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Olympus BX61 Motorized Microscope and MicroSuiteTM Software
Melville, NY - Olympus America Inc., Scientific Equipment Group, is pleased to announce the new fully motorized Olympus BX61 microscope and MicroSuiteTM software, produced for Olympus by Soft Imaging System. These two products go hand-in-hand to create a user-friendly general purpose imaging solution system.
The BX61 microscope has a built-in motorized Z-drive (0.01 m resolution), and can be equipped with a motorized nosepiece, condenser, reflected light or fluorescence illuminator, and up to three 6-position filter wheels in various locations. The sixteen handswitch buttons and eight frame buttons are fully programmable through a computer interface, and key configurations can be defined in the software.
The MicroSuiteTM software includes the ScopeView module for microscope control, and truly showcases the power of the microscope, enabling the user to quickly change between various modes of observation (transmitted brightfield or darkfield, phase contrast, DIC, polarized, fluorescence, and reflected brightfield or darkfield). A push of a button or a click of a mouse automatically sets up the microscope with the proper illumination and appropriate objectives, contrast inserts, filter cubes, and auxiliary filters. User-definable configurations with access privileges at various levels make this system an ideal choice for a multi-user facility. The MicroSuiteTM line of software comes in three versions: the Basic version, the Biological Suite, and the Materials Suite.
The result is a total imaging platform, all the way from image acquisition and processing, to data analysis, report generation, and database archiving to either a local or "global" network database. The combination of the BX61 microscope and the MicroSuiteTM imaging software is a completely integrated imaging solution system that will simplify your work and enhance your research.
For literature on our BX61 motorized microscope and MicroSuiteTM software contact: Olympus America Inc., Two Corporate Center Drive, Melville, New York 11747; www.olympusamerica.com; E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com; Phone: 1-800-455-8236.


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Hello, and thanks for visiting JA. I note that you are on anti depressants - which of course fits with the symptoms you describe. There are two things that I think could help you. First of all, check with your doctor to make sure that the dosage of your medication is appropriate - he may wish to change it. Secondly, very often, medication alone is not the complete answer in situations like yours, especially in your case, because you do seem to be over-valuing other people's opinion of you. Therefore, I'm going to suggest that you would benefit greatly from a course of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. It is a form of therapy that addresses problems in a direct and targeted way and is brief compared with most other therapies.
CBT is based on the fact that what we think in any given situation generates beliefs about, and reactions to that situation, and also cause the behaviour and feelings which flow from those beliefs and reactions.
These 'automatic thoughts' are so fast that generally, we are unaware that we have even had them. We call them ANTS (automatic negative thoughts) for short.
If the pattern of thinking we use, or our beliefs about our situation are even slightly distorted,
the resulting emotions and actions that flow from them can be extremely negative and unhelpful. The object of CBT is to identify these 'automatic thoughts' then to re-adjust our thoughts and beliefs so that they are entirely realistic and correspond to the realities of our lives, and that therefore, the resulting emotions, feelings and actions we have will be more useful and helpful.
Cognitive therapists do not usually interpret or seek for unconscious motivations but bring cognitions and beliefs into the current focus of attention and through guided discovery encourage clients to gently re-evaluate their thinking.
Therapy is not seen as something "done to" the client. CBT is not about trying to prove a client wrong and the therapist right, or getting into unhelpful debates. Through collaboration, questioning and re-evaluating their views, clients come to see for themselves that there are alternatives and that they can change.
Clients try things out in between therapy sessions, putting what has been learned into practice, learning how therapy translates into real life improvement.
Please visit this website for much more detailed information on CBT:
If you cannot afford to see a therapist, there are good free CBT based self-help resources here:

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Hi, would appreciate some help.
Right now I have a Cowon C2 and MTPG and im really happy with the sound, but I tought better is good so I started looking for an am and I think I make up my mind to go with a Digizoid 2 (Because of the size, price and almost no distortion)
So my question is if anyone had a experience with the Digizoid and MTPG. Is Zo2 gonna do magic and control all those bass mtpg has or is going to be the opposite, way too much bass.
Also the soundstage. Because mtpg doesnt have the best soundstage in the world, but bearable. So same question again, better or worse soundstage?
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Saturday, August 16, 2008
it's late
3 comments:
- Gerrie said...
I was sound asleep on the west coast before you. That is what the crappy virus does to you. I have to pull myself together and get the SDA 2009 conference on the website this week-end.
It is waaaay to hot here to think about baking. have a great week-end and get out of the house. - August 16, 2008 at 12:06 PM
get to the studio and do stuff! any stuff at all.
that's where I am headed directly... I wish it was cool enough to bake, I'd use some of my too sweet canned peaches and make a cobbler.
the good news is: tomatoes are ripening, the sweet corn is almost ready and nothing tastes quite as good as real baby carrots with fresh snipped Tarragon. - August 16, 2008 at 1:51 PM
- Rayna said...
I hate carrots. And I am still quilting, so need to stay in my home studio. Marty is doing paperwork and cleaning up his desk.
- August 16, 2008 at 1:53 PM


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When we last left "Survivor: Blood vs. Water," Hayden made a desperate appeal for Ciera to swing her allegiance and she went for it, forcing herself, Tyson and Katie to draw rocks, sending Katie to Redemption Island. What will Monica do now?
Tyson is irritated that Gervase let it loose that Hayden was going home because Hayden had nothing to lose and his craziness worked. But Tyson loves the game, so he's appreciative of the game play and the Tribal Council shenanigans. Tyson's great. It's not that I don't want him to win, it's just not fun to watch one person rule the roost all the way along.
However, Tyson finally has to reveal that he has the hidden Idol because Monica won't shut up about Hayden or Ciera finding it. It doesn't sit well with her that Tyson didn't tell them before now. Will she consider changing sides? She has to know she won't beat Tyson, even with all the Immunity wins under her belt — because she's not a great strategic player.
In the morning, Ciera is pleased that she at least tried to make a move. They are also kind of counting on Laura coming back into the game. Well, no matter who it is, you're going to gain an alliance member. Katie and Tina would both go with Hayden/Ciera, I think.
Redemption Island
Tina's not sure if she can give much effort against her daughter in the duel, though the night before Katie told her to try her hardest. It remains to be seen if she can do it.
The challenge is constructing a pole to reach three keys and then unlocking some locks. Tina immediately gives Katie some advice about the best way to build her pole. Interestingly, that doesn't bother me as much as Laura helping Tina solve her puzzle against Vytas because Tina has to shout it out and so Laura gets the advice too.
It hardly matters, though, as Laura gets her keys in short order and wins. Katie does pretty well (and you have to wonder how hard Tina tries), but Katie drops one of her keys in the sand and trying to pick up the key from the sand with the pole is extremely hard.
