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Single council for library and museum a flawed idea
OPINION:Our National Museum and National Library are custodians of our inheritance from the past and this role needs the protection of autonomous governance structures which take fiduciary responsibility for the institutions and shield them from irresponsible interference.
The announcements by Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan of changes to the organisation of the national cultural institutions have attracted a good deal of criticism and rightly so.
Not all of what he announced is bad – much-needed resource-sharing and other co-operation are welcome – but it all has an undesirable centralising tendency and efficiencies could be achieved in other ways. Institutions with strong governing boards have for a long time engaged in co-operative work as a matter of course.
The announcements end a period of uncertainty that arose while the issue of amalgamating the National Archives and National Library was thrashed out. This half-baked proposal was dropped and the Minister has announced that he will extend the governance model of the National Archives to the National Museum and National Library.
But not quite, because he intends to abolish the separate governing boards of the library and museum and replace them with a single advisory council of nine members for the two institutions with particular responsibility for fundraising and international relations.
The problems with this model are that it excludes arm's length governance of the institutions and deprives them of a necessary buffer and of independent advocacy in relating to government. It also leaves unanswered the question of why the boards are to be abolished after only one full, and one partial, term of office.
Making them "independent" fails to address the needs of the institutions for regular renewal – and that is precisely why independent governance structures of high quality are needed. It is not, as the Minister claims, a reform; it is a reversion to an older and discredited pattern of overseeing the cultural institutions.
The Minister's plan seems to discourage wide-ranging critique and advice by the advisory council; it also shows profound ignorance of how fundraising works. Fundraising has become a highly professional activity and government agencies are not best placed to attempt it because patrons often say that government should support its own. Board members can be helpful in making contacts, but any approach to private or business sources must be made by those who can speak for the institution and demonstrate and have the capacity to fulfil their obligations – usually the director and the chair of a governing board.
The chair of an advisory council shared by two very different institutions will not bring the coherence of identity with which approaches must be made and will not speak for the institutions.
Aspirations to source significant funding for our institutions on the American philanthropic model often floated are so unrealistic as to be foolish. Fundraising in Ireland is hard work and the returns are generally modest.
International relationships are important and if a board member has some special knowledge, then it can be helpful (as in the case of Dr TP Hardiman at the Chester Beatty Library, whose world contacts were of great benefit) but most linkages are peer-to-peer.
The Minister is silent on the continued representation of the founding bodies of both the museum and the library on his new advisory council – the RDS and the Royal Irish Academy. It is the independence of the members nominated by those bodies that allows for the informed analysis and critique that boards and institutions badly need.
It is also a matter of good faith – promises were made when they relinquished their collections and these promises constitute critical trustee relationships which it is neither wise nor just to extinguish. There is likewise no consideration of how a council of nine members can adequately reflect the range of responsibilities of the two institutions – consider the National Museum's bundle of duties to geology, zoology, archaeology, history, ethnography, folklife, decorative arts, documentation, conservation and education, display and public communication, not to mention fieldwork.
The National Library's functions are as varied. This advisory council is a poor concept and service on it is likely to be one long cycle of frustration and embarrassment for its members.
Having failed to make the case for merging the National Archives and Library, the proposal for the museum and library looks very like an attempt to salvage some quango-culling brownie points from the wreckage.
It is a proposal that appears downright irrational because the library and the museum are even more unlike in their functions and operations than the archives and library. It makes no sense on cost grounds since service on the governing boards is pro bono.
Why then is the current agenda being pursued? Is it change for change's sake? Has the Minister concluded that he and his officials are best qualified to run these complex institutions more directly themselves? Is there some other agenda to do with the distribution of staff numbers in Government departments?
It is difficult to answer these questions. Let us exclude the first as unworthy. The second is unlikely because the staff of the department, despite their many virtues, simply lack the skills, experience and special knowledge needed to manage organisations as complex as the National Museum and National Library. The third remains a possibility but, if true, would represent a breathtaking degree of cynicism. So what is going on? It is time that the Minister justified his decisions.
Michael Ryan is an archaeologist, former director of the Chester Beatty Library and past president of the Royal Irish Academy. He was keeper of Irish antiquities at the National Museum from 1979-1992.

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Guly do Prado has signed a one-year contract extension to keep him at Saints until 2014.
The Brazilian was entering the last year of his contract but Saints have moved to ensure the 30-year-old remains at St Mary's for at least another two years.
Do Prado has earned mixed reviews from fans since joining from Cesena following a loan spell that started two years ago, with some loving the South American's style and others not so keen.
He has been utilised both as a striker and a right sided midfielder and has scored 22 goals in 85 appearances for Saints thus far.


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I was quietly flicking through an Asos catalogue admiring the clothes, I could never afford and probably never fit into, and I stopped to point out a picture of a body con top decorated with sequins and rivets.
"That's cool, don't you reckon?" I asked my Englishman.
"That's a bit young for your age, isn't it?"
Yup. He actually said those words.
And amazingly he is still alive. He walks with a limp now after I inflicted behaviour modification treatment but he is still alive, and testament to my ability to remain calm and not carry a grudge.
Is it really possible to dress incorrectly for your age? I thought that kind of thinking had died out. With the old people!
And what is it exactly? This dressing appropriately for your age?
I always thought you should dress as old as you feel, or in my case, as old as the man you feel. (Which is only 37 after all!)
Apparently, not so.
So I asked some friends what they considered appropriate clothing for a woman of our age is. They weren't sure, but suggested that the tie dyed pinafores and holey leggings with muslin blouses and ear studs we wore when we were at uni, probably isn't en vogue any more. Though interestingly, looking around our town (where mullets go to raise a family of baby mullets) it seems this rule of thumb does not apply to the guys our age. They still sport ponytails and Duran Duran tshirts as if they were still Duran Duran roadies.
So, is this dressing your age, a particularly female thing?
I looked online for inspiration from our cultural role models. I found Kylie, she's the same age as me. What does she wear?
Hmmm. Kylie love, you seem to be wearing your underwear on the outside. And is a fur wrap really appropriate for the supermarket?
But it's not just Kylie showing her undies, look at what then 45 year old Helena Bonham Carter wore to the 2010 British Film Awards.
A theme is developing.
And as that theme appears to be showing off beautifully made and fitted lingerie, I needed to drop this theme and look for another. So I started looking closer to home to see what normal women doing their thing, working, raising kids, terrorising husbands, wear on the day-to-day. I have the answer. It's funereal.
Women my age wear clothes to flatter their shape, and hide the sins of lives well lived. In other words, they wear clothes in any colour, as long as it's black.
What's even more surprising, is that I noticed that women older than me in provincial Britain appear to hit their 50s and chop all their hair off! It's like a ritual. Why do women do that? Are they mourning their lost youth? Are they celebrating menopause? Does shampoo and conditioner become too expensive, the older you get?
I've never noticed that before, is it an English thing?
But then, I've never been 44 before, as indeed most of my generation haven't. Which makes the whole dressing thing so difficult. My generation doesn't feel old. We don't feel we need to cover up our varicose veins with long skirts (what varicose veins?), and we don't need to hide our laughter-lines under layers of makeup. If we did, we'd probably use Botox.
My generation of women don't want to reach their 40's, their mothering years, and fade off into respectablity, in our twinsets and pearls. After fighting to be treated seriously in the boardroom and the bedroom, we want to celebrate the women we've become, not dress as if we're pining for our rosy cheeked youth.
And dammit, we will!
I'm wearing my long hair until I die. It's a part of me as fundamental as that birth mark on my hip. And bugger it, I'm colouring it whatever colour I feel like. I've earnt the right to visit clients in smart casual clothes, and still be taken seriously, just as my male peers have with their Steve Jobs-esque jeans and black turtlenecks.
And if my dressing to kill, means death by heart attack, tough!
Now, can anyone point me in the direction of a decent pair of jeans for a more 'mature' figure? I hear NYD jeans are pretty good…
PS/ There must be something in the zeitgeist water! I'd just pushed publish on this post when @thedailymum mentioned she'd written about this very same subject! And she's a fashion journo and everything. GO see her post on her fashion journal! so you can verify my hip and trendyness.


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Audi and Partners Launch Plug-in Fleet Pilot Project in Munich Region with A1 e-tron
9 September 2010
|Drivetrain of the Audi A1 e-tron. Click to enlarge.
Audi and its partners E.ON, the Munich municipal utility company Stadtwerke München (SWM) and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have begun a fleet trial with electric drive cars in the Munich model region. By the middle of next year, 20 Audi A1 e-tron (earlier post) models will successively take to the region's roads and around 200 new charging stations will be installed.
