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BOULDER -- Boulder County election workers are reviewing 3,262 provisional ballots to determine whether those voters were eligible to cast those ballots in Tuesday's election.
Provisional ballots that are verified will be added to the as-yet-unofficial tallies the Boulder County Clerk and Recorder's Office announced on Wednesday morning, when it reported having counted 174,364 voters' ballots in this year's election.
Brad Turner, a spokesman for the clerk's office, said many of those provisional ballots were from voters who showed up at the polls during two weeks of early voting, or on Election Day itself, but who were on county records as having been sent a mail ballot.
Research must be done to ensure that a voter didn't cast two ballots.
"Once we check our records and confirm the mail ballot was never returned, the provisional ballot from the polling place will count," Turner said.
People also were allowed to vote provisionally on Election Day when records suggested they may already have cast ballots at one of the early-voting locations Boulder County provided between Oct. 22 and Nov. 2.
Others were given provisional ballots if they showed up at the wrong precinct polling place on Election Day, or if their names weren't in the precinct's poll book, or if they didn't have the proper identification with them.
Boulder County has until Nov. 20 to verify provisional ballots.
Boulder County Clerk and Recorder Hillary Hall said the number of provisional ballots in this year's election was "a little bit higher" than in past general elections. She said that may have been partly due to the numbers of first-time voters participating in the election, as well as because some of the county's designated precinct polling places were moved several to different locations.
Election officials have said the addition of verified provisional-ballot votes to the election tallies is unlikely to change the already-announced outcomes of any of the candidate contests or local issues on this year's Boulder County ballots.
An exception, though, may a $6.2 million bonding question for an Erie police and courts building. While unofficial final results from Weld and Boulder counties showed that measure losing by 29 votes, that could change as those counties' clerks process provisional ballots and problematic mail-in ballots from Erie voters.
On a countywide basis, Turner said Friday, at least 2,507 ballots will be added to the 174,364 unofficial total reported the day after the election, including ballots received by mail or email from voters serving in the military or from civilians temporarily living overseas.
Another 972 mail ballots may be counted in the final tally, if the voters who returned those ballots provide the necessary envelope signatures, or help election workers clear up signature discrepancies, or provide IDs if they were required. Those voters have been notified that they have to take care of those signature or ID problems by this coming Wednesday for their votes to be counted.
Boulder County also is still waiting for as many as 505 more completed ballots from military and overseas-civilian voters who'd requested them. Those ballots will count if they were postmarked no later than Election Day and the county gets them back by the end of the day on Wednesday.
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Saturday, Nov. 24, was not only Small BusineDay in Clinton.
Businesses offered specials, while two art-based businesses also offered workshops, Breast Intentions 01510 hosted a Shop Your Tatas event, the Strand Theatre showed "Muppets Christmas Carol," town hall hosted its holiday party and there was a tree lighting in Central Park.
It was also the day when many businesses debuted their holiday decorations, which will be voted on by customers through mid-December and a winner crowned.
Click on the attached link to view some of the photos from the day. See the Friday, Nov. 30 Item for a story on the day.

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Read about SILC research and researchers in the press, as well as noteworthy accomplishments.
SILC Press for 2017
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♦ SILC Faculty Member and PI, Nora Newcombe, was interviewed for BOLD: Kim, Meeri (August 25, 2017). The connection between spatial intelligence and STEM. BOLD: Blog on Learning & Development. Retrieved on September 2, 2017.
♦ SILC Faculty Member, Kenneth Forbus, and his research and development of Sketch Worksheets software was highlighted in the article: (April 14, 2017). Helping Students Learn by Sketching: Sketch Worksheets software analyzes and provides feedback on student sketches. Northwestern University, EECS, Department News (on-line). Retrieved April 17, 2017.
To read more in-depth coverage, please see the recent publication (Early View):
Forbus, K. D., Chang, M., McLure, M. and Usher, M. (2017). The Cognitive Science of Sketch Worksheets. Topics in Cognitive Science. DOI: 10.1111/tops.12262.
♦ SILC PI, Nora S. Newcombe was published in the British Psychological Society's The Psychologist highlighting SILC research in the article Building spatial skills in preschool. [complete citation forthcoming]
SILC Press for 2016
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♦ SILC PI, Nora S. Newcombe, and SILC research are highlighted in this recent article:
O'Connor, M. R. (September 22, 2016). For Kids, Learning Is Moving: Children's brain development is fueled when they find their own way. Nautilus (on-line). Retrieved September 22, 2016.
♦ SILC Alumni Members, Kristin Gagnier and Kelly Fisher, contributed to two on-line articles on Spatial Thinking:
Gagnier, K. and Fisher, K. (July 15, 2016). Spatial Thinking: A missing building block in STEM education. Institute for Education Policy, The Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
The Science of Learning Institute (July 19, 2016). Helping Your Child Develop Skills for Math and Science. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
♦ SILC PI, Nora S. Newcombe was interviewed for an education blog post:
- Felton, Emmanuel (May 12, 2016). Are Teachers Being Taught Bad Science? Education Week: Teacher Beat (on-line). Retrieved May 13, 2016.
SILC Press for 2015
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♦ SILC PI, Nora S. Newcombe, was cited in on-line press coverage of SILC Research:
Kris, Deborah Farmer (December 16, 2015). Steps to Help Foster a Preschooler's Spatial Reasoning Skills, KQED News on-line. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
♦ Coverage about SILC research on how math interaction at home cultivates positive effects at school. The research paper: Berkowitz, T., Schaeffer, M. W., Maloney, E. A., Peterson, L., Gregor, C., Levine, S. C., & Beilock, S. L. (2015). Math at home adds up to achievement in school. Science, 350(6257), 196-198. [DOI] (Retrieved October 8, 2015)
Press Coverage:
- Allen, S. (October 8, 2015). Math story time at home bolsters achievement in school. UChicagoNews (on-line). (Retrieved October 8, 2015)
- Westervelt, E. (October 8, 2015). Where The Wild Fractions Are: The Power Of A Bedtime (Math) Story. National Public Radio (on-line). (Retrieved October 9, 2015).
SILC Press for 2014
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♦ Miller, Greg (October 6, 2014). Beyond the Nobel: What Scientists Are Learning About How Your Brain Navigates. Wired. Retrieved October 9, 2014. SILC Faculty Member Russell Epstein and SILC Research on "the way people navigate through space and orient to their surroundings" are highlighted in this article.
♦ Spatial Cognition 2014, Bremen, Germany, chose SILC Graduate Student, Linsey Smith (Northwestern University), to receive the best student paper award. The award, provided by the Cognitive Science Society, is for the following paper:
Smith, L. A., Ping, R. M., Matlen, B. J., Goldwater, M. B., Gentner, D. (SILC Co-PI), Levine, S. (SILC Co-PI) (2014). Mechanisms of spatial learning: Teaching children geometric categories. C. Freksa, B. Nebel, M. Hegarty, & T. Barkowsky (Eds.), Spatial Cognition IX: International Conference, Spatial Cognition 2014, Bremen, Germany, September 15-19, 2014. Proceedings, LNCS 8684, 325-337. [DOI]
Congratulations, Linsey and to all the co-authors!
Retrieved September 23, 2014.
See the August 2014 SILC Showcase highlighting this research:http://bit.ly/UC6nuM.
SILC Press for 2013
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♦ December 5, 2013. Documentary, Where am I, premieres on CBC Television's series The Nature of Things. Several SILC members including SILC Faculty Member and PI, Nora S. Newcombe are featured in the film, which highlights the skills used that help us navigate the world. (Retrieved December 5, 2014). This program was dubbed in German later on and appeared on German Television. (Retrieved December 5, 2014). Visit our Media page for a look at the Trailer. See DreamFilm's webpage for this show: http://dreamfilm.ca/film/where-am-i/.
♦ Two of our SILC Faculty Members: Bob Kolvoord and David H. Uttal and two of our Spatial Network Members: Sarah Bednarz and Phil Gersmehl contributed to a book written by fellow Spatial Network Member, Diana Sinton. The People's Guide to Spatial Thinking is now available from the National Council for Geographic Education.
♦ Flam, F. (November 15, 2013). Lost in space: Is it possible to reprogram your spatial intelligence? Newsworks-The Pulse (on-linei). Radio article featuring Nora S. Newcombe (SILC PI) and Kristin Gagnier (SILC Postdoc). Also listed on our Talks & Interviews page. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
SILC Press for 2012
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♦ Clifford, Stephanie (December 3, 2012). More Dads Buy the Toys, So Barbie, and Stores, Get Makeovers. Susan Levine (Co-PI) and SILC-funded research is mentioned in this article. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
♦ Fischer, Kim (July 31, 2012). Spatial skills may be improved through training, new review finds. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
♦ SILC's research helped inform Providence Children's Museum's new exhibit: ThinkSpace. See their blog about the exhibit: http://providencechildrensmuseum.blogspot.com/search/label/ThinkSpace. Retrieved December 6, 2012. Our PI, Nora Newcombe, and our SILC website are referenced at the bottom of one of their blog articles here. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
SILC Press for 2011
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♦ Press coverage for SILC generated research on: Children's spatial thinking: Does talk about the spatial world matter? by Shannon M. Pruden, Susan C. Levine (Co-PI) and Janellen Huttenlocher. [DOI]. Retrieved March 28, 2012:
- Using words like big and small teaches infants spatial skills (The Telegraph)
- Study: Early spatial term use important (UPI.com)
- Talking About Size, Shape May Aid Math Skills (US News and World Report)
- Study: Early spatial term use important (dalje.com)
- Talking About Size, Shape May Aid Math Skills (DoctorsLounge)
SILC Press for 2010
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♦ Press coverage for the SILC-generated research on the article: Carlson, L. A., Hölscher, C., Shipley, T. F. and Dalton, R. C. (2010). Getting Lost in Buildings. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 19(5), 284-289. [doi: 10.1177/0963721410383243] (Retrieved: September 1, 2011):
SILC Press for 2009
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♦ Advertisement approved by the IRB (Posting Date: November 18, 2009):
Want to help scientists help you? Researchers at the Spatial Intelligence and Learning Center (SILC) are gathering a corpus of sketches using CogSketch. CogSketch is the sketch understanding software that we are creating, which is available for free from our web site. It has two purposes. First, we are using it to explore how people reason and learn. Second, we are exploring how to incorporate sketching into education, to improve student learning. By gathering people's sketches, scientists will be able to do analyses that will help them with both of these missions. If you want to participate, all you have to do is download CogSketch, and indicate your acceptance when you install the software. (If you change your mind, there is a "Phone Home" setting in the software preferences.)
SILC Press for 2008
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♦ Portal of Science and Technology: Dong Nai: Science News (Posting Date:?). Baby boys may show spatial supremacy: Male superiority on mental rotation tasks may develop within a few months after birth. This article quotes both Susan Levine (Co-PI) and Nora Newcombe (PI).
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• La Jolla Christmas Parade and Holiday Festival chairwoman Ann Kerr-Bache urged trustees and members of the public to ramp up fundraising efforts to ensure the annual December celebration can go on as scheduled.
"We are about $24,000 short," she said. "We were not as able to get as much money from some of our other sources. Everybody is looking for money, as everybody knows. Nonetheless, we have a lot of response from the community."
Sponsors who donate $2,000 or more will get their name or business listed on the official poster for the event, as well as publicity on the parade program and website.
"Really, by the 15th, if we don't have the money that we need, it comes the time when we have to pay for the port-a-potties and all that stuff, and if we don't have the money, we will have to cancel the parade, but I'm hopeful," she said.
The celebration, themed "Christmas in the Village," will host a number of fun, family-friendly sights and activities, including more than 60 horses, eight live bands, a Wells Fargo stagecoach, a corral of antique tractors, arts and craft booths, and the annual flyover and parade.
"It's cheap advertising," said Kerr-Bache. "If [businesses] want to have a banner carried down the parade, it's only $500 and if they just want their name in the program it's anywhere between $1 and $400."
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• San Diego Fire Capt. James Lang and his Fire Station 13 crew paid a visit to LJTC trustees with fire-safety tips for the holidays.
"Typically, in November and December, we see an increased amount of kitchen fires," he said. "Sometimes, people get over their comfort level, I think, with the holiday cooking, and people are more often indoors."
He urged residents who use unstable frying equipment to be cautious and recommended that someone always attend food that is still cooking.
Town council news/events
• New trustees Ruth Yansick, Ron Jones, Ramin Pourteymour and Tom Goodman were sworn in as new LJTC trustees.
• The next LJTC SunSetter will take place at Beaumont's, 5662 La Jolla Blvd., from 5 to 7 p.m. on Nov. 15. Entrance is $10 for nonmembers, $5 for members, and free for new members who sign up and pay dues at the door.
Around the community
• The Challenged Athletes Foundation was successful in raising $2.7 million during the nonprofit's annual triathlon challenge at La Jolla Cove on Oct. 24. Funds raised from the event will fund adaptive sports equipment, training and competition expenses for individuals with physical challenges to live a full and active lifestyle.
"That is really a fantastic fundraising event and a fantastic organization," said LJTC trustee Egon Kafka. "Everybody had fun, this raised a lot of money for a great cause, and they are so thankful to our community for hosting this event."
• San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) recently held a stakeholder meeting to discuss the Mid-Coast Corridor Transit line project, which will provide light-rail transportation along the coast to University City, announced County Supervisor Ron Roberts' representative Sterling McHale.
"It is currently at about $1.7 to $2 billion in total cost. We have $1 billion secured, and we continue to lobby the federal government for that moving forward," he said.
SANDAG's public comment period for the project will be announced as soon as dates are scheduled.
• Streetscape Committee member Kafka announced some of the planters throughout the Village have been replaced to prevent die off. Also, holiday décor, including a "seasons greeting" sign at the entrance to the Village is in the works, pending funding for the projects.
"With the parade being touch-and-go here, that's where we really need to concentrate funding on, but somehow or other, we'll get the seasons greeting sign on the pedestrian bridge," he said. "I honestly don't know what the resources will come for that, but we will do that and the next order of business, if we could, would be to put up décor coming up the line on Torrey Pines there, but, again, the parade needs to take first precedence."


