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Verse 150
"When Moses returned to his people in anger and great sorrow, he said, 'What an evil thing you did in my absence after I left! Did you want to hasten your Lord's command'?"
In anger and great sorrow. He was angered because of his Islamic zeal. Prophets cannot grieve, of course. This was an error of the prophet. But one can be angered. What happens when Muslims have no leader? Corruption. Can a collective identity save them? Look, the collective identity abandons them there. So a collective identity is not enough."He threw down the Tablets and seized hold of his brother's head, dragging him towards him. Aaron said, 'Son of my mother, The people oppressed me and almost killed me. Do not give my enemies cause to gloat over me. Do not include me with the wrongdoing people'," says Aaron (pbuh). The fanatics of the time went crazy. There have always been bigots. Bigots even attack prophets. "Do not give my enemies cause to gloat over me. Do not include me with the wrongdoing people." He approaches the Prophet Moses (pbuh) from his weak side, so he will let him go because he is so furious he refuses to let go off his head and beard. He has one hand on his hair and one on his beard, but the Prophet Moses (pbuh) calms down when he says that.
Verse 151
"He [Moses] said, 'My Lord, forgive me and my brother and admit us into Your mercy. You are the Most Merciful of the merciful'."
The Prophet Moses (pbuh) is afraid of Allah's wrath, of course.
Verse 152
"As for those who adopted the calf, anger from their Lord will overtake them together with abasement in the life of the world." Darwinists today have made the monkey their own ideal, haven't they? That is a scourge on the world. One that comes when faith is weak. "That is how we repay the purveyors of falsehood." Darwinists and materialists should learn from this. Allah will certainly repay them.
Verse 153
"But as for those who do evil actions and then subsequently ask forgiveness and faith, in that case your Lord is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
It is fine to do evil and then repent. But there is no need to be paralyzed after having done evil in the past. One must surrender to Allah and repent. In that case Allah says, "But as for those who do evil actions and then subsequently ask forgiveness and believe , in that case your Lord is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
Verse 154
"When Moses' anger abated he picked up the Tablets and in their inscription was guidance and mercy for all of them who feared their Lord." For those who fear Allah, the word Mahdi is a way out, as a manifestation of Allah's name of 'Hadi,' isn't it? "And mercy for all of them" (was written).
Verse 155
"Moses chose seventy men from his people for Our appointed time," The Sanhedrin Council has now been re-established. There was no Sanhedrin Council for a long time. Not for thousands of years. According to the Torah, according to Judaic belief, the establishment of the Sanhedrin is one of the portents of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) because Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will start work with the approval of the Sanhedrin. They ask the Sanhedrin what they think, and they say they think this person is the Mahdi. This is then announced to the people. "and when the earthquake seized them he said, 'My Lord, if You had willed, You could have destroyed them previously and me as well'." The date of the founding of the Sanhedrin is the earthquake in 1999. They thought great events would take place in that time. In other words, by Allah's leave, the course of history changed then, in 1999. Through that earthquake because it happened in the wake of their decision. "Would you destroy us for what the fools among us did?" There are fools now, too, among the Jews. "It was only a trial from You by which You misguided those You willed and guided those You willed." So, he becomes the Mahdi (pbuh). Like the Mahdi. "You are our Protector so forgive us and have mercy on us. You are the Best of Forgivers."
Verse 156
"Prescribe good for us in the world and the hereafter. We have truly turned to You.' He said, 'As for My punishment, I strike with it anyone I will. My mercy extends to all things'," the mercy of Allah enfolds all things, without exception. "but I will prescribe it for those who are pious and pay alms, and those who believe in Our Signs:" I will write the commandments of Allah for believers.
Verse 157
"Those who follow the Messenger, the Unlettered Prophet, whom they find written down with them in the Torah and the Gospel," Allah says it is written in the Torah and the Gospel, but some people say the Torah and the Gospel are not valid. But Allah says in this verse that they are. We see this in the Torah and the Gospel. All those commandments of the Gospel and the Torah that are compatible with the Qur'an are valid. Those that contradict the Qur'an are invalid. Our Prophet (saas) was illiterate. He could not read or write Arabic. The Mahdi (pbuh) will also not be able to read or write Arabic. "...commanding them to do right and forbidding them to do wrong, making good things halal for them and bad things illicit for them, relieving them of their heavy loads and the chains which were around them." He corrects all nonsense, insha'Allah.2012-06-27 13:27:20


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HOUSTON - Republican Mitt Romney has reason to celebrate as he campaigns in Texas. Romney on Tuesday swept five states holding Republican presidential primaries -- California, New Jersey, South Dakota, New Mexico and Montana.
Romney had fundraisers scheduled Wednesday in San Antonio and Houston. He appeared Tuesday in Dallas and Fort Worth.
Backers said his two-day swing to Texas is expected to boost Romney's presidential campaign by $15 million.
He also wants voters to know his goal of getting America back to work.
"Ours is a land of opportunity. You kill that, you kill America. I see this president today, I don't think he understands the power of free people creating free enterprise -- to listen to people and put them to work. That's what I understand. That's what I'm going to do if I'm president of the United States is get people working again," Romney said.
Romney will be hosting a three-tiered event at the Saint Regis Hotel.
The night began with a private reception at 5:30 p.m. for those who paid a minimum of $10,000. It includes a picture with the candidate.
A general reception at 6 p.m. cost $2,500 per person.
A dinner at 7:30 p.m. includes "a conversation with Gov. Romney." The minimum contribution -- $50,000 or guests can raise $200,000 as a bundler.
The former Massachusetts governor locked up the Republican presidential nomination with his May 29 win in the Texas primary.
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TEN people were rescued by lifeboat crews after their motorboat became stuck in Walton Backwaters.
The boat became stuck after mud clogged its cooling system at about 9.10am on Tuesday.
Thames Coastguard said the vessel and its occupants were taken to Walton's Titchmarsh Marina by Harwich lifeboat, where they were met by coastguards and given safety advice.


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2012-2013 US Youth Soccer National League Boys and Girls begin final weekend of League play in Las Vegas
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– The US Youth Soccer National League Under-15, Under-16 Under-17 and Under-18 Boys and Girls resumed league play today in Las Vegas, Nev., alongside the 2013 Player's Showcase. Each age group is represented by four of the League's eight teams per division in the final weekend of
National League
play in the 2012-2013 season.
When standings are finalized on Sunday, March 17, the top two finishers from each age group division will earn a spot in the 2013
US Youth Soccer National Championships
July 22-28 in Overland Park, Kan., and the top-two finishers in the Under-15, Under-16 and Under-17 age groups will secure their place in the league next season. A recent drought in Las Vegas provided some difficult conditions on some fields at Bettye Wilson Soccer Complex, but teams were focused on the task at hand with division titles and berths to the National Championships on the line.
Two teams locked up top-two finishes today as Under-18 Girls Legends FC (CA-S) became just the third Girls team to win more than one National League title after their back-to-back crowns, and Under-15 Girls Carlsbad Elite (CA-S) clinched their spot at Nationals with at least a top-two finish. Due to other results, Under-15 Boys Bethesda Lions (MD) and Under-17 Boys CUP Crew Juniors (OH-S) claimed division titles today as well. Eight of the 16 division titles will be decided in the final two games, and 14 spots in the National Championships are still to be decided.
