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The ECR is Surly's answer to those times when you just need to escape to the woods for a while to get away from the humdrum of life. Those familiar with this steel mule know it's designed around plus tires, previously of the 29" variety. A fully loaded 29+ bike is an excellent way to explore and get away for a while… if you're of a certain stature that is. For smaller riders, it poses several challenges though. And no one wants new problems when they're in the woods trying to escape old ones. To solve this, Surly redesigned the smaller sizes of the ECR to work with 27.5+ while the larger sizes are still equipped with 29+. All you medium specimens out there get your pick of the litter as Surly is offering that size in both options. Other updates to the ECR include and are limited to: Gnot-Boost rear spacing and a killer new beige paint job. It retains the abundant accessory mounts that we all know and love like Surly Trip Guide for brakes and derailleurs, fender, rack, and Bill/Ted eyelets, and a Rohloff torque arm slot. The 29+ sizes have two water bottle mounts and one set of Three-Pack bosses. You've got lots of options to bring all your "necessities" with you and still have room for excess baggage if you've got it.
Surly's Krampus rolls fast, holds speed, and devours corners. Surly built its Boosted frame and fork out of tapered and butted chromoly and gave the frame a long top tube and short chainstays, so it's playful, smooth, versatile, and durable. The 29 x 3-inch Dirt Wizard tires on 40mm Alex rims take your trail ride to new heights of fun. These big tires offer increased traction, incredible float, and reduce the need for suspension because the large volume is plenty to smooth the trail. You'll also get a SRAM NX 1x drivetrain, Answer Pro Taper bars, and SRAM Level hydraulic brakes to make you the new master of terrain that used to be out of bounds.
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- We have seen accelerometer supported by gyroscope so that gravity and motion acceleration may be reliably separated. See this Droidcon Tunis presentation for more details.
- We have seen accelerometer supported by the compass to achieve the same goal. There were some limitations that made this solution less flexible than the one based on accelerometer-gyroscope fusion.
- We have seen the compass supported by the accelerometer to compensate for the tilt of the device.
So what prevents us realizing this vision? We already obtained a pretty reliable motion acceleration estimation from the accelerometer-gyroscope fusion. The orientation is the thing we don't have. Using the compass-accelerometer fusion we can eliminate the tilt problem. If we throw in the gravity calculation from the accelerometer-gyroscope fusion and use the gravity estimation instead of the raw accelerometer data for the compass tilt compensation then we have also compensated the motion acceleration. The only thing we don't have is the effect of external magnetic fields which may fool the compass and can be pretty nasty in-door in the presence of household appliances, large transformators or other electric machinery. That we will compensate with a compass-gyroscope fusion.
The idea of the compensation of the external magnetic field using the gyroscope is very similar to the compensation of the motion acceleration. If we assume that no external magnetic field is present (beside the Earth's magnetic field), we just use the compass data (and then post-compensate against tilt by the gravity vector which needs accelerometer-gyroscope fusion). If we suspect that there may be external magnetic field present, we use the gyroscope rotation data to rotate a previous, trusted compass vector (that is supposed to measure only the Earth's magnetic field) and use that as compass estimation. The difference between this compass estimation and the measured compass value is the estimation for the external magnetic field.
The trick is the detection whether an external magnetic field may be present. In this prototype the same trick was used as with the accelerometer: if the length of the compass vector is too long or too short compared to the reference measurement, then we have an external magnetic field to compensate.
Here is the summary of the sensor fusions used in this prototype:
- Accelerometer-gyroscope fusion provides gravity and motion acceleration.
- Compass-gravity fusion provides compass tilt compensation. The gravity is already a derived measurement coming from the accelerometer-gyroscope fusion.
- Compass-gyroscope fusion provides orientation and external magnetic field.
The example program starts with a complex stationary and dynamic calibration process. When stationary, it measures the reference gravity and magnetic field values. In this stage it is very important that the device is not subject to motion acceleration or external magnetic field (beside the Earth's magnetic field). In the dynamic calibration phase we calculate the bias of the compass. We do this by instructing the user to rotate the device and measuring compass vectors in each special position. These are supposed to be points on a sphere. Once we collected the measurement points, we calculate the center of the sphere by solving a set of linear equations. The Jama package was incorporated into the example program for matrix manipulations.
Once the calibration is finished, the algorithm outlined above is executed. The measurement data is visualized in a 2D coordinate system - the z coordinate is not drawn. This is just my laziness, I did not take the effort to implement a 3D visualization engine. It is important to note, however, that the motion acceleration (yellow) and the external magnetic field (cyan) vectors are really 3D, they are just not drawn as such. The white vector is the final orientation compensated against tilt, motion acceleration and external magnetic field.
The prototype does have limitations. While it survives pretty nicely short-term disturbances from external magnetic fields (try with a small magnet), in longer term (e.g. after 5-10 minutes) it gets properly lost. For example when riding the Budapest underground there are strong and varying magnetic fields generated by the train's traction motors during the entire journey. If the compensation algorithm picks up a wrong reference vector, it may get lost for the rest of the journey until it is able to pick up the Earth's undisturbed magnetic field.

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You don't have to be Dr Who to have a Time Machine!
While I haven't written a Mac blog for some time, here is an important "public service message" to help you avoid one of the potential calamities of the digital age…
As followers of this blog and guests at West Hill House know, Peter is a.k.a. Mr Mac, a member of the Apple Consultants Network and certified Apple Desktop Specialist. This role is very much a sideline but I do help a number of nearby customers from time to to time.
A recent service call has led to this blog. A customer with a failing hard drive and NO back-up. I was called in "just-to-late" as it happened and as I was attempting to pull critical data from the drive it died. A data recovery specialist firm was able to find a way to recover the data in this case, but the operation was too expensive for my customer to take advantage of this remedy. So the fallback, after I replaced the drive, is for the customer to manually reinstall apps, buy replacements for ones where the source files have been lost, recreate the files that can be recreated, and live without those that can't be. And overall a very time consuming process.
All of this could have been avoided by using a feature built into every recent version of the Mac OS – Time Machine. Time Machine automatically does a continuous back-up of your Mac to an external hard drive. It allows you to recover just one file that you have accidentally deleted or overwritten, or recover your entire Mac after an internal hard drive failure. Given the incredibly low price these days of external hard drives, a Time Machine back-up is something EVERY Mac user should have.
An associated great product sold by Apple is the Time Capsule, an external hard drive that is also a WiFi hub, and it combines to allow a wireless Time Machine back-up – sounds like something out of H.G. Wells! With this arrangement, which is extremely easy to set up, your MacBooks will be seamlessly backed up whenever you are in range of your network.
There are two important axioms to remember in this age when all the data in your life depends on the health of your hard drive:
- Your hard drive WILL fail – it is just a matter of when, not if. Back it up!
- To paraphrase Forrest Gump "power surges happen", and they can often be fatal. Your computer should be protected by a good surge protector, or even better a UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply – not the courier!)
So follow these simple rules to help your data live long and help you prosper! If you want more insights like this, chat to me on your next visit to West Hill House.


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What is the proper way to dispose of the communion elements? Is it okay to eat the bread after the service?
Thank you for your question to the OPC Q & A Web page.
For the OPC, the elements which we use in our communion service are but ordinary bread and wine. In other words, there is nothing sacred about them outside of the service. During the communion service, however, they are set apart for the special task of celebrating the sacrament of our Lord. Our Confession explains it this way:
Westminster Confession of Faith 29.3: "The Lord Jesus has, in [the Lord's Supper], appointed his ministers to declare his word of institution to the people; to pray, and bless the elements of bread and wine, and thereby to set them apart from a common to an holy use...."
