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Introduction and OverviewÂ
For those of you who have been following me on sites such as RootzWiki and Wixgadget for the past few months, you know that a big part of my Android life is custom ROMs, as I love testing them out and reviewing them. However, I tend to be foolish and keep on going for the Motorola devices, knowing when I'm purchasing them that I'm buying a locked-down bootloader device. I don't know how this happens, maybe I'm just a sucker for Sanjay Jha's Indian accent.
Ever since developer CVPCS first achieved 2nd-init on Motorola devices, every known Motorola developer has been spending a huge amount of time trying to get AOSP fully booting and functional on their respective device. Today I'd like to give props to one of my favorite developers, Hashcode, and bring the AndroidSPIN community my first ROM review, which is sure to be the first of many. It's called: Ice Cream Sandwich.
Yes, when Ice Cream Sandwich first came out, many Motorola rooters thought that ICS would never reach their devices. The DROID 3 community was one of the groups, as we didn't achieve root until DjrBliss came up with a clever exploit. But now, Hashcode has gotten his CyanogenMod9 Kang ROM into alpha stage, with most of the important things working such as phone calls, 3G Data, WiFi, and text messages.
But enough of me babbling. Let's get on to the full ROM review!
Table of Contents
1. Features
2. Stability and Speed
3. Battery Life
4. Bugs
5. Conclusion
6. Download and Source Links
1. Features
Since Motorola devices are severely limited, you might think that this is a strictly stripped down version of Ice Cream Sandwich. Nope, what you are getting here is the full ICS experience, down to Power+Volume Down snapshot trick, all thanks to Hashcode.
-Some preloaded apps that come with the ROM are: BluetoothSCO App, Wireless Tether, FM Radio, FM Transmitter, DSP Manager, and Terminal Emulator. All other Google Apps you need to flash manually, just like with any other CM-Kang ROM.
-Fully functional Lockscreen with option to open Camera app-except Camera doesn't work.
-Phone is useable in both GSM and CDMA, with 3G Data, Phone calls, and Text Messages working.
-WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth all work! Happy day.
-Working Audio
-Working Hardware Acceleration
-Working Rotation with Working Hardware and Software Keyboard
-All your Ice Cream Sandwich App Goodness
-Notification Power Widgets built-into the Notification Bar
-ICS Multitasking
2. Speed and Stability
As I mention in all my ROM Reviews, Speed is crucial to the ROM. Without speed, the device will fail to perform. And if the device fails to perform, that will render the device useless.
Again, since the ROM is still in Alpha-stage, I'm sorry to say that you will encounter stutters on this ROM that don't appear on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus 4G LTE. Sometimes when you're in the middle of an operation such as flicking through all your apps in your App Drawer, the stock Launcher will automatically crash and force close, which gets on my nerves sometimes. Hashcode has stated in his recent changelog, however, that he will be switching from the stock Launcher2 to CyanogenMod's Trebuchet Launcher. His changelog can be found here. Other features such as pinch-to-zoom work flawlessly in the browser, and window animations fail to disappoint.
You'll also be getting your revamped Ice Cream Sandwich Google Apps, with all of them redesigned in every possible way. To me, the best looking app is the new GMail app, and fortunately enough, it's extremely stable in this Alpha ROM.
You won't see any changes in Quadrant Standard, but as always, take benchmarks with a grain of salt. Heck, the Galaxy Nexus only has a Quadrant score of 1600, yet you don't see it lagging do you?
3. Battery Life
Update 5:46PM 12/30/11- So after getting some harsh criticism (sad face) about the Battery Life section of this review, I've been hearing that battery life can range depending on how you install the ROM. Make sure you wipe your dalvik cache as well, and reboot your device twice every day. Here's some words of advice pulled directly from Hashcode's blogspot:
6-8 hour battery life? Battery life isn't great and it probably shouldn't be with all of the dalvik heap loading and unloading in the Launcher. There might be some specific issues w/ media playing for longer amounts of time, etc. But, I'd need to do some debug/testing. For me, I get through the day fairly easily with moderate use: hour+ screen time, 30min to an hour of phone calls, web use, twitter, xabber, email.
So it looks like Hashcode doesn't like the results I'm getting either. Fear not, in his next Alpha (or maybe Beta?) ROM I'll be sure to completely wipe my device and start from scratch and see if I get different results.
One downside to the ROM is that the battery life isn't the greatest. I hate to say it because of all the hard work that Hashcode has done on this ROM, but I feel like it needs to be said before any of you guys start calling me at 3 in the morning telling me that your phone died in the middle of the night and didn't wake you up in the morning. On average with this ROM, I was only able to pull 6-8 hours on Moderate use. That's worse than 4G LTE phones! You'll see some screenshots down below of what "moderate-use" really is, and what kind of battery life you should be expecting if you decide to load up this ROM. However, if you dont' use your Droid 3 as your daily driver and leave this phone on standby, you'll see great battery life, as you can tell from the 3rd screenshot.
As you can see from the Screenshots above, Battery Life on this device isn't the greatest, and if you truly decide to load this ROM up, you should expect to charge your device 3-4 times every day. Battery Life will fluctuate massively depending on your signal strength, usage, and if you're on WiFi or not. However, I understand where the issues in battery life come from as this is still in Alpha-stage, and that Droid 3 rooters should be happy we even have someone like Hashcode who got this booting.
4. BugsÂ
Now, with any ROM, there are always bugs to squash. Since this ROM is in alpha, there are quite a bit more then we would like. However, the awesome thing about the Android community is that we tend to kill these bugs fairly fast, and without any big problems.
Here is an excerpt of what is currently not working, directly pulled from developer Hashcode's blogspot page:
- The camera, and several video codecs. They rely on a device which isn't present in our kernel: "/dev/ion". I'm looking at re-writing it against our memory management unit. Will take some time.
- Wifi Tether is broken at the moment and needs debugging
- Voice recognition needs debugging / fixes
- Data usage stats are "stubbed" in so that only the total will show, not the per app break down.  Needs kernel module fix.
- Dock Audio hasn't been added to the build (I need to decompile the app and rewrite it)
- HDMI support hasn't been added to the build (same as above and then troubleshoot through the hwcomposer).
The big thing on this list, to me, is probably the camera and video codecs. I personally don't use HDMI and mirroring that much, I see it more as a novelty then anything else. Also, WiFi tethering (although baked into the ROM), is currently not working as well.
To keep up-to-date on what Hashcode is doing to help make this ROM better, visit his changelog which can be found here.
