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Mark Higley, Leavenworth, is a professional musician and has recently purchased an electric car.
Mark Higley, Leavenworth, is a professional musician and has recently purchased an electric car.
1. Mark can you tell us about your electric car, why you decided to purchase it and why you would encourage others to consider buying one?
I have a Nissan Leaf 100-percent electric car. It can travel around 100 miles in town and 70 miles on the highway. It has a top speed of 93 mph. It has all the navigation, no-hands voice recognition for your cell phone, heated seats and steering wheel and most any other technology you would find in a high-end luxury car.
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Since most charging stations are free it is possible for me to drive at no cost to me at all. When I do charge at home I pay less than two dollars to "fill up." 9/11 was also a big reason for getting the car. I feel I am supporting terrorists by using oil. I wanted to stop doing that or at least stop doing it as much. I would encourage anyone that would like to cut their gasoline costs and stave terrorists to take a test drive.
2. Electric cars were popular in the late 1800s and early 1900s and declined due to cheaper gasoline vehicles. They made a comeback in the 1970s during the energy crisis, but died out again. Do you think the U.S. is now on track to make electric cars and hybrids a permanent fixture and why?
The electric cars of the 1800s could not compete in price with gas cars. The battery technology and the infrastructure was not in place. In the 1970s you had the same problems. Over the past 10 years the battery technology has made huge advancements.
More charging stations are popping up everywhere. We even have a charging station at Westar on Second street in Leavenworth. On Thursday I drove from Leavenworth to Topeka and back home. I stopped and had breakfast in Lawrence and they had a charging station so I charged while I ate (charged for free I might add), caught up on some emails and headed to Topeka. I visited a friend in Topeka and charged at the Nissan Dealer there (for free again) and drove home.
Total cost of the trip to me was the $1.47 I used to charge up my car at my house the night before. You couldn't do that in the 1800s or in the 1970s, in fact that type of trip has only been possible in the past few years. Next time you drive around town, count the number of Prius cars you see. Although a Prius is not totally electric, people are becoming more and more comfortable using electric drive trains in their cars. It just makes more sense.
3. Is it true that electric motors enable cars to have strong and smooth acceleration and do you think there is a general misconception that these vehicles lack the power and reliability of gas-propelled vehicles?
Totally electric cars (not hybrids like the Prius) are faster and have way more power and "zip" than a gas car.
The power is like a light switch. Turn it on and it's instant. I love driving my car in Overland Park because I can get in and out of traffic so easily and getting on the highway from an on-ramp in an electric car is so much easier because of the immediate torque.
Electric cars have different modes so you can slow down the response if you don't want to use the vehicle that way. Gas cars have a series of events that have to happen before they "take off."
Electric cars do not. As to reliability, there are far fewer moving parts in an electric car than in a gas car which means far fewer things to go wrong and far fewer trips to the mechanic.
There have been issues with the Leaf losing some range in very hot places like Arizona desert. I believe Nissan needs to add a cooling system for the batteries like the Volt and the Tesla.
That's one of the reasons I leased my Nissan Leaf rather than buying one. I know these cars are going to get better in the next two years and the low lease payment makes the car essentially free for me to drive while I wait. As with any new car there will be problems.
Type in "recall" on google and any car company name and you will get a list a mile long. It's cars in general not just electric ones.
The Leaf has been out for two years and no one I know in this area that has one has had any problems.
4. About how many miles can your electric car travel before needing another charge? Are there many charging stations in the Kansas City area and is there one in Leavenworth?
There are more than 50 charging stations in Kansas City. Most are free to the public.
Many Walgreens have them as well as all Nissan dealers.
Many are located by restaurants and movie theatres so you have something to do while your car is charging. We have a charging station here in Leavenworth at Westar on Second street.
"Your mileage will vary." An electric car mileage is opposite to an gas car. Gas cars do better on the highway whereas electrics do better in the city.
Stop-and-go driving activates the regenerative braking so you can actually charge your car as you are driving.
On the highway wind resistance, speed, heater and AC all become factors in energy use.
In town I can get as much as 100 miles on one charge.
On the highway at 65 mph I get about 65 miles on a charge.
Places like Kansas City, Lawrence, Atchison, St. Joe, Topeka are all within my range. I will need to charge in Topeka once I get there but it's doable. Can I drive to California in the car? No.
That's not what it's for just like you can't mow your lawn with a Ford 150 truck.
If I needed to drive a long distance I would just begrudgingly take the gas car.
5. For those of us who know the frustration of running out of gas, what happens if someone overestimates the amount of electric charge left in a vehicle and is stranded on a highway at 2 in the morning?
Nissan includes roadside assistance with the car.
If you did run out of charge they will pick up your car and take it to your home.
The car has gauges and multiple warning systems to tell you when you are getting low on charge.
Two years ago in the dead of winter the alternator in my Durango quit working and I was stranded on the highway at midnight.
The tow service picked up my Durango and took me home.
It would be no different in an electric car except an electric car doesn't have an alternator to go bad.
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Reva Melissa (Alexander) Smith, age 98, of Meadville, died Tuesday, November 13, 2012, at Livingston Manor in Chillicothe.
Reva Melissa (Alexander) Smith, age 98, of Meadville, died Tuesday, November 13, 2012, at Livingston Manor in Chillicothe.
Reva was born in Linneus on May 13, 1914. She was the daughter of Elmer and Mildred (Cooper) Alexander. Reva graduated from Linneus High School in 1932. On January 14, 1934, she married Herman Glenn Smith who preceded her in death on August 1, 2004. The couple spent 70 years of "happily ever after".
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SSL Termination on the Cisco Application Control Engine Without an Existing Chained Certificate and Key in Routed Mode Configuration Example
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This document describes how to configure Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) termination on the Cisco® Application Control Engine (ACE) for an existing basic load-balancing configuration. This type of configuration will remove the burden of SSL encryption/decryption from the real servers' CPUs, increasing the amount of traffic they are able to handle in most situations. This document will assume that the reader does not already posses a key and certificate. It will walk the reader through the process of both creating a key and certificate using OpenSSL, as well as using the ACE to request a certificate from a Certificate Authority (CA).
|This document does not cover the design and configuration of the basic load-balancing configuration; this is covered in the Basic Load Balancing Using Routed Mode on the Cisco Application Control Engine Configuration Example.
Clients will establish a connection using HTTPS (SSL) to the virtual IP address (VIP) configured on the Cisco ACE. HTTPS causes the client's TCP session to be encrypted between the browser and the ACE. Once the session reaches the ACE, the ACE will decrypt the session and forward it to a real server in clear text (HTTP). The following figure illustrates this process.
Obtaining a Key and Certificate
In order for the Cisco ACE to be able to terminate SSL sessions, it will need to be configured with both an SSL certificate and a corresponding SSL key. SSL files (both certificate and key) can either be generated using a tool such as OpenSSL or requested from a certificate authority such as Verisign or GoDaddy. The next sections will cover both of these methods.
Using OpenSSL to Generate a Self Signed Certificate
OpenSSL is pre-installed on most linux systems and it can be downloaded and installed easily onto Windows systems as well. In this section, OpenSSL will be used to generate an RSA key and a self-signed certificate. While a self signed certificate will function properly with ACE SSL termination, most client browsers will display security warnings as self signed certificate are not trusted by a known root CA. The first step is to generate a 1024 bit RSA key. The following command will create a PEM formatted file named key.pem containing the key.
