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|Acer Extensa 5220
|Intel Celeron-M 530SR 1.73Ghz
|Optical Drive
|Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
|10/100/1000 Ethernet, Broadcom BCM94311 802.11g Wireless
|4 x USB2.0, 1 x Firewire, Webcam
|Optical Drive
|See notes below
|Use the snd-hda-intel module
|See notes below
|56K Modem
|Not Tested
|Card Reader
|Not Tested
|ExpressCard Slot
|Not Tested
The standard resolution of the screen in the Extensa 5220 is 1280×800. If you find that you can not use this resolution and only gives you the option for 1024×768 or the chip simply doesn't work at all it means that the i810 module in your version of Xorg does not fully support the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100. In Ubuntu 7.04 you will need to install the xserver-xorg-video-intel package. OpenSuSE 10.3, Mandriva Linux 2008 and Ubuntu 7.10 support this chip fully.
You need to use the bcm43xx module for the wireless controller. Unfortunately this module is still fairly new and does not always work properly, especially versions in older kernels. I would recommend kernel 2.6.22 or greater for best support. You may have issues with power management however (ie the wireless no longer works after suspend/resume).
In addition to the bcm43xx module, you will need to install the firmware. Due to copyright restrictions, the creators of the bcm43xx module can't just give you the firmware - you'll need to get it yourself. To do this, simply install the "bcm43xx-fwcutter" package. This will download the Windows file required for your wireless card, cut out the firmware from that driver, and insert it into the linux bcm43xx module.
An alternative to using the bcm43xx module is to use the NDISWrapper - some users have reported that the bcm card works better (better range) with the NDISWrapper. Refer to this article for NDISWrapper information:
The Acer Extensa 5220 works well with a Linux distribution which uses kernel version 2.6.22 or greater and has up to date Xorg modules. Mandriva Linux 2008, OpenSuSE 10.3, Ubuntu 7.10 and Fedora 8 support this laptop well.
Linux Mint 11 LXDE: perfect! Everything works fine. I have never tested the infrared interface and the 56k modem as they were already at the time I bought the PC. Actually, I should have chosen a different machine without those useless (at least for me) devices.
Now I am thinking of upgrading to Linux Mint 13 Mate.
I also tried it with Vector Linux. It was also good but not all the keys are recognized (for instance, I am not able to take a snap-shot of the screen by means of the Stamp key).
Hello! My inbuilt card reader is not working. I am using Ubuntu 10.04. Can anybody help?
I bought this notebook about 3 years ago. It was sold as "Linux ready" (no system installed) and it works fine with Ubuntu. It only doesn't recognize the touchpad, which I don't mind, as I use a mouse.
64-bit Ubuntu 10.04.1 runs perfectly. Processor is 1,8 GHz and RAM upgraded to 3GB.
Anyone tried using the infrared port or irda with Linux on this model - Acer Extensa 5220?
I have an acer extenza 5220. It appears that the power isnt getting through to the laptop, although the power adaptor works. what components might i need to replace.
regards frank waitai
hello people i need help with my computer i have Extensa 5220 i got new ram card so i need help to add it cuz my pc has 512 ram and i wanna ass 2GB ram that i already bought so i need help so i can add it without losing warranty
my E-mail is firstname.lastname@example.com
P.S. please dont mess with me!!
Build in-mic works Out-of-the-box.
Had some error with WIFI, but where easily fixed.
I'm running Ubuntu 9.10!
I've had this model of laptop for maybe about a year now.
Everything works except for the inbuilt microphone.
I'm running ubuntu.
Googling around, it seems that some people had managed to get the mic going. But I'm not having any luck. This seems to be one of those cases where only the hardcore linux experts can get the full functionality.
sorry to both you again, you also got skype client to work, with sound and mic, what did you do to configure this with ubuntu?
take care
And my WLAN is not a BCM94311 but a BCM4312… note that if you're experiencing difficulties with the wireless LAN you have to check what kind of chip is on your Extensa (open the terminal and digit: "lspci" then read what the consolle shows… the info about WLAN appear in the bottom). I found Linux driver for my chip here:
I hope I've been useful to somebody!
Well my Extensa 5220 has not the biult in webcam and microfone and has a HD of 160 GB size. I've tried briefly these distro: Linpus, Linpus Lite, Ubuntu Hardy Heron, Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex, Vector Light, Mandriva 2009 and the Ubuntu versions are the only ones working fine with the wireless connection without doing anything: I needed no driver installation or any kind of tweaking. With Intrepid Ibex I tested my USB webcam and it worked well on aMSN.
EDIT: I have the mic but it is really weak! The speakers too are very weak… does anyone else think the same or I got a bad sample of Extensa?
if you try the newest ubuntu you shouldnt get that, i am happy with all hardware in 9.10, volume is fine and mic, the standard model 5220 extensa can take core2duo, which i put 2.4 ghz, plus more ram and hard drive, it is very fast and serves all puposes, i might try "Damn Small Linux" and see if the latest kernal can support all hardware too, then it will be extremely fast
can anybody give me the driver of Network Controllers acer extensa 5220? In the device manager i have a yellow questionmark that the driver is not installed.
Did you find the working driver for win XP? I too have the same problem and the driver included in the original DVD are totally useless. It's incredible because with Ubuntu who uses unofficial driver the WLAN seems to run!
I found it… in the bottom of the window bcm4312:
Hi, I've got the right resolution on my extensa 5220, but fonts of web sites (in firefox) are a little bit ugly - blured and irregular. It irritates me. Does anybody know a solution?
I never used Linux before, so I don't know how to use Wifi (I wanna surf the net). Is there anyone who will tell me?? Step by step??? I got Broadcom 801.11g
Download Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex and write it onto a disc; in the BIOS settings set the CD-ROM as first boot device; put the disc in the CD-ROM player and boot your PC. Intrepid Ibex is both a stable (installable on HD) and live distribution (running by the CD reader without installing anything). You can use the wireless LAN without doing anything and when you'll feel ready to pass to Linux you'll have to install it only!
Ubuntu 8.10
My Acer Extensa 5220 is working quite perfectly with Ubuntu 8.10, even the WLAN worked immediately. Nice!
I think that there must be various versions of the wireless chip as my Extensa 5220 has a Broadcom BCM4312 14e4:4315 chip. This is not yet supported by the BCM43xx driver.
I did try the Broadcom Hybrid wl driver but got really weird results. Finally got the wireless working using ndiswrapper.
S-Video on Debian Lenny/Sid
on my Extensa 5220 with Debian GNU Linux Lenny/Sid everythink working just fine, exept S-Video output, dont know why.
root@Jasiu:/home/dzidzius80# apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-intel Czytanie list pakietów... Gotowe Budowanie drzewa zależności Odczyt informacji o stanie... Gotowe xserver-xorg-video-intel jest już w najnowszej wersji. 0 aktualizowanych, 0 nowo instalowanych, 0 usuwanych i 65 nieaktualizowanych. root@Jasiu:/home/dzidzius80#
mean i have driver in lastest version, so dont unedstand why seccond screen dont working.
Can not found hard drive!!!
Hi. I need to install linux fedora 4 on acer extensa 5220. bat after i choice auto partition
linux type that your hard drive can not found select your driver from list.
I test all of them but linux type ther is a problem you can not countinue and then reset
my notbook.
hello I've installed Fedora 8 and got one stupid problem. Fedora doesnt support my ethernet . Fedora can see Wlan but no Ethernet so this is big problem couse I don't use wireless internet…Any idea why Fedora doesn't support my ethernet card? Or Which card is in Extensa 5220 and what and where I can dowload drivers..?
I can provide any infos regarding Fedora 8 on Acer Extensa 5220. It works just great.
I run FC 8 x86_64. Everything is easy recognised, except the wlan0 (wireless).
Firewire 1394 works perfect with FC 8 on this laptop.
Whatever you need to know regarding this combination FC 8 on 5220, email me at:
If some of you experienced slow speed burning DVD with K3B or other burning software,
is good to know that is not a hardware problem. Feel free to ask about this combination that I mentioned above to my email address.
