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About one year ago, a client of the company where I work asked us to develop a router for telephony protocols (i.e., protocols used for communication between a SMS center and external applications). Among the requirements was that a single router should be able to support at least 3,000 simultaneous connections.
It was clear that we could not use the traditional thread-pooling approach. Most thread libraries do not scale well, because the time required for context switching increases significantly with the number of active threads. With a few hundred active threads, most CPU time is wasted in context switching, with very little time remaining for doing real work. As an alternative to thread pooling, we decided to use I/O multiplexing. In this approach, a single thread is used to handle an arbitrary number of sockets. This allows servers to keep their thread count low, even when operating on thousands of sockets, thereby improving scalability and performance significantly. Unfortunately, there is a price to pay: an architecture based on I/O multiplexing is significantly harder to understand and to implement correctly than one based on thread pooling.
The support for I/O multiplexing is a new feature of Java 1.4. It builds on two features of the Java NIO (New I/O) API: selectors and non-blocking I/O. The article "Introducing Nonblocking Sockets" provides a good introduction to these two features.
In this article, we describe the lessons we learned while designing and implementing our router, focusing on architectural issues such as I/O event dispatching, threading, management of client data, and protocol state. This is not an introductory article; the intended audience is developers that already have a basic knowledge of I/O multiplexing and Java NIO, but haven't yet used those technologies to develop a full-scale server.
Related Reading
The article includes the source code for a echo server and client based on the architecture described. Both the server and the client are functional and can be complied and executed without any modification. The source code can also be used as a starting point to develop a full server.
The I/O architecture of our router was strongly inspired by the Swing
event-dispatch model. In Swing, events generated by the user interface are
received by the JVM and stored in an event queue. Inside of the JVM, an event
dispatch thread (implemented in the class
monitors this queue and dispatches incoming events to interested listeners. This
is a typical example of the Observer pattern.
In our router, there is also an event dispatch thread, implemented in the
SelectorThread. As the name suggests, this class encapsulates
a selector and a thread. The thread monitors the selector, waiting for incoming
I/O events and dispatching them to the appropriate handlers.
SelectorThread class generates four types of events,
corresponding to the operations defined on
java.nio.channels.SelectionKey: connect, accept, read, and write.
Handlers register with the
class to receive events. Depending on the type of events they are
interested in, they must implement one of the following interfaces:
ConnectSelectorHandler: For establishing outgoing connections.
AcceptSelectorHandler: For receiving incoming connections.
ReadWriteSelectorHandler: For reading or writing data to a connection.
Figure 1 describes the class hierarchy of these interfaces. We chose not to define a single interface for all of the possible events because a single handler will likely be only interested in some of the events. For instance, a handler that accepts connections will most likely not need to establish connections. This separation allows handlers to implement only the operations they really need.
Figure 1. Class hierarchy for I/O event handlers
One important difference from the thread-per-client model is that all read and write operations are non-blocking, forcing the programmer to deal with partial reads and writes. When the handler receives a read event, it means only that there are some bytes available in the socket's read buffer. This data may contain either part of a packet, a full packet, or more than one packet. All cases have to be considered while reading. A similar situation occurs when writing. It is only possible to write as much as the space available on the socket's write buffer. A call to write will return as soon as the buffer space is exhausted, regardless of whether the data has been fully written or not. This has a direct impact on the lifecycle of a handler, which needs to deal with all of these situations.
A handler is basically a state machine reacting to I/O events. Its typical lifecycle is the following:
Waiting for data
The handler is interested in reading but not in writing, since there is nothing to send to the client. Therefore, it activates read interest and waits for the read event.
After receiving the read event, the handler retrieves the available data from the socket and starts reassembling the request. During this state, it is not interested in receiving any type of event. If a packet is fully reassembled, it starts processing it (state 3). Otherwise, it saves the partial packet, reactivates read interest, and continues waiting for data (state 1).
Processing request
The handler enters this state whenever a request is fully reassembled. While here, the handler is not interested in either reading or writing (assuming that it only processes a request at a time). All interest in I/O events is disabled.
When the reply is ready, the handler tries to send it immediately using a non-blocking write. If there is not enough space on the socket's write buffer to hold the entire packet, it will be necessary to send the rest later (step 5). Otherwise, the packet is sent and the handler can reactivate read interest, waiting for the next packet.
Waiting to write
When a non-blocking write returns without having written all of the data, the handler activates interest in the write event. Later, when there is space available in the write buffer, the write event will be raised and the handler will continue writing the packet.
Figure 2 shows the state transition diagram of a handler.
Figure 2. State transition diagram of an handler
class is responsible for supporting the lifecycle of the handlers. For
that, it manages the following information for each handler:
SelectableChannel: The channel to be monitored for events.
Handlers must provide these elements when they register
themselves. The
will then register the channel with the internal selector, using
the interest set to activate monitoring of the corresponding I/O operations. The
handler is stored as an attachment, which is a convenient way of associating
application data with a registered channel. Internally, the following method
call is performed to register a handler:
channel.register(selector, interestSet, handler);
After being registered, handlers can activate or deactivate interest in specific I/O events
by updating their interest sets. Internally, the
class updates the interest set of the corresponding
SelectionKey. There is
no support for de-registering a channel, since this can be easily accomplished
by closing the socket.
Here is what the
SelectorThread class looks like:
public class SelectorThread implements Runnable {
* Graceful shutdown.
public void requestClose() {
* Adds a new interest to the list of events
* where a channel is registered.
public void addChannelInterestNow(
SelectableChannel channel,
int interest) throws IOException {
* Like addChannelInterestNow(), but executed
* asynchronously on the selector thread.
public void addChannelInterestLater(
SelectableChannel channel,
int interest,
CallbackErrorHandler errorHandler) {
* Removes an interest from the list of events
* where a channel is registered.
public void removeChannelInterestNow(
SelectableChannel channel,
int interest) throws IOException {
* Like removeChannelInterestNow(), but executed
* asynchronously on the selector thread.
public void removeChannelInterestLater(
SelectableChannel channel,
int interest,
CallbackErrorHandler errorHandler) {
* Like registerChannelLater(), but executed
* asynchronously on the selector thread.
public void registerChannelLater(
SelectableChannel channel,
int selectionKeys,
SelectorHandler handlerInfo,
CallbackErrorHandler errorHandler) {
* Registers a SelectableChannel with this
* selector.
public void registerChannelNow(
SelectableChannel channel,
int selectionKeys,
SelectorHandler handlerInfo)
throws IOException {
* Executes the given task in the selector
* thread. Does not wait for its execution.
public void invokeLater(Runnable run) {
* Executes the given task synchronously in the
* selector thread, waiting for its execution.
public void invokeAndWait(final Runnable task)
throws InterruptedException
* Main cycle. This is where event processing
* and dispatching happens.
public void run() {
The purpose of the
invoke*() methods and
of the two variants (
*Now() and
*Later()) for most of the public methods will be explained shortly.
