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Under our FRAPS data you see that the HD 7950s in CrossFire appear to be faster than the GTX 660 Tis in SLI, but after taking out runts our observed average frame rates are much lower, more in line with the single Radeon HD 7950.
Our now familiar frame time plot data demonstrates the problem with AMD's CrossFire technology and runt frames - frames taking up such a small area of the screen that they adversely affecting animation performance. While both single GPU results look pretty good the HD 7950s running in parallel produce the mass of orange alternating long/short frames. NVIDIA's GTX 660 Tis in SLI are definitely slightly more variant than the single GPU options but appear to be within reason.
The minimum FPS data shows the GTX 660 Tis in SLI running well ahead of any other option with average frame rate of about 122 FPS while the rest hoever in the 70 FPS range.
The GTX 660 Ti cards in SLI definitely exhibit some more frame time variance than the single GPUs but the Radeon HD 7950s in CrossFire definitely skew things dramatically. While this doesn't definitely detect stutter it is a good indication that you will see some with results like this.
Again the Radeon HD 7950s look great in CrossFire on the outset, ahead of the GTX 660 Ti cards in SLI. But after removing those dreaded runt frames the "real world" performance of the GTX 660 Ti cards is much better.
The Radeon HD 7950 combo actually looks worse at 2560x1440 with more variance on a frame to frame comparison where as the NVIDIA GTX 660 Ti cards appear to be tighter, resulting in a better multi-GPU environment.
Our minimum FPS percentile data shows great results from both the single GeForce GTX 660 Ti and the Radeon HD 7950 but adding a second HD 7950 doesn't change much for AMD. Only the GTX 660 Ti is scaling.
Again at 2560x1440 we see the frame variance ratings are much higher with the HD 7950s in CrossFire.
Eyefinity with CrossFire continues to be an even worse problem for AMD as we can see here there are tons of not only runts, but flat out dropped (never shown at all) frames that bring the observed frame rate down considerably.
Ech, a mess of color here. The blue lines are telling us that the 2GB version of the GTX 660 Ti are struggling with 5760x1080 in SLI mode though they are reliably showing frames to the gamer. Single GPU results (though kind of cut off at the top, sorry!) are much smoother but are definitely faster on the single HD 7950 than the single GTX 660 Ti.
The minimum FPS chart shows the single HD 7950 ahead of the GTX 660 Ti, as we expected based on the plot of frame times above (22 FPS average against 27 FPS average). But while CrossFire sees basically no observed frame rate increases the SLI result jumps up to 38 FPS or so at the 50th percentile. Note though that SLI in this case does follow a curve that brings the frame rates back down in line with a single HD 7950 at the tail end.
Our frame time variance chart has really interesthing things to tell us, starting with the expected "AMD CrossFire isn't working that well" kind of thing. AMD's CrossFire clearly sees the most frame rate differences though NVIDIA's SLI isn't immune here with frame variances crossing the 15 ms in some fringe cases. To put that in perspective though, CrossFire HD 7950s see variances larger than that for more than 20% of all frames rendered!
I really don't understand how incompetent you must be to accuse Ryan's last few articles of being all Nvidia and meant to destroy AMD. He explains his testing methods, his setups, and creates repeatable, measurable data for us to analyze. If you don't believe it's true, don't read it. I for one have been utterly displaced from my own enthusiasm for AMD's crossfire. I just couldn't understand why i had such a rough gameplay experience at 1440p when my frames were so high. What a mess.
BF3, Crysis 3, and Even Bioshock Infinite: anytime i'm in battles or high character count areas it becomes choppy and skippy, even though it says 100 fps :S
I'm rooting for AMD. I like to have a 2 card solution but I just can't do that with Xfire like I can with SLI. Here is to hoping they come out with a decent driver that really shows Xfire can work! Then I might get an 8000 series.
I'm pleased with the frame rating results for AMD's single GPU solutions. I'll never do crossfire anyway but I'm hoping they fix their drivers for scaling... I can see people staying clear for AMD otherwise.
AMD is garbage. We are almost to the point of refusing to sell AMD sh*t. It really has gotten that bad.
You must have read a different article since this one clearly shows that AMDs single GPU products are better than nVidia at this price point. Since the dawn of SLI/Crossfire it's been a bad idea to go multi-gpu on mid-range (lol $300 mid) parts rather than go with a single higher end GPU.
I Like to know how long these Crossfire problems exist. How much is the GCN Architecture to blame? How long have we been stupid in believing that Crossfire was just as good as SLI?
Take a HD6990 and a HD4870X2 for example and also add some old games (UT3, Doom 3, Half Life 2).
I have been running SLI for years in the old days. I never used Vsync because it was known to not work great for SLI (also was my experience) Since I have been using Radeon HD5850 OC in Crossfire I use Vsync for all singleplayer games and using framecap for multiplayer games. I always thought it had something to do with the Crossfire implementation and that it might have been optimized for Vsync primarly. I also did notice that Crossfire had some additional tearing. Now these days I know better...
Thanks for these great articles!
I know that FRAPS was showing problems in the 6000 and 5000 series. I also have heard SLI had problems back in the 200 series. I believe it was with 400 or 600 series that they started the frame metering improvements, since they said they started this a couple years ago.
This is a really interesting idea though I don't know how much time I'll be able to devote to older GPUs...
That would be an interesting test just to see if this issue was introduced with the GCN architecture or it's an underlying problems of ATI/AMD multi GPU implementation.
Maybe without going to far back, a test with a pair of 69xx cards shouldn't take too long ;)
The next step, after AMD put an option for evenly distributed frames in the drivers, is going to be test input lag compared to SLI.
If the results of this future test for both are closer to vsync + triple buffering, then AMD could claim that there never was a problem and the option (of smoothing) was already there for all users.
The BF3 discussion mentioned GTX 680 SLI twice above and below the 4th plot. I think GTX 660 SLI was intended.
Thanks, fixed!
I know this is a ton of work, but....
I would like to see how VLIW4 compares to GCN. Is this a new problem with AMD cards, or has this been happening for a long time?
Thanks Ryan for doing all this work, it is a very interesting read.
And keep up the good work on the podcasts!!
Even if it is a quick game review (BF3?) of 6970's in crossfire.
Crossfire and SLI both are unbearable without using something like Afterburner to meter the frames. I'd like to see that tested.
Nope. Only amd's crossfire is unbearable.
SLI is awesome and rocks the smoothness.
Frame rate target is ultra awesome on single card nVidia.
Only amd's crossfire is an utter failure and a giant fps lie.
CF fails completely on half the games, too.
On the other half they have false frame rate double pumped when in reality they display single card rates with massive stutter and tearing.
amd cf is epic fail incarnate
Now all the amd fans can scream once again, "you can't see anything beyond 30 fps, the human eye is incapable of it ! "
Then they can move their human eye benchmark to 60fps
Then to 120 since the 120hz monitors have come out...
In any case, is easy to say on amd crossfire you will get 30 frames MAX with massive stutter, so it is true that the amd fanboy human eye cannot see beyond 30 fps.