Hey there..
The extensa 5220 works perfectly when tweaked a bit..
My 1gb ram, 160 gb harddisk 2.3 ghz cpu is just spinning like a puss.
It is oh so blody lovely to get away from Windoze..
getting WiFi working is a bit more complicated than you've talked about. In addition to the bcm43xx module, you also need to get a copy of the firmware. The way it was explained to me is that every time the computer boots, the WiFi card needs to have the firmware uploaded to it (which to me means it's RAM, not firmware, but anyway…)
Now, the bcm43xx guys can't just give you the firmware - it's to do with all that complicated copyright stuff that a lot of linux development comes across. But the firmware *is* available from the BitCom website inside their Windows drivers. What *you* need to do is install the package called "bcm43xx-fwcutter" - this package will downloading the windows driver from the bitcom website, it will "cut" the firmware out of the windows driver and insert it into the linux driver (bcm43xx).
Like I mentioned, I use Ubuntu 7.10. So I used Synaptic to install bcm43xx-fwcutter. I really don't know how this would work on Mandriva, OpenSuSe or other distributions.
I got my information from http://dreesen.net/linux-extensa.html (installing Debian on Extensa 5220) — Ubuntu is a Debian-based distro.
Information has been added to the main article, except for the internal link (some websites don't like external links, not sure what linlap's policy is)
Just wanted to let you know, I have an Extensa 5220. I installed Ubuntu 7.10, and I've installed the Skype client which allows video calls, and the webcam works beautifully in this set up.
One thing I have noticed, however, is that the internal microphone (to the left of the webcam above the LCD screen) doesn't seem to be working with Skype. Mind you, I haven't played around with mixer settings, it might be something simple.
Updated main article to say "Yes" to webcam, instead of "Not Tested". Hopefully I'm not being too presumptuous, since I've only tested it under a single configuration.


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WASHINGTON - It's commonly said that fighting about money is one of the main reasons couples divorce.
That's not exactly accurate. Couples definitely fight about money - lying about it, the control of it, the lack of it or the mismanagement of it - but just like money isn't really the root of all evil, it's not the root cause of many divorces either.
The fights that couples have about money are frequently the manifestation of some other deeply entrenched stuff that comes out when there are financial issues. Let's say you grew up poor and hated not having what other kids had. You now buy whatever your heart desires because you don't want to do without again.
You marry a miser who grew up watching his parents spend money unwisely. He hated seeing his parents argue because there was never enough money. You might have even been attracted to his miserly ways because of his ability to manage his money. But such financial differences that are often ignored or dismissed during a courtship can cause major problems in a marriage.
You end up fighting because you spend too much and he doesn't want to spend much at all. You are contemplating a divorce and the reason you give - financial 'irreconcilable differences.'
Is money the root cause? Or are your fights about money the acting out of issues you haven't resolved from your childhood traumas?
It doesn't help that many couples don't have good communication skills.
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants asked people to name what personal problem they would feel most comfortable discussing. Only 14 percent of respondents said money.
'The subject of money is still highly taboo and one that people will go to great lengths to avoid,' says Deborah L. Price, a money coach. 'Yet couples who are in a committed relationship or married cannot have a healthy, truly intimate relationship unless they are willing to be financially open and fully transparent about their financial wants, needs and expectations.'
In other words, if you want financial intimacy, you've got to talk. You've got to be willing to be vulnerable, Price says.
But when it comes to identifying and changing money patterns and behaviors that aren't working, most people need outside help. Price is offering such help in her book 'The Heart of Money: A Couple's Guide to Creating True Financial Intimacy' ($14.95, New World Library). It's my pick for this month's Color of Money Book Club.
Price is the founder and chief executive of the Money Coaching Institute in Novato, Calif. She was a financial adviser for more than 20 years. She understands the money side of this issue as well as the psychological side.
'Many marriages might possibly be saved if couples were able to resolve their underlying money issues and communicate more calmly and reflectively, rather than reactively,' Price writes.
I've directed a financial mentorship program at my church for several years and have had the opportunity to meet with a lot of couples. Often I can't even begin to show them how to budget better or save until they address what Price calls their money 'shadow.'
Referring to the Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung, Price writes: 'In monetary terms, the shadow represents unconscious money patterns or behaviors we may possess that are harmful to ourselves or to others.'
Let's say a husband has unacknowledged anger toward his wife. Rather than address the source of his anger, he makes bad financial decisions that sabotage their finances and relationship. 'Many marriages fail due to the shadow influences in one or both spouses that manifest in negative behaviors, secrecy and betrayal,' Price says.
Throughout the book, Price provides exercises to delve into your psyche. And you have to view it this way: Don't buy the book and thrust it into your partner's face demanding he or she read it. That will start another argument. Rather, look at this as a journey you both need to take. Even if you think it is your spouse who has the problem, do the exercises, too, because, as Price points out, 'we all have money patterns and behaviors that create stress, anxiety and fear, and that are contradictory to creating the personal and financial life we desire.'
I'll be hosting a live online discussion about 'The Heart of Money' at noon on Feb. 28 at washingtonpost.com/conversations. Price will join me to answer your questions. Every month, I randomly select readers to receive a copy of the featured book, which is donated by the publisher. For a chance to win a copy of this month's book club selection, send an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com with your name and address.
Readers can write to Michelle Singletary c/o The Washington Post, 1150 15th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20071. Her email address is firstname.lastname@example.com. Comments and questions are welcome, but due to the volume of mail, personal responses may not be possible. Please also note comments or questions may be used in a future column, with the writer's name, unless a specific request to do otherwise is indicated.

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Building her professional resume with positions at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Newberry College and Niagara University, Randi Kaplan joined the Tennessee Tech Sports Medicine staff in January 2012 in the role of Assistant Athletic Trainer. She works primarily with the Golden Eagle women's basketball team.
A native of Woodridge. N.Y., Kaplan received her bachelor's degree in Biology from the State University of New York at Albany in 2004 and went to graduate school at the State University of New York at Buffalo. While working on a combined bachelor's/master's degree in exercise science at Buffalo, she was a member of the Golden Key International Honor Society and the Tau Sigma National Honor Society. She graduated with honors from the combined BS/MS program in June 2007 and was BOC certified in July.
As an undergraduate at SUNY Albany, she supported the head Athletic trainer in providing medical coverage for the football, lacrosse, men's and women's basketball and track & field teams. She was also a volunteer student athletic trainer at two Empire State Games, working with the men's and women's soccer teams in 2002 and with softball in 2005.
At Buffalo, she was an Athletic Training student assistant for three years, and also worked two years at the Summer Athletic camps. She worked a variety of sports in her role, including football, wrestling, men's basketball, men's and women's tennis and volleyball.
In January 2007, she was selected as an Athletic Training Intern at Niagara University, where she worked four months with the women's ice hockey program along with both the men's and women's tennis teams.
She also served as an Athletic Training Intern at Sport Rehab Physical Therapy in Depew, N.Y., in 2007.
For the next three years, from 2007 to 2010, Randi was an Assistant Athletic Trainer at Newberry College. While there, she spent an extended period of time serving as the acting Head Athletic Trainer, and became proficient in numerous additional staff duties including insurance coordinator and staff liaison.
In October 2010, she was selected as Assistant Athletic Trainer at the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore, a position she held until joining the Golden Eagle Sports Medicine staff.
Professionally, she is currently a member of the National Athletic Trainer's Association (NATA) in addition to the Tennessee Athletic Trainers' Society and The Southeast Athletic Trainers' Association.


