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Beyond the high cost of electric-vehicle technology, perhaps the biggest turn-off for consumers has been the lengthy time needed to recharge products like the Model S. Or so goes conventional wisdom.
But the maker has set out to show that recharging the sedan doesn't have to be an obstacle – first by announcing plans for a nationwide, high-speed "Supercharger" network and, now, by demonstrating the ability to swap out a depleted battery for a fresh one faster than you can fill up a gas tank.
After tweeting plans to prove that possibility, Tesla CEO Elon Musk invited journalists and several hundred Model S owners to the factory to demonstrate the new battery-swap strategy. On a video screen overhead, a Tesla employee was shown filling up a car's gas tank at what the South African-born executive described as "the fastest gas station in L.A." On stage, a robotic machine automatically removed a Model S battery and replaced it with a fully charged one.


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thanks to colorkiller at TDA. *The sequel What You Should Know is now up!*
Every person in the in wizarding world knows Harry Potter's name. He was the baby that survived the Killing Curse cast by Lord Voldemort himself. He was the boy who lived. But what you don't know is that there was another Lord Voldemort was after. What you don't know is that Harry is not alone.
Twilight-HP crossover during the Goblet of Fire. 19000+ reads!
Genres: Crossover, Romance, AU Era: Hogwarts Characters: Cedric, Harry, Hermione, OC , Ron Pairings: Harry/OC, Hermione/Krum, Other Pairing
Advisory: Strong Language, Mild Violence, Scenes of a Mild Sexual Nature
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From Salsa and Reggatone to West African dance, there are over 90 classes a week. And now new students can try one class at no cost.
"Just come here have fun meet people it's great it's New York dance week, we welcome everyone," said Samuel Salazar.
Alvin Ailey is known for its professional dance company but the Ailey extension program is for anyone even if you're a beginner. Their philosophy, real classes for real people.
"Today for the free trial class it was my first time the class was fun energetic," said Gary Elliot.
Most people said the reason they don't take dance classes is because they're intimidated.
"I've never done it before, I'm nervous I'm gonna be in a room full of real dancers and it was amazing," said Karen Dahl.
If you're worried you can't keep up, don't hide in the back, you can't see the teacher which makes it worse.
The best place is to stand in the middle so you can see and also cheat off the person next to you.
And even if you have no clue what you're doing, just fake it until you make it and at least you'll still be burning calories.
During New York City dance week, which starts Thursday, the first class is free. That ends on June 29th. And it's otherwise $17 per class.
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Perth & Kinross Council
Perth & Kinross Council first became aware of Cittaslow in 2005 when a report commissioned to consider proposals to brand Perth as a Food Town included a case study on Ludlow that had recently become the first Cittaslow town in the UK.
Interest in Cittaslow was sparked at that time as it was felt that it more fully met with how Perth and also the whole of the local authority area – Perth & Kinross – was developing, than any of the other models examined. This led to the whole local authority area of Perth & Kinross being recognised as the first Cittaslow supporter in the UK in 2006, followed by Perth becoming Scotland's first Cittaslow town in 2007.
The Cittaslow criteria document was considered in detail and execution of a great number of these criteria was already being carried out by Perth & Kinross Council services either as statutory obligations or as part of projects aimed at enhancing the quality of life for the residents of the area.
Some examples of projects carried out by Perth & Kinross Council which fulfil Cittaslow criteria are:
Cittaslow Goal A3 – Plans for the implementation of new composting technology and the promotion of composting in people's houses.
Perth and Kinross has one of the highest recycling and composting rates in Scotland, and has won national awards for its recycling initiatives. Most householders have access to a full Kerbside Recycling Service that allows them to recycle cans, plastics, paper and cardboard in one bin, and food and garden waste in another helping to achieve a 47% recycling and composting rate for 2010/2011. There are currently 89 public Recycling Points and 8 Recycling Centres throughout Perth and Kinross allowing residents to recycle items ranging from car & household batteries, glass bottles & jars and unwanted electrical items to cardboard, carpets, scrap metal and plasterboard.
The national "Spring Clean" campaigns are managed by the Council's Community Greenspace team and Cittaslow Perth has linked with this team to carry out a spring clean of Moncrieffe Island, which is on the River Tay in the centre of Perth.
Cittaslow Goal B1 – Existence of well kept green space.
Perth & Kinross Council maintains two major park/Greenspace areas on the North Inch and South Inch parks and woodland parks at Kinnoull Hill and Quarrymill.
Perthshire Big Tree Country, of which Perth & Kinross Council is a key partner, has developed enhanced visitor access and interpretation at over 25 sites across the area.
Cittaslow Goal C5 – Plans to plant sweet smelling or environment-enhancing plants in public and private gardens
Perth and several of the towns and villages around Perth & Kinross have been successful in national Bloom competitions. Perth has been a Scotland and Britain in Bloom Champion on a number of occasions. Beautiful Perth, an initiative led by the Council's Community Greenspace team in partnership with a number of "Bloom" Committees throughout the Council area are responsible for this work.
Perth & Kinross Council has its own nurseries in Perth growing plants for public displays and supports Community Gardens where groups of people with alternative ability or learning difficulties can work alongside gardeners.
Cittaslow Goal D1 – Up to date Cittaslow register of locally produced goods and producers within the natural hinterland of the town.
Perth & Kinross Council operates a Business Directory of some 4,500 businesses in the Perth and Kinross area. This Directory is online and searchable. More specifically, on the food and drink side, the Council has produced a leaflet called "A Taste of Perthshire", listing some 100 places to source, purchase and eat local produce. This leaflet indicates which businesses are Cittaslow Business Supporters. This is linked to web pages:
www.perthshire-produce.co.uk which also has a search feature and includes a downloadable copy of the leaflet.
Perth Farmers' Market, the first modern day Farmers' Market in Scotland, was initiated by Perth & Kinross Council in 1999 and operates year round. There are now four markets in Perthshire, providing a market somewhere in Perthshire every weekend from April to October.
Cittaslow Goal E2 – Multilingual signposting, directions and instructions.
Perth & Kinross Council has a policy of making all its documents and information materials available in different languages, for instance – car parks give instructions in four languages and tourist signs use internationally recognised symbols for facilities and attractions.
Cittaslow Goal F4 – Website showing how Cittaslow themes are applied
Cittaslow Perth has web pages hosted within Perth & Kinross Council's website. Although Cittaslow Perth's web presence has its own url – www.perthcittaslow.org.uk – visitors to the pages will be taken to the relevant section of www.pkc.gov.uk.
Perth & Kinross Council recognises the advantages of being Cittaslow members through:
- · An established, respected and credible network
- · Opportunities to learn from and link with others
- · Independent external endorsement giving a quality mark
- · Opens new markets for local businesses through networks
- · Links food & drink to wider environmental and community priorities
- · Involvement of local communities and businesses
- · An effective promotional tool
- · Enquiries about Cittaslow are dealt with by the Council's Customer Service Centre
Perth & Kinross Council's website contains information on these and other activities and projects, too numerous to mention here. While these may not mention Cittaslow, it is clear that the work carried out by Perth & Kinross Council staff has a significant bearing and impact on Perth's Cittaslow status.


