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'I've run out of things to say. It's snowing. And it sucks' - WITI reporter
TV reporters may get the big bucks - or not - but don't envy them unless your dream job makes you get up in the middle of the night and stand in the cold saying the same thing over and over again.
It's enough to drive reporters a little batty. »Read Full Blog Post(25)
Resnik delivers shattering portrait of Judy Garland in Rep's 'Rainbow'
In "I Could Go On Singing," which would be her last film, Judy Garland plays Jenny Bowman, a dead ringer for Judy Garland: a gifted but troubled singer who both resents and craves her time in the limelight.
"I don't want to be rolled out like a pastry so that everybody can get a nice big bite of me," Jenny insists at one point. »Read Full Article
Rocky Horror team says 36-year streak not broken by shuttered Oriental
Records, like boilers, are made to be broken. When the boiler at the Landmark Oriental theater, 2230 N. Farwell Ave., broke during the recent cold snap it closed the theater until further notice.
Which means this month's 36th anniversary showing of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" tonight is canceled. »Read Full Blog Post(3)
Warhol's 'geniuses' on view at Jewish Museum Milwaukee
When it was first unveiled in 1980, Andy Warhol's series of images of famous Jews, called "Ten Portraits of Jews in the Twentieth Century," was greeted with some of the most shrill criticism Warhol ever got. »Read Full Article(1)


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The Hunterdon Health & Wellness Center in Clinton announces the Spring 2014 Level I Triathlon Training Program. All are invited to a free information seminar on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 10:30 a.m. at the Hunterdon Health and Wellness Center located at 1738 Rte. 31 North in Clinton. Learn about the program from the coaches, and through the testimonies of experienced "graduates" of the Level I Triathlon Training Program.
This session will be led by Beverly Peter-son, Program Coordinator and Total Immersion swim coach along with Steve Hovey, Owner and Head Coach of Per-formance Cycling, LLC, cycling coach and David Stretanski, ChiRunning coach. To register, contact Beverly Peterson at 908-735-6884.

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Jennifer Diaz of Porch Swing Desserts made a special delivery to the Chronicle office today: a petite strawberry pie.
"Today marks the first day of Spring and we are debuting our strawberry pie," Diaz wrote in a note.
Just the smell was enough to make me want to ditch my diet. Instead I gifted it to my colleague Everett Evans, whose love of all things sweet is well known around the office.
"It's fantastic," Evans said.
That works for me. (I've been smitten with PSD's pies for a couple of years. Diaz makes a mean banana pudding, too.)
You can try one of Porch Swing's strawberry pies ($3.95 for the personal size, $25.95 for a full-size pie) at Haute Wheels this weekend. Look for Diaz's cute blue-and-white 1948 International Harvester Metro delivery truck at the festival.
Can't make to the festival? Porch Swing Desserts has a bakery in the tunnels downtown at 801 Louisiana. The bakery, which also serves sandwiches and breakfast muffins, is open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays.
Call 713-429-1338 for special orders, including molasses cookies, coconut-pineapple bars and Italian cream cakes.


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Berkley Henderson is the envy of all her young student ballerinas.
"I get to wear a tiara for a living," Henderson said. "They love that."
Henderson doesn't don the crown for the heck of it. (Well, probably.) She's dancing the lead role in Lone Star Ballet's production of "Sleeping Beauty," opening Friday for three performances in the Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts, 500 S. Buchanan St.
"It's amazing," Henderson said. "I get to be a real princess. It's every little girl's dream."
Henderson performs the role of Aurora in the ballet, one of the most famous in the classical repertoire.
"I don't think anyone of any age ever gets tired of a great fairy tale," said Vicki McLean, LSB's director of dance and choreographer for the production. "I think that's what has kept it alive."
The story — in which Aurora pricks her finger and, along with her entire court, falls asleep for 100 years before being awakened by love's true kiss — certainly doesn't hurt, particularly given its perennially popular adaptation by Disney. But the music, McLean said, also gives the ballet staying power.
The Tchaikovsky score, completed in 1889, is so indelibly tied to the story that Disney even borrowed some of it for its 1959 film.
Henderson can't even remember which adaptation came first for her — the ballet or the cartoon.
"I probably learned about them at the same time," she said. "I started dancing when I was 3."
The role is particularly challenging, she said, despite that long nap.
"I might sleep for a little while, but not too much," she said.
The demands come from the strictly traditional classical choreography from 19th century master choreographer Marius Petipa, whose steps are still used in most productions of the ballet, including LSB's. But the Amarillo company will adapt the choreography in some ways, from trimming or cutting some dances to adding new movements.
"Petipa really liked to choreograph for the main ballerina, the prima, so the things I've added are (for other characters)," McLean said. "If the audience sees a lot of passes and walks, they're not really interested in it. They want big things in dance, so I've taken some liberties with it, as have so many other choreographers."


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Rick Perry is special guest at Election Eve fundraiser for David Dewhurst
On the eve of the July 31 runoff, Texas Gov. Rick Perry will headline a lavish fundraiser in Dallas for David Dewhurst's Senate campaign.
Dewhurst, the state's lieutenant governor, is in a tough fight against former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz for the GOP Senate nomination.
Perry has endorsed Dewhurst for the seat that is now held by retiring Dallas Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison.
The July 30 event is being held in Preston Hollow and features numerous Dallas-area business leaders. The guest list includes businessmen George Bayoud, Harlan Crow, James Francis, Stephen Jones, Harold Simmons and Brint Ryan.
Also on the host committee is Texas Sen. John Carona of Dallas and former Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert.
Leppert finished third in the May 29 GOP Senate Primary. On Tuesday he endorsed Dewhurst over Cruz.
Dewhurst has used some of his vast fortune to fund his Senate campaign, and the upcoming fundraiser could help him pay down his debt and prepare, if he beats Cruz, for what's expected to be an easy general election fight against a Democratic challenger.
The runoff is July 31 and analysts expect only a fraction of Texas voters at the polls.


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Brad Warren grew up picking mussels off the rocks for picnics with his family and listening to his grandparents' bittersweet recollections of fishing and home-canning Columbia River salmon. "A lot of those mussel beds are gone now," he recalls. "And by the time I was a kid, dams had wiped out most of the salmon my grandparents loved. I guess you could say we found out why habitat matters."
After 25 years as a fisheries journalist and consultant, in 2007 Brad founded the Global Ocean Health Program, the joint ocean-acidification (OA) initiative of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership and the National Fisheries Conservation Center. The program helps seafood producers, resource-dependent communities and scientists to understand OA, document is consequences, and protect fishery resources and ecosystems.
Brad proposed and served on Washington State's Blue Ribbon Panel on Ocean Acidification in 2012, the first initiative to confront OA by any state. The Washington effort has helped to spur similar initiatives in other states, expanding public investment and capacity for OA research, monitoring, adaptation, and pollution reduction. Brad was appointed in 2013 to the newly formed Ocean Acidification International Reference User Group, an advisory body to multilateral agencies addressing OA.
Warren began working as a journalist covering fisheries and natural resource management in 1980. Among other publications, he was a correspondent and editor for National Fisherman from 1981 to 1996, and later became editor and publisher of Pacific Fishing (1996-2004). He has served as an advisor and consultant on resource management to the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service, the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization, and for industry, tribal, and conservation groups.


