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by Morris Jones for SpaceDaily
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 29, 2012
The success of the first crewed expedition to China's first space laboratory represents a major step forward for China's space program. China has made steady advances in spaceflight since its first astronaut was launched in 2003, but its space program has often been downplayed by international observers.
It was easy to point out the gap of several decades between China's first astronaut launch and those of Russia and the USA. Gaps of years between successive human space missions further added to the perception that China was moving almost too slowly to notice.
The launch of the Tiangong 1 module and its successful operations with astronauts from the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft is more than just another steady step forward. It represents a substantial increase in China's space capabilities, which are growing far more quickly than even some aerospace analysts are prepared to admit.
Prior sending astronauts to Tiangong, China released few details on the capabilities of this module, dubbed a "space laboratory" by the Chinese. Analysis of video footage and information of crew activities released by the Chinese has surprised us.
As this writer has previously reported, Tiangong 1 is far more than a simple laboratory. It is really China's first space station. It's small and not very capable, but China has already reached this major level of development in its space program.
Another crew will be launched to Tiangong 1 next year. Later this decade, China will launch the Tiangong 2 "space laboratory", which will feature more advanced life-support systems than its predecessor. Afterwards, we will see Tiangong 3, expected to be even more sophisticated. This third "laboratory" is expected to feature multiple docking ports and could support the arrival of cargo-carrying spacecraft, in addition to crew vehicles like Shenzhou.
Thus, China will have a small modular space complex operating within a decade! The final stage in this development will be the launch of a large, modular space station that will probably be occupied on a semi-permanent basis. This will feature three cylindrical segments of comparable size to those used to construct the International Space Station.
The Chinese space station will not approach the size or complexity of the ISS, but it will be entirely built, launched and controlled by China. Despite the heavy investment made by the USA, no single nation really dominates operations on board the International Space Station.
China is still behind the USA and Russia in many aspects of spaceflight. It lacks America's high technology and experience. But it can still operate a robust and ambitious space program without matching this engineering finesse. Astronauts flew to the Moon with computers that had less power than most telephones today. China's expertise in electronics and engineering outstrips anything NASA could use in the 1960s.
Most space technology has been gradually improved over half a century of spaceflight, but the basic designs of rockets and spacecraft have remained highly consistent for decades. China is also taking advantage of "leapfrogging", by using the world's existing knowledge of spaceflight to its advantage. Its first astronaut-carrying spacecraft was not a simple orbital capsule but a large, sophisticated vehicle.
China is also developing a new near-equatorial launch site on Hainan Island to support its new fleet of modular, heavy-lift launch vehicles. The first launch is expected in 2014.
In addition to human spaceflight, China has already sent two spacecraft to orbit the Moon, and has sent its latest Moon probe on an extended mission into deep space. It plans to land rovers on the Moon and retrieve samples. Robot missions to Mars and other targets in the solar system are also proposed.
China claims to have spent around $6 billion on its human spaceflight program. Analysts have learned to be wary of any official spending figures from China, especially with regard to its military budget.
There is probably a fair amount of latitude in this claim, when the cost of labour and services from state-run enterprises features so prominently in these calculations. But one broad conclusion remains undeniable. China is running an advanced space program on a very modest budget.
If its claims are believable, the human spaceflight program is operating on a similar amount to the funding America has wasted on aborted (and sometimes abortive) space projects in the same timeframe.
That's another reason to take notice. China's economy is expected to outstrip America's in the near future. If it elects to spend more money on spaceflight, it will achieve far more than NASA can for the same level of investment. NASA is regularly flailed for its lack of fiscal discipline. China is certainly beating the USA on this front!
The Chinese have also developed a clear and coherent strategy for their space program in the years ahead. They made a plan, and they are sticking to their plan. Right now, nobody really knows what America's long-term future in spaceflight will be. There is no clear agenda.
China is also investing in talent, grooming hundreds of young engineers to steer its program in the long- term. In America, decades of a nasty boom-then-bust cycle in spaceflight have caused talent to be lost, and deterred others from considering careers in aerospace.
China is also building an autonomous and sustainable space program. It controls its own rockets, satellites, crewed spacecraft and space laboratories. Although China forges and gains from international partnerships, it avoids over-dependence on other countries for critical services.
Consider the situation in America: The largest investor in the International Space Station cannot launch astronauts there, and it is not clear when it will recover the ability to do this.
China's space program is not only moving fast. It is accelerating. The Chinese probably understood that the Tiangong 1 module would surprise outsiders with its capabilities, which could explain why they downplayed its true nature for so long.
If such basic details are concealed until the last minute, we may reasonably speculate that other plans and potential advances are also being kept quiet to outsiders. More ambitious plans than simply constructing an advanced space station are probably brewing for the long term.
Capability gaps between China's program and those of other major spacefaring nations are closing more rapidly than we expected. The world should take notice.
Dr Morris Jones is an Australian space analyst and writer. Email morrisjonesNOSPAMhotmail.com. Replace NOSPAM with @ to send email. Dr Jones will answer media inquiries.
