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For just the second time, the Baseball Writers' Association of America has given its voters the option of having their Hall of Fame ballots made public. Of the 569 voters who cast ballots, only 108 chose to reveal who they voted for. (Of course, many more discussed their selections in their own columns—194 of them, according to Baseball Think Factory's exit polling, making up about one-third of the electorate.)
The final HOF vote looks slightly different than the exit polling, and from the ballots the BBWAA made public. Some disconnect is to be expected, since the voters self-selected for transparency, but it's worth comparing the numbers to see if any trends emerge.
Here's a chart showing the percentages players received from ballots made public by the BBWAA, the percentage of the votes revealed by the writers though exit polling, and the percentage of total HOF votes each candidate received. The rightmost column is the difference between the overall vote and the exit polls (a larger sample size), counting down from the players most hurt by the "secret" voters.
(Here's a Google Doc spreadsheet, for your sorting pleasure.)
What stands out?
• Bonds and Clemens, the big steroids names, received much less support from the total electorate than from the writers who made their ballots public.
• It's similar for the players suspected of steroid use: Piazza and Bagwell got more "yes" votes from the voters willing to publicly stand behind their ballots. The percentage drops for those who wrote about their ballots, but it's still higher than from the voting bloc as a whole.
• Longtime, "clean" candidates got a lot of support from writers who didn't go public. Jack Morris, Lee Smith, and Don Mattingly all received much larger percentages from the BBWAA as a whole; voters willing to show their work supported them in lesser numbers.
• Fringe candidates were often voted for in secret. Of the 16 people to list Sandy Alomar Jr. on their ballots, only two revealed it. Four people voted for Steve Finley and one for Aaron Sele—but we'll never know who they are.
After every Hall of Fame election, and especially one where no one gets in, we want to ask the voters what were they thinking? While the writers who make their ballots public may sometimes have stupid reasons for voting the way they do, at least they have reasons they're willing to share. A large majority of voters refuse to explain their selections. They aren't accountable in any way.
It's these secret voters, in large part, who are witholding votes from figures from the steroid era, and voting for players from the 1980s. They're probably from an older generation, and they're the ones causing pileups like you're going to see for the next few years. They're driving the controversy, yet we have no idea who they are. If they truly believe in the choices they're making, why aren't they willing to stand behind their ballots?


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BMW i8, £94,845 inc £5,000 gov grant
Engine: 1.5-litre petrol unit and electric motor producing a combined 357bhp and 420lb/ft of torque
Transmission: Six-speed dual clutch gearbox driving the rear wheels. Electric motor drives the front wheels
Performance: Top speed 155mph, 0-62mph in 4.4 seconds
CONSIDERING the quantum leap in design and approach to performance motoring, it would be easier to list what wasn't new about BMW's i8.
The car's carbon composite structure has much in common with the firm's smaller i3, while the mix of petrol and electric power in the form of a plug-in hybrid should ensure maximum flexibility regardless of the driving conditions.
The i8's appearance is a world apart from BMW's familiar, more conservative, family of conventional cars. Despite the presence of child-size rear seats, the i8 is realistically a two-seater, something the car's dramatic, sleek profile makes no apologies for.
Taking the definition of dramatic to new heights, the i8 isn't a car for shy and retiring types. Some sports cars downplay their potential, but that's not the case with the i8. Pick a light coloured car and you can really see all the various styling details. It's clear that considerable effort has gone into designing the car with the intention of making a bold statement.
Not content with just a token approach to producing an eco-friendly car, tThe firm has pulled out all the stops with a high power small petrol engine, advanced materials and construction methods - the potential is huge for economy and emissions gains with the convenience of short recharging times. And with the petrol engine at the back, the car's boot is also modest, so no room for the golf clubs sadly.
For all the i8's green credentials it's first and foremost a sports car. That's obvious from the low-slung driving position and the handful of electronic modes available to fine-tune the experience. That said, the default starting mode is electric, with the i8 offering an eerily quiet way to travel around town. Be more enthusiastic with the throttle and the petrol motor joins in automatically. Opt for Sport mode and you get petrol power with electric assistance.
The result is a supercar-like elastic power delivery allowing you to minimize gearshifts and concentrate on spearing from one corner to the next.
It's hard to put a real world value on a car like the i8. Yes, it does cost close to six figures in basic trim, but the technology underpinning the car is pretty clever and tech-savvy early adopters buyers will no doubt be motivated by what the car can do, not what it costs.
That said, it's generously equipped even by BMW's standards, although there's still ample room to personalise the cabin trim. One thing's for sure, you don't buy an i8 to save money on your fuel bill or annual road tax although it is a nice bonus. Who would buy one?
