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I am looking to play more tennis in East Orlando.
I live near UCF and am a 4.5.
I have started to play a lot more and need more people to hit with.
Email me if interested in setting something up.
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Hello Steve,
Can you play today? I am around East Orlando and would love to play anytime today. Let me know.
I can play anytime after 3:30 today, let me know if you are available.
I have courts near where I live in Stoneybrook East that I can reserve.
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Monday, September 22
Finger Pointers Take Dead Aim at Nick Faldo
Justin Rose and Nick Faldo at the 2007 Open.
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NICK FALDO LOST THE RYDER CUP. Nick Faldo. Europe's captain. Great player, lousy coach. Really, really horrendous. Atrocious. Bad, very bad. You get the drift.
I'm pretty darn certain of this because of the British press reports that are piling up faster than Ryder Cup merchandise sales. "Faldo Folly" and "Captain Calamity" were two of today's headlines, according to the AP.
"Nick Faldo, not the crowd, was America's 13th Man," reported the Daily Mail. The Times of London said, "Faldo inspired chaos."
Did The Telegraph join in? Yes. Yes, they did.
Faldo was "about to pay the price of a lifetime of self serving, of devotion to the cult of the individual."
And I thought Americans were sore losers.
There is a bright side. At least Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood and Padraig Harrington won't have to take responsibility for their goose eggs in the win column.
−The Armchair Golfer
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Faldo didn't hit one wayward drive or miss one two-footer in the entire Ryder Cup as near as I can determine.
Azinger is not necessarily a genius and Faldo isn't necessarily an idiot, a little luck could have changed the outcome.
The Americans simply played better than the British. It's time to move on and look forward to next year's Women's Ryder Cup-can't wait to see that ladies golf apparel!
The Europeans are such whiners. They whined in 99 when a spontaneous celebration erupted; unfortunate but they should have just accepted the apology and moved on.
And this time, Westwood complaining about a few comments from losers, when the real problem was he wasn't playing well.
Did we whine a couple of Ryder Cups ago, when Garcia ran into the fairway to celebrate, delaying an ongoing match, and because of that conduct, they eventually conceded all the remaining matches - the only time I remember that happening in Ryder Cup history?
Faldo's Captain's picks performed well, despite predictions, and he doesn't get credit for doing all he could?
Forget the Ryder Cup. Go to a three-year competition in successive years, and let's give the Euros a chance (1) to play in two successive years and (2) play against the Internationals.


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CHARR offering Safe Ride Home program again for New Years Eve
Published: 12/31/2009 09:52:57
New Years Eve means a greater risk of people drinking and driving, to combat this, the local chapter of the Cabaret, Hotel, Restaurant and Retailers association, or CHARR is again offering their Safe Ride Home program. Leeann Thomas, the chairperson of the Safe Ride Home committee for CHARR says, "WeÆve doubled our cabs this year, a lot during the bar closing times, and thatÆs where in the past, we havenÆt been able to have enough cabs to have the people that want, have rides home, so this year we have twenty. We have sixteen businesses that are going to be pickup points. Those establishments have a special number to call the twenty cabs, so youÆll ask your bartender, your server at a liquor store to call you a safe ride home cab from those sixteen locations".
VIDEO: New Years Eve means a greater risk of people drinking and driving, to combat this, CHARR is again offering their Safe Ride Home program. (Image: Rik Pruett)
The Juneau Police Department will also be out in force to assure the publicÆs safety and they encourage people to use the program as well. According to Sergeant Dave Campbell, Public Information Office for J.P.D., "There is a marked increase in the amount of people that are out celebrating the New Year, and this yearÆs probably going to be a really big celebration because itÆs the change of a new decade as well. So there will be a very strong police presence throughout the community, especially downtown in the bars and it would really behoove people to use the safe ride program or other means to get home safely."
Leeann Thomas adds; "So number one, I think it absolutely reduces DUIÆs, proven after six years of doing this, and itÆs a good community thing to make sure not only do people have rides home but they donÆt even have to worry about it".
It also means a lot to the establishments who support the program; Dave Behrends, Administrator of the Juneau Moose Lodge, states that they have been active in the safe ride program since CHARR initiated it, "The members like it, we get more members who like to come out and have some fun now and so theyÆre not worried about having to wait to get a ride home or trying to find a ride home so itÆs a big plus there."
Leeann Thomas finishes by relating that "Our saying in Juneau CHARR is drink responsibly, drive responsibly and if youÆre going to partake then please donÆt get in that car, use our Safe Ride Home Program".
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Girl with Green EyesHD
IMDb: 7.2
91 min
In 1960s Dublin a young girl becomes involved with an older man, a much-travelled and still married land-owner.
Country: UK
Actors: Peter Finch, Rita Tushingham, Lynn Redgrave, Marie Kean, Arthur O'Sullivan, Julian Glover, T.P. McKenna, Liselotte Goettinger, Pat Laffan, Eileen Crowe, May Craig, Joe Lynch, Yolande Turner, Harry Brogan, Michael C. Hennessy


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I've never seen a muse so into her role and an artist so inspired. The dangerous relationship between Kristen Stewart and Nicolas Ghesquiére, started for pure interest, as often happens between an Hollywood actress and a successful designer.. "it could have left no trace on me, instead it changed my life", Kristen tells to Vanity Fair, in a suite at the Bristol Hotel in Paris, looking at Nicolas.
How did you meet each other?
K: I accepted this collaboration, following my instinct, as I always do. Then he got me involved completely. I forgot that I was american, 22, and I found another world and culture; I started dreaming and I felt my body changing: I was becoming a real woman, in the capable hands of someone that guided me.
N: I didn't want to do a "masquerade", I wanted her, flesh and blood, with all the emotional baggage that I could get from her. I wanted her to be a "femme" and bold in her choices.
Kristen Stewart succeeded to Charlotte Gainsbourg, as "égérie" of the Balenciaga fragrances. Why do you always choose these kind of women, with an unconventional femininity, slim and without the conventionally classic body?
N: Charlotte and Kristen are perfect for my creations, powerful muses that aren't afraid of anything.
K: It's true that I'm not a safe-kind of girl, nor constant and certainly I don't like to take the easy way. I like challenges that create the right energy for perfect interactions. I'm pathologically curious, I'm attracted to anything that is different.
In what is different Nicolas?
K: I grew up in a simple family, while he was born with that "elegance" that has always been part of him. Through our collaboration, I learned many things about my seduction power and more importantly about the importance of the right fragrance or dress, to point out certain parts of myself.
and you Nicolas, what about Kristen attracted you the most?
N: A creator is like a prince charming, in perpetual search of his dream princess, that is able to inspire his creative fantasies. Kristen was perfect for it. I created Florabotanica for her and her presence was essential for many other creative processes.
What did this experience leave you?
K: I considered Florabotanica kind of a passport for the adulthood, where women can seduce for real.
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Casting for New History Channel Series
DECODED, a new series from the History Channel, is searching for a "Lead Investigator."
From the casting page website:
This series is going to uncover the hidden or little known origins of iconic American symbols with an active investigative approach. To do this we need somebody with a strong background in history and symbology who looks past the obvious and is excited to delve into the mysterious. These investigations will be IMMERSIVE, ACTIVE, PHYSICAL and ACADEMIC. We are looking for a real-life Robert Langdon.
Our investigator needs to have great interview skills, a lust for the subject matter and the desire to explore both each subject matter both physically and mentally.
The program is being produced for HISTORY by Go Go Luckey Entertainment.


