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The pop superstar headlines the magazine's annual look at the most influential people in the world
Bow down – Beyoncé is on the cover of the TIME 100 issue.
The pop superstar headlines the magazine's annual look at the most influential people in the world, a group that also includes Pharrell Williams, Miley Cyrus and Hillary Clinton.
Inside the issue, Lean In author Sheryl Sandberg praises Bey's otherworldly work ethic and ambition: "Beyoncé doesn't just sit at the table. She builds a better one."
To celebrate the occasion, Beyoncé released her "Pretty Hurts" music video to the Web for the first time. The ballad, which had previously only been available on Beyoncé's groundbreaking "visual album," finds Bey critiquing what she sees as a bankrupt beauty culture, and features a cameo from Harvey Keitel.
In an exclusive interview, Beyoncé discussed the women who influenced her in her own life: Her mother, Tina, and her daughter, Blue.
"Becoming a mother, looking at my daughter in her eyes, made me a woman," the singer told TIME.
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Will be hanging in a BB by middle of next month I hope, but was wondering whether anyone knew whether a KAQ would fit the BB?
Will be hanging in a BB by middle of next month I hope, but was wondering whether anyone knew whether a KAQ would fit the BB?
I don't know, but I have a synthetic homemade one I will be able to try. I'm thinking not - it looks to me like the footbox on the BB is different shaped than the HH asym.
I use these to hold the UQ over the footbox. Cut the straps off so I had just the attachments on the ends, and then rigged a piece of utility cord between the two clips. It lays over the ridgeline, and clips to the UQ on both sides of the hammock to hold it up and keep coverage over the footbox on the BB.
I saw those in use on FF's hammock at Mt. Rogers. Very ingenious.
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Via The Independent, John Rentoul offers The Banned List: Top 100. Anyone who writes for the media will cringe with guilt; I certainly did. The first ten:
1. It's the economy, stupid.
2. A week is a long time in politics. Or variants thereof, such as, "If a week is a long time in politics then a month seems an eternity."
3. What part of x don't you understand? Although this one seems to have nearly died out already.
4. Way beyond, or way more.
5. Any time soon.
6. "Events, dear boy, events." (Except as the name of an excellent political blog, currently in abeyance.)
7. Learning curve.
8. Raising awareness.
9. Celebrating diversity.
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Are you looking for women sweater? If you do, this beautiful women sweater may be your right choice. The V neck women sweater is beautiful and fashion. This sweater is good in workmanship and process. Each beautiful woman would expect to get one sweater like this. This sweater is wonderful with well finish, which is soft and neat. Wearing it, your sexy figure, your attractive charm, even your inside temperament will be reflected vividly and incisively. You must be the focus in any occasion with this beautiful sweater. What are you waiting for? Get it now without hesitation! You really deserve to have it! Hurry up! Do not miss it! Features: Material: Cotton Pattern: Stripe Specifications: With this unique design sweater, you can show your infinite charm in your life Modern women sweater is the necessity for the women in fashion The clear and concise style of design makes you cool and keep you looking fashion forward with this beautiful sweater The clear and concise style of design makes you cool and keep you looking fashion forward with this beautiful sweater Size in Detail: ClothType: Size Shoulder Width Sleeve Length Bust Hem Width Length Color cm: inch cm inch cm inch cm inch cm inch /: Average Size 38 14.82 51 19.89 45 17.55 40 15.60 70 27.30 N/A NOTE: Measured size refers to the followed measurement image The bust size can stretch to 94cm Because of measuring by hands,errors must have been existed, controlled from 1 to 5 cm. These dimensions are for reference only. Specific dimension varies from person to person How to Measure: Details: This women sweater is made of fine quality material so that it is durable Pretty sweater can create different style, cute or elegant show It is easy to go with any pants, skirts and outwear You should own one Looks great with jeans and boots Womens sweater features knit detailing for warmth How to Wash: Cotton is a durable, soft fiber, and most clothes today are made of it._ _Cotton is a natural vegetable fiber knitted and woven into fabrics of many textures and weights. While cotton shirts, pants and suits are wardrobe staples for both men and women. Whether your cotton fabrics are voile, organdy, batiste or linen, you can wash them at home and keep these breathable materials clean and pristine. •l _.Pretreat any stains with detergent and cold water. Place one to two teaspoons of liquid detergent on the stains before you load the clothes in the washing machine. Put your cotton fabrics in a small basin filled with cold water. After soaking the fabric for 15 to 30 minutes, gently rub the stain with a short-bristled brush. Roll your shirts, pants or blouses in a large towel to remove the water_ •l _Machine washes white and light-colored cotton fabrics in warm or hot water. If you are concerned with shrinking or bleeding, fill the machine with cold water and use a gentle washing cycle___ •l _Rinse your cotton fabrics on a cool cycle. Use minimal agitation to avoid shrinkage___ •l _ Shake garments after removal from the machine to remove wrinkles_ •l _ Dry cotton fabrics at a low or regular dryer setting. Dry towels and underwear on a hot setting. To prevent shrinking, remove cotton fabrics from the dryer while still damp. Hang in a cool and well-ventilated area to dry___ _Hand-wash lightweight fabrics, such as batiste, organdy and voile in a small basin filled with lukewarm water and one tablespoon of liquid detergent. Hang to dry or press damp with a hot iron to remove wrinkles _ Package Included: 1 x Women's Sweater


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By Jonnelle Marte
For most taxpayers using a professional tax preparer, the tax filing proves consists of handing someone a stack of papers, getting another stack of papers in return, and signing on the dotted line.
With the advent of e-filing, some taxpayers complete the process without ever setting eyes on the flagship 1040 form that is at the crux of their tax returns. But that could be a mistake, say tax experts working to help people develop a deeper understanding of what goes onto their tax returns. "It's very much a black box for most people," says Roberton Williams, an economist with the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center, which just released an annotated version of the 1040 form that offers plain English explanations of every line on the form—all 77 of them—as well as the Schedule A.
Williams says he hopes the form can help the average taxpayer feel more confident about the information going onto their tax returns, enabling them to check their work when they do their own returns and feel knowledgeable enough to challenge their tax preparers if something seems off. Ever wonder what should go on line 24, which is asking for "business expenses of reservists, performing artists and fee-basis government officials"? Turns out that's tax-speak for any expenses incurred by an employee that are not reimbursed by an employer. "This is an easy way to understand what's going on without plowing through the instructions," says Williams.
The interactive form took more than three months to put together and was a joint effort between tax e experts and computer-savvy programmers who could produce 100 pages with factoids and links for additional information. Williams says the hardest part was explaining complex tax breaks in two lines or less.
