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A good article from the National Post. With the exception of last weeks game against the Magic, Turk has struggled with Numero Ocho back in the lineup. Is it simply because he is not getting enough touches and control of the ball? Whatever it is, both the coaching staff and Turk need to figure it out. The Dinos need him to pick it up if they want to continue winning.
Turkoglu, however, knows that what he is doing isn't good enough. He's just not sure he can change it.
"The way I play, I've never been a selfish guy," said Turkoglu after the game. "I'm just trying to play as hard as I can, and get myself going.
"If I have the ball, I can be more creative with it ... For me, I'm running on the side and expecting to be a spot-up guy - you know, it's hard for me."
In other words, Turkoglu was used to having the offence run through him in Orlando, and that's happening less in the land of Jose Calderon and Jarrett Jack. So while he is actually shooting a higher percentage than he did with the Magic - 42.5%, versus 41.3% on last year's Finals team in Orlando - Turkoglu feels like he is watching too much, waiting for the ball, and then trying a little too often to be a player that he is not.
"I can't really go and grab the ball from Jose or Jack's hands," said the soft-spoken forward. "I respect those guys - they're great players. And they're used to running the team too.
"It's new team, new coach, new system, new players. But it's been three months - I can't keep telling what I did in the past. So I want people to know that I'm limited, too. I try to do my best, but you can be just limited."
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More money, more production
Was worth the money last season, so repeat that
I prefer the guy be Barbosa if he can be extended at a reasonable salary.
Is the reasoning for this thread more to do with Demar being better suited to play at SF or does it have more to do with him lacking the skills to play at SG? I disagree with him packing on more weight than is natural for his frame because it takes away from his athletiecism. If he is going to make it work as a small forward he has to do it much in the way Andre Igoudala does....by keeping guys out of the paint and staying in front of his man. Fortunately, outside of Melo, LBJ, and Pierce there aren't many elite SF's in the league...I'm sure I'm missing a couple...but they should account for a small percentage of the match up's he would face...of course the three I mentioned are in the Eastern Conf.
It's a tough decision, but if I was the GM I might look at moving him. Can't dribble, not a good shooter and too small to be effective at SF.
Bayless is a black hole and hopefully does not return, you can just see the frustration from his team mates when he's on the floor.
Maybe its just that he needs another effective scorer on the wing with him to spread the defense's attention. It works with Bayless at SG, but he might also be more effective at SG if our SF was more of an offensive threat.
I do agree though, Apollo, that he has more of a SF game - slashing, driving, catch & shoot - than a SG.
no its just because we need a scoring punch. I think just start bayless with derozan, kleiza, Ed/JJ, Amir/Gray
if you want scoring might as well bring calderon off the bench cause his shot is really off right now
Again, not saying Derozan's size at the SF would never be an issue but I don't think it's an overriding consideration. There are always match up issues on the floor you'll need to compensate for in order to win.
FG% increase is great, and the increased trips to the line are amazing. These are all things he should still be able to do with Bargnani in the lineup ... we just haven't seen much of a flow in them running as a tandem. SF or SG, either would be welcome
The only way to bag a classy lady is to give her two tickets to the gun show... and see if she likes the goods.
Also I can't believe there are so many Bayless haters on this forum. Bayless is stacked the guy scores 20+ pts and shoots a good percentage everytime we start him, plus he is a good on the ball defender.
At the 3 his ball handling isn't such an issue but he loses the size advantage he has at the 2. I'm not sure, it's nice to have that big two guard out there making people pay on the blocks but if DD really can't get handles then he should be moved to the 3 in the role Apollo suggested: Transition and catch and shoot.
"Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival."
If the Raptors extend him the qualifying offer and no other team offers him more money, then the Raptors have an overpaid backup shooting/combo guard on the roster.
If the Raptors extend him the qualifying offer and another team offers him more money, then the Raptors have to decide whether it is better to let him walk or match the offer and then turn around and try to trade him to that team for something useful. I do not believe there is a high enough likelihood a team which is willing to overpay Bayless is also willing to trade something useful for the opportunity to overpay him. In my opinion, the Raptors would be likely to end up with an even more overpaid Bayless or with another problem which was acquired in the Bayless trade.
The Raptors can always try to trade Bayless at the trade deadline but the best case is a second round or another player with a different set of problems. Second round picks are a long shots and unlikely to become as good players as Bayless. I am not a proponent of moving your cheese for the sake of appearing to make progress.
A qualifying offer can always be renounced.
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Really good introduction with a lot of information, but I'm really glad that I did this from the archives rather than live so I could take the time to review the slide content.
Currently most interested in 802.11 (not that I'm convinced anyone is tsill reading these comments! :-) )
Is this course still available? Audio is taking a very long time to load!
Can the audio files be made downloadable? That would make it much easier to use these courses while communting.
most interested in 802.11
embedded and instrumentation h/w design and test, f/w support and test.
Hello all from Edmonton, Alberta.
It's been a long time since I attended a lecture here. My schedule has changed again and now have time for more Continuing Ed.
Interested in learning more about LTE and 5G.
Hardware Engineer
a lot of information to digest.
another source of information
thank you
just missed earlier part
good presentation
thank you for the excellent presentation!
Sorry for missing the lecture. I am a project engineer active in smart sensor networks for industrial applications.
Sorry I missed the lecture. Trying to catch up now. I am a firmware engineer currently working in embedded medical devices. Looking forward to the course.
at the moment I am just starting into wireless but will need to be wifi speeds at least. this class is data gathering on my part
Thank you
more detail on communication standards
Software, embedded
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Thank you Fanny; excellent presentation
Hey can anbody tell me watz da time of the lecture? I am staying in india plz tel me the Indian Time. thnx
Thank You very much
thanks for a good info
Thank you Fanny.
good day to all :)
good info
I will be unable to attend rest of week due to work considerations. Will these be available as recordings?
Define "short range"
Looking to learn the latest standard and what's beyond.
Interested in how aspects of 802.11 might be simulated. Which parts might be pertinent to high level simulation. Also learn more about the technology from a general interest point of view.
design / project management
Hardware & Software combined.
Trainer in Simulation Technologies including ESL and TLM
Thanks for the great presentation
Thank you Fanny, Great Lecture
Thank you Fanny. Will see you tomorrow.
thanks fanny..
Thank you. Would WiFi Direct also look at 802.11af ?
as i understand it, bandwidth must fit inside channel width. BW must be less than or equal to channel
definitely see u tommorrow...
Thank you Fanny!
Thank you Fanny and Alex, now is the time to review all referenced material
thank you all very much for the great questions! i look forward to seeing you tomorrow.
wider channels allow higher symbol rates
the unlicenced 900 MHz band does not interfere with the GSM quadband
and channel width is bandwidth?
channel frequency matters also because due to the physics of electromagnetic propatation, the higher the frequency the higher the signal loss, so based on the Shanon channel capacity law, higher signal losses result in lower SNR, so higher frequencies, too, result in less throughput and less range.
Thanks Fanny, looking forward for tomorrow's lecture
Fanny, you rock! thank you
Hi Fanny,
The 900MHz Band fopr 802.11af, would it affect the GSM band 900MHz , deployed in Asiua and Europe ?
the throughput vs. channel width is explained by modulation. the wider the band, the higher the data rates can be. you really need to get into the modulation theory to undrstand why wider bandwidth results in higher throughput, so look at any modulation starting with AM, FM, PSQ, QPSK, QAM, etc. for symbol rate vs. channel width concept.
assuming carrier is rationally chosen
throughput is always bandwidth, not carrier freq
As a follow up to joe_hufford: Is there a resource that clearly explains differences in the channel width 20 vs 40 and 80, 80+80 and 160 MHz as well as the numbers shown in slide 8 and what produces one stream in the other standards while the n-standard can use multiple streams because of MIMO technology?