2013 US Youth Soccer National Championship Qualifiers
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Tampa Bay United 97 Premier (FL)
Eclipse Elite USYSA Black 97-98 (IL)
Carlsbad Elite 97/98 (CA-S)
Match Fit Chelsea Colchesters (NJ)
Match Fit Chelsea Beat (NJ)
Red Champion:
BRYC 95 Elite (VA)
Blue Champion:
Legends FC (CA-S)
Blue Runner-up:
Lou Fusz Wipke (MO)
Red Champion:
Team Chicago Academy Botafogo (IL)
Red Runner-up:
VSA Heat Blue (VA)
Blue Champion:
Sunrise Elite 97/98 (FL)
Red Champion:
Bethesda Lions (MD)
Concorde Fire Elite (GA)
GSA Phoenix 97 Red (GA)
Blue Champion:
CUP Crew Jrs Gold 95 (OH-S)
Red Champion:
OBGC Rangers (MD)
Red Runner-up:
Lehigh Valley United 95 (E-PA)
Some highlights from today's matches…
Under-18 Girls
National Finalist Legends FC 94 (CA-S) became just the third Girls team to win multiple National League titles as they claimed their second in as many years with a 2-0 victory over CUP Crew Juniors Gold 94/95 (OH-S). Needing only a draw in three games in Las Vegas to clinch a top-two finish, Legends left no doubt with second half goals from Massachusetts commit Danielle Alvarez and Arizona State commit Ally Moon to clinch the Blue Division. The Under-18 Girls title also moved Legends as a club into a tie for the most Girls championships all-time, with five.
Under-17 Girls
Defending Region II Champion Cleveland United White (OH-N) knocked off defending National League champs Legends FC 95 (CA-S), 2-1, to move within one win of clinching the Blue Division title. Briana Steward gave Cleveland the lead in the 19
minute and Kentucky commit Kelly Novak added a cushion in two minutes after the restart. Legends immediately pulled on back from Samantha Koemans, but Cleveland held off heavy second half pressure to grab the win.
Under-16 Girls
Sitting atop the Blue Division, with DMCV Sharks Elite (CA-S) one point in front over Kings Hammer Acadmey (OH-S), the teams slugged out a 1-1 draw to inch closer to finalizing top-two finishes. Angelina Meriwether gave Sharks an early lead in the 3
minute, but Sydney Kilgore struck back for Kings two minutes before halftime. Playing on one of the more affected fields from the recent drought, both teams got on with business in an entertaining game that couldn't be decided in regulation time.
Under-15 Girls
San Diego SC Academy Navy (CA-S) grabbed their first win of the season as they defeated Oklahoma FC 4-1 in the Red Division. After a scoreless first half, Amber Reinhart scored the first of four straight San Diego goals two minutes after the break. Hailey Rittershofer doubled the lead seven minutes later and Karter Williams added two more for San Diego before Erica Bowman put Oklahoma on the board in the 72
to end the scoring.
Under-18 Boys
After defeating West Coast FC (CA-S) 1-0 today, Raiders FC Premier (IL) are one step closer to returning to the National Championships, where they fell in the final in 2012. The defending Region II Champions moved to 5-0-0 on the season, and one win in their final two games will clinch at least a top-two finish in the Red Division. Qudus Lawal struck the game winner in the 65
minute as Raiders have conceded just one goal this season. Despite the loss, West Coast are still in the hunt to return the National Championships, where they won the title in 2009.
SC del Sol 95 Armstrong (AZ) knocked off defending National League title champs Eastside FC 94 Red (WA), 1-0. Stephen MacDonald scored the lone goal of the game in the 29
minute to put SC del Sol in good position to grab a top-two spot in the Red Division. Eastside will have to get the right results in the final two days to get into the top-two and return to the National Championships for the third year in a row.
Under-16 Boys
Fullerton Rangers 96 White (CA-S) showed why they have claimed back-to-back National Championships as they knocked off defending Region I Champion Manhattan SC PSG 96 (E-NY) with Amirgy Pineda's stoppage time rocket. Fullerton fought off a talented Manhattan side, and now need a win in one of their last two matches to guarantee a chance for a third consecutive National Championship. George Castro put Fullerton in front in the 18
minute, but Jack Harrison equalized for Manhattan in the 23
. Just as regulation turned to stoppage time, Pineda won the game for Rangers with a 30 yard rope that cruised inside the upper-V and snatched two crucial points in the standings.
CCV Stars 97 Black (AZ) moved into second place in the Blue Division after defeating 2012 National Finalist Challenger Crew Juniors Black (OH-N), 3-1. Radiel Nava struck first for Stars in the 33
minute, but Trevor Colazzo leveled for Challenger six minutes later. Musa Morris stepped up for Stars in the second half with 66
and 73
minute goals for the double, as Stars will lock up a trip to Nationals with a win in one of their final two games.
National League action continues Saturday, March 16 at Bettye Wilson Soccer Complex with games at 8 a.m., 10 a.m., 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. PST.
The National League is an extension of the highly successful US Youth Soccer Regional Leagues (Region I Premier League, Midwest Regional League, Southern Premier League and Far West Regional League). The National League provides an avenue for teams to play in meaningful matches against top competition from across the country for continued development. In addition to recruiting opportunities, National League teams compete for the league title and two slots per division to the annual US Youth Soccer National Championships, the oldest and most prestigious youth soccer national championship.
Teams that earn their spot in the National League have a proven track record of success in US Youth Soccer regional and national competitions, and are among the nation's best. Hundreds of college scouts attend each National League weekend, creating another significant opportunity for the nations collegiate and National Team coaches to see National League players in an environment of meaningful play, citing the competitive level of each game as every team has to earn their spot in the competition, regardless of club affiliation or location.


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MIAMI (AP) - Erik Spoelstra has either the easiest or hardest coaching job in the NBA.
Here's why it could be the hardest: He knows anything less than a second straight NBA championship would mean failure.
So that's why, at this time of year, the dark circles under Spoelstra's eyes - a byproduct of not enough sleep - tend to reappear with regularity. He takes nothing for granted, preaches at his team to do the same, and simply wants no part of any conversation that might mention how he could be in line to do something that only seven coaches before him have done: lead a team to back-to-back NBA championships.
``There's a lot of coaches who could coach this team,'' Spoelstra said Wednesday. ``I wouldn't be as disrespectful to this profession to say anybody could coach this team. Some coaches could mess it up. I don't want to be one of those people. We honor that by trying to make the most of this opportunity. That's all it is.''
By now, everyone in the league is probably somewhat aware of his story: Grew up around the game as the son of longtime NBA executive Jon Spoelstra, played in college - as the point guard for Portland, he was maybe a few feet away from Hank Gathers when the Loyola Marymount star collapsed during a game in 1990 and died - and came to the Heat as a video-room staffer in 1995.
When Riley retired in 2008, Spoelstra was the choice to be his successor. And all Spoelstra has done since is win - he's 260-134 in his five regular seasons, 38-22 in the postseason, including this year's four-game sweep of Milwaukee in the opening round.
This year, coming off last season's title, Spoelstra guided the Heat to a league-best and franchise-record mark of 66-16, including a 27-game winning streak that went down as the second-longest in NBA history.