Westminster Confession of Faith 29.5: "The outward elements in [the Lord's Supper], duly set apart to the uses ordained by Christ ... albeit, in substance and nature, they still remain truly and only bread and wine, as they were before...."
But after the service, those elements are ordinary bread and wine. Therefore, it seems to me, they may be put to common use. Certainly, we do not believe that the elements ever change in natureas if the bread and the wine become the body and blood of Christso as to lead to a superstitious use (or non-use) of them outside of the communion service.
I hope this helps. Please feel free to follow up with me, should you need further clarification.
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To protect a keyboard from dust, covering is good.
There is a way to put a handkerchief. Sometimes it may be blown away.
Why not make a cover with paper?
It's easy and disposable.
Fold the 3 sides of paper and glue the corners.
A fitted cover doesn't slip.
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To protect a keyboard from dust, covering is good.
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Ghost of Akin looms over Ga. race
CANTON, Ga. — To his Republican critics, Rep. Paul Broun is 2014's Todd Akin: a far-right candidate who may win a crowded GOP primary but will blow the party's chances at holding a critical Senate seat.
But campaigning across Georgia, Broun is modeling himself as the next Sen. Ted Cruz, a conservative firebrand and member of the Senate's "hell no" caucus — and someone who will constantly give fits to GOP leaders if they even think about compromising.
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And conservative voters here are eating it up.
"The establishment don't want me to go to the U.S. Senate," Broun told a breakfast gathering of conservative activists here in the northern Atlanta suburbs. "The reason for that is because when I go to the U.S. Senate, it will be Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Mike Lee and Paul Broun. The establishment don't want that."
( PHOTOS: Senators up for election in 2014)
Ahead of next spring's Senate primary to replace retiring Sen. Saxby Chambliss, Republicans in Georgia are faced with the same ideological debate that has loomed over the GOP since the rise of the tea party. Should the party elect the purest conservative in the hopes of pushing Republicans further to the right? Or should they choose a more electable Republican who may stray from conservative orthodoxy in order to get deals through the Senate?
How Georgia's GOP voters answer those questions will have major implications for control of the Senate and the influence of the tea party wing in the Senate Republican Conference.
Georgia is one of just two GOP seats at risk of falling into Democratic hands in 2014, meaning a win here is essential if Republicans want to net the six seats necessary to win the majority. But what Republicans in Washington and Georgia fear is a repeat of 2010 and 2012: a bloody primary followed by a weak general election candidate who will give away a seat Republicans would otherwise win.
( VIDEO: What to watch this week in politics)
It's what happened in Missouri last year, when Akin won his primary on the support of the religious right only to lose handily to Democrat Claire McCaskill in the general election after an uproar over comments on abortion and rape. To avoid that prospect in Georgia, Republicans in Washington are weighing whether to dump big bucks into the primary to prevent Broun from winning if his candidacy picks up steam, according to several sources.
He's up against other candidates who are trying to sell their conservative credentials.
"This is the time for a senator from Georgia who is not just someone who is mostly conservative but one that stands strongly on those principles of traditional Georgia values — and is not wavering," Rep. Phil Gingrey, another conservative in the race, told a seniors group at a Japanese restaurant in the southern Atlanta suburb of McDonough.
Broun's comments are already grabbing attention.
( PHOTOS: Governors' offices up for grabs in 2014)
He says the only immigration bill that needs to pass is one to make "English the official language of the United States."
A deeply religious Baptist, Broun says he doesn't vote for legislation if it "does not fit the Judeo-Christian biblical principles that our country was founded on." And he was caught on tape telling a religious group that evolution, the Big Bang Theory and embryology are all "lies straight from the pit of hell."
He didn't walk that back in an interview.
"I'm a Bible-believing Christian," he told POLITICO. "I understand other people have different beliefs than I do. And I respect those beliefs. We're not voting on religious beliefs. We are voting on the future of America, and we must all agree that this out-of-control government is destroying the future for our children and our grandchildren."
To win the wide-open May primary, the Republican candidates are all jostling to make their pitch to voters in rural areas and the heavily conservative Atlanta suburbs — before they have to appeal to a more moderate electorate next November, consisting of a large number of African-American, Hispanic and urban voters.
David Perdue, former chief executive of Dollar General who is also seeking the GOP Senate nomination, warned that the party runs the "risk of losing the seat to a Democratic candidate because we might have the wrong candidate."
In addition to Broun, Gingrey and Perdue, the crowded field also consists of Jack Kingston, the 11-term congressman from Southern Georgia, and Karen Handel, former Georgia secretary of state. Kelly Loeffler, a wealthy businesswoman who co-owns Atlanta's WNBA team, is seriously weighing the race and is prepared to spend tens of millions of her own cash, sources say.
As they make their way across the state, Broun and some of his fellow candidates are rejecting the kind of bipartisan deal making that put Chambliss in the middle of key fiscal debates in Congress. Some of his would-be successors are making it plainly clear to voters here that they wouldn't be another Chambliss, who has grown unpopular with elements of his base for trying to seek bipartisan compromise.
"People here are tired of the wishy-washy, finger-in-the-air conservative," said Niki Broun, the congressman's wife of 28 years.
That kind of talk worries some Republicans that the likely Democratic candidate Michelle Nunn — daughter of revered former Georgia Sen. Sam Nunn — could find an opening to appeal to moderate and independent voters. Nunn is already angling for Chambliss voters, aligning herself with the GOP senator's call for military intervention in Syria — even though each of the Republican candidates opposed that course of action.
Chambliss bluntly warned both parties they run a risk if they cater to the extremes.
"I hope nobody is too far to the right — or too far to the left, whichever," Chambliss said. "You always want to keep your options open."
In interviews, Perdue, Kingston and Handel all touted their conservative bona fides, but made clear that there are stylistic differences between each of them.


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An Agency seeking to purchase goods or services through a Federally-Based Contract may proceed when it demonstrates one (1) or more of the following:
Note: If the goods or services are not available under State contract and are within the Agency's DPA, then the Agency must follow the process for DPA purchases as set forth in the DPA Circular. Federal Supply Schedules may be used as a resource for identifying and seeking the required three (3) DPA quotations.
The procedure to award a State contract based off a Federally-Based Contract, can be viewed on the circular "Purchases From Federal Supply Schedules or Schedules of Other Federal Procurement Programs" Click here. Term Contracts that begin with a "G" signify that the contract is a Federally-Based contract.
GSA offers the greatest variety of products and services that may benefit the State; the Division therefore suggests that all Agency searches of federally-based supply programs begin with GSA.
GSA Advantage!® (www.gsa.gov/advantage) is the online shopping and ordering system that provides access to thousands of contractors and millions of supplies (products) and services. Anyone may browse on GSAAdvantage!® to view and compare the variety of products and services offered State and local governments may use GSA Advantage to purchase products under Cooperative Purchasing and Disaster Recovery Programs.
