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I would be interested to see what everyone's predictions are for the CFO of the future. I about 5 years, I see the need for the CFO to have a legal background. The lawyers in Congress have added the liability, so it may require a lawyer to sift through it all.
Posted by James McMonagle | August 01, 2008 08:25 am
its just a simple fact that the reward is not there any more. Thanks to all the CFOs and CEOs that were involved in fraud and made the job that much less rewarding than it was. Thanks for taking your big payday and leaving the rest of us scrambling along with heavier regulatory burdens.
Posted by Danyelle Boekholder | July 30, 2008 09:38 am
The CFO as we know it will become extinct in the near future. Too much risk not enough reward, save a few mega Companies.
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With the conventions over and vice presidents chosen, the electoral process is in full gear in America. Both sides have chosen candidates based on the gimmicks and audience they claim as their base, manifesting political divisions that have existed since Nixon first launched a campaign based on these nonsensical cultural divides. As an impressively neutral column over at The Economist explains, any hope of those cultural divides being put aside for the sake of saving our Nation have been all but forgotten. The Republicans all jeer about the liberal media whenever the flaws in their platform are pointed out, the Democrats ignore every flaw in their economic plan that doesn't involve taxing the rich. Palin is legitimately inexperienced and ignorant of anything beyond the few issues she dealt with in Alaska. Obama's inexperience is equally a legitimate point, making the Third party arguments more interesting than ever before in this election. And the fact that I'm comparing the Vice-Presidential nomination and the Presidential nomination's qualifications instead of say, how they plan on saving the economy, speaks volumes about how idiotic the process has finally become. We will, as with the past two elections, get the President we deserve in this country.
I was not overly kind in my review of Stardock's The Political Machine 2008 but I also admitted that I could very easily be biased because I just wasn't in the mood for a lighthearted game about Presidential Elections. I'm not sure many Americans are at this point. Yet it must be conceded that any game that induces some kind of discussion about the election has value. Stardock has recently released a free to download shrunken version of their game that takes away your ability to make up candidates or tweak variables. Instead, you play as Obama/Biden or McCain/Palin in a set 24 week period. Just the mere act of pumping deceitful ads and tweaking your campaign message to your target state as a player heightens one's awareness of the process in the real world. It is still not the deep and complex experience I pined for in my review, but perhaps it does not need to be. Whether you're painting Obama as a snooty liberal or McCain as a dying old man, participating in the action raises awareness. And if we can do that, perhaps we'll deserve a better leader than the ones we've been getting.
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2. No MACO fee. Combine ED with PCD (never go to the dealer) and don't pay the "dealer prep" fee or whatever they call it these days
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4. Adrain at BMW of South Atlanta, or, if you combine with PCD as mentioned above, any board sponsor
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You may want to research availability. I thought I had read on these forums that the X1 won't be available for ED during that time frame.
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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by buddahfan, Oct 21, 2007.
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Where does Curry say that in this article. I must have missed it. If you are referring to him expressing an interest in being a head coach some day, that's different than saying he wants to take Flip's spot, right?
He does want Flip's job - a head coaching job. Doesn't necessarily mean Pistons.
I think you need to read between the lines. Read some of the content and what Curry says in the interview. The quote is not going to say "land him the Pistons coaching job", but it appears pretty obvious to me that the Pistons head coaching job is his first preference. I am pretty sure that he would consider other offers, but it is clear to me that the Pistons head coaching job is his first preference. MLive.com: Everything Michigan
I think I'll just go with what's stated instead of making any assumptions. Curry simply wants to be a head coach in the league eventually. The quotes in the thread title are misleading in my opinion. Makes it seem like he actually said that. Honestly, I'd even rather have him than Flip (that's how much I dislike the guy). It beats waiting all season long to watch Flip fold in the playoffs again.
the thread title is misleading!!
Buddah regularly does this in order to draw attention to his threads.
The only thing I find misleading is the part that says: Curry Goes On Record, which is followed by "I Want Flip's Job." The quotes around that part make it seem as if that was a quote.
I'll wait for 357 to weigh in on this one before I make my decision. I am extremely curious whether his dislike for Curry outweighs his dislike for Flip, or vice versa.
Come on gals and guys. 1. Curry is a Piston, former player and current assistant coach. 2. He says that he wants to be a head coach, albeit some day. 3. He says that the Pistons are a great organization with a winning tradition. Conclusion: He wants to coach one of the other 29 teams in the league but not the Pistons. LOL If there was ever an obvious this is it. Curry wants to coach the Pistons some day in the future. Therefore, he wants Flips job maybe not today or tomorrow but at sometime in the future. The thread title does not say. Curry goes on record. "Fire Flip so I can take his job" or "I want to replace Flip" It says "I want his job", which means he is saying that he wants to coach the Pistons. Can anyone on this forum deny that Curry would want to coach the Pistons someday? There is nothing misleading about the thread title. I am amazed. Many forum members have posted previously that they would like to see Curry replace Flip. Now Curry says he want to be head coach someday and the same forum members are saying. "Yea he wants to be head coach someday, but not for the Pistons"
Between the "Goes on Record" and the "I want Flip's Job" being in quotes, it makes it seem as though Curry is specifically gunning for Flip's job, not just to be a head coach in the NBA. That's exactly what I thought when I saw the thread. That would have been big news (and completely unexpected), seeing has he is currently a member of Flip's staff. It would have been extremely unprofessional and counterproductive, IMO, to "go on record" to say "I want my boss' job".
If Flip Saunders is a secret member of the Forum, then he'll be unhappy with this thread.
If Flip Saunders is a secret member of this forum, he may be a masochist.
He is specifically gunning for Flip's job which is "head coach of the Pistons". That is how I read what he said. By inference he said that he wants to be a head coach of the Pistons some day, (Can anyone prove he doesn't want to be). Flip's job is head coach of the Pistons. So Curry wants Flip's job. It is as simple as that. Of course he isn't going to come out and say I want to replace Flip. He may not even want to replace Flip, but I am sure he would love to be head coach of the Pistons some day which is what Flip's job is, so Curry wants Flip's job. The reason I started this thread is because a lot of posters on this forum have expressed a desire for Curry to replace Flip as head coach of the Pistons and to my knowledge, on which I could be incorrect, this is the first time that Curry has said in a local interview that he wants to be a head coach, so now there is a basis for those who support Curry replacing Flip. Until today, I don't think any of us knew that Curry wanted to even be a head coach, though again on this I could be entirely wrong.
I may be wrong, but I don`t think there is an assistant head coach out there that doesn`t want to be a head coach. Moreover, most head coaches were assistant head coaches!! I believe they are taught the ropes as an assistant.
Using that same logic you could say that every coach in the NBA that finished behind us last year wants Flip's job. Everybody wants to coach a winning team and if the Pistons finished higher then your team; why would you want to coach a lesser team? When you put he want's Flip's job in quotations; that means those were his exact words and they were not.
