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So it's been pretty obvious to many of us that the claims of the necessity of this particular program have always been on shaky grounds -- but those calling bull on the program were widely seen as being already against those programs, and the NSA hadn't had it's "day in court" -- so to speak -- to defend the usefulness of the programs. That's partly why the two big moves against the NSA program from the past few days are so interesting. In both the district court ruling against the NSA and in the White House's own independent task force's proposals for reform, the US government had clear opportunities to defend the programs -- and in both cases, it appears that the court and the panel were shocked to find that the NSA basically had absolutely nothing to show to suggest the programs were actually useful.
In the ruling by Judge Richard Leon, there's a very telling footnote, number 65, where he notes the following:
The Government could have requested permission to present additional, potentially classified evidence in camera, but it chose not to do so. Although the Government has publicly asserted that the NSA's surveillance programs have prevented fifth-four terrorist attacks, no proof of that has been put before me.The judge then points to multiple sources (including those that we mentioned earlier) debunking the claims.
But the response from the review panel -- which, again, included a recent former CIA director and anti-terorrism Czar in the White House -- was even more telling. It appears they fully expected some details on how these programs had been used to stop terrorists, but the fact that the NSA couldn't show any such evidence seemed to leave them flabbergasted. Here's panel member Geoffrey Stone explaining to NBC the shock the panel felt:
"It was, 'Huh, hello? What are we doing here?'" said Geoffrey Stone, a University of Chicago law professor, in an interview with NBC News. "The results were very thin."Given all this, are NSA defenders like Rep. Mike Rogers, who has flung around the totally bogus 54 number, even directly in an appeal to block the defunding of the program, still going to lie to the American public in claiming this program is necessary? A court and an investigative panel, both of whom found that the claim is completely unsubstantiated.
While Stone said the mass collection of telephone call records was a "logical program" from the NSA's perspective, one question the White House panel was seeking to answer was whether it had actually stopped "any [terror attacks] that might have been really big."
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On Feb. 9, 2012, Tennessee State won a game over a nationally ranked program for the first time in program history. The Tigers went to Murray State and defeated the No. 7 Racers 72-68 in front of a sold out crowd at the CFSB Center.
The win didn't come easy as there were nine lead changes - five in the second half. With less than four minutes remaining Robert Covington hit a triple to give TSU the 65-62 lead.
From there the Tigers still battled with the Racers, which cut TSU's lead to 69-68 with 11.2 seconds. TSU stole an inbounds pass and earned two free throw opportunities, but weren't able to capitalize. Murray State turned the ball over again and Kenny Moore picked up the steal and foul - Moore banked both extending the Tiger's lead to three.
Murray State threw the long inbound pass away and Jordan Cyphers recovered to make one of two, giving TSU an historic win.
The win was the first time since 1996 that TSU defeated Murray State in regulation at the Racers' home court. The Tigers also secured their first winning season since 1995.
"I'm very proud of our young men to be able to come here and win on the road," Cooper said in the post-game press conference. "It is certainly not an easy place to play, a packed house and a team that just stuck to it. There was a point where we were down 12 points in the second half but yet, and still for whatever reason, we hung in there."
Covington led the Tigers with 17 points and eight rebounds, extending his double-digit scoring streak to 25 games. Moore came off the bench to tie a season-best 16 points with five rebounds and four steals.
Patrick Miller shot 5-of-11 for 12 points with three assists and three steals in 35 minutes. Cyphers added 10 points, including four of six made free throws.
Senior guard Wil Peters collected seven points, four rebounds and four steals in 35 minutes helping the Tigers to an historic win over a nationally ranked opponent.
"It's an amazing feeling," Peters said. "Most people don't get this experience in their whole college career to beat a team that was unbeaten for a long period of time and to share that with your teammates your senior year is very special and I'll probably remember this for the rest of my life."
TSU shot 48 percent (25-of-52) from the field and outscored Murray State's bench 30-to-10. The Tigers stole 15 passes, forcing 18 turnovers in the win.
The Racers knocked down six triples in the first half, taking a 40-33 lead at the half. The Tigers shot 50 percent (12-of-24) from the floor, picking up eight steals. Covington led TSU with nine points.
Murray State opened the game on a 15-7 run. Tennessee State used a three-pointer and a dunk to pull within 15-12 with 11:04 left in the opening frame.
Tennessee State took a brief two-point lead at 8:11 with a basket from Patrick Miller. Murray State fired back with a five point swing to take a 29-26 lead with 3:57 on the clock. Murray State ended the first half on a 7-0 run to stretch their lead to 40-33.
The Tigers started out cold in the second half, allowing Murray State to stretch their lead to 45-33.
TSU cut the lead to six, 48-42, at 12:55. MSU maintained the lead at 53-46 with 10:42 on the clock.
Kenny Moore made five straight points to put the Tigers within one. Thornton's fade-away jumper at 7:12 gave TSU a 56-55 edge with 7:11 on the clock.
The Big Blue and Murray kept close from then on as TSU used key baskets from Moore, Covington and Cyphers to seal the win.
The 100 Moments of TSU Athletics presented by Taco Bell® highlights some of the greatest moments in honor of Tennessee State's centennial celebration. A new moment will be released each weekday for a total of 100. These moments were chosen by the TSU 100 Moments committee, which consists of alums from various departments. TSU has so many great moments, not all can be represented in these 100.
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I vote for windstoked and turbinedude as beach co-captians!!
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I vote for windstoked and turbinedude as beach co-captians!!
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Hey All,
I'm an extreme outsider here and my opinion might not count for much but I've spent the last 10 days here kiting. I've kited Sherman several times, Marina Bay Several times, 3rd Ave. Crissy Field and Waddell for the first time this trip. The only spot that was difficult was Crissy and that was because I had de-powered the kite too much during the launch and learned first hand about the flaky shadowed wind at the launch. (Fluffed twice to the ground before getting out). Remembering useful info from Erin L. I was able to drag out and spend several hours around the bridge.
In order for the ranking system to be useful I think you need to include the kiters ability level. I've kites numerous places around the world and kited right out of the gate with no issues and less help from the locals as I have received here. ~ THANKS
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+1 for Ramsey' comment. Pretty much everyone can identify with the system and locals can pretty much help define what it is. Its independant of the riders (a skier or snowboarder selects run also by their own judgment of their riding level and the designation of the run).
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Regarding the simplified ranking system... Sherman gets the same rank as OB or Waddell? Really? The launch is a little sketchy but once you are on the water Sherman seems a lot less scary than 3rd Ave (can't get as far away from land, no bridge nearby, warmer water) and unlike OB or Waddell there are no crashing waves or sharks.
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Waddell also varies a lot as the season progresses. Early spring sessions are very different from the summer ones. It actually reminds me of SoCal now. Small waves and beach goers (thankfully not too many).
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Windstoked I'm going to try not to pile on, even though I would really like to. I'll just say that if you really want to be helpful you could find ways to get kiters to clear their gear from launch areas when they aren't launching or landing, or find a way to stop people from jumping near launches especially when there are pedestrians nearby. Make some signs, start a clinic on kitemanship and try to get some people to attend it in the parking lot, or better yet buy your own kite location and do your thing - we need new launches and hell, I might even pay a fee for a place that had great side-on and less people --but I'd prefer it if you would stop trying to modify the existing infrastructure which we all use to meet your logistical vision, and please stop trying to impose structured ratings systems on our launches. In my humble opinion, it smacks of narrow minded control freak-ness and is neither necessary nor helpful.
Shit, I ended up piling on after all. What I get for letting my opinions out of their cage
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+1 for being more civil and polite than I would have been.
