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Found this post at WebPro News titled "Google Moon Gets Major Updates" and thought I would share it with the world and those on the moon with internet connection to earth.
According to Michael Weiss-Malik, a software engineer, on the Google LatLong Blog, "it brings higher-resolution map imagery, text search, and photos and stories from every Apollo landing".
And the even "included street view-style panoramas of the moon's surface, taken by the Apollo astronauts" how about that!? I like Google earth (and Moon) but for a good map of Iceland it's Map24.


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January 19th, 2012 at 12:42 AM ^
I'm too drunk to remember what my answer was going to be.
I do however remember how to neg op'ers.
January 19th, 2012 at 12:49 AM ^
OP labeled it OT, you knew it when you clicked on it. Lighten up.
January 19th, 2012 at 12:42 AM ^
A thread like this takes guts...and speaking of guts, I'll go with zombies. Easy choice.
January 19th, 2012 at 12:43 AM ^
When did I navigate back to RCMB? Where is the "Hot or Not" thread?
January 19th, 2012 at 12:44 AM ^
1 buckeyes

2 phila flyer fans

3 Rick perry

4 my home owners association.
January 19th, 2012 at 12:47 AM ^
Killing zombies would be so much fun. Kill them with guns, swords, cars, fire, chemicals, baseball bats, etc. To be clear, I'm talking about slow moving zombies. Killing zombies opens you up to nearly endless methods of murder, while against anyone else it's pretty much just guns. You'd never get bored of killing zombies! Not to mention if i I'd have a high chance of survival against zombies, but against Nazis, Soviets, and Aliens, it'd be a lot harder to live. Zombieland would be my perfect scenario. Mostly because I'd be hooking up with Emma Stone.
January 19th, 2012 at 12:52 AM ^
Nazis, Soviets and Aliens getting blasted away but I'd go with Zombies also! Way more fun to slaughter lol
January 19th, 2012 at 6:48 AM ^
Zombies decked out in Ohio and MSU gear?
January 19th, 2012 at 12:52 PM ^
Doesn't matter whether it's movies, tv shows, or video games. The dowloadable zombie game for Red Dead Redemption was incredible.
Within the last few years I think it has boiled down to Zombies=always cool, Vampires=dumb. You have shows like the Walking Dead, and the movie Zombieland as examples. I also thought Planet Terror was a great movie.
January 19th, 2012 at 12:48 AM ^
Kill with crossbow like Norman reedus in "the walking dead"
January 19th, 2012 at 10:25 AM ^
They had to give him a redneck name like Darryl. I think Norman Reedus is redneck enough.
January 19th, 2012 at 11:03 AM ^
Oh man I was just going to bring up The Walking Dead. Kick ass show, apparently the graphic novels that the show is based on are pretty cool, but I haven't read them
January 19th, 2012 at 12:55 AM ^
Nazi indoctrinated Alien Zombies in Soviet uniforms??
January 19th, 2012 at 1:02 AM ^
Easy. Slow-moving, but persistent. A challenge, but very doable.
January 19th, 2012 at 1:16 AM ^
all the things you just said can also be applied to Lindsey Lohan
January 19th, 2012 at 1:08 AM ^
Well I would join the Nazis so.... 2, 3, or 4
January 19th, 2012 at 1:13 AM ^
My name is Lt. Aldo Raine and I'm putting together a special team, and I need me eight soldiers. Eight Jewish-American soldiers. Now, y'all might've heard rumors about the armada happening soon. Well, we'll be leaving a little earlier. We're gonna be dropped into France, dressed as civilians. And once we're in enemy territory, as a bushwhackin' guerrilla army, we're gonna be doin' one thing and one thing only... killin' Nazis. Now, I don't know about y'all, but I sure as hell didn't come down from the goddamn Smoky Mountains, cross five thousand miles of water, fight my way through half of Sicily and jump out of a fuckin' air-o-plane to teach the Nazis lessons in humanity. Nazi ain't got no humanity. They're the foot soldiers of a Jew-hatin', mass murderin' maniac and they need to be dee-stroyed. That's why any and every every son of a bitch we find wearin' a Nazi uniform, they're gonna die. Now, I'm the direct descendant of the mountain man Jim Bridger. That means I got a little Injun in me. And our battle plan will be that of an Apache resistance. We will be cruel to the Germans, and through our cruelty they will know who we are. And they will find the evidence of our cruelty in the disemboweled, dismembered, and disfigured bodies of their brothers we leave behind us. And the German won't not be able to help themselves but to imagine the cruelty their brothers endured at our hands, and our boot heels, and the edge of our knives. And the German will be sickened by us, and the German will talk about us, and the German will fear us. And when the German closes their eyes at night and they're tortured by their subconscious for the evil they have done, it will be with thoughts of us they are tortured with. Sound good?
January 19th, 2012 at 1:22 AM ^
I think it would be really cool to fight aliens who look exactly like Urban Meyer.
January 19th, 2012 at 2:04 AM ^
1. writers from the B/R
2. buckeye fans
3. nazis
4. cats
January 19th, 2012 at 9:02 AM ^
then I would pretty much agree...
January 19th, 2012 at 3:28 AM ^
Nazi Zombies.
or.... Freep sports reporters! zing!
January 19th, 2012 at 7:40 AM ^
Perfect combination ...I'm actually addicted to it, so I'd say Nazi zombies ...(Or as Brad Pitt would say,"natzes")
January 19th, 2012 at 8:55 AM ^
That movie was awful by the way.
January 19th, 2012 at 7:59 AM ^
I have to go with Aliens. Just because I don't get the "I killed somebody's dad" guilt for the next 50 years. I guess zombies are similar, but that's only if I know they are never coming back, but still there's the lingering memory that they were once people.
January 19th, 2012 at 9:35 AM ^
I would want to fight nazi zombies from outer space, yep bet you all didn't know that was actually a movie
January 19th, 2012 at 10:07 AM ^
Is it too late to start a "We are Eastern Michigan's Biggest Rival" thread?
January 19th, 2012 at 10:24 AM ^
I would definitely want to fight communists just like the high school kids did in Red Dawn. That way I could hide out in the mountains and be part of an insurgency that calls themselves the wolverines.
Wasn't that every child of the 1980s fantasy?
January 19th, 2012 at 10:52 AM ^
I knew I shouldn't have opened this thread. "He was drunk too", should have been the tip-off.
January 19th, 2012 at 1:20 PM ^
You forgot the #1 most common movie enemy, the businessman. Hollywood HATES businessmen. Far more common for a businessman to be the BBEG than for any of the four listed above, especially on net given the number of good guy aliens (and soviets, or at least socialists).

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The William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa will host a free public forum on Thursday, October 6, from 12 noon-1 p.m. at the Moot Courtroom at the Law School (2515 Dole Street). The forum will discuss how the new Public Land Development Corporation - Act 55 of the 2011 State Legislature – could impact the future of the state's "ceded" lands.
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When a player kicks, fumbles or carries the ball off the field of play – into touch – a lineout is awarded to the opposition. The forwards then form two opposing lines a metre apart, where the ball went out, and the hooker throws it back into play. The hooker must throw the ball straight between the two lines and deliver it from behind the head, so players from both sides can compete equally for possession by jumping for the ball. It is one area where towering second rows and back row forwards can dominate.
The scrum is one of the purest examples of teamwork and confrontation in rugby. Each team's eight forwards bind together and try to push the opposition eight backwards in order to gain possession. The scrum half of the team with possession puts the ball into the channel between both sets of forwards and as the teams push, the two hookers compete for the ball, attempting to hook it back to the rear of the scrum using their feet. Once it reaches the back of the scrum, the scrum half can retrieve it and continue play. Meanwhile, the forwards must stay fully bound to each other until the ball is out.
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I haven't read The Alchemist of Dreams by Anne Lyle, but it is in my TBR. With the next book in the series, The Merchant of Dreams, set to release in December, I have a little bit of time to catch up. I love the covers for these; the lighting and poses of the characters make me want to snap these right up.
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Newlyweds and children are presented with gift money tucked inside red packets, brides traditionally wear red gowns at their weddings, and celebratory fireworks always come wrapped in red paper.
That made the color a perfect fit for the Communist movement. Its red army and a sea of red flags and banners came to characterize both cities and countryside following the success of the 1949 revolution.
However, in the more than three decades since the death of revolutionary leader Mao Zedong and the jettisoning of orthodox Marxism, red has taken on different meanings and contexts, some ancient, some very modern, finding its way into home furnishings, luxury items, clothing, and leisure goods, as well as the restored vestiges of Beijing's imperial heritage.


