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Hunt is on for new Sydney Archbishop to replace George Pell
Three names will be proffered to Rome as candidates to replace George Pell as the Catholic Archbishop of Sydney after consultation with Australian bishops, trusted priests and laity.
While speculation has focused on Parramatta's bishop, the Dominican friar Anthony Fisher, as a front-runner, senior church figures caution against jumping to conclusions.
When pressed to name likely candidates, the general secretary of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, Father Brian Lucas, replied: "I have a saying when it comes to the appointments of bishops. 'Those who talk, don't know; those who know, don't talk.' "
The few who are talking, privately, also suggest the Archbishop of Brisbane, Mark Coleridge, and the bishop of Newcastle and Maitland, Bill Wright, as contenders.
A local selection process will be led by Australia's Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, to find the best candidates. Archbishop Gallagher notes that Cardinal Pell is still Sydney's Archbishop and the position has not yet been declared vacant, but if the Pope makes that move – likely in the coming days or weeks – the Nuncio will start consulting senior church figures.
"You make the initial consultation with the bishops," Archbishop Gallagher explained. He then widens his discussions to "consulters" – priests who bishops have chosen to advise him.
"A number of them must also be heard. And when we determine a shortlist of possible candidates, we go deeper into the thing. One would assume the three candidates would already be bishops, but it's not necessarily the case. It's probably the case."
Who and how many among the laity would be consulted?
"It's very much left to my discretion," Archbishop Gallagher said. But the opinion of "qualified" non-clergy would be sought on the suitability of a particular candidate.
"For all these big jobs, the number of people who could be qualified [to be Archbishop] could be quite limited."
Age was also a consideration. "One is not going to appoint someone who is himself nearing retirement age." But experience mattered, he said, so it might not be a bishop ordained in only the last couple of years.
The Nuncio producers a "terna" – a dossier containing the three names – which is submitted to Congregation for Bishops in Rome, a department of the Holy See that makes recommendations to Pope Francis, who is expected to take a close interest in such a senior appointment.
Bishop Anthony, as Anthony Fisher is called on the Parramatta diocese website, is overseas on annual leave and was not available for comment on Tuesday. Born in 1960, he was only 49 – and the youngest bishop in Australia – when appointed to lead Parramatta in January 2010. However, Pope John Paul II had already named him as Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney in 2003.
He was baptised at St Therese Church, Lakemba, and attended that parish school before moving to St Michael's at Lane Cove, Holy Cross College at Ryde and St Ignatius' College, Riverview. He studied history and law at the University of Sydney and practised law in a city firm, and was involved in the "pro-life" movement.
In 1985, he entered the Order of Preachers, or Dominicans. He was ordained a priest in 1991, completed a doctorate in bioethics at Oxford in 1995, lectured at the Australian Catholic University, became a foundation director of the John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family in Melbourne and adjunct professor at the University of Notre Dame and deputy-chancellor of the Catholic Institute of Sydney.
When named as Bishop of Parramatta, he said: "Priests are the backbone of our parish life ... Naturally, promoting priestly and religious vocations will be a major priority for me."
The 61-year-old Bill Wright – or Bishop Bill, as he prefers to be called – said soon after Cardinal Pell appointed him to the Newcastle-Maitland role in 2011: "In 33 years of being a priest I've only applied for one position; the rest found me. I've come to believe there's a certain 'providence that shapes our ends' – and, so far, things have turned out all right."
A Sydney University arts graduate with honours – largely in history – he also said: "I would like to see much more evidence of a church of ideas, so that at the heart of things, there are some very strong Christian religious ideas, instead of rote practices or 'emotional devotionals'.
"We believe that human reason can attain to truth, so I would like to see in Catholicism a church that really valued the intelligence and rationality of its people, that engaged with questions and sensible answers. Intelligent participation in public affairs, and life, is hard work. You can't just say, 'There it is, take it or leave it. If you don't believe that, you're not a good Catholic."'
Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge, 65, has strong credentials as a bishop and through his work with the Vatican. A former master of the Catholic Theological College in Melbourne, he worked in the Vatican Secretariat of State from 1997 and was ordained Auxiliary Bishop for Melbourne four years later. In 2004, he was appointed as a member of the Pontifical Council for Culture and chair of the Roman Missal Editorial Committee of the International Committee for English in the Liturgy.
He became Archbishop of the Canberra and Goulburn in 2006, joined the Pontifical Council for Social Communications in 2011, and was appointed as Brisbane's Archbishop in April 2012.
Age may is likely to count against 72-year-old Denis Hart, Archbishop of Melbourne since 2001. The church is also likely to want a clean break from the church's past handling of child abuse complaints against clergy. At a parliamentary inquiry last year, while acknowledging a history of cover-ups, he defiantly denied police claims of a lack of co-operation since the church's 1996 Melbourne Response. He also said the church no longer dissuaded victims from going to police, and insisted that information on abuse gained through the confessional must remain secret.
Father Lucas warns: "Most people who speculate about successors in this area tend to get it wrong, the way they also speculated about who the next Pope was going to be. Absolutely not a single journalist in the world got Pope Francis right."
The Nuncio, Archbishop Gallagher, says of the local shortlist process: "We're talking months rather than weeks, although it is a priority appointment, so to some extent I expect we will try to fast-track it a bit."
Whoever prevails as the next Archbishop of Sydney, the biography of Mark Coleridge on his diocese website notes that he has been moved to reflect: "Jesus often surprises, but he never disappoints."
Rick Feneley is a news and features writer for The Sydney Morning Herald. His column, Then Again, appears on Saturdays. He was the paper's long-term night editor before returning to writing in late 2008.


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I'm just back from my weekend workshop organized by Amy Davies, who heads up Photography Events by Amy in Plymouth, MA. Great fun as always, and I can't wait for our 2013 workshop.
Day two was about speedlites. My goal was to illustrate that you can set up a portrait studio almost anywhere - and get cool results - with two speedlites and a few inexpensive accessories.
Our "studio" for the shoot was the hallway of an office building in Plymouth. Above is a behind-the-scenes shot.
The main light was positioned above and in front of the model, and to camera right. A grid was placed over the speedlite to focus the light. The speedlite was aimed at the model.
The background light was positioned to camera left and slightly behind the model. It was aimed at the background. A blue gel was placed over the speedlite, which was fired through a cardboard cutout.
Both speedlites were set at TTL. The main speedlight was set to 0 EV, and the background speedlite was set to – 2 EV, so as not to blast the background with light.
Both speedlites were fired via a radio transmitter/receiver set. My camera was set on the Manual exposure mode.
I demonstrate this and other speedlite set-ups on some of my workshops and at my seminars. I hope to see you there.
Gear for this shoot:
Canon 5D Mark III.
Canon 24-105mm IS lens.
Canon Speedlite 580EX II (two), which has been replaced with 600EX- RT.
Phottix TTL wireless transmitter/receiver - transmitter on camera, receiver on each speedlite.
Two stands from Westcott Apollo softbox kit.
Honl gel kit.
Honl grid.
Honl speed strap (for attaching grids and gels to speedlite)
Hand-made and expertly crafted cardboard cutout :-)
Explore the light,
P.S. Learn more about light in my latest Kelby Training class - Light, the main element in every photograph. My apps also include lighting tips.

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PARIS (AP) Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic secured the last two places for the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals after reaching the quarterfinals of the Paris Masters on Thursday.
They needed to win their third-round matches at the Bercy indoor arena in Paris, regardless of other results. Tsonga beat Nicolas Almagro of Spain, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3) and Tipsarevic defeated Juan Monaco of Argentina 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
They will join Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Andy Murray, David Ferrer, Tomas Berdych and Juan Martin del Potro at The O2 arena in London next week.
``It's really important for me to have qualified. With the big four at the moment, it's not easy to get rewards in tennis,'' Tsonga said. ``I have some great memories from last year where I played the final against Roger. It was huge for me, one of the big moments of my career.''
Tsonga will be making his third appearance at the season finale. Tipsarevic returns for a second consecutive year, having appeared as an alternate in 2011 following Murray's withdrawal due to injury.
``The World Tour Finals last year was one of my best experiences ever on the tennis court,'' Tipsarevic said. ``I'm excited to be back there.''


