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DUBLIN (Reuters) - Crisis, what crisis? The good times are rolling in the aircraft finance industry as yield-hungry investors gamble on growing demand for air travel, banishing recent jitters over funding.
Despite new concerns over emerging markets that mounted on Friday, an annual gathering in Dublin this week attracted record numbers of lawyers, bankers and lessors who keep the $100 billion a year jetliner industry aloft with funding.
Just a few years ago, tougher capital regulations triggered fears that airlines would be unable to find the funds needed to pay for record numbers of aircraft being ordered from Airbus (AIR.PA) and Boeing (BA.N), as European banks scaled back.
But Asian banks helped fill the void and financiers in Ireland, the world's leading hub for aviation finance, said new money was pouring into the promising sector in their wake.
"I don't think there's a sector of the financing space that isn't open for business. Everything is very robust right now," Jude Bricker, treasurer of low-cost U.S. airline Allegiant Travel (ALGT.O), said at the Airline Economics conference.
With U.S. airlines back on a more stable footing and oil prices relatively calm, aviation is luring interest from longer-term investors such as insurers and pension funds, who hope to boost weak returns dictated by low interest rates.
"We've seen the pensions, endowments looking to make up lost investment time, and more hedge fund investors looking for stable spread over time but not necessarily a super-sized return to make it work," said Daniel Hartnett, partner at law firm Kaye Scholer.
Capital markets such as that in Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates (EETC), a secured corporate bond structure typically used by U.S. airlines, are increasingly opening up to foreign airlines because of a recent treaty to protect lenders.
In a landmark transaction, Air Canada ACb.TO last year issued an EETC backed by five Boeing jets. More investors are also placing funds privately with airlines to avoid dilution when such public offerings are over-subscribed.
"The choice of where to go to refinance or finance used to be more guided by what was open, but now everything is open," said Eric Eugene, head of transportation finance at BNP Paribas. "Our clients have a much wider variety of options than there used to be."
Leasing firms, which own or manage 40 percent of the fleet, remain active. And an ample supply of competitive financing means fewer airlines are resorting to guarantees from U.S. and European export credit agencies, which have raised their fees.
"We are in a very healthy market but these are changing markets. We are using less export credit but replacing a lot of that capacity with capital from multiple markets," said Kostya Zolotusky, a managing director at Boeing Capital.
The resulting competition across the aviation industry means yields aren't as high as they were and that is pushing investors to look at new areas to fund, such as older aircraft.
"There's a lot of money chasing a few assets," said Tom Tuggle, executive managing director at CMC Capital Markets.
But despite concerns that rates could rise as central banks ease off printing money to stimulate the economy, delegates said it has rarely been a better time to be an airline treasurer - traditionally a nerve-racking job.
"Any CFO should be looking at refinancing everything they've got right now," said Ron Wainshal, chief executive of Aircastle (AYR.N), whose key shareholders include the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, a major Canadian pension fund.
Cheap money has in turn indirectly boosted the manufacturers who are now sitting on record order backlogs.
They are exposed to risks that airlines will not be able to pay for jets they have ordered, but say they are confident others will step in and funding will remain readily available.
The most worrying spot on the horizon is emerging markets, which have dominated aviation's growth in the past five years.
The Dublin gathering took place in the shadow of the World Economic Forum in Davos where bosses warned the "gold rush" of upstart economies was over. The rise of a new middle class has been driving much projected aviation growth.
A flight from emerging market assets accelerated on Friday, sending the Turkish lira to a new low and setting global shares on course for their worst week this year.
Political instability in Turkey and Thailand, both big markets for aircraft, were cited as risks by two aviation industry chiefs in Dublin, speaking on condition of anonymity.
One banker reeled off a list of "red flags" from currencies in Venezuela and Argentina, to growth in Brazil or India.
For now, China - whose domestic market is by far the fastest-growing air travel segment - is on everyone's watch list but is not dramatically slowing, delegates said. Jetmakers are said to have dozens of unannounced orders on their books.
A less tangible concern is whether the airline industry that underpins an eight-year waiting list for new planes, and generates the need for finance, has changed for the better.
Shares in European airline stocks .TRXFLDEUPUARLI have risen 42 percent over the last year, while U.S. airlines stocks .TRXFLDUSPARLI have almost doubled over the last year.
Yet despite talk of fundamental improvements in the way airlines are run, with capacity restraint improving the profits of U.S. carriers, the industry operates on razor-thin margins.
"The margin for error is non-existent. A lot of things can go awry," CMC's Tuggle told Reuters. "Cheap money can sustain the industry, but things can get very different when it turns."
Additional reporting by Conor Humphries and Alexandre Boksenbaum-Granier; Editing by Anthony Barker


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Waterfowl season opens Oct. 20; is your call tuned?By: George deVilbiss/Special to Gold Country News Service
Ever have a flock of birds looking like they want to take a close look at your dekes, but as soon as you give the first quack on your call they turn tail and head away? Don't feel unique. It's happened to all of us.
In many cases, hightailing birds is due to our inability to sound like a real duck. In other cases, it might not be you. It might be the call. Duck calls need to be tuned occasionally. Several environmental factors will affect the sound of your call.
When you took it hunting, you were in a variety of conditions, and I'll lay odds there were times that rain ran right through it.
How did you store it at home? Did it stay dry? Simple humidity will affect it.
More than likely, your brand-new call came with instructions. More than likely, too, those instructions are long gone. Mine are nowhere to be found. Those instructions probably included troubleshooting tips.
The opening date for our region, mainly the balance of the state, is Oct. 20.
While there isn't much great hunting until major storms move into the north state, waterfowl hunters will still hunker down in blinds or tulle patches with a slew of decoys, quacking away on callers on a blue-bird day, hoping to attract a stupid duck.
If you're one of the many who will go out on opening day, chances are good you've been stockpiling shot shells and readying much of your gear.
Most of us don't give much thought to the calls we'll have hooked onto a lanyard bouncing off our chests, but that call can be just as important as your shotgun.
They need to be cleaned and tuned occasionally if you want to have the best chance of convincing a duck you're one of them and to come on in.
Pull it out. Scare the dickens out of the neighborhood and give it a healthy quack.
Oh, no sound at all? Pull the two parts apart. More than likely, you'll find the cork and reed have disappeared. You might find a new cork and reed, but you may have to replace the whole call.
If the call doesn't sound right, take it apart. Corks deteriorate and need to be replaced.
Some wedges are rubber, which also deteriorates or gets so hard it's no longer useable. Or, the reed becomes bent and doesn't sound recognizable to a duck. Replace the reed.
Every once in awhile, the call starts OK but stops on its own. Again, take it apart. A foreign object, perhaps a small clump of dirt or a bug, is trapped between the reed and sound board. Get rid of the object, and you should be good to go, but test the call.
So, with the waterfowl season just over a month away and other zones opening in early October, check your calls now.
If you really want to test them, go to a park where there are ducks. Try talking to them. You can learn a lot listening to them and imitating their talk, too.
Current fishing
Suisun Bay: When the wind doesn't blow, fishing can be good for stripers and sturgeon. Decent catches of each are being taken by bait dunkers throughout Suisun Bay and the Carquinez Straits. The latest lunker was a legal 70-inch humpback that weighed 103.3 pounds. The successful angler that outfought this monster used pile worms at the mouth of Montezuma Slough. Launching at Martinez yields a short run to any prime fishing area, including the Mothball Fleet, which can provide protection from wind if it blows.
