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Posted on 12/23/2009 10:38:30 AM PST by reaganaut1
Exultant Senate Democrats prepared to deliver a Christmas Eve win to President Barack Obama with passage of landmark health care legislation that would extend coverage to 30 million Americans.
Powerless to stop it, Republicans stepped up their attacks, contending the sweeping bill threatened to harm Medicare and add billions to the deficit.
"Tomorrow the Senate will vote on a bill that makes a bad situation worse," Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, said on the Senate floor Wednesday, the 24th day of debate on the 10-year, nearly $1 trillion bill. "This bill slid rapidly down the slippery slope to more and more government control of health care."
Democrats begged to differ. "Senate Democrats are poised to pass historic health reform legislation on Thursday that will extend affordable, quality coverage to millions of Americans in a fiscally responsible way. Our bill saves lives, saves money and saves Medicare," Senate leaders said in a statement.
At the White House, press secretary Robert Gibbs declared, "Health care reform is not a matter of if, health care reform now is a matter of when."
Obama himself said the Senate legislation accomplishes 95 percent of what he wanted. "Every single criteria for reform I put forward is in this bill," the president told The Washington Post.
But even if the Senate approves the legislation, it can't go to Obama for his signature until Congress resolves differences between the House and Senate versions. Some of them are contentious especially stricter provisions in the House against using taxpayer money to pay for abortion coverage and the House's income tax increase for high-earning Americans.
Before the final Senate vote, Democrats must get past the last procedural hurdle Wednesday afternoon and put up 60 votes for the last time to cut off debate on the legislation.
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Hope it comes up right.
He always says the right things.....
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Merry ..... Christmas!
They can pass this with the bribery involved?
When Americans actually get to find out what all this bill is going to cost them..a democrat won't be able to get elected as dog catcher.
Oh, it will be an historic vote alright. In an infamous sense, that is.
I'd prefer "bleeding profusely"...
Conservatives seem to think that November 2010 will solve everything. Even if they are successful, a very large amount of work awaits.
1. Get tens of millions of people living productive lives instead of living off of the federal nipple.
2. Overhauling the school systems and universities, now in control of collectivists.
3. Re-setting a standard of morality in the public mind that lying, stealing, cheating, coveting and fornicating are wrong. Right now the feds encourage them all with gusto.
4. Ending the existence of about 1/2 of all government agencies, entitlements, grants, earmarks, leeches.
If permanent and huge changes are not made, a win in 2010 will just be a death spasm for the country, a dead-cat bounce. Collectivism never sleeps, never quits pushing, never stops looking for an opportunity.
""Jubilant" and "exultant", huh? Let's make sure they are not jubilant after the mid-term elections. I'll be voting in the MA special election for Senator on Jan 19."
How is that election shaping up? Are the Republicans so sound asleep they don't realize they should be putting money hand over fist in there and fighting a delaying action on the bill?
The ignorant are now in the chamber ready for their 'shower'.
Next November is time enough for celebration...
Excellent list.
I'm glad to see the FUNDAMENTAL nature of the tasks you listed.
The foundation of our country and the proven, formative principles of western civilization, under Leftist assault since at least the mid 1960s, must be restored.
Notice how this has nothing to do with improving health care, but everything to do with politics.
Obama is pushing this country towards a civil war. This is unconstitutional.
Sounds like they're doing a lot of laughing.
Some say, he who laughs last laughs best. I say, he who laughs last . . . didn't get the joke.
And of course, you know the three times a person laughs at a joke, right? One, when they hear it. Two, when they tell it. And three, when they understand it.
"When Americans actually get to find out what all this bill is going to cost them..a democrat wont be able to get elected as dog catcher."
That's a nice thought, but it won't work out that way. The problems with the healthcare system will be seen as the result of not enought gvt oversight and money, not the injection of gvt into the system in the first place.
Look at Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac.
Yes it will.
Look at the this week's polls which were taken after the Senate vote on Sunday. 0bozo's poll ratings hit new lows (56/44 Apprive/Disapprove), even as the generic congressional polls hit new lows as well (44/36 for Republicans).
Look at the New Jersey and Virgina elections from last month.
The Democrats are the living dead right now.
"Look at Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac."
You are kidding right?
So stealing or healthcare is a 'win' for Obama, eh?
First, you stop the bleeding ...
Like the part about not raising the deficit?
Or was it the part about premiums not going up?
Or maybe it was lowering perscription drug costs?
Oh yeah, it improves the quality of care?
Somehow it will get blamed on the Republicans and Bush.....
The media will repeat the lies daily and we will watch in frustration as we loose another election to ignorance.
Merry Christmas Everyone.
Will be praying for a miracle tomorrow.
Ben Nelson celebrating the number of abortions his acquiescence to Obamacare will have
Ben Nelson celebrating the number of abortions his acquiescence to Obamacare will have
Dick Morris on 2010 and What the Parker Griffith Switch Means (Video)
Morris points out that there are 81 Dems in Congress that are in Districts carried by John McCain in 2008..(Video)
All of that will only happen under one instance: A massive repentance and turn to Christ. We have an immoral, godless government because we have an immoral, godless people. The first responsibility if the Church is the preaching of the Gospel to the masses. If the people repent, the rest will follow.
Exactly how is this supposed to be a victory for a party that has a super-majority? They damn sure can not be considering this bill an accomplishment.
thanks for the post...
Hard to believe the happy mood of death/concentration camp thugs.
But it's is a good thing to see it and contemplate such obscenity.
0bama's "core constituency" doesn't care, they don't pay taxes anyway, and by the time the rest figure it out, we'll all be broke and out of work.
There is always one more idiot than we counted on.
Actually, no. I'm not.
And again I cite the example of Fannie Mae: The dems are mainly responsible for the whole "sub-prime" crisis, yet what did it cost them?
Obama won, didn't he? And we still have dem control of both houses, don't we.
Yeah, sure, there will be some backlash here or there. But I maintain it won't change the general direction of this country - which is solidly to the left.
Because it happened under Bush's watch.
0bamacare is under a Democratic House, Democratic Senate, Democratic president. Totally different.
"Obama won, didnt he?"
After McCain had voted for the stimulus and pissed of conservative voters.
" And we still have dem control of both houses, dont we."
Get back to me on Novemebr 2010 and see if you can make that same claim again.
"Yeah, sure, there will be some backlash here or there",/i>
There is no "hear and there" about it.
The Democrats WILL get slaughtered in next year's congressional elections. It's not even an issue anymore.
The only question is how big the massacre is going to be.
"But I maintain it wont change the general direction of this country - which is solidly to the left."
Every poll that has conservatives overwhelmingly in the majority in this country, puts a lie to your statement:
Here is the latest polling from Battleground. This comes right on the heels of Gallop polling that also shows the majority of Americans consider themselves conservative. This is no fluke either. And as much as wed love to say that Obama is driving people away from his and his partys rapidly dying ideology, the truth is Battleground polling, since 2002, has consistently found similar results. Battleground, a bipartisan polling group, has a record of being very accurate."
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Graduation of Dominique Redding inspires team effort that has girls on verge of state final.
CLEARWATER - Forgive the pollsters for not ranking the Clearwater girls basketball team at the beginning of the season.
At first glance, the Tornadoes appeared to be in dire straits. Dominique Redding, a 6-foot-1 power forward who was arguably the best player in Pinellas County history, was gone.
Redding graduated in May and is playing for legendary coach Pat Summitt at Tennessee. That seemed to spell doom, and many questioned how Clearwater would do without her.
The answer: just as well.
Maybe even better.
With Redding, the Tornadoes went to three state semifinals. Without her, Clearwater (27-2) is back in the state tournament, playing Fort Walton Beach (20-9) in the Class 5A semifinals at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Lakeland Center.
If the Tornadoes win, they'll play in the final against the Plant-Fort Lauderdale Dillard winner at 7 p.m. Friday.
"Everybody loves to ask whether this team is better," Clearwater coach Tom Shaneyfelt said. "I understand why the question is asked, but it's so hard to compare. I know that this team is capable of playing as well as any team that I've ever had. I'll leave it at that."
Shaneyfelt knew his team would be significantly different team without Redding, the All-Suncoast Player of the Year the past two seasons.
Since Redding was a freshman, Clearwater had left the ball in her hands when the chips were down. She usually delivered, and her teammates rode her shirttail to greater recognition and popularity.
