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The U.S. government was never meant to be a giant lender for the world's most powerful banks.
Actually, that is exactly what the Fed was originally meant to do. The preamble to the Federal Reserve Act is:
An Act To provide for the establishment of Federal Reserve banks, to furnish an elastic currency, to afford means of rediscounting commercial paper, to establish a more effective supervision of banking in the United States, and for other purposes.
"Furnish an elastic currency" is another way of saying that the Fed should be a "lender of last resort" - lend money to banks whose funding sources can suddenly disappear in financial crises in order to prevent the system from collapsing. The Fed was founded because the frequent financial "panics" of the late 19th and early 20th century made clear that the US needed a central bank to perform this function.
During the financial crisis, the Fed performed this function with ingenuity and determination, and we would be in a very different - and much, much worse (think "Mad Max") - world if it hadn't.
What is questionable is whether the Fed is fulfilling section 2A of the Federal Reserve Act (added in 1978), "Monetary Policy Objectives":
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee shall maintain long run growth of the monetary and credit aggregates commensurate with the economy's long run potential to increase production, so as to promote effectively the goals of maximum employment, stable prices, and moderate long-term interest rates.
Some of us believe that the Fed could be doing a better job (or at least try harder) of getting us closer to "maximum employment". Somehow DeMint manages to be concerned that the Fed is failing to achieve "stable prices". He says:
Americans are feeling inflationary pangs at home, too. The congressional Joint Economic Committee found that since the Fed launched its program of quantitative easing in late November 2008, the value (trade weighted) of the U.S. dollar has declined 14 percent, which translates into higher food and fuel costs.
The graph below shows inflation, measured by the CPI (though I think a 'core' measure, which would show lower inflation recently, is a more appropriate guide for monetary policy) and the unemployment rate.
By historical standards, unemployment is very high now, while inflation is low (and the little tick upward at the end will likely vanish as the effect of the oil price increase earlier this year dissipates).
DeMint also approvingly cites the criticism of Chinese and German government officials:
Leaders from around the world have openly complained about the way the U.S. is intentionally weakening the dollar, since doing so cheapens the value of U.S. debt they hold. After the second round of quantitative easing was announced, Chinese Vice Finance Minister Zhu Guangyao said America "does not recognize, as a country that issues one of the world's major reserve currencies, its obligation to stabilize capital markets.
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble was more blunt, calling the Fed "clueless."
DeMint appears to believe that US monetary policy should heed the criticism of foreign government officials. Perhaps the mandate of the Fed be changed to focus on the interests of other countries. I think some people may believe that it should, since the US dollar is the global "reserve currency", but if we're going to do that, we might as well abolish the Fed and turn US monetary policy over to the United Nations. It doesn't appear that the wording of the Federal Reserve Act is explicit on this point, but I think its pretty well understood that the language quoted above about "the economy", etc., refers to the US economy. If they don't like our monetary policy, China and Germany (and everyone else) are free to choose other assets to buy.
This San Francisco Fed Economic Letter from 1999 describes nicely how and why the Fed's mandate has evolved. It might be good reading for Senator DeMint.
This San Francisco Fed Economic Letter from 1999 describes nicely how and why the Fed's mandate has evolved. It might be good reading for Senator DeMint.


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The right financial professional can make all the difference in your future quality of life. The wrong one can ruin it.
Comforting, eh?
Let's not dwell on the down side, and instead focus on figuring out what kind of pro is right for you.
Generally speaking, advice is available in four flavors:
Financial Planners
Financial advisors are the generalists in the field of money management. A financial advisor (also referred to as a "planner," or "CFP" -- Certified Financial Planner) assesses your overall financial picture, with an eye on your investments, savings, debts, insurance, and other big areas of your money life. Some are equipped to offer estate planning advice or input on your tax situation. Many make investment recommendations such as mutual funds or even specific stocks. The best ones can objectively put your finances into context and help you arrive at the best money moves for your future.
What a financial planner can do
A financial planner can help you answer questions ranging from "should I refinance my house" to "is it time to sell this stock?" Most CFPs can:
- Answer specific questions
- Organize and orient your overall financial picture
- Shed light on budget realities and provide tips to reduce spending
- Assess your retirement savings
- Furnish a much-needed wake-up call regarding your debt or retirement savings
- Check to be sure you have all of the basic insurance you need and if there are other holes in your financial plan
- Make mutual fund recommendations
The average cost of advice from a financial advisor starts at around $175 an hour (depending on where you live and the advisor's credentials, of course). After that, the fee structure can get a little more complicated. Since the first meeting with a financial planner is usually free, we encourage you to print out the checklist of questions we provide. (We even include a cheat sheet to help you weigh the answers you get.) What to watch out for
The sad fact is anyone can call herself a "financial planner" in most states. There is no licensing requirement and very little regulation. Noting a pro's credentials (those official-looking designations embossed on the letterhead) is your first line of defense in sussing out a pro. The charlatans don't have and can't use these designations, so the credentials become your seal of quality. (On the right-hand side of the page is a list of common credentials and what they mean.)
