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These are delicious - though I have to double the recipe to feed my family of 4.
Portobello and Black Bean Quesadillas
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Sautéed portobellos are delicious in ragouts; as a topping for polenta or pizza; or as a filling for fajitas, tacos, or quesadillas. The portobello mushroom stands up to the robust flavors in these quesadillas, all the while preserving its own steaklike texture.
Prep: 1 minute; Cook: 14 minutes
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 3 wedges)
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- Calories: 251
- Calories from fat: 32%
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated fat: 3.7g
- Monounsaturated fat: 0.8g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 1.8g
- Protein: 18.9g
- Carbohydrate: 25.8g
- Fiber: 7.5g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
- Iron: 2.3mg
- Sodium: 695mg
- Calcium: 318mg
- 4 (8-inch) fat-free flour tortillas
- Butter-flavored cooking spray
- 2 (4 1/2-inch) portobello caps, chopped
- 2 tablespoons light balsamic vinaigrette
- 1 cup no-salt-added black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 (2-ounce) jar diced pimiento, drained
- 1 cup (4 ounces) preshredded reduced-fat 4-cheese Mexican blend cheese
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
- Salsa (optional)
- Chopped fresh cilantro (optional)
- 1. Stack tortillas; microwave at HIGH 1 minute. Leave in microwave to keep warm while preparing filling.
- 2. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add mushrooms; sauté 2 minutes or until tender. Add vinaigrette, beans, and pimiento; cook 1 to 2 minutes, stirring constantly, or until liquid evaporates. Mash bean mixture slightly with a potato masher.
- 3. Spoon about 1/3 cup bean mixture onto each tortilla. Sprinkle evenly with cheese and onions. Fold tortillas in half.
- 4. Wipe skillet with paper towels; heat over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Place 2 quesadillas in pan; cook 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until golden and cheese melts. Repeat with remaining 2 quesadillas. Cut each quesadilla into 3 wedges. Serve immediately with salsa and cilantro, if desired.
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- CONVENIENCE: Quick/Easy
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Beans, Vegetables
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Meatless
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(NEW YORK) October 10, 2013 – Wealthy travelers from Europe and Asia revealed their top luxury hotel picks in recent research conducted by the independent and objective New York-based Luxury Institute. Three new Luxury Brand Status Index (LBSI) reports examine the attitudes and preferences of affluent Chinese, Japanese, and European consumers as they relate to leading hotel brands.
On a 1-10 scale, wealthy respondents rated hotels on quality, exclusivity, social status, and self-enhancement. They also shared which brands are worth a luxury price tag, the hotels they would recommend, and their preferred brand for an upcoming stay.
New this year, the Luxury Institute asked consumers who recently visited a luxury hotel if their stay was for work, vacation, or both.
"Luxury hotels serve a dual purpose as destinations for both business and pleasure," says Luxury Institute CEO Milton Pedraza. "Brands have an opportunity to deliver personalized experiences so guests will return for their next trip, regardless of the occasion."
Affluent respondents ranked the following number of luxury hotel brands in the regions below:
Europe (U.K., Germany, France and Italy)
- Brands rated: 31
- Consumers surveyed: 1,516
- Median annual HHI: £79,000 (U.K.), €69,000 (Germany), €63,000 (France), and €71,000 (Italy)
- Median age: 47 (U.K.), 43 (Germany), 46 (France), and 42 (Italy)
- Brands rated: 31
- Consumers surveyed: 717
- Median annual HHI: 2.5 million CNY
- Median age: 32
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- Consumers surveyed: 602
- Median annual HHI: 20 million JPY
- Median age: 51
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The Luxury Institute is the objective and independent global voice of the high net-worth consumer. The Institute conducts extensive and actionable research with wealthy consumers about their behaviors and attitudes on customer experience best practices. In addition, we work closely with top-tier luxury brands to successfully transform their organizational cultures into more profitable customer-centric enterprises. Our Luxury CRM Culture consulting process leverages our fact-based research and enables luxury brands to dramatically Outbehave as well as Outperform their competition. The Luxury Institute also operates LuxuryBoard.com, a membership-based online research portal, and the Luxury CRM Association, a membership organization dedicated to building customer-centric luxury enterprises.


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The concert started out with a piece called Jeru by Gerry Mulligan. The piece is known as a jazz classic, originally performed by Miles Davis on his album The Birth of the Cool. It included a solo for the baritone saxophone, an instrument not often featured in solos. The solo was played with great finesse by Bridget Draxler 05 .
Even members of Jazz I were represented in the evenings repertoire. The group performed Dont step in the Darkness, by band member Mike Sweeney 05. The piece featured an alto sax solo, played by Joe Alley 05. The piece itself was unique, letting the ensemble show a variety of sounds. Hagedorn thanked Sweeney for writing and the audience showed their appreciation for the piece with thunderous applause.
One of the songs the group performed was carried over from their fall set. Wyrgly was a piece they played for the Eau Claire Jazz Festival. The composer, Maria Schneider, was present at the ensembles performance in Eau Claire and Hagedorn noted that She told us we had the piece exactly right. After hearing that, we had to perform it once again for you all tonight.
At each concert, the jazz bands have a special guest artist who performs with them. Dean Magraw was the guest artist of this concert. Hagedorn noted Magraws international reputation. He seemed at ease playing with the group and complimented the students for their dedication and technical skill.
Hagedorn and Magraw played well together in duets, which formed the middle portion of the concert. Some of the pieces they played were formal pieces; other times, they simply played off of one another.
Their duets were particularly effective at showing the versatility of the guitar.
The program noted the variety of musical genres which influenced Magraw, such as Indian and bluegrass; these influences were visible in the duets.
For the groups penultimate piece, Haitian Fight Song, composed by jazz great Charles Mingus, Magraw asked the ensemble to, Give me awesome feeling. His remark generated a few laughs, but his words got results. The piece was one of the bands most intense of the night. The six soloists featured in the piece played forcefully.
The final piece, Soul Vaccination, had the same solid, easy feeling as the first songs of the concert and contrasted with the high-energy piece which preceded it.
The concert lasted over two hours and the audience, a mix of St. Olaf students, parents and Northfield residents, remained large, filling the main floor and upstairs balcony. Jazz I performed nine pieces with only a brief intermission.
Nevertheless, the ensemble ceaselessly played with enthusiasm and energy.
The atmosphere of the concert was comfortable and laid-back, with Hagedorn cracking jokes to make the audience laugh between pieces; Hagedorn noted from the stage that how long the concert takes doesnt matter to me. What matters is that we keep doing well and having fun up here. His remark received applause from the audience, showing that as long as Jazz I played well and enjoyed themselves, listeners would stay.
Though the concert was lengthy, the musicians of Jazz I continually affirmed themselves as passionate and confident and revealed to the St. Olaf and Northfield communities that winning first place in Eau-Claire was well-deserved.