5. Conclusion
In conclusion, although this ROM does have its downsides, it still has its upsides, such as being the first AOSP ICS ROM available for the Motorola Droid 3. It doesn't have stellar battery life, speed, or a working camera, but it's still capable enough to be used as a daily driver. Google Apps perform exceptionally well on the device, and overall, playing with the ROM was an enjoyment. Any Droid 3 users who haven't tried this out should definitely give it a go. You can always go back, which is the beauty of both Android and Hashcode's Safe System.
However, if you're looking for more AOSP functionality and are willing to go onto a older version of Android, check out Hashcode's CM7-Kang ROM which can be found on his website. It's on "HOLD" for now as he's working on ICS, but nonetheless, it's still a great ROM.
6. Download and Source Links
1. Download the ROM and Google Apps, leave it in .zip format, and place it in your SD Card (Internal or External are both fine)
2. Turn off your Droid 3 and reboot into Safestrap Recovery (press menu at the splash screen)
3. Scroll down to Safe system, and turn it on.
4. Once Safe System is turned on, Wipe data/cache and Format your system.
5. Install the ROM .zip
6. Install Google Apps
7. Reboot! You're done!
Source Links
Hashcode's Blog, where he keeps everything Droid 3 can be found here.
Hashcode's Changelog for this ROM can be found here.
The latest download for his ROM can be found here.
CyanogenMod's HomePage can be found here.
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Situated in Jericho, this hotel is 0.7 mi (1.2 km) from NYCB Theatre at Westbury and within 3 mi (5 km) of Cantiague Park and Broadway Mall. The Space at Westbury and The College at Old Westbury are also within 3 mi (5 km).
Hotel Features
This smoke-free hotel features an indoor pool, a 24-hour fitness center, and a 24-hour business center. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, coffee/tea in a common area, conference rooms, and concierge services are onsite.
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All 80 rooms provide conveniences like microwaves and coffee makers, plus free WiFi and LCD TVs with cable channels. Free newspapers, free local calls, and hair dryers are among the other amenities that guests will find.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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Hampton Inn Jericho - Westbury features an indoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center. Wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary. A 24-hour business center is on site. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. Event facilities measuring 738 square feet (66 square meters) include conference space. This business-friendly hotel also offers multilingual staff, gift shops/newsstands, and coffee/tea in a common area. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
Hampton Inn Jericho - Westbury is a smoke-free property.
- 24-hour fitness facilities
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- Total number of rooms - 80
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
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- Coffee/tea in common areas
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- Express check-in
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- Gift shops or newsstand
- Grocery/convenience store
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- Multilingual staff
- Luggage storage
- Conference space size (meters) - 66
- Number of meeting rooms - 2
- 24-hour business center
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- Free self parking
- Smoke-free property
- Indoor pool
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Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
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- Rollaway/extra beds available
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- Refrigerator (on request)
- Microwave
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
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Room Amenities
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
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- Phone
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- Refrigerator (on request)
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- Private bathroom
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- Iron/ironing board
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Check-in time starts at 3 PM
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- Kids stay free! Children 17 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
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- Free cribs (infant beds)!
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What the hell is going on.
Merck has shut down their website. Warnings are becoming alarming.
Should I quit . Should I stay on Propecia.
Is this drug gonna make my life depressing.
To tell you the truth I'm scared after taking the drug for 5 or 6 years.
Are you people even considering quitting?
Talk about it changing your brain.
Does anyone really know?
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Stuxnet and the Paradigm Shift in Cyber Warfare
A Brief History of the Stuxnet Worm Including Its Targets, the Initial Findings, Possible Creators of the Worm and Its Effects
Outside of what the media is reporting, the impacts of Stuxnet on the way governments across the world handle cyber warfare is speculation. It is not often to the benefit of nations to advertise what steps they are taking in their own security or actions taken to prepare for war, and this holds true for war in cyberspace as well. Cyber warfare is a hot topic right now, in part to Stuxnet, and opens up many new attack vectors and vulnerabilities to governments that they are undoubtedly exploring.
What Is Next?
Stuxnet has been part of an intense debate in the cyber community as to whether or not it is the most advanced malware ever created. However, it is generally accepted that Stuxnet is incredibly advanced and impressive; in the future, though, the malware will only be considered advanced for its time. Cyberspace is a quickly evolving domain that takes innovation and information from people all over the world to turn out impressive technology. Although Stuxnet has shaken the community in terms of its nature and feature set, we have to look at what's next in cyber warfare so that we are not caught off guard.
Researchers at the data security company Imperva released predictions that in 2011 we will see more state-sponsored cyber-attacks. They have stated that there will be more advanced persistent threats like Stuxnet that build upon the techniques and concepts from the commercial hacking community.17 What we are essentially seeing is technology that is impressive and dangerous, but in its youth. Just as the F-4 fighter jet was impressive during the Vietnam War, it is nowhere near as advanced as the F-22 fighter jet of today.
Not only will we see more state-sponsored attacks in cyberspace, but we also will also see more non-state attacks from groups possessing powerful technology and software. In February 2011, the hacking group Anonymous, affiliated with Wikileaks, claimed possession of and then released a copy of the Stuxnet worm. The worm itself, as described earlier, is very precise and poses little threat to anyone else. However, the worm can be broken into two parts: the weapon system and the payload. The weapon system is the part of the worm's code that allowed it to gain access into computer systems and networks, whereas the payload is the part of the code that modified and attacked the PLCs of the Iranian nuclear facility. It is theoretically possible to modify the Stuxnet worm to have a different payload while still taking advantage of the weapon system. This would mean that the Stuxnet worm could gain access into computers all over the world that were not properly patched against it and have whatever effects the programmers desired. These effects could include stealing corporate secrets, stealing personal information from individuals and even targeting other SCADA systems, including oil refineries and water filtration plants. The Stuxnet worm will eventually be outdone by a new contender, but the threats posed and inspired by Stuxnet and its variants will be around for years to come.
The Paradigm Shift
Cyber warfare is new relative to traditional warfare, but it has been around years before Stuxnet. However, Stuxnet has changed the face of the cyber community around the world. It not only showed just how vulnerable even large governments are to cyber-attacks, but also how quickly a cyber-attack could take place while remaining undetected for so long. The allure to corporations and nation-states alike to conduct cyber-based attacks and espionage is great. The Stuxnet worm was a demonstration to groups and nation-states, both those who were planning to invest in cyber warfare and those who were not, that cyber warfare lacks much of the normal attribution and the high financial and political costs usually associated with traditional warfare. To those groups and nation-states that were not investing a significant amount in cyber warfare, the threat of catastrophic loses echoed across the deserts of Iran and into the fiber that connects the world.
