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WASHINGTON — In the sharpest criticism yet of excessive speculation in oil markets, the head of a key regulatory agency presented data Thursday showing that almost nine in 10 traders betting that oil prices would rise were financial speculators, not actual end-users of oil.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler vowed during a New York speech that his agency soon will act "to guard against the burdens of excessive speculation."
He also said the CFTC will publish historical data later this month to show who's betting on oil prices. Those bets drive up the contract price of oil and are partly responsible for current high oil and gasoline prices.
Futures markets allow airlines that buy jet fuel or cereal makers that buy grain to hedge against the risk of changing prices by purchasing contracts for future delivery at a set price. A buyer and seller come together to determine a fair market value. But a growing number of experts now warn that excessive speculation in these markets has driven up prices to the speculators' profit and to the punishment of the public.
New data seem to confirm the trend. Gensler cited May 31 data that show end-users accounted for just 12 percent of the "long" positions in futures contracts for benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude oil. Long positions are bets that prices will rise in the future. That means that 88 percent of bets on price hikes for oil were held by financial players_ mainly Wall Street banks and hedge funds that invest for the ultra wealthy — not interests seeking to use the oil.
The trend was the same for wheat futures traded on the Chicago Board of Trade, Gensler said; there end-users represented just 10 percent of trades betting that prices would keep rising months out — or "long" positions. Wheat prices, like oil, have soared this year.
This May 31 data suggests that huge inflows of speculative money create a self-fulfilling prophecy that drives up commodity prices.
CFTC data also show that up to 80 percent of trading in key futures markets is either day trades or trading around the expiration of contracts, Gensler said.
"This means that only about 20 percent or less of the trading is done by traders who bring a longer-term perspective to the market on the price of the commodity," the CFTC chairman said. "We plan to publish historical data on directional position changes later this month on our website to enhance market transparency."
Gensler said a top priority is finalizing a rule to establish so-called position limits_ caps on how much of the market any one trader can capture — "a tool to curb or prevent excessive speculation that may burden interstate commerce," Gensler said.
Up until 2001, financial speculators faced caps on how much they could buy in futures markets. Those caps disappeared in 2001. A McClatchy investigation last month showed that participation ratios have flipped since then, with speculators now accounting for more than 70 percent of the oil futures market. On Thursday, Gensler said that number is up to 88 percent.
Gensler said that last year's Dodd-Frank Act gave the CFTC new authority to policy financial manipulation of commodity markets. "We will use the tools to be a more effective cop on the beat, to promote market integrity and to protect market participants," he vowed.
"It is essential to complete the task of implementing the aggregate position limits regime, congressionally mandated to guard against the burdens of excessive speculation," Gensler said.
Gensler warned that Republicans in Congress have tried to slash CFTC funding in a bid to thwart its new regulatory powers, and Wall Street firms are furiously lobbying to delay new rules.
Gensler said that the CFTC's mandate has been expanded seven-fold, and it needs more resources, not less, to do its job. "If the agency's funding does not grow — or worse, gets cut — we would be unable to enforce new rules" to protect the public, he said.
In a Tuesday investment note, analysts at Wall Street research firm Oppenheimer & Co. said the OPEC oil cartel has put a number on how much speculators may be adding to the price of a barrel of oil.
"OPEC believes the current oil prices reflect $15-20 (per barrel) of risk premium attributed to financial speculation, which may be conservative," the Oppenheimer report said. Oil currently trades at about $100 a barrel. "Barring a severe economic recession, we believe oil prices will remain inflated unless oil speculation is effectively regulated."
Another McClatchy investigative report in May, based on secret State Department cables obtained by WikiLeaks, showed how Saudi producers told the Bush administration they'd grant Washington's request to pump more oil in 2008 as prices hit record levels even though they lacked customers for the oil they already were pumping. Oil prices were soaring because of unbridled financial speculation, the Saudis insisted.
Not everyone blames speculators. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke used a Tuesday speech in Atlanta to insist that global demand for oil is outstripping supply and brings oil price volatility. Similarly, he said, droughts and production shortfalls have resulted in demand outstripping supply in many grains markets.
Speculation explains more about oil prices than anything else
WikiLeaks: Saudis often warned U.S. about oil speculators
WikiLeaks cables show that it was all about the oil
McClatchy's probe into roots of financial crisis, a Pulitzer finalist
To ask a question about this story or any economic question, go to McClatchy's economy Q&A
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The Dream Team thus became the clans official name. Eventually it was changed to Clan Dream Team and then in 2015 it was shortened further to allow the community aspect to shine through.
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The Spirit of Halloween continues.... Celebrated each year on October 31, Halloween is a mix of ancient Celtic practices, Catholic and Roman religious rituals and European folk traditions that blended together over time to create the holiday we know today. Straddling the line between fall and winter, plenty and paucity and life and death, Halloween is a time of celebration and superstition. Halloween has long been thought of as a day when the dead can return to the earth, and ancient Celts would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off these roaming ghosts.
To conclude the Halloween theme, here is a selection of beautiful images of abandoned buildings.
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Statistics on the outcome of completed assessments, claims still in progress and claims closed before the assessment procedure was complete.
These statistics focus on the 3 months' worth of new information since the last release. It also updates figures provided in previous releases, to reflect additions to and revisions of the source data.
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1 Download and Installation
- 1 Download and Installation
- 1.1 Requirements
- 1.2 Installation
- 1.3 CVS access
- 2 Running Dacapo in parallel
- 3 Notes for installation on specific computers
- 3.1 Opteron (Pathscale EKOpath compiler)
- 3.2 Portland Group (PGI) compiler
- 3.3 Intel compiler
1.1 Requirements
CamposASE2 is required, see https://wiki.fysik.dtu.dk/ase
1.2 Installation
The next section describes how the fortran program, pseudopotentials and python interface can be installed.
If you have a installation using the old CamposASE, it is enough just installing the new python interface, see Dacapo Python interface.
1.2.1 Dacapo fortran program and pseudopotentials
This section describes how the fortran program and pseudopotential are installed. The current version of the fortran program is 2.7.7.
1.2.2 From RPM
A Dacapo 2.7.7 binary RPM (tested and builded using Pentium 4) can be used to install Dacapo on a Pentium 4 system.
This will install pseudopotentials in /usr/share/dacapo/psp and binary executables in /usr/bin.
1.2.3 From Tarfile
A Dacapo tar file containing fortran source code and pseudopotentials can be used to install dacapo on a non rpm system. Use:
gunzip Dacapo-2.7.7.tar.gz
1.2.4 Dacapo binaries for different platforms
The page dacapo binaries list dacapo binaries for different platforms.
1.2.5 Compling the fortran source code
Compile the Dacapo source code by:
cd src gmake <arch> # Serial version gmake <arch> MP=mpi # Parallel MPI version
where <arch> is one of:
|Portland Group (PGI) pgf90 compiler on Linux
|Intel ifort Fortran compiler version >=9.0 and MKL on Linux
|Pathscale EKOpath pathf90 compiler for AMD64 and EM64T
|Intel ifort compiler version >=9.0 on SGI Itanium2 Linux
|Intel ifort Fortran compiler + MKL, >= 9.x on Mac OS X
|GNU g95 compiler on Linux
|Sun sparcstation 10/20)
|RS/6000 power3 node
|RS/6000 wide power2 node
|RS/6000 thin/thin2 power2 node
|Silicon Graphics n32 ABI
|Compaq/Digital Alpha
It is important to use the GNU gmake command on many UNIX systems, in stead of the system's own make command which may be incompatible with our Makefile.
Please see also the Notes for installation on specific computers below.
1.2.6 Installing the pseudopotentials
The dacapo fortran program adds the enviroment variable DACAPOPATH to the pseudopotential filename (if the file is not found in the current working directiory). Copy all pseudopotentials to a directory and set the DACAPOPATH environment variable to this directory:
cp psp/*/*/*.pseudo /some/directory/ setenv DACAPOPATH /some/directory/
1.2.7 Pseudopotential data files
Dacapo uses the Vanderbilt ultra-soft pseudopotentials which are read in from binary data files. It is important to compile Dacapo and NetCDF with appropriate compiler flags to enable fortran unformatted IEEE big-endian data files. Please consult this note from Vanderbilt.
Big-endian I/O is enabled in various compilers with compiler flags as follows:
- PGI compiler: -byteswapio
- Intel compiler: -convert big_endian
- Pathscale compiler: -byteswapio
These flags should already be set in the Dacapo Makefile.
1.2.8 Dacapo Python interface
Get the latest version of the dacapo python interface by either of these two methods:
Unpack the tar file and:
cd Dacapo
cvs checkout dacapo/Python cd dacapo/Python
Install with the standard setup.py script (if you have root permission):
python setup.py install
If you do not have root permission use:
python setup.py install --prefix=/some/where/in/your/path
In this latter case you must set your PYTHONPATH environment variable, as directed by the setup.py script.
