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Stocks Trim Gain, U.S. Bonds Rise; Commodities Hold Gain
U.S. stocks trimmed gains as optimism about a drop in jobless claims faded and technology and consumer shares turned lower, while Treasuries erased losses after a $13 billion bond auction. Corn led commodity gains as a report showed global inventories will drop more than expected.
The Standard & Poor's 500 Index (SPX) increased less than 0.1 percent to 1,432.84 at 4 p.m. in New York after rallying 0.8 percent earlier, paring gains as Apple Inc. extended its retreat from a September record to more than 10 percent. Thirty-year Treasury bond yields fell three basis points to 2.85 percent after climbing as much as five points. The S&P GSCI gauge of commodities added 1.1 percent as corn, natural gas, soybeans and wheat led gains. The dollar fell against 14 of 16 major peers.
Global stocks and commodities extended gains this morning after U.S. applications for jobless benefits unexpectedly fell by 30,000 to 339,000 last week, in a report which may reflect difficulty adjusting the data for seasonal swings at the start of a quarter. Early gains also came after Citigroup Inc. upgraded U.S. equities to overweight, citing central-bank stimulus plans and earnings momentum, and predicted a 9 percent rally in global stocks by the end of next year.
"The economy is improving, we're doing a better job," Philip Orlando, the New York-based chief equity strategist at Federated Investors Inc., which oversees about $370 billion, said in a telephone interview. "I think we should be going faster but this is a phenomenal claims number. So now the question is, 'Is this number real or is it going to get revised away next week?'"
Slump Halted
The S&P 500 rose for the first time in a week. Unemployment claims were forecast to increase to 370,000 last week from 367,000 the previous period, according to the median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists. One state accounted for most of the plunge in claims, a Labor Department spokesman said as the data were issued to the press.
Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) jumped 14 percent as Japan's Softbank Corp. was said to be in talks to buy control of the company. Schlumberger Ltd., Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., Bank of America Corp. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. paced gains that sent commodity and financial shares to the best performances among 10 groups in the S&P 500.
Banks rose the most among 19 industries in Europe after people familiar with the talks said the European Union may push back the deadline for applying tougher capital rules for as long as a year. The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, the global standard-setting body that prepared the new rules, admitted this week that not all nations will meet the 2013 start date.
Bank Earnings
JPMorgan and Wells Fargo & Co. are scheduled to report quarterly earnings tomorrow. Analysts forecast Wells Fargo, the largest U.S. home lender, will post record profit. Income at banks increased 19 percent in the third quarter, helping limit the S&P 500's first drop in quarterly earnings in three years to 1.7 percent, according to a Bloomberg survey of analysts.
The S&P 500 has slipped about 2.3 percent since reaching an almost five-year high of 1,465.77 on Sept. 14 after the Federal Reserve announced plans to buy $40 billion in mortgage securities a month to boost growth. The benchmark index (MXEF) is less than 1 percent higher than its 50-day moving average of
The slackening world economy is weighing on sales at companies such as Caterpillar Inc., which cut its forecast for 2015 earnings last month after commodity producers reduced capital spending.
'Focus Is Shifting'
"It's the beginning of earnings season and the focus is shifting from the boost that stocks got from provisional liquidity around the world," Brian Gendreau, a market strategist at El Segundo, California-based Cetera Financial Group Inc., said in a telephone interview. The firm has about $20 billion in assets under management. "We've had a string of warnings now from internationally oriented companies that profits and revenues aren't going to be what they had been. This is coming in a context of a global slowdown in growth."
U.S. 30-year bond yields decreased for a third straight day. The 30-year U.S. securities sold by the Treasury today drew a yield of 2.904 percent, compared with a forecast of 2.880 percent in a Bloomberg News survey of eight of the Federal Reserve's primary dealers. The bid-to-cover ratio, which gauges demand by comparing total bids with the amount of securities offered, was 2.49, versus an average of 2.65 for the previous 10 sales.
European Market
The Stoxx Europe 600 Index (SXXP) snapped a three-day slump as luxury goods companies and retailers also climbed. Burberry Group Plc, the U.K.'s largest luxury-goods maker, rallied 13 percent after reporting a partial recovery in retail sales growth since September's profit warning. Christian Dior SA and Cie. Financiere Richemont SA rose more than 3 percent.
Carrefour SA (CA) climbed 3.7 percent in Paris after the world's second-largest retailer posted third-quarter sales that beat analyst estimates. Direct Line Insurance Group Plc, a U.K. insurer, added 7.4 percent on the first day of trading following its 787 million-pound ($1.3 billion) initial public offering.
Italy's 10-year bond yield dropped nine basis points to 5.02 percent after the nation sold 3.75 billion euros ($4.8 billion) of benchmark three-year bonds at 2.86 percent and investors bid for 1.67 times the amount offered, up from 1.49 times last month.
Spain's two-year notes erased earlier losses, with the yield falling five basis points to 3.22 percent. The nation's 10-year rates were down four basis points at 5.76 percent. S&P yesterday cut Spain's debt rating to one level above junk, citing economic and political risks as the government considers a second bailout.
German Outlook
German bunds erased gains after the U.S. jobless claims report, pushing the yield one basis points higher to 1.50 percent. Germany's leading economic forecasters cut the country's outlook for growth next year to 1 percent, half the rate of an estimate on April 19. Europe's biggest economy is beginning to be hit by the debt crisis, said the group that includes Munich's Ifo institute in its 86-page report.
The euro strengthened 0.4 percent to $1.2929 after weakening for three days. Australia's dollar rallied for a fourth day, climbing 0.3 percent to $1.0265. The rand extended gains against the dollar amid signs labor unrest that shut gold and platinum mines is easing. The currency has strengthened 2.6 percent in three trading sessions.
Corn Supplies
Corn jumped 5 percent to lead gains in 13 of 24 commodities in the S&P GSCI Index after a government report showed global inventories will drop more than expected as the worst U.S. drought in more than 50 years cuts output by the most since 1996.
Worldwide inventories on Oct. 1 will be 117.27 million metric tons, down from 123.95 million predicted a month ago and 131.54 million estimated this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said today. Reserves as a percent of consumption will fall to 13.7 percent, the lowest since 1974, USDA data show. Stockpiles in the U.S., the largest grower and exporter, will fall 37 percent to 15.73 million tons, from last year.
Oil in New York climbed 0.9 percent to $92.07 a barrel amid lingering concern tensions between Syria and Turkey will disrupt supplies from the Middle East.
The MSCI Emerging Markets Index added 0.4 percent, the first gain in four days, as benchmark gauges in Turkey, Hungary, Brazil and South Africa climbed at least 1 percent.
South Korea's KOSPI (KOSPI) fell 0.8 percent to its lowest level since Sept. 11, as the country's central bank lowered the benchmark seven-day repurchase rate to 2.75 percent from 3 percent. The Bank of Korea slashed its 2012 economic growth outlook to 2.4 percent from an earlier estimate of 3 percent. Taiwan's benchmark stock gauge slumped 1.9 percent, falling for a third day.
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U.S. Postal Service Reports Record Loss
WASHINGTON—A record $15.9 billion annual loss pushed the U.S. Postal Service closer to its own fiscal cliff, and officials say without congressional action the agency is likely to run out of cash within 12 months.
The loss for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30 reflects the Postal Service's default earlier this year on $11.1 billion in required retiree-health-benefit payments and the continued decline in first-class-mail volume, the agency's primary revenue driver.
The mounting losses are forcing the Postal Service to operate on razor-thin margins. But record election-related mail volume and an expected 20% revenue boost from 2012 holiday shipping are expected to give the Postal Service enough of a cash cushion to operate until next fall.
The Postal Service reached a $15 billion borrowing limit in September and cash is tight enough that a coalition of businesses relying heavily on the Postal Service warned of temporary mail stoppages.
"If Congress fails to act, there could be postal slowdowns or shutdowns that would have catastrophic consequences," said Art Sackler, leader of the Coalition for a 21st Century Postal Service. The group includes some of the country's largest mailers, including eBay Inc., Time Warner Inc. and FedEx Corp. , which uses the postal service for the final leg of some deliveries.
Even a short shutdown would cost businesses that depend on mailed bill payments, Mr. Sackler said, adding a shutdown could disrupt as many as eight million private-sector workers whose employment is tied to the mail.
