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Over the next several months, Matthew underwent an aggressive series of high-dose chemotherapy and radiation treatments that left him weakened and gravely ill. As the Randalls faced Matthew's mortality, they met other families fighting similar fates. "One little boy, Sean Hendrickson, was almost three when we found out he was terminal," Laura continues. "He and Matthew went through daily radiation treatments together and we grew very close to him." Because Sean's family didn't own a video camera, the Randalls turned their own on Sean, preserving moments that they later used to create a memorial video for his funeral. "We had never edited video before, but we managed to pull it off when we needed to," she says.
They also filmed other cancer-stricken children who were in and out of the hospital at the time Matthew was being treated. "We knew so many kids who died, and a lot of the time, we had [captured] some of the last footage of them," she says. "A few years after Sean's death, his mom told me that she watched the video we'd made every night before she went to bed and that it was the greatest gift we could have given her, next to actually bringing Sean back. That had such a huge impact on me."
Just Cause
Gratified by the comfort their video brought Sean's mother after his death—and energized by Matthew's gradual improvement in the months that followed—the Randalls turned their attention to other efforts that would help young cancer patients and their families. They soon revived the dormant local chapter of a nonprofit organization for families who have children with cancer. They also filmed many of the activities in which the group was involved, using the footage to produce an inspirational video that played at one of its fundraising events. Besides helping the nonprofit raise more than $60,000 in a single night, the video elicited a response the Randalls hadn't anticipated. "What surprised me most was the people who came up afterwards asking us to film a wedding, a commercial, or some other project," she says. "That was the first time I realized that this very expensive hobby could become a business."
As Matthew continued to recover, Laura and Chris began thinking seriously about becoming professional videographers. In 1999, they founded Edit 1 Media as a sole proprietorship; today they are in the process of incorporating it. "Matthew, Sean, and countless other brave kids inspired this company," Laura says of the studio she and Chris operate out of their home in Tacoma, Washington. "Our experiences made us realize just how fragile life is and how important it is to document as much of it as you can."
Soon the Randalls were shooting weddings and, occasionally, corporate events. (They continue to produce videos for families wishing to memorialize loved ones as their schedules permit.) "I know the money is better in corporate video, but I have a passion for interacting with people and documenting emotional times in their lives," she explains. "Weddings are perfect for that." Laura estimates that weddings account for 80% of the more than 200 projects Edit 1 Media has completed since its inception.
Brand Matters
Having been through so much with Matthew, now a "healthy and thriving" 11-year-old, Laura says she and Chris pride themselves on capturing the "emotion and details" of the moments they shoot and market their work accordingly. "I think marketing is one of the most important aspects of this business," she says of the time-consuming task videographers often forget or neglect. "When we sat down nearly seven years ago and brainstormed business ideas, it was immediately obvious that branding and marketing would have a huge impact on our success." In no time, Adrienne Palmer, a professional graphic artist who also happens to be Laura's sister, had offered to design Edit 1 Media's logo, Web site, and print ads. Today the Randalls promote the company's name and logo as much as they can.
"I would encourage everyone in this profession, if they haven't already, to consider hiring someone who can help brand and market their businesses using a strong, consistent message," she says. "People might not recognize Chris or me, but they recognize our brand and they associate it with quality. This goes for brides as well as for other vendors."
With vendors in particular, Laura says it's important to build a recognizable name, a notable body of work, and a good reputation. Do these things and you're likely to see a lot of referrals come your way. "My goal," she says, "is to have every local wedding vendor immediately think of us when someone asks them, 'Who is a good videographer?'"
Taking Center Stage
The Randalls also are building their profile by experimenting with new products—they're part of Adobe's Production Studio beta team—and by sharing their expertise with fellow videographers. In January, they made their national lecture circuit debut, presenting a seminar on same-day edits (SDEs) at the 4EVER Group's Video 06 convention in Orlando. (They produced their first instructional DVD, The Dissection of a Same-Day Edit, just prior to the convention.)
Those SDEs, a standard feature of two of Edit 1 Media's four wedding packages, are popular with brides, grooms, and their guests, but they're also riddled with challenges. Chief among them are time and technology constraints. Laura says she can complete an SDE in as little as 90 minutes, but she prefers to have as much time as possible. "If a wedding is local, we'll take one of our editing computers with us and edit together [the wedding highlight reel] that way. If it's an out-of-state event, we use a laptop with Adobe Premiere Pro," she explains. "I shoot the same way I would for a regular wedding video, making sure to get the key shots that often are pre-planned. I might even try to stage these shots if necessary, but that's the only time I would stage a shot.
"During the slower periods of a wedding day, either Chris or I will log in clips and start separating them out into distinct project folders," she continues. "Immediately after the ceremony, I'll scan the FireStore drive on my camera and other tapes for shots I want to include. From the moment the ceremony ends to the moment I complete the SDE can take 90 minutes to two-and-a-half hours. Once the SDE is complete, I export it to tape and Chris plays it off one of our cameras into our projector. As the reception continues, I burn copies of the same-day edit—one for the bride and groom to take on their honeymoon, one for each set of parents, one for the wedding coordinator, one for the venue manager, and possibly one for the photographer. I would like to add to our packages the option of making up to 100 copies and giving them to guests as a 'party favor,' but we probably would have to hire someone to do that."
For now, Edit 1 Media remains primarily a two-person operation, though the Randalls do have two subcontracted shooters and an editor on retainer. "Typically, Chris is responsible for all things technical; I'm the one interacting with the clients and wedding coordinators, doing the creative shots, and editing," Laura explains.
In the foreseeable future, Laura says she and her husband will focus on improving their business sense, editing turnaround time, and customer service. "The biggest mistake we made was not hiring an accountant," she explains. "There is so much more to running a successful videography company than just making good videos, and that's something we're beginning to come to terms with."
Something all videographers need to come to terms with—and actively work to change—is the profession's reputation as "obnoxiously obtrusive," she continues. "There are lots of videographers out there, and the advent of cheaper cameras and [out-of-the-box] editing software means that there are more people calling themselves 'videographers' when in fact they are hobbyists. The challenge for the real professional is to continue to market in that confusing atmosphere. I think the best way to do that is to continuously educate ourselves and our clients as to what we are able to do."


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New artist renderings of the average male body will leave American men feeling like they've been kicked in the gut.
Based on artist Nickolay Lamm's 3-D computer-generate avatars, American men ages 30 to 39 sport the biggest guts and butts. Lamm used the Centers for Disease Control's body-mass measurements to help him understand the shape of an "average" U.S. adult male. He also created computer avatars that represent the average Dutch, French and Japanese man.
"Rather than explaining it in bar graphs or pie charts, I thought it would be a lot more powerful to visually see what we looked like compare to other countries," Lamm told NBC News.
The Body Mass Index (BMI) for a typical American adult is 28.6, according to the CDC. BMI of 18.5 to 24.9 is considered "normal," while 25 to 29.9 is "overweight." A BMI of 30 or higher is considered obese.
The avatar of the average Japanese male reflects a national BMI of 23.7. The Netherlands avatar shows a 25.2 BMI, and the avatar for France represents a 25.5 BMI.
Lamm said he also used photos of men with the CDC's BMI to help him create the 3-D models.

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I think most if not all of us here own vintage to antique sewing machines. I was poking around the forum and internet today it dawned on me just how durable these machines are.
