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US employers cut a deeper than expected 190,000 jobs in October, driving the unemployment rate to 10.2%, the highest in over 26 years.
The US Labor Department said the unemployment rate was the highest since April 1983 and October's non-farm payrolls loss was the smallest since August last year.
It revised job losses for August and September to show 91,000 fewer jobs lost than previously reported.
Analysts had expected payrolls to drop by 175,000 and the jobless rate to edge up to 9.9% from 9.8% in September.
The jobs market is being watched for signs whether the economic recovery that started in the third quarter can be sustained without government support.
The economy grew at a 3.5% annualised rate in the July-September period, probably ending the most painful US recession in 70 years.
Payrolls have declined for 22 consecutive months now, throwing 7.3 million people out of work since December 2007, when the recession started.
However, the pace of lay-offs has slowed sharply from early this year, when nearly 750,000 jobs were lost in January. In October, job losses were across almost all sectors, with education and health services and professional and business services bucking the trend.
Manufacturing employment fell 61,000 last month, while construction industries payrolls dropped 62,000.
The service-providing sector cut 61,000 workers in October and goods-producing industries slashed 129,000 positions. Education and health services added 45,000 jobs, while US government employment was flat.
US President Barack Obama said the jump in the unemployment rate was a 'sobering' figure that underscored the economic challenges ahead.
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Notre Dame suffered its first loss of the season on Friday.
The University announced that starting cornerback Darrin Walls will not be enrolled at Notre Dame during the fall semester, stripping the Irish of perhaps their most talented player. Walls will return home to Pittsburgh, Pa., at summer school's completion for "personal reasons" although Notre Dame did not elaborate.
Sources tell Irish Illustrated that the reason behind Walls' departure concerns academics.
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"We won't have Darrin with us this season but I hope to have him return for the spring semester," Charlie Weis said in a statement. "Fortunately, cornerback is a position of strength on our team and this will provide opportunities for increased playing time for our corners."
Unfortunately, none of those cornerbacks have the abilities of Walls, who led the secondary in pass breakups last season with nine. To put that in perspective, Terrail Lambert, Tom Zbikowski, David Bruton, Raeshon McNeil, Kyle McCarthy and Ambrose Wooden combined to break up seven passes last season.
Walls also made 32 tackles and one interception, returning it 73 yards for a touchdown during Notre Dame's 31-10 loss at Penn State.
It is unclear whether Walls will return to Notre Dame for his senior season or transfer. Efforts to reach father Darrin Walls Sr., were unsuccessful.
The loss figures to open a starting job for McNeil or sophomore Gary Gray, who took a red shirt last season. Freshmen Robert Blanton and Jamoris Slaughter would also be options.
Notre Dame also announced that senior wide receiver D.J. Hord had left the program to transfer to a I-AA school. Hord, among the most touted prospects in Notre Dame's 2005 recruiting class, finished his career with two catches for seven yards. He appeared in 12 games in three seasons, missing his entire sophomore year with an Achilles injury.
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Johannesburg - A number of infected dogs at the Alberton SPCA are to be euthanised after the centre was placed under quarantine after a distemper outbreak, the NSPCA said on Thursday.
"As the situation is dire we have had no option but to arrange for the humane euthanasia of the infected dogs as the society is unable financially to treat the dogs nor are they able to keep the infected dogs isolated," the National Council of Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA) said in a statement.
According to the PetMD website distemper is a contagious and serious viral illness with no known cure.
It was currently working with the in-house veterinarian to bring the outbreak under control and to avoid infecting more dogs.
Dogs that had valid vaccination certificates would not be euthanised, but would be monitored.
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PHILADELPHIA -- Eight should be enough to tell us where the Senators are ultimately headed.
After Ottawa finishes an eight-game, season-defining road trip -- which begins tonight in Philadelphia -- fans will pretty much know where their team stands.
While Senators owner Eugene Melnyk says the media will be calling it a miracle turnaround when his team vaults into the top four in the Eastern Conference by March, it's these next eight games that will determine what kind of miracles this team can perform.
After tonight's game against the Flyers, the Senators will get a two-day Christmas break before heading to Western Canada for games in Calgary, Vancouver and Edmonton.
After returning home for New Year's, the Senators, who are being displaced by the world juniors, will hit the road for four more (Toronto, New Jersey, Buffalo and Boston).
In pursuit of a playoff spot or in pursuit of a lottery pick? It could go either way.
"We can either build on (Saturday's 5-4 OT win over Dallas) and move forward or be the opposite, which is going to dig us a huge hole," said Ottawa centre Mike Fisher. "We know the importance of these eight games. We have a great chance and good opportunity if we have a great road trip. If we have a good stretch we can be right in the thick of things again. It is huge."