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I tried to find that article on the 10 most dangerous kite sites, and all I could come up with was this blog referring to the article when talking about Lanes in Maui: http://www.jeremieeloykiteboarding.com/ ... ke-my-day/
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only reason I put Sherman as a higher ranking is because of the lack of downwind relief (I don't count little baja) and if you are not used to the wind patterns there it dies off in the mid afternoon and can pick up strong in the late afternoon. This has contributed to the accidents there.
Dan, to your point, any spot can be safe if done right. My ranking system assumes everyone is a beginner and can't go upwind. Experts skiier/snowboarders don't look at the ranking of a trail.
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Ipsos Reid has found that 59 per cent of those polled are against the new tax (39 per cent support) -- set to begin July 1 with a 2.4-cent-per-litre increase in the price of gasoline -- with just under half of the respondents saying they oppose it "strongly."
Opposition to the tax is greatest in the Interior, followed by the Lower Mainland and then the rest of mainland B.C.
See, see, a carbon tax is political suicide. Well, not so fast. Seems to me, such widespread opposition should manifest itself where it counts, voting intention. Interesting then, that the Campbell government pays NO political price, in fact the gap between themselves and the anti-carbon NDP is higher than ever:
The poll shows the Liberals have the support of 47 per cent of decided voters, a number slightly above what they've held throughout the past year.
The NDP has 33-per-cent support, down three points from this time last year.
The seatless Green Party remained steady at 16-per-cent support, a level it has essentially held for the past year as well.
"I think the most important number is that at this point the vote hasn't changed one iota, despite the fact a lot of people knew this [the carbon tax] was coming," said Braid.
"It's been discussed since February and it hasn't had any impact whatsoever."
Obviously, "the most important number", actually, the only number that matters. Campbell's numbers "slightly better", the NDP down marginally, hardly supporting the political suicide argument of the naysayers. I think this disconnect speaks to the dual themes of hating taxes, but appreciating leadership. Nobody likes taxes, as acknowledged by the pollster:
"You shouldn't read too much into the opposition here," he said.
"You could insert any kind of tax and you'd probably see a 40/60 split, maybe even worse."
In other words, that's the kneejerk response, it's expected. What is relevant, if that disagreement shifts political opinion, clearly it hasn't and that's the bottomline. I'm sure the detractors will cite this poll to support their opinion, but in my view, they miss the point entirely. Last time I checked, the purest measure of opinion was vote intention. On that score, all factors considered, this should allay some fears as to the coming "suicide".


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Comedian-actor-writer-producer Tracy Morgan is trying to put the emphasis back on the first part of his multi-talent hyphenate. Made famous by a successful 1996-2003 run on NBC's comedy institution, Saturday Night Live, Morgan is returning to stand-up, where he got his start more than a decade ago. (Morgan's stand up is recommended for mature audiences only.) On SNL, Morgan stood out with a string of silly and slightly bent characters like Astronaut Jones, Dominican Lou, Woodrow the homeless guy and the enthusiastic and glossy-lipped animal lover Brian Fellow. He's also appeared in such films as How High and last summer's The Longest Yard, and was immortalized as a puppet called Spoonie Luv on the late night Comedy Central prank phone-call series, Crank Yankers.
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Making music along the muddy waters from Minneapolis to Davenport for over 15 years Russo's played in jam bands, Celtic groups, freestyle funk folk and currently as a solo touring artist. And like the river she moves the music from one genre to the next – powerfully … effortlessly.
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Current Law Students / Re: Diversity Question« on: February 07, 2006, 12:12:10 AM »
In addition to joint and several liability, you can also aggregate claims when there is a single title or right and common and undivided interest.
or stemming from a common nucleus of operative fact. Then you can aggregate the claims.
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For over 2 years now Comedy Night in Hintonburg at the Wellington Eatery has been the top destination for experiencing independently produced comedy for Ottawa's working class masses.
Originally conceived by Sean Carson to serve as a space for local amateur comedians to hone their sets before taking it to the clubs while also being affordable to the general public (pay what you can!), Comedy Night has evolved into a premier comedy showcase venue in Ottawa with traveling comics from Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and New York occasionally popping up to do a set. Local improvisers and musicians also do guest spots frequently here now and you never know who you might get to see
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Q: I am getting cold-like symptoms, and I'm scared I have the flu. How do I know the difference?
Q: I am getting cold-like symptoms, and I'm scared I have the flu. How do I know the difference?
A: I'm glad this question has come up because right now, when so many people are suffering from one of the earliest outbreaks of the flu in a decade, it's important to know the differences and to take care of yourself properly.
Symptoms for a cold and the flu can be similar, but the flu is characterized by a fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills, fatigue and sometimes diarrhea and vomiting. You will know when you have the flu as opposed to a cold.
If you do have the flu, you should stay home and away from other people.
Not only do you not want to make the people you work with ill, but you should also be mindful of people at high risk for developing flu-related complications.
Children, especially those younger than 2, are at high risk. Pregnant women are included in this group as well as people 65 or older. Those patients who have chronic lung disorders such as asthma or emphysema, heart disease, kidney disease and neurological conditions, such as strokes, are also at increased risk. This group also includes those with diabetes and weakened immune systems.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends staying at home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone except to get medical care. This means the fever is gone without fever-reducing medications such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen. From what I have seen, I personally believe that most people will not be able to work physically for at least 48 hours after their fever has resolved.
While you have the flu, you need to monitor your condition so it does not become worse. I would recommend having someone take you to the emergency room if you are experiencing fast breathing or shortness of breath, a bluish skin color, if you're not drinking enough fluids, you're not waking up or interacting with others, a fever with a rash, flu-like symptoms that improve but then recur with fever and worsening cough, have pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen, experience confusion, severe or persistent vomiting and excessive irritability in a child or toddler.
When you are sick, stay away from others as much as possible to keep from making them sick. If you must leave home, wear a face mask. Cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue and wash your hands often, especially after handling soiled materials that have come into contact with droplets or mucous. This helps keep the flu from spreading to others.
As always, the best treatment is prevention, and I recommend that those who are able and qualify receive the flu vaccine.
Stay safe, and know that PMC is always there to help.
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Thomas F. McMahon, C.S.V.
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Eternal God, we feel Your presence among us in your
power, which is almighty; in Your justice, which is founded
on Your law; and in Your love, which is everlasting.
As part of Your creation, we share in Your power in our
service as business executives and managers as we convert
raw materials into useful goods for human beings.
In treating employees, customers, and even competitors
fairly, we share in Your justice.
And we share in Your love when we provide opportunity
for jobs, growth and human dignity in the workplace.
May the zeal for justice and the spirit of love pervade
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Burnett goes 7 2/3 in Phils' fifth straight victory
PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies have been here before.
In pouncing on the Nats early in their 6-2 win at Citizens Bank Park on Friday night, the Phillies secured their fifth consecutive victory. Less than a month ago, they were in a similar position.View Full Game Coverage
PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies have been here before.
In pouncing on the Nats early in their 6-2 win at Citizens Bank Park on Friday night, the Phillies secured their fifth consecutive victory. Less than a month ago, they were in a similar position.View Full Game Coverage
From June 16-20, Philadelphia knocked off Atlanta in a three-game sweep before taking the next two against St. Louis. But the Phillies could not do anything with the wind at their back. Over their next 12 games, they endured a grueling 2-10 stretch that left them in last place in the division.
Even after their most recent five-game whirlwind, the Phillies still reside in the cellar of the NL East at eight games out of first. But after a hitter's meeting in Milwaukee, the offense is revved up. The bullpen is getting it done. Cliff Lee is on the cusp of returning. As Friday winner A.J. Burnett put it, the team is "clicking on all cylinders."
"Hitters are feeding off each other. Starters are feeding off each other. Bullpen's been feeding off each other. It feels good," Burnett said.