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EMU interior design students provide innovative concept for Ann Arbor Veteran Administration facility
YPSILANTI - Eastern Michigan University interior design students recently received awards from the Nursing Home Culture Change Group at Veterans Administration Ann Arbor Healthcare System (VAAAHS) for proposed redesigns of the VA Extended Care Center's dining room.
First-place winners Angela Brown and Shelli Dierck said that the project "really hit home." Dierck's brother is currently stationed in Iraq and family members of the students have served in World War II, Korea, Vietnam or the Gulf War. The placard on their design presentation, "Honor, Respect, Integrity, Country," sums up the inspiration that drove their desire to bring "a sense of home to all of the people who stay at the hospital as well as accommodate the staff," said Dierck.
Dierck and Brown incorporated, within their design, areas for meals, conversation, board games and computer access; a stone fireplace and log mantle, barn wood beams, large wood-framed teal-matted photos, and a salmon-colored carpet.
One of Dierck's most treasured moments was when her brother, Trinity, attended the classroom presentation of her project on the evening he flew home on leave from Iraq.
A love and respect for family and country also were driving forces behind the second-place design submitted by Jennifer MacLeod and Erica Noel. They both said it was a great honor to design a space to be used by people who have devoted their lives to defending the United States.
The VAAAHS asked that the design have a community-oriented design with a "lodge look." Other directives included that it meet the functional needs of 40 veterans and visiting family and friends; employ energy efficient design in line with an "Energy Star" facility; and use fire retardant and sustainable materials eligible for Federal Government General Service Administration discounts.
An independent jury at the Department of Veterans Affairs of VAAAHS awarded gift certificates to the three top designs and three honorable mentions out of the 14 designs submitted by students.
Julia Burns, chief of food production at VAAAHS, says that VA, along with other community hospitals and nursing homes, is aiming to improve "the quality for our residents by providing a more home-like environment." The organization sought to feature - in the redesign of its dining room - the principals of the Eden Alternative, a model developed by Dr. William Thomas that helps create a more home-like setting within a community-oriented environment. A premise within the philosophy is that it incorporates the help of outside community groups and encourages people to see environments as habitats for human beings rather than facilities for the frail and elderly.
Burns, who recently earned a second master's degree from EMU, told her EMU advisor, Susan Gregory, about the project last summer. Gregory recommended Burns contact Maria Sipos, assistant professor of interior design at EMU, and EMU adjunct professor, Karen Wilmering, to see if their students would be willing to work in partnership with the VA. Wilmering said the opportunity for "students to work with real clients was very exciting…to learn about real life design experience and more about veterans and the war."
In the fall, students visited VAAAHS and met with staff and patients to clarify project parameters before beginning their design work. Eventually, the promising designers showcased their designs in presentations at EMU classrooms and at VA. Burns notes that the presentations were "better than many of the professional ones we'd seen in the past."
Sipos and Wilmering said the VA is considering future project work for EMU students as well as a possible internship.
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TEACHER Stacey Howard is to be honoured by sporting legends David Beckham and Jessica Ennis-Hill after being named as a finalist for a Teacher of the Year Award.
Stacey, who works two days a week as a specialist teacher at Holy Family RC High School, Carlton, has committed almost all of her spare time to support the school's Sky Sports Living for Sport programme who run the award.
As well as organising a lunchtime club, Stacey has instigated a school media team that has become a regular focus for news-hungry students and teachers at Holy Family, arranged visits to outdoor activity centres, taken students rock climbing, skating and sledging, and helped introduce an annual 'sports celebration week'.
Her tactic is to introduce the programme slowly in Year 7, often choosing pupils who have found it difficult to settle into secondary school life.
In the early stages, pupils are offered 'time out' cards, allowing them to leave lessons if they become overwhelmed; but as confidence grows the cards are soon used less and less.
Stacey said: "I'm very proud to be involved with Sky Sports Living for Sport. I don't spend just one hour a week with the students, I dedicate all my spare time to running the project. If it wasn't for the programme these students wouldn't get as many opportunities and wouldn't grow as they do.
"It gives them a comfort zone in school and something to look forward to each week."
Head teacher, Darren Beardsley, said: "When I consider the aims of the Sky Sports Living For Sport programme and compare them to the work Stacey has carried out at Holy Family, I believe her work perfectly exemplifies the philosophy behind the campaign.
"The aims of boosting confidence, changing behaviours, increasing attainment and improving life skills are evident in all the work she does.
"Stacey acts as a positive role model – and students respond to this. She has made a significant impact on students in all year groups and all abilities."
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What a Bore!: Carnival Conquest Cruise Review by joncgif
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What a Bore!
Destination: Western Caribbean
Embarkation: Galveston
The pool never had music playing that anyone I know has ever heard. It was slightly above elevator music at best.
What's odd is that considering that is this is the geriatric cruise nothing is open in the morning but the breakfast buffet (don't get me started on the fact that the line is so slow because people are looking at the breakfast food options as if they're different from day to day...you get eggs, sausage, bacon, grits, potatoes and every other day is pancakes or french toast...this DOES NOT CHANGE SO STOP LOOKING AT THE FOOD AS IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S THERE). Even the "Starbucks" type store doesn't open until 9am. The casino, the stores, nothing opens until 9am. I really don't see why everything on board isn't open 24 More hours a day. The food was really good and the people working on the cruise, for the most part, were really great. We met Iputu and Made at the pool and they were our waiters the entire time. It's amazing that they all remember everyone's names. It's very impressive.
