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Everybody does it; some just do it more than others — supporting, or subsidizing, a nation's agricultural production and infrastructure is as common among nations as the people's need to eat and clothe themselves.
But the apparently widely-accepted notion that developed nations take advantage of developing ones through higher subsidies is, in modern parlance, messed up.
A recently published report from the Cotton Economics Research Institute (CERI) in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, takes on that notion and compares crop subsidies and tariffs of 21 developed and developing countries.
Southwest group
The study was initiated by the recently-organized Southwest Council of Agribusiness.
It shows that "all countries, both industrialized and developing, support their agriculture sectors, but use vastly divergent policy tools and combinations of tools. Most use guaranteed minimum prices and import tariffs to protect domestic producers."
The report also indicates that developing countries use a plethora of tools often not considered in measuring the amount or rates of subsidies.
These include input subsidies, such as reimbursement for seed, fertilizer, equipment and labor. Producers in some developing countries also get tax incentives or low interest loans.
"Developing countries' tariff protection is substantially higher than that of industrialized countries," the report notes.
Developing countries also are more likely to employ sanitary and phytosanitary measures to limit imports.
Nations have compelling reasons to protect agriculture, including a desire to achieve: self-sufficiency in food production, food safety, and sustainability of natural resources.
The report says most countries, developing or industrialized, "use some form of guaranteed minimum price to producers and use import tariff-rate-quotas to protect domestic industries."
Protection may be a loan rate, as in the United States, intervention price in the European Union, minimum support price in India and Pakistan or a minimum floor price in China.
Surprising results
Findings reveal that the minimum support price for cotton in the United States is lower than that of other cotton-producing countries.
Findings also indicate that industrialized countries have, in recent years, moved away from price supports to broader farm income support options and direct income payments to stabilize agriculture. Countercyclical payments serve that function in the United States. The European Union also is moving toward decoupled instead of commodity support payments.
Studies indicate, based on per unit prices, extent of support may be higher in developed countries. "But major developing countries supplement price support programs with sizable amounts of input subsidies to protect their agriculture sectors.
"For example, India provides annual subsidies of $12 billion for food storage and distribution, fertilizer, water, and electricity. China provided its producers subsidized seed and machinery purchases, technology adoption and investments in rural infrastructure of $43 billion in 2006, up from $18 billion in 2004 and $15 billion in 2003.
"Brazil, a rising force in the world agricultural market, is proposing $26.1 billion in various forms of credit assistance and agricultural production insurance."
Protect agriculture
The research found that developing and developed countries use import tariffs to protect their agriculture sectors. "But an interesting point, supported by World Bank estimates, is that average bound/applied tariffs for agriculture are higher in major developing countries than in developed countries. In 2004, the average applied tariff rates were 8.2 percent for the United States and 9.5 percent for the European Union. For major developing countries like India and China, the average applied tariff rates for agriculture were 30 percent and 15 percent in the same year," the report says.
"The differences are even more pronounced when one compares average bound tariff rates for agriculture between major developed and developing countries."
Studies also show that major developed countries allow more agriculture products to come in duty free than do major developing countries. The United States and the European Union allow more than 25 percent of agricultural products in duty free. That percentage for most developing countries is less than 3 percent.
A less apparent but significant advantage developing counties have over industrialized agricultural nations comes through lower standards for environmental and workplace regulations.
Add to costs
Programs that restrict pesticide management in the United States, for instance, add to production costs. So do mandated environmental initiatives to protect soil, water and air. Minimum wage standards required in the United States and other developed countries do not apply in developing nations. Neither do stringent U.S. regulations that maintain worker safety, freedom from forced labor and basic union rights for workers.
"In effect, low standards in these areas may be considered a form of subsidy in that they represent costs that producers in developing countries do not have to bear. The presence and enforcement of environmental and worker standards increases the cost of production … in developed countries."
Countries analyzed in the comparison are: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, European Union, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and West African Countries.
The CERI researcher team includes Don Ethridge, Director; Samarendu Mohanty, Associate Director; Suwen Pan, Mark Welch, and Mahamadou Fadiga, Research Scientists; Margarita Velandia-Parra, Research Assistant; and Samantha Yates, Publication Specialist.


