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Okay, here it goes. I've just downloaded VMWare with BT5 on my iMac desktop. I currently have an Airport utility plugged directly into my modem and then connect wirelessly to my Airport from my iMac (which is currently running 10.7.5) and on it I have downloaded Hamachi, Privoxy and TOR. I changed all of the network configurations to match the IP address from Hamachi, to include the listen-address in the Privoxy config file and the browser settings for both TOR and Firefox to match Hamachi as well. So, when I downloaded BT5 today for VMWare, at first when I connected and configured the settings, I ran an IP checker and it showed my home IP address. So, I thought maybe I needed to update the VMWare software and restart. So, I did and now I can't get BT5 to connect to the internet at all. Nothing I do will work. I've tried everything I could think of and google and still no luck. I ran dhclient and got the following information:
Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.1.3
Copyright 2004-2009 Internet Systems Consortium.
All rights reserved.
For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/
Listening on LPF/eth3/00:50:56:35:49:27
Sending on LPF/eth3/00:50:56:35:49:27
Sending on Socket/fallback
DHCPDISCOVER on eth3 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7
DHCPDISCOVER on eth3 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 10
DHCPOFFER of 192.168.0.21 from 192.168.0.1
DHCPREQUEST of 192.168.0.21 on eth3 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
DHCPACK of 192.168.0.21 from 192.168.0.1
bound to 192.168.0.21 -- renewal in 40913 seconds.
And ifconfig:
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:179 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:179 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:14497 (14.4 KB) TX bytes:14497 (14.4 KB)
Any suggestions? Thanks!


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Age-appropriate kids' apps and app safety
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You can find a few apps on the market with a recommended age as young as 6 months, such as MiniPiano (a simple 14-note keyboard app). There are thousands of apps that start at the age 2 or 3 range. The recommended age range for a particular app comes from the developer, but you are the best judge of whether apps are appropriate for your child.
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Help safeguard your child by going over a parent-child online and app use agreement. Decide on a time limit, like one hour a day of non-homework-related screen time for your child, and keep tabs on the types of apps your child is downloading and using. Parental-control apps range in price from free to $20 and up, and they allow you to block the purchase of adult content apps and set Internet time limits for your child. Many parental control apps still have glitches and loopholes, but they can help establish some limits.
Consider these health aspects related to app use:
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- Ear health A recent hearing study found that one in five teens has hearing loss, mostly likely due to listening to loud music through headphones. Keep this stat in mind when your child uses apps with loud music and sound effects.
- Sleep Another recent study found that kids who use their cell phones in their bedroom at night often lose hours of sleep. Lack of sleep can lead to distraction in school and depression.
- Radiation Because cell phones and smartphones in particular have not been around for long, more research is needed to determine if there is a link between cell phone radiation and brain tumors. In the meantime, pediatricians have noted that children's softer skulls are more susceptible to exposure.
If you're concerned about cell phone or smartphone radiation, a nonprofit called Environmental Working Group releases rankings of cell phones by radiation level. Because Wi-Fi, wireless Internet networks, emit much lower levels of radiation than mobile phone networks, using apps and the Internet on a computer, iPad, iPod Touch, or other Wi-Fi device may be a safer alternative.

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Wildcats Slowed by Cyclones in Four Sets
Nov. 14, 2012
AMES, Iowa – Kansas State and Iowa State were on the national stage Wednesday evening with the rivalry playing out on ESPNU. After snapping an eight-match losing streak to the Cyclones in the first meeting this season, it was Iowa State this time that was able to defeat K-State in four sets.
The two ranked opponents were playing for positioning in the Big 12 Conference standings and with the loss No. 20 K-State (21-6, 8-6) remains in the top half of the conference but is now three matches behind No. 19 Iowa State (17-7, 10-3) as the Cyclones remain in second place.
Junior middle blocker Kaitlynn Pelger led the Wildcats with 12 kills and junior outside hitter Lilla Porubek added 11 kills to the team's tally. No other Wildcat reached five kills on the night and the team hit just .072 for the match compared to Iowa State's .238.
The Cyclones saw freshman Andie Malloy lead the way with 18 kills as she has worked her way into the starting rotation since the first meeting this season. Victoria Hurtt added 13 kills for Iowa State and freshman right side hitter Mackenzie Bigbee had nine. Senior libero Kristen Hahn had 23 digs for the Cyclones as she continues to move up the all-time Big 12 digs list.
Senior setter Caitlyn Donahue had a double-double for the Wildcats posting 18 digs to go with her 36 assists. Pelger also had a double-double with 16 digs defensively for K-State. Senior libero Kuulei Kabalis had 12 digs. The Wildcats stuffed the Cyclones 12 times but those blocks were not enough to slow the Cyclones on their home floor and get the win.
K-State could not find an offensive rhythm in the opening set as the Wildcats hit just .036, posting only seven kills. The Wildcats had three blocks but it was not enough as the Cyclones only had one additional error and hit a strong .517 to roll in the first set 25-14. Malloy posted six kills for the Cyclones to lead the way out of the gates.
Iowa State built a large lead early thanks to a 7-1 run that saw the Wildcats make a number of hitting mistakes. Midway through the set, the Cyclones got hot on offense with another burst going on a 5-2 run with all the points coming on kills.
The second set saw the Wildcats find their offense as Porubek got hot early to grab the momentum and help the team to a win and even the match at one set apiece. After an early error from Porubek, she settled down in the second set and posted a string of four kills during a 6-3 run to take a 7-6 lead.
After K-State got hot early, the Cyclones had a number of errors that helped K-State build a lead up to as many as four points before fighting back and making it a tight contest tied at 22. A blocking error and attacking error by the Cyclones would give K-State set point. An error by Porubek kept it alive for Iowa State, but the Wildcats responded with a block from Muff and Ludwig to end it 25-23.
In the third set K-State appeared to grab the momentum after a 7-1 run to take a 13-11 lead. The Cyclones answered the call, however, with a quick 3-0 run to reclaim the lead and never looked back. The Wildcats would score consecutive points only once more the remainder of the set as Iowa State outscored the Wildcats 14-5 after the 13-11 lead K-State held to win 25-18 and take a 2-1 lead over K-State in the match.
The Wildcats dug themselves into a hole early in the fourth set, falling behind by six points quickly following a 5-1 lead by the Cyclones. K-State was able to pull within two points but Iowa State again pulled away thanks to its defense not allowing the Wildcats to score consecutive points. The Cyclones offense kept applying pressure and closed the doors 25-15 to split the season series with the Wildcats.
K-State remains on the road this weekend as they travel to take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders. First serve from the United Spirit Arena is set for 6 p.m. KMAN's radio broadcast of the match will be exclusively online at kstatesports.com due to coverage of the K-State-Baylor football game.


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Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2002 4:15 pm
Post subject: Three Rivers Parks
Does anyone have an update on any new or pending rules for caches in Three Rivers (Hennepin) parks? I saw something a while ago about a two cache per park limit and a distance from trail limit but I haven't heard any update since.
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Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2002 9:32 pm
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I have not heard anything definite except for State parks and Ramsey County parks. If anyone has any information about other parks, let us know!
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Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2002 9:42 pm
Post subject: Three Rivers
I am assuming their rules will be very similar to Ramsey County except for the application form. The person who has been working the closest with Three Rivers is Bobhiker. When he gets back in town I am sure he will give you an update as soon as he knows anything. He and I have had extensive conversations and strategy sessions over these policies and how they will affect us all.
One thing they were very concerned with was that we try to keep the caches within 20ft of an established trail because of fragile environments in some parks. I think they probably will adopt the half mile rule also.
