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Time for a change in derivatives trading
The clock has finally started ticking down to one of the most substantial changes ever seen in the European market for over-the-counter derivatives, a significant part of the global market worth €692 trillion at the end of June 2013, according to the Bank for International Settlements.
Last month's decision to authorise Nasdaq OMX's clearing house under the new regime started the countdown for when these instruments need to be processed via clearing houses under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation.
But Nasdaq OMX's approval is just one step in a long process. Some of the largest clearing houses are yet to be approved and there is still a long way to go and a number of issues to solve before the start of mandatory swap clearing in Europe.
Achieving authorisation is no mean feat. One clearing house executive told Financial News that his firm's initial application was more than 1,000 pages long and that related compliance costs accounted for about 15% of its annual investment budget.
Here Financial News lays out what you need to know on how clearing houses are approved and the issues facing market participants as the deadline nears.
• The background: Why do clearing houses need to be re-authorised?
The rules governing clearing houses are included in the European Market Infrastructure Regulation, a package of new rules that aims to reduce systemic risk and improve transparency in the over-the-counter derivatives market.
It's all part of the push launched by the G20 in 2009 to push trade in derivatives into the open instead of having them arranged privately, the so-called over-the-counter market. All this hopefully means if another bank collapses, such as a repetition of Lehman Brothers, it will be much easier to sort out the vast number of contracts left on its books.
Many clearing houses already process trades for bank-to-bank swap trading, but the introduction of Emir will make this mandatory. Also a much greater range of counterparties, such as asset managers and hedge funds, will also have to process trades via clearing houses.
Domino effect
Clearing houses not only document the trades, they will also step in if a buyer or seller can't keep their side of the trade, helping reduce the domino effect if one market player collapses.
Clearing houses manage this risk by collecting collateral, or margin, from each counterparty, which is then used to cover losses in the event that one of the firm's defaults. The collateral used is usually cash or a safe asset such as government bonds.
The clearing house uses its risk-management expertise to calculate the appropriate amount of margin that needs to be paid against each swap contract. A liquid swap contract that trades multiple times a day will command less margin compared with a bespoke swap used to hedge a specific exposure.
All of this means swap market risks are concentrated at clearing houses, rather than being managed informally between counterparties, and means that the clearing houses need to be subject to appropriate regulatory supervision.
As such, Emir required clearing houses to be assessed on issues including risk models, the way they protect buyside assets and stress testing.
Rafael Plata, secretary general of the European Association of Clearing Houses, said: "The re-authorisation of clearing houses under Emir will effectively give clearing houses a European seal of approval. Some clearing houses have been processing swaps for some time, but there is an expectation that Emir will lead to an increase in cleared OTC volumes. Re-authorisation ensures that clearing houses and their users are prepared and have the right set-up in place for OTC clearing."
• The approval process
Ultimately, clearing houses are governed by national authorities of the country in which they are based. But achieving recognition under Emir requires a further assessment of a clearing house from other national regulators that form a so-called college.
European regulators recognise that a clearing house's users are based in several countries. If a clearing house runs into financial difficulty, all of its many governments could be affected and clearing house members from across Europe might have to stump up capital to cover losses.
Therefore, under the Emir rules, it is "imperative" that other national regulators are involved in clearing house authorisation to "avoid divergent national measures or practices and obstacles to the proper functioning of the internal market".
The European Securities and Markets Authority, the European Central Bank and national central banks sit in on the college meetings to ensure the consistent application of Emir, but do not have the power to approve or reject the re-authorisation of clearing houses.
The college membership is based on the other European countries where the clearing house is most active. For example, Nasdaq OMX Clearing's college comprised regulators from Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and the UK.
John Wilson, global head of OTC clearing at French broker Newedge, said the college approach made sense but added that "this could cause a problem as the composition of the college is based on where the clearing house's members are based. Therefore, you may not necessarily get a consistency of decision-making nor always have the most qualified experts from around Europe in this process."
A clearing house is approved if a majority of college members give a positive opinion on the application. If a majority is not achieved, the college members have 30 days to explain why and refer the decision to Esma if needed.
There have been concerns over the way regulators from other countries with competing clearing houses have a say in the approvals.
Eurex Clearing, the Deutsche Börse-owned clearing house that is one of the largest for European futures and options, saw its initial application rejected by its college with some insiders suggesting that national interests may have been at play.
Other people close to Eurex's approval said questions over how it protected client assets was one of several issues identified by the college.
Rodrigo Buenaventura, head of markets division at Esma, said the watchdog had not seen anything to indicate that national interests were driving discussions: "The college's discussions were factual and based around in-depth analysis of important aspects of the applications. Maybe some people had expected the process to be lighter, with less discussion at the college level. However, this has nothing to do with national interests but rather with regulators' interest in ensuring that all EU [clearing houses] are authorised to similar standards."
Wilson of Newedge said: "The secrecy that surrounds the application process is a challenge. You don't know what's gone into the applications and there may have been things we missed when speaking to clearing houses about issues such as the protection of client assets. It would also be useful to know when any concerns are being raised by other national regulators. But most importantly, the impact of clearing house authorisation on the Emir obligations of clearing firms is immediate with no lead times to prepare."
• From approval to mandatory clearing
As well as ensuring clearing houses can perform their duties effectively in the new swaps market environment, the Emir approval process also starts the clock ticking on when OTC derivatives need to be cleared in Europe.
Once an approval is granted, Esma has up to six months to produce technical guidelines relating to the products the clearing house wants to offer. Several sets of guidelines may run in parallel, depending on when clearing houses are authorised.
At the time of going to press, Nasdaq OMX Clearing, Eurex Clearing and Poland's KDPW had all achieved authorisation for OTC derivatives clearing.
The European Commission and European Parliament will then have three months each to endorse the standards, after which clearing will be phased in.
Buenaventura said: "After Esma develops, consults and drafts the regulations (technical standards), and after the Commission's endorsement, the [standards] are subject to a non-objection period by both the European Council and Parliament, after which the clearing obligation will be phased-in per type of counterparties."
One crucial issue the industry is still grappling with is so-called 'frontloading'. This requires swap trades agreed between time of an authorisation and the official go-live date for clearing to be retroactively switched from a private deal to a cleared one.
However, this requirement has market participants concerned that trades will be mispriced because cleared and uncleared trades are subject to different funding and capital regimes. Esma is trying to find a solution to the problem that may involve limiting the types of trades that need to frontloaded, but Buenaventura said: "It is too premature to pre-empt the outcome at this stage."
