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Bicycle Achievement Awards handed out to influential forces
Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition held its annual Lake Tahoe Bicycle Achievement Awards Ceremony on March 16 and handed out eight awards from 2010 and 2011 to people and businesses who have contributed to the advancement of bicycling in the region.
Gary Bell, an early mountain bike pioneer, was awarded the Individual Category award for 2010. Bell and his wife, Becky, cofounded the Tahoe Area Mountain Bike Association as a bicycle advocacy organization to help build and maintain trails and help bring the activity to the region.
Northstar California Resort won the Business Category award for 2010 for hosting competitive mountain bike races at its Bike Park, which is a hub for cycling in the North Tahoe area, during the summer. In 2011, it was designated the finish line for the first stage of the Amgen Tour de California.
Nevada Bicycle Advisory Board won the Organization Category for 2010. NBAB receive grant requests for bicycle advocacy organizations and bicycle evnty promoters from throughout the state, then reviews those requests and selects organizations to receive mini grants that can help them advance safe bicycling and awareness in the state. The organization also offers input to agency bicycle and pedestrian plans and legislation throughout the state.
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization won the Agency Category for 2010 for their efforts to provide guidlines and implement regional policies. Together they produce the Lake Tahoe Region Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan: Establishing The Foundation for a World-Class Bicycle and Pedestrian Community at Lake Tahoe.
Consummate community advocate John Upton won the Individual Category for 2011 for spearheading the Measure R campaign, which amended bond Measure S to allow accruing tax money to be spent on maintaining existing and new bike paths. The $2.2 million campaign was approved by more than two-thirds of voters in November and will sunset in 2030.
Lake Tahoe Media Group won the Business Category for 2011 for producing bicycle-centric branding and marketing communication campaigns including June is Tahoe Bike Month, Tahoe Bike Day, Tahoe Bike Challenge, Measure R, Lake Tahoe Bicycle Film Festival and the Lake Tahoe Bike Map. The group is attributed with raising awareness about bicycling in helping move the area toward sustainability.
Tahoe Area Mountain Bike Association won the Organization Category for 2011 after it was resurrected in the fall to fill a need for a mountain bike group in the Tahoe region. Since then, it has built a website, increased membership, organized trail maintenance volunteer days and advanced plans for a bike park in South Lake Tahoe.
The U.S. Forest Service – Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit won the Agency Category for 2011. It is the largest landowner in teh Lake Tahoe region with more than 154,000 acres – or 75 percent of the basin. Nearly every paved bicycle path and native surface forest trail is under its management and it is credited with its proactive approach in working with multiple agencies to ensure that the region becomes more bicycle-friendly with improved, connected trails and more public access to recreational resources.
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It's one thing to give up the game-tying goal in the last 1:20 of a Game 7, but to give up a game-tying and game-winning goal in the last 1:20—that's probably going to haunt you.
Unless you're in the growing league of Martin Brodeur haters. In that case, the last minute of the Devils-Hurricanes will give you sweet, sweet dreams. At least three of the four goals that he gave up last night have been labeled as "soft," and letting two slip by you in the last 80 seconds just isn't good for morale. And sorry, folks, but he's not going to take all the blame.
Against a team that luck follows against us, we let them hang around and the puck bounced on their side again. We had our chances to get the puck out on that shift. ... I was in a good position, he made a better shot. Players with that much speed are going to make some shots. We were trying all series to not let him have that much speed."
As for Carolina, they get Boston now, a team that's been sitting on their hands since sweeping Montreal about eight weeks ago. (Oh, and the Capitals beat the Rangers, of course, completing their 3-1 comeback.) That was a pleasant little first-round wasn't it?
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NASHUA, N.H. – A New Hampshire man who fled a day before being convicted in 1991 of killing his 2-year-old stepson has been tried and convicted in Greece, where he is serving an 18-year sentence for the boy's death, authorities said Friday.
Federal and state officials held a news conference to provide an update on 45-year-old Steven Kamberidis' whereabouts since he disappeared on May 14, 1991, the day before he was convicted in Nashua of second-degree murder in the 1989 beating death of James Chartier.
Kamberidis, who was free on $50,000 bond when he disappeared, was sentenced in absentia to 30 years to life.
New Hampshire law enforcement officials said they've known for at least a decade that Kamberidis was in Greece, his native country, and FBI officials said the agency had been making a concerted effort to bring him to justice since 2006.
"It was a fugitive case, not a cold case, and not a cold fugitive case either," FBI supervisory special agent Kieran Ramsey said before the news conference. "We've known he was in Greece for quite some time, for years."
Police in Greece said Kamberidis was arrested Feb. 5 in a village near Thessaloniki, the country's second-largest city. He was tried, convicted, and sentenced again in late April.
At the news conference, Ramsey said the prosecution, conviction and sentencing of a Greek citizen for a U.S. crime was "unprecedented" for both countries.
"At times people may have thought justice was delayed," said Senior Assistant Attorney General Jane Young, who heads the criminal bureau. "The efforts of the law enforcement community have certainly shown that justice was not denied to James and his family."
Young said officials are continuing their diplomatic efforts to have Kamberidis returned to the United States, where he would serve his original 30-year sentence and face a federal charge of fleeing to avoid prosecution.
James' mother, Tracey Nicholson, attended the news conference with other family members, but declined to comment. Her brother, Tim Grover, said "words cannot measure our thanks" to the FBI and other law enforcement officials for their "tireless" efforts.
Ramsey said Kamberidis had a vast network of relatives in Greece and had worked for relatives in various flooring businesses. He said Kamberidis had remarried, but he did not know if he has children.
Autopsy results show James died of a fractured skull. During Kamberidis' New Hampshire trial, a medical examiner testified the child's injuries were comparable to falling out of a three-story window and were caused by multiple, forceful blows. After his arrest, Kamberidis was held without bond. But once bond was set, his father posted it.
Ramsey said he could not address the disparity in the sentences given by the New Hampshire court and the court in Athens.
"That was the prerogative of the Greek criminal justice system," Ramsey said. "We are still very pleased with even an 18-year sentence in a Greek prison than no time anywhere."
Ramsey would not address whether Greece refused to extradite Kamberidis. He said Kamberidis' case was heard by a panel of judges in Athens. Court documents from New Hampshire, including the autopsy report and transcripts of trial testimony, were translated into Greek and shipped to Athens, he said.
Ramsey and Nashua Police Chief John Seusing both said they do not know whether Kamberidis was required to forfeit his passport as a condition of bond.