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Clevidipine for Vasospasm After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH) (CLEVAS)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02011321
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified December 2013 by Panayiotis Varelas, Henry Ford Health System.
Recruitment status was: Not yet recruiting
First Posted : December 13, 2013
Last Update Posted : December 13, 2013
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|Condition or disease
|Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Cerebral Aneurysm Vasospasm, Intracranial
|Drug: clevidipine
|Phase 2
Cerebral vasospasm after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality days after securing the aneurysm due to development of cerebral ischemia and strokes. Vasospasm is detected by measuring the blood flow velocities in the cerebral circulation via daily Transcranial Dopplers (TCD). There is no effective treatment except for a per os calcium channel blocker (nimodipine) and for keeping the patient hypertensive and with euvolemia or hypervolemia. A recently proposed option is to dilate the cerebral vessels by infusing continuously another vasodilatory calcium channel blocker, nicardipine, and supporting the systemic blood pressure (BP) with vasopressors which do not constrict the cerebral vasculature at the same time. Nicardipine has also been used extensively intra-arterially as a bolus or infusion to dilate the vasospastic cerebral vessels as a rescue therapy for severe vasospasm.
Clevidipine is a novel, short-acting calcium channel blocker, which in a small series of patients with SAH at Henry Ford Hospital, was able to control the elevated BP very efficiently and within a narrow window, without adverse events. It has never been used before for ameliorating vasospasm, but theoretically offers advantages compared to nicardipine due to its shorter half-life and easier titratability. Except for use of clevidipine for BP control in the investigators previous study, there are no data on clevidipine use after SAH and no data about effect of the drug on vasospasm.
In this single-center, open-label, uncontrolled, pilot clinical study, the investigators hypothesize that clevidipine low-rate infusion will decrease sonographically-detected moderate cerebral vasospasm after aneurysmal SAH. The dose of the drug in this exploratory study is 2.5 to 5 times lower than the dose used previously to control BP. The effect of the drug will be evaluated in 20 patients by TCD monitoring during 3 periods: 1-hour pre-infusion, 4-hour infusion and 4-hour post infusion. The cerebral blood flow velocities, which are a surrogate marker of vasospasm, will be compared between the 3 periods. The primary efficacy end-point will be the percentage of measurements with at least a 10% or more decrease of the velocities during the infusion period. Potential long-term effects after discontinuation of the drug will be also evaluated in the post-infusion 4-hour period and beyond, until the last follow up. The major safety issue is hypotension induced by the drug during a period when vasospasm is present. For that reason, two measures will be taken. First, only patients with moderate vasospasm will be evaluated. Second, vasopressors will be used as needed during the infusion period to counteract the systemic circulatory effect of the drug and maintain a stable systemic Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) within 10% range compared to pre-infusion. Potential effect of cerebral vasodilation on intracranial pressure (ICP) will be also evaluated during the infusion and post-infusion periods and any elevation > 10 mm Hg will be reported.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Estimated Enrollment :
|20 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Clevidipine for Vasospasm After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
|Study Start Date :
|March 2014
|Estimated Primary Completion Date :
|March 2015
|Estimated Study Completion Date :
|September 2015
Experimental: clevidipine
Four-hour infusion of low-dose intravenous clevidipine in patients with moderate vasospasm after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
Drug: clevidipine
clevidipine infusion x4 hours
Other Name: Cleviprex
- Efficacy: Change of cerebral blood flow velocities during infusion of clevidipine compared to baseline pre-infusion by >10% at 15 min after start of infusion and/or at 1, 2,3 and 4 hours (during the infusion). [ Time Frame: 15 min after start of infusion and at 1, 2,3 and 4 hours (during the infusion). ]Efficacy: We will compare pre-infusion, infusion and post-infusion CBFVs measured by TCD as a surrogate of vasospasm. We will assess the percentage of measurements meeting the primary outcome of 10% change of cerebral blood flow velocities during the infusion period compared to pre-infusion
- Safety and Tolerability: Intracranial pressure (ICP) change during infusion compared to pre-infusion [ Time Frame: ICP will be measured at the end of pre-infusion period and at the end of the infusion period ]The mean difference between pre-infusion and end-of-infusion ICP will be calculated. Any change > 10 mm Hg (elevation or decrease) will be reported as a safety issue
- Safety and tolerability: pressor requirement to counteract a 10% or more drop of mean arterial pressure (MAP) during the infusion period [ Time Frame: MAP measurements every minute during the pre-infusion and infusion period ]Safety & Tolerability: if during infusion the Mean arterial pressure drops > 10% compared to pre-infusion (mean MAP measurements during this period), a pressor (neosynephrine) drip will be initiated to counteract this effect systemically and bring the MAP at the mean pre-infusion level. The percentage of participants who will need this rescue treatment will be reported
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 18-80 years
- Diagnosis of SAH (as diagnosed per history, neuroimaging or lumbar puncture)
- Presence of a secured aneurysm via clipping or coiling
- Hunt and Hess grade < 5 (non-sedated or paralyzed patients)
- Glasgow Coma scale > 4 (non-sedated or paralyzed patients)
- MAP goal set by the treating physicians
- Temporal insonation window presence on TCD
- Moderate supratentorial vasospasm as per daily TCD (CBFV between 130-180 cm/sec or Lindergaard index 3-5 for the Middle Cerebral artery or Internal Cerebral artery or Anterior Cerebral artery)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Very young or very old patients (<18 or >80 years old)
- Traumatic SAH (no aneurysm identified after initial work-up) or Perimesencephalic SAH is also excluded
- Hunt and Hess grade 5 (deeply comatose or brain dead patients)
- Glasgow Coma scale 3 or 4 (brain dead or deeply comatose patients)
- Patients with mild or severe supratentorial vasospasm (CBFV < 120 cm/sec or Lindergaard index < 3 or > 200 cm/sec or Lindergaard index > 6, respectively, for the Middle Cerebral artery or Internal Cerebral artery or Anterior Cerebral artery)
- Patients with vasospasm only in the posterior circulation (CBFV > 80 cm/sec for Vertebral or Basilar artery)
- Patients with severe tachycardia (heart rate > 110)
- Patients with preexisting left bundle branch block or permanent ventricular pacemaker
- Patients with known allergy to dihydropyridines including clevidipine or allergic to soybeans, soy products, eggs, or egg products
- Patients with defective lipid metabolism such as pathologic hyperlipemia or lipoid nephrosis
- Patients with acute pancreatitis, if it is accompanied by hyperlipidemia
- Patients with severe aortic stenosis
- Pregnant patients
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02011321
|Contact: Panayiotis Varelas, MD, PhD
|Contact: Tamer Abdelhak, MD
|United States, Michigan
|Henry Ford hospital
|Not yet recruiting
|Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202
|Principal Investigator: Panayiotis Varelas, MD, PhD
|Principal Investigator:
|Panayiots Varelas, MD, PhD
|Henry Ford Health System
|Study Director:
|Tamer Abdelhak, MD
|Henry Ford Health System
|Study Director:
|Mohammed Rehman, DO
|Henry Ford Health System
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|Panayiotis Varelas, Division Head Neurosciences Critical Care, Henry Ford Health System
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT02011321 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|December 13, 2013 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|December 13, 2013
|Last Verified:
|December 2013
subarachnoid hemorrhage
transcranial dopplers
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Intracranial Hemorrhages
Intracranial Aneurysm
Vasospasm, Intracranial
Pathologic Processes
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Cerebrovascular Disorders
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Intracranial Arterial Diseases
Calcium Channel Blockers
Membrane Transport Modulators
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Calcium-Regulating Hormones and Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs


