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Guidebook to the Camino del Norte (Northern Caminos) pilgrim route through northern Spain to the sacred city of Santiago de Compostela. Includes stage-by-stage descriptions to the Camino del Norte (800km), Camino Primitivo, Camino Ingles (116km route) and the Camino de Finisterre, and provides advice, information on pilgrim hostels and more.
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This guidebook is a meticulously detailed yet handy companion to walking the pilgrimage routes that lead through northern Spain to the sacred city of Santiago de Compostela, with stage-by-stage descriptions to four routes: the Camino del Norte, the Camino Primitivo, the Camino Inglés and the Camino de Finisterre.
Santiago de Compostela, whose cathedral houses the relics of Saint James, was one of the three major centres of Catholic pilgrimage in the Middle Ages, along with Rome and Jerusalem. There was no single route to Santiago; the trail began at one's doorstep. But as pilgrims approached Spain, many converged on a handful of particularly popular routes, known historically as the Caminos de Santiago, or Way of St James.
The Camino del Norte is an 817km five-week coastal route from the town of Irun, near the French border. This route follows relatively flat terrain through quiet coastal villages. It is the most heavily frequented of the Northern Caminos, attracting two or three times as many pilgrims as the Primitivo.
One alternative is the Camino Primitivo, which splits off from the Norte at Sebrayo, near Oviedo, for the next 355km. This route cuts inland through the Cordillera Cantabrica and includes some significant ascents and descents.
The second alternative is the Camino Ingles, a five-day 116km-route from the city of Ferrol on the north-west coast. A much shorter route, this camino is still long enough to meet the requirements of the Compostela – that the last 100km of your pilgrimage to Santiago is completed on foot.
For many modern pilgrims, the walk does not end in Santiago de Compostela. Instead, they are drawn still father to the west, as far as the land will permit. They walk the Camino Finisterre, a three-day extension route from Santiago to the west coast.
Although the Camino Francés is often referred to as the Camino de Santiago, it is actually, along with these Northern Caminos, part of a network of routes. As the Francés is so popular, however, the Northern Caminos offer ideal conditions. They are popular enough to offer sufficient facilities, clear waymarking and a community of pilgrims, while plentiful cheap accommodation along the way means no need to race for a bed.
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|The story of St James
|The Northern Caminos: yesterday and today
|Along the routes: different cultures
|Choosing your camino
|When to go
|Preparation and planning
|Being a pilgrim
|Getting there and back
|Postal services
|Other local facilities
|Waymarking, route-planning and maps
|Using this guide
|The Camino del Norte
|Stage 1 Irún to San Sebastián
|Stage 2 San Sebastián to Zarautz
|Stage 3 Zarautz to Deba
|Stage 4 Deba to Markina-Xemein
|Stage 5 Markina-Xemein to Gernika
|Stage 6 Gernika to Bilbao
|Stage 7 Bilbao to Pobeña
|Stage 8 Pobeña to Castro-Urdiales
|Stage 9 Castro-Urdiales to Laredo
|Stage 10 Laredo to Guemes
|Stage 11 Guemes to Santander
|Stage 12 Santander to Santillana del Mar
|Stage 13 Santillana del Mar to Comillas
|Stage 14 Comillas to Colombres
|Stage 15 Colombres to Llanes
|Stage 16 Llanes to Ribadesella
|Stage 17 Ribadesella to Sebrayo
|Stage 18 Sebrayo to Gijón
|Stage 19 Gijón to Avilés
|Stage 20 Avilés to Soto de Luiña
|Stage 21 Soto de Luiña to Cadavedo
|Stage 22 Cadavedo to Luarca
|Stage 23 Luarca to La Caridad
|Stage 24 La Caridad to Ribadeo
|Stage 25 Ribadeo to Lourenzá
|Stage 26 Lourenzá to Gontán
|Stage 27 Gontán to Baamonde
|Stage 28 Baamonde to Miraz
|Stage 29 Miraz to Sobrado dos Monxes
|Stage 30 Sobrado dos Monxes to Arzúa
|Stage 31 Arzúa to Santiago de Compostela
|The Camino Primitivo
|Stage 1 Sebrayo to Pola de Siero
|Stage 2 Pola de Siero to Oviedo
|Stage 3 Oviedo to San Juan de Villapañada
|Stage 4 San Juan de Villapañada to Bodenaya
|Stage 5 Bodenaya to Campiello
|Stage 6 Campiello to Berducedo
|Stage 7 Berducedo to Grandas de Salime
|Stage 8 Grandas de Salime to Padrón
|Stage 9 Padrón to Cádavo Baleira
|Stage 10 Cádavo Baleira to Lugo
|Stage 11 Lugo to As Seixas
|Stage 12 As Seixas to Arzúa
|Primitivo–Norte link: Oviedo to Avilés
|The Camino Inglés
|Stage 1 Ferrol to Pontedeume
|Stage 2 Pontedeume to Betanzos
|Stage 3 Betanzos to Hospital de Bruma
|Stage 4 Hospital de Bruma to Santiago de Compostela
|Alternative start: A Coruña to Hospital de Bruma
|The Camino Finisterre
|Stage 1 Santiago de Compostela to Negreira
|Stage 2 Negreira to Olveiroa
|Stage 3 Olveiroa to Finisterre
|Appendix A Route summary tables
|Appendix B English–Spanish–Euskera glossary
|Appendix C Suggestions for further reading
|Appendix D Useful sources of information
|Appendix E Index of principal place names


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Do Minority Hunters in America
Need to Hire Lawyers First?
The Challenge of Being Hmong:
How a Gentle Hunter Got Arrested
The Story of Toua Lor, a Hmong Hunter in Wisconsin
October 11, 2006, by Jeff Lindsay
When a naturalized US citizen from Asia went squirrel hunting on a beautiful fall day in Wisconsin, he had no idea that he would soon need a lawyer. Perhaps several lawyers. While he was napping in his home later that day, he had no idea that the police were hunting for him on the basis of one white man's allegations about pointing a gun at him. He had no idea that a huge SWAT team was moving into his neighborhood and frightening the neighbors, as if they were dealing with some kind of apocalyptic mass murderer ready to start shooting it up with the police. When the police showed up and an officer began questioning him about an alleged incident of gun pointing in the woods where he was hunting, he had no idea that he needed a lawyer, that he had the right to a lawyer, and that he shouldn't say a thing without a lawyer present - or a translator. He had no idea that his words would be used against him without the benefit of a lawyer and a translator to help him understand the questions and their significance. He had no idea that he would be arrested and asked to post an unusually high bail "because he is Hmong." And he had no idea that he would soon be facing felony charges that could result in thirteen years in jail. This family man, a loyal US citizen, a hard worker and devout Christian, would soon be painted by the media as if he were of the same ilk as a Hmong murdered who massacred six hunters two years ago. All because of a run in with an upset white man in the woods. On Sept. 23, 2006, a mild-mannered man, Toua Lor, would desperately need a lawyer for the battle of his life.
Chuetoua "Toua" Lor is a Hmong man from Appleton, Wisconsin who was arrested on Sept. 23, 2006 for allegedly pointing a gun at a man who wanted the Hmong hunter off the land. Off "his" land, the "landowner's" land, we have been led to believe by the media, though that is inaccurate. "Peaceful landowner victimized by dangerous Hmong immigrants with guns" could almost have been the headlines for the story when it broke. In fact, the media have painted the incident as being related to the Chai Vang massacre of nearly two years ago. In doing so, the media have stirred racial tensions between the Hmong and white communities, created unnecessary fear and anger, injured the good name of Toua Lor, and done a terrible disservice to the community.
The media has also shown genuine lack of responsibility in reporting the full story. For one thing, most people haven't heard one of the most interesting facts in the story: the land that Toua was hunting on when the "landowner" was supposedly threatened wasn't the "landowner's" land, but was corporate land where hunting was perfectly legal. (It's often viewed as "public" land even though it, or at least the trees on it, are owned by a corporation.) So why was the man accosting Toua in the woods? That's something the press has completely ignored, but it's a key issue for the rights of Hmong hunters who strive to respect and follow the law. There are factors here that all of us need to think about to enhance understanding between the races and various groups in this nation.
I know Toua Lor, and many other people in the community know him. He has worked with whites and Hmong and others to build up our community and to serve others. He is a US citizen and a man known for his gentle nature. He does not lose his temper. He would never physically threaten someone unless it were in pure self-defense. But he's been arrested and charged with a felony, has had to hire a lawyer, and could be put in jail for 13 years. A white man approached him while hunting, started a verbal dispute, accused him of lying, told him to get off the land even though he had permission to hunt there, and then called the police to report that he had been threatened. Maybe it happened that way. But even if everything the accuser says is true and perfectly accurate, the fact is that nobody has been hurt. No shots were fired at the accuser or when the accuser was nearby. Yet the media is repeatedly comparing this case to one from two years ago when a Hmong deer hunter went crazy and killed six white people. The story is all about race, and the media has stirred up racial tensions in making such a big deal out of a minor incident.