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A truly excellent article about US policy and Star Wars.http://entertainment.tv.yahoo.com/entnews/ap/20050515/111620724000.html'Wars' Raises Questions on U.S. PolicyBy DAVID GERMAIN, AP Movie Writer 57 minutes ago Without Michael Moore and "Fahrenheit 9/11" at the Cannes Film Festival this time, it was left to George Lucas and "Star Wars" to pique European ire over the state of world relations and the United States' role in it. Lucas' themes of democracy on the skids and a ruler preaching war to preserve the peace predate "Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith" by almost 30 years. Yet viewers Sunday and Lucas himself noted similarities between the final chapter of his sci-fi saga and our own troubled times. Cannes audiences made blunt comparisons between "Revenge of the Sith" the story of Anakin Skywalker's fall to the dark side and the rise of an emperor through warmongering to President Bush's war on terrorism and the invasion of Iraq. Two lines from the movie especially resonated: "This is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause," bemoans Padme Amidala (Natalie Portman) as the galactic Senate cheers dictator-in-waiting Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) while he announces a crusade against the Jedi. "If you're not with me, then you're my enemy," Hayden Christensen's Anakin soon to become villain Darth Vader tells former mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor). The line echoes Bush's international ultimatum after the Sept. 11 attacks, "Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists." "That quote is almost a perfect citation of Bush," said Liam Engle, a 23-year-old French-American aspiring filmmaker. "Plus, you've got a politician trying to increase his power to wage a phony war." Though the plot was written years ago, "the anti-Bush diatribe is clearly there," Engle said. The film opens Wednesday in parts of Europe and Thursday in the United States and many other countries. At the Cannes premiere Sunday night, actors in white stormtrooper costumes paraded up and down the red carpet as guests strolled in, while an orchestra played the "Star Wars" theme. Lucas said he patterned his story after historical transformations from freedom to fascism, never figuring when he started his prequel trilogy in the late 1990s that current events might parallel his space fantasy. "As you go through history, I didn't think it was going to get quite this close. So it's just one of those recurring things," Lucas said at a Cannes news conference. "I hope this doesn't come true in our country. "Maybe the film will waken people to the situation," Lucas joked. That comment echoes Moore's rhetoric at Cannes last year, when his anti-Bush documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11" won the festival's top honor. Unlike Moore, whose Cannes visit came off like an anybody-but-Bush campaign stop, Lucas never mentioned the president by name but was eager to speak his mind on U.S. policy in Iraq, careful again to note that he created the story long before the Bush-led occupation there. "When I wrote it, Iraq didn't exist," Lucas said, laughing. "We were just funding Saddam Hussein and giving him weapons of mass destruction. We didn't think of him as an enemy at that time. We were going after Iran and using him as our surrogate, just as we were doing in Vietnam. ... The parallels between what we did in Vietnam and what we're doing in Iraq now are unbelievable." The prequel trilogy is based on a back-story outline Lucas created in the mid-1970s for the original three "Star Wars" movies, so the themes percolated out of the Vietnam War and the Nixon-Watergate era, he said. Lucas began researching how democracies can turn into dictatorships with full consent of the electorate. In ancient Rome, "why did the senate after killing Caesar turn around and give the government to his nephew?" Lucas said. "Why did France after they got rid of the king and that whole system turn around and give it to Napoleon? It's the same thing with Germany and Hitler. "You sort of see these recurring themes where a democracy turns itself into a dictatorship, and it always seems to happen kind of in the same way, with the same kinds of issues, and threats from the outside, needing more control. A democratic body, a senate, not being able to function properly because everybody's squabbling, there's corruption."
The day of "Star Wars" celebrations began at 6 a.m. with a dawn parade of the 501st UK Garrison of Storm Troopers.They were there to open the doors to the world's first showing of the entire six-film "Star Wars" saga at the nearby UCI Empire cinema.
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It's only been two years since Anahita Ghazvinizadeh moved from Iran to the U.S. to pursue a film-focused master's in studio art at the School of the Art Institute Chicago, but the 23-year-old filmmaker already has racked up a nomination for the Cannes Film Festival's prestigious Cinéfondation Prize.
"I was really surprised and very happy," Ghazvinizadeh said. "We worked really hard on this film, but I wasn't expecting that it would get into a great festival like Cannes."
Ghazvinizadeh's 21-minute short film, "Needle," the story of a preteen girl getting her ears pierced, was one of 1,550 entries from 277 schools all over the world.
She said the nomination has been doubly rewarding because it recognizes the first film project that she completed in the U.S. after moving from Iran. Before "Needle," Ghazvinizadeh had already completed a short film called "When the Kid was a Kid" and co-written a feature film, "Mourning," in Iran, but "Needle" was the first project she made in the U.S.
"This was the first time that I made a film in a cultural and linguistic context that is totally new for me," Ghazvinizadeh said. "I was more looking at it as some sort of experimentation, just an experience to see if I was capable of making film in this new place that I'm living. Because I was looking at it more just as an experience, the news really surprised me."
SAIC professor Frederic Moffet, who worked with Ghazvinizadeh as one of her advisers for two semesters, said he is proud "Needle" will be showing at Cannes, especially since he knows what a struggle it was for Ghazvinizadeh to make the film so soon after moving to a new country.
"She seriously considered spending the past summer in Iran to shoot 'Needle' but decided to face the music and shoot the project in Chicago," Moffet said. "She worked extensively with her performers, reworking the script with them to adapt it to American voices. All of these new challenges make the work stronger, more complex."
Ghazvinizadeh already has bought her plane ticket to France to see the film's screening at the festival on May 23. The three Cinéfondation Prizes will be awarded at a ceremony prior to the screening of the winning films on May 24.
She said the diversity of the SAIC community has been instrumental in helping her learn and find collaborators during her time in the MFA program.
"Going to school can be a great way of not only learning skills and knowledge for making films, but making a community," Ghazvinizadeh said. "I had a chance to have a community to work with in Iran, and by being at SAIC, as soon as I came to Chicago I was able to form a new community of people here, which was very helpful."
Ghazvinizadeh's post-graduations plans are up in the air, but she has applied to several arts residency programs and is already working on the concept that will become her next short film that she hopes to make in the summer. After that, she said she'd like to make a feature film over the next year.
"Needle" will be screened at the Gene Siskel Film Center at 8 p.m. Friday p.m. alongside other student works as part of the Film, Video, New Media, Animation and Sound Festival. Tickets are free, but seating is limited. Find the full schedule of films here.
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Under the pressure of declining membership, reduced corporate contributions, and fewer public schools in which to conduct their activities, the Boy Scouts of America are considering lifting their traditional ban on accepting youth members and adult volunteers who are gay.
A vote by the organization's National Executive Board, scheduled for Feb. 8, was postponed until the Scouts' annual meeting in May, when 1,400 members of Scouting's national council will debate whether to allow local groups to set their own recruitment policies.
Membership in Boy Scouts has shrunk by about one-third since 1999. A recent nationwide poll conducted by Quinnipiac University found 55 percent of respondents approve of lifting the ban to include gays. President Barack Obama, ex officio honorary president of the Scouts, supports gay membership in Scouting.
Gay activists are expected to oppose a merely selective opening of the membership to gays in favor of a total lifting of the ban. Jennifer Tyrell, a lesbian from Ohio who was forced out as a den leader, recently delivered to Scouting executives more than 1.4 million signatures on petitions seeking an end to the ban.
Although the Supreme Court in 2000 upheld the Scouts' right to exclude gays, many public school districts are now reluctant to offer meeting space to the Scouts because BSA gives the appearance of being discriminatory.
Scouts continue to hold their activities on church property, however. More than 70 percent of all troops nationwide are sponsored by a church group, although individual Scouts are not required to be members of the sponsoring denomination.
Catholic, Methodist, Lutheran and Baptist churches have long been affiliated with the Boy Scouts of America. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was the first church sponsor of Scouting and today contributes the most Scouts (420,977) of any officially chartered organization in the U.S.
Scouting's ban on gay membership reflects the organization's opposition to homosexual behavior. Its "Youth Leadership" policy, adopted in 2004, reads, in part, "Scouts are expected to take up leadership positions. In the unlikely event that an older boy were to hold himself out as homosexual, he would not be able to continue in a youth leadership position."
The Scouts' fixation on sexuality probably stems in part from sex-abuse cases involving Scout leaders that resulted in convictions and financial settlements.
In 2012, the Scouts were forced by court order to release more than 20,000 pages documenting 1,200 alleged child sexual abuse cases that occurred between 1965 and 1985.