[root@admin]# openssl genrsa –out key.pem 1024
Next use OpenSSL to generate a certificate from the key. The following command will ask for a number of answers which must be provided. The result will be a PEM formatted file named cert.pem containing the self signed certificate.
[root@admin]# openssl req -new -x509 -nodes -sha1 -days 365 -key key.pem –out cert.pem
Now the SSL files are created, skip the "Using the ACE to Request a Certificate From a CA" section and continue to the Configuration section below to complete the ACE configuration using the newly created certificate and key.
Using the ACE to Request a Certificate From a CA
The ACE can be used to generate an RSA key, as well as a certificate request. After submitting the certificate request to a CA, the CA will supply a certificate to be imported into the ACE.
The first step in this process is to generate an RSA key on the ACE.
ACE-1/routed# crypto generate key 1024 key.pem
Next use the ACE to create a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) from the key generated in the previous step. On the ACE this is a two step process. First a CSR parameter map must be created, and then a CSR is generated from the key and the CSR parameter map. For more information on the various parameters, there is a good reference in the following URL.
ACE-1/routed(config)# crypto csr-params PARAMS-1 ACE-1/routed(config-csr-params)# common-name www.cisco.com ACE-1/routed(config-csr-params)# country US ACE-1/routed(config-csr-params)# state California ACE-1/routed(config-csr-params)# serial-number 1 ACE-1/routed(config-csr-params)# locality San Jose ACE-1/routed(config-csr-params)# organization-name Cisco Systems ACE-1/routed(config-csr-params)# organization-unit ADBU ACE-1/routed(config-csr-params)# email email@example.com ACE-1/routed# crypto generate csr PARAMS-1 key.pem -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST----- MIIB1jCCAT8CAQAwgZUxCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVTMRMwEQYDVQQIEwpDYWxpZm9ybmlh MREwDwYDVQQHEwhTYW4gSm9zZTEWMBQGA1UEChMNQ2lzY28gU3lzdGVtczENMAsG A1UECxMEQURCVTEWMBQGA1UEAxMNd3d3LmNpc2NvLmNvbTEfMB0GCSqGSIb3DQEJ ARYQYWNldG1lQGNpc2NvLmNvbTCBnzANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOBjQAwgYkCgYEA sjynhIa/Lz6YCl7gEOlhY3L5sBsegVMC6eYaQt1eaJnfMog8vfY7BlmjupGxnak1 FKIPkfEewKRRve5DDKoFE34oPbOqf1zBtcgzNI9A8UVm1U1P3w5HIWXQ0fyWpvcr ZIs0nVfKRIr12OIju2QZ2l6JFdX9vbXGdKK3H2wcQVcCAwEAAaAAMA0GCSqGSIb3 DQEBBAUAA4GBACQJFK0bkYV/nKt/MJ5mIWmZYUwgBTy6we20pz1Rnx61C+ulOwnu 596JvlAhP6iDQt2ImITClChpQzXS9xlC5VIdLW5mUYt9KUIMzI9+5eJ0WWHUVtEI wSkOm7IDptpll7xIfcbtUYupU1wCg3KudNtGmXUTjZ1QCAWwlIknu6R1 -----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
At this point, copy and past the certificate request into the web form provided by the CA that will provide the certificate. Once the CA signs the request, it will send back a certificate to be used on the ACE. The CA Thawte (www.thawte.com) will provide a variety of trial test certificates and trust chains for immediate use.
The Configuration section below will assist with importing the certificate and finishing the ACE configuration. Note that in the configuration section, you will only need to import the certificate, since the key was generated on the ACE.
The SSL termination configuration begins like the basic Layer 4 load-balancing configuration, by defining a VIP and corresponding server farm and rservers. Although the VIP can be configured with a port of "any," the ACE will do a TCP reset on any non-SSL connections. To prevent this, it is recommended that you bind the VIP to a port. In this example, the IP address 172.16.1.100 and port 443 will be used.
ACE-1/routed(config)# class-map match-all 102-vip ACE-1/routed(config-cmap)# match virtual-address 172.16.1.102 tcp eq 443
When adding the rservers to the server farm, consider the destination of the decrypted traffic. In almost every case, encrypted SSL traffic is received on an SSL-specific port, and the decrypted traffic needs to be sent to another port on the real servers. The Cisco ACE uses the rserver port defined in the server farm to properly translate (using Port Address Translation [PAT]) the destination for the decrypted connection.
ACE-1/routed# show run serverfarm Generating configuration.... serverfarm host web rserver lnx1 80 inservice rserver lnx2 80 inservice rserver lnx3 80 inservice rserver lnx4 80 inservice rserver lnx5 80 inservice
The VIP and server farm in this example allow the Cisco ACE to accept connections to the VIP on port 443 and forward them to a real server on port 80. Note that if the port is not provided, the VIP port will be preserved.
Most SSL termination configurations begin by importing the certificate and key onto the Cisco ACE. The easiest way to accomplish this is by placing the two files onto a secure FTP (SFTP) or FTP server so they can be transferred to the ACE.
ACE-1/routed# crypto import ftp 172.25.91.127 cisco cert.pem cert.pem ACE-1/routed# crypto import ftp 172.25.91.127 cisco intermediate.pem intermediate.pem ACE-1/routed# crypto import ftp 172.25.91.127 cisco key.pem key.pem
Note: If the files are in privacy enhanced mail (PEM) format, you can cut and paste to import the SSL file using the terminal parameter. For information on how to use the "crypto import" command, visit the following URL:
Once the SSL files have been imported, they should be checked to ensure that they were uploaded properly and to verify that they match. If the two files do not match, the RSA key cannot be exchanged and the ACE will not be able to properly terminate client connections.
ACE-1/routed# show crypto files Filename File File Expor Key/ Size Type table Cert ----------------------------------------------------------------------- cert.pem 1354 PEM Yes CERT key.pem 887 PEM Yes KEY ACE-1/routed# crypto verify key.pem cert.pem Keypair in key.pem matches certificate in cert.pem.
After the SSL files have been verified, the Cisco ACE can be configured with an SSL proxy service, which is a logical grouping of the certificates, key, and SSL parameters used to define the characteristics of SSL termination on the ACE.
ACE-1/routed(config)# ssl-proxy service proxy-1 ACE-1/routed(config-ssl-proxy)# cert cert.pem ACE-1/routed(config-ssl-proxy)# key key.pem
Within the ACE, all SSL termination is fully integrated. Therefore, there is no need to configure internal VLANs or IPs to handle decrypted traffic. All that is required to enable SSL termination is to attach the SSL proxy service configured above to a VIP in a service policy.
ACE-1/routed(config)# policy-map multi-match client-vips ACE-1/routed(config-pmap)# class 102-vip ACE-1/routed(config-pmap-c)# ssl-proxy server proxy-1
At this point the ACE should be configured with a working SSL termination configuration. Make a test connection to the VIP address using HTTPS in a web browser, and you should see a response from one of the real servers.
Related show Commands
This section provides information you can use to confirm your configuration is working properly.
Certain show commands are supported by the Output Interpreter Tool (registered customers only), which allows you to view an analysis of show command output.