Seusing said some detectives in his department worked on the case for years, including some well into retirement.
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Tito, crack that dutch
Roll that purple up
Niggas slacking in their macking
Simpin' in their pimpin'
Glad I got you baby
You the only one I can count on, man
You my crutch man, yo
[Verse 1]
We leave spots milked, you get your top tilt
Mop filled, my block leaves cops killed, duck shots still
You not built, you had zirconia's, those was zirconia's
I kept it spot built, I can ensemble linen
Grinning on rock, silk, I'm hitting bitches like switches
I'm a top Wilt, that's Chamberlain, mama became a friend
Said she had the lamest men, wanted to learn the game I'm in
I had to game her then, you rearrange your friends
Then you change that Benz, we need a Range with Rims
She bought a gravy Rover, it had a pastry odor
Yes she made the quota, 'cause I'm like Ray Liotta
Fiends in a caskets, leaning them bastards
But the meanest of fabrics, when I'm with Athena Onassis
Or Ms. Trina, the queen of the asses
Causes when it come to purple, I've seen it in masses
Woo! Tito, you almost finished? (This ain't purple neither Tito)
This blunt almost out right here (I don't know what this is)
I love you man (I'm not smoking this)
Only thing I count on is you (Tito I want him, I don't want him)
Tito just got the blunt, (Don't fuck with nothing else but you)
I'm reloaded now (God damn)
(Tito roll me up another blunt, something ain't right with this)
[Verse 2]
And I'm a nuisance child, game in a stupor now
Plus, I'm stupid foul, pulled a coupe to trial
I come through Canal, and let the Luger style
In the DA mouth shit, here's a root canal
Right on center street, put 'em on front street
Next day the front page, who gonna front on me
Girls deranked and chumped, call 'em skank and cunt
Take a trip with the Dip bitch, to the bank to stunt
Serena Williams, down to Ivanka Trump
Who wanna bang her rump, chump, yes I bring the pump
That's why I'm kinda hyped, because my money's good
Which means my mind is right, so I got time to write
How I grind at night, Next tab, china white
Army hat, army jacket, yes sir my line is right
Diminish his army, we finished the Dom P
Now let's get purple like Grimace and Barney
I gotta come in now, I don't know what Tito's rolling up
I gotta roll it up my self (I don't know what's in them Dutch Masters)
If you don't crush your own weed up
And put it in the blunt yourself
Your own brother'll hand you some dust
That's what time it is
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I always knew that if my teenage son ever did with stocks what he did with baseball cards, he'd be a millionaire someday. And then maybe I could go on a cruise...you know, who knows? Well, a lot of young guys, when they go looking for baseball cards, just look for the card of people who are already famous. But, of course, those cards have already done a lot of their appreciating while he was becoming famous.
Now, oldest son looked for players who very few people had ever heard of. He would go back into college and see who looked promising while they were in college. Then he'd monitor their minor league statistics, and he seemed to know a couple of specific statistics to look for as clues to future greatness. Then, when that man issued a rookie card (of course the rookie card is the only one you want to have; that's the really valuable one), then my son bought the rookie card.
Then he just watched it appreciate, and then he would go and sell it and reinvest in some other surprising prospects. Now a lot of people were surprised by that players' greatness and they said, "Hey, who's he?" My son wasn't. He knew what to look for. Now, when it comes to picking God's future stars, there's one clue to future greatness that God looks for.
Hey, are you someone that Jesus can build into one of His trusted disciples? Oh, maybe you've got a lot of weaknesses, I do. But once you know what Jesus says, you just do it.
See, then in the major leagues of God's usefulness, you may be destined for greatness.
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Introduction to the Paradigm H15NC Noise-Cancelling Headphones
…and so He speaketh unto us all, "Let there be headphones, headphones for everyone!"
The new Paradigm H15NC Noise-Cancelling Headphones are the latest foray into the lucrative headphone market and part of the Shift line of Paradigm products. They feature a noise isolating on-ear design along with active noise cancellation which utilizes a microphone paired with processing to analyze the noise around you and filter it out. Paradigm believes that sound quality trumps celebrity endorsement, and I couldn't agree more. Let's see if the H15NC headphones are up to snuff.
- Design: On-Ear Headphones
- Drivers: One (Each Ear) 1.5″ / 40mm Mylar
- Sensitivity: 105 dB
- MFR: 20 Hz – 20 kHz
- Impedance: 26 Ohms ANC OFF / 150 Ohms ANC ON
- Maximum Input Power: 15 mW
- Battery Recharge Time: 1 to 1.5 Hr
- Estimated Battery Life: 40 HR
- Cord: Tangle resistant 1.2 Meter Cord
- Remote & Mic: Built-in Microphone with Smart Phone Functionality
- Finishes: Black & Silver
- Plug: 3.5mm
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Design, In Use, and Rating of the Paradigm H15NC Noise-Cancelling Headphones
There is nothing flashy about the Paradigm H15NC design. These headphones are finished in matte black and silver and are certainly more conservative looking than some flamboyant, bright colored designs. Both the headband and the ear pads feature soft, squishy memory foam that really helps in the comfort department.
The headband is flexible enough, along with the adjustable extension of the ear pads, to fit a range of head sizes. There were times when I felt the flex was too loose; certainly not flimsy, but also not overly rugged. Since these feature a powered active noise cancelation mode, an on-off switch is located on the back of the left ear.
Also on that side is a plug for the removable cable. The cable, at 1.2m, is just long enough to reach from your pocketed playback device to your head and even features in-line controls to change tracks, adjust the volume, or answer phone calls. On the right ear is a small USB plug used for charging the lithium battery. Paradigm claims a 40 hour battery life for active noise cancellation and although I did not specifically time this, I inadvertently left them on over night after a couple days of listening and they were still functioning the next day. 40 hours of life before the next recharge should be no problem at all. Best of all, if you are on vacation and do not have a way of recharging, they still function like normal headphones, just without active noise cancellation.
Comfort-wise, I felt the Paradigm H15NC's will appeal to most head sizes and ear shapes. I found the memory foam padding to be quite comfortable and eased some of the discomfort I often find with on-ear (as opposed to around-ear) designs. My only complaint would be regarding snugness. There were times when I was wearing the headphones where I needed to bend down or lean forward and the headphones would want to slip off. Not a big concern, but I would not recommend these headphones for use when working out or other high movement activities.
