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Actually, I played very sluggishly. It happens. I know from my experience at the World championships that one cannot always play at one's best. From time to time there are bad days. Today I was not playing like myself, handling the whole game poorly. There is nothing to fear: I'll relax tomorrow, and everything will be okay at the finish. Bad days just happen...
Vladimir Kramnik after game 9 of his match with Topalov.
1) Mechanics' Institute Chess Club News 2) Mechanics' repeat as Western Division Champions 3) A Tribute to Igor Ivanov By Boris Spassky 4) Mike Leahy of Bookup on Chess.FM 5) Upcoming Events
1) Mechanics' Institute Chess Club News
Michael Aigner reports that after 6 of 11 rounds in the World Youth Championships in Batumi, Georgia, Bay Area juniors are doing well. Daniel Naroditsky is tied for 14th out of 91 participants with 4 from 6. Nicholas Nip has the same score in the Boys Under 8 while Jessica Zhu has 3 from 6 in the Girls Under 8 and Alex Grossman ( representing Australia) 2 from 6 in the Boys Under 10.
Volume one of Calvin Olson's The Chess Kings:History, Politics and the Fine Art of Mythmaking in Chess is out. The 319 page perfect bound paperback was produced by Trafford Publishing (http://www.trafford.com/4dcgi/view-item?item=6964&297111259-10966aaa) and is available for $29.95. Quoting from the publisher's blurb: A history of the development of the modern game of chess from the late 15th century to 1940. It focuses on the world championship contests to explore the personalities of the game and their struggles for the title. Included are appendices of title holders and major tournament winners, an extensive annotated bibliography and thirty-one games of historical importance that are fully explained. Calvin did a lot of his research at the Mechanics' making use of the Library's excellent selection of chess literature and this book shows a careful attention to detail and accuracy. Next Tuesday marks the start of the Fall Tuesday Night Marathon and this Saturday is the 6th Annual J.J. Dolan Memorial G/45.
2) Mechanics' repeat as Western Division Champions
Seattle 1.5 vs San Francisco 2.5
1. GM Gregory Serper (SEA) vs IM Josh Friedel (SF) 1-0
White's 7.Ng5!? is not so well-known, but GM Serper has played it at least twice before. White loses some time but counts on the Bishop pair being a long term trump. That proved the case here as Josh was ground down despite putting up stern resistance.
Serper,G (2570) - Friedel,J (2513) [A20]
1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6 4.d4 exd4 5.Qxd4 d5 6.Nf3 Be6 7.Ng5 Nbd7 8.Nxe6 fxe6 9.Qe3 Nc5 10.cxd5 cxd5 11.0-0 Rc8 12.b4 Nce4 13.Nd2 Qb6 14.Nxe4 dxe4 15.Qxb6 axb6 16.a3 Be7 17.Bb2 0-0 18.Rac1 Rfd8 19.Rxc8 Rxc8 20.Rc1 Rc6 21.Kf1 Kf7 22.Ke1 g5 23.h3 h5 24.Kd2 Rxc1 25.Bxc1 Kg6 26.Kc3 b5 27.Be3 Kf5 28.Ba7 Bd6 29.Kd4 e5+ 30.Kc3 Nd5+ 31.Kb3 g4 32.hxg4+ hxg4 33.e3 Bc7 34.Bf1 b6 35.Bxb5 Ke6 36.Be2 Kd6 37.a4 Ne7 38.a5 bxa5 39.Bc5+ Ke6 40.Bxg4+ Kf6 41.b5 Nd5 42.Kc4 Nb6+ 43.Bxb6 Bxb6 44.Kd5 a4 45.Bd1 a3 46.Bb3 Kf5 47.Kc6 Ba7 48.b6 Bb8 49.Kd5 Kg4 50.Kxe4 Kg5 51.f4+ Kf6 52.Kd5 Black resigns 1-0
White usually holds g4 in reserve (6.Qe2 is very popular) but Vinay's treatment is also dangerous. Orlov's 7...d5 is not considered as good as more flexible moves like 7...a6 or 7...c6 and he soon got into some difficulties. Vinay's 9.Ne4, keeping pieces on when one has more space, was very logical (previously 9.Bg2 and 9.Nxd5 had been tried. Moves like c4 and Kf1 continue the theme of cramping Black and IM Orlov jettisoned a pawn for counterplay with 19...e5 as 19...0-0 walked into a strong attack with 20.h5. Note that Black had to castle on move twenty as 20...Nxe5 lost to 21.c5 Nbd7 22.Bxe5 Nxe5 23.f4 Nd7 24.Nd6+ and 25.Nxb7. White immediately returned the pawn 21.e6! and after 27.Qe2, with the ominous threat of 28.h5 looming, matters were decided. A ver impressive and smooth game by Vinay.
Bhat,V (2463) - Orlov,G (2580) [A41]
1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Bg4 3.e4 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.h3 Bh5 6.g4 Bg6 7.Qe2 d5 8.exd5 Nxd5 9.Ne4 Nd7 10.Bg2 c6 11.c4 Bb4+ 12.Kf1 N5f6 13.Ng3 Be7 14.Bf4 Qa5 15.Nh4 Nb6 16.g5 Nfd7 17.Nxg6 hxg6 18.h4 Rd8 19.Ne4 e5 20.dxe5 0-0 21.e6 fxe6 22.Bg3 Nc5 23.Nxc5 Qxc5 24.b3 Qd4 25.Qxe6+ Kh8 26.Re1 Bc5 27.Qe2 Rde8 28.Qxe8 Rxe8 29.Rxe8+ Kh7 30.Be4 Qd7 31.h5 Qxe8 32.Bxg6+ Qxg6 33.hxg6+ Kxg6 34.Rh8 Black resigns 1-0
Several weeks ago John Readey saved Seattle and here he looked set to do it again. Dmitry came out of the opening with a fine position but then he over pressed and things started to look bad. Low on time Dima had to chose between a difficult Rook ending or 40...b4 41.Bd5 b3 42.Rxf7+ Ke8 43.Rxg7 Rb4 when White will likely have four pawns for a Bishop. The position after 45.Rxb5 immediately made me think of the famous game Karpov-Hort, Waddinveen 1979, which was extensively analyzed in Jan Timman's The Art of Chess Analysis ( the last game). The position in that game 4 versus 3 with the pawn on e6 plus an extra Black pawn on a7(!) was also analyzed in the Encyclopedia of Chess Endings volume on Rook endings ( #1666) by Cvetkovic. Both come to the conclusion that Karpov, who won the game, had a winning position once the Rook ending was reached.
The question then, is where did Readey go wrong ( and remember the players were pretty much playing with 1 or 2 minutes left for the remainder of the game at this point). I wonder if the culprit might not be 46.h5? Josh Friedel raised this question immediately after the game I think he might well be right because after this Black only has to guard against the advance e4-e5. The pawn should be left on h4. Black setups with ...e6, ...g6 and ...h5 were shown to be lost by Timman. Hort setup with ...e6, ...g6 and ...h6 meeting Karpov's h5 with ...g5. He also lost. If Black sits with something like ...g7 and ...h6, with his Rook on the second rank and King on f6 I think White wins with h4, g4, f4, e3 and Kf3 and Ra6. The threat of f5 forces Kf7 and then White forces a passed e-pawn by playing f5. He would then be aiming for something like the famous game Botvinnik-Najdorf, Moscow 1956, with e5, h4, h5 versus g7 and h6. I would be interested to know if my impression of the position is correct.