--This article first appeared in the print edition of Financial News dated April 21, 2014


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Ivanovic header gives Chelsea the crownBy MIKE CORDER
The Associated Press | May 16,2013AP PHOTO
Chelsea players celebrate with the trophy after winning the Europa League final soccer match between Benfica and Chelsea at ArenA stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on Wednesday night.AMSTERDAM Branislav Ivanovic scored on a looping header from Juan Matas corner kick in the third minute of stoppage time, and Chelsea beat Benfica 2-1 Wednesday night to win the Europa League following its Champions League title last year.
Fernando Torres put Chelsea ahead in the 60th minute, but Oscar Cardozo tied the score when he converted a penalty kick eight minutes later after a hand ball by Cesar Azpilcueta.
Chelsea earned the stoppage-time corner kick when Ramires knocked the ball off Jardel and over the end line.
Ivanovic, suspended for last years Champions League final for yellow-card accumulation, rose between Jardel and Andre Almeida and from 8 yards headed the ball over goalkeeper Artur, who froze. The goal came at 2:13 of three minutes of stoppage time, and Ivanovic slid to the nearest corner flag, punched it and was mobbed by teammates,
Manager Rafa Benitez, criticized intensely by Chelsea fans since he replaced Roberto Di Matteo in November, led the Blues to the only major title they had not won. Benitez already has said he will leave at the end of the season, and Jose Mourinho appears likely to replace him in his second stint as Chelsea manager.
Playing its 68th match of the season, Chelsea won despite missing captain John Terry and midfielder Eden Hazard, both injured in Sundays 2-1 Premier League victory over Aston Villa. Terry was suspended for last years Champions League final, won on penalty kicks over Bayern Munich.
Before a crowd of 46,163 at Amsterdam Arena, Benfica lost its sixth straight European final since winning the Champions Clubs Cup in 1962, when promising 20-year-old striker Eusebio scored twice to beat Real Madrid 5-3 in Amsterdam. Eusebio was among the spectators for this final.
Torres, who has nine European goals this season but just seven in the Premier League, scored when he collected the ball just inside Benficas half, used his strength to turn and wrestle past Ezequiel Garay and then beat captain Luisao before rounding Artur and slotting from a tight angle.
Torres sprinted to the corner and struck a Usain Bolt-style pose in front of the Chelsea fans.
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Everyone interested in sharing and preserving the unique and interesting history of Karnes County can join the organization by sending a check to the Karnes County Historical Society at P.O. Box 162, Karnes City, Texas 78118. Student membership is $10 a year; individual membership, $20; family, $30; and business $50. Donations are also welcome. You can join and/or make a donation by mailing a check to the address above or you can do so on-line on our new website: www.karnesmuseum.com.
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So having nailed my colours to the mast its over to you. to me it seems simple there are only 3 other options.
1) take the moral high ground, have no DRs lack quality and have to dig deep to combat this risk financial meltdown and invest heavily in the squad. after all we dont have a ming the merciless look-a-like begging us to let him throw money at us.
2)Take the moral highground, have no DRs dont invest get relegated and spend years in C1 playing oxford and other joke teams.
3) pull the shutters down and call it a day.
Id rather have things the way they are than any of these other options.
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Stanley L. CarterJanuary 23,2013
Stanley L. Carter
ST. ALBANS BAY Stanley L. Carter, age 91, of Tunkhannock, Pa., and St. Albans Bay, formerly of Barre, passed away peacefully at home on Jan. 16, 2013, surrounded by his loving family. He was preceded in death in October 2009 by his wife of 64 years, Bernardine Gomez Carter.
Stanley was born Aug. 23, 1921, in St. Albans, the son of the late Marvin and Mary Carter. He attended schools in St. Albans but graduated from Montpelier High School in 1940, after his family relocated to Montpelier.
Stanley proudly served his country during World War II in the Army Air Corps as a bombsight mechanic on the B-25 Mitchell. He was a recipient of the American Theater Service Medal with one Bronze Star. At the end of the war, he was one of the first members of the Montpelier Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Stanley married Bernardine Gomez in July of 1945.
After leaving the service, Stanley and Bernardine settled in Barre. He worked in the building industry as a master carpenter. He was the foreman for John Cook Construction. In 1970, Stanley left construction to become the head of maintenance for the Barre City School System. He retired in 1984. In January of 1987, Stanley and Bernardine relocated to Tunkhannock, Pa., where they helped with their daughters bookstore.
Stanley enjoyed boating, fishing, snowmobiling, ice fishing, traveling, crossword puzzles and building wooden boat models. He especially enjoyed spending time with his family and friends at the camp he and Bernardine built on Lake Champlain.
Stanley is survived by his daughter and son-in-law Pamela and Stephan Weiss, of Tunkhannock, Pa., and his daughter Elizabeth Cookson, of South Barre. He is also survived by five granddaughters: Kristin Kirchner, of Tunkhannock, Pa., Rebecca Cookson, of East Barre, Heather L. Weiss-Constable and her husband, Jeff, of Lynchburg, Ohio, Mikaela Bolio and her partner, Shawn Bates, of South Barre, and Ilona Amaral, of South Barre; six great-grandchildren: Samantha Davis and her husband, Albie, of Tunkhannock, Pa., Kyler and Bryant, of Lynchburg, Ohio, Jaime and Kylie, of South Barre, and Zavien, of East Barre. He was looking forward to the birth of his first great-great-grandchild. He is also survived by his sisters Marjorie Freeman, of Middlebury, and Helen Kew, of Barre, as well as two special daughters-by-choice, Linda Hoffman, of Loveland, Ohio, and Mimi Kaufman Reel, of Tunkhannock, Pa., as well as many nieces and nephews who were very special to him.
He was predeceased by his brothers Eric and Marvin Carter, and his sister Janice Perkins.
Stanley was well loved and respected by everyone whose life he touched.
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Salad dressings win pitch slam, naturally
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Founder Jamie Corder said the company has trademark rights to the "Dressed Up" name, and plans to expand into sauces and condiments in the future. The salad dressings are the No. 1-selling refrigerated dressing selling in the refrigerated section at the Cherry Creek Whole Foods store, Corder told judges during the finals round of the pitch slam contest. Corder is based in Boulder and the company manufactures its products in Vail.
The "pitch slam" is billed as three minutes that can change the life of a young company. More than 20 companies pitched their products to a panel of local judges in this year's afternoon event, held at Rembrandt Yard, 1301 Spruce St., Boulder. Three finalists were chosen to pitch at an evening awards banquet for Naturally Boulder held at the Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St.
Other pitch slam finalists included Lovely Lady Products LLC, a skin-care company in Fort Collins, founded by Cheryl Crispi; and Zest Brands LLC almond desserts in Boulder, co-founded by Ken Hess.
Oh, Yes You Candy, a carob treat company in Boulder founded by Jodi Feinhor-Dennis, received an honorable mention from the judges in the finalist round.
