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mode of the
side-pane (Tree, Places, etc).
This can be done via the a mouse click on the drop button at the top of the side-pane.
...but there is no hot-key/accelerator-key to quickly display this drop-list.
I usually prefer the keyboard for basic navigation, and this lack of simple keyboard navigation is a pain in the proverbial.
If there were even a menu item to jump across to the side-pane, it wouldn't be such a pain (bad pun)... and I could just set the menu-item's accelerator key... but there isn't such a menu item!
Can I create a menu-item for this particlar chore?
or, is there already a hot-key for this?
(Jumping directly across to the side-pane would be enough. Dropping the list is ideal)
Ctrl+Tab does some sort of navigation, but it seems to stop at every control on its route, and this results in a varying number of whistle-stops, depending on the state of the rest of the window (eg. Extra pane, Expanded trees...)

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GNOME used CORBA (in the form of Orbit) for their component model, but that never really took off.
No announcement yet.
10 Year Old KDE Bug Finally Gets Fixed
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GNOME used CORBA (in the form of Orbit) for their component model, but that never really took off.
Originally posted by asdxHow about if the taskbar gets some love too? It's been broken for a long time.
Originally posted by Awesomeness View PostYeah, I have a better idea: Just shut up and stop claiming that encouraged FOSS developers release buggy software all the time! Major FOSS projects out there are no more buggy than commercial software. They are probably in the long run less buggy because the devs program what they use themselves.
Originally posted by Ovocean View PostThe Free software community needs a way to gather to pay developers for fixing bugs and developing features that no one is willing to fix/develop on their free time.
We need a crowdfunding platform specialized in this! I believe it would greatly help the libre ecosystem as whole and offer payed job opportunities for libre software devs.
I don't have the skills nor the time for this these days, only to spread the idea. Hopefully it gets picked up by someone.
Originally posted by Ericg View PostNow youre just trolling man, you bring up that same bug report everytime the topicof KDE's stability is questioned. And the answer is ALWAYS the same: that bug is WONTFIX because as of KDE 4.10-- currently in beta, the taskbar is being rewritten in QML so its very likely that bug will go away, and even if it doesnt then the issue will be very different so itll need a new bug report anyway.
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Originally posted by asdxWhere in the bug thread has it been marked WONTFIX?
You're the one trolling, I simply pointed out a bug in KDE and you call me troll? If you have nothing constructive to say just go away and shut the fuck up.
http://techbase.kde.org/Schedules/KD...0_Feature_Plan search "Task Manager" one of the hits is "Port Task Manager to QML" Marked as in progress
Michael's article on KDE 4.10 features: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pag...tem&px=MTIwNTQ One of the listed features listed is "Rewritten task manager" (and btw systray)."
As per arch linux screenshots, because 4.10 has hit kde-unstable, I know that even though its marked as "In progress" it IS in release. Standard KDE procedure is any component that is the in process of being rewritten gets no bugfixes against the "legacy", especially if the new one is ABOUT to be released.
New Task manager IS about to be released in about 2 weeks, thats not even enough time for a 4.9.x bugfix release to be put out. The bug may not officially be marked as "WONTFIX" but its definitely implied by the situation.
If a version of the bug is still present in the new QML version then it may be fixed after that, but until the QML version is released and we see if the bug is still present or not that bug-- for all intents and purposes, is stalled.
Originally posted by orzel View PostBut i'm saying this is far worse here with KDE. Worse than other projects, and worse than in KDE before. This is not just another random "bouh, they did not fix my bug".
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Originally posted by Ericg View PostAs per arch linux screenshots, because 4.10 has hit kde-unstable, I know that even though its marked as "In progress" it IS in release.
The widgets part of 4.10 which have been ported to QML are:
ActivityManager, lcdweather, systemtray, comic, widgetexplorer, pager, weather, battery, konqprofiles, lockout, nowplaying, notifications, printmanager, calculator, konsoleprofiles, notifier
(located in /usr/share/kde4/apps/plasma/packages/ and /usr/share/kde4/apps/plasma/plasmoids/ under openSUSE)
Hopefully 4.11 will finally have a complete port of the taskbar: http://techbase.kde.org/Schedules/KD...1_Feature_Plan


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S4 E09 Episode 409
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DO THE SHARKS BITE? Kevin thinks it's time for Drew to partner with the big toy companies. Mark believes that would take too long. Robert thinks Drew will be in trouble until he gets a patent. He's out. Daymond thinks it's too soon to invest, so he's out, too. Barbara is concerned about the liability issue, so she's out. Mark offers the $150k to make 20 of these products and they'll make some decisions as they go along. He wants 40% of the company. Kevin offers $150k for 30% with the contingency that they go to a toy company for a deal.
THE RESULT: With two offers on the table, Drew knows he has a difficult decision to make. He has no problem taking the long road Mark is offering, but he's kind of a gambler at heart. That's why he asks Kevin to work with him before happily wheeling out of the tank.
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Jeff Cohen walked away from a million dollar offer from Kevin O'Leary for his foldable guitar company, Voyage Air. He returned later to finally seal a deal with Mr. Wonderful. They had a meeting at Fender Guitar where he pitched his folding technology. They struck a deal to do a test in their stores which will hopefully have them strumming along the road to riches.
ENTREPRENEUR: David A. Cox
ASKING FOR: $150k for a 15% stake
BEST PART OF THE PITCH: While teaching basic computer classes to the general public, David realized that most of his students were over the age of 50. He introduces his newest student, the Emmy-winning writer Bruce Vilanch as part of a demo. These two met when David taught Bruce's mother how to Skype. Now the funnyman can't get rid of her on the computer. David has about $35k in revenue with his classes.
DO THE SHARKS BITE? Mark says David doesn't want to bundle the product. He wants it to be an add-on. This mistake in reasoning has Kevin calling David a bozo. Mark says the idea of classes online has been around since the mid-1980s. He doesn't believe he has a clue about running his business. He's out. Robert follows his lead. As do Daymond, Kevin and Barbara. On the bright side, Bruce wants to take David out for some sushi.
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ASKING FOR: $250k for a 10% stake
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DO THE SHARKS BITE? Kevin believes Bill is going after real estate investors, which is a smaller subset of all real estate buyers. Mark hates this type of business, so he's out. Daymond follows his lead. Barbara doesn't understand how it's possible to make estimations on value. She's out. Robert doesn't believe Bill has a real business concept, so he's out. Kevin applauds Bill for trying to get back into the financial service games, but he can join him in this venture. He's out, too. Bill will have to find another investor for Revestor.
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ASKING FOR:$250k for a 15% stake
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When it's time to travel but the pets can't go
An employee helps a dog make a call in the "bone booth"
at a PetsHotel, a recent addition to PetSmart stores
It's summer and the temperature is expected to be in the 90s all week. It's time to cool off in the mountains, by the seashore, or wherever else our imaginations and wallets can take us.
But can Fido or Tabby go along?
According to a 2009 survey by PetSmart, more than half of pets will be left behind when their humans go traveling. And that's why summer is one of the busiest times of the year for animal boarding facilities, second only to the winter holidays of Christmas and Thanksgiving.
But how do you pick the right place to stash your animal companions?
