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"Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls, lllllllllet's get ready to RUMBLE!!!!!!!"
The words echo through boxing rings every time a title is on the line. Michael
Buffer is the ultimate ring announcer. No one has more job security that that
man. Heck, he even copyrighted his own voice!
In an era where sports icons sell out left and right to be on McDonalds's cups or to play rapping genies on the big screen, it comes as little surprise that Buffer has entered the video game ring. Via his patented style and voice, Buffer and Midway bring you Ready 2 Rumble Boxing, an arcade boxer that's tons of fun.
The graphics are impressive and easily stand toe to toe with the two dominating
Dreamcast games, NFL
2K and Soul
Calibur. Though the characters don't move as smoothly and fluidly as in
Soul Calibur, their facial features are just amazing. The boxers smile,
grimace, yell, blow kisses, raise eyebrows, and show numerous other facial expressions.
On top of that, the boxers continually get beat up during a match. Most victory
poses are complete with broken-tooth smiles and black eyes. And you thought
hockey players had it bad.
The music, while annoying, fits the game perfectly. The sound is also really
well done. Each boxer has a 15-second introduction done by Michael Buffer, complete
with little comments. The only problem is that you hear Buffer's patented "Ready
to Rumble" line at the beginning of every single bout. As much
as I like the man, I honestly never want to hear that line again.
The gameplay is the hardest part of the game to understand. Ready 2 Rumble is, very obviously, an arcade boxer. Taking goofy characters and wacky moves over realistic boxers, Ready 2 Rumble chooses to walk the trail blazed by games like Punch Out. Or so one would think . . .
As it turns out, Ready 2 Rumble has a number of very sim-like aspects
to it. First off, it's really hard. This isn't a game where you just run in
and beat the enemy down. Instead, you have to bob and weave, choosing when to
strike the opponent and when the back away (Gotta know when to hold 'em, know
when to fold 'em…).
Even the Career mode
is vastly more complicated than the recent "authentic" boxing game Knockout
Kings. In order to go for the championship bout, you not only have to defeat
a number of opponents, but you need to enhance your character along the way.
Training your boxer involves a series of mini-games, each improving your boxer
in different ways. There are a total of five mini-games: Rumble Aerobics, Sway
Bag, Speed Bag, Heavy Bag, and Weight Lifting. These neat little games add a
depth to Ready 2 Rumble that's not seen in most other boxing games.
All notions that this game is sim-like, however, get tossed out the window by the hilarious character design. From the big-haired Afro Thunder to the big-breasted Lulu Valentine, the different boxers give new meaning to the term "over the top." And I didn't even mention the boxer from the 1800's or the demon-spawn from another dimension. . . (Pssst…you just did – Ed.)
Unfortunately, the neat character design doesn't help the character balance, which needs a lot of work. Some of the boxers are just plain better than others, regardless of your skill level. This means that as you and your friends get better and better at the game, you have to declare some of the characters "off-limits" in order to keep things fair.
Another strange addition is the use of the RUMBLE technique. When characters land certain blows on the opponent, they gain letters to spell out the word RUMBLE. When that occurs, you simply press the two trigger buttons and your boxer freaks out. Then, by pressing A and B, you execute a number of fast moves on your opponent. While this is all well and good, it's absolutely useless during the game. Most CPU opponents simply block the entire exchange, leaving you open for a quick jab to your jaw after you're done.
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing is a strange, mixed bag of fun. While it does
have some identity problems with what kind of game it's trying to be, the result
is great for any fans of this genre. Packed with lots of action, Ready 2
Rumble Boxing is a good boxing game. And what more can you ask for?


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Referee Self Scheduling
Scheduling Referee Assignments
1. Visit https://www.ayso76.net
2. Type your email address into the Username or Email: form field and your password into the Password form field on the log-in screen. Press the Enter key or click on the Log In icon. This will load the inLeague Welcome Page.
3. Click on the "Self-Schedule" link located under the REFEREE tab on the top navigation bar. The Referee Self Scheduler will display. The date will automatically show the current weekend's games, but you may request assignments for future weeks by selecting another date from the drop down box or selecting the "Next Week" or Previous Week" links adjacent to the date field. For each game assignment on the schedule, you will see one of the following:
- The word "Sign Up" inside an assignment box. This means that the assignment is open and you may request it by clicking on
the "Sign Up" button.
- An assignment column with a person's name followed by the word "Confirmed" in parentheses. This means
that the assignment is filled and you may not request it
- An assignment box with the word "Pending". This means that the assignment is not available because someone
has already requested that assignment. You will not see the name of the person until the assignment is confirmed by the
referee scheduler
- An assignment box with the word "Reserved". This means that the assignment has been reserved by the scheduler and is available for self-scheduling.
4. Choose the assignment(s) you want by clicking on the "Sign Up" button for the game(s) you are interested in. Your name appears on the schedule with a status of pending for the assignment requests you submitted. The referee scheduler will review your request (usually the same day during the week before the game). When your request approved, you will notice the status change from "Pending" to "Confirmed" and you receive an email confirming your assignment.
5. If you need to delete your assignment request, click the "Remove" button under name in the Pending assignment slot. You can only delete a request, not an approved assignment. If you need to change an approved assignment, please email firstname.lastname@example.com with your request.
6. After you have completed your assignments, be sure to ALLOCATE YOUR POINTS to the team of your choice. This function is accessed by clicking the "Allocate Points" link.
Please remember that assignment requests are submitted in real time so it is possible that someone else can select an assignment you'd like if you wait too long.
Review the status of the schedule anytime by visiting http://www.ayso76.net/refschedule/
As always, if you get stuck, read the fine instructions again or email firstname.lastname@example.com and we'll help you out.
Please remember that we like to share CR assignments, so please request at least an equal number of AR assignments also. Otherwise, the scheduler will make AR assignments for you.

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Sending a marketing email is no longer restricted to typing a good email copy in a few sentences and hitting "Send". Email marketing has progressed to great heights and nowadays emails are "built" as per custom requirements of the campaign. Email developers (like the Monks in our Monastery) hand code email templates that marketers use to send to subscribers by loading the templates into ESPs.
From our expertise in coding over 3500 email templates for our global clients, Monks have hands-on experience of working with different ESPs and shall enlighten you with the pros and cons of using the editors offered by different ESPs.
Let's begin with the most popular amongst the DIY email editors – MailChimp Email Editor .MailChimp Email Editor
Please note that this review is purely based on the overall experience the Monks have had and is not at all influenced or subjective to any promotional purposes.
MailChimp is the first name that comes to the mind when you think of a powerful email builder with various features to ease the end-user woes while being free-to-use to an extent. This is greatly helpful for small businesses with a shoestring budget and for those who don't have a vast subscriber list yet want the flexibility to build an email template on their own.
As soon as you start building your template by selecting a prebuilt template or uploading your custom template, what you observe is that the editor loads up almost instantly with negligible loading time.
In the editor view, based on the selection you have, the Design View and Code view along with real-time update visible on the left. The design view has a set of blocks that can be easily dragged and dropped into the template as per your requirement.
There are two types of emaileditor within Mailchimp, one is standard editor allows you only using their predefined content blocks and uses lots of your efforts in getting those block customized. Another is custom code editor allowing you to built your HTML template in their language and then reuse them without touching HTML code and editing and customizing new campaigns. To know more about both these editors visit our blog .
The advantage with the drag and drop functionality is that content blocks can be easily added, removed and even replicated without a fuss. Also, you can hide contents within a content block.
In conjunction to the content block duplication, Mailchimp also supports nested elements duplication or hiding or removing when duplicating a section, which is a feature missing in most of the paid ESPs too.In the code view, MailChimp has its proprietary template language which enables email developers to create editable templates that can have pre-configured content blocks. These can be edited every time while setting up an email campaign.
Slack is a widely-used communication platform boasting around 8 million daily active users . Essentially, it's texting for business. For those with corporate backgrounds, it's a sexier and more useful Yammer.
Slack allows you to group company conversations into threads (marked by a hashtag), and its ability to integrate with many different web services allow it to serve as a central notifications hub.
Asana began adding communication features in May 2015, so why would a business want to use both Slack and Asana?so why would a business want to use both Slack and Asana?
Slack is definitely not an Asana replacement. Slack is a communication tool, not a task management tool. Asana is much more robust in terms of tracking work, assigning tasks, and creating reports. Slack doesn't have these tools natively, and 3rd-party Slack project management integrations pale in comparison to Asana. But Slack recognized this and madeit possible to turn messages into actions with a new Action menu integrating with 3rd-party tools.
As a best practice, it is definitely recommended to keep questions and comments related to a task within Asana. By marrying this information to the task with task comments, you keep all the relevant context in one place. This is super helpful if reassigning a task or looking back at a completed task in the future.
However, there are a few reasons why some businesses love Slack and want to use it in conjunction with Asana:Slack integrates with many apps. Slack offers a more focused platform for communicating. Slack is fun.
Slack and Asana offer an integration (new and improved in May 2018) for organizations that use both services. There are two primary benefits to setting this up:
First, you can quickly create and assign Asana tasks within Slack. As you're conversing and decide you should create a new task, you don't need to leave Slack and open up Asana. Instead, you can type a simple "/asana create" command to create the task, add it to a project, and assign it to a teammate.First, you can quickly create and assign Asana tasks within Slack.
Second, you can edit existing Asana tasks. When pasting an Asana URL link, you have the ability to do the following:
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Welcome to the web home for Author Carpentry, a researcher-to-researcher training and outreach program in open authoring and publishing, scholarly identity and reputation, and research impact. Inspired by the Modern Scientific Authoring lesson proposed by Software Carpentry founder Greg Wilson, AuthorCarpentry builds on this vision to complement and extend the research pipelines covered in Software and Data Carpentry. AuthorCarpentry picks up with the "last mile" of the research process: writing, reporting, review, dissemination and licensing, impact measurement, and establishing author identity and reputation (as shown in the illustration below).
We are an open community of scientists, scholars, and librarians with collaborators and participants from around the world. Current Author Carpentry developers and trainers are certified Instructors for Data/Software Carpentry and commit to the instructional approaches, assessment methods, and lesson formatting of the Carpentry community.
Caltech Library serves as the maintenance organization for lessons and planning documentation and maintains all content on the GitHub site .
Research librarians have long shared expertise in authoring and publishing with our campus communities, and we have developed considerable expertise in knowledge management principles and practices; instruction and assessment; information ethics and law, responsible conduct of research; and research information systems. Moreover, we share a vision for equal and universal access to information and culture as a basic human right, enthusiastically promoting the goals of the Open Source, Open Science, and Open Access movements.
The Caltech Library is recasting its instructional program using a 'Carpentry' approach to better meet the needs of successful, time-constrained, and (understandably) often pre-occupied scientists and scholars, while advancing new forms of scholarly communication that improve access, re-use, and replication of scientific claims. The desired outcome is a set of pragmatic, efficient and useful Author Carpentry lessons that can be offered alone as 'tips and tools' sessions; in combination as a half-day or full-day workshop; or as snap-on modules to enhance existing Open Science and Research Data management programs.
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Call inside the publish function. Stops this client's subscription and invokes the client's callback with no error.
Access inside the publish function. The incoming connection for this subscription.
Subscribe to a record set. Returns a handle that provides and methods.
Name of the subscription. Matches the name of the server's
Optional arguments passed to publisher function on server.
Optional. May include
callbacks. If there is an error, it is passed as an argument to
. If a function is passed instead of an object, it is interpreted as an
When you subscribe to a record set, it tells the server to send records to the client. The client stores these records in local
Minimongo collections
, with the same name as the
argument used in the publish handler's
, and
callbacks. Meteor will queue incoming records until you declare the
on the client with the matching collection name.
The client will see a document if the document is currently in the published record set of any of its subscriptions. If multiple publications publish a document with the same
for the same collection the documents are merged for the client. If the values of any of the top level fields conflict, the resulting value will be one of the published values, chosen arbitrarily.
Currently, when multiple subscriptions publish the same document only the top level fields are compared during the merge. This means that if the documents include different sub-fields of the same top level field, not all of them will be available on the client. We hope to lift this restriction in a future release.


