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We've all heard about the coming "post-PC" era. Are we there yet? Is it just around the corner? Or is the post-PC era just a bunch of hype? After all, most of us still use conventional PCs at work and home to do our computing.
First, realize that the opportunity for computerized devices which aren't PCs is practically limitless. International Data Corporation (IDC) reports that out of the nearly two billion microprocessor chips manufactured each year, over 95% go into non-PC "embedded" devices. Today, most of this figure represents low-level control tasks in vending machines, cars, test instruments, sprinkler systems, etc.
But the smartness and interconnectedness of the myriad of computerized devices that surround us will soon increase dramatically. Recent technology advances make it possible to embed PC-level computing, communications and display capabilities within common appliances. They're also enabling the creation of many new kinds of electronic gadgets—a process that is currently happening at a furious pace in thousands of ongoing projects. Which means nine months from now (products take roughly the same time to gestate as human babies), the results of this frenzy of post-PC development will begin to emerge in a big way.
So here's my prediction: 2001 will be "the year of the post-PC".
Each technology era tends to be characterized by a handful of key, new technology threads that are woven into its fabric. In the case of the post-PC era, those threads are likely to be:
the Internet
Wireless LANs
Embedded Linux
Voice recognition
"System-on-chip" integrated circuits
Let's zoom in on one of them: system-on-chip (SOC) integrated circuits.
Chip companies have long sought to develop the means to build entire systems on one piece of silicon. Imagine a single super-high-density chip that you could program to perform all the electronic functions your system needs. We're not there yet, but we've certainly made a lot of progress.
As a hardware designer, I've personally experienced much of that evolution. In 1980, the floppy controllers I designed required entire boards full of chips. Soon, the designs compressed into two chips. Then one. Ultimately, the whole thing literally vanished—sucked into a super-I/O chip! Just a mere speck of silicon and a few interface pins are all that remain.
As Moore's Law continued to work its magic, the half-dozen circuit boards of the original PC eventually met similar fates. One by one, each board-level controller became several chips, one chip, and finally a fraction of a multi-function IC. By the end of the '90s, the functions of a PC had been reduced to a handful of chips. Would the final result be a single-chip PC?
The obvious answer is "yes". But the actual answer, for the moment, is probably "no". Why? It turns out there are still laws of physics to contend with. Intel started pushing back on the PC-on-a-chip idea several years ago, arguing that it's neither efficient nor practical to implement everything on one piece of silicon. Some partitioning of technologies, they reasoned, is necessary in order to extract maximum benefits from the silicon and to achieve the best cost and performance.
General-purpose PCs, and larger computers used as servers or control systems, demand maximized CPU performance. Device interfaces like Ethernet, sound and LCD controllers have more specialized needs. These two priorities—CPU performance and device interface—tend to make conflicting demands on the silicon. That's why Intel has opted not to build its Pentium processors with on-chip video, Ethernet and sound functions.
On the other hand, when you set out to create a web pad, set-top box, Internet radio or smart vending machine, you face an entirely different set of challenges. After all, you're designing an appliance, not a PC. These embedded applications tend to be interface-intensive, rather than compute-intensive. So you probably don't need Intel's latest Pentium. In the past, you may have used a single-chip microcontroller (8051, 68HC11, etc.). Today, there's an exciting new alternative: the post-PC, Linux-oriented system-on-chip. That's quite a mouthful! Let me explain.
post-PC: Embedded applications don't need to be "Wintel" compatible, since they're not trying to be general-purpose PCs. Their CPUs can be x86 variants, but there can be big advantages to RISC processors. Why? Because RISC CPUs tend to be more efficient in their use of silicon resources. That can result in higher performance and functional integration, at lower power consumption and cost. Which is all great, provided you've got the operating system software and tools you need to make the device work the way you want. Which leads us to ...
Linux-oriented: In my opinion, embedded Linux will be a key enabler of the post-PC era. Why? One reason is that Linux isn't wedded to just one CPU architecture. Another is that Linux is highly scalable, modular and flexible—which makes it well-suited to the extreme diversity of embedded systems. Then, there's the fact that Linux is open source, so it's much easier to get your embedded widget to act like it's supposed to. Also, don't forget the Linux royalty model—zero (or nearly so)—which makes all this great stuff affordable in even the simplest of devices.
system-on-chip: Right now, a whole new class of system-on-chip processors is emerging. They're popping up everywhere, on an almost weekly basis. These highly integrated and easy-to-design-with little tidbits of silicon now contain powerful 32-bit CPUs, along with a feast of built-in peripheral interfaces. Best of all, they're nearly all supported with ready-to-run embedded Linux.
Linux has become a key foundation for supporting today's rapidly growing IT environments. Linux is being used to deploy business applications and databases, trading on its reputation as a low-cost operating environment. For many IT organizations, Linux is a mainstay for deploying Web servers and has evolved from handling basic file, print, and utility workloads to running mission-critical applications and databases, physically, virtually, and in the cloud. As Linux grows in importance in terms of value to the business, managing Linux environments to high standards of service quality — availability, security, and performance — becomes an essential requirement for business success.
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The man accused of vehicular homicide and assault stemming from an Aug. 2008 boating accident near the mouth of the Metedeconk River will have his day in court Oct. 29, officials said.
Brick resident Anthony Digilio, now 33, is facing a single count of vehicular homicide and two counts of assault by vessel. He was charged after authorities alleged he was at the helm of a boat involved in a hit-and-run accident that killed an Essex County man and injured two others.
The Aug. 3, 2008 accident, which occurred after 1:30 a.m., resulted in the death of Robert Post, a 49-year-old Essex Fells resident who was piloting a 17-foot Boston Whaler that night. Several other people were injured in the accident, two seriously.
After the accident, authorities began hunting for the second boat involved.
On Aug. 5, 2008, authorities seized Digilio's 27-foot Imperial performance boat, which they said had been involved in the crash. At the time, Digilio's then-attorney William Cunningham told the Newark Star-Ledger that his client hit something that night, but was not sure what it was. Cunningham said Digilio stopped the boat, did not hear or see anything, then proceeded on his way, an article published in the newspaper said.
An Ocean County grand jury indicted Digilio in the case in 2010. Digilio has since switched lawyers; he is now being represented by celebrity criminal defense attorney Joseph Tacopina of New York City.
Senior Assistant Ocean County Prosecutor Hillary Bryce said Digilio's trial is set to begin Oct. 29, with a hearing scheduled in late August to determine plea cutoff dates and other matters.
As of now, the option of reaching a plea bargain is still possible, Bryce said.
Bryce said no charges related to alcohol or drug use were levied in the case.
"We didn't get ahold of him until a couple days later, so we have no way of knowing if there were any intoxication issues," she said.
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By GREG JORDAN
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Taking a literal ride down memory lane is on my agenda this morning. I have to get up much earlier than usual, get ready for work and head for the school bus garage in Princeton so I can catch a bus with a state trooper. It's all part of a program to crack down on motorists who don't stop when a school bus is picking up children or dropping them off.
By law, drivers have to stop and wait when a school bus stops, puts on its flashing lights and deploys its stop sign. Whether you are in front of the bus or behind it doesn't matter. You have to stop and wait until the stop sign is pulled back and the lights stop flashing. Even then, you need to be extra watchful because there may still be some children near the road. You never know what they might suddenly decide to do.
I've been caught behind school buses, so I know how frustrating that situation can get. You've got places to go and appointments to keep, and this school bus keeps stopping and holding up traffic. And it seems like every child that has to get off is sitting in the back of the bus. The kids don't seem to be in a hurry and the irritation builds. Going around the bus is tempting, especially if you don't see any kids.