"You use what you have," Shaneyfelt said. "Dominique was our No.1 weapon. There was no need to disguise that. Whenever we hit a skid, we looked for her."
Besides the points and rebounds, Shaneyfelt also had to fill the leadership vacuum created by Redding's departure. It was a difficult task considering most of the returning players were underclassmen who had been Redding's sidekicks for years.
But Shaneyfelt took solace in knowing he still had enough talent to keep the Tornadoes among the elite.
"I certainly felt we were capable of getting back to the state semifinals," Shaneyfelt said. "These players went up against some of the better teams around the state during the offseason and did fine. After that, there was no doubt we would be able to set the bar high."
This season, Clearwater has a bit of everything. Nicole Ryan has developed into one of the best point guards around and is adept at shooting. Rachel Hammond is a solid shooter. Brittany James and Karly Counts play airtight defense. Danielle Kostacky, Karen Braden and Heather Barber provide strength up front.
"We knew that Dominique was going to have the spotlight," Ryan, a junior, said. "You open up the paper and there's a three-page article on her. That was fine. We understood that. She was great and she is missed. But we accepted the challenge."
Maintaining they might be more talented this season and equally driven to win the title, the Tornadoes started working toward their goals not long after Redding received her diploma.
"I think we all had this drive to be the best," Ryan said. "We accepted the challenge and wanted to prove that we can still be a dominant team."
During the spring and summer, the remaining starters wedded the others to their sense of purpose. Nearly every player was on a club team and did extra work in the weight room.
"Coach gave a list of things he wanted us to do in the offseason," Hammond said. "It was up to us get it done, and we did."
Shaneyfelt was so impressed with their work ethic that when he went to Indiana during winter break, he left the gymnasium keys with another teacher who supervised the players while they practiced.
"I don't how many other coaches would let their team run practice," Shaneyfelt said. "But that's how much trust I have in these girls. To a large extent, they coach themselves. I've never had a team that has worked as hard or been more enjoyable to coach. They developed quite a bond and came together as a team."
To prove the Tornadoes' whole is greater than the sum of their parts, the players preached togetherness and vowed to remain united, even off the court.
They have team meals and often go to movies or attend school functions as a group.
"If we feel we're drifting apart, we'll try to do things to keep us united," Ryan said. "That's been big for us."
Their family atmosphere even includes Redding. Ryan talks to her former teammate almost daily, and Redding's grandmother still attends most games.
"I'm real proud of the girls," Redding said. "I tried to provide a lot of encouragement last year. They're all great players, and I knew they'd be able to get back to this point."
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Your idea looks promising.Safety concerns/talk is being expressed on this thread towards a beginner...please stay on topic.
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Rep. Johnson: Working on Highway 14
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When I arrived here at St. Paul last month, I put needed improvements of the Highway 14 right at the top of my to-do list. Anyone who has traveled the New Ulm-Rochester stretch of that highway knows that this isn't a project we can push aside any longer.
There are some reasons for hope that this year the needs of Highway 14 may finally be addressed. Gov. Mark Dayton has included money to turn Highway 14 into a four-lane expressway from North Mankato and Nicollet in his budget for MnDOT. It will be completed by 2018.
But that just scratches the surface.
We need to turn the entire stretch of road from New Ulm to Rochester into a four-lane highway. And last week, I introduced a bill that asks for bonding dollars to fund the Highway 14/15 interchange at New Ulm. I'm glad to have Rep. Paul Torkelson as a co-author on the bill. I agree with New Ulm Mayor Bob Beussman, who has been arguing that it makes sense to do that project at the same time as the scheduled 2018 replacement of the Highway 15 bridge.
Down the road we need to address the issue of safety. I'm concerned that cars and trucks coming into the Nicollet city limits may fail to slow down, so I have submitted a bill that seeks bonding for a Highway 14/23 bypass.
House Transportation Finance Committee Chair Frank Hornstein called Highway 14 a corridor of commerce. With the recent news that Schell's Brewery is expanding and Wal-Mart is building a distribution facility in Mankato, that has never been more true. Upgrades to this key stretch of road are an investment by the state that will pay huge dividends in the future.
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Students representing various Somerset Community College student organizations recently hosted the first annual SCC Charitable Variety Show in the Stoner Little Theater. The cost of admission to the event was a toy for a needy child, with donations being forwarded to the Marines' Toys for Tots program. Various acts performed and members of the audience "tipped" performers, with the act raising the most funds being named the winner of the event. All proceeds were donated to the Lions Club's Camp Crescendo – Camp Heart to Heart, a summer camp for children living in the shadow of HIV/AIDS. In total, the event raised just over $500.
The event was organized by SCC's Gay-Straight Alliance, with eight clubs competing to be the top fundraiser. The first act was the reading of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Declaration of War Address from Veterans Service Organization President Dwayne Johnson. Other acts included: Phi Theta Kappa, singing a Christmas medley; the Creative Writing Club, reading of the original short story, Chocolate Drops; the Multicultural Club, performing La Machina Musical; Speak Up Somerset Debate Club delivering a dramatic reading from The Hobbit; the Martial Arts Club, delivering a martial arts demonstration; the Anime Club, performing the Pon Pon Dance; and the Gay-Straight Alliance, singing Seasons of Love from the Broadway musical Rent.
The act raising the most money and winner of the event was the Creative Writing Club's reading of the original short story, Chocolate Drops, performed by April Robinson. Robinson is the daughter of Linda and Larry Robinson of Tyner and is majoring in nursing. She attended Tyner Elementary and Middle Schools and the Annville Christian Academy in Jackson.
"We are really trying to emphasize the value of student participating in extracurricular events," states Student Government Association sponsor, Dr. Ron Meade. "So much can be learned from participating in campus and community events and I believe these lessons are at least as valuable as those learned in the classroom."
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Another Autumn in Boonsboro- JFK 50...again!
For five of the last six years I have found myself in southern Maryland at the start of the JFK 50 miler. Although I dislike the actual race course, there's a clear emotional connection that I will admittedly always have of the JFK 50. It's been a constant in a life that has been inconsistent and it always brings me back to that chilled fall morning of 2004 when I toed the line of the first race I had ever run.
Most years there's an anticipation months and weeks before JFK, but this year I hardly gave the race a second thought. In truth, I really had no desire to be running that weekend, or running JFK for that matter. Still, I made the all too familiar trip to Boonsboro, packed my race items in about 10 minutes, and wound up at the starting line for the fifth time.
The race summary is short. The weather was perfect all day with morning temps in the high 30's and rising to nearly 60 by noon. I ran conservative in the early miles and made up time on the Appalachian Trail. I was the 124th runner entering the trails at mile 2.5. I entered Gathland at mile 9.3 with ultra phenom Jill Perry, and had a chance to talk briefly with her which was really cool. By the time I arrived at Weverton Cliffs I had moved up a drastic 50 spots by mile 15.5. I suppose all my trail running has it's advantages, right?
However, the C&O Canal towpath is what makes or breaks your race. If you go out too hard in the mountains you will fizzle out on the towpath. JFK is a notoriously good course for fast marathoners as it is mostly flat from miles 16-42, and then becomes rolling paved roads for the final 8 miles. My goal was to complete the 26.3 mile "towpath marathon" in under four hours. In fact, I managed a respectable 3:49 split for the first 26.2 miles of JFK, and exceeded my goals by running the towpath in 3:50. There's not much to explain about the towpath other than it is flat, sometimes scenic, and often monotonous. It's really mostly a mental game to keep your legs moving. Other than the time at aid stations, I was fairly pleased to be running 8:00-8:30 miles most of the day.
The monotony was also broken up by running with Dave Miller, a fast marathoner, from the Reston Runners, and the goal of chasing down my buddy James Brennan. James was on my 5 person team, and all day he had been about 2-3 minutes ahead of me at the aid stations (James rocked it and finished in 7:24). As the miles clicked away I ended up setting a 50k PR of 4:30, and was pleasantly surprised to have a lot of gas in the tank beyond 35 and 40 miles. A regular schedule of a gel, salt, and soda every 20-30 minutes worked wonders on my energy levels, and I never once felt tired, sleepy, or cramped. The fatigue of literally running non stop for 42 miles really hit once I got off the towpath and back on to paved roads. This was a challenge, and my paced dropped considerably trying to run small hills and into a pretty solid head wind.