One night we went to the supper club (or whatever the "fancy dinner" place is called) and the food was great...it's worth the extra $30 to do this...highly recommended!!
The shows were so stupid! Have you ever been to Broadway? If so, you'll find these shows to be high school level at best.
The people that conduct the bingo game (Bingo...the big fun on the boat) were so corny...this was more tame then G rated...is there A rated or something? Gosh darn...(that may be too harsh for this boat to say).
A bean bag toss at the pool rounded out the highlights of the week...they honestly had this activity printed in their Carnival Capers each day. Carnival CAPERS? Doesn't Caper mean some kind of escapade? HARDLY!!!
I am 36 years old and single and I recommend this boat for the older people. Don't waste the money. Less
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Thanks for another great review. Though the author discusses how the LCD performs outdoors, it's unclear how the LCD fares underwater specifically. Better or worse than the others in this series?
monomondo: Reading the verdicts it's hard to figure on why the Panasonic finishes behind the Nikon.
It might need a stronger flash and faster lens, but it has a high visibility screen vs the Nikon oled screen which you've said makes it "nearly impossible to see outdoors and underwater"
Now that is a pretty fundamental basic to get so badly wrong.
Surely this failure should have weighed much more heavily against the Nikon.
For me I think the better battery life of the Panasonic trumps the excellent full GPS mapping of the Nikon too.
Pity it seems there's not one camera in the group as tested so far with all the sweet and none of the bitter.
I agree with your comment. As I read the review for the Nikon, the tone suggested to me it wasn't going to rate very well, and here thus far it's the best rated. (Though being new to DPReview.com, I'm not very familiar with the overall tone, so I very easily could be mis-reading). Either way, I too think cameras built for "rugged" use, i.e. outdoor/underwater, that have such flawed displays *outdoors and underwater* perhaps shouldn't score so highly.
But that's just me. :)
Really looking forward to the comparison. Perfect timing for me.
In reading reviews on other sites, it seems some of the cameras (Olympus, Pentax) have a lot of auto-focus/lens/something noise while shooting video. I would be interested to read more about this on all the models you'll be reviewing, should you encounter said noise.
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ReviewI had been driving an Audi a8l (2007) and a Ford escape hybrid (2008) I wanted to consolidate to 1 vehicle--it needed to be an upscale, fuel efficient, and fairly large SUV (I haave 3 dogs and no way were they getting into the Audi). I found that in 3 years my Audi had taken a $58,000 depreciation hit! Still I liked the q7 tdi, and had never owned a Mercedes--I was so put out by Audi, that I went across the street and fell in love with the gl 350 bluetec. Its sumptuous and amazingly comfortable interior, quiet, quiet ride, beautiful rear visibility and increased cargo over the q7 sold me. I love this car! I give it a thumbs up and [violative content deleted] to Audi!
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Politico's Carrie Budoff Brown: Obama Has 'Conflicted Relationship With Entitlement Reform'
For four years (and really going back further when you consider former President George W. Bush's halting attempt to reform Social Security in the middle of last decade), Barack Obama and his party have paid lip service at best to the idea of entitlement reform while refusing to provide any specifics about what they would do to fix Social Security and Medicare, both of which are unsustainable in their current forms. Obama rejected his own Simpson Bowles commission's recommendations. Democrats have treated serious proposals coming from Republicans as grannycide.
Yet the Politico's Carrie Budoff Brown, who must be gaining strength in her arms and shoulders from all of her water-carrying for Obama and his party, wants us to believe that Obama has a "deeply conflicted relationship with entitlement reform." And in case you missed it (I certainly did), Obama has tried "harder than any other Democratic president to tackle the issue" (no Democratic Party president has "tried hard" to tackle the issue). Several paragraphs from her Tuesday dispatch follow the jump (bolds are mine):
President Obama dodges 'hard choices' on entitlements
President Barack Obama insisted four years ago that the nation must make "hard decisions" to preserve entitlement programs.
But on Monday, the "hard choices" he spoke of on health care and the deficit came with a major caveat: He's not willing to give up much.
... His inaugural address promised an ambitious progressive agenda — and laid bare Obama's deeply conflicted relationship with entitlement reform.
He's done just enough to earn credit for trying harder than any other Democratic president to tackle the issue, but he has yet to throw the full weight of his office or his formidable campaign operation behind it.
... The president has never precisely defined what hard choices he would be willing to make on Medicare and Social Security. It's not even clear what he would do if he had the power to remake the programs on his own, without worrying about opposition from Republicans or Democrats.
And though Obama has talked about shared sacrifice from both parties, he has not gotten to the point in deficit negotiations at which he's had to pressure rank-and-file Democratic lawmakers to cross their red line on the sacred issues, as House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) did with his own party in raising taxes.
Unless Obama seizes the opportunity in the next few months, entitlement reform will hang over his second term, lurking like a legacy-killer if he hands off the task to the next president, deficit hawks warn.
Budoff Brown's dispatch is an exericse in sheer fantasy.
