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4K DisplayPort Docking Station for Laptops - USB 3.0
Set up a permanent or hoteling (hot desking) 4K workstation where fewer peripheral and device ports are needed, and in an area where desk space is limited
Product ID: USB3VDOCK4DP
- Add essential ports to your laptop and create a permanent, 4K single-video workstation, or a short-term (hotel or hot desk) workspace
- Create a 4K Ultra HD (3840 x 2160p) workstation in your office or any environment with space constraints, with a compact, small-footprint housing that offers simpler device port connectivity
- A cost-effective way to add ports to your laptop, such as 4K DisplayPort, USB fast-charge, USB 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet, and a headset jack
- Always-on USB fast-charge port supports device charging without a laptop connection, and USB Battery Charging Specification 1.2
- Three USB 3.0 ports — two standard ports and one fast-charge and sync
- Universal compatibility, works with virtually all USB 3.0 equipped laptop brands
- Easy-access 3.5mm 4-position TRRS headset port (audio plus microphone)
- Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 port with Wake-on-LAN (WOL) support
- Fast, hassle-free setup
- Rugged and durable design offers reliable performance
- Includes a USB 3.0 host cable
- Supports Windows, Mac, and Chrome OS
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This 4K DisplayPort docking station for laptops offers a cost-effective way to create a simpler but highly functional Ultra HD workstation that can be used in permanent workspaces, or by multiple people in guest or hoteling (hot desk) environments.
If you don't need all the connections and features of a traditional laptop docking station, you can use this dock to add the most essential connections (such as an extra high-resolution display) to your laptop. With support for 4K cinema-quality resolution, it's great for graphic and web designers, video editors, and more.
Now you or your colleagues can be more productive and create an efficient and comfortable workspace, even in an area with minimal desk space.
4K DisplayPort plus essential connections that are ideal for simple workstations
This laptop dock features basic device connections that are integrated into a small foot-print housing. Now you can create a permanent or a hoteling (hot desking) workstation in a location with limited space. The dock offers an efficient solution for adding an extra display, a Gigabit network connection, and multiple USB devices without having to connect several individual adapters. And, with hotel desks or hot desks, laptop users aren't tied to one specific workstation, so they can come and go easily.
For users who require a boost in image quality, the dock offers a 4K DisplayPort connection that supports 4K x 2K (3840 x 2160p - 30Hz) Ultra HD resolution.
The DP dock offers simpler connectivity, so you can save money by avoiding a docking station that has connections you might never use. It's perfect for anyone who needs to expand their connectivity in virtually any environment or application.
It's a cost-effective docking station that still provides all the fundamental ports of a full-size workstation, such as an DisplayPort output, and when paired with your laptop display, you can easily set up dual monitors.
The 4K dock is perfect for professionals who work with highly detailed graphics, or large spreadsheets, such as engineers, animators, and financial analysts.
Compact design maximizes your available space
If you're running out of physical workspace, this USB 3.0 (also known as USB 3.1 Gen 1 - 5Gbps) docking station can help. Its compact design occupies minimal surface area, so you can integrate it into smaller areas than traditional docking stations or desktop computers would require.
By maximizing your available space, the compact dock can help eliminate the added cost and hassle of purchasing more offices, cubicles, or desks.
With fewer ports integrated into a small foot-print housing, the dock is a perfect fit for short-term work areas (hot desks). It's ideal for mass deployment in business, classroom, computer lab, and government settings. Plus, it integrates nicely into home-office or office-hoteling workspaces that have limited space.
Always-on fast-charge port makes charging easier
You can avoid the aggravation of a dead battery and make sure your mobile device is always ready to go, using the dock's USB fast-charge and sync port. Plus, the always-on USB port supports device charging even when your laptop isn't connected to the dock.
When you're in a hurry, the easily accessible USB port charges your smartphone or tablet faster than traditional USB ports. This front-panel port ensures your mobile device is always within arm's reach, so you can simultaneously get your work done while enjoying convenient device charging at your workstation.
Universally supported
Unlike some proprietary docking stations designed only to work with specific laptop models, this universal laptop dock works with multiple brands. All you need is your laptop's USB 3.0 port and you can be up and running quickly. With universal support, you can use this dock with different laptops now, or in the future.
The USB3VDOCK4DP is backed by a StarTech.com 3-year warranty and free lifetime technical support.
- Create a 4K hoteling, guest workstation (hot desk) for BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) users, or for CYOD (Choose Your Own Device) applications where companies offer a selection of laptops that can be used at one workstation
- Take full advantage of Ultra HD technology, and connect a single 4K monitor with higher resolutions and superior quality, even if your laptop video card doesn't natively support it
- Save money by using a dock with only the ports you need, or by deploying just one universal laptop docking station for several employees or guests
- Works with most USB 3.0 equipped laptops, such as your Ultrabook™, Microsoft® Surface™ Pro, Surface Book, Surface 3, Lenovo® Yoga, MacBook, and many Windows based tablets
- Create a single-video workstation that's ideal for small or home offices, as well as small, medium, and large businesses
Product Numbers
Tech Data
Ingram Micro USA
UPC Code
Technical Specifications
|Warranty Information
|3 Years
|4K Support
|Bus Type
|Chipset ID
|DisplayLink - DL-5700
|Displays Supported
|Fast-Charge Port(s)
|Industry Standards
|USB Battery Charging Specification Rev. 1.2
IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
USB 3.0 - Backward compatible with USB 2.0/1.1
|Auto MDIX
|Compatible Networks
|10/100/1000 Mbps
|Full Duplex Support
|Maximum Data Transfer Rate
|5 Gbps (USB 3.0)
2 Gbps (Ethernet; Full-Duplex)
|Maximum Digital Resolutions
|3840 x 2160 @ 30Hz (DisplayPort - Single Display)
Lower resolutions are also supported. For example, if the max is 3840 x 2160p (4K), it also supports 2560 x 1600p and 2560 x 1440p.
|Type and Rate
|USB 3.0 - 5 Gbit/s
|UASP Support
|Connector Type(s)
|1 - DisplayPort (20 pin) Female
|1 - USB 3.0 A (Fast-Charge, 9 pin) Female
|2 - USB Type-A (9 pin) USB 3.0 (5 Gbps) Female
|1 - RJ-45 Female
|1 - 3.5 mm Mini-Jack (4 Position) Female
|1 - USB Type-B (9 pin) USB 3.0 Female
|1 - Security Lock Slot Female
|OS Compatibility
|Windows® 7, 8, 8.1, 10
Mac OS® 10.8 to 10.12, 10.14 - 10.15
Chrome OS v55+
|Special Notes / Requirements
|A 4K-capable DisplayPort display is required to achieve 4Kx2K resolutions
|If connected to a USB 2.0 host port, or if using a USB 2.0 host connection cable, performance may be limited (USB 3.0 host cable included)
|USB 3.0 is also known as USB 3.1 Gen 1; this connectivity standard offers speeds up to 5Gbps
|Extended displays are currently only supported with DisplayLink-based products on macOS 10.11 to 10.13.3. This may change in future versions.
|System and Cable Requirements
|USB-enabled computer with an available USB 3.0 port
|LED Indicators
|1 - Link (Green)
|1 - Activity (Amber)
|Center Tip Polarity
|Input Current
|Input Voltage
|Output Current
|Output Voltage
|Plug Type
|Power Consumption (In Watts)
|Power Source
|AC Adapter Included
|Operating Temperature
|5°C to 50°C (41°F to 122°F)
|Storage Temperature
|-20°C to 60°C (-4°F to 140°F)
|Physical Characteristics
|Black & Silver
|Product Height
|1 in [2.6 cm]
|Product Length
|5.5 in [13.9 cm]
|Product Width
|3.1 in [79 mm]
|Weight of Product
|5 oz [142 g]
|Packaging Information
|Package Height
|2.1 in [53 mm]
|Package Length
|5.9 in [15.1 cm]
|Package Width
|8.4 in [21.4 cm]
|Shipping (Package) Weight
|19.6 oz [556 g]
|What's in the Box
|Included in Package
|1 - laptop docking station
|1 - 3.6 ft [1100 mm] USB 3.0 host cable
|1 - universal power adapter (NA/EU/UK/ANZ)
|1 - instruction manual
Mac OS® 10.8 to 10.12, 10.14 - 10.15
Chrome OS v55+
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Product Support
- [DisplayLink] Windows USB Display Adapter.zip Version: 9.4 M0
- Displaylink Corporate Installer.zip INF and MSI Installation files
[DisplayLink] Mac USB Display Adapter.zip
10.15 App Version: 1.0.0
10.14 Software Version: 5.2.4
10.11 to 10.13.3 Software Version: 4.3.1
Data Sheets
Frequently Asked Questions
Before You Buy
Whether this device works with the Chrome OS™ operating system or not depends on the version of the Chrome OS operating system that you're running and the model of the Chromebook™ notebook computer that you're using.