ACE-1/routed# show crypto files ACE-1/routed# show crypto certificate all ACE-1/routed# show crypto key all ACE-1/routed# show crypto session ACE-1/routed# show crypto hardware ACE-1/routed# show service-policy <name> detail
Once the configuration is complete, check to make sure the VIP address can be accessed via HTTPS in a web browser. If any certificate errors are shown, this indicates a problem with the certificate, not with the Cisco ACE configuration. The above commands can be used to verify that SSL sessions are being terminated successfully.
When a client's web browser connects to an SSL server on any device, the browser and server negotiate which encryption cipher to use for the session. The list and order of ciphers presented by the ACE in a default configuration are as follows.
If this list is not desirable or the order needs to be changed, an SSL parameter map can be configured to make such changes. The documentation on this feature can be found at the following URL:
show running-config
logging enable access-list everyone line 8 extended permit ip any any access-list everyone line 16 extended permit icmp any any rserver host lnx1 ip address 192.168.1.11 inservice rserver host lnx2 ip address 192.168.1.12 inservice rserver host lnx3 ip address 192.168.1.13 inservice rserver host lnx4 ip address 192.168.1.14 inservice rserver host lnx5 ip address 192.168.1.15 inservice ssl-proxy service proxy-1 key key.pem cert cert.pem serverfarm host web rserver lnx1 80 inservice rserver lnx2 80 inservice rserver lnx3 80 inservice rserver lnx4 80 inservice rserver lnx5 80 inservice class-map match-all 102-vip 2 match virtual-address 172.16.1.102 tcp eq https policy-map type management first-match remote-access class class-default permit policy-map type loadbalance http first-match slb class class-default serverfarm web policy-map multi-match client-vips class 102-vip loadbalance vip inservice loadbalance policy slb ssl-proxy server proxy-1 interface vlan 20 description "Client Side" ip address 172.16.1.5 255.255.255.0 access-group input everyone service-policy input client-vips no shutdown interface vlan 40 description "Default gateway of real servers" ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0 service-policy input remote-access no shutdown ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 172.16.1.1


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Trying to explain the British sci-fi TV show "Doctor Who" to people who've never seen it before can be a bit challenging. I know I've been met with a few raised eyebrows when I tell people about the concept: it's a show about an eccentric guy called "The Doctor" who has a British accent and is actually a 900-year-old alien being known as a "time lord" who travels back and forth in time using a time machine that's disguised as an old-fashioned blue police box called the TARDIS (Time and Relative Dimension in Space) that happens to be bigger on the inside than it appears on the outside. And the actor who plays the Doctor changes every few seasons because every time the character dies, he "regenerates" and changes into a new form.
I love science fiction, but I'll confess that at first, the concept sounded a little too weird, even for me. However, it only took a few episodes for me to fall in love with this show. It's one of the quirkiest, wittiest, and most creative and imaginative shows on television. The BBC show — which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year — seems to be constantly reinventing itself, and I think the reason it continues to appeal to fans is that it always feels both "fresh" and "familiar."
Although the show traditionally has been more of a cult favorite here in the United States, I'm excited to see it increasing in popularity lately. The Doctor recently made the cover of Entertainment Weekly and TV Guide, and more and more people are tuning in to the episodes on BBC America.
Running for 50 years is an impressive feat for a TV show, especially since most series are canceled after a few seasons. However, despite its fairly stable popularity, "Doctor Who" has had its rough periods, and the show almost disappeared permanently in the 1990s after a period of declining popularity. A TV movie in 1996 failed to restart the series, but the BBC thankfully didn't give up, and in 2005, the show returned with a successful reboot starring Christopher Eccleston as the ninth Doctor.
So far, there have been eleven reincarnations of the Doctor, a character most recently played by Matt Smith. I have a T-shirt that has a picture of the TARDIS and says "You never forget your first Doctor," and I think that holds true for many fans. :) Everyone has their favorite Doctor, whether it's Tom Baker (fourth Doctor) from the classic series, David Tennant (10th Doctor) from the reboot, or one of the other "regenerations."
Although each of the Doctors have good characteristics, my personal favorite Doctor is David Tennant. Tennant is able to perfectly capture all the nuances of the character. The Doctor is eccentric with a quirky sense of humor, and he's incredibly smart (though unlike another famous character from a BBC show — Sherlock Holmes — he doesn't put others down for not being as quick-witted as he is). However, the Doctor also has a certain sense of darkness and sadness. He quite literally has the weight of all of time and space resting on his shoulders, and as the last of the time lords, he's also forever doomed to be lonely. He has companions that travel with him, but in time each one either chooses to leave the TARDIS or is pulled from the Doctor's life by a tragic event.
While I'm most familiar with the rebooted series, which has run for just seven seasons so far, it's still tough to pick out my favorite episodes from so many good ones. You really do never quite know what to expect from the show. After all, what other science fiction show has a plot like this: dinosaurs, ancient Egyptian queen Nefertiti, and a fedora-wearing adventurer who bears more than a passing resemblance to Indiana Jones, all running around on a space ship? ;)
My all-time favorite episode is probably the two-parter "The Empty Child" and "The Doctor Dances," starring the ninth Doctor Christopher Eccleston. The story is set during World War II and features a creepy zombie-like hoard of people wearing gas masks. It also introduces one of my favorite recurring characters in the series, the swashbuckling con man Captain Jack Harkness. Another one of my favorite episodes is "Blink," which features David Tennant. Although the premise — stone angel "statues" that only come to life when you look away or close your eyes — doesn't necessarily sound all that scary, trust me, after you watch it, you will never again walk by those stone angel lawn ornaments in the gardening section of the store without flinching (and you definitely won't blink). ;)
So, what will the next 50 years bring for "Doctor Who"? Fans have been speculating whether eleventh Doctor Matt Smith will be regenerating at the end of the current season, and who will play the Doctor next. There have been plenty of rumors: Benedict Cumberbatch, star of the BBC's Sherlock Holmes drama, will take over as the Doctor, or the Doctor will switch genders and be played for the first time ever by a woman. I've also heard rumors that we could be seeing a big-screen "Doctor Who" movie sometime in the future.
Wherever the show heads, I hope it continues to be fun, creative, and thought-provoking. If you haven't seen the show before, I'd encourage you to check it out. And if you are a fan, what are your hopes for the show's future?


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If there was ever any doubt as to the value of social media in our daily lives – and in this case an emergency situation – one only has to watch and listen to traditional media coverage of Hurricane Sandy.
If there was ever any doubt as to the value of social media in our daily lives – and in this case an emergency situation – one only has to watch and listen to traditional media coverage of Hurricane Sandy.
While watching the television coverage of this severe weather event, the reporters on several occasions referred to their smart phones that were conveniently placed on their desks. One of the anchors asked his colleague about the latest conditions in Delaware County, Pa, upon which the co-anchor picked up her phone and began scrolling through her messages and relayed the information about flooding areas. The co-anchor read off nearly a dozen problem spots and warned the viewers to avoid those areas, and stay off the roads.
The area's media entities – including ours – had a number of reporters and photographers out in the field with cameras to capture images of this tremendous storm from Cape May to Atlantic City and from Rehoboth to Claymont in Delaware. But reporters can't be everywhere at once, so the implementation of social media, in this case Twitter messages and Facebook videos added tremendous value to extensive coverage provided by the "traditional" media.