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Carolyn & Jeff (K0UU), now VR2UU visited my QTH two days ago, we have a very good time and share the experience of amateur radio and dogs. Both of them will stay in Hong Kong for the two years job assignment.
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RDXC Contest Award Certificate 2012 and 2013
2014 RDXC already finished in March, but the award certificate of 2012 and 2013 just arrived .. it took a long time to come.
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I have been used the K4KIO Hexbeam for two years, but always feel it is not up to my expectation. Early last month, I changed it to the fine product from MW0ZJE. It is very easy to install and meet my requirement, sure it will give me years of service.
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2012 JIDX Contest
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Field Day Event on 7 Decemebr 2013
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John ( WB6Z ) , Taka ( VR2RJ ) and Farid (VR2UNG) group together and participate the 2013 JIDX contest as VR2/WB6Z. It is the first time that John operated in Hong Kong. We made 753 QSOs during the contest. A lot of fun.
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Kuny - 7L1WPU , AH0BT route through Hong Kong for his business trip to Europe, we arranged an eyeball QSO party on the 6 October 2013 evening.
We all enjoyed the dinner very much.
We all enjoyed the dinner very much.
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I am happy to have the special prize of the WAPC 2012 contest.
It is a Dual Band Hand Held KG-UVD1P, thank you.
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D64K Comoros Islands
A nice D64K ( Comoros Islands 2012 DXpedition) QSL card was received.
It was sent to me by my old friend Les, SP3DOI, one of the operator of the DXpedition.
Thanks Les.
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Ukrainian DX Contest 2012
Ukrainian DX Contest 2012
This is the first time I participate Ukrainian DX Contest, have plenty of fun.
This is the first time I participate Ukrainian DX Contest, have plenty of fun.
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Coffee Chat with W6BBA, VE6OZ and VR2GP
I am very glad to meet my old friend Bill Fong, W6BBA yesterday.
Also, first time meet up with Higgin Jin, VE6OZ. John Tsui, VR2GP joint us as well.
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Friday, October 26, 2012
Porsche Junior
Since our beloved dog "Porsche" passed away early this year, we adopted another one and named him as "Porsche Junior" ...now he is three months old and looks good.
Friday, October 19, 2012
Naran - JT1BV
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There is no dignity in life. Everything we do is a futile attempt to avoid this knowledge. We dance, or listen to music, or get drunk or high because it makes us feel briefly immortal. We build monuments, give speeches, form governments, create rituals, profess faiths to convince ourselves something bigger exists. We stare at screens so we don't have to look at reality. And we watch movies, those soothing two-hour daydreams in which the chaos of existence is beaten back, time and again, by purpose and resolution.
Illusions, every one of them. Despite our culture's desperate insistence that youth can be found in the moment and that the moment can go on forever, we will all of us die. Worse, so will the people we love. How is it possible to know this and go on living, even for a day?


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PORTLAND, Ore. — Robin Lopez vows to help the Portland Trail Blazers with something the team missed last season: defensive stops.
The 7-foot center acquired by the Blazers in a three-team trade with New Orleans and Sacramento was introduced by his new team Thursday.
The Blazers lacked a real center last season, instead using forward J.J. Hickson up front with LaMarcus Aldridge and Nicolas Batum. As a result, Portland never had a big shot-blocking presence.
Hickson, a free agent, signed this week with the Denver Nuggets. In the trade that brought Lopez to Portland, guard Tyreke Evans went to the Pelicans and guard Greivis Vasquez was sent to the Kings. Portland also acquired guard Terrel Harris from the Pelicans and gave up the draft rights to Jeff Withey, future second-round draft picks and cash.
Lopez averaged 11.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.56 blocked shots in 82 starts last season with New Orleans.
"J.J. did a terrific job, but we were one of the worst teams in the league in the paint and around the rim," Blazers coach Terry Stotts said in proclaiming Lopez his starter for next season.
Bringing in Lopez was one of several moves the Blazers made in free agency. Most were aimed at shoring up Portland's bench, which was lacking last season as the team lost its last 13 games to finish 33-49 and out of the playoffs for the second straight season.
Portland signed free agent Dorell Wright, a nine-year NBA veteran, who averaged 9.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists off the bench for the Philadelphia 76ers last season.
The Blazers also picked up free agent guard Earl Watson, a 12-year NBA veteran who played the past three seasons with the Utah Jazz. He played in 48 games last season, averaging 17.3 minutes and two points, 1.8 rebounds and four assists.
The team also obtained forward Thomas Robinson in a trade with Houston for the rights to Kostas Papnikolaou and Marko Todorovic, as well as two future second-round picks.
Robinson was the fifth pick in last year's draft by the Sacramento Kings, but he was dealt to Houston in a February trade. He played in 70 total games last season, averaging 4.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 15.1 minutes.
All three joined Lopez for introductions Thursday.
"I know this organization wants to get back in the playoffs, and it starts in practice every day," said Watson, who promised to mentor point guard Damian Lillard and draft pick C.J. McCollum.
The Blazers on Thursday announced that they had come to terms with McCollum, who was the 10th pick in last month's draft out of Lehigh.
The day before, Portland announced the signing of guard Allen Crabbe, the 31st pick out of California acquired in a draft night trade.
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Maranello reveals new race-bred version of one of our favourite ever cars. And it's pretty special…
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"The land is our identity. The animals we raise are our livelihood. We care for the land the same way our ancestors did. This is our home, and these are our children, our neighbors, our community we provide for." – Nancy Prebilich, Gleason Ranch
In the face of great loss, interpersonal strife, and life changes, two sisters struggle to hold onto their 150 year-old, 5th generation family ranch after the sudden death of their parents. And while the ranch—their home—becomes more difficult to maintain, so do their relationships.
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Most of the money we raise will go to the post-production process. The work it takes to put together a documentary film is not easy, as there will be countless hours spent organizing and logging footage. Furthermore, sound design, color correction, and music production will demand enormous amounts of time and energy, and will require the coordination and communication of numerous dedicated individuals. Here is where the money raised on Indiegogo will go:
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Every contribution counts, and we'd like to thank you for helping us make this a reality.
On Her Own is about more than just one family struggling to keep their land out of foreclosure. The story asks what it means to give up everything for your history, your heritage, and your identity. It asks what it means to be part of a family, to care for the Earth and its inhabitants. Harnessing moments of celebration, sadness, tragedy, and joy, Gleason Ranch becomes a powerful place of life, death, and the precious connection we hold with the natural world.
For over four years, filmmaker Morgan Schmidt-Feng has been documenting the unfolding story of Gleason Ranch – the ups, the downs, the everyday lives of a family struggling to survive. Now, in association with Filmsight Productions, we are moving toward editing, completion, and distribution. To tell this incredible story and ensure the broadest possible audience, we need your help.
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Post-vasectomy home sperm test receives FDA nod
The FDA has approved SpermCheck Vasectomy (ContraVac, Inc., Charlottesville, VA), a diagnostic product that confirms men's post-vasectomy sterility. The device will enable men to test their post-vasectomy fertility status at home, rather than returning to the physician's office or a laboratory for confirmation.