Obama ran for reelection based on explicit and implied promises to let Social Security, Medicare, and other entitlement programs run on autopilot. If there's any evidence that he and his party members in Congress are willing to change entitlement programs in any way, I haven't seen it. Budoff Brown admitted as much when she wrote that "The president has never precisely defined what hard choices he would be willing to make" for four years. Why does she think that he intends to do so during the next four?
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REDLANDS >> The downtown space was once an orange packinghouse. Then it became a business, a wedding hall and other things. Now, Jami Spencer has turned the historic Mitten Building into a concert venue.
The basement, once a storage area, has been transformed into a speakeasy, with cabinets built in the early 1900s.
When bands jam, like Ontario-based Groove Session will on Oct. 3, small tables with black tablecloths and wooden chairs fill the room.
A long bar top extends from a wall. Behind it, shelves are filled with liquor bottles, juxtaposing the bookcase on the adjacent wall. Microphone stands are erected in the far corner.
"I've always wanted to have music," Spencer said.
She's partially owned the place since 2000.
Back then, and still now, weddings and other private events are the most abundant attraction at The Mitten.
Approximately 150 couples say their vows or celebrate their nuptials at 345 N. Fifth St. every year, according to Spencer.
Although she partakes in some online marketing, most of Spencer's clients find her brick building via word of mouth, she said. And they flock from all over the Southland — traveling east from L.A and Orange counties, south from the High Desert and west from the Palm Springs area. Plus a crop of locals reserve the space, too.
Although typically, Spencer says, wedding plans are made about a year in advance, Spencer and her team can arrange a wedding in mere hours. That includes the flowers, which Spencer crafts herself.
Building is in her blood. Her father is a preservationist architect and co-owner.
"Little by little we would improve the property," Spencer said.
The two ripped apart the basement to build the venue with concert-style lights lining the ceiling.
If a band draws a larger crowd — previous performances drew 75 to 175 people — more rooms can be opened.
There is also a patio area where patrons can sit outside and listen to the tunes.
"We are aiming at all types of music so that a wide variety of people can come down and listen," Spencer said.
So far, jam and indie bands have strummed guitars at The Mitten. Spencer hopes to bring in some funk and reggae music, her favorite.
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For anyone who thought Buick's Verano compact was too sedentary, now comes the turbocharged version to offer a few new thrills, albeit quiet ones.
General Motors vows the new Verano Turbo will still hew to the original's uncannily quiet nature. Instead, it will stealthily offer the kind of acceleration that can come by adding a turbo to a direct-injected 2-liter Ecotec engine. The 250-horspower, four-cylinder powerplant will let Verano bolt from zero to 60 miles per hour in 6.2 seconds, Buick says.
"The 2-liter turbo engine was designed for refinement, higher output capabilities and reduced noise," said Amy Joss, the assistant chief engineer on the engine project. "The way it sounds, the power delivery and the refined character are all fitting of a luxury sedan with a fun side."
The Verano Turbo will be available with a six-speed automatic or a six-speed manual tranmission. Production of the new variant will begin towards the end of the year, and fuel economy and price are yet to be announced.
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A R Rahman reportedly disproved the media which asserted that Katrina Kaif will be lending her voice for a number in Yash Chopra's upcoming film which has Sharukh Khan in the lead role.
A R Rahman said in a report, "No, Katrina Kaif is not singing," The movie is said to be Yash Chopra's directorial venture after 8 years.
He is currently working for Rajinikanth's Kochadaiyan and almost completed the recordings for the movie.
On an interesting note, A R Rahman has composed music for the Kochadaiyan with rare instruments.
Sources say that the song crooned by Superstar Rajinikanth will be the best part in the album.


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This story was originally published on April 27, 1955.
Charley Hood had been an efficient peace officer, fearless in hunting down outlaws. He was a respected citizen until one day in Tucson when he went on a rampage and shot up the Saddle Rock restaurant. The ham and eggs he had ordered were slow in being served.
The cook resented the peremptory demands for speed, so Charley drew his .45 Colt and sent a few bullets in his direction. A number of patrons made hasty retreats, and the cook nervously finished preparing the ham and eggs.
The town marshal heard the shooting, and Charley was taken to Justice Meyer's court and fined $10 for disturbing the peace.
But there was a story in it for me, so I looked up Charley, finding him in one of the saloons where he was having a drink. When I made some notes about the affair, he said:
"If you write anything about that shooting I'll kill you, and I won't let the bullet hit all about you as I did this morning when I scared that cook."
He followed me about the streets renewing his threats, if I wrote anything. Later he appeared at the Citizen office. The story was in type, ready for the paper. Hood repeated his threat to kill me, and as he left I got my gun from the stockroom, put it on my desk and went on with my work.
When the paper was being made up Hood again appeared. I watched him as he crossed the street leading to the Citizen. He was waving a telegram from Herbert Brown, owner of the Citizen, who was in Yuma as warden of the territorial prison, and a good friend of Charley Hood's. The message read: "Advise Smalley not to write anything about you."
That was one story the Citizen did not publish.
This story was part of a column, "Pioneer Anecdotes," written by George H. Smalley, editor of the Citizen from 1898 to 1901.


