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Intel is just months away from releasing Core 2 Duo processors
for its mobile platform, but it is already showcasing mobile technology which
won't ship until the first quarter of 2007. When the upcoming Merom processor is refreshed next year,
it will also debut with a new chipset, Crestline.
With Crestline comes Robson technology. As DailyTech has discussed in previous articles,
notebooks featuring Robson technology will have varying amounts of non-volatile
NAND flash memory on the motherboard to help speed along the usual mundane
operations in Windows Vista.
At Computex,
Intel displayed two Dell laptops at its booth running an Adobe Photoshop
script: one with Robson technology
and one without. Unfortunately for DailyTech,
at the moment we decided to play around with the demo machines on Thursday, the
laptop with Robson technology failed
to complete the tests after much prodding by us. The laptop without Robson technology, on the other hand was
able to complete the demo without incident. It likely wasn't a hardware issue,
but more likely a software related issue caused by an overzealous Computex
attendee deleting a file or two necessary to run the demo from the Windows
So even though we weren't able to see the performance
benefits first-hand, we are optimistic that the performance benefits will be
quite appreciable once the technology hits store shelves. The built-in cache
will allow notebooks to access system files faster and save power at the same
time. What is not known though at this point is how the technology will
complement notebooks with hybrid hard drives.
Hybrid hard drives, like the one recently announced by Seagate, also place a stash
of non-volatile NAND flash memory onboard to help with system performance in Windows Vista.
It's interesting that all of these solutions with
non-volatile NAND flash memory are starting to appear around the same time. Not
only do we have Robson and hybrid
disk/NAND drives, but we also have drives like Samsung's 32GB Flash-SSD
and PQI's 64GB
Flash-SSD drives. NAND flash memory makers must be very happy indeed over
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Homecoming, Leggz and Baseball Memories
It's Thursday night, a special Veteran's Day game night. Excitement in the stands is high. Kickoff is moments away. The referees mill about on the field. The cheerleaders stand on each other's shoulders displaying a sign the size of a king sized sheet, exhorting their team to pound their crosstown rivals. The home team bursts though the paper sign and runs onto the field at…Burroughs High School? Whoa, whoa, wait. Why am I here? I don't go back to high school. It was fun and all, but it's been over for a long time and I am not one of the people Bruce Springsteen had in mind when he wrote Glory Days.
Oh yeah, my friend Leggz is in town. Leggz joined the Air Force right out of high school and has led an amazing life all over the world. Once every other year or so when she comes for a visit, I find myself happily doing a lot of things I would not normally do, like going back to Burbank to hang out, going to reunions and, yes, even attending our alma mater's homecoming game. It was great to see Leggz, nice to see some other folks I have not seen in a while, and the team gave us an entertaining game. But this was a surreal experience.
So, what does this have to do with baseball? While I was waiting in the long line to buy a soda from the booster club moms and dads (none of them my classmates yet, whooo hooo!) I heard a distinctive voice behind me booming "Hey, Stat Girl!" It was our old baseball coach, now retired and looking like a man enjoying life. I was an enthusiastic softball player as a young person, but never good enough to play outside of the middle rung ponytail leagues. So in high school I kept stats for the baseball team and had a blast doing it…and being the only girl on a bus full of teenage boys was only a small part of the allure, thank you very much 😉
Our league didn't have special tables for the statisticians so I sat in the dugout with the team, on the far end of the bench with a great view of the whole field – very convenient for coach. "Hey, Stat Girl, remind me what this guy did to us last time." "Double into left center, Coach." *grunted thanks followed by gestures rearranging the outfield* This was also convenient for the players. Having a bad game? The guys kept the razzing to a minimum towards my end of the dugout, so the other side of the stat girl was the safety zone, apparently. Also, I'm a good listener, especially when I'm that close to the game.
Initially, I kept the more astute baseball talk to a minimum. Boys look at you funny otherwise, right? Except for baseball players, I found out to my delight – and men, as I found out later and even more to my delight. But one game, a player in the middle of a rough stretch at the plate was grousing about not being able to figure it out and I couldn't keep it light anymore. "You've started to rest the bat on your shoulder. You don't have your swing when you rest the bat on your shoulder." The player at first looked at me really funny, then digested what I said and asked a few more questions. Soon, word spread and more baseball talk followed, first with that player and then the others and, halfway through the season, the stat corner ceased to be a razzing free zone because razzing, after all, is acceptance. Keeping stats for those three seasons in high school made me feel more connected to the game of baseball than ever and it was nice to take a few minutes, at a game I barely wanted to attend, to reminisce with Coach and catch up.
You can't go home again, not really. And for the most part this is a good thing. We grow up, move on, and retain the parts of our past that are meaningful and important. However, every now and then, and most often when Leggz is in town, making the attempt to go home again yields some unexpectedly fun results.
We now leave this little trip down memory lane and return you to your regularly scheduled MLB programming.


