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PONTIAC, Mich. – Sheriff's deputies in Pontiac are searching for a criminal who stole catalytic converters out from underneath 10 cars at a local dealership.
The criminals were caught on camera drilling into the cars on the lot at Woodward Auto. The video shows a man cross the railroad tracks near the dealership, and cut a hole through the fence using a battery powered saw.
Since December, thieves have broken into the lot four different times.
"The Durango's gone. The Chevy one-ton is gone. The F-350 Ford is gone, " said business owner John Mihelich.
He took even precaution he could to keep the criminals out by installing a security system, razor wire and he even put screws at the top of the fence.
Mihelich blames local scrapyards for the crimes saying they are the ones buying the stolen goods.
"If they would stop the need at the scrapyard for the converter there would be no value," said Mihelich.
This crime is growing in Oakland County. Law enforcement agencies report 466 catalytic converters stolen in the previous 12 months. That's compared to 220 taken the year before that.
Pontiac's two scrapyards are working with law enforcement to stop these crimes, but the metal can be taken far away and sold at lots not cooperating with police.
"Time and time again, it's a slow death for a small business man today," said Mihelich.


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Kevin Durant is going from representing the red, white and blue to walking the red carpet.
Adding to a resume that already includes being a three-time NBA scoring champion and Olympic gold medalist, Durant was the star as his movie "Thunderstruck" premiered in Oklahoma City on Sunday night. It opens in other theaters Friday.
Durant strolled down a red carpet in a black T-shirt, grey vest, white jeans and black sneakers to answer questions about his acting skills instead of the deadly shooting ability that propelled the Oklahoma City Thunder to the NBA Finals last season.
Durant says the film was an opportunity to try something new and show that there's more to him that simply being a basketball player.
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I have a number of 2.5" enclosures from different manufacturers and I just noticed something that surprised me.
What I found is that if I format the drive in the enclosure (NTFS) when connected via USB2, then try to use the drive when it's connected via eSATA, Windows 7 says that I have to format the drive. Same thing happens vice-versa, i.e., if I format the drive when connected using eSATA and the try using it connected via USB2.
And yes, when I switch connections, I remove the "other" cable, and I've tried it with several different computers that have both eSATA and USB2 connectors.
Is this normal? I thought that I should be able to use either connection type interchangeably?
The one thing is that the drive I am using is one of the Momentus Hybrid drives, and I'm wondering if this is some kind of quirk with the hybrid type drives?
Unfortunately, I don't have another 2.5" SATA drive that I can try in these enclosures at the moment.
Has anyone ran into this before?


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Lost dog tag soon to be reunited with digger's grandson
The family of World War I digger Private Cyril McCarthy, who lost his dog tag in a French paddock, may soon be reunited with the memento.
Bernie McCarthy, the soldier's grandson who now lives in Sydney, was tracked down following a recent ABC story about the dog tag's discovery.
Lieutenant Colonel Glyn Llanwarne OAM from Lost Medals Australia says he received several hundreds of emails following publication of the story.
However, one email from a researcher with the Australian Surname Group stood out.
She did a little extra investigating and found Bernie McCarthy's telephone number.
Initially sceptical of Lt Col Llanwarne's telephone call, the younger McCarthy is now thrilled to learn that a memento of his grandfather will soon be back in Australia.
"My grandfather was a character in every sense," Mr McCarthy said.
"He was his own person, a straight shooter and had a strong anti-establishment personality, which I believe was a legacy of his time spent in the army during WWI."
Unfortunately, Cyril's three sons, John, Leo and Daniel, have all died.
Leo passed away only last month.
Mr McCarthy says he had always been aware of the terrible hardship the diggers endured on the Western Front.
But it was not until learning of the discovery of his grandfather's dog tag that it has become more poignant.
"I've always known about those poor buggers in those conditions but it (the dog tag) makes it more personal," he said.
"It is truly gratifying to see that there are good people around who still care and have respect for the efforts of all those who risked all in the service of their countries, even after almost 100 years having now passed."
The young Frenchman who made the discovery, 18-year-old Valentin Henon, is keen to come to Australia to present the dog tag to Bernie in person.


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Release of Eliquis blood clot preventer story
(Reuters) The blood clot preventer Eliquis, sold by Pfizer Inc and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co, proved as effective as widely used warfarin in treating a dangerous condition known as venous thromboembolism and caused far less bleeding, according to data from a large clinical trial.
The Pfizer and Bristol-Myers pill met the main goal of the study by showing it worked just as well as conventional treatment with warfarin, a generic blood thinner, in reducing recurrence of the condition and related deaths.
Eliquis also led to a nearly 70 percent reduction in the risk of major bleeding and more than a 50 percent reduction in a category known as clinically relevant non-major bleeding. Bleeding is typically the most troubling side effect of extended use of blood thinning drugs.
Dr. Giancarlo Agnelli, the study's lead investigator, called the bleeding results "a remarkable real advantage" for Eliquis.
"This is to me the most striking finding of this study in terms of potential changes to clinical practice," Agnelli, who presented the data on Monday at the International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis (ISTH) meeting in Amsterdam, said in a telephone interview. The results were also published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
"This really makes apixaban a really safe compound," he added, using the chemical name for Eliquis.
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a potentially fatal condition consisting of blood clots in the leg, known as deep vein thrombosis, and clots in the lungs, known as pulmonary embolism. About 900,000 Americans and 1 million patients in the European Union are diagnosed with the condition each year. The condition recurs in up to 10 percent of patients.
Eliquis belongs to a new class of blood clot preventers meant to replace warfarin, which has been in use for decades and requires rigorous monitoring. It competes directly with Xarelto from Bayer AG and Johnson & Johnson, and Boehringer Ingelheim's Pradaxa.
Some doctors have been reluctant to switch to the new medicines in part because their blood-thinning effect is not easily reversed in case emergency medical treatment, such as surgery, is needed. Companies are testing agents that could be used to reverse the blood thinning effect if necessary.
Eliquis is already approved to prevent strokes and blood clots in patients with a common, but dangerous irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation – by far the largest market for the new blood thinners.
ISI Group analyst Mark Schoenebaum forecast eventual peak annual sales of $3 billion for the drug. If approved for venous thromboembolism, it would add an important, if smaller, use for the medicine.
While doctors are comfortable using warfarin, it requires careful patient monitoring of levels of the drug in the blood and dose adjustments, as well as patient dietary and lifestyle changes to prevent dangerous bleeding. Eliquis and its rivals are a fixed dose treatment with little or no patient monitoring required.
"Even if you show just non-inferiority, the advantage (of Eliquis) in terms of increased practicality is huge," said Agnelli, the director of the Department of Internal and Cardiovascular Medicine and Stroke-Unit of University Hospital in Perugia, Italy.
The nearly 5,400-patient trial tested 10 milligrams of Eliquis given twice a day for seven days followed by 5 mg twice daily for six months against the conventional use of initial injections of Sanofi's Lovenox (enoxaparin) followed by daily use of warfarin.
For the composite goal of recurrence of VTE and VTE-related death there were 59 cases for Eliquis, or 2.3 percent, versus 71 cases for warfarin, or 2.7 percent.
For the primary safety goal of the study, there were 15 reports of major bleeding among Eliquis patients, or 0.6 percent, compared with 49 major bleeds among warfarin patients, or 1.8 percent. The 69-percent reduced major bleeding risk was deemed to be highly statistically significant, researchers said.
There were 103 reported cases of clinically relevant non-major bleeding with the Pfizer and Bristol drug versus 215 cases in the warfarin group, or a risk reduction of 52 percent.
(Reuters inadvertently issued the story headlined "New clot preventer works as well as warfarin with less bleeding." The story was under embargo for 1000 GMT (6:00 a.m. EDT), July 1)
(Reporting by Bill Berkrot- Editing by Sandra Maler)