Stuxnet has had an impact on politics and the federal budget, been used as the inspiration and justification for cyber police units with tremendous power over the Internet and freedom of speech in Iran, and has been publicly released with the intent of modification by powerful groups such as Anonymous. In addition, it has unquestionably inspired other governments and groups to develop their own cyber weapons, as well as increase defenses on their networks. On a larger international scale, the Russian ambassador to NATO, Dmitry Rogozin, said that NATO should investigate Stuxnet, as it was "very toxic, very dangerous" and "could lead to a new Chernobyl."18 Cyber warfare has changed.
The public's knowledge on cyber warfare has also changed due to Stuxnet. In the months following the public release of information on Stuxnet, it was nearly impossible to turn on the nightly news, access news websites or escape Internet forums talking about the worm. The vulnerability of governments also has left a sense of serious vulnerability to many civilians about their personal information and assets. If a worm as powerful as Stuxnet could have been created to infiltrate extremely secretive and protected security measures around a nuclear facility, then it was more than theoretically possible that a worm could be designed or reverse-engineered to easily access banking information and personal details of millions of people around the world. When people of a nation do not feel secure, they look to their government to protect them; if the government cannot, then the people look towards change in the government. Stuxnet could have had much more drastic effects and a much more costly outcome. It was a wake-up call to those operating in cyberspace and to those who never before thought they would have to be concerned with it.
Stuxnet also raises the question of how non-state actors will be viewed in cyberspace in the future. If Stuxnet were launched from a non-state actor, for example, a corporation, what implications would it have for the non-state actor's home nation and how would Iran react? If a non-state actor launches a cyber-attack of the magnitude of Stuxnet and possibly one with more damaging effects, including a nuclear meltdown, would the nation under attack consider it an act of war? Would the non-state actor be held responsible by its home nation, and if so, to what extent? These questions are not easy to answer, but now must be addressed.
Stuxnet has caused a paradigm shift in cyber warfare and changed the way nations, corporations and we as citizens view cyber warfare. This is just the beginning of a new era of warfare that will only become more invasive and costly to each of us.
Robert M. Lee is an officer in the United States Air Force; however this paper and his views do not constitute an endorsement by or opinion of the Air Force or Department of Defense.
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Civil Defence cellphone alerting project funded
Civil Defence cellphone alerting project funded
New operating spending of $250,000 in 2014/15 will develop a business case for the possible introduction of a telecommunications-based public alerting system to warn people of impending emergencies, Civil Defence Minister Nikki Kaye says.
"This project is about reaching large numbers of people quickly, through cellphone alerts, to save lives in civil defence emergencies. By using a separate cellphone channel, the technology could reach specific geographical areas without causing communications congestion," Ms Kaye says.
"Time can be crucial in some major emergencies. For example, following an earthquake that presented an immediate tsunami threat, a cellphone alerting system could be used to warn quickly those in the most dangerous zones.
"New Zealand doesn't have a standard public alerting system that has coverage right across the country. It makes sense to look at taking advantage of advances in technologies to increase our public alerting coverage and preparedness for natural disasters.
"Other countries utilising cellphone text technology to issue public alerts about emergencies include Australia, the USA, the Netherlands and Israel.
"It is important that there continues to be a range of methods of emergency public alerting from sirens, to all forms of media. I believe this could be an important complementary addition to ensure people have adequate warning in the event of a major emergency.
"The Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management will work closely with telecommunication providers and local authorities on this business case. Funding to implement public alerting technology through cellphone alerting, should the business case be supported, would require agreement through a subsequent Budget process."


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These are the heroes that help make this contest happen – lot's of love goes to:
Head of Jury
Beegle – participates in the production of independant cinema, mainly as an Editor. The last short film he edited, El Tiempo del Agua, has won 3 awards and was shown at 16 film festivals worldwide. He holds a degree in Film Studies, and a certificate in Film Scriptwriting. Professionally, he has been part of the games industry for 8 years, most of the time in positions like cinematics editor, narrative designer and camera specialist.
Outside work, Beegle leads a local film society focused on documentaries and international cinema, since 2008. He is also an alumni from 2014 edition of the 90to5 Editing Challenge, where he received an honorable mention for his edit of Battleship Potemkin.
Beegle's links: LinkedIn | Film Society | IMDb-Profile | Facebook
Film Rights Collector
David – contributed quite a few edits to the 90to5 Editing Challenge as The Wad, including the grand prize winning edit of Night of the Living Dead. Other than that he's just plain awesome.
David's links: T-Shirt Shop | LinkedIn
Addie – participated in the 90to5 Editing Challenge 2015 with Last Woman on Earth. Other than that she's plain awesome.
Addie's links: Facebook
Damone – participated in the 90to5 Editing Challenge 2016 with Masters of the Universe (1987) and other edits, because as he says, he loves video editing.
Damone's links: Facebook | Youtube
Call for Entries Clip Producers
Sofia Mellino
Script writer – Video editor – Postproduction supervisor – Subtitles.
Sofia Mellino is licensed in Audio-vision, in Image Post-production orientation, at Lanús National University (UNLa). She discovers her passion is audio-visual editing, so she decides to specialize on this role and be part of the Argentine Association of Audio-visual Editors (EDA). In 2014 she wins Best International from a "View from here, British Council Film Competition" for her audio-visual "UKan". In 2015 she wins Best Edit Award 1st place with a re-edit of M (1931) at the "90to5 Edit Challenge" At the present time, her documentary thesis "Revolutionize education, being a student nowadays" has won 2º place for best student documentary at the International Image Festival (FINI) of the city Hidalgo, México. Also, she is a contestant of the NASA International Challenge with her experimental audio-visual "Spacium Inter Nos" in collaboration with Panther Panther, a visual musician from Bristol, UK.
"Montage/Editing is my passion. It's when I edit that I find myself completely. When I can tell and model stories that try to reach the audience and make them feel and be reflected in the material that they are watching."
Sofia's links: LinkedIn | Vimeo
Natalia Soledad Sánchez
Script supervisor – Director – Camera 2.