The last 8 miles of JFK are always tough. I ended up walking about a half dozen short climbs, but ran everything else. In the end I ran up to the finish line and was pleased to be done in 7 hours and 35 minutes. 62nd overall out of 1100 starters and 1014 finishers. As JFK has become an extremely competitive event, the times are only getting faster and faster. It was a 20 minute personal best in the 50 mile distance, and a 57 minute personal best at JFK. It was a day that I felt couldn't have gone too much better, and it was an encouraging reminder of how far I have come since my first JFK in 2004. Six years ago I finished this race in 10:39. I would have never guessed that half a decade later I would complete the same event three hours faster.
Much thanks to the Reston Runners support crew, and the Jim Team. Ultramarathon number 55 is in the books!
6 comments:
- Dan Rose said...
Saw your name WAY up there in the results after the race. Way to kick ass out there, Mike! Hope to steal some of your speed secrets at MGM in a couple weeks!
- November 23, 2010 at 11:25 AM
- Brittany Zale said...
Awesome job!!! Wow, what a PR! Congrats on the great race and I hope you indulge in lots of turkey and pie goodness this week because you deserve it! :)
- November 23, 2010 at 11:33 AM
- James Brennan, Esq., LL.M. said...
Mike, Very fun getting to know the entire Jim Team. I thought we all represented the team very well, and had a good time doing it. The only time we were almost taken out was by the waitress who didnt shower at ruby tuesdays! Thankfully we all carbloaded on extra biscuits.
- November 23, 2010 at 11:46 AM
- jenn said...
excellent!! so proud of you Mike, and really happy for you! I think some of the best races are those we don't sit worrying about the weeks leading up to.. I love that you approached it with such nonchalantness and then ROCKED IT!
hope to run with you soon! take care! rest and recover!
- November 23, 2010 at 12:29 PM
- Tim Cohn said...
Mike, missed seeing you. Congrats on your great run! Look forward to seeing you, maybe at ultra-56?
- November 23, 2010 at 5:26 PM
- Mike Bailey said...
Thanks for the support guys!
James "Rumblefish" Brennan lead our team the entire day. Tim, sorry we didn't see you out there. I think I'm going to volunteer at JFK next year(if I don't run).
Dan- You definitely don't need speed tips. I expect you'd run sub 6:45 at JFK. But, perhaps my diet of junk food and desserts has paid off.
Zale and Jenn- can't wait to hit the trails soon with you talented ladies. I'm taking a break from running for a while, but hit me up anytime you need a training partner!
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Course offered in storm spotting
March 5, 2006
Steve Summers has been a storm spotter for 12 years.
Although he's never seen one up close or heard the signature freight train sound, he is well aware of the damage they can do.
The director of the Clovis Municipal Airport, Summers is one of 20 storm spotters in Curry County.
"You have to have a lot of respect for them (tornadoes). They have a lot of energy," he said.
Toting cameras and binoculars, storm spotters watch the skies and alert officials when troublesome clouds are in sight.
The Curry County and Roosevelt County Offices of Emergency Management are sponsoring storm spotting classes Wednesday in Portales and Clovis.
Any interested resident can attend the course and sign up to be a volunteer storm spotter, and lend their eyes to the skies, said Ken De Los Santos, director of the Curry County Emergency Management.
Curry County is at the eastern edge of tornado alley, according to Summers and De Los Santos.
Spring is the prime time for tornadoes, but they can happen any time of the year, officials said.
Keith Hayes of the National Weather Service in Albuquerque said storm spotters are trained to recognize and report lightning, funnel clouds, tornadoes, hail and high winds.
Lightning can strike the ground and cause fires. High winds and hail, also known as microbursts, can be as destructive as some tornadoes. And tornadoes have the power to destroy homes and takes lives, said De Los Santos.
The last funnel cloud in Clovis was seen July 1, 2005. The most recent tornado to hit the area was on June 4, 2003, but it was a weak system with little damage reported, said Hayes.
Over the last five years, Curry County has experienced eight to 10 severe hail storms every season, which is down from the numbers in the mid-1990s, said Hayes.
Most tornadoes in the region have built-up strength in Curry County, only to release their wrath in nearby Texas, Hayes said.
Storms often break in the night, building up force through the evening hours, De Los Santos said.
Tornadoes are unmistakable. They are a rotating cone-shaped cloud that touches the ground, leaving a path of debris, said National Weather Service Meteorologist Mark Fettig, Albuquerque.
Summers has seen four to five tornadoes in the last 15 years, and he's felt an adrenaline rush every time, he said.
This year, even experts aren't guessing what's in store for tornado alley.
"Who knows what will happen this spring?" Summers said.
Storm Spotters classes will be held Wednesday in Clovis and Portales.
• Courses are sponsored by the Curry County and Roosevelt County Offices of Emergency Management.
• Clovis — 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. at the North Annex of the Clovis-Carver Library, 701 N. Main St. To sign up, call 763-9485.
• Portales — 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Portales Memorial Building, 300 E. Seventh St. To sign up, call 356-4406.


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The American Art permanent collection galleries integrate decorative arts objects with paintings and sculptures, emphasizing the artistic, social and political context for the works on display. While essentially chronological, the installation also juxtaposes works from different cultures and time periods to emphasize the historical connections between works in the collection. The de Young's holdings of American art include over 800 sculptures and 3,000 decorative arts objects spanning the seventeenth century to the present.
The de Young also features contemporary installation and conceptual works by Andy Goldsworthy, Kiki Smith, and James Turrell. The outdoor Barbro Osher Sculpture Garden houses works by Joan Miró, Louise Nevelson, Isamu Noguchi, and Claes Oldenburg. The promised gift of the Dorothy and George Saxe Collection will transform the de Young into one of the most important repositories of contemporary studio craft in the United States.
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE), is implementing the Smart Grid Investment Grant (SGIG) program under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The SGIG program involves 99 projects that are deploying smart grid technologies, tools, and techniques for electric transmission, distribution, advanced metering, and customer systems. Of the 99 SGIG projects, 48 are seeking to improve electric distribution system reliability. In general, these projects seek to achieve one or more of the following distribution reliability objectives: (1) reducing the frequency of both momentary and sustained outages, (2) reducing the duration of outages, and (3) reducing the operations and maintenance costs associated with outage management.
This report presents information about these projects on the types of devices and systems being deployed, deployment progress as of June 30, 2012, expected benefits, and initial results. The report discusses the new capabilities being implemented including enhanced outage detection, automated feeder switching, and remote diagnosis and notification of the condition of distribution equipment. Of the 48 SGIG electric distribution reliability projects, 42 are implementing automated feeder switching making it the most prevalent approach in the SGIG program for
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Intel Corp. this week formally announced availability of six-core microprocessors for desktops as well as servers and/or workstations. The company reportedly indicated that it had shipped more than one hundred thousand of Intel Xeon 5600-series chips with six cores, which means that availability of the processors will be pretty broad.
The new Intel Xeon 5600-series and Intel Core i7-980X central processing units (CPUs) are based on the code-named Westmere micro-architecture (an updated version of Nehalem) and are made using 32nm fabrication technology. The new processors deliver two new security features – Intel advanced encryption standard new instructions (Intel AES-NI), and Intel trusted execution technology (Intel TXT) – that enable faster encryption and decryption performance for more secure transactions and virtualized environments, providing data centers with a stronger foundation for cloud security.
"The Intel Xeon Processor 5600 series will be the backbone of mainstream computing environments. New security capabilities will boost the confidence of IT managers. Improvements in performance, server virtualization and power consumption will foster productivity and efficiency for a broad range of applications ranging from data transactions to workstations performing medical imaging and digital prototyping," said Kirk Skaugen, vice president and general manager of the Intel architecture group.
In addition to launching new six-core microprocessors based on Westmere micro-architecture, Intel also released several new chips powered by previous-generation Nehalem micro-architecture and made using 45nm fabrication process and a number of quad-core CPUs based on Westmere design. In total, Intel released twelve 32nm Xeon 5600-series chips, five of which sport six processing engines and seven of which are quad-core products.
Starting today and continuing over the next 45 days, server and workstation systems based on the Intel Xeon processor 5600-series are expected to be announced by a wide variety of system manufacturers around the world, including Cisco, Cray, Dell, Fujitsu, HP, IBM, Oracle and SGI.