In theory, with I/O multiplexing it is possible to have a
single thread do all of the work in a server application. In practice, that is a
very bad idea. When using a single thread, it is not possible to hide the
latency of disk I/O (Java NIO does not support non-blocking file operations) or
to take advantage of systems with multiple CPUs. As a rough guideline, a server
application should have at least
2*n threads, with
n being the number of
execution units available. Therefore, we had to implement a way of dividing the
work among threads.
Getting the threading model right was the hardest part of the development. We considered the following architectures:
M dispatchers/no workers
Several event-dispatch threads doing all the work (dispatching events, reading, processing requests, and writing).
1 dispatcher/
N workers
A single event-dispatch thread and multiple worker threads.
M dispatchers/
N workers
Multiple event dispatch threads and multiple worker threads.
In all cases, incoming connections are assigned to an
event-dispatch thread (a
SelectorThread) for the duration of
their lives. In the first architecture, I/O events are fully processed by
the event-dispatch thread. In the other two, the processing is delegated
to worker threads.
Our initial approach was based on the
N architecture. This
proved to be a bad option. The main problem was keeping the whole system thread-safe.
There were many interaction points between dispatcher and worker threads, all
of them requiring careful synchronization. An even worse problem is that the group
formed by a selector and its associated selection keys is not safe for
multithreaded access. If a selection key is changed in any way by a thread
while another thread is calling its selector
select() method, the
typical result is the
select() call aborting with an ugly exception.
This happened often when worker threads closed channels and indirectly cancelled
the corresponding selection keys. If
select() is being called at that
time, it will find a selection key that was unexpectedly cancelled and abort with
CancelledKeyException. This is perhaps the most important lesson we
learned about I/O multiplexing and Java NIO: A selector, its selection keys,
and registered channels should never be accessed by more than one thread.
We tried to enforce this rule by delegating to the selector thread all tasks related to selector structures. But after a while, the architecture was getting very complex, inefficient, and error-prone. We decided it was time to admit defeat and start over using a simpler architecture.
The simplest way of avoiding the concurrency problems between dispatcher and
worker threads was not to use worker threads at all and let the event-dispatch
threads to do all of the work (the
M dispatchers/no workers architecture option described above).
What we lost in flexibility, we gained in simplicity. There was no more need to
ensure thread safety on the handler or on the selector, and there was no need
to delegate tasks between threads. The life of a selector thread is as simple as:
In the
N architecture, steps 1 and 2 were happening
simultaneously, creating many concurrency problems. Doing them in the same
thread put an end to the concurrency bugs that plagued our first attempt.
However, this architecture has some issues that must be carefully considered.
It is necessary to ensure a good distribution of work between threads. We used a simple round-robin algorithm to assign incoming connections to event-dispatch threads. So far, this has been working fine. But in other situations, it may be necessary to take in consideration other factors such as the activity going on in each thread.
Another problem is preventing the event-dispatch threads from blocking for too long. This can happen if processing a request requires reading or writing to a disk or to a database. To minimize this problem, we increased the ratio of event-dispatch threads to CPUs (to four or five). This does not prevent a thread from blocking, but when that happens, it is more likely that another one will be ready to take over the idle processor time.
One final problem is that sometimes it is necessary for
external threads to interact with objects managed by the event-dispatch
threads. For instance, there may be a timer to close idle connections. But the
timer's thread should not close the connection directly, for the reasons
mentioned previously. The solution is to provide a way for external threads to
schedule tasks for execution on the event-dispatch thread of a selector. This
is done by calling either
invokeLater() or
of the
SelectorThread class. If these names seem familiar to you,
it's because they exist in the
java.awt.EventQueue class to serve
a similar function in Swing.
Now that all of the pieces are in place, we can go on to the main event-dispatch loop:
public void run() {
while (true) {
// Execute all the pending tasks.
// Time to terminate?
if (closeRequested) {
int selectedKeys = selector.select();
if (selectedKeys == 0) {
// Go back to the beginning of the loop
// Dispatch all ready I/O events
Iterator it = selector.selectedKeys().
while (it.hasNext()) {
SelectionKey sk = (SelectionKey)it.next();
// Obtain the interest of the key
int readyOps = sk.readyOps();
// Disable the interest for the operation
// that is ready. This prevents the same
// event from being raised multiple times.
sk.interestOps() & ~readyOps);
// Retrieve the handler associated with
// this key
SelectorHandler handler =
(SelectorHandler) sk.attachment();
// Check what are the interests that are
// active and dispatch the event to the
// appropriate method.
if (sk.isAcceptable()) {
// A connection is ready to be completed
} else if (sk.isConnectable()) {
// A connection is ready to be accepted
} else {
ReadWriteSelectorHandler rwHandler =
// Readable or writable
if (sk.isReadable()) {
// It is possible to read
// Check if the key is still valid,
// since it might have been invalidated
// in the read handler (for instance,
// the socket might have been closed)
if (sk.isValid() && sk.isWritable()) {
// It is read to write
This is what the loop does:
Execute scheduled tasks
These are the tasks that were scheduled for execution on the event-dispatch thread by external threads (by calling
invokeLater() or
Check if close was requested
Checks if it is time to close the selector. For graceful shutdowns.
Wait for I/O events.
Dispatch I/O events
Obtains the set of selection keys with operations ready, iterates over them and dispatches the operations to the appropriate handlers.
When all ready selection keys are dispatched, it's time to go back to the beginning of the loop, repeating the process once more.
Developing a fully functional router based on I/O multiplexing was not simple. It took us three months to get the architecture right. Part of this time was spent learning an unfamiliar I/O model. The other part was spent dealing with its inherent complexity. In the end, we were quite happy with the results. In internal benchmarks, the router was able to handle up to 10,000 clients with no significant drop in throughput. For comparison, we implemented a version based on the thread-per-client model, which was only able to reach 3,000 clients, with a significant drop in throughput as the number of clients increased.
Should you use I/O multiplexing in your next server? It depends. If the number of simultaneous clients will never exceed more than one or two hundred, then go for a simpler threaded model. But if you plan to support hundreds or even thousands of simultaneous clients, you should definitely consider using I/O multiplexing. If you do use it, we hope this article and the companion source code will help you avoid some of pitfalls of using I/O multiplexing with Java NIO.