Naturally Boulder started in 2005. The local industry trade group nurtures new natural-foods companies and promotes Boulder as a hub of natural products. The local natural- and organic-products industry generates $2.5 billion in economic impact on the state of Colorado, according to a recent study done by the University of Colorado-Boulder's Leeds School of Business.
Following the pitch slam finals, key players in Boulder's natural foods industry handed out awards to top local companies during the awards banquet. The trade group held a special remembrance for Lance Gentry, president of Boulder-based Justin's Nut Butter LLC, who died of a brain tumor in June. Naturally Boulder's Breakthrough Innovation Award was renamed the Lance Gentry Innovation Award in honor of Gentry. In addition, the trade group presented a $2,000 check to Gentry's wife, Nancy Gentry, for a scholarship fund for the Gentry children Zachary, 10, and Amelie, 8.
Lafayette-based Door to Door Organics Inc. received the Company of the Year award.
Boulder Soup Works received the Best Young Business award.
Denver-based Teatulia received the Focus on the Future Sustainability award.
Joan Boykin, former executive director of The Organic Center, received the Local Hero award.
Boulder-based Cheribundi Inc. received the Lance Gentry Innovation Award.
Paul Repetto, co-founder of Broomfield-based Horizon Organic Dairy and a partner at Greenmont Capital Partners in Boulder, received the Lifetime Achievement award.
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The high schools strength and condition program is scheduled to run for six weeks beginning June 1.
Cody Ruiz is the instructor and the youths will meet from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., by the Kenedy Football field and weight room on Monday through Thursday.
The strength and condition program is for both boys and girls 9th through 12th grade.
The girls softball team has its first competition on Tuesday, June 2, 2014 as they venture into league play with teams from Victoria.
Girls can still sign up for softball play by contacting coach Rudy Diaz at 830-299-2018.
Summer track participants need to be at the Kenedy track on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Practice will be throughout the month of June from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the afternoon for participants planning to attend the summer track meet at the end of June.
Kenedy 4B will also have a Punt, Pass and Kick seminar on June 21, from 8:30 a.m. till 11:30 a.m. at Lions field and it is open to boys and girls from Kenedy ages 7 to 14, you can sign the injury waiver at the day of the event.
The Volleyball camp for High school and Middle school girls is scheduled for July 28 through Aug. 1 as is the football camp for middle school boys.
More information on these two camps will be provided through the Karnes Countywide at a later date.
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Chicago Bulls: Waived F Erik Murphy.
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Chicago Bears: Agreed to terms with T Eben Britton on a one-year contract.
Cincinnati Bengals: Signed S Danieal Manning.
Green Bay Packers: Re-signed FB John Kuhn to a one-year contract.
Houston Texans: Re-signed CB Elbert Mack.
Miami Dolphins: Signed WR Kevin Cone to a one-year contract. Named Ryan Grove athletic trainer.
New England Patriots: Signed S Patrick Chung.
Seattle Seahawks: Signed C Jorgen Hus.
Tennessee Titans: Agreed to terms with OL Eric Olsen on a one-year contract.
Washington Redskins: Signed QB Colt McCoy.
League office: Suspended Montreal D Douglas Murray for three games, without pay, for an illegal check to the head of Tampa Bay D Michael Kostka during a game on April 1.
League office: Rescinded the fine and one-game suspension for the red cards issued for violent conduct to Portland D Michael Harrington and FC Dallas MF Je-Vaughn Watson in the 40th minute of a March 29 game.
Boston College: Named Jim Christian Men's Basketball Coach.
Kansas: Announced junior G Lamaria Cole will transfer to Prairie View A&M.
Missouri: Suspended junior F Zach Price indefinitely from the men's basketball team after being arrested on suspicion of assault.
North Carolina: Announced junior F James Michael McAdoo will enter the NBA draft.
St. John's: Granted F Chris Obekpa a release to pursue transfer options. Announced G Max Hooper has been granted permission to pursue postgraduate studies elsewhere.
Tennessee: Announced basketball G Quinton Chievous has decided to transfer.
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It seems we finally have decided to accept the notion we have a heroin problem around here.
It appears we grudgingly have accepted this unpleasant reality largely on the shoulders of the overdose deaths of some of our young people. These young people, by the way, never started out to be heroin addicts and were at one point good students, athletes, artists, friends, good sons and daughters.
There still are pockets of doubt and some who believe it's here but "not in our school," "not that young" or "not that prevalent," all of which are subtle ways to distance ourselves from the fact the problem is obvious, scary and potentially lethal.
To address such a pervasive public health problem, I think it will take a number of different approaches; from the medical and treatment side, the law enforcement side, the education and prevention side and from the parental/societal and attitudinal perspective. So let me speak to the attitudes.
Most of the heroin-addicted kids I have talked to started their opiate addictions problems with prescription pain medication, most of which came from home medicine cabinets or from friends. The attitude of most of these kids is the pain killers are relatively harmless. They seem to be unaware of the potency and addictive potential of the things they are taking. In one family I know, mom was pretty much totally chemically managed; a Xanax if she was a little upset, an Ambien (or two) to sleep and a little stimulant for her adult attention deficit disorder along with plenty of opiate pain medication for assorted aches and pains. She was furious at her twenty-something son because he was "stupid" enough to get in trouble with drugs and had to go to detox.
I don't want to appear to blame the mom, only to emphasize attitudes are inherited – they don't come from nowhere. So if our kids think prescription drugs are "harmless" or just part of the program, we might start by examining our own attitudes toward them.
Do we think it's no big deal to take a pill? Do we "self -prescribe" from our medicine cabinet or "borrow" from others who have something we think might help? Do we over-use because we think that it's OK or that we know better than the doctor? These are all dangerous behaviors for the user but also can be dangerous in attitudinal ways that aren't immediately apparent.
I think if we want to deal with the heroin problem in our area, we'll have to start with the misuse and maybe over prescribing of opiate pain medication and our own attitudes toward them. Maybe if we handle our pain with fewer drugs and more prevention and we treat those drugs that we do use with a greater respect, we'll have a head start on the attitude adjustment necessary to help our potentially opiate-addicted kids.
Maybe we'll be able to approach those kids who have already crossed the line with a little less judgment and a little more clarity.
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Best I get onto Hemel and demand my season ticket money and membership back as they are
going to be so uncompetitive
Lets at least wait till the season starts ............................EH.
I didn't say that they would be uncompetitive because they aren't the only new side joining. I just expect there to be a big contrast between old sides and new sides. It will take a few seasons to bridge the gap.


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If you've got an email address -- and who doesn't these days? -- chances are you've received the occasional cautionary tale that just has to be true because it happened the emailer's father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate.