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While the square foot price of luxury vinyl tile (LVT) currently remains broadly balanced between $1.59 and $5.79 at specialty retail, an influx of new suppliers threatens to push prices lower, according to industry insiders.
"The category growth has been significant and it's forecasted to continue growing significantly," said John Himes, CEO, Wood Flooring International. "The pie is getting bigger and more people want in. Almost everybody at Surfaces was exhibiting an LVT this year. The global capacity is also growing. I anticipate this will soon lead to price points coming down and a compression of margins."
While there is an expectation that LVT will follow laminate flooring's path toward commoditization, many insiders said the category's ongoing stream of innovative introductions such as floating installations, grout, multiple sizes and hybrid constructions has kept it from doing so.
"Right now, there is a dichotomy of product between established players pushing innovation and quality and what I call 'nibblers,' those launching commoditized product with cheap filler who are just feeling out the category by offering price," said Dave Reichwein, president and CEO, FreeFit. "Established brands have real costs and they're not going to cheapen their product with filler, so they're not going to commoditize LVT. They're not looking to dump a container and run. They're keeping the quality, service, expectation and price at a higher level."
Also, unlike the laminate floor market that was flooded with low-cost/low-quality product from Asia, U.S. distributors and importers said the global supply of LVT has remained reliable in both quality and service.
"Shaw is serious about the LVT category and we're striving to stay competitive technologically and in the pricing arena," said Clark Hodgkins, Shaw's resilient business manager. "LVT pricing is and will remain a key influencer."
Bob Eady, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Houston, Texas-based T&L Distributing, added, "No one is focused on unbeatable prices anymore because some factory is always going to beat the unbeatable. Really cheap product has no value if the service and quality is not at the level we're used to. The industry learned with laminate that there was no bottom in price from China but the supply was impossibly inconsistent. You can't risk that today. Conversely, we find the LVT supply from South Korea to be exceptional."
Additional competition and capacity will inevitably bring prices down in a category primarily driven by attractive price points, some insiders said.
Joe Walker, director of sales at Burke Flooring, put it plainly when he said, "We're all concerned that the growth of competition will drive pricing down."
Shaw entered the resilient category three years ago. Pictured here is a new LVT from the company, Aviator Plank.
Imported LVT like Lamett have not diminished in quality and pricing like many Asian laminates, according to dealers.


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Advanced Micro Devices has disclosed details about its Bobcat micro-architecture that will power the company's next-generation central processing units (CPUs) for netbooks and other innovative form-factors that require very low power chips. The Bobcat seems to be by far more progressive than Intel Atom, but it will consume more power and will still lack some modern features.
When AMD started to design Bobcat back in 2005 - 2006, it already knew that its K7/K8/K9 chips were too power hungry for mobile computers, whereas the preceding generations were too inefficient in modern workloads. As a result, the company decided to design the chip from scratch rather than to "borrow" designs from previous-generation products. However, AMD decided not to sacrifice performance in order to absolutely minimize power consumption. As a result, Bobcat seems to be almost completely contemporary chips with numerous design trade-offs to reduce power consumption. According to AMD, the micro-architecture minimizes data movement and unnecessary reads from cache or memory.
The Bobcat core sports out-of-order execution, advanced branch predictor, dual x86 instruction decoder, 64-bit integer unit with two ALUs, floating point unit with two 64-bit pipes, 32KB instruction cache, 32KB data cache, 512KB L2 cache (working at half speed to trim power consumption) and so on. Bobcat fully supports modern SIMD extensions like SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, but no 3DNow, AVX and so on. AMD Bobcat features an extensive set of means to reduce power consumption, including such capabilities as fine grain clock gating, integrated core power gating and so on.
The design of Bobcat has nothing to do with the design of Bulldozer, hence, it is not as modular as the desktop/server micro-architecture, at least, based on what AMD showcased. Since Bobcat is by design a single-core chip, its dual-core and multi-core implementations will come with functionality that will be doubled without complete necessity.
The Bobcat is an AMD approach to the low-power computing, hence, the direct competitor for Intel Atom. While Bobcat in general will be more power hungry than Intel Atom, its performance is likely to be considerably better.
The first implementation of Bobcat will be Ontario chip that features one or two x86 processing cores as well as DirectX 11 graphics processing unit from ATI. The chip will be made using 40nm process technology at TSMC and will be released commercially in Q1 2011.


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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (18 votes).
In short: Loved itIn full: I have done several marathons, and this one is my favourite for the route and scenery. The organisational and marshalling was fab and the route was stunning, with great villages, gentle hills and a fab finish along the sea front back into town (I didn't even mind the head wind). A great marathon to do.Date of review: October 16, 2012
In short: brilliantIn full: first marathon in over 5yrs and enjoyed ever minute (well nearly). Glad to see previous comment about headwind - thought it was just me :-).One for your diary folks!! Date of review: October 10, 2012
In short: Well organised, friendly, great atmosphere, picturesque sceneryIn full: Thank you to all involved - the race was so friendly and well organised, with fantastic local support. Plenty of water stations & energy drinks too if you want them, and handy that the water is in bottles. Easterly headwind for the last 4 miles was taxing, more so than the gradual climb up Waterworks Valley.Date of review: October 9, 2012
In short: The best route ever, would defo recommend itDate of review: October 9, 2012
In short: Well organised, marshals at all key points, awash with water stations, too much traffic at one point, other than that a super event well done to all.Date of review: October 8, 2012
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The Lummi Youth Academy is a place where our children will learn and be nurtured to fulfill their own desires and give back to the community.
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As a nurturing place, the Lummi Youth Academy encourages family members or guardians to be actively involved in student activities. The Lummi Youth Academy hopes to help students become conscious of their dreams and look to have a healthy and better tomorrow.
The Lummi Youth Academy will enter into an agreement between the academy student and parent to promote the well being of the student and is voluntary program. The Lummi Youth Academy will promote unity with students, parent and the academy staff. Healing is the key tenet to what we will do at the Lummi Youth Academy.
The primary focus of the Lummi Youth Academy is to insure for the safety and welfare of our Lummi Youth. A staff of 25 will provide for and teach the students the value of respect for self and others. Lummi elder, Ernestine Genshaw said, "These are our children, every one of them, and we need to take care of them." It is the intention of the staff to create a safe place for young Lummi students to learn, heal, and ask questions about the past, present and future. Students and staff will receive an extensive orientation to the Lummi Youth Academy way of living about body, mind and spirit.
The Lummi Youth Academy will be a secure and monitored facility and more importantly a sacred place for students.


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I have an extra spyder laying around and I'd like to mod it up. Not looking to spend anything more than $50 on this. It's a 2005 pilot acs. I have two strikers, one slotted one not. It's got an upgraded board that I stole from a 2009 spyder in it. Currently it does not have eyes but the board is eye ready. It's also got a high flow valve pin in it and fully cycles on 600 psi. I do not have a front block that has an asa on it thogh I do have a regulator that i can use for this.
I'm thinking about trying to make a sort of open class pump. The idea would be to make a back block for it and attach the bolt and pump arm to it. OR slot the side and attach the pump arm to a sled. Though that would require a long slot down one side.
combine that with a 4 oz co2 tank and a tiny push button switch and I'd have an autotrigger spump.
Thats what my thoughs are. BUT I'm open to suggestions to other cool mods both pump and semi auto. NO SPIMMY CONVERSIONS, I already did that....it's boring. I'm looking for cool spyder mods that keep the basic sear tripped operation intact. What have you done to yours?
Also the vlave chamber is tapped for a sidecar mod but the hole is plugged currently.
leftover spyder project of DEATH
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Borg you will NEVER be forgotten.
I bought an Ion.... in hindsight it was a bit of an Impulse buy
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make a q-loader compatible spump
thats what my wife said when I first met her...
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Obesity in cats is a common problem. According to VCA Animal Hospitals, it's estimated that 40 to 45 percent of cats are obese.
But some believe that even more cats are overweight. PetMD.com reports that a 2011 study conducted by the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention found that more than 50 percent of cats are either overweight or obese.
In addition, indoor cats are more likely to be overweight. Not only do these animals tend to eat more out of boredom, they also have fewer opportunities for exercise.
Similar to human obesity, felines who are overweight are at risk for various health problems such as diabetes, heart disease, osteoarthritis, certain forms of cancer and lower urinary tract disease. In addition, obesity in cats is frequently associated with a condition known as hepatic lipidosis. This is a severe form of acute liver failure in cats. It typically occurs in animals who are obese and have undergone a brief period of "stress" which causes anorexia.