Those made around 50 to a hundred years plus ago were made to last a lifetime by companies with totally different attitudes than today. Those made around a hundred years ago were made by people that are no longer alive. These old machines have outlived their makers, original owners and some of them have out lived several successive generations of owners as well.
The thing is, with a bit of care and TLC they will sew just as good today as they did in 1960 or 1910 or 1880.
It would be so wonderful if SINGER still made their machines like this, but they don't. I doubt if anyone in three or four generations will be using the computerized plastic junque that is being produced today.
I find that sad, but things change. Sometimes for the better, sometimes not. Perhaps in four generations people will order from an electronic catalog and their clothes, quilts, and other things will be created by a replicator. Somehow that just doesn't appeal to me. I kind of like the idea that a human made my clothes.
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Was that a Chupacabra?
This is the question residents of the Picayune community in Mississippi were asking about a hairless, wolf-like creature lurking around.
"If a zombie had a dog, it would look like that," Jennifer Whitfield told WLOX-TV.
"I kept looking up hairless coyote, and it kept saying Chupacabra," Amanda Denton told WLOX. "We have been running back and forth to the car, our cars, because we didn't want the Chupacabra to get us," Denton said. Her husband, Jonathan, said that animal control had not picked it up, and they had no idea what kind of beast it was.
But the Denton's neighbors, the Cooper's, think they know. "We came out here and I could see it running over there and I was like 'Look, it's over there, Daddy' and he was like 'That is not a Coyote, that's a squatch dog.' Because he's obsessed with watching, finding Bigfoot," Caroline Cooper said.
That's when the Cooper's called David Burnette and Caleb Miller, from the state's Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, for, they said, "backup."
"Way they described it to me, it's a coyote," Burnette told WLOX. He added that the coyote was too weak to hunt on its own, so it ate pet food, garbage, and drank from a local water source to survive.
According to WLOX, the legend of "El Chupacabra" dates back to the 1970s. The term literally translates to "goat-sucker," because the creature is believed to have sucked the blood of goats.
"They need to be aware just to leave it alone and stay away from 'em," Miller said.


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Two Miami Dolphin cornerbacks missed Saturday's preseason game against the Carolina Panthers because they are suspected of having swine flu.
At first, the word from sources was that Sean Smith and Jason Allen definitely have the swine flu.
But once The Miami Herald broke the story, the team flak moved in for some damage control, saying that the players were still undergoing tests to determine the actual diagnosis.
And even when that diagnosis is confirmed, said spokesman Harvey Greene, it will not be released to the public.
But that's ok because apparently there are plenty of sources on the team that are willing to share information with the media.
The two players were so sick this week that they were unable to get out of bed.


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GALLERY: Pensioners click with computers
PUBLISHED: 10:53 08 April 2014 | UPDATED: 15:45 08 April 2014
Residents at a care home have been clicking with technology in a day designed to beat the fear of IT.
MP Steve Barclay presented residents of Bradshaw Court, March, who are in their 70s, 80s and 90s, with certificates for completing the bite sized computer course, Learn My Way.
The scheme helps vulnerable older people get online. It teaches them new skills and reduces their social isolation by encouraging them to learn together and communicate digitally with friends and family.
Joan Smith, 88, said: "Learning to shop online has been amazing as my husband doesn't drive anymore and it's much harder to get out and about.
"There was no pressure when it came to the course and it was really enjoyable to learn about computers."
They've learnt how to browse the Internet, send email, use i-pads, play games like air hockey and shop online.
The learners have formed their own digital club and two residents have volunteered as digital champions to provide regular tuition.
Mr Barclay said: "Many of them had never used a computer before, let alone a tablet, yet they are now using the internet for online shopping, keeping in touch with family and friends and more.
"Many of us take this sort of thing for granted, but there are around 11 million people in the UK who are thought not to have sufficient IT skills.
"It is schemes like these which show that, with the right training, anyone can reap the advantages of using the internet, which is particularly important in rural areas such as ours."
The scheme is a result of key organisations joining forces to make it happen. These include Cambridgeshire County Council's Adult Learning team with funding via the SeNs project, Centra Care and Support and Circle Housing Roddons who run Bradshaw Court, mobile company Three who provided the initial free wireless internet access and UK Online and the Tinder Foundation for providing the Learn My Way course.
To find out about how you can enrol on the Learn My Way Course in your area, contact Nyree Scott on 07881837543.


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All About Batteries, Part 1: Introduction
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There are so many different battery technologies available that it can be tricky choosing the most appropriate technology for the task at hand.
I'm a 30-plus-year veteran of electrical engineering with experience that spans many areas, including digital, analog, power, communications, and microcontrollers. I work for a company called MaxVision, which makes extreme-performance, ruggedized, transportable workstations. By some strange quirk of fate, Max Maxfield the (world's go-to techno guy) has his office in the same building as mine. Over the years, he has had to tolerate my very bad punny humor attempts over the coffee table, since we share a kitchen in our building.
One day, while I was contemplating a new joke to inflict upon everyone, I overheard a conversation between Max and our mechanical design expert, Eugene "Willie" Richards, about what type of batteries would be the best option for Max's robot project. Since I have considerable knowledge about batteries (robots too), and I was feeling some remorse about my previous puns, I held off on the jokes and offered my assistance.
Max said it would be useful to a lot of readers if I wrote a series of columns on batteries -- beginning with types, technologies, terminologies, specifications, and environment. Later we will cover specific types of batteries in more detail, considering most everything required to understand and select the appropriate technology for a particular application. Once we've considered everything in excruciating detail, we will be in a position to advise Max about the optimal battery technology for his robot.
The battery was invented by Alessandro Volta of Italy in 1800. I'm sure Volta would be amazed by how ubiquitous (and varied) his invention has become. Having said this, for some tasks, it might be more appropriate to select a capacitor, rather than a battery. Surprised? Well, you might at least consider using a capacitor whenever it is assured to have a regular, high-surge-capable supply of electricity. In some cases involving very light loads, it might even be possible to ignore the regular power application -- just charge a super-capacitor once, and it will survive all the way until discarded. Once we have discussed battery terminologies and technologies, the capacitor versus battery choice will hopefully become clear.
There are lots of factors to consider when choosing the battery technology for a particular application. In addition to relative size, weight, and cost (from cheap to expensive to "if you have to ask, you can't afford it"), the main considerations and factors I plan on covering in this series are as follows:
- Environment (operating and storage): Temperature, air pressure, altitude, mechanical strain, vibration, mounting position, radiation hardening, corrosive attack, packaging/shape, storage or shelf life, disposal, waste products produced and outgassing, consumables required, safety, and materials/RoHS
- Application: Types (including primary, secondary, and smart), technology, chemistries, efficiency and loss, charge/discharge cycle count and rates, depth of discharge, service life, memory effect, charging techniques, capacitor/battery hybrid, use cases, capacity, density (energy and weight), protection circuitry, measuring and gas gauge, quality, reliability, and recharge and run times
Since Volta's first crude models, many types of batteries have come into use. Some of these technologies are as follows.
|Nickel cadmium
|Nickel metal hydride
|Nickel zinc
|Zinc-manganese dioxide (alkaline)
|Lithium-iron disulfide
|Lithium-manganese dioxide
|Lithium thionyl chloride
|Lithium poly carbon monofluoride
|Lithium sulfur dioxide
|Lithium iodine
|Lithium aluminium chloride
|LiCoO2 (LCO)
|Lithium cobalt oxide
|LiFePO4 (LFP)
|Lithium iron phosphate
|LiMn2O4 (LMO)
|Lithium manganese oxide
|LiNiMnCoO2 (NMC)
|Lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide
|LiNiCoAlO2 (NCA)
|Lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide
|Li4Ti5O12 (LTO)
|lithium titanate
|Silver oxide
|Na2S4 (NaS)
|Sodium sulfur
|Nuclear or atomic
I won't be able to cover all these technologies in depth -- just some of the more common and/or noteworthy ones. Please add a comment below if you think I've omitted some important technology or if you're interested in a particular one. If you need more information right now, you may find quick, specific answers to your battery-related questions at the Battery University website.
