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Review: Apple iPod touch (Fourth-Generation)
Company: Apple Computer
Website: www.Apple.com
Model: iPod touch (fourth-generation)
Price: $199* (8GB), $299 (32GB), $399 (64GB)
Compatible: PC/Mac
Pros: A major update to Apple's most versatile iPod, adding twin cameras, a high-resolution 960x640 screen, a microphone, a bigger and longer-lasting battery, and a 3-axis gyroscope, amongst other features. Now capable of video calling using FaceTime, high-definition video playback and storage, and recording of 720p movies with the rear camera. New body design is slimmer and lighter than before while remaining solid in the hand. Remains capable of great audio performance, including better speaker quality. As of October 2011, available in both original black and new white versions, both with stainless steel backs.
Cons: New screen and cameras fall noticeably short of iPhone 4 performance levels. Weak still camera performance is a particular issue on all models; lowest-end model remains stuck at an increasingly objectionable 8GB/6.5GB of storage capacity. New front design isn't as comfortable around the edges as on prior models; glass continues to attract smudges at a brisk pace. Earphones no longer include integrated microphone and remote control features.
Apple's iPod touch has come a long way since its debut in 2007, a year that saw the company take pains to describe the device as a stripped-down iPhone—the Wi-Fi-only touch was "training wheels" for Apple's flagship product, as the company's CEO once put it. The first-generation iPod touch was thinner and simpler than an iPhone, but lacked for enough hardware and software that customers were supposed to covet the more expensive product instead. Over the next two years, Apple reimagined the touch as a multifunction device for gamers, and a rehabilitated second-generation model made screen and processor improvements, added a speaker, volume controls, and most of the iPhone's applications, and tweaked its body with sleeker curves. A third-generation version made only internal changes, though leaked prototypes suggested a rear camera was in the works, too. By mid-2010, the iPod touch had become a hit on its own merits as a media player and Internet device, as well as a legitimate challenger to dedicated portable gaming consoles from Nintendo and Sony.
But the iPhone has continued to evolve, too, and Apple has wrestled every year with how many of its features to bring to the iPod touch, then whether to use equivalent or less impressive components. With this year's model, the iPod touch has officially settled into a comfortable position two steps behind the iPhone in hardware while coming as close as possible in software. The new fourth-generation iPod touch (8GB/$199*, 32GB/$299, 64GB/$399) has—sort of—gained the marquee features of the iPhone 4, including a 960x640-resolution Retina Display, front and rear video cameras, and a new Apple A4 processor, though once again, each of these features has been quietly hobbled to let the iPhone 4 stand out. By any measure, the new model offers marked upgrades over its popular 2009 predecessor, but whether you'll be satisfied with them depends on whether you view any improvement as good enough, or expect a full iPhone 4-caliber device minus the phone for a lower, contract-free price.
As most of the fourth-generation iPod touch user experience remains unchanged from the models released over the past two years, our comprehensive review of the new device focuses primarily on differences between it and its predecessors. Read on for all of the details, and our buying advice, by selecting from the nine pages above and below. Updated October 12, 2011: We've updated our original September 9, 2010 review with a new tenth page discussing iOS 5.0, the new white fourth-generation iPod touch, and our update of the 8GB iPod touch rating from B+ to A- as a result of a $30 price drop. The original price was $229, and is now $199.
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Adherents.com puts the number 20 and 40 million (both 1990's numbers). Would you say that there are more than that Salpy? I'm under the impression that most Russians are Orthodox (by affiliation, anyway).
Out of a total population of 74 million, between 40 and 45 percent now belongs to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, concentrated in the northern regions of Tigray and Amhara. Approximately 45 percent is Sunni Muslim, centered in the eastern Somali and Afar regions, as well as Oromia. Another 10 percent of the population is Christian Evangelical and Pentecostal, the fastest growing religious group in the country. Catholics number around 750,000.http://www.cnewa.org/ecc-bodypg-us.aspx?eccpageID=7
The factbook then puts the number of Russians at 140 million, with about 20% being Orthodox Christian. It then admits the number may be actually bigger when one considers the number of non-practicing adherents.
2006 Report on International Religious FreedomThe country has a total area of 6,592,769 square miles, and its population is approximately 142.8 million. There were no reliable statistics that break down the population by denomination. Available information suggested approximately 70 percent of the residents considered themselves Russian Orthodox Christians, although the vast majority were not regular churchgoers. There were an estimated fourteen to twenty-three million Muslims, constituting approximately 14 percent of the population and forming the largest religious minority. The majority of Muslims lived in the Volga-Urals region--which included Tatarstan and Bashkortostan--and the North Caucasus, although Moscow, St. Petersburg, and parts of Siberia had notable Muslim populations as well. The Muslim communities in the Volga-Urals region and the North Caucasus are culturally and in some cases theologically distinct from one another and therefore must be considered separate communities.According to the Slavic Center for Law and Justice, Protestants made up the second largest group of Christian believers, with approximately 3,500 organizations and more than 2 million followers. An estimated 600,000 to 1 million Jews (0.5 percent of the population) remained, following large-scale emigration over the last two decades; the Federation of Jewish Communities (FJC) estimated that up to 500,000 Jews lived in Moscow and 100,000 in St. Petersburg. These estimates significantly exceeded the results of the official government census. Between 5,000 and 7,000 Jews lived in the so-called Jewish Autonomous Oblast (region), located in the Far East. The Catholic Church estimated that there were from 600,000 to 1.5 million Catholics in the country, figures that also exceeded government estimates. Buddhism is traditional to three regions: Buryatiya, Tuva, and Kalmykiya; and the Buddhist Association of Russia estimated there were between 1.5 and 2 million Buddhists. In some areas, such as Yakutiya and Chukotka, pantheistic and nature-based religions were practiced independently or alongside other religions.http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2006/71403.htm
There's probably about 10 million Armenian Orthodox world wide. It's hard to tell, though, since most Armenians don't live in Armenia.
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Back in February 2011, which unlike your correspondent you probably don't remember for Norwich City beginning a charge that would take them to a second successive promotion, Yuck's self-titled debut album was reviewed by DiS stalwart Billy Hamilton, who summed up the early-Nineties alt rock-aping quartets first effort thusly: 'Had they furrowed their own pathway their future could have been assured. Instead, the past may be all Yuck have to play with.' A scan of the comments from the ever-fervent DiS community about the review reveals about a 60/40 split betwixt those believing Yuck's way with a melody more than made up for their fascination with all things flannel-clad and those subscribing to Billy's view. For what it's worth, this reviewer fell on the former side of the fence.
Fast forward to the present day and with Yuck's second album landing, those on both sides of said fence would have been expecting to scrutinise it for signs they either remain half-slumped in the primordial slacker soup from which they first emerged or have evolved beyond it into something bigger and bolder. However, the goalposts shifted somewhat after the band announced in April that frontman Daniel Blumberg had left to 'focus on other things', leaving guitarist Max Bloom to take over lead vocals and Ed Hayes - formerly a barman at The Macbeth, the London pub where Yuck played a three-night residency last month - filling Bloom's boots.