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Obesity Market Research Reports & Industry Analysis
Increasing education efforts, accessible weight management plans and foods, and a growing desire to be physically desirable have fueled this market in more recent years. More than 100 million people in the United States are actively involved in a weight loss or weight management plan at any one time throughout the year. This suggests a demand for products and services which will continue for years to come.
The definitions or measurement characteristics for overweight and obesity have varied over time. The varied definitions affect prevalence statistics and make it difficult to compare data from different studies. The prevalence of overweight and obesity is commonly assessed by using body mass index (BMI). A BMI over 25 kg/m2 is defined as overweight, and a BMI of over 30 kg/m2 as obese. These markers provide the common benchmarks for assessment, but the risks of disease in all populations can increase progressively from lower BMI levels.
According to the World Health Organization, adult mean BMI levels of 22-23 kg.m2 are found in Africa and Asia, while levels of 25-27 kg.m2 are prevalent across North America, Europe, and in some Latin American, North African and Pacific Island countries. BMI increases among middle-aged elderly people, who are at the greatest risk of health complications. In countries undergoing nutrition transition, overnutrition often coexists with undernutrition. People with a BMI below 18.5 kg/m2 tend to be underweight.


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4 Things That Weren't Always This Terrible
#2. McDonald's
McDonald's is fast food, and we all know that fast food is not a health choice, even if the fast food industry is trying to change that perception.
I've never seen anyone eat this.
I don't understand this.
This is NOT an official McDonald's posting, but I found it while researching this column, and I don't think it's fair that I should be the only one having wetmares forever.
But Back in the Day ...
We knew McDonald's was fast food. We knew what cholesterol was. We understood morbid obesity. And we didn't care! In 1990, McDonald's started cooking their fries in vegetable oil. Know what they used to use? Lard! Animal fat. And it was delicious. And we miss it so. Check out semi-literate losers like me complaining about it here.
#1. Billionaires
I don't like billionaires. Why? Well, I think it's all the money they have that I don't. Does that make me a commie? Probably not. I'm not a big fan of socialists either. Or libertarians. Or anarchists. I think people are the problem, is what I'm saying. Anyway, I'm not a big fan of fat, greedy robber barons leading the national conversation. Who are the billionaires today?
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Mark "Your Privacy for Sale" Zuckerberg
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Donald "I'll Swallow Your Soul as Long as It's Artificially Flavored" Trump
We want to have their money, but I don't think anyone actually wants to be these men. Zuckerberg is a billionaire of the modern age. Call me old-fashioned, but I like men who are able to buy and sell control of my fate to look the part. There's something too humiliating about being inferior to someone who needs to be told not to wear socks with sandals. And Trump, well, the modern age caused problems for him, too. Y'see, in the '80s people thought Trump was cool. He had a game and everything.
Object of the game: Be the first to make a million dollars starting with your father's billion.
Why was he cool? Well, not because he was younger and less Hutt-like, but because we didn't know him. The '80s were filled with Gordon Gekko greed and Reaganites, and he was just a young billionaire. That was it. But now, we get to know terrible people more on reality television and on their Twitter. It might be a personal trait, but I like it when people who can have me killed with one phone call can also speak in full sentences.
But Back in the Day ...
You had dudes like J.P. Morgan. Look at him. Just look at him:
This is a man who would not hesitate to boil your bones if he thought there was a tiny chance there was profit in it. This is a man who would choke baby seals with his bare hands based on a rumor that their tears were valuable on the black market.
Here he is beating one of his valets for not being made of gold.
J.P. Morgan was U.S. Steel. Not just in his ownership and production, but in his entire skeletal structure, which was formed from an early version of the adamantium that would later be used in Wolverine. OK, fine, here's something about J.P. Morgan that is actually true: He saved the U.S. Treasury from bankruptcy during the Panic of 1893 by joining with the Rothschilds and providing the U.S. Treasury with 3.5 million ounces of gold for a 30-year bond issue.
True, that's almost as cool as data-mining my life for advertisers or trying to get the President impeached as an immigrant, but just a tad classier, y'know?"
Watch the penultimate Hate by Numbers. That means second to last. Gladstone's about to put the show on indefinite sabbatical.
Be sure to follow Gladstone on Twitter and stay up-to-date on the latest regarding Notes from the Internet Apocalypse. And then there's his website and Tumblr, too.


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Azerine Delaphous
IOTA – Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, January 7, 2009 at Progressive Baptist Church in Iota for Azerine Robinson Delaphous, 84, who died Saturday, January 31, 2009 at Jennings Guest House.
Rev. Samuel West, Pastor of Progressive Baptist Church will conduct the Funeral and the Committal Services at the Iota Cemetery.
Visitation will be Friday from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. and Saturday from 7 a.m. until 10 a.m. at the Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home in Iota.
Mrs. Delaphous was born February 4, 1924 in Iota to the late Lee and Rozelia Guidry Robinson. She lived in Iota all her life and enjoyed spending her time with family and her grandchildren.
She is survived by three daughters; Mable Riggins (Thomas) of Vinton, Elaine Shadall (Samuel) of Orange, Texas and Clotilde Valair (John) of Iota; three sons, Enoch Delaphous (Pamela) and Wilson Delaphous both of Iota and Michael Delaphous (Janet) of Elton; 26 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Melvin Delaphous; a sister Alberta Robinson Valair and two sons Isaiah and Japhus Delaphous.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home of Crowley.