``Spo has done an unbelievable job,'' Orlando coach Jacque Vaughn said. ``One of the toughest things after you win one is being able to get those guys motivated and produce results year after year. You've got to give him credit for them going on the streak that they had, extremely impressive. He's done a great job with the group.''
It started on the day before the first practice of training camp, when Spoelstra gathered his team and told them trying to win a second straight title will be much tougher than winning the first one.
Yes, he has tons of talent at his disposal. Still, the Heat players know they're not winning on just talent alone.
``What's overlooked when you talk about Spo is the management of the team,'' Wade said. ``It's not the coaching part of it. It's, `Can you manage these egos, these personalities, without having one your damn self?' He's done it. Erik Spoelstra is overlooked. Coming off a championship, to come back and have the best record in the league and to do it the way we have, he's overlooked.''
Maybe, maybe not.
Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers - who knows what it's like to win a title and then try to hold it together for another title run with largely the same roster - raved about the job Spoelstra did this season, particularly since the Heat didn't simply do rely on using the same schemes that worked for them a season ago this time around.
``When you think of what Spo's done, he not only won a title, he came back and changed the way they played,'' Rivers said. ``That takes a lot of courage. He's young and was given a hell of a responsibility. He took it and ran with it.''
When the Heat started 9-8 in the first season of the Wade, James and Bosh era, there were whispers that Spoelstra was getting fired. When the Heat lost the 2011 NBA Finals, the whispers returned. And when they entered last season's finals, again some suggested that Spoelstra was coaching for his job.
Privately, Heat executives laugh at all those notions. Spoelstra said he has no desire to coach anywhere else, and the Heat seem like they wouldn't mind keeping him for as long as he wants to stick around.
``Really, it's one of the hardest jobs to do, to have to win,'' said Riley, now the Heat president. ``Erik has to win and has to perform and his team has to perform. How this team has grown over the last three years, I think this has been his finest year as a coach.''
Some of Spoelstra's players study the game's history closely, and are aware of the significance of things like back-to-back titles (only four franchises have done that in the last four decades) or winning four MVP awards in a five-year span (which James likely will when the league announces this year's voting later this month).
It's different for coaches, Spoelstra said. Personal legacy is about the last thing on his mind.
``Coaching is survival in this league,'' Spoelstra said. ``You're just thinking you want to keep your current position as long as you can. With this group, that's my attitude. I'm grateful for this opportunity with this team and I wouldn't want to coach anywhere else or any other team. That keeps anything in perspective for me.''
So for as much as he loves to dive into the advanced metrics of basketball, all the little stats and numerical trends that get pored over with hopes of finding even the tiniest bit of an edge, Spoelstra's basic philosophy when it comes to coaching the Heat could not be more simple. He asks players to check their egos at the door of the locker room to help the team win, not to be worried about the individual numbers.
He goes about his job the same way.
``That's been part of the discipline, for all of us,'' Spoelstra said. ``It's probably most important for the head coach to set the example. We're all in the position where we could get caught up in whatever the story line is, positive or negative. What we've been trying to preach is, let's be grateful for the opportunity - which I am.''
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OWC and SoftRAID create ThunderBay 4 RAID 5 Editionby Ian Cutress on 8/6/2014 9:05 PM EST
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coburn_c - Wednesday, August 06, 2014 - link650 dollars for a metal box and a power supply? Yuck. Why are these external drive bays so incredibly overpriced? Reply
jeffkibuule - Wednesday, August 06, 2014 - linkSomeone has to pay for that Thundebolt controller R&D. Reply
Gigaplex - Wednesday, August 06, 2014 - linkBecause nobody has "won" the race to the bottom in this particular market yet. Reply
Zinc64 - Wednesday, August 06, 2014 - linkPoignant..? Reply
boozed - Wednesday, August 06, 2014 - linkNow that's a use of poignant I never expected to see Reply
vdidenko - Wednesday, August 06, 2014 - linkStill wondering, why no one yet made a cheaper SSD in a 3'5" form-factor with internal resilience. I understand it will need a protocol extension, which can be handled as proprietary encryption commands progressed. Reply
MrSpadge - Thursday, August 07, 2014 - linkYou can't make an SSD any cheaper by going to 3.5" (but this obviously gives you more space for internal resilience). I guess the point why noone is doing this is that you already have hardware and software RAIDs, which can take care of this. Feeding this with regular single drives keeps the supply chain simpler and thus more efficient. Reply
vnangia - Wednesday, August 06, 2014 - linkUh what "poignant" ?
Ian, that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. Reply
usernametaken76 - Thursday, August 07, 2014 - linkIt's an appropriate use, "poignant", as in "I deeply regret having bought a Thunderbolt-enabled computer, but having done so, I may as well shove some storage in there." Reply
wintermute000 - Thursday, August 07, 2014 - linkwhy is this the same price as a full blown 'real' synology/qnap 4 bay? Reply
Bob Todd - Thursday, August 07, 2014 - linkI think the aim is to fill the small niche for people who need uber fast DAS storage but don't have a desktop chassis to stuff the drives in (which would obviously be cheaper). Like someone who wanted to do HD video work on a Macbook Pro. Reply
nevertell - Thursday, August 07, 2014 - linkOr an iMac. Or a Mac Pro. Reply
milleron - Thursday, August 07, 2014 - linkI notice that their prices WITH drives are both for FOUR drives. If RAID is achieved via an industry-standard RAID controller, is there any reason to believe that one couldn't set up a 3-disk RAID 5 with this device? Reply
wicktron - Thursday, August 07, 2014 - linkYou can buy the enclosure by itself and fill it up with whatever drives you prefer. I have a few FCPX editors with a 4-drive SSD (4x 512GB Crucial MX100) RAID-0 on these things and it's really fast. Reply
vdidenko - Saturday, August 09, 2014 - linkSorry I was not clear enough.
There are more and less expensive existing SSD media used among other things in 2.5" drives. What I meant is use that cheaper media to populate 3.5" shell. I think it will make a good near-line store for NASes, for photos and whatnot. May report errors through existing SMART. Will simplify product catalogs and IT inventory by having less of storage form-factor diversity. I have seen storage shelves populated with 2.5" SSDs in 3.5" adapters - lots of waste.
And although I did not think about it from the angle you brought up, I still think there may be some (albeit small) savings in a bigger capacity shell's management. Reply
mikbe - Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - linkThunderbolt prices are, ironically, keeping thunderbolt prices high and will eventually end in the sidelining of it as a viable technology:
The price is too high so no one buys them. Because of the low demand, but high license and hardware costs, the prices have to be high. Reply


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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio's youth prisons have much higher assault rates than the adult lockups.
Juvenile prisons had more than 1,600 assaults in 2011, with an overall population of only 680 youths. The adult population of more than 50,000 inmates had nearly 2,500 assaults.
The Columbus Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/Z098WE ) that a court-appointed monitor found that conditions have been improving. But the newspaper reports in Sunday's editions that some Department of Youth Services staffers say there isn't enough discipline in the youth prisons and that conditions are dangerous for both the teens and the prison staff.
The four Ohio youth prisons include some of the state's most violent juvenile offenders, and also some young people with mental issues.