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Linux Antivirus Programs Home User
I believe our beloved Linux Home-User Playground will eventually become the subject of more frequent malware attacks. The source and vectors will most likely be similar to the current scenario our Windows friends are experiencing - such as; marketers installing spyware to gather personal information about us, malicious attachments, and of course deviants hijacking browsers.
If we continually complain to our Representatives in volume they will respond, however don't count on anything happening very quickly. Much to our dissatisfaction, it does take a long time to have appropriate laws enacted. Additionally they have to determine the funding source (increase taxes) and the mode of enforcement.
On the positive side, the Linux community has been proactive in discovering/creating patches for vulnerabilities and there is no reason for us to expect malware to be treated any differently. Who knows, maybe that's a deterent within itself. Regardless, we might as well begin using some of the Antivirus Programs that are already out there. I installed and tested the four Free Anti-virus Programs listed below on SuSE 10.0 and 9.3. Why the Free Versions? Cause we're cheap!
During the AVG install on 10.0, it didn't want to automatically provide the License Key as advertised. However when I installed it on 9.3, all was well. In the AVG section, I explained why and how to fetch the Free License Key.
Since most of the installs went pretty smooth, I only provided the install procedures for F-Prot and AVG. Pay close attention to the required libraries though. Without them the programs may not run or even install correctly.
Free Anti-virus Programs for Linux:
F-Prot for Home Use
F-Prot comes in three package types: RPM, GZIP-TAR, and Debain/GNU. It is recommended that you install F-Prot in /usr/local/
If you are already using F-Prot and are updating to a newer version, you must completely remove the older version first. And of course when using the following removal procedure make doggone sure you target the correct directory!! If you don't you won't need any anti-virus programs for awhile. As root:
Relyt# rm -rf /usr/local/f-prot
***Note: As stated above, they recommend using /usr/local/f-prot as the directory. If you are installing F-Prot on a SuSE Box and use Yast, Yast may attempt to place it in /opt/RPM & DEP Packages
To install using rpm execute this command:
rpm -Uhv /path/to/fp-PLATFORM-ms-VERSION.rpm
And to install using deb, execute this command:
dpkg -i /path/to/fp-PLATFORM-ms-VERSION.deb
Installing from a tarball
We recommend using /usr/local/f-prot as the installation directory for f-prot. After downloading the tarball issue the following commands:
cd /usr/local
gunzip /path/to/fp-PLATFORM-ms-VERSION.tar.gz | tar -xvf -
Using the installation script
F-Prot Antivirus comes with an installation script called install-f-prot.pl. It can be found in the directory created when extracting the tarball. If you choose to use this script, you can skip the step titled "Installing manually". To run the script, change to the f-prot/ directory and execute it:
cd f-prot/
Follow the instructions printed to the screen.
Also updates can be completed manually or automatically.
Panda Antivirus for Linux
This version of Panda is free and their virus defs were current. However, their site only listed support for the older distros of RH, SuSE, Mandrake, and Debian. That could be an issue as it was when I installed AVG for Linux (more on that down below).
Free avast! Linux Home Edition
avast! supports Any Linux distribution (x86 platform only) with GLIBC version 2.1 or higher and pthreads libraries installed and presents two package choices: RPM and TAR GZ. You must fill out the registration form to obtain your License Key. avast! provides a User Interface and a Command Line Scanner.
AVG Free for Linux
AVG Free for Linux provides the following binary packages: Mandrake, Red Hat, and SuSE. As of this date, the current binary packages are listed below:
As mentioned earlier, pay particular attention to the required libraries. Although I was able to install AVG on the SuSE 10.0 box and retrieve the License Key to get it to function properly; it would not spit out the Key automatically as it was supposed to. Without the Key installed you will get a pop-up window asking for it, and the program will not function. I followed the directions to the T seven times and completedly uninstalled and reinstalled all seven times. I then went to their FAQ site.
Now if you're like me the words Open Source congers up the false pretense of Free. Since I possess that mindset, I shouldn't have any preconcieved notion that support for the free products would be of the same quality or quantity as for those versions that you procure. Although tired and old, the adage You get wait you pay for may be true in this case. Regardless, I thought......
Anyway, I would have thought they'd be a little more accommodating than they were. It was more of a: didn't you following my instructions? FAQ. Why don't you just purchase one? Well it didn't take me long to realize that I wasn't the only one having problems obtaining the Free License Key automatically as they promised. Some folks completed a successful install and I would venture that others switched brands.
On my previous MS installs, Grisoft always sent the Key via email, so I emailed them in hopes they would respond. I figured I'd just install the Key they provided. It's been 3 weeks and no such luck. So I tried installing it on another box that had SuSE 9.3. Followed the instructions as given and shazaam, just like pure magic out comes the Key!
The required libraries are as follows:
pygtk2.0-libglade >= 2.0.0
python >= 2.2.2
So what was the problem? On the SuSE 10.0 box, I versioned this and versioned that and even went as far as using Yast's Package Manager to check the original package install. What I found was that the required library list indicated: pygtk2.0 >= 2.0.0. I met that requirement with 2.8.0. However the package in 10.0 is presented as pythongtk2.8.0 vice pygtk. That was the only difference I could find and only speculate on. Anyway enough rambling....
Please use AVG installation packages as all other RPM packages to install the AVG Free for Linux. Please log on as the 'root' user and run the installation command. A registration script should be automatically activated upon the installation. Then you can run the AVG Free for Linux by 'avggui' command:
#rpm -i avglinux-7.1-<version>_free_<distribution>_avi<version>.i386.rpm
$avggui &
Example for Mandriva:
user:~> su
root# rpm -i avglinux-7.1-22_free_mdk_avi0649.i386.rpm
root# /opt/grisoft/avggui/bin/avggui_update_licinfo.sh
root# exit
user: ~> avggui &
For SuSE 10.0, if you want to use Yast to install, it will create the appropriate directories and place the files in /opt/ as required. However you may receive an installation failed error and libraries missing (even though the correct libraries are there). I just pressed ignore or abort as appropriate. When you navigate to K-Menu > Utilities > More Programs, you will see the AVG Program Icon and that it did install. Also if you use a terminal and cd to /opt/grisost/ and then run ls -l you will see avg7 and avggui directories have been created as is appropriate.
To obtain the Free License Key if it was not provided automatically:
yourbox:~> su
(If it's the SuSE Package)
root# strings avglinuz-7.1-24_free_suse_avi0720.i386.rpm | grep register
The response will be something like:
/usr/bin/avgscan -register XXFREE-XXX-XXX-XXX-XX-XXX-XXX-XXX
Then type:
root# avggui -register XXFREE-XXX-XXX-XXX-XX-XXX-XXX-XXX
It will ask you for your Name and Company etc. after pressing enter the last time, low and behold you'll get a response saying License Number: FREE
You can now run Avg from the CLI or the GUI by clicking on the AVG Icon in K-Menu > Utilities > More Programs > AVG for Linux Workstation.
***Note: In a default install, Updates must be completed in root and obviously the Anti-Virus Programs cannot open some of your files while scanning in a Joe-user mode.
Scan Results
I left the F-Prot & AVG installed and run them frequently to see if any malware is detected. However nothing yet. But as I mentioned earlier, I believe it's only a matter of time before we see an increase in the frequency at home. Think I'll ease off the browser settings and hunt some down. I'll update this when it starts happening.
Which one's better? Input is welcome for the Free Versions and the Paid Version. However please indicate specifically what makes it better.


