text: Johannesburg - Despite lacklustre past soccer performances, Bafana Bafana all-time great Benni McCarthy believes this generation is "stronger" than squads from over a decade ago. "The generation we have now is stronger from what I can remember when we were more successful," said McCarthy, who scored of South Africa's first-ever goal at the World Cup in 1998 in France. "The [players today] are faster, stronger, more athletic. "I admire the likes of [Andile] Jali and [Oupa] Manyisa, [Thulani] Serero, George Maluleka - and those are just a few names that I've mentioned." The 34-year-old former Porto (Portugal), West Ham United (England) forward is in the sunset of an illustrious career at Orlando Pirates. He aided the side in defending their Premiership title and win a successive treble of trophies in his first season back. "If I was an agent, I'd send them to Real Madrid, Barcelona [both Spain], Chelsea [England]," said McCarthy. "How come some are they still playing in our league?" Bafana are on another re-building phase after disastrous failures in the 2010 and 2012 Afcon campaigns. Having hosted the 2010 Fifa World Cup, the road to Brazil 2014 begins on Sunday with a Group A fixture against Ethiopia at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium. "It's tough because we have the right ammunition, but maybe they have not been used properly [by coaches]," said McCarthy. "That is why we have not being seeing success, it's about getting the right formula, then this generation can do things. "Something is missing in the ingredients if you make a cake, take it out of the oven, and it collapses." McCarthy, who spent 15 years in Europe, also spoke about the decreasing export of local talent and about those coming home early. While it was a concern, McCarthy sympathised with the problems and strains players had to endure in another country. The latest player to return is Bafana wingback Siboniso Gaxa, who has signed with Kaizer Chiefs for next season from Belgium. "I don't know what the reasons for 'Pa' (Gaxa) coming back, but it takes courage to do that," he said. "I can sympathise being in a situation where, if life becomes tough, you'd rather come home where you're loved than be unhappy and miserable in a foreign place. "We have got to respect Gaxa's decision, he can still grow and do wonders for Chiefs, and get another chance for Europe. "He's got his reasons, and I'm behind everybody." In an overseas interview last week, former Chiefs' coach, Vladimir Vermezovic, labelled South African players talented but weak, lacking the needed "warrior" spirit. McCarthy partly carried the same motion, while praising the hardships they endured that helped shape their careers. The likes of Lucas Radebe, Mark Fish, Shaun Bartlett, Steve Komphela, John Moshoeu and Quinton Fortune were some of the country's most successful players abroad. "We are a different breed because we came from hardships, and nothing that Europe threw your way was really hard," said McCarthy. "I used to see people get shot in front of me [growing up in the Cape Flats, Cape Town]. "I'm all right. I'm a survivor, and know what hardships are. "I went there for hunger and to make a great life for me and my family. "Even though times were tough, you still pushed through, thinking: are things really tougher than where I come from?"


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Optimism is the tendency to see life's events in a positive way. It is the key ingredient to resiliency and personal strength. A positive attitude can also help you deal with the stress of life.
You can develop a habit of positive thinking. Remember: You cannot change what happens to you, but you can always choose how you respond to it.
Here are ten helpful tips for turning your negative attitude into a positive one.
Having a positive attitude doesn't mean living in a fantasy land. Having realistic expectations and taking the positive experiences with the negative allows us to grow from all of our experiences.
Be careful you don't mistake pessimism for depression. If you cannot seem to develop a positive attitude no matter what you do, PLEASE seek help. You may be depressed.
Deadlines. Responsibilities. Disgruntled Customers. While these three factors can make having a positive attitude at work a challenge ... there is something that is even more insidious that could bring us down in the workplace – a complaining co-worker.
Recently, the Wall Street Journal® published an article that dealt with this very subject.
According to Sue Shellenbarger's article,"What to Do With a Workplace Whiner," which appeared in the U.S. edition of The Wall Street Journal on September 12, 2012, exposure to negativity can have an adverse effect.
"Exposure to nonstop negativity can disrupt learning, memory, attention and judgment, says Robert Sapolsky, a prominent author and professor of neurology and neurological sciences at Stanford University. The brain, he says, can only handle so many stimuli at once before it begins losing ability to concentrate or remember—especially if that steady stream of negativity sparks distressing emotions."
The article went on to give five solutions for dealing with this type of personality. If you find that a negative co-worker is influencing your positive attitude, you may want to try: changing the subject; retreating mentally; asking for a solution to the problem; moving your desk; or providing a limited amount of time for coworkers to air their complaints.
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Little did I know that the disc drive is non compatible with my mac and when I found that out I went back to the store that I went to the first time and asked them to replace the disc player with the same guy who I meet with the first time and he was rude and uncooperative. [continued below]....
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Suspension, Brakes and Tires Discussion, 5,500 for new shocks!!!? in Item Specific Cadillac Discussion; Originally Posted by Night Wolf Ralph, he is talking about the Town Car, they use air bag suspension... sweet ride, ...
Re: 5,500 for new shocks!!!?Originally Posted by Night Wolf
Re: 5,500 for new shocks!!!?
ok ralph. basically our suspension uses the struts not the springs to adjust the suspension. the ford method is air springs and conventional shocks. the gm is conventional springs and air shocks or struts. If you look at the strut tower in the engine compartment and see electric wires you know you will have a better ride, but a more expensive fix. Now GM is using magnetic particles. 2004 Cadillac SRX and the Corvette as far as i know have a magnetic suspension. Faster response than our mini air compressors
and btw MB is crap. who's gonna fix it? my bought a ml 430 2001 and it was window switch, speaker, MAF sensor, water pump, and the bearing were/are bad and that's with only 40k miles. sorry i know the car rides awesome, but unless i can get a mechanic... or afford a lease sorry i'd rather not.
LEXUS OWNS.. just did the HUD on my mom's 93 SC 400
check it out for all you frustrated lexus owners who don't want to pay 600 bux for a new gauge cluster.
p.s. if you don't have the electric wires on your 91 fleet on the front struts. To do the rear shocks right its gonna be about 800-1k that's springs, shocks, shock mounts and 4 wheel alignment
AC Delco parts only of course.
Re: 5,500 for new shocks!!!?Originally Posted by Coupe
JD Power (I believe) says MB is on par with the quality of a Chev. (tied for 12th place) The Lexus info is shocking because Lexus is supposed to be the most reliable and quality vehicle on the planet right now! Just goes to show the Japanese are not that infallable. Everyone just assumes they will not break down for at least 10 years. LOL!