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Volunteer Experience & Eligibility
Volunteer Experience
As a volunteer, your primary responsibility will be to run an HIV/AIDS awareness campaign in your assigned partner community. During orientation, you will be divided into teams of 3 or 4 volunteers with 2 Tanzanian counterparts. With your team, you will be responsible for teaching HIV/AIDS educational seminars and training peer educators and community leaders within your village. Each team will work with several school and village groups.
We provide a teaching framework, but deciding which parts of the curriculum are most important for different groups, and for planning the details of your lessons are up to your team. Program staff will set-up your teaching sites for you in advance, but you will be responsible for scheduling educational seminars, peer education trainings, and HIV testing days within your communities. Depending on your teaching schedule and the needs of your village, you may also choose to be involved with extra projects. SIC staff will be available to provide advice and support as needed.
After the second week of orientation you will move into a homestay with a host Tanzanian family. We select our homestays carefully, and the families are very excited to have a volunteer stay with them. Families can accommodate most dietary preferences, including vegetarianism. Most volunteers will share a homestay with another American or Tanzanian volunteer, and all volunteers will have a private room to sleep in and keep their belongings. Most volunteers cite their homestay experience as one of the highlights of their time spent in Tanzania. Your host family will provide an insight into Tanzanian culture and village life, and your relationship with them may last for many years.
Extra Opportunities
As well as their pre-arranged teaching assignments, we encourage volunteers to take on extra projects related to our work. SIC staff can provide help and support, as well as limited funds, but the initiative and organization comes from the volunteers. Examples of projects undertaken in previous years include condom distribution in our partner communities, small start-up business projects with HIV support groups, school and roadside health announcement murals and prevention education through soccer teams and tournaments (just to name a few). Many others are possible and we encourage volunteers to be creative in addressing the problem of HIV in Tanzania.
In addition to preventing new HIV infections, SIC tries to improve the quality of life for people already infected with the virus, especially those in the later stages of the disease. Many AIDS patients are stigmatized by their communities and abandoned by friends and family. Along with another volunteer and a Tanzanian counterpart, you will have the opportunity to visit an AIDS patient in their home. SIC will provide basic food and supplies, but the support you provide by visiting can be just as valuable. There also may be opportunities to schedule teachings at local orphanages both in Arusha and Babati districts. Many of the children in the orphanages have lost their parents to AIDS.
Independent Travel
Many volunteers combine their work in Arusha with visits to some of East Africa's many attractions. These include the game reserves of Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti, the snowy peak of Kilimanjaro and the palm-fringed beaches of Zanzibar Island. It is also possible to travel to Uganda to raft the White Nile or track gorillas. SIC does not officially organize these activities, but we will facilitate volunteers traveling together before and after the program. Each program also includes at least one long-weekend off for travel. Staff members have traveled extensively in East Africa and can help you make plans.
Health and Safety
We understand that many people are worried about the dangers and health risks associated with a trip to Africa. In addressing this it should first be emphasized that not all African countries are the same. Tanzania has one of the most stable governments on the continent, and has been peaceful for many years. Tens of thousands of tourists visit Arusha every year. Daily, non-stop flights to Europe with connections to North America depart less than an hour from Arusha, so emergency travel can be easily arranged if necessary. Staying in touch with friends and family is easy via Internet and telephone facilities. With appropriate behavior volunteers can live safely and remain healthy.
SIC takes the following safety precautions:
- Volunteers will be required to register their presence in Tanzania with the United States Embassy in Dar es Salaam. This means that the Embassy will provide instructions directly to volunteers in case of a major international event.
- Transport to and from the airport will be arranged and paid for in advance for all volunteers flying into the Dar es Salaam, Kilimanjaro International, or Nairobi airports.
- Volunteers will have the use of an SIC cell-phone for the duration of the program. It is possible to call direct to and from the US using these phones. Volunteers can also use their phones to communicate with each other, and with program staff.
- Health and safety procedures will be discussed in detail during orientation.
- A staff member will be "on-call" at all times during the program.
- Volunteers will be required to take malaria prophylactic medications for the duration of their stay in Tanzania.
- Volunteers will be required to obtain the following pre-trip immunizations: Yellow Fever, Typhoid, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Polio.
- Volunteers will be given detailed instructions to follow in case of a health emergency.
All of our coordinators are former volunteers – ask them for a personal perspective on health and safety in Arusha.
- Applicants must be a registered student of recent alumnus/alumna (Class of 2005 or later) of Arizona State University, Cornell University, Claremont Colleges, Emory University, Harvard University, Stanford University, University of Arizona, University of California Berkeley, University of California Los Angeles, University of Southampton, University of Southern California or University of Washington. Applicants outside of these universities will be reviewed on a case by case basis. Current Atlanta Teach for America corps members are also eligible.
- Applicants must be at least 18 years of age on their program start-date.
- Applicants must be capable of walking 4 miles each day unassisted.
- Successful applicants must plan their travel so that they are in Arusha for the entire duration of the program. Failure to do so may result in loss of place in the program.
- Successful applicants must attend pre-field meetings at their University. Failure to do so may result in loss of place in the program. Exceptions may be granted for applicants who will be away from the home campus during Spring Semester/Quarter.
- Applicants who have completed at least one semester/quarter of college level Swahili will be at an advantage.
- Applicants with previous HIV prevention teaching experience will be at an advantage.
- Students will be selected based on their application and interview. Previously demonstrated interest in international health, volunteer work, leadership and ability to work well with a team under challenging conditions will all put applicants at an advantage.
- No student will be discriminated against on the basis of sex, religion, race, sexual orientation, national origin or economic background.
- All selections decisions will be made by the selections committee, whose decision is final and not open to appeal.
- A wait-list will be created and used in case of volunteers dropping out between selection and departure for Tanzania.
- A $500 non-refundable deposit will be due within two weeks of acceptance. The balance of the program fee will be due on the date specified on the program summary page. Failure to meet these deadlines may result in loss of place in the program. All payments are non-refundable.
- Accepted applicants will be required to sign a liability release form. Failure to do so will result in loss of place in the program.


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The conference aims to encourage critical study into the role of Europe as a key influencer and actor within world football by providing a forum that engages professional football industry representatives with active academic researchers. Subsequently links are established between the 'theorists of' and the 'practitioners in' the professional football market.
The key objectives of the conference are:
Themed Perspectives and Content
Call for Academic Papers
The intention is to operate a dual approach to the conference with invited keynote speakers from the professional football industry as well as individual workshop sessions for academics relevant to the themed perspectives and content as reflected in the abstract submissions.
Papers are duly invited for any aspect considered within the themed perspectives though other aspects that are deemed relevant to the overall conference theme are also welcome.
Please submit your abstract to a maximum of 500 words by email to Liz Kelly stating author's name(s), suggested theme, contact details, title and preferred format of presentation. The deadline for receipt of abstracts is Friday 12th March 2004, contributors will be notified in May 2004.
Successful papers are likely to be considered for publication in conference proceedings.
Please note, all paper presenters will need to register for the conference and pay the registration fee which will be in the region of Ł145 for the two days including a tour of the National Football Museum. (Accommodation on campus will be available at Ł30 per night b&b).


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DUMAS — Carolina Herrera, 62, of Dumas died Monday, June 18, 2012.
Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today in Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Dumas. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the church with the Rev. Maria Joseph Pudhota as celebrant. Arrangements are by Morrison Funeral Directors of Dumas.
Carolina was born Sept. 16, 1949, to Catarino and Carolina Gonzalez. She married Raul Herrera in Colorado.
Survivors include her husband; a son, Catarino Herrera of McAllen; a daughter, Laura Herrera of Dumas; two grandchildren; and numerous brothers and sisters.
The family suggests memorials be to Memorial Hospice, 224 E. Second St., Dumas, TX 79029.
Amarillo Globe-News, June 19, 2012


