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Today, let's chat about the wonderful world of journalism. I'd like to aim this especially at the young ones in journalism, communications and English programs or who recently graduated and are hoping to land a juicy journalism job.
First, allow me to indulge my mentoring side. Are you sure I can't talk you out of it? How about a less competitive field, like acting, for example?
No, of course I can't talk you out of it, even with talk of scary low pay, paucity of jobs, and terrifying corporate overlords. Wanting to be a journalist is just something you have to do, so of course you're not going to listen to reason.
I was having a conversation (read: rant) the other day with my editors and our editorial director here at Writer's Digest about some corporate thing that was ticking me off.
"Why did we not listen to our parents when they told us not to be journalists," I said pitifully.
"Because you're hard-headed," my editorial director said. "And that's what makes you a good journalist in the first place."
Well said. So, since I know I'm not going to talk you out of being a journalist, just as my parents couldn't talk me out of it, at least try to find yourself a good mentor.
I stumbled upon the most helpful website yesterday ed2010.com. Ed is a collective of young magazine editors (and wannabe magazine editors) who have created this website to help young journalists get jobs, mentors, and support, both emotional and financial. They give away two $1,000 scholarships a year to two unpaid interns trying to make ends meet during their internship. (Fall deadline is September 30).
One of my favorite things on their site, though is their 60-minute mentor program, in which they attempt to match you (the just-starting-out journalist, job seeker) up with a working magazine editor for a 60-minute conversation.
What a wonderful opportunity for young journalists to get some up-close and personal advice. And here's my advice to you: take advantage of any opportunity that comes your way and if you're lucky enough to find a good mentor, that's gold, don't take it for granted.
I'd love to hear from any of you who have had experiences with mentors. Please drop me a line.
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Sovran Self Storage hiked its earnings forecast for this year by a little more than 1 percent after the Amherst self-storage facility operator reduced its interest expense by $4.1 million a year by refinancing its debt.
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Residents and business owners, all too familiar with traffic up and down the Interstate 270 corridor, weighed-in this week on plans to add tolls, widen the interstate and add a transit line to ease congestion.
Hot-button issues included the widening of the north-south highway with toll lanes from Shady Grove to north of Frederick and plans to build the Corridor Cities Transitway, a 14-mile light rail or rapid bus line to improve travel from Upper Montgomery to the Shady Grove Metro station.
Richard Parsons of Derwood was one of more than 250 people who attended the public hearing with state transportation officials in Gaithersburg on Tuesday. He pushed on behalf of the Corridor Cities Transitway Coalition — a group of residents, businesses, educational and community leaders — for construction of the CCT to begin by 2012. State officials say funding constraints may delay construction until 2017 or later.
Parsons called for a light rail system, saying that daily travel times from the Clarksburg area to Shady Grove could be reduced by up to 40 percent. With proposed highway improvements, a light rail CCT could cut congestion on I-270 by 61 percent, he said.
Others balked at those estimates, citing an undecided travel path for the proposed light rail or bus system.
Some called for rapid bus transit, saying that it would create less noise. The state study says that rapid bus will be far more cost-effective than light rail: while rail will have slightly faster travel times and carry 10 to 15 percent more riders, it will cost $325 million more than rapid bus's $449 million price tag.
While the state study cites 251 condominiums, apartments and single-family homes that could be demolished if I-270 is widened without regard for its impacts, Lisa Clark, president of the Fireside Condominium Association, a 258-condo community off Duvall Lane in Gaithersburg pinpointed in the study, said that the study downplays the impact on her community. Widening I-270 could destroy the community's boiler room, which provides water, heat and air conditioning to all of Fireside's 1,000 or so residents.
"State the truth. We deserve the truth," she said. "Don't make us a minor footnote in your thousands of pages of documentation or not even bother to mention us at all."
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Dipsters Become Blipsters
Overnight markets and our stock-index futures were uneventful, but durable-goods orders made news pre-opening when they were reported at 0.7%, vs. expectations of 1.5%. Ex transportation, they dropped 0.6% instead of gaining 1.1%. For those keeping score at home, that marks the first time since November 2000 that durable-goods orders less transportation have declined three months in a row. It must be noted that durable goods are a pretty volatile data series, but to me this sounds a bit more meaningful than just a "blip." We'll just have to see.
Chips Face Amkorporal Punishment
In any case, that disappointment appeared to be sufficient to sink the rally, as in the early going, my screen was a sea of red. Though the Dow and S&P were down just fractionally, the Nasdaq dropped 1.5% lickety-split, pressured by a weak chip sector. Amkor Technology (AMKR:NASD), a company in the packaging and test-services business, may have had a hand in that after reporting disappointing results/guidance and describing the slowdown as broad-based. More importantly, since Amkor now has too much capacity relative to orders, it's slashing cap-ex. (Semiconductor-capital-equipment bulls, please copy.) Intel (INTC:NASD), I would just point out, is Amkor's largest customer.
The first half of the day was a complete red-ink fest, but the market stabilized just after noon Eastern time, and we traded not far from those lows for a while. With about two hours to go, the market had another late-day mini-moonshot, such that in the blink of an eye, the S&P traded up 1% and the Nasdaq 100 traded up about 2%. We then saw a bit of a selloff into the close, which set the prices you see in the box scores.
For the most part, techs (especially chip stocks) were never really able to turn green, with the exception of Intel, which was oddly firm. Housing stocks also seemed unable to get going when the wild late-day rally was under way, and they closed mixed. The upside leaders during the rally were mostly cyclicals.
