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Confirmed: Central Banks Now Buying Stocks
Friday, April 26th, 2013
By Michael Lombardi, MBA for Profit Confidential
As of April 22, 67% of the companies in the key stock indices that reported their corporate earnings were able to beat earnings estimates, but only 44% of them were able to exceed the revenue expectations of Wall Street analysts. (Source: Reuters Alpha Now, April 22, 2013.)
Looking at all this, you have to ask: why are the key stock indices rising when the underlying reasons for their rise (corporate earnings and growth) are diminishing?
The key stock indices aren't climbing because of fundamental reasons. The harsh reality is that the yields from other investments are too low, so investors are forced to take higher risks to earn a decent rate of return. Just look at the yields on bonds of stronger governments around the world—most are barely beating inflation.
Even the most conservative investors, central banks, are rushing toward the stock market. According to a survey done by Central Banking Publication and Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC of 60 central banks, 23% of them said they either own equities or plan to purchase them in the future. (Source: Bloomberg Businessweek, April 25, 2013.)
The central bank of Israel bought stocks for the first time last year. Similarly, the central bank of Switzerland and the Czech National bank have increased their stock holdings to at least 10% of their reserves.
The Japanese central bank has done the same. The Bank of Japan, the central bank with the second most reserves, expects to boost its holdings of equity exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to 3.5 trillion yen (about US$35.2 billion) by 2014.
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Dear reader, central banks around the world usually hold safer asset classes in their reserves, such as gold, and government bonds, which they can sell in order to intervene in any major currency move (or to implement their monetary policy).
But since investment yields have collapsed in the global economy, central banks' reserves are in danger. Some central banks have actually seen the value of their reserves decline! For example, the central banks of Taiwan and Singapore saw a collective decline of US$1.0 billion in their assets in 2012.
Looking ahead, this is troublesome for the key stock indices. The reason: as the most conservative investors, central banks, move toward the stock market, even just a little downward movement in equity prices will cause losses in their reserves.
When everyone is rushing to buy stocks, it's not a good sign.
The fourth-biggest hub in the eurozone, Spain, is facing a severe economic slowdown. According to Spain's National Statistics Institute in Madrid, the unemployment rate in the country has surpassed the 27% mark, with more than six million people jobless—the highest number since 1976. (Source: Bloomberg Businessweek, April 25, 2013.)
Furthermore, the Bank of Spain reported that the Spanish economy contracted 0.5% in the first quarter of this year after witnessing a decline of 0.8% in the last quarter of 2012. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects this eurozone nation to contract 1.6% this year.
While Spain seems to be at the forefront of headlines about the eurozone, other nations like Portugal are witnessing a severe economic slowdown as well. The country has been experiencing a recession for three years, with its unemployment rate at a record high of 17%. (Source: Wall Street Journal, April 23, 2013.)
The situation in the eurozone is very critical; but if you look at the key stock indices, they do not portray this.
Even though Ford Motor Company (NYSE/F) was able to earn a profit in North America in the first quarter of 2013, its losses in Europe are piling up. The company posted a loss of $462 million in the first quarter in Europe, an increase of more than 210% compared to the same quarter of last year. (Source: Wright, R., "Ford reveals deeper European losses," Financial Times, April 24, 2013.)
Ford is just one example of how U.S.-based multinational companies can face severe losses in the eurozone as the economic slowdown continues to take its toll on Europe. Even with all the austerity measures and bailouts by the European Central Bank, the eurozone is deteriorating further.
More troublesome is the fact that strong eurozone nations are starting to show weaknesses. Take a look at the two biggest economies in the region: France and Germany. Their growth is anemic at best, and the economic slowdown in those countries seems to be strengthening.
As I have been harping on about in these pages over the past few months, the eurozone's economic slowdown is far from over, and I expect it to continue for a long, long time. Eventually, just like Ford, U.S.-based companies, especially the 40% of them listed on the S&P 500 that have sales in the eurozone, will see their losses mount—and stock prices reflect as much.
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School administrators are proposing at least one year of consolidating the student populations at two elementary schools to help reduce the impact if the schools' budget is flat-funded for 2013.
Superintendent Nicholas Fischer and Assistant Superintendent Christine Carver spoke about the plan with the Board of Education on Thursday. The change would involve combining the student populations of the Harbor School and Nathan Hale School. The latter students are currently in modular classrooms on Cedar Grove Ave. while the school building on Beech Drive is renovated for use as an arts magnet school. This magnet school is expected to open for the 2013-2014 school year.
According to a memo from Carver and Maria Whalen, director of business and finance for New London Public Schools, Harbor School has a capacity of 465 students while the modular classrooms have a capacity of 350 students. The combined population of the two schools is about 600, Carver said, but it is expected that at least 135 students from the school will join the Winthrop School, which will become a magnet school for science, technology, mathematics, and engineering in the next school year.
Carver and Whalen project that the consolidation would result in $577,617 in staff and utility savings. The majority of this amount would result from one principal moving into a Winthrop School dean's position created in the new budget, thereby eliminating one principal's salary. Similar transfers of a custodian, secretary, and literacy coach (who would be swapped as a science coach) to positions budgeted for in the Winthrop School would further eliminate now-vacant positions that were also budgeted for. One teacher would be laid off as a result of the consolidation.
The plan also calls for further savings to the city of New London municipal budget as a result of the consolidation. This budget currently includes a $39,000 monthly lease for the modular classrooms, and the savings on about a year's lease would be $468,000. There would also be projected in-kind savings from the reduction of maintenance, garbage removal, and other costs currently associated with the modular site.
The figures do not currently include the approximately $82,000 moving costs estimated in the move as well as an anticipated 12 percent penalty for early termination of the modular lease. Carver said the change is not anticipated to have any additional effect on the cost of busing students, although that cost is anticipated to increase based on the price of fuel.
Board concerns
Superintendent Nicholas Fischer said it is unclear what the 2013 fiscal year budget will be, given uncertainties regarding the extent of both city and state funding. He said the consolidation is one option for the board to consider, and that the principals at the district's schools have also been asked to find 10 percent reductions in their individual budgets.
Approximately $4 million will be needed to maintain current services in the 2013 fiscal year budget; this represents approximately roughly 10 percent of the approved 2012 fiscal year budget of $39,817,405. Fischer said budget reductions in the event of flat-funding would likely include personnel, since staffing is the main part of the district's expenditures.
"This is the start of a very, very difficult series of decisions we're going to have to make," said Fischer.
Board member Barbara Major said she would prefer consolidation to losing staff, but worried about the effect of another student relocation.
"I guess my concern is the same as everyone else: it's the kids," she said. "And I know Harbor's not in the best of shape."
Secretary Jason Catala said he was also concerned with the condition of the Harbor School building. He said he hopes the deficit will have minimal impact on the teaching staff.
"I'd prefer to cut an administrator in Central Office before we cut a teacher's assistant or teacher," he said.
Major said other options include combining the financial departments of the city and school district and asking staff to forfeit raises that were contractually approved for the 2013 budget.
"I think teachers would rather give up their raises than their jobs," she said.
Fischer said cutting the raises would save the district about $400,000. He said the district has also met with municipal officials on the consolidation of financial services and that the city will make an estimate on the projected fiscal impact of such a move.
The Board of Education will hold a public hearing to hear residents' input at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 23 at the . This hearing will precede the at 7 p.m.