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By now, most of us have a couple of hard disks lying around, and sometimes you just need them for a quick data update or simple download. Connecting them to your rig is not difficult, but we're always keen to find an even easier way. Today, we tested a device called "SATA Quickport" docking station, and it enables a quick and painless way to connect hard disks to any machine. The company behind this device is called Sharkoon, and we must say that their product, in these past couple of days, has saved us many hours, as we were trying to find some old pictures; but for the life of us we couldn't remember what disk they were on. And yes, we do have a lot of them.
These following passages will introduce Quickport, and don't be surprised if you end up wanting one and adding it to your useful-hardware collection.
Its looks make it easy to blend in virtually anywhere, and since it's not too large, it's quite mobile. You connect it to your computer via a USB cable, so compatibility is not an issue.
Even if you're no hardware pro, a simple glance will reveal that this device is quite easy to use. It's cube-shaped with smooth edges and weighs in at just over half a kilo. Its weight is also a way to keep the stability, as you wouldn't want your disk to fall on the side. This device is not intended for use while it's running, but with a little effort that, too, is doable. The only thing that might actually prevent you in doing that is the cable length. The power cable is about 115cm long, whereas the USB is 150cm in length.
The box is as simple as the device – it features a picture and some basic information on a couple of languages. It contains the adapter with a relatively short cable, but the lengthy USB cable makes it possible to place Quickport where you see fit.
Sharkoon offers a couple of versions of SATA Quicport devices. The one we received is the basic version aimed at less demanding users and it comes only with USB 2.0. All the connectors are placed in the rear, which is in our case scenario two of them. The one in the middle is a power connector and the ON/OFF button is the first one on the left. It's always recommended that you first remove the device in software, just in case you don't lose precious data. The mechanical ejection key is located on the front.
Connecting this device to your computer via USB 2.0 is not the fastest of solutions, but Sharkoon has thought of more demanding users, too, and their "SATA Quickport Pro" additionally features eSATA and a card reader. USB 2.0 port theoretically allows up to 480 Mbit/s (60 MB/s), but for those with no eSATA on their motherboard, this is the only choice.
Unlike removable drives, Quickport allows for easy disk replacement, all in less than a minute's work.
All you have to do is slide the hard disk into the Quickport and the job's done. There's no need for additional screws, as the disk will be perfectly stable and safe in this vertical position. The good side of this docking-station device is that it's compatible with all 3.5'' and 2.5'' SATA drives. The photo above shows how a 3.5'' disk is inserted, the small sliding flap lowers and the disk safely lands in its position. In order not to make a mistake when inserting 2.5'' disks (we used OCZ's SSD disk) you should take a closer look, as one side of the flap has an opening for those disks.
If you're interested in the interface that this disk relies on, you can take a look at the following picture. There's no magic to it – its standard SATA interface that you can find on laptops or removable drives.
The front panel is almost empty and, apart from the Sharkoon logo, there's only a central button and two LEDs. One is a blue Power LED lamp, whereas the other, red one shows the disk activity.
Pressing the button will automatically eject the disk, but, as we've said before, it's wise to remove it in your OS of choice before actually physically removing it from the docking station.
We played with Quickport docking station and it didn't let us down. The following photo shows it quite nicely blending in on our table, and we put it to some quite serious use these couple of days.
Speed is limited due to USB 2.0, but the average user won't even notice. Four movies, 700MB each, take about two minutes to copy from the internal drive to Quickport, and average read speed is around 33MB/s. We thought our Seagate 80GB drive had problems in reaching USB 2.0's reading speed of 33MB/s, but not even a fast SSD disk remedied that.
With their Quickport device, Sharkoon offers a super easy and painless disk switching with minimum effort included. It supports all 3.5'' and 2.5'' SATA disks, which will definitely come in handy. It connects to the PC via USB 2.0 interface which, although not as fast as eSATA, can be connected to any computer or laptop. It's easy to use and doesn't look bad, so it will easily blend into any environment.
Dockingstation for SATA disks is a useful piece of hardware, and it's definitely a quicker way of getting to your data than using external removable drives.
Priced at €21, Quickport is truly appealing and priced just right, and we sincerely recommend it.