- Alternative to step 2: Simply set the PYTHONPATH environment variable to your CVS directory.
1.3 CVS access
You can access the code from CVS. See the Campos CVS Page on how to get access to our CVS repository.
After the CVS login, get the dacapo fortran source using:
cvs -d :pserver:firstname.lastname@example.com:/home/camp/CVSROOT checkout dacapo/src
Get the pseudopotentials using:
cvs -d :pserver:email@example.com:/home/camp/CVSROOT checkout dacapo/psp
Get the Python interface using:
cvs -d :pserver:email@example.com:/home/camp/CVSROOT checkout dacapo/Python
2 Running Dacapo in parallel
Dacapo can run in parallel using the MPI parallel library. You need to compile a parallel executable:
gmake <arch> MP=mpi
For getting dacapo to work in parallel with ASE you need to make a script dacapo.run, which should be executable and in your path. dacapo.run is an example of such a script. This example use the LAM/MPI and the Torque/PBS batch system.
If you do not use a batch system you can replace the line:
with a explicit file containing the names of the nodes, one on each line:
2.1 OpenMPI
For dacapo to run together with ASE you need a dacapo.run script in your path, that will start the correct dacapo executable. This OpenMPI dacapo.run script assumes you are running OpenMPI using the Torque/PBS batch system.
You might have to edit the location and names of the serial and parallel executable in this script, i.e the lines:
# Name of serial and parallel DACAPO executables DACAPOEXE="dacapo_2.7.7.run" DACAPOEXE_PAR="dacapo_2.7.7_mpi.run"
If OpenMPI is not installed under /usr you will also have to change this in the script.
Copy this script to /usr/local/bin/dacapo.run.
3 Notes for installation on specific computers
Dacapo can be built on a large number of different systems and compilers. This portability has been evolving over the years, and the supported systems are displayed by the command make in the top level source code directory. Below we give specific instructions for some systems which we actively use at our site.
If you would like to contribute new entries to the Makefile, correct errors, or add complete instructions for a new platform to the present Wiki page, please send an E-mail to email@example.com.
If you would like to see how we install Dacapo etc. on our Niflheim Linux cluster and how we build RPM packages, please consult the Niflheim Wiki.
3.1 Opteron (Pathscale EKOpath compiler)
This build assumes you have the Pathscale EKOpath Fortran compiler, the OpenMPI message passing library and the ACML Math library installed. Below follows details on how to build the NetCDF and FFTW libraries needed byDdacapo.
3.1.1 NetCDF (Network common Data Format)
Download the NetCDF software and read the NetCDF installation instructions.
Build netcdf like this:
tar -zxf netcdf-3.6.1.tar.gz cd netcdf-3.6.1/src ./configure --prefix=/usr FC=pathf90 FCFLAGS=-byteswapio CC=pathcc CXX=pathCC CPPFLAGS='-DNDEBUG -DpgiFortran' make
and then install in /usr running as root:
make install
See also niflheim note on building a netcdf RPM.
3.1.2 FFTW (Fast Fourier Transform library)
Download version 2.1.5 here Build FFTW like this:
tar -zxf fftw-2.1.5.tar.gz cd fftw-2.1.5 ./configure F77=pathf90 CC=pathcc CFLAGS=-O3 FFLAGS=-O3 make
and then as root:
make install
This will install FFTW in /usr/local.
3.1.3 OpenMPI
OpenMPI is an open source implementation of the MPI message passing standard. Configure OpenMPI with Pathscale Fortran and the gcc C-compiler:
./configure --prefix=/usr/local --with-tm=/usr/local FC=pathf90 F77=pathf90
The flag --with-tm=/usr/local is used only with the Torque/PBS batch system (version 2.1 or later) and enables Torque's very fast Task Manager startup of MPI processes.
3.1.4 Dacapo
Unpack the dacapo tar-file:
tar -xzf dacapo-2.7.7.tar.gz cd dacapo-2.7.7/src
Set the environment variables for ACML, NETCDF and FFTW:
setenv ACML /opt/acml3.5.0/pathscale64 setenv NETCDF /usr/local setenv FFTW /usr/local
Select the location of the MPI library which you want to use. The default is to use the MPI library installed in /usr as set by:
setenv MPIDIR /usr
Alternative locations may be specified, for example:
setenv MPIDIR /usr/local/infinipath-1.3.1
Now compile dacapo (serial and parallel):
make pathscale make pathscale MP=mpi
Ignore warnings about type mismatch when compiling ms.F, this is due to MPI expecting pointers to integer arrays for all data types.
Now copy the compiled executables to somewhere on your path, e.g.:
cp pathscale_serial/dacapo.run /usr/local/bin/dacapo_<version>.run cp pathscale_mpi/dacapo.run /usr/local/bin/dacapo_<version>_mpi.run
3.2 Portland Group (PGI) compiler
Here we will build using the Portland Group's PGI Workstation version 6.0-5 Fortran compiler, and a precompiled BLAS library from the ATLAS project.
3.2.1 Atlas BLAS
Take a precompiled version (3.6.0) of ATLAS that fits you system best. The rest of the installation assumes you have installed ATLAS in /usr/local/lib.
The precompiled version of ATLAS includes 2 (double) underscores for Fortran symbols, so for the rest of the Fortran compilations use the pgf90 flag -Msecond_underscore.
3.2.2 NetCDF (Network common Data Format)
Download the NetCDF software and read the NetCDF installation instructions.
Build netcdf like this:
tar -zxf netcdf-3.6.1.tar.gz cd netcdf-3.6.1/src ./configure --prefix=/usr/local FC=pgf90 FCFLAGS='-byteswapio -Msecond_underscore' CC=pgcc CXX=pgCC CPPFLAGS='-DNDEBUG -DpgiFortran' make
and then install as the root superuser:
make install
3.2.3 FFTW (Fast Fourier Transform library)
Download FFTW version 2.1.5 and build FFTW like this:
tar -zxf fftw-2.1.5.tar.gz cd fftw-2.1.5 ./configure --prefix=/usr/local F77=pgf90 CC=pgcc CFLAGS=-O3 FFLAGS='-O3 -Msecond_underscore' make
and then install as the root superuser:
make install
We will here use the MPI library LAM-MPI
Download the tarfile and build LAM-MPI for installation in /usr/local/lam-7.1.2-pgi and with the ssh remote-shell command, using:
tar xzvf lam-7.1.2.tar.gz cd lam-7.1.2 setenv CPPFLAGS '-DNDEBUG -Df2cFortran' setenv F77 pgf90 setenv FC pgf90 setenv FFLAGS '-byteswapio -Msecond_underscore' ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/lam-7.1.2-pgi/ --with-rsh="/usr/bin/ssh -a -x" CPPFLAGS='-DNDEBUG -Df2cFortran' F77=pgf90 FC=pgf90 FFLAGS='-byteswapio -Msecond_underscore' make
and then install as the root superuser:
make install
3.2.5 OpenMPI
Alternatively to LAM-MPI, you may want to use OpenMPI. OpenMPI is an open source implementation of the MPI message passing standard. Configure OpenMPI version 1.1.4 with the PGI compilers:
./configure --prefix=/usr/local/openmpi-1.1.4-pgi --with-tm=/usr/local FC=pgf90 F77=pgf90 CC=pgcc CXX=pgCC make make install # as root
The flag --with-tm=/usr/local is used only with the Torque/PBS batch system (version 2.1 or later) and enables Torque's very fast Task Manager startup of MPI processes.
3.2.6 Dacapo
Get and unpack the Dacapo tar file:
tar xzvf Dacapo-2.7.7.tar.gz cd Dacapo-2.7.7/src
or check the Dacapo code out from CVS:
cvs checkout dacapo/src cd dacapo/src
Set the environment variables to use specific versions of LAPACK (PGI compiler version 6.2) and ATLAS BLAS:
setenv BLASLAPACK '/usr/pgi/linux86/6.2/lib/liblapack.a -L/usr/local/lib -lcblas -lf77blas -latlas' setenv NETCDF /usr/local setenv FFTW /usr/local setenv MPIDIR /usr/local/lam-7.1.2-pgi/
and compile like:
make pglinux make pglinux MP=mpi
3.2.7 Running Dacapo
If you get a runtime error from Dacapo similar to this one:
relocation error: /usr/pgi/linux86/6.2/lib/libpthread.so.0: symbol _h_errno, version GLIBC_2.0 not defined in file libc.so.6 with link time reference
then this may possibly be a problem with the PGI compiler installation. You can use ldd dacapo.run to examine which shared libraries are needed, and if libpthread.so.0 in the /usr/pgi tree is referenced, the recommended solution is to remove the soft-link /usr/pgi/linux86/6.2/lib/libpthread.so.0 (or whatever version you have).