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Clarification: The school district is not running a $4 million deficit. This represents an anticipated cost increase to maintain current services in the 2013 fiscal year budget, and schools have been asked to find reductions to save this amount in the event of flat-funding by the city.

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If you own a mobile device, chances are you're not using all its safety features.
A Pew Research Center survey states nearly half of American adults own smartphones, and about 17 percent of owners use them as a primary means of accessing the Internet.
Through apps and mobile browsers, people store personal information like passwords, bank-account information and credit card numbers in addition to their contacts and other information. All major banks now offer mobile check deposit.
Every app you download or are directed to provides a digital trail for marketers and advertisers. So do ads you click through. This new tracking is of serious concern to maintaining your privacy. The marketing companies actually keep dossiers detailing everything they learn.
The other concern is the plethora of malware targeting your handheld instead of your laptop. A National Cyber Security Alliance survey found that more 25 percent of cellphone users are unaware of common security threats, and more than half do not know enough about mobile phone security to decide whether or not they need it.
A smartphone is no different than a desktop or laptop computer in that it is vulnerable to hackers, malware, spyware and viruses.
The security analysis group Blue Coat's 2014 Mobile Malware Report says one in five clicks on Web ads in February were directed to mobile malware. Malicious ad attacks on smartphones this year are up 400 percent from November 2012. Porn is responsible for 16 percent of all attacks, though it makes up just 1 percent of mobile traffic. Ads are responsible for 20 percent.
"When we look at consumer behavior on PCs versus behavior on mobile devices, a few key distinctions are stark," the report states. "... Social networking continues to decrease as an activity that consumers engage in on their desktop or laptop computers. Instead, that activity has shifted to mobile devices."
Mary Beth Quirk, senior editor at Consumerist, says, "While malware dressed in pornography's clothing used to be the most tempting for smartphone users, it's been overtaken recently by mobile ads, which means that either our big clumsy fingers are accidentally hitting things or we'd rather look at ads than naked body parts."
Scammers use social networks to advertise against phone viruses, and when you hit "OK" on an ad, a fake system warning pops up urging users to download an antivirus app, Quirk says. The villains change your phone's settings, allowing third-party downloads and effectively giving the malware permission to steal your personal information or install software.
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Update your operating system. Updates close security loopholes and backdoors that hackers can use.
Beware of unknown apps and links. Do not download apps or click on ads, email or social media without researching.
Check your permissions. Check your apps to see what data they access, and revoke permissions.
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The American Heritage Time Use Study, a database of national time-diary samples collected over six decades, includes harmonised background, activity, location, mode of transport and who else was present variables. The AHTUS is suitable for a wide range of investigative purposes.
As these data are freely available to the research community, we ask the help of users to make programmes and publications developed using this data available to other users. Kindly email such material to the AHTUS Team.
The initial development of this project allowing release 1 in May 2006 was conducted under an agreement with Yale University (Program on Non-Market Accounts), and was sponsored by the Glaser Progress Foundation. Some amendments to this dataset made from December 2005 through December 2010 were funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.
In July 2013, we have:
- Released the 2012 American Time Use Study data
- Amended errors in the recording of secondary eating in the 2006-2008 American Time Use Study data
- Released the 1998-2001 Family Interaction, Social Capital, and Trends in Time Use Study (FISCT) and National Survey of Parents (NSP) data
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- corrected minor errors in the 2007 and 2007 datasets,
- released the 2011 ATUS data
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We also plan to add the 2006 PATS data to the AHTUS at a future point and USDA diaries collected in the 1920s to 1930s.


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DECEMBER 21--A federal employee was formally reprimanded this month for excessive workplace flatulence, a sanction that was delivered to him in a five-page letter that actually included a log of representative dates and times when he was recorded releasing the awful and unpleasant odor in his Baltimore office.
In a December 10 letter accusing him of conduct unbecoming a federal officer, the Social Security Administration employee was informed that his uncontrollable flatulence had created an intolerable and hostile environment for coworkers, several of whom have lodged complaints with supervisors.
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Stephen Colbert's ability to fully inhabit the identity of "Stephen Colbert," the bloviating conservative pundit, is one of the more consistent pleasures of tuning in to "The Colbert Report." As a result, catching a glimpse of Colbert without the quotation marks is a little like seeing KISS without the makeup – only less disappointing.
While the real Colbert tends to be a little press shy, he's come out of hiding in recent weeks to promote "America Again: Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't," the latest book by his onscreen counterpart. He made his latest appearance Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press."


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By Paul Singley
He was the quiet, fresh-faced soldier looking to make his own way in the world.
She was the outgoing beauty who dabbled in modeling and caught the eye of many a young man in her hometown of Bridgeport.
His father, Anthony Mongillo, worked in the same building as that young lady, Eleanor Smackey, and the two became friendly. Anthony thought she would make a marvelous daughter-in-law.
"Eleanora and Donald belong together," he would say in his thick Italian accent.
He didn't know it at the time, but Anthony Mongillo found a match made in heaven.
His son, Donald, wound up marrying Eleanor and the two were together, nearly every day, for the next 53 years. And, as fate would have it, the two were destined to be together — whether in this life or the next.
Eleanor died last Sunday, Aug. 18, at age 79 after a long illness. Just four days later, on what would have been the couple's 53rd wedding anniversary, Donald died.
"This is a true love story to the end," said Eleanor's sister, Thelma Laeffer. "They died the way they lived their life — together."
The Definition of Dedication To Family
Shortly after they wed, Eleanor experienced severe back and spinal problems that led to other health complications: she walked hunched over and often complained of severe headaches, said her only son, Jeff, of Naugatuck.
From the beginning, Donald was by her side. He cooked, he cleaned, he took her to doctor's appointments, and he took care of their only son. Through trying times, Donald was the family's rock, Jeff said.
"I don't know anybody on this planet who is more dedicated to a spouse than my father was to my mother," he said. "…When you take your wedding vows you say, 'Until death do us part.' Well in the book where it says that, they should put a picture of my father. My father followed through with everything he said he was going to do."
Through the years, Donald had his own health problems: heart attacks, triple bypass surgery, cancer. Each time he was hospitalized, he would soon demand to be discharged. "I need to be home to take care of mama," he would say.
"He'd tell me, 'Kid, if anything happens to me, take care of your mother," Jeff said.
Due to their respective health issues, Jeff moved his parents to Naugatuck about five years ago to be closer to him, his wife and their four children. Donald often had trouble moving around the house and getting in and out of bed. But if 'mama' needed something, he was right there, Jeff said.
Over the past month, the couple's health had deteriorated fast. Donald had multiple myeloma that progressed quickly, even though he vowed to return home to Eleanor.
Not Just A Coincidence
On Friday, Aug. 18, Donald lay in a hospital bed telling family that he had an important event at 3:30 that day. There was nothing on his schedule, though.
Later that day, Eleanor was rushed to the hospital. She died just after 3:30 p.m.
"I am not a really religious person, but that was unbelievable," Jeff said.
Donald was not coherent and was in and out of sleep for several days when his wife passed. Jeff said he talked about his mother's passing in his father's presence, but did not directly break the news to his father. Still, Jeff believes his father knew.
"They were inseparable people who always wanted to be near each other every minute of every day," he said. "I think they lived and breathed each other."
On Monday, the soldier and the model were together again. Surrounded by friends and family, Donald and Eleanor, the couple that belonged together, were laid to rest, side by side, at the State Veterans Cemetery in Middletown.