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History Time: 'Can you tell me anything about this Fanny Fern?'
Posted by Susannah Blair February 22, 2012 10:00 AM
"It gives me much pleasure to see that my affairs are in such good condition, and I feel truly obliged to you for your kind care. I hardly venture to hope that I shall do so well, this present year; but anyhow, with the assistance of my pen, I shall manage to live….
In my last, I recollect, I bestowed some vituperation on female authors. I have since been reading 'Ruth Hall'; and I must say I enjoyed it a good deal. The woman writes as if the Devil was in her; and that is the only condition under which a woman ever writes anything worth reading. Generally women write like emasculated men, and are only to be distinguished from male authors by greater feebleness and folly; but when they throw off the restraints of decency, and come before the public stark naked, as it were, — then their books are sure to possess character and value. Can you tell me anything about this Fanny Fern? If you meet her, I wish you would let her know how much I admire her. . . " - Nathaniel Hawthorne to his publisher, 1855
Who was this "Fanny Fern" who wrote with a pen dipped, apparently, in hellish flames, and who inspired admiration in Salem's acerbic son for her so-called "naked" writing?
As America's first professional female (and highest paid) newspaper columnist, known for her satirical and trenchant cultural commentary, Sara Payson Willis Parton wrote under the pseudonym "Fanny Fern."
Grata (soon called "Sara") Payson Willis was born July 9, 1811 in Portland, Maine, the daughter of newspaper publisher Nathaniel Willis. The Willis family moved to Boston in 1812. In 1816, Nathaniel Willis published the "Boston Recorder," one of America's earliest religious newspapers; later founding "The Youth's Companion," a pioneering children's magazine.
From her mother, Hannah Parker, Sara said, she inherited "all the capability for writing which I possess," asserting that her mother would have been a literary light in her own right had she not been "constantly engrossed" with family responsibilities.
There were nine Willis children, and three of Sara's siblings also achieved literary and artistic success. Older brother Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806-1867) was a prolific and well-known writer, who became an editor of the New York Mirror and founder/editor of the Home Journal.
Her younger brother Richard Storrs Willis (1819-1900), composer and music critic, was, like Nathaniel, educated at Yale. Study in Europe followed college; Felix Mendelssohn became a cherished friend. Back in the States by 1847, he wrote music criticism for the "New York Trib" and "The Albion." Later, he edited the "Musical Times" and "Musical World." In 1861 Willis moved to Detroit, Michigan, publishing collections of vocal music. You would recognize his tune "Carol," as the standard melody for the Christmas classic "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear."
Sara's elder sister, Julia Dean Willis (1809-1904) worked for her brother's Home Journal; with a talent for languages, she became a linguist, a teacher, and wrote reviews.
"Irrepressible" Sara was educated well, most notably at Catherine Beecher's seminary.
"The school of which she had the liveliest recollection was that of Miss Catharine Beecher, at Hartford, where Miss Harriet Beecher was half teacher and half pupil, and in both characters beloved. Several letters are before me, mementoes of her Hartford school-days, and they all speak of her in the same tone, as a rosy-cheeked, daintily formed, gracefully stepping girl … who gave her teachers a good deal of trouble, and yet was liked by them all the better for it."
"Mrs. Stowe … in one of her letters to Fanny Fern, of thirty-five years after, describes her ... 'You, I remember, with your head of light curls, with your bonnet always tipped on one side, with a most insidious leaning towards that broad road of laughing and conjuration, which is the horror of well regulated school-ma'ams—and the many scrapes….'"
From an early age Sara proofread for her editor father and thus learned how to prepare manuscripts properly. Although excerpts of her essays appeared in local newspapers, Willis did not write professionally as a young adult.
In 1837, 25-year-old Sara Willis married doctor's son Charles Harrington Eldredge, who worked at the Merchant's Bank of Boston. Eldredge was described to be of a "buoyant nature," handsome, and athletic. They were well-matched. The young couple moved into his parents' Boston house. Although the marriage was by most accounts a happy one, there were tense adjustments for the newlyweds (especially for the bride, who found herself contending with a mother-in-law perennially possessive of her son).
Their first child, Mary Stace, was born in 1838, and shortly afterwards they bought their first house, "Swissdale," in Brighton. In 1841, they welcomed their second child, Grace Harrington, into the world.
Unfortunately, the elder Eldredge couple moved to Brighton as well, causing renewed tension. Charles made poor investments, one of which resulted in prolonged litigation (he lost); financial troubles pursued him.
A new baby (Ellen) arrived in the midst of all this, illness and death in the family (including Sara's mother) added to the chaos, and then tragedy struck closest to home when seven-year-old Mary died. Heartsick, Sara and Charles moved to Boston. Then calamity truly struck the young couple. In 1846, Charles died at the age of thirty-five of typhoid fever.
These successive blows left Sara "emotionally reeling." Worse still, she was also left penniless, her husband's death catapulting her from "relative affluence to relative poverty."
Her father and father-in-law refused to help to any significant degree; they urged her, instead, to remarry as a means of support for herself and for her children. In January 1849, she finally did so; marrying a widower with two children of his own, Boston merchant Samuel P. Farrington.
This would prove to be a terrible mistake.
Author's Note: I am indebted to the scholarship of Dr. Judith Fetterley, Professor Joyce W. Warren, and various historical sources, including those by Caroline Ticknor, Fanny Fern and James Parton, from whom I have drawn biographical and quoted material for this article.
Next Week: A Scribbling Mob of Women: A Resilient Fern (Final Installment of "Salem's Love of Letters") Coming Soon: Salem's Oddest Election
Musician, educator and lecturer, Maggi Smith-Dalton is the president of the Salem History Society. Author of "Stories and Shadows from Salem's Past: Naumkeag Notations" (The History Press, 2010), she is working on her second book of Salem history for 2012. She and her husband, Jim Dalton, are also co-authoring a book on music in Salem's history and have released two new recordings of 19th-century music. Reach her at http://singingstring.org. For information on joining the Salem History Society, go to http://salemhistorysociety.org.
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Daniel Baron – "It's Time" CD Launch (Review)
Johannesburg's own born and bred, Daniel Baron released his debut album "It's Time" at La Toscana, Montecasino this past Saturday.
Daniel Baron was born in Johannesburg and has been singing from a young age. He taught himself to play the drums, bass and piano. His ear for music and wide spectrum of music genre's that influenced him while growing up has helped him become a skilled singer/songwriter.
His musical style is a mix of pop and rock, with music from the likes of U2, Def Leppard and Journey, Michael Jackson, Prince and the Bee Gees influencing him as a child and most likely his music style found on his CD today.
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Gophers' Kill expected back Monday
- November 25, 2012 - 11:52 PM
Gophers football coach Jerry Kill, who suffered a seizure at halftime of Saturday's football game against Michigan State, is expected back at work on Monday, according to members of his coaching staff.
Kill spent Saturday and Sunday at home resting comfortably. He did not attend the annual Gophers football banquet on Sunday at the Hilton Hotel.
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A Fort Lewis soldier was killed while on patrol on Christmas Day in Afghanistan, the Department of Defense announced today.
Staff Sgt. David H. Gutierrez, 35, of San Francisco was on dismounted patrol in Howz-e Madad when he was hit by an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment of the 5th Stryker Brigade.
Gutierrez enlisted on Oct. 22, 1998, in San Francisco. He previously deployed to Camp Casey in Korea in 2000-01 and Schofield Barracks from Oct. 2001 through May 2008.
He was assigned to Fort Lewis on May 8, 2008. He deployed to Afghanistan in July.
He is the 30th member of the brigade to die since it deployed.
Gutierrez spoke last month in a unit memorial for a friend and fellow soldier who was killed in October. Those remarks, about Pfc. Brian Russell Bates, were relayed at a Fort Lewis memorial in November.
In his remarks about Bates, Gutierrez joked about his friend's use of double negatives. He closed by saying, "I didn't never know how much I would miss you. Your memory will live on with the men of 1st Platoon." Read the archived article.
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The show is deep into production and kicking our collective asses, so I haven't had time to write up a proper journal update. I am long overdue for one, and it will be coming soon.
What could not wait, however, and deserves an entry all its own, is the message copied below. Honorary AstroBase Cadet Ken Plume has asked me and other Friends of Plume to post this message on his behalf, and I do so gladly, if not without sadness.
Ken, you'll remember, has been the moderator at many a Team Venture convention panel, an uncredited guest henchman on the show, and the guy who twists our arms into doing a Christmas song for quickstopentertainment.com every year. He's also a giant sweetheart who takes a lot of crap from me and Doc and still sends us free stuff whenever we ask for it (or don't).
So please give Ken's message your undivided attention, and I'll see you all again soon...
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I'm not really known for my moments of seriousness and personal candor here in cyberspace, so this missive will come as a bit of a surprise for those who know me well.
Four years ago, right before the holidays, the doctor found a lump in my mother's breast. After surgery intended to remove the lump discovered deeper penetration, a second operation was scheduled to remove her left breast. It was right after Thanksgiving.
Months of chemotherapy followed, and my mother was given a clean bill and told the cancer was gone. After a few more months of recovery, she began counting the months and years that would bring her to that magic number for cancer survivors - 5 years out. Expecting she was well on her way towards that goal, she had the port that was surgically installed to deliver her chemotherapy removed earlier this year. After all, she was almost 4 years cancer free, with only one year to go.
And then, nearly four years to the day when the original cancer was found, another lump was discovered in her right breast. Surgery was performed, and the biopsy came back positive for cancer.
The bitch was back.
It was also found that the cancer had metastasized. Tests have been performed. Chemotherapy has begun again. Hopes are high that the bitch can be beat back into remission, leaving my mother many, many more years with her husband, children, and grandchildren.
She did it once, and she'll do it again.
However, I want to keep my mother's spirits up, and I want to utilize the power of this here internet to whom my livelihood has been intertwined for almost 15 years. And not only am I hoping for the assistance of the thousands of people whom I've befriended and worked with in those years, but also the kindness of total strangers.
With that in mind, I'm hoping that whoever reads this post - or has it forwarded to them - will take some of their valuable time and help me keep my mother's spirits bright and her outlook optimistic.
Over the course of this holiday season, I'm hoping my mother will receive an avalanche of postcards from around the world - fun and funny postcards - with the well wishes of those who send them. Postcards sent by you, the person reading this now.
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in order to use use vmware fusion 5 and rosetta-based mac software i need to have mac os x 10.6 server. How do I know if the disc I have is the server or the plain snow leopard?
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The server version includes services that you can run to support other computers, including a web server, email server, and a file server.
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The wholesale demand for physical gold continues without reprieve, as the Sprott Physical Gold Trust (PHYS) has just announced it will sell another 22 million units. Use of proceeds: "The Trust will use the net proceeds of this offering to acquire London Good Delivery physical gold bullion in accordance with its objective and subject to the investment and operating restrictions described in the Preliminary Base Prep Prospectus." Somehow we are confident that Sprott, when determining the pent up demand for this trust, is fully aware that gold is not very edible, if at all.
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Q: I know you addressed this over the weekend, but this is your job to lose, is this the mentality you brought in to camp? And explain a little bit about that.
Flynn: I think I said the mentality that I'm at and I go in there and try to be the best quarterback out there. I'm trying to be the best quarterback for this team and help this team win the best I can. I'm coming in here every day with my hard hat on, trying to prepare if I make a mistake one day and try not to let that happen again. Study it, try to understand why I did it [happen] and come out here and start executing. And we're still in that installation phase a little bit, but we're also at the time now that we need to start picking up our execution and stuff like that.
Q: Is the mindset different than from when you were in Green Bay coming in as a backup there? Has your mindset changed? Or do you approach it the same?
Flynn: Mindset's got to change a little bit. Obviously, completely different situation from when I was in Green Bay. But the mindset as a competitor, as a professional athlete, as a football player, the mindset always has to be to improve yourself, better yourself on the field, and that's kind of the approach I'm taking. Also approaching it as a quarterback of this team, making everyone else around me better and pushing them to not to have those down times at practice or, right in the dog days of training camp, not have those down practices because everyone's going to get tired, everybody's going to get mentally exhausted a little bit. We got to fight through that because, obviously, with new people on the team, new offense, we've got to progress faster than a lot of the other teams that have stuff in.
Q: The tight end so often serves as a little safety net for a quarterback in a lot of offenses and 79 catches from this team went to another team last year, and a lot of guys that got a lot of experience with very really skilled sets. How interesting has it been watching the tight ends that you have here? And how do they sort of complement each other?
Flynn: I agree with you. Each guy's got their own things that they do well. We've got some guys that can make some plays, and I'm sure you guys have seen it on the sidelines. We've got some guys that can get down the field and make some catches and got good hands. We've also got some guys that get nasty that get down there and do some pass protection and blocking. Whatever we need to do, we've got those guys too. So, I like what I've seen so far from the tight ends.
Q: You've been around some pretty good receivers, especially in Green Bay. What are guys like [Rod] Streater and [Denarius] Moore got to get…
Flynn: They're extremely talented and there's quite a few guys on this roster that are talented guys that a lot of people probably haven't heard their names before, but they're talented. They've been working their tail of to talk with me, talk with Terrelle [Pryor], and just get with us and try to learn the game more. Try to learn about the route concepts, what they have against this coverage and all that kind of stuff. But what I see from them, I'm really liking right now. They're running crisp routes, our timing with them is starting to come and it's getting better and better every day, and the more we work, the more we do things. So far, I like what I see because they're working their tail off.
Q: Is it still kind of a feeling-out process, in terms of, who the go-to receivers are for you, who you feel more comfortable with? Will that develop over these couple weeks?
Flynn: That's something that will always be developed. I think we're starting to get a better feel for that now and we're starting to get a feel for what guys do best, what routes guys run better than others and what routes we like to throw and things like that. But that kind of stuff is going to progress with time. We're not going learn that the first week. We're probably not going to learn that the second week. We just have to keep going, get through the games, get further down in training camp and closer to the season.
Q: Do you have in mind that there's such a thing as a real go-to receiver? It seemed like when Aaron [Rodgers] was hot, the offense dictated who the receiver was, and when you've got good guys out there, it's almost like it doesn't matter.
Flynn: Yeah, I think if you've only got one guy to go to, you probably don't have a good all-around offense, and you're probably not going to be good on a week-to-week basis. I've had experience with offenses that there's no telling who the leading receiver's going to be for that week. You can name one of five guys, and that guy could be the one with 100 yards in a game or whatever it was. That's the kind of offense that I think we all want to have because that's going to be completely balanced and the defense can't tee-off or wind-up to cover just one guy or line up and stop the run, stop Darren [McFadden]. Whatever it is, they can't do it. So if we can spread the ball around, make guys have threats, work sideline to sideline, then it's really going to help us.
Q: How has the past three years' experience from Green Bay to Seattle, prepared you for this camp, for this team?Flynn: Couple years older. I learned a lot in Green Bay, obviously from four years I've progressed as a quarterback, I got better there. I owe a lot to the people in Green Bay, and I took away a lot of things from Seattle last year. And the thing I took away the most was that I want this even more now, more this year. I'm blessed to have another opportunity at this and try to take advantage of it and do as much as I can and not let it get away from me.


