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I've been YELLING about the relationship of rising government expenditures coupled with falling income/revenue. It's been a disaster and now it's just unfathomable. Read and think about the following numbers carefully:
Budget deficit triples to $957 billion for year
March deficit hits $192 billion has receipts drop 28%, outlays rise 41%
By Rex Nutting, MarketWatch
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The U.S. federal budget deficit rose to a record $956.8 billion in the first six months of the fiscal year after the government stepped up spending to cope with a recession that has depressed tax receipts, the Treasury Department reported Friday.
The deficit is well on its way to the $1.75 trillion -- or 12.3% of gross domestic product -- that the White House has estimated for the full fiscal year, which ends in September.
The deficit through the first six months is more than three times higher than it was at this time last year. The government has borrowed $1 trillion from the public so far this fiscal year.
In March, the deficit widened to $192.3 billion from $48.2 billion in March 2008. Outlays rose 41% to $321.2 billion from $227 billion, while receipts dropped 28% to $129 billion from $178.8 billion.
Receipts from individual income taxes fell 27% in March, versus year-earlier figures. Individual refunds are up 14% so far this year. Compared with a year earlier, corporate income tax receipts fell 90% to $3.4 billion.
Much of the increase in outlays in March came from extraordinary investments by the government in banks and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, loans to credit unions, and increased spending from the stimulus package for unemployment insurance and Medicaid. Some of those investments should be repaid over time, but the government is booking them as cash expenses for now.
In March, Fannie Mae received $15.2 billion, Freddie Mac received $30.8 billion, and unemployment benefits totaled $10.6 billion.
Through the first six months of the fiscal year, outlays are up 33% to $1.95 trillion. Receipts are down 14% to $989.8 billion. Corporate income taxes are down 57% to $56.2 billion, while individual income taxes are down 15% to $429.7 billion. Payroll taxes are up 0.3% to $430 billion.
This is truly an EPIC collapse of government receipts, and maybe one of the most important stories of this time. Failing banks are one thing, failing governments are another.
Remember, deficit spending leads to debt. The only way to service debt is with income. Thus, in the long run what matters is debt to income. But if you really want to create a crisis in the here and now, the best way to do it is to run out of cash! How does one do that? Simply by taking in less cash than you pay out. Right now we're talking about outflows that are 2.5 TIMES income for the U.S. Government!
Outlays = $321 billion in March
Receipts = $129 billion
Shortfall = $192 billion for the MONTH
Annualized, that shortfall adds up to $2.3 TRILLION
Forget about GDP comparisons, they are meaningless. We simply are piling debt on top of debt and we do not have the cash to pay our current bills much less those of the past. And none of our government's budgets use the same GAAP accounting rules that they mandate you and your company use, they do not count future obligations as deficits – thus the term "CURRENT account deficit." Check the BIG RED NUMBERS at the bottom of this blog. That number is VASTLY understated. Heck, they won't even dream of adding Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac debt to their own balance sheet – I mean OUR own balance sheet – because the amount of debt is staggering.
Total Government Debt - Their method of reporting:
% Annual Change in Government Debt:
For the last several years our total national receipts were running at about $2.7 trillion per year. March's receipts annualized add up to only $1.5 trillion. CORPORATE INCOME TAX RECEIPTS DOWN 90%!!
Tax Receipts on Corporate Income:
That is EPIC! Is this happening only on the National level?
NO! It's happening on all government levels from the city, to the county, to the state. Revenues crashing, expenses skyrocketing… Here in Washington State, our budget deficit is now climbing at the rate of half a billion dollars per month! I just read an article that said one of the local towns is closing several main arterials to truck traffic because they can't afford to repair the roads (Auburn May Ban Trucks from Key Freight Routes)!
State & Local Corporate Tax Receipts (Note the last large negative time period):
Make no mistake. This is a collapse of HISTORIC proportions. Total receipts DOWN 28%! That in itself is unprecedented, but combined with a 41% rise in outlays is simply a DISASTER. Deficit spend yourself to prosperity? That takes a special brand of nuts – as in INSANE. Can you imagine the trouble you would be in if your expenses were 2.5 times your income this month? What would you do? Would you spend more to stimulate your household? Where would you get the money? Borrow it? How long will that last? Uh, huh… that's what I thought. Think we can print our way out of that? Forget it.
Mayor Bloomberg is calling the city of New York bankrupt unless they get MAJOR concessions from employees on their pensions. That's two problems in one. Pensions are another very major problem, and all these problems compound upon the same 305 million taxpayers, many of whom are now unemployed, semi-employed, or whose living wage has been exported.
People who believe that municipal bonds and U.S. Treasuries are rock-solid safe because they have the power of taxation had better look at the numbers above.
And those who believe that the government can spend our way out in New Deal fashion are simply math challenged. We cannot afford to maintain the infrastructure we have, much less build more.
This is what happens when private central bankers run your money, your politicians, and your country. They create a monetary system that requires never ending growth to remain functional while they skim the growth and pocket your production along the way. Over time they hold all the wealth. Never ending growth is simply not possible as those who have spent some Time with the Good Dr. Bartlett know.
This historic drop in revenue is no surprise to me. The math underlying our economy does not work and is getting worse. I wrote Death by Numbers only a few months ago. The math is getting much worse, the same 305 million people are obligated for it all – that includes us and our families.


