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I just got a Nexus 7 and it pretty much is inferior to an iPad in every sense expect for when watching TV. It would actually make a pretty good remote, assuming there was some decent software to use (I'm currently using TouchSquid, which is pretty crappy, imo).
This got me thinking… supposedly Apple is making a bunch of displays that are about 7". All the rumors seem to point to a iPad-mini or iPod Touch-maxi, but it would be pretty neat if it was actually a iMote or IRemote or iControl. Supposedly Steve Jobs said he figured out a way to control TV…
There is some software now that runs on iOS and Andriod which functions as a universal remote, but it suffers from the same problems as regular remotes. I don't get why, when making an app for a touch-based device, a developer would try to mimic a remote control. There is no real reason for all of the buttons to be "tap" based. You should be able to navigate the television using gestures on the screen, no by typing into a virtual number pad. You could even accept input by drawing the number on the touchpad of the desired channel (or the letters of the channel if the remote is smart enough).
The app-based remotes also should have a social aspect which attempts to have people interact with the content that is being displayed on both the television and the remote. Keeping people engaged, especially during advertisements, would provide a huge revenue stream for anyone who owned these remotes, as the ads on the remote (which would probably be interactive) would be much more efficient than static ads that run on the television (they could even be targeted). In addition to interacting with the content providers, people could interact with the owners of other remotes by surveys, polls, and other methods.
Combined with Siri, a "social" gesture based remote should revolutionize the market. It could not only help people manage the content that's on the TV, but also become the content and make, for the first time, interactive TV.
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We've had a request from a client to build a Windows Vista Sidebar Gadget. The background on the gadget is to be somewhat see-through. So I've played around with gadgets, and noticed that when I make a semi-transparent background on the gadget, the font color gets all messed up. For example, I wanted white text on a blue background with 50% opacity, and the font appeared blueish, even though it was supposed to be white. If I turn off the opacity on the background, the font becomes white, but as long as there's opacity, the font is messed up.
Well, after doing some research, it appears there is a way to display the proper font color on transparent backgrounds, although I didn't find this anywhere on the Microsoft site. The trick is to use JavaScript and the addTextObject() method. Here's an example of some code, and the resulting gadget:
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Veteran Health Care Facilities
Two officials from the Veterans Health Administration testified at a hearing on long wait times for care at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities. Both Republican and Democratic…948 views
Two officials from the Veterans Health Administration testified at a hearing on long wait times for care at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities. Both Republican and Democratic…948 views
Health and Human Service Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and other officials spoke to reporters about her department's fiscal year 2012 budget.122 views
Panelists talked about medical and health research. Topics included the national agenda issues; strategies for winning influence for science; and the complicated issues that influence…180 views
Witnesses testified about accelerating the adoption of health information technology. The hearing provided an update and progress on the development technology use in the nation's…83 views
Federal research agency directors and private sector leaders discussed science and health issues of the 21st century. Topics included current medical research, the role of the federal…57 views
Secretary Leavitt and other health officials spoke to reporters about the proposed fiscal year 2007 budget for the Department of Health and Human Services. Medicare and the U.S. Centers for…29 views
Panelists discussed health policies in a number of different countries. The panelists participated in an international survey sponsored by the Commonwealth Fund. They discussed the ways…50 views
Dr. Clancy talked about healthcare in America. She said that, while healthcare in the U.S. was some of the best in the world, improvements were still needed to increase the quality of care…50 views
Mr. Gingrich moderated a panel discussion on transforming Medicare. Among the topics they addressed were simplifying the Medicare system, proposed reforms being considered in Congress, and…27 views
Secretary Thompson and other health officials talked about steps being taken to implement a national health care information system. The system would allow better communication within the…24 views
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Senior Account Executive, Corporate, London
Location: London (Central)
Sector: Financial Services, Healthcare, Professional Services, Retail / Wholesale
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This exciting and innovative consultancy, led by two leading industry lights, has been winning new business consistently over the last few years. It specialises in delivering top-class, integrated work in the corporate/B2B field to clients across all sectors, including professional and financial services, retail, e-commerce and healthcare.
Now looking for someone equally special to add into the mix, our client wishes to hire a first-rate Senior Account Executive. You'll have:
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This is a key supporting role, but don't underestimate its importance. You'll need to be flexible in your working style, be adept at working autonomously and to tight deadlines and will possess excellent client management skills.
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Large Coalition Makes Bid For Community Control of PL
From the press release-
(January 16, 2008, Humboldt County, California) — Today an innovative alliance of private capital investors and conservation interests have joined forces to try to ensure that 197,000 acres of redwood forests be permanently kept in sustainable timber management, while 12,000 acres of old-growth and environmentally significant habitat are preserved.