Readey,J (2331) - Zilberstein,D (2435) [A09]
1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 d4 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 e5 5.d3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 a5 7.0-0 Nf6 8.Na3 0-0 9.Nc2 Bc5 10.a3 e4 11.dxe4 Nxe4 12.Be1 a4 13.Bb4 Re8 14.Bxc5 Nxc5 15.Nfxd4 Na5 16.Ne3 Ra6 17.Nb5 Bd7 18.Qc2 Qc8 19.Rad1 Rh6 20.h4 Nab3 21.Nd4 Nxd4 22.Rxd4 Nb3 23.Rf4 Rd6 24.Nd5 c6 25.Nb6 Qd8 26.Rd1 Bf5 27.Rxd6 Bxc2 28.Rxd8 Rxd8 29.Nxa4 Nd4 30.Nc3 Ne6 31.Rf3 Nd4 32.Re3 Nf5 33.Re5 Nd6 34.Re7 Rb8 35.c5 Nc4 36.b4 Nxa3 37.b5 Kf8 38.Rc7 Nxb5 39.Nxb5 cxb5 40.Bxb7 Bf5 41.Bd5 Be6 42.Bxe6 fxe6 43.c6 Rb6 44.Rb7 Rxc6 45.Rxb5 Kf7 46.h5 Kf6 47.Kg2 Rc3 48.f4 h6 49.Kf2 Ra3 50.e3 Ra2+ 51.Kf3 Rh2 52.e4 Rh1 53.e5+ Kf7 54.Rb7+ Kf8 55.Kg4 Rf1 56.Ra7 Re1 57.Ra3 Kf7 58.Kf3 Rh1 59.Ra7+ Kf8 60.Kg4 Rf1 61.Rb7 Re1 62.Rb2 Rf1 63.Kh3 Rh1+ 64.Rh2 Rg1 65.g4 Rb1 66.Rg2 Re1 67.Rf2 Ke7 68.Kg3 Rh1 69.Kf3 Re1 70.Rg2 Rf1+ 71.Ke3 Re1+ 72.Kf2 Re4 73.Kf3 Re1 74.g5 hxg5 75.Rxg5 Kf7 76.Rg3 Rh1 77.Kg4 Rf1 78.Kg5 Rh1 79.Rg2 Rf1 80.Rg4 Rh1 81.Rg2 Rf1 82.Ra2 Rg1+ 83.Kh4 Rh1+ 84.Kg4 Rg1+ 85.Kf3 Rh1 86.Kg4 Rg1+ 87.Kh3 Rh1+ 88.Rh2 Rg1 89.Kh4 Rf1 90.Kg4 Rg1+ 91.Kf3 Rf1+ 92.Ke3 Re1+ 93.Kf2 Rb1 94.Rh4 Rb4 95.Kf3 Rb1 96.h6 gxh6 97.Rxh6 Rf1+ 98.Ke3 Re1+ 99.Kf2 Re4 100.Kf3 Re1 101.Rh7+ Kf8 102.Ra7 Rf1+ 103.Ke4 Rd1 104.Kf3 Rg1 105.Ke2 Rg4 106.Kf3 Rg1 107.Ke4 Rd1 108.f5 Re1+ 109.Kd4 Rd1+ 110.Kc5 Rd5+ 111.Kc6 Rxe5 112.Kd6 Rxf5 113.Kxe6 Rf1 Game drawn by mutual agreement 1/2-1/2
Sam got his revenge from a few weeks ago as he willingly entered the Dragon against Lee. The position after 15.Ka1 has been scoring heavily of late for White as Black simply has no attack. Michael had to retreat his Rook after 20.a3 as after 20...Rcb8 21.g5! White was ready to play the crushing Nd5. A very nice effort by Sam against a player who had one of the top five records in the league.
Shankland,S (2106) - Lee,M (2102) [B78]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 Nc6 8.Qd2 0-0 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.0-0-0 Rb8 11.Bb3 Na5 12.h4 b5 13.Kb1 Nc4 14.Bxc4 bxc4 15.Ka1 Qc7 16.h5 Rfc8 17.g4 Qa5 18.Rb1 Rb4 19.Bh6 Bh8 20.a3 Rcb8 21.g5 Nxe4 22.fxe4 Ra4 23.Rhd1 Bg4 24.Nxa4 Qxa4 25.c3 Bxd1 26.Qxd1 Qd7 27.Qf3 Bxd4 28.cxd4 Rb3 29.Qd1 Qa4 30.Ka2 Qb5 31.d5 Rd3 32.Qc2 f5 33.gxf6 exf6 34.Rc1 Rb3 35.hxg6 hxg6 36.e5 Kf7 37.Rg1 Rd3 38.e6+ Ke7 39.Rxg6 Qxd5 40.Rg7+ Kxe6 41.Qe2+ Qe5 42.Qg4+ Kd5 43.Rxa7 Qe8 44.Ra5+ Black resigns 1-0
3) A Tribute to Igor Ivanov By Boris Spassky
The following was written by Boris Spassky from his hospital bed in San Francisco and read to the players at the Western States Open. Prior to his stroke Boris had been scheduled to give a talk in Reno remembering the first anniversary of Igor's passing.
A Tribute to Igor Ivanov
By Boris Spassky
Igor Ivanov and I shared a similar fate. Neither of us could not adapt to the socialist paradise. Both of us received our living strength from Imperial Russia, which had over 1,000 years of culture. Igor was lucky and received a good musical education from his mother who died when he was only 14 years old. She dreamed to see him as a good pianist and cellist, but his passion was to become a professional chess player. Fortunately, Igor was very talented at chess.
As an artistic personality Igor was living like a careless bird, flying from one place to another, playing chess and piano and singing Russian romances. He did not have the persistence which is so important for getting the Grandmaster's title. Igor did not care about himself and became a Grandmaster only a few months before his death. He could have easily gotten it 20 years ago!
In 1979, Igor won a famous game against Anatoly Karpov. As a consequence of this victory, Colonel Baturinsky, Schach Fuehrer of the USSR, gave him a chance to participate in the Capablanca Memorial in Havana the following year. This was the first and the last invitation which he received from the "generous Colonel." Coming back from Havana to Moscow, the plane of the Soviet company Aeroflot made a stop in Gander, Newfoundland. Igor asked for political asylum and the socialist paradise lost one of its most talented masters.
Every time our chess diagonals crossed, I was very glad to meet Igor. Both of us liked the Russian operatic romances. We especially enjoyed the great bass singer Feodor Shaliapin and the beautiful soprano Nadezda Obuhova. We reminisced about our chess teacher from the Palace of Pioneers, Alexander Cherepkov, who is now 86 years old, and of course we talked of St. Petersburg.
Igor did not have any illusions about communists or perestroika. It is easy to change the State's flag and emblem, but it is not possible to change a head or a conscience. It takes decades.
Igor's professional life in the West was difficult. He played many tournaments with small prizes and really needed the Grandmaster's title to get the initiations for the big events The country where he started his new chess life, Canada, is not for chess. Both its chess leaders in the early 1980s - Kevin Spraggett and Igor Ivanov - had to move to another area: Kevin to Europe and Igor to the USA. In his new homeland, he won nine Grand Prix titles, which was a great accomplishment.
Igor was lucky to meet his wife Elizabeth who gave him everything, and he was very grateful to her. The last part of his life Igor settled with her in St. George, Utah, where he headed a chess school and almost became a "balanced American." He liked his friends, his wife, children, animals, music, and adventures. Two cats, Petrushka and Sasha, played an important role in his life. Igor liked to give concerts where he played piano and sang. He was good natured and people liked him for his excellent sense of humor.
We played in the last round in the Interzonal in Toluca, Mexico in 1982. Igor needed a point for the Grandmaster title, and I a point to qualify for the Candidates. Igor defended his inferior position like an ancient Greek hero and made a draw! Nether of us needed a draw! After the game,. we looked at each other with open mouths. Friendship is friendship, but sport is sport.
Last October, Igor being very ill, wanted to meet his friends one last time. Thanks to his good friend Alan Crooks he was able came to come to Reno but was only able to play two games.
Igor left this world courageously: no complaints, no regrets, just hiding his pain. Before saying good-bye, we pretended we would meet again, but our eyes were very sad: we knew that in this life we had met each other for the last time. Igor left us on November 17, 2005.
I will have warm feelings for Igor forever.
San Francisco October 5, 2006
4) Mike Leahy of Bookup on Chess.FM
This week's guest on the internet radio show "Chess and Books with Fred Wilson" will be MIKE LEAHY, creator of the famous openings preparation program, Bookup.
The show runs from 8:00 to 10:00 PM (EST) every Tuesday evening. As always, there will be replays of the show almost immediately afterwards for our chess enthusiasts on the West Coast & elsewhere, and often there will be several replays the following day.
You can access it at the following website:
http://www.chess.fm, ONLY IF YOU ARE AN ICC MEMBER. However, if you visit chessclub.com you can sign up for a one week FREE trial membership, listen to my show that week, and access the other good stuff on Chess.fm while you're at it!