To help the family of Donald and Eleanor Mongillo pay for funeral expenses, send donations to Naugatuck Valley Memorial: Fitzgerald-Zembruski Funeral Home, 240 North Main St., Naugatuck, CT, 06770.
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October 31, 2012
Mill Springs to host 'Ghost Walk' on November 10
by Chris Harris
Commonwealth Journal
Somerset —
Halloween is a great time to see ghosts, no doubt, but a more educational, less scary variety will be stepping out of the mists of the past next week.
The Mill Springs Battlefield Association (MSBA) will be holding its annual "Ghost Walk" on November 10 on the historic Civil War grounds in far western Pulaski County.
MSBA director Karyn Branham described the Ghost Walk as is a family-friendly event that brings to life the events a person might have seen during the Battle of Mill Springs in dramatic form, with reenactors portraying soldiers as they were at the time.
The Battle of Mill Springs, held on January 19, 1862, is considered the first Union victory of significance during the Civil War. Over 160 people were killed and more than 600 wounded or missing as a result of the battle.
Like many areas of great conflict and turmoil, the battlefield isn't without its rumors of hauntings and the like.
"I've heard some people say they've felt different things there," said Branham of any potential ghostly presences on the grounds. "I personally haven't, but it's probably just up to the individual."
However, the Ghost Walk is not a ghost tour per se, in the sense that one is out looking for the supernatural.
"I wouldn't expect to see anything like that," she said. "Maybe if you're receptive to this (kind of thing), I suppose."
No, the "ghosts" in this case are the actors themselves, stepping out of the darkness to present almost otherworldly images, as if projected out of time.
"It's supposed to have an eerie feeling," said Branham. "It's in the dark, we have it all lit up.
"It's not about scaring people, really," she added. "We take groups along, and you kind of get to see the story (of the battle)."
Formerly known as the Candlelight Tour to the Ghost Walk, it's a yearly event that's among the most well-attended held at the battlefield.
"It's been growing since they changed the name," said Branham, noting a typical draw of 300 to 400 people. "The Ghost Walk is slowly becoming one of our more popular events."
Visitors will be escorted by an MSBA in their journey back through time, and Branham notes that you "never know who you might meet along the way."
The MSBA Ghost Walk will be from 6-9 p.m. on Saturday, November 10. Cost is $3 per person, and $10 maximum for a family. MSBA Passports are accepted.


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Ripudaman Handa and Shivangi have been approached to be party of season 6 on Nach Baliye and there is good news for all their fans out there, that the jodi has agreed to be part of the show.
Ripudaman is a Delhi based boy who was the winner of Master Chef Season 2. He doesn't know dance and for the first time he is going to be part of a dance based reality show. He is doing all this for his girl friend Shivangi who actually is a very good dancer. Ripu is happy that he has good very good creographers ho are helping him give his best performance. People are also very excited to see their favorite chef show some skills that are nit confined to the kitchen. Shivangi and Ripu are a very happy couple but due to some problems from their family's sides they are not yet engaged. We wish their problems end soon and they both get married soon.
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It's the largest collection of classic Atari games ever! 85 Games that started a revolution! Take a step back in time to the early days of video arcades with Atari Anthology, a compilation of unforgettable and authentic Atari titles. Each one is faithfully reproduced with all the great sights, sounds and fast action that made them so popular. Whether you played these games in their original arcade cabinets or on an Atari 2600 console, you re sure to find a favorite.
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NVIDIA Tegra Note Program
Clearly, NVIDIA's Tegra line has not been as successful as the company had hoped and expected. The move for the discrete GPU giant into the highly competitive world of the tablet and phone SoCs has been slower than expected, and littered with roadblocks that were either unexpected or that NVIDIA thought would be much easier to overcome.
The truth is that this was always a long play for the company; success was never going to be overnight and anyone that thought that was likely or possible was deluded. Part of it has to do with the development cycle of the ARM ecosystem. NVIDIA is used to a rather quick development, production, marketing and sales pattern thanks to its time in high performance GPUs, but the SoC world is quite different. By the time a device based on a Tegra chip is found in the retail channel it had to go through an OEM development cycle, NVIDIA SoC development cycle and even an ARM Cortex CPU development cycle. The result is an extended time frame from initial product announcement to retail availability.
Partly due to this, and partly due to limited design wins in the mobile markets, NVIDIA has started to develop internal-designed end-user devices that utilize its Tegra SoC processors. This has the benefit of being much faster to market – while most SoC vendors develop reference platforms during the normal course of business, NVIDIA is essentially going to perfect and productize them.
Continue reading our review of the NVIDIA Tegra Note 7 $199 Tablet!!
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With few exceptions, it's generally been taken for granted that gaming notebooks are going to be hefty devices. Portability is rarely the focus, with weight and battery life alike usually sacrificed in the interest of sheer power. But the MSI GE40 2OC—the lightest 14-inch gaming notebook currently available—seeks to compromise while retaining the gaming prowess. Trending instead toward the form factor of a large Ultrabook, the GE40 is both stylish and manageable (and perhaps affordable at around $1,300)—but can its muscle withstand the reduction in casing real estate?
While it can't hang with the best of the 15-inch and 17-inch crowd, in context with its 14-inch peers, the GE40's spec sheet hardly reads like it's been the subject of any sort of game-changing handicap:
One of the most popular CPUs for Haswell gaming notebooks has been the 2.4 GHz (3.4 GHz Turbo) i7-4700MQ. But the i7-4702MQ in the GE40-20C is nearly as powerful (managing 2.2 GHz and 3.2 GHz in those same areas respectively), and it features a TDP that's 10 W lower at just 37 W. That's ideal for notebooks such as the GE40, which seek to provide a thinner case in conjunction with uncompromising performance. Meanwhile, the NVIDIA GTX 760M is no slouch, even if it isn't on the same level as the 770s and 780s that we've been seeing in some 15.6-inch and 17.3-inch gaming beasts.
Elsewhere, it's business as usual, with 8 GB of RAM and a 120 GB SSD rounding out the major bullet points. Nearly everything here is on par with the best of rival 14-inch gaming models with the exception of the 900p screen resolution (which is bested by some notebooks, such as Dell's Alienware 14 and its 1080p panel).
(WinSupersite) Surface 2 Reviewed
Subject: General Tech, Systems, Mobile | November 1, 2013 - 04:49 PM | Scott Michaud
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The Surface 2 is what happened to the Surface RT. Microsoft decided that "RT" has no place on this product except, of course, its software ("Windows RT") because they painted themselves into a corner on that one. The message is something like, "It's Windows RT 8.1 but not Windows 8.1; in fact, you cannot run that software on it". I expect, and you probably know I have voiced, that this all is a moot point in the semi-near future (and that sucks).
Microsoft's "Official" Surface 2 overviews.
Paul Thurrott down at his Supersite for Windows reviewed Surface 2 in terms of the original Surface RT. The inclusion of Tegra 4 was a major plus for him yielding "night and day" improvement over the previous Tegra 3. In fact, he thinks that everything is at least as good as the original. There is not a single point on his rubric where the Surface RT beats its successor.
Of course there is a single section where the Surface 2 lacks (it is shared with the Surface RT and I think you can guess what it is). The ecosystem, apps for Windows RT, is the platform's "Achilles Heel". It is better than it once was, with the inclusion of apps like Facebook, but glaring omissions will drive people away. He makes this point almost in passing but I, of course, believe this is a key issue.