Natalia's link: LinkedIn
Leandro Ezequiel Romero
Camera 1 – 1st Director Assistant – VFX Compositor / 2D & 3D Animator
Leandro's link: LinkedIn
Ramiro Franqueira
Sound recording – Sound editor
Ramiro's link: LinkedIn
Nicolas Gimenez
Lights engineer – 2nd Director Assistant
Stringed Disco Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Footage from www.videoblocks.com
Volunteers on past challenges
Daniel – As an expert in digital technologies, specially audiovisual, software and the web, and with a strong knowing of the arts, writing and cinema, I have succeeded in working with multiple objectives, matters and people, producing, making, teaching, researching and writing about them. A curious spirit, an always hungry need for learning and the novelty, and a natural capacity of combine dissimilar things have bring me to deepen in several subjects, to search and find new solutions and ways of doing, from different points of view, bringing new light to all the projects I work on. – WordPress Manager & Editor in Chief
Daniel's links: LinkedIn | Vimeo
Fabrizio – participated in the 90to5 Editing Challenge 2015 with The Good Girl and won the audience award. Other than that he's plain awesome.
Fabrizio's links: LinkedIn | Website | Facebook
Fernanda – Argentinian. IT Technician. Sound Technician. Student of Audiovision at the National University of Lanùs.
Fernanda's links: Vimeo


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Student Activities Forms and Documents
Below are forms and documents used frequently by the Office of Student Activities:
Application for Student Organization
Club/Organization Budget Proposal
Club/Organization Membership Roster
Request for Expenditure of Student Activities Funds
Submit at least one month prior to the event date in order to utilize any student activities funds allocated by the College for your club. Purchases must be made in advance of planned events. In addition, if this is a request for funds not officially allocated to your club by the College, please attach a cover letter that outlines the reason this expenditure was not included in the annual budget request, fundraising events planned to help offset the cost, any additional pertinent information, etc. Exceptions are rare, since each organization is allocated funds each fiscal year.
Student Activities Check Request Form
To be used for reimbursement from individual club accounts. Club members cannot be reimbursed from student activities funds. Student activities funds must be utilized in advance of an event.
Student Activities Deposit Form
Student Emergency Fund Application and Guidelines
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For years, when I was a growth-stock trader, I bought into the notion that proper use of technicals and market timing were the only things necessary to grow wealth in the stock market. Among the particular crowd I was associated with, Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) was something to be mocked and incorrectly termed "buy and hold."
These days, I've become an MPT convert. When helping our clients stay retired, it's really not a good idea to be trading in and out of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) or Proto Labs (PRLB). Instead of betting that chart patterns will yield the hoped-for results (based upon absolutely no empirical research, just anecdotal occurrences), it's wiser to construct portfolios using various asset classes, and based on expected returns.
In recent columns, I have been discussing risk. One key factor of investing risk is the "randomness of returns." What does that mean? Over the short term and the long term, asset classes behave differently. That sounds pretty obvious, but the idea is brought home by not focusing solely on the S&P 500.
Sure, that's a popular index of large-cap U.S. stocks, and our clients have exposure there. But it's impossible to know which years the S&P will be up or down. Most investors would throw in the towel at that point, rationalizing that "it's impossible to beat the market." Either that, or they would put on their trading hats, and try to figure out which stocks will outpace the index. (As if that mattered, but that's another topic, for another day.)
But there are other investments besides the S&P. Diversified portfolios combining various investments can smooth out choppy returns. Given the U.S. financial media's obsession with the S&P 500 and the DJIA, it can be easy to overlook the myriad investing opportunities.
But data clearly show that other assets perform well when U.S. large-caps are languishing, and vice versa. Portfolios that incorporate various investments are tailored to weather extreme returns.
But what traders with a "beat the market" mentality don't realize: Investors seeking to accumulate wealth for their non-working years must be willing to accept fluctuations in their investment value today. Historically, stocks have tended to offer higher returns, but with greater fluctuations in value than fixed-income investments. Understanding the long-term behavior -- i.e. fluctuations -- in various asset classes may help investors manage expectations and develop corresponding strategies.


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A BASINGSTOKE woman has an incredible connection to one of America's greatest presidents – Abraham Lincoln.
Eunice Eagle is distantly related to the 16th American president who was in office between 1861 and 1865. Her brother was even invited to Springfield Illinois because of his blood ties and his remarkable resemblance to the famous Civil War statesman who helped to abolish slavery.
The family are descendants of John Lincoln, whose relatives emigrated to America in the seventeenth century and into which family Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809.
Eunice said: "We have always known that we were related to Abraham Lincoln. It is enormously complicated but we have family trees showing how we are all related.
"It's certainly a talking point, and I watched the recent film about Lincoln with great interest."
Her brother Martin Battelley was invited to the US in 1970 when he was 32. He addressed the Senate and "did all sorts of lovely things" according to Mrs Eagle, who lives in Shakespeare Road, Popley.
The 78-year-old great-grandmother said she had taken a three-week trip to the country in 1995 and felt "incredibly proud" of her family ties with Lincoln.
She said: "I did feel very proud standing there, looking at the White House and knowing that I had a connection to it.
"It was a wonderful trip and I still have friends today that I met when I was in America."
Eunice's mother was born in Swanton Morley, the Norfolk village where John Lincoln and his descendants have lived for centuries, and Eunice herself was brought up in the village of Dereham, just a few miles away.
She moved to Basingstoke in 1962 when her then-husband began work at AWE Aldermaston, but many of her close family remain in the Norfolk area.
Lincoln – the subject of a new Oscar nominated film starring Daniel Day-Lewis – has no direct living descendents, due to a series of tragedies and unmarried descendants.
Only one of his children, Robert, lived to adulthood, and while Robert had three children, only a few gave him grandchildren. Lincoln's last direct descendant passed away in 1984.


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This article was published 18/1/2014 (1311 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
A fundraiser for Heritage Minister Shelly Glover raised some eyebrows in Winnipeg's arts community and has prompted some predictably harsh words from her likely Liberal challenger.
Brian Bowman, chairman of the Winnipeg Art Gallery board, said he received an invitation to Thursday night's cocktail party but was double-booked. Had his schedule been clear, though, it's unlikely he would have attended.
"I felt it wouldn't be appropriate," Bowman said.
Many people in Winnipeg's arts community were invited to the party, but it wasn't clear whether the event was a meet-and-greet with the new minister or a partisan fundraiser, he said.
Though Bowman has been affiliated with the Conservative party in the past, he said he tries hard to keep his politics separate from his non-partisan role as chairman of the WAG board.