In my next column I'll cover classifications, general specifications, and terminology. Until then, please post any questions or comments below.
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Robert MacDonald Clegg passed away October 15, 2012, at Carle Hospital in Urbana, Illinois, from complications arising from cancer. He died surrounded by his family, and he was never in pain. He is survived by his sister Victoria L. Clegg, his wife of 43 years, Margitta Clegg, and their three sons Benjamin F., Niels T., and Robert A. Clegg. Bob was a leading expert in applying fluorescence spectroscopy to biological problems, fluorescence lifetime microscopy (FLIM), and Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) microscopy.
Bob was born on July 18, 1945, in Providence, Rhode Island. He received his doctorate in physical chemistry in 1974 from Cornell University. Professor E. L. Elson supervised his dissertation entitled "Relaxation Kinetics Applying Repetitive Pressure Perturbations." Following graduation, Bob worked as a postdoctoral research associate in the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen, Germany. He was promoted to senior staff research associate in the Department of Molecular Biology where he developed state-of-the-art instruments to investigate the structure of nucleic acids, and to apply photo-physical approaches for clinical applications. Bob accepted a position as Professor of Physics and Bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1998, where he remained for the rest of his career. Bob was an avid student of the history of science with a special interest in FRET. His colleagues considered him "a walking library of FLIM and FRET." Bob was also a dedicated and beloved teacher, always searching for simple ways to convey complex biophysical ideas to his students. He was extremely generous with his time and intellect to the ultimate benefit of his students and colleagues.
In lieu of gifts, the family requests memorial donations be made to the American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org. Condolences may be offered at www.rennerwikoffchapel.com.
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Summaries of EU Legislation
Summaries of EU legislation: direct access to the main summaries page.
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Community participation in the European Audiovisual Observatory
Established in 1992, the European Audiovisual Observatory is the focal point for collecting and disseminating information on the audiovisual industry in Europe. This Decision makes the European Community a member of the European Audiovisual Observatory. It also tasks the Commission with representing the Community in dealings with the Observatory.
Council Decision No 1999/784/EC of 22 November 1999 concerning Community participation in the European Audiovisual Observatory [See amending acts].
The Ministers and Representatives of 26 European States and the President of the European Commission, meeting in Paris in October 1989, adopted a Joint Declaration establishing the European Audiovisual Observatory.
The Ministers and Representatives of the various European States subsequently decided in June 1992 in Helsinki to set up the European Audiovisual Observatory, with the stated objectives being to:
- improve the flow of information within the audiovisual industry;
- promote a clearer view of the market and greater transparency.
The Observatory was to focus in the first instance on the main categories of information requested by the professionals.
The Observatory was eventually established in Strasbourg on the basis of a "Partial Agreement" of the Council of Europe adopted in December 1992.
Its Statute stipulates that "the aim of the Observatory shall be to improve the transfer of information within the audiovisual industry, to promote a clearer view of the market and a greater transparency and specifically, the task of the Observatory shall be to collect and process information and statistics on the audiovisual sector (namely, legal, economic and programme information)".
The Commission has been a member of the Observatory since its foundation and is represented on its constituent bodies (the Executive Council and the Advisory Committee) and on its various working bodies such as the Financial Committee.
It contributes to the Observatory's operating budget according to a financial weighting, which puts the Commission's share on a par with that of the larger members.
Decision No 1999/784/EC
By virtue of this Decision the Community became a member of the European Audiovisual Observatory.
The Commission represents the Community in its dealings with the Observatory.
The appropriations required for the Community's financial contribution to the Observatory's operating budget are authorised by the budgetary authority in accordance with the relevant financial perspective.
The Community's participation and financial contribution was to cover a period of five years from 1999 to 2004.
Extension until 2013
Firstly, Decision No 2239/2004/EC, adopted in 2004, extended the Community's participation in the Observatory until the end of 2006.
The Decision also requested that the Observatory:
- strengthen its capacity to follow new developments in multimedia and new technologies;
- collect and provide expertise and systematic information in fields - such as those of fiscal and labour law, copyright and consumer protection law - liable to throw up barriers to the free circulation of audiovisual goods and services;
- collect data on the levels of services provided to assist disabled people, such as subtitling, audio description and sign language.
Under Decision No 1718/2006/EC, which established the MEDIA 2007 programme, the Community's participation in the Observatory was subsequently extended further to cover the whole duration of the programme, i.e. until 2013.
Entry into force - Date of expiry
Deadline for transposition in the Member States
Official Journal
Decision 1999/784/EC
22.11.1999 - 31.12.2004
OJ L 307 of 2.12.1999
Amending act(s)
Entry into force
Deadline for transposition in the Member States
Official Journal
Decision No 2239/2004/EC [adoption: codecision COD/2003/0293]
17.11.2004 - 31.12.2006
OJ L 390 of 31.12.2004
Decision No 2239/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2004 amending Council Decision 1999/784/EC concerning Community participation in the European Audiovisual Observatory [Official Journal L 390 of 31.12.2004].
Commission report of 10 January 2007 on the implementation of Council Decision 1999/784/EC of 22 November 1999, as amended by Decision 2239/2004/EC of the EP and the Council, concerning Community participation in the European Audiovisual Observatory [COM(2006) 835 final - not published in the Official Journal].
The report confirms the positive assessment of relations between the Community and the Observatory which had been presented in the interim report in 2002. It stresses the role of the Observatory as an essential source of information for both private and public operators in the audiovisual sector.
Commission report of 11 November 2002 on the implementation of Council Decision 1999/784/EC of 22 November 1999 concerning Community participation in the European Audiovisual Observatory [COM(2002) 619 final - not published in the Official Journal].
The report underlines that the Commission and the Observatory have been able to develop a solid professional partnership that is of benefit both to the industry and to public authorities.
This partnership gives the industry access to sources of up-to-date detailed information on the audiovisual sector. The information provided by the Observatory also means that public authorities can be more familiar with the market, helping them interact better with industry representatives.
See also
For further information, please see the Site of the European Audiovisual Observatory
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Hello all,
I am enjoying seeing what you are doing with Linux Mint...keep up the good work.
My question is how much focus will there be on Mint being the most complete Live CD experience possible, as opposed to focusing on being an installed system? It seems like PCLinuxOS and a few others shoot for the LiveCD option, as do some others, and I would love to see Mint keep some of this focus as well.
Namely, having good support for Wifi cards on the CD (not having to download the drivers if at all possible) makes working right from a CD a realistic option. Is it very high on your priority list to include as many Wifi drivers as possible on the Live CD, or is it good enough that there are instructions to get it working (more geared for HD installs)?
I'd love to have a few impressive LiveCDs to pass along to family members, and things like this play a big part in making converts.
Thanks for listening, and thanks for the hard work.
How much focus on Live CD functionality will Mint have?
