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UConn certainly will miss playing against Rutgers.
The Huskies won for the 20th time in the last 22 meetings, earning an 82-71 victory Saturday night at the Rutgers Athletic Center. The Scarlet Knights are moving to the Big Ten next season. The two teams play one more time on March 5 in Storrs.
Senior Shabazz Napier added to his impressive resume, pouring in 20 of his game-high 26 points in the second half.
The Huskies improved to 16-4 overall, 4-3 in the American Athletic Conference.
"It was just a great win…," coach Kevin Ollie said. "It gets us over .500. (It was) a big momentum game for us. We've got a lot of teams that we're looking up at."
Here's a post-game breakdown and video:
-- Junior DeAndre Daniels showed some toughness by battling through a high right ankle sprain. He earned praise from Ollie for eventually returning to the game.
Daniels fell over teammate Ryan Boatright and went down in pain under the basket with just over four minutes left in the second half. He needed help to get to the bench and eventually went to the locker room with team trainer James Doran and Dr. Jeffrey Anderson.
It didn't look good at the time.
But Daniels returned to action about six minutes into the second half. He contributed only one basket but helped the Huskies close out the game, finishing with seven points and five rebounds in 21 minutes.
"He just gutted it out, man," Ollie said. "That's what it is all about. That's the toughness that we need to see. Not only the coaching staff but our players need to see that."
Napier said: "He showed a lot of guts."
Daniels has time to heal. UConn's next game is Thursday against Houston.
He wore a walking boot after the game.
"I'm feeling all right," Daniels said. "My ankle is kind of messed up right now."
Check out the attached video to listen to Daniels' post-game remarks.
-- After a slow start, Napier played the role of superhero once again. He scored 20 of UConn's last 34 points in the final 15 minutes, 11 seconds.
"That second half was up there with a lot of great second halves that our great players have played," Ollie said. "You put the ball in his hands and he just makes play after play after play."
Napier is on a tear, averaging 27.7 points in the last three games. That represents the most points that he's scored in any three-game stretch in his career.
-- Rutgers coach Eddie Jordan on UConn: "They're a good team with a great player. When they open the floor like that and a great player does his thing, it's very frustrating. The frustration got to us a little bit and we didn't keep our poise."
"… If he's got it cooking, it's a hard thing to guard, because he's a good passer, he sees the floor, he's unselfish. Yet, he's an assassin."
-- Ollie raved about his team's defense in the second half. Rutgers shot just 32 percent (8-for-25) and had only one field goal in the final 8:58. The Scarlet Knights converted 40.4 percent overall.
"I really like 32 percent," Ollie said. "We can talk about offense all we want to, but I hang my hat on defense and rebounding. We showed up great in the second half doing that."
-- UConn won the rebounding battle, 34-29. The Huskies improved to 10-0 when out-rebounding an opponent this season.
They also out-scored the Scarlet Knights, 34-12, in the paint.
-- It was a strange start to the game. The officials call a technical foul onRutgersfor a pre-game dunk. Yes, that's against the rules. And it's dumb rule, too.
Napier made one of two free throws before the jump ball. It was the only free throw that he missed all game as he finished 10 for 11.
-- Sophomore reserve Omar Calhoun sat out with a sprained ankle. He suffered the injury in Tuesday's win overTempleand decided not to play after participating in the team shoot-around earlier on Saturday.
"Hopefully, he'll back for Houston," Ollie said.
-- Freshman Amida Brimah was a big factor in the first half, scoring all 10 of his points. He finished with a team-best eight rebounds and added two blocks in 20 minutes overall.
It was only the second double figure scoring game of his young career.
-- Rutgers guard Myles Mack, who came in averaging a team-best 16.5 points, had just six points on 2-for-9 shooting.
The credit goes to Boatright who aced the tough defensive assignment.
"Boatright did a tremendous job on him," Napier.
-- The Huskies showed why they're the league's best free throw shooting team, sinking 24 of 30, or 80 percent.
-- Kadeem Jack and Jerome Seagears led Rutgerswith 19 points apiece. Jack also had 11 rebounds and four blocks.
Starting forward Wally Judge had a miserable game, fouling out without scoring a point or grabbing a rebound in 10 minutes of play.
-- Jordan's Rutgers team came up short on Saturday. And he did, too, when trying to recall the names of two UConn players.
"They've got two 3-point shooters with some size," Jordan said. "I don't know their names. Number 5 and number 2, I don't know."
Senior Niels Giffey wears No. 5 and Daniels No. 2.
Daniels wears No. 2 and Giffey No. 5.
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I've been a little slow on the cooking and blogging front lately but I'm never short for words. So when three fellow bloggers– Ann, Jaya and Pavani— each one an amazing cook herself– nominated me for the Kreativ Blogger award which goes with a tag to write seven interesting things about myself, I jumped at the bait.
Not because I think I'm interesting, mind you– I quite honestly think I'm the most boring person I know. But I never am one to pass on a chance for some good old healthy introspection and retrospection. So now comes the time to shine the light on the inner me, and find out just how interesting– or not– I am. You decide.
1. As a child (I must've been five or six), I was chased up and down the street by what must have been the world's biggest German Shepherd. The incident made me fairly– although not deathly– afraid of dogs for a while. But somehow, as I grew older and wiser, the fear vanished. Now dogs are my best friends– and I try to be theirs. I even have my very own Shepherd at home now. 🙂
2. This one would be interesting to my Indian readers. I've said before that I'm not a fan of Bollywood and the endless, meaningless movies it churns out. But in my early career as a reporter in Bombay, goaded by an arts editor with a deep nostalgia for old Hindi movies, I interviewed dozens of Indian movie stars. Of the celebrities I met, Shashi Kapoor was unassuming and friendly and utterly handsome although he was a much bigger and much older version of his '60s filmi self. After that, whenever we spoke, he'd regale me with stories of his new granddaughter. Hema Malini was still beautiful years after her reign as the dreamgirl of Indian cinema but also still clueless and I've never seen anyone look as shocked as she did when I asked her how old she was (she didn't tell me, in case you were wondering).
Shyam Benegal was as intelligent as the movies he made and Subhash Ghai was more intelligent than the movies he made. Saeed Jaffrey was intensely annoying and full of himself, but Danny Dengzongpa was articulate and extremely charming. Deepti Naval, one of my favorite interviewees, was polished and sensitive and the only Bollywood actor to ever call me after the interview appeared to thank me.
But my most memorable interview of the Bollywood kind would have to be Naushad. He was old and no longer making beautiful music, but he was an absolute gentleman and one of the nicest people I have ever met, professionally or personally. He did not even embarrass me when I confessed to him that Desi's most favorite song of all time was Chalte Chalte (I found out only later that Naushad shared the credits for Pakeezah with Ghulam Mohammad, his disciple, who actually scored Chalte Chalte).
3. I interviewed Laura Bush in the White House when she was First Lady.
4. I am hooked on politics, although I don't write about it (except when it's animal related) on my blog. Mainly because I wouldn't be able to stop myself, but also because I often cover political stories and it wouldn't be ethical. I go to bed with Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert and my idea of a great Friday night is to curl up on the couch with Desi, my furry family and a glass of wine and watch Bill Maher dish it out on Real Time.
5. I tend to be friendly and agreeable most of the time, but any kind of injustice brings out the fighter in me. I hate it when I see someone trying to take advantage of the underdog, human or not. It perhaps explains why I became a champion of animal rights. I've screamed out my head at a neighbor in Pune whom I caught kicking a stray puppy that had wandered on his porch. I've lectured a boy in Guadalajara who was trying to take aim at a pigeon with a catapult (I don't know if he understood what I was saying in English and a few broken words of Spanish, but he retreated which was good enough for me). And I never miss a chance to tell people who buy from breeders that they are contributing to the problem of pet overpopulation and the unnecessary killing of healthy animals in shelters. It may not make me everyone's favorite person, but someone's got to say it.