Ocean: In the San Francisco region, salmon are moving ever closer to the "gate" with the prime water from Muir Beach to Double Point. While it's been tough to tally a limit, it's a solid fish to 1½ per rod with most of the fish making up the difference in size. In the Bodega Bay region, salmon action has been hit and miss, though great for rock cod. Salmon are scattered, looking for their rivers to make their annual spawning runs. In the San Pablo Bay area, if there are strong tides, the striper action is good.
Lake Berryessa: Bass fishing is yet to turn hot, but you can still do well tossing plastics off the numerous points. Trout are down 60-100 feet. Troll a Triple Teaser or Needlefish and a limit is possible. Crappie are just beginning to show at the back of coves and around docks. Catfishing remains red hot.
Feather River: In the river section below Thermalito, look for shoulder-to-shoulder action on weekends. During the week, it's not so crowded and you don't fight for a piece of water. The action has been excellent with most anglers coming away with big loads of salmon, including a great many at 20 pounds-plus. One huge smoker was just under 40 pounds. A simple bead above a hook is all you need.
Lake Camanche: Trout triers are getting their fair share of trout. As the temperature cools, it's only going to improve. The best action is at night, anchoring near the dam or spillway areas and dropping Power Bait or Crave down 35 feet-plus. Pardee has been releasing cooler water, so upriver areas from the bridge to Arkansas Bend, trolling or drifting, has been effective using eggs, crawlers and chartreuse Power Bait. Use crankbaits in a shad pattern around dropoffs and stickups. Midday, use four-inch purple leeches or lizards on the rocky points and ledges. For top action, work the shady sides.
Lake Pardee: It's worth the trip. Kokanee, while starting to turn for their spawning mode, remains the top action for trollers with the most productive area being Twin Coves and up. Nearly any kokanee-type offering, down 50-120 feet, will mean a strike off the downrigger ball. Trout are slamming the same rigs but in the area of the dam and along the barrel line at the south end of the lake, down 30-50 feet.
The East and West Forks of the Carson River are producing great catches of trout with some rainbows hitting five pounds. Absolute stealth is the key. Water is low and clear, and the trout are easily spooked. Long rods will outperform shorter ones where you can get to the water without being on the edge. Start fishing the undercuts at the bank and work out toward the center of the water; when you take a step, tip-toe. Crawlers and salmon eggs have accounted for the majority of fish. Flies work well in early mornings and late afternoons. A Parachute Adams or mosquito should entice plenty of rises.
Shasta Lake: Surface temperature is warm, 79-82 degrees, depending what part of the lake you're on. Now that most water recreationists have left, the fish catching has turned great. Bass and trout are being taken in great numbers. You need to cover a lot of water, watch your scope, and find the concentrations of fish and bait fish. Limits of trout-salmon to 3½ pounds can easily be taken by dropping 25-50 feet with leadcore line or downriggers. Haul a crawler behind dodgers. A variety of lures will work, such as a HumDinger or Slim Willie. Having a 15 to 20-fish day on bass is nothing unusual, but few lunkers. Most are to two pounds, but an occasional five-pounder can be found. Work a darthead down as much as 50 feet.
Contact George deVilbiss at firstname.lastname@example.com.

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Definitions of naked
a. - Having no clothes on; uncovered; nude; bare; as, a naked body; a naked limb; a naked sword. 2
a. - Having no means of defense or protection; open; unarmed; defenseless. 2
a. - Unprovided with needful or desirable accessories, means of sustenance, etc.; destitute; unaided; bare. 2
a. - Without addition, exaggeration, or excuses; not concealed or disguised; open to view; manifest; plain. 2
a. - Mere; simple; plain. 2
a. - Without pubescence; as, a naked leaf or stem; bare, or not covered by the customary parts, as a flower without a perianth, a stem without leaves, seeds without a pericarp, buds without bud scales. 2
a. - Not having the full complement of tones; -- said of a chord of only two tones, which requires a third tone to be sounded with them to make the combination pleasing to the ear; as, a naked fourth or fifth. 2
The word "naked" uses 5 letters: A D E K N.
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Can a woman ever be too old to wear something?
Usually, I'm a "who says you can't?" gal, urging ladies to stand up against commony held fashion beliefs. White after Labor Day? Who says we can't? A patent leather purse with patent leather shoes? Who says we can't? However, my 38-year-old self has one exception when it comes to certain fashions: Age.
Sorry, but there's a point when a woman is "too old" to wear certain styles. Something about a woman over a certain age wearing a cat-ear headband that renders her credibility as a paralegal, well, not so credible. The fix? Age-appropriate clothing.
By this I don't mean creating a tweed-n-turtleneck-only wardrobe immediately following our 35th birthday. By all means, we should flaunt our figures (and hair, and nails. . . ) while staying on-trend, age be damned. Well, within reason. What I'm talking about are ladies in their mid 30s or older who:
- regularly sport graphic tees with images of a giant M&M, Smurfette or retro Chuck Woolery face
- wear sweatpants with suggestive wording sprawled across their rears (good at no age)
- think images of kitty cats (cartoon or actual) on sweaters, totes and scarves are rockin'
- insist on trying on clothes as they groove to beat of One Direction in the Junior Section
- routinely wear an off-the-shoulder, mega-high slit dress (think: Jennifer Lopez at the Grammy Awards)
What to do then, when the the urge to go too tight or cutesy knocks at our closet door? Go with it, just tone it down a notch (or three). Here's how we can show off our playful side while still looking sassy and classy:
Age-Appropriate, Stylish Looks
The Not-Too-Little LBD
"Little" doesn't have to mean teeny. Even if we can knock 'em dead in tight clothes, some serious hoochie and unprofessional vibes get in the way of being taken seriously. Wear the LBD, but don't look like 50 going on 20 with these sexy, stylish numbers.
Using Our Head
Trade the ear/face panda hat or tough skater girl cap for these head-turning toppers. They're fashionable and still fun, and no one will think we lost our Mommy at the zoo when we wear them.
Say No to Getting High
Sigh. I love heels (who knew?), so this is hard to say. Really hard. But too high is too high. Heels are still OK, but pass on the ridiculously sky-high ones that have the potential to put our image and our ankles on shaky ground.
That's Pretty Graphic
Skip the Kool-Aid Man graphic, crude wording and sloppy top designs and opt for toned-down patterns. Wear abstract styles or other fun looks that turn heads for all the right reasons.
Be Kind to Animals
Puppies and kittens are adorable, I don't care how old you are. But declaring your fondness with a feline-embroidered knapsack (at work) takes us from cute to kitschy (bad kinda kitschy) in a heartbeat. Goodbye, Hello Kitty. Embrace that animal instinct with subtly. It's the Year of the Snake, so why not pay homage to phyton-esque textures?
Pretty in Punk (ish)
Ditch the spikes and bad-ass edge. We're grown, not Goth. Trade it for something that maintains an air of fierceness without looking like tough gal Abby on NCIS.
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People's Top Ten Celeb Quotes of the Week!
"Oh hell yeah!"
– An engaged Miley Cyrus, who was given a surprise bachelorette party during an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show
"As much as Anthony Hopkins is a pussycat, he's terrifying."
– Scarlett Johansson, who faced the legendary actor in a reenactment of Psycho's iconic shower scene for their new film Hitchcock, to V magazine
"If he had boobs, he would do it!"
– New mom Vanessa Lachey, on hubby Nick's willingness to nurse 7-week-old son Camden, to SheKnows.com
"New York is relentless ambition, a drive to succeed, a place where there is a natural pursuit of diversity through compassion."
– N.Y.C. native Lady Gaga, who donated $1 million to Hurricane Sandy relief, on her website
"I was just wondering if you've seen the movie The Bodyguard because I love that movie … "
– Ellen DeGeneres, who promised guest Heidi Klum she wouldn't talk about her personal life or bodyguard boyfriend Martin Kirsten, on her daytime talk show
"I have such extraordinarily loud little pecks – it sounds like I'm walking around in wellies."
