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See how the animated magic of dynamic themes on PS3 comes together in our exclusive interview with PlayStation Plus graphic designer Alex Franks.
Discounts, demos and games to download at no extra cost are just three highlights of PlayStation Plus, the high value service available for PlayStation 3. However, did you know about the brilliant selection of dynamic themes available to you to give your PS3 system's XMB Menu a dashing new look? There are hundreds of entertaining animated themes available to download from PlayStation Store, and PlayStation Plus subscribers can access a variety of exclusive ones at no extra cost.
We chat to graphic designer Alex Franks to discover what makes a good dynamic theme, how he creates these artistic gems and which ones are his favourites.
"Dynamic theme ideas can come from anywhere."
Like many artists, Alex just needs to look at the world around him for inspiration. From nature to classic video game titles, Alex's dynamic themes cover a variety of subjects to match the tastes of anyone looking to brighten up their PS3 system's XMB Menu.
"I try to base my ideas around what can be done well," explains Alex. "There's plenty of scope for variety from a visual point of view, and where possible I try to push the dynamic theme format beyond being purely visual, like the Growing Garden theme which grows and changes every day of the month, or the Cuckoo Clock theme where the cuckoo alarm goes off at certain times."
It's this inventiveness which has led to Alex creating over 50 dynamic themes for PlayStation Plus, with many more to come and his work has been enthusiastically received by the online community and on YouTube. Each dynamic theme takes around two weeks to produce - and it's a process that has definitely become easier over time.
"My first one was The Game Is Just The Start theme in 2010. It was one of the most complex themes I've worked on to date," reveals Alex. And you can see why - it's a theme loaded with spinning PlayStation Move motion controllers, video streaming and objects flying in and out of the screen, to name but a few animations. Still diving into the deep end had its advantages: "Working on that and with Mark Anthony in Sony Computer Entertainment Europe's R&D department, I learned a lot from having to work with all the different elements."
Behind the scenes - creating a dynamic theme
One of Alex's more recent creations for PlayStation Plus members is his Athletics dynamic theme, which displays a thrilling retro video game style 100-metre track race where a different runner claims gold each time.
"I based it on a penalty shoot-out football theme I did before, where the outcome would be different each time," says Alex. "I liked the idea of being able to see a competition happening in the theme and not knowing who's going to win - and I thought about doing a theme with a retro style, so the two ideas naturally came together.
"As it was a style I had never worked in before, I created a static mock-up image to get an idea of how it would look, and to fit everything around the position of the XMB Menu. I then created the final artwork, trying to test everything out in the theme as soon as possible to check it worked as planned, and coding scripts to create the random outcomes of the race.
"I put in some rough pixelated icons near the start to get an idea of their feel, and then refined them at the end. Once I was happy with it, I just had to produce a thumbnail, icon and video, put in localised titles, and then it was time to submit the theme... and start on the next one."
"It reminds them of their youth"
There are many dynamic themes Alex hasn't created which have caught the artist's eye, too. "The Studio has released a lot of nice themes, normally based on the artwork of well-known designers and artists and then implemented by Michael Edwards at Studio Output. I like the themes for Flower and LittleBigPlanet as well, as they make good use of the clock-based functionality on PS3, and there are a lot of other themes that cater for a wide range of tastes."
When asked what makes a good dynamic theme, Alex offers a smile. "I think on the whole it's good to do something that fits well with the XMB Menu and isn't too intrusive, although people seem to like all kinds of different things. Some like the more work-intensive, character-based ones, like my Halloween themes or the Samurai theme, but I also often hear people say that they like the simpler, more subtle ones, like Symbol Flow."
And his favourite? "I think the SEGA Mega Drive Classics theme came out well," says Alex. "There were no in-game assets to work with, so I went for a 1990s style bedroom with game footage playing on the TV. There are six versions of the theme and I actually tried to make it so a progression can be seen between them, with the angle of the sunlight and the amount of drink left in the bottle suggesting different times of day.
"Maybe the biggest challenge was capturing footage of the six games so it could form a brief loop. We had to sit there playing the same section of Golden Axe over and over until I had footage where both players were in the same position at the start and the end of the clip. Hopefully eagle-eyed PlayStation Plus members have noticed those little touches. A lot of people really liked this theme - they said that it reminds them of their youth, so I was pleased with that."
While the SEGA Mega Drive Classics theme brings back good memories for those who downloaded it, and Alex, there are still other examples which are close to becoming even more popular with the artist: "Any themes that involved buying cakes," he laughs. "Those were some of my favourites as well."
Want to take a bite out of some of Alex's tasty dynamic themes? Which one is your favourite? Make sure you download all of these dynamic themes at no extra cost by subscribing to PlayStation Plus - find out how to at eu.playstation.com/playstationplus.
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By NEMS Daily Journal
The SEC office has taken notice of Bobby Wahl's work against TCU in the season opener.
The junior right-hander was named SEC pitcher of the week on Monday. Wahl gave up a leadoff double to open the game but retired 10 of the next 11 batters he faced and did not give up another hit until the sixth inning.
He allowed just three hits through 61⁄3 innings of work, walked three and
struck out eight, two shy of his career total of 10.
The Ole Miss-TCU series was one of only two season-opening matchups in the SEC that included two ranked teams.
No. 8-ranked Ole Miss is back in action today at 4 at Swayze Field against Tennessee-

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Also to answer your other question; Yes. Alabama has played the powerful Utes. Lets see, by my records it was 3 national championships and 1 capital one bowl ago. (All wins BTW) which would put that back to the 08 sugar bowl which is played In the great state of LA which is no where out west if you were trying to link the Utah bowl game to being played out west.
The only thing I can think if is he's talking about back in 2000 when the gumps lost to UCLA. Other than that, who knows. He needs to pass a lil more than he's puffing, regards.
I just noticed your location. I don't watch the Robertson's tv show (Duck D.) that much but isn't their location West Monroe?
Wayne Nutt
Go Nutts with dog training
HRCH Patton's Parker Co. Shadow "Shadow"
HRCH Clineline Hijacker "Jack"
HRCH Marks a Lot Midnight Hudson, SH "Hudson" RIP (5/26/01-6/18/15)
Castile Creeks Rawhide, MH "Rowdy"
Yes sir. That's where their warehouse is.
as another aside, you are full of it--Stanford is going to beat oregon you claim. In a couple of weeks your lack of football knowledge will be exposed and then rattle about ignorant flicksflicks
Heck, if teams from the West could make it to the National championship they could have a shot at Bama, Bama tried to give away there ticket to the big game the past two years, but as soon as it was in Oregons hands not to lose, they couldn't handle the pressure. Along with Oklite,Stanford,and the others that choked on their shot at fame.They cant handle the pressure. What makes you think Oregon is so big and bad? They've had there shot and couldn't handle Auburn or LSU. They cant even handle Stanford. What makes you think they will ever be able to hang with the big boys of the SEC? That gimicky offense will catch up with them and they will drop a game along the way once they finally meet some competiton and someone that has a LOS that's over 280 lbs. Stanford IS a better team than Oregon.
Ft Worth, TX "where the west begins".
Wayne Nutt
Go Nutts with dog training
HRCH Patton's Parker Co. Shadow "Shadow"
HRCH Clineline Hijacker "Jack"
HRCH Marks a Lot Midnight Hudson, SH "Hudson" RIP (5/26/01-6/18/15)
Castile Creeks Rawhide, MH "Rowdy"
Marvin S
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Someday your life will flash before your eyes. It's your responsibility to make sure it's worth watching!
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By Parrish Alford/NEMS Daily Journal
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Ole Miss players are hopeful that opponent fatigue is their friend in their quest for the second NCAA Sweet 16 berth in school history.
Opponent adrenaline could have the opposite effect.
The La Salle Explorers were playing their second game in three days when they stormed out of the gate against Kansas State.
