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Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro Review
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Rear of camera controls
The rear of the S5 Pro looks fairly almost identical to the Nikon D200 apart from the icons on the buttons that run down the left side of the LCD screen.
Buttons (single press)
|Delete *p
In playback mode pressing this button displays an ERASE OK?' confirmation dialog, you then have to use the up key to change the mini menu from 'CANCEL' to 'OK', then press the OK button - long-winded but safe. The good news is that the D200's fast and intuitive way of getting rid of shots just taken (press delete twice whilst the record review is displayed) has survived the Fujification of the control system.
|Format (Delete + Mode)
Hold the Delete and Mode (top right of camera) buttons simultaneously for approximately two seconds for a shortcut to format the Compact Flash card, the camera first blinks 'For' on the top display and you must release the buttons and press once more to confirm the card format.
Enters or leaves playback mode, display overlay (shooting info, histogram etc) used depends on the last used (up / down press of the multi selector), though thumbnail display mode is not remembered. As with all shooting priority cameras the S5 Pro immediately removes the playback display if you half-press the shutter release button although interestingly you can trigger AF (press AF-ON) without clearing the screen). This button is also used to switch between magnification and panning when in playback zoom mode.
Display or cancel the shooting or playback menu (depending on which mode the camera is in), as with playback mode the menu is automatically cancelled if you half-press the shutter release button. The menu button also doubles as an 'OK' button to confirm menu selections and dialog options
|Display *p / Back
In playback mode pressing this button cycles through the four basic display modes for saved images: Multi Frame (3 x 3 thumbnails), No text displayed (image only), Photo Information 1 (histogram - RGB or R,G,B channels individually, clipping warning), Photo Information 2 (shooting settings / exif data). In the last two modes the up and down buttons on the multi selector change the information displayed.
This button also acts as a 'cancel' ('BACK') button when using menus or dialogs.
The Enter button is used to confirm menu selections and dialog options. In playback or record review modes it is used to switch in and out of playback zoom mode.
|Face Zoom In *p / Help
Press the face zoom in button to zoom directly in on the primary face captured in the image. When no face is recognized, the image is automatically zoomed into the center area. When a menu is active and the Face button appears in the upper right of the screen you can press this button to show a brief description of the option selected.
|Multi selector
With no image displayed on the screen the multi selector is used to choose AF area, note that this function can be locked by turning the lock lever which surrounds the multi selector (this doesn't affect function in playback or menu mode). The multi selector is also used to change playback display modes (up / down), browse images in playback (left / right) and navigate menus / select dialog options. Various options are available for customizing this control in the SETUP menu. When an image is displayed on-screen pressing the center of the selector brightens the screen temporarily.
*p - In record review or playback mode
Auto Focus Area Mode selector
Note that the exact function of the AF area mode also depends on the focus mode (AF-S or AF-C), a full summary of all combinations of focus mode and AF area mode can be found at the bottom of this page.
|Dynamic area AF with closest subject priority
The camera uses all eleven focus areas and selects the focus area with the subject closest to the camera.
|Group dynamic AF
Allows you to select a group of focus areas at the center, left, right, top or bottom of the frame. The camera calculates focus position from the focus area containing the subject closest to the camera.
|Dynamic area AF
Allows you to manually select one of the eleven focus areas, however the camera will use information from multiple focus areas to determine focus. Useful for focusing on specific subjects which may move out of the focus area briefly.
area AF
Allows you to manually select one of the eleven focus areas, the camera will only use this area for auto focus.
Front of camera controls
On the left side of the camera front are two unlabelled buttons, the top is depth of field preview, press and hold this button to stop the lens down to the selected aperture. The bottom button is a customizable 'FUNC' button, the exact function of this button can be set via the SETUP menu . On the right side of the camera we have the flash mode button, and just below the lens release button is the focus mode selector. This allows you to choose between continuous auto focus, single auto focus or manual focus mode.
Buttons (combined with a command dial)
|Flash sync mode
Front-curtain sync (normal)
Slow sync
Rear-curtain sync
Red-eye reduction
Red-eye reduction with slow sync
|Flash exposure compensation
-3.0 EV to +1.0 EV
0.3, 0.5 or 1 EV steps (defined in SETUP menu)
Focus Mode selector
servo AF (AF-S)
Camera focus when shutter release button is half pressed and locks when the in-focus indicator (a solid dot) appears on the viewfinder status LCD. If the subject is moving when the shutter release button is half pressed the camera will focus track until a lock can be obtained. In this mode the default is for focus priority, this means that a shot can only be taken with a good focus lock, you can also choose release priority via the setup menu.
servo AF (AF-C)
The camera will focus continuously while the shutter release button is half pressed, if the subject moves the camera will adjust focus to compensate. In this mode the default is for release priority, this means that a shot will be taken whether or not the camera has a good focus lock, you can also choose focus priority via setup menu.
Focusing is achieved manually by turning the lens manual focus ring. Focus indicator on the viewfinder status LCD will still indicate whether or not the selected manual focus is the same as the calculated auto focus. This mode is always release priority.
Summary of Auto focus options
|Focus mode
|AF-area mode
|Focus area
|How it works
|Camera focuses on subject
in selected focus area.
Focus will remain locked while shutter-release button is pressed half way.
|Camera focuses on subject in selected focus area. If subject moves before cam era has focused, camera will focus based on information from other focus areas. Focus will remain locked while shutter-release button is pressed half way.
|Camera automatically selects focus area from within group
|As above, except camera automatically selects focus area containing subject closest to camera from group of focus areas selected by user.
|As above, except that focus area containing subject closest to camera is selected from all eleven focus areas.
|Camera continues to
focus on subject in selected
focus area while shutter-release button is pressed
|Camera focuses on subject
in selected focus area.
While shutter-release button is pressed halfway, camera tracks subject as it moves from one focus area to the next.
|Camera automatically selects focus area from within group
|As above, except camera automatically selects focus area containing subject closest to camera from group of focus areas selected by user.
|As above, except that focus area containing subject closest to camera is selected from all eleven focus areas.
Table above reproduced with permission from the Nikon D200 user manual.
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#117955 Oct 16, 2012
I think it odd that Libtards think that mankind is more powerful than Mother Nature. Sure on the local level we can sure pollute but globally we are like an ant trying to rape an elephant!
