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Category Archives: Lobbying
"Twitter Becomes A Key Real-Time Tool For Campaigns"
The Washington Post published an interesting article concerning the role Twitter plays in campaigns and grassroots lobbying.
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Lobbyists For Obama – The First Soft Money Ads Of The 2012 Presidential Election Are Sponsored By A Lobbyist Organization
It appears that the Democratic soft money group that fired the first shots in the 2012 presidential election is a Super PAC established or controlled by lobbyists. I am not sure I have seen this reported anywhere. The Priorities USA Action FEC … Continue reading →
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"GAO: K Street Largely Complying With Disclosure Rules"
Roll Call ($) published this article discussing the findings contained in the latest Government Accountability Office report on compliance with the federal lobbying disclosure rules.
ABA Panel Recommends Changes To Federal Lobbying Laws
An ABA Task Force on federal lobbying laws has published a report recommending sweeping changes. The recommendations contained in the report include increased transparency regarding specific offices contacted by lobbyists, greater campaign finance restrictions, and enforcement of the federal lobbying laws … Continue reading →
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Politics Meets College Football
The New York Times published an article yesterday discussing the activities of a political action committee ("PAC") dedicated to forcing the NCAA to adopt a playoff system to determine college football's national champion. The PAC has adopted a fairly aggressive posture … Continue reading →
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DISCLOSE Act Update – Senate Democrats May Try Again After The August Recess
Hotline On Call reports that Senate Democrats may bring the DISCLOSE Act back to the Senate floor for another vote after the August recess. It appears they have decided to use the legislation as a vehicle to score political points. The Democrats and reformers are lobbying … Continue reading →
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Lobbying – House Passes Lobbying Disclosure Enhancement Act
Last week, the House passed H.R. 5751, the Lobbying Disclosure Enhancement Act. The bill was sent to the Senate for consideration last week. H.R. 5761 amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 by establishing a Lobbying Disclosure Enforcement Task Force that … Continue reading →
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Lobbying Disclosure – Groups Advocate Stregthening Lobbying Registration Requirements
Politico published an article discussing a new initiative by two groups to strengthen the lobbying registration requirements. Specifically, the American League of Lobbyists and Sunlight Foundation are teaming up to advocate the elimination of the 20% lobbying activities requirement so that behind-the-scenes players … Continue reading →
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DISCLOSE Act Mystery: Is There An Undisclosed Amendment To The DISCLOSE Act On The House Calendar?
This one just appeared on my radar. Apparently, a new DISCLOSE Act prohibition was introduced on June 28, 2010, has been placed on the House calendar, and may see floor action today. The bill, HR 5609, would amend the existing … Continue reading →
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Twitter, Facebook, Blogs As Online Advocacy Tools
The Washington Post examines the use of social media and blogs by public policy stakeholders as effective advocacy tools to deliver their messages. The article also questions why some public relations executives who use their personal Twitter or Facebook profiles … Continue reading →
GAO Issues Report On Lobbyists' Compliance With Disclosure Requirements For 2009
The United States General Accountability Office ("GAO") just issued its latest report on compliance with the Lobbying Disclosure Act entitled, 2009 Lobbying Disclosure: Observations on Lobbyists' Compliance with Disclosure Requirements. Listed below are some of the key findings: For income and … Continue reading →
Facebook's Footprint Inside The Beltway
Politico posted an interesting piece profiling Facebook's Washington, DC office and their mission. The post can be found here.
Obama Administration Proposes New Lobbying Disclosure Amendments
The Hill published an article discussing the President's proposed changes to the lobbying disclosure requirements contained in his State of the Union speech before Congress and in a talking points memorandum distributed by the White House to pro-regulation groups. According to the … Continue reading →
House and Senate Release Updated LDA Guidance
The Secretary of the Senate released updated lobbying disclosure guidance that includes new rules for the disclosure of trade association dues and foreign entities. The Senate lobbying disclosure guidance can be found here, and BNA Money & Politics Reports ($) article … Continue reading →
U.S. Supreme Court To Examine Honest Services Fraud Statute
The New York Times published an article previewing the U.S. Supreme Court's three cases on the honest services fraud statute that was used by federal prosecutors in the Jack Abramoff matter to secure plea agreements from Members of Congress, Congressional … Continue reading →
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Monsanto vs. the Milkman
A Maine dairy fights for the right to wear its hormone-free label.
Around the state of Maine, it's hard to miss Stan Bennett's fleet of red-and-white trucks. They're the ones with the Oakhurst Dairy logo emblazoned across the side and the Oakhurst guarantee (Our Farmers' Pledge: No Artificial Growth Hormones) spelled out in big bold letters below. That pledge is printed on every carton and jug of milk that family-owned Oakhurst, Maine's largest dairy, sells. And Bennett, who has spent the last decade inducing Maine dairy farmers to "swear off the needle," as he puts it, isn't inclined to change the wording around one bit. "We state what we are trying to do, simply and honestly," says Bennett, president and principal owner of the Portland-based dairy. "It's my right -- and obligation -- to inform [customers] of the facts."
These days, Bennett has been spending a lot of energy defending that position. Monsanto, the nation's largest (and only) producer of recombinant bovine growth hormone, rBGH, doesn't think that Oakhurst -- or other dairies around the country that have put similar labels on their milk -- has a right to tout its products as rBGH-free. Last summer, with Bennett poised to expand Oakhurst's market into the Boston area, lawyers for the St. Louis-based chemical giant struck. The company sued Oakhurst for "deceptive" and "misleading" marketing, and asked a federal court to order that the Farmers' Pledge be removed from the dairy's labels, advertising, and trucks. Monsanto's argument: The genetically engineered rBGH, which increases a dairy cow's milk output by about a gallon a day, has already passed muster with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Oakhurst's labels, contends Monsanto, might cause consumers to question the drug's safety, even though the FDA has found that milk from cows injected with rBGH is the same as regular milk and that the hormone poses no human health risks. Oakhurst's milk is the same as every other dairy's, maintains Monsanto spokeswoman Janice Armstrong: "Milk is milk. There's no scientist in the world who can tell them apart."
Still, although the FDA approved use of rBGH a decade ago, the controversy over the safety and ethics of the drug has never completely gone away. Some food-safety experts continue to argue that more research is needed to determine, for instance, if a hormone found in elevated levels in the milk of rBGH-treated cattle promotes growth of tumors. Canada and the European Union have both banned use of rBGH based on concerns that animals injected with the drug are prone to more illnesses and, as a result, may require higher doses of antibiotics. John Nutting, a third-generation dairy farmer and Oakhurst supplier in Leeds, Maine, shares those concerns, which is a major reason he refuses to use artificial hormones. "If you forced a racehorse to run 20 percent faster, that horse would eventually break down," he says. "It's much like that with a cow [on rBGH]."