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Outreach Workshop: The Universe StarLab Planetarium
Bring the stars down to Earth with our inflatable, portable planetarium! Students will learn how to locate common constellations in the sky, listen to Greek myths related to stars, and discover how stars have been used by people throughout history.
Fees are determined by distance from the Museum:
- Within 25 miles: $340
- 26-50 miles: $370
- 51+ miles: $370 + $.58 per mile
- Each additional hour: $125
The Universe Requirements
- Maximum capacity of approximately 25 students plus 2 adults
- Requires a room separate from all other activities
- Minimum ceiling clearance of 12 ft
- Minimum floor space of 20 ft x 20 ft
- Requires inside location with a grounded outlet
Michigan K-12 Science Standards
Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.
Support an argument that the apparent brightness of the sun and stars is due to their relative distances from the Earth.
The Universe Pre-visit Vocabulary
Astronomy: A laser is a focused beam of light.
Constellation: A group of stars in which someone saw a picture.
East: The direction of the rising sun.
Gas: One of the three states of matter, where molecules are spread apart.
Moon: A celestial body that revolves around the earth.
North: The direction of the north magnetic pole.
Planetarium: A device that shows the movement of the stars and planets.
Satellite: A celestial body that orbits a planet; a moon.
Solar System: The sun and all that revolves around it.
South: The direction opposite north.
Star: A ball of gas.
Sun: The star at the center of our solar system.
West: The direction of the setting sun.
Zenith: The point in the sky directly overhead.
The Universe Post-visit Activity
Post-visit activities provide your students with an opportunity to review workshop-presented concepts and introduce related subjects. Below you will find a classroom extension activity and a list of suggested resources for further exploration. We hope that you enjoyed our Outreach Hands-On Workshop and we look forward to visiting your students again!
Hands-On Activity: Get Lost, Gravity!
- Plastic Cup
- String
- Ruler
- Scissors
- Tape
- Modeling clay
- Friend
- Cut the string to be 24 inches long.
- Tape one end of the string to one side of the mouth of the cup. Tape the other end to the side opposite on the mouth of the cup. (They should be set across from each other).
- Cut a new piece of string to be 6 inches long.
- Tie the 6-inch piece of string to the center of the longer length of string.
- Mold a clay ball approximately ½ inch diameter around the hanging length of the shorter string.
- Ask your friend to hold your cup up above their heads by pinching the string where the short string is tied to the longer string.
- Go sit on a chair a few feet away from your friend where you can watch both the cup and the clay ball fall.
- Predict what will happen to both the ball and the cup as they fall.
- On your "GO!" have your friend let go of the string.
- Watch the ball and cup as they fall. Repeat the activity to verify your results.
You should have noticed that while the cup and ball were falling, they stayed the same distance apart until the cup hit the floor. This is because both the clay ball and the cup were falling at the same speed. The cup was being pulled down by gravity (the natural force of attraction between any two objects, directly proportional to the masses and indirectly proportional to the distances of the falling objects), but the ball was experiencing a feeling of zero gravity. Falling objects experience an apparent weightlessness because there is next-to-nothing (only a few gas molecules in the environment) pressing against the object.
Astronauts in space can experience apparent weightlessness as they orbit Earth in their spacecraft. In orbit, both an astronaut and the spacecraft are constantly falling around the Earth. When you ride in a roller coaster you may feel zero gravity when the ride goes down very steep hills.
The truth of the matter is that gravity will never be totally absent. The pull of an object on another object is always present – even when the objects are very far apart, like in outer space. The strength of a gravitational pull may appear very weak between you and a banana compared to the strength of the gravity between you and the Earth – but the gravitational pull still exists!
Suggested Resources
Cole, Joanna. The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System. Scholastic, Inc. 1992.
Evert, Laura. Planets, Moons and Stars (Take-Along Guides). Creative Publishing International. 2003.
Heifetz, Milton D. A Walk through the Heavens: A Guide to Stars and Constellations and their Legend. Cambridge UP. 1998.
Kerrod, Robin. The Book of Constellations: Discover the Secrets in the Stars. Barrons Educational Series. 2002.
Rabe, Trisha. There's No Place Like Space (Cat in the Hat's Learning Library). Random House. 1999.
Rey, H.A. Find the Constellations. Houghton-Mifflin, Co. 1976.
Thompson, C.E. Glow-In-The-Dark Constellations: A Field Guide for Young Stargazers. Grosset & Dunlap. 1999.
VanCleave, Janice. Janice VanCleave's Astronomy for Every Kid: 101 Easy Experiments that Really Work. John Wiley & Sons. 1991.


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notlistening wrote:I think you need some green eggs to go with that Hama.
I probably still have that pic buried on photobucket somewhere. Must. go. look.
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notlistening wrote:I think you need some green eggs to go with that Hama.
erinhue wrote:Thanks for asking darlin' but I was no where near. The Chelsea area is sort of downtown in Manhattan( the New York you see in the movies) I live across the river in Brooklyn the best known of the outer boros you know on the other side of the Brooklyn Bridge 28 people got hurt but none seriously They caught the guy and it seems he had at least 4 more bombs planted around the city those were discovered and turned in by passing citizens. things are just getting tougher in this already tough town. Gotta keep your eyes open and your wits about you at all times, and that is a real shame of life in these times
Tookish_Traveler wrote:Also. I have a lot of Hugh Jackman pics out there. I got side-tracked.
Ninui wrote:Maybe someone should go up and help it fall .....
oldtoby wrote:ok got a question for all you older and wiser peeps.....
can diced onions and green peppers be frozen and then unthawed and used later? Chef Toby needs to know.
Ninui wrote:One hundred fresh made chocolate chip cookies to the first one who helps the yellow towel FALL to the floor !!
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Load Blown's hiccups of frenzied beats competing for space are a long way from home for Brooklyn noise cadets Black Dice. As its lethargic rhythms rub up against frenetic gabba, the 2007 release (review) is a sonic wash of discarded pop hooks boiled down to form a sickening soup, a broth of maddened party tracks far removed from their initial post-hardcore incarnation.
We might have been over some of this before, but, fully formed in 1999, like a chrysalis opening up to reveal no beautiful butterfly cocooned away but a skanky moth, the act decided back in 2002 it was time for a change from their early manifestation of carnal hardcore – celebrated throughout the New York underground, releasing numerous limited 7"s and EPs on DIY imprints (particularly Mike Simonetti's Troubleman) – by signing with DFA.
The decision left something of a wide-eyed disbelief on the faces of onlookers, but equal to a hospitable wren making a compassionate gesture by continuing to feed an egg-toppling, nest-nicking cuckoo (see) Black Dice (Bjorn Copeland, Eric Copeland, Aaron Warren) far from alienated their adoring hardcore aficionados, instead embracing the decision to mutate from fisting raucousness to fractured electro squall. Beaches & Canyons marked the transformation and Copeland, B. guides us through events:
"When we started, the only labels that were even close to putting out what we were recording were hardcore labels. So for the first couple of years that anyone could even put out a 7" of ours was amazing. By the time we started doing stuff with Troubleman, [Simonetti] seemed a little more ambitious than other labels.
"The shows used to be a lot different and used to be really physically violent and just like bloody, fucked-up events. As soon as people came to the shows expecting that nobody wanted to put on a show. I feel that the direction we took musically was natural and marked us using the same fucked up sounds that our instruments were making when banging on them and then starting basing songs more around these abstract sounds rather than chord progressions."
Video: 'KOKOMO' (from Load Blown, 2007)
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Under the wreckage a real pop sensibility exists to the experimentalists, FM influences being crammed in. As opposed to 2002's ethereal soundscape Beaches & Canyons, Load Blown was a conscious effort by the outfit to harness more of a pop focus, a collection of tracks released as EPs in the 18 months leading up to its issuing as an LP proper.
"What we wanted to do was create something that read like a pop record in the sense that you could break it down into a series of singles.
"A Black Dice song could almost be any song – it could be a Kenny Rogers song – if you were able to zoom in close enough to a point where you weren't seeing smooth bass, but where the frequencies were all of a sudden overtaking the song and the melody and becoming the keystone to the song. I feel our inspirations for everything are very much rooted in classic rock, or like television or shitty movies. I like the idea of taking elements of pop culture and mutating it because even when you're referencing pop culture at least there is something people can identify with in one way as opposed to have your whole set being based around bondage or something that is so extreme it lacks a particular reference point.
"For us though, we still feel like a punk band. The way that we operate and the type of energy – whether it's a band going nuts or the sounds – the notion of punk and its confrontation is something that remains central. The shows are always interesting because people are often unclear with what their role is in the room."
And the one pop song Bjorn wishes Black Dice could have written?
"Something off the first three Os Mutantes albums. But then I'll go back to my record collection and it might be like a Van Halen song. Somewhere in between. That's our way."
Video: LIVE AT CHAIN REACTION, CA (hardcore days, 19/05/2002)
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Rather than the previous off-shoot projects from the cohort (particularly brother Eric's involvements with Animal Collective's Dave Portner) being far more fanfare than final product, Eric released Hermaphrodite at the tail-end of 2007. Bjorn states this was "a big fuck you to people and helped me remind myself of why I got involved with music in the first place".
It's one of the few moments that Bjorn shows any genuine resent, by increasingly has a tendency to casually snap into rants regarding the way they're often perceived. Copeland clearly finds that promoters expect the same rapturous adulation that their peers Animal Collective and Battles have picked up over the last year as an irritant, mentioning it throughout the interview and brings in the wider topic of whether they feel they've benefited from certain affiliations.
"I can't tell really. Yes and no. I think that we've benefited a lot in just having people around us you understand and are supportive of what we are doing and the Animal Collective guys, Lightning Bolt, Wolf Eyes, those are all bands that I feel operate in an extremely honourable way. I got in some shitty conversation with a promoter the other evening because he seemed to think that because we're friends with Animal Collective it's the same thing and we'll pull the same size crowds. We were around six years before they were a fucking band. That's the only shit that drives me nuts, when they ask about our friends all the time. 'Oh, what's up with Panda Bear? You know Battles? What's Gang Gang Dance like?' They're all great people and want to champion what they're doing, but it's difficult."
With their own trademark bowel explosions, Black Dice have had to master their sound, with their peers in order to delve down the holes they've dug themselves. Again, from absolute calm, he's briefly pent up as I mention mastering their signature sound.
"People get irate with our sound and, particularly sound guys (glances over to Cargo's sound guy; we're talking at the London venue) and some people just don't understand that we had to learn our sound from scratch. The only way we figured out how to make our stuff was getting together with Lightning Bolt to work the same sound issues out. There was nobody to teach you, and it was liberating because you make your own standards as you go along. The rock band is no longer the cool romantic idea it once was."
Whilst this therapeutic session continues it seems suitable to ask how he perceives the way they are covered. Often, when writing about the Brooklyn scene, journalists have had their claws out with Black Dice, as if they're the lame duck writers are willing to shoot off in order to validate the other acts.
"It's frustrating. I do feel that happens. I guess I wish that those comments were based more on research. We share practise spaces and helped these bands start out so it gets annoying sometimes when you hear a band you know and you hear sounds that are familiar to when you were touring with them. But it's more annoying with the promoters asking about why we haven't sold as many tickets as Battles. I hope we don't spend our whole career where people only understand what we did in retrospect, which has been the trajectory so far, writing a record and two albums later people really wanting to hear that record. There's something nice about it but I don't want to have to worry about not being able to pay rent. But I had Thurston Moore and Jim O'Rourke recently say how no-one would come to their shows and it made me realise."
Video: 'SMILING OFF' (from Broken Ear Record, 2006)
Having signed to Animal Collective's imprint Paw Tracks after five years at DFA given this slightly bitter turn, conversation turns to their time at the hip New York label, where they stood out both as an act on the roster yet, though peripheral, encompassed the ideal DFA was pushing.
"In a lot of ways the label has changed a lot, particularly in its reputation abroad and the way it's perceived outside of New York is different to the initial vibe when we got involved. They were into shit loads of music: crazy hardcore, Latin jazz, house, techno, fierce punk or whatever, and there did feel a lot of common ground at the time, and it was at a time that The Rapture were also making the switch and had also previously been on Gravity [influential San Diego independent]. At the time it wasn't quite as etched out, there wasn't that figurehead like James Murphy – I mean, he was there, but he was all talk as nothing had really happened yet.
"But it was a pain in the arse dealing with EMI and Astralwerks because we just wanted to put music out. The labels are never as adventurous as the bands. We were a nightmare for them. You couldn't even play the videos because of the epilepsy warnings. I just thought they should market it as some anarchists' cookbook. People get surprisingly conservative when there's so much money on the table."
But standing out as their own baffling procession, the act are far from an obvious outfit to market.
"If we like a band like Bloc Party or some shit like that, where there's some already very established formula to package it... It's not that we're not into that music but it's like if a band references The Who, it seems stupid to look exactly like The Who and act like The Who and do the same drugs. To me that seems boring, it ignores the specifics that made that initially significant and on the whole just seems contrived. I like the way artists choose to present their music, the way that Parliament or Funkadelic who were a funk band but presenting it as acid rock to gain the audience."
Getting worked up again, we close on a lighter note: what's the best environment to listen to Black Dice?
"Our friend Luomo apparently likes to listen to us with his baby when he's giving him a bath."
By all means follow these words of advice, just mind drowning in their suffocating soup of mind-numbing bleak beats.
Black Dice, MySpace, here.
NOTICE: we spoke to Bjorn Copeland, not Aaron Warren as previously stated. 'pologies.Photo: Jason Frank Rothenberg