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Enjoy these unique cupcakes that are not only adorable, but delicious. You'll enjoy the light, greet tea flavor and the super sweet taste of these cupcakes that are sure to delight anyone who loves cupcakes.
- 24 Cupcake Paper or 1/2 Sheet Pan
- 1 cup Unsalted Butter (room temperature)
- 2 cups Sugar
- 2 large Eggs
- 2 large Egg Yolks
- 3 cups All Purpose Flour
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1 cup Milk
- 2 tsp Matcha Powder
- Meiji Marble Chocolate
- Glico Chocolate Pocky
- Glico Strawberry Pocky / Good'n Plenty Candy
- 1. After cupcakes are cool, spread a smooth layer of white frosting.
- 2. Cut Hello Kitty Coconut Milk Wafer into triangle shape, then place it on top side of cupcakes as ears.
- 3. Cut Strawberry Pocky into quarters and place two as bows or (Good'n Plenty Candy)
- 4. Place two Meiji Marble Chocolate for the eyes and one yellow for the nose.
- 5. Cut the Chocolate Pocky into quarters and place three on the left and right sides as whiskers.
- 6. Scoop batter into cupcake papers
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Reasonable path to GMO food labels
Second to gun control, the debate over whether to require labeling of foods containing genetically engineered crops is the most controversial and polarizing policy issue to confront the legislature this session.
On one side of the issue are the advocates for labeling, often guilty of overstating the alleged dangers of crops that have had their DNA re-engineered to make them grow faster, larger, become more resistant to drought and pests, and protected from weed-killing herbicides. Permeating the anti-genetic engineering movement is a belief system that anything "natural" is good, anything benefitting from science-based human enhancement bad.
On the other side of the debate are powerful corporate interests reluctant to acknowledge the potential risks of this new technology and possible adverse effects on health and the environment. Risk assessments are required for genetic engineering (GE) product approval (also known as GMOs - genetically modified organisms). But this data is almost exclusively provided by corporations seeking approval. Biotech companies, in the stated interest of protecting patent rights, maintain strict control over independent research on their products.
Caught between these extremes - anti-biotech pseudo-science coming from one camp, biotech industry public relations campaigns from the other - are legislators, most ill equipped to understand the technology.
Genetic engineering is increasing food production and reducing crop loss. It could play a critical role in feeding a growing world population. To simply reject it as not natural could prove to be a fatal calculation for millions. The Union of Concerned Scientists notes that, so far, scientists know of no inherent, generic harms associated with GE organisms.
On the other hand, any new technology has risks. The construction and defense industry long considered asbestos to be an efficient, harmless insulator. Changing the basic DNA of a food plant raises the potential of creating new food allergens or interfering with the effectiveness of antibiotics, for example. The technology is too new to know all risks.
Congress should require more independent research into the use of products containing GE-modified crops and eliminate the use of patent claims to inhibit research. Lawmakers should also require more thorough and rigorous evaluations before approving new GE products. But given the power of biotech corporate lobbyists, and the support of industrial food producers who benefit financially due to GE crops, Congress has been reluctant to regulate.
Into this void has come the movement at the state level to require labeling. Many in the biotech industry contend that forcing products to carry the conspicuous label, "Produced with Genetic Engineering," is the equivalent of an undeserved scarlet letter. Such labeling, they argue, would carry the impression that there is something harmful in the product, when there is no scientific basis to reach that conclusion.
Advocates for labeling say it is one more tool to inform consumers, much as labels now list calories, fat content and nutritional information.
We come down on the side of labeling. It has been widely introduced in Europe and the industry continues to thrive. The food industry would be free to make the case for products using GE ingredients. Some consumers contend there are better alternatives to genetic engineering and would avoid GE food if given the chance. These alternatives include agroecological farm management, which seeks to better match growing environments to a crop's natural traits. Also traditional crop breeding, which enhances a plant's preferred traits through the reproductive process.
But in the absence of federal action, there are problems with a state going the labeling route alone, particularly a small state. Having food companies produce specific labeling for products destined for Connecticut would certainly increase product costs. Some foods may become unavailable. The consumer pool must be bigger to make labeling practical.
The House has passed a labeling bill that addresses this problem. It would take effect only after five states, with an aggregate population of 25 million, adopt labeling. Two of the trigger states must "border Connecticut or are New York and New Jersey."
Labeling proponents say the requirement - tougher than the Senate trigger of three states in the region approving labeling - is too difficult.
We disagree. With a Connecticut law in hand, the labeling movement should be able to win support in other states.
The Day editorial board meets regularly with political, business and community leaders and convenes weekly to formulate editorial viewpoints. It is composed of President and Publisher Pat Richardson, Editorial Page Editor Paul Choiniere, retired Day editor Lisa McGinley, Managing Editor Tim Cotter and Staff Writer Julia Bergman. However, only the publisher and editorial page editor are responsible for developing the editorial opinions. The board operates independently from the Day newsroom.
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Perth, Nov 23: India stretched the mighty Australia before losing 3-4 in their second match of the nine-a-side Lanco International Super Series hockey event here Friday.
Sardar Singh, Danish Mustaba and Gurwinder Singh Chandi scored for India while Craig Boyne, Jacob Whetton and Trent Mitton struck for Australia. Boyne scored a brace.
Indian take on arch-rivals Pakistan Saturday. They had lost 1-2 to England Thursday.
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RPS Studios needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 467 designs submitted by 51 freelance designers.
HFX Markets
HFX Markets is the new brand for our old company ODL Markets (Canada). http://www.odlcanada.ca
We're a global financial trading broker that offers our clients Foreign Exchange (FX), Contracts For Difference (CFDs), Gold/Silver, and Energy Online Trading to Accredited Investors in Canada.
We're a Canadian based firm so our key markets will be in Canada. Though we have a global market of clients who will be trading a diverse range of financial products, from foreign currencies to oil and gold.
Our clients are financial institutions, businesses of all sizes and the general public. Our clients will be doing all of their trading online if that fits into the logo somehow.
- Modern, clean, crisp, and sophisticated. It should stand out.
- The X is easy to play with, though please don't single it out. The FX should be visually grouped together since they stand for Forex. The H should stand on it's own, either in size, color or position. See some of the top rated designs for examples.
- An iconic graphic would be great to go along with "HFX Markets" though please play with the text as well. We don't require the icon. Also check out the attached samples. Here are some ideas of what the icon could contain:
- A globe with arrows around it.
- A globe like a stock ticker.
- 4 stock arrows of varying colours or shades of grey to show the many markets that we deal in.
- Arrows, graphs, something stylized
- Anything else to portray finance, trading, global financial markets, profits, etc.
- The iconized version of the HFX letters. Though if it's hard to see that it's an HFX I would need HFX small and beside the "Markets" text.
- We're definitely open to your ideas here.
- We're canadian, though this definitely doesn't have to be part of the logo.
- Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo. And no cartoons please.
- Red, Grey, Black and White. Please no red on black though. (I have included a sample gif of the colors we're looking for, though please don't take these as set in stone. We have received some submissions with orange reds or brown reds, which we don't want.)
- We're open to alternate colors if you think it'll fit better. Maybe a nice blue/green combo.
- Should look good on a white and dark background.
- If the logo looks 3D it should also have a 2D version
- Should look good in both color and black & white, and should be faxable. On the web the logo will be on white, so that's the primary focus. Please don't put red on black.
- Should be clear if it's both large or small
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ASU Begins Fall Practice With High Expectations For 2001
Oct. 19, 2000
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TEMPE, Ariz. --The 2000 edition of the Arizona State University baseball team was coined as young and inexperienced. Selected to finish sixth in the Pac-10 in the annual preseason poll, the Sun Devils finished the year with a 44-15 record and a share of the Pac-10 championship with a 17-7 mark in league play.
While the 2000 team was young with only two senior starters, the Sun Devils were anything but inexperienced. ASU advanced to the NCAA regionals for the 18th time in school history and were ranked as high as third in the national polls during the 2000 season. A heartbreaking loss to Texas in the regional final ended the Sun Devils run towards Omaha, but with 15 letterman and seven position starters returning for the 2001 season, Pat Murphy once again has his squad in position to be a national championship caliber team.
With fall practice running from mid October to early November, the Sun Devils are closing in on the 43rd year of ASU baseball tradition. The program has compiled a .716 all-time winning percentage in 43 years and advanced to the College World Series 18 times, last being a runner-up finish in 1998. ASU opens the 2001 campaign January 26 vs. Texas-Arlington at Packard Stadium.
Murphy, who enters his seventh year at the helm of the Sun Devils, has led ASU to a 232-123 record under his guidance. The 1998 Baseball America Coach of the Year and 2000 Pac-10 Coach of the Year, Murphy is the winningest active coach under the age of 43. The Sun Devil skipper spent the 2000 summer coaching the Netherlands National team to a 3-4 record at Sydney Olympics, including a monumental upset of international power Cuba.
Returning Position Player Starters:Back for the Sun Devils in 2001 is a plethora of talent that is highlighted by seven returning position starters and an All-American pitcher. The infield of catcher Casey Myers (Sr., Casa Grande, Ariz.), first baseman Jeff Phelps (Sr., Yuma, Ariz.), second baseman Brooks Conrad (Jr., Spring Valley, Calif.), third baseman Mike Lopez (Sr., Phoenix, Ariz.) and shortstop Dennis Wyrick (So., Azusa, Calif.) all return for the Sun Devil defense that posted a team fielding percentage of .971 that ranked fifth in the NCAA. The outfield returns senior Jonah Martin, who hit .325 with an ASU and Pac-10 record of 29 hit by pitches. Utility player Mel Stocker is back for his junior year after hitting .344 in 49 games in 2000.
Phelps is a three-year starter for the Sun Devils and had a fine year in 2000 with a .362 batting average and 60 RBI. The senior can play any number of infield positions, but is slated to start the year at first base or designated hitter.
Lopez had a fine rookie campaign as a Sun Devil, batting .370 with six home runs before ending his season with a broken wrist. At the time of his injury, Lopez had a 13-game hitting streak in which he was hitting .426 (20x47).
Wyrick was a third-team selection by Baseball America for freshman All-American. The shortstop hit .317 in his first year of collegiate baseball and played well defensively.
Conrad was steady in the middle of the lineup for ASU in 2000. The second baseman tallied a team-high 21 game hitting streak and ended the year with a .336 batting average. During the summer Conrad was named the MVP of the Alaskan League Goldpanners' by hitting .326.
Returning Starting Pitchers:On the mound ASU returns Pac-10 honorable mention selection Jon Switzer. Switzer (Houston, Texas) was 11-3 on the mound with a 3.89 ERA and was named a third-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball. Switzer spent part of the 2000 summer with the Team USA National team and pitched well for the Red, White and Blue with a 1-0 record and 2.41 ERA before leaving the team with an emergency appendix surgery. In his career, the left-hander is 18-7 with a 3.99 ERA. Drew Friedberg (Sr., Middleton, Wis.) started five games in 2000 and is expected to contribute out of the bullpen in 2001. Jared Liebeck (So., Glendale, Ariz.) was 2-2 and started five games for ASU, and is a likely candidate to contribute in a starting role in 2001. Redshirt freshman Mike Esposito and sophomore Paul French both had successful Tommy John surgery and are expected back midway through the 2001 season.
Stellar Bullpen of 2000 is Back for 2001:While Switzer is the lone starter back from the starting rotation with more than five starts, ASU returns the backbone of a strong bullpen that showed flashes of brilliance in 2000 with a combined 19-5 record and 4.11 ERA. LHP Franco Pezely (Jr., Taylorsville, Utah) was the team-leader with a 3.24 ERA and an 8-2 record out of the bullpen in 26 appearances. Senior closer Eric Doble (RHP, Case Grande, Ariz.) had nine saves in 2000 and will step back into his role as the ace of the bullpen staff in late inning situations.
What Returns at the Plate in 2001:While senior Mitch Jones hit a school record 27 home runs, ASU returns a majority of the lineup that finished first in the nation in scoring (10.97 runs per game) and second in batting average (.346). While a lot of the power of the ASU lineup is gone from 2000, seven of the Sun Devils' top 10 hitters of 2000 are back. Led by Myers' .412 batting average and 97 RBI, the Sun Devil bats will once again have no problem putting runs on the board.
Casey Myers:The Arizona State Sun Devil baseball program has had 13 players honored as the National Player of the Year, but not since catcher Paul LoDuca hit .446 in 1993 has the award been present in Tempe. Sun Devil senior catcher Casey Myers could be the next Sun Devil to earn the prestigious award. A career .380 hitter in his three years at Arizona State, Myers had a career year in 2000 by hitting .412 (30th in NCAA) with 18 home runs and 97 RBI. He was named the Pac-10 Player of the Year and enters the 2001 season ranked fifth in Pac-10 history with 206 career RBI. He was a consensus All-American and adding to all of his numerous other awards, was named the Academic All-American of the Year with a perfect 4.0 GPA in Math/Economics. While his statistics at the plate speak for themselves, it is perhaps his skills behind the plate that may be his most hidden talent. With a .996 fielding percentage and only two errors in 516 total chances, Myers was named the Easton Redline NCAA Defensive Player of the Year by Collegiate Baseball. Myers also ranks fifth in career RBI in the ASU record books, 9th with a .380 batting average, 10th with a .622 career slugging percentage and is approaching the career top 10 with 32 home runs.
The Newcomers:While the Sun Devils did lose five upperclassmen to the Major League draft last June, a recruiting class that ranked third in the nation will enable ASU to pick up right where they left off in 2000. Highlighted by eight players who were drafted in June, the group includes several players who are expected to contribute immediately on the diamond in 2001. The highly touted recruiting class includes: UT/P Eric Keefner (4th round pick by Astros/Chicago, Ill.), P/C Ryan Schroyer (16th round pick by Tigers/Tucson, Ariz.), LHP Jonathan Gutierrez (20th round pick by Red Sox/Central Arizona College), OF Skyler Fulton (25th round pick by Mets/Olympia, Wash.), INF/OF Rodney Allen (34th round pick by Reds/Phoenix, Ariz.), OF Michael Guerrero (36th round pick by Red Sox/South Mountain CC), INF/OF Steve Garrabrants (42nd round pick by Twins/Phoenix, Ariz.), and OF Chris Duffy (43rd round pick by Red Sox/South Mountain CC).
Other top newcomers who are expected to contribute on the diamond for ASU this spring are RHP J.J. Jackson (Chandler, Ariz.), RHP Alex Creel (Roseville, Calif.), LHP Matt Shartis (Piedmont, Calif.), OF Ryan McKenna (Elgin, Ill.), 1B Jeremy West (Las Vegas, Nev.), RHP Billy Silvestri (Scottsdale, Ariz.), INF Julian Benevidez (Oakland, Calif.), OF Andre Either (Glendale, Ariz.), OF Jon Sheaffer (Mesa, Ariz.) and RHP/INF Matt Sopko (Joliet, Ill.). In all, ASU has 17 newcomers on the fall roster.
'We are very excited about the recruiting class that has joined our program,' said ASU recruiting coordinator and assistant coach Jay Sferra. 'We have a real good mix of position players and pitchers who can step right in and contribute. It is a great class that represents both the state of Arizona and the rest of the nation.'
Three of the freshmen also double as athletes on the gridiron for Coach Bruce Snyder's football team. Keefner (LB), Fulton (RB) and Sheaffer (WR) are all currently on the ASU football roster. The third-ranked recruiting class could have finished even higher, but six players, including a first-round draft pick, were lost following the amateur draft in June.
The 2001 Schedule:A strong schedule is always one of the key focuses for the Arizona State baseball program. The Devils will host 36 games at Packard Stadium in 2001. ASU opens play Jan. 26 with a three-game series with Texas-Arlington. A three-game showdown with defending national champion LSU in early March highlights the home ASU schedule. The Sun Devils were 1-2 at LSU in 2000. In all, the Sun Devils will face eight teams and a combined 22 games against teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament last year, including Oral Roberts, Creighton, LSU, Oklahoma, UCLA, Stanford and Cal State Fullerton. A tough Pac-10 schedule includes Stanford, Washington State, UCLA and Arizona at home. In addition to the strong home schedule at Packard Stadium, ASU will travel to nationally ranked Cal State Fullerton and to Tennessee for a two-game series in early May vs. the Tennessee Volunteers.
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Archery Hunting in British Columbia for Black Bear
In 1988 I took my first big game animal with a bow. I was sitting over a bait in central Idaho when, to my surprise, a black bear slipped over the ridge and was soon standing at fifteen yards, offering me a perfect shot. Can you say "Hook, Line, and Sinker", not only for a lifetime of black bear hunting, but also a solidification of my bow and arrow. I knew at that point archery was my passion.
Many years and exciting adventures have passed by since taking my first animal with a bow. I continue to hunt black bear annually. I haven't hunted over bait since 2006, but have really enjoyed some great spot/stalk hunts since. This year however I'll be back at it. My oldest son will be turning 12 on April 12th. Yes, I am probably more excited than he is. I can't wait to watch him draw back on a bear.
Last June I was up with one of our British Columbia outfitters on an evaluation hunt. I had hunted with him in the Edmonton bow zone for whitetail in the mid 90's, but had not had the chance to experience his British Columbia offering. He guides for moose, grizzly and black bear in British Columbia, and mule deer and whitetail in Alberta. In the past when I had asked him about his black bear hunting he always told me "you just need to see it to believe it." After seeing it last June I'm glad I finally had the chance.
"You just need to see it to believe it," ~ Outfitter
First of all, the country was awesome. The valleys were a beautiful green overlooked by snow-capped mountains. To top off the incredible setting, the bear encounters were truly like nothing I had ever seen. British Columbia doesn't allow baiting so this is a spot/stalk only hunt. The morning and early afternoon is spent relaxing and shooting bows. The late afternoons and evenings are spent glassing and stalking bears. The black bears are down out of the high country gorging themselves with the fresh vegetation. Considering the thick Cedar canopy, the grasses grow along railroad tracks, roads, fields and homesteads. Hunters do not need to be in great shape for this hunt. The black bears are in the valleys so it is basically flat. This hunt is truly for any age hunter that likes the idea of stalking a black bear. The outfitter has experienced 100% success with his rifle hunters and 75% success with his bow hunters.
Good luck on your next black bear hunt, I hope you are successful.
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Dallas Mavericks Take Game 1 Against Oklahoma City [PHOTOS]
The Dallas Mavericks took game 1 of the Western Conference Finals last night (May 17) against the Oklahoma City Thunder. It was a great game by the Mavs as Dirk Nowitzski scored 48 points and hit an NBA playoff record 24 straight free throws in route to a 121-112 win. Here's a look back at the game in pictures.