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FORT WORTH, TX -- The City of Fort Worth plans to close six of its seven municipal swimming pools this summer because of a $45 million budget shortfall. City officials announced a plan with the YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth to open pools at four Y locations for limited public use, beginning on June 5.
Closing the city pools is expected to save $444,961. City officials agreed to pay the YMCA $7,000 for limited use of four Y pools during the summer. Those pools will be open for public use between 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., seven days a week.
Some residents suggest that the city look to private funding to remedy the problem, while others are threatening legal action to probe potential misappropriation of bond funds used to pay for construction of the Northpark YMCA, which is one branch that won't be offering pool access to the public this summer.
In 2004, voters approved a bond package to build a public community center in the city's Summerfields neighborhood. Instead the city and the Y split the $5 million construction cost to build the 24,000-square-foot Northpark YMCA, rather than the 11,682-square-foot facility the city could have built on its own, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported.
Y officials say they chose to open pools closest to the closed municipal pools and looked at data on peak usage hours to determine which locations would be open to the public.
"In devising a plan to accommodate more swimmers in our pools, we also looked at usage and at peak swimming hours," the YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth said in a statement. "Our goal was to provide open access without overtaxing our pools or reaching full capacity. Some of our other branches routinely reach capacity during busy summer days, and those locations were not included in this plan."
And while some residents are offering to raise private funds to keep the municipal pools open, city officials say it's too late to launch such a plan for this summer. Lead time is needed to hire lifeguards, install equipment and manage a pool, so opening another city pool this summer is impractical, Melody Mitchell, parks assistant director, told the Star-Telegram.


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CALL FOR DISCUSSION (RFD) unmoderated group bionet.molbio.genearrays This is a formal Request For Discussion (RFD) for the creation of the unmoderated Usenet newsgroup bionet.molbio.genearrays. This is not a Call for Votes (CFV); you cannot vote at this time. Procedural details are below. Newsgroup lines: bionet.molbio.genearrays - gene array methods, strategies, software and theory ------ FOR THOSE READING THIS MESSAGE BY EMAIL ----- USENET newsgroups can be read using Netscape or Internet Explorer. To find out how to do this, look in the browser Help menu under "newsgroups". ---------------------------------------------------- RATIONALE: bionet.molbio.genearrays There is currently no newsgroup dedicated to discussions and announcements relating to gene arrays despite the fact that gene arrays are being used in almost every field of biology. Gene array technology encompases both microarrays (on glass slides) and macroarrays (on filters). Probes can be made with numerous labeling methods, and analytical methods are still in a state of flux. In fact, it could be said that all elements of this technology are still evolving. The value of such a newsgroup then, is to allow workers in this field to compare notes and hopefully arrive at a consensus as to what works and what doesn't. It would be a bad idea to relegate discussion of arrays to a group such as bionet.methds-reagnts, since that group already has very high traffic. Although two LISTSERVs exist (see below), in practice, there have been many problems. Aside for filling up one's mailbox with messages, LISTSERVs are highly susceptble to the spread of email viruses, as occurred recently on GENEARRAYS. The "Navidad" virus was propogated onto the group, which in turn resulted in a flood of automated virus warning messages from various servers. The group was temporarily shut down, but several days later, the earlier flood of messages was sent out a second time, again containing the Navidad virus. In my opinion, this is one of many reasons why listservs should not be used when specialized news tools already exist. Seldom does anyone read the LISTSERV instructions, which results in a large number of "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" messages being posted. Worse, many users unknowingly use "reply", thinking they are sending personal messages to an individual, when in fact these messages go to the entire group. This kind of mistake almost never occurs on USENET newsgroups, due to the overtly public nature of the groups. As well, LISTSERVs do not have features such as threading that make USENET newsgroups easier to follow. In fairness, it is necessary to note that a majority of the members of the GENEARRAYS list voted down an earlier proposal to move to a USENET newsgroup. After the most recent virus incident, I think it merits reconsideration of such a newsgroup. As well, this RFD opens the discussion to the larger body of BIONET users. This RFD recommends that the group not be moderated, because there is no compelling reason for moderation. Moderation slows down posts, makes extra work and makes the list dependent on a single person. Spam can easily be identified in subject lines, and messages need never be downloaded to one's computer. Mechanisms exist in most newsreaders to maintain a 'kill' file. CHARTER: bionet.molbio.genearrays The group bionet.molbio.genearrays is for the discussion of topics relating gene array/micro array technology. 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Deputy saves baby's life on hood of his squad car
A Milwaukee baby is alive thanks to some quick action by a Milwaukee County sheriff's deputy.
Deputy Jeffrey Mike answered a 911 call from a mom traveling on Interstate 43 near Layton during rush hour Tuesday night.
The mother handed her 7-month-old baby girl, who wasn't breathing, to Mike.
"I laid the baby on my arm, with her head cradled here, and I gave her back thrusts to try and clear any obstructions. I didn't know exactly what was going on with the baby yet, so I tried that first, and then I laid the baby on the hood of my squad car on a blanket, and then used my mask to try and get air into the baby's lungs," Mike said.
On the hood of his squad car, he cleared the baby's airway, performed CPR and delivered back thrusts. He said he just acted on instinct.
"It was weird. I wasn't really focused on anything else but doing that for the little baby right there to try to get her to breathe. That was pretty much all that was going through my head was my training," Mike said.
The baby girl was choking on milk and phlegm.
The child's mother initially pulled over and tried to perform CPR, but soon called 911.
"I finally got two or three chest rises, and then I started CPR by chest compressions. At this point, the mother said the baby closed her fist and her eyes fluttered open," Mike said.
Paramedics showed up a short time later and took her to Children's Hospital.
Mike told WISN 12 News he spoke with the mom Wednesday and is thrilled to report both are doing OK.
"I didn't stop shaking probably for a good hour afterwards. I would tell the story to people, I would get choked up and get all worked up again like I was right there. It was traumatic for me to do it. I'm glad everything worked out the way it did," Mike said.


