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CRFB Releases and Events
Not Stepping Backward: CRFB's Paper on Budget Gimmicks
In his recent testimony, CBO directory Doug Elmendorf argued that it would be beneficial for policymakers to make large improvements to our budgetary picture, but that small steps forward would be better than nothing, and "no steps at all would be better than stepping backward." Budget gimmicks fall squarely into that stepping backwards category by potentially offsetting real costs with phony savings.
Looking Beyond the Ten-Year Window
Our paper released yesterday detailed how our long term debt problems are far from solved, making clear the unsustainability of federal debt over the long term and how much deficit reduction remains to fix it. As policymakers consider how to achieve long term deficit reduction, they must make sure they effectively evaluate policy options available to them, and have better information on the long term impact of different policies.
CRFB Shows that Long-Term Problems Remain Very Far From Solved
Today, CRFB has released a new paper, Our Long-Term Debt Problems Are Very Far from Solved, which shows while recent improvements may have benefited our budget outlook over the short and medium term, we have made little progress on the long term and sizable challenges still remain.
The Budget Conference Committee's First Meeting
The first meeting of the budget conference committee is today! The committee will have a month and a half to reconcile the House and Senate-passed budgets and come up with a longer-term solution on appropriations and the debt ceiling. You can watch the live proceedings on C-SPAN here right now.
Event Recap: Leon Panetta and Others Urge Action on Fiscal Issues
Yesterday, former Defense Secretary and CRFB board member Leon Panetta headlined a press conference at the National Press Club on the need for our lawmakers to come together and work toward a comprehensive debt deal.
Event Recap: CRFB Hosts 'Defining Moments in Debt'
On September 18, CRFB hosted "Defining Moments in Debt," a panel discussion at the Captial Visitor Center about the many impending "fiscal speed bumps," approaching this fall. There was widespread agreement about the severity of the upcoming debt limit and potential shutdown, as well as the unsustainablity of the budget in the long term. The panel was moderated by CNNMoney writer Jeanne Sahadi, and featured:
Streaming Live: Defining Moments for the Debt
This morning, at 9 AM Eastern time at the Capitol Visitors Center, CRFB will host "Defining Moments for the Debt," an event which will discuss the many "fiscal speed bumps" that are coming in the next month. The event will be highlighted by a heavy-hitting and diverse panel discussion, moderated by CNNMoney writer Jeanne Sahadi and featuring:
CRFB's Breakdown of the Long-Term Outlook
CBO's Long-Term Budget Outlook is a sizeable 126-page document with tons of facts and figures, and an accompanying spreadsheet with even more data. In order to help people pull out the key findings and takeaways from the report, we've condensed the document down to a concise 7-page analysis of the key facts and figures.
As the Fed Meets, CRFB Quantifies Interest Rate Risk Facing the Budget
Beginning tomorrow, the Federal Open Market Committee, the Fed's interest rate setting and deliberative body that meets eight times a year -- will meet for two days to make decisions about the future path of U.S. monetary policy. In particular, many are looking to see whether the Fed will begin a "taper" and slow the rate of asset purchases, signaling the beginning of an unwind of the Fed's expanded balance sheet.
TOMORROW: Moment of Truth Project to Host Delivery Systems and Payment Reform Briefing with NCHC
Tomorrow, September 12, CRFB's Moment of Truth Project and the National Coalition on Health Care will host a briefing on Medicare delivery system and payment reforms. The briefing will begin at 10:30 AM in the Capitol Visitor Center with presentations by John Rother of NCHC, and Ed Lorenzen of the Moment of Truth Project. Sarah Kliff of the Washington Post will moderate a panel discussion with Bipartisan Policy Center's Bill Hoagland and the Brookings Institution's Keith Fontenot.


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Giving as good as you get
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After their visit to India, only G.M. Rao of the GMR group has committed Rs 1540 crore ($340 million) to his GMR Varalaxmi Foundation. Unless many more follow suit, the inevitable questions will be raised: Why do more of the Indian rich not give to philanthropy on the scale of Gates and Buffett, considering that there are some 69 Indian billionaires among the world's wealthiest?
It is undeniable that our wealthy can, and should, give much more than they do. According to a Bain and Company report, India's giving in 2006 totalled close to $5 billion which translates into $7.5 billion in 2009 based on gross domestic product (GDP) figures, assuming the rate of giving has remained steady. This is only 0.6 per cent of India's GDP. By contrast, Americans gave more than $307.75 billion or around 2 per cent of GDP to charity in 2009, in spite of the recession, a drop of only 3.6 per cent over the previous year. More notably, corporate giving actually rose in 2009 to $14.1 billion, as did giving for international causes (by 3 per cent, to $8.89 billion).
However, to compare our philanthropy, dollar for dollar, to the American way is simplistic. Firstly, US philanthropy is exceptional and outstrips that of other developed countries. Secondly, philanthropic giving is not just a matter of writing multi-digit cheques, it is complex. Large-scale philanthropy, unlike individual charity, is a function of several factors history, the socio-economic-cultural environment, the political and ideological underpinning of governance, fiscal policies, pressure from civil society and the opportunity for large-scale philanthropic investment. Our context, motivations, and philanthropic preferences are substantially different.