So Tina wins, reluctantly, but at that point, she probably would've had to quit to give Katie the win. Katie was totally screwed once her key dropped and that's a shame.
They exchange I love yous and are both crying. Katie says she's so proud of her mom. Laura then gives Ciera the clue to the Idol.
Back at camp, Ciera and Hayden go on a mad hunt for the Idol, but we all know that hardly matters. Though the fact that they can't find it leads Hayden to wonder if Tyson already has it, so at least he's got his head in the game.
Meanwhile, Gervase solidifies the alliance with Monica, where she seemingly acts like it's the three of them to the end. But she says in a talking-head that she's playing the game for herself. Well, if that's true, you can't take Tyson to the end, lady.
Immunity Challenge
It's a swimming challenge with pushing a buoy along a rope for a distance in the water, then using letter tiles to spell out a "Survivor" phrase. The reward is ordering off a menu — steak, lobster, pizza, burger, etc. Mmmm.
Hayden and Tyson get out to an early lead in the swimming portion, but the phrase is proving tricky and everybody gets right back in it during the word puzzle. And Ciera, who was way behind in the swimming, gets the word puzzle — "You are going to have to dig deep."
Good for you, lady. She's making quite an argument these last two episodes to win the game if she gets to the finals.
Pre Tribal
Ciera chooses Hayden to eat with her, so they "crush" some food before Tribal. Heh. They discuss how they're going to target Gervase because they suspect Tyson has the Idol, hoping that Monica will go along with them.
The big move for Ciera is to tell Monica that Tyson is talking mad crap about her, saying she's his little puppy dog and whatnot, which he has. He's said that he's got Monica under control. And Monica doesn't like hearing that, so she's considering voting Gervase.
She does ask Ciera why Tyson would risk drawing rocks if he was loyal to her, but Ciera correctly points out that if she wasn't goign to flip to Hayden (and she flat-out said she wasn't), then if Tyson flips on Monica, he's down in the numbers. So his chances are better, one out of three, to draw rocks.
Tribal Council
Hayden flashes his 1000-watt smile at Katie, because she's looking mighty purty now that she's all cleaned up. Heh. Oh, Hayden.
He and Ciera tell Jeff that they had to drop some truth bombs on Monica about how Tyson is keeping her around because he can beat her. Gervase points out that Hayden is just throwing trash at the wall to see what sticks because he's on the bottom, which is true.
Ciera piles it on, saying that the guys have said "vicious" things about her. We aren't sure we'd go that far. It's not like they were talking about what a bad mother she is or something (not that she is, I'm using it as an example).
Gervase then kind of freaks out on Hayden and Ciera, wondering which one of them is in control in the alliance. What does that matter? And when there are only two, you generally just come to a consensus. Either way, Ciera keeps at it — "evil" things were said about Monica, according to Ciera. Not so much, but she is clearly affecting Monica.
Then Hayden brings her kids into it! Urging her to be a strong, confident woman who makes her own decisions. And that Tyson and Gervase are controlling her. It's a great tactic to use to get her flip — will it work?
The votes go Hayden, Hayden, Gervase, Gervase and …… Hayden. So Monica stayed loyal. Interesting.
Well, Hayden already won a million dollars, but it's been fun to watch him play. Maybe he'll come back. At what point does the person re-enter the game? Will it be too late for Ciera? After last week and tonight, we'd love to see her win the game.
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Hey guys-
I came across this while reading the news tonight and wanted to pass it on in case any of you have pets. One of the brands I feed my cat occasionally was on the list and the serial numbers on the cans in my cabinet match the ones recalled, so it scares me a little bit! A lot of popular brands are on the list so please take a look, twice!! -.q. (andreaq)
Sun. Mar 18, 12:08am
My question is..why am I paying extra for what is supposed to be high quality dog and cat food (Iams) if it is on the same recall list with store brands and dog food such as Ol Roy that is supposedly low quality??
Sunday, March 18, 2007, 7:37 AM
I have and will Never feed my cats Iams.
Monday, March 19, 2007, 6:52 AM
A couple of comments...
FIrst, what's a high or low quality food is a subject of debate, akin to religious warfare. Advertising, needless to say, doesn't help. That said, Iams was widely talked of as taking a step down the ladder a few years ago when they moved into non-pet distribution channels. You run across fanciers, though, who seem to feel that feeding Science Diet/Iams/... or indeed anything other than ground fresh raw organic chickens (meat and bone) is pretty much the same as whipping Fido with a claw hammer. Can't say that I agree.
Second, lots of animal foods, and human foods, are made to order by contract manufacturers, and Menu (the company in question this time) is in that business. Their customer tells them, in greater or lesser detail as they choose, what to put into it and how to prepare and package it. They may offer a standard line for private label packaging, but part of the business is custom products. For the right price, and assuming their equipment can handle it, they don't much care whether the recipe calls for ground organic sirloin, or minced uranium tailings. Part of the contract manufacturer's "value add" is to hunt down the suppliers and try to get good terms. So far as the recipes allow, they will use the same ingredient supply for all the products that call for it. A bad batch of an ingredient could end up in all the products they produce with that ingredient during a period of time.
Publications like Whole Dog Journal run articles periodically with information about the foods they deem OK.
In case you wondered... we feed Solid Gold Hund-n-flocken, which is a bit pricey, but I don't consider it abuse to feed any old feed if the animal seems OK with it.
Monday, March 19, 2007, 1:45 PM
Additionally, the recall only involved "wet," canned food. Ask any veterinarian and they'll advise against feeding that to your dogs anyway (I don't know what the story is with cats, as I've never had one). Wet food makes dogs poop more, have diarrhea more often, and become pickier eaters in general.
Of course there are some reasons for canned food - your dog has no teeth, or is having trouble eating kibble for some other reason.
But, in short, most people probably feed their dogs dry food, and if you do, you have no need to worry!
Monday, March 19, 2007, 3:37 PM
Rhanks for the info, althought i dont feed my dog anything thats not natural.
As for the cats and wet food question, it has been linked that feeding only dry cereal based dry kibble to cats, who are by nature, carnivores, predisposes them to diabetes and overall not the best for them.. So, i say feed wet ;)
Brands i highly suggest:
Wysong, Innova, California natural, From, ect ect- the more natural , the better ;)
Monday, March 19, 2007, 5:49 PM
Add Wellness to the list of good dog foods! I've worked at a dog kennel and with many dog professionals for two years and it has turned me into a big dog food advocate. All my dogs and cat eat are Wellness or California Natural and I have seen a big difference in their behavior, health and coats...barely any shedding anymore! But if your interested their is a lot of good info on the internet....here's a few links to get started.
