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Where the Heart Is: Discussing Home in the Art of Adolph Gottlieb and Robert Rauschenberg
- October 23, 2012 6:15 AM
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The Graduate Student Lectureship Program provides local art and art history graduate students the opportunity to research and present public lectures on works on view at the Modern. These focused gallery talks discuss artworks within a thematic framework designed to provide new insights on familiar pieces and special exhibitions. After close observation, rigorous research, and original analysis, students each design an interactive tour that fosters discussion with visitors in the galleries. Each thirty-minute talk is presented twice over the course of the semester, allowing Museum visitors multiple opportunities to attend. Taking place this fall prior to certain Tuesday Evening lectures and on select Sundays, these discussions are free to the public with the price of admission to the galleries and begin in the Museum lobby.


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Merlin is my companion and my familiar. So, I figured that his name should be the title of this Witch's room. I'm going to post spells, both new and well used ones, and all kinds of information on the craft. I'm a 5th generation Witch, so I have a lot of older learning that I would love to pass on. Come in, have a cup of tea, pet my cat, and maybe learn something along the way
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I decided to put them in this large urn that I recently picked up underneath our chalkboard in the kitchen. I haven't had time to play with this camera yet, so not the best quality photos, but I'm looking forward to playing around with it. Enjoy! xoxo K.
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Developer Reading List, April 02, 2013 New books on Java, Erlang, Unit Testing, Windows and more.
Regular Expressions Cookbook, 2nd Edition
by Jan Goyaverts and Steven Levithan
Regular expressions are probably the one aspect of programming that drives nearly every developer crazy at one point or another. Even if you love regular expressions, there is little defense to early Netscape engineer Jamie Zawinski's famous witticism: "Some people, when confronted with a problem, think 'I know, I'll use regular expressions.' Now they have two problems." There are essentially two solutions to the problem of using regular expressions (regex). The first is to study and practice them until you've mastered the patterns and can string them together effectively. This approach has several limitations: regex syntax is not portable across languages and, unless you use a lot of regular expressions, you're liable to slowly forget the all but the most primitive expressions. The second option is to do a quick Web search when a regex is needed. This is precisely what the Web is useful for leveraging the experience of others who've had a similar need. The drawback is that you must find a regex formulation in your language that you know to be correct. There are lots of problems here: If it's not correct or if it's not exactly what you want, then you'll need to fix it, which brings you back to your original problem.
This book solves the second problem. It's a recipe book that's filled with dozens of examples for common situations. For example, validating the format of North American phone numbers. Each recipe shows the solution in seven languages: .NET (all .NET languages use the same regex engine), Java, JavaScript, Perl, PHP, Python, and Ruby. Each recipe also includes a careful explanation of how the syntax implements the right search. This allows you to modify the solutions easily.


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With only 8 percent of reported military sexual assaults ending in the court-martial convictions of offenders, the head of a victims group testified Friday before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights that an independent audit of those investigations and trials "would be a wonderful thing."
"I think that's a great idea," testified Nancy Parrish, president of the advocacy group Protect Our Defenders, who was responding to an audit suggestion floated by commission member David Kladney. Parrish also reported that military leaders later reduced some of those rape convictions to lesser charges such as adultery and indecent language, meaning the offenders remain on active duty and had their time in the brig substantially decreased.
"That's the message. That's why we're here today because unpunished sexual assault in the military is an epidemic (and) victims don't come forward and report because it's futile," she testified.
The hearing in Washington, D.C., marked the first time the Civil Rights Commission has taken up the issue of sexual assault in the military in the post-9/11 era, when women began to make up 15 percent of the American armed forces.
The eight-member panel — four appointed by the White House, four by Congress — invited a roster packed with 14 key players in current efforts to stem sexual assaults inside the military, including victim supporters, academics and flag officers from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps.
Courts, not therapy sessions
The commission this year will draft a report and offer its findings and recommendations to President Barack Obama and to the U.S. Senate and House. But based on the tone and content of many questions posed by the commission — including the first question asked by Commission Chair Martin Castro — it seems possible that the White House and Congress may be faced with the notion of removing sex assault investigations and trials not just from the chain of command but from the military altogether.
Castro's opening question was sparked by the testimony of retired Army Maj. Bridget Wilson, a former judge advocate in the California State Military Reserve and now a partner at the San Diego law firm Rosenstein, Wilson & Dean. She testified that sex-assault investigations must remain in the military "for the process to have credibility" and that "it has to be command driven."
Wilson testified that a 23-percent increase in reports of sexual assaults at U.S. military academies — revealed by the Pentagon in late December — was simply a byproduct of a military legal process that "is being driven by fear, by the goal being set, as opposed to the truth of the situation."
Military commanders "were told their goal for the year was to have more reports and, by God, they had more reports," Wilson said. "Now, the pressure is to have more convictions and, trust me, they will have more convictions. Because that's what the military does: You give it a mission, it gets it done, regardless of how that works.
"We can reduce sexual assault of our troops. It is a terrible violation ... But we have to do it right. We can't do it in a way that makes this look like a feeding frenzy and a witch hunt," she added.
"Would it not be better," Castro then asked, "to have a civilian process in place, where cases that aren't being charged (but) that should be charged in the military might have a fresh and different view — in a civilian process?"
"I think we've got to have good cases," Wilson responded. "These are courts of law. They're not therapy sessions."
Undermining authority
Several military leaders invited to the hearing also decried the notion of pulling sexual-assault cases out of the military and handing them to an independent, civilian tribunal where evidence and testimony would be judged and defendants would be either cleared or convicted.
Such a move would undermine the authority of military commanders, who are tasked with training their troops, setting standards then disciplining those service members who fail to follow the established codes of conduct, testified Army Maj. Gen. Gary Patton, director of the Department of Defense Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office.
"It's important to retain the commanders as a central role in a justice system," Patton testified. "The commanders own this problem. Commanders are going to have to fix this problem. ... By removing any kind of decision-making, with regard to discipline, away from the chain of command, we are not keeping commanders involved in the problem."
The Sexual Assault Training Oversight and Protection bill (also called the STOP Act) was introduced to Congress in 2011 by Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., as her plan to address rising reports of sexual assaults in the military — and to encourage more victims to file charges. It remains stalled in committees. The bill would create an autonomous sexual assault oversight and response office staffed by both military and civilian personnel.
During the hearing, commission member Roberta Achtenberg asked Castro if the STOP Act's recommendations could be made part of the testimonial record. Castro agreed.
Protect Our Defenders has long been a vocal proponent of the STOP Act, and Parrish testified that the 8-percent conviction rate, in part, "validates the standing up of an independent, impartial, expert office."
'Outlier among the world's militaries'
But another expert, University of California, Hastings, School of Law Professor Elizabeth Hillman, cautioned that the STOP Act doesn't go far enough. She testified that the U.S. military should follow several of its key allies and remove all criminal prosecutions from the desks of military commanders.
"The United States is an outlier among the world's militaries in placing the discretion to prosecute in the hands of commanding officers rather than civilian authorities," Hillman said. "The clear trend in the militaries of our allies is toward civilian control over military criminal prosecutions, not only in sexual assault but in all criminal cases."
The United Kingdom, for example, named a civil servant as director of its armed service prosecutions; his deputy is a brigadier general, Hillman testified. Similar strategies have been applied to the militaries in Canada, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand — they each have military-justice systems with civilian authority to prosecute.
Though acknowledging that U.S. military officials are visibly trying to curb sexual assaults with an array of new tools and programs, Hillman said she remains "less sanguine about the likelihood of success under this latest regime."
Allowing military commanders to retain responsibility for criminal prosecutions leaves them "liable to the scrutiny of the public, to criticism no matter what they do," said Hillman, an Air Force veteran. It also "leaves their troops vulnerable to a problem that, so far, our military has gained little traction over despite two decades of what I would consider serious and comprehensive efforts to address it."