India, in fact, has a rich history of giving. One has only to look around our cities to realise how much has been contributed by our wealthy to society, in the shape of endowed institutions and social infrastructure of all kinds. Jamsetji Jeejibhhai was perhaps the only businessman in India's history on whose death Mumbai came to a standstill, with flags flown at half-mast in tribute to his munificence. More recently, many leading Indian business leaders have contributed generously to philanthropy, though the really substantial contributions in recent times have been to institutions abroad to Harvard and Yale Universities by Ratan Tata, Anand Mahindra, N.R. Narayanmurthy, and Nandan Nilekani of $50 milion, $100 million, $5.2 million and $5 million respectively. The only outstanding philanthropic contribution for Indian causes has been that of Azim Premji, of approximately $2 billion, to his foundation to promote education in India. However, even this awesome donation is estimated to be only around 10 per cent of his personal wealth.
The reasons for the disparity in scale between Indian and American giving have to be sought deeper. Americans have always valued private initiative, and have jealously guarded against encroachments by the state. Social provision through private initiative was thus both a need and an obligation, encouraged by the state through tax laws. With inheritance tax rates of nearly 46 per cent for large estates of more than $2 million, it made economic sense for wealthy individuals to endow private foundations for charity before their death. There has never been an inheritance tax in India.
The colonial government followed laissez-faire policies and easy taxation of the rich, and expected and encouraged the wealthy to make up the social deficit. The consequence was flourishing philanthropy for social reform and progress, to which the growth of nationalistic feeling and Gandhi's influence also contributed. But independent India arrogated the obligations of bringing development and an equitable society to the state. India's planned, mixed economy, steep taxation, and control of profit-making as well as profit-distribution precluded a large role for philanthropy as an engine of social progress.
However, even with the most encouraging of state policies, the rich in India may still not give away half their wealth during their lifetime, simply because our philanthropic preferences are different. Family and kin ties are stronger here than in America. Wealthy business families in particular tend to have joint families and extended kin networks. While many American philanthropists have publicly stated that they would rather that their children made their own way in life, wealthy Indians prefer to leave their wealth to their children. Add to this a feudal mai-baap or noblesse oblige culture, and a strong religious influence. Even distant relations, dependents, servants, or religious organisations are preferred to an impersonal organisation.
A desire to control their philanthropic resources, rather than to adopt the more arms-length philanthropy characteristic of American foundations, and the lack of suitable opportunities that can absorb resources on the scale envisaged are cited as other reasons for not giving as much as half of one's wealth to independent organisations.
Moreover, large-scale philanthropy has always been used by Americans to win friends and influence people internationally . It is only now, with globalisation of Indian business, that the Indian rich are making contributions abroad and partly, this is a branding exercise. Finally, as Gates and others have acknowledged, it takes at least two generations of wealth in the family to feel secure enough to give it away. Large-scale philanthropy from the new super-rich will, possibly, come later.
If we want our rich to part with their wealth for the larger society, we must give philanthropy the status and recognition it enjoys in America, and facilitate the giving of large sums to needy causes and organisations by creating an enabling environment and infrastructure.
The writer is founder and former director of the Delhi-based Sampradaan Indian Centre for Philanthropy
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President Obama Launches New Cyber-Security Initiative
US government invests $19 billion on enhancing security and replacing ancient computer systems.
Linux Foundation Eliminates Individual Membership
But you can still be a non-voting "individual supporter" if you pay the money
Secret Backdoor Affects More Fortinet Firewalls
Several current systems could fall victim to the attack
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Latest Linux engine comes with better graphics and support for Intel's new power-saving chips.
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Hackers send a message of beauty and liberation to server logs
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Microsoft Offers Linux Certification
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Dirk Nowitzki Videos
The NBA Gets Off to a Late Start
Season begins today after months of negotiations between players and owners.
Mavericks Are NBA Champs: LeBron James' Collapse?
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FTC v. Wyndham
The case has been quite long in the making. The opinion has been eagerly anticipated in privacy and data security circles. Fifteen years of regulatory actions have been hanging in the balance. We have waited and waited for the decision, and it has finally arrived.
The case is FTC v. Wyndham, and it is round one to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
Some Quick Background
For the past 15 years, the FTC has been one of the leading regulators of data security. It has brought actions against companies that fail to provide common security safeguards on personal data. The FTC has claimed that inadequate data security violates the FTC Act which prohibits "unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce." In many cases, the FTC has alleged that inadequate data security is deceptive because it contradicts promises made in privacy policies that companies will protect people's data with "good," "adequate," or "reasonable" security measures. And in a number of cases, the FTC has charged that inadequate data security is unfair because it creates actual or likely unavoidable harm to consumers which isn't outweighed by other benefits.
For more background about the FTC's privacy and data security enforcement, please see my article with Professor Woodrow Hartzog: The FTC and the New Common Law of Privacy, 114 Colum. L. Rev. 583 (2014). The article has just come out in print, and the final published version can be downloaded for free here.