The i8 has 'early adopter' written all over it. If you've got the cash, enjoy performance motoring and appreciate the technology underpinning this rapid sports coupe, then you'll likely want to be one of the first in the queue. And what better way to make a statement regarding your green credentials than by driving one of the most dramatically-styled hybrids on the market.
This car summed up in a single word: futuristic If this car was a…: a new gadget, it would be the shiniest thing in the shopLooks and imageAnd while BMW is no stranger to producing potent performance cars, the i8 is its first attempt at a hi-tech plug-in hybrid sports machine. Space and practicalityBehind the wheelValue for moneyUp front, there's sufficient oddment space for mobile phones and associated clutter. You can't expect any car at this end of the performance spectrum to be child friendly, and so it is with the i8 that its two-plus-two seating arrangement strikes an acceptable balance between macho performance and accommodating the occasional need to transport those of pre-school age. And spear along the i8 does; the car is rapid enough to demand your full concentration and sufficiently composed at speed to take even the worst road surfaces in its stride. Switching between driving modes serves to fine tune the experience, while for added excitement the rorty engine note apes that of Porsche's 911.

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Wild salmon
Grill it, steam it, bake it, you name it.
However you go about cooking it, with salmon you can't go wrong.
The omega-3 fatty acid rich, lean protein fish is full of vitamin D, B12, niacin, selenium and magnesium. Omega-3s are thought to aid in everything from reducing inflammation and risk of blood clots, to slowing down the progress of cognitive diseases such as Alzheimer's.
According to an article we found on Livestrong.com, wild salmon is considered to be a better option to farmed, as farmed salmon contains greater levels of contaminating polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBS).
So, if you're fishing for some healthy protein options, try wild salmon grilled on the barbecue.
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Machine translation¶
Weblate has builtin support for several machine translation services and it's
up to administrator to enable them. The services have different terms of use, so
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The individual services are enabled using
The source language can be configured at Project configuration.
Special installation of tmserver run by Virtaal authors.
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A free/open-source machine translation platform providing translation to limited set of languages.
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Machine translation service provided by Google.
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Microsoft Translator¶
Deprecated since version 2.10.
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Machine translation service provided by Microsoft, it's known as Bing Translator as well.
You need to register at Azure market and use Client ID and secret from there.
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Machine transation service provided by Microsoft in Azure portal as a one of Cognitive Services.
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Weblate can be source of machine translation as well. There are two services to provide you results - one does exact search for string, the other one finds all similar strings.
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Custom machine translation¶
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# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
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# This file is part of Weblate <https://weblate.org/>
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"""Machine translation example."""
from weblate.trans.machine.base import MachineTranslation
import dictionary
class SampleTranslation(MachineTranslation):
"""Sample machine translation interface."""
name = 'Sample'
def download_languages(self):
"""Return list of languages your machine translation supports."""
return set(('cs',))
def download_translations(self, source, language, text, unit, user):
"""Return tuple with translations."""
return [(t, 100, self.name, text) for t in dictionary.translate(text)]
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Tab on ramp for SF supervisors' chamber adding up
Matier & Ross
What costs more: a home in San Francisco's Sunset District, or a wheelchair ramp in the Board of Supervisors' chambers?
If you picked the house, you're wrong.
By the time the final tab comes in, the cost of designing and installing a ramp to the president's chair at the Board of Supervisors - a project now under way - is expected to top out at $699,413.
That is about $50,000 more than the median cost of a home in the Sunset.
Why so much for a 10-foot ramp?
First, it took two companies, at a total cost of $132,205, to come up with a design that passed architectural muster for a designated historic landmark. The cost in city staff time to oversee the planning hit $38,434. That's $170,639.
Then came the job itself.
To install the ramp, the board's majestic podium is being taken apart, raised five steps above the chamber's floor, then put back together.
Costs include $25,200 for materials, $201,678 for labor and $49,000 for a set of historically accurate brass handrails. Outside historic experts to keep an eye on the work are getting $48,824.
Miscellaneous costs bring the construction job's total to $477,000 and change.
Also, because the job could take 10 weeks, the supervisors have set aside $51,042 to pay for relocating board meetings.
Supervisor John Avalos - the lone "no" vote on the project when the board approved it in February- said the political math just doesn't add up.
"This is a tremendous amount of money being spent on something in City Hall that rarely or may never even get used," Avalos said.
"Meanwhile, there are so many other needs for handicapped access that are really needed that are going unfunded," Avalos said.
Board President David Chiudefended the project, saying that "San Francisco has been at the forefront of access issues, and it's important the board reflect that."