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Because it's a good idea to limit the number of times you're found in contempt of Parliament, the Harper government has tabled documents purporting to answer opposition questions about corporate taxes and the cost of anti-crime legislation.
Those documents technically answer those questions without providing much substance. It doesn't matter. The Conservatives know that voters - at least, the voters they need - understand and agree with the Tories' message, and don't understand or care about opposition contempt-of-Parliament complaints.
And by obsessing on questions of parliamentary privilege, the Liberals and the NDP are probably helping Stephen Harper's Conservatives win the next election.
The opposition wants Speaker Peter Milliken to determine whether International Co-operation Minister Bev Oda was in contempt of Parliament for her testimony to a committee about a document that was altered to terminate funding for a charity.
Liberal finance critic Scott Brison also wants the government found in contempt for refusing to reveal corporate profit projections so the opposition can see the effect of tax cuts, and for failing to provide estimated costs for expanding prisons.
The government's response on Thursday to Mr. Brison's motion was adequate, but failed to acknowledge that on the prisons question, the real costs of putting more people behind bars under new federal crime laws will fall to provincial governments.
Mr. Brison probably no longer has a case, at least as far as Mr. Milliken is concerned. The case against Ms. Oda, however, is damning.
While the opposition howled in Parliament on Thursday, the Prime Minister was in Toronto announcing yet another crime bill, this time to make it easier to make a citizen's arrest. Mr. Harper knows that even if Mr. Milliken rules in the opposition's favour, a final Parliamentary vote of censure is unlikely to come before a spring election.
The Liberals are making the government's authoritarian and abusive approach to the rights of Parliament and the people a key element of their election message. How could they not, given this government's behaviour?
But the number of people who care about parliamentary privilege is minuscule. That does not mean most people don't have political values. We know from endless polling and from conversations in bars - sorry, at Tim Hortons - that a lot of us were spooked by the last recession, a lot of us are still leery about where the economy is headed, and a lot of us think the streets are becoming more dangerous. And don't wave a StatsCan data set showing it's not true. People know what they know.
So while the opposition spent an entire week devoted to the Conservatives' contempt for Parliament, the Conservatives, not even bothering to notice, carried on pounding their themes of fiscal responsibility and getting tough on crime. Who do you think had the better strategy?
The Conservatives have crafted a plan, it appears, to obtain a majority while winning only about 37 per cent of the vote. They are targeting key swing ridings, and hoping to out-campaign and outspend the Liberals and NDP.
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Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech agrees with his manager's assessment over their title chances. Blues boss Andre Villas-Boas says they cannot be considered contenders.
Cech told his official website: "We don't have to mention the word 'title' because the Manchester clubs will not drop many points. That's the reality.
"I still think it is realistic to target the third spot but to do that we will need to succeed in Sunday's match (against Manchester United)."


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Photo Gallery: Steelers-Bills Game Highlights
Up for the challenge: Rookie inside linebacker
"I felt like we were challenged," said Williams. "There was a lot talk about the Patriots game, there were people questioning Coach LeBeau. We just wanted to go out there and put those questions to rest.
"It's the love and pride we have for this game and organization. We want to play solid and great football any time we get the opportunity to."
The defense definitely rose to the challenge, holding the Buffalo Bills to only a field goal for over 59 minutes of football until they scored a touchdown with just three seconds left on the clock in the 23-10 Steelers win.
"We just wanted to stay focused," said Williams. "We had a singular focus to go out there and play great football and that's what we did."
Halting the ground game: Last week
On Sunday the Steelers did just that, shutting down a powerful Bills running game and holding Fred Jackson to 55 yards on 12 carries and C.J. Spiller to only 23 yards on eight carries.
"We tackled well," said defensive end Cam Heyward. "It wasn't like they were getting any yards after the catch. We played with a lot of effort out there. I thought we executed a lot better out there. Everybody was pretty sound all the way around and it made it possible for the defense to come up with a win."
Heyward had another strong game, with six tackles including one for a loss and a sack of Bills quarterback E.J. Manuel.
"I am just getting more comfortable," said Heyward. "Experience always helps. I put a lot of pressure on myself to be ready for every game I step onto the field. Whether it's energy or making plays, I have to be a part of it. We just have to do it as a collective team to get these wins.
"I always try to lead with my play. I am just going to go out there and work my butt off like I know those other 10 guys will."