Well, I can say from firsthand experience that you can suddenly find half a dozen children suddenly standing in front of you. I saw one of these close calls years ago when I rode aboard a Mercer County school bus.
I was on the bus to do a story about the responsibilities school bus drivers face every day. On that particular day, I met my ride at Wade Elementary School in Bluefield.
Wade School was still open and had a student body numbering in the hundreds of children. When I arrived in the school yard, teachers were lining up dozens of kids and making sure they reached their designated buses. The driver I was watching that day was a veteran of transporting children, but she was also a substitute that day.
"Substitute," one boy said as he climbed aboard. "Substitute, substitute," echoed through the bus as it filled up. However, she quickly let them know that she was a veteran substitute, so any ideas of getting rowdy died quickly.
I found a seat up front and talked to the driver as she proceeded down Bluefield Avenue. Soon we were past downtown Bluefield and traveling down Princeton Avenue. The bus stopped, the lights went on and the stop sign went out. Children got off, and parents were waiting for most of the time.
Then we got to a stop near the intersection with Grassy Branch Road. A long line of traffic had lined up behind us. About a half dozen students got to the door. The driver opened the door.
"Stop!" she yelled out. The children froze. A big white pick-up truck roared past the bus and kept going. If that bus driver hadn't been so alert, those children would have been right in front of that truck. I tried to get the license plate, but it was gone too quickly.
Being a school bus driver is tough because you have to watch so many factors. Your young passengers usually have no sense of danger, so they are liable to do things that are distracting and dangerous. Then you are surrounded by other motorists whose sense of danger isn't much better than that of the children. Too often they are in a hurry and not thinking that they might be putting lives in danger. School buses have special mirrors and even space bars on their fronts that deploy when children are getting on or off. The bar makes the children stay in the driver's line of sight. The buses also have large rear view mirrors so drivers can see more of what's around them.
None of these precautions matter if drivers recklessly ignore school bus stop signs and try to pass the bus. Yes, getting stuck behind a bus is annoying, but only annoying. Imagine getting ticketed for passing the bus. That would be a real annoyance. Hurting or killing a child would be traumatic, and that's before the legal ramifications that will change your life forever.
Troopers riding along on school buses across the Mountain State will be watching for violations and sending the word out so other troopers can stop the violators. If you think you're late already, get ready to be even later.
I've been in frustrating situations like getting stuck behind a school bus, but there's usually nothing you can do but be patient. The frustration can't be anything like the trauma and lifelong heartache of knowing you hurt a child. I don't know what that feels like and I have no intention of finding out. Let's hope this morning is uneventful and all the children reach school safely.
And let us all hope that every child gets home safely.
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'Knights of the Old Republic'
Ten years ago this summer, BioWare and LucasArts released a Star Wars game for Xbox and PC that would eventually be ranked as one of the best RPGs ever created. It was a long time ago, in a galaxy not too far from the Bay Area.
Now ported to the iPad, "Knights of the Old Republic" (iOS, $9.99; rated 12+) still retains its essential greatness. It's a huge game, with dozens of main characters, hundreds of hours of play and a forward-thinking design that continues to inform modern RPGs, such as the popular "Mass Effect" series.
Like the recently re-released "Baldur's Gate" for the iPad, it still seems impossible that such a massive game can be played on a tablet smaller and lighter than a magazine. But that's consumer technology for you.
The original "Knights of the Old Republic" was released a year after the underwhelming film prequel installment "Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones," so fans had a right to be nervous. But the game's designers had a few tricks up their Jedi robe sleeves.
First, the game is set 4,000 years before the events of the original trilogy and the rise of the Galactic Empire. It's the golden age of the Old Republic, in which the Jedi maintained peace and order throughout the galaxy. So there's no risk of running into teenage Anakin and Padme making googly eyes at each other.
Second, the game is based on the established rules of pencil-and-paper role-playing games, specifically the ubiquitous d20 system, so the game's core is solid and familiar. Building up a sci-fi character in "Knights" is fundamentally the same as building a fantasy character in "Dungeons & Dragons." Magic spells are replaced with Force powers, and character classes shift from Ranger or Wizard to Scout or Jedi.
From here, the designers looked squarely to the future. "Knights" incorporates a morality system that is now pretty much standard equipment on any RPG. As your character progresses through the game, your actions determine whether you are aligning with the Light Side or the Dark Side of the Force. If you make self-serving or violent choices, the game's ending changes accordingly. (If you go dark side, you'll also start developing pale skin and jaundiced eyes. The perils of hard living – that's one to grow on, kids.)
The turn-based combat system is designed to reward tactical team-oriented play. Players can add up to two additional companions – Wookiees and droids encouraged – and switch between characters at will. "Knights" also folds in mini-game challenges between the major story chapters. These diversions switch up the texture, providing moments of shoot-'em-up arcade action or tabletop card gaming.
All of these elements will be familiar to video game RPG players now, but at the time of the game's initial release they were pretty much brand new. It's interesting to reflect that video games have developed to this point. We can play 10-year-old games on new platforms and appreciate their era-specific charms.
From a technical standpoint, the game ports surprisingly well to the iPad. The graphics are 10 years old, of course, so new players are likely to stumble over that at first. But the control scheme has been successfully transposed to tap-and-swipe touchscreen controls, with new onscreen buttons and menu options. You'll want to fiddle with the touch sensitivity controls before you begin. Basic non-combat movement is actually the trickiest part of the whole endeavor, as you're required to swipe and tap repetitively just to cross the room.
The pause-and-play combat works just fine, since most movement there is automated. You select items and attacks with quick taps and it's arguably a better system than the original.
If you've never played "Knights of the Old Republic," now is a good time to get acquainted. The price at iTunes has been discounted 50 percent for a limited time. If you're returning to it, you'll find the experience has been remarkably well preserved.
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Hothotz, on 03 December 2012 - 12:36 PM, said:
AS you are a administrator I humbly request you delete your post and everyone elses in this thread except for me hobby and tider. All others have nothing to do with the thread.
Wait a minute; neither I nor several other posters are trolling or trash-talking in your team thread; but you want me to delete my own and every other poster's comments that don't agree with yours or Tider's?
I'll be happy to do it; but the thread title doesn't exactly inform anyone of what the actual subject is supposed to be, and so most of us appear to just be addressing the comments of the posters you say you'd like to keep.


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I have a serious appreciation for the absurd. With five kids under the age of 10 this is a big blessing. I keep an ever-growing file of ridiculous things the kids say and do on my computer. I started the file for three main reasons.
-- It helps me remember to laugh at the little things instead of being driven crazy by them. (Meaning both the kids themselves and what they do.)
-- Because I'm hopeless and useless at scrapbooking and photo albums, this gives me a record for reminiscing when I'm older and the kids are grown. (This will simultaneously make me very sad and very happy.)
-- My last reason is perhaps the most important. We believe in the Miranda rights around here and anything they say can and will be held against them in a court of Mom.
In a true food-geek moment, I named the file "Amuse Bouche." If you're a fellow foodie this needs no explanation. If you missed high school French or aren't interested in food trends, please allow me to translate. "Amuse Bouche" translates nearly directly as "amuse the mouth". It is, in food parlance, a small appetizer served to whet your appetite for the meal to come.
A couple of the recent entries in my amuse-bouche files were too good not to share minus any commentary:
This morning Liam asked what we were having for breakfast. I said, "Pancakes." He said, "Can I have as many as I had yesterday? Can I have twelve?"
I responded, "I was thinking of maybe a couple less. For you to have twelve I would have to make more pancake batter."
Liam responded sympathetically, "That's OK, Mom." Then he paused and followed in an encouraging tone, "You can make more pancake batter!"