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This column is about relationships between commercial real estate and money. Under current recession conditions, the outlook for commercial properties will be greatly influenced by the amount of federal funds used to stimulate business and consumer spending and bolster jobs.
But the government will be limited by the amount of federal funds allocated to entitlements for elderly households, including Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Those programs are guaranteed by laws that expand payments as the elderly population grows.
The retirement of millions of Baby Boomers will vastly increase federal spending. Persons 65 and over comprise 13% of all Americans in 2010, but will be 16% in 2020. Unless entitlement laws are changed, such spending will increase.
Remedial changes could include raising the retirement age to 70, cutting back on Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits (at least for high-income households), and raising taxes.
So far Congress and the Obama Administration have been unwilling to consider such changes. The paralysis is caused by the political power of the elderly, who vote more than any other age group. Based on voting behavior in recent presidential elections, voters 65 and older will be 20% of all actual voters in 2010 and 25% in 2020.
According to the administration's budget forecast, total federal spending from 2011 through 2020 will equal $45.8 trillion, compared to tax receipts of $37.3 trillion, assuming a full recovery from the recession. The $8.5 trillion gap shows that Washington politicians believe the American people won't accept the tax increases and entitlement cuts necessary to pay for the services they demand.
Economist Robert Samuelson's analysis of the proposed budget shows that almost $20 trillion of the $45.8 trillion total federal spending through 2020 will consist of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
If entitlement programs aren't altered soon, the federal government won't be able to fund such necessities as defense, transportation, education and infrastructure. Revenues certainly won't be adequate to help owners of commercial real estate cope with the huge number of defaults likely to appear in 2010 through 2016, or help homeowners to cope with millions of foreclosures.
The commercial mortgage problem will be especially acute because of the huge surge in mortgages originated from 1999 through 2007. Those were made at high loan-to-value ratios, high prices and low interest rates. These mortgage originations total $1.5 trillion — 16 times more than the $92.4 billion originated in the preceding eight years, according to Federal Reserve data.
The Mortgage Bankers Association reports that about $1 trillion of those mortgages will mature from 2010 through 2016. But because banks will have tighter underwriting standards, a massive wave of defaults is almost certain.
Most commercial property owners will be unable to meet the revised terms of mortgages upon renewal and will be unable to borrow much from banks. That will cause either huge numbers of mortgage extensions or a large volume of properties turned over to lenders, resulting in severe market disruption.
The federal government won't be able to finance big rescue efforts because too much of its money will be committed to the elderly. Medicare and Medicaid entitlements, net of premiums, will rise from $681 billion in 2010 to $995 billion in 2015. Social Security benefits, excluding amounts paid in, will increase from $521.4 billion to $674.9 billion.
So total health and income spending will rise from $1.2 trillion in 2010 to $1.7 trillion in 2015. Such spending will increase from 36.3% of all federal outlays in 2010 to 46.6% in 2015.
Thus, spending on the elderly at current rates will essentially cripple all other federally financed activities. Yet fear of alienating older voters is paralyzing the federal government from achieving a better balance in the use of its funds. If this outcome doesn't change, it will prolong our current recession and weaken our eventual recovery.
Tony Downs is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. He can be reached at [email protected]


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Last week, we reported on a so-called "Tumbler Tour" that's taking place throughout this summer. Warner Bros. is driving the Tumbler (aka the Batmobile) and the Bat-Pod (aka that thing Catwoman rides) across the country and stopping at a number of cities along the way in anticipation of the July 20th release of The Dark Knight Rises. The second stop on the Tumbler Tour just so happened to be my acceptable lovely hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and a friend of mine sent over a number of images of said Batman vehicles.
We've got some pretty close-up looks of both modes of Mr. Wayne's transportation, so hit the jump to take a look. If you plan on making the trek to San Diego this year for Comic-Con, you'll be able to check out the Tumbler and Bat-Pod yourself as the tour is planning a stop at the Nerd Fest 2012.
Head over to the Tumbler Tour's official website to find out if they'll be stopping anywhere near you. Big thanks to Tyson for sending over the images. Click to embiggen.
For more on The Dark Knight Rises, here are some of our recent articles:
- A new TV spot for The Dark Knight Rises for the 2012 NBA Playoffs.
- New images from The Dark Knight Rises.
- The Bat-Pod and Tumbler from The Dark Knight Rises Head Out on a Road Tour to a City Near You
- Warner Bros. Has Begun Selling The Dark Knight Rises Merchandise
- New Trailer for The Dark Knight Rises Shows Off a Sassy Catwoman and a Terrifying Bane
- The Dark Knight Rises Viral Campaign Begins Unmasking the New Trailer
Here's the official synopsis for The Dark Knight Rises:
Warner Bros. Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' "The Dark Knight Rises" is the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, Leading an all-star international cast, Oscar(R) winner Christian Bale ("The Fighter") again plays the dual role of Bruce Wayne/Batman. The film also stars Anne Hathaway, as Selina Kyle; Tom Hardy, as Bane; Oscar(R) winner Marion Cotillard ("La Vie en Rose"), as Miranda Tate; and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, as John Blake. Returning to the main cast, Oscar(R) winner Michael Caine ("The Cider House Rules") plays Alfred; Gary Oldman is Commissioner Gordon; and Oscar(R) winner Morgan Freeman ("Million Dollar Baby") reprises the role of Lucius Fox. The screenplay is written by Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan, story by Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer. The film is produced by Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan and Charles Roven, who previously teamed on "Batman Begins" and the record-breaking blockbuster "The Dark Knight." The executive producers are Benjamin Melniker, Michael E. Uslan, Kevin De La Noy and Thomas Tull, with Jordan Goldberg serving as co-producer. The film is based upon characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by Bob Kane.