3.3 Intel compiler
The Intel Fortran and C/C++ compilers are installed on Intel CPUs such as Pentium-4, Xeon, Itanium etc. The Intel MKL library contains highly optimized BLAS subroutines, among many other things. It is strongly recommended that you use the latest version of the Intel compilers, since many bugs in the past have caused a number of problems for Dacapo and other software packages.
Homepages: Intel Fortran and Intel C++ Compiler version 9.1.
Manuals in PDF format are in the Intel Fortran guide and the Intel C++ guide.
3.3.1 Intel Math Kernel Library (MKL)
The Intel Math Kernel Library (MKL) Version 9.0 with MKL Manuals. A MKL User Forum for the Intel Math Kernel Library is available.
MKL 9.0 contains may of the libraries required by Dacapo: BLAS, LAPACK and FFTW (see these notes).
The FFTW library must be manually built (by the root superuser) according to the notes FFTW2.x to Intel(R) Math Kernel Library Wrappers. For example, if MKL is installed in /opt/intel/mkl/9.0, the 32-bit FFTW library is built like this:
cd /opt/intel/mkl/9.0/interfaces/fftw2xf make lib32
Now FFTW can be linked in using these loader flags:
-L/opt/intel/mkl/9.0/lib/32 -lfftw2xf_intel
3.3.2 NetCDF (Network common Data Format)
Download the NetCDF software and read the NetCDF installation instructions.
Build netcdf like for the Intel compiler with:
tar -zxf netcdf-3.6.1.tar.gz cd netcdf-3.6.1/src ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/ifort FC=ifort CC=icc CXX=icpc CPPFLAGS='-DNDEBUG -DpgiFortran' make check
If make check fails with errors "Numeric conversion not representable" add the following flags (see http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/support/help/MailArchives/netcdf/msg02387.html):
CFLAGS='-mp' FFLAGS='-mp'
and then install in /usr/local/ifort running as root:
mkdir /usr/local/ifort; make install
3.3.3 FFTW (Fast Fourier Transform library)
The Intel MKL version of FFTW should be used as discussed above.
However, if for some reason you're unable to use MKL's FFTW, you should configure the FFTW library build with:
./configure --prefix=/usr/local/ifort F77=ifort CC=icc CFLAGS=-O3 FFLAGS=-O3
3.3.4 OpenMPI
Get the latest version source tar file from OpenMPI. You must use the Intel C++ compiler version October 5, 2006 (build 44) or later, see an OpenMPI FAQ. (Note added: OpenMPI version 1.1.4 has a workaround for this bug, see the Release Notes).
Build OpenMPI with support for Torque (installation in /usr/local) and the Intel compilers using:
./configure --prefix=/usr/local/openmpi-1.1.4-intel --with-tm=/usr/local CC=icc CXX=icpc FC=ifort F77=ifort make make install # as root
3.3.5 Dacapo
You must use the Intel compiler version 9.1 (or later). If you use older versions of the compiler, bugs will give you a lot of troubles.
Check the Dacapo code out from CVS:
cvs checkout dacapo/src cd dacapo/src
Edit the Makefile section named intellinux if you want to modify the compiler flags to generate optimal code for your particular Intel CPU, where the -x flag controls the code generation (see man ifort):
INTELLINUX_OPT = -O3 -xN
You should also select the Intel MKL library for your specific Intel CPU architecture:
# Select the appropriate Intel MKL library for your CPU (32, 64 or em64t): MKLPATH=/opt/intel/mkl/9.0/lib/32 # Use -lmkl_ia32 MKLPATH=/opt/intel/mkl/9.0/lib/64 # Use -lmkl_ipf MKLPATH=/opt/intel/mkl/9.0/lib/em64t # Use -lmkl_em64t
Set the environment variables to use specific versions Netcdf, FFTW and MPI:
setenv NETCDF /usr/local/ifort setenv MPIDIR /usr/local/openmpi-1.1.4-intel
Now build Dacapo:
make intellinux make intellinux MP=mpi # Parallel version
3.3.6 Running Dacapo
The default process stacksize limit may cause unexpected crashes of Dacapo at the point when all available stack space has been exhausted. Therefore you must increase the resource limits before running Dacapo:
ulimit -s unlimited # bash shell limit stacksize unlimited # tcsh shell
In stead of unlimited you could enter a number such as 65000 (64 MB) so that you do not exhaust your system resources, or in case your system prohibits unlimited stack size.
You can set such commands in your personal login scripts (.bashrc or .tcshrc) or in any scripts used to run the Dacapo executable.


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Sunday Sweets: Oh, SNAP!
'Tis the season for gingerbread, spice, and everything nice, right? So here are some pretties to inspire you before you set off to make those cookies and houses and rocket ships and whatnot. :)
First up, the cookies may be simple, but this gorgeous pattern is not:
Check out the shine on that gold!
Oh, and if you want to try painting on your cookies, fondant makes a great base.
Speaking of which, here's a whole hand-painted gingerbread scene:
So sweet! I love the tiny birdhouse painted above the door.
Gotta have a few traditional cuties in here:
I am thoroughly enamored with this fun edible centerpiece:
Amanda F. spotted these architectural wonders at the Festival of Trees in Utah:
And I'm sure no one here will be surprised that this one in particular caught my eye:
The amazing Artisan Cake Company actually did a feature on their blog of even *more* fabulous gingerbread houses, so I shamelessly stole these next two from them (but be sure to check out the link for the rest):
I am in love with all the details: the little rose over the window, the bear topiaries, and the way the "snow" on the roof is dripping from the shingles. Just. A. Mazing.
Forgive me for yet another Disney reference, but does this next one remind anyone else of the Norway pavilion in Epcot?
Now, one thing about gingerbread: it's always so...brown. You know? Not all that exciting for a technicolor dream coat kinda gal like me.
Now, THIS, on the other hand:
By Pat Kilkenny
[nodding] That'll do, donkey. That'll do.
(Is that Fruit Stripe gum I spy on the roof?)
And finally, an undersea treasure from the one, the only...
You just keep rockin' on with your bad crustaceous self, Highland. I mean, seriously: is that octopus attaching the candy seashells on the roof with a wee little piping bag? Really?
Ok, you get a blown kiss for that. **Mwuah!**


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Relocation & support
When making the move to Auckland, it's comforting to have the support of people who've done it before. With so many medical professionals coming to us from all over the world, you'll have advice on how to make Auckland work for you.
Partner Assistance
When we recruit people from overseas, we're well aware that the support we provide needs to be extended to their partners, too. It's all part of making sure that people feel as comfortable as possible, and doing our bit to help you, your partner, and your family to settle in to your new city.


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Business Funding and Venture Capital for Long Island Businesses
The Long Island Capital Alliance assists local companies in raising growth capital. We host quarterly, industry-focused capital forums at which business at all levels of development have an opportunity to present their business plan to attendees, including LICA members, investors, business executives and others. At each capital forum, we also host a panel of industry and investor experts who discuss the investment climate for the presenting companies.
LICA's capital forums are available to companies at various stages:
We provide a venue for local companies to achieve their growth goals. In addition to providing access to capital, we also facilitate introduction of experienced entrepreneurs, executives and service providers to growth companies which require their services. LICA's Capital Forums are considered to be among the top networking events of the year on Long Island.
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By Ed White
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DETROIT (AP) - A Michigan inmate might not be released for years - or ever - despite winning an unprecedented case at the state Supreme Court that challenged a governor's ability to alter his sentence then change her mind.
The court recently said Gov. Jennifer Granholm acted illegally in 2010 when she reversed her decision to commute Matthew Makowski's no-parole sentence in the fatal stabbing of a co-worker in Dearborn 26 years ago.
But after analyzing the court's opinion, the state parole board has determined that Makowski doesn't automatically qualify for freedom. The board believes he must get in line like other inmates and start the parole process from scratch.
It means the board or a judge could veto any parole consideration - and make him wait years for another look at his case, the Corrections Department said last Friday.
"It's a lengthy process, and he's starting from the beginning. The game has changed," spokesman Russ Marlan told The Associated Press.
Makowski's attorney, Paul Reingold, declined to comment.
Marlan said the last two lines of the Supreme Court opinion are crucial. The court said Makowski should be treated as an inmate with a "parolable life sentence."
"It was a bit of a surprise," Marlan said. "The language of the order is what changed the direction of the case."
Instead of simply voting to release Makowski, based on Granholm's commutation of the sentence, the board will take a slower approach.