Chiu also said the cost is "significantly" lower than the $1.1 million original plan.
Job play: Even before he announced it, Gov. Jerry Brownknew his call for corporate tax reform for more jobs stood a snowball's chance of getting the needed four Republican votes in the Legislature for passage.
But as one Brown staffer explained, by doing nothing, the governor would be criticized for inaction on the biggest issue in the state.
Besides, the real play will be in 2012, when Brown will either go to the ballot with a tax overhaul or use reform as the main issue in the 2012 legislative races when the open primary and the newly drawn districts come into play.
Republican Assembly leader Connie Conway of Tulare promptly said GOP lawmakers would fight the governor's tax reform plan "every step of the way."
However, Republican state Sen. Sam Blakeslee of San Luis Obispo said that although Brown appeared to be "obsessed" with raising taxes, he was still open to working with the governor.
And with good reason. Brown carried Blakeslee's newly reapportioned district in 2010 by 16 points.
Odds-on favorites: A new citywide poll commissioned by the San Francisco Police Officers Association, in preparation of their election endorsements, backs what other polls are showing - stand-in Mayor Ed Lee will be very tough to unseat.
And so will appointed District Attorney George Gascón.
Both political newcomers are on track to receive 30 percent-plus of first-round votes in the ranked-choice balloting, more than twice what their nearest rivals are polling.
And even after second- and third-place votes are added to the mix, the two maintain healthy leads.
Plus, according to the poll of 502 likely city voters - conducted from Aug. 14 to 17 by the firm of Fairbanks, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates - 64 percent of those surveyed had a "generally favorable" opinion of Lee, with only 11 percent unfavorable. The remaining 25 percent had no opinion.
Thirty-nine percent viewed Gascón favorably and just 8 percent unfavorably, while 54 percent had no opinion.
Interesting to note, when the pollsters brought up Lee's tax breaks to keep Twitter in town, his turnabout on his promise not to run and his close ties to "powerbrokers" Willie Brown and Rose Pak, Lee's favorables actually went up 2 percentage points.
Bike break: Good news for the spandex crowd. It looks like Golden Gate Bridge officials will be able to reopen the span's west sidewalk a bit early.
The sidewalk repair work began at the end of May and forced bicyclists to mix with walkers on the east sidewalk. It is now expected to be completed in mid-September, about two weeks ahead of schedule.
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DaVinc wrote:Zhao Yun. His act...some say brave. To me, not entirely so. I agree his act was brave but also could have been recorded blantant foolish if he died in his attempt.
Striga wrote:The only point I've seen in this forum on Zhao Yun is Chang Ban.
Zhao Yun had been a very selfless general, so many of his achievements were given to others.
The other major bravery of Zhao Yun's was on Zhuge's first northern expedition in which he held off the Wei forces (I believe it was for a full night or something like that) in order to give his troops a chance to retreat. (This may have been in the novel only)
Elitemsh wrote:There's also Hanzhong. That's what gave him the most fame for bravery.
In the twenty-fourth year of JianAn (AD 219), Zhao Yun went with Liu Bei to attack Hanzhong. After the Shu army had killed Xiahou Yuan, Cao Cao gathered a large army to Hanzhong in response. There was an incident whereby the Cao army was transporting a large supply of grain to the bottom of the Northern Mountain. Huang Zhong saw that as an opportunity to intercept the food supply and he led his followers as well as Zhao Yun's to attack the food supply chain. When Huang Zhong failed to return by the scheduled time, Zhao Yun brought along some light cavalry to assist Huang Zhong. After a short period of journeying, they met up with Cao Cao's main force. Zhao Yun fought with Cao Cao's vanguard but the latter's troops were quickly reinforced in large amounts, forcing Zhao Yun to beat a retreat. The Cao army had Zhao Yun's troops surrounded and by the time Zhao Yun managed to break out of the enemies' lines, he realized that his subordinate Zhang Zhu was injured. Zhao Yun charged back into the enemies' midst to rescue Zhang Zhu before they retreated back to their camp. At that time, the governor of Mianyang county Zhang Yi was helping to defend the camp. When he saw the size of the Cao army coming, he shut the gates and refused to defend. Zhao Yun realized of the immensity of the enemy's troops and found it impossible to defend the camp. Thus he ordered for the gates to be opened, the flags taken down and the beating of drums ceased. When the Cao army arrived at the camp, they suspected of a possible ambush and retreated hastily. Zhao Yun then ordered for the drums to be beaten and also arrows be shot. The Cao army was taken by surprise by the sudden noise and was put to disarray and stampeding and many were drowned in the River Han nearby. The next day, Liu Bei came to Zhao Yun's camp to inspect the outcome of the battle and could not help but praise Zhao Yun for his bravery. From then on, Zhao Yun was nicknamed among the Shu army as General of Tiger Valor (Hu Wei Jiang Jun).