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The Stratton Collection is designed to a scale that is equally comfortable in a nursery or a teen room. This collection features Crib, Dressers, Hutch, and Nightstand. Help provide ample storage for everything in a child's room. The Stratton Convertible Crib is a contemporary take on the traditional slat-style crib, with smooth lines worked into the design to create a soothing and comforting ambiance. The Stratton Dressers makes wonderful finishing pieces for any nursery. The Stratton Dressers also features solid wooden dovetail drawers, covered ball bearing glides and high-quality furniture construction.
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- Weight: 68 lbs
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A Study of 2-Iminobiotin in Neonates With Perinatal Asphyxia
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01626924
Recruitment Status : Terminated (Recruitment too slow and site decided to use hypothermia (exclusion criteria))
First Posted : June 25, 2012
Last Update Posted : May 25, 2017
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In case of insufficient oxygen supply to the brain of a newborn child (perinatal asphyxia), toxic compounds will be formed. These toxic compounds will damage the cells of the brain. 2 Iminobiotin (2 IB) is an investigational medicinal product that is related to vitamin B7. From studies in animals it has been shown that 2-IB may prevent the formation of the toxic compounds. Also it has been shown to be safe in in studies in juvenile animals and in healthy, adult male volunteers. The doctors hope that this will prevent (part of) the potential brain damage that may result from lack of oxygen to the brain.
This study is the first study in the target population: newborn with moderate to severe oxygen shortage during birth. In this study the investigators evaluate short term efficacy, safety and pharmacokinetics of 2-Iminobiotin. In the follow-up phase the investigators evaluate the long term efficacy and safety.
The study hypothesis is that 2-Iminobiotin will help to decrease the brain damage after oxygen shortage and is indeed safe. The brain damage will be measured both in the first week and during the first two years of life. The study was designed as a study with two parts an open label pilot part (6 patients) and a double-blind randomised part (60 patients). Due to lack of recruitment it was decided in September2014 to stop recruitment after the open label pilot part of the study (6 patients).
|Condition or disease
|Perinatal Asphyxia
|Drug: 2-Iminobiotin
|Phase 2
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|6 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|A Multi-centre, Randomised, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Phase II Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of 2-Iminobiotin (2-IB) in Neonates With ≥36 Weeks GA With Moderate to Severe Perinatal Asphyxia
|Study Start Date :
|June 2012
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|October 2014
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|March 2016
|Experimental: 2-Iminobiotin
Drug: 2-Iminobiotin
2-Iminobiotin is formulated as a 0.75 mg/ml isotonic, iso-osmotic, saline solution with a pH of 4. It is administered as a solution for I.V.infusion through a central catheter. Six pulse doses will be given in 20 hours. Dosage will starts with 0.2 mg/kg/dose, but may be adapted during the study.
- The Lac/NAA ratio in the basal ganglia as measured by single or multiple voxel Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS). [ Time Frame: The MRS will be performed between 3-7 days after birth ]Proton (1H) MRS of the basal ganglia lactate/N-acetyl aspartate (Lac/NAA) peak-area ratio is considered to be an accurate quantitative biomarker for prediction of neurodevelopmental outcome after Neonatal Encephalopathy (Thayyil et al, 2010). Results will be compared between arms.
- The composite endpoint of survival at 48h with a normal aEEG [ Time Frame: 48h after start treatment ]Electrocortical brain activity is measured by aEEG, starting as soon as possible after birth and before study medication has been initiated and continued until at least 72h after start of treatment. Every 4h the background pattern of the aEEG and the presence of seizures will be recorded in the eCRF. The aEEG will be classified as normal or abnormal at 48h after the start of treatment. Hence, for this primary endpoint, a good outcome is defined as survival in combination with a normal aEEG at 48h. A bad outcome is either death or abnormal aEEG at 48h after start treatment.
- MRI: pattern of injury score [ Time Frame: The MRI will be performed between 3-7 days after birth ]
Neuro-imaging by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) between 3 and 7 days following birth. The scoring system used is the pattern of injury score (Rutherford et al, 2010, appendix) in 4 areas of the brain (cortex, basal ganglia and thalamus, white matter and posterior limb of the internal capsule (PLIC)). Abnormal MRI is reported to be a predictor of poor outcome when at least one of following occurs (Rutherford et al, 2010):
- Moderate or severe score in basal ganglia and thalamus
- Abnormal PLIC
- Severe white matter abnormalities Results will be compared between arms.
- MRI: DWI (diffusion weighted images): apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) in basal ganglia and PLIC [ Time Frame: The MRI will be performed between 3-7 days after birth ]
- aEEG. Background pattern [ Time Frame: Every 4 hours until 48 hours after start treatment ]aEEG background will be evaluated every 4 hours until at least 48 hours after start treatment and also at time point of 48h after birth.
- Mortality [ Time Frame: first 7 days after birth ]
- Length of stay at the level III NICU [ Time Frame: On the average this is expected to be 4-14 days after birth ]
- Neurodevelopmental status [ Time Frame: 3,6,12,18 and 24 months after treatment ]During the follow-up visits the neurodevelopmental development is measured using age specific standardized tests, including AIMS, BSID-III, CBCL, general movements
- Long term safety [ Time Frame: 3,6,12,18,24 months ]During the follow-up period Serious Adverse Events are reported.
- Safety during hospitalization period [ Time Frame: Participants will be followed up for the duration of stay at hospital after birth (hospitalization period), on the average this will be 2-4 weeks ]During the hospitalization period a number of safety parameters are measured and compared between groups, including blood tests (blood gas, haematology, biochemistry), urinalysis, vital signs, fluid balance, clinical evaluation, local tolerance, growth parameters, EEG, ECG. Also number and kind of Adverse Events and Serious Adverse Events will be compared between arms.
- Pharmacokinetics during the treatment phase [ Time Frame: From start of treatment untill right after last treatment has been given (20h15min after start treatment) ]
Pharmacokinetic parameters to be evaluated include:
- Cmax (observed maximum plasma concentration)
- AUC0-4h (area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time 0 to 4h after administration)
- AUC0-∞ (area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time 0 to infinity)
- T(end of infusion) (time at maximum plasma concentration).
- t1/2 (terminal elimination half-life)
- CL (clearance)
- V (volume of distribution)
- Neurological status as assessed by full neurological examination [ Time Frame: at discharge from level III NICU on the average this will 7-14 days after birth. ]
Full neurological examination includes:
Prechtl state, Higher cortical functions, Pupillary reflexes right,Pupillary reflexes left, corneal reflex right, corneal reflex left, optokinetic reflexes, nystagmus, facial symmetry, tone, spontaneous movements right, spontaneous movements left, tendon reflexes, ankle clonus right, ankle clonus left, sucking reflex, grasp reflex right, grasp reflex left, moro reflex right, moro reflex left, glabella reflex, snout reflex, palmomental reflex right, palmomental reflex left. Outcomes will be compared between arms
- aEEG. Time to normal aEEG [ Time Frame: Up to 72 hours after start treatment ]The time to normal aEEG will be determined for each subject.
- aEEG. Seizures (clinical and sub-clinical) [ Time Frame: 48 hours after start treatment ]The number and severity of clinical and sub-clinical seizures will be evaluated for each subject.
- aEEG. Time to normal sleep-wake cycling [ Time Frame: up to 72 hours after start treatment ]The time to normal sleep-wake cycling will be determined for each subject.
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|up to 6 Hours (Child)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
Neonates with ≥ 36 and <44 weeks gestation with at least one of the following:
- Apgar Score ≤ 5 at 10 minutes after birth
- Continued need for resuscitation, including endotracheal or mask ventilation at 10 minutes after birth
- Acidosis, defined as either umbilical cord pH or any arterial, venous, capillary pH within 60 minutes of birth pH ≤ 7.00
- Acidosis, defined as base deficit ≥ 16 mmol/l in umbilical blood sample or any blood sample within 60 minutes of birth (arterial or venous).
The presence of moderate/severe encephalopathy defined as:
Altered state of consciousness (lethargy, stupor, coma) and at least one of the following:
- Hypotonia
- Abnormal reflexes including oculomotor or papillary abnormalities
- Weak or absent suck reflex
- Clinical seizures AND
- Depression of the background pattern (lower margin≤ 5 µV meaning at least DNV or BS, CLV, FT) or the presence of seizure activity on the aEEG, registered for at least 30 minutes within 6h after birth.
- Presence in hospital and ability to start treatment within 6h after birth.
- Informed Consent Form signed before first study-related activity according to local law.
- Receiving standard therapy without hypothermia.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Major antenatally known- or congenital abnormalities, such as hernia diaphragmatica requiring ventilation.
- Major antenatally known chromosomal abnormalities, such as trisomy 13 or 18 or neonates with evident syndromal appearances including brain dysgenesis.
- Severe growth restriction with a birth weight below the 3rd percentile.
- Inability to insert an indwelling catheter (umbilical venous catheter or percutaneously inserted central catheter, preferably multiple lumen).
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01626924
|T.R. Ministry of Health Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital
|Izmir, Turkey, 35540
|Yıl University Medical Faculty Hospital
|Van, Turkey, 65080
|Study Director:
|Paul Leufkens, PharmD
|Neurophyxia B.V.
|Responsible Party:
|Neurophyxia B.V.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
2011-002502-74 ( EudraCT Number )
|First Posted:
|June 25, 2012 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|May 25, 2017
|Last Verified:
|May 2017
Perinatal Asphyxia
Neonatal encephalopathy
Oxygen shortage at birth
Antenatal asphyxia
birth asphyxia
asphyxia neonatorum
Asphyxia Neonatorum
Pathologic Processes
Wounds and Injuries
Infant, Newborn, Diseases