I don't think they will just say 2 caches per park or anything like that, they will take it on a park by park consideration just like Ramsey did. If you are looking at a particular park or spot -- go claim it. I know there are still a few Three River parks that are wide open as far as caches go.
The worst that will happen is that it will have to be moved on April 1st, but if you have a nice cache out there, well maintained and safe, chances are it will be approved at the spot you choose.
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Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2002 11:52 am
Post subject: Three Rivers Park District
Yes, Three Rivers Park District is working with us on geocaching! I have met with them Oct. 31. They had some preliminary policy worked out. I have not received a final copy of it as of yet. They introduced it to the Board of Directors on November 21. From what I have heard, it went positively.
The policy they had at our meeting looked alot like Ramsey County's. One thing they have added is a restriction of keeping the cache to within 25 feet of the trail. They have a no off trail hiking policy for their parks. This is to keep everyone on trail and out of the sensitive areas. But if we keep to within 25 feet of the trail, no sensitive areas will be disturbed. They also are coming up with a limit of caches per park. It seems like it will be around two per park. They will produce a list for this soon. All these should go into effect April 1.
I have put a cache in Bryant Lake Regional Park. It is titled, "Hard Rock Cache, #1 in Bryant Lake Regional Park." I have tried to set it up as a model for Three Rivers Parks. By putting the number and the name of the park in the title, it will help them, and geocachers keep track of how many are in the park. I have also put some information on the park, and a link to the parks web site. Please encourage people to stay on the trail till when they are very close to the cache. Also, encourage them to patronize the parks, and help support them by parking within them and buying permits. These parks are real gems, and they use the funds responsibly. They are willing to support this family activity, so lets show them we can do this activity responsibly within their parks.
Thank you for your interest in caching responsibly within Three Rivers Park District. Sincerely, Bobhiker. Boardmember of MnGCA
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Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2003 10:16 pm
Post subject: Three Rivers looking for new activities due to lack of snow!
I was just reading an article in the Star Tribune regarding the lack of snow the past few years, and there was a section on Three Rivers Parks where Tim Anderson, the recreation supervisor was quoted as saying "We're looking for alternatives for winter recreation that don't rely so heavily on snow, maybe it's ice boats, ice skating or ice fishing. In the future, maybe that's where we're focusing."
What about geocaching? If a caching activity was regulated and held by the district it could be managed to the park's satisfaction and it would not only draw people to the parks but to geocaching as well!
Maybe we could send Mr. Anderson a letter about geocaching and invite him to the next MNGCA meeting to see if an event can be held. As long as the weather is going to be dry the next few winters the parks are going to be looking for non snow related activities for their members, the link to the article is below:
Is it time to adjust to Minnesota winters without snow?
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Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2003 10:33 am
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Great idea, EelSid! Bobhiker - you want to use this as part of your discussions with the parks?
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Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2003 9:38 pm
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I will be meeting with Three Rivers Parks on Wednesday January 22. I will try to get a copy of the rules to post then. Thanks for your patience.
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Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2003 3:01 pm
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Hi everyone. I met with four folks from the Three Rivers Park District today for an hour and a half. They are very positive about this activity and see many educational opportunitys with it as it grows and becomes more popular. They realize that it is growing rapidly, and want to shape policy now so that they can deal with any problems if they arise.
Here are the tentative rules they have developed. They are going to try and finalize them and get them on their web-site within the next month and a half.
Geocaching in the Three Rivers Park District
Rules for Geocaching
Geocaching is allowed in Three Rivers Park District, including Regional Parks and Park Reserves.
A limit of two caches will be allowed for each park. (This will be changed, and a list will be produced with the number for each individual park. Some smaller parks will not have any.)
Caches are not to be buried.
Caches are not to cantain items that are offensive, dangerous, or illegal.
Caches are not allowed in ecologically sensitive areas such as santuaries and environmental preservation areas. Some areas that are accessible in the winter, may not be accessible in the spring or summer. You will be notified if your cache needs to be removed because of a trail closing.
Caches must be within 25 feet from a trail.
Caches are not allowed in reservation picnic areas, play areas, golf courses, beaches, or campgrounds.
Three Rivers Park District retains the right to remove, or have removed; a cache it feels is in an inappropriate location or is causing undo impact on the habitat, or if it is not registered with the Park District.
Caches mest be registered with Three Rivers Park District.
These rules are tentative right now, and subject to minor changes. Please to not attempt to contact the district about them, as they are not published anywhere yet. Please keep this in mind if you have a cache in the Three Rivers Park District, and start thinking now about how this will affect your cache. When it becomes official, cache owners will probably get an email within Geocaching.com, notifying them of the change. A registration form will be available at that time. Please respect these rules when they become official, as we have worked hard on them. By working with the parks and working together, we will be able to continue this family activity within their borders.
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Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2003 9:00 pm
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I met with Marlene Witucki from the Three Rivers Park District last Monday March 3, 2003. I showed here how to navigate through Geocaching.com to monitor caches in her parks. I will be helping her with this and I look forward to working with her. The final policy should be available on the district's web site very soon and will take effect on April 1, 2003. Thank you for your patience. Rob
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 9:11 pm
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Three Rivers Park District approves Geocaching in their parks!
This process took about six months with many meetings to develop it into something that will benefit both geocachers and parks. I met several nice folks while working on this and I enjoyed every minute of it. Please help support our efforts in working with our parks and support these rules they have set up. You can view them at.
Thank you. Sincerely, Bobhiker.
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 9:21 pm
Post subject: Great work, Bobhiker!
Your efforts on behalf of us geocachers are greatly appreciated!
caches per park. That's a pleasant surprise!
"Hi, I'm Moe, or as the women know me - Hey! You in the bushes."
-Moe, The Simpsons
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 10:56 pm
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Great job Bobhiker! Your contributions are much appreciated. I'll go ahead and register my two caches on park land right away!
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Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 8:56 pm
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For the last couple of years I have been acting the part of a liaison between MNGCA and the Three Rivers Park District. We have a very good relationship with them and they favor Geocaching in their parks. I feel it is time to give someone else the opportunity to keep this relationship going and I want to pass the torch.
If you are interested in this position, please speek to Nola at the next meeting or event, and maybe they can vote on a person to take over the position. Please let me know who the new person is and I will be happy to introduce you to the people at TRPD and give you some ideas to keep the relationship going in a positive light. Thanks.
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Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2004 3:03 am
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I've been a patron of Three Rivers Parks since I moved to Minnesota 7 years ago--I'd be willing to be the liason, even though I no longer live in Scott or Hennepin County. I'll probably be at the event this weekend in Faribault and the camp-out next month to be officially nominated.
There comes a time in every young boy's life when he gets an irresistible urge to seek buried treasure.--Mark Twain
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No communication from the park district?
Some parks are closed; some will be closed later.
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Friday, January 8 2010 - 9/11 Commission
The Chilcot Inquiry: Britain
January 5th, 2010
All too often, official inquiries are conducted by the very people who should themselves be under investigation.
In this respect, Britain's Chilcot Inquiry on the Iraq war bears a distressing similarity to the 9/11 Commission.
In a remarkable symmetry, both inquiries involve a Jewish Zionist historian, who not only advised his country's leader to go to war against Iraq, but actually provided the ideological justification for that unnecessary war.