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Re: 5,500 for new shocks!!!?Originally Posted by Coupe
In any case my point was not whether MB or Lexus are good or bad, but rather that we should take a clue from them in customer choice, if I dont want a gizmo laden suspension, I shouldnt have to be forced into it. Id like to be able to choose my suspension option. I think the Corvette currently has an optional electronic system, but its not standard, which is cool.
Re: 5,500 for new shocks!!!?
ok, forget everything about Lincoln for right now:
the CCR/SSS works like this:
car has 4 wheel independent suspension
each wheel has a regular spring and strut
the REAR strusts are air-shock type struts (Cadillac has been using these things forever)
there is a small compressor under the hood that pumps are into the lines to RAISE or LOWER the REAR struts (therfore changing ride height...of the back of the car)
with the CCR/SSS ALL 4 struts are electronically controled.
the strusts that are electronically controlled have wires going to them
the selonied in the electronic strusts goes bad
they cannot be replaced
the whole strut must be repalced
they are expensive
The alternative is to use PASSIVE struts for ALL 4 wheels... they are regular struts and are NOT comtrolled by the computer
they are alot cheaper
for the back you will use AIR STRUTS, that way the car can still turn the compressor on/off to raise/lower the back of the car (make it level)
Lincoln uses AIRBAGS instead of AIR SHOCKS, but I am not gonna get into that....
Re: 5,500 for new shocks!!!?
Well I'm not 100% sure, but on my 90 Caddy that doesn't have the totally active suspension and that's how much it cost. I'm not sure if its any different on my 93 caddy, I didn't price the rears so i'm basically goin on that.
The actuators are not only ride leveling but an active suspension that increases ride tighness as speed increases. I believe its defined as 3 rides: comfort, normal, and sport. Comfort from 0-32 mph, normaly from 33-64 mph, and sport 65+. If the Service SSS light comes on the car defaults to sport mode full time, which has happened to me now. Personally, I enjoy the way the car rides so much better in this mode cause the low speed handling was lacking and far too bouncy, can bottom out easy.
Re: 5,500 for new shocks!!!?
yeah, that's about right... 5mph and under the car would go into Sport mode also for speed bumps and stuff....
...the thing i like, is there is the g-thingy and under heavy acceleration, braking and turning, it'll automatically turn it to sport mode....really neat....
Re: 5,500 for new shocks!!!?
Ya its a great idea, but not for long term usage on the car cause the price
but I still want to keep the car original... dilemma dilemma
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Source: —British Union Conference Communication Department/Adventist Review
[March 19, 2007] ADRA/UK Director Bert Smit, program officer Pansi Katenga, and three other ADRA team members were held at gunpoint by armed robbers on March 1 while on a visit to monitor adult literacy education in Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea (PNG).
The robbers ambushed the ADRA minibus the group was travelling in, following a visit to the Jesus Centre Halfway House training centre. The driver of the minibus was dragged out and forced to lie on the ground. The rest of the team was then forced out of the van and robbed of video and camera equipment, a laptop computer, credit cards, and money. The robbers also took Katenga's Malawian passport, which contained her United Kingdom work permit.
The team members immediately reported the incident to the police, who said that often such attacks are linked to gang rape and revenge attacks for HIV and AIDS. They told the team they had been "lucky."
The group was particularly concerned about Katenga's stolen passport, so church members and leaders immediately put the "wantok" system into action. Wantok (meaning one talk in Tok Pisin) links people to their native language and tribe. A person's wantoks are people they treat like brothers and sisters if called upon to help them. Today the system goes beyond just language and tribe barriers to include both geographical and religious relationships. So wantok pressure was put on the community to act because this incident affected the Adventist Church as a whole entity.
Adventist churches met to pray. Community leaders spread the word that all the group wanted back was the passport. Within 24 hours the credit cards were returned. Within 48 hours Katenga's passport was also returned. No other items have turned up as yet, but the team members said they praised God for making it possible to travel again.
The ADRA group later learned that some of the men involved in the ambush had formerly attended an Adventist church and felt badly for having mistreated their wantok. The police told the team that if the minivan in which they had been driving, had visibly carried the ADRA logo, the robbery probably wouldn't have occurred because of the agency's good reputation in the region.
Although they admit to being shaken by the event, Smit and Katenga say they are still very positive about the work ADRA-UK is doing in PNG. This particular visit was to monitor an adult literacy project first organized in June, 2006. The project strives to empower local civil society organizations to offer literacy and income-generation training. Currently, the project has spawned some 16 literacy programs and trained hundreds of teachers who have taught approximately 26,000 adults to read and write.
Although the team left PNG earlier than planned, they say they are still positive about the ADRA-supported projects. "While this experience has been a shock, I am not put off," Katenga said. "Someday I will be back."


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SPCA staff believe a cat found drowned in Auckland's Waitemata Harbour on Sunday was lured into a lobster trap and left in the water to die.
The ginger and white cat was found floating in the trap beneath the Auckland Harbour Bridge by members of the Royal NZ Yacht Squadron, who were participating in the Harken Youth International Match Racing Championships.
The cat and the trap were fished from the water by RNZYS youth training programme coach Guy Pilkington, and Danielle Bowater, who contacted SPCA Auckland.
SPCA inspector Matt Dingle examined the body at Westhaven Marina.
"The cat was inside a cylindrical plastic trap about a metre or so long with a very small opening at one end. There was a blue food bowl inside the trap with the cat, which suggests to me that someone lured the cat inside and then disposed of it in the harbour," Mr Dingle said.
SPCA Auckland vet manager Shalsee Vigeant confirmed the cat, whose sex is yet to be determined, died by drowning.
"It is a very sad and inhumane way for any animal to die," Dr Vigeant said.
SPCA Auckland chief executive Christine Kalin described it as "an appalling act of animal cruelty".
"We need to find the culprit quickly and seek justice for this innocent animal," Ms Kalin said. "This cat may have been someone's beloved pet or it may have been a stray but either way the person who killed it has committed a crime.
"We are appealing to members of the public to call us with any information that might lead to the arrest of the offender. If you have seen someone throwing something that looked like this trap into the harbour, or have any other information, please call us on 09 256 7300."
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Good on Air New Zealand for doing what it can to make long-haul flights bearable for those who fly cattle class.
I've parked my bum in every part of a plane over the years - mostly economy, occasionally business and on one glorious, never-to-be-forgotten trip to Ireland, first class on Cathay Pacific.