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(Pocket-lint) - "Would you like to drive a Porsche around the south of France?" is the kind of question which - like, "Would you like either a kick in the crown jewels, or this gold ingot?" - doesn't require a lot of thinking about. "Yes," we replied, and a couple of weeks later we're picking up the keys to a German fun wagon.
The Cayman is sort of the answer to the potential criticisms of the 911 range. For a start, it's a mid-engined car, which is arguably a lot less likely to try and kill you than a rear-engined one, and the number of options in the range is a lot less confusing than the 911 – four, as opposed to 21 for the 911. We drove the Cayman S, which costs around £48,000, but the vanilla Cayman starts at £39,000, only a little more than the Boxster.
It is, however, worth remembering that as with all German cars, the price is a fluid thing. While the base car is £48,000, you can spend an awful lot more on various bits and bobs for it. You can pay £90 for a aluminium "look" fuel filler cap. Or £5500 on ceramic brakes – overkill unless you're intending to use it on a track. There are also some very worthwhile additions. You can take an upgraded stereo for £2,137. Go for the Bose here, the sound quality is far better than the Porsche system. Also, we think the 3G option, and sat nav are must-haves. You can have a TV tuner, but why would you ever stop to watch TV when you could be out driving. It's probably worth getting parking assist too, for £348.
We configured a car to this spec, and included the Porsche automatic, double clutch gearbox and Sports Chrono package, and ended up with a price of £54,708. We do have some mixed feelings about the automatic gearbox. It is very good, but we're also lovers of manual transmission, and that gives us some conflict. The speed, flexibility and addition of launch control would probably win us over though. And, at least with the PDK gearbox, you never lose full manual control.
The interior of the Porsche is both the best, and worst thing about it. It is in every sense a luxury car. The leather is beautiful, the instruments clear and easy to read and everything is in a sensible place. It is very German indeed. But it's devoid of any personality. This is not the sort of car that needs nannying, nor is it poorly made or temperamental. Like all Porsche vehicles, you can drive it every day.
Externally, too, the Porsche Cayman doesn't look as pretty as the 911, or even the Boxster. It's not an ugly car, but it looks bigger and its huge wheel arches dominate the style. It's a more distinctive look than the Boxster - which apes the 911, to some extent - but it won't appeal to everyone. The long boot, with a sort of kink put us off slightly, but who are we kidding, it's still a Porsche, with Porsche looks, and we still think it's terrific.
The Cayman is also an easy car to get in to, and it's super-comfortable once you're in. The seats are grippy, and keep you in place when you're driving hard and you can see all the instruments, all the time. This is something that cannot be said for some other cars.
Boot space isn't a disgrace. You can store items behind the engine, and there's enough room for a couple of weekend bags here. But you also get under-bonnet storage too. And there's more capacity here for your various gubbins. The 911 might have fractionally more space, but while having the engine in the middle might deprive you of rear seats, there's still enough room for two people to have a nice weekend away.
Driving on mountain roads does make you appreciate just how wide the Cayman is. There were certainly times when we longed for a more traditional, narrow, sports car, even if it would mean that you'd be sitting almost on top of your passenger. Still, no matter how wide or narrow your sports car, you're always going to worry constantly about it, so the key is just to keep a watchful eye on other drivers and their nasty habit of driving to close to you.
Declare yourself a driving god
Porsche makes it easy to look good in the Cayman. It's an easy car to drive, especially in automatic mode. You get manual control, if you need it, but you might as well not bother. The automatic box is so quick, that it makes driving the car a stop and go affair. On a straight stretch of road, you bury the accelerator in the floor, and the car roars in to life.
There are three modes to choose from in a car with the PDK automatic, double-clutch gearbox. In standard, the car is fast, but it changes up quickly and the engine noise is suppressed. For most driving, this is how you probably want the car set up.
Switching to the "sport" mode changes things, with the car changing up later and making significantly more noise in to the bargain. This is still an easy enough mode to drive the car in, however, and while it's fast, you're still getting a lot of help from the car to keep it on the road.
If you're on a track – or just fancy hearing your car enjoy itself - then "sport plus" is where it's at. Here, the car doesn't change up until its near the red on the rev range. With all of the modes, you can get to the top speed in sixth, with the seventh gear being provided for economy. If economy isn't too laughable a word to use in conjunction with a sports car.
Of course, all of these modes really just make up for the fact that you're driving an auto, rather than a manual. There is no trick this automatic box can pull off that you can't with some driving experience. So it's a tricky one. Certainly, saving £2,000 is worth considering, especially if you invest the money in some Porsche driving days, to get the hang of your new car...
The Cayman is a little bit slower than both the Boxster S and the 911 Carrera, in both acceleration and ultimate top speed, but we really doubt you'll notice. It is, very fast indeed. It's also solid and feels rigid when you're throwing it along country lanes or around French mountains.
With Sport+ engaged, you can make use of launch control too. Put your left foot on the brake, push the accelerator down fully, then release the brake and the car will propel you forward with the maximum speed it can muster. It's handy for getting off the lights, but it's probably more useful if you're a fan of track days.
So, what happens when you put your foot down? Well, there's noise and lots of it. The Cayman isn't shy about yelling about how good it is. But it has the rasp of a 40-a-day smoker, it's a metallic croak that seems too harsh at first, but then becomes something you want to hear as often as possible. Tunnels will become your very favourite place to be.
And in terms of comparison with the 911, the Cayman holds up well. It's only a modest amount slower than Porsche's flagship model – at least, the lower end of that range – but the money sayving is significant enough to make it worth considering.
There's no doubt about it, the Porsche Cayman is a delight to drive. It's properly bolted together. The cabin is a nice a place to be as any luxury car, and it's comfortable too. Switches, buttons and controls all fall in to your hand, and the stereo/sat nav combination works better than many built-in systems.
The mid-engined nature of this car means you get less boot space than in a 911. There, you at least get the notion of a rear seat. And while you lose the "boot" that you find in the Cayman, you do get the under-bonnet capacity. Although, none of these cars are going to set the world alight with their ability to haul cargo.
What the Cayman does brilliantly though, is offer amazing performance for thousands of pounds less than a 911, and significantly bettering the handling of the convertible Boxster. But for a modest price increase. It's bundles of fun, noisy and stylish and if you've got the cash to spare, it's almost a no-brainier.
Normally, we wouldn't struggle so much with the choice of auto or manual transmission. Annoyingly though, the Porsche double-clutch double-gearbox arrangement is so good, and so fast, that it muddies the water. Drivers who love driving will, almost certainly, want to go for the manual car.


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If you're not yet hooked on ABC's triumphant storybook drama Once Upon a Time, you might be now, as the hit action/adventure is overloading its second season with more familiar fantasy faces. Premiering with over 13 million viewers, Once Upon a Time was ABC's largest debut in five years and the show looks to continue its success with new storylines and characters, including Captain Hook and Sleeping beauty.
Making his enigmatic entrance in the fourth episode of the upcoming season, Hook is described to be a never-back-down pirate that will not stop until his enemies are defeated. Captain Hook hides his malicious intent behind his dashing good looks, classy debonair demeanor and beguiling well-mannered nature. Irish actor Colin O'Donoghue (The Rite) has been cast as Hook, which is set to be a recurring role.
Joining O'Donoghue this season is former True Blood star Michael Raymond-James, who is fixed to play a "mysterious new character" – which is all ABC is giving us for now. Although we are still left in the dark on even the name of Raymond-James' new character, it hasn't stopped many from speculating it might be Baelfire, Rumpelstiltskin's long-lost son who was sucked into a portal from the fairytale world to, presumably, our reality.
Whether or not Raymond-James will be playing Baelfire's Storybrooke counterpart remains to be seen, but he's not the first True Blood alum to work his magic on Once Upon a Time – last year Kristin Bauer van Straten (Pam on True Blood) closed the first season as the maliciously magnificent Maleficent, whose evil actions will cause many repercussions throughout this season.
Feeling the burn from Maleficent dragon breath this season are newcomers Princess Aurora (aka Sleeping Beauty) and her heroic Prince Phillip, played by Irish actress Sarah Bolger (Game of Thrones ) and Pretty Little Liars star Julian Morris, respectively. Sleeping Beauty is tagged as someone who "could be mistaken for a spoiled rich girl". Not much is known about her character beyond that – but her handsome Prince Phillip is described as a man who "has been on many long, hard journeys, and is a warrior from a kingdom that is no longer as well off as it once was."
Sinqua Walls - who currently appears as new werewolf Boyd on Teen Wolf season 2 - will guest-star as the legendary Sir Lancelot. After being banished from the Round Table, Lancelot becomes a sword for hire who is only made more dangerous by the fact he has nothing to lose. Another fabled warrior to appear this season is Mulan, brought to life by Jamie Chung (The Hangover 2). Mulan, who will recur throughout this season, is described as having a "spirituality that enhances her tactical and strategic abilities."
Branching out a bit more this season, Once Upon a Time will also be adding yet-to-be-cast fairytale characters Aladdin, Jafar, Ariel and Jack. No word yet on how these characters will be portrayed on the small screen, but Jack is expected to be all the Jacks of storybook land, including Jack of and the Beanstalk fame and possibly Little Jack Horner. Also confirmed at this year's Comic-con – Emma Swan's (Jennifer Morrison ) Volkswagen bug will not your average car - that's right he's Herbie the Love Bug!
Along with new the faces it has been announced that previous guest stars Emilie de Raivin (Roswell, Lost), who had a recurring role last season as Belle, and Meghan Ory (Supernatural) who played as Ruby(aka Red Riding Hood) will both be upgraded to series regulars.
Get your first glimpse of Captain Hook in the sneak peak clip below. Tick tock!:
Scott Stoute blogs at Screen Rant.