There's no question that greater public concern about these kinds of issues would be bad news for Monsanto. The company has invested heavily in rBGH, spending $100 million on development and $150 million for a new production plant in Georgia. Posilac, its brand name for the drug, is now injected into roughly a third of the nation's 9 million dairy cows. Since its introduction ten years ago, Posilac has become the top dairy-animal pharmaceutical in the United States, bringing Monsanto more than $1 billion in sales.
Oakhurst's Bennett also sees the label dispute as a business matter. For him, it's not only his right to free speech that's at stake. It's a question of whether Oakhurst, whose slogan is "The Natural Goodness of Maine," can give its customers what they want -- something he says has been a company hallmark since his grandfather bought the "two-buggy" dairy in 1921 and moved it to its current location near downtown Portland.
"I don't know, or pretend to know, the science," says Bennett, over the steady thud of milk-processing equipment. "I do know what our customers have told us they want to know." And that is whether the milk they're buying contains rBGH. "Maine's a green state," and artificial hormones are a "very big issue here," adds Bennett.
Oakhurst purchases its milk from 90 independent dairy farmers across Maine, all of whom sign an affidavit stating that they do not inject their cows with rBGH. (That represents about a quarter of Maine's remaining 400 dairy farmers.) In exchange for swearing off the drug, farmers are paid a premium of 20 cents per 100 pounds of milk, amounting to a total outlay for Oakhurst of almost $500,000 a year. Since Oakhurst added the Farmers' Pledge to its labels three years ago, the dairy's sales have climbed at a 10 percent annual rate. In 2003 Bennett expected the company's 250 employees to end up processing more than 250 million pounds of milk, with Oakhurst's sales topping out at a record $85 million.
Maine shoppers aren't the only ones who like milk produced without artificial hormones. Across the country, dairies that sell rBGH-free milk have been doing a brisk business, according to Ronnie Cummins, national director of the Organic Consumers Association. And it's not just selling at natural-foods stores or gourmet markets, but at mainstream convenience stores, too. "The market presence of rBGH-free and organic milk is at an all-time high," says Cummins. "It's no longer a niche market they're messing with, and Monsanto's in a panic."
Monsanto's suit against Oakhurst is not its first over the labeling issue. In 1994, the company sued dairies in Texas and Iowa that had also marketed their milk as rBGH-free. In both cases, the dairy owners agreed to change their labels, and Monsanto backed off the suits.
"If history's any indicator, Monsanto likes to pick on smaller guys," says Joseph Mendelson, legal director of the nonprofit Center for Food Safety. In Oakhurst's case, Monsanto initially asked state officials in Maine to take action to halt the dairy's marketing practices. But Maine officials refused. Oakhurst's labels "do not constitute health claims of any sort," Maine attorney general G. Steven Rowe wrote early last year in response to Monsanto's request. They simply allow the consumer "to make an informed decision."
When that tack failed, Monsanto decided to handle the matter itself -- and Bennett believes it was no coincidence that the suit was filed this summer, just as Oakhurst was getting set to expand into the Boston market. Bennett is going ahead with his expansion plans in spite of the lawsuit. Since the suit was filed, he says he has gotten hundreds of letters of support from around the country.
In Portland, milk buyers are doing their part for the hometown underdog. At a Shaw's Supermarket one day in October, shopper Maria Hanley reached into the dairy case and went straight for a half-gallon of Oakhurst 2 percent. Asked why, Hanley had a ready answer: the lawsuit. "Here's a big company pushing around a little guy," she said. "I want Oakhurst to survive."
That kind of support has made Bennett more determined than ever not to budge. A minor adjustment or two, such as a quick mention of the FDA's approval of rBGH on Oakhurst's labels, would likely be enough to appease Monsanto and end the suit. Bennett, though, is standing by his Farmers' Pledge. "I'm not a crusader, but we needn't compromise," says Bennett. "We'll see this through to the end."

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The Lady Pirates advanced to the Final Four after a thrilling 59-53 win Wednesday night when they battled back from being 17 points behind in the third quarter. The team will play Saturday at 4:45 at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville.
The Lady Pirates won in the second round of state playoffs Monday night, beating Dodge County 58-41. The Lady Pirates won 49-38 as they hosted the first round of the state playoffs Friday night. They won the 2A-AAA Region Championship Monday, Feb. 17.
The Lady Pirates won the region championship Monday night and will host the first round of the state playoffs Friday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. at Pike County High School.
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Disclaimer: I've got my RE272 as a review sample for free.
Conclusion first: RE272 is the best IEM I tried.
Tried, in order of preference (not just SQ): RE262, RE252, RE0, ER-4P/S, MTPC, E500 (SE535), CK10, SA6, RE-Zero, ER-6i, E4c (wow, this is ancient!), UM2, some more. Note: order may change depending on the source.
Too sugary? You've probably read someone's complaints on shy bass or excessive brightness. Well, I made my best efforts to fit and amping, more later. And I was awarded with
Very realistic, fast, neutral, accurate, clear, detailed while engaging sound.
+ Flat frequency response, no evident peaks or dips to breach neutrality.
+ Frequency extensions are very good on both ends. Highs are perfection!
+ Tonality is neither cold nor warm, it is just right.
+ Details are better than with ER-4P (eek!), long time details king.
+ Instrument separation and positioning are top notch.
++ And what I like most in RE272 are the speed, clarity and accuracy. RE272 provides that rare sense of realism, "wow, singer in my room" effect like fastest cans I tried before – ER-4P/S, Tesla T1, some STAX.
++ At the same time RE272 is musical. Listening to the dance tracks, I rather want to dance than to admire certain musician's skills or fanciful effects.
There are some whishes also, though not at the expense of any of the "+" above:
- I like to have more bass, well weighted - the deeper is the bigger.
- RE272 bass accuracy is excellent, but I like to have it perfect.
- Soundstage size is good for IEM, but I like to have more.
Comfort – please, release version with standard cable.
+ Very comfortable in ears, both over the ear and wires down styles.
- Cable extension joint adds weight.
Fit and tips – go deeper, seal tighter.