Existing DisplayLink® enabled USB 3.0 products natively support Chrome OS build version R55 and later, but not all Chromebook notebook computers running build version R55 and later natively support DisplayLink. Support for DisplayLink is being rolled out to Chromebook notebook computers in a series of releases. To see the build version of the Chrome OS operating system that supports DisplayLink and corresponds to the model of the Chromebook notebook that you're using, view the following knowledge base article on the DisplayLink website: http://support.displaylink.com/knowledgebase/articles/891030.
No, you cannot use this docking station to charge a connected laptop computer.
To see a list of laptop docking stations that can charge a connected laptop, refer to the following FAQ: https://www.startech.com/faq/laptop-docking-stations-will-charge-laptop.
Starting in High Sierra 10.13, macOS enforces stricter security policies than previous revisions. As a result of these changes, software packages, like those used in this installation, will need to be allowed within the macOS Security and Privacy settings, immediately after the software has been installed, in order for the device to operate.
To allow the software, follow these steps after you've completed installation on your Mac:
- Open System Preferences.
- Open Security & Privacy.
- Click the Allow button near the bottom of the General tab.
Note: The option to allow the software will be available within the Security & Privacy settings for 30 minutes. If the software is not allowed within that time frame, the software must be reinstalled in order for macOS to grant the opportunity to allow it again.
Note: Do not physically connect the laptop docking station to your computer until instructed to (Step 7).
- Download the latest drivers from the StarTech.com website (http://www.startech.com/Support). You can find the part number and product ID on the product's packaging.
Note: Mac OS X will typically save the files to the Downloads folder that is associated with your user account (for example, hard_drive_name\Users\your_name\Downloads).
- Double-click the DisplayLink.zip file.
- Double-click the MAC OS folder.
- Double-click the appropriate folder for your operating system.
- Double-click the DisplayLink Installer 75598.dmg file.
- Follow the prompts to install the new drivers. Restart the computer when prompted.
- Once Mac OS X has restarted, connect the laptop docking station to your computer.
Note: Installation might take several seconds to complete. During the installation your display might flicker; this is normal. Once the installation has completed you will see your Macintosh desktop extended to any connected monitors.
How to
To confirm that Windows detects your USB device, complete the following:
- Press the Windows key+R, type devmgmt.msc, and press Enter.
- In Device Manager, under the appropriate heading, confirm that your expansion card is listed and that there isn't an exclamation mark next to it. For example, a USB controller card would be under Universal Serial Bus controllers.
Your USB device is listed according to the name of the chipset. To determine the name of the chipset of your USB device, navigate to www.StarTech.com and look on the Technical Specifications tab for your product.
To confirm that the Mac OS detects your USB device, complete the following:
- Click the Apple icon.
- Click About This Mac.
- Click More Info or System Report.
- Under the appropriate heading, confirm that your USB device is listed and that there isn't an error. For example, a network card would be under Ethernet Cards.
You may need to refresh the System Information page after you plug in your device. To do so, press Command + R with the System Information page open.
Your USB device is listed according to the name of the chipset. To determine the name of the chipset of your USB device, navigate to www.StarTech.com and look on the Technical Specifications tab for your product.
DisplayLink powered USB video adapters and docking stations are not compatible with any MacBook running macOS 10.13.4 - 10.13.6. If a system has updated to macOS 10.13.4, 10.13.5, or 10.13.6, upgrading to macOS 10.14 (Mojave) is an option for users to restore DisplayLink functionality.
At this time, the DisplayLink compatibility issue also affects any 2018 MacBook Pro laptops with an Intel Coffee Lake CPU running macOS 10.14. Please see the DisplayLink site for a driver download workaround. This workaround will force AirPlay to extend or mirror one USB display.
For alternative product recommendations including our catalog of Thunderbolt™ products, connect with our Technical Advisory team at the bottom of our Support page.
Computers running macOS Catalina (10.15) may experience compatibility issues with products that use DisplayLink technology, such as USB Docking Stations and Video Adapters. Connecting to a DisplayLink-powered Product may cause the Display(s) to output a blank screen. If you experience this problem, follow these steps:
- Update computer to the latest version of macOS 10.15
- Permit Screen Recording by following these steps: macOS Catalina 10.15: Screen Recording permission (external link)
- Enable the DisplayLink Kernel Extension by following these steps: macOS 10.13, 10.14 and 10.15: Video functionality not enabled (external link)
If the display connected through your USB display adapter does not wake up after your computer has been in extended hibernation, it is likely that Windows has automatically turned off the USB Root hub to save power.
The steps below outline how to configure the USB root hub to stay on during hibernation, to prevent this from happening.
Windows 8 / 10
- On your keyboard, press the Windows key + X and select Control Panel.
- Click Hardware and Sound, then click Power Options.
- Click Change plan settings for the plan you want to change.
- Click Change advanced power settings.
- Click the plus sign (+) next to "USB settings" and "USB selective suspend setting" to expand the options and change the setting to Disabled.
- Click OK to apply the setting.
Note: You may need to disconnect and re-connect your USB display adapter after applying these settings to re-establish the connection.
Windows 7 / Vista
- Click the Start button and select Control Panel.
- Click Hardware and Sound, then click Power Options.
- Click Change plan settings for the plan you want to change.
- Click Change advanced power settings.
- Click the plus sign (+) next to "USB settings" and "USB selective suspend setting" to expand the options and change the setting to Disabled.
- Click OK to apply the setting.
Note: You may need to disconnect and re-connect your USB display adapter after applying these settings to re-establish the connection.
Windows XP
- On your desktop, right-click the My Computer icon and select Properties.
- Click the Device Manager tab.
- Expand Universal Serial Bus controllers by clicking the arrow to the left of it.
- Right-click the first USB Root Hub device and select Properties.
- Click the Power Management tab.
- Clear the box next to Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power.
- Click OK to apply the setting.
- Repeat steps 4-7 for any remaining devices in the Universal Serial Bus Controllers section with "Root Hub" in the name.
Note: You may need to disconnect and re-connect your USB display adapter after applying these settings to re-establish the connection.
Sometimes an on-board network interface card (NIC) conflicts with a new NIC. In these cases it is best to disable the on-board NIC.
The best way to disable your on-board NIC is to go into your BIOS and disable it there if possible. To do this, consult your motherboard manual.
You can also disable any NIC in Windows. Here is how you do this:
First click Start, or, in Windows 10 and 8, hold down the Windows key and press X. Then click Control Panel.
Windows 10
- Click Network and Internet.
- Click Network and Sharing Center.
- On the left, click Change adapter settings.
- Right-click the NIC that you would like to disable and select Disable.
Windows 8
- Click Network and Sharing Center.
- On the left, click Change adapter settings.
- Right-click the NIC that you would like to disable and select Disable.
Windows 7
- Click Network and Internet.
- Click Network and Sharing Center.
- On the left, click Change adapter settings.
- Right-click the NIC that you would like to disable and select Disable.
Windows Vista
- Click Network and Sharing Center.
- On the left, click Manage network connections.
- Right-click the NIC that you would like to disable and select Disable.
Windows XP
- Click Network Connections.
- Right-click the NIC that you would like to disable and select Disable.
When you troubleshoot issues with a laptop docking station, there are some quick tests that you can complete to rule out potential problems. You can test to make sure that the following components are working correctly and are not the source of the issue:
Video cables
Video source
Video destination
Laptop Docking Station
USB peripherals
Ethernet Connection
To test your setup components, try the following:
Use the video cables, video source, video destination, laptop docking station, USB peripherals, and Ethernet connection in another setup to see if the problem is with the components or the setup.
Use a different video cable, video source, video destination, laptop docking station, USB peripherals, and Ethernet connection setup to see if the problem persists. Ideally, you should test a component that you know works in another setup.
When you test your cables, it is recommended that you do the following:
Test each cable individually.
Use short cables when you are testing.
When you test the video cables, video source, video destination, and laptop docking station it is recommended that you do the following:
Press the Windows key + R, type devmgmt.msc, and press Enter to open Device Manager.
If you do not see the USB video adapter in Device Manager, refer to the following FAQ: https://www.startech.com/support/faqs/technical-support?topic=expansion-cards#usb-cannot-detect-windows.
If the device is listed with an error, reinstall the drivers following the instructions on the website.
Check to see if your video card drivers are current. You can check what video card you have in Device Manager under Display adapters. It is recommended that you go directly to the video card manufacturer's website to check for the latest drivers.
Check to see if the monitor is being detected by Windows.
For more information about testing the USB peripherals and the laptop docking station, visit www.startech.com/faq/usb_hubs_general_troubleshooting.
When you test Ethernet and the laptop docking station, refer to the following FAQ: http://www.startech.com/faq/network_adapters_general_troubleshooting.
When you test sound and the laptop docking station, refer to the following FAQ: http://www.startech.com/faq/sound_cards_general_troubleshooting.