How come Nat Geo has not done a survey of Mount Kilimanjaro since 2007? Maybe the glacier on Mount Kilimanjaro has been growing and they can not figure out why?
Have you noticed that between 2004 and 2006 Florida got hit by SEVEN hurricanes .... but none since??? The rest of the U.S. has had just a few hurricanes hit the 48 states since 2006.
Toronto, Canada
#117957 Oct 16, 2012
And this is what will vote Romney? Do you think Romney would approve your message?
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#117960 Oct 16, 2012
Here in Northeast Florida it has been the coolest since I have moved to Jacksonville five years ago. It has also been one of the wettest too.
In 2004 they closed much of I10 due to flooding and they closed parts of it this past June and that is the first time in eight years. For the same reason why deserts have wild temperature daily swings due to low humidity, drought ares do to and much of the central part of the U.S. was in drought this year.
Oh, water vapor (humidity) is by far the most powerful Green House gas!
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#117962 Oct 16, 2012
Are Blacks Racist if they Vote for Obama because Hes Black?
Conservatives arent the only ones who are questioning the black vote these days. When Stacey Dash, who is black and Mexican, came out for Romney, she was attacked for rejecting her black heritage. She was called an Oreo(black on the outside but white on the inside), a jigaboo(a weak and servile black), and additional racial epithets. The consensus among outspoken blacks is that a black must vote for Barack Obama because hes black. Jesse Washington, writing for CourierPress.com asks these questions:
Are black people supporting Obama mainly because hes black? If race is just one factor in blacks support of Obama, does that make them racist? Can blacks support for Obama be compared with white voters who may favor his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, because hes white?
In an interview with Ebony magazine, film star Samuel L. Jackson revealed why he voted for Obama:
I voted for Barack because he was black.Cuz thats why other folks vote for other people because they look like them Thats American politics, pure and simple.[Obamas] message didnt mean [bleep] to me.
No one is really surprised by this admission.
Read more: http://politicaloutcast.com/2012/10/are-black...
"Stuffs gettin better "
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#117964 Oct 16, 2012
"Stuffs gettin better "
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#117970 Oct 16, 2012
Hoyer:The Fact Is You Dont Need a Budget
( CNSNews.com ) House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said that Congress does not need an official federal budget because it can just adopt appropriations bills and authorization policies as needed to keep operating.
At a briefing with journalists on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Hoyer was asked,Mr. Hoyer, around the same time of the State of the Union [on Jan. 24], I think it was the same day, Republicans were trying to hit Senate Democrats for 1,000 days without passing a budget, and then you talk about this milestone today, 400 days without a jobs bill in the Republican House. But then on Friday [Democratic Senator Harry] Reid said that he didnt think they needed to bring a budget to the floor this year [and that] the Budget Control Act can serve as a guideline.
Hoyer said:What does the budget do? The budget does one thing and really only one thing: It sets the parameters of spending and discretionary caps. Other than that, the Appropriations committee are not bound by the Budget committees priorities.
Last Friday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), referencing the last debt ceiling deal, said,We do not need to bring a budget to the floor this year. Its done, we dont need to do it.
Concerning Reids remarks, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) said in a statement,Its been more than 1,000 days since Senate Democrats have offered a budget plan to the American people. Now, once again, the Senates ineffectual Democrat majority balks at the task of leadership.
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<quoted text> It is still a collective view which is not the case. Like 'We are the Borg'. We are individuals not a collective. There is no total wealth of the country.
We measure the growth in wealth. Are you saying we can't do this?
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The President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2013
We now face a make-or-break moment for the middle class and those trying to reach it...still fighting to recover, it is time to construct an economy that is built to last.
The Presidents 2013 Budget is built around the idea that our country does best when everyone gets a fair shot, does their fair share, and plays by the same rules. We must transform our economy from one focused on speculating, spending, and borrowing to one constructed on the solid foundation of educating, innovating, and building. That begins with putting the Nation on a path to living within our means by cutting wasteful spending, asking all Americans to shoulder their fair share, and making tough choices on some things we cannot afford, while keeping the investments we need to grow the economy and create jobs. The Budget targets scarce federal resources to the areas critical to growing the economy and restoring middle-class security: education and skills for American workers, innovation and research and development, clean energy, and infrastructure.
The Budget is a blueprint for how we can rebuild an economy where hard work pays off and responsibility is rewarded.
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Somewhat of a "difference" ...
I 'wonder' why ???
Ohhh ... could it be, because he doesn't NEED one, so Harry Reid SAID !!!!!
WHY censor me HERE???
#117972 Oct 16, 2012
Don't worry about it jacqazz. It doesn't concern you. LMAO!!!
"Facts trump speculation"
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United States
#117973 Oct 16, 2012
According to play law, you're dead on. Who cares?
While in the US, ordinary aliens are under the jurisdiction of the United States. That's long settled law.
Play law doesn't count.
Toronto, Canada
#117974 Oct 16, 2012
Sorry, but it does. Very much so.
Toronto, Canada
#117975 Oct 16, 2012
And I won't bother explaining it to you one more time.
#117976 Oct 16, 2012
Only in the sense they must obey our laws, such as the speed limit, stopping at a red light, theft, murder, etc. Nothing else. Play law? That's your thing Prof.!(LMAO)
#117977 Oct 16, 2012
As usual jacqazz fails to understand even the most simplest of statements. The issue does not concern you or any Canadian. Sorry that agitates you but you'll just have to get used to it. Flush turdport #3! LMAO pigeon
#117978 Oct 16, 2012
Oh, Ms. Sleasy Bake, no business model yet? LMAO pigeon
#117979 Oct 16, 2012
Let's rank the Flappers according to stupidity.
1 Barfer Girks
2 jacqazz
3 Ms Easy Bake
4 Ellen
5 Dun Learnt Meseff To Reed
6 Mobarf
Any attempt to reproduce this ranking system is indicative of the biggest loser. LMAO pigeons
#117980 Oct 16, 2012
Excellent! Now, please close your mouth as the flies are getting out.
"Facts trump speculation"
Since: Dec 08
United States
#117981 Oct 16, 2012
Overturned according to play law.
Persons born in the US of ordinary aliens are born under the jurisdiction of the US and are not "subject to a foreign power."
That's settled law. Play law doesn't count.