– Robert Pattinson, after watching his onscreen kiss with costar (and newly reunited girlfriend) Kristen Stewart, on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
"Why not have a political MILF turn up on my TV show?"
– Russell Brand, on having former Alaska governor Sarah Palin on his FX series BrandX, on Conan
"She's probably writing a song about you right now. 'You'll Never, Ever, Borrow My Guitar, Ever, Ever, Never Again.'"
– Jimmy Kimmel, to Nashville star Hayden Panettiere, who borrowed (and has yet to return) a guitar from Taylor Swift, on his late-night talk show
"We can eat Cheetos and watch beach volleyball and we turn into two perverted Homer Simpsons, like, 'Oh, she's got a nice a––.'"
– Jennifer Lawrence, on her relationship with boyfriend Nicholas Hoult, to Elle magazine
"We remain more than a collection of red states and blue states. We are and forever will be the United States of America."
– President Barack Obama, during his re-election acceptance speech in his Chicago hometown
Which celeb had THE BEST quote this week?
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Ellen the gossiphound
Mister Make Out
Russell You Betcha Brand
Jimmy James never lies
Somebody had to take the babysitter home, then I noticed she was sitting on / her / sweet can... / so I grabbed / her / sweet can... / Ohhhh, just thinking about / her / can... / I just wish I had / her / sweet, sweet / s/s/sweet can...
POTUS Four More Years!
HAPPY FRIDAY, ONTD! And a thank you to all the Veteran's out there :-)


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Jim Deshaies is replacing Bob Brenly in the Cubs' broadcast booth.
He's not who many fans wanted, or was even among those we thought might get the job. In fact, Deshaies wasn't even mentioned as a candidate until a month into the search. Now he has a 4-year deal with WGN and the Cubs.
I don't have a real opinion of Deshaies because I've never actually heard him during a full broadcast. I don't recognize his voice and I couldn't tell you what his face looked like until Monday.
What I do know, however, is Deshaies is highly regarded for his broadcast work, which began with Houston in 1997. That's plenty of time to build a reputation, and it's one Astros fans have thought highly of over the past 15 seasons.
Remember Drayton McLane letting Alan Ashby go? Letting JD walk out of the Astros broadcast booth could be Jim Crane's Ashby, and believe me he doesn't want that on his permanent record. -Timothy De Block, CrawfishBoxes.com
In March FanGraphs.com rated Deshaies and his former partner in Houston, Bill Brown, as the No.4 broadcast duo in MLB–two spots ahead of Len & Bob. The fact the Cubs went 'outside' the organization to hire Deshaies also speaks to his talent.
Deshaies' broadcast style of dry-wit and solid game analysis has been likened to Brenly's on-air style. Perhaps his decision to take a new opportunity is similar to Brenly's as well?
The Astros organization is going through a major upheaval. The team's posted its two worst regular seasons in consecutive years and is making a move to the American League West in 2013.
One of Deshaies' three daughters is currently in law school at the University of Illinois, another is a senior in high school; Brenly makes a home in Arizona, wants to retire there and is already loved by the Diamondbacks' fan base for leading the team to its only World Series championship in 2001.
Maybe the combination of a new chapter in Astros' baseball and Deshaies' home life helped spark his decision to head north? Or in both cases, maybe Brenly and Deshaies had their fill of covering 100-loss teams and felt they could be more comfortable professionally elsewhere?
Whatever the reasons, both Brenly and Deshaies publicly stated they expected to return to their respective clubs following the 2012 season. Neither did of course.
As a fan I was particularly interested in the Cubs hiring either Dan Plesac or Doug Glanville as Brenly's replacement. But that doesn't mean I won't give Deshaies a fair shake.
Instead, I'm grateful the Cubs went with an experienced and proven professional. By all accounts Deshaies is no hack. He's informed, entertaining and best of all, a likeable guy.
"He works hard and brings with and humor and knowledge of the game to the booth every single night, he's one of the best broadcasters in the country and a fan favorite. People always comment to me just how much they enjoy his work." -Bill Brown
Of course it's going to take some getting used to Deshaies, just as it was with Brenly, but I'm already looking forward to hearing the Cubs' new broadcast team.
I'm also curious to find out if Deshaies' is musically talented? Does he play guitar, the drums…anything? Who's Len going to partner with on stage now that Bob's history?
Paul Sullivan of the Tribune tweeted Kasper pushed hard for WGN/Cubs to land Deshaies, so there must be a musical connection, right?
Nonetheless, I now introduce to you the "Len & JD Show."


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Your work is vital. We are raising funds to support it.
When your organization needs new computer hardware, what do you consider? Are there minimum standards you require? And are you a PC or a Mac?
TechSoup's upcoming article offers tips on minimum standards, but what if you're buying a refurbished machine (or getting one donated to you, either used or factory refurbished)?
Share your tips on buying computers with the TechSoup Community! We'll point you to our handy guide once it's live.
Becky Wiegand
Becky Wiegand is the Webinar Program Manager at TechSoup.org @bajeckabean on Twitter
Becky, sounds like this article will be very informative to readers.
Just to clarify, are you making a difference here between "minimum standards" vs. the more commonly used term "minimum requirements"?
I'm sure some people will assume both terms mean the same thing, but in my mind I'm assuming "minimum standards" specifically refers to the quality standards of the computer (for example: build quality, how old it is, any defective or missing components, etc.)? Am I correct to assume this?
Yann ToledanoForum Moderator, TechSoup.orgDigital Marketing ConsultantYTConsulting.com@MarketingYann
I think it depends a lot on what the computer is needed to be used for and what the capabilities of the IT are.
If the computer is the typical Office / Email setup, the requirements are fairly low as far as hardware is concerned. If it is going to be doing photo / video / database or other intensive usage, the requirements go up significantly. Also, this should be partly determined based on how the IT department is run. If there is a limited or no dedicated IT department, I would strongly recommend always trying to get the same brand and model, or line of model, computers are replacements. This keeps administrative costs down, and when computers break, they can be used for spare parts.
Based on 10 years of running the IT department for my company, here's my fail safe for personal computers for the small business or low/no IT department company. I've tried just about every brand of laptops, notebooks, workstations and servers. We buy almost 100% refurb and used. In my experience, computers are a lot like cars. They lose almost all their value as soon as you open the box, and the majority of defects occur in the first 30 days of operation. The consumables: power supplies, RAM, hard drives, and fans, fail without any real regard to how long they have been operating so it doesn't matter how old the computer is. No matter what you do, I would recommend sticking to a single brand. Dell is hands down my choice over HP, Lenovo, Sony and others for business usage. But you should use what you're most comfortable with.
If you need cheap and non-high-end computers that work, the Dell Optiplex GX line is great. GX270 and 280's's are cheap and still run XP and Office and email without any problem. If you need better Core 2 Quad or i7 etc, go with the newer GX 745, 755's, as well as the newer 790 and 990. Also buy the biggest computer possible as they are significantly less likely to fail and you can put normal PC cards in them. You get a single Dell XP or windows 7 disk, and it works in any dell. Don't ever buy computers that don't include actual OS CD's/DVD's. The bundled OS disks will give you serious headaches when you need to do a repair installation or want to install the OS without all the junk programs.
If you need seriously high-end setups, learn how to build them yourself. You end up getting exactly what you want. A home built PC with a solid motherboard and components will outlast any brand I have ever used.