"Fred Wilson's guest on Tuesday evening, Oct. 24th, 2006, will be MIKE LEAHY, creator of Bookup. Mike Leahy (pronounced "LAY-hee") learned to play chess at age 12 by reading a book. He started scaring the top high school players in Ohio after reading Leslie Ault's "The Chess Tutor: Elements of Combination". Mike's peak USCF rating was just under 2000. The two books that shaped Mike's love of opening theory were "Catastrophe in the Opening" by Yakov Neishtadt and "Think Like a Grandmaster" by Alexander Kotov. In 1984 Mike dropped out of tournament play to create the Bookup system for designing and learning openings, which is based on Kotov's ideas in "Think Like a Grandmaster". Ten years later (1994) Mike adapted the world's best selling chess book "Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess" to a computer program. Today Bookup is used by more than 20,000 players worldwide and Mike continues to work on professional chess software projects for Susan Polgar, for ChessOnDVD.com, and of course for his own Bookup system. Please visit http://www.bookup.com for more info about Mike's products. Among the many things Mike will discuss will be the new uprgade, Bookup 2007, to be released in early December! For relaxation Mike plays blitz on the Internet Chess Club as DatabaseMan. Please send questions for MIKE LEAHY to email@example.com".
Best in chess, Fred Wilson
4) Upcoming Events
J.J. Dolan Memorial - October 28
Nov. 25-26 California Classic Thanksgiving Chess Festival GPP: 10 California Northern
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The Cash Flow Statement is the third of the principal accounting tables that form the numerical foundation of an organization's financial report. Cash flow figures are believed to be harder for a company to manipulate than reported earnings.
Because nearly every transaction involves a transfer of Cash, the Cash Flow Statement can reveal a lot about the inner workings of the business. Cash flow can even shed light on the quality of the company's earnings.
Two examples of transaction that provide cash to the company are selling a product at a profit and taking out a bank loan. Buying new equipment and repaying the loan are transactions that consume the company's cash.
The Cash Flow Statement lists how much cash was provided to the company, or consumed by the company, during a specified full or partial year by the following categories of transactions:
- Operations
- Investing
- Financing.
If, in the aggregate, more cash is provided to the company than it consumes, then the company's Cash on hand (shown on the Balance Sheet) will increase. Conversely, when more cash is consumed than provided, the company's cash balance will decrease.
We use the fictional example below to illustrate the construction of the Cash Flow Statement and the information we learn from these statements.
|GCFR, Inc.
|Twelve Months
|(in millions)
|Ended June 30
|Cash flow from operating activities:
|Net income
|Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
|Depreciation and amortization
|Decrease in deferred income taxes
|Stock compensation expense
|Undistributed earnings of affiliated companies
|Gain on sale of business
|Other, net
|Operating cash flow before change in working capital
|Decrease / (Increase) in working capital
|Cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|Cash flow from investing activities:
|Capital expenditures
|Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired
|Cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|Cash flow from financing activities:
|Increase in debt
|Decrease in debt
|Dividends paid to shareholders
|Acquisition of treasury stock
|Shares issued under stock plans
|Cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|Net increase in cash during the period
|Cash, beginning of period
|Cash, end of period
Cash Flow from (used in) Operations
As can be seen in the table above, the company's Net Income (from the Income Statement) is the starting point for determining how much cash the company's business operations provided or consumed during a particular period. Net Income has to be adjusted to account for Income Statement gains and expenses, such as depreciation and deferred taxes, that don't result in cash changing hands. It also has to be adjusted to reflect changes in the company's Working Capital, which is Current Assets - Current Liabilities, because an increase in, say, Inventory or a decrease in Accounts Receivable is due to the movement of cash.
In the example above, Cash Flow from Operations at GCFR, Inc., increased from $22.2 million to $29.7 million. A 34-percent CFO annual growth rate is very robust.
Cash Flow from (used in) Investing
Investing activities are often a net consumer of cash because most companies, but especially manufacturers, have to make recurring Capital Spending investments to expand and maintain Property, Plant, and Equipment. Some companies also have cash Acquisition Expenses in certain years.
The sale of investments is a cash-providing activity.
When a company buys equipment that will be used for many years, the cost is booked immediately on the Cash Flow Statement as Capital Spending, but it is charged to operations on the Income Statement as depreciation in installments over the useful life of the equipment. These installments reduce Net Income each quarter, but they do not result in additional cash flow.
In the example, GCFR invested $15.1 million in cash during the recent period.
Cash Flow from (used in) Financing
Finance activities provide cash when debt securities are issued, and they consume cash when dividends are paid or the company's shares are repurchased from investors.
In the example, GCFR used $3.2 million for financing activities in one year. These activities provided $10.7 million cash in the previous year.
Net increase (decrease) in cash
In the example, operating activities provided cash of $29.7 million, investing activities consumed $15.1 million, and financing activities consumed $3.2 million. As a result, GCFR Inc.'s cash balance increased by $11.4 million to $21.4 million.
Free Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow connects the operations and investing sections of the Cash Flow Statement. FCF, in the sense we use it, is Cash Flow from Operations less Capital Spending. It indicates how much cash the company has left over after paying for the equipment needed to keep the company running.
GCFR, Inc., during the twelve months that ended in June 2006 had Cash Flow from Operations of $29.7 million. In this period, capital spending was $6.5 million. Therefore, the Free Cash Flow was $23.2 million. In the previous year, Free Cash Flow was $22.2 million - $15.8 million = $6.5 million.
GCFR, Inc., had Cash Flow from Operations of $29.7 million in fiscal 2006. From the Income Statement, we see that it had Revenues of $198.1 million in the same year.
Therefore, CFO/Revenue was 15.0 percent. During the previous year, the corresponding figures were $22.2 million, $170.0 million, and 13.1 percent.
This is a return on investment measure using FCF instead of Net Income. With a FCF of $23.2 million, and Stockholders' Equity of $134 million, GCFR's FCF/Equity was 17.3 percent. For the previous year, the values were $6.5 million, $107 million, and 6.1 percent.
FCF/Invested Capital
This is a broader return on investment measure because Invested Capital reflects the investment made in the company by Equity investors and lenders.
Invested Capital, as we define it, is Capitalization (Shareholders' Equity + Debt), less Cash and Short-term investments. The subtraction is made because the liquid funds haven't been invested in the company's operations. The components of Invested Capital can all be found on the company's Balance Sheet.
In our Balance Sheet tutorial, we showed that fictional GCFR Corp. had Invested Capital of
$134 + ($60 + $9) - $10 - $11 = $182 million
on 30 June 2006.
With a FCF of $23.2 million, FCF/Invested Capital =12.7 percent
Accrual Ratio
The Accrual Ratio subtracts FCF from Net Income, and divides the result by Total Assets. When FCF is greater than Net Income, the Accrual Ratio is negative, which is good. When Net Income is greater than FCF, it indicates that part of the income was the result of non-cash items (i.e., accruals). Earnings spiked by accruals are considered to be of a lower quality.
For GCFR, Inc., Net Income was $20.1 million and FCF was $23.2 million in fiscal 2006. FCF exceeded Net Income by $3.1 million. Total Assets were $255 million at the end of the period. The Accrual Ratio was -1.2 percent of assets.
Note: This post was last updated on 23 June 2009.

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Homeland Security Grants:
Observations on Process DHS Used to Allocate Funds to Selected Urban Areas
GAO-07-381R: Published: Feb 7, 2007. Publicly Released: Feb 7, 2007.
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In fiscal year 2006, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) provided approximately $1.7 billion in federal funding to states, localities, and territories through its Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism or other catastrophic events. The Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) is a discretionary grant under this program, and since fiscal year 2003, Congress has directed DHS to target UASI funding to high-threat, high-density urban areas to assist in building capacity. To meet this requirement and inform funding decisions, DHS developed a method to estimate the relative risk of terrorist attacks to urban areas. From fiscal year 2003 through 2005, DHS used a number of risk indicators such as population density and threat to allocate UASI funds. UASI funding increased during this period from about $96 million to $830 million, while the number of urban areas that received grants grew from 7 to 43. In fiscal year 2006, DHS awarded approximately $711 million in UASI grants--a 14 percent reduction in funds from the previous year--while the number of eligible urban areas identified by the risk assessment decreased to 35. For fiscal year 2006, DHS made several changes to the grant allocation process, including modifying its risk assessment methodology, introducing an assessment of the anticipated effectiveness of investments, and combining the outcomes of these two assessments to inform funding decisions. The results of the UASI eligibility and funding allocations in fiscal year 2006 raised congressional questions and concerns about DHS's methods in making UASI determinations. Several congressional members requested that we examine aspects of DHS's UASI funding process, and the fiscal year 2007 DHS Appropriations Act directed us to examine the validity, relevance, reliability, timeliness, and availability of the risk factors (including threat, vulnerability, and consequence) used by the Secretary of Homeland Security for the purpose of allocating discretionary grants. On November 17, 2006, we responded to the mandate and the request by briefing congressional staff on the results of this review. We specifically examined (1) DHS's method of estimating relative risk of terrorism in fiscal year 2006; (2) DHS's process for assessing the effectiveness of the various risk mitigation investments submitted in UASI applications; (3) how DHS used estimated relative risk scores and assessments of effectiveness to allocate UASI grant funds in fiscal year 2006; and (4) what changes, if any, DHS plans to make in its UASI award determination process for fiscal year 2007.