Preemptive Wars
Perhaps Philip Zelikow was one of the few people who was not surprised by his appointment as executive director of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States, better known as the 9/11 Commission. After all, the Professor of History at the University of Virginia had shown uncanny prescience in foreseeing an event such as 9/11 itself. In 1998, as project director of the Catastrophic Terrorism Group, Zelikow had written:
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Yet despite his awareness of an imminent threat of "catastrophic terrorism" against the United States, in the Bush administration Zelikow was instrumental in downgrading the status of the National Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Richard Clarke.1 Effectively cutting off his direct access to the President, this prevented Clarke from discussing al-Qaeda with George W. Bush before September 11.
In an even clearer conflict of interest, as a member of Bush's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, Zelikow had authored the 2002 National Security Strategy of the United States. Dubbed the "Bush Doctrine" by the Washington Post's hawkishly pro-Israeli columnist Charles Krauthammer,2 it advocated the necessity of "preemptive war." Based on a policy first mooted in 1992 by two other Jewish neoconservatives, Paul Wolfowitz and Lewis Libby,3 the Zelikow Doctrine provided the justification for the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
While Bush probably believed he was "ridding the world of evil," Zelikow knew exactly why Iraq was being targeted. In a rare moment of candour, he told an audience at the University of Virginia on September 10, 2002:
"Why would Iraq attack America or use nuclear weapons against us? I'll tell you what I think the real threat (is) and actually has been since 1990—it's the threat against Israel. And this is the threat that dare not speak its name, because the Europeans don't care deeply about that threat, I will tell you frankly. And the American government doesn't want to lean too hard on it rhetorically, because it is not a popular sell."
Nevertheless, as executive director of the 9/11 Commission Zelikow did his very best to "sell" the Iraq war to the American people. The first expert witness he called had "no special expertise on the events of September 11," but that didn't seem to matter too much. Instead of discussing 9/11, Abraham Sofaer, a board member of the pro-Israeli Koret Foundation, made an impassioned speech in support of the "preemptive war" against Iraq.4
An even more controversial "expert" witness called was Laurie Mylroie. Known as the "neocons' favourite conspiracy theorist," the American Enterprise Institute scholar had made a career out of seeing the hand of Saddam Hussein behind every anti-American terrorist attack during the previous decade. Her 2000 book, Study of Revenge, in which she laid out her flimsy case against Saddam, acknowledged the assistance of Wolfowitz and Libby, and was blurbed by Richard Perle as "splendid and wholly convincing."
Exercising a skepticism toward Mylroie's "batty" theories lacking in much of the media coverage, one of the 9/11 widows lambasted Zelikow for this transparent "sales pitch for the Iraq war."
Zelikow's persistent efforts to rewrite the Commission staff's reports to give the impression of a link between al-Qaeda and Iraq "horrified" some of his staff, many of whom considered him a "White House mole."5 Little did they suspect, however, that Zelikow's loyalties might lie much further afield.
Humanitarian Wars
If British Prime Minister Gordon Brown were genuinely interested in finding out why his predecessor followed George Bush into the Iraq quagmire, his appointment of Sir Lawrence Freedman to the five-member Chilcot Inquiry was an odd choice. As the political editor of the BBC's Newsnight programme, Michael Crick, pointed out, "Critics of the war might argue Sir Lawrence was himself one of the causes of the war!"
Crick was referring to a Freedman memo which formed the basis of Tony Blair's 1999 Chicago speech, "The Doctrine of the International Community." In what became known as the "Blair Doctrine," Freedman had offered an answer to the specious question: "When was military action justified for liberal, humanitarian reasons?"
In addition to the Freedman Doctrine's justification of military intervention in "rogue states" such as Iraq, Freedman has admitted that he "instigated" a pre-war seminar for the British Prime Minister, because he was "aware of misgivings among some specialists in Iraq about the direction of policy." Clearly, Freedman has no such "misgivings" himself about the illegal invasion of Iraq. It was, he claims, motivated by "rather noble criteria."6
In his recent book, A Choice of Enemies: America Confronts the Middle East, Freedman is dismissive of those who suspect less "noble" motives for the war.
"Another popular theory," he writes, "is that U.S. foreign policy was effectively hijacked by a group of neoconservatives with a grand design to reshape the Middle East. A conspiratorial version of this theory argues that the aim was to help Israel, by removing a leading rejectionist state from the scene."
Presumably, the consistency of the prescriptions that runs from Oded Yinon's "A Strategy for Israel in the 1980s," through Perle, Feith and Wurmser's "A Clean Break," to the so-called "Bush Doctrine" is merely coincidental. Evidently, the learned Professor of War Studies needs to read "The Israeli Origins of the Middle East War Agenda" in Stephen Sniegoski's The Transparent Cabal.
Perhaps it is also "conspiratorial," or worse, to wonder about the media's hyping a book which obscures why America "confronts" Israel's enemies in the Middle East, while one which exposes the Zionist agenda gets the silent treatment.7 But it certainly is cause for concern when Freedman's book, which also opts for the euphemism of a "security fence" to describe Israel's Apartheid Wall, and repeatedly refers to the illegally occupied West Bank as Judea and Samaria,8 is given such credence.
Just as the Zelikow-directed 9/11 Commission suppressed evidence that the main motive for the September 11 attacks was American support for Israel,9 Freedman's presence on the Chilcot Inquiry is a clear indication that there will be no inquiry into the role of Zionist insiders in taking Britain to war against Iraq—a country that posed a threat not to British interests but to Israel's regional hegemony.
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Our global outlook remains one of cautious optimism.
We expect continued market volatility on the back of debt-ceiling negotiations and other global political uncertainties.
We believe it is highly unlikely that the U.S. government defaults on its debt, and expect continued moderate U.S. economic growth.
We are increasingly constructive on Europe and believe signs coming out of Japan have been encouraging.
The U.S. equity market looks to be in the mid-cycle of a secular bull market, with more room to expand. Valuations are especially attractive for growthoriented U.S. equities.
The saying "If you don't like the weather,
wait five minutes and it will change" is
quite popular in Chicago. While market sentiment hasn't shifted quite that fast, the
sunny outlook that followed the Fed's taper delay has been replaced by storm clouds
centered in Washington. As the government shutdown enters its second week, the
optimism of the summer has been replaced by nasty rhetoric from both parties,
reminiscent of August 2011. In the third quarter, market participants largely ignored
the political brinkmanship that hit with full force in October, as a largely irrelevant
government shutdown fueled worries that the U.S. would default on its debt. Markets
have been increasingly roiled by the stalemate in Washington, and although we
continue to believe that a debt default is highly unlikely, we're prepared for a nail-biter.
Through September, the S&P 500 Index delivered a year-to-date return of 19.8%, and
looked to be on track for its strongest year since 2009. Developed markets outside
the U.S. also posted double-digit year-to-date gains. Emerging market equities—
especially cyclically sensitive ones—enjoyed a nice bounce despite economic data that
was mixed overall and lackluster among the BRICs. The concerns that hurt equities
earlier in the quarter—centered on taper talk and a rapid spike in mortgage rates, the
potential for military intervention in Syria, and uneven economic data in the emerging
markets (EMs)—dissipated one by one; and the Fed's decision to forestall the taper
was met with a roar of approval from global equity markets.
The U.S. economic recovery continued at a moderate pace, led by housing and autos,
even as job growth remained sluggish. The euro zone inched into recovery, supported
by Germany and France. Austerity tensions bubbled up here and there, but by and large it
was a quiet summer as the euro zone discounted
a victory for Chancellor Merkel in Germany. Markets also
cheered election results solidifying Prime Minister Abe's
coalition and opening the door to structural reforms, the
so-called "third arrow of Abenomics," complementing
monetary policy and fiscal stimulus.