I am most certainly a PC. Our org involves healthcare and the forever evolving Electronic Medical Record. The minimum system requirements get tougher to meet as our computers get a couple of years old. On our latest government mandated EMR release, our machines require a minimum of 2GB of memory. When I say minimum, I mean the software drags. To get the software to be useable, we need our workstations to have 4GB of memory.
That being said, I recommend getting more than you think you'll need especially if you'd like to keep the computers for 4+ years. I think our next batch of computers will be Windows 7 professional 64 bit with 8GB of memory.
Gary Network/Systems Admin Berlin, NHHost Non-profit Tech Careers, Security ForumsCo-Host Networks, Hardware, & Telecommunications Forum
Good question. "Minimum standards" as we're using it is essentially interchangeable with "basic requirements": the minimum specs that each hardware component should meet in order to support basic office productivity tasks. So, things like processor speed, amount of RAM, amount of storage, etc.
by Ariel Gilbert-Knight, Director, Content, TechSoup
Jestep and Gary Lamontaine, thanks for the input! Such a good reminder that requirements and recommendations will vary a lot based on what your organization is doing (basic office/productivity vs. audio/video/database or other specialized tasks), what it will be doing in the future, and how you'll be maintaining/supporting your machines.
I think a lot of orgs are in the "limited or no dedicated IT" boat, so these kind of tips for future planning and for simplifying support are much appreciated!
Not one mention of Linux. I'd say this article is incomplete.
Hi MRDR, and welcome to TechSoup! The article is an introduction to computer hardware, so the operating system question isn't addressed in depth. I also thought Linux wasn't a realistic option for the audience for this particular piece, given the basic nature of the information in the article (what RAM is, how much storage you need, etc) vs. the tech savvy required to implement and support an open source solution.
I'm curious what your perspective is on the relative difficulty of
running a Linux vs. proprietary (Mac or Windows) environment? If an
organization has little internal tech support, I'd think Linux might be
biting off a bit more than they can chew, but I don't have any direct experience with it.
And do check out the other articles addressing open source software, including Linux: see Creating an Open-Source Desktop and Idealware's Comparing Open Source Content Management Systems for example.
For most routine office work, the cheapest new computer surpasses your needs. Also I have not found that cheap computers have components failing too often. However, it is very valuable, especially with Windows, to have batches of computers with the same hardware, so that configurations can be standardized or cloned
"If an
organization has little internal tech support, I'd think Linux might be
biting off a bit more than they can chew, but I don't have any direct experience with it"
Linux is much easier (and faster) to install than Windows, and, with a choice of modern GUI desktops (or don't think about choice and just use your distro's default desktop), ease of use is comparable to Windows or Mac. The only drawback to Linux is that a lot of the big software houses do not produce Linux versions of their software.
You can run some windows software in Linux (or Mac) via "Wine," the FOSS Windows compatibility layer, or via the amplified commercial version of Wine, "Crossover," from codeweavers.com. Alternately, you could create a virtual machine and install Windows on the Linux VM, but this would be stretching some non-IT NPOs abilities. However, if you're not tied to some particular proprietary software that will not run in Wine or Crossover, straight Linux is great.
OK, now I remember another drawback: Linux gives you so much freedom and choice, typically for free, that you could get confused at first, or have a hard time picking what great FOSS software to use.
But it is painless to experiment. With some Linux distros (Ubuntu and probably others), you can download the OS, burn a live CD or USB stick, and test it for free, without even installing it on a computer.
Very helpful article....and you do reference Macs. Your list of reference materials listed only PCWorld. Should have included MacLife or MacWorld, both of which regularly run in-deptth reviews of Mac hardware, software, and accessories.
Many of the recommendations listed here are fine. It all really depends on what the intended use of these machines are and your budget. One thing that was not emphasized here was warranty.
The warranty is probably the most important factor next to hardware and software specs. To keep costs relatively low in this area (about 10 - 15% of total), get a three (3) year next business day (NBD) type. Typically, you'll want to go with HP or Dell for your machine and make sure that the warranty is from them, not your reseller, but your reseller can have it included. NBD will give you next day on-site service and replacement parts of most any type. This comes in very handy if you don't have an IT department or your IT department is too busy to do the work right away.
The standard expected lifetime for your desktop is 5yrs; 3yrs for a laptop. So, expect to renew your warranty's for two more years after the initial warranty expires. If you are late with renewal, expect to pay between $50 - $100 for reinstatement along with the renewal amount. Trust when I say that computers will break and it is much cheaper (zero out of pocket later) to have you parts replaced and computer fixed within a reasonable time.
Extra: If you have privacy issues, you may want to include the "keep your hard drive" option, otherwise if they think the hard drive is the problem, they will take it and give you a new one. Another option is to also include accidental damage; ex. coffee spill on keyboard, water leaked from upstairs, etc. This is particularly important for laptop users. Happens all the time.
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I second Jayne's wow! Thank you all for the great advice, and keep it coming. Many brains make light work of figuring out technology questions.
No problem. I hope people will benefit from the advice.
My recommendations on the used / refurbished route. Make sure management understands they are buying machine that are already 2 to 3 years old, and the life expected is 2 - 3 years not 4 - 5 years you could get on a new PC. This can get forgotten and you'll have to explain again why you are looking to replace a machine we just bought "last year".
I would also take the used / refurbished option off the table if you cannot buy some shelf spares at the same time. When you have a power supply or mother board fail it is really nice to have the part on the shelf. This is especially true with the SFF cases with custom power supplies. If a spare machine or two get red lined on the proposal move to the new machine with three year warranty.
I unfortunately bought off lease machines a few years ago and had a 50% failure rate due to bad capacitors on the mother bords, I scrambled to find repair services as machines failed, this was with no shelf spares.
For new machines I've taken a slightly different approach with my local builders and distributors that I trust. Instead of what is the cheapest machine, I ask how much machine can I get for my budget price?
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This goes with the other post I made on the bbc honey pot report in that one of the dangers mentioned was on having auto run removable devices. Here are two more examples of the danger. I know most people wouldn't even think about scanning a mp3 player. Any same source http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6062074.stm
Always said you have to be carefull of what you get with your bigmac.Windows virus bites Apple iPods
Apple is warning that some video iPods are harbouring a Windows virus.
In a statement on its website Apple said that a small number of video iPods sold after 12 September are carrying the RavMonE virus.
The company said that, so far, it had seen "less than 25 reports" of the problem affecting users.
In a similar incident McDonalds Japan has recalled MP3 players it gave away after finding they were infected with a nasty spyware program.
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In its statement announcing the discovery, Apple said that less than 1% of video iPods sold after 12 September were despatched with the virus onboard.
The RavMonE virus will only activate if an infected iPod is used on a Windows PC. Apple said up to date anti-virus should spot the malicious program and stop it causing problems.
Apple said the virus got on to the gadgets via a Windows PC in the manufacturing line of one company that makes iPods.
Anti-virus firm Sophos said there was confusion about exactly which virus was onboard the iPods.
"There are a number of different pieces of malware which use a file called RavMonE.exe," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos, "so we don't know at the moment precisely which trojan horse or virus may have been shipped."
The virus in question could be part of the RJump virus family which tries to steal information and open a back door into an infected PC.
In a related incident McDonalds Japan has been forced to recall some MP3 players given away as prizes that were infected with some spyware.
About 10,000 people are thought to have been sent the MP3 players that had onboard a copy of the QQPass spyware program that logs keystrokes and sends data back to criminal hackers.
A phone line has been set up to help those who have fallen victim. The spyware is thought to have been present on a machine used to download data to the flash memory MP3 players before they were sent out to prize-winners. The music playing gadgets were given away in a joint promotion with Coca-Cola.