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Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) (ICPSR 150)
Principal Investigator(s): Luxembourg Income Study, ASBL
The Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) brings together 66 household surveys conducted in 22 countries into one database in an effort to make international economic comparisons easier. Users must first register in order to access the database.
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Geographic Coverage: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States, Global
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CBS News/Black Entertainment Television (BET) Monthly Poll, July 2004 (ICPSR 4154)
Principal Investigator(s): CBS News; Black Entertainment Television (BET)
This poll is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicit public opinion on the presidency and on a range of other political and social issues. Respondents -- all Blacks/African Americans -- were asked to give their opinions on the 2004 presidential campaign and the candidates, the way the Bush administration was handling certain issues, and the war in Iraq. Questions were asked regarding respondents' confidence that their votes would be accurately counted, whether there was a deliberate attempt to prevent African Americans from voting or having their votes properly counted, how the voting problems reported in Florida in the 2000 presidential election would affect voter turnout, and which candidate had more 'soul'. Respondents were also asked about various issues facing the country, such as how to provide African Americans with more jobs, the best way to help more African Americans go to college, and whether the United States should intervene when crises occur in Africa. Additional questions queried respondents' health behavior, exercise patterns, experiences with low carbohydrate diets, and attitudes toward reinstating the military draft. Background information includes voter registration status, sex, religious preference, education, age, ethnicity, and income.
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CBS News, and Black Entertainment Television (BET). CBS News/Black Entertainment Television (BET) Monthly Poll, July 2004. ICPSR04154-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2005. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR04154.v1
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Nicki Minaj Dishes on Fragrance, 'American...
Nicki Minaj spread some sunshine during her first visit to "The View" on Monday morning. Wearing a blonde wig and pink captain's hat, the newest "American Idol" judge took a seat alongside the ladies and Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas to chat about her "cooky" style, meeting Lil Wayne, her "Pink Friday" perfume, joining Mariah Carey on the "Idol" panel, and her advice to her Barbz.
"I like to be in control of everything. It might be kind of a disorder I have," said Nicki.
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Demar is playing like he should.
Demar is playing like he should.
IT's one of the few times I can say I'm ok with some of his hanging/floating shots. He's chosen a couple of good ones.
Demar has always been a strong starter, lets hope he keeps it up
Given his slump, haven't seen him look this strong in a while.
Guys, I'm so used to his offense... It's his defense recently that's been a bright spot for me.
Twitter: @ReubenJRD NBA, Raptors writer for Daily Hive Vancouver, Toronto.
BTW, Cavs broadcast blows...damn you league pass
It's funny how one shoot can switches everybody's tone on DD
Also, I support charity, but every time I have to sit through one of these NBA Cares commercials, I think a little part of me dies. THey're just terrible commercials.
Quincy Acy giving some FANTASTIC defensive energy. Keep it up, you're part of our core.
Twitter: @ReubenJRD NBA, Raptors writer for Daily Hive Vancouver, Toronto.
People are expecting a lot out of Demar, and so we should. Quite frankly he's been struggling, and when you're struggling, you're going to get called out, & the NBA is a business, players are going to struggle, and teams are always looking to improve.
Twitter: @ReubenJRD NBA, Raptors writer for Daily Hive Vancouver, Toronto.
Something Cleveland broadcasters mentioned...Anderson is 6th highest bench scorer in the league...!?!?!
I like Demar, but he's not a franchise player. Maybe a 2nd option at best, 3rd option for reasonable expectation. Something like a Caron Butler type of role or something.
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George Zimmerman Found Not Guilty in Death of Trayvon Martin
A six-person jury comprised of all women in Florida found George Zimmerman not guilty in the killing of Trayvon Martin on Saturday after more than 16 hours of deliberation over two days.
Zimmerman, 29, shot and killed Martin, 17, on February 26, 2012, in Sanford, Florida. The case received national attention after Zimmerman was initially let go by police and not charged, under the state's "Stand Your Ground" law, which allows a person to use deadly force if he feels his own life is in danger.
Martin was unarmed and had been walking to his father's girlfriend's home when Zimmerman saw him. Zimmerman called police because he thought the situation was suspicious. Zimmerman claimed that Martin later attacked him and that he shot Martin in self-defense; the prosecution claimed that Zimmerman had profiled Martin, following him even after police told him not to do so.
The subsequent trial has been followed intensively on cable news channels, frequently dividing anchors, guests and, presumably, viewers into "Team Zimmerman" or "Team Trayvon" sides.


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SBA: Small Businesses Feel Chill of National Hockey League Lockout
Credit unions and other lenders who support small businesses in the cities that host National Hockey League teams are likely seeing the impact of the nearly four-month-old lockout.
The SBA has been paying attention to the stalled season and said it is ready to assist small businesses nationwide.
In the 23 cities that host NHL teams, SBA representatives will be reaching out over the coming weeks to business owners to provide counseling sessions and help businesses work through this difficult time, the agency said.
"Small businesses are the backbone of our cities and towns and they should not have to sit in the penalty box," said SBA Administrator Karen Mills. "When massive work stoppages affect local businesses, the federal government must play a role in helping to ensure stability. Using our vast counseling network, SBA is prepared to coach small businesses until the crowds return."
Through resource partners like SCORE, Small Business Development Centers, Women's Business Centers, and Veterans' Business Outreach Centers, the SBA said it has a network of over 14,000 counselors who are ready to lend a hand to small business owners in the affected areas.
The cities the SBA will be targeting include Anaheim, Calif., Boston, Buffalo, N.Y., Chicago, Columbus, Ohio, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Nashville, Tenn., New York, Newark, N.J., Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Raleigh, N.C., San Jose, Calif., St. Louis, St. Paul, Minn., Sunrise, Fla., Tampa, Fla., Uniondale, N.Y., and Washington, D.C.
The National Hockey Players' Association is scheduled to meet this week to resume talks about a new collective bargaining agreement, according to the Wall Street Journal. The NHL lockout entered its 79th day on Tuesday.


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A response to J.A. Keane's letter: My reservation, in New Mexico, Arizona and Utah, is the largest in this country. I do not know of any other communities that compare in size to my sovereign land where liquor is not sold. My people do not have the luxury of going to a liquor store to buy liquor, returning home, enjoying a relaxing evening and sleeping in a nice warm bed. Liquor is not allowed on my reservation.
Cortez, Colo., is a border town, unique as all other towns surrounding my rez. My people come and spend their money here. They buy your enticing "fire water," which my mother called "the devil." Should all natives bypass Cortez, and spend "our" money elsewhere to avoid your discomfort? Growing up, I recall the times families and relatives picked up loved ones as soon as we were told where to find them. It was a constant process, but we persevered.
We both have the right to freely express our thoughts. My orphaned father was raised by his grandmother who made the Long Walk of 1868 back home. I am extremely grateful to all the good people in this town and all border towns who cared and shared time with my father toward his end in life. Their words from my father to me were: "It was a job that had to be done." He was a Code Talker. Dad and great-grandmother, you make me proud.
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The iPhone is undeniably slick, with powerful hardware, good battery life, a capable music platform, and a thriving applications ecosystem. But in terms of contract and cost of the phone, it remains pricey. And its business applications and features still trail those of Research In Motion's Blackberry.
Those factors combined to sink the Apple iPhone to the second spot in smartphone sales after a strong 2008, which saw it take over the top spot. The iPhone sold so well, that for part of last year, it was America's bestselling phone overall including traditional phones.
Moving into first place was the Blackberry Curve, which covers several Blackberry 83xx models according to Apple Inisider. Coming in a close third was the Blackberry Storm, and the Blackberry Pearl took fourth (excluding the flip variety). The fifth spot was occupied by T-Mobile's G1 phone, the first phone to feature Google's Android OS.
The trouncing that RIM laid on Apple and its other competitors grew the company's smart phone market share 15 percent to seize a commanding 50 percent of the market. Palm, which is awaiting the release of the much-anticipated Pre, and Apple, meanwhile, saw their market shares sink 10 percent.
Market research firm NPD says that Blackberry pricing was made even sweeter by Verizon's aggressive "buy-one-get-one" promotion, which gave RIM the momentum it needed to dominate the sales charts. Analyst Ross Rubin states, "The more familiar, and less expensive, Curve benefited from these giveaways and was able to leapfrog the iPhone, due to its broader availability on the four major U.S. national carriers."
Globally, smartphones now account for 23 percent of the cell phone market, rising 6 percent on a year to year basis. Given the troubled financial state of many consumers, Mr. Rubin calls this a very good sign for smart phone makers and evidence that customers are continuing to "(migrate) toward Web-capable handsets and their supporting data plans to access more information and entertainment on the go."
RIM reported previously record sales of 7.8 million Blackberries in the year's first quarter, while Apple posted weaker sales of 3.79 million units.