In fiscal year 2006, DHS used its risk assessment to identify urban areas that faced the greatest potential risk, which made them eligible to apply for the UASI grant, and based the amount of awards to all eligible areas primarily on the outcomes of the risk assessment and a new effectiveness assessment. DHS enhanced its risk assessment by including three components--threat, vulnerability, and consequences--to estimate the relative risk of successful terrorist attacks to urban areas. The risk assessment was used to inform DHS's selection of eligible urban areas. DHS also implemented a competitive process to evaluate the anticipated effectiveness of proposed investments to address homeland security needs by using peer reviewers, who were homeland security professionals from fields such as law enforcement and fire service. The peer reviewers scored the investments using criteria, such as regionalization, sustainability, and impact. According to DHS, it combined the outcomes of the risk and effectiveness assessments to inform the funding allocation decisions in fiscal year 2006, but the Secretary of Homeland Security made the final UASI grant decisions. Officials also reported no significant changes to the risk assessment process for next year's grant cycle, but other decisions, such as the identification of eligible urban areas through the risk assessment and how much weight risk and effectiveness will be given in determining amounts, have yet to be made. For the first time since the inception of the program, DHS required urban areas to submit investment justifications as part of their grant application, so it could assess the anticipated effectiveness of the various risk mitigation investments urban areas proposed. The investment justifications included up to 15 "investments" or proposed solutions to address homeland security needs, identified by the states and urban areas through their strategic planning process. DHS used peer reviewers to assess the investments submitted by the 46 urban areas. DHS and the states collaborated to identify and select these peer reviewers who were homeland security professionals and managers from disciplines such as law enforcement, fire service, and emergency communications. According to DHS, it arranged 17 peer review panels that included reviewers from a variety of professions, all levels of government, and representatives from different regions of the country and from both large- and small-population states. These reviewers evaluated, discussed, and scored the urban areas' investment justifications, initially on an individual basis, then in panels. The risk and effectiveness scores did not automatically translate into funding amounts, but rather, the scores informed funding decisions, according to DHS. While all eligible urban areas that applied for UASI grants would receiving funding, DHS had to prioritize how funds would be allocated. DHS prioritized those areas estimated to have the highest risk of a successful terrorist attack, while still rewarding those areas that proposed ways to address homeland security needs that were anticipated to be effective. DHS used the combined scores to assign the 46 eligible urban areas into four categories. DHS officials said that they made the decision to give Category I the highest funding priority and Category IV the lowest funding priority. Once the amounts for each category were decided, DHS used a formula to determine the grant award for each urban area, giving the risk score a weight of 2/3 and the effectiveness score a weight of 1/3. According to DHS, these weights reflect its decision to prioritize risk over effectiveness. DHS officials reported presenting funding options to the Secretary of Homeland Security, who made the final decision about funding allocations. The final funding decision resulted in 70 percent of UASI funding going to "higher risk" candidates in Categories I and II.
Feb 15, 2018
Critical Infrastructure Protection:Additional Actions Are Essential for Assessing Cybersecurity Framework AdoptionGAO-18-211: Published: Feb 15, 2018. Publicly Released: Feb 15, 2018.
Feb 7, 2018
Critical Infrastructure Protection:Electricity Suppliers Have Taken Actions to Address Electromagnetic Risks, and Additional Research Is OngoingGAO-18-67: Published: Feb 7, 2018. Publicly Released: Feb 7, 2018.
Feb 1, 2018
Aviation Security:TSA Uses Current Assumptions and Airport-Specific Data for Its Staffing Process and Monitors Passenger Wait Times Using Daily Operations DataGAO-18-236: Published: Feb 1, 2018. Publicly Released: Feb 1, 2018.
Jan 16, 2018
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50 ideas to change science: Ecology
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The man who knows how to get The Last Word
Jon Richfield has answered so many Last Word questions that readers think New Scientist must have made him up. We talk to the man behind the name
Jaundice at birth may be linked to autism
Having jaundice as a baby may increase the risk of developing autism, though the increase is small
Changes caused by smoking block tumour-fighting genes
The first direct evidence has been found linking smoking to epigenetic changes in genes involved in fighting cancer
Computer beats human at Japanese chess for first time
A computer running a software system called Akara 2010 has beaten a human at shogi - the much more complicated version of chess played in Japan
Tea Party luring US into adventures in irrationality
Compared with what may be in store for the US, George W. Bush's administration looks positively friendly to science, says Chris Mooney
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TN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TIME TRIAL (June 10, 2017)
We're pleased to announce that Dover TN will be the new venue for the 2017 TN State Championship Time Trial on June 10th.
A big thanks goes out to Justin Lowe and the Jackson Velosports / Lift Center Racing team as well as Michael Edens and Nashville Local Cycling for their hard work in securing a new venue at this late date.
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P.hd in Agrilcultural Biotechnology:MungbeanDr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth
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P.hd in Agrilcultural Biotechnology:Mungbean
Department of Agril. Botany established in the year 1970 under Post Graduate Institute, Akola. Since establishment this department runs M.Sc. (Agri.) degree programme in the subject of Agricultural Botany (Genetics and Plant Breeding, Plant Physiology, Seed Technology and Biotechnology). Ph. D. Degree programme with specialization in Genetics and Plant Breeding as well as in Plant Physiology by course work and research was started from 1986.
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Thursday, May 24, 2001, 12:00 p.m. EDT
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Environmental Health Sciences Center Funded at UNC Chapel Hill
The School of Public Health (http://www.sph.unc.edu/) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (http://www.unc.edu) has been selected as the site of a new Environmental Health Sciences Center to be funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (http://www.niehs.nih.gov), one of the National Institutes of Health (http://www.nih.gov) , for four years for a total of $3.78 million.
This will be the 22nd such center funded by NIEHS nationwide, and like the others will be charged with community outreach activities related to environmental health.
Center grants allow universities that have developed a critical mass of interdisciplinary expertise, facilities and resources to bring these together under one administrative umbrella to do research and training to advance the environmental health sciences. Although the initial grant is for four years, many of the centers maintain their grants through review after review.
Director of the new UNC Chapel Hill Center is James A. Swenberg, D.V.M., Ph.D., Professor of Environmental Sciences and Engineering and of Pathology and Nutrition in Carolina's Schools of Public Health and Medicine.
The Center will emphasize the study of:
- Genetic susceptibility-- how variations in people=s genes cause variations in their susceptibility to environmental factors, such as chemicals and radiation.
- Developmental susceptibility-- how susceptibility differs according to age, particularly from conception through childhood.
- Toxicokinetic susceptibility-- how toxins move through the body how this leads to greater toxic effects from environmental exposures in some people compared to others.
NIEHS Director Kenneth Olden, Ph.D., said, "Many UNC researchers have been the recipients of NIEHS individual and program grants for decades, but the establishment of a Center recognizes the level their scientists have reached and their ability to make major contributions to the environmental health sciences. I am most pleased to congratulate them on the establishment of this newest Environmental Health Sciences Center."
NIEHS, located in Research Triangle Park, N.C., supports 22 centers around the U.S. at universities from Harvard, to University of Iowa, to University of California at Berkeley. UNC at Chapel Hill now joins this select group.
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Browne,W - Acers,J [D53]
Match (3), 1971
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.cxd5?! Nxd5 6.Bxe7 Qxe7 7.e4?! Nxc3 8.bxc3 0-0! 9.Nf3 c5 10.Be2 Rd8 11.0-0 cxd4 12.cxd4 Nc6 13.Qa4 Bd7 14.Rfd1! e5 15.dxe5 Nxe5 16.Qb3 Nxf3+ 17.Qxf3 Be6!
Source: Northwest Chess, May 1971, page 8. The match was played November 15-20. Notes by Jude.
Acers,J - Cross,S [C51]
Northern California Team Ch., 01.1971
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Be7?! 6.d4 d6?! 7.dxe5 Be6 8.Bxe6 fxe6 9.Qb3 Qd7 10.Qxb7 Rd8 11.exd6 Bxd6 12.0-0 Nf6 13.Nd4! Ne5 14.Qb3! Ke7 15.f4 Bc5 16.fxe5 Bxd4+ 17.cxd4 Qxd4+ 18.Kh1 Nxe4 19.Nd2!! Nxd2 20.Bxd2 Qxd2 21.Qa3+ Ke8 22.Qxa7 Qd7 23.a4 c6 24.Qf2 Qe7 25.Qb6 Qd7 26.a5 Rf8 27.a6 Rxf1+ 28.Rxf1 Ra8 29.Qc5 1-0
Source: Northwest Chess, May 1971, page 7. This event was played January 1971, notes by Jude.