6. I was always the rebel in my extended family, and growing up I rejected a lot of the stuff girls are expected to do in Indian homes. My cousins were all fabulous cooks by the time they were in their teens but I just wasn't interested in learning something so, well, girly. I only started cooking after I got married because Desi couldn't cook either and we had to eat. Once I'd muddled through the learning process, I fell in love with the whole idea of creating delicious food.
7. I once won a tiny whisky-making contest organized by the Scotch Whisky Association in Glasgow. We were asked to create a Scotch from a few colorless liquids placed before us. I confess I had no idea what I was doing and they definitely didn't clasp their hearts and offer me a job on the spot. But apparently I can mix up a pretty good brew when I set my mind to it. 🙂 I even have a silver quaiche to show for it!
I know awards are plentiful in the blogging world and not every recipient cheers when they get one because, well, they've gotten one or a dozen before. But I do appreciate the sentiment and love behind them, and I would like to return it by passing on the tag and award to seven bloggers I admire. Ann, Jaya and Pavani would be on the list, but since they've already been there and done that I am going to pick out seven others who are also really creative with everything they do. Remember, dear awardees, you have to tell us seven interesting things about yourself and name seven of your favorite bloggers to pass the award on to.
Here are my picks:
Mihl of Seitan Is My Motor
Mints of Vadanikavalgheta
Nithya of Hungry Desi
Priya of Akshayapaatram
Sharmila of Kichu Khon
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White Coffee Corporation of Long Island, N.Y., is introducing a new coffee line inspired by ABC's TV crime drama "Castle." The new coffee line, Castle Coffee Blends, includes three varieties. Morning is Murder is a flavorful Columbian roast. Writer's Roast is a dark, French roast. Brewing Storm is a lighter-bodied coffee with a smooth cinnamon taste.


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A University of Toronto student has succeeded where Leonardo Da Vinci had failed, completing the first continuous flight of the human-powered aircraft known as an ornithopter. Todd Reichert , a PhD student at the U of T Institute for Aerospace Studies at the University of Toronto, succeeded in piloting the aircraft, which flies by flapping its wings like a bird. The concept was conceived back in 1485 by legendary inventor Leonardo Da Vinci who sketched flying machines but never actually made one.
Reichert's craft, named the Snowbird, is similar to Da Vinci's designs and weighs just under 43 kilograms with a wing span of 32 meters. Made of carbon fiber, foam and balsa wood, the entire weight of the craft is equal to the all the pillows on a commercial jet. It took Reichert and his colleague, Cameron Robertson, over four years to make the aircraft, which cost over $200,000.
It works by pumping a set of pedals attached to pulleys and lines that bring down the wings in an elegant flapping motion, a feat that requires both engineering and physical prowess.
The project was overseen by James DeLaurier, a retired Institute for Aerospace Studies professor who is one of the world's leading experts on ornithopters, and who has devoted his career to birdlike flight. In 2006, he built and flew a motorized ornithopter called the Flapper, another aviation first, however he has never created a purely human-powered craft. Speaking of Reichert's achievement, DeLaurier said, "This is the last first in aviation, and in many ways the most significant one."
To get ready for the flight, Reichert lost eight kilograms, went on a special diet and trained daily – especially his leg muscles. Before the main flight in Tottenham, Ontario, he took 65 test runs and said of the night before, "I didn't sleep. My mind was just racing."
"It was such a neat feeling . . . you kept pushing and it kept maintaining altitude," Reichert said. "All of a sudden, it clicked and we were able to stay up there."
During the flight, a representative from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, the world body governing aeronautical records, was present to witness the event. Due to its milestone achievement, there is talk of the Snowbird being donated to the Canada Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa.
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Forget about robots rising up against humans for world domination. In the future we're all going to be robot-human hybrids with the help of wearable computers. We've already seen Google Glass, the search giant's augmented-reality glasses, and now the latest Y Combinator startup to come out of stealth, Thalmic Labs, is giving us a wrist cuff that will one day control computers, smartphones, gaming consoles, and remote-control devices with simple hand gestures.
Unlike voice-detecting Google Glass, and the camera-powered Kinect and Leap Motion controller, Thalmic Labs is going to the source of your hand and finger gestures – your forearm muscles. "In looking at wearable computers, we realized there are problems with input for augmented-reality devices," says Thalmic Labs co-founder Stephen Lake. "You can use voice, but no one wants to be sitting on the subway talking to themselves, and cameras can't follow wherever you go."
I'd argue that thanks to Bluetooth headsets and Siri, we've already been talking to ourselves for the last decade, so talking to my glasses isn't a huge stretch. But, I won't deny that it looks cool to casually flick my hand to change the song on my MacBook, which is what Thalmic Labs is promising with its $149 forearm gadget called the Myo (a nod to the Greek prefix for muscle, but rhymes with Leo), which has an adjustable band that can accommodate almost anyone.
Using a technique called electromyography, which measures the electrical impulses produced by your muscles when you move them, the Myo's sensors can detect when you make a gesture and translate that to a digital command for your computer, mobile device, or remote controlled vehicle. "When you go to move you hand, you're using muscles in your forearm which, when they contract and activate, produce just a few microvolts of electrical activity," says Lake. "Our sensors on the surface of the skin amplify that activity by thousands of times and plug it into a processor in the band, which is running machine learning algorithms." Similar technology is found in high-tech arm and hand prosthetics, as well as the Necomimi Brainwave Controlled Cat Ears.
Since most humans activate the same muscles when they point their finger or wave their hand, Thalmic Labs was able to compile a set of specific electrical patterns based on our movements and translate them into thousands of digital commands. As you wear the Myo over time, Lake says, it begins to learn your unique electrical impulses and accuracy improves. The device also has haptic feedback – a small vibration – to tell you when you've completed a recognized gesture, such as a hand swipe or finger pinch. That helps shorten the learning curve, says Lake.
In a video showing off the Myo, the device controls video and audio playback, switches between screens on a computer, and directs remote-controlled devices, but Lake says there are many more ways to use it. "If you think about your daily life, you use your hands to interact with and manipulate just about everything you do, from pressing numbers on your phone to picking up your coffee," says Lake. "Now think if we can take all those motions and actions and plug them into just about any computer or digital system, the possibilities are endless." When the Myo ships in late 2013, Thalmic Labs will offer an open API so that developers can connect it to other systems or build their own programs.Though the idea of a motion control wristband might only appeal to the hardest-core of wearable computer enthusiasts right now, Lake has high hopes that the trend will eventually reach the masses. 'Right now we're just on the cusp of a major shift in computing, and whether it's a Google product or something else, at some point in the next couple years wearable computing devices are going to change how everyone will communicate and interact with technology," he says. "Ultimately the line between us and our devices will start becoming a lot more blurred."
Thalmic Lab's timing is spot-on. Google finally pulling the curtain back on its Project Glass augmented reality glasses has spurred (mostly positive) chatter about wearable computers, and how they'll change our relationship with technology. Though Glass and Myo have a few years to go before more than just a slice of population will want to have them, it's easy to picture a future in which everyone is wearing a computer. And it's not a stretch to imagine the same people who would don a pair of glass-less glasses that can record video and photos, send emails and text, and look up anything on Google, would also slide their arm into a muscle-sensing band that can control computers with a hand gesture. If you're one of those people, pre-order for the Myo starts today.


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Silvia Mannix of East Hampton, died on Sept. 3 at the Westhampton Care Center. She was 83.
Ms. Mannix was born on Dec. 28, 1927, in Jamaica, Queens, to Candido Iorio and the former Lucia Avalone. She was the youngest of six children.
Ms. Mannix began spending time on the South Fork when she was 5. Since 1971, she lived in both Amagansett and East Hampton while managing an estate on the ocean.
Ms. Mannix is survived by her five children, Martin Mannix of Sag Harbor, James Mannix and Brian Mannix of Amagansett, Gary Mannix of Arizona, and Karyn Mannix of East Hampton. Three siblings, Al Iorio of New Jersey, Norma Ferraro of Lake Grove, and Emily Valentino of Virginia, also survive, as do seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Visiting hours were held earlier this month at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home and a funeral Mass was said on Sept. 7, at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church in East Hampton, followed by burial in the church cemetery.