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Story highlights
- The bill would require a judge's permission to use drones in most cases
- Gov. Rick Scott and the ACLU both support the measure
- It still has to pass the state House of Representatives
Florida state senators voted Wednesday to restrict the use of unmanned aircraft by police, approving a bill backed by both the state's conservative Republican governor and the ACLU.
The Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act would require a judge to sign off on the use of surveillance drones in nearly all cases. The legislation makes exceptions in cases involving "imminent danger to life or serious damage to property" and when "credible intelligence" from the federal Department of Homeland Security points to "a high risk of a terrorist attack."
The bill is headed for the state House of Representatives after Wednesday's 39-0 vote in the Senate. If it makes it through the House, Gov. Rick Scott says he'll have his pen ready.
"I believe that privacy should be protected," Scott said in a paper statement, adding, "This law will ensure that the rights of Florida families are protected from the unwarranted use of drones and other unmanned aircraft."
The use of drones has become controversial in recent years as unmanned aerial vehicles have become cheaper and more advanced. The concerns range from moral questions over their use in warfare overseas to worries about their impact on air traffic in the United States.
"We are pleased that SB 92 was passed with such enthusiasm by the Florida Senate. Because of the Senate's action, our state is on pace to be the one of the first to protect privacy by putting limits on the use of unmanned surveillance drones, " Ron Bilbao of the ACLU of Florida said in a written statement.
In Florida, the Miami-Dade Police Department and the Orange County Sheriff Department each have two drones. Miami-Dade's roughly backpack-sized Honeywell T-Hawks have been used only in training exercises so far, Detective Roy Rutland said.


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Zaun, Glaus named in Mitchell Report
"Gregg Zaun is a catcher who has played with seven teams in Major League Baseball since 1995, the Baltimore Orioles (parts of 2 seasons), Florida Marlins (parts of3 seasons), Texas Rangers (1 season), Kansas City Royals (2 seasons), Houston Astros (parts of2 seasons), Colorado Rockies (part of 1 season) and, most recently, the Toronto Blue Jays(4 seasons).
[Former Mets clubhouse attendant Kirk] Radomski believed that Jason Grimsley referred Zaun to him when they bothplayed for the Royals in 2001. Someone else (Radomski could not remember who) called and ordered steroids for Zaun. Although Radomski never spoke to Zaun about the transaction,Radomski received a check from Zaun for the steroids. Radomski produced that check, a copyof which is included in the Appendix and is shown below.
Radomski confirmed the payment was for Deca-Durabolin and Winstrol. He also stated that hesent the drugs to Zaun at the Kansas City Royals clubhouse. The address for the Royals ballparkwas found in Radomski's address book.
Radomski's statement that he sold steroids to Zaun is not the only allegation of
use by Zaun. As discussed earlier in this report, in September 2002 Luis Perez, a bullpen catcherfor the Montreal Expos, was arrested for possession of a pound of marijuana. In January 2003,he was interviewed by investigators from the Commissioner's Office. Perez told those investigators that he had personally supplied anabolic steroids to Zaun and seven other majorleague ball players Tony Muser, Kansas City's former manager, recounted an incident in which Zaundenied steroid use.
According to Muser, while he was managing the Royals he once discussed
the dangers of performance enhancing substance use with Zaun while the two were sitting on the bench before a game. Specifically, Muser told Zaun the story of how Don Rowe, a pitchingcoach for Muser in the minor leagues, had used steroids and developed serious health problemsas a consequence. Muser explained to Zaun that he was not accusing him of steroid use, andZaun denied any such use.
In order to provide Zaun with information about these allegations and to give himan opportunity to respond, I asked him to meet with me; he declined."
"Days before its article about [Jay] Gibbons, Sports Illustrated reported that the name of Toronto Blue Jays infielder Troy Glaus also had been in Signature Pharmacy customerrecords. According to the article, between September 2003 and May 2004, Glaus reportedly purchased nandrolone and testosterone from the pharmacy through the New Hope Health Center, a California anti-aging clinic, using prescriptions written by Dr. Ramon Scruggs, a California physician who was suspended from practice as of March 2007 for issuing prescriptions over the internet. The drugs were shipped to Glaus at his home in California. Glaus declined to comment on these allegations. Glaus reportedly met with officials from the Commissioner's Office in September 2007. On December 6, 2007, the Commissioner's Office announced that there was insufficient evidence of a violation of the joint program in effect at the time of the conduct in
question to warrant discipline of Glaus."
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given his "Witch Hunt" remaks at the time of the congressional hearings this is far from shocking.
It's like people who own guns saying "guns don't kill people, people kill people"
danshanoff, has now acknowleged the list from earlier was just a rumor, not all names on the list were in the report.
When I saw Paul LoDuca's name come up on the report, I was happy that we didn't sign that drug abuser and we decided to go with Zaun. But When I read this blog, I have to say that I was extremely disapointed in our catcher. I knew that Glaus' name was going to be mentioned but I wasn't expecting Zaun's name to come up. Then when Mitchell said that one of the biggest complaints from the players was "Someone on roids took my job". I was even more disapointed in our catcher. I mean, I didn't see Benjie Molina's name come up on that list…..
And i thought Zaun was just quirky when he spoke to the Media, but, it turns out it was the Roids talking all along.
I hope this forces Riccardi to spend less time ******* in the wind and wondering if it's raining, and more time finding a backup/starting catcher, if it comes to that of course.
Olivio or Miller or Liberthal, just someone ! We got Scurtaro to backup Glaus, so why not think ahead and get someone to backup Zaun.
I'm still not sure why the past is the only thing being brought up? If you don't fail a drug test than what have you actually done besides being fingered by some guy trying to lighten his sentence. Bunch of bull if you ask me.
MLB… Increase the testing procedures to the most stringent in sports and THEN punish those who test positive but this he said she said bs is just that!
This report is ****! Not one major all-star was named. None of the players MLB will bank on for the next ten years or so were named, only former all-stars were named. MLB just want Congress off there back so they can get back to setting new profit records, the only records they care about.


