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Geek Tip: Was Your Mac Doc Saved Or Not Saved?
How great was last week's geek tip that explained how to find your last edit spot in Word? Well here's another document saving tid-bit, which is just as amazing. Next time you are working on a document in a Mac application, you'll be able to know whether your doc has been saved or not.
Not Saved:
Take a close look at the red button used to close a window in the upper left hand corner of your application. When the red button has a dark red dot in the middle of it, it means that your doc has not been saved.
Whereas when it is a lighter color and has been saved (either by you or an automatic saving feature), the red dot will be a lighter red with no dot. It's so simple, but so great!
Thanks to the Mac Tip Blog for this very helpful hint.


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National Anthropological Archives (NAA)
Human Studies Film Archives (HSFA)
The National Anthropological Archives and Human Studies Film Archives collect and preserve historical and contemporary anthropological materials that document the world's cultures and the history of anthropology. Their collections represent the four fields of anthropology – ethnology, linguistics, archaeology, and physical anthropology – and include fieldnotes, journals, manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, maps, sound recordings, film and video created by Smithsonian anthropologists and other scholars.
What's New?
NAA acquires Edward S. Curtis collection
The Smithsonian Institution's National Anthropological Archives (NAA) is pleased to announce a remarkable donation of original negatives produced by the photographer of iconic Native American images, Edward Sheriff Curtis. Curtis' work was highly influential in shaping a sympathetic although highly romanticized vision of cultures believed to be "vanishing." His images of Native Americans, master works of photographic artistry, have lent themselves also to ethnographic and art historical study, and both scholars and the public have come to consider Curtis as one of the foremost photographers of Native Americans. More about the Curtis collection.
National Anthropological Archives, in partnership with the Recovering Voices Initiative, awarded $1 million grant to digitize materials
The National Anthropological Archives (NAA) has received a $1 million grant from the Arcadia Fund to launch the first two years of a long-term project to digitize endangered-language materials currently housed in the NAA. The materials found in this archive preserve an unparalleled collection of primary sources for investigating endangered cultures and languages, indigenous environmental knowledge, and the connections between these subjects. The project will be implemented by the National Anthropological Archives Program, working in collaboration with the Recovering Voices Program on development of outreach.
Through this project, the team will digitize its entire collection of ethnographic sound recordings, estimated at 3,000 hours, as well as 35,000 pages of manuscript materials, using techniques that will make these electronic sources readily available to the public through the Smithsonian's online and openly accessible catalog system. The project team plans to create digital surrogates of voice recordings and paper documents in the NAA, and make them publicly available to support researchers and communities seeking to research, document and revitalize indigenous languages and cultures. Online access will make the material widely available for use without damage to the historic originals.
National Anthropological Archives needs your help with transcription
Be a Smithsonian transcription volunteer! Help us transcribe a number of materials and support our commitment to make our collections digitally accessible. For more information visit: https://transcription.si.edu/
Suzanne and Walter Scott Foundation award supports rapid capture digitization
The National Museum of Natural History implemented a pilot project to develop rapid capture methods for digitizing its collections and research holdings. During the two-year pilot from 2011 to 2013, the NAA collaborated with partners to develop high-speed digitization techniques, procedures and workflows for two-dimensional materials that can be utilized extensively by the National Museum of Natural History and help to inform and establish best practices for the wider Smithsonian community.
Papers of Brent and Elois Ann Berlin
The National Anthropological Archives is pleased to announce an agreement to accept the papers of Brent Berlin and Elois Ann Berlin. B. Berlin, a seminal figure in the development of cognitive anthropology, and E.A. Berlin, a medical anthropologist, collaborated on many ethnobotanical projects, principally among Mayan-speaking people of Highland Chiapas. Their extensive papers, including photographic and sound materials, will join the 25,000 botanical voucher specimens already donated to the Smithsonian's Department of Botany. Together, the Berlins' material is an important record of endangered indigenous language and knowledge.
Papers of Marvin Harris
The papers of Marvin Harris are now available to researchers at the National Anthropological Archives. Harris (1927 – 2001) was influential in developing cultural materialism, a scientific research strategy used to explain sociocultural phenomena. He authored several books, including Patterns of Race in the Americas (1964), The Rise of Anthropological Theory (1968), Cows, Pigs, Wars and Witches (1974), and Cannibals and Kings (1977). His papers were processed with the support of a Wenner-Gren Foundation Historical Archives Program grant awarded to David Price.

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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The Federation of Hungarian Jewish Communities said Sunday it will boycott all government events commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Holocaust in Hungary unless the government cancels some of the planned memorials.
The dispute stems from historical and ideological differences between the federation and Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government about the yearlong series of remembrances centered on the 1944 deportation of more than 430,000 Hungarian Jews to Nazi death camps.
"The known plans do not take into account the arguments or the sensitivity of the victims of the horrors of the Holocaust," the group said, adding that there had been "no substantive progress on the government side in the dispute over the Hungarian Holocaust Memorial Year." The federation voted 76-2 in favor of the boycott, with three abstentions.
Mazsihisz, the federation's Hungarian acronym, wants the government to abandon plans to build a memorial of Nazi Germany's 1944 invasion of Hungary and a project dedicated to the child victims of the Holocaust.
The "House of Fates" memorial is being built at a Budapest railway station from which Jews were deported to Nazi death camps. The memorial honoring children will include an exhibit and education center, and Mazsihisz said it has been sidelined from the project, whose "historical approach remains unknown" to the federation's experts.
Mazsihisz fears both memorials will downplay the role of Hungary and Hungarians in the Holocaust.
Mazsihisz also is demanding the dismissal of Sandor Szakaly, a historian appointed by the government to lead a new historical research institute, because of disputed remarks he made about the 1941 deportation to Ukraine of Jews from other Eastern European countries who had sought refuge in Hungary. Some 15,000 of them were killed by Ukrainian militias and German SS troops.
Mazsihisz and leaders of other Hungarian Jewish organizations met with government officials on Thursday, and Orban is expected address their concerns next week.


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In these let few days I have seen a harsh and gripping poverty but also a vibrancy and pride that made for some great sights. This feature is dedicated to the attitude of those dealing with the harsh reality of life. Prepare for home-made man bags, children challenging fashion rules and prints that wouldn't look out of place on a Burberry runway. There is no insensitivity intended here but an appreciation for the contagious positivity so inspirationally radiated by these young Men of Mumbai.
Keep reading for great street-style shots and a rather phenomenal blend of fabrics, styles and looks.


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In this extract the author discusses menu design, 'an art', he writes, 'which belongs only to those gifted with gastranomic discernment.'
About The Whole Art of Dining
The Whole Art of Dining, by Jean Rey, was published in 1921. The book opens on to a world of glittering dining halls and lavish picnics. It aims to impart to the reader the intricate details of the dining habits and traditions of the decadent classes. As the author states in the preface, such knowledge is essential for 'every host and hostess who aspires to distinction.'
Rey likens the successful dining table to a work of art, and emphasises the link between social status and dining etiquette: 'to achieve a reputation in the giving of recherché dinner parties now-a-days is to become in a sense an international celebrity.' He instructs the reader on a vast array of essential subjects: the most indispensable objects on the sideboard, ornaments or statuettes for table decoration, the best way to prepare different types of coffee, a waiter's white gloves, ancient and modern banquets, wedding luncheons and ball suppers. Most of the book consists of bills of fare listing elaborate cuisine for formal entertainment.
The book was written in an age of mass production, in which a growing sector of society was being encouraged to enter into a life of materialism and consumerism.