Monday, March 19, 2007, 6:27 PM
Geez, guys, I was just trying to pass on some helpful info-not start a debate about what people should be feeding their cats/dogs. Hopefully no one on PT's pets get sick regardless of what they eat. -.q.
Monday, March 19, 2007, 8:23 PM
I don't think has turned into a heated debate, just a few recommendations of other foods to feed our beloved pets. Frankly, I have never heard of these foods, as I thought Max Natural was good quality, so I welcome these new options!
Tuesday, March 20, 2007, 11:49 AM
Agree with 11:49, this is just casual chatter, much nicer than the sourness that breaks out on some of these threads.
The variety of pet foods is really rather amusing. Apparently there are even outfits that will ship you frozen organic animal carcasses so you can thaw them for your carnivore's pleasure (or just eat them like a popsicle I guess - sounds perfect for a teething puppy?)
Of the gazillion brands mentioned in my doggie newsletters, I only remember one that is a brand both for pet food and people food: Newman's Own.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007, 12:38 PM
mmmm...organic ratsicles and mousicles. yummy
Tuesday, March 20, 2007, 1:52 PM
Here are one of those outfits...their food does help (we used to feed it to one of our dogs that had severe allergies). I agree, though, that the variety of choices (and opinions about those choices) for pet food is astounding!
Tuesday, March 20, 2007, 2:51 PM
Did you see this? Cats are more susceptible to the contaminant in the recalled pet food.
Saturday, March 31, 2007, 6:50 PM
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Maddog and PB2 owner here, even on single ended the headroom is immense and you,ll be deaf before the volume knob is at 12oclock.
Its colder sounding than the C5 though. Stick to medium gain to prevent blowing out yur ears with the Maddogs.
Maddog and PB2 owner here, even on single ended the headroom is immense and you,ll be deaf before the volume knob is at 12oclock.
Its colder sounding than the C5 though. Stick to medium gain to prevent blowing out yur ears with the Maddogs.
Hey! Congratulations!
Take those extra op-amps and ask someone you trust to hide them from you for at least a week, while you get to know the sound of your new amp, with the default configuration. Then steal your mind in preparation for several weeks of rolling op-amps obcessively!
For those who are already familiar with the stock op-amps...
I've been using LME49990s in L/R for several weeks now, to drive my LCD-2, either with HA5002 buffers or more recently, with dummy buffers, which sound much more transparent, but less powerful, of course, than the HA5002.
Still, I've come to prefer the clarity of dummy buffers with the LME499990 and there's plenty of headroom left with the fairly efficient LCD-2 (relative to something like the HE-6).
This evening, I finally got to try something I first thought about a couple of weeks ago:
I'm using LME49990s as buffers, in addition to using them in L/R.
The result is wonderful, for my ears, my tastes, etc. As buffers, they still don't deliver anywhere near the current that HA5002 would, but they do kick things up noticeably in terms of dynamics and bass control, just the same.
They also add body and fullness to what I was hearing with just the dummy buffers, without any apparent decrease in resolution or transparency. It's just more of that same LME49990 goodness!
I'm using ebay seller frugalphile's LME49990 singles sold already soldered to SOIC to DIP8 adapters, but his PCBs are longer than the typical Browndog PCBs, so they end up overlapping each other with one row not seating fully into their sockets.
So... after trying to shorten the PCBs with a dremel (bad idea, really bad) and ordering another set of four from frugalphile, I decided to stack them atop four DIP8 sockets I ordered from Browndog, so that their PCB length is no longer a problem - they can be fully seated while not running into the other row that's sitting lower down, in L/R.
This sounds great with LCD-2. Me like!
Have look at my second picture, above. Move those jumpers so that they each sitting on the closest pair of pins (closer to the camera when looking at that photo) and you will then be on High Gain. Move all four jumpers at the same time, while the unit is turned off.
The photo is showing Low Gain (with the jumpers just resting on one pin - not connecting any pair of pins).
You should be able to find a small Torx wrench (L-shaped) in the stuff that came with the amp. Use it to remove the top set of screws only (two screws from each end of the amp) and you will then be able to lift off the cover. Do all of this with it powered off.
I'm going to bed now, so more tomorrow, if you have additional questions. Meanwhile - check the manual (short though it is.) And search this thread. It's highly unlikely you can ask a question that hasn't already been asked and answered.
But feel to keep asking questions. I'll help whenever I'm on.
Have fun!
Oh, and here's a labeled photo of what's what with the stock op-amps that come with the PB2.
The two columns of op-amps on the right can be put into L/R (the sockets that sit closest to the battery).
The three columns of op-amps on the left are buffers that can be put into the row of sockets that sit closest to the volume control.
The BUF634U have sockets of their own that allow you to stack BUF634P on top of them, if you want to try a different sound.
WARNING: Make sure that you mount the op-amps with the little half-circle notches facing toward the volume control (away from the battery) - as shown in this picture (again):
That's it for tonight. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....
Has anyone try to do digital out the Fiio X3 through coaxial output (to bypass the internal DAC) and then line in to iBasso PB2?
If yes, is there any significant improvement in sound quality?
Cant connect coax to PB2 but line out will work. Coax is meant for DACs.
Sorry. I mean the DB2 (the standalone DAC) and not PB2.


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Words: , Hymns Original and Selected, 1846. Music: Vox Dilecti, , 1868. The key change halfway through accents the positive message of the last two lines, "I came to Jesus…" Alternate tunes:
I heard the voice of Jesus say, "Come unto Me and rest;
Lay down, thou weary one, lay down Thy head upon My breast."
I came to Jesus as I was, weary and worn and sad;
I found in Him a resting place, and He has made me glad.
I heard the voice of Jesus say, "Behold, I freely give
The living water; thirsty one, stoop down, and drink, and live."
I came to Jesus, and I drank of that life giving stream;
My thirst was quenched, my soul revived, and now I live in Him.
I heard the voice of Jesus say, "I am this dark world's Light;
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Apple has begun the process of lessening its dependency on Samsung for chipmaking, an analyst told CNET.
"Apple is working with TSMC at 20 nanometers," said Gus Richard, a chip analyst at Piper Jaffray, referring to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's most advanced 20-nanometer (nm) manufacturing process.
Another chip industry source contacted by CNET confirmed this. "The Apple-Samsung relationship has deteriorated to such a poor point that they're just looking to fill contractual obligations, then make a change," said the source, who corroborated the move to TSMC at 20 nanometers.
An Asia-based news report said Apple will turn to TSMC for quad-core chips.