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If you're looking for a budget prepaid Android smartphone, you can do better than Virgin Mobile's Samsung Galaxy Ring. Although the phone's entry-level specs sound fine on paper -- a 4-inch touch screen, dual-core processor, and 5-megapixel camera -- in the real world, the $149.99 Ring falls short of expectations.
We've seen high-performing smartphones from Samsung before, like AT&T's 99-cent on-contract Galaxy S3 Mini; that makes it extra-disappointing that the Ring drops several rungs below.
Do yourself a favor and opt instead for the LG Optimus F3, another $150 smartphone with comparable specs, which also includes 4G LTE support.
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Design and build
Visually, the Ring is cut from the same cloth as a fair number of other phones in Samsung's lower-end catalog. Unless you know where to look, you'll have a hard time distinguishing it from the Galaxy Axiom (U.S. Cellular), Galaxy Admire 2 (Cricket), and Galaxy S3 Mini (AT&T).
It has the same bubbly, rounded corners and slick, smooth, glossy surfaces. In fact, I more than once grabbed the wrong phone thinking it was the Ring. The device is bluish-gray, with a strange black border around the screen and front-facing camera, almost like a filter. It comes in at about the same dimensions as its cohort, but thicker: 4.8 inches tall by 2.5 inches wide by 0.47 inch deep, and weighing 3.4 ounces.
The phone is comfortable on the ear and in the hand, but it feels a little thick in pockets.
Remember that filter over the screen that I mentioned a minute ago? That's not a good thing. When the 4-inch display is resting, it looks gauzy and opaque gray, almost like e-ink, or the surface of an old-fashioned TV. Samsung displays are often reflective, but the Ring's mirrorlike surface bounces back more than most, more even than the Galaxy Admire 2 and S3 Mini that look so similar.
At least colors are bright and rich with the 800x480-pixel resolution (233ppi), but good luck trying to read anything in bright sunlight. My suggestion: try to find yourself a spot of shade.
Typing on the screen's virtual keyboard is a little cramped, especially if you've handled larger-screen phones. Samsung's trace-to-type software can help take the sting out of tapping if you're tired of accidentally writing the wrong thing.
Navigation is Samsung-standard with a physical home button that also pulls up recent apps (this model doesn't seem to have S Voice loaded by default). Press and hold the Menu button to get at Google Now.
A Micro-USB charger sits at the bottom, and is joined by a microSD card slot (up to 64GB) and volume rocker on the left spine. In a nice change from Samsung's usual, the power/lock button is up top, which should cut down on accidental bootups, and there's a physical camera shutter button on the right.
That 5-megapixel camera with LED flash is on the back. The other half of the camera equation, a 1.3-megapixel camera, sits on the front. You'll need to pop off the back cover if you'd like to remove the 1,750mAh battery.
OS and features
Running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean topped by Samsung's TouchWiz layer, the Ring is reasonably up-to-date. I wouldn't hold my breath for any sponsored upgrades to Android 4.2.2, 4.3, or higher, but you really don't miss too much when it comes to major functionality and interface changes.
The Ring gives you Google's standard package of titles, like Navigation, the Chrome browser, YouTube, and numerous doorways into the Google Play store for entertaining content and apps. Android's more essential mobile tools -- a music player, a calendar, a calculator, a clock system -- come with every device.
Samsung and Virgin Mobile, too, pepper the Ring with preloads, like an account manager, featured apps, and a news feed. Mobile ID packs load up apps and wallpaper relating to a certain theme -- say, sports -- into a predesigned profile.
If Android seems a little overloaded for your tastes, the now-standard Easy Mode is Samsung's stab at training wheels. It's a nice touch that you'll see in various forms from several manufacturers.
As for basic communications and connections, the Ring has Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth 4.0 covered, but there's no NFC support, so you won't be able to use Android Beam or Samsung's S-Beam adaptation.
Cameras and video
Samsung's usual 5-megapixel camera can take some snappy pictures, with rich, deep color and sharp edges. The Galaxy Ring, unfortunately, wasn't invited to the photo party. Autofocus is always a boon, and worked well here. Pictures, though, came out faded, with dull colors and indistinct edges. There is an LED flash, but as a general rule, the more natural light you can introduce, the better.
The same mediocrity that afflicts the main camera also makes photos taken with the 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera dull and mostly blurry, but still usable if your standards aren't high.
If you feel like tinkering with the camera settings, you'll be able to adjust resolution size and white balance, and choose from a few filters and modes, such as night and landscape. There's panorama, which is always a nice option to have, but no designated macro mode. Instead, expect to lean in for close-ups.
I'm sad to say that the Ring's 720p HD video let me down. Image capture was fairly smooth, but the camera once again pumped out dull, flat colors and soft edges instead of sharp, defined lines. Videos shot outdoor in natural lighting will look the best, but you can forget about preserving conversational gems.


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Ever since Halley discovered that the comet of 1682 was a member of the solar system, these wonderful objects have had a new interest for astronomers; and a comparison of orbits has often identified the return of a comet, and led to the detection of an elliptic orbit where the difference from a parabola was imperceptible in the small portion of the orbit visible to us. A remarkable case in point was the comet of 1556, of whose identity with the comet of 1264 there could be little doubt. Hind wanted to compute the orbit more exactly than Halley had done. He knew that observations had been made, but they were lost. Having expressed his desire for a search, all the observations of Fabricius and of Heller, and also a map of the comet's path among the stars, were eventually unearthed in the most unlikely manner, after being lost nearly three hundred years. Hind and others were certain that this comet would return between 1844 and 1848, but it never appeared.
When the spectroscope was first applied to finding the composition of the heavenly bodies, there was a great desire to find out what comets are made of. The first opportunity came in 1864, when Donati observed the spectrum of a comet, and saw three bright bands, thus proving that it was a gas and at least partly self-luminous. In 1868 Huggins compared the spectrum of Winnecke's comet with that of a Geissler tube containing olefiant gas, and found exact agreement. Nearly all comets have shown the same spectrum." A very few comets have given bright band spectra differing from the normal type. Also a certain kind of continuous spectrum, as well as reflected solar light showing Frauenhofer lines, have been seen. When Wells's comet, in 1882, approached very close indeed to the sun, the spectrum changed to a monochromatic yellow colour, due to sodium. For a full account of the wonders of the cometary world the reader is referred to books on descriptive astronomy, or to monographs on comets." Nor can the very uncertain speculations about the structure of a comet's tail be given here. A new explanation has been proposed almost every time that a great discovery * In 1874, when the writer was crossing the Pacific Ocean in H.M.S. " Scout," Coggia's comet unexpectedly appeared, and (while Colonel Tupman got its positions with the sextant) he tried to use the prism out of a portable direct-vision spectroscope, without success until it was put in front of the object-glass of a binocular, when, to his great joy, the three band images were clearly seen. * Such as The World of Comets, by A. Guillemin; History of Comets, by G. R. Hind, London, 1859; Theatrum Cometicum, by S. de Lubienietz, 1667; Cometographie, by Pingr , Paris, 1783; Donati's Comet, by Bond.
To define the path of comet 1556. After being lost for 3oo years, this drawing was recovered by the prolonged efforts of Mr. Hind and Professor Littrow in 1856.
has been made in the theory of light, heat, chemistry, or electricity. Halley's comet remained the only one of which a prediction of the return had been confirmed, until the orbit of the small, ill-defined comet found by Pons in 1819 was computed by Encke, and found to have a period of 34 years. It was predicted to return in 1822, and was recognised by him as identical with many previous comets. This comet, called after Encke, has showed in each of its returns an inexplicable reduction of mean distance, which led to the assertion of a resisting medium in space until a better explanation could be found." Since that date fourteen comets have been found with elliptic orbits, whose aphelion distances are all about the same as Jupiter's mean distance; and six have an aphelion distance about ten per cent. greater than Neptune's mean distance. Other comets are similarly associated with the planets Saturn and Uranus. The physical transformations of comets are among the most wonderful of unexplained phenomena in the heavens. But, for physical astronomers, the greatest interest attaches to the reduction of radius vector of Encke's comet, the splitting of Biela's comet into two comets * The investigations by Von Asten (of St. Petersburg) seem to support, and later ones, especially those
by Backlund (also of St. Petersburg), seem to discredit, the idea of a resisting medium.
in 1846, and the somewhat similar behaviour of other comets. It must be noted, however, that comets have a sensible size, that all their parts cannot travel in exactly the same orbit under the sun's gravitation, and that their mass is not sufficient to retain the parts together very forcibly; also that the inevitable collision of particles, or else fluid friction, is absorbing energy, and so reducing the comet's velocity. In 1770 Lexell discovered a comet which, as was afterwards proved by investigations of Lexell, Burchardt, and Laplace, had in 1767 been deflected by Jupiter out of an orbit in which it was invisible from the earth into an orbit with a period of 5% years, enabling it to be seen. In 1779 it again approached Jupiter closer than some of his satellites, and was sent off in another orbit, never to be again recognised. But our interest in cometary orbits has been added to by the discovery that, owing to the causes just cited, a comet, if it does not separate into discrete parts like Biela's, must in time have its parts spread out so as to cover a sensible part of the orbit, and that, when the earth passes through such part of a comet's orbit, a meteor shower is the result. A magnificent meteor shower was seen in America on November 12th–13th, 1833, when the paths of the meteors all seemed to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo. A similar