Nuno Santos is a software engineer at WIT-Software, a software company in the mobile telecommunication networking field.
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Robert Alan Nuzman, 83, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012.
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The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe and Healthy Students awarded Crazy Horse School on the Pine Ridge Reservation in southwestern South Dakota a Project School Emergency Response to Violence (SERV) grant totaling $107,631. The grant will be used to assist with ongoing recovery efforts following numerous student suicide deaths and attempted suicides during the last couple of years.
May 13, 2016
U.S. Departments of Education and Justice Release Joint Guidance to Help Schools Ensure the Civil Rights of Transgender Students
The U.S. Departments of Education and Justice released joint guidance today to help provide educators the information they need to ensure that all students, including transgender students, can attend school in an environment free from discrimination based on sex.
May 11, 2016
Finalists in $225,000 Reach Higher Career App Challenge Announced by White House, U.S. Education Department
First Lady Michelle Obama's Reach Higher Initiative and the U.S. Department of Education today announced five finalists in the Reach Higher Career App Challenge, a prize competition to promote the development of mobile app solutions that will help students navigate education and career pathways, including career and technical education (CTE).
May 10, 2016
U.S. Department of Education Launches $65 Million Grant Competition for Creating, Expanding High-Quality Public Charter Schools
The U.S. Department of Education today announced a competition to award $65 million in grants to as many as 20 Charter Management Organizations (CMOs) across the country to create and expand charter schools that support students from underserved communities.


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A Vermont Strong case for compassionNovember 08,2013We were Vermont Strong responding to Tropical Storm Irene. We are in the midst of another storm right now. Only those directly affected and some of their friends and neighbors realize that many Vermonters who have relied on federal support for food (food stamps), housing (Section 8), and home heat (LIHEAP), are being placed at risk by the loss of these forms of assistance. For them, a storm blows hard.
Vermont Strong now would be for us to remember that in Vermont, we are self-governing friends and neighbors. We know that the state of Vermont has depended on federal funds for many of our programs designed to protect the well-being of the most vulnerable of us in times of great economic dislocation.
It makes neither moral nor social and economic sense that in tough times, the most vulnerable are the first to take the economic hit. Arent we supposed to be caring for the least of us? Right now the federal cuts in spending to protect people are wreaking havoc on a system of social services and economic supports that was carefully constructed over decades.
Cutting these programs is a short-term fix that will lead to more serious and costly problems for Vermonters in the next generation. Compare this strategy to the heightened concern of neighbor for neighbor during and after Tropical Storm Irene.
I have no doubt that the fuel dealers who refused to accept the states formula for distribution of fuel to Vermonters depending for warmth on LIHEAP have good reasons. They have spoken of their inability to continue in business under this plan. This is a good example of the way that the center is not holding. Our response must not be blame.
Instead, we need to recognize that the great measure of need in Vermont cannot be met by private organizations, religious congregations. A few thousand dollars in clergy discretionary funds cannot fill the gap created by the loss of millions of federal dollars. There needs to be a public, governmental response. We need our elected leaders to speak of the seriousness of this crisis. Sooner or later, federal funding for the social safety net must be restored; indeed, increased.
A growing awareness of the pain being inflicted on our neighbors can take this suffering out of the shadows and bring it into the light where it can bear upon our conscience. We Vermonters need to join with people across the country to demand a restoration of compassion in our local communities through a restoration of compassion in the federal budget.
It is easy in Vermont not to see poverty. Closing our hearts to the great and growing dimension of the suffering will not make it go away. Cutting back on food and shelter and fuel assistance will not make it go away. We know that our congressional delegation does what it can to protect social and economic supports.
Here in Vermont, we need to join together with leaders in the social service community who are doing the best they can with their hands tied behind their backs by the federal cuts. We need to identify who is being hurt the most and put our heads together to generate the most effective community effort possible while our federal taxes are going to pay for trillion-dollar jets and billion-dollar ships.
We need to move to a state response based on systems theory, as suggested to state officials some months back at the Vermont Interfaith Action event at Ohavi Zedek Synagogue. In attendance were Secretary Jeb Spaulding representing Governor Peter Shumlin, Senators Sally Fox, Tim Ashe, Anthony Pollina, and Rep. Martha Heath.
As we learned at that event, systems thinking and modeling help identify structures that fuel both virtuous and vicious cycles, informing where and how past conditions, attitudes, decisions, and actions inform the present and inform a likely future. Looking through a systems lens at cycles of poverty, hunger, disillusionment, drug use, crime seemingly intractable problems of our time we will discover new opportunities within our means to make investments in ourselves and our neighbors that will yield long-term benefits for all.
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Assessment of student learning is a central commitment and an ongoing process at Albion College. It allows us to make informed decisions about our future as we attempt to provide the best education possible in a changing environment. Responsibility for overseeing assessment rests with the Assessment Committee. As spelled out in the Faculty Handbook, this committee has "responsibility for implementation and oversight of the college's student academic achievement assessment program, including:
assessing general education, particularly the Core;
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She weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces. She has one brother, Avery, age 3.
Grandparents are Doug and Brenda McGregor of Clovis and Steve and Linda Connelly of Portales.
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Studio Session - Singer Melody Gardot
August 21, 2008. Posted by Joshua Jackson.Add new comment | Filed under: blender theater at gramercy, debut release, entire band, goodnight, heart, Interviews, love, melody gardot, personal story, play three, rainbow, songwriting, steinway piano, Studio Sessions, three songs, visuals
Singer Melody Gardot visited the WBGO studio yesterday, and she brought her entire band with her. Melody's debut release, Worrisome Heart, has generated a lot of attention for both her personal story and her intimate, original songwriting. She intended to play three songs - "Worrisome Heart," "Goodnight," and "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." But she fell in love with our Steinway piano, and added "Love Me Like a River Does." Check out the session. If you like what you hear, and you want the accompanying visuals, be advised that Melody Gardot is playing tonight at the Blender Theater at Gramercy on East 23rd Street in New York.
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Today marks 40 years since one of the greatest civil rights leaders and humanitarians was gunned down and taken away from us.
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot on the balcony of his hotel room in Memphis, Tennessee, where he was to lead a march of sanitation workers protesting against low wages and poor working conditions.
I wasn't even born when Dr. King was assassinated, but I can only imagine the heartbreak that people felt upon first getting that worst piece of news.
It breaks my heart to think about it as I write this post. Time flies, and many people I talk to can hardly believe its been 40 years.