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The recipe that I am sharing with you today is one of my most favorite of our family recipes. They're called Gevulde Broodjes. Translated from Dutch, it means stuffed buns. It's one of those dishes that I like to prepare because it reminds me of my most fondest childhood memories. Many years ago my Oma used to make these for my sister and I whenever we visited her home. The filling for these little rolls is the same as the filling that she used to make for her kroketten (croquettes). Kroketten is another recipe that I need to share one day soon!
Gevulde Broodjes are small fist sized dinner rolls that are hollowed out and stuffed with a warm beefy filling. They are generally served as a snack but I have also made them for lunch or even dinner. Last summer my Uncle Boebi made a large batch of these rolls to share with our family. Within a few short minutes, the Gevulde Broodjes were gone. Scarfing the rolls is probably a better word to describe what happened. That was the only time over the entire weekend with the family that there was near complete silence in the home. Silence because everyone was quietly devouring the rolls :). My family loves these little beef rolls and I hope that you do too. Enjoy! Tessa
Slice the top off of the roll…
Gently hollow out the roll. Save the crumbs for another dish…
Stuff the rolls with beef mixture and replace the top. Now they're ready to warm up and serve!
- 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
- 1 cup white onion (minced)
- 1 cup celery leaves and stems (minced)
- 2 Tbs butter
- 2 chicken bouillon cubes
- 2 tsp garlic paste
- 1 1/2 tsp ground coriander
- 1/2 tsp fresh ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp white pepper
- 1/3 cup flour (use more if needed)
- 2/3 cup water (use more if needed)
- salt to taste
- 12 soft french bread dinner rolls
Melt butter in a large frying pan. Cook onions and celery on medium heat until onions are translucent, taking care not to brown the mixture. Add ground beef and mix well and cook for a few minutes until nearly done and the beef is finely crumbled. Drain any grease out of the pan. Add chicken bouillon cubes, garlic, coriander, nutmeg, and white pepper. In a separate bowl, \whisk together the flour and water until there are no lumps. Add flour mixture to beef mixture and cook for about 15 minutes, constantly stirring until the flour taste is gone. Add additional flour and water if needed. Taste and correct your seasonings and remove from heat.
Meanwhile, preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Start cutting the tops off the dinner rolls and set the tops aside. Using your fingers, gently remove the center of the rolls. Be sure to leave 1/2 inch of bread on all sides of the roll. Do the same for the tops of the rolls also. Do this until each of the rolls have been hollowed out. Fill each roll with about the beef mixture and add back the tops. Place rolls in a baking pan, cover with foil and bake until warmed through. Serve with good quality yellow mustard.


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Looks like Apple isn't wasting any time listing the Samsung Android phones they'd like to have banned in the U.S. following their $1 billion win last week. And that's a good thing, because a lot of these phones look so old they're probably not being sold much if at all anymore, so the faster they're not sold, the better... right? Both The Verge and FOSS Patents snagged the list:
- Galaxy S 4G
- Galaxy S2 (AT&T)
- Galaxy S2 (Skyrocket)
- Galaxy S2 (T-Mobile)
- Galaxy S2 Epic 4G
- Galaxy S Showcase
- Droid Charge
- Galaxy Prevail
While it's possible a regional carrier might have been planning to announce some of those as part of their 2012 lineup, given that the Galaxy S3 is the new hotness, I'm not sure how many, if any, actual consumers will suffer from a ban on the old broken.
However, this is just the beginning and Apple will no doubt try to have the ban set up in such a way that it catches any additional, past, present, and future devices that look to be infringing on the same patents. For example, Apple has also asked to have the ban extended on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 cellular variant.
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(As an aside, just to get this out of the way, Levine uses the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle as an analogy to explain why observer effects make non-rational economic theories fail. This is not a great analogy, since the Heisenberg principle can only be related to observer effects in certain specific situations; also, the Heisenberg principle deals with conjugate pairs of observables, which are different from the kind of observer effects Levine is talking about. This isn't super-relevant, just remember not to get your physics intuition from interdisciplinary analogies. But anyway, back to Levine's ideas...)
Levine's first argument is that financial crises, by their very nature, can't be predicted:
Take an example: how we might predict stock market crashes? Suppose that two behavioral psychologists, call them "Kahneman and Tversky," produce a model of "cognitive biases" that predicts when crashes will occur. The model tells us that the stock market will crash on October 28. Since the model is reliable and has a perfect track record, we naturally believe this prediction. So what would you do? You would sell all your stock on October 27. But of course if enough people do this the stock market will crash on October 27 and not October 28. So this apparently reliable model will be proven wrong.This is similar to an argument made by Levine's colleague Stephen Williamson. I've addressed this type of argument in the past, but here is a brief recap:
Conditional predictions are different than unconditional predictions. If your modeling goal is to say with confidence that "A financial crisis will occur at 9:01 A.M. on February 17, 2012," then Levine is right; you are probably not going to succeed. However, if your modeling goal is to say: "Unless X policy is taken first, a financial crisis will occur at 9:01 A.M. on February 17, 2012," then you have a chance of succeeding. Why? Because unless investors can predict whether policy X will be taken, then knowing that the model is correct doesn't allow them to make riskless profits. And of course, conditional predictions are the kind policymakers usually care about. So Levine is wrong in cases where policy is decisive.
As a side note, even in cases where Levine is right, this does not make modeling crises a useless exercise. It may be that increasing our understanding of the causes of crises leads to a decrease in the amount of crises rather than an increase in our ability to predict the timing of the crises that do occur. But that's fine! It means that the benefit of better crisis modeling accrued to society instead of to the modelers. That just means that research into the causes of crises generates a positive externality, and should therefore be subsidized by the government and/or some other collective public-goods provision mechanism.
And it means that critics of the econ profession who say "You economists didn't pay enough attention to models of financial crises" can still be right, even if Levine is right!
Levine's next argument is that rational expectations models of the economy are the only models that can be right over the long term:
In simple language what rational expectations means is "if people believe this forecast it will be true." By contrast if a theory is not one of rational expectations it means "if people believe this forecast it will not be true." Obviously such a theory has limited usefulness. Or put differently: if there is a correct theory, eventually most people will believe it, so it must necessarily be rational expectations. Any other theory has the property that people must forever disbelieve the theory regardless of overwhelming evidence -- for as soon as the theory is believed it is wrong.But notice the logic behind this idea. It assumes that economic theories penetrate the public consciousness and are used by economic actors. Levine postulates that over time, as non-rational-expectations theories are shown to be wrong, economic decision-makers (i.e. you, me, and other folks) will gravitate toward rational expectations theories. This will mean that in the long run, only rational expectations theories will describe the economy. But it also must mean that in the long run, only rational expectations theories will be believed by the public. So if Levine is right, we should see more and more regular people gravitating toward the belief that other people are rational.
Do we, in fact, see this? I am not sure we do. On one hand, index funds are becoming more popular, signifying greater public acceptance of the Efficient Markets Hypothesis. On the other hand, the recent recession probably decreased faith in rational-expectations models of the macroeconomy, both among economists and among the public at large.
So if we don't see people accepting rational expectations theories, then the theory/behavior convergence that Levine talks about is not happening. Meaning that rational expectations theories may well be wrong.
Note that one easy way for rational expectations theories to be wrong is for the average person to simply be dumber than the people making the theories. For example, it's easy to reliably predict the mistakes of rats running in mazes, simply because rats aren't smart enough to learn our theories. Now, obviously, humans are not that far apart in intelligence, but if the difference between different humans is big, it could mean that behavioral theories could consistently be right.
(Does this make behavioral economics elitist? Maybe. But not necessarily. It could be that theorists are smart when making their theories but are dumb at other times. I can personally attest to the fact that this really does happen!)