But why does the wider channel do that? Isn't the throughput and range more dependent on which frequency the channel is centered on?
shanon law governs channel capacity. channel capacity is a function of distance, bandwidth and SNR. for MIMO systems channel capacity is also a funciton of correlation - the lower the correlation among the MIMO antennas and paths the higher the capacity of the channel.
the wider the channel the higher the achievable thorughput and range
less bandwidth = less throughput
yes ;-)
yes - there is always a tradeoff between data rates and distance, all other things being equal :)
What's the significance of the channel width, 20 vs 40 or 80 MHz?
So it will always be a trade off between data rates and distances?
Thank You
Increasing the range is being done in two ways: 802.11af and 802.11ah stanards scale down the data rate to lower rates and also operate and lower frequencies.
Typically the higher the frequency the higher the path loss through air and through obstrucitons like walls. That's why 900 MHz is preferable for long distance communications and for penetrating through buildings, whereas 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz technologies exhibit significantly less range and higher losses through walls. 60 GHz is much higher frequency, so almost no signal penetrates through walls and even in the air the losses are quite high.
JuanP question: The new working groups are providing much higher speeds. This is great. But what about increasing the range?
My earlier question was:
The new working groups are providing much higher speeds. This is great. But what about increasing the range?
JuanP question was:
link on slide 19 worked for me :http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20121005-building-the-crash-proof-car/1
Juan, can you please re-type your question? I cannot seem to find it.
Excuse the ignorance i am new to RF but
Q: Why does 60GHz not penetrate walls very well?
Fanny, please answer my earlier question.
60 GHz does not penetrate walls very well, which is a good thing since you can have multiple 60 GHz networks that don't interfere with one another
the decision on what form of MIMO to use is complex and done in real time by the baseband layer in the chipset. we will discuss this topic tomorrow in more depth
Due to a computer glitch, I was late logging on. I an archived version available now so I can catch up quickly?
there is a task group under 802.15 that is looking at visible light communications
Nice lecture, Thank you very much
Here some questions:
MiMO can speed up the system or make it more redundant, depending of making different threads of sending the same data and hoping it arribes through one carrier. What is the decision to use more or less?
For the 60MHz band, do you know whet effects have the thin walls on a house?
Thank you for the presentation.
You mentioned 60GHz band which is very short range due to oxygen absorbtion.
I wonder if there is any task group investigating visual light communication using LEDs?
Perfect! Thank you Fanny. ;-)
Leo, sounds like a fun project
as far as resources, check the wi-fi alliance website for white papers and also our site at http://www.octoscope.com/English/Resources/Articles.html
Thank u very much! Im thinking&developing a musical project that could end up into a wireless networked (collaborative creation) adapted musical instrument for developing people´s sensitivity while expressing themselves and having fun
Thank you for a wonderful lecture, Fanny.
Fanny. Thanks for sharing important information
Thank you!
Fanny. Any resources, websites or books, do you recommend for more knowledge in these topics you covered today and for the rest of the week?
Is there somewhere to see the answers to the questions?
beamforming DSP is done in the WiFi chipset baseband layer and is a combination of hardware and firmware algorithm implementation
Thank you. A lot of good information!
Thanks a lot.
Thanks a lot, Fanny!
Luv the show!!
was there ever a response regarding a recording of this being available?
Thank you Fanny!
Student, retired electronics
thank you Fanny, very interesting introduction
Thanks! until tomorrow!
Thanks. Nice overview.
Thanks for the presentation
Thank You!!
Thank you everyone.
here are some earlier questions repeated for you, Fanny:
Q: for these adaptive beamforming algorithms... what kind of system resources are we consuming? does this get offloaded to the DSP? the GPP?
QWhere we can get more information about beamforming?
QHow would you qualify WiFox in the WSiFi technology roadmap, if at all?
Thank you. Bye.
Excellent Presentation! Thank You Fanny & Alex
Any Chance we can get the audio notes
Thank you Fanny for today's presentation. Very interesting!
Excellent presentation, thank you very much
Thank you Fanny
Great lecture, thanks
great overview, thank you.
Great. Thanks!
Thanks Fanny. A very well prepared and insightful session!
Thank You very informative
Thanks. Great presentation!
any chance we can get that presentation on Smart Grid standards?
Amazing lecture. Thank you Fanny. Much appreciation.
Thank you for presentation.
Thank you Fanny, very good presentation. Thank you for hosting Alex
Great Presentation. Thank you. Can we follow up with Fanny, if we have any questions ?
Excellent class. Yes great suggestion to add notes to the slides on the PPT presentations.
excellent presentation. thank you.
Thank you for answering my question as to operation using the ac standard close to an airport (i.e. 5 GHz radar)
Excellent Class; Thank You Fanny & John!
You can open the link in powerpoint (as if editing it) to get the url.
one of the earlier pages had notes...that was good...is it possible to add more notes to the other pages?
@John_Takada, Fanny will hunt up the link
60GHz band with 10m range at 1Gbps?
is there a good overview book on the subject that is reasonably current?
ag is similar to a/g?
I'm sorry. It seems that i can't click the link on slide 19.
the link:
Would WiFi Direct also look at 802.11af ?
15ys in medical device development
Are there any efforts underway specifically targeting medical devices, hospitals, and or body worn sensors.
Does GPS currently have high enough resolution to be used with collision avoidance or will there have to be improvements in GPS.
[I'm very interested in this DSRC, since I'm currently doing some research in ELMs (Extreme Learning Machines) with DIP application --- DSRC might open up the scope of my research].
802.11P - Is there linking between the satelite and this wireless comm? And security is obviously and issue... For future installation, is the a partitioning scheme to keep a wall between operations of the main auto control system with the wireless communication?
What's about TGaj - China Mili-Meter Wave?
Is there any Company working on Terrestrial deployment for 802.11 ah ?
Would you think that 802.11p will be used for mobile robotics too?
even me same problem link's not working for me
is the 60 Ghz standards finalized and is any company working on chip design for the same ?
link's not working for me
Excellent presentation!
Q Would like to know ranges of some of these wireless standards applications?
@awolfe58 -thanks.
Q: Is 802.11af taking over UHF due to Digital TV becoming more popular?
Is there any test if a 60GHz signal can pass through a thin wall inside a house?
Link missing in "Good introduction _here_" on slde 19
Link doesn't work on slide 19
Q: What's the range of 60GHz frequencies?
an_zak, keith, m.k: Fanny will answer those questions when she comes on the live chat here after the PPT is done
Where we can get more information about beamforming?
Electronics Engineer / Electromagetic Compatibility Engineer- I have a general interest in RF communications and finding the lecture interesting. Thank you.
Interested in hardware, especially FPGAs.
How would you qualify WiFox in the WSiFi technology roadmap, if at all?
Planar array style lobe shifting to point the signal at the base?
Is the power range used regulated?
R&D These topics will help me a lot especially. I will be interested more on hardware concepts.
Q: Slide 12 -> How about the antenna model? Circuit array sounder?
so beamforming is dynamic ?
Sr. Program Manager -Microsoft WP Division. Interested in Connectivity Solutions -WiFi and BT
Q Was the range ever discussed for 802.11ad with 60GHz band?
by phase shift lobes???
Q: On this PSD, even though the energy has power up to 2.2 GHz, actual data is only to 0.94GHz, right?
Methods of beamforming?
13th year in Wi-Fi radio design, pre 11b thru evaluating 80MHz-wide 11ac, currently. Co-ex with BT & cellualar are on-going issues, as well keeping up with what's coming down the road...
engineer in industrial controls with experience in enterprise wi-fi telephony
area of interest: general wireless communications technolgies, from PAN to WAN
does it require more power to operation at a higher bandwidth such as 60GHz?
Why are differences between US, EU and Japan regarding the channels?