For me, it's important to really think about and help others to realize that King was not a man who was a dreamer as the media loves to portray. Yes, he was a man of unparalleled vision, and hope. But he was also a leader through action, and the hardest of hard workers. I would ask that on this day, you would read or listen to Dr. King speak about opposition to war, or why it is important to vote, for example. Not only was he ahead of his time but he is timeless. Take the time to really dig into King - the man, not just the dream.
IAJE Evening 3 - To Q With Love
January 13, 2008. Posted by Joshua Jackson.Add new comment | Filed under: acceptance speech, awards ceremony, candido camero, david baker, gravy, heart, IAJE 2008, jam session, jazz master, jazz masters, jazz masterworks orchestra, joe wilder, josh jackson, Masters, masterworks, nea, paquito d rivera, perfect night, quincy jones, rhonda, smithsonian jazz, stockholm sweetnin
David Baker presented the 2008 NEA Jazz Master Award to Quincy Jones. Jones gave a Delight-ful acceptance speech. His words came straight from the heart. Give it a listen:
Quincy Jones Acceptance Speech - 2008 NEA Jazz Master Awards Ceremony
That's how Quincy Jones feels about jazz.
Perhaps you heard his interview with Rhonda Hamilton?
The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra played another Jones original:
Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra - Stockholm Sweetnin'
NEA Jazz Masters Joe Wilder, Paquito D'Rivera and Candido Camero joined the orchestra onstage for a jam session:
Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra with Joe Wilder, Paquito D'Rivera and Candido Camero - Walkin' aka Gravy
A perfect end to a perfect night, right? I thought so too. But as luck would have it, my perfect night was only beginning...
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Mark Your Calendar for Mrs. T's Mill Valley Beautification Day! Saturday, April 26th, 20149am-12pm
Have you made plans for Earth Day yet? Join community groups, businesses and residents in beautification projects all over Mill Valley! Volunteers are needed to polish our gem of a city in recognition of Earth Awareness Month. You can help make Mill Valley both clean and green by participating in litter brigades and beautification projects at area parks, schools, and designated locations around town.
Participating groups include: Bloomathon, Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce, Scout Troups, StreamKeepers, Neighborhood Associations, Mill Valley Schools, Mill Valley Rotary Club, You and more! Clean-up Projects: Approx 9:00 am - 12:00 noon There are several ways to participate: Simple and Easy - Walk out your front door and do a litter brigade around your neighborhood! Or adopt a favorite park and clean it up!
Volunteer Your Group/Business - Are you part of a group that would like to participate? Contact us today to set up a location for cleanup and to learn more information. Organize Your Neighborhood - Contact your neighbors to do a neighborhood cleanup. Contact us for ideas on how to organize a clean-up in your neighborhood. Join a Group - There are several established groups that are doing clean-ups this year. Contact us and we will provide you with more information on how to join up with one of these groups.
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It is the third successive year that Rugby League's Governing Body has been shortlisted for the award, which recognises standout performances from the UK's leading governing bodies across four key pillars of governance, comprising Performance, Leadership, Community and Ethics.
Following one of the most exciting years in the history of British sport, The RFL have been shortlisted alongside British Cycling, British Olympic Association, UK Athletics, British Horseracing and England Hockey with the winning organisation to be announced at the star-studded Sport Industry Awards ceremony on Thursday May 2.
"It is an outstanding achievement to be shortlisted for this prestigious award for a third consecutive year and recognises the hard work from everyone involved with the organisation and the wider sport in making major changes like the successful switch of the playing calendar and ground breaking initiatives like the 'Tackle It' campaign. Achievements like winning the Stonewall Sports Award for 2012 have demonstrated that we have continued to reinforce our position as a forward-thinking and progressive governing body," said RFL Chief Executive Nigel Wood.
"This news is a welcome boost at the start of the biggest year for Rugby League in two decades, with Rugby League World Cup 2013 in England and Wales this autumn. The Rugby League World Cup will be the next home international sporting event after London 2012 and, with the new season underway, there is a real sense of excitement about the year ahead, brilliantly captured by the iconic promotional film featuring Tour de France winner and multiple Olympic Gold Medallist, Sir Bradley Wiggins, in which the most popular sportsperson in the country declares that, `deep down I would love to be a Rugby League player'."
Nick Keller, Chairman of the Sport Industry Group, commented: " Being named on the Official Shortlist for the Sport Industry Awards is definitive proof that a team, brand or organisation's work has been amongst the very best in its field across an entire year."
The six organisations shortlisted for the Sport Governing Body of the Year Award, sponsored by the Daily Telegraph are:
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Who is to blame when contestants go home on The X Factor?
Sure, the singers perform as well as they can before leaving their fate in the hands of America's voters, but if you ask the singers, The X Factor's well-hyped mentors also bear some of the responsibility for shaping that performance. In theory, it sounds good: Successful music producers and artists coach wannabes into becoming stars. But as we've already seen, there are apparent flaws to the formula.


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Mrs. Flores was born in Beeville on Dec. 8, 1931, to Manuel and Juanita Tapia Espinoza. She married Santos Flores on Aug. 30, 1952, in Beeville and was retired from the Beeville Independent School District.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Santos Flores; and a brother, Doroteo Tapia Espinoza.
Survivors include four sons, Raphael Flores, Raul (Laura) Flores, Rickey (Gina) Flores and Roy Flores, all of Beeville; a brother, Manuel Espinoza of Kansas; two sisters, Petra Vasquez of Corpus Christi and Lucy Bray of Oklahoma; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, at Oak Park Memorial Funeral Chapel with a rosary to be recited there at 7 o'clock that evening.
The funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church with Father Richard Gonzales officiating. Interment will be held at a later date.
Pallbearers will be Joseph Flores, Raul Flores Jr., Ryan Flores, Joshua Flores, Connie Herrera and Valerie Rae Flores.
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The season premiere of "Dancing With the Stars" is a little under a month away, but already several days into their practice routines, the celebrities and their professional partners reveal what they have coming up for their first round of competition.
On Thursday, pro Lacey Schwimmer and Food Network host Mark Dacascos confirmed to Access Hollywood that their first dance will be the cha-cha, performed to "Kung Fu Fighting." In addition to hosting "Iron Chef America" on Food Network, Dacascos is a champion martial artist.
Joining them in the cha-cha field will be the pair of professional Karina Smirnoff and singer Aaron Carter.
"Oh, I can hardly wait till the opening night! He's doing so well. Our first dance is cha cha," Smirnoff tweeted last week.
Melissa Joan Hart has begun learning the waltz and is also practicing the Latin number, but stopped short of confirming that the cha-cha will be her first number with Mark Ballas.