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Thanks guys, re-taking is not an option since the February exam is tomorrow and it would be a waste to take off a whole year.
When you took the LSAT, did you study much beforehand? Or take a prep course?
Well one thing to realize is that law school and the bar is one big standardized test. When you enroll in law school you will have one final for each class that is it a 3 hour test for your entire Contracts Class and what you do in those 3 hours will be your entire grade for that course. There is usually no midterm, no h.w. assignment, just one 3 hour test, which is essentially standardiezed. Your first year contracts exam for example will generally involve identiyfying whether it is UCC or Common Law Contract, then whether there is an offer or acceptance in the contract and they will combine some nuances like was it a firm offer (bla bla), then there will be an issue of whether or not the contract was formed with consideration, and what remedies the parties had. That is typically the formula for a contracts questions and it is a high pressure standardized test that you need to not miss any issues and do better analysis than the guy or girl next to you. Honestly your law school exams will make the LSAT seem like a piece of cake. When your done with three years of law school you get to take arguably the hardest standardized test in the world a Bar Exam and if you don't pass this you can't be a lawyer. Bottom line is I would recommend getting good at standardized tests before enrolling in law school and if your goal is to be an attorney in Connecticut then go to law school there. No guarantee you will do good enough to get into Quinnipac, but you will spend 100 bucks and have your life if you don't get a 155. If you go to Applachian there is realistically you will probably have to be in the top 15-20% of your class to transfer out and there is an 80-85% chance you won't be. Then you will pay 30,000-40,000 and be in Grundy, Virginia for the next two years and if you go to Appalachian that is probably where you will graduate you from. My post is not meant to knock Applachian it is an ABA school, but it is in a very small town in Virginia and this will probably be a big culture shock to you. If you visit and think it is a good fit for you then great, but it is ALWAYS A BAD IDEA TO GO TO LAW SCHOOL COUNTING ON TRANSFERRING.


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"Bearly There."
"You can't see me if I hide behind this bush..."
"Autumn Moose."
A bull moose turns the golden leaves of fall into an evening meal, in Glacier National Park.
"Tail-slapping Trout."
A westslope cutthroat trout tail-slaps another while battling for a favorite spot in a spawning stream.
"Trout Pool."
A westslope cutthroat trout rests in a calm pool on his way up-current in a spawning stream.
"Dino Comets"
A long-ago comet might have done in most of Montana's dinosaurs, but there's still a few haunting the capitol in Helena, and this guy hanging out along the hi-line, in the suburbs of greater Rudyard. The hi-line's "Dinosaur Trail" also harbors a string of museums and a few dino digs.
"Peaceful Lamb."
A young lamb rests peacefully in a bed of straw, under the nurturing care of its mother.
Behind the lens.
Everyone responds to this photograph with a universal, "Aaaaaaw!" This is a good example of how camera angle influences how we respond to an image.
I created this intimate image of a ewe and her lamb by getting down at eye level (and crawling around in some interesting-smelling straw). How boring would it look if I'd photographed the very same scene from a standing position?
Boiled down to basics, photographing people and animals from above makes them look relatively smaller and weaker. Photographing from below makes the very same subject look bigger and stronger. But we feel the strongest connection when we are looking at the subject eye-to-eye. Call it, "The Aaaaaw Effect.".
"Mountainside Retreat"
A herd of bighorn sheep rams rests among the yellow balsamroot flowers of a spring time mountainside in western Montana.
Behind the lens.
I like customer compliments, of course, but what I love are those moments when wild animals allow me into their personal space. Their acceptance makes the occasion - and the resulting images - stand apart as something memorable.
Batty Aurora Reflections
Bats forage over Montana's Island Lake during a 2 a.m. aurora.
An ermine is only an ermine in winter, when it's fur is white. During the rest of the year, it wears brown and yellow fur and is called a short-tailed weasel.
Ferret Face
A rare black-footer ferret peeks out from a prairie dog burrow at night. The eyes of our native ferrets reflect an emerald-green "eyeshine," and conservation biologists use spotlight to search for this glow during the wee hours.
Black-footed Ferret Blues
An endangered black-footed ferret looks out from a prairie dog burrow to find the Milky Way crossing the midnight sky. Ferrets are native, nocturnal animals who are most active in the we hours of the night.
"Ferret Kit"
A female black-footed ferret kit watches the midnight prairie from the safety of a vacant black-tailed prairie dog burrow, in central Montana.
Prairie Bandit
One of Montana's rarest animals, a black-footed ferret, becomes active around midnight when the sky is filled with stars. Our native ferrets were thought to be extinct at one time, and now there are fewer than two dozen making the midnight rounds in eastern Montana.
"Blazing Saddles"
Rocket — a horse at Dunrovin Ranch — grazes peacefully (and safely) in the town of Lolo, Montana, while a forest fire blazes up the flank of Lolo Peak, west of town. The horses here were never in any danger, and horse owners from nearby forested areas brought their own animals here for safety during the fire.
Isaac is a four-year-old paint who found his "forever" home thanks to the Montana Horse Sanctuary near Simms, Montana. The Sanctuary is a non-profit which helps in-crisis horses and horse owners. Learn more at www.MontanaHorseSanctuary.org.
"That Was a Good One!"
A wild stallion appears to enjoy a good joke, but he's really just smelling and gesturing towards his mares. Montana's last band of wild horses live in the Pryor Mountains, in the southeastern corner of the state.
You can learn more about Montana's wild mustangs by visiting the Pryor Mountain Wild Mustang Center.
"Mother Daughter."
A young mare, "Halo," nuzzles her very first foal, "Kaelia," at the Pryor Mtn. Wild Horse Range, in southeastern Montana. Both are free-ranging, wild horses.
To learn more about Montana's wild mustangs, visit the Pryor Mountain Wild Mustang Center.
"Mother's Watchful Eye."
"Buffalo Girl" keeps a loving watch over her four-month-old foal, "Kitalpha." They are among the free-ranging horses at the Pryor Mtn. Wild Horse Range, in southeastern Montana.
To learn more about Montana's wild mustangs, visit the Pryor Mountain Wild Mustang Center.
"A Soft Eye."
Happy, a young mare, enjoys a peaceful moment at Montana Horse Sanctuary in Simms, Montana. The Sanctuary is a non-profit that shelters and assists in-crisis horses and their owners. To learn more, visit www.MontanaHorseSanctuary.org.
"The Watchtower"
Chief Mountain stands sentinel over a horse feeding peacefully in the last rays of evening on the rolling plains.
Behind the lens.
This mountain is sacred to many people, but especially to the Blackfeet People, who call it, "Ninaistako."
Although not a "rescued" horse, Dancer provides therapy to Montana Horse Sanctuary horses through play and friendship. The Sanctuary is a non-profit that shelters and assists in-crisis horses and their owners. To learn more, visit www.MontanaHorseSanctuary.org..
"Who Nose Where This Might Lead?"
A male black bear (right) cautiously greets a female nose to nose. During spring the young couple will travel together for a few days before parting ways again.
Note - these are two wild and free-ranging back bears.
"Mountain Matriarch"
A bear who can raise two cubs through their first summer is a good mother. But raising three cubs, like this black bear mom, requires all of the skills of a Montana matriarch. This family grew up in the Many Glacier Valley, and the cubs are grown now and on their own.
"Black Bear Stare"
Some books say that bears have "poor" vision, but it's comparable to ours. Bear vision is only poor in comparison to their incredible sense of smell.