A board member will interview Makowski, and the 10-member board then will decide whether to open the case. If a majority says yes, the rules call for seeking permission from a judge in Wayne County where Makowski was convicted.
That judge, however, could stop the process with a stroke of a pen.
If there is no objection from a judge, the board likely will hold a public hearing at which Makowski and others, including the victim's family, would testify about whether he deserves to be released. The prosecutor is opposed.
"It is with confidence that we say inmate Makowski will become a menace to society or a risk to the public safety," Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said in a letter last Tuesday.
Makowski, now 47, was convicted of first-degree murder for arranging the robbery of a health club co-worker in 1988. He didn't know the robbers would be armed and wasn't present when Pietro "Pete" Puma was fatally stabbed.
The controversy began in 2010 when a different parole board held a public hearing and recommended that Granholm commute Makowski's sentence to time served.
She signed an order with just days left in her term, then changed her mind when Puma's family learned about the decision through an AP story and complained that they were never informed about the process.
The Supreme Court said Granholm's reversal was illegal. The justices said her decision was final once she signed the document and filed it with the secretary of state.
Makowski, who has been in prison for 25 years, has expressed remorse for Puma's death. Supporters said he has become a devout Roman Catholic and led many inmates to Christianity.
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Magical Partial bright
half Moonlit night
not so distant coulee
Peer into forest Might
that animal eyes I see?
don't think so
shadowing moon on
Magical Partial bright
gravel drive bends
To Stretch of tall grass
moment of midnight
Woody mist
From Your campfire douse
Lingers about
its Stellar radience
like old time moviehouse
The oak trees aloft
'top of the ridge
whisper loudly
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While deep
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Trading with the Trend
Once in a while, I will get an email from someone saying, "I like your supply and demand strategy but what strategy should I use in trending markets?" This person thinks the strategy is only for markets going sideways where they use supply and demand to pick tops and bottoms. What this person doesn't realize is that we use supply and demand as the core strategy for any market, time frame, and market condition. We always want to buy at price levels where demand exceeds supply (where banks and institutions are buying) and sell at price levels where supply exceeds demand (where banks and institutions are selling). I also get emails from time to time suggesting that I don't like trend trading or something to that nature, this could not be further from the truth. I love market trends as that is where we get paid as a trader or investor. We want to enter the market at market turns when the risk is low and be in the market when prices trend which again, is where we profit. How people enter into trending markets is where I disagree.
The grid above is a good summary of what action to take in each of the three types of trend/market conditions. The ideal trade for the Online Trading Academy trader is to buy a pullback to a fresh demand level in the context of a larger time frame uptrend. Conversely, to short a rally in price to a fresh supply level in the context of a larger time frame down trend. For an example of trading with the trend, let's look at a trading opportunity in the S&P Futures from our supply/demand grid on Jan 24, 2014.
First, notice the entire chart; it is clearly in a down trend when looking at the smaller time frames. The series of lower highs and lower lows suggests a down trend meaning more supply than demand is coming into this market at current price levels. At Online Trading Academy, we do employ our "real time" trend analysis but that is beyond the scope of the article. The supply level on the grid was the entry with a protective buy stop of 3 points and a target about 15 points lower. Based on our odds enhancers, they told us that banks were likely selling S&P at that level which means we want our students selling at that level. But, who would buy at that supply level?
The Setup – S&P Futures Jan 24, 2014
When price rallied up to that supply level, we would be selling short but again, who would we be selling to, who is the buyer? The buyer in this case would be making three key mistakes that only a novice retail trader would make. First, they would be buying after a rally in price which is never a good thing. Second, they would be buying into a price level where our strategy determined banks are selling the S&P (supply exceeds demand). Last but not least, they would be doing all this in the context of a downtrend. The laws of supply and demand ensure that this buyer will lose most of the time taking that action which means the odds are stacked in the seller's favor.
Trading with the trend is great but you have to know exactly where to buy into an uptrend and sell into a downtrend. Fresh supply and demand levels offer you the lowest risk, highest reward, and highest probability entry into a trending or non – trending market which is why we focus on them so much. To identify quality and acceptable levels, know your odds enhancers.
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Darryl (Truck) Bryant is looking for an NBA stop. The former West Virginia guard had a pre-draft workout with the Sacramento Kings, but didn't hear his named called at the Prudential Center last week, leaving his immediate future uncertain.
"Right now I'm just trying to get a summer league team," said Bryant, a St. Raymond product, after playing with the Rosedale Trailblazers at Hoops in the Sun on Sunday.
Part of the problem, Bryant said, was he switched agents midway through the process. Bryant said he took his time picking the second time, wanting to make sure he got it right. He is being represented by Jared Hodges, who is affiliated with Alston Walton. Bryant is staying in shape by playing on the city's streetball circuit, at Dyckman and HITS.
"It definitely did [set me back]," he said of the uneasy agent situation. "I had to find the right guy."
Bryant tried to raise his stock by playing in the Portsmouth Invitational, a showcase for the top college seniors in front of NBA scouts. Bryant's K&D Rounds Landscaping team lost all three games. He averaged close to eight points and four assists in 22 minutes of play. He improved as the week went on, scoring 11 points in his final contest. Bryant didn't think it was the best environment for him to showcase his talents.
"It was really a lot of selfishness," Bryant said. "A lot of guys were there for themselves trying to impress an NBA team. It was a good experience, though."
The Brooklyn native was a key cog to West Virginia's success in a loaded Big East during his four seasons with the school. His senior year he averaged 16.9 points, 2.7 assists and 3.1 rebounds as the Mountaineers went 19-14 and 9-9 in conference play. As a sophomore, West Virginia went 31-7 and reached the Final Four.
"It was a great experience," Bryant said. "I got to play with some great people. [The Final Four] is a once in a lifetime experience. That's what everyone wants to do in college basketball."
He feels like he has a good chance of landing a summer league invite, but knows there are a lot of guards out there even from last year's draft.
"I'm just going to pray and hope I get an opportunity," Bryant said.


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The journey is long for Mary and Joseph but each evening between 7 and 9 p.m. caravans leave Nazareth and give visitors the opportunity to join them in the interactive narrative led by Callie Fields all the way to Bethlehem where the Baby Jesus was born in a manger in a stable.
Jack Robinson tells us he's a junk collector. He spells the word "junque" which puts it into the category of fine antiques.
What's special about this collector is that with a little bit of glue, some nails and lots of imagination, he transforms junk, no matter how you spell it, into artistic creations that we might call modern art.
Little Miss Levy County Fair
1. Maclayne McGowan
2. Samantha Rene Slaughter
3. Aubrey Hudson
4. Jazzmyn Renee Hughes
Miss Levy County Fair
1. Jordan Lewis
2. Ashton Bloom
3. Miranda Morales
4. Shakari Lamb
Well this is it. You are reading my last Wild Observations column. I started writing my nature observations for the Williston Pioneer 12 years ago. Not bad for an idea I pitched to the editor and owner of the newspaper then, Skipper Hammond. She wasn't sure it would work and neither did I, but encouragement from readers kept me going. Thank you to those who gave me positive feedback. I really appreciate it.
Saturday, November 1
* Angel House Thrift store is open on Saturdays, 9 a.m. To 1 p.m. Located at Holy Family Parish, 17353 NE 27A, Williston
* Friends of the Williston Library, Book Fair, 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Community Center in the the City Hall Complex.
Monday, November 3
* AA Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Thompson Hall at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church.
* Lions Club 7:30 p.m., Lions Club 401 S.E. Sixth Ave.
* Levy Veterans Support Group, 7 p.m., Williston City Hall.
* Masonic Lodge #117 F.&A.M., 7:30 p.m., Ornan Lodge.
Tuesday, November 4
Gospel Barn
to hold revival
The Gospel Barn Church, 7351 S.E. 196th Ave., Morriston, is having a three-night revival with the Rev. Harry Atkins, concluding tonight and Friday, Oct. 31, at 7 p.m.
Woman's Club
to hold luncheon
and fashion show
On Friday and Saturday, Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, the GFWC Williston Woman's Club will be holding a Fall Luncheon and Fashion Show at the Club House on State Road 121. Lunch will be prepared by the members and served at 11 a.m. and the Fashion Show (featuring all local talent) will follow.
Some might say that watching birds is at its best this time of year. In addition to migrating birds passing through, we also see the arrival of birds who stay here during the winter.
JBES carnival
is tonight
Joyce Bullock Elementary School will hold its fall carnival on Thursday, Oct. 23, from 4-8 p.m. at the Williston High School football field.
Tickets are available in advance. For information contact a classroom teacher or call 528-3341.
Donations needed include two-liter drinks and cakes for the cake walk.
