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Through funding from the federal Office of Head Start, the Collaboration Project serves as a vehicle for including Head Start in policy discussions regarding young children and their families. In partnership with the New York State Head Start Association, other state agencies and early childhood organizations the Head Start Collaboration Project works to address a variety of issues in federally identified topic areas.
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Two books, The High Walls of Jerusalem by Roland Sanders and Arab and Jew; Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land by David K. Shipler are cut into one-inch strips and placed on their ends to reveal every printed page of text as an abstract line resembling an EEG mapping. Each book is placed in an 'L' shaped wooden armature which functions as a bookend. Not only do they support other books, as a metaphor the partition references; the wall constructed between the Israelis and Palestinians; the story of the parting of the Red Sea by Moses; and the collapse of the World Trade Center's Twin Towers on 9/11 in New York City.


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Kalman: A Csárdáskirályno (The Gipsy Princess) / Maklary (2009) [DVD]
Conductor & Musical Director: László Makláry | Composer: Emmerich Kalman | Libretto: Jenbach Béla, Leo Stein | Director/Choreographer: Miklós-Gábor Kerényi - KERO | Set Designer: Agnes Gyarmathy | Performers: Mónika Fischl, Dániel Vadász, Szilvi Szendy, Károly Pelle, Tamás Földes, András Faragó, Péter Marik, Bori Kállay, Sándor György-Rózsa, Gábor Dézsy-Szabó, Andor Szegedi | Orchestra, chorus and ballet: A Budapesti Operettszínház | Label: Universal Music | DVD9 | Dolby Digital 5.1 & DTS 5.1, PCM Stereo | File host: Uploaded.to | 5% recovery + 4 .rev files | Run Time: 153 minutes | 8.47 GB
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They say no minute goes by in the world without a melody of Emmerich Kálmán's, being heard either on stage, on television, on the radio, at a concert or gala. And most often, no doubt, it is the melodies of the Gypsy Princess one hears, the one with which the composer won the first place among leading composers of the era. It was no chance that the original venue in Vienna saw the show 533 times since after the 1915 premiere, while the piecce was presented rightaway in Sweden, Finland, Poland, Russia and Italy despite the world war, then in Budapest in November of 1916, to finally make it to Broadway a year later. Kálmán's music was praised by the local librettist P. G. Wodehouse: "The Kálmán score was not only the best that the gifted Hungarian ever wrote but about the best anybody ever wrote..."
The story is about a hopeless love of the Duke Edwin to Sylvia, a star of the Budapest Orpheum, for the family disapproves of the lowly relationship. The parents do everything in their power to lure their son back to Vienna,where an appropriate girl, the Countess Stazi awaits. To help haste matters they buy a New York contract for the chanson singer Sylvia Vereczky. But the dear foolish Count Bóni conspires to help the lovers, as does the waiter, Miska and his twin brother Alfons, the butler of the Lippert-Weilersheim house and Uncle Feri, Bóni's friend from the Orpheum. He is the main weaver of threads and is even ready to disclose the love of his youth, Edwin's mother hoping to succeed…
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Arcane Brilliance: Professions for Mages, the thrilling conclusion {WoW}
Apr 18th 2009 5:34PM lol, that thing about Mages beating Warlocks DPS made me lol. Class has nothing to do with it, and besides, I completely hammered a Mage in a group tonight, so dunno where that statement came from, but that's just my two cents. :P
The Care and Feeding of Warriors: Three nights in Ulduar make a strong man humble {WoW}
Apr 17th 2009 8:06PM Who's Tony Head? :P
Phat Loot Phriday: Death's Bite {WoW}
Apr 17th 2009 8:00PM Scary, this dropped for my group tonight! :O
Ready Check: Ulduar and Burnout {WoW}
Mar 29th 2009 6:53PM I personally cannot wait for Ulduar. I don't play this game so I can be the best, I play this game for fun and with my friends, in order to overcome the challenges that Blizzard present us with. We're not the best guild, but we're not the worst ever, so we've been enjoying the content. This will simply keep us busy for ages, so I for one am really looking forward to it. :)
Ulduar on the 3.1 PTR: Kologarn {WoW}
Mar 11th 2009 6:14PM Fail for saying first -.-"
Ulduar on the 3.1 PTR: Kologarn {WoW}
Mar 11th 2009 6:13PM Sounds like a fun fight, can't wait to see it in person :)
PTR quests show hard-mode progression, Ulduar storyline, Val'anyr {WoW}
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Nov 24th 2008 11:41AM I want to ask a question about Naxxramas concerning the final wing of the raid, the Frostwyrm Wing. I know that the first four wings must be cleared in order to access it, but will this be something you need to do each time the raid resets, or is it a one-off unlock and that's it? Also, does everyone in the raid group have to have cleared the first four wings in order to access the final wing, or does just one person need to be able to access it in order for everyone to enter? Thanks
