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The philosophy and practice of water sensitive urban design : is it consistent with a whole system approach
Stephens, Renee, Desha, Cheryl, & Hargroves, Karlson (2007) The philosophy and practice of water sensitive urban design : is it consistent with a whole system approach. BEDP Environment Design Guide, 2007(Gen14), pp. 1-8.
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This paper provides a critique of the Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) paradigm by discussing its congruence with an established sustainable design principle called 'whole system design'. It was found that WSUD is congruent with the whole system design approach as a philosophy, but not in practice. Future improvement of WSUD practice may depend on the adoption of a front-loaded, teamwork-based design and planning process that is embedded in the principle of whole system design.
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This year marked the first anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing. Thousands of people came together to remember the victims and run this year's race. One man from Minnesota really showed that the race isn't necessarily about beating your competitors but helping out your fellow runners.

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I've had a thing for alleys since I was little. Most of my friends lived along four blocks in the old North End of Colorado Springs that were all connected by an alley through which we had a great deal of freedom to roam. Without the speeding cars on Nevada Avenue and most adults, it was a like secret passageway lined with lilacs, weeds, car carcasses and barking dogs that allowed us to move swiftly and stealthily between our respective homes to play and, later, drink our parents' liquor and make out. There's still an other-worldliness and anonymity about alleys that's magical.
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susan leek says:
I absolutely love this piece. I have always loved alleys too and so did my kids. I grew up in the mountains and alleys are one of the good things about cities.
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Great fun. Thanks. Alleys are wonderful spaces. You can walk down an alley and experience others' living spaces via sight, sound and smell. No one notices you except the dogs. In St. Louis, MO allies, lots of goods are exchanged. Leave the old chair/lumber/clothing etc out and someone will come by and pick it up.
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Delighted to find someone who shares my love affair with alleys. I live and walk downtown, and I know where there's an ancient hewn-log stable off Shook's Run Park and where people hauled off the old octagonal tuberculosis huts and turned them into gazebos or sheds or home additions. People's front yards are their public face, but their back yards are how they really live.
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Thank you for the opportunity to write and to report about the Library Colloquium. I think that by having to communicate with members of the faculty, we emphasize our purpose as a committee and make known who our speakers for the present semester are.
First of all, let me point out its members: Ellen Swain, Librarian in the University Archives. Winnie Chan Librarian at the Grainger Engineering, Nuala Bennet, Interim Coordinator of the Digital Imaging Initiative at the Grainger Library, Sue Searing Library Head of the Library & Information Science Library and Martha Zárate, Librarian at the Modern Languages & Linguistics Library. I have been chairing the colloquium for the past two years, but I've been involved in this committee for the last four years. Our goal every semester is to organize talks that address significant problems to the library profession and to the University in general. We want to offer our constituencies an enriched and enlightening program. Overall, we usually invite two or three speakers a year.
For the Spring this year, we have two speakers on schedule, the first one, Dr. Loriene Roy from the University of Texas at Austin who will be presenting on virtual libraries for Native American communities on Thursday April 18. Also, we will have Dr. Sally McCallum, Chief, Networked Development and MARC Standards Office. Her specialty is the subject of bibliographic control related to networked resources. She will visit us on Thursday, May 2nd.
Retrospective view
Now, I would like to look a little bit retrospectively and see how the Colloquium has developed throughout the years. In order to do this, I sort of "interviewed" Jo Kibbee, Head of the Reference Library who was the person who gave an idea on how the colloquia began. I asked her to give me an approximate time when the Colloquium started. Jo mentioned that it has existed for less than a decade, perhaps for the last six years. She mentioned Paula Watson, Director of Electronic Services, organized the first colloquium. In terms of who have been the previous chairs, we remembered Paula Watson, and Jo Kibbee. Other noted chairs of this committee were Mark Jakobson, and Beth Stafford who are no longer at the UIUC library.
