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U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren, R-IL14 issued the following statement on Tuesday:
"The first bill I introduced as a member of Congress in 2011 was the Constitutional Congressional Pay Accountability Act. I recently re-introduced it for the 113th Congress. This straightforward bill, which is barely five pages, would require Congress to pass a budget and all appropriations bills by the beginning of that fiscal year. If the budget doesn't get passed, members of Congress won't get paid. It holds everyone's feet to the fire.
"I'm thrilled to see the House leadership put their support behind this concept. It is an important component to the House's consideration of a temporary three month debt ceiling extension and is critical to ensuring we quickly turn to legislating a long-term fix to the unsustainable national debt that is crippling us and future generations.
"We have got to stop using last-minute legislating and short-term fixes. The worst thing we can do for the economy, and especially for people running small businesses, is to constantly keep them in limbo about what the government is going to do next. But it's not enough just to pass a budget- we need one that shows fiscal responsibility in both the short and long term, in the form of spending restraint and a Balanced Budget Amendment so that spending beyond our means ceases to be a habit for our nation's leaders."
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Uggh to Eric Gordon. Injury riddled and hasn't proven to be a winner yet. Also brings little to the table besides scoring.
Turner would be interesting. It would be like having a 2nd Hayward who is a little bit better at everything besides shooting.
I haven't read the thread. Sorry.
Just saying I like Turner and I think he'll get better. Not sure we have the necessary pieces to get him, though, that we'd be willing to part with.
I was checking out Turner because I was going to trade for him in my fantasy league. I thought it was weird that whenever he puts up big numbers, the Sixers lose. They win when he plays poorly. I have no idea if that is an indication of anything.
Here's an article mentioning Big Al for Turner. I know, it doesn't mean much and the money isn't right, but I can dream.
That's extremely interesting.Here's an article mentioning Big Al for Turner. I know, it doesn't mean much and the money isn't right, but I can dream.
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So today at the Cogswell booth has been really interesting. Interest among people on the Expo floor is still high and people are stopping by to say "hi" and check us out. As I mentioned before, The IGF Awards was last night and a big group of students went. A game developer from Montreal won the grand prize and there wasn't much disagreement among the students that he deserved it. Everyone from Cogswell who played his game loved it, so if you guys wanna check out the game, it's called Fez and it's by a developer called Polytron.
IGF News did an article on the Awards as well:
There has been a lot of talk about the different audio technologies that have been developed and are being shown here as well. Several of our students are excited and hopeful about taking the information and knowledge and bringing it back to the school to try and incorperate it. I can't wait to see what comes of it.
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The Office of Art in Embassies'"Serving Abroad…Through Their Eyes" photo submissions have been pouring in and, like this photo from State employee Derek Brown of children in Kenya, they are -- wow -- dramatic, compelling and totally inspiring! This creative project featuring images from the day-to-day life of those serving overseas will be expressed in at least two distinct iterations. Lincoln Schatz, a contemporary American artist best known for works that utilize video to collect and display images from specific environments, will be creating a video-art piece incorporating selected images that will ultimately be installed in the U.S. Embassy in Kabul after it tours other national and international venues. Also being planned is a display presentation of the selected photographs, venues to be determined, so please stay tuned!
In the meantime, our deadline is approaching! The "Serving Abroad…Through Their Eyes" photography exhibition is a joint effort between the Department of State's Office of Art in Embassies and the Department of Defense. Any current or former military, civil, and Foreign Service officer may submit up to 10 compelling photographs from their service abroad. Submissions will be accepted now through February 20, 2012. The best in show photographers selected will be honored in Washington, D.C. during Art in Embassies' 50th anniversary celebration on November 30, 2012. Rules, guidelines, and entry forms can be found here.


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I love birds. They are the only wild creatures who present themselves so readily to us, singing us awake in the morning, building their nests on outcroppings of our own nests, inviting us to imagine a life that defies the gravity that keeps us rooted. They are signals of the wildness we are part of. And they are oh so beautiful.
So you can imagine my dismay when I read about a study in The Journal of Ornithology that concluded that cats were responsible for killing almost half of the 80% of gray catbirds (could the poor things be more ironically named?) killed by various predators in the Washington, DC suburbs. As reported in The New York Times, the American Bird Conservancy estimates that cats kill up to 500 million birds each year. Dr. Peter Marra of the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, among others, considers the house cat an invasive species: "They are like gypsy moths and kudzu—they cause major ecological disruption," he said, assuring that he won't get much fan mail from cat lovers.
I discovered online a proud owner boasting that his cat had 400 "kills" in one year. That's more than one a day. Combine this anecdotal report with estimates that cat population in the United States alone ranges from 81 to 90.5 million. Forty million of them roam outdoors. That's a lot of cats wielding their natural tendency to pounce with sharp claw and fang, snagging not just birds, but other animals such as snakes, mice, chipmunks, frogs and rabbits. By competing with raptors and mammalian predators, cats reduce the availability of prey, thereby upsetting nature's balance.
"The world's second most fearsome predator," according to wildlife writer William Stolzenburg, author of "Where the Wild Things Were: Death, and Ecological Wreckage in a Land of Vanishing Predators," cats are responsible for "33 bird extinctions and uncounted decimations." They are considered the second most serious threat to bird populations, following habitat loss and fragmentation due to human development.
Calm down, cat lovers. He's referring to feral and outdoor cats, not cute Tabby who sleeps on your forehead, bats around the sock you mistakenly left on the floor and surveys the outside world from the safety of your windowsill.
Most experts agree that cats live better lives indoors.
The average life expectancy for indoor cats is 12 years, and it's not unusual for some to live to the ripe old cat age of 20. On the other hand, outdoor cats live on average less than five years. Among the many threats to outdoor cats are cars; poisons like pesticides, spoiled food and engine additives; and exposure to infectious diseases and parasites. Many cats get lost and end up in shelters. They transmit diseases such as feline leukemia, rabies and salmonella to native wildlife and humans. If not spayed or neutered, they reproduce, which further contributes to the problem.
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LG Announces 34UM67 UltraWide Gaming Monitor with AMD FreeSync
Subject: Displays | December 31, 2014 - 10:29 AM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: LG, 34um67, ultrawide, 21:9, CES, ces 2015, freesync, adaptive sync
Let the variable refresh rate monitor battle begin! This week LG has announced a gaming-specific 21:9 aspect ratio monitor that features support for AMD's FreeSync variable refresh rate technology. LG joins Samsung as monitor vendors that have officially thrown in hats with the AMD-backed and VESA standard Adaptive Sync technology rather than NVIDIA's G-Sync (or maybe in addition to).
The new 34UM67 is a flat, 34-in 21:9 aspect ratio display; a style that is becoming increasing popular among enthusiast and gamers as they offer expanding views in some games without the need to use multiple monitors in a Eyefinity or Surround configuration. LG has not announced the resolution yet but I assume that since they aren't bragging about it openly, that we are looking at a 2560x1080 screen rather than 3440x1440. Still, coupling that resolution with support for a variable refresh technology should provide an impressive gaming experience.