In another newscast, the anchor sent the coverage over to a technology reporter who provided coverage that was not available, even a few years ago. The reporter went to the "Big Board" screen and displayed the Twitter messages from viewers about road conditions, flooding, etc. in their respective neighborhoods.
What proved to be incredible was the actual photographs of flooded streets, pictures of automobiles with water up to the door handle and most vivid, were several different pictures of houses that were severely damaged by fallen trees. The pictures, which in many cases, were taken only moments before, showed extremely large trees that had been toppled over by the heavy winds and crashed through roofs and windows of people homes. The reporter read the story about how a tree went through a window where an infant was sleeping. The child was taken to the hospital, but fortunately sustained only minor injuries.
All of this extra coverage was provided by regular people, who used the latest in technology to help record today's news, but further to help record a more extensive coverage of an historical event. Yes, the traditional media typically does a great job in covering natural disasters and hurricanes, but now, with an unlimited amount of concerned citizens, we are able to see the effects of storms in greater detail.
In addition to the television coverage, the radio coverage, especially traffic reports, have bee a great help in clearing the roadways, as utility crews dispose of fallen wires or road crews repair newly created sinkholes or potholes on our roadways. Adding to the coverage, traffic reporters are frequently tweeted instantly about accidents, fallen wires and trees and disabled vehicles.
Overall, the traditional media continues to shine when called upon to cover any type of special events, such as Hurricane Sandy, but the coverage is now much more localized and more extensive, thanks to the use of social media and a large group of concerned citizens. Look for social media to become even more pervasive in our lives in the future. Now, there is no excuse for people who claim to be unaware of a situation that may be affecting their lives. An individual only has reach for the television, radio or smart phone, to stay up with all the latest developments of storms like Hurricane Sandy.


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With President Obama re-elected, there is much talk of Cabinet members and Federal agency chiefs leaving their posts. For advisors, what could be the most significant leave-taking is already in the works: Mary Schapiro will depart the SEC on Dec. 14. However, for many advisors and their clients, and for many investors who have been plowing money into bonds, another significant departure would be if Ben Bernanke were to leave the Fed.
Bernanke's term as chairman of the Federal Reserve ends on Jan. 31, 2014, but according to a New York Times report last month, "Mr. Bernanke has told close friends that even if Mr. Obama wins, he probably will not stand for re-election."
Sam Wardwell (right), VP and investment strategist at Pioneer Investments, said in a Nov. 29 blog that when he was asked about the impact of Bernanke being replaced, he saw three scenarios under which rates "might rise significantly."
Scenario 1: A Change in the Fed's Basic Approach
First, Wardwell believes that Obama would ask Bernanke to stand for a third term as Fed chairman. Were he to decline, however, "Obama is very likely to replace him with another dove," with current Fed Vice-Chairman Janet Yellen as the leading candidate.
Regardless of who replaces Bernanke, the Fed's mandate under Humphrey-Hawkins (under which the Fed chairman reports to Congress twice yearly)—to keep both inflation and unemployment low— "still militates for low rates, and will probably do so until the unemployment rate falls far enough," in Wardwell's estimation, "well below 7%," to the point that "'labor' becomes scarce enough that unit labor costs start to outpace inflation. With that mandate still in place, the bottom line for Wardwell: the risk of the Fed stepping on the brakes in 2013 appears small."
Wardwell provides a postscript to his conclusion on Scenario 1: "I expect this scenario, if it plays out, to result in an inflationary boom: falling unemployment => rising wages => rising consumer spending => strong GDP => strong profits, etc. In that scenario, stocks should outperform bonds, and corporate spreads should tighten until the Fed steps on the brakes." What, exactly, would constitute "stepping on the brakes?" It wouldn't be "raising rates to 1%," Wardwell believes, but only "when the Fed Funds rate is materially higher than the inflation rate (2%)."
Scenario 2: A Shift in Investor Sentiment
Discussing the "huge" inflows into bond funds by retail investors, Wardwell warns that if "momentum turns sour and redemptions from loss-averse investors (who want income but hate losing principal) accelerate, who will bid on all the bonds money managers are trying to sell?"
Under this scenario, Wardwell says that if "the Fed tightens somewhat sooner than expected because the economy's OK (or beginning an inflationary boom), stocks will almost certainly be appreciating. Treasury rates may rise, but it's unlikely to be a quick bond market panic…advisors will preach diversification and adherence to asset allocation models. The real bond bear market won't start until the Fed becomes more worried about inflation than unemployment and actively tightens (as opposed to simply normalizing rates)."
Scenario 3: A Bond Market Panic
Wardwell says that his "biggest concern as a fiduciary/investor…is that the global bond market (or U.S. retail) loses confidence in the dollar and Treasuries' safe-haven status" producing a "market panic." Should a "wave of 'loss of confidence' selling" begin, he worries that the Fed might be unable to stop it, "since further QE would further weaken confidence in the soundness of the dollar."
He concludes by saying that while there is currently a great focus in the media on the fiscal cliff, "I'm more focused on whether Congress and the President address the deficit and Debt/GDP ratio…if they do, Scenario 3 becomes much less likely; if they don't…."
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Trojans 3-peat as Siena Heights Holiday Tournament champions
The Madison High School girls basketball team defeated Tri-County Conference rival Britton Deerfield 43-30 on Friday night to win its third straight Siena Heights Holiday Tournament championship. The Trojans also kept their undefeated season alive, while handing the Patriots their first loss of the season.
"It's great to have kids that will put in all the additional effort needed to make a successful program," said Madison coach Rick McNeil. "We have a lot of good kids that work hard in the offseason and help this program succeed. I have to give a lot of credit to the dedicated parents and the coaches that teach the girls when they're younger. They get to develop at an early age and join the varsity team with a lot of experience. That dedication is what's allowed us to win this tournament the last three years."
Madison (8-0) did win, but it was anything but pretty. Both Madison and Britton Deerfield (7-1) turned the ball over multiple times throughout the game, primarily in the first half. Madison finished with 25 turnovers on the night, while the Patriots had 35 turnovers themselves.
The Trojans held a slim 9-8 lead after the first quarter, but came alive a few minutes into the second. The Trojans began to settle down and find an offensive rhythm. Once the Trojans found their groove, they began to pick apart the Patriots' defense, including Britton Deerfield's full-court press. Madison focused on pounding the ball inside to Ashley Bussing, who led the Trojans with eight points at the half.
The Patriots' offense went through Cambria Handy. Handy, who led all scorers with 16 points, scored seven of the Patriots' first eight points and had 14 points at the half. Other than Handy, the Patriots struggled to do much on offense.
"I thought we came out and played scared tonight," said Britton Deerfield coach Craig Tanis. "We had 35 turnovers, and they didn't all come from Madison's defensive pressure. We had 35 turnovers and only lost by 13. Not to take anything away from Madison, they're a great team, but we beat ourselves tonight."
With Madison holding a 27-19 lead at the half, Handy attempted to get the Patriots back into the game in the second half. It backfired in the worst way for the Patriots as Handy was called for back-to-back charges in the first minute of the half. Handy drew her fourth foul later in the quarter and was forced to sit the final three minutes of the third. With Handy out, the Patriot offense struggled, only mustering four points in the third quarter.