If hardware acceleration is enabled on any of your software applications, it can result in poor resource management and limit the performance of your video device. If you experience this problem, you should disable hardware acceleration in the program(s) that were impacted.
To disable hardware acceleration in common applications and operating systems, complete one of the following series of steps, depending on what software application(s) or operating system that you are running.
Internet Explorer 9 and later
Note: Earlier versions of Internet Explorer do not use hardware acceleration.
- Click the Start button.
- Open Control Panel.
- Click Network and Internet.
- Click Internet Options.
- Click the Advanced tab.
- Browse to the Accelerated graphics screen.
- Select the Use software rendering instead of GPU rendering check box.
- Click Apply.
- Restart your computer.
Mozilla Firefox
- Open Firefox.
- Press the Alt key.
- Click Tools and Options.
- Click the Advanced icon.
- Click the General tab.
- Under Browsing, clear the Use hardware acceleration when available check box.
- Click the OK button.
- Restart your web browser.
Google Chrome
- Open Google Chrome.
- Click the Options icon (it has three horizontal lines on it).
- Click Settings.
- Click Show advanced settings.
- Scroll to the bottom of the screen and clear the Use hardware acceleration when available check box.
- Restart your web browser.
Microsoft Office 2013 / 2010
- Open any program in Microsoft Office (for example, Microsoft Word).
- Click the File tab.
- In the menu on the left side of the screen, click Options.
- Click Advanced.
- Under Display, select the Disable hardware graphics acceleration check box.
- Close and restart all of the Microsoft Office programs that you had open.
Windows 10 / 8
- Press the Windows key +X.
- Click Control Panel.
- Click Personalization.
- Select a high-contrast theme.
Windows 7 / Vista
- Click the Start button.
- Click Control Panel.
- Click Personalization.
- Select a non-Aero theme. Ideally, you should select a basic and high-contrast theme.
Windows XP
- Click the Start button.
- Open the Control Panel.
- Select Display.
- Click the Settings tab.
- Click Advanced.
- Click the Troubleshooting tab.
- Move the Hardware Acceleration slider to None.
- Restart your computer.
To output 4K to a DisplayPort display at 30Hz, your monitor must support the resolution and refresh rate. If your monitor also supports 4K at 60Hz (DP 1.2 or higher), you may also need to set the monitor to work at 30Hz.
To resolve this issue, use the buttons on your monitor to change the DisplayPort settings to DP1.1. For more information about how to change your monitor settings, refer to the website of the manufacturer of your monitor.
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- If product has an exposed circuit board, do not touch the product under power.
- If Class 1 Laser Product. Laser radiation is present when the system is open.
- Wiring terminations should not be made with the product and/or electric lines under power.
- Product installation and/or mounting should be completed by a certified professional as per the local safety and building code guidelines.
- Cables (including power and charging cables) should be placed and routed to avoid creating electric, tripping or safety hazards.
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By Stan Choe
AP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- Fabulous can have a flip side.
It's something investors should remember as mutual funds' five-year return figures grow more eye-popping by the day. Many funds have more than doubled over that time, but that's due in part to the calendar creeping closer to the five-year anniversary of the March 9, 2009 bottom for the market. That means the darkest days of the financial crisis are no longer counted in five-year returns, leaving only the recovery that sent the Standard & Poor's 500 index to a record high.
The anniversary is a key milestone because many potential investors scrutinize a fund's five-year record when deciding whether to buy a fund. It's important, though, to put those stellar performance numbers in context and to temper expectations.
Market conditions are stacked against both stock and bond mutual funds having such strong returns the next five years, analysts say. Plus, some of the funds with the best five-year returns led the pack because they focused on the riskiest investments. Many conservative managers, meanwhile, got left behind in the bull market.
To see how big the numbers are, check the performance of the largest mutual fund by assets. Vanguard's Total Stock Market Index fund (VTSMX) has a five-year annualized return of 23.2 percent, according to Morningstar. At the end of 2012, its five-year annualized return was 2.2 percent.
To be sure, investors already have some experience with this effect. Something similar happened with funds' three-year returns in early 2012.
A fund's three- and five-year returns are typically the numbers that average investors find most important, says David Mertens, a principal at Jensen Investment Management. Its mutual funds include Jensen Quality Growth (JENSX), which has Morningstar's gold medal analyst rating.
Mertens would prefer that investors give greater weight to a fund's returns over 10 years or even longer. But "people tend to buy what's just happened," he says. "People buy yesterday's story."
Before you invest, here are some key considerations to put that story in perspective:
-- A Repeat Performance Is Doubtful.
Stocks are unlikely to rise as dramatically, in part because they don't look as cheap as they did in 2009. One popular way to measure whether a stock is expensive is to divide the price of a stock by its earnings per share over the last 12 months. Robert Shiller, a professor at Yale University and one of the winners of the Nobel prize in economics last year, takes it a step further. He thinks it's misleading to look at just one year because earnings can surge or drop in an economic cycle. To smooth out distortions, he looks at the S&P 500's level versus its average earnings per share over the prior 10 years, adjusting for inflation.
By that measure, the S&P 500 in March 2009 was at its cheapest level in 23 years. Now, it's nearly twice that level and back above its average since World War II. That suggests future gains for stocks won't come from a further rise in price-earnings ratios as much as from growth in earnings.
This year, analysts forecast earnings per share for S&P 500 companies to rise 7.9 percent.
For bond funds, strategists are more pessimistic given expectations that interest rates will rise from their relatively low levels. Five years ago, the yield on the 10-year Treasury note was 3 percent and on its way down. Falling interest rates help bond mutual funds because they push up prices for existing bonds.
Now, the 10-year Treasury's yield is below 2.7 percent, but strategists say it's on its way up. Many bond mutual funds in 2013 had their first down year in more than a decade amid rising interest rates.
-- The Last Five Years Have Rewarded Risk.
The top-performing stock fund over the last five years has been the Direxion Monthly NASDAQ-100 Bull 2x fund (DXQLX), which has a 60.7 percent annualized return. But it's not what most people would consider a core investment. The fund is meant more for short-term traders than long-term investors.
It uses leverage in its attempt to double the monthly results of the Nasdaq 100 index, before fees and expenses. While that supercharges gains when the market is strong, it also accelerates losses during downturns. The fund lost 82.8 percent in 2008.
The reward for risk taking can also be seen among target-date mutual funds, which many savers depend on for their retirement accounts. These funds own mostly stocks when an investor's retirement date is far off and automatically migrate toward bonds as the date nears. But some have less in stocks than others, even if they're targeted at the same year of retirement.
The Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2025 fund, for example, is more conservative. That's why it's in the bottom 3 percent of its peer group for five-year returns. But in 2008, its greater emphasis on bonds helped to cushion the stock market's losses, and it was in the category's top 7 percent.
The good news is that investors don't have to look back too far to see how a fund manager performed in a variety of markets, says David Lafferty, chief market strategist for Natixis Global Asset Management. It has $867.2 billion in assets under management.
Since the late '90s, stocks have undergone three bull markets (the dot-com boom, the housing bubble and the most recent recovery for stocks) and two bear markets (the dot-com bust and the financial crisis).
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Greece Turning to Desperate Measures as Citizens Face Starvation Due to Economic Collapse
NaturalNews – The European nation of Greece appears to be sliding ever so progressively into the abyss of total collapse, as illustrated by a recent government measure aimed at feeding the growing hordes of hungry, unemployed Greeks across the nation.
A report translated into English from Voz Populi explains that, under the new law, Greek merchants will now be permitted to sell expired foods at a reduced rate to the nation's poorest citizens, who are becoming increasingly unable to afford basic necessities.
Since price control efforts have largely failed thus far, as have austerity measures aimed at reviving the nation's economy, the Greek government is grasping at straws to maintain some illusion of normalcy in a country where the unemployment rate has now breached 25 percent overall, and more than 54 percent among the youth population aged 15 to 24.
"We are sinking in a swamp of recession and it's getting worse," Dimitris Asimakopoulos, Head of the Greek small business and industry association GSEVEE, is quoted as saying by phillyBurbs.com. "180,000 businesses are on the brink and 70,000 of them are expected to close in the next few months."
As far as the expired food situation is concerned, products with both a month and day expiration date will be permitted to sell for an additional week, while products with a "best before" date that contains only a month and year marker will be permitted to sell for an additional month. Food products with only a year indicator will be allowed to sell for an additional quarter year, under the new law.
Because virtually all aspects of the Greek economy are unraveling, though, the measure is unlikely to make much of a difference in reducing overall food costs, as demand will still likely outpace supply. And repeated efforts to bail out the nation at the EU level continue to spark massive protests and labor strikes, which is only exacerbating the problem even further.