Of course, a seismic shift like this -- Apple consumes probably more chips than any single consumer device maker in the world right now -- can have a profound impact on other TSMC customers. "TSMC has allocated a disproportionate amount of resources to Apple. And has pushed out other [TSMC customers] in the process," Richard said.
This shift will not happen overnight, though. "They'll ramp down Samsung and ramp up TSMC. And some products will get some of one and some of the other," Richard said.
Changes in chip manufacturing can significantly boost a device's performance and/or battery life but are not always spelled out by the product supplier. This is particularly the case with smartphones and tablets.
"When Apple shifted from 45 [nanometers] to 32 [nanometers] nobody knew. You may have bought an iPad with a 45-nanometer chip or a 32-nanometer chip. They switched over slowly without anybody knowing it," Richard said, referring to Apple's A5 processor and Samsung's shift from 45 to 32 nanometers.
Indeed, as it turned out, Apple slipped a more advanced A5 chip into some $399 iPad 2s, which a review site said resulted in better battery life, among other benefits.
And when is all of this going to happen? "I expect Apple to tape out -- which means they'll send the design to TSMC to see if they can make it -- early next year and probably be in production by the end of next year," according to Richard.
And what happens after that at the even more advanced 14 nanometer process? "I'm also hearing that Intel and Apple are talking again. But for 14 [nanometer] not for 20," said Richard, who qualified this by saying that this is by no means a done deal at this stage.
The Apple-TSMC news was first reported by MacRumors, based on a report from Taiwan Economic News.
Apple and TSMC haven not yet responded to a request for comment.
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Relevant! 1990s HP 'Mars Mission Control' Commercial
This ad is awesome. "It's a beautiful planet," says an engineer who doesn't know he's looking at a Martian-produced photo-quality Hewlitt-Packard print. "Kinda boring, though." Thanks to NASA's successfully landed Curiosity rover, we'll see if HP's prediction of alien life is correct.
In 1998, mission control had such boring haircuts.
• Watch Ecstatic NASA Engineers Celebrate as Curiosity Lands
• Mars Panorama: Beautiful New Photo from NASA's 'Opportunity' Rover


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"Life is just like a running train without driver, we can't jump out of it to find the platform of our choice."
Vikrant Parsai
"Don't worry about finding your station in life; there is always someone who will tell you where to get off."
"We are doing this for the public, because the frequencies used by TV stations are public domain. So we have to make sure that the TV stations are serving the public and not their own business interests. We also followed up on the complaints we received from the public."
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- Data center is sufficiently distanced from major airports, government buildings, banks, stadiums, refineries, downtown buildings, parade routes, nuclear, military & intelligence facilities, dams, bridges, large malls etc.
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- All data center employees and contractors undergo criminal background checks & are subject to random drug screening
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- All cabinets are lockable and cages are offered
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Northern Illinois coach Jerry Kill said sophomore running back Me'co Brown (injured left thumb) should be ready to play in Saturday's home-opener against Western Illinois.
"He's got a thumb [injury] and it's not broken," Kill said after Wednesday's practice. "They did an MRI but I guess he's out here practicing so I guess he's alright. I haven't talked with [trainer] Kammy [Powell]. It's just whether he can hold on to a ball or not. We won't know that until we get to Saturday or what we do during practice.
"But he's practiced every day since [the injury]. He's caught punts and all those kinds of things. I anticipate him being ready to play unless I'm told differently."
Kill said Brown, who injured the thumb during this past Saturday's 28-20 loss at Wisconsin, will not be able to play on Saturday with the cast he has on it right now.
"They'll have to find a way to wrap it and we'll see what they can do," Kill said.
Brown rushed for 64 yards on 11 carries on Saturday against Wisconsin before leaving with the injury. His final run came on a three-yard carry where he was stripped of the ball by Wisconsin linebacker Mike Taylor in the second quarter.


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Is the 2008 Election Over?
My BusinessWeek colleague Michael Mandel has an insightful post on his Economics Unbound blog yesterday on the political ramifications of the housing downturn, which I'm taking the liberty of "re-purposing" here given its relevance to the debate that's been occurring on this blog here. I turn it over to Michael:
Back in early 2006, I wrote:When the housing boom is over, the politics will begin…Democratic politicians fail to understand that their economic attacks on the Bush Administration can't really take hold until the housing market goes south. Rising home prices are an engine of prosperity for the typical American family. Until that engine goes in reverse — which may be starting to happen — doom-and-gloom politics won't really resonate….
Democrats have to be ready with their own package of reforms to cushion the housing downturn, even if the measures add to the budget deficit. There's no excuse for not having made plans in advance.
Well, that time has come. It will be much easier for the Democratic nominee—whomever he/she is—to make the case that the economy is heading in the wrong direction if the housing market is in crisis.
That point is now being made by others. A Boston Globe article
The more the crisis ripples through the economy, the more it will help Democrats make the case that Republican economic policies have spurned middle- and lower-income families, some campaign watchers said.
"It's an enormous opportunity for the Democrats to criticize the failures of the Bush administration, the fallout we are seeing from laissez-faire economic policies," Alan I. Abramowitz, a political scientist at Emory University, said yesterday.
And if the unemployment rate starts to rise? Then the Republicans might as well kiss the White House good-bye.


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First US Army officer to graduate from Sandhurst
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Yes, an odd gap
I too was puzzled at the officer being the first. Sandhurst, the UK Army's officer training academy, with a year long course, has always attracted officer trainees from a number of Commenwealth and other allied nations (mainly Arab and Pakistan). Non-UK trainees make up a small minority, somewhere I have a passing out list in 2008 and could give the figures. Secondly there are Commenwealth staff instructors, civilian and military; I do not think any Americans feature there either.
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I believe there is an American instructor there; I know there is a British instructor at West Point.
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There's always 1 US platoon commander instructor at Sandhurst.
As we read, absorb and enjoy FM 3-24, hopefully you will fully embrace and revel in the beauty and majesty of correctly performed foot drill, without singing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHNyR...eature=related |
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b.) Now see drill done properly... albeit a bit slow for my taste. In my day we were quicker. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs4p8...eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koAX2mnG1X8
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I like Coldstreamer's drill better but I wouldn't care for the funny hats!
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Or if you had been in the place you should have been when playing the outfield, you would not have had to display your athletic ability with that amazing diving catch. ( I like baseball metaphors.)
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Afghan officer cadet
Noticed the other day a clip / report on an Afghan officer due to attend Sandhurst, so maybe there now. Taken a few years to get this far.
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We had Afghan officer cadets at RMA Sandhurst until 1979. I was at staff college with the "class of '79" officer cadet who is now a colonel. Since then we started taking officer cadets again in 2005.