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NEW DELHI: Vodafone Group Plc's Indian unit, which is in a dispute with the government over the renewal of its licences in three key cities, is offering to pay Rs 40 billion ($673 million) for the extension of the permits, the company said in a letter dated June 18 to the telecoms ministry and seen by Reuters.
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|April 19, 2016
|Guerreros de Oaxaca released LHP Juan Pablo Perez.
|February 20, 2016
|Diablos Rojos del Mexico traded LHP Juan Pablo Perez to Guerreros de Oaxaca.
|February 17, 2016
|Rojos del Aguila de Veracruz traded LHP Juan Pablo Perez to Diablos Rojos del Mexico.
|May 19, 2015
|Rojos del Aguila de Veracruz signed free agent LHP Juan Pablo Perez.
|May 8, 2015
|Round Rock Express released LHP Juan Perez.
|March 5, 2015
|LHP Juan Perez assigned to Texas Rangers.
|January 26, 2015
|LHP Juan Perez assigned to Round Rock Express.
|January 20, 2015
|Texas Rangers signed free agent LHP Juan Perez to a minor league contract.
|March 23, 2014
|Toronto Blue Jays released LHP Juan Perez.
|November 5, 2013
|Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent LHP Juan Perez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|November 4, 2013
|LHP Juan Perez elected free agency.
|October 31, 2013
|Toronto Blue Jays activated LHP Juan Perez from the 60-day disabled list.
|August 10, 2013
|Toronto Blue Jays placed LHP Juan Perez on the 60-day disabled list. Torn ulnar collateral ligament in left elbow.
|May 29, 2013
|Toronto Blue Jays selected the contract of LHP Juan Perez from Buffalo Bisons.
|December 11, 2012
|Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent LHP Juan Perez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|October 10, 2012
|LHP Juan Perez elected free agency.
|June 25, 2012
|Milwaukee Brewers sent LHP Juan Perez outright to Nashville Sounds.
|June 22, 2012
|Milwaukee Brewers designated Juan Perez for assignment.
|May 19, 2012
|Milwaukee Brewers selected the contract of LHP Juan Perez from Nashville Sounds.
|April 13, 2012
|Juan Perez roster status changed by Nashville Sounds.
|April 5, 2012
|Nashville Sounds placed LHP Juan Perez on the 7-day disabled list.
|April 2, 2012
|LHP Juan Perez assigned to Nashville Sounds.
|December 21, 2011
|Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent LHP Juan Perez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|November 2, 2011
|LHP Juan Perez elected free agency.
|September 23, 2011
|Philadelphia Phillies sent Juan Perez outright to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
|September 17, 2011
|Philadelphia Phillies designated Juan Perez for assignment.
|August 7, 2011
|Philadelphia Phillies optioned LHP Juan Perez to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
|June 23, 2011
|Philadelphia Phillies selected the contract of Juan Perez from Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
|April 3, 2011
|Juan Perez roster status changed by Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
|April 2, 2011
|Juan Perez assigned to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
|November 19, 2010
|Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent LHP Juan Perez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|November 6, 2010
|LHP Juan Perez elected free agency.
|July 21, 2010
|Albuquerque Isotopes activated LHP Juan Perez from the 7-day disabled list.
|July 15, 2010
|sent LHP Juan Perez on a rehab assignment to AZL Dodgers.
|June 19, 2010
|Albuquerque Isotopes placed LHP Juan Perez on the 7-day disabled list. Strained right oblique.
|April 5, 2010
|LHP Juan Perez assigned to Albuquerque Isotopes from Los Angeles Dodgers.
|January 17, 2010
|Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent LHP Juan Perez to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|November 9, 2009
|LHP Juan Perez elected free agency.
|April 19, 2009
|Gwinnett Braves activated LHP Juan Perez from the 7-day disabled list.
|April 6, 2009
|Gwinnett Braves placed LHP Juan Perez on the 7-day disabled list.
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Had his contract selected from Buffalo (AAA) May 29… Appeared in 17 games with the Bisons allowing just two earned runs over 21.0 innings pitched (0.86 ERA). Began his Blue Jays career by going 22.0 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run setting a new club record previously held by Victor Cruz (21.1, June 24-July 31, 1978). Did not allow any of his 10 inherited runners to score. Set career-highs in games (19), IP (31.2), hits (23), runs (17), earned runs (13), home runs (3), walks (15) and strikeouts (33). Posted an ERA of 1.10 (2ER/16.1 IP) on the road compared to a 6.46 ERA (11ER/15.1 IP) at Rogers Centre. Won his 1st game as a Blue Jay May 29 at ATL…Was his 2nd career victory, his 1st since July 8, 2011 vs. ATL. Was placed on the 60-day DL with a torn UCL in his left elbow on August 10.2012 Appeared in 10 games for the Brewers between May 19-June 17...Held opponents to a .231 average, including a .154 mark vs. lefties...Pitched one full inning in six of 10 appearances...Appeared in 38 games, all in relief for Nashville of the Pacific Coast League (AAA)... Held PCL hitters to a .224 average, including a .215 mark vs. lefties... Fanned 54 in 40 innings... Recorded a 2.81 ground ball-fly ball ratio. 2011 Signed as a free agent with Milwaukee on 12/2 after splitting the season between Triple-A Lehigh Valley and the Phillies...Was 1-0 with a 3.60 ERA in eight games with Philadelphia. 2010 Spent the season with Albuquerque (AAA)...33 of his 45 appearances were scoreless; had a 13.0-inning scoreless streak (10 G), 5/4-28...Was on the DL with a right oblique strain; appeared in 2 games with the Arizona League Dodgers (R) in July...Held opponents to a .184 avg (16-87) with runners on base; 0-for-6 with the bases loaded...Posted a 2.45 ERA (5 ER, 18.1 IP) over his final 22 appearances of the season...Went 29.0 innings (25 G) without allowing a HR, 4/16-7/22...Appeared in 2 games for the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean Series in February...Pitched for Gigantes del Cibao in the Dominican Winter League after the season 2009 Appeared in 47 games for Triple-A Gwinnett (Braves), going 2-4 with one save and a 3.47 ERA...Overall, limited left-handed batters to a .171 (12-for-70) average, while all opponents hit just .191...Pitched well in pressure situations, limited opponents to a .103 (6-for-58) average with runners in scoring position and did not allow a hit (0-for-5) with the bases loaded...In 31 games before the All-Star break, compiled a 1.93 ERA (8 ER/37.1 IP) and limited opponents to a .168 (22-for-131) average...Did not allow an earned run in 11 consecutive appearances (14.1 IP) from April 23-May 28. 2008 Spent the first three months of the season at Extended Spring Training at the Pirates' complex in Bradenton, Fla., recovering from left elbow surgery. He was activated off the Indianapolis (AAA) disabled list on 7/1....Went 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA in four rehabilitation assignment games with the Gulf Coast Pirates....Started the year with nine consecutive scoreless innings and finished July 2-1 with a 1.46 ERA in nine games (12.2 IP, 2 ER, 5 BB, 12 K, .163 opp. BA). Went 0-2 with a save and 4.58 ERA in 15 games in Aug....Held right-handed hitters to a .176 avg. (6-for-34) and left-handed hitters to a .229 (11-for-48) avg....Went 0-1 with a 6.39 ERA in 21 games with the Gigantes in the Dominican Winter League....Best game came 8/28 vs. LOU when he went a season high 2.1 IP and fanned a season-high five. 2007 Was one of just two rookies on Pittsburgh's Opening Day roster (also infielder Don Kelly)...Made season debut on 4/3 at Houston and surrendered a single to lone batter he faced...Allowed one unearned run in 1.1 innings in second appearance on 4/6 at Cincinnati...Walked four batters but did not allow a run in his 1.0 inning on 4/13 vs. San Francisco. ...Worked 1.0 inning or less in seven of his eight appearances during first stint with Pirates from 4/3 thru 4/19...Was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on 4/22 (reliever John Grabow was recalled from his rehab assignment and reinstated from the disabled list)...Made four appearances (4.0ip/2er) before being placed on the disabled list on 5/3 with a left calf strain...Returned to action on 5/21 at Buffalo and tossed 1.0 inning of scoreless relief...Was scored upon once in seven-game stretch from 5/21 thru 6/7 (9.2ip/1er)...Picked up first save on 5/24 at Scranton Wilkes-Barre...Tossed 3.0 scoreless frames and earned second and final save on 6/4 vs. Charlotte...Suffered first loss on 6/17 at Durham. ...Tossed 2.1 scoreless frames vs. Pawtucket the following day and notched first victory...Was scored upon in four of his five outings from 6/21 thru 7/3 (7.0ip/7er)...Retired all six batters he faced and picked up second victory on 6/30 vs. Richmond...Pitched a season-high 3.1 innings (1 hit/0 runs) and struck out eight batters on 7/22 vs. Durham...Also tossed 3.1 innings (1 run) in next outing on 7/25 at Columbus...Suffered loss on 8/10 at Louisville and won final decision on 8/14 vs. Louisville...Was scored upon just once in his last six appearances with Indianapolis (10.2ip/3er)...Was recalled by Pittsburgh on 9/1 and surrendered four hits (two homers) and three runs while striking out a career-high three batters in 2.0ip that night at Milwaukee...Made four straight scoreless outings (3.1ip) from 9/3-15 and was scored upon twice in his last eight games with the Pirates (7.0ip/3er)...Was not involved in a save situation while pitching with Pittsburgh and allowed two of his nine inherited runners to score...Did not receive a plate appearance with Bucs. 2006 Went 0-1 with a 2.57 ERA in 47 minor league relief appearances...Began season with Norfolk (Mets' AAA). ...Was scored upon in six of his first eight games (10.1ip/11r/8er - 6.97 ERA) and in eight of his first 12 outings thru 5/9 (18.2ip/13r/10er - 4.82 ERA)...Posted a 2.03 ERA in his final 31 outings with Norfolk (44.1ip/10er), beginning with the action on 5/14...Made nine straight scoreless appearances between 5/14 and 6/4, allowing just three hits in 12.0ip...Tossed 3.1 hitless frames on 5/16 vs. Toledo...Surrendered four hits and four runs in 1.0ip while suffering loss on 7/3 vs. Charlotte - his only decision of the season...Was charged with just one earned run in his final 12 games with Norfolk (18.1ip - 0.49 ERA)...Was claimed off waivers by Pittsburgh on 8/23 and finished minor league campaign with Triple-A Indianapolis...Made first appearance with Indians on 8/25 and pitched 2.2 innings of scoreless relief at Columbus...Was not scored upon in his four regular season outings with Indianapolis. ...Surrendered a run in 0.2ip in one-game playoff vs. Toledo on 9/5...Had contract purchased by Pittsburgh on 9/6...Retired the only batter he faced (Juan Pierre) in major league debut on 9/7 at Chicago (NL)...Was scored upon in three straight outings from 9/8-24...Served up a home run to Josh Bard and suffered first career loss on 9/24 at San Diego...Did not allow a run in final three appearances (2.0ip)...Allowed three of his four inherited runners to score...Did not receive a plate appearance...Participated in the Dominican Winter League and went 1-0 with a 1.83 ERA (19.2ip/4er) in 22 relief appearances with Gigantes. 2005 Spent entire season with Pawtucket (Red Sox' AAA)...Picked up lone save in fifth appearance on 4/28 vs. Scranton/WB. ...Tossed 2.1 scoreless innings and recorded first victory on 5/3 vs. Rochester...Was scored upon in four of his next five games (7.2ip/6er), suffering losses on 5/7 at Syracuse and 5/26 at Durham...Picked up wins in back-to-back outings on 6/1 vs. Norfolk and 6/4 vs. Richmond...Was scored upon in seven of his 10 appearances from 6/16 thru 7/20 (14.1ip/13er - 8.16 ERA)...Notched final victory on 7/26 at Buffalo (game two)...Made lone start on 8/29 at Ottawa (4.0ip/2h/0r/1bb/2so) - his first start since 9/1/02. ...Went 0-3 with a 3.29 ERA in 20 relief appearances with Gigantes during the Dominican Winter League. 2004 pent full season with Portland (Red Sox' AA)...Was not charged with an earned run in his first seven outings (11.2ip) thru 4/28...Gave up five runs (one earned) in 0.2ip on 5/15 vs. Reading...Picked up three saves in four outings from 5/31 to 6/9 ...Surrendered just one earned run over 10-game span from 5/19 to 6/18 (16.1ip - 0.55 ERA)...Was selected to All-Star Futures Game, but did not appear in the contest on 7/11...Went 4-0 with three saves and a 2.66 ERA (47.1ip/14er) in 29 games prior to the All-Star break and 1-1 with three saves and a 6.39 ERA (31.0ip/22er) in final 17 appearances...Surrendered five runs in last outing on 9/6 vs. New Hampshire (0.2ip) and suffered only loss of the season. 2003 Went 6-7 with a 3.01 ERA in 51 relief appearances between Sarasota (Red Sox' A) and Portland...Set minor league career high in games and saves in first season used exclusively in relief...Led all Boston minor leaguers in saves and ranked fourth in the Florida State League in that category...Earned six consecutive saves while tossing 5.1 scoreless frames from 5/12-22...Was promoted to Double-A on 5/25 and picked up win that night vs. Harrisburg...Returned to Sarasota on 7/5 and did not allow an earned run in 11 straight outings from 7/8-31...Picked up a save in six consecutive appearances from 7/23 to 8/5...Finished season with Portland, going 1-0 with a 1.93 ERA (14.0ip/3er) in final eight games. 2002 Spent entire season with Sarasota, his last season used primarily as a starting pitcher...Made first two outings in relief (2.2ip/1r/0er)...Posted a 2.93 ERA (30.1ip/10er) in first nine games thru 7/24 and a 4.46 ERA in final seven starts (36.1ip/18er). 2001 Established minor league career highs in wins, starts, innings pitched and strikeouts while spending entire season with Augusta (Red Sox' A)...Won three straight decisions from 4/13-24. 2000 Spent entire season with the GCL Red Sox....Did not allow a run in five straight outings from 7/8-25...Struck out seasonhigh 11 batters in 6.0 innings of work on 7/25. 1999 Was named Boston's Minor League Pitcher-of-the-Year after posting a 1.94 ERA in 13 starts with the DSL Red Sox...Led team in ERA, innings pitched and strikeouts.