I loved that trip - it was beyond my wildest imaginings - but I must confess I felt like our dog when he sits on the couch.
He's in heaven; he can't believe it's happening but deep down, he knows he shouldn't be there. That was me in first.
Cuddle Class, the first lie-flat seats in the world for economy passengers, is right up my alley.
Having a lie-flat bed in economy is even better than some of the seats they try to palm off as business class on some of the world's dodgier airlines.
At 5 feet 1 inch, Cuddle Class is made for me, although I might have to find an itinerant jockey to share the bed with. There's no way my 6 foot 3 inch Irishman would be able to wedge in.
Still, we'd have fun trying. And therein lies the rub. Members of the Mile High Club will sky rocket. What are you to do? Trapped for 12 hours, curled up against one another with liquor on tap? The poor hosties.


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Posted by Luca Paderni on the B2C Marketing Professionals Blog on April 22, 2014
William Hill PLC, one of the world's leading betting and gaming companies and trusted UK high-street brand, has recently undergone a significant strategy review. The strategic changes came in response to the fact that more and more of its customers want to engage with the company via digital and increasingly also via mobile platforms — which at Forrester we refer to as the mobile mind shift.
In this new business context, William Hill now focuses on three main initiatives for expansion: 1) develop a wider product range, 2) encourage greater multichannel usage, and 3) increase internationalisation. To better understand how it is tackling these business priorities and, in particular, how the firm is driving multichannel usage by delivering visible value (and in context), we invited Kristof Fahy, William Hill's Chief Marketing Officer to deliver a keynote presentation at Forrester's Forum For Marketing Leaders in London coming up on May 13-14.
In the run-up to the Forum, Kristof was kind enough to answer a few questions to provide a sneak preview to the content from his speech. I hope you enjoy his responses as much as I did, and I look forward to seeing many of you in London!
Q. You've led marketing efforts at a wide variety of companies, from big and established brands like Orange and BlackBerry to challengers like Yahoo. Are there key things that all brands—regardless of size and industry—should be doing today to stay relevant and top of mind in our hyper-connected, multi-channel world?
Posted by George Lawrie on the Application Development & Delivery Professionals Blog on September 2, 2011
Most Forrester readers certainly understand the importance of empowering their employees to contend with highly informed and increasingly demanding customers. But I'm often asked just how to overcome the process and data integrity challenges of apps or services that empower employees and/or drive continuity of experience for consumers across channels. With the rise of mobile as well as web and call center interactions and with a proliferation of new tools for managing distributed processes and data, most application development and delivery professionals as well as their business process and applications colleagues have to absorb all the arguments before they make decisions that could be critical to their firms' futures – to say nothing of their own careers.
One pioneer whom I interviewed was immensely proud of his lightning rollout of a guerilla app to support his firm's front office in advising clients on complex product choices. I asked him about future plans and sheepishly he admitted they would be starting again from scratch because the guerilla app was unable to leverage enterprise services exposing critical data about product offerings. He remarked ruefully that sometimes you do have to follow the IT standards "yellow brick road" rather than just head for the hills, but wouldn't it be great to have the best of both worlds, with both agile deployment and full advantage taken of enterprise assets and data?
If you need a deeper understanding of the issues and options, then I'd like to invite you to join us at Forrester's Application Development & Delivery Forum, where my colleague Clay Richardson and I will discuss in practical terms how to deliver integrated experiences across multiple touchpoints.


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All Key Largo population data above are from the US Census Bureau.
With 10,496 people, Key Largo is the 305th most populated city in the state of Florida out of 916 cities. But watch out, Key Largo, because Pine Ridge with 10,402 people and Trinity with 10,459 people are right behind you.
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The largest Key Largo racial/ethnic groups are White (69.0%) followed by Hispanic (26.0%) and Asian (2.1%).
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In 2015, the median household income of Key Largo residents was $56,805. Key Largo households made slightly more than Patrick AFB households ($56,667) and The Villages households ($56,672) . However, 14.6% of Key Largo residents live in poverty.
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The median age for Key Largo residents is 50.7 years young.
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Pharrell to curate NBA2K15 soundtrack
The cover of NBA2K15 is revealed today as cover boy Kevin Durant looks to drive, but the one caveat that's news to all of us: "Music curated by Pharrell Williams". Get ready to hear "Happy" for the millionth time again, but otherwise, I'm pretty excited to see what diverse throwbacks and underground collabs P chooses for the soundtrack. He has a library of artists of all genres that he has worked with so the possibilities are endless. 2K stays raising the bar — can't wait to see what they do with 2K15 as now we know, the soundtrack will be on point.
Meanwhile… in WWE2K15 news… Sting is coming back! Sick trailer announcement below as it looks like Sting is set to make his first appearance ever in the WWE in a storyline that culminates to next year's WrestleMania. Probably my brother and I's favorite wrestler of all-time.


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In today's low interest rate environment, why would a bank agree to refinance a mortgage? After all, the loan will be locked at an exceedingly low interest rate meaning that, if inflation goes up in the future, the bank will actually end up losing money. Today, many lenders make their money not off of lending money but off of the fees that they charge to make loans.
For a typical mortgage refinance where the borrower does not pay discount points, fees typically run between two and three percent when they are all added up. While this may seem like a great deal of money, comparing the one-time fees to the total interest savings makes the benefit of a refinance much clearer. In addition, many refinances can be structured where the borrower does not pay the fees out of pocket, further blunting their impact.
Average Cost to Refinance and Pay Off an Old Mortgage
While most of the cost involved in a refinance comes from originating the new loan, paying off an old one typically carries at least one of the following two fees:
- Reconveyance fee. A reconveyance fee is the fee that a lender charges to formally give up their right to your property so that your next lender can take it as collateral. This fee is typically minimal — in the neighborhood of $100.
- Prepayment penalty. While most traditional fixed-rate mortgages do not carry prepayment penalties, some jumbo and sub-prime loans do. These penalties vary wildly depending on the actual rate and terms of the loan getting prepaid.
Average Costs for Refinancing
Lenders, originators and third-party vendors charge a vast range of fees to place a new loan. These fees fall into a few groups:
- lender fees
- appraisals
- title and closing fees
- prepaid expenses
The exact refinance cost average that lenders charge varies depending on the lender and the type of loan. They generally levy small charges for such things as accepting an application, issuing a credit check and generating the loan paperwork. Some also charge an origination fee, which is a percentage of the total loan amount.