The "eflott" project is part of the "Model Region Electromobility Munich" sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Transport. It will address a number of issues from the data transfer between the driver, vehicle and electric filling station to the power grid. It will also include a test of smartphones as the central interface for the driver.
The Audi A1 e-tron is a range-extended electric city concept vehicle featuring a 75 kW (102 hp) peak power electric traction motor and a single-rotor Wankel engine coupled with an electrical generator with a charge rating of up to 15 kW. The 12 kWh Li-ion battery pack in A1 e-tron supports a range of 50 kilometers (31.07 miles). If the range extender is used to recharge the battery, the A1 e-tron can cover an additional 200 kilometers (124.27 miles) of range. According to a draft standard for the computation of fuel consumption for range extended vehicles, this represents a fuel consumption of 1.9 L/100 km (123.80 mpg US)—a CO2 equivalent of 45 g/km (72.42 g/mile), Audi says.
E.ON and SWM are installing the necessary charging infrastructure; E.ON primarily in the outlying areas and SWM in the Bavarian state capital. The two utility companies are initially installing a total of 100 charging stations each as part of a variety of projects. All of the charging stations are supplied with electricity generated from renewable energies.
The Technical University of Munich is responsible for comprehensive data collection and evaluation of mobility behavior. How heavily and in which situation is the electric car being used? And what influence does this option have on the use of other means of transportation? To answer these questions, the Department of Vehicle Engineering has developed a mobile application that will be provided on a smartphone to all participants of the fleet trial. The device will thoroughly document their mobility behavior—from their use of bicycles to the electric cars and from conventional cars to buses and trains.
To ensure that the participants always use the smartphone, the Department of Ergonomics made sure that the application features an easy-to-use design that encourages use over the long-term. At the same time, the Department of Marketing is conducting a study to discover which billing models for the electricity used for e-mobility meet with the greatest acceptance.
The fleet trial is being supported by the German Federal Ministry of Transport as part of a publicly-funded project.
Electromobility is not an abstract technology issue. At its core is the question of how the transportation systems of the future should look. We are therefore funding electromobility under real-world conditions in our model regions—a large field test, so to speak. Projects like these provide us with important insight into how to make electromobility a success, both in the city and in rural areas. In the Munich model region, we are providing approximately €10 million in funding for electromobility. This money is a smart investment in the future. Our goal is clear: We want to make Germany the lead market for electromobility and put at least one million electric vehicles on German roads by 2020.—Federal Transport Minister Peter Ramsauer
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A common sense (limited range) PHEV for people living in suburban areas. The 50 Km e-range will be sufficient for 80% of the potential users and the extra 200 Km, with the very small light weight genset, will remove range anxiety. This is one of the best compromise for a small PHEV.
With improved future batteries, e-range could easily be extended to 100 Km (by 2015/2017?)
The genset size could easily be increased to satisfy large PHEVs. A whole family of e-trons could reach the market within a few years.
Wondering where the air-intake for the Wankel-engine, and for engine cooling is.
There are no visible air inlets on sides, nor at the back (there is a photo from the rear at: http://www.pm-magazin.de/de/vermischtes/vm_id653.htm).
Is it possible it takes the air from under the car - it can be very dusty, or full of spraying snow.
The Volt is a very heavy (ICE age) vehicle and not well adapted for future e-vehicle environment.
A Volt with an ultra light weight body and a much smaller lighter genset would not need such a large & heavy battery.
An up-to-date Volt size PHEV or BEV with second generation lighter batteries could be less than half as heavy.
Making lighter cars is a known technology. More interior room should not increase total weight that much when ultra light materials are used. However, there was no incentive to do it when crude oil was ultra cheap and everybody wanted a 400+ hp V-8. Times have changed and many will soon object to use 2+ tonnes cars to drive to work, go shopping, take the child to school etc.
The energy wasted driving 240 million 2+ tonnes vehicles around about 15000 miles each a year instead of one tonne units is equivalent to almost all the electricity used in USA.
Energy waste is a real problem let alone GHG and the cost of imported crude oil.
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Manifesto for a better management a rational and humanistic view
At the end of the first decade of the 21st century, a disastrous world economic crisis is creating a very difficult situation for many people. The causes of the crisis are many and complex. The reigning economism looks for mechanical causes (excessively low interest rates, "herd" behavior in the real estate and financial bubbles, etc.). Yet bad management by the people in charge of many of the institutions affected has been crucial. Paradoxically, management can be responsible both for great successes and for great failures. The same term, "management", can refer to very different concepts. The emphasis on immediate effectiveness in terms of financial results (which always turn out to be short-term) as the sole purpose betrays a pessimistic conception of human beings as creatures that react only to economic stimuli, thus neglecting other dimensions that are fundamental to good management, and leading us to the present crisis. In this paper we aim to establish the starting points for good management, explain why management is important for society, critically analyze the present economic crisis and the practices and concepts that led to it, and propose the foundations of a better conception of management for the future, rejecting the culture of shortsightedness. We therefore set forth: a) Which concepts of the company and of management are conducive to management practices that are good for society as a whole. b) Why management is important for the development of human societies in general. c) What is good and what is bad about the practices and theories that currently dominate the world of management. d) How to prevent bad theory and bad practice, including bad applications of good theory, from influencing the broader trends.
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Which plants make the best neighbors for your tomatoes? Companion planting is what we call it when we group plants together, usually in vegetable gardens, to use one plant's natural characteristics (such as it buggy-pests-deterring abilities) to enhance production or flavor for one or both plants.
Sometimes it's a plant's smell that repels a bug that likes another plant, so you plant them together – such as marigolds… Their strong smell actually addles some insect pests so that they don't attack nearby plants. Sometimes we also avoid planting plants near one another because of common pests or diseases. Either way, before you plan where to put tomatoes in your garden, make sure you're aware of how they complement or conflict with other plants.
Tomatoes like warm temperatures and full sunshine, so companion plants should require the same – as well as lots of water during the growing season, but less during the ripening stage. There are a lot of considerations to knowing what plants should go nearby and what ones to avoid.
Good Companion Plants for Tomatoes
Let's take a plant by plant analysis of plants that benefit tomatoes by being planted nearby, and those plants you should not plant near tomato plants.
Asparagus: Tomatoes and asparagus are good companions – with this duo, it is the tomatoes that help keep the asparagus beetle away from the asparagus.
Basil: When basil is planted together with tomato plants, many gardeners report that the flavor and viability of both plants improve. I haven't tried this, so I'd love to hear from someone with actual experience growing these two together.
Bee Balm: This herb is supposed to improve the flavor of tomatoes or so I'm told by an elderly neighbor who gives free gardening advice to anyone who will listen. (And do I listen! I love anything free, including good advice!)
Borage: Planting borage as a companion to tomato plants should be helpful – borage is a deterrent to the tomato hornworm.
Carrots: These root veggies are good companions because they can use the same space: cool months are for carrots, and tomatoes grow in the warm and hot months. You'll harvest carrots about the time you set out your tomato plants, so for a small garden this rotational planting works well.
Chives: A delicious addition to tomato-based dishes, and can even improve the flavor of the tomatoes. Click here to read more about companion planting with basil and chives.
Lettuce, Spinach and Argula: Like carrots, the benefits here are related to space. Lettuce and spinach can grow almost as a ground cover under and around other plants, and tomato plants are no exception. Allow some to go to seed, to keep the lettuce and spinach growing in all stages of growth underneath and around all the vegetable plants. When summer's sun is relentless, and the tender leaves of spinach and lettuce usually cannot survive, the shade provided by tomato plants, and other plants, will shelter them.


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- Configuring the Backup Exec Service Account (BESA) for performing GRT enabled Backup of Microsoft Exchange 2003.
- Configuring a GRT enabled backup in Backup Exec for Exchange 2003.