Having more knowledge about the tax code and what tax returns say wouldn't be a bad idea. Roughly 60% of tax returns are done by a preparer, and a report released this week by the Government Accountability Office found that 17 out of 19 tax preparers get refunds wrong. Sure, many of those times the refunds were larger than they were for people who did their own taxes, but auditors said people weren't getting the refunds they truly deserved. This discrepancy that is great for the taxpayer, at least until the Internal Revenue Service comes knocking on their door. (Taxpayers are ultimately responsible for the information on their returns, even when they use a pro.)
The 1040 has changed dramatically since it was first introduced 100 years ago, growing more complicated as the federal government increasingly uses the tax code to implement social policies that encourage people to save, go to college, buy homes and make other major changes that could impact the economy.
With the April 15 deadline just a few days away, and the Congressional midterm elections just a few months away, some people might have more educated opinions about what tax breaks they value if they have a deeper understanding of which ones are impacting them directly. "If people don't understand it, it's hard to convince them to want to change tax policy into something better," says Williams.


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whom is the objective form of who. In everyday spoken or written English, people usually use who rather then whom: Who did you send it to? Whom is usually used only in the phrases: one of whom, none of whom, some of whom etc. (Longman dictionary). In formal writing whom is preferred in sentences like these: the man to whom he sold his car and in the others mentioned below:
1. the person whom I mentioned earlier... (about who)
2. the person whom I spoke... (to who, who I spoke with)
3. the boy pointed at the girls, one of whom was crying (one of them)
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Larry Tartisel needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 59 designs submitted by 19 freelance designers.
D & S Service Center provides general auto repair services. The logo needs to portray a neat, clean, organized and professional image. Must use PMS 3145 and a complementary gray or possibly black. Read more details in complete brief.
D & S Service Center
The company is an auto repair facility that provides quality service and great customer care. It is a well respected and long trusted company.
The shop is a clean, crisp, organized and professional shop. We'd like the logo to match that image.
Types of customers: It may be useful for you to know some details of our ideal customers. They are usually dual income families, the desire convenience, quick turnaround service, friendly service and most of all trust. Their cars average about 6 years old, they average 35-50 in age. Women are a major part of the process in this auto repair shop.
- The logo must appeal to both genders
- Crisp, clean, upbeat look
- Would really like some type of symbol that suggests service.
- PMS 3145 and a complementary gray or black.
- Like the more 3D-ish photoshop look.
- Need source file in either Illustrator or Photoshop
- Possibly a character with a wrench, but the character must be providing fast and efficient service.
- Prefer curves, like a wave or flowing lines instead of rectangles. Curves for auto repair suggest welcoming and inviting.
- No racing or car logos, Must appeal to both genders. Don't make it too masculine or femine.
- No wrenches alone, but can be used with a character symbol using the wrench suggesting service.
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Titusz needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 68 designs submitted by 31 freelance designers.
Our Band "Anokato" is looking for a catchy, mythical and iconic logo.
The Contest Winner will be mentioned on our website and our first CD-Album Inlay (with url if desired).
The word Anokato comes from greek and translates roughly to helter skelter. (Ano - Upper / Kato - Lower).
(please excuse my english. i am not a native speaker)
Anokato was founded about 2 years ago in germany. our musical development is still in progress, but because we already started gigging its about time to get a logo. the music style we are approaching is something like: stoner or desert rock (deep tuned guitars - strong bass). our musical influences come from bands like led zepplin, black sabbath, faith no more, soundgarden, rage against the machine, tool ... you can listen to some of our demos at http://anokato.de/ (jukebox on top right). We are quite open for logo suggestions. strong symbolic designs are preferred. precolumbian, shamanic, tribal or any other mythical patterns/styles pesented in a modern way are welcome. also the meaning of "Anokato" (upper/lower) might be a creative starting point. the logo should also be eyecatching (like an eye).
- the band name "Anokato" should be part of the logo
- logo should be deliverd in vector format (illustrator or alike)
- the logo should also work on a t-shirt
- colors are welcome but not a must.
- please NO common heavy metal designs- the name Anokato comes from greek but the logo does NOT have to look "greek"
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'Camino Real' ★★★½
Tennessee Williams' "Camino Real" is a wildly free-form, 1953 poetic pageant set in a crummy tropical outpost with shades of New Orleans or Tangier. At the Goodman Theatre, it's fodder for Spanish director Calixto Bieito, known for shocking productions in Europe but here creating his first made-in-the-USA work. Bieito and his gutsy actors unleash a feverish landscape of sadomasochistic sex and aging voluptuaries behaving very badly, explicitly linking "Camino Real" to the alcoholism of its author. The central actor Michael Medeiros vomits booze, speaks with Williams' signature cadence and conjures shadows of desperate figures real and fictional. Bieito will do his best American work when he knows America better, but this is a crystal-clear meditation on Williams, watching as his demons of excess consume his fragile beauties. -- Chris JonesThrough April 8 at the Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn St.; $25-$79 at 312-443-3800 and goodmantheatre.org
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How the Smithsonian Cut Fleet Oil Consumption by 44 Percent
The institution's 1,500 vehicles are used for law enforcement, bus service, animal transport and more.
This is the fifth in a series of sustainability case studies developed by the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions.
The Smithsonian Institution's fleet department motto is, "You can't manage what you don't measure." It's an expression that comes up frequently when discussing the dramatic transformation of how the organization manages its fleet today.
The Smithsonian operates a range of facilities, including museums, zoos, animal research and educational centers, as well as office space in more than 80 countries. Its 1,500 vehicles are used for law enforcement, shuttle bus service, animal transport, construction and maintenance, and other purposes.
Following an independent review in 2006 that highlighted a number of critical shortcomings, the Smithsonian began consolidating all fleet operations and introducing a fleet management information system and vehicle telematics to collect data to enhance tracking and management.
These tools allowed the Smithsonian's fleet managers to:
- Monitor real-time vehicle use and fuel consumption.
- Reduce vehicle idle time by 40 percent.
- Automatically track and schedule preventive maintenance so vehicles can be repaired before problems escalate, reducing unscheduled maintenance by 15 percent.
- Reduce the number of vehicles and deliveries between facilities by optimizing routing.
- Gather information on driver behavior to promote more fuel-efficient driving.
With more information at their fingertips, fleet managers could make more informed decisions and identify opportunities to cut costs. As a result, the Smithsonian has reduced its light-duty vehicles 18 percent, from 600 to 490, and along with other measures, reduced petroleum consumption by 44 percent since 2005.
As agencies come under increased pressure to reduce costs, cut energy use and limit greenhouse gas emissions, they could learn from the Smithsonian's early efforts in these areas.