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Wilson, P (1995) Coastal evolution. In: North-west Donegal. Irish Association for Quaternary Studies, pp. 20-21. ISBN 094792020X [Book section]
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Annual, biennial, perennial herb (rarely shrub, tree), often from taproot
Stem often ± scapose, generally ribbed, hollow
Leaves basal and generally some cauline, generally alternate; stipules generally 0; petiole base generally sheathing stem; blade generally much dissected, sometimes compound
Inflorescence: umbel or head, simple or compound, generally peduncled; bracts present (in involucres) or not; bractlets generally present (in involucels)
Flowers many, small, generally bisexual (or some staminate), generally radial (or outer bilateral); calyx 0 or lobes 5, small, atop ovary; petals 5, free, generally ovate or spoon-shaped, generally incurved at tips, generally ± ephemeral; stamens 5; pistil 1, ovary inferior, 2-chambered, generally with a ± conic, persistent projection or platform on top subtending 2 free styles
Fruit: 2 dry, 1-seeded halves that separate from each other but generally remain attached for some time to a central axis; ribs on each half 5, 2 marginal and 3 on back; oil tubes 1several per interval between ribs
Genera in family: 300 genera, 3,000 species: ± worldwide, especially temp; many cultivated for food or spice (e.g., Carum, caraway; Daucus; Petroselinum); some highly toxic (e.g., Conium). Underground structures here called roots, but true nature remains problematic. Mature fruit generally critical in identification; shapes generally given in outline, followed by shape in X -section of 2 fruit halves together.
Perennial from taproot or generally deep-seated tuber, glabrous to tomentose
Stem 0 or erect, simple or branched; base fibrous (from old leaf sheaths) or not
Leaf: blade oblong to triangular-ovate or obovate, ternately, pinnately, or ternate-pinnately dissected or compound, segments or leaflets thread-like to wide
Inflorescence: umbels compound, peduncled; bracts generally 0; bractlets generally present, 0 to conspicuous; rays, pedicels spreading to erect, often webbed at base
Flower: calyx lobes generally 0; petals wide, yellow, white, or purple, tips narrowed; projection atop ovary 0
Fruit linear to obovate, very compressed front-to-back; marginal ribs widely to narrowly thin or thick-winged, others thread-like; oil tubes per rib-interval 1several; fruit axis divided to base
Seed: face flat to concave
Species in genus: ± 75 species: c&s North America
Etymology: (Greek: bordered, from prominent marginal fruit wing)
Reference: [Schlessman 1984 Syst Bot Monogr 4:155]
Fr wing width expressed as width of 1 wing, not both together.
Plant 14.5 dm; taproot slender, sometimes swollen below; herbage grayish, generally finely hairy
Stem 0 or short
Leaf: petiole 46 cm; blade 3.510 cm, oblong to obovate, generally 23-pinnately dissected, segments generally 23 mm, linear or oblong, pointed, often crowded; cauline leaves 0 or like basal
Inflorescence finely hairy; peduncle 0.53 dm; bractlets 110, linear and free to obovate and ± fused (involucel radial to 1-sided), conspicuously scarious or scarious-margined, generally glabrous or nearly so; rays 822, 12.5 cm, unequal, spreading; pedicels 310 mm
Flower: corolla white to cream
Fruit 611 mm, oblong to round or obovate, densely hairy to glabrous; wings < to > body in width; oil tubes per rib-interval 19
Chromosomes: 2n=22
Ecology: Sagebrush, woodland, desert scrub
Elevation: 10003000 m.
Bioregional distribution: High Cascade Range, High Sierra Nevada, San Gabriel Mountains, San Bernardino Mountains, Great Basin Floristic Province, Desert Mountains
Distribution outside California: to Oregon, Utah, New Mexico, n Mexico
Varieties poorly defined.
Leaf often 12-pinnately dissected; segments < 3 mm
Flower: ovary (and fruit) glabrous or nearly so or ± roughened
Ecology: Sagebrush, desert scrub, pine woodland
Elevation: 10003000 m.
Bioregional distribution: c&s High Sierra Nevada, San Gabriel Mountains, San Bernardino Mountains, Great Basin Floristic Province, Desert Mountains
Distribution outside California: to Nevada, New Mexico
Flowering time: AprJul
Synonyms: var. holopterum Jeps.; var. pseudorientale Munz


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Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park (BJCMNP), Jamaica
The Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park (BJCMNP), Jamaica was designated in 1993 under the Natural Resources Conservation Authority Act, on the boundary of the Blue Mountain Forest Reserve and a group of adjoining forest reserves, designated between 1945 and 1965. The government agency responsible for national parks is the National Environment and Planning Agency, who have delegated management to the Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust (JCDT) – a non-government organisation. These two have a collaborative agreement with the Forestry Department, and JCDT is recognised as responsible for the Park's operational management.
The purpose of the BJCMNP is to ensure long-term conservation of the site's biodiversity, ecosystem services and cultural heritage associated with it. The specific conservation objective is to maintain and enhance the remaining area of closed broadleaf forest and the plants and animals within it. The BJCMNP is managed as an IUCN category II site guided by a five-year management plan.
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Size and Location:
The BJCMNP is located in eastern Jamaica within the Caribbean Islands Biodiversity Hotspot and the Greater Antillean Moist Forests Ecoregion, is 486.5 sq. km.
Flora and Fauna:
The park includes the largest continuous block of closed broadleaf forest in Jamaica, amounting to one-third of all that remains in the island. While most of Jamaica (including the John Crow Mountain range) has limestone geology, the Blue Mountains have a volcanic and metamorphic geology. Located within the Park, the Blue Mountain Peak at 2,256 metres, is the highest point in the island. This wide variation in geology, altitude and climate has resulted in a highly diverse flora and fauna within a variety of forest, stream and other ecosystems.
The IUCN Red List contains 324 taxa of threatened and near-threatened trees occurring in Jamaica, and of these, 106 taxa are found within the forests of the National Park. All 28 of Jamaica's endemic bird species and sub-species can be found in the National Park including the threatened Jamaican Blackbird (Nesopsar nigerrimus). The Park provides refuge for the endemic and globally vulnerable Jamaican Boa (Epicrates subflavus) and Jamaican Hutia (Geocapromys brownii). Of the 23 native and endemic Eleutherodactylus frogs in Jamaica, 11 are found in the Blue and John Crow Mountains and 5 of these are endemic to the National Park. The site is one of only two remaining habitats for the Giant Swallowtail Butterfly (Pterourus/Papilio homerus) the largest butterfly in the Western Hemisphere.
Cultural Heritage:
The Windward Maroons were the first Maroon nation in the western hemisphere and their capital now known as Nanny Town is an archaeological site deep within the Blue Mountains. This group are the archetype of Maroonage – the resistance of African and Amerindian people to European enslavement. The Blue and John Crow Mountains provided all the resources that enabled the Windward Maroons to develop their unique culture and defend their freedom. The BJCMNP provides a memorial to the Maroon ancestors as their descendants maintain their culture within the Park's Community Buffer Zone.
The main threats to the BJCM National Park are deforestation, forest degradation and wildlife destruction and now climate change. Active sources of these threats include agriculture, invasive species, fire and illegal logging. The management programmes are designed to address root causes of these challenges. For example, there is a forest rehabilitation programme aimed at controlling invasive species and growing native, non-lumber tree species. A small corps of uniformed Rangers patrol the Park, particularly at the boundaries where encroachment is a threat, and there are plans to train community members to provide greater assistance in promoting compliance with the legislation.


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Francesco Bruni was in consistent form throughout Match Race Germany, winning Qualifying to earn a direct ticket to the Semi-Finals which he won against Phil Robertson's WAKA Racing team on count back. In the Final against Peter Gilmour, he upped is game even further and benefited from a series of great calls by his tactician Massimo Bortoletto to win 2-0.
Bruni, who has several America's Cup and Olympic campaigns to his name, said after his first Tour victory: "I believe our races against Peter Gilmour in the Final are the best we've sailed. After 12 events we finally won one. My guys have been brilliant and patient with me to give them a win. We're a bunch of friends with a great team spirit."