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2015: Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District III Team … A-Sun Second Team All-Conference … Atlantic Sun All-Academic All-Conference … First ever A-Sun POTW (4/20) … Sixth in NCAA Division I in stolen bases per game (.77) … First in A-Sun overall in stolen bases with 43, a career high and new program record … Tied for second in A-Sun games only in stolen bases with 14 … 10th overall in A-Sun in hitting … Ranked 16th in A-Sun games only with a .397 batting average … Tied for 18th in RBI in A-Sun games only with 12 … Led team with 17 multi-hit games (11 with two hits, four with three and two with four) … Five multiple-RBI games … Longest hitting streak of the season was 19 games, tops on the team … Tied for team lead with four runs in a game at Northern Kentucky (3/29) … Reached base in 30 straight games, a team high … Started 56 games … Twice had a season-high four hits (Oklahoma St., 2/13; Northern Kentucky, 3/29) … Season-high four runs in a game at Northern Kentucky (3/29) … Twice stole a season-high three bases in a game (Akron, 2/28; Western Kentucky, 3/24) …Season-high three RBI in a game at Northern Kentucky (3/29) …Two home runs with one each against Northern Kentucky (3/29) and at USC Upstate (4/18).
2014: Second Team Atlantic Sun All-Conference. ...A-Sun Academic All-Conference. ...A-Sun All-Academic. …Nationally, ranked 43rd with an average of .84 runs per game and 37th in stolen bases with .50 per game. …In conference games only first in runs scored (30), first in hits (36), second in batting average (.429), second in stolen bases (16), second in on base percentage (.525), tied for second in triples (2), fourth in total bases (51), 10th in slugging percentage (.607), first in total plate appearances (103), tied for fifth in at bats (84). …Overall in the conference finished second in runs scored (54), second in stolen bases (26), tied for second in steal attempts (28), tied for seventh in hits (60), first in total plate appearances (222), second in at bats (192). …Posted 17 multiple-hit games (13 with two hits, four with three hits), second on the team. …Seven multiple-RBI games (six with two, one with three). …Second longest hitting streak with 12 games. …18-game reached base streak, second on the team. …Game-high three stolen bases (ETSU, 4/5). …Hit .417 in three games at Stetson. …Hit .500 with five walk and two RBI in three-game sweep vs. Mercer. …Hit .444 with two RBI in three games at Upstate. …Hit .500 in three games vs. FGCU. …Hit .455 with four RBI, two triples, and two stolen bases in three games at Kennesaw State. …Walk-off homer vs. Jacksonville in bottom of 9th. …Walk-off double vs. No. 31 UAB in bottom of 7th. …Started all 56 games as CF and in leadoff spot. …Perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in center field.
2013: NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete…Atlantic Sun First Team All-Conference. …Unanimous pick for A-Sun All-Freshman Team. …A-Sun All-Tournament Team. …"College Sports Madness" A-Sun Freshman of the Year. …"College Sports Madness" First Team All A-Sun. …Atlantic Sun All-Academic Team. …Set a then new school season record and led the A-Sun in stolen bases with 36. …Second overall in A-Sun in hits with 70. …Ranked 10th in batting in overall in the A-Sun with a .340 average. …Conference high in stolen bases in a game with four vs. Belmont 4/10/13. …Led team in batting average ( .340), runs scored (42), hits (70), triples (4), multiple hit games (17), and sac flies (2). …Three hits in a game a team-leading nine times. …Longest hitting streak was nine games. …Reached base in 15 straight games. …Started all 59 games, 43 at second base and 16 in right field.
High School: 2012 "Tennessean" All-Midstate Team. …TSWA Class AA All-State (2012). …Played on Goodpasture Christian School's 2011 Class AA State Championship Team and 2012 Class AA State Runner-up. …2011 TSSAA All-State Tournament Team. …Set record for most hits in a state tournament game with five. …Led Goodpasture her senior year in batting average (.510), at bats (113), hits (52, including 42 singles) and runs scored (45). …In 2011 led team in runs scored (60), hits (81), batting average (.574), stolen bases (40). …All-District 9-AA 2012 and 2011…Also played volleyball.
Personal: Parents are Kim and Terry Elmore. …Majoring in elementary education.