This changing of the guard has seen a - perhaps unavoidable - shift in style for Yuck. While the keening, disenfranchised yowl of Blumberg fitted the fuzzy, lackadaisical likes of 'Get Away' and 'Operation' like a glove, it's more than likely Bloom's reedy, breathy tones would be suffocated by a similar sound. They do the job on 'Middle Sea' though - Glow & Behold's most Yuck-like moment, but if you want to take anything off the latter as a starting point, it should be the lilting 'Suicide Policeman' and the jangle of 'Georgia', both of which feature Bloom and bassist Mariko Doi singing. A mixture of those sounds is best heard on Glow & Behold in 'Out Of Time', which mixes plaintive vocals with shimmering guitar, delicate glockenspiel and haunting wails courtesy of Mercury Rev circa Deserter's Songs.
'Somewhere' takes it a step further, where Bloom mournfully sings a coda of "Call off the end / I can't pretend / I don't want to be in love anymore" over an elegant melody and coos from Doi. It ain't gonna get people throwing pissy lager around at a toilet venue near you, but it's more captivating than anything from their debut album. Sadly, this isn't the case elsewhere - the hazy, circular riff of 'Rebirth' epitomises a song that simply chases its own tail, while 'Memorial Fields' is almost too polite to ask you to take any notice of it, as if any sense of Yuck doing what they wanted and not giving a fuck if Charlie Chinstroker decided it sounded like something released on SST in 1986 had departed with Daniel.
Thankfully the closing triumvirate of tracks - we're glossing over the instrumental 'Twilight In Maple Shades (Chinese Cymbals)' so we can use 'triumvirate' here - show this isn't the case. 'Nothing New' marks something of a departure for Yuck, using organ, horns and Bloom's unexpectedly assured croon to create something almost baroque. 'How Does It feel' teams an Elliott Smith-ish vocal with a soaring chorus that's part-Neil Young, part-the aforementioned Mercury Rev and sees Yuck Mk II begin to move away from Yuck Mk I. The title track is, to cut a long story short, Super Furry Animals sans techno freakouts taking on 'Dear Prudence', with the melodic squall that sees out the album perhaps showcasing both iterations of the band.
With Glow & Behold, Yuck have shown they can be more than the grunge gropers Billy Hamilton billed them as and have survived saying goodbye to Blumberg - a situation that could yet see them become an altogether different and far more interesting band. However, it's hard to shake the feeling we're not back where we started - Billy may say, while Yuck have proved their influences are more diverse than their debut album demonstrated, they are still derivative, while this DiS-er believes Glow & Behold offers the promise that, next time out, they will grow to fit their own skin. See you back here around April 2016.
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Real Life Russian Barbie Doll — Pictures of Valeria Lukyanova
Did you know Barbie lives in Russia? No, she didn't hop into the Barbie Corvette and hightail it out of town to get away from smooth crotch Ken and the rest of her friends. This is an actual woman that looks ridiculously like the popular doll. Russian Barbie is real — Corvette not included.
Her name is Valeria Lukyanova, but little else is known about this Russian Barbie that looks like a real-life doll except the fact she is A) very real B) creepy yet kind of sexy C) from Russia. She became an internet sensation in her homeland after posting photos of herself dressed up like the doll, complete with "exaggerated make-up, opaque contact lenses and skimpy clothes."
Russian Barbie does puts to rest the claim that it would be physically impossible for a real woman to have Barbie's actual measurements. Russian Barbie seems to be handling her body just splendidly.
We love that Valeria Lukyanova goes to the extreme to look like her favorite plastic doll. We're sure women would love it just as much to find a real life Ken, from the waist up of course. There are already tons of real Ken dolls from the waist down walking around. You know — smooth and penisless. Are we right ladies?!?


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Friday, 5 February 2010
Visit to the doctor (!)
I had an appointment with ours yesterday morning.
I was in a great mood. I found out the day before that I had a guaranteed salary for the next 11 months (because of getting into the PhD program and some hard negotiation by my advisor). I finally slept great after getting the news.
The purpose of the visit was twofold.
The first was the Lorax's 2 year visit. The second is more exciting, so hang tight.
Here's a shot from the waiting room.
What did I learn about the Lorax?
First he doesn't like having his testicles palpated by unknown Norwegian men. He kept saying "Ow" "The end" (in Danish) and "cookie!" as the doctor tried to find his left testicle. I realized I have been a bit cruel to the Lorax by telling him that a diaper is called a cookie. This is of course not the Danish word either.
Anyway, the doctor could NOT find the left testicle so he referred us to an ultrasound. But last night when I was changing his cookie, I found two testicles again right where they should be, so we slip from that ultrasound appointment.
The second thing I learned is The Lorax's weight and head are disproportionately large for his height. He does have a posture, though, like Quasimodo when he has to stand and be measured, so I lied down and stretched him out on top of me and the doctor measured again. That gave him an extra 3 cm.
The second reason we went to the doctor was for me. It was short and sweet. I thought it would hurt, but before I even felt anything, I got up and looked in the trashcan to see this:
Before I had The Lorax, I went 6 years without a period, so it will be interesting to see if/when I do get pregnant again.
But if nothing else, it is a great excuse to eat well and stay in shape.
I ran intervals on snow trails again and was pleased with consistent 7 minutes for 4 x 1 mile. Mile warm up, mile cool down and then a 40 minute swim.
Well, it's Natali's birthday today. Time to get breakfast in bed ready. :)
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- RunnerWoman said...
omigoodness! you're going for number two, how very exciting! have fun trying ;)
- 6 February 2010 at 14:37
- SteveQ said...
I always think those things should be photographed next to a ruler - we guys have trouble with what size they are.
Just to get the paranoia full steam: there's a correlation between early rapid head growth and autism. The Lorax shows no signs though (SR might, however).
- 6 February 2010 at 17:13
Yeah for trying for #2!! I can't wait to hear all about your pregnant running again.
- 6 February 2010 at 22:03
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- 6 February 2010 at 23:11
- olga said...
Wow. That's a step!
- 8 February 2010 at 11:00
- Joy Joy said...
How awesome!! I am so excited to see what you accomplish through your pregnancy. You were such an inspiration to me during my pregnancy! I got pregnant within a few days of "pulling the goalie", within 3 weeks of a 50 mile ultra, and after a year or so without a period...you just never know!
- 9 February 2010 at 17:25
- Kate said...
exciting news - best of luck to you!
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What's Behind Baby Bunting Group Limited (BBN.AX)? Technical Indicators Under Review
The Average True Range of ATR For Shares of Baby Bunting Group Limited (BBN.AX) have trended downward over the past 10 bars, indicating bearish momentum for the equity near-term. At a recent glance the stock touched 1.61 in a recent trade. Investors have the option to employ additional technical indicators when conducting stock research.
At the time of writing, Baby Bunting Group Limited (BBN.AX) has a 14-day Commodity Channel Index (CCI) of -118.99. Developed by Donald Lambert, the CCI is a versatile tool that may be used to help spot an emerging trend or provide warning of extreme conditions. CCI generally measures the current price relative to the average price level over a specific time period.