One of the newer entries into the boarding field is PetsHotel, in-store kennels located in 142 PetSmart stores in 32 states. I was contacted recently by a corporate public relations person who offered to set me up with a couple of local managers.
The PetsHotel concept started in the Phoenix area in 2002 with two stores, the PR person said. She added that it fit into the company strategy of "providing lifetime needs of pets and their parents."
For example, stores now also feature veterinary clinics, training and adoption areas. (Can a doggie retirement home be far behind?)
I visited a PetsHotel in the Glendale store. You first walk into a hotel-like lobby area with a polished wood reception desk. Around the corner are the rooms, which range from small for single animals to larger multiple-dog rooms and luxury suites with television sets. Nearby is a large common play room where the animals are taken regularly to romp with each other, under supervision. If an animal has a problem there is 24-hour supervision and an on-call doctor at the in-store clinic. There's a "bone booth" where pets can "talk" with their absent humans on the phone.
I later talked to the two store managers, Stephen Mouser of the Boulder store and Bo Hughes of the Westminster store.
Mouser said the concept was a "natural move" for PetSmart based on lot of research. Hughes said customers are responding to having an array of services in the same store.
Mouser said employees need to be people "who are not bothered by any of the things that pets can do. And you also have to care about people who are trusting you with their babies."
Both said special requests are accepted. One hound was used to bedding down every night with its human singing "You Are My Sunshine." So yes, a store employee was assigned to croon the tune. Another dog's master wanted it to see "Lady And the Tramp" on TV, so Hughes dutifully tracked down a copy. Yet another pooch wanted meatballs on its food and got them.
A dog in another state was used to getting commands in Hebrew, so a store employee had to learn the words.
The managers and I then got down to the kibble among the bits: How can you be sure you find a good kennel?
Mouser said word of mouth counts a lot, and that has been my experience. But it doesn't always work. My wife and I counted on a friend's opinion about one metro-area kennel and returned from our trip to find our three dogs covered head to paw in mud.
Mouser said a pet owner can get a lot of good information from local websites. He's right. My spin into cyberspace produced a lot of data about specific kennels, particularly in reviews by former clients. Just Google something like "Good Denver area kennels" and you'll see what I mean. Two such websites are provided by the Pet Care Services Association and the American Boarding and Kennel Association.
Lastly, check with the Better Business Bureau (www.bbb.com), which can tell you if a business is BBB-accredited, give you a rating for it and list complaints from consumers. (PetsHotels, which is BBB-accredited, has an A- rating and no complaints in the last 36 months.)
Finally, Mouser made a suggestion that I've heard before. "Invite parents to come and see the pet areas. People should be able to go in back and check."
To that I would add, make the visit unannounced. And ask plenty of questions.
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Ask a vet – The Companion Animal Parasite Council (www.petsandparasites.org) will host an "Ask-a-Vet" event in Denver at the Denver Dumb Friends League on Saturday, June 27, with its 33-foot-long traveling RV wrapped in vivid images of dogs, cats and children. From 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., anyone can stop by and ask CAPC vets and parasitologists questions about pet health and how to eliminate the risks that pets and parasites pose to human health. Visitors may also take home a pet up for adoption and register to win free prizes such as iPods.
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text: Friends, fans and high-performance car enthusiasts are heading to a Los Angeles suburb for a memorial for "Fast & Furious" star Paul Walker, who died in a high-speed car crash in the area.Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies are anticipating thousands of people at Sunday's memorial. The actor died Nov. 30 after the Porsche Carrera GT he was riding in smashed into a light pole and tree and then burst into flames. Walker's friend Roger Rodas, who was driving, also died.Scores of people were milling around the area 30 miles northwest of Los Angeles hours before the memorial was to start at noon.Many people are arriving in cars built for speed, and the sounds of engines revving are filling the air. -by Sapa


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The worst possible way to read this book would be library-style… in total silence.
After all, isn't Motown synonymous with dancing, or at the very least tapping your foot while singing along to hit after hit?
The much-loved world famous record machine has provided a soundtrack to so many people's lives although everyone will have their favourite period of course.
For some it will be the era of those mid-60s love songs, crafted by the powerhouse trio of Holland/Dozier/Holland whose conveyor belt output helped define the Motown sound until they quit over arguments about profit sharing and royalties to set up their own stable of labels.
For others it is the harder edged and more intense socio-political commentary which emerged at the end of that decade when producer and writer Norman Whitfield tapped into the emerging 'psychedelic soul' which saw the likes of The Temptations start singing lyrics with a conscience rather than just about romance.
No matter where your true Tamla leanings lie, with page after colourful page of 45rpm record label close-ups and LP covers, there is no shortage of inspiration for the sounds you could pick out of any collection as you savour the inside track of Berry Gordy's empire founded in Detroit in 1959.
While Motown certainly had a hold on UK record buyers, the book reveals that the company produced more US number one hits than the Beatles, Elvis Presley, the Rolling Stones and the Beach Boys combined.
This luxuriously packaged 400-page hardback has been launched to coincide with the opening of Motown: The Musical in London's West End and weighs many times more than the programmes likely to be found tucked under the arms of audiences as they leave the theatre at the end of the show.
There is just too much treasure here to take in at one sitting.
The result of hours of dedicated research by one-time Billboard magazine editor-in-chief Adam White, a self-confessed Motown obsessive, working closely with Gordy's right hand man Barney Ales, this book is best enjoyed in stages.
Dip in – time and time again – to delve into a visually rich archive of photographs, including previously unpublished pictures of so many of the key players.
Some focus on full-on stage glamour, others capture unguarded moments from a host of stars from Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye to the Jackson Five and Gladys Knight and the Pips.
By drawing on many years of interviews, there are candid insights into the workings of the Motown machine, following its meteoric rise from the small family business at Hitsville USA to become a worldwide music monster.
Like Motown itself, the book does not shy away from tackling US social history, including the impact of the 1967 race riots.
Highlighted in an early chapter, entitled We Don't Serve Coloured People, are the harsh realities of segregation, not least to the company's early roster of talent as they endeavoured to take their distinctive studio sound out on to the road and were met with much prejudice.
The African-American civil rights movement was championed by the label and although its release contrasts with the later mainstream success of all those future hits, back in 1963 the company issued an album of the Rev Martin Luther King's address to the Freedom Rally held in Detroit on June 23. The activist's defining 'I have a dream' speech, delivered two months later in Washington, was featured on what was regarded by Gordy as a worthy LP follow up.
In contrast, in 1974, one of Motown's most successful acts, Stevie Wonder, would ensure that an album featuring the cream of his previous material would NOT be released. The book reveals that the performer, who had earlier negotiated a new contract giving him remarkable creative independence, was so keen to protect sales of his current material that he objected to the issuing of a three LP compilation of his work when Motown launched its acclaimed Anthology series.
While similar sets featuring many of his label mates reached the record racks, his remained on the shelf. But not forever. Three years later it was given a different title, while retaining the original artwork, and finally shipped as Looking Back!
The book is an absolute mine of information and should appeal equally to diehard Motown fans and the more casual music lover keen to discover the back story of this pioneering record label.