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There are many digital cameras available for less than £100, but very few of them are worth buying. Most have badly-made plastic bodies, low quality lenses, slow and clumsy performance and worse image quality than some mobile phone cameras. At this price level even models from well-known brands are best avoided. Rather than buying the cheapest camera you can find, it's usually a better idea to save up another £30-40 and get something that's actually worth having.
While this is a good rule of thumb, like all rules there are one or two exceptions, and some of them are quite surprising. Panasonic has a well-earned reputation for making some of the best digital cameras you can buy, but it has a parallel and equally well-deserved reputation for those cameras being very expensive. However at the bottom of Panasonic's compact camera range we find the Lumix DMC-FS62, featuring a 10.1-megapixel sensor, a high quality Leica 4x zoom lens complete with optical image stabilisation, and a decent 2.5-inch monitor screen all wrapped in an attractive and durable all-metal body. It has the kind of performance you'd expect from a top-of-the-range model, with image quality to match, but costs as little as £100 from some online retailers.
Most budget cameras look cheap, but the overall design of the FS62 is, at first glance at least, almost indistinguishable from Panasonic's top-of-the-range consumer compact the £200 DMC-FX60, and it certainly looks and feels a lot more expensive than it actually is. It's a very slim and stylish camera, measuring 97 x 54.4 x 21.2mm and weighing just 136g including battery and memory card, making it an ideal companion for social snapshot photography.
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Some people ride a wave, and some people create a wave. Elliot Weissbluth of HighTower is a creator and has changed the conversation on and about Wall Street and the role of advisors. His backers from the beginning—and new ones on the way, he suggests—at the Chicago-based firm founded five years ago believed in his vision, and the many top wirehouse brokers who have bought into the HighTower approach have validated that vision.
It's a simple approach: Clients of advisors can benefit from the intellectual capital of the biggest firms on the Street while being served under a strict fiduciary mantle. Those ex-wirehouse brokers (and their clients) benefit from HighTower's growing scale and ability to force everyone from bond trading desks to RIA custodians to compete for their business. They also benefit from being part of an elite peer group that has input on who else can join the partnership, while retaining the independence to run their own specific practices in their own way.
"The old dialogue," says Weissbluth, "which was 'independent good; Wall Street bad,' was never an intellectually honest discussion. There's tremendous value and innovation on Wall Street.
"The optimal financial services firm leverages the competitive spirit of Wall Street, bringing the cream to the top, and does that inside an independent fiduciary service model, which is optimal to the individual investor," he says.
At a time when much remains in flux when it comes to advisors—from regulation to finding alpha in slow-growth markets amid growing government debt overseen by a dysfunctional Congress—Weissbluth's role as entrepreneur and growing status as a thought leader qualifies him to lead the 10th annual IA 25 list of the most influential people in and around the advisor industry.
While the SEC considers whether to extend a fiduciary duty to all advice givers, and the Department of Labor forges ahead on its revised definition of fiduciary, HighTower has moved ahead on its own, wrapping a strict fiduciary standard into a business model that meets client needs while giving top Wall Street brokers an innovative home from which to serve those clients while continuing to grow their individual businesses.
Lest you think Weissbluth's words about the Street are all saccharine, he can also be its harshest critic. Yes, he says that "the most innovative, the most interesting investment thinking comes out of Wall Street," but "it's not the firms, but the ecosystem: the hedge fund trader who used to be at a proprietary trading desk, a boutique investment bank—the most competitive, interesting, innovative people are drawn to the Street, because that's where the compensation is."
However, Weissbluth says "the problem is that if you land as a client at one of the Wall Street firms, you only get access to that particular firm's good ideas. Those firms are not set up to benefit the clients' interests first, but to benefit the firm. The firms are more interested in their own profitability than in the benefits of the client." He says, not by coincidence using the first person plural, "we recognized that was a growing sentiment eight years ago; we formed HighTower five years ago, because we knew a business could be formed that started with the client's interests first without sacrificing" the benefits of Wall Street innovation.
Weissbluth argues that the industry must "educate and clarify what a fiduciary duty is and whether [clients are] receiving it; 90% of investors don't understand what a fiduciary duty is, but they think they're getting it from a broker while they're not." (His recent YouTube video comparing the broker's job as akin to a butcher's reflects that misunderstanding among investors in a clever way.) Weissbluth's business-building focus—"We have 300 people in 20 offices, and we're profitable" and his confident assertion that "We will do more business in the first quarter of this year than in all of 2011"—gives his fiduciary stand even greater gravitas.