Similar to a home pregnancy test for women, the test has the sensitivity and specificity required to detect low numbers of sperm, according to ContraVac. The test will be available in mid-2008. Physicians will be able to provide the product to their patients who undergo vasectomy, or men can order the product directly from the vendor.
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Men with prostate cancer and their partners face difficult decisions regarding treatment, and outcomes depend on some unexpected factors, according to results of a multicenter study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (2008; 358:1250-61).
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Doses of IMRT for prostate cancer vary widely among institutions
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Buffalo RB Aaron Leeper carried 34 times for 153 yards and QB Randall Secky tossed three touchdown passes to WR Andre Forde to lead the Bulls.
Rutgers got its scoring from junior Ryan Sands, who kicked a 24-yard field goal in the first quarter, and sophomore Chris Baker, who caught a five-yard touchdown pass from senior Ted Trump three minutes into the fourth quarter. Trump hooked up with L.J. Smith for the two-point conversion.
Freshman Markis Facyson led Rutgers with 42 rushing yards on 10 carries. Smith was the Scarlet Knights' leading receiver, hauling in four passes for 44 yards. Trump completed 16 of 38 passes for 166 yards and one touchdown.
The Scarlet Knights will host Army Saturday, Sept. 14, at 7:00 p.m. as Rutgers celebrates Homecoming.
Starting for the first time in their Rutgers careers were quarterback Ted Trump and strong safety Jason Grant. Grant is a junior, and Trump is a senior.
Offensive lineman Sameeh McDonald saw the first action of his Rutgers career against Buffalo. McDonald is a sophomore.
Freshman Shawn Tucker had his first career reception in the first quarter.
QB Ted Trump tossed the first TD pass of his career, a five-yard fourth-quarter strike to sophomore WR Chris Baker. For Baker, it was his first career TD reception.
Rutgers Player Quotes
Senior QB TED TRUMP #16
"This was a tough loss, but we'll have to get over this. We'll get back working tomorrow to prepare for Army."
"We definitely had fight in us tonight. We are a family and we'll stick together and keep moving forward."
"I felt very good going into this game. It's my first start and I've waited for this moment for a long time, but it was a disappointing loss to go through."
"We feel we should have won our first two games, but we didn't. Now we have to focus on our future games."
Junior DB NATE JONES #32
"Buffalo was a better team tonight. They came out and executed and we didn't. Penalties also really hurt our team tonight. We were doing our best – we played hard and will continue to play hard. All losses hurt. But we will have to live with this 0-2 start and maintain our focus for next week."
"We have enough athletes and talent on this team, but now we just have to get it rolling. On any given Saturday, any game can go any way. Starting out 0-2 is tough, but I know our squad will keep fighting."
Senior Defensive End Raheem Orr
"It was a tough loss, but there is a lot of fight left in this team. I have a lot of fight left in me. We can't let this get us down. We need to continue to fight and correct our mistakes. The season is still young, and there are many more games to play. We need to stay focused. We need to have better judgment and make fewer mistakes. "
"Buffalo is a good team. They played better than us tonight. We weren't surprised by anything they did."
Sophomore Wide Receiver Chris Baker
"I thought Ted Trump did some things tonight. I support whoever plays quarterback. We come to play as a team and we take this loss as a team tonight."
"We need to get focused and stick together. We will be alright. We need to get our mind sback on track and play our best football."
Senior Defensive Back DeWayne Thompson
"We need to work on our judgment and focus and reduce the mistakes we made tonight. We have to go out there and fight next week. We can't give the other team opportunities like we did tonight."
Buffalo Head Coach Jim Hofher Quotes
"This is a terrific team victory for this football team and, frankly,
this football program. We came to play a BIG EAST Conference team, we
played them at their home, and we were able to get a victory. That's really
terrific for this football team and this football program."
About freshman Aaron Leeper's performance. "Aaron got his feet
wet last
week in our opening game and ran hard and ran well. We have to deal with
the things that happen to our football team. We didn't have Marquis
(Dwarte) tonight, but Aaron was very tough and there's plenty that that
he'll learn from this game. He really ran hard and it looked like he ran
About Randall Secky's performance. "We came into the season expecting
our young quarterback, just like many of our young players, is going to be a
work in progress. Randall is no different than Aaron (Leeper) or anyone
else who's a young player. He'll be a work in progress and I think our team
is going to be a work in progress. But, we certainly made progress from the
first game this season to the second game, and some of the young guys, like
Randall (Secky) made progress from the first game to the second game. We
still have a long way to go."
"Our defense did a terrific job all night long. We did so many good things
during the game, with turnovers, with toughness, and I'm really proud of our
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Quarterback Randall Secky. "I think this week I came out more confident
more relaxed. Last week, with it being my first college start, I came out
kind of tight, and trying to do everything perfectly. I just came out here
and just went back to playing football, just going out there and throwing
the ball. That helped me out and I did a lot better this week."
"When you know your coach is behind you, that means everything, because
you're more confident to go out there and play. I don't really pay
attention to what other people say, because we're a team, and we know what's
going on. So, we went out there and tried to do better, and I think we
Running back Aaron Leeper. "Marquis (Dwarte) has been struggling with
injuries since last year, and we weren't too sure if he was going to be able
to play today. I think we need to run in order to pass. I think we
executed well, the offensive line held well on the pass, and when we did
run, they were able to get a good push and I was able to run the ball well."


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Losing Market Share but Strong Pipeline Ahead
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Juniper (NYSE: JNPR) shares are on a roller coaster ride since the last one month. Its shares jumped ~5% on rumors of its acquisition by EMC. But the stock dropped down ~8.9% when the company posted its 3Q 2012 earnings, with falling profit margins to 3.8% from a good 12.4% Y/Y. Juniper stated that weakness in the Enterprise, Security and Asia Pacific regions were the main reasons behind poor earnings. But, yet again, the networking equipment maker's stock took a ride and received an upgrade from many stock analysts on news of AT&T capex spending.
AT&T (NYSE: T) which I have covered in detail in my other post, has planned its capex spending for the next three years with $22 billion per year to expand networks. AT&T's spending on its carrier network is just the beginning and more increases in spending can be expected from other carriers as well as was seen in past instances. Networking equipment vendor Juniper is expected to benefit with the spending increase by the carriers supported by its recent introduction in edge routing.
On a comparative basis Juniper faces stiff competition from the networking giant and leader Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO). Once the leader with nearly 23% market share in the Edge Router space, Juniper is continuously losing it to Cisco with Cisco's new product launches and due to this it has dropped to the second place. But on the Service Provider segment, Juniper has several benefits over Cisco with its concentrated customer base of 40 telecom service providers as against Cisco's which sells its products to all enterprises. Also, Juniper's products provide a cost benefit over Cisco's products. Thus with a cost saving benefit Juniper has been able to build a loyal customer base. Although, Cisco can be considered as a safe bet for the long haul backed by its acquisitions of Cloupia and Meraki which will enhance its exposure to Unified Computing System and Midmarket Cloud services.