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Handbook on Faith, Hope, and Love
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Written after 420 C.E. to a man named Laurence, this wonderful book
by St. Augustine is a short treatise on the proper mode of worshipping
Following 1 Corinthians 13, St. Augustine describes true worship of God
through faith, hope, and love. In thirty-three small chapters,
St. Augustine's description of true worship covers all the major ideas
the Christian religion, providing new and interesting insights on each
idea. Given that it was written less than a decade before he died,
St. Augustine's Handbook contains some of his most mature
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the proper mode of worshipping God and those just interested in a brief
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- John Deacon
- Brian May
- Freddie Mercury
- Roger Taylor
Queen was one of the most popular, ambitious and beloved classic rock bands ever.
The London group created an elaborate, perfection-minded sonic approach informed by classical flourishes, ornate piano passages, stacked harmonies, layered guitars and theatrical arrangements.
Throughout their career, Queen achieved commercial and critical success, courtesy of hits such as "Bohemian Rhapsody," "We Will Rock You" and "Crazy Little Thing Called Love."
Even early in their career, Queen had grand ambitions. The band eagerly solicited feedback from fans who attended gigs, and spent several years refining and defining their sound and stage presence before launching full-scale live shows.
This long gestation had somewhat to do with the band's college commitments. Guitarist Brian May was studying physics and math, while bassist John Deacon focused on electronics. But the patience also pointed to Queen's meticulous nature: the quartet were sticklers for sound quality and were determined to release music that met their exacting standards.
Thankfully, the group found kindred spirits in producers Roy Thomas Baker and, later, Reinhold Mack. Under their watch, Queen honed an elaborate sonic approach: classical flourishes, ornate piano passages, stacked harmonies, layered guitars and theatrical arrangements. The band valued cabaret-style drama and performance art ingenuity as much as it did traditional rock. Thanks to Mercury's expressive, operatic and vibrato-rich voice, Queen could pull off this combination with aplomb.
The band originally coalesced in London in 1970 around two members of the local band Smile—May and drummer Roger Taylor—and vocalist Freddie Mercury, a talented art school graduate who had been toiling away in a number of nonstarter bands. The nascent group cycled through several bassists before Deacon signed on in 1971, which crystallized the Queen lineup that would endure for the next 20 years.
The band recorded their 1973 self-titled debut album at Trident Studios in fits and starts, owing to May and Deacon's school schedule and the band's perfectionist nature. Despite the painful genesis, Queen ended up a fully-formed explosion of tough-as-nails hard rock and metal and glittery glam.
1974's Queen II featured a more subdued, expansive sound rife with fantastical imagery and a prog-folk vibe. But it also featured several hallmarks of the soon-to-be-classic "Queen sound," including intricate vocal harmonies and prominent piano. That set the stage for 1974's Sheer Heart Attack, Queen's U.S. and U.K. breakthrough album, which featured the carnival-esque, piano-loopy hit "Killer Queen" and proto-punk "Stone Cold Crazy."
Buoyed by this success, the band outdid themselves with 1975's landmark A Night At The Opera, an over-the-top album highlighted by the Broadway-esque worldwide hit "Bohemian Rhapsody." That song also came paired with an artistic promo music video, which became one of the most influential clips within the nascent medium.
For the rest of the '70s, Queen enjoyed a string of successful albums and singles. These hits alternated between soaring, triumphant anthems such as "Somebody To Love," "We Are The Champions" and "We Will Rock You," and more whimsical, heartfelt pop fare such as "You're My Best Friend" and "Bicycle Race."
1980's The Game was the band's commercial peak in the U.S., thanks to the strutting, disco-inspired "Another One Bites The Dust" and the bluesier "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," while 1981's David Bowie duet "Under Pressure" also featured a sleek, bass-heavy sound.
By this time, Queen's penchant for flamboyant costumes and onstage surprises—such as Mercury's penchant for arriving for the encore on the shoulders of a man dressed like Darth Vader or Superman—as well as fiery musicianship made their concerts must-attend events. Massive audiences became the norm: a free 1976 Hyde Park show drew an estimated 150,000-200,000 people, while two 1981 shows in Brazil drew over 250,000 ticketed attendees.
In the early '80s, Queen's sound evolved to reflect new wave's danceable rhythms and keyboard-dominated sound. Although this era produced the hits "Radio Gaga" and "I Want To Break Free," it heralded the end of Queen's most commercial period. A powerful Live Aid performance followed in 1985, as did several albums which nodded to their rock-oriented days.
Starting in 1986, Mercury was dogged with rumors about his failing health: more specifically, that he had contracted AIDS. Queen's lack of tour dates and photos of the vocalist looking unwell exacerbated the gossip, even as the band and Mercury himself stayed mum and continued making music.
Sadly, on November 24, 1991—a day after releasing a statement confirming his AIDS diagnosis and asking for privacy, and eight months after Queen released the Innuendo LP— Mercury passed away from pneumonia.
Over the years, Queen songs have become pop culture touchstones. "Bohemian Rhapsody" was used for a pivotal scene during Wayne's World, which helped the song re-enter the U.S. singles charts and peak at No. 2 in 1992, while "We Are The Champions" remains a perennial celebratory anthem for championship-winning sports teams.
Queen still tours today with former American Idol contestant Adam Lambert, who ably fills in for Mercury on lead vocals. The band's music is in heavy rotation on classic rock radio, and "Bohemian Rhapsody" continues to enjoy nearly universal acclaim. In fact, in recent years, the song has enjoyed yet another resurgence, thanks to a fortieth anniversary vinyl reissue and a faithful cover by Panic! At The Disco.
Inductees: John Deacon (bass; born August 19, 1951), Brian May (guitar; born July 19, 1947), Freddie Mercury (vocals; born September 5, 1946, died November 24, 1991), Roger Taylor (drums; born July 26, 1949)


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to the 8th International Conference on Peer-to-Peer Computing 2008 (P2P'08)
Please visit P2P'09 as most recent event in the series of P2P conferences.
P2P'08 is the eighth conference in a series of annual conferences concerned with overlay network technologies and massively distributed systems & applications.
Peer-to-Peer systems benefit from and share the resources owned by systems that are distributed around the Internet. Examples of such technologies include peer-to-peer applications and grids, and in general, any large-scale distributed system characterized by decentralization and sharing of resources.
Recently, interesting applications of P2P technology have begun to emerge, together with new platforms for application development. We invite papers that reflect experience with practical applications of the current state of the art, or that explore new application areas. We are particularly interested in real, large-scale, deployed systems and applications, rather than small-scale examples composed of a few nodes. The key issues to be considered are scalability, robustness, and security; we believe that these aspects are fundamental issues that must be solved before Peer-to-Peer and Grid services will become mainstream.
Consistent with the previous occurrences of this conference, we would like to promote collaboration in research among academic institutions, government organizations, and business enterprises that are concerned with the research and implementation of peer-to-peer networks, grids, and large scale distributed systems.


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Fallout from the crisis in Libya and the Middle East could put pressure on U.S. agricultural production due to escalating fuel costs, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service economist.
"Libya has the largest crude oil reserves in Africa, and it's a flash point," said Dr. Parr Rosson, AgriLife Extension economist and director of the Center for North American Studies at Texas A&M University. "The concerning thing is what it's going to do at a time when we've gone through a couple of years where (crude) prices have been relatively stable. This could put some real economic pressure on costs in agriculture."
If sustained, higher petroleum prices would result in higher agricultural commodity prices as well, Rosson said. That would be passed on to the consumer resulting in higher food prices.
"The whole overarching issue of instability in that region is interesting and amazing at the same time," Rosson said. "This all started with a small country (Tunisia) and because of instant communications, that being social media, it's now spread throughout a large portion of the Middle East and even evidence of some unrest in China.
"That's very important as well. All of this comes on the heels of one of the worst recessions we've experienced in decades. We are extremely vulnerable as a manufacturing industry, and the agricultural industry in particular, because of energy costs."
Rosson said this strengthens the discussions of utilizing natural gas as an alternative energy source.
"Our saving grace in Texas is natural gas prices," he said. "Converting to natural gas over the longer term is a real plus for Texas because of our reserves and the ability to produce natural gas. There's a lot of incentive there to effectively produce and utilize that very important resource."
Farmers already regularly use natural gas to power irrigation systems, Rosson noted.


