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White Line Disease
The Trouble With Mud
When the going gets muddy, the muddy get hoof problems. Here's what to watch for in your horses.
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White Line Disease in Horses
Also known as "seedy toe," white line disease is a serious hoof condition that requires vet and farrier intervention.
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There are many forms of solar power technology. Today the most dominant
is photo-voltaics,
which comprise the traditional solar panels that come to mind when one thinks
of solar power. However, there are other promising ways of capturing the
sun's energy that are merely less developed.
Among these is a parabolic collector. A parabolic collector consists of
an array of mirrors focused on a singular point, which they heat to a high
temperature. By placing water or another liquid at the collector, energy
can be stored in the form of a phase transformation, and later harvested
through a turbine generator.
However, parabolic collectors are still a relatively new field of research.
Their true potential remains relatively unknown. A glimpse of it was
provided by a research team at MIT, which developed a new parabolic collector
design, which will blow away
current solar power designs in terms of efficiency.
The MIT team believes that their lightweight, inexpensive device holds the
promise of revolutionizing the power industry and providing solar power to even
remote regions.
The key piece is the 12-foot dish, which the team assembled in several
weeks. The design is exceedingly simple and inexpensive. The frame
is composed of aluminum tubing and mirrors are attached to it.
The results are staggering -- the completed mirror focuses enough solar energy
at its focal point to melt solid steel. The energy of typical sunlight is
concentrated by a factor of 1,000. This was showcased during a
demonstration, in which a team member held up a board, which instantly and
violently combusted, when brought within range of the focal point.
By directing the dish at a more practical target -- water piped through black
tubing -- steam can be flash created, offering instant means of producing
energy or providing heating.
Spencer Ahrens, who just received his master's in mechanical engineering from
MIT, was among the designers of the dish. He and his fellow team members
are serious about marketing it, and leveraging its cheap cost and easy
production. They have founded a company named RawSolar. They say
their design is easily mass producible and that they hope to be pumping
out 1,000 of dishes in years to come.
The new dishes would return their costs in a mere couple years, unlike standard
photo-voltaic installations which can take 10 years or more to return their
costs. This improvement is critical to providing practical economic
justification for adoption.
The dish is based partly on components invented and patented by inventor Doug
Wood. He was so pleased with the team's work that he signed over rights
to the components to the team. He elates, "This is actually the most
efficient solar collector in existence, and it was just completed. They
really have simplified this and made it user-friendly, so anybody can build
Wood says one of the keys to the success of the project is the smaller
size. Dishes are affected by the same weight dynamics that effect living
organisms. Much as large living organisms would need an inordinate amount
of weight support and thus are not favored, larger dish designs fall short in
that they require an exponentially greater amount of infrastructure. For
example, a dish the size of the RawSolar team's design costs only a third of what a larger dish would cost.
MIT Sloan School of Management lecturer David Pelly gave a guiding hand to the
students and thinks the economic upsides of the technology are
impressive. He states, "I've looked for years at a variety of solar
approaches, and this is the cheapest I've seen. And the key thing in scaling it
globally is that all of the materials are inexpensive and accessible anywhere
in the world. I've looked all over for solar technology that could scale
without subsidies. Almost nothing I've looked at has that potential. This
The ability to build unsubsidized, profitable, and easy to manufacture solar
power will truly be something amazing. This should be an exciting
technology to follow as it is marketed and further developed.
Besides Ahrens, the other students primarily working on the project were Micah
Sze (Sloan MBA '08), UC Berkeley graduate and Broad Institute engineer Eva
Markiewicz, Olin College student Matt Ritter and MIT materials science student
Anna Bershteyn.


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When Rudy Gay arrives in Toronto, hell bring with him a proven track record as a scorer, a fairly recognizable name and a contract so burdensome it has become an inextricable part of Gays standing as a basketball player. Theres a cogent reason, after all, that the Grizzlies were willing to part with Gay for a collection of modest supporting parts; the next two seasons will see his contract bloat from $16.5 million to $17.9 million to $19.3 million, the kind of salary that becomes untenable when strapped to a player unworthy of even All-Star consideration. Gay is a talent, and Raptors general manager Bryan Colangelo has made a play for potential at only the cost of Ed Davis and Jose Calderons expiring contract. Yet in this case he also seems to be getting a bit ahead of himself from a team construction standpoint, thus crippling the Raptors options by way of his own decision-making momentum.
Colangelo, it seems, cannot be stopped or at least cant seem to stop himself once he gets on a roll. One move leads to another which justifies a third and which necessitates one more, all executed without the bother of spending discretion or patience. His managerial style simply strips a team of its brakes, which for a rebuilding franchise is more than a mere inconvenience. By racing through the roster-building process, Colangelo quickly smashes a mediocre roster into the salary cap and luxury tax lines, two thresholds that dramatically limit the means through which teams can better themselves. The very process of improvement requires a delicacy of timing that Colangelo just doesnt seem to grasp, as he racks up the kinds of contracts that only seem to work against the Raptors best interests.
In that sense, the acquisition of Gay is only the latest in a long line of moves that began with a five-year, $50 million extension for Andrea Bargnani. That initial blunder was then exacerbated by a stubborn refusal to trade his perennial disappointment of a franchise centerpiece, and his rejection of a more thorough rebuild following Chris Boshs departure in free agency. From there, mid-level(ish) deals for Amir Johnson, Linas Kleiza, and Landry Fields which may have made sense independently, but together make up about 28 percent of Torontos room under the cap only stacked atop Torontos other considerable salary commitments. Yet perhaps no single move was more declarative than the Raptors preemptive offer to DeMar DeRozan, a decent enough player and positive personality that will be (over)paid $9.5 million annually through 2017. Once Colangelo had committed so much to so limited a core, this kind of gambit was to be expected. The Raptors had amassed enough salary that Calderons expiring contract wouldnt create enough cap space for Toronto to reinvent itself, thus all but ensuring that Colangelo would trade away his starting point guard in any move that brought a decent basketball return.
And by all means, this trade accomplishes that much. Gay may not make much sense lining up opposite DeRozan on the wing, nor does he have the kind of skill set that would make for straightforward chemistry with point guard Kyle Lowry. But behind the many criticisms of Gays game is a consistent productivity highlighted by an ability to hit difficult shots. That trait extends well beyond showmanship, and could provide real value to a team thats been atrocious in closing games and creating offense in difficult spots this season.
That Gay almost goes out of his way to attempt those difficult looks mostly on long, contested, doomed, two-point jumpers is another matter entirely. Theres still something to be said about the player and potential underneath all the decision-making baggage. Even at 26, Gay still has a chance to self-actualize, as his skills and attributes suggest a player far better than the one slumping to a below-league-average PER this season. Gay doesnt have the same broad, do-it-all arsenal that characterizes the NBAs best wing players, but I see no reason why a focused scorer with this kind of athleticism, ball control, and touch couldnt make more out of the opportunities presented him. Gays offensive inefficiencies nag at both his individual potential and that of his team, but its at least understandable how Colangelo might be tantalized by visions of what a fully realized Gay would be able to provide.