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#117983 Oct 16, 2012
When did we catch the first al Qaeda suspects? Sure we had to go to the ends of the Earth but it did take Obama over TWO years after Obama entered office to kill UBL. And he would not have accomplished that until the Bush administration had not developed the intelligence.
But we did put whom ever on notice that we were coming just three days after the attack and what has Obama done to convince We the People that he would do anything?
You do know that, just like FDR's Peal Harbor speech, that the presidents are more talking to We the People more than they are talking to our enemies, don't you?
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"The 981-generation Boxster was born in 1996"
Errrr, no, the 981 was born in 2012. The first-gen Boxster was the 986. Confusingly, I know, but you guys are supposed to know these things.
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It has taken us more than 18 hours, with multiple transfers, to get to Yellowknife, in Canada's Northwest Territories, from Germany. But there's a good reason for it. We have been fortunate enough to be asked to join Porsche's severe winter tests of the next-generation Porsche Boxster.
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Alex Ernst, the chief conductor of this secret test, explains to us that even though there are other possible locations in northern Europe with the similar latitude, such as Ivalo or Rovaniemi, both in Finland, Yellowknife is better suited to this type of testing because of the consistency of the low temperatures – around -20deg C – from December through to March. He also adds, with a wink, that although Canada's snowy wastes are filled with harmless tourists from Japan here to see the northern lights, there are no automotive paparazzi.
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Given the promise of such cold conditions, we're a bit disappointed that the temperature is a positively warm -6deg C when we arrive, although it drops to -11deg C by the next morning. The next-gen Boxster is covered with snow when it appears in front of us in Yellowknife. After the crew finish scraping the ice from the windscreen, we head to the testing site outside of Yellowknife's city limits.
"You may think these are extraordinary conditions for a test drive," says Joachim Meyer, Boxster chassis specialist and my driver for the morning. "However, we are simulating the daily commute for general drivers and evaluating the efficiency of the heater and defroster, or checking the warmth of the seat heater. The steering wheel heater is also tested. Porsches are sports cars, but that doesn't mean we can ignore comfort."
The 986-generation Boxster was born in 1996. Three generations later, Porsche's roadster is facing a significant turning point in its evolution. Its bigger brother, the 911, has already gone through the transition to downsized engines with turbochargers.
What we know today is that there will be two types of turbocharged flat four available for the new Boxster, both developed from the new turbocharged flat six engine (codenamed 9A2B6T) created for the recently facelifted 991-generation 911.
In essence, Porsche has got rid of two cylinders in order to create the new turbocharged flat four (codenamed 9A2B4T). The base 2.0-litre boxer unit has a single turbo and is expected to make around 295bhp and 258lb ft. This engine's bore and stroke dimensions are 91mm and 76.4mm respectively and these, as well as the cylinder pitch, are the same as the 911's.
The Boxster S will have a larger bore and stroke than the base model, increasing engine capacity to 2.4 or 2.5 litres and making around 355bhp and 295lb ft. The rumour is that a turbocharger with Porsche's Variable Turbine Geometry (VTG), as used by the 911 Turbo, will be fitted to this engine.
Matthias Hofstetter, the man in charge of powertrain development for the Boxster and Cayman, proudly explains how they could successfully fit a turbocharger into a space as the tight as the Boxster's engine bay. "Engine packaging was one of the most difficult parts of development," he says. "The two front cylinders were replaced with a turbo unit.
The intercooler layout was also a pretty tough task. Facing forward, air coming from the left side air intake flows into a water-cooled intercooler. It reduces the turbocharged air from 160deg C to 50deg C. We call this a Lower Temperature Intercooler System."
Another challenge was vibration control. "A flat four is an inherently well-balanced engine," says Hofstetter. "To achieve the smoothness like a six-cylinder engine, four active engine mounts were installed. We believe this is a very effective solution. Fuel efficiency, which is the most important factor of the downsizing, is improved by one litre per 100km [around 5mpg] compared to the current model."
His confidence as an engineer, and relief after such an accomplishment, is palpable, and the figures are borne out during our test. From the passenger seat, a look at the rev counter reveals that the 2.0-litre flat four is running stress-free to 7400rpm, right below the redline.
As a result of the additional parts needed for the turbo system, the overall weight of the base Boxster has increased from 1315kg to 1400kg. Top speed is nonetheless more than 174mph and the 0-62mph sprint takes a claimed 5.5sec. The Boxster S hits 62mph in just 5.0sec.
Our first look at the car doesn't reveal much in the way of exterior changes, but examine it more closely and you can see upgrades such as newly shaped wings, side panel air intakes and rear spoiler. Inside, the materials, feel and finish are improved to an astonishing degree. You'll be able to order an optional 918 Spyder-style steering wheel, too. On cars equipped with a PDK dual-clutch automatic gearbox, there will also be a Sport Response button that primes the drivetrain for maximum response for about 20 seconds at a time.
You don't need to be in the driver's seat to feel the power from the 2.0-litre turbocharged flat four. Performance – channelled by either the seven-speed PDK or a six-speed manual gearbox – is more than satisfying, and any loss of smoothness needn't be a concern, with turbo lag kept to a minimum thanks to the small size of the turbocharger. In the more powerful Boxster S, lag should be mitigated by the VTG system.
Neither should you be worried that the Boxster has lost its aural appeal, because a distinct, powerful baritone sound from the rear is quite audible. The four-cylinder engine's vibrations are well tempered by the four active engine mounts, too.
Significant changes to the Boxster extend well beyond its technical make-up and deep into Porsche's marketing strategy, with the model names officially changing to 718 Boxster and 718 Boxster S, an honorary title that references the legendary mid-engined racers based on the 550 roadster manufactured from 1953 to 1957.
Furthermore, it is expected that the Boxster will have a higher price than the next-generation Cayman coupé. Previously, the Boxster was priced below the Cayman. Porsche will need to give the Boxster distinct advantages over the Cayman, including superior performance, to justify the repositioning, and it will be interesting to see how the market reacts.
The 718 Boxster's price and other details will be officially announced at the end of January, with the first cars expected in the UK towards the end of April, soon after its debut at the Geneva show.
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Does bigger mean better for Porsche's third-generation Boxster?
Errrr, no, the 981 was born in 2012. The first-gen Boxster was the 986. Confusingly, I know, but you guys are supposed to know these things.