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"The publishers who make these bloated AAA BLOCKBUSTER games that get booted down our throats at every fake awards show argue that they need to charge a premium price to keep delivering a premium product. But who says we need a "premium product", whatever that is? Did we even ask for that? Is that what we want from games? Massive marketing spend and homogenisation?I found the article very thought-provoking, especially in the light of recent financial flops in the MMOsphere and the current feeling by many questioning whether the 'AAA model' may be harming the genre more than it contributes. The issue of budget-bloat demanding 'safe' derivative gameplay over depth and innovation and hype being peddled over substance is not something restricted to MMOs-only, and is a worrying trend in games as a whole.
'But these giant companies would have to close down. People will lose their jobs!' And yes, that's horrible. No one ever wants to see people lose their jobs. But if these companies can only stay in existence by charging their customers extortionate prices for bland, safe product, should they even be there in the first place?"
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Thanksgiving Day is around the corner and we all know what that means. No, it's not just about Kohl's being open for 28 hours straight starting that evening (OK, well maybe a little bit), it's about getting together with loved ones and of course, gobbling up tasty goodness.
Clearly, affordable Thanksgiving table décor is a must. However, cutesy as some of the Thanksgiving items are, I'm not a fan of over the top styles. A little here and there is OK, but dozens of bobble head pilgrim figurines splayed across the table not only looks hokey, but they clutter up space needed for more important things like stuffing and pumpkin pie. Priorities, priorities!
So if silly turkey cartoons scrawled on paper cups are not your thing, read on to check out pretty Thanksgiving decorations for a fabulous dinner party. They add a dose of holiday zest to the atmosphere, plus they're so affordable we can't wait to gobble them up.
Have a great Thanksgiving, everyone.
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There was an in-store event at Angelic Pretty SF the day before. I wasn't able to snag any lucky packs but I enjoyed myself anyway!
Took a pic with Asuka-san!
Now on to the Tea Party!
me with the President of Angelic Pretty
Winners of the Scavenger Hunt!
Raffle Winners! Sorry, I forgot to take pics of all the winners.
nail stickers
ring and bracelet set
2nd Place Winner for Best Dressed
1st Place Winner for Best Dressed
Group Pic!
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Here's after the party, waiting in line for in-store special shopping! (can you find me?)
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It was a lot longer than the tea party at Anime Revolution and so many lolitas! I recognized a few from Tumblr and daily_lolita. I knew SF lolitas step up their game in crafting and coords so I got to see many beautiful people!
Hope to go again next year~!


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Paul Tiegrob: 1990 Toyota 4RunnerPosted in Ultimate Adventure: 2010 on November 1, 2010
1990 Toyota 4Runner
Driver: Paul Tiegrob
Co-driver: Christopher Nikkel
Longtime Petersen's 4-Wheel & Off-Road reader and trail fanatic Paul Tiegrob and his co-driver, Chris Nikkel, reminded us all what it was like to wheel an old-school Toyota. Seeing and hearing Paul's 4Runner on the trail brought back a lot of memories for most of us, reminding us just how well these rigs worked back in the day with the right modifications.
- Engine: '89 3.0L Toyota Supra I-6
- Transmission: W56 -5-speed manual
- Transfer Case: Toyota transfer case with Advanced Adapters 5.1 low-range gears
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Winch & Bumpers: Warn M8000 winch, ARB front bumper, MacFab custom rear bumper
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Three Indiana Seniors Named Lilly Scholars• April 28, 2011 Share:
Three Indiana natives have been awarded Lilly Scholarships to attend Wabash College. The three members of the Class of 2015 will receive full tuition and room/board support during their four years at Wabash.
The four-year scholarship is valued more than $170,000. Approximately 30 students visited campus April 15-16 for the traditional Lilly Weekend.
Kristofer D. Nickle is a senior attending Rockville High School. He was a 2010 Hoosier Boy's State Delegate and member of the National Honor Society. Nickle was a four-year varsity football player, earning all-conference honors and academic all-state awards. He was also a four-year track captain and a regional qualifier in the high jump. Nickle is interested in a career in engineering.
Lucas S. Zromkoski is a senior from Valparaiso who intends on majoring in English with an eye toward creative writing. He has been a three-year member of the Valparaiso High School Drama Club, Men's Chorus, Concert Chorus, and Show Choir. He is a member of the National Honor Society. His older brother Andrew is a Wabash senior.
Edward Pingel, South Bend, is a senior at Trinity School at Greenlawn. He was a 2010 Boy's State Delegate, Eagle Scout, Chamber Choir Student Leader, and four-year varsity basketball participant and two-year MVP. He has participated in mission trips to re-build damaged neighborhoods, including a trip to Allendale, LA.
To be eligible for a Lilly award, applicants must meet the minimum standards of:
- a GPA of 3.5 (4.0 scale)
- Rank in the top 20 percent of their senior class
- an SAT score of at least 1720 (reading, math, writing), or an ACT composite of at least 25
Besides academic achievement, the College seeks young men with individual accomplishments, abilities, extracurricular activities, and a demonstrated level of leadership.
Last year's Lilly Scholars were: Spencer Peters, Brookston, In., Francisco Huerta, Chicago, and Adam Barnes, Bradford, Pa. The Class of 2013 Lilly Scholars: Riley Floyd, Noblesville, In., Thomas Schmidt, Euless, Tx., and Liam Smith, Lawrence, Ka.


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June 10, 2008
Older: What's the IP For?
Newer: A Class Instance Variable Update
Programmers Should Give Up More Often
You know that feeling? The one where you are in the zone. Every keystroke is intentional and the sound of them in succession sounds almost like music. Your chair feels comfy and your desk is clean, or at least mostly clean. The code you are producing could be framed and put on a wall and even your mom would admire its beauty. You've had that feeling right?
Contrast what I just presented, with that other feeling. You know it. I know you know it. You have a slight buzz in the front of your brain. Typos begin to abound and you are starting to think your fingers went drinking without you. You shift to and fro but your chair continues to feel like a block of wood. Your code is so convoluted that you sometimes don't understand what you just wrote 30 minutes ago. In fact, the thing that should "just work" isn't working and hasn't been for the past 45 minutes.
What To Do?
So what are you to do? Push through you say! Mush, mush! I know in an hour I'll once again feel fresh and write code that sounds like a harp from the Heavens. I've already spent 45 minutes, what's another 15. Besides, I'm so close. FAIL! I have news for you Walter Cronkite, you won't. Your code will begin to feel more and more like the spaghetti [insert previous language here] you use to write. You'll get more uncomfortable, and most likely the buzz in your head will last for hours after you stop, quite possibly ruining the rest of your night.
Great Programming Requires Inspiration
I believe the ability to give up and to know when to give up is what sets great programmers apart from good, average and poor ones. Programming is art. Art is created through inspiration. Anyone can push through and churn out crappy code. The question is, are you self-aware to the point that you know when it's time to stop?