Verify the account name of the Backup Exec service account:
- From the Start menu, point to Settings | Control Panel, and then double-click Services
- Double-click the Backup Exec Server service
- When the Service dialog box appears, click on the Log On tab, and note the user listed in the field This Account. This is the Backup Exec service account login name (Figure 1)
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- Open Computer management | Local Users and Computers (Non-Active Directory) or Active Directory Users and Computers
- In the left pane, select Users
- In the right pane, right-click and go to Properties of the Backup Exec service account
- Select the Member of tab
- Ensure that the Backup Exec service account only belongs to Domain Admin and Administrators (Figure 2)
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Note: For further information on what rights the Backup Exec service account needs, please refer to the following article:
Verify installation of Exchange components:
- Verify that the Exchange agent is installed by going to Help | About Backup Exec
- If your Exchange server is different from the backup server (a remote server), then along with checking Help | About Backup Exec, verify that the Backup Exec Remote Agent service is installed on the Exchange server
- If you are configuring the mailboxes for Exchange 2000/2003, make sure Exchange 2000/2003 System Manager is installed
Grant required rights on the Exchange 2000/2003 Server / verify mailbox permissions:
- From the Microsoft Exchange program group, start System Manager
- With the Exchange Organization icon highlighted (globe at top left with letter in front), select Action | Delegate Control
- This will bring up the Delegation Wizard (Figure 3)
Figure 3:
- Click Next
- The Users and Groups window will appear
- Click Add
- Click Browse
- Highlight the Backup Exec Service account
- Click OK
- Set the Role (permission level) to Exchange Full Administrator (Figure 4)
Figure 4:
- Click OK
- Click Next
- Click Finish
- Now expand Servers and locate and expand the server
- Expand First Storage Group
- Select and go to Properties of the mailbox store (Figure 5)
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- On the mailbox store Properties page, click on the Security tab
- On the Security tab, locate and select the Backup Exec service account in the Name box
- In the Permissions box, scroll down to the bottom and select Allow for Receive As and Send As (Figure 6)
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- From the Administrative Tools or Microsoft Exchange program group, start Active Directory Users and Computers
- Click View | Advanced Features
- Expand the tree on the left until the Users folder is displayed, then click on it and open it
- Select the Backup Exec Service Account from the user list on the right (Figure 7)
Figure 7:
- Right-click on the account and select Properties
- Select the Exchange Advanced tab
- Confirm Hide from Exchange address lists is not selected; then select Mailbox Rights (Figure 8)
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- On the Mailbox Rights window, locate the Backup Exec service account in the Name box. If the account doesn't appear here, add it manually.
- Highlight the account
- Select Allow for everything except Associated external account (this permission is not necessary) (Figure 9)
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- Click OK
- If using Outlook XP, please ensure Microsoft Office XP Latest Service Pack has been installed.
- Creation of a mail profile is simply to test or initialize the mailbox being used.
- Per Microsoft Knowledge Base articles KB313889 and KB266418, Microsoft does not recommend installing Exchange 2000 and Outlook 2000 or later on the same computer.
Phase 2: Set up a valid Microsoft Exchange Profile
NOTE: The following steps will be using Outlook. A previous version will also suffice, a profile will still need to be set up.
- Log on to Windows 2000/2003 using the Backup Exec service account
- From the Start menu, point to Settings | Control Panel, and then double-click Mail or Mail and Fax
- Click Show PROFILES
- Click Add
- Click Manually configure information services, and then click Next (Figure 10)
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- In the Profile Name field, type the name of the Backup Exec service account and click Next
- On the Services tab, click Add
- Select Microsoft Exchange server from the list of information services, and click OK
- On the General tab, enter the name of the Exchange server and the mailbox name for the service account, and click Check Name. The server and mailbox names should become underlined to indicate that the mailbox name has been verified.
- Click OK
- Click OK again
- Choose whether you want to add Exchange (or Outlook) to the Startup group, and then click Next
- Click Finish
- Click Close
- Open the email client using the new profile
Note: If the email client did not start with the newly created profile, click Tools | Options | General (Mail Services tab in Outlook 98) and click Prompt for a profile to be used. Alternatively, click Always use this profile and select the newly created profile from the drop-down list. Click OK to save the new setting. If backing up multiple Exchange sites and using different global address lists, the previous steps must be performed for each site to be backed up.
If Backup Exec and Exchange are installed on the same server, skip to Phase 3.
Provided the phases above have been followed, the following steps are a true test of your new Backup Exec service account Exchange profile:
- In Outlook, select the File drop down menu
- Go to Open | Other user's folder. The following screen appears (Figure 11):
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- Click on Name
- Select a mailbox other than the Backup Exec mailbox (Figure 12)
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- Click OK
- Click OK again. The inbox for the selected mailbox will be displayed.
Phase 3: Select mailboxes to be backed up
- From the Backup Exec program group, start Backup Exec
- Select the Backup Selections tab
- If Microsoft Exchange is installed on the same machine as Backup Exec, the Microsoft Exchange Mailboxes icon will be displayed under the Drives branch. Otherwise, the Microsoft Exchange Mailboxes icon will be displayed under the Entire Network branch.
- Double-click on the Microsoft Exchange Mailboxes icon (Figure 13)
Figure 13:
- Backup Exec will prompt with Please enter a unique mailbox name. Enter the mailbox name used to create a profile in phase 2 (Figure 14).
Figure 14:
- Select the individual mailboxes to back up and create the backup job by clicking the Backup icon on the toolbar
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Anthony C. Y. Cheng, Anthony R. Cheng indicted on bribery charges
A man who owns a popular restaurant in D.C.'s Chinatown and his son were indicted by a federal grand jury on bribery-related charges.
Anthony C. Y. Cheng, 65, and his son, Anthony R. Cheng, Jr. were indicted in the federal court in D.C. on one count each of conspiracy to commit bribery and payment of a bribe to a public official. The pair allegedly conspired to obtain illegal licenses from November 2010 through June 2011.
The elder Cheng owns Tony Cheng's Mongolian Restaurant.
In an effort to avoid a ban on new business licenses for taxicab companies, the Chengs allegedly used documents falsely portraying their soon-to-be set up cab company as dating back to 2009.
Officials say they approached two public officials as part of their alleged conspiracy: The chairman of the D.C. Taxicab commission and an undercover FBI agent, whom they thought was be an official with the D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs.
After agreeing to pay one official 10 percent of the profits from their new business and paying him $1,500 to obtain the licenses and accept backdated paperwork, the pair paid the second official $250 for backdated certificates of occupancy for two multi-vehicle taxicab companies, authorities say..
"Today's indictment charges Tony Cheng and his son with paying cash bribes to two different government officials," said U.S. Attorney Ron Machen. "We cannot tolerate the culture of pay-to-play in the District of Columbia. This prosecution demonstrates our commitment to holding accountable the businessmen who entice public officials to violate the public trust."


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John Kerry is a loser heading toward ignominious defeat in November. With George W. Bush plummeting in the polls, due to the troubles in Iraq, Kerry is only even with the president or a few points ahead in several polls. This shows how weak a contender he is. John Kerry is just the man for the Democrats and poised for a glorious victory in the fall. Running against an incumbent commander in chief in wartime, Kerry is already competitive with the president and has opened up a lead outside the margin of error in some polls. This shows how strong a contender he is.
Which is it? Last month, a flurry of media reports noted that some Democrats were starting to fret that Kerry did not have the right stuff. These Dems seemed to believe that any worthwhile challenger should have been able to pull far ahead of Bush given all the bad news in Iraq. But the panic bubble was silly. As Kerry-campaign people were quick to note, at this point in the 1992 race, Bill Clinton was running third in the polls behind George H.W. Bush and H. Ross Perot. The bitching among Democrats did quiet down. Perhaps because Kerry was bagging record amounts of contributions, perhaps because his campaign was opening up outposts in key states, perhaps because Bushs continuing free fall could not help but foster optimism in Democratic circles. People who expected a surge of support for Kerry had a false expectation, says Ralph Whitehead, a professor of public service at the University of Massachusetts. The choice voters will make in November will be difficult and painful: to fire a president during a moment when people feel more at risk than they have in decades. People wont move away from an incumbent commander in chief until they have to.
Kerrys recent standing in the polls has clearly been fueled more by anti-Bush sentiment than pro-Kerry fervor. In a Pew Research Center poll last month, two-thirds of Kerrys supporters said their vote would be more a vote against Bush than one for Kerry. The question is, can Kerry be more than a not-Bush placeholder, in case those much-vaunted swing voters decide they want to vote for, not merely against, a candidate? His recent moves prompt this conclusion: Who knows?
For nearly two decades, Kerry has been an aggravating-to-watch politician. Sometimes he shows flashes of passion and commitment. But other times, he is a flat and uninspiring politician. His overly nuanced position on the Iraq war voting to give Bush the authority to invade unilaterally while urging him not to use that power was essentially consistent but understandably foggy to many. He does not seem to jazz up the Democratic faithful, let alone the undecideds. John Kerry is more of a liberal Democrat than Bill Clinton in 1992, says a Democratic consultant unaffiliated with the campaign. So its odd the base is less enthusiastic about him. Many Democrats feel that there is some truth to the charge that Kerry is a political opportunist. But hes not more so than most Democrats and certainly not more so than Clinton.