Will be interesting to see how much of the weight increase is down to the new engine, I can't imagine that the whole 85kg's is contributed by this alone!?
85kg does seem a lot especially when the engine block is smaller and therefore I would have thought lighter. 1400kg seems a little on the heavy side for a two door two seat sports car, especially given the progress made by manufacturers such as Mazda on weight saving.
Yeah I just don't see it myself, there are obviously other factors contributing to the increased weight but what they could be is unclear. It's funny but I'm sure the new 911 Carrera has lost weight with the change to turbo charging rather than gained it, I wonder what the difference in implementation is between the two ranges??
This is where I live! you should have called and we could have had a drink at Trapper's in the Explorer Hotel where you were staying! It is always fun to see the cavalcade of Porsche's.The weather,as you say was "rubbish" from a cold standpoint.
Or I could have scared you in my TTRS+Stage2 spinning all 4 wheels on the ice!!
Great old YK has made it to Autocar! Many thanks!
This sounds way more advanced than those "higher temperature intercooler systems".
...undergoing heavy drizzle testing.
yea right - must have loved that on snow and ice!!! lol - this is really a great car at last - and any self respecting male who was even daring to think about a TT should get the blue rinse out his hair and put on boxer shorts instead a natty knickers
what's life without imagination
No thanks Porsche...
The 718s get a variable-vain turbo in the S models but the 911 doesn't. Also, an S model ALWAYS feels more special when it gets its own unique displacement- something the 718 has, the 911 had but doesn't anymore. Anyway, it doesn't make me want a Porsche any less, really.


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ESCANABA – Phyllis Jean Boucher, 83, of 1416 Stephenson Ave., Escanaba, Mich., passed away Monday afternoon, July 1, 2013, at the Christian Park Health Care Center in Escanaba following a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her husband Donald in 1999. A complete obituary will be forthcoming.
Phyllis's family will receive friends on Monday July 8, from 2 to 4:15 p.m. at the Skradski Family Funeral Home in Escanaba. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 5 p.m. at the St. Thomas Catholic Church in Escanaba with Rev. Fr. Emmett Norden officiating. Luncheon will follow in the St. Thomas Parish Hall. Burial will take place on Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Escanaba. The Skradski Family Funeral Homes of Escanaba and Gladstone are assisting the Boucher family.
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A bit predictable that Kerry would steal his super-talented former Senate legislative director back from the Obama White House. Higginbottom was Kerry's legislative director from 1999 to 2004 and then founded and headed the American Security Project, a national security think tank.
Right after the 2008 election — she was dubbed one of Obama's "big thinkers" on heath care — Obama named her deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council. She moved over to OMB in 2011 after overcoming Senate Republican complaints that she didn't have business and accounting experience."
Acting OMB Director Jeff Zients announced the move in an internal e-mail to OMB staff on Friday.
Meanwhile a senior State Department official told reporters Friday that Kerry's former Senate staff director David Wade will be his chief of staff and former Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff director Bill Danvers will be deputy chief of staff for policy. Boston.com politics editor and veteran Boston Globe political reporter Glen Johnson, will be a senior adviser handling strategic communications.


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On November 5, 2013, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the "Commission") approved the issuance of a proposal to expand its rules concerning speculative position limits (the "Proposed Rules"). The Proposed Rules would establish Commission-mandated limits for speculative positions in futures and options contracts on 28 agricultural, energy and metals commodities as well as economically equivalent futures contacts, options contracts, and swaps. In connection with establishing these limits, the Proposed Rules would add and amend certain definitions, revise the exemptions from speculative limits, including for bona fide hedging, and add reporting requirements for persons claiming exemptions from the limits. The Commission is seeking comment until 60 days from the date of publication of the Proposed Rules in the Federal Register.
The Commission had released amended final rules governing speculative position limits on October 26, 2011 (see our Alert), and subsequently proposed modifications to the aggregation provisions of those final rules on May 30, 2012 (see our Alert). However, the final rules were vacated in an Order dated September 28, 2012 by the District Court for the District of Columbia.[1] The aggregation provisions were reproposed on November 15, 2013 and are discussed in a separate Alert.
Speculative Position Limits
Under the Proposed Rules, a speculative position limit is defined as the maximum position, either net long or net short, in certain commodity derivative contracts that may be owned or controlled by one person, absent an exemption. Speculative position limits apply separately to positions in the spot month[2] and in non-spot months.
Contracts Subject to the Proposed
Position Limits Positions in "referenced contracts" are subject to the proposed speculative position limits. Referenced contracts are the 28 core referenced futures contracts listed in Proposed Rule 150.2(d)[3] and economically equivalent futures contracts, options contracts, and swaps. A futures contract, options contract or swap is considered "economically equivalent" if it is (i) directly or indirectly linked, including being partially or fully settled on, or priced at a differential to, the price of a core referenced futures contract or (ii) directly or indirectly linked, including being partially or fully settled on, or priced at a differential to, the price of the same commodity underlying that particular core referenced futures contract for delivery at the same locations as specified in that particular core referenced futures contract. However, the proposed definition of referenced contracts does not include a guarantee of a swap, a basis contract or a commodity index contract.
Additionally, referenced contracts traded on foreign boards of trade are subject to speculative position limits provided that (i) such referenced contracts settle against any price (including the daily or final settlement price) of one or more contracts listed for trading on a designated contract market ("DCM") or swap execution facility ("SEF"), and (ii) the foreign board of trade makes available such referenced contracts to its members or other participants located in the United States through direct access to its electronic trading and order matching system.
Spot Month Position Limits
Under the Proposed Rules, spot month position limits for referenced contracts would be calculated separately for physical delivery referenced contracts and for cash settled referenced contracts. Initially, limits would be set to the levels in Proposed Appendix D to Part 150 of the Commission Rules, which correspond to the existing spot month limits established by the exchanges. At least every two years thereafter, the Commission would set subsequent spot month limits at levels not greater than one-quarter of the estimated spot month deliverable supply in the relevant core referenced futures contract, but not less than 1,000 for referenced contracts in an agricultural commodity or 5,000 in an energy or metals commodity. A conditional spot month limit exemption would permit a person to own or control positions up to five times the spot month limit if such positions are exclusively in cash-settled contracts.