Of course, credentials don't tell the whole story of how much skill an investment professional possesses, and if she is the one for you. There's something to be said for that gut feeling you get when you meet with a pro -- if you trust the advice being offered and feel the planner has a good understanding of your best interests. Don't be fooled by colorful graphs presented to you laminated and perfect-bound. The software most planners use is widely available to those in the industry. Instead, look for substance, and proof that the advice applies to your situation. You want to be wowed.
Also be aware that most financial planners choose investments based on a limited pool of investment products -- mostly mutual funds -- that their firm offers. While that doesn't mean all their recommendations are duds, it might turn out that there are better options out there for your money. You must decide if you're willing to do a little legwork to find out.
Investment Managers
Investment advisor, stockbroker, wealth advisor -- the title may vary, but the goal is the same. These professionals are paid to eke out the best returns for your portfolio by recommending stocks, mutual funds, bonds, and cash investments. Their qualifications -- again, see the credentials list at right -- indicate how much formal training they have and whether or not they can handle investment transactions for you.
You'll find these services offered at big investment houses such as Merrill Lynch, Salomon Smith Barney, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter. Even if the advisor doesn't work at one of these firms, he or she is most likely associated with them to be able to tap into the larger firm's investment products.
What an investment manager can do
Investment managers make specific recommendations, and keep an eye on the ups and downs of your wealth. Some will take over your assets completely so that you don't have to think about it while you're lolling on a beach at the Bahamas or trying to find a babysitter for Saturday night.
For clients with sizeable assets, money managers will take on the role of financial planner, as well, and make recommendations (or coordinate outside experts who can do so) for other areas of your money life, including insurance, tax issues, and estate planning.
To hire an investment manager, you must meet a minimum portfolio requirement ranging from $10,000 to $100,000 or more. For stock trades, you'll probably pay around $150 for the average trade done by the typical full-service manager, whereas discount brokers typically charge between $5 and $20 for an individual online trade.
Full-service firms often charge annual "maintenance" fees -- about $150 a year or more. Alternatively, full-service brokerages might grant "unlimited free trades" in an account, but will charge you around 1% to 1.5% of your total assets per year.
What to watch out for
In these days of competition and waning profit margins at financial services companies, it's getting harder for the "little guy" to get investment advice.
A Washington Post report on the state of financial advice found the definition of "little investor" varied at the major brokerage firms. Merrill Lynch defines it as someone with any amount south of $100,000. Morgan Stanley has its eyes on clients with portfolios in the $1 million to $10 million range, according to the Post, and it is grooming 1,500 of its 12,000 brokers to hold their hands. At Piper Jaffray, just try to avoid the phone tree if you have less than $10,000 in your account.
If it's stock picks you're looking for, The Motley Fool has a pretty set opinion of whether you should use a full-service broker or a discount broker. We favor the discount brokers, who execute trades for about one-twentieth the amount that full-service brokers often charge. For more on why individuals might be better off picking investments and handling the transaction through a discount broker, see our discussion on "What's Wrong With a Full-Service Brokers."
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What it can do
Like a traditional financial planner, TMF Money Advisor will organize and orient your overall financial picture, looking at your income and outflows, investments and insurance. Instead of having a financial pro input your vital information into his or her program, the individual does it him or herself using an online financial planning tool powered by DirectAdvice. After answering a series of questions (it takes about an hour to fill out), users receive an assessment of their financial fitness and recommendations on ways to improve their standing. You can tinker with the plan's inputs at any time.
Subscribers also have carte blanche access to all of The Motley Fool online seminars and how-to guides -- covering everything from reading balance sheets and picking stocks to planning your roadmap to retirement and figuring out the best way to pay for a child's education.
Since there are times when we all could use a second opinion, or simply a verbal explanation about a complex financial product, we found The Ayco Company L.P. to offer members one-on-one advice from a financial professional. You can call any time during business hours (apologies to night owls who tend to stew over money issues at midnight). The minimum required education for each Ayco advisor is a 4-year degree and an NASD Series 7 license. They all possess, or are expected to pursue, an advanced degree or Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. All advisors participate in ongoing training, and have access to in-house resources with specialties in tax laws, employee benefits, insurance and investments.
A yearlong subscription to TMF Money Advisor carries a flat fee of $195. What to watch out for
Since the individual seeking financial help is in charge of inputting the data into the DirectAdvice online financial planning tool, a certain amount of organization is required. At the very least, you should know where your important papers are. (They are the same ones you would need to meet face-to-face with a financial planner. Click here for a downloadable checklist.)
Those who prefer to meet with a financial planner in person do not have that option with TMF Money Advisor. Ayco financial advisors offer their services via telephone. With your permission, they can access the information you recorded with the DirectAdvice tool to use as a starting point for your conversation. You may request the same planner whenever you call (and they will call you back at your convenience). If you have a question outside of the range of expertise of a particular Ayco advisor, he or she will consult in-house experts for answers. However, you, the individual, will not be able to speak directly with these specialists.
TMF Money Advisor subscribers cannot purchase financial products through The Motley Fool or our partners in this program. Ayco financial advisors are well versed about a limited group of mutual funds which the company tracks, but they do not offer individual stock picks. Neither Ayco, DirectAdvice, or The Motley Fool receive commissions from any recommendations they make.