Those foreboding stories most often turn out to be little more than urban legend, but are spread easier than ever before thanks to today's technology.
Stories of organ harvesting, gang initiations, secret cookie recipes and terminally ill children are some of the most common subject matter in email chain letters.
Many times these emails do not go directly to your spam folder because they are sent from a trusted friend whose heart is in the right place.
So the next time your friend Bob or your aunt Jane tells you to SEND THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW, do everyone a favor and don't!
For the sake of saving us all, here are the top five most circulated Internet urban legends, and how long they've been around.
No. 5: Out go the lights
Known as the "Lights Out" legend, this one advises readers to heed this warning: If an oncoming car doesn't have its lights on, do not flash your own head lights, or risk death.
The email goes something like this: "Please spread the word. A police officer I know that works with the DARE program at my son's elementary school is warning drivers to not flash their lights at night to oncoming cars without their headlights turned on. This is a common gang member initiation game."
The email goes on to say that the gang member is instructed to then turn around and kill the first helpful driver who flashes their lights.
Snopes.com, the quintessential source online for true and false urban legends, said this rumor actually started in 1993 using the same idea, but with Hell's Angels biker gang in California as the perpetrators.
It's most likely not a gang member with his lights off, just another knucklehead driver sharing the road with you.
No. 4: The knockout perfume
Another email cautionary tale of woe concerns strangers in mall parking lots who ask the unsuspecting to sniff ether-laced perfume.
This is another read this or "fear death" legend. If the person actually sniffs the perfume offered by the pesky strangers, they will pass out, be stuffed in the trunk of a car, and robbed and beaten.
In 1999, Mobile, Ala., police supposedly received a claim from a woman who was "rendered unconscious after smelling an unknown substance" by someone who approached her in a bank parking lot. She told them when she awoke, she had been robbed. Blood tests found that she had no foreign substances in her body, so her story remains debated. This may be where this hoax began.
We don't know about you, but the same rule applies to people in a parking lot asking us to smell something as it does for those annoying people in the middle of the mall who want to clean our glasses or jewelry: Go away.
No. 3: Don't drink Coke on (fill in the date)
There have always been stories of a kind stranger giving a tip to someone (usually an elderly lady) in line at a grocery store after she helps him pay his tab, but the "Don't Drink Coke" legend got a jolt of new life after 9/11.
This urban legend claims that Arabs working in a Coca-Cola factory have tainted the product to coincide with a certain date.
The email goes somewhat like this: "THIS IS TRUE or THIS REALLY HAPPENED! So and so's son works at Quickie Mart. There was an Arab man in line and he was $1 short for his groceries. An elderly woman gave him the dollar. He waited for her outside of the store and said 'You people don't do things like that for us so I'm going to do something nice for you.' He told her not to drink any Coke products on Sept. 11."
This particular version seems to have started in 2002. Coca Cola has received so many inquiries about it, they actually posted a response on their website.
Here's our response to this: Don't ever believe emails that say, "this really happened to me," or SHOUT IN UPPERCASE LETTERS: THIS IS A TRUE STORY!
No. 2: Free money, honey
There are more than a few of these emails that circulate around, tempting the reader to share in the wealth by "participating" in a company beta testing.
The promises of free cash, free cell phones, free trips to Walt Disney World, free computers and more are bogus, no matter how many emails you forward to friends and family.
Companies have plenty of ways to test out products. Tracking how many email messages you forward to friends is probably not the best use of resources for a company the size of Microsoft anyway.
The letter began circulating in 1997 and was sent from Bill Gates himself (allegedly). Bill proceeds to tell the reader that he has just "written up an email tracing program" and he needs your help (even if your name is John Doe or Joe Schmoe). Bill Gates needs your help to test his program and if YOUR email reaches 1,000 people, everyone on your list will receive $1,000 of his money.
Even today, the "free cash email" continues to circulate, sometimes from "Bill Gates," but many times just from some "really lucky person" who actually "made a fortune."
No. 1: No more prayer
In one of the newest legends to hit the Internet highway, a very "American Christian" proceeds to warn you of your freedom being taken away after President Barack Obama "decides there will no longer be a National Day of Prayer."
The appalled emailer says "this country was built on freedom! Send this to everyone you know who believes freedom is your right!"
So here's the real skinny. In 2009, Obama halted only the National Day of Prayer official service held inside the White House. Former President George W. Bush had hosted the service each year during his tenure. But Obama did make a proclamation recognizing the day, as he also did in both 2010 and 2011.
Congress established the day in 1952 and in 1988 set the first Thursday in May as the day for presidents to issue proclamations asking Americans to pray. It was actually a federal judge in Wisconsin who initially ruled the National Day of Prayer was unconstitutional in April 2010.
The Justice Department appealed that decision to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, which found in April 2011 that the observance is indeed constitutional.


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Baking at high altitudes, 3,500 feet above sea level or more, requires some adjustments to standard recipes. Here are some general guidelines:
Because there is generally lower humidity at high altitudes, flour tends to dry out more quickly and may absorb more liquid in a recipe. Store flour in an airtight container.
At any altitude above sea level, the air pressure is lower. This lower air pressure allows baked foods to rise faster. Leavening agents such as yeast, baking powder and baking soda create large gas bubbles that expand rapidly. The large bubbles can weaken the structure of baked goods and cause cakes and breads to collapse unless recipe adjustments are made. In addition, too much sugar can weaken the structure of baked goods.
Water boils at a lower temperature in higher altitudes than at sea level (as elevation increases, the boiling point is reduced 2 degrees per 1,000-foot increase), so foods take longer to cook. Liquids evaporate faster at high altitudes so foods such as cooked frostings and candies will become harder more rapidly.
If no high altitude adjustments are given in a recipe, here are some suggestions to try:
Use the chart below to adjust the cake ingredients listed. Try the smaller amounts first; make any necessary adjustments the next time you make the recipe. When baking a cake, increase the oven temperature about 20°F and decrease the baking time slightly to keep it from expanding too much. If given a choice, use the largest pan size suggested. For cakes leavened by air, such as angel food, beat the egg whites only to soft peaks. Otherwise, your cakes may expand too much (because the air pressure is less). If you're making a cake that contains a large amount of fat or chocolate (a cup or more) you may need to reduce the shortening by 1 or 2 Tbsp. and add an egg to prevent the cake from falling. The leavening, sugar, and liquid in cakes leavened with baking powder or baking soda may need adjustment, too (see chart below).
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|5,000 Feet
|7,000 Feet
|Liquid: add for each cup
|1 to 2 Tbsp.
|2 to 4 Tbsp.
|3 to 4 Tbsp.
|Baking powder: decrease for each teaspoon
|1/8 teaspoon
|1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon
|1/4 teaspoon
|Sugar: decrease for each cup
|0 to 1 tablespoon
|0 to 2 Tbsp.