But with Calderon gone, Toronto now badly needs the kinds of shooters and ball-movers that could best facilitate Lowrys work as a drive-and-kick engine. Instead, the Raptors will settle for two wings that cant stretch out to the three-point line and tend to produce most consistently when in deliberate offensive roles. Neither is ultimately effective enough to validate such prominent positioning, and therein lies one of the many problems involved with banking on this particular duo. The Raptors have pinned more than $27 million of their cap room over the next two seasons on Gay and DeRozan alone, and though neither is necessarily selfish, both have redundant, scoring-specific games. Because of that, they dont simply need to develop for this acquisition to make any kind of sense for the Raptors they need to evolve along different trajectories that could in turn make them more complementary teammates.
Or, DeRozan or Gay could at least become tradeable enough that upstart rookie Terrence Ross could eventually take one of their places. But thats neither here nor there, since Landry Fields and Alan Anderson were already stealing minutes away from Ross before this deal went down, and Gays arrival could well bury the most promising young Raptor in the depth chart. Theres a rotational justification that goes into validating all of these lucrative moves, and in the short term it would seem that Ross may be denied the opportunities that would otherwise facilitate his growth. In that way, Ross, not unlike the Raptors, appears stuck.
Behind the massive paychecks drawn by their recently extended and acquired wings of the future, the Raptors have $72.2 million committed next season though that number will undoubtedly be slashed to $67.6 million when Toronto amnesties the contextually useless Linas Kleiza. That still leaves this team a rookie-scale deal and change away from luxury tax territory despite being poised for a .500 record, and with neither the flexibility necessary to make creative moves nor the expendable assets needed to make simple ones.
In fairness to the big picture, we havent yet seen the deal that is sure to come in the aftermath of this one. Andrea Bargnanis trade value may be at an all-time low, but Gays arrival only reinforces the need to trade him away. It would be hard to find a big with a style less agreeable to Gays, and Torontos success in Bargnanis absence has likely made critics of even his most defiant supporters. That Ed Davis the young big slotted to take Bargnanis place is gone hardly matters at this point; the Raptors will move forward with Amir Johnson and Jonas Valanciunas as core members of their growing lineup while Bargnanis exodus inches closer and closer.
Of course, Colangelo may be forced to take back some mess of equivalent, long-term salary to unload the all-offense big man that Toronto has done so well without. With a roster that is (as of now) salary capped through 2015, one can already guess how that endeavor progresses. Torontos mismanagement rolls from one move to the next, making Gays cap-crippling addition only a transition. Next comes Bargnanis potentially costly departure. Then the ensuing move to resolve whatever issues arrive on the wing. Then a decision with regard to Lowrys long-term future in Toronto. Then another desperation move, and another lateral trade, and another ill-fated attempt at improvement all inevitabilities set in motion long ago, and sustained by a runaway plan deprived of even the slightest restraint.
There are no easy outs, save one: With the Raptors momentum barreling out of control, might it be time for a new conductor?


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Victims in Saturday's fatal head-on collision on U.S. Highway 160 east of Elmore's Corner have been identified as residents of Durango and Bayfield.
The Colorado State Patrol reported that passenger Judith Coleman, 70, of Durango, died in the crash. She and her husband, Jeremy Coleman, 71, were westbound when their 2000 Dodge Durango went into the oncoming eastbound lane hitting a 2010 Toyota 4Runner driven by Paula M. Carron, 54, of Bayfield, said State Patrol Sgt. Chad Martin.
Jeremy Coleman was first taken to Mercy Regional Medical Center, then flown to St. Anthony Hospital and Medical Center in Lakewood with life-threatening injuries, including spinal injuries, Martin said.
Carron was taken to Mercy with a fractured leg and other injuries.
Martin said in his report that "after impact, both vehicles remained in contact traveling westbound before coming to a final rest on wheels off the south side of the roadway."
All three accident victims were wearing their seat belts, and all of the air bags deployed, Martin added.
He also noted that despite the severity of the impact, Carron had begun braking and already had slowed to about 30 mph while the Coleman's Durango was traveling less than highway speed as well, probably about 50 mph, he estimated. Even at the slower speeds, the collision impact was equivalent to about 80 mph.
Martin also noted that the Toyota has a sophisticated restraint system including a Restraint Control Module, which investigators removed from the SUV.
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of Verizon's iPhone 4 sold out at approximately
8:10 p.m. EST Thursday night, according to a Verizon press release. Those strong
sales propelled the iPhone 4 to take the honor of becoming the fastest
selling pre-sale phone in Verizon's history.
Next Thursday -- on Feb. 10, 2011 -- the iPhone 4 will get a chance to set more
records when it officially launches at Verizon stores at 7 a.m.
Verizon and Apple did not reveal how many units of the phone were called for
during the pre-order, but stated that the demand was unprecedented. They
also would not say how many additional units would be available at stores at
launch. About the only thing they did say, was to post a message telling
customers to check back the night before -- Feb. 9 at 3:01 a.m. for the
possibility of more pre-order action.
The Verizon iPhone 4 earned largely positive reviews. Despite its
hardware being a bit dated by Android standards, its huge app library, new
Wi-Fi hotspot functionality, slick operating system (iOS 4.x), improved
reception, and remedied hardware issues led most reviewers to lavish it with
praise. About the only negative sentiments expressed were misgivings
about Verizon's policies/prices/fees and some reviews results
such as Engadget's which claimed Verizon's data network was slower
(a CNET story claimed the opposite).
And the phone also benefits from the fact that the majority of iPhone users
have lumped all the blame for various issues over the years on AT&T, by and
large, despite some problems being equally or more the fault of Apple.
Thus the jump to Verizon will likely please the iPhone-loving masses from
a pure cathartic perspective, even if the experience isn't night-and-day
different from their stay on AT&T.
Verizon is doing its best to rub its better coverage in AT&T's face.
Having long suffered from "I want the iPhone, do you have it?"
syndrome, the carrier now tastes sweet revenge in commercial form [video].
Iconic "Verizon Guy" Paul Marcarelli appears in a new add,
playing with his new iPhone toy as a voice narrates, "It's beautiful. It's
intelligent, even genius. But does your network work?"
At that point Verizon Guy's phone rings, and he answers it "Yes, I can
hear you now."
That's about as clear a shot at AT&T's voice service as you can get.
And it's yet another example of Verizon's aggressive advertising attacks on its second
place rival that led to an unhappy AT&T unsuccessfully trying to sue Verizon, a little
over a year ago.
MacRumors is reporting that AT&T has gone into panic
mode, giving out free femtocells to iPhone customers to improve their quality
of service, in an effort to stave off Verizon. The femtocells provide
users with a bubble of high quality 3G coverage even in
areas where signal strength is typically weak.