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As well as playing our own cricket we hope in the longer term to develop an interest in cricket among the young of our part of Poland, and currently list among our merry band of cricketers: one 'Level 1' ICC cricket coach, fourteen qualified ICC / ECC 'Introductory' level coaches, and an ICC qualified umpire. All except one of these coaches and umpires was born and bred in Poland! Those of us who are trained up try and promote kwik-cricket to primary schools and youth groups throughout this part of Poland. Our hope is that the youngsters we introduce to the game will go on to play the full version of cricket in later years. This isn't as easy as it may seem given that very few people have any real idea what the sport of cricket is ... If you have a cricket team which might be interested in coming to Poland to play indoor cricket, against our enthusiastic team of Polish cricketers, or help in showing Polish youngsters the game, please get in touch. As far as we are aware and since our own amalgamation with Polonia Cricket Club there is only one other reasonably active cricket club in Poland - the largely expat Pakistani/Indian Warsaw Cricket Club. But we are probably the best, most active, and genuinely Polish cricket team in Poland!
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Topic Num: | AF071-225 (AirForce) |
Title: | Asynchronous Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) Baseband Processing Elements | Research & Technical Areas: | Sensors, Electronics |
The technology within this topic is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR), which controls the export and import of defense-related material and services. Offerors must disclose any proposed use of foreign nationals, their country of origin, and what tasks each would accomplish in the statement of work in accordance with section 3.5.b.(7) of the solicitation. | STATEMENT OF INTENT: Develop/Demonstrate asynchronous logic technology for mitigating space radiation effects, an extremely high priority for this PEO
| Objective: | Develop/demonstrate an asynchronous design, synthesis, and simulation tool suite for GPS User Equipment (UE) applications that mitigates Single Event Effects (SEE) and Total Ionizing Dose (TID) radiation effects.
| Description: | Logic devices based on asynchronous (aka clockless) design methodologies have been in existence for at least 30 years. Recently, some Computer Aided Design (CAD) companies have been proposing that clockless logic design will be required for system on-a-chip integration and for scalable Intellectual Property (IP) logic blocks. Some forms of asynchronous logic design currently use a Null Convention Logic (NCL) signaling scheme to signal local process completion it has been shown to lower power and has processing speeds determined by the Integrated Circuit (IC) technology, not a system clock. However, there are substantial problems with asynchronous logic that must be overcome.
First, mainstream Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) CAD tools are generally not available for large-scale synthesis, timing analysis and layout of asynchronous designs. Novel design solutions that provide large (>50kgate) correct-by-design asynchronous logic blocks and their integration at the chip scale are to be investigated.
Second, most IC design houses avoid asynchronous design use because it can have race conditions, glitches, and timing problems that can render some complex designs unworkable. Highly automated CAD tools that create asynchronous logic that is mathematically proven to be without glitches or races for a given process and layout needs to be developed.
Third, scaling from one generation to another has proven to be difficult as the assumptions about gate delay versus interconnection delay has rendered some asynchronous designs in one generation to be non-functional without redesign in subsequent process generations. Building an asynchronous design methodology that is scalable, and retargetable to future IC generations also needs to be demonstrated.
Lastly, and most importantly, space and ground environmental effects (temperature, total ionizing radiation, single event effects, etc.) in military applications can have profound impact on the functionality of a design. Single Event Upset can flip memory states, Single Event Transients can propagate asynchronous logic pulses. Total Ionizing Dose due to electrons, protons and ions can cause increased delays in logic devices and increases in device rise times. Simulation, analysis and test tools need to be developed to address military environments and to provide robust designs that work reliably under all conditions for the application of asynchronous logic to function properly.
