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Back in the day, most workers never had to worry about whether their retirement savings would be enough. A pension provided a fixed monthly income that lasted a lifetime — no calculations required. That pension, along with Social Security, had you covered for your golden years.
These days, retirement income planning is a whole new ballgame, and it appears Americans aren't playing very well. With the demise of pension plans and the rise of defined contribution plans like 401(k)s, retired Americans now have a lump sum consisting of the contributions they socked away, as well as any company match and profit sharing.
Their next step is to figure out how much to take out each month — not too much to deplete the funds, but enough to live on and keep up with inflation. This is what's known as a "safe withdrawal rate."
"Without the peace of mind that pension income provided to previous generations, pre-retirees are the first generation that needs to turn their savings into adequate income in their retirement on their own," Dylan Huang, head of retirement solutions for New York Life, said in a new report by New York Life and Ipsos Public Affairs.
77% of people over 40 don't know how much of their nest egg they can spend annually without risking running out of funds, according to the study. When they guessed, over 30% of them were pretty far off — they felt a safe withdrawal rate from their savings was 10% of their account balance each year.
In reality, industry experts debate whether 4% or 3% of an account balance each year is a safe withdrawal rate for lifetime income.
The calculation takes into account the projected growth of the portfolio, an annual adjustment for inflation, and life expectancy. The goal is to have a high probability of success — 95% — that funds will last to life expectancy as the investor draws them down.
One thing experts do agree on is that taking out 10% per year in retirement is just not realistic. In fact, according to the study, retirees will run out of money in 11 years at the most if they take out 10% per year. This is well below the average life expectancy.
How can you determine if you are on track to provide an adequate lifetime income in retirement?
The first step, according to Huang, is "knowing that anything over 5% is way too high."
The second step is to run a personalized retirement income estimate to see if you are on the right track. Enlisting the help of a Certified Financial Planner™ Professional or fee-only financial advisor may be in your best interest, as this is more complex than it may appear. Alternatively, your HR department at work may have some calculators or financial guidance available.
When you do run calculations, be sure to take off your rose-colored glasses and use reduced return expectations, higher inflation estimates, and a longer life span, just in case.
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text: Murray one of the favourites for Australian Open Live Tennis Staff in Tennis News 10 Jan 2012 0 share Share Tweet Email Share RedditWill Murray be celebrating in Melbourne? (credit: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images) Andy Murray is in hot form heading into the 2012 Australian Open after winning the Brisbane title in the opening week of the year.Watch and bet on the 2012 Australian Open at bet365 > live streamingAndy Murray is a 9/2 chance with bet365 to win the 2012 Australian Open, with the Brit having reached the final of the same Grand Slam event a year ago before losing in straight sets to Novak Djokovic.While there is little doubt that Murray is enjoying a successful career, the player is clearly desperate to get the monkey off his back and win a Grand Slam event as quickly as possible.Ivan Lendl has been recruited as a new coach and perhaps the influence of the former world number one will bring a new dimension to Murray's play. This is certainly the opinion of Greg Rusedski who feels as though his compatriot is fortunate to have this new mentor."Everyone's very excited by the hiring of Ivan Lendl as his new coach," Rusedski said."The appointment should give him some of the mental strength that he needs to win a major."The mental approach will be key. Murray knows he can beat the likes of (Novak) Djokovic and (Rafael) Nadal in a best-of-three-set match but he needs to do it back-to-back over five sets in the majors."It's only half a per cent he's looking for. Lendl knows how to get it done because he's been through it all."I think that when you have as much experience as Ivan, it has to be a good thing. He took things to a new level in tennis with the nutrition element and the physical side - he trained harder than anybody."Bet365 will be live streaming the Australian Open every day to their customers, with quality live pictures coming from all the show courts which means all of Murray's games can be enjoyed for free online.

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MEXICO CITY, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Mexico's Grupo Televisa swung to a quarterly profit from a year-ago loss, boosted by recent acquisitions in pay TV, though the company's advertising revenue fell.
The broadcaster and Spanish-language content provider on Thursday said net profit in the July to September period was 6.546 billion pesos ($387 million). That compared to a loss in the same period last year caused by a writedown on the sale of its stake in wireless business Iusacell.
Advertising revenue in the third-quarter fell 9 percent, dragging down results in its largest business, content.
Those declining revenues have been a key concern for investors, helping to drive Televisa shares about 25 percent lower since its last quarterly report in July.
Overall revenue rose 12.2 percent to 22.256 billion pesos, driven by new cable businesses it bought in the past year, Cablecom and Telecable.
Last year, as part of a sweeping reform in telecoms and broadcasting, Televisa was declared dominant in the free-to-air TV market, forcing it to allow pay TV rivals to show its free content, among other measures.
The company's pay TV business just avoided being hit with further measures, as the regulator in Mexico decided it did not have market power in the sector, despite its market share of more than 60 percent.
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Asian stock markets fell for a fifth day Tuesday as China's lending curbs and slower growth in South Korea added to worries the global recovery will sputter once stimulus spending fades.
Major benchmarks were down about 1.5 percent or more while oil slid below $75 a barrel. The dollar rose against the euro and fell versus the yen.
China's efforts to slow the explosive growth in lending that underwrote its recovery has unnerved investors for more than a week. Unprecedented government spending and record low interest rates around the world have allowed a tentative global recovery to take shape but many worry about a relapse into recession once the stimulus impulse weakens.
More evidence that Asia's economic rebound is losing steam came Tuesday from South Korea, where fourth quarter growth slowed to just 0.2 percent because of weakness in manufacturing, construction and exports.
Linus Yip, a strategist at First Shanghai Securities in Hong Kong, said uncertainty surrounding Chinese government measures to curb bank lending and cool the country's property sector was contributing to the selling in regional markets.
"The whole picture is very unclear at the moment. Increasingly investors don't know what to expect. And when the policy isn't clear, you get a lot of investors trying to cash in," Yip said.
Japan's Nikkei 225 stock average was down 149.61 points, or 1.4 percent, to 10,363.08 and South Korea's Kospi was off 40.89, or 2.5 percent, at 1,629.31.
In Chinese markets, the benchmark Shanghai index dropped 46.93, or 1.5 percent, to 3,047.48 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng slid 329.41, or 1.6 percent, to 20,269.14. Taiwan's index plunged 3.5 percent.
Elsewhere, Singapore's market lost 1.6 percent and Thailand retreated 0.6 percent. Indian and Australian markets were closed for public holidays.
In the U.S. on Monday, the Dow rose 23.88, or 0.2 percent, to 10,196.86 after being up as much as 84 points. The fluctuations were modest, however, after five straight days in which the Dow moved by more than 100 points.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 5.02, or 0.5 percent, to 1,096.78, while the Nasdaq composite index rose 5.51, or 0.3 percent, to 2,210.80.
Oil prices fell below $75 a barrel in Asia, weighed by weaker regional markets and a stronger dollar.
Benchmark crude for March delivery was down 84 cents to $74.42 in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 72 cents to settle at $75.26 on Monday.
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Internet service provider company Time Warner Cable is set to acquire fiber optic network firm DukeNet in a deal with $600 million, the companies announced today.
DukeNet is a regional fiber network that supplies service to North Carolina, South Carolina, and five other states. The purchase will help TWC build out a ultra high-speed gigabit connection in the region.
And while expanding its fiber network seems like a no brainer, the move will help cement TWC as the second largest ISP in the country (Comcast being number one) with over 12 million subscribers. It will also help keep TWC competitive with other ISPs like AT&T's Uverse and Google Fiber, which are also building out new gigabit-speed Internet networks.