In fact, the rally looked like so many others have -- purely futures-inspired rallies -- most of which have not stuck, as there seems to be no shortage of supply around. In the old days, a jam job like that would have had the tape hunting for several days and several weeks. But lately, that's just not been the case, potentially indicating a serious amount of overhead supply.
Higher Oil Is 'Transitory,' Cluelessness Is Forever
Away from stocks, oil futures traded to an all-time high today, closing at $42.90. (So much for Easy Al's view that higher energy prices were transitory. Maybe he meant lower prices were transitory.) Initially, the dollar was again strong -- or, said differently, foreign currencies were very weak. They bounced on the disappointing durable-goods number, but that lasted for all of five minutes.
I think the end of the month is having a particularly pronounced effect on foreign currencies, along with the fact that they tend to trade very technically. Thus, when a trend gets a full head of steam up, data points are often ignored, both on the upside and the downside. In any case, by the time the dust settled, most major currencies (except for the yen, which was especially heavy) had cut their losses and closed unchanged, plus or minus. For reference, the dollar index closed about flat on the day. As I said yesterday, I believe that this latest hiccup to the downside is nearing its end.
Silver Bathes in Lake Success
As for the precious metals, gold and silver traded higher and lower, before closing up 0.75% and 2% respectively. It's worth mentioning that silver -- which at one point was down about 2% when the dollar was rallying in the very early going -- rallied that same amount in the space of about eight minutes. Later in the day, silver did it again, to close where it did. Silver continues to act a fair bit more resilient than does gold.
Joanie Pegs the Con in Confidence
Turning to my e-mail, I received a number of questions yesterday about the consumer confidence reading, which seems to be at odds with the other recent data, the stock market, and the housing market. Fortunately, as she often is, Joanie was right on hand this morning to rip apart the consumer confidence report and unearth what made that particular statistic so strong. Now I'll turn the mike over to her:
"Consumer confidence hit a two-year high in July, the fourth straight month of improvement. Cited was improvement in jobs. Here's the quote from API: 'The group attributed the sharp increase to continued improvement in the labor market, with more consumers reporting that they believed jobs were plentiful, and fewer expecting that conditions would worsen over the next six months.'
"Now here's the data supporting that comment: 'Jobs Plentiful' moved from 18.3 to 19.8. 'Jobs Hard to Get' moved from 26.2 to 26.0. Okay, does that set your world on fire? I thought so.
"Adding insult to injury, most are unaware, but in the '6-Month Expectations' category, there is also a question on Employment. Here are those results: 'More Jobs' dropped from 19.9 to 19.4; 'Fewer Jobs' dropped from 16.8 to 13.1. So, we make a case that about 3,500 U.S. consumers are not overenthusiastic about the prospects for job creation, but do think that the layoffs will subside. (Shedding bodies to the point of critical mass has a habit of doing that.)
"More insulting, the 'Current Conditions' component only rose a very slim six-tenths of a point. It is the 'Expectations,' i.e., visions of future lifestyles, that got all the attention, having jumped by a significant five points."
If that's not enough to make you at least somewhat circumspect about the data, Joanie goes on to point out the following: "The simplest reason of all as to why we shouldn't bet the ranch on the confidence figure: Consumer spending has zero correlation with consumer sentiment. The thing that dictates our action in the malls is . . . pocket kick, a.k.a., personal cash flow."
Lastly, an 'Anomaly' Homily
My closing comment: Folks believing in the June-was-just-a-blip theory proposed by our chief yell king Easy Al and all his followers do so at their own peril.
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Oaked vs. Unoaked Chardonnay: What's the Difference?
Mmm, Chardonnay, that buttery, fruity, delicious white wine that we love so much. Have you ever noticed that there are two totally different kinds of Chardonnay and that they taste completely different? It's almost like they are separate wines. This is due to the aging process and whether it is an oaked or unoaked Chardonnay.
So what's the difference between unoaked (or steel aged) and oaked Chardonnay? Well, it refers to the aging process in which the wine is aged in oak or steel barrels, and applies to all wines, not just Chardonnay, but it's the most common in this specific wine.
It's the fermentation process that is essential to wine, and therefore, whichever barrel the wine is fermented in will actually affect the flavor. If the Chardonnay is aged elsewhere and then kept in an oak barrel, that will have much less impact on the flavor profile than if that Chardonnay is actually aged and fermented in the oak barrel.
The attribute most affected by the different aging processes is in the flavor profile. A steel aged Chardonnay is going to be crisper, fruitier, and a little brighter, whereas an oaky Chardonnay will be a little less fruit-forward but will contain aromas of things like vanilla or honey.
American Chardonnays are almost always oaked, which is why they're known for that buttery creaminess, and European Chardonnays are steel-aged and tend towards those bright apple and citrus flavors.
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Right, there'll be no talking down the FA Cup Final round these parts. It's the match of the season. I'm up for the cup. This is going to be a classic. That's right, isn't it? Damn straight it's right!
Kick off: 3pm.
Hymn (Abide With Me): 2.50pm.
Brass band: Do they still have one of these? They'd better do.
Our extended coverage, a bit like what Setanta are up to, only without Saint and Greavsie, begins: Midday. We can't sit still for three hours; we're up for cup!
12.20pm: The greatest moment in any FA Cup final involving Everton can be found after 2 mins 11 sec of this:
In fact, you can scrub the "involving Everton" bit.