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Gray, Verlander evoke memories of past playoff duels
Making postseason debut, A's poised rookie goes toe to toe with Tigers ace
OAKLAND -- October duels are not for the faint of heart. Nor are they for fans who dig the long ball and those who can't appreciate the precise and cerebral art of pitching.
What Sonny Gray of the A's and Justin Verlander of the Tigers delivered on Saturday night in Game 2 of the American League Division Series at the O.co Coliseum was vintage October hardball, more than a century old. This is what Cy Young and Christy Mathewson were doing in 1903 and 1905, when the World Series was an infant.View Full Game Coverage
Somewhere, Sandy Koufax and Bob Gibson, October masters, had to be thoroughly enjoying the show.
Gray and Verlander were gone when it ended, the A's sending the series to Detroit even with a 1-0 victory in the bottom of the ninth on Stephen Vogt's bases-loaded single against Rick Porcello, a starter working out of the bullpen.
"A dream come true -- fun, excited, happy, emotional," Vogt, the 28-year-old journeyman catcher, said. "Awesome."
There was no visible awe in Gray, who understood the nature of the challenge presented by the 2011 AL Cy Young Award winner and Most Valuable Player and clearly welcomed it.
"I wasn't watching him pitch," Gray said. "I was just sitting in the dugout, just getting myself ready for the next inning. I knew he was obviously throwing the ball well, but I wasn't really looking into it as facing Justin Verlander ... If I do that, one of their hitters is going to get you. They've got one of the best lineups in all of baseball."
While neither Verlander nor Gray figured in the decision -- the win going to Grant Balfour, the loss to Al Alburquerque -- this was a night ruled by brilliant starters: one fully credentialed, the other just getting started.
"Sonny went toe to toe with one of the best, and I give him the upper hand," Balfour said of Gray, who went eight innings to Verlander's seven. "I might be a tough judge."
A gem by Verlander is nothing new. He can make the best hitters alive look overmatched with his searing heat and unhittable hooks.
Before Josh Donaldson lined a two-out single to center in the fourth on a 98-mph heater, a no-hitter -- even a perfect game, something achieved only by Don Larsen in the history of postseason play -- didn't seem out of the question for Verlander.
By that time, Gray, who two years ago was cracking the books at Vanderbilt, was casting a spell on the Tigers.
"Great move by [A's manager Bob] Melvin over there," the Tigers' Torii Hunter said. "That's why he's starting against Verlander. Sonny was awesome."
Gray, dealing 93-95-mph heat with a bender on Verlander's level, worked out of a second-inning jam and then showed all the right stuff in the third. In succession, Gray reached back and struck out Austin Jackson, Hunter and Miguel Cabrera with pure, unadulterated heat.
Gray drew the ire of Hunter, who was drilled in the arm by Bartolo Colon in Game 1, with a fastball near his head. Hunter pointed toward Gray, whose response was to retire the .304 hitter with a fastball away.
"I don't mind being pitched inside," Hunter said, "but don't throw at somebody's head. Why would you do that? You go hit and let me throw at your face."
Hunter looked past one dangerous delivery to capture the game's essence.
"We've never seen him before," Hunter said. "We didn't know what was going on, what his fastball looked like. He has great stuff, and that's one of the best curveballs I've seen in a long time.
"That's baseball -- October baseball. Awesome."
Gray, at 5-foot-11 calling to mind a young Roy Oswalt, responded to a crisis in the fifth with poise and skill.
A leadoff walk and infield single had runners at the corners with one away, Jackson at the plate. Coming back from a 3-0 count, Gray struck out Jackson with a fastball and Vogt nailed Jose Iglesias trying to steal second with a strike of his own.
"It's huge," Gray said. "You kind of forget about that with Vogty coming through with the game-winning hit. It was a huge turning point in the game."
The A's threatened in the fifth with back-to-back singles by Yoenis Cespedes and Seth Smith, but Verlander struck out Vogt and Eric Sogard after Josh Reddick popped up a bunt.
In the bottom of the seventh, a leadoff walk by Brandon Moss and two-out single by Reddick had runners at the corners. In what would be the final pitch of his night, and 10th of the at-bat, Verlander pumped a 98-mph fastball by Vogt for his 11th strikeout.
Gray showed his mettle in the eighth following Don Kelly's leadoff single and a sacrifice bunt. Jackson took a third strike, the fourth time he was victimized by Gray, and Hunter popped up the third out.
Alburquerque pitched the Tigers out of trouble in the eighth, striking out Donaldson and Moss. But singles by Cespedes and Smith and an intentional walk to Reddick set the stage for Vogt's game-winning bullet to left center against Porcello, the Tigers' fifth starter.
Gray's postseason debut was about as good as it gets: eight innings, four hits allowed (matching Verlander), two walks, nine strikeouts.
"I told you before the game that I thought it was going to be close and one run might do it," Verlander said. "That's just from watching him."
A star was born in a classic October shootout.
Lyle Spencer is a reporter for MLB.com.


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HONOLULU (AP) – PGA Tour rookies Russell Henley and Scott Langley get to play one more round together at the Sony Open, this time with a lot more on the line.
Henley two-putted from 30 feet for birdie on the last hole Saturday for a 3-under 67, allowing him to catch up to Langley, who had to settle for a par and a 65. They broke the tournament scoring record through 54 holes at 17-under 193.
Better yet, they had a three-shot lead over Tim Clark.
At stake on Sunday is a trophy, the customary lei draped around the neck and an invitation to the Masters.
(Related Photos: Saturday At The Sony Open)
If the third round was any indication, Clark and everyone will have to chase them down. The 23-year-old rookies never flinched on a warm afternoon with only a mild breeze on a Waialae Country Club that was ripe for low scores.
Langley made seven birdies to offset a pair of bogeys. Henley has been steadier, and he carries a streak of 43 holes without a bogey into the final round.
They each have a chance to become the first rookies to win in their PGA Tour debut since Garrett Willis in the 2001 Tucson Open.
"The Vegas odds on me winning were probably not very good,'' said Langley, not a betting man himself. "I hope somebody bet on me and I make him a lot of money.''
Henley looked relaxed when he finished his round and still feels as though he's playing with house money. After all, it's his first tournament of the year and he already has a chance to win.
"It's already been a successful week,'' he said. "Win or lose, I'm not too stressed about it.''
The rookies have ruled along the shores of Oahu, and if not for Clark, it would have been even more pronounced. Clark made a birdie on the last hole that put him into the final group.
Otherwise, that spot would have been occupied by Scott Gardiner of Australia, who had a 64 and was four shots behind.
Charles Howell III, twice a runner-up at the Sony Open, had a 67 and also was four behind.
(Related Photos: Twitter Pics From The Pros)
Seven players were within five shots of the lead, which included Monday qualifier Danny Lee and Pat Perez, whose goal to have a more positive attitude was severely tested on the final hole when he missed a 40-inch birdie putt. Perez still had a 67 and was at 12-under 198.
Henley and Langley shared low amateur honors at Pebble Beach in the 2010 U.S. Open, and then became fast friends by flying together to Northern Ireland for the Palmer Cup. They were thrilled to be playing together for their rookie debut in the opening two rounds.
Neither had any idea they would still be together going into the final round. Nobody has been able to catch them.
Langley was two shots behind until a two-putt birdie on the ninth and a short birdie putt on the 10th to tie for the lead. He pulled ahead with a 12-foot birdie putt on the 13th, and after a three-putt bogey, regained the lead with a 15-foot birdie putt on the 15th.
Those expecting to see the rookies get stage fright in the final group on the weekend quickly learned that these aren't ordinary rookies – at least not on Saturday. Both played with remarkable poise and kept this Sony Open a two-man show.
Except for John Daly, of course, who always manages to keep it interesting. He pulled his tee shot into the hill on the sixth hole, hit a rock and hurt his shoulder.
He made triple bogey, took four shots from 20 feet on the next hole for double bogey, made another triple bogey on the eighth and then holed a 50-foot birdie for a 45 on the front nine. That gave him a 79.
(Related Photos: The 25 Best Public Golf Courses)
A far more subtle meltdown belonged to Chris Kirk. He was two shots out of the lead when he hit a tee shot into the canal on the par-5 ninth, his next shot out of bounds and made a 20-foot putt to escape with a triple bogey. He played the other par 5 much differently, chipping in from 80 feet for eagle on the 18th to salvage a 68. He was five behind.
Henley started the third round with a two-shot lead and he didn't give it up until Langley holed a 12-foot birdie from just on the fringe at the 13th. They play different styles, with Langley hitting low shots with great control, but both of them can putt. Henley showed that with a number of par saves early on, along with his 15-foot birdie on the second hole and another birdie from about 8 feet on No. 8.