Among special members from previous years came to our memory the name of Marcia Joncich. Another important member of this group was Phyllis Danner, Head of the Sosa Archives who unfortunately passed away recently. I remember Phyl very well, I remember her as a person who was fond of the Colloquium, and who lasted the longest among all of us who have been in this group. I remember Phyl, specially one day when we gather to do the mailing of flyers to publicize the event that was coming in May of the 2000 (I think ). That day, when we thought we were ready to place the flyers inside the envelopes to mail them out, we realized that the master-copy needed to be reprinted. We met that day around 9:30 in the morning at the Sousa Archives. Winnie Chan, Phyllis and I were struggling with the printer, with the format, and we were short of good quality paper. Phyl generously used some eye catching colored paper that she had in the Archives and wanted to contribute with that. We finally managed to have the flyers perfect, and we sent them out that morning. Phyl was always a cooperative member of the group. I want to acknowledge Phyllis Danner for her true heart and sincere colleague she was. In her memory, I would like to devote a minute of silence (Please, stand, count 1 min.). We want to remember Phil with sympathy and to recognize her work as a valuable member for her ideas and initiatives, particularly. The minute is over, thank you.
Top Quality Speakers
I asked Jo Kibbee to talk about some of the highlights of the colloquia, she immediately mentioned the name of the Professor Emeritus of the Library and Information Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dr. Charles Bunge who came with the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Reference Department in March 1998. He presented us with his lecture on: "Is There a Reference Librarian in the Virtual Library?"
For full screening of the participants of the Colloquium, please visit our website
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/colloquium . In
this instance, we need to acknowledge the work of Winnie Chan for improving and updating the
website every time we have a new guest. To mention a selected list of names of top-quality
speakers (past and present), I find the name of the interesting writer Nicholas Basbanes who
visited our campus in April 1998. He spoke on bibliofilia. On the subject of alternative literature
for libraries, the same year and during the Spring of 1998, James Danky delivered his important
view on "Alternative Literature for Libraries". We also hosted, Sanford Berman, celebrated
for his creation of cataloging subject headings for fiction writing. On the subject of
preservation of library collections, Richard Jones & Sonja Jordan examined preservation in the
Spring Colloquium of 1999. On women's movement, Sarah Pritchard who visited us in March 1999.
More recently, we had Anne Marie Casey who spoke on Distance Library Services, Salvador Güereña on
diversity initiatives, Adán Griego did a presentation on identity, ethnicity and sexuality.
Among the list of impressive speakers we need to mention the names of: Paula Kaufman, Guiseppe
Vitiello, Jean-Claude Kuperminic and Carol Palmer.
Details of the Colloquia
The Colloquia usually takes place at the Grainger Engineering Library, in the Commons, Room 230. We also try to reserve this room very well in advance and to maintain the same day of the week. It is important to keep the same kind of schedule, as much as possible because in that way the audience begins remembering when the Colloquia takes place, which is generally is on Thursdays between 1:30-3:00 PM.
We receive suggestions from other groups or organizations around campus. Recently, we have co-sponsored speakers that the Morteson Center and the ALA Chapter of the GSLIS Student Chapter and the GSLIS-LEEP Program have invited themselves. They usually want to share a particular topic of interest to the library faculty or the university communities. We also accept suggestions of names from any member of faculty or student. The chair usually is in charge of making travel arrangements, including the lodging and to make the reservations in restaurants for the meals. I also contact the Office of Operation Maintenance to record the talks. Winnie Chan has collaborated in digitizing on the web the talks in audio-format. There are back up copies of these audio in cassettes at the circulation desk of the Library and Information Science Library. The cassettes are available for borrowing to library patrons. The Library Colloquium pays a modest stipend of $300.oo to our guests. For these reasons, we have a budget to cover these expenses. The budget is prepared and presented by the Chair to the Library Administration's Office during the Fall Semesters.
