analysis between 0 and +1.0 V. The enhanced specific capacitance and cycling life implied a synergistic effect of graphene and PPy.
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I Am using an external mysql-server to work with akonadi. (using KDE4). Now I could solve all problems with it, but I still have to apply some settings to the "mysql-global.conf"-file of the server. That's what is suggested for example:
# wait 365d before dropping the DB connection (default:8h)
So I tried to change this setting via the mysql console. But it's not reflected anywhere in the /etc/mysql/my.cnf file.
(etc/akonadi/mysql-global.conf seems to have no effect on the mysql-server either!)
My question: Where to put these (or similar) settings to apply them in a way that akonadi won't drop the connection with an external server (globally I guess?)?
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Setting a variable in the mysql console will not update the my.cnf - it is reflected only until the mysql daemon exits.
/etc/mysql/my.cnf is the correct place to put it though, under the [mysqld] heading.
It will be loaded in after a restart, alternatively to do it immediately in mysql console as well (this sounds like what you tried already):
SET GLOBAL wait_timeout = 31536000;
Update in response to "doesn't work" comment:
Quote from docs [1]:
On thread startup, the session wait_timeout value is initialized from the global wait_timeout value or from the global interactive_timeout value, depending on the type of client (as defined by the CLIENT_INTERACTIVE connect option to mysql_real_connect()).
So changing it does work, but you can't see the result in a mysql console session. Try changing interactive_timeout for that.
To see that it is taking effect, use SHOW GLOBAL VARIABLES instead:
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Thx! I will fill in all the akonadi mysql settings into the global file and hope (!) that it will not affect other database apps in a bad way ... – piedro Nov 21 '11 at 22:25
The entry in my.cnf shows no effect at all! When I look at the actual values with SHOW VARIABLES it says it's still 28800! Yes I have restarted the service and even the whole system! – piedro Nov 22 '11 at 9:35
It does work. Your variable isn't being adjusted because you are an interactive session. You want interactive_timeout for your console session, and wait_timeout for your script. – Caesium Nov 22 '11 at 9:43
See my update to the answer. Can I have my green tick back now please? ;) – Caesium Nov 22 '11 at 9:49
thx, but still it seems that kmail with akonadi is still loosing the connection after 8 hours ... – piedro Nov 24 '11 at 0:45
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• tipoo - Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - link
I look forward to when you guys get your hands on this for another analysis of SoC power consumption. It doesn't seem like AMD has the architecture or the fabrication advantage of ARM or Intel to get so low power consumption, but I'd love to be surprised and have them be a good competitor in this space. We all know they won't catch up in desktops and laptops in performance per watt, hopefully in a new market they can. Reply
• frozentundra123456 - Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - link
It looks nice, but I am comcerned about cpu performance. If it is 800.00 compared to 900 to 1000.00, I would have to strongly consider the IVB more powerful tablet. Seems like 700 ish would be a more appropriate price point. Reply
• NichrolasHoult - Wednesday, January 16, 2013 - link
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• twotwotwo - Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - link
When I really think about it, I know I should wait maybe a yearish for Haswell to come out and Ubuntu to get usable enough on tablets. Besides, my 'old' laptop isn't _that_ old, and works fine.
When I don't really think about it, I want one of these. :)
• kyuu - Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - link
I'm definitely looking forward to this tablet. However, I hope you're wrong on the price point. Considering there are Atom-powered Win8 tablets in the $500-600 range, and AMD's chipset should be significantly cheaper than Intel's, I was more expecting this to be in that range, *maybe* ~$700. Granted the 1080p panel instead of 1366x768 is going to drive the price up a bit, but I still don't see this being competitive at a price approaching that of Ivy Bridge tablets.
If they bring this in at $600 or cheaper, it's pretty much an instant buy for me. $600-700 I'll definitely consider it. Any more than that, I don't really think I can justify it over getting a touchscreen laptop... like Vizio's refreshed 14" Thin+Light.
• LordConrad - Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - link
I'm glad to see AMD has a horse in this race, their low-end chips are much better than the Atom. This might change when Intel updates Atom to support Out-of-Order execution, but for now AMD rules the x86 low-end. Reply
• Shadowmaster625 - Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - link
Way way way waaaaaaay too expensive. Wow. Two years ago you could buy a C-50 tablet with 32GB SSD for $500. Hell it was on sale for $450 several times. 64GB of SSD costs less than 32GB costed back then. The same 2GB of RAM costs less. The battery costs less. The panel probably costs $50 more. The SoC probably $20 more. So where in blazes do you get off even speculating $700? Where do these outrageous numbers keep coming from? The bill of materials on this thing cant possibly be over $400. Reply
• Beenthere - Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - link
It's all good. Nice to see smarter PC makers not being bamboozeled by InHell hype and strong-arm tactics. Reply
• themossie - Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - link
I believe AMD's TDP figures are for a system including everything except for storage and screen, such as radios. As such, they're not directly comparable and a 4.5W TDP isn't as bad as it sounds.
Looking up how AMD calculates TDP for this isn't getting me anywhere, maybe my memory's wrong - only relevant links I found were
http://hothardware.com/News/AMDs-Hondo-Will-Challe... (see Competitive Positioning)
http://www.amd.com/us/press-releases/Pages/new-amd... (see bottom, reference 2)
Also, Z-60 systems do not stay connected to wifi in standby mode. This is a big difference from iPad and Android, which you can rely on to notify you of emails, IMs and the like...
• kyuu - Wednesday, January 16, 2013 - link
That's true, but as far as I'm concerned, a non-issue. I have a smartphone to keep me appraised of things like that. A tablet for me doesn't need to replicate the connected-standby function of the computer I have in my pocket all the time anyway.
• themossie - Wednesday, January 16, 2013 - link
Not a problem for your use case (or, I suspect, most use cases) but I know some strange people...
A surprising number of my non-techie friends don't have smartphones, and rely on a tablet as their main computer at home. Several of these have data plans for their tablets.
On my last smartphone, battery life was at a premium so I left background data off - relying on my tablet for notifications. I'd argue this is one of the few advantages of a tablet over a laptop for power users :-) But... yeah, most people use their smartphones for this. I'm really not sure how big an issue this is.
• Wolfpup - Wednesday, January 16, 2013 - link
A Windows 8 tablet wouldn't be ideal, but could work for that, but I can't imagine trying to use an iPad to replace a real PC :-O Reply
• Hubb1e - Wednesday, January 16, 2013 - link
if your needs are really simple, like email and web browsing, then an iPad can easily replace your PC. For many people this is all they do with their PC so I've seen it quite often. They get a keyboard dock for that ipad and are perfectly happy on it. That's why these tablets are taking off because that use case represents a very large percentage of PC users. Reply
• Wolfpup - Friday, January 18, 2013 - link
You're still stuck with a teeeeeeny tiny screen, limited web browser and multitasking, etc. Like I basically gave up using iOS to do something as simple as look at my email for forum responses and reply...it's just orders of magnitude more difficult than doing it on a real PC.
Looking up an entry on IMDB or something? Slower, but not too bad...but much more complicated and it's just a terrible solution.
• Wolfpup - Friday, January 18, 2013 - link
EDIT: Not to mention it's a terrible choice for any document files. No user accessible file system, terrible programs available, etc. Reply
• nanfad - Wednesday, January 16, 2013 - link
How does the GPU stack up against the iPads?
What about the iPads GPU vs Intel's HD 4000?
• aicom64 - Wednesday, January 16, 2013 - link
The iPad 4's GPU does 71.6 GFLOPS while the HD 4000 does ~200 GFLOPS. While GFLOPS aren't everything, they do give you some idea of the performance delta between the best current mobile GPU and a relatively poor performing desktop part. Reply
• twtech - Friday, January 18, 2013 - link
And to put that into context against high-end desktop GPUs, they are up in the 3,000-3,500 GFLOPS range, with the next generation coming soon expected to be up around 5,000 GFLOPS.
I think some people start thinking, "My tablet has a 2GHz quad-core processor. Desktops only have 3ish GHz quad-core processors, so that means tablets will be as powerful as desktop PCs soon."
• tipoo - Wednesday, January 16, 2013 - link
Still far behind the HD4000. The SGX cores are actually used in Intels older GMA graphics for Atom. Reply
• Visual - Wednesday, January 16, 2013 - link
Nice to see an improved alternative to the Fujitsu Q572. The Vizio has better resolution and not so ridiculously large bezel size, but unfortunately it seems like it lacks an active digitizer.
I'd readily pay $150-200 more for a version with Wacom.
Will there be a keyboard dock for this? Seems like a must-have nowadays...
• Death666Angel - Wednesday, January 16, 2013 - link
I've been researching Windows 8 laptops and x86 tablet for the past week. Just out of curiosity mostly, as I am happily using my desktop old i3-330UM 11.6" laptop and 10.1" Android tablet still. I have no real need for any upgrades.
But the Asus 13.3" AMD A6-4555M 1080p laptop for 800€ (Vivobook U38N) is pretty enticing as is the UX32 with a GT620M (better performance but at 1050€ much too expensive compared to the AMD offering for me). Now this tablet is just as interesting with the internals. Though price needs to be 700€ or below in my opinion.
But I don't need any of those right now and considering that much better tech is just around the corner, I'm hoping for more powerful products at better prices in the fall of this year or early next year. :)
• duploxxx - Wednesday, January 16, 2013 - link
according your feedback.
its smoother in usage, cpu powerfull enough, gpu much better and according the specs low power usage.
yet all oem provide the atoms and none to find with AMD.... consumer is yet again loosing. Just like with the netbooks, Brazos is a way better platform, but almost all devices are atom based in sales...
• MrSpadge - Wednesday, January 16, 2013 - link
Too bad the CPU can't turbo up a bit if only one core is used. "Race to idle" and better responsiveness FTW! Reply
• jamawass - Wednesday, January 16, 2013 - link
Isn't this a standard feature of windows 8 regardless of hardware? Shouldn't this tablet be able to download email etc while in standby mode? Reply
• kyuu - Wednesday, January 16, 2013 - link
I'm pretty sure it has to be supported by the hardware. Reply
• amdwilliam1985 - Wednesday, January 16, 2013 - link
I believe the feature you're talking about is Smart Standby. Forget whether it's a windows 8 feature or a intel SoC feature. Reply
• B3an - Wednesday, January 16, 2013 - link
It's a Win 8 feature. The hardware has to support it. Reply
• Wolfpup - Wednesday, January 16, 2013 - link
I have a tiny notebook based on AMD's C50 that I bought last year. C50 appears to be the exact same hardware-dual core Bobcat (basically a stripped down Athlon 64) @ 1Ghz + 80 VLW5 slowish clocked GPU cores, only the C50 could draw 9 watts versus this thing's 4.5.
I remember thinking last year what a great chip that would be for a tablet, and...here it is.
It's sluggish, but not unusable, and of course "sluggish" is relative, as it's running a real full OS with real multitasking, yet still outperforms my iPad 2 with it's dual core A9s on a limited OS without much real multitasking.
• Wolfpup - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - link
The more I think about this, the less interested I am in Atom tablets. I know for a fact z60 can play back video fairly well (and even accelerate Flash)...25% more single threaded performance and a bajillion times better GPU (not to mention better driver support)...I'm really wishing Dell and HP had used z60 for their tablets too. Reply
• haukionkannel - Wednesday, January 16, 2013 - link
Tablets are very good for reading, so good GPU that allows smooth scrolling is actually very good compromise for tablet CPUGPU. I am not so interested in Hasvel tablets, bacause they most propably are way too expensive, but this and the next generation Atoms can be something that can compete with ARM based tablets. Hasvel based will be in their own league and more like very portable laptops, with removeable keyboards. Very good and fast items, but 1000$+ price will keep them in very different category than these portable electronics books! (allmost like softcover vs hardcover novel :-) Reply
• zaddie63 - Friday, January 18, 2013 - link
Hi I have been reading your reviews for over 10 years and they are always great. I noticed that you are planning to review another tablet and I had some thoughts.
I am typing this comment on a Gigabyte S1080 tablet that I installed windows 8 on.
It has a Windows cpu experience rating of 3.4. the new z2760 also gets 3.4. In another test someone did and posted the test results online, along with what Intel released, I saw that the N2800 cpu was supposed to be faster than the N570 that I have.
How come my cpu which is two releases old has the same rating as the new z2760, when the previous generation was supposed to be faster than mine and the Z2760 is supposed to be so fantastic.
Reviews of tablets tend to get treated like cellular phone revise. Talk about the hardware and run some IE test. For your next tablet review I'd appreciate it very much and I know a lot of other people would as well, sine tablets are on the rise and as we use them for business we need to know the truth about their performance in business and not how well they run sunspider.
I'd like to see a full suite of laptop type tests run on tablets (preferably) running the Z2760, the N570, the N2800, the Amd Z60, and I3 or I5.
Gigabyte has 4 tablets running all of the above, you may be able to get a Samsung s7 which has an I5, then there are the Acer, Asus and Samsung which you already know about. Compare them to laptops, because that is the business decision a lot of FCs are looking at.
I know it will make great reading.
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To figure out if language can be learned incrementally, just build a computer with a neural net, some sensors and manipulators, and an output device, and see if the thing can be taught a language.
Most of the common neural nets don't actually learn, they get trained or configured using various techniques (like evolution) there are some types of network that include rules to model learning mechanisms - like adjusting synaptic connections based on firing rate - but there is still a bit of a gap between what the nets do and what biology does. (although I'm a few years out of date in my neural net knowledge)
There is also the question of archetecture. the brain is not a uniform structure, it has a lot of variety from the start and some of this may affect how and what it is able to learn. Even if we have a neural net capable of learning it still might not learn some things unless its archetecture is right.
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Multiple Grade 2 winner BLAME (Arch) will bring a three-race winning streak into the $600,000 Stephen Foster H. (G1), including an excellent victory in the Clark H. (G2) at Churchill Downs last fall, and rates as the horse to beat in Saturday's 1 1/8-mile event. However, the Al Stall Jr. runner didn't receive any favors in the post position draw, receiving the far outside in a strong 11-horse field that includes New Orleans H. (G2) winner BATTLE PLAN (Empire Maker), multiple Grade 1 victor GENERAL QUARTERS (Sky Mesa), Alysheba S. (G3) hero ARSON SQUAD (Brahms), Oaklawn H. (G2) conqueror DUKE OF MISCHIEF (Graeme Hall) and defending champion MACHO AGAIN (Macho Uno). Read More
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Sometimes the simplest solution is the best solution. That's not the case here, since measuring the speed of sound precisely depends on some sophisticate equipment. Not only does the measurement have to be exact, but other factors, such as temperature and humidity come into play. For those not interested in delicate engineering, though, making a general estimate of the speed of sound is a straightforward process.
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This seems like an easy explanation, but it also comes with a challenge. The speed of sound in air is about 343 meters per second. The speed of sound in sea water, where you can also do this experiment, providing you have a big body of water, waterproof equipment, and are making sure you aren't deafening whales, is 1500 meters per second. But what is the speed of sound in gummy bears? In marshmallow? In chocolate sauce?
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The Virginia men's soccer team returns all but one starter from last year's NCAA Tournament team, and is adding one of the top recruiting classes in the country.
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Maryland was voted the league's preseason favorite, receiving 10 of 12 first-place votes in the poll. North Carolina, Wake Forest, and ACC newcomer Notre Dame finished 2-4, followed by the Cavaliers.
UVa used a lineup littered with a half-dozen freshmen in 2012, but still finished 10-7-4 and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Ten of last year's 11 starters return in 2013 -- including ACC All-Freshman selections Darius Madison, Marcus Salandy-Defour, and Todd Wharton -- though the Cavaliers must replace leading scorer Will Bates.
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12-13-2011, 03:59 PM
Dee, yesterday, I saw on one of the sites, posted in the tack section, about your favorite online tack shop. There was a portable mounting block. It was a little 3 legged stool, with a cord, step up, pull it up, collapse it, put in saddle bags! I thought...i need that... Lol
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Originally Posted by corporal
yeah, but did you pack your baby wipes? =/
Originally Posted by flygap
those are for sissies!
That's what all those leaves, bark, pine needles are for huh?!
Not! Lol
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12-13-2011, 04:05 PM
Dee, better ditch-train your horse! LOL
12-13-2011, 04:13 PM
I pack my TP, bung fodder, crevice paper! I like a good scrubbin if I need it!
I have a t-shirt that my friends gave me: Roll of TP = Friend.....Ivy leaves = Foe
They got it for me after an incident, TRUE STORY! TMI I know....
Dee I was going to suggest that too, have a chain so you can pull it up when done, which it probably already has.
12-13-2011, 04:29 PM
Sorry, I just had to!
12-13-2011, 04:40 PM
Dancer was a perfect angel when I tried to remount her from the ravine bank. The ground gave way - and I fell underneath her - right in front of about 20 people - talk about embarassing! I also broke my left foot and sprained my right knee. With so many people around, I didn't dare cry, although it hurt like H%$@!