So far Kerrys campaign reflects the candidates performance as a politician: generally competent but prone to the occasional boneheaded decision; fine but not exceptional. Not only did the campaign fail to thwart the Bush campaigns main line of attack that Kerry is a flip-flopper Kerry has provided Bush ammo to use on this front. Most infamously, he did so when he said of the legislation that funded U.S. activities in Iraq: I voted for the $87 billion before I voted against it. Anyone familiar with Senate rules knows what he meant. But that wont help Kerry with the crowd at Dennys. And Kerry, an abortion-rights champion, recently even had to clarify remarks he made on abortion. He makes dumb statements, says a leading Democratic fund-raiser. He always does that. He doesnt understand people listen to every word and will twist them.
Kerry also fed the Bush attack machine when he spent days publicly considering whether not to accept his partys nomination at the convention so he could continue to fund-raise for another month. Kerry had a point. Since the Democratic convention will occur a month before the Republicans Bush fest, the Kerry campaign will have to make the $75 million in public funds each candidate will receive for the general election last four weeks longer. (This is all the money a candidate is allowed to spend after receiving the nomination.) It is not fair. But Kerry was D-U-M-B to ponder a slippery move to game the system. There he goes again, the Bushies cried in delight. Kerry smothered his own message that week.
Then theres Iraq. Last week, he gave a speech on national-security policy and outlined how his foreign policy would differ from Bushs. As far as such speeches go, his was, well, fine. He would be less arrogant, more multilateral, more realistic about the threats facing the United States, and not shy about confronting them. But he remains stuck in a quagmire: what he would do about Iraq. He devoted only a few moments to Iraq in this Big Speech, but a few weeks earlier he did lay out a plan to fully internationalize the predicament there: appoint an international high commissioner, bring in more NATO troops, establish a massive training program for Iraqs security services. His approach to Iraq does differ from Bushs, but not enough for headline writers and voters who dont read foreign-policy speeches which means all the voters who count.
Boiled down, Kerrys main argument really is, Im not the fellow who screwed up and got us into this jam, and I have the credibility he lacks to try to enlist the international community in finding a solution to this mess. This is not a bad case since Kerry has decided not to call for a pullout but he has not been able to convey that he is indeed the better man to steer through the perilous shoals ahead. In polls, Bush still scores higher on leadership qualities: strength, trustworthiness and the ability to handle a crisis.
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Some Democratic consultants outside the campaign worry that even though Kerry consistently talks about such kitchen-table issues as health care and education, the voting public has not yet identified him with an overarching message. If I had to size up the Kerry campaign as a theater critic, I would say its still in New Haven, not yet on Broadway, Whitehead notes. He has to perform well on the stump and have a coherent and compelling message by September 15. This is all warm-up and pre-season.
Maybe at the end of the day, Kerry will only have to show voters he can chew gum, walk and not invade a country on false premises at the same time. If Bush keeps losing the confidence of the electorate, that could suffice. But much can happen between now and Election Day. There will be more tidal waves of anti-Kerry ads from the Bush campaign. When a candidate, like Bush, has low approval ratings, it is usually easier for his campaign to bring down the ratings of his opponent than to lift his own. (Academic experts told the Washington Post this week that Bushs anti-Kerry advertisements have been the most negative and inaccurate spots hurled by a presidential campaign in recent memory.)
And theres no telling how external events more trouble in Iraq, another terrorist attack, the capture of Osama bin Laden will change the context of the election for those 57 swing voters in the four swing states who presumably will decide the election for the rest of us.
People shouldnt misunderstand Kerry because they are not comfortable with his style, a senior Kerry adviser says. Hes not the greatest candidate in history. But beating Bush is a collective endeavor. That may be true, but Kerry could improve the odds of this venture if he and his aides figure out how to mount an effort that energizes voters as much as provides them a safe and reliable alternative who is, like his campaign, fine.


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Elmander warns Bolton over contract
Johan Elmander has warned Bolton that he may not stay at the club once his current contract runs out.
Elmander, 29, has taken time to settle since his £8 million move from Toulouse in 2008, but has repaid the faith shown in him by netting ten goals already this season.
However, the Swede is out of contract in the summer and is already attracting the attention of Newcastle, who are keen to bolster their strikeforce in the next transfer window. And Elmander admits that he could move on if talks over an extension to his deal do not progress.
"I don't feel any obligation towards Bolton,'' he said. ''They [the club] have had the chance to do something about a new deal. We've had dialogue but not right now."
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P55 Extreme Overclockers: Check your sockets!by Rajinder Gill on October 15, 2009 12:01 AM EST
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We start with a picture.
The picture above is after our Core i7 870 (LGA-1156) processor was overclocked up to 5.19GHz using our cascade with a -102° Celsius evaporator head temperature under full-load. Processor VCC power draw at these frequencies is around 160W (this is possible only due to subzero cooling), as measured with a clamp meter installed at the 12V EPS power lead. Study the pictures closely and you should notice something peculiar. Keep in mind it comes from a CPU installed in the same type of socket from a particular manufacturer.
What happens after several extreme benchmark runs...
If you noticed something weird in the pictures then you understand the title of our article. We have what seems to be a potentially serious issue with proper socket loading on several P55-based motherboards when overclocking to the limit. We are of course not the only ones experiencing the problem as several of our overclocking peers have run into the same problem.
Normally we do not worry too much about mishaps during extreme overclocking testing as they are typically caused by factors outside of the supplier's control. The overriding concern is that we have damaged every motherboard in our possession for the P55 overclocking (extreme) shootout as well as two very expensive i7/870 processors. These problems are the cause of a single component and are repeatable. As such, we thought we would provide details on current problems and will provide an update once all of the motherboard manufacturers affected have had a chance to properly respond.
We draw your attention to the fact that the processor shown in this pictures exhibits signs of insufficient pin-to-pad contact (little to no contact) in what is a rather reproducible pattern with Foxconn manufactured 1156 sockets. As soon as an end-user mounts a CPU in a socket and latches the clamp mechanism, each pin should leave a notable mark on the associated pad.
We've marked locations where this does not seem to have happened, showing what appears to be a significant reduction in the number of VCC/VSS pins for proper power delivery, and certainly not at the right load line resistance. Damage resulting from highly overclocked use in these types of situations is not solely limited to the processor; let's take a look at what happened to some of the motherboards in which these CPU were seated.
When Intel publishes socket specifications and design tolerances, it's up to component manufacturers to strictly adhere to them when designing, manufacturing, testing and ultimately selling their "compliant" components. Of course, that's not to say Intel could not have goofed when releasing their specification, leaving out a crucial tolerance or such. It could happen, but not likely. For the time being, let's assume that's not the case; seeing as how processors installed in sockets built by other companies have exhibited no such issue in testing to date.
At first glance, one might be inclined to think LGA-1156 based processors are intolerant of high-end overclocking, almost as if by design. This is correct to some extent; a quick glance at Intel's white papers for socket 1156 CPU's reveals that there are around 175 pads for VCC compared to over 250 for socket 1366 CPU's. This means socket 1156 has around 66% of the current capacity of socket 1366, the caveat being that when overclocked, processors from both platforms draw similar levels of current.
When overclocked above 4GHz, processors from both platforms will draw around 15-16 amps via the EPS 12V rail to VCC, VTT and some of the other sub –system power rails under full 8 thread load from the Intel burn test (Linx). Assuming 85% PWM efficiency, we're looking at power draw in the region of 130-140w to VCC on both platforms. The facts point toward tighter current handling tolerances for socket 1156 when compared to socket 1366, especially when it comes to non-connection of VCC/VSS power delivery pins.
Fortunately, we think we've been able to isolate pin to pad contact issues to one particular brand of parts. Physical inspection and end-user reports all but confirm the issues only affects sockets manufactured by Foxconn at this time. The only known alternative sockets in the wild are made by LOTES or Tyco AMP. We happen to have a couple of boards from EVGA using the LOTES/Tyco AMP sockets and MSI/DFI using the LOTES socket design, and thus far those boards have been issue free given highly similar operating conditions. In fact, we've managed to push our LGA-1156 processors further in heavy load tests on boards made using LOTES/Tyco AMP sockets than those made with sockets from Foxconn; something we're not putting down solely to coincidence.