Deep fit and perfect seal are must to unleash RE272. It was not obvious for me, since RE272 uses the same shells as RE262, which sounds good with shallow fit. And it was not easy to get the proper fit, until I tried RE272 over the ears with smaller tips. This let me put it deep, reducing brightness and making sound fuller. Of course, this also squeezed the soundstage, but I am OK with this size.
My favorite tips are Monster MTPC foams and Shure E2C silicon tips. I may also recommend Monster MTPC triple flanges, Jays silicon tips, Sony hybrids, stock medium single flanges, and Etymotic ER6-14F foam tips.
- Stock set of tips is not good for deep fit. For, only medium single flanges fit. Small bi-flanges goes deep and seals well, but it is scratchy.
+ Microphonics are almost non-existing.
+ Shells and strain reliefs are solid, finish is unpretentious, just how I like them.
- I do not like joint cable with those balanced plugs. Version with standard cable and plug will be a winner. White jack on balanced-to-single-ended-reversed looks horrible. Unfortunately, this is a cable I need to use RE272 over the ear. Most likely I will recable my RE272 to get rid of this extra black and white joint.
Amps / sources matching – RE272 likes more current?
+ Sensitivity is excellent, RE272 works well with any of my sources, down to the Sansa Clip+. No loss of speed/attack/clarity or any other typical "not enough gain" symptoms. It easily pulls out background noises from noisy chain or live record.
! RE272 prefers sources driving low-impedance loads well. It blooms with more juice - bass gains depth and weight, mids gain more natural tonality.
Synergy: HM-602 >= Yulong D100 > iPhone 3G = Recommended > Clip+ >> iPod 5.5gen.
Nothing surprising here. iPod 5.5gen headphone is known as faulty with low impedance loads. It sounds too thin and bright with RE272. Clip+ amp circuit is better, but battery is tiny. So Clip+ is just OK. iPhone (and I bet, all modern Apples) surprises me with good body and warmth, few if any of digital harshness – recommended. D100 > RE272 is an excellent rig for those who prefer precise detailed sound from well-built sigma-delta DAC feeding neutral powerful amp. HM-602 has the warm amp as well as analog-like DAC, and this is a match made on heavens - Highly Recommended!
Value: Good.
+ With price of $249, RE272 represents excellent value, considering SQ only. I doubt there are any similarly priced IEMs with a same or better SQ. I believe all of them costs $100+ more. Why I rate value as just "good" then?
- Because of inappropriate selection of stock tips. This is not a huge problem for experienced head-fier, but it takes time and money to get 3rd party tips.
- Finicky cable system also reduces value to me.
And to be honest, HiFiMan set the expectations of value for money pretty high with their previous models. Both RE0 ($79) and RE262 ($149) represent "excellent" VFM. If RE272 will be priced $199, then it will deserve "excellent" VFM with no regards to both "-" mentioned above.
Brief comparison to HD650 - drawn game.
Note: I compared these using Yulong D100 stationary DAC/Amp. Its DAC section (AD1955 based) is on par with HM-602, considering "sigma-delta vs multi-bit" matter aside. But D100 amp is better and more powerful, so I gave my HD650 a handicap. Looking at the results, I think I have to give HD650 another try sometime. HD650 is known to scale up well, so with better DAC > amp combo it will have a chance to revenge.
SQ: RE272 = HD650. HD650 has bigger bass and soundstage. RE272 gets the upper hand in clarity and attack. Otherwise these are on par. Hey, what about famous HD650 mids, you say? Well, my beloved HD650 mids aren't better to RE272 mids, just voiced differently. HD650 is warm and romantic, RE272 is vivid and clear. And there is rather a choice based on personal preference or mood, than any evident genres dependence. Both are nice all-rounders for me and I am happy to have them both as a complimentary pair.
Musicality: RE272 = HD650! Nice, now I have one more musical can with alternative, complimentary sound signature. I would prefer HD650 for longer listening session with relaxed music while RE272 - vice versa. Though both are no slouches while reversed.
Long comparison to ER-4P – good bye, first love.
I was an Etymotic fan for years until I met RE272. It has cured my Etymotic bug finally – I do not miss for ER-4P clarity, speed and accuracy anymore.
Preference: RE272 >= ER-4P.
Yes, I already preferred previous HiFiMan IEMs over ER-4P, such as RE0, RE252, RE262. But it was tough decision for me every time, because I missed for Etymotic realism, feel of live performance. Now I just change tips on RE272 to get the very same sound. Stock single flanges with wide hole are those tips.
Why do I compare to ER-4P so much? First, RE272 sounds like ER-4P reincarnated into dynamic driver version. And because ER-4P was my love & hate for the years. I loved it for the best realism from portable / affordable cans. And I hated it for the ethereal, dry and occasionally harsh sound. I tried to live with it. I replaced the cable with OFC (stock is silver plated, thus bright), gone through numerous universal tips (gliders are the best), got the custom tips, choose the most synergistic portable amp (XIN Supermicro IV) …
No luck. So I sold ER-4P. But it has returned into consideration when I've got HM-602. Analog-like NOS DAC with warm darkish onboard amp made ER-4P sing. So I was going to re-shell ER-4P into the hard acrylic customs soon, re-cable with the copper and let it stay in my inventory forever ...
RE272 came in time! It turns out a step up over ER-4P, rather than a side steps presented by former HiFiMan models.
Well, ER-4P is still better with low-power sources, say some weaker than Sansa Clip+. With Clip+ they are on par, and I prefer RE272 for better comfort / usability / microphonics.
Probably, ER-4P is still a better option for those who analyses the music. I can't tell with confidence because I am not a music pro. I am a music lover and I prefer RE272 for more emotional and engaging sound. I bet some pro will also appreciate this.
Yes, Ety still has better speed and bass accuracy. But these advantages yield to RE272 benefits of fuller, livelier and smoother sound. With all my respects to the "golden standard for 20 years" history of ER-4P, I am finally out of Ety fans crowd.
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Comparison details: I have been choosing IEM for my portable needs with HM-602 as a source. I have P-to-S converter, but I prefer ER-4P over ER-4S with HM-602. ER-4S was too thin and bright. I choose stock tips for both: triple flanges for ER-4P and medium single flanges for RE-272. With these tips sound signatures were most close, so it was easier to recognize the differencies.
Highs: RE272 > ER-4P.
Highs weight: ER-4P > RE272. ER-4P highs are too much even with HM-602.
Highs extension: RE272 > ER-4P. ER-4P sounds schematic, like upper highs are missing, not just recessed. In busy moments of symphonic metal, cymbals (or high hats?) sound rather like a noise than a separate familiar instrument. RE272 extends up excellently, portraying highs-focused instruments realistically.