Do Something Else
Next time you feel the buzz creeping into the front of your skull and your undies start riding up, stop! As the wait staff at Logan's Roadhouse says, "Stop what you're doin and swallow what you're chewin." Pet your cat. Read a few chapters from a book. Complete the next mission on Grand Theft Auto. Don't push through. Do something other than programming that inspires you and I guarantee the inspiration for what you were working on will return.
What I Do
So what do I do when I hit the wall? I've never been much of a reader but lately I've turned to books. I'm not a fan of fiction, but I have discovered an ardent interest in business, especially now that I'm a business owner. Books like Good to Great, The Fred Factor, 4 Hour Work Week and Blink are inspiring me to think differently and write better code.


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AT TECH (In 2011): Sterling ran in six meets for the Golden Eagles and showed consistent improvement throughout the season...peaked at the end of the season, running a season-best 8K time of 28:26 at the OVC Championships and turning in his best finish relative to his teammates at the NCAA South Regional, where he was the fourth Golden Eagle to finish the 10K with a time of 35:27...cut his TTU Invitational time of 30:05 by more than a minute at Jacksonville State, posting a 28:44, then sliced that time to 28:32 at Evansville.
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008
No Speech: The New Free Speech
Thomas Jefferson would blush, or at least roll over in his grave.
Seems the authorities are shifting the responsibility for individual actions from corporate CEOs and their Boards of Directors squarely where it belongs: rumor-mongering traders.
So much of this blame-shifting is going on that even a loud-mouthed U.S. Senator is being blamed for the collapse of a lending institution rather than the incompetents who ran the lending institution.
In light of all this blame-shifting, we here at NotMakingThisUp thought it worth reminding readers of something the Powers That Be appear to have entirely forgotten about.
But before we get to that, we first want to tell the story of Eddie the Real Estate Broker.
In these parts of down county Vermont (not the actual state), Eddie (not his real name) is The Guy to go to when it comes to real estate. And Eddie recently told us about a "short-sale" he helped out on for a client.
A "short-sale" in real estate involves property worth less than the loan balance. Rather than foreclose on the property, the bank holding the mortgage agrees to take whatever it can get by selling the property in satisfaction of the loan balance.
The bank eats the difference between the actual sale proceeds and the loan balance.
These "short-sales" are happening more frequently nowadays, thanks in large part to the massive amounts of home equity loans that homeowners applied for, and banks agreeably provided, in recent years.
In this particular case, Eddie's buyer paid $500,000 (not the real number) for the house and later got the thing reappraised at $750,000 (not the real number, but, yes, it was a 50% increase in the appraised value) for a home equity loan.
Eddie's buyer twisted no arms to get the higher appraisal: the bank in question, which shall remain nameless, did what Eddie called a "drive-by" appraisal. According to Eddie, the place was never worth more than $500,000, and if the bank had bothered to stop and look around, they would have figured it out.
So the buyer is losing his house, and the bank is eating a good fat number on their loan.
Now, why do we here at NotMakingThisUp tell the story of Eddie the Real Estate Broker and the Short-Sale?
Because it is the story of this real estate cycle.
It was a cycle driven, as all cycles are driven, by human greed on each side of the transaction. On the one side was a guy who bought the house and got it reappraised so he could borrow more money against the house strictly so he could buy more stuff.
On the other side was a bank that willingly and eagerly loaned him the money on the basis of a "drive-by" appraisal, not because it was a good long-term thing to do, but so the bank could show higher short-term earnings.
But, as it turns out, the authorities wish it known that the problem at Fannie Mae was not Franklin Raines' management of the company; and the problem at IndyMac was not that it led the field in "Alt-A" mortgages; and the problem at the bank here in Vermont was not drive-by appraisals.
It was, we now know, rumor-mongering traders and loud-mouthed U.S. Senators.
Which is why we say, "No Speech is the New Free Speech," and offer this reprinting of the first article of the Bill of Rights as a public service:
Bill of Rights
Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Last we knew, that First Amendment wasn't a rumor.
Jeff Matthews
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- GrizzlyRock23 said...
Love it! Oh and oil has nothing to do with supply & demand only wall street speculators...
- S Sams said...
I think you're missing the point regarding Schumer. No one said that Schumer somehow made a good bank go bad. It was a sickly bank that was at a fragile stage and was more likely to fail than not. Schumer's error was to make a very bad situation... worse. Yelling fire in a theater is NOT an effective form of crowd control. Likewise, at a critical moment for IndyMac, the last thing ANYONE needed (depositors, mgmt, regulators) was to have Schumer leak his own letter to the press. There is no defense for that.
- Chris said...
Love the blog, and this comment might not matter too much to your main point: but Thomas Jefferson wasn't present when the Constitution and Bill of Rights were drafted and ratified, as he was in France at the time. Maybe James Madison (the drafter of the Bill of Rights) would be rolling in his grave?
- Christopher said...
A Senator does not "leak his own letter." A Senator releases his own letter.
See the difference?
- Sam E. Antar said...
Next, they will blame the Sith Lord.
- BelowTheCrowd said...
This speech by Michael Perry, CEO of Indymac, less than a year ago is a must-watch for anybody who wants a lesson in seeing through self-serving CEO doublespeak. I shorted his stock a day later. Feel free to ignore all my commentary, but note the simple, core problem in this whole mess, highlighted by the quote at the top, taken directly from the now-disgraced Mr. Perry himself:
Heck no they're not saving, because their net worth is growing. If your net worth is growing, in financial assets and other assets, you can spend more than your annual income!
Ooops. Maybe not.
- Kevin said...
I agree with S. Sams. The first amendment doesn't protect all speech. It is not an abridgement of constitutional rights when the law prohibits someone yelling "fire" in a crowded theater. It is a sensible policy that balances the right to free expression with public safety. There are other examples - like laws that prohibit commercial enterprises from making false and misleading statements in their advertisements or laws that prohibit issuers of public securities from manipulating their stock price by publishing misleading financial statements. You rarely hear a free speech objection raised in that context (notwithstanding the occasional food store CEO who has thing for anonymous blogging in his spare time).
What Schumer did was irresponsible and hypocritical. Irresponsible because it was the proximate cause for a run on the bank that will wind up costing taxpayers and depositors millions of dollars. Somebody should mail him a copy of "It's a Wonderful Life." Hypocritical because barely a year ago Mr. Schumer urged that regulatory standards be loosened so that America's financial markets can remain globally competitive. I quote:
"While the US remains the center of innovation for leveraged lending (i.e., the lending of capital to companies with a rating below investment-grade) and securitization, it is facing challenges to its leadership in these markets as well. The US controlled over 60 percent of leveraged lending issuance by value and approximately 70 percent of revenues in 2005. America's leadership in securitization is even more striking, with the US market representing approximately 83 percent of global issuance by value and 87 percent of revenues in 2005. However, European lenders are beginning to embrace US-style credit terms, critical to the leveraged lending and sub-prime consumer finance markets. This should position Europe to enjoy explosive securitization growth in the near future, similar to what occurred in the US over the past decade. Further, European control of the credit derivatives markets is beginning to shape and drive the structure of the underlying cash lending markets. Whereas historically US markets and financial institutions often benefited from the ability to set market standards, this trend could lead to a deterioration in US competitiveness if markets and institutions fail to follow the pace increasingly set by their European competitors.