Three high-value GPS receiver problems that this topic will attempt to overcome are: 1) rapid direct m-code signal acquisition, 2) low power Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) cryptographic code generation, or 3) effective digital baseband jammer suppression.
| PHASE I: Identify existing asynchronous design tools and their efficacy in mitigating radiation (SEE and TID) effects. Develop alternative strategies and tools to overcome current design deficiencies. Determine the technical merit and feasibility of applying these asynchronous design methods, addressing two of the problems above. Currently the GPS Modernized User Equipment program would benefit if a commercial 90 nm CMOS process were investigated, while GPS Modernized Space Receiver program would benefit if a Rad-Hard 150 nm CMOS process were investigated under Phase I.
| PHASE II: Design, simulate, prototype, package and test the GPS receiver functional blocks targeting one of the DoD Trusted Foundries. Provide sufficient test die and documentation to perform all validation testing, and supply an independent gov't test laboratory. Include VHDL design models, test benches, and documentation such that these IP blocks may be reused in higher level ASIC development.
| DUAL USE COMMERCIALIZATION: Military application: Across board military applications in asynchronous logic design.(R&D) conducted under this SBIR will create products that include asynchronous design tools & space-hardening asynchronous design tools. Commercial application: R&D conducted under this SBIR will include commercial applications, such as, asynchronous design tools, space-hardening asynchronous design tools, and GPS receiver ASIC intellectual property.
| References: | 1. Stephen H. Unger, "Asynchronous Sequential Switching Circuits," New York, Wiley-Interscience, 1969
2. Karl Fant, "Logically Determined Design: Clockless System Design with NULL Convention Logic," New York, Wiley-Interscience, 2005.
Keywords: | GPS, MUE, asynchronous logic, delay independent, clockless logic, scalable CMOS IP |
Questions and Answers: |
Q: This SBIR appears to request: |
A: While each of the tasks referenced in the question could be SBIR-sized tasks by themselves, we believe that existing research in these areas is sufficient to enable a SBIR topic which encompasses all aspects. The possibility of development of asynchronous components related to GPS which can operate in a space environments is of great interest to us, and it is critical that automated methods exist to develop these components therefore all three requests listed in the proposal should receive equal weight. |
Q: This SBIR appears to request: |
A: While each of the tasks referenced in the question could be SBIR-sized tasks by themselves, we believe that existing research in these areas is sufficient to enable a SBIR topic which encompasses all aspects. The possibility of development of asynchronous components related to GPS which can operate in a space environments is of great interest to us, and it is critical that automated methods exist to develop these components therefore all three requests listed in the proposal should receive equal weight. |


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See pasting in images to GardenWeb threads http://faq.gardenweb.com/faq/lists/butterfly/2004063437012966.html the code is (start the line with <, no space before img, and end the line with >, no space after the "): img SRC="http://www.website.com/filename.jpg" Lots of people use photobucket to upload their images to for their posts. |
Here is a link that might be useful: How to attach images to GardenWeb posts
The problem, Kathy, is that you tried to post something that's on your computer, which is why you might have been able to see it on the test forum. The only way we can see it is if you create an account at a free image hosting site (i.e., Photobucket.com) as Rich mentioned. After you upload your pictures from your computer to Photobucket, you can embed them all within a post by copying and pasting each TAG line, which will be under your image on Photobucket, into the message box here at GW. Hope that helps! :) Brenda |
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What is the daily life of pupils in schools in Europe? How is the environment where they live and what traditions they have? How is the area where they live and how active are the residents? What is the history of their region? Students present the natural and manmade environment around them, school life and the lives of the inhabitants of their town.
hello my dear collegue, i was wondering if it is possible to send you some letters of presentation written by my students, with their photos... i don't know if it'd better to send you them by mail or post them here in the e,twinning space.. let me know.. moreover, two other teachers have contacted me privately, shall i ask them to join us in this project? thanks for the advices... bye Giuliana
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All dogs are kept in foster homes and are not at our shelter. If you are interested in meeting this dog you must first fill out an application, you can access one on www.hopesafehouse.org. Obedience classes are paid for by Hope Safehouse and are a mandatory part of the adoption package.
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- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Racine already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
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PERL Logger
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In the 1970s, Broadcast Engineering published an FM and AM manual to conduct a station audio proof of performance. We have scanned them and posted them for your reference.
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In The Future Queen, out this month from Weinstein Books, royal authority and Vanity Fair contributor Katie Nicholl charts the Duchess of Cambridge's youngest days, from her schoolgirl years and bucolic upbringing to her initiation into "the Firm." (Nicholl also writes of Kate's pregnancy—read a preview of her baby-centric chapters, an October V.F. exclusive, here.) In the book, Nicholl reports on Kate's games with Pippa, her actor crushes, her teenage loves and losses, and her secret charity missions—akin to those undertaken by her late mother-in-law, Diana. Click through to see nine new details on Kate's teenage years from The Future Queen. (Meanwhile, head here to buy your copy, filled with more than we could possibly fit here.)