As investors became more willing to embrace the
global recovery and the Fed signaled tapering ahead,
materials, industrials, consumer discretionary, health
care and technology outperformed, while staples,
telecommunications and utilities continued to lag (Figure 2).
The divergence between consumer staples and
discretionary reflected the bifurcation in consumption
that emerged as consumers shifted toward bigger-ticket
purchases, such as cars and housing-related goods.
As the quarter progressed, investors focused more on
future growth, and abandoned the yield surrogates
favored earlier this year (Figure 3). In large measure,
this was due to the unprecedented back-up in interest
rates, notably mortgages (Figure 4). Stocks with the best
long-term earnings prospects outperformed, while the
highest dividend-payers lagged (consumer staples among
them). Within the large cap U.S. equity market, growth
outperformed value, and the Nasdaq Index handily
outpaced the broader indices.
Our global outlook remains one of cautious optimism.
We are encouraged by favorable signs in the U.S.,
northern Europe and Asia, but we expect volatility
to continue on the back of looming U.S. debt ceiling
negotiations in the midst of a government shutdown,
a weak recovery in southern European countries still
plagued by structural imbalances, and the uneven
economic data across many EMs.
United States.
The U.S. recovery seems poised to
continue on its respectable pace. Corporate balance
sheets are healthy and record high corporate cash
levels could help fund new job growth and capital
expenditures. Capex spending has been a largely
missing piece in the recovery story thus far, but this
could be changing. The Richmond Fed Manufacturing
Index Cap Ex Outlook suggests acceleration, with its
highest reading in 13 years. Also, despite expectations
of a decline, U.S. manufacturing data delivered a
welcome surprise on the upside, and came in strong
at the end of the quarter. Profit margins tend to be meanreverting
and we are watching for signs of slowdown,
but at this point earnings still look to be on the rise as
we head toward 2014.
We have often pointed to the role of small businesses as
the engine of job growth and, by extension, sustainable
recovery. There was good news on this front, as small
businesses have found it easier to secure loans and add
jobs. While the employment recovery remains tepid,
small business hiring has been robust, nearly twice the
level of large businesses.
Assuming the debt-ceiling crisis is resolved next week,
a resilient consumer looks set to remain as a key driver
in the recovery (Figure 5). Consumer debt levels have
nearly returned to the levels of the 1990s, with debt/
income ratios plummeting over recent years (Figure 6).
Even with a spike in mortgage rates and the threat
(now the reality) of a government shutdown, the wealth
effect has gained traction, supported by housing price
increases, equity market gains, and falling gas prices.
The impact of the housing recovery has only begun to
unfold as a potential boon to other sectors throughout
the economy, such as homebuilders, and in turn, to
Turning to the taper, assuming that Congress resolves
the shutdown in short order and avoids a debt
default, we expect the Fed to gradually withdraw
quantitative easing stimulus starting in early 2014, with
accommodative policy continuing through 2015. As
we explained in our previous commentary, "Recovery
Trumps Taper Talk," we believe that less aggressive
intervention will actually help the economy and
markets. There should be more incentives for banks
to lend money to smaller businesses and prospective
homeowners, and fewer valuation dislocations in the
equity market.
Historically, when moderate interest rates (4% to 5%
for 10-year Treasurys) have been accompanied by
economic expansion, stocks have typically held up well,
as improved growth prospects outdistanced increases
in long-term rates. And by linking the end of QE to
employment and financial conditions, and through its
commitment to cautious execution, we believe the Fed
will not begin a taper without a healthier economic
Euro zone.
We are increasingly constructive on the
euro zone, especially the northern economies. The
tail risk of a break-up appears very low at this point.
However, just as the road out of recession was slow for
the U.S., we expect the euro zone recovery to proceed
in fits and starts, especially in light of persistently high
unemployment and structural imbalances (Figure 7).
Germany and France have led the euro zone out of
recession, but even their economies are struggling.
Although Germany has shown gains in manufacturing
as well as in business and consumer confidence, highprofile
companies have fired thousands of workers over
recent months. Meanwhile, government debts in France
have reached record-high levels.
Still, the current problems are a welcome improvement
versus those of the recent past. We believe that
Chancellor Merkel has demonstrated the ability to
navigate a course that can bring along the rest of
Europe. Her leadership, coupled with the commitment
and resolve of the ECB and other European central
banks, may be enough to steady the euro zone until
more robust and broader growth can take hold. The
key will be for her to balance the often but not always
overlapping priorities of stimulating economic growth in
both Germany and the euro zone.
Indeed, the Chancellor and other EU leaders have their
work cut out for them, as calls for more gentle austerity
measures and a temporary debt repayment fund
continue. While Italy has been the biggest problem area
of late, it could easily cede that distinction to Greece,
Spain, the Ukraine or, as some fear, even France.
Emerging markets.
Longer-term secular trends are still
very favorable and EMs should continue to contribute
meaningfully to the global economy, but the relative
risks are increasing in the short term and we are
prepared for a slower and choppier growth trajectory.
The emerging markets may have bounced back as taper
talk quieted, but the taper has not been cancelled, only
postponed. Significantly, the markets that bounced
back the most were those with current account deficits,
inflationary issues, and structural imbalances.
China is clearly struggling with some near-term
headwinds, such as tightening credit conditions,
structural reforms, and declines in manufacturing PMI,
despite massive government infrastructure projects.
Members of our investment team recently travelled
to China, where they visited many companies, spoke
with various levels of management, and met with local
analysts. Factoring in insights from these travels, we
expect China to muddle through for the next two to
three years as structural reforms are enacted and debtfinanced
government spending is cut back. We expect
data to turn incrementally more negative toward year
end, which would weigh on EM performance. Although
the Chinese government is sticking to a 7.5% target for
annualized GDP growth for 2013, we think GDP growth
in the 6.5% to 7% range is more likely for 2014. Of
course, 6.5% or 7% is none too is shabby in absolute
terms and relative to most other countries.
While we are prepared for continued bumps along the
way (and have positioned our portfolios accordingly),
we remain bullish long-term on China because the
secular story is intact. There are two important moves
happening in the Chinese economy that support this
outlook. First, as we have discussed in the past, China
is transitioning from a manufacturing-driven economy
to a consumption-and-service-driven economy. The
U.S. underwent a similar transition itself. If we look at
just half of the picture—the manufacturing data that
typically dominates China commentary—the picture is
incomplete. The better news is that non-manufacturing
PMI is at a six-month high (Figure 8), even as
manufacturing PMI is hovering around contraction
Second, jobs are migrating from state-owned
enterprises (SOEs) to private enterprises. This trend of
private sector job expansion (the "SOE Retreat," to
borrow a phrase from one of the CEOs our team met
with in Beijing) has significant positive implications for
the Chinese economy, as capital is deployed best by
private enterprises (Figure 9).
While we have near-term worries about China, we
have more fundamental concerns about India, where
economic growth reforms have stalled yet again and
current account deficits are high. Inflation is largely
unchecked, and it is particularly troubling that food
inflation is running high, given food inflation's wellrecognized
incendiary social impact.