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Post World Cup Fun in South Africa
HUMNEWS and Savvy Traveller have teamed up to catalogue a selection of dining and accommodation options for post World Cup visitors to South Africa. This short list of discerning recommendations has been validated by our team and are unreservedly recommended.
Protea Hotel Fire and Ice: Cool and trendy - come here to meet friends at the large bar. Within the popular Melrose Arch shopping and dining complex.
Piza e Vino and Orient: Delicious pizzas and a decent wine list come together in an informal setting. Also within the trendy Melrose Arch complex. For contemporary Asian cuisine try the Orient at 4 High Street. Chinese, Thai and Vietnamese dishes, including dim sum and Peking Duck.
Shayona: Operated by Gujaratis as a non-profit organization. Come here for first-rate vegetarian curries, rotis and pappadums. Incredibly, the menu changes every day - depending on what the chef finds in the markets. 74 Church Street in Mayfair. Open Tuesday to Sundays.
Lucky Bean Restaurant: The chic and diverse neighbourhood of Melville deserves some time. One stand out is the Lucky Bean (formerly Soulsa) at 16 7th Street. Its name is derived by the elegant tree mural indoors. Owners Natasha Pinuc and Conway Falconer embrace HUM's philosophy to life: "We love good food, we love wine and we love the idea of people getting together." Food is described as "funky and fresh" and good service and a decent wine list rounds out this unpretentious eatery. Try the red bean burger, Thai-style wraps and for dinner - prawn and chorizo risotto.
Circle Bar, Rosebank Hotel: Voted as the best bar in the country. We like the plush leather seats and ever changing colour pods. In Rosebank.
Rosebank Flea Market: Voted Joburg's premier flea market for 10 consecutive years. Come here for an amazing selection of African arts and crafts to freshly-baked bread, olives (pictured below), Polish meats - even wigs. We were intrigued by the wooden masks from Congo and the traditional wired embroidered crafts from Zimbabwe. Skilled African artisans can be found from Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Togo and Senegal. At the corner of Craddock Ave and Baker St. in Rosebank. Sundays only from 9am to 5pm. The African craft market is open daily.Bloemfontain
Villa Bali Boutique Hotel: Friendly service, comfortable, quiet and safe. What more can you ask for? Walking distance to the city's main shopping mall.
The Block & Cellar Restaurant: Attached to the Southern Sun Hotel, this is where you come for excellent steak, including ostrich steaks (pictured below). Extensive wine list, cigar lounge, friendly service. Derives its name from the block where diners can select top quality cuts of grained beef. For a South African starter, try dry or wet biltong - cured meat.
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One and Only, Cape Town: This has been THE venue in Cape Town to watch the World Cup games. But come here for impeccable service, a great bar scene, excellent food (Nobu and Gordon Ramsey's Maze) - and free Wi-Fi and parking!
Bukhara: Indians represent one of the largest ethnic groups in South Africa, so little wonder some of the best culinary treasures are to be found here. This is North Indian cuisine at its best. Get seated near the open kitchen and watch the army of chefs work their magic. The tandoori chicken is an absolute must! Some diners claim they detect an "African twist" on Indian cuisine - and indeed, the beef served here is true South African. The original of four Bukhara outlets in the Rainbow Nation, this one is located in the central business district at 33 Church Street.
The Grand Cafe and Beach: When a former Miss Universe suggests a venue, you don't ask questions! Finding the Grand takes some detective work as it is discreetly tucked away near the Green Point soccer stadium, on the waterfront. But tenacious travellers are rewarded with a splendid and unique setting. The main restaurant is in a converted warehouse and even features a small shop selling local souvenirs and artifacts. Dine and drink inside or outside - on its own private beach overlooking Granger Bay. Globetrotter/owner Sue Main's has brought artifacts from around the world to make this a very special venue. Her creations range from a 3-foot long pizza to cray fish sandwiches.
M'Hudi Winery, Kraaifontein: The only black-owned winery in South Africa. We recommend the Pinotage. An extremely warm welcome is extended to all guests. M'Hudi was started by family members passionate about agriculture and wine, who left their regular jobs and overcame substantial obstacles to work magic with grapes. This is a rustic winery but look out for great things in the future!
Diemersfontein Winery, Wellington: Few words in our lexicon of love for wine match up with our affection for Diemersfontein wine. The Carpe Diem Pinotage, with hints of chocolate and coffee, is nothing short of sublime. Set aside an entire day for this winery, to allow for a proper wine tasting and a lazy lunch at the winery restaurant.
-- Objective research done by HUMNEWS staff on location. (With appreciation to Air Canada and Lufthansa for travel assistance to and from South Africa.)


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Michael Jackson has plenty of siblings who depended on him financially, but it's brother Jermaine who seems to be doing the most to profit from him after his death.
Not only has Jermaine struck a deal to release a recording of "Smile," the song he performed at Michael Jackson's July 7 public memorial, but now there's a series of tribute concerts he's planning. Jermaine made the announcement during a taped interview with Larry King, which airs Aug. 7, according to multiple sources who had access to the interview.
What's interesting about the announcement is right up until the interview, Jermaine was making calls to artists who were involved with the "This Is It Tour," telling them the tribute concerts would be part of the World Music Awards. Not only is this not true, but the World Music Awards turned down a Jackson family appearance at the show, which will be taped in late October in Monaco, according to a person with direct knowledge of the Jacksons' proposal.
"Two different people, each claiming to be representatives of the entire family called to ask if there was interest," said the source. "Let's say there was interest: First of all, no one represents the entire family, so that wasn't right. Then, you can't get past the issue of their travel needs. They said the entire family would have to travel from California to Monaco via chartered jet. And that's just not going to happen."
What will take place at the World Music Awards? Janet Jackson (who, it should be noted, is not to be lumped into Jermaine's category — she's been an example of pitch-perfect respect toward Michael and the situation as a whole) will not perform, but organizers expect she will accept an award on behalf of Michael, who was due to receive the award prior to his death. Also, Prince is in talks to do a tribute performance to Michael Jackson.
Brown has friends in music, but not advertising
All things considered, Chris Brown's image hasn't taken too terrible a turn since pleading guilty to assaulting his ex-girlfriend Rihanna. His record sales dipped somewhat, but thanks to the spotlight being turned away from him by bigger events (Jackson's death, for example) and a dancing wedding party's song selection, it appears he'll come out on the other side with his image mostly intact. That doesn't mean his bank account won't suffer, though.
Brown has friends like Diddy telling people he's really sorry, and is learning from the experience, but outside the record studios and inside the boardrooms, it's a different story. Brown lost his Wrigley's deal this week, and future appearances (and appearance fees) at big events are in jeopardy because the advertisers behind the events don't want to be associated with Brown.
"It's a situation where the advertiser isn't paying Chris, but is instead a show sponsor. They hear Chris might appear and perform, and the color drains from their faces. Having Chris be a part of a larger event, they're afraid, looks like you're supporting Chris," said one person who's been working on the corporate side of deals involving Brown.
And there's the Britney Spears factor: "A lot of people got burned by Britney and all the fallout from her meltdown. Now there's Chris as a reminder that you have to be really careful about where you put your money," said the source.