They may be eight games out, but the Phillies have the wind at their back once again. And with five cracks at the top two teams in the division over the next five games, the clubhouse is full of believers.
"Playing this way we can," Jimmy Rollins said of this group's chance of winning the division.
Five games will not change a season's worth of indicators that the Phillies will be sellers at the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline, but, at the very least, those on the diamond are making it difficult for those upstairs.
"I think the decisions have already been made, things that they want to do," Rollins said. "And regardless of how we play, they're still going to make their decisions for the future of the team. Not just for now. So we got out there, we play ball, we win, good things happen, and if that makes things difficult, then it does."
Rollins was front and center in making things difficult for general manger Ruben Amaro Jr. and company on Friday night. The shortstop belted his 10th and 11th home runs of the season for his ninth career multihomer game and first since Aug. 1, 2012, at Washington.
After hitting just six home runs last year, Rollins said the only difference in 2014 had been finding his stroke.
"That simple," Rollins said. "Not any stronger. Just being able to get to that stroke. Being able to catch the ball in the right spot and get some good flight on it. Picking pitches. Getting situations where they're giving me the pitch and capitalizing."
Domonic Brown helped to build Philadelphia's lead in the third when he laced a two-run double off All-Star Jordan Zimmermann. Brown is still batting just .225, but his .338 average with runners in scoring position has translated into 46 RBIs, good for second among all NL outfielders.
Burnett, meanwhile, gave a vintage performance. He put a single runner on base in each of the first six innings, but the Nationals were not able to inflict any damage against the 37-year-old righty until Bryce Harper's seventh-inning home run.
"Really didn't have any stress innings," Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg said. "Mixed his pitches real well. Hit his spots."
Burnett went 7 2/3 innings, allowing five hits, four walks and two runs while striking out six and lowering his ERA to 3.83. He has seven straight quality starts.
For how well Burnett has pitched recently, all he may be doing is upping his value as a trade chip. But the Phillies have dealt plenty with rumors and losing players at the Deadline in seasons past. They have been here before.
"I remember back, I think it may have been '05, '06, we started making trades, and next thing you know we started winning," Rollins said. "It was like, you take this guy out, and you say we're not going to compete this year, but we have the last say in that."
For now, Burnett is a Phillie. He is dialed in, and all the talk and speculation about who is going where and who is staying falls short of what is happening on the field.
"I think it's more important for us to come out and win baseball games," Burnett said. "See how many we can win in a row. See if we make a wrinkle, you know. Why not?
"This is the reason I came here. For this kind of baseball."
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Bulldogs to Sail at Coast Guard and Kings Point
NEW HAVEN, Conn— Although the No. 1 Yale coed sailing team has a weekend off from qualifying for post-season championships, it will not be taking a break, as teams will sail at two nearby venues. One team of sailors will head to Coast Guard for the Thompson Trophy while another team will head to Kings Point for the Admiral's Cup, a three-division regatta.
While the Bulldogs captured third place last weekend and snagged one of New England's eight spots at the National Semifinal Championships May 12 and 13, they were disappointed with their finish. The Bulldogs have found immense success this spring but last weekend was a reminder that they still have things to work on. Following this realization, the Bulldogs have put in a hard week of work on the water, working on the areas that they need to improve in order to win the big regattas later in the season.
Last year the Bulldogs finished fifth at the Thompson Trophy. The biggest battle was staying consistent on the shifty Thames River in New London, Conn. After numerous regattas on the Charles River, the Thames' evil twin, the Bulldogs will be well prepared for the conditions that they are likely to face this weekend. While the Charles River and the Thames River are similar in many ways, they are distinct in very important characteristic: the Thames River has current. This variable adds another mental aspect to sailing, as the Bulldogs must factor in which way the current is going and how quickly it is flowing in order to figure out start timing as well as which side of the course might be more advantageous. The Thames often has differing strengths and sometimes direction of current across the course.
The Thompson trophy will be sailed in both FJs and 420s allowing for both fleets to be on the water at the same time and more races to be completed. The current forecast is for some rain both days, a change in the beautiful weather that the Bulldogs have had this week at practice. The wind is projected to be ten to 15 knots each day with gusts up to 20 knots on Saturday, but this is likely to change as the weekend gets closer.
The other team of Bulldogs will sail at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y. The venue is in Little Neck Bay on the Long Island Sound, the same body of water that the Bulldogs practice on in Branford. The bay is very shallow and often has strong current as well as shifty breeze, making it more like a river venue than an open water venue.
The Merchant Marine Academy has a full fleet of FJs, 420s and Lasers so the Admiral's Cup will be sailed in three divisions. A and B division will rotate between the FJs and 420s while C division will remain in the singlehanded Laser for the entire regatta. The Bulldogs did not compete at the Admiral's Cup last year, but they did sail at the Nevins Trophy at Kings Point in the fall, which has the same format.
The forecast for the Admiral's Trophy also calls for rain but lighter wind than at Coast Guard with light breeze on Saturday of five to 10 knots and stronger breeze on Sunday of 10 to 15 knots.
Sailors will report to the Coast Guard Academy at New England's 9:30 start time on Saturday while those going to Kings Point will have to rise a little earlier to make the 9:00 Mid-Atlantic start time.
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Ah, how the costs associated with crude oil influence the prices we pay at the pump for diesel and gasoline: in short, it's anything but a simple calculation.
Right now, several factors are coming together that may help spur oil prices – and thus fuel prices – higher in the coming weeks.
For starters, a big fire that engulfed one of Chevron's major refineries out in Richmond, CA, this week is sure to remove vital fuel-making capacity from the market: meaning supply will tighten as demand stays relatively constant.
Then there's the decline in crude oil output from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) noted by energy research firm Platts– output which fell 270,000 barrels per day (b/d) in July to 31.45 million b/d as the impact of U.S. and European Union (EU) sanctions continued to affect Iran's oil exports.
"OPEC was producing well above demand in the second quarter, but now that the third quarter has begun – when demand historically starts to rise – the group has throttled back somewhat," noted John Kingston, Platts' global director of news. "And it is not just Iran; there are other reductions coming from places where it wouldn't be expected, such as 80,000 b/d in Angola."
Iranian volumes plunged by 200,000 b/d to 2.9 million b/d in July, when sanctions directly targeting Iran's oil sales came into full force, Platts noted – which, I must say, is a good thing, as the Iranians continue to try and develop nuclear weapons and need to be stopped from doing so.
Platts noted that Europe had already been preparing over several months for the embargo on the import of Iranian oil, which came into effect on July 1. But the EU measures also include a ban on the provision of insurance for ships carrying Iranian oil, even to non-EU destinations.
This appears to have had a bigger impact on Tehran's customers in Asia than new U.S. financial sanctions because most of the world's shipping cover is linked to EU-based insurers, said Kingston.
Platts also recorded another sizeable output dip of 100,000 b/d from OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia, although July's total 10 million b/d was still around recent highs. Its research also showed output dropped 80,000 b/d in Angola, 30,000 b/d in Libya and 10,000 b/d in Algeria.
Only three OPEC countries increased production: Iraq by 80,000 b/d to 3.05 million b/d, Kuwait by 50,000 b/d to 2.8 million b/d and Nigeria by 20,000 b/d to 2.2 million b/d.
The July total leaves OPEC's 12 members having overproduced their output ceiling of 30 million b/d by 1.45 million b/d, Kingston pointed out.
What does all this mean for fuel prices here in the U.S.? Well, for starters, gasoline prices shot up 13.7 cents this week to an average of $3.645 per gallon for the nation, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA) – though that is still 2.9 cents per gallon cheaper than gasoline pump prices at the same time last year.