It is absolutely lacking in key apps, and you will most likely never see such crucial solutions as full Photoshop, iTunes, or Google Chrome on this platform. But if we're being honest with ourselves here, as we must, these apps are, for better or worse, important. (The addition of Chrome alone would be a huge win for both Windows RT and Surface 2.)
You are paying Microsoft to not let you install third party browsers. Literally.
Not only does this limit its usefulness but it also reduces the pressure to continue innovation. Why add developer features to Internet Explorer when you can control their use with Windows Store? Sure, Internet Explorer has been on a great trajectory since IE9. I would say that versions 10 and especially 11 could be considered "top 3" contenders as app platforms.
The other alternative is the web, and this is where Internet Explorer 11 plays such a crucial role. While many tier-one online services—Spotify, Pandora, Amazon Cloud Player and Prime Video, and so on—are lacking native Windows RT aps, the web interfaces (should) work fine, and IE 11 is evolving into a full-featured web app platform that should present a reasonable compromise for those users.
Only if Microsoft continues their effort. No-one else is allowed to.
Now that I expanded that point, be sure to check out the rest of Paul Thurrott's review. He broke his review down into sections, big and small, and stuck his opinion wherever he could. Also check out his preview of the Nokia Lumia 2520 to see whether that (if either device) is worth waiting for.
Transformers finally vanquished the Ultrabook
Subject: Mobile | October 29, 2013 - 01:21 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: asus, transformer t100, transformer book
The ASUS Transformer Book T100 is two devices, a 10.1" 1366 x 768 tablet powered by a quad-core BayTrail based Atom Z3740 @ 1.33GHz base speed and Intel's HD graphics and 2GB of RAM. Storage is dependent on the model, both 32GB and 64GB models are available and you can expand that with up to another 64GB with an additional SD Card. The dock adds a keyboard as well as more connectivity options such as USB 3.0. If you want to see how it performs you can see The Tech Report's full review here.
"Despite its low $350 starting price, the Transformer Book T100 offers a quad-core Bay Trail SoC, a 10" IPS touchscreen, 10+ hours of battery life, a USB 3.0-equipped keyboard dock, and the full-fat version of Windows 8.1. We take a closer look at the most uniquely compelling notebook/tablet hybrid to date."
Here are some more Mobile articles from around the web:
- Alienware 18 Gaming Notebook @ Kitguru
- HP Chromebook 11 Review @ TechReviewSource
- Samsung ATIV Book 9 Plus Review @ TechReviewSource
- Nextbook Premium 8 HD Tablet Review @ TechwareLabs
- Best Tablets of 2013: Fall Edition @ TechSpot
- Cooler Master NotePal XL Laptop Cooler Review @ Madshrimps
- Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (Verizon Wireless) Review @ TechReviewSource
- Apple iPhone 5s @ TechSpot
- Samsung Galaxy S4 Smartphone Review @ ModSynergy
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ARM TechCon 2013: Altera To Produce ARMv8 Chips on Intel 14nm Fabs
Subject: Processors, Mobile | October 29, 2013 - 12:24 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: techcon, Intel, arm techcon, arm, Altera, 14nm
In February of this year Intel and Altera announced that they would be partnering to build Altera FPGAs using the upcoming Intel 14nm tri-gate process technology. The deal was important for the industry as it marked one of the first times Intel has shared its process technology with another processor company. Seen as the company's most valuable asset, the decision to outsource work in the Intel fabrication facilities could have drastic ramifications for Intel's computing divisions and the industry as a whole. This seems to back up the speculation that Intel is having a hard time keeping their Fabs at anywhere near 100% utilization with only in-house designs.
Today though, news is coming out that Altera is going to be included ARM-based processing cores, specifically those based on the ARMv8 64-bit architecture. Starting in 2014 Altera's high-end Stratix 10 FPGA that uses four ARM Cortex-A53 cores will be produced by Intel fabs.
The deal may give Intel pause about its outsourcing strategy. To date the chip giant has experimented with offering its leading-edge fab processes as foundry services to a handful of chip designers, Altera being one of its largest planned customers to date.
Altera believes that by combing the ARMv8 A53 cores and Intel's 14nm tri-gate transistors they will be able to provide FPGA performance that is "two times the core performance" of current high-end 28nm options.
While this news might upset some people internally at Intel's architecture divisions, the news couldn't be better for ARM. Intel is universally recognized as being the process technology leader, generally a full process node ahead of the competition from TSMC and GlobalFoundries. I already learned yesterday that many of ARM's partners are skipping the 20nm technology from non-Intel foundries and instead are looking towards the 14/16nm FinFET transitions coming in late 2014.
ARM has been working with essentially every major foundry in the business EXCEPT Intel and many viewed Intel's chances of taking over the mobile/tablet/phone space as dependent on its process technology advantage. But if Intel continues to open up its facilities to the highest bidders, even if those customers are building ARM-based designs, then it could drastically improve the outlook for ARM's many partners.
UPDATE (7:57pm): After further talks with various parties there are a few clarifications that I wanted to make sure were added to our story. First, Altera's FPGAs are primarly focused on the markets of communication, industrial, military, etc. They are not really used as application processors and thus are not going to directly compete with Intel's processors in the phone/tablet space. It remains to be seen if Intel will open its foundries to a directly competing product but for now this announcement regarding the upcoming Stratix 10 FPGA on Intel's 14nm tri-gate is an interesting progression.
ARM is Serious About Graphics
Ask most computer users from 10 years ago who ARM is, and very few would give the correct answer. Some well informed people might mention "Intel" and "StrongARM" or "XScale", but ARM remained a shadowy presence until we saw the rise of the Smartphone. Since then, ARM has built up their brand, much to the chagrin of companies like Intel and AMD. Partners such as Samsung, Apple, Qualcomm, MediaTek, Rockchip, and NVIDIA have all worked with ARM to produce chips based on the ARMv7 architecture, with Apple being the first to release the first ARMv8 (64 bit) SOCs. The multitude of ARM architectures are likely the most shipped chips in the world, going from very basic processors to the very latest Apple A7 SOC.
The ARMv7 and ARMv8 architectures are very power efficient, yet provide enough performance to handle the vast majority of tasks utilized on smartphones and tablets (as well as a handful of laptops). With the growth of visual computing, ARM also dedicated itself towards designing competent graphics portions of their chips. The Mali architecture is aimed at being an affordable option for those without access to their own graphics design groups (NVIDIA, Qualcomm), but competitive with others that are willing to license their IP out (Imagination Technologies).
ARM was in fact one of the first to license out the very latest graphics technology to partners in the form of the Mali-T600 series of products. These modules were among the first to support OpenGL ES 3.0 (compatible with 2.0 and 1.1) and DirectX 11. The T600 architecture is very comparable to Imagination Technologies' Series 6 and the Qualcomm Adreno 300 series of products. Currently NVIDIA does not have a unified mobile architecture in production that supports OpenGL ES 3.0/DX11, but they are adapting the Kepler architecture to mobile and will be licensing it to interested parties. Qualcomm does not license out Adreno after buying that group from AMD (Adreno is an anagram of Radeon).