The little step stools and mounting blocks you can buy are way to short for me - I'm only 5'1" on a good day, and Dancer is 15HH. Even if I were strong enough to climb up from using a too short mounting block, my stupid belly fat and humongous thighs get in the way!
I did call my daughter this afternoon - I'm going to start on my New Year's resolution a little early. I've GOT to get this excess weight off - I really want to ride without worrying myself silly about hurting my horse!
12-13-2011, 04:41 PM
Originally Posted by FlyGap
Sorry, I just had to!
I have a friend who didn't realize what leaves she was using to clean herself with one time. She spent nearly a month in the hospital between the poison ivy and the subsequent staph infection!
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LOL, I could just IMAGINE what Cinny would do if I pulled one of those up off the ground by the cord while in the saddle....
12-13-2011, 05:27 PM
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Dancer wouldn't care - she's pretty good about not being spooky or nervous (she never moved when I fell underneath her feet). Sadly, that little easy mount wouldn't work for me - it's way too short - I need a mounting block at least 36" high, and that's still a bit too short.
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'Americans are narrow- minded about politics'
Published: 05 Nov 2012 12:10 GMT+01:00
Updated: 05 Nov 2012 12:10 GMT+01:00
Most Swedes may not be casting votes for Barack Obama or Mitt Romney in Tuesday's US presidential elections, but that doesn't mean they don't have an opinion. See what some Stockholmers think and chime in with your own views on The Local's Have Your Say.
With Obama and Romney still neck and neck in the final hours of a hard-fought and costly presidential election campaign, polls indicate the race could still go either way.
The vast majority of Swedes living in Sweden prefer the Democratic Party and Barack Obama over the Republicans and Mitt Romney, according to statistics collected by daily Aftonbladet.
89 percent of Swedes would like to see Obama win the 2012 US election, according to the paper’s poll.
When The Local took a straw poll of Stockholm residents about the Obama-Romney race, they all answered similarly.
Meanwhile, a joint investigation by CNN in Sweden and Swedish analytics firm United Minds showed that US cities with Swedish-sounding names were predominantly conservative.
And oddsmakers also seem to think that Obama will emerge victorious - but will he?
When the dust settles, which candidate will be able to call the White House home?
What will the result of the 2012 presidential race mean for Sweden and its relations with the United States?
And why are Swedes and the Swedish media so fascinated by the race for the White House?
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19:40 November 5, 2012 by Iraniboy
Dear Thelocal,
I noticed in the previous article that you mention Obama's support which 89% among Swedes. However you don't mention in either of article Romney's support which I assume is around 4%! Is it too humiliating to mention that? In either case it just shows that Swedes have no argument about this election so what should they say?
03:38 November 6, 2012 by Eric1
While I love Sweden and have a lot of Swedish friends, I find they are very shallow, don't understand economics, have very little ideal of what life is like in America. They except what is told to them without question. It's not their fault. It's the fault of an education system that values socialistic ideals over math, science, history, etc.... The television news broadcast all promote far left leaning stories. Plus, they get CNN, that is dying in the USA because it's just a joke. CNN just a leftist propaganda machine. (let's see if my comments get a rise)
10:07 November 6, 2012 by fikatid
@Eric1: I'm an American who happens to live in Sweden. I totally disagree with what you said. I graduated from a top 10 US national university and found that your comments to be nothing but lies that the Fox News have implanted in many uneducated narrow-minded people like yourself. I feel pity for you for how gullible you are.
10:55 November 6, 2012 by martin8558
I can not agree with you more I am also American who lives in Sweden, everyone knows that Mr bill and Fox News is Anti Obama!
11:28 November 6, 2012 by markusd
The common theme with all of these on-the-street interviews is something like, "I don't follow or know anything about American politics, but I want Obama to win."
I'd really like to know how Europeans would feel if they were put into this situation: First, you have a guy who increases your and each member of your family's share of your country's debt from somewhere around $18,000 to about $30,000 over 8 years. If you're like me, this would make you very angry. Then the second guy comes along, calls the first guy 'unpatriotic' for increasing the debt by such a large amount before proceeding to increase your share of the debt from around $30,000 to over $50,000 in only 4 years! To top it all off, you have a bunch of people from other countries who have no connection to the debt that either one of these two idiots gave you, trying to tell you how wonderful the second guy is.
11:35 November 6, 2012 by Scambaiter
Eric1 is what is commonly known as a neocon troll
As for markusd...you cannot be serious? Are you seriously blaming the "debt" and the financial crisis on Obama?
The "wonderful" thing about Obama is that he didn't start two hugely expensive wars, one of them illegal and on a false WMD premise (doesn't including the "war against terrorism")
It's not always just about the money...dum, dum. de, dum, dum
11:44 November 6, 2012 by CJ from Sunshine Desserts
As a Brit, I´m continually being reminded by Americans that if it wasn`t for them & the boys who died in Normandy etc..we`d all be speaking German or the usual cold war one about Russia. I´ve also met just as many yanks who need to visit a dentist, something they always jibe us Brits for. In the US both candidates are not so far apart, however one of them might bring us closer to WW III if he supports Israel a bit too much. Like all other EU folk I don`t understand US politics, although interest group lobbying seems to be rife there. Remember it was actually Obama who saved the auto industry. Would feel a bit uneasy with a Mourmon in the WH, after all their church`s stance on afro-americans & women is a wee bit outdated & immoral.
12:34 November 6, 2012 by Roy E
I oftentimes find European comments regarding American politics simultaneously amusing and tragic.
It's amusing to see wildly off base the conclusions uttered with such certitude and stridency. One almost feels embarrassed for the speaker's disconnect from the reality because in many cases, it's not the individual's fault.
It's sad because so many conclusions are based on bad and/or incomplete information. People do not get the full story from the media. On both sides of the ocean, the media is guilty of two sins: sins of commission and sins of omission. The result is selective, biased reporting designed to create a desired narrative. Instead of providing all the facts so that one can form their own conclusion, the media presents is what they want you to believe.
A fine example is Sveriges Radio. Whenever the topic of America comes up, it's like taking a trip to an alternate universe. The listener does not get a report. They get get as you get a presentation trying to drive you to a predetermined conclusion about how you should think and what you should believe. It's truly sad. It reminds me of a cattle drive.
But this same distorted presentation of the news happens in the American Media as well. This bias created a huge market for Fox News because people knew that instead of the full story, they were getting agenda-driven narratives from mainstream media. Fox News stepped into this new reporting void and is now vilified by the Left because they dare challenge the monopoly on the narrative they once held on the narrative. (There are also a couple British reporters who report on America more accurately than the legacy American media. Hats off to them.)
Fox News is extremely disturbing to prejudiced Lefties pursuing their confirmation bias. It truly 'harshes their mellow' to have their ideas challenged and contradicted.
Yes, The "Be tolerant or we will destroy you' crowd' gets very angry when people have the temerity to suggest that there may be more than one side (their side) to a story.
Isn't that true, fikatid?
13:24 November 6, 2012 by momscar
CJ, did the powers that be in Sweden do anything to save Volvo from the Chinese or save Saab from going under?? Yet you praise Obama for saving American auto. The problem with our automakers are unions and I think someone that actually has business experience could have turned it around.
Nobody vetted Obama prior to the last election and they refuse to report anything negative now. Just look at our ambassador in Libya. He doesn't want to investigate what happened until after the election. Pffffftt. He LIED from day 1, and anyone that didn't think that this was a planned attack on SEPT 11, is a fool,
America isn't supposed to be a cradle to grave socialist country but that is Obama's vision. Most of his upbringing was around Marxist sympathizers.
Did you know that if he wasn't president he would not be able to get enough security clearance to sweep the situation room?? He can thank his good friend William Ayers for that.
You may think that Obama is good for the rest of the world, but he is not good for America, and after all, that's what counts..
Roy E. "thumbs up"
19:19 November 6, 2012 by CJ from Sunshine Desserts
momscar: He did save the auto industry by bailing it out, one of the first things he did as president. Whats wrong with socialism ? free healthcare ? Another thing, at least 50% of Americans who will vote today disagree with you. Volvo, VW, Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Renault, FIAT are all unionised & there is nothing wrong with them. If you live in Sweden you pay more tax on your salary, but as I point out the healthcare is free, chemotherapy, operations won`t bankrupt you like in the US ..there is no cut-off either. If you live in Sweden & you love Bush & Romney then go back to´your beloved America, just wait until you get sick or have an accident or get sacked ! Yanks are brainwashed & ignorant, that way they are easier to control.
22:29 November 6, 2012 by Eric1
fikatid: Thank you for your kind words. Leftist are always so polite and respectful.
23:29 November 6, 2012 by Richard S
There are many things wrong with America. But America did not get
to be a super power by disregarding human enterprise and letting the
government do everything. I do not and never have depended on the
government except for national security. I have worked for myself and
family. Paid for everything including healthcare as it was my responsibility.
Those who do not want responsibility for their actions are insecure as
to their abilities. I do not condemn Sweden for wanting something
other than what I believe. And there are many Americans that
believe we are heading in the wrong direction. Ask the Russians how
well Socialism has succeeded. Everyone equal means that only those
willing to work will provide for those who don't . Against human nature
I think.
09:47 November 8, 2012 by smilingjack
The part of the vote not reported was a big thumbs up for legalising cannabis! several states have legalised - YES LEGALISED cannabis use. Add to that a growing support for gay marriage in the USA and you get an idea that thosy crazy draconian old christians are losing power. As less people watch TV and can finally get the truth it was bound to happen! The yanks can try and brainwash kiddies into believing the world is flat and 5000 years old. That the yanks are all powerful and conquering and warm and fuzzy - but in the end the truth got out.
A great step forward for america and for ending religious mumbo jumbo.
10:30 November 8, 2012 by Old Stone
Oh my gosh!!! I had no idea I was narrow minded!!! Thank you for this informative article. Now what do I do?!??
12:53 November 8, 2012 by Danne8
Narrow-minded about politics? Well, let me tell you The Local, the narrow-mindedness does not just stop there...
Oh! and look! there's a new party that perhaps Americans can consider for the next elections: http://www.theswedishparty.org/
16:02 November 8, 2012 by kenny8076
what is wrong with peoples obsession that Healthcare and college in socialist country's is free?!?!
CJ from Sunshine Desserts..... HEALTHCARE IS NOT FREE!!!!!! do you have ANY idea of the amount of taxes they pay here for their mediocre healthcare? the same system that continually has reports of ambulances not responding to 112 calls deemed not serious enough and the person dies!! people are incredible..... 25% sales tax...30-60% income tax. 12% tax on grocerys, tax on fuel (try $8.50) a gallon). There was a story on here the other day saying swedes (and me, albeit temporary) pay something like 70% of their monthly income on taxes, from everyday spending and income.......
and dont get me started on their education.... people say its free.... Well in America we say "you get what you pay for"...... perhaps they should start actually paying for school, then maybe it could be competitive and worthwhile
23:07 November 8, 2012 by Camlon
So Swedes are not narrow-minded? Most Americans are narrow-minded about politics AND most Swedes are narrow-minded about politics.
04:37 November 9, 2012 by Billerica
It is difficult to compare America ,with over 300 million legal residents, not counting the 12 million or more illegals, to a population of 9 million Swedish residents. Our country is based on a constitution that supports a democracy. In Sweden, which I happen to love, you have socialism. It works for you but America was not based on socialistic principals. When our founding Fathers lead a revolution against England it was to reduce the control of government on the citizens. What is happening now is a reversal, more control less individual responciblity.
07:17 November 9, 2012 by Bentham
No, Sweden isn't a socialist country and has never been. It's a *welfare* country built upon a market economy. Get your facts straight Yankee.
"Socialism (play /ˈsoʊʃəlɪzəm/) is an economic system characterised by social ownership of the means of production and co-operative management of the economy,[1] and a political philosophy advocating such a system. "Social ownership" may refer to cooperative enterprises, common ownership, state ownership, or citizen ownership of equity." End quote.
07:38 November 9, 2012 by KossBoss
Perhaps you should fix your own messed up public school system first before you post your bull? US spends most money in the world per student, and yet the nation sinks lower and lower in the international education rankings. Well, the dollar is weak so it makes sense I guess. So what do you get from your well funded high school students? A large bunch of illiterate dropouts who can't even point out Europe or Africa on a world map? Say, Yale next? So much for "you get what you pay for". You should be happy for the floods of well science educated Bulgarians, Russians and Asians who fill your ivy league unis. Without them you'd be nothing.
11:22 November 9, 2012 by Bentham
@Richard S
Allright Richard. You forgot that you also once depended on all your socialist funded schools which prepared you for college or land your first job by flipping
burgers at the local joint to make your first well earned bucks.. Right? ..
Sweden didn't get it's wealth from disregarding people's enterprise either so please to lump Sweden together with old Soviet which relied on a completely
different system. In fact, it was thanks to all the inventiveness and hard work which built up all the successful private companies, private investments in
the building of the railways, private donations to technical colleges such as Chalmers and KTH and the large private export sector that made the country to
what it is today. You have to understand that Sweden's welfare model presupposes and is built upon a market economy, which means being dependant on private companies' revenues where people have an incitement to compete for the best paying jobs. That's far from socialism where *everything* is owned by the state or by a cooperative. So in reality, it doesn't encourage people to depend on the state as it would be impossible to live a decent life only on government
hand outs. But in case you'd need it, it would make you survive, but not much more. People do however, get benefits such as healthcare, university education, childcare etc which everyone has already paid for through their taxes. Along with it there are also private options for healthcare, dental care and private schools which complete and unburden the regular state services. Some nights ago an American researcher in economy told in an interview that Americans in reality actually get less for the same amount spent on private healthcare in US than Swedes get through taxes in Sweden. In reality many Americans have to
spend just as much or more on health insurances, childcare, schools etc as Swedes to live up to the same standard. The difference is that you can choose
between many more options in the US and have the freedom if you want to pay or not. But having such a system presupposes that people have decently paid jobs. The essence of the American dream is that *everyone* can become rich through hard work, so in that way it's essence is equality as in the meaning of gaining a decent or rich life is possible for everyone as long as everyone is prepared to chip in. So good so far. Unfortunately one cannot control the world economy and therefore not choose
to stay employed or have a steady income during rough times. It all depends on the state of the nation which system people prefer to suit them best. During
recession such as now in the US, I think it's no coincidence that the Americans have re-elected a democratic president a second time as people prioritize
stability before anything else.
11:29 November 9, 2012 by eppie
It is not strange europeans or others actually would en masse vote for Obama if they could. Not because he is so great, but just because he is not republican.
Voting republican would be the same as saying you like the Taliban, or say you vote for Putin. The republican party is outdated, and it is time that the US start basing its politics on modern day life instead of on a few100 years old document from a time they were under attack by England and Indians.
We in Europe should however not forget that history is much different for us than for the US. When we started to build up our society based on science and humanism, all kinds of religious outcasts went to america to build up a life. They had to do everything themselves and start a country to protect themselves from Spanish, English, French and locals.
I for one hope for change, and hope the GOP will start behaving like modern world citizens instead of just frustrating every Obama step into the modern world.
19:02 November 9, 2012 by MarshaLynn
It is so ridiculous what liberals equate as modern and intelligent, whether they be American or European. It is intelligent and modern to them to give up your personal liberty and hand it over to a huge government that will take care of you cradle to grave. That is precisely what America was all about from the beginning, i.e., to have personal liberty, to chart your own course, to not be under the thumb of any government that lords it over you. The government was to be of the people by the people. That is certainly not true in Europe, and it is gradually becoming untrue in America.
In America we have hoardes of highly unintelligent ignorant people who just want free Obamaphones. That is as deep as their thinking processes go. Just give them free stuff and they will vote for you; then they return to their lives which are barely above the level of an animal. They can barely speak at all, just lots of guttural sounds strung together that apparently one another understand.
Then there are the more educated liberals who operate on the level of feelings. If they feel a certain way, then that is their truth. These people are supposedly highly intelligent, yet they lack the capacity to see that trading personal liberty for physical comforts is a bad trade. They are the misguided ones, who operate strictly on the level of feelings and are unable to follow logical argument to the contrary.
The other issue is morality. Apparently morality is outdated with liberals. To them, you should just be free to engage in sex whenever with whatever. This is considered enlightened. Never mind that time shows, and will continue to show, that such behaviors are terrible for human beings. Destroys the family, leads to disease, other stuff. These people are narcissists. No point trying to reason with them. They too live barely above the animal level, though they appear oh so elite and oh so intelligent outwardly.
I realize I am wasting my breath. Reap what you sow, liberals. Unfortunately, you force the rest of us to reap it with you.
20:41 November 9, 2012 by sgbsse
It is funny that whenever something goes wrong people would be questioning "why the government let this happen" "why is the government not helping?" "why is it not regulated" And yet they do not want "BIG" government.
Many Americans complain about the so call "Obamacare" how many actually sit down and go through the document item by item. Whatever you got from the campaigning Ad are mostly not true from both sides.