The chair also writes a letter of invitation to the speaker and send a letter thanking the speaker after the talked was delivered. The letter of invitation contains the speaker's signature granting copyright permission to digitize the talks. We make efforts to find the best accommodations for our guests. Usually we book up the rooms at the Illini Union. The Chair or any volunteer member of the group prepares an agenda for the speaker, a sort of guidance that makes the schedule to go smoothly. The agenda usually includes faculty or members outside the library's community. Members within the Colloquium are assigned to receive, welcome, greet and to provide rides to our guests from the Airport back and forth during the speaker's visit. We take the opportunity to engage a variety of people who have a common interest at the campus level in a particular topic or idea while enjoying their meals.
I want to take the opportunity to invite all of you to suggest speakers at any time and to participate of the colloquia as a great opportunity to engage you in new points of views, concerns and to discover ideas ideas that are challenging, creative in our profession. Please, take this report as an invitation to participate in the discussions and raise questions during the question-answer period. Also, get involved in the Colloquia that we do not schedule too many meetings. We meet to introduce new members, or occasionally when we need to discuss a matter of importance regarding the location, or selecting our speakers. Thank you very much for listening.
Martha Zárate, Colloquium Chair, March 19, 2002


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Schwabl is Marceline's pet zombie poodle. He appears in "It Came from the Nightosphere" inside Marceline's house. He is behind Finn most of the time and walks into another room when Finn starts beatboxing.
Schwabl is fluffy and white with black eyes and a black nose. With a tuft of fur on his tail. He looks like a normal poodle.
- Pendleton Ward has confirmed that Schwabl is based on his friend Marie's dog who has the same name. Schwabl is a white male poodle that has recently passed away and is seen on the show as Marceline's zombie dog that roams around her house.[citation needed]
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Recent Tasting Notes
The dry leaf of this tea smells incredible with a sweet deep chocolatey aroma. The flavour doesn't transfer perfectly from the aroma and the mouthfeel is rather thin. Still, it is much appreciated that a good quality black tea is used for the base and the chocolate flavour is there as a good complement.
A great Keemun and a great Breakfast Tea. Initially I tried it with just 1 tsp of leaf and the tea was appetising with a slight smokey edge. When I upped the leaf to 1 tbsp, this was an intense, full throated cuppa with woodsy, almost ripe Pu'erh notes. It brews up quick in 2min on the first steep. I sipped my way through 250g of this excellent tea.
Flavors: Dark Wood, Smoke
Drinking this Darjeeling today. It is absolutely right to go with the hot weather outside. Hot in this case is a relative term. You need to understand that I am most comfortable in the zone between -10 and +10 degrees C and it is 21 C outside at the moment.
So, the tea is clear, silky and very refreshing with a delicate floral note. Spot on for today.
Surprised not to see this one on here already. Yay, I get to be first, even if it is only a cursory tasting note because I did not sit down and do a full tasting. So, I started the day with Canton's 2010 Xing Hai, but felt like a change of pace for the evening. I'll save the rest of the Xing Hai for tomorrow. I've now changed to this tea for the evening. It's a new one on me and I only received it in the post last week. I tried it the day I got it, but was not overly happy with how it brewed. FF Darjeelings are notoriously finicky, and that first trial was a victim of over-enthusiasm and lack of control of the brewing conditions. This second time around is much better.
The first cup came out golden in colour. It was clear, crisp and silky in texture. Light muscatel flavour is there, some sweetness and some dryness. It has many of the characteristics of some light, dry white wines I have had in the past. The second cup I steeped for 3 minutes and that was perhaps a touch too long. The previous flavours were all enhanced but an edge of astringency has introduced itself. I shall steep a third cup for 3 minutes again later and see how it does, but I can definitely state that this tea passes muster for this Darjeeling fan. I'm not completely blown away by it, but I am definitely satisfied.
Flavors: Muscatel
The dry tea is an appealing mix of green, white and brown leaves. The tea soup is clear and golden with a fruity and vegetal aroma. The astringency is very faint, perhaps because I was careful to steep at the recommended temp of 195F and time of 2 min. I've learned it's worthwhile to coddle a Darjeeling first flush a bit. Easy drinking was the result and a second steep at 208F for 5 min was a nice bonus.