Thus far, when faced with an FTC data security complaint, companies have settled. But finally one company, Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, challenged the FTC. A duel has been waging in court. The battle has been one of gigantic proportions because so much is at stake: Wyndham has raised fundamental challenges the FTC's power to regulate data security under the FTC Act.
The Court's Opinion and Some Thoughts
1. The FTC's Unfairness Authority
Wyndham argued that because Congress enacted several data security laws to regulate specific industries (FCRA, GLBA, HIPAA, COPPA) that Congress did not intend for the FTC to be able to regulate data security more generally under FTC Act unfairness. The court rejected this argument, holding that "subsequent data-security legislation seems to complement—not preclude—the FTC's authority."
This holding seems quite reasonable, as the FTC Act was a very broad grant of authority to the FTC to regulate for consumer protection for most industries.


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Foreign direct investment (FDI) can provide a host country with important macroeconomic benefits, by financing the current account deficit and creating employment, and microeconomic benefits, by transferring new technology and creating spillovers.
Turkey, whose inward FDI (IFDI) surged during 2004-2007, was fortunate to ride the upward global FDI trend, which reflected the favorable high growth-low inflation conditions around the world. But with the outbreak of the global financial and economic crisis, FDI outflows from leading source-countries plummeted as major multinational companies cut back on both domestic and foreign investments. Turkey's IFDI, after peaking in 2007, slowed down in 2008, and slumped in 2009, closely following the trend of global FDI flows. After starting to recover in 2010, along with global FDI flows, it rose by 84 percent during January-October 2011 relative to the same period in 2010, reaching $11.5 billion, according to the latest data (International Direct Investment Data Bulletin -- December 2011) from the Ministry of Economy.
What are the prospects for Turkey's IFDI to resurge? As always, they depend on both external and domestic factors. For an external perspective on those prospects, based on foreign investors' perceptions and intentions, we can refer to the global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney's 2012 FDI Confidence Index -- Cautious Investors Feed a Tentative Recovery. The index, released last month, gauges -- based on a survey during July-October 2011 of more than 200 senior executives of major multinational companies from 27 countries and 17 industries -- the effect of political, economic and regulatory changes on the FDI plans of those companies.
The index, introduced in 1998, has been issued recently every other year. Since its inception, the top 10 most attractive FDI destinations have regularly received at least half of the global brick-and-mortar FDI inflows in the year following the survey. According to the 2012 index, the prospects for a near-term recovery in global FDI are still precarious. The modest optimism of the last two years among investors could easily turn into deep pessimism in the face of shaky economic recovery in developed countries. The lingering sovereign debt and banking crisis in the eurozone, feared as a potential trigger of yet another global financial crisis, and the continuing economic uncertainty in the US, caused by the federal fiscal deadlock, are investors' major concerns.
A still uncertain global FDI recovery is likely to favor host-countries -- mostly emerging markets (EMs), which already receive, thanks to their consumer-market size and growth, more than half of global FDI flows, increasingly from other EMs. They also comprise more than half of the index's top 25 countries. In the top 10, China, India and Brazil, as major EMs, capture the top three positions, followed by the US, Germany, Australia, Singapore, the UK, Indonesia and Malaysia. China has occupied the top spot since 2002, when it displaced the US. (But the US, still the major market for most multinationals, received more FDI than China in 2010, according to the UNCTAD's 2011 World Investment Report.) In the top 25, compared to 2010, China, India and Brazil earned the most positive outlooks from the survey respondents, whereas the US, the UK, Japan and Spain receive the most negative outlooks.
Turkey appeared in the A.T. Kearney FDI Confidence Index's top 25 for the first time, ranked 23rd, in 2001. It dropped out of the top 25 in 2002 but returned, ranked 24th, in 2003. In 2005, it ranked 13th after jumping from the 29th position in 2004. But it could not maintain that relatively high position, ranking 20th in 2007 and 23rd in 2010. In the 2012 index, it is back in the 13th position, after Russia and before Vietnam. Compared to 2010, although 8 percent of the respondents have a more negative outlook on Turkey, 23 percent have a more positive outlook.
A.T. Kearney notes that during the first half of 2011 more than 90 percent of Turkey's IFDI originated from the EU for which Turkey, besides being a growing consumer market, is an important production base. Although Turkey's economic stability is vulnerable to a new global financial crisis, investors are optimistic about improvements in its laws, regulations and intellectual property rights. As strong evidence for Turkey's importance as a platform for international growth, A.T. Kearney singles out last October's $1.9 billion asset swap between Anadolu Efes and SABMiller to form a regional beer producer with combined sales of $3.5 billion. Although SABMiller found Turkey's domestic market growth potential attractive, it was more interested in Turkey as an opening to Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East. Several other major IFDI project announcements published in Today's Zaman last month provide additional evidence for Turkey's rising profile for foreign investors.
Although foreign investors' perceptions of and intentions for Turkey, based on A.T. Kearney's 2012 FDI Confidence Index, are highly auspicious for a resurgence of IFDI, much depends on domestic factors. Those domestic factors include both economic and political stability, without which Turkey cannot be an attractive host-country for foreign investors.