"Our intensity, our defense and our rebounding were solid all game tonight," McNeil said. "We should always be able to grind out a win if we're able to accomplish those three things."
Madison's offense didn't fare much better, but its defense improved. The Trojans were in Britton Deerfield's faces at every opportunity. Madison's offense cut down on the turnovers, but struggled with finishing possessions, missing multiple inside shots.
The Trojans held a 36-23 lead entering the final quarter. Madison remained poised as it systematically ran its offense, eating time off of the clock. The Trojans never allowed BD to get within 10 points of tying the game.
The Patriots couldn't seem to crack the Madison defense. Handy fouled out with just under two minutes to go.
"I really don't think the loss of Cambria hurt us too much offensively," said Tanis. "We had too many turnovers for it to really matter. It doesn't matter if she's in the game or not if we aren't able to get her the ball."
The Trojans were able to run out the remaining time and secure their third straight tournament championship. Madison benefited on the night with an offense that was able to spread the ball around, with five different girls scoring five points or more.
"Yeah, that's pretty typical," joked McNeil after the game. "In our first six games we had six different leading scorers. We like to pound the ball inside, but when that's not there, we can kick it out an hit a jumper. Different girls step up for our team every night and help us win. Tonight, Haley Mellon hit some big shots in the second quarter and gave us some breathing room. Hanna Johnston and Shayla Villarreal both really stepped up defensively in the second half and got us a lot of steals."
Bussing led the Trojans with a double-double, finishing with 11 points and 12 rebounds. Mellon had eight points, four assists and five steals, while Johnston had eight points and four steals. Villarreal finished with six points and three steals, while Kendall Hudson had five points and four assists. Maddie McNeil finished three points and five rebounds, and Ashley Morris added three steals.
Cambria Handy led the Patriots with 16 points, nine rebounds and four steals. Janessa Handy finished with five points, three steals and three assists, while Morgan Tanis had five points. Alicia Gotz added seven rebounds for the Patriots.


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There are several beautiful postings in the 'wanting to hear from former RCCs' thread in this folder about wanting a better liturgy and something more holistic and mystical, neither hating Western Catholicism nor gushing about the Pope as though he were all that mattered.But I wanted to say 'but what about ...?'On artificial birth controlOr the spanner in the works not only of procreation but of convert apologetics on the Orthodox side.anastasios once correctly wrote that modern Orthodox who make excuses for it sound just like Protestants. Indeed they sound like the Anglicans' very cautious and conservative approval right after 1930.
My own personal opinion on this is that Birth control pills taken in 21 or 28 day intervals are not a form of abortion. The pill simply prevents the egg from being released. If an egg is not released, it can't be fertilized. Since the belief among Orthodox would be that Life begins at the time of conception, an egg that hasn't been fertilized can not really be called a life since it is short by 47 chromosomes. This would be most notably obvious for married couples who are trying to limit the number of children they will have. However, there could be an argument brought up that sex should only be used for procreation, but I will not get into that here. I will just say that this is my opinion and its not necessarily definate or correct.-Nick
Indeed sex is seen by some Orthodox as a sin that is covered by the good of child bearing, now if you remove the possibility of childern being concieved by the act what are you left with?
Which "Orthodox"? Surely you can back up your claim with patristic citations?
Hardly a shocking postition I would have thought?
Well, actually, it is quite shocking, and in fact, quite heretical to say that sexual intercourse is a "sin" which is "covered up" by childbearing. Are you saying that a married couple who are knowingly infertile commit a sin every time they have sex?
George not necessarily- after all God can always work a miracle, look at Sts Joachim and Anna!
I find the two extremes in today's world to both be disturbing: the idea that monks are intrinsically holier than laypeople (the monastic life is higher than the married life I find in the Church Fathers, but that does not mean that monks are automatically HOLIER than laymen
I think that Theophan is saying that some Fathers taught this, and that it is not so amazing that this is so, not that he personally thinks that the Fathers universally taught that sex was a sin in all cases and that he agrees with it. However, I will let Theophan speak for himself.
The view that monastic or celebate life is holier than married life is one that is now challenged on valid grounds, based on tracking the idea back to Origen and his lowly view of the body. Some theologians like Gregory of Nyssa and a great Father like St. John Chrysostom picked it up from Origen and reformulated it portraying marriage as a necessity because of the sin of Adam without giving any explanation, only speculations, of how creation would have regenerated. It needs reconsideration. Because the question is not one that influences salvation yet casts a negative image on a valid church sacrament as inferior, maybe the Church Fathers views on this matter should be treated as their ownand not that of the Church.
This holy sex idea just kind of weirds me out; I am not a patristic expert but what I have read so far just seems to see married people sex as what married people do, not good, not bad (sometimes held in suspicion and that makes sense since monks usually write to monastic audiences!) etc. To think that this normal activity is somehow holy though intrinscally i just don't buy it, partly because it can so easily be abused.
I. Sex is sex and it depends on the context, just like eating. You eat a meal with friends and there is fellowship, or you eat to satiency by yourself like a glutton, or you eat just because that is what you have to do.
I think the analogy between sex and eating doesnt really work. First off we cant survive without eating (well their have been Saints who lived solely off the Eucharist but lets stay within our own sorry level...) while as we can survive without sex. Secondly sinner that I am I feel during last lent and drank milk in my coffee, I confessed this to my priest and was still allowed to take Communion even though this was an act of both gluttony and disobediance, however if I commited an act of fornication outside of fast time I would be banned from Communion for a year- possibly more. Therefore clearly the Church does not see things in the same light.Theophan.
Well if you are a cleric and you break the fast on a Friday or you commit fornication you are deposed in either circumstance according to akreveia so does your analogy really work?
Eating is not good or bad; sleeping is not good or bad; entertainment per se is not good or bad, but God created all these things. And besides, if you read St Gregory of Nyssa, it seems to have been a common thought during his time at least that sex was not even part of God's original plan, but a response to the fall, the original plan for reproduction being on a different scale completely. Anastasios
Forget the "holy" thing for a minute. I still think we cannot say that sex is "morally neutral", or, as you put it: "what married people do, not good, not bad", because sex is a creation of God "and God was all that He had made, and behold, it was very good." He commands us to "be fruitful and multiply;bring forth abundantly in the earth and multiply in it.†(Genesis 9:7). As Orthodox Christians we know that:1) God commands us to the Good.2) All that God has created is Good (not 'morally neutral', but Good).3) God commands us to multiply and fill the Earth, and therefore our generativity is Good.4) Good cannot be acheived through evil means.5) The only means for human generativity is sex.Put it all together, and we cannot but conclude that sex is Good, not morally neutral. The abuse of sex is bad, but so is the abuse of Holy Orders through Simony, yet Simony doesn't render Holy Orders "bad" or "morally neutral".
Eating is not good or bad; sleeping is not good or bad; entertainment per se is not good or bad, but God created all these things.
And besides, if you read St Gregory of Nyssa, it seems to have been a common thought during his time at least that sex was not even part of God's original plan, but a response to the fall, the original plan for reproduction being on a different scale completely.