While the Senators have been one of the NHL's better road teams over the last couple of seasons, it's been a huge struggle so far in 2008-09. Ottawa has lost nine straight (0-7-2) on the road, its last win away from home a 2-1 victory over the Panthers on Oct. 30 in Florida.
Better bring on that miracle turnaround.
"We don't have a great record on the road and this is a huge stretch for us," said Senators coach Craig Hartsburg. "It starts (tonight) against a real good team and a tough building to play in. We've got to make sure that focus is on that work and that team part we saw against Dallas."
Mirroring the Senators' road woes, has been their inability to score. They have 73 goals in 31 games. Only the Lightning, with 72 in 32 games, is worse.
So, Ottawa will be looking to build on the fact in scored five times in Saturday's win.
"It's been the same stuff over and over (on the road). It seems like we're not prepared to play and we get behind the 8-ball in a lot of games," said Senators defenceman Brendan Bell. "If we can start scoring a lot of goals like we did the other night, then that's going to go a long way.
"I don't know if we want to look at (the trip) as make or break. We know how important this is. We've struggled, but that win the other night can do some real good things for us. We'll take it one by one, but we know these next eight are very important for us."
Hartsburg isn't ready to concede it's make or break, either, because he doesn't want the Senators looking that far ahead.
"We just have to look at (tonight) and then we have the break over Christmas," said Hartsburg.
Ws Chris Neil and Jesse Winchester (upper body) didn't practise yesterday at the Bell Sensplex. Winchester didn't make the trip. Neil said he's fine. "I wouldn't miss it," said Neil with a toothy grin, maybe in anticipation of a bout with one of Philly's enforcers -- Riley Cote or Arron Asham ... Senators G Alex Auld will make his third start in seven games. He said after previously starting 11 straight games, he doesn't mind the fact that he's been sharing duties with G Martin Gerber. "You've still got to be as sharp as you can when you are playing," said Auld. "I don't find too much of a difference. It's given me an opportunity to do some things in practice and make sure I'm working on all the little things. I'm just looking forward to playing." ... The Senators have cleared up C Ilya Zubov's visa problems and he is expected to play against the Flyers. He couldn't make the club's last trip to New Jersey last Friday because his visa that allowed him to work in the U.S. had expired.


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I was following Bucky's 4th video on the Android App Development for Beginners, and I was trying to install Intel HAXM. I did as he said, installing it from the SDK Manager. It didn't work when I tried running AVD Manager, so I looked at the comments and saw that I had to go to the SDK folder and install an .exe file, intelhaxm-android. But when I opened it, I got this:
What should I do now?
Can't Install Intel HAXM
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Mark Tan
· May 19, 2015
Boot into bios and enable the VT-x or your pc is not support.
Ramon Gimenez
· May 19, 2015
I had the same problem. In my case it was an option in Avast AV (Options/Troubleshooting/Enable hardware-assisted virtualization) that didn't let me install HAXM. So I unchecked it and I could finally install it. Then I enabled the option in Avast again.
Ronald Sahagun
· May 19, 2015
God... See, this is the thing with forums. It's like people aren't allowed to ask questions on forums. Actually, I already saw Mark's answer somewhere, but decided to ask anyway to see if there's a solution that doesn't require tinkering in the BIOS. I apologize, Raahim. From now on, I'll just Google everything and not go to forums. Forgive my insolence.
Mark Tan
· May 20, 2015
Haha ... as Ronald said that's definitely weird when forum can't ask things ... because too simple question make the people feels lazy to answer but too difficult question will not getting any reply. So what i'm thinking is just try to mentioned the searched resources. Maybe it could help, i guess.
Steve Clauter
· May 24, 2015
Hello, well I looked in my Bios and there is no VT-x option. I am running Win 8.1 on a Toshiba S55D Satellite with an AMD A10. So is there still a way to install the Itel HAXM accelerator? Thank you for any suggestions.
erik blue
· May 24, 2015
im running hp pavilion 23 and running into the same problem. i enabled vt in bios already but still getting the error.
is it at all possible to continue the android app development without this feature?
Mark Tan
· May 25, 2015
@Steve Clauter, i guess that is possible your pc doesn't support the VT-x ?
@erik blue, I don't think android app development need that to start the emulator. For me native development is doesn't need to turn on the VT-x, i only get error when i develop the hybrid mobile app and debug with emulator.
David Steiber
· May 26, 2015
Hey all. I am not sure my computer can run this hardware virtualization. I built this computer about 5 years ago. Does this mean I need a new motherboard? What hardware must I buy (if i even need to buy).. or software must I download in order to be able to use this Intel HAXM?
Mark Tan
· May 26, 2015
Please make sure you installed the Intel x86 ......
Refer the link for more details.
erik blue
· May 26, 2015
@mark tan not sure if i understand your answer. im pretty new to all this. Can i use my phone as a emulator, or do i need this virtual emulator to build a app for play store?
