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Welcome to Texas on the Potomac's "The Week Ahead," a preview of events to come on Capitol Hill and at the White House this week.
This week's report was written by William K. Moore of ViaNovo.
The popular vote for president has been tied for about two weeks, with both President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney commanding about 47 percent; President Obama is the favorite to win the Electoral College majority.
President Obama is favored to win 265 (including Ohio) of the 270 electoral votes needed for a majority, compared to Governor Romney favored to win 248 (including Florida and Virginia) votes. Four states – Colorado, Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada – are rated toss-ups. If President Obama wins any of the states of Colorado, Iowa or Nevada he would win reelection. Governor Romney needs to win all three – or surge to win Ohio – to prevail. Unemployment declined from August to September in the three states and Ohio by .2 or .3 percent.
Governor Romney is tied nationally by virtue of his overwhelming 20+ percentage point advantage in Southern states. President Obama leads by single digits in the other regions of the country. In the unlikely event of an Electoral College tie, Governor Romney would be the favorite to win a state-by-state majority.
Both candidates fired up their supporters in their debate last Tuesday without seeming to connect with undecided voters or lay out visions for the future. Although the focus of the final debate on Monday is foreign policy, the candidates will use the forum to make final arguments that are likely to center on motivating their supporters to build enthusiasm for the final two weeks.
After Monday night, the campaigns will center on organizational fundamentals and voter turnout. Both campaigns claim to have proven their superior organization in securing early votes, a claim the Obama campaign can evidence in Nevada and Iowa, but there is little proof either campaigns is better in the other swing states.
The race remains President Obama's to lose, but a mid-sized misstep could be enough to elect Governor Romney.


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A Managing Director in Accenture's Insurance Strategy practice, Michael Reilly has 20 years' experience helping carriers around the world transform their underwriting operations and organizations. We asked him how they should be going about it, and where they should be focusing their efforts.
Why is there such pressure on insurers to improve their underwriting function?
Reilly: There's a diversity of powerful forces that are disrupting every component in the insurance ecosystem, underwriting included. To remain competitive, carriers need to evolve – and part of that involves rethinking their underwriting. Our research shows that 90 percent of them are already investing in this area or plan to within the next three years. The big question is: are they making the right investments?
What should they use to guide their investment strategy?
Reilly: The over-arching goal is to drive cost-effective, profitable growth, and to do this optimally they need to become digital underwriters. What do we mean by that? There are seven key attributes that define the digital underwriter. Firstly, they must offer solution-oriented products. They must also have heightened market awareness, and technology-enabled underwriting capabilities. They need to adopt analytically-enabled services, and implement cost-efficiencies. The sixth attribute is channel-intimate approaches, and the seventh is agility.
Let's start at the top – what do you mean by solution-oriented products?
Reilly: Our 2015 Technology Vision report identified the emergence of the 'outcome economy' as one of the key trends likely to impact insurers in the future. By that we mean the shift from selling things to selling outcomes; from offering products that suit the insurer's operating model, to providing customer-centric solutions that meet expectations of more relevant and valued benefits. Digital underwriters will take advantage of mobile, cloud, analytics and other digital capabilities to add impetus to this transition. They will retool how offerings are priced, billed and sold, and they will support the development of innovations such as usage-based insurance, peer-to-peer insurance models and alternative distribution models such as social media.
Why is market awareness more important than before?
Reilly: There's a confluence of trends – from disruptive technologies to new data sources and analytics – that's increasing the speed of innovation and making it crucial that underwriters are aware of the dynamics of the industry, and where risks and opportunities lie. We only have to look at Uber to grasp how quickly industries can be disrupted.
The third thing you list is technology enablement – what's new in this regard?
Reilly: To respond effectively to market demands, underwriters need effective platforms, infrastructure and development / operational processes. However, Accenture's Underwriting Survey found that only about half of the underwriters polled believed the technology they were using was very effective. There are six key technologies they need to be successful: an analytics platform that improves their ability to gather, prepare, analyze and present internal and external data; a flexible policy platform; an underwriting desktop that provides a nimble underwriting workflow and document management solution; predictive analytics; channel integration; and a flexible infrastructure to support the other five technologies.
The next attribute is analytically-enabled services – surely underwriters have had these for some time?
Reilly: Many carriers in recent years have used predictive modeling of at least one type of risk. But that doesn't mean they're analytically enabled. A digital underwriter has an analytics discipline and mindset that embraces the full underwriting process. Four aspects are especially important: the identification of all familiar and new data sources that could be useful; experimentation with cloud and software-as-a-service platforms to evaluate these data sources; an end-to-end process that drives efficiencies throughout the underwriting function; and the integration of their insights into underwriting processes beyond their predictive models.
Cost-efficiency is another trait that sounds familiar – what's new about it?
Reilly: There's certainly nothing new about the need to cut costs. But emerging technologies are creating lots of new opportunities to do so. Just a few ideas: improved end-to-end processing; the use of robotics, predictive models, cognitive computing, workflow and rules engines to enhance automation and straight-through processing; putting underwriting and operations processes in the hands of producers and customers to start or complete transactions on-line; adopting improved collaboration technologies; and using analytics and knowledge systems to gather and provide information at the point of need. And of course, digital underwriters also need to address the cost effectiveness of their technology – one of their highest expenses – by considering faster and more agile solutions such as software as a service, cloud and analytics services.
The sixth item you mention is channel-intimate approaches. What is channel intimacy?
Reilly: Just one of the areas where disruption needs to be met with nimble responses is the location at which underwriting will occur. Complex risks will continue to be handled by core underwriters, but not all underwriting will remain within the carrier's walls. The digital underwriter needs to support and adapt to the unique needs of alternative channels – wholesalers, online marketplaces, and even some direct point-of-sale options – while ensuring that decision making, even if it's automated, remains profitable.
Finally, what is needed by the digital underwriter to become more nimble?
Reilly: The best underwriting leaders will have different characteristics than we're used to today. Besides being strong risk and business leaders, they will have to be analytically attuned – this will improve their decision-making and drive profitable growth. They must become more organizationally savvy, sharing knowledge and insights across the enterprise and bringing together its various parts to respond nimbly to market needs. They also need to be more solution-oriented, operationally sound and cost-efficient. As change leaders they will have to confront disruption, engaging their current team and attracting new strong talent. This will include developing new roles and talent to handle responsibilities tied to portfolio underwriting – by this I mean underwriting collections of risk, which is becoming a larger share of the business.
To learn more about this topic, read Michael Reilly's blog series.