The media has not told the full story. They have not tried to get the story, in my opinion. There was a press conference called by Toua's attorney, and only one media representative showed up and did little to convey their story.
The media has consistently brought up the image of the Chai Vang murders in dealing with this case (one example of many is the Green Bay Press Gazette's story of Sept. 27, 2006: "Hunter out on bail after dispute with landowner in Outagamie County." Here is an excerpt:
Lor allegedly pointed a .22-caliber rifle at a rural New London landowner who ordered him off his property Saturday while Lor was small-game hunting in the town of Liberty.The article makes it sound like the incident occurred on a landowner's property, and does not tell the important fact that the Hmong hunter was accosted by the white man while on land open to the public for hunting. The man was challenging Toua's right to be there. It's not hard to imagine that the Hmong man felt threatened and was trying to defend himself by waving the man away. If so, there are more general questions that can be considered. Does a Hmong hunter have no rights? Do minority hunters need lawyers if they wish to hunt on land open for hunting? Can any white man show up and drive them away? Can a white man make accusations, approach them, provoke some minor act of self-defense, and then get the Hmong man thrown in jail? Now in asking these questions, I do not mean to imply that Mr. van Dinter did anything wrong. He could have been acting in good faith with sincere concerns. But from the Hmong perspective, one can ask these questions, especially based on how the media has treated the case.
The case conjured up images of the shootings of eight hunters in 2004. . . .
In November 2004, a Hmong immigrant shot eight other hunters in Sawyer County while deer hunting after a similar confrontation. Six people were killed, including a Bellevue woman.
The shooter, Chai Vang, St. Paul, Minn, was convicted and sentenced to six life terms plus 165 years in prison.
The media continues to state or imply that the incident took place on the land of the accuser, Stephen van Dinter. But according to Mr. van Dinter's report in a preliminary hearing, the alleged gun-pointing incident took place on land well away from his property. Mr. van Dinter's property is next to a large tract of land owned by Tigerton Corporation that is available for public hunting and has been hunted on by people for years, though van Dinter thinks people shouldn't hunt there now since homes are being built around the Tigerton property. But Toua's hunting was legal, at least as far as he knew, based on what I know of the story. He also says he had permission of a Charlie Weber to go through Charlie's property to gain access to the land.
Mr. van Dinter first approached Toua Lor when van Dinter thought he was on his property, near the border to the Tigerton land. Mr. van Dinter said that he told Toua to leave. Later, he heard another shot (Toua was hunting squirrels), and went back out to find Toua well outside of his property, on the corporate land where hunting is legal. However, according to his statement in a preliminary hearing, he may have had legitimate concerns about how close Toua was to the homes in the area. He accosted Toua and asked him why he was hunting there, how he got there, and accused him of lying. He then said that Toua pointed the gun at his legs. When he left, he called the police, and Toua was later arrested.
One can easily imagine that Mr. van Dinter was angry with Toua. He thought he was a liar, he thought he had trespassed on his property to get to the hunting land, and perhaps he was angry. So we may have a situation where a tall, strong angry white man comes toward a short Hmong guy and is accusing him of being a liar. Frankly, I can understand that. I might have been worried myself, and can imagine being upset in the situation. I don't want hunters shooting near where I live, even if it is just a .22 caliber rifle aimed at squirrels.
But is it possible the Hmong man felt threatened? After all, he was being accosted a second time, being accused of being a liar by someone who was much larger than him and may have been angry. Perhaps he did direct the gun toward the legs of the man to keep him back. Based on the preliminary hearing that I attended, there is no clear evidence that the gun could have been fired, that the bolt was in place to allow firing, or that the fingers of Toua were on the trigger. And the testimony of the accused does not say that the gun was pointed at his chest or head, only in the direction of his legs - and with a tiny .22 caliber rifle. Yet he is being charged with reckless endangerment, as if he was threatening to kill the man with "utter disregard of human life." There is a possibility that this was an arguably legitimate and restrained effort at self-defense, and a big misunderstanding. If so, what a shame that Toua's future now depends largely on the skills of a lawyer that he has had to hire.
If we consider that Toua Lor's English is not excellent and that he may not have understood all the questions van Dinter was throwing at him, we might see that Toua was not some kind of vile liar who was trespassing his land, but a gentle and respectful Hmong man who was squirrel hunting legally, with permission, without the slightest intent of ever hurting him or anyone else. Of course, it is possible that a genuine felony was committed. I don't know. We'll have to let the jury sort through the evidence and figure out what really happened in the woods. But there is a side of this story that is not being considered by the media, at least not so far.
Both of these men who met in the woods may have been acting in good faith. Both may have misunderstood what the other was doing. And I think the media has misunderstood what the story is really about.
This story is not about Chai Vang. It's not about a murder or shooting. It's about two citizens who may have had a big misunderstanding in the woods. It's about racial tensions and the misunderstandings that can occur between racial groups. We need to heal the wounds that have been reopened by the media and by people jumping to unfair conclusions. The "garbage" that needs to be stopped is not Hmong men hunting legally, but prejudice and bigotry. And cutting back on inaccurate or unfair reporting would also be appreciated. (For my initial perspective on how the media handled this case, see The 2006 Hmong Hunter Story: Local Media Stirs Racial Tensions in Wisconsin on the Appleton Blog.)
There is a story to be told here, a good man to be vindicated, and the flames of racism to be quenched. May there be healing in our community. And may fewer lawyers be needed by minority hunters.
Jeff Lindsay's planet
My revised letter-to-the-editor about Toua Lor at the Appleton Blog
The 2006 Hmong Hunter Story: Local Media Stirs Racial Tensions in Wisconsin
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OK, we've got all of the corporations done or extended. Now it gets serious.
For the last several years, our 1040 practice has become more and more a three or four-week death sprint. Most of our individual returns are business owners or executives, or their families. That means most of them are waiting on K-1s. Ever since the enactment of the reduced dividend rate, it has taken longer every year for brokerages to issue their 1099s. It's common for "corrected" 1099s to come out several weeks after the originals. So it just takes longer for our clients to assemble their 1040 data.
While the start of the returns is delayed, April 15 is still April 15. That means all of the most complicated returns hit in the four weeks after the corporate return deadline. This isn't good for many reasons — not least of which is that you don't want a bleary-eyed tax pro helping you deal with big-dollar decisions, like the grouping options under the passive activity rules that kick in this year.
What I'm getting at: if your tax pro recommends an extension, don't object. This stuff is hard — if it wasn't, you wouldn't be paying someone else to do it. You don't want to risk an expensive mistake by rushing things. There is nothing to the myth that extensions increase your risk of getting examined. I have extended my own 1040 every year for 20+ years without an exam. Errors, on the other hand, absolutely do increase your audit risk.
Your tax return is worth the wait.
Russ Fox, The Flavor of the Season
Paul Neiffer, Real Estate Includes Land but Not For Depreciation Purposes.
William Perez, Alternative Minimum Tax
TaxGrrrl, Taxes From A To Z (2014): I Is For Internal Revenue Code
Leslie Book, Insider Trading and Forfeiture of Millions in Stock Gains Runs into Section 1341 and Issue Preclusion (Procedurally Taxing)
Janet Novack, Former Qwest CEO Could Score $18 Million Tax Refund For Forfeited Insider Trading Profits
Kay Bell, College bowl tax audits and Colorado pot taxes.
Marc Ward, Annual Financial Statements Must Now be Delivered to Shareholders:
One of the changes to the Iowa Business Corporation Act that went into effect this year is a new requirement that corporations deliver financial statements to their shareholders. These financial statements must include a balance sheet, an income statement and a statement of changes in shareholders' equity. The financial statements must be sent within 120 days of the end of the fiscal year.
I did not know that.
Jeremy Scott asks, Would a Republican Senate Improve the Chances for Tax Reform? (Tax Analysts Blog):
Republican chances for retaking the Senate have improved…
And that would be good for tax reform proponents, even those who don't support GOP policies or want to see Republicans in office. Senate Democrats aren't interested. And they aren't going to work with a Republican House at all. Tax reform takes a lot of legislative groundwork, and right now at least, the GOP is the only party with any real interest in doing it.
There is, of course, another factor. I don't think President Obama will sign anything big coming out of a GOP Congress.