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Animal Friends reprises the 'Blast from the Past'
St. Croix Animal Friends hosted its annual fundraiser on March 27 at The Valley House.
A near capacity crowd of 150 showed up to enjoy an evening with theme of a "Blast from the Past." Included in the activities were a silent auction, raffle, door prizes, a hula hoop contest and a limbo contest accompanied by cutouts of Elvis and Marilyn Monroe.
In addition to the price of a ticket, you could add a few more "funds" to the event by having a button made from photos taken of everyone who attended.
The event raised $5,000 for the organization. This is the third year for the fundraiser which also included table sponsors. The group continues to look for land in St. Croix County on which a shelter can be constructed.
In the meantime spay/neuter programs, lost and found assistance and reaching out food programs continue.
The next event is the Animal Walk on May 1 in Mary Park in New Richmond. For more information about the Raise the Woof Walk, go to www.stcroixanimalfriends.org.


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Capital flight and political risk
This paper investigates asymmetric effects of monetary policy over the business cycle. A two-state Markov Switching Model is employed to model both recessions and expansions. For the United States and Germany, strong evidence is found that monetary policy is more effective in a recession than during a boom. Also some evidence is found for asymmetry in the United Kingdom and Belgium. In the Netherlands, monetary policy is not very effective in either regime.
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A San Francisco Bay area fire chief has resigned after authorities say he provided alcohol to a decoy who was posing as minor as part of a sting operation.
The Santa Cruz Sentinel reports ( http://bit.ly/PZHLDX ) that Interim Gilroy Fire Chief Roger Bloom apologized to city officials on Monday before tendering his resignation.
Sheriff's officials say the decoy asked Bloom to buy him beer outside a Santa Cruz County liquor store on Friday night, and Bloom complied.
He was cited for furnishing alcohol to a minor.
The 52-year-old Bloom had been Gilroy's interim fire chief since Aug. 17. City officials say he made more than $174,000 a year.
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Word from a few folks on the Spy line is that Doug Perkul, who's spent the last three-and-a-half years at Sid Lee and the last two as managing partner at its Amsterdam office, is leaving for a client-side gig at O'Neill. No confirmation from the Sid Lee camp on this as of yet, but we did get some vague responses from those in the know that the agency's relationship with the surf/lifestyle brand dates back to last October when Sid Lee developed some ideas for O'Neill at the latter's request. From what we've been told, the ideas were well-received and a bond was formed between agency and client there after, though no word yet if an official partnership was formed. But yes, that's pretty much all she wrote thus far. Whatever the case, it appears all is amicable and we should find out more about Perkul's potential new gig at O'Neill (we're hearing CMO) in the next couple of weeks.
Prior to Sid Lee, Perkul founded and served as managing director of his own NYC-based creative boutique agency, Schatzi, and also had a stint as a digital producer/account lead at R/GA. We'll keep you posted when the fog lifts from this tale, but if you know more in the meantime, give us a shout.


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by Alyssa Oursler | September 5, 2012 3:35 pm
Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX[1]) is trying to reduce its environmental footprint in Hong Kong by testing a new recycling process that will turn old, stale baked goods and old coffee grounds into bio-plastics and laundry detergent.
The program aims to prevent nearly 5,000 tons of leftovers from being dumped into landfills, incinerated or composted.
This isn't the company's first attempt to lessen its environmental impact. Earlier this summer it debuted a greener hot-cup sleeve, called the Earthsleeve, which is said to help save about 100,000 trees.
It's also not the company's first attempt this year to try something new. It has added lots of scattered new offerings lately in an attempt to appeal to everyone.
It batted its eyelashes at the on-the-go crowd by adding vending machines and introducing its own single-serve machine. It also announced the new option of paying by smartphone.
Is the company trying to do too much to appeal to too many demographic groups?
InvestorPlace Editor Jeff Reeves, for one, thinks the company's moves are just plain dumb and display a lack of focus[2]. Assistant Editor Marc Bastow, on the other hand, is a much bigger fan of the company and its growth prospects[3].
Either way, you can't really argue with the company's strong hold on the coffee industry, despite players like Dunkin Donuts (NASDAQ:DNKN[4]), McDonald's (NYSE:MCD[5]) and Caribou Coffee (NASDAQ:CBOU[6]). And you can't argue with the company's 32% gains since January.
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Today could go a long way toward determining Darcy Tucker's long-term future with the Maple Leafs.
Carlos Sosa, Tucker's Seattle-based agent, is in town to meet Toronto general manager John Ferguson, with a multi-year deal for the team's current leading scorer being the sole topic.
Asked if today would be a continuation of last summer's exploratory talks versus the nitty gritty of a solid proposal, Sosa said last night: "I think that's up to Toronto. I'd like to get something done soon ... we'll see what John says and how the meeting goes."
Ferguson was optimistic a satisfactory solution will be found, either this season or before Tucker qualifies for free agency next summer.
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Report of missing surfer apparently unfounded
The search for a possible missing surfer off Hamburg Beach was called off after several hours Tuesday night, and officials said the report of a missing person apparently was unfounded.
The U.S. Coast Guard, the Erie County Sheriff's Office and Hamburg police and fire crews ended the search just before 10:30 p.m.
Officials speculate that the person who called in the report about seeing someone fall into the water while the caller was watching the sunset at about 8 p.m. possibly did not see a wind- surfer being picked up by a boat that was out on the water with him.
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The research has examined how viewing habits affect TV-buying audiences and divided TV viewers into four main groups – Social Lives, Connected Lives, Busy Lives and Traditional Lives.
Using the online tool, planners and buyers can see what proportion of the main TV-buying audiences live each of the four types of lives, what their key brand drivers are, and how they like to interact with advertising.
The first group, Social Lives, comprises the younger viewers who are the most sociable and mobile. This section of the TV-viewing public balances its TV viewing between live and catch-up.
Those young adults who live Connected Lives balance new technology with their responsibilities. For this group, the TV is their main source of entertainment, but they use on-demand services when they need more flexibility.
The bulk of "middle" Britain lives Busy Lives. In these families, the children introduce the parents to new technologies and the TV set's main role is for when the family gathers together to watch event TV.
The biggest group of TV viewers lives Traditional Lives. These people are generally from the older end of the population and mainly watch linear TV through their TV set.
The research also found similarities and differences: brands are important to all groups of people, even if their brand decision-making process differs, and all groups of people use social media, even if they use it in different ways.
ITV found the way people watch content does not matter. TV in whatever form is still "central" to their lives, and viewers feel warmer towards content when they are given the opportunity to interact with it.
Simon Daglish, group commercial sales director at ITV, said: "We believe ITV Lives will provide agencies and clients with new and interesting ways to analyse audiences.
"This is a first from ITV Commercial, and something which we hope will be warmly received and be useful to planners and buyers alike on a daily basis."
The research follows ITV's rebrand last month and its new positioning, "at the heart of popular culture".


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Turning Rust into Gold
When Barry Rosenstein visited the headquarters of auto-salvage outfit Copart Inc. (CPRT ) in 1993, what greeted him didn't scream: "Great investment!" Recalls Rosenstein: "I drove up there, and there was a junkyard, with a bunch of wrecked cars, a barbed-wire fence, and a metal building." Rosenstein, then a partner with San Francisco investment firm Genesis Merchant Securities LLC, was looking to invest in companies that could lead the consolidation of their industries, and salvage firms were a possibility--no matter how bad they looked.