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Harvey, Uehara eye GIBBY Award for breakout pitcher
What's more impressive: A 24-year-old posting a 2.27 ERA while striking out 191 batters over 178 1/3 innings? Or a 38-year-old posting a 1.09 ERA over 74 1/3 regular-season innings before closing out a World Series?
Matt Harvey vs. Koji Uehara figures to be one of the top debates for Major League Baseball's best breakout pitcher in the 2013 Greatness in Baseball Yearly (GIBBY) Awards.
What's more impressive: A 24-year-old posting a 2.27 ERA while striking out 191 batters over 178 1/3 innings? Or a 38-year-old posting a 1.09 ERA over 74 1/3 regular-season innings before closing out a World Series?
Matt Harvey vs. Koji Uehara figures to be one of the top debates for Major League Baseball's best breakout pitcher in the 2013 Greatness in Baseball Yearly (GIBBY) Awards.
Major League Baseball's A-listers will take home 2013 GIBBY trophies -- the ultimate honor of the industry's awards season -- based on votes by media, front-office personnel, MLB alumni, fans at MLB.com and the Society for American Baseball Research.
This year's GIBBY Awards feature nominees in 22 categories. Individual honors will go to the MLB MVP, in addition to the year's best starting pitcher, hitter, closer, setup man, rookie, breakout hitter, breakout pitcher, comeback player, defensive player, manager, executive and postseason performer.
GIBBY trophies also will be awarded for the year's top play, storyline, hitting performance, pitching performance, oddity, walk-off, Cut4 topic, regular-season moment and postseason moment, from MLB.com's Must C highlight reels.
In the past five years, fans have cast more than 50 million votes across the various GIBBY categories, none of which was restricted to individual league affiliation. Fan voting runs through Dec. 1.
Winners will be presented their GIBBY trophies at the MLB.com Greatness in Baseball Yearly Awards extravaganza during the Winter Meetings in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
R.A. Dickey took home the award for breakout pitcher in 2012, while Ian Kennedy captured the honors in 2011.
In 2013, Harvey and Uehara lead an impressive list that also includes Andrew Cashner, Patrick Corbin, Hisashi Iwakuma, Mike Minor, Chris Tillman and Travis Wood.
Harvey, who underwent Tommy John surgery on Oct. 22, might have been a lock for the award prior to September. He had allowed three hits or less in eight of his 24 starts before an elbow injury forced him to shut down early.
"Here's my thought: going into this year, you knew Harvey was going to be good," Mets third baseman David Wright said earlier this month. "You didn't know Harvey was going to be flat-out dominant. It was a bonus that he became flat-out dominant."
But Harvey made his last start on Aug. 24, and that's when Uehara went on a run. A closer in Japan, Uehara had limited experience in the role during his Major League career, but he was thrust into ninth-inning duties as the Red Sox's "fourth option," manager John Farrell said. Joel Hanrahan and Andrew Bailey were both lost to season-ending injuries, and Junichi Tazawa was later stripped of the job. Given the chance, Uehara was nearly perfect.
He retired 37 batters in a row during a run in September. He saved 21 games in the regular season before his seven saves in the postseason tied the Major League record.
"Every time he walks to the mound," Farrell said, "it's one of the most calm innings that we'll watch, regardless of the stage, regardless of the importance of the game."
If there's a dark-horse candidate, it might be Iwakuma, the second-year Mariners pitcher who made drastic improvements from his rookie season. Iwakuma pitched 219 2/3 innings for Seattle, going 14-6 with a 2.66 ERA and 185 strikeouts. For his work, Iwakuma ousted Felix Hernandez for the award of Mariners Pitcher of the Year, presented by the Seattle Chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
Had he not slowed down in the second half, Corbin might've been a front-runner. His 2013 statistics were still nothing short of impressive, as he posted a 3.41 ERA over 208 1/3 innings while earning his first appearance in the All-Star Game. But his 2.35 ERA in the first half, compared to a 5.19 ERA in the second half, left the Diamondbacks hopeful of an even brighter future.
"Just didn't have the same pitches he had in the first half," manager Kirk Gibson said. "I'm sure part of it had to do with how far he went; we asked a lot of him. He made 32 starts -- that's a lot in the big leagues for such a young kid. It just caught up to him a bit. I know he'll be better; he'll get stronger."
Minor was the No. 2 pitcher on the Braves' staff in the postseason, but his numbers were ace-worthy. The 25-year-old lefty lowered his ERA nearly a full run from 2012 to 2013, posting a 3.21 ERA over 204 2/3 innings with a strikeout-to-walk rate of 3.93.
"I don't really have dominant stuff," Minor said. "I don't throw 95 [mph]. But I don't really care. I don't really care what people call me, if they call me an ace or they call me a No. 5. If I go out there and win ballgames, then nobody cares."
Wood didn't have the strikeout numbers of his competitors, but he increased his ground-ball rate while decreasing his home run rate on his way to 200 brilliant innings with a 3.11 ERA.
Cashner, a first-round Draft pick in 2008, was traded from the Cubs to the Padres in 2012 in the deal that sent first baseman Anthony Rizzo to Chicago. In his first year as a full-time starter, the hard-throwing righty put up an impressive 3.09 ERA over 175 innings. His 2.14 second-half ERA should give the Padres hope for even better year in 2014.
Tillman's breakout might have been predictable, after he started to put it together in 2012, making 15 starts with a 2.93 ERA. In 2013, he showed similar signs of progress, striking out a career-high 7.8 per nine innings while posting a 3.71 ERA over 206 1/3 innings for the Orioles.
Jason Mastrodonato is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @jmastrodonato.


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Lakers owner Jerry Buss dies
Los Angeles, CA – Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss died Monday. He was 80 years old.
The Lakers said only that Buss died at 5:55 a.m. PT after a long illness. It had been reported last week that Buss had been hospitalized because of cancer and wasn't expected to live much longer.
According to a statement released by the family through the Lakers, Buss had been hospitalized much of the past 18 months.
"We not only have lost our cherished father, but a beloved man of our community and a person respected by the world basketball community," the statement read.
Buss purchased the Lakers, as well as the NHL's Kings and the Forum, in 1979 from Jack Kent Cooke for a reported $67 million. The Lakers have won 10 of their 16 NBA titles under Buss' stewardship.
"It was our father's often stated desire and expectation that the Lakers remain in the Buss family. The Lakers have been our lives as well and we will honor his wish and do everything in our power to continue his unparalleled legacy," the family's statement concluded.
The Lakers, with Buss at the helm, helped transform the NBA from a middling league into a media powerhouse.
Magic Johnson became a Laker in 1979 and the "Showtime" era was effectively born. The Lakers, with Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar leading the way, won the NBA title in the spring of 1980, the first of five championships in a nine-year span.
It took awhile, but the Lakers again became an NBA power at the beginning of the new century. Behind the tandem of Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, LA won three straight titles from 2000-02, then with Bryant still the driving force, captured back-to-back crowns again in 2009-10.
"The NBA has lost a visionary owner whose influence on our league is incalculable and will be felt for decades to come," said NBA commissioner David Stern in a statement. "More importantly, we have lost a dear and valued friend. Our thoughts are with the family at this difficult time."
Buss is survived by sons Johnny, Jim, Joey and Jesse and daughters Jeanie Buss and Janie Drexel, all of Southern California; eight grandchildren; former wife JoAnn of Las Vegas; half-sister Susan Hall of Phoenix; half-brother Micky Brown of Scottsdale; and stepbrother Jim Brown of Star Valley, Wyoming.