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NFL Draft's Potential Patriots: Kent State WR/RB Dri Archer
|05.06.14 at 3:20 pm ET
WEEI.com will continue to offer daily insight and analysis regarding options that may be available to the Patriots when it comes to the 2014 NFL draft. Here is one is a series of profiles of players who could be on the board when it's time for the Patriots to make a selection.
Position: Wide receiver/running back
School: Kent State
Height: 5-foot-8
Weight: 173 pounds
Achievements: 2013 All-MAC third team, 2012 All-American (Associated Press, Walter Camp, ESPN.com, Sporting News), 2012 MAC Special Teams Player of the Year, 2012 Joe Fogg Award (national player of the year in the Midwest)
What he brings: One of the fastest players in college football, Archer has big-play ability with his quick burst, vision and acceleration. Archer is very versatile, as he saw time as a kick returner, wide receiver and running back during his time at Kent State. Archer's size has worried some analysts, who say that he lacks the strength to last through a full NFL season. There also is concern that he's not skilled at breaking tackles and goes down easily when hit.
Where the Patriots could get him: Rounds 3-4
Notes: At the NFL combine, Archer ran a 4.26 in the 40-yard dash. That's the second-fastest recorded time in NFL combine history (since 2006), trailing only Chris Johnson's 4.24 in 2008. Archer also hit 38 inches in the vertical jump. … Archer's 40 career touchdowns ranks second in school history. … He led the team with 982 all-purpose yards and 11 touchdowns in 2013 despite being slowed by an injured left ankle in the first series of the season that cost him two games and limited him in two others. … He averaged 36.9 yards on 16 kick returns in 2012, the highest total in MAC conference history, and was one of four finalists for the Paul Hornung Award, given to the nation's most versatile player.
Related articles:
Akron Beacon Journal: Kent State's Dri Archer helps draft stock by flirting with record in 40-yard dash
WKYC.com: Archer shines at Kent State pro day
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Dri Archer another Mid-American Conference player closing in on NFL draft
Video: Here is a video highlighting Archer's career at Kent State.
Here is Archer's head-turning performance at the NFL combine.
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Learn how MacUpdate Desktop can install apps on MacUpdate with the simple click of the icon. Plus, keep all your apps updated.
FutureBasic 5 builds Mac OS X Carbon applications (32-bit only) and command-line tools (32- and 64-bit). The FutureBasic 5 IDE consists of a syntax-aware editor, and a translator (FBtoC) that converts FB code into C code. The translation is then compiled with the clang system compilers.
Beginners can use a simplified run-time, ConsoleWindow, to write programs while not having to worry about things such as a graphical user interface (GUI) or printing. Experts can build standard Mac applications using both FB source, C and Objective-C
Support Note Technical support via the listserve (free)
What's New
Note: Requires OS X 10.6 or later running on an Intel processor.
- Completely rewritten version of 'Search Apple Headers' application
- Several FB statements now accept either Core Foundation(CF) or Pascal title strings
- Several helper functions added for the above statements to work with CF strings
- FB Help updated to reflect the new CF
- OS X 10.6 or later
- Xcode must be installed for access to the clang compiler; Xcode itself is not launched and not used while using FB.


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We think travel is best shared with those you love. What is the best trip you've ever taken with your significant other and why? Be it your partner, friend, mum or parrot, whoever you hold dear in the world – we want to hear from you.
Drop us a few lines at email@example.com and you'll enter the competition to win a £100 gift voucher to spend at isango.com. Share the love and surprise your loved one with a tour of your choice!
Competition closes on 14th February at noon. Winner will be announced on the same day.


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When making predictions, the best policy is keeping open a big window. For example, Saints fans who foresaw a Super Bowl for the Black & Gold waited a bit to be vindicated, but no doubt were stood drinks all around when their prognostication came true.
In any event, the title suggests a long timeline is in play with Dr. C.S. Mahrok's new book, "The World in 2099," publicity for which has been hitting my e-mail box.
The planet's future is not good, Dr. Mahrok posits. He has identified what afflicts us, however, and that is an infestation of people.
The book's publicity concedes this view is "controversial and rife with social and ethical concerns," but human damage simply must be contained somehow. If not, this misanthropic view holds, calamity is only decades away.
How long will this evergreen canard have currency? How many times must it be debunked? It's cropped up repeatedly since Thomas Robert Malthus birthed Malthusianism over birthing concerns at the end of the 18th century, but the purveyor of this nonsense in modern times is Paul Ehrlich.
Ehrlich's 1968 bestseller "The Population Bomb" set the standard with its famous opening: "The battle to feed all of humanity is over. In the 1970s hundreds of millions of people will starve to death in spite of any crash programs embarked on now. At this late date nothing can prevent a substantial increase in the world death rate."
Well, with population on the rise it doesn't take the Bing Professor of Population Studies at Stanford to predict an increase in the death rate. That corollary would presumably predate Malthus. Nevertheless, those preaching catastrophe rarely shy from creepy ideas. Ehrlich himself once wrote that countries that fail to control their birth rates must do so "by compulsion if voluntary methods fail."
Fortunately, what Ehrlich and Malthus and their gloomy acolytes have said would happen didn't. Instead, food supplies have grown, the price of many things (as Ehrlich learned in his famous bet with the late University of Maryland economics professor Julian Simon) has fallen and the lot of many - not all, to be sure - on the planet has improved.
But forget that history has proved these prophets false for centuries. Look instead to the here and now. There, too, one finds ample evidence (at least among those peoples who would buy Ehrlich's and Mahrok's books) refuting the curious thesis that people had better get busy dying or submitting to sterilization or the world will end.
In Europe, for instance, the birth rates among native populations has for years been falling below the rates demographers peg as necessary for sustainability. In Mark Steyn's memorable phrase, "Europe is in the business of going out of business."
The Wall Street Journal called attention to this phenomenon just last month, and according to a piece this week in The Daily Beast, the U.S. could be facing similar demographic pressures.
It is, of course, true these birthrates aren't mirrored in other countries or on all other continents. Nevertheless, it appears much of the Western world has already embraced the suicidal undertone of Ehrlich's and Mahrok's work.