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SAINT LEO, Fla. – It has been 14 years since the Saint Leo men's basketball team has been able to say that they finished a season with a winning record. That drought vanished when the final horn sounded on a 61-49 win over Nova Southeastern at home on Saturday as the Lions won their 14th game of 2011-12, assuring themselves a winning record for the first time since the 1997-98 season.
"I thought we came out and we defended really well. We did a nice job with ball pressure and taking control of the paint early on," Head Coach Lance Randall said of the victory. "It was a very good team win. This team keeps getting better, although I didn't like the way we turned the ball over. Once we got that big lead I thought we got a little sloppy and you have to stay focused and stay tough in that situation."
The win came courtesy of another dominating performance where Saint Leo (14-10, 8-6 SSC) opened up as much as a 28 point lead over the Sharks. It was also another hot-shooting performance where the Lions held a 56 percent (25-for-45) average across 40 minutes, but shot a blistering 68 percent in the first half as they seemingly made shots from everywhere on the floor.
Jumping out to a double-digit lead with just 2:43 gone in the first half, the Lions took a 37-21 lead into the halftime break. Once in the second half, the Lions began pouring on the points, jumping out to a 53-25 advantage on a Marcus Ruh trey with 11:59 left. Nova Southeastern (11-13, 5-9 SSC) would slash the lead in half in the game's final quarter, but it would be too little-too late for the Sharks.
Ruh reached a career mark with 26 points on 12-of-16 shooting and Trent Thomas followed with 15 points. Dominick Robinson came up big on the boards with 10 rebounds.
With just two games left in the regular season, the Lions' fifth-straight win assured them a winning record for the first time since finishing 19-9 in 1998. That was a squad that fell one game shy of the Sunshine State Conference regular season title with a loss on the season's final day. It was also a win that gave Randall a sense of accomplishment, but something he will reflect on only once the season has concluded.
"I'm proud of the guys and I'm pleased for them," he said. "It's great for the program because that was one of our goals right away. It's important because we have people looking at this program wondering if we're going to be able to turn it around, I think that says a lot. I think we're playing some great basketball, but I think we also have bigger fish to fry right now. We have more games to win."
The Lions now jump into a tie with Rollins for third place in conference with today's win and look to gain more ground when they face the SSC's top team on Wednesday in what is assured to be a high-octane shootout. Saint Leo and Eckerd will tip-off at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday night in the final home game of the regular season. For the latest news, information, and updates on Lions Basketball and all other Saint Leo Athletics, visit SaintLeoLions.com.


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Sean Hannity Falsely Claims "Every Single Person" Would Have Kept Their Job Without Auto Rescue
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Sean Hannity falsely claimed that the auto industry rescue under President Obama was a failure and that "every single person" working in the industry would have kept their job had the government allowed the big three auto companies to go bankrupt. In fact, more than a million jobs would have been lost without the rescue, and bankruptcy would have likely resulted in liquidation of the auto companies.
Hannity pushed the falsehood on the October 15 edition of his nationally syndicated radio show while talking to a caller. After the caller correctly pointed out that there were jobs saved due to the auto bailout, Hannity responded: "Every single person would have kept working if they had gone bankrupt. Every single solitary person." He continued:
You act as though Mitt Romney was going to go in there and shut down all of the plants and that cars would no longer be produced. That's not what bankruptcy does. No, you're wrong, it wouldn't have happened that way.
This is false. The auto industry, after steadily hemorrhaging jobs, hit a 10-year low in June 2009. Between December 2008 and June 2009, the federal government loaned the auto industry $85 billion. Shortly after the $85 billion was loaned, the auto industry began its recovery and steadily added more jobs with sales of the Big 3 automakers reportedly "surging." The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) provides a clear picture of the increase in jobs after the bailout:
As The New York Times reported in February, "there are 1.45 million people who are working as a direct result of the $80 billion bailout, according to the nonpartisan Center for Automotive Research, both at the carmakers and associated businesses downstream in the economy." In 2008, Nobel laureate and Times columnist Paul Krugman warned that allowing the auto industry to declare bankruptcy "would mean wiping out probably well over a million jobs at the worst possible moment."
Furthermore, experts said at the time and continue to say that without government funds, private financing for an auto industry bankruptcy would have been "all but impossible to get." Alan Mulally, the CEO of Ford, made clear that without the auto bailout the entire auto industry "would have been in real trouble." Jennifer Granholm, who was governor of Michigan at the time of the bailout, has explained that they were "begging" for private funds for General Motors, but none were forthcoming. And Arthur Gonzalez, the federal judge who presided over Chrysler's bankruptcy hearings, said during an ABC News interview that "one thing is clear, without government support in one fashion or another, there were no sources of funding" for Chrysler.
In the absence of financing, the auto companies most likely would have been forced into liquidation.
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Commencement celebrated the graduation of 205 traditional and 77 Adult Studies students on Saturday, May 12, 2012. The speaker for the traditional ceremony was Donnita Travis, founder and executive director of By the Hand Club for Kids; and Dr. Lori Scrementi '00, dean for Adult Studies.
During the ceremonies, three professors were honored with emerita/emeritus status: Dr. Sharon Barnes, professor of communication arts; John Hoogewerf, assistant professor of education; and Dr. Donald Sinnema, professor of theology.
The inaugural presentation of Professor of the Year recognized Dr. Robert Rice, professor of history. The award recognizes the achievements of a distinguished professor who has shown excellence in teaching or scholarship. The faculty development committee chooses from nominations submitted by students, faculty, and staff.
Commencement Program—Traditional
Commencement guests were greeted by Beth Decker '67, chair of the board of trustees. Alberto La Rosa, parent of Alberto A. La Rosa '12 of Glendale Heights, Illinois, gave the invocation. The Commencement litany was delivered by Student Association President Samuel Lankah '13 of Warrenville, Illinois.
Processing this year were students from Trinity's Class of 1962.
All the graduates were welcomed to their new alumni status by Ken Litscher '02, president of the alumni board. The closing prayer was offered by Laura Doyle, parent of Allison Doyle '12 of New Lenox, Illinois.
Donnita Travis's address was titled "The Little Things You Do Are More Important than the Big Things You Say."
Commencement Program—Adult Studies
President Steve Timmermans, Ph.D., greeted Commencement guests. Dr. Mary Webster Moore, assistant professor of education, gave the invocation. The Commencement litany was delivered by Lorna Sobilo '12 of Munster, Indiana.
The graduates were welcomed to their new alumni status by Travis Bandstra '06, director of alumni relations. The closing prayer was offered by Chaplain Willis Van Groningen, Ph.D.
Dr. Scrementi's address was titled "Decision-making: Which Raindrop Is the Heaviest?"
About Donnita Travis
Donnita Travis is the founder and executive director of By The Hand Club For Kids, an after-school program that emphasizes academic excellence while nurturing the whole child—mind, body, and soul. Located in four of Chicago's most under-resourced neighborhoods, By The Hand Club For Kids is dedicated to helping 851 children have new and abundant life.
Travis received her MBA from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management. Awards and recognition include Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management Social Entrepreneur of the Year (2010), the Chicago Bible Society Gutenberg Award (2010), Mayor Daley's SAGE Award (2010), and a fellowship to attend Harvard Business School (July 2012).
