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Anabolic Steroids have been abused and used in sports for many years. Steroids in baseball are no exception. Athletes succumbed to the pressure from media and peers to perform their ultimate best consistently and as a result; they turn to performance enhancing drugs to improve their game and to have an edge over other rising stars.
Generally, people would scratch their head thinking, why would any baseball player use steroids? People would understand that if athletes in contact sport use steroids, but steroids in baseball?That is just weird. Little that they know, steroids can help a lot in baseball, actually in any sport. First of all, the use of steroids in any sport or competition is just plain wrong and unethical. But before we can appreciate that, lets understand and find out how do steroids in baseball help the players.
Steroids are a synthetic substance that is made from Testosterone. When a person takes steroids that person can develop muscles faster, build stronger muscles, sustain prolonged intense training sessions, and recover from training faster, more focused and also more aggressive. Aggressiveness plays a very important role in any sport. If that player has the aggression and determination of a tiger chasing after its prey, that player will be a star. But of course that is not his real self, it's the steroids working.
With stronger muscles from the use of steroids, that particular baseball player can hit the ball much further. One home run can get four players back to home! If you keep on getting home runs, you would be the darling of the team and imagine the millions of endorsements that you will be getting! Not only that, steroids can also increase your endurance and speed. You can run from base to base at a much shorter time. That player can also chase after the ball after much faster and throw the ball to the other player at the base much faster too.
Thirdly, players on substances like Winstrol are much more focused. They have the eye of the tiger and their mind is in the zone. Nothing can steer away their concentration on the ball. With concentration, strength and speed combined, these players on steroids will steam roll over their competitors!
All of these are considered as cheating and unethical because they rob away other players that are not chemically enhanced. Steroids can kill and cause serious side effects. With that in mind, steroids in baseball should be banned and stopped immediately


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She had two hits in Saturday night's 7-6, nine-inning win over UAB and one hit in each of the other three games. She had one of Lipscomb's two hits in Sunday's 6-0 loss to top-seed Alabaman in the finals of the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regiona.
"Lauren has been such a spark plug for us," Lady Bisons' coach Kristin Ryman said. "When she gets on base we always have an opportunity to score runs. It doesn't matter if it is early or late in a game."
Dortwegt became a triple threat at the plate this season. She did not make an error in center field this season. Offensively, she has held down the lead-off spot for her career with the Lady Bisons.
"She was able to swing away, slap or drop a bunt," Ryman said. "That made her tough to defend all year long.
"I couldn't be more proud of the resilience she has shown in center field and on the lead-off spot. No one has ever given her a run for her money in center field. That is a big credit to how hard she has worked."
Dortwegt, first baseman Kellie Sirus, second baseman Abby Keese, third baseman Christen Campbell and pitchers Alaina Jacobson and Christy Grisham played their last game for the Lady Bisons.
Sophomore shortstop Courtney Billington had five hits in five trips to the plate in the 7-6 UAB win, the most by a Lipscomb player this season.
The NCAA Regionals do not name an All-Tournament team.
Collision center: Lady Bisons' right fielder Caroline Mason and Dortwegt collided face-to-face as they chased down a fly ball by Kayla Braud, Alabama's lead-off hitter in the first inning Sunday afternoon.
Both players fell to the ground with Dortwegt holding onto the ball for an out. Lady Bisons' trainer Elizabeth Jurenko checked both players on the field and they both remained in the game.
The next batter, Cassie Reilly-Boccia challenged Dortwegt with a long fly ball to center. Dortwegt easily made the play.
Kiihnl has grit: Lipscomb pitcher Whitney Kiihnl started all four games in the regional. She threw 118 pitches in five innings in Sunday's 6-0 loss to Alabama.
Her pitch total for the tournament was 496.
"We have put a lot on Whitney's shoulders this season," Ryman said. "I don't think she will say that today was one of her best performances, but what a gutsy job in sticking it out and giving her best even though she was extremely tired."
Kiihnl admitted that she was physically feeling the effects of so many pitches and the heat.
"I am pretty tired," Kiihnl said. "Coach told me before the game to just push through it and do the best I can, because this could be the last game of the year.
"I wanted to push through for the six seniors. So I tried not to think about how tired I was."
RPI boost: The Lady Bisons were rated 42nd in the final regular season NCAA RPI. They should receive a boost from the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional since they beat UAB twice in the final RPI of the season. UAB's final regular season RPI ranking was 38.
The Lady Bisons were one of the final 32 teams still playing on Sunday in regionals. Alabama advances to a Super Regional with the win. This is the fifth time a Lipscomb team has played in an NCAA Tournament, the first time for softball. They advanced deeper into the tournament than any Lipscomb team.
In the final regular season rankings for the Ultimate College Softball Poll the Lady Bisons were ranked 26th with 48 votes.
They received five votes in the USA Today/National Fastpitch Coaches Association Poll, placing them in the top 30. Votes for the poll are made by 30 Division I coaches, with one representing each conference.
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Parents often struggle in an attempt to treat their children equally. Because circumstances differ — and the children themselves are different people — this becomes difficult when approaching parents' financial "responsibility" regarding their kids' weddings. The decisions that parents make can often influence their relationships afterward.
Dear Wedding Guru: "Our daughter's wedding cost about $10,000, and we also gave her and our son-in-law $2,000 as a wedding gift. Since we'll spend considerably less on our son's wedding — we're paying only for the rehearsal dinner, alcohol, groom's cake (if he wants one), and some of the corsages and boutonnieres — we're not sure how much we should give our son and future daughter-in-law as a wedding gift. I think we should give more than what we gave our daughter to 'make up' for the money we spent on her wedding. We don't want to do the wrong thing. Can you help?"
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I just acquired an internet troll who insists that atheism is a belief as is scientific theory.
Views: 242
Just out of curiosity, what do you believe qualifies this person as a troll?
I think a troll is someone who cherry picks replies where the answer to his or her questions have been given, and the fact that this person is vague about whether or not he or she is a theist.
Ok Dan, thanks. I've posted it.
You're upset about comments to your blog? Dude, you actually expect everybody who comments on your blog to have an opinion similar to your own, and if they don't you think they're being a troll? Perhaps you are not ready for the rough and tumble world of free speech.
Ruth, I've been blogging for quite some time. I have had rational disagreements, but this is not about opinions, unless you think that someone who states the world is flat is giving an opinion.
And what gives you the idea I am upset?
I don't see how the guy would be a troll. He is respectfully disagreeing without resorting to personal attacks. He's wrong, but that doesn't make him a troll.
I think that "Sara" is wrong partially but we'll have to agree that in the end we all base our lives on beliefs and we all have to make assumptions. For instance, a scientific materialist operates from the assumption that the universe is a logical place that can be understood which is why science is the tool to accomplish that.
The problem that I see with "Sara" her statement that atheism is also a belief is simply wrong because atheism does not entail a positive statement. If atheism is a belief that means that not collecting stamps is a hobby.