Appraisal fees go to a third party appraiser that looks at the property being mortgaged and estimates its value. Typical appraisals are between $200 and $400.
In most states, a title company or a title company and attorney handle the process of actually getting the loan closed. They coordinate getting the paperwork together, getting signatures, and sending the money to the right place. A title company also ensures that there is no one else that might be able to lay claim to the property and harm the owner's or lender's right to it. They charge for all of these services.
Finally, some loans will require that some expenses be prepaid. For example, they may call for premiums on property or mortgage insurance. Others require that a portion of interest be paid upfront, as well.
Optional Discount Points
Some loans allow the borrower to "buy the rate down" by paying discount points. For example, if a borrower pays one percent of the loan as an upfront fee, the lender would reduce the rate by 0.25 percent. After approximately four years, the borrower would have gotten their money back and would have 26 additional years of payments at the lower rate. Discount points can be a good investment for borrowers who know that they will be holding on to the property and its mortgage for a long time. These costs are not usually included in the average refinance fees for a new mortgage.
Paying The Fees
There are typically three ways to pay refinance fees – in cash at closing, by adding them to the loan balance, or by having the lender pay them in exchange for charging a slightly higher interest rate. Most borrowers opt for one of the latter options to conserve their personal cash reserves. All three can be appropriate, though, depending on a given borrower's specific situation.
Even after all of the fees, refinancing usually nets significant savings. As long as a borrower can reduce their interest rate by at least 100 basis points, or one percent, they will almost always come out ahead doing a refi. Some borrowers who refinance away from high-rate subprime loans can come out ahead in less than one year!
Ultimately, most borrowers need help in choosing the right type of refinance mortgage and the right way to structure it. A qualified mortgage broker can do this for borrowers. They also help to streamline the paperwork, and get the loan closed more quickly. With their help and today?s attractive low rates, just about anyone can save a great deal of money on their mortgage.
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Claude Julien: Tomas Kaberle will 'have to be even bigger'
|05.11.11 at 12:30 pm ET
Tomas Kaberle has been one of the most scrutinized Bruins since he arrived in Boston in mid-February, and for good reason. He wasn't contributing as much on offense and the power play as he was expected to, and he was making some costly mistakes in his own zone.
Claude Julien said he thought Kaberle played better in the Bruins' most recent series against the Flyers, though. In fact, the 12-year veteran finished the series with a plus-4 rating.
"I know at one point we had expected a little more out of him, and we were clear with that," Julien said. "I think since that time, he's certainly been a pretty good player for us these last few games against Philly. We've seen him move the puck extremely well and I think he's been a better player. … We've liked the way he's handled the puck and handled the pressure of the forecheck and getting the attack going."
Julien said Kaberle will have to step up even more in the Eastern Conference finals against the Lightning because of their 1-3-1 scheme that clogs up the neutral zone (explained here).
"I think in this series coming up, he's going to have to be even bigger for us because of the way they play the game," Julien said. "We're going to need some really good puck movement from the back end, so he's going to be a key element to our success."
Nathan Horton ready to face old 'rivals' with stakes raised
|05.10.11 at 8:40 pm ET
Back during the preseason, Nathan Horton, who had come to the Bruins after playing the first six years of his career in Florida, was gearing up for his first game against the Canadiens. Sure, it was an exhibition, but it was a big deal for a player who never felt he played in a major rivalry.
Yet it wasn't his first rivalry, it was just his first major rivalry. In asking Peter Chiarelli about it for a story, the general manager said "the Florida-Tampa rivalry, when it was going, actually there were some good games."
It was tough for it to be seen as a major rivalry for Horton given that the stakes weren't nearly as high. In his last three years in Florida, neither team made the playoffs, or even finished better than third in the Southeast Division. Horton had identified the in-state battle as being the closest thing he had to preparation for Bruins-Habs, saying he had "a little rivalry with Tampa Bay in Florida, but not really."
What a difference a year makes.
Last season, only three points separated the fourth-place Lightning from the last-place Panthers in the cellar of their division. A year later, Horton is finally up to face the Lightning, though it's taken relocation for him and major changes to Tampa Bay's organization and roster to make it possible.
With a new general manager in Steve Yzerman, a new coach in Guy Boucher and a revamped roster, the Lightning are ready to storm into Boston this weekend with the intention of grabbing a lead in the Eastern Conference finals. Horton, still in his first postseason, is looking for a different result, and when it comes to him facing the lightning, the stakes are finally high.
"It's weird," Horton said Tuesday. "I mean, I've played them so many times in my career from when I played [in Florida]. They've been great this year. They've changed a lot from when I was there. They've gotten a lot better. Different faces, a new coaching staff. They're a real talented team, but it's definitely weird to be playing them."
For Horton, it's simply a sign of what change can do. For a player who wanted out of Florida, he's enjoyed every second (his smile would suggest he's even enjoyed the struggles) of his time in Boston. Change has been good for him, and it's been good for the Lightning.
"It changes so quickly," Horton said. "It's going to be fun to go back there, and hopefully we can win some games."
In four games against Tampa Bay this year, Horton has three assists.
NESN announces multi-year extension with Jack Edwards
|05.10.11 at 5:26 pm ET
NESN announced that it had reached a multi-year extension with Jack Edwards. Edwards has been the play-by-play man for the network's coverage of the Bruins since 2005.
'For the past six years, Jack has been an energetic and important part of NESN's Bruins hockey coverage,' Sean McGrail, NESN President and CEO, said in the press release announcing the agreement. 'We are very happy to extend his contract, and look forward to his passionate presence in the broadcast booth for years to come.'
Edwards added in the statement: 'Who has more fun than us? To work with Brick, Naoko, and our NESN production crew is to live the dream. We feed off the energy and passion of Bruins fans across New England and hockey fans all over the world. We love our work and we love working together. To be part of that, to share the space with people who pour so much of their time and effort into covering this team and this sport, is the pinnacle of my career.'
Fun while it lasted: Chris Kelly's caged days are over
|05.10.11 at 3:51 pm ET
Bruins center Chris Kelly couldn't wait to get rid of his full cage, and he finally did just that on Tuesday.
Kelly, who had to wear the cage after hitting his face on the post in Game 3 of the quarterfinals vs. the Canadiens, was asked time and time again whether he feared losing the cage given the success it seemingly brought him. Kelly had just six points in his first 27 games with the Bruins, but since donning the cage in Game 4 of the quarterfinals, he has had six points in eight games. Now ready to take Patrice Bergeron's spot on the second line until the concussed center returns, Kelly will wear an extended visor, which he said "feels a lot better."