Here is what the official press release has to say about the new LG 34UM67 being shown next week at CES:
LG's UltraWide Gaming Monitor (34UM67) is the company's first 21:9 monitor specifically developed for graphics-intensive gaming. AMD's FreeSync technology eliminates the screen tearing that occurs when the monitor and graphics card are out of sync. Furthermore FreeSync technology guarantees the smoothest and most seamless gaming experience, generating fluid motion without any loss of frame rate.
"AMD FreeSync technology is an innovative monitor technology, based on free and open industry standards, to eliminate the tearing and stuttering that has plagued PC gaming for 30 years," said Roy Taylor, corporate vice president of ISV/IHV Partner Group, AMD. "We are pleased that LG Electronics stands with us with truly exciting AMD FreeSync-ready displays like the LG UltraWide Gaming Monitor."
The 34UM67 also has an exceptional UltraWide field of view (FOV), allowing gamers to gain the upper hand by revealing hidden spaces that were invisible on regular 16:9 monitors. The monitor's Black Stabilizer illuminates dark scenes and helps to clearly define the deep black areas where objects and enemies could be hidden. The Dynamic Action Sync mode minimizes input lag, enhancing users' real time gaming experience. Many popular games such as Battlefield 4, World of Warcraft and ArcheAge currently support 21:9 resolution with more games expected to support this resolution in the future.
Support for 21:9 resolutions is still spotty in most PC titles and can result in the same kind of FOV scaling issues we see with Eyefinity. More games are including direct support for these monitors and hopefully 2015 will see a focus on that with each game release.
I still have a lot of questions about AMD's FreeSync technology and how it will stand up to the effectiveness of NVIDIA G-Sync, but I am eager to see it first hand. CES will provide the first opportunity for us but we will obviously need extended time with panels in our offices to make a final decision.
Steam Controller Is Changing?
Subject: General Tech, Cases and Cooling, Shows and Expos | January 16, 2014 - 03:19 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: valve, Steam Dev Days, Steam Controller, CES 2014, CES
Valve has always been a company based on experimentation and it looks like the Steam Controller is not the lighthouse which guides SteamOS through the fog. Just a week after presenting the prototype at CES, a 3D mockup of a new one makes not-insignificant changes. Gone is the touchscreen and the first revealed button placement. Frankly, just about the only things untouched on the front face are the twin touchpads and the palm grips.
Image Credit: Leszek Godlewski (Twitter)
To fully understand the breadth of the changes, the announcement image is included below. There is basically no discussion about the back so that aspect might be untouched.
The changes were apparently made to assist compatibility with games ported from more traditional input schemes. Looking at the original prototype, there was no obvious mapping from a Sony or Microsoft-based controller to those buttons spread out for both the left and right thumbs to access. The new setup is the typical four face buttons on the right and four more buttons on the left as a surrogate directional pad. If they continue to iterate down this path I hope that the directional pad is more effective than most from the last two generations. It looks like the four directions are separated from one another which does not inspire confidence.
There are two stories which entangle on this one. The first is that Valve is willing to perform rapid iteration until they achieve what they consider a maximum. That is the method to quickest success especially since it allows cross-pollination between designs.
The second is that it also makes the public a little bit nervous.
Zotac Shows Off Spherical ZBOX 01520 SFF PC
Subject: General Tech, Systems | January 12, 2014 - 03:08 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: zotac, zbox 01520, zbox, SFF, CES 2014, CES
Zotac unveiled a number of products at CES 2014 in Las Vegas including several small form factor (SFF) PCs. In addition to the ZBOX Steam Machine, Zotac showed off a ZBOX 01520 computer in a spherical form factor. The ZBOX 01520 comes in bare-bones and PLUS SKUs, similar to the other, existing, Zotac ZBOX computers.
On the outside, the new PC is a small black orb with straight edges on the back and bottom to support it. Inside, Zotac has fitted a tiny motherboard, an Intel Core i3-4010U dual core processor clocked at 1.7 GHz, two SO-DIMM slots (up to 16GB), a spot for a single 2.5" hard drive. The motherboard further includes one mSATA slot for a solid state drive and wireless radios for 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0.
Greek tech site Tech Blog managed to snap photos of the new Zotac PC.
Rear IO on the ZBOX 01520 orb includes four USB 3.0 ports, two USB 2.0 ports, HDMI video output, one Gigabit Ethernet port, and a single 4-1 card reader slot.
The bare-bones kit includes the motherboard, CPU, and case while the PLUS version adds 4GB of DDR3 memory and a 500GB hard drive. Users can add their own mSATA drive for increased performance.
Beyond the basics, details are scarce on the new Zotac PC. Pricing and availability have not yet been announced. Stay tuned to PC Perspective for more details on the SFF PC as it becomes available.
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CES 2014: Intel Keynote with Their Dual OS and Edison
Subject: General Tech, Processors, Shows and Expos | January 10, 2014 - 03:32 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: Transformer Book Duet, Intel, CES 2014, CES, asus
Monday, the opening day of CES, was full of keynotes and announcements from Audi to Valve (Yahoo! was the day after). Okay, so that is probably not the complete alphabetical range, but keep reading regardless. The Intel speech had a few surprises including Gabe Newell re-announcing Steam Machines just a couple of hours after his own keynote.
Possibly the most surprising to me was the "Dual OS platforms" announcement. Frankly, I am fine with using BlueStacks for whatever little Android use that my desktop experiences. I did see a demo of the ASUS Transformer Book Duet, however, which was able to switch between Android and Windows 8.1 with the touch of a button and about 3 seconds of black screen. It seems to be more than emulation and it is pretty clearly not rebooting.
To be clear, the following is speculation (and not even confident at that). I am hypothesizing... not reporting. Unfortunately, Intel (and ASUS) have been very silent on the actual implementation as far as I can tell. Since this is clearly branded as "Android and Windows can be friends", it would not surprise me if this was a baked solution for the two platforms and maybe even special hardware.
One possibility is that hardware or software loads both operating systems into memory or hibernation state. In this way, when the user signals their desire for a change, the former operating system is slept (or hibernated) and the processor is then pointed to the others memory space.
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If the above is the case then I hope popular Linux distributions can get their hands on it. Rebooting is far too annoying for me to try out alternative operating systems and virtualization is also too problematic (at least for now). If I can just suspend and switch, especially with native performance on either end, then I will definitely be willing to play around. Honestly, how expensive are RAM and storage these days?
But, if it is user-accessible, then it would be a major consideration for a future upgrade.
The other cute little announcement is Edison, a dual core PC in an SD card form factor. The hope is that this device will power wearable computing and make other devices smarter. It is based on 22nm silicon and even includes WiFi. One use case they presented was a bottle warmer which warms the milk before you even get your child.
Despite the late coverage, it was a very interesting keynote. Ars Technica still has their live blog published if you would like to skim through a play-by-play.