Secondly, the re-entry of Alcatel Lucent (NYSE: ALU) into the Edge Router market is also eating up the market share of Juniper. Alcatel (see my detailed coverage on Alcatel here) did not have a core routing solution until now, but its latest end to end routing solution has been widely accepted by many enterprises helping the company to grow and take the third place within nine years of launching in the segment. Although the stock of Alcatel has tumbled down ~34% over the year, the company ranked third in revenue after Cisco and Juniper in IP edge and core router vendors. The company is now planning to sell some of its secondary patents after it posted poor 3Q 2012 earnings.
Despite the tough competition Juniper has been able to secure the second place in the router market. Also the macro economic uncertainty has caused the revenue to fall but, going forward, I expect an encouraging upside in revenue and also in the stock movement with new routing products such as QFabric MX2020 and JunosV App Engine which will surely be a hit in the market.
New launches in the Routing market
QFabric - Released in the summer of 2012 is designed to help businesses to efficiently operate data centers with a varied range of features such as high availability, the ability to connect a single server to multiple QFabric nodes and other customized features.
MX2020 - Under the company's flagship edge router product "the MX," Juniper has announced the launch of a highly scalable version MX2020 and MX2010 3D Universal Edge Routers. The company claims that these are the world's most powerful single-chassis routers allowing a competitive advantage with scalability of 67%.
JunosV App Engine - A virtualized app application engine that allows any software to run in a virtualized mode either on a service blade in the MX or on a server attached to the MX and be able to communicate with Junos.
Juniper is planning resources alignment activity in order to improve the efficiency and productivity around its business lines. It has announced a reduction of 500 employees which makes up ~5% of its total workforce covering all major segments across the enterprise. The cost savings achieved through these efforts would reduce its operating expenses by around $150 million.
Share Buybacks
Continuing on its share buyback spree, Juniper had spent $168.5 million in 9.9 million worth of share repurchases since the end of Q3 2012. With a total buyback plan of $1 billion it is now left with $649.7 million for future use. It is estimated that the company will use $200.0 million for share repurchase in Q4 2012.
In conclusion, Juniper has a strong pipeline of new products which are competitively better than those of its rivals. Its PTX and T4000 are already gaining good market traction becoming growing revenue streams. Though its shares have been jumping up and down all throughout the month, they have now appreciated ~5% and are currently trading at $17.98. Additionally, although the earnings reports are not quite good, new products have been able to increase the revenue significantly and also achieve new customer wins. Continuous share repurchases and lower operating cost for the coming quarter makes the stock more attractive.
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"Before he died last year, Harris wrote this bangup first installment to a projected series about a bisexual owner of a Miami modeling agency. . . . Harris's wry tale about second chances highlights what readers have long loved about his work: his ability to depict the pursuit of love and self-respect, regardless of societal and family pressures."—Publishers Weekly
"In his new book In My Father's House, E. Lynn Harris returns to the kind of unforgettable storytelling that made him a national best selling phenomenon. His characters are alive, sassy, vibrant and lovable, even when you don't want to love them. I can't wait for you to meet Bentley . . . there is no question that the master storyteller we've come to love is BACK!"—Marva Allen, CEO Hue-Man Bookstore & Cafe
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I am looking to enhance my NO SQL skills , for employment
Key-Value Benchmarking
Edit on 6/2/10: Check out the follow up Benchmarking FAQ blog post with links to code.
The NoSQL movement was born of the need to scale data management with predicable cost. My subjective summary of the NoSQL credo: provide simpler core functionality, scale horizontally, leverage redundancy, expect and handle failures. These systems became known as NoSQL because SQL and schema was often given up for flexibility and simplicity. The name came about even though SQL was never the primary complaint; scalability was.
VoltDB was born to solve similar problems. Provide horizontal scalability at a cost per transaction that anyone can afford. That said, the architectural approach is unlike most of the existing NoSQL solutions. When I was asked to compare the performance of VoltDB and a popular NoSQL system on some very simple workloads, I didn't realize what a vague assignment it would turn out to be.
Choosing Cassandra
Since we had to pick one system to start, we picked Cassandra. Cassandra is roughly the BigTable data model with the Dynamo consistency scheme. While there's no definitive NoSQL system, Cassandra has a lot of community and commercial support and it seems to be more focused on write throughput than some of the other options. This makes it a slightly more direct comparison.
Apples and Oranges
Cassandra writes to disk. VoltDB is an in-memory database. So I gave both systems plenty of RAM to hold the data set and turned Cassandra's consistency settings pretty low. Some of the benchmark operations I ran involved multiple data mutations. VoltDB performed these atomically, isolated from other work. Cassandra didn't, so I just ignored that. Cassandra's client protocol and messaging became a bottleneck before VoltDB's did, so I gave Cassandra a private back-channel for intra-cluster messaging.
When I moved to a redundant cluster, it becomes slightly more comparable. Both systems easily let us store 2 copies of all data, while sending requests to any node.
All of these steps made me feel like I did as fair a comparison as possible. Still, I'm a VoltDB expert, not a Cassandra expert, so I'm open to more feedback as we release more details.
Cluster Setup
We ran in both single-node and three-node configurations. Our nodes were dual-socket Xeon 5500 servers with 48gb of memory and 3 15k SAS drives with a fast controller. Each node was running Centos Linux 5.5.
Benchmarks Descriptions and Results
When we started developing VoltDB (back when it was H-Store), the first workload we built VoltDB to run was a TPC-C approximation. In that test, transactions were complex; each transaction included an average of about 26 SQL statements. For the Key-Value benchmark, we wanted something decidedly simpler. I admit these benchmarks are arbitrary, and perhaps other workloads would perform differently. The point is to show that VoltDB is fast at things with really complex transactions as well as simpler stuff like updating a single column-value.
1. Basic Key-Value
Use a trivial schema of one 50-byte key paired with one 12-kilobyte payload. Load 500,000 pairs. Define the operation as follows:
- From the 500,000 loaded pairs, randomly select 2 keys, key A and key B.
- With probability 1/2, fetch the payload for key.
- With probability 1/2, replace the payload for key with a new payload.
In a given 5 minutes, measure the total throughput, in operations/sec of the database. Take the average of three 5 minute runs.
|Cluster Configuration
|Throughput Increase
|1 Node
|3 Nodes w/o Replication
|3 Nodes w/ Replication
This benchmark, more than the others, becomes wire-limited on gigabit ethernet pretty easily. Since it seems like Cassandra clusters use more network per operation than VoltDB, Cassandra was given a private gigabit network for inter-cluster communication. I would have done the same for VoltDB, but multiple network support is a forthcoming feature and not in VoltDB 1.0.01. I expect the VoltDB cluster performance would be much improved given more bandwidth.