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Biscuits and Muffins
Biscuits and muffins are more stable than cakes and need little adjustment at high altitudes. If you feel it is necessary, experiment by slightly reducing the sugar and baking powder and increasing the liquid.
Cookies usually need little adjustment at high altitudes. Try increasing the oven temperature about 20°F and slightly decrease the baking time. This will keep your cookies from drying out. For cake or bar-type cookies, reduce the sugar called for in the recipe by 3 Tbsp. per cup. If given a choice, use the largest pan size suggested.
Yeast Dough
At high altitudes, flours tend to be drier and therefore may absorb more liquid. If dough seems dry, add more liquid and reduce the amount of flour the next time you make the recipe. Yeast breads will require a shorter rising time and should rise only until double in size to prevent them from collapsing during baking. Allow unshaped dough to rise according to recipe directions; punch dough down. Repeat rising step once more before shaping dough.
Quick Breads
Quick breads often need 2 to 4 Tbsp. additional flour and a higher baking temperature.
Further Information
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Vt. students above average in vocabulary
MONTPELIER Vermont students vocabulary comprehension in the fourth and eighth grades are above national averages, according to data released by the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
Challis Breithaupt, NAEP state coordinator at Vermont Department of Education, said it was the first-ever national vocabulary report.
There was a new framework for reading in 2009 and the feeling was there needed to be a criteria developed for vocabulary, Breithaupt said.
The measure would assess more of students ability to understand vocabulary and their ability to acquire meaning from passages they were reading.
Helping students to increase their vocabulary and to feel comfortable using words in various contexts is paramount, state Education Commissioner Armando Vilaseca said in a statement. There is significant research in the field supporting a link between vocabulary and comprehension.
On a scale of 0-500, fourth-graders scored 224 and eighth-graders scored 274. The national average for fourth- and eighth-graders was 217 and 263, respectively.
Only Connecticut, Massachusetts, Montana and North Dakota scored higher than Vermonts eighth-grade vocabulary.
Students use their knowledge of words in order to understand what they are reading, to identify ideas and themes, said Vilaseca. Summer reading programs continue to support the good work that is done throughout the school year; keeping our childrens minds active supports strong reading and comprehension skills.
The NAEP addressed the method of the vocabulary test in its results: Unlike traditional tests of vocabulary that ask students to write definitions of words in isolation, NAEP always assesses word meaning within the context of particular passages. Students are asked to demonstrate their understanding of words by recognizing what meaning the word contributes to the passage in which it appears.
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KEF's innovative Selecta-Mount system gives you the freedom to place the loudspeakers whether you want.Play Movie >
Obviously not all loudspeakers can be placed wherever the user wants due to space constraints or the inflexibility of interior design schemes. Typical freestanding loudspeakers can suffer from unwanted 'boundary effects' when wall-mounted, which leads to 'bass coloration' and an unnatural midrange response. Conversely, loudspeakers designed specifically for wall mounting can sound 'thin' and 'lightweight' when positioned in free space.
KEF's innovative Selecta-mount system uses a clever internal connecting system to automatically adjust the crossover depending on how the loudspeaker is mounted, gives you the freedom to place the loudspeakers wherever you want and still enjoy great sound.
Wall mounting a loudspeaker produces the familiar 'comb filtering' effect – alternating constructive and destructive interference with the direct signal depending on the phase difference between direct and wall-reflected components. Below 200Hz output is increased up to maximum of just under 6dB. At around 400Hz the wall reflection is out of phase with the direct signal and a dip in response results. At around 650Hz the path length difference is equal to a full wavelength, so we see a peak in the response.
Acoustic response of the KEF KHT9000 measured at 1m in free space (blue curve) and on-wall (grey).
Additional filter elements are included into the 'Selecta-mount' crossover network of the speaker to compensate for the response change when the speaker is wall mounted. The response lift from 80 to 200Hz is the main effect that is corrected in all 'Selecta-mount' systems, and in the KHT9000 the peak at 650Hz is also corrected. The response lift below 80Hz is left in as it gives extra bass extension without affecting driver excursion. The dip at 400Hz remains, as this is rather complicated to correct in a convenient, switch-able way.
• Free Space Vs. Wall Mount
Acoustic response of the KEF KHT9000 measured at 1m in free space (blue curve) and on-wall (grey curve) with the wall filter in circuit.
In the Selecta-mount systems the wall filter is automatically engaged when the speaker is mounted onto its wall bracket. When fitted onto the regular stand the wall filter is bypassed. The customer is not required to do any switching.
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Written by Paz on 04.12.2013 at 23:09
Behemłoth is doing a Siekiera cover wtf?! I need to hear this.
Written by Passenger on 07.12.2013 at 20:08
I will say this, the video is their best yet and the main track... I think this is going to be their best Black Metal album. It is simply a mesmerizing song.
Written by Fearmeister on 28.12.2013 at 22:21
Isn't this a single and not an EP?
Written by psykometal on 31.12.2013 at 20:10
Written by Fearmeister on 28.12.2013 at 22:21
Isn't this a single and not an EP?
Is it? I didn't add it, so I really don't know. I've seen releases like this listed as EPs and Singles from various bands.
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I did some research and I think that its a 12" EP. At least the band website says it is.
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This is weird as fuck. It sounds like how you'd expect Behemoth playing darkwave would sound.
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Boosters should be kicked asap, no votes needed. It would be messed up if not only 3arc reset your clan, but your actual account also.
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I'm in agreeance. No boosters in the clan.
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What's your vote Zero and AJ?
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kick him before the elite inspectors see this and reset the clan. My vote is get him out.
Allright, Majority Vote is to Kick, Im sure Bgriffy would vote to kick as well, so as of right Now Myles707 also known as theebay707 is now removed from AngelsOfWar due to Boosting/Cheating Suspicion.
**EDIT**: Also I managed to Change Gold Tag to -- AoW. -- (without the --, and yes its an o not a zero and its a dot at the end)
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anyone here want to do tower of babel with me and sonic408 (in the clan) this weekend? It's really hard and for some reason we apparently have to emp the avogardro, because the egg didn't work for us. we just wanna do it before die rise is out.
^Sorry I really hate doing crazy Easter Eggs and stuff, they're too stressful.
And good, if that guy was boosting he shouldn't be in the clan.
youll probably see me posting here more.
as much as i am disliked by some people.
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I probably won't buy the PS4 until like a year after it's released since the first systems released usually have problems. And there are going to be some good games coming out this autumn.
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I more than likely will get the PS4 on launch especially if the next Fallout will be on it.