In his second article, Levine asks how long it takes rational expectations to prevail, and cites the actions of the passengers on Flight 93 on 9/11 as an example of a quick rational response to new information (in this case, the info that hijackers would use planes as weapons). But does this mean that crowds are always rational? There is ample evidence for inefficient herd behavior in the psychological literature.
Anyway, Levine's logic in arguing for the supremacy of rational expectations is subtle and powerful. But I think reality is even more subtle, and even more powerful.


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Charles Rzepka, Boston University
November 1999
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"A Son of John Thelwall": Weymouth Birkbeck Thelwall's Romantic Inheritance
This essay traces the meandering career of Weymouth Birkbeck Thelwall, the son of John Thelwall and his former pupil and second wife, the young and beautiful Henrietta Cecil Boyle. Born on the eve of reform and near the end of John Thelwall's life, Weymouth followed in his father's artistic, adventurous and amorous footsteps; creating his own peripatetic journey which led him eventually to a tragic and isolated death in colonial Nyasaland. His life narrative graphically illustrates how the Romantic idealism espoused by eighteenth- and nineteenth-century radicals; the reforms in education, and the civil and religious liberties which they campaigned for had unlooked for consequences, culminating in the late Victorian grab for Africa figured in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness. In Weymouth Thelwall we have a true "son of John Thelwall" and a strangely prophetic model of Mr. Kurz: citizen, artist, journalist and romantic idealist—with an eye to the main chance and a defiant propensity to take one too many risks.
September 2011
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John Thelwall: Critical Reassessments
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$8 Toy robot The time-honored craft of origami gets a 21st-century update in these ready-to-assemble paper Piperoid robots. Souvenir from Tokyo, 7-22-2 Roppongi, Minato-ku, 011-81/3-6812-9933.
$4 Fake sushi Smaller is better in Japanese culture, so it's no surprise that even sushi gets the cute mini treatment. The scallops in this set are the size of your pinkie nail! 6-1-9 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, 011-81/3-3409-3431, kiddyland.co.jp.
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Domestic Harvest
The U.S. drought eased after snow from Texas to Wisconsin combined with above-average rainfall east of the Mississippi River, said AccuWeather Inc. The USDA still forecasts a 7.4% drop in the harvest to 57.2 million tons this year.
The Northern Hemisphere's winter-wheat crops are off to a poor start, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. analysts including New York-based Damien Courvalin said in a report March 11. The bank expects prices to rise to $7.80 in three months. A further drop in global supplies in 2013 would mean inventories declining to critically low levels, the analysts said.
Winter crops in the U.S., which accounted for about 74% of the area planted last year, were in the worst condition since at least 1985 as they went into dormancy in November, USDA data show. Plants should resume growth this month and are harvested from May.
Weather Concerns
"You're coming into a very critical window," said Alan Winney, chairman of Emerald Group Australia Pty, which says it's the third-largest storage and handling network in eastern Australia. "If you start to get some dry weather or weather concerns you could see the market rebound quite quickly. If we continue with the same generally stable weather around the world, I think we'll go lower."
Changing weather can drive sudden changes in prices. Wheat averaged about $6.41 in the first five months of 2012, before surging more than 50% in about seven weeks as drought emerged in the U.S. and Europe. The grain reached $9.4725 in July, the highest in four years. While the $6 projected in the Bloomberg survey is higher than the $5.58 average in the past decade, it is less than half the record $12.825 close in 2008.
The ratio of global stockpiles to demand in 2013-2014 will be 26.9%, according to Rabobank International. While up from 25.8% in 2012-2013, it's lower than the average of 27.6% in the five years to 2011-2012.
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Friday, December 27, 2013
6 comments:
- Auntie Jane (It is official!) said...
A kitty for all seasons...
- December 27, 2013 at 8:33 PM
- bunnits said...
KB is wearing his camo suit for that snow.
- December 27, 2013 at 10:54 PM
- speedyrabbit said...
Love both photo's,I wish we could have summer back fed up with storms now,xx Rachel
- December 27, 2013 at 11:30 PM
- Crafty Green Poet said...
KB seems quite at home in the snow
- December 28, 2013 at 7:39 AM
- Auntie Jane (It is official!) said...
We are most likely never going to get to see any snow. We are for sure never going to have a rose bush so beautiful ...well, we love KB because he brings all this beauty, especially his own, right to us. He does look great in the snow. Now shall we all sing a little Barbara Streisand (sp?).,,"Like a rose under the April snow, I was always certain love would grow..."
- December 28, 2013 at 10:42 PM
- Auntie Jane (It is official!) said...
One of the great Persian poets said something like ...Whatever paradise is, it isn't the rose gardens of Shiraz. Our Professor explained to us that the poet was telling us to enjoy the here and now.
- December 29, 2013 at 6:09 AM


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So, there's a machine in the shop that was overrun with virii (350 instances of bagle, stuff like that). The machine is running xp home sp1 (not the latest updates, as you could guess). I have been able to kill 99% of all the problems... but there is constantly a problem with dltime.dll.
Here's what I've done so far:
note: all scanners were up-to-date
1. turn off system restore
2. cleaned out temps/cookies/prefetch/etc
3. booted into winpe and removed the final _restoreXXXXXXXX files
4. while in winpe I ran mcafee's command line scanner
· Found dltime.dll, but it couldn't remove the file
5. In winpe, attempted manual removal of dltime.dll, which sort of worked. But it returned on next boot
6. removed hard drive from machine, ran norton scan. Found, but removal and quarantine failed
7. played around with msconfig/regedit(hklm and hklu)/safemode/HJT/services to no avail
8. Went online and found info from norton and other places.
· learned of secondary file %windir%\svchost.dll
9. Followed norton's manual removal guide, no dice
I've repeated the above multiple times while manually removing both svchost.dll (the one in c:\windows) and dltime.dll. No matter what I do the files keep returning, keep executing, and look as though they are locked (all scans fail delete/quarantine). Is it possible for a virus to add itself to the winXP protected file list, so that it would be returned everytime I boot? There are no attributes on the files (not system or hidden) and this is just annoying me.
So, any ideas?
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Amy Ozols to guide NBC's top late night franchise with Lorne Michaels
Amy Ozols has been named producer of the upcoming "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," which will premiere in February and shift to 30 Rock in New York.
Ozols will produce "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon." Lorne Michaels will serve as executive producer.
"Amy Ozols has been with Jimmy since the very beginning of 'Late Night.' She is brilliant. I think she is the right choice to lead 'The Tonight Show' into the future," Michaels said.
Said Fallon: "It's been so fun working with Amy these past four years — she's been a standout writer and producer since we started 'Late Night.' She puts so much thought and care into everything she does, and we share the same vision about making the best television that we can produce. I know she'll put that same intelligence, cleverness and care into 'The Tonight Show.' This is exciting."
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Betty Jo Gibson
Betty Jo Gibson, 80, of Leflore died Friday, Sept. 6, 2013, in Durant. Betty was born Nov. 1, 1932, in Leflore to Oscar and Josie (French) Baxter. She was a homemaker. Betty was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Milo; daughter, Sherry Hollan; sisters, Mildred Wilson and Florene Pruitt; nephew, Sam Baxter; and niece, Pam Nichols. She loved flowers, raising kids and cooking. She always kept everyone in line.Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Stacey and Julie Gibson of Wister; grandchildren, Stacey Gibson and Justin Anderson of Cartwright, Michael and Danica Gibson of Red Oak, Rocky and Denise Hollan of Poteau, Tara and Chris Goldsborough of Red Oak; nine great-grandchildren, Chase, Wyatt, Doc, Briley, Hunter, Faith, Jordan, Cheyenne and Aubree; one brother, Henry Baxter of Seminole; numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and loved ones. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 9 at the Methodist Church in Wister. Burial will be in Wister City Cemetery. The family will visit with relatives and friends from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at Evans and Miller Funeral Home, Poteau.You may leave an online message at evansandmillerfuneralhomes.com.