In defiance of proposed austerity measures that would further increase taxes on Greece's already-struggling private business sector, 70,000 protesters in Athens and at least 17,000 protesters in the town of Thessalonika recently took to the streets. The protests resulted in massive public service shutdowns, grounded flights, hospital and business closures, and public transport failures.


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Can you tell a ticklepink from a maybell? Have you ever encountered a thunder pumper while on a rantum scoot through the puckerbrush? When you're feeling faunchy are you more likely to tick a lock or start an upscuddle?
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This definitive multi-volume guide to the extraordinary diversity of the American language is the product of nearly 50 years of linguistic scholarship. Compiled from data collected from interviews with Americans in 1,002 communities mapped against usage patterns found in newspapers, books, letters, and other written materials dating from the Colonial period to the present, DARE tells us where the word skillet gives way to frying pan, and shows us the regional lines that divide consumers of hoagies from those of torpedoes, heros, grinders, zeps, and submarine sandwiches.
The National Endowment for the Humanities began funding the Dictionary of American Regional English in 1971, making DARE the Endowment's oldest continually-supported project. Now, the research that began in 1965 when a team of 80 field workers set out across America in "word wagons" to survey the language of daily life will culminate in March 2012 with the publication by Harvard University Press of Volume V of the Dictionary of American Regional English, covering Sl-Z.


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As Americans become increasingly dependent on smartphones, recovery centers specializing in addictions and emotional problems say mobile devices are making some bad habits even worse.
"The smartphone is the tool that helps exacerbate that addiction or it's a tool they use not to deal with that addiction," says Joel Edwards, executive director of Morningside Recovery in Newport Beach, Calif. And with good reason: Roughly 169 million Americans owned a smartphone in May — a 70% penetration rate — market research group comScore found, and nearly two-thirds of people in their late 20s live in households with no landlines, according to data released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "We're dealing with more and more smartphones as part of the underlying issues. These technologies are driving addictions faster and with more intensity than ever before," Edwards says.
Mobile devices help provide the three A's — accessibility, affordability and anonymity, says Robert Weiss, senior vice president of clinical development for Elements , a national behavioral health company. "In 1988, you had to drive to an icky place for pornography and hope that nobody saw you," he says. "Now, you just say, 'Siri, show me the porn.'" Drug dealers will know an online message — "I'm in Newport Beach looking for tar or 420" — refers to black tar heroin and cannabis, Edwards adds, but those code words for drugs will go over the heads of most people. "Even a drug dealer has to take a nap occasionally, but it's easy for people to connect with others to support that addiction," he says.
Smartphones are also playing a central role in behavioral addictions like gaming, social networking, pornography and sex, says Hilarie Cash, co-founder of Restart Life , a recovery retreat center in Fall City, Wash. Restart Life treats males over 18 years of age and provides a retreat away from digital media for 35 to 90 days, helping them improve their social skills. About 95% of the addictions Restart Life deals with relate to gaming, Cash says, but there are often other issues like pornography and social networking mixed in. "With a smartphone you can do that all the time," she says. Weiss agrees. "The last cultural revolution took place on the streets," he says, "but this one is a lot quieter."
Also see: Does Facebook break up marriages?
Is Facebook causing divorces?
A growing body of research links increased use of Facebook to marital discord. Boston University emerging media professor James Katz joins the News Hub with Sara Murray. Photo: Getty Images.
Young people are particularly at risk, and not just those who have addictions, says Cole Rucker, co-founder and CEO of Paradigm Malibu , an adolescent mental health and drug abuse treatment center. "Years ago, the most difficult part for them here was that they couldn't smoke cigarettes and now the biggest challenge is they can't have their cellphones," he says. Teenagers suffering from depression or anxiety often use smartphones as a coping skill rather than learning to sit with their emotions and developing relationships, Rucker says. "Very often, cellphone use is just like drug use, another negative coping style, and a way to avoid thoughts and feelings," he adds.
Although smartphones can prevent people from dealing with anxiety, they may also compound it. Those who are heavy smartphone users can't go 10 minutes without their phone before suffering from anxiety, according to one recent study co-authored by Larry Rosen, professor of psychology at California State University and author of "iDisorder: Understanding Our Obsession with Technology and Overcoming Its Hold on Us." The study is due to be published in the August 2014 edition of the journal " Computers in Human Behavior ." "Most people can't last an hour without getting highly anxious if their smartphone is taken away," says Rosen.
His researchers split a group of 163 college students into light, moderate and heavy smartphone users. Half the students sat in silence without their phones and half with them turned off and out of sight. Regardless of where their phone was, the light users showed no increase in anxiety for the entire 75 minutes, the moderate users showed a slight increase between 10 and 20 minutes, but the heavy users showed more anxiety than the light users at the 10-minute mark, and their anxiety continued to rise until the experiment ended. "Most young people, who are among the heaviest users of their smartphones, can't last an hour without getting highly anxious if their smartphone is taken away," he says.
Also see: You killed me at hello: 26% of car wrecks involve phones
Can cellphone dependency lead to other addictions?
As Americans depend even more on their cellphones, recovery centers say that mobile devices are making some bad habits even worse. Joel Edwards, Morningside Recovery executive editor, joins the News Hub with Sara Murray. Photo: Getty Images.
Of course, smartphones typically facilitate existing addictions or underlying emotional problems rather than cause them. "They may be addicted to sexual content on their phone or gaming on their phone in the same way that people are addicted to gambling rather than casinos," Weiss says. "There is no treatment for cellphone addiction or Internet addiction." The basic criteria for figuring out whether you have a problem includes whether your behavior interrupts with your work, family life, beliefs or life goals, and has negative consequences. "People don't become addicted without some underlying deficit," Weiss says. "They have a need to find something that is not in their life in another place."
That said, there's also a growing body of research supporting "nomophobia" — the fear of being without your cellphone. Nearly half of Americans (47%) say they couldn't go a day without their smartphone, according to a survey released last week by Bank of America. One-in-five people reach for their phone as a 21st Century replacement for the post-coital cigarette, according to a 2012 report from mobile security company LookOut, and 41% of people said losing their iPhone would be "a tragedy," according to a 2010 Stanford University poll. "I have really bad anxiety if I can't get to my phone," says Kevin Raposo, 30, a technology blogger in Boston. "I leave it within hands' reach by my bedside."
It isn't always clear when dependence on a smartphone has become a problem. The counselors at Morningside Recovery try to find out what need smartphones are filling and find a way to replace that through group therapy, journaling, and walking in nature. "We put our clients in front of a group of people and actually have them carry on a conversation," Edwards says. While anxiety and depression could be the main problems, the issue could also be due to loneliness or work-related stress — for example, when a father checks his office emails while sitting at the dinner table, he says. And the consequences of smartphone dependence can be just as dire as a substance dependence. "Texting while driving and drinking while driving is the same kind of crazy," Edwards says.
Other articles by Quentin Fottrell:
Treating hangovers is now a billion-dollar industry
Lonely people share too much on Facebook
10 things psychologists won't tell you


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While we may have gotten a time out for coloring on the walls and furniture, James Hastrich pays homage to his early-American predecessors by doing just that with each of his miniature creations. He modeled his artist's sample box after one owned by 19th century stenciling master Moses Eaton.
These traveling artists, known as itinerant painters, journeyed from town to town with their sample box, showcasing their skills to potential patrons. In return for food and lodging, these artists painted furniture (such as this chest in the style of Rufus Porter's folk art landscapes), walls, and even floors with stenciled patterns inspired by wallpaper—which was too expensive for many families before the Industrial Revolution standardized mass production and reduced costs.
Today, some lucky New England homeowners are still discovering original stenciled patterns beneath layers of wallpaper. Maybe someday we'll find hidden designs in one of our miniature room settings.


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When you're an established artist that's made well over 30 albums, it would normally be pretty difficult to avoid repeating yourself – unless you're Neil Young. A man who has changed direction more times than most acts have changed their line up, Young has interspersed his regular jaunts into singer-songwriter territory and sludgey proto-grunge heaviness with electro dabblings, concept albums and avant-garde noise.
Therefore, the announcement of a new record is usually then accompanied by a dissection of just what it might contain. What Neil Young is going to turn up here – eco-warrior? Sedate country-rocker? Grumpy old rumbler? Surprisingly, given advance reports, Le Noise finds Young in genuinely new territory. Recorded with well-regarded producer Daniel Lanois, trailed on a solo acoustic tour and following the garage-rock fumble that was last year's Fork In The Road, all signs pointed to Le Noise being one of Young's gentler, more introspective records.
It's certainly reflective, and is performed by just Young and his guitar, but it'd be foolish to classify Le Noise as a singer-songwriter record. Instead, it's like hearing a fuzzed-up, full-throttle Neil Young without a band, his guitar turned up to 11, screaming from the speakers, but accompanied by nothing but the Canadian's needle-thin vocals and swirling, phased effects.