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The silver lining behind the residential real-estate collapse is the opportunity for housing bargains. Here are 14 up-and-coming Chicago neighborhoods and suburbs where prices are relatively low and the promise for future growth is strong
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Population: 24,182
A trio of Fox Valley towns offer historic buildings, ample employment, healthy schools, lively downtowns, and easy train travel into Chicago—all at a genial, semicountrified pace. Of those three charming sisters on the Fox River—St. Charles, Geneva, and Batavia—the middle one has some of the best advantages, including the splendid Fabyan Forest Preserve, a former dairy farm and estate turned public park that has lovely gardens and footbridges, a towering windmill, and even a onetime bear cage that is now a picnic shelter. Homes in Geneva range from the mansions near the river to brand-new subdivisions in the sprawling Randall Road corridor. The mansions sometimes eclipse $1 million, but other homes in town, most built in the last 15 years, generally run from the high $200,000s to the high $400,000s.
Just beyond Geneva's western boundaries, in Blackberry Township, lies the 650-acre Mill Creek. There the developer Sho-Deen has woven together houses, golf courses, and natural areas to create an organic extension of old Geneva (rather than another banal cornfield subdivision). The well-stocked Mill Creek Village Center provides a complementary retail option, while the two big golf courses, the swim club, the walking paths, and, in some areas, the big houses all in a row give the development a contemporary spin. Recent Mill Creek sales include $305,000 for a three-bedroom house built in 2005 in the neotraditionalist Pinehurst neighborhood, as well as $417,000 for a four-bedroom residence built 11 years ago near the Tanna Farms golf clubhouse.
PLUS: The strip malls along Randall Road are convenient sources of pretty much everything homeowners might need.
MINUS: The Randall Road strip malls exemplify the blandness that too often accompanies suburban sprawl.
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2013 NFL Draft: Dangerous Pass-Rushers Who Will Make Immediate ImpactJanuary 9, 2013
Remember what happened when the Seattle Seahawks took Bruce Irvin with the No. 15 overall pick in the 2012 NFL draft?
Pete Carroll, John Schneider and the entire organization were mocked, mocked and mocked some more.
The 'Hawks could have found a superstar quarterback (oh, wait) in the third round, and it wouldn't have mattered. Irvin was such a reach at that spot—such a horrendous gamble, such an idiotic pick—that their draft was a failure already.
Well, all Irvin did was lead every rookie in sacks with eight, force a fumble and recover another. He is still far from being a complete player, but the rookie from West Virginia's ability to get to the quarterback with ease has been a major key in Seattle's elite pass defense.
Let's take a look at what rookies will play that role next season.
Damontre Moore, DE/OLB, Texas A&M
It's not difficult to see why Damontre Moore has gone from relative unknown to potential top-three pick in the last year.
The 6'4", 248-pound monster has the combination of production, talent and versatility (he played outside linebacker in a 3-4 scheme as a sophomore and defensive end in a 4-3 defense this year) to make teams fall over themselves to acquire his services.
While he is a stud in the run game (85 total tackles, 21.0 for a loss in 2012), Moore's ability to get to the quarterback is without a doubt his most enticing trait.
Considering his size, Moore's gaudy explosiveness and speed is downright unfair. He's nearly impossible to block with one lineman and is relentless in chasing down the QB, as evidenced by his 26.5 career sacks.
Moore often gets criticized for his unwillingness to compete on every play, but his jaw-dropping skill set will quickly make his new organization forget about that.
Jarvis Jones, OLB, Georgia
As more teams turn to a 3-4 scheme, the need to find outside linebackers like Aldon Smith, Von Miller and Clay Matthews—whose main job is to get to the quarterback—becomes crucial.
And while someone like Damontre Moore, who will potentially end up as a 4-3 DE, may have more versatility, it's usually 3-4 OLBs who find themselves at the very top of the league in sacks (unless your name is J.J. Watt, of course).
For this year's top edge rusher from the linebacker spot, look no further than Jarvis Jones.
Georgia's star defender not only led the nation with 14.5 sacks, but he racked up 24.5 tackles for loss, seven forced fumbles (both of which also were No. 1 in America), one interception and four pass deflections.
Jones is an absolute playmaker. He doesn't have the quickness of a Von Miller, but he has elite size (6'2", 242 pounds), above-average speed and an array of moves that make him a nightmare cover.
Don't be surprised if he leads all rookies in sacks next season.
Bjoern Werner, DE, Florida State
We've gone with a guy who has versatility to play multiple schemes and an outside linebacker, so let's take a look at Werner, who projects to be a 4-3 defensive end at the next level.
And quite a good one if Bleacher Report's NFL draft guru Matt Miller has anything to say about it:
Agree with @nfl_bridge, Bjoern Werner is the best defender in this year's class. bleacherreport.com/articles/14650…— Matt Miller (@nfldraftscout) January 2, 2013
That's certainly incredibly high praise, but it's not a stretch either.
Werner, who tallied an impressive 13 sacks (third most in the nation) and 18 tackles for loss (19th most), doesn't have top-end speed, but he's physical, uses his hands extremely well and works hard to collapse the pocket with consistency.


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City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria) is calling on the city to alert local communities and their elected officials before a new cell tower or antenna is to be placed on top of a building near residential neighborhoods.
Vallone introduced a bill last week that would include several new requirements for cell phone companies that plan to build towers or antennas on the roofs of buildings. He had first proposed similar legislation six years ago.
"We pushed for the city to list the location of cell antennas and now we are pushing for the community to be notified when carriers are planning to install new antennas," he said.
The bill would require companies to notify communities when a tower or antenna would be mounted on top of a building, provide the community board and Council member with a written notice before applying for an installation permit with the city Department of Buildings and put an identification number on each antenna to enable residents to link potential concerns to specific equipment.
The companies would also have to prove they first made an effort to install the antenna in a non-residential neighborhood.
"We are not against cell towers, but believe they should be responsibly placed until we are sure of their health effects," Vallone said. "We don't want this to be the same situation we had with lead paint and asbestos where everyone assumed they were safe and then we found out years later that they weren't."
Western Queens residents have long complained to Community Board 1 about cell towers being constructed on top of buildings across from the street from their homes.
The DOB's Web site contains a list of cellular antennas in the five boroughs.
Reach reporter Nathan Duke by e-mail at email@example.com or by phone at 718-260-4566.
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I don't know how much business they do. I had never heard of them before. There are dozens of companies that sell these kits. Many advertise on craigslist around me. Some you can find locally already built or built at your site. Some Lowes and HDs sell kits too. I did notice that the ones penny pincher barns sell are a little higher priced than some that I had looked at a few years ago.


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She put her mink in a safe, but it was anything but.
Carla Hohenhouse claims Macy's lost the $18,000 fur coat she put in their vault, then lied about it, according to a lawsuit.
Hohenhouse says she brought the black, natural mink to the Fur Vault at Macy's in Manhattan last year.
In November, Hohenhouse asked the Fur Vault to ship her the coat. The store gave her a tracking number and she was charged $27.22 for the shipping, but the coat never arrived, according to her Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit.
She was offered a temporary replacement but the new coat was "a different color, different size, and made of different fur," she claims.
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Nestoras Kommatos was signed by Lokomotiv Rostov late in the summer for his talent and experience.
Both qualities came to the fore in their 87-69 triumph over BC Strumica on Tuesday, a
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Kommatos scored 18 points and nailed a three-pointer to spark a decisive 15-2 run at the start of the second half to propel Lokomotiv to victory.
The victory followed Lokomotiv's 67-57 first-leg win in FYR Macedonia, giving Oleg Meleschenko's men a decisive 28-point win on aggregate.
Lokomotiv dominated the boards in this game, out-rebounding Strumica 55-21.
Kommatos, 30, had 13 of those rebounds.
Lokomotiv are among the favorites for this competition but Strumica and their coach Jovica Arsic have shown they fully deserve their place in the tournament as well.
After surviving the Elimination Round 1 against Cedevita Zagreb, though, Strumica came off the rails last week at home against Lokomotiv.
Arsic still gave his team a fighting chance to win and early on Tuesday, that looked possible just over three minutes into the game when Dime Tasovski buried a three-ball for a 13-4 advantage to leave Strumica just a point behind on aggregate.
They weren't able to build on the lead.
Instead, Lokomotiv began to discover their rhythm and a basket by center Szymon Szewczyk capped 9-1 run for the hosts to leave the contest at 14-14.
Strumica reeled off the next six points before Anthony Goldwire connected from long range.
The visitors went back in front by 23-19 when Eftim Bogojev made one of two at the charity stripe with 6:18 remaining in the first half.
New signing Junior Harrington made his presence felt by making a three-pointer for Lokomotiv.
Strumica continued to battle and led 29-24, but a pair of Kommatos free throws finished a 6-0 surge for Lokomotiv and put the home side into a 30-29 lead with 1:12 to go in the second quarter.
The visitors still had a chance at half-time, trailing 36-34, but the third quarter belonged to Lokomotiv.
They took control for good when Kommatos hit his three-ball a minute and 17 seconds into the third period to start the 15-1 run.
The Russian outfit held a double-digit lead for the rest of the contest.