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Steve Benen covers this subject very well, go read it here or enjoy an extended piece below. I, for one, understood all along that these provisions alone made the Health Care Reform bill worthwhile. I am still angry at the people who attempted to undermine this compromise bill for their own selfish reasons, not giving a shit about the children who benefit, the people with pre-existing conditions and those young Americans 26 and under who can't afford to buy insurance on their own. This is monumental and will go down in history as a crowning achievement for President Obama and his administration, long after the critics are forgotten about. Real people benefit from this, that is the bottom line. Now I'm sure the haters and nitpickers will jump all over this post and spout the same bullshit they did during the battle, but it won't change the fact that real people are going to benefit starting today. Hooray for President Obama!! From Benen…
The New York Times' Kevin Sack noted that a number of the new law's "most central consumer protections take effect" this very day, and the list includes some very popular reforms. Starting today, for example, insurers won't be able to exclude children from coverage because of pre-existing conditions. Rescission, which led to many Americans losing their coverage when they needed it most, is forbidden. Young people can now stay on their parents' plan until age 26. Preventive care — including colonoscopies, mammograms, and immunizations — must now be covered without co-payments.
Republicans intend to take all of this away, of course, and will fight tooth and nail next year if voters reward them with a majority.
But in the meantime, the Affordable Care Act has begun making life better for some struggling Americans who need a break.
Joe and Mary Thompson had agreed to adopt Emily before her birth in 1999, and it never occurred to them to back out when she was born with spina bifida. But that same year, their residential remodeling business in Overland Park, Kan., went under, prompting job changes that left the family searching for health coverage with a child who was uninsurable.
The insurers were willing to cover the Thompsons and their older daughter, but not Emily, who was later discovered to have mild autism as well, or her 13-year-old brother, who had a diagnosis of attention deficit disorder.
Starting Thursday, the insurers will not be able to do that, as the new health care law prohibits them from denying coverage to children under 19 because of pre-existing health conditions. In 2014, the change will extend to people of all ages.
More change is coming people, as long as Republicans don't lie their way into power in the congress. VOTE DEMOCRATIC AND ENCOURAGE YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO DO THE SAME. My recommendation to fire you up, go look at a Youtube clip of George W. Bush as a reminder of what Republicans brought us for 8 long, painful, horrifying years.


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The Southington Parks and Recreation Department has announced the season for the 2013 Summer Youth Theater program.
The Spotlights program will present The Wiz on July 18, 19 and 20 at Southington High School. The Wiz is a musical based on L. Frank Baum's THE WIZARD OF OZ. The film of the show featured Diana Ross as "Dorothy" and Michael Jackson as "Scarecrow." The show is directed by Kristy Smith.
All shows will take place at 7 p.m.
The Footlights program will present The Little Mermaid Jr. on July 26 and 27 at Southington High School. The Little Mermaid, Jr. is based on the classic Disney movie. The show is directed by Alyssa Fontana.
The show begins at 7 p.m. on Friday July 26 and 27. There is a matinee showing at 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 27.
Tickets for both shows are $8 and available at the door.
For more information contact the Parks and Recreation office at 860-276-6219.


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All ages are welcome at OPWC. An open mic is a vital part of the evening. Each open mic performer gets up to four minutes to read original works or verse written by others. Our audiences famously encourage open mic readers. The main feature as well as the open mikers perform censorship free; strong language is sometimes used. After the guest reader, a hat is passed to provide the guest a small stipend and to help fund future readings. The collective has been honored with donation of a new book of poetry every month from the University of Arkansas Press — and the raffle is free! Often, featured readers offer their own books and chapbooks (and sometimes CDs and DVDs) for sale, autographed.
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Great question—fruits and vegetables used for garnishing can make beautiful presentations on a table of food or make kids meals more exciting! Check out the cooking section of a major bookstore such as Borders or Barnes & Noble to find how-to books with detailed instructions and photos on this type of "art".
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The poet: It would be hard to imagine anyone with more artistic and literary credentials than Ann Day. She is a writer, photographer, naturalist, and above all, poet! She publishes an illustrated day-book, using her own photographs. She collaborates with other poets in publishing books of poetry. She is a member of at least two poetry groups. For years she has published a weekly column called "The Nature of Things," etc. Also, she is a splendid luncheon companion.
The poem: The poem is, at first, a lot of fun. The stanzas can be juggled around. it makes sense no matter the order. Each stands alone. Sight and sound are presented in beautiful vignettes.
But there is so much more than that: "haunting cries of south-bound geese," "October's half hidden moon," "blackened leaves," "frozen buckets," "fog that hugs the river."
One almost thinks "death." The end. And the poem is surely about death, but the good death of the living earth. When we are children we want the day never to end. Sleep is the interruption of our play.
That is not the truth of the world. As sure as life, everything dies. But the fact of death is not the end of life. Nature's death is a guarantee of the springtime. It may be that death is simply a resting time, from which new life springs. This gloomy poem is then the basis of a prophecy.
I will not speak to the poet's theology, I will praise her description of the coming winter, after which the spring will come. Our thanks to her for this reminder.
The poem:
Two Crows
by Ann Day
Last night
I heard haunting cries
of south-bound geese
crossing the veiled light
of October's half-hidden moon.
In the icy morning hours,
I walk among blackened leaves
of tomato plants and pumpkin vines.
I pound frozen water buckets
and hear the cattle bawl for hay.
The orange gold
of yesterday's Indian summer
lies dull and matted
under bare limbs
of our backyard maples.
Two crows
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text: On Tue, Nov 22, 2005 at 03:58:25PM -0500, Andrew Piskorski wrote: > > I have a HA NFS server in the rack (dual mini-ITX with a 300 GB > > drive each) which are kept in sync via DRBD. Bonnie++ said something > > about 2-3 MByte/s, so mini-ITX are quite underpowered for the application. > > That seems like awful disk performance. But, why would that have Oh, yes. > anything to do per-se with is being a mini-ITX motherboard? If its The onboard NICs are 100 MBit/s (that would cap performance at 8-9 MByte/s, as drbd uses just eth1), and the CPU quite underpowered. Plus, there's NFS overhead. If I run bonnie++ locally (iozone seems de rigeur now though) it reports Version 1.03 ------Sequential Output------ --Sequential Input- --Random- -Per Chr- --Block-- -Rewrite- -Per Chr- --Block-- --Seeks-- Machine Size K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP K/sec %CP /sec %CP boron 1G 5450 80 12239 11 9052 16 7291 95 41852 33 192.6 1 ------Sequential Create------ --------Random Create-------- -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- -Create-- --Read--- -Delete-- files /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP /sec %CP 16 917 53 +++++ +++ 1133 47 979 59 +++++ +++ 851 43 boron,1G,5450,80,12239,11,9052,16,7291,95,41852,33,192.6,1,16,917,53,+++++,+++,1133,47,979,59,+++++,+++,851,43 > PCI and IDE chipsets are ok, and Linux recognizes them correctly, then > the disk should work just as well as on a larger motherboard, right? > Did you use the hdparm -i -I -tT options to check that Linux isn't > putting the disk controller into the wrong mode? Looks arguably sensible to me: Model=Maxtor 5A300J0, FwRev=RAM51VV0, SerialNo=A81ARWXE Config={ Fixed } RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=57 BuffType=DualPortCache, BuffSize=2048kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=off CurCHS=65535/1/63, CurSects=4128705, LBA=yes, LBAsects=268435455 IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120} PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4 DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 udma5 *udma6 AdvancedPM=yes: disabled (255) WriteCache=enabled Drive conforms to: (null): * signifies the current active mode ATA device, with non-removable media Model Number: Maxtor 5A300J0 Serial Number: A81ARWXE Firmware Revision: RAM51VV0 Standards: Supported: 7 6 5 4 Likely used: 7 Configuration: Logical max current cylinders 16383 65535 heads 16 1 sectors/track 63 63 -- CHS current addressable sectors: 4128705 LBA user addressable sectors: 268435455 LBA48 user addressable sectors: 585940320 device size with M = 1024*1024: 286103 MBytes device size with M = 1000*1000: 300001 MBytes (300 GB) Capabilities: LBA, IORDY(can be disabled) Queue depth: 1 Standby timer values: spec'd by Standard, no device specific minimum R/W multiple sector transfer: Max = 16 Current = 0 Advanced power management level: unknown setting (0x0000) Recommended acoustic management value: 192, current value: 254 DMA: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 udma5 *udma6 Cycle time: min=120ns recommended=120ns PIO: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4 Cycle time: no flow control=120ns IORDY flow control=120ns Commands/features: Enabled Supported: * NOP cmd * READ BUFFER cmd * WRITE BUFFER cmd * Host Protected Area feature set * Look-ahead * Write cache * Power Management feature set * SMART feature set * FLUSH CACHE EXT command * Mandatory FLUSH CACHE command * Device Configuration Overlay feature set * 48-bit Address feature set * Automatic Acoustic Management feature set SET MAX security extension Advanced Power Management feature set * DOWNLOAD MICROCODE cmd * SMART self-test * SMART error logging HW reset results: CBLID- above Vih Device num = 0 determined by CSEL Checksum: correct Timing cached reads: 596 MB in 2.01 seconds = 295.97 MB/sec Timing buffered disk reads: 100 MB in 3.01 seconds = 33.21 MB/sec -- Eugen* Leitl leitl ______________________________________________________________ ICBM: 48.07100, 11.36820 http://www.leitl.org 8B29F6BE: 099D 78BA 2FD3 B014 B08A 7779 75B0 2443 8B29 F6BE -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: Digital signature URL: <http://www.beowulf.org/pipermail/beowulf/attachments/20051123/45e7ccd4/attachment.sig>


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CHICAGO – Halfcourt basketball is a staple of the NBA playoffs. But with so much talk about Brooklyn's offense and Chicago's defense in the Nets-Bulls first-round Eastern Conference series, some might assume the teams actually are using just half a court, like a pickup game at some crowded playground.