"Wow! The chacha will make your abs rockin!!! No more crunches, just need to chachacha!" the former "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" star tweeted.
But while their official first dance remains a mystery, Hart and Ballas are one of the many pairs that have decided on a team name: "Team Melarkey."
Having a team name has become a trend this season on "Dancing" and Chelsie Hightower and her partner, professional snowboarder Louie Vito, have jumped on the bandwagon, branding themselves "Team Chouie."
"Team Chouie" confirmed via Twitter they will foxtrot to No Doubt's "It's My Life" on the season premiere.
Derek Hough, who has been partnered with model Joanna Krupa this season, is calling his dance floor partnership "Team DJ."
"Simple and cool," he said about the name.
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Kelly Osbourne and her partner, Louis van Amstel, have yet to reveal their team name, dance style or song, but they did open up about an injury Ozzy and Sharon's middle child has caused her partner.
"Oh,yeah..i forgot to tell all of you @MissKellyO kicked me in the nuts yesterday.She decided to just pull up her other knee!!!Kinda hurt," Van Amstel wrote on his Twitter page.
And it appears Van Amstel isn't the only pro in pain. Hough is experiencing some physical troubles already.
"I always hurt my neck every season , I guess it's better now then later … Frustrating pain," he Tweeted yesterday.
Maksim Chmerkovskiy, who lost his partner two seasons ago due to injury (Misty May Treanor), seems to be doing alright this season with his new dance floor lady, actress Debi Mazar.
"I think I got one of the hardest working people as my partner," Chmerkovskiy tweeted. "I'm really enjoying our rehearsals. I think Debi will do great!"
And as for politician Tom DeLay, who has been paired with Cheryl Burke, he's excited about how things are going.
"After two dance sessions I can tell you Cheryl Burke is the most patient person I have ever met," he wrote on his Twitter page last week.
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Palm Beach Zoo is taking one of its animals to a veterinary neurologist this week to diagnose a medical condition believed to have been around since birth.
At nearly a year old, Timmy was the first Baird's tapir to be born at the Palm Beach Zoo on March 31, 2012. Zoo keepers hand raised him because Timmy's mother did not demonstrate good maternal behaviors. Since his birth, keepers have been watching him closely. Over the past 11 ½ months, they've witnessed Timmy fall at times but exams never revealed any problems. Until last week, when Palm Beach Zoo Clinical Veterinarian Dr. Genny Dumonceaux saw Timmy have his worst episode to date. She immediately called a veterinary neurologist who evaluated the tapir that day. It was determined that Timmy undergo further neurological tests including a CAT scan and MRI to diagnose his condition and the damage it has caused.
Exams have been able to determine that there is an unstable area between the tapir's skull and first two vertebrae which has progressively gotten worse over time. It's possible that his brain is growing faster than his skull which is putting pressure on his brain. The Zoo puts the health and safety of its animals first. By taking Timmy to a specialist, Zoo staff is doing everything it can to help extend his life. The procedure involves risks and if at any point, Timmy's life is in jeopardy, the procedure will stop.
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More cushioned than its weight would imply, the New Balance 1190 packs a smooth ride into a lightweight, supportive trainer.
As soon as we put on the 1190, we found ourselves at home in the classic New Balance fit: spacious and accommodating in the toebox, snug and secure through the midfoot. The interior of the shoe was soft, aided by the padded tongue, and the lack of overlays over the forefoot means you get lots of freedom of movement with minimal risk of irritations.
The 1190 features RevLite midsole material, touted as a lightweight foam compound that doesn't sacrifice on cushioning. Indeed, our testers were impressed with the softness and bounce offered by a shoe in this weight class. Testers also loved the smooth ride of the shoe, credited to its full ground contact in combination with the soft midsole cushioning.
The 1190 offers a dual-density post underfoot to provide support. Though firmer than the surrounding foam, we found the post material itself to be soft relative to the material used in other posted shoes providing a bit of pronation control. Testers were split on how much support they felt in the shoe; some noticed the shoe correcting their gait, others didn't.
All testers agreed that the 1190 is a solid and versatile option for a lightweight daily trainer, with soft cushioning that allows for higher mileage, but in a weight category that can deliver performance when its time to pick up the pace.
The 1190 packs in a lot of cushioning and comfort for a shoe that feels this light.
Despite the soft post, I felt this shoe offered a lot more support than I usually find in a lightweight shoe.
Don't let the looks of this shoe fool you. It may not look like it, but it's definitely a solid performance trainer made for some smooth running.


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Barre woman charged with keying' car
BARRE A Barre woman is facing a felony charge after police say she vandalized her neighbors vehicle with a key.
Tabitha N. Manning, 38, pleaded not guilty Thursday in Washington County criminal court to one count of felony unlawful mischief.
If convicted, she faces a maximum of five years in prison and a $5,000 fine.
On May 2, according to the police affidavit, police received a call from Angela Valyou saying she had seen her neighbor, Manning, in the Wal-Mart at the Berlin Mall.
Valyou told police she and Manning have an extensive history of disputes.
When she returned to her car, Valyou told police, someone approached her saying a woman had vandalized her vehicle with a key.
Police say two significant scratches were seen on the front and rear doors of the passenger side. The rear door had an X scratch on it deep enough to dig through all the levels of paint, according to the affidavit.
When police checked the video surveillance from the Berlin Mall parking lot, they say, a woman who looked like Manning is seen walking up to Valyous vehicle. She faces it and spends an abnormal amount of time at the places where the vehicle was scratched.
Police say the damage to the vehicle is estimated at $1,320.
When police spoke with Manning, she denied any part in the incident, saying she had a twin sister.
She also later said she was never at Wal-Mart.
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Cited: Charles V. Sprouse, 69, 233 E. Parkway St., Weirton, speeding; Theresa Longmier, no age listed, 329 1/2 Reserve Ave., speeding and driving with suspended license; Rodney Holyak, 55, 149 Harrison Ave., Cadiz, loud exhaust and defective vehicle; Jack Grace, 28, 124 Butte St., expired registration and driving with suspended license; Lynn Busic, 55, 417 McKee St., failure to stop in assured clear distance ahead; and Brandi M. Bowers, 32, 335 Scenic Drive, stop sign and expired plates.
Arrested: Michael A. Fields, 18, 1331 Wellesley Ave., bench warrant out of municipal court, Tuesday.
Arrested: Shaun Roby, 28, 145 Beechwood Drive, Wintersville, possession of hypodermic needle, Tuesday.
Theft: Bike taken in the 900 block of Market Street, Tuesday.