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North Greenville University held its spring commencement ceremony in Melvin and Dollie Younts Stadium on Thursday, the second outdoor graduation in school history.
Over 4,000 spectators watched approximately 300 undergraduates and graduates receive their diplomas. Evangelist Clayton King was the keynote speaker
The official motto of North Greenville is where Christ makes the difference, said King. The unofficial motto of North Greenville University, unofficially, is a ring by spring or your money back. So ladies its still officially spring and you are still officially a student at North Greenville. Boys, man up and pop the question today! Just make sure you get a selfie so you can post it on Instagram!
King said that there are big moments in everyones life.Of all the times you have big moments in your life, and today is definitely one of them, there is nothing more important, deeper, richer, stronger, or better than you learning the most important thing youll ever know; Jesus loves you, King said.
He referenced 2 Timothy where Paul was looking at his imminent demise; a man who came close to death on multiple occasions.
Paul understood something that I want to encourage you graduates with today. If youre not dead, Gods not done! As long as you have breath in your body, God has a plan for your life, said King. Until your dead, God will reveal to you your next assignment.
King is a 1995 presidential scholar and outstanding graduate of the year from Gardner-Webb University.
He began his public speaking career at age 14 and has spoken to over three million people in 45 states and over 38 countries.
He is the founder & president of Clayton King Ministries, a large non-profit that has sent over 500 people on long-term and short term international mission trips.
He is a professor of evangelism at Anderson University (Anderson, SC), campus pastor at Liberty University, the teaching Pastor at NewSpring Church in Anderson, SC, and has sold over 200,000 copies of his seven books.He and his wife Sharie have two boys, Jacob and Joseph.
At the conclusion of his address, King was presented with an honorary doctor of Christian leadership by NGU President Epting and Mike Hamrick, chairman of the NGU board of trustees.
In addition to their diplomas, the graduates were given a hand towel with the NGU seal and the words be a difference maker printed on it. President Epting referenced John 13 and the Divine Servant sculpture located at the front entrance to campus of Jesus washing the feet of Peter. He challenged the graduates to use this as a reminder to be a difference maker in life and to serve others just as Jesus did.


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Join arts advocates from across the country on March 7-8, 2016 in Washington, DC for our annual Arts Advocacy Day and make your voice heard! Arts Advocacy Day brings together a broad cross section of America's cultural and civic organizations, along with more than 500 grassroots advocates from across the country, to underscore the importance of developing strong public policies and appropriating increased public funding for the arts.
NAEA Co-Sponsors National Arts Advocacy Day, March 23 & 24, 2015
Briefing Papers Issued Regarding NEA Funding, USDOE Arts in Education Grant Program, and ESEA Reauthorization
As a national co-sponsor, NAEA is actively participating in National Arts Advocacy Day events in Washington, DC. NAEA Legislative Liaison Kathi R. Levin is co-presenting the Arts in Education Funding and ESEA Reauthorization trainings at the briefing sessions on Monday, March 23 and will represent NAEA at the Congressional Arts Kick-off on Tuesday, March 24. She is also attending the Nancy Hanks Lecture presented this year by acclaimed television producer Norman Lear on Monday evening at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
About Arts Advocacy Day
Entering its 28th consecutive year, Arts Advocacy Day is the only national event that brings together a broad cross section of America's cultural and civic organizations, along with thousands of grassroots advocates from across the country. Organized by Americans for the Arts and cosponsored by more than 85 national organizations (including NAEA), Arts Advocacy Day has been instrumental in advancing key legislative initiatives, including increased funding for the federal cultural agencies and enlightened tax, international, and education policies.
Arts Advocacy Day kicks off on Monday with a day of legislative training sessions for hundreds of grassroots arts advocates from across the country. Advocates learn about the current arts issues circulating on Capitol Hill and how to become effective advocates for increased support for the arts. On Tuesday, the day begins with the Congressional Arts Kick Off Event on Capitol Hill. This event will feature brief remarks by Members of Congress and acclaimed guests. The Kick Off is designed to rally advocates immediately before they begin their lobbying visits with their Members of Congress across Capitol Hill.
Briefing Papers
The co-sponsoring organizations work together over the months prior to Arts Advocacy Day to prepare issues briefs on the various topics that advocates will discuss in their Congressional visits. Most pertinent to the arts education community are the issues briefs on the Arts in Education Program of the US Department of Education and the Reauthorization of ESEA. All advocates attending Arts Advocacy Day monitor federal support for the National Endowment for the Arts. The three issues briefs related to these topics are provided, along with the unified statement on arts education referenced in the ESEA Reauthorization brief, and NAEA's co-sponsor letter included in the print version of the Congressional Arts Handbook. The online version of the Congressional Arts Handbook, which contains all of the issues briefs on a wide variety of topics, can be found on the Americans for the Arts website.