CCI is relatively high when prices are much higher than average, and relatively low when prices are much lower than the average. We can also do some further technical analysis on the stock. At the time of writing, the 14-day ADX for Baby Bunting Group Limited (BBN.AX) is 33.56.
Many technical chart analysts believe that an ADX value over 25 would suggest a strong trend. A reading under 20 would indicate no trend, and a reading from 20-25 would suggest that there is no clear trend signal. The ADX is typically plotted along with two other directional movement indicator lines, the Plus Directional Indicator (+DI) and Minus Directional Indicator (-DI).
Some analysts believe that the ADX is one of the best trend strength indicators available. Interested investors may be watching the Williams Percent Range or Williams %R. Williams %R is a popular technical indicator created by Larry Williams to help identify overbought and oversold situations.
Investors will commonly use Williams %R in conjunction with other trend indicators to help spot possible stock turning points. Baby Bunting Group Limited (BBN.AX)'s Williams Percent Range or 14 day Williams %R currently sits at -92.86. In general, if the indicator goes above -20, the stock may be considered overbought.
Alternately, if the indicator goes below -80, this may point to the stock being oversold. Tracking other technical indicators, the 14-day RSI is presently standing at 34.88, the 7-day sits at 29.47, and the 3-day is resting at 21.70 for Baby Bunting Group Limited (BBN.AX). The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is an often employed momentum oscillator that is used to measure the speed and change of stock price movements.
When charted, the RSI can serve as a visual means to monitor historical and current strength or weakness in a certain market. This measurement is based on closing prices over a specific period of time. As a momentum oscillator, the RSI operates in a set range.
This range falls on a scale between 0 and 100. If the RSI is closer to 100, this may indicate a period of stronger momentum. On the flip side, an RSI near 0 may signal weaker momentum.
The RSI was originally created by J. Welles Wilder which was introduced in his 1978 book "New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems". For further review, we can take a look at another popular technical indicator.
In terms of moving averages, the 200-day is currently at 1.94, the 50-day is 1.76, and the 7-day is resting at 1.63. Moving averages are a popular trading tool among investors. Moving averages can be used to help filter out the day to day noise created by other factors.
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Introductory Remarks by Library Director Michael C. Mahaney June 27, 2007
Honorable Legislators, good morning. My name is Michael Mahaney and it is my privilege to serve as Director of the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. With me today are Trustee Richard Berger, B&ECPL Treasurer and Chairman of the Budget and Finance Committee, and CFO Kenneth H. Stone. In the audience are other members of the Library Board, representatives of the contracting libraries and key members of the staff.
Those of us who believe we were brought up properly learned valuable and lasting lessons from our parents or our caregivers, and among the most important lessons one can learn and practice as we proceed through life is a very simple, albeit important, one: to say thank you.
Last year, with your help, Erie County and its public library system turned a corner. After two years of crisis, we began to restore what had been reduced and repair what had been broken. We took the first steps toward making our new, leaner library system more responsive and more effective, so it can better serve the diverse needs of our diverse community. While many still depend on us for traditional library resources and services, such as books, magazines, media and general reference, more and more of our residents rely on their local library as their touchstone to technology and their onramp to the Internet. We need to respond to new needs as well as old needs in a constantly changing environment.
Thank you for investing in our public libraries. Last year, for the first time in 3 years, this body increased our annual appropriation by $500,000, and we used those funds to expand hours of public access, especially at libraries that had failed to meet New York State minimum standards in 2006. We have much farther to go, but we are moving in the right direction, and we are grateful for your partnership and your continuing support.
Id like to take this opportunity to thank you again for something else you did for us last year. On December 14th, when the 15 members of the Erie County Legislature voted unanimously to make the Library Protection a permanent local law, I wanted to stand up and cheer! You cant begin to imagine how much that vote meant to the trustees, staff and volunteers who commit themselves daily to delivering quality library services to the people of Buffalo and Erie County.
That vote represented more than just the enactment of legislation. It was a demonstration of your awareness and appreciation of the value of library resources and services within our community, and it affirmed something that I have come to believe over the past 2 years ? that the Legislature and the Library are, indeed, committed partners, working in close collaboration to benefit our mutual constituents.
Just a few weeks ago, Legislature Chair Lynn Marinelli, in a column published in the Bee Group newspapers, addressed some questions and misperceptions about library funding in Erie County. She also asked: " the library board and staffs [to] prepare a realistic neighborhood services restoration plan that covers a three-year timeline. The prioritized and itemized local libraries funding restoration plan would also address compliance with specific state libraries regulations. She further stated: "There will be a necessity for extensive deliberations on a plan, which has community support but does not raise false expectations."
In the weeks ahead, as we embark on the 2008 budget process, the Library intends to address this request as we construct a reasonable plan to rebuild and redefine our service programs and our infrastructure over the next three years. Your participation in this process is not only welcome; it is essential.
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Not a fan of parking kiosks
It is hard to believe I haven't seen any letters of complaint in the Chestnut Hill Local about the parking lot kiosks. Almost everyone I have spoken to has complained about what an inconvenience they are, especially to older/handicapped shoppers.
They have to get out of the car, if they are lucky enough to not have a long line of impatient drivers behind them, insert the money, and hope that a ticket comes out, then try to find a place to park on the lot!
How do they get their money back if there is no place? If they look for a place to park first, they then have to walk back to and go through the kiosk rigamarole, and then return to put the ticket on the car dashboard before they even start shopping.
If that sounds exhausting to you, just think how older/handicapped folks feel. They have even been to kiosks that do not accept quarters and had to insert a dollar bill for a ten minute errand. We could refer to those kiosks as off-street bandits rather than one-armed ones.
Then there is the merchant revenue loss. We no longer shop at Kilian's nor at Metropolitan Bakery, which also means no more browsing along the Avenue at the other shops, resulting in more loss of merchant income. There are many lovely shops where I have found delightful, unique gift items, such as Hill Hardware, Quelque Chose, and El Quetzal.
Well, we now go to the hardware shop on Willow Grove Avenue in Wyndmoor and the other artisan bakery in lower Chestnut Hill. Who thought this kiosk system through or, better yet, who did not give it enough thought and the ensuing repercussions?
One last item. FYI, folks now hail each other and pass on their stubs with unused minutes to drivers just entering the lots. At least these kiosks have led to more camaraderie among parkers.
Mary Hathaway
Mt. Airy
Everyone deserves a voice
I want to complement you. I think the fact that you published the letter from Erdenheim's Joseph A. Ferry ["ID-less is likely clueless"] shows your dedication to journalistic principles of allowing all sides to be heard and of your understanding of the constitutional principles that everyone deserves to have his side told, even an ostrich who doesn't understand that many of the "clueless" have no opportunity to drive, have not been born in hospitals that help their parents obtain a birth certificate or they are naturalized citizens who are poor, yes, without funds to trace their family roots and are too busy trying to survive to obtain a photo ID.
But they do have a right to cast their votes, even if they are clueless according to Joseph A. Ferry. But, good for you – you published the letter anyway.
Diane M.Fiske
Chestnut Hill
Voter ID laws an affront to democracy
A U.S. Citizen cannot allow the letter "ID-less is likely to be clueless" go unanswered for so many reasons. I chose to argue from the point of history rather than resort to party rhetoric.