R&D Developing wireless HDMI signal
Interests - ZigBee, Bluetooth
Disp - Electrical Design Engineer
Analog design engineer for calibration equipment. This is all foreign to me.
In case of MIMO, what is the way that the system decides witch kind of redundancy ve speed decision is used?
Discipline: Communication system architect
RF Applications engineer...interested in HW issues...content is very good so far
Background is in point-to-point uWave. Interested in all stds for consumer products.
My disciplin: Electronic Eng.
Interest in overview
Interest in DSRC, Vehicular Communications and 802.11p
Application Engineer
Thank you for going a bit over the time, lecture is interesting
Electrical Engineer, interested in WiFi communication
System Enginerring and HW Development
Interest in WiFi communication
So it say "nomadic (walking speeds)" so only for low velocity moving receiver?
Could you say a few words about the channel widths, 20 vs 40 or 80MHz? Does a wider channel allow more carrier frequencies or something like along those lines?
140Mbps!? That's incredible. I understand everything thus far, and it's great.
Q: I know OFDM and band. I wonder one call contains only one band?
Q: So with 2x2 antenna, 2 streams?
is it possible to get audio recording of Fanny's presentation please as there is a lot covered here.
Q: I'm sorry. I don't understand the concept of stream. Is it like MIMO beam?
Signing out - audio link.
Q: Let's say that someone calls on 4G, will the spectrum contains certain band (OFDM looks like OFDM) or multiple bands?
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Why are differences between US and EU,Japan related to channels in 5GHz Band?
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similar seminar about 15.4 would be really interesting even considered the new growing 6lowpan technology
DSRC would be good for industrial applications?
nothing happens when I click on the audio player
802.15.1 standard
that audio player is at the top of this page
where is the audio link
Zigbee, blueetooth and wifi
>sorry i am unable to listen the voice.what should i do?
Refresh your browser. if that doesnt work try firefox
802-11, ZigBee
I'm insterested in an interview of all standards.
bluetooth and wifi interest
I am interested in DVB-S2 , 802.11
wifi direct
Are all backwards compatible?
do your testing before starting
sorry i am unable to listen the voice.what should i do?
802.11 in general
I cannot get any sound. How do I get sound???
Interested in 4G/LTE for industrial applications.
Project EE for medical home health care devices - general interest in all technologies
acquire general knoledge
is this the same as DMT that's used for XDSL?
802.11n and <
Also, LTE and 5g pros and cons and implementation boundaries/limitations
OFDM between ch or tone?
RF andbluetooth development
where the technology is heading..
embedded systems, aeronautical industry
Hardware and firmware engineer.
Harware Engineering/Biomedical Eng. Wireless Technology Intro for future product development
IEEE control for test equipment
Embedded Software and hardware. I'm just interested in general wireless topics
Acquire general knowledge, 4G
interested in LTE/nextGen wifi solution integration
Mechatronics. DSP major --- hoping to learn something new. 4G
wireless systems --supranets
Embedded Software Developer
be introduces deeper in the standard and related technologies
need overview of state of art, most used now
Where the technology is headed.
overview is fine...all of it
A general overview
4G and 5G
Embedded Design....applications in helath care and lighting
Telecommunications engineer
Microelectronics and VLSI Design Student , interested in 4g
Embedded / Software
Patent law
EE/DSP engineer - radio comms/small form factor electronic devices
As far as I know, LTE is from 3GPP and 802.11n is from Wimax. Would you please explain between 3GPP and 802.11n?
Sr. R&D Technician
Greeting from Philadelphia
Systems Test Engineer
Control systems and wireless communication background with applications in networking for automation and instrumentation systems.
Embedded HW/SW ..more towards hardware
Hi, Embedded developer with RFID and HF
Systems Engineer for Vehice Integrated Hot Spots
Hardware/software/some embedded in biomedical research
Hardware and Software Engineer
EE Engineering Controls Systems
Hardware digital design
Greetings from Netherlands. BT HW/SW cus suppport
i am graduate in microelectronics from uk....interested in embedded system
Good morning Fanny & Alex.
HW/ SW R&D Engineering
Hardware/Systems Engineer working for defense contractor
senior electronic engineer working on wireless comm systems design
I'm mixed hardware and software. Current interest: bluetooth, low-energy. Thanks! jb
hardware and software but mostly hardware
My name is Wonoh Kim from GA. SW and working on LTE and PIM
Mostly hardware with a little software when necessary
Embedded software
Student, fascinated in both
EE Hardware, system desingner.
Embedded HW/SW
HW Development, EE
former motorola systems engineer now patent attorney
Hardware/software support
hardware and systems
@ rec-it refresh browser
Download slides and listen to the audio stream.
Hi everyone, Dublin is here
Where's the webinar? I'm not finding a link?
Good morning from Carsn City NV where we have snow on the ground and woke up to 1 deg F. Brrr
jb232...in sydney yes we were
Hi, greetings from Guadalajara, Mexico!
hello everybody
Hello from Philadelphia :P
hi guys
Greetings from Boston, where we are having a hot flash!
Hello from sydney
Hello everyone.
good morning!
Hi everyone!
Checking in ... how do I get this to start? jb
5 min to go...
Good morning everyone.
Greetings from Poland!
Hi everyone,
I am in Vancouver canada. It's snowing now. Good skiing season now!
Slides I have. Thank you.
Please download slide deck to follow along with the lecture
Hello from Cape Town ,South Africa.
does anyone know if the audio stream will be available as an audio file for download to reference from?
Principal EE
Hello from Toronto!
Hello from Cali
Control Systems Engineer
hello from NY
Hello from Oregon
Ok thank you.
Live audio stream automatically starts at 12:00 pm EST, download the slide deck and follow along
Are these things live or just a pre-recorded briefing?
Hello from Finland!
Hello from New Jersey
i think automatically online session starts after 31 minutes orelse we need to do any thing
Hello from Scottsdale, AZ
when the class is going to start
hi i am interested on OFDM AND PIM..but i hv no idea..
I need someone to discuss on OFDM and PIM. If anyone know the topic or interesting on the topic, please let me know.
Does anyone interesting on OFDM and PIM?
Hello everybody! from Jalisco, land of mariachi, tequilas and Margaritas :)
make that is now 11:20
Here in GA, the time is 11:20AM. It will start in 40 min.
EST is not 11:20, so you have about 40 mins to go
Shivakchepyala: The EST time means Eastern time. It is GMT -5, when it is in London GMT 0. So the classes begin five hours later than London time...
hi all
thanks wkim rookie..could you please guide with timing..now time in uk is 4.18pm..by what time does the session start according to uk time...
No. The class hasn't started yet.
I think it will start from 12PM EST
please can one help me..need to know does class has started
If anyone has or know where to find the spectrum snapshot of LTE, would you please let me know? Thank you.
hello when does the class start i am living in uk
Also will they several trapezoid on the spectrum or just one?
LTE and LTE Advanced use OFDM. I know that OFDM has multi-tones overlapped with certain bandwidth. I real world, how they look like on spectrum? For example, if I initiate a call, I can see a band of PSD on frequency domain? Like trapezoid?
Good Morning!
Downloaded the slide. Covers many interesting topics. Thank you.
The Blog Talk Radio Audio will start at 12:00 p.m. EST. Down Load the Today's Slide Deck just below the
Hello Good Morning from SanJose, CA
It's Freezing 35°F and a High of 52°F.
Yes I was wondering that too. Does it pop up on this same screen when the briefing begins? Or is there another link we have to click on to access the video/audio? Thanks
Hello everyone..how the video or sudio works here?
Morning everyone.
Looks like we're all Rookies here.
good morning everyone
Hello everyone!
Hello everyone from Colombia, Latinoamerica.