Going into the final, Bruni held the slight edge in head-to-heads against Gilmour with six victories from their eleven previous races on the Tour. Light wind conditions have been ever-present on Lake Constance during Match Race Germany with many of the teams using their spinnakers in the pre-start to gain as much speed as possible. It was a tactic both Gilmour and Bruni adopted in in the Final.
In the first race, there was an immediate split as Bruni took the left side and Gilmour the right. As they came together on the approach to the first mark, Bruni had the nose on Gilmour. Down the first run Bruni gybed early whilst Gilmour stayed on port tack again creating a big split. Gilmour found better breeze and closed things up forcing Bruni to gybe away when they met again. Bruni held his nerve, rounded mark 2 ahead and never looked back, 1-0 to Bruni.
In the second race, Bruni this time chose and won the right-hand end of the start line. Gilmour's tactician, Cameron Dunn, also wanted the right-hand side, but Gilmour over-rode Dunn and went left instead in another split tack start. When they came back together at the first cross, it was Bruni that held the advantage - and he was brutal in leveraging it into an unassailable lead by the finish. With the wind streaky and inconsistent, the tactician's job to read the course and pick the best route was critical. Bruni was quick to praise his tactician and the role he played in his team's success: "Massimo [Bortoletto] called the best starts -on the left in the first race and then the right in the next. They were great decisions."
With little chance of the wind picking up, the Petite Final was a short, first to one point sprint between Robertson and Eugeniy Neugodnikov (RUS) Team Synergy. Neugodnikov was Gilmour's victim in their Semi-Final which the Australian won 3-0. There was absolutely no room for error but a huge early mistake by Neugodnikov saw the Russian cross the start line early. By the time he had dipped back, it was game over. Robertson was away and held an unassailable lead.
For the young Kiwi, it was little consolation following the Race Committee's decision to call off the last race in his Semi-Final against Bruni. As Bruni beat Robertson in the Qualifying rounds, the count back favoured the Italian. Speaking about that decision, Robertson said:
"We're very happy but deep down we're very disappointed. It was really frustrating that the Semi-Final was called off because we felt we were sailing really well. But that's the nature of this sport. We were really in place mentally and as a crew we sailed really well. When we are on this form I believe we are almost unbeatable whatever boat we're sailing."
The results at Match Race Germany mean the overall 2011 Tour standings are very tight which does not surprise Gilmour:
"I think it's highly unlikely that we will have one team occupy the top of the Tour standings for most of the season like Mathieu Richard did last year. We could well have a different winner at every event."
Robertson won't have to wait long to get back in the boat and take on Bruni again. Stage 3 of the World Match Racing Tour, the Korea Match Cup, gets underway in little over a week where Robertson will re-commence battle against his fellow Tour Card Holders, including Torvar Mirsky (AUS) The Wave Muscat and Ian Williams (GBR) Team GAC Pindar who both return to action.
Results from Match Race Germany:
1 Francesco Bruni (ITA) Bruni Racing - 25pts
2 Peter Gilmour (AUS) YANMAR Racing - 22pts
3 Phil Robertson (NZL) WAKA Racing - 19pts
4 Eugeniy Neugodnikov (RUS) Team Synergy - 16pts
5 Damien Iehl (FRA) French Match Racing Team - 14pts
6 Jesper Radich (DEN) Adrian Lee & Partners - 12pts
7 Mathieu Richard (FRA) French Match Racing Team - 10pts
8 Eric Monnin (SUI) Team Okalys Corum - 8pts
9 Johnie Berntsson (SWE) Berntsson Sailing Team - 4pts
10 Bjorn Hansen (DEN) Mekonomen Sailing Team - 2pts
11 William Tiller (NZL) Full Metal Jacket - 0pts
12 Stefan Meister (GER) - 0pts
2011 ISAF World Match Racing Tour Standings (after 2 stages):
1 Damien Iehl (FRA) French Match Racing Team - 39pts
2 Francesco Bruni (ITA) Bruni Racing - 37pts
3 Peter Gilmour (AUS) YANMAR Racing - 32pts
4 Jesper Radich (DEN) Adrian Lee & Partners - 28pts
5 Phil Robertson (NZL) WAKA Racing - 23pts
6 Bertrand Pacé (FRA) Aleph Sailing Team - 22pts
7 Torvar Mirsky (AUS) The Wave Muscat - 19pts
8 Eugeniy Neugodnikov (RUS) Team Synergy - 16pts
9 Pierre-Antoine Morvan (FRA) Extreme Team Morbihan - 14pts
10 Mathieu Richard (FRA) French Match Racing Team - 10pts


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The Big 12 Conference has named 90 student-athletes to the 2013 Academic All-Big 12 Soccer Team, the league office announced.
The Texas Tech trio of Hayley Haagsma, Jaelene Hinkle and Conner Whitfiled are among eight members who posted 4.00 grade point averages. West Virginia's Carly Black and Amanda Hill, along with Alexa Wilde (Baylor), Jessica Reyes (Iowa State) and Gabby Zarnegar (Texas) also posted perfect GPAs.
Baylor led all teams with 15 total honorees, including a league-best 14 on the first team.
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Encryption key management blunders can render deployments useless
Encryption sounds like an ideal way to protect data but key management, including accountability, training, and enforcement of password complexity, are challenging.
Published: 01 Jun 2007
If you plan on implementing PKI, take the following lesson learned the hard way from those who have gone before: Triple your proposed budget and double the implementation schedule.
The heart of the problem is that integrating and implementing key management takes more effort and energy than most organizations realize. These complexities and difficulties are why companies often steer clear of extensive use of data encryption.
Faulty key management renders encryption useless and is a prime reason organizations that say they are encrypting databases still get breached. It can also negate any exception encryption gives you under breach disclosure laws. Even though Califor-nia's SB 1386 requires organizations to report any disclosure of unencrypted data, improperly implemented encryption will put you back on the hook if the data may have been exposed.
The security of any encryption solution is based on the secrecy of the key, not the algorithm or cipher text. If the keys are not properly controlled, an attacker can acquire them.
The private encryption key is equivalent to your credit card, driver's license, Social Security number, and house and car keys all in one. If someone gets it, encryption is useless and they can get to the heart of your enterprise. The perennial problem is balancing functionality and security. An absolutely secure key is an inaccessible key, but if the key is built into database software so it can be used to decrypt database fields automatically on the fly, it's also accessible to an attacker--compare it to leaving your house key under the front door mat. This is the main reason many databases are not encrypted.
The conundrum is managing keys as securely as possible to mitigate risk, while keeping them reasonably accessible so your employees, partners and customers can conduct business.
Let's examine the major elements of key management, the potential pitfalls and what you can do to make it work for your organization.
Keys to the Kingdom
Every step of the key management process has an element of risk. You have to balance security and usability, weighing risk against reward as you plan your implementation.
Generation. Keys must be generated in a secure manner so that an administrator generating them does not actually have access to them. Private keys need to be generated in a similar manner to passwords, where no one but the user knows them.
Assignment. The key must be given to the user in a secure manner, guaranteed not to disclose the key. This can be accomplished through the use of third-party software. Typically, the key pair would be generated by the user clicking a link; only the public key is sent to a central repository, and the private key is kept by the user.
Accountability. Everyone understands the importance of protecting Social Security numbers and signatures, but doesn't realize that a key has the same impact. Users must be held accountable for the key and held liable for any damages if it is taken and used.