Life events -- marriage, bequeathing your millions to your grandkids, Uncle Sam's yearly payday -- often require financial specialists. Many financial planners have areas of expertise in insurance, investments, estate planning, and dog sitting. (Okay, we made up that last one.)
There aren't a lot of purists in the industry. So when it comes to getting advice on a specific money conundrum, find a specialist who frequently deals with that issue. Meaning, if you're a small business owner looking to hire tax help, find an accountant who works primarily with small business owners.
What they can do
Need a hand filling out that 1040 EZ form? No one's snickering. Even the IRS estimates it'll take the average taxpayer about 13 hours to fill it out its simplest form this year. If you need a helping hand figuring out this year's tax return, writing a will, setting up a trust, or consulting the stars, there are specialists to navigate the legal, financial, and spiritual aspects of all of these issues.
Specialists come in handy when unusual or infrequent financial decisions need to be made. If you've come into a windfall, become a homeowner, landlord, new parent, daring divorcee, or experienced a dramatic income change, you might find a pro's expertise invaluable.
Varies. Many charge by the hour. But make sure to ask about other fees, such as computer charges and filing fees. What to watch out for
When it comes to calling in reinforcements, it pays to be cautious. Consumer Reports looked into the tax help available and came up with a few recommendations, including: avoiding preparers who promise a large refund before looking at your information, and those who charge a fee based on the size of the return. Be sure to ask how the firm handles sensitive data (you're looking for the word "shred" in the answer).
Word of mouth is usually the best way to find a trusted financial specialist. But don't just rely on Aunt Lila's soaring words of praise. Be sure to look for all of the answers we outline in this rundown of questions.
Whatever the financial pro's specialty, make sure he or she is on top of the industry's latest issues. Many have continuing education requirements. Ask what the pro does to stay on top of the latest laws.


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Cityzens Saturday at the CFA
Thousands of Manchester City fans were welcomed through the gates of the CFA this weekend to watch an open training session with Pep Guardiola and his squad as the Club officially kicked off the new season.
The squad met fans and signed autographs, with City's five new signings given a warm welcome by supporters inside the Academy Stadium. They also took part in a 360 degree photo of the Academy Stadium, which fans will be able to tag themselves in at mancity.com on Monday 7th August.
During the training session, which was the first opportunity for local blues to see City's new signings in action, fans were given headsets to listen to live commentary from a panel of experts including former player Trevor Sinclair, as well as broadcasters James Cooper and Alistair Mann, who discussed City's prospects as Pep fine tunes his squad ahead of the upcoming campaign.
For those not in Manchester, the session was streamed on Facebook Live to give fans around the world the chance to watch as the players were put through their paces.
"It was fantastic to see so many fans at open training, the reception we received was incredible," City captain Vincent Kompany said. "Their support throughout the year will undoubtedly make a huge impact to our performances on the pitch, so coming out today for training to see them all was something the players and I were delighted to do. I hope they all had a fantastic day".
Following the morning's activities, fans made their way into the heart of City Football Academy, which was transformed into a football festival, for an afternoon of exciting activities ranging from football skill challenges to live entertainment with music and guest interviews.
Fans also had the opportunity to hear from Manchester City Women, EDS and Academy players as they looked ahead to their respective campaigns starting in the coming weeks and months.
Commenting on Cityzens Saturday, Omar Berrada, Chief Operating Officer at Manchester City said: "Manchester City is lucky to have so many incredible fans who support the club day in and day out, so we wanted to create another season opener event to thank them for their loyalty.
"Welcoming them into City Football Academy to celebrate the start of what promises to be an exciting campaign was the perfect way to do that".


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Family Mediation is now the primary choice for couples when resolving their differences. The benefits of mediation is that its confidential, mediators are impartial, you control the decision making and its voluntary.
It seems that legal disputes are never far from the news. Whether it is a celebrity couple that is divorcing, an employee who is taking legal action against their employer, or two neighbours in a battle over the ownership of a piece of land, our papers are filled with the latest details of court cases. In many cases, people will turn to a solicitor Sale to solve their problems when all else has failed.
They may even have tried to talk to the other party about the dispute first, only to find that this approach has not succeeded. Whether it's a celebrity couple that is divorcing, an employee who is taking legal action against their employer, or two neighbours in a battle over the ownership of a piece of land, our papers are filled with the latest details of court cases.
In many cases, people will turn to a solicitor to solve their problems when all else has failed after having tried and failed to resolve the problem themselves and this costs much more money than the family mediation service.
Secondly, legal battles can take a long time. The law is ancient and complicated, with many legal cases and precedents over time. This means that a solicitor, if they are doing their job correctly, will examine the whole body of law relating to your case. This, and the time taken to attend court, can be very stressful and thats why mediation is promoted by the courts and Solicitors as the first choice.
A solution to these problems is to try an approach called mediation Sale:-
- Even if you have already tried to solve the dispute by talking together, mediation can help you to resolve your issues.