Even if that is true, most of them don't say so in a public interview. Have Cowans or Porter said anything in a public interview about wanting to be head coach of the Pistons, which Curry clearly indicated was his preferred head coaching objective in the interview? Has Laimbeer said that he would like to coach the Pistons? The news story here, which is why I created the thread is that Curry went public saying that he wanted to coach the Pistons, not that he would eventually want the job.
If you read the article, Curry never said anything being a head coach of the Pistons. You're making stuff up, Buddah.
If Flip Saunders is a secret member of the forum then he can't read or doesn't understand Piston common sense....is that what you were trying to say Linwood?
Exactly. This is how things get taken out of context all of the time. Lies...lies...lies... lol.
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I'll detail the situation, so, hopefully, you can suggest affordable solutions.
SITUATION: I have a two story, older house, two apartment rental property. One apartment on the 1st floor, one apartment on the 2nd floor. Each apartment has its own electric meter/service (as opposed to one meter for the whole house). This allows tenants of each apartment to use as much, or as little, AC as they want without feeling that the tenants in the other apartment are using too much AC and causing high electric bills. Each of the two apartments have window ACs. Zeroing in on the problem: The 2nd floor apartment has three bedrooms. Two of these bedrooms have 2 windows (one window is for fire egress the other window has a small window AC. The 3rd bedroom has only one window (used for fire egress)---hence, there is no 2nd window to put a small AC. This "3rd bedroom" is only 9'-6" X 11". This bedroom has two walls that are exterior walls (the wall with the window faces the street--another exterior wall (no window) is on the side of the house. EASY SOLUTION: Cut a hole in side of house, slide in a small "through-the-wall" AC (5,500 -6,000 BTU), and for less than $200 (for the AC unit), that's it. BUT WAIT, even though I designed and built much of the front facade of the house (25 yrs. ago), I can no longer do anything, noticable, to the exterior of the house, without historic commission approval ---which is extremely difficult. ---I don't think they would approve of a hole and a AC sticking out of the side of the house. TWO THINGS: (1) There is a good sized, unfinished attic above this bedroom, and (2) The roof & soffit of the house is such that the upper 16" to 18" of the bedroom (near the ceiling) falls below the exterior soffit---so I had a fantasy for cutting a 13" high x 21" wide hole near the ceiling---slipping the small AC unit through ---letting it hang out inside the soffit, and figure some way to drain the AC through the soffit (little or no exterior visual impact)--but, I don't think this would work?? Other options are: (1) Put an "AC air handler" in attic--with outside condenser unit ($4,000+ installed), or (2) a mini-split AC ($4,000 installed). Hey, $4,000+ to cool a 9'-6" X 11' bedroom---please! (Note: I am the type of guy that makes his coffee at home for about 5 cents a coffee--$5.00+ a cup at Starbucks is not of my world). The $200 vs. $4,000 seems a bit similar. ---Can someone out there suggest an affordable solution to my situation? --Any helpful suggests would be most appreciated. ---Jaes.:)
Sounds to me like you have pretty much covered all the bases. Too bad about the historical aspect of your place, but when that eliminates your cheapest option, then you haver to consider the more expensive options. Only other thing I could suggest is possibly a portable ac unit, but that is more than likely a last resort. I would not attempt to hack in a window shaker into your soffit area..too many problems and it more than likely will not provide the airflow you need for that room. Not sure what else to do...good luck.
Portable ACs ---tell me more --are there small units?
Your mention of a "portable" AC prompted me to go to several retail stores and home improvement places today--- I checked out various portable ACs. --A portable unit may just be an "ok" solution to my situation (a through the wall would be the best). The small outlet of a portable unit (little more than the size of a dryer vent) would, I believe, not be objectionable to the powers that be. ---However, the units I saw (at several places), were all 9,000 & 10,000 BTU units. An AC unit, that size, in my small bedroom (9.5' X 11'), would be overkill. ---Does any one out there know of a 5,000 BTU portable AC unit (brand & model please). ---Or, getting back to the best solution (a through-the-wall unit)----Does anyone know of a very narrow through-the-wall unit. For example, a unit 14.5" wide or less (something that would fit between 16 inch-on-center wall studs--- so if I did cut through the exterior wall, I wouldn't need to put in a header? (I don't think such a beast exists.) ---Any further suggestion on my problem would be appreciated. ---Jaes. :)
Google PTAC, you'll find all the info on one of those sites.
PTAC Wall Sleeve
The "Wall Sleeve" of any PTAC that I've seen, is LARGER than any through-the-wall hole needed for a 5,500 or 6,000 BTU through-the wall, $200.00 AC. Size of hole through the exterior wall is one of the key factors---affordability is the other (PTAC = $600+). ---Jaes.:)
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Hey, any of you guys ever been to S&D guns in Carrollton on Beltline and Josey? When I was taking a break from shooting at the Bullet Trap, a guy and his wife a couple of lanes over told me about this place. According to this guy, they have the cheapest rounds and guns in the city.
I am going tomorrow (my wife insists on going so I don't go nuts - unless of course she finds a S&W 357 that she absolutely has to have ) to get some Win. whitebox 9mm
I'm in The Woodlands, TX. About 35 miles north of Houston on I-45.
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Looking into getting into the hobby of shooting and guns. Advice?
I have been thinking about looking into learning gun basics and safety. I have always had an interest in guns but my parents never wanted to have anything to do with guns. In fact my parents seemed to have a very negative opinion on anybody owning guns. My mother has become a little bit more lenient on the thought of myself owning a gun recently. I believe it is because her boyfriend has a couple pistols.
What would be the best first step to starting in the hobby? I am guessing some kind of gun training course or something similar to that. If so where would I find such a thing?
I know with me being 18 I can't legally purchase any handguns (which seems like a strange law).
I am familiar with how guns work. Over the years I have owned all sorts of BB guns and airsoft guns. Of course they are not the real thing, but they give a similar feeling as to whats to be expected from a real gun.
I know guns are a dangerous tool that can cause harm if mishandled. I heard the whole thing repeatedly as long as I have been able to "talk" about guns. I respect the power of a firearm and I am wanting to overcome this lingering notion that guns are "criminal" objects and more of a tool.
dont buy cheap weapons and buy things that ammo is not hard to find. I would start with a shotgun, Remington 870 12 gauge, a .22 rifle or if you want a pistol as .22, all will be reasonably priced and ammunition is plentiful, learn to shoot them, handle them, store them and clean them. It is a fun way to spend time, but it isn't cheap...and gets more expensive the more you learn. Gun safety is pretty much common sense, best advice you can get is always assume it is loaded, a round in the chamber with the safety off and never assume others know that rule and act accordingly.
Look into joining local private gun club. You will meet other people with similar interest, go to events and take safety courses.
Start simple with some .22 target shooting and maybe some clay pigeon shooting with a shotgun. I've found anyone that is turned off by guns quickly starts having fun while shooting clay pigeons with a 12g.
The gun club is the best way to go. If you can get some lessons, you might be surprised how much you can learn from some one on one instruction.
I agree on the instruction. Personally, I have a CCW for 17 states and am so glad I received lots of training before I did. Every 6 months or so a refresher lesson is a good idea if you don't shoot at a target club.