The Postal Service says it will run out of cash in October 2013 without congressional intervention.
"We're walking a financial tight rope—we can't sustain these large losses," said Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe. "Legislation must be passed in the lame-duck session."
Mr. Donahoe wouldn't specify a date when delivery could stop. Although the agency has defaulted twice on retiree health obligations and recorded multi-billion losses in five consecutive years, it has continued to operate.
Proposals in Congress would allow the Postal Service to increase revenue through the selling of ads and expanding services to include the shipment of wine and beer. The plans also look for cost savings. A Republican-sponsored version in the House calls for a more aggressive consolidation of post offices and would end Saturday delivery.
The Senate earlier this year passed postal-overhaul legislation, though the postmaster said the bill didn't go far enough. For example, it prevented the USPS from ending Saturday delivery until further study was done.
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National Academies Synthesis Report
The long-awaited NAS synthesis report on surface temperature reconstructions over the last few millennia is being released today. It's a long (155 page) report and will take a while to digest, but we applaud the committee for having tried to master a dense thicket of publications and materials on the subject over a relatively short time.
It is probably expecting too much for one report might to put to rest all the outstanding issues in a still-developing field. And given the considerable length of the report, we have little doubt that keen contrarians will be able to mine the report for skeptical-sounding sentences and cherry-pick the findings. However, it is the big picture conclusions that have the most relevance for the lay public and policymakers, and it is re-assuring (and unsurprising) to see that the panel has found reason to support the key mainstream findings of past research, including points that we have highlighted previously:
1) The authors of the report accurately report the considerable uncertainties that were acknowledged by seminal earlier studies. In particular, Mann et al 1999, which was entitled (emphasis added) "Northern Hemisphere Temperatures During the Past Millennium: Inferences, Uncertainties, and Limitations, emphasized the uncertainties and caveats, particularly with regard to reconstructing large-scale surface temperature patterns prior to about AD 1600
The report makes due note of this (pg. 119 of the report):
The Mann et al. large-scale surface temperature reconstructions were the first to include explicit statistical error bars, which provide an indication of the confidence that can be placed in the results. In the Mann et al. work, the error bars were relatively small back to about A.D. 1600, but much larger for A.D. 1000–1600. The lower precision during earlier times is caused primarily by the limited availability of annually resolved paleoclimate data: That is, the farther back in time, the harder it is to find evidence that provides reliable annual information. For the period before about A.D. 900, annual data series are very few in number, and the non-annually resolved data used in reconstructions introduce additional uncertainties.
2) The authors accurately note that, despite those uncertainties, the key conclusions reached by those studies (i.e., that hemispheric-scale warmth in recent decades is likely unprecedented over at last the past millennium) have been substantiated by many other studies, and the confidence in those conclusions appears greater, not lesser, after nearly an additional decade of research (pg. 109 of the report):
The basic conclusion of Mann et al. (1998, 1999) was that the late 20th century warmth in the Northern Hemisphere was unprecedented during at least the last 1,000 years. This conclusion has subsequently been supported by an array of evidence that includes the additional large-scale surface temperature reconstructions and documentation of the spatial coherence of recent warming described above (Cook et al. 2004, Moberg et al. 2005, Rutherford et al. 2005, D'Arrigo et al. 2006, Osborn and Briffa 2006, Wahl and Ammann in press), and also the pronounced changes in a variety of local proxy indicators described in previous chapters (e.g., Thompson et al. in press). Based on the analyses presented in the original papers by Mann et al. and this newer supporting evidence, the committee finds it plausible that the Northern Hemisphere was warmer during the last few decades of the 20th century than during any comparable period over the preceding millennium.
3) Despite the attempts of some commentators to attempt conflate the evidence for the existence of human influences on climate with the validity of a single reconstruction (e.g. that of Mann et al) it is quite clear that the evidence for anthropogenic impacts on climate is quite strong irrespective of whether or not the original "hockey stick" is correct. The report makes repeated note of this key point, for example on page 4 of the report:
Surface temperature reconstructions for periods prior to the industrial era are only one of multiple lines of evidence supporting the conclusion that climatic warming is occurring in response to human activities, and they are not the primary evidence.
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The author of Lost and Sound: Berlin, Techno and the Easyjetset explains how the city came to be such an important hub for the genre.
For its latest documentary, RA visits techno's current capital city.
Come in from the cold as RA's monthly top ten festivals feature shifts the focus (mostly) indoors.
We explore the art of one of electronic music's most celebrated artists.
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I don't wrap my hives any more. Feel it caused to many moisture problems. I use SBB and top entrances, only one Hive w/ SBB is now wide open. I do place 2 inch rigid insulation on tops of all my hives. I've lost two small colonies (caught swarms) so far this winter and take responsibility for failing to dump or combine them. They were too weak, lesson learned.I agree with Be a Bee, this hasn't been a very cold winter for us northern beeks "yet." Our regional weather issues affecting bees began with a very warm November, causing bees to feed on stores they should be eating right now. I did feed all of my hives dry sugar before closing them up. Waiting now for a day above freezing to check and feed, it may be awhile I'm afraid.thomas
Although I'm not interested in selling bees or queens I would like to get a trade network of Northrn Beeks going in order to trade bees and queens, just a pipe dream I've had for some time now.
Thunder Bay would be a nice location for such an event. I'm all ears.thomas
Id really like to see the northern beeks start up a northern breed program where we all could have a huge picnic up north and have one of our prize hives with our own northern breed queens with us to compete every year.
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People who have been touched by Alzheimer's—in a parent, partner, grandparent, or friend—know the challenges and sadness of this devastating disease. Many also wish to take action in the fight against the disease. Now, a new initiative offers a way for this group of family members, friends, and others to help combat Alzheimer's in a direct and meaningful way.
The Alzheimer's Prevention Registry (www.endalznow.org [1]), launched in October 2012 by the Banner Alzheimer's Institute, is a new online community of people who want to help scientists find treatments to slow, halt, or prevent the memory-robbing disorder.
Like the innovative Army of Women [2] initiative launched by the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation to invigorate breast cancer research, the Alzheimer's Prevention Registry hopes to engage thousands of people across the United States who want to learn about and possibly participate in medical research studies about Alzheimer's prevention. Ultimately, Banner and its partners hope to enroll 250,000 people in the Registry by June 2015.
"We are heading into a new phase of Alzheimer's research, and we will need thousands of volunteers to test treatments to prevent the disease," says Dr. Laurie Ryan, director of NIA's Alzheimer's Clinical Trials Program. "The Registry should help connect researchers to a community of people who are passionate about combatting Alzheimer's."
The Alzheimer's Prevention Registry is a shared resource that draws on the support of the Geoffrey Beene Gives Back Alzheimer's Initiative and Alzheimer's Research Forum. The Phoenix, Arizona-based Banner Alzheimer's Institute, one of 27 NIA-funded Alzheimer's Disease Centers [3], is a key partner in the Alzheimer's Prevention Initiative, an international collaboration funded in part by NIA that will test treatments in people at high genetic risk for Alzheimer's.
Just six months in, more than 9,300 members have already joined the effort. Most are cognitively normal adults age 50 or older—the Registry's target population— and 60 percent report a family history of Alzheimer's disease, says Dr. Jessica Langbaum, a principal scientist at Banner.
"Enrollees see Alzheimer's as a significant health issue and believe more must be done to stop it," she says.
Anyone 18 and older can join the Registry by providing basic information and answering a few questions about their cognitive health, family history, and caregiving status. The Registry will then serve as a go-between, assessing trials submitted by researchers for inclusion in the Registry and e-mailing enrollees about studies for which they might qualify. All personal information submitted by volunteers remains private and will be used only to inform a registrant about research studies of possible interest. Registry members are under no obligation to participate in any clinical trials or studies.
Registry members will also receive regular updates about Alzheimer's prevention research and clinical trials, as well as information about brain health. In addition to its website, the Registry is spreading the word about Alzheimer's prevention research through Facebook [4] and Twitter [5].
More than 300 Alzheimer's-related clinical trials and studies are actively recruiting in the United States, each looking for anywhere from a few dozen to a few thousand participants. Typically, a trial must screen 10 or more people for each one who actually enrolls, a process that may take a few months to a year or more. The Registry aims to speed up that process by creating a ready-made pool of thousands of potential volunteers.