Flavors: Caramel, Dry Grass, Floral, Fruity, Tangy
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A sweet, slightly vegetal smell from the steeped leaves. A nice honey liquor, with a honey aroma coming from the cup. That works really well for me! The liquor is thin, clean tasting, sweet and woody, slightly vegetal, slightly honey, a little bitter, a little astringent. It holds up well I think. The sweetness leaves a nice slightly numb tongue. The aroma is always 50/50 honey/plants, with the astringency always tugging your tongue back. Its a nice balance. As the cup cools it dips into deeper territory, with a slight hint of nuts. not sure which, but it was there.
All in all, a very nice first flush Darjeeling.
Flavors: Astringent, Honey, Nuts, Plants, Sweet, Wood
There aren't many days in the year when I wake up and crave shu, but today is definitely one. My choice of tea this morning was completely obvious, but I decided to go for a new-to-me Pu-erh rather than an old familiar favourite.
Read my full review here: http://sororiteasisters.com/2015/10/29/canton-mini-tuo-cha-cooked-pu-erh-canton-tea-co/
Dragon Well has become, to my surprise, one of my favourite green tea varieties. I used to think I didn't like green tea, but I've been persuaded over time by some those I've been fortunate enough to have tried.
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Tea number two from the EU TTB Round 4!
Now this is Autumnal! Although a little more mellow than I had hoped (the tasting notes on the packaging does say that it's mellow) it's a beautiful TGY with cocoa and oatmeal biscuity notes. So relaxing for this kind of day. The aroma of the tea brewing is woodsy and a little smoky, so I was surprised that that didn't come through in the tea. I love roasted oolongs, but haven't yet tried as many as I would have liked to. I don't think I've had a single one I didn't like! The oolong balls are still furled up pretty tight after a 3 minute steep, so I think I'll be trying a second steep of this one. The experiment continues!
Business usually slows down for an hour or 2 at the shop after the office working crowd got their morning coffee. Which means I have time to make coffee and tea for myself.
Today I made a pot of this tea again. It tasted as beautiful as the first time I had it.
Sweet and malty, with a good rich body, and with this slight tang from a good Ceylon to wake up my palate.
I may re-purchase after I finish this tin :)
Flavors: Malt, Sweet
I love this tea. Let me say again. I LOVE THIS TEA.
It is gorgeous.
It is sweet, quiet, mature, refined, beautifully blended, harmonious.
To me, this should not be called breakfast tea. It would be ruined and wasted if I had this tea with breakfast food.
I prefer my breakfast tea a punch in the face / kick in the teeth kind of CTC blend.
To fully appreciate Canton English Breakfast Tea, I would wait until I had finished my cuppa builder's brew and breakfast, and then make a pot of this beautiful tea.
I managed 3 flavorful steeps from 3grams of tea leaves. Each steep 3 minutes with boiling water.
I really like the bergamot flavor in this tea.
The Darjeeling in Canton Tea's Earl Grey is really nice, however I prefer my Earl Grey with a bolder tea. This tasted a bit too delicate for my taste.
It is still a nice Earl Grey tea.
Flavors: Bergamot, Citrusy, Floral
first infusion produces a great lychee aroma and taste.
second infusion continues but with some harshness (40 seconds)
only had time for a third, similar infusion. taste appears to be waning though after the third
Flavors: Lychee
This was the 2013 crop (not 2011 as stated elsewhere). It was sealed in a small package and has retained good quality. Fresh floral notes, bright clear pale amber soup, no objectionable bitterness or astringency. In short, very enjoyable. Even got a 2nd steep from the lovely leaves. Mmmmm …
Flavors: Caramel, Floral, Grapes, Mineral


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Did Corey Hill's bark get him as far as he got?
I'll be the first to admit that I hated Corey Hill at first. I thought he was just this seasons loudmouth, shit talking, black guy, who was going to run around like an idiot and end up being all bark and no bite. I guess many would say that's exactly what happened but I've been wondering if it didn't pay off for him. I honestly think that Gabe was mistakenly intimidated by him and that's why he chose not to eat properly and do what was necessary to make weight. If you've seen any of Gabe's earlier fight videos you would have to agree that he would have handed Hill's ass to him easily. I also think that the other fighters knew that Gabe was intimidated which probably played a little with Emerson's head and made him a little more hesitant in his fight with Corey.