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As I blogged last month, the spring is a season full of events and this is a reason why I'm not writing technical articles in these weeks. But I promise I'll write again in a few weeks, there are a lot of interesting ideas that need to be written down.
The first news is about two new dates of the PowerPivot Workshop in Europe:
We are in touch with local SQL Server user groups in order to organize some evening free meeting like those in Copenhagen and Zurich. More updates on this later this month.
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At this time, a comfortable, fully air-conditioned vehicle and well-constructed motorway would have been out of the question! Instead the journey would have unfolded along bumpy, dusty, well-worn "streets" in a three-wheeled open vehicle with leather-covered bench seating.
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Bertha also demonstrated her significant technical capabilities on this journey: once the tank was empty, she visited a chemist in Wiesloch and bought its last three litres of ligroin, a substance usually used as a cleaning agent. From the beginning of the age of motorisation right up to the 10th century, petrol and other fuels could only be bought from chemists and so this is how the chemist in Wiesloch became the first fuel station in the world. Water and oil needed to be topped up constantly; the drive chain also broke and was repaired by a smith in Bruchsal, who also covered the brake pads with leather. A little later, Bertha cleaned a blocked fuel line with her hat pin and used her garter as isolation material.
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Seven-time world triathlon champion Conrad Stoltz, aka Caveman, says having a lot of hobbies has helped him stay mentally fresh as an athlete.
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Tigers, 11th Heading Into Final Day of OVC Championships
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. – Tennessee State cut 13 strokes from their day one performance on Saturday at the 2014 Ohio Valley Conference golf championships. The Tigers remain in eleventh after shooting a 308 on the Par-72, 7,187 yard Fighting Joe course at The Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at The Shoals in Muscle Shoals, Ala.
Temperatures sat in the 70's all morning and reached 80 by the end of play with the winds ranging from 6-8 mph, setting up good playing conditions for the second round. Jacksonville State continues to at 9-under and is followed by Eastern Kentucky and Austin Peay. EKU made a charge with a 7-under, 281 to tie the Governors and close to within six strokes.
APSU's Marco Iten took sole possession on the leaderboard at 8-under, with a 4-under, 68, performance. Iten holds a one stroke lead over Camilo Aguado of Jacksonville State.
Blake Burgett and Codie Welborn posted the team low for TSU with a 4-over, 76. Burgett (83-76=159) dropped five birdies and six pars as he cut seven strokes off of his day outing. Burgett relied on good putting, once on the greens, as he sank a 20-footer on No. 10, a six-footer on 11 and a 15-footer on 16 after getting in trouble off the tee. The sophomore found nine greens and seven fairways on Saturday.
Welborn (81-76=157) bounced back after a 9-over in round one to card three birdies and ten pars. The senior notched birdies on the par-4, 2nd, the par-4, 6th, and the par-3, 18th. Welborn hit a 3-wood off the tee down the right hand side of the fairway on No. 2. The Murfreesboro native left a 7-iron just short and left of the green to set up a chip in for his first birdie of the day.
On No. 6, Welborn hit his driver down the middle of the fairway and knocked a 6-iron to 20 feet of the pin. Welborn was able to get the right speed on the uphill putt as he moved to 1-under after six holes of play.
The fourth-year Tiger saved his best for last as he hit a 6-iron off the box to two-feet of the flag on the middle-back portion of the challenging par-3, 18th, just in front of a mound on the green. Welborn was able to tap in for his final one-under of the round.
James Stepp (81-77=158) sat at 6-over after 11 holes despite scoring six pars. The junior returned to his play with six pars and a birdie over the final seven holes to finish the day with a 5-over, 77. Stepp hit a 2-iron off the box to 116 yards at the par-4, 14th. The Cheatham, Tenn., native used a sand wedge on his second shot to three-feet of the hole, for an easy putt for his lone birdie of the day.
Matt Campbell (86-79=165) scored for the Tigers with a 7-over, 79, as hit continued his strong ball striking off the box with 11-of-14 fairways and 13 greens. Campbell carded nine pars and two birdies on Saturday. On the par-4, 2nd, Campbell sank a six-footer after hitting a wedge from 141 yards out. On the par-3, 13th, Campbell hit a 7-iron from 168 out to eight feet to accomplish his second one-under of the round.
Andrew Warner (76-80=156) continues to lead TSU, but did not score for the Tigers during the second round, as he entered the clubhouse with an 8-over, 80. The senior hit eight fairways, 13 greens and registered his only birdie with a 12-footer on 14 after using a gap wedge from 120 yards.
Matt Campbell will be the first to tee off at 8:00am on the final day of play. Blake Burgett will tee-off at 8:10am, ahead of James Stepp at 8:20am, Codie Welborn at 8:30am and Andrew Warner at 8:40am. Hole-by-hole live results from each day of the championship can be accessed through links at OVCSports.com.


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Palletizer Robot Uses Common PLC Platform
Honeywell Intelligrated Posted 01/03/2011New robotic palletizer from Intelligrated uses an Alvey robot that is controlled via a common programmable logic controller (PLC) platform. This alternative to the traditional proprietary robot controller improves line integration, response time and overall productivity while reducing operator and maintenance training. The PLC-based control system enables customers to deploy new Alvey robotic palletizing solutions while maintaining their standard control platform, streamlining complex control communication, reducing critical response time and minimizing changeover delays.