2. Many Integer Columns
Expanding on the schema above, use the same 50 byte key, but pair it with 50 32bit integer values, identifiable by index. Load 500,000 key/integers pairs. Define the operation as follows:
- From the 500,000 loaded pairs, randomly select 1 key.
- From the 50 columns, randomly select two indices in the range 0-49 inclusive, index A and index B.
- For the selected key, read the integer value at index A.
- If the value at index A is odd, write a new random integer to the integer at index B (for the same key).
Again, measure average throughput for 3 five-minute runs.
|Cluster Configuration
|Throughput Increase
|1 Node
|3 Nodes w/o Replication
|3 Nodes w/ Replication
3. Batching Many Integers
Use the same schema from benchmark 2. Load 500,000 key/integers pairs. Define the operation as follows:
- From the 500,000 loaded pairs, randomly select 1 key.
- From the 50 columns, randomly select two sets of 10 indices in the range 0-49 inclusive, index A0-A9 and index B0-B9.
- For indices A0-A9:
- For the selected key, read the integer value at index Ai.
- If the value at index Ai is odd, write a new random integer to the integer at index Bi (for the same key).
Again, measure average throughput for 3 five-minute runs.
|Cluster Configuration
|Throughput Increase
|1 Node
|3 Nodes w/o Replication
|3 Nodes w/ Replication
The batched benchmark shows that both systems are not 10 times slower when doing 10 times the number of operations. We're particularly proud that VoltDB shows a very small performance drop. Adding more SQL to a single-partition stored procedure is VERY cheap in VoltDB. The overhead of the transaction coordination and all the network messaging dominates the actual updating of tuples.
It was fun to get to play with another system targeting the same scaling pain as us. Cassandra is the first distributed system I've used that is as easy as VoltDB to get running on a cluster. It also has a friendly community. An issue I did have was the lack of thorough documentation or non-trivial (or non-Twitter) examples.
VoltDB requires a little more effort up front to build an application. That said, for the same hardware, VoltDB will do more work, sometimes a whole lot more work. Also, it will do it with SQL, transactional serializability and a user manual.
Going forward, we're planning to release the code we used to do these benchmarks. We'd also like to try a few other storage layers. We'll see how much time we have over the next few months while we're adding features for VoltDB's next release. We're shortly going to post a longer summary and a better description of what we did in our community forums. Check it out, visit the VoltDB community site and join in on the discussion.
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5 U.S. Code § 3329 - Appointments of military reserve technicians to positions in the competitive service
(a) For the purpose of this section, the term "military reserve technician" has the meaning given the term "military technician (dual status)" by section 8401 (30).
(b) The Secretary of Defense shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that, except as provided in subsection (d), any military reserve technician who is involuntarily separated from technician service, after completing at least 15 years of such service and 20 years of service creditable under section 12732 of title 10, by reason of ceasing to satisfy the condition described in section 8401 (30)(B) [1] shall, if appropriate written application is submitted within 1 year after the date of separation, be provided placement consideration in a position described in subsection (c) through a priority placement program of the Department of Defense.
(1) The position for which placement consideration shall be provided to a former military technician under subsection (b) shall be a position—
(2) To the maximum extent practicable, the position shall also be in a pay grade or other pay classification sufficient to ensure that the rate of basic pay of the former military technician, upon appointment to the position, is not less than the rate of basic pay last received by the former military technician for technician service before separation.
(d) This section shall not apply in the case of—
(e) The Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section.
[1] See References in Text note below.
Source(Added Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title V, § 544(a),Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2415; amended Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title X, § 1037(a),Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 431; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title XI, § 1103,Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1923; Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1087(f)(1)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–293.)
References in Text
Section 8401 (30) of this title, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), was amended generally by Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title V, § 522(c)(2),Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 597, and, as so amended, no longer contains a subpar. (B).
2000—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1087(f)(1)(A)], substituted "the term 'military technician (dual status)' " for "such term".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1087(f)(1)(B)], substituted "section 12732 of title 10" for "section 1332 of title 10".
1997—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–85struck out "a position described in subsection (c) not later than 6 months after the date of the application" after "program of the Department of Defense".
1996—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–106, § 1037(a)(1), substituted "be provided placement consideration in a position described in subsection (c) through a priority placement program of the Department of Defense" for "be offered".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104–106, § 1037(a)(2), added subsec. (c) and struck out former subsec. (c) which read as follows: "The position to be offered shall be a position—
"(1) in the competitive service;
"(2) within the Department of Defense;
"(3) for which the individual is qualified; and
"(4) the rate of basic pay for which is not less than the rate last received for technician service before separation."
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They keep it interesting, don't they?
The Falcons came out against the New Orleans Saints Thursday night as if determined to bury their recent nemesis' playoff hopes six feet under (which at least has the advantage of being out of egg-chucking range).
They led 7-0 less than four minutes into the game and 14-0 just 52 seconds into the second quarter. Most impressive of all was their offense, which is the side of the ball that ultimately will determine how far this team goes in the playoffs.
They discovered a new wrinkle: The running play. Michael Turner had a 35-yard run on the game's second play, and before the first quarter ended he had already rushed for more yards (67) than he had in all but three of the previous 11 games.
Then the Falcons' offense did something uncommon for any New Orleans Saints' opponent: They hit a wall.
A team blessed with offensive weapons all over the field couldn't gain a first down, couldn't catch a pass, couldn't accomplish diddly.
Did it matter? No. That's what much of this Falcons' season has been like: "OK, maybe they did (fill in the blank) wrong, but it didn't matter…"
They are 11-1. New Orleans is 5-7 and probably just had its postseason hopes extinguished. The Falcons will celebrate that.
"Our big thing is to just win the game," defensive end John Abraham said. "We can't worry about the small, things. We can't let anything from the outside get to us. We hear, 'They can't do this. They can't do that.' We don't care. We just keep winning games."
The win, they will celebrate. The Saints' fall to 5-7, they will celebrate. (Roddy White: "I told Will Smith after the game, 'See you next year.'") The usually high-pyrotechnic offense, they won't celebrate.
In the first five possessions that followed Tony Gonzalez's 17-yard touchdown reception, which made it 14-0, the Falcons went three-and-out four times and had a gift 45-yard field goal (a two-yard drive that followed Drew Brees' second of a career-high five interceptions). To recap: That's five possessions, zero first downs, three points and net yardage of 9, 2, 9, 3 and 0 (total 23).
The Falcons finished with only 283 yards in offense. "They started doing a lot of things on defense, bringing down their safeties," Julio Jones said. "We had some problems but we'll fix them."
They make it interesting. They make it maddening. They are your Falcons.
"We wanted to get after them early and we did that," White said. "We kinda made it look easy. Then after that we got kind of complacent.
"I felt like that was worse than the six-turnover game (against Arizona, also a win).There are a lot of things we have to fix. This is our mini-bye week, so we have to get in there and see what we're doing wrong and get back to the big things that we can do."
The old boxing trainer, George Benton, used to say: "Win tonight. Look good in the next fight."
This Falcons seem to have adopted that philosophy.