12.30pm: Meanwhile, in lieu of FA Cup final songs, modern footballers labouring under the misapprehension that they're too cool to sing them any more:
Now then. [MBM reporter clambers on soapbox.] If I was in charge of the FA, the rules of entry for the Challenge Cup would stipulate that should a team reach the final, they are legally obliged to record an FA Cup final single, and each member of the squad has to sing one line. At a stroke, the majesty of the FA Cup would be restored.
12.40pm: Chelsea are leaving their hotel. They've just had a nice light lunch, followed by a bit of bingo and carpet bowls.
1pm: A coach is driving quite slowly up an A-road. Or perhaps it's a motorway. Anyway, I think it's Chelsea's, but it could be Everton's. Everton, by the way, have been staying at The Grove Luxury Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort, Hertfordshire. A resort in Hertfordshire. You have to love marketing people. Give it a couple of years and they'll be attempting to convince you that the popular holiday destination de nos jours is Stevenage.
1.15pm: I'VE ONLY JUST NOTICED THIS, BUT SETANTA PUNDIT TERRY VENABLES IS SPORTING A BRAND-NEW JAZZ GOATEE. Sadly, Sonny Rollins he ain't. How can I describe it? Put it this way, it makes Phil Brown's SexxBeard look dignified. He's 66 years old!
1.30pm: Some useful information, for a change. The pitch is in perfect condition, say the groundstaff; it's not expected to cut up. We've heard that one before. Meanwhile it is hot at Wembley. Very hot. Ray Wilkins has just suggested the temperature is going to top 100 degrees, like he'd know. If he's right, of course, he'll be needing to cover his noggin, exposed to the elements as it is. A 'kerchief, knotted in each corner, would do the trick. Perhaps he could roll the legs of his trousers up just above his knees, pop his feet on the advertising hoardings, and fall asleep with the paper on his face. Alright, I admit it, I'm bored.
1.45pm: Greavsie, out of Saint and Greavsie, on the talents of Didier Drogba: "He gets in people's ears, up their backsides, and in their ribs." More, please, Setanta!
1.55pm: Introducing JAMES SCHOLEY'S GREAT FA CUP LID CHALLENGE!
"Can we get down to brass tacks here?" asks James. "In recent years the coverage of the Cup Final really has glossed over the key statistic of the day - who puts the cup lid on his head first. The BBC has disappointingly not even mentioned it for the last few years. ITV will inevitably cut to adverts for the key moment. It's no wonder the cup is being devalued. Can you at least try and bring this glorious tradition back to the public consciousness?"
Sure thing. Will do. I remember Peter Crouch putting it on his head after Liverpool won the 2006 final against West Ham; he looked like a civil engineer popping out of a manhole, up from the sewers for a cup of tea and a fag. Great scenes, James, great scenes. So who's your bet for this year?
"For the record my money is on Fellaini for Everton and Kalou for Chelsea, who has previous for this kind of thing."
Fellaini? Let's hope so. He'll look like a pan of curly kale boiling over.
2.10pm: Here's Greavsie, out of Saint and Greavsie, in better times. He's having a blazing row with Central news "anchor" Gary Newbon about, seemingly, bugger all.
You don't get this sort of thing these days without tuning into RTE.
2.15pm: With reference to Mr William Dean. "I didn't realise Dixie Dean was so small," writes Mark Judd, one eye on the picture above, the other spinning around and pulsating a bit. "Did he rack up all his goals because the opposition thought he was a child and therefore let him score?" Meanwhile Ben Bamford has been staring at the snap as well: "Nice picture of the group of undertakers waiting to greet Dixie Dean at Heathrow's newly renovated Terminal 5. They're obviously unaware that he passed away in 1981 and that they might be in for a slightly longer wait than usual."
2.20pm: Watch out, Asia! Phil Brown's gonna sexx ya up! "Brown is currently 'legs akimbo' on the sofa on STAR Sports, summarising the final for the Asian region," reports a slightly queasy Michael Lee. "He is all in black (as is Steve '27 bellies' McMahon, next to him on the sofa), though I think it is a mistake to have orange walls and a red sofa – Brown kind of disappears."
2.22pm: The teams are in! Unfortunately, they're the Rangers and Falkirk teams for the Scottish Cup final. Still, we've got time to fill, and I'll be keeping one eye on events at Hampden too, so here we go:
Rangers: Alexander, Whittaker, Bougherra, Weir, Papac, Davis, Ferguson, McCulloch, Lafferty, Boyd, Miller.
Subs: McGregor, Novo, Naismith, Dailly, Wilson.
Falkirk: Dani Mallo, McNamara, Barr, Aafjes, Scobbie, Arfield, Cregg, McBride, O'Brien, McCann, Lovell.
Subs: Olejnik, Pressley, Higdon, Finnigan, Stewart.
2.30pm: The teams are in! And this time they're the ones for this match!
Ashley Cole gets the chance to claim his fifth winner's medal and become the first player to do so in over 100 years: Cech, Bosingwa, Alex, Terry, Ashley Cole, Essien, Mikel, Lampard, Anelka, Drogba, Malouda.
Subs: Hilario, Ivanovic, Di Santo, Ballack, Kalou, Belletti, Mancienne.
Louis Saha starts after missing out on one final with Newcastle, three with Manchester United and one World Cup final with France due to suspensions and injuries: Howard, Hibbert, Yobo, Lescott, Baines, Osman, Neville, Pienaar, Cahill, Fellaini, Saha.