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The road looks rough for the new film A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III. Not because its star is the mercurial Charlie Sheen, but because the title is too long to fit on your average theater marquee. These days, short titles are in. Liam Neeson movies are hits, and it's probably not a coincidence that you can bark out the names of several recent ones ("Taken!" "Unknown!" "The Grey!" "Taken 2!") faster than the Irish bruiser can snap a thug's neck.
Conversely, it's likely that no small amount of fan frustration with Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace and the other Star Wars prequels emanated from the fact that their triple-decker titles were long enough to need a colon and a dash. For marketing reasons alone, you'd think movie studios would go with short and sweet rather than long and hard to remember, but sometimes filmmakers apparently insist that you need the full eight or 10 or 15 words for maximum comic or dramatic impact.
So perhaps we should hail Roman Coppola for getting a movie released in 2013 that will tax the thumbs of texters and Tweeters. After all, he's in good company, as the following list of movies with marquee-straining titles suggests.


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1. Who starts at center?
There is no clear-cut frontrunner here because the Trojans lost three centers from last season (Marcus Martin, Abe Markowitz, Cyrus Hobbi). The best player for the job is starting left guard Max Tuerk, but does coach Steve Sarkisian want to create another void by moving Tuerk here? The most natural candidate is freshman Toa Lobendahn, who was in high school three months ago. Redshirt freshman Khaliel Rodgers is another candidate.
2. Can anyone beat out Cody Kessler?
The quarterback position is officially open, but Kessler started every game last season and backup Max Wittek was so unconvinced he will transfer. Redshirt freshman Max Browne is the quarterback of the future but never looked like a serious challenger last season. He needs a big spring to even ask questions about this job.
3. What will be USC's identity under Steve Sarkisian?
This will be Sarkisian's first chance to coach the Trojans, and just like Ed Orgeron, Sarkisian wants to be the anti-Lane Kiffin. He is expected to be a players' coach but also wants to instill a new attitude and prove he can replace Pete Carroll.
4. How quickly will USC's players learn the new defense?
Former Washington defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox runs a hybrid defense that uses 4-3 and 3-4 formations. The main issue is that the veteran players are adjusting to their third defensive coordinator in three seasons.
5. Will this be another NCAA-sanctioned spring?
About 20 players are out right now with injuries and depth remains an issue again. Sarkisian recently said USC has spent too much time focused on sanctions and developed a "woe is me" attitude. But how will he feel after coaching a depleted roster?


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Nov 17, 2010
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – After playing their way into their fourth straight Ohio Valley Conference Tournament, three Tennessee Tech volleyball players have earned OVC honors.
Senior Leah Meffert was named to the all-OVC team, while freshmen Allison May and Natalie Penrod represent the 19th and 20th Golden Eagles named to the OVC all-newcomer team.
A native of Louisville, Ky.. Meffert has been a staple of the Tech volleyball program over the last four seasons. Meffert leads the Golden Eagles in kills with 375 and ranks second in the conference in kills per set with 3.54. With her 375 kills this season, Meffert has become the all-time kills leader at Tech with 1,688 career kills. Meffert also leads the team in aces with 34 and was named the OVC Offensive Player of the Week Oct. 12 and Oct. 18.
Coming out of Louisville, Ky., May has provided a stabilizing presence on defense. She leads the team in digs with 501 (4.55 dps), which ranks eighth in the OVC. May has recorded at least 30 digs in three matches this season including a career-high 36 against Eastern Illinois (10/9).
From Alexandria, Ky., Penrod has given the Golden Eagles a spark on offense. She is third on the team in kills with 250 (2.38 kps). Penrod has also added 113 digs, 41 total blocks and nine service aces. She recorded at least 10 kills in 11 matches this season including a career-high 16 against Southeast Missouri (11/13).
The Golden Eagles take on Jacksonville State Thursday, at 3:30 p.m., in the opening round of the OVC Tournament.
All-OVC Team
Holly Evans, Morehead State
Kaitlin Craven, Morehead State*
Nikki Doyle, Austin Peay
Leah Meffert, Tennessee Tech
Kirstie Brangers, Morehead State
Ashley Nenninger, Murray State
Caitlin Vorbeck, Jacksonville State
Jade Guo, Murray State#
Shaquita Williams, Tennessee State
Jessica Mollmann, Austin Peay#
Kelsey Orr, Eastern Illinois
Kasey Elswick, UT Martin
Lauren Synder, Eastern Kentucky#
Abby O'Connor, Eastern Kentucky
All-Newcomer Team
Nikki Doyle, Austin Peay
Ashley Edmond, Eastern Kentucky
Reynae Hutchinson, Eastern Illinois
Erika Moss, Tennessee State
Allison May, Tennessee Tech
Emily Coon, Southeast Missouri
Natalie Penrod, Tennessee Tech
* - All-OVC First Team in 2009
# - All-OVC Second Team in 2009
OVC Player of the Year: Holly Evans, Morehead State
OVC Freshman of the Year: Ashley Edmond, Eastern Kentucky
OVC Defensive Player of the Year: Kasey Elswick, UT Martin
OVC Coach of the Year: Jaime Gordon, Morehead State