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Walls of ivy: Easy maintenance in Greenbrier
ADDRESS: 2239 Brandywine Drive
SIZE: 2476 fin. sq. ft., 100 unfin.
NEIGHBORHOOD: Greenbrier
CURB APPEAL: 7 out of a possible 10
LISTED BY: Alice Nye Fitch Montague, Miller & Co. 951-7133
When people hear the word "subdivision" today, they likely think of county upstarts like Cory Farm or upscales like Glenmore. Not many people realize that Greenbrier, a part of the city everyone takes for granted as just that– a part of the city– was an early Charlottesville subdivision, a place for folks branching out from the center to create their little piece of paradise.
According to the City's website, the 649-acre Greenbrier neighborhood was developed as approximately one dozen separate subdivisions arranged to form a cohesive community. The majority of the neighborhood was annexed by the City from Albemarle County in 1963.
This sturdy brick house, built in 1971, fits neatly into the neighborhood of single-family houses on medium-size lots. The agent calls it a "raised ranch." Essentially, it's a split level, but the steep hill makes what might on another lot be a basement level so far above ground as to permit windows and walkout access. People who grew up in the '60s know the benefits and drawbacks of this design.
Oak floors, two working fireplaces, two baths with honest-to-goodness tile tub and shower surrounds and floors (and one with honest-to-goodness tile lookalike shower surround), and generous closet space are characteristics of the era. Also characteristic, unfortunately, is a tiny kitchen and that set of stairs to be negotiated every time you come in the front door.
What could have been an outdated feel in a kind of house that is almost a cliché, however, is mitigated by a recent complete interior renovation: all new fixtures, every room freshly painted with contemporary colors, recessed lighting, and tightly packed sod laid in the backyard.
Outside, the house boasts a little individuality that separates it from its similar neighbors. While the backyard is technically just a small patio leading to a stone retaining wall holding up the steep hill, there's a sturdy-looking child's tree-house up there, and the immediate area is ivy-covered, obviating the dreary need for mowing.
Attractive plantings and big trees soften the effect of the tall brick front and ease the break between sod and house at the back. Oh, and there's even a dog kennel for prospective buyers with pets instead of tots. In short, exterior maintenance issues have been thought out and addressed.
The house has a recent shingle roof, central AC, forced air heat fueled by city gas, and a circular driveway leading almost up to the front door. The "family room" required back in the day has paneling (also typical of the time) but it has been painted white and almost fools you if you don't look closely. Another tromp l'oeil effect is laminate wood flooring, which, snuggled up next to real oak, passes effortlessly for the real thing.
According to city records, there is one house on the local historic register located in the Greenbrier neighborhood. The original section of the log dwelling located at 1615 Keith Valley Road is one of the few 18th century structures remaining in Charlottesville. Many people would kill to have a house of that vintage with all its quirky uniqueness. But there's only one of them in Greenbrier, and as far as we know, it's not for sale.
There are many of these more recent homes available, however, with proximity to the University, to the businesses on 29, to Greenbrier Elementary and CHS, to the Rivanna Trail, and to Greenbrier Park. And this is one of the most appealing of the lot.


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Colm Tóibín is one of the best storytellers writing today in English…his prose is pitch perfect, each word, each phrase carefully chosen and aptly applied…."
PORTSMOUTH — On Wednesday, Nov. 14, The Music Hall's Writers in the Loft series welcomes one of today's finest writers, Colm Tóibín. The acclaimed novelist and short story writer will visit Portsmouth with his latest work, The Testament of Mary, a remarkable work of historical fiction about the mother of Jesus Christ. The 7:30 p.m. event will be held at The Music Hall Loft located on 131 Congress St.
"In his homeland of Ireland, Tóibín is a national treasure – his country's Mark Twain mixed with John Cheever. Here, he is a true gift to those who appreciate masterful storytelling," said Patricia Lynch who will moderate the evening.
"The Testament of Mary" is Colm Tóibín's provocative retelling of the story of Mary. The topic is a lifelong passion of the author's: from his own Catholic childhood to his extensive travels in Catholic countries (he wrote a book in 1994 about the worship of Mary in Eastern Europe) Tóibín has long been fascinated by Mary. Haunting and indelible, Tóibín's portrait presents her as a solitary older woman still seeking to understand the events that become the narrative of the New Testament and the foundation of Christianity.
The book was the basis for Tóibín's acclaimed play "The Testament" which was produced by a leading Irish theater company and debuted in 2011 in Dublin to rave reviews. The Guardian called it an "audacious feat of imaginative empathy … Toibin enters the mind and heart of the mother of Christ." Tóibín's continued to revise this text after the play's debut.
In this radical retelling and reexamination of the story behind the New Testament, Tóibín, twice shortlisted for the Booker and winner of the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and the Costa Prize, once again proves himself to be an "immensely gifted and accomplished writer" (Washington Post).
Tóibín is the author of six novels, including The Blackwater Lightship, The Master, winner of a Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and Brooklyn, winner of a Costa Book Award. Twice shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, Tóibín lives in Dublin and New York.
The ticket package for Writers in the Loft: Colm Tóibín on Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m. is $37 ($34 for Music Hall members). In addition to a reserved seat, the package includes a copy of the book THE TESTAMENT OF MARY ($19.99), a bar beverage, and book signing meet-and-greet. Packages can be purchased through The Music Hall Box Office, located at 28 Chestnut Street, Portsmouth, over the phone at 603-436-2400 or online at www.themusichall.org. Packages can also be purchased on the night of the event, if available, at The Music Hall Loft Box office at 131 Congress Street, beginning at 6:30 p.m. for the 7:30 p.m. event.
Writers in the Loft is akin to The Music Hall's anchor author series, Writers on a New England Stage, featuring well-known authors but in a smaller, more intimate space. The series brings audiences today's top authors, and the best of fiction and nonfiction. Previous writers in the series include Alison Bechdel, Andre Dubus III, Lee Child, Jennifer Egan, Stephen Greenblatt, Chris Bohjalian, Henry Louis Gates, Susan Orlean, Adam Gopnik, Deborah Harkness, Elin Hilderbrand, Colm Tóibín, James B. Stewart, Susan Cain, and Jay McInerney.