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While most people know OCZ Technology as a memory company, it has recently branched out into many sector of the computing market. OCZ's portfolio has now expanded to include video cards, power supplies, memory cards and solid-state drives (SSDs).
OCZ hopes to branch out even further with the announcement of a new do-it-yourself (DIY) gaming notebook. End-users will be able to purchase the DIY notebook barebones and add components to the machine to build an entire system. OCZ venders, however, will be able to spec the notebooks however they see fit.
Each notebook comes from OCZ standard with a 15.4" WXGA display, NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT 512MB GPU, Intel PM965 northbridge/ICH8M southbridge, SATA support for HDDs or SSDs, 8x dual-layer DVD burner, four USB 2.0 ports, ExpressCard 34/54 slot, and a fingerprint reader. Optional components will include Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, a TV tuner, and a Intel 4965AGN 802.11a/g/n wireless adapter.
OCZ's DIY gaming notebook is no lightweight, however, and weighs in at hefty 7 pounds with a 9-cell battery pack. External dimensions for the machine ring in at 14.25" x 11.25" x 1.5".
"For years consumers have wanted to build their own mobile computing platforms, but the product offerings and market simply did not serve them as they did in the desktop do it yourself segment," said OCZ Systems Solutions Product Manager Eugene Chang. "With the OCZ Do-It-Yourself Notebook initiative, OCZ empowers with the resources like validated component guides, documentation, tech support, and a warranty to allow consumers to configure and build a true gaming notebook with the exact specification that matches their unique requirements."
OCZ also plans to go above and beyond the call of duty by offering validated components in the system, toll-free support, and detailed instructions on how to complete a new system build.
Pricing has not been announced for OCZ's DIY gaming notebook, but will be revealed when the system and its siblings arrive later this year.


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Piracy in the digital goods market runs rampant. Music piracy is what typically comes to mind when many consumers think piracy, but software is one of the categories that is targeted by pirates the most. The reason is that software like Windows operating systems and Office productivity suites are desired by many, but the high price puts them out of the reach of users particularly in developing nations.
A new joint report from the Business Software Alliance (BSA) and research firm IDC has found that losses to software companies from pirated products have topped the $50 billion mark for the first time ever.
According to the report, headway against piracy is being made by companies, law enforcement officials and governments, but in some areas -- like the U.S. -- anti-piracy efforts have stalled. The sixth annual BSA-IDC Global Software Piracy Study found that in 2008 the PC software piracy rate dropped in 57% of 110 countries included in the study. Nearly a third of the countries studied found that the software piracy rate remained the same.
The study claims that the worldwide piracy rate rose for the second year in a row moving from 36% to 41%. The rise in global piracy is mainly attributed to PC shipments growing the fastest in countries like China and India where piracy is much more rampant. China has recently cracked down on software pirates and convicted 11 for pirating Microsoft software.
BSA President and CEO Robert Holleyman said, "The bad news is that PC software piracy remains so prevalent in the United States and all over the world. It undermines local IT service firms, gives illegal software users an unfair advantage in business, and spreads security risks. We should not and cannot tolerate a $9 billion hit on the software industry at a time of economic stress."
EWeek reports that the study does note that the global recession has affected the piracy rate to some extent. IDC chief research officer John Gantz said that consumers are keeping old computers longer in the current economy and consumers that hold onto old computers are more likely to install pirated software on the machines.
Gantz said, "Reduced buying power is only one of many factors affecting software piracy. The economic crisis will have an impact – part of it negative, part of it positive – but it may not become fully apparent until the 2009 figures come in."
The positive aspect according to Gantz is that the reduced buying power of the average consumer has them looking at netbooks, which are often bundled with legitimate copies of software. IDC predicts that the piracy rate will only increase with 460 million new internet users coming online in emerging markets over the next five years. These emerging markets are where piracy is most rampant with as much as 90% of software installed on computers being pirated versions.
The countries with the lowest levels of piracy according to the study were the U.S., Japan, New Zealand, and Luxembourg -- all with piracy rates near 20%. The countries with the highest percentage of piracy included Armenia, Bangladesh, Georgia, and Zimbabwe -- all with piracy rates over 90%.


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Cordray: CFPB Will Not Increase Exemption in Final Remittance Rule
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will not consider increasing its remittance exemption above 100 transactions per year before the rule is finalized, Director Richard Cordray told listeners who tuned in to an NCUA-sponsored webinar Tuesday afternoon.
Cordray said the CFPB was required by Congress to define a remittance "normal course of business", and to go beyond 100 per year would not "be a fair reading of the law."
"We are not in the active rule-making process on that issue at this time," he said.
Cordray also said he expects the remittance rule to be finalized later this month or in March, and implemented 90 days later. So, he said, credit unions can expect to comply with the rule by May or June 2013.