Related: Reported sex assaults leap 23 percent at US military academies
Related: Sex-assault victims in military say brass often ignore pleas for justice


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... but not in that order. Yesterday I did an interview with a public radio show called Interfaith Voices. My interview will be on next week's show, from Thurs. Jan 24- Wed. Jan. 30th. Here's the list of the 40 stations we're on to find outwhen to tune in: http://interfaithradio.org/tunein. If your local public radio station isn't on that list, you can check out the story on their Web site, www.interfaithradio.org, starting Friday the 25th. They also have a podcast you can subscribe to by clicking on the purple "add to iTunes" box on the top left of their home page.
When I was up at San Francisco Zen Center I got to meet the legendary David Chadwick, author of Crooked Cucumber: The Life and Teaching of Shunryu Suzuki and one of my all time fave books about Zen and Japan, Thank You and Ok!: An American Zen Failure in Japan. Go buy them both. He also maintains a great website about Shunryu Suzuki called cuke.com. David was attending the cremation ceremony for Idilio, a longtime Zen Center resident.
I have moved into my new home. But I am still without an Internet connection of my own. So I have to rely on cafes and libraries. Right now I'm in Whole Foods in Torrance using their kindly provided free wireless internet. I may become an expert at finding free wireless internet since my income has shrunk drastically lately. This means I have even less ability to respond to all the nice e-mails people send me than I did before.
I was sitting Zazen this morning and this thought flew by. A lot of people sit Zazen and find their brains full of noise and chatter, then they think that this stuff is a distraction to their "real" practice. No. That chatter and noise is your real practice.
I'd venture to say that about half the questions I get from book and blog readers are some variation on this problem and my answer is some variation on that answer. No matter how many times I rephrase it, though, someone always comes along with a "Yeah, but..." and I need to find a new way to say the same thing. This is fine, since it keeps me off the streets and out of trouble. And my various rephrasings of this same answer continue to sell as new books and Suicide Girls articles.
Gotta go look for new ways to make money now. Gotta eat, you know. Suggestions welcome.


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Managers: Terry Francona, BOS; Tony La Russa, STL
MVP: Manny Ramirez, BOS: .412, 1 HR, 4 RBI
Path to the World Series
ALCS: Boston over New York (4 games to 3)NLCS: St. Louis over Houston (4 games to 3)ALDS: Boston over Anaheim (3 games to 0); New York over Minnesota (3 games to 1)NLDS: St. Louis over Los Angeles (3 games to 1); Houston over Atlanta (3 games to 2)
The Boston Red Sox entered the 2004 World Series with unprecedented momentum that was way too strong for the St. Louis Cardinals. After making baseball history by coming back from a 3-0 deficit to defeat the New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series, the Red Sox had become a force that even overpowered an 86-year-old curse. Legend had it that, after winning the 1918 World Series then selling Babe Ruth to the Yankees, the Sox were cursed to never win it again. Bill Buckner's infamous error in the 1986 World Series was all the proof some people needed of the curse's validity.
But first-year manager Terry Francona and an enthusiastic bunch of players, lovingly branded by outfielder-first baseman Kevin Millar and outfielder Johnny Damon as "the idiots," would not be crushed by the weight of history. Nor would they be slowed down by the Cardinals, whose Tony La Russa became the first to manage in both leagues in the Fall Classic since Sparky Anderson (Reds and Tigers). A Cards team that featured Albert Pujols (46 HRs, 123 RBIs) and Jim Edmonds (42 HRs, 111 RBIs) and led the NL in runs, and boasted a pitching staff that gave up the league's fewest runs, was still no match for the Red Sox's October Magic. It was a four-game sweep.
Game 1 at Fenway Park was a wild one in which the Red Sox outhit the Cardinals, 13-11, but also committed four errors to the Cardinals' one. The Sox's David Ortiz homered in his first World Series at-bat for three runs in a four-run first. The Sox led 7-2 after three innings and 9-7 going into the eighth before outfielder Manny Ramirez made consecutive errors to allow the Cards to tie the game. But after the Cards' lone error in the bottom of the eighth, Mark Bellhorn homered off Pesky's Pole in right for the winning runs in an 11-9 decision. Bellhorn led the AL with 177 strikeouts during the regular season, but none of those were remembered on this night.
His bloody sock from his classic ALCS performance already a part of Beantown lore, Curt Schilling took the mound for Game 2 with stitches in his right ankle as part of the repair for a torn tendon. Schilling gutted out 94 pitches over six innings, struck out four and held the Cards to four hits and one run. Once again, the Sox committed four errors, with a World Series single-game record three charged to third baseman Billy Mueller. Also, Pujols led the Cardinals by going 3-for-4 with a double. But the pitching of Schilling and two RBIs apiece from Bellhorn, Orlando Cabrera and Jason Varitek were enough to overcome all that in a 6-2 victory.
Game 3 at Busch Stadium is remembered for starting pitcher Pedro Martinez's seven scoreless, three-hit innings in a 4-1 Sox victory. In St. Louis, however, pitcher Jeff Suppan's baserunning mistake is the unforgiving memory. Suppan was at third and Edgar Renteria at second with no outs in the third when Larry Walker grounded toward first base. Suppan inexplicably stopped on his way to the plate and returned to third, which forced Renteria to return to second. Ortiz got Walker at first, threw to Mueller at third to retire Suppan, and the rally was finished. The Cardinals went quiet until Walker's homer off Keith Foulke in the ninth, but the Sox were nonetheless a win away from putting the curse to bed.
Red Sox right-hander Derek Lowe made sure Game 4 would be a coronation. Lowe struck out four and held the Cards to three hits in seven scoreless innings. Bronson Arroyo, Alan Embree and Foulke would finish off a 3-0 championship victory, allowing one hit in the final two innings. Johnny Damon's first-inning leadoff homer gave the Sox the only run they'd need. The pall that hung over Red Sox Nation was lifted. After 86 years, it was a new day in Beantown.
While there were contributors to the sweep up and down Boston's lineup, Ramirez was named the Series' MVP by hitting .412.


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In her own words: living with scleroderma
Judy*, a mother of six children and grandmother of ten grandchildren, was diagnosed with scleroderma four years ago. Fortunately, the scleroderma hasn't affected her internal tissues, so she is able to manage her condition with pain medication. She continues to maintain an active life with her husband, volunteering in many community activities. They will soon be moving into a duplex adjacent to her daughter's home in case her condition worsens.
What was your first sign that something was wrong? What symptoms did you experience?
One of the first signs was that my hands got really cold and were turning white. Later, I had swelling in my hands, legs, and ankles. My legs would sometimes feel really hot. At night before I went to bed I would soak them in real cold water. These symptoms went on for about 6 to 9 months. I wondered, "what in the world is wrong with me."
What was the diagnosis experience like?
It was quite prolonged. When I first went to my doctor, he suspected that it was several other things. One thing that showed up was that I had high blood pressure, so he gave me some medication for that. That didn't really take care of the symptoms I was having. Along with the high blood pressure, I was having swelling of my ankles and legs, kind of like edema, so he gave me some diuretics. Then he did some blood tests, and as soon as he did the blood tests, he said, "I think you have scleroderma." He referred me to a rheumatologist, and he agreed with the diagnosis. This whole process took about three months.
What was your initial and then longer-term reaction to the diagnosis?
At first I was relieved to know that it was something that could be treated. Since the doctors didn't really tell me too much about it, I got much of my information from the Internet. There is a scleroderma foundation that provides a lot of information about the disease.
How is scleroderma treated?
Scleroderma affects the skin and tissues so you have kind of an arthritic reaction, and also can affect the internal systems, such as the digestive system. For me, none of the internal systems have been affected. Therefore, when I went to the rheumatologist, he said he would just give me something for the pain, so I take Aleve twice a day. If it were affecting my internal tissues, he would prescribe a more aggressive treatment. The Aleve helps with the pain. I go back and see the rheumatologist every six months.
Did you have to make any lifestyle or dietary changes in response to having scleroderma?
No, because I think mine is pretty mild.
Did you seek any type of emotional support?
My family and husband have been very supportive. There are scleroderma support groups, but I didn't really feel the need to go since my condition has improved. I also have a niece who is a nurse, and she helps me understand more about it.
Does scleroderma have an impact on your family?