AT&T can currently take comfort in the fact that it arguably offers the best Windows Phone 7 handset selection, though
they aren't exactly selling like crazy. As
Verizon closes in on picking up Windows Phone 7, as well, AT&T will
likely try to continue to beef up its Android and Windows Phone 7 portfolio to
attract new customers, even as iPhone users defect.


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It seems as if every expert from Dr. Phil McGraw to Dr. John Grey has said that communication is the key to a successful relationship. Communication is also a key requirement for successful advisory relationships, even when the client doesn't have nearly as much money as Dr. Phil.
In his terrific book dealing with how to build better and deeper financial planning relationships with clients, Michael F. Kay quoted George Bernard Shaw. The Irish playwright said, "The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place." Kay, the author of The Business of Life, adds that building client trust is dependent on consistently clear communication. Too many investment advisors are under the illusion that they are communicating effectively with clients. Unfortunately, many investment advisors may also be under the illusion that their communications are compliant.
Rule 204-2 under the Investment Advisers Act is more commonly known as the Books and Records Rule. The rule requires RIAs to retain originals of all written communications received and copies of all written communications sent by the RIA relating to:
- any recommendation made or proposed to be made
- advice given or proposed to be given;
- any receipt, disbursement or delivery of funds or securities; or the
- placing or execution of any order to purchase or sell any security.
As we will see in Books and Records Rule, an RIA may be asked to produce a broad array of books and records.
An RIA's policies and procedures must specify what type of communications should be retained. The safest course of action is for RIAs to retain all communications to clients, from clients, and about clients' accounts. This rule of thumb also applies to electronic communications, including emails and messages sent using social media. And to comply with their fiduciary obligations, communications from RIAs to clients must be thorough, complete, and not misleading in any way.
Haste Makes Waste
Whether an IAR's email is meticulously drafted or sent out while waiting for the light to change at an intersection, it may be subject to the retention requirements set forth in the Books and Records Rule. Though emails are not specifically mentioned in the Books and Records Rule, the retention requirements still apply. Furthermore, the SEC treats instant messages and text messages in the same manner as emails.
As we will see in Advertising Advisor Services and Credentials, it is often difficult to distinguish between a client communication and an advertisement. A March 1, 2004 no-action letter from the SEC to the Investment Counsel Association of America, Inc., stated that a written communication by an RIA to its existing clients is usually not an advertisement. Such a communication, however, may be viewed by the SEC as an advertisement if circumstances suggest its purpose is to offer additional advisory services or attract new clients. For example, suppose an email message asks clients to tell their friends about an RIA's upcoming educational seminar. This communication must comply with advertising rules and regulations.
Compliance Obligations
An RIA's CCO must review email regularly to determine potential violations of securities laws or the firm's policies and procedures. Email communications should be spot-checked for indications of misconduct toward investors. Many firms use software to detect potentially non-compliant communications.
Electronic communications must be organized in a way that makes it easy for examiners to review any email requested. For example, the firm should be able to search for and retrieve all emails sent to and from a particular client. Before examiners show up, RIAs should test their ability to find various types of emails.
The SEC's email request may go well beyond communications involving a particular client, and the examination team might ask for emails related to a particular situation or type of investment. If an exam was prompted by a tip or complaint, it is very likely that examiners will ask for any and all emails related to the incident. Email correspondence will also be extremely useful to examiners who are investigating allegations of insider trading.
Too many RIAs do not treat emails with the same care and respect as other forms of written communication. With a few misplaced words, a short email might become false or misleading. As Mark Twain said, the difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.
There is a place for text messages and emails in client communication—assuming they are carefully constructed and retained in accordance with the Books and Records Rule. An RIA must also construct comprehensive policies and procedures making certain that client communications are not misleading. Furthermore, policies and procedures should set forth the parameters for client communication used by the firm and associated persons.
RIA compliance personnel should also use due diligence to investigate whether client communications are thorough, complete, and not misleading. They should monitor client communication, ensuring that associated persons are not making guarantees or using language that promises too much.
RIAs must also exercise great care if they are delivering updated brochures and brochure supplements, as well as other important documents, via email. Before sending them, clients must sign an electronic delivery consent form or should agree to the use of email in their advisory agreement. The mere fact that clients give an RIA their email address should not be construed as consent to delivery of important documents. RIAs should retain evidence that the intended recipient actually received the delivery, such as a return receipt or documentation that the information was accessed, downloaded, or printed. Otherwise, an examiner might fear that an important communication ended up in a client's junk mail folder. Like most books and records, communications must be maintained and preserved in an easily accessible place for a period of not less than five years from the end of the fiscal year during which the last entry was made.
The Big Picture
Advisors may be under the illusion that they are communicating effectively with clients. A major concern with emails, instant messages, and text messages is that senders do not treat them with the same respect as traditional forms of communication. Electronic communications are frequently sent without considering the RIA's compliance requirements and fiduciary obligations. Furthermore, because emails tend to be informal, there may be extraneous information in them that reflects badly on the firm.
A hurried or overly-brief response may cause the communication to be false or misleading. Instant messages and text messages may be even shorter and more rushed. In addition, communication may be taken out of context by an examiner reading it.
Text messages and email may prove to be a helpful addition to traditional client communication using meetings, phone calls, newsletters, reports, updates, and educational conferences. Without that dialogue on an ongoing basis, electronic communications won't do much to enhance the client relationship.
Depending on the content of the email, disclosures may be necessary to ensure that it is not false or misleading. Using the limited space on an email for marketing purposes leaves less room for meaningful disclosures that are necessary for compliance purposes. For instance, many firms warn clients on every email that electronic communications should not be used in situations where immediate attention is required, since the recipient may not act upon the request in a timely manner.


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Don't overreact please, dear members!
I know that it maybe a lame idea but I think even Kishimoto believes that this world (our real world) is going to end soon by a terrible phenomenon!! :kagutsuchi:
The rest of it in my mind: [& we normal humans can't do anything about it so the savior will appear & save our lives or not but I'm sure it will]!!
He somehow showed it to us in the latest chapter of Naruto manga, the "End"!
So what do you guys think about this?!


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Dungeon Assault II: Part 2 - Dungeon Makeover
14th May 2009 Dungeon Makeover
The Dungeon Assault II project began with me and Mod Korpz prototyping a new dungeon building mechanic. We felt that management in the original game was too limited and we'd like to give players a chance to lay down their very own dungeon floors. You will now have more say in how a raiding party gets from your dungeon's entrance to its hoard room.
This awesome new feature comes with a price: we had to make sure that we could devise ways to prevent people building boring, predictable dungeons. Not only that, we had to make sure that it would be hard to build dungeons that would be easy to repeatedly raid.
We began with a couple of sessions around a whiteboard to try to establish some concepts for how this new mechanic was going to work. The four dungeon entrances of yesteryear are now gone - a dungeon now has a single entrance located in the centre of the map. To try to make raids more varied, we decided that the player would have reasonable freedom in placing their hoard room.