I love how I always get sandwiched between two sides and smacked down from both--in this case I'm between Theophan and George But I think that in the middle is often the best place to be, because these issues are not as simple as they are made out to be by us amateur theologians (and let's face it, we are all amateurs, and I say that even with my advanced degree in theology, because really, earning a theology degree only showed me how much I still DON'T know!)
Such a degree in theology may have taught you how little you really know about the subject...however, it should also have taught you how little the so-called professional theologians or experts know about the subject as well Orthodox theology is in a pretty sorry state at least within the United States.
As far as the idea that it is Orthodox teaching that all things created are good, not morally neutral, I find that hard to swallow and well, I'm sorry to say, don't think that's Orthodox teaching, unless I misunderstand you, which of course could be entirely possible.
God created Lucifer, but he is now the devil.
So sex per se is good, but the reality of what sex is now is somewhat more netural or gray, even bad oftentimes-
-for instance, it is very difficult for me to believe that every time one makes love with their spouse they are always behaving in a chaste lovemaking.
Very Augustinian wouldnt you say?
AMEN! Preach it brother!!! LOL. In all seriousness, as a Catholic, I totally agree with everything that you have said in this post. Good job.
George,, I am not saying sex is sinful per se, that is Theophan.
I want you to write out a hundred times:"Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but fornicators and adulterers God will judge." (Hebrews 13:4)Sex itself does not make us unchaste. Rapists commit something much worse than unchastity, and that is, objectifying another human being. There is nothing more morally reprehensible than objectifying another.
Anastasios with due respect I wrote I tend towards that postition but it is not something I would lay down as fact that people have to believe.Theophan.
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We're eager and an hour early at Cairns Trinity Wharf for our three-night Great Barrier Reef cruise.
A fit young man in marine uniform greets us. "Hi, my name is Doug, and I'll be your captain." His informality is a surprise, but that's the Australian way. Doug grabs our luggage and carries it aboard the 35-metre, 730-tonne Coral Princess, a 50-passenger ship designed for tropical cruising.
The vessel looks spiffy despite her 20 years of service. There are upholstered cane chairs in the dining room and two lounge areas, one holding a topical library. Original maritime art graces the walls; there's a full bar and souvenir sales.
Our cabin is spacious, with two square "portholes," and the ship offers a range of accommodation. It's worth noting that, although staterooms on the upper decks cost more, they also roll more in lumpy seas.
We cast off just before noon, excited to be under way.
The aroma of freshly baked muffins and Anzac "bikkies" -- a cookie invented during the First World War by the moms of Australian and New Zealand soldiers fighting together --lures passengers into the dining room. We're the only North Americans among Australians, Brits and German-speaking Europeans.
Dive instructor Darron Strachan, a Sean Connery-like Scot who counts this as his 12th year on the Great Barrier Reef, demonstrates wearing life jackets and how to don snorkelling equipment.
An introductory scuba dive is offered and seven or eight keeners sign up for the briefing. Note to those who want to scuba dive: bring medical certification or you'll miss out like Paul did.
Wasting no time getting up close and personal with the warm water and reef creatures, we moor off Thetford Reef just inside the outer Great Barrier Reef by mid-afternoon.
Marine biologist Alana Hazel starts off with a fish-feeding. She jumps in surprise as a two-metre blue Maori
Wrasse races from the deep and almost grabs her hand while she's feeding colourful reef fish.
A glass-bottom boat tour over the colourful coral gardens whets our appetite for getting wet. The attentive crew notice a couple of older bodies having trouble descending the ladder wearing fins, so they help us onto the platform used for the excursion boat, then lower it so we can simply float off into the sea. Crew members yell encouragement, wanting us all to have a great experience.
And we do. We learn that you needn't swim far, just float over the edge of the reef and the fish will come to you. What a glorious sight!
After watching a dazzling sunset from the top deck, we're served a sumptuous seafood buffet, with Australian wines.
We anchor in the lee of an island for the night, and after a cooked breakfast of bacon, eggs, spaghetti and grilled tomato, we motor to Nathan Reef.
Here lie some of the most colourful coral gardens in the world and many of the 400 species can be seen from the glass-bottom boat.
This turns out to be the best snorkelling of our lives (we've been in Mexico, Thailand, Bermuda and Caribbean waters). The scuba novices, gently coaxed through their paces two at a time by Darron, surface, ecstatic about their experience.
Alana free-dives to "borrow" some amazing creatures from the deep for a touch tank. Some passengers are game enough to hug a huge sea cucumber, which looks like -- well, a pineapple. Colourful starfish, mobile mushroom corals and trochus shells are passed around and admired.
Soon we head to Dunk Island resort for a coastal rainforest walk. Some opt for an icy beer by the resort pool where Paul talks with Alana, a recent graduate of the University of Queensland, about the amazing Great Barrier Reef.
The first coral reefs started forming about 500 million years ago. "By comparison, the Great Barrier Reef is relatively new; its fossil coral just 3,500 years old," Alana tells Paul. "And the reef didn't start growing up until the end of the Ice Age raised sea levels 8,000 years ago."
The "GBR" as Aussies call it, parallels the Queensland coast for more than 2,500 kilometres. The largest World Heritage site on earth, it contains more than 2,900 individual reefs and 300 coral cays. It covers a total area of 345,000 square kilometres, but its future is in jeopardy.
"The Great Barrier Reef is a transient living thing, but global warming is speeding up its degeneration," says Alana.
"Coral bleaching, a complex biochemical reaction, is reversible if elevated water temperatures decline to normal (28-29 C) within a short period of time. Also, if overall temperatures don't rise too quickly, the micro-organisms can adapt."
Environmental pressures can cause them to change their physical attributes but it's difficult for scientists to tell whether the changes are genetic or caused by stress.
"Let's hope they will quickly evolve and be able to survive. But if conditions are too extreme here, perhaps the corals will be able to colonize new sites. Some corals are fast-growing, while others take a century to mature.
"It's hard to stop Mother Nature in her tracks, but we're also learning that scientists sometimes jump to conclusions, misjudging the situation."
Alana mentions the crown of thorns starfish, recently feared as a scourge of the entire coral reef, but now understood to be a phenomenon that comes and goes.
Dining at the captain's table, we learn that Captain Doug Wyness began on crayfish and ferry boats and was planning to be a chef, but studied for his marine papers on the side. Two years ago, he became a skipper with Coral Princess Cruises, starting on the Papua-New Guinea, Vanuatu and New Zealand runs. He loves his job and it shows.
Heading through Hinchinbrook Channel next morning, we get a lesson in mangrove ecology from Alana before mooring at "deserted" Pelorus Island for a barbecue lunch, cooked by the versatile Captain Doug. Kebobs of chicken, steak and kangaroo with several salads are washed down by Aussie beer, soft drinks or wine.
Snorkelling is great here and we spot giant clams three metres down among the corals, their "lips" in various shades of green, blue and purple. Energetic swimmers have a cannonball contest off a raft.
Our last morning on board dawns windy and rough, so the ride has what Darron calls "lumps, bumps and wobbles." And so do we -- few passengers opt for the hot breakfast. Then we change course for Townsville and the rolling drops sufficiently for us to pose for the obligatory group photo.
We're sad that our dream cruise has ended. But we have great memories, lots of photographs and, for a while at least, the "sea legs" we developed in the past few days.