Hello everyone from GA.
can you please explain me how the power of the devices help in determining the area of coverage for the Wifi.
Is there any formula like devices (the WiFi chipsets of certain power cab guarantee the area of coverage in meters). Are there different class of devices with diffrent RF powers.
i am unable to view the video.please help me
@Grant.Nicol to know my local time I always go to wolframalpha.com and I paste there what it says on the post "12:00 p.m. EST" in this case. I hope it works for you as well!
EST is Eastern Standard Time in US winter. I think the timestamp in the comments is the same.
I am here looking forward for this first experience with EETimes webminar.
Good to see the slides early as I can brush up.
The slides are super. see you soon
hi fanny, hope the talk is fanny also...
Hello everyone. I am here in Vancouver.
Happy to meet Fanny once again
Is that also available in german langugage and what do I've to do from my site to take the cours. Can I talke in german aswell?
Good luck to all the participants.
ready to interact in te webcast
Hello to all :)
Good to see you shall be giving us another great lecture.
Keep up the good work, C U soon. Rod R.
hi how are you
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Atmospheric oxygen levels are declining fast. Accompanied by scary graphs and even more frightening scenarios, the new environmental disaster of oxygen depletion seems poised to overtake the crumbling CO2 fright as the next great challenge to mankind's survival.
The story is already making converts in the media, which includes Peter Tatchell of the U.K. Guardian, who recently ran a breathless story on possible consequences, including "genetic mutations, hormonal changes...cancer, degenerative diseases" and even death.
Tatchell says the rate of decline has dramatically increased in the past 30 years. He calls for immediate "scientific research" to examine the problem, blissfully unaware that several dozen researchers have been doing just that for decades.
The decline is predictably pinned on deforestation and mankind's "burning of fossil fuels". Once again, man is trashing the planet.
The only problem? It's pure bunkum. Unlike the trace gas CO2, oxygen comprises over 20% of the atmosphere. Oxygen is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; it accounts for nearly 90% of the mass of the ocean. While we can't breathe water, atmospheric oxygen levels have been measured since the 1890s and haven't varied to within three significant digits (a tenth of a percentage point).
The fearsome decline seen in the sidebar graph is the result of misinterpretation. The values given are relative, not absolute, and correspond to changes of a few parts per million. With O2 levels currently at 210,000 ppm, the changes we measure won't be significant for tens of thousands of years, if then.
Dr. Andrew Manning of the Scripps Atmospheric Oxygen Research Group tells Daily Tech the miniscule rate of O2 decline is of "no concern whatsoever to human health or any ecosystem". According to Manning, while fossil fuels do consume oxygen, an ever-increasing amount of plant life in the biosphere offsets the loss.
So what is the source of this crackpot idea? It stems from the writings of interdisciplinary ex-professor Ervin Lazlo. Lazlo calls himself "the recognized founder of systems philosophy", a New Age holistic pseudo-science that has unfortunately accomplished nothing useful since he created it 35 years ago.
Lazlo is the founder of the Club of Budapest, an environmental group which specializes in "planetary consciousness". The group shares members and ideas with the Club of Rome best known for the "Limits to Growth" scare of the early 1970s. That led to a book of the same name, which became the best-selling environmental title of all time. The book was roundly called tripe by dozens of esteemed economists, and even later admitted to be nothing more than a caper to gain media attention -- none of which seemed to hurt sales. Even today one can still find environmentalists still quoting the book's conclusions as fact.
The environmental movement has a long history of promoting scare stories without a shred of scientific backing. From "Silent Spring" which predicted the global death of all bird life, to forest-demolishing acid rain, to more modern scares such as Alar and GM foods, the poor track record of success seems to only stimulate a never-ending stream of new drivel.
At least this time around, you've been forewarned.


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Ed has more potential than Drummond. In my opinion
What a heartbreaking game. Didn't like Lowry's decision making at the end. I hope these experiences bond the team though, they have to break through. This is the 4th close loss (Pacers, Bobcats, Jazz).
Rest of my thoughts on the game.
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It made no sense whatsoever for the Raptors to draft Drummond. You've already got Davis, Johnson, Bargnani and Valanciunas, why would you want to add in another immature rookie C? Developing 1 big man is hard enough, but 2 at the same time would be far more difficult, especially with the concerns about Drummond's personality and desire. Plus his attitude would not have gone with the attempted culture change in Toronto (yes, we have Bargnani who's lazy, but still). We had a hole in the wing position, and in shooting in general, and Ross filled those needs. I mean, it's been 10 games, come on.
Correction: Val is not the leader in rebounds for rookies. Anthony Davis is, with 8.3, MKG is second with 6.3, and Val comes third with 6.0
I know we are homers and Valanciunas is the 2nd coming etc... but when you compare the two for impact on the roster it looks something like this.
The whole point of team building is buying low and selling high. Something we do not do. Productive rookie contracts is what separates the good teams from the bad ones.
I would also trade Derozan ASAP, before everyone realizes that this is just an anomaly.
Jonas Valancuinas has the ability to be better than every centre in the east. Can you imagine once they begin to trust him and feed him on the pick and roll? He rolls so hard every time, they never find him, not even calderon. Due to Caseys direction obviously, but once Jonas proves his stuff, he will be fed and he will score.
His defense is amazing right now for a rookie. I am so proud of his ability to move his feet! Also if anyone remembers Amirs foul problems, besides the tacky Rookie fouls JV gets, he is really good at contesting a shot upright!
Come on guys... you guys can't be this dumb. 82games.com provides very good stats, no need to throw the baby out with the bath water.
This still doesn't prove anything. I never pay attention to retarded advanced stats, most of the time they don't mean shit
Yeah, you really have to take a lot more in to account, and these awkward statistics dont prove crap to me.
+/- has a plethora of causal factors to it beyond the players control.
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recently, that was a tough question to answer. Sure there was a
handful of free tests, such as SunSpider's JavaScript
benchmark, Celtic Kane's JavaScript
benchmark (a bit older), or the crude CSS benchmark posted
on HowToCreate. However, these tests all had one thing in
common -- they did not fully test the browser's speed across a
variety of rich-content standards.
FutureMark, makers of the
popular 3DMark
hardware benchmarking software, know all about how to provide a
cohesive benchmarking suite. So amid ongoing work on PCMark,
3DMark, and even a video
game (Shattered Horizon), FutureMark decided to try to settle the
browser bragging match once and for all by releasing a comprehensive
test suite.
The result is the Peacekeeper benchmarking suite,
which is now available as a free
online application. DailyTech had the pleasure of
talking with FutureMark President Oliver Baltuch and learning more
about this exciting new test, as well as some of its more interesting
Currently, the test covers page rendering using
everything from HTML 5.0 to CSS. It also includes a number of
tests to gauge JavaScript performance with typical algorithms such as
encrypts, filters, parses, sorts, and array manipulation. DOM
performance is also tested. Currently, flash performance tests
are not included. Mr. Baltuch says that a second version is in
the works "that would include more of the HTML 5.0 and something
that works to measure flash performance as well as possibly power
The core set of tests now simulate
conditions that might be encountered on content-heavy pages such as
YouTube, Facebook, or Meebo. The results are intriguing.
For the same browser version tested across different OS
implementations running on virtually the same hardware Mr. Baltuch
states, "The Apple [computers] tend to be 5-10 percent faster
[than Windows machines]. We believe that is based on the
middleware of the OS. We believe that it is more
While OS X holds the speed lead, Mr.
Baltuch noted that Windows 7 featured substantial gains over Windows
Vista. However, Internet
Explorer 8.0, Microsoft's flagship browser remains much slower
than the industry's speed-leading browsers -- Google's Chrome and
Apple's Safari. Mr. Baltuch comments, "Windows 7 is faster
than Vista is. But Internet Explorer 8.0 is 5 times slower than
Chrome and Safari."