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JERUSALEM, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Excavations for a highway renovation in Israel have uncovered rare remains of ritual objects and a 3,000-year-old temple, archaeologists say.
Israel's Antiquities Authority said ruins of a structure were found at Tel Motza west of Jerusalem, including massive walls and an east-facing entrance suggesting the building was a temple, The Jerusalem Post reported.
Aligning the entrance with the sun's rays to illuminate a ritual object placed within the temple would "symbolizing the divine presence within," archaeologist Ann Eirikh said.
A square structure believed to be an altar was discovered along with a nearby cache of objects including decorated pedestals, pottery vessels, fragments of chalices and clay figures of humans and domesticated animals, researchers said.
"The finds recently discovered at Tel Motza provide rare archaeological evidence for the existence of temples and ritual enclosures in the Kingdom of Judah in general ... prior to the religious reforms throughout the kingdom," Eirikh said.
Around the time of Hezekiah and Isaiah, known as the First Temple Period, Judaism abolished many ritual sites in order to conduct ritual practices solely at the Temple in Jerusalem, she said.


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Like all good ventures this one took time. Bob and Tony began the project in 2007 and with a completed chassis they got their engine combination together and began testing in 2009. "It's a 2.0 liter, about 125 cubic inch, 4-cylinder engine that makes about ten horsepower per cubic inch," Tony said. "NHRA has some limitations on turbo size and we fought with some problems on getting the engine to 'spool up' on the starting line. That's when we installed a Coan Converter and it seemed to make all the difference in the world." Originally Bob was the team's driver, but after a few seasons he gave way to the younger, and according to Bob, lighter, Tony. "We were pretty heavy for the class already and Tony is about forty pounds lighter than I am. Besides, he puts a lot of work into the car and he understands what makes it go so
As you can imagine building a car or and engine like this is not an easy proposition, and while Bob and Tony have spent years refining their combination they are more than happy to share it with the world. "We are actually building some engines for other people," Tony said. "We are offering these engines for sale and we take pride in being able to say that we put the same time and care into every customer's engine as we do our own. And we're not just talking about race engines, either. If someone wants a really good motor for their daily driver we can handle that. From a short block to an all out racing engine we can do it all."
While Bob is retired and enjoys working on the car, Tony, a mechanical engineer by trade, still has a day job. "He works at Lockheed Martin in the day so that limits the time he has to work on the car, but every moment he can he spends thinking about how to make it go faster." For an old Stock Eliminator racer, turned bracket racer, Bob admits that he loves this new technology. "I didn't know if I would like it at first, but when I saw what these engines could do I was amazed. Now I love everything about it." And what's not to love about a new car in Comp that has 125 cubic inches and can go over 200 mph? That's what makes this such a great class.


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FHA Lending Patterns Nationally and in the Third District States (27 pages, 858 KB)
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA), which provides insurance for residential mortgage loans, was established by the National Housing Act of 1934 to stimulate housing demand and, in turn, demand for those who build housing. In the housing boom after World War II, FHA loans helped make mortgage credit more widely available to returning veterans. In recent decades, the FHA, which is now part of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), has disproportionately served first-time homebuyers as well as low- and moderate-income (LMI) and minority households. The FHA allows low down payments and a low minimum credit score and requires that lenders who make FHA-insured loans carry out extensive loss mitigation efforts on seriously delinquent loans to reduce the incidence of foreclosure.
The annual number of FHA loans has waxed, waned, and waxed again over the period 2000-2009 (Chart 1). As the FHA has grown in size and scope during the years of the current housing crisis, use of FHA loans has become an interesting topic for exploration. This report will compare patterns in lending in the United States for the FHA and the overall mortgage market, which will provide a basis for a better understanding of the factors underlying both the FHA's recent history and its current role in mortgage finance.
Over the past decade, a range of factors have affected the FHA, including changes to its required minimum down payment, an increase in loan limits, and changes to its policies allowing the use of nonprofit organizations as pass-throughs for seller-financed down payment funds. Other factors such as interest rates, home prices, and subprime lending have also affected the lending environment of this time period and have influenced trends in the overall market as well as for the FHA. (See A Brief Note on the Lending Environment.) With the passage of financial reform and the discussion about the role of the government-sponsored entities (GSEs) in the future, the FHA may undergo additional changes as well.
As the FHA has grown in relative market share and size, concerns have grown as well over the program's viability. Increased delinquencies have led to a decline in the program's capital reserves. While an in-depth examination of the financial condition of the FHA program is beyond the scope of this report, this topic is covered in a subsequent report on the quality and performance of recent FHA borrower cohorts.
The data for this national examination come from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) database. While the HMDA database does not contain information on all mortgage originations, it covers the large majority;1 among those databases containing information on mortgage originations, it is particularly well-suited for providing time series data on lending volume for the FHA and for the mortgage market as a whole and for the FHA's market share.2
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The men of "Entourage" are going to become real-life movie stars, according to The Hollywood Reporter's Showbiz 411 blog.
In an interview with series executive producer Mark Wahlberg, the star revealed the HBO show may be heading to the big screen after another two seasons.
VIEW THE PHOTOS: Mark Wahlberg
"We'll see, there could be more [seasons]," Mark said. "But then, a movie."
The show would be the latest HBO venture to head to the big screen, following the success of "Sex and the City" and two movies based on Sacha Baron Cohen's "Da Ali G Show" — "Bruno" and "Borat." A "Sex" sequel is due in theaters in 2010.
VIEW THE PHOTOS: The Boys Are Back In Town: 'Entourage' Season 6 Premiere
Next up for Mark himself is a role in Peter Jackson's "The Lovely Bones," and a comedy opposite Will Ferrell, "The Other Guys," in production now.
"I don't really get to do comedy," Mark said. "We waited for just the right thing. It's a buddy movie."
AH Nation: Should "Entourage" head to the movies? Weigh in on our poll!
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Filed under: Angling | Tags: Ernest Hemingway, fishing, John Dos Passos, Taylor Williams, The Fisherman Magazine, Waldo Pierce
Ernest Hemingway was a great author, but the man also was a great angler. He loved to fish whenever he could, whether it was fly fishing for trout in Montana or catching large marlin off the coast near Key West. He often headed out with three old fishing pals, each distinguished in their own right, John Dos Passos, Waldo Pierce, and Taylor Williams.
I recently found this old issue of The Fisherman from January of 1958 which retells some great fishing adventures that Hemingway had. The author begins the article by saying, "Ernest Hemingway, Nobel Prize winner and towering figure both in the world's literature and imagination, has devoted his mind, his heart, and his life writing about one thing that probably lies as close to the truth of fishing as anything could."
There are some great action shots of Hemingway in this article fishing for different types of fish and at various times in his life. Along with some other great photos, the article reprints a piece of writing by Hemingway about fishing for trout in Europe which he originally wrote for the Toronto Star in 1923.
An excerpt from his article describing fishing for trout in the Black Forest of Germany; "With rucksacks and fly rods, we hiked across country, sticking to the high ridges and rolling crests of the hills, sometimes through deep pine timber, sometimes coming out into a clearing and farmyards and again going for miles withough seeing a soul except occasional wild looking berry pickers."
If you want to see more of the images from the article, go here.


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Students rush to compete in Math Relays
The 35th annual Kansas High School Math Relays at Fort Hays State University will be from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, in the Memorial Union.
Students will compete in a series of six tests: algebra, geometry, number sense, applications, trigonometry and calculations with calculators.
"Each student is given the exact same test and the same 20-minute time limit," said Dr. Bill Weber, assistant professor of mathematics and computer science. "Students can enter individually or as a team of three in a relay format, where each teammate individually works on the paper for one-third of the time limit before handing it off to their teammate."
The top three places in the individual and team categories for each grade and each subject will receive awards. The top three schools overall also win awards based on the total points they earn. The school awards will be noted in their Kansas State High School Activities Association classification. Divisions are marked as 1A; 2A to 3A; and 4A to 6A.
Weber, a previous competitor in the Relays, predicts that 500 to 600 students from about 50 schools will compete. "Most of the students come from a 200-mile range. We do not usually get anyone farther than Salina."
For more information or to register for the math relays, contact Weber at 785-628-5375.