HighTower, he says, "has taken as a focal point to educate investors and join the fiduciary duty discussion as a clear point of reason. [Investors are] entitled to an advisor who owes them a fiduciary duty: unambiguous, not watered down, who is duty-bound, legally obligated, to put the client's interests in front of the advisor's and the firm's. Until that happens, there will be a lot of exploitation around the fiduciary issue." But having such a clear fiduciary duty, educating investors about such a duty and who has it and who doesn't, provides a side benefit to the client and the environment in which advisors work. He argues, "It's the greatest opportunity to restore confidence."
And who is his competition? "Large firms with multiple layers of fees and conflicts of interest should be concerned that our model will become the new normal." Those firms that "enrich a firm at the expense of the client; they should feel threatened."
Will those large firms on Wall Street change their business models? "They'lll have to change," he says. "It changed in the 1950s with mutual funds that allowed individual investors access" to investment products and strategies that previously were just available for wealthier people, Weissbluth says. Then Internet changed the environement with its greatly improved, fast access to all sorts of information. "The industry will change; there will be improvements and adjustments and they will be forced to compete more honestly," he suggests. "We do business with the major Wall Street firms," Weissbluth says, but "the difference is that they have to compete for our clients' business; that's healthy." But any time "you have a business where a company is making money but not adding value, that's not healthy. Those who do add value will continue to make money, but that value is in the eyes of the people who work with them; not because they're hiding fees."
And what makes a good leader? "I think the strongest leaders, the ones I admire, surround themselves with people they trust and people they believe have tremendous capacity for energy, good judgment and autonomy. You allow those people to blossom."
Find out who was named on the 2012 IA 25 in Investment Advisor's May issue.
View the 2012 IA 25 home page for additional reporting from this year and throughout the franchise's 10 years.
For more on HighTower, see Investment Advisor's August 2009 cover story.


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Boeing has learned first-hand how a control-system upgrade can make an old machine work like new, at a fraction of the cost of purchasing a new machine. Case in point: recent refurbishing of four shot-peening machines at the Boeing Fabrication Division plant in Auburn, WA. The Boeing fabrication shop uses spanwise peening machines for contouring wing components, and compression peening machines for cold working. Early in 2011, plant managers decided to upgrade the machines' controls, which ranged from 20 to 40 years old. Some used relay logic and some were CNC-based. Parts had become obsolete, and maintenance had become overly expensive.
The plant's managers sought new controls that were more process-oriented, and simple-to-use human-machine interfaces (HMIs) standardized with operator controls used at other Boeing plants. To help with the upgrades, Boeing turned to Concept Systems Inc. Albany, OR, and its engineer Jim Ford, who proposed replacing the old CNCs with Allen-Bradley PLCs. In addition, he recommended Allen-Bradley Panel View terminals to provide the graphics displays. The old DC servos were replaced with smaller AC servomotors and new gearboxes were installed to upgrade the mechanical aspects of the machine.
Describing the first machine to be upgraded—a 30-yr.-old spanwise unit experiencing the most downtime of the four machines—Boeing equipment engineer Franklin French says: "The shot peeners are akin to self-destructing machines. There's armor plating in the machine to protect the chamber, but when we opened up the old machine, we found shot inside the wheel servomotors, ultimately requiring a replacement of the motors and shrouding."
During the upgrade, to help minimize maintenance problems the new motors were equipped with vibration transducers and temperature sensors to provide advance warning of failures. Also, Concept Systems designed the HMI to display temperature and vibration levels and historical trends. New armor plate shrouding provides optimum protection of the motor parts, and the homing limit switches were replaced, improving reliability.
To facilitate programming of the spanwise peening machine, Ford wrote a custom Visual Basic program that reads an Excel spreadsheet containing the required process parameters. "Since Rockwell supports only three axes of coordinated control and we needed five axes to implement the shot controls," says Ford, "we needed to use a little creativity to make the five axes look like three to the PLC."
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Last week we had some visitors in Concord. A team from TheDaily.com came out to do a 4th of July shoot - my first video shoot. The video posts tomorrow (Thursday) morning - I'll share a link as soon as it is up! UPDATE : here is the link to the video!
The table was set with flags and berries in baskets... I set the scene and they brought their equipment to film. Here are all of my props before we set the table. Everything was shot step-by-step.
Jealous of their fancy lenses. Of course, I talked the photographer's ear off about photography...
...anything for some free photog lessons, right? It was great just to watch him and take notes.
The blueberries are ready... almost a little too ready as they were baking in the hot sun we had last week.
In my kitchen, they filmed me making a Red White & Blue 4th of July Ice Cream Cake... it looked a lot different in there than it does when it is just me and my camera on a little tripod. Now I know why the Barefoot Contessa built a barn!