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From the NYMetroParents February 2014 issues comes a selection of thought-provoking, laugh-inducing, and just plain interesting quotes from the world wide web of parenting. This month features Wednesday Martin of Stepmonster, author Dina Rose, psychologist Rita Eichenstein, and Vera Sweeney of Lady and the Blog.
"There are markedly higher levels of self-reported happiness in cultures where children help out. Parents do not report feeling depleted or depressed by childcare duties as they do in the West."
—Wednesday Martin, Ph.D. (@WednesdayMartin), cogitating on the data showing that worldwide, childhood is a time of work and responsibility—not the "work of play" that dominates kids' lives in the U.S.—on her "Stepmonster" blog (psychologytoday.com/blog/stepmonster); Dr. Martin lives in New York City with her husband and their two sons
"A dad who gives his son pizza for dinner when the rest of the family is having fish may have the latent goal of avoiding a conflict over food. A mom who lets her kid eat a sleeve of Girl Scout cookies before dinner may have the latent goal of having some peace and quiet after a long day."
—Dina Rose, Ph.D. (@DrDrRose), an NYC-area sociologist, feeding expert, and mom, in her new book It's Not About the Broccoli (Perigee), in which she encourages parents to focus on proportion, variety, and moderation as part of a healthy eating lifestyle for their kids; with 15 years experience helping parents transform their picky little eaters, Rose has created an accessible and surprisingly do-able approach to teaching your kids how to eat right (itsnotaboutnutrition.com)
"The very things that make a person resistant to meltdowns are scarce in the lives of parents: nutritious meals, exercise, and enough sleep. Parents tend to see these as luxuries from a bygone era, like those lovely Sunday mornings with the newspaper. Not so—healthy food, exercise, and sleep are absolute necessities. They are the fuel that enables you to be a tolerant and loving parent."
— Rita Eichenstein, Ph.D., licensed psychologist and author of Positively Atypical: How Your Well-Being Affects Your Special-Needs Child—And What You Can Do About It and the popular blog Positively Atypical (positivelyatypical.com), from a NYMetroParents article entitled "When You're at the End of Your Rope" (nymetroparents.com/calm)
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—Long Island mom Vera Sweeney (@VeraSweeney) asks her husband in a hilarious, we-wish-it-weren't-so-relatable video on Lady and the Blog (ladyandtheblog.com) titled: "I'll Be Dead in 15 Years and Will Never Enjoy a Hot Cup of Tea Again" #MomsNeedABreakToo
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Blazing Star Wildflowers
Blazing Star Planting Facts
Common name: prairie blazing star, cattail gay feather
Scientific name: Liatris pycnostachya
Light requirement: full morning sun
Hardiness: Hardy 1 - injure below 23°F
Planting time: spring or fall
Soil type: moist, well-drained soil; drought tolerant
Planting depth: 5 inches
Height: 12 - 48 inches
Flowering season: summer
Flower description: various shades of purple, spike-shaped, blooms from top downward
Did You Know?
Prairie blazing star can be used not only for prairie restoration and landscaping, but is good for wildlife food and habitat and wildflower gardens. Visit your local nursery to find seeds for your next planting.
Liatris pycnostachya, known as the prairie blazing star, is a perennial plant that belongs to the aster family. There are thirty species of this particular wildflower in North America, seven of which reside in Indiana - namely rough, northern, plains, cylindrical marsh and the prairie blazing star.
Blazing stars are unique and beautiful wildflowers. They are well-known for their colorful, feathery flower-heads which are densely clustered on stems covered with slender, grass-like leaves. This feather-like look is why the blazing star is commonly known as gayfeather.
The prairie blazing star blooms during the summer months to early fall, between late July and September. Their erect stands of tall pink to dark lavender spikes are hard to miss. Though found naturally in the small native remnants of our prairie lands, the blazing star does remarkably well in home gardens. Its unusual characteristic of blooming from top to bottom makes the blazing star a good choice in fresh-cut floral arrangements. By merely pruning the top dead flowers, fresh flowers are just a snip away.
What The Nature Conservancy is Doing to Help
Populations of prairie blazing stars were once more numerous than they are today. Once abundant in native prairie landscapes, they have been reduced to fragmented populations due to conversion of prairie to agricultural fields and urbanization. Many of these remnant natural areas still remain, due to conservation efforts of federal, state and private organizations.