Compounding matters, US regulators' proposed amendments to the Basel II standards (i.e., the recommendations agreed upon by numerous international bank supervisors and central bankers to revise the international standards for measuring the adequacy of bank capital) could put US banks at a capital disadvantage relative to their international competitors. This could put a brake on US leadership in these markets and even reduce the likelihood that future innovations in the credit arena will occur in the US. Finally, London is transforming itself into an increasingly sizeable and attractive talent hub for people with the kind of structuring and pricing skills that used to be available only in New York, thereby reducing America's talent advantage and further increasing the likelihood that tomorrow's debt innovations will occur in London rather than New York."
Hmm. I kind of wish some of that innovation took place on Mars and not in New York. Anyway, here you have a Senator urging regulators to relax their oversight so we can remain competitive one month, and a few months later he criticizes those same regulators for not doing their job. I'm not making that up. You can read the report here for yourself:


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Rule 142. Security for Costs
The clerk may require from the plaintiff security for costs before issuing any process, but shall file the petition and enter the same on the docket.
Source: Art. 2067, unchanged.
Oct. 29, 1940, eff. Sept. 1, 1941.
March 31, 1941, eff. Sept. 1, 1941
July 15, 1987, eff. Jan. 1, 1988
(No. 92) Question: Does Rule 142 prohibit an attorney from acting as surety in a case pending in the justice court?
Answer: We consider that the answer to this question should be in the affirmative, if the case supposed is one where the court has not given leave that the attorney act as surety. Rule 142 permits the clerk of the district or county court to require security for costs and adds that "No attorney or other officer of the court shall be surety in any cause pending in the court, except under special leave of the court." That this rule in its entirety is applicable as well to the justice court would seem clearly to follow from Rule 523 which reads that "All rules governing the district and county courts shall also govern the justice courts, insofar as they can be applied, except where otherwise specifically provided by law or these rules." Of course, the requiring of security for costs and the prohibition against attorneys as sureties can be as well applied in the justice court as in the district or county court, and, so far as we can ascertain, there is no contrary specific provision of the law or the rules. As you will see, Rule 523 is in broader language than R. S. Articles 2381 and 2410, which the rule replaces. These former articles applied to justice courts and made the law respecting security for costs, procedure, and other subjects specifically specified in the article applicable in the justice courts if prescribed for the district and county courts. The intention to embrace the matter respecting security for costs seems to be emphasized by this history of Rule 523 and its broad words, "All rules governing the district and county courts." We consider, however, that, as was held under old Rule 50 which Rule 142 embraces with like wording, if an attorney acts as surety without leave of court, while the attorney is in the wrong, that fact does not avoid his liability upon the bond or the validity of the bond itself. Kohn v. Washer & August, 69 Tex. 67, 6 S.W. 551 (1887).6 Tex. B.J. 107 (1943) reprinted in 8 Tex. B.J. 34 (1945).


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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
ERP support staffing ratios
Over at Computer Economics, we've finished the analysis of our survey results on ERP support staffing ratios. Thanks to Spectator readers who helped with the survey.
From the report abstract:ERP systems can be major investments requiring a substantial effort in implementation. Yet many organizations do not realize that the total cost of ownership of an ERP system is composed largely of ongoing support. In this report, we analyze ERP support staffing levels by size of the installation, the scope of functionality implemented, class of software vendor (Oracle and SAP vs. all others), the extent of system modification, the number of ERP versions and instances in production, and the age of the system. In addition, we analyze the allocation of ERP support staff to specific job functions. Based on these statistics, we conclude with recommendations for optimizing ERP staffing levels to better manage costs and improve user satisfaction.The full report, ERP Support Staffing Ratios, is available for purchase. There is also a free executive summary if you follow the link.by Frank Scavo, 4/15/2008 02:49:00 PM | permalink | e-mail this!
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Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Rimini Street says no thanks to SAP and TomorrowNow
Rimini Street has decided to pass on the opportunity buy TomorrowNow, SAP's third-party support business for Oracle. Rimini Street offers similar third-party maintenance services to Oracle customers running PeopleSoft, J.D. Edwards, and Siebel products. Such services reportedly can save customers as much as 50% compared to the vendor's maintenance fees.
Why did Rimini Street pass on the opportunity? Apparently, many TomorrowNow clients are already jumping ship to Rimini Street anyway, as the result of Oracle's lawsuit against SAP and TomorrowNow alleging theft of intellectual property.
"We see no need to pay for what we are already receiving, without any legal, structural or operational baggage related to TomorrowNow," said David Rowe, in an email message to me this morning. "For example, if you look at SAP's most recent Annual Report, the TomorrowNow subsidiary had an operating loss of about US $35 million in 2007. Our resources are better focused on the success of our existing and new clients."
The shift of TomorrowNow clients to Rimini Street contributed to the latter's reported 100% growth in first quarter bookings and revenue, according to Rowe.
A press release on Rimini Street's website has more on this subject.
Related posts
Court orders mediation in Oracle vs. SAP/TomorrowNow case
Oracle wants to broaden lawsuit against SAP and TomorrowNow
SAP lists TomorrowNow as a discontinued operation
TomorrowNow and the future of third-party support providers
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Monday, April 12, 2010
Indiana Genealogical Society Conference - Recap
But what most impressed me about the conference was the IGS annual meeting.
Here's the bad news.
Currently the society is paying more for publication and mailing costs than it is bringing in each year's membership dues. These costs keep increasing each year. Although there is currently a large amount of savings continuing down this path will cause the society to go out of business.
Now for the good news.
The board is looking to the future. The IGS Magazine is already an online only publication available in the members area of their website. But the time has come to also make their other publication, Indiana Genealogist, an online only publication. It will continue to be printed and mailed in 2010, but will be available only online in 2011. Changing to online only publications mean that the publications can have color, hyperlinks, extra pages and more at no additional cost.
But the most important thing is that instead of spending all the membership dues on the publications and eating into the society's savings, dues will now be used to continue record preservation projects.
Currently, IGS is working on the Hendricks County Probate records as a pilot preservation plan. One day they hope to have the funds for a project in all 92 Indiana counties. (I can only hope that Switzerland county makes the list early!)
I am glad to be a member of a society that is thinking about the future.