Active noise cancellation is tricky business. The goal is to analyze outside noises, create a 180 degree out of phase signal of the unwanted sound, and send that inverse though the speakers. While it might be theoretically possible to cancel out every sound wave entering your ear, it would take a lot of processing and speaker power to do so. Instead, engineers focus on the more distracting lower frequency tones: consistent sounds like the drone of airplane engines, or HVAC systems are the ideal target for noise cancellation. My office has a rather noisy HVAC system with a vent directly above my workstation that puts out a constant hum. Your brain is smart enough to realize the sound isn't fluctuating and so you tend to forget it's there, that is until you take it away. After fitting the H15NC comfortably over my ears, I noticed some isolation from the office clatter and didn't really think about the HVAC hum, but when I flipped on the active noise cancellation, that nasty hum revealed itself as it disappeared. Without that low frequency hum the music came through much clearer, and a tiny bit louder in part to the small amp built in for noise cancellation. Whenever I listened to these headphones in the office, switching the noise cancellation on was a must. I could still hear that people were talking, or cars honking down on the street, but those noises did not pollute the music like the constant drone of the air conditioning system. Removing that from the mix made for a less fatiguing experience. I can only imagine how much they would help on a plane.
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Listening to, in particular, the percussion on a few of Hans Zimmer's film scores I noticed a couple things. I found that some of the high end detail was missing in instruments such as the cymbals. Without that high frequency detail, some dimensionality was lost. Secondly, there were occasions that the timpani and other drums sounded a bit bloated, drowning out other instruments. If you want tight, neutral bass, or just less bass in general, then there are better headphone options for you.
Moving into mainstream music, I found the H15NC to perform with excellence. Their increased bass output along with a softer high-end compliment the mixing style of most popular music (of course there are always exceptions). With clean lyrics and a strong bass line, Jay-Z's latest album Magna Carta sounded superb on the H15NC. 2 Chainz and Wiz Khalifia's "We Own It" bumps with deep bass and lyrics that are crisp but never harsh or fatiguing. Hip hop tracks really shine with the Paradigm H15NC headphones.
I think Paradigm is definitely targeting a wider user base than that of the picky audiophile the H15NC headphones are clearly designed with that in mind. If you take a look at the charts for July 2013, at the top are Robin Thicke, Miley Cyrus, Jay Z, Imagine Dragons, and Makelmore & Ryan Lewis. These are not what I would consider "audiophile mixes", yet they sounded great on the Paradigm H15NC. For listening to Pop, Rap, and R&B, if you have a $300 budget and want active noise cancellation, then the Paradigm H15NC simply rock. Don't need the active noise cancellation? Then save a hundred dollars and pick up the Paradigm H15 which are essentially the same as the H15NC, sans noise cancellation.


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In 2004, in an extraordinary act of benefaction, Dr Joseph Brown AO OBE donated over 150 works from his magnificent collection of Australian art to the National Gallery of Victoria. The Joseph Brown Collection is on permanent display at the Ian Potter Centre, NGV at Federation Square. Over the past 40 years, Brown has generously gifted more than 450 other works of art to Australian public galleries.
Born in Poland in 1918, Brown migrated to Australia in 1933. He trained as an artist but after returning from war service in 1945 became involved in the fashion industry. He went on to become a leading art dealer and consultant as well as an art patron and mentor to artists. He championed the work of new and forgotten artists, was a great advocate for portraiture and built up a superb Australian art collection.
Hong Fu met Brown when he attended the opening of one of his exhibitions last year. "He liked my work and talked to me about painting him," say Fu. This portrait was subsequently commissioned by the Cbus Foundation for the Cbus Collection of Australian Art.
Fu went to Brown's house to sketch and photograph his subject. "I liked him straight away," says Fu. "I had a strong impression of a very special character. In the portrait I focus on the hands and eyes. Although he is 90, he has very strong, sharp eyes – which is why he can find so many beautiful artworks. He knew which were good and which were not. Fu chose a painting by Brown as the background for his portrait, the straight road depicting the long unwavering journey of his lifelong passion for art and the golden cloud above symbolising the spiritual guidance on that journey.
Born in Beijing, China in 1946, Fu has had solo exhibitions around the world including a major show at the China National Art Gallery in Beijing in 1988. In Australia he won the Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award in 2002 and was a finalist in the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize in 1996. This is his first time in the Archibald Prize, although he was represented in the Salon des Refuses in 2000 and 2006.


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But what happens now that Obama has gotten his way? It will soon become apparent that the fiscal cliff deal, including precisely the tax increases that Obama has been demanding for four years, makes hardly a dent in the deficit. At best, it will reduce the deficit by five or six percent. We will continue to run up deficits of close to $1 trillion a year, and the national debt will continue to grow, as Obama has always intended. This fact can't be hidden; it will be reported. Journalists who have pulled their punches in the past because they wanted Obama to be re-elected will now begin to ask, what are we going to do about the deficit and the debt? At some point, perhaps sooner rather than later, interest rates will begin to rise, at which point the debt issue will become a crisis. And Republicans will say: we told you so.
The Democrats will have only three choices: they can try to raise taxes on the "rich" even higher. But raising them to 100% wouldn't deal with the deficit, even if you assume all those rich people are willing to work for free. The second option is to restrain federal spending. The Democrats would rather die than do that. The third option is to try to raise taxes on all those millions of Americans who aren't rich. That is what the Democrats will do once the moment arrives when they can no longer ignore the trillions of dollars in debt they are inflicting on our children. That will be, politically, a very bad moment for the Democrats and a very good one for the Republicans, who can offer the alternative of less spending and who will have been proved right with respect to the biggest policy debate of recent years.
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Fishing threatens rare dolphins in tourist hotspot, study says
New research by University of Otago scientists has shown that the Hector's dolphin, an endangered species found only in New Zealand, is more at risk from amateur fishing in Akaroa Harbour than had been thought.
Akaroa harbour is the largest harbour on Banks Peninsula, near Christchurch. It is home to a valuable dolphin-watching industry, which takes visitors to see and swim with Hector's dolphins.
The team, comprising dolphin experts Professor Steve Dawson, Associate Professor Liz Slooten, and statistician Associate Professor David Fletcher, moored three "T-POD" acoustic devices in the inner, middle and outer parts of Akaroa Harbour. The devices logged the high-frequency echo-location signals of Hector's dolphins over an entire year.
"Because Hector's dolphin echo-location clicks are very different from those of other dolphins in New Zealand, we can tune the T-PODs to detect them specifically," Prof Dawson said.