The good news is that the EM story is about more than
the BRICs. Mexico, for example, is introducing positive
structural reforms, such as providing more opportunities
for international companies within its oil and gas
industry. The government has also moved to liberalize
the power sector. Our outlook on the Philippines is also
quite positive, supported by favorable demographics (a
young and relatively well-educated population) and a
healthy national balance sheet (low government debt);
these two factors have often equated to economic
Markets have responded ebulliently to
Abenomics. While we see encouraging signs, we believe
a wait-and-see approach is still prudent. After our
investment team's recent visits to Japan, we continue
to be concerned with structural overcapacity issues
plaguing many industries within the country, such as
stringent labor laws that prevent companies from laying
people off and closing plants. We had hoped that our
team would have heard more discussion of increased
hiring, plans for wage and price increases, and broader
capital expenditure plans beyond the recent pick-up,
which has been focused more narrowly on retail and
While we are encouraged that business confidence
has recently risen to multi-year highs, we'd be more
constructive if we saw a stronger consumer; this is
unlikely without wage increases and more robust
hiring trends. Instead, salaries continue to fall, creating
further headwinds to the consumer activity that Japan
desperately needs. Rising energy costs—a byproduct of
shutting down nuclear power facilities—have taken a
toll on household budgets as well.
We will be closely monitoring the impact of the increase
in the value-added tax (VAT) from 5% to 8%, beginning
April 2014. Philosophically, we believe that higher sales
taxes act as a disincentive to consumer spending, but in
the case of Japan today, we view the VAT as an overall
positive because it is estimated to generate 8 trillion
yen, with 5 trillion earmarked for further stimulus.
Also nearer term, as consumers seek to avoid the VAT,
we have seen a pull-forward of spending; while we
expect a slowdown during the first half of 2014, we are
hopeful that this early ramp-up in spending and threat of
inflation will help to change the mindset of the Japanese
consumer and unlock additional demand in the second
half of 2014.
Longer term, we believe that asset reflation and
stimulus can help change the conservative consumption
culture in Japan, thereby unlocking spending in a
very wealthy nation where millionaires comprise more
than three percent of the population already. Recent
equity market performance and improvements in
the real estate market may help catalyze the sort of
wealth effect that has been so instrumental in the U.S.
Finally, Prime Minister Abe has announced a host
of reforms, including plans to encourage foreign
investment and promote greater participation of
women in the workforce; delivering on such goals could
move the needle in a meaningful way.
Given our outlook for continued global growth, we
remain constructive on the U.S. equity market. We look
to be in the mid-cycle of a secular bull market, with a
cumulative total return for the S&P 500 Index of 159%
since the trough in 2009 (Figure 10). Still, we believe
valuations have more room to expand and that they
remain very attractive at current levels.
Those readers who follow us with some regularity will
recognize Figure 11, an update of one of our favorite
charts. We believe it's an excellent illustration of the
case for equities versus bonds. Equity earnings yields
of 6.8% (inverse of the forward P/E estimate of 14.6x)
provide a 410-basis point advantage relative to 10-year
Treasury yields, which are now around 2.7%. This
410-basis point equity premium would still rank among
the cheapest 20% equity yields (relative to bonds) over
the past 60 years.
Putting this into the context of valuation, we expect
S&P 500 earnings to grow from $110 in 2013 by 5%
per year to around $133 in 2017. With a 2% expected
inflation rate, we expect long-term interest rates to
move up to the 3% to 4% range by 2017. We would
expect a normal P/E multiple of 17x to 18x, based on
what multiples have been over the past 50 years under
similar inflation and interest rate conditions. This would
equate to an S&P level of 2250 to 2400 by 2016, and
a compound growth rate of 10.5%, plus a current
dividend yield of 2.0%, for an annualized total return
on equities of 12.5%.
While the case for equities is strong, the case for
growth-oriented equities is particularly so. Valuations
for growth stocks remain attractive versus value stocks
(Figure 12), which is especially compelling against the
backdrop of sustained economic recovery, an eventual
tapering of quantitative easing, and signs of increasing
investor interest in growth fundamentals.
In this environment, we've emphasized cyclical growth
over defensive growth names within our growth and
core portfolios. We're focused on companies with
strong fundamentals and increasing returns on invested
capital that are selling at attractive valuations. We have
maintained conviction in technology, having found
businesses with sustainable competitive advantages,
strong unit and revenue growth, margin expansion,
and secular tailwinds. Within the sector, our portfolios
are currently more geared toward emphasizing longterm
secular themes, such as those related to big data,
mobility, cloud computing, 24/7 access to information
and entertainment and electronic payments. We are
more cautious regarding more cyclical technology
exposure, such as companies levered toward corporate
spending. We are closely watching for further
developments on the capex spending front.
Most of our portfolios hold sizable allocations to
consumer discretionary stocks, where we have found
many opportunities among companies positioned to
benefit from improving U.S. consumer balance sheets
and the up-and-coming consumer class in developing
Our team is also finding opportunities in the energy
sector, where valuations remain attractive. We see
opportunities among exploration-and-production
companies that have sizable low-cost positions
in the most prolific U.S. shale plays, as well as in
equipment-and-service companies that are capitalizing
on spending, particularly in offshore and deepwater
drilling. We've generally avoided utilities and
telecommunication stocks because historically a high
level of regulation in these sectors has dampened
growth potential.
Much attention is now focused on the Affordable
Care Act and its ramifications to health care in the
U.S. Working within this evolving framework, our
team has identified narrower secular themes, such
as cost containment and innovations that support
improvements in care. This has led us to companies
benefiting from the growing role of genome-based
diagnostics and those involved in helping hospitals run
more efficiently, for example.
Washington: We've Seen the Movie Before.
Up until a couple of days ago, the equity markets
largely shrugged off the impasse in Washington, as
they have in past shutdowns. But as the government
shutdown and debt-ceiling debates have morphed
together, market uncertainty has risen sharply over the
past week, as shown in the increase in the VIX and
rise in short-term U.S. Treasury rates. We're still of the
mindset that a resolution is likely to be reached in short
order, whereby a "clean" debt-ceiling bill is passed
by the Senate and then the House, averting a credit
crisis. In fact, we have viewed recent price weakness
as an opportunity to buy equities. If we are wrong and
the U.S. government defaults on its debt, we would
expect global markets to respond harshly. However, we
continue to believe the odds of default remain very low.
Euro zone equities.
We are becoming constructive on
select euro zone equities. In aggregate, valuations are
inexpensive relative to longer-term growth and current
interest rates. However, there is significant disparity
in this valuation picture, reflecting risks associated
with individual countries (e.g., Germany and France do
not reflect the discounts we see in areas with higher
risk premia). Within the euro zone, our bottom-up
approach has favored companies with geographically
diversified revenues. We have found attractively
valued, fundamentally compelling opportunities in
manufacturing and technology.
Japanese equities.
Although Japanese equities have
risen significantly over recent months and valuations are
not low, structural changes to the investor base could
lend support to valuations over the medium term, such
as a reallocation to equities by Japanese pension plans,
and new tax-free investment programs for individuals.
Our global portfolios are still underweight to Japanese
equities, as we await more concrete progress on
third-arrow reforms. We have been increasing Japan
exposure at the margin—namely, potential beneficiaries
of Abenomics companies profiting from the weaker
yen via exports, as well as brokerage and asset
management firms that would be served by asset
reflation and increased equity market participation. We
also see growth potential for property development and
construction firms due to trends including a movement
to core cities, a decline in adult children living with
parents, and 2020 Olympic spending.
Emerging markets.
Investors shouldn't lose sight of
the volatility we saw in the emerging markets as taper
talk began. The Fed's decision to hold off on tapering
allowed the emerging markets to bounce, but tapering
will happen—we just don't know when. We've pared
exposure to India and Brazil; both are countries with
large current account deficits and, therefore, increased
vulnerability to any weakening of their currencies.
However, we are still finding opportunities in these
countries as well as in China, focusing on secular
growth tied to consumption rather than cyclical
growth. We are also identifying increased opportunities
within a broadening range of countries, leading to
larger allocations to countries such as Mexico, South
Korea, Taiwan and the Philippines. Here, we believe
we can include a higher degree of cyclical exposure
alongside secular growth stories because the country
fundamentals are stronger.