The sad truth is, without Derrick Rose, the Bulls' attack often is as entertaining as watching Dad re-grout the bathroom floor. As for the Nets' defense, the voters spoke loud and clear: While 21 different players received votes for the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year Award announced Wednesday, none of them play for the Nets.
The numbers suggest that while Brooklyn has improved its performance when the other guys control the ball, that wasn't exactly a priority when GM Billy King went shopping prior to this season with another $330 million of owner Mikhail Prokhorov's money.
Statistically, the Nets brought defensive improvement along on their move from New Jersey to Brooklyn, just not any dramatic reimagining that way. In 2011-12, their defensive rating of 109.6 ranked 28th and they were 28th in opponents' field-goal percentage, 29th in foes' 3-point percentage, 19th in steals and dead last in defensive rebounds and blocked shots.
This season, the Nets got their defensive rating down to 106.2 and their ranking up to 17th. They ranked 23rd in opponents' field-goal percentage, 21st in 3-point percentage, 19th in steals, 21st in defensive rebounds and 18th in blocks.
No less an authority than Chicago's Tom Thibodeau sounded sufficiently impressed with what interim coach P.J. Carlesimo and, before him, Avery Johnson did starting in training camp.
"It starts with Brook Lopez," Thibodeau said of Brooklyn's All-Star center, known primarily as a dangerous scorer and occasional rebounder. "He's gotten a lot better at challenging shots and blocking shots. [Forward Reggie] Evans has been an excellent defender. Gerald Wallace, every year you can make a case for him, all-league defense. I think P.J.'s done a great job with them, as did Avery, having a defensive philosophy.
"There's been tremendous growth, I think, in the last two to three years. They have size, they have versatility. [Keith] Bogans, C.J. [Watson], I had both those guys here and they're really terrific. [Veteran Jerry] Stackhouse is a little older now but he was a terrific defender for a long time and his team defense is very, very good. [Backup big man Andray] Blatche has very good feet."
Yeah, Thibs, but are they any good when it comes to that five-guys-on-a-string stuff?
"They've got shot-blocking at the rim, they've got Wallace who can guard, they've got Johnson, who's big," Thibodeau said.
Like he was going to say anything different, right?
As for the DPOY award and Chicago placing three players – Joakim Noah (4), Luol Deng (15) and Jimmy Butler (T18) – among the 21 vote-getters, Thibodeau said he was proud of his players. But he also spoke of the multiple, sometimes contradictory factors that influence the balloting.
"I don't know the metrics that are going into it," said Thibodeau, whose work in Boston and Chicago since 2007 have led to greater defensive appreciation throughout the league. "I think it's very difficult to measure the impact of a defensive guy. It's not like a pitcher against a hitter in baseball and you can say, 'This is what he's doing.' It's five-man offense, five-man defense and a lot of variables that go into it: there's rotations, there's switches. Often a guy gets credit and maybe he wasn't the person responsible."
That, the Bulls coach said, is "why you could make a case for several guys who are on the same team."
Or none on a middle-of-the-pack defensive team such as Brooklyn.


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In general, genetic enhancement refers to the transfer of genetic material intended to modify nonpathological human traits. The term commonly is used to describe efforts to make someone not just well, but better than well, by optimizing attributes or capabilities -- perhaps by raising an individual from standard to peak levels of performance. When the goal is enhancement, the gene may supplement the functioning of normal genes or may be superseded with genes that have been engineered to produce a desired enhancement. Furthermore, gene insertion may be intended to affect a single individual through somatic cell modification, or it may target the gametes, in which case the resulting effect could be passed on to succeeding generations.
In a sense, the concept of genetic enhancement is not particularly recent if one considers genetically engineered drug products used to alter physical traits as genetic enhancements. For example, human growth hormone (HGH), which before 1985 could be obtained only in limited quantities from cadaveric pituitary glands, now can be produced using recombinant DNA technology. When its supply was more limited, HGH was prescribed for children with short stature caused by classical growth hormone deficiency. However, with the advent of recombinant DNA manufacturing, some physicians have begun recommending use of HGH for nonhormone-deficient children who are below normal height.
Animal experiments to date have attempted to improve such traits as growth rate or muscle mass. Although this research is focused on developing approaches to treating human diseases and conditions, it is conceivable that developments resulting from this research could be more broadly applied to enhance traits rather than correct deficiencies.
Recently, Schwarzenegger mice have been bred - laboratory animals whose bodies have expanded rapidly after the injection of a gene that causes muscles to grow. The mice are the first stage in the development of treatments intended to coax the bodies of seriously ill patients with degenerating diseases to recreate damaged tissue (e.g., muscular dystrophy). In the world of sports, this technology could potentially be used to improve athletic performance without being detected.
Similar interventions could help delay the aging process. For example, a gene called MGF (Mechano-growth factor) regulates a naturally occurring hormone produced after exercise that stimulates muscle production. Levels of MGF fall as we age, which is one reason why muscle mass is lost as we grow older. A treatment to build up muscles would allow us to remain able-bodied and independent much longer. IGF-1, another muscle-building hormone, has produced increased muscle mass in laboratory mice. Theoretically, gene insertion of IGF-1 could produce an equally impressive effect in humans.
Efforts to genetically improve the growth of swine have involved the insertion of transgenes encoding growth hormone. Nevertheless, despite the fact that growth hormone transgenes are expressed well in swine, increased growth does not occur. Another effort aimed to enhance muscle mass in cattle. When gene transfer was accomplished, the transgenic calf initially exhibited muscle hypertrophy, but muscle degeneration and wasting soon followed and the animal had to be destroyed.