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I guess Conference can have different meanings, but while there weren't lectures or seminars, I'm glad you attended. I'm wondering if you were the youngest person there, if so, they must have been delighted. It is too bad about the cost of postage, I think all societies are concerned, but in my local gene. club, some members don't use a computer, so everything has to be mailed.ReplyDelete
Barbara, There were lectures throughout the day. I just wanted to focus on the annual meeting in this post. I was absolutely the youngest person there (and the only one in pigtails!)ReplyDelete
At the meeting, they said that they could keep the printed publications, but it would double our current membership fees. Showing how they are going to use the money to fund more projects was a great way to get members to understand the importance of online publications.
I'm sorry I missed the conference (I had to work Saturday). I would loved to hear Dick Eastman and get the opportunity to meet you in person!
I agree with the online publications. I'd rather the money was spent on record preservation.
Tina, It is so nice to see a young person blogging about genealogy! I have nominated you for the Ancestors Approved Award, if you haven't already received it. Please pop by my blog to see what it is all about.ReplyDelete
Keep up the good work.
- AnonymousApril 12, 2010 at 8:20 PM
As more genealogical societies offer publications online versus print, I mourn the loss of magazines (wahhh!), but feel good about the impact on the environment AND the savings to the society, so they can focus their resources on other things. :)ReplyDelete
Congratualtions to the Society. I think it is great that they are forward thinking enough to take this approach. It may be true that some members don't use the computer, but I would think most would plus embracing technology will be more enticing to bringing in younger members. Nice write up about your society Tina.ReplyDelete


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The other side of the Winter Meetings
There are a couple other sides to the winter meetings that you guys don't usually get to hear about, read about or see, so I figured I'd share them with you this morning. My day started early – 7 a.m. to be exact – as I met with a group of students from Indiana University, my alma mater.
A huge portion of the people at the meetings are young students or people right out of college seeking jobs in baseball. There's a huge job fair in which hundreds of minor league teams (and some big league clubs) hire employees for the upcoming season. Chris Haydock, our assistant director of player development, and I, both went to school at IU and a group of kids who came down asked to meet with us so we gladly spent some time chatting with them about how to crack into the industry.
After that, I had breakfast with two former Dodger colleagues, Tom Seidler and Dan Simon. Tom, whose mother was a co-owner of the Dodgers with the O'Malleys, owns the Visalia Oaks, a minor league team in that town. Dan, who used to design all sorts of merchandise and other things at the Dodgers, now owns his own company called Studio Simon, which is responsible for designing a huge portion of minor league logos, brand identities and the like. Not surprisingly, he actually designed all the logos for the Winter Meetings, too.
Dan has a booth at the trade show here and Tom came to see many of his clients at the trade show, which is another huge portion of what goes on behind the scenes. Every imaginable promotional company, bat maker, bobblehead creator, etc. is here trying to get baseball teams to utilize their services for the coming season.
Anyway, those are two sides of the meetings that rarely get any attention, so I figured you might enjoy hearing about it. Stay tuned for more news later today.
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Another typical Dodger offseason!Colletti's worried he might have to overpay Maddux a couple of million dollars if that's if he lost in a abritration hearing.In this day and age isn't worth the money to receive the highly touted draft picks? With the Dodgers soooo concerned with the value of there prospects through the draft why wouldn't pile up the draft picks? Whats the worst that can happen ,we get Maddux for another year?,OH NO we wouldn't want that to happen! Instead let him go to the division rival so he can beat us 3 or 4 times this year with no draft compensation! I am not a big Maddux fan by no stretch of the imagination but this is fast becoming a depressing and uneventful Dodger offseason! We will be worse off than last year believe me! The Dodgers are going to overpay for Schmidt if they get him that's if they get him and why on earth would he want to goto LA with that gaping hole in the middle of the lineup?Hey, I got an idea lets put a strike out machine(Kemp) or a Senior citizen(Gonzalez) there that should solve all the Dodger problems save them all that money from maddux's ,Drews, and Gagnes contracts and propel them to the World Series in 2007! That's on Xbox or playstation3 your choice because it won't be in the real world!!!!!!!!
some news a. jones would waive his no trade clause for a trade with the dodgers, but what would he cost.? L.A.is said to be asking about baldelli, hildago, and thames could be had for he right deal(brewers talks with tb for baldelli for thames and young pitching)
about dinner time tonight most g. m. will start saying,
didn,t make any moves now, but we layed the ground works for future deals.
the whole meetings are moving slow. good luck today ned, signing a free agent or making a trade that would make all of us who blog happy whould be very hard to do, with our varied thoughts on who we need, and at what cost.
hey josh, how old are you?..where u at IU when steve alford and bobby knight won it all last?
bigblue48, I live in Madras oregon, an hour north of Bend, also home of jacoby ellsbury future centerfielder of boston. I go to Eugene several times a year for meetings, have to get together and talk dodgers.
See "The Case For Gagne" on my blog (Words From The Park @ park.mlblogs.com). Basically, I think there are good reasons to believe he will be healthy in 2007 and with Dodger starters not able to pitch deep into games, a strong bullpen is a must. He has tremendous upside and I believe he is worth the risk. If the Dodgers sign Gagne for what he's asking for and you factor in Saito and Broxton's salaries, the Dodgers would be lights out after the 6th inning for less than $7M. Even if Gagne were to get hurt again, you'll still be getting your money's worth with Broxton and Saito. Anyway, some things to think about….
John – if you make that case and Gagne is signed, he owe's Broxton & Saito a nice steak dinner for doing all the work last season 🙂
Josh – nice to hear about the "other" side. I'm a journalism student nearing the end of my education and you can bet that somewhere in MLB is where I'd like to land a job. I've already sent in internship applications with the other "Los Angeles" team. Would have sent some in for the Dodgers of course but I didn't see any opportunities on the job boards.
Where do you recommend somebody like I start when it's time?
Also, I read Sam Walker's Fantasyland last year which introduced me to the winter meetings and their job candidates. A funny look on it if you haven't read it. Great book.


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We all have our favorite incarnation of Star Trek. However, there are those times when you have to wonder, "What would James T. Kirk say?" Well, now you can have William Shatner speak for you, via a new app called Shatoetry.
Designed for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, Shatoetry invites users to mix and match a library of pre-recorded words to create their own "Shatisms," which are then played back in the former Enterprise captain's voice.
Once you choose what you want Shatner to say, you can also vary the way he says it. That's because each word has been recorded three different ways and there are options to include some of his oh-so-dramatic pauses. After you've created something special, just hit the "Shat that!" button, and you'll have the option to save your creation, send it via email, or post it to YouTube, Facebook or Twitter.
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More than half of social networking sites assessed by the European Commission fail to hide the personal details of under-18s by default, the EU body has warned. It said that 50% of teenagers display personal information on the internet.