Middle School
hosts fun night
Saturday, October 25
* Angel House Thrift store is open on Saturdays, 9 a.m. To 1 p.m. Located at Holy Family Parish, 17353 NE 27A, Williston
Monday, October 27
* CRA, 5:15 p.m. City Hall.
* Williston Senior Singles, Top of the Hill restaurant at 6:30 p.m. Alan Levine 226-2466 or Virginia Corbin 528-5407.
Tuesday, October 28
Little Miss Williston Sarah Dykstra
Here are the winners of the Miss Williston pageant held last Saturday:
Little Miss Williston:
Queen: Miss Sarah Dykstra
1st Runner Up: Macy Huguley
2nd Runner Up: Toni Oxendine
3rd Runner Up: Mercedes Casillas
Junior Miss Williston:
Queen: Miss Harley White (shown in photo)
1st Runner Up: Chelsea Buell
2nd Runner Up: Morgan Williams
3rd Runner Up: Aliah Grimes
Miss Williston:
Queen: Miss Taylor Acree
1st Runner Up: Kendra Claude
2nd Runner Up: Veronyca Schaudt
Canine Play Day
to be Saturday
A Monster Canine Play Day, a fund-raiser for the Williston Animal Group, will be held Saturday, Oct. 18, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Trained Dog Happy Dog, 8575 N.W. 150th Ave., Morriston, which will include lure coursing, costume contest, best cookie catcher, raffle, prizes, fastest treat eater and an auction.
All proceeds benefit WAG. For information call 528-3828.
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Some days in early fall when being in the sun will actually feel good can be so peaceful. One such day I watched the neighbor's horse - I call her "Black Beauty" because of her charcoal gray coat and white mark on her forehead - relaxing in the sun. She lay flat on what was probably warm dirt and grass. She stayed that way so long I began to worry, but then I saw her head lift, and soon after, "Black Beauty" got to her feet and shook dust from her coat.
Saturday, October 18
* Angel House Trift store is open on Saturdays, 9 a.m. To 1 p.m. Located at Holy Family Parish, 17353 NE 27A, Wiliston
* Williston Green Clovers, Juniors 4H Club, 9 a.m., Methodist Church, Williston, 213 W. Noble Ave.
* Gospel Sing, 1:30 p.m., Highland Baptist Church, Morriston on CR 326 just east of SR 121.
Monday, October 20
Teddy Roosevelt was president when Ellie Ruth Porter was born on October 10, 1908. Since then, we've elected 17 more presidents and watched as one was assassinated before our eyes. The country went through two world wars and a disastrous stock market crash. We enjoyed countless technological advances like the automobile, airplane, telephone, television and computer. We marveled as America landed a man on the moon.
Recently, I talked to the real estate agent in Georgia who helped me with my house hunting. She said, "you'd love it up here today." I asked about their weather. "Clear," she said, "and not too hot and not too cold." Northern Georgia was having one of those bright fall days most of us love. A week or so after my conversation with her, our area headed into some similar fall days.
Homecoming set
at First Baptist
First Baptist church of Williston will celebrate 150 years with Homecoming Weekend Oct. 10-12.
Dr. John Sullivan, executive director treasurer of the Florida Baptist Convention, will be the featured preacher for all three services.
Friday's service, "A Time for Remembering," will begin at 7 p.m.
Saturday's service, "A Time for Renewing," will begin at 6 p.m.
Sunday's service, "A Time for Rejoicing," will begin at 10 a.m.
The Levy County Fair Association held their Karaoke Pre-qualifying competition in Williston this past Saturday.
Junior Karaoke Contest winners:
First Place - Katelyn Robinson
Second Place - Cierra Barges
Pre-Qualifying contest winners. All six singers below now qualify for the final competition on the main stage of the Levy County Fair.
First place - Truce Allen
Second place - Amber Richburg
Third place - Kyra Fitzgerald
Fourth place tie - Dandi McCallister and Tiffany Lesher
Fifth place - Kristin Stewart
The second annual Miss and Little Miss Levy County Fair contest is set to kick off. Young ladies from all over the county are encouraged to participate. The contest and crowning will take place on Sunday, Nov. 2, at 6 p.m. Plan to come and cheer them on. If you're interested in participating please visit the Web site for details.
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Frequently tattooed, always playing with fire, and typically seen wielding knives, chefs tend to be a pretty badass breed. But when the winter winds start howling, they start jonesing for a little comfort food, just like the rest of us. That's why we asked some of our favorite local gourmets, including Kristine Subido of The Pecking Order and Jess De Guzman of Sunda, to share their favorite recipes for the most classic of wintertime comfort foods: chicken soup.
We also uncovered each of their secret ingredients for guarding your soul from the wintertime blues—whether it's getting playful with your pots and pans or slipping on a divinely cozy (we won't tell) Snuggie. So, pull out your celery, carrots, knives, and ready-to-wear blankets, and read on for tips on whipping up everything from matzo ball soup to French garbure, Mexican pozole rojo, and Filipino arroz caldo. We promise, you'll be feeling better in no time.


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According to the Telegraph, Arsenal are expected to hold contract talks with midfielder Samir Nasri and defender Gael Clichy during the summer. Wenger said,
"We are talking to Nasri and his agent already and we have the same situation with Clichy … We have agreed to speak about it during the summer.
"The players have the opportunity here to do it in their own way, with their own philosophy, with their own togetherness … When you sign a contract for four or five years, you are committed through your contract to win trophies with the club where you sign.
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Biscuits & Barbeque
106 E 2nd St. Mineola , NY 516-493-9797
Barbecue, Cajun-Creole
Price range:
$$ (Moderate)
Secreted away in an industrial section of Mineola is a 1940s vintage railroad-car diner. In its gleaming interior, some of the most satisfying Louisiana-style food in these parts awaits.
Lunch, Monday to Friday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; dinner, Monday to Friday 11a.m. to 9p.m., Saturday 9a.m. to 9 p.m.; closed Sunday.
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Secreted away in an industrial section of Mineola is a 1940s vintage railroad-car diner. In its gleaming interior, some of the most satisfying Louisiana-style food in these parts awaits.
Health food, it's not. On one recent night's list of specials was chicken-fried bacon. No question, co-owners Joan Gallo and Tom Fitzgerald aren't out to lower your cholesterol. And seasoned Southern chef Robert Bouyer doesn't exactly have your goal weight in mind.
His cooking, however, may have the power to lighten your mood. Dig into one of his flaky, crusty, meltingly delicious biscuits -- big as a grapefruit and blanketed with creamy andouille sausage gravy -- to understand how. Slow-smoked chicken wings have great depth of flavor; alligator sausage slices have snap and verve. Smart to have napkins handy, since the chicken and andouille gumbo may make you sweat. Ideal for sharing: house-made potato chips topped with Bouyer's subtly spicy chicken and andouille jambalaya.
Jambalaya, ordered as a main dish and served over rice, packs a lot more fire power than the appetizer version. Meaty smoked spice-pebbled ribs are a treat. So, too, a casserole of meltingly good, crusty, bubbly macaroni and cheese.
"Would you like that medium-rare at the center?" asks a savvy waitress after taking an order for blackened wild salmon fillet. Definitely, medium-rare. The fish is fiery-sweet perfection. The same holds true, another evening, for a thick slab of blackened catfish. Ditto for shrimp and grits -- plump blackened shellfish drizzled with barbecue sauce over what amounts to a lush polenta. Another winner: light and crisp fried chicken with waffles.
It's with side dishes that the kitchen sometimes falters. One night, BBQ beans with smoked brisket is smoky; another night, it's way too sweet. On neither occasion is it hot enough. Collards with smoked turkey, rice and beans: all OK, but not near the level of the main courses.
For desserts, a peach cobbler is warm and wonderful, a scoop of vanilla ice cream elevating it even more. Tart Key lime pie and warm pecan pie are homey and good, deserving of freshly whipped cream rather than the aerosol variety.
Minor cavils aside, Biscuits & Barbeque is the kind of place you go when you want to cheer yourself up -- or celebrate just how cheerful you can be.
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(CNN) -- YouTube has made another match for a U.S. Marine looking to score a date to the Marine Corps Ball.
Justin Timberlake said Friday that he will accept an invitation extended through a YouTube video by Cpl. Kelsey de Santis.
"If my schedule works out to do it, I'd love to do it. It's an honor," Timberlake said at a media event to promote the film "Friends with Benefits."
De Santis made the video after Timberlake's "Friends with Benefits" co-star Mila Kunis received a similar invitation from a Marine serving in Afghanistan.
"If you can't go, all I have to say is 'Cry Me a River,' " De Santis, flanked by a contingent of tough-looking male Marines, said on the video, referencing one of Timberlake's hit songs.