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Special Studies
Special Study #5:
The 1937 Supreme Court Rulings on the Social Security Act
By Larry DeWitt
SSA Historian
The Social
Security Act-
The constitutional basis of the Social Security Act was uncertain. The basic problem is that under the "reserve clause" of the Constitution (the 10th Amendment) powers not specifically granted to the federal government are reserved for the States or the people. When the federal government seeks to expand its influence in new areas it must find some basis in the Constitution to justify its action. Obviously, the Constitution did not specifically mention the operation of a social insurance system as a power granted to the federal government! The Committee on Economic Security (CES) struggled with this and was unsure whether to claim the commerce clause or the broad power to levy taxes and expend funds to "provide for the general welfare," as the basis for the programs in the Act. Ultimately, the CES opted for the taxing power as the basis for the new program, and the Congress agreed, but how the courts would see this choice was very much an open question. (See the sidebar on "A Tea Party That Changed History.")
The AAA & the Social Security Act-
Already in 1934 lower courts had begun overturning major parts of the New Deal program. Potentially the most serious threat came from rulings invalidating the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA), which used the same broad power to levy taxes for the general welfare as the basis for its program of agricultural price supports and controls. Lower courts ruled this unconstitutional and the Supreme Court followed in January 1936, ruling that ". . .a statutory plan to regulate and control agricultural production, [is] a matter beyond the powers delegated to the federal government. . ." There was a silver lining in the cloud, however, because the same opinion ultimately sided with Hamilton on the larger question of a strict or a flexible interpretation of the general welfare clause by holding that: " . . .the power of Congress to authorize expenditure of public moneys for public purposes is not limited by the direct grants of legislative power found in the Constitution." 1
The Supreme Court's ruling on the AAA was a major
rebuff for the New Deal and it was important for Social Security
as well since it seemed to portend what lay ahead for the Social
Security Act. The AAA was an attempt to rescue farmers from the
collapse of the farm economy that happened with the coming of
the Depression. It sought to control agricultural production in
order to stabilize prices and restore farming to profitability.
The actual mechanism by which this control was to be achieved
was to levy a tax on the processing of foodstuffs and to use the
proceeds from this tax to fund agricultural subsidies--in effect,
using the subsidies as "incentives" to control production.
Fearing how the courts would see this new function of government,
the framers of the AAA deliberately placed the tax provisions
and the subsidy provisions in separate titles of the act, so they
could argue that they were not necessarily connected to each other;
that is, so they could argue that the purpose of the tax was not
to control production but was merely to raise revenue. This was
the same strategy adopted by the framers of the Social Security
Act, as can be seen in the separate Titles
II and VIII of the original Social Security Act.
A President Tries
to Pack a Court-
President Roosevelt's response to all of this was stunning
and unexpected. On February 5, 1937 he sent a special message
to Congress proposing legislation granting the President new powers
to add additional judges to all federal courts whenever there
were sitting judges age 70 or older who refused to retire. Couching
his argument as a reform to help relieve the workload burden on
the courts, President Roosevelt's unusually blunt language made
it clear what he really had in mind: "A part of the problem
of obtaining a sufficient number of judges to dispose of cases
is the capacity of the judges themselves. This brings forward
the question of aged or infirm judges--a subject of delicacy and
yet one which requires frank discussion. In exceptional cases,
of course, judges, like other men, retain to an advanced age full
mental and physical vigor. Those not so fortunate are often unable
to perceive their own infirmities. . . A lower mental or physical
vigor leads men to avoid an examination of complicated and changed
conditions. Little by little, new facts become blurred through
old glasses fitted, as it were, for the needs of another generation;
older men, assuming that the scene is the same as it was in the
past, cease to explore or inquire into the present or the future."
The Supreme Court Cases-
Three Social Security cases made their way to the Supreme Court during its October 1936 term. One challenged the old-age insurance program (Helvering vs. Davis) and two challenged the unemployment compensation program of the Social Security Act. The Court would issue rulings on all three on the same day.
Helvering vs. Davis:
George P. Davis was a minor stockholder in the Edison Electric Illuminating Company. Edison, like every industrial employer in the nation, was readying itself to start paying the employers' share of the payroll tax in January 1937. Mr. Davis objected to this arguing that by making this expenditure Edison was robbing him of part of his equity, so he sued Edison to prevent their compliance with the Social Security Act. The government intervened on Edison's behalf and the Commissioner of the IRS (Mr. Helvering) took on the lawsuit.
The attorneys for Davis argued that the payroll tax was a new type of tax not listed in the Constitution's tally of taxes, and so it was unconstitutional. At one point they even introduced into their argument the definitions of "taxes" from dictionaries in 1788 (the year before the Constitution was ratified) to prove how earnest they were in the belief that powers not explicitly granted in 1789 could not be created in 1935. Davis was also of the view that providing for the general welfare of the aged was a power reserved to the states. The government argued that this was too inflexible an interpretation of the powers granted to Congress, and (loosely) that if the country could not expand the interpretation of the Constitution as it stood in 1789 progress would be impossible and it would still be 1789.
Steward Machine Company:
Justice Cardozo wrote the opinions in Helvering vs. Davis
and Steward Machine. After giving the 1788 dictionary the
consideration he thought it deserved, he made clear the Court's
view on the scope of the government's spending authority: "There
have been statesman in our history who have stood for other views.
. .We will not resurrect the contest. It is now settled by decision.
The conception of the spending power advocated by Hamilton . .
.has prevailed over that of Madison. . ." Arguing that
the unemployment compensation program provided for the general
welfare, Cardozo observed: ". . .there is need to remind
ourselves of facts as to the problem of unemployment that are
now matters of common knowledge. . .the roll of the unemployed,
itself formidable enough, was only a partial roll of the destitute
or needy. The fact developed quickly that the states were unable
to give the requisite relief. The problem had become national
in area and dimensions. There was need of help from the nation
if the people were not to starve. It is too late today for the
argument to be heard with tolerance that in a crisis so extreme
the use of the moneys of the nation to relieve the unemployed
and their dependents is a use for any purpose [other] than the
promotion of the general welfare."
The Social Security Board Breathes
a Sigh of Relief-
Notes & References
1. Quoted in Niskanen, William, "Spending legacy of a 60-year-old ruling," Washington Times, Tuesday January 30, 1996, pg. A19.
2. Schlesinger, Arthur M., Jr., The Age of Roosevelt: The Coming of the New Deal, Houghton Mifflin, 1988 American Heritage Library edition. Pgs. 308-309.
3. Quoted in Leuchtenburg, William E., The Supreme Court Reborn: The Constitutional Revolution in the Age of Roosevelt, Oxford University Press, 1995. pgs. 133-134.
4. According to Leuchtenburg's compelling history of this episode op. cit. Although the court-packing plan never made it to the Senate floor for a vote, and although various straw polls showed the plan losing by only a narrow margin, the national sentiment was overwhelmingly against the plan. President Roosevelt's political power was so damaged by the episode that his Secretary of Agriculture (and later Vice President) Henry Wallace would eventually say: "The whole New Deal really went up in smoke as a result of the Supreme Court fight." (Cf. Leuchtenburg, op. cit., pg. 158.)
5. The other "switch in time" happened on the morning of May 18, 1937 when President Roosevelt, who was breakfasting in bed, received a messenger with a letter of resignation from Justice Van Devanter. This gave the President the opportunity to appoint another liberal Justice, further strengthening his hand. And when it became clear following the Social Security Act rulings that the Court had indeed shifted course, support for the court-packing plan turned to opposition and ultimately the plan was defeated (cf. Leuchtenburg, op. cit., pgs. 143-144.).
6. Constitutionality of the Social Security Act: Opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, U.S. Senate Document No. 74, 1937, pgs. 32, 8, 33, 48. A good summary of the issues in these cases, and their broader context, can be found in Lopez, Eduard A., "Constitutional Background to the Social Security Act of 1935," Social Security Bulletin, January 1987/Vol. 50, No. 1, pgs. 5-11.
7. Eliot, Thomas H., Recollections of the New Deal: When People Mattered, Northeastern University Press, 1992, pg. 142-143.