I consider him a troll because although I've come back to him refuting his claims, he ignores the parts that prove him wrong. Lets say he was stating the world was flat and I came back with replies to refute him, and he kept on asserting the world was flat and I was wrong. To me, that is trollish behavior.
Well, I might be an asshole here, but what the heck ;).
Maybe you are frustrated because normally you've been engaged in rational discourse with fellow freethinkers. Now you suddenly find yourself in the situation where your rational arguments do not even seem to penetrate an inch into the wall of ignorance that this guy build around him.
I don't know if this is true for others, but for me as a bystander I don't really see this guy acting more trollish then an average internet theist. Maybe I've gotten used to theist trolls to such a degree that I wouldn't be able to recognize a troll if I see one... that of course would be a plausible explanation too.
When he ignores what you write, maybe he just doesn't get it? Don't attribute to malice that which can easily well be explained by stupidity, right?
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City Hall Maneuvering!
Change isn't bad, as long as you know what you're getting. So the plans to scrap Thursday Committee meeting should be understood by all. It's change that empowers City Staff far more then ever. Davenport will quickly become another Bettendorf, where the City Administrator and staff runs the show.
No you say! Not with this favorite alderman or that. And maybe short term, yes. But elected come and go, and at the end if the day it's all about the process. I am surprised this is going thru with little concern.
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During a special Elgin Town Council meeting Thursday, councilmen voted unanimously to raise the salaries for the mayor and council.
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Recession Approaching? What can the government do?
The signs are all pretty clear. Consumer confidence and business confidence are plummeting. The stock markets are having day after day of losses. Previous quarters have had GDP growth revised downwards. Short-term yields on treasuries are going down, and gold is on the rise. The only thing we are missing is an inverted yield curve.
I definitely feel for whoever is in the government leadership right now, from an economic standpoint. What can you do? Cut taxes? That will worsen our deficit situation and could put us into default. More quantitative easing? There is a risk of inflation and even hyperinflation if we thread down that path more aggressively. Lower interest rates? Fed already has its discount rate at close to 0%, which is the only rate it can directly control.
Only thing I can think of is lower the reserve ratio down to 0, but that won't have a huge impact, and could be dangerous if there is ever a run on the banks. We can also try to stimulate business growth by reducing government restrictions (re-open oil and gas exploration in the gulf, reduce environmental restrictions, et.c).
Curious to hear what you other economist-minded people think is the solution, as it is pretty clear now that we are headed for recession.
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This is the absolutely predictable results of firing over half a million state, local, and federal workers since January, passing a debt reduction bill that ensures way more job losses, and the economic uncertainty that comes with the THIRD fabricated near shutdown crisis of the government in less than a year (with at least 3 more coming this year).
We already went through this history after the Great Depression when Budget Hawks demanded austerity and forced a double-dip. Now thanks to the Tea Party, we are repeating history.
Before we can talk about what to do to put us back on the upward path we were on last year, we have to STOP doing what is driving us into the ditch this year.
1) We need to stop having the Tea Party hold the entire country hostage every 3 months, flooding the country with massive uncertainty.
2) We need to understand that cutting jobs in the gov't in the middle of a job crisis is making unemployment worse.
3) Drop the lazy bumper sticker mindless 1980's dogma, and think of REAL solutions.
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Obama's budget proposal failed 97-0 in the senate. The republican and democratic budget passed 74-26. I don't like it one bit and neither does the tea party. So if Obama had it his way we would have raised the deficit another several trillion dollars without making budget cuts. And to be honest, I don't really support budget cuts, I'd rather have Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and other government and social programs completely reformed so that they stick around longer than twenty more years. I think Paul Ryan was off to a great start but the liberals killed it because they're chicken shit and don't want to think about what's going to happen down the line.
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1) We haven't passed a "republican and democratic budget" Not by 74-26, not at all. We haven't passed ANY 2012 budget yet. This last bill was just a dog and pony show orchestrated by the Tea Party Republicans purely for election year politics. The REAL work on passing the 2012 budget is sitting on hold for 5 weeks while the Congress is on vacation. Get ready for Tea Party Republican gov't shutdown threat number 4 in less than a year.
2) If you even bothered to READ Obama's budget, you would know that you are lying when you say Obama's budget didn't include debt cuts. His proposed budget included a Trillion dollars in deficit reductions. If you want to talk about what is in the Obama plan, read it first. It's damn easy to find.
3) The Ryan plan eliminates Medicare as a guaranteed safety net as we know it, so it is impossible to agree with the Ryan plan, and say you want to keep Medicare. The Ryan plan is to Medicare like taking a BMW badge and putting it on a Hyundai is to cars. You can slap whatever name you want on it, but it ain't Medicare. Do you want to know what will happen to the the dollars the gov't would hand out under the Ryan plan? Go look at what the airlines did with the FAA dollars. The Insurance companies will just charge people what the market will bear, and pocket the Ryan money as pure profits on top. Just like the airlines did with the FAA tax dollars. When seniors can't pay, they will no longer have ANY guaranteed safety net. The Democrats have perfectly good plans on how to extend those social programs WITHOUT shredding the guaranteed safety net, so stop trying to pretend Democrats "don't want to think about what happens down the line". That's just factually wrong, and asinine to say.
man. How about managing to put a single sentence in a single thread that holds a shred of factually true information? I guess the even better question, is when are the rational and intelligent people on the Right going to show up and shout down the mindless blathering of the Tea Party folks like you?
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Then please lead the way instead of bitching and complaining.
Give us a non-biased post on what YOU think needs to be done that doesn't just fall back on the bumper sticker slogan bias of the Tea Party.
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I don't think increasing the size of government is the solution, however. While laying off that many employees in such a short span was not very far-sighted, the flip-side is that we simply cannot sustain Keynesian policies for much longer. We have essentially 'tapped out' our ability to borrow money, and any more massive stimulus bills would merely delay the issue from short-term to long-term.
I personally think we need more substantial economic reforms. We need to unload government spending that is not driving the economy, eg. reform social security and medicare. Cut our ridiculously over-inflated defense program, and terminate government programs that simply aren't helping (farm subsidies, etc.).
Instead, the government needs to invest in infrastructure, technology and education. Create SEZs (special economic zones) will more lower taxes and looser zoning laws in order to encourage manufacturing to come back to the country. Continue to invest in education, one of the key drivers of any economy and a traditional strongpoint of American society.
Short term, I really have no clue. Anything we attempt to do seems to be a lose-lose situation, whether it be increasing stimulus spending, buying back treasury bonds (quantitative easing), or whatever.
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We definitely agree that government stability is key for economic stability.
If we properly fund the gov't, we don't have to go into any deeper debt than the 17-18 Trillion (inflation adjusted) as we went into debt under Reagan. Unless you are trying to say that our current economic situation is simply the long-term impact of the Reagan debt, you would have to agree that in the long-term after Clinton raised taxes, that the economy recovered quite well from the 1980's Stagflation. All while taxes were higher than now.