It's okay to be on disability with amd cards.
Guys!there are too many variable involved in somethi ng this massive .I all brain an angle most forget.what is needed to generate graphic?don't say GPU .next ?is control the vast majority of what is going on .Google sRGB 15 and read his view on color profile.this is just the tip of the iceburg .then you have data fragmentation everywhere always along the way and supposedly seemless.give me a break.nothing cause more trouble then the various fragememtation.at cache level at network level at GPU level.add to this the new .net .then we have bufferbloat everywhere which cause more fragmentation.I tell you this because the main cause of my issue have been at the is level I have been trying to get rid of all those fragmentation point but so far the task is so big its insane .I ain't even started on the subject of color profile converting data for x y z to ?all along with the way wiggle room get by and at the end cause all the chaos pcper notice.but I bet if you ask ms they all say it is lower the human perception (85 ms)so it is a non issue.sadly ms is wrong .a fix?lol try getting the exact value of the black point of you monitor for fun.the white point?etc etc etc.there are a lot of value that shouldnt be on the eye ball guess or random yet a huge amount are.this is a good idea but without doing the same for all variable related to the os it is futile exercise because most of the issue come from the os because of all the compromise .imagine when 4k ITU standard is added to scrgb (?)lol it will be even worst.this is why tablet are popular like nexus 7.you pay 200 $and will look as good most computer at 1080p!ya there are issue .they are the same as they were when I was using xp 10 years ago .ms took 10 years to fix the universal clock.so better be patient on the issue you discover here cause most will be caused by the is (window)
Some people will never learn that online translators do not work in conversation. ;)
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
You know for a site that's supposed to be hardware centric, you sure dropped the ball.
NOT A SINGLE WORD on the mini GTX 670.
HERE, I'll do some of your homework FFS.
You mean words like this?
latency and frame time delivery as more and more sites are testing will only improve ALL products. Obviously there is a big problem with Crossfire at the moment, and I have no doubt it will eventually be fixed.
My Titan btw, has the lowest latency of ANY solution, so that makes me feel even better about my addiction.
We get the deal, AMD and nVidia both fairly well matched single card perf. AMD crossfire has problems if you for some idiotic reason don't use a frame limiter like radeon pro.
Blowing things out a little bit here mate. Time to start looking at the quality solutions that people have been using for a long time and that have been reported on for quite some time. Even Tom's Hardware did a bit on radeon pro some months ago and how it eliminates micro stutter. Pretty sure the end result was a win for the unofficial 7990 against the gtx690 in terms of latency and smoothness.
By quality solutions I don't mean ticking the "vsync" box in games then running the game at settings that only get you 40fps. I mean using radeon pro setting frame limit ~59 playing at settings that get you an average of 60+ and watching how smooth your cards look compared to the competition. Oh and how input lag free they remain.
The Toms Hardware article is here: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7990-devil13-7970-x2,3329-...
You will notice that they used Dynamic v-sync within RadeonPro to fix it at different FPS limited points. It appears to be a v-sync/FPS limiter combo they are using.
It is worth using, but you shouldn't be required to use a FPS limiter or v-sync to fix stuttering either, but it is a solution for now.
Wow what a complete blunder for AMD!!! No wonder they are giving out amazing free games!! To sell their broken CF hardware!! What an eye opener!!
Looks like Im buying Nvidia this round.
I have to agree with bystander here, seeing even just a slim article about CF/SLI performance with previous generation cards would have great value, as it would let a lot of people (myself included with my HD5770 CF setup) get some information on what an upgrade to a new CF setup will mean for us.
Having just ordered a Tahiti LE I would love to know if I will get the same amount of stuttering with two cards, just more FPS, or if the stuttering is worse, and in turn will make the upgrade of a lower perceived value than what FPS numbers imply.
Kind of proves Techreport wrong on 660Ti vs 7950, according to whom SINGLE 660Ti was supposed to be much better than 7950.
Then again, flawed conclusions lead to improvements in methodology and finding REAL problems, so I can't complain about that.
Is problem with CF hardware in nature? In last article you mentioned nVidia having built in hardware elements just to handle the issue, whereas AMD cards just output frames ASAP. So it means issue is unresolvable in drivers and AMD has to improve it hardware-wise in next generation? Looks like we have to disregard CF as viable option until it happens, then.
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While there is no guarantee on how much you can cut your grocery bill by, there are a lot of things that you can do to lower your monthly food expenses. Below are some great money-saving tips that, if applied, will help you keep both your bank account and pantry stocked!
Shopping for clean and safe food is quite another story. We want to save money here, but organic foods are usually more expensive. One thing I have learned here, is when cutting out processed food, buying organic can cost much less. Why? Because we don't realize how much we actually spend on processed foods until we start to cut them out. Buying more fresh organic foods and cooking more from scratch will actually save you money.
1. Forget about the name. One of the quickest ways to save money at the grocery store is to forget about the brand name foods. We need to change the way we think and start looking at labels and not name brands. The ingredient label will tell you more information than any fancy marketing on the front.For some reason, people think that buying brand name food is like buying brand name clothing. Guess what? It isn't! When it comes to food, often times the off brand foods taste exactly like the brand name foods…sometimes they taste even better! And, the best part is that the off brand foods cost substantially less than the name brands do. But even then, the most important part of any label is the ingredient list. Read IT!
5 Ways To Make This Memorial Day Cookout Unique
Monday is Memorial Day in the USA.
Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday which occurs every year on the final Monday of May. Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. It's also a day we celebrate with food, family, and friends.
It's a time to relax and get together and enjoy the day. Get out the grill and have cookout. It is usually the first official cookout day that we mark the beginning of summer. Kids are winding down the school year and graduates are celebrating. So let's BBQ!
Every barbecue is always a good fun family event. Here are 5 ways to make your routine holiday barbecue a more unique experience:
1) Who said you have to only barbecue meat? There is quite a lot that can be done with bread or fruit and veggies over a hot grill. One way to make barbecues and grilling more fun to the whole family is to use pastry cutters for what ever it is you are grilling. It is up to you or your kids what design and type of food you use. This also gets the kids involved.
Monsanto Is Invading My Space Now
Today, I'm mad and dumbfounded after learning just how close Monsanto has come to my space. The place I call home and feel the safest. At least until the news that neighbors have decided to jump on the money wagon and earn a few bucks growing GMO corn. I have watched yellow fields pop up all over our community.
All being sprayed with RoundUp aka glyphosate…
"Each year in the United States more than 1 billion pounds of synthetic pesticides – insecticides, herbicides, rodenticides and fungicides – are applied in agriculture, homes, schools, parks, playgrounds and daycare centers. The National Toxicology Program has found in animal bioassays that a number of widely used pesticides are carcinogenic. Case-control epidemiologic studies have found consistent, modest associations between pesticide exposures in utero and in early childhood and acute lymphocytic leukemia, childhood brain cancer and childhood non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Rates of childhood leukemia are consistently elevated among children who grow up on farms, among children whose parents used pesticides in the home or garden, and among children of pesticide applicators." ~ Philip J. Landrigan, MD, chairman of the Department of Community and Preventive Medicine and professor of pediatrics at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City
All I can say that someone is paying big bucks to get the little guy to grow this stuff. I am sure most are not educated about Monsanto and their GMO seeds, they just see an income opportunity. I just wish more people would look at the big picture when making such decisions..