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Cosplayer Lulu Miyazawa > Costume of Azami Koshiba (Hatoful Boyfriend)
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- 02-12-2013
- Series
- Hatoful Boyfriend
- Character
- Azami Koshiba
- Year Completed:
- 2013
- Construction Difficulty:
- Normal
- Costume worn at:
- Comiket Summer 2012
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- Construction Details:
I spent most my Christmas holidays (and a little bit more) giving this a complete overhaul: only the shorts and the belt, both of them bought, remained with no changes from the first time I wore this XD
Instead of the boots I used at C82, this time I made my own tabi boots using thick mid-calf socks. I separated the toe first, then added elastic strips and a buckle. They have two soles, one sewn with sturdy thread inside the sock and the other glued over it. I covered that one with black tinted latex to enhance their durability. I also made the white top and the armband properly with my sewing machine and not by hand. I also added the white bias and upper pockets to the coat, changed the color of the cherry blossom petals and added more of them. I tried to fix the horrible paint job on the gloves and I must admit I added the purple tiger strips on my own since they looked too plain and crappy no matter what I did to fix them! I also changed the color of the purple charm and sprayed it with more coats of gloss, changed the color of the mask and bought a new pair of earrings that were smaller and cuter and with a more faithful color ^^
- Personal Thoughts:
- The last thing I expected was having to cram another costume in my luggage when travelling to Japan, but this unusual otome game captured my heart in a very short amount of time. I shall only tell you that it's your everyday dating game for girls with a twist. And no small twist, because the handsome suitors that will surround you are pigeons. Yes, you read it right. I won't go into much detail about the game here, because you should be downloading the demo already if it piqued your interest, or maybe you just stop reading out of pure horror. Let's just say that I started reading it for its awesome humor and ended up crying with it as well. That's a fangirl for you :P
There are only two main girls in Hatoful Boyfriend: the MC is quite good for these kind of games, but undoubtedly "mai waifu" and favorite character is Azami-neesan, an awesome older sister figure with a lot of epic moments, and even a beautiful romance! It wasn't long until I realized I could have the opportunity to meet Hatoful Boyfriend's creator, Moa-sensei, at Comiket, and so my last costume was decided, even if it probably was the one with the worst outcome ;__; I could indeed meet Moa-sensei and that she recognized me and liked my costume! (don't know how in the Earth she could possibly like it, she was probably being courteous, but she's very kind!). Didn't get on time to buy her latest doujin, though, but I bought the guidebook and a cute OkosanxPudding strap XD
Wig Details
- Wig Brand
- Sunwebzone
- Wig Name
- Long Wavy
- Original Color:
- Black
- Wig Quality Rating
- 2 / 5.00
- Styling Notes
- This wig was the true letdown of this costume T_T So I worked hard to make it look as good as possible (since it's probably Azami's most distinguishable feature along with her coat). I actually learned to ventilate in order to make the right part of her hair. I added more wefts overall and styled and cut her white bangs better. It's not a flattering hairstyle (and it took quite a few tries to make it look less than stupid on my actual head), but I managed it as good as I could D:
- Wig Review
- It was a really cheap and shiny party wig even though it appeared to be a half-decent one on eBay. At least it wasn't expensive ^^u
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SASKATOON, Sept. 28, 2017 - Farmers of North America Strategic Agriculture Institute today called on the federal government to act with rural agriculture in mind by extending the consultations on any proposed tax changes, decisions that that will have serious consequences for farm families for generations.
"Farm operations already contribute a fair share of needed federal tax revenue. It is critical that any proposed ideas or changes to tax law be fully exposed to genuine consultation, including impact assessments, with those most affected" said James Mann, President of FNA-STAG.
To protect the future of our farms, FNA-STAG is asking for a complete stop to the process until the matter can go through full Parliamentary process.
While hearings should be held by the House of Commons Finance Committee, because these changes significantly impact farm families, the Standing Committee on Agriculture should also hold hearings with relevant testimony which would provide for a more in-depth accounting of the true impact.
Even before that however, the proposed changes should be brought back to the farm community to provide opportunity for meaningful discourse. Decisions without patience and attention to detail may result in irreversible consequences.
False assumptions have taken over much of the discussion. The proposed changes present a complex set of scenarios that may be completely different for different farmers, and they need time to consult with their financial advisors.
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don't get me wrong...if everything comes together & the conditions are perfect (ie: little or no wind, sunny, warm air temp, minimal duckdiving), then a 4/3 is feasible in january or february. but how often does that happen? the best winter surf comes when it's windy & cold, by & large, & (at least here in nj) tends to involve a lot of duckdiving...something that gets pretty "exciting" in a sub-40° water in a 4/3. it's even more "exciting" in sub-35° water.
the guy is located in rhode island...those of you suggesting that a 4/3 is practical all winter up there are potentially endangering his life w/ crappy information.