Sibilance: ER-4P > RE272. This is negative quality, so I prefer RE272 again.
Mids: RE272 > ER-4P.
Female vocal: RE272 > ER-4P. ER-4P is dryer, RE272 is more natural.
Electric guitars: RE272 >= ER-4P. ER-4P is a bit thin.
Acoustic guitars: ER4P > RE272. Extra aggression gives extra liveliness.
Male vocals: ER-4P = RE272. Timbre is a bit better with ER-4P, but occasional s-s-sibilance spoils this benefit.
Bass: RE272 = ER-4P.
Bass quality: ER-4P > RE272. Though RE272 is excellent in attack / accuracy, but ER-4P is simply perfect. I yet to hear a better can. Otherwise, both are excellent, neither bass intrudes into midrange.
Bass depth: ER-4P >= RE272. Minor difference, but it is here.
Bass impact: RE272 > ER-4P. Bass weight in overall frequency response is slightly bigger, but RE272 also brings real feel of moving air, while ER-4P just makes sound, not feeling.
Imaging: RE272 >= ER-4P.
Soundstage: RE272 >= ER-4P. Width is the same, depth is better with RE272.
Instruments separation: RE272 = ER-4P.
Instruments positioning: RE272 >= ER-4P.
Details: RE272 >= ER-4P. Wow, how can it be possible?! RE272 details are more detailed :) They are reproduced with more subtlest details, richer decay. Things like finger plucks on a strings are more realistic with RE272. ER-4P details are schematic in comparison.
Clarity: RE272 = ER-4P. At a first listening, ER-4P is clearer, but its clarity seems artificial in comparison, based on a dismissing of some sound info. With RE272 background is not as black, but is filled with some info from the record, not a veil. RE272 presents instruments with greater details and pulls more of background noise from live records. All these go against extra blackness and for better contrast. But I do not consider this as a better clarity.
Speed: ER-4P > RE272. It is not bad to be slower comparing to one of the fastest headphones. RE272 is the 4th headphone in my speed rating after STAX (404 or 4070, can't recall model), ER-4P and Tesla T1. EDIT: actually CK10 and ER-6i are also faster than RE272, but I can not tolerate their sound signature.
Musicality: RE272 > ER-4P. I do not like to monitor a rock-n-roll song with ER-4P, I like to enjoy it with RE272, sing and dance it (when nobody looks or listen).
Isolation: ER-4P >> RE272. Etymotic isolates much stronger. I yet to hear universal IEM which can compete with ER-4P in this area. But pay attentiion: this is with 3-flanges on Etymotic and single flanges on RE272. Isolation improves with MTPC foams or 3-flanges on RE272. In this case ER-4P > RE272 - still stronger, while not "much stronger". Note that RE272 is semi-open, while ER-4P is closed. I have no needs in strong isolation, like commuting or frequent flying, so I am OK with RE272 isolation, which is the pretty good for dynamic IEM.
SQ, Preference: RE272 > Audio-Technica ATH-CK10
In short, RE272 sounds very same to CK10, closer than to ER-4P. Sound signature differences are minor, except some strong spike somewhere in CK10 highs/upper mids. This exact spike puts me off enjoying CK10, which is a terrific IEM in other respects. YMMV - my friend, who is less sensitive to brightness, likes CK10. Despite having dynamic driver, RE272 offers slightly more refined sound with better mids tonality, microdetails and sense of speed.
Bass: RE272 = CK10.
Bass impact: RE272 >= CK10. Weight is on par, but RE272 is better on "pumping the air" feeling.
Bass quality: RE272 = CK10. This surprised me. I expected BA drivers of CK10 will have better attack and accuracy. I was wrong.
Bass depth: CK10 >= RE272. Same as with ER-4P - "Minor difference, but it is here".
Mids: RE272 > CK10. CK10 are tad warmer and smoother. RE272 mids are more neutral and present better textures and micro-details. This was another surprise - these two sound like CK10 has dynamic driver, while RE272 has BA.
Highs: RE272 > CK10. Spike in upper mids/highs let CK10 down. Get ready for sibilance.
Speed: RE272 >= CK10. And this was the biggest surprise to me! How dynamic driver could be faster than BA? Well, I have edit my earlier assumptions on how the speed of RE272 compares to CK10.
Isolation: RE272 = CK10. CK10 has tiny hole, which looks like a vent (port). This is rare feature for BA IEMs and it is likely a reason of moderate isolation.
Comfort: RE272 >= CK10. Both are very good, but RE272 sit better in my ears.
Built quality: CK10 > RE272. I've never seen IEM built better than CK10. I wish RE272 had CK10 cable - simple, flexible, soft-touch.
RE272 vs Sennheiser IE8 - apples vs steaks.
These two are completely different. So choice is simple - if you like meaty, fat, huge bass, go with IE8. If your source is weak on bass (say headphone out of iPod 5.5 gen) then IE8 may be helpful. Otherwise get RE272 because it is better in any other aspects. Or get both if you hesitate.
Bass weight: IE8 >> RE272. Is this good? I doubt so. IE8 bass is too big even on its lowest setting and mids sound very recessed in comparison. Listening to the songs, I struggled to hear vocals well. When I increased the volume to hear the singers well then bass became painful and dangerous to the hearing.
SQ: RE272 >> IE8. IE8 bass is huge, but that is all. Its quality is subpar, slow and less detailed in comparison. Midrange of IE8 is not bad itself but it is not even close to RE272, highs are the same story. I see no sense to dig into deep term-by-term comparison in this case.
Genres versatility: RE272 > IE8. Disproportionate bass and recessed mids let IE8 down.
Imaging: RE272 >= IE8. I've read before that IE8 is a king of soundstage size. RE272 soundstage size is about 25% smaller. But RE272 beats IE8 with excellence in terms of instruments separation and positioning. So I prefer RE272.
Built: RE272 = IE8. IE8 looks more robust, but somewhat plain. Cable is made of material which will not stiff with usage. RE272 looks better and seems more fragile, but it is built exactly the same to RE262 which already proved its durability. If RE272 cable will stiff up soon like RE262 did, then I will re-evaluate to "Built: RE272 < IE8".
Comfort: RE272 > IE8. IE8 is big and squarish. My ears are not small, but IE8 does not fit them well and sticks out.
Isolation: RE272 > IE8.