Such a fast start could send the Rebels packing as it did the Wildcats.
Ole Miss has not led at halftime in postseason. It was tied at 26 with Vanderbilt and had to rally from nine points back to get there. It was down by seven against Missouri, by 12 against Florida and by three against Wisconsin in Friday's 57-46 NCAA second-round win here.
Junior guard Marshall Henderson was not a factor for much of the Wisconsin game but was a big factor when it mattered most.
He was 1-for-11 from the floor, 0-for-4 from arc in the first half. He says the warm-up routine after halftime better suits him that the routine in pre-game.
"I get into more of a rhythm at halftime, because I have someone constantly pass me the ball. Before the game when we warm up we're doing a lot of different things. You don't get the repetitions of catch ball shoot, catch ball shoot," Henderson said.
Ole Miss coach Andy Kennedy says Henderson may have accepted the idea of a slow start.
"I told him he may be talking about it too much. It's almost like it's stuck in his mind," Kennedy said.
Opposite sides
La Salle's top offensive player is very familiar with Ole Miss. Ramon Galloway is a 6-foot-3 guard who was granted a hardship waiver to compete immediately upon his transfer from South Carolina.
He was on the Gamecocks' roster for three seasons, one of those when Ole Miss forward Murphy Holloway spent a transfer year in Columbia.
They are close friends.
"He came back to South Carolina to take care of his daughter, and it was an immediate friendship," Galloway said.
Holloway said if anyone can overcome leg fatigue, Galloway can.
"He's mentally tough enough to overcome that," Holloway said. "That La Salle team, they're tough guys from Philly. I don't think they're going to give in."
Galloway is third in the Atlantic 10 in scoring (17.4 ppg) and ninth in assists (3.8 rpg).
Henderson's range
La Salle guard Tyreek Duren has seen the Henderson coverage on ESPN. What has caught his attention has been not the flamboyance but the shot selection.
"He'll shoot from anywhere at any given time. He really doesn't care how much time is left on the shot clock. One time we saw him shoot a 3-pointer on a four-on-one break when he was the only one back," Duren said.


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By Brad Locke/NEMS Daily Journal
No. 19 Mississippi State takes to the road this weekend and hopes to rediscover its identity along the way.
The Bulldogs (20-4, 1-2 SEC) are in Lexington to take on No. 10 Kentucky (16-4, 2-1) in a three-game set starting with today's 5:30 p.m. contest. Saturday's game starts at 11 a.m., and Sunday's is scheduled for noon.
MSU lost two of three to LSU last weekend and then struggled to beat Alcorn State on Tuesday. Fifth-year coach John Cohen knows what makes his team go, it's just a matter of doing it.
And doing it in Kentucky's Cliff Hagan Stadium could prove extra challenging once MSU's left-handed hitters get a look at the short deck in right field – it's 310 feet down the right field line.
"A lot of folks go in there and they change who they are because of the ballpark. You just can't do that," Cohen said. "That's why our catch word for the last two-and-a-half weeks has been 'identity.' We've got to know what our identity is, and that can't change just because of the ballpark."
MSU leads the SEC in batting average at .322, but clutch hits have been tough to come by at times. State was 2 of 16 with runners in scoring position in the two losses to LSU, although it did score 10 runs in the finale and then rallied from a 5-0 deficit against Alcorn.
"Coming off these weekends is difficult, and our kids were down 5-0, and they came back and showed a lot of fortitude, a lot of not panicking, and really proud of that one," Cohen said. "We've had a good week of preparation."
back home
This will be a homecoming of sorts for Cohen, who was head coach at Kentucky from 2004-08 and took the Wildcats to a pair of NCAA regionals. He'll see plenty of familiar faces, including UK head coach Gary Henderson, who worked under Cohen before taking over the program.
"It's great to see those people, but you kind of have your game face on, too," Cohen said.
This series will pit two of the SEC's best pitching staffs. MSU's ERA of 2.27 ranks fourth in the league, while Kentucky is sixth at 2.63.
"Low-scoring games would be what you'd envision," Henderson said. "And then obviously it comes down to who cracks, giving the other team freebies, and defense."


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RIC's Ladd Raising Awareness of Problem Gambling Among Senior Citizens
In an effort to bring attention to the issue of problem gambling among senior citizens, George Ladd, an associate professor of psychology at Rhode Island College, will be presenting his research on this topic at the Rhode Island Division of Elderly Affairs Training Academy on Feb. 12, the Rhode Island Senior Centers Directors Association meeting on March 6 and the Prime Time Senior Living Expo on April 10.
Data suggest that about 80 percent of Rhode Island adults over the age of 65 have gambled within the past year, and 15 percent of those may be problem gamblers. That translates to more than 13,000 senior adults in Rhode Island who may require risk reduction or treatment for problem gambling. Ladd suggests that clinicians and staff members at senior centers need to have an increased awareness of problem gambling among seniors. He further recommends that senior centers provide a wider range of attractive social activities that do not involve gambling.


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To me, it hardly seems possible that The Sixties was almost half a century ago. I was growing up then. I remember stuff that happened: JFK campaigning for the presidency, the Kennedy assassinations, Vietnam War protests--well, I don't need to recite political history for you. You've surely read and heard all about it.
My own focus during that era was not so much on the front-page news, though, as it was on magazines (Seventeen and Mademoiselle, especially). And rock 'n' roll... and boys... but we're not goin' there now. We're going with the reading material which, I think, probably always was my biggest source of... well, let's just say ideas.
One of my ideas during my early teen years (i.e. the early Sixties) was that I thought it would be glamorous and exciting to move to New York City and be a fashion model. Never mind that I had neither the looks nor the figure nor the audacity to do it. It was an idea that lived safely in my imagination, which was pretty good back then.
But what if I had gone? Well, after reading Edie: An American Biography by Jean Stein, I'm happy to say we'll never know the answer to that question.
This book is about Edie Sedgwick. Having done a little data entry this morning, I can now tell you that she was my sixth cousin, twice removed, on my grandpa Rosmer's side--barely a fibril in my family tree, and I, of course, barely a fibril in hers. Our closest common ancestors were Captain Samuel Sedgwick (1667-1735) and his wife Mary Hopkins.
Edie was born in 1943, five years before me. About the time I was dreaming of having glamorous adventures in New York City, she was doing it. Oddly, I'd never heard of her until I came across this book. I say oddly because she seems to be something of an icon even now, although her main claim to fame seems to be only that she hung out with Andy Warhol and made some underground films with him. She also met and spent some time with Bob Dylan, and it's said that he wrote the song Just Like a Woman about her.
Roughly the first third of this book is about Edie's family. It opens thusly:
Have you ever seen the old graveyard up there in Stockbridge? In one corner is the family's burial place; it's called the Sedgwick Pie. The Pie is rather handsome. In the center Judge Theodore Sedgwick, the first of the Stockbridge Sedgwicks and a great-great-great-grandfather of Edie's and of mine [the speaker being John P. Marquand, Jr.], is buried under his tombstone, a high rising obelisk, and his wife Pamela is beside him. They are like the king and queen on a chessboard, and all around them like a pie are more modest stones, put in layers, back and round in a circle. The descendants of Judge Sedgwick, from generation unto generation, are all buried with their heads facing out and their feet pointing in toward their ancestor. The legend is that on Judgment Day when they arise and face the Judge, they will have to see no one but Sedgwicks.The entire book is written in the form of quotations from interviews done with family members and people who knew Edie. There is a lot of family history here, very candid in the telling. I found that aspect very interesting, in a train-wreck sort of way. (My own parents would have died of mortification had such a book been written about our family.) A six-generation descendancy chart at the back of the book was very helpful to me--I referred to it again and again, and also to the many photographs included throughout the book.
As Edie's story evolved, or maybe I should say devolved, the book became increasingly darker and more depressing. Her addiction to drugs and alcohol finally resulted in her death in 1971. And, mercifully, the end of the book.