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So the other day the fabulous Kindness Girl asked me to go blueberry picking with her. I have to say that I have not been blueberry picking since I was about 10. All I recall is thinking, "God this sucks." So I accepted the invitation but did so with high doubts of truly lovely times to come. Kindness Girl assured me it was lovely, loveliness. Humph.
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Our Deep Silence series has already won more than 150 awards from the international trade press. The innovative design and the exceptional quality certainly delight experts and enthusiasts alike.
Based on the suggestions of our fans and customers, our design team has developed meaningful optimizations in the context of product development, which are reflected in the present revision. A particular novelty is the newly developed 6 x 2.5 "mounting frame for space-saving installation of up to six HDD / SSD.
In the actual revision, the huge tower again offers generous space and modular HDD-cages. Thus, the most extensive gaming systems can be installed in the case, with extra-long graphics cards and high-end CPU coolers. Alternatively, compact water cooling systems can be accommodated without encountering any space problems in the Big Tower.
Prominent features of our Deep Silence case series:
• Classic design - Made in Germany
• Particularly quiet thanks to its integrated sound dampening system and focused design
• Highly efficient, stealthy ventilation system
• Maximum functionality and adaptability
The Deep Silence 5 Rev. B is equipped with two foam insulated front doors. Behind the upper door four external 5.25 inch bays are located, as well as a stepless 2-channel fan controller, and the reset button. Behind the second door two 140 mm Deep Silence fans are preinstalled in practical "Easy Access" fan trays. Magnets in the doors provide fast closing and easy opening.
The I/O-panel is located at the front part of the top cover. In addition to the green illuminated power button, you will find 2 x USB 3.0, 2 x USB 2.0 as well as audio and mic ports here. Appropriate hardware can thus easily and quickly be installed.
You can install E-ATX or XL-ATX motherboards, as well as smaller form factors (ATX, M-ATX, Mini-ITX) in the Deep Silence 5 Rev. B. Thanks to the modular modular HDD-cages the case offers maximum compatibility and variability, either for water cooling projects or for the installation of high-end air-cooled systems.
Almost noiseless
In the course of our development work, the goal was to design silent PC cases which will still offer very low system temperatures.
As with all the Deep Silence cases, specially designed noise reducing insulation materials are used to minimize and absorb any noises. The materials used have been manufactured in accordance with the specifications of our designers and are meant to absorb both structure and airborne noise. The solid front doors use sound absorbing materials contribute significantly to the most effective noise reduction.
Hard disks and the PSU use anti-vibration mounting solutions. By using the highest quality materials, optimal noise insulation is ensured while at the same time providing a very stable case.
Another important part of the noiseless concept are the pre-installed Deep Silence fans. The quiet-running models are designed for the best possible compromise between cooling performance and low noise levels. The Tower is also equipped with a 2-channel fan controller, as is standard for our Deep Silence case series.
Intelligent ventilation system
In the Deep Silence 5 Rev. B, a total of three 140 mm fans are already installed. Two of these are mounted in special swiveling brackets, which allow for simple removal of the fans and easy access to the included dust filters. The third fan is mounted at the back of the case.
You can mount a total of six fans in the big tower. Besides the models mentioned above, you can install additional 120/140 mm case fans under the top cover and on the case bottom. Corresponding filters protect the hardware from the intrusion of dust particles.
Thanks to the standard stepless fan control for up to six fans, an individual compromise between low system temperatures and the lowest possible noise level can be achieved, even with a full fan assembly.
Water Cooling Ready
Like all cases of our Deep Silence series, the Deep Silence 5 in the revision B is of course "Watercooling ready". Behind the front, 120 or 240 mm radiators can easily be installed, thanks to the modular HDD-cages. Due to the spacious interior, it is possible to equip the radiators with fans on both sides in a "push-pull" mode.
Under the top cover you can mount a compact water cooling solution with a 240/280 mm slim-radiator. Four additional rubber hose guides for external water cooling solutions can be found at the rear of the case.
Versatile Features
The Nanoxia Deep Silence 5 Rev. B offers a variety of very convenient product features:
Behind the lower door, 2 dust filter equipped holding frames can be found, each receiving one of the 140 mm fan. A simple pressure on the holding frame (it works using the push-pin principle) releases the anchoring, the flap can be opened, and dust filter and fan can be removed and cleaned very easily.
In the Deep Silence 5 Rev. B a total of 14 hard disk drives can be anti-vibration mounted. Three modular HDD-cages are available for this purpose. Two of these cages are designed for three 2.5 inch or 3.5 inch HDD and the third holds up to five 2.5/3.5 inch HDD/SSD. The hard disk capacity of the Deep Silence 5 Rev. B is even expandable through the acquisition of additional HDD cages.