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UnNews:Global warming satellite failure
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5 March 2011
Vandenberg, California: For the second time in two years, NASA has been thwarted in its attempts to launch a satellite which, if successfully deployed, would accurately measure atmospheric temperatures and carbon levels.
In both cases the loss of the satellite stemmed-from an inexplicable failure of the rocket's fairing to separate. This fairing is necessary to protect the delicate parts of the satellite from the supersonic airflow around the rocket as it accelerates through the lower atmosphere. However, as the fairing represents a considerable additional weight, it is standard practice to jettison it once the rocket is in space. If the fairing should fail to jettison then the satellite is trapped inside and cannot be deployed. The additional weight may also result in the vehicle failing to reach orbit.
A NASA engineer commented, "I can't understand it. We sent the jettison signal several times, but the fairing just wouldn't come off. It was like it was being held there by something, something very tough but a bit stretchy since on the remote camera we could see it opening just a bit then snapping back closed. Besides, we've used this particular design of fairing on dozens of launches, and it's never stuck before. This launch, because of the trouble with the last one, we tested the release mechanism over a hundred times on the ground, and it worked perfectly every time."
An examination of launch-site camera footage has revealed a foreign object in the form of a thin, flexible loose object flapping-around to the side of the rocket's nose cone. As the rocket accelerated this foreign object's length appeared to increase somewhat. An anomalous white mass of some kind was also observed around the junction between the second stage and the nose fairing. It is speculated that these anomalous items might have been connected-with the fairing problems in some way or other, though their exact role in the failure-sequence is as yet unknown.
The design of these satellites has in any case met with heavy criticism from the Warmist camp, who have claimed that the instruments onboard, "Cannot by their nature and design provide an accurate, hockey-stick graph of temperatures."
An offer made by a group of Warmist scientists to, "Make the necessary adjustments to the satellite's temperature sensors, so as to ensure the accuracy of accepted climate models" was rejected by NASA, and the sensors instead calibrated against the recognized international standards.
Our space correspondent has been informed that shortly before the launch date, a group of Deniers had approached the satellite's builders, and raised questions about whether the carbon measurements would properly take into account to contributions from sunspots, volcanoes and BBQs. When no definite answer was forthcoming, the Deniers had threatened to block the rocket transporter's route to the pad with their SUVs. When it was pointed out that the three thousand ton transporter would simply flatten the SUVs without even slowing from its ponderous 3mph pace, they changed their minds about that.
Following the failed launch, security staff reported finding a cylindrical cardboard object on the topmost platform of the launch tower, which would have been adjacent to the rocket's nose. This object bore the words, "Ultra-grip ducting materials." On a lower platform next to the adaptor-ring which attaches the satellite to the rocket, the same team also found an empty cartridge bearing the wording, "Siltastic: Incredibly tough stuff." Interestingly, a forensic inspection of these two items suggests that they were bought at two different building-supplies merchants on opposite sides of town, and were handled by two individuals with quite distinct fingerprints.
In response to these findings, a very incensed Warmist spokesperson ranted, "How dare anyone suggest that we would attempt to prevent these launches, or to hide or prevent the collection of accurate, reliable climate data! Let me ask you, when have you ever heard of a Warmist trying to hide or distort the truth?"
Meanwhile, when the Deniers were asked if they had anything to do with either of the suspicious objects found.. they denied it, claiming that it was self-evidently a conspiracy.
We would like to offer our sympathy to all those who spent months or years of work on the projects in question, only to see their work end-up in the ocean less than three minutes later. It must be heartrending to see this happen.
BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12551861


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Treatment for Small Cell Lung Cancer
My mother was recently diagnosed with extensive stage small cell lung cancer and has been offered chemotherapy with cisplatin and VP-16. What is the most up to date treatment for this disease?
Barbara Campling, MD, Medical Oncologist at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania, responds:
Small cell lung cancer occurs almost exclusively in smokers or former smokers, and it now comprises about 13% of all lung cancers. It differs from the more common "non-small cell lung cancer" in that it grows and spreads more quickly, but is usually much more responsive to chemotherapy.
The majority of cases of small cell lung cancer are classified as "extensive stage" at diagnosis. This means that the cancer has spread outside a localized area within the chest, often to other parts of the body. Unfortunately, we do not have any treatments available which can cure extensive stage small cell lung cancer.
Chemotherapy is the major form of treatment, and the good news is that most cases respond, sometimes dramatically. Chemotherapy is usually very effective in relieving symptoms and improving survival. However, inevitably the cancer will eventually become resistant to further therapy.
Despite intensive clinical research, there have been no major breakthroughs in the chemotherapy of small cell lung cancer in over two decades. Most centers in North America use a combination of a "platinum" drug (either cisplatin or carboplatin) along with etoposide (also known as VP-16). This is what has been offered to your mother, and this is what we would recommend.
Despite the lack of new and improved chemotherapy, there has been some recent progress in the treatment of extensive stage small cell lung cancer. A recent study showed that "prophylactic cranial radiation", when given to patients with extensive stage small cell lung cancer after response to chemotherapy, not only reduces the chance of the cancer recurring in the brain, but also improves survival (1). After many years of negative clinical studies in this disease, oncologists are quite excited about this.
(1) Slotman et al, New England Journal of Medicine (2007) 357:664-672.