He says previously it was thought that Hector's dolphins were present in the inner harbour only in summer.
"Because of this, amateur fishers were given a concession allowing them to set unattended set nets in this area for seven months of the year (1 April - 30 September). The nets, made of nylon mesh, can entangle dolphins and prevent them from surfacing for air," he says.
The devices have a small detection radius, of about 200 metres. Despite this representing less than 1% of the inner harbour area, Hector's dolphins were detected on 41% of the days during the recreational fishing concession period when set nets could be used.
"This shows that dolphins use this area much more regularly that previously thought, and that the concession offered to amateur gillnetters is not safe for the dolphins," he says.
"A crucial problem for Hector's dolphins is that in several key areas the protection does not match the dolphins' distribution. The new research shows this is true in Akaroa Harbour, but it is also true offshore around Banks Peninsula, where aerial surveys have shown that the dolphins range much further offshore than the protection extends. A large part of that population is essentially unprotected."
The research also revealed how the dolphins use the harbour varies with location, season, time of day and tide. The research was published yesterday in the scientific journal Endangered Species Research.
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Yesterday, we ran a News Blog post relating the LA Times report that the Petersen Museum was selling off 1/3rd of its collection to focus on motorcycles and French cars from the Art Deco period. Now, the museum has responded with vigorous denials, saying that the newspaper was wrong about what is really planned for the facility. Following our publication of that post, the Petersen's PR rep reached out to TTAC, offering to share information that they say is more accurate. She called the LA Times story "a pretty big misrepresentation" and supplied us with prepared talking points (below) on the vehicle sales, the museum renovations and a response to the LAT article. In an interview with Jalopnik's Jason Torchinsky, museum director Terry Karges said that the Times' headline, "Petersen Automotive Museum Takes A Major Detour" was "absolutely incorrect." Karges, who is in the motorcycle business and used to race bikes, denied that his own personal interest in motorbikes, or museum Chairman Peter Mullin's interest in French classics will affect the collection at the Petersen. (Read More…)


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Caleb Hanie was bad.
Awful. Sometimes egregiously horrible.
But then, what'd you expect from a guy who hadn't thrown a pass all season?
Hanie threw three interceptions and so many other bad passes against the Raiders. High, wide, low, you name it. Fittingly, Hanie was bad down to the end when he faked like he was turfing a ball, but got cute, and was called for intentional grounding, and that's how this aggravating 25-20 loss ended.
The offensive line protected Hanie. He had time to make throws. He had time that Jay Cutler would kill for. If only Hanie's accuracy was as good.
The defense gave him every chance. Julius Peppers had two sacks, and Amobi Okoye and Henry Melton had one each. Corey Graham grabbed his second interception in as many games since replacing injured nickel back D.J. Moore. Lance Briggs delivered a big hit on Michael Bush inside the 5 to save a touchdown. The defense had limited Oakland to six field goals and 1-for-12 on third down before finally caving with four minutes to go.
And so, this was back to the bad, old days of awful offense and praying for the defense and special teams to score.
Imagine how easily the Bears would've won with a healthy Cutler. Imagine how easily the Bears would've won with a decent Hanie. It looked like spring training where the hitting was ahead of the Bears' pitching.
Quick, someone tell Hanie that late, high and wide over the middle is no way to go through the NFL.
Hanie talked a nice game afterward. He said he was amped up early. He thought he settled in later. Not really, but if he believes it, OK. Whatever works for you, pal.
Hanie proved to be the high-risk/high-reward quarterback who threw two interceptions and one touchdown in the loss to Green Bay in the NFC Championship Game. He beat a Raiders blitz to hit Johnny Knox for a score and scrambled to buy time before hitting Kellen Davis in the end zone.
But the interceptions were killers. Mind-boggling in some cases. This didn't figure to be a game Hanie could win on the road against an aggressive defense. His job was not to lose it, but the guy who said he didn't want to be a "game manager'' couldn't manage it.
Hanie said he has to learn from his mistakes, and if so, he'll need to stay after school all week.
He'll also need some help. Play-calling, for one thing, especially in the red zone. A throwback screen that Cutler can't execute very well, and Mike Martz has Hanie trying it?
Matt Forte and Marion Barber gained 122 yards on 22 carries, a 5.6 average that seemed to be worth riding to minimize Hanie's chances of losing the game while also giving the defense a chance to win it.
Hanie could use some hands, too. His receivers can't drop gimmes. They have to hold onto passes in the same zip code as their routes.
But you know what? It's not that big of a deal.
Yeah, it's an ugly loss, one that makes you abandon all hope, but this was a game the Bears could afford to lose.
Despite Sunday's mess, the Bears still hold the top wild-card playoff spot. What's more, they still have three cupcakes at home, which would get them the 10 wins they figure to need to make the postseason.
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Hanie got a tuneup. The coaching staff got a tuneup with Hanie. It's not so bad if you think of it that way and believe Hanie can be put in position to play better against a worse team.
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LANSING (AP) -- Facial-hair enthusiasts plan to gather this weekend in Lansing for the first Great Lakes Regional Beard and Moustache Championship.
John Buckler is president of the Great American Fierce Beard Organization. He tells MLive.com that "some of the greatest facial hair in the world" will be on display.
The competition is scheduled for Saturday night. A panel of judges will award trophies to winners in categories, including beards, muttonchops and moustaches.
There's even an event for fake beards on women. Buckler says the female competition is probably his favorite, since the fake beards can get creative.
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Currently, Mars has a thin atmosphere dominated by carbon dioxide, with pressures at most of the planet's surface so low that liquid water will immediately boil. But a variety of features we've discovered argue that the planet has once supported copious amounts of water, indicating that the planet's atmosphere must have differed considerably in the past. Using radar data from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, scientists have now found a potential resting place for some material that was once in the Martian atmosphere: a huge deposit at the south pole that holds nearly as much CO2 as the planet's current atmosphere.
Mars' south pole has extensive ice deposits, but most of that material is thought to be water, with only a thin coating of carbon dioxide on top. However, the MRO's radar instrument identified several reflection-free zones, where most of the radar signal went entirely through the icy material to the planet's surface itself. Based on the authors' calculations, this can't be water ice, but it does have very similar reflective properties to dry ice, or frozen carbon dioxide. The area also has features that indicate that some of the dry ice has sublimated to a gaseous form, resulting in areas where the surface has collapsed.