It's surprising, difficult and initially quite unsettling, like listening to some demos that have been given a quick polish by an uninterested producer. It certainly doesn't help that two of the weaker tracks kick off Le Noise, 'Walk With Me' and 'Sign Of Love' signpost the album's heavy sound without offering much in terms of melody or lyrical excitement.
It's only with the hypotic rhythm of 'Someone's Gonna Rescue You' that Le Noise becomes clearer. The producer's swirls of sound summon up images of dark, troubled nights, Young's lamenting voice somewhere in the midst, sounding distant and restless.
Followed by 'Love And War', the guitars turned down and the vocals up front and intimate, and any initial doubts about Le Noise start to diminish. Like most of Neil Young's best songs, the lyrics on 'Love And War' sound trite or simplistic written down, but in his hands become earnest and honest. Alongside the epic 'Hitchhiker', it's an album highlight.
The latter track is part of Young's back catalogue that's been dusted down after years in a cupboard somewhere on the singer's California ranch, and is the song that most NY obsessives will be examining. Turning the guitars back up again, Young tells an epic autobiographical tale, listing all the drugs he's ever taken, lamenting some of the decisions he's made and taking one of his regular diversions into the world of time travel and space aliens.
Compressed into five and a half minutes, 'Hitchhiker' is a remarkably strange song, and reminds us again how Young stands apart from the other elder statesmen of rock. While his supposed contemporaries are recording covers albums or rehashing their back catalogue, Young is reflecting on his own past in this unusual, vibrant way.
With just eight tracks, the acoustic epic 'Peaceful Valley Boulevard' and the stomping 'Rumblin'' closing the record, Le Noise is a sharp shock of a project. Even for existing Neil Young fans it sounds strange – rootless and untethered, emotionally very melancholic and reflective but with such an aggressive musical edge. It's hard to listen to any Neil Young record without considering the man's musical past, and even more so with this album, as it's doused in his history and his ethos of exploration. It's not a completely successful experiment, but Le Noise is certainly an important moment in Neil Young's ongoing story.
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65A. We recognize the need for a global multi-stakeholder forum to address Internet-related public policy issues. Thus we commit to the creation of such a space for dialogue among all stakeholders (hereafter referred to as "the forum"). Source: WGIG Report, para 40
65B. Such forum should allow for the participation of all stakeholders from developing and developed countries on an equal footing, and foster full participation in Internet governance arrangements by developing countries. Balance and diversity of participation as regards, inter alia, geography, language, culture, gender, professional background, should be ensured. Source: WGIG Report, paras 41-43
65C. Such forum should be open to all stakeholders from all countries; any stakeholder could bring up any Internet governance issue. It could assume, inter alia, the following functions:
- Interface with intergovernmental bodies and other institutions on matters under their purview which are relevant to Internet governance, such as IPR, e-commerce, trade in services and Internet/telecommunications convergence.
- Identify emerging issues and bring them to the attention of the appropriate bodies and make recommendations.
- Address issues that are not being dealt with elsewhere and make proposals for action, as appropriate.
- Connect different bodies involved in Internet management where necessary.
- Contribute to capacity-building for Internet governance for developing countries, drawing fully on local sources of knowledge and expertise.
- Promote and assess on an ongoing basis the embodiment of WSIS principles in Internet governance processes.
It should start its work by also addressing the issues and recommendations identified by the WGIG in its report. Source: WGIG Report, para 45
65D. Such forum should operate through public consultations open to all stakeholders, similar to the open consultations of the WGIG process, and make extensive use of online instruments for remote participation. It should be supported by a very lightweight Secretariat and have transparent, inclusive and accountable multi-stakeholder procedures to adopt its outcomes. Any executive or steering group should be composed by members from all stakeholders, who would serve as peers in individual capacity. The forum should be designed to work cooperatively with existing institutions, and the best possible use should be made of research and work carried out by others. Source: WGIG para 46 + additions
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Who is Wendy Davis?
Tuesday night, more than a 100,000 people were glued to their computers watching the live stream of the Texas Legislature special session, where state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, stood for 13 hours, in pink Mizuno running shoes, filibustering Senate Bill 5, which would have effectively shut down nearly every abortion clinic in Texas.
The Capitol was swarmed with spectators and activists in an unprecedented display of support of Davis and outrage when the GOP tried to force a vote on the bill after the midnight deadline. The vote was later deemed void.
So who is Wendy Davis?
Davis grew up in Fort Worth with three siblings, the daughter of a single mother. At age 14, she started working after school to help support the family.
By age 19, Davis had a baby girl, Amber, and was herself a single mother after a divorce. She worked two jobs to help makes ends meet for her small family.
She was steered into law by a co-worker who gave her a brochure for the paralegal program at a local school, Tarrant County Community College. After two years there, Davis transferred to Texas Christian University, where she graduated first in her class. She was the first person in her family to earn a bachelor's degree.
She was accepted to Harvard Law School, where she later graduated with honors. Davis was able to fund her education through student loans and scholarships; she would later serve on the Texas Senate Committee on Education, and in 2011, would launch a filibuster in an attempt to thwart a budget bill that cut $4 billion from the state's public education programs.
In 1994, after returning to Fort Worth, she started working at the law offices of Haynes & Boone, LLP.
In 1999, she was elected to the Fort Worth City Council and was re-elected four times: in 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2007. There, she served as chairwoman of the city's Economic Development Committee.
In 2008, Davis ousted longtime Republican incumbent Kim Brimer to take the District 10 seat in the Texas Senate.
She is the vice-chairwoman on the Senate Select Committee on Open Government, and also sits on the Senate committees on Economic Development, Transportation and Veterans Affairs and Military Installations.
Readers of Fort Worth Weekly chose her as the "Best Servant of the People." She is an avid runner and cyclist, which no doubt helped her maintain stamina for the duration of her 13-hour-long filibuster.
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How completely awesome is Earl Hamner Jr.?
Watch this video of the Today show reunion of the cast of The Waltons, the tv show he created 40 years ago, read Lisa Provence's 2003 interview, and decide for yourself.
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NancyDrew December 3rd, 2011 | 1:20pm
Awesome - thanks for posting this.
city girl December 3rd, 2011 | 4:16pm
Didn't know that Sissy Spacek got her start on the Walton's - guess she's come home. Fun seeing them all grown up on the Today show.
HarryD December 3rd, 2011 | 8:42pm
Sure beats the crap out of what is on TV these days...............maybe that is where our children have gone.


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If you don't have a slow cooker, use a covered Dutch oven; cook the curry in a 325°F oven until the beef is tender, about 2 hours, adding 1/2 cup water if the stew is dry. The spice paste can be made up to a week ahead of cooking.
- Yield
- Makes 6 servings
- Active Time
- 30 minutes
- Total Time
- 6 hours 15 minutes (includes slow-cooker time)
- Spice paste:
- 8 large dried New Mexico chiles
- 4 lemongrass stalks
- 1/2 cup chopped shallots
- 6 garlic cloves, peeled
- 2 teaspoons ground coriander
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 3 tablespoons fish sauce (such as nam pla or nuoc nam)
- 1 tablespoon golden brown sugar
- Stew:
- 3 pounds boneless beef chuck roast, trimmed, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes
- 1 13.5- to 14-ounce can unsweetened coconut milk
- 8 kaffir lime leaves
- 2 whole star anise
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 tablespoon tamarind paste or tamarind concentrate
- Chopped fresh cilantro
- Steamed rice
- Ingredient info: New Mexico chiles can be found at some supermarkets and at Latin markets. Fish sauce and coconut milk are sold at supermarkets and Asian markets. Look for star anise, star-shaped seedpods, in the spice section of the supermarket. Tamarind is available in Asian and Indian markets.
- For spice paste:
- Cover chiles with very hot water and soak until soft, about 45 minutes. Drain. Stem, seed, and chop chiles.
- Cut off bottom 4 inches from lemongrass stalks; chop and transfer to processor (reserve tops of stalks for stew). Add shallots, garlic, coriander, cumin, ginger, and 1 teaspoon ground black pepper; process until finely ground. Add 1/2 cup water, chiles, fish sauce, and sugar; process to paste. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 week ahead. Transfer to bowl. Cover; chill.
- For stew:
- Smash reserved tops of lemongrass from spice paste with mallet or rolling pin. Bend in half; bundle with kitchen twine. Mix beef and spice paste in slow cooker. Stir in lemongrass bundles, coconut milk, lime leaves, star anise, cinnamon, and tamarind. Press meat down to completely submerge. Cook stew on low heat until meat is very tender, 4 1/2 to 5 hours. Tilt pot and spoon off excess fat from surface of stew. Remove lemongrass bundles, lime leaves, star anise, and cinnamon stick.
- Transfer stew to bowl. Sprinkle cilantro over and serve with steamed rice.