So far, EVGA is the only company we know that uses sockets exclusively from LOTES on their top-tier P55 boards - for example, the EVGA P55 Classified 200, model E659. This by the way may be the onus behind the decision to market the board's "300% More Gold Content" socket statement as a purchasing option point. If you find yourself shopping for an EVGA P55 FTW, model E657, you've got a 50/50 chance of buying one with a Tyco AMP socket design (using a LOTES backplate), as opposed to one made solely with Foxconn's, the same goes for MSI and DFI who have batches of boards in the retail channel using LOTES sockets (although we're not entirely sure on socket specifics at this point). DFI told us earlier they have dropped usage of the Foxconn sockets completely until further notice. We hear the LOTES and Tyco AMP sockets are in short supply, which is probably why Foxconn's been able to fill the void in the market with what we believe to be a lower quality alternative for the extreme overclocker.
We took one of our damaged CPU's and inserted it into one of the EVGA (LOTES/Tyco AMP) boards and took a few pics to show contact scoring and a side by side compare to the original Foxconn socket indents.
Foxconn 1156 Socket Installation
Tyco AMP / LOTES 1156 Socket Installation
Note how from a variety of angles certain pads show no evidence of contact from a Foxconn pin at all. Both the Tyco AMP and LOTES sockets have a larger pin/pad contact surface area leaving a slight scuff mark in the central area of each pad. In light of this, what we will say is that if you're thinking of doing extreme overclocking on a board built using Foxconn's socket 1156, think again. Or, at least check your CPU for evidence of proper pin-to-pad contact.
We have not had any problems with air or water cooling overclocking up to 4.3GHz, although we do have a i5/750 that has developed a few dark pads after a thousand hours or so of constant overclocking. However, none of the boards have developed pin problems so we feel very safe in saying that any problems will probably occur only in extreme overclocking scenarios.
We also realize that partial responsibility for some of the less than acceptable CPU installations may be in fact due user installation errors. However, if users are screwing this up by doing nothing different than what they've always done when it comes to handling and installing LGA-type processors, then it's hard for us to find fault with the installer. Be aware of this situation and study the pin imprint on the CPU pads and make sure you have good contact on the VCC/VSS power delivery pads before pushing the system too hard.
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JDD - Sunday, October 18, 2009 - linkHow about these guys at anandtech don't they have a chip they havent blown up yet? Reply
Rajinder Gill - Sunday, October 18, 2009 - linkyeah the pricks are from factory CPU's. The Foxconn head contact should leave a small scuff mark on every pad, but it does no seem this always happens due to incorrect loading. Reply
Rajinder Gill - Sunday, October 18, 2009 - linkhttp://img27.imageshack.us/img27/5551/cpumelt.jpg">http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/5551/cpumelt.jpg
another one, damage not so severe on this one, but getting close. Reply
nofumble62 - Saturday, October 17, 2009 - linkLand of opportunity Reply
DahakaCL - Saturday, October 17, 2009 - linkHi there again.
I read a lot and my MIIIF have this problem, i don't want to keep this MB so i decided sell it and get EVGA SLI 132-LF-E655-KR, if anyone ( again xD ) have some information about this model please let me know!!.
I have a F1 Extreme POT from Kingpin and i don't wanna blow up this plataform lol.
Thanks. Regards from Chile Reply
CW1d - Saturday, October 17, 2009 - linkI am fascinated to read that there are people who are willing to accept less than the original design specifications as long as the product works. Of course the definition of what 'works' means is of absent. In this particular situation we have one manufacturer who was able to produce a socket that satisfied the Intel design requirements and one who appears to not have been able to satisfy those requirements. We also seem to have customers who are happy to shell out their money (or maybe theirs parents money) for products that are not up to spec. With the rational 'As long as those products work' - well at least for the short term. I wonder if those same consumers would be as cavalier about buying a automobile with a braking system that was not quite up to spec but worked under normal and fair usage, namely that no one exceeds the speed limit or has ever had an extra passenger in the car than the recommended total number of passengers. So if the brakes were to fail because their was one passenger to many or the vehicle was traveling a few miles above the speed limit then of course the car company that produced the brakes was not responsible, rather it is the user who is to blame. Sound familiar? Somehow I think that notion is a bad one.
The argument that all is fine as long as it 'works' within stock usage holds no water. Even the manufactures themselves acknowledge that with their preprogrammed profiles to over clock a CPU. They endorse the practice of wringing extra performance above the stock parameters with the over-clocking software included with the drivers, and very pleased I am that they do so and long my they continue. So let us just put aside that notion of acceptable usage AKA stock only and move on shall we. The issue is not really about how the product is used. The over-clockers noticed it first. Yes. Just as racing drivers have pioneered many of the safety features we take as standard in our daily runabout cars. (Yes I am in the automobile industry so forgive the car analogies)
Why should the consumer accept second best? Why should the consumer accept a product that can potentially damage their other components? I see no real or compelling reason to do so. To check my own set up I pulled my CPU that is running at 'stock' from my Gigabyte UD3R board and checked to see the indentation on the pads. Yip I too have a similar pattern of absent indents. So that means that my stock set up with the stock Intel cooler installed corrects as per the instructions that come with it is not making contact correctly between all pins and all pads. That does not make me happy.
What the way forward is, well I have no idea. Adding a shim under the latch will not be a good idea. The very same over-clockers who first noticed this issue, will certainly tell you that over pressure on the fragile pins is not a good idea. So I guess for folks like me who need to use their machine for work and can not afford to buy another system just yet, we will have to wait and see. Reply
ClagMaster - Sunday, October 18, 2009 - linkLast night I was debating whether to spend some of my valuable time replying to your post. You accuse me of being complacent and unthinking. No, I am not complacent. It's just the 30 year experienced engineer within me having a questioning attitude over this article and an elderly head shaking over the fear-ridden opinions and panicked responses of many of its bloggers.
Here's a fact:
Last night I opened a box containing a brand new Q6600 processor. I took a magnifying glass to the CPU pads and found there were dimple marks on the CPU. Also some of these pads did not have these dimple marks in certain patterns. Since this is a processor from an unopened box from the factory, I must conclude these dimple marks are from the test equipment and have no bearing at all on how well the LGA 775 socket engages its pins. None what-so-ever. Understand? Such an assertion is bogus. The same is true for the i5/i7 LGA 1156 CPU pads. These dimples are from factory test equipment and NOT from motherboard Foxconn, LOTES or whatever LGA 1156 sockets. Some dimples are missing probably because these pads most likely not necessary for testing the processor.
I also took a magnifying glass to a LGA775 socket pins of a motherboard. The pins are squared at the end. No pinheads. I strongly suspect the LGA 1156 pins are also squared at the ends too.
Here's another fact:
Intel and AMD test their CPUs for performance and reliability. The performance of these CPU's falls under a bell curve and they are binned according to market objectives. If you bought an i5, you probably have a second-rate core. It operates at lower frequencies before failing. You have no choice in this matter except to spend the extra money for the first-rate core.
Here's an observation:
The LGA 775 and LGA 1156 technologies are identical and I doubt Foxconn and other manufacturers have changed their manufacturing processes for LGA 1156. They have been making LGA-775 for five years and have sufficiently perfected the process to provide acceptable sockets. LGA 1156 is an extension of LGA 775. The pin-to-pin length variability ought to be the same. Foxconn may have changed the alloy or plating of the pins. What is different for sure is the clamping mechanism. The clamp mechanism may not provide as much compressive force to the CPU and the pins, though all are in contact with the pads, to provide a minimal gap to avoid arcing under extreme conditions. These are more likely issues.
Here's another observation:
The failed sockets and pads occurred during extreme overclocking where maximum voltages and currents are experienced. These maximum currents and voltages are well over design limits established by Intel. The damage is from arcing and melted pins from too much current. Overclockers deliberately abuse their processors until a limit is reached. In this case the obvious limit of the i5/i7 processors is the ability of the LGA 1156 socket to conduct the necessary electrical energy. That the LGA 1156 failed as it did during these extreme conditions concerns me not. And my posterior bleeds for those overclockers who belly-ache about these mishaps which are of their own doing.
Here's a considered opinion:
Extrapolating performance of Foxconn LGA 1156 sockets from extreme overclocking conditions (>160W) to normal operating conditions (<95W) of operation is totally bogus. During operation within design TDP, arcing that burns CPU pads will not occur and current is not sufficient to melt and distort pins. Arcing is a threshold process. Gap voltage has to be sufficiently high at localized points within the gap to ionize the air within the gap. Once started, more ionization occurs, plasmas are formed and burning happens. This does not happen during operation at normal operating voltages and currents.
As far as I am concerned, the Foxconn LGA 1156 sockets are adequate for normal operating voltages and current. This socket functions within the design specification. And this has been borne out through the benchmark tests of Gigabyte, Asus and MSI P55 motherboards at Anandteh.