Gene transfer at the embryonic stage through a technique called pronuclear microinjection is another approach being tested in animals. However, current knowledge from animal experiments suggests that embryo gene transfer is unsafe, as its use results in random integration of donor DNA, a lack of control of the number of gene copies inserted, significant rearrangements of host genetic material, and a 5 to 10 percent frequency of insertional mutagenesis. In addition, this technique would necessarily be followed by nuclear transfer into enucleated oocytes, a process that in at least two animal models is associated with a low birth rate and a very high rate of late pregnancy loss or newborn death. Thus, many believe that the use of gene transfer at the embryonic stage for enhancement would reach far beyond the limits of acceptable medical intervention.
Greater success has been achieved in genetic enhancement of plants, which are more easily manipulated genetically and reproductively. However, the state of knowledge in humans and other complex organisms does not allow for the controlled genetic modification of even simple phenotypes.
For example, in humans, for whom more complex traits such as intelligence or behavior are concerned, the limitations are more pronounced. The genome provides only a blueprint for formation of the brain. The complex and subtle details of assembly and intellectual development involve more than direct genetic control and are subject to inestimable stochastic and environmental influences. Despite the technical limitations, it is possible that eventually enhancements using techniques initially intended to restore deficiencies could be redirected to improve memory and problem-solving, reduce the need for sleep, increase musical capacity, attain desirable personality traits, protect against cardiovascular disease or cancer, or increase longevity.
One of the areas in which genetic enhancement might find initial application is in sports. At the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, a cross-country skier from Finland who won two gold medals was later found to have a genetic mutation that increased the number of red blood cells in his body because he could not switch off erythropoetin (Epo) production. This mutation increased the athlete's capacity for aerobic exercise. A synthetic version of Epo is currently used to treat anemia, but it has also been abused by athletes to heighten their stamina. For example, in the 1998 Tour de France, a team was thrown out of the race, and two top cyclists admitted taking the drug. Recent efforts to deliver the Epo gene into patients' cells would eliminate the need for regular injections, but this process could also be abused by athletes.
Genetic enhancement raises a host of ethical, legal and social questions. What is meant by normal? When is a genetic intervention "enhancing" or "therapeutic?" How should the benefit from a genetic enhancement be calculated in comparing its risks and benefits? Would people who have been genetically enhanced enjoy an unfair advantage in competing for scarce resources? That is, will genetic enhancement be available to all or only to the few who can afford to purchase it using their personal finances? These questions relate to the two major concerns presented by genetic enhancement: the undermining of the principle of social equality and the problem of creating an unfair advantage that would be enjoyed by enhanced individuals.
Some have speculated that genetic enhancement might affect human evolution. Philosophical and religious objections also have been raised, based on the belief that to intervene in such fundamental biological processes is "playing God" or attempting to place us above God. People from various perspectives believe that any interference with the random offerings of nature is inherently wrong and question our right to toy with the product of years of natural selection. Geneticists have countered that the power to control human evolution is unlikely, as the evolution of the human species is a nonrandom change in allelic frequencies resulting from selective pressure. The change progresses over generations because individuals with specific patterns of alleles are favored reproductively. If new alleles were introduced by gene transfer, the impact on the species would be negligible. Moreover, there is no certainty that genetically enhanced individuals would have greater biological fitness, as measured by reproductive success.
In general, however, ethical and social concerns center not so much on the improvement of traits for alleviation of deficiencies or on the reduction of disease risk, but on the augmentation of functions that without intervention would be considered entirely normal. For some individuals, technologies that can enhance traits are even more attractive than those that would merely duplicate them (e.g., cloning). And, although the distinctions between cure and enhancement might be obvious to some, they can lose meaning in medical practice or in formulating health policy. For example, interventions that begin in an effort to cure could slide quickly toward interventions that enhance.
The questions raised above also create significant new challenges to our regulatory capabilities.
On September 11, 1997, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) convened a conference on genetic enhancement. The meeting was prompted by a request to NIH to approve a protocol for conducting a gene therapy experiment on healthy volunteers, rather than on patients. Although the experiment was part of an effort to develop treatments for cystic fibrosis, the proposed use of healthy subjects raised, for the first time, the questions of whether and in what circumstances it was appropriate to use gene insertion technology in healthy volunteers. Exactly how to regulate this potential use of genetic technology remains unclear.
In order for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to control the introduction and use of genetic enhancement technologies, these techniques would have to be considered to be drugs, biologics, or medical devices, categories for which FDA has the authority to regulate genetic enhancements. Regarding drugs used for enhancement purposes, the definition of a drug in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act includes not only "articles intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in man" but also "articles (other than food) intended to affect the structure or function of the body of man." The agency has relied on this definition to assert drug regulatory authority over products such as wrinkle creams and tanning agents that are intended to enhance the appearance of the body but that achieve results by affecting the body's structural or functional components. The agency will be challenged by the need to determine when enhancement is "genetic" (versus nongenetic, for example, liposuction or cosmetic surgery) and when genetic manipulation is "enhancement." In addition, FDA's ability to regulate genetic enhancements in the traditional areas of safety and efficacy will be put to the test by data deficiencies and the subjectivity of judgments about risk and benefit. In addition, enhancement techniques are likely to emerge as unapproved or off-label uses of approved products, uses over which FDA lacks effective regulatory control.
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SMILA/Documentation/HowTo/How to access the REST API with the RestClient
SMILA provides an extensive REST API to control SMILA, check the status, import or search data, attach workers to its job control etc.
This HowTo describes how to utilize the SMILA RestClient to access SMILA's REST API from within a Java application.
For easier description we assume that you will check out the complete SMILA development environment, although it would be sufficient to check out the relevant bundles needed in order to access SMILA. This would be the case for e.g. an asynchronous SMILA worker running in a JRE different to SMILA's JRE or e.g. a testing application accessing SMILA via the REST API, etc., etc.
- Set up your development environment, see How to set up the development environment.
- Have a look at the REST API Reference to get an overview of SMILA's REST API.
Interfaces and default implementations
The RestClient interface encapsulates the REST access to SMILA. It provides methods for POST, GET and DELETE calls to the REST API and represents the data using SMILA's Any and Attachments using the Attachments interface to be able to work with binary data.
The package org.eclipse.smila.http.client.impl provides a default implementation for the RestClient named DefaultRestClient
Two helper classes exist to provide the resources as described in REST API Reference:
- ResourceHelper for all not deprecated resources beginning with /smila.
- TaskManagerClientHelper to provide workers (that are not directly driven by the Workermanager) with resources for the taskhandling (internal taskmanager REST API, i.e. the resources beginning with /taskmanager).
Accessing SMILA
To access SMILA via its REST interface you have to instantiate the Rest Client, like: {{{1}}}
The following code snippet shows how to post a job referring the fileCrawling workflow to the job manager and to start it if posting was successful:
final RestClient restClient = new DefaultRestClient(); final ResourceHelper resourceHelper = new ResourceHelper(); final String jobName = "crawlCData"; // create job description as an AnyMap final AnyMap jobDescription = DataFactory.DEFAULT.createAnyMap(); jobDescription.put("name", jobName); jobDescription.put("workflow", "fileCrawling"); final AnyMap parameters = DataFactory.DEFAULT.createAnyMap(); parameters.put("tempStore", "temp"); parameters.put("jobToPushTo", "importJob"); parameters.put("dataSource", "file_data"); parameters.put("rootFolder", "c:/data"); jobDescription.put("parameters", parameters); // the resourcehelper provides us with the resource to the jobs API // we send the (AnyMap) job description in the POST body restClient.post(resourceHelper.getJobsResource(), jobDescription); // POST (here without a body) to start the Job, // the ResourceHelper provides the resource to the named job restClient.post(resourceHelper.getJobResource(jobName));
The following snippet would chek if the import job with a given name is already running, if not, start it, and send a record with an attachment to it.
final RestClient restClient = new DefaultRestClient(); final ResourceHelper resourceHelper = new ResourceHelper(); final String jobName = "indexUpdate"; // check for a current run of this job final AnyMap currentJobRun = restClient.get(resourceHelper.getJobResource(jobName)).getMap("runs").getMap("current"); if (currentJobRun != null && !currentJobRun.isEmpty()) { // a current run exists, so we don't need to start one but it may not be running. if (!"RUNNING".equalsIgnoreCase(currentJobRun.getStringValue("state"))) { // well it's just an example... throw new IllegalStateException("Job '" + jobName + "' is not running but has status '" + currentJobRun.getStringValue("state") + "'."); } } else { // no current job run, start another one. restClient.post(resourceHelper.getJobResource(jobName)); } // create attachment with a file's content final File file = new File("c:/data/notice.html"); final Attachments attachments = new AttachmentWrapper("file", file); // put some sample metadata final AnyMap metadata = DataFactory.DEFAULT.createAnyMap(); metadata.put("_recordid", "1"); metadata.put("fileName", file.getCanonicalPath()); // now post metadata with an attachment from a file. // if we had a Record with attachments, we could POST that one... // note: we could add more than one attachment using the AttachmentWrapper. restClient.post(resourceHelper.getPushRecordToJobResource(jobName), metadata, attachments);
Using Attachments with the RestClient
As seen above, the rest client bundle provides an Attachments interface in order to allow attachments to be POSTed.