The Nature Conservancy is helping to protect these natural areas, of which Liatris pycnostachya is a part, by partnering with other local agencies and preserving their necessary habitat. Using techniques such as re-introduction of fire, mowing woody species and eradicating pesky invasive and exotic species, the blazing star wildflower and its prairie habitat will surely thrive for years to come.
For more information on our work in restoring prairie and prairie species, visit our Kankakee Sands Restoration Project office.


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The Clothes on Their Backs
#1 Posted 08/07/2009 02:01:34
I am halfway through this book, passed on to me by my daughter. It won the South Bank Arts Award. I am enjoying it and wondered if anyone else is reading - or has read - it. Unusual background of the labour camps in Hungary before and during WW11 but that is just a small part of the book. |
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#3 Posted 16/07/2009 16:55:21
I agree that it is good, and unexpected. I've never read any of her novels before, but have read, and usually enjoyed, her journalism. She writes well about clothes, and their meanings to the wearers. The novel reminded me of the Rachman scandals of the ?early 60s when I was a teenager, and provided more background. |
Re:The Clothes on Their Backs
#5 Posted 25/09/2009 16:45:45
Still Here I think she based her character on Rachman. I liked this and another of hers - Still Here - but I'm not very interested in clothes so don't tend to read her articles in the papers which often seem to be about fashion |


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Rabbi Eleazar ben Azariah said...
"Without bread, there is no Torah. Without Torah, there is no bread."
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Every Monday evening, the student-run HUC-JIR Soup Kitchen welcomes approximately 100 homeless and hungry guests for a nutritious meal. In autumn, winter, and spring, we serve a hot meal; including salad, a main course, and side dishes; as well as supplementary fruit, cookies, milk, juice, coffee, and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. During the summer, we serve bagged sandwiches, fruit, cookies, and drink.
Volunteers from around the New York area, including high school and college students, help HUC-JIR students and community volunteers prepare and serve meals. In addition, volunteers assist in running our Clothing Closet.
We invite you to join our efforts. The following is our schedule:
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When Miles was little, we were very careful not to overschedule him. He was and actually still is a child that didn't transition well from one activity to the next, especially since he has ADHD.
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As we live in a world where you can blast pretty much anything to bits if you aim enough high-powered weaponry at it, we're pleased that Battlefield: Bad Company follows the same rules of engagement.
Houses, vehicles, trees and even massive chunks of land can be destroyed thanks to the potentially superb Frostbite graphics engine, built especially for this game. This means you can hop in a tank and cut a path through dense forests - pinging trees out from the ground as you go - or blow a hole in the side of a building to create an emergency entrance/exit. The possibilities are endless. Coming from DICE - the daddies of war-based FPSs on PC - PS3 might be receiving its first serious challenger to Call Of Duty 4's crown.
Unlike previous Battlefield games, Bad Company laser-targets a compelling single-player campaign. The story revolves around three soldiers dumped into the titular Bad Company, a US military group where the army's loose cannons are dumped. There's the redneck Haggard whose love for blowing things up has made him a liability within the regular armed forces; Sweetwater, a rookie who's wet behind the ears but hot stuff with a rifle and Redford, the tough-talking sergeant of this dysfunctional group.
It promises to be a cinematic experience laced with dark-humour as your guys go hunting for a haul of hidden gold. It's like that George Clooney flick Three Kings, but without the hammy acting. And while the offline mode is catching our interest, online multi-player has the potential to be equally accomplished, if not the highlight.
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24 players will be fighting it out across huge maps that should rival CoD4's excellent virtual wars. For starters, Bad Company has plenty of vehicles to bomb around in, such as tanks, boats and choppers, and each one has spare seats for ferrying around your team-mates and dropping them into battle.
Unlike CoD's somewhat claustrophobic arenas, the vast stages in Bad Company will allow you to hide in the hills and play as a stealthy sniper or, if subtlety isn't your thing, you can always pick the demolitions expert and flush out enemies with your bazooka. If it's anything like the forgotten PS2 prequel Battlefield: Modern Combat, then the online environments in Bad Company will make for some amazing fights. We honestly can't wait.
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Back to solo mode, and it seems DICE are making every effort to create a realistic war across the land of Eurasia. Events happen in real-time, so daylight encounters will turn to night and vice-versa - all of which will be illuminated by realistic shadows from the sun and the moon.