Next we began to experiment with pen and paper prototypes to get a feel for how this new building mechanic was going to work. We even cannibalised a board game we have to see if we could build an interesting layout. Each new dungeon floor starts with its entrance crossroad tile located in the centre. The player is given one tile at a time to place in their dungeon. The tiles will occasionally have traps or monsters already placed on them from a pre-allocated budget. This is to ensure that everyone's dungeon starts out with roughly the same difficulty level and provides a challenge.
We then had to work out a set of rules that would decide how new tiles would interact with the ones already set down. It was very important to guarantee that it was impossible to build dungeons with unreachable parts. We had to make sure that every new tile could be reached from any existing tile (by knocking through walls if necessary) while at the same time trying to make sure the dungeon didn't become too connected (crossroads everywhere). The answer turned out to be to leave existing doors and walls as much as possible.
To prevent people building dungeons that are spiral in shape and boring to raid, we decided to adopt a 'concentric rings' approach to the construction. When you start building a dungeon you may only place tiles in the eight squares neighbouring the centre tile. Once these squares have been filled in you may then move outward and place tiles in the ring of squares surrounding the nine centre tiles. This process continues until the dungeon is filled. The proportion of tile shapes you receive is also an important factor; too many crossroad or t-junction tiles and the dungeon will become too connected. Where you can place the hoard room is also subject to some restrictions. It shouldn't be easily reachable from the dungeon entrance; dungeons are meant to provide some sort of challenge after all!
After a few experiments, the prototype was coded up. It was important to find out whether the pen and paper model would translate well into a videogame. It quickly became apparent that while the building game was indeed fun, there were a few features that could improve playability. The builder had to show the player how each new tile was going to affect the existing portion of the dungeon, otherwise the rules explained above appeared too random and even unfair. It also became obvious that the new 9x9 dungeon size was too large for the uninitiated player.
Visual feedback is very important to the construction process. Doorways that were to be removed are highlighted in one colour, while another colour is used for those that are to be added. Tiles with any changes to their structure are marked in another different colour. When the prototype gets artwork from the Graphics team, these usability lessons will be kept firmly in mind so that the final experience is intuitive.
So, after a good round of iterative design and careful prototyping we have a dungeon builder we're proud of, and one that we think is great fun in its own right. It will be an integral part of Dungeon Assault II.
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Digital Title Fraud Fight Makes Case for ELT
If ever there was a case for moving from paper vehicle titles to an electronic system, advocates might point to a recent occurrence in Michigan.
According to the Combined Auto Theft Unit in Grand Rapids, Mich., three area men were arrested in late March for allegedly erasing lien holder information on titles in order to take out multiples loans on the same vehicle.
Local media outlets reported the suspects sought loans for vehicles that were no more than $2,500. However, loans were obtained for up to six times the value of the autos. In some cases, the loans were secured for nearly $14,000, according to police officials.
The scam began in mid-December, ran for three months and allegedly bilked nine credit unions and banks out of at least $200,000, according to the CATU. The names of the financial institutions were not released.
Among the vehicles obtained by the three suspects were a 2007 Chevrolet pickup, a 2005 Cadillac and a 2000 Chevrolet pickup.
Police officials said some of the money obtained was used to support a gambling habit. The suspects are set to be charged with conducting criminal enterprises.
According to the Consumer Federation of America, title-related car fraud costs consumers up to an estimated $11.3 billion each year. Criminals involved in domestic auto theft enterprises are often perpetrators of violent crimes, such as homicide and drug trafficking, law enforcement investigation data from the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System has shown. The NMVTIS is an electronic system designed to protect consumers from fraud and unsafe vehicles and to keep stolen vehicles from being sold by working with law enforcement agencies.
While figures may be hard to track, the amount of title-related fraud incidents that cause financial losses for lenders might be higher than the $11 billion impact on consumers.
One way some states are hoping to significantly curtail those losses is adopting an electronic lien and title system. Instead of a state's department of motor vehicles mailing a paper title to a financial institution, an electronic lien is stored.
"ELT would have absolutely prevented what happened in Michigan," said Larry Highbloom, president of VINTek, a Philadelphia-based provider of automotive collateral management services including ELT services for credit unions and other lenders. "ELT fights fraud because there's not a paper title while the lien is active."
Highbloom emphasized ELT would only reduce risk for titles moved to an electronic system.
Eighteen states now require lenders to use ELT. Georgia and Florida were the latest to make the transition in January. Highbloom said Iowa may be the next.
In Michigan where the alleged scam took place, paper titles are sent to consumers even with a lien, Highbloom said. This type of arrangement can present more opportunities for deception because of the paper titles. However, Michigan is currently looking at strategies to reduce this fraud, he added.
Still scammers are engaging in crimes such as lien release fraud, Highbloom said. The perpetrators will go to a financial institution's website, take a picture of its logo, get a person's vehicle identification number and send a no-interest letter to the car owner, indicating there is no longer a lien interest from the lien holder.
The perpetrator will then take the letter to a DMV office, pay a fee and get a title without a lien. Or the fake no-interest letter is taken to a title loan store to get a loan against the vehicle. ELT may eliminate these scams because the only way to release a lien is by the credit union sending a transaction directly to the DMV.
The $825 million SAFE Federal Credit Union in Sumter, S.C., made the transition to ELT in 2006 when it was asked to participate in a pilot program, said Mary Anderson, records supervisor. Decision Dynamics Inc. in Lexington, S.C., contacted several financial institutions including SAFE FCU to test its ELT system. The credit union signed on even though it's not required in South Carolina, she added.
"We're able to do a search on every title. We know if it's a salvaged title. And, it's faster access, which prevents someone from going in and getting a paper title," she explained.
SAFE FCU processed 5,500 auto loans last year, many of them coming through refinancing, Anderson said. She shudders at the thought of having to process and handle paper titles for all those loans.
"It's just a lot more efficient. Before, you had to get the exact VIN number, file it, then the release and then you'd have to look for the title," Anderson said.
SAFE FCU still gets paper titles from other states, but Anderson said she is looking forward to the day when all states will be on ELT.
The greatest potential for fraud is that time period when a DMV conducts its internal processes involving lien holders, said Glenn Thames, president/CEO of Decision Dynamics, one of handful of national ELT providers. That time frame varies from state to state ranging from two to three days to two months in some states, he noted. It's here that criminals map out their plan.
"They might say 'today, we're going to hit this credit union and that one.' They'll go down the street getting their loans," Thames said. "A lot of lenders – credit unions, banks and title companies – take it at face value and provide the loans."
Thames recalled how one credit union in South Carolina was able to uncover fraudulent title activity at a dealership. While the dealer was charged and ended up going to jail, the credit union lost $50,000 and another was bilked out of $200,000.
In the roughly 20 states that allow it, Decision Dynamics provides VIN inquiry access to its customers, Thames said. The company also does lien alerts so that pending lien holder notifications in a credit union's system are flagged. Financial institutions can tell if scammers are trying to make the rounds to obtain loans.