It is important to clarify that these adult offenders were not homosexuals -- they were pedophiles.
Since 2003 new adult volunteers to Scouting have been required to pass a criminal background check.


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Third Rail Cocktail (No. 2)
1 Dash Absinthe. (1 dash Lucid Absinthe)
1/3 Bacardi Rum. (3/4 oz Montecristo White Rum)
1/3 Calvados or Apple Brandy. (3/4 oz Clear Creek Apple Brandy)
1/3 Brandy. (3/4 oz Pellehaut Armagnac)
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
Simply splendid. Better than 11,000 volts.
Splendid?! There are words which come to mind when trying this all booze concoction, but splendid isn't really one of them.
However, for me, it mostly reminds me of a band called The Rain Parade who released an album called, "Emergency Third Rail Power Trip," in the early 1980s.
At the time I was living in Madison, Wisconsin, and listening to a lot of the listener sponsored station WORT. One of my favorite DJs was a woman who called herself Michele K-Tel and claimed to work at a Buddy Nut Squirrel Nut Shoppe. She hosted a show called Earwax and was extremely fond of bands in the so-called "Paisley Underground". Initially, it took me a while to grasp her fondness for the neo-psychedelic music of bands like Rain Parade, The Three O'Clock, Plasticland, Green on Red, and The Long Ryders, but sooner or later, she had me singing along to the radio on songs like, "This Can't Be Today" and "Jetfighter".
Little did I know, a few years later, when I worked up the courage to volunteer at WORT as a Jazz DJ, that I would meet Michele K-Tel, we would hit it off, date, and run off to California with our giant piles of Albums, Tapes, and those new fangled Compact Discs.
Some times touching the Third Rail can be worth it.
This post is one in a series documenting my ongoing effort to make all of the cocktails in the Savoy Cocktail Book, starting at the first, Abbey, and ending at the last, Zed.


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From NPR:
"Last week, the FBI did something unusual: It invited civil liberties groups to FBI headquarters to work on a draft of new guidelines for the use of National Security Letters (NSLs). The letters are special subpoenas the FBI can issue, without a court order, that permit agents to search telephone, e-mail and financial records. Nobody expected to leave the room satisfied and happy, but just the fact that the two sides sat down together marked a big change.
"This week, FBI Director Robert Mueller is going a step further. In an interview with NPR, Mueller said that last week's meetings went so well, he wants to get personally involved. He plans to invite privacy groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for National Security Studies in the coming weeks to sit down with him and try to reach some common ground on use guidelines and other aspects of the subpoenas that have been troubling."
The meeting comes a month after revelations that the FBI was abusing its National Security Letters power under the Patriot Act, which allows the agency to obtain individuals' private information without any court oversight.
Attending the meeting on behalf of the ACLU was Mike German, a sixteen-year veteran of the FBI, who joined the ACLU last fall as Policy Counsel on National Security, Immigration and Privacy. According to the NPR article, German believes the FBI is motivated by fears that it will loose it's NSL powers completely.
"It's not as if there weren't rules of the road before," he said. "The law was very clear about how it could be used and when it could be used. And they just simply didn't follow the law. So there's nothing to show that they will follow new guidelines any more than they follow the old guidelines."
Still, it's not every day the ACLU gets invited to give advice to the FBI.
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The Washington Simmental Association held a field day in May, 2011. Mr. Carlos Guerra of La Muneca Cattle Co. in Texas was our featured speaker. The lesson I took home from his presentation was that if we want to sell our cattle, we must actively promote them and keep promoting them. My favorite quote from Mr. Guerra was:No See, No Tell, No Sell!This got me thinking about effective marketing practices. A rancher can produce the best livestock on the planet, but it does little good if no one knows they exist! Promotion means getting them seen. This can be accomplished several ways. For marketing of your livestock — the eight ways to effective promotion are listed below:1) Exhibit your livestock through the show circuit. Either show your own animals or sell to juniors who are active in the show ring. If you want to attract young showmen, actively support junior activities through prizes, support money, or event sponsorship.2) Hold a field day or other event on your place and have your livestock on display. This requires the host to clean things up, prep the cattle, and provide excellent hospitality. Don't make the event all about your operation. Provide an educational speaker and other activities to entice people to attend.3) Display your livestock at outside activities such as breed sales or other field events. Again, the cattle must be prepped – clipped, worked with, and in good condition.4) If you have some expertise, become a speaker or judge. Not only do the livestock have to be seen, but so do you!5) If you don't want to speak to the public, write for a newsletter, magazine, or blog. Be sure to include your contact information and/or a link to your website.6) Be active in your state breed association and other related groups. This will keep you up to date in the industry and promote your operation indirectly. It benefits the organization as well. An organization is only as good as its best members.7) Network and build relationships. People aren't just buying cattle. They are buying your program and you. I am much more likely to buy from someone I know, admire, and trust than from a stranger. I am also more likely to recommend them to others.8) Develop an internet presence. In this day and age, if someone wants to find you or check you out, they go to the internet. An eye-catching, user-friendly, and search engine optimized website will make a world of difference in your visibility and sales. If you don't feel comfortable doing this on your own, find some help.Marketing doesn't happen unless you actively engage in the process and keep doing it. It also doesn't happen overnight. It requires time, energy, resources, and commitment. Develop a marketing plan. Work with your family and employees to brainstorm ways to promote your cattle program. For marketing of your livestock — the eight ways to effective promotion can help you reap bountiful rewards.
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Travel Vacations – Want to Explore a Well-Kept Secret? Scuba Diving Catalina Island | Travel vacation
When it comes to California vacations, we often think of nothing more than sunny Los Angeles. Yes, Los Angeles is a great place to visit, but how would you like to explore a well-kept secret? That well-kept secret is just off the coast of California and it is known as Santa Catalina Island. There is so much to do and see, including scuba diving Catalina.Here are the Top 3 things you can enjoy on Catalina Island:1 – Scuba Diving off Catalina IslandCatalina is often referred to as a scuba diver's paradise. Why is this? It is home to some great diving locations, including the Avalon Underwater Park. For many weekend warriors, it is just easier to head to a more accessible location than a far off destination. This means three important things to you: no damage has been done to natural resources, prices are affordable, and dives are less crowded. What you will find is beautiful beaches, pristine kelp forests, and pleura of marine life.2 – Glass Bottom Boat ToursI recommend scuba diving at Catalina, but I know not all of us have an adventurous side. If you are one of those individuals, your next best option is a glass bottom boat tour. With clean and clear waters, you might be surprised how far you can see down. While the excitement is not as a great as it is with scuba diving, it is more than satisfying.3 – The Catalina CasinoNow you might gather from the name that the Catalina casino is a gambling establishment. This is a common mistake. The establishment's name was derived from the Italian definition of casino, which means a social gathering place. The Casino alone is a great vacation destination and activity due to its beautiful architecture. Inside, you will find a number of must-visits including the theater and the Santa Catalina Museum.Visiting the Catalina Casino, taking a glass bottom boat tour, and scuba diving Catalina Island are just three of your endless choices. Honestly, it does not matter what time of the year you visit Santa Catalina Island or the reason for that visit; you will have plenty of things to do and see.