Even darker and more depressing than the book, however, are the many videos of Edie which you can find on YouTube, if you have the stomach for it. They're from the Druggies With Cameras school of filmmaking. I don't find them suitable for inclusion here. I did find this excellent 1966 performance by Bob Dylan though, which I think is not only timely and relevant but also much more worthy of your attention, as there is actual talent involved. (The version I originally had posted here was removed by YouTube. This one lacks live performance video, but the sound track, from a performance at the Royal Albert Hall in 1966, is fantastic, especially the harmonica riff at the end.)
I could say more, but in the world of GeneaBloggers, it's Wordless Wednesday, so let's just go with that... more or less.


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DeLorean ride to Bordeaux: Why you should wait
"Let's get into the DeLorean," Frank Aquilino said. Wine after wine, he and Gary Pavlis took the standing-room-only group at the 44th Annual American Wine Society conference back further and further back in time to 1961 in Bordeaux.
Frank Aquilino, past president of the American Wine Society and Gary Pavlis, Ph.D., another past president of the AWS and Rutgers University wine and grape guru, poured a series of cherished, aged Bordeaux from Frank's personal cellar to show the glory and the pleasure that comes from planning and patience.
With the exception of a destroyed Port from the late 1950s, this 1961 Croizet Bages is oldest beverage I've ever consumed. I had a 1969 Armangac in Bordeaux in 2006. Just the day before at the AWS Conference I had a 1966 Charles Krug Reserve Cabernet at vertical presented by Peter Mondavi, Jr.
But the Bordeaux tasting marked a new high.
Drinking a Bordeaux less than ten years old is "infanticide" Gary said. Aging requires patience and at least a full case of wine. After ten years, try a bottle, wait two more years and try another. Track the development of the wine. "You are supposed to have children in great Bordeaux vintages," Gary said, as everyone checked the vintage chart against the birth of their offspring. My friends, John and Denise Nase of the Indian Valley, AWS Chapter, sitting with me, had done well with children born in 1995, 1999, and 2008. I'm not sure they picked up the requisite case of Bordeaux for each offspring.
I thought of an aging wine as reaching a peak, then immediately start sliding back down. But it's a plateau, Gary explained. If it takes 30 years for a wine to reach its apex, he said, the wine will remain at a peak for 30 years.
It was an early day for Frank. He was up at 5 a.m. decanting the wines, nearly all classified growths including:
- 2007 Chateau Gruaud-Larose St. Julian, 2nd Growth
- 2001 Chateau Leoville-Barton St. Julian, 2nd Growth
- 1996 Chateau Legrange St. Julian, 3rd Growth
- 1990 Chateau La Louvieve Pessac-Leognan
- 1989 Chateau Beychevelle St. Julian, 4th Growth
- 1986 Chateau Lynch-Bages Pauillac 5th Growth
- 1975 Chateau Beychevelle St. Julian 4th Growth
- 1961 Croizet Bages Pauillac, 5th Growth
and, a wine not on the agenda brought as a back up:
- 1976 Chateau Greysac
I know… the mind reels.
I know Frank personally and he's a realist. He knows there are wines in his cellar he'll
never get to try. He joked about his daughters drawing lines down his wine cellar, staking claims. Also, like every person over the age of, like 30 or 40, his ability to taste and smell the nuances of wines like these is eroding a bit each year. A bottle of wine contains four glasses because it is meant to be shared. Frank wanted to share his wines with people who would appreciate them and he knew he would find those people at the American Wine Society conference.
Some of those wines were invaluable — there is no market for them because existing bottles aren't –or haven't been — on the market. Others cost hundreds of dollars when he purchased them, sometimes long ago. He declined to tell the crowd how much he paid for some, clearing his throat and noting: "My wife is in the back of the room." We understood. He paid $360 for each bottle of Croizet Bages in the early 1990s.
Frank and Gary passed around zip lock bags with baseball mits, cigar boxes, tobacco — tertiary characteristics you are likely to find in old Bordeaux. I enjoyed the younger wines, and it was funny to hear Frank and Gary deride their youth: "It's like a mouthful of toothpicks," Gary said of the tannins. "No where near ready." The Lagrange was one I would actually go out and buy. Many of the older ones were academic exercises, seeing what flavors were revealed after decades in Frank's cellar. Herbs, anise, tobacco, leather. The Beychevelle smelled just like soy sauce.
Frank didn't pour the Croizet-Bages until right before the tasting. When he once tasted a '75 Greysac, the wine was heaven… for 15 minutes. Then it tasted like red-colored water. The Croizet-Bages tasted unlike any wine I ever had. The smells and tastes may sound odd, or even gross, to those unfamiliar with old, old wines, but the Croizet-Bages had character of ginger, holly, even fish oil with flavors of black olives and dried fruit and a finish of dry maple syrup.
At the end of the presentation, the room volunteer proposed a toast to Frank and Gary. While AWS crowds are always appreciative, this was a unique thanks for a unique experience. There were a lot of dry dump buckets.
This was one of several memorable tastings at the 44th Annual American Wine Society Conference. A Champagne session included 12 wines, including some rare grower wines. "Wines of Provence" with Lisa Airy of the French Wine Society was fascinating. One lunch was paired with Chianti Classico another with Wines of Portugal. The Charles Krug session commemorated the 150-year history of the winery. Next year, the conference moves onward to Portland, Oregon.


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The odd-looking boat in this picture was made entirely from recycled plastic bottles. That's unusual enough, but how the boat was made is even more unusual. Would you believe that it was created by a printer? Of course, it wasn't a printer like the one you might have on your desk to print school papers. It was a special 3-D printer. This type of printer forms an object, layer by layer, by spraying a fine powder of plastic or metal instead of toner. It sprays the powder in a pattern directed by a computer program. A laser beam melts the powder, which then hardens.
What Is Technology?
Printers like the one that made the plastic bicycle are a new type of technology. Technology is the application of science to solve problems. Because technology finds solutions to practical problems, new technologies may have major impacts on society, science, and industry. For example, some people predict that 3-D printing will revolutionize manufacturing.
Q: Making products with 3-D printers has several advantages over making them with machines in factories. What do you think some of the advantages might be?
A: Making products with 3-D printers would allow anyone anywhere to make just about anything, provided they have the printer, powder, and computer program. Suppose, for example, that you live in a remote location and need a new part for your car. The solution? Just download the design on your computer and print the part on your 3-D printer. Manufacturing would no longer require specially designed machines in factories that produce pollution. Another advantage of using 3-D printers to make products is that no materials are wasted. This would lower manufacturing costs as well as save natural resources.
How Technology Evolves
New technologies such as 3-D printers often evolve slowly as new materials, designs, or processes are invented. Solar-powered cars are a good example. For several decades, researchers have been working on developing practical solar-powered cars. Why? Cars powered by sunlight have at least two important advantages over gas-powered cars. The energy they use is free and available almost everywhere, and they produce no pollution. The timeline in Table below shows some of the milestones in the evolution of solar-powered cars.
|1954: First modern solar cell
|The first modern solar cell was invented in 1954 by a team of researchers at Bell Labs in the U.S. It could convert light energy to enough electricity to power devices.
|1955: First solar car
|In 1955, William G. Cobb of General Motors demonstrated his 15-inch-long "Sunmobile," the world's first solar-powered automobile. Its tiny electric motor was powered by 12 solar cells on top of the car.
|1983: First practical solar car
|In 1983, the first drivable solar car was created by Hans Tholstrup, a Danish inventor who was influenced by the earlier Sunmobile. Called the "Quiet Achiever," Tholstrup's car was driven 4000 km across Australia. However, its average speed was only 23 km/h, despite having more than 700 solar cells on its top panel.
|1987: First World Solar Challenge
|Inspired by his success with the Quiet Achiever, in 1987 Tholstrup launched the first World Solar Challenge. This was the world's first solar car race. The race is now held every other year. In that first race, the winner was General Motors' "Sunraycer," shown here. It had an average speed of 67 km/h. Its aerodynamic shape helped it achieve that speed.
|2008: First Commercial solar car
|In 2008, the first commercial solar car was introduced. Called the Venturi Astrolab, it has a top speed of 120 km/h. To go this fast while using very little energy, it is built of ultra-light materials. Its oversized body protects the driver in case of collision and provides a lot of surface area for solar cells.