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Oil prices (NYMEX:CLV13) are trying to assess the potential risk to supply with the possibility of a more forceful response to the Assad Regime. Talk of U.S. warships being sent to the region in response to a chemical weapon attack had buyers come in early trading Sunday night but it is clear that petroleum traders have other issues to ponder. The market already pricing in high risks from Egypt to Iran as well as Syria has turned the focus around.
Emerging markets are begging for help. As the U.S. moves toward tapering, it is already having big ramifications for emerging market economies. Yet the Fed blew off international calls to take into account the threat of emerging markets fallout from QE tapering, saying U.S. monetary policy is driven by U.S. interests only.
Precious metals are being driven by surging demand from these emerging markets as the wealthy in those countries run to gold (COMEX:GCU13) to protect those QE windfall profits. The hot money that brought a boom to those currencies has now turned cold. Metal bears that delighted in the demise of the 13 year gold bull-run and gleefully amassed a historic short position and may get their heads handed to them as booth gold and silver are back in their bull trends. The gold haters that really do not even understand precious metals fundamentals are getting a lesson in the powerful force that gold and silver can be. Maybe they should learn from history or at least go back to the charts from the 1970s.
It is amazing to me how many people really don't get gold and silver, perhaps because of their misunderstanding of the many different reasons why people want to own gold and silver. They have this built in prejudice against the metal because they only get fixated on part of the precious metal story. They don't seem to understand that gold, like any other commodity, has a cost of production. If you fall below that cost then producers will have to produce less. Marginal producers will have to cut down and supplies will tighten. The recycle market is also down dramatically — a part of the gold market that accounted for over 60% of supply. The World Gold Council reported that while mine production in the quarter was 4% higher than a year ago, at 732t. Gold recycling fell 21%, leading to a total supply that was 6% lower than a year ago. Now add to that the talk of capital spending cuts and more mine closures the physical side will dry up quickly as the demand surges. There are others that say gold is fool's gold because it really has no value as a financial instrument. Well if that is true than central banks across the globe have been fooled as they have added to their reserves for 10 quarters in a row.
Not to mention jewelry demand, which according to the World Gold Council Globally, jewelry demand was up 37% in Q2 2013 to 576 tons (t) from 421t in the same quarter last year, reaching its highest level since Q3 2008. In China, demand was up 54% compared to a year ago; while in India demand increased by 51%. There were also significant increases in demand for gold jeweler in other parts of the world: the Middle East region was up by 33%, and in Turkey demand grew by 38%. By the way these are also the countries that will most be impacted by the Fed's taper back program and people in those countries will do what they can to protect their wealth.
Which brings us back to oil; strong manufacturing demand and weekend worriers gave us a ride. But ample supply in the U.S. as a seasonal slowdown could weigh on prices as well. Geo-political risks remain high as Libya is still seeing protestors impact supply. European refiners have lowered run rates in response looking to the U.S. and their surging oil production and refining capacity to pick up the slack. Falling imports and rising exports are another reason that gas prices fell in the latest Lundberg Survey.
Trilby says that the average price for regular gasoline at U.S. pumps fell 3.99 cents in the past two weeks to $3.5586 a gallon. The average, which reached a year-to-date peak of $3.795 in the period ended Feb. 22, is about 20.05 cents below the year-earlier price of $3.7591 a gallon. Trilby told Bloomberg News that "We have tremendous gasoline production occurring here and American refiners are running at very high rates of capacity, there is no tightness in supply; if anything we have an oversupply of gasoline in the United States."
Ethanol futures went crazy as well as drought conations and tight cash markets are making the markets nervous. Biofuels makers might get nervous as beans are flying as a late start to the crop is now being threatened with a period of hot and dry.