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So, I have a quick question about Black Ops 2...
I'm trying to get diamond specials. I got gold Ballistic Knife, and I'm working on the Crossbow. I was lucky enough to get Kryptek: Typhon, Skulls (a kill with every bolt of the clip) and Carbon Fiber (1 double kill) all in 1 shot in Sticks and Stones, but I'm having trouble with Ronin (1 bloodthirsty), and I was wondering what the best game mode to get it in was. I was thinking Sticks and Stones, but you only get 6 bolts total, whereas in regular play you can have Scavenger. There is also the issue of the continuous UAV in S&S.
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Hey guys, I talked to ebay and after chatting for a while and looking through theater modes and other things, I've come to the conclusion that elite glitched. It doesn't seem like he boosted at all, and he got to master prestige legitimately. The most convincing thing is that the account that got the confirms hasn't been signed into for over a week. I apologized and I would allow him back into the clan, but it's up to you guys.


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Now that the first difficult weeks are over, my sweet little baby is almost four months old and I can finally enjoy the beauty of breastfeeding.
I'm so proud I didn't give up. I'm convinced I'm giving that tiny little boy the greatest gift of all.
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The Bariatric Registered Dietitian is available throughout your weight surgery journey. All patients meet with the Dietitian before surgery to discuss a special pre-operative diet as well as the progression of the post-operative diet. Weekly support is given after surgery to assist with diet progression, questions, and concerns. Besides the presence at support group, the Dietitian is also available for continued counseling until weight loss goals are reached.
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The National Transplantation Pregnancy Registry (NTPR) was established in 1991 to study the outcomes of pregnancies in female transplant recipients and those fathered by male transplant recipients. The study is supported by Gift of Life Institute and grants from manufacturers of immunosuppressive medications.
Our staff is comprised of nurses experienced in transplant patient care, as well as trained interviewers with varied medical backgrounds. Some of our interviewers are transplant recipients themselves. To date, more than 2,000 recipients, reporting over 3,300 pregnancies, have participated in the registry. Included are kidney, liver, liver-kidney, pancreas, heart, lung and small bowel recipients throughout North America. We have presented information throughout the world and published over 50 journal articles based on our study. These publications, and the NTPR annual report, are available by request through our website.
The NTPR is an ongoing study, and the information we collect has helped countless transplant recipients make family planning decisions. Transplant coordinators, physicians, and recipients are encouraged to submit a one-page recipient questionnaire regarding post-transplant pregnancies to the NTPR.
In 2011, the NTPR celebrated its 20th anniversary and stands as the longest-running voluntary pregnancy registry in the world. Some of our early participants are now grandparents.


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Liberty and Monticello residents arrested for welfare fraud
August 13, 2013 —
The Village of Monticello Police, Village of Liberty Police and the Sullivan County Welfare Investigation Unit in a joint inter agency investigation arrested Shelton Spence a.k.a. "Special" (32) of Monticello and Takisha Steele (36) of Liberty on Friday 8/2/13. Both defendants were charged with felonies for grand larceny in the 4th degree, welfare fraud in the 4th degree and 42 counts of offering a false instrument for filing in the 1st degree.
An investigation showed that the defendants while acting in concert with each other did submit 42 false child care vouchers to the Sullivan County Department of Family Services during a period between January 2011 and November of 2011. The total amount fraudulently stolen by the defendants was $1439. Both defendants were arraigned in the Town of Liberty Justice Court and remanded to the Sullivan County Jail on $15,000 cash bail or $35,000 secured bond.


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Celebrate summer with new treats
Movie munchies, cookout favorite reviewed
When culinary anthropologists write their history of the early 21st century, one of the things they'll have to include (along with molecular gastronomy, bacon obsession and the fact that Bobby Flay is a goober) is the Internet. Thanks to that magical gateway, those of us with a taste for rare and exotic foodstuffs no longer have to wait for our local grocer to carry them or try to get a friend to buy them and send them to us. With a few keystrokes, the world is brought to our doorsteps.
Of course, not everything out there is worth buying. A pretty website and an efficiently designed ordering system is not always indicative of food you have any business actually trying to eat. This is especially true, in my experience, of mixtures like salsa, piccalilli, chow chow, chutney and the like. The fact that you love the mango chutney from one site does not in any way mean you'll like a similar product from another site.
That's where I come in. I fearlessly throw myself on potential culinary grenades every week and let you know which ones belong in your arsenal and which ones should be left for the bomb disposal unit.
This week, I've got two very different but completely fantastic finds to tell you about. One will make your Labor Day cookout a real standout, and the other will keep you covered for everything from movie-watching time to after-school snacks.
First on the list is Slawsa, a condiment that's good on everything from brats, dogs and burgers to grilled cheese sandwiches and tortilla chips.
Slawsa, brainchild of Justin Odom, of Chattanooga, Tenn., is a hybrid of slaw and salsa (as the name implies). It's crisp and light, but it's got a flavor punch that overshadows ordinary relish or other dog toppings. I've yet to find a single grilled meat, from dogs and burgers to fish and chops, that doesn't play nicely with it. It's got less salt than most other similar products, and it's fat- and cholesterol-free.
It goes fantastically well with mild cheeses, as well. I was making grilled cheese sandwiches with brioche bread and American cheese, and added a spoonful of Slawsa to mine. The heat of toasting brought out more flavors in the mix and really made the sandwich sing.
Like salsa, Slawsa can be eaten straight from a bowl. At my Fourth of July shindig, I put two bowls of Slawsa on the table intending them to be part of the hot dog and bratwurst fixings. By the time the sausages hit the table, only one bowl was left. Someone had found a bag of tortilla chips in my pantry and put paid to the other bowl.
Slawsa is the spiritual kin to the chow chows, relishes and salsas you'll find at town markets all over the country, family recipes that someone decided to try selling on a small scale. Thanks to the Internet, these sorts of things are now available to the general public. If you live in the Southeast, you may be lucky enough to have a grocery store in your town carrying Slawsa. If not, you can order it online.

Earth-Friendly Popcorn

It's less than a month until the kids go back to school in a lot of places, and some of my friends with year-round programs have already sent their offspring back to class. As ever, it's not long before the demand for after-school snacks begins, especially for parents of those robotic eating machines known as "teenagers."
Microwave popcorn has long been a favorite, since it's easy to prepare, fairly filling and tasty. And now, it's earth-friendly and a lot better for you thanks to Quinn Popcorn.
Quite simply, Quinn Popcorn is microwave popcorn reinvented. Kristy, who worked for the company behind the Rock Band and Dance Central video games, and her better half, Coulter, an engineer, named the company after their son and were determined to design a product that would taste great and break the processed-food mold.