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Talking while walking with a good friend, we frequently ask one another about how one person can make the world a better place. Recently, I heard about a man who did just that. His idea goes back thirteen years. That is when Kermit Meyers, a retired entrepreneur, came up with his idea. As a retiree, Kermit served as a volunteer teacher's aide at Richard Byrd Academy in Chicago's Cabrini Green area with W.I.T.S. (Working In The Schools).
A keen observer with an extensive background in many fields, Meyers developed several ideas that were eventually developed into a pilot program in three Cabrini area schools for three years with the program expanding to more schools in 2003.
His thinking was more or less as follows. Working with at-risk children who typically read below grade level, were not interested in reading for recreation and were not exposed to "fun" reading at home, he was looking for ways to make reading appealing. It was his belief that reading could be stimulated by: 1) Providing a lending library in each classroom with no penalty for lost or damaged books, and 2) Including parents/caregivers in at-home reading, requesting they spend time each night reading with their children (TV, CD, DVD and radio turned off).
Then he focused in the another direction, to the places where there are a surplus of children's books, those families where reading is encouraged by parents and he concluded that there are thousands of books these families no longer use. Book drives were begun, organized by local community organizations and schools and thousands of books were collected.
This program served one school in 1999 and by 2011, 200 schools were being served. Kermit Meyers established Book Worm Angels twelve years ago. The Website, bookwormangels.org is filled with information on the organization's history, how to request books, how to volunteer and how to host a book drive.
Book Worm Angels provide gently used "fun" children's books for in-classroom lending. The 7-10 books per student (250 books per classroom) need to be available for at-home use. A good friend of mine who is a Chicago Public School teacher working in a first grade classroom has been a recipient of these books for many years and believes her children greatly benefit from this program.
When I heard of this program, I could not help thinking of Robin Hood in that Book Worm Angels takes from those who have so much and gives to those who have so little. Many individuals have been inspired to organize book drives. A girl who graduated from Regina High School (Wilmette) in 2000 was determined to collect 2000 books. She did and in the process began a partnership of sort with "Half Price Books". Needing more and more books after collecting from many sources, she asked if "Half Price Books" would contribute any books they were not selling to Book Worm Angels. They did that and she met her goal. And they continue to contribute books to Book Worm Angels. Collecting books and recycling them is a positive action for the environment. Over 1000 book drives have been great projects for Boy and Girl Scouts, Bar and Bat Mitzvah, graduation, church groups, schools, businesses and more.
Since its modest beginning Book Worm Angels has expanded and now serves 177 Chicago Public School System elementary schools, 20 schools in Aurora, Illinois Gary and Hammond, Indiana, Atlanta, Georgia, Phoenix, Arizona, Fitchburg and Lowell, Massachusetts - over 100,000 students. Just over 2,000,000 books have been received and distributed. Praised by school administration, principals, reading specialists and teachers this program has resulted in reading scores in BWA schools increasing at a rate 60% greater than the all-school average increase.
Future goals of Book Worm Angels include continued provision of books to partner schools where the majority of children read below level and expanding to other cities. Schools that agree to be part of the program are provided with 7-10 books per student at no charge for in-classroom libraries. Every year thereafter, additional books are used to replenish the supply.
Are you inspired yet? You, too, can help with this very worthwhile effort.
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So some are describing this as "mixed" news …….
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US productivity slows in fourth quarter
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. productivity grew at an even slower annual rate than previously thought in the final three months of last year.
Economists are hoping productivity growth will revive in 2014, reflecting a stronger economy.
Productivity grew at an annual rate of 1.8 percent in the October-December quarter, a slowdown from 3.5 percent productivity growth in the third quarter, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
The new estimate was lower than the 3.2 percent gain the government had previously reported. Unit labor costs dipped 0.1 percent, a smaller drop than the 1.6 percent drop previously estimated.
For the year, productivity increased a tiny 0.5 percent, continuing a weak trend seen over the past three years. Analysts are forecasting a rebound in productivity this year, helped by stronger economic growth.
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[edit] A Road through the Dark
The Hobbit player's good friend Celandine Brandybuck sent a letter to the player from Archet mentioning that there are brigands in the area. The player writes back to her urging her to come back to Tuckborough, but the player has not heard back from her. Worried, the Hobbit player talks to Postman Took who informs that player that letters to Archet cannot be delivered because it has been besieged by ruffians. Postman Took gives the letter back to the player and says that the Hobbit player could get help delivering it from the Hobbit postmen in Buckland.
When the Hobbit player comes to Stock to begin the journey to Buckland the player spots Bounder Boffin shaking in fear as a Black Rider gallops off. Boffin says that the strange rider was looking for Baggins. He brings the Hobbit player to the leaf-farm of Old Odo where they can lock themselves inside and hide, defeating spiders along the way. When Boffin tries to open the gate to the farm the key breaks. Then he and the Hobbit player decide to travel to Woodhall but on their way to that village they overhear the conservation between a Black Riders and a group of brigands. The Black Rider spots them, but is stopped from slaying the two Hobbits by Gildor Inglorion.
Gildor informs the Hobbit player that his companion the Ranger Amdir was heading to Archet to investigate the Blackwold brigands there. He suggests the player to travel with him for safety.
[edit] Man Summary
[edit] Jailbreak
The Man player wakes up in a Blackwold cell by the Ranger Amdir. He informs the player that he learned from Jon Brackenbrook that Calder Cob is working for the Blackwold and captured two visiting Hobbits: Celandine Brandybuck and Mundo Sackville-Baggins. He would like the Man player's help looking for them.
The player finds Celandine inside a holding pen near the entrance to the jail. After slaying the Blackwolds, Celandine tells them that Mundo is being held captive in the courtyard. Celandine sets fire to the jail trying to get the Blackwold's attention so they can rescue him. As they attempt to put out the flames, the two of them enter the courtyard and find Mundo tied to a pole.
After they free Mundo of his bounds a Black Rider approaches, but is blocked by the flames of the fire from getting the Hobbits. Amdir shows and attempts to drive the Black Rider off. He succeeds, but is gravely wounded in the process. Celandine suggestions taking him to Archet to get help mending his wounds.
[edit] Merger Summary
[edit] Amdir's Request
The next morning in Archet, Kate Henseed, a female Man, informs the player that Amdir was looking for the player. The player finds him outside The Mad Badger Inn who tells the player that he was wounded by the Black Rider and fears that he is poisoned. He asks the player to speak to Captain Brackenbrook, the Man in charge of Archet's garrison and tell him that his son's suspicions at the Blackwolds' camp were correct. Calder Cob a member of the garison is a traitor and in league with the Blackwolds. He fears that he wouldn't believe if they news came from him, since the Men of Bree-land do not trust the Rangers.
[edit] Captain Brackenbrook
The Captain doesn't believe the player's tale of Calder, since he was the one that captured the former leader of the Blackwolds, Otto. The Captain suggests that if the player wishes to help Archet that there are wolves that plague the farmers and need to be slain.
[edit] Honing your Skills
The player informs Amdir that the Captain did not believe the player's story. He suggests that you hone your skills and then prove your worth to the Captain by helping Dirk Mudbrick.
[edit] Seeing the Defence
After slaying some wolves for the farmer Dirk Mudbrick, he tells the player that he notices that the Blackwolds seemed a bit stronger. He suggests that you find the Blackwold spies and find out what they are up to.
[edit] The Spies
The player finds and slays a spy and finds a note on him for Calder from Éogan that says that they will attack Archet from the west and burn it to the ground as the Men of Archet have done to their camp. The player brings the note to Dirk who tells the player to bring to the Captain as quickly as possible.
[edit] The Captain's Son
When the Captain reads the note he is saddened that he didn't believe his own son, Jon Brackenbrook. He orders his guards to find Calder and imprison him. The Captain asks the player to go speak with Jon in the Hunter's Lodge and ask for his assistance with the Blackwolds. The player does find Jon at the lodge.
[edit] The Blackwold's Roost
Jon suggests that the player go to the encampment of Blackwolds in the south and provide a distraction to give the guards of Archet time to prepare their defenses. The player goes to the encampment, but finds only a handful of the Blackwolds. After slaying a few of them, the player goes back to Jon where they learn that Éogan and the rest of the Blackwolds are already making their attack on Archet.
[edit] The Assault on Archet
The Blackwolds are making their attack on Archet from the south. Jon suggests taking the path to the east into the city. The player, Jon and the rest of the hunters make their way from the east into Archet. The player finds that Archet is ablaze and its citizens are running out in panic.
The player comes to the jail where they can hear Calder Cob fighting with the jailor Ned Pruner. His wife, Peg Pruner is franticly trying to find the key to the locked door, but once she finds the key its too late. Calder fleed and Ned lays on the floor close to death. His wife kneels over him sobbing as Ned tells the player he must find Amdir at the Mad Badger Inn and help him. With his last breath he mutters, "That hobbit Éogan wants... and the Captain. I... I saw Éogan... go after 'em! Ye must save 'em...!"