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Infiniti G35 vs. Lexus IS 250
Thanks everyone; yes I am silly to complain or ask such detailed questions about the gas mileage when I'm spending that kind of $$$ on a car – guilty as charged! I am an 'overnalyzer' ha!
So thanks for answering either way. I negotiated my car Sunday and picked it up today! 2008 Infiniti G35 Sedan. Woo – hoo! It's a cute car and fun to drive, I don't even realize I'm going 80 on the freeway, thank goodness for cruise control. It's fully loaded, white exterior, stone interior with the wood package, nav, Bluetooth, moon roof – everything. One nice detail I like is that you can SET IN MEMORY your seat and steering wheel position. For example, let's say I go to get my car washed, now my seats are all moved around – I hit this button and it restores it back to MY SETTINGS! It's those "little details" I really love, that is why I was impressed with the details in the IS 250 as well.
Not used to a navigation system so it's hard not relying on a printed out MapQuest (old school) vs. relying on this device to tell me where to go. I'm liking it though. It's like the blackberry, didn't want one, refused, once I got it I can't live w/out it, ha!
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ocg35man Posts: 52Congratulations on your new G35!
It's difficult, but first 1200 miles try not to exceed 4000 RPM and drive more than
65 MPH. After that, show time!
After a proper engine break-in period, you will enjoy your car even more.0
Dont use the cruise contol till your G is broken in. Its in the manual.
I have the same car as you, color exterior, interior, wood trim, just that mine is a G35x. Thats the best color combination right, the car is definietely a sport car but appears to have the elegance of a higher priced car0
Congrats smallpeanuts on the new G35. I am picking up my new G35 6MT (graphite platinum exterior with black interior) with premium, navigation and tech packages on Friday. I also made the IS250 v. G35 comparison for about two weeks. Test drove both cars several times. The IS250 has a more refined interior with nicer looking and feeling leather. The IS250 manual transmission was also easier to engage. However, in my opinion, the G35 is better in everything else. It handles better, it's faster, and it has more bells and whistles. Great minds think alike!0
I have not used the cruise control yet – what does the manual say and why is it bad? Good to know and thanks! Yes, I will try to not go over 65 miles for a while. As I said, I'm not used to that kind of power and didn't realize I was going 80 until I looked down.
Hey, the odometer has trip A highlighted. How do I switch to the main odometer with the current miles and toggle between trip A, B and main? Haven't figured out that feature yet.
I have to say I like the body style better on the G35, its got a sportier look than the IS250 but the IS250 INSIDE did a better job with the "details" such as air conditioned seats and wood package coming standard as the last poster mentioned and agree 'great minds' - thanks.
Loving the car though, now I look forward to driving and wow I love the hands free blue tooth for the phone, had no idea I would enjoy it so much. Great sound too! Love the IPOD feature, so great. Did any of you buy the XM once your 3 months was up? I haven't even listened to it yet, so many other choices. Hopefully I will as I only get it for 3 months (the trial). Might come in handy for traffic alerts.
Okay, let's take these in order...
Cruise Control is not recommended during the breaking period because it's not good to leave the engine running at one RPM for too long. It's better to vary the speed and/or RPMs during the 1,200 mile break-in. You should also avoid hard starts and stops and short trips as well.
Your "tripometer" can be flipped from A to B by tapping the TRIP/RESET button, which is located on the left side of the gauge cluster. It's sorta out of view when sitting in the driver's seat, so you'll need to look for it. If you give it a quick push, it flips from trip A to B. If you hold it down, it resets the trip back to 0 miles.
I also wish the G had the vented seats from the IS and I also loved the IS's interior, but I actually like the wood trim in the G better than in the IS. The wood in the Lexus is real Bird's Eye Maple, but it has so many layers of protective lacquer on it that it may as well be plastic. The wood in my G is real Rosewood and by look and feel, you know right away that it's 100% real wood. I like that.
I did end up canceling my Sirius subscription and went with a year of XM. One thing to know though is that when your trial time is almost up, they will send you a reminder to buy a subscription. I threw mine away because I knew a better offer would be coming. The next offer came about a month later and offered 3 months free off a 1 year subscription. I tossed that too. A month later, I got a 50% off coupon from XM, which I used... so I got a year for half off. If you hold out, the price gets better!
Enjoy the G!0
Thanks man, this is very good information on the XM deals. I must say I am enjoying the free XM though.
I agree with you on the wood trim as well, the G's is pretty cool.0
Yes, I got the wood package too (I had the dealer throw that in for free since my BF bought a coupe G37 the week before I bought mine)!
I'd have to go back and look at the Lexus as far as the shine quality on their wood package. It was a month ago I test drove and don't remember it that well. I love mine in the G, it gives it that "luxury" feeling I was wanting inside. Good to know, thanks.
Also, thank you about the XM - I sent this info to my BF so he knows, wow, half a year for free, that is sweet!
I'd have to go back and look at the Lexus as far as the shine quality on their wood package.">
You can fault the IS250 for lack of power and maybe a small interior but thats where it pretty much ends. IMO no other ELLPS come close to this car in fit and finish (both interior and exterior ) and the quality of everything they used for the car, the instrument panel, the resolution of the navi, the sound system etc. Its a great car, why they powered it with a 200hp engine and no AWD in the IS350, I know not0
I completely agree.
I would have bought the IS back when I test drove it if the AWD IS250 wasn't so under-powered... and the IS350 wouldn't do for me, being RWD only.
At least my G35 doesn't have that horrible snapping noise in the windshield that Lexus has yet to resolve!0
Lexus IS has a horrible snapping sound, is this with all the cars?
I've had my G35 almost two weeks and I'm still so proud of my choice. So much fun to drive! Gas milease not as bad as I thought, finally filling my tank up this weekend for the first time. I was at the grocery store yesterday and there was a white audi (new) and I walked up to it thinking it was mine, but then I really compared the two side by side and mine had more ROOM inside (a bit bigger) and a better and nice looking control panel with the wood package. Even BMW I'm surprised they don't make the interior more luxurious? I think when you make a car choice "take away the BRAND" and look at what you get overall. Marketing does a great job with that, you focus so much on the BRAND that you sometimes make out less than if you kept an open mind, glad I did in the end even though I almost did not.0
You are going to find that you are going to be feeling this way for a long time. I have had mine for a month now and I smile every time I walk towards my car.
Its interesting you mention brands because I feel the same way too. One of my hobbies is to park next to Audi A4, C350, BMW 3 series. When you see the G next to these cars, the outward beauty of the G is just so overwhelming you could almost cry with joy :blush:
You are right, the G does offer more than the cars above IMO too0
ajmtbm Posts: 245if you are talking about a ticking noise coming from the windshield there is a tsb for all 2003-2007 lecus vehicles, they have to cut the plastic that is attached to the windoshield for installation, i gues sit rubs against something and makes a ticking noise.0
louiswei Posts: 3,717Lexus IS has a horrible snapping sound, is this with all the cars?
What snapping sound? Had my IS350 for 2 years now and never heard of it before.0
You're one of the lucky few...
Lexus IS Popping Noise0
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I have another question if anyone can answer. I just bought a new CD "Leonna Lewis" she won the X factor in England – anyhow, I downloaded my CD in my music box or I thought I did. Then when I take it (the CD) out the songs aren't there. Also when it seemed to record (I saw it record 1 of 13, 2 of 13 etc) it says track 1, track 2 vs the titles of the song. I have another CD I already have downloaded the car salesman did for me and it has the name of the album and each song name. Is it possible that certain CD's are protected where you cannot download? I tried to re-record but it would not let me. I popped it in and hit record, isn't that all I have to do?
This is where your CF Card comes in and this website
follow the instructions on the website to download the track titles.
If you pressed record cd, it should have recorded0
silvertl Posts: 8Its in there....it's just in there as "Untitled" or "Unknown" or something like that.0
The website and the CF card will help you normalize eveything. After you complete the upload, your tracks should be recognized. It takes 5 minutes to complete everything0
mshefman Posts: 5Friends, I am in the market for an IS 250 AWD. Yesterday, I was given a quote of 15K miles, 36 months, $1349 due at signing and $474/month. Also, the dealer will pay the last 2 months of my current car, which amounts to $750. This is w/out Navigation. With Navigation, I was given the quote of 15K miles, 36 months, $1440 due at signing and $556/month. They will also pay the $750 for my current car. I have not begun to negotiate yet. Just curious if this is a good starting point and where I may expect to end up? The dealer told me this is the lowest price for this car that he has seen (although I have my doubts). Thanks for the help. MJS0
jennma Posts: 40Nice choice, I have the same colour. It's good to know there's some other 6MT owners around apart from myself.
In the 7 months I've had mine (has it been that long?), noticed only 1 other "S" on the road and it was a G37. I survived the Winter in Chicago this year and it was a pretty bad one in terms of the amount of snow using Winter tires too.
Today I'm switching back to the performance tires. :shades:0
Found this blurb today online:
Premium or Regular?
Lower octane costs less, but should you use it? Most modern cars that call for premium fuel can run on regular gasoline without knocking or any long-term penalty. Technically, this makes the car less efficient, but not to a degree that negates the cost savings from the cheaper fuel grade. NOTE: This is true of cars for which premium is recommended, not required. If in doubt, look for terms such as "for best performance" and "recommended" as opposed to "only" or "required." If your car has a turbocharger or supercharger, you probably should stick with premium fuel. Of course, if your car calls for regular gasoline, there's no reason to run it on anything higher in octane.0
I actually have seen a few G35S here in Houston. But it appears that most of them are automatic G35S, as opposed to the 6MT. If you go on the G35Driver.com board, which is primarily composed of enthusiasts, you will find a lot of 6MT drivers there.0
sweendogy Left lanePosts: 1,307g35s manuals are out there --i live in boston and see them-- also most dealers have one or 2 on the lot-- for the coupe its a different story up here - see manuals all the time.. I have a g35x and im waiting for an Manual AWD to come out == please infiniti -0
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How much has changed for Iran in one occasionally breathtaking month. The erratic uprising is becoming as important as the Islamic revoluti on 30 years ago -- and not only for Iran. Both redefined political action throughout the Middle East.
The costs are steadily mounting for the regime. Just one day before the June 12 presidential election, the Islamic republic had never been so powerful. Tehran had not only survived three decades of diplomatic isolation and economic sanctions but had emerged a regional superpower, rivaled only by Israel. Its influence shaped conflicts and politics from Afghanistan to Lebanon.
But the day after the election, the Islamic republic had never appeared so vulnerable. The virtual militarization of the state has failed to contain the uprising, and its tactics have further alienated and polarized society. It has also shifted the focus from the election to Iran's leadership.
Just a day before the election, Iran also had the best opportunity in 30 years to end its pariah status. Since the 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy, Tehran has sparred with five U.S. administrations. President Obama's offer of direct engagement is the most generous to date. He had the world's major powers and a growing number of Americans on board.
The tide has turned. At its summit in Italy last week, the Group of Eight industrialized nations "deplored" the post-election crackdown and urged "democratic dialogue" with the opposition. At his news conference there, Obama noted the G-8's "strong condemnation about the appalling treatment of peaceful protesters post-election in Iran" and "behavior that just violates basic international norms."
Given its advancing nuclear technology and regional influence, Iran believed before the election that it held the trump cards in any negotiations. Now, politically disgraced, it is the needy one. Yet Washington might also pay a price for engaging with a government that brutalizes its people. Any involvement could effectively bestow legitimacy on a disputed election and reject the transparency and justice that protesters are seeking.
The uprising has transformed Iran's political landscape. Over the past month, dozens of disparate political factions have coalesced into two rival camps: the New Right and the New Left.
The core of the New Right is a second generation of revolutionaries, called principlists, who have wrested control of the security instruments and increasingly pushed their elders aside -- at least for now. It includes Mojtaba Khamenei, the supreme leader's son and chief of staff; Mojtaba Samareh Hashemi, a presidential adviser and campaign manager; Intelligence Minister Gholam Hossein Mohseni-Ejehei; Interior Minister Sadegh Mahsouli; Major Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari of the Revolutionary Guards; Basij commander Hasan Taeb; influential commentators such as Hossein Shariatmadari, editor of the newspaper Kayhan; and industry titans like Mehrbad Bazrpash, the former cabinet minister for youth affairs who now heads Saipa, the automobile manufacturer.
The New Left is a de facto coalition of disparate interest groups that found common cause in anger after the election. The name comes from opposition candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, who was considered leftist as prime minister in the 1980s, and the opposition's goal is to open up the rigid theocracy.
Its organization, tools and strategy are weak, but it is the most extensive coalition since the 1979 revolution. The New Left includes former presidents, cabinet ministers and members of parliament as well as vast numbers of young people (the dominant demographic), the most politically active women in the Islamic world, white-collar professionals and inflation-sapped laborers.
What was a political divide has become a schism. Many Iranian leaders served time together in the shah's jails; today, their visions of the Islamic republic differ so sharply that reconciliation would be almost impossible.
What happens next will be determined by three factors: leadership, unity and momentum.
The opposition is most vulnerable on leadership. The big unanswered question is whether Mousavi, a distinctly uncharismatic politician, can lead the new opposition over the long term. He was an accidental leader of the reform movement, more the product of public sentiment than the creator of it. Without dynamic direction, the opposition may look elsewhere.
The regime is most vulnerable on unity. Many government employees, including civil servants and members of the military, have long grumbled about the strict theocracy. In 1997, a government poll found that 84 percent of the Revolutionary Guards, which include many young men merely fulfilling national service, voted for Mohammad Khatami, the first reform president.
Momentum may be the decisive factor. The regime will need to shift public attention to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's second-term agenda. Though Ahmadinejad blames the outside world for the protests, he may focus on regional or international goals to win the legitimacy that his presidency is unable to get at home.
For the opposition, the calendar of Shiite rites, Persian commemorations and revolutionary markers is rich with occasions to spark demonstrations. The opposition also has supporters in Iran's parliament who are likely to challenge Ahmadinejad's cabinet choices and economic proposals. Further arrests and future trials could also spark new tension. With each flash point, the regime's image is further tainted, its legitimacy undermined.
Robin Wright, a former Post reporter, is the author of "Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East" and is a public policy scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.