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CES 2014: VisionTek Launches Liquid Cooled CryoVenom R9 290 Graphics Card
Subject: Graphics Cards | January 10, 2014 - 02:19 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: water cooling, VisionTek, r9 290, liquid cooling, CES 2014, CES, amd
VisionTek unveiled a new custom liquid cooled graphics card based on AMD's R9 290 GPU. The CryoVenom R9 290 900675 card uses a custom engineered full cover EK water block that allows VisionTek to wring the full potential out of AMD's Hawaii GPU by overclocking it 24% over stock clockspeeds while running much cooler than the fan cooled reference cards.
As a refresher, the AMD R9 290 GPU at the heart of the new graphics card is based on AMD's latest Hawaii architecture and features 2,560 shaders, 160 texture units, and 64 ROPs. The GPU interfaces with 4GB of GDDR5 memory on a 512-bit bus. The reference R9 290 GPUs have a GPU clockspeed of 947 MHz and memory clockspeed of 1250 MHz (note the clockspeed problems of reference cards due to the coolers used).
The VisionTek card ditches a fan HSF in favor of a full cover waterblock that cools the GPU, memory, and VRMs. It has a nickel-plated copper base with an acrylic top. Water is channeled through a micro-fin array designed to cool the card without putting strain on low pressure pumps. A black anodized aluminum backplate adds support and passive (additional) VRM cooling to the graphics card. The CryoVenom maintains the two DL-DVI, one HDMI, and one DisplayPort video output connections of reference cards, however.
Going with a liquid cooler has allowed VisionTek to ratchet up the clockspeeds to an impressive 1,175 MHz for the GPU and 1,450 MHz for the memory. That is a respectable 24% and 16% increase over stock, respectively and is estimated to offer up to 38% better overall performance at those overclocked speeds. Perhaps even more impressive than the overclocks themselves is that VisionTek claims to be able to keep the card just under 52-degrees C under load which is a significant improvement over stock!
According to VisionTek, each Cryovenom R9 290 graphics card is custom build and put through a variety of burn in tests to ensure that it can operate at the rated overclocks and is free of water leaks when attached to a loop.
The liquid cooled cards have an MSRP of $550 and will be available shortly (the cards are currently out of stock on the VisionTek site). Here's hoping that VisionTek is able to keep the cards at MSRP, because even at a $150 premium over the MSRP of reference cards it would still be a good deal at a time when reference cards are being sold at prices well over MSRP.
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CES 2014: Sennheiser Launches New PC Gaming Headsets
Subject: General Tech | January 9, 2014 - 10:15 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: sennheiser, headset, gaming, CES 2014, CES, audio
Hi-end PC audio manufacturer Sennheiser has announced two new PC gaming headsets aimed at enthusiasts. The new headsets are called the G4ME ZERO and G4ME ONE and feature a closed ear and open ear design, respectively.
The G4ME ZERO is a high end model circumaural headset with a foldable design, ample padding on the headband and ear cups, and noise cancelling microphone. The analog headset is rated at 150 Ohms and the speakers at 10 Hz to 26 KHz. The G4ME ZERO has a 3 meter cable that ends with two 3.5mm jacks for the microphone and headset. Users can purchase the Sennheiser PCV 05 Combo Adapter to take the two 3.5mm jacks into a single jack for use on Mac PCs and game consoles. It is slightly heavier than the G4ME ONE at 312 grams.
The G4ME ONE, on the other hand, weighs 300 grams and features a open circumaural design that wraps around the ears but still lets air in to reduce sweat over long gaming sessions and allow some outside sound in. This lighter analog headset is rated at 50 Ohms and the speakers at 15 Hz to 28 KHz. Similar to the ZERO, the ONE uses two 3.5mm jacks at the end of a 3 meter long cable. It uses plush velvet pads on the ear cups and provides plenty of padding along the headband as well.
Both headsets share a design aesthetic that incorporates white, red, and silver colors on the outside of the ear cups and microphone. The headband and ear pads are black with a large Sennheiser logo along the top end of the headband. Users can control volume via controls on the right ear cup and automatically mute the microphone by lifting the boom mic upwards. Both high end G4ME headsets look nice and comfortable from the specifications and amount of padding shown in the photos.
Along with the headsets, Sennheiser has announced a partnership with IO Interactive, which is part of Square Enix to develop game audio using Sennheiser recording equipment. The company is positioning this deal as the perfect way for gamers to get the exact audio the game developers intended by using Sennheiser microphones to record the audio, headsets in the studio to test the audio, and gamers using the same headsets to play the games. It is a nice perk for sure if you are already looking to buy into one of the company's high end headsets.
The G4ME ZERO has an MSRP of $279.95 while the G4ME ONE has an MSRP of $249.95. You can find more information on their respective product pages:
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CES 2014: BenQ Announces 24-Inch and 27-Inch Monitors With NVIDIA G-Sync Technology
Subject: General Tech | January 9, 2014 - 07:46 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: monitor, g-sync, CES 2014, CES, benq, 3d vision
BenQ has announced two new monitors that will incorporate NVIDIA's G-Sync technology. The 24-inch XL2420G and 27-inch XL2720G will both be available in Q1 2014. Both monitors have 144 Hz refresh rates and will support three display modes: G-Sync, Low Motion Blur, and 3D Vision. In addition to G-Sync technology, the monitors support ResolutionEyes technology which is a set of features designed to make prolonged gaming sessions easier on the eyes.
BenQ's 27-inch G-Sync gaming monitor.
According to NVIDIA, the 24-inch and 27-inch BenQ monitors will sport a 1920x1080 resolution on an uspecificed panel time. Unfortunately, BenQ has not revealed whether it is using TN, IPS, or some other panel technology nor what the response time is beyond stating that it is "ultra fast" (which may imply a TN panel...). We do know that the monitors are hieght adjustable.
Both G-Sync capable monitors will be available in Q1 2014 at not-yet-released prices. It is promising to see other monitor manufacturers supporting G-Sync out of the box.
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CES 2014: Gigabyte R9 290X and GTX 780 Ti WindForce Enthusiast Graphics Cards
Subject: Graphics Cards, Shows and Expos | January 9, 2014 - 06:05 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: CES, CES 2014, gigabyte, R9 290X, gtx 780 ti, windforce
While the world still waits for stock of the custom cooled R9 290X and R9 290 cards from AMD's partners to show up in stores, Gigabyte was showcasing its WindForce models on the floor at CES 2014.
The Gigabyte GV-R929XOC-4GD is an R9 290X graphics cards that includes the company custom designed WindForce, triple fan cooler. The cooler is rated at 450 watts of dissipation, but hopefully you'll never actually be drawing that from this single GPU graphics card. The core clock on this model will be slightly overclocked, going from the stock 1000 MHz to 1040 MHz. Hopefully we'll have a review sample soon so we can verify that it maintains that overclocked clock speed throughout the gaming workloads.
Using the very same cooler is the GV-N78TGHZ-3GD based on the GeForce GTX 780 Ti GPU. In fact, without my tell you which card was which, you'd likely have no way to tell them apart without looking at the PCB more closely. Gigabyte will be setting the base clock on this model at 1085 MHz and the Boost clock at 1150 MHz.