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By Rhys Jones and Maria Golovnina
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron is coming under intense pressure from business leaders and airlines to end years of deadlock and decide whether to expand London's overstretched Heathrow airport - something that will infuriate local voters and some members of his own party.
The decision will affect 750,000 people living under Heathrow's busy west-London flight path who are worried about aircraft noise, pollution and safety.
For Heathrow, the stakes are high. Without new runways and airports Britain risks turning into a global aviation also-ran as competition heats up from more attractive hubs in Europe.
"The government must stop tiptoeing around on aviation because of short-term political considerations," said John Longworth, director-general of the British Chambers of Commerce.
"Unless politicians grasp the nettle and make some tough decisions, both our export and inward investment potential will suffer."
Heathrow is the world's third-busiest airport but it is close to full capacity. The government must decide whether to expand it or consider several other options such as building a new hub elsewhere in the London area.
Under pressure from liberals and green groups, Cameron's Conservative-led coalition opposed building a third Heathrow runway after it came to power in 2010. It also ruled out expanding London's secondary airports at Gatwick and Stansted.
Although the tens of thousands who work at Heathrow would disagree, the idea of another runway is unpopular with many local voters as it would increase the number of planes flying over the densely populated and leafy suburbs of western London.
But with demand for air travel expected to more than double in Britain to 300 million passengers per year by 2030, speculation has been growing that Cameron could still go back to the Heathrow plan which he appears to favor.
The debate heated up this month with the launch of a government-appointed commission to review all available options and finally decide what to do.
It is already a hot issue for the next general election. Since the commission is not due to report until after the 2015 vote, observers believe that would give Cameron a chance to perform a U-turn and revert to the Heathrow expansion plan.
Either way, the industry is frustrated.
The lack of action has led the bosses of IAG's British Airways and Virgin Atlantic - normally the fiercest of rivals - to join forces to form the so-called "Aviation Foundation" to put pressure on the government.
In a strongly worded report, former deputy prime minister Michael Heseltine criticized the government's aviation policy, saying it was holding back economic growth.
"The world is increasingly competitive and we have to respond to that or we will slip gradually down the world's growth league tables," he said.
Both in government and among families living under Heathrow's flight path, emotions are running high.
Plastic signs reading "No third runway" adorn the lamp posts of Harlington, a village on the edge of Heathrow where local activists have campaigned against expansion plans for a decade.
Hundreds of homes are likely to be demolished to make way for the proposed third runway, and air pollution from aircraft engines and airport machinery is likely to increase sharply.
As planes roared overhead, Peter Bandreth, head teacher of a local school, said he feared for the community if Heathrow were expanded.
"At the end of the day if all the nearby houses are knocked down there'll be no school", he told Reuters at the William Byrd primary school where seven new classrooms have been built to meet rising demand for places.
A study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology suggested last month that expanding Heathrow would lead to about 150 premature deaths from air pollution per year, up from 50 now, while building a new hub would kill 50 people a year.
Airport expansion is a headache the world over as the interests of airlines and airport operators trying to meet growing demand for air travel conflict with residents whose property values are hurt by planes roaring overhead.
Heathrow has seen traffic to emerging markets rise in recent years but is falling behind rival European hubs in the battle for these lucrative routes because of the constraints on growth.
Spanish infrastructure group Ferrovial is the largest shareholder in Heathrow, where a third runway would cost 10 billion pounds ($16 billion) and take six years to complete.
Colin Matthews, CEO of Heathrow, said Britain must urgently build better links to fast-growing economies such as a China, India and Brazil.
"If we take years thinking about this and then say 'now we're ready' to all these Chinese businesses they will turn around and say they have already established their base and their network in Holland or France," said Matthews.
A study by the Frontier Economics consultancy has shown Paris Charles de Gaulle and Frankfurt have 1,000 more annual flights to the three largest cities in China than Heathrow.
Today, multinational businesses like GlaxoSmithKline, Miscrosoft and Cisco have offices near Heathrow, but business groups such as London First fear major firms could move their European bases to the continent if Heathrow cannot add routes to emerging markets.
Global accounting firm KPMG has already moved its European base from London to a building near Frankfurt airport.
In Britain, airport capacity is an issue that has put London's popular Mayor Boris Johnson on a collision course with Cameron's government this year.
Johnson, a Conservative tipped by some as a possible future prime minister, is riding a wave of popularity following London's successful Olympic Games.
He is against Heathrow's expansion and has been pushing for a new four-runway hub in the Thames estuary - a 50 billion pounds ($80 billion) project known as "Boris Island".
"What you can't do, and what is completely wrong for this country, is to continue to put a quart into a pint pot, continue to expand Heathrow ... and inflict more and more misery on the people of west London," Johnson told the BBC.
There are other options. Ken Shuttleworth, the architect of the distinctive London office building known as the Gherkin, has unveiled plans for a four-runway Stansted hub capable of handling 150 million passengers a year.
Single-runway Stansted, 30 miles northeast of London, could be connected to Heathrow by rail to create a 'dual hub', according to Make, a firm of architects, but aviation officials say such a scheme would pose too many difficulties.
Meanwhile, people living near Heathrow say their lives have become hostages to political wrangling.
"It's a bit of an oasis here," said Bandreth, the local teacher. "But that would all change."
(Additional reporting by Stephen Eisenhammer; Writing by Maria Golovnina; Editing by Giles Elgood)