Acers,J - Jones,C [B29]
Training Match-Redwood City, 17.11.1970
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.Bc4 Nb6 7.Bb5 e6 8.Be3 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Qc7 10.Qf3 Bd7 11.0-0-0 Bd6 12.Nxc6!! bxc6 13.Rxd6!! Qxd6 14.Ne4 Qc7 15.Bc5 f6 16.Nxf6+ gxf6 17.Qxf6 Nd5 18.Qxh8+ Kf7 19.Qxh7+ Kf6 20.Bd4+ e5 21.Bd3 Nf4 22.Qh6+ Kf7 23.Bc4+ 1-0
Source: Northwest Chess, May 1971, page 7. According to Jude this was round 9 and played November 17, 1970 ( in the middle of the match with Walter. Jude called C. Bill his " personal second, trainer and top secret confidant.")
Acers,J - Barnes,C [C44]
San Jose (3), 06.1970
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.c3 dxc3 5.Bc4 cxb2 6.Bxb2 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 Nf6 8.Qc2 0-0 9.0-0-0 Qe7 10.e5! Nxe5? 11.Nxe5 Qxe5 12.Nd5 Ba3! 13.Bxa3 Nxd5 14.Bxd5 Re8 15.Bb2 Qf4+ 16.Kb1 c6 17.Qc3 Qh6 18.Rhe1! Rf8 19.Bf3 d5 20.Re7 b6 21.Rde1 Bf5+ 22.Ka1 a6 23.R1e5 Bc8 24.Rh5! Qg6 25.h4! h6 26.Rhe5! Rb8 27.Re1! Bb7 28.Qe5 Ba8 29.Bh5! Qxg2 30.Bxf7+ Kh8 31.Bxd5! 1-0
Source: Northwest Chess, May 1971, page 8. Notes by Jude.
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I dunno, tye ... I sincerely respect your greater knowledge on this particular subject, but I certainly believe that UNIVERSAL::require has helped me out of quite-a-few tight spots. It's a very small bit of source-code, actually, but it sure did grease a lot of hinges.
Nevertheless, looking-over the OP's original posting (and never-mind UNIVERSAL at this point ...), I do feel that most of these bullet-points should properly be dismissed as hypothetical ... or as "downright suspicious." "Suspicious," in fact, to the degree that we should not consent to write code that is willing to accomodate them.
"Suspicious S.O.B. that I am," I think that it is perfectly reasonable to presume that any module that we might actually wish to consent to require into our systems should be entirely free of compile-errors and should return true. If it does not, then why-the-heck should we be willing to presume that "the source-file that we are referencing" is, in fact, the legitimate piece of source-code that we (innocently? naďvely?) expected to find? It could just as easily be a rogue – a malicious imposter – that some Evil Entity™ didn't quite get quite-right the first time.
The "stock" implementation of require has a few pragmatic rough-edges that can be fairly glossed-over (e.g. by UNIVERSAL ...), but we should never allow our "suspension of disbelief" to go too-far. If any situation that we encounter crosses the boundary of healthy suspicion, we should not allow it to proceed.
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Time keeper of the ragas
Ravindra Natya Mandir is all set to host a day-long musical concert to enable music connoisseurs to experience an auditory delight of unique and rare ragas sung from sunrise to sunset
Here's something perfect to start your Sunday with — a day-long concert of time-based ragas is organised by Pancham Nishad at Ravindra Natya Mandir today. The concert will comprise different ragas performed at appropriate times.
"We have organised this day-long concert to keep this time-bound system of ragas alive and make people aware of its importance," says Shashi Vyas, director Pancham Nishad.
"In Indian classical music, different ragas were meant to be sung from sunrise to sunset and from sunset to sunrise as the cycle has a bearing on a person's mood and nature," explains Vyas.
The two star attractions of the concert are popular Bollywood flautist Paras Nath and renowned sitar player Niladri Kumar. Nath will kickstart the event by playing Raga Bhairav, meant to be performed at sunrise.
"Raga Bhairav evokes positive vibes in a person. One can also meditate to the tune of this raga. Hence, compositions such as bhagans, shloks and folk tunes were mainly composed on this raga," says Nath, who has extensively worked with music directors Salim-Sulaiman, Amit Trivedi and Shankar Ehsaan Loy.
Niladri Kumar will conclude the concert with Raga Bhairavi, which is supposed to be sung post 9 pm. Kumar, who has teamed up with music directors AR Rehman, Shankar Ehsaan and Loy, Pritam and Vishal Bharadwaj, says, "Raga Bhairavi is somber yet majestic and evokes a pleasant and relaxing feeling. It would be great to conclude the concert with the raga, leaving the audience enchanted before they leave the auditorium."
The list of performers for the concert includes popular names such as vocalist Jayatheerth Mevundi and vocalist Manjiri Kelkar from the Jaipur Gharana, who will also perform in the morning session Bhuvanesh Komkali, grandson of the legendary singer Kumar Gandharv, will sing in the concluding session.
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10 am to 1 pm: Ragas Todi, Jaunpuri, Deshi, Asawari, types of Raga Sarang
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9pm to 11 pm: Ragas Nand, Marubihag, Bihag, Chayanat, Kedar, Kamod, Bageshri, Durga, Jaijaiwanti, Kalavati, Darbari
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Emulators / NES ROMs
Anyone have any idea whether or not Light Gun Emulation is possible...essentially, what I want to do is mod or purchase a classic NES light gun, modify it to USB, then use my CRT or output to a TV and emulate light gun support...not mouse support that acts like a light gun, but a real light gun.
I've searched and searched, and so far come up pretty much empty.
I saw that, but the gun doesn't seem to be for sale, nor is it the classic gun (for copyright reasons I'm sure.)
Anyone have any ideas?
it's on backorder, but it is for sale, and does claim to work under FCEUltra.
Well, I'd use an NES adapter and try configging it to work for ya. I do know that the Zapper detects a certain signal as "hit" (white) and certain signal as "miss" (other). How to get it to work is beyond me, maybe a big white screen in paint, but I'm not sure if any NES emulators support lightguns. At the very least, you'd be able to use it with MAME shooting games.
Thanks - I did find that gun later on yesterday, but it looks stupid. I would be ashamed to use it with a classic NES system.
I know pretty well how the light gun works, but I can't myself program something that will work with it.
I've done more reserach, and I'm considering just purchasing a toploading NES system for the light gun games - those were always the most fun.
Check out this link to an interview with Brian Parker, the proprietor of Retro Zone. He mentions difficulty with the light gun.
What link?
I tried...and tried...and tried again to make an NES lightgun work with my mame cabinet but never got anywhere with it. The closest I got was using Direct Pad Pro in conjunction with a program called Joy to Key. I tried to trick the comp into thinking the mouse click and the light gun trigger were the same thing. I did manage to get a white block on the screen when I pulled the trigger...but it wouldn't register a hit
i cant tell you how it DOES work, but i can tell you how it doesnt, and it doesnt work via dpadpro.. the zapper uses different pins in the nes connector.. the family fun fitness, or
erpad doesnt work with it either, it uses the same pins as the zapper. on top of that, theres no reason why the zapper would be compatable with 33khz monitors(vga).
i dont know if the zapper does work by seeing white or not.. then how would the nes know which of the two ducks you just killed in


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Having a lot of problems with some basic functions over a 22.214.171.124 database on Solaris 2.9:
-Moving a table from tablespace A to tablespace B resulted in ORA-07445 and database crash
-Importing from an export generated from Oracle 8.0.3 - resulted in ORA-600 errors and database crash
-Recompiling uncompiled objects resulted in core dump, database shutdown and ORA-07445
Is anyone else running on this version of Oracle on Solaris and having problems? I dread opening the TAR as it is usually such a overly-complicated, time-consuming process.