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Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi believes his side will not have an easy ride when they take on Ethiopia in their upcoming CAF World Cup play-off.
The two nations last played against each other in January's African Cup of Nations, with the Super Eagles needing two penalties to see off their opponents.
And Keshi feels Nigeria are in for more of the same when they meet in Ethiopia for the first leg next month, before a home leg in November.
"The last time we played the Ethiopians it was quite tough and I know when we meet next it's going to be the same thing,'' he said in a statement released by the Nigeria Football Federation.
"All we need to do is to be focused, concentrate and pray for good health for our best players and the rest will be history."
Keshi believes that all of the traditionally-bigger nations will have an uphill struggle in trying to book their places in Brazil next summer.
He said: "I am certain that it will be tough, unpredictable and exciting for both the so-called big teams and the minnows."


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Sunday's game was almost like two different games in one.
Sanchez had allowed 20 hits in 10.1 innings going into the game and the Phillies got to him for two runs on three hits in the opening inning. The offense then seemed to roll over and hit the snooze button.
Meanwhile, Cole fanned six of the first 10 hitters before the Marlins strung together some base hits that produced two sixth-inning runs. Sanchez, meanwhile, struck out six in his last three innings. A Florida error set the stage for Chooch's game-winning SF in the eighth that produced a one-run win.
Elias Sports Bureau: Ruiz' game-winning RBI was the 12th in the seventh inning or later, all since 2007. Only Ryan Howard has more among the Phillies (14).
Phillies are now 72-26 on Sundays in the history of Citizens Bank Park.
John Mayberry Jr. will meet and greet fans in the Hall of Fame Club for 30 minutes on Tuesday, starting at 6 p.m. . . . The HBO Real Sports feature on Jimmy Rollinswill debut on Tuesday at 10 p.m. . . . For Wednesday's Businessperson's Special day game, a robot made by University of Penn students will throw out the first ball. Wonder if the robot is better as a starter or reliever . . . Happy Birthday Today–Jim Eisenreich turns 52; Rico Brogna, 41.
This Date
April 18, 1987, Mike Schmidt hit his 500th home run, a three-run, game-winner (8-6 final) in the top of the ninth off RHP Don Robinson in Pittsburgh.
Down On The Farm (weekend)
Lehigh Valley won all three to move into first place in the IL North division; 1B Jeff Larish homered (#2-3) in each of the last two games . . . Reading also won three straight to take the EL Eastern Division lead; 3B Cody Overbeck homered (#4-5) in each game of Sunday's twinbill . . . Clearwater dropped into a tie for second in the FSL North division despite winning two of three; 3B Travis Mattair had back-to-back three RBI games . . . Lakewood broke out of its slump with a 13-hit, 8-run win on Friday before dropping a pair on Sunday and getting 10 total hits. Team batting average (.171) is last in the SAL; team ERA (2.65) is first.
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 107 diseños de 18 diseñadores freelance.
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I have been the logo for Grows on You (GoY) for several years now, and love it here but I've been neglected.
GoY is a popular site for UK gardeners to share their photos and experiences with each other.
The site is a friendly, welcoming and inclusive community for enthusiatic gardeners of all abilities so I need to feel friendly & welcoming too.
The GoY audience is mainly UK gardening enthusiasts who also tend to have a more general interest in nature.
They're generally mature (40+) and are a friendly bunch. You can see what they get up to in their gardens on the website.
Our poor logo has been neglected for too long but is now a familiar sight to thousands of gardeners that visit http://www.growsonyou.com each day.
We'd like the logo to be re-vamped but still be recognizable as an evolution of our existing logo.
The site design of Grows on You is going to change and will soon feel much more like http://www.ispyabird.co.uk.
We've added the existing logo as an attachment to the brief.
Thanks for taking a look, and please get in touch if you have any questions.
We'd like a .psd and hi-res .jpg as deliverables please.
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Cooling of long, thin cores, fillets, slides, ejectors, or other hard-to-reach spots in injection molds can present difficult challenges. Sometimes water just can't get there. And even if it can, water channels in such confined areas can be susceptible to clogging with scale deposits, and small cooling-channel diameters cause high pressure losses, which limit cooling capacity.
A proven solution to this problem, which has been used for several years in Europe, is now being introduced here by Linde North America, Inc., Murray Hill, N.J., a major supplier of industrial gases. Linde's spot-cooling method uses liquid CO2 injected in controlled pulses through tiny capillary tubes inserted into the mold cores or wherever extra cooling is needed. The flexible stainless-steel capillaries (0.8 or 1.6 mm OD) are inserted into holes of 2-mm diam. or smaller drilled or EDM eroded into the mold, leaving a head space, called an "expansion room," beyond the end of the capillary (see diagram).
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Liquid CO2 is fed under high pressure (60 bar) to keep it from evaporating before it reaches the end of the tube. When it reaches the end of the tube and the expansion room, the CO2 expands into a "snow and gas" mixture at around -79 C (-110 F), which has high cooling capacity due to the sublimation energy of the transition from solid CO2 to gas. The CO2 extracts heat from the mold and escapes from the mold through the annular gap between the capillary tube and the mold channel.
This approach is meant to supplement conventional water cooling by ensuring uniform mold temperature without hot spots. The liquid CO2 is intended only to bring the temperature of hard-to-cool areas to the same level as the rest of the mold.
Spot cooling is retrofittable to existing molds. To feed the liquid CO2 in controlled pulses requires a controller to actuate solenoid valves at each capillary location on the mold. All the controller needs is a start signal from the molding machine—for example, when the mold closes.
In one application, a well known German maker of headlight housings had trouble cooling the very thin mold fillet in the center of the headlamp bezel (photo), where water cooling could not reach. This resulted in long cycle times. Adding CO2 spot cooling to this two-cavity mold cut the cycle time by 50%, a result said to be not unusual for this technique.
According to Andreas Praller, applications manager at Linde AG in Germany, at least 20 molders are actively using CO2 spot cooling in Europe, mostly for automotive applications. The technique reportedly attracted favorable attention at the NPE2012 show in Orlando, Fla., last April, mostly for uses in medical, household, and industrial products.
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I am abusing my blog right now to save pictures my dad took. We spent yesterday out on North Lake in Stone Bank, WI, where my parents live.
Here I am nearing the end of my epic 2.5 mile swim around the perimeter of the lake.
Tuesday, 20 July 2010
North Lake
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- olga said...
His smile is adorable. have fun this weekend.
- 20 July 2010 at 15:58
- cherelli said...
2.5 mile OW swim - nice! tick that box for an IM.....great pics too, looks The Lorax is a lot of fun. Thanks for your comments on my blog too - it is fun to be pregnant at the same time as you! :)
- 20 July 2010 at 17:53
- Larry said...
"Here I am nearing the end of my epic 2.5 mile swim around the perimeter of the lake." I would have drowned... :)
- 20 July 2010 at 19:14
take care yourself!! ^^............................................................
- 21 July 2010 at 18:54
- Kate said...
that's not blog abuse. that's just plain cute. (says the woman whose blog might as well be titled 'look at my kids!') : )
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Little The Lorax is soooo cute!
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March 8 – Discussion with Dr. Anne Fausto-Sterling
Join us for an informal discussion with Dr. Anne Fausto-Sterling…
Thursday, March 8 at 10am in the 1965 Room
Dr. Anne Fausto-Sterling is a leading expert on the development of sexual identity as well as the biology of gender. Her latest research analyzes the emergence of behavioral differences between the sexes in early childhood. Using a groundbreaking new approach to understanding gender differences, Dr. Anne Fausto-Sterling is shifting old assumptions about how humans develop particular traits. Dynamic systems theory permits one to understand how cultural difference becomes bodily difference. By applying a dynamic systems approach to the study of human development, Dr. Fausto-Sterling's work exposes the flawed premise of the nature versus nurture debate.
During this informal discussion, Dr. Fausto-Sterling will provide a brief overview of her studies, and allow the attendees to ask questions. Bring your coffee, and enjoy the discussion.
Date: Thursday, March 8, 2012
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: 1965 Room, University Union
More info about the speaker: annefaustosterling.com
Dr. Anne Fausto-Sterling on twitter @Fausto_Sterling
This event is free to attend. It is sponsored by the UW-Green Bay Academic Staff Professional Development Committee.
Dr. Anne Fausto-Sterling is also featured for the following Women's History Month events: "How do Naked Newborns Become Boys or Girls?" 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 7, Rose Hall 250 and the International Women's Day Luncheon keynote speaker Noon-1:30pm, March 8, 2012. Women's History Month events are sponsored by the Office of Student Life, the Office of International Education, and Women's and Gender Studies. Contact Student Life 465-2720 for more information.