But after talking with founder and Chief Executive Willis J. Johnson, now 55, Rosenstein knew he'd found a winner. Johnson shared his vision of buying up dozens of auto junkyards and forging them into a nationwide chain. Soon after, Genesis and a group of investors anted up $7 million to get Johnson rolling. Says Rosenstein: "This guy had it."
Good call. Today, thanks to years of acquisitions and the savvy use of technology, Benicia (Calif.)-based Copart has raced to the top of its industry and to No. 31 on our Hot Growth list. It commands a leading 30% share of the market for wrecked vehicles--those that insurers deem total losses. The insurer settles up with the owner, and Copart auctions off the wrecks to dismantlers, rebuilders, and used-car dealers. The insurer gets the proceeds, less Copart's share--either a fixed fee of $50 to $150 per car or a percentage of the sale price.
Copart had only three sites in 1993. Today it has 91 in 40 states. Sales in the past 12 months were $283.8 million, up 31% on average in each of the previous three years. Profits have climbed an average annual 40%, to $49.7 million in the past 12 months. Growth slowed at the beginning of this year because mild weather nationwide meant fewer car accidents. Still, sales in the three months ended Apr. 30 rose a brisk 26%, to $90.2 million, and earnings jumped 45%, to $16.6 million. Says Gary F. Prestopino, an analyst with Barrington Research Associates Inc.: "Copart is the dominant player in the industry."
A big reason for Copart's ascent has been its early adoption of the Internet. As far back as 1992, Copart gave insurers online access to its database so that they could track sales more easily. Since adding online bidding in mid-1998, the company's business has rocketed. In the latest quarter, direct online sales hit $44.5 million, and an additional $44.9 million worth of auctions involved at least one Internet bid. So even for cars bought at a physical auction, the Net helped boost bidding and prices. "The Internet has been a real tool for growing our business," says Johnson.
Yet Copart is facing slower growth. There are fewer independent salvage operators to acquire. Moreover, the rising prices that salvage companies have been able to charge insurers in recent years won't be sustainable, says Tom Hausfeld, president of the American Salvage Pool Assn. Insurance companies, battered by September 11, are resisting any price hikes. Says Hausfeld: "You're going to see a slowdown." Copart sees annual profits growing at a more sedate 18% to 22% and is moving into new auction formats, such as real-time bidding and sales open to the public, not just dealers.
You might expect that kind of resourcefulness from a kid who grew up on an Oklahoma dairy farm and learned business basics from watching livestock auctions. In his off hours now, Johnson again finds himself in the fields. But this time, those fields are at the vineyard he owns near the Napa Valley, where he indulges his hobby--restoring classic cars.
By Robert D. Hof in San Mateo, Calif.


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Police are looking for a yellow taxi cab that struck a 37-year-old woman who fell off a motorcycle on the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn early Thursday.
Authorities say the driver of the motorcycle likely was going too fast and lost control of the bike; he hit a barrier near Pennsylvania Avenue and the woman fell off the bike. She was then hit by a cab..
The yellow taxi kept going after it hit the woman, police said.
She was pronounced dead at Brookdale Hospital.
The 42-year-old driver was also taken to the hospital. He was listed in stable condition.
Published at 6:42 AM EDT on Jun 20, 2013 | Updated at 8:02 AM EDT on Jun 20, 2013


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To address an Iraqi properly, it is a good idea to know more than his name.
Take Salam, a 39-year-old driver. Since his first-born son is named Ali, he is properly called Abu Ali, or the father of Ali, following a custom that stands on its head the Russian approach, under which Boris N. Yeltsin, as the son of Nikolai, becomes Boris Nikolayevich.
But in Iraq, that is only the beginning.
Before Ali was born, Salam was called Abu Ahmed, meaning the father of Ahmed, even though he was not a father at all. His childless friend Khalid was and still is known as Abu Walid. And by the time he reaches his late teens, young Ali will become Abu Hussein.
Confused? You might well be, especially if you have not been a regular listener of one of Iraq's most popular radio programs, which has been broadcast for 26 years under the title ''Your Name Is Your Address.''
''It took me years and years to finally begin to feel that I understand how the system works,'' said Zuheir al-Qaissi, the host of the program, who added proudly, ''Iraqis love the kunia.''
In its simplest version, the kunia, an Arabic word that is impossible to translate, remains part of many Arab societies. A Palestinian or Syrian man tends to be known to close friends as the Abu of his eldest son; their wives, in turn, are known as Um. In Egypt, where wealthier city dwellers now shun the practice, Abu and Um still resonate in the conversations of the poor.Continue reading the main story
And because it is often presumed that a Palestinian man will name his first son after his father, a son of Mohammed might be addressed in turn as Abu Mohammed even before that grandson is born.
But Iraqis, scholars say, have come to apply the kunia far more extensively than anyone else, and ordinary Iraqis can cite the pairings by rote. Many lie rooted in Islamic history, both familiar and oblique.
From the time he is 20 or so, for instance, every Mohammed is also Abu Jassim, because the Prophet Mohammed's son was called Jassim. Every Ali is Abu Hussein because the Prophet's son-in-law, Ali, named his son Hussein.
Every Omar will be called Abu Khattab after the Prophet Mohammed's companion, the second caliph, Omar bin al-Khattab. And every Tariq is known as Abu Ziyad, after Tariq ibn Ziyad, the great Muslim conqueror of Spain.
What is now Baghdad stood for more than 500 years as the capital of the Islamic empire, from the 8th century to the 13th, a reason that Mr. Qaissi, the radio host, who is also a prominent philologist, and other experts here cite as explanation for the fact that names with religious roots remain unusually common.
But the kunia in fact dates back even to the pre-Islamic tribes of the Arabian Peninsula, according to Sheik Jalal al-Hanafi, a religious leader who is the author of the eight-volume Glossary of the Colloquial Language of Baghdad.
''The Arab tribes regarded it as socially inappropriate to call men or women directly by unvarnished first names,'' Sheik Hanafi said, ''and Iraq has maintained many of those tribal traditions.''
The practice has become so deeply rooted that Iraqis even use synonyms or play word games to create kunias for names with no religious meaning.
A man whose name is Hussam, a classical word for sword, might be called Abu Saif, based on the more colloquial word for the weapon. A man called Assad, or lion, might be called Abu Sarhan, using the more poetic word for the beast.
In the hands of Iraqis, even modern names that mean little or nothing at all can be transformed with minor reshuffling, so that Faris, for example, becomes Abu al-Fawares. Because Iraq remains a male-dominated society, the kunias assigned to Iraqi women tend to be less elaborate, even though it still considered particularly unseemly for a stranger to address a woman by her first name.
A namesake of the Prophet's daughter, Fatima, would be known as Um Zahra, a name by which Fatima was also known. But more commonly, women are known according to the names of their eldest sons, even if their first-born children are girls.
''In a society with strong family ties, it is important for an Iraqi to be identified as the father or the mother of somebody,'' Sheik Hanafi said in a conversation in the court of Al Khulafa mosque in the heart of Baghdad. ''It is a matter of traditions,'' he said.Continue reading the main story


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ASUS DirectCU II Updated Lineup: NVIDIA GTX 700 Series Edition
Power, Temperature, Noise, and Overclocking
Power, Temperature, and Noise
It is very interesting to compare the power consumption of these products, especially considering that GK104 and GK110 are aimed at the highest possible power efficiency in gaming scenarios. I looped the Unigine Valley benchmark and recorded the highest draw from the wall socket.
All of the cards do very well at idle with the two largest/hottest units sucking down the most juice. Once we put these cards under load, then we really see some pretty fascinating results.