Dr. Langbaum explains that the Registry complements local recruitment efforts such as advertising and brochures. "Local recruitment efforts will still be very important. The Registry is not meant to replace them," she says.
The Registry comes as scientists are gearing up for clinical trials that will test drugs and other promising treatments to prevent dementia. New trials will focus on "preclinical or asymptomatic" populations—people with Alzheimer's-related brain changes who have no memory loss or other symptoms of the disease.
Many researchers believe that possible therapies may be successful if given early in the disease process, before the onset of memory and other thinking problems. Past trials in people who already have Alzheimer's dementia have had disappointing results.
The first clinical trial to benefit from the Registry will be the NIA-sponsored A4 (Anti-Amyloid Treatment in Asymptomatic Alzheimer's Disease) Trial, which expects to begin recruitment in late 2013. It will test the drug solanezumab in 1,000 symptom-free older volunteers whose brain imaging results show abnormal levels of amyloid, a protein whose sticky deposits are a hallmark of Alzheimer's. Cognitive tests given over 3 years will determine if the drug helps maintain cognitive health, and imaging tests will track structural and functional brain changes.
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January 10, 2014 to February 28, 2014 – work•detroit Curated by Andy Gabrysiak | work•detroit | Jan. 10 - Feb. 28, 2014 An exhibition of self-published zines, art books, comics and experimental printed matter. Open call submissions due Nov. 22: art-… Organized by Andy Gabrysiak | Type: gallery, exhibition
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In order to start using your VA Educational Benefits, there are several things that must be done.
The following checksheet will guide you through the steps. Print this page and use it to make sure that you don't miss any of the steps.
By following this guide we will take you through the process.
Prior to starting this process, you need to apply for admission to the university.
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Determine which benefit (chapter) you will be applying for:
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Before every Arsenal fixture, we'll bring you a Scouting Report on the Gunners' next opponents.
Arsène Wenger's side face Tottenham in the north London derby on Saturday, so to find out more we asked tactical expert Michael Cox and local journalist Paul Hirst for their views.
The caricatures of Harry Redknapp and Andre Villas-Boas couldn't be further removed: Redknapp is the old-school wheeler-dealer and motivator who takes little interest in tactics, while Villas-Boas is the former opposition scout who gives his players specific, rigid instructions for each game.
Yet just as Redknapp often made astute strategic decisions - a half-time switch from 4-5-1 to 4-4-2 helped turn Arsenal's 2-0 lead into a 2-3 defeat two seasons ago – Tottenham have occasionally looked disorganised this season, and remain a work in progress.
Although he naturally prefers a 4-3-3, Villas-Boas has used a 4-2-3-1 system so far this term. Spurs won't accept Arsenal dominance – they're likely to press in midfield, and consequently keep a high defensive line, which was exploited repeatedly by Sergio Aguero last weekend. Villas-Boas should have learnt his lesson against Arsenal, however, after being defeated 5-3 in his Chelsea days, when Arsenal's attackers constantly sprinted in behind his defence.
His defenders are skilled at bringing the ball forward, so it would be wise to press high up the pitch when Spurs' goalkeeper has the ball. It's also worth noting that Jan Vertonghen, while left-footed, is naturally a centre back rather than a left back, and has encountered problems in one-versus-one situations against quick right wingers.
The key to the midfield is Mousa Dembele - his sheer verticality and directness makes Tottenham a thrilling side when he's included in the starting XI. If the Belgian is injured, Villas-Boas lacks a natural replacement and Tom Huddlestone makes them a flatter, more patient side - although his passing range shouldn't be underestimated. Sandro is the disciplined ball-winner, and overall Tottenham defend intelligently without resorting to rash tackles.
On the flanks, the change in formation means Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon often receive the ball higher up the pitch, sometimes in behind the defence rather than out on the touchlines. Bale, for example, has only dribbled past an opponent 10 times in 10 starts. He's become a regular shooter, however, and Tottenham attempt 51 per cent of shots from outside the box, the joint-highest in the Premier League with QPR.
Arsenal should be aware that Tottenham's pressing and high defensive line is very tiring, and Villas-Boas has often struggled to close games out - Spurs have conceded in the final 10 minutes in six matches this season, losing six points in the process. Arsenal must fight for the duration.
It's an absolutely huge game. It must still hurt Tottenham, what happened last year. When they played at the Emirates last season, they were 10 points ahead of Arsenal. They went 2-0 up and would have gone 13 points clear. They blew it in spectacular style after that, which will still hurt. They'll be wanting to get one over on Arsenal on Saturday.
I can see a lot of goals. Both defences don't really seem to be working too effectively at the moment. Arsenal conceded a hatful against Reading and three against Fulham. Spurs look equally as weak. There are question marks over William Gallas and if he still has the pace to keep up with the modern game. Caulker is inexperienced and Kyle Walker hasn't had the best season so far. Jan Vertonghen is the only one who's really performed well. I can see a lot of goals for both teams. It should be a humdinger.
Villas-Boas has a very modern way of thinking and he probably thinks 4-4-2 is a bit too basic. Last season Adebayor and Defoe played together seven times, and Spurs won six of those matches. Both of the strikers scored five goals each, which suggests that playing them together does work. The manager seems set on the idea to only play one of them, with Dempsey in the hole behind. I'm not convinced that works. If it all goes wrong, he could go 4-4-2, but I'd imagine he will start with one striker. I think Adebayor will be picked. Villas-Boas dropped Defoe after scoring a hat-trick because he thinks Adebayor works better in that lone striker role. With the game being against his old club, Adebayor will be motivated to get one over on Wenger.
At times, when Tottenham go forward on the wings, it's breathtaking to watch. Walker and Vertonghen will look to get on the overlap, and we all know how quick Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon are. They'll get the ball out to the flanks as soon as possible and try and get in behind Arsenal.
I think Arsenal will win 3-2. I can't see it being a 0-0 draw. Both defences are leaking goals and are very strong going forward.Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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Pita Taumoepenu lay flat on his back on the turf, staring up at the night sky over Rice-Eccles Stadium.
"Enjoy it," a Timpview coach told the senior.
It's not often Taumoepenu finds himself in that position. Usually that's the view he gets of opposing quarterbacks.
With Mountain Crest facing a fourth down in double overtime, and Friday night's 4A championship on the line, it was Taumoepenu who broke through the Mustangs' line, wrapping up quarterback Jamison Webb to seal a 38-31 victory.
"The only way I can describe [the game] is stressful," Timpview coach Cary Whittingham said. "That was a hard-fought game. It could have gone either way. That's a very good team. We made one more play than them, I guess."
Breathing hard from recording 10 tackles in the game, Taumoepenu was overcome with emotion as his teammates celebrated their win.
"That last sack, I put in my heart," Taumoepenu, an immigrant from Tonga who learned how to play football only last year, said. "It's my senior year, and I want to leave I want to leave a champion."
As with English, the defensive lineman is still learning football. But in his senior season for the Thunderbirds, Taumoepenu led the state with 25 sacks, including four in the title tilt.
"Pita is my No. 1 man. I love him," said junior linebacker Pio Stowers, who also recorded a sack in the second overtime. "He may not speak English well, but he's a hell of a player."
Taumoepenu, the teen with a blond star bleached into the side of his hair, has impressed Whittingham with his progress.
"He's still learning football," he said. "He's explosive. He's fast. He's strong. He's got everything. He should have a successful future."
Taumoepenu has already received one offer to play at Hawaii, but Whittingham thinks more could be on the way.
"He's pretty raw," the coach said. "He has a high ceiling. I got to think he's earned himself some scholarship offers tonight. I hope he has."
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Does anyone have a Co2 setup in their rocket pack... i can't seem to find the thread that had a pic of a set up.
if anyone can post pm me the link!
Does anyone have a Co2 setup in their rocket pack... i can't seem to find the thread that had a pic of a set up.
if anyone can post pm me the link!
hi the thread is called smoking jet pack part list , it had a post on 2-23-08
Thx guys!
I know Darren (TK1068 ) has one. He did a demo at the C4 TDH dinner ... pretty impressive!
Yep, I have one.
Feel free to shoot me any questions you may have.
thx i will!
can you post pics of your set up?