Check for the facts on FactCheck.org
23:02 November 9, 2012 by bcterry
@ MarshaLynn,
Right on point, well said.
03:50 November 10, 2012 by Eric1
Swedish politics lacks diversity of ideals. It's all one version of socialism or another. Any other thoughts are prohibited.
14:21 November 10, 2012 by useronthenet
I think most Americans don't really have a choice do they, it's either Republicans or Democrats. In any event I don't think it will make much of a difference whoever gets in power. 14 trillion dollars in debt and rising. Massive unemployment. The only democratic country (and I use that terminology very loosly) that doesn't have a National health service for everyone regardless of their financial position (even Cubans get better health care than the average American) Unelected and undemocratic banking system ie: the Federal Reserve Bank (owned by an anonymous entity) which is paid an exstortionate amount of money by the US Government. I'm sure George Washington would be proud if he was alive today. Yep must be nice living in the land of the free (NOT),
19:26 November 10, 2012 by bcterry
"Yep must be nice living in the land of the free (NOT), "
Yet the Cubans, and millions of others from every corner of the planet are doing whatever they can to to get to America to live under those terrible conditions where there is no freedom.
09:58 November 11, 2012 by Lavaux
Quoting the inimitable Mark Steyn:
"In the course of his first term, Obama increased the federal debt by just shy of $6 trillion and in return grew the economy by $905 billion. So, as Lance Roberts at Street Talk Live pointed out, in order to generate every dollar of economic growth the United States had to borrow about five dollars and 60 cents. There's no one out there on the planet whether it's "the rich" or the Chinese who can afford to carry on bankrolling that rate of return. According to one CBO analysis, U.S.-government spending is sustainable as long as the rest of the world is prepared to sink 19 percent of its GDP into U.S. Treasury debt. We already know the answer to that: In order to avoid the public humiliation of a failed bond auction, the U.S. Treasury sells 70 percent of the debt it issues to the Federal Reserve which is to say the left hand of the U.S. government is borrowing money from the right hand of the U.S. government."
Mark Steyn's comments are factual, i.e. stating facts. Yes, facts; remember what those are? You won't get facts from the Swedish media, who simply ape the American legacy media's supine worship of Obama and his regime.
Let's recap Mr. Steyn's comments: For every $5.60 Obama borrowed and spent, he got $1 of GDP growth. Would you borrow 36 kr to get 7 kr back? If you would, how long could you do so before becoming insolvent?
Next, will the rest of the world, including Sweden, spend 19% or even 6% of its GDP buying US Treasuries in order to bankroll America's expanding welfare state? Never gonna happen. Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain are out for sure.
Finally, when the Federal Reserve (equivalent of Sveriges Riksbank) buys 70% of Obama's debt, what it's actually doing is printing money equivalent to 70% of Obama's debt, or approx. $4 trillion thus far. Would you lend money to a country that can repay you in printed money hot off the presses (this is known as "monetizing debt")? Of course not.
In view of the foregoing facts, one must conclude that there isn't enough money in all the world to bankroll Obama's America. But our Community Organizer in Chief does not believe this. After all, he began his career as a political extortionist, shaking down banks, insurance companies and city governments for unearned cash and benefits. Therefore it's safe to say that the Obama regime is not going to fix any of these problems. If not, America will collapse and probably drag Europe down with it, leaving Europe at the mercy of Russia and China.
Bet you haven't heard this from DN, SvD or SVT 1 or 2, huh? Get ready for a brave new world, folks.
09:13 November 12, 2012 by entry
Stop wasting oxygen!
10:34 November 12, 2012 by what would thomas paine do
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Syria vote tests pro-Israel groups’ influence
WASHINGTON (AP) — Of all the interests backing President Barack Obama’s call for Congress to authorize military strikes on Syria, perhaps none is more concerned about the prospect of a “no” vote than America’s pro-Israel lobby, which is finding it difficult to overcome widespread opposition to the use of force.
Among those that have released public statements and made private calls to lawmakers to urge them to vote “yes” are The American-Israeli Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, the Anti-Defamation League and the Simon Wiesenthal Center.
“There is no question that it is very challenging,” said an official from one, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak publicly on behalf of the organization. “It is an extremely challenging environment right now.”
The crux of their argument is that inaction will undermine American credibility in limiting the development and use of weapons of mass destruction with a direct impact on Israel’s security, particularly as it relates to Iran and its nuclear program.
Lobbyists also acknowledge that a U.S. military strike could risk Israel becoming a retaliatory target of Syrian-backed Hezbollah or other groups acting on Assad’s behalf. But they say that risk is smaller than the risk of letting Assad go unpunished.
“This critical decision comes at a time when Iran is racing toward obtaining nuclear capability,” AIPAC said in its statement. “Failure to approve this resolution would weaken our country’s credibility to prevent the use and proliferation of unconventional weapons and thereby greatly endanger our country’s security and interests and those of our regional allies.”
“AIPAC maintains that it is imperative to adopt the resolution to authorize the use of force and take a firm stand that the world’s most dangerous regimes cannot obtain and use the most dangerous weapons,” it said.
The Anti-Defamation League urged Congress to “act swiftly to add its voice to hold (Assad) accountable for the wanton slaughter of his own citizens.”
“Any nation that violates international norms and obligations which threaten the peace and security of the world must face the consequences of those dangerous acts,” it said.
In making their case for military action to punish Syria for using chemical weapons, Obama and his aides have gone out of their way to court the support of the American Jews by drawing parallels between Syrian President Bashar Assad’s use of poison gas and the gas chambers of Nazi Germany.
“Because he refused to stand by, Wallenberg reminds us of our power when we choose not simply to bear witness, but also to act,” Obama said.
Secretary of State John Kerry has invoked the phrase “never again,” a direct reference to international vows to prevent a repeat of the Holocaust, and even compared Assad to Adolf Hitler, something that even the pro-Israel groups backing the administration have shied away from, at least so far.
“I think Israel has a strong natural defense and I think they can do well in any battle. But I don’t want to involve Israel in a battle because they have so many enemies around them that I’m fearful it can spin out of control,” Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., told Sean Hannity of Fox News last week.
They said they will continue to lobby in the days ahead — AIPAC is bringing some 250 pro-Israel activists to Washington next week to push for the authorization — but they have also told the White House that only a powerful and direct personal appeal from Obama himself is likely to have an impact.
“The idea that the pro-Israel community is a magic wand that can make this vote happen is a conspiracy theory,” said Josh Block, a former AIPAC spokesman who now heads The Israel Project. “It’s not born out of reality.”
“But, certainly when supporters of the U.S.-Israel relationship and experts in the region who have real credibility join with the president and other voices in the foreign policy and human rights community, it matters,” he said.
Many of the president’s Democratic supporters are deeply conflicted over the use of force.
This divide also is apparent among Israel-centric organizations.
“As President Obama and world leaders contemplate the appropriate course of action, we are cognizant that there are no easy or clear-cut solutions,” it said. “Any action taken should aim to minimize the loss of civilian life, deter the further use of chemical weapons and avoid regional spillover.”
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Catonsville crafts festival
Tom and Johanna Bagg were among the thousands of visitors who checked out more than 200 stands of crafts and food vendors during the 39th annual Catonsville Arts and Crafts Festival. The two Catonsville residents were looking at a serving bowl at Twins Polish Pottery booth along Frederick Road Sunday. (Photo by Nate Pesce / September 9, 2012)
Without a Sunday Ravens game to prepare for, or threatening skies to cast a shadow on the festivities, the crowds came early for Sunday's 39th annual Catonsville Arts and Crafts Festival.
Less than an hour after its official opening at 10 a.m., crowds had already begun to jam the stretch of Frederick Road between Ingleside Avenue and Melvin Avenue, enjoying the late summer weather and the opportunity to check out the variety of crafts, food and local institutions.
"You can't ask for a nicer day," said Del. James Malone, an Arbutus native who represents District 12B that includes Catonsville, Arbutus and Lansdowne, as he stopped between two of the more 200 booths that lined Catonsville's Main Street.
"It's so nice to walk up and down Frederick Road and seeing some people that maybe you only see once a year, who may not even live in Catonsville any more, who come back to walk up and down and see people and check out all the things that are going on," he said.
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There was plenty to check out.
Those hungry for a late breakfast, early lunch or just refreshment to fuel another pass down Frederick Road could sample food that was easy to eat and go from area eateries such as Catonsville Gourmet, Edible Arrangements, Ships Cafe, Taneytown Express, Regions and Peace a Pizza.
The Catonsville Sunday Farmers Market was also well represented on the parking lot behind Friendly's restaurant.
In addition to ready-made sandwiches, festival-goers could pick up fresh produce and baked items.
Those looking for less commonplace items could check out a stand stocked with a variety of fresh garlic or another devoted to growing mushrooms.
"It is so wonderful for Catonsville to do this every year," said Teal Cary, executive director of the Greater Catonsville Chamber of Commerce which sponsors the annual festival.
"Our chamber booth has been packed," she said on the steady stream of visitors to the booth, many of whom walked away with a free gift bag that included a program, hand fan touting the chamber's summer concert series and a poster extolling Catonsville as "Music City Maryland."
"We get terrific support from the community and the vendors tell us this is the best show they do all year," she said.
Near the chamber's booth, a tented area with folding chairs offered a place to rest and enjoy live music by bands on the stage at Melvin Avenue.
Another stage at Egges Lane, the site of the chamber's Friday evening concerts, also gave visitors another place to rest and enjoy live music.
A KidZone provided younger visitors a place to play, as did the cornhole toss game at a stand manned by student-athletes from the nearby University of Maryland, Baltimore County, campus.
Tony Alleyne said those of college age were not the only visitors to his Community College of Baltimore County booth.
"We get a lot of seniors who are thinking about getting involved with our continuing education series," said Alleyne, an admissions counselor at the school.
"This is a great opportunity to see the Catonsville community come out," said Alleyne, in his fifth year manning a stand for CCBC.
"We get a lot of grads from the 70s and 80s who come out, who still remember when it was CCC (Catonsville Community College), and still show the love," he said. "It's a great opportunity to see the alumni."
Mixed in with the stands of more than 20 area nonprofits were vendors offering photographs, handmade jewelry, wooden crafts, scents, soaps and apparel items for people as well as their pets.
Among the more unique offerings was a stand offering pen flowers, wallets, lanyards, hair bows and other items made out of duct tape.
"Everybody has been pretty interested," said Christina Vaughn, the Arbutus Duct Tape Lady, in her first year at the festival.
The Halethorpe resident said she began her business about a year ago at the behest of her daughter, Serena, now 11.
She said when she heard the festival had one spot remaining for the Sept. 9 event, "I said, 'Give it to me!' "
Near the KidZone, Chris Adair and Catonsville resident Scott Westcoat enjoyed the opportunity to open the doors to their Frederick Road bicycle shop that they plan to open in October.
"We're spreading the word, offering free bike check-ups, getting to know the community," said Adair, an Annapolis area resident who plans to commute to the shop on his bicycle.
"I love this community," he said. "I come up here to ride a lot, to Ellicott City, Patapsco (Valley) State Park."
Further down Frederick Road, Holly Trevino was enjoying the foot traffic and visitors to her Twins Polish Pottery stand.
She said she has been coming to the festival for more than a decade to sell her blue and white stoneware.
"It's very family friendly. It brings a good crowd, even when it rains," said the Mt. Airy resident, referring to the downpours that plagued the festival several years ago.
"It's a lot of fun and we do well here. We have our regular customers," she said. "The atmosphere, I enjoy it so much. It's like my day off. My husband's home with the kids and once I get set up, I really enjoy it.
"It's very family friendly," she said. "I know it's outside (Washington) D.C., but it has this real small town feel to it."
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AKRON, Ohio, March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A. Schulman, Inc. (Nasdaq-GS: SHLM), a leading global supplier of engineered plastics, masterbatches and specialty powders and distributor, will be featuring informative in-booth demonstrations showcasing innovations that have inspired the world of plastics at NPE 2012 in Orlando, Florida, April 1-5 in the South Hall, Booth 15000.
A. Schulman will demonstrate its commitment to the development of new technologies and targeted solutions adding value with these leading applications and products:
• The Company's Schulamid ® Nylon 612 product platform for optimal performance in fluid management systems. This platform is a commercially viable alternative to Nylon 610, Nylon 11 and Nylon 12. Compounds optimized for fuel and brake system components will be on display.
• Newly launched Schulamid ® 612 IC 4005W for industrial fluid management applications such as pneumatic tubing, protective cable jacketing, liquids transport, etc., for automation, materials handling and chemical processing.
• Introduction of Schulamid ® HM series of high flow, reinforced injection molding nylon compounds, offering high modulus and high mechanical strength for metal substitution applications.
• A. Schulman Masterbatch announces "Surface Solutions – Bringing Performance, Appearance and Processing to the Surface." Polybatch ® Surface Solutions provide aesthetic flexibility and functional control of critical surfaces in flexible and rigid applications.
• Polybatch ® Concentrates are designed for optimal dispersion in injection and blow molding; sheet and thermoforming; as well as cast, blown and oriented films. On display at the show: dramatic custom colors, natural matte effects, textured synthetic paper, and functional enhancements in PP, PE, PS, PA, PET and PLA.
• A complete line of rotational molding powders in custom compounded colors, specialty stone effects, foams and natural powder. The Company's powders are designed and formulated for excellent performance and ease of processing in rotational molding applications.
• Custom powder services showcase – displaying ICO Polymers, a division of A. Schulman, featuring technical expertise in grinding a wide range of plastics, waxes, engineering resins, rubbers/elastomers, chemicals and inorganic materials into custom-sized powders tailored to suit a variety of applications.
• Polytrope ® STR resins – a family of products that can be easily formulated to match any color and achieve any gloss level, from ultra low-gloss textured surfaces to a "painted metal" appearance.
• Distribution Services' broad spectrum of prime resins supported by industry-leading technical service and commercial support.
"A. Schulman is committed to translating complex performance, appearance and processing issues into functional formulations and meeting our customers' most challenging requirements," says Gustavo Perez, General Manager and Chief Operating Officer, The Americas.
A. Schulman provides global technical support for these products in the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific regions, where it works with product manufacturers on application development; product selection, testing and validation; and manufacturability. Because of its range of products and product development labs in the United States, Belgium, Germany and Mexico, A. Schulman is able to serve a wide variety of markets.
About A. Schulman, Inc. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, A. Schulman is a leading international supplier of high-performance plastic compounds and resins. These materials are used in a variety of consumer, industrial, automotive and packaging applications. The Company employs about 3,000 people and has 34 manufacturing facilities globally. A. Schulman reported net sales of $2.2 billion for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2011. Additional information about A. Schulman can be found at
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Among real estate organizations today, there is a growing recognition of the importance of human capital. The proof is in the training budget.
In a recent Watson Wyatt Worldwide study, "Competencies and the Competitive Edge," 70% of high-performing companies identified employee training and development as the driver of future corporate success.
A 1998 industry report in Training magazine supports that conclusion, revealing that total dollars budgeted for formal training by U.S. organizations last year topped $60.7 billion. The majority of that training - 70% - was done in formal classroom settings.
Yet, increasingly, organizations are considering more alternative, high-tech options. For example, respondents estimated that 19% of all the formal training courses their organizations offered in 1998 was delivered via computer in some way, whether on CD-ROM, diskettes, online via the Internet, or online via the organization's internal Intranet. The remaining 11% of training is delivered through structured, on-the-job training, video, satellite teleconferencing and other methods.
Recognizing the significant changes that are occurring in the real estate industry as they pertain to training property management staff, the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) gathered representatives from some of the industry's major firms to discuss the future of real estate education at its Corporate/Government Education Leadership Forum held in Dallas last August.
At the forum, the industry representatives addressed some of today's hot training trends, including blending corporate programs with off-the-shelf courses; customized courses; satellite education; client surveys to assess training needs; education for standardization of policies and procedures; external marketing as a tool to build internal teams; and measuring the value of education.
Participants at the IREM forum included representatives from AIMCO; Equity Residential Properties Trust; U.S. General Services Administration; Grubb & Ellis; HUD; Insignia/ESG; Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp.; Oakwood/R&B Realty Group; Prentiss Properties Ltd. Inc.; Presidio Investments Ltd.; Southern Management Corp.; Trammell Crow Co.; Transwestern Commercial Services LLC; Army Housing Division; and the U.S. Air Force.
Real estate training has gone through several cycles within the last few decades. While the early part of the 1990s saw a reduction in training due to industry layoffs and downsizing, the decade is concluding with a resurgence in the need to offer quality training programs in a variety of formats.
As John Combs, CPM, president of U.S. property services for Insignia/ESG Inc., AMO, in Irvine, Calif., explains, today's real estate organizations want to make sure all of their employees are working from the same baseline of education and training.
"With the consolidation occurring in the industry," Combs says, "we're seeing organizations assessing their training needs and developing strategic plans to implement targeted programs for employees."