News to me about the American officer cadet. From what I understand it the US system of officer training is quite different from the UK's. We tended to take mostly Commonwealth officer cadets and a lot of african and middle eastern. Very few Latin American as I recall. In my platoon there was a Thai, an Omani and a Malawian officer cadet, all top blokes and with some interesting stories to tell. We see a lot of foreign officers on various courses, in fact all the career courses that I have done have had foreign officers on them. Strangely we do not send UK officers on many foreign courses; I cannot help but think we are missing a bit of a trick there. |
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Red Rat and David,
I have a friend serving on contract now in Kabul who was largely responsible for creating or putting together the new Afghan equivalent of West Point over the past two years. He told me that one of the outside sources of funding for unique aspects of the Afghan Military Service Academy (don't know it's actual, technical name just now) came from the Government of Turkey, who agreed to fund a chapel, a mosque to be precise, being built as part of the total campus there in Kabul. This was and is a practical, far sighted event in my book. Am interested in the current tense yellow journalism row going on in the UK Parliament over raising and sending more UK troops to Afghanistan. I believe these UK additional forces and equipment, particularly more helicopters, are sorely needed. FOR GRADUATE STUDENT INPUT AND STUDY OR DISCUSSION: A friend who is a retired PhD (university professor) here in the South where we all live asked me the other day what are the reasons we are in Afghanistan; why do we still need to be there; and also he asked, his view, why don't we just pull out and declare victory? Rather than bore everyone with my answers, I am interested in the inputs to these questions from and by the UK graduate students old and new Registered or as Members on the SWJ. |
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Why do we still need to be there?
SWC have debated this question before, in various threads and posts, often returning to the comparison between the Taliban can wait and we have not got the patience for staying long enough. Hopeflly the new thread: http://council.smallwarsjournal.com/...ead.php?t=7832 drawing upon David Kilcullen helps to give an answer. davidbfpo Last edited by davidbfpo; 07-17-2009 at 12:50 PM. Reason: Add link |
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A rather laudatory article in places, but with some reflective passages. The title and sub-title:
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In various situations, combat or peace, it works marvellously when there is a hassle and one knows that one is from the same institution. I recall an incident when we had to evacuate a boy in the High Altitude and if rules and red tape were to be enforced, it was 'no way'. It was just that a coursemate of NDA who was commanding the helicopter squadron and I rang him up and it did the trick. Much like the Old School tie stuff. It works wonders. I also know a Colonel, who flew against rules, to save one boy in Siachen. He was sacked, but he did not regret his action, all because of Jointmanship. Jointmanship is what they call it here. Last edited by Ray; 07-01-2014 at 09:52 AM. |
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Ko Mook, Thailand: Searching for Emerald Cave
Trip Start
Jul 28, 2013
Trip End
Feb 06, 2014
Where I stayed
Charlie Beach Resort
The island of Ko Mook is a lovely haven of tranquil green located a short 30 min speed boat ride from Ko Ngai and 15 min from Ko Kraden.
When the boat docked in Ngai the swell had it bumping and jumping all over the place. Our bags were thrown on board by staff and as they tried to tame the boat we were told to climb up a stump and swivlle round a coconut trunk onto the boat. A seemingly simple task which saw me shred my bicep and Sam his leg. Price I pay for having such tonned big guns. At least we made it onto the boat and didn't slip between it and the pier. It was then a matter of clinging on as it lurched it's way through waves towards our island destination on the horizon.
Pulling into Ko Mook's Charlie Beach was a much calmer affair. The swell had dropped to create a clear green lagoon wedged in a bay of white sand and lush tropical jungle. Slowly cruising through the shallows the boat stopped just off the shore. Disembarking first Sam asked "how deep do you think it is?". My response "not deep". So with that decision made and his backpack firmly strapped to his shoulders off he went down the back of the boat and into the water catching his foot on a rope and nearly falling face first bag and all into the sea. Not that that mattered as we had slightly misjudged the depth so he ended up in waist deep water anyway. Oops. Guess I'll be getting someone to carry my bag.
Once on soft sand (and preying not too much of his bag had been soaked through) we ventured up to our new abode "Charlie Beach Resort". Nice place which commanded most of the bay and offered a variety of room types from beach bungalow to aircon family villas. There was one smaller bungalow operator at the end of the beach but that was all.
Our fan beach bungalow was in prime spot and offered a beautiful view of garden greens and ocean blues. With temperatures rising we dumped out bags and dashed for the pool. Wow, not only did it have beach views but also a swim up bar! I'm in heaven. Sam didn't seem to believe me when I told him I hadn't known about the bar. He assumed I had only chosen the hotel based on that sole fact, which I probably would have had I known! So that was us. In a pool, overlooking the ocean, surrounded by palm trees, blue skies, sunshine and cold beer. If I could sum up the perfect holiday I think that would be it.
Being on a relatively quiet island away from beach bars bought with it another kind of noise.... children. Little blond haired, blue eyes, tanned skinned Swedish children. We later found out that these parts are a well known hideaway for Swedes. There is even a Swedish school in nearby Ko Lanta. Why? Because they are entitled to accumulate their paternity leave for up to eight years thus enabling them to take an extended holiday whilst their children can still attend school, albeit on a Thai island. We learnt that from a Norwegian travel journalist who we met one night whilst sat at the viewpoint watching the sun go down. She approached us to enquire about taking my photo for an article she was writing on Thailand for a Norwegian woman's magazine. Wanting to make the most of having washed my hair for the first time in a couple of weeks I obliged whilst Sam sat there disgruntled that she didn't want his golden stubbled mug in the shot. We then spent the rest of the evening chatting together over drinks at the hotel beach bar.
During one of the days, and after our pig out at the omelette station, we rented a kayak to paddle around the whole island. Finding a secluded bay a quarter of the way around we called it quits there. Why paddle the whole island when we find a perfectly good beach with crystal clear water and no one else on it so close to home? That and the fact we both kept knocking paddles so there was a chance of one of us ending up overboard if we continued. With jellyfish as big as some of the bad boys we had passed along the way, the size of watermelons, neither one of us wanted that.
On our way there we stopped off at Emerald Cave, Ko Mook's biggest draw card. Arriving before 10:00am we were pleased to beat most of the tour boats which come jammed packed from islands all around. Nearing the cave at the base of a sheer rock wall I asked Sam for the torch "It's at the base of the bag, we won't need it" "hmmm I think we might". My thoughts were supported by a local man on one of the moared up boats "You have torch? You have torch?". Fossicking through the bag it was eventually found and we made our way into the cave before a small boat load of people arrived. Inside was pitch black. Even with the torch you couldn't see a damn thing but being the expert kayakers we are that didn't stop us. "Hold up the damn paddle Howie so I don't hit my head" "Bridge stop paddling" "I'm not paddling, you're the one whose meant to be steering" "I am bloody steering but I can't see where I'm going. F**king torch". And then we saw a light at the end of the tunnel and we emerged on emerald water into an oasis of lush tropical plants climbing high into the sky.