Chat about anything related to Linux Mint
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LONDON (Reuters) - British women with a family history of breast cancer could be offered two drugs to try to prevent the disease under draft guidelines published by the country's healthcare cost watchdog.
Tamoxifen and raloxifene are already approved in the United States and other countries for preventing breast cancer in high-risk patients, but they have not so far been made available as preventative therapies in Britain.
The new proposal by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) was welcomed by patient groups on Tuesday.
"This is exciting as, even though most women do not have a significant family history of the disease, it's crucial that those who do have an array of options to help them control their risk," said Chris Askew, chief executive of the charity Breakthrough Breast Cancer.
NICE, which decides if drugs should be paid for on the state health service, has launched a consultation on the proposed new guidelines.
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Any long-term investor knows that inflation is the enemy. A spike in inflation can drastically reduce your real investment returns, particularly for fixed income securities. At present, yields on many Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) are negative, a clear reflection of "financial repression."
Officially, the Consumer Price Index, or CPI, has risen approximately 2% over the past 12 months, a rate of inflation that is near historical averages. Many economists—including those at the Federal Reserve—believe that, with unemployment high, we needn't worry ourselves with the prospect of a significant rise in inflation in the years ahead.
However, as I blogged about in January, inflation is a non-issue only for those who don't buy gas or milk, visit the doctor, or send a kid to college (in other words, not many of us). Drought in much of the country will put pressure on food prices going forward. When I look around, inflation seems to be everywhere except in the CPI.
But even if you think inflation is modest today, you may share the concern that inflation could take off in the next two to three years and face the high, double-digit inflation rates of the 1970s and early 1980s. Some believe that it's not only a strong possibility—but that it's also inevitable given the Federal Reserve Board's aggressive monetary policy and our high national debt levels. Could such action to keep interest rates low and the money supply high in the near-term future create an inflationary backlash? If so, what would be the "canaries in the coal mine" that investors could monitor to tell them a repeat of the 1970s was coming?
The three bars to the left in the figure above are the "canaries" because they represent the mechanisms by which money on the Federal Reserve's balance sheet can be transmitted onto the broader money supply. Things such as bank lending and wage growth—the factors that help determine the "velocity" of money. The chart clearly shows that the conditions in the 1970s were radically different from today's environment. Money was burning a hole in Americans' pockets in the 1970s; today, the velocity of money is low.
The bars represent two-year trailing average growth rates for each category. The blue bars combine the averages from 1972 to 1973 and from 1977 to 1978, and they indicate that inflationary pressures were building in the economy two years before inflation spikes. Two years before the gas lines, America had a big inflation problem. Businesses had pricing power because consumers could afford it. Pricing power meant that, when gas prices spiked in 1974 and again in 1979, businesses were able to pass on those costs, further accelerating inflation. It was a classic case of too much money (in the form of wages and lending) chasing too few goods.
Current fashion trends aside, the 1970s are hardly how I would characterize the environment today. Wages, lending, and home prices are all expanding modestly: 2% wage growth, 2% inflation. Which explains, not only the suffering associated with higher food and energy prices, but also the Fed's aggressive posture. The Fed's moves are designed to re-inflate a tire that the financial crisis drove a nail into. Somewhat remarkably, the Fed has been able to keep the green bars in the chart in positive territory—and avoid wage deflation. (Japan was unable to avoid that, it should be noted.)
Which brings us to QE3, the third round of so-called quantitative easing, under which the central bank will attempt to encourage borrowing by consumers and institutions by purchasing $40 billion worth of mortgage-backed securities for an unspecified period.
So, will QE3 work? If by "work" we mean driving inflation expectations above 2% and lowering already-slim mortgage rates even further, then likely "yes." But if "work" is defined by a significant and sustained acceleration in job growth, then that is unlikely, especially if QE3 is unmatched over the next year by sensible, credible, and binding U.S. fiscal deficit reform. As Chairman Ben Bernanke noted, monetary policy is not a "panacea" to all of the economy's challenges.
Personally, I am not a big fan of QE3, which we could call "QEternity" given its somewhat open-ended commitment to preserve the odds of further recovery. Why? As I blogged about in March, I am concerned about the potential for too strong of an influence on the decisions facing savers and investors. As Vanguard has noted for some time, we have already seen that, by reaching for yield, investors are taking on more risk and boosting asset prices. Should such trends continue, I worry about the "frothiness" of certain segments of the financial markets. The prices of high-yielding REITs and junk bonds come to mind.
So why is the Fed pursuing QE3 at all? I believe it is concerned about the near-term global economic outlook. The global economic recovery has clearly lost some momentum, partly due to uncertainty over how the fiscal cliff-hanger will be resolved. Should a global recession occur, the threat of deflation would rear its ugly head once again.
My biggest concern right now is not the threat of runaway inflation. Rather, I am concerned about market complacency. With the broad U.S. stock market up strongly over the past year, the financial markets are increasingly "pricing in" a vigorous U.S. economy in 2013—perhaps 3% real GDP growth or so. I hope the stock market is right in its assessment, although risks remain tilted on the downside.
While our long-held view for the U.S. economy has been one of cautious optimism, I find myself increasingly stressing the "cautious side" when discussing the financial markets with investors. Not because the U.S. economy isn't resilient (it is). Rather, it's because the markets never move upward in a straight line. No matter how much we all wish that they would. And no matter how large a central bank's balance sheet becomes.
I would like to thank Casey Aspin and Charles J. Thomas for helpful comments and assistance in developing this blog post.
Notes: All investments, including a portfolio's current and future holdings, are subject to risk, including the loss of principal. Bond funds are subject to interest rate risk, which is the chance bond prices overall will decline because of rising interest rates, and credit risk, which is the chance a bond issuer will fail to pay interest and principal in a timely manner or that negative perceptions of the issuer's ability to make such payments will cause the price of that bond to decline.


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#TBT to last #RSL meeting v PHI, @javi_mo11 stoppage-time PK off post sends #RioT into frenzy #BELIEVE http://instagram.com/p/mnQOFZMFbX/
Unbeaten @RealSaltLake fights through injuries and prepares for Philadelphia. http://tinyurl.com/lwurs8a
.@GoalUSA @thomasfloyd10 spotlights #RSL MF @luisitogil21, carving his own path … http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1110/major-league-soccer/2014/04/10/4742790/player-spotlight-luis-gil-carving-his-own-path-with-real …
#RSL had four players at most recent #USMNT camp, have three currently at US U-18 camp, and will have two at upcoming US U-20 camp
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MLSsoccer.com: DC United's Ben Olsen asserts Atlantic Cup remains relevant: "I still respect the rivalry in a big way"
MLSsoccer.com: San Jose Earthquakes' Billy Schuler could make MLS debut Sunday vs. former coach Gregg Berhalter
MLSsoccer.com: Philadelphia Union coach John Hackworth says retooled midfield led to Keon Daniel's departure
MLSsoccer.com: Maximiliano Urruti credits jelling Portland Timbers attack after breaking scoreless skid
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – In recent years, North Fulton, and Alpharetta in particular, seems to be taking on a new role as the destination of choice for retirement and senior living projects, with three such projects underway right now.
Benton House, an Alpharetta-based senior living group, already has a footprint in Johns Creek, but is expanding with a new single-level, 47-apartment-complex at the corner of Ga. 9 and Cogburn Road, just south of Windward Parkway.
"This is our newest addition, and we're excited to be here," said Jessica Carroll-Miller, social media director with Benton House. "It's a great area."