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xStack Fast Ethernet L2 Managed Switches
DES‑3200 Series
- Product Status: Phased Out
List Retailers
The DES 3200 Series xStack Fast Ethernet L2 Managed Switches consists of:
- DES-3200-10: 8-Port Fast Ethernet L2 Managed Switch with 1 x SFP and 1 x Combo 1000BASE-T/SFP ports (fanless)
- DES-3200-18: 16-Port Fast Ethernet L2 Managed Switch with 1 x SFP and 1 x Combo 1000BASE-T/SFP ports (fanless)
- DES-3200-28: 24-Port Fast Ethernet L2 Managed Switch with 2 x SFP and 2 x Combo 1000BASE-T/SFP ports (fanless)
- DES-3200-28P: 24-Port Fast Ethernet L2 Managed PoE Switch with 2 x 1000BASE-T and 2 x Combo 1000BASE-T/SFP ports (24 x PoE ports, smart fans)
- DES-3200-52: 48-Port Fast Ethernet L2 Managed Switch with 2 x SFP and 2 x Combo 1000BASE-T/SFP ports (smart fans)
- DES-3200-52P: 48-Port Fast Ethernet L2 Managed PoE Switch with 2 x 1000BASE-T and 2 x Combo 1000BASE-T/SFP ports (48 x PoE ports, smart fans)
The DES-3200 Series is a member of D-Link's Layer 2 managed switch family designed for the ETTX, FTTX, and enterprise markets. The DES-3200 Series provides 8/16/24, or 48 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet connections and various SFP or combo Gigabit/SFP ports uplink options. The DES-3200-10/18 comes in a 9/11-inch compact size and incorporates a fanless design suitable for desktop, telecom cabinet, or distribution box deployment. The DES-3200-28 and 52 models are 1U 19" rack mount size and provide 24/48 copper connections on Fast Ethernet with the beneficial design of 2/4 Gigabit/SFP Combo ports which provide up to 4 Gbps uplink bandwidth or dual Ethernet ring topology support. The DES-3200-28P/52P are IEEE 802.3af and IEEE 802.3at Power over Ethernet (PoE) compliant switches and provide 15.4 W per port and up to 30 W in the first four/eight ports. The PoE/PoE+ powers devices such as video IP phones, wireless access points, and IP cameras directly through Ethernet cables which makes the deployment of the network much easier. All switches of the DES-3200 series feature embedded 2 or 4 Gigabit SFP uplinks, which provides flexible network topology choices such as ring, tree, or mixed.
Security and Availability
The DES-3200 Series supports 802.1X port-based/host-based access control, Guest VLAN and RADIUS/TACACS /XTACACS/TACACS+ Authentication for strict access control over the network. The IP-MAC-Port Binding feature allows administrators to bind a source IP address with an associated MAC for a defined port number to enhance user access control. Furthermore, with the DHCP snooping feature, the switch automatically pairs the IP/MAC by snooping DHCP packets and saving them to the IMPB white list. These features play a significant role in keeping the network secure and auditable. The built-in D-Link Safeguard Engine identifies and prioritizes "CPU interested" packets to prevent malicious traffic from interrupting normal network flows and protects switch operation. In addition, the DES-3200 Series provides various multi-layer Access Control List (ACL) rules. Administrators are able to limit the network services or access rights without impacting the switch performance.
Resilience/Performance Enhancement
For mission critical environments the DES-3200 Series supports 802.1D-2004 edition, 802.1w and 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree (MSTP). STP allows you to configure the switch with a redundant backup bridge path, so transmission and reception of packets can be guaranteed in the event of any failed switch on the network. The switches also support 802.1AX and 802.3ad Link Aggregation, enabling you to group multiple ports in parallel to form a single port, increasing bandwidth and redundancy for higher availability. For Quality of Service (QoS) , the switch supports 802.1p and advanced packet classification based on TOS, DSCP, MAC address, IP addresses, VLAN ID, TCP/UDP port number, protocol type, and user-defined packet content. This enables flexible configuration for specific multi-media applications such as VoIP or IPTV. Furthermore, the DES-3200 series supports automatic, effective QoS function for voice traffic. The Voice VLAN1 includes the voice end points automatically in to a dedicated VLAN with higher priority to guarantee the quality and security of the voice traffic.
Traffic and Bandwidth Control
The bandwidth control feature allows network administrators to define the ingress/egress throughput levels for each port with granularity down to 8 Kbps. The switch also supports the storm control feature which minimizes damages within the network. Port mirroring helps administrators facilitate traffic diagnostics or track switch performance and make changes if necessary. The DES-3200 Series supports a two rate and single-rate Three Color Marker (trTCM/srTCM) to classify traffic streams into conforming and nonconforming groups to guarantee the minimum bandwidth for important traffic.
Multicast Applications
The DES-3200 series provides full L2 multicast functions, including IGMP snooping, IGMP filtering, fast leave, and multicast traffic configuration for specific ports. With L2 Multicast support, the DES-3200 series shows its ability to handle growing IPTV application. The Host-based IGMP/MLD Snooping allows multiple multicast subscribers per physical interface and ISM VLAN sends multicast streams in a multicast VLAN to save bandwidth in the backbone network. The ISM VLAN profiles allow users to bind/replace the pre-defined multicast registration information to subscription ports quickly and easily.
The DES-3200 series provides cable diagnostics to check the status of network cables and pinpoint the cause of any network cable malfunction without requiring on-site operator support. The 802.1ag Connectivity Fault Management (CFM) feature provides tools to monitor and troubleshoot end-to-end Ethernet networks, allowing service providers to check connectivity, isolate network issues, and identify customers affected by network issues. The 802.3ah Ethernet OAM, Dying Gasp, and D-Link Unidirectional Link Detection (DULD) functions can improve network management on the Ethernet and help maintain a stable network connection and support fault locating.
Management Capability
The DES-3200 series supports standard management protocols such as SNMP, RMON, Telnet, SSH/SSL security authentication, and DHCP relay option 82. The switch series also features a web-based GUI that provides a user-friendly interface and easy management. DHCP auto-configuration is an enhanced management feature that allows administrators to preset a configuration on a TFTP server and apply to switches automatically when the switch is trying to get IP addresses from DHCP. It makes the switch deployment easier and quicker, especially in a large scale network. LLDP and LLDP-MED1 provide quick discovery of Ethernet equipment especially for endpoint devices. According to the discovery result, administrators can easily push the configurations to corresponding devices and build up a topology drawing through the network management system (NMS) quickly.
D-Link Single IP Management (SIM) simplifies and speeds up management tasks, allowing multiple switches to be configured, monitored and maintained from any workstation running a web browser through one unique IP address. The DES-3200 Series also works with D-Link's D-View 7 software. D-View 7 is a Network Management System that allows for the central management of critical network characteristics such as availability, reliability, resilience, and security. D-View 7 provides a useful set of tools for network administrators who want to effectively manage device configurations, fault tolerance, performance, and security.
IPv6 Ready
The DES-3200 Series has been certified with IPv6 Ready Logo Phase 2 which guarantees the connectivity and manageability in an IPv6 network. Furthermore, it supports IPv4/v6 dual stack function that allows the switch to act as a bridge between IPv4 and IPv6 networks. As networks grow and the need for larger addressing and higher security becomes critical, the DES-3200 Series supports various IPv6 ACL, IMPBv61, and L3 Control Packet Filtering functions to protect the network against attacks and meet the requirements for the design of the IPv6 architecture.
1 Available on future firmware release
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Flexible Hardware Design
- 8, 16, 24, or 48 10/100BASE-TX ports
- 1 or 2 Combo 1000BASE-T/SFP ports, or 2 1000BASE-T ports
- 1 or 2 SFP ports
- 9", 11", or 19" Rack-mount
- Support 802.3at (PoE+) and 802.3af (PoE) for PoE models
Surge Protection
- All Ethernet ports have 6 KV surge protection
L2 Features
- 802.1D STP, 802.1w RSTP, and 802.1s MSTP