Kelly said that as much as he grew tired of the cage's popularity, he did not bury or burn it, but he is officially done with it.
"I didn't bury it. I don't know what they did with it," he said with a relieved grin. "Obviously you guys love it, rightfully so, but it was time to move forward, and this was a great alternative."
Patrice Bergeron at the Garden, Claude Julien says concussed center is 'doing better'
|05.10.11 at 1:44 pm ET
Bruins center Patrice Bergeron was at TD Garden Tuesday, and while he did not practice with his teammates, his mere presence is something the team is taking as a positive sign for the concussed the25-year-old.
"He's doing better," coach Claude Julien said. "He's here and he's doing better, so again, he's dealing with the concussion symptoms and everything else, the protocol of it. He's here today because he's feeling better. I think we're getting some positive feedback from him."
Bergeron suffered a mild concussion in the third period of the Bruins' 5-1 win in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals over the Flyers. He leads the B's with 12 points this postseason and is expected to miss the beginning of the conference finals vs. the Lightning.
Bruins-Lightning open up Saturday night at TD Garden
|05.10.11 at 1:20 pm ET
The NHL announced Tuesday that the Bruins will host the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Saturday night at 8 p.m. at TD Garden.
Both teams will be well-rested since they swept their respective conference semifinal series. The Bruins beat the Flyers in four straight, concluding their sweep last Friday night. They will have had seven days off before playing Saturday. The Lightning will be playing on even more rest, eliminating the Capitals on May 4 in four straight, a span of nine days between games.
Game 2 will also be in Boston Tuesday night at 8 p.m. before the series shifts to St. Petersburg for Games 3 and 4. The Lightning host the Bruins Thursday, May 19 at 8:00 p.m. ET and Saturday, May 21 at 1:30 p.m. ET at the St. Pete Times Forum.
If necessary, Game 5 is set for Monday, May 23 at 8:00 p.m. ET in Boston, while Game 6 will be back in Tampa Bay on Wednesday, May 25 at 8:00 p.m. ET, and Game 7 will be played in Boston on Friday, May 27 at 8:00 p.m. ET. The Bruins have also released a limited number of tickets for Games 1, 2 and 5.
Tickets are available for purchase at the TD Garden Box Office, on www.bostonbruins.com or via phone by calling Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000. The Bruins say a limited number of tickets will likely be released from various NHL and team holds between now and the start of each game.
Fun with 1-3-1: How the Lightning beat teams in the neutral zone
|05.09.11 at 3:56 pm ET
WILMINGTON ' It's spoken about as though it's legend: the vaunted Tampa Bay 1-3- 1. It's the key to Guy Boucher's success, and the reason why the Lightning are in the Eastern Conference finals. It can make opposing teams crumble ' just ask the Capitals. It sure is something.
But, um, what is it?
Since it seems it will be a matter of days before the Lightning and Bruins actually meet in the conference finals, there's plenty of time to explain.
The 1-3-1 is a neutral zone scheme employed by the Lightning, and it seems to be a variation of the popular 'trap' system. Teams that play a trap style put one man on the puck, backed by essentially two guys behind him, and two defensemen back. Think of it as a 1-2-2 for the sake of understanding the differences.
In the 1-3-1, there is only one man hanging back, with three guys between the guy playing the puck and the last defenseman. For a fantastically in-depth look at Tampa's 1-3-1, check out this lesson from the Japer's Rink blog in DC.
The purpose of the 1-3-1 is to push the play toward the boards. If the first guy can do that, the three skaters in front of the man back (or 'free safety' as the blog likens it to), can make it very difficult for the team bringing it through the neutral zone to find seams. If turnovers can be created as a result, suddenly the team bringing the puck through the neutral zone is in big trouble.
'If you get caught flat-footed I think you are playing into their strength,' Claude Julien said after Monday's practice. 'If you create turnovers you are obviously going to pay for it so those are two of the main things you have to be careful about when they play that system.
'When I say we saw Montreal sit back, but I think they sit back even more. And they are even deeper so the one thing they do is once they turn that puck over they counter quickly. It's going to be really important that we minimize those and obviously you have to create some speed through the neutral zone because standing still you're a dead duck.'
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Australia was hopeful of finalising a $4 billion free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States this week, Trade Minister Mark Vaile said today.
With the future of the deal hanging in the balance, Mr Vaile has flown to the US and will hold talks with his US counterpart Robert Zoellick tonight.
Mr Vaile said he believed the deal could be finalised this week and that sugar must be part of any free trade deal.
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Mr Vaile backed Mr Howard's comments.
"Sugar is one of these most difficult issues to deal with on a global basis but in this negotiation and we've made it very clear that sugar must be part of the deal," Mr Vaile said.
"When I'm in my first meeting later on tonight Australian time when I meet with Bob Zoellick, I will reinforce that position."
Negotiations had effectively stalled before Mr Vaile's arrival in the US
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American market.
But with more than 70 per cent of the work on the FTA complete, Mr Vaile said he was hopeful the remaining issues could be dealt with this week.
"I've always said that there's an even chance, or maybe a tad better than a 50-50 chance of success," he said.
"If both sides are willing and committed to a decent outcome then I think that we can achieve that this week.
"That remains to be seen.
Last week Mr Zoellick told a US radio station he was opposed to better access for Australian sugar growers.
Sugar, along with dairy, beef, horticulture and peanuts, are key American farm markets Australia is keen to prise open as part of the FTA.
Around $800 million of the estimated $4 billion benefit to Australia from an FTA comes from opening up the American sugar market.
Australia is restricted to just two tanker-loads of sugar to the US a year, with heavy tariff penalties for anything more.
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Not sure if that was cute or fence fighting. Only one way to know for sure. Get rid of the fence and see if the pitbull latches onto the deer's neck. One thing I do know for sure. I would never allow my dogs to do this.
It really looks a lot like the horizontal prey movements I make when I'm doing confidence building prey bitework with sport dogs. I'll run horizontally stop and hide behind stuff in response to barking. When they are allowed to reach me they bite the crap outta me...soooooo. I don't think that's as friendly as people make it out to be.
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The London Broncos have signed Alex Hurst on a full-time contract for the 2013 season.
Hurst joined the Broncos on a one month trial and has impressed during his time with the club. Hurst, 21, joins the club from Swinton Lions and is seen as a centre or full-back by head coach Tony Rea.