About Dr. Lori Scrementi '00
Dr. Lori Scrementi '00 has been instrumental in the building of the accelerated degree completion programs for teacher education, business, and English-as-a-Second Language at Trinity where she serves as dean for adult studies. Having done significant research in the area of adult learning with a main focus on adult learners as the new undergraduate majority, Scrementi is fully aware of curriculum as well as the needs of non-traditional students.
Embracing a mission of social justice and diversity enables her to view her work differently each day as an administrator in an institution of higher education. With a focus and exposure to cultural and ethical issues involved in our K-20 schools today, as well as the need for critical pedagogy in our classrooms, Scrementi is passionate about enhancing the learning experiences of students as they face the world while participating in the work of Christ.
Scrementi earned her B.A. from Trinity, her M.A. from Governors State University, and her Ed.D. from Lewis University.
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Misguided immigration enforcement policies and political gridlock on comprehensive immigration reform in Congress put U.S. food production and jobs at risk from the continuing crisis in farm labor, ag interests said in news teleconference Sept. 19.
Moderated by Ali Noorani, executive director of the National Immigration Forum, Washington, D.C., the teleconference featured several producers who spoke about their unfilled labor needs and frustration with Washington, D.C. inaction.
Producing on a 12th-generation family farm that has been active since 1803, Maureen Torrey, vice president of marketing for vegetable grower Torrey Farms Inc., Elba, N.Y., said the farm is well situated to serve nearly 40% of the U.S. population, in addition to access to easy access to Eastern export shipping ports.
However, she said labor represents a big negative to the region.
"Currently the demand for our agricultural products is very good, but our labor supply is very short for all sizes of farm operations," she said. "Help wanted ads are in the paper every day."
Dairy farmers and vegetable growers and will have a hard time filling demand for workers, she said.
"No program such as H-2A exists for dairy and the domestic work force doesn't exist to expand," she said.
On the other hand, Torrey said Canadian producers are waiting to ship more milk, vegetables and fruit to the U.S. because they have a viable agricultural worker program.
In New York, labor-intensive vegetable crops are being diverted to grain crops, she said.
"It is making an economic impact on our community with the loss of wages and the loss of jobs," Torrey said.
She said every job on the farm provides three to four other jobs in the community and taking that labor away is hurting towns, schools and hospitals.
"We need to have our Congress in Washington develop a common-sense program for sourcing farm employees or will we see a different face of agriculture here in western New York," Torrey said.
Craig Regelbrugge, vice president for government relations and research for the American Nursery and Landscape Association and co-chairman of the Agricultural Coalition for Immigration Reform, said U.S. needs not only immigrants for science and technology sectors but also to help harvest crops.
"Congress' pro-business Republicans should be doing everything in their power to prevent high value U.S. farms from closing and production leaving the U.S.," he said.
Regelbrugge said the Obama administration was ramping up employer audits without providing a solution to the immigration crisis.
While farmers of grain commodities are benefiting from high prices and global strong demand, many growers of specialty crops face international competition that make them vulnerable to the ongoing shortage of agricultural labor, Regelbrugge said.
He expressed hope that greater involvement of more players in the supply chain will make a difference in the debate.


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OK, that headline is a bit of an exaggeration; luxury still loves its LA brand ambassadors. But when it comes to fashion week, it's a legitimate question. Looking at the reports from last night's Emmy awards, it suddenly hit me that there have been almost no Hollywood moments during Milan Fashion Week. Even given the date clash, and the fact that some may have had to be in the awards auditorium, there are plenty of movie stars who would have been available. No to mention rock stars. So I wonder: Have we finally come to the end? Has the luxury/celebrity balance of power finally shifted? Read more
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It was 17 years ago today. NHL.com reminded me of the anniversary of The Great One scoring his 802nd goal to pass Gordie Howe as the all-time leader, on March 23, 1994.
On that night, in Edmonton, Adam Graves was making his own history, scoring goals No. 50 and 51 to tie and pass Vic Hadfield's Rangers single-season record.
Of course, Graves' record was somewhat overshadowed across the continent, even in Edmonton.
Here's NHL.com's story about the Gretzky anniversary.
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Yet another classic might be in store in the Peyton Manning-Tom Brady rivalry, the longest and best between two brilliant quarterbacks that the modern NFL has seen.
Here's an added twist: Sunday is the first game in NFL history matching quarterbacks with more than 150 regular-season wins.
Brady, now 37, is 10-5 against Manning, now 38, including 8-3 in the regular season. Brady has led the Patriots to three straight wins over Denver in the regular season, two of those with Manning at the Broncos' helm.
Both are playing lights-out recently, and Manning is tied for the longest streak in NFL history with 13 games of two or more TD passes.
"Maybe when I'm his age, I'll be playing as well as that," cracked Brady.
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Cycle use down in England in 2013
However, since the average trip has again increased - to 3.3 miles - the average distance per person in England remains similar to previous years.
The figures back up evidence from the Active People Survey earlier in the year which showed a slight decline in cycling in England in 2013.
There were just over 14 trips per person in 2013, down from 20 per person in the late 1990s. On average people travel just 49 miles per person, though that is slightly higher than it was in the past.
The National Travel Survey is a large, annual survey of - in 2013 - over 16,000 people. The respondents answer a questionnaire and a fill out a week long diary of their travel habits, which generates the dataset from which the estimate of annual transport use is derived. Until 2012 this data was collected for the whole of Great Britain; now it is just England.
The reasons for the decline are partly structural: the bicycle is mainly used for commuting, yet the proportion of trips for commuting has fallen over the last 20 years, whereas day trips and social visits to friends has gradually increased, and these trips tend to be longer, made in groups, by car.
As the population ages, the number of trips made falls for all modes, but particularly cycling, which accounts for only 0.7% of trips for those over 70, as opposed to 2.5% of trips for those in their 20s.
The gradual decline in trips made by bike, off-set partly by increasing trip lengths, shows that England's cycling policy is failing: we're managing to get middle-aged men back on their bikes, but we're not creating the conditions to allow their children, or grandchildren to be able to cycle safely.
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However, in large part, the decline follows the long-term decline in cycle use in Britain due to the lack of adequate funding for cycling, and the poor conditions for cycling on our road network. Without funding - and good standards of cycle design - even local authorities committed to making space for cycling will struggle to afford to make the changes to street layout required to ensure everyone can ride.
What do these figures mean?
These figures matter because they are used to calibrate long term forecasts and analyse emerging trends and the effectiveness of policy. CTC has urged the Department for Transport to re-examine its National Transport Model, which suggests a fall in distance and trip length over the next 30 years.
What else does the Survey reveal?
As in last year's Survey, cycle use has risen amongst middle aged men, while continuing to fall amongst children.
- Men aged 40-49 now ride bikes almost as far on average per year (161 miles) as they walk (166 miles).
- Cycling to school remains very low, at just over 1% of trips.
- People from the top 20% of household incomes cycle over twice as far as those from the lowest 20% of incomes.
Cycling is highly seasonal
It's not a surprise that people prefer cycling in warm sunshine, than in the dark and cold. But cycling is unique in this regard: most other modes show virtually no seasonal change at all. The following graph shows the number of trips per person per month from the 2013 survey, indexed to January.