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How About A Family Car From Citroën Called Technospace?
I know, I know. I should just shut up already about all these nice Citroëns, since you can't buy them in the 'States anyway. But hey, Jalopnik is enjoyed all over the world, so for those of you out there who can get French cars, here comes a new one for the family!


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By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. military officer said on Wednesday he has recommended bolstering Lebanese forces grappling with the fallout from Syria's civil war by sending in military trainers and accelerating arms sales.
General Martin Dempsey also said he had recommended helping Iraq better deal with the re-emergence of al Qaeda.
"We've made a recommendation that as we look at the challenges faced by the Lebanese armed forces, the Iraqi security forces with a re-emerging al Qaeda in Iraq, and the Jordanians, that we would work with them to help them build additional capability," Dempsey told reporters at the Pentagon.
A spokesman said Dempsey's recommendations were made "in recent weeks" during internal discussions with the U.S. military's Central Command, as it deliberates how to respond to the growing, regional unrest.
After two years of fighting that has killed more than 100,000 people, Syria's war is dragging its neighbors into a deadly proxy confrontation between Shi'ite Iran supporting President Bashar al-Assad and Sunni Arab Gulf nations backing the Syrian rebels.
Both Iraq and Lebanon have suffered increasing violence at home as the Syrian conflict has escalated.
Dempsey was nominated by President Barack Obama on Wednesday for another two years as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
He was responding to a question at the news conference about whether Lebanon had asked for military help and whether the U.S. military might go into that country.
"When you say would we send the United States Army or the United States military into Lebanon, I'm talking about teams of trainers, and I'm talking about accelerating foreign military sales for equipment for them," Dempsey said in response.
"This is about building their capability, not ours."
A spokesman clarified that this would come on top of any ongoing U.S. military support being provided to Lebanon and Iraq.
The United States has left about 700 U.S. combat-equipped troops in Jordan after a military drill, which also fears a spillover of the war into its territory and where an estimated half-million Syrian refugees have fled to escape the bloodshed.
The Pentagon has also announced that it would leave Patriot missiles and F-16 fighters in Jordan after the same drill, fueling speculation that the United States might be considering a no-fly zone that would prevent the Syrian military from flying its aircraft.
Although Obama has not ruled out participating in a no-fly zone, he has appeared skeptical about such a move, and his military commanders, including Dempsey, have been outspoken about the risks involved.
Dempsey, suggesting a no-fly zone may do little to stem the bloodshed, told reporters that Assad's air power was responsible for few of the casualties.
"And if we choose to conduct a no-fly zone, it's essentially an act of war, and I'd like to understand the plan to make peace before we start a war," Dempsey said.
He also noted that any U.S. decision to impose a no-fly zone in Syria would require tough decisions about America's military priorities at a time of shrinking budgets and other demanding commitments - including the Afghan war.
"We are suffering some readiness shortfalls right now," Dempsey said. "We have resources that are at heightened states of alert in the vicinity of the Korean peninsula, in the Gulf, because of potential provocations (by) Iran. Clearly, we still remain very deeply engaged in Afghanistan.
He added: "And the question for the nation will be - and for our elected leaders - where will we prioritize our resources? But if that (a no-fly zone) becomes a priority, we can make it happen."
(Editing by Alistair Bell and Christopher Wilson)


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Artist accused of damaging environment in Mexico
Aug. 16, 2014
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Polish artist famed for slipping crocheted covers around unlikely objects has gotten into hot water in Mexico for slipping her brightly colored work around underwater sculptures near Cancun.
Agata Oleksiak, who uses the name Olek, said she intervened at the Cancun Underwater Museum this month to call attention to the dangers facing species such as the whale shark.
But museum director Jaime Gonzalez said she did so without permission, and may herself have damaged marine life growing on the sculptures in an environmentally protected area.
"Believe it or not, there is a lot of marine life growing, incrusted in the sculpture, and we gather that this has killed it," he said.
Gonzalez said prosecutors are preparing to lodge charges against her.
"If they want to sue me, I don't know. I can pay them back with crocheting more underwater sculptures," Oleksiak said. "I don't know why would they sue me but maybe they're a little bit upset that I did it there.
"But my intentions were positive and that's the most important thing about my work," she added. "I really want to create a positive message."
In the past, she's put crocheted covers around a bus and a Wall Street statue of a bull.


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Leah Brown
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Leah Brown, 22, of Stockton, passed away December 28, 2012. Born in Stockton May 11, 1990,
Leah was a member of NJROTC and graduated from Lincoln High in 2008.
She leaves behind her mother, Catherine Brown of Illinois, her father, William (Kim) Brown, her brother, Jacob Brown, grandmothers Martha Swillum of Illinois and Mary Gonzalez of Merced, and numerous relatives from Illinois.
Visitation will be held from 2-8 pm, Thursday, January 3, 2012 at Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home, 831 Industrial Way, Lodi, CA 95240. Funeral Services will be held at 11 am, Friday, January 4, 2012 at Chapel of Flowers at Cherokee Memorial Park, Hwy 99 and Harney Ln. in Lodi. Please sign the online guestbook at www.cherokeememorial.com.