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So many good options, I'll have to sign up more accounts so I can vote for all of the following:
Like Perl5, only slicker.
Definately slicker, I love the syntax changes I've seen so far and I've always really, really hated the -> operator.
Even more annoying to uptight language grannies
Hmmm, where'd that 'Perl is line noise' guy go...
The leverage Parrot needs to conquer the world
Or at least get more businesses to take Perl seriously.
Perl's downfall. Woe! Despair!
No chance of this from what I've seen :).
I'm waiting to hear what paco thinks
paco just doesn't have the same charm since talking to "him" on April 1st. Maybe my expectations were too high ;).
Frustrating; I've worked hard to learn Perl 5, dang it!
Well, to tell the truth I didn't work that hard (it often shows, I know ;). Since I started reading up on Perl 6 I have been focusing more on learning other languages so I can properly disregard them when Perl 6 comes out.
The coolest language ever. I may never go outside again.
After careful consideration, this one gets my vote. Sure hope it lives up to everyone's expectations :).
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Tuesday October 22, 2019
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Recent Developments with Donor Advised Funds
Individuals concerned with tax planning often include charitable giving as an important element of their planning strategies. In addition to the satisfaction of knowing that they have contributed to important causes, these taxpayers may also enjoy the charitable income tax deduction that comes with a gift to charity. For many individuals, regular annual outright gifts have satisfied their goals. Under certain circumstances, taxpayers may find that their giving strategies over recent years will no longer produce their desired results. These clients may benefit from a giving strategy that allows them to make a large donation up front and the flexibility to direct the payouts over a number of years.
This article will explore the basic rules related to donor advised funds (DAFs), specifically those regarding charitable deductions and benefits to donors and their family members. It will also discuss recent developments in tax law and policy directly affecting DAFs. Finally, the article will cover scenarios in which the recent changes may encourage taxpayers to consider DAF donations.
DAF Basics
Under Sec. 4966(d)(2)(A), a donor advised fund must be (i) "separately identified by reference to contributions of a donor or donors" and (ii) "owned and controlled by a sponsoring charity." In addition, "the donor must have or reasonably expect to have advisory privileges with respect to the distribution or investment of the amounts in the account." Funds or accounts that make distributions to only a single organization are not considered donor advised funds. Sec. 4966(d)(2)(B).
For the fund to be separately identified, it is usually created in the name of a specific donor. The donor can then add to his or her own fund at any time. If a separate account is not created for each donor, then the organization should have a mechanism in place to track the contributions of each donor to the fund.
A charitable organization must have complete ownership of and control over the fund. Sec. 4966(d)(1). The owner of the fund, known as the "sponsoring organization," must be a 501(c)(3) public charity and may not be a private foundation. However, the donor must also reasonably expect to have advisory privileges regarding both investments and distributions. Therefore, a DAF must be clearly owned by a charitable organization and also allow the donor to provide input as to when and where distributions are made.
Normally, the sponsoring organization will abide by the wishes of the donor. However, the donor does relinquish title and control over the funding asset(s) on the date the DAF is funded. Therefore, the sponsoring organization is not bound to follow the donor's advice. If, for instance, the donor advises a gift that is impermissible, either under IRS rules or the sponsoring charity's mission or standards, the sponsoring charity may refuse to make the distribution. Normally, sponsoring organizations will make their best efforts to follow their donors' wishes.
Because DAFs are owned and controlled by Sec. 501(c)(3) public charities, taxpayers may deduct donations in the same way that they would for other gifts to public charities. Donors' deductions are limited to 60% of adjusted gross income (AGI) per year on gifts of cash and 30% of AGI for gifts of appreciated property held for more than one year.
The deduction is taken in the year that the DAF is funded. The donor does not have the option to delay taking a deduction until the DAF makes a distribution to charity. However, if the donor meets the deduction limits in the year the DAF is funded, he or she may carry the deduction forward for up to five additional years.
TCJA Changes and DAF Solutions
In December 2017, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). Among its many changes to U.S. tax law, the TCJA nearly doubled the standard deduction amount. For 2018, the standard deduction is $12,000 for individual taxpayers and $24,000 for married couples filing jointly. This has the likely effect of greatly curtailing the number of taxpayers who itemize their deductions. A vast number of taxpayers who previously itemized their deductions may instead be left with one option: take the standard deduction.
Example 1
Over the last five years, Darryl has given $10,000 annually to his local homeless shelter and $5,000 to his alma mater. He has a passion for helping care for the homeless and also wishes to do what he can to give back to the university he attended. He has also enjoyed the $15,000 charitable income tax deduction he has received each year. While meeting with his tax advisor regarding this year's tax situation, however, Darryl is dismayed to discover that even with his generous charitable giving, he and his wife Sue will be below the threshold for itemizing their taxes and will instead take the standard deduction for a married couple.
One potential solution to this problem is a gift to a donor advised fund. A taxpayer who might otherwise be disincentivized from making a charitable gift by the newly-doubled standard deduction may be attracted to the flexibility of donor advised fund giving. The taxpayer may find that he or she can continue to itemize by bundling several years' worth of charitable gifts into one year, exceeding the standard deduction threshold.
Example 2
In an attempt to maximize his tax deduction this year, Darryl asks his advisor if there are any alternative giving methods available. Darryl is pleased to hear his advisor offer a potential solution. Instead of giving $15,000 each year to charity, Darryl can bundle five years' worth of charitable gifts into one year. He decides to use $75,000 of stock to set up a donor advised fund. Darryl takes a deduction up to 30% of his adjusted gross income for the year. Darryl deducts $45,000 this year and then carries forward the remaining $30,000 deduction to next year. During each of the next five years, Darryl directs annual distributions of $10,000 to the homeless shelter and $5,000 to the university.
Excess Benefits
Donor advised funds are subject to the excess benefit transactions rules of Sec. 4958. An excess benefit transaction occurs when a charity engages in any transaction with a disqualified person whereby the disqualified person receives a direct or indirect benefit from the charity for which he or she did not pay and the value of the benefit exceeds the value of the consideration received. Any grant, loan or payment of compensation to a donor, donor advisor or a relative of the donor (hereinafter referred to as a "disqualified person") is an excess benefit transaction. Sec. 4958(c)(2). The disqualified person who receives the excess benefit will be assessed a tax equal to 25% of the excess benefit. If an organization manager knowingly assists in an excess benefit transaction, the manager will be taxed at 10% of the value of the excess benefit.
Incidental Benefits
Donor advised funds are prohibited from making distributions that benefit donors, their family members or an entity of which 35% or more is controlled by these individuals. Sec. 4967. These rules are similar to the private foundation "disqualified person" rules and are designed to minimize the potential for donors to abuse the DAF structure and receive inappropriate benefits. Any disqualified person with respect to the DAF who advises a distribution resulting in more than an incidental benefit to a disqualified person will be subject to an excise tax equal to 125% of the distribution. If the fund manager makes the distribution knowing that it would confer more than an incidental benefit on a disqualified person, the manager will be subject to a tax equal to 10% of the benefit.
For many years, the consensus among practitioners has been that the "incidental benefit" rules preclude distributions from DAFs to satisfy legally-binding pledges. A pledge is an agreement between an individual and a charity whereby the individual promises to donate a specific amount of money by a specific time. If there is consideration for the promise to pay, then the pledge may be legally-binding, depending on the governing state law. Once the donor satisfies his or her obligation to make the donation, the pledge has been fulfilled, releasing the donor from a legal obligation. The common understanding among tax professionals has been that this release of a legal obligation is more than a mere incidental benefit. Under this framework, a donor's request that the sponsoring organization make a distribution to a charity with which the donor has an outstanding legally-binding pledge would be taxable at 125% to the donor. If the fund manager is aware of the obligation, he or she would be subject to a 10% tax.
Example 3
Five years ago, Erin signed a binding pledge agreement with her local hospital foundation, promising to donate $5,000 each year for 10 years. Two years ago, while looking for an additional charitable deduction during a particularly successful year for her law practice, Erin donated $10,000 to a DAF. She liked that she could take an immediate deduction now and decide which charities will receive the money at a later date. Over the past several months, Erin's law practice has recently fallen on hard times, considerably tightening up her budget for the year. She would prefer to hold onto her hard-earned cash and advise the DAF to make this year's $5,000 distribution to the hospital foundation to satisfy her pledge. When Erin met with her tax professional, however, he advised her that she would face a substantial excise tax if she advised the sponsoring organization to fulfill this year's pledge amount. Rather than saving her some cash, the distribution could cost her an additional $6,250.
Updated Guidance
In Notice 2017-73, released in December 2017, the IRS announced its intention to develop proposed regulations and requested comments on several issues pertaining to donor advised funds. The Service provided a brief history of its approach toward DAFs, including Notice 2006-109, which provided temporary guidance on certain DAF questions and Notice 2007-21, which requested comments on IRS rules related to DAFs. The Service noted that several commenters requested IRS guidance on two specific issues. First, many commenters asked whether a distribution from a DAF to pay for tickets to a charity-sponsored event, such as a fundraiser, would result in more than an insubstantial benefit to the donor under Sec. 4967.Second, commenters inquired whether a DAF distribution that satisfies a donor's pledge would violate Sec. 4967.
Regarding the first question, the Service noted that commenters suggested that if a DAF distribution paid for only the deductible portion of the ticket, then an excess benefit has not occurred. Under this theory, if a DAF pays for only the fair market value portion of the ticket and the donor covers the excess cost, the donor's benefit is insubstantial.
Nevertheless, the Service disagreed with this theory and determined that a DAF's payment of part of the ticket price would relieve the donor of the obligation to pay the full ticket price. Thus, the IRS stated that the proposed regulations would conclude that a DAF distribution to pay for fundraiser tickets would result in more than an insubstantial benefit to the donor. The Service further noted that the distribution may violate both the Sec. 4967 "incidental benefit" rule and the Sec. 4958 "excess benefit transaction" rule.
The Service next addressed the question of whether DAF contributions can be used to satisfy donors' pledges. The Service began by pointing out that several commenters likened the Service's approach to DAF distributions to the Sec. 4941 prohibition against private foundations making grants to fulfill the legal obligations of disqualified persons. The Service then noted that with regard to pledges, the distinctions between legally-binding pledges and non-binding pledges (which it labeled "merely an indication of charitable intent") are often difficult for sponsoring organizations to determine. Therefore, the Service suggested a framework under which DAF distributions may be allowable to charitable organizations with which the donor has an outstanding pledge.
If the following three-prong test is satisfied, the donor will not be treated as having received more than an incidental benefit. First, the distribution from the sponsoring organization must make no reference to the existence of a pledge. Second, the donor may not receive any other benefit that is more than incidental. Third, the donor must not attempt to claim a charitable deduction for the distribution. If all three of the above requirements are met, a contribution made in fulfillment of the pledge will not be treated as more than an insubstantial benefit to the donor and will not subject the donor to a 125% excise tax.
Example 4
After doing some research, Erin's tax professional informs her that the IRS has proposed new guidance which may enable her to advise a distribution from the DAF to the hospital foundation in satisfaction of her pledge. He informs her that she can safely advise the distribution so long as the distribution is done without any reference to the existence of a pledge, she receives no additional benefits from the distribution and she does not try to claim a charitable deduction. Erin decides to move forward and contacts the sponsoring organization to initiate the process. The hospital foundation gladly receives the distribution from the DAF and credits it toward Erin's $5,000 pledge for this year. Erin has been able to accomplish her goal of fulfilling her pledge obligation and holding onto her $5,000 of savings.
It is important to note the Service's rationale with regard to legally-binding pledges. On the one hand, the Service appears to tacitly acknowledge that the contribution from a DAF to satisfy a legally-binding pledge may, in fact, be more than an insubstantial benefit to the donor, when it states, "The Treasury Department and the IRS currently agree with those commenters who suggest that it is difficult for sponsoring organizations to differentiate between a legally enforceable pledge by an individual to a third-party charity and a mere expression of charitable intent." On the other hand, the notice specifically permits such distributions "regardless of whether the charity treats the distribution as satisfying the pledge."
A prudent tax professional should bear in mind that in Notice 2017-73, the Service merely announced its intention to develop proposed regulations. While the Service has announced its position regarding DAF distributions to satisfy legally-binding pledges, there has been no actual change in the law. At best, this notice merely represents a change in posture by the IRS. While a distribution to satisfy a legally-binding pledge may currently carry low risk, a number of circumstances could cause the Service to revert to its former position on the subject. Should the Service fail to propose and enact the announced regulations, legally-binding pledges could once again be off-limits for DAFs. Therefore, ample caution is warranted for practitioners considering this route for their clients.
Donor advised funds can be an excellent way for individuals to effectuate their tax planning goals. Savvy advisors can counsel their clients to use DAFs to continue to make their charitable gifts without sacrificing their deductions. Nevertheless, individuals should exercise caution and understand the rules surrounding permissible DAF distributions in order to avoid the traps that can cause the donor to pay hefty excise taxes. With proper guidance and planning, however, many taxpayers will find DAF gifts to be a tax-efficient and philanthropic solution.
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Apple is off 2.5% today, dipping to $589 a share.
Today was the first chance investors had to register their reaction to the executive shuffle.
Because of the hurricane, markets had been closed.
We will update this post through the day if the stock moves significantly one way or the other.