Q: Why was the invention of the solar cell important to the evolution of solar car technology?
A: The solar car could not exist without the solar cell. This invention provided a way to convert light energy to electricity that could be used to run a device such as a car.
Q: The 1955 "Sunmobile" was just a model car. It was too small for people to drive. Why was it an important achievement in the evolution of solar car technology?
A: The car wasn't practical, but it was a working solar car. It showed people that solar car technology is possible. It spurred others, including Hans Tholstrup, to work on solar cars that people could actually drive.
Q: How have the World Solar Challenge races influenced the development of solar cars?
A: The races have drawn a lot of attention to solar car development. The challenge of winning a race has also stimulated developers to keep improving the performance of solar cars so they can go faster and farther on solar power alone.
- Technology is the application of science to solve practical problems.
- Technology evolves as new materials, designs, and processes are invented.
- What is technology?
- Explain how technology evolves, using examples from the development of solar-powered cars.
Explore More
Watch this video about saw-stop technology, and then answer the questions below.
- What practical problem is solved by saw-stop technology? Why is it important to solve this problem?
- What scientific knowledge does saw-stop technology use? How does it use it?
- How was saw-stop technology tested in the video? What was the outcome?


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Where are They Now?- Agnus Turner
I'm a history nut, especially when it comes to sports. Learning about the tradition of the area schools is something that will never get old to me, and it is for this reason that I am on a quest this summer to not only learn as much as I can, but to also catch up with some of the area's best former athletes.
I'll kick off this "Where are They Now?" series with an individual who remains a staple in the community. From her playing days at Myrtle to now watching her children and their success at New Albany, Agnes Turner uses her platform to give back to the area.
Graduating in 1990, Turner has used her time with her children, Jazmine and Malcolm Spears, to help volunteer at the Boys and Girls Club and spends even more time in the community through her job as a manager at the Wal-Mart Distribution Center. From working with Habitat for Humanity to Relay for Life, Turner enjoys how community-oriented her job is, and to top it off, she happens to have two talented children taking after her, playing basketball.
"I've always enjoyed the game, and when Jazmine was young, I could tell that she had that potential," she said. "This is one nice, extra thing that we have in common, but I'll admit I'm not as good as she is."
Turner started playing for the Lady Hawks when she was in the sixth grade, and noted her strength on the court was her rebounding, something she could pass on to her children through family pick-up games.
"We would play in the yard against one another, me and Jazmine against Malcolm and their dad, and that was a great time to show them things and have fun," she said.
"It was fun to watch Jazmine post up against her dad, because she's just about as strong as him, and it was a good lesson for her, as she was able to learn how to go up against and handle players bigger than her."
And Jazmine has learned a lot, as she is among the top players in the state. Both her and her older brother were also among the leaders of their respective squads this past season.
Though her playing days are now behind her, Turner spends a majority of her time watching both Jazmine and Malcolm, who had the chance to play on the biggest stage in Mississippi, the 4A State Tournament. Malcolm is now a graduate of New Albany High School and Jazmine will enter her junior year, leading a fresh-faced, young Lady Bulldog squad that enters the 2011 season as the defending State Champions in 4A.
And Turner can smile and enjoy the ride, knowing that she has passed on her love for the game, and all of this success started playing pick-up games in their yard.
About Chris Elkins
- State Champions April 18, 2017
- Suggs shackles the Bulldogs on one-hitter April 22, 2017
- West Union wins series game one over Houlka April 21, 2017
- Cavender leads Lady Bulldogs to win over Ripley April 21, 2017
- Union County archery teams compete at AIMS state championship April 20, 2017
- Hawks fall to Lions in extra innings in 1A series April 22, 2017
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Macedonia News, September 5, 2012
By Lou McQuary
Mrs.. Wilda Kirk fell and broke her hip on Saturday, Aug. 25. She had surgery on Monday, Aug. 27 at Oxford. She is now on the rehab floor for several weeks of therapy.
Kathryn Wallace Henderson had company, Debby and Ken Menks, from Fredricksburg, Virginia, last week. They arrived on Sunday, Aug. 26 and departed on Friday, Aug. 31.
Debby is the daughter of Kathryn's aunt, Hettie Wallace Pickens. Hettie and Kathryn's daddy, Leo Wallace, were brothers and sisters.
Debby enjoyed visiting the places she remembered as a child when they would come to visit in Mississippi. They toured cemeteries and churches. So many of the Wallace's have passed on, and there aren't many living descendants left.
Eating on the square in Oxford and touring the campus of Ole Miss was a highlight of their visit.
Gina Beth Conlee sustained a serious sprain to her ankle at the softball game on Tuesday, Aug. 28. She will be on crutches and in a boot for a month. The team will really miss her.
Patrick's Grisham's mother, Fay Grisham, died Wednesday, Aug. 29. Her body was at Buchanan Baptist Church in Pontotoc County on Friday night for visitation. Her funeral and burial was Saturday, August 30, at Buchanan. Her husband, Carlton, died 4 ½ years ago, and her family said she had longed to go on to heaven every since then.
Patrick is married to Shelly and they have one child, Helen Grace Grisham. Patrick also has two sisters and one brother.
We welcome Ashley, Jennifer, Ava Grace, and Cohen Russell into the community. They have been living in the New Albany community but have moved to Macedonia. They bought Abbie and Paul Voyles' house.
Ashley is the son of Regina and Barry Russell and Jennifer is the daughter of Brenda and Jerry McGregor.
The 24th Knighton Reunion was Saturday, Sept. 1 at Macedonia Family Life Center. 81 were present.
Those attending are descendants or friends of four Knighton brothers: James, Roy, Bobby, and Billy. Each year they have a washer tournament. This year Roy's daughter in law, Donna, and grandson, Matt, won.
Johnny Knighton said it was a little scary having so many Knighton's under one roof!
The Wilder Reunion was held at Wall Doxey State Park Sunday, Sept. 2. Those attending were Susan and Kelly McClelland; Ginger, Stephen, and Wesley Harrell; Julie and Emily Canoy; Jimmy, Angela, Jacob, Savannah, and CJ Shirley; James and Shirley Shirley; Ray Shirley; Martha Shirley and her family; Cyndy Shirley Hester and her family; Malcolm Rhea; Belinda Davis; Gary and Nancy Rhea; Greg and Ness Hunt (Bernice's son) and their family.
The family has been having this reunion for sixty years. The kids always enjoy taking the two mile walk around the lake and some fished.
On Sunday, September 2, Larry Robbins placed a beautiful arrangement of flowers in the sanctuary in honor of his wife, Norma, for their 29th wedding anniversary.
Harold Grisham had eye surgery in Memphis Tuesday, September 4 at the Mecca Clinic.
Ed Johnson will be preaching next Sunday. He has been a missionary in Africa and the Philippines. He has worked for the International Mission Board but right now he is working independently.
Next Sunday, Courtney Harris McGaha, will be honored with a baby shower. She is having a boy, Jackson. Courtney is the daughter of Angela and Mike Kirk and is married to Joseph McGaha.
Macedonia is selling tee shirts. If interested in purchasing one, see Melissa Williams, Melissa Powell, or Anita Douell. Deadline is September 19.
The Youth will have a fundraiser lunch on Sunday, September 16 after the morning service.
Thought for the week: God doesn't give us what we can handle. God helps us handle what we are given.