Many older couples are choosing to move from out of state to be closer to their children or grandchildren, Carroll-Miller said. If they do not have full mobility, assisted living homes are a good option.
Nearly next door – just down the road – a 118-bed retirement community is to be on Vaughn Drive, between Ga. 9 and Hopewell Road, just south of Milton. Called the "Cottonwood Estates," the project is a three-story senior assisted living facility sitting on just shy of four acres. It is being developed by Lenity Group of Salem, Ore., which specializes in building such projects throughout the United States and England.
In neighboring Forsyth County, the $15 million, 12-acre Villas at Canterfield is being constructed at 815 Atlanta Highway in Cumming.
The three-neighborhood community will include villa-style housing, independent living apartments and in the near future, they will have assisted living.
Once fully completed, the project cost is estimated about $30 million.
Medical Development Corp., which has been around since 1989, is the developer of the project. They expect the project to be completed by early September.
"We're in the middle of getting our certificate of occupancy," said Win Porter, president.
Other locations are also in the works throughout the Southeast.


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ByDon Clark
A speech by the head of semiconductor development at Samsung Electronics might seem like a snoozer. But the South Korean giant kept the Consumer Electronics Show crowd entertained with technology, while a former president issued a call to action on social issues.
Bill Clinton, in a surprise finale to Samsung's keynote on Wednesday, went on for a surprisingly long time about technology and its prospects to help address social problems around the world. Among a range of topics, he dwelled for a particularly long time on the need to reinstate a ban on high-velocity ammunition clips in the wake of the Newtown massacre.
He also argued that measures to reduce the world's reliance on carbon fuels to help head off a warming planet can actually help improve economic growth–not hurt it, as some people argue.
"What you are doing can make sure that we share the upsides and minimize the downsides" on many issues confronting society, Clinton told the crowd of tech enthusiasts as he ended his talk. "It is the job of every citizen on the planet, and you can lead the way."
The audience clapped enthusiastically as he finished, a sizeable number of them on their feet.
Samsung, besides announcing a philanthropic effort as a prelude to Clinton's remarks, also gave one of the most impressive raw technology demonstrations at CES: a small flexible display that kept pumping out impressive color images while being rolled up like a piece of salami.
Companies have been promising such feats for years using a technology called OLED, for organic light-emitting diodes. But Samsung's work seems particularly advanced, and came along with descriptions of some novel applications.
For one thing, the company showed displays that can bend around the edge of a smartphone or mobile device. A user might close a cover on the display and set it down, for example, while a small band on the edge could still show incoming information, such as emails or news alerts.
During a video, Samsung also showed mock-ups of small gadgets that fold-up like a notebook and have flexible screens on three sides–one on the cover, and two that open facing each other in the middle. Another narrow, rectangular mock-up had a display that popped out of a paper-thin slot, a bit like a retractable projector screen.
Stephen Woo, president of Samsung's device solutions business, hosted what was the final big-stage keynote at CES. His biggest point was that chips and other components are where the real magic is in today's devices–a comment that prompted a bunch of women in tight outfits to do a robotic dance.
His biggest revelation was a new microprocessor chip for mobile devices that Samsung believes significantly raises the bar in the business (a claim several other big companies have made at the show).
But Samsung does have a point of differentiation. Where state-of-the-art mobile chips today have up to four main processing units, Samsung's latest update of the product line has eight–four powerful ARM Cortex-A15 processor cores, and four less-powerful electronic brains for simpler chores, a design called big.Little.
The new chip is called the Exynos 5 Octa, and at least a few people in the CES crowd seemed quite pumped up about it. One kept yelling, "yeah, Octa!" whenever the name was mentioned.


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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - The Florida Highway Patrol investigated an accident where a 70-year-old woman was killed and her 76-year-old husband was critically injured.
Troopers said John Oldacker of Orlando was driving on Hudson Street, when for unknown reasons, he drove into the path of another car that was driving on Old Winter Garden Road.
Oldacker's car was struck in front of the Lake Hill Baptist Church, where parishoners told Local 6 he is a pastor.
Troopers said Oldacker's wife, Alma, was killed.
Troopers said Old Winter Garden Road was shut down for several hours, but all roads are open.
Stay with Local 6 and ClickOrlando.com for more on this story.
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A MAN who tried to rob a ticket collector on board a train between Larkhall and Dalmuir this morning is being sought by police.
The man threatened the ticket collector when he came up to check that he had paid his fare, and demanded money. There was then a brief struggle.
The train worker was not injured but was left shaken by the incident which happened at around 7.50pm on Friday on the the 7.06pm Larkhall to Dalmuir service.
British Transport Police (BTP) are reviewing CCTV footage to try to identify the man and appealed for information.
Detective Constable Craig Jennings, of BTP, said: "I am aware there were other passengers on the train and indeed a man telephoned for police assistance.
"I am asking anyone who was on the train, particularly the man who phoned, and can provide information that can help our inquiry to get in touch."
British Transport Police can be contacted on 0800 40 50 40 quoting reference B3 of 25/02/2014. Information can also be given anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555


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Ever since her notorious performance at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, Miley Cyrus has become the talk of pop culture, with l'enfant terrible generating miles of headlines, outraged responses and more open letters from Sinead O'Connor than anyone can keep up with.
While pundits and artists alike have lined up to take pot shots at the young pop heroine, none less than the biggest rock star in the world has stood up and defended Cyrus' right to twerk to her heart's desire.
In an interview with Sky News, Sir Paul McCartney strongly supported Cyrus, saying that he's even A-OK with his 10-year-old daughter tuning into the "Wrecking Ball" singer's controversial performances.


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Is there any sports radio station left that hasn't fired Steak Shapiro?
We found out earlier Monday that three Atlanta radio hosts on 790 AM were suspended for mocking former New Orleans Saints player Steve Gleason, who suffers from ALS. The inevitable happened a few hours later: They were fired.
It was an unavoidable decision after the audio tape of the segment was released Monday afternoon, via WMTI-FM in New Orleans. The tape somehow was worse than we even imagined.
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In the "Mayhem in the AM" segment, "Gleason" called in to the show on a supposed media tour. In a short, senseless, deeply unfunny few minutes, someone pretended to be Gleason talking through a computer, telling knock-knock jokes.
Some of the supposed jokes :
1. "I wish I could play"
2. "I blame Gregg Williams"
3. "Smother me. Do me a favor."
4. "I'm going to hell."
The three fired hosts were Nick Cellini, Steak Shapiro and Chris Dimino. At least one of the hosts seemingly started to realize it was a bad idea halfway through, but no one stopped it. Sometimes in life you have a few seconds to make the right move, and everyone involved here -- from the hosts to the producer -- fell short in a very public way. Those few minutes changed the lives of everyone involved.
Gleason did not responded Monday with a public statement. But Clare Durrett, the executive director of Team Gleason, did speak with The Times-Picayune."At this time, we don't feel the need to issue a statement as it just takes time away from the important things Steve and Team Gleason are doing," Durrett said. "Currently, Steve is enjoying a much needed vacation in the Northwest and spending time with friends and family. He is having an extraordinary day so far, having been the guest writer for Peter King's Monday Morning Quarterback and is now interviewing Pearl Jam.
"Following up the rest of the day, Steve will be with Michel and son Rivers enjoying the lakes and mountains that surround them, which is far more important than addressing a talk show that has no relevance to his efforts."