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SAN JOSE, CA AND CAMBRIDGE, UK – Oct. 21, 2009 - Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS), the leader in global electronic design innovation, and ARM. [(LSE: ARM); (Nasdaq: ARMH)] today announced that the two companies have entered into a strategic collaboration to create the next-generation SoC design flow, significantly accelerating time-to-market and lowering the cost of SoC integration and verification. Under the terms of the agreement, the Cadence® Chip Planning System and Cadence Incisive® Functional Verification solutions will be combined with ARM® AMBA® Designer, Performance Exploration tools and Network Interconnect IP.
"Both ARM and Cadence have developed techniques to give our customers better methods to optimize SoC integration architectures and IP selection, and provide Verification IP (VIP)-based automation to speed both performance and functional verification time," said Steve Glaser, corporate vice president, Strategy and Planning at Cadence Design Systems. "With the evolution of ever more complex multimedia and multiprocessor SoC, there is a compelling need to find new ways to specify, optimize and verify both the performance and functionality of the SoC interconnect and the full SoC assembly."
"ARM and Cadence expect our customers to achieve major efficiency savings through the integration of both AMBA system IP and associated Cadence and AMBA design tools," said Michael Dimelow, director of marketing, ARM. "Early estimation of the power and cost of selected IP components enables customers to perform 'what if' calculations to optimize their SoC architectures. Generated traffic profiles from the AMBA Verification Performance Evaluation (VPE) tool rapidly tune the AMBA network interconnect performance, and Cadence metric-driven VIP ensures functional integrity of the integrated IP at SoC level."
The capabilities and benefits of the combined tools flow will be demonstrated for the first time in the Cadence booth at the TechCon3 conference at the San Jose Convention Center, being held October 21-23. The companies plan to deliver increasingly integrated solutions to joint customers in multiple phases through 2010.
About Cadence
Cadence enables global electronic design innovation and plays an essential role in the creation of today's integrated circuits and electronics. Customers use Cadence software and hardware, methodologies, and services to design and verify advanced semiconductors, consumer electronics, networking and telecommunications equipment, and computer systems. The company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with sales offices, design centers, and research facilities around the world to serve the global electronics industry. More information about the company, its products, and services is available at www.cadence.com.
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ARM designs the technology that lies at the heart of advanced digital products, from wireless, networking and consumer entertainment solutions to imaging, automotive, security and storage devices. ARM's comprehensive product offering includes 32-bit RISC microprocessors, graphics processors, video engines, enabling software, cell libraries, embedded memories, high-speed connectivity products, peripherals and development tools. Combined with comprehensive design services, training, support and maintenance, and the company's broad Partner community, they provide a total system solution that offers a fast, reliable path to market for leading electronics companies. More information on ARM is available at http://www.arm.com/.
About AMBA and CoreSight
The ARM AMBA and CoreSight™ families of products deliver a range of system IP and tools to optimize ARM Cortex and Mali processor-based SoC designs. The product portfolio comprises network interconnect, SoC level debug and trace, dynamic memory and cache controller IP along with the configuration and performance exploration tools necessary to accelerate time to market. The AMBA and CoreSight families of products have been licensed by more than 40 leading semiconductor companies and are widely deployed across all consumer electronics product markets. These latest additions to the AMBA family raise the bar in both performance and ease of use. A white paper entitled "Traffic Management for Optimizing Media-Intensive SoCs" is available for download now.
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LEXINGTON, Va. – The 10th-ranked Washington and Lee men's lacrosse team scored the final three goals of the game to post an 11-9 victory over Franklin & Marshall on Saturday afternoon at Wilson Field.
The win snapped a three-game losing streak to the Diplomats (2-2) and improved the Generals to 5-1 overall on the season.
F&M jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the opening 10:35 of the game on the strength of two goals by senior midfielder A.J. Reichert (West Windsor, N.J./West Windsor-Plainsboro) and one by senior midfielder Tim Gaines (Lutherville, Md./St. Paul's School).
W&L then scored two goals in a span of 32 seconds to pull within 3-2 at the end of the first quarter. Sophomore attackman Cameron Dabir (Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich./Culver Academy) got things started when he scored unassisted at 0:48 and then he fed junior midfielder Joe Wood (Bronxville, N.Y./Bronxville) for a man-up goal with 16 seconds left in the period.
The Diplomats then scored two straight for a 5-2 lead, before senior attackman Mac Means (Sewickley, Pa./Sewickley Academy) ended the first half scoring with a goal off an assist from senior midfielder Cooper Brown (Baltimore, Md./Gilman) at the 1:38 mark of the second quarter.
F&M reassumed a 3-goal lead when junior attackman Billy Kempner (Seaford, N.Y./Seaford) scored off an assist from first-year attackman Michael Bossidy (New Canaan, Conn./New Canaan) just 5:54 into the third period, but the Generals retaliated with 2-straight tallies to pull within one goal (6-5) with 6:19 left in the period. Dabir scored from Brown at the 7:17 mark and Wood found rope from sophomore midfielder Garrett Paglia (Forest Hill, Md./Gilman) just 58 seconds later.
The Diplomats once again took a 2-goal lead on the second goal of the day by senior midfielder Sean Kenny (Gladstone, N.J./Bernards) with 5:24 left in the third period, but the Generals closed the quarter with 3-straight goals to assume an 8-7 lead heading into the final quarter. Means scored the first goal unassisted at the 4:02 mark and Paglia scored man-up from Dabir at 1:19 to knot the game at 8-8. Sophomore attackman Alex Owen (Westwood, Mass./Noble and Greenough) completed the run with a goal off a Dabir assist just 14 seconds later.
Franklin & Marshall began the fourth period with two goals to take the lead back (9-8), but W&L began its game-ending run with 8:36 left when junior midfielder Tim Werner (Westfield, N.J./St. Anne's-Belfield) scored man-up from Means. Means then scored man-up from Wood at 5:23, and Wood scored man-up from senior midfielder Jack Switala (Lloyd Harbor, N.Y./Cold Spring Harbor) with 2:57 left to give the Generals a two-goal cushion and the win.
The teams each took 34 shots, while F&M held a 36-34 edge on ground balls. Each team took 12 faceoffs, but the difference was penalties. F&M was whistled for 10 fouls totaling 6:30 and the Generals committed just two penalities for 1:00. All told, W&L finished 5-for-9 on extra-man, while F&M finished 1-for-2.
Dabir tallied two goals and three assists, while Means and Wood both finished with three goals and one assist to lead W&L. Paglia had one goal and one assist and Brown notched two helpers. Sophomore Warren Berenis (Ocoee, Fla./Lake Highland Prep) totaled 12 saves in 60 minutes between the pipes.
Reichert and Kenny scored two goals each to lead the Diplomats. Kempner added one goal and one assist. Junior Cameron Setian (Williamsburg, Va./Walsingham Academy) played the duration in goal and made 12 saves.
Washington and Lee returns to action on Saturday when it hosts Randolph-Macon for a 1:00 pm contest.