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This document explains how to upgrade the Cisco 2500 router system software, and provides general information on the RxBoot image. RxBoot image is a key element that is required to perform the Cisco 2500 system software Flash upgrade.
Readers of this document should have knowledge of these topics:
Cisco command line interface (CLI) modes and commands.
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server configuration.
The information in this document is based on these hardware and software versions:
Cisco 2500 Series Routers.
Cisco IOS® Software Version 12.3(3).
A TFTP server is required to download the new system image. This server can also hold original system images for backup purposes.
The information presented in this document was created from devices in a specific lab environment. All of the devices used in this document started with a cleared (default) configuration. If you are working in a live network, ensure that you understand the potential impact of any command before using it.
For more information on document conventions, see the Cisco Technical Tips Conventions.
Some Cisco routers, such as the Cisco 2500, are designed to run from Flash memory where they only boot from the first file in Flash. This makes it necessary to run an image other than that in Flash to upgrade the Flash image, and that image is reduced command set image referred to as RxBoot (a ROM-based image).
These events must take place in order to upgrade the Flash software image:
Erase the current image in Flash memory, so that you can save the new system image in its place (as the first file - position 0).
Because of the above requirement, perform the upgrade while running from a different software.
The RxBoot has only a limited subset of commands and functionality of a complete router system image.
RxBoot supports Telnet/Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) operation.
The software image can be upgraded over a Local Area Network (LAN) or a Wide Area Network (WAN) connection. In either case, the interface used to reach the TFTP server requires an IP address, and an IP default gateway must be manually added if the router and TFTP server belong to different subnets. In a WAN setup, the encapsulation mode (Frame Relay/X.25/SMDS/HDLC/PPP) must also be specified under the interface. For more information on the procedure to upgrade from a TFTP server over a frame-relay link, see Booting from a Network Server over Frame Relay.
RxBoot does not support:
Routing: No packets are routed or forwarded from one interface to another.
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP): The CiscoWorks 2.0 Device Software Manager application cannot be used at this stage. The capability to upgrade the system image using CiscoWorks is under development.
Multiple Serial Links Support: When in RxBoot mode, IP packets only go through the first initialized port. If the TFTP server is not on this path, connectivity to the TFTP server is lost. To ensure connectivity to the TFTP server, shut down all interfaces except the one serial port that has the optimal path to the TFTP server.
AUX port SLIP operation: This bug has been reported in Cisco Bug Toolkit with Bug id CSCdi16944 (registered customers only) .
IP unnumbered option: If there are any interfaces with this option enabled on the router that is being upgraded, IP routing is not complete between the TFTP server and the router to be upgraded. Explicit IP numbers must be configured before the upgrade. Otherwise, you will be locked out of the in-band connection to your router. If that happens, the only way to get back into the router is to use the console port.
To upgrade the router system image, complete these steps:
Log in on the router through Telnet or through the console port:
router> enable !--- To enter enable mode. Password: router#
Add an IP default gateway and enable only one serial link. To ensure connectivity to the TFTP server, shut down all interfaces except the one serial port that has the optimal path to the TFTP server. See the What RxBoot Does Not Support section for more information.
router# configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. interface serial 1 !--- Select interface to modify. shutdown !--- Interface subcommand to disable interface. interface token 0 !--- Select interface to modify. shutdown !--- Interface subcommand to disable interface. ip default-gateway 220.127.116.11 !--- Set appropriate gateway for your network. ^Z router# write memory !--- Saves to Non-volatile RAM. [ok] router#
This procedure guarantees that a route is established between a TFTP server and the router when forced into RxBoot mode. In this example, serial 0 is assumed as the best path to the TFTP server, so serial 1 and token ring 0 are shut down.
Check the current value of the configuration register. You can see it on the bottom line of the show version output. It is usually set to 0x2102 or 0x102.
You need this configuration register value to restore the router to its normal operation status later.
Router#show version System image file is "flash:c2500-p-l.113-0.11", booted via flash !--- Output suppressed. Configuration register is 0x2102
Note: If you do not have the system image that is currently in Flash on the 2500, be sure to copy it to your TFTP server before proceeding any further. This way, you have a backup image in case you need it.
Router#configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. Router(config)#config-register 0x2101 !--- Sets config register to boot from rxBoot. Router(config)#^Z Router#
Note: The x in "0x2101" is significant to indicate hex input to the router. Omitting the x will have an unexpected effect on the router. You can verify that you are entering it correctly by using the show version command.
Router#show version Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software IOS (tm) 2500 Software (C2500-P-L), Version 11.3(0.11), BETA TEST SOFTWARE System image file is "flash:c2500-p-l.113-0.11", booted via flash !--- Output suppressed. Configuration register is 0x2102 (will be 0x2101 at next reload) Router#
If the output is different from that shown above, stop here and repeat the previous step until it is correct. When you've finished with verification, proceed as follows:
Router# reload System configuration has been modified. Save? [yes/no]: y Building configuration... [OK] Proceed with reload? [confirm]
If you are on the console port while booting, an error message such as:
Bad arguments to line command
will be displayed, because RxBoot only initializes the first five vty ports. The rest of the lines are ignored in the RxBoot mode. You can safely ignore these messages. Wait for the "router-name>" prompt to appear and continue with the instructions in Step 4.
Enter RxBoot mode in router.
If you Telneted into the router, your Telnet session will be dropped at the time the router begins to reload. Wait for the router to complete its reload and log into the router again through Telnet. Otherwise, directly connected consoles can get started by simply pressing the return key ("to get started").
router(boot)> !--- The (boot) indicates RxBoot mode.
The router is now in RxBoot mode.
router(boot)> enable !--- Enter enable/privileged exec mode. password> !--- Enter enable password. router(boot)#
If Telnet is not successful, ensure that the serial link to the router is up and operational. If the link is down, troubleshoot the link problem first and then continue from here.
During RxBoot mode operation, it is highly recommended that you DO NOT change any of your configuration files. Avoid using the save commands (write mem or copy run start), and answer no to any prompt suggesting that you save your current configuration. If you have to change something, either go back to the router's normal operation mode to perform the change or change in RxBoot mode WITHOUT saving to non-volatile RAM (NVRAM).
Note: When you save to NVRAM in RxBoot, your original router configuration file is erased. If you save the configuration while the router is in this mode, the configuration may be partially or completely erased.
TFTP copy: Copy the new software Cisco IOS software image from the TFTP server to the router.
Note: Before copying, make sure you have started the TFTP server software on your PC and that you have the filename mentioned in the TFTP server root directory. We recommend that you keep a backup of the router or access server configuration before upgrading. The upgrade itself does not affect the configuration (which is stored in nonvolatile RAM - NVRAM). However, this might happen if the right steps are not followed properly.
It is always a good practice to ping the TFTP server before you proceed any further to make sure that the server is reachable. If you have problems, stop here and fix the problem, because the following step will erase your existing Flash image!
The TFTP server must have a network connection to the router and must be able to ping the IP address of the router targeted for a TFTP software upgrade. To achieve this, the router interface and the TFTP server must have:
an IP address in the same subnet, or
a default gateway configured, with end-to-end IP connectivity between them.
Router(boot)#copy tftp flash System flash directory: File Length Name/status 1 4778448 c2500-p-l.113-0.11 [4778512 bytes used, 11998704 available, 16777216 total] Address or name of remote host [255.255.255.255]?18.104.22.168 Source file name? c2500-is-l.123-3.bin Destination file name [c2500-is-l.123-3.bin]?c2500-is-l.123-3.bin Accessing file 'c2500-is-l.123-3.bin' on 220.127.116.11... Loading c2500-is-l.123-3.bin from 126.96.36.199 (via Serial0): ! [OK] Erase flash device before writing? [confirm] Flash contains files. Are you sure you want to erase? [confirm] Copy 'c2500-is-l.123-3.bin' from server as 'c2500-is-l.123-3.bin' into Flash WITH erase? [yes/no]y Erasing device... eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ...erased Loading c2500-is-l.123-3.bin from 22.214.171.124 (via Serial0): !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [OK - 16365240/16777216 bytes] Verifying checksum... OK (0x3CFB) Flash copy took 0:08:09 [hh:mm:ss] Router(boot)#
See Command Reference for more information on the commands.
If you are not prompted to erase the Flash memory during this process, or if the erasing of Flash does not complete properly, you can issue the following command:
router(boot)#erase flash
You can then retry the copy tftp flash command.
This completes the actual TFTP download. Now you need to change the router from Rxboot mode back to the normal mode of operation.
Change the configuration register back to the original value and reload.
Router(boot)#configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. Router(boot)(config)#config-register 0x2102 Router(boot)(config)#^Z Router(boot)#
Before reloading, verify the image installation. Verify that the image is properly installed in Flash memory and that the boot system commands point to the proper file to load.
Router(boot)#show flash System flash directory: File Length Name/status 1 16365240 c2500-is-l.123-3.bin [16365304 bytes used, 411912 available, 16777216 total] 16384K bytes of processor board System flash (Read/Write) Router(boot)#reload System configuration has been modified. Save? [yes/no]:yes Warning: Attempting to overwrite an NVRAM configuration written by a full system image. This bootstrap software does not support the full configuration command set. If you perform this command now, some configuration commands may be lost. Overwrite the previous NVRAM configuration?[confirm] Building configuration... [OK] Proceed with reload? [confirm]
See Command Reference for more information on the commands.
Test the new upgraded image.
router> enable Password: Router#show version !--- Look for version, image file name starting with flash: and configuration-register value. Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software IOS (tm) 2500 Software (C2500-IS-L), Version 12.3(3), RELEASE SOFTWARE(fc2) !--- Output suppressed. ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 11.0(10c), SOFTWARE BOOTLDR: 3000 Bootstrap Software (IGS-BOOT-R), Version 11.0(10c), RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1) Router uptime is 2 minutes System returned to ROM by reload System image file is "flash:c2500-is-l.123-3.bin" !--- Output suppressed. Configuration register is 0x2102
The system image file is now "flash:c2500-is-l.123-3.bin", and the value of the configuration register is 0x2102. This confirms that the upgrade has been successful.
Remember to delete the "ip default-gateway" from your configuration and re-enable those ports that were turned off during the RxBoot.
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How much credit do you give Mayweather is he beat Martinez at 154?
the Grant facebook page said floyd will be back in 2013.I really think this fight is gonna be next. I think GBP wont put canelo in with floyd yet and are gonna make canelo-cotto first. This is a perfect fight for mayweather to prove himself again that he is the best and will take the risk. especially with all the negativity going on around him with ms jackson, 50 cent and all the garbage, this will bring him back to the top. and in the past, hasnt dibella and martinez say that mayweather was negotiating with them? i think it was before the cotto fight. but how much credit would you give floyd if its at 154? martinez hasnt fought at that weight since cintron was it?
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More credit to fighting him, atlest he is open to fighting him at 154, while Pacquiao told him to come down to 147.
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no shot he can beat martinez NO SHOT
martinez stops him at this stage
but if he does then he will regain #1 over ward and manny
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So lets say they do fight, how do you think floyd fights martinez? He usually walks southpaws down and doesnt use his shoulder roll as much and comes in with his guard up. but I actually think thats what he would do and be his only chance of winning. Cant see him being successful at moving and trying to box martinez as he is bigger and arguably faster
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Sergios Martinez lack of defense will be exposed by Mayweather Jr. Mark my words Floyd is going to land at will.
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Anywhere from 150-154 where Martinez is willing to fight either Mayweather or Pacquiao is fine, because Pacquiao doesn't even want to fight him at all. At exactly 154 would be a great win, one of Floyd's best wins, top 3 for sure. Anywhere above 154[155-160], it has to be considered either the best or second best win of Floyd's career.
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Sure Floyd would get some credit it would be a good win, but at 154 I think Martinez loses a lot and guys like him who rely on speed and reflexes they can't afford to lose much or their whole style falls apart. When you consider Segio is already on an inevitable decline, speeding up that process by cutting weight (which is really hard to do the older you get) will probably be very costly.
Still it would be a good win, even a faded Martinez is still a really good fighter but he won't be at his best at 154 so that would need to get said if you want to be honest about the fight. At 160 it would be a great win but 154 would cheapen it a lot for me.
As for how Floyd would go about it, he will try and make Martinez reach in then counter. Form there Floyd would either move out and try to reset that trap or move in to fight inside and depending on which worked best that is the one he would try more often. Really though Floyd would force Martinez to attack and Martinez would oblige him because he is an offensive boxer. I am sure Martinez will hit Floyd a bit more than average but the question is can he hit Floyd enough clean (or hurt Floyd) because Floyd will land almost all his punches clean which is hard to overcome.
I could see the fight happening but I still think it is not very likely.
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I was always optimistic that this fight will happen, from tome to time Floyd likes to challenge himself. I think if it does go down it will be at 154 and not 150. But if time passes, I can see Floyd considering 150. But on a side note, there were some posters on here who claimed that there was a clause on Martinez contract for when he fought Chavez that stated that if he won, he would be copromoted by top rank. Is there any truth to it
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Counters Martinez jab with his own jab since Martinez returns his hand at a low position after jabbing
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Using the shoulder roll style guard can actually protect you against Martinez left hand. It worked for Macklin for awhile.
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MINIGORILLA IS THE latest addition to UK-based Powertraveller's primate-themed range of portable power solutions. It's aimed at netbook users, but it's got plenty of other handy tricks hidden in its fur.
One of the biggest disappointments when you fire up a brand new netbook is that almost immediately, the battery dies. Building to price points means that manufacturers stick in the lowest-capacity battery pack they can get away with, and charge a hefty premium for the really useful sizes. For example, our pet Acer Aspire One test machine ships with a pathetic 2300mAh 3-cell battery that lasts under two hours on a good day. For the meatier 6-cell 5200mAh official model you'll have to cough up £87 from Acer's online store.
Cheapo compatible batteries are available of course, but given the woeful history of defective and exploding power packs - as reported here with monotonous regularity - having a product with a real company behind it is much more reassuring.
The Minigorilla is two lithium-polymer rechargeable batteries providing a total of 9000mAh housed in a semi-ruggedised rubberised case. Its cleverness lies in the fact that it has six selectable output voltages - including a 5V USB outlet - making it capable of powering almost any portable device including your phone, camera or even a Nintendo DS Lite. And as it's brand-agnostic, you can keep using it with whatever new hardware you get.
The laws of physics mean that at different output voltages it has different output capacities, and for our test netbook that meant 2000mAh at 19V, just less than the standard 3-cell battery. At the other end of the scale, for 5V USB connections it has a 6000mAh capacity.
In the box there's one standard power cable for non-USB devices, with 11 tips - or 'Gorilla Nuts' as Powertraveller prefers to call them - and a neat retractable USB cable with a separate set of eight tips - or 'Monkey Nuts' - including standard mini-USB and micro-USB. A full list of compatible devices can be found on the Powertraveller website.
It took around five to six hours to fully recharge the Minigorilla. In our rundown test, the Aspire One's battery lasted 1h 55min. Using the Minigorilla alone by removing the netbook's battery added another 1h 40m to this, giving us a total of 3h 35min. Using the Minigorilla to recharge our netbook took 1h 22min, although predictably it didn't quite make it to 100 per cent charge, keeling over at 97.5 per cent.
Using the Minigorilla is easy enough for even an ape to master, although it doesn't set the voltage automatically except for the 5V USB output. So you'll need to check the output rating of your power adapter first. You select the voltage - displayed alongside the charge level on the small blue LCD status display - with a single button, which also turns the Minigorilla on and off. One teeny gotcha is that the Minigorilla appears to the netbook as a DC source, not a battery, so it thinks it's being powered by the mains - you'll need to adjust any power-saving schemes accordingly to get the best battery life from it.
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Malcom Longair relates twenty years of the Hubble Space Telescope
The upcoming lecture "Twenty Years of the Hubble Space Telescope", hosted at Palazzo Zorzi (Venice, Italy) on Monday 28 February 2011 from 5:30pm until 7:30pm, is organized by the Circolo Italo-Britannico Venezia (English-speaking association in Venice).
The English-speaking association in Venice is concerned with the cultural relations between Italy, Great Britain and all other English-speaking countries. Activities comprise weekly lectures and presentations in English and embrace a wide range of subjects, including literature, history, art, music, theatre and other topics of common interest, together with discussions on current affairs. Our guest speakers are usually academics or professionals expert in their specific field. Talks are followed by a short question-time and invariably implemented with visual and audio support.
Guest speaker is Malcolm Longair, a British astrophysicist who over the years has held many important positions in his field of competence: Astronomer Royal of Scotland; Director of the Royal Observatory of Edinburgh; Regius Professor of Astronomy at Edinburgh University and Head of the Cavandish Laboratory (Department of Physics) at Cambridge University. His primary research interests are in the fields of high energy astrophysics and astrophysical cosmology. He has written eight books and many articles on this work. His most recent publication is the second edition of his Theoretical Concepts in Physics, released in December 2003.He has chaired many international committees and boards working with both the NASA and the European Space Agency. Professor Longair joined the Hubble Space Telescope project in 1977 when it was first approved and has been associated with it and its successor, the James Webb Space Telescope, since that time.
The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a space telescope that was carried into orbit by a space shuttle in 1990. Although not the first space telescope, Hubble is one of the largest and most versatile, and is well-known as both a vital research tool and a public relations boon for astronomy. The HST was built by the United States space agency NASA, with contributions from the European Space Agency, and is operated by the Space Telescope Science Institute. It is named after the astronomer Edwin Hubble. The HST is one of NASA's Great Observatories, along with the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, the Chandra X-ray Observatory, and the Spitzer Space Telescope. Hubble has helped to resolve some long-standing problems in astronomy, as well as turning up results that have required new theories to explain them.
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After Romney's wins in Arizona and Michigan, the Republican showdown moves to Super Tuesday where the other candidates hope to get back into the mix.
The Republican Party will be looking to hold onto another U.S. Senate seat this November as they try to regain the majority.
Mitt Romney pulled off double victories in Tuesday's Arizona and Michigan primaries, but not without former Sen. Rick Santorum close at his heels.
In George Washington's prayer for the nation, he sought God's protection and favor, "through Jesus Christ our Lord."
Losing Michigan would be a major blow to presidential candidate Mitt Romney and could shake up the GOP establishment about where this race is heading.
A new USA Today-Gallop poll shows former Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa. and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney beating the president in head to head match-ups.
A new report reveals the deep ties several Hollywood elites have to the Obama administration, and the lack of coverage the topic gets from mainstream media.
President Barack Obama Monday urged the nation's governors to invest more state resources in education.
Romney originally lost the lead in his home state of Michigan, but now polls show he's fought his way back and is virtually tied with Santorum.
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich criticized President Obama for apologizing to Afghanistan over a Koran-burning incident.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is facing an unexpectedly stiff challenge in his home state of Michigan from former Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa.
President Obama took the issue head on Wednesday, announcing new energy policies he says will reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil in the long run.
President Obama wants to cut the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 28 percent, and end loopholes that he says give businesses incentive to move jobs overseas.
With the crucial Michigan primary just days away, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is going after the Obama administration for its secular agenda.
Former Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann said she's running for reelection to her congressional seat, despite redistricting concerns.
The White House is under fire after a new report revealed it has close ties with a liberal watchdog group being paid to target religious broadcasters.
On Feb. 28, the GOP candidates face off in presidential primaries in Michigan and Arizona. The biggest day, Super Tuesday, Mar. 6, is just two weeks away.
One lawmaker is proposing a bill that would freeze Congress' pay until it passes a budget. But some are doubtful the bill will fly in an election season.
So what happened to the Tea Party? They've shifted into stealth modem, working behind the scenes rather than in front of the camera.
President Obama's new contraception policy took center stage during a congressional hearing on religious liberty as clergy testified that it disregards basic rights.
Santorum is leading in Romney's home state of Michigan. Now both candidates are taking to the state's airways, attacking each other to win over voters.
Religious leaders are concerned about the reach of government into the Church, especially after a new birth control coverage mandate by the Obama administration.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., are battling for the top spot in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.
Conservatives wasted little time criticizing President Obama's new $3.8 trillion budget proposal, saying the plan does little to cut back spending.
The Obama administration is considering large cuts in the U.S. nuclear arsenal.
Negotiators say they've agreed on a tentative deal that could be ready for President Obama to sign by the end of the week.
New polls reveal there may be a new frontrunner in the race for the Republican presidential nomination as former Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., gains some serious momentum among the GOP faithful.
House Republican leaders say they will support extending the federal payroll tax cut through the end of the year.
The group of Latino office holders predicts that 12.2 million Hispanics will cast their ballots in November, up from 9.7 million in 2008.
Among the most vocal critics of President Obama's $4 trillion budget are Tea Party lawmakers. But do they have enough support to turn their priorities into law?
President Obama unveiled his 2013 budget to Congress Monday, kicking off what's sure to become an election year battle over government spending.
Given the mixed reception and undecided conservative voters, the GOP nominee could come down to a history-making brokered deal at convention.
Conservatives from across the country are in Washington to talk about ideas and strategy and to hear from those still in the running to become the GOP nominee.
A Gallup poll shows 20 percent of Republicans now support him as their party's nominee for president after his three-state sweep of GOP contests on Tuesday.
Republican presidential candidate and former Sen. Rick Santorum took a day off from talking politics Wednesday, and instead talked about his faith.
Ten states will no longer be held to certain requirements of the No Child Left Behind education law put in place under the George W. Bush administration.
House Speaker John Boehner, who is Catholic, said the rule is an attack on religious freedom and "cannot stand and will not stand."
Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee released a report showing more than a quarter of released Guantanamo detainees resumed terrorist activity.
It's being called a "Santorum Sweep." Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum scored three huge wins in the race for the Republican nomination.
Inside churches across America, the health department's recent interpretation of President Obama's health care law, passed by Congress in 2010, is still reverberating.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is being considered the clear front-runner for Tuesday's Republican caucuses in Colorado and Minnesota.
Eric Holder maintains he knew nothing about Operation Fast and Furious, a gun-smuggling investigation by the Justice Department that went wrong.
If Rep. Paul Broun gets his way, no lawmaker on Capitol Hill would get paid without first passing a budget.
President Obama suggested that his politics of 'shared responsibility' and higher taxes for the rich are shaped by the teachings of Jesus.
The news comes after two Newt Gingrich campaign advisers claimed it was the former House speaker that "the Donald" would be throwing his support behind.
President Barack Obama traveled to Falls Church, Va., Wednesday to release the details of his new plan to help struggling homeowners.