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Title: Immigration: Terrorist Grounds for Exclusion and Removal of Aliens
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Author(s): Michael John Garcia, American Law Division; Ruth Ellen Wasem, Domestic Social Policy Division
Date: July 2, 2008
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- This report opens with an overview of the grounds for inadmissibility and summarizes key legislation enacted in recent years. The section on current law explains the legal definitions of "terrorist activity," "engage in terrorist activity," and "terrorist organization," and describes the terrorism-related grounds for inadmissibility and removal. Legislation has been considered in the 110th Congress that would modify the terrorism-related grounds for inadmissibility and removal, as well as the impact that these grounds have upon alien eligibility for relief from removal. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (P.L. 110-161), enacted in December 2007, modified certain terrorism-related provisions of the INA, including exempting specified groups from the INA's definition of "terrorist organization" and expanding immigration authorities' waiver authority over the terrorism-related grounds for exclusion. H.R. 5690 (P.L. 110-257), which was enacted into law on July 1, 2008, expressly excludes the African National Congress (ANC) from being considered a terrorist organization, and provides immigration authorities the ability to exempt most terrorism-related and criminal grounds for inadmissiblity from applying to aliens with respect to activities undertaken in opposition to apartheid rule in South Africa.
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A note from Amanda Emmert, ComicsPRO Executive Director:
To the ComicsPRO membership,
The biggest event of ComicsPRO's year, our Annual Membership Meeting, has wrapped up. The biggest event of the comics retail year, Free Comic Book Day, is also behind us. Both were extremely successful, and it feels good to have helped with two major events that promote comic book stores.
The organization has a bit of breathing room now as we start prepping for the rest of our convention schedule and set-up for the fourth quarter 24-Hour Comics Day event. So, it's a good time to make an announcement and a change: I'm resigning my position as Executive Director of ComicsPRO.
As a company, ComicsPRO is stable, established, and financially sound. For many years I've been very careful with our budgets, and we're set to enter the next phase of the organization with a firm footing, which will allow the association to run successfully for many years. I am confident that our leadership will continue to improve the organization for our members, and I'm excited for the next wave of retailers to step up and take charge of our association.
In 2004, after many discussions with retailers and with publishers for the need for a new trade association, I incorporated ComicsPRO and set up its not-for-profit status. My best friend Gary Dills, of Phoenix Comics (which later became Laughing Ogre Comics) funded the nascent organization, helped me construct the initial bylaws, and helped choose the initial board of directors. I told everyone at the time that I wouldn't do the work unless Joe Field, of Flying Colors Comics, would agree to be president, and I've been very proud to work with Joe ever since. In 2005, we took on our first members, many of whom are still active members today even as the organization has expanded and changed.
In 2007, the organization was large enough and busy enough to need someone running it full time, and I became ComicsPRO's first employee. As we've grown, we've changed my title and job description, but my main duty, my main love, has been the same -- working with amazing retailers who do everything they can to help improve our industry.
Joe stepped down as President this year, and Gary stepped down as Vice President, both after 9 years of intense volunteer work, both still serving on the Board. Thomas Gaul, of Corner Store Comics and Carr D'Angelo, of Earth-2 Comics, have stepped up as President and VP and I'm excited by the plans they have to improve ComicsPRO. I know that they, along with the rest of our amazing Board of Directors, will make the organization better than it has ever been. It's a great time to be a comic book retailer, it's a great time for change in our industry, and it's a great time for ComicsPRO to enter into its next stage with a new Executive Director.
I am very proud of what I've been able to accomplish with ComicsPRO over the years, and prouder still of my colleagues, all of them. I am extremely grateful for the opportunity I've been given to work with all of you, and I look forward to seeing how you continue to improve our market. Thank you for everything you've done, and everything you've given me.
Amanda Emmert
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Is it just me, or has anybody else noticed the gender difference in the Obama administration's move toward war in Libya?
With women in uniform fighting – and dying – in Iraq and Afghanistan, we're long past the point where it's extraordinary (although still argued about) to see women earning Purple Hearts and other combat decorations. They've been fighter pilots for years.
And there's certainly a history of women leading their countries in wartime. Golda Meir. Indira Gandhi. Margaret Thatcher.
But as I read about the Obama administration's evolution in support of military action against Libya's Muammar Qaddafi, I couldn't help but notice an important distinction in the line up of senior officials.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, and White House chief of staff William Daley all argued against a no-fly zone in Libya.
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz said laying the groundwork for a no-fly zone would take "upwards of a week." That was two days ago, and already the bombs from allied jets are falling on Libyan military targets. So are cruise missiles from US Navy ships in the Mediterranean Sea.
But as Qaddafi's army and air force kept pounding the rebels and the United Nations moved – faster than its typically glacial speed – to stop the Libyan dictator from killing more of his own people, it was senior women in the administration who pushed the process toward military intervention.
That included Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, UN Ambassador Susan Rice, and National Security Council senior aide Samantha Power, according a New York Times report.
"The three women were pushing for American intervention to stop a looming humanitarian catastrophe in Libya," according to the newspaper.
In op-ed columns in the nation's leading newspaper, this gender gap was apparent too.
In the Washington Post, retired US Army Gen. Wesley Clark, NATO's former supreme allied commander in Europe, argued against US intervention in Libya.
"To me, it seems we have no clear basis for action," he wrote. "Whatever resources we dedicate for a no-fly zone would probably be too little, too late. We would once again be committing our military to force regime change in a Muslim land, even though we can't quite bring ourselves to say it. So let's recognize that the basic requirements for successful intervention simply don't exist, at least not yet: We don't have a clearly stated objective, legal authority, committed international support or adequate on-the-scene military capabilities, and Libya's politics hardly foreshadow a clear outcome."
"We should have learned these lessons from our long history of intervention," Gen. Clark concluded. "We don't need Libya to offer us a refresher course in past mistakes."
Over in the New York Times two days later, Anne-Marie Slaughter, former State Department policy planning director under Sec. Clinton, took on Clark's argument.
"Now we have a chance to support a real new beginning in the Muslim world – a new beginning of accountable governments that can provide services and opportunities for their citizens in ways that could dramatically decrease support for terrorist groups and violent extremism," she wrote. "It's hard to imagine something more in our strategic interest."
"Any use of force must be carefully and fully debated, but that debate has now been had," wrote Dr. Slaughter, now a professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University. "It's been raging for a week, during which almost every Arab country has come on board calling for a no-flight zone and Colonel Qaddafi continues to gain ground. It is time to act."
One can make too much of any "gender gap" in military affairs in the Obama administration. But it's worth noting.


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Bank of America has advised clients to take out default insurance against Chinese debt, warning that monetary tightening by China's central bank risks setting off a bout of serious credit stress in 2014.
Bin Yao, the bank's credit strategist in Asia, said Chinese bond yields have already risen to the highest in a decade as the authorities seek to rein in rampant growth of the M2 money supply and excess credit, yet markets remain "complacent" about the implications.
He recommends buying credit default swaps (CDS) on five-year Chinese debt as the easiest way to "hedge the China tail risk". These contracts spiked to 266 after the Lehman crisis and again to 206 during the 'hard-landing scare' of late 2011. They have since settled down to stable levels, trading this week near 66.
Bin Yao said the markets have underestimated the risk of a monetary squeeze. The central bank has already raised interest rates by three quarters of a point over the last year. Rising yields are pushing the shadow banking system closer to the brink. "We find trust loans especially troubling," he said.
Short-term debt issuance by trust companies has jumped to $320bn from almost zero two years ago. A new study by the China Academy of Financial Research warned that the trusts face a redemption shock after promising returns of 10pc to 15pc that may be impossible to deliver.
The pattern has echoes of what happened to Icelandic banks and Northern Rock, which relied on fickle capital markets during the credit boom. They were caught in a vice when funding suddenly dried up. The Academy said Jilin Trust, AsAc, and Taipingyang Municipal, are among the most overextended. All three have had trouble rolling over debt or covering payouts over recent days.
Fitch Ratings says the explosive growth of loans over the last five years in China is unprecedented in any major country in recorded history. Credit has risen from 125pc to 200pc of GDP, if all forms wealth products and offshore banking are included. The Chinese credit system has grown to $24 trillion from $9 trillion in late 2008, equivalent to adding the entire US commercial banking system.
The pace of credit growth over the five-year period exceeds the extremes seen before Japan's Nikkei bubble burst in 1990, or before the onset of the US housing crash in 2007.
China's banking system is ultimately controlled by the state. Any post-bubble credit purge is likely to play out in a different way, with less risk of a dramatic crisis and more risk of a chronic malaise.
China's central bank seems determined to cool the credit boom under its so-called "flexible opaque" policy before it reaches unmanageable extremes. It has targeted M2 growth of 13pc, which will require further tightening. It has also pushed real interest rates up to a range of 1pc to 2pc, an unpleasant surprise for those relying on negative rates to fund high leverage.
Investors do not usually buy CDS insurance because they think a country will default. The contracts are used as a hedge by 'real money' funds or companies with heavy exposure to an economy, often in fixed plant or other illiquid assets. The CDS market acts as a stabilising force, reducing the risk of asset fire-sales in a crisis.
The contracts are also used by traders as a proxy for betting on political and financial stress. Volatile spikes can yield turbocharged gains for those who time it right.