"Blurring those two roles, I just didn't feel comfortable," said Bowman, who will likely run for mayor of Winnipeg.
Others criticized the fundraiser as a violation of federal conflict-of-interest guidelines, and Glover has since distanced herself from the event and returned the donations.
In a statement, Glover's office said the fundraiser was organized by the riding association, not the MP, who attended thinking she would be meeting with her riding association and other constituents.
The event was hosted by former federal candidate Ken Cooper, who has ties to Winnipeg's arts community as a member of the Winnipeg Art Gallery Foundation board and a supporter of the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre. An invitation from Cooper, obtained by CTV News, said guests at the reception would be primarily members of Winnipeg's cultural community, who would have a chance to meet Glover and offer their views.
Guests were asked to donate $50 to the riding association. But following questions from CTV reporters who confronted Glover at the party about the ethics of soliciting donations from people reliant on her department for funding, Glover instructed the riding association to return the donations. And she asked the association to avoid similar situations in the future.
"Given the fact that some of the attendees have dealings with the Department of Canadian Heritage, the minister decided that any conflicts of interest -- real or apparent -- must not occur," wrote Glover's spokesman, Mike Storeshaw.
Glover wrote to the federal conflict-of-interest and ethics commissioner to alert her of the situation and the steps Glover took to deal with it.
Liberal MP Ralph Goodale and New Democrat Charlie Angus both said Friday the fundraiser was improper. And city Coun. Dan Vandal, Glover's likely Liberal challenger in St. Boniface, said the same Saturday.
"I think it's clearly a case of conflict of interest and completely inappropriate," Vandal said. "I'm happy the media caught her red-handed. Otherwise it would have just kept going."
Vandal said he spoke to several people from the arts and culture sector who were uncomfortable about the invitation but felt compelled to attend for fear of damaging relations with the minister responsible for arts funding.
Federal conflict-of-interest rules forbid cabinet ministers from soliciting funds from anyone who has lobbied or is likely to lobby the minister's department.
— with files from The Canadian Press


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Warrior Class
"...may be the best thing I've seen on stage in Atlanta in years." — Eleanor Ringel Cater, Atlanta Business Chronicle
"...seems cut from the same cloth as House of Cards...feels like a successful fusion of live theater and compelling television." — Curt Holman, Creative Loafing
"The brilliant set design...perfectly echoes the shifting, unfixed, and often indeterminate power dynamics between the three characters." — Andrew Alexander, ArtsATL
Discovered by the Alliance Theatre in the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition's second year, Kenneth Lin has become one of the most widely commissioned and produced Asian-American writers in America. He is also making waves in other media – he is a writer on the Emmy-winning Netflix series House of Cards.
In this critically acclaimed new political drama described by the New York Times as "absorbing," a potential political star is being groomed for a big race in New York City. But a former girlfriend might tarnish this young politico's sterling reputation if a political fixer can't find her price. A thriller of a play written with an astute and blisteringly contemporary eye for dialogue that contains surprises up to the final curtain, this wonderful play will keep you on the edge of your seat.


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S/Sgt Edwin "MIKE" Elliott, WW II/ MTO (DNB 10 May, 1944)
1944 — Corsica
Edwin MIKE Elliott was born in 1920 in Kentucky. He enlisted directly into the Army Air Corps from Coles County, CP Grant, Illinois on 29 Oct. 1941. Mike had completed 2 years of high school and was still single at Enlistment. (36303616).......... S/Sgt Mike was with the 57th Bomb Wing HQ and on a Courier ship B-25 # 42-53371 "Deathwind" on 10 May, 1944 when bad weather caused the pilot to become off course and the ship crashed into the Mountains of Corsica, killing everyone aboard. A sad and tragic accident, it was a Mail Delivery and also carried a Red Cross Lady.
S/Sgt Edwin "Mike" Elliott (Elliott, Edwin (NMI), S/Sgt, HQ 57th BW - DNB) /Elliot photo
Wednesday, 10 May 1944
HQ 57th BW: Extracts from Missing Air Crew Report # 16458: Plane B-25 type AP was on a routine training flight, en route to Ghisonaccia, Corsica, on 10 May 1944 when it crashed into a mountain near Sartene, Corsica. A/C No. 42-53371 "Death Wind" (MACR-16458 - crashed into mountain) (formerly 447th BS ship) P Geerlings, Lewis J., Capt, HQ 57th BW - KNB CP Fletcher, Ray F., 1Lt, HQ 57th BW - KNB PAX Elliott, Edwin (NMI), S/Sgt, HQ 57th BW - KNB PAX Chapin, Carolyn, American Red Cross - KNB PAX Loring, Richard H., PFC, HQ 57th BW - KNB None None None
Barbi Ennis Connolly, 321stBG Historian and 57th BW Researcher, this ship was my Dad/Edward C Ennis' main Combat Ship before she was retired into the Courier Service.


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The life of a reporter is eventful to say the least. Depending on the story, the job can even get dangerous.
Linda Carson was reporting on the Manatee County Fair in Palmetto, Florida, while surrounded by goats. She was attempting to inform the public on how kids were raising goats when one of the goats gave her a little bump.
He must not have agreed with what she was saying or he didn't like her turning her back on him. Not only that, she put her butt in his face. Her butt must've looked like a big bull's eye because he surely used it for target practice.
Check it out. We were only worried about what she fell in. Yikes!
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LONDON (Oct. 20)
The Board of Deputies of British Jews has a plan drafted for countering the Arab boycott and is waiting only until it understands the wishes of the Israel Government in this matter to begin "fighting like the devil" against the Arab economic campaign against Israel and Jewish businessmen everywhere.
In a report to a meeting of the Board today, John Dight, chairman of the Jewish Defense Committee, said that any action taken must be with an "eye to what Israel would wish to have done or not done." He indicated understanding for the difficulties involved for any government in such circumstances.
Barnett Janner, president of the Board, hailed developments in Communist satellite countries such as the resumption of contact with Hungarian Jewry and the Polish Government's agreement to allow resumption of JDC and ORT activities. He said that although anti-Semitism was deep-routed among the Polish people and acts of discrimination had occurred on local levels, he had no reason to doubt the goodwill of the Polish Government.
Mr. Janner announced that a projected meeting of national Jewish organizations promoted by Dr. Nahum Goldmann had been postponed because a number of groups which would like to attend could not do so on the scheduled date–November 3. It is likely, he said, that the meeting would now take place in Rome during January.