• NAEA Arts Advocacy Day Letter 2015
• ESEA Issues Brief: Strengthening Arts Education in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act: Helping Children Achieve in School, Work, and Life
• ESEA Legislative Recommendations
• Funding the Arts In Education Program at the U.S. Department Of Education: Improving Access to Arts Education for All Students
• Arts Education Unified Statement - February 2015
• National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Promoting Creativity and Public Access to the Arts
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Fear is a powerful motivating force. And it comes in many shapes and sizes, from internal demons to external threats. Most of our fears emerge from experience. You say, "I want to run a marathon, but in the past, I've found that after mile five of any run, my hip begins to hurt.." If that's the kind of response you have, I suspect you see only failure in an attempt to run a marathon. Because you're not sure you can do it, and you're afraid you'll have pain if you try, you assume you can't. But that assumption is just an expression of your need to know the outcome. Since you can't know the future, you're trying to predict it through your previous experiences. The need to know manipulates your thinking into stopping you from even trying the marathon. Over time, you don't even venture into the "need-to-know" question any longer. You simply begin to believe that the goal is impossible. Fear transforms into belief. It's a self-perpetuating cycle that begins and ends in our minds.
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Obama's Smoke Signals; ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS
Byline: Compiled by Charles Legge
QUESTION Does Barack Obama smoke?
IN JUNE this year, President Obama rushed through the Tobacco Regulation Act, a historic piece of legislation which gives the U.S. Food And Drug Administration unprecedented authority to regulate what goes into tobacco products, make public the ingredients and prohibit marketing campaigns aimed at children.
This resulted in feverish media speculation over whether the new President, a confirmed smoker since his teens, had given up. He revealed that he had - almost.
In 2007, before the presidential nomination campaign, his wife Michelle agreed he could run - provided he quit smoking.
He could often be seen chewing nicotine gum on the campaign trail.
However, when quizzed on NBC's Meet The Press session, Tom Brokaw noted that the White House is a no-smoking zone and asked Mr Obama: 'Have you stopped smoking?'
'I have,' Mr Obama replied, smiling. 'What I said was that there are times where I have fallen off the wagon.' 'Wait a minute,' the interviewer interjected.
'That means you haven't actually stopped.' 'Fair enough,'
Mr Obama replied. 'What I would say is that I have done a terrific job under the circumstances of making myself much healthier. You will not see any violations of these rules in the White House.'
Derek Gould, Los Angeles.
QUESTION What, in Irish mythology, is meant by the term immram?
THE word, immram, comes from old Irish mythology and it means voyage. Immram, or immrama in the plural, are stories of supernatural heroes and their epic journeys by sea, searching for the land of the gods or utopia, and they usually have a strong Christian element.
The immrama were first recorded in the seventh century AD but they were mainly written in the eighth century AD and they are a mixture of Celtic myths, classic legends and Christian voyage literature.
As early as the fifth century AD, Irish monks had been going off on lengthy pilgrimages, sailing from island to island in search of the perfect place for meditation. The Irish monks sailed as far as the Faroe Islands and Iceland and then of course there was St Brendan's incredible voyage across the Atlantic; he was widely credited with having discovered America in the sixth century AD.
All these voyages helped inspire the creation of the immrama. Characters in the stories were often wandering religious people and the main source of inspiration for the immrama was probably the Christ-ian punishment of setting people adrift at sea so that their crimes could be judged by God.
The number of immram written was limited; one list of ancient texts said that just seven officially recognised immram existed. Probably the best known in modern times was the Immram Bran - the Voyage of Bran.
This told the story of a man's journeys across the sea to avenge the death of his father.
While the content of the story owed much to ancient Irish mythology, it was written by monks in the eighth century AD.
This particular story was revised in the late 19th century by the great German scholar, Kuno Meyer, who did so much to help revive Irish. He published it in two volumes, between 1895 and 1897. While immrama are well-known examples of old Irish writings, they are sometimes confused with another genre, echtrae or adventures.
The echtrae were written about a century before the immrama and they had a strong pagan element, in contrast to the Christian overtones of the immrama. The two kinds of story were different in another respect. In echtrae, the hero voyages to just one single location, whereas in the immrama, the hero always has multiple adventures to several different islands.
In modern times, the immram theme has been revived by at least one writer. C.S. Lewis, the Belfastborn writer who died in 1963, wrote a book called The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. …


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The face of Lexus has evolved cautiously since Toyota launched the luxury division in 1990, but it's now determined to inject more passion into its styling language. The GS led the way when this third-generation model was introduced for 2006.
The new styling language as seen on the GS features a low, stretched shape with a long hood, a set-back greenhouse and short rear deck.
The GS expresses simplicity, yet the car is thoroughly sculpted throughout its length. The design is perhaps a little predictable, yet the combination of this sleek shape and careful work to reduce aerodynamic turbulence beneath the car has produced a remarkably low 0.27 coefficient of aerodynamic drag, and this promotes a quieter interior and fuel efficiency.
For 2008, the front fascia is reworked with a new front bumper, a slightly revised lower air intake, and a chrome grille surround. The side mirrors get turn signals, and the wheel designs are new.