Subs: Nash, Castillo, Vaughan, Jacobsen, Rodwell, Gosling, Baxter.
While this is the only match in the domestic calendar Manchester United haven't featured in, they do have some representation: Howard Webb (S Yorkshire)
2.50pm: Hymn.
All together now...
2.52pm: To wild cheers, the teams walk out! "To pass the time until kick off," writes the ludicrously impatient Justin Kavanagh, "how about MBM readers update the Chelsea FA Cup final song for the noughties? Here's a first verse to kick things off: Blue is da language / Drogba is da name / My head's not together / The referee's a shame." Not bad. Not bad at all. How about: Green is the colour / Football we do spoil / By spending many millions / Purloined from Russian oil? Hmm, this is harder than it looks. Someone can do this properly, surely?
2.55pm: The teams are being introduced to star guest Kofi Annan. Unlike Terry Venables and Phil Brown, the former secretary general of the United Nations knows how to carry off a face rug with dignity. Some people just have it.
2.57pm: Another song! All together now: "God save our gracious..." No, I can't be bothered.
3pm: AND WE'RE OFF!!! Chelsea, playing in their fancy new yellow away strip - (it is new, isn't it?) - hang around and wait for Everton to set the ball rolling. Which they do, Fellaini knocking it to Cahill, who rolls it back. And off we go.
25 seconds: THE FASTEST GOAL IN FA CUP FINAL HISTORY!!! Chelsea 0-1 Everton! After 25 seconds!!! Roberto di Who? Pienaar swings the ball in from the left. It's headed clear, but not particularly adroitly, or with any distance. Fellaini, just to the left of goal, ten yards out, heads the ball straight back down towards the centre, into the path of Saha, who almost has his back to goal but swivels and SMASHES a volley into the left-hand side of the net, past the despairing Cech. What a start!
3 min: Bloody hell!
4 min: Chelsea look stunned, and who can blame them? Saha nearly nips in behind the Chelsea back four again, but Alex comes across to sweep up.
6 min: A slight foothold for Chelsea, who win a corner down the left through Malouda. The deep corner is way too strong, and the danger's mopped up at the right-hand corner flag by... Saha. How many Sahas are on the pitch here?
7 min: I ask again: how many Saha's are on the pitch here Now, for the second time in the match, he's after a long ball and harrying Alex. Again the big defender sweeps up, but Chelsea are all over the shop at the moment.
8 min: Howard Webb really is a preposterous referee. Malouda makes off down the left, fizzes past Hibbert, and is clipped while doing so. It's a free kick for sure, but Hibbert is booked for the challenge, Webb making a rod for his own back for the rest of the match. Lampard blazes the free kick, meant to drop into the box, over the bar.
12 min: Malouda scampers down the inside-left channel and should really free the rampaging Cole, who cuts inside from the wing and would be clear on goal had he been given the ball quickly. Malouda hesitates, and when the pass is clanked through, the flag goes up for offside. Chelsea still don't look on top of their game yet - and who can blame them after that start?
14 min: Essien tries to replicate his goal in the Champions League semi final against Barcelona, but shins his effort from the edge of the area wide left. "I've just noticed there are a couple of links next to your MBM column, one of which is the 'best bet for the FA Cup'," notes Ross Galloway. "Following this link suggests: The pundit, Scott Minto; The bet, Chelsea to win 1-0. Is that also the fastest ripped-up betting slip in FA Cup history as well?"
17 min: For anyone interested, Saha's 25-second strike beat the effort of Bob Chatt, Aston Villa's gift to terrace wags, who scored for Aston Villa against West Brom in the 1895 final, played at Crystal Palace. He's been credited as scoring just after 30 seconds - so, 31 seconds, then - though reports vary between 30 and 39 seconds. Roberto di Who? scored at Wembley for Chelsea after 42 seconds in 1997 past Middlesbrough goalkeeper Ben Roberts, who will be feeling a whole lot better about himself right now.
20 min: Chelsea have settled it right down now, but while they're enjoying the lion's share of possession, they're not doing a great deal with it. Everton will be quite content as things stand. Meanwhile Fred Lane can't improve on Blue is the Colour, but who cares when he can offer lyrical quality like this: "Abide with me / You'll never walk alone / Winning no trophies / Cuts us to the bone / There will be nowhere left for us to hide / If that small club from the other side of the park is dead jammy and brings the FA Cup back to Merseyside." Hal David eat your heart out.
21 min: "Chelsea are enjoying the lion's share of possession, but they're not doing a great deal with it." GOAL!!! Chelsea 1-1 Everton. Out of nothing, Chelsea suddenly burst into life! The ball's stroked out wide left to Cole, who curls a beautiful cross onto the head of Drogba, six yards out. The striker makes no mistake, planting a gorgeous header into the right-hand side of the net. Simple, but such a sweet finish. This is some final already!
23 min: What an effort from Lampard! He's nearly 30 yards out, dead centre, and he swings a lazy leg at the ball, sending a dipping shot this much over the bar. I'm not sure Howard would have got a hand to that had it dipped a wee bit further. Chelsea are strutting around with much more purpose now. "Blue is the colour / Saha is the name / He had to score this early / Cause later he'll be lame," offers Justin Kavanagh.
26 min: Howard Webb really is a preposterous referee. After booking Hibbert for next to nothing, Essien is let off with a stern word for scything down Fellaini.