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Here's an interesting clip that has just shown up on YouTube... a very poor quality clip (obviously recorded by somebody's cell phone camera) of the Looney Tunes apparently telling the audience about movie theater etiquette before the picture begins. It originates from Japan (the user who posted it on YouTube says it ran before a showing of "Shrek the Third"). No idea what they are saying, but it makes me jealous that some folks get to see the LT characters before the movie begins... and all I get to see here are endless Pepsi and car commercials.
Anyone have more info? Or a higher quality clip?
Thursday, July 12, 2007
3 comments:
- J.E.Daniels said...
That bit of animation intrigues me.
I can't quite clearly identify who directed that spot, but the animation looked great.
Wonder if there is plans for a NOrth America showing?
- July 12, 2007 at 11:36 PM
- John Pannozzi said...
In Japan, the Looney Tune characters are mascots for Warner Mycal Cinemas.
The WMC Japanese wikipedia page:
The official WMC site:
- July 13, 2007 at 10:26 AM
- jbwarner86 said...
I recognize that scene of the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote - a frame from it appeared in TV Guide a few years ago in their article about the 50 greatest cartoon characters ever.
- July 14, 2007 at 12:57 PM
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With the Braves coming to town for a crucial three-game series beginning tonight, we thought it made sense to look back at what has happened in the 12 games between the teams thus far:
Overall: Braves lead, 7-5
In Atlanta: Braves lead, 4-2
In Philadelphia: Series tied, 3-3
April 20: Braves 4, Phillies 3, 10 innings
Kyle Kendrick pitched eight scoreless innings, but Ryan Madson gave up three runs in the bottom of the ninth, including home runs to Troy Glaus and Jason Heyward. Nate McLouth homered off Jose Contreras in the 10th.
April 21: Phillies 2, Braves 0
Roy Halladay pitched a five-hit shutout, his first in the National League, and Raul Ibanez and Jayson Werth had RBI doubles.
April 22: Phillies 8, Atlanta 3
Jamie Moyer did not give up an earned run in six innings. Shane Victorino drove in two runs and Juan Castro had three hits. For the series, Phillies starting pitchers did not allow an earned run in a combined 23 innings.
May 7: Phillies 7, Braves 0
Jamie Moyer became the oldest pitcher in major league history to throw a shutout, allowing two hits and striking out five. He faced only one batter over the minimum. Jayson Werth's three-run homer sparked the offense.
May 8: Braves 4, Phillies 1
Six Braves relievers held the Phillies scoreless over 4 2/3innings to back up a spot start by reliever Kris Medlen. The Braves strung together three singles, a double and a sacrifice fly for three runs in the sixth inning.
May 9: Phillies 5, Braves 3
Placido Polanco, Jayson Werth and Shane Vicotorino each hit solo home runs, and the bullpen pitched four scoreless innings to rescue starter Cole Hamels. He went five innings, allowing eight hits and four walks, giving up only three runs, but dodged trouble several times.
May 31: Braves 9, Phillies 3
Joe Blanton allowed six runs and the Braves moved into first place by a half-game with the victory. Atlanta won its sixth straight and made up 7 1/2 games in the NL East in 2 weeks.
June 1: Braves 7, Phillies 3
Troy Glaus hit a three-run homer in the first off Cole Hamels, and Tim Hudson allowed two runs in six innings for his fifth straight win. The Phillies lost for the eighth time in 10 games.
June 2: Braves 2, Phillies 1
Omar Infante singled in the eighth inning off Jose Contreras and Billy Wagner pitched a scoreless ninth to earn the save as the Braves finished off the sweep. Derek Lowe went eight innings, allowing six hits and a run.
July 5: Phillies 3, Braves 1
Roy Halladay needed just 93 pitches for his second consecutive complete game and seventh of the season. He allowed five hits and struck out seven. Greg Dobbs hit a two-run homer for all the run support Halladay would need.
July 6: Braves 6, Phillies 3, 11 innings
Matt Diaz hit a tiebreaking double and Eric Hinske hit a two-run homer as the Braves scored three runs in the 11th inning. The Phillies had just three hits, including a two-run homer by Raul Ibanez in the first inning.
July 7: Braves 7, Phillies 5
Jamie Moyer allowed seven runs, including six in the sixth, as the Braves upped their NL East lead to six games over the Phillies, who lost for the seventh time in 10 games. It was the furthest the Phillies had been out of first place since their miraculous finish to the 2007 season when they caught the Mets.