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Hirsute former Dodger Jayson Werth may be gunning for a lot more coin than earlier reports would have one believe:
"I've had the best time the last four years playing baseball with these guys, with these fans," he said. "The team has taken the necessary steps to create a winning atmosphere, and hopefully they'll continue to do that. Obviously, we know business is good in Philadelphia. They could probably sign whoever they want. Whether or not that's me, we'll have to wait and see."
General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said the team would like to keep their middle-of-the-order hitter. And he has room in the budget, depending on the cost.
"I haven't had any discussions with Scott [Boras] yet," Amaro said. "Over the next 48 hours or so, we'll make contact. I guess the follow-up question is, 'Do we have enough money to do it, and would we like to bring him back?' The answer to both questions is yes. However, that'll all kind of depend on what the ask is, and ultimately how that will affect us with other possible moves we would have to make to do that."
Werth, who earned $7.5 million in 2010, hired Boras during the season, and the super-agent has a reputation for taking a hard-line stance in negotiations. Part of Werth's decision may be the seven-year, $120-million contract Boras struck with the St. Louis Cardinals for outfielder Matt Holliday -- a similar player to Werth -- last winter.Speaking at Citizens Bank Park two days after the San Francisco Giants eliminated his team from the playoffs, Werth said he would consider returning to the Phillies in 2011 and beyond, but is also willing to go through the free agency process.
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After the HBC fellowship's parting, the Delve + Period Basis area has become THE place to find fights in EVE, as CFC squads, Pandemic Legion, and NC. all deployed to Delve in search of the mythical "good fight", in turn triggering increased activity from locals such as PIZZA. With hostiles buzzing around Delve like vultures, TEST capital ship pilots must be particularly careful to not become the injured gazelle in a herd, lest they be swarmed by pilots looking to cap off their roam with a good old carrier kill.
Some may have already noticed the error in the previous sentence, which had "TEST cap pilots" and "careful" in the same sentence. Like Goonswarm, TEST alliance did not obtain its power from the competence or carefulness of its pilots, but rather the number of those pilots and their willingness to die gloriously for the swarm and then have a good laugh about it. But the results from putting sloppy cap pilots, a hundred bored nerds, and DBRB in the same system should be predictable.
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Unable to form enough people to intervene in the TEST I-HUB fight, notorious Goonswarm FC Dabigredboat (or DBRB) decided to take his ragtag AHAC fleet into NOL to fish for kills. Upon arriving on the NOL undock, Boat invited every carrier he saw into the fleet. Yes, Boat was trying the old "invite a carrier then fleet warp away" trick. However, Boat being Boat, tried this while behind the station, and sometime between the start of the warp and the 30 seconds it takes a carrier to align, Diram figured out this trick and docked his carrier. At this point Diram began friendly conversations with the fleet members.
Poetic Stanziel > Hi Diram o/ [note, Poetic Stanziel has joined the CFC, much to the amusement of everyone in the CFC]
Diram > hello Poetic Stanziel
At this point, Boat tried to fleet warp the carrier again, only to be foiled by a vigilant Diram.
Diram > ahhh i'm lucky that you were on side of station and not in front at exit perch...
Heeding this advice, Boat burned his covops to an insta undock perch off NOL station and started torturing his fleet with Boat stories and links (hey guys, wanna see something funny?) while inviting other carriers into fleet and waiting for Diram to undock again. Sure enough, Diram undocked his carrier once more, but this time, he sailed right into the middle of 40 AHACs 400 km off the undock, which was then bubbled to prevent reinforcements.
The moment he entered warp, Diram realized what had happened, and accepted his fate with much dignity.
Diram > leaving fleet, see you all ^.^
And later sent this mail to everyone involved with the killmail.
Congratulations, i bow at you and your group, because you deserve it. I did a really stupid mistake.
Shame on me and glory at you.
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You really must discuss this question with your treating neurologist. Every patient with MG is unique and I cannot assure you about the safety of a procedure without knowing you well. The safest thing to do is have your treating neurologist talk with your gastroenterologist. It is particularly important to consider your respiratory status and swallowing functions when using sedating medications.
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Ultimate retail therapy, a beautiful space marked by intimacy and opulence, and above all, luxury—these are the hallmarks of Daslu, Brasil's most recognized brand in the fashion sector.
Founded in 1958 by Lucia Piva de Albuquerque and her partner Lourdes Aranha, Daslu started as a group of friends from São Paulo's elite, coming together for luxury shopping. It has since grown from full designer show rooms housed in a traditional mansion to stand alone boutiques, making Daslu a household name.
Curating collections from premier designers such as Chanel, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Prada and Gucci, Daslu has been credited with bringing luxury brands to South America. In a store opening at São Paulo's Fashion Mall, Daslu celebrated with a designer fashion show and Cîroc cocktails for the high society of Brasil.
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For the third time in the last three years, the Austin Peay State University School of Nursing recorded a 100 percent pass rate on the most recent NCLEX licensure testing, surpassing the national average pass rate of 91 percent.
A total of 39 graduates from the Class of 2011 in December took the NCLEX for the first time and passed. The national average of 91 percent represents those who took the test January-March 2012.
The APSU nursing program accomplished the perfect pass rate for the first time in the program's history in 2009. Then in 2010, a total 41 students who graduated in December 2010 with the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree took the NCLEX for the first time and passed.
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The top 10 nasty things women do to men!
Now, Askmen.com has compiled a list of the top 10 cruel things that women do to men and how they play with a guy's emotions and ego. Let's start at the bottom of the order:
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European explorers traveled through Nevada in the early 19th century, but it was not until 1851 that the first settlements were established. An Act of Congress created the Territory of Nevada on March 2, 1861. James W. Nye of New York was appointed Nevada's first Territorial Governor by President Abraham Lincoln later that year. On October 31, 1864, President Lincoln proclaimed Nevada's admission to the Union as the 36th state. The State's first elected Governor, Henry Blasdel, took office on December 5, 1864.
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text: Margo Martinez says the volunteers at the AIDS Food Store of Long Beach were "given a gift" to help individuals with HIV or AIDS. For 27 years, the AIDS Food Store, which is located at Christ Chapel of Long Beach, has operated a free weekly or bi-monthly food distribution. Participants do not have to be members of the church; the only requirement is to have an HIV diagnosis. And for 27 years, Martinez, 75, has volunteered at the food store and now serves as the interim director. The food store started in 1985, at the dawn of the AIDS epidemic. It was a time when many churches - and large parts of the American public - shunned, ostracized and cast vitriol at gay men with AIDS. The members at Christ Chapel, however, opened their arms to these men, even when neighbors protested against the food store. When Christ Chapel opened its doors in 1981, it was Long Beach's first gay friendly church. "Some people in the neighborhood didn't want us doing the food store," Martinez said. "They didn't want to see people here. They would walk across the street to avoid people waiting in line at the church." But the church didn't yield to the animosity. "It was a gift we were given to take care of these men. We were called to take care of our brothers who needed taking care of," said Martinez. "God provided for us to do this. We weren't afraid. The job had to be done. We never turned anyone away."