This is when nobody complains. Credit the defense for the five interceptions and holding Brees without a touchdown pass for the first time since October of 2009 (a streak of 54 games). Credit the offense for at least not turning the ball over Credit kicker Matt Bryant for nailing a 55-yard field goal with 4:25 left to provide a 10-point lead, 23-13.
Credit the Falcons for beating a team that they entered the night 2-11 against in recent years — an ugly run of infamy. (White, as if on cue: "We're not going to celebrate when we beat those guys. We expect to win.")
This has become one of the NFL's nastiest rivalries. Animosity has spilled over to the fan bases. Who would expect that the Saints, after arriving at Atlanta-Hartsfield Airport Wednesday night, would be met by EMDs (Eggs of Mass of Destruction)?
Their charter bus was hit with up to four flying eggs by an unidentified airport worker, who probably could run for mayor right now.
"Christmas gifts are on me," White said, laughing.
Now, I don't endorse any sports fan throwing any objects at any person or vehicle. But at least Atlanta sports fans can no longer be accused of being devoid of passion. And maybe, finally, it was a sign that the Falcons have lit a fire under this town. At 11-1, one would hope so.
By Jeff Schultz
Been kind of busy lately. If you need to catch up…
• Braves need this free agent splurge on B.J. Upton to pay off
• Weekend Predictions: Georgia pulls the upset but Tech goes down
• Georgia's best chance vs. Alabama may be to step on the gas
• SEC title would mean Georgia's return to elite status
• Georgia playing at level we haven't seen under Richt
• Short takes (UGA): Rambo's ascent, Gurley's comfort
• Upsetting Georgia would give Tech needed boost for future
• Weekend Predictions: Georgia will win on Red-and-Black-Saturday
• Vince Dooley: Joy from Georgia's resurgence, pain from son's firing
November 29th, 2012
11:56 pm
I thought Brees threw 5 ints.
November 30th, 2012
12:03 am
Second. He did1
November 30th, 2012
12:04 am
zzggyy, he did. Schultz starts writing the columns before the game is over. It's pretty common and an easy mistake to fix.
November 30th, 2012
12:08 am
There is nothing worse, nothing more cowardly than play-not-to-lose football.
Mike Smith is the King of Prevent Offense.
No team with this kind of offensive talent plays so stupidly.
Someone please explain me why the Falcons deploy so many 2 TE sets? STILL???
With 3 and half minutes left and a 10-point lead, Super Bowl-winning coaches like Bill Belichick, Mike McCarthy, and others with rings want to score again to put the other team away.
Play-not-to-lose coaches like Mike Smith or Marty Schottenheimer go into Ultra Prevent Offense and try to salt the clock away.
Invariably, ALWAYS giving the other team the ball back with another chance to score. As in Turner's fumble.
I hate play-not-to-lose football. I hate Mike Smith CONTINUALLY interfering with the Falcons' offense.
Where's the NO-HUDDLE? Where's the 3-4 WR sets? Where's the explosiveness?
Hey Mike… LEAVE DIRK KOETTER ALONE!!!
November 30th, 2012
12:10 am
Go Falcons!
November 30th, 2012
12:14 am
Intellectual Ninja. Go away. We're celebrating here! The Falcons won and Mike Smith is a BIG part of the winning.
November 30th, 2012
12:15 am
Gotta wait to write the story Jeff. 5 INTS for Bress and a Michael Turner fumble for a Sainst TD that was fortunately called back.
November 30th, 2012
12:15 am
We are 11-1 so I have no complaints….but Mike Smith keep your ideas and hands off the offense!
November 30th, 2012
12:18 am
Existential question: if a "running" back is only good for 2 or 3 "runs" early in the game, and then quickly runs out of gas for the rest of the game, can he be called a "walking" back instead? Or at least a "jogging" back?
Turner needs to go. NOW.
November 30th, 2012
12:24 am
Did the replacement refs come back to officiate this game? Roddy getting virtually tackled on the second drive of the game, Turner having forward progress stopped for about 10 seconds before being stripped of the ball. The phantom off-sides by Abraham negating a brilliant interception. Missing the Moore interception on the following play only to have it confirmed by replay.
The calls were just brutal.
November 30th, 2012
12:32 am
READ MY NAME…….. nough said
November 30th, 2012
12:34 am
How soon until the Aints fan base gets in here and accuses the FALCONS of cheating? I have already seen one person make the accusation on ESPN.com
November 30th, 2012
12:41 am
Mike Nolan will be the reason the last 3 years playoff losses will end….stop mole faces last 55 game streak with a td and the most interceptions Breesus has ever thrown in a game….its funny how what goes around comes around…long way from mole face breaking the touchdown record last year are we not….suck it Saints!!!!!!
November 30th, 2012
12:51 am
until brees came to the aints, the Falcons had an 8 year lead in terms of wins. they won 16 more than the aints, and because we play them twice a year, that makes it a 8 year lead. so brees comes in and wins 11 out of 14. we have a six game lead overall. I would not say the aints own us, heck they just "Got Banged".
Hey SeenThisB4, what happened buddy. drew threw five picks today, is he as bad as Matty Ice?
heck yeah, brees sucks. he sucks georgia dome air!
now wait til we win the Super Bowl on your field sucka!!!!!
November 30th, 2012
12:56 am
Well said.. Bout time !
November 30th, 2012
1:01 am
Hey Seen This Before……..well you never have seen this before have your….your precious Breesus throws the most picks he has ever thrown in a game and breaks his streak of 55 consecutive games with a td……remember last year and how he came in to break the td record with the game well out of hand….well what goes around comes around…enjoy your off season…lol
November 30th, 2012
1:02 am
Guess what those of you writing in criticism of Mike Smith as well as Michael Turner? The Falcons are 11 – 1 & that is the best record in the whole NFL…. I think that demonstrates Coach knows a little about what he is doing & that's why he makes his money coaching the Falcons & YOU don't!
November 30th, 2012
1:02 am
Let me say just one more thing…..I HATE THE SAINTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A LOT!!!!!!!!!!!!
November 30th, 2012
1:23 am
A great hard fought game. On to the next game. OH WHAT A RUSH !!!!! BTW, it can't get no better than to beat them CAINT"S!!! Here is a idea for all for all CAINT'S fans and BREES fans go get a paper bag and wear it for the rest of the season.
November 30th, 2012
1:44 am
It is a huge concern to me that 12 games into the season, the Falcons have scored more than 30 pts only ONCE and have often looked anemic on offense against teams like the Raiders, Panthers, Cowboys, Cardinals and Saints.
This WILL NOT get it done in the playoffs. There is no way a team with this kind of talent on offense shouldn't occasionally score 35+ points! Every game, the coaches and players talk about "fixing" these issues, but time is running out.
And strangely enough, some of their worst games are at home…will getting the #1 seed really be a good thing? I'm not sure.
November 30th, 2012
1:59 am
no team in the nfc can match up with ATL—the falcons can beat new england in the super bowl—book it!