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TITLE: I Died Today
By Gina Johnson Smith
Death of my own natural spirit must happen everyday if I am to walk this walk with Him. I must die to the spirit of fear and must be born to the Spirit of love. The fear spirit says I can't applaud you because they will like you better than me, but the Spirit of love says, I can love you and applaud you because I understand we all have individual assignments – you can't do mine, I can't do yours – but together we make beautiful music. The Spirit of love walks in the pureness of heart – pure motivations.
I must die to the spirit of pride; I must be born to the Spirit of humility. For the pride spirit says, I've got it goin' on. I don't need correction, can't take correction, and will get offended if it's offered. The convicting sermon heard is always for someone else – not me. There is no self-examination for the pride spirit. The Spirit of humility, however, has an open ear. The Spirit of humility says, But by the grace of God go I, so compassion is always offered during correction. Humility doesn't say, "I am nothing." Humility says, "Without God, I am nothing." Humility says, "As we are all trying to be like Him and you fall, I will share Truth, hoping you will see Truth and turn to it again. And as you do, I will help you get up, dust off, and we can continue the journey at a better, more mature place. Compassion reminds me that I was once blinded, but hope brings me to the understanding that you, too, can see again.
I died today. I died to living a routine life, blinded by the tricks of bondage. I was born to understanding the shifting of the spiritual times and seasons. I was born to understanding that much of what we embrace is a way of getting us complacent. Much of what we embrace is setting us up for destruction. Checkmate is coming and we haven't got a clue. More than ever we must be alert. We must be ready. We must look up. For the bridegroom is on the way. We must be ready like never before. For we all must die to be ready.
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The earliest known written story-- The Epic of Gilgamesh
This story tells of how the kingdom of Uruk has fallen under the terrible shadow of a great and mysterious evil. The source of the threat is traced to a monstrous figure, Humbaba, who lives half across the world, at the heart of a remote forest.
The hero, Gilgamesh, goes to the armorers who equip him with special weapons, a great bow and a mighty axe. He sets out on a long, hazardous journey to Humbaba's distant lair, where he finally comes face to face with the monster. They enjoy a series of taunting exchanges, then embark on a titanic struggle.
Against such supernatural powers, it seems Gilgamesh cannot possibly win. But finally, by a superhuman feat, he manages to kill his monstrous opponent. The shadowy threat has been lifted. Gilgamesh has saved his kingdom and can return home triumphant.
The essence of 'Overcoming the Monster' story is simple. Both we and the hero are made aware of the existence of some superhuman embodiment of evil power. This monster make take human form (e.g., a giant or a witch); the form of an animal (a wolf, a dragon, a shark); or a combination of both (the Minotaur, the Sphinx).
It is always deadly, threatening destruction to those who cross its path or fall into its clutches. Often it is threatening an entire community or kingdom, even mankind and the world in general. But the monster often also has in its clutches some great prize, a priceless treasure or a beautiful 'Princess'.
A Few Examples
King Kong, Count Dracula, Hansel and Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Bean Stalk, Perseus, Theseus, Hercules, Beowulf, St. George, Frankenstein, The War of the Worlds.
The story is likely to run through five stages:
1. Anticipation Stage and "Call"-we usually become aware of the monster as if from a great distance, then gradually learn of its fearsome powers, and how it casts its threatening shadow over some community, country, kingdom or mankind. The hero then gets a "Call" to confront it.
2. Dream Stage-As the hero makes preparation for the battle to come (e.g., as he travels towards the monster), things seem to go well.
3. Frustration Stage-At last we come face to face with the monster. The hero seems tiny and alone against such a supernaturally stone opponent. He may slip into the monster's power.
4. Nightmare Stage-The final ordeal begins, a nightmare battle in which all the odds are loaded on the monster's side. But at the climax of the story, just when all seems lost, comes the 'reversal'.
5. The Thrilling Escape from Death, and Death of the Monster-In the nick of time, the monster is miraculously dealt a fatal blow. The dark power is overthrown. The community which had fallen under its shadow is liberated. The hero emerges in his full stature to enjoy the prize he has won from the monster's grasp: a great treasure, union with the 'Princess'; succession to some kind of 'kingdom.'
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Dear readers: Another way of looking at the recent American Lung Association statistics on premature deaths due to smoking in the U.S. is this: The number of premature deaths is equivalent to 920 fully loaded 747 jumbo jets crashing annually. That`s 350,000 people each year. Can you imagine how concerned we would get and what action we would take immediately if that were to happen?
Dear Dr. Johnson: I saw an Associated Press dispatch recently about a Harvard study saying that steroids could help children with cystic fibrosis. Is this now a treatment that should be standard for victims of cystic fibrosis?