Despite Chrome and Safari being the
fastest, Mr. Baltuch says he uses Opera 10.0 beta 2 for browsing
because he likes the user interface and features the best. He
also praised Mozilla users for their very helpful feedback. He
says that some browser makers have embraced his company's efforts,
while others remain standoffish.
He states, "Some seem to
be happy. The Norwegians (Opera) seem to hate us at the moment
(FutureMark is Finnish). The guys at Microsoft have been silent
so far."
For those interested, Peacekeaper is funded by
advertising revenue and is also funded by sales of consulting
services to large businesses. Also, the benchmark has helped to
increased the adoption of FutureMark's paid products like PCMark,
according to Mr. Baltuch.
A couple of final interesting
notes. Mr. Baltuch says that the test is compatible with the
popular Apple iPhone. He also notes that there is a large
difference between web performance, going from a netbook processor
(such as the Intel Atom) to a high-end desktop processor (such as the
Intel Core i7). This is due to the CPU's pivotal role in
running increasingly heavy web applications. He also says that
for users looking to try something off the typical beaten path, the
Epiphany (browser packaged with Gnome Linux), Shiira (Webkit-based),
and Midori (also Webkit-based) browsers all provide relative good
Linux browsing performance.
Mr. Baltuch says his company loves
feedback, so feel free to head over to the Peacekeeper page, check it
out, and leave your comments.


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I am interested in the fan's base prospective in lieu of what transcribed since the start of the season, and here are the most intriguing matters, in my opinion:
1. The Defense: Toronto coach has been lauded for as a career defensive schematics guru. It is obvious so far that defense on our team is incompetent and subpar to be competing on a NBA level. Where is the disconnect?
2. The Roster: announced by the GM as the formidable collection of young prospects, it is hard to give any credit to this claim after this poor start. And this claim is not made just because of the losses. It was made because there is a lack of effort, hustle, intensity, and definitive lack of collective and cohesion. Seems like this GM is making mistake after mistake in the drafts, and can not trade for even marginal talent. Bitterness comes from the fact that Bargnani, DeRozan, Davis, Ross, Acy, and also Valanciunas are either not talented and consistent, or athletic enough to be a competent part of a NBA team first-five squad. Imagine either one of them on any other team - would they be playing in the first five? The rest of the cast is a 'make-do'. If a temporary loss of only one player (Lowry) is deemed a cause for the no-show of the whole team in two consecutive games, how good is this team then? Last night while watching the pathetic Dallas team thriving against Raptors, I thought that I wish we had again PJ Tucker, Joey Graham, and Joey Dorsey, and hell yes, Reggie Evans on the team - they would at least show a speckle of pride and defense. What to do with this roster?
3. Jump Shot vs. Penetration: Vast percentage of the offensive plays are done from a single player ISO (isolation against the defender and a prayer that the ball will somehow get in). In essence, this team is doing the same thing as it did in the final 2 years of the Vince Carter era - which was easy to defend and led to defeating results. I have been monitoring the modus operandi of Kyle Lowry - career off-dribble penetrator to basket now looks to shoot as much as possible, and some of those shots came from far, far above the arc - that is not the reflection of the expanding range, I think. The rest of the team is static, mostly in the corners, awaiting the ball so that they could chunk it out. Why is jump shooting with no remorse so cheap in Toronto?
4. Direction: I do not see a strong player base, exciting prospects and a futuristic and developmental direction, provided by the team leadership. Rebuild mode seems to be permanent and persistent. Both GM and the coach are very eloquent and capable making excuses, calling this team 'young', 'up and coming'. Unfortunately, and as a true Toronto citizen and team fan, I think that this is not true. In my opinion, this team needs help at all the aspects which define the game of basketball: agility, athleticism, experience, and team spirit. What do you think are the strategic and tactical needs overall for the Toronto Raptors?
Thank you all for comments.... I thought I would be spilling out much more vitriol after OKC and Dallas games.


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"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."


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Cal Ripken, Jr. Comes to Google
On Thursday, I had the exciting opportunity to see Cal Ripken, Jr speak. I work for Google in the Santa Monica office, but this week I'm in New York where Cal was visiting our NYC office as a stop on his book tour. I'm a member of the team that puts on authors events at Google. In our various offices, we've had everyone from Jane Smiley to the Iron Chef to Hilary Clinton. You can watch many of these talks on You Tube. In fact, here's a link to a recent event I organized in Santa Monica featuring the "Too Hot Tamales" chefs. I will post the link to the video of Cal's talk when it goes live.
Anyway, it was a thrill to see this Hall of Famer in person and I have to report he was incredibly nice and generous with his time. He spent over an hour at the office, talking about his new book: Get in the Game: 8 Elements of Perseverence that Make the Difference. He answered questions, signed books, and even posed for pictures with fans (like me!). He went the extra mile and signed book plates that will be sent to Googlers in remote offices who had tuned into the talk via videoconference (typically they would receive books for attending but obviously not have the chance to get them autographed).
Cal is a dynamic speaker. He told some funny stories related to his book, such as how "stubbornness" can be a good or bad quality depending on the extreme (at times his dad took it too far as evidenced by some amusing anecdotes, but stubbornness helped Cal Jr. reach his consecutive game record). In talking about the streak, he described some challenges, such as negotiating with his wife so that he might be able to skip the birth of their second child if it would cause him to miss a game. He told her that if he broke the streak on that day, then their son's birthday would always be known as the day the streak died and baseball fans lost hope in Cal to save the game. 😉 Fortunately for everyone, the baby was born on an off day.
One of the eight pillars Cal spoke about was "life management." He described how he took a proactive role in his relationship with his managers. He would meet with them before the season and tell them what he needed to do to be successful (i.e., not playing in every spring training game, but instead spending time in the weight room, watching video, etc.). He said managers appreciated his candor and respected his methods, while many of his teammates never considered this approach and instead just complained about the way they were being managed.
A Googler asked (or more accurately, begged) Cal to take an active role in the Orioles as a manager, GM, or even owner. Cal laughed it off, suggesting we pass the hat and all the Googlers chip in to buy the team. He gave a noncommittal answer, saying for now he wanted to not be tied to a long baseball schedule while his kids were still in high school. So cheer up, Orioles fans, he may be back in a couple years!
I look forward to reading the book, and I can see why Cal is finding success as a corporate speaker.
Thank you, Cal, for taking the time to visit Google!


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Make this Earth Day a day for action
Paul Markowitz and Johanna Miller
In many ways, April 22 marks the 43rd birthday of the modern environmental movement. On that day, more than 20 million Americans from all walks of life -- and representing philosophies from across the political spectrum - united behind a shared commitment to clean air, clean water, and conservation of our planet's natural resources.
The power of Earth Day has grown in the ensuing decades and it is now widely celebrated as a day for taking action in support of the environment.
In Vermont, we are uniquely positioned to carry out the vision of Earth Day as a day of action. Most Vermonters understand the unique value of our working democracy -- and showcase its potentially powerful benefits in their personal and civic actions.
Vermonters have accomplished a lot in their commitment to balancing environmental, economic and energy goals, and their efforts are paying off. Over the last decade, they have taken strides to model sustainability at the local level, and more than half of all Vermont communities now have an energy coordinator or energy committee. These groups are hard at work every day on projects that have a real and lasting impact on our environment -- and people's pocketbooks: they are installing insulation in municipal buildings, constructing bicycle and walking paths, upgrading streetlights, creating community gardens, and teaching schoolchildren about how our energy system works. At the same time, we have reaped the benefits of our statewide investment in energy efficiency. Since 2000, we have saved Vermonters $775 million by reducing the energy our homes need (saving enough energy to power every home in Vermont for more than two years). This is a major accomplishment that has enabled us to decrease our reliance on fossil fuels and helped reduce strain on our electric grid. It also ranks us as a national leader on energy efficiency.