The alliance brings a unique and powerful mix of conservation interests and private capital to its effort to resolve one of the nation's most notorious and hard-fought environmental conflicts. The Nature Conservancy, Save-the-Redwoods League and the Community Forestry Team — a coalition of Humboldt County-based forestry, conservation and environmental advocates — are working with investment and forestry partners Atlas Holdings, Bank of America, Conservation Forestry LLC and the Redwood Forest Foundation Inc.
Murmurings of this plan have surfaced, disappeared and surfaced yet again. Now we have some details to look at, not all, but some. I for one would really like to see a map of the areas that would be preserved. That in itself would contribute to a better understanding of this plan. Overall though, the concept of community forestry as pioneered by the Redwood Forest Foundation Inc. in the Usal purchase is intriguing and offers hope for the future.
I think when they say "The Great Redwood Forest" they are talking about all of PL holdings but I'm not sure.
More from the press release-
"The Great Redwood Forest," which includes the long-disputed Headwaters Forest,represents fully 10 percent of the redwoods left on Earth and connects four existingprotected areas, Humboldt Redwoods State Park, Grizzly Creek State Park, theHeadwaters Reserve and King Range Conservation Area. These majestic stands ofredwood and Douglas fir are also home to a number of threatened or endangered speciesincluding Coho and Chinook salmon, spotted owls, marbled murrelets and tailed frogs.
The coalition is working with a group of creditors to develop a proposal for the court, the goals of which are to:
• Place approximately 197,000 acres under a permanent conservation easement thatensures the forests are managed in an environmentally sustainable way whileproviding a continuous supply of timber to mills in Northern California
• Set aside nearly 12,000 acres of the most ecologically important habitat, including old-growth forests, in publicly protected wildlife areas
• Deploy the private capital and operating expertise of Atlas Holdings to maintain the operations of the Scotia sawmill
• Invest private capital from Bank of America, Conservation Forestry and Redwood Forest Foundation Inc. to create a sustainable timber operation
• Support the current local economy by keeping the forests in sustainable timbermanagement in perpetuity regardless of future ownership
• Position Humboldt County to potentially take advantage of future economicopportunities, such as the emerging carbon market
• Offer the Humboldt community, through the Community Forestry Team, theopportunity for optimum participation and the option of a level of community ownership
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Wet Fly Swap
For those of you into fishing and swinging wet flies for trout, this ones for you.
Traditional patterns like soft hackles, winged wets, flymphs and new fangled patterns like caddis pupae are examples.
As always new tyers are welcome in this swap, if you have any questions about what qualifies for this swap, or want some suggestions for easy to tie patterns, send me a PM.
I'm thinking a due date of Feb 15 2010.
1. Peregrines- Tup's Indispensible - DONE
2. Fish gypsy- Red Ass -RECEIVED
3. Greenwood- TBD
4. Pocono- Lead Wing Coachman_RECEIVED
5. Joni- something beautiful out of silk and coq de leon - Olive Wisp RECEIVED
6. Jimmie- Mormon Girl RECEIVED
7. BlueDun- Reid's Assassin - RECEIVED
8. Kerry Pitt - Mallard and Claret - RECEIVED
9. Rip Tide - Flymph - RECEIVED
10. ChrisinselwynNZ Nemmos Killer -RECEIVED
11. Catfish- Endrick's Spider
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I'm in- probably tying the Red Ass
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Great, you got it.
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Put me down; I'll let you know later which pattern....
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Greenwood- great, glad you joined in. This should be fun. I'll send out my address after we have a few more folks and we're sure it's a go.
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If Bob, the "Wet Fly Master, is going to be in on this swap, then so am I. My plan, subject to change, will be to tie up some Leadwing Coachmen, or other similar winged wet.
Feb 15th sounds very doable to me.
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Great Allan, you're in.
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Yeah Baby, I am in on this one something out of silk and CDL.
Yes Please!
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Excellent Joni, glad you jumped in on this one.
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Would like to do a wet. Will do a "Mormon Girl" if OK.
Thanks for doing this Mark.