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LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The UCSB men's tennis team had only one player in action Wednesday at the 56th Annual SoCal Intercollegiate Championships taking place at UCLA.
Sophomore Ziad Sultan was the sole Gaucho in the qualifying draw and had to win out to reach the main draw where three other Gauchos will be playing Thursday morning. Sultan began his day with a straight set 6-2, 6-2 win over UCSD's Rajeev Herekar in the Round of 32.
Sultan then took on Victor Pugliese of the University of San Diego and lost in a close match 0-6; 6-2; 13-11 to come just short of reaching the main draw.
With all the singles match-ups set, the other three Gauchos, Mbonisi Ndimande, Benjamin Recknagel, and Axel Bouillin, will be in action Thursday beginning at 11:30am.
Wednesday's Results
Ziad Sultan – UCSB def. Rajeev Herekar – UCSB, 6-2; 6-2
Victor Pugliese – USD def. Ziad Sultan – UCSB, 0-6; 6-2; 13-11
Thursday's Draws
Mbonisi Ndimande (5) – UCSB vs. Keaton Cullimore – BYU
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-One of the Victims Shot Multiple Times, Yet Survived-
WASHINGTON –Darius Joshua, 19, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to six years in prison on charges stemming from a 2011 shooting in the Congress Park community of Southeast Washington, announced U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr.
Joshua pled guilty in January 2013 in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to charges of aggravated assault, attempted robbery, and carrying a pistol without a license. He was sentenced by the Honorable William M. Jackson. Upon completion of his prison term, Joshua will be placed on three years of supervised release.
According to the government's evidence, on June 21, 2011, at about 11 p.m., Joshua ambushed a man and a woman with a loaded handgun as the victims walked through a shortcut next to what used to be McGogney Elementary School in the 3400 block of Wheeler Road SE. He ordered the woman to the ground and put the gun to her head before robbing her and telling her to leave the scene. Joshua ordered the man to stay behind and then he shot him multiple times. The victim was rushed to a hospital for emergency surgery and survived the attack.
In announcing the sentence, U.S. Attorney Machen commended the efforts of the detectives of the Metropolitan Police Department's Seventh District who investigated the case, as well as the members of the community whose cooperation led to the defendant's prosecution. He also thanked those who worked on the case from the U.S. Attorney's Office, including Jim Brennan, Tanya Via, Laverne Forrest, Debra Cannon, and Michael Hailey of the Victim Witness Assistance Unit; Paralegal Specialists D'Yvonne Key and Richard Cheatham, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Mervin A. Bourne, Jr., who investigated and prosecuted the case.13-118


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CASTRO VALLEY — A masked gunman shot and killed by an Alameda County sheriff's deputy after he attempted to rob the Boulevard Burger restaurant last week has been identified as Quincy Williams of Oakland, officials said.
Williams, 32, was wanted for violating his parole at the time of the fatal shooting, and was gunned down late Friday night inside the business at 3714 Castro Valley Blvd. after a struggle with employees, Sgt. J.D. Nelson said.
The incident at the restaurant unfolded about 10 p.m., while deputies were nearby conducting a traffic stop, unaware of chaotic scene developing inside the business. They were alerted when a female employee ran out and frantically told them the business was being robbed, Nelson said.
Dressed all in black with his face covered and carrying a .357 revolver, Williams had entered the restaurant just minutes after it closed for the night. He reportedly held a female employee at gunpoint and demanded cash.
At the same time, two male employees were outside putting away patio furniture for the night, Nelson said.
They were unaware the business was being robbed so the employees re-entered the restaurant and were confronted by Williams, who ordered them to open a safe. But the employees could not because, Nelson said, they did not have access to the safe.
At one point, one of the male staffers grabbed the gun and the other man begin punching Williams, Nelson said. At that point, the female employee ran outside for help and alerted the deputies.
Deputies rushed into the restaurant, and found that Williams had recovered the gun and was still struggling with the employees. They ordered the parolee to drop the revolver, but Williams refused to comply and one of the deputies fired his gun, striking Williams multiple times, Nelson said. He died at the scene.
No one else was shot, but one employee suffered a gunpowder burn from being close to the weapon when it fired and was sent to a hospital for treatment of the burn and for hearing problems.
The fatal shooting closed the business, but it reopened Tuesday, a restaurant spokeswoman said.
Williams was wanted for violating his parole, and had previously been convicted of robbery, drug and theft charges. He had been arrested numerous times on other related offenses, Nelson said.
The fatal officer-involved shooting is the third such incident this year for the Alameda County Sheriff's Office.
On March 30, deputies shot and killed Broderick Huggins, 32, of Modesto in the Fruitvale district of Oakland after a vehicle stop turned violent. Authorities said Huggins was in Oakland with another Modesto man to buy marijuana.
During the traffic stop, Huggins refused to get out of the vehicle and drove off, dragging a deputy, who had been trying to undo Huggins' seat belt, authorities said. That deputy and another outside the car opened fire. Huggins was hit by the gunfire and later died.
Just eight days earlier, on March 22, deputies shot Terrence Barry, 49, of Castro Valley after he pointed a replica rifle at an Alameda County sheriff's sergeant outside his home at the corner of Seven Hills and Lake Chabot roads. He died two days later at Eden Medical Center where he had been hospitalized.
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Not anymore, that is.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous5/26/2008 8:50 PM
Cute. But ultimately, as much a deliberate deception as all the other conservative lies. The right wingers are shameless in their use of half-truth and completely false smears (I heard a few years back that John McCain had a black baby born out of wedlock).ReplyDelete
Give this as much credence, and let the shame fall on those credulous enough to believe it, or corrupt enough to deliberately spread the lies.
The only deliberate deception is Obama trying to hide from his past.ReplyDelete
It's pretty hard to run away from that name of his though.
There's an apocryphal story that in a tight senate race way back when, LBJ instructed his staff to spread a rumor that his opponent was having sex with goats. His staff balked, objecting that it wasn't true and that it was beyond belief. LBJ responded, "I don't care if anybody believes it or not, I just want to see the son of a bitch have to deny it."ReplyDelete
Same deal. Republicans these days can only get elected if they can distract voters away from their real agenda and policies. They can claim Obama is a secret muslim, but only the xenophobes and nativist bigots who comprise their base will believe it or care.
Not that I intend to dignify the lies with a serious debunking, but the three articles linked as "proof" of Obama's crypto-muslim origins all take pains to point out that his stepfather was only "nominally" muslim, nonobservant, and that his education was largely in a catholic environment, and that he only spent the years 7-9 of his life in a muslim country. So as a factual basis for a smear, it's pathetically thin.
But I tell you what, you run your candidate as the non-muslim, and we'll run ours as the non-Bush, and we'll see who wins. As Obama said, I welcome that debate. Have at it.
I think it's pretty clear that he isn't a Muslim now, although that Kristoff article was pretty shocking. But it's disingenuous of him and his followers to claim that he never was a Muslim.ReplyDelete
Like with his other mini-scandals, if he'd just tell the truth from the start (or at least stick with one story) things probably wouldn't have become such a big deal. He's just a typical politician, but lacks the finesse of experience.