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I installed the Teraflex 2.5" coil lift to replace a Teraflex leveling kit that I previously installed. I didn't realize that in putting on that much lift, the axles shifted enough where I really notice it. The kit comes with a rear track bar relocation bracket so that probably explains why the look in the rear is not as bad as the front but it's still measurable. Of course, Teraflex has rightly pointed out that an adjustable track bar would solve this problem and they sell a great one for another $250. The problem then is that if I knew that a $250 part was needed to make it look right, I could have bought one of the other kits that comes with the adjustable track bar for a little more money like the Black Diamond kit. I'm disappointed to be out an extra $250 for what I see as a necessary part. I suppose the goal is to get the cheapest kit for that amount of lift and sell a million of them instead of being $250 more and not selling any.
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Stocks close lower on euro gloom, Facebook shares slammed
NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks slid Monday as investors, with few indicators from the U.S., pored over more gloomy economic data out of Europe. And tech stocks endured a bumpy in the markets with Google hitting a new high while Facebook shares plunged along with Apple on worries about their futures.
The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 20.55 points, 0.2%, to 13,558.92 while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index finished the day down 3.26 points, 0.2%, to 1,456.89. The Nasdaq composite index, laden with tech companies, closed down 19.18 points, 0.6%, to 3,160.78.
Google shares finished the day up $14.43, or 2%, to $748.42, partly boosted by a Citigroup analyst who raised the stock's price target to $850.
But optimism about Google does not extend to Facebook, which lost $2.05, or 9%, to end the day $20.82. Apple finished the day down $9.30, or 1.3%, to close at $690.79.
Shares of Facebook plunged after website news sites reported that users' private messages were appearing on the public 'wall' page of their profiles and partly on an article critical of the company that appeared over the weekend in Barron's, a weekly financial newspaper published by The Wall Street Journal.
Apple stock had been down more than 2% but recovered somewhat in late afternoon trading to about $691, off 1.3% as analysts criticized the company for iPhone5 sales coming in lower than expected.
In the broader market, stocks have risen in recent weeks as the Federal Reserve and central bankers in other major economies announced measures to support economic activity. The European Central Bank unveiled a new plan to restore investor confidence in the government finances of the 17-country eurozone.
The latest indicators, however, suggest the global economy is still slowing and will take some time to recover.
On Monday, Germany's Ifo index of business confidence fell for a fifth consecutive month, revealing the headwinds faced by even Europe's biggest and strongest economy. The Ifo index dipped to 101.4 in September from 102.3 in August. The report was troublesome to many because economists had expected the index to remain at least flat.
Like the U.S., the concern is that a strong economy that is on the rebound in Germany will be weighed down by the rest of the European Union, half of whose members have already entered into recession.
Germany's economy grew 0.3% in the second quarter from the previous quarter, but a number of economists now believe Europe's largest economy is heading for a recession in the second half of the year.
Investors in the U.S. will certainly be looking for more good news this week from the U.S. housing market, which appears to be bouncing back after being a stuck in a rut for years.
Before the latest data on new and pending home sales is released later in the week, Lennar on Monday became the latest builder to post surprisingly strong earnings.
A rise in new orders and the number of homes delivered, in adding to a big tax benefit, had the Miami homebuilder quadrupling profits. KB Home on Friday did almost as well, and housing shares jumped on optimistic comments from its CEO, Stuart Miller.
Overseas, the FTSE 100 index of leading British companies ended the day down 0.2% to 5,838.84 and France's CAC 40 finished down 0.1% to 3,497.22 while Germany's DAX shed 0.5% for the day to close at 7,413.16.
Looking ahead, Europe's debt crisis will remain a point of focus for investors. Spain is due to unveil a new series of cost-cutting measures and structural reforms that could pave the way for a demand for financial aid from its fellow eurozone countries.
Spanish stock and bond markets have been volatile in recent days as hopes that Madrid will apply for the aid alternated with concern that it was delaying the move.
On Friday, the country will also release a final estimate of the financing needs of its weakest banks. The figures will help the government determine how much of an existing â?¬100 billion ($130 billion) eurozone rescue loan -- earmarked for the banks -- it should use.
Earlier, Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index dropped 0.4% to close at 9,069.29 while Seoul's Kospi index was roughly unchanged at 2,003.44.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 0.2% to 20,694.70 while Sydney's ASX S&P 200 fell 0.5% to 4,385.50. Benchmarks in Singapore, Indonesia, New Zealand and India also fell.
China's Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.3% to close at 2,033.19, reversing losses earlier in the day. However, the benchmark is still at its lowest point since January 2009.
Chinese stocks are being hurt by a confrontation between China and Japan over disputed islands that have heightened tensions between Asia's two biggest economies.
They're also under pressure as investors worry about what Chinese authorities will do to restart growth amid the country's economic slowdown. Analysts say it's unlikely that Chinese authorities will unveil any major stimulus measures ahead of the National Day holiday next week or an expected but still unscheduled Communist Party meeting to hand over power to a new generation of leaders.