Patricia Arquette's TV career is for the poor, crippled
Part of the Television Critics Association dog-and-pony show included a chat with "Medium" star, Patricia Arquette. Msnbc.com contributor and RealityBlurred.com scribe Andy Dehnart was there, and tells us that among the questions lobbed to Arquette, was one commonly posed to actors who've been in the business for some time: What's the difference between doing film and TV? While her answer did little to address that difference, it took a rambling turn toward the benefits of network television, which include being available to the poor and crippled.
Since it defies explanation, I'll stop attempting to do so, and let the statement speak for itself: "I thought I want to do entertainment that's network because it's basically free, and people were at home or who are poor or who are crippled can get entertained in their house without having to go to a movie theater and pay a bunch of money, and I like that idea."
There are no words.
Courtney Hazlett delivers the Scoop Monday through Friday on msnbc.com. Follow Scoop on Twitter: @courtneyatmsnbc.


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by Brian DeCandia, Sports Information Graduate Assistant
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The Georgia College men's cross country team and head coach Joe Samprone are gearing up to race in the Peach Belt Conference Championships this Saturday in Aiken, S.C. hosted by USC Aiken set for a 10:45 a.m. start.
"This is the first team we've brought to conference in a long time that I don't know where they are going to finish," said coach Samprone. "This is one of the most talented group of runners we have ever had. We are ready and have been gearing up for this tournament all season. The squad is deeper at this point of the season than we have been all year."
Senior Daniel Horseman (Cohutta, Ga.) has paced the Bobcats in all but two races this season. His best finish was fourth at the Bobcat Invitational with a time of 28:26 and his best time was 26:22 at the Augusta State University Invitational. Fellow senior Tyler Mattix (Snellville, Ga.) has been chasing down Horseman all season long. Mattix paced the Bobcats in the first two races he ran this season, including his highest finish, third place at the Bobcat Invitational.
Of the other five runners to make the cut, three are seniors. These include Colin Conroy (Dacula, Ga.), Rob Manning (Lawrenceville, Ga.) and Travis Knight (Oxford, Ga.). Conroy has been third on the squad all season, but looks to make a push in his final race. In his most recent race, he finished 11th at the ASU Invitational. Manning has come on as of late and Knight looks to remain in the Bobcats top-five this weekend.
Two sophomores will be making the trek this weekend, Philip Laskey (Marietta, Ga.) and Tucker Forbes (Lilburn, Ga.). Forbes had his best finish of the season at the ASU invitational. He placed 21st with a time of 28:04. Laskey is overcoming a mid-season injury and had his best time at the RunFit Invitational finishing 31st at 27:54.
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Mauer aiming for All-Star selection No. 6
MINNEAPOLIS -- Joe Mauer is off to another impressive start this season, and he is aiming for his sixth career All-Star Game appearance.
Mauer, who was the Twins' lone representative in last year's Midsummer Classic, also was an All-Star in 2006 and from '08-10. He's on the All-Star ballot at catcher again this season, as the ballots for the American and National Leagues were launched on Wednesday.
MINNEAPOLIS -- Joe Mauer is off to another impressive start this season, and he is aiming for his sixth career All-Star Game appearance.
Mauer, who was the Twins' lone representative in last year's Midsummer Classic, also was an All-Star in 2006 and from '08-10. He's on the All-Star ballot at catcher again this season, as the ballots for the American and National Leagues were launched on Wednesday.
He's been the club's best offensive player so far this year, and is a prime candidate to represent the Twins as an All-Star for the sixth time in the last eight years.
"I've seen him hit his whole career, so we've seen him do this," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "We keep saying it's incredible to do this at this level, and it is. He can just rack up those hits, and it's incredible, and that'll never change. He's just an incredible hitter."
Twins first baseman Justin Morneau and outfielder Josh Willingham are also among nine Minnesota players on the ballot. Morneau is a four-time All-Star while Willingham has never been selected.
Fans can cast their votes for starters at MLB.com and all 30 club sites -- online or via your mobile device -- using the 2013 All-Star Game MLB.com Ballot until July 4 at 10:59 p.m. CT.
Fans may submit 25 online ballots during the voting period, but can also earn a one-time bonus of 10 additional online ballots. To access these additional online ballots, you must be logged into your MLB.com account when you submit any online ballot. If you do not have an MLB.com account, visit mlb.com and register in accordance with the enrollment instructions for a free MLB.com account.
Fans can also once again participate in the Home Run Derby Fan Poll. Fans will have the opportunity to select three players in each league who they would most like to see participate in the Home Run Derby. The 2013 Home Run Derby -- part of Gatorade All-Star Workout Day -- will be broadcast live on ESPN, ESPN HD, ESPN Deportes and ESPN Radio in the United States beginning at 7 p.m. CT on July 15.
The 2013 American League and National League All-Star teams will be unveiled on July 7 on the 2013 MLB All-Star Game Selection Show, televised nationally on TBS. Baseball fans around the world will then be able to select the final player on each team via the All-Star Game Final Vote sponsored by freecreditscore.com on MLB.com.
And the voting doesn't end there. The final phase of All-Star Game voting will again have fans participating in the official voting for the Ted Williams All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award presented by Chevrolet. During the Midsummer Classic, fans will vote exclusively online at MLB.com via the 2013 All-Star Game MLB.com MVP Vote, and their voice will represent 20 percent of the official vote determining the recipient of the Arch Ward Trophy.
The 2013 All-Star Game will be played at Citi Field on July 16. Come to MLB.com for extensive online coverage of the All-Star Week festivities.
The 84th All-Star Game will be televised nationally by FOX Sports, in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and RDS, and worldwide by partners in more than 200 countries via MLB International's independent feed. ESPN Radio and ESPN Radio Deportes will provide national radio coverage of the All-Star Game. MLB Network and SiriusXM will also provide comprehensive All-Star Week coverage. For more information, please visit allstargame.com.
Other Twins on the ballot are designated hitter Ryan Doumit, second baseman Jamey Carroll, shortstop Pedro Florimon, third baseman Trevor Plouffe and outfielders Aaron Hicks and Chris Parmelee. Second baseman Brian Dozier is not on the ballot, but he can be voted in as a write-in candidate.
Rhett Bollinger is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Bollinger Beat, and follow him on Twitter @RhettBollinger.


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Reggie Bush and Kim Kardashian are America's favorite sports figure-Bruce Jenner stepdaughter power couple. Rather, they were. People says the couple is taking a break. Like all national tragedies, this one calls for a video tribute set to Sarah McLachlan.
A brief recap: Bush and Kardashian were introduced at the 2007 ESPY Awards by Bush's former USC teammate Matt Leinart (not surprised). Over the next two years, they became bright shining stars, she on a reality TV show, he as a valuable member of a well-regarded football team. But now, they have come to an impasse. Again, per People:
Reggie has issues with her busy life and schedule and she can't give it all up.
If that's truly the reason, and not that they might have cheated on each other, then the era of Bushdashian is likely over. Their lifestyles aren't compatible.
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This oblique, night time panorama of much of Europe was photographed by one of the Expedition 32 crew members aboard the International Space Station flying approximately 240 miles above the Mediterranean Sea on Aug. 18, 2012.