"Mormon Girl"
Hook: Da 1560, 1xl, #12
Thread: Grey 6/0
Tag: Red Floss
Body: Yellow Floss
Hackle: Grizzly Saddle (webby), palmered
Wing: Natural Mallard Flank
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New Edition of the Bestseller Praise for the Second Edition:Easy to read...chapters are well written...relevant and valuable...can be used as introductory literature...as well as provide refreshing readings for clinicians in the field.--Logopedics, Phoniatrics, Vocology In Aphasia and Related Neurogenic Language Disorders - now in a concise, fully updated Fourth Edition - world-renowned authorities provide in-depth information on the characteristics and etiology of brain-based disorders. Succinct chapters cover the latest advances in the management of aphasia, traumatic brain injury, dementias, and right hemisphere syndrome. In this edition, for the first time, the expert authors present a modern approach that goes beyond traditional assessment and treatment to incorporate contemporary cultural, linguistic, and quality-of-life concerns.
Overall, this book is a well-organized resource providing the reader with up-to-date information.-Canadian Jounral of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
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|Foundations and Practicalities
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|Brain Basics
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|Humanistic Basics: Adaptation, Accommodation, and Aristos
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|Aphasia Theory, Models, and Classification
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|Clinical Practice in Acute Care Hospital Settings
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|Neuroimaging and Brain-Based Communication Disorders
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|Multicultural and Multi-Linguistic Issues
|p. 69
|Enhancing Quality of Life
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|Assessment and Treatment
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|Naming and Word-Retrieval Impairments
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|Reading and Writing Impairments
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|Syntax and Linguistic-Based Approaches
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|Pragmatics and Discourse
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|Social and Life Participation Approaches to Aphasia Intervention
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|Assistive Technology
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|Treatment Effectiveness and Evidence-Based Practice
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|Resources for Families and Clinicians
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|Related Cognitive-Language Disorders
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A KNUTSFORD DJ's 'heart skipped a beat' as he played his most star-studded gig to date on Saturday night.
Pete Deane, who DJs at locations and events across the town, was contacted by popstar Olly Murs' team to act as Compere MC and DJ at a private party in Cheshire at the weekend.
As well as DJing at the event, he was tasked with unveiling the main act, Olly, to the surprised guests.
"He was absolutely lovely, but he was disappointed about Manchester United match results on Saturday," said Pete.


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OK, first things first.... Dealing with the owner for reservations and obtaining the key was simple. They are based in the UK and are available on the phone, email and text. Key arrived well before the departure date.
Transportation from Marrakech airport to the apartment is recommended, and this was provided at a competitive price again with no problems. The driver Adil was there at arrivals waiting for us, even though our flight arrived almost 2 hours late. The apartment is about 20 minutes drive from the airport.
The apartment itself was clean, well furnished and comfortable. Plenty of room and kitchen well equipped, two shower rooms with WC, and a washing machine. Satellite TV with at least a dozen english speaking channels (including films and 'entertainment' not just news or music). AirCon in the lounge area.
Location wise is about 10minute walk from a major supermarket called marjane - and just a few minutes stroll to a kind of high street with what we call convenience stores and a smattering of restaurants. The "Original Cafe" does a very good breakfast.
The main square, Place Jmina El Fnaa is about 30-45 minutes walk away, more or less in a straight line up past the bus station. Alternatively flagging down any of the gold taxis its about 10 minutes and costs about 30Dirhams (£2.50 although haggle as the drivers will try to get at least 100dirhams off you).
If you are brave enough there are 2 bus routes that terminate just outside the apartment, next to the Calyon Bank, #12 which will take you up to the Koutobia Mosque about 5 mins from the square, and #18 that will drop you at the Bab Doukkla bus station where its about 15 minutes walk to the square. Buses cost 3.50Dh (45p).
Within 5 minutes of the apartment is a small convenience store that is open from first light to about midnight, and he sells everything from shower gel and fresh bread to tea bags and washing powder. Alcohol is legally sold in some supermarkets, but apart from the major one mentioned above, is well hidden.
Overall am impressed with this apartment and interaction with the owners and wouldnt hesitate to book again, in fact I have! I am happy to recommend this apartment.
Essuarioua, the coastal town is about 3-4 hours drive away, and the Atlas Mountains where you can snow ski in winter months is about 1-2 hours away. The owner can arrange excursions if you want. The main railway station connects to all other major cities, and there is a long distance bus station (air con tourist coaches) just next door that also run to most major cities.
Just two things travellers need to be aware of in Marrakech, firstly there are mozzies so make sure you bring you bring something to kill them; and no matter where you go in the city there is always building work, so some of the roads are blocked or have potholes, or there will be construction work within 100 yards of wherever you go. If you are fortunate enough not to have building work near you, then you will be within 100 yards of a Mosque that calls people to prayer 5x a day starting at dawn ending early evening.