Now for the not-so-good news: despite all this great work, we are falling far short of what's needed. Just one example is the fact that we are leaving big money on the table and ignoring the urgency of climate change by heating the outdoors. The state set a goal aimed at addressing this issue -- weatherizing 80,000 homes by 2020 -- but we are far, far from meeting it. This is a huge lost opportunity to save more than $1.5 billion in heating costs, create jobs for contractors, and reduce our impact on the environment.
When this is translated to the local level - when we play to our strengths as Vermonters - it's clear that we can meet that essential goal. All it will take is weatherizing one out of every 33 homes in your town, each year, for the next eight years. That's why Efficiency Vermont and the Vermont Energy and Climate Action Network have partnered this year to launch the Vermont Home Energy Challenge.
Already, 77 towns from every corner of the state have joined this unprecedented effort - calling on all Vermonters to reach out to their friends and neighbors, and join them in taking real action to reduce their energy usage, and costs.
Time and again, our small state has shown that when we work together towards a common goal it makes a big impact. In 2003, a group of committed volunteers and community partners helped convince 96 percent of the households in Poultney to swap their old incandescent bulbs for more efficient lighting. In 2008, Ripton residents visited more than one quarter of the homes in their town to conduct energy assessments and distribute energy-saving products such as low-flow showerheads and programmable thermostats. More recently, in the small town of West Haven, one out of every five homes signed a pledge card committing to making an energy-saving home improvement as a result of a concerted outreach effort driven by community volunteers.
So far, the Home Energy Challenge is going strong - and if we succeed in meeting our goals it will make a big difference for the state, and our planet. Each home that participates will save, on average, $740 on their energy bills every year. Together, we will all save more than $2.6 million, and reduce our annual carbon dioxide emissions by more than 7,000 tons - the equivalent of removing 1,300 cars from the road every single year. As a state, we cannot afford to let those opportunities slip away.
Let's make this Earth Day a day for action on energy efficiency.
Working together, we can protect the things that we all care about -- clean air, clean water, our environment -- celebrate our communities and share our success - all while making a real and lasting difference.
Paul Markowitz is the Community Energy Program Manager for Efficiency Vermont. Johanna Miller is the energy program director for the Vermont Natural Resources Council, and the coordinator for the Vermont Energy and Climate Action Network.
If you'd like to leave a comment (or a tip or a question) about this story with the editors, please email us. We also welcome letters to the editor for publication; you can do that by filling out our letters form and submitting it to the newsroom.


text: "Despite their genuine love of life in the Southwest, the Kingsolver family moved back to reconnect with ancestral roots in Appalachia, to a farm that has been in the author's family for years. There they have at least some chance of re-creating a profounder and more intimate relationship with the foods they put on the table.... Starting with spring's first asparagus, summer's chickens, and the fall's surfeit of vegetables, Kingsolver's family consumes what they and their farming neighbors produce. Writing with her usual sharp eye for irony, she urges readers to follow her example and reconnect with their food's source."Booklist


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Eaton County Education CU and Michigan State University FCU Set to Complete Merger April 1
A merger of the $32.8 million Eaton County Educational Credit Union in Charlotte, Mich., into the $2.3 billion Michigan State University Federal Credit Union in East Lansing will take effect April 1.
The credit unions announced the proposed merger in November. Earlier this month, 95% of ECECU members who voted approved of the merger, according to MSUFCU.
After the two credit unions combine their operations in April, ECECU will officially merge into MSUFCU. ECECU's staff will continue as MSUFCU employees. Additional employees have been hired to support expanded hours and services at the ECECU branch in Charlotte, Mich.
"MSUFCU and ECECU have a shared commitment to helping members achieve financial success, and we are excited for the new opportunities this merger provides for members of both credit unions," said Patrick McPharlin, MSUFCU's president/CEO.
MSU Federal Credit Union, the world's largest university-based credit union, operates 11 branches, serves169,020 members and employs more than 490 people.


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http://sportsradiointerviews.com/201...the-nba-draft/Bryan Colangelo joined the Fan 590 in Toronto with Bob McCown and Stephen Brunt to talk about his new contract extension, whether or not he wouldve like a longer deal from the Raptors, and what he thinks about the Raptors having the fifth pick in the draft.
How it came about that he got a new contract extension:
The process was probably more of a thorough analysis of what was going on. There was some discussion and talk at the board level. There was not much of a negotiation and in fact there was no negotiation going on until just a few days ago. When it all came together it came together very quickly between myself and Richard Tuesday morning, but its something that obviously took a little bit of time to come to a resolution but I think we can all say that were happy that its behind us and now we can move on with the business thats so important to get to right now.
Whether or not he was upset that he didnt get a longer deal:
Look Bob if someone offered you a ten year deal versus a two year deal what are you going to be happy with? Youre gonna be happy with the ten years and security, but thats not the reality in this world that we live in. I understand where things are. Nobody is happy or content with where we are record-wise right now, but again if you look at some of the positives that have been done of the last several years now that we are realizing that its time to rebuild and weve gone through the initial phases of that theres some realism to what were doing. I understand perfectly well the position the board took not only with their apprehension to move forward, but ultimately making the decision with some very clear goals and objectives.
On the idea that being at pick number five might be better than being at pick number three:
I absolutely concur. Youve kinda hit the nail on the head. After the top two picks and I mightve said this last night talking to a few people, I think there is a very clear two picks and then there are several players that we like. If you were to ask me who number three was Im not sure I would have the answer for you and its not because were not prepared, its that theres another five weeks to go in the process and I think some of the things, the warts, the background discussions, the medical discussions, those things kinda clear the air there. I have to say that if were looking at addressing some of our needs or areas of concern theres several players that we like. I dont think its a draft thats 10 or 12 deep, but I do think theres a good six or eight players that Id be pretty excited about joining our team right now. You can just look at a couple of the names in the guard category. Youve got Brandon Knight and Kemba Walker probably after those top two. Theres a couple of the European bigs that I think are interesting, (Jonas) Valanciunas and then (Enes) Kanter who was at Kentucky this year without eligibility. Theres an international big that has kinda burst onto the scene, a guy who is going to be talked about, Bismack Biyombo who played very well at the hoop summit just a couple of weeks ago. Jan Vesely might be the most talented of all the Europeans that is out there. Hes a long 6-11 three or four who can address a few areas of need and theres a couple of dark horses who I will probably keep off the list now. I listed five or six names there and I havent said anything about Kyrie Irving and Derrick Williams, the clear-cut one and two it looks like. There may be some jockeying for position or there might be some of those picks available at the top because its not considered a really deep draft but I think there are going to be some impact players that emerge perhaps less than in previous seasons because there were a couple of top five defections but its gonna be an opportunity for us to certainly add someone nice. The benefit is, if I can look at this with a silver lining, theres going to be a little less of a cap charge for the fifth pick as opposed to the third pick. Its funny a lot of people kept saying you cant pick a guy at three thats too high. Well at five it becomes a little more palatable if you know what I mean.
What I find interesting is who he did not mention: Kawhi Leonard.


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20. Kevin Love
Tough love for Love! He already lost the 2013 Mokeski to David Lee; now he's bungee-jumping 16 picks from last year's lofty no. 4 spot to this year's semi-insulting no. 20 position, which normally wouldn't happen to a 24-year-old franchise star unless he was arrested with two underage girls and three and a half pounds of molly. Just know that he didn't drop 16 spots because of that twice-broken hand. If we're measuring players by trade value, we're really measuring them by the probability that they'd ever be traded. And Kevin Love WILL be traded. It's inevitable. It might happen this summer, it might happen during next season, but it's going to happen.