The GTX 770 is very close to the R7970 when it comes to power consumption. The 780 is the most power hungry of the bunch, but that is to be expected as it is the fastest card in the entire roundup. The HD 7950 that I have is extremely efficient. I do not know if this is just a lucky chip, but it is significantly lower than the rest of the group.
Temperature at load is what we are really looking at here. At idle all of the temperatures are low since the GPUs all downclock significantly. I loaded up the cards with Unigine Valley again and let them sit in their own stink a while.
None of the cards crack 80C at load, which is a very positive thing. Most reference cards run in the upper 80s and can often sound like a wind machine. The GTX 670 is the hottest card of the bunch, but considering the small form factor and cooling solution, it does pretty well considering. The GTX 780 is right behind at 74C. The coolest product in this roundup is unsurprisingly the HD 7950 which also pulled the least amount of power.
In terms of noise, there is very little to report. There are two small exceptions though. The GTX 670 does start to spin up and becomes audible outside of the case while under load and at stock clocks. It gets worse once it is overclocked. The GTX 770 was quiet throughout testing except when overclocked. When put under load and overclocked it becomes very audible outside of the case. The GTX 780 was nearly silent the entire time, and the CPU fan easily drowned out any noise it made.
This part of the review was a bit of an adventure. The NVIDIA cards could all run their memory at very high speeds, but only when the GPU was not overclocked. I was able to hit the 7400 mark for most of the boards as long as the GPU was at stock speeds. Once we started inching up the GPUs, then the boards would become unstable until I lowered the memory speeds. I tried to figure out the best balance of core and memory speeds that would yield the best performance.
The GTX 760 was my first victim here. I was able to take this card to 1135 base/1188 boost with the memory running at 7000 MHz. The stock clocks for this card are 1006/1070 with the memory running at 6000 MHz. It was nice and stable, and the extra performance showed up in applications quite nicely. Even overclocked the board did not get all that loud or warm. It is free performance for the taking.
The GTX 670 DC Mini was next. It did not overclock as well as the other cards, but it still did pretty good considering its limitations. The combination of being a GTX 670 (higher TDP) and a smaller cooler somewhat doomed this part to somewhat lackluster overclocking. The base clock is 928 with a boost of 1006. I was able to raise the base clock to 1050 with a boost of 1110. The memory was pushed to around 6400, but no farther. Not a fantastic overclock, but not bad either.
The GTX 770 was probably the toughest card to overclock here. I was able to take the memory up to 8000 MHz. Once I started overclocking the GPU, the memory speed had to be lowered to 7900 MHz. This is still pretty stinkin fast for the memory onboard this card. The base 1059/1111 clocks were taken to 1225 base with a boost of 1267. This is a pretty nice overclock for such a chip. Performance gets a nice 5% to 7% boost, depending on the application.
The GTX 780 is a bit more of a challenge when it comes to overclocking. 889/941 are the base/boost clocks for this board, and I was able to take it up to 1057/1149. The board ran very nicely at these speeds. The memory was taken to 7400 MHz, but that was a pretty hard limit. Overall it gained a nice bump in performance with those clocks and the board did not overheat or get much louder than when at stock clocks.
The fact that every card has a new cooler except for the GTX 770 really irritates me...
It is a new cooler on the GTX 770, because the previous GTX 680 had the triple slot number. It is unfortunate that they did not update the shroud though to match those of the 780 and 760.
Great cards these GTX780 Direct CUs. I've been a little hasty on getting the MSI GTX690 reference card early this March (got a great discount on it though :-) . It's not overclocked (for acoustic and temperature reasons), but on a 60Hz 1080p SAMSUNG monitor displays everything beautifully, with all eye-candy maxed out. Constant 60FPS with V-Sync on for great image quality - that is on every game I played so far. No need for overclocking yet! If I hadn't bought this GTX690 beauty, I most definitely would have gone for ASUS's GTX780. Thanks for this review, Josh. Great job. All the best!
PS: Might wanna check Min/Avg colour bars on Unigine Heaven benchmarks page.
I had just gotten one of these card myself and I have had problems with it. It goes unresponsive. As soon as I put back in my gtx 680 no problems so i was wondering whether it was the card so i wend and returned it and the next one did the same thing. So I had my friend let me borrow his GTX 770 this was a EVGA version I put that thing in and I had absolutely no problems what soever so keep this in mind.
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the ontario securities commission is concerned about possible insider trading and financial mismanagement at ati technologies. the canadian graphics chipmaker alerted shareholders to possible charges of insider trading and mismanagement, and promised to cooperate fully with the commission. ati even appointed their new director, paul russo, to launch an independent review of the concerns. it doesn't sound good.
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|doh! (1:11pm est tue dec 17 2002)
uh oh spagettio… – by homer simpson
|oh, no! (1:15pm est tue dec 17 2002)
this doesn't sound good at all! ati was just moving up to be a huge contender against the mighty nvidia (right now i hate nvidia, because i have two junk graphics cards from them where the 3d acceleration creates random polygons). i hope this does not ruin them. if it does, i would totally love to buy them out,however (if i had the money, of course). i would say ati has a bright future if they keep their act clean – by mike
|doom3 (1:21pm est tue dec 17 2002)
i wonder if this has anything to due with the leak of the doom3 alpha? – by some one
|they'll be ok (2:01pm est tue dec 17 2002)
it certainly will hurts stocks, all bad rumours do that but if they conduct a thorough investigation and make everything public investor confidence will return. definately bad but i think they'll be ok – by aridhol
|well… (4:16pm est tue dec 17 2002)
if someone at ati knew someone at nvidia, and the nvidia leaked info re: late gpu, or other problem at nvidia in exchange for some ati info, people could profit heavily.
it's so easy to trade on the inside, that most everyone does it at some point. you just hope you don't get caught.
honesty is out the friggin' window when dollars are involved (even canadian dollars).
just my $0.02 worth,
|keep in mind… (5:59pm est tue dec 17 2002)
this involves insider stock sales prior to the release of a warning to quarterly profits on may 24, 2000.
company executive and directors sold 204,371 shares between jan. 1, 2000 and may 24, 2000. on may 24th they surprised the market with the announcement of an expected $0.07 loss versus a $0.14 profit.
the stock fell 42 percent in one day. – by marketman
|i quote top dollar, from the crow (7:15pm est tue dec 17 2002)
"hurry up and die, will ya?" – by michael wincott
|european point of view (7:31am est wed dec 18 2002)
maybe they sold their ati stocks and bought nvidia stocks for it -) – by goymodeus
|huh (9:10am est wed dec 18 2002)
is canadian money even worth anything? i thought that it was 230 pesos to the us dollar.
they shouldn't get in trouble for such small amounts of money!
at least prostitution is legal in canada, that's one good thing.
– by joking
|long term forecast… (3:38pm est fri dec 20 2002)
ati is a solid company. the rumours and speculation are concerning a time in the past. their graphic cards are superior even to those of nvidia. they'll be fine. – by educated


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Editor's Note: This article was originally published on May 10, 2009. Your comments are welcome, but please be aware that authors of previously published articles may not be able to promptly respond to new questions or comments.)
The ultrasound technician asked us if we were ready to hear what we'd be having and we nodded to her silently. I remember thinking that people would ask about this moment, that I would probably write about this moment someday (and here I am!), and that I'd need to react in a sensitive, perfectly mature manner so that when I retold the story people would smile and think that I am such a nice young man. "You are having a girl" she told us.