Non-Spot Month Position Limits
The Commission proposed setting limits for positions in a single month (other than the spot month) of a particular referenced contract and in all-months-combined of a particular referenced contract at the same level. Initially, the all-months-combined limit would be set to the level in Proposed Appendix D to Part 150 of the Commission Rules. The Commission would set subsequent all-months-combined limits no less frequently than every two years, based on 10% of the estimated average open interest in referenced contracts for the first 25,000 contracts, and 2.5% of open interest for amounts above 25,000.
Pre-existing Positions
Pre-existing positions in spot month referenced contracts would be subject to the proposed position limits. The single month or all-months-combined limit would not apply to pre-existing positions in a non-spot month contract acquired in good faith prior to the effective date of the limit. However, any increase in non-spot month contracts would cause the entire position to be included in the calculation of the single month or all-months-combined limit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, speculative limits would not apply to positions acquired in good faith in any swap entered into prior to 60 days after the final rules are published in the Federal Register. However, such swaps positions may be netted with post-effective date referenced contracts for the purpose of complying with any single month or all-months-combined position limit.
Position Limit Exemptions
Consistent with current practice, proposed Part 150 exempts certain positions from speculative limits. Notably, the Proposed Rules continue to exempt positions held for bona fide hedging, but narrow the scope of the definition of bona fide hedging position. Consequently, proposed Part 150 would reduce the positions that qualify for the bona fide hedging exemption. As discussed in greater depth below, the Proposed Rules also contain an exemption for positions held by persons in financial distress circumstances and a conditional exemption from spot month speculative position limits.
Bona Fide Hedging
The Proposed Rules delete the current definition of "bona fide hedging transactions or positions" in Rule 1.3(z) and replace it with a new definition of "bona fide hedging position" in Rule 150.1. Consistent with current Rule 1.3(z), the Proposed Rules set forth two general requirements for any bona fide hedging position: (i) the purpose of the position must be to offset price risks incidental to commercial cash operations; and (ii) the position must be established and liquidated in an orderly manner in accordance with sound commercial practices. While the Proposed Rules increase the number of enumerated hedges relative to current Rule 1.3(z), the scope of bona fide hedging positions is reduced. For example, swap risk management positions that were previously considered bona fide hedges under Commission Rule 1.47 would be subject to the proposed position limits if such swaps positions are entered into after the effective date of a final position limits rule.
In order for a position in an excluded commodity (i.e. interest rate and exchange rate derivatives) to qualify as a bona fide hedging position, the position also must be economically appropriate to the reduction of risks in the conduct and management of a commercial enterprise and either be an enumerated hedging position (as defined below) or be recognized as a bona fide hedging position by a DCM or SEF, consistent with the Commission's 1987 risk management guidance as incorporated into Proposed Appendix A to Part 150.
For a position in a physical commodity derivative to be considered a bona fide hedge, the position also must (i) represent a substitute for a transaction made or to be made in a physical marketing channel; (ii) be economically appropriate to the reduction of risks in the conduct and management of a commercial enterprise; and (iii) arise from the potential change in the value of certain assets, liabilities or services. Moreover, the position must be an enumerated hedging position. A person who uses a swap to reduce risks attendant to a position that qualifies as a bona fide hedging position may pass-through those bona fides to the counterparty, even if the person's swap position is not in excess of a position limit. Positions in commodity derivative contracts that reduce the risk of pass-through swaps would qualify as bona fide hedging positions. However, a person relying on this "pass-through swap" exemption would be required to obtain a written representation from its counterparty that the swap qualified as a bona fide hedging position, and would be subject to reporting requirements.
The Proposed Rules set forth the following categories of enumerated hedges: (1) hedges of inventory and cash commodity purchase contracts; (2) hedges of cash commodity sales contracts; (3) hedges of unfilled anticipated requirements; (4) hedges by agents; (5) hedges of unsold anticipated production; (6) hedges of offsetting unfixed-price cash commodity sales and purchases; (7) hedges of anticipated royalties; and (8) hedges of services. In addition, the proposal includes an enumerated hedge category for cross-commodity hedges that would apply to the other types of enumerated hedges and also to pass-through swaps. Finally, persons seeking relief for certain qualifying non-enumerated risk-reducing transactions may apply for an interpretative letter or exemptive relief.
Additional Exemptions
In addition, the Commission has proposed an exemption for positions held by persons in financial distress circumstances and a conditional exemption from spot month speculative position limits. Under the proposed financial distress exemption, upon request to the Commission, the CFTC may exempt a person under financial distress circumstances for a time certain from speculative position limits. Financial distress circumstances include situations involving the potential default or bankruptcy of a customer of the requesting person, an affiliate of the requesting person, or a potential acquisition target of the requesting person. Additionally, as noted above, the Proposed Rules provide a conditional exemption from the spot month position limits that permit a person to own or control positions up to five times the spot month limit if such positions are exclusively in cash-settled contracts. This exemption would be available only to traders who do not own or control positions in the spot month physical delivery reference contract and would trigger enhanced reporting of cash market holdings to the Commission.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements
The proposal also would make changes to the Commission's reporting rules. Under the revised rules, market participants would use revised Commission Forms 204 and 304 to report certain cash market positions. Cash positions related to conditional spot month exemptions, pass-through swap exemptions and anticipatory hedging exemptions would be reported on new CTFC Forms 504, 604 and 704, respectively. All persons who avail themselves of an exemption from the speculative position limits under the Proposed Rules would have to comply with additional recordkeeping requirements and would be subject to periodic calls by the Commission.
Exchange-Set Speculative Position Limits
Under the Proposed Rules, DCMs and SEFs would be required to adopt position limits at a level no higher than the Commission's limit for all referenced contracts, but position accountability requirements could be adopted in lieu of position limits for excluded commodities, as well as for physical commodities that are not subject to a Commission position limit. A DCM or SEF that adopts position accountability levels could be required to adopt spot-month limits in certain circumstances. The Commission proposal also requires DCMs and SEFs to adopt aggregation rules and bona fide hedging exemptions that are at least as stringent as Commission requirements. As noted above, the Proposed Rules would also allow DCMs and SEFs to adopt risk management exemptions for excluded commodities.
Please contact Deborah Monson or the Ropes & Gray attorney who normally advises you with any questions you may have or if you would like additional information.
[1] See International Swaps and Derivatives Association v. United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 887 F. Supp.2d 259 (D.D.C. 2012).