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At the end of our conversations, longtime Circuit Cellar columnist Ed Nisley always says, "Onward and upward." To this day, I'm not quite sure what that means, but it seems like a useful exit line. Of course, leaving a conversation and leaving a career are two completely different things. Both involve some strategy. With a conversation, one expects you'll talk later and not everything has to be resolved by the conversation's end. With a career, there is more finality. You want to know you have accomplished some goals, left the world a better place, and placed your legacy in the hands of people who will properly transition it.
These days, I'm not sure whether to laugh or cringe when I get an e-mail or meet a Circuit Cellar reader who starts a conversation by saying they have been reading my stuff and following me since BYTE magazine. Certainly, I take it as a compliment, but it also means we are both over the proverbial hill. True, the BYTE days and the seeds that generated Circuit Cellar magazine began 35 years ago. That's a long time for any of us.
When you read the 25th Anniversary issue, you'll find my article describing the history of how this all started. I'd like to say I had a grand plan from the very beginning, but my career path had a far simpler strategy: To create a product that would be in demand for a long time, to stay under the radar (away from lawyers and competitive vultures), and find good people with similar beliefs who would help me accomplish these goals.
I'd like to say I intuitively knew what to do as a boss, but remember, I was trained as an engineer, not an MBA. A wise person once told me there were two ways to learn things in life: through trial and error or through someone telling you. I just took to heart a business article I read in college and religiously applied it to my career path. It said the majority of small businesses fail for one of four reasons: Too little business, too much business, insufficient capital, or no plan for succession. Since I wasn't having much fun in corporate America back then (five jobs in five years), succeeding in business had more of a "do or die" imperative than the average job.
Let me warn any budding entrepreneurs that these four events test your gambling tactics more than your business acumen. In my case, Ciarcia's Circuit Cellar was the product 30 years ago, along with the supporting manufacturing company. It grew quickly and afforded certain luxuries (e.g., Porsches, BMWs, Ferraris, etc.) typically necessary in our culture to designate achievement. Too little business was not an issue.
The "too much business" event happened right after the introduction of the IBM PC. Circuit Cellar was the third company in the country to market an IBM PC clone. I thought it was a good idea. Everybody who couldn't get a real IBM PC started banging on our door for an MPX-16. We got $1 million in orders in just a few weeks! What was I supposed to do? Certainly not what 99% of you would have done—I stopped taking orders!
Remember, I didn't want to work for anybody and I don't like doing "reports." Delivering thousands of PCs might have made us into another Apple, but it also meant using lots of outside money, no more BYTE magazine, and no more fun monthly projects. It really meant venture capitalists and lawyers, ugh. Was it the right decision? You decide. Circuit Cellar is still here, and every early PC clone maker from back then is gone.
In 1988 we started Circuit Cellar magazine. While our money came from manufacturing projects and kits, we knew the real product was Circuit Cellar itself. It was time to launch the magazine as a unique product. Back in 1988, it typically cost about $2 million for a big publisher to start a magazine like Circuit Cellar. We pulled that off without any other sources.
Finally, there comes the toughest decision for any entrepreneur—when to hang it up. I have to admit, I wasn't quite sure about this one. It's not because I planned to hang in until the bitter end. It was because I didn't immediately see any company that would appreciate Circuit Cellar enough to properly continue it. Over the years, the four major U.S. technical trade publishers had sniffed around Circuit Cellar with acquisition in mind. I never got a good feeling about them, and I'm sure they knew I wasn't going to be a happy indentured servant in any deal they proposed.
Why it takes a European publisher to appreciate an American magazine and its readers, I'll never know. From day one, I felt Elektor would treat Circuit Cellar properly. It's been three years since that transition, and I feel I made the correct decision. The collective benefits of being part of a larger publishing company will prolong Circuit Cellar's existence and enable it to expand into new markets I was too complacent to tackle. The loyal Circuit Cellar employees deserve a career path beyond my short-term ambitions, and now they have it.
As for me, I plan on spending time stringing more wires for my HCS and I'm ecstatic about having zero responsibilities anymore. I'm around if needed, but plan on taking a four-wheel drive out to the beach to find me. So, until then, I'll just close with "onward and upward," and see where that takes me.


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Romney as Businessman
When Romney talks about relatively uncontroversial if right-leaning business beliefs, principles, mentality, it's clear he knows his stuff and believes it. He'll even stick to it, mostly, in cases when it's not helpful politically -- think about his line about letting the housing market bottom out. That's the thread connecting basically his entire public life. That's him. He's consistent and knowledgeable.
When he talks about virtually everything else it's clear his message is mainly rooted in product-marketing and message-testing. Which brings us back to business principles. Businessmen bring products to market based largely on effective market research. You have to have a model that makes it potentially profitable. And there are some visionary types like Steve Jobs who go by gut more than market research. But basically it's about market research.
No one has a product fail in the market and then comes back with the same product on principle. That's ridiculous. You come back with a better product, mainly retooled on the basis of market research. What do people want?
And before you say that this is my armchair take on how businessmen operate, I am a businessman. And bringing different products to market is most of what I do, albeit on a much smaller scale. It makes sense. The core issue with Romney is that that approach sits at best uneasily in a political context, especially in a party that is quite ideological in historical terms for American politics.
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East Germanic languages
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East Germanic | |
Ethnicity | East Germanic peoples |
Geographic distribution |
Formerly central Europe and parts of eastern Europe, including Crimea |
Linguistic classification | Indo-European
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ISO 639-5 | gme |
Glottolog | (not evaluated) goth1244 (Gothic)[1] |
The East Germanic languages are a group of extinct Germanic languages of the Indo-European language family spoken by East Germanic peoples. The only East Germanic languages of which texts are known are Gothic and its dialect, Crimean Gothic; other languages that are assumed to be East Germanic include Vandalic and Burgundian, though very few texts in these languages are known. Crimean Gothic is believed to have survived until the 18th century.