Excuse me? Why hadn't I even thought that there was a chance that it would be a girl? Why hadn't we even talked about a girl's name yet? Quick, what does a sensitive, perfectly mature person say in this situation? While I groped unsuccessfully for the right words, I could practically hear an umpire yell out "strike three!" It felt like winning the lottery and immediately bemoaning the taxes you'll have to pay on it. You can't complain and expect to receive any sympathy from anyone, but if you're honest, and I'm trying to be, you still feel like nothing ever works out like it should.
My daughter is now 14 months old and she has a name. A name I'm perfectly pleased with (Bailey). I wanted a boy to share my love of baseball with and even though I didn't get that boy, I haven't let my daughter's gender keep me from bombarding her with Red Sox T-shirts, stuffed baseball bats, and DVDs that teach kids to count by talking about balls, strikes and outs. But all the things I thought I loved and thought I wanted to share with my child are different now. I don't want her to play baseball or even softball if she doesn't want to. I don't imagine she'll have a whole lot of interest in my baseball card collection either.
Over the last couple weeks the weather has been nice enough for us to explore the backyard together. Bailey has been walking for months now, but she's far from springing up stairs or dodging lumbering German Shepherds. So when I took her out in the backyard with me to capitalize on the nice weather it was a new step, literally. She took those first new steps away from the familiar carpeting of the living room and onto the stone of the back patio with extra care. When she came to the edge of the patio, where the grass rises up nearly halfway to her knees, she stopped and looked up at me. She did not want to go forward.
A couple days later we tried again. This time I walked out in the grass to check the seeds in the birdfeeder and to see if the peach tree leaves had started to curl yet. While my back was turned for a moment, Bailey decided that she was ready to take the plunge. I turned around just in time to see her smiling when the grass folded beneath the slight weight of her foot. Another step forward and both feet were lost in green grass. One more step towards me and she learns that walking in the grass isn't like walking everywhere else and she tumbled forward softly. From there she reverted to crawling towards me. "What is this?" I asked. "You don't crawl anymore!" I knelt down and stood her up, held her steady for a moment until she regained her equilibrium. She was thrilled. And I was thrilled.
We've been exploring the backyard every day since. She's learned that tulip blooms are fragile. She now knows that basil leaves smell like food. As a result, I've learned it's probably not a good idea to put plants beneath her nose until she knows exactly what should and should not go in her mouth. We've both learned that once perfectly-placed river rocks can be picked up and moved around haphazardly without ruining anything. And already, Bailey's mother, my dear wife, has learned that there's no point in worrying about dirty fingernails and that the future of hoped-for mother/daughter manicures might be in serious jeopardy.
We all went for a walk around the neighborhood the other night. By the time we got home it was nearly bedtime for Bailey. But we hadn't had a chance to explore the backyard yet that day so I pleaded with my wife for just a few minutes of "garden time" and Bailey chimed in with her support by pointing out the window and saying "go, go" a lot.
Out in the garden, she showed me that she is already an old pro at trampling through the grass until she rediscovers the rock pathway which she travels with extra confidence. She followed me and seemed to marvel at the spring growth just like I do. She wants to touch the creamy white calla lily blooms and pull on their slick, leathery leaves just like I do. She seems to enjoy just standing there in the wispy presence of lace-leafed Japanese maples. As I do.
When our few minutes had passed I bent to pick her up and take her in. She cried out and reached for the closest pot and held onto the edges with all her little might. And I couldn't blame her; it felt way too early to go inside on such a wonderful night.
I know it's too soon to read much into this new-found love of being outside that we share. It could be that she'll decide that she'd rather try life with pretty fingernails than with rose thorn slivers in her hands. Maybe she'll grow up and the wonder of grass, the spell of a red and white tulip bloom, and the captivating smell of garden herbs will all fade away into something like an un-cherished memory. But I will cling to this memory the same way she clung to that pot. (It's too soon to let go!) I had hoped that the grass we both thrilled at would be the manicured outfield of a baseball diamond. But I well up with pride and hopeful anticipation anyway when I picture us on a quiet summer afternoon when I get to look down at her while she tamps the dirt around some flower she has fallen in love with and I will ruffle her hair and say "that's my little digger!"
And the next time I have the opportunity to talk about that day in the ultrasound room I'll be able to add a postscript to the story:
P.S. Nothing ever works out quite the way you hoped it would. But sometimes, like this time, it works out better than you ever dreamed it could.


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The Hoot
8-10 p.m., The Melting Point
Presented by the Athens Folk Music and Dance Society and hosted by Susan Staley, this month's Hoot will feature Magpie Paddy, a six-member band that plays jigs, reels and Irish ballads, in honor of St. Patrick's Day. Jimmy Driftwood and his Legendary Sidemen will play country songs, and Spontaneous Cracker Eruption will play light-hearted, old timey tunes. This show is free and open to all ages. www.athensfolk.org.
Ben Trickey, Page Campbell, Atticus Picklesouse
8:30 p.m., Flicker Theatre and Bar
Trickey is a singer-songwriter from Atlanta who brandishes an acoustic guitar. Although Trickey is a member of the East Atlanta Honky Tonk Choir, his music will resonate more deeply with fans of folk rock than contemporary country music. Campell of Hope for Agoldensummer and Dark Meat, and Atticus Picklesouse, the solo project of cellist Jacob Morris of local band Ham 1, will also perform. www.myspace.com/bentrickeymusic
Spring Tigers
9 p.m., 40 Watt
Local band Spring Tigers plays indie pop that combines '90s post punk and electronica. Frontman Kris Barratt formerly led The Capes, a Britpop band based in the United Kingdom, but relocated to Athens to marry the girl he loved. They'll be joined by two indie rock bands from Brooklyn, Mussels and Appomattox. Tickets are $5 to 7. www.myspace.com/springtigers, www.myspace.com/mussels or www.myspace.com/appomattoxrules.
The Apes, An Albatross, Smokedog
10 p.m., Caledonia Lounge
The Apes play danceable, psychedelic rock. An Albatross is a psychedelic, noise rock band whose live show is more like a circus than a concert. Smokedog is a krautrock-influenced, experimental duo, consisting of Thom Strickland on guitar and vocals and Jason Jones on drums. www.myspace.com/apes, www.myspace.com/analbatross23 or www.myspace.com/smokedogifeelalrightifeelalright.
Eyeball Awareness Tour
10 p.m., Tasty World
Eyeball Records, the label responsible for Murder By Death and My Chemical Romance, present Baumer, Kiss Kiss, Tiger Lou (above) and A Love Like Pi. Columbia, S.C.-based rockers Baumer play electronic power rock influenced by New Order, Nine Inch Nails and The Cars that sounds similar to Muse or The Faint. Kiss Kiss plays orchestral, experimental pop. Stockholm's Tiger Lou is an indie band influenced by New Wave and hardcore Swedish bands, and a Love Like Pi plays electronic emo. www.myspace.com/baumer, www.myspace.com/kisskiss, www.myspace.com/tigerlou or www.myspace.com/alovelikepi.
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MANNING, Ore. (KOIN) — DNA on a hat led authorities to arrest a man suspected of sexually abusing a gelding horse for eight months.
Antonio "Tony" Hall-Rivas, 47, was arrested by the Washington County Sheriff's Office Wednesday afternoon at his home on Northwest Sunset Highway in Manning, Ore.
Deputies believe Hall-Rivas trespassed into a barn and abused the horse multiple times beginning in September 2012.
The Washington County Sheriff's Office reports they've been following this case since October 2012, after which the "abuser became bolder, with more frequency."
In the end, detectives found "various items of evidence left in the barn and along the suspect's escape path," according to a news release sent to KOIN 6 News. "Detectives were able to obtain a hat that they submitted to the Oregon State Police Crime Lab for possible DNA analysis. On April 9, 2013, detectives received a positive match from the DNA on the hat. They identified Tony Hall-Rivas as the suspect."