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2001 Mercury Mountaineer 4 Dr STD AWD SUV Review
very roomy
Gas mileage not the greatest
Its A Good Family Car But Not So Great To Travel (gas Mileage) — Its a good suv but i have had to do ALOT of work to it in the past few months! But it is 10 yrs old so really can't complain to much! Being a V8 its not bad on gas either! Nice family car
Primary Use: Family transportation
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Tobby writes:
2001 Mercury Mountaineer 4 Dr STD AWD SUV Review
Big engine, Nice stereo system, nice interior for price.
Prone to drivetrain problems, Bad gas mileage (15 MPG)
Good All Around Vehicle. — Nice SUV. Very comparable to a Ford Explorer. Came fully loaded. Performance is great with a nice V8 engine. Pros: Good Engine, Nice interior. Cons: Bad Gas Mileage, Drivetrain problems. (Watch that transfer case) Overall, I love to drive it. Good Stereo system, lots of extras for the price. A decent buy.
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2008 Mercury Mountaineer Reviews
A Ok Family Car
I got this car when i had a new born. The white color looks majestic and from the interiors it was great. It had many technology like power seats, blue tooth audio. USB lots of usb ports an also lots ... Read More
2007 Mercury Mountaineer Reviews
Versatile And Dependable.
We now have 135,000 miles on the car. I have two complaints: 1. Had to get a new radiator after 45,000 miles - it was out of warranty. 2. Sometimes the transmission shifts roughly into reverse. This h... Read More
2006 Mercury Mountaineer Reviews
Amanda, The Mountaineer
I liked everything about this car except the gas mileage. Nice looks, good family car. I have 2 kids and I have the perfect amount of room for everything: Sports, groceries, pets and kids, knee room, ... Read More
Look At All The Power Buttons And Extras...
This was great when going to ball games for my kids but they are grown so time for something smaller. Sunroof for fresh breeze in your hair, DVD player to keep those kids entertained on those long tri... Read More
2005 Mercury Mountaineer Reviews
Great Suv!!
This car is very nice to drive. very peppy and powerful. with the feel of a luxury car when you drive it. Seats 7 comfortably. or drop down the 3rd seats for cargo room and if you need more the 2nd se... Read More
2005 Mercury Mountaineer
Our first SUV. Used primarily as the family vehicle but did not use it much as I had a company car that I used most of the time. Good looking vehicle overall but it lacked power when towing a traile... Read More
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I Found My Black Beauty Mountaineer
I just had spinal surgery and LOVE the heated seats with lumbar support. Had a few emergency runs to hospital, no fear in the Mountaineer. I'm getting up in years, and yet I find myself needing more r... Read More
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Physics student receives prestigious Goldwater ScholarshipApril 23, 2013
|Thomas Nevins
EAU CLAIRE — A University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire student has received a prestigious scholarship for students pursuing careers in science, mathematics or engineering.
Thomas Nevins, a junior physics major and Honors Program participant from Chippewa Falls, has been awarded the Goldwater Scholarship, one of only eight awarded in Wisconsin.
"I'd have to say I feel relieved, surprised and honored to receive the scholarship all at the same time," Nevins said. "It really helps justify the past three years of undergraduate research. Getting the scholarship also tells me that people out there think my current research is important enough to support and my past research is good enough to show that I know what I'm doing."
The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program was established by Congress in 1986 to honor Senator Barry M. Goldwater. The goal is to provide a continuing source of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians and engineers by awarding scholarships to college students who intend to pursue careers in these fields.
Students who receive Goldwater Scholarships must have strong academic qualifications, in-depth research experience and a commitment to a career in science.
Dr. Paul Thomas, professor of physics and astronomy, was one of the professors who recommended Nevins for the scholarship.
"Thomas is one of the very brightest students I've worked with in my 25 years at UW-Eau Claire," he said. "He has a very strong understanding of mathematics and physics, and a quick insight that allows us to discuss research problems very easily and naturally. I think that he could work in any field of physics that he wished."
Nevins said that he owes his scholarship success not only to his various research experiences, but also to those who have supported him over the years.
"There are my recommenders, Dr. Paul Thomas and Dr. Thomas Lockhart from here in the physics department and Dr. Wei Jiang Yeh from the University of Idaho (who was my adviser last summer); but there is also the rest of the physics department at UW-Eau Claire," he said. "In class they are incredible educators, and outside of class they go out of their way to help students succeed. Really it is the physics department's advice and guidance over the years that made me qualified for this scholarship, along with a few other professors from around the university and Dr. Karen Havholm, assistant vice chancellor for research and sponsored programs."
During his scholarship year, Nevins will continue current work with Thomas on development of a computer model of how satellite debris orbiting earth behaves upon collision, with the ultimate goal of being able to recover satellite parts.
Last summer, Nevins was selected for an internship position in the National Science Foundation's Research Experiences for Undergraduates program. While spending nine weeks at the University of Idaho, he worked on the project "Nanoporous Materials for Sensor Applications."
Nevins' research with Dr. Thomas Lockhart was presented at UW-Eau Claire's annual Student Research Day, and in 2012 his poster on "Formation of Antibubbles in Oil Systems" received an award.
After graduating, Nevins plans to pursue a doctorate in experimental physics and then conduct research in physics at a national laboratory.
Goldwater Scholars receive scholarships that cover the cost of undergraduate tuition, fees, and room and board up to $7,500 for one or two years.
The UW-Eau Claire Office of Research and Sponsored Programs and the College of Arts and Sciences coordinated the nominations at the suggestion of the provost.
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After an ancient war with the Vampires, a group of humans and non-Vampire Abnormals created the city of Praxis, and safeguarded it against Vampires, or anyone with vampire Source Blood. Praxis is the last Abnormal stronghold, a bastion of Abnormal knowledge and powers, hidden within Hollow Earth, under the planet's surface.
Hidden away from the world of surface humans and Vampires, the denizens of Praxis never suffered the eons of wars that afflicted the earth's surface. Instead, the city continued developing its technology, knowledge, and Abnormal powers over the ages, making it the most advanced Earth city by far. When human civilization was in its infancy, Praxis already had airships and railways. Today, its technology is unparalleled.
The citizens of Praxis run the gamut from humans to peaceful and passive reptilians to hyper advanced, camouflaged Abnormals who are ideal for combat. The city is also overseen by one of the three most powerful Abnormals on or in the Earth: The hyperspecies Abnormal Kanaan, an enormous creature that holds the ability to make or destroy huge areas of Hollow Earth under the planet's surface. The leader of Praxis, Ranna Seneschal, communes psychically with Kanaan.