Bear in mind Morocco is in North Africa so service levels, health and safety, and street cleansing standards are not the same as western Europe. English is widely spoken but is the third language (behind Berber/Arabic and French).
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Warner Bros. Pictures will develop a biopic about Daniel Tammet, a brilliant autistic savant who holds record of reciting over 20,000 digits of the letter pi by memory.
Brewing a new biopic at its pit, Warner Bros. Pictures is going to make a film feature about the life story of Daniel Tammet, a British high-functioning and brilliant autistic savant gifted with a facility for mathematics problems, sequence memory, and natural language learning.
The giant company has already secured the screen rights to the man's autobiography "Born on a Blue Day" and will set it up together with Denise Di Novi's Di Novi Pictures. Published earlier this year in the States under Free Press, the book describes how Tammet sees colors and numbers, providing a rare glimpse into what it's like to be autistic.
Tammet, a 28-year-old Londoner, speaks at least seven languages and holds the European record of memorizing and recounting the letter pi to 22,514 digits in just over five hours during an appearance at Oxford's Museum of the History of Science. He was featured in U.K. documentary "The Boy with the Incredible Brain", first aired on the British television Channel 5 in May 2005.


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Watch Your Mouth
Did We Truly Need to Replace Programmable Logic Controllers with Programmable Automation Controllers? Why Not Just Call Them Computers and Leave It at That?02/04/2008
Staying on Top of Temperature
CONTROLs Monthly Resource Guide02/04/2008
2008 Process Automation Hall of Fame
A Walk in the Hall. Manager/System Architect/Teacher: This Year's Crop of Everyday Process Automation Heroes02/04/2008
Walt Boyes interviews Dan North
North Predicts a Recession. What Would the Effects Be on the Economy, and on the Process Industries?01/22/2008
What About Wireless?01/21/2008
Back to the Basics: PC Based Control
Re-visiting the Basics of Automation01/18/2008
Look before You Leap: Implementing Successful OPC Projects
The Right Way to Implement Industrial Automation Connectivity01/17/2008
The New Web
Learn What Suggestions Bryan Singer has for Building a Reliable Ethernet Network01/15/2008
Semiconductor Fab Clears Air with Intelligent Motor Control
Networked Recirculation Air Handlers Save Hardwiring and Programming Costs01/08/2008
Why are There Fewer Engineers Every Year?
Walt Boyes Reports on Why There are Fewer Engineers Every Year01/08/2008
PACs for Communications and Data Handling, Podcast
Listen to Dan Herbert's January 2008 Column, "PACs for Communications and Data Handling"01/07/2008
A Quick Pause for Shameless Self-Congratulation, Podcast
Listen to Walt Boyes's January 2008 Editorial Column01/07/2008
Upgrading Control Systems
Find Out Why People Upgrade Control Systems and What the are the Best Ways to Do a System Migration01/07/2008
Lend a Helping Hand
What End Users Want Their Vendors to Know About Customer Service01/04/2008
Wolves at the Security House Door(s), Part 2
If the Single Firewall is not Secure Enough for Control Systems, What Security Model Is?01/04/2008
New Guises, Protections for Industrial PCs
Computers are Taking on New Forms to Perform New Assignments on the Plant Floor01/04/2008
PACs for Communications and Data Handling
Process Control Tasks Performed by the PAC Include Closed-Loop PID Control of a Set of Heaters That Maintain the Sampling Ports at Constant Temperatures01/04/2008
Open Loop Tuning and Process Control en Español
People Ask for More Information on the Implementation of Cascade Control and Instrumentation and Process Control Books Written in Spanish01/04/2008
Straight Talk
Greg McMillan and Stan Weiner Bring Their Wits and More Than 66 Years of Process Control Experience to Bear on Your Questions, Comments and Problems01/04/2008
Building a 21st-Century Renaissance Engineer
By Creating a College from Scratch, We Can Approach Education in a Whole New Way That Will Best Serve the Engineers of the New Millennium01/04/2008


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The topsy turvy nature of this year's A-League season has led to predictions a team that doesn't finish in the top two could win the title for the first time, and Melbourne City coach John van 't Schip doesn't disagree.
The Dutchman takes his City team to Adelaide on Friday night for a game which will have a big bearing on how City's season pans out.
Van 't Schip has a full squad to choose from, barring long-term absentee Corey Gameiro and midfielder Anthony Caceres, who strained his quad at training earlier this week.
He will have to shuffle his midfield to cover for Caceres' absence and also has the option of recalling defender Connor Chapman at the back.