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Boston got better because Jason Terry is a better player at this stage in their careers than Ray Allen.
Miami got better because Ray Allen is a better player at this stage in their careers than Mike Miller or James Jones.
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(or rather than "future value" I'd just say "impact on winning")
When Simmons says "overpaid", he's not talking about supply/demand. He says that a team has limited resources to build a real long term contender (in our case, 65-70 mil or whatever we are prepared to spend), and we are using too much of them on Hibbert.
People say "Hibbert is not overpaid, it's LeBrons and Howards who are actually underpaid, they'd get 50 mil in a free market". Well, fine, but this isn't a free market, so it's moot.
Is Simmons right or wrong, that's still a very valid question. Can we contend with this team? Do we need to add more players or an improvement from PG, before we really compete? If so, will we be able to keep this team together? And in the end, what was the better option compared to matching Hibbert? Those are valid questions.
But we can't just say "Hibbert is not overpaid because the market set his price", I mean, that's not what Simmons is talking about here.
I kind of agree with Simon, at this point the Pacers are using their cap space in a bunch of role players and neither one of them are Stars(yet?) Paul George better become the reincarnation of Tmac or Kobe or the Pacers are not going to be better than the 5th seat in a long time.
I love Hill but he is overpay by at least 3mil, Danny is overpay by 3mil, West is overpay by 3mil, Roy is overpay but as they say, "big guys are overpay in the NBA", so in total "overpay money" the Pacers are paying close to 10mil.
George Hill is overpaid, but he's on the same contract as Mike Conley is. They are about the same level of a player,
My point is that people are complaining that our players are overpaid, but really they are compensated at the same market value as other comparable players.
I think you would be hard pressed to make a legit case for us any lower than third next year. Miami then either us or Brooklyn. Boston is in major decline. And Chicago lost their depth and without rose no way they can compete. We have seen Amare and Carmelo are no good by themselves. Orlano is a mess. Philly didnt make a big jump. And Atlanta LOL
Boston won't decline with Rajon Rondo. He's too good to let that happen.
I sense there is some seriousness here that Boston is not declining. Paul is going to be 36 and Kevin 37 next year. That's old. The savior, Jason Terry, is going to be 35. They will be a good team, but every year that group plays is a year of decline.
Miami smothers Rose on the perimeter with their suffocating D. A healthy Boston team was a much more dangerous match-up for Miami than a healthy Chicago one.
National media guys know nothing about basketball. They always severely overrate teams like the Knicks, who any NBA fan could tell would be a 2nd round playoff exit at best, and underrate teams like the Pacers, who they never watch and know nothing about. The Pacers had one of the best starting 5s in the entire NBA. Our bench is what screwed us, and we definitely upgraded that.
Agree with him on Hill though. That deal is just... strange.
Hibbert deal is NOT overpaid. If everyone is willing to 'overpay' then by definition it's not 'overpaying'. It's market value.
The idea that West is overpaid is just dumb, as well as how he's thrown into the bench group as though you have all these other role players and he's one of them. The team's best low post scorer is not an "assorted other guys" player. If Hibbert had West's low post moves he'd be Rik Smits right now and he'd be putting up 19-20 ppg at least.
Simmons is right that the team has invested a lot in keeping the big 5 together, but he's wrong in just passing it off as meaningless right after discussing how they pushed Miami last season when a majority of that heavy lifting was done by those same starting 5.
Think about this, if you lose West then who is playing PF and where is that 10m going that you are actually noticeably better than with West on the team?
Really it's the same argument that was made for Roy getting 14m. If you don't pay him then just who are you going to pay to be a strong, true center at 7'+, especially at his age? You could do something different, but you couldn't do a direct replacement.
With West you could have used Scola on a lucky break amnesty situation, but Scola on the open market would get 10m.
The East has:
Nets (not proven, but I'll go with the idea that somehow Howard ends up there)
Chicago (once Rose returns)
Atlanta has been hurt, Boston has been hurt and it trying to retool with old Terry instead of old Ray Ray, Orlando is a disaster. Bucks were fringe last year and look to be fringe this year at best. Philly is in no-man's land and didn't prove that much last year, living off the early season home schedule hype but coming back to .500 reality later.
Knicks have been all over the place. They might be better but a big portion of their wins came with the Lin run with Melo out and an easier schedule.
So the Pacers looks to be going against Chicago without Rose, the Joe Johnson/Wallace Nets (enough to go from a .333 team to #3 seed?), and a similar looking muddled Knicks team for seeds 2-5, just like this year with the Magic in place of the Nets.
If Howard doesn't get to the Nets, then you have the half-complete Magic and the half-complete Nets.
The Pacers also have some level of stability and consistency working on their side thanks to Vogel and the starters all returning, and 3 of the 5 starters being together for several years now.
Scola's salary was 10mil a year and nobody wanted to trade for him, I think he is better than West and he is probably worth like 5-7 mil a year, it looks like teams agree with me because they didn't want that salary.Quote:
With West you could have used Scola on a lucky break amnesty situation, but Scola on the open market would get 10m.
They've got the conference's best point guard. They've got the conference's second best two guard. They've got a borderline All-Star small forward. They've got an extremely productive power forward. They've got one of the conference's better centers.
They're actually put together somewhat similar to us except their backcourt is much, much better and our frontcourt is marginally better.
Miami is the only team with a better lineup in the East.
Sure some of them are overpaid. Who cares? Playoff series aren't won by getting the best bang for your buck. They're won simply by getting the best. They could be derailed by injuries but from a sheer talent stand point, they're better than anyone outside of South Florida.
the Rockets wanted cap space now. Scola is the most valuable to win-now playoff teams, and those teams typically can't give cap space.
i guess his value might've declined a bit (he's older, he didn't have the same year as in 2011), but I don't think he's a 6 mil guy now.


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Wrapped in Rainbows: An Inclusive Robot and Real Progress
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The Stubborn Nature of Me, My Grandfather, and My Cat
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The Art of Becoming: a Fanfiction Journey
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Only Icebergs Know Their Depths
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Unhappily Beautiful: How Body Shame Burned Me Out
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Facebook for iOS gets updated and brings enhanced sharing, status icons
0. phoneArena posted on 19 Jun 2013, 00:37
Got to hand it to the gang at Facebook, updates to their apps are timely and ongoing. Facebook for iOS...