The cards will also include a back plate on the rear of the PCB to help protect the components and ICs while also strengthening the board during shipping general use. Gigabyte says these cards will only carry and MSRP that is $20-50 more than the reference cards so look for each of them this month!
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CES 2014: Gigabyte BRIX MAX is Haswell based Android NAS Device
Subject: Storage, Shows and Expos | January 9, 2014 - 05:31 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: CES, CES 2014, gigabyte, brix, brix max, haswell, Android, NAS
While browsing the Gigabyte suite at CES I came across a very interesting new product from Gigabyte that falls into the Brix family. The Brix Max is a larger version of the Brix SFF chassis (taller) that includes support for four 2.5-in hard drives. Powered by a 4th Generation Intel Core (Haswell) Core i5-4250U processor, this system is aimed towards the NAS market. In particular, those that want tiny NAS devices.
With a total fluid capacity of 1.2 liters (please don't fill your Brix with liquid...), the Brix Max includes a USB flash port, 802.11n Wi-Fi, HDMI output, Gigabit Ethernet and four USB 3.0 ports. Maybe more surprising is the fact that this unit was running Android and marks the first time we have seen a Haswell platform running the OS.
Gigabyte demoed the Brix Max powering a handful of networked devices and providing media content and backup storage for all sorts of other operating system. I am still not sure what kind of software was running on the Android OS to facilitate the NAS functionality but the Max includes the ability to set users, partition different share locations and more. Hopefully we'll be able to get a sample in at the offices to test out and let our readers know how an Android-based NAS can perform.
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CES 2014: AMD Supported in SteamOS "Out of the Box". Catalyst 13.11 Beta 9.9 in SteamOS Public Stable Branch
Subject: General Tech | January 9, 2014 - 05:18 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: SteamOS, CES 2014, CES, amd
The Steam platform prides itself on benefiting from the many billions of dollars spent by the PC industry in-fighting. Two-and-a-half of the consoles seem to realize that they cannot keep up with the constant churn as the PC trots along its exponential curve. They, now more than ever, align themselves with our industry instead of running their own R&D treadmill. Each of these companies now license the efforts of AMD.
Simply put, consoles struggle because their business model plans on a big loss followed by a few years of rest to have a chance of breaking even. Slow and steady wins the race.
SteamOS is a console that, instead of seeing how much it can justify locking down, goes the other way. So, when the prototype units were announced, it felt really weird to see a fairly wide selection of components... from a set of Intel processors and NVIDIA discrete graphics cards. AMD and Intel were a bit late for one reason or another.
But only just a bit. An updated AMD graphics driver, the Catalyst 13.11 Beta 9.9, has just been integrated into the SteamOS public stable branch. This driver is expected to fix tearing, overlay performance, in-game performance, and "malfunctioning return to desktop".
The driver will also be released on AMD.com soon.
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It will be a big year for: the asset managers
Financial News profiles five executives who will shape the agenda on the buyside this year.
Charles Counsell - Executive director for auto-enrolment, Pensions Regulator
Counsell, who is executive director for auto-enrolment at the Pensions Regulator, is on the frontline of the UK government's plans to roll pension schemes out to 11 million new savers, and in 2014, his job steps up a gear.
The great auto-enrolment drive began in October 2012, and since then, 3,500 of the UK's largest firms have enrolled about 2.2 million people into pensions. So far, about 90% of them are staying in. But that is the easy part. These firms tend to have large existing HR and pensions departments, and robust payroll systems.
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Virginie Maisonneuve - Director, global head of equities, Pimco
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Mark Barnett - Fund manager, Invesco Perpetual
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Flow data suggests that clients dismayed by Woodford's departure have pulled away £2 billion from funds worth £33 billion at their peak. Gossip suggests £3 billion is nearer the mark. An Invesco spokeswoman declined to confirm the total.
Mark Barnett – a long-standing Woodford associate – will principally be running Woodford's flagship income and high-income funds. He has learnt to give smooth presentations to advisers, outlining the seamless nature of the transition. Decent performance for Barnett's existing funds has helped his case.
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Martin Gilbert - Chief executive, Aberdeen Asset Management
Aberdeen Asset Management's £550 million bid for Scottish Widows Investment Partnership in November has, so far, received the benefit of the doubt.
Its share price traded at 375p in early October, when Financial News wrote that Aberdeen was likely to buy it from Lloyds Bank. Following the takeover, it has risen to 460p, close to the peak of 466p achieved before last year's blow-off in emerging markets, a happy hunting ground for Aberdeen.
So far, so good. But 2014 is the year when chief executive Martin Gilbert will need to prove he can integrate the acquisition. He needs to diversify from Asia and deliver far better flows from his bond and US businesses.
According to some analysts, Swip will, to an extent, manage to rebalance from Asia. But most analysts, including Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse, are neutral, taking account of Swip's indifferent performance reputation and its relatively small current contribution to earnings.
Jason Streets at Jefferies reckons Aberdeen would have done better without Gilbert forging any deals at all, arguing they have diluted earnings generated by Hugh Young's Asian division.
Aberdeen recognises Young's importance. He earned £5.1 million last year, nearly as much as Gilbert. The Aberdeen camp also argues Gilbert has a knack for knocking acquisitions into shape, with a mixture of charm and common sense.
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Alan Howard - Co-founder, Brevan Howard Asset Management
It has been a tough year for Geneva-based Alan Howard, the trader who sits at the helm of Brevan Howard Asset Management, the largest independent hedge fund manager in Europe. The flagship master fund has produced lacklustre returns for the past two years. The master fund was up 2.23% last year after gaining 3.93% in 2012. Performance on the master fund has been muted since founding partner Chris Rokos announced his retirement from the firm in August 2012.
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Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Photo Gallery: The Worst Hockey Tattoo's in North America
I've happened upon what might be the funniest set of self-deprecating pictures on the web, user submitted hockey tattoo's to The Hockey News...because nothing says "fan" like mad ink. But in this case, we're going to showcase the worst of the worst, the saggiest of the saggy, and the hairiest legs you've seen since you last left Alberta.
So which one is the worst? I think they're all equally terrible in their own ways. Really, a portrait of Jeremy Roenick? Is that seriously an amusement park caricature of Mark Messier? Is that really a beaver across your back? A pregnant Winnie the Pooh?
How high are these people when they get these done? Yoda? YODA?
If you are the owner of one of these beasts, please, PLEASE, post in the comments. I really, really want to make fun of you.
58 comments:
- Chris said...
The only half-decent one is MAYBE MAYYYYYYBE the rangers one.
- April 1, 2009 at 12:04 PM
- Chris said...
Actually I take that back, I wouldn't want a whole skyline with a Rangers logo taking up my whole arm.
- April 1, 2009 at 12:05 PM
- Vance said...
I mean, there were a lot of just generic logo tattoos that simply weren't worth the giant effort to upload, but sweet lil baby Jesus, these are pathetic.