The GS has high-intensity-discharge headlights with an available system that automatically compensates headlight aim for different passenger loads. The power-adjustable mirrors have defogging heat elements and tilt down when the car is in reverse. The available variable intermittent windshield wipers actuate automatically when raindrops are sensed. Fast-acting LEDs are used in the rear brake lights. Big 18-inch wheels are available.
Interior Features
The Lexus GS is very well appointed. Open the door and you're greeted by stainless-steel scuff plates, the scent of leather and cut-pile carpeting, and the gleam of highly burnished hardwood trim.
The tilt/telescoping steering wheel is handsomely trimmed in wood and leather. In the traditional Lexus style, the instrumentation is set deep within the dash to promote easy focus by older drivers and also features electroluminescent instrument needles for heightened visibility. Across the dash panel, each gauge, button, knob, lever and wheel is clearly identified by easily read words or symbols, so you can intuitively grasp the meaning. There's soft-touch electronic actuation for virtually every control, from the window switches to the trunk release.
Dominating the center stack is a seven-inch electronic screen with touch-screen controls. Two banks of menu buttons flank the screen. The driver uses this screen to operate the audio system, climate control, and optional navigation system with backup camera, though many functions are duplicated with nearby buttons on the dashboard. Navigating through the submenus doesn't take too much brainpower, but like most multi-tasking electronic systems, a day spent with the owner's manual on a quiet side street is the best way to figure out the way to work everything properly.
Lexus has made a quality audio system a key component of its brand identity, so it's no surprise that the GS sedan has a premium system. The standard 134-watt system features an AM/FM tuner with cassette tape and an in-dash, six-disc CD changer. It plays through a 10-speaker sound system. MP3 capability isn't offered, but an auxiliary audio input jack is provided. Audiophiles can opt for the Mark Levinson Premium Surround Sound system, developed especially for the GS interior. Utilizing 5.1 surround sound playback via a 7.1-channel speaker topology, its 330-watt amplifier sends the vibes through 14 speakers via 11 channels of amplification.
The DVD-based navigation system has information for more than 6 million points of interest, while route searching is conducted at ten times the speed of previous-generation systems. The screen has excellent resolution and the map images have three-dimensional shading to aid recognition. Voice recognition makes the system a hands-free experience for the experienced user.
The Bluetooth-compatible telephone system can be operated by voice command or through the seven-inch touch screen.
Intuitive Park Assist considers steering angle input as well as the usual distance-warning sensors to offer contact avoidance advice through graphics in the dashboard-mounted information screen. This advice also is displayed in the lower center of the speedometer, an area that is also used to show information from the trip computer, radar cruise status, distance monitoring and various warning messages. This system is the last word in ding prevention in the supermarket parking lot.
The combination of the 10-way power-adjustable driver's seat and a thick-rimmed steering wheel with an electrical tilt/telescopic control helps you find a comfortable driving position. The driver's seat itself is sculpted with an extensive set of bolsters that support you, though they are not so restrictive that they encumber easy ingress and egress. Despite the multiple controls, one of our test drivers didn't like the seating position because the front of the seat bottom doesn't tilt upward. And tall drivers might not like the GS at all, because head room is limited.
The same goes for the back seat. Both head and leg room will be tight for anyone over 6 feet, 2 inches, and the front seats have little toe room if the front seat is at its lowest point. The seat is comfortable, however, and a center armrest folds down to reveal the pass-through. That pass-through is handy, but not as handy as a split-folding rear seat, which the GS doesn't offer.
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Written by Anne Bogel of Modern Mrs. Darcy.
For your holiday enjoyment, I present to you the best Christmas scenes in children's literature. (I shared the best Christmas scenes in English literature last week.)
It was painful to choose just a snippet to share because the extended scenes—and the books from which they were drawn—are all so good!
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
(Find the movie version here.)
"It was a sledge, and it was reindeer with bells on their harness. And on the sledge sat a person whom everyone knew the moment they set eyes on him. He was a huge man in a bright red robe (bright as hollyberries) with a hood that had fur inside it and a great white beard that fell like a foamy waterfall over his chest. Some of the pictures of Father Christmas in our world make him look only funny and jolly. But now that the children actually stood looking at him they didn't find him quite like that. He was so big, and so glad, and so real, that they all became quite still. They felt very glad, but also solemn.
"I've come at last," said he. "She has kept me out for a long time, but I have got in at last. Aslan is on the move. The Witch's magic is weakening."


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COSTA MESA, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 01/27/14 -- ISC8® Inc. (OTCBB: ISCI), ( "ISC8" or the "Company"), a provider of intelligent cybersecurity solutions, has named Magnus Almquist as the Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales.
Magnus, formerly the VP of Worldwide Sales at Stoke, Inc., Ericsson and Redback Networks, brings a wealth of experience leading global sales for technology companies. In his previous roles, Magnus has lived in multiple countries (France, United Kingdom, Spain and Sweden), which only enhances his ability to carry out a global sales strategy for ISC8. He brings more than twenty years of industry experience and a strong pedigree for developing and executing sales and marketing strategies for technology-driven companies.