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Sophia Bush is sporting a new tattoo, courtesy of Speakeasy Custom Tattoo in Wicker Park.
The "One Tree Hill" actress – who is in town filming the "Chicago Fire" spinoff "Chicago PD" – visited Speakeasy Sunday to get an equal sign tattooed onto her left ring finger in support of equal rights. She was joined by DJ duo The Jane Doze.
"Remember that time @thejanedoze and I were gonna get tattooed in SF?" Bush wrote on her Instagram account Sunday. "Well ... #Chicago did it for us.… Thanks @HeathRave. We (love) you. #SpeakeasyTattoo."
Speakeasy tattoo artist Heath Rave confirmed that he tattooed Bush and the members of The Jane Doze, who performed Friday at Debonair Social Club.
"the tattoo is white," Bush said of her ink Monday on Instagram, where she also posted a photo of the tattoo. "the pride is a rainbow. this fight matters. I am so grateful to love, be loved, and witness the love of others. and our love is the same love. Macklemore on repeat today. #samelove #equalitymatters"
Bush and The Jane Doze also visited Dose Market, which took place Sunday at the 1st Ward inside Chop Shop in Wicker Park.
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As our series on SQL Server data warehouse & BI for DBAs continues, I want to now switch to data integration, or ETL, with SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS). Previously, I've scratched the surface on some things to look for, monitor and links to further reading on Reporting Services and Analysis Services. Now let's touch on SSIS for Integration Services. I'll come back around with a second round for some other areas that DBAs need to be aware of in terms of all 3 SQL Server BI/DW tools that are in the SQL Server box (SSIS, SSRS, SSAS) but let's start here with SSIS today.
I'll talk about 3 common areas for DBAs with SSIS:
1. Monitoring SSIS
SSIS is not just for ETL for moving data into data warehouses. It's also not only for data integration, such as from other systems (and other database types) into SQL Server. For that matter, you can even more data into Oracle, Teradata or other databases with SSIS. DBAs also use SSIS frequently for tasks such as exporting and importing data with Excel or text files. It is used to move database logins and other database objects.
But when you are responsible for the daily care & feeding of an SSIS package that was deployed into production and developer by an ETL developer, you are now in charge of monitoring the health and success of that workflow. You can use Perfmon to monitor pipeline buffers (more on this below and from SQL CAT below) from SSIS executions and I recommend capturing those through tools like data collectors because your jobs will likely run overnight and you can then capture history and monitor that over time for spikes and trends. I like this MSSQLTIPS entry on SSIS Perfmon counters for more.
Errors, failures and logs from the package executions will depend on how the SSIS developer configured the package. They can use events in the package to log to a table or file, which is a good practice, or you can view the job success/failure in the activity monitor for the job. Default logging from the SSIS package should be enabled by the developer before deploying into production such that errors are logged to a target like a flat file or table. You can use the BOL entry on this option and make sure that the logging is working in production, not just in development or staging. I've seen that not be the case many times. Although this is not a blog post on SSIS development, I do want to point you to the Codeplex community site for SSIS, which includes some example projects that make error logging a bit easier on the developer. Once in production, you'll be thankful for the additional log messages!
2. Scheduling SSIS
After the SSIS package is developed in BIDS and then deployed, you can store it either in MSDB or on the file system. As the pic below indicates, you can then schedule the job to run on a schedule from SQL Server Agent Jobs. Just as something of a note that I see often, you'll want to make sure that the jobs have nice long descriptive names so that you can see at a glance from your job activities that they are ETL jobs, data integration, maintenance plans, backup jobs, etc. You can control the job security roles and run package manually by logging into the SQL Server Integration Services service from SSMS.
A common practice that I see a lot and works very well is that when you have a sequence of SSIS jobs that need to run serially, is to create a master "controlling" job to call the subsequent SSIS package jobs as described in the BIDN website which was started up by the folks at Pragmatic Works. With this technique, you won't need to sequence these from the SQL Agent jobs control and have separate configuration files for multiple packages. That being said, there is much more work that the developer needs to go through that the link I gave you above helps to describe.
3. Changing SSIS Workflows & Configurations
The SSIS developer will hopefully have utilized package variables that give you flexibility to configure file names, locations and other parameters so that the package does not need to be modified in a BIDS development environment. For a DBA, the ability to configure the package at run time is crucial. The developer can enable package configurations from the Control Flow surface in BIDS with right-click selection Package Configurations.
As you can see in this dialog box, the configurations can be stored and configured from a range of choices like XML file, registry entry, SQL table, etc.
I don't have the space or time in this posting to talk about best practices with SSIS workflows. As always, I'll point you to the seminal experts on SQL Server best practices, the SQL CAT team here with their top-10 list of SSIS best practices. As a DBA, you may not need to use all of that information. But an important note in there is the point that many SSIS workflows are performed in memory in the SSIS pipeline. So you will see a spike in memory consumption from the SSIS execution. What you'll really want to look for in most common cases with SSIS, which is used as an ETL tool for loading data warehouses, will be failed executions of the packages, updates and inserts from the log files.


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BANGKOK (AP) — Oil consolidated above $106 a barrel Thursday after U.S. crude supplies fell for a third straight week, a sign of increased demand in the world's largest energy consumer.
Benchmark crude for August delivery was down 13 cents at $106.35 a barrel at midafternoon Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract gained 48 cents to settle at $106.48 in New York on Wednesday.
Despite cooling economic growth in China, the price of oil was underpinned by another sizable decline in U.S. oil supplies. The U.S. crude inventory fell by 6.9 million barrels last week, bringing the three-week decline to 27.1 million barrels, the Energy Department said.
That was somewhat offset by a sharp decline in gasoline demand compared with last week. Gasoline consumption fell by 570,000 barrels from a week ago, when demand was boosted by drivers hitting the road for the July Fourth holiday. Gasoline supplies rose by 3.1 million barrels.
Analysts expected a decline of 2.5 million barrels in crude oil supplies and no change in gasoline supplies, according to a survey by Platts, the energy information arm of McGraw-Hill Cos.
In London, Brent crude fell 16 cents to $108.46 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange.
In other energy futures trading on Nymex:
— Wholesale gasoline fell 1.7 cents to $3.036 a gallon.
— Heating oil rose 0.4 cent to $3.075 a gallon.
— Natural gas dropped 0.2 cent at $3.627 per 1,000 cubic feet.


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Will Your Child's Teeth Rot From Halloween Candy?
By Dr. Harold Katz - Bad Breath Expert
Posted: September 28, 2009
It is reaching that moment of the year where children's consumption of sugar is likely to increase highly. The average American eats 25 pounds of candy annually, with a high percentage of it being eating on Halloween.
When one is consuming chocolate, hard candy, taffy, and other sweets, it is difficult to maintain good oral health. Dr. Harold Katz, the "Bad Breath Doctor" disperses tips on how to avoid rotting one's teeth from celebrating Halloween. Instead of having the scariest breath, why not have the scariest costume instead?
According to Dr. Katz, "Halloween is where candy makers go to town on your kids' teeth. It's not like their intention is to rot your children`s teeth, but it may as well be with all the problems that habitual and even binge-based candy consumption can cause."
With that said, here are some good tips to avoid those unwanted cavities:
- Once your child brings home their Halloween candy, take control of it and dole it out to them over time
- If you are comfortable doing so, deny your kids the most offensive of the candies they bring home to avoid cavities (all-day suckers, jolly ranchers, jaw breakers, large lollipops, taffy, roll-ups, gummy sweets)
- Make sure your child brushes and flosses after consuming these goodies, and before bed without exception
- Try sugarless gum or candy as an alternative, since it reduces the amount of bacteria in the mouth
- If you are the one giving out candy to kids, try to offer fun alternatives to candy like party favors, stickers, noisemakers, comic books, and so on.
- Since adults have their fun during Halloween too, they should try to avoid alcohol (since alcohol causes dry mouth, leading to bacterial bad breath, which is the worst kind of halitosis)
- Keep in mind that breath mints are really sugary candies, because they just taste sweet and do not necessarily mask bad breath (taste and smell are not the same senses!).
- Also, pay attention to what toothpaste/mouthwash your kids are using. It should not contain alcohol or Sodium Lauryl Sulfate.
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Skip to comments.MAXIMUM SECURITY FACILITY ON LOCKDOWN AS RACIAL TENSIONS RISE: Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio
Posted on 04/24/2012 1:28:18 PM PDT by hope
(Phoenix, AZ) Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio ordered parts of the maximum security 4th Avenue Jail be placed on indefinite lockdown as racial tensions rise tensions brought on by orders from the Mexican Mafia chieftains who appear to be trying to control the downtown jail. Arpaios move to lockdown the jail aims to protect not only officers but inmates as well. According to the Sheriffs jail intelligence unit, super max Mexican Mafia inmates housed in the closed custody unit of the 4th Avenue jail are putting out orders to all Hispanic inmates to refuse to be housed with black inmates. Chieftains, as they call themselves, are also demanding racial fig
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I'm reading The Hunger Games book 3 (Mockingjay). While perhaps not great/insightful literature, does depict a peon realizing the power elite are instigating civil war among the districts - and trying to alert combatants to their real foes. Reflection of reality is timely. A race war is being instigated, and regardless of realization of who's instigating it those involved may have little choice but to play out much of the scenario as planned by others.
Which raises the question: if a race war IS being instigated, how can it be averted and the instigators stopped, if not held accountable?
It's not the first time. Obama said Sgt. James Crowley "acted stupidly" and later called him and Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (black) to a beer summit at the White House
Then there's Eric Holder who dropped charges against the New Black Panthers in the voting intimidation case and called them "his people."
Now the Justice Dept. is litigating Jacksonville over "discrimination" for expecting black firefighters to be treated the same as whites or hispanics in taking a firefighters test.
Clearly the White House believes "their" people should be treated MUCH more fairly than others.
I'd stick them all the yard and let them kill each other. Just less criminals and savages to deal with.
Pigford, too
I love sheriff Joe. He is so right on all the time.
One cannot instigate a war among a population that is not receptive. Instigators and the willing population go hand in hand. I would even say that instigators rise among the willing population. This means that stopping instigators will only result in rise of other instigators, perhaps in greater numbers.
If you choose to go against instigators, as a palliative, the only way to do it successfully is by striking at their influence within their audience. Herman Cain, for example, was taken out in such a way.
But in the end removal of one instigator will only give rise to another - perhaps one that is more dangerous, with fewer chains to lose, with less capital to protect.
The only effective way to stop all this madness is by removing the discontent among the population. In this case, though, the discontent is internally generated. Generations of people grew up in permissive atmosphere, where everything is allowed and nothing is really prohibited. When such behavior is interdicted by the law the thugs suddenly turn their anger toward the society at large. In essence, these people want to either be free to steal and rob, or to riot because they are arrested for stealing and robbing. In either case their desired behavior does not fit a civilized society.
This means that the only way to remove the threat of racial violence is by changing the behavior of people who make those threats. Methods vary. Romans preferred mass executions along major roads; but this probably wouldn't be widely accepted today. (It worked, though.)
The most important change that I would do once I'm elected to be the President, I would prohibit payments to able-bodied people. If you want to be on social security you'd better have only one arm or only one leg... and even then it's debatable; Steven Hawking is working hard even though his situation is much worse.
Since people are now without means to live, I would immediately transfer the saved social security monies to public works projects, so that everyone can get a job there. It pays the same or more, but instead of paying you for watching TV whole day you will be building roads, pipelines, high voltage lines and everything else that the country needs. All this will be managed by private companies and closely watched by the government (because the government pays.)
Another avenue would be public education. Want to study? No problem. If you are smart enough (will be tested!) you can enroll in some educational facility, and you will be paid for that - as long as you pass the weekly tests. Fail, and your pay is lowered or removed altogether. Be a genius and your pay will be increased.
Finally, those who refuse to play along will be incarcerated for their crimes, or terminated. The society needs to protect itself, after all. Pretty soon there will be no "career criminals" left, physically.
The purpose of all these motions is to make sure that every able-bodied person WORKS. Work is what made an ape into a human. Leave a man alone and his mind wanders. With no religion to keep him on track, with no hard labor waiting for him in the field, without hunger in his belly people don't become painters or violinists as idealists predict. The distribution of geniuses and thugs is the same in all classes of the society. But if you are working 12 hours per day, it's difficult to find energy to go robbing houses all night. Eventually people realize that it is not even profitable to rob houses - anyone with a clue already knows that. Honest work is far more profitable, and far more safe.
So the problem is cultural. You can add more to this - for example the demise of the family, rise of a race-specific dialect. But as things stand right now, we have several societies on the territory of one country, and those societies are at war. Well, let me rephrase. One society preys on another. This cannot last; the predator will eventually bite more than the prey can shrug off.
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Search called off for missing Va. hiker
Search called off for missing Va. hiker
WEST AUGUSTA, Va. —
Authorities have called off the search for a Staunton man who went missing a week ago while hiking on Shenandoah Mountain.
Sixty-year-old Robert Fitzgerald dropped his cell phone while hiking on the Confederate Breastworks Trail with a friend on Nov. 11. Authorities believe he returned the next day to find the phone. He hasn't been seen since then.
A five-day search that began Thursday yielded no signs of Fitzgerald.
Billy Chrimes with the Virginia Department of Emergency Management tells The News-Leader that authorities decided Monday night to call off the search.