The following amuse-bouche comes from my Mom's re-telling. I made the boys tacos for lunch and asked Ty what kind of taco shell he wanted. He asked, "What are my choices?" I told him he could have a hard or soft shell. He responded, "Hard shell, please." I asked Leif if he wanted a hard shell, too and he said, "No, Nana. I want an easy one."
Simple Blackened Fish
A word to the wise: If the pan you use is large enough, you can do this in one shot. If all you have is a small pan, cook your fish in as many batches as you have to in order to avoid crowding the pan.
2 lbs. boneless fish fillets (You can use any type of fish, but firm-fleshed ones work best.)
6 T. Blackened Fish Seasoning Mix (see recipe below)
1/4 c. plus 2 T. canola oil, divided
Lay fish out on a clean pan or dish that can easily hold all of them. If fish filets are wet, lightly dab with paper towels to remove most of the moisture. Sprinkle the top side of the fish with about half of the Blackened Fish Seasoning Mix and lightly pat to help the spices adhere.
Place a large cast iron skillet over a high flame either on your grill, stovetop or turkey fryer. Allow it to heat empty until you see wisps of smoke rising from the surface of the pan. Flip the fish filets over and sprinkle the other side with the remaining Blackened Fish Seasoning Mix. While wearing an oven mitt, add 1/4 c. of canola oil to the pan and swirl to coat the bottom. Immediately add the fish fillets to the pan. Do not move those fish filets around. The goal is to create a crusty spice coating. Cook for about 2-3 minutes per side, depending on thickness of the fish. When the crust has formed the fish should release easily from the pan. Drizzle with the remaining 2 T. of canola oil, flip the fillets and cook for about 1-2 minutes.
Serve immediately as is, or do what we do: Break into large pieces and serve in fish tacos or lettuce wraps with a whole grain salad. (See www.foodiewithfamily.com/blog for a great summer whole grain salad recipe.)
Blackened Fish Seasoning Mix
This mix is so easy to prepare and keep on hand. You'll be glad you have it!
2 T. sweet or smoked paprika
2 T. garlic powder
2 T. onion powder
2 T. Kosher or sea salt
1 T. fresh ground black pepper
2 t. ground cayenne pepper (If you're heat-averse, cut back on this or omit it!)
2 t. crushed dried thyme
2 t. crushed dried oregano
1 t. ground cumin
Add all ingredients to a bowl and toss with a fork. Keep in an airtight container and shake or stir before using.
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By Bay City News
Fremont police officers were sent on a vehicle pursuit that involved driving around roundabouts multiple times before eventually finding a suspect on a convenience store roof Tuesday night, a police spokesman said.
An officer attempted to stop a sedan that did not appear to have a front license plate on Eggers Drive near Kimbro Street around 11:40 p.m., Fremont police spokeswoman Geneva Bosques said.
The car fled and police followed, and the vehicles went around a roundabout four times before the fleeing driver revved the engine and headed eastbound on Eggers in a westbound lane, Bosques said.
The driver, later identified as a 27-year-old Fremont man, continued driving in the wrong direction and going 50 mph in a 25 mph area, Bosques said. After running several red lights and turning onto Paseo Padre Parkway, the driver eventually made a U-turn near Peralta Boulevard and headed southbound in the southbound lanes of Paseo Padre Parkway after previously driving in the wrong direction, Bosques said.
More police units were called and the car was found abandoned in the 3700 block of Bright Common. A 24-year-old Fremont man who said he had been a passenger in the car was found shortly later near the Camden Quik Stop, located at 38000 Camden St., and arrested on suspicion of being under the influence and possessing a controlled substance, Bosques said.
The driver was eventually found on the roof of the convenience store. He surrendered and was brought down by a Fremont fire ladder where he was arrested on police evasion and drug possession charges, along with driving violations and on a previous drug-related warrant, Bosques said. The pair were both taken into custody.
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|Tom Deméré, Ph.D.
Our region has a natural history that extends back millions of years and encompasses many past physical "stages" and biological "players." Even the slightest glimpse into this dynamic past leaves me with a profound sense of wonder.
As Curator of Paleontology, Dr. Deméré has occupied the Joshua L. Baily, Jr. Chair of Paleontology at the Museum since 1994. Tom's research focuses on the evolutionary history and paleobiology of pinnipeds and cetaceans. He is also keenly interested in the geology and paleontology of southern California and Baja California and has published numerous scientific and popular articles on these subjects.
Tom also serves as Director of PaleoServices, a consulting arm of the BRCC that provides paleontological resource assessment and impact mitigation services to public and private developers. This work has been responsible for the discovery, salvage, and conservation of thousands of significant fossils from construction sites in San Diego, Orange, and Riverside counties.
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Mihlbachler, M.C. and T.A. Deméré 2009 .
Deméré, T.A. 1983.
Deméré, T.A. 2006.
Deméré, T.A. and A. Berta. 2001.
Deméré, T.A. and A. Berta. 2002.
Deméré, T.A., A. Berta, and P.J. Adam.
Deméré, T.A. and A. Berta. 2005.
Deméré, T.A. and A. Berta. 2008.
Deméré, T.A., A. Berta, and P.J. Adam. 2003.
Deméré, T.A., A. Berta, and M.R. McGowen.
Deméré, T.A., M.R. McGowen, A. Berta, and J. Gatesy. 2008.
Deméré, T.A. and N.S. Rugh. 2006.
Coombs, W.P., Jr. and T.A. Deméré. 1996.
Johnston, C., T.A. Deméré, A. Berta, J. Yonas, and J. St.Leger. 2010.
Squires, R.L. and T.A. Deméré. 1991.
Wagner, H.M., B.O. Riney, T.A. Deméré,
and D.R. Prothero. 2001.
Walsh, S. L., and T. A. Deméré. 1991.
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Jon Matonis, Contributor
I cover payments, cryptography, and digital currencies.
Last Thursday's news that French company Paymium and their exchange division, Bitcoin-Central, partnered with a licensed and regulated Payment Services Provider (PSP) ignited a heated debate within the bitcoin community. Eventually, Bitcoin-Central tempered their overly-enthusiastic initial announcement.
"It feels like these French dudes are bringing saltpeter to a rave," declared Daniel Stuckey, a writer at Motherboard ridiculing the company for dismissing the founding concepts of bitcoin.
Not singling out the Paymium effort, there is a powerful undercurrent rejecting the notion that bitcoin exchange companies should seek approval to operate within the existing regulatory framework at all. That undercurrent has some validity. That is if larger forces at work don't settle the issue before then. However, it is the jurisdictions that they elect to operate within plus the specific exchange types that determine the level of required compliance. Legal counsel willing to challenge the status quo is sorely needed for the days ahead.
Floating-rate, rather than fixed-rate, exchanges are going to require the holding of customer funds in national currencies. Exchanges for actual delivery, rather than cash-settled futures exchanges quoted only in bitcoin, will also require holding customer funds in national currencies. Customers with large balances simply aren't going to use exchanges that don't identify their legal jurisdiction, delineate funds, and adhere to some type of recourse for insolvency and stolen funds. So, certain jurisdictions and their financial regulators tend to get involved. This is also the case with Mt.Gox being based in Japan.
Here's the real issue — regulation in this context is only a bad thing if it leads to crony capitalism or if it suggests that "still-in-beta cryptographic play money" bitcoin requires regulation similar to a national political currency.
While an individual's bitcoin transactions may still be semi-private, the auditable address links on the block chain and identity requirements for entering or exiting the exchange will remove any doubt as to how much bitcoin was spent or earned. Also, the case can be made that, despite bitcoin's basis in mathematics and being devoid of ideology, graph theory analysis of the block chain can be significantly improved by having more 'regulated' data points thus cumulatively degrading the privacy of all bitcoin transactions. Bitcoin address logs for a bitcoin exchange are like IP logs for a VPN.