28 min: Everton are struggling to keep hold of the ball now. Chelsea keep probing down the left through Cole and Malouda, with Hibbert and Yobo just about keeping a lid on it at the moment. You sense a few chances are going to be created down that flank.
30 min: Hold on, half an hour of this has gone already, past in a flash. Half an hour, though!
31 min: Anelka dashes down the right and crosses to the far wing for Malouda, who cuts inside, eventually pulling the ball back to the edge of the box for the man he received the ball from. The elaborate one-two doesn't come off, Anelka scuffing his shot badly, Howard gathering gratefully.
33 min: Good end-to-end stuff here: First Essien loops a pass over the Everton back line to free Malouda down the left; his low shot is blocked. Then Lampard wins a corner down the right off Baines, but from it Everton stream forward, Fellaini nearly setting Cahill scampering free into the Chelsea box. The pass is a wee bit too strong, though, and Cech comes off his line to gather.
38 min: Lampard sends a ball down the inside-right channel into the area for Anelka. It's a bit too strong, denying Anelka a whack on goal, and bounces out for a goal kick. As it sails out of play, Anelka goes down after a brush from Pienaar; the Chelsea fans scream for a penalty but nobody on the pitch can be bothered. "The ITV commentator, Clive Whatshisface, has just cracked the same joke about the wig manufacturers of Merseyside weeping when they saw Fellani's hair in braids, thus reusing a joke that was chronically unfunny when he used it in the semi-final," reports Niall Caldwell. Really? I couldn't face ITV and am watching on Setanta. Felliani's got his fro fully erect today, what the hell's he talking about? "Poor man. All this while, we thought his repeated mentioning of United in 99 was just one man's annoying habit; as it turns out that he is actually a poorly coded programme that spits out the same pieces of pithy badinage over and over ad infinitum." Hmm, I wonder if Tyldesley fancies a job here?
41 min: To give you an idea of how much chasing Everton have had to do in this searing heat, Chelsea have made 241 passes, Everton 92. Meanwhile Mark Judd is the latest to rework Blue is the Colour: "Money money money / It's a rich man's world / Money - it's a gas / Money - that's what I want. Repeat ad infinitum." You haven't quite got the hang of this, have you, yet somehow it still works.
44 min: Everton really need to hear the half-time whistle. An up and under is walloped down the left. Hibbert stands and watches, slack-jawed, as the ball bounces over his confused head and into the path of Cole, who cuts into the area free, and should work the keeper. Luckily for Everton, and especially their full back, Cole blazes wildly over from eight yards.
45 min: From the right wing near the centre flag, Baines swings a hopeless free kick towards the far post. It's far too strong, and Cech should claim, but the keeper fumbles the catch over the line. That's a totally needless corner. From it, Baines hammers in a cross, which causes some confusion for a second or two, but no Everton player can get a foot on the ball and eventually the danger is cleared.
HALF TIME: Chelsea 1-1 Everton. Well, where did all that time go?
And we're off again! Chelsea get things moving again. There's been a change for Everton: Lars Jacobsen, who has only played five games for Everton since joining from Nuremberg - THE CLUB - replaces Hibbert, who was all over the place against Malouda and Cole.
46 min 26 sec: No goals in this half yet.
48 min: Howard Webb really is a preposterous referee pt III. Neville earns a booking for a lunge on Essien. In itself, that's not a totally stupid decision, but the fact Essien himself escaped a yellow card for his clip on Felliani will annoy Evertonians.
49 min: Malouda has a rake at the ball from the edge of the Everton area, but his effort is always rising and never troubling Howard. Meanwhile at Hampden, Nacho Novo has put Rangers one up against Falkirk, seconds after the restart Saha-style, with a spectacular looping effort from the left-hand edge of the area that screams into the top-right corner.
52 min: The introduction of Jacobsen hasn't put a stop to Cole's gallop. He's in space down the inside-left channel and really should have a dig from the edge of the area himself, but opts instead to ping the ball into the area for Anelka. It's the wrong decision, the striker letting the ball clank off his shins.
54 min: Anelka gains a yard on Baines down the right and whips a dangerous cross to the near post. Nobody in Chelsea yellow makes a run, though, allowing Howard to claim. Everton really need to get their act together, because they haven't taken a shot in anger since the 24-and-a-bit-second mark.
57 min: Cahill gets on the end of a long ball, heading the ball down into the path of Saha, 30 yards out, in a central position. The striker's volley is appalling, wildly screwed miles left of goal.
60 min: Anelka was this close to scoring one of the great FA Cup final goals here. Lampard dinks the ball down the inside-left channel, Anelka powering past Yobo and into the box. Howard comes out to close down the angle, but can only stand and watch as Anelka loops a first-time effort over him and towards the top right-hand corner. The ball doesn't quite dip in time, sailing into touch, but that was a beautiful effort.
62 min: Essien goes off, the eternally jinxed Ballack comes on.
62 min and a bit: The ball drops to Cahill, 25 yards out. He has a swipe which warms Cech's hands. That's only their second shot on target in the entire match.
63 min: Howard Webb is etc and so on, and so forth. Mikel is booked for, well, not very much really.
66 min: From a free kick worked well down the left, Baines whips in a cross for Saha, standing near the penalty spot. The resulting header is powerful, but just over the bar. That's much better from Everton, who are slowly getting back into the match. But only just.
69 min: Cahill is limping around a wee bit, having annoyed a muscle in his right leg while shooting for goal a few minutes back. Meanwhile Malouda zips down the left and whips a cross into the area for Drogba, who can only chest the speedy ball wide left of the target from close range. "Is anyone else looking for Everton to rally now ex-Nuremburg star Jacobsen is on?" quips Sean Boiling.