William McBride, Some Questions Regarding the Diamond and Zodrow Modeling of Camp's Tax Plan. (Tax Policy Blog).
Eric Todor, Who Should Get the Tax Revenue from Apple's Intellectual Property? (TaxVox)
TaxProf, The IRS Scandal, Day 313
Great moments in tax evasion. A Texan who was worried about being sentenced to prison came up with an ingenious plan: hire someone to murder the sentencing judge. Because then the court system would just forget about him, or something.
Somehow that plan went awry, and Phillip Ballard was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison yesterday for his trouble. Mr. Ballard is 72. This will impact his retirement options. (via Going Concern)
Tags: Eric Todor, Going Concern, Janet Novack, Jeremy Scott, Kay Bell, Leslie Book, marc ward, Paul Neiffer, Russ Fox, tax crime, TaxGrrrl, TaxProf, William McBride, William Perez


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Television executives always claim their rivals are struggling. But the talk from
Yesterday's dramatic sacking of chief executive
Its TV network's revenue grew just 2 per cent, to an undisclosed number, during the February half compared with an estimated 6 per cent rise in the capital-city TV ad market.
Ten's TV earnings will be down 16 per cent, reflecting the costs of its new, low-rating evening news programs and its six-week-old digital channel, Eleven, which is rating well.
The Ten board was startled by the January TV ad market revenue numbers from information company SMI, which showed Ten had a 23.7 per cent share of the big media agencies' TV ad bookings.
Ten usually has a low revenue share in January because it lacks big-rating sport programs. But the 23.7 per cent share was lower than anyone expected. Changes had to be made. The Ten board decided the first change was to fire the chief executive.
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Eurogamer: How did you feel about Geometry Wars Galaxies? Letting another studio take your creation and run with it?
Craig Howard: It was weird, but we worked incredibly closely with them. We originally had it running on DS and Wii ourselves, we worked on a prototype. Vivendi wanted to take these versions up but we were just too busy. So it made sense for us to find someone we could work closely with.
It was kind of weird because we were a developer managing another developer - there was a publisher shield above it, but we were managing our IP. But they really got it, they understood the game quite early on.
Stephen Cakebread: It really came together in the end - we were worried for a time, but that's always the case with games, they always come together at the end. It was funny for us being on the outside. We're normally on the inside of that - we know what it's going to be like. But when we were on the outside we were like, oh my God, oh my God...
Craig Howard: The main thing was we could explore things like different-shaped grids, which we'd always played with, but they didn't fit the structure of what was the Retro Evolved Geometry Wars. We could do things that worked well as a 10 minute event within Galaxies, but it didn't matter if it was just a 10 minute game because you could play the other 60 or so games in there.
Stephen Cakebread: With Galaxies, because every level can be different, it doesn't really matter if one of the levels is bastard hard.
Eurogamer: The design of the original game basically boils down to the design of the enemies' attack and movement patterns. Were there any ways those interacted with each other that took you by surprise?
Stephen Cakebread: The green ones that dodge your bullets were always a good one, because when they turned up, you had to start thinking about them. But what I generally found was, you would notice something when they started interacting and think OK, they're interacting in a nice way, and I'm going to play on that.
For example, the spinner ones, when I was initially testing them on their own and having them spawn with nothing else, worked quite well by having them track towards you. But when we had all the other enemies in there, especially the weavers, actually having them stay standing still almost like mines actually worked better. They're making half of the arena uninhabitable and you've got to clear them out because you can use that side of the arena again.
Eurogamer: In the classic version of the game, the composition of the waves of enemies feels quite random, quite organic. To what extent is it, really?
Stephen Cakebread: It's kind of a controlled randomness. Over every 20 to 30 seconds, I'll say I want two of these kinds of spawns to happen, and I'm only going to spawn these kinds of enemies within that period of time - to that level, it is controlled. So at the start of the game it's easy and at the end it's hard. But it is fairly random, it just makes an effort not to give you something bastard hard just by pure random chance.
Eurogamer: I love the friends' scoreboard integration in Geometry Wars2. It's something no other game has done as well.
Stephen Cakebread: That actually came from the first prototype for The Club, we had that in there. That worked really really well, it's a shame they couldn't put it in the final version. But it worked so well in that prototype we just wanted to find a way of putting it into Geometry Wars. It made sense... we wanted to make people feel like they were wanting to compete on score, because that's what Geometry Wars is all about, that's the motivation for playing it.
Eurogamer: Were you taken by surprise by the level of competition for Geometry Wars scores?
Stephen Cakebread: Absolutely. Certainly for Retro Evolved 1, where to get a high score they'd have to spend 20 to 30 hours playing the game. They'd be going to work, leaving their Xbox on, playing for 6 hours, going to sleep, playing the game all the time just to set these huge high scores. It's amazing they put that much effort it. I wouldn't. I look at that and wish I'd made it so you couldn't do that... but they're just taking what it is.
Eurogamer: So what's next?
Craig Howard: We're working on a few things, we can't really say yet. Something that's not directly related to twin-stick shooters. But Geometry Wars will be back as well.
Eurogamer: But Bizarre has ideas for other kinds of games on that scale?
Craig Howard: Yeah, the casual games side is something that's here to stay. I mean Steve and we all work on other things at Bizarre as well. But we're playing around with a couple of other ideas that we're quite into at the moment. There will be more Geometry Wars, and there might be something different in between.


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English: Darby Green is part of the parish of Yateley, North East Hampshire, England. The electoral ward of Frogmore and Darby Green is separated from the rest of the parish by a stretch of the Reading Road (A3272). The ward has a boundary shared with the Blackwater part of Hawley Parish. There are at present discussions in progress about possible alterations to the parish boundaries.
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FANUC Robotics
America, Inc., has introduced its new LR
Mate 200iC/5H robot designed
especially for small part assembly applications typically
handled by SCARA-type robots.
The five-axis, LR Mate 200iC/5H is the latest member of FANUC Robotics'
family of lightweight, compact mini-robots, offering 'best in
class' wrist load capacity, repeatability, work envelope, and
FANUC Robotics is
promoting the benefits of the LR
Mate 200iC/5H with a new
slogan, 'SCARA
"Our intelligent robots for assembly applications offer
manufacturers a competitive edge compared to hard automation,
SCARA's or Cartesian robots," said Mark Handelsman, manager of
Industry Marketing, FANUC Robotics America, Inc. "A
combination of the world's most reliable robots, deepest
portfolio of software and controls tools, and the strongest
support and integration network help manufacturers maximize
The intelligent LR Mate 200iC/5H is designed to
meet the needs of a variety of industries including
electronics, plastics, packaged and consumer goods, machinery,
pharmaceuticals and medical devices. Its design
enhancements and flexibility to quickly adapt to small lot
sizes, new styles and other modifications provides
manufacturers an affordable solution for small part, flexible
"From component
manufacturing, to assembly, to pack out of the final product,
FANUC Robotics and our integration partners offer the most
complete line of articulated robotic solutions to maximize our
customers' flexibility and improve their bottom line," added
LR Mate 200iC/5H
robot offers assembly customers a wide range of benefits,
Eliminates need
for unnecessary and costly fixed automation
Ability to design
to batch sizes of one by using robots to transfer material
versus accumulating conveyors
Eliminates errors
with integrated vision for in-line process verification
Optimizes overall
system throughput with best-in-class robot speed and
Increases system
uptime with unmatched reliability and
a variety of intelligent functions including: an internal
programmable controller (PMC), Ethernet, iRVision
(built-in), force sensing, and the iPendant
Ideal for
high-speed assembly, the new slim and lightweight robot can be
mounted in a variety of positions including floor, tabletop,
inside machines, angle and invert, which maximizes flexibility
for small and narrow workspaces.
Intelligent Sensors
Integrated in the LR
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The FANUC
iRVision system,
integrated in LR
Mate 200iC/5H robot, is a
ready-to-use robotic vision package, requiring only a camera
and cable – no additional processing hardware. It has a 2D robot
guidance tool to accomplish part location, error proofing, and
other operations that normally require special sensors or
custom fixtures.
The FANUC FS-60
force sensor, integrated in the LR
Mate 200iC/5H robot, provides
3D assembly with six degrees of freedom, allowing complex or
precise assembly operations.


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Posted: 8/16/2010
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I Love My Bank! - Catch you off guard?
Did you ever hear someone say they love where they bank? It's about as rare as hearing someone say 'I love it when I have the flu!'. That was until I ran into someone who banks with Cap Com! So not kidding about that! We stopped by last week, and it took me five minutes to decide we are switching banks to Cap Com Federal Credit Union. Honestly not trying to sell you anything...just wanted to tell you the truth!! ~kev


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If you are over 18 and normally have a flu vaccination but have not yet had one, please contact the Surgery and make an appointment with one of the nurses.