UPDATE : The Atlanta Falcons released the following statement Monday night: "The Atlanta Falcons are disappointed in the comments made about former Saints player Steve Gleason on a local Atlanta radio station Monday morning. The content concerning Mr. Gleason was completely inappropriate and is not representative of the views of the Falcons organization, nor does it represent the way we conduct our business on and off the field. To single out Steve the way he was this morning is totally lacking in taste and discretion."
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Is there any sports radio station left that hasn't fired Steak Shapiro?
Steve Gleason wrote on his organization's Facebook page Tuesday that he accepts the apologies of the three Atlanta radio disc jockeys who mocked his Lou Gehrig's disease in a skit Monday morning and later were fired.
Steve Gleason has lost the ability to speak and move as a result of ALS, but through his non-profit organization, Team Gleason, he tries to help others with the disease.The 36-year-old Gleason, a former safety who played for the New Orleans Saints from 2000-06 and was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in 2011, thanked "the public for their support" on the Facebook page for Team Gleason, his non-profit organization that works to help others with ALS.
"'Defend Team Gleason' now has been officially redefined. Additionally, the DJs have provided genuine apology. Received and accepted. We have all made mistakes in this life. How we learn from our mistakes is the measure of who we are," he wrote."I think everyone can learn from this event. Its clear to me that, on a national & global scale, ALS is not understood, which is part of why its under funded and largely ignored. In the past 36 hours lots of people have been talking. Lets talk about this... There are zero treatments for ALS. If you take any action as a result of this event, I prefer it to be action to end ALS," he wrote, asking the public to visit his organization's website to see what Team Gleason is doing to fight ALS.
Patients who have the fatal disease ALS lose the ability to speak, move and eat, which has happened to Gleason. He uses a technology that allows him to use his eyes to write. He wrote a column for SI.com on Monday detailing his life with the disease, his interactions with his 19-month-old son Rivers, and his efforts to help others with ALS.790 The Zone hosts Nick Cellini, Steak Shapiro and Chris Dimino were fired Monday after a segment Monday morning in which two of the on-air personalities took a call from a third host who pretended to be Gleason by using a voice that sounded automated -- mimicking another ALS patient, world-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking.
All three took to Twitter on Monday evening to apologize to fans and others who criticized the segment.
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What's a Steak Shapiro?
And I'm still trying to figure out why it would be funny to fake a call from a somewhat obscure (maybe not to locals?) football player with ALS....some kind of Falcons-Saints rivalry taken to a ridiculous level?
I wish stations in Canada had the balls to do such things. A young Edmonton oilers prospect (20 years old) jumped from a bridge in his home country of Latvia and was killed (no rulling if it was just a prank or suicide) and some shock joke in Toronto, before the kids body was even found was cracking jokes about him jumping rather than have to come back to Edmonton. In my mind that dwarfs the gleason bit.


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On your deathbed, you won't wish that you'd spent more time at the office. But you will wish that you'd spent more time running. Because if you had, you wouldn't be on your deathbed.
Yeah I wished I would have seen the $50 rebate earlier then the day it was set to expire. Just my luck. I would have paid the $200. Augh. Now I can't allow myself to buy one knowing that I am spending $50 more then I had to.
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I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
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Gardening - when one hears the word one thinks of old people: retired couples with nothing to do, aged devotees of Martha Stewart, or rich, matriarchal wives jealously guarding access to their garden and gossip clubs. Like so many other traditional domestic activities, gardening often feels like a relic, a holdover from a past of little relevance to the electronic, simulated, placeless world of today.
The gardens that we see on television and read about in newspapers and magazines reflect the ludicrous mismatch between the literal earthiness of gardening and the desires for perfection that have emerged as a part of our virtual culture. These gardens might as well be experienced on a computer monitor. They are completely managed, with no surprises. They are without depth, texture, and odor, separated from the environment around them. They are to nature what the Epcot Center is to culture.
Irregular Growth rejects the idea of gardens as museums. In a world in which consumerism is equated with virtue, gardening has the potential to become a subversive art. These pages are centered around the effort to realize that potential, reacquainting people with their humanity through a symbolic immersion in the natural world.
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Inch by inch, row by row...
Shame falls with the snow
When a victory garden requires a slaughter
Oaks show the way to peaceful coexistence
Rich Folks Have Rights Too!
for a sick society, grow your own cure
Death in the Garden
A lumpish oaf in the land of gentility
An executive meeting goes to seed
The Pervasive Problem of Privet
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Many drivers have sent a text message while driving at some point, or at least sent one while stopped at a red light or intersection.
Many drivers have sent a text message while driving at some point, or at least sent one while stopped at a red light or intersection.
On Tuesday, Florida becomes the 41st state to officially ban texting — which also includes emailing and instant messaging — while driving.
The new law does allow drivers to send text messages, instant messages and emails while stopped at red lights or caught in traffic jams.
Violations of the new law will be considered "secondary" offenses, like the seat belt law was for decades. A driver must be pulled over for some other violation — like running a stop sign — before an officer could issue a citation under statute 316.305.
Though most officials welcome the new law, many Floridians say the penalties are too weak: $30 for the first offense and $60 for the second.
"I have been guilty of it (texting while driving) before," said Jesse Parker, 18, a 2013 Forest High School graduate. "We should have a texting law because it will save lives, but this is too weak and won't stop it."
Standing nearby, Shamar Lindsey, 20, a 2011 Forest graduate, said "the law needs to have more of a penalty" for it to be taken seriously.
"It will become a joke," Lindsey said, with Parker adding that teens will brag about a $30 ticket and post a picture of it to their Instagram accounts as a badge of honor.
Sgt. Frank Zadnik, supervisor of Ocala Police Department's Traffic Unit, said though the penalties may be weak, "it is a start; better than nothing."
Zadnik said the new law gives law enforcement agencies a chance to educate the public about distracted driving. Zadnik hopes the law will make drivers pay more attention.
"Our primary concern is for the safety of our citizens," Zadnik said.
Officer Harold Compton, who works on the traffic unit, said the new law targets much more than texting.
The law states that "a person may not operate a vehicle while manually typing or entering multiple letters, numbers, symbols or other characters into a wireless communications device."
Compton said spotting and ticketing violators will be similar to enforcing the seat belt law, which became a priority offense just a few years ago.
Compton said though an officer may spot a person violating the texting law, he or she must find a priority offense, like speeding 5 mph over the limit. The officer may choose to give the driver a warning for speeding and then issue the driver a citation under the texting law.
The law also gives law enforcement officers virtually no way to obtain cellphone records to prove whether a person was actually texting while driving.
"Only in the event of a crash resulting in death or personal injury, a user's billing records for a wireless communications device" and written statements are admissible in court.
Compton said there are many exemptions to the law, such as: emergency vehicle drivers, reporting suspicious activity to law enforcement, and using the phone for navigation.
According to state statistics, "a texting driver is 23 times more likely to get into a crash than a non-texting driver."
State statistics also show that nearly 1 in 5 people are killed in distracted driving-related crashes involving a cellphone.
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Don't Stop There: 9 Other Things We Should Have Boycotted A While Ago
Other People And Places We Should Boycott
People are calling for a boycott of Florida and other states with Stand Your Ground laws and it's about damn time. It's time our stars and regular people put their money where they beliefs are. Florida is a good start, but let's boycott these other entities.
Let's go!
Fox News – We basically don't watch Fox News anyway, but it's seriously about time we hit them with a boycott to make it official.