Still, some lenders just aren't sold on ELT, Thames commented.
"Even if you show them the benefits and the cost savings, they just don't want to change the way they've been doing things," he offered. "Most times, when you go into a credit union that doesn't participate in ELT and they have 30,000 titles, they'll probably have 1,000 exceptions [for title issuance]. With a credit union on ELT, that figure goes down into the teens."


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Our record since aquiring Rudy Gay: 8-7. Above 0.500, with notable wins against the Knicks (twice) and Denver. That's not bad for losing your starting point guard and adding a player who has immediately become the focus of the offense mid-season. Yet everything I read is about how bad we are now, how the team is flawed and aquiring Gay was stupid for financial reasons, because you know how we totally could have gotten a better, cheaper, wing in a different deal . The truth is, we are still a much much better team with him on the roster and trading an expiring Jose and Ed Davis for a top 10 small forward is a good move.
A lot of people seem to be upset over the fact that this signals the rebuilding throught the draft part is over, and to them I ask: what did you think was going to happen when we traded our pick for Lowry? That we were going to tank for no pick, just so we could tank even better next year? Rediculousness. Brian Colangelo, for better or worse, picked up 2 young borderline all-stars for Ed Davis, a pick, and an expiring Jose and it's hard to say that's a bad move.
Did it suck that we went on a losing streak and lost our shot at the playoffs? Absolutley, and it shows that this team needs to toughen up mentally, because those losses were the product of bad decisions and streaky play. Maybe we need a new coach or maybe we just need more time as a team. Regardless, we finally have a star wing player, something everyone on these forums has wanted for years now. We have a solid shooting guard in Demar and n matter what you think of him, he'd start on all but a few teams in this league. Amir Johnson has looked phenominal and has basically played like his contract says he should, Jonas is every bit as impressive as anticipated, Kyle Lowry is very very good, and Terrance Ross...well he one the dunk contest! Point is, this is the best Raptor team we fielded since 2007 and regardless of our record at the end of this year, things are actually looking good in Raptor land.


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The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is asking everyone to Get In The Game and become part of Be The Match Registry, the cell registry that pairs potential donors with patients suffering from blood cancers. At the same time, there will be an opportunity to participate in Bloodanooga, a community-wide blood drive.
Community donors are urged to participate on Monday, March 4, noon-6 p.m. in the Tennessee Room of the UTC University Center. UTC faculty, staff, and students may participate Monday, March 4, noon-6 p.m.; Tuesday, March 5, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Wednesday, March 6, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Tennessee Room of the UTC University Center on each of the days.
All people of every background are needed for the Be The Match Registry, according to Alta Paden, Marrow Representative for Blood Assurance, Inc.
"Because tissue types are inherited, patients are most likely to match someone of their own race or ethnicity. Registry members from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds are especially needed, so every patient has a second chance at life," Paden explained.
Of the 10.5 million members on the Be The Match Registry of potential marrow donors, only seven per cent are African American. There is greater diversity within the African American population than other racial and ethnic groups, so African Americans can have a difficult time finding a match.
Additional underrepresented groups on the registry are American Indian and Alaska Natives, who comprise only one percent of the registry of potential donors.
Potential donors complete basic paperwork and then give a DNA sample through a cheek swab to complete the submission.
"We want everyone to participate in Bloodanooga and Get in the Game. There are donation requirements and a series of health-related questions each person will be asked," according to Carol Oglesby, Coordinator of Student Civic Engagement and Physical Health Education and Promotion.
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- Donors must be at least 17 years old (16 years old with parental consent) and weigh at least 110 pounds.
- A donor care specialist checks hemoglobin (iron) level. It must be at least 12.5 g/dL.
- Blood pressure cannot be higher than 180/100 mm Hg or lower than 90/50 mm Hg (Even if you are currently taking medication, as long as your blood pressure meets these requirements, you are eligible to donate).
- Body temperature must be between 96.4 and 100.4 degrees.
- Pulse rate must be no lower than 50 beats/minute and no higher than 100 beats/minute.
- You will be asked a series of questions (http://www.bloodassurance.org/downloads/DonorQuestionnaire.pdf) to ensure that you are eligible to donate. (Please note that answering "yes" to certain questions will not automatically defer you from donating blood.)
- Specific medications may prevent some from donating.
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Following the detention of South African Airways (SAA) crew members at Heathrow International Airport earlier this week, SAA formed a special task team including representatives from the airline, Airports Company SA (Acsa), customs and the South African Police Service (SAPS).
The purpose of the special task team was to review the additional measures put in place by SAA after the first incident in January as well as identify immediate additional measures aimed at curbing drug traffic.
The special task team has made the following resolutions:
- All luggage belonging to crew members will be physically searched;
- The number of sniffer dogs will be increased to assist with narcotics detection;
- Installation of drug detection devices;
- Installation of updated scanner technology with narcotic detection capability by end of March 2009; and
- Search both inbound and outbound aircraft to ensure no unauthorised goods are onboard aircraft. Improved co-ordination between SAPS & Customs Dog Units;
Chris Smyth, SAA's acting CEO, thanked the task team for the work done so far and acknowledged that SAA cannot resolve these issues alone.
"SAA has neither the capability nor the mandate for broader policing and security matters and we have requested assistance via the task team. Taking the Government's concerns and directives into account, ACSA will assume responsibility for security and processing of staff through the SAA crew centre. The changeover will take place on Monday, 23 February 2009," he said. .
"Mr Smyth said other parties such as the SAA Pilots Association (SAAPA) had also made valuable suggestions about ways to improve security, and negotiations were being held with the relevant authorities. .
"Bongani Maseko, ACSA's Operations Director, said ACSA will continue to work with SAA, the police and customs to ensure that the resolutions of the task team are implemented. "We wish to assure all parties concerned that every possible measure will be put in place over and above the prescribed international standards to reduce criminal activity at the crew centre," he concluded. .
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The Slide Diver Lite Bite transforms your side pole into a directional downrigger.
Interview with the Inventor
The Slide-Diver Lite Bite uses the properties of a diver disk to take lures down and away from the boat, but allows the angler to stretch the offering well behind the diver, which instantly releases at the lightest bite from a fish.
"We like to say that as soon as your rod moves, all you have to do is remove it from the rod holder and reel," says company president and Slide Diver inventor Randy Even, a charter captain out of Sheboygan, Wisconsin. "Basically, it's like having a tacklebox downrigger - put one on either side of the boat and you have two more precise depth control devices that allow you to set lines as deep below and as far behind the boat as you want."
The Slide Diver Lite-Bite, like the original Slide Diver, has a mechanism that allows it to be clamped down anywhere on the fishing line. What sets the Lite Bite apart is an extra "arm" that instantly pries the release mechanism open when a fish of any size hits. Properly adjusted, the Lite-Bite can handle everything from the smallest spoons and walleye spinner rigs to the largest flashers and cut herring set-ups. Anglers who troll for virtually any species, from crappie and walleye to salmon and striped bass will benefit from the new disk.