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- Some time ago the opening line was: Charles Dickens, also known as Charles Dickhead... That was a killer line! Change it back please :) ***
The first part was funny. Then it devolves into madness and RH, which I hate. Judgement 13:20, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
Much better, no? Judgement 02:18, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
Is it just me, or is this long? I forgot to read it. I will though, offline. It's probably good. --Jesus Freak Atheist 23:07, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
That's because people butchered my work! I must fix! --Sir Judgement F@H UmP VFH {talk} 00:51, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
It was featured for a reason, people. Unless you have something funny to add, don't touch it. Thanks. --Sir Judgement F@H UmP VFH {talk} 01:02, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
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Not my first article, but my first that is written as a "style joke". Let me know what you think. Again, it's my first article of this kind, so don't be afraid to be brutal. --Judgement 02:22, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
|As a style joke, it is subtle humour. The bit about pimping is a bit strange.
|Great concept; I like how you captured the squalored circumstances in his work. Maybe it would be funnier if you transposed him into more of these.
|Prose and formatting:
|Nearly flawless. Note, however, that 'droll' means comedic.
|I am unqualified to comment on images.
|Final Score:
|Alksub - VFH CM WA RV {talk} 01:39, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
|As said before, it's subtle, but I like it. The Dickensian trait of reiterating-the-bleeding-obvious lives on. Lines like "as he is a man (a fact which I need not reiterate, as it is quite obvious given his gender)" work. And I found the line "the reader, being a man (for this is most likely the case)" hilarious.
|The concept is good and well executed. The attempt at writing in a Dickensian way is carried out well. Although I also feel the bit about pimping strays from the theme...
|Prose and formatting:
|The long sentances and heavy usage of comas is brilliant, adding to the "long and lugubrious" Dickensian style very well.
|I think the top and bottom images are used to great effect. But I feel that the image used in the "writing career" section adds little. I'd suggest replacing it. (I've put an image here[1] - could say something about a incredibly long reading session causing an audience member to commit suicide or whatever).
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|A well written article with good subtle humour. Nice work.
|--Sibley 15:59, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
Subtleness by stating the obvious. How ironic..126.96.36.199 20:29, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
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Who wrote that first paragraph so perfectily in the rambleing talking style of Dickens? It's absolutely spot on.--Crestville 16:35, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
I wrote it. As a matter of fact, I wrote the entire article. Happy things! :D -- Sir Judgement F@H UmP VFH {talk} 03:11, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
edit This makes me happy.
I've been reading Dickens for school, and this incredibly accurate depiction of him just makes me giggle, even though I'm sure it might fly over a few people's head. Honestly, I've become so used to his rambling and run on sentences that I hardly notice what is wrong with it anymore D: Thanks for a laugh anyways --Johnfn 01:32, 3 January 2008 (UTC)


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Focus on Economic Data: The Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy, March 18, 2009
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the Federal Reserve System (Fed) meets approximately every six weeks to determine the nation's monetary policy goals and, specifically, to set the target for the federal funds rate (fed funds rate). The fed funds rate is the interest rate at which banks lend their balances at the Federal Reserve to other banks, usually overnight.
This lesson focuses on the March 18, 2009, press release by the Federal Open Market Committee on the current Federal Reserve monetary policy actions and goals.
- Explain the structure and functions of the U.S. Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee.
- Identify and explain the monetary policy tools of the Federal Reserve System.
- Identify the current FOMC policy goals and actions.
- Define the federal funds rate and how it is used as a monetary policy tool.
- Determine the intended impact of the policy actions on price stability, economic growth, and employment.
$1,750,000,000,000 is a lot of money!
After it's March 18, 2009 meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the Federal Reserve System issued a press release that differed considerably from previous FOMC announcements. Rather than begin with the standard statement about the federal funds rate target, the FOMC began with a rational for much more aggressive monetary policy actions.
The federal funds rate target, the commonly used indicator of monetary policy direction, had been reduced to a target of zero to 1/4 percent at the FOMC's January 2009 meeting. With the fed funds target rate target so low and the effective rate (as traded in the market) as low as .18 percent, the potential impact of a target rate reduction would be minimal. Here's what the FOMC said:
"Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January indicates that the economy continues to contract. Job losses, declining equity and housing wealth, and tight credit conditions have weighed on consumer sentiment and spending. Weaker sales prospects and difficulties in obtaining credit have led businesses to cut back on inventories and fixed investment. U.S. exports have slumped as a number of major trading partners have also fallen into recession. Although the near-term economic outlook is weak, the Committee anticipates that policy actions to stabilize financial markets and institutions, together with fiscal and monetary stimulus, will contribute to a gradual resumption of sustainable economic growth."
A second rational for aggressive action was the FOMC's feeling that there was little potential for a harmful level of inflation, despite aggressive expansionary policies. "In light of increasing economic slack here and abroad, the Committee expects that inflation will remain subdued. Moreover, the Committee sees some risk that inflation could persist for a time below rates that best foster economic growth and price stability in the longer term." Historically, the Fed has faced the perceived trade-off between the expansionary policy effects of growth and inflation. Policies that increased the money supply and aggregate demand can have an inflationary impact. Policies to counter inflationary pressures tend to also suppress growth
The federal funds rate was kept at the previous level. "The Committee will maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 0 to 1/4 percent and anticipates that economic conditions are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels of the federal funds rate for an extended period."
Then, the release announced new and unusually extreme actions to "support to mortgage lending and housing markets..." the purchase of up to an additional $750 billion of agency mortgage-backed securities, bringing its total purchases of these securities to up to $1.25 trillion this year, and to increase its purchases of agency debt this year by up to $100 billion to a total of up to $200 billion. Moreover, to help improve conditions in private credit markets, the Committee decided to purchase up to $300 billion of longer-term Treasury securities over the next six months. "
Federal Reserve Commitments to Provide Greater Liquidity
$750 billion in new authorization for purchases of mortgage-backed securities
$500 billion of previously authorized purchases of mortgage-backed securities
$100 billion in new authorization to purchase of agency debt
$100 billion of previously authorized purchases of agency debt.
$300 billion to purchase longer-term Treasury securities over the next six months.
Total: $1.75 trillion. That's $1,750,000,000,000!
To implement these kinds of actions, the Federal Reserve had previously created the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) program to "facilitate the extension of credit to households and small businesses..." The FOMC suggested that the types of eligible collateral to be included in the TALF program will be expanded to include other financial assets. The Fed has largely taken responsibility for removing the "toxic assets" that have plagued the financial system.
The FOMC added that it will "continue to carefully monitor the size and composition of the Federal Reserve's balance sheet in light of evolving financial and economic developments."
Monetary Policy
The term "monetary policy" refers to the actions undertaken by a central bank, such as the Federal Reserve, to influence the availability and cost of money and credit to help promote national economic goals. The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 gave the Federal Reserve responsibility for setting monetary policy.
The Federal Reserve controls three tools of monetary policy, open market operations, the discount rate and bank reserve requirements. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is responsible for the discount rate and reserve requirements, and the Federal Open Market Committee is responsible for open market operations. Using these tools, the Fed influences the demand for, and supply of, balances that depository institutions hold at Federal Reserve Banks and in this way alters the federal funds rate. The federal funds rate is the interest rate at which depository institutions lend balances at the Federal Reserve to other depository institutions overnight.
Changes in the federal funds rate trigger a chain of events that affect other short-term interest rates, foreign exchange rates, long-term interest rates, the amount of money and credit, and, ultimately, a range of economic variables, including employment, output, and prices of goods and services.
In an online publication, "The Federal Reserve's Response to the Financial Crisis," the Fed explains its recent expansion of policy actions. "The Federal Reserve has responded aggressively to the financial crisis since its emegence in the summer of 2007. The reduction in the target federal funds rate from 5-1/4 percent to effectively zero was an extraordinarily rapid easing in the stance of monetary policy. In addition, the Federal Reserve has implemented a number of programs designed to support the liquidity of financial institutions and foster improved conditions in financial markets. These new programs have led to a significant change to the Federal Reserve's balance sheet."
Figure 1 shows the recent history of the federal funds rate target. Note that the target has been quickly decreased from 5 1/4 percent in 2007 and to the current 0 to 1/4 percent that was set in December 2008.
The three policy tools, which are closely tied to the central bank's traditional role as the lender of last resort, involve the provision of short-term liquidity to banks and other depository institutions and other financial institutions. The Fed also provides liquidity directly to borrowers and investors in key credit markets through the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility, the Commercial Paper Funding Facility, the Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility, and the Money Market Investor Funding Facility.
