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Some parents are worried about the privacy of their children
A school district in San Antonio, Texas is looking to track some of its students using Radio Frequency Identification System (RFID) tags next year.
Northside Independent School District hopes to
use RFID tags
in two of its schools in order to help protect its students and also increase revenue.
RFID tags are ID cards that track the location of the holder. Northside Independent School District wants to take part in a trial next year where John Jay High School and Anson Jones Middle School students will carry the RFID tags at all times. This is about 6,290 students total.
"We want to harness the power of the technology to make schools safer, know where our students are all the time in school, and increase revenues," said Pascual Gonzalez, district spokesman. "Parents expect that we
always know where their children are
, and this technology will help us do that."
Parents in the school district have had varied reactions to the news. Some have been supportive while others question the need for such invasive technology.
"I would hope teachers can help motivate
students to be in their seats
instead of the district having to do this," said Margaret Luna, a parent in the district. "But I guess this is what happens when you don't have enough money."
RFID tags could help the school district offset cuts in state funding because attendance plays a huge role in determining revenue. With a more exact attendance count via RFID tags, Northside could receive a total of $1.7 million next year from higher attendance and Medicaid reimbursements for busing special education students. If the trial proves successful, RFID tags could go districtwide and bring in a much larger payoff.
The district will pay $525,065 to deploy the trial next year, then another $136,005 annually to run it. Each RFID tag is $15, which students will have to pay if they lose it.
While the payoff could be great for the district, privacy is the main concern of parents. The district says students will only be tracked while they are physically in the school, and only authorized administrative officials will have access to RFID information. However, there are concerns regarding kidnapping if someone were to
hack into the system
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) battled a California school in 2005 for using such technology, citing worries over identity theft and kidnapping.
The Northside school board approved the RFID program last Tuesday after a long debate over privacy and potential revenue increases.
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Following a successful UK tour in January/February, the legendary rockers head out on the road again.
The band, who have not released a studio album since 1983's 'Thunder And Lightning', indicated earlier this year that they are considering recording new material together. Were this to happen, it would mark the first new music the band had released since the death of front man Phil Lynott in 1986.
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The boys are back in town! Twenty five years have passed, the world has changed, but the amazing body of work that is Thin Lizzy still retains all of its vibrancy and influence. A new lineup has formed to take Lizzy's music to a whole new generation of music fans. Led by alumni Scott Gorham, Brian Downey and Darren Wharton (all of whom played in Thin Lizzy with Phil Lynott) the stellar lineup is completed by Damon Johnson (guitar), Bassist Marco Mendoza (Whitesnake, Ted Nugent) and The Almighty's Ricky Warwick on vocals and guitar.
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The English Department's Comps Symposium is an afternoon devoted to talks by the majors who present their comps projects to peers, friends, and faculty. The four comps options available to the seniors are creative writing projects, research essays, multimedia projects, and the colloquium comps in which the students discuss and write on a common reading list.
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Beethoven Symphony No. 5 & 7
Amazon Reviews
You'll want your own too
, November 25, 2001
A music fan
from Guilford, CT USA
Having grown up an avid fan of Bernstein's Young People's Concerts I was thrilled when I ran into this recording. The music is fabulous and the "lectures" are fascinating, edifying and very understandable. Everyone I've played this for agrees and wants their own copy.
A stunning achievement!
, January 26, 2001
from Santa Barbara, CA
Except for the 9th symphony, I have never been able to get into Beethoven, or any of the "romantic" composers (such as Brahms) who followed him. (For the record, my favorite composers are Mozart, Stravinski, and Ives.) Still, it seemed there had to be something more there than I was capable of understanding. With Mozart, I have found that I greatly prefer "period instrument" performances, and so formed the opinion that modern conducting and performance practice is often to blame for obscuring a great composer's intentions. I was therefore intrigued to learn of these Beethoven performances at Beethoven's clearly designated tempos.
Well, I am stunned! I *love* them! The 5th and 7th have suddenly become two of my very favorite pieces of music, and I can't get the last movement of the 7th out of my head (not that I want to!). I was so surprised by this that I assumed I must have previously just listened to mediocre performances, so I went out and got the Kleiber than everyone raves about. There's no comparison, in my view. Kleiber's tempos are closer to (what we now know is) the real thing, but still lean way too far in the direction of pretension and monotony (not to mention the awful mid-70s DG sound).
If you love Beethoven, you can now hear what he wanted you to hear, with great Telarc sound. ... If you don't love Beethoven, give these a chance, and maybe you (like me) will change your mind.
A revelation
, January 14, 2000
Santiago Barcon
from Mexico city
I had the pleasure to meet Ben Zander last year when he came to Mexico.
Ben talked about this new, and more important, real way to Beethoven. He is right, the 5th is a protest and he does a wonderful job.
Don't miss also Zander's Mahler's 9th.
Music lovers: don't pass on this one
, December 28, 1999
A music fan
from Atlanta, GA
I already owned a half dozen performances of LVB's 5th and 7th symphonies by some acclaimed conductors and think Zander's performances of each symphony rate with Carlos Kleiber as the best performances I've heard; sound on this disc is easily superior to the early 70's DG Originals disc by Kleiber.
This recording is worth purchasing for the commentary disc alone, which is fascinating; Zander discusses the symphonies movement by movement (with excerpts of the music to illustrate his points) and the reasons for his "controversial" decision to adhere to the tempo markings Beethoven wrote in his scores. I find his arguments to be completely persuasive: after all, the same conductors who claim that Beethoven's tempo markings are too fast in places such as the first movement of the 5th (allegedly due to a faulty metronome) turn around and conduct the music FASTER than Beethoven's marked tempos in other movements when it suits their fancy.
I'm looking forward to Zander's completion of the Beethoven symphonies (have read elsewhere that Telarc committed to the entire set) and hope Telarc continues to include explanation discs from Zander. I'd love to see this concept carried over to more recordings. Congratulations and thanks to Zander and Telarc!
Don't pass this opportunity up!
, December 28, 1999
A music fan
from Arizona, USA
This recording, as everyone points out, is much closer to what Beethoven had in mind when he wrote it. But more than that, it is exciting music! Play this for some rap-infested kid and watch him get excited. This makes Beethoven much more appealing because it is probably closer to the rebellious feeling he intended rather than the grave version we have always heard (DADADADUUUUUUM). This moves and shakes. I have his Mahler 9th and it is great too. Zander is recording the whole Beethoven symphony set under Telarc. I can hardly wait!
Beethoven Revealed!
, November 30, 1999
Andrew M. Klein
from Washington, D.C.
Zander somehow has been hiding from us all these years. He is plainly one of the conducting giants of our time. I have not yet heard enough of his recordings to say more than that, but if he keeps making me gasp for breath as he unfolds music afreash that I thought, after many,many hearings, I already knew, I shall have to heap even greater praise on him than I do today.
Foremost, be warned: Zander follows Bethoven's own metronome markings -- the speeds at which he wanted his owrks played -- with precision. As a result, much of what you will may sound hurried at first, and in some cases less weighty (though this is rare). You also will hear voices in the muisic that, for whatever reason, other conductors have deemphasized -- almost hidden -- for the sake of stressing something else that they (and we) are used to hearing.
Very soon, you will wonder what on earth other conductors have been doing all these years ignoring Beethoven's instructions as to tempo and burying various of the parts -- warping and changing what the Master wrote and how he wanted his works to sound. It is an astounding experience. A revelation!
How many times have each of us heard Beethoven's Fifth Symphony -- often referred to now a "war horse"? Fifty times? A hundred? And how many different performances under the batons of how many different conductors -- or the same conductor but with two or three different orchestras? Well, take a chair before trying this one. It will come near to making you forget all the others you've heard before.
The performance of the Seventh is equally stunning and affecting, but that is music not quite so ingrained in our psyches (mine at least) as the Fifth. It is more complex, difficult music -- harder to hold entirely in one's head. Still,in every movement there are things I have never heard the same way in anyone else's approach.
This is a must. Don't delay. Get it now.
Different Beethoven
, November 27, 1999
from Fargo, ND
These performances of Beethoven's symphonies are definitely different that what we've heard for many years. The first time I heard them I was taken back and appalled, but they grow on you. And after listening a few times you start to hear how good the symphonies sound at Beethoven's tempo markings. Zander also does an excellent job in discussing the symphonies. An excellent buy.