"We've been testing this design for more than two years and feel it's right where we want it to be to work perfectly every time," says Even. "The days of towing a small fish around behind a diver without knowing it are gone for good."
How the Slide Diver Works
Water pressure against the planing surface forces the Slide Diver to dive when trolling. Adjustable weight shifts the Slide Diver from center to far right or far left trolling positions from boat. Based on setting and amount of line released, the Slide Diver descends at selected angle or position.
Advantages of the Slide Diver
The Slide Diver transforms your side pole into a directional downrigger, giving you almost all the versatility that a downrigger has. To save you tangles, a shorter lead is desired when fishing deeper. When surface fishing or in shallow water, a long or longer lead can be utilized (as well as out to the side) which is an incredible producer.
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This easy-to-read, bilingual Spanish and English tip sheet encourages teens to be more physically active to better manage their diabetes. En español
National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)
These three worksheets for young women can help you figure out which types of exercise you'll enjoy most and how to get started, stay motivated, and free up time for fitness.
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This online tracking tool lets you track what you eat to manage your diabetes and prevent the onset of complications. Explore nearly 5,000 foods and find recipes and healthy alternatives to improve your meals. En español
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This booklet addresses the special challenges for very large people who are physically active and provides tips and ideas to become more active and healthier—no matter what your size.
Weight-Control Information Network (WIN)
This colorful, easy-to-read tip sheet encourages teens with type 2 diabetes to feel OK about themselves and their diabetes. It provides tips to help them deal with the ups and downs of diabetes--to reach out and get support from others, to involve their family and the health care team, and to take action to manage the disease for a long and healthy life.
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This resource provides tools for behavior change and information on how to create new healthy habits as well as a network to connect and share with other concerned families.
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This initiative, launched by First Lady Michelle Obama, aims to eliminate childhood obesity and create a healthy start for children by empowering parents and caregivers, increasing physical activity, providing healthy food in schools, and improving access to healthy, affordable food in every part of the country.
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Apple, Inc. (AAPL) isn't happy with the fact that one of its two U.S. carrier partners -- Verizon Communications, Inc. (VZ) -- threw its weight behind rival Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd. (SEO 005930) in a civil dispute [1][2][3][4][5] between the companies.
Apple has filed civil suit in Northern California District Court against Samsung claiming Samsung's Galaxy S smartphones steal the look of its patented iPhone and iPhone 4 design (U.S. Design Patents D618,677 and D593,087) and that it owns the exclusive rights to manufacture minimalist tablet designs via its 2004 "fat-iPad" design patent (U.S. Design Patent D504,889), and hence Samsung -- who makes the minimalist no-face-button Galaxy Tab 10.1 -- is in violation.
Apple also asserts a single technology violation against Samsung, regarding a patent on lists that bounce back when you release them while touch scrolling (U.S. Patent No. 7,469,381).
As recent legal changes have made it harder to ban products from the market in corporate intellectual property disputes, Apple is seeking a back door, asking the U.S. International Trade Commission to ban imports of Samsung product, pending the outcome of the civil case. As Samsung (like Apple) imports all its handsets and tablets from Asia, this would effectively ban sales.
While the civil case and ITC complaint are intimately linked -- Verizon's amicus curiae ("friend of the court") brief applies specifically to the civil case. FOSS Patents attacked Verizon's motion earlier this week suggesting a possibly illegal/anticompetitive conspiracy between Android OS maker Google, Inc. (GOOG) and Verizon. Mr. Mueller also complained that the brief would allow certain companies (implied: Samsung) to "steal" the intellectual property of "original innovators" (implied: Apple).
Apple unsurprisingly agreed with Mr. Mueller's analysis, issuing an Opposition Filing [Scribd] to Verizon's Motion.
11-09-27 Apple Opposition to Verizon Motion
The company's primary argument against the brief boils down to it complaining about Verizon's timeliness in filing the brief. Apple's lawyers quote a judge in a previous federal case who wrote that an amicus curiae brief must be filed "no later than 7 days after the principal brief of the party being supported." As Samsung submitted their Opposition brief on August 22, nearly a month before the Verizon filing, Apple contends the brief should be denied from consideration.
Apple admits, though, that there are no rules governing the timeliness of submissions at this level of the courts. It writes, "The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure do not provide for a non-party's submission of amicus briefs in district courts."
In the case that the court rejects its arguments on the grounds that there are no formal rules about timeliness, Apple wants the court to give it until October 6 to respond. That would be precisely one week before the October 13th hearing, which should decide whether the Northern California District Court and the U.S. ITC agree to grant Apple's request on a ban on sales of Samsung's smart phones and tablets in the U.S.
Thus far Samsung has essentially won a case in the Netherlands, where the judge found it to violate the technology patent on scrolling (easily remedied by an OS update), but not the design patents (given how different Samsung's devices look). By contrast, a judge in Germany -- Europe's third largest tablet market -- ruled in favor of Apple, upholding its claim to own sole rights to produce minimalist tablets. Samsung's tablets were summarily banned from sale on the German market.
The presiding judge in the case is Judge Lucy H. Koh, the Motion hearing will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13, and the case number is 11-cv-01846-LHK "Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. et al".


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Kinect for Windows will be available in 2014
Another versions of Microsoft's Kinect is in development for Windows and has been announced to release next year.
Want your name and profile in Watch Dogs?
Ubisoft is offering fans a chance to have their profile featured as a pedestrian in its upcoming Watch Dogs game.
Unity will be available on open-source platform Tizen
Unity Technologies have announces that its multi-platform engine will be available for the Linux-based Tizen OS which launches on devices later in the year.
XSEED announce E3 games lineup
XSEED Games has announced its lineup for E3 next month. Grasshopper Manufacture's Killer is Dead and GungHo Online's Ragnarok Odyssey Ace are included in the publishers list.
Arguments begin for 38 Studios collapse
A year after the closure of 38 Studios, A Rhode Island Superior Court judge has begun hearing arguments over a motion to have the case dismissed by the defendants.
Ragnarok Odyssey Ace heading to Europe and North America
GungHo Online Entertainment announced that it will be publishing Ragnarok Oddyssey Ace in Europe for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita. The game will be out this winter in Europe and in the US, published by Xseed.
Disney Infinity Monsters University play set trailer
Disney has released the trailer for the Monsters University play set that will be available in the Disney Infinity starter pack along with the Pirates of the Caribbean and The Incredibles play sets.
How the new "whales" are spending in games
33% of total in game spending for mobile and web games is done by the top 1% of new players with 90% of total in game spending done by the top 20% of new players, according to a recent report on spending behaviour.
Microsoft is commited to Japan
Despite low lifetime Xbox 360 sales in Japan and the regions loyalty to Nintendo and PlayStation, Xbox One will be launched in Japan.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy HD heading to iOS
CapCom's first three Phoenix Wright games have been remastered and are heading to iOS on May 30.