Although moderately higher interest rates shouldn't be
a concern for U.S. equities, it's clearly a different story for bonds
with long-term rates still expected to rise by the most
since the 1994 bond market massacre. The delay in the
taper has provided fixed-income investors some time to
respond, but with more than $3.0 trillion* in U.S. bond
and money market funds, there's a great deal of money
at risk, when rates rise.
In contrast, convertibles may perform well in volatile
but upward-moving equity markets, while their fixed
income characteristics can provide resilience during
periods of downward equity volatility. Also, equity
characteristics may help reduce a convertible's interest
rate sensitivity. Capitalizing on the potential benefits of
convertibles requires active management, particularly
given the factors influencing the equity and fixed
income markets today, the range of characteristics
within the evolving convertible market, and the
structural complexities of convertibles. As we have
observed, it is not simply the inclusion of convertibles
that affects an outcome, but how they are managed.
Through active management, we focus on capturing
more equity market upside than downside.
We are encourage by the direction of new issuance
trends over the past year, and believe that a
combination of economic growth (already underway)
and a more normal interest-rate environment can
provide added incentives for companies to issue
As we write this, markets are facing a number of issues
that fall into the "wait-and-see" category—from the
government shutdown and debt-ceiling negotiations
in the U.S., to next steps for the euro zone and thirdarrow
reforms in Japan. These uncertainties are largely
political in nature, and we expect them to foment
considerable market volatility. However we believe
that the global economy has healed considerably
since the 2008 financial crisis, and the twin pillars of
accommodative monetary policy and stimulative fiscal
policy can allow global growth to continue in the 2% to
3% range.
Perhaps most importantly, the markets have
navigated their way through challenges that seemed
insurmountable at the time, including the collapse of
Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns, the housing crisis,
bailouts of auto makers, TARP, and a euro zone on
the brink. It's important to remember that the market
has ultimately marched on through the turbulence. By
following a fundamentally driven, long-term approach,
we believe we are well positioned to capitalize on the
volatility that may roil the markets over the shorter
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Technology Available for Current Students
Once you are a current student, you can sign up for or use any of the following services:
Password Retrieving / Resetting
You can set password questions and reset your network (NTNET) password using Password Manager.
Office 365 is completely FREE for registered students
See instructions for Office 365. Please note that you DO NOT need a product key. You should activate your Office 365 Pro Plus installation with your go.tarleton.edu email account and password.
Network Storage
The T: drive is a virtual drive mapping to your share of server storage space. Students will see the T: Drive on lab computers when logged on to Windows using his/her NTNET account. Files saved to the T: drive have the advantage of being backed up and are accessible from any machine on which you are logged in to NTNET.
File Storage and Web-based Microsoft Office
For storage that is accessible anyplace, anytime, students should consider using the 7 GB OneDrive storage.
This is part of your Personal Microsoft account. Use your Go.Tarleton.Edu email address as the username to sign into OneDrive. Here you will have access to web-based versions of Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OneNote.
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This is Tarleton's web portal where many resources have been assembled for your convenience, including registration, grades, and Blackboard. Login to myGateway to access these resources.
Your "firstname.lastname@example.com" account is your official university issued email address. Please check it frequently at Student Go Email for important university information. This account is yours to keep for life. See detailed information on email options and configurations.
Tarleton State University continues to make efforts to improve productivity and efficiency and to respond to suggestions from faculty, staff and students. Over the years, we have received numerous complaints about excessive emails generated within the university and distributed to the entire faculty, staff and student email lists. After research and testing, we have found a viable solution – the Tarleton Today Email Digest. Please see the Tarleton Today page for more information.
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Jun 5, 2008
Heavy rains battered Milwaukee and would continue for more than ten days, causing the worst floods in 15 years. In south-central Wisconsin, several tornadoes were spotted. The rain and flooding closed hundreds of roads across the state and over 2,600 took refuge in emergency shelters. Thirty-one Wisconsin counties were declared federal disaster areas by FEMA.


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msg-rpc provides bidirectional RPC support over a simple message interface such as WebSocket. Tere are WebSocket examples based on socket.io and sockjs. It just has a simple sendMessage/onMessage interface, with no other dependencies. It supports not only normal RPC, but also RPC Service, which makes RPC pushable (i.e. the server can also send a request to the client and expect some kind of response).
P* (P-star) is a Web programming language that incorporates common tasks like template handling and database queries into the language. It features MySQL database access with prepared statements, HTML templates, standard arithmetic and variables, functions, structs, (to-be-classes), JSON output, and GET and POST. Programs can be run on the command line, in a CGI environment, or by the P* Apache Module.
OpenLaunch is a Web-based content management system that integrates a broad array of services into a single, fully-featured, elegantly designed Web site. The project aims to eliminte the difficulty of integrating multiple systems into a single Web site by implementing a blog, forum, Web pages, wiki, and (coming soon) E-Commerce and support tickets. It is built around the Torpedo Framework, an open MVC framework which includes support for controllers, forms, and a large number of other very useful utilities.
A company administration manager.
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'He has started only once in nearly four weeks. He hasn't won in a month. He hasn't won a start in a month and a half. He hasn't recorded a shutout in almost a year.'
Archives for December 2003
Biron seeks repetition, repetition
Taylor focuses on family
'Sabres coach Lindy Ruff had to dress seven defensemen Monday because he couldn't use Pominville and was short two other forwards. Taylor was at home, and leading scorer J.P. Dumont didn't make the two-game trip because he hurt his right hip in Friday's 3-1 victory over the Hurricanes.
The club was reluctant to place Dumont on injured reserve.'
Sabres vs. Capitals
'The Sabres have gone 13 straight games without scoring more than three goals.'
A night out at a Sabres game
'I can see the wheels turning now: how am I, a teenager on a very limited income, going to afford Sabres tickets? Ticket prices have dropped drastically, and now cost little more than the passe dinner and a movie. A Sabres game could be a great way to spend a Saturday night with the guys, girls, or that special sports fan in your life, and it only costs $15 a seat, for the least-expensive spots.'
Sabres place Noronen on injured reserve
'Miller will make his third appearance this year with Buffalo. Martin Biron, Buffalo's No. 2 goalie, is 6-8-2 in 17 games and hasn't won a start since Nov. 17.'
Sabres put Noronen on IR
'Noronen was hurt in Monday's 2-1 loss to Carolina. He has wrestled the No. 1 job away from Martin Biron, having started seven of Buffalo's last eight games.'
Noronen Put On IR With A Strained Groin. Miller Is Back
'Mika Noronen was just starting to take over the Sabres goaltending chores when he strained his groin last night in Carolina. He will be out at least a week. Lindy Ruff has called up Ryan Miller from Rochester and wouldn't say if Miller or Martin Biron will start tomorrow in the Marina against Washington.'
Sabres' offense vanishes in loss to Hurricanes
'"With the way Mika has been playing, it's giving our team a lot of confidence. He isn't giving up any trash," Ruff said.'
Milestone jinx ends
'Hurricanes goalie Kevin Weekes was a brick wall in stopping 21 shots to improve to 12-12-6 on the season. Buffalo's Mika Noronen (8-9-1) was impressive as well, stopping 29 shots as the Sabres fell to 14-19-3-1.'