Praxis was recently in a struggle for its very existence. Kanaan lay dying. A powerful enemy, Adam Worth, led a rebellion in the city. And the city made desperate attempts to keep itself secret in the face of disaster. Thanks to a collaboration with Helen and the Sanctuary team, Praxis was narrowly saved from these threats, although Ranna is still largely mistrusting of surface dwellers.
Watch a clip from Episode 412 'Sanctuary for None, Part 1'.
Amanda tries her best to start her Q&A on the right foot but her director is not too pleased with her performance...
Mandy or Amanda? Adam or The Cabal? These questions and more answered when Robin Dunne sits down and interviews his Sanctuary co-star, Amanda Tapping.


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"Samantha was and still is my renaissance child," says her mother. "She always loved music and books and had a tremendous curiosity and intensity, whatever subject caught her imagination."
Though Samantha is recognized as a celebrity DJ, she originally broke onto the scene as a folk singer and songwriter. (Coincidentally, one of her tunes was featured in Lohan's 2004 smash movie, Mean Girls.) Currently, she is remixing songs for Good Charlotte's greatest-hits album and hopes to get her band up and running again.
Lately, though, she has been in the spotlight for other reasons. When she discovered a small piece about herself and Lohan in Rolling Stone, she balked. "It's like, 'Oh, not you guys, too!'" says the typically press-shy Ronson. "I stay away from the tabloids. I don't feel that I should personally have to defend myself to a magazine that I'm not a drug addict. I don't do drugs. I don't sell pictures of my friends."
When asked about Lohan, Samantha is polite but firm. "I'm not going to talk about Lindsay because she's my friend, you know? She's great. She's also 22 years old. I think people forget that. With the Internet the way it is, one second we're enemies, one second we're best friends, one second we're lovers, and then we're broken up."
By press time, reports had trickled out on the Web that Samantha had changed her personal status on Facebook to "in a relationship," while photos of her and Lohan holding hands had circulated. She is accustomed to the speculation. "Even the airport-security guy in Canada asked me, 'So, is it true?'" laughs Samantha. "It's like, 'Oh, yeah, I'm telling you.'" Charlotte adds, "The funniest thing was, I bought a bunch of those tabloid magazines and didn't even notice that Samantha was on the cover of one."
Lohan, however, is unsurprisingly coy when she replies by e-mail: "I love the Ronsons. They're close to my heart and I respect all the work they do. Samantha and my relationship is a private matter."
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JDA Software Announces Third Quarter 2012 Results
JDA® Software Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: JDAS), The Supply Chain Company ®, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2012. In a separate announcement made today, JDA reported that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with entities affiliated with RedPrairie under which JDA shareholders will receive $45.00 per share in an all-cash transaction.
JDA reported third quarter revenue of $164.5 million, compared to $173.1 million of revenue reported in third quarter 2011. Adjusted EBITDA was $44.5 million in third quarter 2012 compared to $52.9 million in the third quarter of 2011, generating an adjusted EBITDA margin of 27 percent in the current quarter compared to 31 percent in the third quarter of 2011.
JDA also reported adjusted non-GAAP earnings per share for third quarter 2012 of $0.53, compared to $0.67 per share reported in the third quarter 2011. Adjusted non-GAAP earnings exclude amortization of acquired software technology and intangibles, restructuring charges, stock-based compensation and costs related to the revenue recognition investigation and restatement in 2012. GAAP net income attributable to common shareholders for third quarter 2012 was $11.1 million or $0.26 per diluted share, compared to $18.3 million or $0.43 per share in the third quarter 2011.
Conference Call InformationIn view of the separate announcement made today that JDA has entered into a definitive merger agreement with entities affiliated with RedPrairie, under which JDA shareholders will receive $45.00 per share in an all-cash transaction, JDA has cancelled its third quarter 2012 earnings conference call scheduled for 4:45 EDT on Nov 5, 2012. During the pendency of the transaction, the Company will report quarterly results consistent with its current schedule, but will not host quarterly conference calls. Software and Subscription Software and subscription revenue was $31.5 million in the third quarter 2012 compared to $38.5 million in the third quarter 2011. In 2012, the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region license sales in Europe and license sales to manufacturing customers in North America were negatively impacted by the overall macro-economic conditions. License sales in the Asia-Pacific region continued to show a recovery as sales in this region increased 88 percent over Q3 2011, to $3.2 million. The Company closed 37 software deals, including six deals in excess of $1 million in the current quarter, compared to 49 deals, including 10 over $1 million in the prior year period. Additionally, the average sales price for the trailing 12 months ended Sept. 30, 2012 was $724,000 compared to $843,000 for the trailing 12 months ended Sept. 30, 2011.
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Elderly man and woman shot, stabbed to death in Burbank home
BY MICHAEL LANSU Staff Reporter March 7, 2013 10:26PM
Two elderly people were murdered in their southwest suburban Burbank home.
A relative called police to the home in the 6400 block of West 83rd Place about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to Burbank police.
The victims — identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner's office as Peter Mountain, 79, and Sally Lopez, 80 — were found unresponsive in a bedroom, police said.
Autopsies performed Thursday found that Mountain died of multiple gunshot wounds and a stab wound in the neck, and Lopez suffered multiple gunshot wounds, stab wounds and a blunt force trauma injury to the head, the medical examiner's office said. Both deaths were ruled homicides.
Officers found no sign of forced entry to the home, and authorities said they did not think the attack was a random act of violence, and burglary or robbery was not a motive.
"Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Lopez family as they leave behind several children," police said in a statement.
Burbank Police and the South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force have more than 40 investigators working the case and "using every investigative tool available."


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Our goal for this FINIS Blog is to share information and feedback about swimming more openly. So I wanted to share an ongoing story I have about a friend re-learning the basics of swimming.
Steve is looking to do an open water swim this year after not swimming regularly since high school. So while on a ski lift at Squaw Valley this spring, Steve asked me for technique hints or suggestions so that he doesn't embarrass himself in the water. I told him that the first thing to do is go back to the fundamentals. Over the next few weeks I found myself "coaching" Steve via email instruction as if he were just learning how to swim.
I started out by asking Steve to get in the water 3 days a week and repeat the workout below each day during his first week. Target yardage 1200. Steve suggested, come on, that's too easy! My reply was that quality is far more important than quantity. During the second week we would increase to 1500 or 1600 yards, so I told him to enjoy the shorter workout while his body gets used to swimming again. Our end goal is to get Steve swimming 3 days a week about 3000 yards per workout.
Week 1:
- 500 yards freestyle warm up. Concentrate on each lap, not just finishing the 500. Think about catching the water at the top of the stroke; reach out front, catch the water and at that moment, rotate the opposite hip down and try to pull the body past the hand.
5 x 50 yards breaststroke (10 second rest between each 50)
6 x 75 yards free/kick/free with the snorkel. Make the middle 25 kicking only, hands at your sides, rotate to the left side and right side every six kicks, keeping your head straight, rolling your shoulder toward the bottom of the pool. 10 second rest between each 75.