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A CHILDHOOD fascination came true when Toowoomba motoring enthusiast Geoffrey Voll found an affordable 1966 Ford Mustang for sale in the United States.
But what arrived in Mr Voll's driveway was not the magnificent piece of American muscle which now takes pride of place in his garage.
"It was a sad little car when it arrived from the US," he said.
"It was painted all different colours and was in pretty bad shape."
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"Between my brother and I, we stripped the whole thing back until there was nothing else we could take off it," Mr Voll said.
"But once you've stripped back a Mustang, it's actually a pretty easy car to rebuild."
Mr Voll's Mustang will rest amongst a motorcade of classic cars, tractors, trucks and bikes this Saturday at the St Andrew's Hospital Show and Shine.
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All teams that have submitted a final report
are invited to attend the Expo Monday, April 25th and Awards
Ceremony Tuesday, April 26th at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
A schedule and a checklist to help you prepare for the event are below.
Activities Include:
Registration Procedures
The deadline for registering online is
April 6th.
Each person who attends the Expo and Awards Ceremony activities must
be pre-registered so paperwork required by the Department of Energy can
be completed.
We also need an accurate count of those attending so that we can organize
the program, the housing, and order the food.
Teachers are responsible for supervision of the students.
The Expo will take place in room 203 of the Los Alamos Research Park
building, across from the Los Alamos National
Laboratory's TA-3 site (see the detailed map).
On Monday, April 25th, each team will be assigned a half-hour
time slot between 8:30 and 11:30
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display, a (laptop) computer can be used during the presentation.
After the teams present their projects, they should get ready to go on
tours of the Laboratory (quickly return valuable items and items not
allowed on the tours to their vehicles). After lunch the tours will
continue and will visit several different Laboratory sites to learn
about the ongoing research at Los Alamos.
The Awards Ceremony is on Tuesday, April 26th from 9:00 to
11:00 in the Physics Division Auditorium (see the detailed
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to the group escorts or to the AiS Challenge coordinators.
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The Awards Ceremony will be held 9:00 to 11:00 on Tuesday, April 26th
at the Physics Division auditorium. A lunch reception will be provided
from 11:30 to 1:00 in the side rooms of the Otowi Cafeteria.
In addition to the winning team and individual scholarship awards, all
teams who submit a team project will receive a certificate and a memento of
the 15th Annual AiS Challenge.
Finalists will receive special certificates and awards. Other awards will
be given, including prizes and special recognition for winners in the Poster
Competitions as well as door prizes for students and teachers.
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can unexpectedly turn cold and rainy or snowy. Please dress nicely.
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Monday evening for all Expo registrants.
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and breakfast included); any other lodging charges
will be your responsibility. Note that you will possibly share a
room with people from other teams (students will be placed four to a room
and teachers two to a room). Participants will be housed at the Los Alamos Inn,
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Trained both as a geologist and archaeologist, Prof. Pike uses geological theories and methodologies to tackle archaeological and art historical problems.
Currently, he is pursuing two major research trajectories. The first is a study on the synergistic relationships between societies and their changing landscapes. That is, he is using geologic principals and methods to understand how the landscape influences the development of human cultures and, in turn, how dynamic landscapes influence social and cultural stability and change.
His second line of research focuses on the procurement, use, trade and aesthetics of white marble used in the ancient Mediterranean basin. Current marble research in this area includes analysis of marble samples from the Parthenon and Propylaea on the Athenian acropolis as well as marble analysis from samples of the Temple of Apollo at Bassai and from marble fragments collected from a sunken Roman marble transport ship being excavated off the coast of Turkey.
From 1995-1997, Professor Pike served as the Acting Director of the Wiener Laboratory at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens. Currently, he serves as staff geologist for the Sangro River Valley landscape archaeology project in the Abruzzo, Italy, an international venture that involves scholars from La Sapienzia Roma, Oxford University, Oberlin College, and Willamette University. In recent summers, students have regularly accompanied him to Italy and either attended the project's archaeological fieldschool or pursued their own research as part of a Willamette-funded Summer Collaborative Research Program project.
- Pike, S. 2009. A stable isotope database for the ancient white marble quarries of Mount Pentelikon, Greece. In BCH Supp, The Proceedings of the Association for the Study of Marbles and Other Stones in Antiquity (ASMOSIA) VII, The French School of Athens,699-708.
- Romano, I., Gazda, E. and Pike, S. 2009. The Hartwig-Kelsey fragments: A Pentelic marble case study. In the Proceedings of the Association for the Study of Marbles and Other Stones in Aniquity (ASMOSIA) VIII, L'Atelier Méditerranéen Special Volume, Maison Méditerranéenne des Sciences de l'Homme, 273-290.
- Palagia, O and Pike, S. 2009. The marble of the Bassai Frieze. In the Proceedings of the Association for the Study of Marbles and Other Stones in Antiquity (ASMOSIA) VIII, L'Atelier Méditerranéen Special Volume, Maison Méditerranéenne des Sciences de l'Homme, 255-272.
- Sheedy, K. and Pike, S., 2008. The Delos Colossus Project. In La Sculpture des Cyclades à l'Épique Archaïque Histoire des Ateliers, Rayonnement des Styles, Fr. Prost and Y. Kourayios eds., BCH Suppl. 48.
- Pike, S., 2004. Intra-quarry sourcing of the Parthenon marbles: applications of the Pentelic Marble Stable Isotope Database. In The Sculptures of the Parthenon, M. Cosmopoulos ed., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, pp. 196-206.
- Pike, S., Herrmann, Jr. J., and Herz, N., 2002. A provenance study of calcitic marble from the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki. In ASMOSIA V: Interdisciplinary Studies on Ancient Stone, J. Hermann, Jr., N. Herz and R. Newman eds., Archetype Publications Ltd., London.
- Pike, S. and Gitin, S., 2000. The Practical Impact of Science on Near Eastern and Aegean Archaeology, Wiener Laboratory Publication Number 3, Archetype Publications Ltd., London.


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Like fabulous fashion blogger (and former Chapelboro.com Duchess of Digital Media) Molly Buckley Stillman of Hillsborough. She had to attend Chapel Hill's Grand Opening after first hearing about the Raleigh store. As a perk for her passion as a fashion blogger she receives a percentage off Clothes Hound purchases if she styles the items on her blog. Bonus!
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Clothes Hound rolled out the pink carpet for shoppers' celebrity entrance complete with colorful Clothes Hound swag bags for the first lucky guests. Once you stepped foot in the door a master DJ had you moving to the beat while shopping the racks filled with stylish apparel and accessories.
Pink dominated the décor! A venture upstairs included stations with sweet treats and adult beverages tucked among the denim, outerwear, shoes and sale rack. Think cotton candy, pink frosted cupcakes, and pink chocolate pops!
Owner Bryce Batts created Clothes Hound as an online boutique three years ago. The first brick and mortar location opened in Raleigh in June of 2011. The seed for the Chapel Hill location was planted after she served as a Shopping Alley vendor in April at Girls Just Wanna Have Fun VII, the spring fundraiser for Chapel Hill's Ronald McDonald House and an event that I've chaired for the past seven years. She heard about this Franklin Street location through the grapevine. And we're so glad she did! Bryce was happy with the good turn-out for the store's Grand Opening and kept busy behind the register.
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I dropped a tear in the ocean.
The day I find it will be the day I stop loving you.
"If you love something, set it free; if it comes backs it's yours, if it doesn't, it never was."
( a b o u t m e )
Well hello to all my fantabulocious readers! First I guess Ill just give basic info. My names Olivia, and Im 13years old, nearly 14! I live in London, England, and Im into random stuff which will be explained later. So, I guess thats the basics!
( m u s i c )
I thought this deserved its own section, as Im into a lot of music. I also going to play for a band called Clandestine, and I play the drums! (that rox by the way!)
So, anyway, heres all the music I like:
Fall out boy, Panic! At the disco, Green day, My chemical romance, Paramore, All american rejects, Blink 182, +44, The academy is , Cute is what we aim for, Evanescence, Foo fighters, R.E.M, The fratellis, The veronicas, Hole, Kaiser chiefs, The killers, Muse, The network, No doubt, The offspring, Pulp, Queens of the stone age (QOTSA), The smiths, The white stripes, The zutons, The raconteurs. (whoah! I think Im done!)