The Frostbite engine is also capable of producing some of the best grenade explosions we've ever seen. There's a scene where an air-strike is called and, as the bombs drop, the fiery balls of energy that erupt into the sky look madly beautiful, in a death-dealing kind of way. Check the footage out on this very issue's disc and marvel.
Everything, from the way that the background music will fade in and out when explosions go off to being able to carve holes in wire fences with your dagger just adds to the experience.
And with the high level of destruction and things to blow apart, the different ways of approaching missions are almost endless - meaning you can add your own special touch to directives by doing them your way. We'll have a very special hands-on preview next issue. Don't miss it.
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Replacing Everest in our labs is AIDA64. This new testing suite is from the core development team from Lavalys and continues that tradition. The guys have thrown in better support for multithreaded CPUs as well as full 64 bit support. We use this to test memory and HDDs for now, but may find ourselves opening this up to other areas of the motherboard.
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The four-letter word you don't want to say around the Kings right now has nothing to do with them not taking care of business in Game 6 and closing out the Western Conference Finals.
It's Kane.
Keeping Patrick Kane in check will be of utmost importance for the Kings in Game 7 on Sunday.
Through the first three games of the series, Kane had one point. The way the Kings were playing him had a lot to do with that. They didn't let him roam around freely, always had a body near him and took away his confidence. They knew where he was at all times.
Kane has seven points in the last two games, including the game-winner at Staples Center in Game 6, in which he skated around with the Kings' end with such ease and nailed a wrister from high in the slot with 3:45 left.
The Kings must bottle him up if they are to advance.
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We live in a mid-60s build, brick front home. We are replacing our windows with either Marvin Ultimate Double-Hung windows or Andersen Woodwright windows - half of the windows are surrounded by brick, and the other half surrounded by siding. We've read on the forum about tear-outs versus inserts, but we are still confused. My original thought is "don't fix what ain't broke," and our frames/trim are in great shape - so go with inserts. But, I see a lot of folks prefer full tear-outs to avoid loss of glass. I am nervous about a full tear-out and water/air leakage, but maybe my concern is unfounded. Any more ideas about full tear-out versus replacement - given the two types of windows under consideration? Thanks!! |
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A full frame tear-out can be rather tricky to install a new, finned window and get proper flashing detail when in a brick opening. Often times those are installed with no fin anyway. That being the case, the biggest factor IMO will be your tolerance for the amount of glass lost, and your plans for the interior woodwork. If you are retaining it and don't care too much about the small amount of glass loss, go for the inserts. If you are replacing all of the trim anyway, the you may as well do tear-outs. |
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Do your existing windows have storm windows? If so, you will be pleasantly surprised that the windows will appear much cleaner and feel larger. |
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Goldman Sachs just released its most detailed response yet against the SEC charges.
While it appears the firm is digging in for a fight, don't count out an eventual settlement of the suit, most likely right before it goes to court. Goldman would probably rather pay the fine and move on rather than have all of its emails and other internal correspondence aired in public.
From the response, it appears Goldman is gearing up to make Fabrice Pierre Tourre, aka Fabulous Fab, the fall guy. The bank seems pretty confident that the official offering document for the Abacus deal never misled anyone about who was selecting the underlying mortgages.
But, Goldman says, "were there to ever ever to emerge credible evidence" that one of its employees intentionally misled a client, "we would be the first to condemn it and to take all appropriate actions." That means Goldman is hedging in case the SEC comes up with any incriminating correspondence from Fabulous Fab, or anyone else, which shows him intentionally misleading a client. If that's the case, Goldman can pay a fine and chalk this one up to some rogue 31-year-old employee.
The real question in the case is this: How involved was Paulson & Co. in selecting the underlying assets in the CDO and was that involvement represented accurately to investors both in the offering documents and in private correspondence.
Here's Goldman's latest response (courtesy of Deal Journal)
On Friday, April 16, the US Securities and Exchange Commission brought a civil action against Goldman Sachs in relation to a single transaction in 2007 involving two professional institutional investors, IKB and ACA Capital Management (ACA). We believe the SEC's allegations to be completely unfounded both in law and fact, and will vigorously contest this action.
The core of the SEC's case is based on the view that one of our employees misled these two professional investors by failing to disclose the role of another market participant in the transaction, namely Paulson & Co., and that the employee thereby orchestrated the creation of materially defective offering materials for which the firm bears responsibility.