- Mediation is much cheaper than a legal solution.
- A mediator can help you to resolve your dispute more quickly than a court case would.
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- Its a confidential process making its a safew environment for couples
- Mediators are impartial, trained and experienced to help couples with solutions
- Its cost effective see our fees
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After a separate assessment you both undertake before mediation commences we will then arrange your joint mediation meeting. This can be same room or separate rooms and this is agreed in your confidential assessement. Perfect for child and money issues for separating couples.
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Unfortunately, every family will have its disagreements from time to time. Whether this concerns issues related to divorce or separation, care of children or an elderly relative, or problems around the use of land or property, a mediator can help you to find the solution that is right for you and your family. Our mediators are experienced in dealing with family members of all ages. They can explain the mediation process in simple terms which will help your family to feel comfortable with the meeting.
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- The family moves to a solution they can all agree to.
- As mediators we try and resolve the issues today and look at avoiding future issues.
- We mediate over lots of issues like co-parenting children
Neighbour mediation
Disputes between neighbours are becoming more common and cases of 'neighbour nuisance' are increasingly being fought out in court. Legal, adversarial, approaches to neighbour disputes invariably lead to longer-term problems. By the stage that the disagreement has reached court, relations have inevitably broken down. It may be that you will have to live next to your neighbours for many years and it is important to maintain good relations with them. Whether the issue involves noise problems, the size of hedges or use of driveways and other areas, mediation is a sensible solution.
The benefits of neighbour mediation are:-
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- Avoids legal battles being fought out in court with, potentially, publicity in the local press.
- The neighbours can move on from the argument with a written agreement which is of mutual benefit to them.
Workplace mediation
There are certain problems in the workplace, for example harassment or discrimination, which are so serious that the government advises that they are formally investigated. For other problems, mediation is an ideal solution. Disputes can occur between an employer and employee over issues such as working arrangements, relocation and contractual disagreements. There may also be disputes between employees through 'personality clashes', or disagreements over how work should be approached. Legal battles, involving trade unions and employers associations, can be prolonged and become ugly. However, mediation can help to resolve such problems quickly and effectively.
The benefits of workplace mediation are:-
- A productive, motivated, workforce who do not feel that they have to go to the union, or to the courts, to resolve their problems.
- A confidential service which employers can trust.
- The mediation can occur at your convenience, rather than at times specified by a court, or a union representative.
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Disputes between business partners can be very destructive to the day to day operation of a company. Contractual issues, disputes over intellectual property and issues over boundaries and rights of way can lead to your profits and valuable time being compromised through legal disputes. Such cases can also produce bad publicity in the press, and through your professional networks. Rather than fight such cases out in a public forum, a mediator can help you to discuss and resolve these problems, arriving at a solution that each party is happy with.
The benefits of commercial mediation are:-
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- Negligible cost to the company.
- A solution that you are happy with, and will lead to business confidence in the future.


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Need to move the bars up and or back a little. Anyone tried something they liked.
Need to move the bars up and or back a little. Anyone tried something they liked.
David Nicholls
Teulon Manitoba - Canada
Barbacks/risers from MV. On the F800 forum, there are many people using these risers. Following is a link to the thread:
There are also people using ROX risers. I have the MV on my GT and they worked out just fine. Had my dealer install and only took a few minutes. A brake line extender is included in the kit, and you only need to reroute the throttle cable and you are done.
I installed the Helibars set on my wife's ST. I was very impressed with the craftsmanship and the quality. They came with everything needed to do the job and I did not have to disconnect the brake line to install them.
I am not sure what the difference is from the ST to the GT. I imagine a phone to Helibars call would clarify.
Jim McGill
Just installed Wunderlich bar extenders. They were easy to install and came with a brakeline relocation tab. Moved the bars up 20mm.
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text: From Slashdot: "An opinion piece at Polygon raises an interesting question about how we perceive video games: why does so much effort go into having the plot make perfect sense? Think about games you've played that have a story. How much do you actually remember? You can probably name the protagonist and antagonist, but do you really know what they were fighting about? The article says, [Developer Jake Elliot] talked about the difference between a puzzle and a mystery. He argued that a puzzle has a solution, while a mystery may never be solved. A puzzle must make sense, but a mystery may well not. In the context of a game, the mechanics are the puzzle, while the theme is the mystery. The game play must be predictable, or the player will never master it. But the theme can be evocative and open-ended. A theme evokes the horrors of war; the mechanics remind you to reload your gun. The plot is stuck in the middle. It wants to make sense of a game, but the game play is already doing that. If we were watching a movie, the plot would provide the backbone, but games don't work like movies, and the plot can get in the way. It can feel awkward and unwelcome, while a looser thematic layer can be the most memorable part of the game."


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A Super PAC encouraging a presidential run by Hillary Clinton has spent over $1.5 million for online advertising during the last 15 months and raised over $5.7 million.
Ready For Hillary , a Super PAC, reported receipts of $1,705,580 and disbursements of $1,597,306 during the first quarter of 2014, leaving $857,243 cash on hand as of March 31st. During the quarter, the committee spent $375,147 on online advertising; $227,796 on direct mail production, and $209,127 on payroll.