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It really depends on the deep ocean currents. New England gets a pretty good shot of the Labrador coming from the Arctic, but the severity depends on the greater climate like El-Nino/La-Nina. Notice how far up and close to the coast the Gulf Stream remained this summer, bringing warmer than usual water further North and mixing more North of Cape Cod. I think this could keep the water warmer for a longer time up there as long as the eddy keeps occurring in the same general area. However, RI can get some serious upwelling too--or at least that's what a buddy in Narragansett has told me.
Short answer--as long as you feel comfortable but I wouldn't push it too far. Not too many breaks in Rhodie you can get in and out of very easily and nearly impossible if someone has to drag you out.
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Thanks guys if looks like I'll use my 4/3 with a hood boots and gloves till around Nov Dec then I'll have to sack up and buy a 6/5/4, appreciate everyone's suggestions.
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An Okay Game to kill some Time. And it doesn't want to be more - Well, i failed hard after i played it the first Time, but that was my own fault, not the Game's. :D I liked the Controls, it wasn't hard to get used to it, but it could have been a bit swiftier. What really bugged me were the narrow Streets and the inability to use the sidewalk for turning over - that made it a lot harder to control the Ambulance. Now, i imagined how it would be in Real Life if the Ambulance couldn't use the Sidewalk under any Circumstances for some Reason, but well, this isn't RL.
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There are a few fun things to this game, but it seems like a little fine tuning would take this a lot farther. I love how cars will pull over near an ambulance, but while their AI is pretty good, there are a few issues. My biggest struggle was that when I tried to back up, a car facing me would keep closing the gap so that I couldn't turn around. Another issue I encountered is that when I would hit a wall, my entire ambulance would turn around. This wasn't as much of an issue, but just strange and sometimes annoying.
Just for fun, I would like to see the passersby react to the ambulance, maybe just to watch as the ambulance goes by.
I hope to see more like this soon.
It's a bit too hard... It's far too easy for the ambulance to break down, and it gets really irritating to have to start all over again every time. It would be nice if you had some way of repairing the ambulance when it gets beat up. Otherwise pretty good game.
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As teens prepare to hit the road during summer, a new study suggests parents should be paying closer attention to who is riding with their young drivers.
The national report released this month shows a strong link between the number of young passengers in a teen driver's vehicle and the risk of a teen driver dying in a crash — a scenario that has ended the lives of young San Diegans in recent years.
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Teens younger than 18 who have been licensed for less than one year cannot:
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• The provision is lifted upon turning 18.
Source: California Department of Motor Vehicles
According to the AAA Foundation study, a 16- or 17-year-old driver's fatality risk increases by 44 percent when carrying one passenger younger than 21 when compared to driving alone.
That risk then doubles when carrying two young passengers, and quadruples when carrying three or more.
On the other hand, carrying at least one passenger 35 or older lowers a teen driver's risk of death by 62 percent.
California Highway Patrol Officer Brian Pennings said driver inattention and distraction increases with each young passenger.
"The first 12 months of driving, statistically, is the most dangerous time of your life," said Pennings, who teaches classes in the East County for teen drivers and their parents.
The data seems to underscore various laws that restrict teen drivers during their first year of being licensed, including California's provisional license law that was enacted in 2006.
State law prohibits teens who have been licensed for less than one year to carry any passenger younger than 20 years old unless an adult 25 or older is in the car. They also can't drive without an adult in the car between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.
The law appears to have made some difference.
The number of teen driver fatalities in the state has dropped 65 percent since 2006, according to the most recent statistics compiled by the state Office of Traffic Safety. Overall teen motor vehicle fatalities fell 58 percent during the same period.
Still, traffic crashes remain the leading cause of death for people 15 to 20 years old in the nation.
"Almost every one of the high-profile teenage fatalities are all teens driving outside provisions," Pennings said.
A reminder of the risks came last month, when a carload of five East County teenagers crashed on state Route 52 on the way home from a beach bonfire during spring break. Two back seat passengers — Anthony Foreman, 18, a graduate of El Capitan High School in Lakeside, and Jayli Campbell, 16, a student at Santana High School in Santee — were thrown from the Volkswagen Passat and died. Charlotte McQuillen, the 15-year-old front seat passenger, was seriously injured, as well as Anthoney Taylor, 17.
The 16-year-old driver, who has a provisional license, has been charged with vehicular manslaughter and street racing.
Prosecutors said the teen was racing the 18-year-old driver of a Volvo. That driver, Michael Johnson, has also been charged with vehicular manslaughter, racing and driving while intoxicated. He had two other teen passengers in his car as well.