Exchange. Public keys must be exchanged so people can send and receive encrypted data. A public key does not need to be secure, but you must guarantee that it really belongs to a particular user. The best practice for distributing keys is through the use of certificates. A corporation should have a single key signed by a global CA (certificate authority). They use that key to self-sign subordinate keys, which, in turn, sign user keys so they can be validated with minimal cost.
Storage and access. Keys must be stored on a drive in some manner that makes it difficult for anyone but the owner of the key to get access to it. Generally, this means the user needs a password or pass phrase to use the key, which is long and complex and never entered directly by the user. Instead, the key is stored in an encrypted virtual safe on the hard drive, and the user only has to remember the combination--the password.
|5 Keys to Picking a Vendor
Develop a checklist of important questions you should ask before choosing an encryption vendor. Here's a good place to start:
We all know the problem with passwords: If they're too simple, they are easily guessed or cracked; if they're too hard, users either forget them or put them up on a note stuck up on their monitor. One approach is to require users to create a long (say 30 characters) but easy-to-remember pass phrase.
This password needs to be different than their account password and not stored anywhere on the system. All too often, organizations tie private key access to the user log-in password, making it all to easy for an attacker to gain access to it and negate the encryption.
Many organizations make the mistake of archiving private keys so they can decrypt information later. If more than one person knows a private key, its value is decreased, and user accountability is problematic. The proper way to handle this is with a master key that is embedded into all of the encryption. This will prevent a user from holding the company hostage, while allowing you to recover data if a key is lost or corrupted.
Protection. Once the key is unlocked with a password, it should be stored in a protected RAM drive so it is not accessible to any program. The drive should exist only as long as the key is needed to decrypt--no more than a few minutes. The RAM drive should be a function of the encryption software.
Retirement. This is actually one of the biggest key management security problems. When a key is no longer needed or the risk of compromise is too high, it must be retired in a way that assures no one can use it. This sounds self-evident, but it's not always the case. Keys that are no longer valid are put on a certificate revocation list (CRL) by the CA. The problem is that it is the responsibility of a site to pull down the latest CRL and make sure is the key is still valid before trusting it.
Since many sites skip this step, it is possible to have an expired key that sites still trust. This may be a problem with the encryption software, but is much more likely to be the result of poor implementation. Most organizations try to implement encryption by themselves, but don't understand the concept and don't configure it correctly.
Keys to Good Security
There is no magic bullet when it comes to key management. It is critical that organizations understand the risks, know where their exposures are and implement defense in depth to protect against possible compromise. Key management is a human problem as much as it is a technology problem. Take both into account as you deploy your encryption infrastructure.
Plan it well. Implementing key management is like building a house: If it is done correctly, all major problems should be identified during the design stage. Too many organizations rush their projects and identify problems after deployment or a compromise occurs.
Stress liability. If the keys are not properly protected and someone can gain access to the information, who is going to be liable when an improperly protected key results in identity theft or fraud? Consider having users sign an acceptance form, acknowledging their responsibility and liability.
Train your people. Don't underestimate this. Key management is not as user-transparent as some vendors may claim. In addition to stressing the risks and liabilities, and the need for establishing and protecting strong pass phrases, users often have to deal with technical issues, such as clearing their cache, since the key is unprotected in clear text. If you're thinking there is no way you'll get all your users to do things like this, you're beginning to appreciate some of the human difficulties. Software may do this, but it often has an option that says something like "Run with Optimal Performance," which may disable cache clearing.
Implement sound security policy. All encryption key exposure points need to be stated as policy, such as the level and complexity of pass phrases and prohibiting putting unprotected keys on portable drives.
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Enforce password complexity. Be both proactive and reactive. Your systems should automatically check new pass phrases the first time they are entered, and force users to replace them if they are weak. You can also test existing passwords, using cracking tools, but this should be a backup, not your primary enforcement.
Use two-factor authentication. Pass phrases aren't enough. Protect your investment in encryption. It's expensive, but so is losing your data.
Defend the host. The keys are as safe as the system they are stored on. Invest in strong endpoint security that includes firewall, host IPS and strong patch management, in addition to antivirus and antispyware.
Look for integrated key management. For database encryption, the most robust key management must be implemented in the database itself, not added on later. Oracle, the leader in this regard, integrates key management into the database when you use their security options.
Validate before you go live. Perform end-to-end penetration testing against the solution to ensure that there are no unaddressed vulnerabilities. Many organizations do a solid job testing functionality but do not test security. Bring in an independent third party to find issues that developers missed. For example, a pen tester would look for alternative ways to access data without the key, such as attempting SQL injection attacks.
The message is don't take encryption lightly--if you cannot properly manage the keys, implementing encryption gains you nothing. Implement controls and secure distribution channels for the keys to reduce risk. Be particularly cautious if you're considering live database encryption. If the database vendor does not provide built-in key management, it might make sense to forego database encryption and use other methods of protection.


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It's not that the Wild West doesn't exist any longer — it just doesn't come to town that often.
But rodeo season is upon us, bringing with it a chance to see the way entertainment has always been done in the West.
"The way I look at it, rodeo is a family event that is fun to watch and brings us back to the Old West," said Chuck Colletti, president of the Colorado Pro Rodeo Association. "We get to go back to our roots, to the cowboy days."
And here in Colorado we know how to cowboy up.
Colletti's organization has more than 500 members, putting on 30 rodeos during the days of summer.
"From Trinidad to Brush and Grand Junction to Eads; no matter where you are in the state, you can go to a rodeo," Colletti said. "Is rodeo still America's No. 1 sport? In my opinion, it sure is."
To see rodeo at its roots, check out your hometown or home county rodeo (for an extensive list visit: coloradoinfo.com/rodeos). Looking for a rodeo where the ranchers and cowboy lifestyle are close at hand? Check out the Granby Rodeo at Flying Heels Arena ( granbyrodeo.com). The 4th of July Celebration, June 29-July 1, includes all the roping, riding and wrestling skills that folks still use to manage their livestock on the nearby ranches of Grand County.
If it's a more regional affair you're after, the following are 10 of Colorado's big shows.
Rodeo: Beaver Creek Rodeo Series at Traer Creek
Major events: Bronco riding, calf scramble, team roping, mutton bustin', barrel racing, bull riding and burro racing.
Facilities: There is a free shuttle from Beaver Creek to the event in Avon, which features free kids pony rides and face painting in a tepee. There are merchants selling cowboy boots, hats and Western items. Restrooms and parking are also available.
Food: A wide range of barbecue is offered by Vail Valley restaurants, and there is a sit-down area to enjoy it.
Of note: Kids can sign up for mutton bustin' or calf scramble and adults ages 18 and up can sign up for burro racing.
The basics: It runs 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday nights throughout the summer (except July 26, when the rodeo takes place in Eagle). Gates open at 5 p.m. Tickets: $25 VIP, $20 adults, $10 ages 13-17; 12 and under free.
970-754-4636, beavercreek.com (click on Events/Thursday Night Rodeo)
Rodeo: Breckenridge PRCA Pro Rodeo
Major events: Saddle bronc, bareback riding, bull riding, team roping, steer wrestling, tie-down roping, barrel racing and clown acts. There will also be kids' events that are open to public participation such as mutton bustin' and calf scrambles.
Facilities: The rodeo will be held at a specially constructed venue on Airport Road with restrooms, dining seating and an activity area for before the event.
Food: An all-you-can-eat barbecue cowboy dinner is available before the rodeo.