Disney World – Here's why: Disney World controls Florida. If we boycott Disney World they could press Florida to repeal "Stand Your Ground."
The NRA – They pushed the "Stand Your Ground" law, so it's time to show them we're serious. Cancel memberships and cost them money.
Abercrombie And Fitch – They don't want Black people working the front of the store. It's time to boycott their racism.
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Bleaching Covers – All these magazines that bleach the Black womens' skin on the covers should abandon these practices.


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Mobile Benchmarks Are Inherently Limited
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Technical benchmarks arose as a way to evaluate PC processors and computing systems. But with mobile devices, it's a whole new ballgame.
After my previous articles on benchmarking, I thought it only fitting to address some of the issues that arose from the discussions.
As we have seen, performance benchmarks are far from perfect. One reason lies in the history of technical benchmarks. They arose as a way to evaluate PC processors and computing systems. These systems have rather defined applications and use models, and power was an issue only if it threatened peak performance. Unfortunately, that model does not apply to mobile devices.
In mobile devices, applications change rapidly, because they are not based solely on the device itself. The applications change with the features of the device, the network connectivity and cloud services, and the user environment. Similarly, the use model can vary by any number of dynamics and is often unique to the users at any particular time. As a result, the potential use scenarios are exponentially greater than those for a PC. Unfortunately, there is no effective way to test for all potential use models. The best anyone can do is test for a range of models and applications.
Finally, there is power. Many of the comments on my previous articles focused on power. Some even said that performance is meaningless, and that the only relevant measurement is power. It is correct to say power is important; it translates directly into battery life. However, consumers also care about what they can do with a device, which translates into performance. This highlights the dilemma of mobile device OEMs -- balancing features and performance with power. To be truly effective, mobile device evaluations should consider both performance and power, which together translate into platform efficiency (performance/watt).
Unfortunately, measuring power is equally as challenging as measuring performance. Many of the benchmarks set out to compare the mobile processors in these devices. This assumes that all mobile processors are created equal. Every mobile processor on the market is a complex system-on-chip solution, but no two solutions are the same. In evaluating the mobile processors from Intel, Nvidia, Qualcomm, and Samsung, you have the following comparison on processor cores.
No two processors -- even those using the same architecture -- are using the same processor core configuration. As a result, even the measure of a single core would not be an accurate comparison, because all are designed to execute tasks and applications differently. Incorporating all the other system functions integrated into each processor makes the effort even more challenging. With 4G baseband and WiFi modems integrated into the Qualcomm snapdragon processor, one would need to consider the impact of discrete modems and associated components, such as the filters necessary to avoid signal coexistence issues, to conduct a fair comparison. When all such processor differences are considered, the list of additions and subtractions to perform an accurate comparison can be extensive.
Even if all processor differences are considered, the power reading may not necessarily translate into an accurate battery life figure for the platform because of the impact of other system functions like sensors, the display, and the capacity of the battery.
The point is that power is important, but the only reasonable way to measure it is on the platform level, just as the only effective way to measure performance is on the platform level. Even then, it is important to use multiple data points/benchmark evaluations to overcome the issues we've already noted regarding applications and use models.
With limited methods of effectively evaluating mobile devices, we (industry observers) should present a more complete picture in our evaluations, including performance, power, and efficiency. I wish I could say that the issues associated with benchmarks will get solved, but the rapid pace of mobile technology innovation will continue to make this effort challenging. In addition, as some functions migrate to the cloud, benchmarks will have to evolve further to evaluate the specific functions being performed and the total device-to-cloud solution, because evaluating just a mobile device may become a meaningless effort.
Jim McGregor is the founder and principal analyst at Tirias Research.
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Dealing With These Uncertain Economic Times
Following two years of modest but positive economic growth, the past few weeks have been unsettling. The U.S. government came unnervingly close to a self-induced default. Real sovereign debt crises at a number of European countries threaten another banking crisis in Europe. Standard & Poor's downgraded the U.S. long-term credit rating.
Wild gyrations in the stock markets were accompanied by a record low rate on the 10-year Treasury bond. The Fed announced that it will keep the federal funds rate on the floor for at least two more years.
Any one of these alone would be cause for serious concern, but taken together in such a short span they are alarming. Underpinning most of the issues is the growing concern that the U.S. economy might be slipping back into a double-dip recession. Let's look at each item, and then turn to the implications.
The debt ceiling debate. Those European countries verging on default are in that position because they are running huge budget deficits and no one is willing to lend to them anymore. In contrast, investors all over the world are more than willing to lend to the U.S.
Nevertheless, we almost defaulted on our obligations voluntarily, when we came close to not crossing a self-imposed limit on our national debt. Two days after the Senate vote, the stock market fell by almost 5%. That was probably due to concern about a weakening economy coupled with investors figuring out that any fiscal stimulus in response is politically off the table.
European sovereign debt crises. Three of the smaller European countries appear to be unable to meet their obligations without a bailout from the rest of the Euro zone: Greece, Portugal and Ireland. Two larger countries considered too big to fail are also running out of options: Italy and Spain. These debt crises weaken near-term growth prospects in Europe, weakening the outlook for U.S. exports to Europe. More acute is the chance that one or more of the very large European banks that have loaned substantial amounts to these weak countries could themselves fail as a result.
U.S. debt downgrade. As S&P describes it, the downgrade had everything to do with politics and almost nothing to do with economic fundamentals. The dysfunction revealed in Congress' inability to come to a long-term deficit reduction plan, despite the underlying strength of the U.S. economy, was the reason for the downgrade. Tellingly, the day after the downgrade, the stock market tanked while Treasury interest rates dove. That's curious, because debt downgrades usually cause the debtor's borrowing costs to rise, not to fall. In this case, investors know there is no chance the U.S, will default (keeping Treasury rates low), but they also know that near-term fiscal austerity will weaken the economic outlook (reducing stock prices) and keep inflation expectations low (lowering Treasury rates.)
Wild financial market gyrations. The recent string of 3% to 5% daily changes in stock values are very unsettling to households. Unless we end this volatility with a series of positive changes restoring most of the latest declines, consumer confidence will suffer.
The Fed's two-year announcement. The Federal Reserve's announcement about keeping the Fed funds rate low until mid-2013 has frequently been mischaracterized. What they actually said was weak economic conditions "are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels for the federal funds rate at least through mid-2013." The Fed does not expect sufficient improvement in the economy to raise interest rates for at least two more years. If the economy surges before then, it will raise rates sooner.
So what does all this mean for credit unions? The revelation of the past month is not that we have mounting debt problems around the world. We already knew that. The real news is that the world economy is weaker than previously expected, with the possibility of falling back into recession. Credit unions can expect a weaker economy going forward because of this. The odds are still for a resumption of modest growth, but a double dip is more likely than we previously thought.
The stock market's effects on consumer confidence will dampen loan growth for credit unions. With 10-year Treasury interest rates bouncing along record lows, 30-year fixed-rate mortgages are also approaching unheard of levels. Credit unions should expect a flood of refinancing of mortgages not underwater, unless rates quickly recover.
The debt ceiling mess and the debt downgrade tie the hands of the federal government in promoting an expansionary fiscal policy at a time of economic weakness, further lengthening the time until economic recovery. The overwhelming majority of mainstream economists understand that in an economy with substantial excess capacity (high unemployment), fiscal stimulus will get an economy back on its feet faster, or at least will slow further deterioration.