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Before Ebay became what it is today, I picked up some carded vintage figures through a phone auction. I found the auction in a copy of Toy Shop.
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What would be some tell tale signs of a reseal job?
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The talk by Smyers, a member of the Princeton class of 1983, is the next address in the Jake McCandless '51 Princeton Varsity Club Speaker Series.
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44% less fat • 50% more fiber • 26% fewer calories than the original recipe. Peel away less healthy ingredients and make smart subs like egg whites for whole egg.
We've replaced ingredients with great-tasting alternatives to create better-for-you recipes that are just as yummy as the originals.
Bananas are at their sweetest when very ripe, flecked with brown and very soft. Extra unpeeled bananas can be bagged and frozen up to a month. Just thaw, cut off the end of the peel and squeeze the banana into your mixing bowl.
You can substitute about 1/2 cup dried currants or dried cranberries for the walnuts.
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2012 Holiday Gift Guide: Nintendo Wii U
Posted by Andru Edwards - Categories: Toys, Video Games, Family, Men, Techies, Teens, Under $500
Are you ready to usher in the arrival of the next-generation consoles? Nintendo is, as it's released the Wii U, today's pick in our 2012 Holiday Gift Guide. There are two configurations of Wii U available: a $299 white base model that packs in 8GB of storage, and a $349 Deluxe black bundle that has 32GB of storage and the NintendoLand game.
Both versions include the Wii U console, a WiiPad, sensor bar, AC adapters, and HDMI cable. If you opt for the Deluxe set, you'll also get a play stand, charging stand, and console stand.
The current Wii remotes and nunchuks are fully compatible with the Wii U console.
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2012 Holiday Gift Guide: Dismember-Me Plush Zombie
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We've got another inexpensive, yet awesome, entry for our 2012 Holiday Gift Guide, this one focusing on the undead. Do you know what happens when you take old broken plush toys and bury them in the woods by the light of the full moon while whistling the theme song from "Halloween"? Unfortunately nothing...which is why the skillful design monkeys over at ThinkGeek were forced to come-up with their own scary (but cute) zombie plush.
The Dismember-Me Plush Zombie begs to be torn limb from limb. After all he is a decaying re-animated corpse turned into irresistible cuddly plush. Rip off an arm... he doesn't mind. Tear him in half.. he'll barely notice. Pull off his legs... ok now he's getting a bit annoyed. Steal his brain... now you've really done it. Keep your teddy bears under close guard tonight because undead plush have come back from hell to walk the earth.
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2012 Holiday Gift Guide: SOL REPUBLIC Tracks headphones
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SOL REPUBLIC Tracks are the first interchangeable on-ear headphones featuring V8 Sound Engine speakers, switchable cables, and "Sound Track" headbands. SOL REPUBLIC engineers developed a proprietary new polymer called FlexTech, which makes them virtually indestructible, and we're recommending them in our 2012 Holiday Gift Guide. the company actually stands behind that claim, as you get a 1,000 day warranty on each SOL REPUBLIC headband. they just won't break. For total comfort, the team designed the Tracks ear cushions to be large and lightweight. Tracks offer the optimal balance of size, style, sound and comfort and are available in black, white and red. You can pick up a pair on Amazon for $99.
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The nice thing about smartphone cameras is that you can instantly share photos using your data plan--but the quality of a point-and-shoot like the Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ5K trumps your phone shots, and we're recommending it in our 2012 Holiday Gift Guide. Even better? The SZ5K packs onboard Wi-Fi that allows you to take great pictures, and then share them immediately to your smartphone for sharing (it works with both iOS and Android devices.) You can a 14.1 megapixel sensor with 720p video recording and 10x optical zoom. They sell for $199.99, but you can pick one up on Amazon for $189.99, saving yourself 5%.
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2012 Holiday Gift Guide: Logitech Washable Keyboard
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Keyboards get dirty, and they're annoying to clean. Logitech solves this with its Washable Keyboard, our next pick in our 2012 Holiday Gift Guide. You can say goodbye to crumbs and hand-salsa when you run the keyboard under the faucet with confidence. The sell for $40, but you can get it on Amazon for $29.35, saving you 27%.
Oh, and to complete your setup, pair it with a Belkin washable mouse!
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They say music is the universal language, and as music lovers ourselves, we think it's one of the best gifts that you can give, and we're putting it in our 2012 Holiday Gift Guide. Rather than grabbing an iTunes gift card, or worse, a random CD from the bargain bin, we recommend hitting your loves ones up with Rdio gift subscriptions. Why? It allows the user unlimited access to the entire Rdio music streaming catalog. That means on-demand access to millions of tracks from the web, iOS and Android smartphones and tablets, and even your Sonos system. Rdio costs $9.99 per month for full access. We love it--check out Gear Live on Rdio!
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2012 Holiday Gift Guide: Apple TV
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iOS devices like the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch will be big holiday gifts this year, make no mistake about it. The Apple TV is actually a fantastic complement to Apple's handhelds, worthy of being featured in our 2012 Holiday Gift Guide. A nice little device in its own right, the Apple TV gives you access to Apple's iTunes Store entertainment content right on your television. In addition, you get Netflix, Hulu Plus, YouTube, sports networks, and plenty of other entertainment options. Connect it to your iTunes Home Share, and you can use your iOS devices as remote controls for the Apple TV. The best part, though, is AirPlay. You can beam audio and video content right to the Apple TV with ease from your iOS device, or your Mac. You can also mirror the display of these devices as well, all wireless over your home network.
You can pick up the Apple TV for $99, or $94.95 on Amazon.
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Omigod. When I saw these little candy tins from The Inspired Bride I jumped a little in my seat. These are absolutely perfect; they're the perfect color, the perfect size, the PERFECT design, and they're well within my budget (free). Thank you, thank you, a thousand times, thank you!
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The National Wildlife Federation, on its website GreenHour.org, recommends that parents give their kids a "Green Hour" every day—a time for unstructured play and interaction with the natural world. Whether in the backyard, the local park, or a green space farther afield, time spent outdoors is essential to the healthy development of young minds, bodies, and spirits.
Todd Christopher, the creator of the GreenHour.org, has filled this book with activities designed to encourage discovery, creative play, and a wonder of nature. Here you'll find a range of projects, fun facts, and science lessons meant to engage and invigorate your child, as well as the practical advice for parents that makes getting outdoors easy and worry-free. With creative, science-based ideas for a variety of natural settings, getting your family's daily dose of nature just got easier.
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"Getting the children really enthused about going out and staying outside requires ideas and activities. This is where The Green Hour comes into its own by providing a wealth of exciting facts, engaging activities, and detailed practical guidance to empower parents and children to explore nature together. We're really grateful for this resource."—Juno (UK)
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"Todd Christopher makes the case for outdoor exploration in the best possible way: by showing how it can be fun."—Dan Shapley, The Daily Green
"The Green Hour will help you find letterboxes, identify butterflies, get grass stains on your knees, and laugh more with your children."—David T. Sobel, author of Beyond Ecophobia
"Grounded in a solid understanding of how children learn through observation, play, and exploration, the activities suggested in this book offer a fun and practical road map for parents and children to deepen their knowledge and love of nature together."—Martha Farrel Erickson, founding board member, Children & Nature Network
"You don't have to be Ranger Rick to help your family connect with nature. All you need is one hour a day and this book."—Mary Dalheim, Ranger Rick magazine
"Whether you are a curious naturalist, an educator or a mentor or parent, this book is a basic primer for opening the nature connection doorway with simplicity and enthusiasm."—Out There Monthly
"Engaging. Parents wanting to encourage a love of nature in their children won't go wrong with this book as its easy-to-do projects will have everyone racing for the door."—Montreal Families
"Written to inform and encourage, not to overwhelm or to preach. This book has it all."—Kids in the Valley, Adventuring
"Todd Christopher gets families out and having fun in this engagingly written guide full of games, crafts, experiments, and safety tips. Christopher knows how to pique and develop a kid's interest in the natural world."—Washington Parent
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Albumin is a protein made by the liver. A serum albumin test measures the amount of this protein in the clear liquid portion of the blood.