"It's a big step up," said Hurst, "It's different from my previous experience as it is everyone's job so everyone is conditioned and eating right, and in the right frame of mind. "It's a massive challenge for me and I'm dying to get some games under my belt and press for first team rugby. It's what every rugby player wants to do and I'm here to take my chance.
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Kuala Lumpur shopping: 10 best places to bag a bargain
From the massive malls that line Bukit Bintang to the backstreet stalls of Petaling Street, Kuala Lumpur is a shopaholic's dream.
But if you're in town for only a few days, deciding where to start can be rough.
Here's a look at the top 10 places to shop in Kuala Lumpur.
The Curve
It might be located way out in west KL, but The Curve beats many of its competitors with its indoor/outdoor layout, range of al fresco dining and pedestrianized walkways.
Add to the mix Kuala Lumpur's only Ikea, as well as an adjoining Tesco, and you have the most family-friendly mall in town.
This explains why it fills up on weekends with parents pushing strollers.
But there's still ample room to shop.
For eating, almost every Malaysian favorite can be found, including branches of Pappa Rich, Little Penang Cafe and Secret Recipe.
The Curve, 6 Jalan PJU 7/3, Mutiara Damansara, Petaling Jaya, Selangor; +60 (0)3 7710 6868
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Mid Valley Megamall
While it can't match Bukit Bintang malls for high-end luxury, Mid Valley is one of KL's most popular malls for its abundance of affordable shopping -- not to mention a huge array of stores and restaurants (430 and counting), 18-screen cineplex, large Metrojaya and Aeon department stores and exhibition center.
There are two food courts, but those in the know head to Oasis on the second floor, where the prices are cheap, and food more authentic.
If you really need an upmarket fix, you can walk across the connecting passageway to The Gardens Mall.
Mid Valley Megamall, Mid Valley City, Lingkaran Syed Putra, Kuala Lumpur; +60 (0)3 2938 3333
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Royal Selangor
A huge tankard -- with what appears to be foam overflowing from its brim -- stands at the entrance to the head office of Royal Selangor, one of Malaysia's most iconic companies.
At the KL visitor's center, you can learn how to make your own pewter dish at the School of Hard Knocks (RM60).
If you just want to explore, there are free guided tours that take you through the company's history (it was founded by young Chinese pewtersmith in 1885), the science behind making the alloy and a factory tour.
Naturally, there's a gift shop for those who want to pick up a souvenir. This is a shopping list, after all.
Royal Selangor Visitor Centre, 4, Jalan Usahawan 6, Setapak Jaya, Kuala Lumpur; +60 (0)3 4145 6122
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Berjaya Times Square
New York has one, as does Hong Kong, so it only makes sense that KL -- arguably Southeast Asia's shopping capital -- has a Times Square.
Highlights include Malaysia's largest indoor theme park, split between family-friendly and adult-only rides; a Taipei-style night market on the third floor, complete with flashing neon signs, manholes and food stalls; and the Grand Musical Stairs, where you can pretend to be Tom Hanks in the movie "Big," as you make your own music on giant keys.
All this and much more in what claims to be the world's ninth largest building in terms of floor space.
Berjaya Times Square, 1 Jalan Imbi, Kuala Lumpur; +60 (0)3 2117 3111
Petaling Street Market
It might be a little cheesy, with its Disney-esque Chinese arch and blue covered walkway, but Petaling Street Market, the heart of Kuala Lumpur's Chinatown, buzzes with life.
Here you'll find a variety of tourist trinkets, T-shirts, electronics and DVDs.
As soon as you veer off the main strip, you enter a warren of backstreets where hungry locals go to fill up on bowls of asam laksa, Hainan chicken rice and mee goreng.
Eating on plastic stools next to crates full of squawking chickens, it's a good pit stop before heading back to to the maelstrom for more haggling over bargain goods.
Petaling Street Market, Jalan Petaling, Kuala Lumpur; +60 (0)3 9235 4800
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Central Market
Opened in 1936, though a wet market has stood on the site since 1888, KL's Central Market has seen it all.
While once the art deco building was full of stalls selling meat and produce, since the mid-1980s it has promoted Malaysian arts and culture.
The interior is split into themed areas representing the country's diverse population, which include Lorong Melaya, where shops sell Malay handicraft; a replica of Malacca's Jonkers Street; and Little India.
The adjoining Kasturi Walk features an array of food stalls; the Annexe Gallery is a center of contemporary arts.
Central Market, Jalan Hang Kasturi, Kuala Lumpur; +60 (0)3 2031 0399
Peter Hoe Beyond
Despite not having a website, and its out of the way location, Peter Hoe Beyond is on the hit list of every visiting shopaholic.
Run by the eponymous Malaysian designer, this warehouse store, which occupies the second floor of the Lee Rubber building sells a huge range of unique pieces -- housewares, silverware, furniture, clothing -- either designed or commissioned by Peter Hoe himself.
The in-shop cafe sells delicious slices of cake.
Peter Hoe Beyond, 2/F, 145 Jalan Tun H S Lee, Kuala Lumpur; +60 (0)3 2026 9788
Suria KLCC
Suria KLCC is close to the top -- or should that be basement -- of KL's shopping greats.
This luxury mall occupies the bottom six podium floors of the Petronas Twin Towers, and their 170-meter-high Skybridge.
It has everything from luxury goods to everyday items, including branches of Parkson, Isetan, Cold Storage and Marks & Spencer, a fantastic food court, a cineplex, a huge branch of Kinokuniya bookstore and a fun-filled Science Discovery Centre and aquarium.
The adjoining KLCC Park has water fountains and a two-acre playground.
Suria KLCC, Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Kuala Lumpur; +60 (0)3 2382 2828
Pavilion Kuala Lumpur
If Suria KLCC has a rival in the upscale shopping stakes, it's Pavilion.
Since early 2012, the two malls have been connected by an air-conditioned walkway, which makes getting between the two a breeze.
Pavilion is as much known for its dining as its shopping, with a range of casual places (Fish & Co., Din Tai Fung, Madam Kwan's) and fine dining restaurants, such as Al-Amar (Lebanese cuisine) and Spice of India.
Where it really wins is with its location -- it's at the top of Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur's most famous shopping street, lined with a dozen different malls.
Pavilion Kuala Lumpur, 168 Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur; +60 (0)3 2118 8833
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Malaysia Year-End Sale
It's not a venue per se, but Malaysia's annual Year-End Sale (that's YES, for short) is the best time to find bargains in Kuala Lumpur and the country at large.