- April 1, 2009 at 12:12 PM
- Denson said...
Haha the cartoon Messier is my favorite.
Anything Jeremy Roenick is uber gay.
- April 1, 2009 at 12:26 PM
- slutnuts said...
the messier has the dates wrong. he wasnt there from 1991 through 2006.
also how does that sabres tat feel now that they dont use the logo anymore?
- April 1, 2009 at 1:25 PM
- Vance said...
The best part of the Sabres tat is that it's actually backwards...technically the Goat head goes the other way. I guess it doesn't really matter but it's still completely laughable
- April 1, 2009 at 1:30 PM
- Glenn said...
Milhouse in net is pretty solid.
- April 1, 2009 at 1:47 PM
- Vance said...
I actually like the Milhouse one too, and figured it was worth a posting or else it would be lost to internet oblivion.
- April 1, 2009 at 1:59 PM
- Matt said...
Hey, Mr. Vance, did you really say Goat head re: the Sabes logo? I hope that's some joke I'm not getting, because I'm pretty sure that's a buffalo, you know, like the city they play in?
I also think the rangers/WTC one is pretty solid and Millhouse is funny, although I'd never want that tattoo'd on me...
Now the Messier caricature, that's just ridiculous. I like that the quote for "Captain is opened, but never closed.
- April 1, 2009 at 2:12 PM
- Reed-CK said...
Good Lord. This makes the hockey furry pictures look like child's play. What the hell is wrong with these people.
- April 1, 2009 at 2:22 PM
- Vance said...
I, as a Sabres fan, classify the 3 generations of Sabres logos as the Crossed Swords, the Goat Head, and the Slug.
Yes, in fact I do realize it is a Buffalo. Must be yours.
- April 1, 2009 at 2:39 PM
Man, Roy's 33 on that guys back has to be one of the dumbest tats I've seen in a really long time. It's he AVS lettering too. It's safe to say that Roy will always be remembered as a Canadian.
- April 1, 2009 at 2:51 PM
- Tom said...
"Hey, why do you have a tat of a cat juggling blue maple leaves?"
"Uh... well, it's for this Leafs goalie I used to like but isn't such a big deal any more."
"No, another one."
"No, another one."
"No, another one."
"No, another one."
"Oh for fuck's sake it was Felix Potvin."
"I thought he played for the Kings?"
"No, that was after he played for Vancouver."
"He went from Toronto to Vancouver?"
"No, he went from Toronto to the Islanders. Then the Canucks, then the Kings."
"Wow, so he ended up playing for 4 teams."
"Five actually, he went to Boston after LA."
*awkward silence*
"Um... sweet tat."
- April 1, 2009 at 3:01 PM
One is I'm an owner of one of these tattoos and I guess the beauty of it is all in the eye of the beholder. Second I think both the Lightning and Flames tattoos are really nice and depicts both team logo and colors.
- April 1, 2009 at 3:29 PM
- Vance said...
a) I'm glad you're taking it all in jest. We really mean no harm.
b) The Lightning tatt gets an inclusion in the gallery due to Florida's unique resemblance to a hangin' Tom Johnson.
c) The Flames get an inclusion since it looks like they decided to get it immediately after crashin' on their hog.
d) Tom = Genius
- April 1, 2009 at 3:47 PM
- justin said...
the milhouse tattoo is mine. ive got a bunch of simpsons tattoos. i never thought it was shitty. so i dunno what to say to you. go flyers.
- April 1, 2009 at 4:26 PM
- thegrimpond said...
Just gonna keep us in the dark huh, addicted to ink. Not gonna lay claim to which tattoo, specifically, is yours?
- April 1, 2009 at 4:34 PM
- Vance said...
I posted this over at Puck Daddy, but it's worth it here, especially since we have Justin over here. But, your's is by far the best of the bunch, and rather than wallow in internet forum obscurity/oblivion, we put it out there.
What other Simpsons tatt's do you have? Tell me it's a Bart Mighty Pigs jersey...
- April 1, 2009 at 4:40 PM
- justin said...
haha nah but thats the name of my roller hockey team. i cant find a link to our jerseys. ive got itchy and scratchy (https://www.sellmystuff.com.au/_resource/image/classified/242310/A6E95263-FFB5-F6FE-7EE1E9944A5346DE_98.jpg)
and the stonecutters logo.
prolly gettin more soon.
- April 1, 2009 at 4:45 PM
- wrap around curl said...
Ok the Yoda on just confuses me.
I still think the Winnie the Pooh is the worst.
- April 1, 2009 at 5:37 PM
The Millhouse one is awesome. The Maple Leafs one is awful...it must have been drawn by one of his kids. And the Felix one (I'm assuming its for Felix Potvin) is just hilarious considering he's out of the league and was down on his way out. I have tons of tattoos and some of these are just piss poor!
- April 1, 2009 at 9:52 PM
- Scotty Hockey said...
What exactly is wrong with the NYR sleeve with the tribute to the WTC?? The guy is a regular poster at hfboards and we pretty much unanimously raved about the work ...
- April 1, 2009 at 11:19 PM
- JDG said...
Oh, boy. This is tough. Worst is probably the "Broadstreet Bullies" Flyers one because it looks like it was drawn by a 6th grader or Napoleon Dynamite.
Runner up is the goofy-looking Messier. It cracks me up.
The Milhouse one is cool. It doesn't deserve to be here with these mistakes.
- April 1, 2009 at 11:22 PM
- Vance said...
@ Scotty,
You can probably lump this one into the same boat as the Milhouse tat, it's not bad per se, but I thought it would be worthwhile to post, because it definitely should be seen.
Apparently I need to put together a best of the best hockey tattoo gallery.
- April 2, 2009 at 12:00 AM
If only there was this much participation for the Dialogue It posts haha.
The lightning & 2nd Calgary tats look pretty bad.
- April 2, 2009 at 2:25 AM
- jamestobrien said...
My general rule is: "tattoos are personality replacements." Doesn't mean it applies to everyone, mainly to those of you who have barbed wire tattoos.
The NYR reminds me of the guy who does the KMFDM cover art. I think it deserves to be on there for one reason only: HUGE tattoos can end up being really bad life decisions.
- April 2, 2009 at 4:57 AM
For thegrimpond-I am the owner of the Mark Messier next to Jeremy Roenick. It is the photo from his book Messier and that photo is called the look. Got it when he retired. I did not grew up in the time of Orr or Hull but I did grew up watching Messier and he represents everything about hockey to me. I also have 3 other hockey tattoos. A Stanley Cup, NY Rangers logo and a Tampa Bay Lightning logo and non of my others are in this collection.
- April 2, 2009 at 9:53 AM
- Vance said...
Enkidu, you know, I was thinkin' the same damn thing.
- April 2, 2009 at 9:59 AM
- Vance said...
Addicted...How come the dual allegiances? A New York born Florida transplant?