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Making money in Real Estate is the most popular strategy to build wealth. If you're not currently making money and building wealth in real estate you need to start. I have been making money using four very simple strategies that are very simple to duplicate.All of the millionaires I have learned from make money and build wealth in real estate. That's right, all of them! These real estate strategies can set you free for life!If you learn and implement them you can build a massive amount of wealth in a very short period of time. I use a system for all four of the strategies that all go hand in hand.These strategies can easily make you rich in a very short period of time. I use the first strategy to make money fast, the second strategy for making money in chunks and the third strategy is for building wealth and creating income for the rest of my life. The last strategy I use to buy real estate extremely cheap.I use a step by step system for all of these money making systems. The first strategy requires in many cases no money and no credit. It's the strategy I use to create anywhere from three to fifteen thousand dollars in profits per deal in a short period of time without ever even buying real estate. This strategy is known as wholesaling.It's easy to begin making quick money. You don't need money to make money with this strategy! If you have bad credit don't worry, you don't need good credit to make money with this strategy. My goal is for you to have a check in your hands of $5,000 or more in 30 days or less!I can show you my exact system on how to do it. Wholesale is nothing more than making an offer on a piece of real estate, getting that offer accepted, then simply assigning to contract to someone else. Don't worry, making an offer on something doesn't mean you'll be forced to buy it".Making offers on Real Estate is easy! You can do it two ways. Through a realtor or directly to sellers who don't have their homes listed with a realtor.I developed a specific step by step system to find listed and unlisted properties to make offers on. Most of my deals are through listed properties. I use a realtor to make offers for me on properties that are listed.There are a lot of realtors who won't understand what you're trying to accomplish. I'll teach you exactly the process I use to find my realtors as well as how to get them on the same page as you with what you want to accomplish.There are so many properties for sale. You need to learn how to find the best one's to make offers on. Learning how to wholesale is the first step in becoming a real estate investor and getting out of the rat race! In all of my money making strategies I believe it is the easiest one for both beginners and advanced investors.I use the second strategy to create larger chunks of cash anywhere from twenty to sixty thousand dollars in profits per deal. It takes a little longer to generate those profits than the first strategy but one deal generates much more money. This strategy is called retailing.This strategy has some great advantages. It's easy to make consistent $20,000+ on every deal, it can be done part time, and it can and should be done with someone else's money!Flipping real estate is nothing more than buying a house; fixing it up if it needs repairs, and then selling it for a profit. Most Real estate flippers that fail don't understand the number 1 rule, Buy Cheap! When they buy a house most of them think they're buying it cheap but chances are they're not.The biggest mistake investors make is they don't calculate all of their costs before they do the deal. There is a specific formula that's easy to follow that will make sure you follow this very important rule. The way you buy your real estate is the difference between winning and losing.If you are new to real estate investing the first strategy you should implement is wholesaling. The reason is with wholesaling you learn how to make extra money without risking your own money. When you accomplish that then move to retailing.After you learn how to earn extra money wholesaling, you will have accomplished your first step in becoming a successful flipper. That first step is learning how to buy cheap!The third strategy I use to build wealth and get paid forever. By doing this I create a monthly income that will last forever. Making money in Real Estate is not just creating quick cash; it's also about creating enough wealth where you can literally never have to work again! This strategy is known as buying and holding.There are many ways to build a Money Making Machine. The best way is through real estate investing focused on building wealth. Making money now is important but creating wealth for the rest of your life is what will set you free!Buying real estate isn't hard, but, buying real estate correctly is where most people go wrong. Understanding what makes up a good deal is your greatest asset with this strategy.You make money when you buy; you get paid when you sell. If you're a beginner this will be the most important thing that must be understood. If you buy right you will have a lot of equity and great cash flow for the entire time you own a particular investment. This is what I refer to as building a money making machine.In real estate there are many strategies to make money quick. Those are the strategies you should begin with because you have to learn how to buy cheap enough to make money.After those strategies are executed that is the time to worry about building for the rest of your life. There are multiple ways to buy cheap it's all about learning the ones that will work for you.Now, once you know how to buy cheap creating wealth is easy! Simply make sure you have great cash flow with each deal you intend on doing and before you know it after multiple deals you will start building monthly cash flow.Continue this simple recipe over and over and in a very short period of time you could be generating enough cash flow to live on then you can focus on getting rich and wealthy! Best of all you can focus on whatever you want because you don't have to work if you don't want to.The reason this is my favorite real estate strategy is because I love residual income. Creating something once that pays you for the rest of your life is the smartest thing you can do financially. All my rich mentors made this lesson very clear to me.Building a money making machine first starts with making quick money in real estate. Once you learn that you will know how to buy real estate the right way. From there all you have to do is hold it for cash flow for the rest of your life!The final strategy I use to buy real estate extremely cheap from distressed sellers. Buying cheap through properties in pre-foreclosure is a tremendous opportunity.There are so many ways to make money in real estate. Many people have a hard time finding which way fit's them the best. Some people like to stick to one strategy, others like a lot of different strategies.I recommend doing some research and reading some books to learn about all the different ways there are to make money before you choose one. I recommend the following products because they should help you decide what kind of real estate strategy you want to pursue.Making money in real estate goes hand and hand with all of the other best money making strategies. The reason is the tax advantages you get blend very well together with all of the other money making strategies. Real estate investing is also one of my favorites because it is the best way to build ultimate wealth that will last forever!Learning a simple money making strategy is easy. The hard part is where and who do you ask to teach you? This used to be my problem until I met some very successful mentors.I learned for them many strategies to get rich, this one is one of the best. Making money in real estate is all about buying cheap! By finding and buying distressed real estate you will be able to buy extremely cheap.Those who have a way to buy real estate extremely cheap will succeed. Pre-foreclosure investing is a great way to buy cheap from distressed sellers. It's a win-win situation for you and the seller.There are a few ways to buy real estate in distressed situations. If a seller is in pre-foreclose which means they are behind on payments but their home hasn't been foreclosed on yet they would probably be very interested in selling.Most of the time people end up losing their homes and would have been much better off if someone was there to help them out of that situation. Like I said, Win-Win situation.There are two scenarios for the buyer. There is either already sufficient equity in the property for them to purchase it or there isn't enough equity. Most of the time there won't be enough.There is a simple money making strategy know as short sales for properties that don't have enough equity. In this case the bank or mortgage company that has a lien on the property will most likely accept a huge discount on what they are owed in exchange for a payoff of some amount for what they are owed.For example, if a property is worth $200,000 and the bank has a lien of $180,000 for a property in not great shape they will probably accept a huge discount. The reason is the cost they have to incur to foreclose, list, and resell is huge.You make them and offer at $100,000 as a payoff. After negotiations they accept $120,000. You're now able to buy a $200,000 home for $120,000 through your knowledge.All in all, these four Real Estate Investing Strategies all have their advantages and disadvantages. There is a sequential order they should be implemented in. Take this information and use it to the best of your ability and be smart and savvy out there.


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We reported on Friday that Jon and Kate Gosselin were involved in a heated argument that led the police to order Kate to leave her $1.1 million dollar home.
According to USmagazine, Kate returned to the house to be reunited with her kids and Jon. Even though they chatted briefly, the tension in the air was apparent. The kids didn't look happy and one of the sextuplets was seen wiping her eyes.
Not long after she arrives, Jon drove away. The estranged couple have said they will trade off living in their estate depending on who has supervision of the children.
"It was a miscommunication. Kate said she was coming home, and I said, 'Well, it's my time to spend with the kids.' I don't come home when she's with the kids, and vice versa — and that's how it's supposed to be," Jon explained, adding that Kate tried to "cry it up" to convince the cop to let her stay.
In an interview, Jon said Kate didn't approve of the nanny Stephanie Santoro (a 23-year-old single mother who also works as a "shooter girl" selling shots at local club Legends). Last week, we reported that the pair were caught canoodling.
"I guess she didn't agree with my babysitting," he admitted.
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For guys like Scott Whittle and Tom Stephenson, authors of The Warbler Guide, spotting a warbler and snapping a picture is an exciting moment, and for those of us who stepped on a twig and scared that bird off long before we got out our iPhone, we're just glad someone else is able to get the job done.
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OAKLAND — A man whose attempt to run across four lanes of traffic on Interstate 880 ended in his death Sunday night was identified as 44-year-old David Mayorga of San Leandro.
California Highway Patrol officers were called to the northbound lanes on I-880 near High Street about 7:45 p.m. Sunday after Mayorga crashed his Honda Civic into the center divider. Police said Mayorga then exited the car and tried to run across freeway and was struck by two cars, according to the CHP.
The drivers of both vehicles stopped and cooperated with police. The CHP is investigating why Mayorga crashed the car in the first place.
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Robert Quinn has a plane to catch. He also has to write a speech for a conference in the Netherlands. But first he has to help a student from Azerbaijan get to a safe place. Because that's what Mr. Quinn does: He saves scholars from danger.