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A far cry from the traditional design of the Rolex Submariner, New York based watch brand Nooka has added a couple of new pieces to its Christmas 08 collection. Both pieces sporting interesting design features and high quality construction and materials. These watches are for the man who feels a traditional dial watch is beneath him, though I don't know how well I'd fair at reading these with a skin full of Christmas Spirit.
Brandish Christmas Picks: Fingerless gloves by Raf Simons and Topman Ute Ploier
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Check out our trio of fingerless gloves for Christmas, from Secret Santa to Secret Crush there's something for every budget.
Topman's fingerless mittens at £8 are perfect for eating crisps at the bus stop then safely stowing your fingers away until said bus arrives.
Present Tense: Gifts for a luxe Christmas
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Aspirational present ideas for your friends and loved ones, there is nothing more luxe than carrying a nifty china version of a disposable coffee cup and it's eco-friendly to boot. A bow tie spruces up a simple shirt no end and the Topman Fairisle scarf is a lot cheaper than it looks.
Bored of bow ties? Try some texture
Knitted tie: Topman
Whilst the appetite for formal dressing in menswear shows no sign of slacking, inevitably certain details start to look a bit tired. Thus it is with the bow tie. Whilst some can carry this off with aplomb (as the cover star of last month's debut Buck magazine showed) for others it was never going to be easy. There's something novelty about the bow tie that risks looking too try-hard.
Brandish Christmas Picks: Rolex iD
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This season of good will someone better had good will me up a custom Rolex with my name on it. Coming from Bamford's Watch Department this website lets you pick custom colours and engravings for your own Rolex Submariner. Prices starting at around £7000 these don't come cheap, but then some people are worth it (me).
Brandish Christmas Picks: Comme Des Garçons Christmas pouch
As Isabelle has mentioned and as you may be aware from the adverts that have been on your telly since the start of November (which is too early goddamit!) it's Christmas time and time to start thinking of what gifts you're going to ply your loved ones with.
Brandish Christmas Picks: Sophia Kokosalaki sunglasses from Oak NYC
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From a toothbrush for a fiver to some sunnies that will set you back $286 dollars, Sophia Kokosalaki's aviators come in a mouthwatering purple tint.
Fashion with function: Parra x The Perfect Unison headphones
Of late your seeing more and more functional and fashionable accessories, in particular signature headphones. Doing the rounds this week are the Parra x The Perfect Unison headphones designed and made using the same techniques as David Burel's skate boards. Made from Finnish birch and only coming out at 1.2mm thick these headphones are flexible and lightweight all without any reduction in sound quality with the outter band of birch adorned in Parra's trademark style.
Brandish Inspiration: Topman Latest Trend- Block Heads
For AW08-09, Topman has created a video showcase of their latest collection- Block Heads. Model James Mclean poses in what Topman tells is a trend "inspired by the look of a Dickensian gypsy mixed with influences from the deep south." We get a glimpse of what we will no doubt be wearing by Christmas and the video really projects what the look is all about- a poetic Grunge with not a slight hint of Luke Worrall.
"Bib front t-shirts are worn under a waistcoat and double breasted cardigans, topped off with a black padded donkey jacket for a military feel. Big accessories for this trend include a selection of trilby hats and scarves worn with tweed trainers or brogues." Winter's never looked so good!
Check the video here.
Junk De Lux knit Dot Dash hat
Dot Dash; it's the name of a great song by Wire (listen to the song against a montage of Star Trek clips here) and it's also the name of this hat by Junk De Luxe from Asos (£35).
Yay or Nay?- American Apparel Unisex Winter Ski Hood
American Apparel is a brand that I can't help but be suspicious of. Yes, the adverts are provocative. Yes, Dov Charney supposedly walks around his office naked. Yes, their shop assistants look like they've just walked out of a NYLON spread. My problem is that whenever I see someone wearing American Apparel, it tends to be the case that it is the not the clothes that are great but how they are styled.
I can't imagine this 'Winter Ski Hood' (£10) looking good on anyone who isn't a model but I am wary of giving it a firm 'Nay' as I just know that as soon as this post is published, some edgy fashion editor will decree it the It-item of the season.
What do you think? Vote in our poll!
Original Fake AW08 scarves
What will they think of next? Moustache gloves? Oh, wait…
Brandish Picks: winter scarves
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More winter style solutions, this time with our definitive pick of winter scarves. A scarf is a great chance to add a splash of colour, pattern or texture to your outfit so be brave and pick something bold!
From left: University scarves are a great find on eBay, Paul Smith does a luxe silk-lined version for £110.
Trapper hats: Topman, Paul Smith and John Rocha
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As usual Will is on the money with his trapper hat outfit pick, but here are a few more to choose from for this winter.
Pauric Sweeney python and leather bag
As the lovely chap in our Yay or Nay heels debate demonstrated there is a burgeoning trend for men to co-opt traditionally female fashion status markers like heels and bags.
Bollman Hats- 140 years young
Love hats? Great! So do the Bollman Hat Company, they make shed loads of them. Based in Adamstown, Pennsylvania the geriatric milliner is this yeah celebrating its 140th year of making hats for the masses and to celebrate this Bollman has release 14 special edition hats, one for each decade.
Obama belt, the iPhone for your waist
It has been a few weeks now since I last posted something Obama related, not that the fashion world hasn't been punctuated almost daily with a new label pushing the Obama cause with some special edition T-shirt or sneaker- something that has been unheard of for any other Presidential Candidate. Could you really see Clinton's face on the toe box of a Dunk? Neither can I, Monica Lewinsky's box on the other hand… Ho-ho-ho, I jest. It has got to the stage now where you could have an entire weeks worth of wardrobe clad head to toe in top fashion brands bearing the visage of Barack.
Dear memoirs: do you know your belt size? I bet you don't
Dear memoirs, walking through the office last Friday between avoiding work down in the samples cage and avoiding work at my desk I was beckoned over by a young female buyer "What size waist are you?" odd I thought, interesting opening to any conversation. I mused for perhaps for only a second and responded "About a 30" she looked oddly satisfied then slapped a belt into my hand a commanded me to put it on, not to upset the young Miss I obliged and began to remove my own belt, her eyes transfixed on my waist line. I thought in any other situation and I could be labelled quite the Cad, but this, was of course, only business. With the belt on and fitting perfectly the young lady asked me what size belt I usually take, "Ermm I'm not really sure, probably a Medium" she looked at me like I was a fool, and I was because the belt I was wearing was a Small, a Medium would have dwarfed me. I removed the belt and retreated to my desk feeling humbled.
Decorate your head, you owe it to yourself
I can't wear hats -I look like the uncle you keep away from your kids- but you may be fortunate enough to not look like a total perv with something on your noggin. If this is the case then your not out of the woods yet because getting hat the suits you is a bit of a ruddy nightmare, luckily style.men.com is here to guide you through the minefield of millinery disasters.
Moustache gloves. You heard me, moustache gloves. Just in case this hasn't sunk in: MOUSTACHE GLOVES! In a week of strange pairings Jack Spade has knocked up these eccentric hand socks for the Colette x Gap pop up store in New York. Other than they are available in three colours there's not a great deal I can say about these because lets face it the pictures speak for themselves, more of which are available over at highsnobiety.com.


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Why Do Advertisers Think We Want to See Women Washing Cars? (Video)
Paris Hilton did it while pitching the Carl's Jr. Spicy BBQ Burger and Cameron Diaz famously did it in the film "Bad Teacher." Luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz suggested the model Kate Upton would follow suit in its recent Super Bowl ad teaser.
Wwe're talking about the video subgenre of women in revealing clothing washing cars in a sexually suggestive manner. Such imagery has been fueling fantasies at least since the 1940s, when women's two-piece bathing suits met the auto industries new round, voluptuous, wheel-enveloping fenders. Just try typing "women washing cars" in your browser. Make sure you clear the kids out of the room first.
Marketers have long used this combination to attract potential buyers, no matter what product happened to be for sale, according to Ronald C. Goodstein, an associate professor of marketing at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business.


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MEMPHIS — Two 17-year-old boys accused of murder in the fatal shooting of a Memphis man trying to sell his car on Craigslist will be tried as adults.
The Commercial Appeal reports Special Judge Dan Michael ruled on Wednesday to move Martiness Henderson and Walter Collins to adult court on a charge of murder in the perpetration of a robbery. Another man, 21-year-old Brandon Vance, also faces the same charge.
Police say they killed 37-year-old Larry Wilkins, who was trying to sell his 2006 Ford Mustang on Craigslist.
Memphis Police Sgt. Eric Kelly testified at a hearing that the three suspects went to look at the car.
"The asking price for the vehicle was more than they had so they decided to take it from him," Kelly testified.
Collins, who is accused of supplying the gun, told police he didn't know the robbery would turn fatal, Kelly testified. The judge said it didn't matter.
"If you put a gun in the hands of someone who takes a life, you're just as responsible as they are," Michael said.
Some who came for the hearing wiped away tears after the judge announced his decision, and he commented on the grief resulting from the slaying.
"The impact is huge, ripples far beyond this courtroom," he said.


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Comments on Creating Liquid Layouts with Negative Margins
by Ryan Brill
5 Reader CommentsBack to the Article
Hi folks, the links to the examples are broken although easy enough to edit in the URL bar ;) Also a typo W'll for We'll. Great article, very useful.
Hey thanks for the example, even if it's broken link as Robin says ( http://www.alistapart.com/d/negativemargins/ex4.htm )
I used it to put a left sidebar and it worked too!
Why didn't I visit this website earlier. And to think of all the time I wasted trying to learn CSS from other websites! Great article.
Hi, do you think is possible to replicate example 5 in vertical (top bar/bottom bar in place of sidebars)? I tried but it doesn't seem to work, please reply is very important :)
What if we want to use some fancy different colors for "content" and "sidebar" ? And still have different background color for the wrapper behind them?