[2] "Spot month" is the trading period immediately preceding the delivery period for a physical-delivery futures contract as well as for any cash-settled swaps and futures contracts that are linked to the physical-delivery contract.
[3] The 28 core referenced futures contracts are: Chicago Board of Trade Corn, Oats, Rough Rice, Soybeans, Soybean Meal, Soybean Oil and Wheat; Chicago Mercantile Exchange Feeder Cattle, Lean Hogs, Live Cattle and Class III Milk; Commodity Exchange, Inc. Gold, Silver and Copper; ICE Futures U.S. Cocoa, Coffee C, FCOJ-A, Cotton No. 2, Sugar No. 11 and Sugar No. 16; Kansas City Board of Trade Hard Winter Wheat; Minneapolis Grain Exchange Hard Red Spring Wheat; and New York Mercantile Exchange Palladium, Platinum, Light Sweet Crude Oil, New York Harbor ULSD, RBOB Gasoline and Henry Hub Natural Gas. Note that the Commission expects to propose to expand the list of core referenced futures contracts in physical commodities in the future.
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Everyone good died.
it's time for this year's edition of everyone's favorite holiday tradition: The 2016 Hater's Guide to the Williams-Sonoma Catalog! [more inside]
"People thought it was a really weird school"
Uni High tapped into the pop-psych teachings of the '70s to create one of the most bizarre curriculums of the era: Sex, Drugs, and Textbooks: Inside L.A.'s Most Controversial Educational Experiment by David Kukoff, L.A. Magazine
The closest you can get to flying
Robin Williams, on cycling. [more inside]
Oh, spiffing. Absolutely spiffing. Well done.
Three attempts were made to create a Fawlty Towers for American Television. Chateau Snavely was supposed to be a tour de force starring Betty White and Harvey Korman, but the pilot never made it to air. Watching the second adaptation, Bea Arthur's Amanda's by the Sea (1983), was like being eaten alive by Filigree Siberian Hamsters. It lasted all of six weeks on ABC -- and hopefully someone gave everyone involved in that production a damned good thrashing. And then there was John Larroquette's Payne.... [more inside]
"Folks at NPR thought, 'Oh good grief, we're selling out to Hollywood.'"
In 1981, NPR affiliate station KUSC hatched a bold plan to adapt George Lucas' Star Wars for radio. Easily the most visual film of the last decade, Star Wars as a listening experience seemed like an unlikely idea, but Lucas sold them the rights to adapt the hit movie for one dollar, and opened the Lucasfilm vaults to the show's producers: Star Wars sound effects would be available to them in their raw form, along with every note of John Williams' music. The cast was a mixture of original Star Wars cast members, Hollywood veterans, and future TV and movie stars still in the early stages of their careers. Novelist Brian Daley and Director John Madden then turned the first three films into "movies to watch with your eyes closed." [more inside]
Listen, I don't care if they were made in Buckingham Palace by whipping egg whites between Kate Middleton's asscheeks. They're still marshmallows.
"Doctor Smith, please! You're making The Robot very unhappy!"
In September, sci-fi master Irwin Allen's 1965 cult TV classic, Lost In Space marked its 50th anniversary. Now, Netflix has won a bidding war to remake the series. Meanwhile… [more inside]
King William's College General Knowledge Quiz 2014-2015
RIP Robin Williams
Robin Wiliams famous for his impressions, role as Genie in Aladdin, standup comedy, Mrs. Doubtfire and many other comedy roles has died at the age of 63.
Music to Make You Move: Syncopation, Body-Movement and Pleasure
What is it about "Happy" by Pharrell Williams that makes you want to move? Why can't we sit still when we hear Ray Charles perform "I've Got a Woman"? Michael Jackson had it, and so did Stevie Wonder. "It," in this case, is syncopation, the gaps in the rhythm that your brain wants to fill in, as reported in the article Syncopation, Body-Movement and Pleasure in Groove Music (full article online).
The poetry of Hart Crane, from the American epic to personal belonging
Hart Crane was a poet, one who was known by and friends with other notable poets. The poet e. e. cummings claimed that "Crane's mind was no bigger than a pin, but it didn't matter; he was a born poet" (Google books preview). Tennessee Williams said he could "hardly understand a single line" but insisted he wanted to be buried at sea at the "point most nearly determined as the point at which Hart Crane gave himself back." Crane had his critics — Marianne Moore and Ezra Pound come to mind, and William Carlos Williams wrote "There is good there but it's not for me" — but Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg used to read "The Bridge" together, John Berryman wrote one of his famous elegies on Crane and heavyweight Robert Lowell included his "Words for Hart Crane" in "Life Studies." Science/Fiction author, James Tiptree, Jr. (Alice Sheldon) also wrote that "nobody seems to have noticed that Hart Crane really was the first space poet," quoting lines from his epic The Bridge in the story Mother in the Sky with Diamonds. Those are all words by other people, why not read a few from Crane? [more inside]
a giant machine designed to give people what they want
"Twenty years after people began using the web en masse, it's time, Williams said, to accept that the internet isn't a magical universe with boundless potential. It's just another engine for improving quality of life." Twitter, Blogger and Medium founder Evan Williams on the triumphs and dangers of convenience.
"I was ... working on something else but last night I dreamt of R'lyeh"
The title of Allen Williams' website, "I Just Draw," undersells his works. These are no idle doodles, but rather, as Guillermo del Toro wrote: "Entire worlds flow from Allen Williams' pencil and brush. Creatures and characters more twisted and full of humanity than our imagination dares to conjure. He is an incredible draughtsman and a true original mind." You can see more of Williams' works on his blog. Click on the images to enlarge them. [more inside]
diddallydiddallydiddallydiddallydiddallydiddallydiddally wawp wamp
If you're not already in the mood for bacon fat, you might find yourself craving it anyway, just as soon as it hits the pan. Cause it's a slow simmering, juicy slab of swamp doo wop just right for easing across the kitchen floor to. Or the juke joint floor. Or just about any floor. Aww, have mercy! By the way, I mean this kind of Bacon Fat. Mmmm-mmm! Hungry for more? Alright then, there's... [more inside]
"Her daughter is a six year old version of me."
The Princess and the Trolls: The Heartrending Legend of Adalia Rose. A six year old with progeria, the internet, well-meaning adults, and a bunch of not so well-meaning ones, plus facebook and youtube, create the usual storm.