ARM TechCon 2013 Will Showcase the Internet of Things
Subject: Processors, Mobile, Shows and Expos | October 26, 2013 - 11:13 AM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: techcon, iot, internet of things, arm
This year at the Santa Clara Convention Center ARM will host TechCon, a gathering of partners, customers, and engineers with the goal of collaboration and connection. While I will attending as an outside observer to see what this collection of innovators is creating, there will be sessions and tracks for chip designers, system implementation engineers and software developers.
Areas of interest will include consumer products, enterprise products and of course, the Internet of Things, the latest terminology for a completely connected infrastructure of devices. ARM has designed tracks for interested parties in chip design, data security, mobile, networking, server, software and quite a few more.
Of direct interest to PC Perspective and our readers will be the continued release of information about the Cortex-A12, the upcoming mainstream processor core from ARM that will address the smartphone and tablet markets. We will also get some time with ARM engineers to talk about the coming migration of the market to 64-bit. Because of the release of the Apple A7 SoC that integrated 64-bit and ARMv8 architecture earlier this year, it is definitely going to be the most extensively discussed topic. If you have specific questions you'd like us to bring to the folks at ARM, as well as its partners, please leave me a note in the comments below and I'll be sure it is addressed!
I am also hearing some rumblings of a new ARM developed Mali graphics product that will increase efficiency and support newer graphics APIs as well.
Even if you cannot attend the event in Santa Clara, you should definitely pay attention for the news and products that are announced and shown at ARM TechCon as they are going to be a critical part of the mobile ecosystem in the near, and distant, future. As a first time attendee myself, I am incredibly excited about what we'll find and learn next week!
Imagination Technologies Unleashes Warrior MIPS P5600 CPU Core Aimed at Embedded and Mobile Devices
Subject: Editorial, General Tech, Networking, Processors, Mobile | October 19, 2013 - 01:45 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: SoC, p5600, MIPS, imagination
Imagination Technologies, a company known for its PowerVR graphics IP, has unleashed its first Warrior P-series MIPS CPU core. The new MIPS core is called the P5600 and is a 32-bit core based on the MIPS Release 5 ISA (Instruction Set Architecture).
The P5600 CPU core can perform 128-bit SIMD computations, provide hardware accelerated virtualization, and access up to a 1TB of memory via virtual addressing. While the MIPS 5 ISA provides for 64-bit calculations, the P5600 core is 32-bit only and does not include the extra 64-bit portions of the ISA.
The MIPS P5600 core can scale up to 2GHz in clockspeed when used in chips built on TSMC's 28nm HPM manufacturing process (according to Imagination Technologies). Further, the Warrior P5600 core can be used in processors and SoCs. As many as six CPU cores can be combined and managed by a coherence manager and given access to up to 8MB of shared L2 cache. Imagination Technologies is aiming processors containing the P5600 cores at mobile devices, networking appliances (routers, hardware firewalls, switches, et al), and micro-servers.
A configuration of multiple P5600 cores with L2 cache.
I first saw a story on the P5600 over at the Tech Report, and found it interesting that Imagination Technologies was developing a MIPS processor aimed at mobile devices. It does make sense to see a MIPS CPU from the company as it owns the MIPS intellectual property. Also, a CPU core is a logical step for a company with a large graphics IP and GPU portfolio. Developing its own MIPS CPU core would allow it to put together an SoC with its own CPU and GPU components. With that said, I found it interesting that the P5600 CPU core was being aimed at the mobile space, where ARM processors currently dominate. ARM is working to increase performance while Intel is working to bring its powerhouse x86 architecture to the ultra low power mobile space. Needless to say, it is a highly competitive market and Imagination Technologies new CPU core is sure to have a difficult time establishing itself in that space of consumer smartphone and tablet SoCs. Fortunately, mobile chips are not the only processors Imagination Technologies is aiming the P5600 at. It is also offering up the MIPS Series 5 compatible core for use in processors powering networking equipment and very low power servers and business appliances where the MIPS architecture is more commonplace.
In any event, I'm interested to see what else IT has in store for its MIPS IP and where the Warrior series goes from here!
More information on the MIPS 5600 core can be found here.
Lenovo Launches Miix2 Windows 8.1 Tablet Powered By Bay Trail-T SoC
Subject: General Tech, Mobile | October 16, 2013 - 05:26 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: Windows 8.1, tablet, miix2, Lenovo, Bay Trail-T
Today, Lenovo launched a new tablet called the Miix2. The successor to the original Miix, the Miix2 is an 8-inch Windows 8.1 tablet powered by Intel's new "Bay Trail-T" Atom processor. The tablet measures 8.5" x 5.2" x 0.32" and weighs 350 grams (~12 ounces).
The Lenovo Mix 2 has an 8-inch 1280x800 IPS display that supports 10-point capacitive multi-touch. There is a 2MP front webcam and a 5MP rear camera. A Windows button sits below the display when in portrait mode. A detachable cover can be fitted to the side of the tablet and act as a stand when in landscape mode. The $20 cover also comes with a capacitive stylus.
Internally, the Miix2 features a quad-core Intel Bay Trail-T processor, 2GB of RAM, up to 128GB eMMC storage, support for up to 32GB of micro SD external storage, Wi-Fi, and 3G in select countries. The eMMC storage options include 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB. The company claims up to 7 hours of battery life for the Miix2.
The new Bay Trail-T powered tablet will come pre-loaded with Microsoft's Windows 8.1 operating system (the full x86 version) and a full license of Office Home and Student 2013 productivity suite.
The specifications are not amazing, but serviceable. Hopefully Lenovo introduces an alternative SKU with an active digitizer, a higher resolution display, and physical keyboard for business users. For now though, Lenovo has a decent consumer-level Windows 8.1 tablet for $299 that will be available at the end of October.
What do you think about the Miix2?
A tablet of a different colour, the Thor Quad FHD
Subject: Mobile | October 15, 2013 - 03:38 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: iconbit, tablet, Thor Quad FHD, android 4.1
iconBIT is certainly not a brand that most people would recognize but they might be worth checking out when you are sourcing a new tablet. It is run by a Cortex A9 @ 1.6GHz with the usual Mali MP400 GPU and comes with 16GB of storage with the older Android 4.1 OS installed. The 10.1" screen is 1920x1080 allowing for proper HD playback and at 630g it is a little heavier than some tablets but also has sturdier construction. MadShrimps liked the tablet overall and are glad to see some competition for the big names but perhaps their favourite part was that it ships with a matching leatherette cover.
"The Thor Quad FHD tablet from iconBIT is quite balanced, featuring a Rockchip RK3188 Quad Core CPU at 1.6GHz, Mali MP-400 MP4 GPU, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of NAND Flash. Of course, we also have a microSDHC card slot for expanding the storage (supports up to 32GB cards). Besides those mentioned, it is also notable the inclusion of the 5MP camera with flash on the back, which provides better quality shots compared to lower specced models."
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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 12x18 inch sheet pan. In a saucepan, combine coffee, 1 cup butter and 5 tablespoons cocoa. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and stir until smooth. Remove from heat and set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, white sugar, baking soda and salt. Make a well in the center and pour in eggs, sour cream and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Mix well, then beat in cocoa mixture. Spread into prepared pan.
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I thought this cake was awesome. The only problem I had was with the frosting. When I brought it to a boil (the butter, milk and cocoa) it turned gritty and separated so that it looked like an oily, gritty mess. I threw that batch out and tried again, only to have the same thing happen. The third time I tried it, I did not bring the mixture to a boil, I just melted everything down and got it smooth then added the powdered sugar and went on with the rest of the recipe. Other than that, it's a great cake. It was very moist with a nice flavor, it was neat to serve and even transporting it was easy as the frosting didn't stick to the saran wrap once it set. I will definately keep this recipe and use it again.