Despite our best efforts I don't think we were able to capture the true beauty of the place on camera. It was a definite plus to not be there when overrun by tourists. Hearing voices in the cave we let a group come through before making a paddle for it. As good as we were on kayak, bumping into swimmers half way through the cave would not have been ideal. On reaching the other side we were greeted by a line of Asians in lifejackets clinging onto a rope awaiting an order to make their way through the cave in conga formation. It never fails to amaze me how much they love the water despite not being able to swim. Give them a life jacket and off they go happy as Larry.
On our way back to Charlie Beach we hit a rock and nearly capsized. It was a classic example of where "she'll be right mate" didn't quite cut it. Might be an indication that we need work on our depth perception.
To take a break from laying by the pool, we caught a motorbike taxi to the other side of the island. It was bigged up as being the nicer part with the fancy hotel but hmmm not so impressed. Yes the resort had beautiful beach bungalow's of dark wood and floor to ceiling windows but other than that - crap beach and crap pool. With prices starting at GBP 100 per night I would not have been happy. Especially if I'd seen our pool on Charlie's Beach which was sublime.
Unlike Ko Ngai, Ko Mook has a small local village which we passed through on the motorbike. A school, dozens of houses on stilts, local restaurants, a few shops selling clothes etc. Most of the island is covered in rubber trees which they drip for latex to form sheets of rubber to export so I guess if they're not in the tourism trade then that's where they make their livelihood.
We thoroughly enjoyed our time on the island. With it's long stretch of soft white sand and clear waters it would be hard not to.
Hotel: Charlie Beach Resort. Fan, cold water, beach bungalow (GBP 27) per night incl. Breakfast. Definitely best resort on island that we saw.
Speedboat: Ko Ngai to Ko Mook dep 1130 arr 1200 THB 350 (GBP 6.60)


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At Berliner's urging, the museum acquired the house, furnishings and all, and shipped it to Massachusetts in 19 containers. A crew of Chinese carpenters and masons specifically brought over for the task spent a year reassembling the 3,707 pieces—from wooden pegs to decorative columns—with traditional hand tools, completing it last spring.
"The house hasn't changed much since it was built 200 years ago," Berliner says, "but we wanted to do more than show its architecture. You can see the layers of time here." A faded poster of Mao Tse-tung graces a bedroom wall, and graffiti nearby proclaims: "Down with the counter-revolutionaries!"—most likely scrawled during the 1960s Cultural Revolution to forestall accusations of capitalist decadence.
Chairman Mao, in whose name that upheaval occurred, may seem quite removed from the utterly bourgeois impetus behind the China trade, but in a museum about East-West connections, he is as apropos as a blue-and-white teapot. "This was never a museum about international trade," says director Dan Monroe. "Its founders were entrepreneurs engaged in trade, yes, but they were also among the handful of people at the time who had direct personal knowledge of the world's incredibly diverse peoples, art and cultures. They were far more familiar with Canton and Calcutta and the PacificIslands than other Americans were with what lay west of the Mississippi." At the annual banquet of the East India Marine Society in 1804, Salem's ever-curious sea captains raised their glasses to toast their five-year-old museum, with its ceramic Buddhas and Fijian war clubs: "That every mariner may possess the history of the world."


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Eight men were arrested Monday on drug and gun charges as part of a joint law enforcement operation targeting drug trafficking and violent crime.
Eight men were arrested Monday on drug and gun charges as part of a joint law enforcement operation targeting drug trafficking and violent crime.
Federal agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and local law enforcement agencies made the arrests, according to a news release from Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
It�s the second time in a week that the U.S. Attorney�s office has announced federal drug and related charges for local residents. Last week, nine men were arrested as part of an investigation by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.
�Reducing violent crime across our district is a top priority for my office,� Tompkins said. �Federal, state and local law enforcement partners are coordinating their efforts to identify communities plagued by rampant drug trafficking and to prosecute offenders who spread crime in our neighborhoods. Our mission is to make our streets safer and to protect our communities from drugs and violence.�
Monday�s arrests were the result of an ongoing operation that began in April 2012 to target drugs and crime, according to the release.
During the operation, law enforcement officers seized five handguns, two SKS rifles including one with ammunition and scope attached, money, a vehicle, drugs and drug paraphernalia, according to the U.S. Attorney�s office.
Those arrested Monday include:
* Bryan Anthony Sanders, 35, Kings Mountain
* Robert Chavius Floyd, 23, Bessemer City
* Rashon Donte Hunter, 18, Bessemer City
* Darral Javarius Anderson, 25, Bessemer City
* Michael Travis Floyd, 34, Bessemer City
* Joshua Rodregus Glenn, 28, Bessemer City/Gastonia
* Patrick Gerard Chambers, 30, Gastonia
* Omaris Dushawn McMiller, 32, Gastonia
They appeared in U.S. District Court on Monday in Charlotte. Detention hearings are set for Thursday.
Other defendants charged in a related indictment are considered fugitives, according to the U.S. Attorney�s office, and their names will remain under seal until they have been detained by law enforcement.
�The use of firearms to commit violent criminal acts involved in the drug trade that terrorizes our communities simply cannot be tolerated,� said Charlotte ATF Special Agent in Charge Wayne Dixie. �Along with our law enforcement partners, ATF will continue to identify those violent felons that just don�t get that message. We will use all of our joint resources to hold the violent drug dealers accountable and make the streets of our neighborhoods a safer place to live.�
The charges contained in the federal indictments are allegations, according to Tompkins� office, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.


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Congratulations to Punahou for their great play last weekend in the Antigua National High School Golf Invitational and brought home 1st place trophies in both the girls and boys division.
The third annual event was played at McCormick Ranch. The Punahou girls won by six shots over Hamilton, one of the host schools from nearby Chandler. The Buffanblu shot Friday's only sub-300 round, firing an 8-over-par 296 to take a 13-shot lead into the final round. Format was best four scores of a five-player team. There were 15 teams from five states in the girls field. Team scores ranged from Punahou's 597 to 870. Only eight schools broke 700. Komoto, a senior headed to Northwestern, shot 68-76 for even-par 144. Her 68 was the tournament low by three shots. Maddie Szeryk, from Allen, Texas, was a shot back. Punahou freshman Mariel Galdiano (72—148) tied for fifth and senior Sarah Hasselman (75—150) eighth. The Top 10 were on the all-tournament team. Kristen Le, another Punahou freshman, shot 77—155 to get a share of 13th and senior Rayna Nakao (79—164) was 23rd. The Punahou boys held a one-shot lead after an opening round 294, then stormed in with a 4-under-par 284. Their winning total of 578 was 11 shots better than Mountain View, from Mesa, Ariz.