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New products introduced over the last week include four new defensive mutual funds from AQR Capital and a new fixed-income fund from Schwab.
In addition, AdvisorShares and Roger Nusbaum teamed up on a new actively managed ETF and ALPS launched a "Dogs of the Dow" ETF.
Here are the latest developments of interest to advisors:
1) AQR Capital Management Launches Defensive Mutual Funds
AQR Capital Management announced Monday the launch of four new mutual funds: AQR U.S. Defensive Equity Fund (AUEIX), AQR International Defensive Equity Fund (ANDIX), AQR Emerging Defensive Equity Fund (AZEIX) and AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund (ARCIX). They will be distributed through financial advisors only.
The funds seek to provide equity-like returns with lower volatility and smaller drawdowns. ARCIX seeks to achieve higher returns than its benchmark (DJ-UBS Index) while maintaining a more consistent risk level and smaller drawdowns using an actively managed, risk-balanced approach.
2) Schwab Launches New Laudus Mondrian Global Fixed-Income Fund
Charles Schwab Investment Management announced Tuesday the launch of the value-oriented Laudus Mondrian Global Fixed Income Fund (LMGDX). It is managed by Charles Schwab Investment Management and subadvised by institutional investment manager Mondrian Investment Partners.
LMGDX seeks long-term total returns by investing in fixed-income securities around the world and is generally comprised of high-quality bonds issued by the governments or government agencies of developed and emerging-market countries. It has a gross operating expense ratio (OER) of 1.03%, with a net OER of 0.85%, which is waived through January 10, 2013. LMGDX is available for a $100 minimum investment.
3) AdvisorShares, Roger Nusbaum Bring Actively Managed ETF to Market
AdvisorShares announced that the Global Alpha & Beta ETF (RRGR) opened for trading on Wednesday. RRGR is subadvised by Your Source Financial, a Phoenix, Ariz.-based investment advisor. Roger Nusbaum, chief investment officer of Your Source Financial, will serve as portfolio manager.
RRGR employs a broadly diversified global asset allocation strategy seeking to outperform diversified financial indices such as a 60/40 allocation to the S&P 500 Index and the Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index, while providing lower volatility and reduced risk. It utilizes a top-down investment perspective that focuses on proprietary security and asset class selection by primarily selecting individual stocks, ETFs and American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) that provide investment exposure to global markets, and will also tactically add defensive investments.
4) DST Systems' ALPS Launches Sector Dividend Dogs ETF
ALPS, a DST company, announced recently the launch of the ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG), which applies the "Dogs of the Dow" theory, an investment strategy annually selecting the 10 DJIA stocks whose dividend is the highest fraction of their price, on a sector-by-sector basis using the S&P 500 as its starting universe of eligible securities.
SDOG provides the following potential benefits: a high dividend yield relative to U.S. large-cap dividend indices; sector and stock diversification; and alpha potential.
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Tatars of Crimea say they stand with Ukraine
BAKHCHISARAY, Ukraine — Soon after darkness falls, about a dozen men gather around a community hall on the outskirts of this small city known for its stunning bluffs and grandiose Ottoman-era architecture.
The men chew sunflower seeds and smoke nervously, watching for suspicious vehicles amid the tension that's overtaken Ukraine's Crimea region since it was overrun a week ago by pro-Russia forces.
"We spend sleepless nights so our children can rest," explains Ernest Bekirov, 48, an ethnic Tatar and member of a night watch group that formed last week after Russian forces began occupying the town.
Tatars are a predominately Muslim people who trace their lineage back to Turkic and Mongol tribes. There are millions spread out in eastern Russia and Ukraine.
The Tatars once ruled Crimea and their armies and those of the Mongols even sacked Moscow in the 14th and 15th centuries. They fell under Russian domination in 1783 when Crimea was taken from the Turks by Catherine the Great.
They were never treated well under Russia, and even worse under the Communist Soviet Union. Soviet dictator Josef Stalin deported 200,000 Tatars to the east, mostly Siberia, in 1944 after claiming falsely that they collaborated with the Nazi invasion of World War II.
Half of them died during or after the journey from disease, thirst and hunger. The Tatars returned to Crimea shortly before the Soviet Union fell in 1991, their homes and cultural presence long gone.
Though ethnic Russians are now the majority in Crimea, Ukrainians and Tatars make up a third of its population.
"Relations have been good for the past 25 years — we've had a peaceful co-existence," said 49-year-old Enver Umerov, an ethnic Tatar who was born in Soviet Uzbekistan but returned with his family and was elected to the local city council.
"We've learned how to get along. But currently we are worried about provocations from outside."
The "outside" is Russia, which has sent thousands of troops to seize military bases across Crimea, including this town's Ukrainian military barracks. The Russian soldiers don't wear insignias or show identification, and wear knit ski masks even though the days are warm.
Heavily armed pro-Russia Crimeans have joined in and surrounded small Ukraine bases of soldiers.
"All the people living in Crimea understand that these are soldiers from the Russian Federation," Umerov said. "These uninvited guests with automatic rifles have thrown a tea party on our territory."
Russia's quiet occupation of Crimea's autonomous region enjoys support from many ethnic Russians who appear to accept the Kremlin's explanation that its forces are here to provide stability after an uprising in Kiev replaced the government.
Ethnic Russians here worry when they see television images of protesters and they chafe under past tensions stoked by Ukrainian nationalists who demand that Ukrainian language and culture take precedence over Russian concerns.
But ethnic Tatars, whose political leadership supported the protester-led "Maidan" movement in Kiev, named for the central square where it originated, say pro-Russian activists here are ginning up a threat from Kiev. And they are suspicious of Moscow's intentions.
Ruslan, a 37-year-old who asked that his full name not be used out of fear of retribution, said the trouble here is being manufactured by Russia and spread by its Crimean loyalists.
"This is a new problem — we didn't have this problem a few days ago," he said. "All this — it's coming from Russia. They have come and brought their war here."
Tatars here say there are shadowy henchmen acting on the orders from Moscow prowling about and they may launch violent attacks to prompt ethnic conflict to give Russian President Vladimir Putin justification to intervene further.
"The people of different nationalities who live here would never do such a thing, it could only come from elsewhere," said Ahtem Chiygoz, the leader of Bakhchisaray's traditional Tatar council which liaises between the Tatar community and authorities.
"We are expecting, according to Putin's plan, people appearing to be Crimean Tatars attacking ethnic Russian families — or just the opposite."
Crimea's Tatars oppose separating from Ukraine, said Sulaymanov Mukhamed Ali, a business consultant in Simferopol.
"My personal mission is to keep my people from doing anything violent," Ali said.
Tatars have connections all over the world, including Muslim nations where extremists and radicals have fought insurgencies during the recent decades, and radicals will flood into the Crimea if fighting starts, he said. He compared Crimea with a keg of gun powder "and someone is standing beside it playing with a lighter."
"We are a proud people. We are a bold people, but we don't want any war and are doing everything in our power to prevent it," he said. "But we are men of honor."
The men who have taken over the Crimean government have offered Tatars benefits and guarantees, but "fate has decided we are citizens of Ukraine," he said. "We don't want to raise a generation that would call us traitors who sold out for a sack of potatoes."
On the street, Chiygoz stands with other men this night and monitors the comings and goings of unknown vehicles. Bakhchisaray is a city of about 33,000, an ancient Tatar capital where tourists flock in summer to see its grand Ottoman-era mosques and palaces.
Tatars are still less than a quarter of the population here.
"The main goal of the patrols is not to let any group of provocateurs burst into the homes of families — cause bloodshed — and we'll prevent this, unarmed, with our fists if we have to," Chiygoz said.
There is little chance the Tatars can repel a Russian invasion, though. Standing in the glow of headlights from a car idling nearby, Bekirov says the Tatars can try.
"We know our efforts are small but we Tatars have a proverb," Bekirov said. "Drop by drop one makes a big lake."