Because of this, pet health experts say it's best to prevent your cat from getting fat in the first place.
Even though many cats can be picky eaters, feeding your cat a high-quality commercial cat food is best, as it will contain all the nutrients he needs. It's also important to remember that your cat may prefer several small meals throughout the course of the day. While this is generally not a problem, owners of multiple cats should not make it a habit to leave their pets' food available at all times. This ensures that one animal is not eating more than he should while the other is being deprived.
Although many cat owners may want to feed their pets table food on occasion, they must remember that some things can be dangerous for felines. This includes milk, onions, garlic, chives, grapes, raisins, sweets, gum, avocados, citrus fruit, macadamia nuts, mushrooms, potatoes, yeast dough, liver and raw eggs.
Additionally, it's important to note that because cats are little, even small amounts of extra food can be too much for them. According to the Chicago Tribune, feeding a 12-pound cat a slice of lunch meat is like a human eating a whole turkey.
Helping your cat stay active through playtime and exercise is another way to avoid weight gain. Toys that encourage play can not only help your cat stay active but enhance the bond between the two of you. Just a few five to 10-minute play sessions each day is usually enough, according to the newspaper. Occasionally putting toys away and reintroducing them later on can help keep him interested and engaged can make playtime easier as well.
Many pet health experts also recommend "hiding" a small amount of your cat's food in various toys and puzzles throughout the house. This encourages the animal to move around more and allows indoor cats to do some "hunting," animal columnist Steve Dale told the Chicago Tribune.
In addition to a healthy diet and exercise, bringing your cat to the vet at least once a year can help ensure his weight is monitored. After all, many pet owners may not notice small weight gains or losses because they see their animals every day.


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Climate negotiators talk of healing rifts. Healing the climate is taking second place.the necessary sacrifices to achieve their stated goal. "As things stand now, we will not be able to halt the increase in global greenhouse gas emissions in the next 10 years," he told delegates during resumed negotiations in Bonn early this month. The dapper Dutch diplomat — who has a passion for his cause that left him shedding tears on stage three years ago in Bali — said in Bonn: "The 2-degree world is in danger."
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Many say it will be impossible to hold any country to account for failing to meet its Kyoto targets.nations to submit non-binding commitments. While including long-term goals for cutting emissions in 40 years, it avoided a commitment to peaking global emissions before 2020. Writing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences about the economics of a post-Copenhagen environment, Yale economist William Nordhaus says: "It is unlikely that the Copenhagen temperature goal will be attained even if countries meet their ambitious stated objectives under the Copenhagen Accord."
Loopholes seem to be encouraged as a way of easing negotiating deadlocks.Ukraine, who are likely to hold unused permits to emit up to 10 billion tons of CO2 at the end of 2012. They want to bank them — and sell them to other nations to offset their own emissions in subsequent years. If the countries of the European Union bought those permits, they would be enough to achieve the entire 20 percent emissions reductions the EU has promised, right through to 2020.
The chances of meeting the 2-degree challenge posed by scientists look increasingly remote.emissions from 12 to 19 percent to somewhere between a 2 percent cut and a 2 percent increase, according to a European Union study published in March.


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When civil war veteran John Carter finds himself on the planet Barsoom, he must rely on his former training to protect the planet's inhabitants. Carter's battles against space monsters offer you plenty of opportunities to delight and cheer with The Chicago Mix. John Carter is the proud sentinel of a Popcorn Picks Crunch Factor of 10!
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MUS490 Senior Project Seminar
The nature of the research and/or creative activity is determined by the student and his/her project advisor and approved by the chair. The project may be analytical, historical or cretive. Students meet in a seminar four times during the semester and give a public presentation of the project at the end of the semester. Required of Contemporary Music Studies majors, except those in the Pre-Music Therapy emphasis.
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Q. David Bowers: The following narrative, with minor editing, is from my "Silver Dollars & Trade Dollars of the United States: A Complete Encyclopedia" (Wolfeboro, NH: Bowers and Merena Galleries, Inc., 1993). Note: the Notable Specimens list should be used with caution - it has been updated in my 2013 edition of "The Encyclopedia of United States Silver Dollars 1794-1804."
OBVERSE 1: Small, wide date with 96 close and 6 tipped to the left. Raised "dot" die flaw over 1 in date and closest to bust, tiny extra projection or flaw extending from the space at the bottom of star 11 (these flaws are visible on all die states given below). This and the obverse used to strike BB-66 were the first two obverse dies cut in 1796, and have the lower right tip of the R in LIBERTY intact.
Also see description under 1796 BB-62 (which is equivalent to Die State III described for BB-61).
Obverse die used to strike 1796 BB-61 (early state) and BB-62 (late state).
REVERSE A: Large letters in legend. Letters AMER crowded and touch at bases. Eight plain berries in wreath. Berry under first T in STATES. Two leaves beneath eagle's right (to observer's left) wing, these having been added by hand in front of the cloud. Small defect in field attached to two denticles below, and slightly left of, left ribbon end. From the same hub used to create 1795 BB-51 and 52, but on 1796 BB-61 not as strongly impressed, with the result that the eagle's breast feathers are not bold. Bolender mentions a die defect in the wreath extending to the right side of the M in AMERICA and the right wing tip.
Reverse die used to strike 1796 BB-61 only.
Die State I: Early state of the 1796 BB-61 die, described above. Top curl perfect; stars normal. Curl at top of forehead in the form of three or four arcs together. Lower curl nearest date boldly defined. The usually seen obverse die state. Walter Breen, in the John Reich journal; January 1987, stated that most specimens of 1796 BB-61 are of this die state, and that "over 10%" are of Die State II.
Die State II. Intermediate between I and III. Very lightly relapped at top of die. Top curl on head weaker, and detached at right. Curl at top of forehead now appears as two arcs, connected only at their tops. Lower curl nearest date boldly defined.
Die State III: Bolender-4a, showing the same die relapping effects as 1796 BB-62. Entire die relapped since Die State II. Curl on top of head defective, now tiny and detached. Curl at top of forehead now just a faint wisp. Some stars on the right smaller, the final two or three appearing spidery. Lower curl nearest date now very weak on side nearest date. In 1950, Bolender noted this: "Extremely rare. The only specimen I have found. From the John T. Reeder Collection. Mr. Reeder purchased it from Henry Chapman's sale of the Gable Collection." Since that time, numerous specimens have come to light. Walter Breen, in the John Reich Journal; January 1987, stated that "over 10%" of the specimens he had seen of [BB-61] are of Die State II, and that he had started observing this die state in 1955, and after seeing over 30 coins, he stopped counting. In my experience, at least 25% of 1796 BB-61 dollars are Die State II or, mostly, III.
COLLECTING NOTES: The 1796 BB-61 dollar is the most common variety of the year. An estimated 1,250 to 2,000 specimens exist. Most are in middle circulated grades, with VF being the median. EF coins turn up with regularity in dealers' stocks and auctions and make a nice "type" coin. In AU or better grade 1796 BB-61 is very rare. A few prooflike specimens exist, possibly made as presentation coins (cf. Walter H. Breen's Proof coins Encyclopedia, p. 35, where he states that he saw two pieces earlier, and "would like to see the pieces again to verify that they have the quality of surface and striking characteristic of actual presentation pieces of the period"). I am not aware of any special occasion in 1796 which would have called for prooflike silver dollars. However, prooflike quarter dollars of this date are often seen.
Due to unsatisfactory impressing of the eagle punch in the working die, specimens of 1796 BB-61 are not as well defined on the reverse as are most others of this general design type. Even AU and Mint State coins are apt to have the feathers appear "fuzzy" or indistinct. In worn grades the lack of detail on the eagle's breast feathers is even more apparent.
Kagin Reference Specimen. MS-63. The finest known may be a prooflike piece once owned by A.M. and Paul Kagin (as part of a "1796 Proof set") and later advertised by Heritage in Coin World in August 1986. During the 1950s and early 1960s, the Kagins displayed the 1796 set as part of the Kagin Reference Collection.
CSNS Convention Sale Specimen. MS-60+. Kagin's, CSNS Convention Sale, 1979: 357. "Sharply struck Unc.-60++; full stars and hair strands, deep edge denticles, lovely pinkish brown lustre." Kagin's, 1980: 885. "Choice BU-63."