Diesel prices are also spiking in the U.S., too, though not as fast as gasoline, EIA noted – with diesel rising 5.4 cents to an average of $3.85 across the country. Again, though, that's still 4.7 cents cheaper than what diesel cost at the same time in 2011, the agency reported.
Still, there are some potential bright spots developing in the global crude oil market. Platts' Kingston noted for example that a possible settlement between the warring nations of South Sudan and Sudan could help both countries resume oil exports. "That would likely bring a shot of supply to the market that's suddenly confronting declines in OPEC output at – from the consumer's perspective – the wrong time of year," he explained.
The EIA also added a bit of good news, too, noting that proved reserves of U.S. oil and natural gas in 2010 rose by the highest amounts ever recorded since it began publishing proved reserves estimates in 1977.
Proved reserves of crude oil and lease condensate rose 13% to 25.2 billion barrels in 2010, marking the largest annual increase since 1977 and the highest total level since 1991, EIA pointed out, with proved reserves increasing in each of the five largest crude oil and lease condensate areas (Texas, the Gulf of Mexico Federal Offshore, Alaska, California, and North Dakota) between 2009 and 2010.
Of these, Texas had the largest increase, 860 million barrels (16%), resulting mostly from ongoing development in the Permian and Western Gulf Basins in the western and south-central portions of the state. North Dakota reported the second largest increase, 829 million barrels (78%), driven by development activity in the Williston Basin. Collectively, North Dakota and Texas accounted for nearly 60% of the net increase in total U.S. proved reserves in 2010.
The upshot of all this is pretty clear: fuel prices may indeed kick upwards even higher in the near term. But with more and more oil being found in the U.S., the potential is growing that our nation could rely far less on OPEC crude than ever before. In other words, the long term crude oil math may have just gotten better. We'll see if those calculations hold true.


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Hollywood Takes Another Crack At Getting Permission To Break Your DVR
from the they-just-won't-stop dept
Now, it doesn't take much thought to see the logical flaw in the MPAA's plan, but since some politicians are a bit slow, we'll spell it out for them. You don't need to block recording to release the movies early. There's absolutely nothing stopping the MPAA from offering this "consumer choice" right now. The MPAA is simply trying to confuse politicians into thinking that they can't possibly add this other way to get paid for the same content without this DVR-breaking DRM. The simple fact is that (a) selectable output control won't stop the movies from being recorded by some and (b) it won't stop the movies from being offered in unauthorized format online. It won't do a damn thing to stop "piracy." But it will annoy an awful lot of people who bought a DVR to record what they see on TV and are seriously pissed off at why they can't actually make the product they bought work legally.
In other words, it's not at all about "expanded consumer choice." It's about giving the MPAA another way to block legitimate watchers from doing perfectly legal time shifting of the content on their TV.
The good news was that when Kevin Martin ran the FCC, he turned down the MPAA. Though we heard mixed reasons on why (one story is that he tried to do some "horse trading" whereby he would give the MPAA what it wanted if they would side with him on things like a la carte cable), it at least kept the MPAA down. Of course, with Martin gone, it hasn't taken long at all for the movie studios to rush right back up to the new FCC yammering on and on about "expanded consumer choices." Hopefully Michael Copps (the temporary FCC boss) and the rest of the FCC are smart enough to recognize that you don't expand consumer choice by breaking their DVRs.


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According to a report filed by Patrolman Derrick Palazzo, a pizza deliveryman for a Providence pizza store should have been suspicious of an order he got the night of Nov. 10. He told police a caller ordered two large pizzas and made a point of asking if the deliveryman "had change for a hundred." The deliveryman told police he made sure that he did have enough money before he arrived at 5 Joy St. He said he was met at the front steps by a man who said he didn't have a wallet. He said a second man came around a parked mini-van and they argued about who was going to pay for the pizzas before one of the men went inside the house and came out another door holding a rifle. He said he pointed the rifle at his face and said, "Give us the money and the pizzas now!" The deliveryman said he immediately gave them the money and the pizzas and the men fled the area. Palazzo said he recognized the description of one of the subjects. Palazzo said the pizza man told him he recognized both men from other pizza deliveries, at 5 Joy St. and at 9 Victoria Mount St., but did not recall their names. Palazzo said they developed further information that identified both suspects and a warrant was issued for their arrests.
Sgt. Michael Babbitt reported they got more information that both parties may be living on King Street. He said they were driving around that area looking for them on Nov. 16 in an unmarked car when one of them recognized the car on Pontiac Avenue and they both fled behind a building and into a field, ignoring Babbitt's commands to stop. Babbitt said they chased them through the field and arrested them at gunpoint. Alec A. Perry, 18, of 343 Simmonsville Ave., Johnston, and Joshua Michael Carey, 22, of 1475 Plainfield St., Johnston, were charged with armed robbery and conspiracy to commit armed robbery. Perry was additionally charged with using a firearm while committing a crime of violence. They were both held without bail at the ACI. Perry was out on bail for breaking and entering at the time of his arrest. Carey has a number of prior convictions, including larceny, domestic violence and disorderly conduct.
Patrolman Stephen Altomari reported he and another officer went to North Providence around 11:25 p.m. on Nov. 18 to execute a warrant for a motorcycle rider accused of fleeing from police in Johnston. He said they arrived at 116 Waterman Ave. and could see the motorcycle in a garage at the rear of the property and they could see in plain sight the black leather jacket, silver glasses and black gloves the suspect was said to be wearing during the pursuit on a chair in the living room. Kenneth A. Marcoccio, 51, of the same address, was taken to Johnston, where he was charged with reckless driving and eluding police and driving on a suspended license.
Patrolman David Loffler reported going to a domestic disturbance call on Plainfield St. around 10:45 a.m. on Nov. 14. He said the man and woman at the address both insisted it was nothing more than a verbal argument. Loffler said he was satisfied that they were telling the truth but a check on the man involved revealed two active warrants from District Courts. He was wanted for failure to appear on a suspended license charge in Third District Court and failure to appear on a shoplifting charged in Sixth District Court. Richard M. Fratus Jr., 26, of 2073 Plainfield St., was later transported to Third District Court for arraignment.
Patrolman Ryan Lemieux reported he and another officer went to Naples Avenue around 11 a.m. on Nov. 14 to arrest a man for vandalizing a 1995 Ford Mustang at the Clubhouse Pub on Aug. 5. Lemieux said they had video surveillance from the pub that identified Samuel W. Cardarelli as the man who did it. Cardarelli was transported to District Court, where he pleaded no contest to the charge and was one year suspended sentence and probation.


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Manchester United's Darren Fletcher has expressed his sympathy for fellow midfielder Tom Cleverley, and admitted the Red Devils are missing his services.
Sir Alex Ferguson reported that Cleverley was ruled out until Christmas after suffering a recurrence of ankle ligament damage in his side's win over Everton.
The Old Trafford team have been accused of lacking creativity in midfield, and Fletcher believes Cleverley will be able to add some quality when the England international returns to the United squad.
"Tom will be very disappointed personally, as we are as a team. He had been performing so well and had a great start to the season," said the Scotland captain.
"The important thing now is that he gets the injury right. It is one of those niggly ones. He came back and had a recurrence.
Fletcher also revealed his hope that Cleverley's return can coincide with a United push for trophies come the end of the season, but the young playmaker must recover fully to avoid any more setbacks.
"The best thing for him to do is get himself right," insisted Fletcher.
"He will be an important player for the remainder of the season and hopefully the push for silverware. He is thought very highly of and rightly so because of his performances.
"People say he is still young but he has had a lot of experience. He was in the Premier League with Wigan last year and had a loan spell at Watford. He did fantastically well at both clubs.