Recently, the Federal Reserve has expanded its traditional tool of open market operations to support the functioning of credit markets through the purchase of longer-term securities for the Federal Reserve's portfolio. The March 18 announcement of the expansion of purchases of securities is an example of these actions.
Open Market Operations
According to the Federal Reserve, "open market operations (OMOs) -- the purchase and sale of securities in the open market by a central bank -- are a key tool used by the Federal Reserve in the implementation of monetary policy." Historically, the Fed has used open market operations to adjust the supply of reserve balances so as to keep the federal funds rate around the target federal funds rate established by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). Open market operations are conducted by the Trading Desk at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
"Permanent OMOs are generally used to accommodate the longer-term factors driving the expansion of the Federal Reserve's balance sheet -- primarily the trend growth of currency in circulation. Permanent OMOs involve outright purchases or sales of securities for the System Open Market Account, the Federal Reserve's portfolio. Temporary OMOs are typically used to address reserve needs that are deemed to be transitory in nature. These operations are either repurchase agreements (repos) or reverse repurchase agreements (reverse repos). Under a repo, the Trading Desk buys a security under an agreement to resell that security in the future. A repo is the economic equivalent to a collateralized loan, in which the difference between the purchase and sale prices reflects interest."
The Fed explains recent changes in monetary policy actions, "The Federal Reserve's approach to the implementation of monetary policy has evolved considerably since 2007, and particularly so since late 2008. The FOMC has established a near-zero target range for the federal funds rate, implying that the very large volume of reserve balances provided through the various liquidity facilities is consistent with the FOMC's funds rate objectives. In addition, open market operations have provided increasing amounts of reserve balances. Specifically, to help reduce the cost and increase the availability of credit for the purchase of houses, on November 25, 2008, the Federal Reserve announced that it woud buy direct obligations of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Banks and mortgage-backed securities (MBS) guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae."
Proving Liquidity to Banks
The Fed uses the discount window to "relieve liquidity strains for individual depository institutions and for the banking system as a whole by providing a source of funding in time of need." The Fed provides three types of discount window credit--primary credit, secondary credit, and seasonal credit. In December of 2007, the Federal Reserve introduced the Term Auction Facility (TAF), which provides credit to depository institutions through an auction mechanism. All regular discount window loans and TAF loans must be fully collateralized to the satisfaction of the lending Reserve Bank - the value of the collateral must exceed the value of the loan."
"Primary credit is a lending program available to depository institutions that are in generally sound financial condition. Because primary credit is available only to depository institutions in generally sound financial condition, it is generally provided with minimal administrative requirements; for example, there are essentially no usage restrictions on primary credit. Before the current financial crisis, primary credit was available on a very short-term basis, typically overnight, at a rate 100 basis points above the Federal Open Market Committee's (FOMC) target rate for federal funds. The primary credit facility helps provide an alternative source of funding if the market rate exceeds the primary credit rate, thereby limiting trading at rates significantly above the target rate."
"Secondary credit is available to depository institutions that are not eligible for primary credit. It is extended on a very short-term basis, typically overnight, at a rate 50 basis points above the primary credit rate. In contrast to primary credit, there are restrictions on the uses of secondary credit extensions. Secondary credit is available to meet backup liquidity needs when its use is consistent with a timely return by the borrower to a reliance on market sources of funding or the orderly resolution of a troubled institution. Secondary credit may not be used to fund an expansion of the borrower's assets. Moreover, the secondary credit program entails a higher level of Reserve Bank administration and oversight than the primary credit program."
The seasonal credit program "assists small depository institutions in managing significant seasonal swings in their loans and deposits. Eligible depository institutions may borrow term funds from the discount window during their periods of seasonal need, enabling them to carry fewer liquid assets during the rest of the year and, thus, allow them to make more funds available for local lending. The interest rate applied to seasonal credit is a floating rate based on market rates. Seasonal credit is available only to depository institutions that can demonstrate a clear pattern of recurring intra-yearly swings in funding needs. Eligible institutions are usually located in agricultural or tourist areas."
"On December 12, 2007, in view of pronounced strains in term bank funding markets, the Federal Reserve announced the creation of the Tern Auction Facility (TAF). Under the TAF program, the Federal Reserve auctions term funds to depository institutions. All depository institutions that are eligible to borrow under the primary credit discount window program are eligible to participate in TAF auctions. All advances must be fully collateralized with an appropriate haircut."
Note: A "haircut" is the difference between the value of a loan and the value of the collateral securing that loan – the spread or margin. An asset's market value may be reduced by this margin for the purpose of calculating a capital requirement, margin or level of required collateral.
How will the Fed Programs Help Consumers?
These Fed programs will not provide direct assistance to consumers. The TALF program will provide loans to investment companies to purchase securities that are backed by consumer debt. This will enable greater lending for purchases of automobiles, education loans, consumer credit purchases and small business loans. The loans will be to investors, such as hedge funds, private equity firms and mutual funds. The investors will work with the large banks and securities firms - the "primary dealers" who purchase securities directly from the Federal Reserve. As the securities are purchased, the banks and other firms that make consumer loans will have more available funds for loans directly to consumers - most likely at lower interest rates.
Thr current recession (beginnning in December 2008) is characterized by reduced personal consumption expenditures and decreased private investment by firms and households. These problems are primarily a product of the frozen credit markets that resulted from the rapid decrease in housing prices and the resulting decrease in the value of the "mortgage-backed securities." Because the true value of many of these securities cannot be determined and the secondary markets for them are not effectively determine market prices, they cannot be bought and sold. Assets that have a value derived from an underlying security (a mortgage-backed security is based on the value of the pooled mortgages) are often referred to as "derivatives."
What Are Mortgage-backed Securities?
According to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, mortgage-backed securities (MBS) are "debt obligations that represent claims to the cash flows from pools of mortgage loans, most commonly on residential property. Mortgage loans are purchased from banks, mortgage companies, and other originators and then assembled into pools by a governmental, quasi-governmental, or private entity. The entity then issues securities that represent claims on the principal and interest payments made by borrowers on the loans in the pool, a process known as securitization." Source: Mortgage-Backed Securities
Other Key Terms Related to the Mortgage-backed Securities Problem
A security is a tradable contract that carries a spefified value. A security represents ownership (i.e, a stock), a debt agreement (i.e. bonds), or the rights of ownership.is the process of taking an illiquid asset, or group of assets, and through financial engineering, transforming them into a security. A typical example of securitization is a mortgage-backed security (MBS), which is a type of asset-backed security that is secured by a collection of mortgages.
Securitization is the process of taking an illiquid asset, or group of assets, and through financial engineering, transforming them into a security. A typical example of securitization is a mortgage-backed security (MBS), which is a type of asset-backed security that is secured by the value of a group of mortgages.
Derivatives are financial instruments whose performance is derived, at least in part, from the performance of an underlying asset, security or index". [Source: Derivatives ] For example, a mortgage-backed security is a derivative because its value changes based on price changes of the underlying group of mortgages."
CONCLUSIONThe March 18, 2009, FOMC announcement reaffirmed the Fed's intentions to quickly and seriously intervene in the banks and credit markets.
"Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January indicates that the economy continues to contract. Job losses, declining equity and housing wealth, and tight credit conditions have weighed on consumer sentiment and spending. Weaker sales prospects and difficulties in obtaining credit have led businesses to cut back on inventories and fixed investment. U.S. exports have slumped as a number of major trading partners have also fallen into recession. Although the near-term economic outlook is weak, the Committee anticipates that policy actions to stabilize financial markets and institutions, together with fiscal and monetary stimulus, will contribute to a gradual resumption of sustainable economic growth."
"The Committee will maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 0 to 1/4 percent and anticipates that economic conditions are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels of the federal funds rate for an extended period."
Also on March 18, the FOMC announced an additional $1 trillion in loan and investment programs intended to provide bank liquidity and increase lending. With improved liquidity and lending, the intent is that personal consumption expenditures and private investment will increase, thus creating more jobs and increasing output (GDP).
What do you think?
Will these Fed actions help to reverse the recent downward trend of the economy - negative growth and higher unemployment? The Fed has pledged to do whatever it takes to provide liquidity and stimulate credit markets. Ultimately, the success of these efforts depends on whether or not businesses gain enough confidence to increase their investments and hire more workers. It also depends on whether or not consumers are confident enough in their jobs and future income to use their available credit to make large purchases. The credit crisis may be as much a crisis of confidence as it is real problems in the banking system.
- What will it take for consumers and businesses to be more confident?