An attachment consists of a String key and binary data that will be POSTED as application/octet-stream in a multipart message.
handle attachments manually
You can use the AttachmentWrapper in order to add attachments from the following sources if you want to handle attachments manually:
- a byte[]
- a String
- a File
- an InputStream
There are convenience constructors to provide an attachment when constructing an AttachmentWrapper but you can add more than one attachment and mix the types.
final RestClient restClient = new DefaultRestClient(); byte[] byteAttachment = new byte[1000]; String stringAttachment = "string attachment"; File fileAttachment = new File("c:/data/notice.html"); InputStream inputStreamAttachment = new FileInputStream(fileAttachment); AttachmentWrapper attachments = new AttachmentWrapper("byte-data", byteAttachment); attachments.add("string-data", stringAttachment); attachments.add("file-data", fileAttachment); attachments.add("stream-data", inputStreamAttachment); restClient.post(resource, parameters, attachments);
handle attachments with records
SMILA Records can also include attachments, and since SMILA's target data units are Records, it is natural, that the RestClient also supports Records (with attachments) directly.
That means, that the record's metadata will be sent with the Records' attachments as parts of a multipart message.
final byte[] data1 = ...; final byte[] data2 = ...; record.setAttachment("data1", data1); record.setAttachment("data2", data2); // POST the record with the attachments restClient.post(resourceHelper.getPushRecordToJobResource(jobName), record);
Using the RestClient without the complete development environment
This section describes the steps to follow when using the RestClient from a Java application outside SMILA's JRE.
- build or download the SMILA distribution
- Set up a new workspace
- create a Java project of your gusto
- Add the following jars from your downloaded/built SMILA application to the Java Build Path of your new project (exact version numbers are ommitted in this list, just take the version you'll find in your SMILA application):
- commons-logging-*.jar
- httpclient-*.jar
- httpcore-*.jar
- httpmime-*.jar
- jackson-core-asl_*.jar
- org.apache.commons.collections_*.jar
- org.apache.commons.io_*.jar
- org.apache.commons.lang_*.jar
- org.apache.log4j_*.jar
- org.eclipse.smila.datamodel_*.jar
- org.eclipse.smila.http.client_*.jar
- org.eclipse.smila.ipc_*.jar
- org.eclipse.smila.utils_*.jar
Now you have all means to access SMILA's REST API from another Java application.
E.g. you could now write a simple program that creates and starts up a crawl job and the indexUpdate-job:
public class CrawlMyData { public static void main(String[] args) { final RestClient restClient = new DefaultRestClient(); final ResourceHelper resourceHelper = new ResourceHelper(); final String jobName = "crawlCData"; // create job description as an AnyMap final AnyMap jobDescription = DataFactory.DEFAULT.createAnyMap(); jobDescription.put("name", jobName); jobDescription.put("workflow", "fileCrawling"); final AnyMap parameters = DataFactory.DEFAULT.createAnyMap(); parameters.put("tempStore", "temp"); parameters.put("jobToPushTo", "indexUpdate"); parameters.put("dataSource", "file_data"); parameters.put("rootFolder", "c:/data"); jobDescription.put("parameters", parameters); try { // start the referred job "indexUpdate" that indexes our sent data. // We should check if it is still be running, etc.. restClient.post(resourceHelper.getJobResource("indexUpdate")); } catch (RestException | IOException e1) { // TODO Auto-generated catch block e1.printStackTrace(); } try { // create (or update) the job, we chould check if it exists or is runnung, etc... restClient.post(resourceHelper.getJobsResource(), jobDescription); // POST with no body to start the Job in default mode restClient.post(resourceHelper.getJobResource(jobName)); } catch (RestException | IOException e) { // TODO Auto-generated catch block e.printStackTrace(); } } }
Putting it together
Now start your SMILA application and when it's up, run the application from above and watch the jobs using your preferred REST client (e.g. browser plugin, see Interactive REST tools) at http://localhost:8080/smila/jobmanager/jobs/
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President Obama Reelected! No Post-Election Honeymoon Expected
November 9, 2012
At the end of what seemed to be an endless campaign, President Obama and Vice President Biden were elected to a second term Tuesday night. The President won with 332 Electoral College votes to Mitt Romney's 206 (including unofficial votes from Florida). The President's share of the popular vote stands at 50.4%.
Nearly all HIV/AIDS organizations are non-partisan and thus did not endorse either candidate in the elections. At the same time many HIV/AIDS organizations including AIDS United had very serious policy concerns and there was some relief throughout the HIV community that the election results signaled that current policies would continue in most ways. The Obama Administration's record of accomplishments in addressing the domestic HIV epidemic and overall health care were in clear contrast to Romney's silence and relatively short state record on HIV/AIDS. Romney's oft repeated pledge to repeal "Obamacare." The Medicaid and Medicare proposals of his running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), were also a significant source of concern. Finally, it has to be said that the media was not helpful -- that the still raging HIV epidemic here in the U.S. was not mentioned during the debates and the campaign was extremely disturbing.
The President's prompt return to Washington, D.C. with his family Wednesday evening was a hoped-for sign that with the election behind him, he is back to work. A lame duck session of Congress that will begin next week must act to avoid additional deep spending cuts to nearly all domestic programs that are scheduled to kick in on Jan. 2, 2013. The President will need to be engaged actively in putting forth and fighting for a plan to replace the automatic spending cuts, "sequestration," with a balanced approach to reducing the federal deficit that preserves essential programs of health care and the safety net for low-income and other vulnerable populations. The election results have made the Affordable Care Act (ACA) much safer from repeal, however full implementation of health care reform needs to move forward and the President still will need to oppose efforts to defund or otherwise weaken the ACA. Vigorous implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy is another important agenda item for the reelected President and his Administration.
AIDS United heartily congratulates President Obama and Vice President Biden on being elected for a second term. We look forward to continuing a sound partnership with the President and the Administration to bring an end to the HIV epidemic here in the U.S. and around the world. We will advocate in the lame duck session and with the new, 113th Congress for federal policies and funding levels that keep ending the epidemic a reality. And as always, we will keep you informed and fully engaged.
Ronald Johnson is vice president of policy and advocacy at AIDS United.
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I got an Android 4.0 tablet for Christmas, but I have a problem. It can't seem to connect to the wireless network at my house. I have AT&T 2wire870 (I think that's right) but when I try to connect to it, I get a message that says "authentication error"---or failure, i can't remember. I think it might work if I could put in the password (which I have) but I can't seem to get to a place where it askes for a password.
I really would like to use the tablet now, since my home PC died, but if I can't get the wireless connection, I guess I'm out of luck.
Does anyone know of how I might go about entering the password in the hopes of getting this thing to work?
Any help will be appreciated.


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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
It is now all but certain that Israel will hold early parliamentary elections later this year. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to announced the exact date on Sunday, but most are speculating that the election will take place at the beginning of September.
A much talked about consequence of this decision is how it affects the possibility of striking Iran's nuclear facilities.