- April 2, 2009 at 11:52 AM
You hit the nail on the head Vance. Life long Rangers fan moved to Florida in 95 and jumped on the Lightning wagon in 04. Enjoyed the ride so much became a full season ticket holder and still remain.
- April 2, 2009 at 12:38 PM
Whats with the tiger at the top?
- April 2, 2009 at 4:28 PM
- Vance said...
Believe it or not...that's supposed to be a Boston Bruins 3rd logo (from back in the day I suppose). It's just terrible.
- April 2, 2009 at 4:58 PM
- Spec7ral said...
Personality replacements. Fucking gold.
- April 3, 2009 at 2:24 AM
- TAGilbertson said...
the Gretzky one is by far the ugliest - I think I'd suggest amputation...
- April 3, 2009 at 10:58 AM
- Jack Tse said...
i think the NYR twin towers one is ok. it's professional. which is cool if you're a rangers fan
- April 5, 2009 at 4:45 PM
- digitahighlander said...
Tom... that was hilarious.
- April 5, 2009 at 7:45 PM
I actually think that these tattoos are awesome. They each mean something to those who got them. I mean cmon you may not like the winnie the pooh islander or the felix the cat/Potvin but they are unique and that makes these fans , true hockey fans. I think they are all cool:)
- April 21, 2009 at 2:52 PM
I just realized the Messier tattoo only uses one set of of quotation marks.
It looks like it goes "Captain.
It's possible it goes "C"aptain and the light blocks out the second set I guess, but either way, it's grammatically incorrect. Which is always a great idea when it comes to permanent body decoration.
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- tribal tattoos said...
Man those are some crazy tattoos, but I dont care how much you like a team thats nuts! At least get a decent looking team tattoo.
Great post!
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- March 3, 2010 at 4:30 PM
I actually sorta liked the whole 33 Patrick Roy thing. And then I realized two things: #1--why the fuck do you want that taking up your whole back? and #2-- The avs number style? I get that he won the cup there and all and it was formerly the Nordiques, his team growing up but really?
- October 15, 2010 at 11:22 PM
Just found this and HAD to laugh! I am the owner of the "cartoon Messier"(and 8 other NYR tats not posted). So lets start with I appreciate everyone's opinions and NO HARD FEELINGS...BUT... to set the record straight...First:Messier played for the Rangers starting 1991...he announced his retirement and his #11 was hung Jan.2006(which i was there for of course)so to ME,the dates are correct!.. Second:The Quote marks are not f'd up. there IS a glare and the quotation marks are around the "C"..FOR CAPTAIN..FOR "C" ON JERSEY WHATEVER...it's all good, you're all entitled to think and like whatcha want.... Kudos for all you LOYAL fans crazy enough to tat ourselves with team pride, LETS GO RANGERS
- February 23, 2011 at 10:41 PM
I just noticed you DO have another one of mine on here!!.. The lil boy shooting on net...WHAT IS WRONG WITH THAT ONE?????? And you labelled it "the worst ever"? SERIOUSLY DUDE? I wasnt mad before..but now i think you're just an asshole! I would LOVE to see YOUR tattoos and let ME be the judge! dickhead
- July 24, 2011 at 9:41 AM
The messier tattoo is horrable. Just horrable.
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The dog somehow got trapped between the car's axle and steering mechanism and spent nearly 5 miles there as the couple drove to Dania Beach last Thursday, The Associated Press reported.
Broward County firefighters were called to free the animal, who emerged less than two minutes later without serious injuries.
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When expressing milk and storing, how can I tell what I'm getting?
Ie. could I just be pumping all the "foremilk" (?), without ever getting to the hindmilk? Would I be able to visibly tell the difference?
I pump several times a day, all going to the same bottle in teh fridge before I freeze the accummulated day's supply at the end of the day.
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A healthy Kurt Thomas.
Neither guy block shots.
Knicks finished last in the NBA in blocked shots.
Very weak in interior defense and OPP FG%.
You can expect Amare, Andrea and Tyson to play 24-26+ minutes at LEAST and 32 minutes at MOST in between each other.
Chandler isn't the DPOY he once was, now an average NBA defend at best...I know he was injured but we'll see if he can recover and get back to his intense playing style. He was very soft in 2013.
A healthy Kurt Thomas.
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They don't.
They talk up the perimeter defense of Shump, and Artest, who both have to literally be vacuum-sealed to their man, because there's no help on the back end. Then when the perimeter defense starts breaking down, they'll say the team needs to "gel" and come together because of the new pieces.
The Knicks getting cooked inside will be glossed over.
Guess if I was simple in the mind...everything would be fine.
I dont see Tyson as starter anymore but this is just mine word Woody have own
Bargniani can block much better than Tyson
Stat playing no D and his frustration when he will be keeping ball "hands down"
I've been wondering that since they traded for Bags. The only thing Woody can do is let the opposing team score 105 points and hope the Knicks score 106.
Our acquisitions don't address our needs but they do help or strengths... like novak wasn't guarding anyone either. And bargs may be a bad defender but his defense is still an upgrade over novak. And mwp perimeter d is above what we got from kidd and he can contribute more then kidd at 40 years old can. Yeah we still have deficiencies but mwp and bargs still make us better. Yall are gonna be surprised at bargs I'm telling yall....
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Chandler was injured, played too many minutes per game, had too little team support, and could never afford to foul out of games, which made him too worn down and passive.
I am expecting better team defense and considerably more backup for Chandler than last year.
In particular, with Shumpert at the SG and MWP on the floor, I expect less switching on screens and fewer guards breaking us down, which will mean fewer rotations inside, and better interior defense overall as a result. Hardaway can also potentially help us in this regard as well.
Team blocks last year ranged from 3.2 Miami to 6.9 Bobcats. The Knicks were at 4.0.
Bargnani's defense improved last year, and might improve even more under Woodson. His best year in Toronto, he blocked 1.4 shots per game which is not terrible. I think with some focus and work, as well as a better system, he could get that closer to 2 per game. However, even if Chandler and Bargnani average only 1.5 blocks per game each , and Stat and Martin close to 1 each, and everyone else close to 1 total, that would mean somewhere in the realm of 5-6 blocks per game for the team, which is very respectable.
Stat is not great with the defensive footwork and rotations, but can block shots. I actually like Jerome Jordan defensively, and think he is under-rated offensively. I would have liked to see us land Dalembert, but Tyrus Thomas is still worth a look IMHO (or some other backup shot blocker). I am less sure about Jeremy Tyler and Earl Barron defensively, although they do provide us with some offensive options we lack otherwise. At worst whatever younger backup bigs we select, they still provide Chandler with some minutes on the bench.
That means Chandler can play much more aggressively for fewer minutes which should make him more effective when he is on the floor.
Even with Chandler playing his best defense, probably is...Tyson is not a shot blocking center.
So we will look to Martin and Bargnani to be our shot blockers?
I don't know how comfortable I feel with that.
OKC has Ibaka/Perkns
Miami has Chris Anderson/Joel Anthony...even Wade, LeBron and Bosh get involved defensively with the interior defense.