This seasonality must be considered when interpreting casualty data: a surge in casualties in the summer may only be a symptom of the fact that there are more people cycling, and while the risks may be lower when there are more cyclists about, there absolute number will still be higher.
The fall in cycle use may not be long-term, but it should serve as a warning to Government and local authorities that no matter how popular cycling might seem, without investment and the political will to make the changes necessary to the road network, the people who are inspired to cycle by the Olympics, by Tour de France success, or even cycle training, won't sustain that behaviour on road layouts not designed with them in mind.
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Personally I have seen an
Personally I have seen an increase in cycling specifically for comutting, although there could be even more cycle trips if the biggest complaint by would be cyclists was tackled that of being overtaken too close by fast moveing traffic.
While an experience cyclist can cope with this it is still a hazzard and a large deterrant to would be cyle commuters, and something needs to be done about it.
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there are a lot more people
there are a lot more people cycling around the,KENDAL area than wot there was 2 years ago.i have just returned to cycling after 18 years I used to go out with the ctc group every, sunday we did about 100 miles every,sunday I really enjoyed it but now I,m 18 years older. last week end I cycled from,KENDAL, TO, KELD 33 miles stayed in a lovely bed and breakfast.i returned via, BUTTERTUBS PASS, 32 MILES back home. I had a really good week end although I admit I walked up most of the hills. I am not giving up again and hope to get a lot from the sport.
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I Am Alive, a frustrating journey
Mar 13, 2012
By John Powell - G4 Canada
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'I Am Alive' has everything going for it. It has an involving and oftentimes poignant post-apocalyptic storyline. It has a unique look courtesy of its uncomplicated colour palate and gritty graphics. It has a different style of gameplay that might attract a certain type of gamer. Because of those factors, I really, really wanted to like 'I Am Alive', giving it more time and attention hoping against all hope that eventually something might shine through but in the end, nothing ever did except for a whole heap of disappointment.
After an unexplained "Event" has reduced much of America to rumble, our ragged and worn protagonist has made his way from one side of the country to the other in order to be reunited with his family. He documents his journey with a hand-held video camera and it is that camera which stiches the tenuous plot points together.
As you will find out, this post-apocalyptic world has more in common with 'Mad Max' than 'The Walking Dead'. Bands of bikers, nomads and freaks scratch and claw to survive. As the hero, you don't have much of anything. Ammo and weapons are limited as is anything that can heal or sustain you.
'I Am Alive' is like 'Drake's Fortune' but without much of the trigger-happy action. Since you come across very little ammo, you must habitually fake out your enemies with an empty gun and then either knock them out or push them off roofs or ledges to their certain doom. While this approach to combat may sound quite novel, like many of the game's unique mechanics, it is just aggravating and eventually quite unsatisfying discouraging players from proceeding on with the story. If you do have ammo and are confronted by a large group of baddies, good luck taking out the prime targets first. The defective targeting system is so clunky, getting a quick bead on your intended victim is nearly impossible.
Ammunition is not the only element that is rationed. So too is your energy. You will spend much of your time climbing, swinging and jumping to objectives. The wrench in the works is you only have limited amounts of energy to do so and when the metre runs dry, as it often does, you will immediately fall to your death. Special climbing pins are scattered through the levels but they usually only get you so far. You will have to die again and again, using the trial and error method, to discover where it is you must go.
It is not only the energy metre though that thwarts your progress; the faulty controls are an obstacle too. Executing simple maneuvers such as sliding down poles or climbing up handholds can be tricky to accomplish, although they shouldn't be.
There are many good ideas in 'I Am Alive', it is just none of them are carried out very well. It comes off as more of a prototype rather than a full-fledged game which might explain why it is a downloadable title for only 1200 Microsoft Points ($18.60) on Xbox Live.
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Alright guys this may be covered elsewhere but I have to ask: What are opinions on the Badlands Sacrifice? I currently own a Badlands 4500 and have enjoyed several seasons and many mile with it, but am looking to lighten the load. Currently, I have my sight set on the Sacrifice, but would love to have the opinion of EBJ folks.
To be specific, my hunting will include two weeks in the backcountry for elk and deer with a spike/supply camp. This means I will be resupplying every 3-4 days. August also consists of bonsai backpack bear hunts too. The terrain for both hunts are brutal and awesome. Any thoughts on this pack would be greatly appreciated, as well as any other suggestions. Thanks!


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Tulo injured as Rockies' basepath miscues lead to loss
Shortstop thrown out at home as Young tagged out twice going to third
PHOENIX -- For the third time in four games, the Rockies' chance to win evaporated in a cloud of dust on the basepaths.
Eric Young Jr. ran directly into outs after two of his three doubles, and the Rockies lost Troy Tulowitzki to a left shoulder strain on an unsuccessful slide to the plate in a 4-2 loss to the D-backs at Chase Field on Sunday afternoon in front of 24,852.
The Rockies dropped 3-of-4 during the weekend series and will head to Dodger Stadium for a three-game set to continue the road trip. The loss dropped the Rockies into a first-place tie with the D-backs in the National League West. They head to Los Angeles not sure when Tulowitzki -- who was diagnosed with a left rotator cuff strain -- will return. He is considered day-to-day.
In the Rockies' first two losses, Thursday and Saturday, they went a combined 2-for-20 with runners in scoring position. On Sunday, the mishaps belonged to the runners, primarily Young, more than the hitters.
"It's been a big emphasis for us, pushing the tempo offensively and on the bases," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "At the same time, we've got to make good baseball decisions. I like the fact we're running the bases aggressively. We've got to find that line about running into outs."
Young opened the game with a double, but ran into an out at third on a bouncer by Tulowitzki. Young was the only runner on base at the time but declined to hold at second.
Later in the inning, Tulowitzki tried to score from second on Michael Cuddyer's single, but Jason Kubel's throw from left field beat him easily. Tulowitzki lost his footing, slid on his left side, then twisted and made contact with D-backs catcher Miguel Montero with his right shoulder. The left shoulder bore the shortstop's weight. Tulowitzki played two defensive innings but didn't bat again before leaving the game.
"You don't ever want to play this game tentative, and I definitely didn't have the most confidence in the world," Tulowitzki said. "I've learned the hard way a couple of times, when you stay out there and injure yourself further, it's not the smartest thing to do.
"Hopefully the best thing to do is tomorrow feel pretty good, see what happens and hopefully be back in there real soon."
Jonathan Herrera replaced Tulowitzki.
After his mishap in the third, Young doubled in the sixth and later beat a throw to the plate on Dexter Fowler's single. Fowler scored on a wild pitch.
The Rockies are using Young as a sparkplug, making him the leadoff man when he starts or using him off the bench as a pinch-hitter and baserunner. He is hitting .314. Weiss doesn't want to ask Young to be more tentative, but the team needs for his impact on the bases to be positive.
"That's part of who he is. ... I don't want him to lose that," Weiss said. "It's a fine line."
The Rockies lost despite a solid start from Jon Garland (2-2), who gave up eight hits and four runs -- three earned and all with two outs -- in six innings. In the third, One run scored when catcher Wilin Rosario missed a pitch for a passed ball, and another scored when Garland bounced a pitch in the dirt.
The D-backs Gerardo Parra went 2-for-4 with a triple. Patrick Corbin held the Rockies to two runs on nine hits in 6 2/3 innings.