Win sweetens Francis' milestone
'The Canes were down 1-0 in the second period despite outshooting the Sabres when Jeff O'Neill took a harmless-looking shot on a line change. Sabres goalie Mika Noronen made the save, but the puck bounced so high in the air that Noronen did a full 360 spin looking for it. Francis jumped from the bench to the middle of the goal-mouth scramble and tapped the puck past Noronen for his sixth goal of the season.'
Carolina 2, Buffalo 1
'Chris Drury returned to the Buffalo lineup after missing four games with a separated shoulder. … Weekes started his 16th straight game. … Jay McKee picked up his first point since last February on Brown's goal, a span of 29 games.'
Carolina 2, Buffalo 1
'"We didn't get much going in the first 40 minutes," Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said. "As a team, we had 12 shots after two periods. It just didn't seem like we had much gas. The only period we really got it going was in the third, and Weekes made some good saves."'
Hurricanes Erase Buffalo Lead For 2-1 Win
'Noronen stopped 29 of 31 shots but got little help from the offense as Buffalo could only muster 22 shots and went 0-5 on the power play.'
Delmore waits for his chance
'"He's ready to play," Ruff said. "I just haven't played him. . . . Sometimes things don't work."'
Sabres vs. Hurricanes
'G Martin Biron hasn't recorded a win since Nov. 28.'


text: On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 12:02 AM, Jonathan M Davis <jmdavisProg at gmx.com> wrote: > On Monday, February 13, 2012 23:58:38 Jose Armando Garcia wrote: >> On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Jonathan M Davis <jmdavisProg at gmx.com> > wrote: >> > On Monday, February 13, 2012 17:49:49 David Nadlinger wrote: >> >> You define the Severity enum members starting with fatal as 0. Why not >> >> the other way round – so that severityA < severityB would do what you >> >> (or at least I) would expect? >> > >> > syslog defines 0 (LOG_EMERG) as the strongest and 7 (LOG_DEBUG) as the >> > weakest. The greater the number, the more logging output, you're going >> > to see. So, he's following syslog in that respect, though he doesn't >> > have as many log levels. He should probably add at least debug. He also >> > aliases them to module-level symbols for some reason, which is a big >> > no-no IMHO. >> >> I am trying to minimize the number of predefined log levels. One of >> the big problems I see with having too many log levels is that the >> programmer never knows which one to use. I think std.log makes this >> very clear: >> >> 1. Log at fatal if you want the application to assert >> 2. Log at critical if you want the thread to throw >> 3. Log at error if you detect a programming bug (invariant violation) >> but you wish to continue and cross your finger >> 4. Log at warning if you detected peculiar condition yet the program >> was coded to handle it. >> 5. Log at info if you want to document an action/state. >> 6. verbose log for trace/debugging specific parts of a program. >> >> I think it would help me that instead of suggesting another level we >> instead state what we think the user would like to do or log but the >> framework as defined doesn't let the user do. > > Personally, I'd just copy what syslog does in terms of log levels. Then > std.log can use syslog and everything maps wonderfully. > Do you think that our users will really want to send "debug" message to syslog? Either way I don't think that is a reason to add debug level. If we used the common denominator to determine the set of features that set would be quite large. The implementation of the Logger interface can do its best to map the severity from std.log to something syslog likes. This is exactly what SLF4J does with Log4J, java.util.logger, syslog, etc. > - Jonathan M Davis


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This Blog Isn't Porn. Yet.
I apologize. I may still be pumped on caffeine and joy, based on the structure of the previous paragraph.
Anyway since I don't really know what I'm doing on twitter and I am just now figuring out how to shorten urls, I went to bitly.com and apparently this blog is either porn and I don't know it or bitly wants me to fuck off, smear black eyeliner all over my face and go smoke behind the port-a-potties with the other loner outcasts:
I'm not taking it personally. In fact, this was a link for my Mason Jar Terrariums, which people really seem to dig. So I'm going with sexy. Mmmm, mason jars.
Find me @jamiescissors. Please follow me. I promise I won't drink a gallon of excessively strong coffee, have a panic attack, then blog about it. Maybe. Depends on how well the xanax works.
Here, have a couple hipstamatic pics from my trip on Friday to Asheville, NC:
Show and Tell Friday! Frugal Friday! DIY Showoff!
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Maybe you should give tinyurl.com a try to shorten your urls. LOLReplyDelete
I did the exact same thing when I found my e-heroes among my followers..only without the xanax part. ;)
Don't know how I found your url er blog but glad I did! To use an over-used acronym LMAO! My Husband came in the room and thinks I am on crack or had too much coffee. Your are hilarious! Coming back for more.ReplyDelete
Yup! found you here through my romantic home. You are funny and coffee/xanax? We seem to be on the same wave length.ReplyDelete
If I had a twitter account I'd follow you for sure.ReplyDelete
Love the series of events though! Ha...
hahahah BEST URL SHORTENER ever.ReplyDelete
Fran Barton
I'm not always great at replying to comments but I DO read every single one of them and I always reply in my head. So in my mind we've had this deep conversation about the meaning of life or whatever, and we're best friends, and we craft together on Sunday afternoons while drinking Mojitos and watching old Indiana Jones movies. So thank you for your comments. And now I want a mojito.


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Airlines struggle
to stay on time
Airlines are struggling this year to get planes to the gate on time. The government said Thursday that 80.3 percent of flights by U.S. carriers arrived on time in January and February. That's down from a record 84.9 percent during last year's storm-free winter. Delta was best among the nation's five largest airlines, at 86.2 percent. JetBlue was next to last, at 68.8 percent, as a huge snowstorm hit its hubs in Boston and New York.
U.S. jobless claims
plummet to 346K
The number of Americans seeking first-time unemployment benefits fell sharply last week, to a seasonally adjusted 346,000 from 388,000. The drop nearly reversed three straight weeks of increases. Economists say weekly claims below 350,000 indicate a moderately growing labor market.
Cold March keeps
retail sales tepid
U.S. retailers reported a key revenue figure rose slightly during March. Shoppers curtailed their spending, probably because of the cold weather across the nation, particularly the Midwest and East Coast, and because of continued fears about the economy. Consumer spending accounts for more than 70 percent of economic activity.
Insider trading
charge hits KPMG
Bryan Shaw, owner of a Los Angeles-area jewelry business, bestowed gifts on Scott I. London, a senior partner at accounting giant KPMG. In return, Shaw received secret information about KPMG clients, and earned more than $1 million by illegally trading in the shares of the clients' companies, federal prosecutors allege. London faces criminal charges.
Cheaper oil takes
bite out of imports
Prices paid by U.S. importers fell last month after two straight increases, driven down by cheaper oil. The Labor Department said import prices dropped 0.5 percent in March after a 0.6 percent gain the previous month. The cost of fuel imports declined 1.9 percent. Excluding fuel, import costs fell 0.2 percent.
Burger King CEO
moves to Heinz helm
Heinz's new owner, 3G Capital, is tapping Burger King CEO Bernardo Hees as the food company's next top executive, a move that installs one of it own at the helm of the ketchup maker. Hees is a 3G partner. Heinz shareholders are set to vote on the move at a meeting April 30.
Judge won't dismiss
Martha Stewart suit
A New York State Supreme Court judge has rejected a motion by lawyers for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia to dismiss Macy's claim that the merchandising and media company violated its pact when it developed certain products for competitor J.C. Penney, even though they don't carry the home designer's name. He cautioned that his decision doesn't mean Macy's will win the lawsuit against Martha Stewart Living.


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Stories have spread about hunters in Wisconsin and Colorado dying from brain diseases acquired from eating deer meat, leading many Hoosier deer hunters to question the safety of eating venison and fearing the risk of CWD. Indiana DNR biologists have no reason to believe that any animal in Indiana is infected with CWD, but cannot guarantee that any individual deer is disease free. Samples collected from every Indiana county in 2002 and 2003did not indicate any presence of CWD in the state.