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Joe is an outstanding Real Estate professional! Joe took the time to find out exactly what I was looking for. He was very patient and was willing to spend whatever time was necessary to help me find the right home. Joe is highly knowledgeable of the market and an outstanding negotiator. Joe is a true professional and has my highest recommendation!! Joe not only handled the purchase of my home but the recent sale as well. Joe worked diligently and had a great strategy to market it. House sold within 1 week and had multiple offers! I moved out of state and Joe did so many things to make sure the sale closed and with no issues. Thank you Joe! ~George
Joe is a fabulous realtor and I'd recommend him to anyone. He represented the sellers for a home my husband and I were purchasing and because we didn't have a buyer's broker he acted as a great liaison on our behalf. Our home purchase went off without a hitch and it was all because of Joe! If you have any doubts about Joe, please don't! He's awesome! ~Regina & Ruel
Joe did an amazing job guiding us through the process and finding our dream home. He is truly a gentleman and always had our best interest in mind as a buyer. I will definitely work with him again! His local knowledge and contacts in the real estate business (contractors, lawyers, etc...) is top notch. I would not hesitate to recommend him to friends and family. ~Jason
We have been interested in this particular lake front property for 4 years . It was not lived in for as long and was not listed for sale. We have contacted many realtors thru the years as to find out who owns this house and if they are interested in selling with poor results . Then we met Joe , as he was showing us another property we told him of this home.... he researched it that night and called us back the very next day. Joe not only found out who owned the property but spoke to the owner informing him that we are very interested in buying this home and have been for 4 years! Much to our amazement, the owner agreed to sell !!!! Thankyou Joe, we never could have done this without you ~Karen
I ma a first time buyer. Joe Teceno helped me not only to select a house but also to resolve multiple issues in the process. At one instance bank representatives got stuck and didn't know what to do, and Joe organized a conference to figure these things out. Without him, the process could be blocked and I could have not bought my condo. I highly recommend Joe Teceno as a gentle and knowledgable professional. ~Peter
Hi Joe - I can assure that during the first 5 minutes of our meeting I fully realized who you are. I don't have to buy 3 homes from you to know the extent of your professionalism & your awareness in sales marking techniques & methodology, but what made me become your fan is your personality, your skills & not shying away to seek the potential customer's opinion no matter what kind of input you might received from them. I think our personalities are a perfect match, if you could overlook my lengthy stories .
See you tomorrow.
We met Joe about two years ago. We told Him we weren't in a hurry to buy a house, but if he found the right house for us we'd buy it. He took us to many houses, all of the houses were great but for one reason or another not the right one. He was very patient with us. Finally after two years we found the right house and we recently closed and moved in. We love the house and Joe was very helpful through out the whole process. He's prompt with call backs and always on time. He's some one you can count on and looks out for your best interests. ~Victor
My wife and I have purchased six houses over the last 23 years and have not had a better experience than with Joe Teceno. We were relocating from Colorado to Massachusetts and had many questions and requests during the house finding process. Joe was always there to answer questions or to give suggestions on what we should ask for in making our offer. Besides being a tremendous agent Joe is even a better person. Very enjoyable to be around and makes everyone feel at ease during a stressful time in your life. I could not recommended Joe enough.~Tom & Carrie
Joe's easy to work with and was helpful throughout the process of selling our home. From staging, to pictures to the closing everything went smoothly. I'd highly recommend Joe.~Sheila
We had the pleasure of working with Joe for the sale of our home. Joe was easy to work with and very helpful through the entire process - from the initial staging of the house to the final closing. We would gladly recommend him to anyone thinking about putting their home on the market. Thanks Joe!~Barbara
Joe was very helpful and clearly understood our needs. He went out of his way to supply suggestions, lots of service contacts, house options, location info and any other important information. Joe made the process easy to understand. I would highly recommend him and will certainly ask for his support again. Thanks so much Joe!!~Carolina
Joe is a great agent with whom to work. He knows the area, the values and he knows building. He spent a lot of time with us in our search and supported us as we explored alternatives. We've known and worked with many realtors over many years. Joe is one of the best we know. We recommend him highly.~Wayne & Claudia
My husband and I chose Joe Teceno as our realtor because our daughter was happy with the service he provided her family moving from NY to Upton. Joe was a blessing to us as we navigated the new world of MA. We were moving after 38 years in one home in Flushing, NY. He took us to homes that seemed right for us. In the end, he guided us through the building of a home in a new development in Bellingham. Joe also provided information that led me to a terrific chiropractor, took wonderful pictures of our house in different stages, and kept encouraging us when we suffered through 4 extensions of our closing. Joe listened to our needs and guided us to the best house for us. We are very thankful to have had him at our side. ~Pete & Barbara
My wife and I had no idea what to expect when we decided to sell our home. But Joe Teceno of Mathieu Newton Sotheby's International Realty instilled confidence in us from the day we asked him to represent us. At every turn thereafter, he clearly knew precisely what to do, precisely when to do it, and precisely how to keep everyone happy. The result? In just 39 days, he had us closing on our home and receiving the full asking price! Obviously, he was the perfect agent for us. But we definitely have many other reasons for writing this testimonial. Among them is Joe's "character." Each and every day, he exhibited the highest standards of integrity, decency, and reliability. He also displayed acute intelligence, attention to detail, and common sense. In addition, he was always ready with answers, took care of all the nitty-gritty essentials, and worked unbelievably long hours to get the results we wished. So, need an agent who is true to his word? Joe is the person. Need an agent who always does the right thing—Joe is also the one. In each and every way, he exceeded all our wishes. We enthusiastically recommend him, therefore, without qualification and, if we could, we would rate him 6 stars on a 5 star scale. He is absolutely the best there is! ~Ray
We wanted to write a letter regarding our experiences with Joe Teceno our realtor. My wife and I were relocating from Alberta, Canada to the Metro-West Boston area. This was a big move for our family with many of the variables unknown to us. We were referred to Joe and his agency by a colleague who had used Mike Mathieu (agency principal) in a previous transaction and was well pleased with his experience. Our experience with Joe was wonderful in every aspect. So much so I felt compelled to write this letter. We found Joe to very knowledgeable of the area and up to date with what was going on in each neighborhood or town. Likely in total we spent 10 dedicated days with Joe as we were able to travel to the area. His willingness to help us with every detail and explanation of the homes and areas was invaluable. We would never have expected this type of service from a real estate agent based on my past experiences and from the experiences of others. Joe facilitated the lawyer, home inspection, radon testing, well testing, contract negotiations, town deed inquiries, transportation to the showings, transportation around prospective neighborhoods. If he didn't know something he found out. Basically every detail was attended to. The majority of these details were coordinated remotely with myself from Canada. We found Joe to be alive to our concerns, likes and dislikes. He worked very well with the other agents in the area and was well received by them. Joe was very honest and impartial when it came to picking the homes and negotiating terms. He had excellent strategies and provided a rational sounding board for ideas. Joe also brings unique perspectives to the job based on his past life experiences and his realtor history. We would strongly recommend Joe as a realtor to anyone and use him again for our next transaction. We were happy to have met him and made his acquaintance. We both wish he and his family all the best. ~Roger & Kimberly
Joe is an absolute pleasure to work with. He pays great attention to the needs of his clients, is highly knowledgeable, patient, thorough, friendly and responsive I highly recommend him and would work with him in my future endeavors as I told Joe, He is my forever realtor :) P.S. He is a brilliant photographer. ~Kinnari
Pleased with Joe Teceno is being modest. I would highly recommend him in the sale or purchase of your home. Joe took care of both in my case and we had several offers on my place and accepted one within the first 21 days of being on the market. At the same time I had been shown a place I fell in love with that we were also able to negotiate a price I was happy with. I closed on both the same day with Joe by my side. He always returned my calls in a timely manner and had answers or would get them to me in a short time. Most important to me was that Joe made me feel like I was in good honest hands and today I can say the feeling was true, great man and great character.~Cynthia
Joe is a really authentic person who really put the time in to find us the types of properties we were looking for and was always flexible to meet with us when our schedules allowed it. He keep our needs in mind and provided insightful advice whenever we asked. Joe is absolutely fantastic to work worth and I would highly recommend him to anyone who will listen. ~Meagan
Joe was great! We were relocating from out of state. Joe spent several hours with us on Saturdays, driving all over to show us homes that he had picked out and homes that we requested to see. He is very friendly and personable. He answered our many questions patiently and explained how things worked here in MA. From the first time we met him until we closed on our new home, we were extremely comfortable with Joe.~Alison
Joe spent a lot of time helping my family find the right house. We moved from out-of-state and spent many hours at a time house-hunting, as we needed to make the most of each trip to MA. He was quite helpful, showing us houses we picked out as well as selections of his own. I would recommend Joe! ~James
Joe did the photography for me on this home. He is a pleasure to work with all around. He takes beautiful photos, provides them in a timely manner, works well with the homeowners, etc. I would highly recommend Joe! ~Melissa
I wanted to send a short note to thank you Joe for helping me with placing my home on the market. I had so much anxiety about this but felt much at ease after you addressed my several concerns. Not only were you informative, but you took the time to fully explain the process and even set me up with a home stager which was great!! My house has not looked this good in years. I can't forget to mention all the patients you had with my noisy, noisy dogs -- most people would have ran! Last of all Joe, I want you to know that I would not hesitate to recommend you to friends and family due to your honesty and dedication. Take care and have a wonderful holiday.~Cindy
I couldn't endorse Joe enough. He has been extremely knowledgeable and responsive. If you have ever dealt with a realtor, you can appreciate when every call and email is responded to immediately. Joe is thorough, intelligent, patient and I would recommend him to anyone looking to either buy or sell a home. ~Greg
Joe is a very honest and straight forward person. Easy to get along with and very knowledgeable. It was a pleasure to work with him. ~Paul
Joe has been extraordinary to work with. He can literally get me answers to any questions within minutes whereas I would have to wait days with other agents. He is very professional and has a great understanding of the market and how it is changing. I cannot recommend Joe enough and I can honestly say I would send my close family members to him for any of their real estate needs. ~Dan
Joe is a consummate professional. He works very hard and is caring about his clients and co-workers. He is a very dedicated individual and has a strong knowledge of real estate and the area. He has an engaging personality and effectively relates to all clients. ~Gerry


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I shared progression photos yesterday of this painting. It is a gift for someone in the family but I didn't realize it would be so very healing for me.