Our democracy began with the idea that those affected by government had a right to chose that government by vote.
In the beginning that vote belonged only to white landowning men. Over our 225-Year history we have decided, sometimes with great difficulty, that others are also affected by our leadership and should have that same right to vote.
Slowly African-Americans, women, and immigrant citizens have gained this right. Most recently, in the Vietnam era, young people from 18-21 years of age were added to those with the right to vote (if they could serve in the military, they should be able to vote). Each step of this process was designed to be more inclusive.
There are also times in our history, especially where I was raised in the South, when there have been forces that would limit that right to vote. The poll taxes, which required payment to vote, and the literacy tests, which devolved into "How many jelly beans are in the jar?" are not the finest hours in American history.
Now Mr. Ferry would suggest that getting an ID to vote in Pennsylvania is an intelligence test, and that people who are not "smart enough" to get ID are not "smart enough" to vote. I would suggest, rather, that all who are affected by those we elect, have the duty to participate in that election unencumbered by any requirements other than registration to vote.
Even as a white male, history has shown me the difficulty of the struggle to make the vote a possibility for all. This is not the time to find ways to exclude groups from the polls. This is the time for all to vote.
James E. Simpson, Jr.
Lafayette Hill
Who is clueless?
My mother is 91, and I guess you'd say physically disabled, but she is amazingly alert and bright. She watches Fox news and MSNBC and reads the paper every day.
She hasn't driven in 10 years, never had the luxury of traveling outside of the country nor of being a college student, though she is proud that she, with the help of my dad (and might I add the government), has been able to provide this for all of her children and so she doesn't have a photo ID.
A trip to the DMV would be a major setback for her, though with the help of two people she could go the short trip to her lifelong polling place where they know her well and would accommodate her disability.
My mother would be horrified that she might be judged "surpassingly stupid" by anyone. My guess is that so would anyone else who is disabled, can't miss work because they are paid by the hour, are overwhelmed with caring for an elderly or disabled parent and child, or are dealing with any other of life's burdens they never asked for.
If this punitive law is not overturned, my mother will be banned from voting, something she has done religiously for many, many decades.
Surpassingly stupid? Who set the standards for this category?
Marie Lachat
Chestnut Hill
ID-less is not clueless
I feel compelled to respond to the letter from Mr. Ferry, stating that those who are or may be unable to obtain a photo identification card are "surpassingly stupid" and thus unable to understand the issues involved in this year's presidential election. For those living on the edge financially, for the elderly or physically disabled, the steps needed to get a photo I.D. can be challenging. Not only may there be cost involved, there is also the challenge of getting to the Department of Transportation without a car.
I am not aware of any research that equates poverty, physical disability or age with "stupidity." There is so much vitriol being thrown about this election period, I would hope that we can learn to talk to each other without adding more fuel to the fire.
Deborah Cooper
Mt. Airy
Don't like campaign lies
I really don't like it when someone lies to my face! I'm willing to assume that the woman who came to my door Saturday morning from the Obama campaign didn't know that she was telling a lie about Romney when he was governor of Massachusetts. She told me that when Gov. Romney left office as Governor, Massachusetts was 47th in the nation in job creation. The ranking of 47th was for his whole term of office, not for his last year. When he took over as Governor Mass. was 50th, dead last. Every year of his term the ranking improved until in his last year Mass. was 30th. Not great but a big improvement while he was governor.
I got my figures from the web site politifact run by the Tampa Bay Times.
Bob Rossman
Chestnut Hill
Thanks for garden clean up
Congratulations to whoever is responsible for getting the clean-up of the garden at the Chestnut Hill West train station. The area between the steps and the ramp to Germantown Avenue was very handsomely rebuilt last spring (thanks to the much-maligned stimulus program) and the plantings looked terrific in June.
Unfortunately, weeds took over and made what had been an asset into a mess.
Now it is looking wonderful again. Thank you to whoever made it happen.
Meredith Sonderskov
Chestnut Hill
A well-earned "retirement"
Saw the picture in the Local about Peggy Hendrie's retirement. Although we have lived in Oreland for the past 28 years, we keep up with what is going on in the "Hill." Many of our best memories are when we lived in "The Hill." As you probably know all our kids went to Our Mother of Constellation. (We're great grandmom and pops now.) Our oldest, Gail, is a grandmom.
I can picture Peggy now, crossing all the thousands of kids going to O.M.C. over the years, she was the best at her occupation, bar none!
Enjoy your years of retirement Peggy, for you certainly have earned them.
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John Boyd has been a member of the lodge for 33 years and has dedicated himself to the mission and standards that the lodge upholds and retired recently from lodge leadership.
John Boyd walked down a line of portraits hanging on a wall at the Hendersonville Elks Lodge Wednesday, pointing at each face and recalling who they were and what they did for a living.
The faces on the wall are past presidents of the lodge, and among the faces, his own smiled back from a picture frame.
Boyd has been a member of the lodge for 33 years and has dedicated himself to the mission and standards that the lodge upholds.
The 69-year-old retired recently from lodge leadership after 14 years as treasurer. He's currently serving the Elks as a Special Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler, and he travels the state to support individual lodges within North Carolina's four districts.
Back in the late '80s, Boyd's life was on a different path. He was always on the road as a traveling sales representative.
On a trip back to Henderson County one day, he was driving through Alabama when a car passed him across double yellow lines. The car hit a truck, and the driver was killed.
The wreck had a profound influence on Boyd's life. He decided to leave the life on the road behind. His wife worked at Blue Ridge Community College, and in 1986, Boyd would go to work there as the Small Business Center director.
Boyd was an Elks Lodge member but was not very involved until he began working at BRCC. He took a position as lodge esquire and has held just about every office available over his three decades.
"It was just really a comfortable place to be," Boyd said of the lodge.
Throughout his career, Boyd has been a probation officer, a teacher, a principal and an entrepreneur. He also founded the leadership program Vision Henderson County 17 years ago while working at BRCC. He serves on the Heritage Museum Board and the Henderson County Cemetery Advisory Board.
Boyd has always been a leader, and the lodge, he said, has contributed to his continual growth. The lodge teaches you how to work with people, he added.
"I learned what worked and what didn't work," Boyd said. "I'd say it has added a lot to my life."
He now travels the state helping to keep other lodges open and thriving. Hendersonville's Elks lodge is the largest in the state with a roster of more than 1,200 members.
Boyd is only the fifth special deputy that North Carolina has ever had, and he takes the volunteer job seriously.
He recently drove down to help the Elks in Elizabeth City.
"My job is to encourage them, spot them and bring them along," he said.
And that's what being a member at the lodge means, he said. The values that the lodge members hold high are brotherly love, fidelity and charity.
"Most of us are looking for meaning in life," Boyd said. "Those are the things that we believe in."