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Hayden High School held its awards banquet Tuesday for the winter season athletic teams.
Junior Holli Salazar was named to the 2A Western Slope League girls basketball all-conference team for the second consecutive season.
Junior Kylie Sweetser earned all-conference honorable mention.
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Senior Brad Parrott and sophomore Murphy Smartt were named honorable mention.
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The Moffat County High School varsity boys baseball team has undergone a schedule change.
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And that's what last's nights game comes down to. A huge hit in the Rangers playoff aspirations with the Canes just one point behind with a game in hand, and the Sabres three points behind with three games in hand to make up those three points. It certainly doesn't help that the Sabres and Hurricanes play each other tomorrow night, and you just KNOW that game is going to overtime.
But what we were treated to last night on Versus was your typical new New York Rangers loss. This team, it's easy to predict how a game is going to turn out.
Last night they:
- Come out slow and give up the first goal, an accomplish they've been fortuitous enough to achieve 7 out of their last 10 games. In those ten games the Rangers record is 4-6. Five of those losses were by one goal. You have to wonder in a game like last night's, with the implication it had…how could they come out so slow? Where's the leadership? Nowhere to be found right now.
- Battled hard starting when they gave up a goal, at least it didn't take a timeout this time, instead it took a goal from the other team to get a kick in the ass and get going.
- Dominated the last 10 minutes of the game but couldn't get a bounce, call from the referees, or someone who can finish the puck to get the tying goal.
That third bullet point leads me to my next point. The officiating. Well in this case, it's Torts. Ask and you shall receive. After the Tampa game Tortorella was infuriated by the way the refs handled the end of the game essentially handing the game to Tampa. He had wished that the refs would just put their whistles away and have the players decide the game. Well turn your focus back to last night with the Rangers down a goal. Dubinsky gets tackled…not checked, not hooked down, but TACKLED by Sekera. No call. Zuccarello draws what I counted as three infractions against the Sabres in a span of 10 seconds, all of which were missed. When he got tripped they missed it, interfered with they missed it, and finally high sticked and no call. The officiating at the end of the game was a disgrace there, it really was. But if you're the Rangers you have to look passed that and look in the mirror at the team who couldn't solve Miller and get that tying goal.
This team has quickly gone from easy to fall in love with, to hard to appreciate. It's hard to appreciate the effort you see in the last ten minutes of the game because you wonder where it was all game before that. It's hard to appreciate the fact that they just can't seem to buy a goal or a bounce right now.
Sometimes you have to take a step back and realize that this is a team playing without it's top scorer, it's top defenseman and a great role player. Playing without their captain (even if he doesn't bring anything he's still there). Playing with what I believe is the 6th youngest team in the league.
The ups and downs are going to be there with a squad built the way the Rangers are built right now. As a fanbase we have to realize that it's going to happen. We all wanted a youth movement and now we have it. We were spoiled in the beginning of the season where we saw what would happen when the team was clicking on all cylinders. Now, they've slowed down. They're not getting the bounces they were getting earlier in the year and it's just not coming together.
But…you make your own luck in this league.
Some thoughts on some players last night…
First and foremost Prospal. Now you can't discredit the guy because the effort is truly there, he's working hard every shift. But him working hard isn't leading to any positive results, in fact him working too hard last night led to the game winning goal. I really don't know what was going through Vinny's head in that moment he decided to dive for the puck in order to try and spring himself for a breakaway or make an amazing play that will work 1/100 times to clear the defensive zone. Instead of diving for the puck, especially in a one goal game Vinny needs to sit back and wait for the opportunity. If instead of diving he just slides over to the Sabres dman on the point there and gets in the lane, the shot/pass never gets through and Jochen Hecht never deflects that puck into the net for the winner.
A lot of people are clamoring for Vinny to be cut, but here's the thing…whose the better option down with the Whale right now over Prospal? There isn't one. I'd say don't cut him, but if Fedotenko and or Gaborik are ready to step back into the lineup Prospal can afford to sit a few games. I think for now he should be relegated to fourth line duties with limited PP time.
Thought McCabe was great on the power play last night, love that he's not afraid to shoot. Him shooting and opposing teams realizing that he's going to shoot 100% opens up space down low for the forwards to do work. It led directly to ECs power play goal last night. However McCabe has been weak at even strength but I think he'll improve as he learns the coverages that the Rangers play with.
If when Staal comes back Eminger sits over Gilroy I'll be very upset.
Avery needs more ice time (I feel like I say that a lot here)
Zuccarello is snake bitten but by god is he creating chances in the offensive zone. You know he's gonna get back to burying those.
Thought Girardi and Sauer both played weak games last night. Sauer specifically on Boyes' power play goal, the second for the Sabres. He lost Boyes there and let him get that puck passed Hank. On the first goal not sure what Girardi is doing swinging his stick at the puck looking like he's trying to deflect it into his own net. Helluva deflection there Danny G.
Dubinsky – Anisimov – Callahan line was great last night, they need to get consistent with that type of game.
Boyle + Prust…fourth liners.
This morning I would've gotten behind Torts in some line changes, but it seems as if with players returning to the lineup he's gonna have to make some tough choices.
Gaborik, Fedotenko, and Staal all skated with the team in practice today, none of them in non-contact jerseys. If anything I think Staal and Fedotenko may be able to return to the lineup tomorrow night against the Wild, but I think Gabby is still a few games away.
Lines at practice:
Prust was out for a maintenance day.
My guess is expect Prust and Fedotenko to be in the lineup tomorrow and Gabby to remain out. I'd say insert Prust in Boyle's slot and slide Boyle to center over Newbury and that's likely what you're going to see tomorrow night for the team.
Also…Ryan McDonagh is an absolute stud. Has been the best Rangers defenseman since Staal went down.
I'll be back tomorrow for a game preview.
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Apple's Worst Nightmare
Opportunists must be drooling.
Apple (NAS: AAPL) has fallen in back-to-back weeks. The world's most valuable tech company surrendered 4.5% of its value two weeks ago, followed by an even crueler 5.3% slide last week. The stock is trading 11% below the all-time high it established earlier this month.
That's Exhibit A.
Then we have Apple's upcoming fiscal second-quarter report. The iEverything company reports after Tuesday's close. Apple rarely misses. That's Exhibit B. There are times when the stock has sold off after a blowout quarter, but that's typically when Apple's stock has run up ahead of the report in anticipation of a monster showing.