The Commission analysed the policies of 22 social networking sites in a study aimed at finding out how well-protected under-18s were when using them as part of a campaign to urge young people to protect their information online.
It said that just 40% of the sites they examined had default settings which hid the personal information of minors from all but their friends and family. Just 11 of 22 sites examined stopped minors' profiles being visible to search engines.
The Commission looked at the 25 websites operated by 20 companies which signed up to its 'safer social networking principles' last year. Some of the tests were not applicable for some of the sites.
It found that sites did have some protecting measures in place. Nineteen of 23 sites examined for their safety tips did publish information targeted directly at children and young people, though it was easy to find and understand on just 14 of them.
The Commission said that 50% of teenagers give out personal information online which, according to a Commission statement, "can remain online forever and can be seen by anybody".
"If we want children to think before they post, social networking companies should post the right information using the right language," said Information Society Commissioner Viviane Reding. "I expect all companies to do more. Minors' profiles need to be set to private by default and questions or abuse reports have to receive quick and appropriate responses. The internet is now vital to our children, and it is the responsibility of all to make it safe."
The study found that 19 of the 25 sites examined carried links through which people could report abuse or suspicious activity.
"[But] only 9 (out of 22) responded to complaints submitted during the assessment," said the Commission statement. "There is therefore an urgent need for better services to respond to users' reports asking for help."
Last year 20 companies signed up to the Commission's 'safer social network principles' which aim, in the principles' words, to "maximise the benefits of the internet while managing the potential risks to children and young people".
The Commission's report on the progress of the principles' original 18 signatories and the two which joined later said that improvements had been made to how the sites were run.
"Most of the companies empower minors to deal with potential online risks and employ a safe approach to privacy by making it easy for users to block other users and remove comments from their profiles; making privacy options easy to change so that users can choose whether only their friends or the entire world can see what they post online; [and] giving users control over the display of their online status (which allows other users to see whether they are online or not)," the Commission said.


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State planning 1,020 preschool slots
Governor unveils plan to add 1,000 preschool slots in high-poverty districts
SHELTON -- Even if all 1,020 preschool slots proposed in the state budget agreement reached over the weekend are filled, there still won't be enough affordable seats to prepare every 3- and 4-year-old in the state for kindergarten.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy acknowledged as much on a trip Monday to the private Susanna Wesley School, which he said still has a role to play as the state marches toward universal pre-kindergarten.
"The reality is the growth in early childhood slots aren't going to come in large numbers," Malloy said. "Facilities aren't ready and we will focus first on areas of greatest poverty."
The bill approved over the weekend marries Malloy's plan to add 1,000 slots next year in high-poverty districts -- through public and private providers -- and a plan by Democratic lawmakers to add 4,000 statewide within five years, primarily in public preschool classrooms.
"They will work hand in glove," Malloy said of the dual efforts.
But government can't do it all, Malloy said, noting that business funds some preschool spaces at the nursery school he visited in Shelton.
Universal preschool has been the goal since M. Jodi Rell was governor. It is seen by many as essential to closing the state's worst-in-the-nation achievement gap, since students who enter kindergarten unprepared rarely catch up.
The effort could yield long-term economic benefits if the program targets those in greatest need, said Steve Rubb, a professor of business economics at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield.
"We know it works," said Malloy, who added 1,000 slots in his first year in office. This year, that number would double with $10 million in the budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1. The funds would be distributed on a sliding scale, and eligible parents would pay a portion of the fee based on income.
In Bridgeport, where just 68 percent of city students enter kindergarten with preschool experience, interim Superintendent of Schools Fran Rabinowitz said she would do all she could to find extra classrooms for new preschool spaces as soon as the funding becomes available.
The state, Malloy said, will still continue to count on private facilities, like the Susanna Wesley School, which serves 137 students.
"Every community has a pocket of poverty," Malloy said.
Terry Jones, a local farmer and state Board of Education member who started Businesses Enriching Scholars Together, or Connecticut BEST, said the private initiative is a way to augment the state preschool effort program.
"You know, you are only a 4-year-old once," said Jones, who said it was uncertain how swiftly implemented and far-reaching the state program would be. "It will be years before the state program is fully running," he said.
BEST started on a pilot basis this year, pooling about $30,000 from Jones' business and others in the lower Naugatuck Valley. The group found a partner in the Susanna Wesley School, which is affiliated with the Huntington United Methodist Church. A half-day, three-day-a-week program at the center costs between $2,688 and $2,986. The school offered the seven slots at a deep discount, with the businesses paying the rest. The slots went to students whose families would not otherwise be able to afford the program, whose curriculum includes music, movement, art, early language skills and Spanish.
Jones' hope is to expand the effort next year. He said he is also in talks with individuals in Westport and other suburban communities who want to replicate the program.


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Maxine Maybelle Sullivan, 84, passed away peacefully April 13, 2012 at home with her loving family at her side. She was the beloved wife of Daniel M. Sullivan for 64 years.
Born in Miami, Fla., she was the daughter of the late William and Maxine Kennedy and the granddaughter of Margaret J. Hill Bucklin. She retired from Women & Infants' Hospital after 22 years of service. Maxine was a graduate of Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School in Boston, having worked at M.I.T. and U.S. Naval Intelligence in Boston. Maxine was the best mother and wife you could ask for.
Maxine was the devoted mother of Margaret M. Sullivan of Raleigh, N.C., Mark Thomas Sullivan of Warwick and the late Daniel M. Sullivan III and mother-in-law of Thelma Sullivan of Charleston, S.C. She is the grandmother of Samantha A. Sullivan and Christal R. Bouyssou.
Her funeral will be held April 17 at 9 a.m. from Thomas & Walter Quinn Funeral Home, 2435 Warwick Ave., with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Benedict Church, Beach Ave. Burial will be in Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery, Exeter.
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Eat Ramen son(s)!ReplyDelete
Haha thanks for the honesty, but I'd rather try my hand turning one of those BB fair isle socks into a knit than rock this 100% polyester joint.ReplyDelete
Also, Forever 21 has a men's section?
Your write-up alone, is worth the purchase.
It brought a much needed laugh as I sit here at UNI library hating life for the next semester.
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2011 at 3:12 PM
I near spit out my Picante Beef when I read this, and I wasn't even eating any.ReplyDelete
Pizza Rolls > RamenReplyDelete
I'm surprised you didn't mention that 21Men's tagline is "An American Brand." I think they may have just killed irony.ReplyDelete
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This is a cosmetic issue with the PCI passthrough. Functionally, it works fine for the supported devices. The reason is pci.ids available in PCI source forge site was not carrying Next IO and PLX Bridge's device IDs. Though the source forge is updated with the IDs now, ESXi 5.1 does not carry these hence the devices are marked as unknown.