To return an i5/i7 CPU and a P55 motherboard because of fears borne from this bogus extrapolation is irresponsable and not an acceptable reason. The CPU and motherboard had not failed you and is not likely to fail you if operated it as Intel intended it.
This is mindless, fear-ridden behavior.
This article by Rajinder Gill is poorly conceived and uses information that is (in my opinion) bogus. What is bogus are the dimple marks on the i5/i7 processors which are no indication of how well motherboard LGA 1156 pins engage the CPU pads. I would have liked to have seen more relevant information on pin alloys and bracket compression forces in this article between Foxconn and LOTES sockets.
The failures of Foxconn sockets during extreme overclocking cannot be extrapolated to operation at normal voltages and currents as many fear-ridden bloggers have attempted to do.
This contents of this article will provoke ill considered actions of owners to return perfectly-good i5/i7 CPUs and motherboards to vendors. These motherboards should provide years of service if operated to normal voltages and currents. Reply
chrnochime - Monday, October 19, 2009 - linkSo CW1d is the same person as Clagmaster?
Impressive background, but then again I never refuted your expertise in the auto field.
Am I missing something here, or what you said basically confirmed what I've been stating in the first place, that what's happening at extreme OC cannot be used to extrapolate behavior of the same socket at normal operating frequency? Then again, this statement goes both ways, that even though it does not correctly lead to induction of socket failure at any frequency beside OC, it also does not eliminate the possibility of the failure.
I don't have time to type out something as carefully worded and detailed as your post was, so you'll have to settle for hastily typed response.
I apologize if that first post came off as an attack of your character.
ClagMaster - Monday, October 19, 2009 - linkAccepted :) Reply
chrnochime - Monday, October 19, 2009 - linkI didn't write that in the first post. nvm. Not paying attention AT ALL.
Guess it's up to the reviewers and websites to clear this up. I do want to finally buy a quad-core though. Reply


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FUNNYMAN Bill Bailey could not resist grabbing his mobile phone and taking a 's-owl-fie' when he opened the new hospital at the International Centre for Birds of Prey (ICBP).
Bailey, a regular on shows such as Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Have I Got New For You, visited the centre in Newent, Gloucestershire on Saturday to open the wild bird hospital.
The 50-year-old comic took the picture of himself, known as a selfie, with great great grey owl Saliska.
Tweeting the picture to his 1.24million followers, he captioned it "Caught up with some old friends @ICBPNewent bird centre today" and it has since been retweeted over 450 times.
ICBO director Jemima Parry-Jones said: "It was a lovely day. We have a new hospital now for injured wild birds which will replace the horrible old room we've used for years and years.
"We managed to get a grant from the Forest of Dean Local Action Group (LAG) as well as donations from people who have brought injured birds to us."
After opening the new wild bird hospital, Bailey had a tour around the centre - stopping to take the selfie with Saliska - and visited the baby Steller's sea eagles.
Mrs Parry-Jones explained they had met Bailey before when he came to do some film work at the centre and they took the opportunity to ask if he fancied opening the new hospital.
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Stakes high for France in World Cup play-off
France face Ukraine on Friday in the first leg of a World Cup qualifying play-off in which there is a huge amount at stake for coach Didier Deschamps, his players and the French Football Federation (FFF).sports Updated: Nov 15, 2013 01:41 IST
France face Ukraine on Friday in the first leg of a World Cup qualifying play-off in which there is a huge amount at stake for coach Didier Deschamps, his players and the French Football Federation (FFF).
Les Bleus qualified for the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012 via a play-off, and now they take on Ukraine in Kiev on Friday before the return leg at the Stade de France next Tuesday looking to do it again.
Victory would maintain their record of not having missed a major tournament finals since the 1994 World Cup in the USA, when current coach Deschamps was part of the team that famously lost at the death to Bulgaria in their final qualifier.
But failure would lead to further soul-searching for a country that has faded as a footballing force since losing the 2006 World Cup final on penalties to Italy.
- What is at stake for the French Football Federation?
Missing out on the next World Cup could cause internal conflict at the FFF. The image of the French national team has been at a low ebb ever since the fiasco of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, when the squad famously refused to train in a dispute with then-coach Raymond Domenech before making an ignominious group-stage exit.
Those wounds had never quite healed and were re-opened when left-back Patrice Evra - the former captain - launched a stinging attack on a number of high-profile pundits during a television interview last month.
Domestically, there is the threat of a strike by the country's professional clubs in protest at the government's plans to tax all earnings over one million euros ($1.34m) at 75%.
But that step is not a popular one among the public, and a failure to qualify for the World Cup would be disastrous for the image of the game. It would also leave president Noel Le Graet - who was re-elected for four years in December last year - on decidedly shaky ground.
After all, it was he who chose to part company with Laurent Blanc after a disappointing Euro 2012 and appoint Deschamps. Another failure so close to Euro 2016, which France will host, could not feasibly be tolerated.
Financially, the cost of failure could be exorbitant, with the FFF having to renegotiate sponsorship deals after the World Cup and with rights to show France matches for the next four years soon to be put out to tender.
- What is at stake for Deschamps?
It is said that Deschamps was instilled with a 'winning culture' during his years spent in Italy, so a large part of his reputation is at stake in the play-offs.
The captain of France's 1998 World Cup-winning team already has the worst record of any coach after 16 games at the helm (level with Michel Hidalgo) and is hoping not to follow in the footsteps of Gerard Houllier, who oversaw France's last qualifying failure in 1993.
Deschamps has refused to discuss his future should France miss out on a place in Brazil, and his good relationship with Le Graet along with the perspective of a Euro 2016 on home soil and the lack of a credible alternative suggest that he will stay put regardless. But the pressure could become too much if France fail to beat Ukraine.
- What is at stake for the players?
The France squad remains young and most of the players should remain available for selection after the current campaign is over. On top of his game and France's only truly world-class player just now, Franck Ribery should remain a central figure ahead of Euro 2016.
The recent past suggests that any large-scale revamping of the squad will be difficult, although veteran duo Eric Abidal and Patrice Evra may not still be involved beyond this campaign.
With two years of friendly matches ahead of Euro 2016, young prospects like Lucas Digne, Florian Thauvin and Geoffrey Kondogbia - all of whom were members of the squad that won the under-20 World Cup in the summer - should get their chance to impress.
Meanwhile, other starlets such as Raphael Varane and Paul Pogba can be expected to play a major role.


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Include Sound Scheme in .theme file
I have created a customized .theme file and would like to include a custom sound scheme in it. Microsoft's developer site at
Creating and Installing Theme Files (Windows)
states "A sound scheme name can be specified" and gives an example:
; "Quirky" sound scheme
but doesn't give any more info. Does anyone know anything more about this? What if I have a sound scheme saved as "Clyde's Sounds"? How do I include that in my .theme file? Are all custom sound schemes somehow stored in the mmres.dll file?
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Not sure if this is much help but this is how I change the sounds,
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Hello Clyde,
Have you considered create a .themepack file instead. It will include all of the file within it and will automatically install everything when ran.
Theme Pack - Create, Save, Install, and Delete
Hope this helps,
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My picture might imply that this recipe is from Malibu, California, but in truth, I think a restaurant made this dish famous. Everyone has a version of Malibu Chicken, whether they bake it, grill it or fry it, but it usually has a slice of Swiss cheese and ham on top.
My version is grilled with a delightful sauce to baste with and also serve on the side. I pound out the boneless chicken breast pieces so they are the same thickness and will cook evenly. No more than about ½ inch works well which will prevent the meat from cooking too fast and drying out. I let them marinate in a small amount of the sauce for about one hour prior to cooking.
Fresh pineapple would be the best way to go and you could then have a thicker slice to grill, but I have used the canned pineapple slices with great success. The fruit is so moist; it does not burn, but will acquire some nice grill marks. You can also use the juice for the recipe from the large size of sliced canned pineapple.
When you make the sauce, be sure to separate the amount you want to use for pouring over the cooked chicken and place in a different container. You would not want to contaminate it when you use this sauce for basting.
It might be fun to go to Malibu, California but not for this chicken dish –
Malibu Chicken
½ cup pineapple juice
4 Tbsp melted butter
1 Tbsp plain yellow mustard
1 Tbsp honey
1 Tbsp molasses
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp chili powder
4 boneless/skinless chicken breasts
4 thin slices of ham
4 slices of Swiss cheese
4 slices of pineapple
Mix the pineapple juice, butter, mustard, honey, molasses, Worcestershire sauce and chili powder in a small bowl until well blended. Save a portion in a separate container for serving over the cooked chicken.