Yes, debit cards with a bitcoin logo are cool and they can facilitate easy movement of funds associated with bitcoin balances. But legacy debit cards are institutionalized vehicles of identity and they promote half-way measures. Any role for current financial institutions in the societal wealth transfer to cryptocurrency will come from embracing bitcoin on its terms. If banks want to participate in a meaningful way, they will have to adapt to Tor exit nodes, coin mixing services, escrow provisioning without identity, and underwriting private insurance on balances.
Bitcoin's great promise lies in its potential ability for both income and consumption anonymity. It is this feature alone that allows users to maintain the same financial privacy as physical cash today and it is this feature that will also lead to liberating advancements such as a thriving and interconnected System D, unhampered and undiluted freedom of speech, and superior asset management that can truly be said to be off-the-grid.
Those who support the antithetical overlay of bitcoin on the current financial system ensure us that it will only be temporary and that we must build bridges. That would be nice but it's a fairy tale. It reminds me of the Marxist theory of historical materialism and the Marx-Engels ideology that if we only tolerate the bourgeois state during the transitional advancement to a higher phase, we will see the complete "withering away of the state."
True revolutionary transformations just don't evolve that way. Linux didn't first co-exist within the Microsoft DOS and Windows environment and then decide to spin-off into a competing operating system. File sharing under the BitTorrent protocol didn't conduct a Hollywood outreach program and explain what the technology would mean for the film and recording studios.
One doesn't request freedom, one claims freedom. As Bitcoin Forum member btcbug stated about bitcoin's acquiescence to legality, "It's kind of like a bunch of slaves breaking out and then running straight back because they were so brainwashed they didn't even recognize freedom." However, the sad reality is that most of the slaves don't really want to be free which is exemplified by voting for ever-increasing State services that have to be funded through confiscatory levels of taxation and inevitably that means diminishing financial privacy.
Get real people! This is about more than just "agreeing to disagree" when it comes to stricter regulation being a good thing. Bitcoin without user-defined anonymous transactions is a neutered bitcoin. Paper cash comes with more financial privacy. In circular logic fashion, the pro-regulation adherents must then answer to their success, "what have we really accomplished?"
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Interfaces with the legacy financial are transitional technologies that help make the conversion easier.
Most people right now can neither obtain a salary in bitcoins, nor use bitcoins to pay for their expenses whether or not regulated companies like this exist.
What these transitional technologies allow individuals do is take the first step towards Bitcoin adoption by using it to store their savings. A smart European customer of Bitcoin-Central could use them to convert his paychecks automatically to bitcoins, immediately withdraw them to an offline wallet under his own control, and then add small amounts bitcoins to the account to fund the debit card. This provides the maxiumum amount of security and usability.
As more companies begin to accept bitcoins directly the user will have less need to use the debit card, and eventually won't fund it at all. The final state will come when his employer is willing to pay him directly in bitcoin. At this point the transitional technology will no longer be necessary and Bitcoin-Central will either move on to provide other more services or will close shop.
John, I'm used to much better coming from you.
As Erik Voorhees stated in response to the slaves that just got freed metaphor : "Or it's like a bunch of slaves breaking out, and then running back with tools to free everyone else instead of hiding in the wilderness."
I'm quite unclear as to what you are suggesting we should do. Are you suggesting we should break the law and hold fiat-denominated funds without a license putting ourselves and the funds entrusted with us at risk ?
Do you really believe that just because you use an unregulated exchange your anonymity is somewhat protected ? I hate to break it to you, but as soon as you use banks to fund and cash out from an exchange your anonymity is gone, plain and simple. If it is really what you want there are plenty of brilliant initiatives such as localbitcoins that will cater to your needs.
Also we didn't "temper our announcement", we corrected some misconceptions and factual errors that got spread by some journalists unable to read a statement in full. The original announcement wasn't modified.
Oh, and by the way Daniel Stuckey ridiculed no one but himself in his article ridden with factual errors and moralist statements.
I'll remember all the brilliant stuff you've already written about Bitcoin and its ecosystem to forget this piece of nonsense.
Hey John!
Thanks for replying! I agree, let's disagree, to a certain extent.
I still think that at least some level of integration to the current financial system is necessary to spread Bitcoin into mass-adoption.
I really like your view about fixed-rate exchanges, we launched one at Paymium that lets you wire money and put your Bitcoin address right in the bank wire information. Under a certain amount no identity checks whatsoever are required. But as you know that doesn't really solve all the identity-related issues because as soon as you touch the banking system your anonymity is seriously compromised. We don't require an ID, but the bank still sees money coming to us, and sees *who* sent money to us.
Also, when you're running a fixed-rate exchange, you must at some point go to floating-rate one, in order to replenish your stock, and you also rely on a floating-rate exchange to adjust your fixed-rate from time to time.
Peer-to-peer exchanges are, in my opinion, the best way to preseve your anonymity and are what is the closest to what I think is the true spirit of Bitcoin.
It all boils down to priorities, and if you want to make Bitcoin available to everyone you have to make compromises. Trust me, looking at scanned IDs and passports is not fun.
But I do it because I know it's all transitory and that someday, I'll be able to buy you a couple of beers directly in Bitcoin :)
Regarding the slave analogy, let's not generalize. Certainly, many slaves don't want to be free, or don't even realize that they are slaves. But, many others will be happily freed, and we can facilitate this better by helping them rather than running away with our darknet money system and avoiding integration with the traditional financial systems. The fact is this: Bitcoin will grow far faster if plugged into the old rails, and it is so far superior that this plugging will not materially harm Bitcoin (quite the opposite… it will only harm the old rails, which is the point).
This has become a very interesting debate, and I think a blog post is called for… I'll get to it :)
I think we all need to calm down about a bitcoin exchanges trying to be more like a regulated bank cause only those who do business with the bank would give–up there privacy. As for the statement "more regulatory endpoints that focus on identity weaken the whole of the network over time because of the additional data points available for block chain graph analysis" As much as I agree with Jon on this, i dont think it would be that big of a deal. They are many mixing services out there that could really obfsucate things and they could be bitcoin mixing software programs as well as to really make it difficult to tag an identity or hide ones wealth.
Yes, it's a blow to the anonymity of the network – initially.
What this does is provide a gateway for contemporary use, and as long as there is an imbalance in flow where more funds enter the Bitcoin system than leave, it will serve to strengthen over time.
Once funds are transferred into Bitcoin, there's virtually no way to track what funds are going where. Did the depositor spend the funds, transfer them to another address as savings, donate them…? In this sense, the initial entry is merely a flash in the pan compared to the end result of wealth transfer.
Many of the goldbugs think in strictly either/or terms and miss the main point of Bitcoin which is in its ability to transmit value over distance and not necessarily in its ability to store value over time. So likewise I think you may have missed the main point with Bitcoin which is censorship-resistance and not privacy.
Pretending that by not interfacing with the legacy financial system will help preserve the psuedo-anonymous nature of Bitcoin transactions and therefore increase anonymity because there are less data points to engage in blockchain graph analysis is simply folly and the result from such economic isolationism will be decreased Bitcoin liquidity.
It is the censorship-resistant nature of Bitcoin that makes possible untraceable truly anonymous digital cash transaction systems with COMPLETE destruction of account history (See Open Transactions).
This really is not an either/or use for this particular tool, Bitcoin. Bitcoin is just one tool, an indispensable one due to censorship-resistance, in realizing this future. The more liquidity Bitcoin has the more useful it will be in performing its role in allowing the settlement of untraceable truly anonymous digital cash transaction systems with COMPLETE destruction of account history.