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Don't Be Confused By Amazon's Ebook Sales Claims
from the not-as-big-as-you-might-think dept
The latest is Amazon's recent claim that ebooks are outselling hardcover books 180 to 100. Another nice headline that the press picked up, with various stories suggesting that ebook sales are now really significant. This bothered some folks who dug much deeper into the numbers over at the MeAndMyKindle blog:
So what happens if you ask how many "printed books" Amazon sold, instead of using the smaller number of "hardcover books"? Following the same ratio, Amazon would be selling approximately 334 paperbacks for every 100 hardcover books -- or a total of 434 printed books for every 180 ebooks. That would mean over 70% of the books Amazon sells are still printed books -- 180 out of 614 -- with ebooks accounting for just 29.3% of all the books that Amazon sells.Add to that the twin facts that Amazon covers 90% of ebook sale and that it only represents 19% of the overall book market, and you get an estimate that ebooks represent about 6% of the total market. This is certainly a non-zero number, and there's no doubt that it's growing, so it's a trend to watch out for. But we're a long, long way from ebooks really being a majority of the market. As the blog points out, even Amazon admits that no ebook has sold more than a million copies:
According to Amazon's own figures, no ebook has ever sold more than one million copies. (Though Stieg Larsson's three ebooks, added together, total one million in sales -- an average of just 333,333 per book.) PC World reports Stephenie Meyer is close to selling one million ebooks -- though she's sold over 100 million printed books.This isn't to say the ebook market isn't important, but Amazon's statements promoting ebook sales seem purposely designed to pump up the significance of ebook sales, which still represent a much smaller proportion of the market than the company would have you believe.


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Any recommendations for Hype Machine like websites?
Looking sites which will play a continuous feed of supposedly interesting, stimulating, emerging music from all over the world?
Wearehunted and 8tracks
Are in a similar vein too
Shuffler is pretty good
Can't seem to find the DiS page, but here's the link to our Tumblr which I've kinda given up posting in because not a lot of people seemed to care, despite there being several thousand followers http://shuffler.fm/blogs/drowned-in-soundcloud


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by KillerShrike » Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:29 amI don't think they should put Vickie on Smackdown, but the reaction from the crowd if they hinted at it would be nuts. Other than Edge and maybe Orton, no one in the company gets more heat than her.
by Mojo Ichiruto » Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:54 am
As already stated, she has a different kinda heat. Most refer to it as X-Pac heat, people dislike her performance, not her heel character. Randy Orton used to get this as did Edge, but both have turned that corner and are now classic heels, probably 2 of the best in the WWE in the last 25 years.
I don't know if they need to go the whole GM route anymore anyways, it's not a gimmick or storyline that is always needed. They usually are only really focused on one character/wrestler or group of characters/wrestlers. I know this would mean more McMahons on TV, but if it were Steph and Shane most of the time and just Vince every now and again, I would be completely cool with them doing the old Powers That Be angle where they are incharge of everything that is going on with the company.
by rdrsfn82 » Wed Jul 02, 2008 12:35 pm
Exactly. I agree on both counts. She gets booed because she's terrible, not because she's a great heel. I also agree that it might be time to get rid of GMs and go back to what they used to do before hand. We don't always need a GM set up.
by KillerShrike » Wed Jul 02, 2008 1:40 pmA negative reaction is a negative reaction. People hate Vickie, and are vocal about it. They boo when they see her. They cheer when she gets her comeuppance. Doesn't matter whether its "legit" or not. She gets heat most of the other heels only dream of.
Edit: Its like when when I was young and watched wrestling. I almost always rooted for the heels. However, I couldn't stand Ted Dibiasie because I thought the idea of him owning Virgil was ridiculous and insulting. Now which wrestler was really doing is job right, guys like Iron Sheik and Bobby Heenan, who I loved seing on screen, or Ted, who got me mad and I couldn't wait to see lose?
by Mojo Ichiruto » Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:18 pm
To true, I agree the GM's need to go.
by rdrsfn82 » Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:06 pm
People don't tune in to see people they hate because they think they are awful get what's coming to the, they tune in to see people that are good at being hated get their comeuppance.
Put it this way. If they built a PPV around Vickie it wouldn't sell. If they built a PPV around a heel HHH it would and has. That's why there's good heat and bad heat.
by KillerShrike » Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:23 pm
WWE doesn't care why people boo Vickie, just as long as they do.
The average fan wants to see the good guys win against the bad guys. And right now Vickie is one of the most over bad guy they have. The crowd goes nuts when she shows her face, just like they go nuts when she gets tombstoned or thrown out of the ring. She's a great heel, whether its based on "talent" or not. Its kind of ridiculous to argue otherwise, when all you have to do is listen to how the crowd reacts to her.
by rdrsfn82 » Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:30 pm
The crowd hates her, but it isn't the kind of hate that sells. If there was nothing but Vickie types running around they'd do even worse numbers than they currently do. When you have good heels it makes the faces look better. Who has Vickie helped make look better? In what way has the booing of her led to any sort of bump in PPV sales or increased the number of viewer of Smackdown? Heels don't exist to be booed, they exist to sell tickets. In the 80's people booed the Horsemen, but they tuned in to see what they would do and the showed up to do it. In the 90's people booed the NWO, but they bought their stuff and paid to see the PPVs to watch them lose. Then in the end they were run into the ground and started getting negative heat and folks stopped tuning in which was the start of the fall of WCW.
You don't want to put out product that makes your fans want to turn the channel or makes them not want to watch the PPV. You want to put out product that entertains. Vicky doesn't do that and she doesn't sell. No one tunes in to see her and no one shows up to boo her. If she was doing a good job people would be tuning in to see her the way they did McMahon and Bischoff in the 90's or guys like Heyman and Regal in recent years.
by KillerShrike » Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:36 pm
Yes they do. They exist to get booed and to be rooted against. Which is how the crowd reacts to her.
by rdrsfn82 » Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:48 pm
No they don't. Everything in wrestling is there to make money. Just like all other forms of entertainment. Sure there are books and movies and indy promotions that are there for mostly artistic purposes, but if you are WWE or Random House or Universal you do it for money. That's why they are there. They will sometimes take a risk on something less commercial to garner some good will with an artist or performer, but most of what they do is to make money. Heels in wrestling are there so that faces can topple them and send the crowd home happy. A good heel is one that plays that role while entertaining the fans enough to make them want to come and see it play out. If you think back over the history of wrestling all the major heels you remember are guys that did that well. Ric Flair, HBK, HHH, Scott Steiner, The Dudley Boys, Kevin Nash, and on and on. Guys like X-Pac or glacier got booed more than those guys, but they didn't sell tickets and aren't classic heels, just guys that irritated the fans and had minimal impact on the business (although X-Pac had a large impact as the Lightning/1-2-3 Kid, but I digress).
Heels are just a cog in the money making machine that is the WWE and Vicky is a busted cog.
by Carrie » Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:51 pm
I tivo'd RAW, haven't watched yet, but I did NOT like like JR on SmackDown.
Also, I expected something along these lines, since there was no way they were going to leave both belts on one show.
by KillerShrike » Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:07 pm
Since her job is to get people to boo her and they do, more than almost any other heel on the roster, I wouldn't call her busted.
Do you honestly think WWE is unhappy with the reaction Vickie gets? Of course not. They keep having her interfere for a reason, because they know it helps make whoever she's screwing with look that much better, and when she finally gets what's coming to her the payoff will be that much better.
by Lord Simian » Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:16 pm
I am quoting this since everyone else seems to have missed it.