Nets have Brook Lopez and Garnett next to him
Bulls have Joakim Noah/Taj Gibson
Rockets have Dwight Howard and ASIK...jesus.
Warriors have Andrew Bogut
Clippers have DeAndre Jordan...Pistons have Andre Drummond
even the Bucks have Larry Sanders...Hornets got Anthony Davis...I can go on and on, it seems like the Knicks will finish last in shot blocks this season.
Metro .... there is one thing u left out in this thread, "how many minutes will Melo play at the 4 spot per game?".
Having Melo at the 4 spot for 30 minutes per game makes the Knicks an offensive team, with little to no-defense at all when we will add a no-defensive talent JR.smith to the rotation to average 30 minutes too.
We will have several players in our main rotation lineup, who has never committed to team-defense in their NBA career at a consistent basis, this makes the best defensive players on the team look like ****T.
C-Tyson Chandler gives us 28 solid minutes of low-post defense on a consistent basis.
PF-Kenyon Martin gives us 28 solid minutes of low-post defense on a consistent basis.
SF-Meta World Peace gives us 28 solid minutes of defense on the perimeter, man to man, and low post.
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HACKED: Twitter Accounts Gone Wrong
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Miley Cyrus
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Selena Gomez
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According to The Guardian Facebook has started a new trial with 10% of its users in the UK. Users will be charged to send people outside of their friend list "priority" emails. This includes celebrities. So how much would you pay to send your favorite celeb a message through Facebook? We created of gallery of the celebs we think people may pay to contact. Check it out and let us know if we missed anyone in the comments! (Credit: Aaron Tam/AFP/Getty Images)(Credit: Aaron Tam/AFP/ Getty Images)
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Isiah Dincol, basketball player from Watertown has been off to a hot start this season.
The talented Cyclone scored 19 in a win over General Brown and 23 in a win over Camden.
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Making the decision to eat healthy may seem like a simple decision, but it can be easier said than done. In many cases you can be your own food nemesis. The keys to your un-doing may be hiding in your own pantry or refrigerator.
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I don't know about you, but I sure am one happy camper that the election is over, basically because our telephone has finally stopped its incessant ringing.
Even with caller ID, it was becoming a nuisance.
Another reason I am glad it is over - I don't have to listen to my husband yelling at the television anymore - at least not over election campaign ads and debates. However, he does occasionally yell at it for other reasons. But that's another story for another day.
I do have to tell you that there was a highlight to the election and it involved my husband.
Like many, I have chosen to participate via mail-in ballot the last couple of elections. One, I can do it at my leisure and two, whenever and wherever I choose to.
My husband, on the other hand, continues to exercise his right at the public polling place and there's not a darned thing wrong with that - except this time.
My husband headed out to the fairgrounds early last Tuesday where he found himself to be the first in line. I, on the other hand, was making an attempt at getting reading for work when the telephone rang.
You can only imagine what ran through my head - not another campaign ad. Fortunately for my husband, I answered because even the campaign calls haven't started before 7 in the morning.
After answering, I hear something to this affect, "Can you bring the spare keys to the fairgrounds? I locked mine in the truck.
Hmmm…could I or, better yet, would I were the thoughts going through my head so early in the morning.
Taking a long look at myself in the mirror, here's what I saw - only half of my hair was curled, I was wearing no make-up on and I was still wearing my pajamas.
But what else was I going to do, especially after he has bailed me out of some pretty tough situations? Besides, if I wanted there to be peace and harmony in our household, I figured that I better go.
And the fact that I hear paybacks are a terrible thing to experience is not something I wanted or needed either.
Telling him it would be a few minutes, I threw on my coat, went out to the garage and headed to the fairgrounds where I expected him to be waiting by the truck.
Uh-uh. I pulled up in front of the event center and waited about 10 minutes hoping that I didn't see anyone that I knew. And no, that didn't work as planned either. Why is it that you always see someone you know when you don't look your best?
Ladies, you know what I'm talking about.
Thankfully, that person just smiled at me, waved and kept right on going.
After 10 long minutes, along with a few choice phrases muttered under my breath, I dug in my heels, making the decision that I was not going into the building in my pajamas and half a hair-do.
So I gave up and did the next best thing. I pulled our vehicle as close to the truck as possible with hopes of not being seen by anyone else, snuck out and unlocked the door before making my way back to the house to complete my morning ritual.
Needless to say I had not been home 5 minutes when the telephone rang again and, yes, it was my husband who was upset that I didn't bring the key into the building. After waiting on me, he finally gave up and tried to open the truck door.
But somehow this twisted tale came back to being my fault and I'm not sure how that is.
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Mostly I just need to vent, maybe you LLLadies have some advise I could use.
Here's the situation, my DH and 8mo old DS and I are currently living with my MIL and FIL. Translation: She is ALWAYS around and is EXTREMELY opinonated She is retired and I'm a SAHM. She had 3 children all of which were FF. I was unable to BF my DS1 so this is all very new territory for me. I want to do the very best for my DS and I would like to continue BFing until he and I are both ready to stop. Other than my own mother who I rarely speak to, my MIL is the most unsupportive person I've met of BFing. She thinks that at this point he should be eating 3 great big meals of solids a day and when she feeds him I've noticed she tries to cram as much into him as possible totally ignoring his cues about when to stop. Right now I feed him BM on demand and usually one "meal" of solids in a day, sometimes 2. By meal I mean anywhere from 2 bites to about 1/2 a jar of fruits and veggies, occasionally some cereal or oatmeal with fruit mixed in (like a tablespoon or so). My DH and I think my DS is doing fine this way. My MIL acts as if I'm starving him. Today she told me some babies give up their bottles at this point and just eat "regular" food, which I take to mean she wants me to stop BFing all together, which is NOT GOING TO HAPPEN! I've tried telling her to slow down, I've tried explaining to her BM is the best thing for him right now, that is has more nutrition than anything else, but its like talking to a wall. I've tried to tell her my DS has a very tiny tummy and needs to eat small meals and needs to BF often and EVERY time I tell her that she acts like its the first time she's heard such a thing. She even tries to tell me random things like "so and so BF her babies and they all ate way more by this age" I don't want to be rude to her because we are living in her house, but I do know how to take care of my baby! I should also add yes, I've considered BLS but with our current living situation and the potential mess of it I can't do that. My MIL is a super neat freak and I can't deal with the added stress of that. Thanks for listening LLLadies.


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Hi pretty people…my internet at home has been trippin' like mad but I'm back and in action. Excuse the delay in responding to your emails. I know, I know…missed another Mascara Monday. But no worries. I've taken all of your suggestions and have some fab reviews coming up in the next few weeks.
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*sigh* Okayyy, got all of that news out of the way. Back to beauty…since I'm on make-up probation until June, I really couldn't get excited about…
But I did. I still wanted to max out my credit card, deplete my savings and run to the nearest MAC store. But I didn't. I was a good girl. Yall should be proud.