Microsoft's Kinect patent suggest they will be always be watching
A patent filed by Microsoft for Kinect describes a camera system that monitors the number of viewers in a room. Content providers will be able to set a threshold which if exceeded would trigger a prompt for the device owner to purchase a license for more viewers.
Project X Zone demo released in Europe, second one to follow next month
Namco Bandai has released a demo for Project X Zone in Europe today through the Nintendo eShope. Titled Lethal Surprise, it features characters from Sakura Wars, Cyberbots, Space Channel 5 and Valkria Chronicles.
Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate trailer: Ein and Jacky Bryant
A trailer for Dead or Alive Ultimate 5 has been released showing the recently announced characters Ein and Jacky Bryant.
Jagged Aliance: Flashback reaches Kickstarter goal in final hours
The turn-based action "reset" from Denmark's Full Control has passed it's Kickstarter goal. For a while it wasn't looking like the campaign would succeed but in the last two days funding picked up and finished $18,614 over the goal at $368,614 with 7,167 backers. Courtesy of Evil Avatar.
Phil Harrison on Xbox One: core gaming, mass market entertainment and longevity
In the wake of the Xbox One reveal, many are seeking clarification on the direction the console is heading. Microsoft's corporate vice president Phil Harrison discusses some of the choices made with the next-gen console
Deadpool preorder information
Deadpool has today revealed the bonuses that will accompany his game when preordered, featuring Marvel vouchers, posters and wallpaper.
The Realm developers will go another round on Kickstarter
Point-and-click adventure game, Realm, failed to hit its Kickstarter funding goal today. Not wanting to concede, the creators plan to return to Kickstarter later in the year to try again.
Company of Heroes 2 cinematic trailer highlights the high price of victory
A cinematic trailer for Relic's Company of Heroes 2 single -player campaign shows the Russian Front during World War 2 as well as emphasizing the high price one pays for victory under those circumstances.
Robotics specialist and ex-Valve VR expert join Oculus Rift team
Two industry veterans have been brought on to the Oculus Rift team to work on its technology. Oculus VR has announced that Steve LaValle, a renowned researcher of robotics, and former Valve VR expert Tom Forsyth have both joined the team.
Violent media not a predictor of violent behaviour according to university study
According to a recent study published from Texas A&M International University, watching violent media as a child is not necessarily a predictor of violent behaviour in the future. The study outlines that genetics and social environment have a larger impact on personal development.


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CFPB: Indirect Lenders Must Obey Equal Credit Opportunity Act
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday released a bulletin stressing that auto dealers who participate in indirect lending agreements must comply with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act when marking up interest rates.
"Consumers should not have to pay more for a car loan simply based on their race," said CFPB Director Richard Cordray. "Today's bulletin clarifies our authority to pursue auto lenders whose policies harm consumers through unlawful discrimination."
In a release, the CFPB said research indicates indirect lending markup practices may lead to African Americans and Hispanics being charged higher markups than other, similarly situated, white consumers.
The bulletin also provides suggestions for ways indirect lenders can limit fair lending risk.
Indirect auto lenders often allow the dealer to charge the consumer a higher interest rate, an arrangement commonly known as "dealer markup." The lender typically shares part of the revenue from that increased interest rate with the dealer.
As a result, the CFPB said, markups generate compensation for dealers while frequently giving them the discretion to charge consumers different rates regardless of consumer creditworthiness.
Lender policies that provide dealers with this type of discretion increase the risk of pricing disparities among consumers based on race, national origin, and potentially other prohibited bases potentially violating the ECOA, the bureau said.
The CFPB recommended that indirect auto lenders within its jurisdiction take steps to ensure that they are operating in compliance with fair lending laws as applied to dealer markup and compensation policies.
These steps may include, but are not limited to, imposing controls on dealer markup, or otherwise revising dealer markup policies; monitoring and addressing the effects of markup policies as part of a robust fair lending compliance program; and eliminating dealer discretion to markup buy rates, instead compensating dealers with flat fees.
The bulletin is available for review on the CFPB's website.


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Cameron Dickey to Lead Cy-Fair FCU
Cy-Fair Federal Credit Union has announced that Cameron Dickey has been hired as president to succeed retiring President Debbie Blackshear.
"Cy-Fair Federal Credit Union is excited to be bringing someone of Cameron's capabilities and proven track record on board to lead the credit union," said Deborah Jackson, Cy-Fair's chairman. "His values and strategic growth experience are a great match with our organization and we look forward to building upon the strong organization that Debbie has led during her 18-years as president."
Dickey comes to the Houston-based Cy-Fair FCU most recently from the position of executive vice president with Stewart Title, where he oversaw sales and marketing in the Pacific Northwest and the company's credit Union services division. Previously, Dickey was the vice president of retail sales and service with Advantis Credit Union and president/CEO of Providence Federal Credit Union in Portland, Ore.
Dickey is recognized internationally for micro-finance consulting and economic development in developing countries. As a volunteer consultant for the World Council of Credit Unions, Dickey has mentored and actively promoted cooperative financial institutions to delegates from Uzbekistan. He has also worked directly to help establish programs in Kenya to meet the needs of orphans in AIDS ravaged communities and to deploy micro-enterprise lending for agricultural development to small land owners.
Dickey holds a bachelor's degree in business administration. "I am honored and excited to be joining the bright, forward-thinking, community-focused team at Cy-Fair Federal Credit Union."


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While the Chicago Fire is one team, the squad currently consists of 27 players each with a different origin, starting point and story of how they arrived at Toyota Park as a Fire player. As part of the club's partnership with Quaker Oats, we present Journeys – an in-depth look at each player's path to Chicago.
In the second part of the first edition we sat down with Ghanaian midfielder Patrick Nyarko to better understand the shape of his journey as an academics-focused part-time soccer player on the gravel fields of Kumasi, Ghana to a MAC Hermann finalist at Virginia Tech and his eventual transformation into one of the most dangerous attackers in Major League Soccer.


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With consumers not spending money, sales of PCs and other electronics are nearing their lowest points ever. Despite poor shipments, some categories like netbooks continue to post impressive growth.
The latest shipment numbers from IDC for the U.S. are in and HP has kicked Dell off its perch at the top of the PC shipper list for America. IDC reports that overall global shipments for the quarter were down 7.1% to 63.5 million units shipped.
IDC analyst Bob O'Donnell said in a statement, "HP's dethroning of Dell as the U.S. market share leader and extending its worldwide market share lead is a testament to the company's solid record of business execution over the last several quarters and indicates Dell still faces some challenges in its efforts to reignite its business."
Dell has struggled to turn around as it sheds employees and closes facilities in massive cost cutting measures to help it better compete in the marketplace and become more profitable. IDC reports that the global shipment numbers were better than it had expected. IDC predicted the drop in global PC shipments would be 8.2% from the previous quarter, but the drop was 7.1% according to the firm.