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Sometimes the days go by so quickly it is hard to keep up with everything you want to do. I suppose it is part of the probationary game that we play. Do we do things we want to do, or do we do what needs to be done. Is there ever a point where you have everything done you need to do and can do those things you want?
To add to that problem, what about when it comes to the needs and wants of others. I have come to believe that my needs come before my wants. What happens when somebody else has a need, for which I can help, does that trump my wants too. So far in my life, it seems that is to be the case as well.
Today is a great example. Brother and Sister Swapp were moving from their present house to another home within a mile distance. I volunteered my time knowing how much it helps in having people to aid in moving. I could very well have stayed at home and done many more other things, even things I think are more important. But the need of the Swapp family ranked higher on the priority list. For the most part, we finished all the move in about 4 hours. I then had to very quickly, go home, get ready, and be back at the church in order to play piano for a baptismal service. It went well, I enjoyed a few visits with some good people, took the missionaries home, and here I am back at home.
We are still not totally unpacked. I feel like I should unpack, but I also feel a need to inform other people and let them know what is happening here. I think there may be some procrastination in there, but I really want to record some thoughts and update the family and friends. It takes time and effort to do this. But I hope is that I feel a need to keep others informed and that overrides my wants of having my whole house unpacked and put away. It will come.
I find myself at work 40 hours of the week. The time we have for breaks and at lunch is not sufficient time to even read much of my book. That is if I am a complete hermit and choose not to spend time with my classmates. So half the week I spend eating lunch with them and listening most of the time. I am the only guy in the group and they have a whole different set of things they want to talk about. I will probably have to cut back some of that time as I don't see it really doing much more than listening to conversations which are not of much value intellectually or socially for me.
I have books I want to read. I still have McCullough's Truman on the shelf and have had it for a couple of years. It is a big book so it keeps falling down the list from other shorter books. I have been struggling to find the time to finish Tiger in the Senate about Wayne Morse. (He was a Senator from Oregon in the senate during the 40's-60's.) I want to learn French, I want to relearn German, I want to learn Welsh, I want to write a book on C Ben Ross, I want to live in England, I want to visit friends and family, I want to read many more books, I want to learn so much, and yet these things keep falling by the wayside. They really are good things, but somehow I cannot justify they are needs.
Just this week we helped the Jeppesen, Maravilla, and Swapp families move. I have gone out with the missionaries and I have gone Home Teaching. In addition, I have tried to make sure our budget is still planned, keep up to date on the registers and bills, answer the mail, write a letter to Mom, and many other things. On top of that are the every day walk requirements of religion and life. We wake in the morning to read a chapter of scripture together, say our prayers, shave, shower, dress, look pretty, and by that point we are racing out the door with our one auto world to be on time to two locations. Sadly, the other half always runs late constantly and usually by the time I make it to work have lost any hope for maintaining the spirit that our reading and prayer is supposed to provide. The single greatest blessing in my life to come will be the day when we have separate vehicles. I know I am off on a tangent, but I know of only one thing that upsets me really, one thing that pushes me towards what I believe is anger, one thing that makes me forget my religion and want to be unkind, and that is tardiness. I think that is why I married Amanda. I have come to appreciate more fully the need for promptness, preparedness, and arriving early. Many says it teaches us patience. I find my patience wearing thin more and more when I know there is very little or no valid reason for being late other than somebody procrastinated getting ready. I think nearly daily about President Kimball's comments, "One of the most serious human defects in all ages is procrastination, an unwillingness to accept personal responsibilities now."
The bulk of the day is found at work. Then there is the time to go home. Evenings are usually not just our own though. Amanda does have much of her evenings home, but being in the Elder's Quorum Presidency pulls me often to different locations. Every evening is usually taken by the little required activities of eating, preparing for bed, reading and responding to mail (email too), writing bills, and planning for the next day or something else. It just seems like there isn't enough time in the day for what needs to be done.
It seems if I were to spend more of my time doing what I wanted then I would get more done. I would certainly know more and be learning more. That is not to say I don't learn from those I help. I saw a map of the human genome this morning. How is that for interesting? I witnessed two other ways in which I would certainly never design a home. I learned a few more details about Brother Pyron's life and about a shooting at a school in Grundy, Virginia. I met a man who moved into the ward from Mobile, Alabama with his wife for a residency. Really, while it is all interesting, and applicable lessons are available in my own life I yearn to be learning something more. Perhaps it is the fact this is all too close to home. It is another life of the same life I am living. Perhaps I yearn to be learning and living in the life of another time and another person. I just think I really want to be learning something more than the activities and daily lives.
There is some rambling of thoughts here. Part of the constant debate I feel. Really, history and everything we know is because of the life of someone else. I love and enjoy learning of those around me but perhaps want to connect with something outside my culture or time. This morning I read of Nephi and really felt like I understood his sentiments when he wrote, "Oh, that I could have had my days in the days when my father Nephi first came out of the land of Jerusalem, that I could have joyed with him in the promised land; then were his people easy to be entreated, firm to keep the commandments of God, and slow to be led to do iniquity; and they were quick to hearken unto the words of the Lord- Yea, if my days could have been in those days, then would my soul have had joy in the righteousness of my brethren. But behold, I am consigned that these are my days, and that my soul shall be filled with sorrow because of this the wickedness of my brethren."
Often the thought crosses the mind, "if I could have lived in the days of Brigham, I would have more time to follow more personal pursuits" or something along those lines. "If I could have been raised in France to have less of a workweek so as to pursue other intellectual activities." There are many times I think how much I would have loved growing up in the Rome and going to watch the Senate and learning of far away places. I wish I could have worked on a ship where I would have plenty of reading time as I traveled the world and met people all over the globe. I think how fascinating it would be to dive into the archives of Rome, London, Moscow, Baghdad (what is left), and Paris.
Then it dawns on me how much more information we have available to us in our day and I am glad I was not confined to a bookless world, or a carless world, or a electricityless world, and on. There is so much available to me and I certainly believe I seek out and gain much as it is in everyday life. But there is so much more! It is funny at times what dawns on me as a miracle. When I place a dozen letters in the mail and am dazzled to think they will arrive all over this country the day after tomorrow. I wonder often how much fun it would be to host Thomas Jefferson, Brigham Young, Constantine, or other individuals for a day. Sometimes I sit in a room and look around at what would not have been present even 50 years ago. What questions would Brother Jefferson ask upon appearing in my living room about what was not present in his day? How would I answer his questions? How would I walk him through the 181 years since his death to arrive at a particular object sitting in the room? What would he think? Would he be astounded? Would he comment, "Who would have thought" or "That makes sense, why didn't we come that that?" What would he see in my life as useless or meaningless? I hope that we have maintained a lifestyle that is for the most part Spartan. Just the basics for what we need in our earthly journey. Truly, our lives are surrounded by objects that are miracles in their history and they are every day.
I hope I am showing to some degree what there is to know and learn. The history of places, the history of possessions, the history of people, the progression of societies, and much, much more. Perhaps I have a disconnect in the run of the mill people to those few who seem to alter the future of societies and civilizations. Not that they are greater, or run of the mill is lesser, but that I have enough experience with the every day that I want to get beyond it all. So many conversations, so many thoughts, so many activities just seem to be in place in order to bide the time and endure. I seek out the activities and people who are not just enduring life, but trying to do something with it.
That really takes us to the next part of the struggle. I do believe I have learned quite a bit and come to an understanding of many things which are not common knowledge. But what am I to do with it. Knowledge is very lonely stuff. Some people it seems to puff up and make them become showoffs. Nobody likes a showoff and it undermines what it is they really know. Generally, many people don't seem to care about the details of life. How do you maintain the relevance of life when you live in more and more in a world that doesn't exist to other people? I believe I have come to understand and know a few things about the interactions and play of the US Senate from about 1900 to about the 1950's. Who in the world will I ever have a discussion with about that? Very few people indeed! Who will I talk to about England and what readings I have been doing? Who will I chat with about Manchester and the mission? Who will I talk to about Idaho history here? How many Idahoan's can I talk to about Idaho history?
It really is amazing how much the church plays a role in all this. With all the separation and divisions knowledge provides, especially the more as a society we do learn, the gospel provides an amazing link to others. It links us and connects us on the most basic and fundamental level. Then we can build from there.
Then we come back to the needs of others. It seems to me we can't really pursue our wants until we have met the needs of others. I suppose children and a larger family would compound this question many times. I guess we will cross that bridge when we get there.
I think often of the comment about President Kimball at his funeral. How his life was like an old shoe, worn out in the service of others. Did he spend much time pursuing his own wants. I am sure glad reading the scriptures and serving in the church are commandments. That takes them from the realm of needs and wants to must do.
There really doesn't seem to be an answer before me. I guess we all need to answer it for ourselves.