As a result, many firms are turning to blended training where a real estate company will enter a joint venture with an industry group to teach a course using the company's own forms, procedures and operating policies.
"A graduate of a blended course offered and taught by IREM, for example, ends up being trained in the company's procedures but with the added benefit of earning CPM credentials," Combs explains. "The quality of training goes way up that way."
As real estate companies move toward the millennium, they understand that any employee training must have a direct impact on the bottom line. Training with no real return will not work. To that end, organizations increasingly are trying to identify what areas of training are most important to the customer.
Combs notes that Insignia/ESG has conducted 12,000 tenant perception studies and 400 property owner studies in which the client was asked what areas of service are most important to them as a way of targeting training topics for employees. The result of those studies was the development of WOW, a two-day customer service course for Insignia/ESG employees. The course focuses on both tenant and owner service needs.
"We borrow concepts in customer service delivery from the hospitality and retail industries," Combs says. "We want to do a training curriculum that is driven by our clients' needs. We're selling service that has real value to the client."
The Insignia executive also suggests that real estate training is still in its infancy. Within the next 18 months, he anticipates that the industry will develop measurement tools to assess real returns on training dollars.
"It's no longer sufficient to use an evaluation form at the end of a training course as a measurement tool," he says. "We need to develop real benchmarking tools to help us assess the effectiveness of our training and then implement incentive plans to reward employees for improvement."
Training is no longer a personal perk; it is a necessity of doing business and a formidable employee-retention tool. The methods of training will no longer be traditional, however. Increasingly, real estate education will go the way of technology - fast, flexible and customized. Corporate universities, Internet-based training programs and satellite conferencing are just a few of the new forms of training that real estate organizations will be using.
As Michael Lipsey, CPM, president of The Lipsey Co. in Longwood, Fla. , can attest, real estate management companies are willing to contract for quality education. Lipsey's company offers property-management training in a variety of formats, including classroom training, videotaped programs known as "Lunch and Learns," live Internet-based training programs via its website (, and customized company-wide broadcasts on specific topics.
Popular topics for training in today's real estate management market, according to Lipsey, include developing ancillary revenue sources, reducing service delivery time for tenants, presentation skills, negotiation training, and improving financial literacy.
"Companies today are recognizing that training is essential," Lipsey says. "Training budgets are not being slashed as much as they used to."
Moreover, Lipsey says that today's real estate organization is more likely to offer a mixed-bag training approach, using every medium available to them, including home study, Internet, video, and customized education programs.
"In today's merger and acquisition climate, real estate companies have to train everyone with the same best practices," he explains. "Training is only one way today to build an esprit de corps, to improve morale and to understand what you have to do as a company to be successful."
Focus groups, skill audits and client surveys are all among the ways that management companies are identifying training needs. Any real estate training program of the future will need to involve measurement and justification of the return on the cost of training.
REITs and companies that self-manage are particularly aggressive in training employees. As Lipsey discloses, "We're finding that some of these companies are really enlightened when it comes to training, are improving skill sets and providing better service."
Companies such as Gale & Wentworth LLC, Jones Lang LaSalle and Trammell Crow have made a real commitment to invest in their employees' training.
"The management firms that invest in training and technology will have greater market share," notes Lipsey. "When you make an investment in your people and your systems, you are helping to ensure better customer retention."
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AT&T: Ok, maybe I don’t hate you today….
If you have ever traveled with your cellphone internationally, you know how incredibly expensive calls and data can be. I remember using my iPhone for exactly 45 minutes on a week away at Whistler, BC, and receiving a text message from AT&T when I returned to call them immediately to deal with an excessive charge.
At least they are aware of the exorbitant fees. I will admit, which is difficult because I generally hate their coverage, that AT&T was on top of it, helping me to retroactively adjust my plan to reduce my $350 data usage…that was QUITE the 45 minutes, I’ll tell you. (hint: don’t use Google maps while roaming internationally)
This time around, I had learned my lesson, and called in advance to sign up for the International calling, text and data plans. $5.99 allowed me to reduce my calls to $2/minute, instead of $4/minute. Needless to say, I wasn’t chatting aimlessly with my son at that rate. Speed-talking was the name of the game, with a sharp eye on time elapsed.
I also bought 50 text messages for $10, which was a deal. I used this feature a lot, including sending photos to friends and family.
Finally, I bought the $59.99 data package, which included 50MB of data. What does 50MB even MEAN? It’s like a billion dollars…I have no reference point, so I can’t imagine what it’s worth. I decided to go with this package, which was the medium-sized one, after being reassured I could retroactively change the plans to suit my usage when I returned. Thank god.
The first few days of the trip in Ibarra, Ecuador, there was free wi-fi available, which uses none of my allotted data, so all was well. However, on the second week, with no wi-fi to be found, I turned on the data on my iPhone and I immediately regretted it. I went from 16 MB to 129 MB instantly!! With a 60 MB overcharge at $10/MB….ummmm…yeah, you get the picture.
I called Rachel at the AT&T Customer Service line today, and after many holds and calculations, she retroactively changed my plans to adjust to my usage, and while NOT inexpensive, she saved me around $600. Whew.
So, while I still drop calls all over Seattle, and am forced to use my Verizon cellphone when out of major metropolitan areas, I will say that AT&Ts customer service is pretty darned helpful.
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Oklahoma Lottery proceeds top projections by $12M
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The head of the Oklahoma Lottery says proceeds for education exceeded projections by $12 million during the fiscal year that ended June 30.
Oklahoma Lottery Executive Director Rollo Redburn announced Monday the lottery’s total contribution to the state was $70.1 million over the year. That’s more than the projected $57.5 million.
Redburn said it was the fourth consecutive fiscal year that total collections outpaced projections, including $12.4 million more than the estimate in the 2012 fiscal year.
Redburn says the state lottery’s total share to public education in Oklahoma since its launch in 2005 is more than $550 million. The money goes mostly to K-12 schools and colleges and universities, with a smaller portion dedicated to career and technology centers.
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Simon Cowell wants to rival Masterchef with new cooking show
Simon CowellSimon Cowell wants to take on BBC One’s popular Masterchef by launching a new cookery show, according to the Daily Mail!
The media mogul is apparently planning a search for the best ‘traditional British recipe’, with the winner getting their dish manufactured by Marks & Spencer.
He’s even got a presenter in mind – comedienne Dawn French!
Simon added that he ‘loathes’ the ‘yum yum noises’ made by Masterchef’s presenters John Torode and Gregg Wallace.
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Photo Gallery: Grass Lake uses big second half to beat Michigan Center, 35-14.
Mike Mulholland | By Mike Mulholland | The Jackson Citizen Patriot
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GRASS LAKE — After a five-point loss earlier in the season, the Grass Lake Warriors wanted a shot at revenge against the only team that had defeated them, Michigan Center.
And when it got its chance for redemption in the first round of the Division 6 playoffs, Grass Lake took advantage.
The Warriors used an impressive display in the passing game and a second-half shutdown defense to knock off its Cascades Conference rival, 35-14.
The victory sends Grass Lake on to the second round where the Warriors will host another league foe: Manchester. The Flying Dutchmen upset rival Clinton Friday night 37-36.
Grass Lake opened the second half with a nice mix of run and pass plays that allowed the Warriors to drive the field. Grass Lake marched 71 yards on 12 plays, chewing up nearly half of the third quarter, and finished off on a 1-yard touchdown run by Justin Wright for a 21-14 lead.
For more on this game and other playoff games from Friday night, check out the Jackson region preps page.
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In the span of two weeks, Mercedes-Benz announced two new CLS-based production models: the recently revealed CLS63 AMG and plans to produce a wagon version inspired by the CLS "Shooting Brake" Concept shown at the Beijing Motor Show. Now we've learned that another CLS variant could combine the two. The CLS63 AMG Shooting Brake would adapt all the go-fast bits of its sedan counterpart into the five-door model set to go into production in 2012. That means the M157 5.5-liter twin-turbocharged V8 putting out between 518 and 550 horsepower and up to 590 pound-feet of torque depending on the... Read More
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Bush Sr. backs Huntsman
Karras aide says the ad exemplifies elitist tendencies
Published: Tuesday, June 15 2004 7:01 a.m. MDT
Nolan Karras has waged a thoughtful, well-reasoned campaign for governor over the past several months, but some days he must wonder what's going to hit him next.
A new poll released over the weekend shows Karras still badly trailing rival Republican Jon Huntsman Jr. as next Tuesday's GOP primary approaches.
And Monday night a new Huntsman TV ad began running — a one-minute spot showing former President George H.W. Bush "strongly" urges Utahns to elect Huntsman.
Karras' campaign spokesman said the endorsement ad is just another example of the Huntsmans' elitist tendencies.
While Huntsman's campaign will be spending more than $100,000 on the new Bush spot (now running in combination with a 30-second TV ad on Huntsman's education/economic development ideas), Karras is not running a new TV ad yet.
Several new Karras TV and radio ads are scheduled for this week, said campaign manager Steve Starks. Older TV and radio ads were running last week.
"They have resources we don't have," Starks said of the Huntsman family. "But we'll have a new TV ad" running Tuesday.
That ad shows Karras on a school bus talking about his education plan.
"We have a fairly aggressive buy, but nowhere near $100,000," Starks said.
The Bush TV ad clearly is in response to Karras' continued criticism — albeit indirect — of Huntsman's pedigree and wealth. A new Karras billboard's tag line reads "experience money can't buy."
Huntsman is one of Utah's wealthiest individuals, coming from the philanthropic/billionaire family of Jon Huntsman Sr.
The new TV ad has Huntsman Jr. saying that not all the work he's done for Huntsman Chemical, the family's chemical firm, or even the Huntsman Cancer Foundation can replace his family and the need he sees for securing the future of Utah's children.
Bush then comes on to praise Huntsman Jr.'s service in the Reagan/Bush administration, "my administration" and for the "current president" — who is, of course, the unnamed President George W. Bush. (Huntsman Jr. worked as a White House aide for Ronald Reagan, ambassador to Singapore for George H.W. Bush and as a trade ambassador for the current President Bush.)
Besides touting Huntsman Jr.'s business and government experience, Bush also doesn't call him Huntsman Jr. — Bush just calls him "Jon Huntsman," perhaps an attempt to distance Huntsman Jr. from his well-to-do father.
In a final match-up between a Democrat and Republican, it is not unusual for a sitting GOP president to cut an ad for a Utah candidate. Reagan himself came to Utah in 1982 to give Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, a boost when he was challenged by the then-popular Salt Lake City Mayor Ted Wilson.
"Yeah, the Gipper came in four days before that election" and the popular Reagan's endorsement and appearance with Hatch "made my political life move before my eyes," Wilson recalled Monday. Hatch handily defeated Wilson that year.
"But you have to say that an endorsement by the former President G.H.W. Bush, who is well-liked by all Utahns, is a biggie — very significant for Huntsman," Wilson said.
Wilson said to get such an endorsement just before a primary is especially helpful.
Starks said he finds it surprising that the former president would endorse Huntsman Jr. "considering what his dad, Jon Huntsman Sr., said about his son's administration."
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Climbs 13 – Rocktype Artificial – Altitude 150m a.s.l – Faces S
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A nice sunny sports crag, steep and sharp. Provides a good contrast to the slab nature of aztec tower two minutes away.
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6Invest Wisely6a **14
7The Thinker6a+ 6
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8Constipated Miser6b+ *6
9The Dump6c **2
10Pants on Fire7a 4
11All the Arts6c **6
12Third and Final5+ 23
13Kick Ass Yoga6a+ 15
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Very usefull little crag with good rock and friendly bolting.Its pleasant enough climbing and allowed us to get some routes done between showers.
bobpilgrem - 17/Jul/12
Thanks to whoever bolted this but I struggle to see the point in this crag. Don't have a problem with the bolts per se but on the two routes I did the climbing is pretty dull. Wandered over from aztec tower (where the climbing is much better) out of curiosity.
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Perhaps the music industry should think twice before alienating some of its highest profile customers
While the independent music industry and small labels are largely thriving, the major label music industry is down on its luck. Big artists like Jay-Z, Britney Spears, and Metallica just aren't selling as many albums as they used to. The major labels blame this on pirates. They have banded behind a thuggish organization by the name of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which has tried to strong arm thousands of filesharers into out-of-court settlements typically totaling a couple thousand a piece.
A new study, though, brings the industry's tactics of attacking filesharers into question. The new study, conducted as an online poll by the research organization Demos had 1008 total respondents between the ages of 16 and 50.
Approximately one in 10 of the people freely admitted to using sites like The Pirate Bay or filesharing utilities to download music illegally. Ironically, though the pirates appeared to be the most enthused about music and the biggest legitimate buyers of music as well. Of the pirates 8 out of 10 said they bought CDs, vinyl and as MP3s legally.
The pirates estimated their yearly purchases at £77 ($126) on average, versus a mere £44 for non-pirates ($72). Thus it appears that the industry's current "collection" tactics may be risking alienating its own biggest customers that in theory amount to over 16 percent of their total revenue.
The survey also offered other interesting insight into online music use. Approximately half of those responding said they had accessed music via YouTube. And almost 22 percent listened to internet radio. Meanwhile, the study showcased Napster's fall from relevance. The former P2P giant-turned legit business was only used by 4 percent of those responding, and 21 percent had never heard of it. Spotify, a streamed peer-to-peer music service with DRM (you can't put files on your MP3 player), on the other hand showed traction, with 9 percent saying they had used it.
The survey indicated more would buy MP3's legally, but that they are currently priced to high. Approximately 75 percent said they would buy tracks for 45 pence (approximately 73 cents), but that current rates (of a dollar or more) were too high. This makes sense as many stores like iTunes charge rates on par with their physical equivalents, but without the perks of the physical purchases, such as album art and liner notes (some of this is now being offered -- but only with full album purchases).
The study was conducted from Britain, one of the nations with the most aggressive recording industry. From allegedly stealing copyrighted music from independent artists to suing people for singing in public, Britain's Performing Rights Society (PRS) has made the RIAA looked downright friendly by comparison.
Britain is considering a law that would terminate pirates from the internet after three filesharing violations. It would also levy steep fines against them. The bill is opposed by the liberal and conservative parties, the majority of the public, law enforcement, the tech community, and internet service providers. However, the ruling center-left Labour Party is firmly behind the music industry in supporting the measure.
Stated a spokesman for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, a government organization currently headed by Labour Party appointees, "The scale of unlawful file-sharing poses a real threat to the long-term sustainability of our creative industries. While surveys asking people about unlawful behaviour should be treated with caution, it's encouraging that the findings signal that the three-pronged approach set out by the Government this week - a mix of education, enforcement and attractive new commercial deals - provides the best way forward for industry and consumers."
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RE: Just wondering...
By bmheiar on 11/3/2009 4:05:50 PM , Rating: 2
Yes, Probability & Statistics was not my strong area while going to college to graduate with a BSEE degree. And I am still having trouble with it today (more of the Probability than the Statistics), on the FE/EIT Exam, which I have just taken my 3rd attempt at 2 weekends ago. I remember the 95% confident interval, sample mean, sample variance, standard deviation, & etc. So yes, u are right that if selected properly, the sample size would be enough.
I was just trying to point out that RIAA/MPAA with their draconian methods, will file lawsuit over the smallest infractions aka 12 songs being shared or one small study proving that they are wrong about filesharers/pirates.
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Twitter Fights Off Hackers With New Authentication Process
Twitter has been a weak link in one too many high-profile hack attacks. Now, the micro-blogging service is finally doing something about it. Twitter is beefing up its security with a voluntary, opt-in two-step authentication system in hopes of putting an end to much of the drama.
"Every day, a growing number of people log in to Twitter. Usually these login attempts come from the genuine account owners, but we occasionally hear from people whose accounts have been compromised by email phishing schemes or a breach of password data elsewhere on the web," says Jim O'Leary of the product security team at Twitter. "Today we're introducing a new security feature to better protect your Twitter account: login verification."
A Painful Process?
Twitter is responding to recent attacks against news agencies by the Syrian Electronic Army, a "hacktivist" group that supports Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The Financial Times was the latest victim. Twelve posts entitled "Hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army" appeared on the FT's tech blog between 12:38 p.m. and 12:42 p.m. London time last Friday, May 17th, with the company's Twitter accounts also disrupted, the Financial Times said. The Guardian, a UK news site, as well as the Associated Press and others have also been attacked.
"With login verification enabled, your existing applications will continue to work without disruption," O'Leary said. "If you need to sign in to your Twitter account on other devices or apps, visit your applications page to generate a temporary password to log in and authorize that application."
O'Leary goes on to describe the login verification as a two-form factor authentication. Here's how it works: When you sign into Twitter.com, there's a second check to make sure it's really you. Specifically, you'll be asked to register a verified phone number and a confirmed e-mail address. After you enroll in login verification, you'll be asked to enter a six-digit code that Twitter sends to your phone via SMS each time you sign in to Twitter.com.