I became pregnant at the age of 16, had her at 17 and never was able to enjoy my pregnancy. I was alone and living with my abusive mom, I slept on the floor till I was 8 months pregnant,I didn't have a partner and of course the pregnancy wasn't celebrated.
I went to my last year of high school pregnant and have no memory of whether people looked at me funny or not and very little memories of that time… that is how much I protected myself and how much of an out of body experience it was.
It was not a sacred experience for me at all and the delivery was also traumatic as my mother was in the room half the time, snickering and finding pleasure in my pain.
I've spent years feeling "robbed" of a having a special and sacred pregnancy and childbirth. I've always looked at couples with their new baby and felt a pang of hurt. There was no one to share the beauty and sacredness of this baby, no one's eyes I could look into and say, she is ours.
And although I had support, there is nothing like having a baby with a partner, with someone to say I am in this with you. So traumatized was I, that I never had another child. There were other very big reasons for not having a child with my husband, but I didn't want another child so much, that when I was given a hysterectomy as one of the options to deal with a large fibroid tumor, I said.."take it out". The doctor looked at me and asked, "and you are not planning on having any more kids?" I was very clear, "No way." I was 37 at the time and I knew that I could never go through that again.
There is still pain there.
And so last night as I kept painting over that belly, I could feel this beautiful emotional caressing take place, I could feel the love I felt even in the midst of the chaos, I could feel the beauty of being in this place with a life growing inside of you. It was as if I was reclaiming something that was lost.
It felt very sacred to me.
That is why I love painting so much, it touches my soul in different way than words, it speaks my heart in a subtle yet powerful way. It heals me even when I think I am "just painting".
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Morsi's reckoning: Egypt protests in pictures
There's no way around it: Mohamed Morsi is stuck between a rock and a hard place.
Protesters in Tahrir Square said they want him out by the end of today, Sunday, June 30. If he doesn't leave, the opposition plans to simply wait it out.
Well, actually, it might not be that simple.
In an interview with the Guardian, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi said he "rejected opposition calls for early presidential elections." Continue reading below »
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"If we changed someone in office who [was elected] according to constitutional legitimacy – well, there will people or opponents opposing the new president too, and a week or a month later, they will ask him to step down," Morsi told the London based newspaper.
"There is no room for any talk against this constitutional legitimacy," he added. "There can be demonstrations and people expressing their opinions. But what's critical in all this is the adoption and application of the constitution. This is the critical point."
The protesters' demand to oust the one-year president has led to an increase in violence throughout Egypt. Recently, American student Andrew Pochter, 21, was stabbed to death while shooting pictures of unrest in the port city of Alexandria. He was in Egypt studying Arabic.
"As we understand it, he was witnessing the protest as a bystander and was stabbed by a protester," Pochter's family said in a statement. "He went to Egypt because he cared profoundly about the Middle East, and he planned to live and work there in the pursuit of peace and understanding."
All in all, seven people have been reported dead and more than 600 injured in skirmishes between Morsi's Islamist allies and secular opposition, according to CNN.
Meanwhile, supporters of Morsi, or members of the Muslim Brotherhood, are calling their opposition "illegitimate thugs," Al Jazeera reported.
"The president has legitimacy, constitutional legitimacy, and these thugs want to take it away from him illegally," a speaker told the Qatar based media company.


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Power in Partnerships: Ready Support, Pet Food Express Style
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Bulletproof vests, permanent shelter cat housing in stores and photo campaigns are just a few of the many ways these stores boost pet groups in Northern California.
Walk into any of the 50 Pet Food Express stores in California and you will be greeted by larger-than-life-sized posters of happy dogs, cats, bunnies and, yes, even the occasional pet rooster or spider.
It's all part of the popular My Mutt program in which Pet Food Express customers earmark donations of $250 or more to a favorite nonprofit pet rescue or shelter and the pet retailer dispatches a professional photographer to do a photo shoot of their pets. The best photo is then displayed in one of the Pet Food Express stores. In 2013, the My Mutt program raised about $305,000 for pet charities.
What is not known is that each photo costs Pet Food Express about $400, but you won't find co-owners Michael Levy and Mark Witriol grumbling, because both know that they are making priceless investments in bettering the lives of companion animals.
"I would rather invest $400 each time and raise money for the various rescue and shelter groups," Levy said. "We love decorating our stores with these large pet photos. Many of the donations go to independent rescues fostering out of their homes and struggling to exist on shoestring budgets. Walking into our stores and seeing these photos gets people more focused on the needs of shelters, foster groups and other pet groups. The My Mutt program truly gets the whole community involved."
K-9 Eddie flanked by his handler and a young fan.
Since Levy opened his first Pet Food Express in 1980 and partnered with Witriol in 1992, giving back to the community has always been a priority over profits.
Last year alone, the Oakland, Calif.-based pet retailer donated more than $1.7 million to more than 50 police K-9 departments, 100 pet shelters and rescues groups, and more than 100 schools in Northern California.
For their continuous commitment to the pet community in Northern California, Pet Product News International has selected Pet Food Express as this month's spotlighted pet retailer for the Power in Partnerships series sponsored by Halo, Purely for Pets.
Police K-9 units in the San Francisco Bay Area clean up each summer—literally—thanks to the annual dog washes sponsored by Pet Food Express.
And K-9 officers can wash their furry partners for free year-round at any Pet Food Express store.
This year's fundraiser takes place July 12 and 13; all proceeds from dog washes done at the stores' wash stations will go to the Cover Your K-9 Programs to help police departments purchase bulletproof K-9 vests, trauma kits and heat-alerting car alarms, and provide medical care for retired police dogs. The hope is to surpass last year's $124,000.
Former Oakland K-9 police officer Alex Jose, now chairman of the Cover Your K-9 Foundation, was teamed with K-9 Cuda in 2009 when Pet Food Express first began this fundraiser.
"At the time, K-9 Cuda, who was trained for both patrol work and narcotics detection, had no bulletproof vest," said Jose, now a police officer with Bay Area Rapid Transit in San Francisco. "Pet Food Express has been a great partner and enabled our hardworking K-9 officers to go out on the streets with the protection that they deserve. We hope that other companies see this as a model for the awesome things that can be done when a true partnership is created to do good for the community."
Pet Food Express is a major supporter of cats, too, taking feline adoption one step further than weekend adoptions.
Just ask Rebecca Katz and Glenn Howell, a pair of shelter directors in the Bay Area who have permanent state-of-the-art cat adoption housing centers inside of the Pet Food Express stores.
"We are a stretched-thin agency, taking in 10,000 animals last year on just a $4 million budget," said Katz, executive director of San Francisco Animal Care and Control. "In August 2011, we opened a cat adoption center inside the Pet Food Express store on Market Street, and we have adopted more than 500 cats since then.
"Thanks to Pet Food Express, our cat adoptions have gone up as our cat population has gone down. The staff knows our cats, and they talk to their customers about the different personalities and recommend food and litter. They are very knowledgeable."