I'm sure there are some gov't programs that could use some fixing. I've got my pet programs, you have yours. But cutting them doesn't create a single job. Not one. Cutting the programs I want cut won't create jobs, just like cutting the programs you want cut won't create jobs. In fact, cuts in general will ELIMINATE jobs. The latest agreement will cost a third of a million jobs directly, and up to 1.6 million jobs indirectly. We can't cut our way to more jobs. Any wasteful programs we agree to eliminate should be replaced with job-creating programs.
Lower taxes isn't going to change anything. GE already pays ZERO in taxes on billions of profits, but you don't see them moving production back to the US. We have the lowest EFFECTIVE tax rates in modern US history for the wealthy and corporations, and they are still off-shoring like crazy. Tax cuts do NOT get passed on to consumers. Prices of goods are based upon what the market will bear, not a sum of expenses. Take the recent FAA airline taxes for example. Calls to lower taxes for corporations and the wealthy will just increase the amount of gold and cash corporations and the wealthy have piled up.
This idea of tax cuts to spur a supply-side economic recovery might have made sense in the 1980's where it often cost well into the double digits to borrow money due to Stagflation, but not now. Back when it cost way too darn much to take out a loan to expand, and companies didn't have enough cash on hand because it had been inflated away, tax cuts to spur expansion had a certain logic. But now with companies like Microsoft borrowing money just because it's so cheap, and companies like Apple sitting on record cash, tax cuts WILL NOT fund expansion. They already aren't spending the money they have, giving them more will just provide them with more money NOT to spend.
Yes, it is a lose-lose situation. This is one of those adult things everyone has to come to terms with. There will be no painless solutions. And quite frankly, we're getting pretty sick and tired of folks on the right who think there should be a solution that doesn't require everyone to share the pain.
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The fact of the matter is, neither you nor I know what level of debt is sustainable or 'unsustainable'. And neither do any of the members of Congress, as we've seen in the last few months.
I would support short-term stimulus efforts (none of that Pork-barrel crap, but solid efforts at rebuilding and rejuvenating our crumbling infrastructure and education systems) if they were paired with SUBSTANTIAL reforms to entitlement programs, and if the Treasury could illustrate that we will not be at jeopardy of losing our bond rating or going into default.
And as I stated before, we need to look into strategies as to how to encourage private sector investment in America. We have these American corporations with hordes of cash, but none of them want to invest IN America. We need to foster this in a positive manner; I think SEZs should be strongly looked into. Public-private partnerships, like in other developing countries, might be another way to tackle the issue.
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I could support entitlement reforms for the poor, if they were paired with tax revenue increases on behalf of the wealthy. If granny has to turn down the heat a few degrees in the winter in order to save our country, so should the top 10% of wage earners. And all the folks in between too. But this "cuts only" entitlement reform idea, as if we can fund the rebuilding of our country out of the shallow pockets of the poor, disabled, elderly, and unemployed, while leaving the deep pockets of the wealthy untouched is delusional. No country can rebuild itself using the money out of the pockets of their poor, disabled, elderly, and unemployed. The money just isn't there. If you are looking for money, you have to go where the money is. Looking where the money isn't won't help.
We definitely need to encourage private sector investment in America. I don't have a problem with Public-private partnerships, except when that means that the Profits are privatized, while the Risk is socialized. We've had too much of that already. If we are going to have Public-private partnerships, there need to be protections in place that strictly forbid the private side from profiteering and funneling wealth out of the partnership, leaving the debt to the gov't. That is what happened with Freddie/Fannie.
We have way too much Carrot incentives for businesses, and not enough Stick incentives. Tax haven zones are just another Carrot when we need sticks instead. We need to make it expensive for companies to close a factory in the US, instead of giving them a tax break to close a factory by letting them write off the cost of moving overseas on their taxes. We need to make it expensive for companies to move their corporate headquarters into a mailbox in the Caribbean. We need to make it expensive to renounce your citizenship in order to avoid paying taxes. We need to make it expensive to shuffle profits into offshore straw-subsidiary shell companies, and keep those profits offshore.
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The only tax increases that will help on the economy is those for all goods that are shipped from china to the US. Tax the goods that come in 20% and I'm 100% sure you'll have less exporting of US jobs to foreign countries and manufacturing will once again start up in the US.
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TORONTO (Standard & Poor's) Aug. 5, 2011–Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that it lowered its long-term sovereign credit rating on the United States of America to 'AA+' from 'AAA'. Standard & Poor's also said that the outlook on the long-term rating is negative. At the same time, Standard & Poor's affirmed its 'A-1+' short-term rating on the U.S. In addition, Standard & Poor's removed both ratings from CreditWatch, where they were placed on July 14, 2011, with negative implications.
The transfer and convertibility (T&C) assessment of the U.S.–our assessment of the likelihood of official interference in the ability of U.S.-based public- and private-sector issuers to secure foreign exchange for debt service–remains 'AAA'.
We lowered our long-term rating on the U.S. because we believe that the prolonged controversy over raising the statutory debt ceiling and the related fiscal policy debate indicate that further near-term progress containing the growth in public spending, especially on entitlements, or on reaching an agreement on raising revenues is less likely than we previously assumed and will remain a contentious and fitful process. We also believe that the fiscal consolidation plan that Congress and the Administration agreed to this week falls short of the amount that we believe is necessary to stabilize the general government debt burden by the middle of the decade.
Our lowering of the rating was prompted by our view on the rising public debt burden and our perception of greater policymaking uncertainty, consistent with our criteria (see "Sovereign Government Rating Methodology and Assumptions," June 30, 2011, especially Paragraphs 36-41). Nevertheless, we view the U.S. federal government's other economic, external, and monetary credit attributes, which form the basis for the sovereign rating, as broadly unchanged.
We have taken the ratings off CreditWatch because the Aug. 2 passage of the Budget Control Act Amendment of 2011 has removed any perceived immediate threat of payment default posed by delays to raising the government's debt ceiling. In addition, we believe that the act provides sufficient clarity to allow us to evaluate the likely course of U.S. fiscal policy for the next few years.
The political brinksmanship of recent months highlights what we see as America's governance and policymaking becoming less stable, less effective, and less predictable than what we previously believed. The statutory debt ceiling and the threat of default have become political bargaining chips in the debate over fiscal policy. Despite this year's wide-ranging debate, in our view, the differences between political parties have proven to be extraordinarily difficult to bridge, and, as we see it, the resulting agreement fell well short of the comprehensive fiscal consolidation program that some proponents had envisaged until quite recently. Republicans and Democrats have only been able to agree to relatively modest savings on discretionary spending while delegating to the Select Committee decisions on more comprehensive measures. It appears that for now, new revenues have dropped down on the menu of policy options. In addition, the plan envisions only minor policy changes on Medicare and little change in other entitlements, the containment of which we and most other independent observers regard as key to long-term fiscal sustainability.