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Being comfortable with uncertainty, being prepared, and not being overconfident are essential life skills.
It is no coincidence that these skills serve as strong investment principles and help us look at the markets and economy with a healthy dose of realism. Heading into 2014, I emphasized the importance of humility in predicting the future, so in light of the New Year, I would like to offer a resolution: Invest with purpose. Forecasters (including us) will set expectations about what lies ahead, and it is important to keep your portfolio immune from assuming that one forecast will be right at the expense of reaching your goals on time. By definition, we will never be completely "right"—but if we are careful and responsible, we will probably be very close.
At Vanguard, we develop our forecasts and portfolio recommendations with a long-term, distributional focus to minimize our own biases. With this perspective in mind, I will revisit the projections we made for 2014 in our Economic and investment outlook. Reviewing our predictions is much like watching the tape with the football team and coaches after a game: We can review our performance, see patterns with new perspective, and prepare for the next kickoff with the necessary self-reflection.
U.S. growth
Outlook (January 2014): We anticipated a slight pickup in near-term growth, approaching 3%, for the United States for the first time since the financial crisis. The most positive leading indicators were associated with the housing market, manufacturing activity, and financial conditions.
Current state: Excluding the unforeseeably rough winter and inventory cycles that affected the first quarter, gross domestic product growth has been above expectations. Growth through the first three quarters of 2014 was around 2.4% annualized; however, growth in the second and third quarters was north of 4.5% annualized. Our outlook anticipates the United States will remain resilient despite the global slowdown, with cyclical risks tilted toward above-trend growth of 2.5%–3.0%.
Biggest surprises: The polar vortex and the unprecedented fall in production took everyone by surprise. On a positive note, however, the unemployment rate fell below 6%, hitting a new postrecession low.
Global inflation
Outlook (January 2014): We expected the reflationary monetary policy to counteract the deflationary bias of a high-debt world and predicted that core inflation was likely to remain within the 1.0%–3.0% targeted range.
Current state: We were pretty close to the mark. The Consumer Price Index grew at an annualized rate of around 1.6% through October. Europe and Japan continued to have a greater risk of deflation. Our long-term inflation outlook for the United States, the euro area, and Japan is slightly lower, centering in the 1.5%–2.0% range.
Biggest surprise: An unexpected fall in oil prices in the fall and early winter put downward pressure on global prices.
U.S. monetary policy
Outlook (January 2014): Tapering of the Federal Reserve's quantitative easing (QE) program had began, although an actual tightening continued to be some time off. The target federal funds rate was predicted to remain near 0% through mid-2015.
Current state: Although the Federal Reserve signaled the end of QE, our outlook remains the same. The Fed is likely to keep short-term interest rates near 0% through mid-2015. That said, new information suggests the anticipated rate rise will likely be more gradual and will end at a lower level. Globally, the burdens on monetary policymakers are varied, and we anticipate central bank policies will diverge over the next several years.
Biggest surprises: The European Central Bank (ECB) was slow to enact an asset-purchasing program, and Japan suddenly increased its level of asset purchases.
Bond markets
Outlook (January 2014): We predicted that the return outlook for fixed income securities would be muted, with an expected ten-year median nominal return between 1.5%–3.0%. The macroeconomic environment justified a ten-year yield in the range of 2.75%–3.75%. However, we anticipated that a more normalized environment in which rates moved toward 5% would not happen.
Current state: Similar to last year's outlook, the return outlook for fixed income securities is positive but muted. The expected long-run median return has been revised slightly higher, to around 2.0%–3.5%. Our central belief that fixed income serves primarily as a diversifier, however, is unchanged. Given this backdrop, we see credit risk as the main threat to investors in light of compressed credit spreads and a continued reach for yield, with the 10-year Treasury yield at approximately 2.5%.
Biggest surprise: Long-term rates came down in spite of expectations of a rate increase. This was largely the result of heightened geopolitical risks (including the Ukrainian conflict and ISIS) and concerns over growth in East Asia and Europe, as well as the weakening European outlook and the ECB's decision to hold off on implementing QE.
Equity markets
Outlook (January 2014): Our equity outlook became more guarded. We were uneasy about signs of froth in certain segments of the global equity markets. Our expected ten-year median return was below the historical average, shifting to the 6%–9% range.
Current state: In a scenario of structural deceleration and a lower ending level for policy rates, we expect all asset yields to be lower relative to historical norms, echoing last year's outlook. The long-term median nominal return for global equity markets, centered in the 5%–8% range, is below the historical average. Since the equity risk premium endures at lower yield levels, we encourage investors to exercise caution in making drastic strategic portfolio changes.
Biggest surprise: The S&P 500 Index ascended past 2000 points despite concerns of froth and slower economic growth.
Investor behavior
Outlook (January 2014): Investors, on average, continued to gravitate toward more aggressive asset allocations, either passively by not rebalancing or actively by investing in riskier segments of the stock and bond markets.
Current state: The risk appetite remains elevated as investors continue to chase expected return in a world of structural deceleration.
Biggest surprise: Investors remained "risk on" in light of uncertainty over rate increases and global economic growth.
For more on the current state and our views on the future, read our updated outlook for global economic growth, inflation, monetary policy, interest rates, and returns for stocks and bonds over the next decade in our 2015 outlook.


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Alexander J. Glant
Alexander Jacob Glant, one hour old, of Decatur, died at Indiana University Medical Center in Indianapolis on Friday, October 1, 2010.
He was born to Jeffry A. and Amanda J. (Higginbotham) Glant.
Other survivors include a sister, Addison J. Glant of Decatur; grandparents Ted and Joy Higginbotham of Monroeville and Kevin and Marge Glant of Decatur; and great-grandparents Carol A. Glant of Ft. Wayne and Chester Higginbotham of Keavy, Kentucky.
Calling is 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, October 5, 2010, at Haggard and Sefton Funeral Home, Decatur.
A 9:45 a.m. prayer service will be held on Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at the funeral home, followed by a 10:30 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, Decatur, with Father David Voors officiating.
Burial will be in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Decatur.
Memorials are to the family.


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In today's blog post, RJ Raines, our Terrain Park Builder Extraordinaire, talks about the art of building a terrain park.
It takes a bit of imagination and experience in riding to build a terrain park. The features are normally determined by the run, but in some cases we like to switch things up - it keeps the parks interesting. At Crystal, we have three parks, each with its own signature.
Giggles Terrain Park is our beginner park, so we usually try to stick with smaller features that are great for learning and growing as a rider. Tuck's Terrain Park, located on a steeper run, is normally reserved for jumps, as it's great for maintaining and building speed in between hits. And finally, our Basin Street Terrain Park, located just below the Crystal Clipper, is our rail garden. We typically try to put in two rail lines, stuffing as many fun features as we can into the run.
It's hard to say what features are most well-received. It really comes down to a matter of personal taste. A lot of people love hitting jumps, and at the same time, there are many people who enjoy jibs. When building our park features, we collaborate amongst ourselves to try and figure out the best place, and way, to set the features. I also enjoy getting feedback from riders on what they would like to see. I feel as though this is one of the most important things I can do, as the local riders are the ones who hit park the most. The key is trying to find a happy medium from everyone's input. Sometimes we get it, sometimes we don't - but that's the beauty of snow. It can always be changed. Overall, in terrain park construction, we aim to create a feature that's fun, unique, and challenging to a variety of riders.


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Manned Spacecraft - Space Suits
Space suits are designed to be worn by astronauts and cosmonauts during take-off and landing and during extravehicular activities (EVA). They are, in a sense, a space passenger's own private space vehicle and present, in miniature, most of the same environmental problems as does the construction of the spacecraft itself. For example, a space suit must be able to protect the space traveler from marked changes in temperature, pressure, and humidity, and from exposure to radiation, unacceptable solar glare, and micrometeorites. In addition, the space suit must allow the space traveler to move about with relative ease and to provide a means of communicating with fellow travelers in a spacecraft or with controllers on the earth's surface. The removal and storage of human wastes is also a problem that must be solved for humans wearing a space suit.