Gartner's numbers for the quarter look a bit different with the drop in global shipments at 6.5% and 67.2 million units shipped. According to both Gartner and IDC, the netbook category is continuing to drive PC sales. The firms both reports that some improvement has been seen in the PC market with inventory levels falling, but Gartner and IDC have different opinions on the impact. IDC reports that it expects production to be stable over the next quarter with Gartner saying the restocking isn't an indication that consumer demand is improving.
Gartner's George Shiffler said, "We are seeing some evidence of channel inventory restocking, particularly in the United States. This restocking should not be interpreted as a recovery in PC end-user demand; it's still unclear if the global PC market has hit the bottom."
Intel leans more towards the findings of IDC with an announcement this week that it believes the bottom of the market has been reached. The top five PC vendors globally, in order, were HP, Dell, Acer, Lenovo, and Toshiba. In the U.S., the rankings were HP, Dell, Acer, Apple, and Toshiba.


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For decades we have heard about the dangers of sun exposure. Ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun cause damage to the skin leading to premature aging and increased risks of skin cancer. With strong messages from medical organizations, many people have increased their sun protection habits, such as daily sunscreen and avoiding the sun.
Ideally, these changes have improved our health by decreasing cancer risk, but we are also blocking a major health benefit. In as little as 5-30 minutes twice a week, the sun's UVB (a type of UV ray) rays can stimulate the Recommended Dietary Allowance of vitamin D (400-800 units.) And more and more research is showing vitamin D to be an important vitamin. Is the sun's vitamin D benefit enough to outweigh its risks?
Vitamin D
Vitamin D has stirred up interest in the medical community because of research that has shown that it has protective effects against heart disease, osteoporosis, and several types of cancer, including breast, prostate, and colon cancers. The benefits of vitamin D have been well researched. The debate is now about where you should get your vitamin D.
Food Sources
Some of the highest sources of vitamin D are fish and fish liver oils. But Americans get the majority of their vitamin D from fortified foods like milk and orange juice. Even with fortified foods, it is difficult for the majority of people to get enough vitamin D through diet alone.
Vitamin D is available in supplement form, usually in a combination pill with calcium. An effective supplement would be able to increase blood levels of vitamin D. Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) is a preferred source of supplemental vitamin D. However, supplements do not provide anywhere near the amount of vitamin D that the sun can provide. High amounts of vitamin D supplementation have led to dangerously high levels of calcium in the body. Sun-created vitamin D, even at significantly higher levels, does not cause these problems.
The sun is believed to provide the majority of your vitamin D supply. But even the sun's benefits have some inconsistencies. The summer sun can create enough vitamin D within 15 minutes for people with fair skin, but it may take 6 times longer in people with darker skin.
UVB rays are also weak and can be easily blocked by clouds, smog, and glass windows. During certain times of the year, in far north and far south regions (like Washington state and Vermont), between November and February, the sun's UVB rays do not even reach the Earth's surface. There is far less or no production of vitamin D during these times of year.
And of course, for some, the risk of skin cancer leaves the sun out as a reasonable source for vitamin D.
Sun Versus Supplements
The sun is by far the most efficient creator of vitamin D, but does it outweigh the harms? There is no doubt that frequent and intense sun exposure causes damage to skin cells, often starting with a painful sunburn, and potentially leading to skin cancer later on in life. Although the medical community is fairly united in sun avoidance for cancer prevention, as vitamin D evidence grows, more medical professionals are leaning toward the light.
Research will continue to try to determine exactly how much sun exposure increases risks of skin cancer and who may be at higher risk. At the same time, the growing interest in vitamin D will also prompt manufacturers to improve the efficacy of supplements. There are many factors that play into our risk of developing disease, including our environment, lifestyle habits, and genetics. You should act based on your own health and family history.
In the Meantime…
There have been no official changes to sun recommendations from organizations like the Skin Cancer Society or the American Cancer Society, but more debate will be ahead. Some organizations remain steadfast in a "don't seek the sun" policy, but others are beginning to believe that a "no sun exposure" policy may not be the best option.
It may be best to find a balanced approach to the sun:
- Pay attention to the UV index often mentioned with the weather forecast. A severe UV index rating indicates that severe burns can happen quickly. For these days, sun protection is particularly important.
- Do not ban or avoid outdoor activities, but use common sense. Take into account the length of time you are spending outdoors, the UV index, and the weather.
- Avoid activities like sunbathing or tanning booths that create intense exposure levels.
- Consider adding an outside, lunchtime walk of 10-15 minutes to your daily routine at least a few days per week.
Talk to your doctor about your personal risk factors for skin cancer. People that have a personal or family history of skin cancer will need more sun protection than others. Your doctor may also advise you to try to increase your vitamin D levels through diet or supplement options.
- Reviewer: Michael Woods, MD
- Review Date: 05/2016 -
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"This truly astonishing performance [Goldberg Variations] was recorded in 1981, 26 years after Gould's legendary 1955 disc.
By his own admission he had, during those intervening years, discovered 'slowness' or a meditative quality far removed from flashing fingers and pianistic glory. And it is this 'autumnal repose' that adds such a deeply imaginative dimension to Gould's unimpeded clarity and pin-point definition
. How remarkable that what are arguably Gould's two greatest records should be his first and his last."Gramophone


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By Michael Maresh
Journal Staff Writer
The local Salvation Army is still looking for residents who will spend two hours manning donation kettles outside Cortez businesses.
Mel Heath, who has either served as a bell ringer or the supervisor for them the past 19 years, said a total of 252 bell ringers are needed to fill the two-hour slots that run Friday through Sunday from now until Christmas.
The Salvation Army bell ringing volunteer program in Cortez was started 30 years ago by Charles Johnson, Heath said.
Heath said bell ringers will be at both doors at Walmart and City Market, while Walgreens will also have a bell ringer during the holiday season.
Bealls will also have a bell ringer for one day this season the Friday after Thanksgiving.
We ring Friday, Saturday and Sunday except for the week before Christmas when we ring extra days, Heath said, and estimated that the fundraiser brings in an average of $25,000 a year.
He said he remembers the $6,900 that was raised 19 years ago when the fundraiser only had one kettle at City Market.
He said the funds are used for people needing help after not receiving the assistance needed from other agencies if the need is genuine .
We never have enough (bell ringers). We always have spaces to fill when there are 252 slots we need, he said. We have the Thanksgiving weekend filled, and that is the hardest one to do due to people traveling.
He said there are a few ringers or 15 percent who will take on additional slots to help out the Salvation Army, and added that more than 252 volunteers will be needed.
Heath said there are always illnesses and other emergencies that prevent a ringer from showing at the designated time, so there needs to be others who can take the position without much notice.
Heath said the Salvation Army will take volunteers right up to the very end.
Heath said he is in charge of supervising all of the bell ringers in case something comes up, and added he also provides a short break for the volunteers during their two-hour shift.
He also said the residents of the county are pretty generous and thinks the busiest days for the bell ringers are the third weekend of December.
I think they are all good days. Heath said. If we make $10 it is a good day. All of our bell ringers are volunteers, including me.