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2010: the year of food politics
A roundup of changes in the agricultural arena
2010 was quite a year in food, among other things. Some will honor it as the year homemade sausage finally came of age, or the year the school-garden movement exploded. Others will remember 2010 as the year KFC's Double Down sandwich made its glorious debut. Given the variety of food preferences in the country, you can hardly make an end-of-year food list to please everyone, so let's start with what a cross section of America thinks -- and eats.
A market research firm called Wakefield surveyed 1,000 Americans on what they felt was "the most significant food story of 2010." The top three stories all involved threats to food safety: the impact of the BP oil spill on seafood, the nationwide recall of eggs, and another recall of 35,000 pounds of beef after E. coli was detected at a Southern California distributor. This public perception made a food-safety bill especially timely, and after some procedural delays, Congress finally passed the bill Dec. 21. Its passage came on the heels of the landmark Child Nutrition Act, which had suffered no snags on its way to President Obama's desk.
Another important policy change occurred last February, when the U.S. Department of Agriculture modified its organic standards for beef and dairy. The new "Access to Pasture" rule, named after an infamous longstanding loophole in the organic standards, finally specified a minimum number of days per year that organic cattle must spend outdoors to qualify as organic. The requirement raises the bar most dramatically for the largest producers, forcing them to more truly live up to organic principles. For small milk and meat producers, and the consumers who are willing to pay a little extra for their product, this clarity is welcome.
In other bovine-product related developments, the USDA has apparently gotten serious about investigating the many ways that unregulated pharmaceuticals are getting into our meat and dairy. An April report by the USDA's Office of the Inspector General called out its own agency for its near total lack of oversight in recent, um, decades, and made recommendations for reform.
The Food and Drug Administration also finally released estimates in December -- for the first time ever -- of total antibiotic use in the nation's livestock industry. In 2009, that figure was 29 million pounds, most of it for non-therapeutic use such as spurring weight gain in animals. This is partly why there's an epidemic of antibiotic-resistant staph, or MRSA, in feedlots. The report expresses FDA's newfound intention to curb antibiotic use in agriculture.
Amid this climate of agency self-examination, my pick for the sleeper story of the year was broken by Colorado beekeeper Tom Theobald. Concerned about an abnormal 40 percent annual loss in his colonies, he began to suspect an agricultural chemical called clothianidin that was used in area cornfields. The Bayer-patented neurotoxin has been used in seed coatings since 2003, though Bayer's permission to market it was granted conditionally, dependent on the submission of evidence that it was safe for bees.
Theobald tracked down a lengthy correspondence between Bayer and the Environmental Protection Agency, in which Bayer repeatedly stalled and the EPA granted numerous extensions until Bayer finally conducted a study. That study was never released, and lay buried for years until Theobald, who was just trying to figure out what happened to his bees, finally found it online. The study, it turns out, was done in Canada (against agency rules) and was conducted so poorly that the results could not be considered conclusive, or even indicative, that clothianidin used on corn is safe for local bees.
Theobald wrote about this saga in Bee Culture in July of this year, and soon afterward received a phone call from the EPA saying his article had led to an internal investigation. That inquiry lead to a Nov. 2 memo in which the agency acknowledged the tragedy of errors that led to the permitted use of clothianidin, and admitted that scientists inside the EPA expressed concerns regarding bees as early as 2003, partly because a similar pesticide had recently caused bee die-offs in Europe.
Perhaps beekeepers could borrow from the playbook of the Center for Food Safety, which has used the National Environmental Policy Act to stop the planting of genetically modified crops in places where they endanger the livelihoods of local farmers. In one case, Monsanto appealed its way to the Supreme Court, each time losing to the argument that selling its experimental genetically modified alfalfa before the completion of an environmental impact study would endanger the rights of farmers to grow non-genetically modified alfalfa. In June, the Supreme Court demanded more USDA oversight and said that an environmental impact statement would have to be completed before the alfalfa could be commercialized.
Then this December, a federal judge ordered Monsanto's sugar beet division to destroy 258 acres of genetically modified sugar beets that were intended to produce seeds for 2012. Currently, 95 percent of the nation's sugar beets are grown from Monsanto's Roundup Ready seeds, popular because they save farmers the expense and hassle of spraying chemicals on the crop. Monsanto produces its sugar beet seeds on several properties in Oregon's Willamette valley, where the risk of wind-borne gene contamination is great. In his decision, Judge Jeffrey White ruled that Monsanto was endangering neighboring farmers who grow non-genetically modified seed.
On Dec. 21, however, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered another hearing to decide whether the genetically modified seeds should be destroyed. All victories, it seems, may be temporary.
Ari LeVaux is a contributor to Writers on the Range, an op ed service of High Country News (hcn.org). He writes about food from Las Placitas, New Mexico.
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Deep Basin Crappie Towns: A Reliable Strategy
The public access was almost empty when I pulled in. As I unloaded my four wheeler, I could see a few vehicles still on the ice, but for the most part, the lake was quieting down for the mid day lull.
Once on the ice, I pointed my rig toward the cluster of houses at the far end of the lake. As I zipped across the frozen surface, I couldn't help but wonder what I would find amongst the ice shelters today.
Once at the edge of the shanty town, I parked and began the process of looking for suspended fish. It was not hard to do as there were plenty of old, frozen over holes that allowed for me to pour a little water on the surface and get a reading through the ice.
It took some time but eventually, my Vexilar lit up with fish signals that were hovering just off of bottom. Although there are never any guarantees, I was quite sure these red marks were going to lead to another fine morning of deep basin crappie fishing.
It has been a lot of years since I first started targeting deep basin crappie towns in the winter. These clusters of houses are a common site across the Minnesota lakes that I fish and generally get quite a bit of fishing pressure in the low light periods. However, they often get little, if any fishing pressure, during the daylight hours.
There are reasons for the lack of daytime pressure in these crappie towns. First of all, many anglers are working during the day and hit the lake on their way home from their jobs.
I also believe that the traditional method of angling with minnows at dusk does not produce the same kind of results during the day. Crappie are a lot fussier about what they eat when the sun is high than they are when the sun hits the trees and the shadows are long.
From my experience, I have found that by using Euro larvae instead of minnows and by scaling down the presentation to ultra light line and sensitive rods, these fish can be caught during the daylight hours. The bite may not be as fast and furious as it is at night, but the crappie can usually be coaxed into accepting an easy meal.
I will admit that not every deep basin crappie town is going to have fish hanging around all day. Sometimes, they just plain disappear during the bright part of the day and do not come back until dusk
There are other times when they are in such a wandering mode that I can never keep up with them. Once I find them and drill a couple of holes, they disappear.
However, for the most part, I find that searching for suspended, deep basin crappie amongst a cluster of houses is a pretty easy way to go. Because of the nature of deep basin fish, they rarely leave the protection of their deep water sanctuary.
Targeting suspended fish in and amongst a cluster of houses is not foolproof. There are certain lakes and certain days when the process just does not work.
However, I have been successful with this strategy a hundred times over the years. Because of my track record, deep basin crappie fishing is always a consideration whenever I am putting together a game plan for my next outing.