Do you think acting like a badass even when you're not can work in your favour? If done right of course...not like telling blatantly ridiculous, bullshit stories like Marlon Sims.
Honestly, I don't think Corey is the type of person to try and get under someone's skin, whenever he was barking was during training pretty much, and it was just him and his team there.
Since the so Corey has become ann extremely respectful guy.
I agree and thi sisnt a Corey bashing thread...once we got to see the real guy underneath all the phoney bravado I actually really liked him. Like I said I'm just wondering if his antics an the beginning of the show my have played a part in his going as far as he did.
Easy answer there is no. Please dont give Gabe an excuse for not making weight, yes I totally agree that Gabe wouldve beat Corey cuz he is more experienced than Corey but Gabe didnt make weight due to lack of disclipline on his behalf.
With the Emerson fight it was Emersons fault for not winning more than Corey actually winning.
Emerson shoulda went in there took some shots gettin inside and unleashed his muay thai on Corey, if he woulda done that he woulda won that fight.
I would seriously not forget the name Corey Hill though, as it was said on the show, give this guy 6 months and the LW division better watch out.
I like Corey. Good standup good takedown defense. He'll win some fights in a couple years.
I think Corey knew that he wasn't as experienced entering the competition so instead of being known as the guy who didn't fight much, he decided to be known as the crazy barking guy. It was probably strategy because once we got to know the real Corey, we saw that he was a pretty awesome guy. Down to earth and overall pretty chill. Once he gets some ground skills, Corey is going to be crazy good.
i totally agree...he has been a great guy...give him a few months and work his ground game and he will be hard to beat...dont forget the fact his stand up looked alot sharper than his fight with emerson...it looked like it was giving nate some problems.
I agree with e-thug. Please don't give Gabe an excuse.
Corey got this far because he is physically gifted, and(from the looks) worked his ass off to learn as much as he could. Unfortunatly, he didn't learn enough that would let him hang with the elite, and he was the weakest of the quarter-finalists.
I don't even know why he thought letting it go to the ground was a good idea. If I was him I would of just continued to stand up because that was going well. Nate couldn't get Corey to the mat, his sprawl was just too good because of his height.
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Finding The Right Balance Between The Workout-To-Recovery Ratio
When you begin a new workout routine you always need to remember to pace yourself with the workouts. The most common mistake I see in the fitness world is people coming in to a workout routine at full blast and doing way too much too soon. You will also have to remember that there has to be a 'little pain for a little gain' in strength gain when starting new workouts. Be patient in the beginning and take it by stride. Body at rest.. stays at rest. Bodies in motion, stay in motion! Simple as that… In my experience training on the U.S. National Rowing Team from 2002-2006 I trained hard everyday for 3-5 hours with almost no time off. The mentality was that more is better. More weights, more racing, more physical testing on the rowing machines, more time practicing and training. I found that when I moved home from Princeton, N.J. to train during the winter months that I actually gained more strength and confidence by training less. It was finding that right balance between practices and training regiments. In 2003 I trained on my own in Long Beach with no coaching for 3 months and went back to New Jersey to race in the speed orders and finished 6th overall in the single after coming in 12th earlier in the year. Ultimately at the time I realized that I was being over-trained and actually getting slower under the supervision of the National Team Coaches. Coming in 6th overall in the U.S. led me to believe that I had the concentration and determination to train on my own and pick Ted Nash as my coach in Philadelphia under the prestigious Penn A.C. rowing program. I felt that a balance between the two National Team programs was the best fit for me at the time. Finding the balance of workout times and exertion is key to getting the most out of your workouts over an extended amount of time!
The best training program manages the F.I.T.T. Principal most efficiently. This principal is a set of rules that must be adhered to in order to benefit from any form of fitness training program. These rules relate to the Frequency, Intensity, Type and Time (FITT) of exercise…Frequency, Intensity, Time, and Type of Exercise; how well you adjust to it depends on individual responses to the physiological and psychological stress applied to the plan. Getting this wrong can have serious consequences for your training and racing. Fatigue needs to be kept in check in order to stay on the positive side of adaptation.