( m o v i e s )
Okay, so heres the top three at the moment!
The nightmare before Christmas, The breakfast club, The wedding singer!
( r a n d o m n e s s )
Okay, maybe these things arent so random, but I like the word, so here you have the randomness!
Well, I have quite a lot of favourite books, so that seems kind of appropriate. Best at the moment;
The catcher in the rye: please, if I can ask one thing is that you read this book! Its classic, and absolutely brilliant, but dark in places, but a good read nonetheless.
( h a r r y p o t t e r )
Okay, so I had to have one headed like this! My favourite book out of the series still has to be GOF, then probably HBP!
Hmm favourite authors on this site lets see;
Secretkeeper * Hutchinson * Astrid Skywalker * Annie * Queen of serpents * Samantha Baracudan * Clee
I thought this would also be a good place to put my recommendations for other fan fics that I absolutely love!
Civility by Secretkeeper
OMG! Im sorry but this one was brilliant! That would currently have to be my first choice!
Lunas truth or dare by Hutchinson
Just a feel-good funny, so I felt it deserved a place here!
Claire de lune by Astrid Skywalker
Even if you dont like that ship, if you read it I just think youll love it no matter what!
Journey on the water by SK Witch
Yes, another Draco/Hermione! Im sorry, but I just love this one, and its an awesome feel good romance!
A thousand words by Annie
Yes, another Draco/Hermione! (sorry, but its my favourite ship!) Please, I cannot surmise the excellence of this story, just PLEASE read it!
Agapanthus by Clee
WOW! (enough said!) also check out the sequel!
Well, there you go, that ought to do it! Please read on!


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Adam Young of Owl City started off his music career writing and sequencing songs in his parent's basement in Minnesota. In a recent interview with 99.7 NOW/San Francisco Young explained that his parents really didn't get what he was up to during those long hours in the basement.
"Shouldn't you be doing homework or getting ready for work?" Young described his parents take on his music as: "Get off the computer. Stop playing games!"
All the while Young was working on the material that would eventual change from MySpace obscurity into an international success.
What Young was really doing was "sequencing and programming and doing really cool stuff."
Young elaborated on his parent's perception. "Stop playing Minesweeper and do some real work! Put on some pants and get out of the house for a second."
In the end, Young had the last laugh though with tracks like "Fireflies" and "Good Time" with Carly Rae Jepsen. Young will be doing some real work outside of the house when he hits the road supporting Maroon 5 on their North American tour starting February 13, 2013 in Columbus, OH.
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OEMs are recasting some systems as "ultrathins," but they still need chips.
One of the more interesting trends highlighted in IHS iSuppli's Ultrabook sales forecast cut this week is this: OEMs are re-casting at least some notebooks formerly called Ultrabooks as "ultrathins" instead.
Why? Intel has some pretty stringent specifications for thickness, weight, performance and battery life for anything given the Ultrabook label (which Intel had trademarked). Hitting those specs while at the same time trying to bring down the cost of the systems is the entire crux of the issue.
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According to IHS analyst Craig Stice, as OEMs find that they can't hit all of Intel's specs while also bringing down the price, they are choosing to reclassify some systems as ultrathins. The concept of the systems is the samethin form factor, light, fast and efficient.
Despite cutting his forecast for Ultrabook sales for this year and next year, Stice believes Ultrabook shipments will grow nicely over the next few years, increasing from about 10 million this year to more than 95 million in 2016. But Stice acknowledges that the entire Ultrabook label might fall by the wayside if OEMs decide that the only way to get these ultra-thin, ultra-light systems down to price points that consumers find palatable is to come up short of the Ultrabook specifications.
"In the near term, there is the Ultrabook push because that's the buzz word," Stice said. "But at some point, does the Ultrabook name fade away?"
Dell Inc.'s XPS 14 Ultrabook.
In fact, Stice said his latest forecast predicts this trend to some degree. He projects that growth in Ultrabook shipments will level off at about 95 million units, partly because of an expected rise in shipments of systems classified as ultrathins. At a certain point, you have to assume that even if this concept catches on as Intel hopes it will, consumers will be less concerned about whether the thin, light-weight notebook they want to buy is considered an Ultrabook or something else.
But such a development would not be a loss for Intel. On the contrary, even if the company's Ultrabook push results in the rise of something else called an ultrathin, it's still a win for Intel.
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Capitalism Saved the Miners? All Hail Capitalism!
In a hilariously predictable Wall Street Journal column today, Daniel Henninger writes, for real: "It needs to be said. The rescue of the Chilean miners is a smashing victory for free-market capitalism." How can these miners ever adequately thank capitalism?
Henninger writes that his claim might sound "churlish," and probably is "churlish," but he'll make it anyway because, "These are churlish times, and the stakes are high." Indeed. Wait, what? Great arguments rarely end with "the stakes are high," guys, especially when it's not clear what stakes are being referred to. Yesterday, we noted that Pat Sajak, too, wrote a bunch of crazy shit about disenfranchising American citizens with the same justification about the high stakes. It's a very poor clincher.
Anyway, here's how free-market capitalism saved those good-for-nothing Chileans, smashingly:
If those miners had been trapped a half-mile down like this 25 years ago anywhere on earth, they would be dead. What happened over the past 25 years that meant the difference between life and death for those men?
Short answer: the Center Rock drill bit.
This is the miracle bit that drilled down to the trapped miners. Center Rock Inc. is a private company in Berlin, Pa. It has 74 employees. The drill's rig came from Schramm Inc. in West Chester, Pa. Seeing the disaster, Center Rock's president, Brandon Fisher, called the Chileans to offer his drill. Chile accepted. The miners are alive. [...]
But the reality behind the miracles is the same: Someone innovates something useful, makes money from it, and re-innovates, or someone else trumps their innovation. Most of the time, no one notices. All it does is create jobs, wealth and well-being. But without this system running in the background, without the year-over-year progress embedded in these capitalist innovations, those trapped miners would be dead.
Then he types angry things about Barack Obama and the Democrats and taxes and idle free-trade pacts.
Why did Daniel Henninger write this thing? Who's he arguing against? Everyone everywhere is glad that certain innovations were made over the past 25 years that came in handy during this rescue. No one should feel obligated to write thank-you notes to "free-market capitalism," though. (As if no aid groups or governments even participated in or led the effort.)
And even if free-market capitalism did "save the miners" on its own, that's only fair, since free-market capitalism trapped them down there in the first place.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. Qualcomm kicked off the next round of competition in smartphones with its announcement of high-end and midrange LTE chips last week. Broadcom, Mediatek, and others are expected to join the 4G handset battle in 2014.
Qualcomm's 28 nm Snapdragon 410, announced Dec. 9, will pack a multimode LTE baseband along with a 64-bit core, an upgraded Adreno 306 GPU, and support for 1080-progressive video playback and a 13 megapixel camera.
Perhaps even more significantly, the company said it intends to make LTE available across all of the Snapdragon products, gunning for midrange handsets around the globe, including China, which approved plans for its 4G networks last week.
We are excited to bring 4G LTE to highly affordable smartphones at a sub $150 price point with the introduction of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor, said Jeff Lorbeck, senior vice president and chief operating officer, Qualcomm Technologies, China.
The new Snapdragon chips are expected to sample in early 2014 and appear in commercial devices by the second half of the year. They will go up against offerings in the works at Broadcom, Mediatek, and other vendors struggling for a stake in an expanding market for 4G handsets.
"The takeup of LTE is going much faster than anyone anticipated, where every country now is getting serious about it. Its no longer just a very high-end superphone; youre seeing LTE come down into more mainstream models," Broadcom CTO Henry Samueli told EE Times. "We bought Renesas Mobile so that helped us take the next step in getting a very mature LTE modem technology that Nokia has been working on for a decade."
Samueli added that Broadcomms future SoC with application processor will support frequency- and time-division versions of LTE. The company will first come out with a dual-core processor, followed by a quad-core and finally an advanced LTE thin modem with carrier aggregation that can support up to 300 megabits of data per second.


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There is heavy traffic on the M62 eastbound between J24, A629 (Ainley Top) and J26, M606 (Chain Bar).