Our opinion is that elected officials remain wary of tackling the structural issues required to effectively address the rising U.S. public debt burden in a manner consistent with a 'AAA' rating and with 'AAA' rated sovereign peers (see Sovereign Government Rating Methodology and Assumptions," June 30, 2011, especially Paragraphs 36-41). In our view, the difficulty in framing a consensus on fiscal policy weakens the government's ability to manage public finances and diverts attention from the debate over how to achieve more balanced and dynamic economic growth in an era of fiscal stringency and private-sector deleveraging (ibid). A new political consensus might (or might not) emerge after the 2012 elections, but we believe that by then, the government debt burden will likely be higher, the needed medium-term fiscal adjustment potentially greater, and the inflection point on the U.S. population's demographics and other age-related spending drivers closer at hand (see "Global Aging 2011: In The U.S., Going Gray Will Likely Cost Even More Green, Now," June 21, 2011).
Standard & Poor's takes no position on the mix of spending and revenue measures that Congress and the Administration might conclude is appropriate for putting the U.S.'s finances on a sustainable footing.
The act calls for as much as $2.4 trillion of reductions in expenditure growth over the 10 years through 2021. These cuts will be implemented in two steps: the $917 billion agreed to initially, followed by an additional $1.5 trillion that the newly formed Congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction is supposed to recommend by November 2011. The act contains no measures to raise taxes or otherwise enhance revenues, though the committee could recommend them.
The act further provides that if Congress does not enact the committee's recommendations, cuts of $1.2 trillion will be implemented over the same time period. The reductions would mainly affect outlays for civilian discretionary spending, defense, and Medicare. We understand that this fall-back mechanism is designed to encourage Congress to embrace a more balanced mix of expenditure savings, as the committee might recommend.
We note that in a letter to Congress on Aug. 1, 2011, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated total budgetary savings under the act to be at least $2.1 trillion over the next 10 years relative to its baseline assumptions. In updating our own fiscal projections, with certain modifications outlined below, we have relied on the CBO's latest "Alternate Fiscal Scenario" of June 2011, updated to include the CBO assumptions contained in its Aug. 1 letter to Congress. In general, the CBO's "Alternate Fiscal Scenario" assumes a continuation of recent Congressional action overriding existing law.
We view the act's measures as a step toward fiscal consolidation. However, this is within the framework of a legislative mechanism that leaves open the details of what is finally agreed to until the end of 2011, and Congress and the Administration could modify any agreement in the future. Even assuming that at least $2.1 trillion of the spending reductions the act envisages are implemented, we maintain our view that the U.S. net general government debt burden (all levels of government combined, excluding liquid financial assets) will likely continue to grow. Under our revised base case fiscal scenario–which we consider to be consistent with a 'AA+' long-term rating and a negative outlook–we now project that net general government debt would rise from an estimated 74% of GDP by the end of 2011 to 79% in 2015 and 85% by 2021. Even the projected 2015 ratio of sovereign indebtedness is high in relation to those of peer credits and, as noted, would continue to rise under the act's revised policy settings.
Compared with previous projections, our revised base case scenario now assumes that the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, due to expire by the end of 2012, remain in place. We have changed our assumption on this because the majority of Republicans in Congress continue to resist any measure that would raise revenues, a position we believe Congress reinforced by passing the act. Key macroeconomic assumptions in the base case scenario include trend real GDP growth of 3% and consumer price inflation near 2% annually over the decade.
Our revised upside scenario–which, other things being equal, we view as consistent with the outlook on the 'AA+' long-term rating being revised to stable–retains these same macroeconomic assumptions. In addition, it incorporates $950 billion of new revenues on the assumption that the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts for high earners lapse from 2013 onwards, as the Administration is advocating. In this scenario, we project that the net general government debt would rise from an estimated 74% of GDP by the end of 2011 to 77% in 2015 and to 78% by 2021.
Our revised downside scenario–which, other things being equal, we view as being consistent with a possible further downgrade to a 'AA' long-term rating–features less-favorable macroeconomic assumptions, as outlined below and also assumes that the second round of spending cuts (at least $1.2 trillion) that the act calls for does not occur. This scenario also assumes somewhat higher nominal interest rates for U.S. Treasuries. We still believe that the role of the U.S. dollar as the key reserve currency confers a government funding advantage, one that could change only slowly over time, and that Fed policy might lean toward continued loose monetary policy at a time of fiscal tightening. Nonetheless, it is possible that interest rates could rise if investors re-price relative risks. As a result, our alternate scenario factors in a 50 basis point (bp)-75 bp rise in 10-year bond yields relative to the base and upside cases from 2013 onwards. In this scenario, we project the net public debt burden would rise from 74% of GDP in 2011 to 90% in 2015 and to 101% by 2021.
Our revised scenarios also take into account the significant negative revisions to historical GDP data that the Bureau of Economic Analysis announced on July 29. From our perspective, the effect of these revisions underscores two related points when evaluating the likely debt trajectory of the U.S. government. First, the revisions show that the recent recession was deeper than previously assumed, so the GDP this year is lower than previously thought in both nominal and real terms. Consequently, the debt burden is slightly higher. Second, the revised data highlight the sub-par path of the current economic recovery when compared with rebounds following previous post-war recessions. We believe the sluggish pace of the current economic recovery could be consistent with the experiences of countries that have had financial crises in which the slow process of debt deleveraging in the private sector leads to a persistent drag on demand. As a result, our downside case scenario assumes relatively modest real trend GDP growth of 2.5% and inflation of near 1.5% annually going forward.
When comparing the U.S. to sovereigns with 'AAA' long-term ratings that we view as relevant peers–Canada, France, Germany, and the U.K.–we also observe, based on our base case scenarios for each, that the trajectory of the U.S.'s net public debt is diverging from the others. Including the U.S., we estimate that these five sovereigns will have net general government debt to GDP ratios this year ranging from 34% (Canada) to 80% (the U.K.), with the U.S. debt burden at 74%. By 2015, we project that their net public debt to GDP ratios will range between 30% (lowest, Canada) and 83% (highest, France), with the U.S. debt burden at 79%. However, in contrast with the U.S., we project that the net public debt burdens of these other sovereigns will begin to decline, either before or by 2015.
Standard & Poor's transfer T&C assessment of the U.S. remains 'AAA'. Our T&C assessment reflects our view of the likelihood of the sovereign restricting other public and private issuers' access to foreign exchange needed to meet debt service. Although in our view the credit standing of the U.S. government has deteriorated modestly, we see little indication that official interference of this kind is entering onto the policy agenda of either Congress or the Administration. Consequently, we continue to view this risk as being highly remote.