Linux didn't first co-exists within the windows or dos environments (amusingly, later it did), but if you don't think that Samba helped get Linux to where it is today, then you're a fool. A tool needs to be useful to even really make it a tool.
I do appreciate almost all of your other articles, but I think you're way off base here… Trying to be a purist here would certainly damage or destroy Bitcoin's progress. Linux got where it is because Linus is very pragmatic.


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LEWISBURG — Economist Anirban Basu said there are bright spots in the economic world for the United States, which is five years out of the recession and whose economy is expected to grow about 2 percent.
But Basu, chairman and chief executive officer of the Baltimore-based Sage Policy Group, said that's still not a great performance, referring to the United States as simply one of "the least worst," economies in the world.
"It's like living in one of the nicest homes in a really bad neighborhood," he said.
Basu returned Thursday as the keynote speaker at the Greater Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce's annual economic forecast luncheon held at La Primavera in Lewisburg. He said the economy is in a fragile place right now, seeing good
developments, but some concerning issues.
The United States' and world economy has grown and "things are getting better," but "America has a debt and deficit problem," he said.
"We've got an issue," he said.
Another potential problem: America is becoming "a part-time nation," Basu said, referring to the fact that while the United State has not added back the number of full-time jobs lost during the recession, the number of part-time positions
continues to grow. One of the major reasons is healthcare and the looming Affordable Care Act.
"All (employers) know ... is that the ultimate liability is based on the number of full-time employees," he said.
And Pennsylvania is lagging behind the rest of the nation in job creation, ranking 48th in the nation in job creation this year, Basu said.
But the Valley has been doing well in terms of unemployment, with unemployment numbers for all four counties down from last year, Basu said. One reason is that the "health care and education" category is the fastest growing in the nation, and this region is packed with opportunities for those fields.
"It's the preeminence of education and health care," helping those numbers in the Valley, he said.
Overall, Basu predicts the coming couple of years could be great for the economy, but could be fraught with challenges, due to the growing national debt.
"The next few years are going to be treacherous and we need good leadership," he said, referring to the fact that the term of Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, is almost up.
But there could be a bright future ahead.
America is once again "a fashionable place to produce things," and companies are bringing production once outsourced overseas back into the country, Basu said.
The generation of young people currently in high school and college make up a large population group, which should be able to support some of the nation's entitlement programs, and the group is the most educated in generation in the
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Hundreds of books deal with evolutionary theory and human origins. The vast majority fall into one of two categories: (1) those that offer conventional natural science, but embrace either atheistic naturalism or a theistic evolutionism that fails to support basic elements of Christian theology, especially the historicity of Adam and Eve and the reality of Original Sin, or (2) those that try to sustain basic Christian beliefs about Genesis, but embrace a young-Earth creationism whose scientific credentials are suspect. Origin of the Human Species differs in that it shows in great detail how conventional human evolutionary theory is entirely compatible with sound Scriptural interpretation and traditional theology.
While the Catechism of the Catholic Church (390) affirms that Genesis 3 uses figurative language, it affirms a primeval event, a deed that took place at the beginning of the history of man.
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McALESTER —
Old Town Association President Eddie Gray didn't lasso as much in city funds as he'd hoped to help with the group's upcoming Wild West Festival in October — but he didn't come up with an empty loop either.
City councilors and McAlester Mayor Steve Harrison voted unanimously during the council meeting held at City Hall Tuesday night to allocate some city funds toward the festival, although not in the amount Gray had sought.
Gray had asked for $18,000.
Instead, on a motion by Ward 3 Councilor Travis Read, the council voted to allocate $6,000 toward helping with the event. The measure also included a provision that the city council be provided with a report of expenditures related to the event by January 2014..
In addition, the council voted to spend approximately $2,600 for tents for the event — but with the provision that the city is purchasing the tents and will own them, and that the Old Town Association as well as other groups can use the tents for events in McAlester.
Several city councilors had balked at the request for the city to allocate $18,000 in city funds — especially after Gray provided them with information showing the Old Town Association's entire budget for last year's festival had been $9,000.
Mayor Harrison said he hadn't been aware the city was being asked to fund the entire festival this year. Other councilors questioned why the city was being asked to fund twice as many dollars for this year's event than had been spent on the entire festival last year.
Gray said that's because the Old Town Association's goal is to increase tourism in McAlester and see the festival grow into a two-day event.
The Wild West Festival had previously been known as the Old Town Festival. The Old Town Association, the group that organizes the event, decided on the name change last year and put more of an emphasis on the area's western heritage.
Gray's request for city funding had originally been made during the council's June 11 meeting, when he had asked for $18,000 in city funds to help with the event.
During that meeting, the item had been placed on the city council's consent agenda, which meant it could have been passed automatically, along with other consent agenda items by a single vote, unless some of the city councilors raised concerns or had questions.
When they did, after noting it was a request for a new item in the city budget, Gray agreed to return with more information — the information provided for the Tuesday night meeting.
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Thursday, October 24, 2002VALPARAISO (0-7, 0-2 PFL) at SAN DIEGO (3-3, 1-0 PFL)
WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 26 - 7 p.m. PDT (9 p.m. CDT).
WHERE: Torero Stadium, San Diego, California.
RADIO: 95.9-FM (WEFM) - Todd Ickow and Drew Wolf announcing. 95.1-FM (WVUR) - Tim Harwood and Ed Schillinger announcing.
TV: (tape-delay) - AT&T Cable - Channel 43 in Valparaiso - Dick Harlan announcing. Airs Thurs., Oct. 31 at 7 p.m. and Fri., Nov. 1 at 12:30 p.m.
THE COACHES: Valparaiso is guided by Tom Horne, who is 53-88-1 in his 14th season at Valpo. San Diego is led by Kevin McGarry, who is 32-34 in his 7th season.
SERIES RECORD: San Diego leads 5-4.
LAST MEETING: 2001 - San Diego won 20-17.
LAST WEEK: Valpo lost to Davidson 49-32 last Saturday in Valparaiso. San Diego defeated Butler 35-26 last Saturday in Indianapolis.
WHAT'S NEXT: Valpo hosts Butler Nov. 2 at 1 p.m. CST on Parents' Day.
VALPO PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Valpo Players of the Week (named by the coaching staff): Offense - Ryan Barno, Jr., wide receiver; Defense - John Tsahas, Jr., strong safety; Special Teams - Brandon Sturman, Fr.; Offensive Scout Team - Brandon Shreve, Fr., wide receiver; Defensive Scout Team - Anthony Stross, Fr., defensive back.
Valpo will conclude the road portion of its schedule on Saturday night when it faces San Diego in a Pioneer Football League game. The Crusaders (0-7, 0-2 PFL) finish the campaign with three home games in November. Last Saturday, Valpo lost an offensive slugfest to Davidson 49-32. David Macchi passed for 305 yards and three touchdowns, including two to Rob Giancola. Macchi needs 366 passing yards to eclipse Valpo's single-season record, set by Scott Lange in 1983. San Diego (3-3, 1-0 PFL), which has alternated wins and losses every week this season, defeated Butler 35-26 last Saturday in Indianapolis.
Macchi Ranks 2nd Nationally in Passing Yardage, 5th in Total Offense
David Macchi leads the PFL and ranks 5th in NCAA I-AA in passing yardage (293.9 ypg.). The junior from San Jose, Cal./West Valley College stands 5th in total offense (301.4 ypg.), while standing 2nd in the PFL. Macchi also ranks 4th in the league and 20th nationally in pass efficiency (139.8).