You can check with your local gun stores about places to take classes or receive training, even the people at a place like Bass Pro will probably be able to point you in the right direction. Heck, even the people at Wal-Mart might be able to help, but I wouldn't go there first haha. Google can also work wonders, just search for your state and "gun classes" or "hunter safety" and you'll be on your way.
Personally I would suggest getting a shotgun as your first gun, it is a lot of fun going to the range and shooting targets but nothing really beats taking a buddy out with you and spending the afternoon shooting clay pidgeons. Moving targets are much more fun, and make you a better marksman IMO. I wouldn't suggest buying a 12 gauge, those guns are heavy and have more kick than a smaller gun. I would suggest a 20 gauge shotgun, it's much lighter and easier to handle (plus it's easier on your shoulder!) and if all you're doing is shooting clays it provides PLENTY of power haha. Anything you want to hunt with a shotgun can also easily be taken with a 20 gauge as well, except maybe a turkey. Even then, shoot it in the right place and you get the same result. Most people would suggest a 12 gauge because POWER! SIZE! MORE! but I think if you really view a gun as a tool you should select the right one for the right job. Just like you wouldn't use a giant power sander or saw to make a pinewood derby car I feel a big, heavy 12 gauge is overkill for the kind of shooting you seem to be looking to do.
If you want a rifle, go with a .22 because ammo is CHEAP and you can have a lot of fun plinking targets with a gun that has no recoil and many of the same features as a much more expensive rifle. As you get more accustomed to guns and the hobby you'll probably want something more powerful, but as far as target practice and taking small game goes nothing really beats the price and ease of a .22.
Pistols... I don't know much about. I know you can hunt with one (but personally I'd rather use a rifle or shotgun) and they are a TON of fun to shoot at the range, but to me a pistol is more of a self-defense weapon. For someone who currently doesn't own a gun or have much experience, I feel that a rifle or especially a shotgun will provide you with a much more fun shooting experience. Besides, if your mom's boyfriend owns a few pistols you could just go shooting with him, it'd be much cheaper than buying your own and you could still get a feel for the gun all while having a nice time with him as well. Win-win, IMO.
As someone who grew up with guns in the home and then spent time in the army, it makes me smile when I hear about people that want to get into shooting sports. I would start with a .22 rifle, you can get a decent rifle for relatively cheap, ammo is dirt cheap and .22 caliber is the best caliber to fine tune shooting skills for even a seasoned marksman(IMHO). As far as a shotgun, it also would be a good first gun, especially because the shot will not travel very far, so you can safely use it in areas that a rifle would be dangerous. 12 gauge or 20 gauge, if you are an average size 18 year old, either one will be fun to shoot with the proper shooting technique.
As far as where to learn gun safety, try your DNR website for some online reading, then all the aforementioned suggestions are great. Include handgun ranges as places where you should be able to at least find out where a safety class will be held. Everyone should take a few safety classes every once in a while, and it should go a long way to show your mother that you are taking owning a firearm seriously.
If you have any questions about specific makes/models of firearms, please feel free to PM me. Or for that matter, any other questions. As a final note, get a good trigger lock, not only to prevent accidents, but to keep people from monkeying with your gun:)
Great advise about buying a quality new firearm in a cal. you can find & buy good ammo for in @ a reasonable price. Shooting is 1st & for most about consistency. When you start to shoot you need to learn the form 1st. From there we learn the skill set to manage recoil. Recoil management is more phycological than physiological.
I'll offer the age old advise for new shooters Ruger 10-22 .22 cal. rifle. There is hundreds of hours video on you tube about the Ruger 10-22. DO NOT get all messed up in your head with all the Tact-a-COOL mods. At this point you want to learn to shoot.
You can find a basic NEW wood stocked Ruger 10-22 at Cabelas, Bass Pro, awl-Mart, Dick's for around $219. I suggest CCI AR-Tactical bulk ammo 1200fps 40gr. copper jacked round nose ammo. It's around $23 for 375 rounds. It's consistent, the 10-22s feed it well and it is rather clean to shoot. A slightly heavier rifle will shoot more accurately for a novice due two the total mass weight.
You can find cheaper ammo of course but your learning curve will suffer with inferior ammo. Also if you change ammo type/brands it's hard for a new shooter to learn due to the inconsistencies in speed of the bullet.
After you learn how to shoot a rifle. You can consider a 22 pistol or revolver. This way you'll have two firearms in the same cal. that can share ammo.
I feel the shotgun is the most versatile firearm one can own. You can hunt everything from quail to deer. You can spend hours shooting sporting clays and it's pretty much the king of home defense armaments.
I don't feel it's the best firearm for a new shooter. I definitely think every shooter should own one.
And most important get a mentor, join a club, take lessons from a certified NRA instructor. It's much easier to learn the skills correctly the 1st time than it is is to fix poor shooting foam later.
Always think and stay safe around firearms. Best of luck
Love what DogFish said about moving on eventually, but keeping it smart and sharing ammunition.
Every gun (obviously) shoots differently, and you'd be best off making a contact with an experienced sportsman you can go to a range with and test what feels right.
I live in a well regulated state, but I learned how to shoot on a 12 gauge, and I was never that accurate.
I quickly fell in love with how hand guns shot, and I got accurate with them.
My only advice is if you ever go into a forest to screw around, just never fire in a direction houses are in *OR* always try to fire towards something with ground behind it.
We made a hill by piling dirt and put our targets up in front of it. You never can be too careful with anything other than a scatter shot.
Glad to see everyone coming in and supporting your decision.
Also a 22 is a great starter weapon as everyone has mentioned, back in WWII they were used as a training weapon for learning to shoot. Simple and accurate weapons.
Also it's a good stepping stone, as your ar rifles use a .223 round aka 5.56 which is for the time being one of your most common ammos.
Definitely look into local gun clubs also see if the NRA has any branches near you. Or even your local gun shop could provide plenty of info if not offering training classes.
As mentioned by you earlier guns can be dangerous, they are a weapon with a specific purpose, however it's up to the person carrying it on how it's used.
Also you can always enlist ;)
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There are numerous firearm courses around and all will teach you firearm safety. Since your not 21 and cannot buy a handgun, consider a shotgun or rifle. A 22lr is cheap and you can buy ammo by the thousand for $25. A 12 gauge or 16 gauge is also good starter. Watch out, I'm a gun enthusiast as well as a planted tank enthusiast and I can tell you guns are way more expensive hobby then aquariums.
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+1 on the Ruger 10/22. There are all kinds of aftermarket parts you can buy to dress it up and customize it, too.
I'm in the same position, later in life but thinking I want to get into it. In Canada though, it's harder to get your license and everything. The positive, is you can go to any gun range that has a certified instructor and shoot without any license or owning the gun and use the guns and ammo provided by the club.
I am going to do this in spring a few times to see if it's something I want to invest my time in applying for my gun license and going through all the hoopla involved in that and buying a gun, etc.
Instead I can spend $80 and go fire a variety of handguns, shotguns and rifles and see what I like and if I'm interested in or not.
Does anyone know where to get one like this?