There is also heavy congestion in both directions on the A646 Burnley Road because of temporary traffic lights at Friendly.
There are no reported problems on the trains and buses.
Weather wise, Calderdale is set for constant showers throughout the day, with lows of 4C and highs of 7C.


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Birthday - February 20th
Blood type - O
Height - 176.5cm
Weight - 57.2 kg
Occupation - Akatsuki Founder
Affiliation - Amegakure
Team - Ame Orphans
Yahiko's personality was similar to Naruto's. His dream was to be a leader of his village, and he never gave up no matter what. When he was alive, Yahiko had a strong "eye for an eye" philosophy. He hated the way Amegakure was looked at by the rest of the world, and hated what it had become. He was defensive of the village, saying that it was his dream to stop the endless rain, which he compared to tears, and protect the nation's citizens. Yahiko wanted to become the ruler of the world so there wouldn't be any more wars. Many of these traits were adopted by Nagato after Yahiko's death.
Yahiko had the ability to use water-based techniques, although the only example of this shown in the series was Water Release: Wild Water Wave, in which he was able to shoot a jet of water from his mouth. The Deva Path also had the ability to control rain, presumably Nagato fulfilling Yahiko's desire of "stopping the endless tears". The fact that he was seen carrying a large sword in the flashbacks implied that he was skilled in kenjutsu. He also had good leadership skills, was respected by all the Akatsuki members of his time, and although he viewed Nagato as the bridge of peace, everyone else viewed him to be the person who would lead them to true peace.
As the Deva Path, he was regarded as Nagato's most powerful and cherished of the Six Paths. Its main abilities revolved around the manipulation of attractive and repulsive forces, allowing it to repel or attract objects or people. However, it could not perform these techniques in rapid succession, leaving it vulnerable for a short period of time after each use. This period of time between usages varied from five seconds to several minutes, depending upon the force of the repulsion or attraction that the Deva Path had used. When performing a large-scale attack, Nagato had to first sever his connections with the other Paths and then employ his chakra only to the Deva Path for the attack. However this is considerably risky as the other Pains are slow to recover and leaves the Deva Path vulnerable. The Deva Path's Chibaku Tensei allowed it to release a black orb of energy that could attract all surrounding matter to form a huge makeshift terrestrial body. The Deva Path's most infamous and one of his greatest feats was single-handedly wiping out Konohagakure with one powerful Shinra Tensei. In addition to gravity manipulation, Nagato was able to use a number of other miscellaneous techniques through the Deva Path, something none of the other bodies had been shown doing. He was able to use the Shapeshifting Technique through the Deva Path to make body doubles of others with human sacrifices. Other techniques used included astral projection, barriers to protect hideouts, and the ability to control rain, a possible throwback to Yahiko (who wanted to be able to stop the rain in Amegakure), which even allowed him to sense the chakra of everyone in Amegakure, making stealthy entrances by enemies impossible. In the anime, the Deva Path also shows more Water Release techniques, possibly homage to Yahiko's affinity in his childhood, such as Water Release: Exploding Water Colliding Wave and Water Release: Wild Water Wave. In addition, like most of the other Paths, it possessed considerable strength and speed, as seen with its fight with Jiraiya, Kakashi Hatake and Naruto Uzumaki.
As Pain's main body, the Deva Path was the primary body used for performing the Sealing Technique: Phantom Dragons Nine Consuming Seals, which Akatsuki used to seal the tailed beasts. The members would convene to forcibly extract the beast from its jinchūriki's body over a three day period, depending on the number of people assisting with the sealing, and would then store it in a giant statue. He was not the only one who could use this technique, however. Tobi and the remaining Akatsuki members have been shown to initiate the extraction without using the Deva Path while it was occupied with invading Konoha.
This information and more can be found here http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Yahiko
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Chess Match: Glavine comes up big
Mets needed win from their Game 1 starter in NLCS
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Navigating treacherous waters
The situation: The Cards' Preston Wilson singles with one out in a scoreless sixth inning, and here comes Pujols with his first chance to take the life out of the Mets, just as he did to the Padres in Game 1 of the NLDS. Padres manager Bruce Bochy was hammered for pitching in similar situations to Pujols, who was 5-for-8 as the Cards won the first two games in San Diego.
The decision: Mets manager Willie Randolph has Glavine go after Pujols, who gets ahead 2-0 in the count with tension rising at Shea Stadium.
The outcome: Pujols takes a fastball down the middle for a strike, and the crowd exhales. The next pitch is one of the few curveballs Glavine shows all night, and Pujols lines out to short. The inning ends with a Juan Encarnacion fly ball, and in the bottom of the sixth, Beltran's two-run homer against Jeff Weaver has New York in front.
The analysis: "That's why Glavine is a Hall of Famer," Mets catcher Paul Lo Duca said. "In that situation, you don't want to put the tying run on, but at the same time you don't want to give Pujols anything good to hit. We got a 2-0 fastball away for a strike, and then he hit a hanging breaking ball right at Jose [Reyes]."
Mota comes through for Randolph
The situation: Glavine sails through seven shutout innings having thrown 89 pitches, allowing only two Cardinals to reach scoring position.
The decision: With complete faith in his bullpen, Randolph lifts Glavine -- who figures to start Game 5 on three days' rest -- and summons hard-throwing right-hander Guillermo Mota.
The outcome: Mota rolls through the first two hitters, then runs into trouble. He walks David Eckstein on four pitches and falls behind 3-0 on Wilson, with Pujols in the on-deck circle representing the potential winning run. Mota throws five straight mid-90s fastballs, Wilson lifting the last one harmlessly into foul territory for the third out. Pujols will have to lead off the ninth.
The analysis: Lo Duca: "That was a key out in the game, getting Wilson there. We didn't have to see Pujols in a situation where he could have really hurt us. The way Tommy was throwing, he could have probably gone all nine innings. But he might have to come back on three days' rest, and it's good to save bullets this time of year."
Floyd can't go
The situation: Mets left fielder Cliff Floyd showed he could swing the bat with his strained left Achilles, but he didn't know if he could run through the pain running from the ankle to the calf.
The decision: The Mets put Floyd on the postseason roster, and Randolph had him playing left and hitting sixth.
The outcome: Rounding first on a foul ball in his first at-bat in the second inning, Floyd came up hobbling. After flying out, he was replaced in the third inning by Endy Chavez, whose diving backhanded catch robbed Ronnie Belliard of a hit in the fifth with one on and one out. Floyd should be able to pinch-hit, but his availability in the lineup looks highly doubtful.
The analysis: "They weren't pushing me, telling me to go out there," Floyd said. "They asked me, and I told them I could. It's unfortunate. People are saying, `They should have left him off the postseason roster,' but there's no sense in that. I hope there's positive news [Friday]. But at this point, it's about doing whatever is necessary to help win that ring. I'll pinch-hit, whatever they need."
Lyle Spencer is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Uterine Fibroids
Topic Overview
What are uterine fibroids?
Uterine fibroids are lumps that grow on your uterus. You can have fibroids on the inside, on the outside, or in the wall of your uterus.
Your doctor may call them fibroid tumors, leiomyomas, or myomas. But fibroids are not cancer. You do not need to do anything about them unless they are causing problems.
Fibroids are very common in women in their 30s and 40s. But fibroids usually do not cause problems. Many women never even know they have them.
What causes uterine fibroids?
Doctors are not sure what causes fibroids. But the female hormones estrogen and progesterone seem to make them grow. Your body makes the highest levels of these hormones during the years when you have periods.
Your body makes less of these hormones after you stop having periods (menopause). Fibroids usually shrink after menopause and stop causing symptoms.
What are the symptoms?
Often fibroids do not cause symptoms. Or the symptoms may be mild, like periods that are a little heavier than normal. If the fibroids bleed or press on your organs, the symptoms may make it hard for you to enjoy life. Fibroids make some women have:
Heavy bleeding during your periods can lead to anemia. Anemia can make you feel weak and tired.
Sometimes fibroids can make it harder to get pregnant. Or they may cause problems during pregnancy, such as going into early labor or losing the baby (miscarriage).
How are uterine fibroids diagnosed?
To find out if you have fibroids, your doctor will ask you about your symptoms. He or she will do a pelvic exam to check the size of your uterus.
Your doctor may send you to have an ultrasound or another type of test that shows pictures of your uterus. These help your doctor see how large your fibroids are and where they are growing.