Timberlake joked that he was not accepting "because she shouted out one of my songs, which I love," but because "I don't get asked out ever, so I was very flattered by that."
His acceptance comes one day after Kunis addressed rumors that work would keep her from her date, despite saying she would attend Sgt. Scott Moore's YouTube invitation to attend the Marine Corps Ball in Greenville, North Carolina.
"I will happily clear it up, once and for all," Kunis said Thursday. "Never did I say that I was not going. ... I am attending. I'm going. November 18 I will be there."
If Timberlake follows through on his acceptance, he will attend the November 12 Marine Corps Ball in Washington.


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I'm helping my son-in-law's family to research his father's lines and have traced one of the Ray families to your county. We are trying to find more information on the Jones Daniel Ray family who were in Woods County in the 1860 census–Holly Spring Post Office. But then they apparently moved to Travis County where they are listed in the 1870 census.
Jones Daniel Ray b. 1825 North Carolina; married Sarah Robbins b. 1833 Alabama;
married Oct 1844 Coosa Co, AL
Jones Daniel Ray apparently died about 1861 in Texas–possibly Wood County??
1-William Riley Ray b. 1846 Coosa Co, AL md Leona—
2-Mary Angeline Ray b. 1851 prob. Wood Co.
3-Benjamin L. Ray b. 1853 prob. Wood Co. md Electa—
4-Martha Jane Ray b. 1856 prob. Wood Co. md John Stephens at age 14
5-Franklin or Frank Ray b. 1858 Wood Co ? md Lou—
6-Charity Clementine Ray b. 1859 Wood Co?
7-Margaret Ray b. 1864 Wood Co or Travis?
We are especially interested in what cemetery Ray family members might have been buried in.
Thanking you all for your help.
Janice Connell
Whidbey Island, Washington State
[formerly of El Paso]


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It's hammer time again. For Sarah Palin, that is.
Another scathing portrait of the former Alaska governor and John McCain's 2008 running mate is on bookstore shelves, this time written by ex-Palin aide Frank Bailey.
"Blind Allegiance to Sarah Palin" is the juicy tell-all that Mr. Bailey and two co-authors crafted out of between 50,000 and 60,000 e-mails that Bailey saved from correspondence with his former boss. In the book, Bailey, who worked with Ms. Palin in her 2006 gubernatorial campaign and through her stint as governor, depicts Palin as ill-prepared, immature, vindictive, and unethical.
Review: "The Lies of Sarah Palin" by Geoffrey Dunn
Early reviews of the book, which leaked before its publication date this week, offered up juicy morsels on America's favorite Mama Grizzly while simultaneously suggesting that readers won't be surprised by Bailey's exposé. Palin-haters will see confirmation of their suspicions while fervent fans will cry foul at Bailey's somewhat less-than-principled means.
More on that later. First, the revelations:
• "Palin emerges as a woman far more interested in power, fame and fortune than in the day-to-day grind of governing," writes a reviewer for The Washington Post. That became apparent after Mr. McCain's failed bid for president in 2008, Bailey writes in the book. After returning to Alaska, Palin told Bailey as early as February 2009 that she would "quit tomorrow" as governor if she could find an adequate excuse to give Alaskans. Ultimately, "she resigned in July 2009, saying she didn't want to be the same kind of "lame duck" governor who announces she's not seeking re-election, only to travel the state or the world riding out their term," according to a piece in USA Today.
• Palin was plain unreliable, writes Bailey, according to the Associated Press's review. "Getting Sarah to meetings and events was like nailing Jell-O to a tree," Bailey wrote. "On the campaign trail and as governor, Sarah went through at least ten schedulers, with few lasting more than months. Nobody wanted the job because Sarah might fail to honor, at the last minute, the smallest commitments, and making excuses for her became a painful burden."
• Writes The Washington Post: "Bailey realized [Palin] was ill-prepared for political superstardom soon after she was tapped for a spot on the Republican presidential ticket with John McCain." "Incredibly, I mostly still believed in the myth of Sarah and her ultimate mission," Bailey writes. "However, a piece of me could see she was in over her head."
• In the book, Bailey also claims that Palin coordinated with the Republican Governors Association in violation of campaign rules during her 2006 gubernatorial campaign.
• He paints Palin as paranoid and writes that she sees conspiracies against her everywhere: "She believes that there are these powers of evil that are surrounding her. She believes that her offices are bugged."
• Bailey also comments on Palin's vindictive nature, which Morris described in the San Francisco Chronicle as "two eyes for an eye. You don't just go after someone who you think is slighting you, you trade slight for destruction."
Overall, writes The Washington Post, "'Blind Allegiance' is so full of Palin's pettiness and incompetence that it defines her as little more than a small-town politician at a loss on the larger stage."
It continues, "Blind Allegiance" "will confirm what Palin's critics already believe and will be derided by her proponents as nonsense from a disgruntled former staffer" all the while offering an "up-close peek into the mind and motives of a highly visible politician who still manages to cloak her essence."
Palin's proponents, it turns out, have plenty of fodder with which to accuse Bailey and his methods.
First, the e-mails. State ethics laws bar executive officials from using information obtained on the job for personal gain if the information has not been publicly disseminated. The Alaska Attorney General's Office is investigating whether Bailey's use of the e-mails violated state laws.
And according to SarahPAC spokesman Tim Crawford, Bailey himself is no paragon of principle. "Frank Bailey was the only member of the Palin administration to be found to have acted unethically – twice," Mr. Crawford told Politico. "He is currently under investigation again by the state attorney general. Then, as the administrator of certain e-mail accounts, he acted unethically by appropriating account information he was entrusted to protect."
He went on to dismiss Bailey as a disgruntled former employee. "Gov. Palin suspended Bailey and refused to hire Bailey when he sought a position on her vice presidential campaign staff and later with SarahPAC," he told Politico. "Mr. Bailey has an axe to grind and abandoned truth in his book…The book belongs on fiction shelves."
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Today's post is written by Amy Green author of the blog, Simply Sugar & Gluten Free.
Day 18 - Amy's Summer Chickpea Salad
One of the things I love most about summer is the produce – the flavors are incredible! The other bonus is that with garden-fresh flavors, little effort is needed to create a great meal. You just need a little Grocery Shopping Savvy. More on that in a little bit…
I'll be honest – I've been burning the candle at both ends so I didn't have lots of time to think about pulling together the perfect dish for this guest post. I find that happening more often than not lately, which creates a test-kitchen environment for creating quick & delicious meals.
My husband snuck into the refrigerator before dinner and tried some of this dish. With the door open, fork in hand, he said, "Honey, this bean salad is so fresh! It's perfect."
And it literally took less than ten minutes.
Grocery Shopping Savvy
There are a few things I always keep on hand so we can have an impromptu meal in no time flat. Canned beans, lemons, parsley, tomatoes, capers, a good, fruity extra virgin olive oil, and lettuce of some sort are all on the list – which just happen to make up the bulk of this salad.
Generally, I cook beans from scratch. The extras go into glass mason jars with their cooking liquid and are frozen until I need them. Frozen beans aren't much good for an unplanned meal, so I always keep canned beans on hand. Canellini and garbanzo beans are my favorites for salads, so those get stored in the refrigerator along so they're cold when I need them.
Change it Up
This dish is meat free – you could add chicken or tuna and it would be fantastic. Don't have any garbanzo beans on hand? Use cannellini beans or navy beans instead. Don't have zucchini? Use cucumbers or shredded carrots.
Serve this light summer salad as is, on a bed of lettuce, or with corn chips.
Amy's Summer Chickpea Salad
serves 2 as a main course, 4 as a side
1 (14.5 ounce) can of garbanzo beans, drained, not rinsed
1 medium zucchini
1 medium tomato
2 tablespoons chopped, fresh parsley
1 tablespoon capers, chopped
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh squeezed lemon juice
10 drops liquid stevia
kosher salt, to taste
fresh ground black pepper, to taste
Optional for serving:
Tortilla chips
Spinach or lettuce
Put garbanzo beans in a medium bowl. Slice zucchini in half, then cut each half lengthwise into four strips. Slice thinly and add to bowl. Cut tomato in half and then in quarters. Remove seeds and cut into strips, then into small pieces. Add to bowl along with parsley and capers. Mix well.
In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, and stevia. Taste and add more stevia if needed. It shouldn't be overly sweet – just sweet enough to balance the acid of the lemon juice. Drizzle over chickpea salad and toss. Season to taste with salt and pepper. For best flavor, cover and chill for two hours or more.