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Howard Florey (1898-1968) and Ernst Chain (1906-79)
Florey was born in Australia and Chain in Germany, and they worked together at Oxford University doing research into the production of penicillin. In 1945, Florey and Chain shared a Nobel Prize with Alexander Fleming.
Penicillin is one of the most important discoveries in medicine. However, it was not until ten years after its discovery by Alexander Fleming in 1928 that the benefits of penicillin were actually realised. Howard Florey, a pathologist, and Ernst Chain, a biochemist, and their colleagues were able to produce enough penicillin in 1940 to experiment with its effects on mice. They tried to persuade British drug companies to manufacture penicillin, but the Second World War (1939-45) meant that companies preoccupied with wartime production could not produce enough.
Florey and Chain turned their department at Oxford into a penicillin factory. Trials of penicillin were held at the Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford from 1941 and were successful. Later that year Florey went to the United States to try and get some assistance with manufacturing penicillin on a large scale. A course of action which proved to be highly successful. Later, in 1943, Florey went to North Africa with neurosurgeon Hugh Cairns to find out how a small amount of penicillin could be used to treat war wounds most effectively. Many soldiers' lives were saved by injections of penicillin.
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Wearable Artificial Lung to Be Developed at Pitt Through $3.4 Million Grant
PITTSBURGH—Each year, nearly 350,000 Americans die of some form of lung disease, with another 150,000 patients needing short- and long-term care. Unfortunately, current breathing-support technologies are cumbersome, often requiring patients to be bedridden and sedated.
Now, with the support of a $3.4 million National Institutes of Health grant, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh will develop an artificial lung to serve as a bridge to transplant or recovery in patients with acute and chronic lung failure.
"Our wearable lung will be designed to get patients up and moving within the hospital setting, which is important for both patient recovery and improving a patient's status prior to a lung transplant," said principal investigator William J. Federspiel, William Kepler Whiteford Professor of Bioengineering in Pitt's Swanson School of Engineering and director of the Medical Devices Laboratory within the Pitt-UPMC McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine.
Current long-term breathing support modalities include extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (EMCO)—a cardiac and respiratory technique in which blood is drained from the body, oxygenated outside of it, and returned to the bloodstream. The drawback to EMCO is that it can significantly limit a patient's mobility and, while mobile ambulatory EMCO systems are beginning to be used clinically, these systems involve unwieldy equipment.
"This project will develop a compact respiratory assist device called the Paracorporeal Ambulatory Assist Lung—known as PAAL—to replace the old techniques," said Federspiel. "This is a wearable, fully integrated blood pump and lung designed to provide longer-term respiratory support up to one to three months while maintaining excellent blood compatibility."
The PAAL device will complement recent efforts by the University of Maryland (which developed a wearable artificial pump-lung) by potentially improving the efficiency of the transfer of oxygen and carbon dioxide and increasing biocompatibility, Federspiel explained.
Federspiel's colleagues on the project include William R. Wagner, director of the McGowan Institute as well as a professor of surgery, bioengineering, and chemical engineering in Pitt's School of Medicine and Swanson School of Engineering; Christian Bermudez, assistant professor of surgery in Pitt's School of Medicine and associate director of the cardiothoracic transplant division at UPMC; James Antaki, professor of biomedical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University; and Greg Burgreen, associate research professor of surgery at Mississippi State University.
Federspiel also is a founder of Alung Technologies, a Pittsburgh-based medical start-up company, which provides advanced respiratory support solutions. He joined the University of Pittsburgh faculty in 1995 after receiving his PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Rochester.


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Well, what we will do is convert our songs to .ogg and then pass them to the S4 League Jukebox.
Collect all the songs you want and put them in a folder (to make it more orderly)
Steps to follow:
First we need a program to convert the songs, I recommend Free Mp3 Wma Converter V2.2 to download
Note: You can use any converter that is easier for you to use.
Once installed it will be configured as shown in the image above.
Now we go to the top and click on Add Files and choose the songs to convert.
Once converted we go to the destination folder, in this case I leave them on the desktop:
Let's go to the folder where they have S4 League and inside there will be a folder called BGM (if they do not have it create it)
Your songs should already appear on the Jukebox, let's check.
Then they just choose them for the map they want and that's it.


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According to information received by KMUD News from the California Highway Patrol:
On December 21, 2012 at approximately 5:54 am the California Highway Patrol responded to the report of a semi-truck collision on State Route 162 east of US-101 in Mendocino County. A semi-truck was traveling eastbound when the roadway surface gave way and slid downhill. The semi-truck driver was uninjured and was able to guide his vehicle across the crevice in the roadway. Damage to the semi-truck was limited to its trailer and there was no release of cargo or other materials. The portion of roadway that slid away is approximately 25' wide by 20' deep. SR-162 is closed to both eastbound and westbound traffic at this time.
The roadway will remain closed at mile post marker 1.75 until repairs can be made to the roadway. Alternate routes to the Covelo area are Dos Rios Rd. from the west and Mendocino Pass from the east. Holiday travelers are reminded that winter weather conditions and recent storms may make these alternate routes inaccessible to some vehicles and commercial vehicles should not attempt these roads.