If the area is dry ice, then the total amount present is huge. The authors estimate the total volume of the non-reflective material at somewhere between 9,500 and 12,500 cubic kilometers. That's 30 times more than had previously been estimated to reside at the poles, and is about 80 percent of the current CO2 content of the entire atmosphere. If all the dry ice were heated up, Mars' atmospheric pressure would nearly double.
Like the Earth, Mars undergoes orbital variations that alter the distribution of sunlight across the planet. One of these involves changes in the orientation of its axis of rotation relative to the plane of its orbit, called the obliquity. Mars undergoes more dramatic changes in obliquity than Earth and, as a result, its poles see more significant changes in sunlight at the extreme. The authors argue that this can help explain why the reflection-free zones lack any material from the planet's famous dust storms, which should reflect the radar effectively.
Mars' atmosphere needs to be above a certain density to support the particles that make up its dust storms. As the poles undergo extended cold periods, the authors suggest "the atmosphere collapses onto the polar caps." So much of the planet's dry ice winds up frozen at the poles that the atmosphere becomes even thinner than it is at present, and incapable of supporting dust storms.
As of now, however, the amount of sunlight at the poles is increasing, leading to the loss of some of the material from these areas, which is bulking up the atmosphere. The authors run a simplified global circulation model of Mars' atmosphere to see what happens as the planet reaches the opposite extreme, and all of the polar dry ice is liberated into the atmosphere. Pressure on the surface would nearly double, and the increased CO2 would enhance the planet's existing greenhouse effect. However, it would also increase the formation of seasonal dry ice deposits that reflect sunlight and offset this warming, leaving Mars slightly cooler.
However, the simplified model leaves out some other factors. For one, the denser atmosphere could support more significant dust storms, changing the planet's ability to absorb sunlight. Some of the water ice at the poles would probably also melt, adding water vapor to the atmosphere and further enhancing the greenhouse effect. However, the increased atmospheric pressure would allow some of the liquid water to remain on the surface without boiling, meaning we could see some pools of water on Mars.
Sorting out exactly what would happen will apparently require a more complete climate model for the red planet. "Given the complex interplay between the dust, water, and CO2 cycles, additional changes in the climate system are very likely," the authors conclude. Still, even with the possible melting of the polar ice caps and enhanced greenhouse effect, the total of the changes don't seem to be sufficient to get us to anything like Mars' watery past, which suggests that some of the planet's carbon dioxide and water may now be trapped in geological features.
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Georgia Bulldogs lose WR Malcolm Mitchell to injury
- Malcolm Mitchell will miss the rest of the season
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ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia receiver Malcolm Mitchell will miss the rest of the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in Saturday's loss at Clemson.
Coach Mark Richt said Sunday that Mitchell will have season-ending surgery in the near future.
Mitchell, the leading returning receiver for the No. 5 Bulldogs, hurt his knee when celebrating with a teammate after Todd Gurley's 75-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. No. 8 Clemson beat Georgia 38-35.
"He actually hurt it in the exuberance of the first touchdown of the game for us," Richt said on a conference call. "He went to congratulate his teammate and I think they jumped up and chest-bumped or whatever and it ended up that he landed in a bad way. So he knew something happened. "
Richt said concerns Mitchell suffered a serious injury were confirmed by an MRI exam Sunday.
Georgia opens its Southeastern Conference schedule against No. 7 South Carolina on Saturday.
Mitchell, a junior, was Georgia's leading returning receiver. He had a combined 85 catches for 1,237 yards and eight touchdowns in 2011 and 2012.
He played primarily at cornerback in the first four games last season before returning to offense.
Richt said he expects Mitchell will receive a medical redshirt and have two years of eligibility remaining, beginning with the 2014 season.
Mitchell left the game before having a reception. The injury leaves Georgia without its best deep threat at receiver.
"We've got other guys who have gone deep and can make plays for us, but Malcolm was certainly one guy who can do that," Richt said. "He had great, great speed, great quickness, and he would snatch the ball in traffic. He was a great competitor."
Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray did not have a touchdown pass in the loss.
Michael Bennett led Georgia with five catches for 60 yards. Bennett played most of the game at Mitchell's split end position.
Justin Scott-Wesley had four catches for 55 yards and Chris Conley had a team-leading 67 yards receiving on three catches.
Richt said he and his staff must devise a new plan for the receivers.
"Bennett did play the majority of the game at the position, and we've just got to see if that's the best situation for Michael or Georgia," Richt said. "We'll be trying to figure out what's the best way to line everybody up."


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K. Arienne Johnson, daughter of Mike and Barb Johnson of Herndon, was named to the Dean's List at Goshen College for the 2008-09 fall semester. Johnson is a junior studying History and Bible and Religion. The Dean's List includes students earning at least a 3.75 GPA, while completing at least 12 hours of course work for a letter grade.
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Republican Pollster Explains Gender Divide
In an interview with WSJ Washington Bureau Chief Jerry Seib, Republican pollster Kellyanne Conway explains why Mitt Romney is lagging badly with women but how he might peel off some of those prospective voters before election day.
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Alf's son, Felix, joins the practice as Office Accountant and Manager.
Alf's second son, Edmund, joins the practice as a Solicitor.
Alf Malley is honoured with a dinner hosted by the Canterbury District Law Society to celebrate 50 years in practice.
Partner, Bill Brown, is appointed as a District Court judge.
Malley & Co moves into offices in Cathedral Square.
Partner, Garry Mahon, is appointed as a District Court judge.
Partner, Brian Callaghan, is appointed as a District Court judge.
Malley & Co celebrate 100 years in practice.
On 22nd February the Cathedral Square building is damaged beyond repair in the Christchurch earthquake. Malley & Co find alternative premises in the suburbs.
In August Malley & Co are one of the first law firms to move back into the city.
In June Malley & Co merge with Mackintosh Bradley & Price.


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Parents of man who killed daughters testify
HUDSON, Wis. (AP) — The parents of a man who has admitted killing his three young daughters testified about their son's troubled childhood and mental health issues as the second week of his sanity trial got underway in western Wisconsin.
Roger Schaffhausen testified his son, Aaron Schaffhausen, was a rebellious and belligerent teen who had some "run-ins with the law." The elder Schaffhausen says his son stole a gun, brought it to high school and was expelled.
KARE-TV reports Sue Schaffhausen testified Monday that her son became extremely depressed when he and his wife, Jessica, broke up. She also testified that mental illness was an issue for other members of her family.