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Original recipe yields 12 servings
- Preheat oven to 350 F (175 degree C).
- In a medium size bowl, toss apples with sugar, flour, cinnamon, lemon juice, and water; spread evenly into a 8x8 inch pan. In another bowl, mix together flour, brown sugar, oats, and butter; spoon mixture evenly over apples.
- In a heavy sauce pan over low heat, melt the caramels with the evaporated milk. Heat , stirring frequently, until mixture has a smooth consistency. Drizzle the caramel sauce over the top of the crumble.
- Bake in preheated oven for about 45 minutes (apple mixture will bubble and topping will be golden brown).
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I am giving this a five star rating just because it tastes so wonderful!! But there are some serious adjustments needed to make it come out. First of all there is NO WAY this recipe will fit into an 8x8 pan. Must go into a 9x13 pan. Second I took some other peoples advice and put the caramel on top of the apples, not on top of the crumb topping, would recommend doing that! On the bag of caramels I used it had a recipe for caramel apples, which said to add 4 tablespoons of regular milk to each 48 caramels so I did that rather than open a whole can of evap. milk and waste what I didn't use, and it was just fine. With a few changes, will definitely make this recipe again. YUM!YUM!!
As the name implies it IS the best ever. I have a few suggestions for everyone. use a ziploc bag. make the filling, peel and cut the apples then add the apples to the ziploc bag pour in the filling and let marinate while you finish with the rest of the recipe. apples and sauce can even be made the night before and refrigerated. dont forget to double the lemon juice and cinnamon for the sauce. Instead of using flour use vanilla pudding, one box is a half cup. homemade caramel is the best and easiest way to go, medium high heat in a large saucepan stick of butter, cup of sugar and 1.25 cups of heavy cream added slowly and after the sugar turns a nice golden brown. you will have some left over that can be put in a jar and used on ice cream or French toast, mmmm. half the crumble recipe and add a dash of cinnamon. instead of water for the sauce use another liquid i.e. brandy, heavy cream, cider. the last 10 - 15 minutes of bake time sprinkle 1/4 - 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans to the top, its adds a great crunch.
Cindy R
This recipe is delicious and I will definitely make it again, only with a couple of tweaks. One, the pan needs to be larger and should be sprayed with pam or greased first, second the caramel definitely needs to go on top of the apple mixture before the crumb topping. I used caramal syrup, the kind you would put on ice cream, and just warmed it in the microwave (lid off) to warm it so it would be easier to pour, it took about half a bottle. This is delicious served hot with whipped cream on top, my family loved it!
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Amount Per Serving (12 total)
- Calories
- 502 cal
- 25%
- Fat
- 19.5 g
- 30%
- Carbs
- 80.8 g
- 26%
- Protein
- 5.3 g
- 11%
- Cholesterol
- 46 mg
- 15%
- Sodium
- 208 mg
- 8%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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The Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America (MGFA) is the only national volunteer health agency in the United States dedicated solely to the fight against myasthenia gravis. MGFA serves patients, their families and caregivers through a network of chapters, support groups and programs. Each chapter shares the vision of a world without MG.
Myasthenia gravis (pronounced My-as-theen-ee-a Grav-us) comes from the Greek and Latin words meaning "grave muscular weakness." The most common form of MG is a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disorder that is characterized by fluctuating weakness of the voluntary muscle groups. To learn more click here.
Are you hoping to have a baby someday?
Are you a young woman and an MG patient? Want to know more about the impact of MG on becoming a mother and how it might affect your pregnancy and childbirth? If you answered yes to these questions, you need to participate in the Myasthenia Gravis Research Foundation's upcoming webinar on MG and Pregnancy, with Robert Ruff, MD. A date for the program will be announced in coming weeks. In the meantime, MGFA is building a mailing list of young women interested in participating. To receive the announcement directly, please send your contact information to Karimah Day at email@example.com. Once we have program dates set, you'll hear from us with the details.
The leading neurological magazine, Neurology Now, has advertised MG June Awareness Month in their June/July 2014 issue in the "resource central" section. Please make sure to pick one up and check it out today. Read more here.
Twenty something MG patient & Orlando MGFA Support Group member, Rebekah Dorr of Orlando, FL was recently interviewed by radio host Beth Perrell of WDBO talk radio. Rebekah and her father, David Dorr, the Orlando Support Group Leader, talked with Beth about Rebekah's journey with Myasthenia Gravis and how others can find resources and help. To listen to the show visit: https://soundcloud.com/rebekah-dorr/mg-awareness-with-rebekah-dorr?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=facebook.
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We would like to welcome MGFA members to a new column that will appear quarterly. Our goal is to highlight some of the latest developments in research related to neuromuscular junction disorders. Every column should include new developments in myasthenia gravis (MG), but we will be covering other disease states as well. For this inaugural column, we will lead with congenital myasthenic syndrome. Read more here.
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We are pleased to announce the publication of the "Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Care of Patients with Myasthenia Gravis" for nursing professionals caring for patients with MG. The guidelines were fully funded by a grant from the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America, Inc. Please see the complete Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America and American Association for Neurological Nurses press release here.
The AANN webcast recording from the "Care of the Patient with Myasthenia Gravis" is now available. Please click here to listen.
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Dr. Ted Burns from the University of Virginia and a member of the M/SAB is producing a series of patient oriented podcasts for MGFA with information on the diagnosis, treatment, and management of MG. A podcast on The Benefits of Exercise in the Care of Patients with Myasthenia Gravis was produced in March 2012. To view and listen to the podcast series, click here.
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"It has been said that the gate of history turns on small hinges,
and so do people's lives. The choices we make determine our destiny."
Thomas S. Monson
When looking backwards in time at my ancestors' lives I tend to romanticize them. I never fail to be shocked to discover that not one of them had one that was ordinary. And once in a while I will uncover a decision that changed the direction of their life and their loved ones', too.
But isn't that how the story goes for all of us?
Today I'd like to introduce you to my husband's great-grandfather, Addison Cross, and his wife Hattie Marshall Cross. My oldest daughter owns the violin that Addison made almost one hundred years ago, and that's what I assumed would be the thing that I focused on until I started having questions about his wife.
I talked to one of Addison's relatives this week and even though she didn't give me anything new, she had a question of her own about Hattie. We both knew she'd been married at 16 in 1868 to Oscar Armstrong, and six months later had Fred, followed by divorcing Oscar and setting out on her own, never living at home again. She (the woman on the phone) thought that Fred had died because she called him "the boy", and no one knew anything about him except what they'd been told. Her question was what really happened to Hattie? Was she raped? Was she forced to marry him against her will after she learned she was pregnant? Would Oscar and Hattie have eventually married no matter what her condition?
When I hung up the phone I was perplexed. I'd made the call to make sure Hattie actually had been married to Oscar, or to correct a mistake that I run into often in family research: the Same-Name-Syndrome. But I came away relieved that my collection of documents were telling a true story, that her son Fred was very real, and that he hadn't died until he was 30-years-old.
One event changed the life of so many.