Of note: Venue doors will open at 4:30 p.m. each day and will feature a family-friendly festival atmosphere leading up to the start of the event, including cotton candy, snow cones, retail vendors, rodeo clowns, mechanical bulls and live music. At 5 p.m. there will be a free "behind-the-chutes tour" provided by the rodeo clown.
The basics: Saturday and Sunday in August and Sept. 1-2. Tickets $20 adults, $15 ages 7-15; 6 and younger are free. VIP tickets also available for $40 adults, $30 ages 7-15; 6 and younger are free.
Colorado Springs
Rodeo: Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo
Major events: Bareback riding, bull riding, steer wrestling, team roping and barrel racing.
Facilities: The Norris-Penrose Event Center's location at the base of Pikes Peak makes it a picturesque setting for rodeo. The facilities include a stadium, indoor arena, seven outdoor arenas, 20-plus acres of parking and more than 70 RV hookups.
Food: There are food concessions on site.
Of note:The family-friendly pre-show fun includes mutton bustin' tryouts, gold panning, trick roper demos, pony rides, blow-up carnival rides and mechanical bull rides. The Coors Roadhouse Saloon features nightly live music right after the rodeo.
The basics: July 11-14 at 7:15 p.m., Wednesday-Saturday and at 12:45 p.m. for the Saturday matinee. Tickets: Range from $125 for VIP seating to $12 for seats in the "end zone." Discounts for purchasing in advance and for members of the military. Tickets for children 12 and younger are $1 for the Saturday matinee.
Estes Park
Rodeo: 82nd Annual Rooftop Rodeo
Major events: Bareback bronc riding, team roping, saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping, steer wrestling, barrel racing, bull riding, mutton bustin' and a calf scramble for cowpokes ages 8 to 12.
Facilities: With 42 acres of open space, the fairgrounds facilities include 572 horse stalls, five arenas, 18,230 square feet of covered exhibition area and a newly constructed grandstand that accommodates 2,700 people. There will be vendors and activities for children before the show.
Food: Vendors will have casual fare available.
Of note: Extreme Rodeo Freestyle Bull Fighting, considered the "most dangerous and exciting sport on dirt," will be featured at 7 p.m. July 7.
The basics: July 10-15 at the Fairgrounds at Stanley Park. Box seats $15, general admission $10.
970-577-9900 or rooftoprodeo.com
Grand Junction
Rodeo: 37th Annual Colorado Pro Rodeo Finals & Parade
Major events: This rodeo has the top 12 contestants in 10 events compete for year-end and finals championship awards, including bareback riding and roping, steer wrestling, bronc riding, team roping and bull riding.
Facilities: The Mesa County Fairgrounds feature extensive equestrian and livestock facilities.
Food: Casual fare available
Of note: "All year long they go to rodeos — all to get here," said CPRA president Colletti of this event.
The basics: Sept 14- 16. Gates open at 6 p.m. for the 7 p.m. show and on Sunday gates open at noon for a 1 p.m. show. Tickets: $12 adults, $9 for children ages 7 and up.
970-255-7100, coloradoprorodeo.com
Rodeo: The Greeley Stampede
Major events: Bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, team roping, steer wrestling, tie-down roping, barrel racing, mutton bustin' and bull riding.
Facilities: Island Grove features 145 acres, six buildings and four arenas. There is plentiful parking and more than 200 RV hookups.
Food: There is a food court with seating, as well as a variety of food available during the events.
Of note: Started as a harvest celebration in the late 1800s, the Stampede has become known for headlining concerts. This year's lineup includes Creedence Clearwater Revisited with Great White and Slaughter.
The basics: June 28-July 4. Tickets: $12 and $20 depending on seating; $6 ages 12 and younger.
970-356-SPUR, GreeleyStampede.org
Rodeo: Colorado State Fair & Rodeo
Major events: Standard rodeo events, plus extras. The "Bull Wars" on Aug. 29 is a bull-riding event but is geared more toward the animals than the riders. Bulls are given scores based on how well they buck. The CSF Ranch Rodeo features events based on traditional chores such as mock-doctoring, sorting, mock-branding and trailer loading. The Celebracion de los Charros is an event designed to showcase the horsemanship and rope skills of the Mexican Charro. This is a traditional event full of pageantry and skill.
Facilities: Tickets include gate admission onto the fairgrounds, where visitors have free access to 100 acres, from three music stages to attractions such as lemurs, rain forest animals, a ventriloquist and a zipline.
Food: There are 52 food vendors on the grounds serving everything from hamburgers to frybread to cheesecake on a stick — in fact, if it can be put on a stick, chances are you'll find it here.
Of note: One of the country's largest state fairs, featuring top country and pop entertainers, PRCA rodeo action, 4-H exhibits, food and a carnival. Aug. 28 is $1 to get into the fair and $1 to get into the rodeo, so if you're experiencing rodeo for the first time, that's the night.
The basics: The PRCA Rodeo runs Aug. 24-28. CSF Invitational Bull Wars are Aug. 29, Ranch Rodeo is Aug. 30 and Celebracion de los Charros Sept. 2. Tickets can be purchased through TicketMaster ( ticketmaster.com) or the State Fair box office; prices vary by event.
800-876-4567, coloradostatefair.com
Rodeo: National Little Britches Rodeo Finals
Major events: Bull riding, saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling, tie-down roping, goat tying, pole bending, flag racing, bareback riding, breakaway roping and goat tail untying.
Of note: Little Britches is one of the oldest, continuing youth rodeo associations, with its membership ranging from kids ages 5-18 in 26 states across the nation. It is a nonprofit venture that aims to develop character, self-reliance, good sportsmanship and encouragement through competition.
Facilities: At the Colorado State Fairgrounds, the Southwest Motors Events Center is an 8,225-seat multi-purpose arena. The expansive facility has 3,000 parking spaces and shuttles to the arena.
Food: Concessions are available inside the venues.
The basics: July 23-28 at 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Event passes are $30.
Snowmass Village
Rodeo: Snowmass Rodeo
Major events: Bronc riding (saddleback and bareback), bull riding, barrel racing, team roping, daily ribbon roping and for children the calf scramble and mutton bustin'. New for adult spectators is burro racing.
Facilities: Free parking, portable toilets and kids activities: mechanical bull, bouncy house, "steer roping" (metal steers) and a petting zoo.
Food: A big food tent catered by Hickory House (restaurant in Aspen famous for its ribs) does a full dinner of ribs, chicken, beans, potatoes, cole slaw and beverages. Sandwiches are also available. A cowboy sings during food service before the rodeo starts, and there is a full saloon.
Of note: It is the oldest weekly rodeo in Colorado, starting in 1973 and run every year since. The calf scramble is huge — there are often 150 kids in the arena.
The basics: It runs 7 p.m. Wednesdays June 13-Aug. 15 (except July 4, when it's held on July 6 instead). Tickets: $20 adults, $18 ages 11-16; kids 10 and younger are free. There is also VIP seating available for $25 adults, $15 ages 6-16; 5 and younger are free
970-923-8898 or snowmassrodeo.org
Rodeo: Steamboat Springs Pro Rodeo Series
Major events: Bareback riding, tie-down roping, ram scramble, steer wrestling, team roping and barrel racing.
Facilities: The Brent Romick Rodeo Arena located at historic Howelsen Hill in Steamboat Springs seats 3,000 and has restrooms, seating for eating and parking (although camping is not allowed).
Food: The barbecue starts at 6 p.m. and runs until 9:30 p.m. Barbecue dinners include: potato salad, western barbecue beans, watermelon and ranch roll. Rib and chicken plates are also available.
Of note: It was voted one of the best small-town outdoor rodeos in the country. There will be special performances on July 4th with a fireworks display immediately following the rodeo.