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CRELES-2: Costa Rican Longevity and Healthy Aging Study - Wave 2, 2006-2008 (Costa Rica Estudio de Longevidad y Envejecimiento Saludable, Ronda 2) (ICPSR 31263)
Principal Investigator(s): Rosero-Bixby, Luis, Universidad de Costa Rica; Fernández, Xinia, Universidad de Costa Rica; Dow, William H., University of California-Berkeley
The Costa Rican Longevity and Healthy Aging Study (CRELES, or Costa Rica Estudio de Longevidad y Envejecimiento Saludable) is a nationally representative longitudinal survey of health and lifecourse experiences of 2,827 Costa Ricans ages 60 and over in 2005, the baseline collection. CRELES-2 refers to the second wave of visits in this longitudinal study, and includes the results from these visits. The first wave of interviews, or baseline, of CRELES is also available at http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR26681. The second wave fieldwork was conducted from October 2006 to July 2008, with 2,364 surviving and contacted participants. The original sample was drawn from Costa Rican residents in the 2000 population census who were born in 1945 or before, with an over-sample of the oldest-old (ages 95 and over). Vital statistics indicate that Costa Rica has an unusually high life expectancy for a middle-income country, even higher than that of the United States, but CRELES is the first nationally representative survey to investigate adult health levels in Costa Rica. CRELES public use data files contain information on a broad range of topics including self-reported physical health, psychological health, living conditions, health behaviors, health care utilization, social support, and socioeconomic status. Objective health indicators include anthropometrics, observed mobility, and biomarkers from fasting blood samples (such as cholesterol, glycosylated hemoglobin, and C-reactive protein). Mortality events are tracked and conditions surrounding death are measured in a surviving family interview.
Series: CRELES: Costa Rican Longevity and Healthy Aging Study (Costa Rica Estudio de Longevidad y Envejecimiento Saludable) Series
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Rosero-Bixby, Luis, Xinia Fernández, and William H. Dow. CRELES-2: Costa Rican Longevity and Healthy Aging Study - Wave 2, 2006-2008 (Costa Rica Estudio de Longevidad y Envejecimiento Saludable, Ronda 2). ICPSR31263-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2013-10-23. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR31263.v1
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Scope of Study
Subject Terms: aging, biomarkers, diet, health behavior, health insurance, health services utilization, Hispanic or Latino origins, life expectancy, living conditions, medications, mental health, mortality rates, older adults, pensions, physical condition, population, population characteristics, social networks, social support, socioeconomic status
Geographic Coverage: Costa Rica, Global
- 2006-10--2008-07
- 2006-10--2008-07
Unit of Observation: individual
Universe: Costa Rican residents aged 60 years and older in 2005, at baseline.
Interviewer's names have been blanked due to confidentiality concerns.
Study Purpose: The main study objective was to determine the length and quality of life, and its contributing factors in the elderly of Costa Rica.
Study Design: The study consists of baseline data collection and two-year household follow-up surveys. The second wave was conducted during 2007. It includes a structured interview, an exit interview mainly of relatives of deceased participants, anthropometric measurements, physical functioning tests and the draw of blood samples. All the data and specimens were gathered in the homes of the participants, generally in two visits. In the first visit the participants granted their informed consent by means of their signature, they answered a main questionnaire of around 90 minutes, they answered a short (about 10 minute) diet questionnaire, blood pressure was measured twice during the survey, and in the evening participants began fasting. In the second visit to the participant's home early the following day, fasting blood samples were drawn, the anthropometric measurements were taken, and the physical functionality tests were performed (including hand-strength and maximum peak of breathing flow). At the beginning of the main interview a cognitive evaluation was included that, together with the interviewer's criteria, established whether or not a "Proxy" informant for the participant was needed to help respond to the survey. Of the interviews, 25 percent were conducted with the help of a Proxy.
Sample: In the first stage of the design model, a random selection was made from the database of the Population Census of the year 2000, totaling 9,600 individuals 55 years of age or older, after a stratification by five-year age groups that assures a sufficiently large number of observations for advanced ages. The sampling fraction in this selection varies between 1 percent for the ones born in 1941-1945 and 100 percent for the ones born before 1905. For the detailed longitudinal follow-up, a sub-sample was selected consisting of 60 "Areas of Health" (from a total of 102 in the whole country) aggregated into sub-regions. The sample covers 59 percent of the national territory.
Mode of Data Collection: face-to-face interview, on-site questionnaire
Response Rates: 95 percent provided blood samples; 95 percent provided urine samples; 91 percent completed anthropometry module; 25 percent use of proxy respondent for interview and questionnaire.
Extent of Processing: ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:
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The fine, which closely mirrors the outcome of a similar antitrust investigation in Japan in 2005, makes Intel the second major global technology company to be disciplined by South Korea's Fair Trade Commission, after Microsoft in December 2005.
Intel said it was displeased with the outcome of the order, and is considering appeal.
"We're disappointed and we completely disagree with the findings," said Intel's senior VP and general counsel Bruce Sewell.
South Korean officials hit Intel with antitrust charges last year, working from findings of a two-year investigation wrapped up last September.
Forbes called the rebates a "time-honored practice in the personal computer industry;" identical practices in Europe, the United States, and Japan have since landed the company in considerable hot water. Both European and American investigations are still pending.
In Europe, rumors of a "provisional decision" at the end of last month proved to be false, after European Commission officials dismissed a report that it had gathered sufficient evidence to enter a ruling. Despite that, the Commission promised an antitrust ruling against Intel "as soon as possible," but refused to provide a specific timeline.
If antitrust rulings against Microsoft are any indication, Korea's ruling against Intel will be a pittance against the kind of money that European investigators might fine. Antitrust investigations against Microsoft hit the company with a whopping $1.4 billion fine last February – compared to $32 million in South Korea – and EU antitrust rules allow for fines of up to 10 percent of annual sales.
Intel will wait for the dust to settle before it acts, it said, as the official outcome could take between 30 and 60 days and may change significantly during that time. The company can also opt to request reconsideration from the KFTC, or choose to seek a court ruling.
Regardless, Intel denied any wrongdoing with respect to its rebate practices.
"To ask us to cease and desist behavior which we are not doing and never have done is odd," said Intel representative Nick Jacobs. "We don't use rebates in an anticompetitive fashion."


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On November 9, Hospice of Montezuma held its annual Pancake Supper at the Montezuma County Annex. It was a tremendous success with Hospice Board Members, volunteers and staff serving over 450 people in two and one-half hours. Our raffle for a trip of a lifetime seemed to be a popular fundraiser with Board Members and staff selling 375 tickets. The winner of the raffle was Dewayne Findley.
The continued support from the citizens and volunteers is what allows Hospice to continue to provide compassionate care for our patients. We cannot thank the volunteers enough for the tremendous job they do each year to make this fundraiser happen. The Hospice Board and Staff extend our heartfelt thanks to each and everyone that extended their hand for this very worthy cause. We just could not provide the care without the help of the community. We look forward to seeing all of you again next year.
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The case of Lori Drew and her role in the suicide of 13-year-old Megan Meier was a controversial one. Meier was a teenager who suffered from bouts of depression, but was generally characterized and good-natured and outgoing. When she committed suicide after an argument with her mother, it seemed like nothing more than a tragic case of teenage mental illness gone awry.
However, then it came out that the argument with her mother was over cruel comments from a boy online who allegedly initially romanced her on MySpace and then turned hostile, eventually dropping a hint that the world might be a better place if she left it. The only thing out of the ordinary -- the teenage boy, wasn't really a teenage boy; it was neighbor Lori Drew who wanted to allegedly "get Meier back" for supposed mean behavior towards her daughter.
When this came to light, federal authorities sidestepped local authorities, which would likely have delivered no charges. They charged Ms. Drew with a variety of misdemeanors as well as four felony counts.
The trial was long and heated, with Ms. Drew's attorney arguing that Meier's suicide was less the result of MySpace, and more the result of a history of mental illness and that Ms. Drew could not be held responsible for not reading MySpace's EULA, because "no one" does. Meanwhile, prosecutors painted Ms. Drew as a mean-spirited woman who tormented young Meier and drove her to her unfortunate end.
In the end the jury found Ms. Drew guilty of three misdemeanor charges, while clearing her of three of the felony charges and reaching a deadlock in a fourth felony charge. The result is that Ms. Drew will be sentenced to anything from probation to three years behind bars, avoiding felony sentencing which could have put her in prison for 20 years.
The reason the jury found her not guilty on the felony counts was due to lack of proof that Ms. Drew had typed the MySpace messages that drove Meier apparently to suicide. The messages may also have been typed by Ms. Drew's employee or daughter, both of which were privy to Ms. Drew's scheme.
Tina Meier, Megan's mother says that despite the mixed nature of the verdict, that it's a victory. She states, "This is about justice. It's justice not only for Megan but it's justice for everybody who has had to go through this with the computer and being harassed."
MySpace Chief Security Officer Hemanshu Nigam also praised the decision, stating, "MySpace respects the jury's decision and will continue to work with industry experts to raise awareness of cyber-bullying and the harm it can potentially cause."
The greatest impact of the case may be to spur government officials to enact new cyberbullying laws, which could allow criminal charges for those who goad youth into suicide. Meier's case is not alone in this respect -- recently a teenager was encouraged by hundreds of onlookers in a video chat room to take pills and kill himself, which he did, dying hours later as the cameras rolled.