In 2010, Cathedral Catholic High School graduate Natalie Nield, 17, was driving a Ford Expedition when she collided with a van and a third vehicle near Bishop. She died, along with her passengers Amanda Post, 18, of Olivenhain, and John Adams, 39, of Cardiff.
Safety advocates urge parents to be the front line of defense when it comes to driving privileges.
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Some teenagers agree that their peers are too carefree behind the wheel.
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Another future driver, Cory Derieux, 16, echoed the sentiment of many students with the opinion that a year was too long to restrict passengers, when a few months would do.
Parents and teens alike said they were surprised at the results of the study and the heightened risk of fatality.
Susan Troiano, who has a 16-year-old daughter who will begin driving soon, said she is well aware of the dangers.
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WASHINGTON — Small-business health exchanges run by the federal government in 36 states will not open for online enrollment until November, the Obama administration said Thursday. But applicants may still enroll by phone, mail or fax beginning Oct. 1.
The White House had initially planned to launch these marketplaces, which serve businesses with fewer than 50 employees, on Tuesday, the same day that individual marketplaces go live. While the websites of the federally run exchanges will go live on that date, an administration official said the "feature of shopping for and comparing plans online will be available starting Nov. 1."
The Obama administration has delayed other features of the small-business marketplaces, including one that would have allowed each employee to pick his or her own health plan using funds from the workplace. That feature was delayed until 2015; instead, workers will enroll in the plan their employers select.
Gary Cohen, deputy administrator and director of the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, explained the delay as a decision that would improve consumers' experiences shopping for coverage on the small-business marketplace. Cohen reiterated that the individual marketplaces would be ready to enroll people on Oct. 1.
Also Thursday, White House spokesman Jay Carney said that the launch of the HealthCare.gov Spanish-language website will be delayed until later in October.
The delays are specific to the states where the federal government is running the marketplace, so not in Oregon or 13 other states. The setbacks won't necessarily reduce access to coverage. The Affordable Care Act's insurance plans don't start until Jan. 1. The White House will likely emphasize that even if people can't sign up until November, there's no change of the date when they will actually be enrolled for insurance.
"We're disappointed that everything isn't locked and ready to go, but I don't think this is a big deal," said John Arensmeyer, chief executive of the Small Business Majority, which supports the health law. "It will be fully up and running by November, and coverage will start in January."
That's true, unless more setbacks arise. For example, the federal marketplace has had trouble determining what premiums individuals are supposed to pay.
Opponents of the Affordable Care Act are using the enrollment delay to make the case for delaying the law altogether.
"Every step in the implementation process has seen delays and setbacks; we are certainly not surprised by this one," said Kevin Kuhlman, manager of legislative affairs for the National Federation of Independent Business. "Small-business owners should not be forced to comply with a law that is clearly not ready for prime time. This is starting to seem like a parody; unfortunately, it is extremely serious."
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On the same day as the delays, just days before the health law's main elements take effect, Barack Obama mounted a passionate, campaign-style defense of Obamacare, mocking opponents for "crazy" arguments and accusing them of trying to "blackmail a president" to stop the law.
Addressing a friendly audience outside Washington, the president abandoned the professorial tone he sometimes takes while describing the program and departed from his text to fire up supporters. He portrayed critics as billionaires who would deny help for the sick, and politicians who have become hostage to tea party ideologues.
Obama, his voice laced with scorn, ridiculed Republicans for threatening to shut down the government or refusing to increase the debt ceiling to undercut the health care program, saying they had "put up every conceivable roadblock" and were "poisoning Obamacare" so they could then "claim it's sick."
"All this would be funny if it wasn't so crazy," Obama told hundreds of students, professors and others at Prince George's Community College in Maryland.
Public opinion —
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Rocky Long wants to make something clear about the state of his football program at San Diego State.
Yes, the Aztecs had a good year last year. Yes, several top players are coming back this season, including an NFL-caliber quarterback.
But it's only Year Three in the rebuilding process, he said. To get where he wants to be, it's probably going to take two more years after this season – Long's first as head coach of the Aztecs.
"My concern is that it took so long for San Diego State to get to the point that they had a good year and go to a bowl game, now there's a tendency for the average football fan to think the program has been reborn, " Long said Tuesday. "My experience is that it takes five years to build a program. There are a lot of steps forward and a lot of steps back in the building of a successful program that can be considered a winner year after year. My concern is that people think it's a done deal just because we had a good year."
Don't get him wrong: The official mantra among SDSU players and coaches is that they expect to win the league championship this year and every year. Long just wants to stress patience to the fan base and media, whose expectations are rising for the Aztecs after last season, when they had their first winning season since 1998 (9-4).
Media who cover the Mountain West Conference have predicted SDSU to finish fourth in the reconstructed eight-team league this year, according to the preseason poll released Tuesday at the league's annual media event. That's SDSU's highest predicted finish since 2004.
The Aztecs even had four players selected to the preseason all-Mountain West team, also the most since 2004.