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SNHU and NHIA say they'll delay mergerTED SIEFER
New Hampshire Union Leader
August 18. 2014 10:36PM
MANCHESTER — Officials with the New Hampshire Institute of Art and Southern New Hampshire University have agreed to put off an immediate decision on merging the institutions in the face of questions and criticism from students, faculty and supporters of the art school.
More than 250 people filled the auditorium in NHIA's main administrative building on Monday for a public forum on the merger talks, which were disclosed by school officials in June.
A proposed memorandum of understanding would have had the much larger SNHU absorb NHIA as a distinct unit, alongside its 4,500-student campus, its 39,000-student online program and its competency-based College for America. The MOU called for the execution of an agreement by Sept. 1.
But Richard Strawbridge, the Institute of Art's interim president and executive vice president, told the audience on Monday that members of the art school community made it clear that more time was needed.
"Obviously with everything that's taken place we both agreed that's not a reasonable date," he said, standing alongside SNHU President Paul LeBlanc. "We know we have a lot of work before we can get there. We plan to do an evaluation in a manner that is sensitive and appreciative of every one of you here."
Several of the students who spoke at the forum expressed concerns that the culture of NHIA, which has about 470 students, would be adversely affected by the merger with SNHU, a private university that broadly markets its programs. They also criticized the way the NHIA administration and its board of trustees had responded to their concerns.Brittany St. Pierre, a photography student, said she had submitted a petition against the proposed merger to the NHIA administration.
"We gathered signatures from well over twice the people who go to the institute. We worked very hard on making our points and sending it to the board. The response was we were nameless, faceless entities," she said to applause.
SNHU's Paul LeBlanc insisted the university wanted to preserve the unique character and culture of NHIA and help it grow by using SNHU's marketing and financial resources.
He also emphasized his own personal commitment to and belief in the value of the creative arts.
"We could build our own arts program, but we want this," he said. "We want to be part of this culture."
Not everyone at Monday's forum was opposed to the merger.
Jim Burke, the chair of NHIA's illustration department, said an affiliation with SNHU would help ensure the art school's future and growth.
"I think of NHIA as an unknown gem in Manchester," he said. "What I see is the potential for this to become an international university."


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Wrestlers in strong position for Dream Duals
Raider wrestlers had their last multiple match week as they travelled to Kettle Falls for a mix and match on Jan. 8, hosted Okanogan on the Jan. 10 for senior night, then travelled to Rainier for last Saturday's Sgt. Justin Norton Memorial Tournament.
At Kettle Falls, the Raiders went up against five other squads; Kettle Falls, Selkirk, Republic, Oroville, and Colville's JV.
At Kettle Falls, Raider Zack Erickson recorded his first pin ever by defeating Meric Merkley of Selkirk in the first round.
"Zack went out and got a takedown and then kept collecting his opponent until finally he was able to work around his head and took him (Merkley) to his back and pinned him toward the end of the first round," Coach Steve Hood said.
Oscar Pakootas, James Monaghan, Coltin Williams, Kodie Horn, Orrin Gross, and Alexa Hanway all recorded pins at Kettle Falls.
For Senior Night, several of the wrestlers donned retro singlets. Senior Skye Gooler wore one from Grand Coulee Dam Juinor High. Coltin Williams wore an early 90s singlet. Kodie Horn, Orrin Gross, Sean Waters, and James Monaghan all wore singlets from the early 1980s, which is a style Coach Hood said he would like to bring back.
Against Okanogan, the Raiders wrestled 24 matches, which Hood said was the most they have wrestled in a dual for a couple of years.
In exhibition matches, Lukas Hermetz pinned Lars Weigel in the second round. Senior Skye Gooler received an Okanogan forfeit at 138, but wrestled both their 145s instead. He defeated Austin Eastridge Gooler 9-4 in the third round, then lost 8-4 to Marcos Fonseca, the varsity 145 for the Bulldogs.
Dominant at 152, senior Raider Orrin Gross pinned the challenging Corbin Ranck in the third round when racked up over eight points. Gross also wrestled Luis Escamilla a 170 pounder for Okanogan and pinned him in the first round.
Senior Sean Waters pinned Joe Mintzer in the first round. Waters then wrestled the Bulldogs other 170, Austin Warren, and again made short work of him with a first-round pin.
Senior Andrew McClure accepted a forfeit from Okanogan at 220.
Senior Lucas Beneditti lost to Ethan Clark at 160 in a first-round pin.
Erickson made it to the third round before being pinned by Anthony Payton.
Alexia Hanway wrestled up at 113 to take on Andrew Guzman. They were neck and neck the whole way with Guzman just edging her out for the win, 11-10.
Oscar Pakootas pinned Tony Klepec in 48 seconds. Coltin Williams also racked up a second-round pin against Lars Wiegel. James Monaghan's match against Wiegel went into overtime, when Monaghan carried the day 9-4.
Josh Jim at 132 attacked Jesus Menchasca and had him on his back about to pin him when Menchasca rolled out and attacked Jim to get the first-round pin.
Kodie Horn's match at 145 was stopped several times due to possibly dangerous situations. In the end Horn was not distracted and won 9-4. In his exhibition match, Horn overwhelmed his opponent en route to a second-round pin.
Tristan Goss, at 285, accepted an Okanogan forfeit to seal the dual meet win for Lake Roosevelt, 45-27.
At Rainier, the Raiders faced 1A wrestling powerhouses in a tough tournament.
Coach Hood likes scheduling this tournament for that reason, he said.
"We have this tournament on our schedule so we as a team raise our level of performance to get ready for the post season," he said.
The Raiders finished fifth, behind Montesano in overall team standings.
Oscar Pakootas took home third at 120 by defeating David Dangleis from Castle Rock in a first-round pin. Pakootas' only loss on the day was to the eventual tourney champ and state 1A placer Carson Horton, also of Castle Rock.
Orrin Gross took home second after sweeping the field at 152 — until he faced a fellow defending state champ, Pacer Said, of Castle Rock, who defeated Gross after an incredible match, 16-5.
At 182, Sean Waters faced the same problem. After sweeping the field, he also faced a defending state champ in the form of Cruz DelAngel from Kiona-Benton. Waters had to accept second after a second-round pin.
Three other Raiders were only one match away from placing, finishing with a 2-2 record at the tournament: Williams at 126, Gooler at 138, and McClure at 220.
With the season winding down, the Raider wrestlers continue the high level of competition at the Dream Duals this Saturday at East Valley High School in Spokane Valley, starting at 8 a.m.
LR will be facing off against the 2Bs for a team title. The other 2Bs attending for the boys will be Selkirk/Liberty-Spangle and Springdale.
On the girls' side, Warden will be there and the Raider girls will wrestle on a tournament All-Star squad made up of girls from the squads too small to dual.