72 min: GOAL!!! Chelsea 2-1 Everton. Lampard picks up an Anelka pass 25 yards out. He switches his feet, sending Neville the wrong way, slips slightly, readjusts and sends a rising shot into the top-left corner. It's not quite top left, though; Howard may reflect that he should have got a strong hand to that.
75 min: This really should have been it. Cole takes the ball down from the heavens with a spectacular piece of control on the left-hand touchline. The skill is nearly rewarded with a goal, Lampard picking the ball up then slipping it down the inside-left channel to Malouda, who scampers free in the area. He should score, but blasts wildly over. It's a just result, because Malouda was miles offside, though the linesman didn't flag.
77 min: James Vaughan replaces Saha.
79 min: MALOUDA IS ROBBED OF A PERFECTLY GOOD - AND SPECTACULAR - GOAL! What a shot by Malouda. He bombs down the centre of the pitch, and from 30 yards sends a viciously dipping effort twanging off the underside of the bar with Howard beaten all ends up, and over the line. The ball bounces out, though, spinning into the grateful arms of Howard - and presumably because it was travelling at such speed, the goal's not given. If Chelsea don't win this now, there's going to be hell to pay. I'd love to see the preposterous Howard Webb try to explain this away if that's how things pan out.
82 min: Everton's final throw of the dice: Dan Gosling, the bloke from the Tic Tac advert who eliminated Liverpool, comes on for Osman.
84 min: HOWARD WEBB GETS SOMETHING RIGHT!!! He books Lampard for diving over the outstretched Pienaar's leg, looking for a penalty.
87 min: Chelsea are winning every loose ball at the moment, pretty much as they've done all day. Everton look spent.
89 min: Malouda skidaddles down the left, twisting and turning, but Lescott gets in the way of his eventual shot. Meanwhile here's John Foreman on Howard Webb: "He strikes me as the Uriah Rennie de nos jours. Rather smug and over impressed on his own importance, dismissivley waving away the valid enquiries from some of the players. Some of his (and his teams) decisions today have been piss poor." Amen to that, brother.
90 min: Cahill cuts inside from the left and attempts to do a Steven Gerrard from silly yards, but the slowly rising shot wheechs well wide left.
90 min +1: There are going to be four added minutes of this, of which this is the first. Everton ping it around down the left, but eventually lose the ball, the frustrated Pienaar giving away a needless free kick. Chelsea are more than happy to take an age to restart the match.
90 min +2: Anelka breaks clear down the centre, but Yobo does well to lean in and put him off, stretching out a leg and poking the ball over the bar ahead of the striker. For some reason, Chelsea don't get a corner, I have no idea why. Perhaps Anelka was offside, perhaps Howard Webb is useless, I don't know.
90 min +3: Baines is booked for taking down Anelka, just to the right of the Everton area, near the corner flag. With seconds remaining, this is surely over.
CHELSEA HAVE WON THEIR FIFTH FA CUP! ASHLEY COLE HAS WON HIS FIFTH FA CUP! Chelsea 2-1 Everton. Chelsea pin Everton back in the corner, and that's it. Webb manages to put the right end of his whistle into his mouth, and blow through it successfully, bringing an end to the game. That's a thoroughly deserved result. Chelsea were by far the better side, Florent Malouda and Ashley Cole the best two players on the park. The scoreline really should read 3-1, Malouda's wonder strike well over the line, but Chelsea won't be too fussed about that. Congratulations to them. Meanwhile commiserations to Everton, who enjoyed a superb run to the final, beating Manchester United and Liverpool along the way, before coming up short today. They'll always have that 25-second record, though. Well, for the next 104 years, surely.
SCOTTISH CUP FINAL: Rangers 1-0 Falkirk
JAMES SCHOLEY'S GREAT FA CUP LID CHALLENGE: Jose Bosingwa


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So, I have to share the good news with everyone...my friend just texted me today. She has spent the past 6 months really working hard on losing weight. Now she is a runner and frequently works out and does marathons. But, she has AT LEAST lost 40 pounds!!!! I had to share because she went shopping and fit into a SIZE FOUR pant! Holy smokes - isn't that AWESOME?! I know many of you must be thinking "well she must have been thin most of her life." But, she WORKED her rear end off and the pay off was dropping SEVERAL dress sizes. Another reason I'm so excited is because she loosely based what she ate off of what Jenny Craig taught me. Plus, she is another perspective to hear from because she would rather work out harder and enjoy more of the "real foods" she loves. For example, on the weekends she mentions that she indulges in regular pizza and dines out with little consideration as to what is the most healthy choice. Working out to eat foods occasionally such as pizza and pasta is her preference. Losing so much weight is incredible and it definitely shows. What a great feeling to try on a pair of pants that are usually your size and realize, "Wow - these are way too big!" It is not very often we get to say that, is it? So, congrats to her and I KNOW many of you can reach the same success too.
Weight - 118.2 lbs. (that better be muscle mass from all the lifting and labor I did this weekend!)