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Jay-Z has been on top for so long that sometimes it's hard to remember where he began.
The rapper, who grew up in New York's Marcy projects, started from the bottom and now he's chilling with the President. Some people say the Jigga Man has lost touch—it can be hard to see the people when your throne (with Kanye as sidekick) is so tall—but he certainly has built himself up to an impressive degree.
Upon the release of his 12th studio album, "Magna Carta Holy Grail," we decided to rank his assets of influence. Here are the Power of Jay-Z Power Rankings.
10. 40/40 Clubs
It's cute to think of blossoming businessman Jay-Z just 10 years ago opening his very first mega luxury sports bar and lounge; it almost seems like yesterday that he was in those small ponds. Jay popularized his 40/40 Clubs when he dropped the club's name in "Dirt Off Your Shoulder:" "At the 40/40 Club / ESPN on the screen"—it seemed like a logical investment for the rapper. But it wasn't popular enough to keep the Las Vegas location from closing in 2008. Some reported that it played too much ESPN on the screen and not enough people watched it.
9. Rocawear
Rocawear was Jay's first business endeavor outside of music, and who doesn't want to buy clothes from this guy? He not only founded the business, but cashed out for $204 million.
8. Curating soundtracks
The high art-meets-hip-hop aesthetic he paired with Baz Luhrmann's recent "The Great Gatsby" adaptation was like the musical/visual equivalent of Jesus himself rocking a studded Jesus piece. The soundtrack was mostly panned. His soundtrack for the cash-cow video game "NBA 2K13" was a wise move for everyone: He made money, lent them his brand and saved gamers from years of horrendous music in basketball games.
7. Stadium tour with Justin Timberlake
Jay-Z has sold out stadiums, and so has JT, but now they can do it as a crossover superstar pair, the masterstroke for Jay's dad-rap cred. They appear July 22 at Soldier Field.
6. "Brand manager" for Budweiser
It's an exciting time for both Budweiser and Jay-Z, combining the crisp, refreshing taste of a mega-corporate American lager with the edge this American icon brings to suburbia. Both have been integral parts of their respective cultures for years, so their alliance is sure to yield some exciting results in this country's future!™
5. New Jersey Nets
Jay-Z bought a 1/15 percent stake in the New Jersey Nets and moved the NBA team into a massive stadium in Brooklyn. Then he sold his stake of the team. Beside the fact that his influence on the franchise was wildly disproportionate to his actual ownership, the weirdest part of Jay's days as an NBA owner was how quickly he dumped his share. Sure, he wanted to become an agent, but in retrospect the whole thing seemed like an elaborate ploy on his end to build another 40/40 Club.
4. Roc Nation Sports
Though he's surely casting for new members of the Illuminati, athletes such as Robinson Cano, Kevin Durant and Geno Smith have all jumped for Hova's representation under the Roc Nation Sports banner he founded. The agency's staying power remains to be seen, but hopefully it's as resilient as his rap career has been—an eventual Drew Rosenhaus/Shawn Carter beef would be amazing.
3. "Magna Carta Holy Grail" on Samsung Galaxy phones
If Hov's "I'm not a businessman / I'm a business, man" line didn't ring true before, this is the moment when it manifested itself, ate the real Jay-Z and became him. During Game 5 of the NBA Finals, Jay announced his new album during a three-minute infomercial for Samsung in which he appeared to be working hard in the studio, and definitely not just copy-pasting an album together to pre-sell a million copies to a cell phone company.
Did I mention that Samsung bought a million copies of his album on pre-sale? The company already has paid about $5 million to have initial listening rights, bypassing the listener and any real trust of artistic intent between them.
(The Samsung launch didn't go off quite as planned Thursday, according to the Los Angeles Times and other reports. The album download app didn't work for many customers, who vented their frustrations about the technical glitches on Twitter. Not long after the supposedly Samsung-only midnight launch, the album leaked online. Other newspapers reported the app was hacked, with some clone versions including anti-government statements and a picture of President Obama wearing headphones. The album will drop officially for everyone else Tuesday.)
2. Being married to Beyonce
Isn't it great that one of the most powerful, influential and popular celebrity males in the country can still be outdone by his wife at any moment?
1. Chumming it up with Obama
Barry and Jay's bromance catches a lot of shade and unnecessary criticism, and Jigga totally embarrassed BO when he rapped about his trip to Cuba on "Open Letter" earlier this year.
But it shows just how far Jay has come, and ironically brings out some old tendencies in him. He's not the same old Shawn as "Tote guns to the Grammys, pop bottles on the White House lawn,"* but "Sittin next to Hillary, smellin like dank"** is pretty damn close.
*("So Ghetto, "1999)
**("[Bleep], Don't Kill My Vibe Remix," 2013)
Adam Lukach is a RedEye special contributor. @redeyechimusic
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It was yet another afternoon of record-setting heat. I loosened my tie, rolled up my sleeves, and plugged in the fan, hoping to get some of the heavy, humid air moving, then sat in my creaky office chair and contemplated a city wrapped in a cloud of smog.Time for a vacation, I thought. I needed to get out of the city and away from my cramped office, the dusty keyboard, and my usual order at the diner down the street. I wanted clean, cool mountain air and wilderness as far as the eye could see.
The phone jolted me out of my reverie. "B.I. Powers," I said as the phone banged against my ear.
"Randal Reynolds here, director of the Organization for the Welfare of Injured Extremities—OWIE for short. We're a government bureau responsible for investigating employee injuries at local businesses. We have a case that needs to be addressed immediately. Can we meet somewhere to go over the details?" Reynolds asked.
"How about the Mini Diner on East Lake Street in 30 minutes?" I replied.
Over lunch, Reynolds asked me to investigate Wry and Wry Resin Rendering, which had recently experienced a rash of wrist injuries. He suspected that the upsurge in injuries might be covering up some wrongdoing. He further explained that the injuries came from a single department, the Business Intelligence (BI) group. My role was to determine the cause of those wrecked wrists.
As I raced down the road in my '37 Packard, I anticipated a workplace of tiny cubicles containing misplaced monitors and keyboards. My wrath rose at the thought of BI workers sustaining painful injuries because of their employer's indifference.
Ryan Wry, president of Wry and Wry, greeted me on my arrival. While we toured the facility, I noticed that the offices were downright roomy. Ryan was eager to point out monitors on robot-like arms and keyboards with wrist rests. "As you can see," he remonstrated, "our office environment meets or exceeds all OWIE rules and regulations."
"So you know of no reason why wrist injuries have taken such a big jump?" I queried.
"Well, there might be one thing..." Ryan Wry responded, before being interrupted by a wail from across the room. I rushed toward the sound, rounded a corner, and saw a young researcher rubbing his right wrist.
"What happened?" I asked.
"I accidentally roamed into an area of the Analysis Services cube that I don't have rights to," the worker said, "and the wrist rapper whacked me."
"Wrist rapper?" I said. "Really?"
Ryan reappeared. "Yes; our security department recently implemented the wrist rapper program. If employees venture into restricted regions of the database, they get rapped."
"I see," I replied as I approached the researcher's keyboard. I noticed a thin metal band protruding from the keyboard where the Pause key had been. The band reminded me of a slap bracelet, an item my niece Melissa had introduced me to during her recent visit.
Ryan nervously responded, "The program has been very successful and has reduced the occurrence of employees viewing sensitive data by 85 percent."
"Yes, I see. Can you demonstrate the wrist rapper for me, Mr. Ryan?" I asked.
The researcher leapt out of his seat. Ryan sat down and pressed a few keys, and the wrist rapper quickly snapped down on his right wrist and returned to its upright position. "See, that's not so bad," said Ryan. "I don't know why employees are complaining."
"But I imagine that if an employee receives multiple raps each day, it can become quite painful, "I said. "I'd like to recommend another approach." I explained that Analysis Services databases can be configured to give users access to only the areas they need to complete their daily tasks. "For example, you can create a role that gives the manufacturing group permissions to see all data that relates to products, such as parts lists, vendor lists, item costs, and product development times."
Using Roles and Permissions
I explained to Ryan that you can define security roles within an Analysis Services database to grant and restrict the rights of users who hold those roles to dimensions, attributes, and measures within cubes. Roles also control who can perform administrative tasks, such as processing cubes or reading cube definitions. You can assign Windows logins and groups to roles to facilitate user access to a database and its cubes.
To create and manage roles, you use Business Intelligence Development Studio or SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). Both applications offer the following tabs for configuring and managing roles:
- General—Enter a role name and description and an authorization for administrative tasks.
- Membership—Specify the Windows logins and groups that are members of the role.
- Data Sources—Define the role's rights to read data from each data source in the database.
- Cubes—Specify the role's rights to access each cube in a database.
- Cell Data—Define the role's rights to access data within each cube.
- Dimensions—Specify the role's rights to access and process each dimension in the database.
- Dimension Data—Define the role's rights to access members within each dimension.
- Mining Structures—Specify the role's rights to access data mining structures in the database.
The Cell Data and Dimension Data tabs provide the most complex and powerful features, letting you specify with a fine level of granularity the data that members of a role can and can't see. For example, I told Ryan, he could create a security role—Wdlnd Crtr Prod Mgr—for the manager of the Woodland Creatures product type, then use the Cell Data and Dimension Data tabs to let her see only products of that type when she browses the manufacturing cube. In addition, if he wanted her to be able to see only the Accepted Products and Rejected Products measures, he could use the Data Sources and Cubes tabs to grant the Wdlnd Crtr Prod Mgr role read access to the data in the Wry and Wry cube, then use the Cell Data tab to restrict access to the measures in that cube, as Figure 1 shows. The Cell Data tab uses an MDX script expression to restrict the measures the manager can see.
You can use the Dimension Data tab to select the dimensions the Wdlnd Crtr Prod Mgr role can view. I showed Ryan that there are two tabs: Basic and Advanced, as Figure 2 shows. I instructed him to select the Basic tab and click Select all members, then clear the check boxes for the dimension members that the Wdlnd Crtr Prod Mgr role shouldn't have the right to view. Alternatively, he could accomplish the same thing by using the Advanced tab to create appropriate MDX script expressions.
After deploying the role to the Analysis Services database, select the Browser tab to test the new security role. When you browse the cube without using the role, you can see all products and measures. Click the Change User toolbar button to invoke the new role for testing. When the role is in place, you'll see product members from only the Woodland Creatures product type and data for only the Accepted Products and Rejected Products measures, as Figure 3 shows.
Running Right
Within two days of my visit, Ryan Wry had eliminated the wrist rappers and implemented restrictions according to roles. A follow-up inspection revealed no further wrist injuries.
In this case, I tracked down and identified a repulsive security method. In the next case, I suggest a way to track down and identify Reporting Services reports.