"All hands, prepare for MULTIBALL."
What is perhaps the best license ever applied to a pinball machine? Probably Star Trek: The Next Generation, which is surprisingly like playing an episode. Williams also released a special ROM of funny quotes from cast members that people can install into their machines. [more inside]
"Anything you are shows up in your music …"
"Her early records are collectors' items. Her writing and playing have become part of the pattern of jazz history. She has transcended the difficulties experienced by women in the music field and through several decades has held a position of eminence as one of jazz's most original and creative pianists. She speaks softly: 'Anything you are shows up in your music—jazz is whatever you are playing yourself, being yourself, letting your thoughts come through.'" Mary Lou Williams: Into The Sun, a conversational profile by fellow pianist Marian McPartland, 1964. [more inside]
"I don't know why I made the raccoons Irish, but it works."
Robin Williams in Concert:
An Evening with Robin Williams (1982)
A Night at The Met: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (1986)
Live on Broadway (2002)
Weapons of Self Destruction (2010) (Alternate link) [more inside]
An Evening with Robin Williams (1982)
A Night at The Met: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (1986)
Live on Broadway (2002)
Weapons of Self Destruction (2010) (Alternate link) [more inside]
Death by Degrees of Separation
Recently we learned about Erdos-Bacon-Sabbath numbers. Continuing in this vein, forum members at Select Button have been compiling Williams numbers, being characters in video games who can be linked to Nina Williams from the Tekken series of fighting games. [NSFW forum images]
Mikhail Gorbachev is easy, he has a Williams number of only 2. Adolph Hitler has a Williams number of 3. Also, the guy from Doom, Voltron, Barack Obama and Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law. God has a Williams number of 4. So does T. E. Lawrence and Tron. The Burger King has a Williams number of 5 as well as Sarah Palin, Sigmund Freud, Avatar Aang and H.P. Lovecraft. Homestar Runner has a Williams number of 7. [more inside]
Mikhail Gorbachev is easy, he has a Williams number of only 2. Adolph Hitler has a Williams number of 3. Also, the guy from Doom, Voltron, Barack Obama and Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law. God has a Williams number of 4. So does T. E. Lawrence and Tron. The Burger King has a Williams number of 5 as well as Sarah Palin, Sigmund Freud, Avatar Aang and H.P. Lovecraft. Homestar Runner has a Williams number of 7. [more inside]
A Century of Pinball - No Replay
In the 1930s in Chicago, it started pouring heavily, and ex-forestry ranger Steve Kordek ran into a building to get out of the rain. The company was Genco, and Steve was hired to work there at 26, which began a long, long career in pinball. Designer of over 100 games, he worked at Genco, Bally and finally Williams, retiring along with Williams' exit from Pinball with the ignoble shutdown of the Pinball 2000 project, a story told in the documentary Tilt (which has extensive interviews with Kordek). Here's a video of Steve in 1994. This week, Steve Kordek passed on, having celebrated his 100th birthday last month. Here's video of his 100th birthday party, with heartfelt tributes from friends and colleagues, and a few words from Steve himself.
Star Wars. 2001: A Space Odyssey. Star Trek: The Next Generation. Battlestar Galactica (1978), Superman: The Movie. What do all of these iconic scifi music themes have in common? Bear McCeary discusses the physics behind them. [more inside]
National Public Rodeo
National Public Rodeo Vanity Fair's David Margolick on the recent history and (somewhat) uncertain future of National Public Radio.
Took a fish wheel out to see a movie / Didn't have to pay to get it in
Right around 1879, the fishwheel (historical images, McCord replica) came to the Columbia River. A clever application of mill-like thinking to traditional net fishing techniques, the fishwheel's river-powered automation of upstream harvesting revolutionized canning in Oregon and Washington, drawing both commercial attention and critical concern [NYT 1881, PDF]. Two men, Thornton Williams and William Rankin McCord, each filed patents for fishwheel designs in 1881 (#245251) and 1882 (#257960) respectively; Williams brought an infringement suit against McCord which was dismissed on the grounds that the invention was not new, being based directly on the publicly documented work of one Samuel Wilson in 1879. Fishwheels were fair game. [more inside]
How the Daddy of Jesse Helms Gave Birth to Black Power
In 1936 in the Jim Crow South, Robert F. Williams was an 11-year-old black boy in Monroe, North Carolina, who watched helplessly as Jesse Helms Sr. (father and namesake of the former senator) beat an African-American woman to the ground and "dragged her off to the nearby jailhouse, her dress up over her head, the same way that a cave man would club and drag his sexual prey." Years later, after a stint in the segregated military, Williams returned home to Monroe and worked as an NAACP organizer, where he brought international attention to the Kissing Case, a 1958 incident in which two black boys under the age of 10 were sentenced to a reformatory for kissing a white girl. By then, Williams had also attracted controversy for his advocacy of armed self-defense, a position he outlined in the book Negroes with Guns. But it would all change overnight in 1961, when Williams landed on FBI's Most Wanted list, after being charged with kidnapping a white couple that Williams claimed he was trying to save from an angry black crowd. [more inside]
The dream of a reading machine.
"The written word hasn't kept up with the age. The movies have outmanoeuvered it. We have the talkies, but as yet no Readies." So wrote Rob Brown in 1930 in his book The Readies. Putting his money where his mouth was, he made a prototype readie, which has since been lost. Brown's story is recounted by Jennifer Schuessler in The New York Times. Brown expert Craig Saper has created a replica Readie online, which includes amongst others texts by Gertrude Stein, William Carlos Williams, F. T. Marinetti as well as translations from Horace by Ezra Pound. [Some of the texts shock modern sensibilities]
"Now, I don't see race..."
People afflicted with Williams syndroms are known for their "elfin" appearance, the ease with which they approach and socialize with stranger, and their near-normal language skills. Recent research on children with the rare neurodevelopmental disorder suggests they share another trait: They do not form racial stereotypes. Via.
Newfoundland Premier Danny Williams (no stranger to Metafilter) has travelled to an unspecified location in the United States to have heart surgery.
Newfoundland Premier Danny Williams (no stranger to Metafilter) has travelled to an unspecified location in the United States to have heart surgery. [more inside]
Now you, too, can become a Jedi!