Twitter Plays Catch Up
The general consensus in the security community is "good job, Twitter." We asked Ken Pickering, a development manager in the Security Intelligence at CORE Security, to elaborate on the sentiment from security experts. He told us this is a big and overdue step by Twitter towards being more secure, but it's only half the battle.
"A successful attacker would now need access to your password and your cell phone instead of basic password cracking software, but the hard part is convincing people to use it," Pickering said.
"Google and Facebook have been using two-factor authentication for a while and I have yet to see widespread adoption. If you care at all about the security of these social networks, you should be using two-factor authentication. As long as everyone does, we'll be in a much better position."
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Reset Sprinkler System Clocks Nov. 3; Stage 3 Restrictions Remain in Effect
(November 1, 2013) The City of Frisco reminds residents to reset outdoor sprinkler system clocks when they turn back their indoor clocks this Sunday, Nov. 3 (at 2 a.m.). That's when Central Stadard Time (CST) begins.
Under CST, there are no ‘time of day’ restrictions for outdoor watering in the City of Frisco; however, Frisco remains under Stage 3 water restrictions, at the request of the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) due to declining lake levels.
Under Stage 3, outdoor watering is limited to once a week, on residents’ individual trash day, but only if needed.
“We suggest residents consider turning their sprinkler systems to the ‘OFF’ position,” said Gary Hartwell, Director of Public Works. “This time of year, there are fewer hours during daylight and plants and grasses go dormant.”
Planting and watering cool season grasses, such as rye, are not permitted under Stage 3.
Since Stage 3 was initiated in June, Frisco has saved about 1.06 billion gallons of water compared to the same period last year (June – October). The NTMWD asked its 13 member cities, as well as customer cities, to reduce annual consumption by at least 10-percent. Frisco exceeded the 10-percent goal, despite its ever-increasing population growth.
“We want to thank residents for helping us answer the district’s call-to-action,” said Hartwell. “Frisco residents and businesses cut water use by 11.1 percent during the last fiscal year, which ended September.
Hartwell encourages residents to consider other seasonal, landscaping tips:
· Reset sprinkler controllers.
· Change controller batteries.
· Check rain/freeze sensors, including batteries.
· Remember no ‘time-of-day’ restrictions are in effect.
· Adhere to Stage 3 restrictions.
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Lotus’ Evora GT4 scored a podium in the Algarve at the first round of the 2012 International GT Open, while its big brother, the Evora GTE, was running top five in its class until an accident curtailed the team’s race.
PortimaoLotus Giudici Racing’s Evora GTE qualified 16th in the Super GT class, 23rd overall. Changeable conditions throughout the weekend made both races challenging. In Race 1 the car crossed the line eighth in class, the Evora working well in the wet. Sunday’s Race 2 was damp at the start but the teams went with slicks anyway. Team leader Johnny Mowlem spun at Turn 2, dropping to 26th, but his recovery was brilliant. By changeover time in the 37 lap race he was fifth in Super GT and on course for a strong finish. However, team-mate Marcello Puglisi earned a drive-thru penalty for speeding and, as he rejoined the track, clipped a Ferrari and damaged the front-right suspension. This lost the Italian team four laps, dropping them down the order.
Portugal’s Goodsense Racing Team contested the GT Light class with their Evora GT4. Angela Negrao and Joffrey Didier qualified for Race 1 2nd in their class but failed to finish when a wheel nut came lose on Lap 10 after Didier’s pitstop for slicks. For Race 2, the team qualified 3rd and maintained this position to the end, reaching the podium and setting the fastest GT Light lap in the process.
Johnny Mowlem (Lotus Giudici Racing): “The International GT Open is probably the most competitive GT championship there is. Given this was the first time the team had seen the car, we’d not been to this track before and it was our first time on Dunlops I didn’t hold out much hope for a result. I was therefore pleasantly surprised by the car’s performance. Starting the second race in the damp and on slicks was great, the Lotus loves that. We were on course for a storming finish, coming from the back up to fifth place. In the wet we were able to match the pace of everyone except the top three. The car handles beautifully, it’s just lacking aero and development. We’ll work on it, but I left Portugal feeling encouraged.”
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• my 98 is doing the same thing did u solve the problem???
• Is it ok to use E85 in my 2000 Catara. They say that it is 111 octane rating. Will it hurt the hoses
• no body want to chime in on this one so, Yes it will run on E85 gas but not sure of the ?? of will it harm the hoses, a rubber hose guy says "that the hose shuld be fine but that some of the O rings may degrade over time and leak. If you use it keep real good track of anything with a O ring for leakage"
• lou89lou89 Posts: 27
I would not use E85 unless your 2000 is stipulated as a FLEX FUEL VEHICLE BY THE MANUFACTURER. Gasoline sold commonly is E10 and is safe for older cars. Otherwise, costly damage can result. E10 is 10% ethanol-90% gasoline. Forget the octane claimed. E fuel is less efficient than pure gasoline. Tests(CA) by Edmonds on a 2007 Flex Fuel Tahoe indicated 20 t0 26 % less efficient miles per gallon.(google " thanol fuel "; for other links as well. Fewer MPG and thus more costly per mile of vehicle operation. The 667 miles tests resulted in a 36,5 gal reg gas use ( 18.3 mpg) and E85 required 50 gal(13.5mpg), $30 more fuel cost. They computed the carbon effect with gasoline @706 lbs., E85 @703.1 which rreally a tie; a scant o.5% difference. Also go, I believe it is. I do not think you Catera is RATED FLEX FUEL by GM, check the manual or Dealer.Donor use E85 in your fuel system. Ethanol is a solvent whic will destroy components not yet engineered by mfr to wirhstand E85.
• YA thats what every body says. the MPG I cant find as my speedometer is currently not working but it does run hotter at the cats. e85 does not have as many BTU's as gasoline does. The chemist f rends I have say the fuel lines may not be rated for this to go though them. It also doesn't start well in cold weather. dont have much invested in the car. The fuel line probliom may br solved soon with some help from my chemist friends and some sort of braded and lined hose. the injectors and seals are a problim yet to be thought out. Im guessing that the O2 sensors are going nuts trying to read the ourput they are geting also. I havent got a meter on the temps or the O2 reading yet to see how much differnt it is from gas eather
• lou89lou89 Posts: 27
Curious as to how many tank fillups you did with F 85 fuel.
• ybscorpybscorp Posts: 5
edited January 2012
about three weeks ago i did a complete from empty fill up and ran till it was empty. i have done three E10 fill ups since then and was running fl gas that was around E10 for about 10 fill up before that. I then did about 4 fill ups of Fl E10 gas and filled it up from empty. It got to about 38 deg and the thing would barely start. I got it to start and the only way it would stay running was to keep the rpms to about 2k till the heat gage started to move then it settled down and ran fine, at that point I started puting in 1/4 th tank of E10 at a time for about 4 times. It has been runing E10 fl gas ever since.
I didnt find the link they sent but there is a intersting comment at about its use in an Mg with carbs and problims it may have. It also give a link to site: that says page no longer found
• lou89lou89 Posts: 27
Ethanol is a solvent and can destroy fuel lines and O rings that are not yet engineered by GM to tolerate E85. Also, ethanol absorbs water and if the vehicle is not driven regularly, the ethanol and water can separate with the water settling to the bottom of your gas tank and accumulating in the fuel filter, suggesting that you probably should replace the fuel filter and drain any water from the tqnk. If those two conditions are present, your starting and rough running problems can occur. If you used e83 long enough to break down a fuel hose, etc, there could be that reidue in the fuel filter and tank. Call gasoline distributor(s) in your area to see if they have an outlet for non ethanol fuel that you could use for a while in your car, is another thought. I wish you well, I know this situation is frustrating; a real pain in your get along.
• the original posting is from 2007, but hope this can help others out.
if the battery dies or is replaced, the sunroof switch doesn't work unless it is reset by depressing it for 5 seconds. i found this out by reading the owners manual.
• Mechanic says it is the high side a/c pipe with muffler and port for charging. He can't find a replacement part. Any help?
• lisle95lisle95 Posts: 1
I have a 99 catera, and had oil cooler go bad. Changed it out and now when the car starts it runs for 20-30 secs and dies. it will restart right away, but again dies. Note computer gives me a code for loss com with vss. Can loss of vss signal result in engine shut down? If not any other suggestions?
• Desperate in Ashford wa. Engine turns over but no spark. Sprayed starter did not work. I know very little about cars and desperately needing advice. Live 30 miles out of any town with car repair services. thanks in advance!
• gngurugnguru Posts: 108
What in the world do you mean by "sprayed starter"? First thing I would do is to replace the camshaft position sensor. You can get one online or at your local auto parts dealer. Online is probably your best deal but I'd shop around....
• #1381 of 1429 TC Warning Light flashing by carfinder14
Jun 11, 2011 (1:37 pm)
I have a 97 Catera with a wierd problem. When first running the car the TC warning light will start flashing and the car will lose power. Turning of the traction control system fixes the problem. I need to know the sensor that controls the traction control or what could be causing this. Any help wold be appreciated.
Is there anyone out there to tell me the reason my 2000 Cadillac Catera is now doing this?
• replace heater core
• joe428joe428 Posts: 1
with this car having so many problems. why was there no recall?
its Caddie what about its rep? i wont look at the newer ones, now
• rosenewrosenew Posts: 1
I have a cadalliac catera 98 and the first problem is my alarm system comes on whn i openn my door and close stays on at 5mins my alarm on my key ring doesn't wrk anymore. wat will i have too do for that...second my hair runs fine but sometime like yesterday my car seem like it wanted too start but wouldn't. and whn i turned the key over it was like a fan coming on. so i let it sit and this morning. it its completely dead. help me
• I have been adding steering fluid for a while now every month. last week car started tracking when I hit the brakes and quickly has gotten worse. Have they has an issue with rack and pinions? It almost feels how a rack with bad mounts would act. Been a shop owner and master tech for decades but am retired and the arthritis makes a little job a longer job. hoped to get an idea on this so I didn't have to get underneath it. don't have the luxury of my own shops anymore. so has this been a common issue on the catera or does anyone have a diagnosis from what I told you? thanks much
• I bought a used Cadillac Catera from my next door neighbor, it had 104,404 miles, I had the car all of two months, and it started running hot. Needless to say, I put the car in the shop to correct the then about 4 months later, my agnition switch went on the car, I put the car in the shop yet again, I got my car out of the shop, a month later,a shock came lose, and was slicing my back tires, yet another repair, when it came back, the car would make a squealing noise, as I tried to make turns, or I was going slow.
So today as I was headed to work my brakes failed......I am thru with this car,I want to sell it and be done, I have never had so many problems with a car!
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Would anyone like to read my blog post about my foray into 5:2?
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Breadandwine Wed 31-Jul-13 20:24:21
Glad you like the blog - love your Stories from South America! smile
wildwater Wed 31-Jul-13 04:46:21
Hola Breadandwine...have just been reading your blog. Really interesting - thank you.
mintymellons Mon 29-Jul-13 09:32:25
Great, thanks Bread I will indeed read yours!
Breadandwine Sat 27-Jul-13 23:24:59
I'll look at yours if you look at mine! smile
This is from the perspective of someone who has been IFing for 17 months (today!) and has lost 10kg. The link has many links to other relevant blogs, plus much research and lots of 5:2 recipes.
BTW, the Horizon programme is easy to find. I have a link to it in my blog, and it is linked to in the OP on the main 5:2 thread on this forum (currently thread nr 24.)
This should be the first port of call of anyone interested in Intermittent Fasting.
mintymellons Sat 27-Jul-13 18:28:23
Thanks, Melanie, good advice. It does sound confusing when I say that 'fast days mustn't be consecutive', as though something dreadful will happen if they were!!
Very nice looking blog! My only comment would be on the consecutive days thing - that recommendation is only to make it easier, but many people do occasionally do a back-to-back fast, and it's not against the rules, as such.
BadBuddha Thu 25-Jul-13 17:44:28
I've followed to read later - been thinking of doing the 5:2 myself!
mintymellons Thu 25-Jul-13 17:37:28
Wow, that's great Heysoul, well done.
HeySoulSister Thu 25-Jul-13 17:26:36
Thanks, will have a look! I'm a low carber.... 4 1/2 stone gone now.... 2 to go
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HeySoulSister Thu 25-Jul-13 17:07:34
Yes I would, it's not a clicky link tho
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Small Business Sentiment: Contraction after Three Months of Slow Growth
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The latest issue of the NFIB Small Business Economic Trends is out today (see report). The April update for March came in at 89.5, which puts it deep in the cellar at the 9th percentile in this series, where a distinctly recessionary mood prevails.
Here is the opening summary of the report:
After three months of sustained growth, the March NFIB Index of Small Business Optimism ended its slow climb, declining 1.3 points and landing at 89.5. In the 44 months of economic expansion since the beginning of the recovery in July 2009, the Index has averaged 90.7, putting the March reading below the mean for this period. Of the ten Index components, two increased, two were unchanged and six declined. Among the greatest declines were labor market indicators, inventory investment plans and sales expectations.
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The net percent of all owners (seasonally adjusted) reporting higher nominal sales over the past three months was negative 7 percent, an improvement of 2 points and the best reading in eight months. However, firms are still reporting more declines than gains. Such a negative outlook will not stimulate a lot of hiring or spending or inventory investment. The net percent of owners expecting higher real sales volumes fell 5 points to a negative 4 percent of all owners (seasonally adjusted), 16 points below the 2012 cycle high of a net 12 percent reached in February 2012. Seventeen (17) percent of small employers cite weak sales as their top business problem, a one point improvement over February.
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Credit demands remained weak in March. Twenty-nine (29) percent reported all credit needs met, and 49 percent explicitly said they did not want a loan (64 percent including those who did not answer the question, presumably uninterested in borrowing as well). Seven percent of owners surveyed reported that all their credit needs were not met, unchanged from February and 3 points above the record low.
NFIB Commentary
This month's "Commentary" section offers a context for the March decline after three months of slow growth:
Small business produces half the private GDP and employs half the private sector workforce. But it is not growing, not hiring, not borrowing and not expanding enough. Small business owners have been depressed since 2007 and that has not changed. In the March survey of NFIB’s 350,000 member firms, 77% expect the economy to be no better or even worse 6 months from now that it is currently. Only 4% think the current period is a good time to expand substantially, compared to an average of 17% for the period 1973 to 2007. More owners plan to reduce employment in the coming months than plan to create new jobs. More owners plan to reduce their inventories than plan to order new stocks. The bulk of growth comes from the increase in our population of about 3 million people and the growing need to simply replace stuff that is wearing out, not enough to get the economy back to trend growth much less the strong growth needed to restore employment to 2007 levels.
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With the latest NFIB data, we continue to see that the mood of small businesses is highly correlated with Consumer Confidence.
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2011 NFL Schedule: Previewing Jay Cutler's Return to Denver in Week 14
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When the Denver Broncos made Jay Cutler the 11th overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft, they thought they were getting their franchise quarterback.
That almost turned out to be true.
After his third season in Denver, it became clear Cutler was steadily improving. He threw for more than 4,200 yards, 25 TDs and was named to his first Pro Bowl.
Then something happened.
During the offseason, there were murmurs of a three-team trade that involved Cutler being dealt to either Detroit or Tampa Bay, with Denver receiving Matt Cassel, who then-new head coach Josh McDaniels had worked with the previous season in New England.
Even though the Broncos made it clear that they were just rumors with McDaniels saying, "We don't want to trade Jay...He's our quarterback," Cutler just wouldn't let it go.
He would eventually demand a trade, which he would be granted. He was dealt to Chicago for Kyle Orton, two first-round picks and a third-round pick.
Now, let's fast forward to today.
NFL schedules have just been released, and the Chicago Bears will be visiting the Denver Broncos in Week 14.
Now, that should be one hell of a scene.
Broncos fans these days absolutely despise Jay Cutler; they feel he quit on them and acted like a baby (and that wasn't the last time people said that about him).
So you better believe there's going to be some serious fireworks when he returns to the house that Tim Tebow now owns.
With that being said, the Broncos' defense is still absolutely dreadful, and even if they pick up Marcell Dareus in the draft, Cutler and the Bears' offense should light it up against this motivated Broncos squad.
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Gift shops and pro shops will have specials on Friday, Nov. 23 for those who need to shop for holiday gifts.
The big box stores won’t be the only shops offering Black Friday deals this week.
Several Fairfax County parks will offer special sales on Friday, Nov. 23.
The Burke Lake Golf Course is offering 25 percent off all pro shop merchandise and a free cup of coffee on Friday.
Frying Pan Farm Park Country Store in Herndon will also offer 20 percent off select merchandise from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Shoppers can take 20 percent off all gift shop items from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Sully Historic Site in Chantilly.
Over in Falls Church, the Jefferson Golf Course is also offering 25 percent off on all sports apparel at and free coffee as well.