The country of Italy is visible running diagonally southward from the horizon across the center of the frame, with the night lights of Rome and Naples being visible on the coast near the center. Sardinia and Corsica are just above left center of the photo, and Sicily is at lower left. The Adriatic Sea is on the other side of Italy, and beyond it to the east and north can be seen parts of several other European nations.
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Amazon gains against Apple's iTunes in music downloads
Amazon.com Inc has grabbed more than a fifth of the market for digital music downloads, helped by the launch of its own tablet computers and aggressive pricing, according to an industry study released on Tuesday.business Updated: Apr 17, 2013 12:35 IST
Amazon.com Inc has grabbed more than a fifth of the market for digital music downloads, helped by the launch of its own tablet computers and aggressive pricing, according to an industry study released on Tuesday.
AmazonMP3, the online retailer's digital music business, had 22 percent of the market for music downloads in the United States in last year's fourth quarter, research firm the NPD Group said in its Annual Music Study.
That compares with 15 percent in 2011, 13 percent in 2010, 10 percent in 2009 and 7 percent in 2008, NPD data showed.
Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) iTunes store, which turns 10 years old on April 28, was still dominant with 63 percent of the market in the fourth quarter of 2012. But that was down from 68 percent in 2011 and 69 percent in 2009, according to NPD.
"Amazon's entry into tablets probably helped," said Russ Crupnick, senior vice president, industry analysis, at NPD Group.
Amazon launched its own tablet, the Kindle Fire, in 2011, and last year the company rolled out larger versions of the device to compete more with Apple's iPad.
Amazon is using the Kindle Fire to try to sell more digital goods, such as music, video, apps and games, where iTunes leads.
Amazon, known for low prices, has also taken that approach in music downloads, running frequent price promotions to spur more sales. In 2011, the company offered Lady Gaga's album "Born This Way" for 99 cents in MP3 format. Demand was so strong that Amazon's computer servers stalled, forcing the company to run the promotion again a few days later.
Amazon has also benefited from a large base of consumers who buy physical CDs from the retailer. As those shoppers switch to digital music, the company has managed to keep many of them as customers, Crupnick explained.
Amazon sells digital music without Digital Rights Management, or DRM, a technology that limits how people can consume such content. The company's DRM-free approach boosted demand because it let consumers listen to music on any devices, including Apple devices like iPods and iPhones, Crupnick said.
Even as Amazon gains in this area, the focus is shifting to digital music streaming, currently provided by smaller companies such as Pandora Media Inc (P.N) and Spotify.
Google Inc (GOOG.O), Amazon and Apple are among Silicon Valley powerhouses that have been sounding out top recording industry executives as they look for ways to make streaming profitable.
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While limited industry data has made it clear that the pace of wirehouse recruiting, and the size of typical deals, has increased in recent years, there has been remarkably little information about the terms and details of the 'typical' deal. For the most part, this is because broker-dealers have not been very public about the deals that they're offering, likely because too much knowledge limits their ability to negotiate on an advisor-specific basis for a more favorable deal. At the same time, brokers themselves are usually not very open about the deals they complete. In part, this is because many broker-dealers require them to sign non-disclosure deals to keep the terms secret, but in some cases the reality is simply that the broker doesn't want other advisors or his/her clients to know what was paid to entice a change in firms (an area that FINRA is now scrutinizing).
The end result of this environment is a highly inefficient marketplace for advisors looking to transition from one wirehouse to another. Notwithstanding all this confusion, a new firm is looking to bring an end to the opacity of brokerage firm recruiting deals. Called "AdvisorHUB", for $9.99 advisors will be able to download a current report detailing the recruiting deal terms of dozens of broker-dealers, private banks and wirehouses in today's marketplace via an Apple or Android app, based on the intelligence that the AdvisorHUB team is able to gather from its available connections and networks.
An early glimpse at the data reveals a startling reality: in a world where the 'typical' RIA deal is approximately 2X revenue, the typical wirehouse recruiting package is as much as 350% (3.5X) trailing revenue. This suggests that the trickle of breakaway brokers (rather than a flood) may have less to do with the captive confines of the broker-dealer world and more to do with the fact that a broker can actually monetize their practice for as much or more than many RIAs. On the other hand, the reality is that the amounts that wirehouses are paying may well be unsustainable, especially if AdvisorHUB brings so much transparency to deal terms that every broker demands such treatment.
Nonetheless, for the time being, having built a practice in a wirehouse—and staying there—may have been far more lucrative than the independent community ever realized, and that the decision to break away is far more nuanced than just the concept of "having equity [to someday sell] in the advisory practice."
The Typical Broker Recruiting Deal
So based on the AdvisorHUB data, what does the typical broker recruiting deal look like?
The starting point is to look at what the broker generated in revenue over the preceding 12 months. Let's say the advisor had roughly $200M of AUM and was generating $2M of revenue (and likely receiving compensation of approximately $900,000 at a 45% payout rate). In today's market, AdvisorHUB indicates that a "typical" deal, based on what Merrill Lynch is currently offering, would be recruiting compensation of approximately 325% to 350% of this trailing 12-month revenue (with a few wirehouses or large banks paying slightly more, and a number paying a bit less).
In dollar amounts, at a 325% recruiting deal, the payment to the advisor would be a total of $6.5M, paid out over a series of years. For instance, the terms might stipulate that the first 150%-of-trailing-12 is paid up front, with another 25%-of-trailing paid in six months assuming at least 65% of client assets have transferred, and another 50%-of-trailing paid after a year as long as the advisor has brought over at least 75% of the AUM and has generated at least 75% of prior revenue. At this point, the advisor has already received 150% + 25% + 50% = approximately 225% of the trailing 12-month revenue that he/she was earning at the prior broker-dealer (in addition to being paid under the usual payout rules for the actual revenue now being generated at the new firm).
To receive the remaining ~100%-of-trailing-12-month payments that would remain (to get from 225% to the "full" 325% amount), the advisor might have additional revenue growth benchmarks to meet in subsequent years; for instance, the end-of-year-two payment requires the advisor to be back to 95% of assets and 95% of revenue, and by the end of five years to reach 150% of prior assets and 150% of prior revenue to receive the last, full payment. To the extent these payment benchmarks are not achieved, the prior amounts already paid are not forfeited, it's just that the new amount isn't earned. Thus, for instance, an advisor who transfers with a recruiting package but fails to hit the benchmarks beyond year two may still have earned 265%-of-prior-revenue in payments, but won't reach the full 325% target.
The biggest "caveat" to these payments is that they are typically structured as an advance on a forgiveable loan, such that if the advisor actually quits/retires/is fired/leaves (exact details vary by recruiting contract), any outstanding payments must be repaid. Loan durations may be as short as five years or as long as 12, though AdvisorHUB indicates about nine years is typical. Thus, for instance, if the advisor has hit all the benchmarks and reached a total of $6.5M of recruiting payments over five years, but leaves after the seventh year of a nine-year contract, then only 7/9ths of the advances have actually been forgiven, which means the advisor would have to repay 2/9 x 6.5M = $1.44M. Once the end of the loan term is reached, the deal is closed for good. Again, though, failing to meet the growth benchmarks typically will not trigger a loan repayment, but simply fail to generate the next incremental amount of the recruiting compensation; the advisor usually must actually quite/retire/leave to trigger the loan payback provisions.