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WASHINGTON — Commuters heading to work in Washington Thursday morning found heavily armed police and bomb-sniffing dogs already in the subways. Said one D.C. subway rider, "I definitely thought about driving, and I was definitely suspicious of everyone who was on the Metro."
Security was stepped up nationwide — in Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, on Amtrak trains and in Los Angeles, where Chief of Police William Bratton offered a sobering assessment: "It's not a matter of if, just a matter of when, in terms of terrorist attacks. That's the reality of the world we live in."
In New York, with thousands of extra police on duty, Mayor Michael Bloomberg called for the public's vigilance.
"If you see something that you don't think is normal, pick up the phone," he said. "There's an awful lot of commuters, a lot more than we could ever have police departments."
Mass transit is a vulnerable economic artery in the United States. Thirty-two million people use it every day. But the public transportation industry says while $18 billion has been spent on aviation security since 9/11, less than $250 million has been earmarked for rail and transit security.
"There's no doubt that we have, as we always do in the nation, reacted to the reality of 9/11 here in the country as an aviation incident," says Adm. James Loy, the former administrator of the Transportation Security Administration. "There are other vulnerabilities to be dealt with."
Some $13 billion has been given to local communities to spend as they see fit, but some lawmakers say that's not good enough.
"We are going to have to exponentially increase rail security," insists Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., "to give the cities and towns across our country the security theyneed."
An amendment to the Homeland Security appropriations bill, sponsored by Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., would allocate $100 million for both mass transit and rail security. The proposed amendment would also double funding for bus security from $10 million to $20 million.
Cities have erected some defenses — in Washington there are blast-resistant garbage cans. But a Government Accountability Office report in March 2004 warned that ultimately "the open access and high ridership of mass transit systems make them both vulnerable to attack and difficult to secure."
Simply put — there's no way to defend every bus, train and subway station in America. Which is why experts say infiltrating terror groups to prevent an attack, is the best way to safeguard the nation's transit system.
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migya wrote:E-Man wrote:migya wrote:Dampier says he wants to stay in Bobcats. Think that's stupid as he would fit in real well with either the Celts of Heat
I don't think it's stupid cuz he'd fit in with the Celtics or Heat....I think it's stupid cuz he'd have a better chance of winning, with the Celtics or Heat. But at the same time, it might be kinda smart in that he might be able to get a longer contract out of the Bobcats than he would with Boston or Miami.
I've said it before, I'd be so satisified making milions a year that'd after a few years, I'd want to be a part of a winning team
Yeah but knowing that he's about to miss out on $13mil this year, he may be looking more for job security or a longer contract to make up for the money he's going to lose (like what Richard Jefferson tried to do). $13mil about to be nullified so take: $1-2mil for only one year? Or $3-4mil/yr for 3 years?