Hall-Rivas was arrested around 4 p.m. Wednesday. He was taken to the Washington County Jail, where he faces charges of five counts of Trespassing, five counts of Second Degree Burglary, and eight counts of Sexual Abuse of an Animal. He is being held on $20,000 bail.


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A 52-year-old man from Thunder Bay faces two child pornography charges, after a tip came into police from the National Child Exploitation Coordination Centre.
Police said they were advised that child pornography images were uploaded to Twitter.
Jeffrey Frederick Miro turned himself into police on Tuesday, and was taken into custody. He made a court appearance Wednesday on charges of possession of child pornography and making it available.
Police report the charges stem from an investigation that started on April 4.
Based on that initial investigation, police later searched a home on Chilton Avenue and seized a computer, a tablet, two smart phones and two flash drives.


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This three-part package is available for first-time skiers and snowboarders ages eight years and older. The package includes equipment rental (including helmet), a one and a quarter hour group lesson, and a carpet lift/slope use ticket for the day.
First-Time Ski & Snowboard Packages are restricted to the beginner area; however, after three hours of skiing/riding, the ticket may be upgraded to a chair lift ticket. Weekday upgrade is $10, weekend and holiday upgrade is $20. The lift ticket is good until the lifts close.
Sign-Up for the First-Time Ski & Snowboard Packages is located at lift ticket sales. The group lesson classes meet on the slope in front of the Ski School Office. Signs are posted in the snow designating appropriate meeting place for First-Time Skiers or First-Time Snowboarders.
Weekdays: 10am, 12pm
Weekends: 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm & 2pm
Our Kinder Ski & Snowboard Programs are designed to teach children ages 4 1/2 to 7 how to ski and ages 6-7 how to snowboard.
The Children's Snowsports Learning Center features two carpet lifts, creating a fun and exciting environment for your child's learning experience and putting your mind at ease. In the meantime, you can take a lesson, hit the upper slopes, or relax by the fire in the Fireside Grill or the Copper Kettle Bar & Lounge.
Priority will be shown to those with prepaid online reservations. Please pre-register for your preferred time and date to guarantee that you will have your spot in the program. Walk-Ins will be accepted as class space allows.
Unfortunately, the Kinder School Snowboard Program is not available on weekdays.
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*Actual time on the snow may vary depending on weather conditions or your child's willingness to participate. Our philosophy is to encourage children to ski and snowboard, to let them enjoy themselves, and to give them confidence so that they want to keep trying. Most children respond positively to the reassuring attitude of our instructors and want to join their new friends on the snow. If your child responds better to one-on-one attention, we also offer private lessons, subject to instructor availability.
Weekend: Kinder School is designed for First Time and Beginner level skiers and snowboarders. The main area for this program is our Children's Area and lower slopes.
Weekday: Kinder School is designed for First-Time Skiers only. The main area for this program is our Children's Area.
We accept students on a first-come, first-served basis. You may sign up for half-day or full-day sessions, but full-day students should be picked up at noon to enjoy lunch with your family.
Check-In is at the Snowsports School front desk located at the base of the Little Nip ski slope. Rental equipment for the Kinder School program is handled by the Ski School after you check-in for the program.
The easiest way for your children to get straight to the slopes is by using our ONLINE RESERVATION. That way, all of the paperwork will be completed when you arrive and you can just sign and ride.
A private lesson is the perfect way to get quality one-on-one time with an instructor who will tailor a learning session to meet your specific needs. Subject to instructor availability, private lessons are offered for every skiing and snowboarding ability and to anyone three years of age or older.
For an additional fee, you can pair up with a friend, spouse or sibling; however, the lesson will be more productive if both students ski or snowboard at the same level.
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Bryce Resort now boasts one of the largest ski teams, with over 60 racers, in the Southern Region. Children may start Race Training Clinics as young as six years of age.
The National Standard Race offers recreational skiers of all ages and abilities the opportunity to test their skills against the national NASTAR pacesetter. Platinum, gold, silver, and bronze medals are awarded based on an individual's time, as handicapped by age category and gender. Don't miss the opportunity to see your NASTAR results on the Internet at www.nastar.com.
Nastar Races are held Saturday, Sunday and Holiday afternoons. Start times vary and registration is in the ski school and must be done prior to race start. Call 540-856-2121 ext. 229 for the latest information and current start time. The cost is $7 for two runs.
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The Supreme Court of Canada was right on Wednesday to recognize that text messaging is, in principle, not distinguishable from telephone conversations, and that the interception of those messages should be subject to the same legal conditions as the wiretapping of phones.
Telus Corp. deserves praise for standing up for the privacy of its customers. The dispute in this case was not a matter of criminal suspects or accused persons trying to suppress or exclude evidence.
Instead, it was Telus that applied to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to set aside the sweeping general warrant that the police had obtained. In the court of first instance, the judge did not agree with the company, but Telus persisted and was successful in the court of last resort. It would have been easier and much less expensive to just go along with what the police wanted.
Moreover, this case would not have arisen if Telus did not provide its customers with a service that is by no means universal in this business; for a fairly short time – but at least 30 days – it maintains a backup of a customer's text messages on a computer database. The purpose for this is to facilitate solutions to problems that customers may encounter in using the text-messaging service.
This extra convenience should not result in less privacy for the customers, but the police tried to get access not to specific, actual communications but, as the court put it, to "prospective production," for which they wanted a broad warrant, a kind that should be granted only in exceptional circumstances.
In other words, the police wanted "future private communications on a continual, if not continuous basis over a sustained period of time," as Justice Michael Moldaver put it in his concurring reasons.
Before the Superior Court decision, Telus had received only six such warrants. After that, the company got several hundred. The proverbial floodgates had opened, though such warrants had been designed to be rare.
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An Arlington mother charged with intoxication assault is accused of driving a sport utility vehicle into a house while her two children were in the vehicle.
Claudia Melendez is charged with intoxication assault and two counts of child abandonment.
Police said Melendez admitted to using cocaine and drinking alcohol.
She crashed into the bedroom of a home on Kelly Terrace, just off Park Row.
"When I came in the house I could not believe ... that a car could do that much damage to a house," Doyel Thompson said.
He and his wife were out of town. Otherwise, they would have been in the bedroom when the SUV crashed in.
"My wife and I would have been right there, and that's my wife's side of the bed where the car came through," Thompson said.
Officer Stacie Brown said children make a situation more sensitive.
"They don't understand that their mom is intoxicated and so when mom says, 'Get in the car,' they get in the car, so it's always harder for an officer to see that, because you're putting their lives in jeopardy with that choice to drink and drive," she said.
The children were released to a relative from Cook Children's Medical Center.
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The 32nd Annual Edinboro Triathlon
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A total volunteer effort, the Edinboro Triathlon again thanks its sponsors, support staff, the Edinboro Volunteer Fire Department and the community of Edinboro for their long-standing support. All proceeds benefit the Edinboro Volunteer Fire Department, Edinboro University Student Scholarship Programs and the Lakeside Association.
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Ahwatukee Foothills resident Rose Newcomer always knew she wanted to help people through any trails or tribulations they're experiencing in their everyday lives.
That's why through the years Newcomer has become a life coach to individuals who are in need of her expertise.
In 2009 Newcomer attended the South West Institute of Healing Arts in Tempe, where she received her certification in life coaching.
She worked at Session College for Professional Design for four years as a director of student services assisting online students with motivating them to continue with their studies.