The fact that City kept only their second clean sheet of the season last week in the 3-0 win over Sydney FC is, however, an argument for him to stick to the status quo, with Paddy Kisnorbo and Alex Wilkinson anchoring the backline.
So far this season Sydney, Melbourne Victory, Brisbane, Western Sydney and now Adelaide have been at the top of the ladder, and with six rounds to go there is plenty of scope for the current pecking order to change dramatically.
Adelaide are currently four points ahead of City, on 39 points. Win on Friday and City are back in the battle for the minor premiership. Lose, and it is hard to see City regaining lost ground against the Reds, who are currently on the back of a club record 14 game unbeaten streak.
"At the end of the league the momentum where you are is very important," said van 't Schip, at training before his team flew to South Australia.
"It's that close, it's changing all the time. Brisbane, Western Sdyney, now Adelaide is on top. If we have a good result in Adelaide we are there in the mix as well. It could all change in the play-offs."
His sentiments would be shared by Kevin Muscat, coach of defending champions Melbourne Victory, who languish in fifth spot and face a potentially season-defining game in Brisbane on Saturday night, and Kenny Lowe, coach of rapid improvers Perth Glory.
The Glory knocked Sydney out of the top six when they defeated Newcastle Jets on Monday night and like Adelaide they are a team riding their form, having only lost one of their last eight matches.
For Perth a top-two spot is probably out of reach, but they can be a finals wrecking ball from the bottom half of the draw.
For City it is very much a possibility, especially if they can get three points at Hindmarsh and bring the Reds' run to an end.
Inspired by Aaron Mooy, City ran out 4-2 winners early in the season when the teams met for the first time. Both were in very different places then: Adelaide were winless, and City wildly inconsistent.
Van 't Schip won't put too much store in that last meeting, admitting that despite the scoreline the game could have gone either way.
"I think Amor [Reds coach Guillermo Amor] kept telling people that they were playing well. Maybe they were having transformation because of the coaching change [from Josep Gombau to Amor]. It was a very open game when we won there 4-2. They had chances ... sometimes games get decided on certain moments, we just took the moments better than they did."
He is under no illusion that the task this time will be harder.
"After they started winning it's all going their way. You can't be undefeated for 14 or 15 games in a row without being a good team. They have confidence, and they are on fire."
Van 't Schip has urged consistency from his squad, but it has been hard as he has hardly ever been able to field the same starting 11.
"We used a lot of players, especially that first part. Connor Chapman is now fit. He could play a role, but it's now about competition and waiting for your chance. When you get it you have to be ready. If players are performing then they can continue."
The clean sheet against Sydney was a significant boost for the side, says van 't Schip.
"It's very important, the boys understand that if we get that part right [defending] we can really play a big role in the last part of the league and into the play-offs.
"If you don't get it right it brings uncertainty to the team. We get a great test on Friday against a team that is always playing good football. "
Argentinan midfielder Marcelo Carrusca is the heartbeat of the Adelaide side but it is not just about keeping him quiet, van 't Schip says.
"He can set things up, he can dictate, he is intelligent, he is without a doubt a very important player for them. But it's not all about him, it's their whole team."
French winger Harry Novillo, suspended for two weeks by the club for his involvement in a domestic dispute, returned last week against Sydney and is likely to play again.
Van 't Schip was reluctant to get drawn into a debate about the volatile striker, content to say he had integrated well on field on his return.
"We have done what we had to do as a club. We talked about it with Harry and the players. He fitted in well with the players, worked hard and that's the best way to show that he wants to pay [the club] back."
A-League: Round 23
Adelaide v City Coopers Stadium, 7.40pm
Having climbed from the bottom to the top of the table, Adelaide must hold their nerve for the run home. Win here and they'll be four points clear, with five straight victories – the club's longest winning run in more than a decade. But City are no pushover, as displayed in last weekend's 3-0 thumping of Sydney FC, and the Reds have to play them twice in their last five matches. Guillermo Amor's men will hope to face the kind of inconsistency that has hampered City's season, but there's strong incentive for the visitors to perform.
Tip: Adelaide
Sydney FC v Phoenix
Allianz Stadium, 5.15pm
A penny for Graham Arnold's thoughts. The Sydney FC coach insists he's still upbeat about the Sky Blues' finals prospects but, after falling out of the top six, he must be hurting inside. Could this be the jolt that's needed to snap the apathy? Lowly Wellington certainly shape as an ideal opponent but the Phoenix, fresh from their anticipated signing of All Whites star Kosta Barbarouses, are out to rattle finals contenders. Sydney have yet to win outside NSW this season but, with their suspended quartet back in action, it might finally happen.