Don't get me wrong, it's for home defense... Can I shoot clay with that?
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I attended my first webinar this morning. This must mean I'm officially down with technology, ya dig? Mind you, I can't seem to figure out Mafia Wars on Facebook, so I still have a long way to go.
The webinar was called "How To Land A Literary Agent", and it was presented by Chuck Sambuchino. I really hadn't heard much about him, but I get emails from Writer's Market and Writer's Digest (online and print periodicals that have all sorts of useful info for the aspiring-to-be-published). Chuck is the editor of Guide to Literary Agents and The Screenwriter & Playwright's Market, and he's also working on his own novel. The seminar was full of information. He went over the best ways to find the right agent for your work, the ingredients of a good query letter, and the importance of having a logline (a one-sentence description of your novel so that when someone asks you what's it about, you can answer quickly and easily). These were the highlights, but of course there was a lot more.
Ultimately, though, I'd have to say I didn't learn anything new. Which is good and bad. Bad because the webinar was $99, which could have been a really nice steak dinner for two; but good because it means I've done my homework and have realistic expectations about what searching for an agent will entail. I'm relieved to know there were no surprises, and that all the helpful guides and websites he plugged are already ones I've bookmarked. I think anyone who's taken the time to do their own research (as I've been doing, for the past two years now) would already know most of the info that this webinar had to offer, but it would be a good place to start for any writer who's just beginning to think about publishing and wondering what to do.
Well, maybe there was one surprise. Chuck said that there are only 1,300 literary agents WORLDWIDE. Jumping Jehosophat! Can that number be right? I always knew the odds weren't in my favor, but 1,300 agents? Total? There are a probably a million writers out there!
But before I get discouraged, I have to constantly remind myself that I wouldn't do this if I didn't love it. Nobody in their right mind would. Writing fiction is HARD. And time-consuming. As of last week, I've been working on this second novel for just over 9 months. Straight. If I was pregnant, I'd have given birth by now.
Gee. That really puts it into perspective. If the only the gestational period for a book was as predictable.
But Chuck did say one thing that really resonated: You can't rush it. You want to write a good book and land an agent and go on to publishing success? You have to give the time it deserves and be patient – because it takes as long as it takes.


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#47257 Jan 17, 2013
Giving a short on evolution.
That question annoyed me today, but that had more to do with the posters that asked it since we had been over that on all levels.
4 Bya single cell creatures
2 Bya cells with nuclei
2.3 Bya multicellular organisms
2.5 Bya diversity, explosion of life
300 Mya largeplants, animals, complex creatures,'dinosaurs'.
4 Mya upright ape
2 Mya early human ancestors
It's a rough timeline and approximation, of life adapting towards more complexity in emergent and convergent ways, what tried and true evolves over and over again in various forms (e.g. eyes, parasitism)
Through competition (predation and protection) and symbiosis with many extinction events not mentioned. And i did not start with the way first cellwalls might have most probably started nor with the first trick of getting aminoacids.
Another way of looking at it:
24 hours ago onecelled
12 hours multicelled
1 hour dinosaurs
40 seconds men
less than one second ago modern men
"âYou must not lose faith "
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#47258 Jan 17, 2013
Allright, my agent will call yours.
People get 'm selves an avatar and immediately get ideas of grandeur.
"âYou must not lose faith "
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#47259 Jan 17, 2013
Some fitting music
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#47260 Jan 17, 2013
I present as my evidence, every single post you've submitted on this forum.
I rest my case.
"No Allah: know peace"
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#47261 Jan 17, 2013
NO! Not one scientist has EVER claimed to use carbon-14 to date the age of the Earth. That is a foolish caricature. Radiometric dating is ONE of the methods used to prove that the Earth is billions of years old, but it does not use C-14 for this. They use various other radioactive materials with known half-lives to make the determination.
And of course science changes over time. That is its strength. As we learn new facts and find new evidence, we modify science to better conform to the real world that is being described.
Yes, the Bible says what it says without changing, and that is one of its flaws. We now know that the world is not flat. We now know that rain does not require some sky fairy to open up a window in the clouds. We now know that the Moon does not give off its own light, that it only reflects Sunlight. And in spite of the claim made in Genesis 2, there were no humans around when the very first animals appeared.
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#47262 Jan 17, 2013
You're barking up the wrong tree. I'm armed and have no plans of disarming. You're letting your paranoia get the best of you - AGAIN.
Kingston, Jamaica
#47263 Jan 17, 2013
Maat---C14 is reliable upto 50,000 years
HughBe--- INCORRECT
Maat---As usual you missed the crucial word: reliable.
So none will doubt the findings.
HughBe--- And you made such a conclusion from the ONLY word that I used i.e. INCORRECT? If so, I regard it as brilliant, my dear Maat.
Kingston, Jamaica
#47265 Jan 17, 2013
Culti to Frijoles--You're a man of many talents and interests ;-)
HughBe--- His talents are REAR and his interests fall under one umbrella i.e. homosexuality and related activities.
"No Allah: know peace"
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#47264 Jan 17, 2013
Do try to remember that Frijoles was talking about the REAL world...
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#47266 Jan 17, 2013
What makes you think that he is educated in any way, shape or form?
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#47267 Jan 17, 2013
In Jamaica, the Jewish future is in intermarriages and conversions
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#47268 Jan 17, 2013
Scientific American mocks claims that Darwin was Jewish
January 11, 2013
(JTA)-- Scientific American magazine satirized claims in a Turkish children's book that Charles Darwin was Jewish.
The Jan. 8 article was written in response to reports in October about a series of books aimed at Turkish schoolchildren that describe Darwin as a hook-nosed Jew who kept the company of monkeys.
The books sparked outrage in Turkey and protests from Turkish teachers. The Istanbul-area school district that distributed the books later claimed it was not aware of their content.
In the online article, Steve Mirsky writes that the "Judaic background" of Darwin, who studied to be a priest at Cambridges Christs College, is "common knowledge in the Jewish community" but "seems to be a shock to many non-Jews.
Mirsky added that this background influenced the writing of Darwin, who first described biological evolution through natural selection with scientific rigor in his book "On the Origin of Species."
The manuscript, Mirsky wrote, was originally titled "L'Chaim: The Whole Megillah."
The official website of Darwin Day, an international organization that celebrates Darwins heritage, says his parents are buried at Montford Parish Church. His mother belonged to the Christian Unitarian theological stream and took him as a young child with her to the Unitarian Church.
Darwin, who died in 1882 at the age of 73, was married to Emma Darwin, a devout Christian.
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#47270 Jan 17, 2013
Frijoles--In the online article, Steve Mirsky writes that the "Judaic background" of Darwin, who studied to be a priest at Cambridges Christs College, is "common knowledge in the Jewish community" but "seems to be a shock to many non-Jews.
HughBe--- Why not disown him? His mother was NOT Jewish and he was a CHRISTIAN.
Recall, Jews who are Christians are NOT Jews based on the EVIL taught by rabbis.
It is interesting that Judahites would want to link themselves to Darwin. Is it to make themselves feel SPECIAL?