Pound the chicken breasts so they are of a uniform thickness. Place chicken in a plastic bag and put about 2 Tbsp of the sauce in the bag and allow to marinate for about one hour.
Put the chicken and pineapple slices on the grill. Cook the chicken on one side for about 4 or 5 minutes and then turn and baste. When chicken is completely cooked, fold one slice of ham in half and place on each chicken breast and top with a slice of Swiss cheese. Close grill cover for about 30 seconds to melt the cheese. Place the pineapple on top for serving and drizzle with extra sauce if desired.
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As a current board member of the Erie County Industrial Development Authority, Ryan realizes the potential that the Erie community has both culturally and economically, and believes Pennsylvania can become a leader among states if its people work together to create strong economic development and growth initiatives. Ryan firmly believes that government creates opportunities that promote a healthy economic climate for businesses of all sizes to create 21st century jobs and will work across the aisle to propose legislation that connects businesses to resources, links regional services to appropriate recipients, and supports entrepreneurs and innovation. Additionally, Ryan will fight for legislation that improves the Pennsylvania education system and empowers our future - Pennsylvania students.
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Steer clear of Rainier as an alternative route
Main Renton thoroughfare to close just as drivers search for an I-5 reprieve
Published 10:00 pm, Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Just as the state prepares to divert thousands of motorists around Interstate 5 construction, another transportation project that could complicate things further is under way.
A three-block section of Rainier Avenue in downtown Renton will close Saturday through Wednesday so a railroad bridge can be removed from above the avenue, a major north-south arterial.
Traffic will be diverted onto two parallel streets, Hardie and Shattuck avenues, while Rainier is closed, city officials announced. Another Burlington Northern Santa Fe bridge across Shattuck already was removed and the road widened. Rainier also will be widened once the bridge is replaced. Shattuck Avenue was closed Aug. 1 for removal of its bridge but will reopen as a detour while Rainier is closed, then shut again for four months Aug. 16, after Rainier reopens.
Once the Rainier closure ends, Hardie Avenue also will be inaccessible for five days, from Aug. 16 to 20, while a railroad bridge above it is removed. It's part of the railroad's plan to replace those bridges and a fourth one over the Cedar River, where street closures aren't planned.
All this is happening at the same time the state will close lanes on I-5 between Spokane Street and Interstate 90 in Seattle, sending thousands of motorists scurrying for alternative routes. Some could end up in Renton, possibly using Rainier as a northerly bypass to I-5.
Will this complicate things? "A little bit," Renton city spokeswoman Preeti Shridhar said. "But with the particular part of Rainier that's going to close, and also with local access (provided), we hope not."
A state Department of Transportation consultant, Paul Johnson, said that although "it would probably be better if it didn't happen," the state believes the Renton project "is not a huge impact to our project or even traffic that's trying to avoid our traffic."
The city has posted signs marking the detours and acting Public Works Administrator Peter Hahn said motorists will have to "make a little jog of it" on Shattuck or Hardie to get around the Rainier work.
"It's not that you're prevented from (driving north through downtown) but you are adding a certain length to that trip," he said.
City officials said local businesses still will be accessible, though motorists will have to drive around the railroad work to get to businesses. Rebuilding the rail bridges will allow Renton to widen Rainier Avenue beginning next year and widen Shattuck Avenue, and also add sidewalks under the new rail crossing this year.
The timing, Hahn said, was based largely on the railroad's insistence that the bridges be replaced and the rebuilt line reopen by the end of this year to help move fuselages and other parts to the Boeing plant.
Earlier dates were considered, Hahn said, but were avoided out of fear that closing Rainier then could have interfered with traffic to Renton's River Days festival and Seattle's Seafair celebration.
Improving the line south of the Boeing plant means it won't need to be upgraded north of Renton, where the work could complicate the widening of Interstate 405, Hahn said.
Hahn said the city considered several options, including compressing the Rainier Avenue rail-trestle removal into a two-day, 24-hour weekend operation. City Council members rejected that idea, however, because demolishing the bulky support structure on Rainier would create too much noise at night.
The city and the railroad agreed to extend the work to five days but end the work at 10 p.m. each day.


text: | I just spoiled my day by http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/7748 | with ghc-7.6.2 in our large project: | hets: <<loop>> | hets works fine with ghc-7.6.1 (and older versions). I haven't located | the error yet, though. | | Yet, I therefore conclude, GHC 7.6.2 ist not suited for the official HP. Happily I have found and fixed #7748 in the 7.6 branch. Christian, is it possible for you to build the 7.6 branch and test with Hets? Simon


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5 Tips on How to Handle Sudden Wealth
Whether you just signed a multi-million dollar contract or inherited property from a wealthy relative, here are some tips to help you keep—and grow—your wealth responsibly
3. Develop a comprehensive financial and life plan. Many organizations talk about their ability to do this. They show nice pictures of couples walking in the sand or smiling in a hammock. It certainly sets the right tone for the conversation. Despite this, their plans may be cookie-cutter solutions. In the end, some standardization is good. Years of research has taught the financial industry important lessons about investing, for example, and those lessons can yield low-cost, highly efficient portfolios that meet an investor's risk tolerance and long term needs. However, don't forget that your needs come first. To formulate a your plan, you will need to be clear on the amount of income you would like but also the type of life you would like. You'll need to consult your financial team to discuss issues such as asset protection, trusts, life insurance and other topics of estate planning. The American College of Trusts and Estates Council (ACTEC) can be a great resource for competent counsel in these areas.


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text: JLW 302 Report post Posted December 6, 2013 I've been writing out the plot to a game, and it's going for a particular message. In order for this message to be conveyed, I need to get the player to commit murder without thinking about it. This much isn't really hard. But what I need most, and where I hit a stumbling block, is making them murder somebody in a time and place where it's clear this is wrong, but I can't actually force them or the message will fall flat. This needs to be avoidable, and all of these murders need to be avoidable, but the player has to fail to realise this the first time through and kill people they shouldn't have. More specifically, the game has the player chasing an assassin who killed their first character (a small boy) and a girl he's with in cold blood. They break a lot of laws along the way, and kill plenty of people who are in their way but don't deserve it. At the end, they finally track down the man's family trying to get them to give up the man's location. At this point, the player is directed into speaking directly to the man's wife. A lot has happened to make them and their team angry along the way, and this is where I don't really have a plan anymore. I need the player to try and beat the information out of her, and kill her in the process. In front of her children. After this the game shows this scene (followed by every other murder right back to the first) from the eyes of their victims, then shows the murder of those children at the beginning from the killer's perspective. This is made to show how similar their actions were, and the message should be clear. The issue is I need to make sure the player's conscience doesn't kick in and stop them the first time they play through, but still allow them to avoid all these killings in later playthroughs without changing anything in the game itself, so they can realise that everything they did could have been avoided. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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|By Jim Provance, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio
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But no report has been released.
Noe, a former coin dealer and past chairman of the
State law requires the inspector general to prepare a detailed report following each investigation. Traditionally, the report would be followed with the release of the transcripts of interviews conducted during the investigation.
But Inspector General
"Our policy is to not talk about investigations until after a report of investigation is issued," Deputy Inspector General
"There's a point where going back and complaining about the past means you're not focusing on what's going on right now," said Common Cause's
"You always hope that serious problems and misdoings will be corrected, that there will be changes in the law, more oversight, and basic changes so that people can expect better," she said. "I worry that we will, in fact, forget our history unless we actually correct this."
Noe's indictment followed a yearlong investigation by The Blade that discovered missing and stolen coins, massive mismanagement of the state coin-investment funds, and influence peddling.
Noe began his 18-year state sentence in December, 2008, after serving two years in federal prison for using several notable area Republicans to launder campaign contributions to the 2004 re-election campaign of then President
Noe's state conviction was upheld by the
The Noe scandal resulted in 19 convictions, including then-Gov.
In 2011, as he was being named Gov.
It said at the time it would not issue a final report because no one directly involved in the investigation was left in the office to write it. A day later it reversed position but has been quiet since.
The Noe scandal swept Republicans from all but one nonjudicial statewide office. Not surprisingly,
"The Coingate report is several years overdue if guided by the criminal indictments and prosecutions in the case," he said. "The fact of the matter is
"There is no defense in delaying the issuance of this report,"
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Fri, 24 May 2013 21:00:40 GMT —
KERSHAW COUNTY (WACH) - A man is charged with criminal sexual conduct for the second time in Kershaw County.