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Agricultural land represents about 12% of the land area of North America. Approximately 3% of the population and 1.7% of the annual growth in gross national product (GNP) are related to agriculture. Agricultural land use comprises a total of approximately 233 million ha. Irrigated farmland represents 21 million ha in the United States, with much of this along the Mississippi River, the central Great Plains, and the western states. North America is characterized by an abundance of fertile soils and a highly productive agricultural sector that leads the world in the production of small grains. Within the United States, there are 10 farm production regions, with 6 corresponding regions in Canada (Adams et al., 1995b; Brklacich et al., 1997a).
Agriculture in North America has a long history of sensitivity to climate variability (e.g., the timing and magnitude of droughts and floods, extremes in heat and cold) and is subject to a wide array of other factors that can limit potential productivity (e.g., tropospheric ozone, pests, diseases, and weeds). Agriculture has an equally long history of developing strategies to cope with the many factors capable of limiting production. Climate change is an additional factor that could enhance or reduce the sensitivity of the agricultural sector to these current stress factors. As world population grows, the demand for North American agricultural products is expected to increase, with possible increases in agricultural commodity prices (IPCC 1996, WG II, Section 13.6.8). Should increased demand lead to further intensification of agriculture in North America, increased emphasis on sustainable agriculture is likely (Matson et al., 1997).
Potential impacts of climate change on agriculture will be reflected most directly through the response of crops, livestock, soils, weeds, and insects and diseases to the elements of climate to which they are most sensitive. Soil moisture and temperature are the climate factors likely to be most sensitive to change across large agricultural areas of North America. The differential response of species to elevated CO2 concentrations is expected to show a generally positive but variable increase in productivity and WUE for annual crops; limited evidence suggests less of a growth response for perennial crop species. Many weed species are expected to benefit from CO2 "fertilization" and increased WUE, and increased temperatures may facilitate the expansion of warm-season weed species to more northerly latitudes (IPCC 1996, WG II, Section 13.2). Insect pests and fungal and bacterial pathogens of importance to agricultural production are sensitive to climate change through the direct effects of changes of temperature and moisture on the pest or pathogen, on host susceptibility, and on the host-parasite interrelation (IPCC 1996, WG II, Section 13.4). Livestock is sensitive to climate through impacts on feed and forage crops, through the direct effects of weather and extreme events on animal health, and through changes in livestock diseases (IPCC 1996, WG II, Section 13.5).
Long-term crop management strategies that increase soil organic matter will benefit agricultural lands by increasing soil nutrient status and water-holding capacity while increasing soil carbon storage (Matson et al., 1997).
Changes in mean temperature and precipitation will likely affect agricultural crop and livestock production. Climate modifications that lead to changes in daily and interannual variability in temperatures and, in particular, precipitation also will impact crop yields.
Mearns et al. (1996) used the Clouds and Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES)-Wheat model to demonstrate the impact of daily temperature variability on simulated wheat yields at two sites in Kansas. A doubling of daily temperature variability contributed to increased crop failures and lower yields as a consequence of cold damage and winter kill. Simulated wheat yields also decreased as variability in precipitation increased, although absolute reductions in yield were dependent on soil type and associated moisture-holding capacity. Although these simulations illustrate the potential sensitivity of wheat production to increased variability in temperature and precipitation, they do not incorporate the beneficial role that elevated CO2 may play in modifying these responses, nor are extreme events considered in these analyses. Extreme events like drought, flooding, hail, hurricanes, and tornadoes also will impact agriculture, but reliable forecasts of such occurrences are not yet regionally available.
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BY THE NUMBERS: Citigroup Inc.'s second-quarter profit jumped 26 percent and revenue rose 8 percent, after excluding the effect of an accounting charge. The results beat analysts' expectations, sending the stock higher.
AROUND THE WORLD: Analysts asked how the bank would fare given the slowdown in growth of many developing countries, on which Citigroup is heavily reliant. Bank leaders noted that the economies of most developing countries were growing much faster than the U.S. or Europe.
VOLATILE MARKETS: Investment banking profit soared 63 percent. U.S. markets were volatile for parts of the second quarter, which can be unnerving to some, but many investors view volatility as a chance to make profits.