"I didn't have my best stuff today, but I think I made the best of it," Corbin said. "I wasn't as sharp as I have been, so I just wanted to keep us in the game. I felt like my fastball was good early but I left it up late."
Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado, called up from Triple-A Colorado Springs for Sunday's game, went 0-for-3 with a walk during a mini-rally in the ninth. But D-backs closer J.J. Putz struck out slumping Carlos Gonzalez -- who is in a 4-for-35 rut -- with two on to complete his fifth save.
"It was a tough series," Garland said. "We can't hang our heads too low, but at the same time we've got to figure out how to get some of those guys across and play a little bit better.
"They played good, and we left some guys on."
Thomas Harding is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Hardball in the Rockies, and follow him on Twitter @harding_at_mlb. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Topic: Drs bedside manner
My dad has been seen by many doctors and is currently being treated by an oncologist from Baylor College of Medicine and one at Sacred Heart in Florida. His oncologist in Florida scheduled an appointment with a GI to assess whether there are problems with his stents.
When mom and dad went to the GI visit for stent evaluation he GI dr looked at my dad's last CT scan (April 08) and looked at my dad's stomach and decided to tell them that my dad was dying and did not have much to live. He said that the tumor was growing fast, that it was in his lungs, that he probably has till Nov 08 to live and that he should get close to his family and get his personal finances in order. This GI was very blunt and had no other information. He hadn't seen all the previous scans to which compare the April scan and he did not perform any tests.
The treating onocologist in Florida was upset over this GI visit as the only reason he was suppoed to see the GI was to get evaluated whether there are problems with the stent.
Neither of the dad's oncologists have confirmed that the cancer had masticized to lungs nor have they said that the cancer was growing fast. Dad is currently undergoing treatment wit Gemzar and has 1 or 2 treatments left of the 6 or 7 he's supposed to have.
The GI really upset my parents. And they are very sad. The have an appointment to see their oncologist tomorrow morning to discuss further and how to proceed with the stent eval.
I'm upset that with one data point the GI decided to tell my dad that he was basically a dead man.
Have any of you experienced this before?


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Apple Begins Selling $69 Lion USB Driveby Andrew Cunningham on 8/16/2011 9:30 AM EST
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pattycake0147 - Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - linkSo we have a $30 piece of software (Profit markup already included) and a $10 flash drive for $70. Sounds like typical Apple to me. Reply
ltcommanderdata - Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - linkI wonder if anyone has actually analyzed Lion's price point and determined whether they are making a profit on it? Apple's strategy has always been acknowledged to be focusing on the software to sell the hardware, since the hardware is where they have good profit margins. It wouldn't surprise me if $29 for Lion just covers the development costs or is even a lost leader. There is certainly software a lot less comprehensive than an entire OS selling for a lot more.
And physical products also have associated shipping and transportation costs. In Apple's case, their main concern is what better use of floor space can they be doing in Apple Stores. Apple is already phasing out most boxed software because they are comparatively low volume while taking up a lot of room. By stocking Lion USB keys, they are potentially losing revenue and profits compared to using that space to sell high volume iPhone 4 accessories for example. Reply
uhuznaa - Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - linkThis is silly. Even with the flash drive Lion is still cheap as far as OS upgrades go and prices anyway are "political" here -- Apple is trying to convince users to try and use their online store and the $30 price is just a carrot dangling before the customers.
And you're free to buy the $30 version, get a $5 flash drive and copy it over yourself.
The cost of the physical media never has much to do with the price you're paying in the end for digital content (or software). Reply
Mumrik - Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - link"Cheap as far as OS upgrades go"
I'm curious. Which OS upgrade prices would you be comparing to here? Apple's own? Reply
xype - Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - linkWindows Vista's upgrade to Windows 7, perhaps? Or is it that much bigger a leap than OS X 10.6 to 10.7? Reply
quiksilvr - Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - linkI think you answered your own question. Reply
xype - Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - link"So we have a $30 piece of software (Profit markup already included) and a $10 flash drive for $70. Sounds like typical Apple to me."
I wonder how you reacted to Windows 7 pricing. Did Microsoft get any flak for selling "basically the same Windows 7" in a black box for, er, a "premium"?
Without even knowing how much OS X Lion cost Apple to develop, comments like yours are just as naive as my Window 7 Ultimate example. Reply
sprockkets - Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - linkThe point is, why is a USB stick of the same OS available online $40 more, when the drive itself costs around $3 for apple?
And why not just a DVD for those who don't want to spend $70? Reply
KITH - Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - linkDo you really believe that there were no development costs involved in creating the extra features that the different versions of Windows have?
Besides development costs, there are also additional support requirements for those features, incurring continuing costs for the lifetime of the software. Reply
Bluestealth - Thursday, August 18, 2011 - linkActually Ultimate has Language Packs + Enterprise features.... honestly its really just to screw people who don't speak English, but its a feature right? Reply
bupkus - Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - linknot another Apple article!
"No comment" Reply
davepermen - Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - linkI really hope microsoft sells them for win8, too. I install all my os' by usb stick by now. Much faster, and much more handy than having a disk around. Even update-able.
Other than that, typical apple-can-make-money-out-of-everything. No comment there.
But at least, it's not a dvd or something. Reply
xype - Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - link"Given the company's push to digital downloads and its notorious stubbornness, Apple probably thinks we should be grateful to have the option at all."
Well, given how narcissistic Apple is, Apple probably thinks this article's author is a complete retard. You know. Probably. As far as companies "think". And as much as they can be characterized as "stubborn" because they do things differently than random article authors on the internet expect, and, surprisingly, are raking in billions of dollars.
Just sayin'. That's what Apple probably thinks. Reply
KITH - Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - linkLiterary term I'm coming up with is 'Personification'. I'm thinking I was looking for some other term but I suppose that will do.
Are you seriously criticizing the article or its writer for attributing 'thought' or 'stubbornness' to the Apple company? You do realize that the company is made up of people who think and are perfectly capable of being stubborn? Reply
name99 - Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - link"Given the company's push to digital downloads and its notorious stubbornness, Apple probably thinks we should be grateful to have the option at all."
Can we please keep the childish editorializing limited to DailyTech?
AnandTech is better than this sort of silly supposed "analysis". Reply


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The Jerde Partnership's design for the Konoha Mall in Hashimoto, Japan capitalizes on a bold, eco-centric presentation to capture the hearts and yen of area shoppers.
The Jerde Partnership's design for the Konoha Mall in Hashimoto, Japan capitalizes on a bold, eco-centric presentation to capture the hearts and yen of area shoppers.
With its leaf-shaped trellises, skylights and indoor/outdoor design, the Konoha Mall in Hashimoto, Japan is a prime example of the country's eco-friendly focus on sustainability and the interconnection between man and nature. The 900,000-square-foot project, designed by the Jerde Partnership and expected to draw six million visitors annually, recently opened for the first time to a crowd of 90,000 people.
The mall is the Jerde Partnership's 12th project in Japan in 15 years, and their fifth collaboration with developer Fukuoka Jisho. Located adjacent to a large park that houses a shrine surrounded by cherry blossom trees, the beautiful landscape and the population's general sensitivities toward nature served as the inspiration for building a mall as an eco-leisure destination. According to the Jerde Partnership's executive vice president, Richard Poulos, this meant focusing on two principals: clientele and context, with eco-leisure representing an organic, ecological experience within the mall itself.