- Loopback Detection
- 802.1AX and 802.3ad Link Aggregation
- Voice VLAN1
Port Security
Access Control List (ACL)
- 802.1X / Web-Based (WAC)1/MAC-Based (MAC) Access Control
- Guest VLAN
- IP-MAC-Port Binding (IMPB)
- Traffic Monitoring and Bandwidth Control
- Port Mirroring/Bandwidth Control
- Broadcast/Multicast/Unicast Storm Control
- srTCM, trTCM, & policing
Number of 10/100BASE-TX ports
- DES-3200-10 - 8 ports
- DES-3200-18 - 16 ports
- DES-3200-28 - 24 ports
- DES-3200-28P - 24 ports
- DES-3200-52 - 48 ports
- DES-3200-52P - 48 ports
Number of 1000Base-T ports
- DES-3200-28P - 2 ports
- DES-3200-52P - 2 ports
Number of Combo 1000Base-T/SFP ports
- DES-3200-10 - 1 ports
- DES-3200-18 - 1 ports
- DES-3200-28 - 2 ports
- DES-3200-28P - 2 ports
- DES-3200-52 - 2 ports
- DES-3200-52P - 2 ports
Number of SFP ports
- DES-3200-10 - 1 ports
- DES-3200-18 - 1 ports
- DES-3200-28 - 2 ports
- DES-3200-52 - 2 ports
PoE Supported Models (Standard(s)/Number of Ports/Maximum Power Budget)
- DES-3200-28P (802.3af/at/24 ports/188W)
- DES-3200-52P (802.3af/at/48 ports/370W)
RS-232 Console Port
- Yes
Switch Capacity
- DES-3200-10 - 5.6 Gbps
- DES-3200-18 - 7.2 Gbps
- DES-3200-28 - 12.8 Gbps
- DES-3200-28P - 12.8 Gbps
- DES-3200-52 - 17.6 Gbps
- DES-3200-52P - 17.6 Gbps
64-Byte Packet Forwarding Rate
- DES-3200-10 - 4.2 Mpps
- DES-3200-18 - 5.4 Mpps
- DES-3200-28 - 9.5 Mpps
- DES-3200-28P - 9.5 Mpps
- DES-3200-52 - 13.1 Mpps
- DES-3200-52P - 13.1 Mpps
MAC Address Table Size
Packet Buffer
Flash Memory
Jumbo Frame
Diagnostic LED Indicators
Power (Per Device)
- Yes
Console (Per Device)
- Yes
Link/Activity (Per Port)
- Yes
Speed Indicator (Per Port)
- Yes
Physical & Environmental
Power Consumption
Power Input
- 100 to 240 VAC, 50 to 60HZ Internal Universal Power Supply
Dimensions (W x D x H)
- DES-3200-10 - 228.5 x 195 x 44 mm (9.00 x 7.68 x 1.73 inches)
- DES-3200-18 - 280 x 180 x 44 mm (11.02 x 7.09 x 1.73 inches)
- DES-3200-28 - 441 x 210 x 44 mm (17.36 x 8.27 x 1.73 inches)
- DES-3200-28P - 441 x 308 x 44 mm (17.36 x 12.13 x 1.73 inches)
- DES-3200-52 - 441 x 308 x 44 mm (17.36 x 12.13 x 1.73 inches)
- DES-3200-52P - 441 x 308 x 44 mm (17.36 x 12.13 x 1.73 inches)
- DES-3200-10 - 9-inch, 1U Height
- DES-3200-18 - 11-inch, 1U Height
- DES-3200-28 - 19-inch Standard Rack-Mount Width, 1U Height
- DES-3200-28P - 19-inch Standard Rack-Mount Width, 1U Height
- DES-3200-52 - 19-inch Standard Rack-Mount Width, 1U Height
- DES-3200-52P - 19-inch Standard Rack-Mount Width, 1U Height
- DES-3200-10 - fanless
- DES-3200-18 - fanless
- DES-3200-28 - fanless
- DES-3200-28P - smart fan
- DES-3200-52 - smart fan
- DES-3200-52P - smart fan
Heat Dissipation
- DES-3200-10 - 41.94 BTU per hour
- DES-3200-18 - 48.422 BTU per hour
- DES-3200-28 - 61.039 BTU per hour
- DES-3200-28P - 855.696 BTU per hour
- DES-3200-52 - 113.90 BTU per hour
- DES-3200-52P - 1608.156 BTU per hour
- DES-3200-10 - 738,788 hours
- DES-3200-18 - 670,243 hours
- DES-3200-28 - 590,424 hours
- DES-3200-28P - 189,396 hours
- DES-3200-52 - 440,074 hours
- DES-3200-52P - 189,396 hours
- Operating: -5 to 50°C (23 to 122°F)
- Storage: -40 to 70°C (-40 to 158°F )
Operating Humidity
- 10% ~ 90% Non-condensing
- FCC Class A, CE Class A, VCCI Class A, IC , C-Tick, BSMI
- CE, LVD, UL/cUL, CB, BSMI
3rd Part Certification
- IPv6 Ready Logo Phase 2
Software Feature
- Virtual Stacking D-Link Single IP Management
- Up to 32 units per Virtual Stack
L2 Features
- MAC address table: 16K
- Flow Control
- 802.3x Flow Control
- HOL Blocking Prevention
- Jumbo Frame up to 12K bytes
- Spanning Tree Protocols
- 802.1w RSTP
- 802.1s MSTP
- BPDU Filtering
- Root Restriction
- Loopback Detection
- Link Aggregation
- Complies with 802.1AX and 802.3ad
- DES-3200-10: Max. 5 groups, 8 ports per group
- DES-3200-18: Max. 9 groups, 8 ports per group
- DES-3200-28/28P: Max. 14 groups, 8 ports per group
- DES-3200-52/52P: Max. 26 groups, 8 ports per group
- Port Mirroring:
- Supports 1 Mirroring group
- Supports One-to-One, Many-to-One, Flow-based (ACL) mirroring
- Ethernet Ring Protection Switching (ERPS)
- L2 Protocol Tunneling (L2PT)
L2 Multicasting
- IGMP Snooping:
- IGMP v1/v2 snooping, v3 awareness
- Supports 1024 Groups
- Port/Host-based IGMP snooping Fast Leave
- Report Suppression
- MLD Snooping
- MLD v1, MLD v2 awareness
- Support 1 K groups
- Host-based MLD snooping
- Fast Leave
- IGMP Authentication
- IGMP/MLD Proxy Reporting1
- 802.1Q Tagged VLAN
- VLAN Group
- Max. 4K VLAN
- Port-based VLAN
- MAC-based VLAN
- 802.1v Protocol VLAN
- VLAN Trunking
- Double VLAN (Q-in-Q)
- Port-based Q-in-Q
- Selective Q-in-Q
- VLAN Translation
- Voice VLAN1
L3 Features
- IPv6 Neighbor Discovery (ND)
Quality of Service (QoS)
- Bandwidth Control
- Port-based (Ingress/Egress, Min. Granularity 8 Kbps)
- Flow-based (Ingress/Egress, Min. Granularity 8 Kbps)
- Per egress queue bandwidth control (Min.Granularity 8 Kbps
- 8 Queues per Port
- 802.1p
- Queue Handling
- Strict Priority
- Weighted Round Robin (WRR)
- Strict + WRR
- Three Color Marker
- trTCM
- srTCM
- CoS Based on:
- Switch port
- 802.1p Priority Queues
- MAC Address
- Ether type
- DSCP Protocol Type
- TCP/UDP Port
- IPv6 Traffic Class
- IPv6 Flow Label
- User-Definited Packet Content
- Supports Following Actions for Flows
- Remark 802.1p Priority Tag
- Remark TOS/DSCP Tag
- Bandwidth Control Flow Statistic
Access Control List (ACL)
- Up to 1024 ingress access rules
- ACL Based on
- Switch Port
- 802.1p Priority
- Ether Type
- IPv4/v6 address
- Protocol Type
- TCP/UDP Port Number
- IPv6 Traffic Class
- IPv6 Flow Label
- User-Defined Packet Content
- Time-based ACL
- ACL statistics
- CPU interface filtering
- SSH v1, v2
- SSL v1, v2, v3
- Port Security
- Up to 64 MAC addresses per port
- Broadcast/Multicast/Unicast Storm Control
- Traffic Segmentation
- IP-MAC-Port Binding
- ARP Inspection
- IP Inspection
- DHCP Snooping
- D-Link Safeguard Engine
- DHCP Server Screening
- DHCP Client Filtering
- ARP Spoofing Prevention
- BPDU Attack Protection
- NetBIOS/NetBEUI Filtering
- DoS Attack Prevention
- L3 Control Packet Filtering
- Port-based Access Control
- Host-based Access Control
- Dynamic VLAN assignment
- Identity-driven Policy (VLAN, ACL, or QoS) Assignment
- MAC-based Access Control (MAC)
- Port-based Access Control
- Host-based Access Control
- Web-based Access Control (WAC)1
- Port-based Access Control
- Host-based Access Control
- Microsoft® NAP(IPv4/v61)
- Support 802.1X NAP
- Support DHCP NAP
- Guest VLAN
- RADIUS Accounting
- RADIUS (IPv4/v61)
- Trusted Host
- Cable Diagnostics
- 802.3ah Ethernet Link OAM
- Dying Gasp 802.1ag Connectivity Fault Management (CFM)
- 802.3ah D-Link extension: D-Link Unidirectional Link Detection (DULD)
- D-Link Green 3.0: Power saving function
- LED Shut-Off1
- Port Shut-Off1
- System Hibernation1
- Power Saving by Time-based PoE
- Web-based GUI (IPv4)
- Command Line Interface (CLI)
- Telnet Server/ Client (IPv4)
- TFTP Client (IPv4)
- FTP Client (IPv4)
- Zmodem
- Command Logging
- SNMP v1/v2c/v3
- SNMP Traps
- System Log
- RMON v1
- Supports 1,2,3,9 Groups
- RMON v2
- Supports ProbeConfig Group
- BootP/DHCP Client
- DHCP Auto-Configuration
- DHCP Relay (IPv4)
- DHCP Relay Option 12
- DHCP Relay Option 82
- PPPoE Circult-ID Tag Insertion
- Flash File System
- CPU Monitoring
- Memory Monitoring
- Debug Command
- Password Encryption
- Password Recovery
- Microsoft® NLB (Network Load Balancing) Support
- Ping (IPv4/v61)
- Traceroute
- Multiple IP Interface
- RFC RFC1065, 1066, 1155, 1156, 2578 MIB Structure
- RFC 1212 Concise MIB Definitions
- RFC 1215 MIB Traps Convention
- RFC1493, 4188 Bridge MIB
- RFC1901-1908, 3418,3636, 1442,2578 SNMPv2 MIB
- RFC 2465 IPv6 MIB
- RFC 2466 ICMPv6 MIB
- RFC 2737 Entity MIB
- RFC 4293 IPv6 SNMP Mgmt Interface MIB
- Private MIB
- RFC2021 RMONv2 MIB
- RFC1398, 1643, 1650, 2358, 2665, 3635 Ether-like MIB
- RFC2674,4363 802.1p MIB
- RFC 2618 RADIUS Authentication Client MIB
- RFC4022 MIB for TCP
- RFC4113 MIB for UDP
- RFC 3298 MIB for Deffserv.
- RFC2620 RADIUS Accounting Client MIB
- RFC 2925 Ping& Traceroute MIB
- Running configuration write and backup
- TFTP uploads and downloads
- Trap MIB
IETF® Standard
- RFC792 ICMPv4
- RFC2463, 4443 ICMPv6
- RFC4884 Extended ICMP to Support Multi-Part Messages
- RFC793 TCP RFC 2474, 3260 Definition of the DS Field in the IPv4 and IPv6 Header
- RFC 1321, 2284, 2865, 3580, 3748 Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)
- RFC1981 Path MTU Discovery
- RFC2460 IPv6
- RFC2461, 4861 Neighbor Discovery
- RFC2462, 4862 IPv6 Stateless Address Auto-configuration
- RFC2464 IPv6 Neighbor over Ethernet and definition
- RFC3513, 4291 IPv6 Addressing Architecture
- RFC2893, 4213 IPv4/IPv6 dual stack function
- IPv6 Ready Logo Phase 2