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Deadline Chatter: Braves targeting Peavy, Santana
We're under a week to go until the non-waiver Trade Deadline, and activity is picking up. More and more teams are getting clearer ideas of whether they are buyers or sellers -- and at what price in either case -- all while also trying to, you know, win ballgames.
From now until the Deadline at 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday, we will be checking in on the trade news around baseball, with help from MLB.com's reporters. The countdown continues.
We're under a week to go until the non-waiver Trade Deadline, and activity is picking up. More and more teams are getting clearer ideas of whether they are buyers or sellers -- and at what price in either case -- all while also trying to, you know, win ballgames.
From now until the Deadline at 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday, we will be checking in on the trade news around baseball, with help from MLB.com's reporters. The countdown continues.
Braves set starter sights high
The Braves can't really replace Tim Hudson, a concept made clear by manager Fredi Gonzalez when he said he wanted the popular starter in the dugout as soon as physically possible -- Gonzalez jokingly said he might even let him manage a game or two. But Atlanta suddenly has a rotation spot to fill, and the club is aiming high as it looks outside the organization for possible options.
MLB.com's Mark Bowman reported Friday that the Braves were inclined to get in the mix for right-handers Jake Peavy or Ervin Santana, as opposed to other starting options like Houston's Bud Norris. Bowman notes that while a lefty reliever remains a priority for Atlanta, the team is looking at getting a frontline starter after Hudson went down with a fractured ankle earlier this week.
Peavy, an Alabama native like Hudson, who carries some of the same qualities as a competitor, is an intriguing possibility -- with $4.8 million remaining in salary for this year and another $29.5 million due over two more years, Peavy comes at a price, but at least it is a controlled cost. Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com tweeted Friday that the Braves were indeed a "wild-card" entry in the Peavy sweepstakes, with the Cardinals, Red Sox and A's as the other clubs in the running, in his estimation.
Santana is a free agent at season's end, and Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star quoted one Royals official as saying, "We're not trading him unless we're offered something we can't refuse." Dutton said that would be something higher than the deal the Cubs got out of trading Matt Garza.
Bowman also mentioned the Braves might ask the Brewers about veteran right-hander Kyle Lohse.
Cubs aren't done listening
After dealing away Scott Feldman, Garza and now Alfonso Soriano in a big sell-off of veteran talent, the Cubs are happy with what they have accomplished in those trades. But that does not mean they are finished.
As MLB.com's Carrie Muskat reports, the Cubs are still in listening mode and have a couple of players who have attracted trade rumors if not real interest in outfielder Nate Schierholtz and reliever Kevin Gregg. As Muskat notes, the Cubs certainly have not closed up shop for the summer.
"There are some things we'd like to explore, and if we can find the right fit and bring value back to the organization, sure, we would be [interested]," Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein said Friday. "We've had a very active July. We set out to be proactive, especially with starting pitching."
Muskat also spoke with Schierholtz about the trade possibilities Friday night, and while returning to AT&T Park for the first time since his trade last year to the Phillies, the Bay Area product remained focused on what is turning out to be his finest season to date.
"I haven't spent a second thinking about [being traded]," he said Friday. "Every year, you hear so many names thrown around. ... I can't control it. If you go a week worrying about it and you don't get traded, it's a lot of worry for nothing. I love it here, and I'd like to stay a Cub. Hopefully, I don't go anywhere."
Antonetti: Lots of buyers out there
Indians GM Chris Antonetti would like to make a move or two, but he says in a report by MLB.com's Jordan Bastian that the market remains a bit of a logjam.
"As we've looked at the 30 teams," Antonetti said, "you can make the argument that there are 24, or maybe even 25, teams that are either buying or at least holding on to players, and only a select handful of teams that are willing to trade off Major League players.
"It's further complicated for us that at least one, if not more, of those teams that are willing to sell players are in our division."
Pirates might have to seek relief
The news on Jason Grilli's forearm strain was not the worst, but it was not great for either the Pirates or their All-Star closer. Good news: He will not need surgery. Bad news: Grilli will only be able to rest and rehab the next 10 days, and his injury generally keeps a player out four to eight weeks.
With all that in mind, the team, hoping to follow through in contending in the National League Central after two seasons of fading away, might jump into the market for relief help, as several reports have speculated.
Meanwhile, reports persist of the team's interest in a right-handed power bat such as Giancarlo Stanton or Alex Rios, although ESPN's Jayson Stark adds that the Bucs might not be as impressed with Rios as has been reported. Stark adds that the team has inquired about Justin Morneau of the Twins, who wouldn't fill the right-handed bat, but he would be an intriguing addition.
Could the Mariners be buyers?
The hottest team in baseball at the moment still has a hill to climb to get into playoff position, but there are some who believe the Mariners could go from possibly selling to possibly standing pat to possibly buying.
Jon Morosi of FOXSports.com tweeted Friday that Seattle has had "high-level" scouts watching Peavy this week, which Morosi pointed out in his tweet is "the sort of thing a 'buyer'" would be expected to do.
Gregerson popular choice
Every Trade Deadline season, relief pitching is at a premium, and it appears Padres setup man Luke Gregerson is one of the more popular choices for teams looking for late-innings help.
Stark writes that the Phillies are among the teams, quoting an executive who deals with the Phillies as saying they have "talked a lot" about a trade that would send multiple prospects to San Diego, but Stark also cautions that the Phils would prefer not to part with top players in their system.
Heyman, meanwhile, tweeted that the Padres are "getting more hits" on Gregerson than on closer Huston Street.
As for Gregerson, he spoke with MLB.com's Corey Brock, who pointed out that the reliever has seen a few fellow San Diego staff members moved at the Deadline over the years, such as Peavy and Mike Adams.
"It's something you see every year. Teams move players around to try to get the best team you can. You don't see too many guys stick around in one place that long," Gregerson said. "For me, I'm not going to worry about it or think about it."
John Schlegel is a national reporter for MLB.com.