Your doctor may also do blood tests to look for anemia or other problems.
How are they treated?
If your fibroids are not bothering you, you do not need to do anything about them. Your doctor will check them during your regular visits to see if they have gotten bigger.
If your main symptoms are pain and heavy bleeding, try an over-the-counter pain medicine like ibuprofen, and ask your doctor about birth control pills. These can help you feel better and make your periods lighter. If you have anemia, take iron pills and eat foods that are high in iron, like meats, beans, and leafy green vegetables.
If your symptoms bother you a lot, you may want to think about surgery. Most of the time fibroids grow slowly, so you can take time to consider your choices.
There are two main types of surgery for fibroids. Which is better for you depends on your age, how big your fibroids are, where they are, and whether you want to have children.
It is normal to have mixed feelings about hysterectomy. Some women are sad to lose part of what makes them a woman. Other women just want their symptoms to go away. If you are thinking about hysterectomy, learn all you can about it. This will help you make the choice that is right for you.
There are a number of other ways to treat fibroids. One treatment is called uterine fibroid embolization. It can shrink fibroids. It may be a choice if you do not plan to have children but want to keep your uterus. It is not a surgery, so most women feel better soon. But fibroids may grow back.
If you are near menopause, you might try medicines to treat your symptoms. Heavy periods will stop after menopause.
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text: Teen Iron Man has gained a 2nd season, courtesy of production partners DQE, Marvel Animation and Method Animation. http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/03/0...d-adventures-is-set-for-a-second-season/43528 While I'm not all that crazy about the particular style of CG the show's using-I can't really stand the slick, video-ish look of the characters, completely lacking any texture, I'll admit the show slowly won me over as it progressed. Watched it online at Nicktoons' site, and am re-watching on dvd (thanks to NetFlix). The background designs and cgi however are wonderful. I do wish they could convert the video to look like film, it might give the characters a little more weigh. Bring on season two!


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Royal hacking mere 'flourishes'
The hacking of Kate Middleton, Prince Harry and Prince William's voicemails for the News of the World were dismissed in court as mere "flourishes".
Private detective Glenn Mulcaire was just "showing off" when he hacked the young royals and future Duchess of Cambridge in late 2005 and 2006, former NotW royal editor Clive Goodman said.
Under cross examination, he denied lying to the Old Bailey trial about his involvement in their hacking or that he specifically told the then editor Andy Coulson about it.
Coulson is accused of approving Goodman's Alexander Project to pay Mulcaire to hack three royal aides from autumn 2005 to spring 2006.
Prosecutor Andrew Edis QC showed the court phone records highlighting Ms Middleton's phone was hacked from December 21 2005 and Prince William was first hacked on January 29 2006.
Goodman, 56, said he was "astonished and surprised" when he first found out Mulcaire had managed to get into Ms Middleton's voicemails.
Mr Edis asserted: "You would never have gone anywhere near targets of that degree of sensitivity without the authorisation of the editor."
But Goodman replied: "I do not remember having a direct conversation with him about these specific targets."
The lawyer said: "Are you seriously saying you never mentioned this aspect to Mr Coulson?"
Goodman replied: "What we discussed was the Alexander Project which was Helen Asprey, Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton and Paddy Harverson.
"These other royal voicemails, I think Glenn Mulcaire thought of them as flourishes to show what he could do."
Mr Edis went on: "The reason you never said Coulson knew all about Prince Harry, Prince William and Kate Middleton was because in order to do that you would have to accept you had done it."
Goodman said the Crown Prosecution Service at the time had "ringfenced" the hacking case so as not to "embarrass the royal family".
But he added: "These members of the royal family have now been embarrassed in this trial."
Mr Edis said: "It cannot be true you forgot Prince William. It was a lie."
The witness denied he had lied earlier in his evidence on the subject, saying he had been confused before the CPS had clarified he would face no further charges in relation to phone hacking.
Goodman, of Addlestone, Surrey, is accused of conspiring with Coulson, 46, of Charing, Kent to commit misconduct in public office.
Coulson is also accused of conspiring to hack phones with former NotW editor Rebekah Brooks and retired NotW managing editor Stuart Kuttner. All seven defendants deny the charges against them.
The court has heard that Goodman and Mulcaire were caught hacking in August 2006 and were jailed after pleading guilty.
The direct hacking of members of the royal family and Ms Middleton emerged in evidence in the fresh trial.
Later, as Goodman completed his evidence, the judge Mr Justice Saunders addressed the jury on the trial's progress.
He said the case had been delayed because of considerations for Goodman's health.
He told jurors: "Our aim is that you will retire to consider your verdicts on Monday June 9."


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Nathan Hampton, 39, was arrested Saturday after police responded to a call from a man claiming Hampton "had done something inappropriate to his children and he was going to do something about it," according to a police report.
Officers made contact with the man and the mother of the alleged victims, both of whom were "visibly upset." The woman brought out a phone she claimed was Hampton's and began to show the officers photos of what she said were her children. The officer informed the woman he could not look at Hampton's phone without his consent, but said he would seize the phone based on the information she had given.
The woman told the officer she viewed a video on the phone, which she said contained 25-30 similar videos and 200-300 photos, all of which were sexual in nature and involved young children.
The report stated the officer made contact with the prosecuting attorney at that time and was advised to arrest Hampton and seize the phone as evidence.
Hampton is the brother of the children's grandmother's husband, the report stated. He moved here in May from Oregon, the woman told police, and was living with the grandmother. Hampton allegedly let the children use his phone often, and they knew the unlock code for the phone.
The victims' mother told police her son said Hampton had inappropriately touched him and his younger brother.
The Arkansas State Police Crimes Against Children Division interviewed the boys and found their stories credible, the report stated. The report included information that Hampton inappropriately interacted with one minor child while the boy was spending the night with his grandmother and another time during an overnight stay in Hot Springs.
According to the report, the boy also told agents he saw inappropriate interactions between Hampton and his younger brother.
Hampton told the boy he would be in trouble if he told anyone and that he would be spanked, the report stated.
The younger child also said during an interview he was touched inappropriately by Hampton and that Hampton took photos of him without any clothes on.
District Judge Don Bourne ordered Hampton not to have any contact with the victims, their families or any child under the age of 18 if he bonds out.
Hampton is scheduled to appear in Circuit Court on Dec. 2.


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Volume 5 Number 45 November 7, 2008
Over 1.7 million veterans call Florida home, and there's no better time to recognize their service and dedication than in the week ahead when the country observes Veterans Day on November 11.
The holiday was originally established in 1919 to remember the signing of the armistice that ended World War I on November 11, 1918. In the 1950s, the name changed from Armistice Day to Veterans Day, but is still observed on or near November 11, the day major hostilities in World War I were formally ended.
Recently, CFO Sink and her fellow Cabinet members presented a resolution to veteran representatives from Florida to highlight this important day for our nation. This week, CFO Sink will participate in Veterans Day festivities as a means of honoring the many men and women who serve our nation or have in times past, and we hope you will do the same. It is so important to offer thanks to all of the soldiers, from conflicts before the World Wars to those who are abroad today, who put their lives on the line to assure our American way of life.
On November 5, 2008, CFO Alex Sink hosted a "Leadership Event†on the 22nd Floor of the Capitol. Over 125 DFS employees attended what has become an annual event to showcase the importance of being a leader in the Florida State Employees Charitable Campaign.
The Reverend Robin Gray of the Unitarian Church of Tallahassee provided the invocation prayer and CFO Alex Sink encouraged the invited guests to consider becoming leadership donors. Electra Bustle, Executive Director of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and Leadership Chair for the FSECC provided heartwarming testimony about her agency's commitment to this charitable campaign. Last year, both the Department of Financial Services and the Department of Highway Safety had more $1,000 Leadership Givers than any other state agency, each having 54 generous state employees.
 Product of Sink's Financial Action Team, Web site offers help to struggling homeowners, veterans, and local governments
To provide immediate assistance to Florida homeowners searching for federal housing assistance, Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink and her Financial Action Team (FACT Team) today announced the launch of "Florida Housing Help,†a new Web feature that can be found at www.MyFloridaCFO.com.
"Florida Housing Help†offers extensive resources for homeowners, veterans, local governments and taxpayers who could potentially benefit from the recently-passed Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA).