I followed Gator Fett's instructions except for
1) need to use a flexible hose to get it through the "jets" on my Ruffkin
2) went with a push button instead of a toggle on the gauntlet
The garrison seems to like it and I love it. Makes me laugh every time I hit the button.
Just so you are aware, the pressure for the CO2 paintball is 800 psi - per the local paintball store. I have access to lots of valves/equipment but the valve Gator mentions is the only one I saw (stopped checking after a while) that could handle 800 and run on dc voltage. It was on backorder in Jan but arrived within 3 weeks.
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Doh! yes i did.. for some reason i thought you were a new poster adding to the thread...
So, i have to be aware if the valve/solenoid, can handle the pressure of the C02 tank?
Speaking of "working" jet packs.. anyone knows if there are any scientists out there, trying to create actual jet packs? If so, I'd like to donate to that wonderful cause!
I actually used this as a harness.
I sewed on a couple of straps for the JP on and then changed the hooks to backpack clips and connect it to the belt. I wore the JP for 2 hours and was comfortable....but yes I did notice it when I took it off. My fat belly helps keep the belt down tight. If you lack girth it may not work as well for you.
why not also use a smaller tank? that tank was pretty big they do make smaller ones about half that size
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Henry Hering, 1929
Standing proudly on a base of pink granite, on the south side of the Indiana War Memorial, is Pro Patria. The statue is of a young man draped in an American flag reaching heavenward. Hering stated "I have attempted to embody in this memorial, the spirit rather than material concept of a soldier-- to give the figure an expression of all there is in humanity of aspiration, valor, renunciation and the perpetuation of the memory of the patriot fighting for the right. I include peace also, for the left hand raised in exultation also may snatch the olive branch." The statue is 24' high and weighs approximately seven tons. It was the largest sculptured bronze casting ever made in America at that time.


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Recently, I had an interesting conversation with Jonathan Miller for One to One; tune in this Sunday, April 3 at 1 p.m./noon CT.
Miller, the Secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet under Governor Steve Beshear, has left state government and will join the private sector. He'll be practicing law and has a start-up blog called The Recovering Politician. Jonathan served two terms as State Treasurer and worked in Washington a few years before coming back to Kentucky to raise a family. He has recruited a number of other former politicians to write for his blog. You can find it at therecoveringpolitician.com
This week I'll be talking with two of America's best known authors for a couple of upcoming One to One programs:
- *Andre Dubus III who wrote The House of Sand and Fog, a national bestseller and movie. Townie is Dubus's new memoir which is at number four on the New York Times nonfiction list.
- *Rita Mae Brown who is wildly popular around the world — her mystery series are always best sellers.
Both Brown and Dubus are in Kentucky for the Lexington Public Library's Night of Literary Feasts. Patrons of the library will have an opportunity to have dinner with their favorite author. There are 11 authors, including Kentuckians Ed McClanahan, Jon Carloftis, and Neil Chethik. I'll be attending and will give you an update in an upcoming blog post.


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Mia Swart of the South African Wits University argued the recent D-Day photo op in which both Michelle Obama and Carla Sarkozy both wore white colored dresses was not only a fashion first for two wives of presidents to appear in the same colored dress, but raised interesting possibilities of a political alliance between the American and French leader. Ms. Swart wonders why Carla Sarkozy wore white which is not the color ordinarily worn by this dynamic woman. Does it suggest a high spirited woman has decided to play down who she is in order to assist her political husband to gain votes? She also wonders if Michelle Obama was unaware of the ironic aspect of wearing white on such a significant day.
The fashion world is aghast at the issue of what these women wore, but it does raise a more important issue as to who the hell cares what is the color of what women wear? It is hard to imagine Chancellor Merkel of Germany or Hillary Clinton giving a damn about the color of their clothes or how color might convey a symbolic message. But, when two very beautiful women like Mrs. Obama and Mrs. Sarkozy go out in public, fashion critics transform these two intelligent humans into a fashion statement.
There is some evidence Harvard educated Michelle Obama currently is playing the role of "mom" to her two wonderful daughters and staying clear of political statements. Perhaps, it is time for Michelle Obama to study the life of Eleanor Roosevelt whose plain appearance never raised the slightest question among reporters as to the meaning of the clothes she wore. She became the greatest First Lady in history because Eleanor Roosevelt took repeated stands for human rights. Michelle, wear white, pink, black, purple or whatever, but begin taking a stand for human rights.


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Posted by Holger Kisker on June 22, 2010
Some days ago at Forrester's IT Forum in Lisbon (June 9-11) I gave a presentation together with my colleague Andy Bartels on the IT market recovery (we predict a 9.3% IT market growth in 2010) after two economically challenging years in 2008/9. In fact, we were making the point that the market rebound we currently see is not simply a recovery but the beginning of a new IT hyper growth phase fueled by a new wave of innovation.
A strong driver of this innovation is what we call Smart Computing at Forrester: the integration of physical world information into intelligent IT-supported business processes in 4 steps: Awareness (via new sensor technology), Analysis (with advanced BI solutions), Alternatives (including rules and process engines) and Action (in industry business applications), plus a 5th feedback loop of Auditability for tracking and learning.
A well-known example of smart computing solutions is smart metering in the Utilities industry. In another presentation in Lisbon, a colleague asked the audience, a room full with all the leading IT service companies, who all had an initiative running with smart metering – everyone in the room raised their hands. Then he asked who actually had more than 1-3 (pilot) projects running – and almost no one raised their hand.
Is smart metering just hype that everyone is jumping on or what is the reality of the lighthouse example of smart computing at this point in time?


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Usually just the top two rings with need to be filed but check an oil ring anyway, they're usually pretty wide open as compared to the compression rings.
Personally I never use a ring expander, I prefer to spirol them on. Opinions vary.
Stagger the end gaps as evenly as you can, try to put the top ring gap near the exhaust valve relief and the second ring under the intake valve relief.
Oil the wrist pin well and spread some oil on the skirts don't go too crazy. I like a thin film of ATF on the cylinder walls.
Good luck
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Need More Info On Piston Rings
Ok I'll be filing my rings soon, got the filer, have the rings and I just need to ask a few more questions.
When I'm filing the rings is it just the top and second ring? Or the oil ring too?
Is the ring tool that is used to place rings on the pistons easy to use or do I have to be really carefull? Mine is a Blue Point
Do I line up the rings prior to putting them in the bores so the open end of the rings are not underneath each other?
Do I oil the piston up a little before I put it in the band compressor before sliding it into the bore?
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Help with lists
Hi! I'm having problems with the lists I try and manipulate.
I set a list as something and then try and get mathematica to pull out a
number in a range and it doesn't return anything. Like so;
In[1]: list = {-5,-4,-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3,4,5}
In[2]: Count[list,{-2,2}]
What I'm trying to get the program to do is Count the values in the list
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Audi quattro Concept Feasibility Turns Up Short. Project Halted.
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In a roundtable interview with quattro GmbH product boss Stefan Reil at the Geneva Motor Show this week, the German executive confirmed that a decision about the quattro Concept had been reached. Unfortunately for fans of the car, the car will not make it into production.
The large reason sighted was cost. In order to meet the extremely light weight targets of the project, the car would have been built entirely of expensive lightweight materials such as carbon fiber body panels and many components from aluminum and magnesium. Very little could have been shared from any current model Audi and that would have driven the price of this bespoke Audi coupe to a level where it was determined it would not have be viable and would have likely been north of the R8 GT.
This is an unfortunate turn of events for fans of the quattro Concept. Still, another rumor we heard at Geneva was that the design of the quattro Concept was heavily influenced by the new Audi design boss Wolfgang Egger. It wouldn't be all that surprising to see many themes explored by the quattro Concept implemented in future Audis.
Want to know more about the quattro Concept or see photos from Geneva? See the links below.
Photo Gallery: 2012 Geneva Motor Show
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Re: A simple gear question for a new sailor
You can even buy a cheap pair of Mechanix gloves and cut off the fingers. I've been told they work well enough.
Re: A simple gear question for a new sailor
Gloves are a must, and something to keep the wet off you, like rain pants and coat. A change of socks and sailing boot's would be nice. Might want to ask the skipper what he would recommend.