The basics: June 15-Aug. 18 Friday and Saturday at 7:30 pm. Pre-rodeo entertainment appears 6:15-7:15 p.m. Tickets: $15 adults, $8 ages 7-15; 6 and younger are free.
970-879-1818, steamboatprorodeo.com


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Brody Dittemore: "I hate being caught by them, but at the same time, I guess I ran a red light. If I know I'm not supposed to run a red light, maybe I shouldn't run a red light."
Chuck Neal: "I think it's a good idea to keep people from running red lights, but I don't think the owner of the car should be responsible in case someone else had the car and did it."
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You've saved all your life and have a tidy nest egg. Now it's all downhill. How long will that capital last and how can you eke it out? It's a question facing those nearing retirement and the newly retired.
If ever there was a financial conundrum full of Catch 22 situations, it's making that capital last for life. There are economic risks such as inflation and investment risks such as market crashes. Then each family has its own decisions to make. Should the capital be left for the kids or should mum and dad be spending it because they're the ones who worked for it? Why conserve it if it will be eaten up in rest home fees?
Eking out a retirement on limited capital - be that $50,000 or $500,000 - takes much more than just budgeting. People who do make the most of their life savings create comprehensive spend-down plans that cover everything from the number of years they hope to stretch the capital out over, to ways of "right-sizing" their spending, as Campbell Johnstone, financial adviser at Macquarie Private Wealth, says.
Many older people make the mistake of believing they should withdraw their KiwiSaver or other retirements at 65 and put it in the bank to be safe, says Johnstone. They're likely to live at least another 20 years, however, and this is one of the least sensible things they should do. People with typical levels of savings need to get the balance of investing for income and growth correct or the money will dwindle quickly.
The irony is the less capital you have the more conservative you need to be with it. Older people whose capital is dwindling, says Johnstone, can't afford to have too much of it invested in a market - such as equities - that has bad years from time to time. If someone "loses" $100,000 on paper in shares the capital isn't going to recover for five years or more.
Those with lower capital levels who put their investments into conservative assets will need to dip into the capital more quickly, says Johnstone.
Let's say someone has $500,000 of invested assets and needs $20,000 a year to spend over and above New Zealand Super. Invested in a growth-type fund returning 5 per cent a year, the retiree will earn $25,000 to top up super. This is simplistic because it doesn't include tax and fees.
The purpose is to compare with someone earning 2 per cent in a conservative fund or investment on the same $500,000 who will receive $10,000 in income and need to withdraw $10,000 from capital. As the capital dwindles so does the income, and the capital withdrawals get larger each year.
The Catch 22 moment is that you invest conservatively, but as a result your capital is eaten away more quickly.
There is a rough rule of thumb in personal finance that if you withdraw no more than 4 per cent of your capital each year over the long run - which takes into account blip years such as 2008 - and invest the rest for growth, the capital won't be eaten away in an ever-increasing spiral.
But all of this requires that the economy and markets work in a predictable way. Every couple of decades the wheels fall off the system for one reason or another.
Just ask people whose life savings were eaten away by inflation in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. "Inflation is really corrosive for savers," says Shamubeel Eaqub, principal economist at the Institute of Economic Research.
The stock market crash of 1987, the Asian crisis of the 1990s and the global financial crisis of 2008 devastated some older people's finances, says Eaqub.
Those who were well diversified and didn't panic rode the storm.
"If you have been in there for 30 to 40 years your return is positive," he says.
Worst hit were those whose investments were too narrow; for instance, confined to the investment companies that crashed in 1987. Their business was investing and they didn't make or do anything. Many Kiwis thought they were a licence to make money and plunged their life savings into companies that imploded after the crash.
The picture was not dissimilar in 2006-11 when more than 60 finance companies fell like dominoes taking thousands of Kiwis' life savings with them. The few voices who warned of these investments being risky were ignored and older people often thought they were being conservative with their money by investing in finance companies.
There have been other instances of capital being devoured through investment in new-fangled products that turned out to be poor choices at best. Blue Chip's complicated property investment schemes is one example. Another capital-gobbler was the reverse equity mortgages sold in the past 15 years.
Older people borrowed against their homes and the interest payments were capitalised, meaning they were paying interest on interest, which eventually mounts up exponentially.
Russell Hutchinson of Chatswood Consulting makes the point that reverse equity mortgages - which are no longer widely available - should be a last resort for raising money in retirement.
Another investment risk to older people's capital is lending it to the kids or grandchildren for business ventures. Some feel forced into this by relatives - and it will become more common when increasing numbers of KiwiSavers reach the age of 65 and get their payout.
Another legitimate but costly scheme is buying a licence to occupy apartments in retirement villages. These apartments and all the related charges can tear through capital like a speeding bullet.
Inevitably there will be more economic and investment shocks in the future.
We're unlikely to see long periods of high inflation, says Eaqub. The bigger risk for older Kiwis and their capital is a house price shock. Close to 90 per cent of household wealth is in housing, meaning this is the biggest worry for retired New Zealanders and their capital.
There are various ways older people live off their houses. One is simply that it frees them from rent, says Eaqub. Others are downsizing to release capital, or owning rental property.
"By and large since the middle 1970s house prices have trended up [and] there is a belief that house prices will continue to go up." Eaqub points to the United States and Europe, however, where thanks to the financial crisis some people saw huge drops in the capital they had tied up in housing. He won't rule out such housing crashes here.
Some older Americans and Europeans are having to work 10 or 15 years longer to recoup the capital they have lost.
"There has been unprecedented growth in house prices in New Zealand [and] we are betting that house prices will only ever go up," he says.
"That may not be the safest strategy. The lesson from the financial crisis should be very much that [house price crashes] can happen and your portfolio should be diversified."
Johnstone says older people who worry about making their money last should seek fee-based financial advice. This is a one-off where they pay an hourly amount for the advice. It's not a case of transferring their investments to the adviser who then earns commission from them. It can simply involve fact-finding and a plan so that they can manage their own future.
There is more to financial advice than just where to invest. Hutchinson cites the case of one client who, when probed by her financial adviser, found a $100,000 teaching pension that she'd forgotten about.
Not all older people spend their capital too rapidly. Some don't spend enough, adds Hutchinson. "It is slightly bonkers if you are 90, live in a $1 million house and are still healthy enough to travel but [exist] on $18,000 NZ Super a year," says Hutchinson. People in that situation need to be encouraged to spend their capital. "Ultimately it is about life, not the money," he says.
There are ways to make the capital go further. For many people that is to continue working after retirement. Every dollar they earn while still in the workforce replaces the need to make capital withdrawals.


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Allison Whelan becomes one of few Atlantic Canadian lawyers with LL.M. in Taxation
During a convocation ceremony earlier today in Toronto, St. John's lawyer Allison Whelan received her Master of Laws in Taxation from Osgoode Hall Law School. Allison is one of a few lawyers in Atlantic Canada with this master's degree, which provides students with a thorough understanding of matters of personal and corporate taxation, both in Canada and internationally.