There is no other reason based on their FALSE teachings of mother making you a Jew plus the man being a Christian and it seems even his BIOLOGY is not Jewish.
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#47271 Jan 17, 2013
It was toungue in cheek you DOLT
as a satiric response to the Turkish nonsense
you are a royal imp.
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#47272 Jan 17, 2013
Kingston, Jamaica
#47273 Jan 17, 2013
Frijoles---" His mother belonged to the Christian Unitarian theological stream and took him as a young child with her to the Unitarian Church. "
HughBe-- Darwin was DEFINITELY not Jewish. He was a Christian. Mother was Christian and NOT Jewish. Jewish mother makes you a JEW.
Frijoles--- "Darwin, who studied to be a priest at Cambridges Christs College"
HughBe--- Definitely Christian.
So how comes this ""Judaic background" of Darwin,..(is)common knowledge in the Jewish community" but "seems to be a shock to many non-Jews."?
Which one of his ancestors is Jewish? Even if he had some distant Jewish relative the man is a Christian, DON'T claim him or seek affiliation with him.
Eric's SISTER is disowned by him and US because she is a Christian. Do the same to Darwin who does not have Jewish blood like her and in all likelihood have no Jewish blood.
Why the double standard? Why the hypocrisy?
Kingston, Jamaica
#47274 Jan 17, 2013
Frijoles---you are a royal imp.
HughBe--- I accept the ROYAL part. You are a COMMON imp.
United States
#47275 Jan 17, 2013
So if the arms that you have are branded unlawful you are going to keep them and be a law breaker?
#47276 Jan 17, 2013
rabbee: this world being real, come on! get real. all the lies in this delusional world, does not make it real. no matter how realistic, all the lying may seem.
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#47277 Jan 17, 2013
wiki abiogenesis:
however, the inorganic composition of all cells differ from that of modern sea water, which led Mulkidjanian and colleagues to reconstruct the "hatcheries" of the first cells combining geochemical analysis with phylogenomic scrutiny of the inorganic ion requirements of universal components of modern cells. The authors conclude that ubiquitous, and by inference primordial, proteins and functional systems show affinity to and functional requirement for K+, Zn2+, Mn2+, and phosphate. Geochemical reconstruction shows that the ionic composition conducive to the origin of cells could not have existed in what we today call marine settings but is compatible with emissions of vapor-dominated zones of what we today call inland geothermal systems. Under the anoxic, CO2-dominated primordial atmosphere, the chemistry of water condensates and exhalations near geothermal fields would resemble the internal milieu of modern cells. Therefore, the precellular stages of evolution may have taken place in shallow "Darwin-ponds" lined with porous silicate minerals mixed with metal sulfides and enriched in K+, Zn2+, and phosphorus compounds.[68][69]
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montmorillonite/octalite/carpe ntras soil etc. comes in at this point.
KAB we allready discussed that genesis makes no differentiation between mankind and animals, they are having the same term creatures/lifespirits.
So the first part would be written as a ranking system by a Priestly source and copied from the Marduk account at Ebla (were one such account was found)
The second part starting in the SS with the second sentence of 2:4 would be by a Jahwist source making clear what mankinds role would be.
Adam (fertile soil) gets created first here, and than the plants and animals. Eve (Havah wide birth) get's created last of all.(apropos also found in really old Babylonian myths.)
But i would add here that we are used to devide everything in strict communities, where the hebrew book however shows three kids of law(also attested in historic studies)vigorating and lots of cultural exchange. It gives thus an image of all that was known then including the influences.
And for the various interpretation you must read a book of 1,8 million pages. The oral Torah.
Good luck with this DATA. It should keep you occupied for at least a while.
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The royal court had not taken part in a hunt since the marriage of the Princess Aliénor to their king a month previous. Kathryn had only been one of the queen's ladies since Aliénor's marriage, but in one short month Kathryn had grown very fond of her queen. She would do almost anything for her, but . . . did it have to be hunting?
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Kathryn certainly liked horses, and riding could be pleasant, but this — this neck-or-nothing tear through the woods, the bouncing and jostling and branches hitting her in the face, and all the while the great brute below her ignoring all her most urgent instructions.
The horse recognized who was master, and it certainly was not the featherweight astride his back pulling ineffectually, and rather irritatingly, at his reins. He had his head now and would not have slowed for a rider twice as skillful as Kathryn.
Her horse broke from the group of hunters and went careening wildly off into the brush. A bare moment later, Kathryn tumbled forward off her horse's neck, the ground rising up to meet her. She lay stunned in the damp leaves, the musty smell of the dirt thick in her nostrils, while the careless beast gleefully galloped back to his home stable for some oats and a good brushing down.
Worse yet, the hunt was on, and Kathryn would not be missed by her companions for some time yet.
Only slightly dazed, when her wits recovered sufficiently and the world stopped spinning, she stood with the aid of an obliging tree trunk and took in her surroundings. The lush forest possessed a heavy covering of brush on the ground, clustering around the roots of the tall trees. Kathryn put a hand to her chest, trying to calm her still-hammering heart. "Help! Anyone? Hello?" The forest swallowed her cries, and the only sounds around her now were the gentle rustlings of the trees. She swallowed sudden fear, stifling it, and started walking, hoping someone had noticed her difficulties and come looking.
She would be having a very long day if they had not.
Kathryn gulped in a deep breath, then tilted her head to listen as a strange noise caught her attention.
She froze.
Barking, horses and — the high-pitched howl of a wolf?
I thought we hunted the hart this day. This thought was swiftly chased away by another and rather more alarming one: They're coming this way. The crashing of hooves through the underbrush filled her ears, along with the bloodthirsty cries of the hunting dogs and the triumphant shouts of the men.
She stood at the edge of a small clearing. A hoyden in her youth, Kathryn still had a little difficulty maneuvering with her hampering skirts. But still she swung herself up quickly enough onto the first branch of the nearest tree. Just in time too. The king and his entourage, having trapped their quarry at last, came thundering into the clearing, trampling over the place where she had been standing.
The wolf smelled the dogs before he heard the sounds of the hunt echoing in his forest. The hounds scented him before they gave chase, howling and baying while they tracked his progress through the woods. The werewolf's scent would drive the dogs mad, as the stench of magic always did the trick on poor beasts.
Ah, well. The wolf believed himself to be rather smarter than even the wiliest hunting dog and had tricks enough to bring himself safely home. He stretched his muscles then broke into a run, shoulders flexing, muscles singing at the exercise.
He caught a hint of smell then — the merest breath to fill his nostrils. But this was enough. A spasm of grief choked him, and a whine broke from his throat. The wolf stopped. He could not have moved if he'd wanted to — and he did not want to.
My king, he thought, just before the hounds caught up to him. He ran then, cursing himself as he darted between the trees and slogged through the tangles of underbrush. Idiot. You let one smell on the air distract you long enough for the bloody dogs to get your smell. And now what's to do?