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The movie Wedding Crashers became number one at the box office after playing in theaters for several weeks. The word-of-mouth on this movie has made it a hit. Vince Vaughn is hysterical. (Swingers, a 1996 movie starring Vaughn, is one of my favorite comedies.) My friends ask me how Wedding Crashers compares to the weddings I've crashed. It doesn't compare. Unlike the crashers in the movie, I can't make balloon animals, and I've never used a fake Purple Heart for free drinks and sympathy. (I'm not saying I'm above such things; just never thought of them.) I figured I'd crash a few weddings in July to tie in with the film.
The first one I crashed was in Oceanside. A Samoan family that lives near my parents have a daughter named Sarona who was getting married at a place called Natural Reflections. Natural Reflections looks like Hawaii, with tropical trees and bushes and a pond filled with lily pads. It rained the night before Sarona's wedding, and I wondered if the outdoor wedding would be ruined. At the wedding I overheard one person say, "I bet they were shitting last night with that thunderstorm."
The day was clear and sunny (and too hot to be wearing a suit at 11:00 a.m.). Several wedding guests wore Hawaiian shirts. The wedding party had more people in it than I've ever seen. (I didn't count, but I'm guessing eight groomsmen and eight bridesmaids.) One of the groomsmen had a mohawk. I wondered if anyone had asked him to cut it off for the wedding. When I was in my early 20s and in many weddings, I had friends ask me to cut my hair (which was long), and one couple asked me to shave off the beard I had at the time. (I had to wear a kilt in that wedding, so the beard stayed.)
I got a cell-phone call before the ceremony started. I wondered how many weddings get interrupted by folks who forget to turn off their cell phones. I told my friend that I was crashing a wedding, and he said, "You're not supposed to go to the wedding ceremony. Those are boring. Just show up at the reception." In Wedding Crashers, Vince Vaughn's and Owen Wilson's characters went to the ceremony to scope out the women they would try to seduce at the reception.
When one of the bridesmaids was walking down the aisle, I noticed a tattoo on her shoulder. One of her male friends yelled out, "What's on your shoulder?" He laughed. She didn't.
I sat behind an older couple from Hawaii. They were talking about the humidity and bugs on the islands.
The ceremony was interesting and didn't last too long. The person who performed it (I don't think he was a priest) told jokes. I overheard one guest ask, "Was that guy drunk? He mispronounced Sarona's name four times before finally calling her 'honey.'"
The reception was at Camp Pendleton. The hall wasn't ready when we got there, but it opened soon after.
The food was excellent. There was prime rib, chicken, and salmon, with sides of potatoes and salads. They did charge for alcohol, so a Purple Heart might've come in handy.
The dances were entertaining. I heard one guy say, "I don't usually see women in bikinis at wedding receptions. This is cool." Two women came out to hula, one thin and the other heavy. I said to a guy at my table, "You get the gal on the left; I get the one on the right." He didn't laugh. "I don't think my wife would care for that," he said.
One of the flower girls, who was about four years old, did a Tahitian dance.
On each table was a box of coffee beans. My parents told me later that Sarona's family had been working on those boxes in their garage for weeks, sawing and sanding. It gave me horrible flashbacks to the seventh-grade wood shop class I almost failed.
As I was leaving I overheard one lady say, "The invitation said it was an adult reception and no children, but I see kids here."
Because I left Sarona's reception so late, I didn't make it in time for the next wedding, just their reception.
This wedding party was at the newly married couple's house in Scripps Ranch. It was also a Hawaiian-themed party, so I went home for an appropriate shirt. I could've worn a Hawaiian shirt to both affairs.
Their house was huge. I noticed several game balls from the San Francisco 49ers in their living room. I found out later that the groom played for the 49ers for five years.
I grabbed a glass of wine and found the friend who had given me the heads-up on this reception. My friend wanted to look around the house, so we went upstairs. There were more bathrooms in this house than any house I'd ever been in. I thought that I shouldn't have quit Pop Warner Football after two seasons. One bedroom had a balcony, and I shouted to the kid playing basketball below, "I challenge you to a game of horse." He told me to come down.
I like playing horse -- you can shoot from behind parked cars, or one-handed from the middle of the street. (For the record, I kicked his ass.) When we were washing our hands, before heading out back to the BBQ, the kid told me that his girlfriend was the groom's sister. After I got food, I saw the kid and his girlfriend dancing in front of the band (a guitarist and a guy on steel drums).
There was a person making margaritas, and I grabbed one. As I arrived at my table, a person walked by with freshly baked cookies. I said to him, "You're my new best friend," and took one.
I was talking to a guy who worked for the Orlando Sentinel years ago. He told me he wrote a story about a woman who helped the mentally challenged on weekends. He couldn't think of a headline so he just wrote "Woman Helps Retards" until he thought of a better one. After he wrote the story, he forgot about his working title and had to stop the printing presses.