Valpo Stands 5th in NCAA I-AA in Passing Offense, 15th in Punt Returns
Valpo leads the PFL and ranks 5th nationally in passing offense (300.7 ypg.)......the Crusaders also top the PFL and stand 15th in I-AA in punt return average (13.9 ypr.).....Valpo is 5th in the league in total offense (354.4 ypg.)......David Macchi has completed 130 of 232 passes (56.0%) for 2,057 yards and 12 TDs in seven games. He needs nine touchdown passes to break Valpo's single-season record of 20 (Scott Lange, 1983).....senior Bryan Hollermeier (Denver, Colo./Mullen) stands 3rd in the PFL and 20th nationally in punt returns (13.1 ypr.).......Rob Giancola (Whiting, Ind./HS) ranks 3rd in the PFL and 24th nationally in receiving yards per game (86.7 ypg.). The sophomore is tied for 6th in receptions per game (3.9, 27 rec., 5 TD)......Chris Daniels (Peoria, Ill./Notre Dame) is 3rd in the league in all-purpose yards (118.9 ypg.) and 5th in kickoff returns (20.5 ypr.).......junior middle linebacker Lawrence Canada (Mequon, Wis./Lane College) stands 7th in the PFL in tackles per game (8.17). Canada is second on the Crusaders with 49 tackles....John Tsahas (Lake Station, Ind./Edison) ranks 8th in the league in tackles per game (8.14). Tsahas leads the team with 57 tackles and eight pass breakups. Both Canada and Tsahas made interceptions against Davidson ......Adam Hudak (Lowell, Ind./HS) is 6th in the league in field goals per game (0.7, 5-for-7).......punter Ryan Bateman (Chester, Cal./Shasta JC) ranks 5th in the PFL with 35.6 ypp.
"Valparaiso University Football", head coach Tom Horne's TV Show, airs Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. and Thursdays at 4:30 p.m. on Channel 43 in Valpo, Thursdays at 6 p.m. on Channel 44 in Portage and at 6:30 p.m. on Channel 3 in Michigan City and Merrillville. This week's player guest is junior strong safety John Tsahas.
The Toreros (3-3, 1-0 PFL) are an offensively-explosive team. Coach Kevin McGarry's squad has the league's pass efficiency leader (157.1) in Eric Rasmussen. A 6'3", 219-pound junior, Rasmussen has passed for 11 touchdowns and has not thrown an interception in 152 attempts this season. He has completed 61 percent (92) of his passes. Rasmussen's favorite target is wide receiver Michael Gasperson, who ranks third in the PFL with 31 receptions for 480 yards and three touchdowns. Senior Phillip Thrash has rushed 87 times for 381 yards and two scores, while senior fullback Ken Villalobos has carried 62 times for 345 yards and four touchdowns. Linebackers Andy Guzenski and Michael DiPasquale lead USD with 47 and 45 tackles, respectively. Safety Bryan Newbrough has three interceptions.
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Families tour the campus of the University of North Carolina.
Conversations at summertime gatherings this year seem gloomier than in years past. Whether people talk about the economy, the Middle East, or the other challenges that will be faced by whoever wins the upcoming presidential election, discussions are marked by frustration and angst. But when friends visiting from out of state asked me about the college selection process, their anxiety was palpable. Because I've worked in admissions and enrollment at six selective institutions over the past 30 years, the topic is a frequent one when friends and family are in town.
Our former neighbors' oldest, a boy soon to be a senior in high school, was beginning the college selection process, and the whole family was almost paralyzed with anxiety. The crux of their worries? Their son is not a straight-A student. They read U.S. News, and because so many of the stories there focus on the increasing and incredible competitiveness of admission to Ivy and near-Ivy institutions, this family seems nearly in panic about the son's chances of getting into the right college.
But as I sat and talked with this young man about his achievements, interests, and talents, I saw a very different picture develop. As we chatted about his academic career, you could see his tension: A C in algebra in his freshman year seemed to him to pose an almost insurmountable obstacle to admission to a good college, even though since that time he has been taking solid courses and earning all A's and B's at a very fine public high school.
When we started to talk about politics, however, this student visibly relaxed. He knew the issues of the current election inside and out, including where each candidate stands on major issues, and could recount many details of the previous presidential election as well. He loves studying about international relations and reads the Economist and the Financial Times. His knowledge of global geography compares favorably with most students' knowledge of their own hometowns. He writes well and even writes letters—by hand!—to friends and relatives. He seems to have a glorious hunger to learn.
When our conversation all too soon switched from presidential campaigns and the strength of the dollar back to the college search, I was pleased to rattle off to him a few dozen terrific colleges that would read his application for admission carefully. Looking beyond the C in algebra, these schools would focus on his ability to contribute to their institution's sense of community and how he would make that college a better place through his interests, skills, and talents. The smile on his face broadened with each college I mentioned.
Stand tall. That conversation reminded me that there are many—too many—families who agonize over the college selection process because they focus too much on what their students lack, as if an A in freshman algebra magically opens doors that otherwise must stay closed forever. These families could instead focus on what their sons and daughters have to offer first-rate institutions. Many families do not investigate, for example, Colleges That Change Lives, a must-read book by Loren Pope, or U.S. News's own "A+ Options for B Students" to discover the truly wonderful places that love those B+ students with a passion for learning and combinations of interests that might even be called unusual. Too many families base their understanding of the competitiveness of the college admissions process on the few stories that the media publish, even though those stories typically feature only those ultraselective schools that represent just 1 or 2 percent of undergraduate enrollment.
I hope, in this season of college tours, that families will explore broadly the many first-rate colleges to be found across the country—and that, rather than mourn a C or worry about whether their son or daughter will "get in" one of those ultraselective schools, they will celebrate their child's accomplishments and strengths and find the college that will welcome them with open arms because it is the right fit for both the student and the institution.


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NORMAN — Richard Dale Hammitt, 80, of Blanchard, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 in Norman after an extended illness. The son of J.T. and Erma (Herron) Hammitt, he was born July 17, 1932 in Oklahoma City.
Richard served in the U.S. Army and was employed by the federal government for much of his life and retired as a training instructor at the Postal Training Center in 2000. He married Reata Von Payne on May 12, 1957 in Clinton, Okla. and was able to enjoy 55 years together until his death.
Richard is preceded in death by his daughter, Christy Lynn; his parents, J.T. and Erma; and his brothers, Harold, Leslie and Johnny.
Richard is survived by his wife, Reata Hammitt of Blanchard; daughter, Pam Mangum and husband Jim of Blanchard; son, Mike of Ardmore; brother, Wayne of Midwest City; six grandchildren and two great grandchildren; and many other loved ones and friends.
Private interment was held at the IOOF Cemetery in Norman. A celebration of Richard's life was held at Newcastle Christian Church on Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. Memorial donations may be made to Katie Moody Heart of Lifecare Foundation, 226 West Gray St., Ste 200, Norman, Okla., 73069. Arrangements were under the direction of Eisenhour Funeral Home of Blanchard. Online obituary and guestbook are available at www.eisenhourfh.com.
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LONDON (MarketWatch) — Heavyweight oil firms stole the spotlight in London Tuesday, as both BP PLC and BG Group reported earnings, while the broader stock market cheered better-than-expected data for the service sector.
The FTSE 100 index /quotes/zigman/3173262/delayed UK:UKX -0.76% rose 0.6% to close at 6,282.76, recouping after putting in its worst daily performance since November last year on Monday.
China banks are eager to lend again
China's banks have been exceeding their lending limits. May Yan of Barclays tells Wei Gu why this may be a sign of economic recovery.