November 30th, 2012
2:11 am
Eric; c Dey on siruis radio talking about what u just blog about shaky win against teams we should have dominated.especially home games.
November 30th, 2012
4:55 am
Eric and Adogg36: All winning teams have some wins that are "shaky". Any win is better than a loss. Be thankful and positive. Maybe the next win will be decisive instead of shaky.
November 30th, 2012
6:03 am
The falcons need to draft Sheldon Richardson, Abry Jones and David Bass. Falcon's defensive front is awfully weak.
November 30th, 2012
6:34 am
Cannot please some fans. 11-1 team coming on the heels of a beatdown against hated rivals at home. Cmon man! No teams are perfect. Can't we just celebrate instead of listing all the perceived deficiencies? What does it take to make some of you guys happy? Probably closet Saints fans.
November 30th, 2012
6:35 am
Everywhere we goooO,
Everywhere we goooO,
People wanna knooOw,
People wanna knooOw,
Who we aaa are,
Who we aaa are,
So we tell theem, So we tell theem,
We are the FALCONS!! We are the FALCONS!!
November 30th, 2012
6:55 am
Shout out to the entire defense!! Another big game by Robert McClain, the Bierman, William Moore, DeCoud, Owens filling in for Samuel……….!!! #55, Dunta, Babs,
Big time SHOUT OUT TO MATT BRYANT!!
November 30th, 2012
7:28 am
1st Stage Down :
FALCONS WON egged Saints bus by Airport workers
New Orleans Saints had beat Falcons 4 straight games, but Drew Brees threw 5 interceptions, and for the 1st time in 54 games, Drew Brees threw no TD pass – none that counted anyway.
Georgia Bulldogs' SEC Championship Game – an SEC team has NEVER gone to The SEC Championship Game in back-to-back seasons and NOT WON 1 of the 2 games.
Alabama did not go last year, or the year before that, or the year before that. The redshirt freshman who played in The SEC Championship for Alabama in the 4th game back now this season would be seniors this season. Those are the only players on Alabama who have been to The SEC Championship Game.
Georgia played last year, and so if in keeping, Georgia wins to keep Atlanta rolling this weekend.
November 30th, 2012
7:31 am
Found this on NOLA (reprinted without permission)
Meanwhile, Saints quarterback Drew Brees had to eat his words after the NFL Network cameras eavesdropped on his pregame rallying speech to his teammates, when he said, "This is our division. We know it, and they know it."
Brees was asked after the game if that had officially changed.
"No. No. We feel like we're at the top of this division. And unfortunately this year our record doesn't reflect that. Ut certaintly I feel like we've got that confidence and that pride. We've got a great division … but we've got a lot of confidence in where we stand."
Even in losing they remain magnanimous bastards.
November 30th, 2012
7:37 am
Is it me, or does anyone else think we need to get Linemen…BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL. Have to give Abe & Bierman credit for high-revving motors last night. Also a banged-up secondary that hung in there. The Defense was heads-up all night. That's how we got the picks. The entire Defense deserved the game-ball…
November 30th, 2012
7:43 am
Turner ran well when they lined up Mike Cox as a lead blocker.
November 30th, 2012
8:23 am
Intellectual Ninja- The reason Mike McCarthy passes to put the other team away is because they have no running game. Also, both the Packers and Pats seem to protect the QB better than our O-Line. There is a better chance to turn the ball over by passing (INT, sack/fumble) than there is by rushing (fumble). It just so happens that MT had a rare fumble last night.
Having said that, we cleared a Week 13 hurdle and now can sit back and watch the other games. We also have 3 extra days to heal. Last night was a win in many ways.
November 30th, 2012
8:24 am
Break out your sacks for your heads Saints fans.
November 30th, 2012
8:29 am
We can't kick our way to the superbowl.
November 30th, 2012
8:31 am
I thought that it was interesting that when Sproles got his mouthpiece knocked ten yards behind him down on the goal line he wasnt quite the same player the rest of the game. Didnt seem to have quite the same intensity level.
November 30th, 2012
8:32 am
I think all fans are hugely happy, maybe estatic, with this win. The critcisms are from fans looking
ahead to the play-offs and seeing certain built in flaws that could prove fatal come January. Granted, no team is perfect, but some things on this team are pretty much unfixable before January. Stubborn, conservative, old school Head Coach who plays not to lose instead of to win. Over matched, but hard trying offensive line. Talented, but immobile quarterback. Aging, overweight tail back with no burst to the hole. No punt returner at all. Maybe the will to win will somehow over come all of these weaknesses. Odds are probably against it. Every game cannot continue to come down to the last possesion. Pretty soon, your luck is going to run out. You wake up one day and you've put two defensive points on the board in a play-off game. Another season ended. Or you're routed in your own building by three touchdows in a play-off game. Another season ended. Anyone else see a pattern here? I think there's a reason for the lack of play-off sucess under the Smith/Dimitroff regime.
November 30th, 2012
8:43 am
This offensive philosophy, originally called Marty-ball is low-risk, low-reward, wins games vs equal or worse teams during the regular season. It's especially maddening to watch, when a coach decides to sit on a small lead, with all of these weapons available.
Even Tom Coughlin abandoned the old, run-first offense and let Eli throw the ball all over the place.
The change won him 2 Super Bowls.
November 30th, 2012
8:44 am
"This has become one of the NFL's nastiest rivalries. Animosity has spilled over to the fan bases. "
This has been the case since the 70's.
November 30th, 2012
8:50 am
This is not my fault, they egged us on. Dang, I'm so embarrassed! Our little brothers just whuped our arse!
November 30th, 2012
8:59 am
Got to run it some. Cant become a pass only offense. The D coordinators in this league are good enough they can take that away from you. The great defenses will for sure.
November 30th, 2012
9:06 am
Saints own the Div., they know it, and the Falcons know it.
Did I hear somebody say that before the game last night?
November 30th, 2012
9:06 am
I'm in my office listening to people cry about how poorly we played last night. We are missing our 2 starting cornerbacks and we held Brees to 13 points. We are 11-1. Quit waiting for the other shoe to drop and enjoy it.
November 30th, 2012
9:07 am
"Credit the offense for at least not turning the ball over"
Jeff, you must have written this line during the game because Michael Turner got stripped of the ball just before the 2 minute warning.
November 30th, 2012
9:07 am
@ Joey
Agreed! Coughlin, who used to be be as "old school" as they come, did indeed change! So, It's been proven it's possible. But Smitty? I'm not sure there's any blood to get out of that particular turnip. Since, maybe under pressure from the top, you've got two new coordinators, one of which may not be around for long, Trust them. Use them. You've got to make hay while the sun shines, do you not? Roll the frigging dice for once in your life. Let it all hang out! Lead or get the bee Jesus out of the way. It may not be your nature, and it may go against your grain, but you actually may find out it's a lot of fun. You'll be called a genius. I'm begging you. There's no time like the present. Just, do it!