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Grant will help UMKC Develop Students into Future Leaders
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation today announced a $3.2 million grant over five years to create the KC STEM Alliance - a new organization that will grow and strengthen science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs to build a stronger pipeline of students prepared for 21st century careers. The KC STEM Alliance is housed at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Computing and Engineering.
The KC STEM Alliance, a one-of-a-kind model, will consolidate the program management for two organizations in the Kansas City region: Project Lead The Way (PLTW) and FIRST (FIRST Robotics, FIRST Tech Challenge and FIRST Lego League). The KC STEM Alliance is designed as an over-arching entity that will leverage the strengths of these two and other STEM programs, in partnership with regional STEM industries. Through this consolidation, the Alliance will take advantage of the complementary nature of the PLTW and FIRST organizations to advance three goals: 1) streamline program management and marketing; 2) to develop a universal evaluation strategy; and 3) to create a plan for lasting impact and future sustainability for both programs.
"With a vision to increase students' interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, the KC STEM Alliance will encourage students to pursue careers in scientific and technical fields, which will lead to building a long-term, highly skilled workforce for the Kansas City community," said Carl Schramm, Kauffman Foundation president and CEO.
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Financing Innovation
In the first quarter of 2009, US venture capital investment plunged 60% from a year earlier. The drop was particularly dramatic in the communication industries (-80%). The small increase in the second quarter of 2009 shows a timid inversion of this trend.
US-quoted companies reported a reduction of about 7% in their R&D expenditures in the first quarter of 2009. The decrease continued in the second quarter 2009 in the semiconductors industry (-13%) and the communications equipment and services (-11%).
The United States accounted for almost 40% of the growth of R&D expenditures in the OECD between 1997 and 2007. US R&D intensity (2.7% of GDP) remains well above the G7 average (2.2%).
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Targeting New Growth Areas
In 2004-06, almost half of world patent applications in medical technologies were invented in the United States, twice as many as in the European Union. The United States also accounted for over 40% of all pharmaceutical, nanotechnology and biotechnology patent applications worldwide.
On the contrary, the US share in environmental technologies did not exceed 18%.
Competing in the World Economy
New trademarks filed at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) dropped by 20% in 2008. In the first semester of 2009, their growth rate remained negative and below –10%. The decrease was particularly pronounced in finance and insurance, where trademarks fell by 30% in 2008.
In 2007, trade surplus in high technology industries represented around 3% of total manufacturing trade. The United States were also the largest importer of ICT goods and services.
Connecting to Global Research
The degree of international cooperation in innovation in the United States is one of the lowest among all OECD countries. On average, 22% of patents invented in an OECD country have a co-inventor from another country. In the United States, this share is a half (about 11%).
The size of the domestic market for "ideas" may help to explain this difference: for the European Union as a whole (EU27), the share of patents with a foreign co-inventor is comparable to the United States.
Investing in the Knowledge Economy
In 2006 the United States awarded 28% of all doctorate degrees in the OECD, a share significantly smaller than the European Union (about 50%).
Over 25% of doctoral students in the United States are foreigners, the largest community worldwide. Asian students represent the majority of foreign students.
In the United States, a worker with a bachelor degree and above earns 2.7 times more than a worker with primary education and below. This is the largest wage premium from tertiary education among G7 countries and the second largest in the OECD.
Among doctoral holders, the female employment rate is much lower than the male rate in the United States – 92 against 98%.
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One of the greatest things about London is that for visitors it is full of fascinating surprises – like the caves in Chislehurst, England with over 20 miles of dark and mysterious passageways hewn by end from the chalk.
Chislehurst in London is home to chalk caves that were mined by hand for over 8000 years. A tour of these caves is an exciting way to see how Britons have impacted on their environment over thousands of years.
Mined for the use of flint and lime, the mines were in use right up to the 1830s, and have been used both as a tourist attraction and even as an ammunitions depot during the First World War! The fascinating history of these London caves was initially divided into Saxon, Druid and Roman times, but with newer intertwining passageways opened up, the caves now provide a passage through time right up to the present day.
In recent times Chislehurst Caves have been used as evocative outside location for such television programmes as Doctor Who and Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) and as such are visited by both film and history fans. The caves remain a source of fascination for all ages and a major London tourist attraction for anyone who is interested in geology.
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The KTM FREERIDE 250 R will certainly impress you with its agility and lively character. The motorcycle is powered by a 1-cylinder, 2-stroke engine with a displacement of 249 cc. The unit is brought to life by an electric starter and is mated on a six speed, claw shifted transmission with wet multi-disc clutch.
The motorcycle's backbone is represented by a perimeter steel-aluminium composite frame which sits on a WP Suspension 4357 MXMA fork (250 mm wheel travel) and a rear WP Suspension 4618 PDS DCC shock absorber (280 mm).
You also get a pair of extremely light, spoked wheels with anodised, light-alloy rims from GIANT, CNC-machined hubs and light-alloy spoke nipples. The wheels are wrapped in Trial-Maxx tyres.
As far as prices are concerned, the KTM Freeride 250R can be yours for no less than €7,616.
Hit the jump for more information on the KTM Freeride 250R.
Engine:1-cylinder 2-stroke
Displacement:249 cc
Top Speed:75 mph (Est.)
Price:€ 7616
KTM FREERIDE 250 R 2015: The Lively One
All those who have never had the opportunity to enjoy the punch of a powerful two-stroke in a lightweight, agile offroad chassis are in for a surprise with the Freeride 250 R. However, those who have already had this pleasure know: The power of such an engine develops completely differently, the expanding combustion gases effectively pressing down twice as often on the crankshaft as a four-stroke. Consequently, KTM two-stroke enduros, which are designed more for high peak power, still pull away forcefully from the very bottom up and that's a real pleasure. And since the engine on the FREERIDE 250 R is tuned completely in keeping with the Freeride notion - not for maximum power but for harmonious torque progression and optimum rideability - this motorcycle is an all-rounder that feels all the more at home, the tougher the terrain becomes.
2015 KTM FREERIDE 250 R Features and Benefits:
Slender Bodywork:
The long, slender seat provides unrestricted freedom of movement and a very good level of seating comfort. Thanks to an integrated release mechanism, it can be tipped up easily to gain access to the fuel tank, air filter and electrics. Compared with a competition enduro, the seat height of only 915 millimetres is much more moderate. If you'd like it even lower, you can find a lowered seat (accessory) in the PowerParts range.
The lightweight, tapered handlebar made from high-strength aluminium has four different positions, so it can be ideally adjusted to fit the rider.
Speedo Instrument
The FREERIDE models are equipped with a digital instrument cluster from Trail Tech, featuring integrated indicator lights, which impresses with numerous functions and particularly intuitive operation.
Bodywork and Graphics
Thanks to its extremely slender seat and spoiler profile, the bodywork on the FREERIDE 250 R offers unrestricted freedom of movement with particularly ergonomic contact surfaces. The new graphics are mostly in-mould graphics integrated directly into the plastic parts – a modern, extremely robust and lightweight solution.
Sporty Two-Stroke:
Compared with the 250 EXC, the 6-speed gearbox specially developed for the FREERIDE models has shorter transmission ratios, while the extended sixth gear is effectively designed as an overdrive. A short secondary gear ratio of 46 to 12 (FREERIDE 350 12/48) guarantees powerful traction and lively acceleration, especially in demanding terrain.
Waste heat from the engine is dissipated via a single-piece, protected, integrated radiator. A fan fitted as standard, featuring a newly developed thermoswitch, guarantees stable temperature management, even at a slower pace in tough terrain.
The FREERIDE 250 R is equipped with a specially developed, low-noise exhaust system, featuring a light-alloy silencer and a slender soundbox, that contributes to the high-torque engine characteristics. In contrast to the header laid under the engine on the FREERIDE 350, KTM design engineers succeeded in locating the header on the FREERIDE 250 R to one side and integrating it optimally into the bike. Similarly to the sports enduros, the two-stroke FREERIDE is homologated with a special power reduction and can even be approved for use on public roads in this version.
To power the FREERIDE 250 R, the KTM design engineers took the two-stroke engine from the 250 EXC competition enduro and subjected it to comprehensive refinements, thereby reducing the weight of the already particularly lightweight power unit - in spite of electric starter - by a whole two kilograms and tuning it for optimal rideability. The engine on the FREERIDE 250 R is equipped with its own cylinder, featuring ducts and valve timing adapted to the desired torque curve, as well as a matching piston. Similarly to trials motorcycles, the elaborate exhaust control system of the 250 EXC has been omitted, which not only has a beneficial effect on the torque curve but also on the durability of the piston. That makes this engine even less complicated and even more robust.
Both the FREERIDE 250 R and the FREERIDE 350 are equipped with an undamped CCS (coil spring steel) clutch, featuring a wear-free steel cage and a clutch package tuned especially for the FREERIDES with seven steel carrier lining discs. Not least thanks to the special friction linings and softer springs, this clutch is characterised by optimised disengagement, while the hydraulic clutch armature from Formula ensures that the clutch is always easily and precisely controlled.
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Air Filters
Located at the rear of the tank, the air filter is well protected and easily accessible. Thanks to its larger filter surface area, the much enlarged air filter cartridge, compared with the four-stroke model, is less susceptible to contamination and enables higher air throughput.
The Formula brake system complies with KTM's high standards and was specially designed for the FREERIDE. The radially bolted brake callipers, with four pistons at the front and two at the rear, harmonise perfectly with the lightweight wave brake discs (260/210 mm) and provide optimum braking performance with outstanding application.
Weighing only 3.2 kg, the light-alloy cast swingarm has been designed by KTM chassis experts to support the suspension system comprising frame and suspension components with targeted flexibility in the direction of oscillation. At the same time, it contributes with its high torsional stiffness to the outstanding tracking stability of the FREERIDE 250 R. The progressively functioning acting PDS shock absorber is hinged directly at the swingarm.
Suspension Components
In conjunction with high quality, CNC-machined triple clamps, a sturdy upside-down fork from WP Suspension, featuring 43-mm outer tubes, bestows the FREERIDE 250 R with outstanding stability and guarantees excellent responsiveness plus perfect damping. Its taut basic setup harmonises perfectly with the PDS rear shock from WP, which features a progressively wound suspension spring. As ever with exceptional suspension comfort, this makes the suspension on the FREERIDE 250 R very well-balanced both front and rear, with high resistance to bottoming out – an advantage, particularly in faster sections on demanding terrain. The damping features adjustable rebound and compression stages and the shock absorber even offers separate high and low-speed adjustment options for compression damping. Those who are still not completely satisfied with the comparatively low seat height of 915 millimetres on the FREERIDE 250 R can find a lowering kit in the KTM PowerParts range, with suspension travel reduced by 25 millimetres.
Foot Pegs
Light and wide, precision-cast foot pegs guarantee reliable contact with the bike and the highest levels of stability. Their eccentric supports allow the foot pegs to be displaced by eight millimetres longitudinally. In addition to ergonomic fine tuning, this also allows traction and cornering characteristics to be influenced significantly with the right riding technique.
Wheels and Tyres
The FREERIDE 250 R rolls on extremely light, spoked wheels with anodised, light-alloy rims from GIANT, CNC-machined hubs and light-alloy spoke nipples. The Trial-Maxx tyres derived from the world of trial sport, in sizes 2.75-21 and 4.00-18, have been specially developed by Maxxis for the KTM FREERIDES. They feature a soft, grippy compound and, compared with trials tyres, a much higher proportion of negative profile. This improves self-cleaning on muddy surfaces, without the tyres breaking up the ground excessively. Furthermore, the Maxxis tyres bestow the FREERIDE 250 R with perceptibly more agile handling and they are much more durable than pure trials tyres.
Fuel Tank
Thanks to the more compact two-stroke engine compared with the four-stroke model, KTM engineers managed to design the lightweight, polyethylene fuel tank with a 7-litre capacity. It lies well protected between the upper frame profiles below the seat, which is tipped up for refuelling. Thanks to the transparent plastic, the rider can see the fuel level at a glance.
Aluminium-Steel Composite Frame Design:
During the course of developing the FREERIDE 250 R, KTM design engineers pulled out all the stops to exploit the full potential of the substantially more compact two-stroke engine. As with the FREERIDE 350, the frame is a composite construction comprising high-grade, chrome-molybdenum steel profiles bolted together with forged light-alloy components. However, compared with the FREERIDE 350 frame, the compact two-stroke engine with its laterally routed exhaust has allowed the lower frame tubes to be raised by a whole 60 millimetres. This results in significantly greater ground clearance – in conjunction with the large steering lock, a benefit that becomes all the more apparent, the tougher the terrain: Particularly when negotiating trials sections, the FREERIDE 250 R bottoms out much later.
The bolted subframe made from high-strength plastic impresses with high inherent stability and makes a significant contribution to the lightweight-construction concept of the FREERIDE 250 R. The rider can get a firm hold at the integrated grip recesses well-protected from dirt should the rear wheel ever become stuck in the mud.
|1-cylinder 2-stroke
|249 cm³
|66.4 mm
|72 mm
|Starting aid
|Electric starter
|6 gear, claw shifted
|Engine lubrication
|Mixture oil lubrication
|Primary ratio
|Secondary gear ratio
|14:46 (12:46)
|Liquid cooling system
|Wet multi-disc clutch CSS / Formula Hydraulik
|Ignition system
|Contactless, controlled, fully electronic ignition system with digital ignition timing adjustment, type Kokusan
|Perimeter steel-aluminium composite frame
|WP Suspension4357 MXMA
|Shock absorber
|WP Suspension 4618 PDS DCC
|Suspension travel Front
|250 mm
|Suspension travel Rear
|280 mm
|Brake system front
|Disc brake with radially mounted four-piston brake caliper
|Brake system rear
|Disc brake with radially mounted dual-piston brake caliper
|Brake discs - diameter front
|260 mm
|Brake discs - diameter rear
|210 mm
|5/8 x 1/4" X‑Ring
|Steering head angle
|1,418±10 mm
|Ground clearance (unloaded)
|380 mm
|Seat height (unloaded)
|915 mm
|Total fuel tank capacity approx.
|7 l Unleaded premium fuel (95 octane), mixed with 2-stroke engine oil (1:80)
|Weight without fuel approx.
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"It's never a good idea to purchase a game on the day of its release. It's almost always a waste of money, especially if you have an existing backlog to go through (and let's not kid ourselves—you do!) before you'll even have an opportunity to play whatever it is you're buying."
I hardly ever buy games on their release day and I have never pre ordered.
It's just too dame risky unless you're a huge fan of a franchise or know you'll love the game despite any possible shortcomings.
The best thing to do is read (reliable) reviews and if you're really not sure look for lets play videos, etc, the sheer amount of mediocre titles that get released each year and go on to be successful purely because people are purchasing them before they realise they are utter crap is a astounding IMO.
Games that I buy mainly for multiplayer are usually Day One buys for me, especially if I feel like I know how the game will be from a demo/beta (Bad Company 2, Killzone) or from prior experience with the franchise (COD). I like getting in on those on the ground floor.
SP games can wait unless Amazon is offering a good pre-order deal.
nope, don't care about dlc incentives- I never preorder, and I stopped buying collector's editions years ago. If I don't want a game, I don't want a game and for probably a good reason (ie: bad game design/ gameplay). Only thing on that list that is good is steam sales.