The price of oil fell below $92 a barrel on Monday, dragged down by concerns about demand weakening global growth. U.S. benchmark crude for October delivery was down $1.14 to $91.75 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
"Renewed concerns about a slowdown in the global oil demand weighed on market sentiment and prompted investors to some profit taking," said a report from Sucden Financial in London. "In addition, the strengthening U.S. dollar added further pressure to the oil market, while weaker global equity markets set the bearish tone on today's trading."
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I just installed BT5 (32-bit GNOME) and discovered this build did not have the pcaprub extensions installed. So, Metasploit won't do anything with the raw socket modules except give an error. In the interest of saving others time, below is a cut-and-paste from the Metasploit wiki on how to do this (Note that the Metasploit wiki says "# cd /pentest/svn/framework3/external/pcaprub", but that's incorrect for BT5)
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By guest bloggers Wouter Deelder and Nicolas TheopoldImpact investments, or investments that generate financial and social returns, have grown rapidly over the past few years as investors have begun focusing their assets in areas such as microfinance, SME finance and carbon finance. However, the downturn in financial markets may negatively affect this trend, and presents a risk to the growth of this emerging asset class.
Professional investors, such as pension funds and private wealth managers, have historically allocated few funds to impact investment opportunities. The investments they made were driven in part by corporate social responsibility (CSR), partly to find "alpha" in new areas, and partly by low correlation with traditional assets. Each of these factors has been affected by the current financial crisis.
Furthermore, the diversification benefit of some forms of impact investment has been overstated. Microfinance has been hit by crises in recent years, linked to the global economic downturn.Climate change mitigation is no longer as high on the global priority list as before, and carbon prices have spiralled down as a result. On the upside professional investors may give impact investment another look, seeing the disappointing returns of other alternative assets in the market downturn, such as regular private equity, and the need to find new sources of alpha. However, investors will increasingly concentrate on those top-quartile impact asset managers that have shown they can continue to deliver steady, uncorrelated results in times of crisis.
The appeal of impact assessment for private retail investors also has changed. Although sustainable investment benefits from the general contempt for traditional Wall Street finance, the larger trend is that disillusion with financial assets will push investors back towards traditional charity. Impact investment managers will thus have to increase efforts to prove the greater social impact of investing over donating.
The upcoming few years will be critical for impact investment. The asset class needs to grow to reach critical mass and investors have become more critical and demanding. The foundations and development banks that have incubated this asset class should expect, and maybe even stimulate, a shake-out of non-performing funds. At the same time, they should support well-performing funds, especially in the areas of risk management and social impact measurement, to strengthen performance and accommodate further growth.
Wouter Deelder is a partner in Geneva and the head of Dalberg's Access to Finance practice. Nicolas Theopold is a Project Manager in Geneva.


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Karakoram Highway
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
|Karakoram Highway
|Route information
|Part of G314
|Maintained by NHA, SASAC
|1,300 km (800 mi)
Pakistan: 887 km (551 mi)
China: 413 km (257 mi)
|1966 – present
|Completed in 1979, open to the public since 1986
|Major junctions
|North end:
|Kashgar, Xinjiang, China
|South end:
|Hasan Abdal, Punjab, Pakistan
|Major cities:
|Hasanabdal, Abbottabad, Thakot, Chilas, Gilgit, Aliabad, Sust, mandi gobindgarh, Kashgar
|Highway system
The Karakoram Highway is a road that connects China and Pakistan. It runs through the Karakoram range. It is about 1300 km long, and runs from Kashgar in China, to Hasan Abdal in Pakistan. Because it runs through the mountains, it is also a popular tourist attraction.


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At the beginning of the year I posted a survey on 18-volt tools and within a month 880 people responded. The survey was set up so answers could be separated by trade. Of those who responded, 158 (18%) identified themselves as builders, "GC-new construction-multiple trades". The tables below contain builders' responses to the following three multiple choice questions.
- Which 18-volt tools do you currently own?
- Which do you wish you owned (that you don't own now)?
- What is your favorite brand of 18-volt tools?
Links to the results for other trades can be found at the bottom of this page.
If there is one thing that stands out about the builders who answered our survey, it's that they have plenty of cordless tools already but want even more. At the top their cordless tool wish list are finish/brad nailers and jigsaws, followed closely by collated screw guns, caulking guns, and multi-tools.
A surprisingly high number (7.2%) already have heated jackets but even more (11%) wish they had them. Among builders, the least desired tool is the cordless die grinder—only 2.9% of those who already have one wish they did.
As with the remodelers covered in the previous report on 18-volt cordless tools, builders preferred (in this order) DeWalt, Milwaukee, and Makita—with Ridgid and Bosch well behind.
The links below will take you to the results for those particular trades:


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And so it goes again: Democrats claim a knockout, Republicans demur.
The intelligence officers at the bomb scene do not demur from this assessment.
But if another, more prominent name were suggested for the position, Mrs. Clinton may demur.
Should you suggest something inspired or adventurous, many chefs will demur and revert to their been-there, drank-that pairing.
Mr. Chattaway could not demur to this, and gave a receipt—in full, as George expressed it—for that and the year's rent.
After some demur, Lopez at last opened the door, and the men entered.
She took the gloves—a slip of paper was to be felt inside—a moment's demur, then she purchased and put them in her pocket.
He makes no demur when she claims him for the evening, and discusses the future, her future, with him.