So it's nearly unanimous: This year's team should be better than last.
The public "should expect something better than last year," said Jerome Long, SDSU's senior defensive lineman. "We've been working hard this offseason. We did get some confidence from how we played last year, but we're not complacent."
It's possible that while the Aztecs might improve this year from last, their record might not reflect it, mostly because of SDSU's relatively tough schedule. SDSU Athletic Director Jim Sterk already has said as much. On Tuesday, Coach Long also addressed the issue when he told league media that it's a "tougher schedule than we had last year. We think we're going to have a better team."
This year's schedule includes six bowl teams from last year: Army, Michigan, Texas Christian, Air Force, Boise State and Fresno State. It also includes two teams from power conferences: Washington State and Michigan. Of SDSU's nine wins last year, only two came against teams with winning records, both service academies. SDSU's record against power conference teams since 1999 is 0-22.
Coach Long said he considers this year to be the third year of the rebuilding process even though it is his first year as head coach at SDSU. The plan is on course, he said, because he served as SDSU's defensive coordinator the past two seasons, with the offensive and defense systems this year remaining largely the same.
Asked if he thinks SDSU will soon make a breakthrough on the national scene, much like Boise State or Texas Christian, Coach Long replied: "It is our belief that here in the next couple, three years, we are going to be one of those teams."
Blue Boise uniform ban: New MWC member Boise State will not be allowed to wear all-blue uniforms at league home games after other MWC schools objected on the grounds that they considered such uniforms to be a "competitive advantage." Boise State plays home games on its trademark blue turf, which can make it difficult to see Broncos players if they're also wearing all-blue uniforms.
The decision was part of Boise's membership agreement to join the league.
"They could have said no," MWC Commissioner Craig Thompson said, meaning the Broncos could have stayed in the Western Athletic Conference if they didn't like that stipulation.
It doesn't apply to non-league games, just when both the pants and shirt are both blue for Boise State in league home games for the Broncos, Thompson said.
Quotable: Rocky Long told the media here Tuesday that "we're going to get after your (rear end) on defense."
Coach Long also was asked about trying to make a smooth transition for players after head coach Brady Hoke left in January. "We thought it would be really sad to have them start over again," he said.
SDSU senior quarterback Ryan Lindley was asked about the biggest difference between now and his freshman year. "Discipline," he said.
Jerome Long answered the same question: "brothership and camaraderie."
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Diana Haddad records duet with "Karol Wolf"
The famous Lebanese artist Diana Haddad was at one of the studios in Dubai where she was supervising over the duet, which she had recently recorded with the international artist "Karol Wolf". Karol just came to Dubai to record his portion of the new duet song which is called "Inta Ma'y Kol Hayati" (You Are With Me All My Life).
According to the London daily Elaph, the song will be filmed into a video clip in Beirut soon and it will be released as a solo single in stores soon.
It is needless to say that Diana will be present in Beirut on a weekly bases because she is tied with the music talent show "Nijem Al Khalij" (Star of Gulf Countries) which is a production of Dubai satellite channel. She is one of the judges on the show with the famous Kuwaiti artist Abdullah Rwaished and the artist Fayez Al Saeed.


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The European Central bank will open a new assault on the debt crisis with a plan to buy unlimited amounts of the sovereign bonds of distressed countries, an aggressive move that appears to be aimed at sparing Spain from outright collapse.
The ECB, led by president Mario Draghi, is to unveil the bond-purchase program in Frankfurt on Thursday after months of relentless pressure from Spain and Italy, whose financial failures could rip the euro zone apart, to intervene on their behalf. The Bundesbank, Germany's central bank, has opposed the bond purchase plan, arguing it would push the ECB astray from its central role as an inflation fighter.
According to various reports and clues from Mr. Draghi himself, the ECB will buy only short-dated paper – bonds with maturities of three years or less – and will not put a cap on yields, implying unlimited purchases. Any purchases would be "sterilized," meaning that equivalent amounts of money would be removed elsewhere from the euro zone economy to prevent a sudden surge in money supply from triggering inflation.
Any ECB bond purchases would come with strict conditions. A country in distress would first have to apply to either or both of Europe's rescue funds for emergency assistance. The funds would buy long-term bonds. Only after that would the ECB buy short-term bonds.
On Wednesday, economists said the unlimited purchases are an improvement on the ECB's previous bond-buying program, whose conditions were largely ignored by Italy a year ago, when Silvio Berlusconi was prime minister, and which was limited in size. The effort brought down yields of Italian and Spanish debt only temporarily.
Economist Peter Vanden Houte, of ING Groep's Financial Markets division, said "the threat of unlimited intervention implies that the ECB might have to intervene less this time round. However, everything hinges on the perceived credibility of the promise."