The player does find Amdir at the inn. The player also sees Éogan beyond the flames with some hobbits held captive. The player rushes to a nearby well to draw water to douse the flames. With the path safe, the player and Amdir rush to the Blackwolds, but suddenly Amdir collapses, holding the wound the Nazgúl's morgul-knife made. Otto, freed from the prison by the Blackwolds, takes Amdír as prisoner while the player meets Éogan in combat.
The player manages to defeat Éogan and the rest of his company. The player helps free the hobbits of their bounds. One of them, Mundo Sackville-Baggins, informs the player that Éogan thought he had some sort of treasure that he brought back when helping the dwarves. He informs the player that they had the wrong Baggins. Suddenly, Éogan gets up and flees after learning the truth that he wasn't the hobbit he was looking for. The player does not pursue after him, instead electing to take care the hobbits. Celandine Brandybuck thanks the player for helping him and Mundo. The two of them head off back to the Shire.
The following day the fire is under control, but half of Archet is lost. The player learns from Jon Brackenbrook that his father died in the attack last night. Although he lost his father, Jon thanks the player for saving what they could of Archet.


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The Photoshop CC Generator is a flexible, and easily customisable JavaScript-based platform with rich APIs and powerful capabilities. It has been designed to take layers from your Photoshop document and automatically create individual image assets (GIF, PNG, or JPG) on the folder system of your operating system. Photoshop CC Generator supports Layers, Layer Groups and Smart Objects.
Getting started
You are able to control if generator is available for use, by enabling/disabling it inside the preferences panel directly inside Photoshop CC.
Generator will be available within Photoshop from, menu item, Generate > Image Assets. Once Generator is enabled it will run in the background and automatically create the assets when required.
For each Layer, Layer Group or Smart Object, you will need to rename each Layer name to an appropriate file name, as well as a file format suffix (.png, .jpg, and/or .gif), this tells Generator how to name the created output asset.
You are also able to control the quantity, size and quality of each asset, as well as different names and formats.
Current Supported File format options
PNG: .png – Defaults to png 32. Supported options include: .png8, .png24, .png32
JPEG: .jpg – Default quality is 9 (or 90%). Options include: .jpg(1-10), .jpg(1-100%)
GIF: .gif – Basic alpha transparency, no options
Examples include : rad.png24 : middling.jpg5 : retro.gif
You also able to extend the formats by including % scaling as well as Dimension (n x n, where n denotes width and height). The default scaling will be set to pixels(px), but other units include Inches(in), Centimetres(cm) and millimetres(mm). You are able to use commas "_,_" to create multiple files from a single Group / Layer / Smart Object: N.B each tag must be properly formatted with a valid file extension.
Extended Tagging Examples include:
– 300 x 200 imagef.jpg or 50in x 10in huge.png
– 50% imaged.png, 1000% imagei.jpg
– "200% imagex.png, imagey.png" produces both a 2x and a 1x asset
– "400% imagea.png, 250px x 250px imageb.jpg40%" produces a 4x asset and custom scaled version with jpg compression
Where does Photoshop CC save the assets
Generated assets will be saved in one of two places:
– For saved Photoshop CC files, Generator saves to an asset folder created next to the parent file in the operating system.
– For unsaved Photoshop CC files, Generator saves to a generic assets folder on the desktop.
Saving files is handled automatically by Generator; any changes to Layers / Groups / Smart Objects will be automatically updated in their respective assets. So once Generator is enabled, the assets folder should always be in sync with the original layer. If the assets folder or the parent file is moved, Generator will create a new Assets Folder.
Smart Objects Support
As an example of how the smart objects can be used :-
In this example i am using an Illustrator file, but it could equally be other objects in a Smart Object and embed them into Photoshop CC.
Here is how it looks in Photoshop (Don't forget, this is a Smart Object, therefore, you can return back to Illustrator CC and modify it at any point in time).
Notice that the layer has been given a name + jpg extension, and Generator is running, therefore the file will be created next to the .PSD file (see Rucksack.jpg below) (as this is a saved file).
If anything happens inside Photoshop, the image will be updated. You can see that by adding a layer style onto the layer a red outline is added.
The respective output asset has now been altered to reflect the change
It may be that other items need to be included, i.e. Layer Groups. You can see in the screen shot below, the image and it's components are highlighted in Red, and are grouped under a Layer Group. It's easy to create the assets from this Layer Group by using Photoshop CC Generator, just make sure that the Generator is enabled and the Layer Group is given a name and file type (i.e. FeaturedLocation.jpg), as shown in the following example.
Once Generator has completed, there will be an asset folder next to the original file
However, if the image and in this case just the waves need to be created and the text does not (possibly due to a responsive web layout design), then you can group the appropriate layers, or can use a Smart Object to group them. I'll use a Smart Object at this point to show the creation of assets on this layer type. The layers have been selected,then the layer fly out menu to choose "Convert to Smart Object" to selected.
Rename the Smart Object Layer
Photoshop Generator kicks into action and creates the final asset in the destination folder.
The final output can be seen in the destination folder
So hopefully you can see that the Photoshop CC Generator is a flexible and very powerful feature, which can be used in many situations (see this video for working with this feature in conjunction with web graphics and Adobe Reflow CC). Also, Photoshop Generator is open source and based on GitHub, so if you feel the urge, you can customise this function, or create your own solution.
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Bell Helicopter has expanded the list of equipment, parts and tooling suppliers that will be involved with the development of the 525 Relentless. The Textron subsidiary unveiled the "super medium" class helicopter in February 2012 at Heli-Expo in Dallas.
The Fort Worth, Texas-based manufacturer has secured agreements with GKN Aerospace and Triumph Group involving airframe structures, including complex engineering and composites. Charlotte, N.C.-based Goodrich will provide ice protection systems, Israel Aerospace Industries will work on the seating, with Mecaer Aviation Group focused on the landing gear, Kuka on major structure tooling, and Pacifica Engineering on rotor and drive tooling. According to Bell, the suppliers will also work with the manufacturer on the design and delivery of the components as part of the drive toward the first 525 prototype.
Larry Thimmesch, vice president of commercial programs, notes that the agreements come as the program is transitioning from the preliminary into the detailed design phase. As part of the preliminary phase, Bell gathered input from a customer advisory panel to help shape the design and features of the helicopter, which will receive power from GE CT7-2F1s.


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SimpleClub 2.7.3
Simple Club is a bridge card game program primarily designed to help teach two bidding systems: the Simplified Club system, a modification of the Schenken Club system as described in the book "Better Bidding in 15 Minutes," and the American Contract Bridge League's Standard American Yellow Card system.
You pick the bidding system and bid the South hand with the computer bidding the other three hands. While you are learning, you can ask the computer for a brief explanation of what its bids mean and why it made them. If you are not sure of the bid to make, you can ask the computer what bid it would make in your situation and it will tell you along with an explanation of what the bid would mean. You can start out with basic Standard American bidding and add the more advanced conventions as you learn: Jacoby Transfers, Jocoby No Trump, Fourth Suit Forcing and Lebensohl over a reverse. If you are only interested in offensive bidding, you can have the computer give you and your partner the best hands on every deal. Once you have finished bidding a hand, you can play it against the computer. There are a number of options, including playing each hand as declarer or playing double dummy. Your score against the computer can be calculated using rubber bridge, Chicago or duplicate scoring.


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Which recorder.pl
Note: The correct title of this article is which_recorder.pl. It appears incorrectly here due to technical restrictions.
Parses the backend log file and includes information on which capture card was used to record shows.
which_recorder.pl /path/to/backend/log/file
which_recorder.pl displays information about all recordings in your log file, you'll probably want to rotate your logs occasionally.
If you have multiple backends,
which_recorder.pl will only show information about shows recorded on the backend that runs the script (or, technically, only shows information about shows described in the log file specified, so you could have a slave push its log file to the master occasionally and run the script twice--once for each log file--but that's an exercise left for the reader).
#!/usr/bin/perl -w # # Parses the backend log file and includes information on which capture card was used to record shows. my $log_file = shift; #2008-08-30 15:59:41.969 scheduler: Started recording: Not My Life: channel 1651 on cardid 1, sourceid 1 open($fh, "<$log_file") or die "Unable to open log file '$log_file', stopping:"; my ($time, $title, $chanid, $cardid, $sourceid); my $subtitle; my $index = 0; while (<$fh>) { if (/^(.*) scheduler: Started recording: (.*): channel (\d+) on cardid (\d+), sourceid (\d+)/) { print "
Capture Information
<div class=\"schedule\"" if ($index == 0); $index++; ($time, $title, $chanid, $cardid, $sourceid) = ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5); if ($title =~ /(.+) "(.*)"/) { $title = $1; $subtitle = $2; } else { $subtitle = ''; } print "$time - $title"; print ": $subtitle" if ($subtitle); print " - Capture Card: $cardid
". "$title $time
"; print "$subtitle
" if ($subtitle); print "
Channel ID: $chanid
Capture Card ID: $cardid
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"; # For XML parsers print "[]:[]capture_info$index\[]:[]time='$time':title='$title'". ":subtitle='$subtitle':chanid='chanid':cardid='$cardid'". ":sourceid='$sourceid'\n"; } } print "
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I have had Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) since March 2002. Both of my sons also got ME/CFS at ages 6 and 10. Our younger son fully recovered after 10 years of mild illness. Our older son still has ME/CFS and also has Lyme disease plus two other tick infections. This blog is about how our family lives with chronic illness, with a focus on improving our conditions and enjoying our lives in spite of these challenges.