We are retirement age, so we were in the process of deciding where to live. My daughter and her husband offered to build a duplex on their property for us to move into. We thought about it, and decided it was probably a good idea. They've designed it to make getting around easier for me if my condition worsens. It should be completed this Spring. It's a very nice thing for them to do for us.
What advice would you give to anyone living with scleroderma?
At first it's pretty scary, but try to stay hopeful. It helps to find out as much information as you can. I felt better when I understood more about what it was.
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Young investors—those under age 30—account for nearly 10% of affluent investors in the United States, but mutual fund companies aren't doing enough to get in front of those consumers.
A study released March 18 by Cogent Research found affluent Gen Y investors don't have a clear understanding of mutual fund companies' offerings, or even the brands themselves. Overall, affluent investors recognized an average 10.6 mutual fund companies, but the younger age group only recognized 5.3 brands.
That lack of recognition is the result of a gap in the way fund companies engage with consumers and the way young affluent investors consume information. The survey found younger investors were "far less likely" than older respondents to recall recent advertising from fund companies. Investors under 30 were nine times more likely to develop a relationship with a fund company through social media and twice as likely to rely on an advisor's recommendation for a product provider.
"If you want to gain a quick appreciation for how different Gen Y is in the way it consumes information, simply ask a 20-something how they get their news, stay current with their favorite programs and learn about new products," Meredith Lloyd Rice, Cogent Research senior project director and author of the study, said in a statement. "The chances are high that TV commercials, newspapers and radio won't even be part of the equation."
Although Gen Y investors are far more likely than their older counterparts to use social media, the report found advertising and the company website were still the most common types of contact between consumers and mutual fund companies. Nearly 60% of Gen Y consumers said they recalled advertising from a company in the past 12 months, compared with 75% of older consumers. By comparison, 35% of Gen Y investors said they recalled a mutual fund provider from social media, compared with just 4% of other respondents.
"Demonstrating a commitment to caring about Gen Y investors and engaging with them meaningfully in places and through media where they spend their time and energy makes sense," Lloyd Rice said. "The companies that get there first and do it better will be leaps and bounds ahead of the competition."
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EDMONTON - They met on a baseball field in Edmonton. Niki Petersen was playing outfield for her dad's company team when she spotted a handsome guy on first base. Rob Guinchard had blond hair, blue eyes, a charming Newfoundland accent. By mid-season, and with the help of a few celebratory drinks, Petersen and Guinchard had made it to first base off the field.
Five years later, the couple has two children: Tyson, three, and Hayden, two. Petersen had always dreamed of being a mother. But family life for this Edmonton mom isn't quite what she'd imagined. She's a rig wife, as they call it, one of thousands of women in Alberta and Saskatchewan tending the fires at home while their spouses work in the oilpatch, often for weeks at a stretch.
Guinchard is a driller and works on rotation: two weeks on, one week off. He spends the winters in Alberta, works in Saskatchewan through the summers. Because their boys are still in diapers, Petersen is with them full-time. She doesn't mind being a stay-at-home mom, but finds rig-wifery incredibly tough.
"Sitting at home being lonely, that's probably the worst part," she says.
When Guinchard is away, there's no off-time, no taking turns with the kids, no division of domestic labour, no can-you-watch-them-while-I-go-buy-some-milk. Petersen can't even text or call Guinchard while he's working; it's considered a safety hazard.
"It's all on me," she says. "That's what's hard about it, when he's away."
Petersen's parents live in the city but she doesn't like to rely on them too heavily for child care, and it seems extravagant to hire a babysitter for $40 just so she can go to the gym.
"There are times that I get angry. 'Why can't you just be a normal husband and be home every night?' "
She isn't depressed, she says, just isolated, tired. A trained esthetician, she does eyelash extensions for some private clients; it's a chance to socialize. She loves her little boys, wouldn't change that for the world, and she isn't looking for pity. She knows she's luckier than many.
"I think about single mothers and what they have to go through," she says. "That's gotta be rough. I feel bad complaining about my life."
What she wants is for people to know that Alberta's energy sector takes its toll on young families. It takes its toll on women who never even see the proverbial oilpatch, on little boys whose daddies come and go, come and go.
Every time Guinchard returns, it's an adjustment. "There's another person deciding half the rules, breaking my rules, it's kinda screwing with the routine. He likes to try and spoil them because he doesn't see them all the time. He gives them juice, they get to stay up later."
Then, just when they settle into a groove, he has to leave. "We make sure Tyson knows (his dad) is going to work so he doesn't wake up going, 'Where's Daddy?' It's harder on him not to know."
Even in 2013, so much of parenting and domestic work still falls to women, and still goes unnoticed. We talk about the impact of Alberta's oil industry on birds and rivers and air quality. We talk about issues like highway safety, workplace safety, foreign workers. We talk about the economy, the provincial budget, bitumen bubble.
But what about the cost to parents, children? What about moms like Niki Petersen? She's working for the oilpatch, too, by extension, except she isn't paid a dime, and her labour is largely invisible.
Guinchard enjoys a six-figure salary. It's too good to give up. "You gotta have a roof over your head," he says. "I'd have to cut back my lifestyle, and I don't want to do that. I've got a truck, a house, go on trips, got kids, they want stuff. You start adding it up."
To be home every night, the 30-year-old would have to quit and go back to school, only to find a lower-paying job in the city. It makes no financial sense. "I couldn't do it now. I'm already making big money. I'd take a pay cut."
A recent Statistics Canada study showed that one in every 13 Canadians (1.9 million people) lives apart from their romantic partner for various reasons, be it geography, employment or otherwise. It's called LAT: Living Apart Together. Another 240,000 spouses are in "commuter marriages."
Those numbers don't account for couples like Petersen and Guinchard, who have the same home address, even though Guinchard is away two-thirds of the time. "It sucks being away from your family, but that's life," Guinchard says. "It pays good and I do like my job."
How does this affect a marriage, children growing up? I don't know. I know it's hard enough having a relationship and raising kids when both parents are under the same roof every night.
Petersen loves her little guys, her big guy, yet she can't help but dream of Guinchard coming home for supper every night, of being able to call him or text him throughout the day, of having him with her at the hospital when one of their sons needs stitches.
It's tough for Guinchard, too. He works 12-hour days and "camp is kinda like prison," he says. Food in the workers' camps is good but "you go to bed at the same time, you wake up at the same time, there's nothing to do, you're stuck in your room pretty much."
Petersen's city friends are busy with work and daycare. She relies on Facebook to stay connected with the outside world. "I find myself on there way too much when he's gone."


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It's been a bumpy stretch for precious metals.
The price charts for gold, palladium, platinum and silver all showed prices dropping below their 50- and 200-day moving averages in recent weeks. Gold and silver both peaked early last autumn; palladium and platinum topped out in the first quarter of 2013.
Is it time to write off the metals and their role in portfolio diversification?
Nick Brooks, head of research and investment strategy for ETF Securities in London, would disagree with that conclusion for several reasons. Precious metals' price changes are driven by different factors, he notes, so it doesn't make sense to lump them together.
Gold tends to draw the most attention as an inflation hedge and its role in jewelry. Silver tends to be highly correlated with gold but it's also an industrial metal, while palladium and platinum are purely industrial metals.
Another factor to consider: An investor's time horizon will influence his or view of a metal's investment potential. Brooks notes that the near-term fundamentals, perhaps other than technical- and short-covering rallies, are not particularly positive for gold.
Nonetheless, he believes the long-term underlying fundamentals are very bullish.
"I think investors rightly fear currency debasement, printing of money and, therefore, look to gold as a hedge against the debasement of the world's major reserve currency, the dollar in particular," he says. "But, even if those fundamentals are still intact that doesn't mean that cyclical factors won't affect prices and you can't get shorter term down trends in an upward cycle."
The recent decline in gold's price has drawn considerable attention. ETS Securities cites several reasons for it in an April report: "In our view it was a classic case of speculative investors taking advantage of gold-negative fundamental news and technical break-points to drive a self-fulfilling downward cascade of the gold price. Given the size of short COMEX futures positions, an equally powerful short-covering rally may also occur once markets have stabilized, new technical levels evolve and gold fundamental news improves."