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That's horrible, horrible news. What the hell are they thinking? Why?
And who needs soap operas, when you have figure skating?
That's horrible, horrible news. What the hell are they thinking? Why?
And who needs soap operas, when you have figure skating?
Elena wants to get married? At the age of...18? How old is she? No offense but Could russian fans explain to me why do you start your family at such a young age? Slutskaya got married when she was 20, didn't she? Not mention Plush... I don't get it. Another "cultural thing"? Don't be mad at me, I am just curious. And what is wrong with Morozov? Does he have to sleep with every girl he trains?
Dmitri Soloviev is another one. Divorced already.
In Russia, they do get married somewhat earlier than in the USA/Canada (making an assumption that that is where you are from) but not ridiculously so- in Russia the average age of a woman at first marriage is 23 or 24. vs around 27 in USA and 29 in Canada. Of courser this may vary by region and religious background in all countries- in southern USA the average age of marriage is lower, for example.
In all these places though some people do get married very young. And sometimes it works. And sometimes it doesn't. And sometimes it works for a good long time but not forever. In any case it's a personal choice and really in an ultimate sense none of anyone's business but the person choosing to get married.
It is unclear to me in any case, if she is getting married to Mozo, why she couldn't continue on as she is, skating with him as her coach.
Who did Morozov marry after Shae-Lynn? She was number 2, wasn't she? I don't get how female skaters keep falling for him, whether or not Elena is one of them. There has been quite a string.
Too bad for this couple. Makes Worlds more interesting.
Gordeeva, Kazakova and so on... Grushina and Goncharov are from Ukraine not from Russia but as far as I remember she was about 19. Divorced too. Getting married at "teen" it's not a good idea.