Schaffhausen has pleaded guilty to killing 11-year-old Amara, 8-year-old Sophie and 5-year-old Cecilia at their house in River Falls last July.


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LIMERICK - If you had marked your calendar for Dec. 5 because you wanted to drive to Trenton, N.J. to see if a final decision on whether Exelon nuclear can continue to add water from an upstream abandoned coal mine into the Schuylkill River to augment the operations of the Limerick Nuclear Generating station, you may want to reconsider.
According to an e-mail from the Delaware River Basin Commission, the commissioners have decided they need more time to 'review the many comments submitted to DRBC during the public comment period, which ran from June 28 through October 27.'
At the Dec. 5 meeting the commissioners instead will consider a resolution to extend again, for yet another year, Exelon's current permission to continue dumping the mine water into the Schuylkill.
If you still want to make the drive, know that 'limited comment will be accepted on the proposed docket extension,' according to the e-mail.
The commission has already delayed making a final decision on the 'demonstration project' for eight years and the pending decision on another extension brings them one year closer to a decade of indecision.
That ultimate decision relates to the permission Exelon has secured as part of a 'demonstration project' to put additional water into the river, some from a reservoir near Tamaqua, and some from the pool of an abandoned coal mine near Pottsville called the Wadesville mine.
The additional water provides Exelon with the opportunity to withdraw an additional two million gallons per day from the river when the river is low. However, the plant's total monthly withdrawal limit from the river remains unchanged.
As much as 14.4 million gallons per day can come from the Wadesville Mine Pool, water that comes from an abandoned mine pool that is unusual for its lack of acidity.
As described in the DRBC docket, the permit would, among other things, 'provide long-term authorization for water withdrawal and discharge operations based upon experience gained from the LGS Water Supply Modification Demonstration Project and the Wadesville Mine Pool Withdrawal and Streamflow Augmentation Demonstration Project' as well as 'eliminate the current restriction on withdrawals from the Schuylkill River when ambient water temperatures reach 59° F; reduce from 4 days to 3 the travel time required for water from some augmentation sources to reach LGS intakes; modify river and stream monitoring requirements; and continue the Restoration and Monitoring Fund.'
Go to http://www.state.nj.us/drbc/meetings/upcoming/index.html for additional information regarding the agenda for the Dec. 4 meeting.
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In West Side Story, the Jets and the Sharks, two Upper West Side gangs, rumble and explode in violent dance, while two doomed lovers try to get busy in the middle of it all. Some car makers have had similar rivalries, but as today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Nissan-powered Toyota proves, hatchets can be buried.
At $3,200, yesterday's 1977 AMC AMX proved to be a Hornet-o-plenty, offering visions of a tableau of engine swaps, paint choices, and delicious burnouts. As such it came away with a respectable 66% Nice Price win to start our week.
One of the issues raised in the ad for yesterday's Hornet was its lack of completion. Today's same year rb20det-powered Celica suffers a similar problem. Unlike yesterday's anemic 98-bhp AMC however - as noted - this Celica takes its orders from a two litre six pulled from a Nissan Skyline.
I know, piss shiver, amiright?
Back when snug as a bug on a drug in its original R32 home, the rb20det in this Celica was factory rated at a robust 212-bhp. Here, who knows? The ad says that it has a Big Ass Turbo, claimed pilfered off of - of all things - a dump truck. Up front where this last year of the first-gens used to have its big-ass bumper, there now precariously sits an air to air intercooler to feed that turbo.
The back bumper has been likewise reverted to the earlier less protective but far better - and more Mustangier - looking smiley face form. The rest of the car appears in excellent shape, however the pics of it without its hood are a little too reminiscent of a male Jersey Shore cast member walking around without his shirt. Wheels look like Pannies or their ilk, the smoke gray centers standing in nice contrast to the white on rice body. Out back a spoiler tops the trunk lip, and this is one car where that feature looks awesome.
Even more awesome is the interior which looks to be all original right down to its spindly three spoke steering wheel and faux woodgrain on the dash. The interiors of Japanese cars from the '70s were often paragons of Asian baroque, but the Celica like its Datsun 240Z competitor was crafted in a manner that has stood the test of time. Here too it seems, have its materials.
It's not all sake and bukake however as the ad notes a number of significant foibles possessed by the car, although most are rectifiable. First and foremost there appears to be nothing to keep the big-ass turbo from swallowing road debris, squirrels, or girls' bikini tops. And while I'm hearty supporter of the last one, they all can put a serious hurt on that JDM engine's lifespan.
Other issues noted are the lack of any gauges whatsoever, the seller complaining that the original mechanical gauges are incompatible with the gameboy Akihabara electronics demanded by the Nissan mill. The seller also claims the car hasn't yet benefited from a wire tuck, making the underhood view something like a teenagers bedroom floor.
Regardless of the bad, there's a lot here that's good, topped off by the claim that all the work done was handled by professionals. That's a sketchy assertion to validate, but there's no denying the end result of the work - whoever did it - is well worth a look.
Of course the reason we're all here today is less to look and more to judge, and you now need to vote on whether or not at $12,000 this combining of Nissan and Toyota is a match made in heaven. What do you think, is that price for this rb20det-powered Celica worth saying I do? Or, is this a franken-car that you'd leave at the alter?
You decide!
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In my last post I closed with a Happy Wednesday.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Uh, It's Actually Thursday?
When I posted this morning, I did in fact believe it was Wednesday.
But now, after a sweet friend informed me of the correct day and, also, consulting a calendar, I do believe I have entered Thursday.
Whew! This is a relief to me. Cuz my Wednesday was shaping up to be a little wacky...but two minutes into my Thursday...it's like a clean slate.
Happy Thursday!
Posted by Unknown at 11:57 AM
Labels: Silly Things I Do
3 comments:
- Deidre said...
I'm catching up ... so sorry about your sad news. I'm heartbroken for that family.
- January 15, 2009 12:15 PM
- Anonymous said...
At least on Thursday, you didn't think it was Friday...like I did! Now that's disappointing!
- January 16, 2009 3:04 PM
- mer@lifeat7000feet said...
I heart you, Kellie.
- January 17, 2009 4:20 PM
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Dustin Hoffman has been treated for cancer and has come out of it OK, his rep confirms.
There are precious few details but his rep, Jodi Gottlieb, told People today that Hoffman, 75, is doing well now. Gottlieb confirmed People's story.
"It was detected early and he has been surgically cured," she told the magazine. "Dustin is feeling great and is in good health."