Amy Green, M.Ed., authors Simply Sugar & Gluten-Free, a blog about eating well, eliminating refined sugars and wheat, and maintaining a healthy weight. She has been living free from refined sugars and wheat since 2004 and, as a result, is maintaining a 60+ pound weight loss. Over the years she's learned that eating healthier doesn't equal deprivation. A former elementary teacher and small business owner, Amy is currently a full time culinary arts student, soon-to-be-published cookbook author, freelance writer, and does recipe development. She lives with her husband and four dogs in Dallas, TX where she teaches local sugar-free, gluten-free cooking classes.
Stay tuned for Day 19 of 30 Days Gluten Free Quick & Easy Meals. Tomorrow will feature a simple & delicious recipe by Michelle Doyle of Domesticity Nouveau.


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St. George of Indianapolis Parishioners Assemble 1000 IOCC Kits
In a project initiated by the Charity Ministry Team, the parishioners of St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Indianapolis, Indiana, gathered materials together for the IOCC health kits for the suffering people of Haiti. Each health kit contains soap, towels, a comb and nail tool, and band aids, and parish members managed to assemble around 1000 kits that will be delivered directly via the IOCC, to Haitians in need. "We can never have too many of these," noted an IOCC representative.
St. George blogger Sarah Childs described the experience on her blog, Place of Verdure.
"I was really looking forward to doing a lot of knitting, watching the Colts on Saturday evening, and doing a little house cleaning. Then about 4 pm, James called me to say that we had been asked to help at church with an effort to put together health/hygiene kits for Haiti, and my plans immediately seemed pretty trivial. I felt really blessed to have this opportunity to do something with my own hands, beyond praying and writing a check, to help those affected by this terrible earthquake. And I have to add that with many hands working together, we got it done so quickly that it didn't encroach on my own selfish plans at all."
"It was really heartwarming for me to see all our parishioners getting into this," adds the Very Rev. Fr. Nabil Hanna, priest at St. George.


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5-15-11 Miller Park
Today's game began at 1:10 PM, meaning the gates would open at 11:40 pm. However, I was hoping to get in early at Friday's, so we arrived at the stadium around 10:30 AM.
It proved to be a mistake, because the Friday's early entrance doesn't open until 11AM. Amy and I were forced to stand in 40 degree temps with wind gusts of up to 50 mph for a half hour. It was brutal cold. Brutal.
Once we got inside, we walked around the left field concourse, and I took a few photos. One of the escalator to the 200 level,
and another of a Walls of Honor section:
We were chased from the concourse by a cranky security supervisor who made us go to Friday's, but failed to say anything to the other couples who were loitering around.
It didn't really matter much, because the Brewers failed to take batting practice today.
When the gates opened, I ran through the narrow concourse behind the batters eye to the right field bleachers.
There, Ryan Doumit would toss me ball #1 of the day.
Doumit's first throw was well short, and fell into the bullpen. He tried again, but over shot me by 10 feet, and the ball hit a bleacher and bounced back onto the field. His third try was right on the money though. I definitely appreciated Doumit's patience and willingness to make sure he hooked me up.
I decided just to stay in right field the entire day. The view to my left:
My second ball of the day was a clean home run catch of a Garrett Jones home run ball.
Here I am holding up the ball for Amy to see.
The Pirates were hitting some home runs, but not very many into the seating areas.
My third and final ball of the day would be glove tricked from the Pirates bullpen. I set up my glove trick,
Lowered the glove,
And reeled in ball #3 of the day
There wasn't much action for the rest of batting practice, but at least I had Amy nearby to keep me in good spirits.
We left right after batting practice to go home. The worst part of the day was walking back to the car in the biting cold, and being trapped in the lot.
Everyone was tailgating and blocking the aisles, and all of the exits were roped off. The only way off was the one entryway where cars were streaming in. Eventually we were let out. We didn't get home until 11:58 PM, as it was a ten hour drive back. Amy helped make the drive back fun though, and it went fast.
Thanks for everything baby. I love you!
Game: 3 balls (1 hit, 1 thrown, 1 device,)
Season: 140 balls (56 hit, 35 thrown, 28 device, 20 found)
Games: 22 games
Average: 6.36 balls per game
Career: 1,262 balls
Attendance: 37,059
*Last year on May 15th I had snagged 115 baseballs through 16 games, so I am a bit ahead of last year's record year, despite the poor weather we've had.


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High-Tech Gains Get Disabled People Into Workforce
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — When high school football coach Kevin Bella needs an intense, heart-to-heart with a player, he goes home and sits on his couch. That's because Bella, who is deaf, communicates with his hearing players most clearly with a new technology that brings a live sign language interpreter to his television screen. The player, on a phone elsewhere, hears the interpreter give voice to Bella's signs.
"It's a huge improvement over typing messages back and forth," said Bella, a defensive coordinator at Mission San Jose High School in Fremont, Calif. "This allows me to work with hearing players, because there's a lot in my language that has to do with expressions. The meaning is lost if sign language is reduced to written text."
Bella is among a rising number of disabled people who are increasingly able to find and keep jobs, as well as engage more broadly in their communities, because of new technologies specifically aimed at helping them better communicate or complete tasks.
The past few years have seen a number of technological breakthroughs targeting disabled consumers. Apple, for example, is incorporating technologies such as voice recognition and screen readers, which can synthesize text into speech, into all of their products, rather than offering them as add-ons.
Applications such as GoTalk NOW and TapSpeak Sequence allow users to combine text, pictures and symbols with audio programs that put voice to thoughts and ideas. Someone who can't speak clearly can touch a picture of a hand, then a book, and the tablet will say: "Please pass me the book."
Blind people can take notes using voice-recognition programs, and listen to emails or "read" a website with screen readers. People with attention deficit disorder can use apps that remind them to stay focused by announcing appointments with lights and sounds. And those with spinal cord injuries share tips on forums such as apparelyzed.com for how to go hands-free on digital tablets using mouth sticks like those mounted on wheelchairs.
"High-tech advances are starting to help level the playing field, opening the door for so many people," said Therese Willkomm of the Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire.
Kathleen Martinez, an assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Labor overseeing disability employment policy, said these advances have translated into higher numbers of disabled people being able to land jobs.
"In the professional careers, technology has helped increase the employment rate immensely. It's actually allowed us to participate in office careers more than ever before," said Martinez, who has been blind since birth.
The unemployment rate last year was 13.4 percent for the 28 million Americans who are deaf, blind or have serious physical, mental or emotional conditions, compared with a 7.9 percent rate for people without disabilities. But a Labor Department survey released earlier this month showed that the number of employed disabled adults jumped close to 4 percent over the past two years, more than the 3 percent gains among nondisabled people.
Meanwhile, unemployment rates among the disabled dropped 1.6 points in a year, a bigger decrease than what was seen among able-bodied workers.
Another factor in the increasing job rates is that baby boomers are retiring later, and today half of the people working over age 65 have a disability, said John D. Kemp, president of the disability advocate nonprofit The Viscardi Center.
"Many people have aged into a disability and are in denial," said Kemp. "But they can't hear as well, can't see as well, and they're using an immense number of assistive devices aimed at retaining valued employees."
The technological advances are a massive upgrade over older, disability-specific clunky devices. Swedish firm Tobii, for example, has developed eye-tracking programs that make it possible for people who can't use their hands to navigate on computers. Instead of moving a mouse, users look into a box that uses a camera and infrared light to track what they're looking at when they blink, triggering a cursor to move.
And Google Glass — a tiny eyeglasses-mounted device capable of shooting photos, filming video and surfing the Internet — has a built-in camera and voice-command capability, meaning disabled wearers could read what people are saying to them or control wheelchairs with their gaze or voices.
The U.S. market for assistive technologies is projected to grow from $39.5 billion in 2010 to $55 billion in 2016, according to analysts at market forecasters BCC Research. And in the past few years, large high-tech firms, including Facebook, have added teams focused exclusively on how disabled clients can use their products.
"Most organizations want to bring their technology and experiences to as many people as possible, so it makes sense to address this," said Jeffrey Wieland, who became Facebook's project manager of accessibility a year ago. The company has even brought visually impaired users to its campus in Menlo Park, Calif., to work with accessibility engineers.
Earlier this month, Rocklin, Calif.-based Purple Communications nationally rolled out a new, upgraded videophone that allows deaf people to communicate using Video Relay Service on high-definition televisions. A live sign language interpreter works remotely to convey messages in real-time via video and audio feeds that transmit into landline phones, cellphones or tablets.
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American schooling started teaching STEM shortly after Sputnik, 1957. Fifty years of FAILURE should be enough.
Dear Editor,
American schooling started teaching STEM shortly after Sputnik, 1957. Fifty years of FAILURE should be enough.
American schooling is designed to deal with a static, slow-moving, history-repeats-itself world. In today's dynamic world, the static facts, formulas and protocols of academic STEM are totally useless. STEM does not connect to the root cause of the lack-of-jobs-with-a-future in America. STEM is not Science. STEM is information "about" Science.