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DERRY — The St. Thomas Aquinas High School volleyball team hadn't lost a set all year, but found itself going into a fifth and deciding set against Coe-Brown Thursday night in the Division II semifinals.
Time to panic, right?
"A little bit, I mean, obviously, yeah," said St. Thomas senior Cecelia Chrisom, with a laugh. "That was stressful."
If the Saints were feeling any stress in the fifth game, it didn't show, as St. Thomas was in control the whole way to win 15-3 at Pinkerton Academy. The Saints clinched the match 3-2 and earned a berth in the final for the second straight year.
"Coe-Brown, they played one heck of a match," St. Thomas coach Kristie Holtz said. "I really couldn't be prouder of how hard we fought in all five games. We're not always a high-energy team, but we just went for it in the fifth game. It was all or nothing."
The top-seeded Saints (19-0) will face No. 2 Gilford (18-1), which beat St. Thomas in last year's final, Saturday night at 7. The Golden Eagles were a straight-set winner over No. 6 Oyster River (12-7) in the first semifinal.
Coe-Brown rallied to win the first game 28-26, becoming the first team all season to do so against St. Thomas. The Saints held on for 25-17 and 25-19 wins in the next two sets, before the Bears rebounded and took the fourth 25-22.
"We beat them twice and they hadn't lost a game all year," Coe-Brown coach Rick Veno said. "It's hard to say what happened in the fifth game. We had the momentum going our way, and all of a sudden they got in our heads I guess. They made some good plays."
Maria Chrisom served up back-to-back aces to give St. Thomas a 4-1 lead in the fifth game, and it was all Saints from there. Cecilia Chrisom came up with three of her 23 kills down the stretch, Ku'uipo Hoover served up a timely ace to make it 10-3, and the Saints finally were able to celebrate after Coe-Brown sent a ball into the net.
"We were all kind of stressed and worried," Hoover said. "But we knew we could pull through as a team as long as we worked together."
Maria Chrisom finished with a whopping 60 digs and Regina Mastrobattista added 11 kills. Hoover had 16 assists.
It was a disappointing end to a great season for Coe-Brown (13-6). Senior outside hitter Liz Peabody was the undisputed star of the night for the Bears, as she sent 21 kills over the net, all of which whipped her teammates into a frenzy.
"Normally when we play St. Thomas, we're mentally defeated before we even walk in the gym," Peabody said. "We reassured ourselves before the match even started that we can definitely play with them. Tonight, I couldn't have been any happier with the way my team played."
In addition to Peabody, statistical leaders for Coe-Brown included Sadie Steffen with 43 assists and a 22-for-22 serving rate, and Deb Peabody with 22 digs.
St. Thomas led 22-16 in the first game before Coe-Brown began to rally. Peabody had four kills during that stretch, and an Abigail Ahern block clinched it for the Bears.
"We just couldn't finish," Cecilia Chrisom said. "Our serving definitely wasn't as tough. We usually have a little bit of a cushion, but we weren't holding serve and that was definitely a big part of it."
On the receiving end of most of Peabody's thunderous kill attempts was Mastrobattista, who finished with 29 digs, including the 500th of her career.
"Every time she would go up, I'd take a deep breath," Mastrobattista said about facing Liz Peabody. "Then after I passed it, I'd exhale."
The Saints found themselves again leading 22-16 in the next two games, and each time were able to close it out with relative ease.
Coe-Brown broke an 11-11 tie in the fourth game with an 8-4 run and never trailed thereafter. Ahern made it 24-21 with a tip following a fierce battle at the net, and the Saints couldn't handle the final kill as Coe-Brown forced the deciding game.
"Not once did we think we were going to let this one go," Cecilia Chrisom said. "We just kept going. And that's what you have to do."
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DERRY — The St. Thomas Aquinas High School volleyball team hadn't lost a set all year, but found itself going into a fifth and deciding set against Coe-Brown Thursday night in the Division II semifinals.


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Companies and organizations can use data and analytics to not only improve performance, but change how business gets done by transforming themselves into what we call insight-powered enterprises. An insight-powered enterprise is able to drive its strategy with data-driven insights and inform its actions through analytics.
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1. Measuring what matters to align action with strategy and enforce accountability
Insight-powered enterprises use insights in developing their business strategies to change the game.
To measure what matters, companies should focus on the following:
Leverage predictive analytics to identify key drivers of growth.
Employ a closed loop process to measure impact and results.
Align individual incentives to establish accountability for improvements.
High performing companies are twice as likely to achieve specific outcomes, and almost four times as likely to receive a significant ROI from analytics.
2. Optimizing decision processes to embed analytics and insights into processes at the point of decision
The development of analytics is of no business value if the information is not integrated into the business process where it can inform an action.
In order to optimize decision processes with the power of analytics, companies should:
Redesign business processes to infuse data-driven insights in support of decisions.
Sustain agile decision processes by learning to fail fast.
Leverage the app concept to enable end-to-end workflow for specific business problems.
Minimize information overload by providing the user with only the information that supports the next best action.
Our research shows that more than twice as many High Performing companies are adapting and embedding analytics in their decision-making processes as Low Performing companies
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3. Harnessing the power of new tools to provide insights at the pace of business that are easy to consume
With the pace of technological innovation expanding exponentially, most companies will be living in a hybrid world of relational and big data technologies in the foreseeable future. Maintaining the right technology focus, and keeping the complexity "behind the curtain," decision-makers can gain rich insights without getting lost in the operational mechanics.
In order to harness the power of new tools, companies should:
Embrace and deploy the right technologies and agile approaches in order to stand up capabilities faster.
Prototype capabilities with an interactive lab and scale successes.
Leverage different mechanisms such as machine learning to generate new insights from data.
Provide business users access and training on data visualization tools.
Within the next four years there are predicted to be over 20 billion connected devices, such as oil pipelines, smart cities, connected homes and businesses, producing real-time data streams.
4. Deploying an agile operating model to redefine how analytics is governed and deployed across the enterprise
Insight-powered enterprises employ agile operating models to act quickly upon key insights.
We believe that analytics delivery must be a blend of rapid insight, test and learn, and scaled proven solutions. To accomplish this, companies need to move away from lengthy processes and complex, layered hierarchies, and haphazard talent sourcing.
To deploy an agile operating model, companies should take the following steps:
Establish an insights lab to focus on key strategic business questions.
Leverage an industrialization team to scale proven solutions.
Efficiently deliver proven, recurring services while monitoring and maintaining service quality.
Implement a governance model oriented on speed to capability, pace of adoption and value realization.
Position IT as a key enabler and change agent in the analytics transformation.
Follow a structured approach to analytics transformation.
Many companies are elevating analytics by establishing a Chief Data and Analytics Officer role. The CDAO is responsible for establishing the goals and strategies to support the analytical needs of the company.
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5. Developing an analytics culture to fundamentally change how analytics is used to drive decisions from facts and insights
Metrics, analytics, insights, agile processes, data and technology will only help a business if the business adopts them.
To develop an analytics culture, companies should:
Establish strong executive sponsorships to communicate and endorse analytics goals.
Take a design-led approach to the user experience through intuitive analytics technologies.
Continually adjust the operating model, processes and technologies.
Drive adoption through individual performance goals.
Adapt the organization's decision-making processes through targeted branding and communication efforts.
Recent research reveals that High Performing organizations are much better at embedding analytics in fact-based decision making to develop a competitive advantage.
The company teamed with Accenture on a multiyear transformational program to:
Define a vision, strategy and priority capabilities for analytics
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Prove the value of analytics through proof of concepts (POCs)
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With Accenture's help, the company can now leverage analytics to focus on value-generating opportunities and capture the potential benefits estimated at more than $150 million across functions.