Aspen Specimen. MS-60+. Bowers and Merena, Nelson Page Aspen, M.D. Collection, 1989: 358. "MS-60 to 63. Both sides are nicely centered and are warmly toned in gorgeous, mottled hues of golden brown and electric blue. The fields are smooth and satiny and most of the design details are boldly defined. Some minor contact marks."
Newman Specimen. MS-60. Attractive surfaces with mottled blue and pale gold peripheral toning. Early state of the dies, equivalent to Die State I, above.
Newcomer Specimen. MS-60. Waldo C. Newcomer Collection. Col. E.H.R. Green Collection. James G. Macallister. T. James Clarke Collection, New Netherlands 48th Sale, 1956: 617. "Choice Uncirculated. Nicely centered and struck; slightly flat upon high points of eagle's head, breast, wings and legs. Pale blue toning with extensive golden lustre."
Alto Specimen. MS-60. Stack's, Alto Collection Sale, 1970: 1062, Brilliant Uncirculated. Full frosty mint bloom. The coin is well struck, having some light adjustment marks across the eagle's breast, and a thin tarnish streak on cheek.
Kagin's Tercentenary Sale Specimen. MS-60. Kagin's Tercentenary Sale, 1974: 605. "Bluish Uncirculated, sharper struck than most seen with only a few of the feathers not complete. A glass reveals microscopic handling marks."
Long Beach Sale Specimen. MS-60. Heritage, Long Beach Sale, 1989: 791. "Cleaned. Dullish silvery-gray surfaces which deepen to a charcoal and pinkish gold color about the devices. Nearly void of adjustment marks or noticeable distractions, with only minor weakness on eagle's breast and leg."
Norman Stack Type Collection - John Whitney Walter Collection - Stack's 5/1999:1782 - Stack's 10/2005:1403, $120,750
"Colonel" E.H.R. Green - Green Estate - Partnership of Eric P. Newman & B.G. Johnson (St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.) - Eric P. Newman, who paid $60.00 - Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society - Heritage 11/2013:33500, $352,500
Marlene Heathgate Collection - Superior 6/1997:861 - Cardinal Collection - Southern Collection of Rarities - American Numismatic Rarities 3/2006:1008 - Goldbergs 2/2007:1566, $143,750 - Karl Hirtzinger - Larry Hanks, sold privately in 9/2008 - D. Brent Pogue Collection - Stack's/Bowers & Sotheby's 5/2016:4015, $111,625
Stack's 10/2005:1404, $23,000
Jamie McConnell 8/1972 - Jules Reiver Collection - Heritage 1/2006:23487, $172,500 - Joseph C. Thomas Collection - Heritage 4/2009:2537, $69,000 - Heritage 8/2012:5175, $117,500


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Thompson Health is offering a shoulder injury prevention class at the Canandaigua Family YMCA, 32 N. Main St., Canandaigua. "Tuff Cuff" will be offered on three occasions from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Participants can attend the class on any one of the following dates: Wednesday, April 13, Friday, April 29 or Friday, May 13.
Tuff Cuff teaches athletes how to properly strengthen the smaller muscles of the rotator cuff and elbow joint to prevent injury and increase endurance during throwing sports. Jeremy Herniman, a certified athletic trainer with Thompson Health's Sports Medicine Center, will show participants how to warm up properly prior to throwing and maintain strength during their season.
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Jumbo-Mortgage Market Gets Backing From a Big Player
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Redwood Trust (RWT) will continue to buy and securitize prime jumbo loans in 2013, despite new mortgage rules that would make it riskier to do so.
The mortgage REIT (real estate investment trust), which reported fourth-quarter results Thursday, said it plans to acquire and package into securities $7 billion in residential mortgages in 2013, up from $2.3 billion in 2012.
The acquisitions are expected to be predominantly prime jumbo loans that are too large to be sold to government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae (FNMA) and Freddie Mac (FMCC) . Currently, the agencies buy mortgages up to a limit of $ 417,000 in most areas and over $625,500 in high-cost regions.
Redwood and Credit Suisse (CS) have been the two active players in the jumbo-mortgage market at a time when few others will touch them.
Bond investors have largely been unwilling to buy mortgage-backed securities that don't have a government guarantee, and since the agencies don't back loans greater than $625,500, new originations of jumbo loans have consequently shrunk from $480 billion in 2006 to $148 billion in 2012, according to data from Royal Bank of Scotland and Inside Mortgage Finance .
While there are signs that the private U.S. mortgage market is rising from the dead , the future for jumbo loans remains under a cloud.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently issued a rule that provides lenders and investors greater legal protection for making "qualified mortgages" -- loans that do not have excess upfront points and fees, have no toxic features such as interest-only loans, negative amortization and balloon payments, and where the borrower does not spend more than 43% of his income to pay down debt.
According to analysts from Deutsche Bank , the rule, which goes into effect in January 2014, is expected to "significantly curtail the demand for jumbo loans," because at least 13% of these loans are either interest-only or above the debt-to-income limit of 43%.
Still, Redwood says it remains comfortable buying prime, interest-only jumbo loans, many of which have favorable credit profiles. "Interest-onlys (IO) have traditionally been sought after by prime jumbo loan borrowers who prefer the IO feature to a standard amortizing loan. In the hands of these borrowers, IO loans have been historically safer (based on Redwood's experience in investing in prime jumbo IO loans between 1997 and 2007) than some of the so-called "toxic loans" they now, as a regulatory matter, appear to be lumped in with (e.g., IO loans that were extended to subprime borrowers as a way to increase purchasing power during the housing bubble)," the management said in its quarterly review.
"We remain comfortable with this type of loan product and we are working to keep ourselves positioned to continue to acquire, securitize and invest in IO loans even after the qualified-mortgage rule goes into effect in January 2014."


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About this set: From the Experts at PCGSThe Cardinal Collection began in 1994 with the goal of completing a choice AU and finer expanded "Red Book" variety set.
After years of searching, the prime set of PCGS-recognized major varieties is finally completed, with all specimens grading AU55 or finer and more than 70% in mint state. In fact, the overall collection now includes fully one-eighth of the entire PCGS population of mint-state early dollars. Included within the collection is a complete, certified mint state date/major type set -- the first time in history such a set has been completed with certified mint state specimens.
Fully one half of the specimens are "Pop Tops" --the finest-graded of their respective varieties. Specimens such as the 1796 in MS62, the 1798 Small Eagle in MS62, and 1801 in MS64 are not only the finest of their individual varieties, but they also represent the single finest that PCGS has graded for their respective DATES. Pedigreed specimens abound, and feature choice early dollars from the Baldenhofer, Bareford, Bass, F.C.C. Boyd, Amon Carter, Eliasberg, Flannagan, French, Garrett, Miles, Pittman, Stack and Stickney cabinets. The key date 1794 dollar is pedigreed to the F.C.C. Boyd collection. It represented a duplicate in his collection and was sold privately prior to the famous 1945 auction. This specimen is currently encapsulated by another grading service. The registry set is supplemented by other distinctive varieties not yet listed in the RedBook. These coins are referenced in the comments and photos accompanying the individual coins. In addition, the collection features the predecessors to the early dollars, including a Mexican "Pillar" Dollar graded MS63, a Colonial "Continental" Dollar graded MS64, as well as a silver Libertas Americana medal graded MS65 which served as the pattern for the early flowing hair designs. This collection was sold in 2005.
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Growing up, John Henry Thompson was fascinated by technology. His family's farm in Jamaica had no running water or electricity. But when he immigrated to New York with his parents at the age of 12, he quickly proved his technological aptitude. He devoured books on electricity and the latest editions of "Popular Mechanic." For his seventh grade science fair, he built a rudimentary computing device. This science fair marked the beginning of what would become a lifelong passion for computer programming.
There are lots of John Henry's from India to Colombia to the Philippines who have come to the United States to learn and create new futures. Currently, more than 60 million Americans are first- or second-generation Diasporas, and many of them have close ties to countries with critical needs. Instead of just sending money back home, imagine what they could do to help improve the lives and change futures.
Like John Henry, his homeland of Jamaica has come a long way in the past few decades. Yet he knows that Jamaicans haven't leveraged that mobile lead into greater economic prosperity and better health. He knows that Jamaica can do better. And he wants to ensure that future generations of Jamaicans have the tools they need to compete in the global knowledge economy.