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Drive Docking Station for 2.5 / 3.5" SATA Drives - USB 3.1 (USB-A, USB-C) or eSATA
Dock and access your SATA SSD/HDD through high-performance USB 3.1 (10Gbps) or eSATA
Product ID: SDOCKU313E
- Connect and access a 2.5" or 3.5" SATA SSD/HDD over USB 3.1 Gen 2 or eSATA
- Access drives at full speed with support for SATA I, II and III (up to 6Gbps)
- Top-loading design with built-in ejection button for easy drive access
- Tool-less and tray-less design
- Supports large drive capacity of up to 6TB
- USB Type-B to A cable included for backward compatibility with USB 3.0, 2.0 and 1.x
- USB Type-B to C cable included for compatibility with USB-C enabled devices
- UASP support for enhanced performance
Connect and access any 2.5" or 3.5" SATA hard drive or SSD using this single-drive docking station, over a USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gbps) or eSATA connection.
Supports USB 3.1 Gen 2 and eSATA for flexible use
Ideal for IT professionals, the docking station lets you access a SATA solid-state drive or hard drive quickly, for drive imaging, data recovery, and backups.
You can connect through either USB 3.1 Gen 2 or eSATA, and take advantage of the high performance of the latest SSDs and HDDs.
Top-loading design for easy drive access
The dock's vertical drive insertion makes it easy to dock and swap drives from your desktop computer or laptop. You simply insert your SSD or HDD into the drive slot at the top of the docking station, with no tools or trays required. The HDD ejection button allows fast and simple drive removal.
Convenient compatibility
The single-bay docking station comes with a USB Type-A to Type-C cable, for connecting to newer USB-C enabled devices. It also comes with a USB Type-A to Type-B cable, providing backward compatibility with your existing USB 3.0, 2.0 and 1.x devices. An eSATA cable is also included with the dock.
The docking station is also UASP compatible, for enhanced performance.
The SDOCKU313E is backed by a StarTech.com 2-year warranty and free lifetime technical support.
- Get quick access to drives, ideal for system builders and IT professionals
- Back up data quickly to an archive drive
- Easily take backup data to an offsite location for safekeeping
Product Numbers
Ingram Micro New Zealand
UPC Code
Technical Specifications
|Warranty Information
|2 Years
|Bus Type
|USB 3.1 Gen 2 & eSATA
|Chipset ID
|ASMedia - ASM1351
|Compatible Drive Types
|Drive Installation
|Drive Size
|2.5in & 3.5in
|USB 3.1 Gen 2
|Number of Drives
|4Kn Support
|Hot Swap Capability
|Max Drive Capacity
|Currently tested with hard drives up to 6TB at 7200 RPM
|TRIM Support
|Type and Rate
|USB 3.1 Gen 2 - 10 Gbit/s
|SATA III (6 Gbps)
|UASP Support
|Drive Connectors
|1 - SATA Data & Power Combo (7+15 pin) Receptacle
|Host Connectors
|1 - USB 3.1 USB Type-B (9 pin, Gen 2, 10 Gbps) Female
|1 - eSATA (7 pin, Data) Female
|OS Compatibility
|OS independent; No software or drivers required
|Special Notes / Requirements
|Windows 7 and earlier Windows versions do not support TRIM with USB to SATA devices.
|LED Indicators
|1 - Power & Activity
|Center Tip Polarity
|Input Current
|Input Voltage
|Output Current
|Output Voltage
|Plug Type
|Power Consumption (In Watts)
|Power Source
|AC Adapter Included
|Operating Temperature
|5°C to 35°C (41°F to 95°F)
|Storage Temperature
|-20°C to 50°C (-4°F to 122°F)
|Physical Characteristics
|Product Height
|2.5 in [6.3 cm]
|Product Length
|5.7 in [14.5 cm]
|Product Width
|3.7 in [93 mm]
|Weight of Product
|14.5 oz [410 g]
|Packaging Information
|Package Height
|3.6 in [91 mm]
|Package Length
|6.7 in [17.1 cm]
|Package Width
|6.3 in [16.1 cm]
|Shipping (Package) Weight
|30.4 oz [862 g]
|What's in the Box
|Included in Package
|1 - USB 3.1 & eSATA HDD/SSD docking station
|1 - universal power adapter (NA/JP, EU, UK, ANZ)
|1 - 3.3 ft. [1 m] USB-A to USB-B cable
|1 - 3.3 ft. [1 m] USB-C to USB-B cable
|1 - 3.3 ft. [1 m] eSATA cable
|1 - quick-start guide
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Before You Buy
Yes, this device supports the TRIM command. If the OS issues a TRIM command, the command will be passed to the connected device.
To determine if your hard drive will work in this device, on the product page, click the Technical Specifications tab, and do the following:
- Make sure that the device supports the storage size of your hard drive. If the storage size of your hard drive is larger than what the device was tested with, the hard drive will likely still work with the enclosure.
- Confirm that your hard drive uses the same interface type as the device. For example, IDE, SATA, or M.2.
- Make sure that the device supports the physical size of your hard drive, such as 2.5 inches or 3.5 inches.
- Verify that the power consumption of your hard drive doesn't exceed the power output of the device. If you're using multiple hard drives, make sure that the combined power consumption of all of the hard drives doesn't exceed the power output of the docking station.
- The drive may be damaged. Test with a known-working drive, or test the drive directly to a PC.
- The operating system on the computer may not support reading and writing to the file system on the docked hard drive or SSD. Remember, Windows cannot read Mac or Linux file systems. Also, macOS can read but not write to NTFS drives.
- If the drives came from a RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks), they would not be accessible in our docking stations.
- If the drive uses 4Kn sectors, check the technical specifications of the docking station, and ensure it can read 4Kn drives.
When you troubleshoot issues with a hard drive dock or duplicator, there are some quick tests that you can complete to rule out potential problems. You can test to make sure that the following components are working correctly and are not the source of the issue:
- IDE, SATA, and eSATA cables
- Hard drives
- Hard drive dock or duplicator
To test your setup components, try the following:
- Use the cables, hard drives, and hard drive dock or duplicator in another setup to see if the problem is with the components or the setup.
- Use a different cable, hard drive, and hard drive dock or duplicator in your setup to see if the problem persists. Ideally, you should test a component that you know works in another setup.
When you test the hard drive and hard drive dock or duplicator, it is recommended that you do the following:
Note: For a hard drive duplicator you may need to switch the device to PC mode (if available).
- To check Disk Management, press the Windows key + R, type diskmgmt.msc, and press Enter. Check to see if your hard drive is listed.
- Do one of the following:
- If the hard drive is listed with unallocated space, the hard drive needs to be reformatted. Right-click unallocated and click New Simple Volume. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the reformatting.
Note: Formatting a hard drive erases all of the data on it. Make sure that you back up all of your data before you reformat the hard drive.
- If the hard drive is listed as healthy but does not have a drive letter, for example, C:, right-click healthy and click Change Drive Letter and Paths. Click Add, assign a drive letter, and click OK.
Note: A formatted hard drive will not show up in Computer or My Computer until it has a drive letter assigned to it.
This docking station allows the hard drive to enforce its own power state, as opposed to enforcing a power state that keeps the hard drive active at all times. Since most newer hard drives have low-power energy conservation modes, this will cause the hard drive to enter an idle state if it is not used for a certain amount of time.
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Before you can access a new or formatted drive in your operating system, you need to initialize it first and then create a partition on the drive. A partition defines an area of the drive to use for storing data. The partition uses a file system (for example, ex-FAT, NTFS, and so on).
Initialize a drive
Note: You typically only need to initialize a drive if the drive is new. If you cannot find an uninitialized drive in Disk Management, skip the following steps and try to partition your device.
Press the Windows key + R, type compmgmt.msc, and click Run to open Computer Management.
Navigate to Disk Management.
When prompted to, initialize your disk(s). If you are running Windows® 7 or later and are using a drive larger than 2TB, initialize the disk(s) with GPT. If you are running an earlier version of Windows, initialize the disk(s) with MBR. For more information, visit the following FAQ: https://www.startech.com/support/faqs/technical-support?topic=hard-drives#mbr-vs-gpt.
Click OK.
Create a partition in a drive
Note: The following steps create an NTFS partition that uses the entire drive space. To use a different file system, select a different option in step 6.
Right-click Unallocated or RAW volume, and select New Simple Volume.
In the New Partition Wizard, click Next.
Select Primary partition.
Leave the partition size set to default, and click Next.
Assign a drive letter or leave it set to the default, and click Next.
Enter the following settings to format the partition:
- In the File System field, enter NTFS.
- Set the Allocation unit size to Default.
- In the Volume label field, enter <your name/reference>.
- Select the Perform a quick format check box.
- Clear the Enable file and folder compression check box.
- Click Next > Finish.
The new drive should appear in Windows Explorer.
Mac OS
Before you can access a new or formatted drive in your operating system, you need to initialize it first and then create a partition on the drive. A partition defines an area of the drive to use for storing data. The partition uses a file system (for example, HFS+, ex-FAT, NTFS, and so on).
Initialize a drive
Mac OSX detects a drive that needs to be initialized and automatically prompts you to initialize the drive. If you are prompted to initialize the drive, click Initialize. If you are not prompted to initialize the drive and you cannot find the drive in Finder, you will need to create a partition on the drive.
Create a partition on a drive
Note: The following steps create an HFS+ (Mac OS Extended (Journaled)) partition that uses the entire drive space.
To create a partition on a new drive, complete the following:
Open Finder.
Navigate to Applications and click Utilities.
Open Disk Utility.
Select the new drive and click the Partition tab.
Click Options and verify that it is set to GUID Partition Table.
Enter a name for the partition.
Click Partition.
The drive should now be accessible in Finder.
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"This will be a seamless transition for the Duke Basketball program," Krzyzewski said. "Having served in an assistant coaching role previously, Nate is the perfect choice for this position. He has been a valuable member of our program since his playing days and he has certainly earned this opportunity."
James has spent the past six seasons as a member of the Duke basketball staff, serving as an assistant strength and conditioning coach during the 2007-08 season and an assistant coach from 2008-11. James will begin his second stint as a Duke assistant coach following the departure of associate head coach Chris Collins, who was announced as the new head coach at Northwestern Wednesday. Collins will coach Duke through the remainder of the 2012-13 season.
A four-year letterwinner and two-time team captain at Duke from 1996-2001, James helped lead Duke to the 2001 NCAA Championship and was an All-ACC third team selection in 2001. During his first stint as an assistant coach at Duke, the Blue Devils won three straight ACC Championships, the 2010 NCAA Championship and compiled a 95-17 record.