Running this year from November 16 to January 5 under the slogan "My Extreme Shopping Addiction," shopping malls and markets throughout the city offer huge discounts -- up to 50% off selected items -- as well as Christmas concerts, carnivals, clearances, fairs, exhibitions and lucky draws.
For a full list of events taking place from KL to Kelantan, Selangor to Sabah, visit the Tourism Malaysia website.
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VANCOUVER - A giant 800-year-old red cedar tree has been poached from a provincial park on southern Vancouver Island, but the culprits who repeatedly returned to the site to hack it down may never be brought to justice.
Torrance Coste of the Wilderness Committee said consistent budget cuts over the last decade mean park rangers rarely monitor remote sites such as the Carmanah-Walbran Provincial Park, from where the cedar was chopped.
"Whoever's doing this knows that no one's going to have eyes on this park for months at a time so it's exceptionally easy to do what they've done," Coste said Thursday.
He said that last month, a member of the environmental group became aware of the poached tree and took a photo of about 20 per cent of its remains.
But when Coste went to the park about two weeks ago, more of the cedar had been cut and removed, he said.
"In the first photo, there were two big sections of the trunk beside the stump and when I went up there, there was only one."
He said a stump measuring about three metres in diameter is all that remains of the tree that was dragged across a parking area, where steel cables were left lying around.
"It's an example of how poorly protected our parks are that people can come and take our trees, without fear of repercussions, from our provincial parks."
Coste said 10 full-time park rangers monitor about 1,000 parks and protected areas across British Columbia, down from about 40 full-time positions in 2001.
Don Closson, who supervises the Cowichan area for B.C. Parks, said Parks officials at the site a year ago noticed that about 80 per cent of the tree had been cut through and that a professional faller was hired to bring it down because it posed a safety hazard.
"On our return this year we noticed that somebody had gone in and cut up a large portion of the butt and dragged portions of it into the parking lot," he said.
Blocks of red cedar are valuable as a roofing product, Closson said, adding officials have little information in the case.
"We have no eyewitnesses or licence plates at this time."
RCMP Sgt. Dave Voller of the Cowichan Lake detachment, which is about a two-hour drive from the park, said police are investigating the case of the stolen tree but so far don't have much to go on.
"There's not much we can investigate since we have no physical evidence or description of offenders and once wood is removed from the forest, it's extremely difficult to track where it came from," Voller said.
"That's one of the logistical problems with having a park that's miles from anywhere, with no one who is on site as far as management goes," he said.
One RCMP officer works at the Ditidaht First Nation reserve, about 45 minutes from the park, but doesn't have time to patrol the area, Voller said.
He said whoever took the time to chop down the cedar was likely interested in the valuable return from cedar shakes used for roofing.
"It's obviously much more gain than going out and taking a whole pile of firewood. A logging truck loaded with cedar would be worth thousands and thousands of dollars."
Opposition New Democrat MLA Scott Fraser criticized the Liberal government in the legislature for inadequate protection of the province's parks, saying it's obvious people can chop down old trees without being detected.
"To suggest that anyone is able to protect all of those areas to the level that the member suggests is fiscally irresponsible," said Environment Minister Terry Lake.
"I'll tell you what irresponsible is, 10 years ago there were 194 park rangers in British Columbia, there's under 100 now," Fraser said.
The stump of what is said to have been a 800-year-old red cedar that was recently cut down near the entrance of Carmanah-Walbran Provincial Park on Vancovuer Island, B.C. Saturday, May 5, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout/Torrance Coste
Torrance Coste is seen sitting on the stump of what is said to have been a 800-year-old red cedar that was recently cut down near the entrance of Carmanah-Walbran Provincial Park on Vancovuer Island, B.C. Saturday, May 5, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout/Torrance Coste
Torrance Coste is seen standing on the stump of what is said to have been a 800-year-old red cedar that was recently cut down near the entrance of Carmanah-Walbran Provincial Park on Vancovuer Island, B.C. Saturday, May 5, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout/Torrance Coste
A worker removes dirt and loose rocks from under the ancient hollow tree in Vancouver's Stanley Park June 11, 2009 as they prepare to upright the landmark 1,000-year-old red cedar. CREDIT: John Lehmann/Globe and Mail/CP
Three young boys look though a safety fence at Stanley Park's famous hollow tree in Stanley Park in Vancouver, Tuesday, April 1, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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For testing we ran through our usual set of gaming tests and also measured the power draw of our test bed with each card installed. The test setup is as follows:
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another great review! any chance of seeing 3DMark06 benchmark results in the future graphics cards reviews?
Well, it was something we'd intentionally dropped as many think of it as irrelevant. However, if people would like to see it I can happily reinstate it.
just a question: i still have an old pentium 4 (3.2 Ghz) with 1GB ddr ram as my main fail safe "in case anything goes wrong i'm still ok" pc. my motherboard has a single pci express slot. will i ever get similar frame rates in something like race driver grid, or is it just as dependent on the cpu as it is on the gpu?
just asking ;-)
You should be absolutely fine. Most games are largely dependent on the graphics card rather than the CPU. Does your P4 have hyper threading?
I have the Sapphire implementation of this card and its loud, its not a screeching noise just a very loud whirring from the fan and thats with just a web browser going no gaming or strenuous work at all. The cooler also blocks the use of the PCIe x1 slot immediately next door.
yes. it's the old prescott chip, too, so sometimes i feel it'll burn my house down.
i just splashed out just over a grand for a new macbook pro, and i've been on a laptop for a very long while. but every now and then i need a little more oomph, and my geforce 6600 doesn't cut it anymore.
excuse my slightly philistine outlook here, but what exactly are these graphics cards doing at idle in order to burn over 100W? I mean, a 100W lightbulb gets pretty darn hot, so I guess having one of these cards in your PC is like having a 100W lightbulb burning away inside. No wonder they need a fan. I just can't get my head around what (watt) goes on inside to expend all that energy, when they are idle. Lets not talk about the 200W plus when they are thinking...
That 100w isn't just the card, that's the whole system, which uses a whole load of other high-end components. Also, because it's the power draw from the plug socket that we measure, you can straight away discount 15-20 per cent of that figure because it's lost through the power conversion process in the power supply.
With a more modest system you'd be looking at more like (and this is completely of the top of my head) 60W.
As for the power consumption figure of them under load; do you have any idea of the computing power that is required to perform real-time 3D rendering? It's phenomenal what these modern day cards can do.