Exercise - None
Breakfast -
1/2 Fiber One Pancakes
1/4 cup syrup
1 cup fat-free organic milk
Lunch -
Jenny Craig Turkey Club Panini
2 tbsp. fat-free ranch
6 oz. fat-free yogurt
sugar-free jello
Snack -
1 cup grapes
Dinner -
Chicken Quesadilla
(2 oz. grilled chicken, 1/4 cup fat-free cheese, onion, and pepper)
Salad (fat-free feta, onions)
2 tbsp. light Greek Dressomg
Snack -
100 calorie pack
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The solar industry is beginning to compete with traditional electricity sources on costs, but there's still a big hurdle convincing people it's really a viable alternative to the grid and 2014 will go a long way in proving this. One of the best ways to do this is by educating consumers -- or by educating educators by putting solar panels on schools and allowing them to show students how solar works.
SolarCity (NASDAQ:SCTY.DL) and SunPower (NASDAQ:SPWR) have made it a point to make educational institutions a priority for their installations, partly because it saves schools money, but also because getting kids and educators interested in solar early will develop the next generation of customers.
The latest example is SolarCity's new Give Power Foundation, which will build solar power and energy-storage systems for schools without access to electricity. This is a partnership with buildOn, who builds schools in developing countries and runs after-school programs in the U.S. Interestingly, this is a big chance for SolarCity to test its new battery systems in remote locations, as well as build a brand outside of the U.S.
Inside the U.S., the company is building projects on school rooftops across the country and educating kids about the benefits.
- Last year, SolarCity agreed to supply 26 Los Angeles Unified School District schools with a total of 7.4 MW of solar, expecting $25 million in savings over 20 years.
- Woodland Joint Unified School District had 3,900 solar panels installed by SolarCity at four district schools and will save $910,000 over their lifetime.
- In September, Simi Valley Unified School District announced 29 solar projects with SolarCity, which was for 5.4 MW of solar that could supply about 75% of each site's electricity.
These projects also came with monitoring, which teachers and students could use to learn about solar power generation and their own energy usage.
SunPower is building a plethora of systems on school rooftops, just a few of which I've highlighted below.
- In early December, SunPower contracted with 16 schools in Oakland Unified School District to build solar systems that will reduce electricity costs by 46%.
- In November, SunPower announced it had installed 20 MW of solar power systems on 12 community college districts in California, which would save around $5.4 million in electricity costs annually.
- Sweetwater Union High School District had 3.3 MW of SunPower solary systems installed at six schools earlier this year and is signed on to install 6.4 MW at another 16 campuses. Over 20 years, the systems expect to save the district $6 million.
In addition, some of these districts can offer students the opportunity to go to SunPower's Solar Science Academy, which began in 2012. It's a project- and work-based program offered to about 250 students from 10 California school districts over a week of solar-focused learning.
Education is key in solar
As you can see, SolarCity and SunPower both view education as a key component to their success, and doing some of that education in schools and by installing solar on schools is an important component. Long term, this should make young people more comfortable with the concept of rooftop solar and spread the word about its benefits. That's a positive step for the industry.
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I'm using visual studio in order to build the following code (which is the same on Mac and iOS). It works perfectly on the latter systems but not on Windows. It crashes on the following line: (I've got the .pdb files from the nice people of steam)
fmodstudioL.dll!FMOD::AsyncManager::isInAnyAsyncThread() Line 132 C++
I saw that someone else had the same issue on iOS; this was caused by a linking error (link: http://22.214.171.124/questions/question/releasing-events-event). So this could sure alse be my problem.. But I just can't get my head around it..
// Get the id for the event
FMOD::Studio::ID eventID = { 0 };
ERRCHECK(_system->lookupID("event:/Traps/rocketheat/shoot", &eventID));
// Get the description
FMOD::Studio::EventDescription *eventDescription;
ERRCHECK(_system->getEvent(&eventID, FMOD_STUDIO_LOAD_BEGIN_NOW, &eventDescription));
// Create an instance of the event
FMOD::Studio::EventInstance *eventInstance = NULL;
// Play the instance
// release the event
- Ruben v. Rooij asked 4 years ago
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First of all; thanks Geoff for your reaction!
After some seriously heavy debugging; trying out all kind of different setups.. I found the problem:
ERRCHECK( FMOD::Studio::System::create(&_system) );
As you can see I called the create function twice. After removing the first line everything works fine.
- Ruben v. Rooij answered 4 years ago
- Thanks for your update. Having a second system isn't what you want, but it shouldn't crash. That has been fixed and will be rolled out in the next patch release.
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There isn't anything in that code snippet out of the ordinary, it should work fine.
Could you contact email@example.com with some more details about your FMOD version, and your initialization settings (such as are you overriding memory or file callbacks, etc). We can take it from there.
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Hi Everyone, it's been a long time since I've been around the blogging block. But I'm starting this month and the new year in style with a brand new reading group... I present The Reading Lounge for book enthusiasts alike.
I've recently started a teen book club at work which starts in Jan, but my passions although lies in my job is also lies in my blog. I've found that there is an incredible book community online through Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr, so I've decided to create an online book club.
It will be a small knit group of 5/6 members, I have a couple interested already as well as myself (obviously hehe)! Every month we will choose a book through a poll, it can be a choice of ARC, TBR or even a LIBRARY BOOK. I have created a Twitter handle (@RLBookGroup) and a Goodreads group as well, where we will also talk about the books there as well as having a chat every month about the book, through Goodreads and/or Twitter.
This will begin in Jan 2015! New Year. New Group!!!