Arrested: Matthew R. Pockl, 22, Wheeling, possession of heroin and possession of drug abuse instrument, Tuesday.
Arrested: Adam J. Povenzano, 23, 200 Sycamore St., Wellsburg, possession of drug abuse instrument, Tuesday.
Arrested: Amanda Martin, 22, 265 N. 12th St., Weirton, possession of heroin, possession of marijuana and possession of drug abuse instrument, Tuesday.
Theft: Rototiller taken from yard in the 300 block of Belleview Boulevard, Tuesday.
Break-in: DiGregory's Greenhouse and Garden Center, 125 DiGregory Ave., broken into and cash taken, today.
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Arrested: Stephanie Martin, no age listed, 914 Second St., Dillonvale, failure to appear warrant out of Dillonvale county court, Tuesday.
Cited: Delleon M. Brand, 18, 1317 Plum St., Steubenville, no operator's license; Leland R. Bainbridge, 25, 2501 Alvarado Blvd., Steubenville, expired registration; Karen R. Lewis, 56, 311 township Road 445, Richmond, improper registration; Michael A. Sharpe, 37, 528 township Road 213, Bloomingdale, speeding; Amy C. Tucker, 34, 146 Wood St., Smithfield, speeding and driving with suspended license; Dawn L. Hanlin, 44, Apartment 3, 282 Woodvue Lane, Wintersville, driving with suspended license and unsafe vehicle; Billy J. Mathey, 34, Girard, speeding; Richard E. Iverson, 25, Apartment 2, 423 Cove Road, Weirton, speeding; Carmine E. Lelli, 42, Apartment 9, 178 Meadow Lane, Wintersville, speeding and driving with suspended license; Robert G. Rice, 53, 115 Maplewood Ave., Wintersville, speeding and failure to reinstate license; and Brenda L. Hanlin, 44, Apartment 4, 3633 Sunset Ave., Steubenville, speeding.


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Last week, a discussion ensued at the personnel committee of the Sullivan County Legislature regarding whether or not the legislature should set term limits for the Sullivan County Industrial Development Agency (IDA), an important player in the economic wellbeing of the county.
Our IDA was created by an act of the New York State Legislature in 1970, and its board helps to advance economic development projects by granting tax abatements to companies looking to or doing business in Sullivan County.
Its mission, as stated on its webpage (www.sullivanida.com [1]) is to promote economic welfare, recreation opportunities, prevent unemployment and economic deterioration, ensure the prosperity of Sullivan County's inhabitants and promote tourism and trade.
Currently, the board members of the IDA are appointed by the Sullivan County Legislature and continue to serve at the will of the legislature. There are no terms of office or term limits for these IDA board members. The appointments are open ended and some of its present members have sat on the board for decades.
That needs to change. With the economic challenges facing the county, it is time for some new board members with new ideas and experiences to sit on that board. We need to enact a law that sets definitive terms of office, and the terms should be staggered, much as is done in Orange County, where changes have set the terms of office for IDA board members running from between two years and five years.
We can increase the opportunities for new IDA board members by enacting a one-year "off" provision between terms of office (i.e. no consecutive terms of office). There should also be a provision of no consecutive terms of office for the legislative liaison the IDA board.
I'm not optimist about these changes. If past actions are an indicator, rather than quickly moving forward with the enactment of terms of office for the Sullivan County IDA, the legislature will get bogged down in tangential discussions instead.
Delay. Delay. Delay. It's the modus operandi of those in control of our county, in preventing meaningful changes to occur in county government.
I say this because the legislature previously promised terms of office for IDA board members, as reported in a Times-Herald Record article on February 9, 2007, but failed to do so when it expanded the IDA board from seven to nine members.
There are long-term members on the IDA Board who have served our community with great distinction and who have helped to make our community a better place to live. The enactment of terms of office for the IDA board is in no way a negative reflection on their service to our community.
However, with our economy in the tank, we need to embrace the enthusiasm of new board members who may bring fresh perspectives on how best to stimulate economic development and job creation in Sullivan County. It's the right thing to do.
Now more than ever is the time for us to embrace this modest change to the IDA board terms of office, rather than fearing such action. You can give me feedback at firstname.lastname@example.com [2] and 845/794-3000.
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The Lady Trojans scored first with two runs in the first as Caitlyn Ortiz reached on a single and Christina Alcorta duplicated the base hit to put runners at first and third for power-hitting Tif'Ni Puebla. Puebla did not disappoint as she smashed a double, bringing in both Lady Trojan runners.
The Lady Trojans also got two runs in the second as Samantha Salazar doubled in the frame and Teresa Treviño stroked a single. Adalia Suniga blasted a double to plate both runners.
Later in the contest, Sophia Galindo reached on a walk but later scored as Salazar came up with the RBI single. Treviño and Suniga teamed up again as Treviño single and Suniga's second double of the night brought her home.
It was a good offensive display, but the Warriors put on a show at the plate and had 11 Lady Warriors touch home in the tilt.
The Beeville girls had a doubleheader on Monday against Moody and lost both contests. The first game was a time limit affair, and the Noody girls belted the Beeville girls 14-2 in six innings.
The second regulation contest went six innings as the Moody JV blasted the Lady Trojans 15-4. Beeville's hitting highlight of that game was the solo home run off the top of the left-center field fence by Ciara Garcia.


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Floods at Cinque Terre World Heritage site
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Friday, 21 October 2011
UNESCO convenes Libyan and international experts meeting for the safeguard of Libya's cultural heritage
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First International Purple Economy Forum held
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Flooding in Thailand
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Cape Floral Region Protected Areas get Conservation Boost from World Heritage Centre Partner
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Wednesday, 12 October 2011
Training in marine spatial planning of World Heritage marine sites in Mexico
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"Synthesis of Comments Received on 'Policy Options for Reducing Oil Consumption and Greenhouse-Gas Emissions from the U.S. Transportation Sector'"
Discussion Paper, Energy Technology Innovation Policy Project, Belfer Center
January 2, 2008
Author: Kelly Sims Gallagher, Member of the Board
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by Anton Shilov
A high-ranking executive from Sapphire Technology, the world's largest supplier of ATI Radeon-based graphics cards, said that eventually ATI's partners among second-tier graphics cards makers may leave the market as a result of ATI acquisition by Advanced Micro Devices.
"The AMD-ATI deal is excellent as far as Sapphire is concerned. The strong ATI partners will survive and it may well lead to some of the smaller players exiting the market. ATI has 16 partners and probably only needs five," said Adrian Thompson, vice president of marketing for Sapphire Technologies, in an interview with ITP.net web-site.