"Bringing Magnus to ISC8 signals our commitment to growth in cybersecurity technologies and markets," said Bill Joll, president and CEO of ISC8. "The combined experience of our executive team increases our in-depth understanding of cybersecurity technology platforms and experience across global markets that will provide a strategic advantage in our expansion efforts globally for all three ISC8 cybersecurity products: Cyber adAPT®, a signature-less Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) and malware detection solution; Cyber NetFalcon®, for Big Data security analytics; and Cyber NetControl, providing content control for service providers and enterprises. I am pleased to have found such exceptional talent that will help ISC8 deliver on the significant pipeline of opportunities that has been built up across all three products."
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ISC8 is actively engaged in the development and sale of intelligent cybersecurity solutions for commercial and government environments worldwide. ISC8's cyber portfolio is aimed at detecting next-generation malware and Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs), providing real-time Big Data security analytics to identify perpetrators and preventing critical data loss. ISC8 provides hardware, software and service offerings for Malware Threat Detection. ISC8 is a global company with resources across North America and Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. For more information about ISC8 visit www.isc8.com.
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AIKEN -- The ownership of Aiken Mall could change hands following a $29 million foreclosure lawsuit filed Monday in Aiken County Court of Common Pleas. The suit was filed by New York-based Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., which holds the mortgage, against Aiken Mall Limited Partnership, a Pennsylvania limited partnership. Zamias Services, headquartered in Johnstown, Pa., manages and owns Aiken Mall. President and Chief Executive Officer Damian Zamias didn't return a phone message left Monday.
U.S. factory orders grow in January WASHINGTON -- Orders to U.S. factories rose 0.5 percent in January, evidence the financial crisis in Asia has yet to hit the economy hard. But economists said the warning signs are there. "There has been some cooling off," said NationsBank economist Lynn Reaser. "I think we'll see more of the effect of Asia in the second quarter."


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Suburban-living that's simply out of sight! - The Hidden Valley Apartment Homes in Simi Valley.
At the quiet border of Ventura County, The Hidden Valley Apartment Homes in Simi Valley aim to provide a living experience that matches its calm family-friendly neighborhood. We want you to feel at home. That's why our floor plans – whether the one-bedroom, two-bedroom or three-bedroom apartments – were designed to maximize space and convenience. We realize freedom is comfort, so feel free to decorate your unit as you see fit – without feeling cramped and restricted.
It won't be hard at The Hidden Valley Apartments in Simi Valley. Head straight to the pool for a cool dip or treat yourself to a warm session in the spa. As you walk the grounds, you'll notice that we care for our building as much as we care for our residents. You'll always want to be outside, and your friends will always want an invitation. After all, amenities like these are too good not to share.
The buzz and nightlife of Los Angeles is within reach, but you won't have to go far to have fun. Be inspired to create your own décor at Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village and its collection of recycled art. Take advantages of the long southern California nights at the playing fields of Rancho Santa Susana Community Park just across the street from our building. And don't forget to bring the dog! (We're pet friendly.) But if you're craving a day in Los Angeles, beat the traffic by taking Metrolink and Amtrak, whose stations are just across the street.
It's easy to see why The Hidden Valley Apartment Homes in Simi Valley is the premiere residential building in the area. Check it out for yourself.
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Tifa Lockhart cosplay, Advent Children version.
Taken with Canon 60D
Photographer: Si Spencer.
Model: Me.
Taken with Canon 60D
Photographer: Si Spencer.
Model: Me.
Great job on the outfit and pose. Awesome photo.
Great cosplay!!! did you make the outfit yourself?? wondering if you can help me, im trying to find a place I can order artificial leather, need to remake my Tifa top n_n
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Try somewhere like fabricuk.com or fabric-online.com, they stock it. Or if you live around London, go to Goldhawk Road, as there's loads of material shops there that are like a gold mine.
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, Volume 14, Issue 2, pp 289-299
First online:
Multigrid preconditioned conjugate-gradient solver for mixed finite-element method
- John David WilsonAffiliated withU.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center Email author
- , Richard L. NaffAffiliated withU.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center
The mixed finite-element approximation to a second-order elliptic PDE results in a saddle-point problem and leads to an indefinite linear system of equations. The mixed system of equations can be transformed into coupled symmetric positive-definite matrix equations, or a Schur complement problem, using block Gauss elimination. A preconditioned conjugate-gradient algorithm is used for solving the Schur complement problem. The mixed finite-element method is closely related to the cell-centered finite difference scheme for solving second-order elliptic problems with variable coefficients. For the cell-centered finite difference scheme, a simple multigrid algorithm can be defined and used as a preconditioner. For distorted grids, an additional iteration is needed. Nested iteration with a multigrid preconditioned conjugate gradient inner iteration results in an effective numerical solution technique for the mixed system of linear equations arising from a discretization on distorted grids. Numerical results show that the preconditioned conjugate-gradient inner iteration is robust with respect to grid size and variability in the hydraulic conductivity tensor.
KeywordsMixed finite element method Lowest-order Raviart–Thomas Subsurface flow Multigrid Distorted grids Conjugate gradient Nested iteration
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- Title
- Multigrid preconditioned conjugate-gradient solver for mixed finite-element method
- Open Access
- Available under Open Access This content is freely available online to anyone, anywhere at any time.