Shares of ARM Holdings PLC /quotes/zigman/254777/delayed UK:ARM +0.12% /quotes/zigman/67211/delayed/quotes/nls/armh ARMH +0.65% picked up 4.4%, after the chip maker posted a 19% rise in fourth-quarter revenue and said it is off to a good start in the new year. It further said it expects to continue to gain market share in the longer term as its partners introduce new chips based on ARM technology. See: ARM's new year off to good start.
Shares of BP /quotes/zigman/247026/delayed/quotes/nls/bp BP +0.06% /quotes/zigman/210014/delayed UK:BP -0.22% rose 1.4% as Chief Executive Bob Dudley said the company was now on track to resume growth, after fourth-quarter profit dropped 72%. See: BP profit falls 72% on Gulf fines, lower output.
BG Group /quotes/zigman/249967/delayed UK:BG +3.11% surged 3.4%. The energy major posted a 29% drop in fourth-quarter earnings due to higher production costs and weak output growth. It also warned it would miss its production target of producing 1 million barrels of oil equivalent a day by 2015. See: BG Group warns on 2015 production as profits fall.
Oil prices were higher, helping send Royal Dutch Shell PLC /quotes/zigman/359955/delayed UK:RDSB -1.04% /quotes/zigman/379012/delayed/quotes/nls/rds.b RDS.B -0.78% 0.3% higher. See: Oil futures rise as data improve demand view.
On the data front, the Markit/CIPS services purchasing-managers' index rose to 51.5 in January, marking the highest reading since last September. A reading above 50 indicates expansion. The report printed the best gain in employment in six months, while business confidence rose to an eight-month high.
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Latta may have eliminated the Chouteau Wildcats from the state playoffs Friday, but not before Upset Nation struck again.
Chouteau senior Jason Couch hit a go-ahead jumper with 14 seconds left and the Wildcats escaped with a 53-52 win over previously unbeaten Ketchum in a 2A state quarterfinal Thursday at Oklahoma City University.
"We battled all through the fourth quarter and my teammates just put me in position to make that last shot," Couch said. "I actually didn't hear [Chouteau head coach Travis Wheeler] call a play. I thought he said to go with it.
"I took it up, stepped back and shot it, and it went in."
Ketchum stood at 26-0 and No. 2 in the state before meeting the Wildcats. Ketchum defeated No. 1 OKC Northeast 52-51 in an area winners' bracket to punch its ticket to state.
Chouteau promptly beat both teams in one week to earn a spot in a state semifinal.
"Coming to state is amazing as it is," Wheeler said. "Every one of these kids is from Chouteau. I've had them since they were little kids, and to see them have that kind of success just makes it that much better.
"They're all heart, and they just make things happen."
The Wildcats recovered a defensive rebound off of a Jeylyn Sharpe miss following Couch's go-ahead shot. Couch brought the ball up the floor and was fouled with 2.3 seconds on the clock.
Couch missed the front end of the 1-and-1, but Tanner Mouse's half-court heave at the buzzer fell short.
"It was a great defensive effort from Travis Brannon and Isaac [Carter] on that last play," Couch said. Brannon and Carter contested Sharpe's six-footer, forcing Sharpe to miss badly.
The 6-foot-5 Sharpe torched the Wildcats for 17 points in the first half, including all six of the Warriors' second-quarter points.
"We did a lot better job digging down on [Sharpe] in the second half," Wheeler said. "We rotated well and made him pass it out, and both of our post guys were moving over to double team him and our outside guards took away the backside post. It made other people have to make some shots."
The Wildcats fell behind 17-8 after one quarter and fought back from down 11 points (30-19) in the third quarter. After a Chouteau timeout, the Wildcats caught fire, ending the third on a 17-4 spurt.
Sophomore Arlis Alsip nailed back-to-back treys to give Chouteau its first lead (33-32) since the opening moments with 1:40 to go in the third.
Neither team enjoyed a lead of more than five points the rest of the way.
The teams traded baskets down the stretch, with Ketchum retaking the lead 42-41 on a Mouse trey with 4:40 left. Chouteau answered, but Sharpe tied the contest at 46 with an and-1 at the 2:47 mark.
The Warriors went on a 4-0 mini-run to give itself a 50-46 cushion before Alsip sunk two free throws at the 1:40 mark.
Tristan Pendley hit a jumper for the Warriors to push the lead to 52-48 with just over a minute left.
That's when Upset Nation took over. Senior Jordon Shive knocked down a trey – his first of the game – with 1:05 left to cut the lead to 52-51. Couch's jumper made it 53-52 in Chouteau's favor.
"I was just going as hard as
I could for as long as I could," Couch said. "If it was my last game, I was going out with nothing left."
Couch finished with six points and five rebounds. Shive finished with a team-high 19 on 7-of-13 shooting. Shive also went 4-of-6 from the free-throw line.
Fellow Wildcats Carter and Alsip finished with 12 and 10 points, respectively. Carter was 6-of-7 from the field, while Alsip went 2-of-4 from deep range.
As a team, the Wildcats were 21-46 from the field (46 percent) and held the Warriors to 21-for-51 (41 percent).
Sharpe was the game's high scorer with 26 points. Sharpe also snagged 12 boards.
Mouse added 16 points. Pendley pitched in 10, but went just 2-of-6 from the line in the final period.
The Wildcats played the part of Cinderella to a T against Ketchum, but just like the famous character, Chouteau made an early exit from the big dance.
In Friday's semifinal, Latta opened a huge lead on the Wildcats and held Chouteau off down the stretch, nabbing a 65-41 win and a berth in Saturday's state final, eliminating the Wildcats in the process.
Chouteau trailed by as many as 20 in the third quarter before rallying back to close the gap to 48-41 with six minutes to play.
The Panthers held the Wildcats scoreless for the rest of the game, ending the contest on a 17-0 run.
Latta was on fire from the outside in the opening half, hitting 4-of-8 from 3-point range. Brady Johnson, who finished with 16 points, led the charge with a trio of treys.
The score stood at 48-35 heading into the final eight minutes. A pair of old-fashioned 3-point plays by Shive and Carter gave the Wildcats their smallest deficit since the first quarter.
Chouteau went cold from the field and was forced to foul and Latta took advantage, going 8-of-12 from the line in the final period.
Panther Jake Collins led all scorers with 25 points. Couch led Chouteau with 18, but went 0-for-3 from the field in the fourth quarter.
Shive scored 11 points in his final game in a Wildcat jersey. Couch, Brannon and Travis Bedure – all starters – also finished up their Chouteau careers. All four checked out of the game with 1:38 to go, receiving an ovation from an appreciative Wildcat crowd.
"I told them to go out and give it everything they've got," Wheeler said. "Leave nothing on the court. We came up short tonight, but
I couldn't ask for a better group of kids.
"I don't know if there's anything this group couldn't do."
The Wildcats finished the season at 20-10.
Chouteau Scorers – Shive 19, Carter 12, Alsip 10, Brannon 6, Couch 6.
Ketchum Scorers – Sharpe 26, Mouse 16, Pendley 12.
Chouteau Scorers – Couch 18, Shive 11, Brannon 5, Carter 5, Bendure 2.
Latta Scorers -- Collins 25, Johnson 16, Hays 8, Storts 7, Tully 5, Contril 3.


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Quote:Well, Meade did not know the correct answer (at least not in Tech Support...), but ANDREW DID !!!!
I had included Andrews post (#2 in this thread), and in the settings, on the third line, he (Andrew) is saying that the LT and the LX80 are the same.
Quote: Andrew... am i "on track" here, or have i missed something. I do not proclaim to be an expert, but the mount is supposed to report its RA/DEC. If it is not changing ???
Quote: Up above, in the 2nd post, Andrew said:"The LX90, LX80 and LT scopes all use the same "ratio" in the code,but change sign as required for direction."Well..., sort of correct. I agree with the "signs".