I am hereby endorsing this request.
by NedPepper » Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:02 pm
There is a difference in the "heat" a wrestler can get. X-Pac heat, which is also reffered to as "Bossman heat" is the kind of heat that makes people change the channel. Or if they're at a live event, boo them and then go get something to eat and a souvenir.
Bobby Heenan and Dibiase or examples of guys who you would pay to see get beat up. That's great heat.
Triple H has had it. Ric Flair had it at times (but he was still popular even as a heel.) Jake Roberts had it. Vince McMahon and Eric Bischoff both had it. People booed Vince and they wanted to see Steve Austin kick his ass. That is what makes a good heel.
Right now, Edge has it completely. It's almost old school. He is the best heel in the WWE. And Jericho is starting to get it too. I love a great heel.
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There are activities for the entire family, but the event centers around a healthy serving of learning opportunities for growers, says Scott Beck, vice president of the company. "We build the days around agronomy tours that look at herbicide plots and tillage comparisons. This year, we had a sub-irrigation/tile irrigation study that was very informative," he says. Tom Burrus of Burrus Hybrids, in Arenzville, Ill., says the social aspect is enjoyable but that it has become increasingly important for seed companies to offer farmers more than a good pork chop to win their loyalty. "With the explosion of product choices and technology, growers can be confused as to which products work best on their farm," he says. Hybrid sensitivity to chemicals and new recommended refuge choices are examples of information his company shares with growers. "When advising growers how to select products, we often start with the herbicide program to be used. That narrows down the catalog significantly. Then we look at the genetic families that fit their soil type and planting population within the right maturity range. Technology—disease resistance and rootworm or corn borer protection—is next," Burrus says. "We also look at how the product is packaged and seed treatment needs. The final part is selecting the correct refuge hybrid to protect the technology." Check the data. Joe Lauer, an agronomist at the University of Wisconsin, agrees that local field days and company trials are helpful, but he urges growers to search as well for third-party verification and multiyear data from universities and independent advisers. "If a hybrid fails in a trial, make sure you understand why," Lauer says. "Next year's environment cannot be predicted, but a hybrid that performs consistently is much less likely to disappoint you." Lauer says growers should avoid loading up on technology just because it's new. In many areas of the U.S., typical corn-soybean rotations may not need a corn rootworm (CR) trait, for example. "Where western corn rootworm variant or the northern corn rootworm with extended diapauses is present, growers should think hard about using Bt-CR technologies to manage these insects," Lauer says. "Today's seed costs require a sharp pencil. Good corn can be grown without transgenic technology if you supply the right management. Using technology only on fields that really need it can help you trim costs," he adds. "It's a privilege to grow these hybrids," Lauer says. He recommends farmers shepherd the technology by rotating herbicides and insect protection. Don't assume a hybrid will perform simply because it belongs to a certain family tree. "There are interactions between genes that get transferred in the transgenic process," Lauer says. "Just because a hybrid is in a genetic family doesn't mean it will be a home run." Find the right match. Field days offer a first look at what companies have to offer each year. "Choosing the right hybrids and varieties is one of the few things a grower has control over," Burrus says. "Be sure to pick a seed company that listens and offers you more than a free lunch." That means developing a relationship with suppliers who are able and willing to help you identify the seed technology best suited to your farm. Sometimes, because of genetics and agronomic factors, the best option for your farm isn't necessarily the racehorse seed product, says Joe Bruce, general manager for F.I.R.S.T. Seed Tests. "Our mantra is select hybrids and varieties that provide you with consistent above-average yields," he says. "The emphasis is on consistency." Research indicates that with many of today's genetics, farmers can score consistently higher corn yields by boosting seeding rates. Farm Journal Associate Field Agronomist Missy Bauer says seeding rates per acre should be about 5% higher than the final plant population you want to achieve. Farmer Terry Finegan is evaluating four hybrids this year with plant populations between 32,000 and 34,000 seeds per acre depending on hybrid and soil type. He says most farmers in his area near Jonesville, Mich., shoot for final plant populations that are in the upper 20,000s to 30,000 per acre. University researchers also see populations trending higher in Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota. Optimum populations. Roger Elmore, Iowa State University Extension agronomist, says the plant population research he has conducted with colleague, Lori Abendroth, across 32 Iowa sites, indicates maximum grain yields occur between 34,500 and 37,000 plants per acre, depending on soil fertility and weather conditions. Elmore adds that for optimum profitability, growers must balance yield goals against seed prices and the price paid for corn. "The best net returns here in Iowa occur with corn plant populations between 30,000 and 35,000 plants per acre," he says. Emerson Nafziger, University of Illinois Extension agronomist, shares a similar outcome based on 35 trials he conducted in northern Illinois and 36 trials in southern Illinois. "The optimum plant population using a seed price of $3.50 per thousand seeds [$280 per unit] and a corn price of $3.50 per bushel was about 33,500 plants per acre in northern Illinois and 27,300 plants per acre in southern Illinois," he says. "In both cases," he adds, "optimum plant populations were some 3,800 plants per acre lower than the populations needed to maximize yields. That seems like a lot, but it's a flat part of the response curve, which means those extra plants didn't produce enough yield to pay for the extra seed." Jeff Coulter, an University of Minnesota Extension agronomist, has developed resources that can help you calculate the seeding rates needed to obtain various corn stands based on expected emergence, as well as plant populations (see table below). Wisconsin's Lauer recommends that growers start the process of increasing plant populations slowly. "Boost your seeding rate by 10% in part of a field, then at harvest measure the yield of that portion of the field against the rest of the field," Lauer says. "Depending on the results, adjust seeding rates accordingly the next year." Along with evaluating final yield, Lauer says, farmers need to evaluate the crop during the growing season for any negative impact caused by higher plant populations. He says to look for uneven plant sizes, tillering, lodging and barren ears. Extension specialists say not to be concerned if kernels do not form in the top 1⁄2" of an ear. In fact, if kernels have formed to the tip of the corn ear, it means that particular field could have handled a higher plant population. Support your plants. Agronomists vary on whether there is a direct correlation between higher fertility levels, particularly nitrogen, and increased yields from higher plant populations. Research at the Farm Journal Test Plots indicates that there is a correlation. "You want to be careful how you push those populations," Bauer says. "You're feeding more plants, so you need sufficient nutrients, especially nitrogen and potassium, to support those higher yields." Steps in the Hybrid Selection Process 1. Begin with trials in zones nearest your farm. 2. Compare hybrids with similar maturities within a trial. 3. Evaluate consistency of performance across zones and years. 4. Compare performance in other unbiased trials. 5. Consider hybrid performance for other traits—for example, standability, drydown rate, grain quality, etc. 6. Base your decision on more than one or two local test plots. Diagnose Abnormal Ear Development As farmers walk through their corn fields one last time this fall, breaking ears off stalks and shucking husks to expose the yellow grain inside, many are less than pleased with what they see. In many cases, the top portions of the corn ears are void of kernels; in others, strips of empty cob form zipperlike patterns down one side of the ears. This agronomic issue is commonly referred to as corn ear tipback. It results from the stress that the crop encountered during the growing season, says Missy Bauer, Farm Journal Associate Field Agronomist. "The tips of the corn ears pollinate last, so they're the part of the plant that is most susceptible to a lack of kernel fill when the plant encounters stress," Bauer explains. Nutrient deficiencies, disease, insect feeding and clipping, excessive heat, drought and even consecutive days of cloudy conditions are all factors that can contribute to ear tipback. This season, an insufficient amount of nitrogen and higher-than-normal temperatures at pollination were the two primary contributors to tipback, Bauer says. "Heavy rains caused nitrogen to leach from the soil profile and impact early corn growth," she says. "High temperatures that held steady during pollination, especially at night, reduced the crop's ability to pollinate and contributed to kernel abortion." Bauer says that differentiating between tipback that is caused by nutrient deficiency and tipback that is caused by excess heat can be something of a challenge. "When you see ears with a lack of kernel fill on one side of the cob or a very uneven kernal fill at the top of cobs, those are indications that your corn had a nutrient deficiency," Bauer says. "Ear tipback due to heat and drought usually results in a more consistent loss by row around the top of the ear," she adds. While farmers can't control the temperatures in their fields, they can address the problem of early-season nitrogen loss. Bauer says she encourages farmers to test their corn crop during silking next season, at about the R1 stage, to determine whether additional nitrogen is needed to support crop growth and to apply accordingly. —Written by Rhonda Brooks You can e-mail Pam Smith at firstname.lastname@example.com or Rhonda Brooks at email@example.com. Back to news


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The city of Washington has officially submitted a possible location to the General Services Administration for the FBI's new headquarters.