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News that the Beatles' catalogue is finally on iTunes marks a chance for a new generation of fans to download the hits of the act we've known for all these years.
But the release also provides a prime opportunity to grab the attention of those of us who already own all the vinyl and two generation of CDs by offering a last flash of Beatles magic.
This would be a great time for Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr to come together and complete the unfinished John Lennon ballad "Now and Then" – topping off the group's online debut with a haunting swan song.
Some quick Beatle-background: The song, also known as "I Don't Want to Lose You," was among the home-recorded Lennon demos Yoko Ono gave the surviving Beatles in the early 1990s.
McCartney, Starr and Harrison completed "Free as a Bird" and "Real Love" for the Anthology albums. By most accounts (the most authoritative telling we've read is this 2005 Washington Post article), the "Threetles" recorded some tracks for "Now and Then," but never completed the song.
One of the reasons might have been the poor quality of the Lennon tape. Versions floating around the Internet are somewhat scratchy, but presumably could be cleaned up through digital technology not available 15 years ago.
The bootlegs also reveal the power of the simple, emotional, minor key ballad, which, unlike "Free as a Bird" and "Real Love," likely would need additional music and lyrics to flesh out the song.
Messing with legend is fraught with danger, as the surviving Beatles discovered in the mid-1990 with the release of the two "new" songs, which got mixed receptions.
But enough time has passed that completing "Now and Then" would not only serve as an appropriate final contribution to the Beatles music catalogue, but as a tribute to Lennon and Harrison, and offer another reminder of how much they're still missed all these years later.
"Now and Then" doesn't represent the Holy Grail of Beatledom, but rather a last chance at a sip of tea with some old friends as they get their latest introduction to a new, younger crowd.
McCartney and Starr, who last reunited for a song at Ringo's 70th birthday in July, very much recognize the value in keeping the group's legacy alive, as evidenced by the release last year of the "The Beatles: Rock Band" and the ongoing Cirque du Soleil show "Love." They also have been around enough to know the power of promotion: the iTunes release will get even more attention if a new tune is added to the offerings.
Completing the aptly named "Now and Then" would provide fans a final taste of the past as the Beatles forge into the digital age – and the song would represent one more gift for those who just can't let them be.
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Gordon to Lecture on Lawyers as Friends of Democracy
As part of the Law, Culture, and Humanities Initiative of the University of Oregon School of Law, Robert W. Gordon, Stanford Law, is speaking tomorrow on the topic, "Are Lawyers Friends of Democracy?" According to Oregon Law's announcement, "he will examine why the legal profession's elite was for most of American history in the forefront of public life, and why that is no longer true." Those who wish to attend should contact Professor Stuart Chinn and Professor Michelle McKinley, here.
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By DonalBane of Blakmers
Battlefield Reporter, Pennsic Independent
The 11th annual Storming of La Rochelle
The rapier community kicked off the melees at Pennsic XL with the Storming of La Rochelle Saturday morning. This annual heavy rapier and rubber-band gun brawl took place at the Pennsic Fort. About 200 rapier fighters took part in this year's battle.
The sides were split into those with orange tape and those without. The attacking side was given unlimited resurrections, while the defending side was given one resurrection. The side that could hold the fort longer would win.
The Orange horde was given the chance to defend the fort first. The Orange warriors managed to deny the attackers the first time it attempted to set its petard with a well-placed gunshot. However, the Non-Orange attackers managed to set their petard on the main gate on their second attempt, causing the fort to shake with an earth-shattering kaboom.
With the doors blown, the Non-Orange force sent a steady wave of fighters crashing into the kill pocket inside the fort. It took multiple charges to break the combined forces of Atlantia and the Midrealm in the center, but once it was done, the end was soon in coming.
Attacking forces from the main fell upon the East's warriors at the west sally point and drove them back to the middle of the field. The final Orange warrior fell at the 7:15 mark.
After the sides switched places, the Orange warriors set a plan in motion where they initially feinted sending most of their warriors to the sally point. While this allowed a small force of Orange warriors to quickly set their petard on the main gate, the move did not prove decisive.
After a second earth-shattering kaboom, the Non-Orange warriors kept a tight kill pocket, which repulse charge after charge. Elements from Brendoken, Æthelmearc, Wednesday Company and later the Thieves of Hearts kept the Orange warriors in check for at least 10 minutes.
Attrition eventually allowed the Orange warriors to break out and chase the remaining Non-Orange warriors into the towers, where the final warriors fell. However, the Non-Orange warriors had lasted 14:30, giving them the victory.
A final fight then took place, pitting the White Scarves/Bronze Rings/Kingdom Champions of rapiers vs. the rest of the Known World. This fight was a real battle of attrition, as the Known World fighters had to ferret out the White Scarves from every nook and cranny.
The Scarves made their stand at the west tower, where they slowly ground their opponents down. Eight Scarves emerged victorious at the 26:18 mark, having held on despite determined resistance.
Known World Novice Tournament
The Chivalry of the Known World, in honor of the late Count Sarnac of Ba'adur, hosted the Known World Novice Tournament on the red list Saturday morning.
A total of 68 fighters with less than two years of fighting experience entered the tournament. The tournament was comprised of eight shark pools with the top two fighters in each pool advancing to the next round. Two more shark pools then took place to determine the finalists.
The finalists included John the Breeder Davies of the East and Darlan of the Wood from Æthelmearc. Darlan bested John in two straight fights to claim the title.
Tarl's Little Polearm Tournament
In celebration of what they call "The One True Weapons Form," THL Tarl and the Shire of Hunter's Home hosted Tarl's Little Polearm Tournament Saturday afternoon on the blue list.
The tournament consisted of four bear pits where each victory earned a fighter two points and each loss counted for one point. As is tradition, every one of the 60 fighters in the tournament walked away with a prize.
At the tournament's end, Count Edward the Red of Ealdormere won the tournament with 67 points. However, in a final best-of-three bouts fight with THL Tarl, it was Tarl who emerged victorious 2-1.
Second Generation Tournament
The Kingdom of Lochac hosted the second annual Second Generation Tournament Saturday on the red list. Nine second-generation SCAdians from throughout the Known World, often accompanied by their parents as inspiration, fought in this round-robin affair.
The finals turned into a prince vs. prince fight, as HRH Quilliam of Ealdormere did battle with Prince Miles Fitz Ranuf from the Principality of the Mists. HRH Quilliam won the final fight with two straight victories.
Also, Einar of Cynnabar was recognized as the most valorous fighter, while Raymond of the Two Baronies was honored as most chivalrous.
Lost Boys Kamikaze Battle
The Boys were back in town Saturday as the Lost Boys hosted their annual Kamikaze Battle at the Pennsic Fort. This fight-all-you-want event saw fighters join in from throughout the Known World participate. Many acts of fighting brilliance took place — particularly from Dirkam McWard of Clan O'Niall.
After 90 minutes of unlimited resurrections, the red army and white army met a final time in last-man-standing brawl. The white army would emerge victorious as forces from Drachenwald rolled the field from the south.
Ealdormere 10-Man Unbelted Tournament
Under the setting sun Saturday, the Kingdom of Ealdormere hosted its annual 10-Man Unbelted Tournament.
Four teams represented their respective kingdoms in this round-robin affair, which traditionally is one of the best-loved fights at Pennsic.
It was the team from Atlantia that claimed the title this year, going 3-0 in the round robin. Æthelmearc (2-1), Ealdormere (1-2) and the Midrealm (0-3) also participated.
Two further notes concerning martial issues:
First, the Midrealm Archery Corps is offering loaner bows so all Midrealm citizens can shoot in the populace archery War Points. Forresters Merlin and Greybarr and Uncle Jack have provided two adult bows and three children's bows for use. Check in at Midrealm Royal for availability.
Second, Sir Osgkar of the East and a set of distinguished fighters from throughout the Known World will hold the field on Wednesday from 2 to 6 PM as a charity benefit for Mikkel the Builder of Dragonshiphaven. Mikkel was injured in a motorcycle accident and donations from the event will help defray his medical costs. Sir Osgkar asked a $5 donation, which will be good for five single-combat bouts.