Goldman Sachs would never condone one of its employees misleading anyone, certainly not investors, counterparties or clients. We take our responsibilities as a financial intermediary very seriously and believe that integrity is at the heart of everything that we do.
Were there ever to emerge credible evidence that such behavior indeed occurred here, we would be the first to condemn it and to take all appropriate actions.
This particular transaction has been the subject of SEC examination and review for over eighteen months. Based on all that we have learned, we believe that the firm's actions were entirely appropriate, and will take all steps necessary to defend the firm and its reputation by making the true facts known.
The SEC does not contend that the two professional institutional investors involved did not know what they were buying, or that the securities included in this privately placed transaction were in any way improper. These institutions were very experienced in the CDO market.
In this private transaction, Goldman Sachs essentially acted as an intermediary, helping to facilitate the investing objectives of two clients. Extensive disclosures as to each of the securities in the reference portfolio, similar to those required by the SEC in public transactions, were contained in the offering documents which provided all the information needed to understand and evaluate the portfolio.
In the process of selecting the reference portfolio, ACA Capital Management, who was both the portfolio selection agent and the overwhelmingly largest investor in the transaction ($951 million, with the other professional investor's exposure being $150 million), evaluated every security in the reference portfolio using its own proprietary models and methods of analysis. ACA rejected numerous securities suggested by Paulson & Co., including more than half of its initial suggestions, and was paid a fee for its role as portfolio selection agent in analyzing and approving the underlying reference portfolio.
In summary, the SEC's complaint is an issue of disclosure on a single transaction involving professional investors in a market in which they had extensive experience. Critical points missing from the SEC's complaint include:
Goldman Sachs Lost Money on the Transaction. The firm lost more than $90 million arising from this transaction. Our fee was $15 million. We certainly did not wish to structure an investment that was designed to lose money.
Objective Disclosure Was Provided. The transaction at issue involved a static portfolio of securities, and was marketed solely to sophisticated financial institutions. IKB, a large German Bank and leading CDO market participant and ACA Capital Management, the two investors, were provided extensive information about those securities and knew the associated risks. Among the most sophisticated mortgage investors in the world, they understood that a synthetic CDO transaction requires a short interest for every corresponding long position.
Goldman Sachs Never Represented to ACA That Paulson Was Going To Be A Long Investor. The SEC's complaint in part accuses the firm of potential fraud because it didn't disclose to one party of the transaction the identity of the party on the other side. As normal business practice, market makers do not disclose the identities of a buyer to a seller and vice versa. Goldman Sachs never represented to ACA that Paulson was to be a long investor.
ACA, the Largest Investor, Selected and Approved the Portfolio. The portfolio of mortgage backed securities was selected by an independent and experienced portfolio selection agent after a series of discussions, including with IKB and Paulson & Co. ACA had an obligation and, as by far the largest investor, every incentive to select appropriate securities.
In 2006, Paulson & Co. indicated its interest in positioning itself for a decline in housing prices. The firm structured a synthetic CDO through which Paulson could benefit from a decline in the value of the underlying reference securities. Those on the other side of the transaction, IKB and ACA Capital Management, the portfolio selection agent, could benefit from an increase in the value of the securities. ACA had a long established track record as a CDO manager. As of May 31, 2007, ACA was managing 26 outstanding CDOs with underlying portfolios consisting of $17.5 billion of assets.
IKB, ACA and Paulson all provided their input regarding the composition of the underlying securities. ACA ultimately and independently approved the selection of 90 Residential Mortgage Backed Securities (RMBS), which it stood behind as the portfolio selection agent and the largest investor in the transaction.
The offering documents for the transaction included every underlying reference mortgage security.
The offering documents for each of these RMBS in turn disclosed detailed information concerning the mortgages held by the trust that issued the RMBS.
Any investor losses resulted from the massive decline of the broader subprime mortgage market, not because of which particular securities ended up in the reference portfolio or how they were selected.
The transaction was not created as a way for Goldman Sachs to short the subprime market. To the contrary, Goldman Sachs retained a substantial long position in the transaction and lost money as a result.
Questions and Answers
Who were the investors in this transaction?
The investors in the transaction were ACA Capital Management, a well-recognized collateral manager and investor in CDOs, and IKB, then believed to be one of the most highly-sophisticated CDO investors in the world.What is a synthetic CDO?