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Keil release µvision4 IDE
CAMBRIDGE, UK – Mar. 2, 2009 – ARM [(LSE: ARM); (Nasdaq: ARMH)] today announced the Keil™ µVision®4 integrated development environment (IDE) for creating, simulating and debugging embedded applications on microcontroller and smartcard devices. The µVision4 IDE has been designed to enhance developer's productivity, enabling faster, more efficient program development and verification. The flexible window management system introduced in the μVision4 IDE enables developers to use multiple monitors and provides complete control over window placement anywhere on the visual surface. The new user interface makes better use of the screen space and organizes multiple windows more efficiently; delivering an uncluttered, efficient environment to develop applications.
µVision4 builds on the success of µVision3 adding:
"The µVision4 IDE builds on the success of what is widely acknowledged as the most popular development environment for microcontrollers," said Reinhard Keil, director of MCU Tools, ARM. "With the introduction of the µVision4 IDE, we have significantly extended its capabilities to meet the ever increasing demands of embedded software developers."
The Keil µVision4 IDE is available now as an unlimited beta version
All Keil software development tools, including Keil Cx51, C166 and MDK-ARM will begin shipping with integrated µVision4 during Q2/09.
About ARM
ARM designs the technology that lies at the heart of advanced digital products, from wireless, networking and consumer entertainment solutions to imaging, automotive, security and storage devices. ARM's comprehensive product offering includes 32-bit RISC microprocessors, graphics processors, video engines, enabling software, cell libraries, embedded memories, high-speed connectivity products, peripherals and development tools. Combined with comprehensive design services, training, support and maintenance, and the company's broad Partner community, they provide a total system solution that offers a fast, reliable path to market for leading electronics companies. More information on ARM is available at http://www.arm.com/.
ARM and μVision are registered trademarks of ARM Limited. Keil and Cortex are trademarks of ARM Limited. All other brands or product names are the property of their respective holders. "ARM" is used to represent ARM Holdings plc; its operating company ARM Limited; and the regional subsidiaries ARM Inc.; ARM KK; ARM Korea Limited.; ARM Taiwan Limited; ARM France SAS; ARM Consulting (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.; ARM Belgium N.V.; ARM Germany GmbH; ARM Embedded Technologies Pvt. Ltd.; ARM Norway, AS; and ARM Sweden AB.


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Robert Rodriguez's movie-making hobby
Robert Rodriguez became a hands-on filmmaker so he could keep his ''favorite hobbies''.
The 'Sin City: A Dame to Kill For' director - who also took on the roles of producer, composer, editor and cinematographer on the project - likes to get very involved in making a movie because it allows him to embrace his creativity.
He said: ''My favorite hobbies growing up were photography, drawing, music, making movies. I chose filmmaking because I could still keep all my favorite hobbies under the project of a film.
''So on all my early films, I did everything. And then as I got into the Hollywood system, I thought, 'I don't know why I should give up these things. They're still some of my favorite jobs.' ''
Rodriguez has always tried to make movies on a tight budget - his debut film 'El Mariachi' cost only $7,000 before Columbia Pictures spent $1 million to market it, earning double that when it was released.
He explained to Red Bulletin magazine: ''I was the one who made movies very inexpensively, so they would always turn a profit. I made 'El Mariachi' out of my apartment.
''I thought, 'I don't have to be in Hollywood, they don't care. As long as it shows up on their desk and they can distribute it and make some money off it, they don't care where you make it or how you make it'.
''I think formality went out of the window really quickly when I sold that movie.''