"I just help the people who are helping other people," says Quinn. As founder and executive director of Scholars at Risk (SAR), Quinn and his small staff match scholars with a network of more than 200 universities and colleges in 26 countries. The goal? To find a place where academics can work free from threats to their physical, emotional, and professional safety.
The SAR team takes threats to scholars seriously. For example, in September 2001, Prof. Dayan Dawood, dean of Syiah Kuala University in Aceh, Indonesia, spoke publicly about the university's need to provide neutral space to discuss peaceful resolution to the political violence in his country. Four days later, he was assassinated.
"We're trying to build a better world through promoting respect for knowledge and the free exchange of ideas," Quinn says.
As in the case of Taslima Nasrin, who first had her life threatened in 1994 in her native Bangladesh. Her crime? Writing about women's rights. Later, in 2008, while living in her adopted country, India, she again had her life threatened by religious fanatics when she continued to write and speak about women's freedom. She cannot return to either country. Now a SAR scholar at New York University (NYU), she says, "SAR came to my aid by helping me to survive in a new land."
Universities must operate freely because they stand on the front lines of change, Quinn says. For any society to progress, scholars must have the freedom to come together with thinkers from other countries to exchange ideas and discoveries, he says.
But sometimes those advanced new ideas threaten entrenched regimes. Consequently, those with the ideas must either go silent or face persecution.
Recognizing the urgent need to help scholars find havens, Quinn began work on his project in 1999. With seed money from the MacArthur Foundation, he officially launched SAR as a nonprofit in 2000. Today SAR operates from offices at NYU. The university hosts the headquarters and has become active in bringing scholars such as Ms. Nasrin to campus.
Scholars at Risk focuses on two areas: First, it works to help individuals who face threats ranging from harassment to death. Ideally, SAR tries to help people remain safely in their own countries. If that can't happen, then SAR either matches them with a position as a professor or lecturer at a university or helps them enroll in a relevant academic program.
"For lack of a better word," Quinn says, "we call this our 'sanctuary work.' "
The second part of SAR's efforts focuses on finding long-term solutions. Through research, workshops, and forming partnerships around the world, SAR looks at the root causes of why some groups in a society (not just governments) want to prevent the free exchange of ideas. The reasons might include cultural divisions, commercial interests, gender prejudice, or religious differences. (Think of the Taliban throwing acid at young girls walking to school. Or the imprisonment of hundreds of professors following the elections in Iran.)
Sometimes, governments themselves will partner with SAR. In Colombia, for example, when paramilitary groups targeted certain scholars, the government couldn't help them, but SAR could.
Those applying for aid, Quinn says, must meet two simple criteria: They must be scholars and be at risk. "To me, education is the silver bullet," he says. "When we defend these scholars, we tap into the power of education to transform the world for the better."
After majoring in politics at Princeton University and graduating from Fordham Law School, Quinn knew he wanted to work on behalf of human rights.
"I grew up in a relatively privileged environment," he says. "But by the time I got to university, I saw a big disconnect between simple lessons like the golden rule that my parents instilled in me and the injustice I saw all around."
Quinn says he didn't have any thunderbolt moments of insight about his future. Rather, he just knew that "basically, I couldn't pretend I didn't see the disconnect. I had to do something."
The "something" that Quinn pursues changes lives. "I always say, 'It is a big difference to be at Harvard than to be in prison in my home, Syria,' " says Prof. Radwan Ziadeh, now a fellow at Harvard University's Carr Center for Human Rights Policy. "SAR has given me the atmosphere to continue my research. I've completed my book, which will be published next year. And I've participated in more than 25 conferences and workshops, nationally and internationally."
If Professor Ziadeh tried to return to Syria, he would face a warrant for his arrest.
"These scholars keep going when most of us wouldn't," Quinn says. "Which is why I think of us as people making a difference to people making a real difference. They're courageous, extraordinary people."
Today, SAR manages between 50 and 75 cases a year. Even after 10 years, its caseload never shrinks. No sooner do Quinn and his team find placement for one scholar, when another threat or need arises.
The applicant might come from Burma, Zimbabwe, or Pakistan. But one thing's certain: A desperate call will come. And when it does, Quinn and his team will find the right place for that imperiled scholar somewhere in the world. Before the clock runs out.


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The Glow Lights of the Great Library. This set of five magikal crystal balls has been with the library since the earliest archived records. Each ball is one handspan in diameter and perfectly round. They give off a bright, white light, suitable for reading. If removed from the library, (or from the other balls), the balls cease to glow, making it pointless to steal a ball for your own use.
The balls are quite popular as they allow people to safely research late into the night.
These balls were created by Corvus to light his own library. Like all orbs of his creation, the balls are intelligent. The balls can "read"(or see) anything that is being read by someone near them. They can then discuss this information amongst themselves. Over the centuries, the balls have become brillian scholars, philosphers, and scientists, having read every written word in the libarary and inspired many of them. They use their ability to manipulate people, (innate to all of Corvus's Orbs), to push scholars and researchers in directions they wish to explore. They also sometimes help young scholars get started by nudging them to the right books. More than one scholar has had a "eureaka moment" in the presence of a light sphere. They also know where every book is in the library, so they aid the staff in putting the books back in exactly the right place quickly and efficiently.
Sometimes, the nudge researches to quest for certain pieces of knowledge that they wish to know. If they think you will be good at something (like getting some rare item), you would be suprised at what you become inspired to do in the library.
Long ago, Corvus created a vast number of magikal crystal orbs of various sizes, most of which were incorporated into other items. These orbs housed magikally created intelligences with the following powers:
1) The ability to influence and manipulate the minds of those around it to some degree.
2) The ability to communicate with any other Orb at any range, if it desires. Actually more orbs speak with the scholar orbs than with any other. They frequently "ask" what their "siblings" are doing, just to keep abreast of what is really going on in the world.
3) The ability to block or diffuse the power of another orb, 100% magik resistance against orb magik. It can sometimes grant that ability to others or use the power at range.
4) The ability to be nearly unbreakable (they are crystal after all)
5) 1-5 Magikal abilities to fufill its original purpose as a tool for Corvus. They were originally made as assistants and aides for Corvus. Since they have outlasted him and anyone who knew much about them, they are now free to follow their own agendas.
The items are immortal. Mortals are their playthings, their chess pieces, their hands.
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The Gustav Line, Monte Cassino, Italy 1944.
This is a preview demonstration of the battlefield. An experiment which is currently being worked on for a Singleplayer/coop mission. Map inspiration and eliments of the Men of War (Vanilla) "Crete" map are used as a basis for a heavily modified section of the map. All other areas are entirely custom.
Scripting is ongoing with no formal deadline for completion. Units and deployment represented here are not necessarily in the final mission. The map and eventual mission are an interpretation of the battle for Monte Cassino and not accurate to the final grain of dust, but hopefully it follows some strong historic cues. Effort has been made to find a balance between historic representation and creative (gameplay) choices including limitations and suitability for the game engine. The focus has been on historic events and setting rather than unit appearance at this point as that can be modified at a later date, for example Polish and Indian units are represented by the current units of the Commonwealth at the present time and are suitable with regards to the level of detail required at this stage.
Design objectives and ideas that are to be implemented include a focus on multiplayer coop and extensive use of both allied and axis scripting. Designed for multiple plays with no two battles being the same (which requires extensive scripting). For example each attempt at the mission could result in a different series of events and battles depending on both the enemy/allied AI and the players choices/achivements during play. Variable weather is also in the pipeline. The hope is that each attempt will result in a new experience brought about by a level of unpredictability.
The map has been designed with the AI in mind. Hopefully the theory behind it will show through that the battlefield notably width and size overall is inherrently important for the ability to create greater veriation and improve the implementation of both player and AI tactics and stratagems.
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S4 E16 Linchpin
In "Pandora," Castle and Beckett are driven into the water by an unseen assailant. Their car plunges into the murky depths below. Beckett's gun has fallen to the floor. Castle dives into the water that's rapidly filling the car. He needs to find the gun to break the window and save his partner who is held captive by jammed seatbelt. Castle has been under far too long. Beckett struggles until she's completely submerged. Eventually, her grip on the steering wheel is lost as her hands go limp.