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The Code Administration Office assists the public through the process of, and is responsible for the administration of, zoning, building, housing, licensing, and health regulations. The division also coordinates appeals to the Zoning Board of Adjustment, the Building Board of Appeals, and the Demolition Review Committee.
Office hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.


text: I noticed that performance of the Mesa drivers from the xorg-edgers ppa for Ubuntu has increased quite a bit. Does anyone have any idea why? Shadowgrounds seems to run a lot smoother now. I'm actually using the Radeon HD6520G and I'm surprised that it's running this smoothly (although the game is not running at full resolution and detail).


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You can yell at your control panels and touchscreens until you're blue in the face — however, AMX systems may soon talk back.
The company just announced that it will be adding the possibility for VoIP technology into its control systems. AMX's has new Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Communications Gateways, which harness the power of SIP, VoIP — and possibly Greyskull.
The end result is an AMX control system that includes two-way telephony. For instance, you can use a touchpanel as an intercom or even a full-featured IP phone.
Other highlights include PBX (Private Branch Exchange) features, which includes voicemail, call waiting and call forwarding.
Three different AMX Gateways will be available starting in March.


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Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Stylish labourers
I came across this gang of labourers this morning, looking very stylish in their straw hats.
Wearing their own clothes too rather than the usual uniform...a private group perhaps?
Today being July 1st the midday break rule comes into force and I have a question (not sarcastic, I really would like to know).
Several parts of India and Pakistan, where many of the labourers come from, have summer temperatures up in the forties celcius. Do they have a midday work break there?
12 comments:
- Mazhar Mohad said...
Not that am aware off. But back home they are a lot more lazy as I hear. And a lot of there seems to hate doing the same work in their home countries which they would do over here which counts only to their laziness.
- July 01, 2009 10:14 am
No rule as such as far as Pakistan is concerned. Check with a Indian colleague and he confirms that there are no rules as such enforced by the government.
It depends upon company to company if they want their labourers to rest or not.
Additionally I agree to Mazhar it is more of their laziness but also the luxury of being in their own country they can simply go on strike and choose not to work on the pretext of any reason hot weather being one that can choose. They will not be kicked out of the country for doing so.
- July 01, 2009 10:26 am
- Seabee said...
Thank you both.
- July 01, 2009 10:42 am
- the real nick said...
The mid day break here also applies only to work out in the open. Work inside (say, finishing work in a building) can carry on. Not that all labourers are happy about the forced siesta: the work day starts earlier, and it carries on for longer to make up for the siesta. Believe me, lying around a dusty building site on a plywood sheet or on a pavement for three hours isn't that pleasant.
- July 01, 2009 11:33 am
I would differ with these misleading answers. Very few literate people are in contact with workers so I am not surprised that they don't know.
It is not simple to give a one-line answer to this.
The labour law provides for minimum wage, firt aid, overtime, weekly off, accommdation, childcare facilities... etc It does not mention extremes of temperature. Given the size, geographical diverisity, population and the unorganised nature of construction sector (which is why unions or strikes are not an option) it is difficult to implement these.
The places where temperatures would match those in Dubai would be Rajasthan and Kutch. It's the norm that you don't work when the sun is shining practically on your head. They do start work early (like 7 a.m. or earlier) and then break for lunch, stirring when the sun is less cruel. There is a supervisor who maintains a register of hours of work.
Despite that there are reports every year that people die of extreme heat or cold. Also, where there is abject poverty and very small profit margins such as salt pans in the Rann of Kutch there are no breaks.
But, yes, it is the norm to stop work when it is too hot.
And, I have yet to meet 'lazy labourers'.
- July 01, 2009 12:01 pm
True, Nick.
In Dubai every hour of the day is set in stone and the workers have so little choice that laws are necessary. Also, they cannot get to or leave the site on their own. In India and Pakistan they stay in little makeshift shanties next to or on the construction site.
I found this online:
According to a poll by UK employment and health & safety experts, Croner, 52% of UK employers do not pay their workers when extreme weather conditions prevent them from coming into work.
Employment law dictates that the onus is on the employee to get to work, regardless of the weather. If an employee fails to turn up owing to bad weather, the employer is under no obligation to pay them.
Woudl love to know what the law is like in Australia.
- July 01, 2009 12:12 pm
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firstname.lastname@example.com Oz labour laws are extensive and complicated. The majority rest with the Federal government but the individual states and territories have some differences.
The law covers contracts, working hours, minimum wage, paid leave & entitlements including maternity leave, protection of young workers, equality etc etc etc. but I'm not sure about temperature limits.
I'll try to find out.
- July 01, 2009 1:01 pm
in india, you need to see it from the larger perspective also. fist of all there is no slave or bonded labour, so if the employee is unhappy he just doesnt come from next day. secondly the contractor who has hired the labourer has deadlines to catch, and he needs to maintain a decent relation with workers to prevent work stoppages.
in most of india, working hours are very very different, in most of southern states labourers start around 9, take a 10 min teak break aroun 11, take a 30 min to 1 hour lunch break around 1, take another 15 min tea break around 4, and they wind up work by 5.30 or so. so u see an average 8 hrs give or take some. and in most of those places, heat is in early 40's , not in 50's like here ( as you know, here they report ambient temperature, never the temperature under the sun which is a good 5 deg extra i guess). and they have flexibility to wear whatever dress that suits their climate there, like shorts or sarongs or whatever.
so, 3-4 hour mid day breaks are rather the exception than rule, never seen it in india.
- July 01, 2009 2:09 pm
Temperatures here reach 50+ Celsius.
also lookup on the term heat index.
- July 17, 2009 2:53 pm
Seabee, why are you thanking Mazhar Mohad and Zafar again? Those were the two most offensive comments I have seen in response to your post.
- July 26, 2009 5:05 pm
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email@example.com, I didn't thank them again, I thanked them once, for answering my question.
- July 26, 2009 5:18 pm
i would like to comment about the larger perspective with labour practice in india. it sound as if you are telling that there are no contracts that binds the employees and the employer, just as an employer should have a "decent relation" with the employee and there goes the business. i worked with indians and they really are observing the 8hrs a day work. if an indian computer technician for example working from 9am to 5pm dropped a screw driver at 4:59pm, he will pick it up the next day because he cant spent extra minutes to wipe the cluttered space to look for his screw driver. they work slow and they dont value quality of work.
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Short-form series features fun, healthy recipes for aspiring young sous chefs
"That's Fresh: For Kids," a new iteration of the popular Disney Junior Night Light cooking series "That's Fresh," will premiere Monday, May 6 (10:55 a.m.), on Disney Channel, with new episodes debuting every morning throughout the week. Hosted by chef Helen Cavallo, the series encourages young viewers to play an active role in the cooking process and imparts the importance of healthy eating habits.
Each episode stars the engaging Cavallo as she prepares simple and nutritious recipes (that require no sharp objects or cooking) so that young viewers at home can safely assist their parents or caregivers. Featured recipes include veggie rolls, fruit kabobs, trail mix, berry pops and Doc McStuffins' no-bake muffins. All "That's Fresh: For Kids" recipes are Mickey Check-approved. Foods that receive the Mickey Check meet Disney nutrition guidelines that limit calories, saturated fat, sodium and sugar.
"That's Fresh" debuted in September with the launch of the parent-targeted, kid-friendly Disney Junior Night Light programming block, which airs nightly from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. on Disney Junior.
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I founded nice web mystery game, I've been stuck for a long time in the same mission. now i asking help to others.
Many of friends are trying to solve this task a long time but no one has succeeded in. CAN YOU BEAT IT OR HACK?
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Bruce Kramer, an attorney with Apperson Crump PLC, has been given the Crystal Award by the International Carwash Association for his 20 years of service as the association's general counsel. The association, which was started in Memphis in 1955, is comprised of 15,000 professional car wash operators, retailers and suppliers in 25 nations.
Education and work experience: Washington & Lee University, bachelor of arts with honors, 1966; George Washington University Law School, juris doctorate with honors, 1969; law clerk, Robert M. McRae Jr., 1969-70. Rosenfield Borod Fones & Bogatin, Borod & Huggins, Borod & Kramer and now Apperson Crump PLC.
Family: Four wonderful children, one wonderful son-in-law and two fabulous grandchildren.
Favorite quote: "They first came for the Communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time, no one was left to speak up." – Rev. Martin Niemoller
Favorite movie: "To Kill a Mockingbird"
The sports team(s) you root for: Memphis Tigers and Memphis Grizzlies
What's playing on your stereo right now? Nothing.
Activities you enjoy outside of work: Golf, reading and dinners with friends.
What talent do you wish you had? I wish I could dance and play the violin, but not simultaneously.
Who has had the greatest influence on you? Other than my parents and children, George Slaff.
How did you get involved with the International Carwash Association? I am a second-generation car wash lawyer. My former partner, Marx Borod, incorporated the association and was the general counsel from its inception until I succeeded him in 1993.
How has the organization changed in recent years? The association has grown significantly in the last few years in the areas of technology, education, data collection and social media, and is expanding internationally.
What do you consider your greatest accomplishment? Securing the rights of my clients and making lifelong friends with many of them.
What do you most enjoy about your work? Analyzing the intellectual challenges and solving the problems through the collaborative efforts of interacting with my colleagues and clients.
If you could give one piece of advice to young people, what would it be? Treat everyone with respect and compassion.
Timothy Gibson, director of college guidance at St. George's Independent School, has received a Counselors That Change Lives award from the Colleges That Changes Lives Consortium. The award was given to six counselors nationwide.
The Regional Medical Center at Memphis has hired three new directors: Jana Jones, administrator of ambulatory surgery; Stacie Winkler, associate general counsel; and Kathy Beydler, director of surgical services.
Jennifer Vasil, an upper-school English teacher at St. George's Independent School, has been awarded a 2013 Outstanding Teaching of Humanities Award by Humanities Tennessee. Vasil was one of five teachers chosen statewide.
Brian Mallory has been licensed by the Tennessee Board of Equalization as a registered property tax appeal agent. He is owner and president of Mallory Appraisals and recently formed Mallory Property Tax Advisors.
Maggie Strom, president of Tioga Environmental Consultants Inc., has been chosen by the U.S. Small Business Administration for the Emerging Leaders Initiative class of 2013. It provides executives with resources to build businesses and promote economic development in urban communities.
Robert T. Jolly and Samantha Bennett have joined Thomason, Hendrix, Harvey, Johnson & Mitchell PLLC as associates. Both focus their practices in medical malpractice defense and general civil litigation.
Mac Jenkins, executive vice president/managing partner of Shoemaker Financial, has been awarded the GAMA International 2013 International Management Award – Diamond Level. The award recognizes management excellence in the insurance and financial services industry.
University of Tennessee Health Science Center professor Dr. Lisa Jennings has been awarded $27,000 through the American Heart Association Greater Southeast Health Sciences Fellowship Program to fund six student fellowships. Jennings is a professor in the departments of internal medicine; microbiology, immunology and biochemistry; and surgery.
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AT&T Tells Shareholders To Mind Their Own Business Concerning Its Relationship With The NSA
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However, as we noted last month, a bunch of shareholders have filed shareholder proposals with both companies, demanding that they start to file transparency reports concerning how they cooperate with government surveillance. AT&T has flat out rejected this request, saying it won't even include the proposed resolution on the ballot at the annual AT&T shareholder's meeting.
The basic argument? It's none of your business. The letter, embedded below, argues that decisions about transparency are "ordinary business matters" not subject to shareholder approval. Furthermore, it argues that "protecting customer privacy is a management function" rather than a shareholder one. Of course, the issue here is that they're not protecting customer privacy, and the shareholders are pointing out that the concern is that in doing so, it could do serious damage to the company by losing the trust of their customers. AT&T, of course, doesn't care about any of that because, really, who else are customers going to go to?