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
CFS In The News
Hey, I'm always thrilled to hear any news about dark chocolate being good for me, but this USA Today blurb trivializes CFIDS and makes it sound like we can solve all of our problems with a few squares of chocolate. The BBC did a better job of covering the full story and emphasizing the seriousness of CFS/ME. The UK's ME Association provides a more complete explanation of the study results.
Fortunately, the news a couple of weeks ago about the link between CFS and enteroviruses received much broader and more complete media coverage. I subscribe to Yahoo's clipping service and saw dozens of news articles from tv, radio, and newspapers from across the country. This kind of report of hard science linking CFS to known viruses is the stuff that will help the medical community and the general public to better understand and respect CFS as the serious illness that it is.
Keep 'em coming!
In the meantime, it can't hurt to continue my nightly ritual of mint tea and dark chocolate.
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- Ciara said...
hi Sue,
good to hear from you again. Hmm, I find Mickel Therapy hard to explain too and the therapists urge you not to try unless you are fully well. All I can say is it is the thing that i thought would help the LEAST and it is helping more than any past treatment, so I have to stick at it. Not sure if it is available in USA yet. I'm aware it's still highly controversial and I would have had zero faith in it, had I not experienced it for myself - and perservered with it.
Love for now. hope you continue to get better.
-C x
Hi, Sue,
I've been following your blog with interest as I also have CFS.
My support group has been thinking about ways to raise awareness of CFS, especially in "non-traditional" populations.
The CAA has done a good job with the mainstream media and magazines aimed at women but I see very little work being done with children with CFS.
Compared to adults, there is even less known about CFS in children and most media have not really stressed that children can get CFS.
This seems as good a time as any to get this info out especially with the new pediatric definition of CFS.
Since you are freelance writer, have you ever thought about writing an article about CFS in your family and the challenges of parenting for a magazine like Woman's Day, Good Housekeeping, Redbook?
I believe that unless people realize CFS can strike them, they're not going to support greater research. I say this as a young, Asian female. Thanks for continuing to blog!
- Sue Jackson said...
Great Idea!! I've wanted to do more writing about CFS for awhile now. In the past couple of years, I've focused my limited writing time and energy on my existing clients (i.e. sure-thing income). But your suggestion is something I've wanted to do for a long time, and the angle you suggest - focusing on kids and CFS - makes it unique enough that I might have a chance of getting it published. I will definitely start working on a pitch and get it out there.
Thanks for the idea - I'll let you know how it goes!
Hi, Sue,
I'm glad you're going to try my idea of writing something about CFS in children and parenting. Perhaps you could try to get Dr. Bell to help review the medical side and get a co-byline. Someone told me that having an MD in the byline helps to get articles published sometimes.
I don't write much but am working with an established writer on other groups.
Good luck!
- Unknown said...
Hi Sue, I came across your blog about six weeks ago and have to admire your spirit and determination to conquer this affliction.
I could identify with your many trials and tribulations over the past years. I was very interested to find out how your Anti Viral treatment was progressing.
My CFS commenced Jan 2006, and have been through many tests, but have not had the anti viral treatment.
On 8th Aug this year,following many different treatments including CBT - which has been very beneficial, Acupuncture - relief to joint pains where antiinflamatories were not working, I attended a hielpraktiker, who did tests using Electroacupuncture. If you google it you'll find it was discovered in the 1950s.
Within 5 minutes he diagnosed that I had a Coxsackie A1 Virus(enterovirus) amongst other minor parasitic bowel prevalence. I was put on a homeopathic remedy which is introduced as a antidote to the coxsackie virus. I completed this one week ago and was tested last week again. The virus did not register on his equipment. It was a coincidence that the Chia brothers released their paper on the link between CFS and enteroviruses in a subset of people one month later on 14th Sept.
I have had a vast reduction in the virus/fatigue levels, but still have a low grade level. I am now on a pancreas strengthening programme in order to increase the enzymene output.
Fingers crossed, I will update you on any further developments.
Western medicine does not recognise the use of the electroacupuncture methods and has been decried by certain people. I went through the theory of the system and it makes sense to me, but who knows.
Keep up the good work.
Good Luck Sue


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WASHINGTON - The Bush administration has confirmed for the first time that American telecommunications companies played a crucial role in the National Security Agency's domestic eavesdropping program after asserting for more than a year that any role played by them was a "state secret."
The acknowledgment was in an unusual interview that Mike McConnell, the director of national intelligence, gave last week to The El Paso Times in which he disclosed details on classified intelligence issues that the administration has long insisted would harm national security if discussed publicly.
Mr. McConnell made the remarks apparently in an effort to bolster support for the broadened wiretapping authority that Congress approved this month, even as Democrats are threatening to rework the legislation because they say it gives the executive branch too much power. It is vital, he said, for Congress to give retroactive legal immunity to the companies that assisted in the program to help prevent them from facing bankruptcy because of lawsuits over it.
"Under the president's program, the terrorist surveillance program, the private sector had assisted us, because if you're going to get access, you've got to have a partner," Mr. McConnell said in the interview, a transcript of which was posted by The El Paso Times on Wednesday.
AT&T and several other major carriers are being sued over their reported role in the program, which permitted eavesdropping without warrants on the international communications of Americans suspected of terrorism ties. The administration has sought to shut down the lawsuits by invoking the state-secrets privilege, refusing even to confirm whether the companies helped conduct the wiretaps.
Cindy Cohn, legal director for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which is heading up the lawsuit against AT&T, said her group might ask the appeals court to consider Mr. McConnell's comments in deciding whether the state-secrets argument should be thrown out.
"They've really undermined their own case," Ms. Cohn said.
Mr. McConnell said those suits were a driving force in the administration's efforts to include in this month's wiretapping legislation immunity for telecommunications partners. "If you play out the suits at the value they're claimed," he said, "it would bankrupt these companies."
Congress agreed to give immunity to telecommunications partners in the measure , but refused to make it retroactive.
Mr. McConnell, who took over as the country's top intelligence official in February, warned that the public discussion generated by the Congressional debate over the wiretapping bill threatened national security because it would alert terrorists to American surveillance methods.
"Now part of this is a classified world," he said in the interview. "The fact we're doing it this way means that some Americans are going to die.".
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Asked whether he was saying the news media coverage and the public debate in Congress meant that "some Americans are going to die," he replied: "That's what I mean. Because we have made it so public."
Mr. McConnell, though, put new information on the public record in the interview, on Aug. 14 while in Texas for a border conference.
Mr. McConnell said, for instance, that the number of people inside the United States who were wiretapped through court-approved warrants totaled "100 or less" but on the "foreign side, it's in the thousands." The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which approves national security wiretaps, told Congress it approved 2,181 eavesdropping warrants last year. The court and the administration have not been willing to break out how many Americans were in those orders.
Mr. McConnell did not make clear the time frame for his estimate, nor was it clear whether he was referring to the security agency's program of eavesdropping without warrants, which was brought under the oversight of the intelligence court in January. Officials in his office refused to clarify what he meant.
Mr. McConnell also offered the administration's first public discussion about a classified series of rulings by the intelligence court that he said had restricted the agency's ability to collect foreign intelligence.
He said one judge this year gave broad approval for the agency's eavesdropping program. But another judge, he said, ruled in the spring that the administration would have to obtain a warrant for any "foreign to foreign" communications that passed through an American telecommunications center.
The administration obtained a stay of that ruling until May 31, he disclosed, but after that date he intelligence officials had "significantly less capability" to track foreign communications. The ruling sent the administration "in the wrong direction," he added.
The American Civil Liberties Union, which has petitioned the intelligence court to make public its secret wiretapping rulings, expressed frustration on Thursday with the timing of Mr. McConnell's comments.
"If this ostensibly sensitive information can be released now, why could it not be released two months ago, when the public and Congress desperately needed it?" asked Jameel Jaffer, director of the group's national security project.
Steven Aftergood, director of the Project on Government Secrecy for the Federation of American Scientists, said the interview "was quite striking because he was disclosing more detail than has appeared anywhere in the public domain."
"If we're to believe that Americans will die from discussing these things," Mr. Aftergood said, "then he is complicit in that. It's an unseemly argument. He's basically saying that democracy is going to kill Americans."
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