Re: A simple gear question for a new sailor
I have never felt the need for gloves, except when handling the anchor. We keep a pair of gardening gloves in the anchor well for that purpose.
Re: A simple gear question for a new sailor
I have some very thin rowing gloves. They have fine mesh on the back of the hand, protecting me from sun burn as well (I'm rather sensitive to the sun). They're not for really hard work, but the fake leather palms really protect the hands well, and allows you to grip even when wet (they don't get "slimey" when wet. They are full fingered. I don't like 3/4 length gloves.
I don't have enough posts to post a link, but if you do a search for "Rowtex gloves", you should find them.
Edit: I notice after doing the above search, that they now also have a winter version. I don't have those. I only have the summer version.
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Re: A simple gear question for a new sailor
My anchor winch solves any anchor handling problems. Don't need gloves for that .Good sheet winches eliminate the need for them for line handling.
Re: A simple gear question for a new sailor
You've been given some useful advice, and there is little I can add.
I find that the only time I use gloves is when working on the anchor and chain, when I consider it a must to wear them. Otherwise, it will depend on the number of tacks or gybes you'll do in a given time... If you are using self-tailing winches, there is also less need to handle lines and protect your hands.
Best of luck and enjoy!
|Police gloves are nice you can still fell everthing and they get a good grip. It gets hard to get used to wearing gloves in warm weather but they work great for grabbing stuff if your hands are sweating. The police use them all year.
Re: A simple gear question for a new sailor
For me... i have gloves; i hardly use them for line handling. Just cold/cool weather. Nothing worse than cold hands and trying to function.
Foul weather gear... a must, any will do. For coastal sailing in warm weather something light and weatherproof, and remember to layer underneath. Bring fleece and long johns. You would be surprised how cool things can get fast.
*sunscreen-need this
*good hat
*croakies for your glasses (don't wear sunglasses myself, Like to see what i'm gonna hit)
As far as heading in if inclement weather heads in; i hope not, your there to learn. Take advantage of it. Nothing like large swells and waves to get your blood pumping. The bigger the better.
Re: A simple gear question for a new sailor
Do you wear a wedding band? If so, then you really need to wear gloves anytime you are working around machinery and equipment. This is a basic safety rule and helps you to not loose a finger, otherwise take your ring(s) off. Watches too for that matter.
I'm forever amazed at how many different ways I can gouge, cut, scrape, burn, bruise or blister myself often leaving a trail of blood back to where I store the first aid kit. So I wear "Mechanics" gloves that I buy at Lowes. They are full finger, made of systhetic leather and cheap.
On my last sail, I was in the slip, had taken my gloves off and was putting things away and somehow whacked my left hand pinkie and spewed blood all over the place, which if not cleaned right away becomes a chore to get rid of. I wouldn't want to do that on someone else's boat.
When sailing in wet weather, you do a lot of sitting on wet surfaces and a lot of department store gear will not keep your bum dry and that is where good sailing pants come in to play, they are even better than hiking gear for keeping your tush dry.
Don't skimp on this stuff for your wife. You will appreciate it later.
Re: A simple gear question for a new sailor
If you are taking up the boating hobby, I'd argue to buy good marine foul weather gear. When you use it, you'll be glad that you did. Marine gear is designed for sitting, hiking, working on deck, all stuff that otherwise good quality rain gear is not designed to do. Especially including a hood that permits you see when it's up, and your head is turned or angled... and which does not shut down your peripheral vision, a very bad result of most gear. Keeping you dry is just the beginning...your boating gear needs to keep you dry on the rough weather days when the water is coming At you rather than DOWN on you, and again rain gear just doesn't do it.
I sprung for some quality Henri Lloyd coastal gear a while ago, and it's a pleasure to use everytime in the otherwise unpleasant circumstances where you need it.
Nothing but nothing makes a day on the water more miserable than being wet when you need to be warm too, if you get wet you wont be warm.
And spring for some Gortex socks, use them with your boat shoes, much better than boots for daysailing.
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Wayne Law LL.M. degree an advantage for Beijing lawyer
FEATURE RELEASE (Nov. 23, 2010) – When Beijing lawyer John Chu, LL.M. '01, was presented with an opportunity to transfer to General Motors (GM) headquarters in Detroit from Beijing in 1999, he took advantage of it. The experience allowed him to learn about how Americans do business and the American legal system – knowledge that has made him a highly sought-after attorney in Beijing.
"I decided to make the most of my time in the United States and study American law at Wayne State University Law School because I think the U.S. is home to one of the most developed legal systems in the world," said Chu, who had practiced law in China for 12 years, including three years at GM in Beijing. "It is very different from the Chinese legal system, which is part of the continental legal system, and the case laws interest me a lot. As commercial transactions between China and the United States continue to grow, I felt it was very important for me to learn American laws."
He earned his LL.M. degree from Wayne Law in 2001, taking classes in the evening while working full-time at GM for three years. And though it was demanding to work all day and go to school at night, his American law degree has benefitted his career tremendously.
Chu returned to GM in China in 2001 as general counsel of the truck joint venture in Shenyang, and later went back to GM in Beijing. In 2008, he returned to Jun He, the law firm he co-founded in 1989 that specializes in international transactions, which is today one of the largest law firms in China. He serves as an attorney in the firm's Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions departments.
"I am acting as counsel for American Fortune 100 companies and some fast-growing Chinese companies," he said. "Recently, I assisted the Beijing Automotive Investment Company in acquiring the IP assets of SAAB, the former Swedish arm of GM." He also assisted Sinopec, a company among the Top 10 Global Fortune 100, to acquire a $3 billion finance facility for a project in Tianjin, China, an endeavor that was nominated as the "Financing Project of 2010" by Asia Legal Business magazine.
According to Chu, learning first-hand about how Americans approach business was the most valuable lesson learned at Wayne Law. "There is a cultural gap between Chinese and American business people," he said. "Most frequently, Chinese and Americans are thinking the same thing, but talking in different languages. Wayne Law gave me the opportunity to learn how Americans approach an issue, and now I am able to explain a Chinese issue to American clients in the way that they may understand."
It's no surprise to Wayne Law Professor Julia Qin that Chu has succeeded in international business. "What impressed me most about John is his intellectual curiosity about U.S. society and culture, and his ability to understand law in its broad social, political and economic contexts," said Qin, who taught Chu in International Business Transactions.
Chu has established himself as an accomplished international lawyer on two continents, but he still feels a connection to his alma mater in Detroit. He is eager to meet up with other Wayne Law alumni working in Asia or with Asian businesses. "I hope that Wayne Law alumni in the United States may contact me more especially when they are doing business in China," he said. "China is now a major player in world economy." Chu may be reached by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
In addition to his LL.M. degree from Wayne Law, Chu has a bachelor's degree in English from Beijing Foreign Studies University, a master of laws degree in Chinese law from the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and a doctoral degree in economics from the People's University of China.
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What makes no sense to me, is why our right wing beeks are so anxious to spend trillions protecting middle east oil but are so opposed to INVESTING a plumb nickle
The real problem leftist have with understanding the free market is that most leftist start out looking at societies problems from the view point of a thief and therefore they think everyone around them is also a thief.
Way, way over the top and out of line.
... Mystery solved: It's called high compression diesel + SMALL body.Note: diesels get the 50 to 60mpg while the gasoline versions of these matchbox cars only get 30mpg....For various reasons... including ...emissions from diesels, they have not gained wide spread acceptance here...
... Isn't this the latest and greatest French Automotive Technology? A car that runs on hot airhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6138972/ns/us_news-environment/t/car-runs-compressed-air-will-it-sell/
... I would not recommend driving a Trablat over the Mackinaw Bridge! There are urban legends of Yugos being blown right off the bridge.


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After reviewing the available patterns I figured that I would give it a try myself. I have about 6-7 hours into these drawings so far, still not totally happy yet, but it is a good start. These drawings were done by creating a mosaic from the various photos. I still need to print these out full size to make sure that they are properly proportioned.
Take a look and let me know what you all think.
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ARSC HPC Users' Newsletter 357, March 9, 2007
- Better C++ Compiler Warnings
- "Unbuffering" Standard Output (So You Can See It!)