"From veterans to new homeowners, millions of Floridians stand to benefit from the federal HERA legislation designed to help Americans weather the current housing crisis,†said CFO Sink, who oversees the Department of Financial Services. "We launched "Florida Housing Help†to help Floridians better understand the federal resources available to them. Ultimately, we hope this initiative will bring more federal dollars to our state.â€
In July, Congress passed and the President signed into law the HERA legislation. CFO Sink created her FACT Team, comprising stakeholders and financial and housing experts, to identify the funds available to Floridians and also to educate homeowners about how to take advantage of these resources. "Florida Housing Help†is an online tool so consumers can better understand the legislation and easily access the information that the FACT Team has researched and made available.
"Florida Housing Help†will be updated on an ongoing basis as additional information and sources of help become available. For further assistance, Floridians are encouraged to contact CFO Sink's Consumer Helpline at 1-877-MY-FL-CFO (693-5236).
The Division of Accounting and Auditing chili lunch and silent auction raised $694.10, all to be donated to the Florida State Employees' Charitable Campaign. With the help of 50 employees, 13 different varieties of chili were served, ranging from very mild to fire extinguisher hot with all the fixings, desserts and drinks.
Enjoying the lunch, from left to right: Accounting and Auditing Division Director Kimberly McMurray; Bill McBride; CFO Alex Sink; Assistant Division Director Christina Smith; Angela Rowe, a Financial Administrator in Accounting & Auditing; and Stanton Beazley, a Financial Administrator in Accounting & Auditing.
This year's Election Day was historic in more ways than one, and we are pleased with the enthusiasm of people to get out to the polls in Florida. Over 430,000 new voters registered between January's primary and the October deadline, and before Election Day began, over 4 million people had already cast their votes by sending in an absentee ballot or by taking advantage of early voting locations.
We hope these trends continue in years to come, and that more Floridians will be encouraged to participate in the democratic process that defines our nation.
On Tuesday, while visiting Tampa area precincts and encouraging Floridians to get out and vote, CFO Alex Sink stopped by a local Tampa restaurant, Mel's Hot Dogs. CFO Sink is pictured here with Mel Lohn, who founded the restaurant in 1973, beside the wall-sized menu of hot dogs, chili cheese fries and other American favorites.
As part of her ongoing effort to help Floridians facing foreclosure and economic hardship, Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, who oversees the Department of Financial Services, is partnering with War on Poverty, Inc., Florida State Senator Tony Hill, and Wealth Watchers to offer a free Homeownership Preservation Workshop. Homeowners will get the chance to meet privately with financial counselors and lenders.
The event is part of CFO Sink's "Be the CFO of Your Family†outreach series that helps individuals and families set manageable financial goals and protect their financial security.
"We are committed to helping Florida families keep their homes and get back on solid financial footing,†said CFO Sink. "We want struggling Floridians to know that they don't have to face their financial burdens alone; we can help.â€
Participating lenders and supporters include the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fannie Mae, Washington Mutual, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, GMAC Mortgage, Countrywide, Bank of America, and GMAC Financial Services.
The event will be held on Saturday, November 8, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon at the St. Paul AME Church, 6910 New Kings Road in Jacksonville.
For more information on how to save money and be the CFO of your family, sign up for the CFO's weekly eViews newsletter at www.myfloridacfo.com.
CFO Alex Sink spoke to the Florida Council of 100 Friday morning, giving them an update on Florida's financial exposure, including hurricanes, the impact of the slowing economy, and the current volatility in the global financial markets.
The Florida Council of 100 is a private, non-profit organization that is made up of CEOs from key businesses around the state. These business leaders meet during the year to develop public policy to improve the economy and future of our dynamic state.
CFO Sink opened her remarks by sharing that a group of noted Florida economists had recently verified that Florida has been in recession for months. Now is the time to invest in our tourist industry and encourage Americans and Europeans to visit our state. She described her recent interview on CNBC's SquawkBox, where she made sure to get in a plug on national television to Baby Boomers, saying, "come on down, Florida's real estate is on sale and there's never been a better time buy property in our state.â€
The CFO also addressed her concerns about Florida's Hurricane Catastrophe Fund, "Cat Fundâ€, which provides low cost reinsurance to property insurance companies and Citizens Property Insurance Company. Our financial risk through the Cat Fund is so high that if a big storm were to strike our state, Floridians would be charged $1.8 billion in assessments each year for 30 years. These assessments are hidden taxes, and are applied to all property insurance consumers in Florida with the exception of medical, workers compensation and mal practice insurance.
CFO Sink worked with state lawmakers this session to reduce our potential for astronomical assessments by reducing the reinsurance provided by the Cat Fund by $3 billion. This legislation did not pass, and the situation has grown worse with the tightening of the credit markets.
If a large storm were to hit our state, the Cat Fund would have to issue billions in bonds in order to help pay homeowners' claims. With the credit crisis gripping the global financial markets today, the business leaders in the audience shared the CFO's concerns about the state's ability to pay claims and help homeowners begin the rebuilding process.
CFO Sink is committed to advocate on the importance of reducing our financial risk. This year, she will be working with House Speaker-designate Ray Sansom and other legislators to make sure we can reduce the risk of assessments on the backs of Florida's insurance consumers.
Whether our high school students head to college or straight into the workforce, they will be invited to consider a variety of financial products and services. To help them learn more about saving and investing, using credit wisely, and avoiding fraud, the U.S. Department of Treasury has launched the National Financial Literacy Challenge, a 35-question online test of personal finance knowledge for high school students across the United States.
The test-taking window for the Challenge begins November 3 and continues through November 26. Teachers can sign up their students at the U.S. Treasury's website: http://flc.treas.gov/index.htm. High school students enrolled in any subject from any U.S. high school can participate.
The Charles Schwab Foundation will award scholarships of $1,000 each to as many as 100 students who achieve a score of 100 percent on the test.* In addition, the Foundation will award $1,000 to the student's school or organization that contributed to the student's financial education†. The U.S. Department of the Treasury will also award medals to students scoring in the top one percent and certificates of recognition to students scoring in the top 25 percent. Winners will be announced in December.
The Challenge was developed by the Office of Financial Education, Department of the U.S. Treasury, in consultation with four prominent academicians, the National Endowment for Financial Education, Junior Achievement USA, the National Council on Economic Education and the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy.
CFO Alex Sink is promoting the Financial Literacy Challenge as part of her "Be the CFO of Your Family†financial education initiative in Florida.
Many families in Florida and across the country are struggling with financial decisions, failing to prepare for retirement and gaining high-interest credit card debt in the process. According to a 2004 survey of Floridians released by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, Inc., more than one-third of respondents had more debt than savings or investments. About 25 percent put nothing aside each month for retirement, while another 25 percent waited until they were in their 40s or 50s.
Almost one in five reported having suffered a financial crisis due to medical expenses, a job loss or a divorce. More than 80 percent had credit cards and more than 50 percent reported debt levels ranging from $2,000 to $20,000.
In response, Florida's Financial Fitness Friday was created by the Florida Institute of CPAs (FICPA) to provide Florida residents with general financial guidance and encourages them to complete an annual financial fitness checkup at least once a year.
From 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 14., FICPA members will offer assistance to fellow Floridians free of charge. People with basic financial questions or those in need of general financial guidance can call the FICPA Financial Fitness Hotline at 1-800-342-3197, Ext. 554 or post a question on the FICPA Web site and a CPA volunteer will respond.
Promoting this innovative financial literacy program is part of the CFO Alex Sink's "Be the CFO of Your Family" initiative, which started in September.
Consider purchasing long-term care insurance
Long-term care refers to a wide range of medical, personal and social services. You may need this type of care if you have a prolonged illness or disability. This care may include help with daily activities, as well as home health care, adult daycare, nursing home care or care in a group living facility. Long-term care insurance is one way to pay for long-term care. It is designed to cover all or some of the services provided by long-term care. The Web site for the National Clearinghouse for Long-term Care Information features a number of resources to help individuals start the planning process, including interactive tools such as a savings calculator, contact information for a range of programs and services, and real-life examples of how individuals have planned successfully for long–term care.