Hoffman, a two-time Oscar winner, will undergo treatment to prevent a recurrence, as is typical in most cancer surgeries.
Meanwhile, he's been busy. He's been promoting his latest movie, Quartet, which marked his directorial debut and featured a clutch of major British stars such as Maggie Smith.
And he has three other films roles either wrapping up or in production into 2014.


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Review: London Dock Rum (Favell's 100 Proof)
Posted by Arctic Wolf on June 3, 2012
Favell's London Dock Rum is (according to the label anyways) blended and bottled in Canada for White Favell (Vinters). The Canadian agency responsible for blending and bottling this rum is the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation (NLC).
The label tells us that London Dock is a Demerara Rum produced in Guyana; therefore I can deduce that the rum was distilled on the East Bank of the Demerara River at the facilities of Demerara Distillers Ltd. (DDL). (This information was confirmed to me by both the NLC and Demerara Distillers.) It is apparently produced from original marques of rum which in the past would have been shipped to England to mature in the London Docks, hence the name London Dock Rum. Of course, the rum no longer travels to England to mature, rather it travels from Demerara County in Guyana in bulk to St. John's Newfoundland to be blended bottled by the NLC. London Dock is an old style Demerara rum, with strong flavours of molasses and treacle.
(I was given a sample bottle by the NLC for the purpose of a review here on my website.)
Here is an excerpt from my review:
"… The Rum has a strong aromas of molasses and burnt caramel. There is also a bit of astringency rising into the air which is not unexpected from a young overproof rum. I say young because I detect only a light 'woodiness' rising from the glass. Other scents drift up from the glass into the breezes, in particular I notice a bit of orange marmalade and banana peel …"
You may read the full review here:
Review: London Dock Rum (Favell's 100 Proof)
As well please enjoy my suggested cocktail, the Cosmopolitan Rum Swizzle!
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New products introduced over the last week include four new ETFs from iShares; a new platform from Natixis; a new high-yield bond ETF from Market Vectors; a new fund from RiverPark; and a new fund from Henderson Global.
In addition, Intech launched a new strategy; Loomis Sayles introduced a new fund; a new annuity became available from Security Benefit; and Guggenheim announced that it has renamed Rydex Specialized Products.
Here are the latest developments of interest to advisors:
1) iShares Launches New Income-Focused ETFs
BlackRock, Inc. announced that its iShares ETFs business launched two new funds April 3 and two more on April 5. Launching April 3 were iShares Emerging Markets High Yield Bond Fund (EMHY) and iShares Global ex USD High Yield Corporate Bond Fund (HYXU). Launching April 5 were iShares Global High Yield Corporate Bond Fund (GHYG) and iShares Morningstar Multi-Asset Income Index Fund (IYLD).
EMHY provides access to high-yield bonds denominated in USD and includes a 65% allocation to sovereign bonds and 35% to corporate issues. It is designed to track the Morningstar Emerging Markets High Yield Bond Index.
HYXU offers access to developed international non-U.S.-denominated high-yield bonds, which are denominated in euros, pounds sterling and Canadian dollars. Its highest country allocations are France (15%), the U.K. (15%), Germany (14%), and the Netherlands (12%). It is designed to track the Markit iBoxx Global Developed Markets ex-US High Yield Index.
GHYG provides complete global (U.S. and developed international) high yield in a "one ticket" trade via developed international corporate bonds denominated in the U.S. dollar, euros, the pound sterling, and the Canadian dollar. Based on the country of the issuer, the fund is allocated 69% to the U.S., 16% to Europe, 4% to the U.K., and 3% to Canada. It is designed to track the Markit iBoxx Global Developed Markets High Yield Index.
IYLD is an ETF of iShares ETFs that delivers income with a diversified, managed approach. The fund is allocated 60% to fixed income, 20% to equity and 20% to alternative income sources. It is designed to track the Morningstar Multi-Asset High Income Index.
2) Natixis Global Asset Management Unveils New Platform
Natixis Global Asset Management officially unveiled its new Durable Portfolio Construction platform to help individual investors, financial advisors and institutional investors worldwide address growing concerns about risk and market volatility in global markets. The platform focuses on portfolio construction and analytics to help investors manage volatility and enhance the diversification of their portfolios.
The platform recognizes investors' wish to combine a desire for returns with asset protection, which rests on the ability to generate sufficient returns at appropriate levels of risk in all market conditions. The platform makes risk the primary consideration for asset allocation and is intended to help investors minimize the impact of extreme market movements, make smarter use of traditional asset classes, add exposure to alternative investments, and employing noncorrelated investment techniques such as hedging and long/short strategies.
3) Market Vectors launches International High Yield Bond ETF (IHY)
Market Vectors ETF Trust announced Tuesday the launch of its International High Yield Bond ETF (IHY). It seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the BofA Merrill Lynch Global Ex-US Issuers High Yield Constrained Index (HXUS), which is comprised of below-investment-grade debt issued by corporations located outside the U.S. and which may include emerging market countries. The bonds are denominated in major global currencies, including euros, U.S. dollars, Canadian dollars or British pounds sterling, issued in the major domestic or Eurobond markets.
IHY has a gross expense ratio of 0.53% and a net expense ratio of 0.40%, which is capped at least until Sept. 1, 2013. Cap excludes certain expenses, such as interest.
4) RiverPark Introduces the RiverPark Long/Short Opportunity Fund
RiverPark Advisors LLC introduced on April 2 the RiverPark Long/Short Opportunity Fund (RLSFX), an open-end mutual fund that seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation while protecting against downside risk. It is a conversion of an existing hedge fund launched by RiverPark in October 2009 and will be managed by Mitch Rubin, RiverPark's CIO, who has been portfolio manager of the hedge fund since its inception.
RLSFX will seek to identify dominant secular, economic and demographic changes in society, and to invest in those industries and companies most affected, positively or negatively, by these changes.
5) Henderson Global Investors Launches All Asset Fund
Henderson Global Investors (North America) Inc. recently announced the launch of the Henderson All Asset Fund (HGAAX, HGACX, HGAIX), which seeks long-term growth of capital with lower volatility through flexible asset allocation across a wide range of asset classes around the world.
The fund is structured as a multi-asset portfolio which has the ability to invest in a broad range of traditional and alternative asset classes, including equities, bonds, property, private equity, commodities, currency and cash. It is co-managed by Bill McQuaker and Chris Paine, a team with 43 years of combined investment management experience.