Get out, relax and come back after a day off.
Steve enjoyed his first week but he admitted having a tough time grasping the concept of rolling the opposite hip down and pulling the body past the hand. In future posts, I'll expand more on my coaching growth with Steve but I do have to say that it has been fun for me to teach Steve through some of these fundamentals that I have learned over the years. And it is even more exciting to get his enthusiastic replies when a concept I had been explaining finally sticks. Perhaps it is not too late to re-learn some of the basics? Swim well and blog on.
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Walking on the moon was one of mankind's greatest technological feats and NASA's biggest success story. We all know about the very first successful landing and the two astronauts who first set foot on the moon, Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong. But they were not the last astronauts to walk on the moon and go further than most humans have ever traveled. So, how many men have walked on the Moon?
Including the first two astronauts 12 men have walked on the moon. Looking at the development of the Apollo program it is not surprising. The entire Apollo program was a study in the gradual progression of technology until a successful moon landing and return. The first Apollo missions dealt with actually getting to the moon and coming back. Up until the Apollo 11 mission, no astronauts landed on the moon. They simply flew to it, did a flyby and returned. After the successful Apollo 11 mission of course the feat was repeated several times.
NASA launched 6 successful mission in all to the moon. The last was in 1972. There is very interesting information concerning these twelve astronauts. First off they are among only 24 people to actually see the far side of the moon. Second there were other famous astronauts other than Armstrong and Aldrin. Alan Shepard the commander of the Apollo 14 mission was the second man and first American in space. His mission was also the first to be broadcast in color television.
Apollo 17 was the last mission to the moon. The three astronauts on this mission were Eugene Cernan, Ronald Evans and Harrison Schmitt. Their mission was also the first night launch occurring at midnight. Cernan and Schmitt became the very last astronauts to walk on the moon.
Another question that would probably be raised is if the lunar landings were so successful why didn't NASA or other nations plan more missions? The simple answer is lack of resources. The Apollo program at its peak cost 24 billion dollars. Even now the current NASA budget is only half of that amount. On top of that, the United States was going through a major recession in the latter half of the seventies so NASA had a curtailed budget and limited political will to launch any more missions. The Soviet Union was the only other government capable of a similar feat but they had already decided against the expenditure. The eventual collapse of the Soviet Union put a permanent end to any possibility of an attempt by a foreign government at the time.
If you enjoyed this article there are others on Universe Today that you will like. There is a great article on the Space Race. There is also a great article on Russian Cosmonauts.
There are also great resources on the web. The NASA website has extensive information on the Apollo program. The Smithsonian website also has a page with detailed information on each of the missions.
You can also check out Astronomy Cast. Episode 114, The Moon, Part 2 is about the history lunar exploration.
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Phil Rees visits Scripps J-School at Ohio University
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Sept. 28 and 29 EW Scripps School of Journalism and the International Institute of Journalism hosted Phil Rees as a special guest speaker.
Students were able to follow the life of documentary and international journalism through the eyes of this producer. Rees came to several classes within the journalism school such as J-Freshman Newsroom, Midday, and TV Broadcast News. Here the international journalist showed pieces of different documentaries he has worked on all across the world. With over forty documentaries on his resume`, Rees has done exclusive work with the Al Jazeera network and been on the front lines of numerous war conflicts, places many journalists have never been.
To find out more information about Phil Rees and view his work as an international journalist check out http://philrees.tv/
To find out more about the International Institute of Journalism check out http://scrippsjschool.org/iij/ or contact Dr. Yusuf Kalyango Jr. at email@example.com
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Some school leaders in the Southern Tier are having a tough time staying out of the red.Officials have already started crunching the numbers for next year's budget. Our Crystal Cranmore explains what two districts in Chemung County are might do to alleviate some of the financial stress.
ELMIRA HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- It's a new year but the hurdles remain the same for the Elmira Heights School District.
"The trajectory continues and we are left with a proposed budget that only gives us some slight relief but not enough to combat the issues of some of the expenses that we have on the books," said Elmira Heights superintendent Mary Beth Fiore.
With the governor's proposed foundation aid of $5.8 million, the district estimates it will still come up short by about $638,000 next school year. Administrators say the State's Gap Elimination Adjustment or GEA is the issue.
"If it were to disappear tomorrow, we would be in the regulated tax cap and we'd be able to maintain the current level of programming for our students," said Fiore.
The district lost more than $6 million in aid since the GEA was implemented in 2010. To help make up the difference, school officials dipped into their savings and eliminated more than a dozen positions in the last three years.
Now they are thinking outside the box, working with the Horseheads School District to explore consolidation, not just as a means to save money.
"The ultimate goal is to see if we can preserve programs for students, better deliver programs for students in a different model," said Fiore.
The two districts have been in talks with state leaders to officially begin the study. School leaders plan to have a joint meeting next month to outline the dynamics in each district. Some parents agree with the plan.
"I think that it is something that is necessary in order to preserve the extracurricular things and sports, things like that that are really important for the kids. Financially that seems like the way they're going to have to do it," said Lynda Page.
The consolidation study is funded through the states local government efficiency grant.School leaders are expected to have that joint meeting on February 24.
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Joseph Stalin
News about Joseph Stalin, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Highlights from the Archives
In Georgia, a Reverence for Stalin
An enduring cult of Stalin persists in Georgia, where the Georgian-cobbler's-son-turned-20th-century-titan remains a towering if contentious figure.October 1, 2008 worldNews
The Dictator as a Young Poet-Thug
This meticulously researched, authoritative biography offers a detailed picture of Stalin's childhood and youth, his shadowy career as a revolutionary in Georgia and his critical role during the October Revolution.October 19, 2007 booksReview
His Cure-All Was Murder
In ''Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar,'' Simon Sebag Montefiore draws upon new archival material, unpublished memoirs and interviews with survivors of that era to create a harrowing portrait of life in the dictator's inner circle. In doing so, he gives us an intimate look at Stalin himself and the culture of sadism, ruthlessness and dread that flourished around him, fueling a murderous regime that would leave tens of millions of people dead.April 16, 2004 artsReview
Major Soviet Paper Says 20 Million Died As Victims of Stalin
A Soviet weekly newspaper today published the most detailed accounting of Stalin's victims yet presented to a mass audience here, indicating that about 20 million died in labor camps, forced collectivization, famine and executions.February 4, 1989 worldNews
In U.S.S.R., a Painful Prying At Roots of Stalin's Tyranny
Having arrived at an official consensus that Stalin was a tyrant, the Soviet Union has now begun grappling in public with the most painful question of its history: What made Stalin possible?June 11, 1988 worldNews
A Pen Breathes Revenge; Stalin Is Steeped in Evil
Mikhail S. Gorbachev, speaking on the 70th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution, pronounced Stalin a loyal Communist guilty of terrible crimes. Mikhail F. Shatrov, the preeminent political playwright of the Soviet Union, delivered a much harsher judgment in the most daring play of his career.January 15, 1988 worldNews
Dismantling the Stalin Myth
After a silence of more than 20 years, Stalin's crimes and his legacy have once again become the subject of public debate in the Soviet Union.March 15, 1987 worldNews
Yalta, After Four Decades, is Still a Disputed Topic
In the four decades since Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin secretly met near the Black Sea resort of Yalta, the meeting and its aftermath have been debated by historians and politicians.August 18, 1984 worldNews
'Stalin,' by Stephen Kotkin
The first volume of a new biography argues that Stalin had social as well as organizational skills.