The outlook on the long-term rating is negative. As our downside alternate fiscal scenario illustrates, a higher public debt trajectory than we currently assume could lead us to lower the long-term rating again. On the other hand, as our upside scenario highlights, if the recommendations of the Congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction–independently or coupled with other initiatives, such as the lapsing of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts for high earners–lead to fiscal consolidation measures beyond the minimum mandated, and we believe they are likely to slow the deterioration of the government's debt dynamics, the long-term rating could stabilize at 'AA+'.
On Monday, we will issue separate releases concerning affected ratings in the funds, government-related entities, financial institutions, insurance, public finance, and structured finance sectors.
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Something smells fishy in Denmark. Standard and Poor's admits that they made a 2 TRILLION dollar math error, and yet downgrades the US credit rating anyways.
From the Wall Street Journal website:
"After two hours of analysis, Treasury officials discovered that S&P officials had miscalculated future deficit projections by close to $2 trillion. It immediately notified the company of the mistakes.
S&P officials later called administration officials to say they agreed with the administration's critique"
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Geithner: No Risk U.S. Will Lose AAA Credit Rating
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Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner discusses the state of America's credit rating and the administration's efforts to cut the deficit.
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He's basing this statement upon a couple of things:
1) The Republican House would pass a roughly 2 Trillion dollar debt ceiling increase by JUNE. He had gotten assurances by both Democrats and Republicans that this would happen. The Republican House failed.
2) He was basing this on the fact that a bi-partisan fiscal commission announced that Republicans and Democrats had agreed upon 4 Trillion in debt reduction with a 3:1 ratio of spending cuts to revenue (tax) increases.
The Republicans completely reneged on honoring ANY revenue (tax) increases. And Boehner walked away from the 4 Trillion dollar deal.
3) He was basing this on the logical conclusion that since even under the Ryan plan, a 2 Trillion debt limit increase would be required, and Republicans would be crazy not to pass a debt limit increase that even their own budget would require. He was wrong, the Republicans were crazy, and they pretended that even though their OWN budget required a 2 Trillion debt limit increase, that they somehow could refuse to raise the debt limit.
Republicans failed to hold up their side. No 4 Trillion dollar reduction. No balanced agreement with both spending cuts and revenue increases. No bill by June. And they illogically have failed to increase the debt limit enough to pay for their OWN budget they passed.
And you hold this against Geithner??
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You are nothing more than a delusional cheerleader for obama.
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Europe's Week Ahead: Look to China
The debate over when the U.S. Federal Reserve will start to withdraw liquidity will continue to rage, especially with the European Central Bank and the Bank of England turning more dovish. But the focus will shift to China and the impact it is having on global growth.
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NBA's Jason Collins Reveals He's Gay
Jason Collins becomes the first active athlete from the major American pro-sports leagues to publicly reveal he is gay. Kevin Clark reports.
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Sol 229 Update On Curiosity From USGS Scientist Ken Herkenhoff: Superior Conjunction1 April 2013
I'm not scheduled in any tactical operations roles this week, but have been calling into planning meetings for both MSL (Curiosity) and MER (Opportunity). The rovers and other Mars spacecraft are preparing for the upcoming "superior conjunction" of Mars, when the planet will pass behind the Sun as seen from Earth. For a couple weeks around conjunction, it is difficult (or impossible) to communicate with the spacecraft because radio waves are disrupted by plasma in the Sun's atmosphere. So command sequences have been prepared to get the spacecraft through this period safely, without much activity. This week is our last chance to plan additional observations before the conjunction plan kicks in, so we are finishing up the highest-priority science activities on both rovers. On MSL, these include APXS, Mastcam and ChemCam measurements of the first drill sample after it was dumped out of CHIMRA. For MER, we have selected in interested rock target to place the APXS, in order to acquire lots of good data during conjunction.


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Last night on The Paper, the kids got ready for Homecoming. Adam (whose dance and shirt in this clip is amazing) triumphed over the football jock by winning Homecoming King. And Amanda was asked to the dance by a kid from the Latin Club, only to be let down after he got grounded and was forced to back out. Seriously, what the hell did the Latin Club kid do to get grounded? Do kids in high school still get "grounded"? Anyway, props to Amanda for being the trouper she is and going to the dance anyway. Clip above, and after the jump, stills of Paper hotties.
Amanda's dad. Seriously.
The jock that lost the Homecoming King title to Adam.
And Trevor. Hot, asshole Trevor. Maybe it's just because he has the clearest skin of all the boys at The Circuit?


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It's no trade secret that there is a growing trend of colleges using developers to construct student housing. A number of universities, particularly public institutions, are finding it advantageous to work with large real estate developers.
However, based on my years of experience, the advantages of working with private developers go well beyond public universities and construction of student housing.
Over the past decade, I have been involved in a number of college development projects both on and off campus. Private developers were instrumental in virtually all of these projects in one way or another. And in every instance, these projects were successful.
So why don't college and university trustees and administrators use private developers more?
There are several reasons. First, university finance offices will argue that colleges, as non-profits, have access to cheaper money than private developers. It is true that institutions with the strongest bond ratings can borrow money more cheaply than a private developer can secure from the private capital markets. And developers seek development fees, in return for their risk in being involved in a project. But one should not discount the fact that experienced developers can access other private funds, such as governmental grants, loans and tax credits, which can reduce the cost of projects for the institution.
A second argument that is occasionally levied against these arrangements is regardless of the structure of the partnership, it can ultimately show up on the college's financial records, potentially can affect its bond ratings, and therefore is virtually no different from going to the bond market to finance a project. While a long-term lease commitment is a financial liability that has to be factored into university accounting, a lease or lease-purchase arrangement is a relatively cheap way of addressing a space need and often results in a tangible asset accruing to the university's benefit. By using the developer's capital source the university actually preserves its funds for other purposes while acquiring a tangible asset.
Also, it can be debated that many colleges and universities have in-house staff who can manage capital improvement projects better than an outside private developer. Possibly, but in most cases these in-house resources are dedicated to on-campus repair and replenishment projects. They don't necessarily have experience in the creative reuse of buildings, sustainable development and other innovative design elements that can make a project distinctive. And many college and university facility staffs, senior staffs, college attorneys, provosts and presidents are simply not equipped or sufficiently experienced to handle these issues.
Despite these concerns, there are some obvious advantages.
Private developers can often offer a variety of fresh ideas, a sense of entrepreneurialism, and fiscal expertise. Perhaps most important, they can also attract private capital to a project. In many cases, the private developer can help refine the vision that a college has for a project. They have the talent and resources that can often spell the difference between a pedestrian project and one that becomes a community landmark.
Several projects at Bucknell University serve as prime examples. The relocation of the university bookstore into the downtown business district of Lewisburg was aggregated over seven different funding sources and involved the conversion of an under-used building.
While Bucknell obviously has been building buildings for decades, we did not have the expertise to address the complicated real estate development and financing issues incumbent in this project. The Radnor Property Group was able to utilize state grants, which in turn triggered federal tax credits, making the project not only feasible, but also allowing the architect to design a unique building.