Sounds like this card could be a good option for you.
Sounds like the card you've got uses a dual slot cooler, which the card we tested doesn't. Not sure what the loud fan problem is though.
Hi, I have a PCI Express 1.0 m/b... and i was planning to buy this card, but it says on the review that it needs a PCI Express 2.0 slot to get all the power from there.
Do you think it will still work on a 1.0 slot?
Usually a PCI-Express 2.0 card works fine in a 1.0 slot.
Im using a ATI 4850 in a PCI-E 1.0 slot. Works fine.
I'm upgrading from an X600 on a Dell Dimension 9150 with 4GB RAM. Will my machine cope with this card okay do you think or should I look at the 3650 or 2600? Great reiews by the way
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An eye-opening new report prepared by the intelligence division of the NYPD turns a spotlight on how people turn into radical Muslims.
For the most part, the NYPD has become a player in the anti-terrorist business, highly-respected by diverse police agencies in other nations, such as MI-5 and the Mossad.
That report, which runs to more than 100 pages, makes some interesting points, particularly about how home-grown terrorists get that way.
It comes in stages.
First, it begins with disaffected individuals who may be inclined to latch onto radical thought and who usually live, play or work in Muslim enclaves in New York City and other cities around the nation. The report points out that the majority of "home grown" terrorists are unremarkable people, with ordinary jobs and lives. Few have criminal histories.
Then, there is exposure to SalafiMuslim ideas, the most radical in the religion and a cousin to Wahhabism, the Saudi Arabian brand of Muslim belief that caused all the problems on 9/11. The report says that this indoctrination comes from "radicalization incubators" such as mosques, cafes, Islamic bookstores, prisons, student groups, and particularly from the Internet. Individuals begin to explore extremist Islam, gradually turning themselves from ordinary citizens to terrorists. This may be triggered by a traumatic event, such as losing a job or having racial problems at work.
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The final stage is planning and carrying out actions that fulfill the jihad mission.
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We know how Muslims become radicalized. The question is no longer how a person becomes a terrorist, but how to stop them from the final step - carrying out actions against our cities.
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I understand that not all Muslims are terrorists, nor will the large majority of Muslims in the United States ever become radicalized.
At the same time, we have to remember that all of those who attacked the World Trade Center were Muslims. So were those who attacked the Spanish rail system. So were those who attacked the British underground.
Who should the NYPD be watching for radical activity in light of that fact? There is only one answer to that question- they should be watching the Muslim community.
"For detectives, they can now look at a series of signals and see if there is a pattern," says Mitchell Silber, the NYPD's Senior Intelligence Analyst and a co-author of the report, which is entitled, "Radicalization in The West: The Homegrown Threat."
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That last fact angers some Americans who see that surveillance as anathema to the U.S. Constitution.
As one smart person said, however, "The Constitution is not a suicide pact."
Why is it that the term "racial profiling" has a negative connotation, when all it means to a police agency is that you keep an eye on the community that is known to breed trouble-makers so that you can stop the trouble before it starts?
It has become negative in this "politically correct" time, but the reality is that we will lose the battle if the Civil Liberties Union and papers such as the New York Times convince people and the courts that we can't watch for those who would do us harm.
Unfortunately, that means Muslims.
The usual suspects are angered at the report and the conclusion that Muslims must be watched.
The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) issued a press release saying that the report represented the worst of America and that racial profiling of Muslims will not be tolerated.
Habeeb Ahmed, an official of the Islamic Center of Long Island, issued a statement that is at once startling and disingenuous.
"I'm confident that [terrorism among Muslims] is not the major problem in this country, at least compared to European countries where the assimilation of Muslims has not been very successful," he said.
I have to wonder if he ever heard of the World Trade Center. Not a major problem, indeed!
"Many people believe that this is not a war against terrorism," he added. "It is a war against Islam."
The New York Times discussed the report on page B3 in the Wednesday, August 16 edition.
"The report's findings were immediately hailed by proponents of law enforcement and some politicians," the story said, "While harshly criticized by civil libertarians and advocates for Arab-Americans."
Kareem Shora, the national executive director of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, said, "The sweeping generalizations in the report may serve to cast a pall of suspicion over the entire American Muslim population."
Yeah, it might.
Perhaps it is time for the Muslim community to come out against the militants. Perhaps they should not support terrorism by their silence and their contributions.
The NYPD report is correct, and they can use its tenets to beat terrorism in America. That is, if the NYCLU and the New York Times allow them to.


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With several Australian coalmines virtually on their knees at current commodity prices, it seems some investors are sniffing the winds of opportunity.
It's a buyer's market out there, according to former
At the larger end of the spectrum, former
Judging by his $US70 million deal to buy Peabody Energy's Wilkie Creek thermal coalmine in Queensland this week,
With the next-best bid for the mothballed mine said to be just $US20 million in cash, there are plenty of doubters around as to the merits of Tinkler's latest bet on coal, which is valued at up to $150 million when freight obligations and other liabilities are included.
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At an IHS coal seminar in Sydney this week, Sartor revealed he's having a hard job trying to convince equity investors that this low point in the cycle is the smartest time to be sinking funds into undervalued assets.
While sharemarket investors aren't ready to believe it, privately funded parties think there are bargains to be had despite the grim price outlook.
IHS puts spot prices for quality metallurgical coal at $US115 a tonne, and while that's up from a low of about $US110 four or six weeks ago, prices are down from a peak toward $US400 quoted at times in the wake of the 2011 floods in Queensland.
With the June quarter benchmark only slightly higher than spot at $US120, IHS reckons most local producers are under water financially.
However, cutbacks in production have been meagre as miners on the east coast struggle under onerous rail freight contracts that fix their transportation costs no matter how much they actually move.
US miners have also been slow to pare back output, deterred by the costs of keeping permits idled. Some are betting that may change if third-quarter prices are fixed at roll-over prices, so around $US120.
IHS says the pressure will build over this year for more cutbacks or closures if, as it expects, Chinese demand growth starts to wane. So far, Chinese imports of Australian coal have been holding up despite some reductions in Russian, American and Canadian imports but that isn't expected to last.
In short, China, which has so far been the saviour of the Australian coal sector, can't be counted upon to continue in that role.
Vale's Carborough Downs in Queensland, which is already struggling with the collapse of the mine roof, as well as its Integra operation in the Hunter Valley, were floated at the Sydney seminar as among those sites at risk. Peabody is also expected to make more tough decisions at some Queensland sites.
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