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The second reason is that the eventual resumption of stronger economic growth in the U.S. and China will increase demand for the metals. "There are very strong fundamentals for those two metals, and I think ultimately, assuming the U.S. growth and Chinese growth recovery continues, they should ultimately be strong performers."
That economic recovery could also benefit silver, Brooks believes. "Silver is a hybrid," he says. "I would argue that it does have a relatively high correlation with gold over time. It has been used historically as currency and is viewed as a store value. But, around 50% of silver is used for industrial purposes, particularly in the electronics industry; and, therefore, it also should benefit if growth continues to recover. And, often in this type of environment, it quite substantially outperforms gold."
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- Industrialization, urbanization and rising wealth of large populations in the emerging markets will continue to drive demand higher.
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Young millionaires are aware that much of their wealth is the result of an inheritance, but the survey found Gen X and Y millionaires are actively participating in growing it even more. Young investors averaged 30 trades per month, the survey found, and 73% said they've become more involved in the last five years.
"Gen X/Y millionaires are taking a dramatically different approach to their wealth than the older generations, signaling a new era of wealthy investors," Bob Oros, executive vice president of Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services, said in a statement. "These next-generation millionaires, who have already surpassed their older counterparts in total assets, are likely to drive significant change among the investors who want to emulate them, the advisors who serve them and the financial services industry that supports them."
Fidelity asked respondents to rate their financial outlook on a scale where 100 is the most favorable and -100 is the least favorable. Gen X and Y respondents put their outlook at 51, 58 points above boomers. Fidelity noted this was the highest level since it began conducting the survey in 2006.
In addition to having a more positive outlook than boomers, the survey found 92% of younger millionaires work with a financial advisor, compared with 68% of boomers. Even among respondents who said they make their own investment decisions, 61% work with at least one advisor for validation.
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Among the services that younger millionaires are looking for from their advisors are estate planning, charitable giving and retirement planning. Boomers and older millionaires tend to look to advisors for help with investment and portfolio management.
"Financial advisors should be prepared to deal with Gen X/Y clients who are knowledgeable and who like to be involved in their investments," Oros said. "These new millionaires are collaborators, looking for a validator to partner with on their investments."
More than 70% of younger respondents are comfortable with their level of investing knowledge, and what's more, they're almost twice as likely to say they enjoy investing as older respondents. They tend to be more aggressive and more likely to add complex investments to their portfolios.
In the last year, the top investments added by younger millionaires were international mutual funds, followed by individual domestic stocks and alternative investments. The survey found they will continue to add domestic stocks in the next year, increasing those holdings by an average 28%.
Domestic stocks were boomers' top investment both last year and in the coming year, with an average 23% increase expected in those holdings. However, Fidelity found boomers' second most commonly used investments were CDs, money-market funds and other cash equivalents. Respondents anticipate continuing to add those investments by an average 17%, despite being the No. 1 investment they're likely to sell.
"Gen X/Y millionaires are hands-on, sophisticated investors who are constantly researching new ways to grow their wealth," John Sweeney, executive vice president of Retirement and Investment Strategies at Fidelity Investments, said in a statement. "They have taken personal accountability for their financial futures: They're getting educated, staying involved and seeking guidance from financial professionals and other trusted sources — a good roadmap for all investors."
The survey found younger millionaires were more likely to feel wealthy than boomers. Fidelity noted that this is likely due to the fact that they were more likely to use their wealth. They own more vacation homes, boats and country club memberships, take more vacations and are more likely to fly first class than boomers, according to the survey. However, in addition to these personal indulgences, they're also more likely to give their time and money to causes they believe in. Eighty-two percent of younger millionaires volunteer or serve on a charity board, compared with 49% of older millionaires. They also average $54,000 per year in donations.
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Somen Noodle Soup with Marinated baked tofu and veggies and homemade broth
For the broth
Zest of 1 lime
2 garlic cloves, smashed
2-inch piece ginger, cut into coins
½ of a large red onion, sliced
sprigs of fresh herbs
1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and sliced (i left this out)
salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tbsp. Bragg's or soy sauce
1 tbsp. light brown sugar
For the tofu
Juice of 1 lime
2 tbsp. soy sauce
1 tbsp. rice vinegar
1 tbsp. sesame oil
2 tsp. hoisin sauce
2½ tsp. light brown sugar (if it's dark, use less)
1-inch piece ginger, peeled and grated or finely minced
1 pound extra firm tofu, blotted dry – drain as much water out with breaking the loaf… (I can teach you how.. just reply) and cut into small cubes
For the soup
6 ounces somen noodles
Vegetable oil
½ red onion, thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and finely diced (again, I didn't use this)
1 1-inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled and grated or finely minced
2 medium carrots, sliced
1 celery stick
5 – 10 Brussels sprouts, cut into four
Make the broth
Put all ingredients except for the soy sauce and brown sugar in a large saucepan. Pour in 8 cups of water and add a large pinch of salt and a few grinds of pepper. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat and allow to simmer for 30 minutes. Cool slightly, then strain out and discard the solids. Stir in the Bragg's or soy sauce and brown sugar. Adjust seasoning as necessary. Keep warm over low heat.
Make the tofu
Preheat the oven to 400ºF.
Mix together the marinade in a medium baking dish. Stir in the tofu, coating well with the marinade. Allow to sit out at room temperature for 30 minutes, tossing occasionally to make sure the tofu is coated with the marinade. Place in the oven, uncovered, and allow to bake until all the marinade is absorbed and the tofu is getting a slight crisp to it, about 35 minutes. Toss the tofu once or twice in the baking process so that all the pieces come into contact with the pan. Remove tofu from the oven and allow to cool.
Make the soup
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the somen noodles and give a good stir. Cook the noodles until they are almost done, with just a slight bite, and drain. Rinse well with cold water, drain, and set aside.
Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add just enough vegetable oil to coat the bottom of the pan. Add the red onion and sauté until starting to soften, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, jalapeño pepper, and ginger and cook for another two minutes, stirring constantly. Add the veggies and continue to cook, stirring often, until the green vegetables are crisp tender, about 5 minutes.
Place some noodles in the bottom of a deep soup bowl. Ladle on the broth. Add tofu and vegetables.
Enjoy… you may garnish with herbs, scallions and slice of jalapeño pepper.
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C++ Reading List, May 28, 2013 The new C++11 standard has led to a flood of new books and updates to classics. These are the core books you need.
Secure Coding in C and C++, 2nd Edition
by Robert Seacord
This is the definitive work on writing secure code in C/C++. This new edition, which nearly doubles the size of the original 2005 work, illustrates how much we've learned in the interim about attacks on code. In fact, in reading through this book, one feels almost overwhelmed by the variety and imagination of attacks today. However, as the author capably explains, security is more than just the implementation of counter-techniques, but a mind-set that weaves security throughout the implementation. Only through such a consistent mindset, he argues, can the damage wrought by future attack methods be contained.
The book details numerous kinds of hacks and what can be done to prevent them or make them so difficult as to discourage the hacker. The explanations are remarkably well written and the code is clear. However, it requires a more-advanced formation than most books on programming: It needs the reader to have a fairly good idea of how C and C++ programs execute and what is happening at the machine level. Because the required information is not provided in the text, it's not possible to get the true value from the suggestions without having done this homework first.
For developers who can follow along and understand the inner workings of program execution, this book is not only an excellent guide, but a revelation. For example, Seacord's discussions of how attacks are enabled by doubly freeing an allocated chunk of memory highlights a feature of this simple coding error that might be completely overlooked if you were not a security expert. The explanation is illuminating.
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This is the second in a two-part blog series from David Tittsworth, executive director of the Investment Advisers Association, in which he tells us what he learned during the IAA's annual compliance conference in the first week of March. In part one of the series, he looked at the legislation, regulation and policies now in place and what's next. In part two below, he looks at the SEC's priorities in examining RIAs.
As I wrote in the first posting in this series, I tend to lump relevant legal, regulatory and compliance developments into two different big boxes. In box one I place the significant legislative, regulatory, or policy developments that are being pursued in Washington, along with a look at what's coming next inside the Beltway. In the second box I look at the changes being pursued and the initiatives being discussed in the SEC's inspection and enforcement realm. In this post, we'll focus on the latter.