Befuddled and at war with himself, he fumbled through his escape, stumbling and taking wrong turns. His baser instincts pulled with every fiber of muscle for him to slip away and lose himself in the forest, foiling this hunt as he had so many others. His human heart and what parts of his head it still had sway over, urged him in the other direction — back to the humans. Back to the king.
The wolf's hesitation, his dreadful indecision, gave the hunting dogs the edge, and the wolf wore himself out running from them and from himself. As he tried to speed ahead of the hunting pack, his mind betrayed him, thinking of his king when he should be strategizing a way out for his wolf's body.
If he didn't focus — and soon — the dogs would get him.
The werewolf found he didn't care much.
"…a page-turner fairytale for the adult (or younger!) dreamer….I really enjoyed this tale! All of the main characters get a voice and have problems that they iron out through communication and truth AND in asides outside of the main two characters' issues. Gabriel is, honestly, even more loveable as a wolf as he tries to become the man Katryn believe him to still be (maybe it's the fur?), and I can definitely see myself in Kathryn, a very practical, witty, and compassionate handmaiden to the new queen (i.e. think a more demur, non-glamorous, and 16th Century Jennifer Cruisie heroine). How can you not like a book with a cheeky protagonist and a noble gentle-… were?"
~4 Stars from Megan at Night Owl Reviews
"Very well written…I highly recommend this book…"
~5 Tea Cups from Monica at Happily Ever After Reviews
I had been writing books since the end of sixth grade, but this was the first book I wrote as an adult, and the first book I'd written that I thought stood even a remote chance of being published. One night way back in 2006, I had the director's cut of Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven(one of my very favorite movies, incidentally) on in the background while I was reading for a World Literature class.
The homework was Marie de France's medieval poem "Bisclavret" about a cursed werewolf knight. Something about the confluence of the movie and the story struck a chord in me so I grabbed the nearest notebook and began furiously scribbling. I ended up writing a scene about a cursed knight trapped as a wolf–a wolf that finds himself being hunted for sport all unknowing by his former liege lord and friend, the king. In a matter of hours I had written the first scene of what would become The Beauty's Beast.
This originally found a home with Noble Romance, but when they closed their doors in 2013 I decided to re-release it on my own, because I really do love this story. 🙂
*When I finished the first draft of this book in 2006, to celebrate, I rewarded myself by commissioning a painting of my two leads from an artist I love.
This was the painting from artist Nicole Chartrand: [Check her out, she does good stuff! :)]
^I love the way the wolf looks at her. You can just tell he's thinking, "I love her." And Kathryn's dress is so pretty, too.
*Another piece of art for the book came from my sister. She's an artist and as a Christmas present to commemorate the release of the book she made me a set of paperdolls for The Beauty's Beast.
I love these dolls so much I can't even say. She exactly captured my internal image of the characters, but the clothes are better than anything I could have imagined! She actually put little wolf details on Kathryn's wedding gown.
*You can see more of my sister's art if you click here. If you are so inclined. ;P
^This is the original cover for the book when it was released through Noble Romance. I loved the girl, and the colors and the look, but I thought it was just a tad too sexy for my sweet medieval.
*I always seem to end up having to change the names of things in my books. Originally, this book was titled Garwaf, which is an old Norman word for werewolf found in "Bisclavret." Unfortunately, though I loved this title, no one else seemed to. At all. Certainly not the agents and publishers I sent it to. They probably thought it was the sound someone made while clearing their throat. All things considered, The Beauty's Beast is probably a better fit for the book. I still call it Garwaf to myself, though.
*Kathryn's name was also originally "Beau." I even had to change the name of a horse in edits to give it a more girly name. Good grief.
*In the original poem, "Bisclavret," which The Beauty's Beast is loosely based upon, the evil wife has her nose bitten off by the wolf. Some scholars believe this is a subtle way of saying the wife contracted leprosy, because, in the medieval period, there was a belief that leprosy and being a werewolf were related in some way.
If You Like This, Then Try This
If you liked The Beauty's Beast here are some other things you might also enjoy:
Spindle's End and Beauty by Robin McKinley
I didn't discover Robin McKinley until my late teens, but once I did I went on a tear and read at least half her backlist in one go. I've always been a fan of fairy tale retellings (which is part of why I wrote one…), but these two books made a big impression on me. I loved the wry humor in her characters and their brusque practicality. Another one of my favorite elements was the slow build of the romances in Spindle's End; there's a proposal scene in this novel that has to be one of the most romantic things I have ever read. I also loved, loved McKinley's world-building and all its intricate, well-thought out detail.
The Brother Cadfael Series by Ellis Peters
Growing up I was always asking my mom for stuff to read, and I remember when she handed me my first Brother Cadfael mystery I was totally sucked into the world, and I binge-read the entire 20+ books in the series. Brother Cadfael is a cozy mystery series set in a Benedictine abbey during the English civil war between King Stephen and Empress Maude. The historical period is a little earlier than the one I'm writing in, and some of the research by Ellis Peters is out of date now, but I still remember how wonderful I thought Cadfael's world was, the history, the community. And Cadfael himself, of course. He's a wonderful hero and one of the characters in my book (the wry and worldly court magician Llewellyn) is a sort of homage to Cadfael. This charming series was a huge influence on me and a big part of the reason I wanted to write my own medieval-set story. (Of course mine has werewolves…)
The Elemental Masters series by Mercedes Lackey
(Especially The Serpent's Shadow and The Gates of Sleep)
This was my favorite fantasy series for a little while and the first two books were a big influence on how I wanted to write my own historical fantasies. I loved how Lackey would twist existing history to fit her fantastical elements in. I also appreciated how she incorporated various magical creatures like sylphs, fairies, and even Puck himself into her stories. But, of course, my favorite aspect was how she twisted the basic elements of each fairy tale. She changed things in new and interesting ways so that the bones of the original story were still there, and yet by the end the reader had something totally new and wonderful to enjoy.


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Red pepper flakes add bite to this fresh-tasting salad. "It's extraordinarily tasty, tangy, and delightful for any season," says Frank McReynolds from Carmichael, California.
Recommended: Fresh, Balanced & Filling No-Cook Summer Dinners
- 3 cups spring mix salad greens
- 2 slices deli ham (1 ounce each), julienned
- 2 slices deli turkey (1 ounce each), julienned
- 1 medium tomato, chopped
- 1/2 cup julienned sweet yellow pepper
- 1/2 cup cubed cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup chopped red onion
- 3 tablespoons chopped walnuts
- 2 tablespoons dried cranberries
- 2 tablespoons sliced ripe olives
- 1/2 teaspoon Beau Monde seasoning
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- Salad dressing of your choice
- In a large bowl, combine the first 13 ingredients. Serve with salad dressing of your choice. Yield: 2 servings.
Originally published as Chef's Salad in Cooking for 2 Summer 2009, p47
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High Income? Here's How You Open A Roth
First made available to investors in 1998, Roth IRAs introduced a whole new structure for tax-deferred saving. Until then, investors could make tax-deductible contributions to traditional IRAs and 401(k)s. Roth accounts allowed tax-free distributions.
Many of our clients want to take advantage of both ways of saving for retirement.
The problem: Roth accounts have income limits.