Tip: Sydney
Roar v Victory
Suncorp Stadium, 7.30pm
Brisbane are back – at least based on their 3-2 win against Western Sydney. After some disheartening losses, John Aloisi's squad have a chance to keep up with Adelaide and the Wanderers. For fifth-placed Victory, this is a potentially seasondefining match, especially with their top-six spot still not secure. Kevin Muscat was relieved to have broken a five-match winless run against Central Coast, but the fact his squad failed to put the Mariners away early raises questions about form against the big guns. Danny Vukovic is set to become the first player to make 250 A-League appearances this match. Tip: Draw Glory v Mariners nib Stadium, 9.40pm The Perth juggernaut is set to continue against Central Coast. The Glory have been riding on revitalised form and sprang into the top six on Monday night after beating Newcastle. Kenny Lowe's quick improvers have lost just one of their past eight matches, and that figure is not likely to climb against a last-placed team. A toptwo spot is probably far-fetched for Perth, but their campaign as finals dark horses will continue.
Tip: Glory
Jets v Wanderers
Hunter Stadium, 5pm
Despite ceding top spot to Adelaide last week with a late away loss to Brisbane, Western Sydney remain confident they can walk away with the Premiers' Plate in five weeks. To that end, this clash is merely a warm-up for next weekend's blockbuster with the Reds at Pirtek Stadium. But they'll still need to do a job against Scott Miller's revived Jets. Though their loss to Perth on Monday all-but put their finals hopes to bed, the Novocastrians are improving and won't capitulate easily.
Tip: Western Sydney


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An acronym for "Chillin' like a Pot Bellied seahorse". Perhaps the greatest phrase every created, CLAPBSH was formed by a group of students at the Ripley's Aquarium in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. CLAPBSH is pronounced, CLAP-BSSSHHH. If you cannot pronounce the phrase correctly we have a solution for you: don't use it. If you have no idea what a Pot Bellied Seahorse is, don't Google it. Drive to Gatlinburg right now, and experience these incredible Seahorses for yourself.
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text: 000 FXUS63 KMKX 191053 AFDMKX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 553 AM CDT Sat Aug 19 2017 .AVIATION(12Z TAFS)... Clear skies have lead to early morning fog and low stratus across parts of the area. It isn`t widespread, so it should be quick to burn off after sunrise this morning. Until then, look for some IFR CIGS/VSBYS through mid morning with VFR conditions into the evening. Another clear night will lead to more fog late tonight. && .PREV DISCUSSION... (Issued 154 AM CDT Sat Aug 19 2017) SHORT TERM... Today and tonight...Forecast confidence is high. As a sharp mid level wave exits to the east early this morning, high pressure will take charge, providing a quiet day with plenty of sunshine and warm temperatures. Winds will be light out of the west, except along Lake Michigan where winds will turn east to southeast later this morning and afternoon due to the lake breeze circulation. Early morning fog in some of the river valleys will burn off quickly this morning, only to repeat process later tonight. LONG TERM... Sunday...Forecast confidence is medium. A low amplitude shortwave trough will ride quasi-zonal flow aloft through the Upper Midwest and western Great Lakes. Mid to upper moisture associated with the wave will reach southern Wisconsin during the afternoon with a corresponding increase in cloud cover. High pressure over the lower Great Lakes will hold sway in the lower levels, but its position to our east will allow for return flow with low-level thermal and moisture advection later in the day. The high`s residual influence combined with low-level capping and the lack of a clear trigger support maintaining a dry forecast despite the arriving wave aloft. It should feel warm and muggy, with highs topping out in the 80s and dewpoints climbing well into the 60s. Sunday night through Tuesday...Forecast confidence is medium. The upper pattern amplifies slightly in response to slow moving troughing across south central Canada. Several low amplitude perturbations are evident within the mean flow while progressing from the Great Plains into the western Great Lakes. The low-level baroclinic zone associated with a quasi-stationary front should near southern Wisconsin late Monday into Tuesday morning, before sinking south as a cold front later on Tuesday. Periods of showers and thunderstorms are possible, with the greatest odds in the Sunday night/early Monday and Monday night/Tuesday morning periods. Some heavy rainfall and strong storm potential is there as well, but predictability for which areas are most likely to see this is low. Keep up with the forecast. Muggy conditions will persist into at least Tuesday morning, before a push of slightly drier and cooler air arrives behind the cold front. Unfortunately, it still appears that cloud cover will affect the Eclipse viewing in southern Wisconsin on Monday. Wednesday through Saturday...Forecast confidence is high. A meridional flow pattern will prevail across the CONUS, featuring a closed upper cyclone over Quebec and upper ridging across the Great Plains. These features will gradually shift east in response to a wave breaking along the Pacific Northwest coast on Thursday into Friday. Locally, cyclonic flow will prevail for Wednesday into early