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Amazon Patent Looks To Make Receiving Lousy Gifts A Thing Of The Past
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A number of "rules" can be set, heading off unwanted gifts before they even hit the order fulfillment queue. In the case of the hypothetical "Aunt Mildred," the user can choose to make the best of her good intentions that disguise themselves as bad gifts and eliminate her almost entirely from the gift selection process while also leaving her completely unaware that she's been cut out in favor of a checkboxed "middleman."
In addition, users can select whether to be notified and carry out the exchange manually or allow the algorithm to do all the heavy lifting. Interestingly, the patented system will also allow purchasers to place limits on exchanges, which should lead to some very interesting post-Christmas conversations, once all the behind-the-scenes gift trading has finished.
Of course, the whole setup process is wasted should gift givers decide to purchase from other services, but adding the ability to painlessly 'hot swap' yet another sweater for something you'd rather have, without having to go through the rarely painless return/exchange process could have many Amazon customers recommending the service to familial holdouts.


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Senior negotiators for Iran and the major world powers held a daylong review of the state of negotiations on Iran's nuclear enrichment program Tuesday but gave no hint whether and when full-scale talks will resume.
All sides agree that diplomacy is in a critical phase following Israel's repeated threats to go to war to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. Yet, the pace in the talks that began here April 14 has slowed significantly, and European Union officials now say talks are unlikely to resume until September.
Helga Schmid of Germany and Ali Baqeri of Iran, the deputies to the two chief negotiators, met at an undisclosed location in Istanbul to discuss the outcome of a technical experts meeting here on July 3. This time, unlike three weeks ago, representatives of six major powers – the United States, Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia – did not take part.
Schmid and Baqeri will report to their respective bosses, Catherine Ashton, the EU's high representative for foreign affairs, and Saeed Jalili, head of Iran's Supreme Security Council, and they will then hold a phone conference to decide when, where and whether to meet in formal talks, EU spokesman Michael Mann said.
Western officials put the blame on Iran for delivering a tough proposal June 18 in Moscow. There, Tehran said it would formalize its opposition to producing nuclear weapons, but only if the international community recognized its right to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes. It did not offer a permanent halt in the enrichment of nuclear fuel from 3.5 percent to 20 percent, a level that with further enrichment, to 95 percent, could be used to build nuclear bombs.
"Iran is not engaging in any real way with the core of our proposal," Mann told McClatchy on Tuesday. He said the delay in talks was due to the "glacial" progress in the Moscow talks.
The Western proposal, which Ashton gave to Jalili in Baghdad on May 24, called for halting enrichment of nuclear fuel to the 20 percent level, shipping abroad any fuel for future reprocessing to that level, and halting enrichment activities at Fordow, near Qom, a facility that is buried deep under a mountain and likely would withstand an Israeli attack.
As inducements, the six major powers offered to supply Iran with medical isotopes to treat cancer patients, provide spare parts for commercial airliners and, at a later point, begin to lift economic sanctions – relief from which is Iran's top goal in the negotiations.
In its response delivered in Moscow, Iran belittled these gestures as "indicative of the unconstructive attitude of the major powers." It said providing treatment for sick patients, providing spare parts and repairing commercial airliners were "fundamental elements of human rights," according to an account of the proposal published by the Iranian Fars news agency earlier this month.
As for Fordow, Iran said the facility was strengthened against attack because of the continuing threats against Iran, and it was being used for many purposes other than enrichment of uranium.
Iran also expressed doubt that international and unilateral sanctions would be lifted as a result of the negotiations because of the U.S. view of Iran's enrichment program.
"The (Iranian) proposal is unrealistic. It is an opening move," said Trita Parsi, an Iranian-American scholar whose recent book, "A Single Roll of the Dice," faulted the Obama administration for making only one serious effort to negotiate a resolution of the nuclear dispute with Iran.
"Iran was doing a legalistic critique," he told McClatchy Tuesday.
But Parsi said the slowdown in the negotiating process also could make it a lot more difficult to reach an agreement later this year.
Many analysts say the real reason for the slowdown is the U.S. presidential election and the reluctance by President Barack Obama to reach an accord which his opponent, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, would pounce on as proof that Obama is not sufficiently supportive of Israel.
Congress is now considering still more sanctions against Iran, and with each new round, Iran has also raised new threats, most recently, the closing of the Strait of Hormuz, through which a large portion of the world's oil tankers transit.
"Escalation has tended to beget more escalation," Parsi said.


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The killing of an al-Qaida commander in Mali by French-led troops hurts the terrorist group and may shift the power balance among the region's extremists. Here is a look at leaders of al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and other radical groups operating in northwest Africa, as portrayed in documents and by experts:
The No. 1 figure in AQIM, also known by the nom de guerre Abu Musab Abdul Wadud, is an Algerian in his early 40s thought to live around the Kabylie region east of Algiers. In 2004, he became top emir of the main Algerian insurgency movement at the time, the Salafist Group for Call and Combat, which he transformed into al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, anointed in 2006 by al-Qaida central. A deadly year followed for Algeria, including the suicide bombing of U.N. offices and government buildings in Algiers that left dozens dead.
The Algerian el-Hammam is the emir of the Grand Sahara for AQIM, appointed by Droukdel last fall to lead the powerful Mali operations of the Algeria-born AQIM after the death in a car accident of Nabil Makloufi, also appointed by Droukdel.
A feared Algerian warlord, he was killed in fighting with French-led forces last month, the French president's office announced Saturday. Thought to be 47, he became known for his involvement in high-profile hostage-taking, including a Briton and Frenchman who died in captivity.
Nicknamed The Blind One because he lost an eye in Afghanistan, Belmoktar is an Algerian operating in Mali and a rival of Abou Zeid. Belmoktar fought in the Algerian insurgency in the 1990s and was among the first to set up a base in Mali, and became known as a master trafficker and kidnapper. He recently left AQIM, then orchestrated the Jan. 16 attack and four-day siege on a gas facility in southern Algeria that ended with the deaths of 37 hostages and 29 terrorists from his Signers in Blood brigade. Chad claims its soldiers helping the French military in Mali killed Belmoktar, but this hasn't been independently verified.
The head of the armed Tuareg movement Ansar Dine, he is a Malian Tuareg from the northern Kidal region. Appointed by Mali as a diplomat in Saudi Arabia, he is a known negotiator for hostage releases.
A Mauritanian who broke with AQIM to form the MUJAO, the Movement for the Oneness of the Jihad in West Africa. MUJAO is another force targeted by the French-led military operation in Mali. He was based in the northern Mali city of Gao before the French intervention.