Most Israeli officials agree that if there is to be a preemptive strike on Iran, it must occur this year, or the beginning of next year at the very latest. Defense Minister Ehud Barak recently warned that Israel and the West cannot allow themselves to continue being duped by Iran's diplomatic game. Barack previously cautioned that sooner rather than later, Iran would test a nuclear bomb and then be immune to any kind of military intervention.
But with elections suddenly slated to take place so soon, Israel's political leaders are now busy campaigning, meaning there will definitely be no strike on Iran before September. And depending on the results of the vote, those in charge today may not be five months from now.
There are a few scenarios that Israelis believe may be playing out:
Current polls show that Netanyahu and his Likud Party will emerge from the upcoming election stronger than ever. Netanyahu could be looking to use the election results as a fresh mandate and validation of his policies before launching a strike on Iran.
Sporadic reports over the past year have indicated that suspected Israeli covert operations in Iran have already succeeded in crippling the Islamic Republic's ability to produce nuclear weapons in the short term. According to those reports, Netanyahu knows this. In that case, the early election could be an effort by Netanyahu and other leaders to dampen the debate over whether or not to strike Iran, as doing so is no longer necessary.
Netanyahu and the Israeli leadership still believe a strike on Iran may be necessary, but fear the current debate is moving too fast, especially considering current US President Barack Obama would be unlikely to directly support Israeli military action. Netanyahu might be trying to defer the debate until after the US presidential election in November.
While perhaps the least likely scenario, there is some speculation that Netanyahu agrees with the notion that attacking Iran is simply too risky, even if that means allowing Tehran to obtain nuclear weapons. In that case, Netanyahu could be looking to weaken the power of his more hawkish current coalition partners via early elections, "forcing" him to create a new coalition with more dovish factions.
Whatever the reason, most Israelis feel that early elections are unnecessary (62 percent according to a new poll), and that there is something more than simple politics behind the decision to go that route. The behavior of Knesset members seems to back up that suspicion.
"If you held a secret ballot, 118 [out of 120] MKs would vote against early elections," Shas lawmaker Yitzhak Vaknin told reporters. However, for some reason none of those MKs are speaking out against Netanyahu's decision. Even those who stand to lose many seats (such as Kadima) and those who may end up with no Knesset seat at all (like Barak) are keeping totally mum.
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Activision Blizzard reported Wednesday morning that the latest release of its blockbuster "Call of Duty" franchise – this one called "Black Ops 2" – reached the $1 billion sales mark within 15 days of launch, beating the last iteration to this milestone by one day.
Investors seem relatively unimpressed, with Activision shares were up only fractionally by early afternoon. The shares remain down about 8% for the year.
Early reactions from analysts were subdued. Atul Bagga of Lazard Capital noted that this year's COD release included Black Friday, while the previous year did not. He also wrote that players of "Black Ops 2" seemed to log fewer playing hours on Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network than on previous versions, "suggesting some decline in engagement."
Michael Olson of Piper Jaffray wrote that he believes that unit sales of the game are down, and that "gross sales upside is being driven by digital annual pass sales," referring to players who essentially pre-purchase the planned digital expansion packs for the game. "Nevertheless, we view the $1 billion in 15 days figure as positive, particularly in conjunction with data points suggesting Skylanders software units are up 287% year-over-year," he said, referring to the company's Skylanders kids franchise.
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Everyone psyched for wedding except Mother Nature
by John Colgan-Davis
"I have known thousands of disasters, most of which never happened."——Will Rogers
The Dukes of Destiny (based in Mt. Airy) play a lot of different types of gigs, and we have done a fair number of weddings. These are gigs we like to do; we get to play a few songs we don't regularly do, folks are in a good mood and happy, we get paid well, and we get fed. So we are glad to be there.
But last Saturday (Sept. 24) we played a wedding that was truly one for the ages. We were scheduled to play the wedding of Donald Johnston's daughter, Molly, to her beloved, Dan, at Donald's property in Chester County along the Brandywine Creek. We were up for it; we knew a number of the folks from our frequent January appearances at the Turtledove Folk Club.
The bride and groom and their friends and family were certainly up for it: Molly and Dan had known each other for years, and this seemed the logical extension of that relationship. Everybody seemed to be up for it and looking forward to the event. Everyone, that is, except Mother Nature.
It rained on Friday and Friday night: a hellish, strong thunderstorm that brought down branches, took out power, damaged crops and flooded streams. And most importantly for Donald and his family and friends, it seriously flooded the Brandywine Creek. Some 10 inches of water was on Donald's property: the stage and dance floor, which had once been connected, were now six feet apart.
The field was soaked; the flowers displays had been uprooted and had floated away. And the parking area was a muddy mess. The winds had overturned some things and smashed others, and it seemed as if the property, which had been hit earlier by Hurricanes Irene and Lee, was definitely not going to be ready for a wedding.
But when we arrived on the scene, we were blown away. There were dozens of folks all over the property, spreading hay and chips, draining the fields, running tractors to move things into place, repairing and drying out the dance floor and the stage; moving and re-setting the catering trailer, putting up the decorations, cleaning and drying off the tables, and much, much more.
Like the barn-raising scene in the movie about an Amish community in Lancaster County, "Witness," the whole community came together and was doing Herculean tasks to get the place back together. And that afternoon, on the property of Donald Johnston, Molly and Dan got married on a bridge overlooking the Brandywine River, and a party definitely did take place.
That in and of itself was remarkable, of course, but something even more remarkable happened later. We had played one set, and it was a full-blown celebration and party. Following a "wedding schedule" was out the window; first dance, dance with the Father of the Bride, etc. was gone.
So we started the second set with "Messin' With the Kid." And in the middle of the first verse — power failure! Lights off, no sound system, no electric guitar, no keyboard, nothing. But the Dukes kept playing: we were shouting the lyrics, the sax keeping up the rhythm, drums tapping the beat, and amazingly, the crowd joined in without missing a beat. Hand-clapping and dancing; shouting;; bringing out acoustic guitars, and setting candles by the stage; the party was still on. Meredith and Trevor brought out a violin and trombone respectively; harmonicas appeared, and we made our way through "Mustang Sally," "Bright Lights, Big City," "Hound Dog" and a rousing version of "Havah Nagilah" before PECO restored the power. It was simply a very fitting finish to an unbelievable and incredible day.
There are lessons there, I think, but I am just going to let them go for now. I simply want to sit in the wonderment of that day for a little while longer. But I will say that the wedding party, the bride and groom and their families, the catering staff — everyone associated with that affair — demonstrated something about community, working together, great spirit and tenacity that we can all learn from. And I thank them for demonstrating that. Yes, it was a memorable wedding, indeed.
John Colgan-Davis, 60, is a long-time Mt. Airy resident, teacher, member of Philly's longest-lived bluesy band, Dukes of Destiny, and one of the world's greatest harmonica players. You can reach John at email@example.com or find out about any of the Dukes' gigs at www.facebook.com/dukesofdestiny.


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This is the last hair dye I used. Yes another hair dye….
I bought it because I like Mango. The colour came secondary. If they ever released a hair dye called Gammon and Pineapple, I'd be on it like a shot.
Mango Jelly, for the record, is a medium golden brown. A little too golden. Within weeks it was brassy. Oh stripper pole, here I come….
Here's what you get with a typical Palty Kit (they do have some STUNNING colours that work so well on Asian hair):
I prefer Prettia Hair Dye (its a foam) over the Palty because you don't get enough with Palty whereas the Prettia Foam really stretches.
In fact Japanese Hair Dyes in general seem to be quite small…portioned. Do Japanese people have smaller heads? Less hair? These are thoughts that keep me up at night.
Anyway the reason for this post, since I don't have a picture of how brassy my hair got with Mango Jelly (imagine Tila Tequila but with bigger tittays) is because I get a lot of Japanese hair dye questions.