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A campy late 1950s anti-drug propaganda film starring Russ Tamblyn with Jackie Coogan (Uncle Fester from The Addams Family) playing a soda fountain owner/drug lord. It opens up with a sequence of Jerry Lee Lewis playing the title song, one of his all time best songs (The Killer was considered to represent the height of depravity at the time to mainstream America, hence his presence in the film). One could say it's more or less the dark side of "Happy Days" as clean cut American teenagers start smoking pot, listening to rock and blues, getting into juvenile delinquency and (implied, given the era) promiscuity, and eventually heroin. It's a lot more fun to watch than "Reefer Madness" not only because of Jerry Lee (and the whole idea of Uncle Fester getting kids hooked on pot and then moving them on to heroin) but because it is actually a pretty well made film in a 50s B way.
In the 70s people would go to midnight screenings of High School Confidential and get stoned.
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Southern GothicBy Margaret Eby
To grow up in the South is to be fed a steady diet of grits and ghost stories. Ask any household in Alabama, and they'll tell you about a friend or family member with a rogue phantom that blows out candles or stomps around in the attic. Being haunted is a permanent condition below the Mason-Dixon, one that defines the region as much as the voracious kudzu and the iced tea so sugary it hurts your teeth. William Faulkner, who was known to spin particularly scary fireside stories, described the Deep South in Absalom, Absalom! as "dead since 1865 and peopled with garrulous outraged baffled ghosts."
No one knew that better than Kathryn Tucker Windham, an Alabama folklorist who spent much of her life collecting and patiently preserving Southern superstitions, recipes, and, most of all, ghost stories. Before passing away last June at the age of ninety-three, Windham published four cookbooks, eight ghost-story collections, and more than a dozen works of regional mythology, memoir, and fiction, most of them featuring her own household ghost, a Slimer-esque jester whom the Windhams affectionately named Jeffrey. Read More


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Department of Education Headlines
- Educators at pilot schools finding value in new teacher evaluation system
Twenty-four South Dakota public school districts of all sizes are participating in this year's pilot of the model teacher effectiveness system. This month, we talk with educators at some of these schools.
- Committee forming to review and revise physical education standards
Teachers, school administrators, curriculum directors, parents, university professors, and pre-service students are invited to apply by Dec. 30.
- Improving doe.sd.gov user experience
The Department of Education will be updating its website, doe.sd.gov. Please take this short survey to help us improve your user experience.
- State Library E-Resources Challenge begins Jan. 13, includes two new resources
Sign up now to participate in the next E-Resources Challenge. There are many resources to explore, including the latest additions, Mango Languages and ChiltonLibrary.
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The elderly St. James man injured in Saturday's accident at Key Largo Road and the Expressway has died.
The elderly St. James man injured in Saturday's accident at Key Largo Road and the Expressway has died.
Robert L. Bullock, 78, of St. James, died Saturday from injuries sustained in the two-vehicle accident.
He was exiting Osage Beach Parkway and attempting to turn left onto the westbound lanes of Expressway when he drove into the path of a Ford Escape driven by 17-year-old Scott J. Derr of Springfield. Derr was traveling eastbound on the Expressway when he struck the pickup truck.
Derr was treated and released.
MoDOT officials are in the process of examining the now-deadly intersection. Access to the Expressway via Key Largo has been temporarily halted. MoDOT hosted a public meeting last week to offer three options to fix the intersection, ironically just three days before the first fatal accident there.
Osage Beach will hold a public forum from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the city hall, during which time MoDOT will be available to answer questions. The forum also is being held to discuss ideas for improved signage along the Expressway and other locations to direct traffic to Osage Beach Parkway.


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In 1987, Mike Tyson starred in Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!, a Nintendo boxing game that featured over-the-shoulder pugilism. Now, in 2011, Mike Tyson stars in Mike Tyson - Main Event, a boxing game that features over-the-shoulder pugilism. Only now, there's no Nintendo.
This new game is made by RockLive, and is, yes, a Punch-Out clone for the iPhone. Which is free. As a game, it's not that great. It's better as an advertisement for the documentary "Taking On Tyson", if its splash ads are anything to go by. But well done getting Mike Tyson himself to appear in the commercial. It somehow gives the game a sense of legitimacy that must surely be giving Nintendo's lawyers a case of the ol' red mist.


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• STAR testing begins Tuesday
• Interims go home Friday
• Spirit Shirt Day is Friday
• Jewels & Jeans - Foundation for Educational Excellence is from 6 - 9 p.m. at the Country Club of Hilton Head Island.
• PTO starts at 5 p.m. Monday. SIC starts at 6p.m. Both will be located in the HEMMS media center.
• Progress reports go home with students on Friday.
• Yearbooks are still being sold for $40. There are about 85 left.
• If you are not receiving our newsletter please call Joly at 706-8771 to update your e-mail address.
• ELDA testing makeups continue until March 21.
• The fifth-grade class will present "American Pop Forever" at 6:30 p.m. Friday in the cafeteria.
• Spring picture day is March 1.
• PTO meetings will be at 3:45 p.m. Feb. 26 in the cafeteria. Chick-fil-A spirit night will be from 5 - 8 p.m. Thursday.
• The fourth- and fifth-grade choral group, Singers, will perform at the Youth Festival at 12:45 p.m. March 2 at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina.
• Kids Club will be held at Bluffton Early Childhood Center's Multipurpose Room at 5 p.m. March 7. Celebrating Dr. Seuss' birthday with special "Seussical" activities, students are encouraged to dress as their favorite Dr. Seuss character.
• Students, teachers and artist Amos Hummel are creating a rain garden on their campus starting this week. The big hole in the ground that has been dug near the soccer field will house equipment to collect storm water run-off and circulate it through a sculpture created by the students themselves.
The project involves art classes, science classes, engineering and technological applications to conserve our precious natural resources.
Through this collaboration, students will educate each other and the community about how storm water can carry dangerous pollutants into the May and Colleton Rivers, threatening the health of our fisheries, tourist industry and the timeless beauty of our natural water habitats. They will use the opportunity to plant native water loving plants in and around the pond and fountain that will in turn attract and support native animal species.
The financial support reflects a group effort as well. A youth-based conservation, Greening Forward, began this project with a $1400 grant to BLMS student service groups. The Island School Council for the Arts chimed in with $500 and the BLMS PTO has pledged their support for the project as well.
In March, a small contingency of student leaders and their teacher sponsors are headed for an International Youth Summit sponsored by Greening Forward, to report the progress and absorb ideas from other successful conservation service groups.
• Devin Oliver, Bluffton High School senior, recently won the local "Leadership" High School Speech Contest sponsored by the Coastal Empire Leadership Development Association (CELDA).
Oliver earned $300 for his efforts in the CELDA contest on Feb. 9 at Armstrong Atlantic State University. It was the first step toward competing for a $4,000 prize in a nationwide contest sponsored by the National Management Association.
Dan Brown, Bluffton High School junior, finished second earning $200.
The purpose of the nationwide NMA contest is to promote a better understanding of leadership among high school students. Each student is required to research, write and present a 4- to 6-minute speech focusing on the qualities and attributes of leadership. The contest also provides an incentive for the development of communication skills that are vital to the students when they enter the work force.
Oliver's speech focused on "the 6 E's of leadership from the U.S. Army - Ethics, Enabling, Energizing, Executing, Excellence, and Enthusiasm. Oliver has been a two-year battalion commander in the Army JROTC and has already received a Congressional Nomination to the West Point Academy.
In addition to his $300 award, Oliver received The Fred Blum Memorial Award, an engraved acrylic trophy. To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the NMA speech contest, the award was named in honor of WWII veteran and NMA member, Fred Blum, who passed away in 2011.