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The new year of 2018 began with the UNSD meeting on national reporting platforms, which had a strong element of open data. Towards the end of the quarter, Open Data Watch updated the Open Data Inventory (ODIN)…Details
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It was an eventful year for open data and the data revolution for sustainable development. The last quarter of 2017 saw the publication of an OECD Development Co-operation Report dedicated to data, the sixth meeting of the Inter-agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators, a evaluation of World Bank support for data and…Details
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Keyboard Keys Not Working Issue
Get to know more about the various conditions when the keyboard keys fail to work
The keyboards are the imputing components that help the user in entering the options while using the system. The keyboard consists of various keys for the purpose of entering different options. Since the keyboards are hardware components the devices are also supported with the driver software. The keyboards that are connected to the systems sometimes fail to work. The characters that are entered by the user would not appear at the screen or the function would not take place while the user presses the relevant key. The causes of the issues may be damaged keyboard, corrupted driver software, infections on the registry, obstructions that causes the keys from transmitting the signals, existence of some programs, etc.
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Check Hardware and Driver Details
Open the Control Panel and click on keyboard option at the window. Then inside the keyboard options dialog box, check the status of the keyboard hardware. Verify that the correct keyboard for the Microsoft systems is connected with the system. The driver files for the keyboard also should be verified at the dialog box. Check the functioning of the keyboard hardware driver in Device Manager. Update the driver software if needed. Remove the driver if the existing software is corrupt.
Perform Better Cleaning Options
The use should perform cleaning option for the keyboard as a troubleshooting technique. The cleaning should be done carefully since careless cleaning sometimes results in issues with the keyboards. The user should perform the cleaning action using the tools provided by the keyboard manufacturers. Dirt, dust, hair and other small particles present inside the keys sometimes cause issues. Remove them from the keyboard by pulling out the keys separately.
If troubleshooting tips are not effective, reboot the system and load the operating system in safe mode. The issue may be solved if the cause would be any of the programs that are running on the system. The connection between the keyboard and the computer should be verified. The infections that alter the registry contents for the keyboard should be solved carefully if the cause is corrupted registry.
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What hard drive should I get?
What hard drive should I get?
Currently I have a Seagate (31000528AS CC44)
Internal ADA 3.5 1TB
32MB Cache
Been running Windows 7 Home Premium x64
It is about to crash.
I've been looking at
Seagate - 1TB Internal Serial ATA Hard Drive for Desktops
Model: ST310005N1A1AS-RK
Which is also 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3GB/s 32MB Cache
Do you think I will have any problems once I add that hard drive and attempt to clone the hard drives? To me it's a no brainer but I am no pro when it comes to this.
And when it comes to this 'cloning' is there a simple way to transfer all data from one hard drive to the other?
Thanks for any input guys!
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|12 Apr 2013
Windows 7 Pro X64 SP1
Which one you buy probably isn't very important.
Newegg.com - Computer Hardware, Hard Drives, Internal Hard Drives, 7200 RPM, 3.5", 1TB, SATA 3.0Gb/s, SATA 6.0Gb/s
I'd suggest a 6Gb/s drive. It'd be backwards compatible with a 3Gb/s controller.
64MB of cache is probably worth having, as you can get it for the same price or less than 32MB.
An OEM (bare) drive comes without cables and screws. I have cables and screws to spare, so I buy the bare drives.
You'd need drive cloning software to make a bootable copy of your existing drive. Seagate and WDC both have free versions available for download. WDC provides a version of Acronis True Image, which is easy to use.
The most recent drive that I bought was from WDC, but I've had good luck with Seagate as well. I have the impression that a few of the drives from any of the manufacturers will fail earlier than you'd like. You could get better reliability by buying drives aimed at "the enterprise", at a higher price.
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|13 Apr 2013
Windows 10 Pro. EFI boot partition, full EFI boot
I am a bit biased. I have had trouble with Seagate and have a number of WDC spinning with no issues. The WDC Blue have a good performance - price-point. The single platter 1TB drive
Amazon.com: WD Blue 1 TB Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache - WD10EZEX: Computers & Accessories
does 190 MB/s on the outer edge of the platter, with an average of over 90 MB/s. The seek time isn't anything to write home about, but it isn't bad. I use mine for backups from my SSD system drive and it is pretty fast.
If you have a fairly new computer, you might consider an SSD for the system disk and a hard drive for data - especially if your system supports 6 Gb/s SATA.
You shouldn't have an issue cloning unless you are trying to clone to a smaller drive. If so it may make more sense to do an image backup/restore.
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|13 Apr 2013
Windows 7 Professional 64bit SP1
I have 2-2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.14's and they have been rock solid. It's 6 of one and a half dozen of the other though....Western Digital or Seagate both make good and bad drives. I have always used Seagate though, and have never had one go bad.
1TB model: Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD
2TB model: Seagate Barracuda 2TB HDD
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If you need a drive for your OS/Programs, do yourself a favor and spend the money on an SSD. Night and day difference!
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The knives are out for DOCS in the NSW media these days, and I don't like to join in, given that many of the complaints leveled at DOCS amount to a call for children to be taken away from their families more easily, but this case seems to be rather different.
An infant has been killed by his carers in Brewarrina in Western NSW (this is a coroner's finding – since it is not possible to determine which of the two did it, prosecution has been ruled out). DOCS failed to intervene to prevent it, failed to notice abuse of the boy despite having visited his home. In this respect the case is similar to a number of recent DOCS scandals. What marks this case out is that DOCS had placed the boy there in the first place, against the wishes of his mother, moreover. Caution in intervening to take children away from people is advisable – giving custody of children to people who kill said children is quite another.
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