Long-term care policies have an elimination period, which is the number of days you must need nursing home care or home health care before your policy pays benefits. A shorter elimination period will mean you pay a higher premium. Elimination periods may range from 0 to 180 days. In addition, a long–term care policy does not guarantee coverage unless you satisfy certain requirements. For example, most policies require that you be unable to perform a given number of daily living activities, such as dressing, bathing and eating without assistance. Also, most policies have a benefit trigger for cognitive impairment. For example: as a policyholder you can only qualify for these benefits if you are unable to pass a test assessing your mental functioning.
The benefit amount usually is a daily benefit ranging from $50 to $250 per day. You may choose a benefit period that is a specific number of days, months or years. A maximum benefit period may range from one year to the remainder of your lifetime. It is important to ask the person selling the policy if the benefit amounts will increase with inflation and if that coverage increases your premium.
Every policy has an exclusion section. Some states do not allow certain exclusions. Many long-term care policies exclude coverage for the following:
Whether you should buy long-term care insurance depends on your age and life expectancy, gender, family situation, health status, income and assets.
Age and Life Expectancy: The longer you live, the more likely it is that you will need long-term care. The younger you are when you buy the insurance, the lower your premiums will be.
Gender: Women are more likely to need long-term care because they have longer life expectancies.
Family Situation: If you have a spouse or adult children, you may be more likely to receive care at home from family members. If family care is not available and you cannot care for yourself, paid care outside the home may be the only alternative. Different policies may cover different types of long–term care. It is important to buy a policy that will cover the type of care you expect to need and will be available in your area.
Health Status: If chronic or debilitating health conditions run in your family, you could be at greater risk than another person of the same age and gender.
Income and Assets: You may choose to buy a long-term care policy to protect assets you have accumulated. On the other hand, a long-term care policy is not a good choice if you have few assets or a limited income. Some experts recommend you spend no more than five percent of your income on a long–term care policy.
As an older adult, you may qualify for Medicaid, which pays almost half of the nation's long–term care bills. To qualify for Medicaid, your monthly income must be less than the federal poverty level, and your assets cannot exceed certain limits. Medicaid will cover you only in Medicaid-approved nursing homes that offer the level of care you need. Under certain circumstances, Medicaid will pay for home health care.
Some states have long-term care insurance programs designed to help people with the financial impact of spending down to meet Medicaid eligibility standards. Under these "partnership†programs, when you buy a federally qualified partnership policy, you will receive partial protection against the normal Medicaid requirement to spend down your assets to become eligible. Check with your state insurance department or a counseling program to see if these policies are available in your state.
Key points to remember:
The Web site for the National Clearinghouse for Long-term Care Information features a number of resources to help individuals start the planning process, including interactive tools such as a savings calculator, contact information for a range of programs and services, and real-life examples of how individuals have planned successfully for long-term care.
The Clearinghouse was authorized by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, which mandates that they provide the following: objective information to help consumers decide whether to purchase long-term care insurance or to pursue other private market alternatives that pay for long-term care; information about states with long-term care insurance partnerships under the Medicaid program; and information about the availability and limitations of coverage for long-term care under the Medicaid program.
For more information, contact the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Depending on the part of Florida you live in, one thing's certain: the weather is definitely changing. In North Florida, instead of turning on the heat during the day, try simply letting the sunshine heat your home by opening your drapes blinds, and keep the heat inside by closing them when the sun goes down.
In southern parts of the state, take advantage of the fair weather to save on the air conditioning bills and open up your windows. By making the most of the pleasant weather, you can save money and energy.


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One of the first things I read* after returning from Comic-Con was their 40th Anniversary Souvenir Book. (Not to be confused with the Chronicle one. This is the one that they hand out when you enter the show.) I LOVED it. Since it was their 40th, they went back and gave a recap of every year, along with memories from people who have been part of the show since the beginning. You got to see fantastic program covers, where the convention has exhibited, who the guests were… fascinating stuff! To all those involved, thanks and GREAT JOB! (*I also read some submissions along the way, but finished those after the SDCC book.)
The next four orders that get placed through the AdShop will receive a FREE scratchndent copy of REMAKE. Just sayin. (the normal disclaimer applies.)
David at the PreCur on HIRO: "So basically, what we're dealing with here is a loving, functional couple dealing with the occasional outburst of genre mash-up, based on whatever Chao pulls out of the pop-culture junk drawer."
SDNN on JJ: "As a welcome reprieve from his larger projects, Jean finds pleasure in drawing in his sketchbooks as a self-contained world free from the constraints that are par for the course of any commercial-art career."
Hipster Dad on TRH: " It's done with a delightfully balanced sense of scale and wit, with wonderful artwork and character designs." via TCR.
Don @ EyeonComics on TTT: "But artist Scott Morse reveals that he often feels as lost as the rest of us. He's struggling to live a good life, to be a good father. The world around him and the people in it can be frustrating, even infuriating, but when he pauses, he can see the wonder in the quieter, everyday moments as well." via TCR.
Episode Three of the ISR's MoCCA Reportage.
And speaking of Drawn, a big thanks to Matt for helping us make connections. We just might be helping a certain someone bring a certain thing to certain shops at some point in the future. (Break out your decoder rings people!)


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2) for me bargs hasn't been running on potential for 3 years. I was happy he had his streak last year and hoped it was something to build on but he is the same player he was before then. Which to me is a good nba calibre player. I also think he should be coming off the bench behind klieza for a couple games though. The hell or high water comment is the opposite of what casey says for everyone else.
3) i agree but feel it is more because they are trying to implement some offense into it as well.
4) disagree. They aren't losing the games because of defense. They are losing because they either can't play 4 quarters of ball or late game execution.
5) again disagree. If it is wins losses i think only the cats of exceeded expectations and give credit to my boy mkg.


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|OWC Mercury Extreme Pro-RE SSD SSDMXRE100
|Reviews - Featured Reviews: Storage
|Written by Olin Coles
|Tuesday, 01 June 2010
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OWC Mercury Extreme Pro-RE SSD Review
SSDs are both PC and Mac friendly, which is great news since Apple Computers have made significant progress taking up market share over the past decade. Although Mac computers can be expensive, Other World Computing offers hardware upgrades at prices that compete with the PC market. One such product, the OWC Mercury Extreme Pro-RE, is one of the most affordable SandForce-based SSD's available. SandForce-based SSDs are getting tremendous attention from the industry, and products based on the SF-1222 controller have demonstrated exceptional operational performance and speed. In this article Benchmark Reviews tests the 100GB OWC Mercury Extreme Pro-RE, model SSDMXRE100, against some of the fastest storage solutions on the market.
SandForce is the hot ticket in SSD controller technology for 2010, offering outstanding bandwidth speed and operational performance. OWC utilizes the SandForce SF-1222TA3-SBH (SF-1200) processor in their Mercury Extreme Pro RE enthusiast MLC SSD series, which features hand-picked high-performance NAND flash memory modules. SandForce RAISE technology provides redundant protection for single SSD computer systems, while data is automatically secured with AES-128 encryption. With transfer speeds nearly saturating the SATA-3GB/s interface, and operational IOPS performance reaching SLC-NAND levels, it makes sense for OWC to use the new industry leader.
As of June 2010, the SandForce SF-1200 SSD controller has already found its way into many of the fastest SSDs available: ADATA S599, Corsair Force F100, RunCore Pro-V, Patriot Inferno, PhotoFast G-Monster 2, OCZ Agility-2, OCZ Vertex-2, Mach Xtreme, and now the OWC Mercury Extreme Pro-RE. As we've discovered with our previous SandForce reviews, operational performance and SSD bandwidth speed is very similar across the spectrum. Selling virtually identical products has forced manufacturers to offer other consumer incentives, such as an extended warranty periods and custom SandForce firmware.
The biggest mistake PC hardware enthusiast make with SSDs is grading them by their speed. File transfer speed is important, but only so long as the operational IOPS performance can sustain that bandwidth under load. Benchmark Reviews tests the 100GB OWC Mercury Extreme Pro-RE against some of the most popular storage devices available and demonstrates that 4K IOPS performance is more important than speed. Additionally, Benchmark Reviews has used two similar SSDs to publish our SandForce SF1200 RAID-0 SSD Performance review.