He added that the ECB's new program, while improved over the previous (and now defunct) bond-purchase effort, does not appear to be a "game changer" since it is essentially a variation on an old theme.
The currency markets were buoyed by prospect of unlimited bond purchases. The euro rose about 0.3 per cent, to $1.26 (U.S.).
Italy and Spain, the euro zone's third- and fourth-largest economies, have been lobbying hard for months for ECB bond purchases as their borrowing costs rise and their economies contract.
While Italy's recession is deeper than Spain's, Spanish borrowing costs are higher, its banks are in far deeper trouble and its jobless rate, at about 25 per cent, is the highest in Europe.
Spain, unlike Italy, is also victim to a capital exodus that is accelerating its banking and economic problems.
A note published Tuesday by Nomura strategists Jens Nordvig and Charles St-Arnaud, in New York, tallied the data to reveal what they called an "extreme" capital flight. "While both countries are experiencing outflows, the sheer size of the Spanish outflows is worrisome," the wrote.
Foreigners are dumping Spanish securities and liquidating their banking claims in Spain. Spanish residents are yanking their bank deposits and stashing their loot in safe countries such as Germany and Britain.
Taken together, the net outflow of private sector capital is massive, equivalent to about 50 per cent of Spanish gross domestic product at the end of the second quarter. That's more than three times greater than the Italian capital exodus.
"Our economics team believes that Spain will not be able to avoid a full-blown bailout," the Nomura note said. "The scale of the capital fight that took place over the last few months in Spain supports this view."


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Norwood, M.A. Analog Devices, Inc introduced the AD8159, which they are calling the industry's only switching device designed specifically to address 10 Gbit Ethernet Attachment Unit Interface (XAUI) port redundancy. The AD8159 is a special-purpose switch configured as a quad multiplexer/demultiplexer, and it supports data rates of up to 3.2 Gbits/s, making it well-suited for the protocols of storage, enterprise, metro and core networking applications, including Fibre Channel, SATA, SONET and Ethernet.
The AD8159 is a departure from current XAUI designs, because switching functions are placed outside of the ASIC, which has the effect of freeing up bandwidth previously dedicated to redundancy.
The AD8159 consists of a two-port multiplexer and a two-port demultiplexer. Each port is a 4-lane link, where each lane operates at up to 3.2 Gbits/s independent of the other lanes. There are a total of 12 differential PECL/CML (positive emitter coupled logic/current mode logic) compatible inputs and 12 differential CML outputs. The operation of this product is optimized for NRZ (non-return to zero) data rates up to 3.2 Gbits/s per lane.
The AD8159 has typical power dissipation of 1 W at +3.3 VDC with output pre-emphasis and input equalization active on all lanes. In addition, one port on the AD8159 allows reversal of transmit and receive pins to allow for greater routing flexibility. Controlled and configured through simple control pins, the AD8159 requires no CPU interface.
The main application of the AD8159 is to support redundancy on both the backplane side and the line interface side. The device has Unicast and Bicast capability, so it can be configured to support either 1+1 or 1:1 redundancy. The AD8159 supports reversing the OUT and IN pins on one of its ports, which will help to connect two ASICs with reversed OUT and IN pinouts. An additional application fit for the AD8159 is testing high speed serial links by duplicating the incoming data and sending it to the destination port and to test equipment simultaneously.
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A performance of Pergolesi's Stabat Mater.
The Works is the OAE's unique series that gives audiences a guided tour of selected classical masterpieces.
This time the series turns its attention to Pergolesi's Stabat Mater, probably his best-known sacred work, which was later arranged by a number of other famous composers, including Johann Sebastian Bach.
Let director Steven Devine and a guest presenter guide you through the music movement by movement, with a complete performance following a Q&A with the artists.
There's music in the bar before the concert, together with a chance to meet musicians afterwards.
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The vulnerabilities of certain teams are showing as we head toward Selection Sunday, while one "flawless" team apparently still has more to prove.
After an historic start (25-0) for the third season in a row, the Syracuse Orange have struggled to score outside the paint. Meanwhile, Wichita State finished the regular season 31-0, yet some pundits still question whether the Shockers are legit.
If the tournament selection committee goes by long-standing traditions -- "who did you play, and who did you beat?" -- it could be problematic for the Shockers, who did not play a particularly strong schedule this season. For Wichita State to get to the top line, the stength-of-schedule numbers would have to be put on the back burner, while the "eye test" must be used to vault them to a No. 1 seed. How about that for irony? A mid-major is asking to benefit from the eye test and for the committee to rely upon last season's Final Four to illuminate things this season.
But these debates on where to slot Syracuse or the Shockers are but trivial matters for the ultimate arbiter in true tourney power. Any thinking person knows that the best selection and seeding of an NCAA tournament would simply be for the committee to follow the Bilas Index and vote for teams in the exact order of this refreshingly accurate and precise ranking system, which serves as the most definitive indicator of hoops accomplishment the planet has ever known.