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TOKYO, JAPAN AND CAMBRIDGE, UK-July 27, 2004 - Kawasaki Microelectronics, Inc. (KME), a leader in advanced, affordable ASICs, and ARM ([LSE: ARM; Nasdaq: ARMHY]), today announced KME has licensed two ARM9™ family microprocessors and the ETM9™ embedded trace macrocell. This new licensing agreement will significantly expand KME's portfolio of ARM® technology-based solutions.
KME will use the ARM946E™ processor, the ARM922T™ processor and the ETM9 macrocell to develop system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for a range of imaging and networking products-such as still/movie image processing, printers and VoIP-as well as the company's industry-leading microcontrollers. By upgrading from the ARM7TDMI® processor, which it licensed in 2001, KME will leverage its investment in the ARM architecture while satisfying its customers' needs for increased performance at low unit cost.
"Through our relationship with ARM, we have built a solid business foundation in the digital consumer market," said Kyoichi Kissei, executive VP, Sales, Marketing & Logistics, Kawasaki Microelectronics, Inc. "By licensing the ARM9 family and taking full advantage of design resources from the past, we will be able to address high-end products within a shorter time-to-market, for our customers. Moving forward, we will seek opportunities in markets which demand large scale, high speed processing, such as network products."
"KME has anticipated its networking and imaging customers' needs for a high-performance, cost-effective and flexible microprocessor solution and has made an investment in the ARM9 processor family," said Bruce Beckloff, director of segment marketing, ARM. "We will continue to support Kawasaki Microelectronics as an industry leader in ASIC solutions."
Kawasaki Microelectronics expects that semiconductors containing ARM9 family cores will be available in the second quarter of 2005.
About Kawasaki Microelectronics
K-Micro is the leader in advanced yet affordable ASIC semiconductor technology solutions. The company's innovative core technologies and world-class design support are used in the consumer electronics, computer, office-automation, networking, wireless, and electronic-storage markets. The company is an active participant in industry standards organizations, including the Wi-Fi Alliance, Network Processing Forum (NPF), Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF), PCI Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG), USB Implementers Forum, MPEG-4 Industry Forum (MPEG4IF), Mobile Computing Promotion Consortium (MCPC), the Digital Display Working Group (DDWG), SD Card Association (SDA) and OCP International Partnership (OCP-IP). K-Micro has design centers in Boston, San Jose, Taipei, and Tokyo. For more information, contact the company at 408-570-0555, or visit its English-language web site at http://www.k-micro.us/, its Japanese-language web site at http://www.k-micro.com/, or e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com.
About ARM
ARM designs the technology that lies at the heart of advanced digital products, from wireless, networking and consumer entertainment solutions to imaging, automotive, security and storage devices. ARM's 16/32-bit RISC microprocessors, data engines, peripherals, software and tools, combined with the company's broad Partner community, provide a total system solution that offers a fast, reliable path to market for leading electronics companies. More information on ARM is available at http://www.arm.com.
ARM, ARM Powered and ARM7TDMI are registered trademarks of ARM Limited. ARM9, ARM946E, ARM922T, and ETM9 are trademarks of ARM Limited. All other product and company names, trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective companies. "ARM" is used to represent ARM Holdings plc (LSE: ARM and Nasdaq: ARMHY); its operating company ARM Limited; and the regional subsidiaries ARM INC; ARM KK; ARM Korea Ltd; ARM Taiwan; ARM France SAS; ARM Consulting (Shanghai) Co.Ltd.; and ARM Belgium N.V.
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thepittman wrote:Panasonic Plasma's were the best you could buy.
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pittsoccer33 wrote:neophool wrote:wow. bummer, was all set to get a panasonic plasma this black friday. black levels are paramount to me.
I wouldn't not get one. I can imagine 55" ST60 selling for $1000 Thanksgiving week - that would be an incredible deal.
Its not like Panasonic is going away (they have officially denied this report since Engadget and Reuters ran with it). But they are just losing money on every plasma they make. TV sales in general have trended down for two years and plasma even more so.
If they have a few sets that are profitable for them I think they should continue making them as is, with minor tweaks to the internet apps and media players - the same as they will for their LED line going forward. That will give customers another good option until OLED becomes more mainstream.
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Aaron Overhiser had 32 points and 25 rebounds to lead the Fennville boys basketball team past Lawrence, 69-60.
�It was a very good game and it was close throughout,� Blackhawks coach Joe Rodriquez said. �They are a pretty good team and they have a lot of scorers and I knew we were going to have to score some points, and we did just that.�
Fennville (5-1) was also lifted by Mitchell Leonard�s 12 points and 10 from Derrick Bradley as well.
�It was a three and four point game in much of the first half and then up eight going into the fourth,� Rodriguez said. �We were ahead for much of the game, but in each quarter we extended it. It was really fun to watch.�
Hamilton wrestling tops Middleville
The Hamilton wrestling team defeated Middleville 38-34 on Thursday.
Winners for Hamilton (9-4) were: Logan Welcher (130), Jeremy Parkhurst (140), Trenton Holyfield (152), Will Duimstra (160), Connor Dams (189), Drew Boerman (215) and Corey Hassevoort (285).
West Ottawa swims past Hudsonville
The West Ottawa boys swim team defeated Hudsonville 175-133 in an OK Red dual meet Thursday.
Collin DeShaw (247.7), Tanner Bosma (237.5) and Jonathan Calabrese (170.5) went 1-2-3 in diving.
Tabahn Afrik won the 50-yard freestyle in 21.5 seconds. He also won the 100 backstroke (54.79).
Blake Wheeler won the 200 individual medley (2:05.3) and the 100 breaststroke (1:03.97). Kyle Maas won the 100 freestyle (50.77). Matt DeNave won the 500 freestyle (5:25.5).
Fennville girls top Lawrence
The Fennville girls basketball team defeated Lawrence 62-33 on Thursday.
The Blackhawks led from start to finish and improved to 2-4 and 1-1 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
"We had pretty good balanced scoring," Fennville coach Ernie Ramirez said.
Megan Phillips had 12 points to lead the Blackhawks. Allie Chappell added 11 points, Mady Van Howe had 10 points and Stephanie Fuller added 10. Sydney DeJonge and Hannah Schneider each had nine.
Holland girls fall to Northview
The Holland girls basketball team lost 52-33 to Grand Rapids Northview on Thursday.
The Dutch (1-6) trailed 34-12 at halftime.
Martha DenHerder lead the Dutch with 12 points. Mariah Stewart added seven points, five rebounds and two steals. Morgan Ricketts contributed six points and nine rebounds.
Area rewind: Aaron Overhiser lifts Fennville past Lawrence
Aaron Overhiser had 32 points and 25 rebounds to lead the Fennville boys basketball team past Lawrence, 69-60.


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Color Inspiration: We wanted to bring our love of the outdoors into our daughter's nursery. We didn't want a traditional baby blue, so we went with a deeper more sophisticated blue for the walls. We found a beautiful soft green grassy rug and re-upholstered a hand-me-down rocker in a fun outdoor-inspired fabric. The tree wall decals really brought the room to life.
Color Inspiration continued: We love bright colors so we accent the room with touches of orange and pink. My mom created the floor pillows and I made the silhouettes of my husband and I on the wall.
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UNIONDALE, N.Y., March 24 (UPI) -- Evgeni Nabokov recorded his third shutout of the season Sunday and the New York Islanders kept a playoff push alive with a 3-0 whitewash of Florida.
Nabokov turned aside all 10 shots he faced in the third period with the Islanders clinging to a 1-0 lead, and backstopped New York to its first victory in four games.
Andrew McDonald scored on a first-period power play while John Tavares and Casey Cizikas each added an empty-netter for the Isles, who came into the contest three points out of the eighth and final Eastern Conference playoff spot.
Florida's Jacob Markstrom yielded just one goal on 35 shots for the Panthers, who lost for the eighth time in 10 games.