FLASH! FLASH! Shots are fired. Castle got the gun. He and Beckett are safe, but they still can't tell the rest of their team the classified details behind Dr. Martin Blakely's murder at the docks. CIA operative Sophia Turner brings them back to the secret bunker to inform them that they are no longer part of the investigation. She chastises Castle with a personal attack that has Beckett realizing that these two slept together in the past. This new info has our favorite homicide cop feeling conflicted, as evidenced by the way she steps up to the wrong desk. But that's not going to stop Beckett from going after a killer. Castle, too.
The CIA swipes Blakely's body. The ensuing conversation in the morgue has a seemingly jealous Beckett bringing up the fact that Castle slept with Sophia. Unfortunately for everyone, Alexis overhears the whole thing. Castle deflects her queries about Sophia, who sneaks into his place to inform him that she wants him to continue with the investigation. The dressing down she gave him at headquarters was just a ruse for her colleagues. She even provides him with a lead because she knows Castle won't ever stop until he knows how the story ends.
Castle shows Beckett bank account info on Blakely that Sophia provided. He may have received some big money payoffs for consulting on Pandora. Esposito and Ryan track down a chess playing pal of Blakely's who grilled him on economic theories. This leads Castle and Beckett to an apartment with a side room. Inside is a spider web of newspaper clippings and complex equations strung from one wall to another. The message that's to be taken away from all the various nexus points is that their domino effect will lead to World War III.
[break] Castle realizes that a photo of a young Asian girl is the first domino that will fall. She's the linchpin. He's about to call Sophia when a gun-wielding Thomas Gage orders them to run. He leads them out of a firefight as unseen assailants with automatic machine guns attack. Castle and Beckett thought Gage was the bad guy. In fact, he's the person being set up by someone inside the agency. Speaking of the CIA, they've just arrived to take everyone back to the underground headquarters.
Sophia questions Gage about the identity of the young girl. She gets no answers. Chances of a follow-up interrogation disappear when Gage is found shot to death in his holding room. Sophia orders the bunker be put on lockdown. They trace the person who altered the video system in the holding room. It's linked to an operative, but he's a decoy. The real mole is revealed to be Agent Martin Danberg, who takes hostage before making a daring escape.
Sophia says that Danberg is likely not working alone. They need to find the linchpin. Castle suggests they use topographical analysis to identify the mountains behind the young girl in the photo. Sophia has a chat with Beckett while the computer does its search. She reveals that after she slept with Castle the tension and longing that had been between them for so long was suddenly gone. That wasn't a good thing. This newsflash appears to have Beckett feeling even more conflicted.
The young girl in the photo is identified as the daughter of a Chinese businessman, Xiang Ganghong, who is extremely influential in shaping his government's economic policy. America's government would shut down if this man used his influence to end China's purchase of U.S. debt. That could happen if his daughter was killed in a botched assassination attempt that was orchestrated by a CIA operative like Gage. As it turns out, Xiang is currently head to the U.N. for a trade conference. His daughter is also making the trip.
[break]Sophia, Castle and Beckett meet with Agent Corrigan, the head of another CIA field team, at the U.N. basement. They end up in an empty utility room where Sophia draws her gun. She's the mole and Agent Corrigan is her partner. Corrigan heads off to kill the girl as Sophia explains that Castle and Beckett will be killed by Danberg as they tried to stop the assassination. She'll make it sound heroic. Sophia tells Castle that it's the type of story that would make his dad proud. She's surprised to see that he has no idea what she's talking about as she points the gun to his head. Beckett screams for her to stop.
BANG! Sophia falls to the ground dead. She's been shot by Danberg, who needs help to stop the assassination. It's just the three of them. No backup. Beckett races off, but Castle stays behind, stunned by all that's happened. In the U.N. lobby, Corrigan takes aim at the young girl. He's about to pull the trigger when he's tackled by Danberg and Beckett. They shuffle him out of the building before anyone knows how close they came to the end of the world as we know it.
When Castle wonders about his dad's possible CIA connection, Beckett says Sophia was traitor who told a lot of lies. She knows this must be tough for her partner. After all, he based Clara Strike on Sophia. Castle says, "Clara started off as Sophia, but she ended up being more like you. You know…smart…fierce…kind. I think that's one of the reasons I was drawn to you…as a muse." It's a nice thing to say to someone who just helped him save the world. Hey, did you notice that little friendly bump Beckett gives Castle as they walk away discussing the possible resurrection of Derrick Storm? It was subtle, but it was there.


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A Bias of Titanic Proportions
Sunday marked the 100th anniversary of the Titanic's sinking. You probably heard about it. Every major news organization covered it. Two cruise ships tossed wreaths into the ocean where the ship sank. A New York food group re-created the final meal of the ship's first-class passengers. "Something about it is intriguing," the group's chef said. It almost felt like an American holiday.
The Titanic's sinking, which claimed 1,500 lives, was a tragedy. But almost no one ever mentions a word about the 1987 sinking of the ferry boat MV Dona Paz, which killed 4,375 people. Or the capsizing of the MV Le Joola, which claimed 1,863 lives off the coast of Gambia in 2002. Using 2010 statistics as a reference, 1,500 Americans likely died in traffic accidents in the last two weeks alone. No food club will re-create their last meal 100 years from now.
Some stories capture our attention more than others that are objectively bigger and more important. I don't know if there's a name for that, but it should have one. Let's call it the Titanic bias.
The Titanic bias shows up in the financial world all the time. We spend too much time focusing on some financial stories while ignoring others that are more important.
Nothing but noise
Think about this: One thousand dollars invested in the S&P 500 in 1950 would be worth about $78,000 today if you focus on the index alone. But with dividends reinvested, your $1,000 actually grew to $622,000 -- eight times higher than the index shows.
Over the long haul, dividends provide the majority of returns. That should be the biggest story investors spend their time and energy on. Yet look what gets almost all the attention in the media: daily market swings of a few points here and there, none of which matter over the long term.
Apple (NAS: AAPL) fell a few percentage points on Monday, bringing shares back to where they were literally a few weeks prior. And the media went wild. By my count, nearly 2,000 articles referenced Apple's "plunge," many as front-page stories.
Meanwhile on Monday, Procter & Gamble (NYS: PG) raised its dividend for the 56th consecutive year, this time by a lofty 7%. Only a handful of news outlets picked up on the news; most were buried by headlines of Apple's one-day hiccup.
For those looking to build wealth, consistently growing dividends are far more important than daily market wiggles. Yet most of us are captivated by the latter. There's your Titanic bias.
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There's also rampant Titanic bias in the current debate over federal taxes. Most of the tax debate -- certainly the most raucous parts -- focuses on tax rates. We argue over things such as whether to let the Bush tax cuts expire, lower the corporate tax rate, or extend the payroll tax cut.
Those are all important issues. But there's a bigger tax story that often goes unnoticed: how much we spend every year on tax loopholes, deductions, and write-offs such as the mortgage interest deduction and the deductibility of health insurance.
The federal government will take in $2.5 trillion in tax revenue this year. But that's after spending more than $1 trillion on tax deductions and credits (technically called "tax expenditures" since they mimic a cash subsidy), most of which disproportionately benefit those with higher incomes. That's where the money is, folks. Letting the Bush tax cuts expire on those earning more than $250,000 a year would generate $700 billion in tax revenue over the next decade. By comparison, the deductibility of health insurance will likely cost more than $2 trillion during that period. The "Buffett rule" rejected by Congress this week would have raised $47 billion in tax revenue over the next decade. We spend that much on the deductibility of retirement savings every 3.5 months. That should be the big tax story people talk about.
Who's really overpaid
Then there's the Titanic bias that exists when we talk about CEO compensation. The media have become fascinated with overpaid CEOs. Former Home Depot (NYS: HD) CEO Bob Nardelli was obsessively criticized for taking a severance package worth nearly $200 million after the company's stock fell 40% during his tenure. His pay was the topic of dozens of front-page news stories.