- Journal
Computational Geosciences
Volume 14, Issue 2 , pp 289-299
- Cover Date
- 2010-03
- 10.1007/s10596-009-9152-z
- Print ISSN
- 1420-0597
- Online ISSN
- 1573-1499
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
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- Topics
- Keywords
- Mixed finite element method
- Lowest-order Raviart–Thomas
- Subsurface flow
- Multigrid
- Distorted grids
- Conjugate gradient
- Nested iteration
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- John David Wilson (1)
- Richard L. Naff (1)
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K-19: The Widowmaker
Put a submarine in nearly any movie and I'm likely to find some appeal in the story. But with National Geographic at the helm of their first feature motion picture, this sub was a tempting scenario that happily rises to the top.
The real K-19 was Russia's answer to increasing threats from the expanding US nuclear sub fleet. Hastily commissioned during the height of the cold war, the boat held two nuclear reactors that sacrificed safety for space. Shortly into its maiden mission designed to "inform" NATO of increasing Soviet technology, one of the reactors blew a high pressure cooling line. The impending disaster (the vessel was also carrying nuclear warheads) was alleviated only by eight crewmembers accepting the suicide assignment of entering the malfunctioning reactor and devising a makeshift solution.
Based on these actual events, this movie does take some dramatic license. Harrison Ford plays fictional Captain Alexei Vostrikov, while Liam Neeson creates the role of Mikhail Polenin, a captain who opposed the time limits dictated by the Russian government that demanded the barely completed submarine put to sea. When officials place Polenin under Vostrikov's command, tensions between the two chiefs rise as fast as the reactor's core temperature, diminishing crew morale.
Aside from the small distraction of having American icons with fishy accents playing Russian sailors, K-19 is an incredible work of sub cinema. Details down to the dishes have been included, providing audiences with a glimpse of what life below the surface may be like. Although heavy laden with dialogue, director Kathryn Bigelow still relies on visual emotion to fill in the blanks.
Only a couple of very mild profanities enter this script. Sexual content is limited to a brief scene when the proud crew gives the "bum's rush" to a passing US helicopter and a short distant shot of a nude male being "decontaminated." Also, near continuous peril and many sights of men suffering from severe radiation sickness may be too intense for young viewers.
For adults and teens yearning for a sub feast, K-19 offers extra meat on a fresh idea along with many sailors caught in a serious pickle.


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EL PASO, Texas, Oct. 7, 2011 -- The family of Cpl. Eduardo Pedregon, a Korean War veteran, received news of his missing in action in 1950, and since then they have been awaiting for his return.
Eduardo enlisted in the Army at the age of 17 in 1948 with his mother's consent and was assigned to Heavy Mortar Company, 31st Infantry Regiment.
"My brother was declared missing the thirtieth of November, 1950," said Roberto, Eduardo's older brother. "My mother got word from the Army that he had been missing in action. My brother sent a letter to my mom that was dated September of that same year, about a month before. In the letter he told my mother that this was probably going to be the last letter because the fire was getting pretty thick -- period -- that's the last word and the last thing I knew about him."
"We just hoped that he would be captured instead of being killed. Well, as you know now, time passed. Sixty-one years later, he finally came home."
Eduardo will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Va., today, but his remains arrived at the El Paso International Airport Sept. 29 in order for his hometown of San Elizario to honor him during a special memorial at San Elizario Presidio Chapel, where he was baptized as a young infant.
Hundreds of community, military, civic and political members joined the Pedregon family during a mass and continued to pay homage to the fallen native Soldier at a ceremony that was held at San Elizario Plaza after the religious service.
U.S. Representative Silvestre Reyes and several other political leaders recognized Eduardo's ultimate sacrifice and valor. Reyes, who publicly thanked the Pedregon family on behalf of the country's leadership, said he entered Eduardo's story into the United States' congressional record.
"I also had a flag flown in honor of Eduardo Pedregon," said Reyes. "It's a small but sincere token of appreciation from our President and every member of the United States Congress."
Karla Sanchez, the action officer from the Fort Bliss Casualty Assistance Center assigned to the Pedregon case, said the post provided support in several areas including the color guard from 1st Armored Division's 212th Fires Brigade and the 1st AD band to ensure the complete rendering of military honors.
Capt. Steve Yi, company commander of 532nd Signal Company, 1st Brigade, 1st AD, was the casualty officer who helped the family get through the process and assisted them in obtaining the resources they are authorized according to Army regulation, said Sanchez.
"It was very honoring just to see [the family's] reaction," said Sanchez. "They're grateful and they're at peace now."
Former U.S. Representative for Texas' 23rd congressional district, Ciro Rodriguez, said the return of Eduardo after more than six decades serves to exemplify that America never gives up on seeking out a lost service member.
"No Soldier is left behind. Eduardo [is] truly an indication, a reaffirmation of the faith and the commitment; that solemn oath of this nation to its Soldiers," said Rodriguez.


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