One woman at this party brought her 17-month-old baby. Everyone was saying that the baby looked just like her. I couldn't tell. Babies all look the same to me. Everyone else thinks they look just like their parents. I'd love to see a study done with adopted babies. I guarantee the same number of people would say things like, "The baby has your nose."
I left the second reception stuffed from eating so much, which was the only thing I had in common with Vince Vaughn's character from Wedding Crashers.
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Monday, April 11, 2011
Minecraft, the craft of mining
I've been hearing on and off about it for a long time but after seeing glimpses of its 8-bit-like graphics my interest never flared, up until last week when I read this article about how Minecraft's dev, originally a single guy, later 2 guys and currently a small team of about 5 people, made an estimated $32 million in sales. And the damn game is still in beta!
So I thought to myself, if so many geeks are playing this game, there must be something to it. (Note: this line of reasoning doesn't apply to Facebook, Angry Birds, Farmville and other similar rubbish)
I fired up Youtube, watched a few gameplay videos, including this totally awesome fan-made music trailer and, after trying the game out for myself, I was hooked.
A couple of days later, I'm addicted. WoW? What's WoW? This is the new WoW.
It's nothing like WoW, of course. What it is, is a sandbox game which generates a random world composed from tiles (cubes rather) arranged in a grid. An enormous grid. It allows you to "dig" through the ground, through trees, essentially almost any type of material which makes up the world, collect those mats and then use them to build anything your imagination can conceive.
I am over-simplifying because there are 2 versions of the game: Classic which is free and Beta (lol) which is paid. At $20 I've already got my money's worth for the countless hours I've played. Classic gives you unlimited materials and you can just focus on building stuff, while in Beta you need to collect those mats yourself by digging and, if you so choose, you can make the game harder by enabling monsters which come out at night in dark places. By monsters I mean, of course, zombies and skeletons.
While Classic might sound like the better way to play, Beta is a lot more fun because it gets you to dig. And digging, for me at least, is tons of fun. You can dig a long way down, but not forever. There's a set distance between sea level and bedrock, which is several layers of impenetrable tiles.
To dig, you need some tools which you can create by combining various mats in patterns in a 3x3 crafting cube. The patterns are a genius idea. If you want an axe, you can arrange some sticks and stone/iron/etc in a shape resembling an axe and you get your axe. Again, I'm over-simplifying but I just wanted to give an idea of how crafting works.
While digging, you'll come across various minerals, some more precious than others. You can find coal (useful for making torches which light up the dark), iron ore (useful for making tools among other things), and diamonds which are the subject of the video I linked above. It seems that everybody is looking for diamonds because they're very rare and they make the best tools/weapons/armor.
Once you start digging, it's hard to stop. You will end up creating vast hallways, immense chambers and deep shafts. You will discover random caves, underground water streams and lakes, and dangerous lava. Digging in Minecraft is a perpetual journey of discovery. In my short time in the game I've dug a huge shaft all the way to bedrock, with a winding spiral staircase along the inside walls and a center pillar which goes all the way from top to bottom and has a ladder for quick access. Now I'm concentrating on strip-mining at the bottom of the shaft, in search of diamonds.
On the surface, I've built a huge tower, with a winding staircase, all the way to the clouds. From there, I've created skyways to various sections of my island.
Building stuff in Minecraft is cool thanks to the game's physics and the way various blocks interact. Most blocks just "stick" to each other when placed together. They don't need any support from below once you've placed them. This allows you to build the craziest stuff you can imagine. I saw a video on Youtube of a full-scale model of the starship Enterprise created by a guy with a lot of talent but also too much free time on his hands.
There's a lot more to Minecraft than what I managed to summarize here. A huge online community produces mods, hosts multiplayer servers, creates texture packs and other stuff. The randomly generated world looks strangely beautiful in all its Legoland-like glory. The blockiness and low-res textures are features, not negatives. I would suspect the graphics allow Minecraft to run on even the lowest-spec machines.
After a few days I'm hopelessly addicted to Minecraft. WoW is the farthest thing on my mind right now, sorry about that WoW fans. I'm curious how long my new obsession will last. I just want to build crazy stuff and burrow deep into the earth like a demented dwarf, so sue me.
Minecraft shows that an independent designer can really strike it rich with simple, yet /deep/ gameplay. It also emphasizes - and this is especially poignant in this day and age - that graphics aren't everything in a game. If the gameplay is kick-ass, it will more than make up for the lack of modern graphics. People-complaining-about-WoW's-graphics I'm looking at you! How long this Minecraft thing will last, no one knows. All I know is, it's a lot of fun, and now I'm off to dig dig dig and build build build some more!
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- Rades said...
Minecraft is revolutionary. It really is. Awesome to hear you're enjoying the game! Have you tried it multiplayer yet? If you do some minor setup on your end, you can host a server for you and friends, or you can hop onto any of the infinite multiplayer servers out there to hang out, check out people's masterpieces, or whatever. I sometimes just tour random servers to marvel at the amazing, terrible, or hilarious creations people have built. :D
- April 11, 2011 at 8:04 PM
- Darth Solo said...