Wirehouse Recruiting Versus RIA Ownership
In a world where wirehouse brokers don't "own" their practices as independent entities and therefore generally cannot sell them, recruiting packages are important because they represent a way to "unlock" the accumulated equity value of the wirehouse advisor's business. And as the deal terms above reveal, the value can be quite significant indeed: wirehouses are paying 325% (or 3.25X) of revenue in a world where the standard 'rule of thumb' for independent RIAs is only 2X revenue! Obviously, not every wirehouse advisor will receive a 325%-of-trailing-revenue package (it may be a 'typical' deal, but recruiters only offer deals to the most successful practices in the first place), but the truth is that it's only the most successful RIAs that receive 2X revenue multiples on their practices as well; thus, it's still arguably a "fair" comparison, at least between the subset of the most successful advisory practices in the respective channels.
Of course, the reality is that forcing brokers to unlock the value of their practice by leaving their firm and changing broker-dealers is not exactly the most efficient way to monetize a practice. It's difficult and time consuming, not to mention rife with legal complications in navigating the various non-compete and non-solicitation agreements that brokers are typically required to sign. Nor, for that matter, is the process client-friendly, as it forces clients to go through a great deal of change that may or may not necessarily be in their interests, just so the advisor can be paid… thus the increasing amount of FINRA attention and the recent issuance of Regulatory Notice 13-02 that may require brokers to disclose recruiting compensation to clients. Of course, if the clients decide they don't want to go through the process and aren't retained, that's a loss for the advisor and the firm doing the recruiting in the long run.
On the other hand, the reality is that it's not only the wirehouse advisor who doesn't necessarily want to leave their company; the firm itself doesn't want to lose its advisors either (especially the ones that are the most profitable and therefore being enticed by competing broker-dealers). As a result, just as there has been a rise in the number of intra-brokerage-firm recruiting deals, so too has there been a recent—and equally opaque—rise in the number of retention deals that brokerage firms are negotiating.
While AdvisorHUB indicates that the typical retention deal is not quite as lucrative as the compensation for a typical recruiting offer (perhaps 160% of trailing 12-month revenue paid evenly over four years), it doesn't entail nearly as much work or inconvenience either, for the advisor or the client (and has less risk that clients won't be retained in the transition).
Either way, though, the potential for recruiting and retention deals for wirehouse brokers represents a unique form of monetizing a practice, with results that are remarkably similar to having actual equity ownership in the practice, and at what may be better revenue multiples than independent RIAs… an implicit acknowledgement that even while wirehouses nominally "own" the client, they clearly recognize that the true economic value of the client lies in the relationship with the advisor, who must be compensated accordingly. Yet it's notable that the "lack of equity ownership" is often cited as a primary reason for "breaking away" from a wirehouse in the first place, while the AdvisorHUB data suggests that in reality, the issue is much more nuanced; wirehouse advisors may in fact have opportunities to "monetize" their equity through recruiting and retention deals, though they will still be limited in how much control they have over the practice compared to a truly independent firm (yet on the other hand, wirehouses often give much wider latitude to their most successful advisory practices anyway).
Of course, a true comparison between the financial benefits of structuring under an RIA versus a wirehouse is more than just the sale-or-recruiting multiple; the portion of revenue an advisor takes home as compensation on an ongoing basis clearly matters, too. Yet while wirehouses are often criticized for their 40%-45%-of-revenue payouts, the reality is that the wirehouse structure also implicitly covers a lot of the overhead and expenses of the practice, and for large RIA firms the compensation of an advisor's salary-plus-profits where healthy advisor profit margins are "just" 20%-30% suggests that with large firms the gap may not be all that significant (though clearly the relative comparison of which is better varies depending on the size of the firm).
In part two of this blog series, we take a closer look at what these numbers suggest about the prospects for breakaway broekrs and for AdvisorHUB itself.


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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the "Act") establishes criteria that must be met in order for the accounting standards established by an accounting standard-setting body to be recognized as "generally accepted" for purposes of the federal securities laws. Section 109 of the Act provides that all of the budget of an accounting standard-setting body satisfying these criteria shall be payable from an annual accounting support fee assessed and collected against each issuer, as may be necessary or appropriate to pay for the budget and provide for the expenses of the standard setting body, and to provide for an independent, stable source of funding, subject to review by the Commission. Under Section 109(f), the annual accounting support fee shall not exceed the amount of the standard setter's "recoverable budget expenses." Section 109(h) amends Section 13(b)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to pay the allocable share of a reasonable annual accounting support fee or fees, determined in accordance with Section 109 of the Act.
On April 25, 2003, the Commission issued a policy statement concluding that the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") and its parent organization, the Financial Accounting Foundation ("FAF"), satisfied the criteria for an accounting standard-setting body under the Act, and recognizing the FASB's financial accounting and reporting standards as "generally accepted" under Section 108 of the Act.1 As a consequence of that recognition, the Commission undertook a review of the FASB's proposed accounting support fee for calendar year 2003. In connection with its review, the Commission also reviewed the proposed budget for the FAF and the FASB for calendar year 2003.
Section 109 of the Act also provides that the standard setting body can have additional sources of revenue for its activities, such as earnings from sales of publications, provided that each additional source of revenue shall not jeopardize the actual or perceived independence of the standard setter. In this regard, the Commission also considered the interrelation of the operating budgets of the FAF, the FASB and the Government Accounting Standards Board ("GASB"), the FASB's sister organization, which sets accounting standards to be used by state and local government entities. The Commission has been advised by the FAF that neither the FAF, the FASB nor the GASB will accept contributions from the accounting profession.
After its review, the Commission determined that the 2003 annual accounting support fee for the FASB is consistent with Section 109 of the Act. Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that the FASB may act in accordance with this determination of the Commission.
By the Commission.
Margaret H. McFarland
Deputy Secretary
1 Financial Reporting Release No. 70.


text: Friday, January 13, 2012 Call for Applications: Student Ushers Needed for PT 2012 APTA now is accepting applications for student ushers for PT 2012, June 6-9, Tampa, Florida. The usher program provides APTA student members the opportunity to attend PT 2012 and meet conference speakers and APTA leaders. The application deadline is February 20. Applicants must be current APTA student members. Students who are selected and successfully complete their assignment will be reimbursed for their conference registration fee. More information and a downloadable application may be found on the Annual Conference ushers Web page.


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What's open
•The Maryland State Fair at the Timonium Fairgrounds will re-open Sunday at noon following an inspection of the grounds and rides.
•The Town of Ocean City will reopen to the public Sunday beginning at noon. The beach will be open but access to the surf will be restricted.
•The Baltimore Summer Antiques Show at the convention center in Baltimore will open at 11 a.m. Sunday.
•The Orioles-Yankees day-night doubleheader, with the first game set to start at 1:35 p.m., is scheduled to be played Sunday as planned.
What's closed
•The Orioles' doubleheader Saturday against the New York Yankees has been postponed. The originally-scheduled 1:05 p.m. game will be made up on Sept. 8 at a time to be determined. The 7:05 p.m. game will be played as part of a split-admission doubleheader Sunday at 7:35 p.m. Sunday's doubleheader will begin with the regularly-scheduled afternoon game at 1:35.