The general seemed to demur at the word superior, drew himself up, but said nothing in contradiction.
As soon as Addicks saw I had something to work on he began to demur and object.
c.1200, "to linger, tarry, delay," from Old French demorer "delay, retard," from Latin demorari "to linger, loiter, tarry," from de- (see de-) + morari "to delay," from mora "a pause, delay" (see moratorium). Main modern sense of "raise objections" is first attested 1630s. Related: Demurred; demurring.


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"If you love me, pass this bill."
The bill is a turkey. Only the most radical congressmen would even be associated with it.
Jobs bill? What jobs bill? Empty words from an empty suit!
He doesn't seem to be to worried that people have heard him say "pass this bill" and there isn't one to pass. He's to busy golfing to worry about such mundane things.
It's nothing but posturing, for the 99th time, while his Czars and jerks continue to pass out pork from the previous "jobs bills."
This is a great little article. I'm sending it out to some of my Obama-worshipping friends.
This Epic Presidential Fail brought to by Obama and Leftists everywhere!
This community organizer/Marxist lack polish so badly he is visibly cracking up.
It is a dead dog...who in their right mind would endorse a bill by someone who has ruined the dem party especially during the election season.
Yet the MSM still carries his water. Apparently they've not yet begun to defile themselves.
(Tombestone quotes are big around here)
I have a bill
I'm here to say
You must pass it
Right Away
Pass it pass it
Pass I say
Pass it Pass it
Right away
Can you pass it in the house?
Can you pass it with a mouse?
In their faces, you must be
Jobs jobs jobs, jobs, you will see!
Call the senate Call them now, Say
you love me, and the bill, and how~!
pass pass pass it, I'm here to say
pass it, pass it, right away!
Thank you
oh and and God Bless America and like stuff (pass the bill!)
That's a shame.
This so called jobs bill is nothing more than a huge tax hike. Oh, wait, possibly jobs for the unions, not the average american.


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The country's Central Committee is set to decide the Foreign Minister Given Lubinda's fate over allegedly colluding with the opposition.
Lubinda is accused of spying for the opposition and leaking confidential government information to opposition members, hostile newspapers and online publications.
He is widely expected to lose his cabinet post and membership of PF, the ruling party.
According to reports, the Lungu committee found Lubinda, once regarded as President Michael Sata's right hand man, guilty and recommended his dismissal from the cabinet and the party for "treachery."
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A Republican official in Pennsylvania says that he doesn't regret hanging at least three American flags upside down to protest President Barack Obama's second inauguration because "our nation is in a horrible place."
WPXI's Julie Fine took a news crew to party headquarters in McKeesport to speak to Mon Valley Republican Party Chair Brent Kovac after the station began receiving complaints that the official signal of distress was over the line on a day that most Americans put partisanship aside.
"Sometimes people need a strong statement," Kovac explained to Fine. "The nation is in distress, and this isn't the first time this has been done, whether you agree with the sentiment or not."
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Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Nov 13, 2012
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have reported progress in fabricating advanced materials at the nanoscale. The spontaneous self-assembly of nanostructures composed of multiple elements paves the way toward materials that could improve a range of energy efficient technologies and data storage devices.
ORNL Materials Science and Technology Division researcher Amit Goyal led the effort, combining theoretical and experimental studies to understand and control the self-assembly of insulating barium zirconium oxide nanodots and nanorods within barium-copper-oxide superconducting films.
"We found that a strain field that develops around the embedded nanodots and nanorods is a key driving force in the self-assembly," said Goyal, a UT-Battelle Corporate Fellow.
"By tuning the strain field, the nanodefects self-assembled within the superconducting film and included defects aligned in both vertical and horizontal directions."
The controlled assembly within the superconducting material resulted in greatly improved properties, Goyal said, including a marked reduction in the material's anisotropy, or directional dependence, desired for many large-scale, high-temperature superconductivity applications.
The strain-tuning the team demonstrated has implications in the nanoscale fabrication of controlled, self-assembled nanostructures of multiple elements, with properties suitable for a range of electrical and electronic applications, including multiferroics, magnetoelectrics, thermoelectrics, photovoltaics, ultra-high density information storage and high-temperature superconductors.
"Such nanocomposite films with different overall composition, concentration, feature size and spatial ordering can produce a number of novel and unprecedented properties that are not exhibited in individual materials or phases comprising the composite films," Goyal said.
The research, reported today in the journal Advanced Functional Materials, was supported by the Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability and Laboratory Directed Research and Development funding. A portion of the research was conducted at ORNL's SHaRE User Facility, which is supported by the DOE Office of Science.
Co-authors with Goyal are ORNL's Sung Hun Wee, Yanfei Gao, Karren L. More, Jianxin Zhong and Malcolm Stocks and the University of Tennessee 's Yuri L. Zuev and Jianyong Meng.
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Having perused well the chronicle of the week, the Vigilant Patriot views with alarm:
Gravediggers of Naples. (P. 11.)
"Young tinkers and hawkers" who know nothing about politics. (P. 7.)
A drunken prince twice her age. (P. 30.)
"Scum, scoundrel, brat, riff-raff!" called in a loud voice. (P. 9.)