By the 1st century AD, the writings of Pomponius Mela, Pliny the elder, and Tacitus indicate a division of Germanic-speaking peoples into large groupings with shared ancestry and culture. (This division has been appropriated[clarification needed] in modern terminology about the divisions of Germanic languages.)
Based on accounts by Jordanes, Procopius, Paul the Deacon and others; linguistic evidence (see Gothic language); placename evidence; and archaeological evidence, it is believed that the East Germanic tribes, the speakers of the East Germanic languages related to the North Germanic tribes, had migrated from Scandinavia into the area lying east of the Elbe.[2] In fact, the Scandinavian influence on Pomerania and northern Poland from period III[clarification needed] onwards was so considerable that this region is sometimes included in the Nordic Bronze Age culture (Dabrowski 1989:73).
There is also archaeological and toponymic evidence that Burgundians lived on the Danish island of Bornholm (Old Norse: Burgundaholmr), and that Rugians lived on the Norwegian coast of Rogaland (Old Norse: Rygjafylki).
Groups identified as East Germanic tribes include:
Traditionally the Langobards were classified as East Germanic, however, the Lombardic language is now considered by many specialists to be close to Old High German, especially its Upper German dialects, which would make a classification as West Germanic rather than East Germanic more sensible.
See also[edit]
- East Germanic strong verb
- Germanic verb
- Ingvaeonic languages
- Irminonic languages
- Istvaeonic languages
- North Germanic languages
- West Germanic languages
- Balto-Slavic languages
Notes and References[edit]
- ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Gothic". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ^ The Penguin atlas of world history, Hermann Kinder and Werner Hilgemann; translated by Ernest A. Menze; with maps designed by Harald and Ruth Bukor. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-051054-0, 1988. Volume 1, p. 109.
- Dabrowski, J. (1989) Nordische Kreis und Kulturen Polnischer Gebiete. Die Bronzezeit im Ostseegebiet. Ein Rapport der Kgl. Schwedischen Akademie der Literatur, Geschichte und Altertumsforschung über das Julita-Symposium 1986. Ed Ambrosiani, B. Kungl. Vitterhets Historie och Antikvitets Akademien. Konferenser 22. Stockholm. ISBN 91-7402-203-2
- Demougeot, E. La formation de l'Europe et les invasions barbares, Paris: Editions Montaigne, 1969–74.
- Kaliff, Anders. 2001. Gothic Connections. Contacts between eastern Scandinavia and the southern Baltic coast 1000 BCE – 500 CE.
- Musset, L. Les invasions: les vagues germanique, Paris: Presses universitaires de France, 1965.
- Nordgren, I. 2004. Well Spring of The Goths. About the Gothic Peoples in the Nordic Countries and on the Continent.


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SUNDAY, May 20, 2012 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to air pollution while in the womb might harm the lung-function development of children with asthma, a new study finds.
Researchers conducted repeated evaluations of 162 asthmatic children between the ages of 6 and 15 in Fresno, Calif., and used U.S. Environmental Protection Agency data to determine the children's mothers' exposure to air pollution during pregnancy.
The study showed that exposure to airborne particles and the pollutant nitrogen dioxide during the first and second trimesters was associated with poorer lung function growth in both boys and girls with asthma.
The study was scheduled for presentation Sunday at an American Thoracic Society conference, in San Francisco.
The findings add to existing evidence that a mother's exposure to air pollution during pregnancy can have long-term effects on lung-function development in children with asthma, said lead author Amy Padula, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, Berkeley, in a conference news release.
The results also offer further proof that current levels of air pollution harm human health and that more needs to be done to reduce traffic-related air pollution, she added.
Padula and her colleagues hope to conduct studies examining how genetics might affect a person's susceptibility to air pollution. This type of information could prove helpful in public health efforts.
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The details of Saturday's game between Syracuse and Villanova are not exactly the same as they've been when the two teams have met in the past. This year the game is arriving a bit earlier than it usually does. And it is no longer a conference game. Still, the battle between the pair of long time Big East rivals, both boasting top ten rankings and flawless records, should be as much fun as ever, in spite of Cuse's recent leap to the ACC.
Fresh off a fantastic 30 win campaign which culminated in a final four trip, Syracuse has roared out of the gate this year and commands the number two spot in the polls. They're led by C.J. Fair, the steady, complete senior forward whose name has rightfully been thrown around in early season National Player of the Year conversations. The Robin to Fair's Batman has been sophomore guard Trevor Cooney, an impossibly gifted shooter and feisty defender. But Cuse's greatest strength might be their supporting cast: diaper dandy point man Tyler Ennis is a stud and went 10-10 at the line in a recent game against St. John's and Jerami Grant is a fantastic two-way player. Rakeem Christmas, Dejuan Coleman, and Michael Gbinije are all good as well. Syracuse' defense remains one of the most formidable in the nation as Jim Boeheim's gifted athletes execute his 2-3 zone to perfection. Early this year, their defense has shown no signs of regression from last winter, when it was arguably the stiffest in the country.
Villanova came into the season underrated and unranked (although here at College Sports Town we did have them ranked in our preseason top 20), perhaps partially due to their unimpressive performance against UNC in the NCAA Tournament last March. But they've been so good early on this year that they've become impossible to ignore, vaulting into the eighth spot in the polls thanks to thrilling wins over Kansas and Iowa in the Battle 4 Atlantis and blowout victories against everybody else they've played (except for Delaware–the offensively potent Blue Hens caught Nova on an off-night and nearly pulled an upset). This Villanova team hearkens to the glory days of the Big East, with a (surprisingly) punishing frontcourt attack led by forwards JayVaughn Pinkston and Daniel Ochefu. Of course, Jay Wright is still at the helm of Nova, so this team does still possess a stable of filthy guards. Darrun Hilliard is one of those guards–he's a big, dynamic 2 with a buttery long-range J and a penchant for doing a little bit of everything, grabbing big boards, playing outstanding defense, and dishing out dimes. Meanwhile freshmen Josh Hart, another big guard, can really shoot the lights out, as can Dylan Ennis, the brother of Tyler. And James Bell, a terrific senior wing, has a diverse offensive game and rebounds at a clip of nearly seven boards per game. Finally, let's not forget about sophomore Ryan Arcidiacono. Arcidiacono, who knocked in the game-winning trey against KU, is a tough, clutch guard and the heart of this Villanova team. (Arcidiacono also hit this shot in Villanova's OT win over Cuse last year.)
Jay Wright and Jim Boeheim are a pair of the best coaches in the nation, and they'll bring two of the toughest teams around into the marquee matchup. Both teams are offensively gifted, play rugged defense, and have weapons inside the paint and along the perimeter. But after the game is finished, one of the teams will walk off the court with their first loss of the year.