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Effects of Media Violence are Quite Real, Writes Prof. Jeff McCall '76
March 11, 2013
In an op-ed column on the effects of violent television programs and video games, Jeff McCall writes that "while parents should pay more attention to their kids and journalists should report with more insight on mental health, media producers continue to create a society that swims in graphic and gratuitous violence as 'entertainment.' "
The professor of communication at DePauw University's column for the Indianapolis Star looks at research by Andrew Weaver, an assistant professor of telecommunications at Indiana University and 1997 DePauw graduate, who concluded, "Observing mediated violence creates a disinhibition effect on the executive centers of the brain, much like alcohol does. At a point, media violence desensitizes us."
Dr. McCall writes, "In spite of abundant research connecting mediated violence to the real-life culture of violence, the media industry still trots out spokesmen and experts who deny any relationship ... Reducing violence in society will be difficult. It would be nice if the 'entertainment' industry, the largest dispenser of culture, would acknowledge its responsibility and stop snookering us with flimsy 'awareness' campaigns for everybody else."
You can read the complete essay at College News.org.
Jeffrey M. McCall is a 1976 graduate of DePauw and the author of Viewer Discretion Advised: Taking Control of Mass Media Influences. He is regularly called upon by news outlets to discuss media matters. The professor was quoted in Sunday's New York Times and last week discussed a boycott of Saturday Night Live advertisers with the Christian Science Monitor.
McCall is faculty adviser to student radio station WGRE, which was featured during the national telecast of the 2012 Monon Bell Classic. The video is embedded below.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith said Monday the union is concerned about David Chao remaining as the San Diego Chargers' team doctor even though he reportedly has been cleared by an independent panel.
"The fact is that despite having previous malpractice liability judgments against him, neither the Chargers nor the NFL initiated an inquiry or provided any oversight of the doctor the team selected to provide care for our players," Smith said in a statement released to The Associated Press. "This Article 50 and any subsequent investigations will be initiated when there is credible evidence that calls into question the treatment given to a player and the overall medical care being provided by team selected doctors."
At a pre-Super Bowl news conference, Smith called for Chao to be replaced as team doctor, and the NFLPA filed a complaint.
Quoting a club source it did not identify, the U-T San Diego reported Sunday that three independent doctors "totally exonerated" Chao.
The NFL and the Chargers refused to confirm the report, citing confidentiality.
Chao hasn't returned calls and texts seeking comment.
According to online records, the Medical Board of California is seeking to revoke Chao's license and has referred the case to the state attorney general for possible charges. A complaint alleges gross negligence, repeated negligent acts and failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records.
Online records also show Chao was found liable of malpractice last summer in a case involving a regular patient, not a Chargers player, with a judgment of nearly $5.2 million. Records also show he has been publicly reprimanded by the board and pleaded guilty to driving under the influence.
In 2010, Chao was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration for writing at least 108 drug prescriptions to himself, which violated controlled-substance regulations. However, an attorney for a pharmaceutical company that filled the prescriptions said the drugs provided to the Chargers were for use by the team's medical staff to treat players.
The San Diego County Superior Court's website lists several actions filed against Chao since 1998, including by Ryan Leaf and other former Chargers players. It's unclear if any of the cases resulted in judgments against the doctor.
"The NFLPA will take every step to hold the NFL and its member clubs accountable to provide the care that they are mandated to provide," Smith said in his statement. "Dr. Chao's previous medical liability issues only increases our desire to engage in a thorough and comprehensive credentialing process to determine which physicians are providing care to our players and how they were selected by the teams."
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Well, Microsoft finally launched Windows Vista. The launch event was sort of a letdown over all. There were two main events: A luncheon (read: press conference) at Cipriani's (home of the "Bellini" drink, which I renamed the "Vistini") and a celebration event at the Nikon Theater in Times Square. The luncheon was boring, although the food and drinks were excellent, and I got to catch up with some friends, including Bob Stein from ActiveWin. The celebration event was overly loud, and my ears were burning for hours afterwards, despite having worn earplugs. I wonder how many people suffered permanent hearing damage from this all-too-obvious attempt to be cool.
Anyway, I will say one thing: The swag bag Microsoft handed out at the celebration was pretty sweet. The company gave out full retail versions of Vista Ultimate and Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student, two games for Windows (I got "LEGO Star Wars II" and "Flight Simulator X Deluxe"), a Belkin Easy Transfer Cable, an Xbox 360 Controller for Windows (the old wired kind), a 2GB USB memory key, and some other stuff. I can't say that the swag bag made the trip worthwhile for me, but I bet it was enough for a lot of people.
Struck by the makeup of the crowd at the launch event, I started asking around about where people were from. (Normally, I recognize most people at these industry events, but this time it seemed as if there were many people I'd never seen before.) It's unclear how Microsoft determined who got into the launch event, but I decided that perceptions are funny. I've seen Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates speak a hundred times, and he doesn't do much for me. But at least one person there (a small PC business owner) thought it was the best presentation he had ever seen. Yikes.
I'm hoping that the latest episode of my Windows Weekly podcast will be up today: Leo and I--along with my "Windows Vista Secrets" coauthor Brian Livingston--recorded it in a restaurant across the street from the Vista launch event on Monday. I haven't heard the podcast yet, but it no doubt has an atmospheric effect about it, thanks to the background noise of people talking and dishes clacking around.
Speaking of Brian, he tested the method I first revealed about using the Upgrade versions of Vista to perform a clean installation. You can read the results of his test on his Web site.
Finally, I'd like to point out two bizarre inaccuracies that Microsoft's top executives are foisting upon us. First, at the Vista launch event on Monday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said once again that Microsoft has no plans for a Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1), let alone any idea what such a release might contain. (He said the same thing at the business launch event back in November 2006.) That's hogwash. Microsoft has been planning Vista SP1 for more than a year now: Vista SP1 (code-named Fiji) will bring the Vista kernel up to speed with the kernel in Longhorn Server and will be released at the same time. Second, Gates has repeatedly said in TV interviews that Vista is "the first operating system" to include parental controls. That's news to the millions of Macintosh OS X Tiger users, who have been using that OS's parental-controls feature since April 2005. It's no wonder Mac users often look upon Microsoft and its users with disdain. Heads up, Microsoft. If you're going to let your executives out in public, make sure they have their facts straight. This stuff is embarrassing and unnecessary.
OK, one more thing, and this is something I'd like everyone on both sides of the Mac/Windows divide to really think about. Which is worse: A company executive making a mistake in public or a corporation making a bald-faced lie in a press release? This week, Apple announced the release of new iPod shuffle devices that come in five different colors. (Previously, only a single gray model has been available.) In the press release, the company notes that it pioneered the shuffle feature that's been present on every MP3 hardware and software player ever made, including those that shipped before the original iPod, iTunes Store, and iPod shuffle. If Apple wasn't among the first to offer shuffling, then it couldn't have pioneered this feature. I know I'm being nitpicky, but remember that the victors write history, and Apple's press release will one day be looked back on as an article of fact by future researchers. Apple, in short, is rewriting history. And let's be honest, Apple does this type of thing a lot.
Zune Executive Leaves Microsoft
Imagine what this guy would have had to do if he were a samurai. This week, Microsoft announced that Bryan Lee, corporate vice president of Microsoft's entertainment business, was leaving the company for "personal reasons." As in, "I'm personally humiliated by the Zune launch"? (Absolutely not, Microsoft said.) Lee led the business development and marketing efforts for the Zune--a situation that I believe speaks for itself. Hipper-than-thou Microsoft Corporate Vice President J Allard will take over Lee's Zune-related duties, which should add only about 45 minutes to Allard's schedule each week. My 5-year-old daughter could have come up with a better Zune marketing plan than Microsoft did.
Microsoft Admits to, Downplays, Vista Voice-Recognition Bug
This week, Microsoft admitted that a problem with Vista's voice-recognition feature could be used to hijack a PC, but the company downplayed the problem because of the unlikely event of an actual attack. "While it is technically possible, there are some things that should be considered when trying to determine the threat of exposure to your Windows Vista system," a Microsoft Security Response Center blog posting reads. Among the factors to be considered: Voice recognition would need to be enabled, and the PC would need to have speakers and a microphone enabled. Also, the feature can't be used to bypass Vista's User Account Control (UAC), thus making an attack even less likely. Frankly, I think it says something about the state of computer technology that we're at the point at which someone can send an audio file across the Internet to infiltrate a PC. I'm not sure it's a good thing, but it's something.
Dell Accused of Kickbacks
You know, I have a hard time believing that one huge corporation would provide another huge corporation with kickbacks to maintain a special business relationship. Oh wait. This week, investors accused Dell of inflating profits by not properly accounting for quarterly rebates it was getting from microprocessor giant Intel. The complaint, which arrived in the form of a class-action lawsuit, charges Dell with getting as much as $1 billion per year in "secret and likely illegal" kickbacks from Intel aimed at ensuring that Dell didn't offer processors from Intel rival AMD. Dell was a long-time AMD holdout, which struck me as odd at the time, since AMD's chips surpassed Intel's a few years ago. (Things have since reversed, and Intel's processors are once again superior to those of AMD.) The suit, perhaps coincidentally, was filed on Wednesday, right around the same time that Dell CEO Kevin Rollins stepped down. Rollins and founder Michael Dell are among the 16 Dell executives named in the suit.
Apple Ships Vista Upgrade for iTunes Songs
This week, Apple shipped its iTunes Repair Tool for Vista 1.0, a utility that helps Vista users access their purchased songs from within the new OS. I'm not sure why this tool is necessary because my purchased iTunes content has always worked fine in Vista. (That said, I don't buy music from Apple.) But apparently some people were having problems. You can find the tool on the Apple Web site.
Jim Allchin Has Left the Building
No Microsoft executive had more of a direct impact on Vista than Jim Allchin. Sadly, however, Allchin has now retired: His last day was Wednesday, January 31. "Microsoft is an absolutely amazing company--full of such incredible people," Allchin wrote in a goodbye note to his coworkers and friends. "In fact, when I came to Microsoft, one of the things that struck me the most was just how many smart people there were. I had been around smart people at school and work before, but never so many of them. Not only were they smart though, they had incredible passion for technology, for learning, for improving, and most of all for changing the world using technology to improve people's lives." I'm going to miss Allchin a lot, actually. He's a class act and a great guy who really cared about Windows and the community that grew up around it. Fortunately, he's going out on a high note: Vista is quite a legacy and should fuel the next decade of computing.
Search Called Off for Missing Microsoft Researcher
On a serious note, it's with much sadness that I must report that Microsoft Researcher Jim Gray, an amazing and inspirational man who did much to turn SQL Server into a serious enterprise product, is missing and presumed dead. An experienced sailor, Gray was on a solo sailing trip near San Francisco when he disappeared. Days of searching have proven to be fruitless, unfortunately. Gray was one of the good guys, and my heart goes out to his family, friends, and coworkers. Everyone he met was touched in a very positive way.