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This was originally an idea from Au Courant started in March, an idea she has graciously let me run with.
The idea is to introduce you to unknown, forgotten, or overlooked fiction that has been lost from regular radar. I am WriterGirl. I am in the business of saving lives, one book at a time.
What I do is go to amazon, narrow it down to a YA field and type in a random word, any word that comes to mind. I then take a sampling of some I have never heard of before, or only vaguely heard of (and hopefully you as well). No infringement is intended for any description I take for the books. It's purely for promotional reasons. I will try and cover as many genres as possible that are fitting for the random word. Simple but it really uncovers some incredible gems. I will be doing this every other Monday. If there are any words you want to prompt me with, go ahead and fire away.
Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens
Our Mutual Friend was the last novel Charles Dickens completed and is, arguably, his darkest and most complex. The basic plot is vintage Dickens: an inheritance up for grabs, a murder, a rocky romance or two, plenty of skullduggery, and a host of unforgettable secondary characters. But in this final outing the author's heroes are more flawed, his villains more sympathetic, and the story as a whole more harrowing and less sentimental. The mood is set in the opening scene in which a riverman, Gaffer Hexam, and his daughter Lizzie troll the Thames searching for drowned men whose pockets Gaffer will rifle before turning the body over to the authorities. On this particular night Gaffer finds a corpse that is later identified as that of John Harmon, who was returning from abroad to claim a large fortune when he was apparently murdered and thrown into the river.
Harmon's death is the catalyst for everything else that happens in the novel. It seems the fortune was left to the young man on the condition that he marry a girl he'd never met, Bella Wilfer. His death, however, brings a new heir onto the scene, Nicodemus Boffin, the kind-hearted but low-born assistant to Harmon's father. Boffin and his wife adopt young Bella, who is determined to marry money, and also hire a mysterious young secretary, John Rokesmith, who takes an uncommon interest in their ward. Not content with just one plot, Dickens throws in a secondary love story featuring the riverman's daughter, Lizzie Hexam; a dissolute young upper-class lawyer, Eugene Wrayburn; and his rival, the headmaster Bradley Headstone. Dark as the novel is, Dickens is careful to leaven it with secondary characters who are as funny as they are menacing--blackmailing Silas Wegg and his accomplice Mr. Venus, the avaricious Lammles, and self-centered Charlie Hexam. Our Mutual Friend is one of Dickens's most satisfying novels, and a fitting denouement to his prolific career. --Alix Wilber
Here There Be Dragons by James A. Owen
The Imaginarium Geographica...
"It is the world, my boy," he said. "All the World, in ink and blood, vellum and parchment, leather and hide. It is the World, and it is yours to save or lose."
An unusual murder brings together three strangers, John, Jack and Charles, on a rainy night in London during the first World War. An eccentric little man called Bert tells them that they are now the caretakers of the Imaginarium Geographica -- an atlas of all the lands that have ever existed in myth and legend, fable and fairy tale. These lands, Bert claims, can be traveled to in his ship the Indigo Dragon, one of only seven vessels that is able to cross the Frontier between worlds into the Archipelago of Dreams.
Pursued by strange and terrifying creatures, the companions flee London aboard the Dragonship. Traveling to the very realm of the imagination itself, they must learn to overcome their fears and trust in one another if they are to defeat the dark forces that threaten the destiny of two worlds. And in the process, they will share a great adventure filled with clues that lead listeners to the surprise revelation of the legendary storytellers these men will one day become.
The Wild Girls by Pat Murphy
It's 1972. Twelve-year-old Joan is sure that she is going to be miserable when her family moves. Then she meets a most unusual girl. Sarah prefers to be called "Fox," and lives with her author dad in a rundown house in the middle of the woods. The two girls start writing their own stories together, and when one wins first place in a student contest, they find themselves recruited for a summer writing class taught by the equally unusual Verla Volante. The Wild Girls brilliantly explores friendship, the power of story, and how coming of age means finding your own answers.
Nathan Fox: Dangerous Times by Lynn Brittney
Nathan Fox, orphaned gypsy and actor extraordinaire is recruited by England's spymaster general, Sir Francis Walsingham, to enter the service of Queen Elizabeth I. The 13-year-old is to accompany seasoned agent and ladies' man John Pearce on a mission to Venice in order to form an alliance with Italy against Spain. Nathan soon learns that his older sister, Marie, is a spy, as is his friend Will Shakespeare. Set in 1587, this novel covers a largely undocumented period in Shakespeare's life, allowing Brittney plenty of leeway to develop a story that places the boy in the position of intelligence gatherer for the playwright as well. Nathan is first sent for training in the art of defense. This portion of the plot, though necessary, drags a bit and may have readers jumping ahead to the "real action." Then John, Marie, and Nathan, under assumed identities, set off to Venice to meet, among others, general Othello and Desdemona. Through the interplay of the characters, readers are treated to a rich telling of the story of Othello. The author masterfully creates and sustains a mood of suspense and intrigue through the use of action and dialogue and builds strong characters. Nathan grows from a boy actor into a man as he witnesses firsthand the horrors of war and becomes embroiled in betrayal and murder plots. Brittney also brings to the surface relevant issues of gang violence, religious persecution, and discrimination. As the subtitle foretells, this is Nathan Fox's first mission, so readers can look forward to further adventures.—Wendy Scalfaro
The Box of Delights by John Masefield
Strange things begin to happen the minute young Kay Harker boards the train to go home for Christmas and finds himself under observation by two very shifty-looking characters. Arriving at his destination, the boy is immediately accosted by a bright-eyed old man with a mysterious message: "The wolves are running." Soon danger is everywhere, as a gang of criminals headed by the notorious wizard Abner Brown and his witch wife Sylvia Daisy Pouncer gets to work. What does Abner Brown want? The magic box that the old man has entrusted to Kay, which allows him to travel freely not only in space but in time, too. The gang will stop at nothing to carry out their plan, even kidnapping Kay's friend, the tough little Maria Jones, and threatening to cancel Christmas celebrations altogether. But with the help of his allies, including an intrepid mouse, a squadron of Roman soldiers, the legendary Herne the Hunter, and the inventor of the Box of Delights himself, Kay just may be able rescue his friend, foil Abner Brown's plot, and save Christmas, too.


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EVERETT — There was one unseen wrinkle when a handful lawyers first opened the doors of the Snohomish County Public Defender Association in 1973.
"No one had really calculated how we were going to get paid," said Ronald Castleberry, one of the original five public defenders.
Sure, Castleberry and his colleagues expected there would be a learning curve when they took on their first cases. Most hadn't worked in Snohomish County and didn't have extensive criminal litigation experience. They weren't familiar with the prosecutors or the judges. They anticipated some challenges. They didn't figure getting paid would be one of them.
Castleberry recently recalled that he and the association's first director, Richard Pratt, took out private loans to pay themselves and the other attorneys for a few months until cases were resolved and the county compensated the lawyers for their work.
There were other bumps along the way, but Castleberry, who went on to become a Superior Court judge, mostly looks back at his time at the public defender's association with appreciation for what he learned and the friends he made.
"It really was the worst of times and the best of times," Castleberry said. "There was just a great camaraderie among all of us there."
This month the Snohomish County Public Defender Association marked its 40th anniversary of providing legal representation to the county's poor.
Today there continues to be a strong bond between the roughly four dozen lawyers who now have the responsibility of providing legal counsel to people who can't afford to hire private attorneys. Many will say the camaraderie helps them do what sometimes can be a thankless job.
"I see all of these people with great enthusiasm, energy and creativity," said Bill Jaquette, the association's longtime executive director. "There is simply a commitment to helping people."
"A great deal of them are in that line of work because they want to contribute to society," said Jim Sherman, who was among the first original public defenders.
The association is a nonprofit organization. The lawyers aren't county employees. The association contracts with the county's Office of Public Defense. By law, the county is required to provide lawyers to accused people who can't afford to pay for a private attorney.
Before the association was founded, the court appointed private lawyers to represent indigent clients. As the county's population increased, there was a need to have full-time public defenders.
Since it opened Sept. 13, 1973, the office has grown to include 43 lawyers, eight investigators, 17 administrative workers and one social worker.
Last year, the office's lawyers were assigned nearly 8,000 cases. More than 3,300 were for people accused of misdemeanors, such as drunken driving and domestic violence. Public defenders were assigned about 1,800 felony cases, including clients charged with murder, rape and robbery. They also handled more than a thousand other types of cases, including juveniles accused of crimes and petitions to involuntarily hospitalize people living with severe mental illnesses.
Last year the county's Office of Public Defense paid the association more than $5.2 million for its legal services.
Castleberry said he thinks the county is getting a good deal. The public defenders association has been established as a professional organization, whose attorneys know the law and court system, he said. The county reaps the benefits of having efficient, experienced litigators.
Longtime Everett defense attorney Mark Mestel worked as a public defender for about three years, including a stint as the association's director. His time there was excellent training, Mestel said.
"You're trying cases left and right. You're getting feedback from colleagues, learning from your mistakes," Mestel said.
But the job can take its toll. There's a great deal of pressure and stress.
Public defenders get paid less than their counterparts in the county prosecutor's office. Case loads, although improving over years, can seem overwhelming. Their clients can be challenging. Not only are the defendants facing legal problems, many are battling drug addictions, poverty, homelessness and mental health issues.
And don't expect any kudos from clients, the attorneys said.
There's no doubt that public defenders get a bad rap, said Jim Sherman, one of the original five. There likely isn't a public defender who hasn't heard at least one client say they couldn't afford a "real attorney." Sherman said it was his experience that public defenders worked as hard, if not harder, than those in private practice.
Mestel often advises people who can't afford to hire him to go with a public defender.
"I always tell them to use a public defender over a cheap attorney," he said. "Everyone deserves a good lawyer. The quality of justice shouldn't depend on a bank account."
In the past, there has been a high turnover in the office. People have used the experience as a stepping stone, rather than a career path. These days, more lawyers are sticking around.
Neal Friedman has been a public defender in Snohomish County for 25 years.
"It's a great place to work," Friedman said "As a public defender, you're not necessarily affecting change, but you really can have an impact on people's lives."
It has to be more than a job, or paycheck, said Kathleen Kyle, a 15-year veteran.
"I see holding our government in check the greater good," she said. "We are a check. The court also is a check. Law enforcement and prosecutors also should be checks. Hopefully everyone is doing the best they can."
Friedman and Kyle both say one of the highlights is working directly with clients.
"That's the greatest joy of the job," Kyle said.
She sees clients pull themselves up by their bootstraps. She also sees some of the same people, caught in a cycle of crime, often for mundane reasons.
"The plot lines often don't change. You're dealing with the less fortunate. You see the incredible difficult situations they find themselves in," Friedman said.
Along with protecting a person's rights, part of the job is humanizing their clients, advocating for the best possible outcome, Jaquette said.
"There is a concern that the government is a little heartless in the way it works with everybody," he said. "When you apply the rules without consideration for the person, it can be hard."
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For the first time in more than a century, the Los Angeles City Council officially legalized urban beekeeping in single family homes in October 2015, catching up with cities like Santa Monica, New York, and Santa Barbara in permitting backyard beekeeping.
But now, what will it take to create a new generation of beekeepers? Can computers and smartphone apps help make the traditional task of beekeeping more inviting?
There's no question that backyard beehives face multiple challenges. One expert, Kelton Temby, calls them the four P's: Pests, pesticides, poor management, and pathogens. He has come up with a high-tech monitor to gauge the health of beehives remotely. What does this technology have to offer aspiring beekeepers?
In this segment of "SoCal Connected," reporter Cara Santa Maria introduces us to beekeepers from Los Angeles and Santa Barbara and finds out what backyard beekeeping is doing to support the honey bees of Southern California.
Featuring Interviews With:
Sylvia Henry, urban beekeeper
Kelton Temby, founder, EyesOnHives
Michael Stivers, beekeeper