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First West Foundation Donates More Than $300,000 to Charitable Organizations
The First West Foundation, the private, charitable arm of the $5.8 billion First West Credit Union in Langley, British Columbia, said it will donate over $300,000 in 2013 to charitable organizations.
The First West Foundation helps improve the quality of life for British Columbians in the communities served by First West Credit Union. Its regional brands —Envision Financial, Valley First and Enderby & District Financial — have contributed more than $2.4 million to charities since 1998, the credit union said.
Endowments held by the foundation include the Envision Financial Community Endowment, Valley First Community Endowment, Enderby Financial Community Endowment, Envision-Region Employee's Endowment, Peter Podovinikoff Scholarship Endowment, Gord and Enrica Huston Endowment, Frank Jamieson Memorial Endowment, and Ben H. Voth Legacy Endowment.
In 2013, grants from the Envision Financial Community Endowment will be used to support numerous programs in the area of "children, families and youth at risk" such as development of social and recreational programs for youth, the First West Foundation said.
Additionally, recognizing the opportunity to strengthen work being done in the social services sector, grants will be provided to support organizational development initiatives such as leadership training and workshops to help improve the skills and abilities of staff or volunteers.
The Valley First Community Endowment's focus this year will be on supporting children, families, youth and seniors at risk of hunger. Grants will be provided to support organizations that run food-related programs such as community kitchens or children's breakfast and lunch programs.
These grants complement work being done through Valley First's signature cause: Feed the Valley, a unique community partnership dedicated to a simple goal of tackling hunger by raising food, funds and awareness for local food banks.


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No, this is not a Halloween trick. It's a bona fide treat from the Robertson family: the "Duck Dynasty" crew is releasing a Christmas album October 29, and we've got your first peek at the album right here.
In addition to the requisite camouflage, swampland, decoys, and beards bushier than Santa's on the cover, "Duck the Halls: A Robertson Family Christmas" includes guest appearances from some of country music's biggest names.
Now that we've established the album looks, um, festive, just how big are those country guest stars we mentioned?
Well, try the King of Country himself, George Strait, who joins Phil Robertson for an ode to "Christmas Cookies." Strait is a busy man, currently in the midst of planning his sellout final tour, so this is indeed a treat for the Robertson's stockings.
The Academy of Country Music's currently reigning Entertainer of the Year, Luke Bryan, also makes an appearance, as do Alison Krauss and Josh Turner. Although the track listing features a number of zany-sounding originals (such as "Hairy Christmas," which Bryan performs with Willie Robertson), there are also several classics included (Krauss duets with the teenaged Sadie Robertson on "Silent Night").
"Faith, family, and ducks — in that order — have always been our priorities," Willie Robertson told "Entertainment Tonight" when the album concept was initially introduced back in June. "Christmas is an important holiday for us, not only because of our strong faith, but also our holiday family traditions. We're having a great time making this album. We hope you enjoy it."


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Infographic: Understanding Endotoxemia
Endotoxemia is a serious condition with a range of causes, including retained placentas, colic, and skin infections.
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The update also adds a new Avatar
Marketplace that will offer props for Avatars and the ability to
download and purchase premium items like clothing for the player's
avatar. The slick Netflix
streaming service is also getting an update that adds new
features like Party Watch that lets users watch a show with friends
at the same time if the movie is supported. Content search is
improved in the update and the playback experience is reportedly
improved as well.
One key announcement that Microsoft has made
in conjunction with details on the new Live Update is to reveal that
the Xbox 360 will be the only
game console that is able to stream Netflix content. Microsoft
has announced that it has an exclusive partnership with Netflix. That
means owners of the Wii and PS3 waiting to join the Netflix streaming
service are out of luck.
Account management features will be
updated to prompt subscribers to renew their Windows Live IDs and
subscriptions when they expire. Gold member Veterans will also get a
special card and may get other unnamed perks as well.
update adds various fixes to the console's video display options to
make viewing content in the highest supported resolution easier to
do. User ratings are being tightly integrated into XBOX Live allowing
users to rate content on the Marketplace with a 5-star system and
games and other content will be sortable by these ratings.
improvements are being made with the UI with the dashboard being
reorganized to make finding things easier. Xbox Live Community Games
has been renamed Xbox Live Indie Games, and achievement tracking and
an achievement browser is available as well. Microsoft says that ore
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Credit Unions Dot List of FIs Touted for Fin Lit, Economic Impact
A dozen credit unions from coast to coast were recently saluted for playing a crucial role in the economic well-being of their communities by donating an above-average amount of time and money to educational outreach.
In a recent article emphasizing the relationship between education and the economy, the personal website GoBankingRates.com recognized 20 credit unions and local banks for their devotion to supporting students, teachers and schools in innovative ways.
"There's an unquestionable tie between the health of a local school system and the economic stability of its surrounding community," said Casey Bond, GoBankingRates managing editor.
"Communities without a bank or credit union pumping significant time and money into improving the school system as a whole are bound to experience a less-educated workforce, lower wages and higher unemployment," Bond said.
For example, she pointed to the $2.4 billion Mission Federal Credit Union, which donates $25 to San Diego schools every time a member opens a checking account and sponsors "Mission 2 $ave," an award-winning financial literacy program.
"It's impressive to see how many credit unions contribute to building strong local economies by promoting financial literacy, funding early childhood education, donating to academic scholarships, advocating for career-oriented skill building and making various other community service efforts," Bond said.
Twelve credit unions and eight local banks made the GoBankingRates list. Here are the credit unions:
- America First CU, $5.8 billion, Ogden, Utah
- Cy-Fair FCU, $189 million, Houston
- Dakota Plains FCU, $45 million, Lemmon, S.D.
- Flag CU, $37 million, Tallahassee, Fla.
- Foothill CU, $290 million, Arcadia, Calif.
- Great Lakes CU, $633 million, Chicago
- LA Financial CU, $355 million, Los Angeles
- Mission FCU, $2.4 billion, San Diego
- MONEY FCU, $42 million, Syracuse, N.Y.
- Space City CU, $65 million, Houston
- Travis CU, $2.1 billion, Sacramento, Calif.
- Ventura County CU, $652 million, Ventura, Calif.