And here's why: Before the 2011-12 season started, Minnesota could have locked Love up to a five-year max extension that he wanted to sign. Incredibly, the T-Wolves decided it would be dumb to lock up a 23-year-old franchise guy for as long as humanly possible; they wanted to save that "max" extension slot for Ricky Rubio. Love signed a lucrative four-year extension with a player option for Year 4 (after 2014-15) that may as well be called "Kevin Love's Get Out of Jail Free Card." He's been bitter ever since. You would be too.
What should you do if you're Minnesota? If you're smart, you'd build around Rubio (about to get an extension), Pekovic (about to get paid) and whatever you can get for Kevin Love. The blueprint: In February 2011, the Jazz shrewdly dealt Deron Williams 17 months before he could bolt Utah for a high lottery pick (Derrick Favors) and a future lottery pick (that became no. 3 overall: Enes Kanter), maximizing any and all leverage they had. I don't see how the T-Wolves make it through this summer without doing the same. The likeliest suitor? Chicago. The Bulls have big contracts to make the trade work (Luol Deng on the enticing side, Carlos Boozer on the less enticing side); they're loaded with assets like Jimmy Butler (no. 49 on this year's list), the rights to Mirotic (a high lottery pick if he entered this year's draft), and the rights to Charlotte's future no. 1 pick (top-10 protected in 2014, top-eight protected in 2015, unprotected in 2016); and they're a big-market contender with a superstar in house (so they could keep Love for the long haul).
Let's say Chicago calls Minnesota in June and offers them Boozer's contract with Butler, Mirotic AND the Charlotte pick. How could the T-Wolves turn that down? And if you're the Bulls, how would you turn down the chance to (a) dump Boozer's deal, and (b) upend a potential Miami dynasty with a nucleus of Rose, Noah, Love, Deng, Taj Gibson and Tom Thibodeau these next few years? You know, unless your owner was too cheap to make a real run at the Heat? (Cut to every Chicago fan grimacing.) Anyway, I'm dropping Love to 20 only because that Bulls trade made too much damned sense. It just did.
Any chance we can get him?
1) If David Khan gets irritated with Love because of his comments and demeanor, what better way would there be than to throw him to an eastern team who hasnt been to the playoffs in so many years?
Would you do Amir + DD + 1st rounder for Love?
Amir would be a good backup or even play alongside Pecovic, DD as the starting SG and 1st rounder as icing on the cake.


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Strong cooperation between INTERPOL and France focus of visit by Interior Minister Valls
Pivotal French law enforcement role lauded by INTERPOL leaders
LYON, France – National and international security issues topped the agenda for France's Minister of the Interior Manuel Valls's first visit to the INTERPOL General Secretariat headquarters in Lyon.
The meeting with INTERPOL President Mireille Ballestrazzi, Secretary General Ronald K. Noble and other senior INTERPOL officials provided an overview of the world police organization's cooperation with France and of its activities across its 190 member countries.
During his visit, Minister Valls affirmed that in the face of organized crime, which knows no borders, and the escalation of the global threat posed by terrorism, cooperation between police services across all continents was more important than ever. He praised the expertise of INTERPOL officers and recognized their role in reinforcing security both in France and around the world.
With the visit underlining the close relationship between France and INTERPOL whose world headquarters were established in the country in 1946, first in Paris and since 1989 in Lyon, President Ballestrazzi said: "Our modern societies, which are facing new challenges, must tackle that of transnational crime, which has benefited from all the effects of globalization.
"The necessary response by States must be accompanied and facilitated by INTERPOL, the leading international police cooperation organization, whose activities France has always supported and will continue to do so with great determination," added Mireille Ballestrazzi who is also Deputy Central Director of the French Judicial Police.
France's Interior Minister was briefed by President Ballestrazzi and Secretary General Noble on new initiatives to assist member countries combat crime areas such as drug trafficking and terrorism, and emerging threats such as cybercrime. In this respect, talks between Minister Valls and the Head of INTERPOL took in preparations for an inaugural international forum on the use of technologies against crime which will be held in Lyon in July this year.
At the initiative of the French Interior Ministry and INTERPOL, the Technology Against Crime forum will bring together ministers from all corners of the globe, as well as security and police professionals, scientists, technology experts and representatives from universities and research centres, to look at how technology can best be used to combat crime in the 21st century.
"Over and over again France has proved itself to be one of INTERPOL's most innovative and constructive partners and our joint Technology Against Crime forum will provide another platform to identify where we provide added value and support to other national law enforcement efforts," said Secretary General Noble.
"The visit to INTERPOL by Mr Valls was an opportunity to forge an ever-closer relationship, bound not just by history but by our common resolve to achieve a safer world in the 21st century through our ongoing cooperation," concluded the INTERPOL Chief.
With France among the 56 countries which to date have formally recognized the INTERPOL travel document, the visit by Mr Valls also addressed efforts by the world police body to encourage all member countries to formally endorse the INTERPOL travel document initiative.
Statement by French Interior Minister Manuel Valls on his visit to INTERPOL
Visite du Ministre de I'Intérieur français, M Manuel Valls au siège d'INTERPOL


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To be up front about it, top hitter in 2-hole a smart play
By Matthew Leach / MLB.com
It's far from a full-blown trend, but an interesting little blip has appeared in some Major League lineups in the first week of the season. And even if it doesn't catch on in a big way, clubs might be wise to pay attention.
The Yankees and the Twins have both experimented with batting their best hitter second. It's nontraditional, but it's smart. While neither Robinson Cano nor Joe Mauer fits the prototype of the No. 2 hitter -- a speedy, slappy bat-handler -- they're both well-suited to the actual demands of the job.
The No. 2 hitter, according to the great "The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball," is one of the most essential spots in the lineup. It comes up with about as many RBI chances as the No. 3 spot, but obviously comes up more often. Thus, while historically the idea is that you should bat your best hitter third, in fact he should hit second or fourth (where there are even more chances to drive in runs but of course fewer plate appearances).
Neither manager, Joe Girardi nor Ron Gardenhire, made a big deal of the move, and in each case it's not likely to remain in place for long. But there's some real sense to both decisions. Cano and Mauer are both all-around hitters who can get on base for the men behind them and drive in the guys in front of them. And the one worry about batting a star hitter second in the National League, that he's only two spots behind the pitcher, doesn't apply in the American League.
"I want [Mauer] to bat first, second and third, but I can only bat him in one place, so we chose second," Gardenhire said.
Gardenhire pointed to an old philosophy that Tony La Russa was fond of: having power early in the lineup to get a pitcher's attention. La Russa often referred to having "damage" in the two-spot, a place where he put hitters such as Jim Edmonds and Larry Walker. Those hitters, of course, were both also high-OBP men, as are Cano and Mauer.
Girardi also noted that moving Cano to second, with Kevin Youkilis third, breaks up a run of left-handed hitters in the Yankees order.
"It's just to try to not make it so easy on the other team," he said.
While the fundamentals, getting on base and hitting for power, are most important, a secondary consideration for a good No. 2 hitter is avoiding the double play. It's assumed that your leadoff man is going to be getting on base at a pretty good clip, and that the batters in the 3-4-5 spots are the sorts who might turn those baserunners into runs. So a hitter who has a proclivity to hit into twin-killings is a bad fit for the two-hole.
That's actually one area where Cano and Mauer fall a bit short. They both hit into their share of double plays, though neither is an extreme DP threat. It helps that they're both left-handed, making it a smidge easier to get to first base in time.
In the end, both Mauer and Cano will likely be hitting third (or perhaps fourth) before too terribly long. But it's not as odd as some people might think to have them hitting in the No. 2 spot for at least a little while.
Matthew Leach is a writer for MLB.com. Read his blog, Obviously, You're Not a Golfer and follow him on Twitter at @MatthewHLeach. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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There are a variety of issues that can increase the risk of having a heart attack. Fortunately, many of the risk factors can be avoided or managed. The more factors you control, the more you reduce your risk of a heart attack.