For decades, the slowest component in any computer system was the hard drive. Most modern processors operate within approximately 1-ns (nanosecond = one billionth of one second) response time, while system memory responds between 30-90 ns. Traditional Hard Disk Drive (HDD) technology utilizes magnetic spinning media, and even the fastest spinning desktop storage products exhibit a 9,000,000 ns - or 9 ms (millisecond = one thousandth of one second) initial response time. In more relevant terms, The processor receives the command and waits for system memory to fetch related data from the storage drive. This is why any computer system is only as fast as the slowest component in the data chain; which is usually the hard drive.
The theoretical goal for achieving optimal performance is for system memory to operate as quickly as the central processor, and the storage drive to operate as fast as memory. With present technology this is an impossible task, so enthusiasts try to close the speed gaps between components as much as possible. Although system memory is up to 90x (9000%) slower than most processors, just consider that the hard drive is an added 1000x (100,000%) slower than that same memory. Essentially, these three components are as different in speed as walking is to driving and flying.
Solid State Drive technology bridges the largest gap. The difference a SSD makes to operational reaction times and program speeds is dramatic, and takes the storage drive from a slow 'walking' speed to a much faster 'driving' speed. Solid State Drive technology improves initial response times by more than 450x (45,000%) for applications and Operating System software, when compared to their HDD counterparts.
Bandwidth Speed vs Operational Performance
As we've explained in our SSD Benchmark Tests: SATA IDE vs AHCI Mode guide, Solid State Drive performance revolves around two dynamics: bandwidth speed (MB/s) and operational performance (IOPS). These two metrics work together, but one is more important than the other. Consider this analogy: operational IOPS performance determines how much cargo a ship can transport in one voyage, and the bandwidth speed is to fast the ship moves. By understanding this and applying it to SSD storage, there is a clear importance set on each variable depending on the task at hand.
For casual users, especially those with laptop or desktop computers that have been upgraded to use an SSD, the naturally quick response time is enough to automatically improve the user experience. Bandwidth speed is important, but only to the extent that operational performance meets the minimum needs of the system. If an SSD has a very high bandwidth speed but a low operational performance, it will take longer to load applications and boot the computer into Windows than if the SSD offered a higher IOPS performance.
About OWC: Other World Computing
Other World Computing (OWC) has been providing quality hardware products and support to the computer industry since 1988 and features one of the largest online catalogs of computer, iPod, and iPhone enhancement products through its e-commerce portal www.macsales.com. As a Premiere Level Apple Developer Connection member, OWC also provides extensive US based technical support for Macintosh users around the world as well as Internet access via www.fastermac.net and www.owc.net.
the agility 2, Vertex 2 and, i might be wrong, but the corsair are all cheaper.
the mistake here being that it is sold on a MAC website, which, instantly means you will pay more for it, because it is pushed as a MAC product.
she's fast, or dear is she fast, but its not the cheaper of the SF-1200 controllers.
Boot up time is more then twice as fast as before. Prior boot up average 52.6 seconds. Boot up average now 22.1 seconds. Applications even faster !
AS of 7/05/10 23.79gb Used 35.89gb Free Total 59.68gb.
Boot time reduced by about 40 to 50%.
At start up, the 7 or 8 apps I have set to auto-launch ALL open together within one or two bounces. I never used auto-launch at login before because it used to be so slow.
Even apps like OpenOffice 3.2 and Filemaker Pro 11 launch within 1 or 2 dock bounces. Mail launches and is usable within .5 second of clicking on it. Paging through large PDFs in preview is smooth and almost seamless, as is Coverflow or iPhoto preview of large groups of photos or PDFs.
Best upgrade I've made to any computer I can ever recall owning; been using them since the Timex Sinclair 1000 in 1980.


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Online Registration Closes May 31, 2017
There is day of registration with cash or check.
Prices are $30, $40, $55, $65
Prices increase on 3/10/2017 $35, $45, $60, $70.
Prices increase on 4/21/2017 $40, $50, $65, $75.
Online registration will close on 5/31/2017 at 11:59pm.
All race day prices are $10 additional ($50,$60,$75,$85).
There will only be aid at the start finish area and at Mile 4 in the loop. Those doing more than one loop can refill their own water bottles and take aid before going back out.
Race Start - by the bathrooms located on the LOOP, W R Tracy Drive and New Providence Road. MAP There is no GPS address (+40° 41' 12.61", -74° 22' 25.62").
Registration begins 1 hour before your race start
50K will start at 8:00aMarathon will start at 8:30a
Half Marathon will start at 9:00a
We use staggered starts to alleviate the bottle necks and the single file running that happens when you have 300 runners leave at the same time.


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But, I think there are some free/cost-effective opportunities that would give the biggest boost to the forum, overall.
The biggest thing is what Rady has built the forum upon, and what the backend here looks like. Depending on what solution he initially used, there might be some free (or almost free) plug-ins and expansions that could be useful out of box....or help fulfill a larger task, and save the bulk of time/money.
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Have some regular KOL beat writers would be the illest. It would also help grow and really brand the KOL signature stroke: which is to say, the uniqueness of personalities within this community.
The same way Grantland owned and dominated a huge niche of sports writing bc the people behind the ideas had a unique style to the masses....so too does KOL possess this intrinsic distinction to other forums (and intrinsic opportunity).
There are half a dozen prime people I could rattle off top of my head for this.....
How are they "compensated"? It'll obviously be primarily about pride and sense of respect and accomplishment (plus performing work and achieving potential status that could be parlayed into future opportunities...).
But I also think these people could be given special avatars, as well as extra notoriety (their picture? name, etc) in the section where the writing would be getting stored and made public to people.
And on that note, the 2nd big thing I would personally prioritize....which would cost a little money and a lil time....a new design and implementation of this news/blogging/writing area.
Make it simple, intuitive (easy to find articles, and see past articles by given writers, eg), and also some basic features to foster community (users can leave comments on the articles and generate discussion...can neg or +1 opinion pieces, eg).
Rady obviously already has used and built off of a successful forum solution, so I have to imagine the leap to adding such features would be (relatively easy).
I have lots of connections in web design and programming (all located in Central Europe, so extremely competitive pricing too....not to mention many are close friends of mine). And also lots of experience in this area myself.
I'd be happy to offer any helping hands I can; even if it just helping out in brainstorming solutions and doing research into things (which may well yield results were many desirable thing could be accomplished for free, or almost free).
edit -- one more note on the writers and how you get them to write.....personally, whenever I've took the time to create a big post and articulate a particular point of view, I'd have no problem (and might even prefer) if it were just as well made into a legit article/piece of writing. I'm sure many other posters, especially ones who take time to create well-thought out and constructed argumentations, feel the same.
Secondly, i've been planning this for quite some time but we're working to have the site completely revamped by the start of the season. There are certain things that don't depend strictly on me so in worst case scenario we might get some delay. The forum also is ready to get a fresh new look soon!
This is an idea i've somehow thought at already. A lot of the posts i read from some of you guys are very well written and always thought they might also be some damn good columns. If we could find a way to support this and figure out a compensation system this site might just go to a whole new level!edit -- one more note on the writers and how you get them to write.....personally, whenever I've took the time to create a big post and articulate a particular point of view, I'd have no problem (and might even prefer) if it were just as well made into a legit article/piece of writing. I'm sure many other posters, especially ones who take time to create well-thought out and constructed argumentations, feel the same.
TR1LL1ON - if he ever comes back.
CoolClyde - that's bound to be an entertaining read.
and many others that don't immediately come to mind.
Right there, you've got a list of clever names that'll bring to the site. Do it, Rady! Do it to it!!!!!!
whatever you guys need me to do for the site just let me know
weekly blogs
game by game recaps
around the NBA ****
whatever it is
I am so keen on this fortnightly blog idea. I nominate first blog to smokes, 2 weeks in to the season - after 6 games. He doesn't often bring it out, but he's a very good, skeptical but an unbiased writer.
The one I'm really waiting for is iSaYughh. Dude's a mad writer, and at times reminds me of someone I've never heard of that is a good writer. I think we should let him take the ASG break midway through the season, so he can reflect on games played, and make prognostications for the 2nd half of the season.
Maybe we should make our own big booty thread?
In all seriousness, I feel like this site will grow no matter what; it's a big season, but you guys laid out some good ideas especially iSay.
If you guys need to me to drop a blog on any topic, just hit me up. You know I'll make it interesting and controversial