- Will more money or more liquidity solve the problems?
- Will consumers have to change their behavior - use credit more carefully?
- Should credit markets be more regulated so that "creative" credit instruments like zero-interest mortgages are used more thoughtfully?
- Will we have learned from our past experiences with "bubbles " (dot.com, housing, etc.) to not rely on continuously increasing values as a basis for our investment and consumption decisions?
Next, below answer the discussion question on the interactive notepad.
What is liquidity?
- How will increasing liquidity help banks make more loans?
The Federal Reserve System includes twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks. Click on this link for a map of The Twelve Federal Reserve Districts
. Click on the region where you live and you will go to the web site of your regional Federal Reserve Bank.
Each regional bank web site will have a variety of links to regional data, commentary on current conditions and historical economic data. Take a look at the information about your region.
- What are the region's strengths and weaknesses?
- What industries are doing well and/or suffering?
- What are the policy concerns of the Fed and banks in the region?
Look at the region's economic indicators - employment and regional GDP growth.
- How is your region doing compared to the nation?
- How is your region doing compared to neighboring regions?


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The level of Lake Lanier has risen from 1,063.50 feet above sea level at midnight on July 10 to 1,063.62 feet at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday.
While that sounds like a steady upward trend, a closer look shows it's been anything but.
More than half of that increase occurred between July 10 and 11, according to the website of the U.S. Geological Survey. The lake's level in the past week was as low as 1,063.47 feet at 3 p.m. July 10 but had rebounded to 1,063.58 feet by 5:45 a.m. on July 11.
But the level didn't climb steadily upward from there, either, or even stay put for a while. It went as low as 1,063.52 feet at 11:30 p.m. last Thursday. At the height of Monday's thunderstorm that dumped more than a half-inch of rain on the area in less than an hour, the level spiked to 1,063.78 feet at 3:45 p.m. but dropped to 1,063.70 feet by the next reading at 4 p.m.
Just after that 11:30 p.m. Thursday reading, rain rolled into the area with more than an inch falling between midnight and 7 a.m. Friday, lifting the lake to 1,063.68 feet by 9:30 a.m. By 4 p.m., the level had drifted down to 1,063.62 feet, but another half-inch-plus of rain between then and 2 a.m. Saturday sent the level as high as a 1,063.67 reading at 5:15 p.m.
The pattern of the lake's level spiking up when rain falls and drifting back down afterward "is going to continue," said E. Patrick Robbins, spokesman for the Army Corps of Engineers Mobile district, which manages Lanier.
"Just because it's raining on Lanier doesn't mean it's raining in the whole system," he said, "and each lake in the system has to support that level."
The pattern won't change until the area gets "significant rain," Robbins said, defining that as "several days."
"We're storing everything we can," he said, but an overall downward trend in the lake's level is likely to continue.
The website of the corps' Mobile district predicts the level will drop to 1,062.7 feet by the week of Aug. 12.
Robbins also cited drought as a factor in the lake's struggle to hold its level. He said the ground was likely absorbing the lion's share of any rain that falls and also said evaporation "plays into that."
The area's chances of more rain, which could at least temporarily lift the lake level, appear to be increasing for the next couple of days.
The National Weather Service forecasts a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 10 a.m., today. That rises to a 50 percent chance Thursday and a 60 percent chance on Friday.


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By Erick Smith and Thomas O'Toole, USA TODAY
Less than three months after winning its first national title in football in 53 years, Auburn again finds itself embroiled in controversy.
Four former Tigers football players, on an episode of HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel that aired Wednesday, said they received money while being recruited and during their playing careers.
The allegations, made by players who were at Auburn roughly between 2002 and 2007, come as the NCAA continues to look into 2010 Tigers quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton and an alleged pay-to-play scheme masterminded by his father while Newton was being recruited by Mississippi State.
Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive released a statement before the show saying the NCAA has been notified and that the "institutions and the NCAA staff will pursue the allegations in a timely manner."
Defensive lineman Stanley McClover detailed being paid $4,000 after having four sacks vs. Alabama and receiving money from a booster to pay for his car. He also told of getting money at recruiting trips to Ohio State, LSU and Michigan State and being offered sexual services at Ohio State.
Former Auburn players Troy Reddick, Chaz Ramsey and Raven Gray also detailed impermissible benefits.
Tommy Tuberville, now at Texas Tech, was Auburn's coach during that time. Texas Tech assistant athletics director Blayne Beal told USA TODAY that Tuberville would not comment. Auburn President Jay Gogue said his school "will investigate these allegations thoroughly and completely."
Auburn coach Gene Chizik, defensive coordinator during McClover's first two seasons, told the Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser: "I've got absolutely no knowledge of any of that... and I didn't have my head in the sand. It's very sad to me, very sad, that HBO is going to run something that, admittedly, they've got no proof. I think that's pathetic, and I think it's pure garbage."
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A Victorian MP accused of misusing his electoral entitlements will be investigated by the state ombudsman, an escalation of potentially the most dangerous scandal to hit the Baillieu government.
Frankston MP Geoff Shaw has for weeks denied allegations that he misused a taxpayer-funded vehicle for business use. Mr Shaw won the seat of Frankston from Labor at the last election and has denied any knowledge of misuse of his car.
The government's single-seat majority in Parliament could be threatened if Mr Shaw is found to have committed a serious criminal offence.
On Tuesday afternoon Mr Smith told Parliament he had asked Ombudsman
There are strict rules under state legislation dealing with whistleblowers and if the Ombudsman rules the claims pass a public interest test then he is compelled to investigate. It is a criminal offence to fail to comply with demands from the Ombudsman.
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Project DescriptionJoe Sirkovich, AIA, who is the lead architect for the project answered questions on South Shpre Medical Center's facebook page recently. When asked, "What feature of the building's design will really stand out for patients and visitors?", Joe answered, "The most obvious is going to be a very unique and unusual exterior on the building. Technically, it is called a 'high performance pressure equalized open joint back ventilated terra cotta rain screen system.' That's a mouthful! So we generally call it the terra cotta rain screen"
The center's new building, which will open to patients this fall, was designed as the anchor for a new medical campus called Longwater Place, which will include about 120,000 square feet of medical offices and laboratory space in a former uniform factory situated across a parking lot.


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Today we are overloaded with threats. In the presidential campaign, in the news media and everywhere you look, warnings are issued faster that we can absorb them. In the flurry of worry, important problems get forgotten. In this election year, in which a Republican candidate has proposed establishing a colony on the Moon, here are five down-to-earth threats that we should be talking about now.
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Y Poles
Please send us comments. Is the Y pole new to you? If not, what are your experiences with it?
Y poles are an essential tool when working with feral dogs or fractious dogs in animal shelters. They are a simple tool that is merely a safe extension of our hand. The Y pole is intended for situations where the dog is caught, cornered or penned. People find that the Y pole is far more versatile and much more humane for the animal than when a snare pole is used. When used properly, a Y pole creates a much calmer situation that is more compassionate for the animal and more pleasant for the animal handler who has no desire to fight the animal.
If you cannot get your hands on the dog because it is unsafe, the Y pole allows you to do whatever you wish. You can move the dog into a transport kennel or crate. You can "invite" it to submit to examine the surgical site after it is sterilized or conduct a physical exam. (I am using unusual terminology because I wish to teach new ways of working with difficult dogs. These methods strive to blend or connect with the dog whenever possible rather than forcing a dog to do what we wish.) You can blindfold and hobble it to move the animal; or you can use the Y pole with a syringe pole for a truly successful chemical immobilization.
How It Works
The Y pole utilizes fundamental principles for canid behavior to restrain them. It is about 75% psychological control and 25% physical restraint. It is the nature of canids to submit to this gentle restraint device when properly used. Proper use requires a combination of dominance with kind and calm movements. The dominance motivates the dog to submit. Kindness and compassion will make the animal feel safer and more will to do what you request. The Y pole will not work with physical force alone.
An effective way to use the Y pole is to cover the head with a towel (by a second person) as soon as the Y pole is applied. This will calm the animal more and prevent it from being able to track your movements. A second Y pole may provide more dominance and when the animal is down may provide more control during a procedure such as a physical exam.
I believe that every animal shelter in North America (and elsewhere) should have two Y poles for handling fractious dogs. The Y pole will significantly improve how difficult dogs are handled in shelters and will create a more comfortable working environment for shelter staff. I also believe that increased use of the Y pole will help change a trend from physically forcing dogs to do things (i.e. with a snare pole) to incorporating animal behavior and working animals in a manner that is for forgiving and humane.