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Ackley makes pit stop back at second base
SEATTLE -- Converted outfielder Dustin Ackley returned to the Mariners' infield for Monday night's contest against Toronto. Ackley was selected second overall in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft as a second baseman, but moved to center field during a Triple-A stint midway through this season.
"A little bit of a surprise, but I've been taking ground balls and all that kind of stuff every since I started playing outfield," Ackley said. "They always told me to be ready just in case, and I think I see why now."
The decision to move Ackley to the outfield was due in large part to the success of rookie second baseman Nick Franklin. But with the season's grind starting to wear on the 22-year-old Franklin, acting manager Robby Thompson gave him a day off.
"He's been taking ground balls at second base, at first base, taking balls off the bat in center field and left field," Thompson said. "I don't hesitate for a minute to put him out there. He was our starting second baseman for a year and a half, penciled him in there every day."


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8 Secrets of The Wealthy That Most of Us Ignore
Life would be a whole lot easier if someone would just Venmo us $1 million, but unfortunately the chance of that happening is, well, probably zero. (Venmo doesn't allow transactions that large anyway.)
But there's still plenty of things we can learn from rich people. Here are 8 of the smartest ways they save money…
1. They Spend $5 to Own a Piece of Amazon, Google or Other Companies
Take a look at the Forbes Richest People list, and you'll notice almost all the billionaires have one thing in common — they own another company.
But if you work for a living and don't happen to have millions of dollars lying around, that can sound totally out of reach.
That's why a lot of people use the app Stash. It lets you be a part of something that's normally exclusive to the richest of the rich — buying pieces of other companies for as little as $1.
That's right — you can invest in pieces of well-known companies, such as Amazon, Google or Apple, for as little as $1.
The best part? When these companies profit, so can you. Some companies even send you a check every quarter for your share of the profits, called dividends. It takes two minutes to sign up, plus Stash will give you a $5 sign-up bonus once you deposit $5 into your investment account.
2. They Don't Waste Hundreds on Homeowner's Insurance
You're probably wasting money right now. And it's probably on something you'd never expect — your homeowners insurance policy.
This isn't something you actively think about — you just know you're required to have it.
The problem is, you're paying too much. Luckily, an insurance company called Lemonade makes it easy to find out how much you're overpaying.
Lemonade's policies start at just $25/month. And just because you're saving money doesn't mean you're skimping on coverage. Lemonade will make sure you have what you need.
Just answer a few questions about your home to get started.
3. They Grow Their Money 11x Faster — Without Risking Any of it
Putting your money under a mattress or in a safe will get you nothing. And a typical savings account won't do you much better. (Ahem, .09% is nothing these days.)
Act like the rich and use a debit card called Aspiration to earn up to 5% cash back and up to 11 times the average interest on the money in your account. Plus, you'll never pay a monthly account-maintenance fee.
It takes just five minutes to sign up for an Aspiration Spend and Save account.
4. They Have at Least $1M in Life Insurance
Have you thought about how your family would manage without your income after you're gone? How will they pay the bills? Send the kids through school?
Now's a good time to start planning for the future by looking into a term life insurance policy.
You're probably thinking: I can't afford $1M in life insurance. But rates start at just $16 a month at Bestow.
The application takes just minutes, but the peace of mind of knowing your family is taken care of is priceless.
If you're under the age of 54 and want to get a fast life insurance quote without a medical exam or even getting up from the couch, get a free quote from Bestow.
5. They Don't Get Stuck With Credit Card Debt
If you have credit card debt, you know. The anxiety, the interest rates, the fear you're never going to escape…
Your credit card is getting rich by ripping you off with insane rates, but a website called Fiona could help you pay them off tomorrow.
Here's how it works: Fiona will match you with a low-interest loan you can use to pay off every credit card balance you have. The benefit? You're left with just one bill to pay every month, and because the interest rate is so much lower, you can get out of debt so much faster. Plus, no credit card payment this month.
Fiona won't make you stand in line or call a bank. And if you're worried you won't qualify, it's free to check online.
It takes just two minutes, and it could save you thousands of dollars. Totally worth it.
6. They Don't Waste Money on Car Insurance
How often are you even using your car right now? Regardless, there's one thing we're nearly certain of — you're overpaying on car insurance.
That being said, shopping for car insurance is a pain which is why we like using a free service like Gabi. In just a few minutes you can see if any other companies are offering a cheaper rate with the same coverage and deductibles you already have.
You don't have to fill out any forms. Just link your existing insurance account and enter your driver's license, and it will start looking for cheaper coverage.
They save customers an average of $961 a year. Plus, after you sign up, Gabi will keep looking for savings and alert you if there's ever a way to reduce that monthly bill even further.
7. They Don't Miss The Opportunity to Get up to $500 in Free Stocks
Yes, the stock market certainly is scary. Stock prices shoot up and down like a roller coaster ride, and it's all just so unpredictable. But, what if you could get stock for free?
A company called Robinhood is doing just that by giving free shares of companies like Microsoft and Facebook.
Yeah, you've probably heard of Robinhood. Both investing beginners and pros love it because you can start investing with just $1. Plus, they don't charge commission fees, and you can buy and sell stocks for free — no limits.
To get your free stock, download the app and fund your account with at least a few bucks (it takes no more than a few minutes), Robinhood drops a share of free stock into your account. It's random, though, so that stock could be worth anywhere from $5 to $500 — a nice boost to help you build your investments.
8. They Cut Their Cell Phone Bill to as Little as $5
How long have you been with your cell phone company? Probably a while, right? Which means you're probably paying way too much.
But we found a discount wireless company called Tello that offers plans starting at just $5 a month. How much are you paying now? Exactly. Imagine cutting that to just $5.
Tello operates on Sprint's nationwide network, offering 4G LTE data everywhere Sprint does. It lets you choose a wireless plan based on how many minutes and how much data you want, and you can even use Tello's coverage tool to see how strong its network is where you live.
You can bring your own phone (Tello works with any Sprint-compatible phone), or buy a new one through them. Even better — there are no early termination or activation fees, no contracts or phone-exclusive plans, no tricks of any kind.
If you decide you don't like it, you can always just change your mind. See how much you could save here.
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#XBMC RPiRoom=12: AudioDev=412; VideoDev=412; KeepScreenOnForOSD=no
Hello,I'm trying to setup RPi with raspbmc as UPnP player that can be controlled from Dianemo.Have three short questions :1. What do I put into /etc/pluto/media_config.conf for RPi ? Is this right ?Code: [Select]#XBMC RPiRoom=12: AudioDev=412; VideoDev=412; KeepScreenOnForOSD=no2. How to troubleshoot setup it it isn't working ?3. If I want to start media from XBMC GUI - what is the proper way to get media from Dianemo ? UPnP server LS doesn't provide video files, also music files are not working for me, should Samba be used for this ?Thanks in advance,regards,Bulek.
Hi,I'm back to this problem. I intend to replace my MD with RPi and rasbmc image. I've followed instructions on Wiki page closely, but I must be doing something wrong. I've added upnp plugin and upnp device...Situation is like this:- if I start media from within XBMC then I can pause it from Orbiter (if in correct room)- but if I start media from Orbiter it won't start on RPi (nothing happens)What I didn't clearly seen is that option of choosing upnp or samba mode when first going into Video or Audio browser. Also I don't know how to do this "... you would use either UPnP mode (set this in Web Admin)...".There is something still missing here - please can you help me ? Media config is written above - is it right to setup upnp player device for both Audio and Video commands ?Also another question: from inside XBMC - will it find media from Dianemo as upnp server or should I access media via samba server ? Thanks in advance,regards,Bulek.
Hi Andrew,How can I get the firmware of Dianemo for my Rpi.Thanks,Heinz