A blood sample is needed. This may be taken through a vein. The procedure is called a venipuncture.
The health care provider will tell you if you need to stop taking any drugs that may affect the test. Drugs that can increase albumin levels include anabolic steroids, androgens, growth hormone, and insulin.
This test can help determine if a patient has
Albumin helps move many small molecules through the blood, including bilirubin, calcium, progesterone, and medications. It plays an important role in keeping the fluid from the blood from leaking out into the tissues.
The normal range is 3.4 - 5.4 grams per deciliter (g/dL).
Note: Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.
The examples above show the common results for these tests. Some laboratories use different measurements or may test different samples.
Lower-than-normal levels of serum albumin may be a sign of:
Decreased blood albumin levels may occur when your body does not get or absorb enough nutrients, such as:
Increased blood albumin level may be due to:
Other conditions under which the test may be performed:
There is very little risk involved with having your blood taken. Veins and arteries vary in size from one patient to another and from one side of the body to the other. Taking blood from some people may be more difficult than from others.
Other risks associated with having blood drawn are slight but may include:
If you are receiving large amounts of intravenous fluids, the results of this test may be inaccurate.
Albumin will be decreased during pregnancy.
Berk PD, Korenblat KM. Approach to the patient with jaundice or abnormal liver test results. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 149.
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times people have a question about the additional lamps on the roof , coming the reversed by atach in headlight or , looks cool
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pls make thin and rectangle light bar too.
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replaces FIB Buffalo
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Thanks for the vid, Kolinsasa. However, I don't have any wheel issues in my game like you're having. I'm using the same version I have released and the tyres are just fine.
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What's the difference between ELS and non-ELS version ? :)
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Same issue for me with the wheels :( It's a model problem. I have a black line which separates the wheels in 2 parts (darker below & flashing)
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By Tiernan Ray
First, a big thank you to my colleague Teresa Rivas, who filled in for me superbly while I was on vacation following the Mobile World Congress, a show that usually requires a vacation.
And now, here are some things going on this morning in your world of tech:
Shares of Charter Communications (CHTR) are up $1.73, or 1.4%, at $128.73, after Jefferies & Co.'s Mike McCormack this morning raised his rating on the shares to Buy from Hold, and raised his price target to $150 from $125, writing that the Street is not giving the company enough credit for "operational momentum," including such things as progress in video subscriber additions.
"Product penetration analysis suggests CHTR has significant room to drive video uptake," writes McCormack. For valuation, he notes "CHTR currently trades at a 8.6% FCF yield on 2015 estimates, 1.7%/2.5% wider than CMCSA/TWC. As elevated capex recedes, the discount to peers widens in 2016."
Shares of 3-D printing names are lower this morning after my colleague Alex Eule's negative cover story on the group in this week's Barron's magazine. Alex wrote that the hype has been all about the companies' consumer applications, while their real future, industrial-grade production machines, has a ways to go.
Shares of 3D Systems (DDD) are down $3.81, or almost 6%, at $63.50, shares of Stratasys (SSYS) are down $3.64, or 3.2%, at $110.86, and shares of VoxelJet (VJET) are down $1.82, or 5%, at $32.37.
For some interesting thoughts on the industry, see my blog of yesterday's discussion at South by Southwest between Shapeways and Autodesk (ADSK).
Another stock hit today by a negative Barron's piece is solar installer Solar City (SCTY). My colleague Bill Alpert wrote in the Tech Trader column that the company's math about years of future lease payments doesn't make sense. " I worry that key aspects of its retained-value calculus rely on assumptions that are too rosy," wrote Bill.
Solar City shares are down $2.16, or almost 3%, at $75.64.
Shares of eBay (EBAY) are down 95 cents, or 1.6%, at $58.11, after the company this morning issued its proxy statement for its annual meeting, and urged shareholders not to vote for board members nominated by Carl Icahn, who has been agitating for the company to spin off its PayPal unit.
"The Board of Directors does not endorse any Icahn Group nominee or the Icahn Proposal and unanimously recommends that you vote on the WHITE proxy card or voting instruction form "FOR ALL" of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors and "AGAINST" the Icahn Proposal," states eBay.
In response, Icahn tweeted this morning that CEO John Donahoe's "incompetence cost eBay holders over $4 billion," and published a discussion of his contentions.
Shares of AT&T (T) are down 23 cents, or 0.7%, at $32.31, after the company over the weekend addressed ongoing speculation about its making a bid for Vodafone (VOD), with CEO Randall Stephenson telling investors at a Morgan Stanley conference that "the window may be closing on perhaps owning wireless assets," as related by The Financial Times's Paul Taylor.
AT&T also announced lower pricing for wireless plans over the weekend, as related by The Wall Street Journal's Thomas Gryta. The cost for calling plans that include 2 gigabytes of data goes down by 19%, from perhaps $80 to $65, Gryta writes.
At the same time, T-Mobile US (TMUS) actually raised prices on unlimited data. But things are never so simple in cellular pricing. Wells Fargo's Jennifer Fritzsche, who has a Market Perform rating on T-Mobile stock, notes that T-Mobile actually boosted the data allotment for some lower-cost, fixed-allotment plans, writing "For example, under the new plans, a user can get 1 GB of data (plus unlimited talk and text) for $50 / month (vs. the prior plan which only allowed for 500MB of data). For $60 / month a user gets unlimited talk / text and 3GB of data (vs. 2.5GB prior). "
Writes Fritzsche, "At the core of this move, we believe is the fact that TMUS is beginning to realize the true cost of unlimited data offerings."
But Cowen & Co.'s Colby Synesael sounds more upbeat on T-Mobile's move, writing that "We believe T-Mobile has the luxury of both an unlimited offer and subscriber growth momentum that puts it in an enviable position to raise prices that should provide additional margin and FCF vs. previous expectations yet still drive strong net adds."
T-Mobile stock is down 31 cents, or 1%, at $30.48.
Shares of VMware (VMW) are down 31 cents at $101.20, despite the stock getting a couple of price target increases this morning.
Phil Winslow with Credit Suisse, reiterating an Outperform rating, raised his price target to $130 from $110, writing that "VMware is the Dominant Hypervisor Vendor… We believe Wall Street underappreciates how uniquely positioned VMware is to emerge as the dominant vendor in the burgeoning software-defined networking (SDN) market."
He observes, "VMware maintains a commanding competitive position at the hypervisor level with more than 50% share, which we view as highly defensible."
And Mizuho Securities USA's Abhey Lamba retierates a Buy rating on the shares, after visiting not only VMware but also Citrix Systems (CTXS), startup Cloudera, Informatcia (INFA), Tableau Software (DATA), and startup Hortonworks. He raises his price target on VMware to $120 from $110, writing the company is likely to stay ahead of Citrix, writing "VMware seems to be relying on its strength in data centers to penetrate the desktop market and the company is investing aggressively in mobility solutions. Its strategy to target the EUC market seems strong and we expect the relative outperformance to continue over the next few quarters driving upside to estimates."
Speaking of all things virtual, R.W. Baird's Jayson Noland is among Street observers today discussing his trip to the industry event in Santa Clara called the Open Networking Summit, at which alternatives to traditional networking gear were discussed. Comments from AT&T have Noland concerned for Cisco Systems (CSCO) and Juniper Networks (JNPR).
"Executives detailed plans to dramatically change how it builds networks and procures network equipment," he writes. "Some attendees openly questioned how quickly AT&T would be able to execute its plan. However, Juniper, Cisco, and other incumbents still face uncertainty, in our opinion."