Bucknell probably could have built the bookstore without the assistance of the private developer, but the results would not have been nearly as economically beneficial, nor would the building have been nearly as attractive. In the end, the building cost Bucknell substantially less than it would have cost had the university used only its own resources. The result was a building that is one of the most unique and interesting college bookstores in the country, and the community has a new landmark anchoring its downtown business district.
As a community asset, Bucknell's bookstore became a regional destination for a much broader demographic market. By working with a developer experienced in creative financing and familiar with college communities, Bucknell was able to access resources and tax benefits that it could not have secured on its own.
The bookstore's success led to a continued relationship with Radnor in developing three other related community projects: conversion of a historic post office building into an administrative office building to relieve an office crunch at Bucknell, the rehabilitation of an art deco movie house into a performing arts center to enhance and enliven the arts and cultural offerings at the university, and the construction of a small business incubator in a blighted building owned by the university to generate the intellectual property and research and development space to build a stronger regional economy.
In retrospect, there was initial resistance at Bucknell to using a private developer in any aspect of the projects. But over time, Radnor and the Bucknell staff were able to establish a collegial working relationship. That is not to say that there wasn't tension. But judging by the results, the partnership was extremely beneficial for the university.
As a newcomer to the campus, the developer was able to provide fresh ideas and challenged the traditional Bucknell philosophies and methods to undertaking project development. This provided for dynamic discussions on all aspects of the development process including programming, design, financing and construction. It forced the team partners to think outside of the box, resulting in creativity and innovation that are now evident in each of the buildings.
The bookstore, for example, is a historically sensitive project, creatively reusing and recycling an existing building using sustainable practices, which is now an exciting retail venue benefiting the students and community. The Campus Theatre, with its restored art deco murals and new sound and projection system, has already become a regional icon, hosting film festivals and jazz concerts in the first months since reopening.
What should a college or university consider if it elects to use a private developer?
It essentially distills down to what does that developer bring to the table to supplement university resources.
It is helpful for the developer to have a broad array of services that can support a number of aspects of any project. Radnor was able to assist Bucknell in creating a vision for its downtown involvement that reflected and reinforced the broader vision articulated in university's strategic plan. Radnor conducted a property analysis, identifying buildings that might suit Bucknell's purposes, and in one instance, actually made a straw purchase on behalf of the university, which ultimately saved Bucknell money. They identified and secured state grants and federal tax credits, helped assemble the team necessary to secure these funds, and managed all of the application and reporting requirements.
They engaged the architect for the bookstore project, who ultimately was recognized by the Pennsylvania section of the American Institute of Architects for the building design. The standards established for the bookstore project carried over to the other three projects. Finally, Radnor actually owns and operates the bookstore project, which will eventually be transferred to university. They will remain engaged with downtown Lewisburg and Bucknell for at least six more years.
When considering a private develop, an institution should consider:
- The array of services the developer can bring to the table. Can they help access third party financing? Will they manage the complicated processes that are often inherent in complex financing arrangements? Will they collaborate with the university in developing the property by opening their books and allowing university construction experts to assist in project development?
- A commitment to quality. The bookstore project at Bucknell has won other recognition, beyond the award from the AIA. Significantly, the collaboration between the university and the private developer ensured that each of these buildings was also constructed to the university's standards and that each represented a creative reuse of existing, largely under-used buildings.
- Experience and reputation. Choose a developer that has worked with numerous schools. These developers tend to understand campus culture and community revitalization.
Relationships can be structured in a number of different ways. The developer can retain ownership of the property, buy the building and then lease it back to the university. The Bucknell Bookstore partnership offers Bucknell the opportunity to purchase the building at a reduced cost after a period of tenancy, driven largely by the requirements of the federal tax credit program. Sometimes, the university elects to purchase the property at the outset, after the developer has financed construction. This is how the Bucknell bookstore was handled. Some colleges have used private developers in mixed-use projects – facilities that combine say student housing and faculty offices or even retail ventures. The arrangements and management structures are only bound by the imagination of the parties (and of course applicable laws).
Adding private development to the mix of options to be considered can have beneficial effects, even if the project isn't ultimately developed by the private entity. The private developer can bring technical resources and expertise, which may enhance the project. And the right developer can enhance the vision for the project and ultimately, the quality of the result.
My experience has been that partnerships between colleges and private developers have often resulted in a better, more distinctive project at a lower cost. Certainly that was the case in Bucknell's partnership with Radnor. In a recession economy, colleges and universities can no longer prudently afford to live in a world they wish existed. Don't be afraid to try such a partnership.
—Brian C. Mitchell formerly served as President of Washington and Jefferson College and Bucknell University.


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HOUSTON, Texas - A combination of power and finesse proved to be a winning formula for the Lipscomb Lady Bisons as they handed coach Kristin Ryman her 223rd career victory making her the winningest coach in Lipscomb softball history.
They got an early wake-up call for their game with Texas State Saturday morning at the Hilton Classic at Cougar Softball Stadium in Houston, Texas. After spotting Texas State a 3-0 lead the Lady Bisons erupted with two runs in the fourth, three in the fifth and two in the sixth for a 7-3 win.
She surpassed the 222 won by Andy Lane in two stints at the helm of the program from 1996-99 and 2002-2004.
"It was an all-around great team win," Ryman said. "Both of our games Friday were the same.
"That is the most exciting part of it for us as coaches. We are using multiple people. Our dugout is really into it and our players are ready when we call on them."
With two outs in the fourth inning Kristen Sturdivant blasted a two-run homer over the center field fence. Also scoring was Mickey Bell who had walked.
Rena' Cothron was hit by a pitch to lead off the fifth inning. Heather Montgomery advanced Cothron to second with a bunt single. Brittany Elmore then singled to the pitcher to load the bases. Cothron scored from third on a passed ball. Paige Neely singled between third and short to drive in Montgomery and Elmore.
In the sixth inning Haley Elliott came in to pinch-hit. She slammed a two-run home run to left field that also plated Bree Thurman. Sturdivant had led off the inning with a walk and was replaced with Thurman as a pinch-runner.
"We used a combination of power and speed," Ryman said. "We had been wanting to get Haley an at bat. There was an RBI situation and we wanted to take advantage of Haley and her power.
"It is encouraging to see two players with a ton of power come through. We feel like this is a year when Kristen can really break out and have a good season. The middle part of our lineup has power. But we have a lot of players who are going to put the ball in play and not strike out a lot. There are not too many weak points in our lineup right now."
Right-hander Tanner Sanders picked up her second win and second complete game in as many outings. She struck out six, scattered seven hits, walked two and allowed two earned runs. She also gave up one home run, a two-run shot in the fourth inning.
"Tanner gave up a pretty big hit early on and we had to fight from behind," Ryman said. "I thought she did a really nice job of maintaining her cool and continuing to work.
"It wasn't her best game or her best pitches, but she still found a way to win. I think that is a credit to how hard she has worked to develop her other pitches."