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Virginia Adopts Strictest Regulations on Abortion Clinics in US
Virginia Adopts Strictest Regulations on Abortion Clinics in US
The Virginia State Board of Health has passed a new set of regulations for abortion clinics. Supporters are saying the new rules will protect women's health and opponents believe they may force the state's 20 clinics to close.
Regulations go into effect January 1. The set of new laws include requirements that clinics upgrade their facilities to the standards of hospitals and that they submit to government inspections. Under the new rules, clinics must have five-foot-wide hallways, eight-foot wide areas outside procedure rooms, and specific numbers of toilets, types of sinks and hospital-like air circulation and electrical wiring.
The clinics will also have to provide a parking spot for every bed.
Under the regulations, state authorities can enter a clinic to inspect at any time without notice to examine patient medical records, gather a list of current patients, and interview patients on site potentially violating both patient and provider privacy.
In total, these regulations on first-trimester abortion providers are the strictest seen to date in the nation.
Opponents fear the large expenses some of the regulations require are unnecessary for safety and too costly to remain afloat.
"We consider these to be the most onerous regulations of abortion providers in the country," said Tarina Keene, director of Naral Pro-Choice Virginia, an abortion rights group in The New York Times. "These are far more reaching than we ever anticipated."
Family Foundation, pro-life group that promoted the measures, called the approval "a significant pro-life victory" in a statement. "Virginia's abortion centers now face the choice of either spending their profits on meeting standards or no longer doing abortions at their facilities."
"Without adequate regulations, there is simply no way for anyone to know what's happened inside these clinics," Chris Freund of the Family Foundation told the health board hearing.
Virginia joins a growing list of states, including Kansas, whose Republican-controlled legislatures have rolled back abortion rights.


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In this special bonus episode of the Neocash Radio podcast, we talk more with Matt Carano, who works with Swarm City's "Communications Hive", a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO).
Matt joined us on this week's Wednesday night podcast, and now he's speaking with us about Swarm City, now that they've branched off from the mess that was Christopher David/Arcade City. Matt talks with us a little bit about how Swarm City and its Ethereum-based SWT tokens are looking at ways to create peer-to-peer sharing without any intermediaries. Decentralized ridesharing is the first use case—picture Uber and Lyft without the middleman taking a big cut—but Matt tells us how else Swarm City is looking to connect users directly.
Popular cryptocurrency exchange service Changelly has recently made it possible for users to buy SWT tokens with their debit or credit card, which as Matt explains, could allow for all of the cryptocurrency workings to happen behind the scenes if a service provider made a UI using Changelly. (As always, we are not providing financial advice or recommending buying or selling anything; we are merely reporting news.)
We also learn a little more about Swarm City's upcoming releases—Boardwalk and Storefront—and Matt also talks about "Trelleth", a free add-on that he co-created for popular project management tool Trello. Trelleth uses the Ethereum blockchain to tokenize task cards, which "gives anyone the ability to organize, communicate, and crowdfund any project and any task all from Trello."
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Wanna learn more about Swarm City? Matt recommends checking out the Swarm City channel on Slack for more info.
You can also watch this video—"Swarm City: Building Decentralized Communities"—which features Matt Carano interviewing Michael Thuy, Swarm City's System Architect.
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Ethereum IRA available for your retirement accounts. The Ethereum Movie Venture has been funded to produce a film called The Pitts Circus Family. Cosmos Network raises $16.8 million in 28 minutes. Sia offers cloud hosting on a blockchain. We talk with Matt Carano about Swarm City. Zcash users need to upgrade to version 1.0.8-1 after a security flaw was found. Zcash and DASH are on the Jaxx iOS wallet now. Trello + Ethereum = Trelleth, economically incentivized task management. Monero transactions may not be as anonymous as you think. DASH "PrivateSend" feature is explained on DASH Detailed. BitWage launches International Bank Account Numbers to offer European wage earners a way to direct deposit checks into crypto. Bitfinex and other exchanges that use Taiwan-based banks are suffering the effect of U.S. Know-Your-Customer regulations.
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Rookie Spotlight: Silver & Black Defense Rises With Addition Of Strong Safety Karl JosephOakland Raiders rookie safety Karl Joseph is compact and powerful, and the team will look to their first-round draft pick to help soften the blow of losing future Hall of Famer Charles Woodson to retirement.
The Redskins May Have The Steal Of The Draft With Rookie CB David AmersonThe Redskins organization is hopeful that rookie CB David Amerson will soon become the remedy to a secondary that last season ranked 30th in pass defense. Team officials understand that a cornerback with elite talent can easily mask the deficiencies of an inept secondary.


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HARRISBURG - A Pennsylvania court wants to examine whether Penn State and the NCAA acted legally when they entered into a consent agreement that imposed a $60 million fine and other penalties over the Jerry Sandusky molestation scandal.
Commonwealth Court on Tuesday ordered that Penn State be made a party to the lawsuit filed by a state senator and the state treasurer against the NCAA. The lawsuit seeks to enforce a 2013 state law requiring the NCAA fine to be spent to fight child abuse in Pennsylvania.
State Sen. Jake Corman, a Republican, says he plans to meet with lawyers to discuss amending his lawsuit to make a wider challenge to the legality of the consent decree.
The court denied Corman's request for judgment at this stage of proceedings.


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The First International Nobel Economic Forum The World Economy in XXI Century: Cycles and Crises took place at Dnipropetrovsk University of Economics and Law in Ukraine on 11-13 September 2008.
The Second International Nobel Economic Forum was held at Dnipropetrovs'k University of Economics and Law on 19-22 May, 2010. The motto of the Second Forum was Overcoming the Global Crisis through Innovations.
The Third Session of the World Nobel Congress in Economics was held at Alfred Nobel University (Dnipropetrovs'k, Ukraine) on 16-19 May, 2012.
Fourth International Nobel Economic Congress was held from 21 to 24 May, 2014 at Alfred Nobel University, Dnipropetrovsk


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Does your Christmas tree make you want to say "Good grief"? Upload photographs of your puny, pathetic trees into our photo gallery, and we'll share the images on Christmas Day. Until then check out these photos of Charlie Brown Christmas trees that SFGate readers submitted in past years. Some of these could certainly use a little help from Linus.
You probably watched A Charlie Brown Christmas as a kid, and now your little ones are enjoying this 1965 classic.
Story goes Charlie Brown is ousted as director of the Christmas play by the Peanuts gang and demoted to the task of finding a tree. He picks out a sad, small tree at the lot and he's cruelly mocked by his peers. While Charlie Brown is moping, Linus props up the tree with his blanket and others steal ornaments from Snoopy–suddenly the tree is fully branched and conical.
Do you have a Charlie Brown Christmas tree? A pitiful tree with a lot of heart? If so, please share a photo in the holiday trees gallery. We'll share readers' images next week (and we promise to not mock you).


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About Teragren Bamboo Flooring
Teragren is a U.S.-based manufacturer of fine bamboo flooring, panels, veneer and parquet butcher block. We are also a company on a mission. Like all businesses, we want to be successful. But our definition of success includes not only high-quality products and excellent customer service but also environmentally and socially responsible manufacturing and business practices.