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Here is the lion I wrote about earlier that is in the series that the monkey is in. His mouth also opens and his tail is moveable. It would be so nice if we could find more of this collection. But, like I said I've been searching for years and this was the first info I found about these guys. The catalog picture is great! What is the name of the catalog, and how did you find it? It is a fantastic find. Thank you both again.


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BERLIN (AP) — Greece's creditors will eventually have to write down the value of the country's debt further, but only after Athens has done the hard work of getting its budget into shape and reforming its economy, Germany's top central banker said Friday.
The comments from Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann, who is also a member of the European Central Bank's governing council, came days ahead of a meeting where Greece's partners in the euro are expected to sign off the release of the next batch of bailout cash that is needed to keep the country afloat.
Weidmann told a gathering of business leaders in Berlin that Greece's finances were an exception within the 17-nation eurozone because the country's debt level "is not sustainable."
However, he said that problem can only be fixed after the country's politicians deliver on the promises they have made to steer Greece back to financial health.
Weidmann insisted granting the country more debt relief now — a so-called haircut — would reduce the pressure on Athens and weaken its ambition to undertake the necessary reforms. It's a measure that the German government, a major contributor to the rescue effort, also opposes.
However, Weidmann said a haircut "will be necessary at the end" so Greece can "regain access to capital markets."
He hinted that Greece could be given a pledge as some sort of carrot now, promising that its eurozone creditors will eventually forgive some debt, giving Greek leaders a further incentive to push through reforms. The relief, however, would not come until all agreed measures are pushed through, he added.
"We have seen drastic reforms here, but they are not yet sufficient," Weidmann said. "The path that we have in front of us is still a long one."
Greece has been shut out of capital markets since its debt crisis erupted three years ago.
Earlier this year, Greece reached a deal with private creditors to wipe some €100 billion ($128 billion) off the national debt. But governments that have loaned money to Greece and other public-sector creditors were spared, and Greece's debt load is currently still growing as the country's economy continues to shrink — the country is headed for its sixth straight year of recession.
The plan agreed to earlier this year alongside the private sector write-down and another bailout with the eurozone and the International Monetary Fund was to reduce Greece's debt burden to 120 percent of its gross domestic product by 2020.
Those creditors so far pledged loans worth €240 billion, but a much deeper than expected recession and delays in implementing austerity measures and reforms have led to a bigger than anticipated budget shortfall. Few now expect Greece to meet that 2020 target now and that's raised concerns that Greece needs another €30 billion to cover the shortfall.
Eurozone finance ministers will meet Tuesday to discuss how to plug that shortfall and, above all, how to ensure Greece's debt — forecast to hit 190 percent of GDP next year — can be brought on track toward the 120 percent level that is considered sustainable.
Many economists say that Greece's public-sector creditors will eventually have to forgive some of the country's debt. That option, however, is unpalatable to many political leaders — not least Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel — because they loathe the idea of telling voters that billions in taxpayers' money will be lost.
"One might well wonder whether the leap of faith that one grants if a debt haircut is done today sets the right incentives now, or whether it would not make sense to promise a haircut, which will be necessary at the end to regain access to capital markets, for when the reforms — which are the actual goal — will have been implemented," Weidmann said.
"A haircut does not yet solve the problems. I can do a haircut today but if the budget as such is not sustainable then I'll be back in the same situation in 10 years," he added. "That wouldn't make sense."
Weidmann also argued that granting Greece debt relief now would in effect create moral hazard — leading to a situation in which leaders in other bailed-out nations, such as Portugal and Ireland, would no longer be able to push austerity measures and reforms through their parliaments.
"This is what is on my mind," Weidmann said. "That is, how can you maintain that pressure to act?"
"All measures that only provide financing can only buy time, the (crisis) causes can only be addressed by the politicians in those countries," he added.
At the same event Weidmann was speaking at, the head of Europe's rescue fund, Klaus Regling, defended Greece's achievements in slashing its budget and lowering labor costs. He said Greece's adjustment program is already tougher than most comparable previous IMF programs.
Juergen Baetz can be reached on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/jbaetz