November 30, 2014, Sunday
Stalin, Father of Ukraine?
His rule saw the formation of a land with a strong national consciousness, a legacy that Putin prefers to ignore.
November 28, 2014, Friday
Amid a Revived East-West Chill, Cold War Relics Draw New Interest
At the Museum of the Cold War, visitors are drawn as much by history as by the sense that current crises have reignited the conflict between East and West.
April 30, 2014, Wednesday
Crimean Tatars Ponder the Return of Russian Rule
The Tatars, a Muslim ethnic group, were exiled by Stalin, but have lived in relative peace in Crimea since many returned in the early 1990s.
March 2, 2014, Sunday
Stalin's Presence Is Still Felt in Host City
The capitalistic extravagance served up by the Games fails to jibe with Sochi's history as the summer home of the Soviet leader Stalin.
February 24, 2014, Monday
Stalin and Soap
It's easy, in dismantling the family home and possessions, to decide what to do with the sugar-packet collection, but what about the Soviet-era propaganda?
February 17, 2014, Monday
President Putin's Patriarchal Games
Russia's painful economic trajectory reflects the legacy of patriarchal rule, an economist writes.
December 23, 2013, Monday
Statue Symbols
Another Lenin effigy is dismantled, in Kiev, but can Ukraine do better than Russia at shedding the Soviet legacy?
December 9, 2013, Monday
Anton Antonov-Ovseyenko, Who Exposed Stalin Terror, Dies at 93
Mr. Antonov-Ovseyenko's books cracked through the shell of Soviet censorship, offering readers at home and in the West a vivid portrait of tyranny and violence.
July 11, 2013, Thursday
Russia: Communists in Tribute to Stalin
Gennady Zyuganov, the Communist Party chief, led some 1,000 followers to the grave of the Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, praising him as a symbol of the nation's "great victories."
March 6, 2013, Wednesday
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The Blacklist Review: Identified and Terminatedby Carla Day at . Updated at . Comments
How do they do it?
The Blacklist never fails to provide unexpected results. Whether it's the person on the Blacklist or the secrets that are slowly revealed, the writers continually find a unique twist that fits the theme and tone of the episode.
On The Blacklist Season 1 Episode 13, a seemingly normal case about abducted children being illegally adopted turned out to be much more perverse and shocking. It wasn't the children that were being abducted, but their mothers. Even more appalling, the mothers were impregnated and gave birth while sedated in a coma state. What?!?!
It was such a disturbing sight to see when Liz walked into the room full of comatose pregnant women. The women had their lives taken and were violated in such a terrible way. They are pregnant and have children out in the world that they know nothing about. The unraveling of that situation will be devastating for all involved.
It was bad enough to see the adoptive parents putting their children through a DNA test. I can't even imagine the pain they will go through when they find out the truth. It's probably a good thing that not something we'll actually see on the show.
Michael Shaw took his pain out over being "returned" as a child out on innocents and didn't even realize the paradox of what he's done. His children may have been "perfect," but he created a horrible situation for them. Of course he was deluded enough to believe he'd never get caught.
If a set of circumstances didn't collide, he may have gotten away with it. If the combination of Red bringing the case to the FBI didn't correspond with Kate Ellison escaping and being found, it's unlikely the FBI would have figured out the women were being used as comatose incubators. It was the drug in Kate's system that led them to the women.
Despite that wrinkle, it was one of the better cases Red has brought to Liz and the FBI. Of course, he had his own motivations. He wanted to stop Liz from adopting a baby with Tom. If there was one ongoing mystery that I'd like to see play out more quickly it's the secret about Tom.
It's frustrating. Does Red really know something about Tom? Or, is he just suspicious of the guy? Would any man be good enough for his Liz? Liz called off the adoption and was left alone at home crying. Tom took off to meet up with the substitute teacher, Jolene. We know she's up to no good and a plant, but it's unclear if she is working for Red or someone else.
Red's manipulations in Liz's personal life is a bit annoying. Liz is smart enough that she should recognize what's going on. She needs to push Red and/or Tom for answers. That seems unlikely though. Instead, Tom probably will be seduced by Jolene and that will cause marital woes. I hope I'm wrong.
Meanwhile, Red used Malik to track down the leak that lead to his capture by Fitch and the death of his associate. It was Diane Fowler. She ordered Malik to disclose information under the guise of a security check. Red didn't hold back. He confronted Diane and shot her. And, then killed her. Not even information about his family was enough to save her.
The incredible Mr. Kaplan showed up to clean up the scene. Got to love her!
Overall, it was a great episode. The adoption scam and investigation both played out in a fresh and unique manner. The search for the mole didn't drag out too long and Diane's death should create a few new threads. The only downside was Liz's marriage woes with Tom.
What do you make of Liz and Tom's situation?
Carla Day is a staff writer for TV Fanatic. Follow her on Twitter and on Google+.Tags: The Blacklist, Reviews
Maybe Lizzie was neighbors with Reds family and was there the night his family was abducted, murdered or whatever, happened. There was a fire, maybe that's how her hand got burned. Maybe Red is keeping her safe, so once she remembers what really happened that night, she'll be able to tell Red what really went down. Maybe :-), oh, and it would be so easy for Lizzie to find out if Red was her father, his DNA as well as hers is in the FBI database, duh!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this show is fantastic all the twists and turns and the roller coaster ride between Liz and Red is fantastic as is james spader .they bought in the right actor to make it intriguing and deliver the lines so well .Liz was thrown into a situation that sometimes she finds hard to handle because Red refused to talk to anyone .so she does make mistakes but thats how you learn
Agree with Nisan. I enjoy the show. Spaders character is no nonsense, as it should be. Lizzys character is written poorly. She cannot fight. She cannot shoot. Shes too slow figuring out what to do. Shes way too emotional. The character needs to be a little stronger. Lets get Lizzy up to the speed of Michelle Maxwell of King and Maxwell.
Yeah, I forgot about her, she rocks.
Why, Olympics, why must you make us wait for the next Blacklist? On an unrelated note, after Red's conversation with Diane Fowler, I highly doubt Red is Lizzie's father.