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Pearl 60Mallorca, España2007€484.117 (Venta pendiente)
One owner from new, professionally maintained from new. Recently antifouled, all new gel batteries and seacocks. Polish and teak treatment scheduled shortly for the season. Shows as new, a must see!!!!!!! ENGINE: 2 x Volvo D12 775 HP HULL COLOUR: White STYLE: Opulent INTERIOR FURNITURE: Cherry wood high gloss LAYOUT: saloon: Open plan arrangement port cabin: Two Single Berths Cabin (with Washer / Dryer fitted ) st'd cabin: Two Single Berths Cabin aft cabin: Master Cabin Arrangement VIP Cabin: Forward STANDARD FEATURES FOR PEARL 60 MEDITERRANEAN SPECIFICATION:Hydraulically operated bathing platform Electronic engine controls Stereo radio/CD with internal & external speakers Electrically operated aft deck sunroof Air conditioning including generator Electrically operated patio door upgrade Teak decking to aft deck & bathing platform Hydraulic passarelle Washer/dryer 9hp bow thruster Central vacuum system Dishwasher Flybridge barbecue & drinks fridge Holding tanks with pump out Teak aft deck table Electric trim tabs with indicator Aft cockpit cover 1500W electric anchor Flybridge Tonneau cover 1250W capstan mooring winches Foredeck sun bed cushions Dual station Raymarine E series colour Bimini top to flybridge radar/plotterADDITIONAL Stern Thruster SP 95 - 8HP (Dual Station) Class 12 Complete Kit 32" Plasma Screen (Upgrade from Standard 23" LCD Screen) 17" Flat Panel TV Screen AFT cabin 17" Flat Panel TV Screen FWD cabin 17" Flat Panel TV Screen PORT cabin 17" Flat Panel TV Screen STBD cabin Sony Playstation 3 linked to PORT cabin Screen Sony Playstation 3 linked to STBD cabin Screen single phase changers in saloon cupboard camera in engine room Antifouling :White Waterline :Black Fit socket in dodger for SAT TV and run cable to saloon TV Specify sideboard unit in place of 2 seater settee in saloon mirror unit above aft dressing table UK 220v/240v Sockets lock with key to locker below aft cabin bedMás371Vendedor Baxter Marine
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We are an awesomely fun group of interesting people who love to golf and want to get out on different courses regularly to work on our game. We welcome beginners and will make every effort to match you up with other beginners so you can progress at your own pace. We try to schedule at least one event per week—from April through November—and we play at various courses in central Connecticut such as Willowbrook South Windsor, Miners Middletown, Tunxis Farmington, Copper Hill East Granby, and Grassmere Enfield. Suggestions for other locations are welcome. We also schedule driving range meetups occasionally, with drinks/dinner afterwards. This is a great way to network, get some exercise, enjoy the outdoors, and meet new people, and maybe kick up your game a notch or two. We only ask that you commit one way or the other several days before the event (no maybes!) since tee times have to be scheduled firmly in advance. We also ask that you be considerate of your fellow golfers and avoid last minute no-shows. Please join us, and feel free to email the organizer or assistant organizers if you have any questions or suggestions on how we can improve the group.


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Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:47:27 -0700
The St. Louis Rams have announced they have waived LB Ekenemchukwu Asiodu, DT Antwon Burton, TE Eric Butler, DE Ian Campbell, LB Dominic Douglas, RB Chris Ogbonnaya, CB Cordelius Parks, RB Antonio Pittman, SS Mark Rubin, OT Phillip Trautwein and WR Sean Walker. The Rams have also terminated the contracts of WR Tim Carter and FS Todd Johnson.
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|Rams | 19 unlikely to make team
Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:06:08 -0700
Jim Thomas, of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, reports St. Louis Rams FB Jerome Johnson, TE Eric Butler, TE Joe Klopfenstein, WR Jarrett Byers, WR Brooks Foster, WR Nate Jones, WR Sean Walker, OG Roger Allen, C Tim Mattran, C Daniel Sanders, OT Eric Young, DL Antwon Burton, DL Ian Campbell, LB Ekenemchukwu Asiodu, LB Dominic Douglas, CB Marcus Brown, CB Cordelius Parks, SS David Roach and SS Mark Rubin are unlikely to make the team's final roster.
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|Rams | Rubin signed
Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:35:12 -0700
The St. Louis Rams announced Monday, Aug. 10, that they have signed free-agent SS Mark Rubin (Rams). Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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|Rams | Sign 11 undrafted free agents
Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:52:35 -0700
The St. Louis Rams have announced they have signed undrafted free-agent OG Roger Allen (Missouri Western), LB Ekenemchukwu Asiodu (Central Oklahoma State), WR Jarrett Byers (Northeast Oklahoma State), WR Quentin Chaney (Oklahoma), DL Mike Newkirk (Wisconsin), OT David Oswald (Brigham Young), CB Cordelius Parks (Northeastern), DL Kirston Pittman (Louisiana State), SS Mark Rubin (Penn State), C Daniel Sanders (Colorado) and OT Phillip Trautwein (Florida). Terms of the contracts were not disclosed.
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Image: Skull of Homo sp. from Maba angled view
Cast of the partial skull Homo sp. (species uncertain) discovered in Maba, China. Its age is between 120,000–140,000 years old. Although this skull has not been classified to a particular species, it is very similar to European Neanderthals. Its discovery in southern China suggests the possibility that Neanderthals travelled further east than once thought. More fossil evidence from Asia is needed to understand the significance of this specimen.
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"Dame" in a cut scene (transition frame) in the video game "Third Eye Crime." (Moonshot Games)Link
The hand-held video game "Third Eye Crime" has all the trappings of a classic noir mystery. For starters, there's a tough-talking, no-good gumshoe for hire with "Dick Tracy's" eye for fashion. Then, of course, there's a double-crossing femme fatale modeled after Jessica Rabbit. Mix in a jazz soundtrack marked by bourbon-stained brass notes and a plot full of unsavory characters, and it's clear that the tales of the underworld here are rooted in vintage novels and black-and-white films.
Yet "Third Eye Crime" also has a few thoroughly modern touches that James M. Cain and Raymond Chandler probably never foresaw. Take, for instance, a slick touch interface, one that brings a dash of "Angry Birds"-like movement to the hard-boiled genre. "Third Eye Crime," released in late April for Apple's mobile platforms, collects bits and pieces of familiar genres — the pick-up-and-play puzzle game, a pulpy comic style — and fuses them together for an interactive experience that has a new angle on tradition.
Thanks to an escalating narrative and a focus on exaggerated personality quirks, "Third Eye Crime" brings an underlying tension and a sense of reality to its puzzles, in which the mission is always to evade capture. It makes for an experience in which a $2.99 game that emphasizes pocket-sized approachability feels much larger, even more complex, than it really is.
The game is simple in design. As Rothko, a thief masquerading as private investigator, players are set loose on various maps — the corridors of an art museum, the basements of a hotel and the catacombs of a castle, among others. Rothko is an experienced art thief with a knack for anticipating the movements of others — as well as occasionally coming into possession of some Bond-like toys that will have his foes seeing double or literally freezing — and he is hired by a redheaded "dame" (her name, essentially) to retrieve a piece of priceless art to settle a debt.
As goals are completed, the temptress is revealed to be much more than a woman scorned by her gambler husband. Her tales of settling a gambling score are tall ones, and Rothko soon finds himself to be a pawn in his own cat-and-mouse game. Just who he's working for becomes obscured, and when the woman takes his buddy for collateral, "Third Eye Crime" becomes blessed with an urgent forward momentum still not commonly seen in iPhone/iPad games.
In that way, it works as a gateway game, a steppingstone for those accustomed to swiping away on their devices at bus stops, waiting rooms and grocery-store lanes but also looking to dabble in a more novel-esque experience. Between puzzles, players scroll through what is essentially an interactive graphic novel, swiping through panels that have the fragility and depth of animation panels.
When it comes time to play, "Third Eye Crime" switches to a bird's-eye view of the action. Rothko must be guided to safety on each mini-map of a level, presented essentially as a floor plan. Hallways provide hiding spaces, shadows offer cover, and Rothko can make a racket or trick laser alarms to send his would-be captors in opposite attractions.
As with addictive time-eaters such as "Angry Birds" and "Cut the Rope," each escape route can probably be completed in a few minutes or less. But probably not fully completed.
As Rothko sneaks around goons and security guards, there are jewels and pieces of art to snare, some of which will take multiple go-rounds to steal. Players trace paths for Rothko around the dimly lighted, scarlet-hued comic-styled locals, essentially making "Third Eye Crime" a 2014 update of, say, the line-drawing snake games of yore.
Refreshingly, indie studio Moonshot Games places the same emphasis on character traits that it does on puzzles. In a game designed for under $100,000 by a team of about 10 led by Damian Isla, who worked on numerous "Halo" titles for Blockbuster-focused studio Bungie before going indie, each character is given an identifying detail — Rothko's white suit and red rose, for instance — and very specific movement patterns.
It helps "Third Eye Crime" flip the script on lighthearted mobile puzzle games. The core mechanic driving the game is still drawing a blue-ish path for Rothko, in much the same way the heart of "Angry Birds" is firing a sling, but "Third Eye Crime" steals tricks from larger console and PC games. That is, the computer-controlled characters respond with the illusion of artificial intelligence to Rothko's every move.
The game answers a question Isla asked at the outset: "Why isn't there a game where character behavior is the basis of the core mechanic of the game?"
Probably because it's more difficult than relying on fixed actions, but the trade-off is that "Third Eye Crime" feels remarkably fluid for a game in which the sole goal is to not be captured. Movements are dependent upon when or how Rothko is spotted, and whether he mistakenly wanders into someone's sight or purposely sets off his own alarm can set off a different guessing game as to where someone will wander next.
Though such stealth tactics will be familiar to longtime Xbox or PlayStation gamers, "Third Eye Crime" is the rare puzzle game in which the solution is ever-evolving.
How to get Rothko to safety is one question, but the greater mystery lies in learning to understand the movements of others.
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The core of President Obama's re-election argument is this: The economy is on the right track; things are getting better — stay the course.
Thus, White House economist Alan Krueger said last Friday of the October job report's showing of 7.9 percent unemployment: "While more work remains to be done, today's employment report provides further evidence that the US economy is continuing to heal . . . It is critical that we continue the policies that are building an economy that works for the middle class as we dig our way out of the deep hole that was caused by the severe recession that began in December 2007."
If only that were true. But 41 months into a supposed economic recovery, the wounds inflicted by the Great Recession continue to fester.
For instance, job growth has averaged 157,000 per month thus far in 2012, about the same as 2011's average monthly gain of 153,000. Those wouldn't be bad numbers if the labor market were already at full health. But it isn't — not even close.
This "recovery" has yet to bring us a period of strong job growth to make up for what was lost in the recession — to close the "Jobs Gap."
As the Brookings Institution figures things, the US labor force will grow by around 100,000 jobs a month over the next decade or so. So the economy needs to add many more jobs than that each month to begin to return to pre-Great Recession employment levels.
But at October's new-jobs rate of 171,000, we wouldn't close the Jobs Gap for another 11 years and three months. And even that assumes we don't suffer another recession before then.
To look at the Jobs Gap another way, consider that employment typically grows about 2 percent a year. Since that hasn't happened since before the Great Recession, we're nearly 15 million jobs below the below the pre-crisis trend level.
But the Jobs Gap is really a function of another deficit, the Growth Gap. The economy is growing far too slowly to generate many jobs — its total growth in this recovery is only 7 percent. Over the same span during the 1980s Reagan recovery, the economy grew three times as fast.
If the Obama recovery had been as strong as the Reagan recovery, GDP this year would be $1.5 trillion higher than it is currently.
Normally, the worse a recession is, the stronger the initial recovery: You get a couple of "catch up" years of superstrong growth. In 1983 and 1984, for instance, growth averaged 6 percent.
Say that, from here on out, the economy grows at trend, 3 percent or so a year. Because we never had those "catch up" years, GDP will be lower in the future than if we'd had a normal recovery. In 2037, for instance, it'd be some $5 trillion lower.
And lower GDP not only means lower job growth, it makes servicing the exploding national debt a lot harder.
Staying the course means never filling the Jobs Gap or the Growth Gap. It means accepting the New Normal as the permanent reality. But the New Normal isn't so new anymore; we've been living with it since 2006.
With a real recovery, the New Normal would be one of growth and prosperity, where jobs are plentiful and take-home pay is rising. But to get there, we need to close one more gap, the Policy Gap between what Washington could be doing to help and what it is doing.
We need tax reform that rewards investment rather than lobbying. We need entitlement reform that creates a safety net rather than a debt trap. And we need a president who understands that wealth is created by innovators, not regulators.
So when you go to the polls tomorrow, be sure to mind the gaps.
James Pethokoukis is the editor of AEIdeas, the blog of the American Enterprise Institute, and a CNBC contributor.