The local government offered a spot at Poplar Point, in the northern tip of the city's Anacostia neighborhood in Southeast, according to a statement released Tuesday by Mayor Vincent Gray's office. The statement described Poplar Point as "one of the last great urban waterfront redevelopment opportunities on the East Coast," and said that the relocation would help increase economic development in the area. The full details, including maps of the location, are located in a document posted on the city government's website.
The city government said Poplar Point would be an ideal location because of its extensive space and local amenities. Planners noted that a Metro station, highways and possible Capital Bikeshare spots in the vicinity would provide enough transportation infrastructure for the thousands employees who would eventually work there. The document also noted that a mixed-use development would surround the future headquarters with residential and shopping areas, providing an opportunity to continue the city's urban revival.
"In Poplar Point, the District of Columbia offers a prime real-estate location that presents the GSA with an opportunity to recommit to the District – our nation's capital," Gray wrote in a statement. "Here, the federal government has the opportunity build a new facility tailored to the needs of the FBI on an accessible parcel with ample space to meet the federal agency's square footage, parking, security and sustainability requirements."
The city said a 2006 law passed by Congress mandated a transfer of the ownership of Poplar Point from the federal government to the city, but the handoff had not yet occurred. Officials suggested the land could be leased by the city government to the GSA until a point at which full ownership would be reverted back to the federal government.
In an email to Government Executive, GSA spokesman Dan Cruz said the agency was "focused on delivering the best value in real estate to our federal partners and the American people." He said a request for information in January had yielded 35 responses as of Monday.
"There is significant interest from the private sector to assist in developing a new, consolidated facility in the national capital region," Cruz said.In December, the GSA began making moves to consolidate the FBI's headquarters, even considering the idea of a land-swap for the current headquarters in the Hoover Building in downtown Washington. The competition to land the new building is fierce and many officials, including members of Congress from Virginia and Maryland, have been lobbying to secure the headquarters.


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Five local schools qualify
A total of five local football teams will have their seasons continue in the MHSAA Playoffs.
The pairing were released on Sunday night by Fox Sports Detroit.
A few schools finished the season at 5-4 and were on the bubble to make the playoffs.
Sturgis, who finished 5-4 on the year, did not qualify for the post season. Colon, who was another 5-4 school in the area, did qualify for the playoffs.
In 8-man football, Burr Oak had an outside shot to make the playoffs. However, they were not selected into the 16-team post season field.
Of the five local teams that qualified for the post season, two of them will play each other.
Mendon, the top-ranked team in the state in Division 8, will host the Colon Magi on Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m.
Colon made the playoffs with a 5-4 record.
"We got together today and watch the selection show and thought we had a chance to play Climax-Scotts or Mendon," Colon coach Spencer Henley said. "We're excited to get into the playoffs and we're still playing. This gives us extra time as a team and we'll get after it on Saturday and see what happens."
Colon will bring up some junior varsity players and will dress around 31 players for the game.
Mendon finished the regular season with a 9-0 record and had three shutouts. They are the reigning Division 8 state champions, beating Fowler 33-0 in the finals a season ago.
"We haven't played Mendon in several years and they're obviously a great program and probably favored to maybe win it again this year," Henley said. "We haven't seen them on film yet, but we'll take a look tonight and be ready to go. It should be a lot of fun and it should be interesting."
Henley said his team was "up-beat" and are looking forward to continue getting a chance to play this season.
Mendon and Colon have not played since the 2007 season, when the Hornets topped the Magi 29-0 in the third week of that season.
On the other side of the bracket, St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic (7-1) will take on 9-0 Climax-Scotts.
Last year, Mendon beat Climax in the regional finals 35-10.
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In Division 4, Three Rivers makes it back to the playoffs for the first time since 2009, when they lost in the state finals to Marshall.
The Wildcats finished with a 6-3 record this season and won their final two games over South Haven and Vicksburg to automatically qualify with six wins.
Three Rivers' three losses all came to playoff teams — Plainwell, Edwardsburg and Dowagiac.
They will take on the Battle Creek Pennfield Panthers, who finished the season at 8-1. Their lone loss came at the hands of the top-ranked Schoolcraft Eagles 19-16 back on Sept. 28.
Game time is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday night at Battle Creek Pennfield High School.
In the other district game, Williamston (6-3) will take on Marshall, who is also 6-3 on the season.
Division 6
Constantine will be making its 14th consecutive playoff appearance next week. The Falcons finished the regular season with a 7-2 record and were tanked in the Top 10 all season.
They'll be on the road, however, taking on an 8-1 Watervliet team that lost last week to Lawton 33-26.
This is the Panthers' sixth time in the playoffs since 1995.
Both of Constantine's losses this season came to Top 3 teams in Schoolcraft and Battle Creek Pennfield.
On the other side of the district draw, Niles-Brandywine (7-2) will take on the top-ranked Schoolcraft Eagles, who finished the season at 9-0. Schoolcraft averaged 35 points per game this season.
Also playing in Division 6 will be the 5-3 Bronson Vikings.
Bronson will play in the Region 2 district draw against Hillsdale, who finished the season at 9-0. The game will be played at 7 p.m. on Friday night.
Viking coach Jeff Gallup said the contest could be at the high school or the college. That has yet to be determined.
Bronson last made the playoffs in 2009, when they lost in the regional finals to Constantine.
Prior to that, Bronson had never qualified for the post season.
The Vikings won the final four games of the season to reach the playoffs. Because they only had eight scheduled games, they automatically qualified for the post season with five wins.