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The case against Chris Christie
New Jersey voters know that running their state requires a lot more than making people laugh on late night TV. They know that a conservative who talks like a moderate is still a conservative. They know true moderates stand up for policies that work for families.
It's time to look behind the Trenton curtain. It's time to get to know the real Chris Christie. He's been in the limelight, but I think it's time to put the spotlight on his record.
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Christie can say what he wants but his words are just words. His actions make it pretty clear: his priorities are not the priorities of the people of New Jersey.
Who does he stand for? Not for New Jersey women!
New Jersey recently saw the closure of six family planning clinics that women across the state relied on for health care because of Christie's funding cuts. And when given the chance to help those women, Christie instead vetoed a budget bill that would have given $7.5 million to those family-planning organizations. These are organizations like Planned Parenthood, which sees tens of thousands of New Jersey women each year.
And he doesn't just work against women's health. He also vetoed equal pay legislation calling it "senseless bureaucracy" and was especially critical of legislation to reduce pay inequities in public contracts. The average woman in New Jersey makes just 79 cents for every dollar a man earns. Closing that gap would help women buy school supplies and groceries, and pay for rent and tuition. Closing that gap would help New Jersey communities and families make ends meet. That gap is what's senseless — working to correct it is not.
With that kind of respect for women, it shouldn't be surprising to hear about the time he made a lewd joke to a woman at a campaign rally, or told reporters to "take the bat out on" a 76 year-old widow.
It's not just women he's working against. New Jersey families in search of a champion in the capital need to keep looking.
When Christie needed to make cuts in the budget, he decided to target programs that helped the people of his state in their moments of greatest need. He put the chance for children from low-income families to go to college in jeopardy by cutting nearly $50 million from Tuition Aid Grants. And he didn't stop there; he also cut more than half a million dollars in funding for programs for abused children.