Due to this outstanding variability, the installation of long graphic cards with a maximum length of up to 468 mm is easily possible. By removing unused HDD-cages, the cooling of the VGA card can be further improved by the front-mounted fans.
The hard drives are installed in special mounting carriages, which are designed to accommodate both 2.5" HDD / SSD as well as 3.5" HDD. Screws with rubber suspension are used to hold the drives in place.
A special feature of the Deep Silence 5 Rev. B is the newly developed 2.5 inch mounting frame for up to six 2.5" HDD/SSD. For installation, the mounting frame will need three 3.5 inch bays. If you do not want to use this unique feature, sufficiently 3.5 inch mounting carriages are included to use all available slots.
In addition to high-end VGA-cards, all current CPU coolers can easily be accommodated in the case. At the rear side a total of ten PCI expansion slots can be found - the installation of a multi-GPU system is thus possible without difficulty.
|Model: Deep Silence 5 Rev. B Anthracite
|Manufacturer Number: NXDS5Ab
|Order Number: 600060555
|Case Type: Big Tower
|Form Factor: E-ATX, XL-ATX, ATX, Micro-ATX, Mini-ITX
|5.25 inch drive bay external: 4 x
|3.5 inch drive bay external: 1 x (optional)
|2.5/3.5 inch drive bay internal: 8 x (max. 11)
|2.5 inch drive bay internal: 6 x
|Case Fan (Front): 2 x 140 mm (1,100 rpm)
|Case Fan (Rear): 1 x 140 mm (1,100 rpm)m
|Case Fan (Top): optional 2 x 120/140 mm
|Case Fan (Bottom): optional 1 x 120/140 mm
|Height (Approx.): 552 mm
|Width (Approx.): 232 mm
|Depth (Approx.): 550 mm
|Material: steel, plastic
|Weight (Approx.): 16.2 kg
|Maximum installation height of CPU coolers: 185 mm
|Maximum VGA Card Length: 338 (468) mm


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If I chose to bring my fish indoors for the winter what should I do?
Ron – Seymour, IN
While we don't really like to think about it, there are places in the U.S. that get cold enough to freeze decorative water gardens solid. As your fish do not appreciate being turned into popsicles you will probably want to bring them indoors for the winter. Since the majority of you don't have a beautiful indoor pond just waiting to house our fish in the colder months how do you go about creating a safe environment for your fish to bunker down in?
Your first and foremost priority is to select a location that is climate controlled, safe from disturbances and large enough to facilitate a holding tank. Your basement or heated garage are a couple places you can consider. The container you choose to hold your fish should be made of a fish safe material and should be cleaned thoroughly before use. The size of this container will depend on the size and number of fish you need to relocate. Unless they are Sardines your fish will not do well when packed tightly into a tiny container. Purchasing a small pre-formed pond liner is a great idea for someone who has large Koi or an ample amount of fish that need a winter home. You will also want to purchase some Pond Netting to keep your fish from jumping out of their winter apartment and onto your garage floor.
The new container can be filled with water from your water garden or you can start from scratch and fill it with tap water. If you decide to fill from the tap you will want to add a Water Conditioner to neutralize any chloramines and remove other potentially harmful elements from the water. In addition to pond conditioner you will want to allow a few weeks for the water in the container to cycle and balance. Aeration and filtration will play a major role in the well being of your fish once they are relocated. If you currently use an external Pressurized Filter your water garden this can be used for your inside application as you will have to bring it in for the winter regardless. You will also need a small pump to circulate the water in this container as well which you may also be able to borrow from your outdoor water garden. If you have neither a pump nor pressurized filter on hand you can purchase an 4-In-1 Pond Filtration System to do the job. If you have to use a new filter or you decided to fill the container with tap water seed your filtration pads with PL Gel to ensure an adequate presence of beneficial bacteria and reduce the waters cycle time.
When the time comes, collect your fish using a Fish Net and transfer them to their new home using the same acclimation process you would undergo with new fish. If you are unsure of how to acclimate your fish click over to our fish acclimation blog, which explains the process in greater detail. Do not feel the need to rush through the transporting process as your fish are safe and comfortable in their water garden for the time being. Take your time to make sure your fish are moving into a safe and comfortable environment so you and your fish can enjoy some indoor ponding this winter.
Pond Talk: Do you bring your fish in for the winter? How do you provide an indoor home for them?
Filed under: Pond Netting, Pressurized Filtration, Pump, Seasonal Care, Water Gardens & Features, WG-Winterizing | Tagged: all-in-one filters, indoor fish, indoor pond, overwintering fish, Pond Netting, pressurized filters, winter ponds |


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