•The Maryland Renaissance Festival is closed today. Those holding tickets will receive refunds or replacements. Employees should not report. Go to their website for more information.
•All Pratt Library locations are closing at 3 p.m. Saturday.
•American Visionary Art Museum is closing at 4 p.m. Saturday.
•Most state park campgrounds and day-use areas east of Washington County will be closed through Sunday. Assateague will remain closed until Wednesday morning.
•All Anne Arundel public school activities as well as any activities scheduled at school buildings and fields on Saturday and Sunday are canceled. No decisions regarding school operations for Monday have been made.
• Baltimore County public schools activities for Saturday and Sunday have been canceled.
•Harford County Public Schools decided early Friday to cancel all activities in its buildings scheduled for Saturday and Sunday.
•All Howard County Public School System facilities and fields will be closed on Saturday and Sunday. All school-sponsored activities, including athletic practices, and community-sponsored events are canceled.
•Baltimore Farmers' Market and Bazaar is closed Sunday. The market will resume its regular schedule for Labor Day weekend.
•The Irvine Nature Center will be closed Sunday.
•The inaugural Silopanna Music Festival, which was scheduled to take place in Crownsville Saturday, has been canceled, said promoter Rams Head Group.
•Annapolis 10-miler scheduled for Sunday has been canceled.
•Get Ready! Get Set! Get Fit! 5K Run/1 Mile Walk scheduled for Sunday at Towson University has been canceled. Packet pickup will still be held 10 a.m.-noon Saturday at Bykota Senior Center. Packets, including race T-shirt, snacks and coupons, may also be picked up in Room 325 at Senior Center Monday through Sept. 2 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Refunds are not available.
• Saturday's FAAN Walk for Food Allergy has been postponed until Oct. 15 at Meadowbrook Park, Ellicott City.
•Baltimore Ghost Tours is canceling all Saturday tours. Guests who have bought tickets may reschedule or receive a refund. Email firstname.lastname@example.com.
•The Banneker-Douglass Museum in Annapolis will be closed on Saturday.
The Journey, Foreigner and Night Ranger concert at Jiffy Lube Live on Sunday has been postponed to Sept. 4. Because of a scheduling conflict, Foreigner will not perform Sept. 4. All tickets will be honored on the new date.
The Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band concert at Jiffy Lube Live on Saturday has been postponed to Sept. 1. All tickets will be honored on the new date.
•Saturday's scheduled game between the Aberdeen IronBirds and the Staten Island Yankees will begin at noon. The game was originally scheduled to start at 7:05 p.m. In addition, Sunday's scheduled game at Staten Island has been postponed. It will be made up as part of a double-header on Monday night at Staten Island.
•The 9:30 Club in Washington has also moved a concert and birthday party for godfather of go-go Chuck Brown to Sunday night.
An earlier version misstated the number of parks and campgrounds closed through Wednesday. The Sun regrets the error.


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Lochinvar ARMOR Wins Bronze in the CSE Product of the Year Awards
Lochinvar ARMOR Wins Bronze in the CSE Product of the Year Awards
The ARMOR Commercial Water Heater from Lochinvar has been selected as one of three winners in the plumbing category in the Consulting-Specifying Engineer 2008 Product of the Year competition.
Equipped with the most advanced features available, including thermal efficiencies up to 98 percent, inputs up to 500,000 Btu/hr, a stainless steel heat exchanger, 5:1 modulating turndown and the SMART SYSTEM™ operating control, ARMOR is considered to be top of its class by the program's board of judges and subscribers to the magazine.
After being selected as a finalist in April by a panel of judges comprised of professional engineers who regularly design and specify HVAC, electrical, fire protection, and plumbing systems, readers had the opportunity to cast their vote for the fourth annual awards. The magazine has a readership of more than 46,000 mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineers, who selected ARMOR as the recipient of the bronze medal for all plumbing products.
"Competition was fierce this year; the judges had a hard time narrowing the finalists down to three for each category. We take this as a sign that manufacturers are investing more in new-product R&D, which is a huge win for the buildings industry and the environment," said Jim Langhenry, publisher of
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Award-Winning ARMOR
Available in five commercial water heater models, ARMOR offers a choice of 150,000, 199,000, 285,000, 399,000 and 500,000 Btu/hr inputs. Designed to be installed with a separate storage tank, ARMOR protects against the harmful effects of lime scale buildup, which can cause a traditional tank-type water heater to fail in as little as two to five years and substantially increase operating costs.
The fully modulating 5:1 turndown burner enables ARMOR to fire as low as 20 percent of maximum input and smoothly modulate up to 100 percent depending on demand, which is a definite advantage over competitive units that are only capable of firing at 100 percent input. With 5:1 turndown, ARMOR takes maximum advantage of its thermal efficiency, virtually eliminating wasted fuel and reducing operating costs.
In addition, ARMOR is equipped with Lochinvar's SMART SYSTEM control, which includes a built-in cascading sequencer for installations using up to eight water heaters, to maximize hot water delivery. This exclusive feature ensures optimum performance and efficiency by precisely modulating firing rates, beginning with minimum-demand situations when only the lead water heater in the sequence operates. As demand increases, additional ARMOR water heaters in the system fire and modulate in a cascading sequence until all units are operating and maximum input of up to four million Btu/hr is achieved.
Also, the SMART SYSTEM sequencer automatically rotates the lead water heater function, so that all units handle an equal water heating load over the life of the system
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I've been looking around lately, specifically at some of the MS tools that are available, and I'm noticing a big focus on designer tools and wizards. Not just for UI development but for everything.
- Entity Framework has the modeller
- RIA Services has the DomainService wizard(s)
- Workflow has the whole workflow designer thingy... (I don't know, haven't really used it)
There's more, but I think you get the idea. There's lots of designer tools. Using some of these I find that:
They complicate matters beyond the prescribed use cases
(ie all of the tech demo videos)
I have been evaluating some of these technologies recently, and trying to work with them I end up having to dissect exactly what the designers, modellers and wizards are doing for me... otherwise I'm lost when I actually have to try to do something with whatever was created.
This ends up being a case where I have to fight the tool, or fight its output enough such that I could have just done the whole thing myself without it - and had a much stronger understanding of what's going on. I find this particularly infuriating with the silverlight designer and RIA services domain service wizard.
I find myself asking "What good is this tool if I have to figure out its inner workings or re-write half of its output in order to use it?"
They're not as fast
The selling point of these tools is to increase productivity and this point may change over time using the tool, and doesn't necessarily apply to UI designers (though, in some cases it still does -> I'm looking at you silverlight designer). I find that I can hack some code much faster than I can drag-and-drop, resize, move, whatever in a designer.
The UI gets in the way of the model
Maybe this is just me, but when I am using anything reminiscent of a UML design tool I end up spending more time laying everything out so that my lines don't cross and so that I can see it all on the screen than modelling what I'm trying to achieve.
They're no fun
Half of the reason that I code for a living is that I enjoy it. Clicking checkboxes and selecting comboboxes and then fixing everything that comes out isn't fun.
I don't appear to be alone
The community seems to not want these tools either. The best example I can think of at the moment is Entity Framework Code-First.
So I ask:
- Do designer tools actually improve productivity?