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Align on a common set of metrics and continuously measure what matters.
Change business processes so that analytics are integral to the output.
Organize to deliver analytics as a core competency.
Establish an operating model that facilitates analytics.
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Confidence in Religion Drops
Three "War College" scholars, in the Spring 2013 issue of Daedalus, discuss some of the reasons why the military wins more confidence than other American institutions. The military is not our subject; those authors may be biased because of their vocation and location, and we may lack full confidence in Harris and Gallup and Pew and other measurers of opinion. Still, even if statistics strung out in editorials can weary the eye, they do tell us something. In our case, the "War College" authors drew on a Harris poll conducted two years ago. Let's look at what this poll turned up about "Organized Religion" to see if there are insights or lessons for those who care about religion in American life.
In the Harris poll, 57% of those questioned had "a great deal of confidence" in the military, and only 10% had hardly any. "Small business" came in second, while "major companies," "Law firms," "The press," "Wall Street" and "Congress" evoked least confidence; they came in twelfth to fifteenth. We keep our eye on "Organized Religion" which came in sixth. As for "leaders in institutions," the military rated highest, while religious leaders attracted "a great deal of confidence" among 22%.
But here's a slide: in 1966 religious institutions inspired high confidence among 41% of the people, that "high" figure dropped to 22% by 1980, near where it still hovers today.
These instruments are not sufficiently fine-tuned to be used to ascertain what factors contributed to declines in confidence shown the favored or the unfavored. So one cannot find here what the usually highlighted features in each decline were. Look elsewhere to see what "clergy abuse" has done to inspire loss of confidence. We can speculate about other contributors: mass media focus on frailty, some financial criminality or sloppiness, sharpening suspicion among "nones" and "secularists" and "drop-outs," distorted vision among the cultured observers, etc.
What religious leaders and members should take from surveys like this is a renewed awareness of the fact that publics are watching. True, some people are remote from the exercises of life in religious institutions and thus their conclusions are born of ignorance. Some may want to find reasons to distance themselves from the efforts and effects of "organized religion." View it negatively, or draw only on the observations and conclusions of those who focus on the weaknesses and wrongs of religious institutions, and your case is made. The much-noticed "social media" certainly contribute, because images mediated through them are unmonitored, unfiltered, undisciplined, and thus, in their "raw" form they can spread negative images more readily than they can positives.
It is much more difficult to project images of what goes on among serious seekers, sacrificial givers and workers, agents of charity or quiet care for others, than it is to feature scandalous public expressions. All this does not mean that religious institutions simply have to do better jobs of public relations, though most of them could certainly do better then they characteristically do now. The point of these comparisons is this: there is no place to hide. Religious institutions cannot be at home in the public sphere to serve in it and expect to be given special treatment, if they ever could. There is no reason to expect that they can run for cover now and go unnoticed. Christians among them cite words of Jesus: "Woe to you if all speak well of you." They evidently don't have to worry as much about "woe" as do military leaders, because so few people these years speak well of them and their institutions.
This essay is reprinted from Sightings from the Martin Marty Center at the University of Chicago Divinity School.


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Yale Routs Albertus Magnus 92-71
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - After playing five difficult games on the road, a little home cooking was just what the Yale men's basketball team needed. Freshman Austin Morgan scored a career-high 17 points, one of five players in double figures, as the Bulldogs cruised to a 92-71 victory over Albertus Magnus before a crowd of 1,219 at the John J. Lee Amphitheater.
Yale (5-11) was playing at home for the first time since Dec. 9, a 69-54 victory over Bryant, and had dropped five straight.
"We needed confidence as a team," said Michael Grace, who scored a career-high 11 points and added six assists.
The Bulldogs got contributions from everybody. Michael Sands and Reggie Willhite each had 14 points, while Paul Nelson had 11 points, seven rebounds and four blocks. Porter Braswell scored nine points and had six assists, while Greg Mangano added seven points and 12 rebounds. In all, 11 players scored, including freshman Sam Martin, who finished with four points, the first of his career.
The Bulldogs played without seniors Alex Zampier and Jordan Gibson.
Yale's bench outscored Albertus Magnus's 44-19.
"We used this as an opportunity to work on some things and get better," said James Jones, The Joel E. Smilow, Class of 1954 Head Coach of Men's Basketball.
The Falcons, though, didn't go down without a fight. Albertus led by six after five minutes and had a one point advantage with two minutes left in the first half. The Bulldogs then scored six straight points to close the half and began the second half with a 13-2 run to put the game away.
"Our guys knew they would come out hard," said Mangano, who helped Yale outscore the Falcons 50-22 in the paint. "They have some good players."
The most noticeable was Ray Askew, who had 19 points and 17 rebounds.. Walden St. Juste added 12 points and Jefferson Lora scored 11.
"We felt as a staff that in the first half we did not do what we are capable of doing. There was no panic," Jones said. "[Albertus] came in ready to play. For them it was like a Super Bowl."
Yale's defense was the difference in the second half. The Bulldogs held Albertus to 24.2 percent from the field and forced 11 turnovers. Yale also had a season-high 14 blocked shots in the game.
The Bulldogs now have one more tune up before the start of Ivy League play. They host NJIT on Saturday. Tipoff at Lee Amphitheater is set for 2 p.m. Yale then opens Ivy League play next Friday, hosting Brown.
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NORTON, Mass. – MIT women's soccer team edged out No. 7 nationally ranked Wheaton, 2-1, on Tuesday afternoon, ending the Lyons' undefeated season. The Engineers are now 11-3-1 for the season and 6-1 in conference play, while Wheaton dipped to 13-1-2 and 6-1 in NEWMAC play. Junior Michaelann Rodriguez (Florence, Ala.) scored the game-winning goal 33 minutes into the game.
Ten minutes into the first half, senior Leslie Meyer (Brownsburg, Ind.) scored the first goal of the afternoon, and her first this season, when she received a cross from junior Rachel Dias Carlson (Albany, N.Y.). Exactly ten minutes later, Julia Cipriano put Wheaton on the board, tying the game at 1-1. In the 33rd minute, Rodriguez lobbed the ball past goalkeeper Ali Hinton following a pass from freshman Priyanka Gaur (Austin, Texas), giving the Engineers a 2-1 lead over the Lyons going into the second period.
With a one goal advantage over Wheaton, the Cardinal and Gray fought to keep ahead for the remaining 45 minutes. MIT outshot the Lyons, 5-3, in the second half, but none of its shots needed to be saved, while senior keeper Meghan Wright (Devon, Pa.) had to save two of Wheaton's shots. The clock ran out with neither team scoring any more goals, leaving MIT with a 2-1 victory over the Lyons.
MIT will host its final home game of the 2012 season on Saturday, Oct. 20 at 4:00 p.m. when NEWMAC foe Coast Guard comes to town, also coinciding with senior day, where the eight graduating seniors will be honored. Wheaton will travel to Babson earlier that same day.


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Talk about any other sports here.
Moderators: Mr. Crackerz, JREED, Guybrush, 32
I'm surprised, personally. I actually bought into the idea of Yao improving, T-Mac staying healthy and putting up superstar numbers, and key newbies like Rafer Alston and Stromile Swift piecing to puzzle together to finally become a contender again. What a horrible tailspin their season's ACTUALLY been.