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Software Program Support for Tibetan Unicode in Browser Or Cross Platform Apps
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The current page offers details on how well Tibetan Unicode is supported in various applications based in browsers. Click on the software name for more detailed information and instructions. We welcome additional information about these applications, including descriptions of applications not yet included here. Consult our Template for Describing Tibetan Unicode in an Application, and email to us at .
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Ilisagvik Tribal College (DOI / VISTA: TCU Team Member Charlotte Ambrozek)
August 12, 2015
Adam Rautio, serving with Voyageurs National Park Association (VNPA) in Minnesota has worked to build the capacity of the National Park Teen Ambassador Program.
July 22, 2015
Justin Twist, who serves with the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge and the non-profit Environmental Learning for Kids (ELK) in Denver, CO, has been building capacity for a youth employment program called "Urban Rangers."
April 29, 2015
The initiative provides a complete education package for schools in the region.
April 15, 2015
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks and DOI/VISTA, Sarah Deleon, were recognized by Visalia Unified School District for their exemplary commitment to developing the first model career pathway in the community and Parks' 125 year history.
April 1, 2015
DOI/VISTAs Lindsay Lunsford, Kevin Blanchette and Pamela Segura commemorated the 50th anniversary of the civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery by taking part in the National Park Services' (NPS) five day walking classroom.
Ilisagvik Tribal College (DOI / VISTA: TCU Team Member Charlotte Ambrozek)
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The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning (be aware) for East Anglia and the East Midlands this afternoon, Friday May 29.
A spokesman for the Met Office said: "A narrow band of heavy rain will be accompanied by squally winds as it moves east across southern and southeastern parts of England over the next few hours. Gusts of 50-60 mph are possible in places.
"The public are advised to take extra care due to the localised squally winds and heavy rain."


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The following example application starts with the example provided in Chapter 3, WSIT Example Using a Web Container and NetBeans IDE and demonstrates adding security to both the web service and to the web service client.
For this example, the security mechanism of SAML Authorization over SSL is used to secure the application. The steps are similar to the ones described in Example: Username Authentication with Symmetric Keys (UA), with the addition of the writing of a client-side SAML callback handler to populate the client's request with a SAML assertion.
To add security to the service part of the example, follow these steps.
If you haven't already completed these steps, complete them now:
Update the GlassFish keystore and truststore files as described in To Update GlassFish Certificates.
Create a user on GlassFish as described in Adding Users to GlassFish.
Create the CalculatorApplication example by following the steps described in the following sections of Chapter 3, WSIT Example Using a Web Container and NetBeans IDE:
Skip the section on adding Reliable Messaging.
Deploying and Testing a Web Service (first two steps only, do not run the project yet)
Expand CalculatorApplication->Web Services, right-click the node for the web service, CalculatorWS, and select Edit Web Service Attributes.
Deselect the Reliable Messaging option if it is selected.
Select Secure Service.
From the drop-down list for Security Mechanism, select SAML Authorization over SSL.
Click the Keystore button to provide your keystore with the alias identifying the service certificate and private key. To do this, click the Load Aliases button and select xws-security-server, then click OK to close the dialog.
For this example, the Truststore information that you need is specified by default, so there is no need to change these settings.
Click OK to exit the WSIT Configuration editor.
A new file is added to the project. To view the WSIT configuration file, expand Web Pages->WEB-INF, then double-click the file wsit-org.me.calculator.CalculatorWS.xml. This file contains the sc:KeyStore and sc:Truststore elements.
To require the service to use SSL, you have to specify the security requirements in the service's application deployment descriptor, which is web.xml for a web service implemented as a servlet. To specify the security information, follow these steps:
From your web service application expand Web Pages->WEB-INF.
Double-click web.xml to open it in the editor.
Select the Security tab.
On the Security Constraints line, click Add Security Constraint.
Under Web Resource Collection, click Add.
Type a Name for the Resource, CalcWebResource. Type the URL Pattern to be protected, /*. Select which HTTP Methods to protect, for example, POST. Click OK to close this dialog.
Check the Enable User Data Constraint box. Select CONFIDENTIAL as the Transport Guarantee to specify that the application uses SSL.
Click the XML tab to view the resulting deployment descriptor additions.
Right-click the CalculatorApplication node and select Run Project. Accept the s1as certificate if you are prompted to. A browser will open and display the WSDL file for the application.
Verify that the WSDL file contains the TransportBinding and SignedSupportingTokens element, which in turn contains a SamlToken element.
Follow the steps to secure the client application as described in To Secure the Example Web Service Client Application (SA).