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2 US companies offer bids to Nova Scotia government to provide ferry service
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) � Two U.S. companies have submitted bids to operate ferry service between Portland and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, to the Canadian province's government, which is willing to provide as much as $21 million in subsidies.
Neither Quest Navigation Inc. of Maine and Maritime Applied Physics Corp. of Baltimore currently offer ferry service. Nova Scotia's government is expected to take a month to review the bids.
The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/T2QFWR ) says Bay Ferries Ltd., which operated a high-speed catamaran on the route from 2006 to 2009, did not submit a proposal.
Maritime Applied Physics Corp. is an engineering and manufacturing firm with an office in Brunswick, Maine. The newspaper says little is known about Quest Navigation. The company is owned by a Maine man who couldn't immediately be located for comment.
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A new publication by IUCN has set a precedent for deliberately moving plants and animals for conservation purposes around the world. Based on 30 years of experience and pioneering reintroductions such as the Arabian Oryx (Oryx leucoryx) in Oman, the Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) in Brazil and the Red Wolf (Canis rufus) in the USA, and many other plants and animals subsequently, this publication is an essential guide to the contentious but increasingly necessary action of translocating species.
Published by the Reintroduction Specialist Group (RSG) and Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC); 'Guidelines for Reintroductions and Other Conservation Translocations' explores the biological, social, and political aspects of translocating species, and provides a starting point for risk assessment and feasibility studies. It is envisaged that by incorporating these guidelines into wider conservation strategies, conservationists will be ever-more prepared to intervene and save species, should extrinsic pressures require it.
"Adoption of the new Guidelines has been swift, a few weeks ago the Spanish national government's Wild Fauna and Flora Committee proposed a new national code for conservation translocations, based in detail on the new IUCN guidelines" says Dr Emilio Laguna, senior officer in the Wildlife Service, Valencia, Spain.
Humans have moved organisms between sites for their own purposes for millennia, and this has yielded benefits for human kind, but in some cases has led to disastrous impacts. Most invasive alien species are the result of non-conservation related movements, and in some cases invasive species have been introduced due to mistaken conservation efforts. The Canadian Beaver (Castor canadensis) for example, was mistaken for the Eurasian Beaver (Castor fiber) and released into Finland in the early 20th Century, where it now out-competes the native species, and the Cane Toad (Rhinella marina) originally introduced to Australia to control sugar cane pests, has caused wide ecological disruption across the country.
"Any conservation translocation must be justified, with development of clear objectives, identification and assessment of risks, and with measures of performance. These Guidelines are an essential tool for any proposed conservation translocation; they are based on principle rather than example, and offer a platform to make an informed decision about this increasingly common conservation intervention" says Dr Mark Stanley Price, Chair of the IUCN SSC Sub-Committee for Species Conservation Planning.
Translocation is usually considered a last resort by wildlife conservationists, but as the world's biodiversity faces the incessant threats of habitat loss, invasive species and climate change, this type of conservation intervention will become more frequent all over the world. The Council of Europe has based its November 2012 Recommendation No. 158 (2012) of the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention on "Conservation translocations under changing climatic conditions" on the new IUCN Guidelines. Further, the Turner Endangered Species Fund of the USA and the UK's Royal Society for the Protection of Birds have already used the Guidelines for their own planning purposes.
About the Guidelines
These Guidelines and their Annexes were developed by a Task Force of the Reintroduction and Invasive Species Specialist Groups, working between 2010 and 2012. The Chair of the Species Survival Commission, Dr Simon Stuart, appreciated that IUCN's 1998 Guidelines for Reintroductions needed review and revision and the Chair of the Reintroduction Specialist Group, Dr Frédéric Launay, offered the resources of the Reintroduction Specialist Group to carry out this task. He, in turn, invited Dr Mark Stanley Price to assemble and manage a small Task Force for the work. It soon became evident that the Invasive Species Specialist Group contained expertise of direct relevance to the work, and its Chair, Dr Piero Genovesi, wholeheartedly brought in his Specialist Group. The Guidelines can be downloaded here: http://ow.ly/mRgRG
For more information contact:
Lynne Labanne, IUCN Global Species Programme ; t +41 229990153, [email protected]
Jonathan Hulson, IUCN Global Species Programme; t +41 229990154, [email protected]
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MIDDLETOWN, Conn.—Despite senior Andrea Suffredini's (Milford, Mass.) first career double-double, UMass Boston women's basketball couldn't overcome host Wesleyan University in the first round of the Courtyard by Marriot Classic, falling 58-47 in the Opening Round of the three-team tournament.
Holding as much as a 20-point lead during the first half, Wesleyan found itself ahead by just five against UMass Boston with six minutes, before the Cardinals went on a brisk 8-0 run over the next 3:12 to fashion a comfortable 56-43 margin with 2:38 remaining en route to a 58-47 victory in just the second-ever meeting of the teams. The first came in 1995 with UMB capturing a 61-44 win.
With the loss, UMass Boston fell to 1-1 on the season, while Wesleyan ran their record to a perfect 4-0.
Suffredini and Lauren Perra (Taunton, Mass.) were the lone Beacons to finish in double-digits, as Perra poured in 10 points, despite struggling from the field.
Olivia Murphy (Canton, Mass.) just missed out on a double-double with nine points and seven rebounds, while senior Elisa Ogawa (Yamanash, Japan) registered two points, nine rebounds, two steals and two blocks before fouling out.
Amber Wessells (13 points) was the lone Wesleyan player to finish in double-digits but 11 of the 14 players head coach Kate Mullen played recorded at least one point.
The Beacons struggled shooting the ball in every facet of the game, knocking down just 28.8 (15-of-52) percent of their field goal attempts, 3-8 (37.5 percent) from the three-point line and 14-of-25 (56 percent) of their free throws.
Wesleyan also turned 25 UMass Boston turnovers into 24 points off turnovers; compared to just 15 points for the Beacons, off 18 Wesleyan miscues.
The Cardinals led from start to finish, with the hosts opening up an 11-0 advantage in the first six minutes. Freshman Katrina Edwards (Springfield, Mass.) finally put the Beacons on the board with a pair of free throws and Murphy added five straight points to make it 14-7, but that would be as close as UMB would get in the half.
Wesleyan pushed the lead to as many as 20 (31-11), before a late UMass Boston run made it 34-19 at the break.
UMass Boston used a 9-0 run midway through the second half to cut the deficit from 16 points to seven, and two more quick baskets, one each from Murphy and Ogawa, cut the deficit to 48-43 with 5:59 to play.
That's when Wesleyan turned up the defensive intensity, as the hosts held UMass Boston scoreless for the next 3:35 while pushing the lead to 56-43 with 2:24 to play.
UMass Boston will finish off the Courtyard by Marriot Classic Saturday at 2:00 p.m. when they take on Albertus Magnus University.


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Kanye West Finally Addresses Taylor Drama On Stage At VMAs
It was the moment we were all waiting for.
Kanye got his four minutes (well, seven) on stage, and so many of us were worried about what he was going to do with it.
Well, he certainly didn't disappoint.
He spoke about the fact people are coming up to him about Taylor - and in a round about away, explained that that stuff doesn't matter.
He alluded to the fact that there were more important things in the world to worry about and then proceeded to explain, 'that's why I CALLED HER!'
To which he was met with stellar applause. Mostly from wife Kimmy K.
The weirdest part? Was the look on P.Diddy's face during the Taylor rant.


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Learn how just a handful of ingredients — a sweetener, acid and peak-season fruit — can make vibrant fruit spreads.
Use homegrown or farmers' market fruits for the freshest, purest flavor. Underripe fruits contain more pectin and acid, which you need for making fruit preserves, but they can also be less flavorful. For the best balance of flavor and consistency, combine slightly underripe and just-ripe fruits. Avoid waxed fruits; you often need to peel them before preserving, squandering the valuable pectin in their skins.
Pectin is a natural carbohydrate concentrated in the skin and seeds of fruit. When combined with the proper ratio of sugar and acid, it makes liquids jell. Apples and citrus fruits are high in pectin, and they are used in many preserves cooking extracts their pectin and help mixtures thicken.
Fresh, flavorful herbs and spices—from rosemary to rose hips—can add layers of flavor to your preserves. Take care not to add too much, however, or you'll risk overpowering the fruit.
A balance of acid and sugar in fruit preserves ensures not only a good set but also delicious flavor. Lemon juice works well as an acid in most recipes. A good guideline is 1/4 cup lemon juice per 1 lb. fruit, but taste your preserves to see if they need more. Citric acid, or a combination of citric and ascorbic acid, can also be substituted for lemon juice. Both are available in health-food stores in crystallized form.
All fruits contain natural sugar, but preserves need extra sugar to activate the pectin. Refined white sugar is the most commonly used because it imparts little flavor and won't overpower the fruit. You can substitute organic sugar or evaporated cane juice, or use brown sugar for its subtle caramel flavor. Don't substitute honey, syrups, or artificial sweeteners for the sugar – their flavor is usually too strong.
Chopped, crushed or mashed fruit cooked with sugar. The set, or firmness, of the finished jam varies depending on the cook's preference and the pectin content of the fruit. The best jams are made with fruits that have medium to high levels of natural pectin.
Chopped, pureed or sliced citrus peel—either one type or a mixture from different fruits—cooked with sugar. The soft, cooked peel is then suspended in a jelly made from the fruit juice.
Jelled fruit juice with added sugar. A perfect jelly should be clear and should jiggle when touched, and never be rubbery. Jellies do not contain any pieces of fruit or peel. Some jellies are made with savory ingredients, like vegetables or herbs.
Usually a chunky combination of two or more fruits, often including dried fruits or nuts, cooked with sugar.
Whole cooked fruits or fruit pieces suspended in a soft jelly or syrup. Preserves often include spices, wine or spirits and are typically made from fruits that have little natural pectin, or that would otherwise require time-consuming processing, such as cherries, which must be pitted for jam or other spreads. "Preserves" is also a common term for all fruit spreads.
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Pureed fruit cooked slowly with a little sugar until the liquid evaporates and the mixture becomes dark and thick.


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The Lumia 620, the Windows Phone 8 smartphone that's currently launching in emerging markets, has made its way to Russia. Available in five different colours: green, black, white, pink and yellow, the Lumia 620 is offered to consumers with minute personalisation in mind. Already released in China, Thailand and India, the Windows Phone is priced aggressively against competing hardware.
The Windows Phone sports a 3.8" TFT display with a 480x800 resolution, 512MB RAM, dual-core 1.0GHz Snapdragon, 8GB internal storage (with MicroSD support) and a 5MP rear shooter. The Lumia 620 is available from official channels through Nokia for 11,990 rubles (approx. $400), as well as Euroset (only green, white and yellow variants) for the same price.
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