When Lizzie found the box in the floor, she was very upset. She didn't confront her husband. Her husband found the box, how did he do that? Lizzie found it because she was trying to clean the bloody carpet, he found it because?????? Because it's his box. The woman operative involved was working with Tom. The FBI claims that Red put the box there and all roads led back to Red. Really, if Red did it, they would never have been able to trace it to him, for goodness sake. So, he was set up and Lizzie fell for it. Since I started watching this show, Red has killed quite a lot of people, so if he wanted to, he could kill Tom, like he killed Diane this episode. So far he has only threatened him, in person no less. Red knows something is up and Jolene is probably Tom's contact. Just cause they acted like they just met, doesn't mean this just met. btw, they found her in their bathroom, and nobody thought that was strange. can't stand Lizzie, she is a lousy agent and also used Red shamelessly and then take the credit. She's a poser :-).
Flawed story development. How come the DNA analysis of the adopted children did not reveal they had the very same father?
they were looking for a partial match, they did not compare the children's DNA to one another, if they had, they would've seen the kids were all half siblings. well, that's my take on it
But they already found they were siblings, in that some of them had the same mother. The question 'did they share a father too' is quite natural in this case.
Didine, replying to your next remark: you are stuck on the first step, i.e. what they did. Nothing against that, I am simply pointing out the obvious next step of a DNA analysis, once it was known some of them are at least half siblings. All they needed to do is to compare the DNA of the half siblings on the mother side (if two people are full siblings, statistically, approximately 50% of the genes which are examined should be identical). Then comparing the children of two different women they would have found that approximately 25% of their genes are identical, which would point out to a single overall father.
Because they did not follow through with these simple logical steps, it is a plot hole.
Again, they tested the kids dna agnst a database to look for partial matches. They know some kids have the same mother, because one by one they matched one kid with one mother. In the end, they might have as well said "oh this kid has the same mother as this one, same for this kid, must be half siblings then"
Not a plot hole
I have always said that Red being Liz's dad was way to obvious.
I also still say Tom is just a teacher. He is getting to close to Jolene and we all know she is bad news as she has a file on Tom and Liz. So are Tom and Liz over? Sure seems like it. Liz is letting Red and even her boss control her relationship with Tom and their baby plans. Yes Liz may have some doubts about Tom but eventually she will find out Tom is innocent and it will be too late.
I was right and wrong about Malik, she was set up as the mole, so that was right but she really was not the mole.
Michael Shaw sure was a creep, when he said he fathered all those children, I felt bad for the kids and of course for those poor women and what was done to them.
New theory: Is Red Lizzie's father is too easy. The answer is no but then the question becomes: Whose daughter is she? Tom is not a bad guy but Red wants him out of Lizzie's life. Killing Tom would make him a saint in Lizzie's eyes. Red wants to be the center of Lizzie's world. He is planting in Lizzie's mind that she can't trust, depend or really love Tom. Red planted the box, is always telling Lizzie something is wrong with Tom and has sent the girl to interfere in Tom and Lizzie's marriage. Even toldLizzie having a baby with Tom would not be good. It is not a good idea because of Lizzie's job not because of Tom. Lizzie did not even have time to go on interview for baby. Tom and Lizzie are not ready for a baby. Red is slowly destroying Tom in Lizzie's eyes and Lizzie is depending on Red more and more. Who had apple guy watching Lizzie? Maybe Lizzie's real father or mother? We learned last night that something happened to Red's family but he doesn't know what. So I think Red is after Lizzie because she is the daughter of his enemy and he is trying to use Lizzie as a way to find out what happened to his family. So once again: Whose daughter is Lizzie? Yes I love Mr. Kaplan. Malak is owned by Red now which is not a good thing.
I said all along Meera wasn't the mole and I was right...........Red was absolutely correct in saying that if Diane knew the truth about "that night" there are others that do as well--Fitch being one of them........I think there will be another show down with Red and Fitch. I love this show!!! I just hate that we have to wait until after the Olympics for more!
yeah, my jaw dropped too about the olympics thing. Agree there has to be another 'Red and Fitch' encounter as well as Alan Alda, who probably knows everything.
I think the relationship between Red and Lizzie has to be a positive one. It would be hard to see this relationship going on for 3, 4 or 5 years if Lizzie is a pawn for Red to find something at the top of his blacklist. Also there was no mention of the list Lizzie gave Red last time.
Remember that Red traded a black-lister for time on the computer and Jolene was the face of the person he looked up. I'm not sure if he was finding her to hire her or if he's still trying to find her, but she's got secrets of her own.
In my opinion, there is a reason why Lucy Brooks, (aka Jolene the substitute teacher) appeared in the previous episode. The episode is about a criminal, the alchemist, who can make it appear as though people have died, even though they have not
In the scene in the previous episode, where Red is in the synagogue, Lucy Brooks/Jolene appears in the obituary, and then later appears fit and well, as Jolene at Liz's house. This means that she herself had used the alchemist.
If Jolene was indeed hired by Red, that is why Red had chosen to eliminate the alchemist at that point. Not only would he no longer have use for him but it would also hide any tracks leading back to himself.
His previous attempts to implicate Tom, using Gina Zanetakos, resulted in Liz finding out about the framing attempt. Thus eliminating the Alchemist would burn any trail linking Red to his current method of implicating Tom (Jolene).


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What President Ran For More Than Two Terms?
What prevents a former two-term president from running again?
Assuming a two term president leaves office at the end of his second term and another president serves one term. Can the former president run for re-election again, as this possible third term is not consecutive?
presidents used to be able to serve up to 4 terms in office but a law was passed by congress that the president can only now serve 2 terms. Once a president has served 2 terms they can not run for another term. This does not matter if there has been another president since that last president who served 2 terms. The president who has already served 2 terms can never serve another even if that President quit office half way through the 2nd term
How many terms can a US president serve?
I always thought a US president could only serve 2 terms in office (ie 2 terms of 4 years) but i beleve Franklin D Roosevelt was elected for 4 terms? So how many terms can a US president serve then? Am I right with 2 (which would mean rules have changed since Roosevelt's time) or can you serve more? ta (im from England by the way, so excuse my not knowing this!)
2 terms for a total of 8 years (4 years per term). Check out the source below for more info on the terms, conditions, and requirements to be a U.S. President. The law changed after Roosevelt was elected 4 times in a row. It stated that a president may only serve 2 terms. So, laws change and improve everyday.
are the vice president terms the same as the presidents?
The twelfth amendment mandates that the the service for vice president must be held to the same standards as president. The most common of these standards being age and whether or not you were born in the Unites States. The twenty second amendment mandates that a president is limited to only two presidential terms. This was created after FDR was elected a record four terms. Using these two amendments one would infer that a former president of two terms may not run for vice president, because if the president was to be relieved of power the vice president would step in, thereby violating the twenty second amendment. However, some interpret the twenty second amendment as restrictions on presidential election and not presidential service, and could therefore be able to run as vice president after serving two terms as president. No former president has ever run for vice president so the distinction of the the amendments have never been decided by the courts. To answer your question: sort of.
What is the eligibility period to serve as president?