Sapphire Technologies' monthly video board production capacity can reach a lofty 1.8 million units and often topples this landmark figure. So far the company has only produced ATI-based boards, however, its chief executive said that possibility to produce Nvidia-based graphics cards remains.
The consolidation in the markets of mainboards, graphics cards and other computer components has been going for several years now. During the last 12 to 18 months Walton acquired a stake in Chaintech, Abit was bought by USI, Leadtek Research teamed up with Foxconn, Asustek invested into a joint-venture by Gigabyte and several other deals were conducted. For smaller makers it is pretty hard to survive, as bigger companies may have component purchasing cost benefits as well as economy of scale.


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Words, Words, Words
"If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all."
— Everyone's Mother
How very un-American our mothers are!
Indeed, freedom of speech — speaking one's mind — venereal verbosity — is just but one of the many great attributes of being an US American. Believe me, after living in China for four years, it is both comforting and refreshing to know that I can publicly endorse the extreme social and mental benefits of playing the Harold Reynolds drinking game on a semi-regular basis. (*In China, drinking games are not allowed unless they are a) a way to dupe silly Americans into sending jobs overseas b) a way to dupe silly Americans into eating Fido and liking it or c) a means to getting drunk.)
Yet sometimes, our mothers seem to actually know what they are talking about. And such advice would really come in handy if your name was Alex Rodriguez or Ann Coulter or any one of these individuals:
Curt Schilling
He says publicly that he would like to make a comeback and play for either the Chicago Cubs or the Tampa Bay Rays. Okay. Fair enough, Curt. You are a gamer. You probably still have it in you to pitch at the Major League level. Yet, considering your less-than-admirable reputation among others in the league, would it not be more beneficial to just go about your business and get in the game rather than release a statement of who you would like to pitch for? And why the ultimatum for those two teams? Could you not pitch for the Pirates just as easily as you could the Cubs? This ploy is eerily similar to me drunk texting women from my past at three in the morning when I would be much better off going to bed or more successful by getting in a cab and just showing up at someone's doorstep.
Rush Limbaugh
As an US American, it is one thing to say "I hope my party [the Republican Party] gains momentum and succeeds in the next presidential race." I do not think anyone would have a problem with that. The problem is, the GOP's own Jabba the Hutt did not say that. He said: "I hope he [President Obama] fails."
Go eat yourself to death, Rush.
Steve Phillips
Personally, I like Steve Phillips and the general manager perspective he brings to ESPN's broadcasts. In general, I find Phillips to be a decent guy who always calculates what he is going to say before he says it. But to publicly lambast Lou Piniella on his handling of Japanese imports (Kosuke Fukudome) is something even I find astonishing. He said:
"My view is Lou doesn't have a great deal of patience of assimilation
into culture, assimilation in the team. He is just not the most patient
guy around and he tends to verbalize his frustrations in an angry way.
I think that may have affected Fukudome a little bit."
Hmm. Well, Steve-O, I think you may have ticked Lou off just a tiny bit with that one. Ordinarily, I would attempt to defend you in some way, but then I saw how crazy you really are when you said: Dontrelle Willis will be the comeback player of the year in 2009.
Rod Blagojevich
Yes, the democrat who just won't go away is still… around… and this time he is writing a book! Don't feel bad, folks; I didn't think he could read either, but apparently he can (or someone can for him) and when it is all said and done there will be a big, fat, juicy tell-all telling all about… er… eh… what we already know. Blago's foray into Jose Canseco-ism may be a success only if he can convince anyone to care about what he has to say. From my vantage point, that ain't happening. We are talking about corrupt politicians here, not homerun happy 'roiders. Big difference.
Ryan Dempster
I know, I know. Dempster has not said anything extraordinarily stupid… yet. But he will. That is what he does.
Don't hate me 'cuz I'm right.
**In lieu of THIS BREAKING NEWS, we at RSBS would like to congratulate Manny Ramirez and Scott Boras on successfully hijacking the Dodgers for the entire off-season. That is classy. No, that is Roberto Alomar I'll-spit-AIDS-in-your-eye kind of classy. Believe that.
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You know it's sad when the perceived leader of the GOP isn't a politician at all, but a blowhard with no real congressional power. It may be even more sad though that he reaches more people via radio and TV than any Republicans do. Regardless, his speech was worth it just to watch Steve Doocy one morning on Fox & Friends COMPLETELY GUSHING over Rush's speech like a blushing baby
Brian — Gushing. I know. Not quite the Chris Matthews my knees are knockin' giddiness… but it was close — er, I mean, disgusting.
Julia — In short: NO.🙂
I thought the way Lou Pinella handled the Japanese pitchers on his staff with the Tampa Bay Rays like Hideo Nomo and reliever Shinji Mori was done exceptionally well.
He ended up with a washed up pitcher who had fantastic past results, but mixed results in Tampa Bay. The had a reliever forced on him that was damaged good from the get-go. Sometimes Steve Phillips acts like a blogger. We are told to research and base out facts hard and correct……….did Phillips do any background on Lou? It seems he did not.
As for Schilling………if you read the blog, you know my thoughts. lol
Love Jaba as Rush. That is a classic that will have me smiling the rest of the night.
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"Don't feel bad, folks; I didn't think he could read either, but apparently he can (or someone can for him) and when it is all said and done there will be a big, fat, juicy tell-all telling all about… er… eh… what we already know." LOL.. ain't that the truth.
About Schilling.. ughhh, will that guy ever go away?
About Manny.. that a-hole waited the entire offseason, but couldn't wait one more week, when I would've made $$ off of it? urg..
– V [ http://flairforthedramatic.mlblogs.com ]
45 million dollar – sick. Glad the Manny to-do is finally over though. Now he can afford go have his dreads gold-studded…
RR — I knew you'd enjoy that Jabba dig😉
V — What? You're gambling? Tisk, tisk. And I'm surprised that you didn't chastise me for using the Miss Teen USA link… for the millionth time😉
Jenn — Gold-studded dreads? If they can do that, I want it too.
IBDB — Wouldn't put it past him. We'll know soon enough.
Oh man it's Christmas in March. First I preorder Condies book now I have to jump all over Blago's book. This is too incredible to be happening. I hope Rove is putting one out soon too. My collection will rock.
Rock? It'd be to DIE FOR TOM.
Mean people suck…and say stupid things.
Hey, ever since you first mentioned the Harold Reynolds drinking game and his over use of the word "guy". I have noticed he is not the only one. They all do it. On TV. On Radio. Everywhere.