Nardelli was grossly overpaid and deserved the criticism. But there are more sinister and widespread examples of corporate overpay that go largely unnoticed. Consider the compensation of money managers.
According to S&P Capital IQ, Nardelli earned $254 million at Home Depot from 2000-2006. That's 0.8% of the $32 billion in profits the company earned under his watch.
Compare that with mutual fund managers. One analysis by Yoseph West of Vuru concluded that management fees collected on equity mutual funds captured one-third of all investor profits from 2000-2010 -- and the vast majority of those funds underperformed a simple index fund. In 2011, U.S. money market funds distributed $5.2 billion in dividends, but only after collecting $4.7 billion in management fees, according to the Investment Company Institute. That's nearly half of all income. And as Reuters explained, many of those funds are run by one (highly paid) manager. Another study by David Norman, former CEO of Credit Suisse Asset Management, found that U.K. investors pay 8 billion pounds a year in hidden fees to financial advisors, capturing upward of one-third of all investor returns. Several years ago I learned that an unsuspecting family friend was being charged 1% a year by a financial advisor to park her money in a product that yielded about 1% a year. The advisor was taking just about everything for himself, in other words. And he called it "work."
Forget Nardelli. Forget the bank CEOs. The real pay scandal is the one Titanic bias shields our attention from, and it's probably affecting you, right now, whether you realize it or not.
It's a terribly complicated world. Whatever you're worried about, frustrated about, or upset about, there's probably a bigger issue out there that deserves your attention. Something about that is intriguing, you might say.
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YORK, Maine — One program has a standing reservation in the Western Maine Class B semifinals.
The other is a Class C team whose last outing was a loss to a team that entered the game winless.
So when Traip Academy guard Kaylie Andrews hit a 3-pointer late in the first quarter to pull her team within 17-15 of mighty York on Tuesday night, it raised more than a few eyebrows in a half-filled Butler Gym.
"I don't think we expected such quick releases right off the bat," said York guard Ruby Cribby.
Quick release. But a quick response, too.
Freshman guard Shannon Todd scored 19 points, and the Wildcats pitched a second-quarter shutout en route to a 56-27 win, one that improved their record to 13-2 with three games left in the regular season.
Prior to tip-off, York's three seniors — Cribby, and forwards Emily Campbell and Marquis MacGlashing — were recognized, as the Wildcats play their final three regular-season games on the road. If they finish fourth or better in the Western Maine Class B standings, they advance straight to the regional quarterfinals at the Portland Expo.
"If we play like we normally do these last three games," said York coach Rick Clark, "someone would have to do something spectacular to stop us (from finishing in the top four)."
That made Tuesday's game a little bittersweet for the seniors, who have had a hand in state and regional titles over the years, and were in no rush to leave the gym when this one was over.
"I've played with Emily and Marquis since we were in third grade," said Cribby. "It's definitely a little emotional knowing it's the last time we're playing on this floor together."
Cribby added 12 points on a night when York's best basketball came on the defensive end. It held the Rangers (5-10) scoreless in the second and fourth quarters.
"That's a real tough match-up for us," said Traip coach Paul Marquis, whose tallest player is 5-foot-7. "We don't go inside often on offense and they do a pretty good job of snuffing that out. … MacGlashing sets the tone down there and she's tough."
Early on, the Rangers hung around from the outside. Guard Kendra Kagiliery (team-high 13 points) opened the game with a three and added another one soon after. Her team finished with five treys.
"We were concerned about their 3-point shooting," said Clark. "(Kagiliery) is one of the top 3-point shooters in the league and she was hot. … It wasn't unexpected. But we put a clamp on that the rest of the half."
Todd hit a three of her own as the Wildcats closed the first quarter on a 4-0 run. Then they scored all 13 points in the second quarter to go up 34-15 at the break, dominating on the boards.
"We were one-and-done in that second quarter," said Marquis.
The Rangers knew they'd have a building season after graduating standout Selena Lorrey, one of the best players in recent program memory. But even at 5-10 — with eight games against Class B teams on their slate — they're safely among the roster of teams that will qualify for the regional Class C tournament.
"I like where we're headed," said Marquis. "We're not going to have a record that's all that attractive, but I think we're going to be OK (for the tournament)."
The Wildcats hit the road from here on out, first in some unfriendly gyms to close the regular season, then to the Portland Expo for the regional quarterfinals and — hopefully — the Cumberland County Civic Center.
But for three of them, Tuesday's win had a little extra meaning.
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MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS, HALL 8, Booth 8B91, Barcelona, February 15, 2010 - SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), the global leader in flash memory cards, today announced that the SanDisk® iNAND™ Embedded Flash Drive (EFD) product line offers new performance enhancement features that go beyond the existing e.MMC 4.4 specification. The new features improve system responsiveness and accelerate the implementation of consolidated boot and storage code within a single device without affecting the consumer experience.
The e.MMC 4.4 standard interface is designed for embedded, non-volatile memory storage devices made up of both NAND flash memory and a flash memory controller. This latest specification is designed to meet the requirements for a flexible program code and user data storage solution for mobile phones, global positioning systems (GPS), digital music players and other portable consumer electronics devices. SanDisk iNAND EFDs exceed the existing e.MMC 4.4 standard interface to offer unique features that enhance system responsiveness and bridge the gap between e.MMC's plain boot solution and its practical implementation.
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SanDisk's iNAND EFDs are designed specifically for high end smartphones that deliver an increasing array of applications and advanced multimedia functions. The drives consolidate system code and user storage into a single embedded device, thus conserving scarce board space, reducing handset design complexity and power consumption, and saving OEMs the cost of an otherwise needed separate boot device. With almost 10 years of booting mobile handsets from multi-level cell (MLC) NAND, SanDisk has the history of innovation and technical expertise needed to consolidate boot and storage functions in a single package.
iNAND's optimal balance between system code and user data storage is achieved by implementing unique NAND capabilities and architecture. A reliable high random performance area is designated for the smartphone operating system, with a cost-effective high-sequential performance area dedicated to user storage. iNAND architecture is developed based on in-depth analyses of actual smartphone usage, and supports highly aggressive mobile system and usage scenarios.
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As smartphone applications proliferate, the ability to multitask requires a greater degree of responsiveness from the storage device. In addition to fully supporting the e.MMC 4.4 specification, the latest generation of SanDisk iNAND EFDs introduces new features that improve performance by enhancing the level of control the mobile host is given over the storage device.
Flexible read prioritization functionality in iNAND empowers the mobile host to temporarily suspend storage device operations in favor of high priority ones, substantially reducing storage device latency. System latency is further reduced by performing common background flash maintenance operations during system idle time. Allowing iNAND background operations to be scheduled by the host ensures that the storage device is not busy when it's needed most.
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"SanDisk's ability to provide a viable boot solution comes from an intimate knowledge of both flash and system technologies together with the experience gained in almost ten years of booting mobile handsets with embedded MLC flash," said Amir Lehr, vice president, mobile business, SanDisk. "This allows SanDisk to quickly offer advanced mobile system solutions to its customers, and to turn innovative thinking into industry standards."
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SanDisk iNAND EFDs come in a wide range of storage capacities, ranging from 2 gigabytes (GB)1 to 64GB and utilizing e.MMC standard interfaces and packages for quick integration into handset designs. With managed physical partitions, advanced caching technology, customizable attributes and advanced power failure immunity, SanDisk iNAND features highly reliable boot code and application storage device capabilities in addition to being a mass storage solution. iNAND devices are based on both 2 bits-per-cell (X2) and 3 bits-per-cell (X3) technologies.
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SanDisk Corporation is the global leader in flash memory cards, from research, manufacturing and product design to consumer branding and retail distribution. SanDisk's product portfolio includes flash memory cards for mobile phones, digital cameras and camcorders; digital audio/video players; USB flash drives for consumers and the enterprise; embedded memory for mobile devices; and solid state drives for computers. SanDisk is a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 company, with more than half its sales outside the United States.
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