The dynamic worlds of Hi-tech and Tech-sTem are driven by recognizing, respecting and applying scientific "Principles". The process is called Creative Thinking. Two Caveats: 1) Memorizing those Principles as isolated knowledge is of no value. 2) All you need to know is -- What is the least you need to know to make a Principle useful in the world you live in.
A boy light-line fishing from a pier, and catching fish, will confront and resolve more calculus problems in an hour than he might encounter in a year of Calculus classes. Light-line fishing is an exercise in Creative Thinking.
There are three basic types of learning/thinking in the USA today. Only one creates jobs-with-a-future:
1) American schooling's "rote and regurgitation" enforced by "conform and comply or good-by" (= Dolts & Drones).
2) Creative Communication: The exchange of feelings, emotions, and notions through the senses (= Boozos & Bimbos).
3) Creative Thinking: The application of scientific knowledge to create a new product, service or system that can improve the human condition and is categorized as Technology (= jobs and Global Competitors).
Examples of Creative Thinking's real-world Scientific Principles:
1) Water runs downhill. This "Scientific Principle" seems to surprise many Floridians on a regular basis.
2) Dry wood burns. This "Scientific Principle" has been ignored by the U.S. Forest Service for the last 40 years.
3) The male and female genders of the Human Species are specifically designed to collaborate with each other, not compete with each other.
Ignoring this "Scientific Principle" has destroyed the American family and reduced the competitive capabilities of the U.S. workforce.
The failure of U.S. Schooling to recognize, respect and accommodate Creative Thinking is destroying American jobs. Today's Hi-tech world of Technology is driven by the Creative Thinking capabilities of U.S. high-school and college DROPOUTS and foreign nationals on H1B Visas. Over 60 percent of the invention patents filed in the USA during the last 10 years have had a foreign national's name on them. When the H1B Visas go home, the U.S. will become a "servant" economy much like Florida is today.
Florida's minimum wage workforce testifies to the fact that Florida's K-16 schooling does not produce graduates, at any level, who are capable of Creative Thinking. The only way to introduce Creative Thinking into Florida's schools is by incorporating sTemPREP Special Units. Install sTemPREP Special Units in local K-12 schools and companies will come and jobs will follow. Why?
sTemPREP Special Units graduate Tech-trainable employees. Tech-sTem-driven companies are relocating and hiring. Will a Tech-sTem-driven company relocate to your community? Is your community a Magnet Community? That's a Home Rule decision.
Creative Thinking must drive the top 40 percent of the American workforce in the 21st Century or America is done.
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Allaying the concerns of paying Xbox Live subscribers everywhere, Microsoft has announced that the Windows Live pricing will be the same as the Xbox Live pricing: $49.99 per year. This will likely include a similar feature set as the console counterpart: ability to play online with cross-platform games, a unique gamercard, access to achievements, and so on.
Though I was previously preoccupied with the possibility of injustice for console gamers, I can't help but feel as though there will be a large group of PC gamers who will be unwilling to shell out the money for this simply based on the fact that they have been acclimated to (mostly) free online multiplayer in the past.
Another unanswered question is whether or not the subscription is cross-platform. As a 360 owner, I know that I would be far less likely to buy a Games for Windows game now, as I'm already paying for the service for my 360. Will my current Xbox Live account allow me to play PC games as well?
Whether or not this will affect all games under the Games for Windows branding is not yet known. More details are expected in the near future.
Update: One of our readers, Daemonic, has pointed out that the article does address the issue of a cross-platform subscription. The article states that the "Live membership works on the Xbox, Xbox 360, and Live for Windows." That's a relief.


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Kurds mustering to fend off Islamic State advance in northern Iraq
Kurdish military forces scrambled Monday to reinforce their positions in northern Iraq, including an unusual request to the United States for military assistance, one day after militants from the Islamist State routed Kurdish troops from three key towns near northern Iraq's largest dam.
Kurdish pershmerga militia could be seen streaming out of Dohuk, the administrative capital for one of the three regions that make up the autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government, and a visit to military barracks in this city found them largely empty.
Local television reports described troops massing to bolster front lines 30 miles away, and while there was no noticeable panic in this mountain city, it was clear officials were moving quickly to overcome a surprising defeat over the weekend for the peshmerga, whose troops are reputed to be the best in Iraq.
Officials conceded that two towns, Kummar and Sinjar, remained in Islamic State hands and that tens of thousands of Yazidis, a Kurdish religious minority that for years has been targeted by radical Islamists, had sought refuge in Kurdistan.
A third city, Wana, which sits on the Tigris River, was retaken by Kurdish forces, however.
Control of another key location, the Mosul Dam, which controls much of the water in northern Iraq, was still being contested. Kurdish officials said they remained in control of the site, and U.S. defense and intelligence officials in Washington said they had no reason to doubt that assertion.
But the U.S. officials also cautioned that the situation changes by the hour. "The dam is certainly contested," one defense official said. He declined to be identified by name because he was not authorized to speak to a reporter about the events.
One Sunni Muslim man reached by telephone in Sinjar said Monday that the militants were rounding up and executing local government and municipal workers.
"They have a checkpoint 50 feet from my house and I can see them arresting people right now," he said, declining to give his name for fear of reprisal. "Last night they arrested and executed four of my cousins because they worked for the municipality, and already they have begun destroying the homes of the people who fled."
Another resident of Sinjar said that Yazidi families who had been unable to flee were being harassed and in some cases executed, and that it appeared as though militants were abducting large numbers of small children from each family.
The Kurdistan Regional Government's foreign minister, Falah Mustafa, confirmed that he'd asked U.S. officials at the American consulate in Irbil, the KRG capital, for military assistance _ a request that under ordinary circumstances would come only from the central government in Baghdad and then only on behalf of the Iraqi army. But the Iraqi army fled northern Iraq in early June in the face of the Islamic State, and since then only the Kurds' peshmerga militia has confronted extremist forces in the north.
Mustafa said U.S. officials in Irbil were receptive to the request, which he did not detail. He said that they had promised to "intently look into the case."
U.S. officials in Washington declined to comment for publication. Privately, however, several said that such assistance would present challenges to U.S. foreign policy, which provides for military assistance only to governments. However, they said, the United States might be able to provide such assistance covertly through the CIA.
An official in the office of Dohuk's governor said new weapons from the United States were critical if the Kurdish forces were to be expected to rebuff the Islamic State along the nearly 900 miles of Kurdish border that now touch territory the Islamists control. He said the central government of Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki, which has fought bitterly with the Kurds over oil revenues and other issues for years, has done nothing to modernize peshmerga weaponry.
"The last time we received new weapons was 2003, when the Americans let us take from Saddam's old stockpiles," the official said, speaking anonymously because he said on the record comment could come only from the governor himself, and he was unavailable. "The Iraqi government in Baghdad received modern weapons and armored vehicles from the Americans, but because of our political tensions with Baghdad, the Maliki government never shared these weapons with us. And the Americans would not let us buy anything independently."
He said it was ironic that the Islamic State had captured millions of dollars worth of modern U.S. weaponry as its forces overran Iraqi military bases in recent weeks. "So now we have to beg the Americans for modern weapons to fight the Islamic State . . . because they're equipped with modern American weapons they took from the Iraqi government," he said.
Despite his recent questioning of Kurdish loyalty, Maliki himself on Monday ordered the country's small and antiquated air force to provide support to the Kurdish fighters _ though recent history suggests that support won't provide Kurdish forces with an overwhelming advantage. With only a small number of planes, the air force has proved of little value in the Iraqi government's unsuccessful efforts to reverse the Islamic State's advance.
There were also reports that forces loyal to the Kurdish Workers Party, or PKK, had been redeployed from Turkey and Syria to open a new front against the Islamic State on the western border between Iraq and Syria. A PKK commander reached by phone confirmed that some PKK troops had been ordered to move to counter Islamic State advances, but he could not confirm local claims that as many as 6,000 PKK fighters had been committed to a new front to the west near the Iraq-Syria border.
One peshmerga commander interviewed near the front lines – he refused to be identified because of military regulations – said that the attacks on Sinjar and Zummar were so rapid and backed by such heavy firepower that the small local garrisons had little choice but to withdraw.
"They came so fast from three sides that we were unable to move reinforcements into place fast enough," he said. "They had heavy machine guns and mortars and there was little we could do but regroup for a counterattack."
When that counterattack might come was unknown, but there were signs it was in the works. In addition to preparations in Dohuk, Irbil's airport, three hours to the south, appeared Monday to have become a staging area. Planes loaded with military equipment could be seen arriving at the airport, but officials refused to say where it was arriving from.


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