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Can you guess where the most metal bands might be? I bet you can. Or you could just check that image, I guess.
Greetings, Kotaku, and welcome to the evening Open Thread. Some fun and provocative things from around the internet for you:
- An amazing wind map of the entire nation - Holy shit!
- Battle Royale, a Hunger Games for Grownups - This video seems timely, doesn't it?
- This map of the distribution of the world's metal bands is awesome - So awesome I made it the top image!
- Which sports leagues care if you call someone a "Fucking Faggot?" - Intense, and kinda ties in with some stuff we've been talking about 'round these parts.
- Someone stole Dr. Seuss' Lorax character from his widow - What is the matter with these people! Do you not have souls?
- A great montage of scenes from Zoolander - It's never not a good time to watch these. I don't know why this movie has been on my mind lately, but it has. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills.
And that's that. Have good open threading, y'all.


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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt butter with 1/4 cup sugar in a 12-inch cast-iron or large skillet over medium. Arrange pears in a circular fashion, around the edge of the pan. Cook, without turning pears, until pears are golden underneath, 18 to 20 minutes (rotating pan as necessary for even browning).
In a large bowl, combine flours, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt; whisk to combine. In a medium bowl, combine remaining sugar, eggs, buttermilk, applesauce, oil, and vanilla; whisk to combine. Add wet mixture to dry mixture and whisk until just combined.
Pour batter over pears; spread to cover. Transfer to the oven; bake until a toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Allow to stand for 5 minutes. Run a knife around the edge and turn out onto a serving platter.


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Max Wade guilty of attempted murder, car theft
Max Wade, who became an Internet sensation after he was accused of a Hollywood-style Lamborghini heist and a notorious Marin County shooting, was convicted Wednesday of one count of attempted murder and of auto theft, but the jury acquitted him of trying to kill the object of his affection.
The jury of nine men and three women found Wade guilty of trying to kill his apparent rival, Landon Wahlstrom, and not guilty of the attempted murder of Wahlstrom's girlfriend, Eva Dedier, on April 13, 2012. He was also found guilty of shooting into an occupied vehicle and the enhancements of using a firearm and premeditation.
Wade, 19, of San Rafael remained composed when the verdict was read, as he had throughout the nearly monthlong trial in Marin County Superior Court.
Cleared of burglary
The jury found Wade not guilty of burglarizing British Motors in San Francisco and driving away with celebrity chef Guy Fieri's yellow Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder on March 8, 2011. They nevertheless convicted him of auto theft and possession of a stolen vehicle.
Judge Kelly Vieira Simmons ordered Wade to return to court Dec. 17 for sentencing. He could face 20 years to life in prison, with parole, according to legal experts.
"We're not happy with the verdict," said Dedier's mother, Cindy. "He's guilty of trying to kill my daughter."
Wade's mother, Leylla Wade, called out, "I love you, baby," and rushed out of the courtroom after hearing the verdict.
Wade's lawyer, Charles Dresow, said he does not believe Wade deserves to be thrown in prison like an older felon for something he did when he was a teenager.
"I don't feel the same sort of sentencing guidelines should be used for a 35-year-old or a 25-year-old as you would someone who was 17 when he committed the crime," said Dresow. "I'm sure it's a very emotional time for him. He's 19, and it's a very difficult thing to hear."
Prosecutor Yvette Martinez said she would save her comments about the verdict until sentencing.
Wade was accused of firing five shots at Wahlstrom, 19, and Eva Dedier, 18, of San Rafael in front of Wahlstrom's home on Evergreen Avenue in Mill Valley. The bullets missed the couple when they ducked, and they could not identify the shooter, who was wearing all black and had a helmet visor over his face.
Sheriff's detectives linked Wade to the purchase of a motorcycle three days earlier and of black motorcycle gear at a Cycle Sport store in San Francisco the day before the shooting. Dedier was able to identify Wade, from whom she had previously bought fake IDs, when she looked at surveillance video of the purchase at Cycle Sport.
Police tracked Wade to a storage locker in Richmond, where they found the motorcycle, gun, helmet and black motorcycle clothing said to be worn during the shooting. They also found Fieri's Lamborghini.
Dresow pointed out ballistics evidence during the trial that he said showed all five bullets were aimed away from Dedier, who the gunman stared at for 10 seconds, as if he were surprised to see her, before he opened fire. This may have been the main reason the jury believed he hadn't tried to kill her.
Infatuated with girl
The prosecution said Wade was infatuated with Dedier - an allegation bolstered by Wade's texts saying he wanted to have sex with her - and planned the shooting after he found out she was dating Wahlstrom.
Dresow also pointed out that a British Motors janitor was inside the dealership shortly before the $220,000 Lamborghini was stolen, possibly instilling doubt in the jurors whether Wade acted alone. The janitor could not be found after the burglary, according to testimony from investigators.
Wade may have nevertheless sealed his own conviction for theft when he texted pictures of the stolen car and at one point texted to a friend, "doesn't get any better than boosting a lambo and picking up chicks at 17."
"It's a shame he didn't put all that effort into something more positive," said Cindy Dedier, who said her daughter is now a college student in Santa Barbara and is still dating Wahlstrom. "We're relieved that it is over. It's sad for everyone."
This article has been updated since it appeared in print editions.
Peter Fimrite is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Twitter: @pfimrite


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