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Equinox Demos
- 1 Nokia 9300 Communicator
- 2 SavaJe
Nokia 9300 Communicator
Local Machine Setup
The first thing you need to do is ensure that your machine can talk to your phone. We used Bluetooth for our communications. We also downloaded and installed the Nokia PC Suite so we could use the File Manager tool for transfering files from your local machine to the phone.
Java on the phone
The Java VM on the phone is J9 Personal Profile 1.0 (ppro10) Well, that was the VM on our phone. :-)
Java on your local machine
To make things easier, we set up the demos on our local machine, ensured they were working ok, and then transfered them to the phone. So the first thing we had to do was ensure that we had the right VM set up locally.
- First you need to download the Foundation 1.0/Personal Profile 1.0 VM.
- Add the VM as an Installed JRE (
Window -> Preferences -> Java -> Installed JREs).
- Add the 2 extra libraries as external JARs (
- Add the following default VM arg:
Running a Java application on the phone
- The file-system can be referenced like Windows with
D:drive is the memory card).
- The J9 VM is associated with the
.j9file-type. You create a
.j9file with all the command-line arguments for your application and then when you click on it in the file manager it will run J9.
- The file contains everything that you want on the command line except the reference to the VM executable. e.g.
-cp foo.jar com.Foo
- Note: any arguments after the class name on the commandline are passed to the class as arguments to the application and are not interpreted by the VM. Therefore if you are trying to set system properties, it should be done early in the command-line. e.g.
-Dfoo=bar -cp foo.jar com.Foo
- Use the file manager on the phone to select the
.j9. Opening it will launch the Java application.
Running an Eclipse Application on the phone
Since Eclipse uses an XML parser to read the registry and other files, you will need to get bundles that provides the XML Parser APIs. A good candidate for this are 2 bundles (
org.eclipse.ercp.xmlParserAPIs) which are included as part of the eRCP project. These two bundles are created as framework extensions so you need to tell OSGi about them by setting a system property:
Personal Profile EE
Now when you try and run, you will likely get an exception saying that OSGi couldn't match the required Execution Environment for some of the bundles. They are looking for the Founation 1.0 EE but the current VM doesn't match this. So we need to create a new profile which looks like this:
org.osgi.framework.system.packages = \ javax.microedition.io org.osgi.framework.bootdelegation = \ javax.microedition.io org.osgi.framework.executionenvironment = \ OSGi/Minimum-1.0,\ OSGi/Minimum-1.1,\ CDC-1.0/Foundation-1.0,\ CDC-1.0/PersonalProfile-1.0,\ CDC-1.1/PersonalProfile-1.1 osgi.java.profile.name = CDC-1.0/PersonalProfile-1.0
Next we need to set a system property for the new profile which contains a file URL to the location of the file:
Writing to the Console
C:/logs/j9vm- You must have this directory created or your Java application will hang when it tries to write something to
- When you run your Java application 2 files will be created in this directory, one for
System.errand one for
- The files will be named
- Output will always be to this directory, even if your JAR files are on a different drive.
- j9 -io:host:port
- console telnet
In order to set up the phone for a demo, we wanted an IP address. The best way to do this (since you don't know where you are going to give a demo or the network status when you are at that location) is to set up an adhoc network on your local machine and then connect to it from the phone.
We also have a SavaJe phone...haven't done anything very cool with it yet though.
Writing a Midlet
Local Machine Setup
We want to write a simple Midlet for the Jasper S20 phone. First, we need a suitable development environment to write, and test, the midlet locally on our machine. To do this, we installed Eclipse ME, a plugin for Eclipse. As the homepage states, you can install this plugin really easily by setting a remote site, with http://eclipseme.org/updates/ as the URL.
Using Eclipse ME
Once you have EcliseME installed, you'll need to set it up. The website provides good documentation, but here are some highlights
- You'll need to set up at least one device configuation. (
Window -> Preferences -> J2ME -> Device Management -> Import)
- In our case, we got the configuration file from the Midlet Toolkit 1.0 that came with the developper version of the phone. We chose the configuration with the name SavaJePhoneA
- EclipseME will add options to create a new Midlet Suite, and to create a new Midlet.
Deploying the Midlet
Once you've written a Midlet to your satisfaction, you may want to test it on an actualy phone. To deploy your midlet, bring up the context menu on your Midlet project, and select
J2ME -> Create Package
In your midlet project, there should be a folder called deployed. In that folder, there should now be two files [project name].jad, and [project name].jar. Place these two files in a directory, on your phone's memory expansion card, called MidletInstall (We placed the two files in a subdirectory named after the project, but I'm not sure what effect, if any, this had). Next replace the memory card back in your phone, and open the Application Manager in the Utilities menu. You should see your Midlet in the list of applications to install.
Writing an Xlet
Local Machine Setup
There isn't currently an eclipse plugin for creating Xlets, so a little more manual work is required. First, we got a suitable JRE. We chose to use Personal Profile 1.1, which we downloaded using instructions from the J9 page. The only difference is that in step 7 we chose 1.1, isntead of 1.0. Also take note of the last part of that article, Foundation 1.1. It applies to Personal Profile 1.1 as well. Once you install this JRE into eclipse, you'll probable need to add ppro-extras.jar, and ppro-ui.jar, using
Add External Jar. Ppro-ui.jar, in particular contains the Xlet class, which your main class needs to extend.
Using Elcipse
To set up a project in our workspace, we created a standard Java project, and chose PPRO1.1 as the associated JRE. Our particular project required Swing classes, so we added SavaJeDevelopper.jar as a library (This came with the developper version of the phone). When writing an Xlet your main class should extend the Xlet class.
Deploying the Xlet
To run your Xlet on the phone, create a directory called savaJe/bundles on the memory expansion card. Inside this directory create a directory named after your Xlet project. Inside this directory, you'll need a file called bundle.jnlp, a file called bundle.policy, and a fodler called lib. Next, export your Xlet project as a JAR file. You will not need to expoert the .classpath or .project files, os uncheck those. Name the file classes, and choose to export it to your lib directory.
.policy file
My .policy file looked like this: grant codeBase "sb:/VmCheck/lib/classes.jar" {
permission java.security.AllPermission;
VmCheck is the name of the directory We created in savaJe/bundles, it's also the directory containing the .policy file. You should modify your .policy appropriately.
.jnlp file
My .jnlp file looked like this: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <jnlp codebase="sb:///VmCheck/">
<resources> <j2se version="1.4+"/> <jar href="lib/classes.jar"/> </resources>
<information> <title>VmCheck</title> <vendor>Vendor</vendor> <description>Hello</description> </information>
<application-desc main-class="org.eclipse.savaje.simplexlet.SimpleXlet"> </application-desc>
- The <jnlp codebase> tag contains the name of the root directory for the Xlet.
- the <jar href> is a relative url to your exported project, from the root directory
- the main-class in the <application-desc> tag is the name of your Xlet class within the JAR file.
We're not entirely sure how strictly you have to adhere to conventions like having the lib directory, and the JAR file being called classes.jar, but we had some difficulty getting our test program to work, so we decided to follow the conventions established in the example Xlets that came with our phone.


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'Scandal' Recap: Season 3 Episode 10 'A Door Marked Exit'
Loneliness permeates this plot-packed episode of "Scandal." Liv felt alone growing up with her distant father and without her mother. Quinn has been looking to belong to something since she joined Pope & Associates. And Cyrus knows his life is empty without James, even with the 666 stamped on his forehead.
But what happens when, in an effort to rid yourself of the burden of loneliness, you hop into bed with the devil?
That's the lesson Sally Langston is starting to learn with her blood-stained call to Cyrus after stabbing Daniel in the back with a letter opener. Theirs was a marriage of inconvenient convenience. She needed someone to tow the line of her ambitions, and he needed a beard. But Sally spits off a string of Southern platitudes when she confronts Daniel with photos of him with James. "That was poisoned fruit;" "You have unleashed a snake into our garden;" "You have sullied my soul with your perversion;" and best of all, "The devil came in." In walks Cyrus.
The head monster, post vomit, goes into fixer mode, having Quinn and Charlie sew up Daniel's wounds and laying him perfectly in the bed. Sally stoically stands by as Cyrus coaches her on what to say and how to keep the doctor from examining Daniel's body. But doesn't the entire situation seem a little off? Daniel's laying in bed with not a sheet stirred. I'm assuming Daniel's a little young to not have an autopsy done. Maybe I've seen too many procedurals because this story has holes.
The guilt from Daniel's death coupled with his estrangement from James is weighing Cyrus down. It's a smidge odd that the death of an innocent White House aide (which he ordered) didn't throw Cyrus off, but the death of the second gentleman at the hands of his wife is causing him to unravel. He's losing some of his bite. He can't even rejoice in Daniel's death with Mellie because he knows the predicament he put himself in. But Mellie tells him to pick himself up because now Sally isn't a threat to Fitz's run for re-election.
Mellie drives that point home to Sally, who is still reeling from murdering her husband. Sally's is accepting guests in the parlor, like a true Southern belle, including her advisor Leo. Mellie shoos him out and lays it on thick about how Sally needs to start towing the line and "supporting our president." Sally's not too good at keeping secrets, though, because at the first provocation she spills the beans to Leo. "He's in hell because he's a sodomite," Sally yells. Leo is more upset that Sally went to Cyrus first than he is to be in the same room as a murderer.
Cyrus is trying to clean up his own life. When James finds out about Daniel, he glares at Cyrus. No one has been able to cower Cyrus the way James can with a look. Cyrus, however, is always ready to pull his trump cards: he makes all the money and has the most job security; no judge will give James custody of "that sweet little girl in the next room I bought for you," a statement that was wholly offensive seeing as how Ella is black.
Cyrus knows James can't leave him, so he asks him, "What happens now?" All Cyrus wants is his husbands love. All James can give him is his terms: press secretary for the White House with no promise of love. James has just sold his soul to the devil laying next to him in a really tiny bed.
Quinn is also sleeping with the enemy, but at least this one will talk to her. After Huck pulled out her teeth, he implanted a tracker in her gums so she could kill Eli/Rowan/Papa Pope. She gets within inches, but can't complete the mission because of nerves or whatever. Who knows with Quinn; she's never been good at decision making. She pulls the tracker out and all the other Huck signs and flushes them away. She's all in with Charlie...until she's not and comes back to Pope & Associates. But Huck basically tells her she's dead to him. "You're not a gladiator anymore," he says. Oooh, burn! So back to Charlie she goes. Quinn tosses and turns like a restless baby.
She learned from the best because Olivia always needs her boytoys Fitz and Olivia around. Fitz is trying to play the hero and flex his presidential muscle by kidnapping and taunting Papa Pope. Fitz plays the punk boyfriend and describes the ways he knows Papa Pope's daughter and her talents. That's just wrong. Papa Pope's reads the childish Fitz for filth, calling him a spoiled brat. "You love that she is a door marked 'exit,'" he tells the president. " If you are with Olivia, you no longer have to be your father's son." Fitz, a little shook by this, tells Papa Pope he doesn't know it all. "Sadly, boy, I know everything about you," Liv's dad says. "You disappoint me as a suitor for my daughter's hand." It's the best/worst father/boyfriend meet ever, and I loved it!!
The dynamic duo find out the Fitz is holding Papa Pope at the Pentagon and Liv calls her boo so she can talk to him. The accepted gladiators have been hunting down Mama Pope and figured out that she duped her husband. Maya was a mercenary who'd done unspeakable things for years and was on her way to do more before Eli pulled her off the plane. Thinking the plane was going to blow up stuff in London, Eli had Fitz shoot down the plane, which was Maya's goal all along. Papa Pope got played.
Liv orders Fitz to find her mother. Over the past few weeks, Ms. Pope has gone from loathing her father to embracing her dead mother to vilifying said mother and semi-tolerating her father. The dynamic duo can't do that though. Jake's not ready to forgive what Papa Pope did to him and Huck. "Your father is not our hero. He's our demon."
That demon is on the loose now that Fitz has let him go. Olivia still has questions and calls her father, who's on his way back into the office. He's not ready to answer her questions, but is still up for Sunday dinner. It looks like he'll be available for dinners every other day of the week, because Jake, at Fitz's behest, has taken over Eli's office and B613. He told Livvie he loved her and kissed her goodbye so he could do like Livvie's other guy: tick off Daddy. Liv's boyfriends have no respect for her father.
They're just like her mother. Maya has gotten away from Fitz's escort and put a couple bullets in the pilots' domes. She makes one quick appearance show off how fierce she looks in Liv's coat and tell her that she'll "see her soon," while walking past the White House.
And that's all you get until the end of February. How will you spend this time? Will you wonder why Papa Pope kept his wife alive for 22 years in a cage? And why Maya choose to escape now? Will you still wonder who Adnan Salif is? Or when "Scandal" turned into "24?"
You've got time to think about it. Please leave your comments below and we'll get back to this in February.