If You Go
- Cairns is a popular international destination. Communities hugging white sand beaches offer laid-back, affordable accommodation, fine restaurants and shopping away from city bustle and are easily reached by public bus service. We liked the Argosy Apartments on Clifton Beach, argosycairns.com
- We enjoyed riding the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway over the trees to Kuranda, returning by heritage train, and a visit to the Daintree-Cape Tribulation Rainforest, including a cruise in search of crocodiles. Both days were arranged through Down Under Tours, www.downundertours.com
- August through mid-November offers the best weather, while the "wet," bringing high heat and humidity along with the odd cyclone, runs from mid-November through mid-April.
- Nasty box jellyfish are prevalent in the area between November and June, but major beaches have stinger nets within which it's safe to swim. Bottles of vinegar at beach stations offer emergency treatment in case of a sting.
- Dining costs 10 to 20 per cent more than in Canada, but many restaurants are BYO, which helps cut the bill. Consider buying breakfast items at a supermarket -- cooked breakfasts are expensive.
- Gasoline ("petrol" in Oz) costs about 30 per cent more than in Canada. Car rentals and accommodation costs are roughly equal after currency conversion.
- There are many day trips to the reef. Overnight cruises run for three, four or seven nights and tariffs range from $1,350AUD up. Tipping is customary at the end of the voyage.
Coral Princess cruises: www.coralprincess.com.au
- Reef Endeavour cruises: www.captaincook.com.au/home.asp
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority: www.gbrmpa.gov.au
2008 is the Year of the Reef
Concerned about the continued degradation of the world's coral ecosystems, the broadly-based World Conservation Union has designated 2008 as the second International Year of the Reef.
- Strengthen awareness about the value of coral reefs and associated ecosystems
- Improve understanding of the critical threats to coral reefs and generate solutions
- Generate urgent action at all levels to develop and implement effective management strategies for conservation and sustainable use of these ecosystems.
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Kuala Lumpur, 21 June 2014 – SITA, the world's leading air transport IT and communications specialist, has helped provide a smooth start to flight and passenger operations at Kuala Lumpur's new airport terminal, klia2.
SITA's AirportConnect Open platform automates passenger processing for the terminal, which officially opened 2 May, helping the airport and airlines to provide exceptional service. The SITA Departure Control System reduces the complexity of check-in and boarding, and its baggage solutions, BagManager and BagMessage, improve baggage processing efficiency, helping to ensure on-time departures.
AirportConnect Open enjoys more than 70% market share among airports globally that have implemented common user infrastructure. Around the world, more than 300 airlines use SITA's Airport Connect Open to process millions of passengers every day in more than 400 airports.
Dato Azmi Murad, General Manager, Operations Services, Malaysia Airport Holdings Berhad (MAHB), which operates the airport, said: "With SITA's technology and support, klia2 is processing large numbers of passengers and their bags quickly and efficiently, for great on-time performance. Our operations would not have gone as smoothly without SITA. We are also delighted that all airlines - Air Asia, Malindo, Cebu and Tiger - are already on board and using the new system. Our agreement with SITA has enabled us to procure bulk discounts for all airlines at both KLIA-Main and klia2."
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With passenger traffic at klia expected to reach 24 million over the next 12 months, SITA's technology will serve as an important platform for growth. Using the new platform, airlines can access their respective IT applications in real time on shared equipment. They can also use any airport desk, gate or self-serve kiosk for passenger check-in and boarding for maximum flexibility and convenience. This platform is also ready for other self-service initiatives such as self bag drop, which falls under IATA's FAST (Fast and Seamless Travel) program to offer more choice and control for passengers and lower costs for the industry.
Ilya Gutlin, President, SITA Asia Pacific, said: "We have collaborated with KLIA for nearly 10 years, helping them innovate and transform their operations with new technology.
SITA's AirportConnect Open helps enhance service quality for passengers, while further strengthening KLIA's status as one of the world's best airports. The platform serving both the main terminal and new klia2 enables the airport and its airlines to handle more passengers with the same resources.
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March 5, 2013
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The best month of the year has arrived, bringing with it a resurgent North Carolina, a struggling Baylor, and a strikingly SEC-heavy bubble.
February 27, 2013
by John Gasaway
In his feature for ESPN Insider John looks at how the Wildcats, Owls, Bears and Terrapins have landed on the bubble.
February 26, 2013
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With March just days away, John scans the per-possession horizon and finds Kansas resurgent, Wisconsin recurrent, and Gonzaga resplendent.
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In his recurring feature for ESPN Insider, John explains why the Spartans, Wildcats, and Orange are all performing slightly below the level set by past Final Four teams.
February 24, 2013
by John Gasaway
March is just a few days away, and John says Louisville, Kansas, Cal, Saint Louis, and Memphis are all looking good.
February 21, 2013
by John Gasaway
No one could have predicted Victor Oladipo having a season for the ages. But he's had one, and he deserves the Wooden Award.
February 20, 2013
by John Gasaway
If Gonzaga wins the national championship, they'll be the first team from outside the "major" conferences to do so since UNLV in 1990. The odds are long -- but better than they've been for a mid-major in years.
February 19, 2013
by John Gasaway
If you see John's wife's brother today, tell him to have a good one. Also tell him Louisville is underrated, Missouri is mysterious, and tonight should be an amazing evening of hoops.
by John Gasaway
In his feature for ESPN Insider John says the Hoosiers compare favorably to some of the best teams the Big Ten has produced in the last decade.
February 17, 2013
by John Gasaway
The Hoyas are atop the Big East thanks to their excellent defense, Colorado State is crashing the offensive glass, and Brad Stevens weighs in on whether to foul up three.
February 14, 2013
by John Gasaway
John's presents his latest freshman rankings, and Ben McLemore, Anthony Bennett, Marcus Smart, Gary Harris, and Shabazz Muhammad can start printing those "Top-Five!" t-shirts.
February 13, 2013
by John Gasaway
Duke's five-game winning streak against the ACC's midsection came about because of excellent offense. Meanwhile the defense is still weakened without Ryan Kelly.
February 12, 2013
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No labored and tendentious linking devices here, just good honest hoops insights. Virginia's under-hyped, the Big 12's over-balanced, and the Gonzaga-Saint Mary's game is finally here.
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The Gators really have been historically dominant -- but recent history suggests that can mean little come March.
February 10, 2013
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Seeing Garrick Sherman go nuts for Notre Dame across five overtimes got John to thinking of players who could be given bigger roles. Like, say, Alex Oriakhi, Sam Dekker, and Pierce Hornung.
February 7, 2013
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In his feature for ESPN Insider John says Russ Smith, Gorgui Dieng and company are better than the Cardinal team that reached the Final Four last season -- and also better than their current ranking.
February 5, 2013
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John's fact-checking preseason promotional claims, and he strongly urges the FTC to look into deceptive advertising run by NC State, UNLV, and San Diego State. That plus your weekly shot of Florida gazing in this week's Truths.
February 3, 2013
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John says the Hoosiers' amazing offense could be downright unreal if Tom Crean's team were only average at holding on to the ball. Also: bonus fretting for Oregon and Syracuse.
January 31, 2013
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John envisions a great conference POY race, still another elite offense, and a perfect stylistic fit -- all from the Zags joining the league. So what's Jim Delany waiting for?