Hillsdale won all nine games this year and allowed only 10 points per game.
This will be the 11th consecutive trip to the post season for the Hornets.
On the other side of the bracket, Blissfield at 5-4 will take on Jonesville, who finished the regular season at 7-2.


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Ron Wyden Puts Hold On FISA Amendments Act; Wants Answers To How Many Americans Have Been Spied On
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There was no reason to approve the FAA extension last week, since it doesn't expire until next year. Even worse, the vote for the whole thing was in a "closed" session, not for classified reasons, since votes come out eventually, but basically to avoid public scrutiny. Wyden and Udall introduced an amendment requiring intelligence officials to explain the "problems" associated with secret interpretations of such laws that disagree with how most (including those in Congress) believe the law is intended for use. Since the vote was closed, there was no official notice on how it turned out, though we'd heard rumors that it was approved.
Senator Wyden has now come out and said that it was, in fact, approved, and his and Udall's Amendment was voted down 7-8. Because of this, Wyden is putting a hold on the FISA Amendments Act extension, and is pushing for a simple answer to the question that multiple intelligence officials said "is not reasonably possible" to answer: how many Americans are being spied under this Act, which was clearly intended to cover surveillance of foreigners.
As most of my colleagues remember, Congress passed the FISA Amendments Act in 2008 in an effort to give the government new authorities to conduct surveillance of foreigners outside the United States. The bill contained an expiration date of December 2012, and the purpose of this expiration date was to force members of Congress to come back in a few years and examine whether these new authorities had been interpreted and implemented as intended.Wyden also notes that he has no intention of accepting the "not reasonably possible" language from the feds in response to his questions about how many Americans were spied on.
I believe that Congress has not yet adequately examined this issue, and that there are important questions that need to be answered before the FISA Amendments Act is given a long-term extension.
The central section of the FISA Amendments Act, the part that is now section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act itself, specifically stated that it was intended to address foreigners outside the United States, and it even required the Attorney General to develop procedures designed to make sure that any individuals targeted with this new authority are believed to be outside the United States. So one of the central questions that Congress needs to ask is, are these procedures working as intended? Are they keeping the communications of law-abiding Americans from being swept up under this authority that was designed to apply to foreigners?
Hopefully this puts more pressure on the federal government to say how they've (mis)interpreted the law to collect vast aggregate data on Americans, abusing a law that was clearly designed for the sake of monitoring foreign communications.


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Training, investments seek to expand IT opportunities
Several major United States technology giants are looking at Egypt as an opportunity for IT initiatives, pledging training and other support, including a $10 million investment.
Hewlett-Packard Co. and Egypt's Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) have just signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) under which HP will provide world-class training to Egyptian hardware companies and increase their competitive advantages, according to a June 13 ITIDA announcement.
The MOU will help Egyptian companies grow their businesses, impart key skills to employees and to those in the wider talent pool, and increase their footprint in local and regional markets, the announcement added.
The signing of the MOU between ITIDA and HP was accompanied by news that Cisco will invest $10 million to seed a sustainable model of job creation and economic development in Egypt. The venture capital investment targets high-potential small businesses that provide innovative products and services.
"The Egyptian government recognizes that properly functioning telecoms and IT infrastructure is essential for attracting foreign investment and enabling the private sector and government to function more efficiently," Egyptian Minister of Communications and Information Technology Dr. Magued Osman, said in the announcement.
The $10 million investment will help Egypt become an IT hub, providing IT-assisted telecommunications services to foreign companies, he added.
Also, according to the ITIDA, Motorola Solutions Inc. will open a Middle East and North Africa regional office in Cairo to sell its communications products and services directly to Egyptian and other regional customers.
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Can we start worrying about the really XL problem in Hartford?
The state's latest cause célčbre, the Rock Cats moving to Hartford, has generated a kaleidoscope of posturing here in Shangri-La. Cheerleaders, purveyors of moral outrage, conspiracy theorists, economists, pseudo economists, cynics, skeptics and Joe Average Fans continue to ruminate.
Seems a good time to hearken a classic quote from Lee Mazzilli, the former Yankee and Met, who spent a summer here managing the Norwich Navigators. After a few ham and eggers in the local media got through grilling him postgame one night, Mazzilli took a puff of a cigarette, paused in faux contemplation and said:
"People here gotta understand," he said, "this is minor league bleeping baseball."
Mazzo should go to the window and collect. Still to this day. Because all the blatherers on the subject, after a sip of decaf, should re-read Mazzilli's manifesto:
It's minor league baseball.
And so while we debate whether the Rock Cats bamboozled New Britain, where destitute Hartford can find $60 million, the merits of a ballpark in downtown Hartford, traffic, parking and all the other peripheral issues of L'Affaire de Ten Miles Up The Road, I have a different question:
Why in heaven's name would you spend all this time acting like minor league baseball - minor by definition - is your salvation, while the ambiguous future of a far more important building to the sporting landscape hovers like the smoke Mazzilli liked to exhale?
No, really. I'd like to know why plans for the future of the XL Center haven't merited such attention from our fearless leaders. Now I get the part that the XL Center is more of an issue for the state than the city. But how come Hartford could figure out a way to bond $60 million for the minor leagues but nobody can figure out a definitive plan for the building that holds significantly more important tenants?
Namely the defending national champions of college basketball. Times two. Not to mention UConn hockey, whose foray into the big time begins in October.
And please. The $35 million in renovations underway for the XL Center? A bucket of sand removed from Misquamicut. The XL Center is a dump. Raze it and start over. Or give it a total makeover. And here's the rub: be definitive. As definitive as the plans for the minor leagues. As definitive as the exorbitant rent numbers UConn pays to play off campus.
Ifs and maybes are not acceptable, given the significance of the tenants. A Band-Aid for a hemorrhage is a waste of money.
I spoke to some folks in the UConn athletic department the other day to see if they were as touchy about this as I am. What I discovered was worse: ambivalence.
"Honestly," one veteran of the department said, "if the XL Center disappeared tomorrow and we had to play all our games on campus, everyone here would celebrate."
So I asked the person why, exactly, UConn plays in a building nobody likes.
"Intense political pressure," the person said, alluding to UConn's importance to keeping downtown businesses afloat.
Amazing, though, when you think about it. There's "intense political pressure" on UConn to keep playing in a building whose future doesn't merit the same time and energy as a ballpark for a minor league baseball team. A budding Minnesota Twin, apparently, is more important than Ryan Boatright and Breanna Stewart.
I don't get it.
I'm also glad that I'm here in them thar hills. We may lack the self-importance other hamlets in Connecticut flaunt, but we're also the state's entertainment hub. Know why? Good leadership. Take, for example, how Mohegan Sun officials got a WNBA franchise. They just did it. Boom. If that franchise ever thought of coming to Hartford instead, indecision and incompetence would have kept it in Orlando.
I try to root for Hartford. I'm not sure why it's such a polarizing place. But this much I know: A minor league ballpark doesn't and shouldn't have the same cachet a downtown arena with the state's biggest sports attractions as its primary tenant.
Take me out to the new XL Center instead.
This is the opinion of Day sports columnist Mike DiMauro.
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