The release also states that the Laurel Hill Golf Club Pro Shop in Lorton is offering 20 percent savings on sports apparel and footwear while all merchandise at the Twin Lakes Golf Course Pro Shop in Clifton is 20 percent off (excluding sale items).
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• Oct 16th, 2012 @ 5:37am
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Moral reasoning can be a tricky thing
To say that something can only be ethically wrong or ethically right is a rather black-and-white way to see things. A spectrum can't exist without endpoints to define it, but is there truly nothing in the middle?
Also, you are in fact saying that free speech (vis-a-vis anonymity) should in fact be allowed to protect illegal activity. If people cannot be tied back to their harmful actions, that is de facto protection.
• Oct 15th, 2012 @ 7:23pm
Re: Comparison to outting gays and lesbians
If you do not think it's OK to kidnap someone and lock them in the basement, how is that any different from putting someone in prison?
If you do not think it's OK to force someone to give you large sums of money, how is that any different from imposing a fine?
If you do not think it's OK to force someone to do unpaid labor, how is that any different from a community service requirement?
All of these are tools used by societies to punish those who would do harm to others; in so doing, they enforce social order. This form of doxxing is no different. To compare it to outing a closeted person is a gross false equivalency.
• Oct 15th, 2012 @ 7:16pm
I'm not the one giving the just outing of this the imprimatur of "ethics". I merely said there was nothing ethically wrong with it, in contrast to your assertion that it is ethically wrong to force him to face the consequences of his acts.
This is not a free speech issue. The actions of creepshots amounted to invasion of privacy at the absolute least, and arguments could be made for charges as serious as harassment and stalking. Free speech should be absolute, but doesn't mean it should shield someone from the consequences of other crimes they commit by doing so.
Will this person's life be ruined? Not by a long shot, though he will probably be inconvenienced for a time. The thing about doxxing is that the consequences one faces are determined entirely by the actions that doxxing ties to them. No one cares when a garden-variety troll gets doxxed, and even the more spectacular examples get written off quickly: it takes something truly egregious, as this case is, for there to be any truly major or lasting effects. The harm to his life is entirely self-inflicted: he could not deserve it more.
• Oct 15th, 2012 @ 1:40pm
Re: Moral reasoning can be a tricky thing
Frontier justice should indeed be left to the frontier, but in this particular sense the Internet is a frontier. It cannot be policed in any practical way by the centralized authorities that are typically responsible for this sort of thing in the real world, and so the frontier model is appropriate.
This is a case of someone who has abused his anonymity to harm people without facing the consequences. The appropriate punishment is for the anonymity he has shown he cannot be trusted with to be taken away from him -in a word, to be doxxed- and to face the consequences he had hoped to avoid: the things that happen in the real world to people who do what he did. There is nothing philosophically, morally, or ethically incorrect about this.
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Contributions are invited for S2, a special issue devoted to the work of
Jean-Claude Milner (deadline November 1, 2008)
Perhaps best known now in the English-speaking world for his bitter dispute
with Alain Badiou over the status of the signifier Jew, Jean-Claude
Milner’s influence on the emerging shape of Lacanian psychoanalysis is
recorded in his interventions in the closed sessions of the seminars of the
1960s and 70s. An integral member of the circle around Jacques Lacan and
the L'École freudienne de Paris (EFP), Milner has authored a remarkable
series of works intersecting philosophy, politics, literature and
linguistics, including L’Oeuvre claire: Lacan, la science et la
philosophie, Le Juif de savoir, Les penchants criminel de l’Europe
démocratique, Constat, Le Pas philosophique de Roland Barthes, Le Triple de
plaisir and many others, the majority of which have yet to be translated
into English.
For this special issue, we invite contributions that bring out the
theoretical, political, philosophical and artistic stakes of the
Milner/Badiou debate as a key site of collision between the all and not-all
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‘oeuvre claire’ as it relates to and bears on the concerns of psychoanalysis.
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Look out below! Brody Jenner and half-sister Kylie Jenner put on a show for the entire Kardashian-Jenner clan as they leapt into the clear waters of Mykonos, Greece, on Saturday, Apr. 27.
The pair, who were having fun as part of taping for the upcoming season of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, made a big splash as they catapulted off the side of a giant yacht and into the waters below. Kylie, 15, decided to play it a bit safer by leaping feet-first into the water, while daredevil Brody, 29, practically flew off the vessel in a full-on back flip.
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"Feel so blessed to have spent the day on this bad boy with the family," he captioned a nighttime shot of the ship on Saturday night.
The entire Kardashian clan -- including Kim, Kourtney, Khloe, Kendall, mom Kris and Kourtney's love Scott Disick and their children Mason and Penelope -- took in the sights and sounds of the scenic island all throughout the weekend, with a very pregnant Kim even showing off her bare baby belly on Friday, Apr. 26.
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Dec 12th, 2013 | By admin | Category: Opinion
It was sad to note the passing of a great man - Nelson Mandela. He was 95. I don’t have enough room here to write about his remarkable life.
I was taking pictures one night at Daniel Park - looking at the beautiful Christmas lights - and I was thinking of years past when I would go around and take pictures of the Chamber’s picks for Christmas lighting. I would have my camera, tri-pod, hot chocolate, big coat, gloves and somewhat dreading it because it was always really cold - as I remember. Anyway, I don’t do that so much anymore and even though I still need to use a tri-pod when taking night Christmas light shots - I haven’t been doing it. But thinking about the years past made me realize, once again, how much things have changed. I’m not sure if the Chamber still does the Christmas lighting contest anymore. And there has been so much change with cameras that it is pretty different - same concept - but the equipment is very different. It’s faster and thank goodness you don’t have to use a darkroom anymore. That saves hours and hours.
But on to what we’ve all been through weatherwise. Last Thursday night we had freezing rain and sleet - mostly sleet, thank goodness. AND no power outages around here. That was what I was worried about. So, Friday, school was out, businesses closed and then Saturday night the Chamber parade was postponed to this coming Saturday, Dec. 14th. We had more freezing rain and sleet Saturday night but it wasn’t too bad. But school was out Monday and Tuesday. The temps have been in the 20’s and low 30’s so not much melting. It’s been bad but it could have been terrible if we’d lost power. Thank you, Lord, for letting us keep our power. My cats don’t do well without heat when it’s so cold. I guess I need to look into getting a portable generator.
Hope you are having a good week.
Go to your happy (warm) place!
See you next week (or at the parade Saturday night).
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Lessons from the Demise of SpyEye
Lessons from the Demise of SpyEye
By Byron Acohido
February 10, 2014 9:26AM
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The mastermind of SpyEye has been captured. The tale of how SpyEye -- the tool of choice for hackers who routinely pilfer from online bank accounts -- overtook the pioneering banking Trojan ZeuS could fit in any textbook on entrepreneurship. What's more, it show how business-like and resilient the world of criminal hacking has become.
The cyberunderground paused [to note] that Aleksandr Andreevich Panin, aka "Gribodemon," had pleaded guilty to charges pegging him as the mastermind of SpyEye.
SpyEye is the tool of choice for hackers who routinely pilfer from online bank accounts. It arose in 2009 as a cheaper imitation of the pioneering banking Trojan, ZeuS, which was the creation of a brilliant, young Russian programmer who goes by the aliases Slavik, A-Z, Umbro and Monstr.
ZeuS' creator remains on the loose.
The tale of how SpyEye overtook ZeuS could fit in any textbook on entrepreneurship. What's more, it demonstrates how business-like and resilient the world of criminal hacking has become.
Let's pick up the story circa 2009, with the help of Don Jackson, director of threat intelligence at security start-up PhishLabs, and Loucif Kharouni, researcher at anti-malware firm Trend Micro.
ZeuS is selling for as much as $8,000 to crime gangs expert at hijacking online bank accounts. ZeuS hacks require customized tuning of the attack code, and crews of hackers working in concert to pull off Ocean's Eleven-like heists.
Along comes SpyEye, a lean and modular banking Trojan selling for around $1,000. "While ZeuS was the infrastructure software for elite cybercrime crew operations, SpyEye became ZeuS for the masses," says Jackson.
Banking Trojans infect Internet-connected computers and give the attacker full control. Early versions of SpyEye even included a command to seek out and uninstall any previous ZeuS infection.
ZeuS' creator, Slavik, initially professed to be nonplused by the competition. "Slavik knew his software was great," Kharouni says. "It was well coded, and he had good, loyal customers."
After building a following, Gribodemon announced SpyEye would no longer uninstall ZeuS. "He realized it would be better for him to be seen as a straight up competitor," Kharouni says.
If Gribodemon was bold, Slavik was cautious. A deal was struck. Slavik gave Gribodemon ZeuS' customers and access to ZeuS' top secret source code.
"(Slavik) was relieved of commitments to support the small-time ZeuS operators while keeping his reputation intact," Jackson says. "The SpyEye author was handed ZeuS customers on a silver platter, backed by nothing less than an endorsement by the king of modern crimeware."
Kharouni believes Slavik sensed law enforcement closing in. "He realized it would probably be best for him to give his source code to Gribodemon and make a lot of noise around that, so people would say, 'He's taking his retirement and we won't hear from him again,'" Kharouni says.
In May 2011, Gribodemon's monopoly sustained a fracture. Someone leaked a copy of ZeuS' source code onto public forums, making it possible for any low-skilled programmer to create free versions of ZeuS or SpyEye.
Was it Slavik, who's believed to be in his late 20s?
And what's become of Slavik? Did he have a hand in creating the memory-parsing malware used to breach customer data?
"Did Slavik really retire for good? No, I don't think so," Kharouni says. "He probably just moved on to another project, changed his identity and started something new."
Jackson concurs: "I believe Slavik is still developing custom code for his top-tier clients of ZeuS."
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What can you say? The blasphemy laws in Pakistan are insane already, but this takes the biscuit. If it wasn't so fraught with hatred that frequently spills over into violence against the poor Christians living there, it would be laughable.
Pakistan’s Islamist party, Jamiat-Ulema-e-Islami (JUI), has petitioned to have the Bible banned from Pakistan because it violates the nation’s notorious blasphemy laws. The move by the JUI is just the latest episode in the ongoing and increasingly deadly persecution of Christians in that Islamic nation.
According to JUI leader Maulana Abdul Rauf Farooqi, the Bible contains passages that show biblical figures whom Muslims regard as prophets (such as Abraham and Solomon) to be engaging in “a variety of moral crimes.” As such, the JUI has called on Pakistan’s supreme court to have the entire Book banned from the country if the offending passages are not removed.
I suppose the fact that the Old Testament predates the Q'ran by about a thousand years is irrelevant to these dickheads.
(Interestingly, the JUI admitted that their petition was partly prompted by that Q'ran burning in Florida a few months back. With any luck, this will keep escalating until all the holy books in the world have been either banned or burned.)
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Oh, and in case you're interested in discovering what immoral crimes Abraham and Solomon are said to have committed, you'll have to look it up yourself - I can't be arsed. I bet it's pretty innocent stuff (unless you're a fundamentalist nutcase).
The offending verses are, apparently:
Genesis 19:33–36, 29: 23, 32–35, 38:18
Exodus 32:2–6
1 Kings 13:2–29
2 Samuel 11:2–27, 13:1–22
Matthew 1:13, 16:23, 26:14–47]
I love the ending of your post! It says exactly what I beleive, have all religions attack each other as none listen to atheists. We are the only ethical, open minded people on the planet. If each religion squabbles with each other their incredible intolerance, bigotry, and totally insane beliefs can be viewed by all.
I often recommend www.religioustolerance.org to believers (and non-), as a site that attempts to report fairly on different belief systems and their intersection with high-profile political and social issues. While not attacking people for their beliefs, the authors give no free passes for the harmful effects of actions motivated by religion. Things such as oppression of women, or special rights for heterosexuals, are called exactly that. Actions are judged by their objective effect on humans' freedom and well-being.
Religions attacking each other is never a good idea. It's never the priests who do the fighting. Some of the older buildings in England, where religions *did* fight until a few centuries back, still have the spikes where they would display people's heads for owning Bibles in the wrong language.
I blame it on globalisation. They'll all need to converge into one religion that works for them all - with one holy book they can agree on. You'll always have your splinter groups though... :)
...one holy book they can agree on...
The Orange Catholic Bible, anyone? :)
Looks good.... :)
Didn't the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers do that once?
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Thursday, September 30, 2010
Climbing and Outdoor News from Here and Abroad - 9/30/10
--Well known and respected climber, guide book author, and all-around stand up guy is missing and presumed dead after a fall in the Pleiades Saturday afternoon. Dallas Kloke, 71, was part of a 5 person team and was nearing the summit of one of the peaks when he grabbed a rock that moved and pulled off. He and the rock tumbled down a near vertical face before disappearing below. His climbing partners descended 300 feet and found articles of his equipment, however no Kloke. To read more about this tragedy, click here or here.
--Volunteers got together back in early September to clean up a rock climbing area in Northern Idaho as part of the seventh annual Adopt-A-Crag series put on by the Access Fund. New climbing areas were cleaned and rock walls were sand-blasted of graffiti at the Q'emilin Park. To read more, click here.
--Yosemite National Park was designated by an Act of Congress on October 1, 1890, making it the third national park in the United States, after Yellowstone (1872) and Sequoia (1890). Friday, October 1, 2010 marks the 120th birthday of the park. Although the park is celebrating its 120th birthday, Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias have been preserved since 1864. Congress passed a bill, which was signed by President Abraham Lincoln on June 30, 1864 that set aside Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove, that stated the lands be held “…for public use, resort, and recreation…inalienable for all time.” This was truly the birth of the national park concept, since this was the first time in history that land was set aside purely for preservation and recreation for all people. The Grant was administered by the State of California until 1906, when Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias were ceded to the federal government and included in Yosemite National Park. To read more, click here.
--Last Monday, Steve Wampler became the first man to climb El Cap with Cerebral Palsy, in attempt to raise money for his foundation which pays for disabled children to attend specialized wilderness camps. Despite dehydration, hallucination, fatigue, and many other challenges, Wampler persevered and accomplished his goal. To visit his foundation's web page, click here, and to read about his climb, click here.
--A great story surrounding booty in Yosemite has been written about in Colorado's dailycamera. While this may sound off base, they are talking about stuck gear that is cleaned, or "bootied" off of climbing routes. To read a strangely heart warming story revolving found gear, click here.
Desert Southwest:
--A Utah man fell nearly eighty feet in a climbing fall in Big Cottonwood Canyon on Sunday. The 22-year old man was climbing near a group of students when he apparently became disconnected by the rope somehow. He was able to keep the rope in his hands, and as such suffered severely burned hands - however amazingly he had no lower body injuries. To read more, click here.
--The Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI) has been accepted as a member of the global body governing mountaineering. This gives the HMI voting rights, meaning it can now play a role in deciding international rules and policies regarding climbing. Additionally, the basic and advanced certification courses the HMI offers will now be recognized by the Union Internationale Des Association D'alpinisme (UIAA). This is a big deal for the HMI, and to read more you can click here.
--Climbers in Nepal have gone missing after an avalanche on Dhaulagiri, a mountain considered one of the most difficult and dangerous in the world. Three Japanese climbers and their guide were caught in the avalanche, while others were able to escape. Multiple climbers and Sherpa were evacuated by air off the Himalayan peak, the seventh tallest in the world. The missing four however, are still being searched for. To read more, click here.
Notes from All Over:
--56 year old climbing legend Kurt Albert died on the 29th after failing to recover from serious injuries related to a fall on a Via Ferrata route in Germany. Exact details of how the fall occurred are unknown, however the fall was reported to be 18 meters. Albert is the man who coined the term "redpoint," for sport climbers back in 1975, and pioneered climbing around the world. To read more, click here.