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Iowa State educators address Latino college success in national policy brief, research
Researchers from Iowa State's educational leadership and policy studies program are working to improve Latinos' chances of experiencing college academic success through two recent projects.
Design by two ISU architecture students takes top honors in national competition
The work of two architecture graduate students is featured on the cover of the December issue of Hospitality Design (HD) magazine. Michael Grundleger and Jennifer Lehmkuhl were featured because they won the top award in the student category of the fourth annual HD Awards for their design of a hotel with an art gallery. There were 24 competition entries in the student category from schools around the United States. Entries were evaluated on creativity, practicality and function.
ISU's best and brightest show their work at the Honors Poster Presentation Thursday
Thirty-two honors students will showcase their academic talents during the fall 2008 Honors Poster Presentation from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. Projects include a therapy-tool book for children dealing with divorce, an investigation of whether or not wearing a backpack destabilizes gait, a study of the relationship between nutrition and cognition in Iowa centenarians, a look at the truth behind lie detectors and a travel guide of Iowa's commercial and public horticultural establishments.
Iowa State, Ames Laboratory chemist looks for cleaner, cheaper rocket fuel
Mark Gordon of Iowa State University and the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory is part of a U.S. Air Force research collaboration looking for new and better rocket fuels. The researchers have turned their attention to ionic liquids -- salts that can melt down to liquids at room temperature -- as a potential fuel.
ISU community planning students help Perry integrate immigrants into revitalization
Some community planning students In Gerardo Sandoval's class spent the semester working with the people of Perry to enhance the city's downtown revitalization plan. City leaders asked the students to find ways to integrate the immigrant community into the planning process and the final plan. Students will present their recommendations, "Iowa's Re-emerging Hometown: Planning for a Multicultural Perry," at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, at the Center for Town/Craft, 1122 Willis Ave. in Perry.
Wind Energy Symposium Dec. 9
The first ISU Wind Energy Symposium, on campus Dec. 9, will feature energy, industry and university experts. Researchers, policy makers, industrial leaders, anyone with an interest in energy is invited to attend. Register online.
ISU researchers introduce higher-yielding soybean varieties with improved oil
ISU's soybean breeding program has introduced four soybean varieties for 2009 planting that will result in higher yields for farmers.
ISU's Mayberry wins Rachael Ray competition
ISU junior Madison Mayberry has won Rachael Ray's "Hey, Can You Cook?!" TV competition. The 21-year-old Orange City native's final challenge included rolling pie crust, preparing butternut squash, and dressing a turkey in a "Thanksgiving Throwdown." Then, Mayberry had to create an original meal from Thanksgiving leftovers in just 25 minutes. Among other prizes, Mayberry has won a trip to Paris, four days of classes at the world-famous Le Cordon Bleu culinary arts school, and a kitchen full of new appliances -- and she doesn't even have a kitchen. Mayberry will make a future appearance on the Rachael Ray Show to do her own cooking segment.
Geoffroy: ISU developing plans to handle possible reversion
In a Nov. 20 letter to Iowa State faculty and staff, ISU President Gregory Geoffroy said officials are developing plans to handle a possible budget reversion, should one by required by the downturn in state revenues. Geoffroy added that "Iowa's economy is in relatively better shape than many other states, where much larger budget cuts already have been enacted."
Mathematics On the Road Experience 2009 tour set to improve college math preparation
Faculty from the ISU mathematics department have created Mathematics On the Road Experience (MORE) 2009 -- an informational program they plan to take to 10 Iowa Area Education Agencies (AEA) next year to help prepare Iowa students better for the rigors of university level math.
Greenbowe is named Iowa's Professor of the Year
For his emphasis on teaching and learning, Tom Greenbowe, a professor of chemistry at Iowa State, was named the 2008 Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Iowa Professor of the Year.
Political journalist and author Ron Suskind to speak at Iowa State Dec. 4
Ron Suskind, a Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist and best-selling author of books about politics and international affairs, will speak on Thursday, Dec. 4. "Truth and Hope in an Age of Extremism," will be at 8 p.m. in the Memorial Union Great Hall. It is free and open to the public. His most recent book examines the consequences of America's failing moral leadership in an age of terrorism and nuclear weapons.
Nanocoatings boost industrial energy efficiency
Scientist Bruce Cook at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory is leading a research effort to develop ultrahard, low-friction coatings for hydraulic pumps and cutting tools that can dramatically reduce the equipments' energy consumption.
MEDIA ADVISORY: Iowa State experts can discuss economy, recession-related topics
ISU faculty and staff members are available to share their expertise on numerous topics related to the country's current economic crisis.
Iowa State experts project a rough holiday retail season
Both Meghan O'Brien, an economist with ISU's Regional Capacity Analysis Program; and Joydeep Bhattacharya, an associate professor of economics, project a decline in retail sales this holiday season, with smaller businesses feeling more of the economic pain.
Cy's in the semifinals
Cy has made it to the semifinals of the grueling Capital One National mascot of the Year competition.
Iowa State researchers to develop national energy/transportation model and plan
James McCalley, an Iowa State University professor in electrical and computer engineering, is leading a research team that's developing new and better infrastructure designs for the country's energy and transportation systems. The research team will consider all of America's energy options, including biofuels, wind, hydro, tidal, geothermal, nuclear, coal, hydrogen, solar, biomass, natural gas and petroleum, together with new and old freight and passenger transportation technologies.
ISU professor hits his stride as an artist for new children's book and murals
Chuck Richards is reaping the success of his newfound passion as a children's book author and illustrator. The art and design associate professor's book, "Critter Sitter," was published recently, just as he delivered to the University of Iowa Children's Hospital the last of four commissioned paintings based on an earlier book.
In the news
Survey: Americans plan to scrimp, save
The Des Moines Register
A new survey indicates that, come Jan. 1, Americans will save more and accumulate less credit card debt. But cravings for instant consumption may prove too tempting to resist, says Joydeep Bhattacharya, associate professor of economics. "Consumers have the right intentions, but they overestimate what they can do," he said. "Credit card access has been easy for the past 15 years...so Americans have never had to try to quit. They've not had any practice.""
Beating washers into wind turbines in Iowa
National Public Radio
Iowa has taken the lead in the emerging field of wind energy. Some of the same workers who used to make appliances are now busy building wind turbines. Iowa State economist David Swenson provides perspective.