In 2013, single filers making more than $127,000 in adjusted gross income, and married couples making more than $188,000, are not allowed to contribute to Roth IRAs.
The question: If I – or my spouse and I – are above the income limits for Roth IRAs this year, can I still Roth?
The answer, fortunately, is yes…if you know how.
Option 1: A Roth 401(k)
As I wrote in my earlier post on Roth 401(k) accounts, there are no income limits barring participation in Roth 401(k) programs. If your company offers it, you can take advantage of it.
Roth 401(k) accounts have the same contribution limits that their traditional 401(k) cousins have: a generous $17,500 for 2013 ($23,000 if you are over 50).
Unlike contributions to traditional 401(k) accounts, contributions to a Roth 401(k) are not tax deductible. However, when you leave the company, you can roll over your Roth 401(k) into a Roth IRA and pay no additional taxes.
One side note for the self-employed and entrepreneurs: A number of investment companies, like Vanguard, offer Individual Roth 401(k)s. (These services advertise a total contribution limit of $51,000 in 2013, which includes both employer and employee contributions. Employee contributions are limited to the same $17,500, just as they are in a corporate 401(k). All employer contributions must be made into a traditional 401(k) account.)
Option 2: The Backdoor Roth IRA
A small handful of our clients might benefit from using a "backdoor" Roth IRA; some young people use the backdoor Roth IRA option every year, because they've decided that the advantages of the Roth (the tax-free distributions) outweigh the issue I'm about to outline below.
There is a catch to a backdoor Roth IRA: The IRS aims to tax some of the money you convert.
The concept for the backdoor Roth IRA emerged inauspiciously a decade ago. In 2003, the IRS began to phase out the Roth IRA income limit for people who wanted to convert their old, traditional IRAs into the new Roth format. Previously, people who could not make contributions to a Roth IRA because they made too much money, also could not convert a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA.
By 2010, the contribution limit was phased out completely. Since then, there has been no income limit for taxpayers who want to convert their traditional IRAs to the Roth format.
Thus, the backdoor Roth IRA was born.
Put simply, if you are over the income limit to open or contribute to a Roth IRA, you can still open a traditional IRA and then convert it to a Roth IRA. (It's assumed that you will not attempt to take a tax deduction on the initial contribution to the traditional IRA, since you are also above the income limits for taking that deduction.)
Voila. Roth IRA.
Seems too good to be true? Well, it is, at least if you already have a traditional, deductible IRA. When you convert from a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA, the amount you convert is taxed by the proportion of all of your traditional IRAs funded by pre-tax contributions.
Let's say you have a traditional, deductible IRA valued at $10,000, and this year you plan to contribute $5,000 to a traditional, non-deductible IRA to convert to a Roth account.
The way the IRS looks at it, you have $15,000 in IRA assets, 66.7% of which are deductible.
If you convert the $5,000 account to Roth, the IRS will require you to pay taxes on 66.7% of that amount, or $3,333.
Given the complexities, if you have existing traditional IRA assets, consider the tax consequences carefully. You should consult with a tax accountant about your particular situation before pursuing a backdoor Roth IRA.
So, Do You Want to Roth?
We believe having a balance of Roth and traditional retirement assets gives you more flexibility in managing your taxes in retirement.
Thanks to the Roth 401(k) and Roth IRA conversions, individuals fortunate enough to have high income this year still have options to acquire and build Roth assets.


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Djibouti diplomat Rachad Farah, who is running for UNESCO's top post, expressed hopes that Mount Fuji will be listed as a World Heritage site.
The registration of Mount Fuji will help the world know more about Japan and its culture, Farah, the Djibouti ambassador to France, said in a recent interview in Tokyo.
The registration will display the mountain's cultural value to people across the world as well as those in Japan, said Farah, who owns a resort villa at the foot of the mountain.
The World Heritage Committee is scheduled to discuss Japan's recommendation to register Mount Fuji in Cambodia in June.
Farah, who served 15 years as ambassador to Japan, also said he will support Japan's bid to register "washoku" (Japanese cuisine) and sumo as intangible cultural heritages if elected as UNESCO's director general. Two other people are running in the UNESCO race and the next chief will be determined in autumn.


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Peggy Aycinena is a freelance journalist and Editor of EDA Confidential at www.aycinena.com. She can be reached at peggy at aycinena dot com.
Please Crispify: The ESD Alliance System Scaling Working Group
May 19th, 2016 by Peggy Aycinena
New companies have joined the consortium, the newest member of the Board of Directors is not a CEO, a plethora of monthly panels have engaged the industry in thought-provoking discussions about innovation vis-à-vis commercial enterprise, a marketing deal has been struck with Semico, and the whole friggin' organization has been re-branded as the ESD Alliance to reflect an intent to get more IP guys, more Embedded guys, and more Yet-to-be-identified guys into the alliance than just the traditional anchor tenants from EDA.
But none of this comes close to the potential impact of the latest disruptive idea that ESDA is proposing: The founding of a brand new working group that could very well redefine the whole semiconductor supply chain: The ESD Alliance System Scaling Working Group.
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Mac on DAC: IP is critical, and so is everything else
May 12th, 2016 by Peggy Aycinena
Mac and I spoke by phone recently. He'd read a blog a posted here in April expressing skepticism about IP coverage at DAC. Therein, I suggested the content set for Austin in June was inadequate, given the important role IP plays in chip design today.
A thoughtful McNamara wanted to respond to this critique; he wanted to evangelize for the quality of the content at DAC – particularly as he is Vice Chair of the conference this year and will be General Chair in 2017. [Cadence's Chuck Alpert is General Chair here in 2016.]
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Warren Savage: Optimism for IP at DAC and beyond
May 5th, 2016 by Peggy Aycinena
"I think the content's very good this year," Savage said in a recent phone call. "We've been working on the IP content at the DAC for 3 years, and continue to make progress. I would say the biggest thing [we struggle with] is insufficient time allocated for IP.
"In comparison to previous years, however, the IP and Design tracks have been merged and all put under the same track – something we recommended against, because design-related submissions generally are different from IP-related submissions."
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ESD Alliance: Lanza and Semico to serve as Change Agents
April 20th, 2016 by Peggy Aycinena
That news is unique for 4 reasons: a) Lanza is the first new board member since EDAC was relaunched as ESDA; b) Lanza is the only member of the board who is not currently serving as the CEO of a company, the first such circumstance in recent memory; c) Lanza serves on the board of PDF Solutions, triggering another first in that one company is now represented twice on the EDAC/ESDA board with PDF's John Kibarian also serving therein; and d) Lanza was not elected, but appointed.
Certainly for all of these reasons and more, Dr. Lucio Lanza will serve as a refreshing change agent as the EDA Consortium morphs into the ESD Alliance.
The second major update from the ESD Alliance is the announcement of a "cooperative marketing" partnership with Semico.