- Mentor (and Intern) Opportunities for Internship Program
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Better C++ Compiler Warnings
A few years ago a friend of mine recommended the book "Effective C++" by Scott Meyers. At the time I was doing a whole lot of C++ programming, so I went out and bought the book. It is an excellent resource for anyone that doing object oriented C++ programming, but that's not the point of this story.
These days I don't do a whole lot of C++ programming, but I had a strange sense of deja vu a few weeks ago when I was reading the g++ man page and found the "-Weffc++" command line option. This warning option checks C++ code for several of the style guidelines that Scott describes in his book.
If you are doing object oriented programming, this option warns for several C++ gotchas that other compilers don't catch, such as, failure to overload the copy constructor and assignment operator in classes which have dynamically allocated memory.
Here's a not so useful, misbehaving C++ code with these mistakes:
#include <iostream> #include <vector> class myclass { public: myclass(int size=10) { a_size_=size; } int a_size() { return a_size_; } private: int * a; int a_size_; std::vector<int> c; }; int main() { myclass a; std::cout << a.a_size() << std::endl; }
If the standard g++ warnings are enabled, no warnings are produced:
nelchina 1% g++ -Wall myclass.cpp -o myclass
However with "-Weffc++", the assignment operator and copy constructor issues with this code are caught along with several other good style violations:
nelchina 2% g++ -Wall -Weffc++ myclass.cpp -o myclass ... ... myclass.cpp:5: warning: `class myclass' has pointer data members myclass.cpp:5: warning: but does not override `myclass(const myclass&)' myclass.cpp:5: warning: or `operator=(const myclass&)' myclass.cpp: In constructor `myclass::myclass(int)': myclass.cpp:8: warning: `myclass::a' should be initialized in the member initialization list myclass.cpp:8: warning: `myclass::a_size_' should be initialized in the member initialization list myclass.cpp:8: warning: `myclass::c' should be initialized in the member initialization list
Be aware that many of the standard C++ header files, such as the vector class, do not follow Scott's good style guidelines. You may use grep to hide the warnings produced by these files, making it easier to spot the warnings which apply to your own code:
nelchina 3% g++ -Wall -Weffc++ myclass.cpp -o myclass 2>&1 grep -v "/usr/lib"
If you're not sure how to implement a copy constructor or assignment operator, check out Scott's book.
"Unbuffering" Standard Output (So You Can See It!)
[ Thanks to Ed Kornkven for this article! ]
Recently I was running a Fortran program ported to our new Sun system, Midnight. The program writes several output files, and sends its diagnostic output to stdout, using PRINT*. Output is sent to stdout in a flurry at program startup, then a line every minute or so thereafter.
I wanted to capture that stdout output to a file and pulled out the trusty Unix utility, "tee." The effect of "tee" is to have one's cake and eat it too, by copying its output to a file but still displaying it on the screen. It is used by piping stdout to it as in
./a.out tee stdout.txt
But when I piped stdout to "tee," I found myself with plumbing troubles -- a clogged pipe and no output. The output had been flowing freely without the "tee", i.e.,
./a.outbut when the tee was added, not a trickle.
I worked around the problem, and a few days later got time for more experimentation. I discovered that "tee" did, in fact, produce output, but it was obviously buffering it. Instead of displaying the output a line at a time, the output was being displayed a buffer at a time. The buffers are large enough to hold several output lines and it took around ten minutes for the buffer to fill and be dumped to the window. I just hadn't waited long enough to see the output the first time.
Besides the eventual appearance of output, another clue that was that the last line showing in the window was chopped off in mid-sentence. Clearly the output was being written to the window in increments other than whole lines.
But how to fix it? What I needed was something like
drano ./a.out tee stdout.txtto get things moving through that pipe. If only things were that easy, right? Well in this case they are -- only the "magic" is called "unbuffer". The unbuffer command uses "expect" to unbuffer redirected program output. Running with
unbuffer ./a.out tee stdout.txtworks perfectly and my output is displayed line-by-line. "unbuffer" is available on our Linux systems, including Midnight and Nelchina, and also on our AIX systems, iceberg and iceflyer. It doesn't appear on OS X but my Mac doesn't appear to buffer its output the same way anyway.
For our hands-on readers, here is a simple Fortran program that manifests the symptoms I was seeing.
program unbuf integer i do i = 1, 200 print*, 'Output line ', i call sleep (1) end do end programCompile this, say with the PathScale compiler on Midnight by
module load PrgEnv #if you haven't already pathf90 -freeform unbuf.fand then execute it by
./a.out tee out
The delay in printing each output line, coupled with the buffering of stdout, will make it appear that the program isn't doing anything. Note that the output to file "out" is also being buffered, so its size appears as zero until the buffer empties. In this case, the output lines are short enough and the buffer is large enough that all 200 lines are buffered until the end of the program, 200 seconds after launching it. Using "unbuffer" however, a line is displayed every second, just as the program logic would lead us to expect.
Experienced programmers may know that the same effect can be accomplished by explicitly flushing the buffers for a given I/O unit, in this case unit 6 which is "Fortran" for stdout:
program unbuf_flush integer i do i = 1, 200 print*, 'Output line ', i call flush(6) call sleep(1) end do end program
The call to flush() forces the buffer to be emptied so we will see the output as it is written. Of course this requires access to, and modification of, the source program which may not always be possible or desirable.
Mentor (and Intern) Opportunities for Internship Program
UAF faculty members are invited to submit proposals to mentor summer undergraduate research interns. As part of the ARSC Undergraduate Research Summer Challenge, UAF faculty mentors will work with students to accomplish computational science research goals.
Prospective interns are also invited to apply, but note that your deadline is next Friday.
The ARSC Undergraduate Research Summer Challenge attracts competitive applications from around the US. Interns will be working 40 hours per week on their research projects, under the direction of their mentor.
Visit the program information pages for more background, along with some past project and student profiles:
Intern applications are due March 16. Mentor project applications received before March 20 will have the best chance of being matched to interns.
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The demise of two big building companies in three months, Cosmopolitan Homes in November and Kell and Rigby on Thursday, highlight far more serious problems for the Australian economy than the debate about Alcoa, car manufacturing or fly in, fly out mining (''Building company forced to close'', February 10).
Construction is the biggest market sector in the Australian economy, employing nearly five times more workers than mining, generating far more manufacturing jobs, but getting more hindrance than assistance, with the exception of a short spurt of BER funding.
In NSW we only build half the number of dwellings we need each year, as land releases have dried up and every council uses NIMBY tactics to prevent rebuilding at increased densities. Highly efficient house builders undercut each other in a desperate fight for the shrinking work, forcing subcontractors to work for below-award wages or go bust. Builders tendering for larger buildings are under enormous pressure to cut costs by using foreign products (the mining industry is notorious in this regard). No wonder the raw material makers such as Alcoa, and the window and door fabricators that use their product are under such stress.
But there's no government support or Waratah-style bailout for construction companies, only increased regulations.
And if that is not enough, it is now the most dangerous industry, with more than 50 building workers killed on average each year. You are more likely to be killed going on a building site than being posted to Afghanistan, and you are being paid only half the money to do so. It is amazing that anyone does it, and no wonder that those competing for the right to do so go broke.
Tone Wheeler Glebe
Rebate cuts will impact on services
Missing in the debate about changes to the private health insurance rebate is an understanding that the vast majority of Australians with private health insurance are not rich (''End to medical rebate will cost $1300 a year'', February 10). However, as others drop or downgrade their health insurance as a result of the rebate changes, all Australians will be forced to pay higher premiums.
Also missing is an understanding that many private health insurers are not-for-profit restricted and regional funds, which my organisation represents. Higher premium increases will mean some members will inevitably drop or downgrade their insurance.
The other inevitable consequence of people departing private health insurance is the added pressure that will be placed on the public health system.
Independent MPs thinking of supporting the rebate changes should also consider the negative impact on specialists working in private hospitals in rural and regional Australia. As people leave private health insurance, private hospitals in country Australia will have reduced capacity to attract and retain specialists.
Ron Wilson hirmaa (Health Insurance Restricted and Regional Membership Association of Australia)
The end to the medical rebate will not cost me $1300 per year. Under the Howard government initiative to rebate private health insurance cost I was given a ''choice'': take out private cover and receive a rebate or pay extra. Philosophically I believe in good universal public health cover and so I ''chose'' to pay the extra. If people believe in private health insurance then let them make a choice and pay for it.