This is why he became a volunteer mentor and trainer for the Digital Jam 2.0 Mobile Applications Competition. Sponsored by the Government of Jamaica and the World Bank, the Mobile App Competition combined both a competition and educational workshops for app developers. As trainer, John Henry helped young developers gain the tools they needed to build effective native mobile applications.
This passion to give back to their homelands is what makes the potential for diaspora communities' engagement in development so powerful. From their language skills and cultural familiarity to professional networks and personal ties, the diaspora community has the potential to be a significant people-to-people asset for positive development impact. If we can deepen and expand diaspora outreach, we can develop stronger bonds with other nations -- through their civil societies, business leaders, inventors, and scientists. We can do things that USAID working alone never could.
That's why USAID joined with the U.S. Department of State in 2011 to launch the International diaspora Engagement Alliance (IdEA). Recognizing the powerful yet untapped potential of diasporas in development, IdEA seeks to deepen America's engagement and partnership with diaspora communities.
To further advance our work with diaspora communities, USAID, the U.S. Department of State, and IdEA are hosting the second Global Diaspora Forum, an annual celebration of America's diaspora communities, July 25-26. The Forum is focused on how new technology can empower and increase diaspora philanthropy, social entrepreneurship, volunteerism, and social innovation. I encourage you to visit IdEA's website to watch live streaming videos from the Forum and read more about diaspora communities' contributions to their countries of origin and America's diplomatic relationships and development commitments worldwide.
Related Content:Remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the Second Annual Global Diaspora ForumEditor's Note: This entry also appears on USAID's Impact Blog.


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David Akers (1975/88): This is the only three dollar gold piece struck at the Dahlonega mint. It is undeniably one of the rarest in the series, ranking 12th in rarity according to number of appearances in our 238 catalogue auction survey and 6th according to rarity by average grade. All specimens that I have seen are very poorly struck with very little hair on the headdress detail and weak or missing denticles. The milling is also characteristically weak in places, particularly at twelve o'clock on the obverse. The effect is similar to when a loop has been removed but this weakness is present on every specimen I have encountered. Like the 1854, the 1854-D had small letters in the word DOLLARS. The mintmark is always unusually bold. Specimens of this date are usually grossly overgraded, partly because the date is a very rare one, but also because they are just hard to grade and the tendency with most auctioneers is to be optimistic when there is a doubt. I have seen several AU pieces but never an unequivocally mint state one. Even strictly graded EF specimens are very rare.Doug Winter: The 1854-D three dollar gold piece is an extremely popular issue due to the fact that it is the only date of this denomination which was struck at the Dahlonega Mint. With a tiny mintage of 1,120 coins it is rare. But, it is more available than generally acknowledged, especially in lower grades.
The 1854-D three dollar gold piece is a scarce and popular issue which is most often seen in Very Fine and low end Extremely Fine grades. It becomes very scarce in properly graded Extremely Fine-45 and it is a rare coin in About Uncirculated. It is very rare at the About Uncirculated-55 level and it is currently extremely rare in full Mint State.
STRIKE: The strike on the 1854-D three dollar gold piece is extremely distinctive. In fact, it is easy to identify this issue just by seeing the obverse. The overall quality of strike is soft. On the obverse, the hair detail is fairly good but there is always some softness. The plumes in the bonnet, the hair above the ear and the hair covering Liberty's neck often show weakness. The border is much softer than the center. The U in UNITED is always weak while TED in this word is heavy and doubled. The denticles from 7:00 to 3:00 are so weak as to appear non-existent. The entire upper part of the rim has a very flat appearance. The reverse center is sharp with the wreath showing good overall detail. The denticles are almost always very weak and they can usually be seen only from the 3:00 to 8:00 area with the rest of the border appearing very flat.
At least two 1854-D three dollar gold pieces are known which show nearly full denticles. These coins are in the Bill House and Harry Bass collections and they may represent among the very first examples struck.
There are other important diagnostic characteristics for this issue as well. On the obverse, there is always a prominent clashmark at the throat of Liberty and another directly behind the headdress. On the reverse, there are clashmarks in the wreath. The right bow knot is separated as the result of die polish as is the leaf to the left of the 1 in the date. These are found on all genuine examples; even pieces which are very well worn.
SURFACES: Most 1854-D three dollar gold pieces have below average quality surfaces. It is very common to see pieces which have extensive abrasions and many coins have mint-made defects such as black grease stains, planchet roughness or laminations. A significant number of 1854-D three dollar gold pieces have been cleaned at one time and now show hairlines on their surfaces.
LUSTER: The typical piece shows enough wear that there is very little luster present. On high grade examples, the luster tends to be soft and satiny. It is inferior to that seen on comparably dated Philadelphia coins of this denomination.
COLORATION: Uncleaned, original 1854-D three dollar gold pieces are most often a medium to deep green-gold hue. At one time it was not hard to locate an example that had nice color. Today, nearly all the available pieces have been cleaned or dipped.
EYE APPEAL: Due to its very distinctive strike characteristics, this issue seldom has good eye appeal. A few very pleasing original Extremely Fine and About Uncirculated pieces exist and these command a strong premium over the typical low end coin which is offered for sale.
PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS: Nearly every 1854-D three dollar gold piece that I have seen in the past five years has been cleaned or dipped and most have been very liberally graded by the two major services (which is no real surprise given the popularity of this issue). Any piece that is clean and original is very desirable.
The level of demand for this coin remains extremely strong. If I had the financial resources (and patience) I would attempt to warehouse a number of nice quality 1854-D three dollar gold pieces and wait for the market to come to me.
DIE VARIETIES: Only one die variety is known.
Variety 1-A: On the reverse, the date is low and even. The 5 and the 4 touch. The mintmark is large and high with a slight downward tilt to the right. It appears that the mintmark is the same as one used on one of the 1854-D half eagle varieties.
NOTE: A number of examples of this date have been repaired. This usually involves fixing rim damage. It may also include the edges showing re-engraving on the reeding. It is very important for the collector to only purchase 1854-D three dollar gold pieces which have been certified by a reputable third party grading service or from a knowledgeable specialist in the field of southern gold coinage.
RARCOA "Auction '81" 7/1981:386, $72,500 - George Elliott Collection - MARCA 1/1987:1814 - Superior 1/1996:2277 - Hanks & Associates, sold privately - Great Lakes Collection - Hanks & Associates, sold privately as an entire collection in 10/2005 - D. Brent Pogue Collection


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This weekend, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will be in Jakarta as part of his fifth trip to Asia in the past year. While in Jakarta, the Secretary will reiterate that the United States values Indonesia's growing leadership on global challenges and looks forward to continuing cooperation with Indonesia on a broad range of issues, including climate change.
Before his arrival to Jakarta, Secretary Kerry personally addressed the people of Indonesia in a video previewing his visit. The Secretary also used the video to spotlight the importance of climate change, a topic he'll address in greater depth in remarks to an audience at @America in Jakarta on Sunday, February 16.
@America is U.S. Embassy Jakarta's 21st century American Center. Its mission is to engage Indonesians, particularly youth, and to deepen people-to-people connections between our two countries. By hosting cultural events, educational programs, and workshops, @America promotes shared interests across a wide range of issues, including music and popular culture, entrepreneurship, technology, tolerance, governance, and environmental conservation. Since opening in December 2010, @America has received over 500,000 visitors and hosted over 2,100 events. The @America team is particularly honored to be hosting Sunday's event with Secretary Kerry, because as the Secretary said, "There are few relationships that will be as vital in tackling the challenges of the 21st century as our growing ties with Indonesia and its people...but nowhere is our challenge greater and nowhere is shared leadership more vitally important, than on climate change."
We hope you'll join us for the Secretary's remarks on this important topic. You can watch his remarks live on www.livestream.com/at_america and www.ustream.tv/channel/atamerica Sunday, February 16 at 4:00 a.m. EST. The Secretary's remarks will also be available for on-demand viewing after the event on video.state.gov. During the speech, you can join the conversation on Twitter by following @usembassyjkt and @StateDept or by using the hashtags #ActOnClimate and #MenluKerry.
About the Author: Mary Ellen Countryman serves as Public Affairs Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Gundlach Poised to Join Einhorn's Chipotle Short
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) - Jeff Gundlach, head of investment manager Doubleline Capital is poised to join David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital in shorting the shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill
At a luncheon at the New York Yacht Club on Thursday, Gundlach indicated he will present Chipotle as a short trade at the upcoming Ira Sohn Conference in May.