6) INTECH Introduces Global High Dividend Core Strategy
INTECH Investment Management LLC, an independently managed subsidiary of Janus Capital Group Inc., announced Tuesday the launch of the INTECH Global High Dividend Core strategy designed for institutional investors seeking capital appreciation and higher-than-average dividend yields. The new strategy aims to approximate the dividend yield of the MSCI World High Dividend Yield Index and to provide potential for excess returns.
The portfolio includes stocks with above-average dividend yields that are both sustainable and persistent, and excludes stocks whose future dividends may be in jeopardy. The strategy, benchmarked to the MSCI World High Dividend Yield Index, is designed to generate a yield that approximates the index, with an excess return target of approximately 2.50% to 3.00% above the benchmark, annualized gross of fees.
7) Loomis Sayles Launches Capital Income Fund
Loomis, Sayles & Company recently launched the Loomis Sayles Capital Income Fund (LSCYX), an equity income strategy that primarily seeks to invest in attractively priced dividend-paying stocks with a modest allocation to other securities, including preferred stocks, high yield and convertible bonds. The strategy will be co-managed by large-cap value veterans Warren Koontz and Art Barry alongside multisector fixed-income specialists Dan Fuss and Kathleen Gaffney.
While dividend-paying stocks will be the base of the portfolio, the managers will also continuously assess the relative attractiveness of preferred stocks and fixed income securities issued by a company, government entity, agency, or other party. The goal of LSCYX is to deliver total return in excess of its primary benchmark, the S&P500 Index, along with an income stream.
8) Security Benefit Launches Innovative Total Value Annuity
Security Benefit Corporation recently announced the launch of its Total Value Annuity, a fixed index annuity (FIA) offered exclusively through four independent marketing organizations (IMOs), Advisors Excel, Creative Marketing, Gradient Financial and Impact Partnership. It was designed to protect retirement savings and provide interest on those savings. Built with three different interest crediting options, it offers a fixed interest rate option or performance-based interest results from the S&P 500 Index and/or the 5 Year Annuity Linked TVI Index (ALTVI). Annuity owners can choose to allocate all of their money to one interest crediting option or any combination of the three.
The annuity can be structured to provide guaranteed income for life through the optional Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefit Rider, or to provide for others upon the owner's death through the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit Rider.
9) Guggenheim Investments Renames Rydex Specialized Products
Guggenheim Investments, the investment management division of Guggenheim Partners, LLC, announced that effective March 30, Rydex Specialized Products LLC, the sponsor of the firm's CurrencyShares product lineup, was officially renamed Guggenheim Specialized Products, LLC. The rebranding comes as a part of Rydex|SGI's integration into Guggenheim Partners, LLC to form Guggenheim Investments.
The names and tickers of the eight CurrencyShares Trusts are: CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust (FXA); CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust (FXB); CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar Trust (FXC); CurrencyShares Chinese Renminbi Trust (FXCH); CurrencyShares Euro Trust (FXE); CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust (FXY); CurrencyShares Swedish Krona Trust (FXS); and CurrencyShares Swiss Franc Trust (FXF).
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As networking giant and server wannabe Cisco Systems last month hinted it would do, the company has launched a variant of its Nexus switch that can be tucked up inside of another server maker's blade servers. In this case, IBM has kissed and made up (sort of) with Cisco and is the first customer for the Nexus 4000 switch, which was rolled out by Big Blue as part of a networking refresh this week for its BladeCenter blade servers.
The Cisco Nexus 4001I switch module brings support for Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) features and the Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) protocol that Cisco has woven into its Nexus 5000 top-of-rack switches and their UCS 6100 counterparts in the "California" Unified Computing System blade setups. The combination of ruggedized, lossless Ethernet and FCoE allows for network and storage traffic coming out of and going into servers to be collapsed onto a single switch rather than having a separate Fibre Channel switch to link out to storage area networks.
The Nexus 4001I runs at 10 Gigabit Ethernet speeds, and has 14 internal ports and 6 external ports, and it runs the same Nexus operating system as is used in Nexus 7000 end-of-row aggregation switches and the aforementioned Nexus 5000 switches. The external uplink ports on the Nexus 4001I can be configured as 10 GE SFP+ or Gigabit Ethernet SFP, and the internal server links can plug into either 10 GE or Gigabit Ethernet ports on the BladeCenter server blades.
The Nexus 4001I is supported on IBM's BladeCenter H and BladeCenter HT chasses. The former is the flagship enterprise chassis while the latter is one aimed at telcos. This Cisco switch cannot be used in the low-energy BladeCenter E or the office environment BladeCenter S chasses. The Nexus 4001I will be available from IBM on November 5, and it has a list price of $12,999.
IBM also delivered a quad data rate InfiniBand switch module (which sports port speeds of 40 Gb/sec) made by Voltaire, which has 14 ports (one for each blade in the BladeCenter H and HT chassis) and which comes with PCI-Express host interfaces to link back to each blade. The Voltaire QDR InfiniBand switch for the BladeCenter costs $11,999.
Blade Network Technology was tapped for a 10-port 10 GE Ethernet switch module for the BladeCenter chassis (supporting 10 GE SFP+ or Gigabit Ethernet SFP external uplinks as needed). This module has 14 internal ports to link to the blades. This BNT 10 GE switch costs $11,199.
IBM has also shipped its own 10 GE Ethernet pass-thru module with 14 internal and 14 external 10 GE ports, which can be used to link the blades to each other within the chassis as well as out to top-of-rack Ethernet and CEE switches. This pass-thru module costs $4,999.
The BladeCenter lineup also now sports QLogic two-port 10 GE converged network adapters, which marries 10 GE networking and 8 Gb/sec Fibre Channel links to storage onto a single CEE card. This QLogic converged adapter costs $1,499.
And finally, IBM is now selling a Brocade 10-port 8 Gb/sec Fibre Channel switch module for the BladeCenter blade boxes, which is a real (rather than a converged onto Ethernet) Fibre Channel switch. It costs $6,699. ®


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Multi-platinum recording artist Trace Adkins and NASCAR superstar Danica Patrick will co-host the fourth annual AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS, airing live from Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas Tuesday, Dec. 10 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX.
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Florida Georgia Line Wins Six Awards and Blake Shelton Earns Four Awards During Tonight's Telecast; Luke Bryan and Carrie Underwood Each Receive 12th ACA Award and Set Records for Most Awards for Male and Female Artist
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