The Houston Rockets function by revolving around there two stars, TMac and Yao. Without one of them things don't work anywhere near as well. still, I didn't expect this! Yao Ming should have stepped up and kept them near 50%. Stromile Swift hasn't been anything special and actually is on the bench behind Juwon Howard (The has been). Alston hasn't done much but he would be much better with the team complete and healthy I think. I still wouldn't count this team out of being top 4 in the west, they can really play and they could go on a couple of long winning streaks and be above 60% in a month
I dunno if he will, either. Many analysts who were riding front seat on his dick a few seasons ago are stuttering some stupid excuses, like he's "unselfish" or he's "just not aggressive enough", but the actual term is soft. Dunleavy is too unselfish. It means he passes the ball away... not that he tries taking turn-around-jumpers despite CLEARLY having the physical advantage on an opposing player. Yao's soft. End of story.


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The year 2011 started with two very interesting blogging events. The first was a Carnival of Genealogy (101st Edition) that focused on Genealogy Research / Writing plans for 2011. I read many of the posts with great interest. They were perfect for inspiration and fascinating to see what others hoped to accomplish. They really got me thinking about what I want to accomplish in 2011.
The other Blogging Event that really piqued my interest was Week 4 of the 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History. This particular week focused on the home. Bloggers were asked to describe the house they grew up in and mention if it was still there today. As a house historian I was excited every time I saw a new post on this topic.
Both of these series got me thinking about what my goals are for 2011. Just what do I have up my sleeve for 2011?
I have tried to keep my goals for 2011 on the small to manageable side. With the NERGC conference in April, I'm tied up the first quarter of 2011.
The newsletter would come out monthly and would focus on the things that I love - house histories, cemetery research and New England genealogy. Think of all the exploring and photographs I could take while preparing content for this newsletter!
Let me know if you like this idea and what topics you would like to see covered. I hope to get it started by July.
So that's my big plan for 2011!
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My Big Plans for 2011?
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Best of luck with your great idea! You are the perfect person to suceed at a House History Newsletter!ReplyDelete
Heather - it's not going to be a House History Newsletter specifically. It's going to be more of a New England history and genealogy newsletter with house histories thrown in for good measure. Thanks for the encouragement.ReplyDelete
Sounds great to me, Marian!ReplyDelete
I love this idea and would gladly subscribe.ReplyDelete
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Welcome to the fourth part of a series on building helpers in PHP 5. Comprised of eight tutorials, this series shows how to create some of the most common types of helper classes found in many popular PHP frameworks, and it complements the corresponding theoretical concepts with numerous code samples.
Having already outlined the goal of this set of articles, now it's time to review the topics that were treated in the last one, so you can see how they'll link with the subject of this fourth tutorial. In that specific article I went through the development of a basic URL-handling helper class, whose methods behaved in most cases as simple wrappers for some of the values available in the native $_SERVER superblobal PHP array.
While it's fair to say that the structure and logic implemented by this helper class was rather rudimentary, it's worth stressing that it demonstrated how to build a URL helper class in PHP 5 in a straightforward fashion.
Of course, the class in question is susceptible to being enhanced, and that's precisely what I'm going to do in the next few lines. You might be wondering how. Well, as you'll possibly recall, all of the methods of the class were called initially inside the object context, that is dynamically, which may lead to the creation of an unnecessary instance of the helper class.
So, to solve this issue quickly, in this chapter of the series I'm going to redefine the signature of the previous URL helper class by declaring all of its methods static. Thus the question now is: are you ready to learn the full details of how this will be accomplished? Then don't waste more time; start reading right now!
{mospagebreak title=Review: generating dynamic URLs simply}
It's possible that you still haven't had the chance to read the preceding part of the series, where I explained how to create a basic URL helper class with PHP 5. Therefore, below I reintroduced the complete source code of this class, along with some examples that show how to work with it.
First, here's the signature of the helper class:
class URLHelper
// constructor not implemented
public function __construct(){}
// get web server root
public function get_document_root()
return $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];
// get script URL
public function get_script_url()
return $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];
// get script query string
public function get_query_string()
return $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'];
// get request URI
public function get_request_uri()
return $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
// get script file name
public function get_script_filename()
return $_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME'];
// get request method
public function get_request_method()
return strtolower($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD']);
Having already listed the complete source code corresponding to the previous URL helper class, here is the group of examples that demonstrate how to use it to retrieve indirectly some of the values available in the $_SERVER PHP superblobal array:
$urlhelper = new URLHelper();
echo $urlhelper->get_document_root();
// displays the following
C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/htdocs
echo $urlhelper->get_request_method();
displays the following
echo $urlhelper->get_query_string();
displays the following
echo $urlhelper->get_request_uri();
displays the following
echo $urlhelper->get_script_filename();
displays the following
C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/htdocs/helpers/helper_example.php
echo $urlhelper->get_script_url();
/* displays the following
Undeniably, understanding how to work with the methods provided by the prior URL helper class is really simple, since they act like proxies for obtaining the values stored on the $_SERVER array. Period.
However, despite the fact that it's feasible to add more complex methods to the class and improve the existing ones, there's one aspect of it that definitely should be fixed as soon as possible. Yes, as I mentioned in the introduction, the helper in its current version permits you to call its methods outside and inside the object context indistinctly, which at first sight seems to be a good thing.
However, this feature is actually a bit tricky, since if the methods are invoked dynamically, it implies that an instance of the helper class had to be created in first place, right?
But, as you know, this instantiation of the class is completely unnecessary, and avoiding it is as simple as declaring all of its methods (except for the constructor) static. Therefore, in the course of the following segment, I'm going to alter the signature of the helper class to turn its dynamic methods into static ones.
To learn the full details of this redefinition process, click on the link below and keep reading.
{mospagebreak title=Declaring the methods of the URL helper class static}
As I anticipated in the section that you just read, the next step I'm going to take to enhance the previous URL helper class will consist of declaring its implemented methods static, which makes it easy to call them without having to spawn an instance of the class in question.
That being said, please take a look at the modified version of the URL helper class, which has been included below. Here it is:
class URLHelper
// constructor not implemented
public function __construct(){}
// get web server root
public static function get_document_root()
return $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'];
// get script URL
public static function get_script_url()
return $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];
// get script query string
public static function get_query_string()
return $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'];
// get request URI
public static function get_request_uri()
return $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
// get script file name
public static function get_script_filename()
return $_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME'];
// get request method
public static function get_request_method()
return strtolower($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD']);
Naturally, if you're anything like me, then it's possible that you didn't notice any big differences in the way that the above helper class has been defined. However, in this case the class's methods now have been declared static, in this way introducing the aforementioned benefits.
Since the modification of the signature of the helper class should be pretty easy for you to follow, it's time to develop a few illustrative examples to demonstrate how to take advantage of its functionality by calling its methods out of the object scope.
Want to see how these examples will be created? Then read the following segment. We're almost finished!
{mospagebreak title=Putting the new URL helper class in action}
Certainly, the best way to understand how to use the URL helper class now that most of its methods have been defined static is by means of some concrete examples that show how to exploit its functionality without having to deal with any instances of it.
So, based on this simple concept, below I wrote a few code samples that demonstrate how to use the helper to abstract the access to the elements of the $_SERVER PHP superblobal array.
The examples in question look like this:
echo URLHelper::get_document_root();
// displays the following
C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/htdocs
echo URLHelper::get_request_method();
displays the following
echo URLHelper::get_query_string();
displays the following
echo URLHelper::get_request_uri();
displays the following
echo URLHelper::get_script_filename();
displays the following
C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/htdocs/helpers/helper_example.php
echo URLHelper::get_script_url();
/* displays the following
There you have it. As shown by the above group of code samples, generating dynamic URLs with the helper class is an extremely simple process, since it only requires calling the appropriate method statically and nothing else. It's that easy, really.
Of course, this example URL helper class is only that: an example that needs to incorporate much more functionality. Nonetheless, it should be pretty useful for illustrating the basic concepts that surround the development of helper classes in PHP 5.