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The 25th annual Fort Myers Beach Christmas Boat Parade, sponsored by the Greater Fort Myers Beach Chamber of Commerce, will be held Saturday, Dec. 7, from 6 to 8 p.m. The parade will begin at Salty Sam's Marina around 6:10 p.m. and pass through Matanzas Harbor and the first two canals of Siesta Isles.
This year, the lighted night-time parade will be commemorating the attack on Pearl Harbor. World War II veteran Russ Winset will be onboard the Chamber's lead boat as the guest of honor, along with Mr. and Mrs. Claus.
"We have hosted the event for the past several years and so excited to, once again, be a part of the annual Christmas Boat Parade," said Jaime Huffman, marketing director of Salty Sam's Waterfront Adventures. "So far, about 10 have signed up, but we are expecting 30 or more boats to participate in this year's parade."
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The 25th annual Fort Myers Beach Christmas Boat Parade will be setting sail Saturday, Dec. 7, beginning around 6:10 p.m. Above, a parade boat prepares to depart, and, yes, that is a paddle-boarding elf in the background! Photo courtesy JAIME HUFFMAN.
Chamber officials are looking for additional boats and their captains who would like to participate. Enter you boat and show your Christmas and patriotic spirit to thousands of delighted spectators.
Parade Committee Chair Robb Capps is planning the event, which will feature colorfully lit boats and parties.
Individuals or businesses wishing to participate are asked to register by calling or visiting the Chamber.
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"The more, the merrier!" Jaime eagerly stated. "It is $25 for non-sponsored, private boats to participate, and $50 for corporate-sponsored boats. To register, go online to FMBBoatParade.com or call the Chamber at 239-454-7500."
If you live along the parade route, you can also get in on the fun and show your spirit by entering your party in the house party competition. If you'd like to enter a boat or house party in the parade, visit FMBBoatParade.com.
"Even if you can't participate, please come out and enjoy the parade. There are a number of great spots to view, including Parrot Key Caribbean Grill, Big Game Waterfront Grille, Doc Ford's, Bonita Bill's, Matanzas Inn Restaurant and Nervous Nellie's," Jaime said.
You can also watch the parade by sea aboard the Fort Myers Princess and the Pieces of Eight Pirate Cruise.
"If you want to be in the boat parade but don't have a boat, we recommend purchasing a ticket aboard the Pieces of Eight Pirate Cruise. It is $30 per ticket and sets sail with the parade at 6 p.m.," Jaime said.
For sailing information aboard the Fort Myers Princess cruise that evening, call 239-765-8500, 1-877-FA-BOAT-TOUR or visit FortMyersPrincess.com.
Salty Sam's Marina is offering free overnight dockage to all participating boats with advance registration, based on availability. Boats will only be required to pay for electricity, if it is needed.
"This year, we're happy to offer free overnight dockage to everyone who brings their boat to the marina decorated for Christmas," Jaime said. "Reservations are required, so call 239-463-7333 to reserve your slip!"
Boat captains are required to attend a parade safety and information meeting Friday, Dec. 6, at 7 p.m., at the Chamber office. The vessels will assemble at 5:45 p.m. in front of the docks at Salty Sam's Marina for the parade, which passes Parrott Key Caribbean Grill, Big Game Waterfront Grill, Doc Ford's, Bonita Bill's, and then heads northwest under the Sky Bridge. The parade will travel in and out of Siesta Isles, turning around at Pink Shell Resort near Bowditch Point and passing Bay Walk Park, Nervous Nellie's, and Matanzas Inn Restaurant.
There is no charge for viewing the parade any place along the parade route.


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Team's Top Scorer Becomes Ice Leader
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The top scoring player on the most successful team in Yale hockey history has been named captain for the 2011-12 season. Brian O'Neill, a junior forward from Yardley, Pa., was voted by his teammates the leader for next year's squad.
"It's a great honor to be elected captain by my teammates. My class has gained a tremendous amount of experience since we arrived here on campus, and I believe we are fully prepared to lead the team as a class next year," said O'Neill, who had 20 goals and 45 points this winter.
The 117th captain in Yale hockey earned 2010-11 first-team All-ECAC honors after ranking 15th nationally with 1.28 points per game and 21st with .56 goals. O'Neill began the season with a three-goal, five point weekend in a pair of wins. His outstanding season included his first collegiate hat trick in a victory at Clarkson.
The 5-foot-9, 170-pound forward enters his senior campaign 12th at Yale in career points (117) and ninth in assists (69).
O'Neill, who is clearly a Hobey Baker candidate, combines great offensive skills with speed and ferocious hitting. It's seems obvious he does not need to be a vociferous leader to be successful.
"I lead by example and believe actions speak louder than words," said O'Neill, who helped the Bulldogs to a school-record 28 wins and a second straight NCAA Regional Final. "[Former captains] Jimmy [Martin], Ryan [Donald] and Matt [Nelson] all did a great job building relationships with every class. Our team has benefited from this, and my class and I will do the best we can to help the incoming class feel comfortable."
Yale's new on-ice leader will have a different constituency than the captains he played with. Nine players will graduate next month and Yale's largest class of newcomers in recent years matriculates this summer. That could make Yale fans wonder if the vision for the team changes.
"Nothing changes," said O'Neill. "Our goal is a national championship. We have an important summer ahead of us and we are all eager to get back after it in the fall. Our recent success has created high expectations for Yale Hockey and I wouldn't want it any other way. We are ready for the challenge and can't wait to compete for championships next year."
O'Neill, who has 48 career goals, has led the team in points the last two seasons after becoming the top freshman scorer in 2008-09 and making the College Hockey News All-Rookie Team.
filed by Steve Conn, Yale Sports Publicity Director


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A degree in biology opens up a wide array of career paths. Below are some positions that graduates might hold after earning a biology degree. Some titles might sound familiar while others might surprise you.
Aquatic Biology and Fisheries Concentration
Field Botany Concentration
Cellular and Molecular Biology Concentration
Genetics Concentration
Microbiology Concentration
Wildlife Biology Concentration
Zoology Concentration
Medical Technology Concentration
Teaching Major in Life Sciences


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Venturas Poker Challenge
The Venturas Poker Challenge is a poker show in Grand Theft Auto IV hosted by Malcolm Fitzherbert and Troy Burger. It is based on the World Series of Poker. Various footage of Las Venturas and Bone County from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas are shown during the show (this is original footage from the earlier game, not upgraded renderings). The main setting is a casino known as The Venturas Dome in the Old Venturas Strip.
The show ends before a winner is declared, although it is implied that "Cocksure" Chris Cummings is the winner.
- "Cocksure" Chris Cummings
- "Dangerous" Derrick Thornton
- Jennifer "Trash Can" Zelinski
- Butch Roberts
- Terry Kim
- Steve "Buffet Car" Jabowitz
- Phil "Deadman" Davidson


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You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door.
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Within the framework of the UNEP Programme for Environmental Citizenship, members of the Parlatino's (Latin American Parliament) Environmental Commission met in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to discuss the feasibility of establishing a regional environmental court in Latin America to resolve cases of non compliance with environmental legislation.
The IUCN Environmental Law Programme was represented by Dr. Alejandro Iza, Director of the IUCN Environmental Law Centre who referred to the challenges of compliance and enforcement of Environmental Law in Latin America. While there are institutional and legal factors constraining effective implementation of the law, Dr. Iza stressed the need to address structural issues such as poverty, health, and corruption. Linkages between poverty, health and the environment are essential to achieve sustainable and long term solutions for effective compliance and enforcement of environmental legislation in the developing world. Proper valuing of the services provided by ecosystems and the establishment of adequate legal and institutional frameworks are fundamental for addressing poverty reduction, and sustainable livelihoods. IUCN is a strategic partner of UNEP in providing technical assistance to the Parlatino in its endeavours for equitable and sustainable development of it country members. At the end of the meeting, the Parliamentarians adopted the Declaration of Buenos Aires.
To see the Declaration of Buenos Aires click here