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IP @ DAC: Sound & Fury or Smoke & Mirrors
April 14th, 2016 by Peggy Aycinena
I would argue that a lot of the content that's sitting in the IP Track at DAC is really just about design, and not specifically about IP-based design. To prove that point, below is a complete listing of the sessions in the IP Track that's set to air between June 6th and 9th at DAC in Austin. Those that are legitimately about IP are bolded, sessions that actually talk about using IP. Those not bolded are 'just' about design, or are merely high-level nattering about superficial issues associated with IP reuse.
Conclusion: the number of IP-related sessions are far fewer than one would hope. If IP is this important, why aren't there more sessions that are really about IP? Is there a conspiracy here?
Fortunately, this next week I'm talking at length with Warren Savage. As CEO of IPextreme, his knowledge about the technology and business of IP is pretty encyclopedic. I will run my conspiracy theory past him: DAC wants you to believe they believe in IP, but in fact the conference is still more about design automation, not about using silicon IP to enhance the process. EDA vendors still rule the roost at DAC.
SNPS' Custom Compiler: closing the FinFET productivity gap
April 7th, 2016 by Peggy Aycinena
"This tool is definitely needed by designers," Dave said, "and is motivated by the increasing use of FinFET devices. Here at Synopsys we have 1300 engineers in our IP team, with lots of these people turning to FinFETs in their design."
Not an easy transition, he noted: "A single transistor exists in a planer mode, but it becomes a much more complex device in a FinFET. The layout becomes more complex, and so does the approach to design."
There have been some developments with respect to custom design, Dave acknowledged: "Most recently, you could actually automate your layout with constraints. However, typing in those constraints is so time-consuming.
"With Custom Compiler, we have moved instead to a visually constrained layout, which allows you to re-apply what you've already done – both to your current work and to your future work as well.
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EDAC's Quarterly Report: Going forward, make Segars sell it
March 24th, 2016 by Peggy Aycinena
Here's the quote from Rhines included in EDAC's press release discussing their Market Statistics Service report for Q4_2015:
"After 23 consecutive quarters of growth, the EDA Industry revenues declined slightly in the fourth quarter, compared to a particularly strong Q4 2014. However, industry revenue increased 5 percent for calendar 2015 compared to 2014, and the semiconductor IP and services categories increased in Q4. Geographically, the Asia Pacific region continues to grow, while other regions saw modest declines this quarter."
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EDAC: What's in a name?
March 9th, 2016 by Peggy Aycinena
Lots of people have been pointing out for a long time that membership in the EDA Consortium includes some of the biggest names in IP, not to mention embedded software, so not reflecting that reality in the organization's name is pretty nonsensical. In fact, two recent blogs here on EDACafe specifically address the issue.
The first one is titled: "Answer's nope: Should EDA Consortium become IP Consortium?" [September 30, 2015].
In this blog, I asked Mentor Graphics CEO Wally Rhines: "Aren't the IP companies on the verge of overshadowing the size and impact of the EDA companies in the EDA Consortium. So much so, it seems like it's time to change the name to the IP Consortium."
Rhines responded, "It will never be the case that it's all EDA or all IP. In fact, IP revenue is only one-third the size of the market tracked by MSS today. The other two-thirds is traditional EDA.
"Even ARM — although their market cap is $20 billion — their revenue is just about the same as Mentor's. The EDA industry is a long way from being dominated by the IP industry, plus we're in a very prosperous period in EDA. We've got 22 nanometers, 14, 10, 7 all working at the same time, so we're meeting customer demands at all of these nodes."
Last September, Dr. Rhines appeared distinctly underwhelmed by the argument that it's time to change the Consortium's name.
Emulation Apps: Mentor Graphics enhances Veloce
February 25th, 2016 by Peggy Aycinena
* Veloce Deterministic ICE: Designed to overcome unpredictability in ICE environments by adding 100-percent visibility and repeatability for debug; provides access to other 'virtual-based' use models.
* Veloce DFT: Designed to accelerate DFT verification prior to tape-out to minimize the risk of catastrophic failure; significantly reduces run times when verifying designs after DFT insertion.
* Veloce FastPath: Designed to optimize emulation performance when verifying large multi-clock SoC designs by enabling faster model execution speed.
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Emulation: DVCon invites Rizzatti to Expound
February 18th, 2016 by Peggy Aycinena
More importantly, of course, Rizzatti helped guide EVE, the high-flying European EDA company that led the field in emulation from their base in France before being acquired by Synopsys in 2012. I spoke with Rizzatti this week about emulation, his talk at DVCon, and his recent endeavors writing about a technology that's taking the world of verification by storm.
He started by establishing the importance of emulation today: "This technology is here to stay. It's been around for 30 years, and [historically] was something only the big companies could afford to buy and use. They needed an army of engineers. Today it's no longer a niche technology, however; it's mainstream."
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Replacing wall with engineered Beam
I am replacing a load bearing wall with an laminated engineered beam. I must add a foundation footer and cement block column to support the post that will support the beam. I plan to dig the footer 2 ft sq 2 ft deep and place quickrete up to the ground level. Then build a 16 in sq column from cement block approx 16 in high to just below the level of the existing wood girder holding the floor joists. The wooden post(3 2x4's nailed together) for the Beam will come down thru the floor(hidden in an enclosed wall) and sit on top of the cement block column. I plan to place a wooden 2x cap over the top of the column and attach the post. The force transferring thru the beam down the post to the column is approximately 5000+ lbs. Is a 2x cap sufficient for this force or should I use plate steel also. My concern is that the point of the post will crush the wooden cap. Do the holes in the cement block need to be filled with quickrete? If I center the column and post, is this sufficient?
I live in north Alabama. The house is 2 story. The wall being replaced is an inside loadbearing wall between the kitchen and dining room.
One other option is to center the post in the wall over the existing wood girder supporting the floor joists. I will still have to build the footer and column under the girder. Will the 5000+ force crush the girder at the point where the post and girder meet? Should I use a 2x Cap at this point? Use plate steel?
Honestly, you're asking questions that nobody here can answer. Many of us have engineering and construction backgrounds, but unless and until your home's structure and the soil bearing capacity is thoroughly evaluated it is impossible for us to do anything but guess. Guessing on structural stuff is irresponsible.
I'd strongly recommend that you hire a structural engineer to properly size your footing, your beam, and the support structure for it.
thekctermite, thanks for your response. The beam and post were sized by a structural engineer at a local truss supply house. The footer is the same size as the existing footers and columns in the foundation of the house and have been reviewed by the same engineer. He suggested using the 2x cap over the column but he also warned against possible crushing. He thought it was a minor chance, but I wanted to see if anyone else might have an opinion.
He did say he had seen where a beam had crushed the sil atop 2x4 studs.
Crush can be a factor. It won't appear right off, but might create very minimal settlement over time. Ideally, steel plates can be used to shim a beam. I've also had people use LVL pieces instead of dimensional lumber because it is pressure-formed and won't compress much if at all.
if you are concerned about the crush effect, use a steel column with 1/2" top/bottom plate. If you are concerned that the beam will crush, then attach a 1/4" plate to either side of the beam and through bolt.
Some pictures of the situation would be nice and helpful.
You did not mention if any rebar is being placed in the footer. You need at least one mat of steel.
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