Newcomer said while working as a director of student services she was essentially life coaching, but did not enjoy the fact that it wasn't on her terms.
"I wanted to do it on my hours and a little bit more freedom to do it to be able to be more effective, and not have to be worrying about the restrictions for somebody else," Newcomer said.
She decided to pursue her life coaching career as a full-time priority and decided to resign.
Over the years Newcomer has been taking in different clients to aid them with life coaching, and meets with them in different locations around the Valley or has Skype appointments.
At the moment she is getting everything situated to be able to open her own office space where her clients can go in and meet with her.
Newcomer said her new business, Rose Rising, will be fully operational on Aug. 17, and will be located near Priest Drive and Warner Road.
"That way I don't have to use a Starbucks as an office," Newcomer said, jokingly. "A lot of life coaches will work out of Starbucks with their clients, which is fine, but I need an environment where I can have privacy to really connect with my client. I want people to be very comfortable to be able to open up and access the answers they need to move forward with their lives."
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With her life coaching process, Newcomer makes sure her clients are held accountable on what they want to accomplish and guides them along the way.
"I believe that everybody has their own answers inside of them, and I don't think they need to look outside themselves for the answers," Newcomer said. "Everyone deep down knows what they need to do, but sometimes a coach will help facilitate that."
Other than being a life coach, Newcomer also dabbles in other works of helping people stay on the positive track by creating affirmation paintings, being an intuitive consultant and clutter consultant, ridding her clients of stress.
She has created certain affirmation art pieces which help evoke a kind of emotion they are trying to feel.
Newcomer said the affirmation paintings create a trigger when it is seen each day.
She's combining a bunch of different tools she does for her clients so they have different items they can use to get them where they need to go.
Newcomer makes sure to hold her clients accountable by giving them what she calls "life homework" to help them bring clarity of what they're trying to overcome.
She said part of her job is being an accountability partner to her clients, making sure they move forward on the goals they have placed for themselves.
"It's really cool to see people get where they want to go and sometimes they just need a little bit of a push. I've seen a lot of my clients really get up and go after what they are looking for in life," Newcomer said.
She also revamped her new website for her business, giving individuals interested in her services a chance to see what life coaching is all about.
"I've always felt that I was put on this Earth to do some good, and figured it's time for me to make the leap," Newcomer said.
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With the blessing of the ceremonial grounds, Shawnee County Allied Tribes Inc. opened its 14th annual three-day Traditional Inter-Tribal Pow Wow on Friday evening at Lake Shawnee.
Christian Kramer, of Topeka, president of Standing Bear Inter-Tribal Brotherhood, conducted the smoke and water ceremony that blessed the grounds, invited the Great Spirit and removed all evil.
American Indians from across the country are gathering to renew their contacts with their traditional cultures. The Standing Bear brotherhood is the host gourd society for the powwow. The powwow recognizes north and south traditions of American Indian cultures.
Kramer, a member of the Yuchi tribe, also is commander of the Moundview Chapter of Disabled American Veterans in Topeka, where the Standing Bear meetings are held. He is the leader of the North House of Warriors, or the peace house, in council meetings. The South House is the house of war, the West House is the chief's house, and the East House belongs to the Great Spirit, the creator of life.
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Dressed traditionally, Seminole tribesman Raymond Alexander, of Wichita, watches the opening ceremonial gourd dancers during Friday evening's Inter-Tribal Pow Wow at Lake Shawnee.
Kramer prepared the smoke and water for the opening ceremony and wafted the smoke at intervals around the sacred circle, which formed the dance arena.
Among those watching the opening ceremony was Charlie Little Coyote, 77, who holds a lifetime membership in the Standing Bear gourd society. As Little Coyote, a Cheyenne from Oklahoma, conversed with other spectators, he shared his regrets that most children of Indian ancestry are losing their contact with their heritage, especially the native languages, and that there seldom is room in the modern curriculum for the native culture.
Little Coyote takes pride in his ability to converse fluently in the Cheyenne language. He also takes pride in the 15 years he served in three branches of the armed forces.
Earlier, more than 400 third-graders and their teachers from Topeka Unified School District 501 and surrounding districts came to the powwow grounds on the east side of the lake to learn about Indian culture.
Pow Wow Schedule
Today and Sunday
9 a.m.: Flag raising
10 a.m. (Sunday): Church service
12:30 to 1:30 p.m.: Gourd dancing
1:30 to 4:30 p.m.: Grand entry and dancing
2 to 4 p.m.: Educational seminars
6 to 7 p.m.: Gourd dancing
7 to 10 p.m.: Grand entry and dancing
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:: Aug. 29, 2003 -- Powwow binds generations, cultures
As many as 36 tribes from throughout the United States are gathering for the powwow, which in the past has drawn as many as 10,000 people. Lapel buttons, which sell at the gate for $8 for adults, are good for all three days.
Topekan Mike Ballard, chairman of the powwow, said about 100 volunteers put on the celebration. Today's and Sunday's events will begin at 12:30 p.m. and end at 10 p.m. The grounds will be open at 10 a.m. Booths will offer various foods and crafts. A large tent on the grounds will serve as a learning center for passing on cultural skills.
Two elders will be honored this weekend. They are Joy Yoshida, whose Indian name is Sagi Quah and who was born on the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation at Mayetta in 1934. She will be honored today. Tim Tieyah, of Topeka, a Comanche originally from Lawton, Okla., will be honored Sunday.
Yoshida holds an associate degree as a legal assistant from Washburn University. She is secretary to the Elder Advisory Board and serves as an alternate on the tribal election board. She is taking Potawatomi language classes.
Tieyah teaches and encourages others to drum. He was instrumental in starting the Standing Bear Drum of the Standing Bear Gourd Society of Kansas. He travels 20,000 miles a year to powwows, either singing or as a master of ceremonies. He is an Air Force veteran.
The master of ceremonies sets the tempo for a powwow, keeps the guests and dancers aware of what is happening, explains the events and traditions, and announces all activities in the arena.
A Joe Lewis Memorial Straight Dance today will honor the late Joseph L. Lewis, of Topeka, who died Sept. 7, 2000. He had served in the National Guard for 20 years and was a member of the Inter-Tribal board, a gourd dancer and a traditional dancer.
"For the Native American, the powwow is a compelling statement of Native American identity, a chance to hold onto traditional customs and beliefs that have sustained and nourished their culture for generations," states a brief history of the powwow distributed by the Shawnee County Allied Tribes. "We cannot bring back the past. We can hold on to our traditions and carry them into the future with us."
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The tiny £1m flat with 5-star neighbours in London's well-heeled Mayfair
THIS tiny flat is no bigger than the average family's sitting room but it comes at a big price – £1million.
It is even smaller than a London Tube carriage and there is a hefty £3,000 annual service charge on top.
But with the luxurious five-star Ritz Hotel in one direction and Green Park in Mayfair in the other, estate agents think it won't be on the market for long.
Nobu, a restaurant frequented by celebrities, is just a few doors down and Berkeley Square is over the road.
There is just one bedroom, a tiny kitchen, bathroom and living room squeezed into 461 square feet.
Peter Wetherell, of Wetherell Estates, expects a lot of interest in the property.
He said: "A few years ago you could find a property like this for £250,000, but an entry level one bedroom flat in Mayfair is now £1million.
"You have some wonderful neighbours with this flat. You turn left and it is the Ritz and go right and you'll find Berkeley Square, with London's oldest trees.
"It could be a very nice pied-a-terre but I think someone will actually live there.
"It is the first rung on the ladder for the Mayfair experience."