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VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Summer Finale of ABC Family's THE FOSTERS
Callie turns to her biological father when she learns Rita and the Girls United foster group home are in dire need of support, but her good deed threatens to backfire in the Summer finale of "The Fosters," airing Monday, August 18 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on ABC Family. Get a sneak peek below!
In an effort to help Rita with a dilemma involving Girls United, Callie calls in a favor from her wealthy biological father, Robert Quinn. But an unexpected Betrayal threatens to derail the new bond she's forging with the Quinns.
Meanwhile, the pressure Connor faces from his father to end his friendship with Jude intensifies and leads Lena to make a life-changing decision. The tension mounts between Brandon and Lou, despite their bandmate Mat's warnings against drama. And a visit with someone from his past makes Jesus see his relationship with Hayley in a whole new light.
The episode, titled "Someone's Little Sister," was written by Joanna Johnson and directed by Norman Buckley.
Winner of 2014's GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Drama Series and 2013's Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Breakout Show, "The Fosters" is executive-produced by Jennifer Lopez, ("American Idol," "What to Expect When You're Expecting," "The Back-Up Plan") and created by Bradley Bredeweg and Peter Paige ("Queer As Folk"), who also serve as executive producers and writers, along with Joanna Johnson ("Make It or Break It"). "The Fosters" stars Teri Polo ("Meet the Parents") as Stef Adams Foster, Sherri Saum ("In Treatment") as Lena Adams Foster, Jake T. Austin ("Wizards of Waverly Place") as Jesus Adams Foster, Hayden Byerly ("Parenthood") as Jude Adams Foster, David Lambert ("Aaron Stone") as Brandon Adams Foster, Maia Mitchell ("Teen Beach Movie") as Callie Jacob, Danny Nucci ("Titanic") as Mike Foster and Cierra Ramirez ("The Secret Life of the American Teenager") as Mariana Adams Foster. Greg Gugliotta, Elaine Goldsmith Thomas, Benny Medina, and John Ziffren also serve as executive producers. The series is produced by Nuyorican Productions, Inc., and Prodco, Inc.
Part of the Disney/ABC Television Group, ABC Family is distributed in over 97 million homes. ABC Family features programming reflecting today's families, entertaining and connecting with adults through relatable programming about today's relationships - told with a mix of diversity, passion, humor and heart. ABC Family's programming is a combination of network-defining original series and original movies, quality acquired series and blockbuster theatricals. For 2014, ABC Family has launched the "WATCH ABC Family" authenticated service which allows viewers with participating TV subscription services access to 24/7 live viewing of the network, as well as continued on demand access to such popular series at home and on the go via a wide array of devices. ABC Family is also the destination for annual Holiday events with "13 Nights of Halloween" and "25 Days of Christmas." ABC Family. A New Kind of Family.


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Handgun owners have a little over a month before they have to recertify their handguns.
Holders of handgun licenses issued prior to Jan. 15, 2013 must recertify their licenses with the New York State Police by Jan. 31. Covered licensees who fail to recertify by that date could be subject to having their licenses suspended or revoked without further notice, according to the Putnam County Sherrif's Office.
The State Police offers an online recertification process for all handgun licenses issued in New York, with the exception of those issued in Westchester.
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I am very proud of my new cloak in LOTRO. It has no stats at all, and cosmetic gear allows me to wear it and have my 'real' cloak hidden at the same time. But more importantly, it matches the rest of my gear perfectly. I even have a smokey black horse to go with it, another reputation/daily quest grind reward.
The designers have thrown themselves wholeheartedly into cosmetic rewards and into creating hundreds or even thousands of pretty pieces to let players play dress-up. They appear as rewards for just about anything that isn't raid related – they can be bought with skirmish marks, or from reputation grinds, or from holiday festivals (which is where this cloak came from).
Because there are so many, and they turn up from so many different and diverse sources, putting together a really good cosmetic outfit can be a challenge. Especially when you can mix in crafted and raid gear which actually does have good stats but also matches your look.
In fact, cosmetic dressing is part of an interesting endgame which mixes collection with fashion. And in which, even if you ignore the pieces which would require you to do content that you hate, there are plenty of other options available.
It also gets people talking. Because I'm relatively inexperienced with LOTRO, I often see really cool looking gear that I don't recognise at all. Every player is happy to talk about where they got their nice cosmetic item from, bar none. All you have to say is, "That XXX looks great, where did you get it."
I liked this cloak a lot, for example.
And by having cool gear from lots of different places, there's not a huge amount of min/maxing involved in the gameplay.
Yes, some raid gear can look amazing, especially if you set it off with the right cosmetic accessories. But people also appreciate well put together lowbie costumes.
From being somewhat dubious (do I really want to play burglar dress-up?) I'm becoming a fan. Even if I'm lazy with collections, it's so much more fun to people-watch in LOTRO where people put some effort into their costumes than in WoW where raiders all tend to look the same.


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Human Condition "Food for Thought" This episode measures the health cost of nutritional illiteracy by looking at the critical elements of good nutrition, factors that influence eating habits, and the impact that being well-informed can have on individual nutritional decisions.G
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Earth Revealed: Introductory Geology "Mountain Building and the Growth of Continents" Shows how major mountain belts and continents have evolved.G
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Second Opinion "Long QT Syndrome" Long QT Syndrome is a cardiac rhythm disorder that can be genetic or caused by drugs. Unfortunately death takes many people before they know they have the disorder, while people living with the disease can greatly benefit from advanced therapies. D
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Moveable Feast With America's Favorite Chefs A Moveable Feast salutes cooking traditions across America by bringing six of America's favorite chefs together to represent the diversity of food and culture that make the United States the world's great melting pot. Featured in this great special are Chris Kimball (America's Test Kitchen), Ruth Reichl (Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie), Lidia Bastianich (Lidia's Italy), Jose Andres (Made in Spain), Rick Bayless (Mexico One Plate at a Time), and Ming Tsai (Simpy Ming). D
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Dr. Christiane Northrup: Menopause and Beyond - New Wisdom for Women The women's health advocate and a pioneer in mind/body health presents her latest thinking and information on four areas of health and wellness - nutrition and exercise, hormone therapy, heart health and sexuality. Northrup sees this transition as an illuminating time of rebirth that has the power to completely transform a woman's life and health for the better.G
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Suze Orman's Money Class Based on her upcoming new book that will be released concurrently with the show premiere, Suze Orman's Money Class will reveal Suze's expert take on what actions people need to take in light of the new economy. After the upheavals of the economic downturn, Suze believes it's critical to rethink many of the traditional strategies we've been using to achieve our financial goals. In this special, she will unveil her own new and powerful advice, updating and sometimes revising her long-held beliefs, to help viewers navigate today's unsettling economic waters. D
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Elina Bravve, Research Analyst
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Linda Couch, Senior Vice President for Policy and Research
Sheila Crowley, President
Out of Reach is a side-by-side comparison of wages and rents in every county, Metropolitan Area (MSAs/HMFAs), combined nonmetropolitan area and state in the United States. For each jurisdiction, the report calculates the amount of money a household must earn in order to afford a rental unit in a range of sizes (0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 bedrooms) at the area's Fair Market Rent (FMR), based on the generally accepted affordability standard of paying no more than 30% of income for housing costs. From these calculations the hourly wage a worker must earn to afford the FMR for a two-bedroom home is derived. This figure is the Housing Wage.
Out of Reach 2012 demonstrates that a mismatch exists between the cost of living, the availability of rental assistance and the wages people earn day to day across the country. The Housing Wage consistently exceeds the actual wages earned by renters, in both urban and rural communities nationwide.
With more households choosing renting over homeownership, the demand for affordably priced rental housing is surging, pushing rents upward and vacancy rates down. These trends have the most severe implications for extremely low income (ELI) households (those earning at or below 30% of area median income). Out of Reach 2012 findings show that for extremely low income Americans, including those on fixed incomes, finding an affordable, decent apartment continues to be incredibly challenging.


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For nearly all of its pre-release marketing, Ubisoft has for some reason decided to focus on Far Cry 3's cast and weird stuff like animals. Instead of, you know, the things people like most about those games: free-roaming action.
This 16-minute clip, on the other hand, has almost nothing but, and is of the PC version to boot, so if you kick the video up to 1080p you'll get a look at some grass so nice it makes you want to skip through it in slow-motion.
Kirk reviewed the game earlier today. He thought it was pretty damn good.
Far Cry 3 - Let´s play Special Dr. Earnhardts erster Auftrag / PC [YouTube]