So to reward myself, I picked up a few Neo Sci Fi goodies. —but wait, I didn't actually spend money. I returned a liner I didn't like and utilized B2M. So, seeee….no money was spent. Now if that ain't beauty hustlin', I don't know what is.
Check out Sci-Fi-Delity…..it is a frost described as burnt red with gold pearl. I had to snag it simply because I don't have a color like this.
Ohhh, I should add that my make-up artist added Money Honey Dazzleglass on top. I thought it was a bit too much "dazzle" but she loved it.
Me realizing that I actually went to MAC, got 2 products and didn't spend a dime.
Me realizing that traffic in Orlando during lunch hour really don't make no sense.
* a mess*
And most of you are aware of my newest obsession with nail polishes. I already knew I was getting that Phosphor. It is going to be perfect on the toes….when my Shocking Pink starts a crackin'…on goes the bumble bee yellow!
Still not done with Neo Sci-Fi. When my probation is up, I'm thinking about snagging Pink Grapefruit lipglass and swatching Electro (you know..that orange lipstick). The packaging for this collection is my favorite. I don't have a favorite color, but if I did….it would probably be orange (or urnge like us folx in the South say). This collection is kickin'!
What did you ladies snag and like? Disappointed? Obsessed? Let ya Head Newb know!
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Noah Kass is a psychotherapist specializing in addiction and relationship issues. He is currently Clinical Director at The Dunes: East Hampton, a residental addiction treatment center ( www.theduneseasthampton.com). Mr. Kass was a frequent guest on MSNBC�s The Dylan Ratigan Show, featured in a segment called � Kass' Couch � and regularly blogs for The Huffington Post.


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Iowa parents accused of locking teens in basement
A suburban Des Moines couple were arrested after their teenage children reported being locked in their basement and fed under a locked door.
Forty-five-year-old Paul Drake and 44-year-old JoAnn Drake have been charged with false imprisonment and neglect or abandonment of a dependent person.
One of the children, who were adopted by the Drakes, told a school employee about the situation at the home in Ankeny.
The Iowa Human Services Department has removed the 13-year-old girl and 14-year-old boy from the home.
Police say the children reported being locked in a basement room for three to four weeks as punishment. They were locked in after school and on weekends.
A phone listed for the Drakes is no longer in service. Online court records don't list attorneys for the Drakes.
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We've been doing solids for a couple of weeks now, just a few meals with me mashing things with my fork and feeding them to him. A little banana, some avocado, some steamed pear (his favorite) and some oatmeal.
After reading some forum postings and the Kellymom site, I knew I wanted to do BLS, but I needed some inspiration, not a lot a of do's and don'ts and dry lists of fruits and vegetables, so headed out to do my own research.
Had more luck with the phrase baby led weaning, and stumbled upon some wonderful sites, which I found through the wikipedia entry on baby led weaning (links below).
After looking at the great pictures and videos, plus reading the lively forum, I was ready to give it a try.
The first meal we did consisted of cucumber slices, a small piece of toast, and the yolk of a hard-boiled egg. I had a great time watching ds explore and play with his food. He made a huge mess but had a great time, and I'm surprised at how much he ate.
The next day I have him some banana slices and a rice cake. Was fascinated to watch him try to get the banana to his mouth. At first, no luck, but I resisted the temptation to feed it to him. Finally, after much exploring and trial and error, he figured out a technique. Nothing more amazing than watching the problem-solving abilities of a six-month old.
There was some gagging, but it was funny, because ds would just work it out. He even smiled at me while coughing with watery eyes, as if to say, "I got it, mom." I'm familiar with infant CPR so I knew I could handle an emergency, but I also let him try to deal with it as long as I knew he was breathing and just gagging. I think it's part of the learning process. You definitely have to watch actively in the beginning, but try to resist the temptation to "help."
I'm completely in love with this form of feeding and not going back.
One interesting thing about the baby led weaning forum is that most of the women live in the UK, where there are NO restrictions given regarding allergies, etc. It's shocking to read about them giving all manner of foods this early. We are being a bit more cautious about dairy, egg whites, berries and citrus (and of course no honey or nuts) and don't plan to give meat just now. But ds has had wheat and egg yolk with no reactions.
Wikipedia entry on Baby Led Weaning


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That's what three farmers from different parts of the county are saying.
"It's looking great considering what little moisture we got," said Arturo Gaitan.
"The sorghum looks great," Gaitan said. "It's got its spots," but overall the crop looks promising.
So does the cotton, Gaitan said. Although some of the cotton in his part of the county appears to have "played out," recent rains apparently gave the plants just the boost they needed to produce some good bolls of the white fiber.
"We got a lot of surface moisture," Gaitan said. That helped a lot because the ground did not have much subsurface moisture this year.
Gaitan said he will be running a combine in his sorghum fields by early next week in an effort to get the grain into an elevator as quickly as he can.
There is still a way to go before the cotton harvest begins. But because cotton tends to be a fairly drought-resistant plant, Gaitan has hopes that crop will pay off for him this year.
Mark Sugarek said he and his brother were already running combines in their sorghum fields.
"We're actually harvesting today," he said on Monday.
"It's real muddy," Sugarek said. "We're doing everything in four-wheel drive."
But like the other farmers, the Sugareks are anxious to get their sorghum into the elevators and out of the fields.
At this time of year, if the rains and damp weather set in, the exposed grain heads on sorghum could sprout, decreasing the value of the grain.
But Sugarek said the sorghum looks really good this year. And he agreed with Gaitan that "the rain has been real good for the cotton."
"Right now we're just trying to get everything dried down so we can get in and get it," Troy Berthold said of his sorghum crop.
"We'll be going in within 10 days," he said.
Berthold said he planted about two-thirds of his fields in grain sorghum this year and the rest in corn.
The rains that did come have produced a better crop for Berthold than he has seen in recent years.
He called this year's prospect "a little better than average."
None of the farmers were ready to report on how their corn looks. The rains that did come might have been a little too late to make much of a difference in the outcome.
And as yet, the farmers were not sure what kind of threat they might face from the aflatoxins that often affect their corn.
Aflatoxins are a mold that forms in wrinkles that appear in drought-stressed corn kernels. As the name implies, the mold can be toxic in high concentrations.
The one problem that will affect all farmers in Bee County this year is the price at the marketplace.
The Midwestern states have been hammered this year with rains, and that part of the country is expected to produce a bumper crop of both corn and sorghum. That already has brought down the price at the market.
"Prices are down about 30 percent," Berthold said.
Gaitan and Sugarek echoed Berthold's concern about the price of grain.
"The Midwest is expecting a huge crop," Sugarek lamented.
Gaitan said the price for grain is about $8.22 a hundredweight and dropping fast.
The prices of both corn and sorghum are closely related, all three farmers said. When the price of one drops, the price of the others follows.
When it comes to grain production, local farmers have stressed for years that the corn and sorghum crops here do not come close to what is produced in the Midwest.
There is a reason that part of the country is referred to as the breadbasket of America.
Gary Kent is a reporter at the Bee-Picayune and can be reached at 343-5220, or at email@example.com.