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Skip to comments.NAACP president calls council members 'heroic' - Praises override vote on NYPD tactics
Posted on 08/23/2013 9:15:04 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
The 34 City Council members who voted to override Mayor Michael Bloombergs veto of the Community Safety Act legislation that creates an inspector general to monitor the New York Police Department performed a heroic act, the president of the NAACP said Thursday.
Benjamin Todd Jealous, president and CEO of the NAACP, said the vote marked a turning point for New York. "This is the beginning of the end of our democracy tolerating police using race, ethnicity, LGBT-status, or faith as a substitute for reasonable suspicion. We are thankful to the 34 City Council members who heroically stood up for the American ideals of freedom and justice, and stood together in the face of fact-defying and fear-mongering by the mayor and commissioner, he said.
Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly had charged that the legislation, aimed at stopping the controversial stop-and-frisk policy, would result in crime increases because cops hands would be tied.
The council vote, which took place on Thursday, drew a flurry of reaction from elected officials and candidates.
Republican mayoral candidate Joe Lhota, who served as a deputy mayor in the Giuliani Administration, said he was outraged by the councils action.
These overrides were an appalling display of political pandering at the expense of New Yorkers safety. These bills will have a devastating impact on the NYPDs ability to proactively fight crime in this city. Plain and simple, they are bad public policy. The candidates who support these bills have shown New Yorkers that they are not prepared to lead this city, Lhota said.
State Sen. Marty Golden a retired police officer, blasted the councils vote. The blood of the innocent is now on the hands of the City Council members who supported this flawed and misguided piece of legislation, Golden (R-C-Bay Ridge-southern Brooklyn) said.
As a former police officer, I can tell you that instituting these policies will tie the hands of the New York City Police Department, make the job of a police officer harder, and make being a successful criminal easier, Golden added.
Democrat Sal Albanese, who is running for mayor, had this reaction to the override vote. The City Council just bought $2 million worth of red tape with taxpayer money, but did absolutely nothing to improve public safety or protect civil liberties," the former Bay Ridge councilman said.
In his statement, George McDonald, a Republican running for mayor, referred to Democratic candidates Bill de Blasios teenage son Dante de Blasio, a black teenager who has been featured in his fathers campaign commercials. Today, the sad truth is that Dante and young men who look like him across this city are less safe for the City Council and Democrat mayoral candidates playing political games with our policing policies, he said.
Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis (R-C-Bay Ridge-Staten Island) called the override vote a heavy blow to the safety of all New Yorkers and said the legislation will hurt police. It will be more difficult for our police force to do its job, and there will undoubtedly be consequences, she said.
Republican mayoral candidate John Catsimatidis vowed to help defend police against lawsuits. The Community Safety Act will make it easier for citizens to file lawsuits against police officers over racial profiling.Those city council members who voted for it must be held accountable for the rise in crime that will undoubtedly take place. Lawsuits will be filed in opposition to this law and I plan to play an active role in backing them," he said.
Council members Brad Lander (D-Park Slope-Kensington) and Jumaane Williams (D-Flatbush), who co-sponsored the landmark legislation, issued a joint statement prosing the councils vote.
Today, the City Council listened to the voices of reason and passed legally sound and responsible legislation that respects the 4th and 14th Amendment Rights of city residents, while providing the necessary oversight to establish better policing practices," Lander and Williams stated.
Wed like to thank Speaker Christine Quinn, our City Council colleagues, and most of all to the diverse coalition of New Yorkers who worked tirelessly to pass the Community Safety Act. We look forward to continuing working for a safer and more equitable and just New York for all, the legislations sponsors stated.
Why should any of us who don't live in that $h!t Hole known as NYC give a rat's ass about this vote? Let the Blacks have their "freedom from search" while their "fellow citizens" go on about killing each other and some of them too.
The fools who voted for these cynical clowns deserve what they're about to get. For all other NYers, my sympathy.
If they would vote for shall issue concealed carry, they could quit stop and frisk and crime would go down anyway.
NAACP helps run the race war.
They should be rounded up and taken to GITMO.
Notice that the FED Govt. is opposed to "Stop and Frisk" because it is effective.
Get over the fact that it is Bloomieberg
when the program is effective at stopping armed violence by profiling , it should be encouraged
NOT according to the Fed lawsuit !!
It seems that the Fed prefers racial violence via firearms rather than profiling .
The DEMORATS are within NYC and Long Island ; 30 miles out of NYC , the rest of the State is Conservative !!
And all Upstate New Yorkers will remember Cuomo and the SAFE Act come re-election time ,
and they are pi$$ed !!
Long Island is basically split even.
The 34 City Council members who voted to override Mayor Michael Bloombergs veto of the Community Safety Act legislation that creates an inspector general to monitor the New York Police Department performed a heroic act, the president of the NAACP said Thursday... "This is the beginning of the end of our democracy tolerating police using race, ethnicity, LGBT-status, or faith as a substitute for reasonable suspicion..."IOW, if the eyewitness sez the perp was a cross-dressing black muzzie, no cops will be assigned to the case. Justice for all. /s
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'Supported a multitude of community events, and she will be missed'
After 31 months on West Main Street, Donna Athey, owner of Eldon's Cafe, has called it quits.
"We just couldn't pay the bills," said Athey. "It's really sad. Three people lost their jobs."
The restaurant, which offered "bistro-style cuisine," was open for breakfast and lunch.
Athey said in the beginning, business was strong, and she even managed to "break even" after just 10 months. But this past July, "the bottom dropped out of the bucket," she said.
"When we starting getting into our retirement account to pay the Consumer's (Energy) bill, I knew it was over," she said. "We were barely making it. I finally threw in the towel."
Athey said she never intended to get rich from her business venture, but she did expect to be able to pay the bills. In the end, high overhead, coupled with not enough customers, made that impossible.
"We liked Ionia, but the community didn't realize when there is a new business, it's hugely important to stop in and support them," she said. "You've got to give them a leg up, or they're not going to make it. We're not the only ones."
Athey, who was a sous chef for Steelcase, catering for the company's corporate jets and running its kitchen for 16 years, plans to take some time off and update her resume to look for a job. It will take a couple of years to save enough for another down payment, but she said she will try again.
"I failed at this, but I learned a lot," she said. "It was a great experience. There's a lot more to it than I thought."
"It's a very sad situation that we lost such a wonderful family restaurant," said Linda Curtis, Ionia Downtown Development Authority director. "Donna supported a multitude of community events, and she will be missed as part of that."
Curtis noted that, while there are a number of vacant properties in the downtown area, both her office and local Realtors have fielded "a great deal of inquiries" regarding those properties.
In addition, the DDA will soon add a list of available properties in the business district to the city's Website for anyone looking to relocate and for developers, she said.
"We are anticipating more businesses to open in the downtown area," she said. "It's still sad that we had to lose Eldon's, but we have had lots of inquiries, and that is very optimistic."
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Marfan syndrome is a disorder of connective tissue. This is the tissue that strengthens the body's structures.
Disorders of connective tissue affect the skeletal system, cardiovascular system, eyes, and skin.
Marfan syndrome is caused by defects in a gene called fibrillin-1. Fibrillin-1 plays an important role as the building block for connective tissue in the body.
The gene defect also causes the long bones of the body to grow too much. People with this syndrome have tall height and long arms and legs. How this overgrowth happens is not well understood.
Other areas of the body that are affected include:
In most cases, Marfan syndrome is passed down through families (inherited). However, up to 30% of patients have no family history, which is called "sporadic." In sporadic cases, the syndrome is believed to be caused by a new gene change.
People with Marfan syndrome are very often tall with long, thin arms and legs and spider-like fingers (called arachnodactyly). The length of the arms is greater than height when arms are stretched out.
Other symptoms include:
The doctor will perform a physical exam. The joints may move around more than normal. There may also be signs of:
An eye exam may show:
The following tests may be performed:
An echocardiogram or another test should be done every year to look at the base of the aorta and possibly the heart valves.
Vision problems should be treated when possible.
Monitor for scoliosis, especially during the teenage years.
Medicine to slow the heart rate may help prevent stress on the aorta. To avoid injuring the aorta, people with the condition should avoid participating in contact sports. Some people may need surgery to replace the aortic root and valve.
People with Marfan syndrome who have heart valve conditions may need to take antibiotics before dental procedures to prevent endocarditis (infection of the valves). Pregnant women with Marfan syndrome must be monitored very closely because of the increased stress on the heart and aorta.
National Marfan Foundation -- www.marfan.org
Heart-related complications may shorten the lifespan of people with this disease. However, many people live into their 60s. Good care and surgery may further extend lifespan.
Complications may include:
Couples who have this condition and are planning to have children may want to talk to a genetic counselor before starting a family..
Spontaneous new gene mutations leading to Marfan (less than 1/3 of cases) cannot be prevented. If you have Marfan syndrome, see your doctor at least once every year.
Pyeritz RE. Inherited diseases of connective tissue. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman's Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 268.
Doyle J, Dietz III H. Marfan syndrome. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 693.