Now that you've hopefully grasped the right pointers, test your own programming skill and try to develop a full-featured URL helper class. The experience will be not only instructive, but you'll have a great time doing it!
Final thoughts
That's all for the moment. Over this fourth chapter of the series I hopefully demonstrated how to make better use of the previous URL helper class by declaring most of its methods static. As you saw for yourself, this subtle modification in the source code of the class can produce a big impact in the way that it's used to generate dynamic URLs.
Moving forward, in the following article I'm going to continue this round up on building helper classes in PHP 5 by adding a new one to the list. Undoubtedly, one of the most common tasks that must be talked about when developing PHP applications is validating user-supplied input.
To make this process as painless as possible, in the forthcoming tutorial I'm going to build a data validation helper, which will use the functionality of the PHP filter extension to perform the pertinent validation processes.
Don't miss the next tutorial!


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Forgotten Bookmarks received a ton of traffic over the weekend (Thanks, Tumblr!) so I thought I'd welcome all the new readers in style, with a giveaway:
Six books (the darker one is Baudelaire) up for grabs.
Comment to enter, I'll pick a winner at random today at 3:00 PM EST (about 4 hours)
The contest is open to anyone, anywhere. Enter at will.
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sudo apt-get install p7zip-full rar arj lha
This will allow the archive manager to see more compressed file types. You should then be able to go into an .exe module file.
Put the module file in your ~/Documents/modules folder and you should see it. BA won't see it on your desktop.
How interesting!! I always learn stuff by Beta testing. I think I get more out of it than the software creators. I'm going to try this tomorrow to see what appears then in the archive manager.


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NORTON, Mass. – With a 25-16, 25-20, 25-19 victory over Wheaton College on Tuesday night, the MIT women's volleyball team reached the 20-win mark for the 16th year in a row. The Engineers (20-7, 5-2 NEWMAC) have accomplished this feat every year during head coach Paul Dill's tenure while the program has registered double-digit win totals in 34 of 36 seasons.
MIT built a 6-2 lead in the first set, but Wheaton scored three of the next four points to come within two (7-5). The Engineers responded with a 10-4 run to take control of the game, however, the Lyons battled back and narrowed the gap to 19-14. A 6-2 spurt capped by an ace from junior Katie Spielbauer (Lakeview, Mich.) closed out the frame for the Cardinal and Gray.
The visitors raced out to a 7-2 advantage in the second stanza, but Wheaton slowly chipped away at the deficit and eventually evened the score at 12. After five ties and one lead change, a pair of aces from freshman Nicole Gagnier (Atlanta, Ga.) put MIT ahead for good at 19-17. Following a timeout by the Lyons, a pair of miscues gave the Engineers some breathing room however, two errors by MIT kept the hosts within striking distance. Tech bounced back by picking up four of the last five points to secure the win.
After the Engineers established a 5-2 edge in the final frame, the set became a back-and-forth affair as 10 ties and six lead changes ensued. An ace from junior Alyssa Rothman (Plainview, N.Y.) put MIT in front, 19-18, while back-to-back kills by freshman Morgan Stewart (Powell, Ohio) increased its cushion. Wheaton won the next point, but the Engineers scored the final four as sophomore Sharon Hao (San Jose, Calif.) sealed the match with an ace.


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FROM THE FRONT | Sephora Collection Skincare
SEPHORA IS the Shangri-la of beauty in most of its markets. The Champs-Élysées boutique is a subterranean wonder. Union Square, though diminutive in floor plan, is expansive in its offering.
The brand is also pretty good at duping all sorts of amazing cosmetics and beauty tools, with a solid following for said tools, many of its color cosmetics and, recently, its more foundational items (primer, makeup fixant, wrinkle filler et al) in the gun metal gray containers in the end-of-aisle displays.
I've heard not just a few of the smaller brands stocked by Sephora grumble that once they're actually in the door and on the shelf, there is a lurking fear that their products' doppelgangers will one day end up on Sephora's own brand display. That said, I think they do a good job of differentiating their own brand stuff, in look at least, from the brands they currently stock. [If any brands disagree, EMAIL ME and let me know!]
Sephora's new skincare offering reminds me of a mash-up, in appearance, of a few other beauty brands but I can't think of them off the top of my head. Ole Henriksen? Murad? The collection, named hydrosenn+ after the trademarked hero ingredient HydroSenn+™ (apparently 'a breakthrough plant-derived hydrator') has fourteen SKUs.
The micro anti-ageing range has 4 SKUs within that 14, including a serum -- the must-have beauty product category of the year (and possibly next few years as I don't see anything to rival it on the horizon).
I give the brand credit, though.
These new products -- like the serum -- are free from ingredients that regular feature on big-box beauty labels, including parabens, sulfates, phthalates, GMOs and triclosan. That said, many things still crop up that aren't entirely savory. That said, I'm not expecting raw, organic, hand-picked blah blah blah beauty here. Nor should you. It's minimum input for maximum profit. That's how most of beauty works. Lots of cheap fillers, a few actives (whether or not they're in active amounts or states in said product) to highlight on the label and on the market they go.
[If you're curious about what goes into your beauty products and don't understand what something is when reading the ingredient list, don't just sit there! Be proactive. Copy the word and Google it. There are heaps of independent, reputable sites that will tell you what it is, why it's used in personal care products and if there are studies backing up the claims that it's safe/unsafe, etc.]
The products come in innovative packaging -- airless pumps, face wipes, roller ball applicators, pads -- as well as the usual jars and tubes.
Prices range from $7 to $32, so on the affordable end of the spectrum.
Check out the whole collection below.
Supreme Cleansing Foam $15
A foam that removes makeup and cleanses the complexion in one simple step.
Instant Moisturizer $20
An intensive moisturizer, radiance booster, and wrinkle fighter.
Flawless Moisturizing Lotion SPF 15 $22
An exceptional daytime moisturizing lotion.
Age Defy Moisture Cream SPF 15 $30
A complete antiaging treatment and day cream.
Instant Depuffing Roll-On Gel $15
A de-puffing eye gel that instantly leaves eyes looking fresher and brighter.
Age Defy Eye Cream $24
A complete eye cream that fights puffiness, dark circles, and crow's feet.
Super Loaded Age Defy Serum $32
An ultra-moisturizing serum to firm skin and fight wrinkles.
Smart Dual Action Exfoliator $24
A facial exfoliator with two textured creams in one jar.
Express Cleansing Wipes $9
A packet of biodegradable, pre-moistened wipes for cleansing the face, eyes, and lips.
|10. Instant Eye Makeup Remover $8.50
A refreshing eye makeup remover gentle enough for contact wearers and those with sensitive eyes.
Eye Makeup Removing Pads $9
Pre-moistened pads that remove makeup while strengthening and moisturizing lashes.
Instant Refreshing Toner $12
A hydrating mist that refreshes and tones skin after makeup removal.
Nourishing Hand Cream $7
A three-in-one cream for hands, nails, and cuticles.
Super Supreme Body Butter $25
An ultra-rich body cream that provides intensive hydration.


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The tip I most often wish I had received and followed when I first began doing genealogy is to ALWAYS cite sources. I can go back and recreate source citation but it is a real pain.
As a beginner I was doing genealogy mostly as a hobby and curiosity. I knew where I had found my information. I knew which census images I relied on. I knew where my parents and grandparents married. Now I am trying to take a more professional approach. It's time to go back and add all those sources. It would have definitely been easier if I had cited sources in the beginning. Searching is much more fun than writing up sources!
One of my goals this year is to go back and cite sources and enter them into my computer program. In fact yesterday, I entered source citation into 3 different genealogy programs to see which program had to best source citation framework for my use. After I have decided which template I like best, I will enter all my sources that way and then import the file into the other programs.