Although one person is limited to two four year terms elected as president, if I recall correctly, an individual can actually serve more than eight years. For instance, the president resigns and then the vice-president finishes up the former president's term. After which I believe they can still run for two terms as president as long as their total time served does not exceed something on the order of nine years and change. My question is: How long is that eligibility period?
Ten years is the limit. For exactly the reason if the president dies in office than the VP can take over. That two years is added in there so that the VP can still have two full terms of their own.
Would it be possible for an American President to serve three terms ?
If they served two terms, then took a four year break, then could they get re-elected after four years?
A president may not be elected for three terms. Not even if he takes a four year break. It may be possible for a president to serve more than two terms if his first term he was a vice president that inherited the presidential office.


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Traditional Villages
As a country with over 350 cultural ethnic groups, the cultural diversity of Indonesia deserves to be explored. Discover unique cultures and witness traditional life in Indonesia with a visit to one of the many traditional local villages where residents maintain indigenous cultures, living just as their ancestors did centuries ago. Spread throughout Indonesia, traditional villages offer the chance to experience something uniquely Indonesian, places where traditional beliefs and rituals, practices still dominate daily life. The traditional communities and cultural groups who live in these villages still practice their ethnic rituals, customs, produce exotic arts and crafts and wear traditional clothes. The main attraction of these villages is the chance to see and experience distinctive cultures which remain free from influences of modernisation. A visit to a traditional village is an unforgettable experience and offers the rare opportunity to embrace a purely village atmosphere.
THE TRADITIONAL WHALE HUNT of LAMALERA on FLORES
Around the world, the village of Lamalera on the island of Lembata on Flores is known as the home of traditional whale hunting. Portuguese documents dating back to 1643 already mention that these heroic hunts were sighted then. In Lamalera, villagers hunt large sea animals, like whales, manta rays and sometimes dolphins to provide food and a living for the entire village, which they undertake on simple sailboats and...
Location: The Nusa Tenggara Islands » East Nusa Tenggara » Kab. Flores Timur
Padang Panjang: Breezy Little Town on a Hill
Travelling north from Padang, capital of West Sumatra, towards Bukittinggi, one will pass a breezy little town that stands over 700 meters above sea level, called Padang Panjang. Protected by three towering mountains on the north namely: Mount Marapi, Mount Singgalang, and Mount Tandikek, this town offers picturesque scenery to complement its refreshing ambience. Padang Panjang is divided into 4 administrative areas called resorts, they are:...
Location: Sumatra » West Sumatra » Kota Padang Panjang
THE ASMAT: Papua's famed Woodcarvers
The wide south-east swath of land of the Indonesian part of the island of Papua comprises flat plains overgrown with mangrove forests serrated by many rivers. These plains lie so low that at high tide during the rainy season, sea water penetrates some two kilometers inland and flows back out to two km to sea at low tide. During low tide the plains are muddy and impassable. This is the largest alluvial swamp in the world, a low-lying territory of...
Location: Papua » Papua » Kab. Asmat
Ruteng, capital of the district of Manggarai, in the western part of the island of Flores, is a pleasant, busy town backed by a range of mountains. Located some 1,200 meters above sea level the air is cool. Surrounding the town are green rice fields that provide the staple for the population on this predominantly dry island. Coffee grown around here is also most invigorating. Ruteng is some 4 hours drive from Labuan Bajo, the town where tourists...
Location: The Nusa Tenggara Islands » East Nusa Tenggara
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Location: The Nusa Tenggara Islands » East Nusa Tenggara » Kab. Ngada
The Village of Boti and the wisdom of the ancient Timorese
Obscured from the complexities of the modern world and sheltered by nature's generosity, time stands still at the village of Boti in the high mountains of Timor Island, as its people still retain the same way of life as their ancestors did hundreds of years ago. Situated in the rugged mountains about 40Km from the town of Soe, capital of South Central Timor Regency, - and quite a distance away from Kupang, capital of the East Nusatenggara...
Location: The Nusa Tenggara Islands » East Nusa Tenggara » Kab. Timor Tengah Selatan
Sumba: Powerful Surf, living megalithic culture and fine ikat cloths
Facing the wide Indian Ocean, the island of Sumba in the province of East Nusatenggara is a surfer's paradise. The large rolling Sumba barrels usually appear between May through October when waves can be either very high and strong or very flat as breaks are directly exposed to wide open ocean swells. This kind of powerful surf, however, though very challenging, should only be ventured by professionals. However, throughout the year, swells...
Location: The Nusa Tenggara Islands » East Nusa Tenggara » Kab. Sumba Barat, Kab. Sumba Timur
Huta Siallagan: Ancient Batak Village in the heart of Samosir Island
Situated inside the present Ambarita Village in the Simanindo District on Samosir Island, North Sumatra Province, is Huta Siallagan, an ancient village which strongly radiates the unique culture of the Batak ethnic group, set amidst the dramatic beauty of magnificent Lake Toba. In the local language, Huta literary means settlement or village, therefore, Huta Siallagan means the Village of Siallagan. A Huta also...
Location: Sumatra » North Sumatra » Kab. Samosir


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Former Schenectady City School District employee Steven Raucci learned Tuesday just how long he'll spend in prison after being convicted of 18 of 22 counts against him, including arson, for planting bombs and vandalizing the homes of his perceived enemies. Steve Ference has followed the case all along and was at Schenectady County Court for the sentencing.
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- While Steven Raucci didn't received the maximum sentence, he could still spend the rest of his life in prison.
Schenectady County District Attorney Bob Carney said, "Steve Raucci has always believed in street justice."
Steve Raucci faced justice himself, convicted on 18 of 22 counts against him for intimidating co-workers and perceived enemies with explosives at the school and union where he worked. He was sentenced to 23 years to life in prison in Schenectady County Court on Tuesday.
"He has shown that he is just incapable of being rehabilitated," said Carney.
In court, Raucci apologized in a statement read by his attorney for the 2001 bombing of a Rotterdam home.
"I am sorry for what happened to the people over at Shardon Court," said attorney Ron DeAngelus, reading Raucci's statement. "They seemed like nice, decent people. They didn't deserve what happened to them and it's important for me to say to them that I did not do it."
Raucci also took issue with the terrorism charge that he was acquitted of, saying it was unfair to him and his family and kept him from potentially getting out on bail.
"I don't think anyone in this courtroom could ever understand or feel what it is like to be called a terrorist," read DeAngelus.
But hearing the emotional pleas of four victims, the trial of what the judge said often included overwhelming evidence, the judge also ordered Raucci to pay $5,200 total to the victims. The earliest he could theoretically get out of prison will be when he's 84 years old.
"As far as I'm concerned, this is a death sentence for something I did not do," read DeAngelus.
Now the defense looks at their appeal options, appealing on the grounds of a number of points, including the playing of a video of similar explosives as those that Raucci was convicted of using against his victims.
This, as victims now gain the knowledge that Raucci can't threaten them for decades, as he asked for leniency from the judge because of his claimed innocence with that Rotterdam attack that alone could mean he could be behind bars for the rest of his life.
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