The stage is set for an epic battle between a pair of titans at the Carrier Dome. On a late December day that will feature the yearly Louisville-Kentucky game and loads of NBA and college football bowl action, the meeting of two of the elite northeast college hoops programs in chilly Syracuse might just be the sports highlight of the day. Even if it won't count towards any conference standings.


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In four decades computers will be smarter than we are. Their software will imitate our brains so well that you won't know whether it's a person or machine you're dealing with on the phone or the Internet.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a big disappointment to many early backers, but that's because they expected too much too soon, according to Raymond Kurzweil, AI guru and author of The Age of Spiritual Machines (Viking, January 1999), his third book.
Kurzweil doesn't care much about expert systems such as those spawned by Edward Feigenbaum; they're useful, he says, but limited. He's more interested in finding a way to "reverse engineer" the human brain so that we can download everything about ourselves — our memories, our dreams, our personalities — into a computer, a process he calls "reinstantiation."Immortality at last.
The line between machines and people will blur even further as we age and we'll be inserting machines into people to replace aging or inadequate body and mind functions. Just as artificial hips now restore human body functions, so too will neural implants enhance our hearing, vision and memory.
Kurzweil, 50, is not just a dreamer. Over the past 25 years he has built and sold four companies. His first, Kurzweil Computer Products, built a reading machine for the blind and was bought by Xerox. One of its first customers was musician Stevie Wonder, whose friendship with Kurzweil led to the development of computerized music synthesizers.
An upcoming project is a program for fund managers creating an artificially intelligent financial analyst that outperforms humans.
"This technology is going to be huge," he says.
FORBES recently met with Kurzweil in his small Waltham, Mass. office, where the walls are decorated with newspaper clips about the performances of his father, Fredric, a concert pianist, and a picture drawn by an AI-powered computer.
Forbes: Is your new book science or science fiction?
If anything, my views are conservative. The predictions are based on technologies you can touch and feel today. I don't think anyone who studies this stuff carefully would say these things are never going to happen.
Your book gets pretty weird: People scan their brains into a computer and create self-replicas.
By 2040 it will be routine. If you build a computer based on the design of the human brain and instantiate information from a human being onto that computer, it will emerge in the machine and claim to be that person. The machine will say, "I grew up in Brooklyn, I went to MIT, then I walked into a scanner and woke up here in the machine."
How are you going to reproduce a human brain?
We can just copy it, bit by bit, connection by connection, neuron by neuron, synapse by synapse.It's right there in front of us.Human neurons are not so vastly complicated that we can't understand them or replicate them. We've already replicated the input-output characteristics of clusters of hundreds of neurons. The question is: What is the feasibility of scaling up from hundreds of neurons to billions of neurons? And that's not a big deal.
You say reinstantiated humans will have bodies created with nanotechnology, which will let us build devices — even fake human organs –
at the atomic level?
Things like nanotubes are not actually fully working yet. But it's already well under way in laboratories. Nanotechnology is a $5 billion industry. All I'm doing is looking at trends to see where we are likely to be in terms of computational capability and the sophistication of software and the dexterity of certain physical technologies, like nanotechnology.
Would you reinstantiate yourself?
Probably. But I may end up jealous of the new Ray in that he shares my history, my desires and my longings, but will be in a far better position than old Ray to fulfill them.
These are going to be very smart entities — much smarter than humans.
And that's really where power lies. Ultimately these entities will have political power. They will have all the political power.
This is good news?
Some people who've read the book have come away feeling depressed.
They get the idea that human beings are ending, that civilization is ending. Actually we will continue, but in a much more profound way. The human race is going to evolve. We are going to become smarter by merging with our machines.
A lot of folks will say, stop the world, I want to get off.
It's unstoppable.It's part of the fundamental laws of the universe.
This is not an alien invasion. It's emerging from within our civilization. We're already pretty intimate with our computers. As we move forward, the nexus between machines and humans will become even more intimate.


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DEAR ABBY: I have been dating Mr. Right for two years. "Phil" is the man I want to spend my life with. When we are together privately, everything is perfect.
The problem is, Phil hangs out with his old college buddies every few weeks or months, and it often involves his ex-girlfriends. They don't hang out alone. There is always at least one other person there. The situations usually include drinking, which worries me.
In my opinion, Phil should not be seeing his exes, even though his college friends are still buddies with them. Phil doesn't understand why I think this is so wrong. I am uncomfortable and think he should avoid these situations.
Am I overly jealous, or should I call it quits because he won't respect my feelings on the matter? — HOME ALONE IN KOKOMO
DEAR HOME ALONE: I don't think you are overly jealous, but I do think you may be overly insecure. Has Phil given you any reason to think he has cheated on you? If not, you should trust that he is doing nothing more than hanging out occasionally with old friends.
You say he is encountering exes (plural) when he sees his male friends. If it was just one, you might have cause to worry. Remember, these women are exes for a reason. Unless you want to be another ex, you should lighten up because insecurity and possessiveness are unattractive traits.
DEAR ABBY: We have lived next door to a couple, "Evie" and "Earl," for five years. I thought we were good friends. Over the years, I vented to Evie about my relationship with my daughter-in-law, "Cate." I watch my two grandkids most of the week and have complained to her about Cate's poor parenting skills.
Last summer, my daughter-in-law made a concerted effort to befriend Evie, and they now socialize together — even though Cate flirted with Earl and Evie didn't like it. This has pretty much killed my friendship with Evie and worsened my relationship with my D-I-L.
This has affected me emotionally and physically to the point that I either want to cut off ties with my son and/or move — neither of which is really an option. I have tried talking to both parties to no avail. I don't know what to do. Please help. — BETRAYED IN PENNSYLVANIA
DEAR BETRAYED: If you had concerns about your daughter-in-law's parenting skills, the person you should have discussed them with was Cate. And if Evie was as good a friend as you thought, she wouldn't be hanging around with your daughter-in-law to the exclusion of you.
I assume that you, your son and Cate are still on speaking terms and you're still watching the kids "most of the week." If that's not true and you have been cut off by everyone, then the most important thing you need to do is take care of your mental and physical health. Accept that Evie will never be your buddy again and start socializing with others.
If you are no longer watching your grandchildren, your son and D-I-L will have to make alternative arrangements for childcare, which will cost them money they may be reluctant to spend. Then it will be in their interest as well as yours to make peace.
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