Oversight and Enforcement Activities
The second basket of issues relates to the SEC's oversight of investment advisory firms. I must start by praising the SEC for a heightened level of transparency and information. Carlo di Florio, director of the SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, his deputy Drew Bowden, and their team have made unprecedented efforts to inform the advisory community of their priorities and potential problem areas. While one can always argue with the details, I applaud OCIE for making the effort to notify investment advisory firms of what OCIE is planning and how firms can be prepared for SEC examinations.
Late last month, Mr. di Florio publicly released OCIE's "Examination Priorities" for 2013. The document illuminates key aspects of the SEC's current examination program. Specific to investment advisory and investment company firms, the document lists the following areas of "ongoing risks" when scoping and conducting examinations: (1) safety of assets; (2) conflicts of interest related to compensation arrangements; (3) marketing/performance; (4) conflicts of interest related to allocation of investment opportunities; and (5) fund governance. The document also lists the following "new and emerging" areas of concern for investment advisory firms and investment companies: (1) new registrants; (2) dually registered BD/IA; (3) "alternative" investment companies; and (4) payments for distribution in guise. For anyone who is wondering where the SEC's inspection program is heading—and what a firm should be looking at to prepare for such a visit—this document is required reading.
OCIE also released a "risk alert" on March 4, entitled "Significant Deficiencies Involving Adviser Custody and Safety of Client Assets." This important document details the many custody rule deficiencies the SEC has found.
The number of these deficiencies—more than 140—should cause firms to sit up and take notice. They include:
(1) failure by advisors to recognize that they have custody (citing the role of employees or related persons, bill-paying services, online access to client accounts, where the adviser acts as a general partner, physical possession of assets, check-writing authority and receipt of checks made to clients);
(2) potential problems with the surprise exam requirements of the custody rule;
(3) qualified custodian requirements;
(4) audit approach issues.
Obviously, the message here is that investment advisory firms are not understanding or complying with the mandates of the custody rule. Again, this document should be required reading for all advisory firms that take their compliance obligations seriously.
Messrs. di Florio and Bowden also outlined the current examination program OCIE is undertaking in 2013. Here's the quick and dirty summary:
- All examinations are risk-based (based on a risk priority review of all firms based on Form ADV and other available data).
- They are pursuing for-cause exams as necessary (based on the agency's Tips/Complaints/Referral program, as well as from potential whistleblowers).
- They are engaged in targeted exams of newly-registered private fund advisers (they have completed 40 such exams with 80 more in the pipeline).
The SEC and its 11 regions also are conducting other risk-targeted "sweeps" that connote some national or emerging issues, including a sweep of mutual funds and their advisers starting this week. They continue to focus on following up in situations where corrective action has been cited in previous exams. OCIE continues to hire and utilize in-house experts and is actively coordinating with the SEC's other divisions to ensure better information flow and enhance responsiveness, including with the Division of Enforcement.
Let's wrap this up by noting a few key aspects of the SEC's enforcement activities specifically relating to investment advisory firms.
The first may be the most important—and underreported—development of the last two to three years. When Chairman Mary Schapiro appointed Robert Khuzami as the head of enforcement back in 2009, he created five specialized units within the SEC's enforcement division, including an "asset management" section responsible for investigations involving investment advisors, investment companies, hedge funds and private equity funds.
The number of enforcement actions brought by the "new" asset management unit has been unprecedented and sobering: the SEC filed 293 enforcement actions involving investment advisors/investment companies during fiscal years 2011 and 2012, the most ever in a two-year period. This compares to 163 cases during the 2008-2009 two-year period, and 124 cases during the 2002-2003 period. By any measure, these numbers should grab the attention of investment management firms.
All advisory firms need to appreciate the fact that the Asset Management Unit within the Enforcement Division is alive and well. Julie Riewe, an articulate deputy chief of the unit, spoke at our conference and confirmed what the numbers clearly demonstrate : the unit is actively and aggressively bringing enforcement cases against advisory firms and investment companies for securities violations.
Just do the numbers. While the odds of being examined by the SEC may be relatively low (primarily depending on your firm's risk profile), the odds that serious action may follow an examination is increasingly high.
That's the news from beautiful Crystal City this week. As always, I welcome and appreciate your feedback, thoughts, and suggestions…


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Cardiac arrest means that the heart suddenly stops beating. This is because of a problem with the heart's electrical system. When cardiac arrest occurs, emergency medical care needs to be provided right away. If it is not, the person can quickly die since blood is not being pumped throughout the body.
Cardiac arrest is not the same as a heart attack. When a person has a heart attack, the blood flow to the heart is interrupted. This may be due to problems with the coronary arteries, such as a build-up of plaque, a blood clot, or a thickening of the artery walls.
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Cardiac arrest may be caused by:
- A rapid, irregular heart rhythm preventing any circulation of blood (most common cause of sudden cardiac arrest)—ventricular fibrillation
- A rapid, but regular heart rhythm that, if sustained, may turn into ventricular fibrillation—ventricular tachycardia
- Dramatic slowing of heart rate due to failure of its pacemaker or severe heart block (interference with electrical conduction)
- Respiratory arrest
- Choking or drowning
- Electrocution
- Hypothermia
- Sudden loss of blood pressure
- Complications from eating disorders
- Unknown causes
Risk Factors
Factors that may increase the risk of cardiac arrest include:
- Coronary artery disease
- Heart attack
- Cardiomyopathy
- Enlarged heart
- Congenital heart disease
- Heart valves that do not function properly
- Conditions affecting the heart's electrical system
- Severe metabolic imbalances
- Adverse drug effects such as from drugs to treat abnormal heart rhythms
- Lung conditions
- Trauma to the chest
- Extensive blood loss
- Having an eating disorder
- Excessive overexertion in people with heart disorders
- Illicit drugs such as cocaine use
Symptoms include:
- Loss of consciousness
- No breathing
- No pulse
Prior to cardiac arrest, some people report the following symptoms or warning signs in the weeks before the event:
- Having chest pain
- Feeling weak
- Having a pounding sensation in the chest
- Feeling faint
The first person to respond to a cardiac arrest should check if the person is responsive. If the person does not respond, call for emergency medical services right away or have someone else call. If there is an automated external defibrillator (AED) available, you or someone else should get it and follow the steps on the machine.
After calling emergency medical services, CPR will be started if the person is not breathing normally. If no AED is available or while you are waiting for it, begin doing CPR by giving chest compressions. Push the chest in at least two inches at a fast rate of at least 100 compressions per minute. If you are trained in CPR, after 30 compressions, open the person's airway and give two rescue breaths. Then, continue with the chest compressions. If you feel more comfortable, you can give the compressions without the breaths until the ambulance arrives.
Prompt treatment improves the chance of survival. The 4 steps in the cardiac chain of survival are:
Call for Emergency Medical Services
Call for emergency medical services right away, especially if you notice cardiac warning signs or suspect cardiac arrest has occurred.
Defibrillation sends an electrical shock through the chest. The surge of electricity aims to stop the ineffective, irregular heart rhythm. This may allow the heart to resume a more normal electrical pattern. AEDs check the heart rhythm before instructing the rescuer to give the shock.
Start CPR
CPR helps keep blood and oxygen flowing to the heart and brain until other treatment can be given. The heart and brain are very susceptible to low oxygen levels. Permanent damage can occur, even with successful resuscitation.
Advanced Medical Care
Emergency medical personnel at the scene and doctors at the hospital will provide essential medical care and intensive monitoring. They will give drugs, insert a tube to maintain an open airway, and manage emergency care. Epinephrine is often given early to make the heart more receptive to electrical impulses and to improve blood flow to the heart and brain. The patient will receive oxygen.
Therapeutic hypothermia is another type of treatment that may be used at the hospital. This involves lowering the person's body temperature to 89° to 93°F (32° to 34°C) by using cold blankets, ice packs, and infusions of cool saline. This cooling of the body is done in an effort to aid brain function and recovery. The person's body may remain at this temperature for an extended period of time (12 to 24 hours).