Unfortunately, saying Obama isn't a Muslim is kind of like saying you're not gay in middle school if there's a rumor going around... it's going to do nothing but make the rumor that much stronger.ReplyDelete
Republicans know this, and that's why even when they're denying it (or better yet, saying it doesn't matter), they know they're doing damage.
Hmm...Just like 2004. Hey, let's have a debate over whether or not John Kerry was a coward during Vietnam who inflicted wounds on himself because he wanted a purple heart so badly... you can go first.
Thanks is due to Shadowfax for bringing this topic up for discussion then.ReplyDelete
How about a Jeremiah Wright post next?
He is, however not "black."ReplyDelete
He's 50% European/White
43.75% Arab
6.25% Black/African
If memory serves, his great-grandmother on his father's side was a native african, all other paternal ancestors were arabs. Muslim arabs.
I honestly wouldn't care about that, but for the lies. Ditto Scalpel's link.
The man is a socialist, statist tool.
What I want is a strict constitutionalist, I'll settle for the lesser of two evils. In other words, I'll hold my nose and vote McCain, because I love my country more than I hate McCain.
If, however, he's idiot enough to pick Bloomberg for a running-mate, I'll be at the range wasting ammo on 11/2. Perhaps 4 years of socialism will have the same effect it did in the '80's -- after all, the best thing to come of the Carter administration was Ronald Reagan. Perhaps we need an arab/ex-muslim/socialist to bring about the long-overdue revival of true (non-religious) conservatism -- constitutionalism.


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friday. april 21
The Bo Conrad Spit Band will be
performing at the Bethel College
fieldhouse at 8:30 p.m., Saturday,
April 22.
The Band's second album, "Bo
Conrad Spit Band (two)" will be re~
leased for the first time anywhere
that night. The album features
eight of the Spit Band's original
compositions plus the gospel songs,
"Consider the Lillies" (as arranged
by Mark Steward and Bob Vork)
and "I've Got Jesus," and a couple
of old favorites. This album represents
a major technological breakthrough
for the band. The first
album was recorded in the Bethel
gym in five hours. This record
was made in a real studio in February.
Saturday's concert will be special
for other reasons, too. At 8:30 a
film documenting Bo Conrad's victory
in the 1963 National Soap Box
Derby will be shown. In the race Bo
drove a car officials said set soap
box racing back ten years. This is
a chance to see Bo, age 10, working
in his mother's basement, foregoing
young boy pleasures so he could
win the big race and then finally
winning it. After the victory the
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film shows Bo appearing in parades
and banquets until it closes with
the prophecy that the winner of
the race is often a winner in life.
The fact that Saturday will celebrate
the Spit Band's third birthday
demanded new songs. These will include
songs from other sources plus
several new originals. The new originals
will be world premiering.
The evening will also be unique
in that it will be the last time any of
the Band's members will be Bethel
students. For Mark Steward, Dean
Lindberg, and Bill Moline it will
be perhaps something of a Senior
by John Peterson
Tomorrow morning, Bethel track will
be heading for Gustavus Adolphus to
compete in the Gustie Relays. After finishing
strong at the Manitou Relays
at St. Olaf last weekend, Bethel will be
looking for some records to fall. Paced
by freshman Steve Whittaker in the
distance events and senior Phil James
in the sprints, Bethel should be something
to contend with.
As always, eyes are on the conference
meet at Sioux Falls on May 12 and 13.
Barring any unforseen injuries, Bethel
trackmen could surprise the Tri-State.
Bethel is suffering from a lack of
by Pat Dechaine
Miss Barbro Dahlman, a competent
young Swedish pianist, brought a completely
new dimension of music to Bethel's
campus at the convocation Thursday,
April 6. The program consisted entirely
of contemporary composers, an emphasis
of Miss Dahlman's private study.
The pianist's virtuosity was demonstrated
as she executed the various
piano possibilities exploited by these
composers. The audience was introduced
to the contemporary Swedish composers
and their works not only through
the performance, but by short comments
by the artist.
The performance began with two composers
considered more conservative;
Hans Eklund and Gunnar de Frumerie.
Miss Dahlman explained Frumerie's
Sui-Le No. 3 as written in traditional
dance forms such as Sarabande, Gavotte,
and fugue, typical of the Baroque and
Classic periods. The Sarabande performed,
though existing in the older dance
form, exemplified the consonance and
dissonance levels typical of twentieth
century art music. The pianist's virtuosity
was challenged by the extremes
in keyboard manipulation, another characteristic
of this period demonstrated
in Cinq Preludes. The work by her hus-
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depth in the field events, however. With
no discus man or pole-vaulter, Bethel
will have to rely on Rock Henrickson
in the shot and javelin and Phil Swanson
in the javelin.
Bethel will once again host the Bethel
Relays at Macalester Stadium on April
29. With a lot of support from the student
body, this should be a productive
With the loss of three seniors this
year, Bethel track will have to depend
on the underclassmen to produce. If
this year is any indication, we can
look forward to good Bethel track seasons.
band, VIf Grahn, showed Miss Dahlman's
ability in expression as marvelous
crecendos and decrescendos were
performed. Beautiful pianissimos rang,
as well as forceful fortissimos, but most
of all meaning was communicated by
various moods created, as is the case
with music in other styles. (It is characteristic
of contemporary composers to
seek to expand the performance possibilities
of any given instrument. Finding
new ways of using an instrument is
not unusual.)
As all art is a source of expression
and thus issues out of the experiences
of man, this form of musical expression
uses techniques of music to express
itself. Some of these various techniques
included heavy use of damper pedal,
reSUlting in very indistinct or slurred
harmonies, as in Eklund's Toccata. A
high amount of emotion, typical of the
modern scene, was aroused by use of extremes
in both range and dynamics.
The final section included sounds produced
electronically by tape recorder
and was perhaps the most startling
selection to the Bethel audience. This
technique is not as novel as may have
been suspected, but has been used for
some 25 years or more. The use of electronics
in the music idiom is another
example of art issuing out of life's experiences,
as electronics play such a
major role in modern day life. Various
moods and feelings were created as
electronic sounds and the piano combined
with them to form an array of dissonant
and not so dissonant sounds. It
may be that the listener would reject
such a piece on first hearing, but very
possibly there is something in this experimental
approach that has merit. Now
we know how people felt when the great
rejections took place with the French
Impressionists or some of Beethoven's
works! It was a mind expanding experience,
and therefore in my opinion most
worthwhile. I hope Bethel can provide us
with more exposure to these kinds of
experiences in the future.
Concert Band
takes a ride
by Beth Jacobson
One of the greatest rewards of being
a member of the Bethel Concert Band is
the annual band tour. This year the band
will travel through Wisconsin, the upper
peninsula of Mlchigan, down the east
coast of Lake Michigan, through Chicago,
and back to St. Paul. They will leave on
Friday, April 21, at noon and return
during the early hours of Sunday, April
The band, under the direction of Dr.
Julius Whitinger, will perform a total
of eleven concerts, the last one being
the homecoming concert at W ooddale
Baptist Church in Minneapolis on Sunday,
April 30 at 7 p.m.
The band will be taking on four
sightseeing trips. The first trip will be
on Monday when we will tour the area
between the upper and lower peninsulas
of Michigan. The second will be on
Wednesday, when the band will tour
a hydro electric plant and possibly a
state park. Friday will be a "Mystery
Day" which obviously will be a mystery.
On Saturday the band will invade
The highlights of band tour are not
always the sightseeing trips along the
way, as some people are led to believe.
Much of the fun takes place in the bus,
where you are free to goof around and
where you don't have to act like angels
for publicity's sake.
The band has been patiently awaiting
this year's tour and anticipating a good
time of fellowship, seeing part of what
God has created for us and praising
Him through their music.
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