Global Equities Research's Trip Chowdhry today writes up negative chatter he's heard about Apple (AAPL), despite an Overweight rating on the shares. Chowdhry writes "Apple Shareholders, Apple Employees and the Developer Community at-large have lost confidence is Apple's current leadership" and that CEO Tim Cook "is being incentivized to operate in a comfort zone of complacency until August 2016″ because of the structure of his stock option vesting."
Chowdhry proposes Apple bring back former iPod executive Jon Rubenstein and former CFO Fred Anderson.
Apple shares are up 62 cents at $531.06.
Jefferies's Hyunwoo Doh beats the drum for TV sets based on organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology, writing that he visited LG Display's (LPL) factories on Friday and met with engineers. Despite skepticism about the technology, writes Doh, he believes it is the future of TV, as LG Display does: "Apart from its technological advantages over LCD, OLED can lower the unit manufacturing costs of panels […] because: 1) OLED does not need expensive components, such as BLU; and 2) while organic material prices are currently higher than liquid crystal prices, due to low demand, this should change once OLED is mass-produced."
Doh has a Buy rating on LPL stock and a ₩33,000 price target on the ordinary shares (034220KS). The US ADRs today are down 23 cents, or 2%, at $11.09, while the ordinary shares traded down to ₩23,800.
In case you missed it, The Journal's Rolfe Winkler today pens an item on Google's (GOOG) mobile challenges, namely that its search service doesn't reach into mobile apps. The article cites comments by Google execs about the company's initiative to get app developers to incorporate hooks into their apps to make them searchable.
Speaking of Google, The FT's Tim Bradshaw yesterday wrote about remarks by the company's head of Android software development, Sunar Pichai, stating that the company will expand options for developers to make wearable technology, ranging from familiar fitness bands to "smart jackets."
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I know it's been a while since I've done a blog post (other than the one I did yesterday), but I figured this was an important issue to talk about, and I'll probably be writing a column on health care sometime this week, so this will help me get some ideas down a little early.
President Obama is about to give a speech to a joint session of Congress, and I'll be giving my live analysis of his speech. And this is live, so excuse any typos – I'm not always great at typing quickly.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has just gaveled the session into order, so we'll begin in about 10 minutes here.
The President's speech is expected to last about 45 minutes (not including applause), so I'm guessing that it will run close to an hour (maybe a little over) when it's all done.
Speaker Pelosi has now called the session to order – Vice President Joe Biden by her side.
The Escort Committee is now leaving to follow behind President Obama when he enters the chamber.
Michelle Obama is now arriving. The Cabinet is now coming into the chamber.
President Obama is now coming into the chamber – and he's getting a lot of applause (as every President does during these joint sessions).
He's now up to the podium – Speaker Pelosi is trying to bring the chamber to order. She is now introducing President Obama.
He's talking about the last time he spoke here – that it was during the worst economic situation we've faced since the Great Depression. "We are by no means out of the woods … a full recovery is still months away." He's saying that he won't let up until "those who seek jobs can find them."
Wow – Hillary Clinton looks out-of-place – she's wearing this red suit and she's surrounded by men in black suits.
President Obama is thanking Congress for their help and support in trying to fix America's economy. He's talking about building a future for America, and that health care is central to that future.
"I am not the first President to take up that cause, but I am determined to be the last." It's a nice quote, but there's always going to have to be reform – things change – nothing will ever be perfect.
He's talking about Teddy Roosevelt talking about health care reform, and Representative John Dingell (D-MI) introducing a bill every session to reform health care.
Talking about the hardships facing those who are uninsured – not those on welfare, but mostly the middle class. He's talking about people being denied insurance because of previous conditions. "We are the only democracy … the only wealthy nation who allows such hardship for its people." But we're also the democracy who other countries turn to for certain health care needs (such as Canadians needing some quick emergency treatments).
Talking about insurance companies dropping patients in the middle of treatment for bogus reasons such as having acne and not claiming it – and I'll agree with him here – that's a problem that SHOULD be addressed.
Talking about insurance premiums going up, and leading to businesses not being able to open/survive because of health care costs.
It's "placing an unsustainable burden on taxpayers. … We will eventually be spending more on Medicare and Medicaid than every other program combined." Again – he's right here – Medicare/Medicaid costs are getting out of control – it's just the solution where I disagree with him.
Talking about a single payer system like Canada's or a plan that individuals should buy their own health care, but both of these are radical shifts that would disrupt the health care system. He's saying we should use what works as a template and fix the problems in our current system, rather than switch to a Canadian-style system or a completely individual style system.
He's now talking about the 5 committees coming up with health care bills in Congress – an amount of reform that has been unprecedented in history – and again – this is a good thing – if we have multiple ideas, we have more to choose from and more discussion going around.
Now he's talking about opponents to reform using scare tactics and just trying to score political points. "The time for bickering is over. The time for games has passed." Games and bickering are part of the American political system – it's a sad fact, but it's true. And both parties do it, but getting into a "Well the other party did __________" kind of mentality is bad for America.
"If you already have insurance … nothing in this plan will require you to change what you have. … What this plan will do is make this insurance that you have work better for you." It'll make it illegal for insurance companies to deny you based on a preexisting condition. And that got a LOT of applause. It will be illegal for them to drop you when you get sick.
"No one should go broke because they get sick. … Insurance companies will be required … to cover routine check ups … and preventative care. … It saves money and it saves lives." And that was all for people who already have insurance.
For those who don't, this plan will give you an opportunity to get quality insurance. "We'll do this by creating a new business exchange." Insurance companies will want this because it gives them more customers.
And for those who still can't afford insurance, tax credits will be provided. The exchange will take effect in 4 years.
He's talking about immediate relief for those who get sick before then, citing a plan that Senator McCain proposed during the plan during the 2008 campaign – and Senator McCain just got a huge grin on his face.
He's saying that some people may not want to pay for insurance, but when they get sick, we wind up paying for their health care when they wind up in the hospital. "Under my plan, people will be required to carry basic health insurance" just like states require people to have basic auto insurance.
And this is where I disagree with the President. Personally, I don't think we should be forcing people to buy insurance; however, I also don't think that we should then be paying for their hospital visits. If someone decides not to get insurance, and they get sick, then we shouldn't be footing the bill – they should just have to pay for treatment themselves or not get it.
Now, moving on to "key controversies that are still out there:"
- Saying that there won't be plans to try to kill off the elderly who are sick.
- No money will go toward illegal immigrants. – and somebody just shouted "Lie!" and Speaker Pelosi gave him a stare of death – whoever it was, that was pretty unprofessional and immature.
- No money will go toward funding abortions.
- This will not be a takeover of the entire health care system.
These are all good points, and I'd encourage EVERYBODY to read the bill that finally gets introduced instead of just listening to either the Democrats' talking points or the Republicans' talking points.
"Consumers do better when there's choice and competition." And he's absolutely right about that – but instead of setting up a government program to do this, we should open insurance markets to cross state lines, so that companies can compete nationwide, adding more competition all over the nation.
He's saying that he doesn't want to drive insurance companies out of business, just hold them accountable.
He's saying that he would like a non-profit public option (which that surprised me that he still pushed for that – I figured that he wasn't going to try to push that tonight). It would be an option for those who don't have insurance, and people wouldn't be forced to chose it. He estimates that less than 5% of Americans would sign up. He's saying that this public option wouldn't be funded by the government, but would have to be self sufficient.
But what would happen if it stopped being self sufficient? Would it essentially turn into a Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac?
He's saying that some are suggesting that the public option only go into effect where insurance companies aren't competing well, or that we have a private co-op instead. Saying that he won't back down from giving a choice to people who can't afford health care.
And the screen just panned over to the Republican section and they really do not look happy about this.
"Now he's talking about how we'll pay for the plan – "I will not sign a plan that adds one dime to our deficit – either now, or in the future. … Period." He's saying that in his plan, there will be a section that will require spending cuts if the means of saving money aren't there. He's now talking about the past administration making a mistake in passing tax cuts that we couldn't afford as well as the Iraq War.