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Qt 4.0 was released in June 2005, a full seven years ago. During that time, Qt has evolved a lot, making it better suited for mobile development. However, it was obvious that major changes were needed to better address the different needs of the Qt community and to finally make Qt a first-class citizen on mobile devices. The vision of Qt 5 was communicated in a blog post by Qt Chief Maintainer Lars Knoll in May 2011 make better use of the GPU, allowing the creation of smoother and more fluid applications, even with limited resources, using Qt Quick and JavaScript as the primary building blocks. Even though Qt Quick provided a good development experience as of Qt 4.7, some fundamental changes were needed to ensure smooth, large-scale Qt Quick-based applications on embedded devices with limited resources. Additional important aspects of the vision were to provide better integration with Web content into any Qt application, but at the same time, acknowledge that some complexities and the amount of code needed to be reduced.
Development of Qt 5
Earlier versions of Qt were mostly developed in-house at Nokia (and previously, Trolltech). But since the launch of qt-project.org, a vibrant community has been participating in development of Qt 5 and many features and patches in Qt 5 (including supported platforms) have been done by the community.
The Qt Project governs the open source development of Qt. It allows anybody wanting to contribute to join the effort through a meritocratic structure of approvers and maintainers. All development is driven by the people contributing to the project.
Architectural Changes
In Qt 5, following major changes were accomplished:
All ports of Qt are based on the Qt Platform abstraction layer (QPA). QPA is the platform abstraction layer for Qt 5 and replaces QWS and the platform ports from Qt 4. Benefits of using QPA are that the architecture is much cleaner where platform dependent code is abstracted and the new abstraction makes it much easier to integrate Qt with new windowing systems.
New graphics architecture. Qt 5 introduces a new graphics architecture for Qt Quick using Scenegraph on top of OpenGL. OpenGL (ES) 2.0 is mandated for this to work. The new architecture makes it easier to integrate OpenGL-based content, such as shader effects, with Qt Quick-based applications. The QWidget-based stack continues to work as in Qt 4.x (based on QPainter), but supported back-ends have been limited to SW rasterization, pixmaps, and images, an OpenGL backend for GL surface,s and a backend for PDF generation and printing. X11 and CoreGraphics are no longer supported.
Modular repository structure. This enables more independent development of Qt modules, but also makes it easier to integrate contributions in the form of third-party modules to Qt. Modularization is also important because it also responds the need to have different requirements supported on desktops and tablets/mobiles.
All QWidget-related functionality is separated into its own library. A continued use of QWidgets is secured, but at the same time,it helps to have a clean architecture in Qt 5 to continue evolution of Qt Quick. Qt Widgets are also ported on top of QPA.
The Structure of Qt 5
Figure 1.
Modules have been split into Qt Essential Modules and Qt Add-on Modules. Essential modules are mandatory in all platforms. Add-on modules can be included optionally in Qt enabled platforms. Add-on modules can roughly be divided into following categories:
- Modules that are provided for Qt 4.x compatibility
- Modules that have been part of previous Qt mobility releases
- Modules that are useful on a limited number of platforms like Qt D-Bus
- Modules that are potential candidates to be part of Qt Essential modules in some future Qt release.
Essential Modules in Qt 5 are:
- Qt Core: Contains core non-GUI functionality. All modules in Qt rely on this module.
- Qt GUI: Extends QtCore with GUI functionality. Includes OpenGL.
- Qt Multimedia: Provides audio, video, radio, and camera functionality. Requires GStreamer on Linux.
- Qt Network: Provides classes to make network programming easier and more portable.
- Qt Qml: qml and Javascript language module for Qt.
- Qt Quick: Declarative framework for building highly dynamic, custom user interfaces.
- Qt SQL: Qt support for SQL databases.
- Qt Test: Classes for unit testing Qt applications and libraries. Note: Needed for conformance testing but not required to be included in the release. No compatibility promised.
- Qt WebKit: A new WebKit- based implementation and a new QML API. See the Qt WebKit Widgets in the add-on modules.
You may notice that some modules from Qt 4.8 are no longer part of the essential modules like Qt XML, Qt SVG, QtOpenGL, etc. They have been moved to add-on modules in Qt.
Add-on Modules are:
- Qt 3D: A set of APIs to make 3D graphics programming easy and declarative.
- Qt Bluetooth: C++ and QML APIs for platforms using Bluetooth wireless technology.
- Qt Contacts: C++ and QML APIs for accessing addressbook/contact databases.
- Qt Concurrent: High level APIs for writing multi-threaded programs.
- Qt D-Bus: UNIX-only library that you can use to perform Inter-Process Communication using the D-Bus protocol.
- Qt Graphical Effects: Design neutral visual effects for Qt Quick 2.0.
- Qt Image Formats: A set of plugins for additional image formats (TIFF, MNG, TGA, WBMP)
- Qt JS Backend: A copy of V8 with additional changes needed for Qt. Used internally by Qt Qml. No public API is offered.
- Qt Location: Provides location positioning, mapping, navigation, and place search via QML and C++ interfaces. NMEA backend for positioning.
- Qt OpenGL: Classes that make it easy to use OpenGL in Qt applications. Provided to ease porting from Qt 4.x. For new code, use the QOpenGL classes in QtGui.
- Qt Organizer: C++ and QML APIs for accessing organizer events (todos, events, etc.)
- Qt Print Support: Classes to make printing easier and portable.
- Qt Publish and Subscribe: Qt Publish and Subscribe.
- Qt Quick 1: Classes from Qt 4 's QtDeclarative module. Provided for Qt 4.x compatibility. For new code, use the Qt Quick module.
- Qt Script: Classes for making Qt applications scriptable. Provided for Qt 4.x compatibility, for new code use the QJS* classes in the Qt Qml module.
- Qt Script Tools: Additional components for applications that use Qt Script.
- Qt Sensors: Access to sensors via QML and C++ interfaces.
- Qt Service Framework: Framework allowing clients to discover and instantiate arbitrary services.
- Qt SVG: Classes for displaying and creating SVG files.
- Qt System Info: Classes to discover system-related information and capabilities.
- Qt Tools: Includes Qt CLucene, Qt Designer, Qt Help, and Qt UI Tools
- Qt Versit: Part of a collection of Personal Information Management APIs providing a library to convert QContacts to and from vCard files etc.
- Qt Wayland: Linux only. Replacement for the removed QWS functionality. Includes Qt Compositor API (server) and Wayland platform plugin (clients).
- Qt WebKit Widgets: WebKit1 and QWidget based APIs from Qt 4.
- Qt Widgets: Extends Qt Gui with C++ widget functionality.
- Qt XML: C++ implementations of SAX and DOM. Deprecated, use QXmlStreamReader/Writer for new functionality.
- Qt XML Patterns: Support for XPath, XQuery, XSLT and XML Schema validation.
These Qt Add-Ons module are a preliminary list and new ones might be added based on demand.


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If you were waiting for something that would make buying Dracula the Unconquered #2 even more enticing than just getting an all-new, all-ages, all-action 24-page comic for just one dollar, now is your chance: Anyone who picks up Drac #2 before Friday gets a chance to win a copy of the Drac #1 Special Edition (pictured above with 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand to prove it exists), a printed version of our first issue. I'll sign it, draw something on it, whatever you'd like! All you need to do is buy it this week — and if you've already bought your copy, that counts too — and I'll pick someone at random and send an email first to make sure you want it!
I've sold the print copies at conventions before, but since the digital version is only a buck, they're prohibitively expensive to make. As a result, they're totally rare collector's items (or at the very least, they're "rare" enough that they hopefully make a nice little bonus for people who like the series). Head over to Dracula the Unconquered to grab your issue and maybe win something printed on paper!


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