A few years ago you could find a property like this for £250,000, but an entry level one bedroom flat in Mayfair is now £1million
The property, on Berkeley Street, demonstrates the incredible position of the London housing market, where prices are going through the roof.
A number of London MPs, who earn £66,396 a year, have said they would struggle to afford a home in their constituency if they were house-hunting now.
Average earners in some of the capital's boroughs would need to more than double their annual salary just to get on the housing ladder.
Research by housing charity Shelter has found a typical salary in Hackney, east London, would need to increase by more than £100,000 just to keep pace with the rise in property values.
For some younger people, the cost of home ownership is so high, they have given up on the dream of owning their own property.
A study by mortgage company Castle Trust has found that 4.1 million adults – 1.8 million of whom are aged 25 to 44 – believe they will never own a home.
The analysis reveals that over the past 30 years, the average cost of a home for first time buyers has increased by 480 per cent.
In some areas it appears that prices are only going one way.
Wetherell Estates claims the price of property in Mayfair could double again over the next decade.


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People in Londonderry will this week be filmed by cameras attached to PSNI officers' uniforms but a senior policeman says the footage will be deleted within 30 days if it isn't of 'evidential' importance, except on rare occasions.
Superintendent Garry Eaton, G District Operations Manager, told the Sentinel that during a six month pilot period the new cameras will be used by response units.
He also effectively discounted their suitability for addressing riot situations and for counter-terrorist operations.
Seventy police officers across Londonderry, Limavady, Strabane and Magherafelt will be using the 'body worn cameras' at any one time once the roll-out is fully operational on Wednesday (June 18) and Superintendent Eaton says they are likely to be of most use in responding to domestic violence call outs.
Key stakeholders - including the judiciary, the Public Prosecution Service (PPS), defence solicitors and the Policing and Community Safety Partnership (PCSP) - are all expected to provide feedback during the trial.
Superintendent Eaton says filming and retention of the film is entirely legal. He said: "I think the legality of this, to put it very simply is this: We are duty bound and charged to gather evidence of a crime and prevent and detect crimes and so, a legitimate method to gather evidence in the 21st century is to record it."
He does, however, expect a robust examination of the 'business rules' governing the use of the cameras over the coming months.
"There are business rules. We've obviously circulated those business rules to stakeholders," he said.
"We will expect a robust examination of those business rules and feedback during the evaluation process but the rule of thumb is thirty days. If it's not of any evidential value it will be deleted."
He added: "It would be a very rare scenario where we would be holding on to data that we don't consider to be of evidential use for any period of time. It would be very plain, I would hope, that when you take the footage that there's a good reason for it."
He said subjects of the cameras will be clearly advised that they are about to be recorded.
"Nobody will be surprised when an officer turns up," he said. "They will be told by officers: 'I am recording you. This is a body worn video camera.'
"They will not be left under any illusions. And I accept that people will react differently. If it's a situation where a police officer comes into your home with a camera. You might have something to say about that.
"But that's the type of situation officers are going to have to deal with."
He also explained that the cameras are unlikely to be used in riot situations.
"I don't think it's practical to use it in a riot situation. In a riot situation, I think the officers will be focused on preventing harm, focused on the job they have to do, but I think there are some situations where one or two of the officers might have cameras but we already do that," he said.
The senior police officer also says he doesn't believe the cameras are suitable or necessary for counter-terrorist or intelligence gathering purposes.
"Firstly, the camera battery life doesn't allow it to be permanently switched on. It would negate its benefit in my view.
"It's got a two and a half hour battery life. We would say that's enough to cover eight hours of specific incidents but if you left it on I wouldn't see the benefit of it. It's not designed to be used that way," he said.
Back in 2011 representatives from Foyle Women's Aid raised the matter of 'body worn cameras' at a meeting of the Londonderry District Policing Partnership (DPP).
Superintendent Eaton said domestic violence incidents would be one area where he believed the new devices would be particularly useful.
"I think Foyle Women's Aid's position is well-documented. They've consistently campaigned and had conversations over the last number of years.
"They feel the cameras will be of benefit in domestic violence situations and I don't think anyone's disagreed with that," he said.


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BUFORD, Ga., Feb. 1, 2013 - Hendrick
Automotive Group has opened a Mazda dealership today in Buford, Ga. Formerly
Ivory Mazda, the new Mall of Georgia Mazda, located at 3546 Highway 20, is now
under Hendrick Automotive Group management.
"We always look for new opportunities to
offer our customers, and partnering with Mazda does exactly that," said Tom
Blocker, Executive Vice President of Hendrick Automotive Group. "Mazda
continues to develop a strong line of vehicles, and the brand's new and
innovative approach to reaching customers, from the showroom design to
marketing efforts, is fresh and exciting."
Mazda is the 29th nameplate offered by the
Charlotte, N.C., dealership group. Mall of Georgia Mazda will join Gwinnett
Place Honda, Rick Hendrick Chevrolet in Duluth, and Rick Hendrick Chevrolet in
Buford as Hendrick Automotive Group's fourth store in the state of Georgia.
Market Area Vice President Ryan Regnier, who
has been with Hendrick Automotive Group in various roles since 1996, will
oversee the Mazda store. Regnier is also the Executive General Manager of Rick
Hendrick Chevrolet in Duluth and Rick Hendrick Chevrolet of Buford.
"We are thrilled to expand our
presence in the Buford market with the addition of Mall of Georgia Mazda," said
Regnier. "The newly redesigned Mazda 6 sedan and CX-5 crossover are just two
examples of the innovative products Mazda continues to bring to the market. We
are looking forward to showing customers all that Mazda has to offer."
Dan Dehass will serve as general
manager of Mall of Georgia Mazda. Dehass joined Hendrick Automotive Group in
2003 as inventory manager at Jeff Gordon Chevrolet in Wilmington, N.C. In 2008,
he moved to Rick Hendrick Chevrolet in Duluth as inventory manager. Most
recently he worked as the general sales manager at Rick Hendrick Chevrolet in
Mall of Georgia Mazda will feature 500 new
and pre-owned cars on site, plus access to the entire Hendrickcars.com
inventory of more than 5,000 pre-owned vehicles. The 16,550-square-foot
dealership has 12 service bays on its six-acre lot.
Mall of Georgia Mazda is an exclusive Mazda
Retail Revolution facility, which features a salesman-free cyber café area and
a high-tech design. A Retail Revolution "drive center" allows for 20-30 minute
test drives on a course developed by the dealership itself. The Retail
Revolution was developed to create an environment for customers that is
uniquely Mazda and puts a different spin on the sales and service experience.
The dealership also offers courtesy vehicles,
free Wi-Fi, a children's play area and shuttle service to the Mall of Georgia
and its surrounding areas.
Mall of Georgia Mazda is open Monday through Saturday and will employ more than 40 people. For information on employment opportunities, please visit HendrickCareers.com.


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WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- ImClone Chief Executive Samuel Waksal and his father have agreed to pay more than $5 million to settle insider trader charges, court documents say.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said in federal court papers filed in New York Thursday, Waksal and his father Jack Waksal, without admitting or denying SEC charges, agreed to the disgorgement and civil penalties settlement, subject to court approval.
Sam Waksal earlier paid more than $800,000 in disgorgement and prejudgment interest and was permanently barred from acting as an officer or director of any public company. He currently is serving 87 months in prison in connection with the case.
Martha Stewart also is serving time in connection with the ImClone incident.
The SEC accused Sam Waksal in 2001 of using insider information to sell ImClone stock after learning the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was about to reject the company's cancer treatment drug Erbitux.