Thursday, with blustery conditions and some residual cloud cover possible. Thereafter, mid-level heights will rise later Thursday into Friday allowing surface high pressure to take hold across the Great Lakes. This should be a cooler period, as 850 mb temperatures drop into the 8 to 10 degree range. Mean temperatures are likely to be a bit below seasonal normals for much, if not all, of this period. AVIATION(06Z TAFS)... There will be some IFR/MVFR VSBYS due to fog through about 13z this morning...mainly away from Lake Michigan and in the usual river valleys and low lying areas. A similar setup is expected tonight. Otherwise VFR conditions can be expected with light westerly winds today. The lake breeze will cause winds to turn east to southeast along Lake Michigan later this morning and afternoon. MARINE... Winds and waves will remain below small craft advisory levels through at least the early part of next week. Look for light westerly winds early this morning, then turning southeast later this morning and afternoon as a lake breeze kicks in. Winds will be south to southeast on Sunday at 10kts or less. && .MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WI...None. LM...None. && $$ Update...Davis Today/Tonight and Aviation/Marine...Davis Sunday THROUGH Friday...SPM


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This list of crimes was compiled from censored police reports and written by Lydia Sprague.
Wide-open window
On Aug. 6, at 8:09 p.m., police responded to a burglary call at a house in the 400 block of West Fulton Street.
The homeowners said they left the house that morning at 9:45 a.m. The house was locked, but they had left a bedroom window open because of the warm weather.
The couple returned home at 1:45 p.m. to discover that the house had been broken into. It appeared a burglar entered through the bedroom window and hadn't ventured into the rest of the house.
The burglar took two jewelry boxes containing about 50 pieces of jewelry and two purses.
Police dusted the dresser, closet and windowsill for fingerprints but couldn't find any.
Stepping stones
A resident in the 700 block of Second Avenue North called 911 at 8:24 a.m. on Aug. 6 after returning home to find his front door unlocked, items missing and damage to a window.
The metal frame of the kitchen window was bent so badly it would no longer close all the way.
There were two large rocks stacked underneath the window, which is on the ground floor. The burglar apparently used the rocks as leverage to get through the window.
After taking various items, the suspect left through the front door.
The victim said he had been in the process of moving and had rarely been home in the past week.
Mystery entry
The owner of a business in the 200 block of West Harrison Street called 911 to report a burglary that took place overnight on Aug. 11. Police responded at 7:23 a.m.
The victim said she had just arrived at work and found various electronics missing and both doors to the business unlocked.
Both doors had dead bolts, and there was no pry marks on the frames. The victim said she was certain that both of the doors were locked the previous evening when employees left the business.
Responding police officers were unable to determine how the burglar entered the business. They did, however, find some fingerprints on the inside of one of the doors. They were dusted and submitted into police evidence.
Stolen unicycle
On Aug. 7 at 9:05 p.m., police responded to a residential burglary in the 1800 block of Ninth Avenue West.
Just before the resident called 911, she had entered her garage and tried to open the side door, but it was locked. She said this was strange because she usually keeps that door unlocked.
She entered the garage and noticed that someone had gone inside her car. The garage-door opener and a unicycle were stolen.
The last time she was in the garage was the previous night.
Police advised her to replace the garage-door opener and get it reprogrammed.
Unlocked doors
On Aug. 7 at 10:30 p.m. police officers responded to an unoccupied residential burglary in the 500 block of Fourth Avenue West. Two roommates were waiting outside when police arrived.
Officers checked the inside of the apartment and found it clear of suspects.
The victims said they'd been at the Mariners game, and when they arrived home, the front and back doors were open.
Police checked the inside of the home and found it to be very neat and organized. They saw a flat-screen TV and laptop computer that were left undisturbed, and they thought this was odd.
The roommates checked and said nothing was missing from the apartment at all.
Officers asked the roommates if they were sure they closed and locked their doors when they left. The roommates admitted they may have left the back door open, but they were certain they closed the front door.


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Since 2007, the Digital IQ® Survey has asked one simple question: What actions can leaders take to confirm their digital investments deliver and sustain value. Based on 10 crucial attributes that are most highly correlated to stronger financial performance, the Technology industry ranked first. We found that top-performing companies are more deliberate in their digital strategy, innovation, and execution. They are more likely to have CEO commitment, strategic clarity, and shared understanding. They are also more apt to take a broad view when applying technology and identifying sources of innovation. This paper explores the Technology industry findings.