Even in cases where an effective heart rhythm has been restored, low oxygen levels can cause serious damage to the heart, brain, and other vital organs.
You may be able to lower your risk of cardiac arrest by:
- Learning the warning signs of heart disease and getting help right away if you develop any
- Talking to your doctor about ways to become healthier if you are already diagnosed with a heart condition; for example, your doctor may recommend that you take medication to prevent arrhythmias
- Asking your doctor if you should have an AED in your home if you are at high risk of having cardiac arrest
American Heart Association http://www.heart.org
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association http://www.suddencardiacarrest.org
Canadian Cardiovascular Society http://www.ccs.ca
The College of Family Physicians of Canada http://www.cfpc.ca
About cardiac arrest. American Heart Association website. Available at: http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/More/CardiacArrest/About-Cardiac-Arrest%5FUCM%5F307905%5FArticle.jsp#.WblD5rKGNQI. Updated March 10, 2017. Accessed September 13, 2017.
Cardiac arrest in adults. EBSCO DynaMed Plus website. Available at: https://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T116814/Cardiac-arrest-in-adults . Updated September 1, 2017. Accessed September 13, 2017.
Explore sudden cardiac arrest. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute website. Available at: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/scda. Updated June 22, 2016. Accessed September 13, 2017.
Sudden cardiac arrest. Heart Rhythm Society website. Available at: http://www.hrsonline.org/Patient-Resources/Heart-Diseases-Disorders/Sudden-Cardiac-Arrest-SCA#axzz2IzsoUyQ9. Accessed September 13, 2017.
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- Review Date: 09/2018
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The fact that studies routinely show that the vast majority of Americans are not saving sufficiently for retirement is probably what makes Social Security so important to Americans, and so politically charged that politicians are loath to take on the issue.
But the value of reforms that might strengthen Social Security as a pension that middle-class retirees can rely on is perhaps easier to see through contrast with retirement systems of other nations.
That is one purpose of the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index, which ranks the retirement income systems of 20 countries to provide both a benchmark—e.g., is the U.S. Social Security system stronger or weaker than it was a year ago?—and highlight shortcomings and suggested reforms.
(Check out Top 10 Best Foreign Countries for Retirement: 2013 on ThinkAdvisor.)
Now in its fifth year, the study—produced by the Australian Centre for Financial Studies together with New York-based financial services consulting firm Mercer—bases its ranking on more than 50 criteria.
Its final score gives greatest weight to adequacy (including such factors and benefits and benefit design features); next most to sustainability (which includes factors such as demography and government debt to assess the system's ability to provide benefits in the future); and last and least weight to integrity, which looks at governance issues that affect the public's confidence in the system.
According to these criteria, top honors among international retirement systems goes to…
1. Denmark
Grade: A
Overall Index Grade: 80.2
Something is right in the State of Denmark. Indeed, the Scandinavian nation also is the only one of the 20 countries studied to receive a grade of A.
Perhaps one reason Denmark is judged the world's happiest nation in the World Happiness Report is that Danes can repose their confidence in a retirement system that the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index Report says "delivers good benefits, is sustainable and has a high level of integrity."
Denmark's index value slipped slightly from last year, but is still quite admirable. It offers a basic pension for all, a supplementary benefit for less well-off Danes and a fully funded defined contribution scheme, among other features.
Also strong is the No. 2 ranked retirement system…
2. The Netherlands
Grade: B+
Overall Index Grade: 78.3
The lowland nation is famous for arresting leakage through its extensive system of dikes that prevent flooding. And the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index Report suggests that introducing a minimum age that Dutch retirees could access their funds (to reduce pre-retirement benefits leakage) would increase the Dutch system's already high score.
The Netherlands' retirement income system offers high levels of income replacement based heavily on employer-sponsored defined benefit (DB) plans.
That is notably different from the No. 3 ranked country…
3. Australia
Grade: B+
Overall Index Grade: 77.8
The island continent's well regarded retirement system actually improved its already high 2012 index grade of 75.7 primarily as a result of improved governance and stronger regulation.
But the features for which Australia is best known are its high mandatory employer contributions into DC plans—unlike the Dutch DB plans—consisting of funds that are managed by private financial services companies.
Employers and employees both can voluntarily contribute to these privately managed plans, and general taxes support a means-tested pension as well.
Good governance and an improving score are two qualities Australia's system shares with…
4. Switzerland
Grade: B
Overall Index Grade: 73.9
The Alpine nation's strongest point is the integrity of its retirement income system, which received an A grade. But Switzerland's overall score was weighed down by weakness particularly in the area of sustainability.
The Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index Report therefore includes a hike in the state pension age among its recommendations for improving the Swiss system, whose score edged up in 2013 because of an increase in net household savings.
Switzerland's retirement payouts are related to the worker's earnings, a feature it shares with…
5. Sweden
Grade: B
Overall Index Grade: 72.6
Nordic nations have a reputation for good governance, and indeed the integrity of Sweden's retirement income gets an A grade (like that of Switzerland, above).
Weighing down Sweden's overall grade is its adequacy score, which the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index Report says can be improved by allowing and encouraging employee contributions into employer-sponsored plans and by improving tax incentives for employee contributions.
An interesting feature of Sweden's system is a requirement that all retirement benefits from a DC plan be converted into an annuity, which is merely one of several options offered by…
6. Canada
Grade: B
Overall Index Grade: 67.9
Our northern neighbor offers various ways of receiving retirement benefits, including but not limited to annuitization.
One notable feature of its system is an age-based minimum withdrawal requirement and, depending on the type of account Canadians choose, there may be a maximum withdrawal benefit as well.
Canada's retirement system is weak in the area of sustainability, an area it can improve on through an increase in the level of household savings.
Its minimum account withdrawal feature is something Canada shares with…
7. Singapore
Grade: B
Overall Index Grade: 66.5
While Singapore requires its retirement benefit be converted to a life annuity if above a prescribed minimum, benefit amounts above a prescribed maximum need not be annuitized.
The Asian city-state allows some benefits to be withdrawn at any time for specified housing or medical expenses.
Among the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index Report's recommendations are making it easier for non-residents, who comprise a third of the country's labor force, to save for their retirement.
Singapore's ranking is just a hair above that of…
8. Chile
Grade: B
Overall Index Grade: 66.4
Chile's retirement system has a lot of features admired in other countries:
Retirees must convert their benefit into an annuity or programmed withdrawal product; it has a mandatory privately managed defined contribution system based on employee contributions; and employer-sponsored supplementary plans. The system also has means-tested social assistance.
The Latin American nation is weakest in the area of adequacy, which can be addressed by raising the level of mandatory contributions and increasing the retirement age.
Another country that requires conversion of the retirement benefit into a lifetime annuity is…
Grade: B
Overall Index Grade: 65.4
In the United Kingdom, most of the retirement benefit—typically 75%—must be converted into an annuity or drawdown product. Wealthier retirees have greater flexibility in how they receive their benefit.
The U.K. has a multilayered system with a basic public pension benefit, with some income testing determining the benefit amount; an earnings-related amount based on average lifetime salary; and voluntary private pensions.
The U.K. received a low sustainability grade of D, which could be ameliorated by increasing the labor force participation of older workers, among other factors.
Despites its faults, the overall soundness of the British system puts it well ahead of…
10. Germany
Grade: C
Overall Index Grade: 58.5
Germany's retirement income system has good features, but it receives a grade of C because its risks and shortcomings are great enough to put its long-term sustainability into doubt.
Like the U.S., it has a pay-as-you-go rather than funded retirement system, which is risky for a country facing demographic challenges. Its sustainability sub-grade is a D, and that rating would improve were Germany to increase its older workers' labor force participation.
The Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index Report also recommends that Germany increase the requirement that part of the retirement benefit be taken as an annuity.
Germany is ranked just above…
The United States (No. 11) and All the Rest..:
The United States, like Germany, receives a grade of C and a slightly lower index score of 58.2.
Limiting access to retirement funds before retirement and requiring that some portion of retirement benefits be annuitized are part of Melbourne Mercer's recommendations for the U.S.