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Every time a Smartphone with a touchscreen and an internet connection comes out, it's hailed as the iPhone killer. Each time an iPhone killer is announced it makes nary a dent in the iPhone's armor of coolness. Right now, the iPhone 3G is at the top of the Smartphone sales charts with two models from BlackBerry bringing up second and third.
RIM, the company behind the BlackBerry, is getting ready to launch a new iPhone dethroning hopeful called the Storm. As things go today, the handset's details were leaked ahead of its official launch. Time.com cobbled together a series of leaked details from around the web and threw the info together.
So far, the Storm is said to have a 3.2-inch touchscreen and an appearance much more like the iPhone than the typical BlackBerry device. Key features include GPS, Wi-Fi, and the handset will run on the Verizon 3G network.
One feature of the Storm that will make many iPhone users jealous is the built-in cut and paste feature. That particular feature (or lack thereof) is a sore spot for many iPhone owners. Typical BlackBerry devices, like the Bold, feature QWERTY keyboards for typing, something the Storm will forgo in favor of an iPhone-like onscreen keyboard.
BlackBerry one-ups the iPhone in the keyboard department by giving the keyboard the ability to work in landscape mode. For some reason, Apple opted not to allow the iPhone keyboard to rotate into landscape mode for better typing of emails and text messages. Camera quality on the iPhone is decent with 2-megapixels of resolution. BlackBerry has gifted the storm with a 3.2-megapixel camera for higher quality shots.
BlackBerry will even offer an App Store-like area to purchase add-on software. Overall, the Storm sounds much more like a Smartphone aimed at the masses than a business specific device that the traditional BlackBerry is viewed as by many.


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More money, more production
Was worth the money last season, so repeat that
Besides, I never mentioned mentioned starting both Davis and Amir together. Neither one has the size or strength to defend the center position. I would hope that the Raptors would be able to acquire a decent center who isn't a liability on either end of the court.
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I voted no never. I think Demar can be a very good scorer on this or any team, but I don't see him having what it takes to score 27 a night like the clear cut team leaders do. I see him being part of a 1A-1B scoring tandem, something like a Rudy Gay Zach Randolph do in Memphis or like San Antonio and Boston does with 3 or 4 guys that can all go for 25 on a given night.
Demar has shown great improvement this tear but still has things that he needs t get better at to make scoring easier for him, and that is what I feel will hold him back.
So who watched the Clilps game? I gotta tell you, I knew we would lose. We had no closer. With King Bargs on the sidelines, who is gonna step up?
Check the stats- Demar was chucking bricks and got annihilated by must-see BG.
Is THIS our future "franchise" guy. All the Bargs haters take notice, Double D proved he's not there yet. This team will be in rough shape next year if he is our #1 option. Yikes!
But he's not our future franchise guy, so what are you crying about?
Hes in his second season and is a project. If anything you should be making a thread about how hes gotten better faster than most thought he would.
So, I don't think BC saw him as a "project" like Bargs, nor do I think he is meeting expectations.
And derozan is in his second season and shoots 47% from the field while bargnani was shooting 38% in his second. Demar also gets less shots and makes them, bargnani chucks up 20 shots to get 20 points, thats BS. Bargnani is not a good shooter we just feed him the ball and he jacks up shots and ends up scroing 20. Your just a DeRozan hater
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FunOrb Olympics: Part 1 - Behind the Scenes
11th September 2009 Behind the Scenes
Now that the results thread is up and weve started handing out the prizes, it seems almost strange not to be working on the FunOrb Olympics. This project has been an enormous part of our working day for the past few months now (well beyond the 6 weeks when the event was actually running). Now its over, I thought Id share some of the behind the scenes information regarding the Olympics.
The first stage with any major project is the initial idea. We wanted to come up with an event that would really grab the communitys attention and get people involved with the games. To do this we held an idea meeting, with the whole FunOrb Community Management team in one place, working towards one goal. Our initial ideas ranged from the basic (a very big version of Game of the Week) through to the downright bizarre (something to do with pigeons and a car wash). In the end we decided to create the biggest event we could and to get as many people involved as possible: the idea behind the FunOrb Olympics was born. The massive, 6-week long event would include 2 multiplayer games and a single-player competition.
The Individual event was arguably the easiest to run, but definitely the most complicated to score. Should we work purely on a medal basis (gold for 1st place, silver for 2nd, etc.), or should we use a different method? The competitive nature of the single-player highscores means that its a real challenge to get into the top 3 and we wanted to reward that, but we also recognised that it was tricky enough just to get into the top 20. In the end, we decided to give each position in the top 20 a specific point value and the winner of the competition would be the player with the most points.
We debated the actual point values at great length, trying to find a fair solution. Eventually we agreed that we should recognise how hard it is to claim the top spot, but getting 1st place for a single game should not guarantee you the gold medal for the whole event. We settled for the following point allocation: 1st place = 50 points, 2nd = 35, 3rd=25, 4th = 20, 5th =17, 6th=15 and then each place thereafter was reduced by 1 point, right down to zero. In this way, your overall score would increase as long as you made it into the top 20, but getting one of the top spots would give you that additional edge.
With this score system in mind, we settled on 10 games to focus the Individual event on:
- Brick-a-Brac
- Bouncedown
- Deko Bloko
- Lexicominos
- Miner Disturbance
- Monkey Puzzle 2
- Orb Defence
- Pool
- Vertigo 2
- Zombie Dawn
Each of these games allowed free players to take part without giving members an advantage, meaning that the competition would be fair and open to as many people as possible. Over the next 6 weeks, we focused on 2 games a week, leaving one week free at the end of the competition for us to review the scores and accounts thoroughly.
For the most part this was a straightforward process; players would rack up some fantastic scores and wed allocate them their appropriate points. I would then update the results thread first thing every Monday. This is no easy feat when you have 131 names to add to a table that equates to 3 and a bit A4 pages of solid HTML code, unformatted of course (a lovely quirk of our forums).
We watched the league each week and noticed several names striving for dominance. There were moments when we, as the organisers, were on the edge of our seats and we even made an occasional bet about who would ultimately be victorious. As the competition advanced we began to see three names really stand out as the clear and absolute winners of the competition and we wondered if anyone was likely to take their place.
With the last game over and the scores in hand, the top three positions (and the winners of the grand prize) were clear:
- Mr Jovial with a staggering 233 points. These included 3 gold medals, 1 silver and a bronze
- Dmw Da Zohan with an epic 212 points (1 gold, 3 silver and a bronze)
- Sniper Test with 169 points (1 gold and a bronze)
Well played, guys!
Next time well give you the low down on how the Multiplayer events went.
Mod Raven
FunOrb Community Management