Brenton McGeachie Queanbeyan West
We are a middle-income family and we are happy to give up some of our health insurance subsidy, as long as the federal government also winds back the funding to private schools that sees students there receive more in federal funding than is provided to each student at public schools . That the Labor government continues to preference private school students, who tend to already come from privileged backgrounds and enjoy many advantages at school thanks to the high fees their parents pay, at the expense of public school students, is a disgrace.
Rachael Bernstone Tempe
Why is no one asking the real question: did the Coalition's forcing of people into private healthcare, via threat of financial repercussions for doing otherwise, result in the enormous lessening of strain on the public system that they promised?
Justin Sayers Erskineville
Having recently been diagnosed with early breast cancer, I realise I am lucky that I can afford private health cover towards the cost of in-hospital services.I have required extensive medical imaging and pathology services since my diagnosis. St Vincent's Imaging told me that the rebates for these services have not increased over the past decade despite the costs increasing. In some cases, the rebates are actually lower than a decade ago. Medical imaging equipment is expensive and the cost of the services has to be passed on to the patient. Perhaps now that the government can claw back $2.4 billion from passing this legislation, it can increase the rebates to the patient for these services at last.
Lisa Boswell Lane Cove
If a family on $258,000 cannot afford another $1300 per annum then they need to have a good hard look at themselves. This is the worst form of high-income-earner welfare.
Nick Hemming St Peters
A picture that breaks hearts and prods consciences
A stunning photograph of searing poignancy appeared on page one yesterday, the more so because the photojournalist has reversed the nativity scene replacing the joy of new life with the pain of a child's death. And maybe there is a political observation here, too. They don't come much more powerful than this.
Wayne Davies Gordon
The story of baby Khan Mohammad is a tragedy (''Pity the children: bitter cold takes its toll at refugee camps'', February 10). That he died in circumstances where supposedly $US60 billion in aid has been received seems obscene, until I think about the profits of some of our mining magnates. What price must these refugees continue to pay for the lack of fuel and a little hot water?
Vicky Marquis Glebe
I have read the Herald every day since arriving in Australia in 1981 from Scotland. I am, for whatever reason, right politically of Margaret Thatcher, and have always accepted the wee bit left leaning of my newspaper of choice. However, today you have brought me to tears and given me a major shift in my thinking - the story and pictures on little Khan Mohammad have made me rethink my views on refugees. Thank you.
William Miller Abbotsford
Couldn't help but notice the irony on your front page this morning. While Tony Abbott's ''disadvantaged'' Australian families on incomes over $166,000 will have to pay more for private health insurance thanks to the government's new legislation, families in Kabul's refugee camps only hope they will keep their babies warm and fed enough to survive the sub-zero temperatures.
Libby Roberts Neutral Bay
More respect, please
I do wish the media would stop talking about ''boats'' coming when they mean that humans on boats are coming to ask for our help (''Amnesty calls for more bridging visas as boats keep coming'', February 10).
Marilyn Shepherd Angaston (SA)
Downer's recall
Considering his record regarding Iraq, that he "knew" all about weapons of mass destruction but nothing about AWB bribes, it'd be a stunning turn-up for the books if former foreign minister Alexander Downer was right about the latest torture allegations (''Memo states Defence role in death of Iraq prisoner'', February 10).
Roger Cooper Boambee East
Syria cynicism
I know it's not exactly like Iraq, but has the world forgotten that Syria exports oil (''UN aims for union with Arab League to help Syria'', February 10)? Surely there must be a Coalition of the willing, ready to go over and save the oil … Oops I meant people.
Dario Hawat Fairfield
Abattoir cruelty
CCTV should be installed in slaughterhouses because by their nature such places will always be havens for the sadistic (''Covert evidence of cruelty halts abattoir'', February 10).
James Buckman Enmore
After the disclosure of what has been happening at the Hawkesbury Valley Meat Processors, the Prime Minister would be grossly irresponsible if she did not immediately order the cessation of all transportation of live animals in Australia.
Brent Walker Killcare
Bank profit confusion
Gil Solomon (Letters, February 8) says ''the banking industry makes not even 3 per cent on invested funds''. Jessica Irvine says (February 10) '' the phrase 'return on equity' just means the company's profit expressed as a percentage of total shareholder equity invested'' and comments it is 15.2 per cent.
I presume it's a problem of apples and oranges, and ''the banking industry'' does not equal the ''total shareholder equity''.
Which matters and to whom? I require an explanation before slinking away dismayed.
Grahame Wise Vaucluse
Gil Solomon decries the bank bashers and claims that "bank bashing is now like a cancer" before trotting off a variety of non-sequiturs.
Banks deserve all the opprobrium they are getting. They work in a cosseted, almost non-competitive market as Jessica Irvine rightly points out, and their profits are excessive.
While governments have vacated the banking field, for better or worse, people like Gil Solomon would do well to understand that while profits in the banking industry are essential for their health, every dollar in profit is equivalent to a tax on individuals and companies for the right to be a functional member of the economy.
Recent banking profits fall well into the scope of super-profits. A tax on super profits would at least see some of those super-profits returned to the public rather than shareholders.
Given that the government effectively insures the banks against their own failure, it's a reasonable price to expect that the Treasurer might tell them to pull their heads in occasionally.
Andrew Lewis South Coogee
Economic disaster
Julia Gillard wants to emphasise Labor's economic credibility and jobs record.
Just recently - Alcoa flagged 600 job losses; Kell and Rigby closed with the loss of 500 jobs; Westpac to slash 560 jobs; Toyota are cutting 350 jobs; Mortein closes Sydney plant - loss of 190 jobs; Holden cuts 100 jobs; recent statistics - no jobs growth in 2011; industry minister removed from cabinet; Labor's carbon price $23 per tonne - Europe's latest market price $8.45; etcetera.
Julia, debate the economy. Bring it on!
John Shailer East Lindfield
Well, fancy that
It takes a study by psychologists to determine that people who make terrific comments about their friends are judged more likeable than people who are always negative (''Facebook can alienate people further - study'', February 10)? I'm relieved it's now been scientifically proved.
Peter Campbell Potts Point
Talking technology
If Roderick Berry (Letters, February 10) thinks putting grubby fingerprints on a piece of glass will be our only relevant means of communication in the future, I'm terrified.
As a committed geek since I launched one of Australia's first computer magazines in 1981, I find the phone and tablet one-finger interface a pathetic misuse of both technology and our human capabilities. I'm very worried about how I'll have a conversation if I ever meet up with Roderick. Do we sit across the table and finger-peck our ideas at each other?
Matt Whelan Maroubra
Hugh O'Keefe wants the last word on cursive writing (Letters, February 10). On the contrary - the last word should surely go to Norman Gunston for this gem: ''My writing is not as easy to read as it looks.''
Sue Ieraci Balmain
I'm a 62-year-old who is happily managing his tablet, smart phone and notebook, Roderick Berry. Oh, I can write in cursive too.
Victor Baskir Edgecliff
A good read
Why should reading an ebook mean dumbing down (''Take a tablet and turn to the digital chapter'', February 10)? I don't want to read ''short and sharp chapters that could be read in a single sitting''. I want to lose myself in a well-written book - and it does not matter whether it's in print or ebook. Bring on ''flip flopping between locations'', and concentrate on more than ''two or three characters''.
The sad fact is that many well-written novels never find a traditional publisher just because they might not have a mass appeal. Ebooks make the variety on what is available on the market so much wider - and are not at all synonymous with stories without depth.
Dorothea Preis Terrey Hills
Muffled by noise
My sleepless Kings Cross neighbours and I wonder if someone from the NSW government could explain why two complaints are necessary before any action is taken to curb excessive engine noise from cars and motorbikes (''Crackdown on noisy cars after residents are left exhausted'', February 10)?
Close to 900 suspensions should result from 900 complaints, not the minuscule 386 as reported.
Could the government also explain why expensive ''sports exhaust systems'', whose sole purpose is to turn regular cars into ''deep throttle beasts'', are freely available from exhaust specialists, when it's illegal to modify a vehicle's exhaust system to make it louder than when originally manufactured?
And don't even start me on that famous brand of motorcycle that is sold factory-set to deafen us all.