Still, the U.S. ranked higher than Poland (No. 12), France (No. 13), Brazil (No. 14) and Mexico (No. 15), all of which received C grades, or China (No. 16), Japan (No. 17), South Korea (No. 18), India (No. 19) and Indonesia (No. 20), which received grades of D.
Some of these low grades are reflective of an early stage in the development of retirement income systems, the report suggests.
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GoldenEar Technology 3D Array Ultra High-Performance Soundbar System
Say what you want about soundbars, but the category counts as one of the more active areas of speaker design. Sure, many products pumped out over the last few years are low-end ones designed to be sold as accessories for flat-panel TVs. But plenty of serious speaker companies have also gotten into the game, and the performance of the resulting products, while not yet at a level to make audiophiles toss out their tower speakers en masse, has proven more than sufficient for casual home theater use, as well as for background music listening.
One brand that recently muscled its way onto the scene is GoldenEar Technology, which debuted its new SuperCinema 3D Array soundbar at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show. The company's demo created something of a buzz, not because of anything particularly new about the soundbar's design — the SC3DA is for the most part a basic, passive model containing left, center, and right speakers that's meant to be hooked up to an external amplifier — but because GoldenEar principal Sandy Gross chose to demo it using stereo music instead of the over-the-top action movie clips that many companies use to show off their soundbars. It could not be denied: Music played over the SC3DA sounded really good. I wanted to hear more.
One thing that's not so basic about the SC3DA is its use of an interaural crosstalk cancellation circuit (GoldenEar calls it "3D Array technology") to broaden the sound field. What happens inside the SC3DA is that drivers located at the bar's outer edges emit inverted L/R "cancellation signals" covering the 100- to 8,000- Hz range that serve to minimize the bleeding of sound from the right-channel drivers to your left ear and vice versa. The result: improved imaging and focus and expanded soundstage width.
Beyond that, the SC3DA houses its 3-channel array of mid-bass drivers and HFVR "folded ribbon" tweeters — the same type found throughout the company's speaker line — in a 2.9-inch-deep, 49-inch-wide slab of extruded aluminum coated with a gloss-black finish. A black mesh speaker grille is affixed to the soundbar's front panel via magnets. You shouldn't feel any need to remove this, though, since the company voiced the SC3DA for grille-on playback.
GoldenEar packages the SC3DA with its ForceField 3 subwoofer and a pair of SuperSat 3 speakers (for surrounds) as the 3D Array Ultra High-Performance SoundBar System. The subwoofer (its trapezoidal shape reminds me of a Chunky candy bar) houses an 8-inch driver powered by a 1,000-watt Class D amp and includes a 9.6 x 11.4-inch "quadratic infrasonic" passive radiator. It also sports a set of soft, oversize feet that serve to couple it firmly against a hard floor, and to also provide ample clearance between the floor and the sub's downfiring passive radiator.
The SuperSat 3, which has a similarly curved cabinet and the same 2.7-inch depth as the SuperCinema 3D Array, sports a pair of 4.5-inch mid-bass drivers and a slightly larger version of the HFVR tweeter than the one used in the soundbar. The matching $149/pair stands that GoldenEar makes for the SuperSat 3s measure in at 46 inches high — enough elevation to let the speakers serve for surround-channel use in situations where wall mounting isn't an option.
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Last night as the wind whistled outside my window and the city prepared for Sandy to blow through, I flopped into bed and flipped open Tamar Adler's book which I've been slowly devouring. The bookmark was stuck between pages 198 and 199. The book opened to Chapter 17, fittingly called "How to Weather a Storm." (Fair warning: this post might read like a dissertation with its quotes galore, but the passages I cite are too good, their sentiment too true, for any clumsy paraphrasing. I hope you'll understand.)
Right up front in the introduction to her book, Adler explains that she modeled An Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Economy and Grace after MFK Fisher's How to Cook a Wolf. She describes her inspiration as "a book about cooking defiantly, amid the mess of war and the pains of bare pantries." There's no war around here, but there is a mess outside. The pantry may not be bare, at least not in my kitchen, but there's nothing like a hurricane to make you think about what might happen if you have to subsist on whatever you have on hand with little hope of rapid replenishment.
Reading Adler's chapter on eating out of cans in the face of little, I was reminded of my favorite chapter in Luisa Weiss's first book, My Berlin Kitchen, another recent bedtime companion. The chapter is called "Depression Stew" and the way I read it, it's about the loneliness of Paris. I couldn't help but relate to Luisa's story (we met a few weeks ago, so I think it's OK for us to be on a first name basis) of living in Paris and wanting to be an insider, wanting to have someone to share the city with. She writes, "I went to classes by day and walked the streets alone in the evening, sometimes ducking into one of the city's myriad one-room movie theaters tucked away in small side streets to escape the increasing seclusion I felt." I too spent time in Paris, often alone, often lonely. One summer, I too took (dance) classes and wandered the streets on my own. And while I did go on a few dates with a guy, when it was quickly clear that there was no future for us, he said, "I'll never forget you as the girl who was lost in Paris."
Reading Luisa contemplate the "Depression Stew" she made in her barely-wingspan Parisian kitchen felt familiar to me. Luisa had learned to make Depression Stew from her father who liked to think of it as "the kind of food you'd eat during a financial depression, cheap and filling and healthy." When she made it that year in Paris, she felt that the stew could also serve as "a remedy for more personal lows." Even though I preferred to eat out with a book that summer rather than cooking anything in the similarly tiny kitchen of my one-room rented Left Bank apartment, I knew what she was talking about.
When I first bookmarked Luisa's stew, I thought I'd make it when I was feeling a bit blue and I'd write about being lost in Paris. But after reading Adler's Chapter 17 last night and watching reports of the strengthening storm and its havoc this morning, it seemed more fitting to write about the stew's humble beginnings.
I imagine Adler would approve heartily of Depression Stew. She recommends that you "get out a pot and a pan, and decide that no matter how hard the wind is whipping at the windows, you will be well fed through the storm." She talks a lot about canned tomatoes and canned beans. The latter she says need a good long simmer in olive oil to "become really likable." Even better if you cook them up with onion and garlic. And that's where Luisa's stew begins. And then Luisa fills out the aromatics with whatever is in the fridge – carrot, potato, zucchini – and a can of tomatoes. Luckily I had everything I needed for Depression Stew. A couple of carrots that were a bit droopy, a handful of potatoes a bit soft, half a baguette a bit stale — food that might otherwise be headed for the garbage had this stew not saved them.
I'm weathering hurricane Sandy just fine so far. Thanks, ladies, for keeping me company. I'm very lucky.
PS – a quick thank you to What's Cookin for sharing my blog with their readers
Hurricane Stew
This is one of those clean-out-the-fridge-and-pantry recipes. Use whatever vegetables you have on hand, just make sure to add the harder ones (e.g., carrots, parsnips) early and the more delicate ones (e.g., potatoes, zucchini) later. If you have a bit of stale (or fresh) baguette on hand, cut it into thin slices and make garlic toasts to float on top of the stew. If you have lemon and parsley lying around, a quick squeeze and a sprinkle really brightens up the dish.
Serves 2-3
– 3 T olive oil, and more for drizzling
– 1 medium yellow onion
– 4 cloves garlic, divided
– 2 carrots
– 5-6 baby Dutch yellow potatoes (or 1-2 large potatoes; any thin-skinned potatoes will do)
– 1 28-oz can peeled plum tomatoes
– salt
– red pepper flakes/crushed red pepper
– 1 15.5-oz can Roman beans (also called cranberry beans and barlotti beans)
– stale baguette
– lemon
– parsley
Heat. Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat.
Dice. While the oil is heating, dice the onion and mince three cloves of garlic.
Cook. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring every once in a while, for about five minutes until the onion is soft and translucent. If the onion starts to brown, turn down the heat.
Dice again and keep cooking. While the onion is cooking, dice the carrots and potatoes. Add them to the pan and keep cooking for another five minutes or so. Continue to stir every once in a while.