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC) agree that there currently is no evidence that humans can contract CWD either by handling or consuming infected deer. The WHO reports that, "there currently is no evidence that CWD in Cervidae (deer) is transmitted to humans." The CDC cautions that, "there is not yet strong evidence that such transmissions could not occur."
Information to consider in your decision?
To aid you in making decisions about consumption of deer meat, DNR biologists offer the following points to consider:
As has always been the case, the decision to hunt and consume wild game must be made by the individual. Most DNR biologists and animal health experts, after weighing this information, will continue to process and eat deer that appear to be healthy just as they have in the past.
When will test results be in?
Sign up for Wild Bulletin to get updates on CWD testing via email.
Reducing risk
The risk of contracting any disease from handling deer or consuming venison is extremely low. There is no known connection between CWD in deer and any diseases in humans. If you would like to take maximum precaution, follow the guidelines below. These guidelines were developed for states where CWD has been identified. CWD is not known to exist in Indiana.
Field Dressing
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Millennium Crew Profile of Glen Morgan
A detailed Millennium Crew Member profile of Glen Morgan, listing all episodes and seasons on which they worked. The main crew members of Chris Carter's Millennium television series have summaries and biographies where available. Please note that our episode, cast, character and crew profiles may contain potential spoilers if you have yet to see the entire series of Millennium.


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Depression Facts and Side Effects
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, during any 1-year period, 17.6 million American adults or 10% of the population suffer from a depressive illness. The cost in human suffering cannot be estimated. Depressive illnesses often interfere with normal functioning and cause pain and suffering not only to those who have a disorder, but also to those who care about them. Serious depression can destroy family life as well as the life of the ill person.
Possibly the saddest fact about depression is that much of this suffering is unnecessary. Most people with a depressive illness do not seek treatment, although the great majority–even those with the severest disorders–can be helped. Thanks to years of fruitful research, psychotherapy and sometimes the use of medication can ease the pain of depression.
Unfortunately, many people do not recognize that they have a treatable illness. Read this to see if you are one of the many undiagnosed depressed people in this country or if you know someone who is. The information briefly presented here may help you take the steps that may save your own or someone else's life.
Major depression is manifested by a combination of symptoms (see symptom list) that interfere with the ability to work, sleep, eat, and enjoy once pleasurable activities. These disabling episodes of depression can occur once, twice, or several times in a lifetime.
A less severe type of depression, dysthymia, involves long-term, chronic symptoms that do not disable, but keep you from functioning at "full steam" or from feeling good. Sometimes people with dysthymia also experience major depressive episodes.
Another type is bipolar disorder, formerly called manic-depressive illness. Not nearly as prevalent as other forms of depressive disorders, bipolar disorders involve cycles of depression and elation or mania. Sometimes the mood switches are dramatic and rapid,
but most often they are gradual. When in the depressed cycle, you can have any or all of the symptoms of a depressive disorder. Mania often affects thinking, judgment, and social behavior in ways that cause serious problems and embarrassment. For example, unwise business or financial decisions may be made when an individual is in a manic phase. Bipolar disorder is often a chronic recurring condition.
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If you have a combination of at least four of the above symptoms, which have lasted for two or more weeks, you may be suffering from the illness of depression. There is effective help available for treating depression, please seek professional assistance before the condition worsens.
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heres an idea. DONT GET IN A BAD SITUATION. know your surroundings.
heres an idea. DONT GET IN A BAD SITUATION. know your surroundings.
that just doesnt make an sence at all even if u kno ur surroundinz there could always be someone walkin by or there could be a cop in his car goin to the local donut shop or watever so even if u are aware its still not as easy as just "not gettin in a bad situation"
gesa emk all day
if they see ye finsih up and walk away quickly running draws more attention. but if they walk toward ye finish it and qalk away they grab ye they take a swing or sumthing get the fuck outt there!
this is the stupidest thread. scope good you dumb fucks. someone runs up you fucking run. is it that hard? no!
Usually, especially with abandoned buildings, you only have to worry about getting in. Once you're inside, you're good, and if somebody sees you leaving, who cares?
What works almost 100% of the time is to act like you belong there, no matter where you are. As long as you're not acting all sketchy and suspicious, people will usually ignore you. Unless you live in a hick town like some of you on here. You have to remember that the majority of people are either not paying attention, or have their own shit to do in the first place and don't want to go through the hassle of calling you in(unless of course it's their property).
These have already been covered, and should be common sense, but some people are dumb and don't follow these rules.
1. Don't listen to headphones while you're painting. It's just a dumb fucking idea.
2. Don't go painting with people who don't paint. They'll sketch out and just be annoying.
3. Although going alone is a good idea, I think going with a lookout is a better idea. But make sure this lookout is a painter.
Follow that, and you'll be relatively ok in most situations.
pocket change wtf...i havent been on here in like four years but when i see stupid shit like that it maks me angry these people are only trying to learn so deal
hahah i jus about pissed myself...
i rather jus fucking run my ass off till i cant no more or till i no the douchebag is deffinitly gone outta my site... if he comes backu hit him wit the nearest object... aka rocks sticks or ur can for example lmao n then leave ur tag on his back... n then run like a fucking idiot again!
cops are easy to get away from..
i dont know if anyone knows about the abandoned curtis wright factories in burgan county nj but it was great so much shit to tag and never any problems untill one day i decided to pull the fire alarm on the way out by time we were down the street 5 cops in an suv and 2 patrol cars where on us we split up and ran no1 got cought
if your with someone, split up, it'll be harder to catch both of you
VD- visual destruction
If a car drives by continue..if it slows down for no reason...continue painting but watch ur back.... I live in NYC so if someone yells "HEY" out their window but they're not cops I just put my hand up..say "sorry" nd walk away...adn just wait til they leave.... it doesnt even give them a chance to be like "WTF are u doing?" or w/e
If you get confronted, just act like you're fucked up on 53 different drugs and talk as crazy as you possibly can. Think about it, if some crazy person started chanting or something at you, what would you do/think?
aha it was the funnyest thing. i was walking to school yesterday morning and i went into an alley and i crossed out sum faggot tag that looked like shit and she things hes so fuckin good.... so any ways i crossed it out and wrote my tag all i hear is a knocking on the garage door from the other side he started to open his garage and i jus booked it
it really suks cuz im 13 and my parents dont let me out late and i cant sneal out cuz the fukin dog and its really hard to tag on good spots im only in alleys............any tips or anything?
whats the latest time they let you out? if you can, go at that time. or say your sleeping over at a friends house and go bomb instead. or you can always kill your dog. haha. ORR just go daytime bombing. thats what i do. just find some chill places around your city.
"Throughout human history, as our species has faced the frightening, terrorizing fact that we do not know who we are, or where we are going in this ocean of chaos, it has been the authorities, the political, the religious, the educational authorities who attempted to comfort us by giving us order, rules, regulations, informing, forming in our minds their view of reality.."
It depends who it is. With my spots I scout get-a-ways. (cops) But in the 304 we have a mad homeless problem. I cary nucks and pray them in the eyes. I hate hobos.
ahha werrrd 304s half homeless methheads
but thats WV for ya
h!de7 3o4!
never the less biattchh.
Infamous til the name wear out
Time and again without doubt
I take the murder one route
Why clowns pulled out and copped out
Poppin they, little heads out they hole
Stickin they chest out, actin like they in control
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