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By Greg Schulz, Server and StorageIO @storageio
In part II of this series we covered some of the differences between various Hard Disk Drive (HDD) including looking beyond the covers at availability, cache and cost. Let us pick up where we left off on our look beyond the covers to help answer the question of which is the best HDD to use.
Form factor (physical attributes)
Physical dimensions including 2.5" small form factor (SFF) and 3.5" large form factor (LFF) HDDs. 2.5" HDDs are available in 7mm, 9mm and larger 14mm height form factors. Note that taller drives tend to have more platters for capacity. In the following image note that the bottom HDDs is taller than the others are.
The above tall or "thick" (not to be confused with thick or thin provisioned) is a SFF 5.4K RPM 1.5TB drive that I use as an on-site backup or data protection target and buffer. The speed is good enough for what I use it for, and provides good capacity per cost in a given footprint.
Also, note that there is a low profile 7mm device (e.g. middle) that for example can fit into my Lenovo X1 laptop as a backup replacement for the Samsung SSD that normally resides there. Also shown on the top is a standard 9mm height 7.2K Momentus XT HHDD with 4GB of slc nand flash and 500GB of regular storage capacity.
Functionality include rebuild assist, secure erase, self-encrypting device (SEDs) without or without FIPS, RAID assist, support for large file copy (e.g. for cloud, object storage and dispersal or erasure code protection). Other features include intelligent power management (beyond first generation MAID), native command queue (NCQ), and Advanced Format (AF) 4Kbyte block and 512 byte emulation). Features also include those for high-density deployments such as virtualization and cloud such as vibration management in addition to SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) reporting and analysis.
Drives can also depending on vendor, make and model support various block or sector sizes including standard 512, 520, 524 and 528 for different operating systems, hypervisors or controllers. Another feature mentioned above is the amount of volatile (DRAM) or persistent (nand flash) cache for read and read-ahead. Some drives are optimized for standalone or JBOD (Just a Bunch of Disks) and others for use with RAID controllers. By the way, put several SSD drives into an enclosure without a controller and you have Just a Bunch Of SSDs or JBOS. What this means is that some drives are optimized to work with RAID arrays and how they chunk or shard data while others are for non-RAID use.
Speaking of RAID and HDDs, have you thought about your configuration settings, particular if working with big data or big bandwidth and large files or objects? If not you should including paying attention to stripe, chunk or shard size of how much data gets written to each device. With larger IO sizes, revisit what the default settings are to determine if you need to make some adjustments. Just as some drives are optimized for working with RAID controllers or software, there are some drives being optimized for cloud and object storage along with big data applications. The differences is that these drives are optimized for moving larger chunks or amounts of data usually associated with distributed data dispersal, erasure coding and enhanced RAID solutions. An example of a cloud storage optimized HDD is the Seagate Constellation CS (Cloud Storage).
Moving on, some drives are designed to be spinning or in constant use while others for starting and stopping such as with a notebook or desktop. Other features appearing in HDDs support high-density, along with hot and humid environments for cloud and managed service provider or big data needs. The various features and functionality can be part of the firmware enabled for a particular device along with hard features built into the device.
Interface type and speed
The industry trend is moving towards 6Gb SAS for HDDs similar to that for SSD drives. However, there is also plenty of 6Gb SATA activity, along with continued 4Gb Fibre Channel (4GFC) that eventually will transition to SAS. There is also prior generation 3Gb SAS and 3Gb SATA and you might even have some older 1.5Gb SAS or SATA devices around, maybe even some Parallel ATA (PATA) or Ultra320 (Parallel SCSI). Note that SATA devices can plug into and work with SAS adapters and controllers, however not the other way around.
Note that if you see or hear about a storage system or controller with back-end 8Gb Fibre Channel, chances are the HDD would auto-throttle negotiate down to 4GFC. In addition to the current 6Gb speed of SAS, there are improvements in the works for 12Gb and beyond, along with many different topology or configuration options. If you are interested in learning more about SAS, check out SAS SANs for Dummies sponsored by LSI that I helped write.
Notice I did not mention iSCSI, USB, Thunderbolt or other interfaces and protocols? Some integrators and vendors offer drives with those among other interfaces, they are usually SAS or SATA with a bridge, router or converter interface attached to them externally or as part of their packaging (See following image).
Performance of the device
A common high-level gauge of drive performance is the platter rotational speed. However there is other metrics including seek time, transfer rate and latency. These in turn vary based on peak and sustained, read or write, random or sequential, large or small IOPS or transfer requests. There are many different numbers floating around as to how many IOPS a HDD can do based on its rotational speed among other factors. The challenge with these numbers or using them is putting into context of what size the IOP is, was it a read or write, large or small, random or sequential relative to your needs. Another challenge is how those IOPs are measured, for example were the measured below a file system to negate buffering, or via a file system.
Rotational speed such as 5,400 (5.4K) revolutions per minute (RPM), 7.2K, 10K and 15K RPMs. Note that while a general indicator of relative speed, some of the newer 10K SFF (e.g. 2.5") HDDs provide the same or better performance of earlier generation 3.5" 15K devices. This is accomplished with a combination of smaller form factor (spiral transfer rate) and improvements in read/write electronics and firmware. The benefit is that in the same or smaller footprint, more devices, performance and capacity can be packaged as well as the devices individually using less power. Granted if you pack more devices into a given footprint, the aggregate power might increase, however so too does the potential performance, availability, capacity and economics depending on implementation. You can see the differences in performance using various HDDs including an HHDD in this post here that looked at Windows impact for VDI planning.
This wraps up this post, up next part IV, we continue our look beyond the covers to determine the differences and what HDD is best for your virtual or other data storage needs.
Ok, nuff said (for now).
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Let's have a bit of a home update shall we? Let's start with the bright yellow tulips Andy brought me the other day. Sometimes on the way home from the train he stops at the shop for coffee/bread/whatever and he always surprises me with a bunch of flowers too :-) He knows what I like: a bunch of one type of flower and not a faffy bunch that turns out to be one rose and some oddly coloured chrysanths. He's great. They're doing pretty well, I've had them 10 days and they're only just going flopsy in the heat.
After a rotten rainy few weeks it's been lovely to have some sunshine. This is what it looks like shining into our dining room when I get home from work. (It illuminates the textured wallpaper a treat, haha.)
I've been trying to get back into the swing of cooking as well. In my early pregnancy I didn't get sick and I didn't have any cravings as such but I did have a major aversion to preparing food which is a bit of a hindrance when you're trying to eat well to grow a baby. I also went off vegetables (which I replaced with fruit instead which I had an increased appetite for) and I am enjoying using more ingredients in my cooking again. This became a vegetable and pasta bake which was scrummy but not really suited for the weather! I did my shopping while it was still raining and just have to go with it.
I love the longer lighter evenings now. They're such a relief from the oppressive "dark by 3:30pm" months of winter. I snapped this lazily from my chair because I liked the stripy sky. Rubbish photo but I am pleased to have recorded the moment.
You may be wondering what this silvery box is. I bet you won't guess it. It is a home made cool-box that Andy created from left over Celotex insulation from the living room! Amazing. This was needed because we have had to replace our fridge freezer and needed some way to keep our frozen things frozen for a day and a half. I am SO impressed with Andy's ingenuity here because it worked brilliantly – not even the frozen blueberries started to defrost at all and it was all in the same state as it was in the freezer. Fabulous!
I was surprised just how much gubbins was in/on/around the fridge that we had to move. It never seems to go back either!
This is the new fridge freezer. Oh what a relief and a joy it is to have a working fridge! No longer having to play food roulette and cram everything into the very bottom bit of the fridge to keep it at an acceptable temperature! I think what happened is that the seal around the freezer door gave up the ghost and it went into overdrive trying to keep the freezer cold (and creating an iceberg down the door) whilst neglecting to keep the fridge cold enough. It was 10 degrees on the top shelf, managed to get 2 degrees where the vegetable crisper was, this was one of the main signs it was buggered as previously anything on the vegetable crisper shelf froze as soon as you shut the door.
It was a bit of a nightmare getting a new one was we only had 50cm of width and not much height. We mooted various possibilities, most of which involved taking out some cupboards until I just said NO, let's just get the cheap Curry's own brand one, the ONLY one that will fit this width and be done with it. £200 later and BOOM, we have a working fridge freezer and it's GREAT. It's a bit smaller than the previous one but we don't really need much space, as long as it can keep the milk cold and has space for my vegetables it's all good.
Recently I have been finding happiness and delight in being organised and getting all my jobs done and having the washing up all done and what have you. This weekend though the urge to clean really took a hold. I am not sure whether it's nesting, or whether I am just finally seeing how dirty my house is but I LIKE IT. I am seeing dirt that I didn't know existed and taking steps to eradicate it with a toothbrush and a pot of bicarbonate of soda. I got rid of all the stains on the stainless steel (it totally does stain with tea…) sink and scrubbed around any edge I could find. I cleaned the windowsill and the draining rack, the tea pot and the cooker.
I even got out my e-cloth and a step and cleaned the windows! I had a bit of a "moment" after that where I just felt happy and content and really proud of my cleaning. Looking out of the shiny windows over our lovely view and appreciating the sunny day … perfect. I took a break after that for lunch before moving on to the rather more serious "home front" work: the lounge.
This is Man Haberdashery. L-R: 1 x box of 70mm screws, one bag of 200 assorted shims (these are pieces of plastic that come in 1mm, 3mm, 5mm, 6mm & 10mm widths that you use as spacers behind screws to level things out), 1 x box of 50mm screws and two tape measures.
We are currently battening the ceiling. We are doing this in order to put the plasterboard up and we can't apply it directly to the joists because the joists were made in the 1890s and I don't think they had spirit levels then. They are very unlevel!
The battens go horizontally across the joists at regular intervals. The plasterboard will then be affixed to the battens.
Once we got the battens up, we then had to level them out using the shims. It's a lot faster with me helping; Andy can stay up the ladder and I can pass him screws and shims as needed (and spirit level and screwdriver) and offer a second opinion as to whether they're level. We have 3 more battens to level and then some miscellaneous plumbing and insulating to do in the ceiling gap. Aiming for plaster board installation over the Jubilee weekend.
I don't think this will be finished in time for baby so I'm making contingency plans. These mainly involve sorting out a lot of the boxes in the spare room and getting rid of as much as I can. With the exception of the books, if it's been packed for 3 years how much of it can I really need? I can't even remember what's in some of the boxes. Sort, tidy and condense is my plan. Wish me luck!


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By Dara
Fall has officially arrived. I'm sure some parts of the country are still a bit warm, but I can definitely feel the chilly breeze in New York. Which reminds me that we have one month before Halloween. This is a great time to introduce everyone to the "Body Glue".
A lot of M&J Trimming customers have been requesting for body glue. So by demand, M&J decided to to stock up on the new merchandise to satisfy customers. It literally is body glue and it's about the same size as a mascara tube. All you have to do is dab a tiny drop onto the area you'd like and then add rhinestones, loose sequins or half pearls. This is also great for stage make-up.


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High visibility lighting system is visible from almost anywhere in the gym and indicates work or rest periods. Allows for 2 or 3 minute work cycles, 30 second or 1 minute rest periods options, and 30 second whistle and light before the end of each round. Loud 3 second bell can be heard in the noisiest gym. Great for speed drills and also lets you vary round length. Includes a 1 year limited warranty.
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Using words, drawings, paper cut-outs (and whatever else we can find) we'll make poetry literally hands-on with artist and poet Melanie Hope.
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September 20, 2003
October 25, 2003
Join storyteller Julia Morris for a morning of spooky chants and hair-raising poems to celebrate Halloween.
November 01, 2003
Home, poet and songwriter DB Leonard plays guitar while we read poems that invoke
the meaning of home.
Part of NYC Lit Fest 2003
November 08, 2003
Chrissie Gittins reads poems from her children's book Now You See Me, Now You… which received the 2002 Belmont Poetry Prize.
December 13, 2003
January 31, 2004
Robin Hirsch, with assistance from his children, reads from his book FEG: Ridiculous (Stupid) Poems for Intelligent Children.
February 07, 2004
Michele Kotler will host a reading that will highlight the work of the Community-Word participants to kick off the exhibit of vibrant murals that feature the poetry and artwork of
March 13, 2004
The author of over 50 books for children of all ages, Elizabeth Winthrop will read from her new book Dancing Granny.
April 03, 2004
April 24, 2004
Richard Lewis reads his own short poems as well as the haiku of Issa and Basho. We'll create small books, to be held in our hands, of our short poems about the changes of spring.