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Amarillo motorists received a surprise Friday afternoon when eastbound Interstate 40 traffic joined westbound motorists on the new overpass at the downtown interchange, nearly a week before the switchover was planned.
The move had been pushed back until late next week by recent heavy rains, but Texas Department of Transportation spokeswoman Tonya Detten said crews put in a lot of extra hours to make the switchover before the holiday weekend.
"They literally worked all night long so they could put it in today," Detten said. "I can't say enough about how this contractor (Gilbert Texas Construction Corp.) gets things done. They have their goals set, and they stick to them if it's at all possible."
In addition to moving traffic over onto the new overpass, crews shut down the Washington Street entrance onto eastbound I-40, as called for in previous plans.
One difference from those plans was announced Friday, however, when officials decided to keep the southbound Interstate 27 to eastbound I-40 ramp open until crews complete work on I-27, which is scheduled to wrap up in four to six weeks.
Friday's action completes the move into phase two and the halfway mark of the $33 million project, which is scheduled to be completed in the summer of 2002.
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Let's take a look at a few companies that humbled the pros over the past few trading days.
We can start with Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL ) .
It was easy to predict that Apple would blast through the $10.04 per-share profit that analysts were expecting for its fiscal second quarter. The world's most valuable tech company has only come up short once over the past several years. However, even steadfast bulls couldn't have predicted Apple's net income of $12.30 a share. The iPhone is a global sensation, and Apple is making a mint off every single one.
Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU ) also beat the market. China's leading search engine saw its quarterly earnings soar 76% to $0.85 a share, narrowly besting the $0.84 a share that Wall Street was targeting.
Revenue was a bit light -- and guidance could've been better -- but Baidu has now come through with 12 consecutive quarters of better-than-forecasted bottom-line results.
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At times, Best Buy sends surveys to customers asking for feedback on potential new products and services; in the latest survey electrical retail giant is asking about a potential clients' interest in 42-inch Apple HDTV! "Be one of the first to get the all new 42" Apple HDTV at Best Buy for $1499. Apple finally reinvents what a TV can do," the survey reads.
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Have you missed Gene Munster and his Apple TV-related "predictions" yet? Piper Jaffray analyst wrote a new note to clients claiming he has heard from "a major TV component supplier" that they had been contacted by Apple regarding "various capabilities of their television display components." Munster sees this as "continued evidence that Apple is exploring production of a television." Munster added that Apple had a series of meetings in January 2011 in Asia because the company "was investing in manufacturing facilities for LCD displays ranging from 3.5″ mobile displays to 50″ television displays."
Apple has sold record 1.4 million Apple TVs during the last holiday quarter but, interestingly, the company didn't reveal this figures in yesterday's press release in which it proudly details record-breaking sales of iPhones, iPads and Macs. The record figures for Apple TV were revealed during the Q1 2012 earnings live call: asked about Apple's strategy for the living room, Tim Cook, Apple's CEO, said "the Apple TV product is dealing very well," and he gave the numbers: in the last fiscal year – ended in September 2011 – Apple sold 2.8 mln Apple TVs, and in December quarter – record 1.4 mln units.
Back in October, 9to5Mac found an evidence for a next-generation Apple TV being in the works – a reference to 'Apple TV 3,1' (current model is listed as 2,1) inside the iOS 5 file system. The number changing from 2 to 3 should signify a major upgrade. 9to5Mac's Mark Gurman believed the device would get a dual-core A5 processor (that would open door to true 1080p) and a bluetooth support.
This Monday Gurman found that a new codename – J33 – has been assigned to Apple TV in iOS 5.1. According to Gurman, iOS release history tells us that Apple assigns a proper codename to products that move closer to release.
Both Amazon and Best Buy are now selling the Apple TV 2 for $89, $10 lower than the original price. Amazon also added "2010" label next to the product name, suggesting there will be 2011 or 2012 model coming soon. When? According to AppleInsider, the price drop doesn't suggest an imminent release of an updated model "as it is likely too late in the holiday season for Apple to launch a new product. The last time the company released new hardware in November was the Core 2 Duo MacBook in 2006." However, TechCrunch's Matt Burns believes that the new Apple TV may be released in the coming days: "The holiday spending spree is in full effect and Apple isn't one to ignore shopping trends. If it's not out soon, the next version probably wouldn't be released until 2012," he says.
Speaking at a breakfast hosted by The Wall Street Journal, Sony CEO Howard Stringer said the company is working on a "different type of TV" to re-energize the television market. Hi didn't give any details on what Sony is developing but said "there's a tremendous amount of R&D going into a different kind of TV set". Stringer also said that he has "no doubt" that Steve Jobs was developing an Apple TV set. "That's what we're all looking for", he noted.