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Arduino Mega Proto Screwshield PCB, Part 2 (OMG on the Screw Blocks)
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The home-grown prototyping shield PCB for my Arduino Mega microcontroller is on the way, but we've run into a slight problem with regard to the price of the screw terminal blocks.
In a recent blog, I discussed the creation of a rather cunning prototyping board -- a dual-board combo, actually -- that is being designed by my chum Duane Benson for use with my Arduino Mega (see Creating a Bodacious Bensonfruit Arduino Mega Proto Screwshield PCB). I'm happy to report that this is well on the way; the design data was handed over to the board shop more than a week ago, and the first-pass versions should be back any day now.
As I described in my previous blog on this topic, there are several cunning aspects to our prototyping board. One of the things I personally like the most is that we are planning on using 0.1" pitch screw block connectors around the periphery of the boards.
This will make it really easy to attach and detach external stuff like the switches and the motorized potentiometers and analog meters I'm using in my Pedagogical and Phantasmagorical Inamorata Prognostication Engine project.
There is one small fly in the soup, however. It turns out that these connectors can be rather expensive. Looking on the Digi-Key Website, for example, we find that a 10-position block (part number A98074-ND) costs $4.27, a 9-position block (part number 277-1280-ND) costs a whopping $6.04, and an 8-position block (part number A98338-ND) costs $5.29. Why should 8-way and 9-way blocks cost more than their 10-way cousins? Just another one of life's little mysteries, I suppose.
The thing is that our board combo requires 1x10-way, 4x9-way, and 5x8-way blocks -- all of which comes to a whopping $56.54. Now, our prototyping boards will still be really useful, even without the screw-block terminals, but they will be an order of magnitude more useful with the screw-block terminals. So, do you have any suggestions on where we might obtain these little scamps at a price that doesnt make my lower lip quiver and my eyes water?
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1 month ago:shou out to all, hows everyone doing?
4 months ago:Guys, RO PH is back and the laggy nostalgia~
1 year ago:Always good to see it's still ticking along.
1 year ago:HA, the site's still here
1 year ago:Wow, has it really been 5 years since I've checked the site. Good to know it's still running. Would love to play games with you guys. Steam: SashimiExpress
1 year ago:Even after so many years, I come back to this sight after months/years and remember Ragnarok Online. What a lovely part of my life haha
2 years ago:hey guys. how's everyone doing?
2 years ago:Anyone looking into Tree of Savior? Made by Ragnarok people apparently and music by Soundtemp.
3 years ago:Oh, hello there.
3 years ago:ATE DYCEEEE!!!!!
3 years ago:wow. been years since my last visit. lots of memories in this site. i'm very glad it's still up
4 years ago:I just read "12th and final year"
4 years ago:D:
4 years ago:Looks great!
4 years ago:If anyone is playing RO2 on steam, feel free to add me - same old username. I'll try downloading it, but my net at home is so slow
4 years ago:If anyone winds up playing... add HQRunagi to your friends. (Of course someone took Runagi *shake fist*)
4 years ago:Ragnarok Online 2 is out now.. officially. Is anyone playing it? I tried it for a bit and thought it was okay.
4 years ago:Wow.. Is this place no longer active? D:
4 years ago:Never mind just looked at the gallery great memories from those sites
4 years ago:Good to see this site still up, although I can only comment via IE, DarkNeo0 here btw I'm wondering is the old old ROHQ layout still hanging around?
4 years ago:10 months since my last visit... Time sure does fly.
4 years ago:So RO2 is a thing now? I might check it out sometime then.
4 years ago:Tried RO2 a bit, its quite nostalgic
4 years ago:BTW... forums appear to be broken... I can't post ... so shoutbox it is, cuz I'm lazy
4 years ago:Second: I don't know if there is really a need for a fan site database - but if some of the fans bring the database information and relevant pictures, I will post them here. In light of this happening, I might be willing to revamp ROHQ to version 6 - which is long overdue would offer the site better search functionality, security, and some level of bot registration protection among many other futures. As of recent, I don't have the extra time to work on such a project. On the other hand, I can dedicate an hour here and there to pull something together within a few months. I leave the choice to the opinion of the fans.
4 years ago:Feel free to comment further. I may pick up the game for an hour here in there if I have time. Private message me if you want my details.
4 years ago:The Good / Bad: - OBT is free to play, and probably will continue to be free to play and manage server costs employing modern MMO business techniques - such as offering advantages to those who purchase virtual items with real money - offering them an advantage. - Nothing can replace the MMO we all fell in love with over a decade ago - the original Ragnarok. Once it has made its jump to the full 3D we get to witness some new, fun, and interesting nuances at the cost of the game losing some of its inherent innocence.
4 years ago:The Bad: - The skill trees currently are lacking. For instance wizard has 3 basic elements and trees. Although the game may be balanced the lack of variety leaves more to be desired. - The game mechanics screams WoW, utilizing the same formula recycled in the innumerable MMORPGs developed since WoW's inception.
4 years ago:The Good: - The graphics look fabulous. I think they did a good job, especially with the character design trying to maintain the feel of the original game. - I like how they have separated the class and job into a more logical categories: classes are the knights, priests, wizards, etc; the jobs are the "professions" you witness in other MMORPGs. It seems like they have finally understood the meaning of "job" and associated it accordingly.
4 years ago:While my current life pursuits don't typically permit me to sit back and grind at MMORPGs for hours on end, I did take the opportunity yesterday to play for about an hour. My initial impressions of the game are as follows:
4 years ago:'sup? Anyone playing RO2 yet? I haven't yet but a couple of my friends are playing at SEA, despite not being from SEA.
5 years ago:Oh, hello.
5 years ago:Hello hello lurkers flowing out from the wood work!
5 years ago:iRO2 should follow pretty soon, it's announced in their first quarter of 2013 as expense
5 years ago:Ro2 OBT is out for SEA! been playing , pretty nice ! looks like wow
5 years ago:Was looking for RO2 info and stumbled upon good ol' ROHQ
5 years ago:Oh wow, it still exists~
5 years ago:im 7 years and 2 months old!!
5 years ago:Happy holidays !
5 years ago:In the bathroom. With a candlestick
5 years ago:WHERE DID EVERYONE GO?!
5 years ago:im 6 years and 11 months oldin this site! yay!
5 years ago:: > bump
5 years ago::3 beep
5 years ago:I'm six years and six months old
5 years ago:when i have absolutely nothing to do, i somehow drift back to this site o.o
5 years ago:oh.., i can still remember visiting this site just to view those hentai images., hahaha! but it is now gone., xD
5 years ago:Apparently it does still exist! And apparently it has been around for a month and a half shy of 10 years!
5 years ago:Oh, this place still exist?
5 years ago:did anyone try kamidori?