Fred was sent to live with his great-aunt and might have grown up playing with his aunts and uncles next door. Was anyone besides Hattie, her parents, or Hattie's aunt and uncle privy to the information about Fred's lineage? Guess not. Nobody I talked to knew about him.
When I turned my attention back to Hattie my heart broke. I was told that her death was mourned by people who said, "everyone loved Hattie. She was a beautiful and kind woman." I found her in the 1880 census, 18-years-old, childless and single, living with a family as a domestic servant in Nashua, while her ex husband was making furniture down the road in Merrimack. Can you imagine not being able to raise your own child? I'm sure that so many of you can. To have to watch him grow up, start walking, go to school, make friends, and finish school as her life went on in a different direction, but parallel to his, must have been challenging.
But the gate to that new life, Fred's, Hattie's, Oscar's, grandparents' and caregivers' had started to swing the moment she got pregnant.
Imagine Addison walking into Hattie's life seven years later. Fred, now the age of my second youngest, is either a secret, a sore spot and source of discomfort for one or both of them, or an unapproachable indulgence. Addison and Hattie ended up having eight more children while living in Hudson and then Derry, New Hampshire. They died within 10 months of each other in 1934/5. How did they manage their family and Fred? With or without him?
Fred died in 1899, a year before the next census which would have illuminated a bit more about his life and how other people's choices had affected his. No matter what, Fred had no choice about the circumstances of his birth and upbringing. (Maybe he did!)I'd like to believe that his caregivers, the Newcombes, gave him a stable and happy childhood. I'm curious about how and why he died. Was it a genetic weakness? Could have been. Harriet's next child, Frank Marshall Cross, my husband's namesake, died of a heart condition when he was just 54-years-old, 3 years before his parents. It would be so interesting to discover a family trend for heart problems. Wouldn't it?
What did I learn from looking at this group of people? What did I take away that I can apply to my life, or use to teach my children? I'm left considering the importance of choices. Once the gate swings open or shut it opens and closes to opportunities that could be good, bad or just plain different.
However, I had to search for this story. It was buried in secrecy or neglect of proper record-keeping and oral history. Why? If my daughters faced similar circumstances, or even my sons, I know that secrecy is not the direction I would go. Make a choice and own the consequences. That is what I believe. Enjoy them, fix what is yours to fix, or get help. But live in them completely. How else can you learn? Better yet, how else can anyone else learn from your life if it's hidden away?
Good questions.
You can throw the consequences to your choices or the circumstances that have been thrust upon you over the garden gate and turn your back and run.
But watch the gate on its backwards swing.


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Traditional funeral
While we walk around we suddenly heard the bell tones from the tower, we didn't know what's going on. Suddenly, we see the horse-drawn- carriage but still no idea what happen until we saw some of the people walked behind the carriage were crying
They have a different way of funeral, they transport the coffin in some kind of horse drawn carriage and cover everything in black except the horse
And the family, friends and relatives walk behind the carriage, it's probably the traditional way of here
Some of the local say, when there is a funeral going on. Also out of respect, the line of traffic behind the procession do not blow their horns
Taking pictures on a funeral's procession is not considered rude or offensive for most Nicaraguans. Respect to the deceased is expected from people taking pictures (no pushing or yelling)
Nicaraguan Politics and Memorials.
It's pretty hard for visitors from the USA who have any sense of history not to be curious about Nicaraguan politics--the Somoza regime, Sandinista revolt, and Contra movement. Nicaragua has indeed had a long and difficult relationship with the USA and European powers that have wanted commercial interests in the potential canal and banana plantations. The attitude of most Nicaraguans that we talked to was positive about the Sandinista movement and the current president Daniel Ortega. And, we really didn't find any negative attitudes about the USA. Somoza is now a dim memory for only the oldest citizens, and many don't even recall the Contra movement--something more publicized in the USA than Nicaragua. The guns for drugs swap of the Reagan administration is more an idle cause for amusement than cause for political debate. Of course, the long Somoza dictatorial regime (1936 to 1979) is mostly remembered for it's ruthlessness, particularly in the city of Leon. There's a pictorial mural and memorial statue dedicated at the site of a university protest that ended in the death of several students. And, the Somoza era jail used to torture political prisoners, just steps away from Leon's main Cathedral, has been converted into a folklore museum. I write more about both of these in the Leon pages...Related to:
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Patrick Arguello: Dawson's Field Hijackings 1970
There is a bit piece of history about a young Sandinista Nicaraguan that may actually have some relevance once again considering the upsurge in terrorism throughout the world. I recently read a story about Patrick Arguello Ryan, a young Nicaraguan who fled his country, to my hometown of Los Angeles, California, after his family was suspected of involvement in the assassination of Anastasio Somoza in the 1960's. After attending highchool near downtown Los Angeles Patrick Arguello studied in Chile and eventually went back to Nicaragua where he joined the Sandinista National Liberation Front. He was exiled from Nicaragua for his political activities with the Sandinistas and fled to Europe where he joined with the European Sandinistas who had forged a political pact with various Palestinian groups. But it was the hijacking of an El Al plane flying from Amsterdam to New York on September 6, 1970 that put Patrick Arguello Ryan in the history books. He had teamed up with a group of Palestinian's and took part in what became known as the 'Dawson's Field Hijackings of 1970:
"The Dawson's Field hijacking occurred on September 6, 1970. Four different jet aircraft bound from Europe to New York City, New York, United States were hijacked. Two of the jets landed at a remote desert airstrip in Jordan called Dawson's Field, the third, a 747, was thought to be too large to land there, and the fourth hijacking was foiled mid-air. The Palestinian guerrilla organization PFLP planned and executed this operation to gain publicity for the plight of Palestinians and to gain release of fellow guerrillas being held in Swiss jails."-quoted from Wikpedia
Arguello was the only hijacker killed after being shot 4 times my Israeli security on the El Al flight he hijacked. He also had the destintion of being the only Nicaraguan to take part in this Palestinian operation. It seems that as early as the 1970's there was a connection between terrorism and the Sandinista's.Related to:
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Why did the Sandinistas do what they did?
While researching my trip to Nicaragua I came across an interview of a young Nicaraguan immigrant in Toronto, Canada who expressed some of his own views on the civil war from 1979-1989 that displaced him & his family. Below are the excerpts from 'The Fate of a Nicaraguan' by Jaime Glazov of Frontpagemag.com
This may give you a little insight into Nicaragua & the Sandanista/Contra war that helped make Nicaragua the poorest Central American nation & the 2nd poorest country, behind Haiti, in the Western Hemisphere.
Why did the Sandinistas do what they did to Nicaragua?
"If their revolution was for the sake of social justice and equality, as they, and their Western admirers said it was, then why did that tragedy befall Nicaragua under their leadership? "
"I would leave it to the people who study books to answer that question," Pracxedes says,
but from my experience of running into people with books, I have gathered that I must answer the question from my own life experience. As I think of it now, it was hatred. The Sandinistas represented the socialist idea of equality. But that idea is hatred. It is about stealing from people who create wealth and keeping it for oneself. It is about envy and jealousy. It is about coveting one's neighbor's goods. In fact, it is about violating almost every commandment in the Ten Commandments. The answer is hatred, hatred of the human being, and the desire to destroy who he is.
Pracxedes finishes. His is the story of one Nicaraguan. "I am a Nicaraguan," he says,
and I will always be a Nicaraguan. But the Nicaragua I dream of must now be in my mind, because communism destroyed the one that exists. And I think the same goes for what kind of person I wish to be. I have to dream of him too, because a large part of him died somewhere in the Southwest part of Managua many years ago.