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By default, Business Process Manager (BPM) provides the values below for Time Schedule : 24x7 7AM-7PM Every Day 7AM-7PM M-F 9AM-5PM M-F 9AM-5PM M-F, 9AM-1PM Sat But users may note the behavior of Holiday Schedule varies with different Time Schedule ....Modified on by SteveWebb
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A Revolt At Nasd?
Alan L. Davidson is spoiling for a fight. The Jericho (N.Y.) bond dealer thinks nit-picking regulators are hounding small brokerage firms like his out of business. Worse, he sees the National Association of Securities Dealers--the securities industry's biggest regulator, and operator of the NASDAQ and American Stock Exchange--racing ahead with after-hours trading and links with overseas exchanges. Moves like that, he charges, will "bankrupt" most NASD member firms. "In today's NASD," complains Davidson, president of Zeus Securities Inc., "the big are getting bigger--and the small are getting annihilated."
Rantings of a regressive dissident? That's what NASD's leaders thought--until last December, when Davidson, president of the Independent Broker-Dealer Assn., and his allies ousted big-name incumbents to capture two board seats in the first contested election in NASD's 60-year history. Admission into the boardroom's sanctum hasn't dulled Davidson's tongue or softened his outsider tactics. Now, he's warming up for Round Two--a better-organized campaign to contest all seven of the seats up for election this fall on NASD's 32-member board. And with the angry mood among its smaller members, he could prevail. That hobbles NASD's efforts to make its markets more competitive.
This bullfight in a bourse could hardly come at a worse time for NASD. While small firms stew, the group faces an even greater threat to its business from its big members. Securities powerhouses like Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs are investing heavily in new trading platforms, called electronic communications networks (ECNs), that divert trades away from NASDAQ's traditional market makers. The oldest E-bourse, Instinet Corp., is even negotiating a link with NASD's longtime rival, the New York Stock Exchange, that would make it easier for Big Board traders to deal in NASDAQ-listed stocks.
NASD Chairman Frank G. Zarb won't talk publicly about Davidson or the challenge from small firms. But he is moving rapidly not only to update NASDAQ and the Amex but to stake a claim to overseas and after-hours trading before his three-year term expires in January.
To accomplish this, he has little choice but to line up with the big brokerage houses, says Columbia University law professor John C. Coffee: "If the top 10 firms on Wall Street end up owning ECNs, they'll have no incentive to help NASDAQ. If NASD can't align itself with the major players, those players will just keep hollowing out NASDAQ."
FOR SALE. To head off that challenge, Zarb is pursuing a breakup that would convert NASDAQ to a for-profit, shareholder-owned exchange. Shares would be sold to securities houses first, then to the public through an IPO. The NASD board may vote on the outlines of a spin-off plan at its next board meeting on July 29. Besides raising new capital to upgrade market technology, the move would give brokerages, especially big firms, a stake in NASDAQ--and incentives to concentrate trading there, thus undercutting the ECNs.
The breakup would also cure the conflicts built into NASD's structure. The group regulates every securities firm in the country--firms that are both the backbone of NASD's markets and the members who select the association's leaders. In the past, NASD resolved those conflicts by skimping on enforcement. That culminated in the collusion scandal of the early 1990s, when NASDAQ dealers were charged with browbeating competitors to maintain wide and profitable spreads between shares' bid and ask prices. NASD has vastly improved its market supervision. But Davidson & Co. charge that small firms, while largely blameless in the scandal, are bearing the brunt of the extra scrutiny and enforcement it produced.
Worse, small brokers charge that they're not consulted on NASD's new directions. The association didn't submit its 1998 purchase of the Amex to a membership vote. Nor has it sought approval for a plan to trade the 100 most prominent NASDAQ stocks in Japan. "Our members don't have a presence in Japan," says Davidson. "If a 10-person firm has to monitor markets 21 hours a day, it will go broke."