November 30th, 2012
9:08 am
Classic case of "little brother" getting up, and high-fiving "big brother" straight across the mouth.
ha ha
November 30th, 2012
9:17 am
The Falcons defeated the Saints and beat the NFL Zebras, also.
Looked like the officials were doing everything they could, to give New Orleans another game.
November 30th, 2012
9:19 am
The saints were 5-6 coming into this game and the falcons were 10-1. This is a game they SHOULD have won easily. I'm not excited about this win. They notched another W against the worst defense in the HISTORY of the league. Keep piling up the Ws and stay focused. The real test is against the Giants on December 16. Falcons are playing for home field while the giants will be trying to secure their playoff positioning as well. Thats my barometer on how real this falcons team is. This team HAS TO WIN SOME PLAYOFF GAMES.
November 30th, 2012
9:21 am
Since Smith, Dimitroff and Ryan arrived, the Atlanta Falcons have the best regular season record in the NFC, having won 54 and lost just 22. During that period, the Falcons are the only NFC team with more than 50 regular season victories Additionally, Atlanta is the only NFC team to have all winning seasons over that time span.
Prior to Smith, Dimitroff and Ryan, the Falcons usually were not worth the price of admission. Now they are the envy of the league. So for those who constantly find fault with Smith, how many wins do you have?
November 30th, 2012
9:21 am
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Isn't human skill a more tangible currency than trust in the new economy?
In the Rachel Botsman's talk, she makes an observation about two things essentially: "the new economy" and "the currency" it operates on. Before going further I thought I will first understand the current status. In today's economy currency is the medium of exchange between production and consumption and is based on natural resources of energy and their trade among countries.
In order to understand "the new economy" I looked around on ted for some help and I found that in one of his talks Yochai Benkler observes that "Social production is a real fact, not a fad. Social relations and exchange become significantly more important than they ever were as an economic phenomenon" because " computation storage and communication capacity are in the hands of an ever growing number of users and these activities are the core basis of an information economy." I realized that internet is the driver of the new economy where production and consumption is driven socially.
In another talk Don Tapscott opines that sharing, collaboration, transparency and empowerment are the four principles of the open world.
After having learnt about an open economy in the open world I concluded that the new economy will have the similar dynamics. And I tried to scale the theory to the real world today as the context of interaction are about the real time environment.
In reality today production is less than consumption. And as the new economy is opined to be predominantly social. It will be safe to assume that social interactions will drive our interaction with our natural environment.
At a global scale this means skill set sharing will not be limited to services but will be extended to products. Since energy is the core basis of all and any product the future indicates multi-national energy sharing.
And in that case the only thing that will matter is being a user. Human resource will be globally sourced will A human skill set is thus I believe the currency of the new economy
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Nov 9 2012: transparency?!!!
I think that devils dominate the world, We need a global revolution against all regimes, no transparency, no justice, money is the main core, authorities and private wealth converge, regimes are supported by business men and their media, public believe everything exported by media, people are suffering, the problem is that sufferers choose at last their killer, you know drowning man will clutch at a straw, we want first to beat corruption, monopoly, exploitation to be able to build our new life our new world..you know wars and disputes are created and supported by large countries every day-such in Africa- so that large countries can sell weapons and gain money...no care for humanity, no care for me, no care for you...Hope truth, justice, love, peace will prevail
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Los Campesinos! may one day come to be defined by the sound of twee-like euphoria that follows agonising build-up, present in the opening of 'You! Me! Dancing!', an early track re-emerging into public consciousness through its prolific use in recent Budweiser advertising campaigns. This isn't the image that the band aspires to and their dedicated fanbase would likely vehemently disagree, but it's not too far off the mark – though the twee description certainly is. Hello Sadness, Los Campesinos!' latest record, like the beginning of 'You! Me! Dancing!' is an exercise in cathartic release following a period of unsettling tension; this time in lead singer Gareth Campesinos!' life as opposed to within the sonic arrangements. Gareth explains that 'the record is very much centred around a break-up and reacting to it – different stages of hatred, despair, attempts at reconciliation and reconciling things with yourself'. The remit of this record; the exploration of anguish inextricable from emotional pain lies in stark contrast to the cherryade-fuelled parties, awkward dancing and pain induced by sticking fingers into sockets that formed the basis for their earliest lyrics. It's clear that seven-piece outfit Los Campesinos! have grown up and matured, and although their evolution has been gradual and publically displayed through their releases, little embodies their complete departure from purportedly twee roots quite so clearly as Hello Sadness does.
Though sharing is something Los Campesinos! routinely engage in through extensive use of social media, be it the minutiae of tour meals or expounding feelings of hatred held towards Joey Barton, Hello Sadness opens them up to a whole new level of transparency. Gareth explains that 'I can only ever really write about what I know - I admire a lot of songwriters who can think in a fictional manner, but I just don't have the imagination to be able to do that kind of thing.' Having gone through a break-up just prior to recording Hello Sadness, the immediacy of emotion is apparent in the lyrics with Gareth admitting that 'I find it really difficult to sort of sit down and be like 'ok I'm going to write a song' – when I do decide to write, it's usually because I have to, things are getting late.' Written in the midst of an emotional whirlwind, the candidness and brutal honesty inseparable from Gareth's writing methodology lends remarkably raw power to the lyrics found in Hello Sadness.
Their last release, Romance is Boring, was self-described as a record covering 'sex, death, the body and football', themes which re-emerge on Hello Sadness. 'Obviously they're themes that are always in the back of my head or whatever. I like repetition of imagery and ideas, and things from one song referencing something else that's happened in a previous song. I like the idea that when we finish making music I'll be able to piece all the songs together and see what bit applies to other bits and how it all fits together.' Despite covering familiar territory, the imagery finds itself in a completely different context on this record, making it more affecting than ever before. Nowhere is this clearer and more greatly amplified than in the heart-wrenching 'To Tundra', where the constructed image of bodies being taken to water seamlessly marries two themes prevalent throughout Los Campesinos!' records.
Morbidity appears to be a constant theme in Los Campesinos!' material; Gareth explains that 'without realising it, I'm always preoccupied with the human body, the destruction of the human body.' However, working part-time at a graveyard for Gareth is somehow distinct from this unconscious obsession. 'When I'm working at the graveyard it doesn't seem like a morbid place. It's just a really pretty place with lots of symmetry from all the gravestones. No one visits most of the graves there, they're really old and unattended. It feels nice that if it wasn't for us cutting the grass down there it'd just be horrible. I see it as a happy place, it's one of my favourite places to be; you can just listen to music and shut yourself out. It's really peaceful.' It seems as though full immersion in what is difficult for others to cope with leads to a form of release for Gareth, venting of feelings paving the way towards inner comfort. The lyrical directness of Hello Sadness embodies Gareth's attempts to find peace in the face of post-break-up angst, allowing ordinary life to resume without being unbearably plagued by the issues explored.
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'Hello Sadness' is available on Wichita Recordings now