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WASHINGTON If the House of Representatives vote Wednesday to extend the countrys legal borrowing limit through mid-May can be considered a Band-Aid solution to a fiscal crisis, then U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn is hoping his bill will be a long-term cure.
Lamborn, R-Colorado Springs, reintroduced his Budget Before Borrowing Act on Tuesday, a bill that would require both houses of Congress to pass a budget before raising the debt ceiling.
Lamborns bill, assigned to the House Rules and Budget committees, is very similar to the No Budget, No Pay legislation passed by the House on Wednesday, said Lam-born spokeswoman Catherine Mortensen, but has no specific time frame.
Lamborns bill was first introduced last year, with a companion bill in the Senate, but neither made it out of committee before the 112th Congress ended earlier this month.
It has been nearly four years since the Senate passed a budget. With the Senate missing in action on this most critical duty, it is no wonder spending is out of control in Washington, Lamborn said in a news release. My bill would require both bodies to pass a budget before even considering another debt ceiling increase.
The Democratic-led Senate last passed a detailed budget blueprint in 2009, according to The New York Times.
The No Budget, No Pay bill stipulates that members of Congress in both houses cannot be paid unless they pass a budget by April 15, a deadline required by law. It was adopted 285-144, and means the government can continue to borrow money to meet its spending commitments until mid-May.
Colorados Republican representatives all voted for the bill, as well as Democratic Rep. Jared Polis of Boulder. Reps. Diana DeGette, D-Denver, and Ed Perlmutter, D-Golden, voted against it.
If you fail to do your job in the private sector, you dont get paid. The same should be true for Congress, and thats what this commonsense bill does, Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, said in a news release. It gives Congress three months to pass a budget, or else members will not be paid. We cannot continue to raise the debt limit without serious spending cuts that put our countrys fiscal future on a sustainable course.
Tipton said he voted against the so-called fiscal cliff legislation earlier this month because it did not address spending reform.
Senate Democratic leaders have said they would accept the House bill without changes, The Washington Post reported, and it likely will come to a vote.
Colorados senators have not yet said if they will vote for or against the bill when it comes to the Senate, but both want long-term solutions rather than short-term extensions, their spokesmen said.
Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., also voted against the fiscal cliff legislation, saying he wanted more meaningful deficit reduction.
Stefanie Dazio is a student at American University in Washington, D.C., and an intern for The Durango Herald. Email email@example.com.


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Iverson apparently wants another shot at the NBA. Should the Raps take a chance on him to mentor Bayless?
Just a thought. What do you guys think?
Iverson apparently wants another shot at the NBA. Should the Raps take a chance on him to mentor Bayless?
Just a thought. What do you guys think?
Awesome interview with Iverson today in SLAM magazine.
I love the guy but I don't want him on the Raps. He's one of those guys that doesn't realize he's not the same player he used to be.
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No. If you're goal is to win a championship, you need a 5 year plan. Not a one year plan.
You only *consider* if you're VERY close to winning it. Even then I wouldn't.
I swear, this topic comes up a lot more often than it should.
Iverson isn't one of these guys who's a true team player. He wouldn't come in here looking to be a mentor. He's always gonna want to start and gonna want to dominate the rock. Pass.
Awesome, awesome idea. Definitely! He's exactly the guy you want on your team as a mentor!
Read my blog, The Picket Fence. Guaranteed to make you think or your money back!
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"You taking shots, DeMar? Practice? We talking about practice?"
i can see it now
"How the hell can I make my teammates better by practicing?"
ya... no thanks.
What Liston said. Iverson wanting another shot at the NBA and Iverson wanting to mentor someone are two different things. So with the mentoring bit out of the picture, the question is can Iverson help our 3- to 5-year plan. Considering he was unable to help a good team in Detroit, and was also unable to help a bad team in Philadelphia, do we really need to see what he might or might not bring to our team?
It makes no sense to do it. He's only going to take minutes away from people who are part of the plan.
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Iverson as a mentor? Now I've heard it all. I haven't read the SLAM interview yet, but judging from his attitude in Denver, Detroit, Memphis and the latter part of his Philly career, he still thinks he's an All-NBAer. Even though he might say he's willing to take on a smaller role or whatever, a leopard can't change its spots. At this point in their careers, this would be like bringing Steve Francis on board.
We are already drafting the next iverson
If BC signs iverson, he might as well sign olowakandi to be our starting center!!!
Should I start another thread....I hear Stephon Marbury looking for another shot at the nba? Stephon and AI in the backcourt together and Bayless off the bench getting mentored the entire game. Good coaching challenge for Dwayne Casey. I could write a standup routine here.
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Hey guys,I made a LBE last summer and put the Essen1 mods to it last week. I added the same chimney pipe & four-sided vent and cut the lid open for the peel. I think these mods have really improved the set up. Within 30 seconds the pizza started leoparding around where the vent is located. I rotated the pizza 3-4 times at 15 second intervals. I still need to tweak the dough formulation and the overall temperature of the LBE, but man I was excited how well the pizza came out; best Neapolitan style I've been able to make.
I love it. My only wish is to be able to rotate the stone like Willard's 2stone. Let me know what you and your buddy come up with!
Morning All, What an inspiring thread !!As is always the way we have less options down here in New Zealand for items like the Cajun cooker (although I do head to the Southern US often (Tallahassee) for work - and love that kind of food).So far the only option I have been able to find is a duckbilled burner YO18 they dont sell the larger one here (link removed). This puts out 113 BTU (or 120 MJ for us Metric followers).Im planning on installing this in a 22" Webber - will this make enough heat?? - or should I wait for my next trip to Australia and buy the 180 BTU unit when Im over there?Again - thanks for all the information so far and I look forward to asking you what Ive done wrong with the base once I get this LBE up and running.Chris
Thanks for the reply.oops - sorry I should have said - 113,000 BTU? What size Webber are you using yours on?C
Wuzup Home Skillets? Ha, as you may have gathered from the opening line, I've incorporated a fresh new exciting mod to my LBE. Yes, I picked up a skillet or technically a griddle and mounted it in the lid in place of the stone that was originally there. I surgically removed the handles and drilled a hole in the skillet and then mounted it to the lid via a centrally located hole with a furniture T nut and a 1/4" x 20 bolt. The clearance between the cooking surface and the skillet is just shy of 2", perfecto as they say in Italy. The skillet is one heavy duty chunk of metal tipping the scales at a massive 3 1/2 pounds. You can bet I'll be cranking the heavy metal music next time I'm making pizza. I picked it up on ebay for $15 delivered.I have yet to road test this behemoth but rest assured, I'll post pics when I do. Bang your head, metal health'll drive you mad.......Villa Roma