Ronald Linwood Christmas Jr., was arrested Friday by Kershaw County investigators and is accused of sexually molesting a young girl between 2005 and 2007, according to the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office. At the time of the alleged inappropriate behavior, the girl was between 7 and 8 years old.
The victim told investigators she was hesitant to tell anyone until now. Authorities say her parents contacted an investigator this month and a forensic interview was arranged. An arrest warrant was obtained, and Christmas turned himself in on Friday.
â??Although Christmas is probably not a flight risk, I would say that he is a danger at least to the children in our community. He needs to be denied bond. Since research has shown that child molesters are not rehabilitated there is a very strong likelihood that Christmas will offend again. He should be denied that opportunity by being forced to remain behind bars until trial,â?? said Kershaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews.
Christmas was first charged with criminal sexual conduct with a minor in 2011, but was released after posting a bond. He is currently awaiting a bond hearing on his most recent charge at the Kershaw County Detention Center.


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Metal workers in Tukwila vote to join Machinists
More than 100 metal workers at Jorgensen Forge voted to join District 751 of the International Association of Machinists, which also represents blue-collar workers at Boeing and BAE Systems.
Seattle Times business reporter
More than 100 metal workers at Jorgensen Forge in Tukwila have voted to join the Machinists union, the union announced Friday.
By a 3-to-2 margin, the hourly employees chose Thursday to be represented by District 751 of the International Association of Machinists, which also represents blue-collar workers at Boeing and BAE Systems.
"These workers came to us after seeing the benefit families can gain by having union representation," said union spokeswoman Connie Kelliher.
The National Labor Relations Board has to certify the election before the results are considered final.
Jorgensen Forge vice president of human resources Stace Rudd said the company won't comment before the election is certified.
Contract negotiations won't begin until after the certification.
Jorgensen Forge, on a 22-acre property in Tukwila, forges bars, blocks, discs, sleeves and rings out of steel, titanium, aluminum and nickel. Its products go toward manufacturing in aircraft, aerospace and marine industries.
In total, Jorgensen Forge employs 240 people, according to its website.
The company was once family owned but is now owned by New York based private-equity firm Protostar Partners.
Kelliher said changes under the new management led workers to contact the Machinists union.
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Moore Pits Namor Against Vampires of the Deep
When fans of Marvel Comics' X-Men franchise think of valuable members of the group, their thoughts generally go to leaders like Cyclops, telepaths like Emma Frost and teleporters like Pixie. These days, though, the X-Men are particularly lucky to count Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner, among their ranks. His vast physical power makes him an invaluable asset in combat and the resources and technology at his disposal as ruler of Atlantis has also proved beneficial in helping to maintain and support the infrastructure of the X-Men's island home Utopia.
Namor was added to the ranks of the X-Men because, chronologically, he is thought of as the world's first mutant. The underwater monarch made his debut in 1939's "Motion Pictures Funnies Weekly," 24 years before "X-Men" #1. His superhuman physical abilities and his amphibious nature are generally believed to be a result of his human and Atlantean parentage. However his ability to fly is believed to be a mutation. Namor joined the ranks of the X-Men in the 2009 storyline "Utopia" and has made regular appearances in "Uncanny X-Men" ever since. This August, he'll get involved in some solo action when his new ongoing series "Namor: The First Mutant" by writer Stuart Moore and artist Ariel Olivetti begins. CBR News spoke with Moore about the project spinning out of developments in the opening arc of the new "X-Men" series which finds the titular team combating a vampiric invasion of San Francisco.
CBR News: Stuart, how did "Namor: The First Mutant" come about?
Stuart Moore: I've been working with the X-Men editors lately on a variety of small projects: "Wolverine Noir," "Deadpool Team-Up" and "Cloak & Dagger." When this came up, I jumped at it. I've always loved the character, and lately I've been reading a lot of Robert E. Howard – Conan and Kull, especially. Namor fits right into that, especially the mythic, old-world nature of his forgotten, fallen kingdom.
Namor is one of Marvel's oldest characters, and as such has been depicted in a variety of ways: anti-hero, hero, business man, monarch and avenging son. Will Namor be playing any of these roles in this series, or are you looking to take the character in a completely new direction?
Initially, we'll be dealing with him as monarch and avenger (with a small "A"). As time goes on, we'll explore different facets to his character.
It seems like this first storyline is very much about his dual allegiance to both the Atlanteans and mutants. In your mind, why has Namor remained so loyal to the mutants of the Marvel Universe? Is it simply because he has an attraction to Emma Frost and he believes that this will get him closer to her? Is it a strategic alliance since Atlantis is now destroyed? Or does he genuinely feet part of the mutant cause?
Yes, yes, and yes. It's a mixture of all the reasons you've mentioned. One thing I don't want to do is nail down Namor's larger motivations too exactly. His greatest trait is his royal pride, which means sometimes even he doesn't know why he does certain things.
It sounds like the inaugural story in "Namor: The First Mutant" spins out of developments in the "Curse of the Mutants" storyline which is about the X-Men fending off a vampiric invasion of San Francisco and begins in July's "X-Men" #1. Do readers need to read that issue in order to understand and enjoy the first issue of "Namor: The First Mutant?"
You don't have to read "X-Men" #1 and 2, but if you do, you'll get a much bigger picture of the events surrounding our story. Without giving too much away: as we open, Namor is on a mission for the X-Men. That's the catalyst for our book, and the events of issue #1 play a vital part in "Curse of the Mutants." But they also set off a chain of events with immediate, very dire consequences for Namor and the Atlanteans.
Namor's relationship to the X-Men is our starting point, and that relationship will continue throughout the series. But at its heart, this is not an X-Men story, it's a Namor story.
In terms of plot and themes what is the opening story of "Namor" about?
I can't get too specific about plot without bringing down the "Curse of the Mutants" on both our heads. But it's about the consequences of pride; the curse of divided loyalties; and the price of stirring up secrets buried beneath the ocean floor.
Speaking of the ocean floor, where does this first story unfold? From the solicits, it sounds like this a tale that's set primarily beneath the waves.
Yes, that's right. We'll meet a new group of Atlanteans, very different from any we've seen before, and learn some secrets about the city's past. Namor will also have to make some hard decisions about his people's future. But events on the surface world have a big influence on those decisions, too.
In this initial arc of "Namor" you pit your protagonist against a group of Atlantean vampires. What can you tell us about these characters? Do they have all the powers and weaknesses of your traditional Marvel U vampires?
They're a different breed from surface vampires, with some special abilities that stem directly from their environment. They live very deep beneath the sea, in total darkness, in deep trenches and caves where blood-rich prey is scarce. As a result, they're very, very hungry.
Who are some of the other supporting players in "Namor: The First Mutant?"
Let's see – there will be at least one familiar Namor supporting character, and assorted X-Men will turn up as the series progresses. The new group of Atlanteans are crucial, and the vampires are pretty important themselves.
Ariel Olivetti is perhaps best known for his work depicting heroes with gigantic physiques, so what can readers expect from his art on "Namor?" Will we get scenes of super strong characters slugging it out, or is this a darker, more subtle work?
Ariel actually works in a wide variety of styles. Most people know him from his "Punisher War Journal" work, but he's very versatile. As the action moves deeper, to the lair of the vampires, he's working in a moodier style, using a lot more black, to suit the horror-story mode of those scenes. I think he's going to impress a lot of people.
How would you describe the tone of this series? It sounds like there's a hint of superhero action, but there's also a strong vibe of pulp horror and weirdness here since you're dealing with things like a lost world of Atlantean vampires?
Definitely a horror vibe. My big influences here are Lovecraft, Howard, that sort of thing, but with a modern horror-film sensibility. The danger with Namor is that everything will become too courtly, too formal and distant. I'm going for a very visceral storytelling style, all action and emotion, with a strong mythic, pulp feel to the background.
Any hints or teases as to where you're taking the title after this first arc?
We'll be exploring a balance of underwater and surface world stories. Namor has a foot in both worlds; his first obligation is to his people, and the threat of the vampires will bring that home in a way that continues after the first storyline ends. But he's also a mutant, which ties him to the X-Men. And his attraction to both Emma Frost and Sue Richards – two very different women – keeps pulling him back to dry land, too.
Namor is an amazing character to write. He's the kind of guy who sees a problem, sizes it up, and then acts. He'll dive right down the mouth of Hell and take on anyone or anything. He's also a very powerful presence-it takes an extremely strong will to stand up to him. But this radically new threat will test him in a lot of ways.
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