David Mackinnon Kings Cross
Out of the blue
Yes, the Reckitt's Blue factory was at Newtown, and what a wonderfully conservative British firm Reckitt and Colman was, with its eclectic range of products: Brasso, Silvo, Robin Starch, Dettol, Keen's Mustard, Robinson's Patent Barley and Groats.
And the impeccably English travellers, as sales reps were called in those days.
Even their delivery vans were the now forgotten British Commer.
And surely the finest piece of advertising artwork was that monochrome against blue sea and sky of a square-rigger under full sail ploughing through above the slogan ''Out of the Blue comes the whitest wash'' that graced our grocery shop.
Phil Dunne Vaucluse
Professionals must come after clients
While originally there were only four professions - law, medicine, military and the clergy - the definition I was given many years ago by a professor was that a professional is one who puts his patient's/client's/customer's needs ahead of his own. How many of us would pass muster?
Chris Mangan Bracken Ridge (Qld)
Don't blame them
Would all parents who want their young children to be independent, travel unsupervised and be trusting of strangers please sign a declaration that they accept all responsibility and not blame schools, bus drivers, police etc when the inevitable tragedy occurs (Letters, February 10).
Denis Suttling Newport Beach
Cause for protest
I'm not surprised Martin Luther founded his own religion if the Catholic Church gave him a diet of worms (Letters, February 10).
Glenn Meeves Kings Park
Moggie memories
I do hope the Queen Mary 2 on its maiden circumnavigation of Australia will be carrying a cat in memory of Trim, Matthew Flinders's beloved companion on the original voyage 200 years ago (''The Diary: A big day for … this curator'', February 10).
Minty Smyth Edgecliff
While on this track
The quiet carriage, the naughty carriage, the ''elbow-free'' carriage, the common courtesy carriage … I see a cartoon in this. We need a laugh in the ''read a broadsheet'' carriage.
Stuart Sykes Mosman
Take a bet on a local
Is there no Australian who can run a casino (''Casino's new man linked to US probe'', February 10)?
Doug Johnson Bellevue Hill
Name noteworthy
In response to Julica Jungehuelsing (Letters, February 10), I have nothing to say. We all just want to see your name in print one more time.
Graham Hanlon Normanhurst
It started innocently enough at the weekend with a report on Louie the Fly and the close of the Mortein factory in Sydney's north-west. But Joan Brown of Orange slipped in a bit of mischief, suggesting readers ask their elders about another common household product, a certain laundry item.
Syria might be bombing its own people and NSW might have just agreed to spend $175 million trying to bail out a private train builder, but what did writers really want to talk about? Reckitt's blue bags. By the end of the week, Sydney's past seemed to be captured in blue and the gleaming white that the laundry product is said to have produced.
From pet terriers to the ceiling of the Capitol Theatre, the stuff seems to have been applied to everything. And its uses appear to have been endless. One gentleman even recalled adding vinegar as a boy to make a stink bomb. The accounts made this editor wonder what other items could prompt the collective memory so readily. But it's rare that such outpourings, previously spontaneous, repeat themselves on cue.
Likewise, discussion about the fate of cursive writing. Thanks to a question from Ellie Hallett of Coffs Harbour, we know that its demise is real: the director of the State Records Authority waded in to reveal that his office has resorted to teaching teenagers how to read it.
I can't sign off without confessing to a little hyperbole earlier. World events, particularly those in Syria and Afghanistan, have occupied the minds of many writers.
And apologies are due to letter writer Don Leayr of Albury, who was correct in describing the boundaries of the federal seat of Farrer. Inaccuracies were introduced at this end.
Catharine Munro, letters co-editor


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No, not the breakfast league, but Neil land Scott are still in the kitchen.
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This one is not a practice slide
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"A flat world requires educators to effectively integrate curriculum and technology to meet the needs of our 21st-century students."
An analytical chemist working as an educational technologist, Robert Simpson uses his scientific training and technology skills to build new learning environments that help students and teachers explore the educational power of the Internet. Since 1999, he has been working on an innovative professional development model — one that, through the creation of web-based project-based units (PBUs), provides teams of K–12 educators and college faculty with the skills and methods necessary to effectively integrate district curriculum standards with information technology.
A highlight is the Saugus Iron Works Great Adventure PBU, which enables fifth graders to learn about colonial history, science, and technology through the lens of the local Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site. By leveraging Adobe software products — such as Adobe® Dreamweaver®, Fireworks®, Flash®, and Adobe Presenter — the PBUs have engaged learners and steadily increased year-over-year student achievement in science and technology.
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Simpson presents at many conferences, including the National Science Teachers Association conference.
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Francoeur back in the saddle
Francoeur back in the saddle
While coming back from getting hit in the face with a pitch for the second time in four years, all the Braves Gold Glove outfielder has had to do was spend the past two days testing his will against the fastballs of Tigers ace Justin Verlander and defending American League Cy Young Award winner C.C. Sabathia.
While Verlander and Sabathia have both been throwing their high-velocity fastballs, Francoeur hasn't shown any sign of being tentative or fearful. In fact, he looked quite comfortable while touching Sabathia for a couple of solid singles in Friday's 6-4 loss to the Indians at Disney's Champion Stadium.
"The last two days, I've worked more in the cage than I can ever remember," Francoeur said. "[Friday], it felt like it paid off. It really did."
After getting hit in the lip by Todd Wellemeyer's offspeed pitch in Sunday's game against the Cardinals, Francoeur didn't return until Thursday night, when he went hitless in three at-bats against Verlander and Detroit.
When asked how he'd felt, Francoeur said, "Fine, other than the fact that I stunk out there."
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During each swing, Francoeur didn't turn his body toward third base, which would be an action one might expect from somebody if they were fearful they were going to get hit again.
"Whey you get in there, you understand it's just part of the game," Francoeur said. "To have those at-bats [against Verlander and Sabathia] gives me a lot of confidence."
Francoeur, who is hitting .317 (13-for-41) this spring, has told Braves manager Bobby Cox that he wants at least three at-bats during each of the team's final six Grapefruit League games. Francoeur believes that would definitely allow him to begin the regular season with a normal sense of comfort.
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Monday, January 17
Maidstone Gooner Knitwear's birthday dictated those of us who headed over to West Ham in our particular away game party were always going to have a good time. As football fans however, we all know so well how a result can do its utmost to ruin it. The performance and victory made sure on this occasion it was a day to savour.
My dad's birthday also falling at this time of the year meant Saturday was laced with some early nausea issues but come lunchtime these were forgotten as we thoroughly enjoyed the pre-match fare in our usual haunt for this fixture.
Confidence is something I go into virtually all our games with and this was no different. A good thumping victory however, was also essential for a number of reasons I feel after our recent results.
We looked sharp from the off I felt and RVP's fine strike was no more than we deserved. I remember commenting in fact that we were a second goal from the perfect first half and shortly after RVP had thumped the post, Theo duly obliged. A two-goal lead at the break, thanks very much.
If we limited our hosts to a couple of chances in the first period we were probably even more dominant in the second. We all know, however, that third goal definitely settles the nerves. A cast-iron penalty will do and after it was coolly slotted home the victory celebrations joined those birthday ones already firmly in place.
The perfect start to this incredibly crucial domestic period and while enjoying our post-match plans our thoughts turned to Elland Road on Wednesday.
Despite their position in a lower league I can't help but feel we will be given a much sterner test than at Upton Park. In fact the first game at home already confirms that.
Sing up!
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Iona College baseball senior Sarah Jackson was named the Buffalo Wild Wings Student-Athlete of the Week after being named the MAAC Pitcher of the Week.
Jackson pitched to an earned run average of 0.22 over five appearances, posting a mark of 4-1. Against Manhattan, Jackson went seven innings, allowing just one hit and striking out ten in a 7-0 Gaels win. In a relief appearance against Fordham, Jackson earned the win after allowing no runs, four hits and one walk in four innings in a 6-2 Gaels win. Against Rutgers, Jackson allowed one run and five hits while striking out nine, earning the tough luck loss in a 1-0 game. Against Saint Peter's, Jackson allowed five hits, one unearned and struck out eight in a 3-1 Gaels win. Jackson wrapped up the week with a complete game shutout against Siena, striking out 12 and allowing just three hits. It marked the third consecutive season she has recorded double digit strikeouts in her start against Siena.
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