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Kernel Korner - Kernel Mode Linux for AMD64
In KML for IA-32, system call invocations are translated automatically into fast, direct function calls without modifying user programs. This is possible because the recent GNU C Library for IA-32 has a mechanism to choose one of several methods that the kernel provides for system call invocation, and the KML provides direct function calls as one way of invoking system calls.
However, the GNU C Library for AMD64 doesn't have such a mechanism for choosing among methods of system call invocations. Therefore, I created a patch for the GNU C Library. With the patch, kernel-mode user processes can invoke system calls rapidly, because the invocations automatically are translated to function calls. The patch is available from the KML site (see Resources).
One of advantages of KML is the kernel-mode user processes are almost the same as usual user processes except for their privilege level. That is, kernel-mode user processes can do almost anything that ordinary user processes can do. For example, kernel-mode user processes can invoke all system calls. This means they can use filesystems. They also can call open, read, write and other functions, including network systems, with socket, connect and bind. They even can create processes and threads with fork, clone and execve. In addition, they have their own memory address space that they can access freely. Even if a kernel-mode user process uses tons of memory, the kernel pages out the memory.
Moreover, the scheduling mechanism and the signal mechanism of the original Linux kernel work for the kernel-mode user processes. You can check this by executing the following commands:
% cp /usr/bin/yes /trusted/bin % /trusted/bin/yes
You should notice that your system does not hang. This is true, because the kernel's scheduler preempts the kernel-mode yes and gives CPU time to other processes. You can stop the kernel-mode yes by sending Ctrl-C. This means the kernel can interrupt the kernel-mode yes and send a signal to kill it.
As described in the previous section, kernel-mode user processes are ordinary user processes and can perform almost every task that user processes can perform. However, there are a few exceptions:
Kernel-mode user processes cannot modify their GS segment register, because KML uses the GS segment register internally to eliminate the overhead of SWAPGS instruction.
32-bit binaries cannot be executed in kernel mode on AMD64. KML for AMD64, like other typical OS kernels for AMD64, runs in 64-bit mode and there is no efficient way to let 32-bit programs directly call 64-bit functions.
Please notice that, as in the case of KML for IA-32, these limitations are present only in kernel-mode user processes. Ordinary user processes can alter their GS selector, and IA-32 binaries can be executed if an IA-32 emulation environment is set up.
The way to execute user processes in kernel mode in AMD64 is almost the same as it is in IA-32. To execute user processes in kernel mode, the only thing KML does is launch user processes with the CS segment register, which points to the kernel code segment instead of user code segment.
In AMD64 CPUs, the privilege level of running programs is determined by the privilege level of their code segment. This is almost the same as in IA-32 CPUs; the only difference is the segmentation memory system is degenerated in AMD64. Although segment registers still are used in 64-bit mode of AMD64, the only segment that the segment registers can use is the 16 EB flat segment. Thus, the role of the segment descriptors is simply to specify privilege levels. Therefore, only four segments—kernel code segment, kernel data segment, user code segment—exist in 64-bit mode.
Although it is fairly easy to execute user processes in kernel mode, as shown in the previous section, there is a big problem—the stack starvation problem. The problem itself is almost the same as that of KML for IA-32, so I describe it briefly here. Further details are available in my previous article.
The original Linux kernel for AMD64 handles interrupts and exceptions by using the legacy interrupt gates mechanism. For each interrupt/exception, the kernel specifies an interrupt handler by using the interrupt gates in advance, typically at boot time. If an interrupt occurs, the AMD64 CPU suspends the running program, saves the execution context of the program and executes the interrupt handler specified in the corresponding interrupt gate.
The important point is the AMD64 CPU may or may not switch stacks before saving the execution context, depending on the privilege level of the suspended program. If the program is running in user mode, the CPU automatically switches from the stack of the running program to the kernel stack, whereas the CPU does not switch stacks if the program is running in kernel mode. The CPU then saves the execution context—RIP, CS, RFLAGS, RSP and SS register—to the stack.
Now, let us assume that a kernel-mode user process accesses its memory stack, which is not mapped by the page tables of the CPU. First, the CPU raises a page fault exception, suspends the process and tries to save the execution context. This cannot be done, however, because the CPU does not switch stacks, and the stack where the CPU is ready to save the context is nonexistent. To signal this serious situation, the CPU tries to raise a special exception, a double fault exception. Again, the CPU tries to access the nonexistent stack to save the context. Finally, the CPU gives up and resets itself. This process is known as the stack starvation problem.
To solve the stack starvation problem, KML for IA-32 uses the task management mechanism of IA-32 CPUs. The mechanism can be used to switch CPU contexts including all registers and all segment registers, when interrupts or exceptions are raised. KML for IA-32 switches stacks using the mechanism when double faults are raised. However, in 64-bit mode on AMD64, the task management mechanism cannot be used because it simply does not exist.
Instead, KML for AMD64 uses the Interrupt Stack Table (IST) mechanism, which is a newly introduced mechanism of the AMD64 architecture. In AMD64, the task state segment (TSS) has fields for seven pointers to interrupt stacks. In addition, each interrupt gate descriptor has a field for specifying whether the CPU should use the IST mechanism instead of the legacy stack switching, and if so, which interrupt stack should be used. If an interrupt occurs that is specified to use the IST mechanism, the CPU unconditionally switches from a user stack to the interrupt stack specified in the interrupt gate descriptor.
In KML for AMD64, all interruptions and exceptions are handled with the IST mechanism. Therefore, even if an interrupt or exception occurs while a kernel-mode user process is running with its %rsp pointing to an invalid memory, the kernel can keep running without any problem, because the CPU switches stacks automatically.
There are two reasons why KML for AMD64 handles not only double faults but also other interrupts and exceptions with the IST mechanism. One reason is that the overhead incurred by the IST mechanism is negligibly small. Therefore, I think it is better to keep it simple. Handling only double faults with the IST mechanism requires complex modifications to the original kernel, as in KML for IA-32. Second, the red zone of the stack is required by System V Application Binary Interface for AMD64 architecture. The red zone is a 128-byte memory range located just below the stack, that is, from %rsp - 8 to %rsp - 128. System V ABI for AMD64 specifies that user programs can use the red zone for temporary data storage and signal handlers, and interrupt handlers should never touch the zone. If KML handles an interrupt with the usual interrupt handling mechanism, this red zone is corrupted, because a stack is not switched. In this case, some CPU contexts are overwritten to the red zone if a kernel-mode user process is running. Therefore, KML for AMD64 handles all interrupts/exceptions with the IST mechanism in order to provide System V ABI to user programs correctly.
There also is a limitation in KML for IA-32: kernel-mode user processes cannot change their CS segment registers. This is not possible because KML for IA-32 requires at least one scratch register to switch from a user stack to a kernel stack manually when exceptions or interrupts are raised. It prepares the register by using the memory where the CS register is saved. This limitation is not applicable to KML for AMD64, because stacks are switched by the IST mechanism. It is not so important, however, to change the CS segment register in 64-bit mode of AMD64 because there can be only two code segments.


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Wimbledon 2012: Federer beats Djokovic to reach final
LONDON: Six-time champion Roger Federerreached a record eighth Wimbledon final on Friday when he defeated world number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.
In the pair's 27th meeting but first on grass, Federer booked his place in his 24th Grand Slam final where he will face either Andy Murray or Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
Victory on Sunday will take the 30-year-old level with Pete Sampras's record of seven Wimbledon wins, allow him to reclaim the world number one ranking and clinch a 17th career Grand Slam crown.
Djokovic, who was bidding to reach a fifth successive Grand Slam final, had defeated Federer six times in their last seven meetings.
But Federer, playing in a record 32nd major semifinal, was not to be denied as he buried the heartache of having been knocked out in the quarterfinals in the last two years.
He also took his record of semifinal victories to eight out of eight at the All England Club.
"I'm ecstatic. I played a great match today. Novak played great in the first two sets too, but the third set was key," said Federer.
"I stepped it up then. He had a break points in the ninth game of the third set. It was a tough match."
Federer said he was delighted to be back in the final, having lost in the quarterfinals to Tomas Berdych in 2010 and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga last year.
"It was a shock for some people when I lost to Berdych, but not for me. They said 'How are we going to survive a Wimbledon final without you?'.
"I just went on vacation and prepared for my next tournaments."
Djokovic, 25, admitted he had been outplayed in the key moments.
"I felt my energy levels drop at the start of the fourth set. I played a couple of sloppy games and had a low percentage of first serves," said the Serb.
"It's difficult to get rhythm and control of the match in those circumstances.
"He was the better player in the important moments. I expected him to be at his top level; I expected myself to be at that level too, but I wasn't."
With Indian cricket superstar Sachin Tendulkar and pop singer Kylie Minogue watching from the Royal Box, Federer provided the early entertainment by easing to the first set in just 24 minutes.
The Swiss earned the break point he needed in the sixth game when Djokovic, who fell on the surface made slippy by the closed roof above, could only net a running backhand.
A shout from the crowd then caused Djokovic to check his service motion and Federer pounced with a low return which the Serb could only dump into the net.
Federer served up two successive aces in the ninth game to lay the foundation for wrapping up the opening set.
Djokovic, who came back from two sets to love down to beat Federer in the semifinals of the US Open last year, hit back in the second set, breaking with a razor-sharp backhand down the line for a 2-0 lead.
The match was level when the champion fired his fifth ace of the contest to take the second set.
A Djokovic double fault then gave Federer break point in the sixth game of the third which the Serb saved after a brutal, 23-shot rally.
Another fierce exchange, this time 26 shots, gave Federer a second break point but Djokovic's iron defence kept him level at 3-3.
However, Federer carved out two set points in the 10th game when Djokovic missed an easy overhead.
The champion saved the first but Federer converted the second with a leaping smash into an open court.
Federer was suddenly and comfortably on top, capitalising on a loose Djokovic service game to break for a 2-0 lead in the fourth set.
Djokovic was under siege and fought off three break points to hang on at 4-2 down.
But Federer claimed victory in the ninth game on his first match point when Djokovic netted a service return.