Now, I notice every time someone says "he's the kind of guy" or "now, here's a guy" or "this guy really…". It's driving me crazy…but at least it was a short drive.
Ha! You're right, Kathy. But Harold started it, I promise. And Larkin? He may be even worse than Harold if you can imagine that.
Who would ever buy Blago's book? I've been in publishing a long time and have seen a lot of surprise bestsellers. But Blago? Seriously? Only as a graphic novel from Marvel Comics.
Many people will use their freedom of speech to tear down, others to make a buck, others just to show their ignorance. Those in the public eye have to understand "with great power, comes great responsibility."
Jane — Would he be the Blago-Avenger or just plain Blagoman? Either way, I ain't readin' it.
Aaron — True story. I think my mother used to use that quote too.
Great 'Pizza the Hut' reference from Spaceballs on Rush Limbaugh. Yet another reason Blago is money hungry, so quick to write a book while he is still relevant.
Ahh snap! Homer, that's what I'm talkin' about. Glad you picked up on it. That's a classic indeed.
I see Rush wants to have a debate with the prez. Not only would it be awfully one-sided, but I think Obama has waaay more important things to do, what with the war and the recession and everything.
Besides, I thought it was unpatriotic to criticize the president during tough times. I guess that makes Rush a traitor now, doesn't it?
I think it does, Erin. You hit the nail on the proverbial head there. Not to mention Rush's new, sleek, "gangsta" image of all black, leather, etc. Letterman called him an "Eastern European Gangster". Touche.
Rush is the keymaster.
Ann Coulter is the gatekeeper.
If these two get together, it would be extraordinarily bad.
There is no Dana, only Zool.
(Sorry…the best reference to two demon dogs I could come up with)
Chris, you definitely deserve props and fistbumps for the reference no matter what. Rick Moranis would be me I take it?
Blago is writing a book? Maybe he should write a blag (bad, bad joke). I know Curt thinks that he has a "Schilling Effect" but he can apply that effect to other teams like you said. The Pirates need him more than the Rays!! And Lou Pinella firing back at Phillips just proves Phillips' point about Pinella's er… anger problems.
Steve Phillips makes some good points as a broadcaster and I think he's gotten a very bad rap as a GM, but I wouldn't exactly refer to him as a "decent guy". Check this old posting of mine out: http://paullebowitz.mlblogs.com/archives/2008/06/the_coverage_of_the_randolph_f.html
An interesting addition to the Harold Reynolds drinking game would be when he leers, drools, stares, glares, clutches, paws or does anything else untoward with an intern. You'd have to follow him around though; or get an inside man or woman (pardon the pun).
Boy how times have changed. It seems Jeff actually liked Rush in his college days, now he is the devil for some reason. In another twenty years Jeff will probably be a diehard Republican like everyone else. That's what happens when you reach your fifties and have some money in the bank. He He
What can I say? I'm a hustler, lol.
And you know, I came mighty close to bringing up the Miss Teen USA reference again.. but I've decided to give up attempting to make you represent us US Americans as anything but slow, Caucasian teens that like to say "uh" and can't help but bring up Iraq to respond to a question that had nothing to do with any other country but the U.S., but, in fact, ironically dealt with the stupidity of Americans.. but in all fairness to her, it was a stupid question, was it not? Who the hell can't find the U.S. on a map?
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Larry Fink on the global pensions crisis
Larry Fink, chief executive of BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, has been clear in his message that the US needs to save more for retirement. Now, to coincide with Financial News' feature this week on the world's pensions crisis, he tells FN policymakers — and individuals — worldwide need to do more.
Financial News: Last week, the UK Chancellor George Osborne announced plans to raise the state retirement age that could see it increased to 70 by 2060. Do you think this is a positive development?
Larry Fink: As Chancellor Osborne has recognised in the Autumn Statement, Britons are going to be living longer – congratulations! As a result, Britons will also be working longer. That means they need to be prepared for the costs of longevity and of a later state retirement age.
The UK's new auto-enrolment scheme is an important part of those preparations, but people will also need to take their own, proactive steps to save and invest for this new reality.
FN: You've been outspoken in recent months on the coming US retirement-savings crisis. But with pensions assets at over 100% of GDP, the US has a lot more put aside than many other developed nations (many of whom have 'pay as you go' socialised systems – a lot of these in southern Europe). What would be your message to people in countries where there is still this strong expectation that the 'state will look after me in retirement'?
LF: I'd send the same message that we're sending here in the US, which is that you need to take control of your finances — people have to look more closely at how much they actually need in retirement.
The fact is, a lot of national pension plans often don't pay enough to fund a satisfactory retirement, and the problem is compounded by many of them being underfunded—creating additional risk for future retirees.
It's essential for governments to provide a safety net, and to design systems that help people put away the amount they need. But within the current policy environment, investors need to be proactive in planning for the future. You can't save for tomorrow tomorrow — you've got to start today.
FN: What do you think of the idea of making private pension saving compulsory?
LF: I think some form of mandatory savings may be necessary in places. Look at Australia — their mandatory savings programme has put them in a much better position to meet retirement needs of their people than most other countries.
But there are other steps short of mandatory savings we can take to start dealing with the issue. Auto-enrolment is one such avenue — but you have to design it in a way that makes sure workers at smaller employers are participating as well; you have to bring the self-employed under the umbrella as well.
It's also important to consider realistic contribution levels. For example, in the UK auto-enrolment levels will eventually rise to 8% of earnings which for most people won't be sufficient to fund a comfortable retirement.
In short, just as individuals have to be more proactive, so do governments. The current structures in place in most countries are simply insufficient to address retirement needs, especially in light of increased longevity.
FN: If one looks at private pension savings to GDP, the real retirement crisis in the world looks like it is coming in China and India. Those countries have pensions assets worth less than 10% of GDP and enormous challenges to meet in terms of governance and policymaking – and China has a demographic crunch to boot. In your conversations with policymakers and business leaders in those countries, is it your sense that they understand these issues and are preparing for them?
LF: While we are only beginning to get the full picture of retirement funding in those countries, what we do know already is that the factors for concern are very much in place: With two billion people in its labor force, Asia accounts for over 60% of the world's workers, and its population is aging. And, just like we are seeing in the US, longer life expectancies mean people will need to fund longer retirements.
To be sure, some Asian nations and territories – such as Hong Kong and Taiwan – have very high personal savings and investment rates. But the low level of pension savings in China and India is troubling, and both nations — even though they have a very different set of challenges — will need to do more to address the issue.
The full article on the global pensions crisis article can be read here http://bit.ly/1gmzMBP
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