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1. istitch (Posts: 181; Member since: 19 Mar 2013)
i still can see the amount of shares using the mobile version
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2. KINGJUAN27 (Posts: 210; Member since: 02 Jul 2012)
Facebook is arrogant for not rolling out a native Facebook app and also Instagram to Windows Phone! Come on Zuck! WP is growing fast and very promising, it's already the 3rd major OS in the market! Why not reconsider releasing FB and Instagram to WP?! :/
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3. microsoftnokiawin (Posts: 1236; Member since: 30 Mar 2012)
why can't Facebook do this with other platforms why IOS ?
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Asparagus with Orange-Ginger Butter Recipe
Zesty orange and earthy ginger are the perfect complement to this veggie that has become a springtime staple. —Lisa Feld, Grafton, Wisconsin
- 1-1/2 pounds fresh asparagus, trimmed
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup orange marmalade
- 1 tablespoon minced crystallized ginger
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 2 teaspoons grated orange peel
- 1. In a large skillet, bring 1/2 in. of water to a boil. Add asparagus; cover and boil for 3-5 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain; transfer to a serving platter and keep warm.
- 2. In a small bowl, beat the butter, marmalade, ginger, vinegar and orange peel until blended. Spoon over asparagus. Yield: 6 servings.
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1 each: 223 calories, 15g fat (10g saturated fat), 40mg cholesterol, 131mg sodium, 23g carbohydrate (18g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.
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"Even my "no veggie" spouse thought this was good. Will definitely make this again."
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"I made this for a dinner for 6 and everyone loved it..the crystalized ginger and orange are a perfect complement to the asparagus. Be sure to garnish with shredded orange peel for eye "a-peel""
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UPDATE: New version available in the downloads section!
Well as promised by Notch himself, a new minecraft update was released stopping all hacks from being used.
You can still use the WoM client to play minecraft which most people choose to do as it's a much better platform to play on instead of using your internet browser.
Most WoM clients will automatically download the new minecraft.jar update resulting in the hacks stopping but allowing the new blocks to be used.
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Nice to know, thanks :)
any update or changes happening regarding the contest? The patch has caused a lot of problems with a lot of entrants.
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hi! well IDK if it's my computer or not but the client keeps saying 1285:out of memory then freezing my cpu when it'sloading a server. and not that this is related but ever since that happened my sound's been broken. LOL but hey I can live without minecraft and a sound system for a few days!
I hope they hurry with bringing the hacks back. :S
I forgot how annoying playing a large map with no hacks was. From what I understand though, fixing the hacks is at the bottom of the list.
I don't know why they haven't announced it but you can download the new and working client here, its the attachment:
How Do I Use It What Do I Have To Download On The Minecraft Site?
It Says I Need To Download An Offical Thing Or Something Like That
Please Help Me
Haha, When someone has the new client, try jumping... That's messed up pretty badly...
please remove the hyper jump or make a button to enable/disable it!! please!
You shouldn't have to turn off all hacks just to stop the hyperjump. Why that was included is beyond me
my hacks arent working and ive donloaded the new cleint and everything
this is not a support thread but you have been spectated on WoM servers so youre client wont work. appeal to regain membership and hack ability
So let me get this straight , to be able to use Hacks i need to download this? or do i download the other wrapper link so i can get the hack WITH the client? Please answer
Idk, but with jumping in the new 1.6.2 version- I cant even jump a DISTANCE of 2 blocks... I can barley do 1 actually... it seems as though my forward momentum is slowed when I am in the air... I need this for multiplayer zombie survival servers, where a lot of the jumps need me to skillfully jump 2 blocks distance. but due to this update- I can barley jump 1! Does anyone know of a fix?


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The violin played by the Titanic's bandmaster as the ill-fated liner sank has sold for a world record £900,000 at auction.
The instrument belonged to Wallace Hartley, who led his fellow band members in playing as the ship went down, most famously the hymn Nearer My God To Thee.
All eight of the musicians died in the tragedy on April 14 1912, when the vessel hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic and sank, killing 1,500 people.
His violin, a gift from his fiancee Maria Robinson, was said to have been found in a case strapped to his body when it was recovered from the icy waters.
It remained out of the public eye for many years, until it re-emerged in an attic in Yorkshire in 2006.
There was some debate over its authenticity but nearly seven years of research and tests proved it to be the genuine article.
Now the water stained and "unplayable" violin - accompanied by a leather luggage case initialed WHH - has been sold alongside a host of items from the ship at an auction in Devizes, Wiltshire.
Andrew Aldridge, a valuer with Titanic specialist auctioneers Henry Aldridge and Son, said worldwide interest in the instrument meant it was likely to break the world record fee for a single piece of memorabilia from the Titanic.
The violin had a reserve price of between £200,000 and £300,000, but sold for triple that amount.
"It symbolises love, with a young man strapping it to his body because it was an engagement present from his fiancee," Mr Aldridge said.
"It also epitomises bravery - he knew there would be no lifeboats.
"It symbolises everything that's good about people, not just Wallace Hartley and his band, but all the men, women and children who lost their lives."
A 32ft plan of the Titanic used in the 1912 inquiry into the sinking of the ship fetched £220,000 two years ago - the record until the violin was sold.
The instrument has been on display at Titanic museums in the US and Northern Ireland.
Mr Aldridge also took the violin to Mr Hartley's hometown of Dewsbury, Yorkshire, this week ahead of its sale.
He said: "I hope it stays in the UK and goes on exhibition.
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The Reasons For China's Imminent Bust
by Tyler Durden
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The global dominant narrative about China is wrong, claims Gordon Chang. Don't expect it to be the 'pocketbook of last resort' that will rescue world markets from their current malaise.
And don't expect its remarkable economic growth to continue. In fact, expect a "hard landing" for China – and soon.
Forbes.com columnist and international lawyer Gordon Chang has spent much of his time since the early 1980s working and living in China. His primary knowledge of the country and his relationships there give him a superior understanding to how its economy is actually faring than many analysts based in the West. And what he sees today doesn't inspire confidence.
We are seeing the first real signs of slowdown in China's economic growth looking at the year-over-year numbers for the past several months. Car sales have decreased nearly 5% since last year, and property values are beginning to plummet in key markets (30% in October alone in Shanghai).
Gordon sees these as the inevitable harbingers of a coming collapse in China due to excessive stimulus policies the government undertook starting in 2009. The bubbles and malinvestment created by this stimulus have not been addressed, and increasing weakness and transitions inside the political system are making it less likely they will be before market forces intervene.