"Gourmet Burrito is an oxymoron," Gundlach said on Thursday referring to Chipotle, according to TheStreet contributor Joshua Brown, who is attending the presentation. Gundlach is saving a full presentation on why he is shorting Chipotle shares for the upcoming Ira Sohn conference, scheduled for early May, Brown writes on Twitter.
The conference is among the most popular for value investors and short sellers to present new investment ideas.
Chipotle shares fell over 2% to $335.85 in Thursday afternoon trading, falling about 1% after Brown disseminated Gundlach's comments on Twitter.
Last year, David Einhorn surprised investors at the Ira Sohn Conference by detailing a short position in Martin Marietta
Many had speculated the hedge fund manager would present on Herbalife
In October, Einhorn detailed why he is shorting Chipotle shares at the Value Investing Congress , another prominent investor conference, on the belief it is a run-on-the-mill fast food chain with little brand premium the eyes of consumers.
Einhorn expects margins and growth at the company will fall amid competition from price competitors such as Taco Bell , owned by Yum! Brands
"In presenting our short thesis on
Einhorn is also presenting at the Ira Sohn conference in May, however, he hasn't yet indicated what he will be speaking about.
Chipotle continues to point to consistent earnings growth and rising store profitability as clear evidence the company has a premium product.
Meanwhile shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill have quietly regained the ground lost since Einhorn's presentation on Oct. 2.
The company's shares are up over 15% this year, outperforming the S&P 500 Index . Chipotle recently breached a $319.87 share price prior to Einhorn's presentation, indicating the stock may have already bottomed amid already apparent earnings headwinds and negative publicity.
Upcoming earnings will provide insight into how the Denver-based restaurant chain's stock will perform in 2013.
Chipotle faces a high bar on year-over-year earnings and same-store comparisons and pressure on margins from commodity price inflation, but if the company can prove to investors that it still has high growth prospects, the short trades could eventually unravel.


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Morinaga - Assorted regional Hi-Chew takes you on an imaginary journey
Let's go on a journey to all of Hokkaido, Tohoku, Okinawa and Hawaii within 30 minutes!
Let's go on a journey to all of Hokkaido, Tohoku, Okinawa and Hawaii within 30 minutes!
SanktGallen, a microbrewery from Atsugi, Kanagawa prefecture, is going to release Sakura-mochi flavored beer - called "Sakura" - in a limited quantity on February 27.
Sakura-mochi is a seasonal rice cake filled with sweet bean paste and wrapped in preserved cherry leaf. Less hops are used for this Sakura beer to maximize the Sakura flavors extracted from cherry blossom petals and leaves.
Price: ¥450 (330ml)
LG will be unveiling the third generation of its popular L Series smartphones at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2014. The L SeriesIII devices retain LG's distinctive minimal design philosophy while boasting an impressive package that includes enhanced hardware, UX features and OS unmatched in its class. With the original L Series and L SeriesII having enjoyed tremendous success worldwide, the L SeriesIII is expected to continue the momentum with its handsome design and practical user benefits inspired by LG's more premium G Series.
This week it's Sony's, Hitachi's, and Toshiba's once-failing, leftover screen-making divisions coagulated into an actual business ready for IPO, Canon reminds us that it's not all DSLRs and gigantic copiers, and Rakuten, one of Japan's only standout international tech players, throws down cash for Viber!
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As we pointed out last year, Valentines Day in Japan is a time for the ladies to give a romantic gift to their special someone.
Chocolate is considered most appropriate, especially from an expensive, foreign brand. And perhaps it is a universal truth that nothing says I Love You like a box of exotic chocolates from an exclusive French boutique that the guy has never heard of.
It seems like Sony is going to unveil their new Xperia Z2 (Sirius) at MWC 2014 (Mobile World Congress) which will start on February 24 in Barcelona, Spain. However just before the kick-off of the show, a Youtube video showing a device that looks like the new Xperia Z2 has been revealed.
According to the video, the device looks like it has Android 4.4 KitKat, 4K movie function, and a plugin called "Time Shift Video".
Some of the leaked specs:
NTT docomo announced that they have developed a USB data card L-03F that is compatible with their LTE service Xi (down 150Mbps, up 50Mbps). They are planning to release it in late May.
It supports quad-band (2GHz/800MHz/1.5GHz/1.7GHz) which gives users a wide, fast, and comfortable data communication experience using the LTE network.
Size: 97x34x12.6mm
Weight: 42g
OS: Windows 8.1/8/7, Mac OS X 10.9.1, Mac OS X 10.8.5, MAC OS X 10.7.5, MAC OS X 10.6.8
Olympus is going to release an underwater case PT-EP11 intended for exclusive use with their mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera "OM-D E-M1" (released in October 2013) on February 21.
In the shadow of Family Mart's unique steamed bun release rush, we got to know that another Japanese major convenience store Ministop recently started selling a weird one - Napolitan-man.


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May 03, 2012
Research: 2012 IT Spending Priorities Survey
How do you feel about your team's project portfolio? Enthusiastic? Will some initiatives save the company money along the way? How about all of them?
Maybe it's just the relief of budgets finally being on the rise, but when it comes to budgeting and setting expectations, IT managers are a band of wild-eyed optimists. At least that's the overarching finding of our 2012 IT Spending Priorities Survey, where 453 business technology pros answered questions on their project portfolio and funding methodologies.
IT teams need to temper their excitement and strike a smart balance between innovation and maintenance and between technical and business priorities. Consider the spread between security and social media. Clearly, we must spend on both, yet security remains No. 1 on our respondents' list of priorities, with enterprise social media dead last—or in the case of Facebook or Twitter integration, not mentioned at all. And we're focused on operational concerns to the exclusion of transformative technologies. That's no way to get your business ahead. Even if you need to bundle disruptive tech into larger business projects, get it on the docket. Here's how to bring a dose of reality to the budgeting process. (R4630512)
Survey Name InformationWeek 2012 IT Spending Priorities Survey
Survey Date March 2012
Region North America
Number of Respondents 453
Purpose To gauge IT project prioritization in the enterprise in 2012 and determine
funding strategies for these projects.
Methodology InformationWeek surveyed business technology decision-makers at North American companies. The survey was conducted online, and respondents were recruited via an email invitation containing an embedded link to the survey. The email invitation was sent to qualified InformationWeek subscribers.
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LAD Episode 13 Tips and Strategies
- App name: LAD
- Developer: keith curtis
- Genre: Adventure
- Release: Sep 12, 2012
Let's play LAD on iOS. In this part of the walkthrough, you will learn more tips and tricks while playing the LAD game on the iPhone.
Episode 13 Walkthrough
This page contains LAD video walkthroughs for iOS (iPhone/iPad) called "s poster review" and has been uploaded on OWLSPLATTERvideos official channel at Dec 7, 2013.
Still need help with this level? Here you can ask questions and discuss with other LAD users.
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Stuck on some levels in LAD? This walkthrough can help you finish the game.


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In many instances, kittens will chew or suck on different items such as blankets, clothing and more as they are learning to explore and play. Many times this is a misdirected form of nursing that is comforting to young kittens, however, most cats grow out of this with age.
VCA Animal Hospitals reports that some cats maintain this bad habit well into adulthood and it becomes a compulsive disorder. This behavior is not only destructive to owners' belongings, it can also be dangerous for the cat as sometimes they may actually ingest the material they are chewing on which may lead to an intestinal obstruction.
First, owners need to assess their cat's living situation. If it doesn't have the appropriate means and outlets to play, such as objects for scratching, climbing or chewing, it may be resorting to sucking on material to get out its frustration or pent up energy. Once this is ruled out as a culprit, owners should watch their cats to see what their cat chooses to chew on and when it opts to do so. An owner may determine a source of stress during which time the cat turns to the chewing as a means of relief. The items it sucks on may need to be kept out of the cat's reach or the cat may need to be kept out of the room altogether to stop the issue.
It is ideal to determine the type of material the cat favors and find appropriate cat toys or objects made from a similar material to allow the cat to play with. However, if the cat is persistent in chewing and sucking, owners may need to bring it to a veterinarian health clinic to see if it is suffering from a disorder causing it to keep up the bad habit.