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Note: All statistics and records are through Sunday, March 2 unless otherwise noted.
Moving in: Illinois (68), Saint Joseph's (54) Moving out: Stephen F. Austin (68), Saint Mary's (61)
1. Florida Gators (Previous ranking: 2)
As if the Gators needed to look more impressive, they hit 13 3-pointers in Saturday's win over LSU. Florida already allows the fewest points per game (58.6), points per 100 possessions (92.5), transition points (8.7) and points in the paint (22.6) in the SEC. If they can score like they did Saturday, watch out.


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Could Steel Be A Steal?
Sparrows Point in Baltimore County, Maryland, once housed the world's largest steel mill. However, times have changed, and just recently RG Steel announced that it would be laying off over 700 employees at its Sparrows Point plant.
RG Steel, a private company, bought the plant last spring as part of a deal that cost the company $1.2 billion. GE Capital, a division of General Electric (NYSE: GE), loaned RG Steel $750 million to help complete the deal. The recent layoffs were precipitated by internal changes within GE Capital designed to boost the financial services company's reserves, which has had severe negative effects on RG Steel's liquidity.
The news of the layoffs sent shock waves throughout the steel industry. No one is sure exactly how this will affect sheet supply in the U.S. in the near-term future. That said, the U.S. steel market has been suffering from excess sheet supplies for some time. Bank of America and others have noted that RG Steel's troubles could be a boon for other steel companies.
Below are four companies that could benefit from the partial shut down of RG Steel's Sparrows Point plant, most of which were hit quite hard earlier in the year:
1. AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE: AKS) Market Cap: $910.87 million P/E: -
AK Steel is a midwest-based company that produces electrical and stainless steels, including steel for automakers. The company's stock is down almost 50% year-to-date, but it appears that it may be poised for a rebound. Just recently, AK Steel announced a $50 per ton price increase for carbon steel products. However, if the company's stock does see a dramatic rise, this would hurt the shares' yields, which are currently attractive at 2.42%.
2. United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) Market Cap: $3.81 billion P/E: -
United States Steel is one of the world's top steel companies, and is capable of producing over 30 million net tons of raw steel annually. Like AK Steel, United States Steel is down over 50% year-to-date. That said, the company's stock has been on the rise over the last couple of months, a general trend in the steel market. Strong car sales would help the company.
3. Steel Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ: STLD) Market Cap: $2.88 billion P/E: 11.68
Steel Dynamics is both a steel producer and metal recycler. The company announced its expected fourth quarter earnings this month, pegging earnings at $0.08 to $0.12 a share. That's higher than last year's fourth quarters earning, but lower than their third quarter 2011 earnings. The company also declared a $0.10 dividend per common share. The stock closed Friday at $13.15, and has a $20.70 52 week high.
4. Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) Market Cap: $12.53 billion P/E: 20.01
Nucor Corporation produces steel and steel products, and is heavily involved in the manufacturing of sheet steel. The company shares are down only 9.7% year-to-date, which is a significantly stronger performance than the other companies in this list. While this is a positive, it suggests that the company may not have as much potential as a buy low "steal" as the other companies mentioned. However, it's as poised as any other steel company to benefit from RG Steel's troubles.
Traders who believe that news on RG Steel will improve inventory turnover in the steel industry may want to consider the following:
- Go long on the aforementioned companies via shares or call options.
- Buy into Market Vectors Steel Index ETF (SLX), or perhaps PowerShares Global Steel Portfolio (PSTL) for traders that believe the news will have broader global implications.
Traders who believe that the news on RG Steel won't improve inventory turnover in the steel industry might consider the following:
- Short the companies listed above, which may be a good play if demand for steel is low.
- Short Market Vectors Steel Index ETF and other steel ETFs, or pursue options strategies to hedge current investment.
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We had a similar problem with Intel Etherexpress Pro / Summit 48i.After some tweaking the link is OK ONLY when both sides auto-negotiate the speed. Fixing a given speed on one side and auto-negotiation on the other slowed down the connection speed by about 80% under "heavy" load.
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So as promised, here are the final two pieces in Marvel's "Avengers: Age of Ultron" Comic Con promotional posters, featuring the superteam's two strongest members, the God of Thunder himself Thor (he's still a dude in the movies, apparently) and the very angry looking Hulk (who may or may never get his own movie, ever again).
And as previously mentioned, when combined, all the "Avengers: Age of Ultron" Comic Con posters form one big ginormous portrait of the team battling the robots of Ultron. And who is that fellow floating around in the background…?
The Joss Whedon superhero sequel arrives on May 1st, 2015, and stars Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Elizabeth Olsen, Aaron Johnson, and James Spader as the voice of Ultron.