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A metropolis that once bustled with busy residents and tourists who partied on Bourbon Street is now occupied by U.S. military forces and a dozen federal agencies working side by side, street by street, with state and local authorities. It seems that every agency wants a piece of this action.
Although the immediate humanitarian crisis is subsiding, agencies dealing with emergency management remain in the Big Easy doing a collective--albeit sometimes chaotic--job to secure, dry out, clean and rebuild the city.
Much of New Orleans is a ghost town. Streets are lined with vacant buildings, some boarded up, others smashed by trees or telephone poles. The sides of some structures have collapsed, sometimes on top of cars or other buildings. Debris is everywhere. Dogs roam the streets searching for any food. Streets in the northern section of New Orleans remain flooded, though authorities say they expect the city to be drained within a month.
Many of those residents who have been allowed to remain have been put to work cleaning the streets for $10 an hour, sweeping debris into heaps so it can be shoveled into overflowing garbage cans or picked up with bulldozers operated by National Guard troops.
Although the water has subsided, the city remains flooded with an alphabet soup of federal agencies.
A walk from the Mississippi riverfront up Canal Street reveals a collage of federal uniforms, vehicles and mobile command centers. Agencies out in force include not only the Federal Emergency Management Agency but the Environmental Protection Agency, the Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement bureaus, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Private security contractors also are out in full force.
The amphibious battle ship Iwo Jima is docked just off the waterfront, on the southern tip of Canal Street. The military's Joint Task Force command center is housed on the ship.
National Guard units from areas as far away as Oregon and Puerto Rico maneuver military convoys of construction equipment along streets. Active-duty soldiers from the 82nd Airborne at Ft. Bragg, N.C., hump it on foot patrols.
The National Guard is providing support to FEMA and state and local authorities as they go door-to-door contacting residents who have not left the city. CBP, ICE, ATF and the Border Patrol are on hand to help with law enforcement and emergency assistance. Agents roam the streets with machine guns pointed down and pistols strapped to their waists.
FEMA and EPA officials have fanned out across the city to conduct tests of air and water. The extent of environmental damage and contamination has yet to be fully determined.
Every agency has a forward-operating command center, each of which is running 24 hours a day. Officials say they've already learned all kinds of lessons about how to deal with a catastrophic situation as a result of their experience in Katrina's aftermath. New Orleans has become somewhat of a federal laboratory--an experiment in a large number of agencies descending on one place at the same time and setting up ad hoc arrangements to conduct operations, even if their efforts sometimes overlap with each other.
Despite all the destruction and chaos, some of the charm that made the Big Easy unique remains. Every day, hot food is served in front of the city's World Trade Center, compliments of the Elberta Little League. Soldiers, federal law enforcement officers, relief workers, contractors and state and local authorities stand in line together to feast on surprisingly tasty selections, such as hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken, shredded pork and shrimp creole.
As the sun goes down, the authorities pack their belongings and head back to where they berth, leaving the riverfront almost as barren as the rest of the city. Tomorrow they'll get up and do it all again. Nobody really knows when they'll be going home for good.


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Welcome to CCRMA's Spam fighter homepage.
Having a 'Spam Free' inbox is a requires vigilence on everyone's part. In the text below, we'll describe what you can do to minimize your Spam.
First you need to determine which email client you will be using (e.g. Evolution, Thunderbird, WebMail, or Pine). Spam fighting is much more difficult if you use more than one email client. The descriptions below are for exclusive use of only one client. These solutions also assume that you will not be using client side 'intelligent email filtering' (where the your email client 'learns' about Junk mail).
Filtering is done through a program called
.procmailrc File
This file is key in your Spam control effort. It is a hidden or 'dot' file, that you should create (for newer accounts it will have been created for you) in your home directory with the following contents, at a minimum:
# directory where mailboxes are located # this is the default used by pine MAILDIR=$HOME # pipe the message through spamassassin in cm-home :0fw | spamc -d 184.108.40.206
.procmailrc gives Sendmail [1] instructions on where to route your email once it arrives at CCRMA. The idea is to make Sendmail route email through SpamAssassin [2] before it gets to your Inbox.
SpamAssassin will run each email through its filter (filter rules are updated frequently to reflect new spam 'threats'). SpamAssassin adds several lines to your email header's. When viewing your email in your email client, you normally only see an abbreviated header which shows the 'From:', 'To:', 'Date:' and 'Subject:' lines, but you can select elect to see the full headers as well. The lines added by SpamAssassin to your (normally hidden) email header include:
X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Checker-Version: X-Spam-Status: X-Spam-Report:
For now, let's look at
X-Spam-Level since it is on this line, that you will create filter's in your email client. If you take a look at the header you'll see one line that looks like this:
X-Spam-Level: *****
X-Spam-Level display's Spam Level using the asterisk. Here, or example, for 'Spam Level 5' with 5 asterisks.
The idea then, is to establish email filter's, filtering on the asterisk, in your email client which, directing these messages into more manageable folder's or to delete the message automatically (wise for Spam Level 5 or above, where the risk of false positives is very low).
For new accounts we now add this to your
.procmailrc file which automatically deletes email messages with an
X-Spam-Level greater than 5:
# score >= 5 is considered spam :0: * ^X-Spam-Level: \*\*\*\*\* /dev/null
A good idea is to filter any messages with Spam Level between 3-5 to an email folder so you can check it periodically. That, too, can be done with
.procmailrc by adding this:
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Glad you enjoyed it Keschaefer - yes we all miss this show and the wonderful characters it created.
kygal wrote: Really wish SG would have let us read season 2. I bet he would take them in the same direction we have at some point. Cant wait for the next one!!!!
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Location: Sammamish Valley
The City contracted with a consultant to prepare a Master Plan for this site. The consultant reviewed historical records, and conducting a wetland delineation and a topographic survey. This data provided baseline information used to determine programming and development options for the site. A public involvement process began in July 2009 to solicit ideas on how to design a public park space at this location. In September 2009, the project team met with the public to present three alternative designs for the park and to seek opinions on the preferred alternative. The master plan was finalized in the spring of 2010, then underwent a SEPA review. Council adopted the master plan in November 2010.
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Discussion on abortion and personhood w/Vocab Malone
Vocab has posted an introduction and the comments that I originally sent to him on the subject at his blog, Backpack Apologetics. He's taking a position that I think is very difficult to justify, that full personhood and human rights are acquired at the moment of conception--we'll have to see which definition of conception he chooses, fertilization or implantation.
Just to throw out a little issue I raised this semester in one of my classes--some have argued that climate change raises the ethical issue of a duty to future generations. If we can have moral duties now to people who don't exist at all yet, what does that imply about duties to embryos?