And while he does have an excellent point with the Iraq War part (which is a whole separate issue), I don't think that that jab at the Bush Administration is going to help win any Republicans over – and with Senator Kennedy gone, they're going to need an additional Republican vote in the Senate. That was a bad strategic move on the President's part.
Talking about ensuring that Medicare will be there for future generations. Saying that seniors pay too much out-of-pocket for prescription drugs. Saying not to pay attention to "scary stories that your benefits will be cut." GOP members don't look happy. "I will protect Medicare."
"Making [Medicare] more efficient will [help make] the entire system more efficient." Saying that if we reduce waste in Medicare and Medicaid, that will pay for his plan. Well why don't we just reduce waste in Medicare and Medicaid anyway! Why do you need to add one "good" thing to get rid of one bad thing? Why not just cut waste out of M&M whether or not the other health care reforms pass or not.
Talking about malpractice reform bringing down costs of health care – and all the GOP members stood up and started cheering – even Biden stood up for that one. Saying that we need to put safety first and let doctors focus on practicing medicine. Saying that the Bush Administration wanted to test some of these ideas in individual states, and he likes that plan too. So now he's playing to the Republican side a bit – which is good because he's going to need to do that if he wants this to pass the Senate.
Now talking about it'll cost $900 billion over the next 10 years, but that's less than the Iraq War…and I think he said something about the Bush tax cuts – I didn't catch it. Whatever it was, the Dems liked it, but the Repubs looked pretty pissed off – Rep. Thad McCotter (R-MI) really didn't like whatever was said.
Saying he won't stand by as the special interest groups fight to keep things the way they are. "I will not accept the status quo as the solution." And he's right – we DO need reform – I just disagree with him on the type of reform we need.
Talking about reforms leading to saving lives.
"We cannot fail … there are too many Americans counting on us to succeed."
Talking about the late Senator Kennedy (D-MA) on his death bed talking about this year being the year that health care reform will be passed.
Health care reform has been a source of "rigorous and intense debate".
Obama's talking about Senators Hatch (R-UT) and McCain (R-AZ) and Grassley (R-IA) working with Senator Kennedy. That his p"assion was born out of his own experience … having 2 children stricken with cancer." He's saying that "concern for others … is not a partisan" issue. "We are all in this together, and when fortune turns against us, others are there to give us a helping hand. … Sometimes government has to step in."
Saying that Republicans and Democrats joined together in 1965 when they created Medicare.
"When any efforts to help people in need are attacked as unAmerican … and we can no longer engage in a civil conversation" … I missed that last part. Whatever his point was (I'm sure it was something about engaging in civil debate) – I agree here – we need to discuss it, not try to drown one side out.
"I still believe we can act when it's hard." Saying we need to have "civility" and not gridlock the process but make progress.
"I still believe we can do great things, and that here and now we will meet history's test. Because that is who we are. That is our calling. That is our character. Thank you, God Bless You, and may God Bless the United States of America."
Now the Republican response by Representative Charles Boustany (R-LA):
Republicans are ready for reform. We've lost jobs since February. "Americans want health care reform … [They're saying] it's time to start over with a … bipartisan plan."
He's saying that Obama's plan will cost Americans more – that even the Congressional Budget Office agrees – it'll create 53 new bureaus and raise the deficit. It won't make the program better for seniors.
"The President [could have] taken government run health care off the table, but he didn't."
Americans should be able to get insurance with preexisting conditions. We should give incentives for healthy choices and preventative care.
"We're grateful that the President mentioned medical liability reform." "Junk lawsuits drive up the cost of medical care."
We should establish a plan that would enable people to buy insurance across state lines – and that was one of McCain's big pushes during the '08 campaign that I really agreed with.
"This Congress can pass meaningful reform soon … working together in a bipartisan way, we can lower the cost of health care."
Alright – I wasn't able to catch that much of the response because there weren't any pauses in that speech, but it was basically the same thing that McCain said during his Presidential campaign.
Overall, I think the President did a moderately good job. I wish he would've gone into detail a little more than he did, and there are some things that I definitely disagree with, but there were some good points:
Malpractice/tort reform is a huge part of the plan that will help lower costs of health care. Eliminating waste in Medicaid and Medicare is another great thing that we need to do. Ensuring a way that people can keep their coverage even when they get sick is another necessity that almost everybody agrees with.
I disagree with the public option, and I disagree with forcing people to have some sort of insurance plan.
I wish that he would consider adopting the plan to allow people to cross state borders to purchase health care plans.
Overall, it was a good speech, but I think he took a couple too many jabs at Republicans and the Bush administration (he's going to need some Republicans' votes, and that wasn't a way to win them over). I also wish he would've had more details of his plan, but with only having 45 minutes, that's hard to do.
I'm not sold on the President's plan, but I do think there are some good parts of the plan that I'd like to see develop.
We'll see what's introduced and what Congress does with the bill(s).
Done Analyzing,
Ranting Republican


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By Lena Mitchell/NEMS Daily Journal
CORINTH – The Corinth Area Convention and Visitors Bureau/tourism council has undergone major changes since the start of fiscal year 2013, which began Oct. 1, 2012.
After three months working with a budget reduced by about 40 percent, the agency's board of directors – who are appointed by Alcorn County supervisors and Corinth aldermen – were given a vote of no confidence from the two governmental bodies for making decisions about how to allocate the reduced budget rather than following a line item budget set by the two government groups.
The boards of supervisors and aldermen then appointed five new members to the tourism council while retaining two former members of the seven-member board: Luke Doehner, who had begun his second term, will serve a two-year term; Pauline Sorrell, who was newly-appointed in October, will serve a one-year term; Billy Taylor, a one-year term; Danny Timmons, a two-year term; Russell Smith, a three-year term; Laura Albright, a three-year term; and Sandy Mitchell, a three-year term.
Since January the new board has met three times and members are still becoming acclimated to their duties and the tourism law.
With the resignation of the former executive director, the board is interviewing candidates for a replacement, and lastweek narrowed the field of 31 applicants to six for a first interview. The group will be further narrowed for a final interview with the entire tourism coouncil.
About five years ago the tourism council formed three committees using community volunteers to develop new tourism attractions in Corinth.
Among the projects developed by these committees are two highly successful events – the Crossroads Festival and Chili Cookoff, and the Green Market at the Corinth Depot, which kicks off in April in conjunction with the chili cookoff, then is held the second Saturday of each month May through October.
As a move toward returning to its core purpose of promotions, marketing and capital improvements, the board voted in January to separate the tourism council from these events. Partners eager to take over both projects as their own primary fundraisers are the Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter, which will assume responsibility for the chili cookoff, and the Crossroads Museum, which is taking over the green market.
The CVB/tourism council voted recently to transfer the two events, and will provide funding support this year to get the transition under way.
Two other significant events which the CVB/tourism council has traditionally funded, and which were written into the line item budget by the supervisors and aldermen, are the Battle of Farmington re-enactment, planned this year for Oct. 10-13, and the Grand Illumination, held the first Saturday in November in conjunction with the National Park Service. Plans so far for the 2013 Grand Illumination have not been set.
The last piece of the CVB/tourism council budgetary puzzle that remains in flux is funding for the county-city jointly owned Crossroads Arena. Tourism and the arena each receive half of the 2 percent tourism tax, with the arena portion designated for retiring the debt on the building or to pay for capital projects.
A central point of disagreement between the previous CVB/tourism council and Alcorn County and Corinth, was the county- city decision to designate $250,000 of tourism's $583,000 projected FY 2013 revenue for the arena.
Since the law creating the tourism tax in Corinth requires expenditures from the CVB/tourism council go to marketing, promotion and capital projects, funds for which the agencies making the requests must apply case-by-case, the new board is grappling with how to assure those funds are made available to the arena, while also assuring that the funds are used properly.


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