Exhibit A is on a collision course with Exhibit B, and the end result for Apple fans is Exhibit C -- I told you so.
Beyond Wednesday's likely pop
We know that Apple sold a ton of the new iPads it introduced last month. The sequential comparison will get hard for the iPhone -- pitted against the iPhone 4S introduction during Apple's holiday quarter -- but it will clearly be a lot more smartphones than it handed over a year earlier.
Bears would be nuts to argue that Apple is in for a soft quarter. It's equally as insane to argue that Apple -- now fetching a mere 12.9 times this fiscal year's projected profitability and just 11.3 times next year's forecast -- is somehow expensive.
However, there's also a reason analysts see revenue growth slowing from a hearty 49% clip this year to a more modest 19% uptick in fiscal 2013.
Apple is rolling right now, but there are a few question marks about its future.
Barbarians at the iGate
Five years ago, Apple was all about Macs and iPods. That accounted for just $11.2 billion -- or 24% -- of the $46.3 billion that the class act of Cupertino rang up during this fiscal year's freshman quarter. Macs are gaining market share, but at lower average selling prices over the past year in an industry that's been generally flattish lately. It's been even harder for iPods, as Apple's once iconic line of portable gadgetry has been posting year-over-year declines for more than a year.
This leads us to the glitzier world of iPads and iPhones. Unit sales more than doubled in both categories during the holiday quarter, and iPads and iPhones combine for nearly three-quarters of Apple's revenue.
If anything should derail either of these chugging locomotives, Apple would be vulnerable. It doesn't seem possible, but let's eyeball one scenario.
Microsoft's (NAS: MSFT) clawing back into favor. The poster child of The Lost Decade isn't necessarily on fire right now. Revenue climbed a mere 6% in its latest quarter. Investors are simply starting to grow excited about the prospects of Windows 8.
As the software giant's first PC operating system developed with tablets in mind, Windows 8 will breathe new life into Windows watchers. Laptops with detachable screens that transform into touchscreen tablets are a safe bet to be the hot sellers of 2013. Instead of the Android and iOS tablets that are being used primarily for surfing the Web and streaming media, Windows 8 tablets will raise the bar on productivity with seamless Microsoft Office integration.
Apple has educated the market on the joys of owning a tablet. What if Microsoft's lesson is that tablets aren't just toys or classroom e-readers?
Partners are rebelling
Apple isn't the top dog in smartphones. Android is the global leader -- and growing. Bulls will argue that Google's (NAS: GOOG) market leadership with its open-source platform doesn't matter. Apple is the one commanding the lion's share of the industry's profitability.
That is certainly true, but it also comes at a price.
RadioShack (NYS: RSH) also reports quarterly results Tuesday. Analysts see the small-box retailer earning just $0.05 a share, a sixth of what it earned a year earlier. Why are margins getting crushed here? RadioShack blamed it on certain smartphones during a horrendous holiday quarter.
The company didn't call out Apple specifically, but wireless carriers are tiring of having to take a roughly $400 hit on every subsidized iPhone that they sell. Sure, they can make that back on two-year contracts, but it's a far more lucrative deal for carriers with cheaper smartphones. It also seems as if iPhone owners are quick to upgrade after the two-year pacts run out, forcing carriers to repeat the subsidized process.
Verizon (NYS: VZ) , the country's largest wireless carrier, seems to have had enough.
"It is important that there is a third ecosystem that is brought into the mix here, and we are fully supportive of that with Microsoft," Verizon Wireless CFO Fran Shammo said during last week's call.
As BlackBerry devices fade in popularity, carriers are hoping that cheap Androids and functional Windows Phone handsets eat into the iPhones. It's not about favorites. It's about what's best for their bottom lines. With Microsoft also giving developers a thicker slice of app sales, the application coders who put Apple's App Store on the map and gravitated to Android when it became the mass-market leader are also secretly rooting for Microsoft to matter.
The one thing the bears are missing
The grim scenario isn't pretty for Apple. The tech bellwether will have to either sacrifice margins by cutting prices or relinquish market share.
Proud bulls will argue that Apple is better off taking the high road. Apple is, after all, a premium brand. However, what happens as developers flock to the larger Android audiences and the meatier revenue-sharing potential of Windows? Apple's been there, you know. That was Apple in the 1990s.
However, what the bears are forgetting is that Apple innovates. It swings from vine to vine as if it's the Tarzan of innovation, giving us the iPod in 2001, the iPhone in 2007, and the iPad in 2010. It's a safe bet that the iTV will come in 2012 or 2013. Good luck guessing where Apple will go next. As opportunities dry up, Apple will be there to carve out new ones. That's not misplaced optimism. Just as Macs and iPods went from being essentially all of Apple's business five years ago to less than a quarter of the revenue mix today, why can't iPhones and iPads be replaced by something even better to the point where they are making up just 24% of the tech star's business?
Apple will be challenged later this year by Microsoft. Don't laugh. It's really going to happen, even if it's not evident for another year or two. In the end, Apple will find a way to excel. Apple will wake up from its nightmare, rub its eyes, and start working on a new dream.
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Posted 14 Feb 2013 by Drugs.com
THURSDAY, Feb. 14 – Chemotherapy can be a lifesaver for thousands of cancer patients, but a new study suggests that it might slightly raise the odds for a type of leukemia later in life. Over the past 30 years, the risk for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has increased for patients who underwent chemotherapy for certain forms of cancer, particularly non-Hodgkin lymphoma, the new study found. On the other hand, the researchers from the U.S. National Cancer Institute said other cancer survivors may have a reduced risk for AML due to a change in chemotherapy agents that occurred decades ago. One expert not connected to the study stressed that cancer patients need to put the findings into perspective. "It's important to realize that the risk of developing acute myeloid leukemia related to prior chemotherapy is small and increases with the number of chemotherapy treatments given over time," ... Read more
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Cancer Patients Should Ask Doctors to Use Simple Terms
Posted 28 Sep 2011 by Drugs.com
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 28 – Cancer patients are often faced with many difficult-to-understand treatment choices that can have serious side effects and even mean the difference between life and death. That's why it's crucial that patients insist doctors use plain language in explaining the options, advised Angela Fagerlin, an associate professor of internal medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School and a researcher at the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center. "People are making life and death decisions that may affect their survival and they need to know what they're getting themselves into. Cancer treatments and tests can be serious. Patients need to know what kind of side effects they might experience as a result of the treatment they undergo," Fagerlin said in a university news release. She and her colleagues outlined a number of tips to help patients get the information they need ... Read more
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