The Best Lawyers™ in Canada 2020 has recognized 83 Stewart McKelvey lawyers as legal leaders, in more than 40 practice areas. Fifteen of these individuals have also been named "Lawyer of the Year", a designation…Read More
Saint John associate Brent McCumber, P.Eng., has received a Certificate of Achievement for completing the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada In-Depth Tax Program. This three year program provides students with the most comprehensive, practical and…Read More
Halifax partner Mick Ryan, QC, was recently named Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada ("SDRCC") Chair for a two-year term. The appointment was made by the Federal Minister for Sports and Mick is the first…Read More
Partner Rémy Boudreau has brought his bilingual litigation practice to our Moncton office. Called to the New Brunswick bar in 2004, Rémy works with insurance companies, banks, financial institutions and realtors to resolve their matters…Read More
We welcome Will Cann and Michael Carver, who have both recently joined our Charlottetown office as associates. Will's practice focuses on general litigation, including criminal, insurance and public law, while Mike joins our team to…Read More
We congratulate all those who were called to the New Brunswick bar this morning, including former articled clerks Jennifer Cooper, Eima Hajizadeh, Graham Haynes, Sarah Kanhai and John Morse. Graham, Sarah and John will now…Read More
During the Atlantic Real Estate Forum this afternoon in Halifax, partner Lawrence Freeman, QC, will serve as the moderator on a panel providing an industrial and retail market update, specifically for port and waterfront cities.…Read More
Following the Nova Scotia Bar Admission Ceremony earlier today, we welcome new associates Matthew Jacobs, Nico Jones, Dylan MacDonald, Kimberly MacLachlan, Kathleen Mitchell, Alycia Novacefski, Sam Ward and Keisha Wright.Read More
During the Canadian Defence Lawyers Annual General Meeting and Conference in Toronto, Halifax partner Scott Campbell reviewed the procedures and strategies for defending class actions, as well as provided an assessment of the recent trends…Read More
We welcome associates Christa Korens and John Samms, to our Halifax and St. John's office, respectively. Christa's practice will focus on health law and insurance defence litigation, while John will help to solve disputes in…Read More


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We perform most of our minimally invasive orthopedic surgery At Midtown Surgery Center, a sate of the art, elite private facility, with one of the lowest infection rates in New York: 305 East 47th Street • Concourse Level • New York, NY 10017. Midtown Surgery Center provides a calm, relaxing and private atmosphere. Family and friends will be made comfortable in the quiet waiting room or they can enjoy all that NYC has to offer.
Our NYC orthopedic surgeon to honored to provide you with highly personalized and comprehensive orthopedic care. Our philosophy of direct orthopedic surgeon to patient care at every visit has made us one of the most trusted and respected orthopedic surgery and sports medicine practices on the Upper East Side in NYC. Feel free to contact our orthopedic surgery specialists today, at any time, and start yourself on the road to recovery.
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EU Directive On Orphan Works So Bad It Makes Things Worse
from the how-did-that-happen? dept
Orphan works (or maybe that should be "hostage works") have become a really hot area in the copyright debate. That's because increasing numbers of people have realized how insane the current situation is whereby millions of older works, that are out of print and have no obvious owners, remain locked away because of copyright. This has led to various proposals around the world to liberate them, while still protecting the copyright holders if they later appear and assert ownership.
Among these is the European Union's Orphan Works Directive. Given the size of the EU and the huge number of cultural artifacts that could be freed up by the right kind of legislation, this is potentially a big deal, particularly in terms of allowing works to be digitized and used in new contexts.
Recently, the European Parliament and the European Commission released a so-called "compromise text" (pdf); it hasn't been passed yet, but it's quite likely to. Here's how Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) summarizes its proposals:
The current text of the proposal will not solve problems with orphan works, but may aggravate them. The proposed Directive should encourage conservation and dissemination of orphan works with adequate safeguards for potential right holders, but it fails to do so. On the contrary, it sets unnecessary limitations on potential beneficiaries, does not solve for-profit use of orphan works and establishes an over-regulated mechanism that could suffocate non-profit initiatives. The purpose of the initiative is not to create additional bureaucratic barriers for a wide dissemination of works whose authors and right holders are neither known nor located... but the current proposed language if unchanged will.
KEI is being diplomatic: the proposed EU Orphan Works Directive is an utter disaster, which actually manages to make the situation worse than it is today. So how did this come about? A clue can be found in an earlier Techdirt story, which reported on a curious 113% turnout during crucial votes of the Legal Affairs (JURI) committee. The topic? Why, orphan works....
Finally, the Proposal may produce unattended consequences by encouraging countries to limit the use of orphan works in their domestic law. If the proposed Directive is as it is today, it could compel country members of the European Union to comply with the standards of the proposal instead of more flexible solution available in their domestic law. In other words, the proposal not only threaten any future positive and more useful development but it may also threaten any current achievement on the matter. This creates an extremely bad precedent on copyright regulation.
Despite years of activities organised and coordinated by the Commission in this area, the proposed Orphan Works Directive is a missed opportunity.
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FreedomPop, the company that makes data plans available to just about everyone, has been a favorite of ours for quite some time. They offered the first free wireless plan and offer a really cool home-based hub with 4G speeds and data too. FreedomPop makes some pretty awesome hotspots and routers with free data, and the Photon does not disappoint.
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The FreedomPop Photon with all the frills offered is normally priced at $99.99. For a limited time, however, it's $29.99 for Lifehacker readers, making this a pretty excellent steal. That's right, you're talking about the package below, featuring some pretty substantial savings:
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In this thread we can discuss characters we are making, boast about our class, compare traits, OC's and "re-created" existing characters (from anime for example). Generally, try to keep it character-oriented and have fun.
Game info
- Game: Artificial Academy
- Company: Illusion
- Release date: 10.06.11
- Artificial Academy Wiki
Download links:
- Unfortunately, none anymore! Google it
Hint: [110610] sukebei
Translation and uncensor:
Preferably use this: Inquisitor's All-in-One HF patch
Launcher English
- [Official] [English] [Full] Launcher by TheShadow : Here
Launcher Foreign
- [Russian] Launcher by Cyber Hunter Here
- [German] Launcher by Phil26: Here
- [Chinese] Launcher by xcthegreat: Here
Other threads:
- [Illusion] Artificial Academy - FAQ & Discussion
- [Illusion] Artificial Academy - Gameplay Discussion
Pre-release discussion
Check out these threads if you need additional stuff for you characters. Pay heed to The Shadow, he's the boss.
- [Mod Release Thread](Illusion) Artificial Academy
- [Mod Discussion Thread](Illusion) Artificial Academy
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Two pattern sizes are included: 144 x 144 mm (5.65 x 5.65 inches) and 120 x 120 mm (4.75 x 4.75 inches). These PinBroidery flower e-patterns make beautiful cards for many occasions including birthdays and anniversaries. The patterns are delivered by download for you to print.
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Greeley man who stole military gear pleads guilty
A Greeley man who stole more than $100,000 worth of military equipment from his Army National Guard unit has pleaded guilty to federal charges.
Matthew Marre was indicted in November on a charge of theft of government property. He pleaded guilty to that charge last week. His plea deal (PDF) calls for him to pay back more than $60,000 to the Department of Defense. He will likely be sentenced to between a year and a year-and-a-half in prison, though the final decision rests with the judge.
According to the plea agreement, Marre, an Amry National Guard member, stole $116,883 worth of equipment from a secured storage area of the Army National Guard, 5th Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group base in Watkins. Items taken include numerous weapons sights and scopes, a "video telecom system," weapons lights and grips and four thermal-imaging viewers valued at more than $10,000 each.
The plea agreement says Marre took the items "for his own use," but later suggests that he was selling the equipment. Investigators were able to recover about $45,000 worth of items.
"The defendant cooperated with law enforcement regarding the further investigation of individuals who were buying the stolen government property," the plea document states.
Marre is scheduled to be sentenced on August 17. The case is before U.S. District Court Judge Robert Blackburn.


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