Neely, Sturdivant and Elliott each had two runs batted in. Elmore, the lead-off batter, paced the Lady Bisons with two hits. The Lady Bisons combined for six hits.
The Lady Bisons will put their 3-0 record on the line at 4:30 p.m. today when they face Louisiana-Lafayette. Texas State fell to 0-3 with the loss.
The Hilton Classic ends Sunday at 9 a.m. with a rematch with Houston.


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Markham is committed to being one of the most sustainable cities in North America. We developed and are leading with Greenprint, Markham's Community Sustainability Plan. We invest and support efficiency and innovation, and our residents contribute too – enjoying conservation programs and a highly successful waste diversion rate. Plus, our local businesses implement green technology and sustainable practices. We're pleased to showcase businesses leading the way, and offer resources to help you. Discover the advantages of going green in Markham.
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(Left to right) Markham Mayor and PowerStream Board of Directors Chair Frank Scarpitti, and PowerStream President and CEO, Brian Bentz are joined by PowerStream's Milan Bolkovic, EVP, Renewable Generation and Conservation, Ron Mantay, VP, Engineering and Construction, Renewable Generation, and Doug Switzer, VP, Business Development at the February 1, 2012 ceremonial connection of two of the largest rooftop solar generation systems in York Region – Thornhill Community Centre and Angus Glen Community Centre.


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Third Layton given release date
Nintendo has confirmed an October 22nd release date for Professor Layton and the Lost Future.
The game is the third outing for the handheld puzzle-adventure and sees the Professor and Luke dealing with a future threat to London. It includes 165 new puzzles and several new mini-games – as well as a Super Hint feature for those who find certain puzzles a bit too taxing.
Also included are a higher number of animated movie scenes and a greater emphasis on narrative. DLC will also be made available over Nintendo Wi-Fi Connect.
Players will be able to discover more about the Professor's mysterious past through flashbacks," the press release reads.
The story is revealed with full-motion animation sequences that will explain the secrets behind Professor Layton's lost lover and how he obtained his well-renowned hat."


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Nice Bedroom Designs Ideas
Nice Bedroom Designs Ideas the most important place in the house as this is the place which is exclusively built for rest and comfort. Choosing for bedroom furniture you can get a complete set that includes a bed, matching closets, side tables, dresser and mirror.
Here is an example images for Nice Bedroom Designs Ideas. There are many more bedroom decorating ideas that you can easily incorporate for awesome effects. I hope you come up with more great ideas from here.


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The Windows Registry is a database which stores settings and options for Microsoft Windows operating systems. It contains normally information and settings for hardware, operating system software, most non-operating system software, and per-user settings. Registry is used to optimize the security, enhance the functionality, modify the functioning of any software OR settings and many more.
In this blog I have tried to collect all the tweaks and hacks available on various website. I have tested many of these hacks before posting but still I would suggest you to take backup of your registry before trying any of these tweaks and if anything goes wrong while trying these hacks I or this blog will not be held responsible.
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Monday, March 19, 2012
Monkey Monday
14 comments:
- Barb and TheDailyGs said...
You are lucky to have a real live tree to climb. We have to make do with our cat condo. It's not quite the same at all. :)
- March 19, 2012 at 5:49 PM
- Catherine said...
That does look like a fun tree! Perhaps Fui could use a latter to get up it. ;)
xo Catherine
- March 19, 2012 at 6:57 PM
- Catherine said...
Umm... that would be ladder. Haha!
Bad typing this morning. :)
- March 19, 2012 at 6:58 PM
- Fuzzy Tales said...
OMC, we SO want a tree in our little back space! Pawsome!
- March 19, 2012 at 7:23 PM
- Random Felines said...
what fun.....
Mozart climbs up the back of the cat tree and we think other may be jealous...
- March 19, 2012 at 10:16 PM
- Angel and Kirby said...
That looks like fun! YOu will probably pay for teasing your brother!
- March 20, 2012 at 12:34 AM
- Repositório said...
Great and fun tree!!!! Enjoy!
- March 20, 2012 at 3:14 AM
- Sparkle said...
That is the best kind of cat tree of all!
- March 20, 2012 at 3:44 AM
- Katnip Lounge said...
Suey, you look like a miniature bear hanging onto that tree! We climb our Mondo post just like that, and you are right...the more "ample" kitties have a hard time!
heh heh.
- March 20, 2012 at 4:37 AM
- Cory said...
That looks like so much fun!!! Tell Fui that if he keeps on trying to run up and down the tree...pretty soon he won't be so hefty and it will get easier.
Uh...maybe you don't want him to know that, huh Suey?
- March 20, 2012 at 8:22 AM
- The Island Cats said...
Wow, how cool that you have a tree to climb, Suey!
- March 20, 2012 at 10:17 AM
- Tom, Tama-Chan, Sei-Chan, Bibi-Chan, Gen-Chan, Vidock said...
You're a bit of a tease, aren't you, Suey?!
- March 20, 2012 at 6:40 PM
- meowmeowmans said...
OMC! That tree looks like so much fun! :)
Hugs to you all, dear friends!
- March 21, 2012 at 9:41 AM
- rainbow said...
Dear Suey, what a tease you are! We are sure that you each enjoy your beautiful garden in your own way. Do hope that you are now settled in your new home. Purrs as always ...
- April 4, 2012 at 10:10 AM


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Supported Hardware
This page is intened to help the user determine whether the device they own, or one that they are considering purchasing, is supported or not under Linux.
Check For Hardware Compatibility
Before purchasing a DVB device, you should check whether it is listed as supported within the appropriate section of the wiki:
* ATSC devices * DVB-C devices (Digital Cable TV) * DVB-S devices and DVB-S2 devices (Digital Satellite TV) * DVB-T devices (Digital Terrestrial TV) * Sortable List of Device Vendors * DVB Conditional Access Modules (Pay TV)
If the device you're considering is not cited as being supported, then there is a good chance that it will not work under Linux. However, as the information in the wiki is not always current, you should also consider inquiring about the device's status on the mailing list (but please search the archives first!).
If you have already purchased your DVB device but can not find mention of it in the wiki's supported device sections, it might be a good idea to search this wiki for the device's name or the manufacturer name -- Reason being: while there are indeed many DVB devices available on the market, the actual selection of hardware components that a manufacturer has to choose from when designing their device is limited. As a consequence of this fact, many DVB devices have a similar component constitution, and hence some information can usually be ascertained about any given unsupported device. Furthermore, sometimes you can even adopt the support provided for another device for your own currently unsupported device.
Gathering Information About Your Unidentified/Unsupported Device
Normally the device name and model are written somewhere on either the device itself, its box/packaging or, at the very least, listed in its manual. That may seem obvious enough, but a surprising number of devices are available with no or next to little in the way of model identification. In those latter cases, your first starting points should be to perform the following steps:
A. With the device NOT installed within or attached to the system:
For PCI or PCIe based devices, see if there are any written text/numerical markings printed on the device's IC components or directly on the board itself -- basically any visual clues that will help others identify a card.