The fight over extended trading is fueling the latest small-broker revolt. With ECNs gearing up to offer individual investors evening and early-morning trading, NASD declared in May that it could offer its own extended trading by September. Exchanges, ECNs, and online brokers maintain that investors are demanding the freedom to buy and sell stocks outside the current 9:30-to-4:00 trading day: 40% of online brokers' orders are placed overnight, a buildup that contributes to huge volume spikes in the minutes after markets open.
PACIFIER. But small brokers say they see no sign that longer hours are needed or wanted. "My customers say, `Thank God it shuts down at 4:00--I don't have to worry about my positions flying around overnight,"' says Jay Shartsis, director of options trading at R.F. Lafferty & Co., a 30-broker New York firm. "But NASD is shoving this down our throats."
Zarb is now moving to mollify the small firms. While declaring NASDAQ ready to meet ECNs in the after-hours, he quietly lobbied SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt Jr. to put the brakes on the move. The result: A June 30 agreement among the SEC, NASDAQ, and the NYSE to study the effects of extended hours, effectively stalling new trading hours on the major markets until mid-2000.
Further, Zarb created a small-firm slot on NASD's board--in addition to the seats won by Davidson and an ally--and appointed a Small Firm Advisory Board. Stephen J. Perrone, chairman of Northeast Securities Inc. in Uniondale, N.Y., and a member of the nominating committee for this fall's board contest, says he's urging the panel to include small-firm brokers and entrepreneurs among the seven official board candidates. But that's unlikely to blunt the Independent Broker-Dealers' challenge.
But small firms face tough hurdles in trying to wrest control of NASD. If Davidson's seven-person slate wins in December, small broker-dealers will have the largest voting bloc on the NASD board. But that constitutes only 9 out of 32 seats. And all securities firms, large and small, face a limit on their clout over NASD, thanks to a new board structure imposed in 1996 by the SEC: Only one-third of governors are from member firms. The rest must represent the public, listed companies, or institutional investors. Says Levitt: "If the NASD goes backward and starts protecting parochial interests at the expense of the public interest, it will ruin the institution."
So the small brokers' major power may have to come through agitation, not elections. Zarb is trying to ease their way into the new trading world: by contracting with clearing firms--dealers that handle back-office operations for other brokers--to manage small firms' after-hours operations. NASDAQ may also offer a link on its Web site where small firms' customers can buy and sell stocks, with the trade credited to the broker.
But catering to the small firms, while good internal politics, may be bad business for NASD. "Extended hours, overseas trading--it's not a question of whether, it's just when," says Washington lawyer and former SEC Commissioner A.A. Sommer Jr. The need to coax small brokers along can only hamper NASD in its struggle to compete. Little of that matters to the small brokers: They're more ready to fight than switch. Zarb may be preparing to move his markets into the 21st century. But the way his smaller constituents see it, that will happen over their dead bodies.


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Sony MDR-CD900ST is only sold at Japan
Sony MDR-CD900ST is only sold at Japan
Sony MDR-CD900ST
Over-Ear item created by a_tumiwa, May 14, 2010
- Average User Rating:
- 4/5,
Recent User Reviews
"Very capable headphone for the money"
- 4.0/5,
Pros - Good balance, intimate soundstage, easy to drive
Cons - Slightly on the bright side, not extremely resolving
I bought this headphone last year from a fellow head-fier. Unfortunately one of the channels recently died. I suspect this is a cable issue as it was recabled by the first owner. Eventhough at that time I was already looking for a better closed headphone to replace them, I must say I will regret the CD900ST. This is a very capable headphone for the money.
As a studio tool you know what to expect, and the CD900ST does deliver a very well balanced and smooth sound. Unlike many headphones they don't have forward midbass, upper mids or treble. The only other fullsize headphones I've heard that are so well balanced are high end stats (the CD900ST actually reminds me of the Sennheiser HE60). They have an airy quality that can make them brightish and inconsistent sometimes, but they don't have a peaky treble at all. I know there are many conflicted descriptions about its treble, some people call it bright and analytical, while some others call it dark. I don't think these are accurate statements, again the CD900ST is quite flat and has an airy feeling that do make it sound a bit analytical, but not agressive by any mean.