Babbitt colleges for Canada. (P. 17.)
What Labor thinks of the Church. (P. 18.)
Masked robbers who followed a Senator, stabbed him, beat him with steel gloves. (P. 11.)
Jane Addams batting for Deborah. (P. 17.)
A story "morbid and repellent beyond degree." (P. 13.)
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Surf Life Saving members need to ensure their skills and awards are up to date to enable them to both patrol and compete in surf sports events. Skills Maintenance was formally referred to as REQUAL or PROFICIENCY
In addition to the Bronze Medallion Requal, members are required to complete the Skills Maintenance Check for Higher Awards including ARTC, IRB Crew and IRB Driver.
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Recipe by Samuel Holden
Italian oil bread with salt on top. Can also be topped with roast peppers, onions, tomatoes--whatever does it for you :) It makes great salad sandwiches, is fantastic for dipping and moping up excess sauces, great for going with salad or tomatoes in oil with basil. Enjoy!
Top Review by Heather Sullivan
I made a half batch of this and used bread flour, part-vegetable oil because I ran out of olive oil and all chopped fresh rosemary. The dough was so full of bubbles that I just shaped it and didn't really give it a second rising which didn't affect the texture at all. I also shaped it on a floured wooden board then baked it on a preheated pizza stone. I used maldon sea salt as it has a lovely soft, crumbly and flaky texture.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 4 1⁄2 teaspoons dried yeast
- 2 cup warm water
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 5⁄8 cup extra virgin olive oil, plus
- additional extra virgin olive oil, for brushing
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh sage
- 1.65 lb white flour
- 2 teaspoons salt
- coarse sea salt, to sprinkle
Directions See How It's Made
- In a large bowl, combine the yeast, 150 ml of warm water and the sugar.
- Let sit for 10 minutes until foamy.
- Add olive oil, the rest of the water and the herbs.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour and the salt.
- Add this to the wet mixture a little at a time and knead to form a dough.
- Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead vigorously for 5-10 minutes adding a little more flour if necessary to keep it from sticking.
- It will be very sticky to start with, work it until it's "clean".
- Place the dough in an oiled bowl, turn and coat the whole surface with oil.
- Cover with a damp warm cloth and let rise in a warm place for at least an hour.
- Preheat oven to 230ºC and lightly oil two rectangular baking dishes, not too big (I use a small roasting tin), turn out the dough and divide.
- Press the dough into the dishes, cover and allow to rise for a further 30 minutes (I can never be bothered to wait that long and normally leave it 10-20).
- Dimple the dough with your fingers and brush with oil.
- Sprinkle with the sea salt.
- Place in the oven and reduce the temperature to 190ºC and bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.
- Cool on a rack for at least half an hour.


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Christmas Tree by Sara Delaney
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Christmas Tree
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Finished Size: About 4" tall
Yarn:1 sk each of Valley Yarns Northampton (100% wool, 247 yds/100g) colors Dark Olive Heather and chocolate; scraps of Red, Gold, and Black yarn
Hook: Size G/6 (4.00mm)
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Well it looks like we're a bit of a ways from each other. Im in Laurel, MD but here are more pics of my 1990 BMW e30 325i that im about to sell.
It initially was project car which I intended to have meet e30 racing specs to do autocross but I ended up keeping it as a daily driver. The car runs great and has many extra mods and maintenance is up to date on it.
Here is a list of information about the car:
1990 BMW 325i 2 door model - color: Sterling Silver exterior
5 speed manual transmission w/Z4 short shifter
M20 engine w/1.3MM mill-shaved head
274 Degree CAM w/Metric Motoroworks lifter springs - titanium
Magnecor 8mm wires with NGK plugs
S50 fuel injectors - 17lbs
93 Octane, Mark D 6900RPM chip
4.10 Limited Slip Differential
Bavarian Headers with full REMUS catback exhaust
Changed timing belt, water pump, cap/rotor, and headgasket around 180K
BMW E30M3 steering offset bushing
Bimmerworld Poly Urethane control arm bushings
Meyle front control arms
Ireland Engineering urethane subframe bushings
Ireland Engineering urethane rear trailing arm bushings
H&R Sport Lowering Springs
Bilstein Sport Shocks
SPARCO front strut bar
IS sideskirts with IS front lip and rear lip spoilers
US Ellipsoids Headlights
Smoked rear BMW factory taillights - OEM, not film tinted
German rear tag frame filler
German BMW rearview mirror with map lights
German BMW 3-spoke sport steering wheel
15X7.5 Ronal Mesh rims w/ 205/55 front & 225/50 rear tires
Vinyl BMW sport seats
Smoked Sunroof deflector
Power sunroof with operational tilt and power windows all work great.
Heat blows hot, and AC has been retrofitted w the newer 134A Freon system(i think thats its called) but is not working due to a leak.
The car will come with BMW stock bottlecaps mounted with snow tires
The car odometer and gas guage has recently stopped at 229K miles in May 2012. Car is a very strong running 325i that drives great, the suspension is stiff and tight, and it handles very well.
I have a clean MD title along with folder full of receipts for things that have been purchased and service work thats been done.
The car is located in Laurel, MD.
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