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Or maybe, the helmet is to protect themselves from the head bashing you do when you've made a REALLY big mistake and need to frog. . .
A skein of sock yarn is waiting for the person with the most witty (in my opinion) caption for this pix. Make a comment and I'll choose the winner next Thursday when I come home from the UP.
Thanks to Coralee for the picture! (oh how I wonder what sort of crazy pictures of me she may have stored on her camera. . .)


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Hello there:
I'm new on the forum and programming on python and making activities for the XO laptop. When I studied how to make an activity on this link: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Activity_tutorial
Trying to bundle the activity I got the following error:
p:~$ python ./HelloWorldActivity.activity/setup.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "./HelloWorldActivity.activity/setup.py", line 3, in <module>
File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/sugar/activity/bundlebuilder.py", line 415, in start
config = Config()
File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/sugar/activity/bundlebuilder.py", line 80, in __init__
File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/sugar/activity/bundlebuilder.py", line 83, in update
self.bundle = bundle = ActivityBundle(self.source_dir)
File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/sugar/bundle/activitybundle.py", line 65, in __init__
raise MalformedBundleException('No activity.info file')
sugar.bundle.bundle.MalformedBundleException: No activity.info file
And my activity.info file have the following text:
name = HelloWorld
bundle_id = org.laptop.HelloWorldActivity
exec = HelloWorldActivity.HelloWorldActivity
icon = activity-helloworld
activity_version = 1
host_version = 1
show_launcher = yes
I'm using Ubuntu 9.1 with the Sugar Emulator inside and I don't know what I must do bundling this activity. Anybody can help me please?


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Deutsche Bank 'Claw' Claims Trader Bonus
FRANKFURT— Deutsche Bank AG DB -0.46% clawed back about €40 million (about $53.5 million) in bonuses from a former trader who the bank found was involved in attempting to rig interest rates, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Christian Bittar is under investigation by regulators as part of a group of traders who allegedly tried to rig interest rates, according to people familiar with the matter. The group was referred to in last year's settlement that Barclays BCS 0.35% PLC reached with U.S. and U.K. regulators over rate-rigging allegations, the people said, although the individual traders weren't named.
"Upon discovering that a limited number of employees acted inappropriately, we have sanctioned or dismissed employees, clawed back the unvested compensation of employees, and will continue to do so as we complete our investigation," said Michael Golden, a Deutsche Bank spokesman, in a statement.
Mr. Bittar couldn't be reached for comment Friday. He hasn't previously commented publicly on the allegations, and he hasn't been charged with any crime. Deutsche Bank dismissed Mr. Bittar in 2011. Bloomberg reported the clawed-back salary amount late Thursday.
Mr. Bittar was a proprietary trader at Deutsche Bank, Europe's largest by assets, trading in derivatives. Most senior traders of this type were paid a percentage of the profits they made, with deferred compensation usually comprising a mix of cash and stock paid out over three years. The bank closed its proprietary-trading division at the end of 2008.
U.S., U.K. and other banking regulators have been investigating allegations that more than a dozen banks, including Deutsche Bank, rigged the London interbank offered rate, or Libor, and other interest rates underpinning trillions of dollars in loans and other financial contracts. The probe already has produced settlements totaling nearly $2 billion with Barclays and UBS AG .
Deutsche Bank hasn't settled with regulators, but is expected to be one of the next to do so, according to people familiar with the matter.
The bank's internal probe into the matter has inspected thousands of trades between 2005 and 2011. So far, that probe has cleared senior executives of any involvement, according to the bank.
"Let me concur with the fact that Libor sickens us," Anshu Jain, Deutsche Bank's co-chief executive, said earlier this week. "Of the scandals we've had, it's the one that sickens me the most."
The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this month that Deutsche Bank made at least €500 million in profit in 2008 from trades linked to Libor and other global benchmark rates, according to internal bank documents.
Deutsche Bank calculated that as of Sept. 30, 2008, it could gain or lose as much as about €68 million for each one-hundredth of a percentage point change in the difference between interest rates linked to Libor and the euro interbank offered rate, or Euribor, the documents reviewed by the Journal show. Deutsche Bank made a €5.9 billion profit in 2008 at its global-finance and foreign-exchange unit, which handled most of the trades.
Deutsche Bank said the trades lowered the bank's risk and was based on market views, not "on any belief that the bank could inappropriately influence interbank lending rates."
Large banks routinely engage in such trading, and there is no indication that the moves in 2008 by Deutsche Bank, Europe's largest bank by assets, distorted the market or were illegal.
The scandal, however, relates to trades that sought additional gains by colluding with traders at other banks to manipulate the benchmark interest rates. Regulators haven't yet determined how much extra profit these tactics made for the banks, or how much they cost other lenders and borrowers.
"The trading strategy, which was subject to the bank's risk limits and used by many in the marketplace, was based on a legitimate market view that diversified and lowered the bank's portfolio risk during the peak of the financial crisis," Deutsche Bank's Mr. Golden said in the statement. "While our investigation is continuing, to date we have found no link between the inappropriate conduct of a limited number of employees and the profits generated by these trades."
—Jean Eaglesham
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December 12. 2012 12:13PM
NH fugitive captured in Lowell, Mass.
CONCORD - A man wanted on a state parole violation was arrested Tuesday night in Lowell, Mass., by members of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force in Massachusetts.
Real Bureau, 30, last known address in Keene, was arrested on an outstanding parole warrant issued last August on an original 2005 conviction for distribution of controlled narcotics out of Manchester.
The state Department of Corrections in late November asked the U.S. Marshals New Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task Force for help in locating and arresting Bureau.
Early on, investigators believed Bureau was in Lowell and asked their Bay State counterparts for assistance.Tuesday night, task force members saw Bureau driving a car in the Lowell/Chelmsford, Mass., area. Bureau, however, spotted the surveillance teams as they were closing in on him and drove off at a high rate of speed, according to a news release issued by the U.S. Marshals office.
His attempt to elude law enforcement failed, however, as he was captured a short time later in a parking lot of a Wood Street apartment complex in Lowell.