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Howard Rich
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Howard S. Rich
Born Howard S. Rich
Brooklyn, NY USA
Residence Philadelphia, PA USA
Citizenship American
Education Baruch College, NY, NY
Alma mater NYU Business School
Occupation Real estate investor
Years active 44
Employer self
Known for Activism for democracy
Home town Brooklyn
Spouse(s) Andrea Rich
Awards Herman W. Lay
Memorial Award[1]
Howard S. Rich, also Howie Rich (b. 1940) is a Manhattan-based real estate investor who is notable for funding libertarian-oriented political initiatives such as term limits, school choice, parental rights regarding education, limited government and property rights.[2] He has published essays advocating these positions. He established advocacy organizations such as Americans for Limited Government and U.S. Term Limits.[3] He is currently the chairman of several organizations including Legislative Education Action Drive and the Parents in Charge Foundation. Rich has been described as one of the "lower-profile moneymen in American politics"[4] but as a prominent "force in elections across the country."[5] Rich focuses his advocacy mostly on local issues like term limits, not on national campaigns, and doesn't see himself as leaning right or left.[5] He is an effective advocate; National Public Radio identified Rich as a leader behind the independent groups with potential to influence elections.[6]
Early years[edit]
Rich attended the George W. Wingate High School in Brooklyn, New York. While a senior, he earned the New York State Regents scholarship. He studied economics at Baruch College in New York City. He studied investing at the New York University Stern School of Business. According to one source, Rich initially had a plumbing contracting business, but used its revenues to buy real estate.[7] He became a real estate entrepreneur around 1965.[1] He began a pattern of buying Manhattan properties, fixing them up, and selling them. In 1970, he bought a multiresidential building. During the next two decades he bought more buildings and modernized them. Rich described his real estate strategy: "I bought buildings when no one else wanted them, then I sold them."[5] By 1986 he owned 17 buildings but sold 15 buildings. After the 1987 stock market crash he sold one more building. In 1989 he exchanged his remaining property for a property in Houston. In the 1990s he began purchasing Manhattan properties again. In the 2000s, he sold some Manhattan properties and bought garden apartment developments in different states.[8]
Political activism[edit]
Libertarian beginnings[edit]
Before 1983, Rich was active in the Libertarian Party and worked with Charles Koch to promote small-government and free-market causes.[2] After 1983, Rich left the Libertarian Party and continued his activism with private groups.[2] In 1990, Rich and his wife Andrea took over the Libertarian Review Foundation, and renamed it the Center for Independent Thought.[2] Rich's wife was an owner of Laissez-Faire Books and was a trustee of the Atlas Economic Research Foundation.[7] While Rich has supported the Libertarian Party, he is enrolled as a Republican.[5]
Cato Institute[edit]
Rich serves on the Board of Directors of the Cato Institute.[9]
Non-partisan activism[edit]
In 1992, Rich met Bill Wilson and the two worked together on a variety of causes.[10] Rich financed Wilson’s efforts at U.S. Term Limits, Parents in Charge and Americans for Limited Government.[3][10] Rich's associate Wilson describes these organizations not as libertarian but rather as "rolling back the government."[10] Rich explained his mission was to "advance individual freedom and create an atmosphere where we restore the Founders' concepts of property rights and free markets."[7] Rich became more politically active in the movement to limit government beginning about 1992.[1] He has supported referendum measures that would limit government spending, curb the seizure of land and offer school vouchers.[5] He prefers underwriting ballot measures rather than lobbying in state capitols.[7] Rich explained: "Working with the state legislators is a fool’s errand" and added "Most of them are RINOs (Republicans in Name Only) who water things down to nothing."[7]
Americans for Limited Government[edit]
Rich has been a key financial supporter of Americans for Limited Government which was headed by Bill Wilson.[4][6][10] In 2009 it had a budget of $4 million.[10] This group has been described as non-partisan.[10] It has been critical of president Obama.[10] Wilson was quoted as saying "It isn’t one issue – health care, or cap and trade, or one or another appointee ... It’s that government consumes more and more of what we call personal liberty."[10] The organization has also criticized former president Bush for "egregious federal power-grabs" regarding the USA Patriot Act, No Child Left Behind and Medicare.[10] Americans for Limited Government withholds donor names.[11]
Term limits[edit]
In 1992 Rich founded U.S. Term Limits which supports limits on the length of office of officials at the local, state, and federal levels.[12] He is chairman of U.S. Term Limits.[6] Rich financed many term limits movements in the 1990s.[4] In an editorial, Rich posed the question: "Who's in charge – the people or politicians?"[13] He criticized political connections between political contributors and government contractors and wrote: "When government contracts are being handed out, all qualified companies should have a fair chance at getting public business, not just companies that donate to the re-election campaigns of entrenched politicians or hold cocktail parties at expensive restaurants in their honor."[13] He believes term limits are a way to restore popular control over government. He wrote: "The longer politicians are in office, the more likely they are to rip us off for their own benefit – rewarding the donors who funded their campaigns and the special interests who keep them in power rather than the people they should be serving." He wrote that term limits force politicians "to represent the people instead of advancing their own careers."[13] According to Rich, he and his groups have been successful in creating term limits for 37 governors, 15 state legislatures, and in nine large cities.[5] He is agitated by plans of the New York City Council to undo term-limit laws passed by a referendum, and compared a possible repeal to undoing the smoking ban.[5] In USA Today, he wrote in an editorial that American voters "overwhelmingly support term limits" and that "citizens value fresh ideas, new perspectives and more competitive elections more than the so-called institutional knowledge of the political ruling class."[14] Rich has opposed New York City mayor Bloomberg's quest for a third mayoral term.[15] He opposes career politicians generally.[15] In 2008, a senior senator of the legislature of Nebraska blamed Rich and term limits for his "forced retirement," but Rich responded in a letter to the editor of The New York Times that "term limits have never been aimed at any one individual, but rather at an underlying culture of abuse that invariably tends to place the voracious appetites of government institutions over the best interests of the people they are there to serve."[16]
Property rights[edit]
The Kelo v. New London Supreme Court decision ruled that states could, at their discretion, decide whether it was permissible to permit property to be taken from some owners under the doctrine of eminent domain and given to other owners. There was a public backlash.[17] Rich helped engineer and encourage a number of ballot initiatives in state elections in 2006 to rein in such takings. Rich said "I believe that property rights in many respects have been taken away from many property owners."[18] Property rights referendums on 12 state ballots became the "biggest ballot issue" in 2006.[19] As a result, in 2006 many states particularly in the west put initiatives on the ballot restricting eminent domain. Rich helped fund activities in favor of these initiatives.[17]
Rich supported a ballot initiative in California called Proposition 90 which prohibited cities from "using their condemnation powers to transfer property from one owner to the other."[4][17] It generated significant controversy.[18] By September 2006, Rich gave $1.77 million to advocate "yes" on Proposition 90, dubbed by proponents as the Protect Our Homes Act, while various opponents gave $1.5 million to advocate against it.[18] A second estimate was that Rich gave $2.75 million via the Fund for Democracy and Americans for Limited Government to foster advocacy of eminent domain initiatives in California, Nevada, Arizona, Washington, Idaho and Montana. Another estimate was that by November 2006, Rich spent $15 million promoting state initiatives.[7]
Sometimes the group paid people as much as $4 to sign a petition to put the initiatives on the ballot, according to one report from the San Francisco Chronicle which ran editorials opposing the referendum.[20] According to a second source, prices paid for signatures to petition the ballot initiatives ranged from $1 in California to $3 in Arizona.[21] The San Francisco Chronicle, however, felt California's Proposition 90 initiative went too far and would restrict the power of the state government to create "rights-of-way for utilities" and it worried that states would be unable to enforce environmental laws since it would be required to compensate property owners for "any substantial economic loss."[17] A reporter for USA Today suggested the referendums might "gut local and state abilities to enact or enforce virtually any regulations affecting private land use and development."[21] Critics of the property rights proposals suggest the downside is "voting to destroy all land-use regulation."[11]
In 2006, Americans for Limited Government and other groups spent millions trying to get property rights ballot initiatives in western states such as California, Washington, Idaho, and Arizona.[11] One estimate is that Rich contributed as much as $11 million to support property rights initiatives on ballots throughout much of the West.[11] The ballot initiatives succeeded in nine of eleven states but failed in California and Idaho.[22] In 2006, three of Rich's budget-trimming "Taxpayer Bill of Rights" proposals failed, but nine of his twelve eminent domain relief referenda passed overwhelmingly including states such as Louisiana, Florida, and South Carolina.[7] In total, 26 states passed laws that ban the use of eminent domain for economic development purposes.[11]
Educational reform[edit]
In 2000 Rich founded the Legislative Education Action Drive, or LEAD, which focused on enacting school choice legislation across the country.[1] Rich is also chairman of the Parents in Charge Foundation.[1] Rich criticized American schools for being "monopolistic" and a "millstone around our children's necks" and wrote that "America consistently (was) lagging behind its industrialized peers in academic achievement."[23] He felt a "competitive education market" would lead to "innovation and improvement" yet he believed the "educational establishment" is opposed to change.[23]
Board memberships[edit]
Rich is on the board of the Club for Growth.[4][6] It supports state affiliates across the nation.[1] He is also a director of the Cato Institute.[6][24] He also sits on the Board of Directors of the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice.[25] Rich is president of U.S. Term Limits which is headquartered in Fairfax, VA.[24] He is a director of the Fund for Democracy which provides seed money to state initiative campaigns.[1] Rich also financially supported the libertarian magazine Reason.[2]
Rich also champions the position of holding "judges accountable to the rule of law."[2] Rich criticized two 5-4 decisions by the Supreme CourtU.S. Term Limits v. Thornton and Kelo v. New London.[7] Rich said: "The same Gang of Five who overrode millions of votes in favor of term limits in 23 states – ten years later sanctioned handing over private property to private developers to build condos."[7] Rich's group has done last-minute ad blitzes in judicial elections.[5]
Votenet Solutions Ownership[edit]
In 2001 Rich acquired the web-based voting software and systems firm, Votenet Solutions[26] during the Dot-com bubble. Following the acquisition, federal investigators charged the company's CEO and CFO with embezzlement of hundreds of thousands of dollars from nonprofit clients and employee’s 401(k).[27] Rich later referred to the ordeal as "the most painful period of my business life." [26]
Criticism and controversy[edit]
Criticism from the Left[edit]
Rich has been described as being attacked by left-leaning activists; one reporter wrote "'Howie Rich from New York City' has become the Left’s latest whipping boy."[7] One pamphlet accused Rich of "dirty tactics, hidden money streams, and shadowy operatives."[7] He's been accused of being a "special interest group" and of operating a "tangled extremist web."[7] Rich responded: "I have been fortunate enough to have been successful in business, and I want to do something in this life to advance liberty."[7] Rich said: "It’s very difficult in many of these states, and very expensive, to get these measures on the ballot ... All I have done here, for the most part, is provide seed money. All of these initiatives are left up to the voters. That’s what these people, who consider money evil, are not willing to address. It’s the voters in these states who ultimately make the decisions."[7]
Secrecy or openness?[edit]
A news report from National Public Radio on the show NOW on PBS accused Rich and his organizations of "secretly providing major funding for ballot measures."[2] Rich was accused of using his political advocacy as a means to "shield his portfolio from sticky-fingered bureaucrats" but he countered "It’s a crock" and said "I own no real estate in any of the 12 states where we had property-rights initiatives on the ballot."[7] Rich has been vocal about his financial support of libertarian-related causes.[17] The San Francisco Chronicle wrote "real estate mogul Howie Rich ... makes no secret of his desire to rein in the power of government."[17]
Letters to donors controversy[edit]
In 2004, advocacy groups such as right-wing Swift Boat Veterans For Truth[28] and left-wing played a role in the presidential election contest of 2004. 527 money kept John Kerry going after cash dried up after the convention, and 527 money paid for the "infamous Swift boat ads, which painted Mr. Kerry’s military service in shameful hues, with little regard for documented history."[5] Questions about donations to these groups led to the Federal Election Commission sending subpoenas to donors requesting further information.[28] According to an account in NPR about these investigations of contributions, "donors didn't like it."[4] Later, a letter campaign in August 2008 by the left-leaning organization Accountable America to donors of right-leaning organizations warned the donors about possible repercussions for contributing to right-wing organizations that might possibly be illegal; in another instance, a $100,000 reward was offered for information about "unlawful conduct by business-oriented or conservative" nonprofit groups and promised to publicize the "'political and business relationships and corrupt activities' of donors to these causes."[5] Later, perhaps as a response to this activity by the left, Rich launched a donor-surveillance letter campaign aimed at liberal donors.[4] Rich's mailing was "two months behind the Democrats" letter campaign.[5] One estimate was that Rich sent 11,000 letters to left-leaning supporters of liberal causes.[5] According to an account in NPR, he was "watchdogging all those limousine liberals with their checkbooks".[4] Rich's letters to prominent liberal contributors of liberal causes told them that he's watching these donations; the letter read as follows: "As a donor to one or more of these organizations and efforts, you have been able to engage in these activities without notice, operating in relative obscurity ... I am writing to inform you that this will no longer be the case."[4] There was a threat of exposing donations which violated laws or which were being funneled for illegal purposes.[4] According to a newspaper account afterwards, the letters from both sides tried to discourage donors to so-called 527 groups which is "lightly regulated money" that "swamped the 2004 election."[5] Both liberals left-wing groups such as Accountable America and advocates such as Rich were criticized for "trying to chill free speech" with efforts to intimidate donors to political causes.[4]
In an interview in South Carolina, a reporter asked Rich: "I don't know anyone who invests the kind of money without getting something in return?" Rich replied:
There is great satisfaction. I went to public schools. My wife did. My two sons did. Here's an opportunity to give back something where kids will have an opportunity and parents will have an opportunity to go to a school of their choice not some school mandated by government. If every proposal that I have favored over the last 20 years got enacted, whether its term limits or school choice or property rights or any area – I get no personal benefit out of it. I don't make a nickel. Here in South Carolina I own no property. I have no businesses down here. So there's no real monetary benefit.[29]
In 2000, he received the Herman W. Lay Memorial Award for work in the educational arena.[1][30]
Rich has an office in the SoHo section of Manhattan.[5] He currently lives in Philadelphia with his wife Andrea, and is expanding his property portfolio to include foreign investments. He gives scholarships to talented kids to leave public schools and study at top private schools; it's called the Student Sponsor Partnership in New York.[citation needed]
1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Howard S. Rich". Americans for Limited Government. 2009-11-23. Archived from the original on 2008-01-09. Retrieved 2009-11-23. "Rich, a strong supporter of school choice, has been honored with the Herman W. Lay Memorial Award for his work in the educational arena."
2. ^ a b c d e f g "Taking the Initiative". Public Broadcasting System (NOW). 2006-09-22. Retrieved 2009-11-23. "This week, NOW investigates how organizations associated with one wealthy New Yorker, Howard Rich, are secretly providing major funding for ballot measures."
3. ^ a b NOW on PBS (September 22, 2006). "Taking the initiative". Public Broadcasting Service.
4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Peter Overby (September 30, 2008). "If You Can't Join 'Em, Part 2". National Public Radio (NPR). Retrieved 2009-11-23. "It's Howard Rich, a libertarian real estate investor from Manhattan who's best known among politicos for bankrolling state initiatives." [dead link]
5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Jim Dwyer (October 14, 2008). "Scary Letters From the Left, Answered by Scary Letters From the Right". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-11-23. "Howard Rich, a little-known wealthy guy who has quietly helped change government in dozens of states from an office in SoHo, mailed out scary letters last week to 11,000 people who were giving money to what he saw as radical left-wing causes – primarily electing Democrats to the United States Senate."
6. ^ a b c d e "Who's Who: Key Leaders Of Independent Groups". National Public Radio. September 22, 2008. Retrieved 2009-11-23. "HOWARD RICH: Chair of Americans for Limited Government; chair of U.S. Term Limits; board member of Cato Institute; board member of Club for Growth"
7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Deroy Murdock (December 11, 2006). "Get Rich Quick". National Review Online. Retrieved 2009-11-23. "“Howie Rich from New York City” has become the Left’s latest whipping boy."
8. ^ >Howie Rich (2008). "Question and Answer page".
9. ^ "Cato Institute". Board of Directors. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
10. ^ a b c d e f g h i Scott Shane (September 25, 2009). "A Critic Finds Obama Policies a Perfect Target". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-11-23. "In 1992, he was contacted by Howard Rich, a New York real estate magnate who has poured much of his fortune into conservative causes."
11. ^ a b c d e Jeff Brady (September 19, 2006). "Western Voters Consider Property Rights Changes". National Public Radio (NPR). Retrieved 2009-11-23. "Americans for Limited Government keeps the names of donors secret, but the group's chairman, New York real estate developer Howard Rich, has long been a supporter of efforts to reduce the size of government."
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13. ^ a b c Howard Rich (October 30, 2008). "Guest Column: Term limits bring fairness to government". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 2009-11-23. "Howard Rich is chairman of the Fairfax, Va., advocacy group U.S. Term Limits."
14. ^ Howard Rich (October 10, 2008). "Opposing view: Americans favor term limits". USA Today. Retrieved 2009-11-23. "Howard Rich is chairman of the advocacy group U.S. Term Limits."
15. ^ a b James Barron, Ralph Blumenthal, Colin Moynihan and Karen Zraick (September 30, 2008). "Giuliani and Koch Back the Idea; Others Dismiss It as a Power Grab". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-11-23. "But Howard Rich, the chairman of U.S. Term Limits, a group that opposes what it calls “career politicians,” repeated a line often attributed to Charles de Gaulle: “The graveyards are filled with indispensable men.”"
16. ^ Howard Rich (May 6, 2008). "The Virtue of Term Limits (letter to the editor)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-11-23. "Term limits have never been aimed at any one individual, but rather at an underlying culture of abuse that invariably tends to place the voracious appetites of government institutions over the best interests of the people they are there to serve."
17. ^ a b c d e f Editorial staff (October 16, 2006). "PROP 90 Eminently wrong". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2009-11-23. "THE MAIN benefactor of Proposition 90, wealthy New York real estate mogul Howie Rich, makes no secret of his desire to rein in the power of government."