For USB based devices, as they tend to be completely encased, it is difficult, if not impossible, to make any visual identifications of components used in the device's design without resorting to physically prying it open. The degree of difficulty of undertaking such a task can vary greatly, but in most cases the user can, with patience and care, find a way to non-destructively disassemble the device. Nonetheless, anyone attempting such a venture should be prepared to fully accept the consequences of their own actions in the event of an unsuccessful attempt. If you are not willing to do so, proceed to step "B".
B. With the device installed within or attached to the system:
For PCI or PCIe based devices, the output of the following commands may be able to aide you in making a determination
$ /sbin/lspci -v
$ /sbin/lspci -vnn
In the output from those commands, look for lines with
Multimedia video controller: ... Multimedia controller: ...
or "Multimedia adapters" or something similar. Of particular interest is the subsystem ID for that entry.
Similarily, for USB devices, look at the output generated from the command
$ /sbin/lsusb -v
C. Consult the Mailing Lists
Send the information obtained from steps "A" and "B" to the mailing lists, but please first do a search through their archives to make sure that this hasn't been submitted previously --- a simple way to check if this has been the case is to search the archives for your device's subsystem ID (as determined in step "B").
D. More preliminary steps you can take in finding whether support for your device exists or not
- Try a google search -- try various combinations of your devices name, the term "Linux" and/or "how to", and the device's subsystem ID as your searches keywords .... there may be support for your device offered outside of LinuxTV's support.
- There are likely also a number of websites (outside of the LinuxTV wiki) that track hardware support -- For example, you can take a look at http://hardware4linux.info/type/87/ to see the note for the different devices.


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The Peach State colleges may not have had the same success as their neighbors to the West in football or to the North in basketball, but they are in professional golf tournaments.
Take this stat from @RivalsCup (a great follow if you are a fan of the PGA Tour and/or college golf) following this past weekends RBC Heritage won by Georgia Tech alum Matt Kuchar.
30% (7 of 23) of all official @PGATOUR events this season have been won by either @GT_GOLF or @GeorgiaGolf1Rivals Cup tracks money won and FedEx Cup points of each college golf program on the PGA Tour. Last year, Georgia Tech finished first in money won with Georgia finishing second. So far in 2014 its the Bulldogs at number one with the Yellow Jackets number two. Both programs have 10 alumni who have won money on the PGA Tour this season.
— Rivals Cup (@RivalsCup) April 21, 2014
This past weekend, the current college squads at Tech and Georgia squared off in Match Play with the Jackets winning 5-1. Both teams are ranked in the top six nationally with the NCAA Championship starting in about a month.


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Maybe it's the unrelenting heat, or the enthusiastic squid boning we all just learned about together, but I have Prince on the brain.
If you guys feel "not so fresh" at any point this weekend, go ahead and take the advice provided in the seminal film Purple Rain (1984), which is to submerge yourself in the cool, cleansing waters of Lake Minnetonka. WAIT! That ain't Lake Minnetonka.
Don't get my seat all wet.
See you next Saturday!
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Chat replay: Eddie Sefko answers Mavericks questions
Eddie Sefko, Mavericks beat writer for SportsDayDFW.com and The Dallas Morning News, answered your questions about the team in a live chat at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
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Cactus Garden
With a living collection of over 800 kinds of cacti, the Arboretum has become a center for the study of this family of desert plants. Most of the 800 species are displayed in the Cactus Garden and in the cactus greenhouse at the Smith Interpretive Center
Cacti are inseparably linked with the Sonoran Desert landscape; their many sizes and bizarre shapes may go far beyond our mental image of a typical cactus. There are skyscraper saguaros; paddle-shaped prickly pears; twisted, tree-like chollas; diminutive pincushions; globular barrels; and squat, branched hedgehogs. The Boyce Thompson hedgehog cactus was first identified at the Arboretum. Specimens can be seen along the trail in the Sonoran Desert Upland Natural Area.
To survive in a harsh environment has its biological costs. Many species of North and South American cacti have developed effective ways of storing and conserving water, but at the cost of scarificed growth. During infrequent rains, cacti gorge themselves, sucking up water with widespread, shallow roots. Fluted fleshy stems quickly expand to store the precious fluid. Waxy skins seal moist interiors from the sun and drying winds.
Shaped and arranged differently in each species, abundant spines and stiff hairs cast a partial and ever-changing shade over the stem, reducing heat gain. These sharp armaments also discourage browsing animals.
In spite of their harsh and forbidding appearance, cacti decorate the desert with some of its most exquisitely delicate and beautiful flowers. An immense white blossom emerges from a South American Trichocereus spachianus. Tough, thorny cacti yield delicate and beautiful blossoms. Blooms may last a single day, quickly withering to conserve precious water.
Taylor Family Legume Garden
Mesquite, peanuts, beans, alfalfa, clover, ironwood and palo verde are all members of the legume or pea family. Legumes are valuable plants in agriculture and the desert ecosystem because they add important nitrogen to the soil. The Arizona Palo Verde, Arizona's state tree, is flooded with bright yellow blossoms in April. In the dry season, the small leaves drop off to conserve water. Photosynthesizing green bark compensates for the early loss of leaves. The Taylor Family Desert Legume Garden displays and interprets arid-adapted legume trees, shrubs and herbs. Legumes are also economically important sources of timber, protein-rich food, oils, dyes and medicines.
The Arboretum is actively engaged in the experimental cultivation and propagation of economically important desert plants. Deserts and arid regions cover about 25% of the earth's land area. Worldwide, only one person in twenty is sustained by the deserts' biological productivity. As millions of acres of arable land disappear every year, deserts may yield food and fiber for a growing human population. Today, deserts are only marginally productive due to poor farming techniques, overgrazing livestock and inadequate conservation measures. With proper management and the wise use of plants and crops suited for these dry areas, deserts and semi-arid lands could yield more than they do now.
Demonstration Garden
The Arboretum's Demonstration Garden presents a series of water-efficient residential theme gardens such as the one above. These exhibits show how a variety of drought-tolerant and low-water demanding plants can create shade, shelter, color and privacy in urban settings. In this display area, people are encouraged to live in harmony with the desert by choosing appropriate plant species for home and business landscaping. The result is more efficient use of this region's dwindling water supply.
Wing Memorial Garden
Pictured above, the common myrtle has fragrant flowers, leaves, bark and berries that make it a popular drought-tolerant ornamental evergreen. Thyme, oregano, dill, rosemary, chamomile along with dozens of other herbs, flowers and aromatic plants perfume the grounds of the former Clevenger homestead. Through the ages, herbs flavored food, enlivened wines, scented homes and healed the sick with soothing balms and tonics. Today, herbs are still used in many of the same ways.