Reach and Maintain a Healthy Weight
If you are overweight or obese, talk to your doctor about a plan to lose weight. Adopt a sensible eating plan and exercise regularly. Plan to lose weight gradually to help you maintain your weight at the desired level. Consider consulting with a dietitian, who can help you with meal planning and portion sizes.
Quit Smoking
Chemicals in tobacco smoke contribute to the buildup of plaque in the arteries, increasing your risk of atherosclerosis . Over time, the buildup can affect the heart muscle's ability to get sufficient oxygen, which may result in a heart attack.
Quitting smoking is the best way to put yourself on the right track. Talk with your doctor about tools and programs to help you quit . Secondhand smoke can be damaging as well, so try to avoid that when possible.
Drink Alcohol in Moderation
Excess alcohol intake is associated with an increased risk of heart arrhythmias, which can lead to a heart attack. If you drink alcohol, aim for moderations. Moderate alcohol intake, means 2 drinks or less per day for men, and 1 drink or less per day for women. Some studies have suggested that moderate alcohol consumption be beneficial. If you do drink alcohol, talk with your doctor to determine how much is healthy for you.
Eat a Healthful Diet
Your diet can have a significant impact on your "bad" and "good" cholesterol levels. Managing your cholesterol levels with a well-balanced diet can reduce your risk for a heart attack by reducing the amount of plaque buildup.
A well-balanced diet includes plenty of whole grains , fruits and vegetables , and nuts. Consider substituting good fats for bad fats . This means eating more mono- or polyunsaturated fats like olive and canola oil, and less saturated and trans fats, which can raise your bad cholesterol levels.
The American Heart Association (AHA) also recommends that you add fish, which contains omega-3 fatty acids, to your diet at least twice per week. Talk to your doctor about whether you should take omega-3 supplements.
Exercise Regularly
Regular aerobic exercise, such as brisk walking, using a stationary bike, or treadmill, can help reduce the risk of heart attack by reducing your risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Regular exercise will help strengthen the heart muscle, decrease the heart's workload, and lower blood pressure. In general, aim for at least 30 minutes of exercise per day on most days of the week. If you have a sedentary job, it may be beneficial to aim for 60 minutes of exercise a day. Talk to your doctor before starting any exercise program.
Daily Aspirin
Ask your doctor whether taking a daily aspirin is right for you. If you are at high risk of heart attack, aspirin may prevent one. Since aspirin therapy is not without risk, be sure to consult with your doctor before taking an aspirin a day.
Manage Other Health Conditions
Certain medical conditions are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease or heart attack. While not all risk can be eliminated, carefully managing these conditions can greatly decrease the risk of heart problems.
High blood glucose levels can increase your risk for a heart attack by causing damage to smaller blood vessels and contributing to plaque buildup on blood vessels walls. Managing blood glucose levels may delay cardiovascular problems that contribute to heart attacks. If you have diabetes, work with your doctor to develop a plan to manage your blood glucose levels.
High blood glucose levels can increase your risk for a heart attack by causing damage to smaller blood vessels and contributing to plaque buildup on blood vessels walls. Managing blood glucose levels may delay cardiovascular problems that contribute to heart attacks. If you have diabetes, work with your doctor to develop a plan to manage your blood glucose levels.
If you are being treated for high blood pressure , adhere to the treatment plan outlined by your doctor. Monitor your blood pressure regularly. Talk to your doctor about checking your blood pressure at home.
Dietary changes, regular exercise, and medications can help you control your blood pressure. The DASH diet is a plan designed to help reduce blood pressure.
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by repeated episodes of complete or partial airway obstruction during sleep. The disorder is associated with disrupted sleep patterns and decreased oxygen supply. OSA has been linked to several cardiovascular disorders, as well as early death. Complications of OSA include high blood pressure, heart failure , diabetes, stroke , and heart attack. Work with your doctor to decrease the incidence or severity of your sleep apnea. This may include using a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine or surgery.
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Financial Risk Management Lessons From Natural Disasters
From Hurricane Sandy to Hurricane Isaac and Colorado's wildfires, 2012 has been a year that has tested businesses' risk-management strategies.
Hurricane Sandy, for example, caused massive power outages, leaving many credit unions without power for days. Issues with mobile and Internet services led to problems with online banking, direct deposits and loan payments, and resulted in a significant need for financial assistance.
Hurricane Sandy and other natural disasters show that risk management is not just about building harder walls around the data center.
It's a much broader scenario that involves identifying all the possible problem areas before disaster strikes, in order to create a comprehensive strategy. By addressing the top lessons learned from natural disasters, we can hope that the saying "history repeats itself" doesn't come true the next time a storm rolls in.
Lesson One: Make Risk Management Everyone's Business
Within every integrated business process, risk management should be embedded into every step, regardless of whether you are in finance, human resources, the supply chain or directly in the line of business. Just because a hurricane might not strike every day doesn't mean the business shouldn't always be prepared with an effective governance, risk and compliance strategy throughout the organization.
Unfortunately, at many credit unions the management of operational risk is siloed in different parts of the business, leading to inconsistency in how operational risks are measured across the enterprise.
Lesson Two: Review Risk Management and Remediation Plans Every Six Months to Year
In today's rapidly changing business environment, new risks are constantly being created. Businesses should go through their operations and ask: "Are there new viruses that could access our system now? Do we have our systems backed up? Have we identified our business-critical assets?"
The best way to review strategies is to have stress tests and scenario analyses that can be used to understand the potential negative impacts from rare events that are typically omitted in risk models, such as hurricanes. Having a system in place that can easily be modified to respond to new risks is also critical.
Lesson Three: Ensure Redundancy in Critical Systems
Gartner Research reveals that nearly 40% of businesses that undergo catastrophic data loss or data-center downtime never recover from it. This highlights the significance of disaster-recovery plans that include redundant systems. With redundant systems, the business-critical data is backed up on a secondary server, so that there is essentially a cloned system.
A credit union may conduct a scenario involving a computer system outage. If the organization has an effective risk-management strategy, it would know what its critical systems are — anything that handles transactions for customers — and would make sure there is a redundant system in place so that if "System A" shuts down, it can ideally flip a switch and have "System B" up and running.
Lesson Four: Have Automated Alerts and Testing
When finance uses manual, paper-based processes, even a minor error can trigger a cascade of time-consuming and expensive consequences. With financial-process automation, automated controls and alerts can identify errors early on.
Additionally, software testing is a typical way to prevent potentially risky upgrades. Traditional, manual testing strategies, however, take valuable resources away from the business and delay the delivery of desired capabilities that may impact revenue or operating costs. Compliance suffers because manual testing is so time consuming that testers often do not have time to thoroughly or consistently document tests or results.
Lesson Five: Implement a Tolerated Plan
In the midst of a natural disaster, businesses need to accept the fact that some systems may fail. The key is for organizations to identify which systems they can afford to have down for an hour, a day or a week. Payroll, for example, doesn't have to be up and running immediately.
However, there are systems where there is no tolerance for more than an hour — such as an ATM. Implementing a system-by-system assessment of how long an organization can live without certain applications helps identify which critical systems need to be backed up.
Risk Reflection
Over the past year, many companies suffered tremendous losses during natural disasters due to failure in correctly anticipating and managing risks. The goal is to integrate risk management into the everyday lives of all managers to enable them to see and assess the company's complete risk profile.
There is no question that this provides the most strategic benefit to an organization. While it's impossible to say "that will never happen again," credit unions that implement a comprehensive approach to risk management will be in a better place to prevent and recover from natural disasters in 2013.
Bruce McCuaig is director of solution marketing, SAP Solutions for Governance, Risk and Compliance,