A synthetic CDO has characteristics much like that of a futures contract, requiring two counterparties to take different views on the forward direction of a market or particular financial product, one short and one long. A CDO is a debt security collateralized by debt obligations, including mortgage-backed securities in many instances. These securities are packaged and held by a special purpose vehicle (SPV), which issues notes that entitle their holders to payments derived from the underlying assets. In a synthetic CDO, the SPV does not own the portfolio of actual fixed income assets that govern the investors' rights to payment, but rather enters into CDSs that reference the performance of a portfolio. The SPV does hold some separate collateral securities which it uses to meet its payment obligations.What are the implications of this SEC action for the overall CDO market?
The SEC complaint is related to a single transaction in 2007 and involves a highly particularized set of alleged facts. It would not appear to have broad ramifications for the CDO market generally.Who selected the securities that ended up in this particular portfolio?
ACA had the sole right and responsibility to select the portfolio and it in fact did so. As part of the process, ACA received input from other transaction participants. ACA had served as portfolio selection agent or collateral manager for numerous other transactions, and no doubt was accustomed to an interactive selection process. ACA used its own expertise and models in scrutinizing and approving the referenced securities. ACA subjected the securities proposed for inclusion in the portfolio to its own proprietary models and analysis.What is the firm's role in facilitating such transactions?
Goldman Sachs acts as a market intermediary through which its clients can take long or short positions on the reference securities. Goldman Sachs will often assume the opposite side of a client's position to complete a transaction. As fully disclosed to investors in the offering materials in this transaction, the firm can then hold or sell that position to increase, reduce or eliminate its own exposures.
Did investors have adequate disclosure?
Extensive, objective disclosures were contained in the offering documents. Investors had all the information they needed to understand and evaluate the reference securities.What was the role of ABN Amro / RBS in this transaction?
ABN intermediated a $909 million credit default swap referencing the portfolio between Goldman Sachs and ACA. ABN assumed the credit risk that ACA might not be able to pay if its obligations under the credit default swap came due. When the portfolio suffered writedowns, ACA ultimately was not able to pay the amount due on the credit default swap, and ABN made payment.
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boy goldman sure is pissed.
I'm pitching a sitcom project to CNBC. It will star Joe Cassano, Fabrice "Fab" Tourre and Ben Roethlisberger as successful guys starting a wacky hedge fund above a bar in Greenwich. Still working on a title, though.
why is it always the french who do shit like this? First Kerviel and now Fab
"He's probably going through his email now trying to find the emails where the senior guys are patting him on the back"
Yeah, because that's what I'd do as a senior manager if an underling put together a deal that netted the firm -$75 million.
@7 it was posted on DB on Friday. try and keep up.
I am not a weasel.
I wonder when someone will post a pic of Lloyd on Youtube with someone dressing him down like the one with Tiger listening to his Dad.
@5 Because they do they are told. It's tradition, for example WWII – "we surrender"
Can someone explain Critical point #3: "Goldman Sachs Never Represented to ACA That Paulson Was Going To Be A Long Investor."
I'm a little hung over, but I thought Paulson was short? Is my diction not on par with the street?
Check out the WSJ article on Pellegrini – the last paragraph is hilarious.
@13 – Thank for the link you inconsiderate bastard.
@ Nick Scholl – Hey, fuck you man. How am I supposed to slack off at work when you decide its time to start fucking with the site.
-Guy in a really bad mood cause he had a hot dog for lunch.
@4 How bout "Fuck Me Running" ?
I believe that GS and Fab are both being sued, as opposed to the circumstance where GS is sued for what Fab allegedly did, without Fab himself being named personally. Therefore, GS' and Fab's interests in the case could be adverse to each other.
@14 You welcome
So let me get this straight. The SEC is suing Goldman for failing to disclose to ACA that Paulson helped pick the mortgages that ACA put into the CDO? Or are they simply focusing on the piece that IBK bought?
@18 I think they're trying to make a big deal of the fact that Paulson and Co. picked the investments on behalf of ACA, trying to imply that GS chose Paulson and Co to do it, when in fact Paulson and Co was hired by ACA to pick them as an independent…but i think the big thing is that they are trying to imply that GS was telling ACA that Paulson and Co was long the position, when they were in fact shorting it on the other side. Whereas GS is saying that ACA chose to hire Paulson and Co. and it wasn't their job to disclose that the same people advising them on their investment choices were shorting it behind the scenes.
Goldman claims they lost money on this deal. I bet a look at their books would show an offsetting transaction elsewhere that hedged the ACA position.