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Cybersecurity pilot, going mobile, gaming better weapons and the Navy's inventory challenge.
Taking The Lead
The Homeland Security Department is taking over a heralded Pentagon project that shared classified intelligence with select military contractors and their communications providers.
The new arrangement puts DHS, the civilian agency responsible for facilitating the protection of private critical infrastructure, in charge of communicating with private Internet service providers. The Defense Department will continue to be the point of contact for contractors, officials say.
In summer 2011, National Security Agency employees, the military's code breakers, had been disclosing to contractors their ISP signatures—the unique fingerprints of threats—for uploading into virus-detection systems. The goal of the so-called DIB Cybersecurity Pilot was to block intruders from accessing the computers and networks that support Pentagon operations.
The Obama administration opted to temporarily extend what was originally a 90-day initiative, DHS officials said in January.
The program remains restricted to the initial participating companies while all parties refine procedures based on lessons gleaned from the trial run. Wide interest from the military industry has sparked talks of expanding the program to all Defense Department companies and, perhaps, nondefense critical sectors, such as the power and banking industries.
During the extension, data will be exchanged only among company workers and Defense and Homeland Security personnel who have security clearances, according to a Jan. 13 privacy notice.
Firms that choose to share information about incidents are prohibited from providing customer data that identifies individuals. The threat indicators divulged by government officials, however, can contain personal information, such as email addresses or other content from infected messages.
Aliya Sternstein
Going Mobile
Easy sharing, flexibility and common standards should be major pillars of federal Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel's forthcoming mobile roadmap, government workers and the public argue in an online dialogue.
The dialogue will help officials flesh out the mobile strategy VanRoekel announced early this year.
The mobile roadmap, a final draft of which is due this month, will tackle how the government buys and manages employee smartphones and tablets, plus how agencies build, buy and use mobile applications, either to oversee internal functions or to communicate with the public. VanRoekel plans to launch new mobile procurement vehicles by June or July.
One suggestion is to create a public shared services catalog where agencies can post "the building blocks of [mobile] apps," such as source code and programming interfaces. Other agencies or citizens then could use those building blocks to create separate apps without duplicating efforts.
Joseph Marks
Game On
The Pentagon plans to fork over $32 million to develop computer games that can refine the way weapons systems are tested. The goal is to create puzzles that are "intuitively understandable by ordinary people" and can be solved on consumer devices. The solutions will be collected into a database and used to improve methods for analyzing software, according to the solicitation by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
As weapons systems have grown more complex, methods for verifying that the software running on them is glitch-free and secure have fallen short. Crowdsourcing this complicated task would help cut costs while the Pentagon grapples with a shortage of computer specialists.
Dawn Lim
The Navy's Inventory Challenge
The Navy has 286 ships loaded with computers and gadgets, but the service's top network guy has no clear idea of how many or what gizmos actually exist. Capt. D.J. LeGoff, program manager for Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, says the service hasn't tracked everything it has installed incrementally over the years.
Marine Brig. Gen. Gregg Sturdevant, assistant wing commander of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, says stuff disappears: Marines install nifty antennas on amphibious ships only to have the Navy take them off when the ships go into yards for maintenance.
LeGoff says when the Navy starts installing the new CANES networks, nothing will be installed willy-nilly and there will be a master plan. Hopefully this plan will include Marine antennas.
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We had to have it here, on The Eloquent Woman, because she tackles the challenges of women and public speaking, right out of the box. She opens by thanking the graduating class of this women's college "for offering me a rare chance: to speak aloud in public in the language of women." Here's part of paragraph two:
Intellectual tradition is male. Public speaking is done in the public tongue, the national or tribal language; and the language of our tribe is the men's language. Of course women learn it. We're not dumb. If you can tell Margaret Thatcher from Ronald Reagan, or Indira Gandhi from General Somoza, by anything they say, tell me how. This is a man's world, so it talks a man's language. The words are all words of power. You've come a long way, baby, but no way is long enough. You can't even get there by selling yourself out: because there is theirs, not yours.Here's why I like this famous speech, and what you can learn from it:
- There's not an ounce of fat in it. Commencement addresses are full of round, plump, caloric words and empty phrases that put distance, often unwittingly, between the speaker and the audience. This one is the opposite. Its words are plainspoken--but not one ounce less intellectual, understandable or moving. Writers should be striving for this. Speakers should insist upon it.
- She varies her sentence lengths throughout: Whether you write for yourself or someone else, varied sentence lengths can make a speech dynamic--even if it's read from the sheet. Varying the lengths helps to create a cadence that avoids the sing-song, and plants surprises for the listener's ear.
- As a result, it's written as if someone were actually going to say it out loud. I'm sorry to say that many speeches do not sound as if they were meant to be spoken. This one achieves a conversational tone with ease. (Yes, of course, the writer was the speaker in this case--and yet this is not an easy art to master, even for yourself. Maybe especially for yourself.) LeGuin has a strong, established voice and it shows. Go ahead--read that text aloud for yourself and put some personality into it, and record it. See how that sounds in your voice.
- She makes the case for why women should speak in women's words, rather than imitate men. The 1980s were a time when women were taking high-level political office at a rate not seen before, all over the world. LeGuin here joined other women observers of language and politics in noting that adopting men's language was like putting on men's clothing--for the most part, it doesn't work for women speakers, and avoids letting women sound natural and genuine.
- She carries that point through by telling the grads in real terms how to proceed. If you adhere to the tradition that the commencement speaker needs must share advice with the newly minted scholars, LeGuin delivers. She tells the young women to think of the world of women as its own country, then says: "So what I hope for you is that you live there not as prisoners, ashamed of being women, consenting captives of a psychopathic social system, but as natives. That you will be at home there, keep house there, be your own mistress, with a room of your own. That you will do your work there, whatever you're good at, art or science or tech or running a company or sweeping under the beds, and when they tell you that it's second-class work because a woman is doing it, I hope you tell them to go to hell and while they're going to give you equal pay for equal time. I hope you live without the need to dominate, and without the need to be dominated. I hope you are never victims, but I hope you have no power over other people. And when you fail, and are defeated, and in pain, and in the dark, then I hope you will remember that darkness is your country, where you live, where no wars are fought and no wars are won, but where the future is." Using "I hope" keeps this a wishful, positive vision--and sets up the repetition that brings the listener along.
To my delight, LeGuin, 81, is blogging; she's not answering most correspondence, however. Her website could not be more thorough or conversational, and is encyclopedic without seeming so...just like this speech. Share your reactions to it in the comments, please. I'll be writing to alert LeGuin to this sharing of her speech (something she asks for on her website), so perhaps she'll see your thoughts here.
(I asked readers what they'd like to see more or less of on the blog in 2011, and one suggested "Famous Speech Fridays - famous women who have given exceptional speeches and excerpts of them." I'll be looking for speeches by women that include words about women, so you'll get not just good examples but words to inspire you. Got a favorite speech I should include? Leave word in the comments.)
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Related posts: Finding a quotable eloquent woman, which shares this LeGuin quote about women speakers: "We are volcanoes. When we women offer our experience as our truth, as human truth, all the maps change. There are new mountains."


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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A Daytona Beach commissioner attended a meeting Wednesday for the first time since being under fire for incidents at a local strip club.
Commissioner Carl Lentz didn't have much to say to Local 6 at Wednesday night's city commission meeting.
Lentz told Local 6's cameras "no comment" when asked about his run-ins at two local businesses.
Lentz was caught on video showing him inside of a Daytona Beach strip club, where he is accused of asking an employee for sex in exchange for less police patrolling of the club.
Local 6 also obtained surveillance video last week showing Lentz getting into a fight with a restaurant manager months before the strip club incident.
No charges were filed in either incident and Lentz's lawyer says it is all being blown out of proportion.
William Bittorf owns the strip club that Lentz visited and attended the meeting.
"I'm hoping Carl Lentz will step down," said Bittof. "I never have anything to say to that man again. I trespassed him for life on my property. Hopefully the citizens of Volusia County will trespass him from a seat in politics."
Lentz did not have much to say at the meeting and none of the other city commissioners addressed the incidents.
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Trimble Inc. (NASDAQ:TRMB) also making a luring appeal, share price swings at $40.98 with percentage change of -0.41% in most recent trading session.
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