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Once you have target I was using Venus I would sync on that target with 12.5mm EP and let the scope do it thing "track" after 30min to hour. Now not looking through the eyepiece just looking at the mount, The mount would move to the west only to re-center Venus.I would thing that if the mount was running fast it would over take Venus and have to back up to the east to recenter . But its moving to slow in RA letting Venus get ahead of the mount.So each time I select Venus and tell the mount to GOto Venus the mount moves to the west only.
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Athletes of member schools that finished in the top 35 individually at one of the eight regional sites earned the honor.
At the regional championships last Saturday, Salvucci finished fifth in 24:58.92, while O'Connell crossed the finish line in 25:15.27 to place 15th. Both runners will compete in the upcoming NCAA Championships, marking the first time Springfield College has had multiple racers in the national men's cross country race since it became a Division III program in 1995.
Last weekend, Springfield finish sixth as a team at regionals, and the top finishing team among schools in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC). It proved to be the highest team finish at a regional championship in program history.
Rose-Hulman will host the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships from the LaVern Gibson Cross Country Course outside of Terre Haute, Ind., on Saturday. The men's 8k race is slated for 11 a.m., EST. NCAA.com will broadcast the national championships live.


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August 1, 2014
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Sen. Joe Manchin's gift to a fellow
senator is the talk of the U.S. Capitol.
Manchin gave New York Sen. Chuck Schumer a donkey and an
elephant handcrafted from West Virginia-mined coal during their
holiday gift exchange Monday.
Sixty-one senators participated in the gift exchange, including
Colorado Sen. Mark Udall, who gave Manchin three lumps of Colorado
coal in a pair of hiking socks along with some Colorado-brewed
"Snow Day" beer.
Sen. Jay Rockefeller also played up the coal theme, giving Sen.
John Kerry a bag of `Coal Candy,' which are flavored pieces of
candy that are darkened to resemble coal pieces.
The Charleston Daily Mail reports (http://bit.ly/tETP5d) that
Indiana Sen. Dick Lugar was Rockefeller's Secret Santa and gave him
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The bombings at the Boston Marathon are a stark reminder of the vulnerability of the world's strongest nation.
No matter how well-armed the United States is, no matter how tight the security, terrorists can find ways to deliver their deadly message.
Every time Americans see breaking television footage of a major fire or plane crash or explosion, the specter of 9/11 returns. Those terror attacks, which killed thousands, tore apart our national sense of power and security.
They also ushered in a new America — one where airport scanning is routine and bag checks take place everywhere from the movies in your hometown theater to sporting events in major cities.
In the 12 years that have passed since the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, the nation has shifted between unifying patriotism and partisan division, between gratitude for protective measures to exasperation over the inconveniences, between healing and a thirst for revenge.
As 9/11 fades further into the past, people have questioned whether all the security measures are necessary. The Boston bombings — whether found to be domestic or foreign terrorism — have provided a horrifying answer. Despite heightened security measures, three are dead and more than 170 injured.
President Obama said those responsible for the attack will be brought to justice. But any action we can take — military or diplomatic — will not prevent someone else with hatred toward the United States from plotting to murder innocents and disrupt life. That, sadly, is the reality of the world we live in now.
What we can do is be patient and even grateful for the reasonable intrusions we must endure to enhance the security of people at public events. That is not an endorsement of measures that overstep our rights to privacy. The freedoms on which our nation was founded are what set America apart, what give us our greatness — and they can't be compromised.


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You master SimCity 4tm or SimCity to create a city of the future. Your challenge this year is to design a way to move people through your city. Isolate on one mode of transportation and create an energy efficient, safe and valuable transportation system for your citizens. You'll write a narrative to entice others to visit or live in your city. You even get to build a scale model of a portion of your city to demonstrate how great a solution you've designed. Finally, you will explain your concept of a perfect city and the society that lives there.
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Vero Beach wide receiver Mario Lambert received a late offer from Louisiana Tech and now will be visiting the Bulldogs this weekend.
Lambert originally planned to visit the University of Massachusetts this weekend but Indians coach Lenny Jankowski said Louisiana Tech was more appealing.
"He just got an additional offer from the new staff at Louisiana Tech and decided that was a better fit for him," Jankowski said. "They run a similar offense to us, and I believe they were the No. 1 offense in the country for Division I football this year so it's a good opportunity for him."
Former University of South Florida coach Skip Holtz is the new coach of the Bulldogs, who went 9-3 last year and ranked No. 1 in the nation in total offense and scoring offense with 577.92 yards per game and 51.5 points per game.
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Pros – Paycom has a great culture, good benefits, and very pleasant perks. $4 catered lunches give you a good lunch option. Employee health insurance premium is only $1 per bi-weekly pay-period. The gym is great to have around to exercise before or after work, or shoot some hoops or play ping-pong during lunch. The year-end party is a great way to celebrate all of the hard work required for year-end workload.
Cons – Family health insurance is not subsidized by the company, which increases cost drastically.
Rumors of going public have been tossed around for years now with no definite time frame given by management.
The year-end party is nice, but it would also be nice to have a year-end bonus to go with it.
Advice to Senior Management – Be honest to employees and do anything within reason to reduce voluntary and involuntary turnover. Offer more than just a year-end party in the form of a year-end bonus to share the success of the company with the employees who make Paycom what it is.
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I have fond memories of watching Star Trek as a child. My father loved the show and we watched it together when he was home from work early enough. I went to see Star Trek Into Darkness on Saturday night. The movie is not one of the all time greats and it often parodies the original television show. That said it's beautiful and extremely fun to watch. The entire film shines with pink and blue hues. The sound effects are also very good. In one scene two ships chase each other in Warp drive and the sound blew me away. It's rare a movie does that. Take a look at the video above to see how sound designer Ben Burt created some of the effects in the movie. I was happy to hear he went the extra mile using things like styrofoam through a vacum cleaner. Everyone already knows Ben's work as he created Dark Vader's heavy breathing and the lightsaber hum.
"Much to the delight of Trekkies and science fiction fans everywhere, "Star Trek Into Darkness" zooms into theaters this weekend. Moviegoers will see big names such as Chris Pine and Zoe Saldana in the credits, but may miss another key role: that of sound designer. CNET's Kara Tsuboi brings us this behind-the-scenes listen of how the sound effects were created in a studio far from Hollywood." – cnet
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In 1945, Harold Van Van Heuvelen was in New Orleans waiting for his orders that would have shipped him to Japan as World War II neared a climax.Because of the attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Van Heuvelens orders never came through.The former Bismarck Public School music department chairman and teacher had some time on his hands so he wrote a symphony a symphony that Sunday will be performed for the first time, 67 years later.
He said the work had sat on a shelf until his wife died in 2003. His sons were helping him clean out some things at his Montana home when they discovered the bound copy of the original score.
Through a couple chance meetings with Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., chairman of the the Senate Armed Services committee, Bob Van Heuvelen was able to discuss his fathers composition.After hearing the symphony, Levin requested the U.S. Army Band consider performing it and in May, the band agreed.Now 93, Harold Van Heuvelen said when he first heard the digitized version of his symphony, It wasnt very refined, but I loved it. The thing that made me the happiest was my two sons loved it.
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He said hes both nervous and excited to hear it live. The first movement relates to the worldwide build-up to the war. It was a sad, sad period, he said.The second movement relays the hustle and bustle in America as the nation ramped up to being drawn into the conflict.The third movement is the war itself, something that has personal significance for Van Heuvelen. His brother was in the force that landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day.He survived ... there were a lot of prayers.The fourth movement, his favorite, conveys glorious peace. I have a lot of beautiful music in that movement ... its my favorite part.