Useful for All Captive and Wild Canids
As I have written in the About page, I learned about handling feral dogs from handling hundreds of captive and wild wolves, coyotes, and fox. I have introduced the Y pole to several captive wolf facilities and now they are a critical tool for safely working with the wolves. The California Wolf Center captures their wolves every January to conduct annual physical examinations, vaccinations, and blood collection. I have taught wildlife handling courses there for over 10 years and introduced the Y pole during the first class. Over the years, most of the captive wolves have learned that submitting to the Y pole is much better than trying to evade capture by a net (the net is a very common method for humanely capturing captive wolves).
Where to Get Y Poles
You can either make a Y pole yourself or purchase them. Here is a PDF file with directions for how to make a Y pole: Making a Y Pole It is important to make them light but strong. Aluminum is best except for the largest canids, such as wolves. It is better to make the tines too short rather than too long. If they are too long, the animal can slide its head through the tines. The best covering for the tines is first a layer of tough rubber hose such as radiator hose, very sturdy garden hose, or wraps with bicycle inner tubes. Then cover with a foam tube used for insulating water pipes. Lastly, cover with many, many layers of tape.
My non-profit organization, Global Wildlife Resources, offers an unfinished 2 piece Y pole which is both sturdy and affordable. It comes with directions on how to pad the tines. Visit our on-line store for more information.
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Declines in volumes traded and a decline in margins were the defining issues for the broking industry in 2012, according to Peter Lee Associates managing director Sandhya Chand.
In the annual Peter Lee survey which was distributed in November, UBS held on to the number one spot as preferred broker in both research and trading for institutional investors.
But it was a tight race.
Chand, who has been working on the survey for 15 years, said the thing that stood out most about this year's review was the very small margin of differentiation between the investment banks.
"Low volumes and turnover in 2012 have left Australian brokers with scant opportunities to distinguish themselves," she said.
In this market, research quality has been one area where the institutions have been able to differentiate themselves.
'It's notable the level of access the different researchers have to company management," she said. Particularly when it comes to access to the executives in the smaller listed companies – outside the ASX 50, unlisted and private companies.
"Still, at the end of the day what matters most is the quality of the research produced."
Chief financial officers and treasurers' perception of research quality is influenced by, "a mix of the sophistication of the brokers' ideas as well as how experienced and respected the people producing it are", she said.
However for the most part, institutions don't need to worry too much if a competitor poaches one of their top performers.
"If a highly regarded member of personnel moves to another firm it is likely the client will follow them," said Chand. "However if you look at the top 20 investors they already have relationships with all the major broking firms anyway, so while there might be a slight drop in the business done with that client the relationship will remain and the drop will be very marginal."
Another trend in 2012 was, "a slight reduction in the growth in the demand for electronic trading", said Chand.
But the trend did not apply across all institutions. "Macquarie has grown its electronic execution team in response to demand from clients," said Matt Nacard, Head of Australian Research, Macquarie Securities.
Top rankings in the Peter Lee survey are highly coveted by industry. "It is the only Australian-based external survey we focus on," said Nacard. Spokespeople from a selection of other participating investment banks agreed it was the only survey of its kind where the results had some bearing on planning for the year ahead.
It is expected the market will continue to be incredibly competitive in 2013.
Chand had no blanket advice for how firms could improve their position. "When the market is so tight there is no general thing every firm should do," she said.
"All firms need to look closely at their weaknesses and work on improving in that area."
The leading firms in research aren't necessarily the leading firms in execution. "Some of the leading firms in research have quite a lot of leakage in execution work to other firms with a better reputation in that area," said Chand.
If the appetite for new listings improves it could help the brokers who work on them gain a competitive edge. "If there are any IPOs to work on, that could be an opportunity for the people covering them to differentiate themselves."
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Mary Richardson Kennedy, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has been found dead at home north of New York City, according to news reports. She was 52.
Updated Thursday at 12:05 p.m. ET: The Westchester County Medical Examiner's office said today that the cause of death was asphyxiation by hanging, The Journal News in White Plains, N.Y., reports.
Update Wednesday at 6:25 p.m. ET: While not confirming Kennedy's identify, Bedford police said the body was found about 1:36 p.m. ET at an outbuilding on the property, The Journal News says. The Westchester County Medical Examiner's Office said an autopsy will be performed Thursday.
The paper has a photo gallery of Mary Kennedy.
Update at 6:05 p.m. ET: The Journal News in White Plains, citing a source, says Kennedy hanged herself.
The paper is published by Gannett, the parent company of USA TODAY.
Update at 5:54 p.m. ET: "We deeply regret the death of our beloved sister Mary, whose radiant and creative spirit will be sorely missed by those who loved her," Mary Kennedy's family said in a statement released through a lawyer, ABC News reports. "Our heart goes out to her children who she loved without reservation. We have no further comment at this time."
Mary Kennedy was 52 and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s second wife. They were married for 16 years before Robert Kennedy filed for divorce in 2010. They had four children together.
No cause of death has been announced. Mary Kennedy was known to have alcohol problems.
Original post: The estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been found dead on the family's property north of New York City, her lawyer tells the Associated Press.
Kerry Lawrence told the Associated Press he did not know the cause of her death.
NBC News says she was found in her home in Bedford, N.Y., in Westchester County.
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by James Brumley | March 8, 2012 8:57 am
If the recent strength from the homebuilders stocks is any indication, investors finally are bullish on residential construction again. The SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (NYSE:XHB[1]) is up 57% since its early October low, and the group was up 2.33% alone on Wednesday following Hovnanian's (NYSE:HOV[2]) earnings announcement for the previous quarter. They were … better. Year-over-year revenue was up 6.7%, and the per-share loss of 82 cents a year earlier was whittled down to only 17 cents this time around.
Though traders extrapolated Hovnanian's relative success out to other homebuilders[3] like Beazer Homes (NYSE:BZH[4]) and Lennar (NYSE:LEN[5]) — both of which closed more than 5% higher on Wednesday — it wasn't Hovnanian's numbers that were doing all the prodding. Another solid payroll number (jobs growth) fanned the flames too. Payroll processing company ADP (NASDAQ:ADP[6]) said the private sector added 216,000 new jobs in February, underscoring the budding idea that folks might be able to afford to buy houses again at some point in the foreseeable future.
Homebuilders don't disagree, either. Hovnanian was pretty clear about its expectations for wider margins and revenue growth this year. Douglas Yearly, CEO of Toll Brothers (NYSE:TOL[7]), said of the construction market, "We feel about the best we have in five years … We're really seeing improvement everywhere." (It's a pretty gutsy comment considering the company swung to a loss last quarter on fewer deliveries and more cancellations.) January's pending home sales figure was higher than anticipated, and the available inventory shrunk last month, too, implying the demand and need for new construction is falling into place.
Stronger homebuilder results? Rising homebuilder stocks? Optimism? More sales and fewer houses to choose from? Even Standard & Poor's is starting to talk (albeit tepidly) about a construction rebound. It all points to better days ahead. But before you put the blindfold on and dive in …
While it's fun to dream of the day the housing market is off of life support and thriving again, it might be too soon to start dreaming those dreams. There are some numbers, charts and a reality check you might want to digest first.
Click to Enlarge1. Starts and permits aren't that much better, if at all.
To be fair, the seasonally adjusted (and annualized) building permits and construction starts have been a tad stronger than the recent norm in January. Don't get too excited, though — the readings usually surge in January. In the grand scheme, the residential construction market is simply not getting worse.
2. Standard & Poor's Has Been Wrong Before
In early February, Standard & Poor's issued a relatively bullish outlook for residential construction in 2012[8], though it explicitly noted the bulk of the improvement wouldn't be evident until late this year and early next year. Even so, forward-thinking investors could avoid a potential rush later by getting in now before these stocks hit their full stride.
There's a slight problem with embracing S&P's outlook, though — the research firm has been wrong before. In fact, it was wrong in its optimism for the housing market in 2011. Yes, one could make the case that Europe's sovereign debt crisis, the Fukushima disaster and a downgrade in the United States' credit-worthiness were contributing factors, but none of those tripwires held back corporate profit growth or the equity market's value. Standard & Poor's just overestimated construction demand last year. It could happen again.
3. The builders have been wrong, too.
The industry as a whole is expecting better days in 2012? Shocking … not.
As a group, the homebuilders' CEOs might be among the market's most ridiculously bullish on themselves. The National Association of Homebuilders was "very optimistic" about 2011's demand, looking for 575,000 new single-family homes to be built. Only 513,000 were started. The outrageous forecast mirrored 2010's in which the NAHB planned on seeing 610,000 new homes. Only 475,000 were built.