Kristy is a hard-core foodie. As Coulter says, "With Kristy at the helm even a simple meal results in every measuring cup, mixing bowl, utensil, etc. spread across our tiny counter." The results, of course, are worth the effort.
Coulter brings an engineer's analytical skills to the equation, and with the two of them working together the end product is a concoction of simple flavors and ingredients combined in a way that will have you tossing out all other, lesser, microwave popcorn.
Quinn Popcorn is totally free of the synthetic chemicals and subpar ingredients that have plagued microwave popcorn since its inception, and is the first microwave popcorn to use a chemical-free compostable bag. Every ingredient Quinn Popcorn uses is non-GMO. The popcorn is organic. The cheese is rBGH-free. The maple sugar is harvested in Vermont. Their oils are expeller-pressed and low in saturated fats. They never use preservatives or any other additives. The flavors (Parmesan & Rosemary, Vermont Maple & Sea Salt, and Lemon & Sea Salt) are like nothing else available, and will delight even the most jaded snacker.
The popcorn pops in the bag without any oils or flavors. Those are added after it's finished, by a process my own sons have come to call the "double-shake," the first one for the oil and the second for the seasoning. By the time the second shake is done, the aroma coming from the bag (or bowl, if you like to get adventurous and toss it) will have everyone in range reaching for a handful.
You need this in your snacking arsenal. Just imagine kids' movie night with bowls full of the maple popcorn, or a football-watching party with bowls of each! Go to the store locator to find a vendor near you, or order it online.
And keep an eye on Kristy and Coulter. Something tells me they're not done inventing just yet.
Got a question? Comment? Product you'd like to see reviewed? Drop me a line, anytime!


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In its weekly breakdown of local gas prices statewide, AAA reported that prices either remained steady or dropped over the previous week.
However, the prices across the state increased in comparison to a month or a year prior.
The Hawaii state average for regular unleaded is $4.35 per gallon, the same prices as last week, two cents more than last month and 15 cents more than on this day last year.
Honolulu's average price is $4.24 a gallon for regular unleaded, the same price as last week, a penny more than last month and 13 cents more on this day last year.
In Hilo, the average gas price is $4.32 per gallon, which is four cents less than last week, three cents more than last month and 15 cents more than this time a year ago.
Wailuku's average is $4.56 a gallon, one cent less than last week, nine cents more than last month and 38 cents more than the price last year.


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Teacher Assistance Corps
At the direction of Secretary Rod Paige, the U.S. Department of Education formed the Teacher Assistance Corps (TAC), to assist states in implementing the highly qualified teacher requirements in the law. Consisting of practitioners, state and district officials, researchers, higher education leaders and others, TAC teams have provided assistance in understanding the law, shared innovative practices from other states and listened to states as they shared implementation challenges. Many states invited principals, superintendents and teachers to these meetings, allowing them a chance to ask questions and voice concerns. The TAC initiative will provide further assistance, as needed, while states are in the process of all phases of implementation.
Teacher-Quality Web Site
The U.S. Department of Education sponsors the Web site www.teacherquality.us. It includes links to information on many interesting state and district initiatives around the nation focused on improving teaching and learning, along with other information specifically designed for classroom teachers.
Teacher-to-Teacher Summer Workshops
The U.S. Department of Education has brought together some of the nation's most effective teachers and education experts to share with their colleagues research-based practices and effective methods of using data to inform instruction that have been successfully applied in the classroom.
Research-to-Practice Summit
The U.S. Department of Education will sponsor a Research-to-Practice Summit, where the latest findings of effective teaching and learning will be presented. Teacher practitioners will share how they have applied those findings in everyday teaching and how they have equipped their students to reach unprecedented levels of success.
|Teachers may sign up to receive electronic updates from the Department.These short e-bytes address some of the hot topics from our teacher outreach and provide links to resources to aid teachers in learning about the latest policy, research and professional issues affecting the classroom. Sign up at www.teacherquality.us.
Funding for Teacher Quality
No Child Left Behind provides funds to states and districts to conduct a wide variety of activities aimed at supporting teachers. It is important to note that districts can transfer up to 50 percent of federal formula grant funds they receive under different parts of the law (Title II--Improving Teacher Quality and Educational Technology, Title IV--Safe and Drug-Free School Grants, Title V--Innovative Programs) to any one of these programs or to their Title I program (Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged). This allows districts the opportunity to target resources as they see fit, including moving funds into Title II to provide even more support for teachers. This can be accomplished without separate requests and approval.
Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged (Title I)
Each district that receives Title I funds must spend at least 5 percent of its Title I allocation on professional development activities to assist teachers. In fiscal year (FY) 2004, Title I funding included about $605.2 million targeted to professional development alone. With a record request of $13.3 billion for the program in FY 2005, the amount targeted to professional development would be at least $653.7 million.
Improving Teacher-Quality State Grants (Title II)
No Child Left Behind makes funds available specifically to help all states support teachers and improve teaching and learning. Funding for FY 2004 was $2.93 billion; total funding from FY 2002-04 amounts to more than $8.7 billion. States have already submitted applications to the Department describing their annual goals for increasing the percentage of highly qualified teachers. States have also described how they will use funds to meet the teacher and paraprofessional requirements of the law and how they will hold districts accountable for their progress in helping all teachers reach the highly qualified standard for the subjects they teach.
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|To receive Title II funds, each district must conduct a needs assessment, outlining activities that must be implemented to give teachers the content knowledge and teaching skills they need, and to give principals the instructional leadership skills they need to help teachers. No Child Left Behind requires that teachers participate in the needs assessment process. Teachers should contact their state or district about getting involved in this process, if they have not already been invited to participate.
Educational Technology State Grants Program (Title II)
Each district receiving Educational Technology State Grants funds must spend at least 25 percent (a total of $173 million in FY 2004) on high-quality professional development in the integration of technology into curricula and instruction, unless a district can demonstrate that it already provides such training.
English Language Acquisition State Grants Program (Title III)
In FY 2004, $548 million is available to states for English Language Acquisition State Grants under Title III of NCLB. States may use up to 5 percent of these funds for professional development and other uses to support teachers. In addition, more than $68 million dollars is available specifically for professional development projects to assist districts and schools in improving the teaching of English language learners. Of this amount, $39 million is available for project-grants under the NCLB Title III English Language Acquisition State Grants program. These competitive grants are awarded for up to five years to colleges and universities to provide professional development to improve instruction for English language learners. The remaining $29 million is available to continue professional development projects that were awarded under the 1997 version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, before it was reauthorized as NCLB.