- Are they fun-killers?
- Is 'the community' actually asking for more designer tools, or are vendors just thinking we are?


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PEBBLE BEACH — PGA Tour veteran Jimmy Walker, who won his first tournament in his 188th career start at the Frys.com Open in October, shot a 3-under par 69 at Spyglass Hill Friday to take the early second-round lead at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
Upon finishing his round, Walker was 9-under par for the first two days and one shot ahead of 20-year-old Jordan Spieth, who was 3-under par for his round at Monterey Peninsula Club through 15 holes and 8-under for the tournament.
First-day leader Andrew Loupe was two shots behind after a 1-over 73 at Pebble Beach Golf Linnks, as were Hunter Mahan and Blake Adams, who still had several holes to play on their back nines at Spyglass and MPCC, respectively.
Walker, 35, has been blazing since capturing the Frys.com in San Martin. After adding the Sony Open title in early January, he has become the Tour's leading money winner as well as the FedEx Cup points leader.
Walker has yet to suffer a bogey over his first 36 holes, and followed up a 6-under 66 at Pebble Beach Thursday with another consistent round, notching birdies at Nos. 3, 7 and 16 at Spyglass.
Despite struggling early in his round at Pebble Beach, four-time AT&T winner Phil Mickelson was tied for 10th and within striking distance of the lead. Mickelson was at even par for the day and 5-under for the tournament with three holes left to play.


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cvGeorge necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 27 diseños de 11 diseñadores freelance.
Business ebook on the topic "importing from China" needs a great logo employing a sticky visual concept that we will later take and make into a 2nd 99designs contest for the ecover (used throughout the ebook in the page header etc)
China Import Mastermind
The headline is "China Import Mastermind"
The logo must have the text and a graphic element. The text does not need to be a part of the graphic element.
The graphic element is described below, it needs to symbolize the meaning of the ebook.
The whole logo should fit in a landscape-rectangle size which can be used throughout the book in small siz. (tall or square is no good)
- color scheme: red and gold, china style http://tinyurl.com/cnufy8
- the dominant visual element should be cartoony and simple in appearance, and evoke the meaning of the ebook, which is "selling physical products business" + "imported from china" + "make money" + "secrets revealed"
- given the "meaning" above some ideas might include... and these are just separate ideas not requirements... a key unlocking something like a map of china, a chinese style chop imprinting a dollar sign, a map of china or a globe, a product box revealing money inside, a chinese door being opened onto riches, rich jerk style guy standing atop the great wall of china; some kind of chinese dragon or lion and money; a scroll of secrets with a chinese seal on it; a freight container with money spilling out; a mock communist poster art "strong working man" updated to look like a business guy; a guy with bags of money on a map of china; a chinese looking container ship on a sea of money; chairman mao popping out of a 100 RMB bill holding out a box saying made in china; hopefully you will either make a brilliant visualization of one of those concepts or come up with a better one!
- the graphic must be a cartoon not a photo so it resizes well and can be used in small versions or web banners with equal recognition factor
- the graphic must feature an original looking combination of elements, preferably original artwork, not just clipart
- do not want ultra complex designs, simple and impactful is best
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Hi folks! I'm taking the CPE exam this coming December 6 and was wondering if any of you have recently taken it. What do you have to say about it? I'm sort of freaking out now that I have less than a month to prepare. Apparently I must ppractice the speaking paper as well to make sure I show the examiner I've prepared for it (being fluent is not enough, so I read). Any help?? My husband suggested I look for 'photos' people might have taken of their exams. I tried to explain to him that I didn't think people would be allowed to take photos, but.... Here it goes: has anyone taken a photo of any of the CPE papers?
thank you so much and I hope someone out there answers me!
A photo would be cheating, but the exam is fairly constant- if you know the last few years' papers, there will be no surprises.


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Canadiens winger Max Pacioretty became the first player in NHL history to miss two penalty shots in one game. While I can't find the specific record, I'm pretty confident in adding that he's the first player in NHL history to miss two penalty shots in one game while scoring three goals.
A night of mixed emotions for Pacioretty, who now has three penalty shots in his career—all against Roberto Luongo, and all misses. I'm sure he slept fine, as the 5-2 win over Vancouver kept the Habs in the all-important third slot in the Atlantic.
Pacioretty already had a power play goal tallied when he was hauled down from behind at 11:47 of the second. He shot high and wide, but just 1:50 later, it happened again.
"I couldn't believe it," said Pacioretty."I was just trying to catch my breath, wipe down my visor, buy myself a little extra time. That's the last thing I would expect to happen so quickly after my first one."
"On the second one, at that point, I was in my own head. I was tired and I couldn't believe what I was doing. I should have tried the same thing again."
Pacioretty would score again early in the third, the game-winner, and add an empty netter for a hat trick that seemed like the fates were conspiring against it. "If we had lost that game by one goal, I'd be kicking myself in the head," he said.
The game featured a goaltender battle between Luongo and Carey Price, who are vying for the starting gig for Team Canada at the Olympics. Pacioretty, who will be heading to Sochi with Team USA, wouldn't play favorites:
"They're both big goaltenders and I can't beat either of them," he said.


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St. Thomas completed its third consecutive 10-0 regular season with a 35-21 win over visiting St. Olaf on Saturday in O'Shaughnessy Stadium.
The No. 4 Tommies (10-0, 8-0) spotted St. Olaf a 7-0 lead – the first time they have trailed in the first quarter this year. It also was the first time they've trailed in 26 quarters since the first half of the Sept. 15 St. John's game.
UST bounced back to score 28 consecutive points to take control. The Toms extended their regular-season winning streaks to 34 overall and 27 in the MIAC. The Tommies have also won 28 of their last 29 home games, including 13 in a row, as well as 14 consecutive November games.
St. Thomas expects to host a first-round NCAA Division III playoff game on Nov. 17 and will learn its opponent at 5 p.m. It will be the Tommies' fourth straight appearance in the playoffs.
Freshman running back Brenton Braddock picked up a career-high 207 yards on 27 rushes to lead the Tommies. It was the seventh 100-yard rushing performance of the season by a Tommie. His running dominated two scoring drives in the second quarter, and on a second-half drive he rushed for 84 yards and five first downs before the Tommies were stopped at the St. Olaf 1.
Tight end Matt Allen caught two touchdown passes for St. Thomas – an eight-yarder from Matt O'Connell tied the game at 7-7 and a 36-yarder from backup Kyler Anderson gave the Tommies a 35-14 lead in the fourth quarter.
UST ran 49 plays and had the ball for 20:41 in the second half, running up 341 yards over the final two quarters.
St. Thomas ran the ball 61 times for 347 yards -– both season highs -– en route to 498 yards of offense and held St. Olaf running back Michael Thai 10 yards short of a 1,000-yard season. Thai finished with 111 yards on 11 rushes and caught six passes for 50 yards.
Olaf senior quarterback Dan Dobson finished his three-year career with a 22-8 record and 67 TD passes and 6,504 yards in 30 games. He threw 25 TD passes with only six interceptions this season.
St. Thomas ' special teams blocked a field goal and covered a successful on-side kick. Ayo Idowu had 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble to lead the balanced defense.