The residential construction market will recover — eventually. And as more and more players drop out, the remaining winners will capture a bigger piece of that pie. As it stands right now, though, that pie still is shrinking — and shrinking despite record-low interest rates and record-low home prices that are supposed to be spurring home ownership.
The latest stumbling block is growing illiquidity. While most of the major homebuilder names had enough cash on hand to weather the storm of the recession, a few years of losses are taking a toll on balance sheets. That's going to make it difficult for these companies and nasty for shareholders.
As an example, Hovnanian already has warned that if its business continues to falter, it might issue stock to raise money. Toll Brothers issued $300 million in debt a few weeks ago. The homebuilder group's total debt won't hit peak maturity levels until 2015, according to Standard & Poor's, which means these names still are in for a four-year fiscal grind unless the new housing market gets very, very strong.
Don't hold your breath.
As of this writing, James Brumley did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities.
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Adam Lambert Has His Eye on Acting
Adam Lambert's debut album For Your Entertainment hasn't even hit record stores yet—that'd be on November 23—but the American Idol fave is already considering branching out into a big-screen career.
In a recent interview, Glambo says that he wouldn't mind at all if someone were to offer him a starring role in a movie:
"I hope acting's in my future, yeah. It is something that I've done a lot over the past eight or 10 years. If the opportunity came up and it was the right thing, I would love to be a part of a film. Right now, I am going to try to work on the album first. One thing at a time, right!"
Nothing wrong with ambition, Adam, but before you make the leap to the big screen you should really consider some of your American Idol predecessors' iffy cinematic efforts.
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Animals are killed outright when the bulldozers move in. Those who can flee the destruction, face uncertain futures—if they can find a new place to live, it will probably already be occupied by others of their species. Populations are being fractured into smaller and smaller habitat patches, and we don't yet know how this will affect biological diversity.
But countries around the world are recognizing that, if we want to have wildlife in wild places, these places must be protected and connected so that animals can move between habitats via protected corridors. In your community and state, you can promote slower, smarter development.
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We were really busy trying to wrangle the work we had leading up to the big game. For Super Bowl XLVIII we had no less than three campaigns we were fortunate to work on. We had the biggest part in the Newcastle 'No Bollocks' campaign under Droga5's brilliant direction.Their creative called for storyboards to be the final visuals for all the commercials, part of the #ifwemadeit concept. This is perhaps the funniest work we have been enabled to do in years. Anna Kendrick also 'guest-starred' in a few of our animatics… and we're still not sure how that worked.
We also did the pre-production & 'boards for the Mars M&M's superbowl spot under the direction of BBDO. This commercial just has a great buildup and fantastic pay-off. Don't blink or you'll miss the easter egg… Selena Gomez is the mafioso's gun moll:
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Lose your encryption key? Up to five years in jail for child porn or terrorism, two for other crimes.
So says the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 as pointed out by Rick Falkvinge, founder of the Swedish Pirate Party. Using the typical scare tactics to cancel rights (terrorism, child porn, file sharing, and organized crime), the UK now can send you to jail if you can't decrypt what they think is encrypted.
Files that look encrypted, such as radio telescope noise, can land you in jail. Falkvinge takes the next step, admittedly tenuous, that if the UK police really want you jailed, they can demand you decrypt files hidden using Stenography inside your vacation photos. Can't do it? Off to jail.
The V For Vendetta universe is closer to reality...lxskllr on snuson.com
Worst case scenario any police officer who decides to lean on you can easily threaten you with a fairly reasonable chance of being sent to jail for refusing to "decrypt" what is, in essence, nothing more than a corrupt file or white noise.Scary Devil Monastery on falkvinge.net
Remember, its for the police to prove your guilt, not you to prove your innocence. And the law in question does actually talk about that.PaulAJ on news.ycombinator.com
We are have begun to outlaw privacy. This is wrong. Speak up, while you still have a voice.vy8vWJlco on news.ycombinator.com
The law is enforceable against anyone the law wants intimidated or detained.ChrisB on falkvinge.net
Who DOES it help? It would certainly help a totalitarian government keeping tabs on opposition and whistleblowers. Thank God we don't have a totalitarian government....oh...Mordred on snuson.com
Damn, the UK is pretty f'ed up - the list of things that British citizens can't enjoy compared to a lot of other countries (even developing ones) is growing every day.jakeonthemove on news.ycombinator.com
Here in Brazil is guaranteed by the constitution that no one can be forced to produce any evidence against him/herself. Isn't there something like this in the UK?alberich on news.ycombinator.com
While the police can lock you up if they can persuade a judge [s49(2)] to grant an order under this law (which requires the judge to have reasonable belief), that's only pre-trial detention (so usual laws about bail, Article 6 ECHR etc. come into play – although these are pretty ludicrous in the UK anyway).Duke on falkvinge.net
Another thought: doesn't this make it possible to frame someone by writing random data to their hard drive?nathan_long on news.ycombinator.com
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In Vista RC1 5728 and RC2 5744, I have had network problems where if I
copy a music or picture file onto another computer's network folder from
my computer with Vista, it shows 'calculating time remaining' and
freezes up every time. I end up having to reset my computer to clear it
up. It seems to copy word documents onto other computers' network
folders just fine. My computer with Vista also loses its Internet
connection sometimes when I try to access my computer's network folder
from another computer. The only way to fix that is to restart the
computer. The network is all wired, not wireless and there are three
computers on the network through a 4-port Linksys router. My computer
has both XP and Vista, while the other two computers have XP only. I do
not experience networking issues on my computer when I'm on XP. My
question here is has anybody else experienced a similar networking
problem and the biggest question is, has this been fixed in the RTM
version of Vista? My networking adapter is an onboard NVIDIA nForce
Networking Controller on an Asus K8N motherboard. Besides this bug and
the mfpmp in WMP11, I'm starting to like Vista as it loads applications
a lot faster and is generally more responsive than XP on the same
computer. (I was previously pretty skeptical about it.) I did not
experience this networking issue in Beta 2 (5384), Pre-RC1 (5536), or
RC1 (5600). I had other networking problems in Beta 2, but they were
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today announced that the Louisville Urban League will receive $100,000 for the Kentuckiana Transportation 2000 Initiative as part of the National Urban Sustainable Employment in Transportation (NUSET) program.
NUSET prepares inner-city youth, welfare recipients and low-income individuals for education and career opportunities in highway construction and transportation technology.
"President Clinton and Vice President Gore have continuously supported increasing educational funding and programs because it is the the key to opportunity," Secretary Slater said. "The Kentuckiana Transportation 2000 Initiative will help enhance the local communities' well-being and economic revitalization through job access, welfare-to work programs, and construction projects that will provide employment opportunities for the economically disadvantaged. I applaud our partners in Kentucky and Indiana for their commitment to preparing the labor force that will help design, build and operate the high-tech transportation system required in the 21st century and new millennium."
The "Kentuckiana Transportation 2000 Initiative" is a joint partnership between Kentucky DOT and Indiana DOT to leverage resources to enhance the placement of welfare recipients and low-income individuals in highway construction and technology related careers.
The initiative is part of the workforce development component of NUSET which focuses on job readiness, placement and supportive services.
Other NUSET participants include the Upstate Urban League, Greenville, S.C.; the Urban League of Champaign, Ill.; and the Urban League of San Diego, Calif., the Minneapolis and St. Paul Urban League affiliates; and the Baltimore Urban League.
The NUSET initiative is an outgrowth of a 1998 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the U.S. Department of Transportation and the NUL. The MOU established a partnership between the two organizations to better promote transportation safety awareness, transportation-related employment and transportation-related educational opportunities in the nation's urban areas.
The National Urban League will administer the NUSET initiative with $1 million in funding provided by the Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration. The federal funding will be supplemented by in-kind and cash contributions from various partners and selected Urban League affiliates.
Today's announcement comes during Secretary Slater's two-week multi-modal tour across America to promote the Clinton administration's vision of a transportation system that enhances safety and mobility while meeting the needs of all Americans. Secretary Slater has conducted intermodal transportation tours every April since 1994 to examine first-hand how the Clinton Administration's record level of investment in transportation is improving the quality of peoples' lives across the length and breadth of America as well as improving travel and trade internationally.


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The agency will handle direct marketing for Loewen as well as print, broadcast and media relations. The assignment covers the United States and Canada.
"We will also be going after the high-end consumer by directly contacting higher-income areas of the country and placing product salespeople there for distribution," said Beth Doughty, spokesman for Loeffler.
Mainly focused on the Southeast, Loeffler's client list includes Cargill Dow, Velux Lights, The Charlotte Observer and the North Carolina Division of Tourism, Sports and Development.


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