Nah, I'm still trying to get the hang of what's possible to accomplish in single player. Besides, I don't have any friends in real life haha, or at least none who play games.
- April 11, 2011 at 8:18 PM
Well, to be very very honest I wouldn't call Facebook, Angry Birds and Farmville anything like "rubbish". You may like or hate them but -as you said in your article- "if so many (people) are playing this game, there must be something to it".
I understand your point, because I truly and deeply hate Farmville (70 million fans) but focus on this: you're wasting your real life hours to "dig" pixelated cubes. For the pure pleasure of doing that (Minecraft is not a game at all, it's like building castles on the sand).
I've tied it (Classic) but couldn't really gt hooked. Instead, I find interesting "watching" some impressive creations, yes. But I can do that via Youtube.
Anyway, anything that moves WoW down to the bottom is good. We need more competition!
- April 12, 2011 at 6:18 AM
- Darth Solo said...
Smeg, but I said "if so many geeks" :) Anyway, forgive me if I'm biased against FB, because I really am. I can't stand it.
It's wrong to judge other people's preferences but I happen to think that FB is downright dangerous (but that's a whole different story) and besides, I'm a strong believer in satirizing things that I don't like :) Nothing wrong with a little satire!
Yeah, digging pixels is just as useless I guess but it's entertainment to me.
I really wonder how many people actually quit WoW over Minecraft. The game obviously isn't as deep as WoW in the sense of story, character development or progression but in another sense it is even deeper because it allows you to freely express your imagination, something that WoW severely lacks.
- April 12, 2011 at 8:56 AM
- Lugnut Daffodil said...
See what you've done?!?!
Next payday, I guess I know what I'll be buying.
- April 12, 2011 at 11:49 PM
- Don Ferren said...
@Lagnut Payday? What's this payday you speak of?
Your review got me to give this game another look, and I bought it last night!
I survived the first night in the side of a hill, and have learned to HATE the Creepers. One of them destroyed part of my house on the 3rd day.
Thanks for the recommendation!
- April 13, 2011 at 10:12 AM
- Lugnut Daffodil said...
Yeah I have to try this now if for any other reason than this may be the perfect game for my wife. She's bored with WoW and isn't hardcore enough to move on to Rift or DC Online so this may do the trick!
But again....*peers at Darth*....ENABLER!!! :D
- April 13, 2011 at 4:35 PM
- Darth Solo said...
@Lugnut and Don lol @ you guys! I guess I'm that good, eh? Makes me feel warm inside to hear that I managed to corrupt not 1 but 2 peeps into buying a cool game, because it's not often that it happens.
I'm afraid I'm rather chicken as I haven't played with monsters enabled yet. I'll probably give it a try at some point but for now I'm concentrating on gutting that mountain and building tall towers and whatnot.
- April 13, 2011 at 7:42 PM
- Lugnut Daffodil said...
So I got Minecraft...
Who would have thought that one of the most tense moments I've had in a game in a long long time would be when nightfall hit for the first time and all the monsters came out and I DIDNT KNOW HOW TO BUILD ANYTHING YET :( :( :(
Minecraft suddenly became How-fast-can-you-build-a-chimney-around-yourself-craft. :)
Good stuff!
- April 15, 2011 at 5:48 PM
- Darth Solo said...
@Lugnut you got me ROFL!
Let me give you a piece of advice, from what I noticed so far playing, not that I'm an expert or anything...
When starting out:
- mine some wood
- make planks > sticks > pickaxe
- make a wooden door from planks
- start digging in the side of a hill, or if you find a cave even better
- brick up the entrance with whatever blocks you have handy
- leave a 1x2 space and cover it with the door
- mine some coal, make candles and light up the place
- if you can't find coal, make a furnace, make charcoal out of wood and then make candles
Provided the cave you're in doesn't extend into the darkness, you should now be safe.
- April 15, 2011 at 7:06 PM
- Darth Solo said...
Forgot to mention, in case you don't know this already, make the furnace from cobblestones.
- April 15, 2011 at 7:07 PM
- Lugnut Daffodil said...
Thanks for teh help! That helped a bunch!
And hey,I realized this morning your skybridges are actually a dang good idea, if for any other reason than to help me not get lost so much. When I travel on foot I get lost in no time, but with some sort of skybridge network setup you can rely on those to find your way back home.
Yep I'm hooked :)
- April 16, 2011 at 11:39 AM
- Gyldenfeax said...
Seed 1363181899730807241 is a pretty good map by all accounts with interesting topography to play with. I can't believe how small the beta download is at 264 kb. An awesome portable game to run on any old laptop.
- April 16, 2011 at 7:20 PM
- Darth Solo said...
@Lugnut Daffodil yeah I forgot to mention that you should setup a "beacon" next to your base so you don't get lost. Easiest one to do is to build a tall column, a single block in thickness. Stand on the first block, while jumping place the next block on top of the first, and so on. When you get to the top, add one or more torches. Then you can just jump down to your death.
@Gyldenfeax thanks I'll try that one. Yeah, this game will run even on very old hardware. I'm wondering if I can get my parents to play it.
- April 16, 2011 at 7:42 PM
- Diduś said...
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