The only downside is that you could sometimes wish for more bass quantity. Bass extension is good but bass and low mids are a bit on the light side. As a result tonality is not the most realistic I've heard, and I prefer the darker balance of the Stax SR-007 and SR-003. But if you can get used to it the CD900ST can become a very addictive headphone. It has a very intimate soundstage that sounds super clear and engaging. Female vocals can be breathtaking. Bass has good impact and music always flows in a nice airy way.
You should keep in mind that CD900ST is not a giant killer, it's a modest studio headphone, as such it doesn't have extreme resolving capabilities. It's not fast and razor sharp like an electrostat or even like balanced armatures IEMs. But for the money you will hardly find a better portable headphone (it beats the HD25 hands down). Get it recabled and you have a killer portable can. Comfort is quite good for me and weight is ridiculous. I should mention that it's also very easy to drive and and can sound very good out of a cheap Sansa Clip. Warmly recommended.
Addendum: I can have my CD900ST repaired as it was only an issue with the jack plug. I'm glad and this headphone is a keeper at the moment... I've had two occasions to audition the Z1000 lately and I was underwhelmed, I consider the CD900ST to be more balanced and clear, and maybe as detailed. The Z1000 can hardly be considered as a studio reference. I also let my Thunderpants go without regret. These were far from neutral and not especially impressive from a technical standpoint (in other words: way overhyped !!). The only thing I really liked about the TPs are soundstage and presence.stalepie likes this.
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) this month announced the release of Guidelines for Smart Grid Cyber Security, a voluminous set of documents written to help organizations form their own cyber-security strategies for threat detection, prevention and data recovery on the smart grid.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said in a statement that the smart grid needs to be secured end to end as the nation's electric infrastructure is modernized. His comments were echoed by U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu, who said that the development of common smart grid standards is a national priority, and that the guidelines are an important first step.
The cyber-security standards for smart grid were developed so that electricity producers, distributors and consumers will be speaking the same language, officials said.
Digital technology in the smart grid measures and distributes the delivery of electricity to consumers and has the potential to reduce energy use and costs for consumers as it's deployed in more areas of the country. But security experts say the new network will offer new avenues for criminals to infiltrate, corrupt and steal data.
The guidelines released in September make for hefty reading — a three-volume set comprising more than 500 pages. The guidelines came from the Cyber Security Working Group, a 450-member group of the smart grid interoperability panel, with participants from academia and public and private sectors. The guidelines expand upon those put out in January in the NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 1.0.
George Arnold, NIST's national coordinator for smart grid interoperability, said that the guidelines provide a foundation for utilities, hardware and software manufacturers and others to build upon. The guidelines stress creating multiple levels, or layers, of security.
The guidelines delineate 137 points of data exchange or other interactions within or between smart grid and related systems, which are assigned into one or more of 22 categories. The guidelines include recommendations for addressing privacy risks, handling management issues when it comes to systems and devices, and 189 high-level security requirements applicable to the smart grid network.


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The Rockets keep Rocking: On to Round 2!!March 22nd, 2013
Last night our Toledo Rockets Women's Basketball team ousted Butler to book their place in the second round of the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT).
The Rockets' defense caused a lot of havoc for Butler, generating 24 turnovers and holding their opponent to less than 50 points – the 18th time this season. Toledo will now play Youngstown State on Saturday, March 23, at 2:00, at Savage Arena. After witnessing the fantastic atmosphere of the first round game, I encourage everyone in the UT community to come cheer on our UT Rockets; it will be an event you will not want to miss!
Inspired by the Rockets' win and student support, President Jacobs has ensured that all UT students will get in free (with a rocket ID) and Coach Cullop will again be offering a FREE slice of pizza for all students upon entry!
Once again, the game is tomorrow, at 2:00 pm at Savage Arena, see YOU at the game!!