Have you ever dreamed of moving an object with the power of your mind? Mindflex, the new mental acuity game from Mattel, makes that dream a reality. A lightweight headset containing sensors for the forehead and earlobes measures your brainwave activity. When you focus your concentration, a small foam ball will rise on a gentle stream of air. Relax your thoughts and the ball will descend. By using a combination of physical and mental coordination, you must then guide the ball through a customizable obstacle course, the various obstacles can be repositioned into many different configurations. [more inside]
Tie Brian Up, Tie Brian Down.
The Brian Williams Tie Report Archives. "Logging the neckwear fashion decisions of America's most trusted voice in evening news." No, seriously.
Don Helms, steel guitar master, passes on.
Don Helms, the steel guitarist in Hank Williams' Drifting Cowboys band, died on August 11. He was 81. Don provided the smooth-as-silk string stylings for over 100 of Hank's tunes, including Hey Good Lookin' and I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry. See Don demonstrate some of that steel guitar goodness in a snazzy version of Blues Stay Away From Me, or this instrumental rendition of Hank's Cold Cold Heart, or this sprightly little number, Fireball Mail. [more inside]
The Black Godfather
Agile Mobile Hostile [ Mov. file] A year with Andre Williams the documentary. The wiki entry, some clips from the film. [more inside]
Podcasting Resources
The popularity of podcasting has grown by leaps and bounds in the past year. Evan Williams, co-founder and former CEO of Pyra Labs, the makers of Blogger, is a co-founder of Odeo, a resource for podcast listeners and podcasters. More info here. Odeo is just one of many podcast directories; personally, my favorite is Podcast Pickle. Another great resource for audio content is PodioBooks.com, founded by Evo Terra. PodioBooks are serialized audio books which are made available in podcast format, many read by their authors. [more inside]
you are a robotron head.
Texans Reject Bush
Texans reject Bush
Not since the Portland Trailblazers selected Sam Bowie over Michael Jordan has such a draft day blunder occurred. In today's 2006 NFL Draft, the Houston Texans are set to make NC State defensive end Mario Williams - not USC running back Reggie Bush - the top overall pick. Yes, we're talking about this Reggie Bush (YouTube).
Texans fans, prepare for 10 more seasons like the one you just had.
Not since the Portland Trailblazers selected Sam Bowie over Michael Jordan has such a draft day blunder occurred. In today's 2006 NFL Draft, the Houston Texans are set to make NC State defensive end Mario Williams - not USC running back Reggie Bush - the top overall pick. Yes, we're talking about this Reggie Bush (YouTube).
Texans fans, prepare for 10 more seasons like the one you just had.
Not-so-lovely Rita
Got off the phone with my dad a little after midnight. He said, "It looks like this is finally the big one we've been talking about all these years..." Will the town made famous by Hemingway, Tennessee Williams, Jimmy Buffet, Mel Fisher, and, er, Pat Croce be the next metropolitan casualty?
evhead resigns blogger
best of luck, ev. after over five years of sweat and tears, founder evan williams decides to hang up the reigns on his position at blogger. undoubtedly, he's done a lot for the blogging community and the internet in general.. we wish him well.
Williams Telemetry
Back seat driver? Next time you get to drive a Williams F1 BMW around Indianapolis, you will want to know how to do it right. Thanks to the onboard telemetry spy system you can see how Ralf Schumacher tachs to 19000 rpm as he shifts up to 4th and reaches 333 kph on the straightaway, as recorded on the telemetry display (SWF). Compare with other tracks.
Can't get to the track? Drive your phone.
Can't get to the track? Drive your phone.
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text: Tough times at the The San Diego Union-Tribune - the paper wants to cut 43 newsroom employees. After buying out nineteen others last year, that's over 10 percent of the 360 people the paper has left there. The buyouts are still voluntary (going for a year's salary and six months of health benefits) but layoffs will follow if the target isn't met. There is one small pearl to be found in the rough ocean, however. Environment reporters (in addition to politics and breaking news reporters, sports columnists, and some others) are not eligible for the buyouts. Science and environment journalists worry a lot (more than politics and sports desks) about the declining number of science sections and dedicated staff positions left in the United States. That the Union-Tribune will guard the jobs of a few environment reporters is good news in an otherwise upsetting situation.


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The St. Louis Rams are wrapping up their rookie minicamps, which means it's time for the next phase of the offseason—organized team activities (OTAs).
It will be the first time rookies such as Tavon Austin and Alec Ogletree get to suit up and play alongside the veterans. It's a vital first step in building team chemistry and integrating the newcomers into the system.
This is a sluggish time of the year for NFL football, but OTAs will give us a sneak peak at the 2013 Rams and give us an idea of what to expect when training camp arrives.
So, based on the questions surrounding the team this offseason, here are several key items to keep an eye on during OTAs.


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SCaLE 9x Keynote Speakers Announced: Jane Silber and Leigh Honeywell
Jane Silber, CEO of Canonical, the corporate sponsor of the Ubuntu Linux Operating System, set to give one of the two keynotes at the Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE 9x) in Los Angeles, CA from February 25-27, 2011.
Silber's keynote is titled "Cloud for Human Beings". The foundation of Silber's career comes from her beginnings as a software developer and continues to build on that foundation through her years of business development, strategy, operations and product development experience. As Canonical's Chief Operating Officer she lead the Ubuntu One project and ensured large organizations found Ubuntu "enterprise-ready". Currently Silber is the CEO of Canonical.
Silber joins Leigh Honeywell, co-founder and current president of HackLab TO in Toronto, who will give a keynote on "Hackerspaces and Free Software".
Silber and Honeywell but two of more than 60 speakers at SCaLE 9x. A full list of speakers, registration information, or to learn more information about this event can be found on the SCaLE 9x website.
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openSUSE Rolls Out 42.2 Leap
New release targets Linux professionals.
Cutting-Edge Fedora 25 Released
The Fedora project adds Wayland and Gnome 3.22
CeBIT 2017: The Open Source Forum
CeBIT 2017: Open Source Forum Call for Papers
Say it Ain't So! Microsoft Joins the Linux Foundation
Long-time Linux antagonist joins the revolution.
How to Bypass Authentication on a Linux System
Major bug affects Debian/Ubuntu distributions.
Ubuntu Core 16
Canonical releases the minimal edition for embedded devices, Internet of Things, and cloud deployments.