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Lakers back in action today
The Iowa Lakes Women's and Men's Basketball teams will resume play today against Iowa Central. The women will tip at 1 p.m. and the Men will tip at 3 p.m. in Estherville at Laker Gymnasium.
The Iowa Lakes Women are led in scoring by Shaunte Tucker who is averaging 10 points per game. Tucker also leads the team in rebounds at 6 per game. The game will also feature local hooper Macy Dahl of Estherville. Dahl is currently leading the team in steals with 2.2 per game. The Laker Women are currently 4-10 on the season and 1-0 in conference play.
The Iowa Central Women are currently ranked 14th in country and are led by Lydia Harvey at 17 points per game. The Tritons are led in rebounding by Katie Dentlinger at 8.8 rebounds per game. The Lady Tritons are currently 11-2 on the season and are 0-1 in conference play.
The Iowa Lakes Men are led in scoring by returning All-American and South Dakota State committee Deondre Parks. Parks is currently averaging 24.3 points per game. Leading the Lakers in rebounding is Latrell Love at 6.9 rebounds per game. The Laker Men are currently 8-4 on the season and 1-0 in conference play and are receiving votes for top 20 in the country.
The Iowa Central Men are led in scoring by Dylan Travis at 16 points per game. The Tritons are led by Jasmin Biberovikj at 4.5 rebounds per game. The Triton men are currently 9-7 on the year and 0-1 in conference play.
Both Laker teams are on the road in Mason City against NIACC on Wednesday. The Lakers are home next Saturday against Kirkwood.
Women's ICCAC Div. II standings
Iowa Lakes1-04-10
14-Iowa Central1-111-2
2 – Rank in NJCAA Poll
14 – Rank in NJCAA Poll
RV – Receiving Votes in NJCAA Poll
1 – Rank in NJCAA Poll
Men's ICCAC Div. II standings
RV-Iowa Lakes1-08-4
Iowa Central0-19-7
8 – Rank in NJCAA Poll
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I've been tricked. Well, tricked isn't the right word; let's go with "successfully marketed to" instead. Sid Meier's Ace Patrol launched on iOS today, and while slapping "Sid Meier" onto just about anything is a sure-fire way to get my wallet open I was a bit chagrined to see "Free" where a dollar sign and some numbers should be. It's a strange feeling to be terrified of getting something for, ostensibly, nothing. But we've been down this road many times: game development is expensive, and those costs need to be recouped somehow—in 2013, that means a whole mess of in-app purchases.
Ace Patrol is a curious case. To start: it's fabulous. As leader of a squadron of World War I pilots, you're tasked with helping your nation win military victories by provide crucial air support, which might mean intercepting reconnaissance planes, taking out the occasional war zeppelin, or defending convoys from enemy pilots. It's also a combat flight simulator at a glacial pace: you'll be rolling your planes to evade enemy fire or climbing and diving to win altitude superiority or scoot out of a tricky situation, but it's all turn-based.
The battlefield is divided up by a hexagonal grid, and a plane's altitude is represented by a few notches above or below them. Icons represent potential movement points, which are limited by a pilot's ability. They'll start with the ability to fly slowly or cover a few more hexes with a quick burst, and make rudimentary banking turns. As they earn experience by taking out enemies and completing objectives, they'll be promoted and learn groups of maneuvers (rolls and loops, for examples) or complex "Ace" abilities like the acrobatic Immelman turn.
The game doesn't hesitate to drag you in. Each mission doubles as a sort of tutorial, easing you in to the action with an intuitive interface and terse instructions—no heady expositions or endless "training missions" here. While turn-based, the frenetic pace means battles can be a calculated affair or (in my case) a haphazard dogfight that hinges on fighters that are a bit more maneuverable, and getting to the right hex at the right time. In short, I blitzed through the first leg of the British World War I campaign in short order (on a fairly low difficulty level, admittedly) before I'd reached the first paywall and realized I was in fact only playing a demo. The rest of the campaign would set me back $0.99, while the others (French, American, and German) can be had for $1.99 a piece, or in a bundle for $3.99.
That's five bucks for the whole shebang—I'm not sure why anyone would pay more to buy the campaigns individually—and frankly, it's a steal. But it also got me thinking: my heart sank when I first saw that Free label, with memories of Gameloft's Dungeon Hunter 4 and EA's Real Racing 3 still bumbling in my head. And my heart sank again when I saw I'd need to fork over cash to keep leading my squadron to victory—but why?
I spent $60 on Battlefield 3, a title I'm sure is excellent but have yet to actually install. My Wii U gamepad's layer of dust rivals the dust on my long-abandoned Wii, and the stack of games in my Steam library that sit untouched are sure signs of my willingness to support developers (or take advantage of sales). So what's the deal with free?
I don't buy the argument that it's a value proposition—some might say that if you're giving it away, it can't be worth very much. But I grew up playing shareware versions of Commander Keen, Jill of the Jungle and Doom, and certainly know the value of a good demo. Maybe it's that latent feeling that we're being hoodwinked? If there were a $5 pricetag right up front I wouldn't have thought twice about spending a bit of cash. And while there are opportunities to browse the in-app purchase store or buy new pilots for $0.99, I tend to treat these options like billboards on the side of buses; they're invisible, to my eyes.
Here's why Ace Patrol got my money, and is worth yours: demos get the job done. The freemium model typically relies on slapping advertising everywhere, or hampering your progress unless you're willing to juggle in-game currencies. Download Ace Patrol and you'll get a sample of the full experience, without artificial barriers or cynical attempts at getting you to reel your friends in on social networks. It's an old-fashioned approach that works, and works well. There's even a multiplayer mode that doesn't require you to spend a dime—you'll be limited to a few planes, but it's a great way to get your friends in on the action without harassing them over Facebook. Hey developers? More of this, please.
Sid Meier's Ace Patrol will set you back $5. I mean, it's free to download, but you'll see what I mean when you grab it from Apple's App store.
This story, "Sid Meier's Ace Patrol: When free is worth paying for" was originally published by TechHive.


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Teachers Report 'Major Impact' of Internet on Learning
By guest bloggers Victoria O'Dea and Mike Bock
The vast majority of middle and high school teachers who are involved in more high-level educational programs such as Advanced Placement and the National Writing Project say the Internet has a "major impact" on their ability to access content and resources for their teaching, according to the results of a survey released today.
Technology plays a central role in their teaching and the development of their professional skills, but it also presents challenges for teachers, concludes a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project, which examined how teachers are using digital technologies in the classroom and at home.
The survey—taken by 2,462 Advanced Placement and National Writing Project teachers who instruct middle and high school students across the country, primarily in public schools—found that 92 percent of those surveyed said the Web has a major impact on their ability to teach.
"On the whole, we really came away feeling that teachers are pretty advanced in terms of tech use," Kristen Purcell, director of research for the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project, told Education Week.
In fact, the teachers in the survey tended to outpace the U.S. adult population in their use of digital technologies at work and home. According to the survey, a higher percentage of teachers own devices such as smartphones and e-book readers than the general adult population, and the teachers are more likely than typical adults to use social networking tools such as LinkedIn and Twitter. For instance, 78 percent of the teacher reported using social networking tools, compared with 59 percent of all adults, and 47 percent of the teachers own e-book readers, compared with 19 percent for all adults.
The report also revealed generational differences regarding teachers' use of digital technologies:
•64 percent of teachers under age 35 describe themselves as "very confident" using digital technologies, compared with 44 percent of teachers age 55 and older
•The oldest teachers are more than twice as likely as those under age 35 (59 percent vs. 23 percent) to say their students know more than they do about using the newest digital tools
But many teachers point out that age or even previous experience with technology should not prevent educators from learning how to integrate it effectively into their classrooms. It's more about a willingness to learn and to innovate, they say.
Jennie Magiera, a 4th and 5th grade math teacher in the Chicago Public Schools, told Education Week: "I don't think experience with technology immediately corresponds to success with technology in the classroom."
The full report can be found here.