18. ^ a b c Patrick Hoge (September 13, 2006). "CAMPAIGN 2006: Proposition 90 – Scope of property rights issue debated". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2009-11-23. "The most high profile Prop. 90 supporter is New York real estate investor Howie Rich, a Libertarian linked with organizations that have given millions of dollars to as many as 19 initiative drives under way this year in a dozen states."
19. ^ Ben Arnoldy (October 5, 2006). "In November, 12 states have initiatives on the ballot that seek to protect private property against seizure and regulation.". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2009-11-23. "He received payments from an outside group chaired by New York City real estate magnate Howie Rich."
20. ^ Ray Ring (2006-08-20). "California's stealth initiative on land use". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2009-11-23. "The pro-Prop. 90 campaign raised and spent about $2.4 million through the end of June. Of that total, $1.5 million came from Howie Rich of New York, who grew wealthy in real estate and owns apartments across the country. He funnels his political money through his Fund for Democracy, which is based in his home."
21. ^ a b Mary Zeiss Stange (November 2, 2006). "Life, liberty and property rights". USA Today. Retrieved 2009-11-23. "Rich's two advocacy groups, the Fund for Democracy and Americans for Limited Government, alone have funneled about $4 million into the petition process of getting these initiatives onto state ballots."
22. ^ Sarah Wheaton (November 8, 2006). "Taking (and Rejecting) the Initiative". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-11-23. "The Takings Initiatives Accountability Project, run by the Center for Public Integrity, a nonpartisan investigative journalism group, found that in a set of western states, campaigns for these measures have been largely bankrolled by Howard Rich, a New York real estate investor."
23. ^ a b Howard S. Rich (June 16, 2007). "School-Choice Strategy". The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice. Retrieved 2009-11-23. "The flattened borders of the 21st century have made networking faster, global trade freer and competition more rigorous – meaning the premium we place on educating future generations is higher than ever before."
24. ^ a b "CATO Institute". Business Week. November 23, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-23. "Mr. Howard S. Rich is a current Director at CATO Institute. He is the President of U.S. Term Limits."
25. ^ The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice (Unknown Publication Date). "Board of Directors". The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice.
26. ^ a b [Robert] (November 5, 2006). "Howard Rich’s Dot-Com Deal". The Center for Public Integrity. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
27. ^ Keller, Amy (Jan. 4, 2005). "Ex-Votenet Executives Indicted". Roll Call. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
28. ^ a b Viveca Novak (Sep. 27, 2005). "Feds Take On Outside Political Groups". Time Magazine. Retrieved 2009-11-24. "A year after so-called 527 political groups, like Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and America Coming Together, played a piviotal role in the election and drew the ire of political figures on both sides of the aisle, the Federal Election Commission is taking closer look at their activities."
29. ^ Howard Rich (2009-11-23). "Howard Rich and Katon Daw interview via YouTube". Howard Rich Website. Retrieved 2009-11-23. "If every proposal that I have favored over the last 20 years got enacted, whether its term limits or school choice or property rights or any area – I get no personal benefit out of it. I don't make a nickel. Here in South Carolina I own no property. I have no businesses down here. So there's no real monetary benefit."
30. ^ "Herman W. Lay Memorial Award: Past Recipients". The Association of Private Enterprise Education (APEE).
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DS is just a few weeks shy of 3, and ever since I can remember he has had a few odd tics.
Before he was 1 yr he would love to spin things and watch it as he wiggled his hands and fingers by his side and wiggled his toes. We thought he would outgrow it but he still does this. He doesn't spin things like he used to though. He hit all his milestones, except talking, on time.
He was a late talker, but is now is talking up a storm. He was evaluated autism when he had a speech evaluation, but passed. He has great eye contact, answers when called, very affectionate, and interacts with other children, though he is somewhat shy.
He is a pretty normal kid, just has those weird tics. DH and are are going to bring it up to our ped at his next appt, just to be sure.
Now, instead of spinning things, he will watch his favorite TV show or something and stand up and start twiddling his fingers while rocking side to side on his feet. He is really excited when he does this. Part of me thinks he is just really excited and this is how he processes emotions etc, like I have read kids do when stimming, but I just want to know WHY. Will he outgrow it? I don't want him being ostracized at school... (right now he is home with me)
His appt is next month. I am just confused... is this kind of behavior normal? Anyone else have a toddler that does this?
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I'll be honest, I have no experience with what you describe, but I think that ifyour gut is telling you something's up, then mentioning it to your ped and having it checked out is worth it.
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Olympic insurance will kick in after 10 NHL games missed
Turns out the NHL wasn’t allowing its players to participate in the Olympics without at least the smallest bit of protection.
According to multiple sources, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) had taken out insurance for the possibility of NHL players getting hurt while playing for their respective countries, The Post has learned. Yet that insurance was not applicable until the injured player had missed 10 games for his NHL team.
Every NHL team pays insurance on each player contract, meaning if the player were to get hurt playing for that team, the insurance would pick up most of, if not all, of the salary. Yet, if a player were to get hurt participating for some other team — such as his country in the Olympics — then the insurance taken out by the team does not take effect.
That led many to believe that NHL teams were taking all of the risk sending their players to Sochi, Russia, with the IOC and IIHF reaping all the benefits. Yet NHL officials publicly had stated after the Games the IOC did have insurance, and by refusing to get into specifics, led many more people to believe NHL teams were covered entirely.
What actually happened was a tense negotiation, with the NHL and NHLPA on one side and the IOC and IIHF on the other, concerning the league’s participation in the 2014 Sochi Games. It was not resolved until July, well after the most recent collective bargaining agreement was reached in January 2013 between the NHL and its players. Part of that Olympic negotiation was to guard against NHL players suffering long-term injury while playing for their countries, and this 10-game provision was seemingly the solution.
Knowing the players desperately wanted to participate in the Games, the NHL had very little leverage in trying to get the IOC to take out full insurance, and the compromise was this 10-game space during which the league’s teams took on all of the risk.
It certainly irked many team executives, including Islanders general manager Garth Snow, when he publicly vented after his star player, John Tavares, suffered a season-ending knee injury while playing for Team Canada.
“It’s a joke,” Snow told Newsday the day after Tavares tore the MCL and meniscus in his left knee in a group-stage game against Latvia. “They want all the benefits from NHL players in Olympics and don’t want to pay when our best player gets hurt.”
The result for Snow and his cash-strapped organization is they are left on the hook for approximately $609,756 of Tavares’ remaining $1.341 million owed this season on his $5 million contract. (He carries an annual $5.5 million salary-cap hit, and is signed for the next four seasons after this.)
With 22 games remaining, starting with Thursday night’s Coliseum match against the Maple Leafs, that means the IOC insurance will pick up the tab for the final 12 games, an approximate total of $731,707.
Beyond Tavares, the Red Wings lost captain Henrik Zetterberg, who suffered a herniated disk while playing for Sweden and likely will miss eight weeks. The Panthers lost Tomas Kopecky indefinitely after he suffered a concussion while playing for Slovakia, as well as talented 18-year-old forward Aleksander Barkov, out four-to-six weeks with a knee injury suffered while playing for Russia.
Then there are teams such as the Rangers, who lost forward Mats Zuccarello for just about two weeks to a broken hand, and will have to foot that bill out of pocket, and also the Blue Jackets, who lost defenseman Fedor Tyutin for two-to-three weeks with an ankle injury.
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“To stop the whole season for almost three weeks? I don’t know,” Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said Saturday about the future of NHL players in the Olympics. “Some great races going on, now a couple teams have lost some key players. … We’ll let the big boys decide that.”
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Darryl and Wanda are exhausted when Zoe's continuous crying keeps them up all night. Wanda looks to Carl for some help who in turn is looking for some help with Rodney. They soon see that Rodney's the only one that can make Zoe stop crying. When he gets home from work, Darryl is amazed that Rodney is Zoe's new babysitter. Melinda is amazed when she comes over late that night to claim Rodney, only to find him sleeping peacefully with Zoe. Wanting some time apart from her son as much as Darryl and Wanda want some time apart from Zoe's crying, Melinda leaves him there which is fine with the MacPhersons since it means they get to have sex that night. The next morning, Rodney doesn't want to leave and his parents don't want him to leave even though Megan wants him back. Darryl makes him leave, and Zoe goes right back to crying. He and Wanda have no choice but to take Rodney in as Zoe's full-time babysitter. But it doesn't take long before the little extortionist demands money out of the MacPhersons to continue keeping Zoe quiet. At one point, Megan gets so lonely that she and Shelby visit Rodney. Megan demands Rodney to come back, but Rodney says that he's now a full-time babysitter and that he can't leave. So she and Shelby (who was hitting his bat on the ground constantly when they were leaving) leave. Then Darryl and Wanda's parents come to visit to see their granddaughter, and are horrified that they're letting her sleep with an 8-year-old. After they paint a picture of Zoe growing up to be a hoodlum who says she wants to kill her parents on The Jerry Springer Show, Darryl and Wanda tell an unhappy Carl he has to take Rodney home. It's a rough night for both of them, but Wanda finally gets Zoe to sleep on her own. Plus, Carl, plus Melinda and Megan laugh when he tells a joke to them.
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The other day I wrote a parallel program that worked very well on my 2-core laptop. The question is how well would it scale? When I run the same program on a 4- or 8-core machine will it go proportionally faster?
Not many of us have 8- or 16-core machine sitting under their desk, so testing programs for scalability sounds out of the reach of most of us. Intel has come to the rescue by making available for public use a multicore lab which is accessed through the Intel Parallel Universe Portal.
In a nutshell to test a programs scalability all that has to be done is login onto the portal, upload your executable as a zip file, fill in the command-line options and wait for the results to be available. The jobs you submit are queued, so time taken to get the results will depend on how busy the portal is when I did my tests I had to wait about 40 minutes for the results. There are more details in this FAQ
By using Intel Parallel Portal one can easily see how well a program scales.. In my case, after making some changes to the code - mainly to do with increasing the level of granularity of my threaded code then I reran the tests and did a comparison of the two runs, showing that my changes had a positive impact on the scalability.. Submitting the applications were really easy, and I liked the way the results were presented.
Here's a log \screenshots of the steps I did to get the results.
1. Registering for the first time
First of all for go to the Intel Parallel Universe Portal
Press the start here button
You will then be asked to submit some contact details, type in a few letters and accept the terms of reference.
2. Subscription request acceptance
After a short pause, your subscription request will be confirmed and an email sent to you.
3. The Subscription Confirmation email
The confirmation email has the link where you can submit your first application. You can then click on the link to start using the service.
4. Submitting an application for Analysis
STEP1 - Preparing the application for upload
To test an application the portal requires a single zip file that contains the application exe and any supporting file.
STEP2 - Giving the command-line parameters
In the second step you supply the command-line parameters for the application. If you don't need any command line options just leave the Arguments box blank.
STEP3 - Uploading the application
By pressing the Submit button, the application zip file is uploaded.
STEP4 - Confirmation of when job will run
The portal will confirm that the job has been accepted and gives an estimate on when the job will be run. The application will be listed as IN PROGRESS. You can't submit a second application while you have one in progress.
5. Viewing the Results
When the application has been run, the web page will be updated so that the status says DONE. You will also be sent a confirmation email.
The Confirmation Email
6. The Summary Report
The report appears on the screen giving a set of graphs showing elapsed time, average concurrency, performance improvement and throughput scalability.
In my case the test for core 1 did not run, I wasn't sure of the reason why.
7. Downloading the results file
You can download the results by clicking on the "Download Intel Parallel Amplifier report " at the top of the report.
The reports are delivered in a zip file. When it is extracted there are separate folders for each run that was performed.
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REDFORD — The Trailgroomers Snowmobile Club will be holding a meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, January 9 at Big Daddy’s in Redford.
Cedar Hollow Hunting Club hosts rabbit derby
REDFORD — The Cedar Hollow Hunting Club will host its annual rabbit derby all day today and tomorrow. Tickets are $10, which includes spaghetti dinners today and the last one occurring tomorrow at 5 p.m. Winners will be determined by random draw. Walk-ins are welcome.
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PERU — The IAABO Board #43 of area basketball officials will sponsor a fourth through sixth grade boys’ basketball tournament Feb. 23 and 24 in Peru to raise money for scholarships and a 7th and 8th grade boys’ basketball tournament Feb. 16 and 17 in Peru.
Both tournaments will consist of 16 teams in a three-division format. All teams are guaranteed three games with most teams getting more.
There are three slots available in each. Contact Jim Caron at 643-9047 or
Indoor range to be open on Mondays
Plattsburgh — The Plattsburgh Rod and Gun Club will now open its indoor rifle range at 6 p.m. on Mondays due to increased demand.
Currently, the range is open for rifle shooting on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Pistol shooting takes place on Wednesday nights.
For more information, contact Norbert Yakey at 298-5161.
Learn-to-swim program offered
PLATTSBURGH — The Department of Sport and Wellness at SUNY Plattsburgh is offering a nine-week “Learn to Swim Program” on Saturday mornings, from Feb. 2-April 13. There will be no classes on March 16 or 23.
The cost is $45 per student. Children must be five years or older, comfortable in water and 47 inches tall.
For more information and enrollment forms, go to the website or email Leith Bardon
Basketball skills clinic, competition set
PLATTSBURGH — The Clinton County Youth Bureau, Town of Plattsburgh Recreation Department and Plattsburgh State women’s basketball team will host a free Basketball Skills Clinic and Competition on Monday, Jan. 14 at Memorial Hall Gymnasium.
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Monday, July 23, 2012
International Maritime Bureau reports global piracy down by half in 2012
Dan Taglioli at 2:35 PM ET
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[JURIST] The International Chamber of Commerce International Maritime Bureau (IMB) [official website] on Monday reported that the number of global pirate attacks fell sharply [press release] in the first half of 2012. The IMB Piracy Reporting Centre [official website] (PRC) received reports [materials] of 177 incidents in the first six months of this year, compared to 266 incidents for the same period in 2011. So far in 2012, 20 vessels were actually hijacked with 334 crew members taken hostage, and 80 vessels were boarded, 25 vessels were fired upon and 52 vessels reported attempted pirate attacks. Contributing to the piracy decrease [The Maritime Executive report] is the effective deployment of Best Management Practices, ship hardening and, in particular, the increased use of Privately Contracted Armed Security Personnel (PCASP). The IMB PRC operates 24 hours a day to disseminate reports of piracy attacks across the globe:
The IMB attributes the drop in overall piracy primarily to a decline in incidents of Somali pirate activity, down from 163 last year to 69 in 2012. The IMB credits the pre-emptive and disruptive counter piracy tactics employed by the international navies in stifling the Somali pirate activity.
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Racewalking Techniques and Training
How to racewalk. Techniques, tips, drills, workouts and race strategy for racewalkers.
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How to Racewalk - Basic Tutorial
How to start learning the racewalking technique.
How to Racewalk - Step by Step
Coach Judy Heller of Ero-Fit and Associates shows you how to use the Olympic-style racewalking technique to walk fast and win races.
Racewalking Technique Examples
These examples show racewalking techniques, with exerpt comments by coach Judy Heller.
Racewalk Creeping
Definition of creeping for walking
Disqualification - Definition of Disqualification in Racewalking
Vaulting Phase
Definition of vaulting phase for walking
Single-Support Phase
Definition of single-support phase for walking
Driving Phase
A definition of this term for the racewalk stride.
Double Support Phase in Racewalking
A definition of this phase of the stride.
Definition of Flight Phase For Walking
Definition of flight phase for the racewalking stride.
Racewalking Shoe Guide Part I
How to select a shoe and responses from racewalkers on what they wear and why. From your About.com Guide.
Racewalking Shoe Guide Part II
Shoe construction and styles. From your About.com Guide.
Avoiding the DQ Club
Dave McGovern on how not to get disqualified during a race.
Exercise Pacing and Use of Music
How to use music to set and maintain pace, from Self Improvement Online.
Technique Drills
From Racewalk.com and USATF, racewalk flexibility drills pictured and described.
Learn Pace to Save Your Race
Dave McGovern on how to pace yourself.
Learning to Walk Fast
from your About.com Guide. Why to walk faster, and tips on shoes.
Link Between Stride Frequency, Respiration Rate and Heart Rate
Dave McGovern demystifies the breathing thing.
Racewalk 101
Great animations of racewalk technique, plus the history and rules of racewalking.
Must-see site for racewalkers, edited by Jeff Salvage.
Team Oregon Publications
How to train, how to walk and run, training for a marathon, injuries, shoes, and more.
USATF's Racewalking Rules
The rules for competitive racewalking.
Racewalking Technique
Online book on racewalking and training.
What About Shoes?
From Dave McGovern. Don't let them sell you "walking shoes!" Dave lists the qualities to look for in a racewalking shoe.
What Constitutes Fast, Legal Racewalk Technique?
Dave McGovern provides his expert advice on how to racewalk right.
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