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There are concerns over how well anti-fraud measures are working at Barclaycard following two cases which listeners have reported to Money Box.
In both cases, the criminals successfully impersonated the customers in calls to the bank's staff. They then went on spending sprees putting £10,000 on each card. The cards were not blocked and the fraudulent transactions only stopped once the cards had reached their limits.
Bob Howard investigates and we hear from Paul Rodgers, chairman of Vendorcom.
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Coach concession cuts
From the end of October the Government is abolishing half-price coach concessions for pensioners and disabled people in England.
Currently the government pays £17.5m to subsidise these fares, of which £15m goes to the coach operator National Express. In the last year nearly three million concessionary journeys were made on National Express alone.
Coach companies argue that they have not been consulted over the decision and campaign groups say the cuts will disadvantage older and disabled people. While others argue, during a time of overall cuts, why should this concession still exist?
Paul Lewis has been talking to coach passengers and the transport minister Norman Baker.
Mervyn Kohler, Special Advisor, Age UK and Andrew Haldenby, Director, Reform also join the programme.
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A major pensions report warns that one in three employers plan to cut back on pension spending when new rules begin in 2012 to ensure as many workers as possible save for their retirement. The industry survey, by the Association of Consulting Actuaries, already reveals that more employees are choosing not to join their pension scheme because they want to spend the money now.
Will auto-enrolment which starts next year change that trend? Stuart Southall, chairman of the ACA, joins the programme.
Mortgage lender calls customers with advice
Thousands of people with mortgages are being telephoned and warned that when interest rates rise, they may struggle to make their payments.
A pilot scheme being run by the state-owned company called UK Asset Resolution Ltd (UKAR) which was created to manage Northern Rock's risky mortgages and Bradford and Bingley's.
UKAR says it has identified around 30,000 people that it thinks might be at risk of defaulting on their mortgage. Over the next few months they intend to call each mortgage holder, warn them that it may be harder to repay if interest rates go up, and suggest ways of managing their money.
Ray Boulger of mortgage broker John Charcol and Alex MacDermott of Citizens Advice discuss whether mortgage lenders should be ringing their customers to check they are managing their finances.
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Giuliana Rancic's admission that "My husband comes before my baby," is ALL.OVER.THE.NEWS. But this whole loving your spouse more than your kids…wasn't Ayelet Waldman many moons ago RAKED over the coals when she penned a New York Times "Modern Love" essay in which she unapologetically confessed that she loved her husband more than her kids? And the backlash, as one would expect was severe. Moms decried her statement — bashing her for admitting that a mother could love her spouse more deeply than her children.
Well since I like to fancy myself a relationships writer, specializing in the fine details of keeping one's marriage afloat amidst the merging of personalities, idiosyncracies, physical ailments and well the list goes on– this is a topic that is never lost on me.
My entire reason for getting married was because I wanted to have children. Sure I wanted a partner, but to me, if kids were not at stake I'm not so sure I would take the marital plunge. Of course that doesn't mean I wouldn't shack up with my man and consider him as much a spousal equivalent as the next legally married person- but I didn't think I'd feel the need to make our relationship legally binding. So for me- there would've been no marriage without kids. Just wouldn't have happened.
Of course now that I have clocked 14 years of marriage under my belt– along with two kids-I know one thing for sure- if I didn't love my husband truly, madly, deeply- I would've exited this marriage a LONG TIME AGO. And that belief that I needed to have kids in order to make my marriage worthwhile– now doesn't seem to hold much weight.
So the real question should women love their husbands more than their kids?
My answer-Maybe. Raising kids is hard work- it's lonely, its frustrating and if I didn't have a husband to share it all with I'm not sure I'd have gotten this far. We're like a tag team me and my guy- when one needs a break the other takes over- we've found this rhythm to our lives- that feeds all the others we love and cherish namely our kids. I also feel like loving my husband- is truly like loving my kids– he;s one half of their DNA- our love as seen through their eyes is so powerful and I know gives them a sense of peace and calm.
Maybe I'm ruminating over this abstract idea too much- measuring my love for one versus the other– it's also a very different kind of love.
When I ask the sugar daddy to chime in these are his thoughts-"I don't like the idea of it- consciously choosing – I want to love all my kids and my wife and give as much of myself to them. I can't choose between my wife and kids. Why do you women obsess about this kind of stuff- now get me a beer?!- JUST KIDDIN- or am I?!"


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Obama calls for R&D boost at Sputnik moment
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SAN JOSE, Calif. – In his State of the Union address, U.S. President Barack Obama called for more federal government investment in R&D, education and transportation at what he dubbed is a "Sputnik moment."
President Obama said he will bolster federal R&D spending in "biomedical, IT and especially clean technology" in his 2011 budget to come in a few weeks. Bolstered spending on energy R&D will come from "eliminating the billions we currently give to oil companies," he said.
"They are doing just fine," Obama said. "Instead of subsidizing yesterday's energy, let's invest in tomorrow's," he said.
The President called for putting a million electric vehicles on the road by 2015. Looking farther ahead he challenged the U.S. to get 80 percent of its energy by 2035 from renewable sources including clean coal, wind, solar, nuclear sources.
The U.S. is falling behind in innovation, education and infrastructure, Obama said.
China scored two coups in R&D in 2010, Obama noted. It opened the world's largest solar R&D facility and it commissioned the world's most powerful supercomputer.
In education, the U.S. now ranks ninth in percent of people with college degrees. "By the end of the decade the U.S. should have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world," he said.
Obama suggested his administration will propose on a new education package but provided few specifics. He did call for 100,000 new science, technology, engineering and math teachers. He also called for a $10,000 four-year tuition tax credit and for work on immigration reform.
"Let's stop expelling talented [foreign] researchers who could be staffing our labs and enriching our nation," he said. "It's not just the winner of the Super Bowl who deserves to be celebrated, but also the winner of the science fair," he added.
His words came the same day a U.S. national report card reported only 34 percent of the nation's fourth-graders, 30 percent of eighth-graders, and 21 percent of twelfth-graders are performing at or above the proficient level in science.
The U.S. is also falling behind in infrastructure, Obama said. He called for making high speed rail available to 85 percent of U.S. citizens in the next 20 years.
"Our infrastructure used to be the best in the world, but we've slipped," Obama said, noting greater spending on high-speed rail in China and Russia and greater availability of broadband in South Korea.
While proposing spending increases, Obama also called for lowering the federal deficit by freezing domestic spending for the next five years. He also called for simplifying the tax code.


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