Most of us economists believe that what's needed now is a dual policy: short-term fiscal stimulus coupled with long-term changes to entitlements and revenues to bring future deficits down. The fiscal stimulus would promote immediate growth.
The long-term deficit reduction would encourage expansion by a private sector not burdened by fears of future deficits. Unfortunately, the first part of this strategy is politically verboten, and the longer-term portion seems for now to be beyond the ability of our elected officials.
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Impact factors are calculated yearly for those journals that are indexed in Thomson Reuter's Journal Citation Reports.
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B = the total number of "citable items" published by that journal in 2006 and 2007. ("Citable items" are usually articles, reviews, proceedings, or notes; not editorials or Letters-to-the-Editor.)
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After suffering their second loss of the season to a team from Utah, the Dove Creek Bulldogs girls basketball team has to feel good about leaving the Beehive State for the rest of the year.
Playing their second game of the season against Grand County, the Bulldogs hung tough before dropping a hotly contested contest 45-41 in Moab on Jan. 28.
The loss represented the second of the year for the Bulldogs, who lost to Monticello early in the season.
Key to the Bulldogs' defeat was the ability of Grand County to limit the effectiveness of Dove Creek senior Madison Young, who, fighting double-teams throughout the night, scored 10 points.
"(Madison) is getting a reputation of being tough in the paint," said Bulldogs' head coach Jim Buffington. "They doubled down on her. When they stop her, we need to have somebody else step up."
Against Grand County, that somebody else turned out to be senior Shelbie Buffington, who, playing by far her finest game of the season, scored a team-high 16 points.
"Shelbie finally found her range," said Buffington.
Even with Knuckles' outstanding contribution however, the Bulldogs were unable to pull things out as they were outscored 12-11 in a back and forth quarter that saw outstanding play on both sides.
"It was a game where the lead was back and forth a lot," said Buffington. "You got the feeling that whoever had the final run was going to win it."
Especially problematic for Dove Creek was the offensive rebounding prowess of Grand County, which pulled down 15 offensive boards during the contest.
With their record now at 10-2 on the year, the Bulldogs will return to the practice floor before returning to action on Feb. 4 in Durango.
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11/23 OVW TV taping: Full results of the taping for Saturday's television show
Nov 24, 2011 - 02:33 PM
Ohio Valley Wrestling TV taping
Louisville, Ky.
Show to air November 26 on OVWrestling.com.
Report courtesy of Jason Saint
Dark Matches
1. Raul LaMotta defeated Mysterie by pinfall following the CurbStomp.
2. Brandon Espinosa defeated Elvis Pridemoore by pinfall following the Comb Over (straightjacket-complete shot).
3. Holly Blossom (with Hannah Blossom) defeated Lady JoJo by pinfall following a cradle facebuster.
Paredyse came out to thank the crowd for coming out to Thanksgiving Thunder. He then wished long-time OVW fan Donna a happy birthday, and sealed it with a kiss.
TV Taping
A replay was shown from last week of Rudy Switchblade giving Jamin Olivencia a piledriver on a steel chair. The crowd seemed very still for this.
1. Shiloh Jonze and "Smooth" Johnny Spade defeated Rocco Bellagio and James "Moose" Thomas (with Christopher Bolin) by pinfall following a double superkick to Moose. During the match, Raul LaMotta came out and stole Chris Bolin's cell phone, causing Rocco and Bolin to chase him out of the arena.
Backstage, Trailer Park Trash was shown speaking of his new role as OVW Director Of Operations. He said all St. Therese's Gym shows would be $5, and the next Colgate Gym show in Charlestown, IN would have the finals of the "Holiday Havoc" tournament, set to start next week. When he was called off screen by someone, Adam Revolver came in and found Trash's folder, titled "TV Title Contracts". Adam opened it, signed one, then walked off camera.
Michael Hayes was shown for an E-Town promo, stating he was getting his first shot at the OVW Heavyweight Title at the show tonight (this Saturday).
2. Christopher Silvio (with Mo Green) defeated Dave Osborne by pinfall following the Rocket Punch.
Backstage, Silvio was shown doing curls with a weight while a group of the OVW Femme Fatales checked him out. Benny Bray walked up and read the ingredients of a bottle as being an "anti-itch ointment for breakouts", and that it was prescribed to Christopher Silvio. The ladies left, and Silvio tried to explain to Mo that it wasn't his. Mo simply replied "Daaaaaamn!"
3. OVW Television and Southern Tag Team Champion Adam Revolver defeated Dylan Bostic by pinfall following the Russian Leg Sweep to retain the OVW Television Championship.
Immediately following Revolver/Bostic, Randy Terrez came out to the ring to speak about Jamin Olivencia, and to call Rudy Switchblade out. Switchblade came out with Christian Mascagni and both talked down to Terrez. Terrez informed them both that he was the new Number One Contender for the OVW Heavyweight Championship at the December 3rd Saturday Night Special. Mascagni insisted it wasn't true, and Rudy attacked him from behind. When they attempted to leave, Mascagni stayed on the mic, yelling that he called the shots. Trailer Park Trash came out and said it sounded good to him, then asked the crowd if they wanted to see it. The crowd responded, so Trash made the match for right then and there.
4. Randy Terrez defeated OVW Heavyweight Champion Rudy Switchblade (with Christian Mascagni) by disqualification when Mascagni interfered with a pin. During the match, the TV time expired, but the match continued. Referee Chris Sharpe ejected Mascagni, which the crowd loved, but he ultimately came back out and interfered, causing Rudy to lose via DQ. The title didn't change hands, as a result.
Dark Match
1. Jason Wayne and Michael Hayes defeated Mohamad Ali Vaez and James Onno by pinfall following Jason Wayne giving Jimbo the Full Nelson Slam.
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Italy v Wales, Six Nations, February 22
Phillips happy to play 'on the edge"
ESPN Staff
February 22, 2013
Wales scrum-half Mike Phillips will win his 78th Test cap against Italy on Saturday © Getty Images
Wales scrum-half Mike Phillips has vowed to continue to play 'on the edge' and insisted that it brings the best out of him.
Phillips is no stranger to confrontation or verbal jousting and despite Italy captain Sergio Parisse's recent 30-day ban for abusing an official, the 30-year-old has no intention of toning down his act as his side look to add fuel to their recent recovery with victory against the Azzuri in Rome on Saturday.
"There is a little bit that goes on on the pitch, but what happens on the field stays on the field," he told the Western Mail. "I do enjoy that side of the game. I think it maybe brings the best out of me. I am at my best when I am on the edge.
"You have to be up for it on the pitch, haven't you? Otherwise, you get hurt. Parisse is a great player, probably one of the best in the world to be fair. The fact he is not playing is actually great for us and it is a massive loss for Italy. He is a top player who definitely gets them going."
Phillips has struggled to recapture his best form of late but was a key figure as Wales finally snapped an eight-Test losing run with victory in Rome last time out - but he and the rest of Rob Howley's side have no intention of resting on their laurels. "I was really happy with my last performance against France," he said. "I think it was my best in a Welsh shirt for a while. I have to push on now and make sure I keep it up.
"It is not nice losing matches, particularly in the manner we have with a few last minute defeats. They have been games we could have won and that is frustrating as a player. You go out there to win every game and we put a lot of effort in to do that.
"It was nice to finally get that victory, a big one away from home against a team like France. I enjoyed going back to France after the win and had a lot of messages. It was a great night for us and the boys really fronted up and played well. But we have to improve again now and create some more opportunities. It is all about improving and pushing on at this level."
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