Squish and keep cooking. This is the really fun part. Pour the tomatoes in a large bowl and squish the tomatoes between your fingers, squeezing to break them up into small pieces. If there are any cores that feel rough, throw them out. Add the tomatoes, salt to taste, and a shake or two of red pepper flakes to the pot. Continue to cook for another five minutes. And continue to stir periodically.
Drain and keep cooking. Drain the beans and rinse in cold water several times. Add them to the pot, stir gently, and bring the whole thing to a simmer. Turn the heat to low and keep the stew at a slow simmer for about 30 minutes. Cover the pot and add extra water if the stew gets too thick.
Toast. Slice the stale baguette – you'll want two pieces per person. Cut the last garlic clove in half and rub the cut edge on the baguette slices. Then drizzle or brush each slice with olive oil. Pop the baguette slices on a piece of aluminum foil and into a toaster (or regular) oven set to 350ºF. Toast for a few minutes on each side until the baguette starts to brown.
Serve. Squeeze lemon juice over the stew right before serving. Spoon into a bowl, sprinkle with minced parsley, and float a couple of pieces of toast on top.


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Unpredictable snowstorm heads for New England after burying parts of Va., sparing Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) � An unpredictable winter storm that buried parts of the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions with snow but barely laid a glove on Washington was bound early Thursday for New England, where it was expected to bring strong winds, more snow and the possibility of coastal flooding to New England.
The storm marched into the Mid-Atlantic region Wednesday, dumping nearly two feet of snow in some places and knocking out power to about 250,000 homes and businesses. It largely spared the nation's capital, which was expecting much worse and had all but shut down.
Officials in Washington didn't want a repeat of 2011, when a rush-hour snowstorm stranded commuters for hours, so they told people to stay off the roads and gave workers the day off.
The storm's no-show in Washington came after it pummeled the nation's midsection Tuesday, killing at least four people in weather-related traffic accidents. More than 1,100 flights were cancelled Tuesday at Chicago's two airports alone, and hundreds more were cancelled Wednesday in Washington, Philadelphia and New York.
As the storm moved up the coast Wednesday night, it brought heavy winds to the Jersey Shore, still reeling from Superstorm Sandy, and had New England residents bracing for a potentially more powerful punch.
The National Weather Service was predicting up to 7 inches of heavy, wet snow in southeastern Connecticut through Friday morning and wind gusts that could hit 50 mph, bringing possible power outages. A coastal flood warning was in effect starting Thursday morning for east-facing shores in Massachusetts, with up to a 3-foot surge at high tide in some areas. Central Massachusetts was bracing for 4 to 8 inches of snow, while early predictions were that Boston would get less.
In Washington, where as much as 10 inches had been forecast, the storm did little but drop harmless snowflakes that rapidly melted amid warmer-than-expected temperatures. Federal offices in the region were to reopen Thursday.
"They just say that it might snow and the whole city shuts down," said Sheri Sable, who was out walking her two dogs in light rain and marveled at how even the dog park she frequents failed to open at 7 a.m.
There were bigger problems elsewhere in the region, though.
On the Jersey Shore, winds raked the beachfront in Point Pleasant Beach, blowing drifts of sand onto Ocean Avenue, and shredding the decorative entrance canopy at a hotel across the street from the beach.
Lashing winds also blew off part of the roof of a Stone Harbor, N.J., condominium complex and Ocean City officials advised residents to move their cars to higher ground in preparation of possible flooding. Maryland's Bay Bridge, which connects Maryland's Eastern shore with the Baltimore-Washington region, was temporarily closed in both directions, because of wind gusts of up to 60 mph.
"The travel on the bridge was extremely scary," interior designer Kelly Kiley said after a tractor trailer overturned and leaned against a guardrail. "The crosswinds were terrible. Some of the taller box trucks were swaying."
In North Carolina, state officials said high winds led to sound side flooding along N.C. 12 and brought the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry run to a halt.
In Virginia, Gov. Bob McDonnell declared a state of emergency and about 50 National Guard soldiers were sent out to help clear roads. Up to 20 inches of snow piled up in central and western parts of the state. More than 200,000 people in Virginia alone lost power and another 40,000 in New Jersey were left in the dark. Hundreds of wrecks were reported around the region.
The storm dumped 2 feet of snow in parts of neighboring West Virginia, closing schools in more than half the state and leaving more than 20,000 customers without power.
In Pennsylvania and Ohio, many areas had 4 to 6 inches of snow. The weather service issued a winter storm warning for the Philadelphia area and parts of central Pennsylvania through Thursday morning.
Downtown Washington was unusually quiet Wednesday. Officials eager to avoid a repeat of 2011 pre-emptively shut down federal offices and canceled public schools. Non-emergency federal employees were treated to a paid snow day for the number of hours they were scheduled to work.
Some congressional hearings were postponed, but the House of Representatives managed to approve legislation to prevent a government shutdown on March 27 and President Barack Obama had dinner with GOP senators at a hotel Wednesday night.
The storm has led to at least four deaths. A semi-trailer slid off a snow-covered interstate in western Wisconsin, killing two people. A central Indiana woman died when a semi-trailer plowed into her car after she lost control merging onto the highway, and a man from Columbia City in northeast Indiana was killed when his snowmobile left the road, headed across a field and crashed into a wire fence.
Associated Press writers Alex Dominguez in Baltimore; Jessica Gresko, Ben Nuckols and Brett Zongker in Washington; David Dishneau in Hagerstown, Md.; Wayne Parry in Long Beach Township, N.J.; Steve Szkotak in Richmond, Va.; Don Babwin and Jason Keyser in Chicago; Kevin Wang in Madison, Wis.; and Sylvia Wingfield in Boston contributed to this report.


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High Blood Pressure and Sleep Disorders - A Synopsis of Recent Studies
by: Elle VanHamagansky
It's 3:30am. You're awake. You're mentally and physically exhausted, but you can't go to sleep. Does this sound familiar? How many sheep have you counted at night? How many times have you counted the ceiling tiles in your bedroom? You can't sleep or you have trouble getting to sleep but you don't know why. Well, the easiest answer is high blood pressure. High blood pressure is actually linked to sleeping disorders. Why?
Recent studies show sleeping allows the heart to slow down and blood pressure to drop significantly. Depriving the body of its necessary sleep will cause blood pressure to rise.
Many situations in life can cause sleep disorders such as:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Early or late bedtimes
- Excessive caffeine or alcohol consumption
- High blood pressure
- Illnesses
- Obesity
- Poor sleep environments
- Prolonged daytime napping
- Smoking or chewing tobacco
- Sporadic work schedules
- Stress
- Traveling between time zones
- Use of certain medications
Recent studies show that people who sleep less than six hours per night have more than double the risk for high blood pressure that people who sleep more than six hours per night.
Many situations can cause high blood pressure such as:
- Drinking alcohol
- Excess weight
- Lack of exercise
- Stress
- Tobacco products
- Unhealthy diet
You can prevent the snowball effect of going through sleep disorders by simply following this easy checklist:
- Lose just 10 pounds
- Walk just 30-minutes daily
- Cut back on salt
- Eat fresh fruits and vegetables
- Get assistance to help you quit smoking
- Reduce alcohol consumption
- Learn all you can about high blood pressure and sleeping disorders
If you think you might have a sleeping disorder, answer these questions. Do you:
Fall asleep behind the wheel?
Feel irritable during the day?
Have difficulty concentrating at work, school, or home?
Have difficulty staying awake when sitting still?
Have difficulty with your memory?
Have emotional outbursts?
Often get told by others you look tired?
Perform below your potential in work, sports, or school?
React slowly to people or things?
Require caffeine beverages to keep yourself awake?
Take a nap almost everyday?
Talk to your doctor if you think you have a sleeping disorder. You doctor will diagnose you depending on:
Your age and gender
Your description of symptoms
Your medical history
Your noticeable sleeping habits from others
Your psychological history
The good news is that you don't have to suffer with a sleeping disorder . . . or high blood pressure! Here are some simple ways to help prevent further complications and it's easy as 1,2,3:
1. Educate yourself about the sleep cycle, sleep stages, and common sleep disorders
2. Develop a healthy sleep routine
3. Talk with your doctor or a sleep specialist about your sleep concerns.
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