Other Programs to Improve Teaching and Learning
The federal government supports several other grant programs for teachers, such as Teaching American History; Math and Science Partnerships; Troops for Teachers; Transition to Teaching; Teach for America; and the American Board for the Certification of Teacher Excellence, among others. The U.S. Department of Education also funds programs to support school leadership, as well as the teaching of students with disabilities, English language learners, and Native American and migrant children. For more information on grants to improve teacher quality, recruitment and retention, visit www.ed.gov/admins/tchrqual/learn/tpr.


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Advanced Micro Devices, who pioneered 64-bit capability on x86 processors, said at LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, taking place February 15-17 in Boston, Massachusetts, servers based on AMD64 processors running Linux or Windows operating systems will be capable of the so-called virtualization technology using Xen from XenSource or Microsoft's Virtual Server and Virtual PC software; providing new levels of security and robustness.
XenSource was recently founded to develop and support an open-source infrastructure virtualization technology, Xen. The Xen hypervisor, a high-performance, x86 virtual machine monitor (VMM), enables a single machine to run multiple operating systems efficiently while maintaining secure, resource guaranteed isolation between them. AMD also said customers can use other VMMs to enable virtualization on systems running Microsoft Windows operating systems.
"AMD is focused on ensuring that all of the popular virtualization solutions are supported and optimized for execution on AMD processor technology. Customers can run virtualized Windows today on AMD Opteron processor-based servers, for example, using Microsoft's Virtual Server and Virtual PC products. VMware also has software available that allows Windows to be virtualized today on AMD Opteron processor-based servers," Steven McDowell, Division Marketing Manager, AMD Strategic Marketing, told X-bit labs.
XenSource requires modified versions of operating systems. Xen provides special ports for Linux 2.6.9 and 2.4.27, as well as NetBSD, with FreeBSD and Plan 9 ports planned. The most recent versions of the ports do not hit performance significantly, according to various reports. A port for Microsoft Windows XP has also been developed by XenSource, but the company does not reportedly ship it due to licensing restrictions. It is unclear whether XenSource VMM requires any special drivers from third-party hardware, or can work with typical drivers.
XenSource's Xen VMM does not require any functionality from processors; neither multi-threading, nor multi-core, not special enhancements like Intel Vanderpool. Furthermore, the actual hardware configuration is not that important for virtualization.
"Dual-core is not required for virtualization at all. AMD's dual core implementation, leveraging our Direct Connect Architecture, does provide higher levels of efficiency for virtualized applications," Mr. McDowell said.
"The hardware configuration required is not driven by the virtualization software, but rather by the workload the user is applying to the server. Some types of applications will require more memory, for example, or different I/O configurations. This is no different from tuning any other system for optimal performance," Mr. McDowell added.
In order to enable more efficient server virtualization, AMD plans to introduce in its next-generation AMD64 processors, presumably in 2006, "
Rivals IBM and Intel Corp. are also preparing technologies that could enable virtualization on servers and desktop, but both rely on special circuitry inside their chips, whereas AMD offers solutions fuelled by software.


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Ain't no Jive…Gonna try it Live
It's time for an update about ……."Pitch Your Team"
In the couple of months since I came up with what I thought was a crazy cool idea I've had only one video sent to me. It was from Dan and Emily and I just wanted to thank them for jumping on the idea. They did a good job too.
Here's Emily show'n her Rockies luv:
It seems to me (by lack of video submissions) that Dan, Emily and I luv the Rockies more than any other reader, writer or fan of baseball who owns a video camera.
Don't you hate me for saying that?
Prove me wrong and send me your "Pitch Your Team" video
The planned cutoff for video submissions is the All-Star game. If in the next week people express interest and tell me they have a video in the works I'll extend the cutoff to Aug 7th. If not, then Super Rockies fans Dan and Emily are the winners.
Despite the lack of interest I'm still working on my own video.
So, if I'm going to be known as a trendsetting blogger, I guess I need to be bust'n out some more trends.
Here's my new thing…..I believe I have the capability now to blog live from the games. Thursday's game will be a test run for me. Internet connection is the biggest question right now. If that's a go, then I believe all is a go.
Here's how I want this to work:
If you visit the Rockpile Rant at various times before and during the game I'll have fresh content up.
You might get to see a video or picture of something cool that happened during batting practice or pictures of the Rockies before the game starts.
Maybe during the game I'll get lucky and snag a picture of a controversial play or a "Coors Field crack of the game"?
For sheets and giggles I'm tossing around the idea of a segment called:
"Where is Captain Earthman now?"
For some reason I laugh every time I think of that.
The only thing I won't be able to do while I'm at the game is write the ending and upload the bulk of the pictures.
What do you think? Obviously I won't be blogging during batting practice as catching baseballs is my thing. But there's a nice break in between BP and the start of the game.
Am I breaking new ground here or is this already being done from a fans perspective? I have no idea; it just feels like the next step for me.
I'm "D" The Rockpile Ranter , I'm in it for the snags and the brags.
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Hey D, I had a few people not understand what the things were on the carpet at Emily's feet in the video. Someone thought they were baseball cards, but those are all our 2010 season tickets laid out🙂
Sorry for wussing out on your "pitch your team" idea. I think it's great but I don't own a video camera. Your other idea is cool too. The live blogging. I don't think anyone else is doing that and if they are, so what, you're not and that's all that matters right? There's nothing wrong with bringin something new to the Rant brotha. It's your blog so do whatever the @#&* you want! Sorry, got a little carried away. Go ahead, "live blog" on!
DAN-Most people have never seen that many season tickets🙂. They do look like baseball cards…funny.
BRIAN-No worries, we'll see how this all goes on Thursday.
Hey D,
I totally forgot about doing a spot for pitch your team until about a day ago ( must have got your vibe). Sorry man. I am still going to try and get that done before the break. I don't have a video camera so what I can get on my phone will have to suffice. Hopefully will get that to you by the end of this upcoming weekend.
Yeah, OK. . . so I'm a slacker. Perhaps I can work on that over the weekend. I said perhaps. 'Cause you know. . . me being a slacker and all. 😀


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Mrs. Arzola was born Jan. 27, 1966, to Salvador and Genova Guerrero.
Survivor's include her husband, Mario Mucillo of Alvarado; two daughters, Jenifer Lynn Mucillo of Alvarado and Ashley M. Mucillo, both of Alvarado; one son, Brando Lee Mucillo of Alvarado; three sisters, Mariaselva Flores of Mansfield and Linda Ovalle, both of Mansfield, and Belinda Andrade of Woodsboro; and one brother, Rey Guerrero of Alvarado.
A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. today (Thursday) at Moore Funeral Home Chapel.
The funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Therese Catholic Church, Woodsboro. Burial to follow at St. Bernard Cemetery.