Three major courts make up the structure, with large skylights bringing natural light into the indoor spaces. One end houses discount stores, the other end features a marketplace and the food court is in the center. The juxtaposition of the skylights, positioned in a well, along with the graphic design, creates the impression of light filtering down through a canopy of trees, says Poulos. "Lower ceiling heights along the common area balloon up into this fabulous spiraling ceiling that draws your attention up into the 'hole' in the roof." A third of the mall is outdoors, connected to the structure by a set of doors.
Leaf-shaped trellises, representing a life symbol and inspired by the trees in the adjacent park, are found on the upper levels of the mall. They house solar panels as part of the eco-friendly design. "These solar collectors can either provide energy for the project itself or kick back into the local network," says Poulos. "The recycling within this project is rather extensive. There's also rainwater harvesting, which can be used later for irrigation of the landscaping during the more arid time of the year, in addition to a sustainable products checklist, including concrete mixtures and use of products like low-flow plumbing and low-energy lighting."
Konoha Mall utilizes natural ventilation to save energy and improve indoor air quality, and was built with local and regional materials to cut down on carbon expenditures. The transit-oriented developed is also directly connected to the subway system, reducing the need for automotive transportation.
It's an ambitious, visually striking project, and just what one should expect from the Jerde Partnership. According to Poulos, the company specializes in creating a rich sensory experience in their projects, which it accomplishes through design and meticulous attention to detail.
"Our firm is very good at understanding the pleasurable emotions that people can have, ranging from being in a very calm, relaxed environment to the 'Wow!' effect, where somebody is shocked in a good way, or something at the end causes interest or discovery to pull people through," he says. "There's an economic reason to do this. If you psychologically draw people through a project, it's good from a retail point of view. The three major courts in this mall each have a little bit different feel. We pay attention to creating a variety of emotional responses within a project because the variety is what makes people feel good and causes them to come back. All of our projects have a bold statement or big idea coupled with smaller, more intimate environments so that different people feel differently on different days."
Konoha Mall combines Japan's connection to nature with a landscape that lends itself to social interaction. Poulos says this was achieved by creating "subtle spaces where people can gather in a natural way." The mall is designed to encourage foot traffic, while at the same time allowing for individual and collective space.
"That's a signature of what we do in our projects," says Poulos. "Our places are intended to reinforce social gathering in addition to the consumption, and if we can hold people there longer, the consumption is increased. That's why our projects attract a lot of people."
Konoha Mall
2-27-2, Hashimoto
Nishi-ku Fukuoka
Fukuoka Prefecture 819-0031
+81 92-407-2800
The Jerde Partnership
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Last night, a double of moon and sharp lace bark leaves
Paul Skinner
Well it's one of those nights uploaded and gone where the hell to is anyones guess. Have taken a few deep breaths and used common language. To cut a short story , shorter. Shot this tonight , dismal night for super moon .break in clouds yay hallelujah ! Bummer reflection on lens , two moons, crappy . Used the extend of my manual setting knowledge. Lens 75-300. Did i position the camera badly or used wrong settings ?
Last night, a double of moon and sharp lace bark leaves
Good catch,(like cricket or baseball )
Yesterdays try (Late arvo/early evening), it took a while , camera on tripod by this shrub ,focused on leaves , then moon etc. Leaves were not as focused as what i wished.. Certainly photoshopped in the layer situation and sharpening etc.
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Here's my effort from the weekend.
Bloody shutter-release battery ran out and camera/70-200mm & 1.4x TC bit heavy for my aging tripod, causing the pic to be a wee bit less than optimal fully zoomed, so a good degree of clarity/sharpness manipulation in Lightroom...
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Great megamoon shots everyone! Didnt expect to see any from chc!
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Very bright moon last night. Cold though, so couldn't be bothered shooting it!
Nikon D750, D7100 and stuff
Got a couple...
...and the moon by itself...
...and then, early this morning...
...and a few that were facing the opposite direction...
...and three seperate planes...
Wow great stuff stic!
Those are what I was hoping to see, great with the turbines and all! Plane shots are cool, I'd crop most of the bottoms off and make them panorama looking.
Absolutely top shots Stic ! I too really like the wind turbines shots and never even thought about taking any shots of the reflecting light on the other side ..very cool
Auckland was predictably cloudy at the wrong times.
Not bad Steve, the multiple exposure one is cool.
My first time posting here, so apologies in advance for any errors. (The double post of picture is to get larger size) Above is 2 exposures merged. Below is the night before after the damn clouds cleared:
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I Just Have Cameras and Stuff
http://arthurhh.500px.com/ http://photos.tokoroa.info/ mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com don't have an Artistic Eye - I have a Technical Bent & a love of GadgetsGive an Artist a box of different sized colour blocks and he will create an art work; give me the same box and I will sort it by colour and then size :)
My shot of the SuperMoon.. Cheers
Hi Paul Skinner, welcome.
I like the weird alien landing that first one seems to portray. Second is certainly crisp, looks like the moon!
Like yours too Mr Light, nice with the soft blue halo of cloud. Bit more mood than just the jet black I feel.
I came across this moon shot from last November which is pretty close to apogee, making it the anti-Supermoon (? Lex Luthor Moon)
It's a pity I didn't have a better shot from the weekend but you can still see the difference in size. Same camera, lens and file resolution. Photoshop ruler says 14% difference in size.
Perigrine moon, Rotorua Sunday evening
Interesting Steve!
Lovely shot Trish, great colour!
Great job all! Now lets see who scores a copy of the next issue of D-Photo; vote for your favourite Supermoon shooter.
Ok so first time here. Found the supermoon frustrating but did some shots on Saturday and some on Sunday. Now looking at buying longer lens (any excuse)
Anyways here are 2 I liked, the museum had help from photoshop
Great marina shot with the reflection on the water.
And I really like the museum shot.


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Topic: Husband newly diganosed
In late May my husband started feeling fluish and it wouldn't go away. Then he got jaundiced and ended up in ER on Memorial Day. They did an ultrasound and a CT scan and found a mass on his liver. After that he went to his VA doctor and they did a biopsy. What they found was moderate differentiated cholangiocarcinoma of right lobe of the liver and right bile duct and right common bile duct, Bismuth classification type 3, T3 Nx Mo stage 3, unresectable. The doctor said he has about a year to live. With chemo (which he is trying even though they tell him he only has a slim chance it will work) he could add weeks or months but not much longer.
He served in the Marines in Vietnam in 1967/68. After being in Vietnam for about 10½ months, he was at Yankee Station in Con Tien on the DMZ and a mortar round landed and went off near him in his foxhole. He was unconscious for five days on the USS Repose hospital ship. Then he was sent to Hong Kong and then he spent a few weeks at Great Lakes Naval Hospital in Illinois before being sent home. He got service-connected Hep C and went through treatment for that for 48 weeks from 9/2002 to8/2003. Now this has shown up and we believe it is from liver flukes that have lived in his bile duct since Vietnam. I have been reading about a lot of Vietnam vets coming down with this type of cancer now.
I am grateful to find and be a part of this group and know that I will be on this site a lot in the future trying to cope and find out how best to help my husband.