"I have known Michael Levy for decades," said Howell, executive director of the Contra Costa County Animal Services Department in Martinez, Calif. "What sets Pet Food Express stores apart from some other pet supply companies is that from the very beginning they have made an effort to work with animal shelters and pet rescue groups. They offer us another place to showcase our cats and to find them homes.
"Not everyone will go to an animal shelter to adopt a pet, but everyone who comes into a Pet Food Express store is usually in a good mood, and many are drawn to our cats available for adoption."
Today, Pet Food Express, twice named Pet Product News International Retailer of the Year (1997 and 2007), now has 50 stores in Northern California with plans to open six more, including four in Southern California, by the end of this year. The stores average about 7,000 square feet, and all but two offer pet wash centers.
But from the very beginning, the bottom line has never been the highest priority.
"We believe in trust and have been transparent with our customers, employees and manufacturers since day one," said Levy. "We want our customers to have the best possible shopping experience, so we invest an enormous amount of training in our staff.
"Yes, we have offered a low-price guarantee for 20 years, but we are really not about price. We believe in having top-quality products, a well-educated staff and giving back to pets in our community."
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I would never to expect any child, under the age of 10, to endure a 1.5 to 2 hour formal dinner without some sort of distraction. Especially if there were a majority of adults at the table with adult conversation. I also believe children should be exposed to formal dining as often as possible. They will never appreciate it or learn the protocol without being exposed to it. Color crayons and a couple of coloring pages would be fine for small children. I would take Trip's advice and bring your own crayons and a couple of pages out of a coloring book for the children.
I commend you on changing your table to a four top. If you are ever on my cruise you and your children are more than welcome to dine with my wife and I.
Heck, sometimes I can't handle a two hour dinner if there is boring conversation.
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Rapper Curren$y was in Dallas on Monday night to put on a performance at the House of Blues when he almost missed his chance.
Before he and other artists made their way to the venue, Spitta was apprehended by authorities for smoking marijuana.
Shortly thereafter, he took to Twitter to let his followers and fans know what went down by tweeting "Locked the CEO up, and I'm da CEO f**k".
He continued "Ni***z was jus chiefin and bumpin dat new fiend s**t.... Then some strangers came thru wit these bracelets that made my arms hurt..."
Fortunately, he was released and able to hit the stage and perform.
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OOOOOOO….I never thought to heat the cream with the herbs. Good idea! I always just pour the cream and garlic in once I've mashed it but this would definitely be better. Thanks!
Recipe for: Garlic, Sage & Parmesan Creamy Mashed Potatoes
From the kitchen of: Isabel Total time: 30 min Makes: 6-8 servings
Potatoes are my thing. I just absolutely love them. However it's prepared, I will eat it. French fried. Mashed. Croquette-style. Hashed. Scalloped. Roasted. Seriously, anyway. Just ask Jared how obsessed I am with potatoes. I've never met a style of potato I didn't enjoy eating and I find it ironic that I don't even have a mashed potato recipe on Pretty Tasty Things. Until now. I've eaten and made mashed potatoes a million times, and found that the best way to infuse flavor in mashed potatoes is in the cream. The cream is the base to any mashed potato and while the cream heats over the stove, add whatever flavors you enjoy. I decided to use garlic and sage, allowing these bold flavors to steep in the cream. With Gold potatoes rather than Russet, the end result is a creamy texture with wonderful hints of garlic, sage and Parmesan cheese.
7 gold potatoes
1 cup milk
1 cup heavy cream
4 large garlic cloves, crushed
2 sage leaves
1/4 grated Parmesan cheese
3 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons salt
1. Boil potatoes. Bring to a boil a large pot of water seasoned with one teaspoon of salt. While the water is heating, prep the potatoes. Peel, rinse and chop the potatoes to large chunks relatively all the same size. When the water reaches a boil, gently place the potatoes into the pot and allow to cook until fork tender. Roughly 20-25 minutes depending on size.
2. Infuse cream. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the milk, heavy cream, crushed garlic and sage over medium-low temperature. Allow the ingredients to infuse for 20 minutes stirring occasionally to prevent burning. Lower temperature if the milk begins to bubble up.
3. Make mashed potatoes. Once the potatoes are fork tender, drain the water and return the potatoes to the pot. Allow the potatoes to steam in the pot for 30 seconds over low temperature in order for the water to evaporate. Using a potato masher, mash the potatoes thoroughly. Gradually add the garlic/sage cream mixture in several intervals mashing in between until you've reached a creamy consistency. You may not need to use all the milk. I had a little left over that I did not use. Afterwards, add the Parmesan cheese, and season with butter, salt and pepper. Mix well and serve hot sprinkled with a little more Parmesan cheese.
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Forums → The Tavern → Why Trolls are Trolls, a Study by Valkyrie
"Why Trolls Are Trolls"
a study by valkyrie1119
I have done a simple study and analysis of the brain of a troll. I have discovered the source of their trollish behavior, and would like to share it with the rest of you.
Now, take a look at a picture of the average human brain.
Average Human Brain
Now, take a look at the picture of the average troll brain.
Average Troll Brain
As you can see, there has been severe damage along the outer areas of the brain. This damage has resulted in a psychosis I call "Trolishness," an over stimulation of the cerebral cortex causing the brain to be overwhelmed with messages from the nervous system. This psychosis has also been known to cause fugues of amnesia, where the troll forgets who he is and what he is doing, resulting in more aggressive trollish behavior. Considering the symptoms of trollishness are quite clearly expressed in their behavior, it seems they have no control over it.
With that, there are several procedures you can follow to make the troll a negligible variable:
Ignore the troll. This has been proven to be the best technique since the over stimulation and the psychosis require an unending diet of attention, and have grown to have it become a vital need in order to survive.
Report the troll without attracting its attention. A quiet conference with a moderator or a simply click of the flag button shall suffice.
Try to think like the troll. Because the Trolishness has complete dominance over the troll's behavior and though process, understand that the troll is in a difficult position in terms of mental status. Understanding the difficult mental process the troll is undergoing can result in both sympathy and empathy for the troll.
This concludes my study.
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Please comment. I intend to extend and update my study as soon as I can do more research and collect more data. I'm still trying to discover what causes the psychosis in terms of the necessary damage.
Ignore the troll
Report the troll without attracting its attention
Hooray for repeating things already said!
I suppose this could be helpful if you're new and all.
I suppose this could be helpful if you're new and all.
Yes. I intended to create an anti troll tip section and a scientific insight as to the behavior of trolls.
This should be a stickie in the newcomers forum.
scientific insight as to the behavior of trolls.
Trolls are trolls for the lulz. Is that one? xP
Trolls are trolls for the lulz. Is that one? xP
Well I was just sort of trying to have fun with whatever reason trolls troll. Of course they troll for fun, but I thought it would be funny to make a satirical pseudo study explaining how trolls have damaged brains and a non existing psychosis.
Should've just posted in the stickied troll thread.
but I thought it would be funny to make a satirical pseudo study explaining how trolls have damaged brains and a non existing psychosis.
It was funny, especially with the brain. x]
Should've just posted in the stickied troll thread.
Yeah but I wanted to make a separate thread, with good advice and a possible theory for their trollish behavior.
It was funny, especially with the brain. x]
Thank you. That was the intended affect.
Haha made me laugh xD
the real reason they troll: boredom and too much free time.
the real reason they troll: boredom and too much free time.
That's the absolute truth, no theory can refute it.
I lol'ed after reading this. You're made of win val.
Another average interneter thinking he knows trolls.
The trolls are smarter than you.
You don't know their methods.
You don't know their identities.
They are legion.
They are anonymous.
Trolls will never be understandable. They are complex beings spawned from differing forms of radiation known only to the septim dimension.
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That's nice, now let's play the sound of a nice monkey howl for the caller after we greet them by name.
<?php // make an associative array of callers we know, indexed by phone number $people = array( "+14158675309"=>"Curious George", "+14158675310"=>"Boots", "+14158675311"=>"Virgil", "+14158675312"=>"Marcel" ); // if the caller is known, then greet them by name // otherwise, consider them just another monkey if(!$name = $people[$_REQUEST['From']]) $name = "Monkey"; // now greet the caller header("content-type: text/xml"); echo "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n"; ?> <Response> <Say>Hello <?php echo $name ?>.</Say> <Play>http://demo.twilio.com/hellomonkey/monkey.mp3</Play> </Response>
This example uses the
<Play> verb to fetch and play
an MP3 file to the caller.
A recorded monkey howl is great, but our callers want more. Let's give them the option to talk to a real primate.
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