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DeCock: Canes' long wait delivers little excitement
It was a long time coming, this return of NHL hockey to the Triangle. The anticipation had been building for months, since Jordan Staal and Alexander Semin joined the Carolina Hurricanes over the summer, dampened but not destroyed by the delay occasioned by the lockout.
With no preseason games, this was the first in-person look for everyone at these new-look Hurricanes, as compelling a debut as any at this arena in a long time.
After all that, it wasn't exactly worth the wait. After Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Hurricanes have been outscored 6-0 in the first period, which is no recipe for long-term success either. The anticipation has led only to frustration, that same sense of promise making these struggles all the more painful.
"Everyone in this room is really excited about the season and getting going," Jordan Staal said. "It's not an easy league, and with the lockout and everything, it kind of slowed the momentum down. A lot of guys were off for a while. We're not where we want to be. The good thing is, we know we can get better."
Two games into the season, the Hurricanes are still looking for their first win, letting the Lightning jump out to an early two-goal lead only 24 hours after the Lightning had played -- and lost -- at the New York Islanders. The path to missing the playoffs in the NHL is paved with missed opportunities like these, letting teams in the second half of a road-road back-to-back off the hook, especially in this shortened season.
Still, just as was the case in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Florida Panthers, the Hurricanes were doomed by errors of commission, not omission. Effort again wasn't an issue. Defensive miscues and bad penalties were.
The defensive pairing of Joni Pitkanen and Bobby Sanguinetti was victimized for the two first-period Tampa goals, and one has to imagine Jamie McBain will make his season debut Thursday against the Buffalo Sabres. Another offensive-zone penalty, this time by Jussi Jokinen, led to the killer power-play goal that made it 4-1.
That story is all too familiar even at this earliest of junctures.
"We have to stay the course," Hurricanes coach Kirk Muller said. "There were some good things, believe it or not. We just have to push each other and believe in each other."
Muller loaded up the first power-play unit with both Eric and Jordan Staal, Semin, Jeff Skinner and Pitkanen and was rewarded with a Skinner goal, a deft flick over Tampa goalie Mathieu Garon on a rebound. The two Staals only played one four-on-four shift together Saturday, but this unit looked potentially lethal if the chemistry clicks.
There was enough other progress on display Tuesday to avert panic -- the Hurricanes outchanced the opposition for the second straight game despite being outscored by a combined 11-2 -- but there's also no question the Hurricanes don't have the luxury of waiting for everything to fall into place. They're falling behind already, and quickly. This isn't good enough.
"It's just frustrating knowing we picked up some good players," Hurricanes defenseman Tim Gleason said. "The tough thing is, we've got to gel even quicker than usual. We have to figure it out as quickly as we can."
It wasn't quickly enough Tuesday, the aisles full of departing fans with eight minutes to go. They had waited a long time for this. It'll take a little longer for the Hurricanes to produce something worth watching to the end.
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I am getting a lot of feedback on this subject. So I'm going to elaborate on this subject.
Treating Your Racing As A Business
A racing team is a business. Just like any conventional business, it should provide a service for customers and make money. Sure there are a few differences from a conventional business, but the overall principal is the same. With that said, racers need to treat their racing efforts as a verifiable business.
If you haven't already, go get an actual business entity filed for your racing team. It doesn't cost that much and will pay much larger dividends in the end.
I have a Limited Liability Company (LLC). This is generally the best way to go. An LLC is a hybrid corp. that provides the protection of a true Corporation (INC), but also involves a lot less paperwork than an INC. The LLC also involves the ease of adding owners/partners to your business, with a lot less paperwork than a true Partnership (LLP).
My LLC costs me about $400 to get filed and setup through my attorney. You can also check out www.legalzoom.com for more information. They are much cheaper to get setup too.
The advantage of setting up your racing efforts as an actual business entity are huge.
1. It makes your racing efforts look like a legitimate profitable business to sponsors.
2. The more professional and "Business Like" your proposal looks, the better chance your proposal will be looked at first.
3. It makes your racing efforts look much bigger, and they will know your serious.
4. But, the main problem that individual racers run into. Is that most companies will not want to sponsor an indiviual racer, personally.
The problem lies in that when XYZ Corp gets audited by the IRS at the end of the year, they will see that $15,000 went to Joe Schmoe.
This immediately rasies Red Flags. And the IRS will want to know exactly who Joe Schmoe is, and what service he provided.
If you have your racing efforts setup as a legal business it will look much better to your sponsor prospects, and up your chance of closing the deal.
It also looks much better come tax time when, XYZ Corp gets audited again by the IRS. This time it says that $15,000 from marketing went to Acme Marketing. This will not raise the Red Flags.
Also, sponsors usually don't want to write a company check out to a personal individual checking account.
The benefits of having your racing efforts setup and operated as a legal business are numerous when dealing with sponsors.
Put in major thought when considering your business's name. This says many things about your business, but can also work against you.
I do not encourage the use of the racer's name in the title for multiple reasons. Also try not to include any sort of "Racing" or "Motorsports" in the title.
Remember, you will have to say the name of your company when calling potential sponsors. By having these in the title a lot of companies will assume it's for racing, and cut you off right there and say their not interested.
Instead try using a completely neutral title such as, Acme Marketing, and I believe you will have much more success.
Next, go out and get a business checking account at your local bank. This will make your business look even more professional, and only costs a few bucks.
Other things that will help your business would be to create a company logo, website, letterhead, envelopes, etc. If you have a website be sure to setup a seperate business email address that incorporates your website address into it. Also, your going to need a seperate business phone line or cell phone.
For everthing to get setup as a real legal business, it will cost about $1000 to $1,500.
By now you may be thinking, "Holy crap! This is a lot of money that I could be spending on my race car." But remember, business are an investment. There isn't a lot of start up business's out there that the owner didn't invest thousands into, long before making a profit!
If you are serious about creating a career in motorsports racing, it is essential that you look at it and operate it as an actual business.
If you apply these principals to your racing efforts, you will surpass 75% of your fellow racers (competitors), in the ability to raise the necessary sponsorship dollars.
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CEO Compensation
#313 James H Herbert II04.13.11, 06:00 PM EDT
- Total Compensation
- $4.755 mil
- 5-Year Compensation
- Education:
- College: NA
- Graduate School: NA
James H Herbert II's Compensation vs. Banking Medians
|$0.69 mil
|$0.98 mil
|$3.78 mil
|$0.00 mil
|$0.28 mil
|$0.96 mil
|Stock Gains
|$0.00 mil
|Total Compensation
|$4.755 mil
|$4.03 mil
James H Herbert II Ownership Of First Republic
|Industry Medians
|Stock Owned (% Of Co)
|Stock Owned
|$66.8 mil
|$0.01 mil
First Republic's Stock Performance
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First Republic
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- 111 Pine Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
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Methodology: Compensation rank is based on total compensation for latest fiscal year. Total compensation for each chief executive includes the following: salary and bonuses; other compensation, such as vested restricted stock grants, LTIP payouts and perks; and stock gains, the value realized by exercising stock options. Efficiency rank is based on our chief executive's performance/pay score. Ranks are given only to chief executives who have a six-year tenure and six-year compensation history. The most efficient rank is 1 and least efficient is 196.
Footnotes: Compensation data is from the latest available proxy statements filed through Mar. 25, 2011. Total returns and value of stock owned (including all classes) is based on Mar. 18, 2011 stock price. Compensation percent change is based on combined salary and bonus. Annualized total return during tenure covers the tenure of the executive or from the time of the IPO or available stock history. Relative to market is the ending value of $100 invested in the stock, divided by the ending value of $1 invested in the S & P 500 (a score of 100 = the S & P 500). NA: Not available or not applicable.1Annualized. 2Four-year total. 3Three-year total. 4Less than 0.01%. 5Prior-year data. 6New chief executive; compensation may be for another executive office. 7Less than $100,000. 8Includes shares indirectly held. *Return is for less than tenure.
**Return is for less than tenure.
Sources: Company SEC filings; Interactive Data, LionShares and Thomson Reuters Fundamentals via FactSet Research Systems; Forbes.