January 30, 2013
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John magnanimously arbitrates the evaluative disputes that have arisen between the polls and laptops regarding the Wildcats, Bulldogs, and Panthers.
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- More than a race: Bolder a Boulder tradition
- Ringo: Steve Bosley's efforts worth celebrating
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If there's one thing Bob Greene has learned about getting older, it's that it's not easy.
"Getting old is not for sissies," the 78-year-old Frisco resident said. "It's one of the things you can brag about if you stay with the Bolder Boulder."
No, Greene certainly isn't a sissy. In fact, he is in select company. The 78-year-old is one of just 67 remaining members of the Bolder Boldest -- the group that has participated in all 34 runnings of the Bolder Boulder 10K.
"It's longevity more than anything," he said of why he still enters the race. "After a while the longevity means something to you."
It has certainly meant a lot to Greene, whose streak has not been easy to keep intact.
A retired air traffic controller who lived in Longmont for nearly 30 years, Greene spent several years going back-and-forth to China. A few years ago, one of his four-month stints in China overlapped with the Bolder Boulder. Living in Beijing didn't stop him from competing in his favorite race.
"I flew in, ran it and flew back to Beijing," he said of his 24-hour trip home. "I was sicker than a dog for a couple of days after."
It was worth it, though, to keep his name among the Boldest.
This year, Greene faces a new challenge.
In January, he returned home from a vacation to South America and doctors discovered a blood clot in his lung. While at the hospital getting treatment for that, he was wearing a portable telemetry monitor, which documents heart rate.
One day during his hospital stay, he felt light-headed, so he sat down on the bed. Thanks to the monitor, doctors could see there was an issue and quickly came in to check on Greene. Turns out, he had a small issue with his heart.
Greene is thankful he was wearing the monitor so that doctors could catch the problem. Now he wears a pacemaker to help control his heart rhythms.
"Had I not gone there to get that clot taken care of, I would have never had that telemetry on and I would have never known what this heart was doing," he said. "A lot of blessings in disguise."
Greene considers it a blessing to be able to compete again this year, even if he won't turn in a good time.
"Last year I ran (the Bolder Boulder) in 56 minutes," he said. "This year I'll be lucky if I do it in 1:20, because I haven't had a chance to really push my speed at all."
All part of getting old, he said. But so far, nothing has been able to keep Greene away from the Bolder Boulder.
He has been actively involved in running for nearly 50 years and he's competed in dozens of races over that time. He has competed in the Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii four times and still participates in smaller triathlons.
But, the Bolder Boulder has always been special to Greene.
"I love to see the crowd and the Bolder Boulder is so well managed," Greene said. "I hope to do it as long as I can. When the good Lord says, 'Hey, this is it, it's over with,' I'll have no regrets."


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Angels and A's – You Can't Win Them All. Sigh.
No team can win them all, that's for certain. So you'd think I would be more calm and philosophical during a tight extra innings game on a late April afternoon…that I wasn't really supposed to be paying much attention to anyway, what with the game taking place during business hours and all. I blame my computer. Okay. And maybe this tiny little obsession I have with Angels baseball. But mostly my computer.
I wasn't going to have time for the game at all, until my laptop's hard drive died a most inconvenient death the minute I tried to log into email…inconvenient because remote employees do not have access to shared network folders and I have been extremely lax about backing up my files on my own even though I really know better. Long story short, our IT guys are amazing and by 8 p.m, I had all of my files intact and a brand new hard drive. But for the 12 hours in between these two occurrences? Well, I quickly exhausted everything I could possibly do that was of a business nature without access to my own files and anything additional I could scounge. So from about 5 on it was me and the Angels and the anxiety of waiting to see if my files would pull through.
By the time we got to the 8th inning, I was so antsy between the close game, all of the weird plays and calls, and the unusual stresses of my own day, that I ditched the phone and sat in my car in the parking lot listening to the rest of the game on the radio – groaning over the terrible (game costing, really) umpire call, cheering wildly for Bobby Abreu's RBI double, swearing loudly over the botched play…I mean triple…in left field (also game costing). It's possible I even bit my nails…or at least looked at them in a way that was starting to make them feel uncomfortable. And all of this for one late April game? Clearly, it was my computer's fault.
Removed from the passions of the game itself, however, I am philosophical about the loss. First, I have to give props to the A's and Tyson Ross. It was a good game and Tyson Ross is definitely another exciting, young pitcher…grrrrr. Still, the Angels managed to keep the game close, even while displaying the team's flaws. And any loss you can learn from…well…pretty much still sucks. But I guess it's kind of like an unintentionally productive out – life would have been better without the out part but at least you have something to show for it. So, what have learned from the series against the A's, wins and losses alike?:
- Our pitching is strong. Weaver? 'nuff said. Chatwood? I am continually impressed by his confidence on the mound and ability to battle through situations where he gets himself into trouble. I anticipate him getting himself into trouble less often as the season progresses. And when Dan Haren has a "bad" outing (two walks, one hit batsman), it's still only a three hit, one (unearned) run affair. Pretty darned winnable for the Angels. Can we give this man some run support please?
- The Angels need to work on RISP. This is hardly news, but what was most apparent to me in this series is that we strand a lot of batters and miss opportunities even in a winning game, even in a high scoring game. It's just less apparent at that point. We need to review situational hitting – stop overswinging on pitches in hopes of knocking it out of the park when a base hit would get the job done.
- I'm not going to pick on our veteran players at the plate. No, some players aren't contributing yet. Yes, this is the same thing Angels fanss say pretty much every April. There are small signs here and there that certain bats are starting to warm up. I fully anticipate not needing to bring this up any further by mid May.
- Hank Conger is really good behind the dish and only going to get better but he and Haren should talk a bit and get on the same page. This way, they don't have to argue pitches and Conger can keep Haren that good, striking out batters left and right, kind of mad instead of the bad, slipping and hitting batters with the ball, kind of mad.
- Peter Bourjos and Vernon Wells need to work together a little longer before they are fully in sync. Bourjos and Torii Hunter seemed to read each other well from day one last season, but I know this is different with every player. Most of the folks I hear are blaming the botched catch…I mean triple…on Wells. I've watched the replay a few times and I think it was Bourjos' error. It's the centerfielder's job to call the ball, especially when running all the way into left field to catch it when the left fielder is about to make the catch. I'm not chewing on either player here, I just think this is one of those April learning moments – both need to communicate better with one another and Bourjos – greatly improved over last season when he was already frighteningly good – still has situations here and there where he needs to call the ball with more authority.
- The Angels are better with Mark Trumbo at first base. Howie Kendrick has such a great glove at second that putting him at first always seems like a good idea for a game or two…until we have a game with difficult plays at first. I'm sure Howie could be fine at first with a solid month playing the position like he had in '06, but why? Howie is a great second baseman and we have Trumbo to play first.
- I don't mind the line-up tinkering as much this season. I think that, in particular, switching between Bourjos and Erick Aybar as the leadoff man when Maicer Izturis is not available is keeping either one of them from feeling too much pressure and, as a result, we're getting decent production out of both of them in the leadoff spot more games than not.
Not a bad position to be in in April, really, especially when time will take care of a lot of the problems on its own and there is still time to work on the rest. Interestingly enough, I think the A's could take my bullet points, change a few of the specific details and say pretty much the same thing.


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