*You can read the entire article at the link provided below.*Related to:
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The flag
Blue and white are common colours in Central American flags. The colours come from the Central American Union flag from the beginning of the 19th century.
In the middle, in a circle, it says Republica De Nicaragua, America Central. Inside the circle is a triangle with vulcanos and a lake.
In the Central-American countries it's common to bargain on almost everything. Your accomodation is well worth a try especially when you're there in low season or with a bigger group. On markets it's common as well. Only restaurants and shops have fixed prices. All the other things... go ahead and have fun!
A piñata is made of chicken-wire and paper and hanged up in a rope. It is stuffed with sweets. It is used at partys where children with covered eyes are going to hit the piñata to break it and make the sweets fall out. Someone is pulling the rope and the children take turn to hit the piñata. When the piñata breaks and the sweets fall out all the children try to grab as much sweets as possible.
Nicaraguan Body Language
Seems odd but many people (especially in the country) point to things with their lips and not their fingers. I didn't notice this so much in the city or the coast. Another is shaking of the finger back and forth signifing a very stong "NO!" or "Don't go there!". This is also very prevelant on the coast/islands.
Apparently there are a few other common gestures but I didn't take notice of them or didn't understand meanings. Interesting.Related to:
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Entering someone's house politely
Nicaraguans don't just walk in someone's house or office even if they know the person well. They first say hello and then the other person might, for example, say "adelante" and you say " gracias" or "con permiso" and walk in.
Semana Santa
During the Holy Week everybody seams to go to the the beach to spend time with their family and friends, to eat, drink and party. This is the only time of the year beaches in Nicaragua are crowded.
As a lot of people comes to the beaches the prices often rise during this week.
There are a lot of poor people...
There are a lot of poor people in Nicaragua. It's nice to give a tip, for anything someone does for you (at the Hotel, the Restaurant). There are also a lot of street children who are drug addicts. You can't help them, by giving them money. What I used to do was, buying bread or some other stuff for those kids. Cause if you give them money, they'll never use it to buy something to eat. Some of them already know that it's easy to get some money from tourists.
On the market it's a must to deal.
Like most places, people like their coffee break.
Here we are working in the heat but....everyone likes to have the occassional coffee break.Related to:
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Treat people the way you want...
Treat people the way you want to be treated and smile. Give the little kids change and stickers and anthing to do with baseball. I gave this guy a spear gun and he got dinner for his family
Keep in mind, you don't know...
Keep in mind, you don't know which 'side' people took during the war. Many people suffered and are still sensitive.
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Woodstock will be the site of one of eight job fairs hosted by Goodwill of North Georgia on Wednesday, Feb. 6, giving job seekers across the region the chance to connect with dozens of employers.
Goodwill will hold the job fair at eight of its career centers. Employers will be on-site at each location recruiting workers for professional, warehouse and retail positions.
Job Fair Attendee Requirements
- Professional interview attire
- Several copies of their résumés.
"Each of our career centers holds regular job fairs, but this is the first time we've combined our efforts to create a single-day impact," says Elaine Armstrong, director of public relations. In addition to Woodstock, Goodwill has career centers in Athens, Atlanta, Decatur, Duluth, Cartersville, Oakwood and Rome.
Woodstock Goodwill Career Center
9425 Highway 92, Woodstock, GA 30188
10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Area employers are recruiting workers for jobs that include:
- Apollo Staffing: auto cad drafter, landscaper, extrusion operators
"We know many people start the year looking for new job opportunities. This one-day event will allow us to help them connect with employers, while highlighting the myriad of resources each location offers every day," Armstrong said.
Job seekers can use the location finder on Goodwill's website to find their nearest career center.
The nonprofit, known for its donation centers and stores, uses the money from its donated goods program to fund its career centers and employment services. Goodwill representatives say the facilities have become a resource for more than 30,000 job seekers and thousands of area businesses looking to hire staff.
Goodwill career centers are free and open to the public. They are equipped with computers, résumé-writing tools, local job postings, photocopiers, telephones and other resources. Goodwill also provides recruitment fair space, interview rooms and other services for local employers.


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Nearly a year ago, when I was editor-in-chief of the
Montage, newspaper, I met with Carla Chance, vice chancellor for finance and business services for the STLCC district to discuss the possible outcomes should there be large budget cuts from the state.
Chance pulled out a large white binder. In it, there were several scenarios the administration was preparing for in case of a large cut in the state's budget for higher education. Although always careful not to predict the future, Chance said she was hopeful the state would not make a cut as high as 7 percent.
A year later, Gov. Jay Nixon announced the cuts: 7 percent.
As a result of the budget reduction, the STLCC administration was forced to cut $3.3 million from its budget. More than 60 support service positions were eliminated, along with child care for students, individual athletic teams for each campus and the community relations staff was reduced.
, new president, said the cuts were very difficult, but they could have been worse.
"The academic side of things has not been cut throughout all of this," Wasson said. "We have not lost faculty lines, which is amazing."
Faculty Takes a Hit
Academics may have been protected, but faculty did feel the side-effects of a tight budget. After almost a year of negotiations, the faculty settled on a 1.5 percent raise instead of the usual 2-4 percent of years past.
"We knew this time going into it that money was going to be an issue," said Doug Hurst, a communications professor at , who co-chaired the National Educators Association and faculty team that negotiated the new contracts.
In addition to the 1.5 percent salary increase, faculty received a one-time $500 check in the mail over the summer.
"Obviously when we are dealing with an increase in health costs and an increase in the cost of living in general, that doesn't go very far," Hurst said. "This year, there was an increase in our retirement contribution and a higher copay and deductible in our health care costs. Even the 1.5 percent that we agreed did not offset those costs."
Part-time vs. Full-time
Although faculty will not be cut altogether, there may certainly be an intention to change the academic modus operandi of the institution. Denise Chachere, former trustee of the college, said in an article in the student newspaper, that the college could be looking at options such as providing midnight classes or increasing the number of part-time faculty in order to offset the budget cuts.
"The trend across the country is increasing the number of part-time faculty because that's a less expensive route than increasing full-time faculty," Chachere said in the article.
Hurst said he understands the hiring of adjuncts could help the administration save money, but they would not replace the higher quality of a full-time professor.
"We are the best trained and this district has prided itself in having some of the best faculty members in the state, so you hope they put a higher priority on the quality," Hurst said.
Lobbying for the Future
On Aug. 25, Wasson along with other university leaders will be meeting at Gov. Nixon's mansion to discuss the future of higher education in the state of Missouri. Wasson said he sees it as a sign Missouri is invested in its college students.
In June, however, Nixon announced $172 million in cuts, a large part of it which went to help Joplin's relief and reconstruction efforts. Of those cuts, $16.8 million will come from higher education.
But as prepares for what seems to be another year of tough choices, Wasson said he hopes higher education will soon again be a priority of the state government.
"We are grateful for the governor and the legislators for providing us the funds that they have," Wasson said. "We understand these are difficult times, but we also hope as the economy recovers and tax revenues start coming back in at higher levels, that we will be considered first to have our funding resumed."
Carlos Restrepo is a freelance journalist for Patch.com. Restrepo was formerly editor-in-chief of Meramec's newspaper, The Montage, and news editor of Webster University's newspaper, The Journal.