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White House warns Obama could go around Congress
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will work with Congress where he can and circumvent lawmakers where he must, his top advisers warned Sunday in previewing Tuesday's State of the Union speech.
Obama faces a politically divided Congress on Tuesday and will use his annual address to demand expanded economic opportunity. Absent legislative action, the White House is telling lawmakers that the president is ready to take unilateral action to close the gap between rich and poor Americans.
"I think the way we have to think about this year is we have a divided government," said Dan Pfeiffer, a longtime Obama adviser. "The Republican Congress is not going to rubber-stamp the president's agenda. The president is not going to sign the Republican Congress' agenda."
So the White House is eyeing compromise on some priorities, Obama advisers said. But the president is also looking at executive orders that can be enacted without Congress' approval.
"The president sees this as a year of action to work with Congress where he can and to bypass Congress where necessary," White House press secretary Jay Carney said.
The act-or-else posture bristled Republicans.
"The president has sort of hung out on the left and tried to get what he wants through the bureaucracy as opposed to moving to the political center," said Sen. Mitch McConnell, of Kentucky, the GOP Senate leader.
Added Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.: "It sounds vaguely like a threat, and I think it also has a certain amount of arrogance."
With campaigns for November's election on the horizon, there's scant reason for the White House to be optimistic about Republican support for measures to revive a bipartisan immigration bill that has passed the Senate, an increased minimum wage or expanding prekindergarten programs.
Republicans looking to wrest control of the Senate and keep their majority in the House instead want to keep the focus on the struggling economy and Obama's stewardship of it. The GOP is pinning hopes that voter frustration remains high and punishes Democrats for Obama's tenure.
"His economic policies are not working," said Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas.
The White House has been signaling to Republicans it would not wait for Congress to act. It also is betting Obama's backers will rally behind his plans.


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Trust and Investment Management: The Effects of Manager Trustworthiness on Hedge Fund Investments
Ankur Pareek
Rutgers University
Roy Zuckerman
Rutgers Business School
October 17, 2014
AFA 2012 Chicago Meetings Paper
This paper studies the effect of perceived manager trustworthiness on hedge fund investment. Controlling for past-performance, we find that hedge fund managers whose photographs are rated as more trustworthy are able to attract greater fund flows, in the medium performance range, and have a less convex flow-performance relationship compared to the managers rated as less trustworthy. We also find that "trustworthy" managers are more likely to survive given poor past-performance and generate lower risk-adjusted returns when compared to managers who are perceived as less trustworthy. We attribute this phenomenon to over-investment with "trustworthy" managers caused by an investor bias.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 46
Keywords: Hedge Funds, Trust
JEL Classification: G19, G23
Date posted: August 16, 2010 ; Last revised: October 22, 2014
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