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AUSTIN, Texas - Gov. Rick Perry said college students in Texas should be able to lock in four-year tuition rates when they arrive on campus, and lawmakers could consider the idea when they return to the Capitol in January.
The proposal is Perry's latest push against rising higher education costs, which has sometimes caused friction between the governor and administrators and faculty at some of the state's largest campuses. Perry has also championed $10,000 bachelor's degrees and called for greater efficiencies at state universities to improve graduation rates.
Speaking Friday at a three-day public policy forum in Austin, Perry didn't give many specifics about "freezing" tuition but seemed intent on pursuing it.
"If you get out of the University of Texas with a $50,000 debt, I don't know if we've served you well," Perry told an audience of about 500 state leaders, lawmakers, officials and lobbyists. "We'll tell an incoming freshman, this is what the university will charge you for four years."
The Austin American-Statesman reported that initial reaction to Perry's idea appeared supportive.
Texas State University System Chancellor Brian McCall, a former member of the Texas House, said it was the first time he'd heard Perry call for a four-year freeze for incoming freshmen. McCall said he hadn't considered a freeze before but added, "We are now."
Democratic Sen. Judith Zaffirini, who chairs the Senate Higher Education Committee, said a four-year freeze was discussed in 2009. She said freezing tuition for four years could be an incentive for students to finish their degrees on time, a problem that campuses are increasingly confronting.
"We're going to carefully consider it again, certainly," Zaffirini said.
Gary Susswein, a spokesman for UT-Austin, told the newspaper that the university could not comment until it had time to review Perry's proposal. But he said university officials are "on board" with increasing four-year graduation rates.
In May, University of Texas regents froze tuition for two years under pressure from Perry. That came after UT-Austin had asked to raise tuition for resident undergraduates by 2.6 percent. Much of the nearly $26 million it hoped to raise was to be used for improving academic advising and adding courses to help more students graduate in four years.
Undergraduate resident students at the Austin campus pay $4,896 per semester. By 2013, nonresident students will see their tuition jump from $16,190 per semester to $17,377.


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Waterfront Homes for Sale in Alanton, Virginia Beach
Are you looking for homes for sale in Alanton, Virginia Beach? You've come to the right place! Here are the recently listed real estate properties in Alanton. There are lots of listings available, including waterfront homes.
Alanton is one of Virginia Beach's hidden jewels. Nestled deep in Great Neck, along the southern shores of Broad Bay, Alanton is one of Virginia Beach's most distinctive neighborhoods. Many homes are waterfront or have lovely views of First Landing State Park. There is navigable deep water access, via Wolfsnare Creek and Linkhorn Bay, to the Chesapeake Bay and beyond.
Alanton has plenty of opportunities for entertainment. Attractions include the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Broad Bay Point Greens Golf Course, the Alanton-Baycliff Recreation Center, charter fishing, and boating. There is an abundance of local restaurants like 37 North, Citrus, Serena's, Coastal Grill, and more.
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THURSDAY, FEB 9: The Fairmont Southampton today announced three new appointments at Bermuda's largest resort.
Fairmont Southampton's Regional Director of Human Resources Nelda Simons said, "The Fairmont Southampton is committed to recruiting, hiring and promoting Bermudians at all levels within the resort. These appointments speak to our commitment and to the wide array of opportunities available within the hospitality industry.
"We look forward to the contribution that each will make in creating an environment at the hotel that is warm, inviting and focused on making every visit to the Fairmont Southampton memorable."
An established sales veteran in the real estate industry, Kimberley Webb brings her experience to the Fairmont Southampton's Sales Team as Sales Manager responsible for Corporate and Group Sales. In this role Ms. Webb will charged with assisting The Fairmont Southampton's corporate clients by making their stay in Bermuda productive and enjoyable.
C.C. Gail Callender possesses over 15 years of experience in the human resources field with an emphasis on recruitment. Ms. Callender is a graduate of Ontario Business College and obtained Human Resources Certificates from Queen's University and Cornell University. In the role of Director of Recruitment, Ms. Callender will be responsible for managing and conducting the Fairmont Southampton's recruitment process including advertising vacancies and assessing and screening applicants.
Jacqueline Washington joins The Fairmont Southampton's Willow Stream Spa as their new Spa Manager. With over 30 years of experience in Beauty Therapy Management, Mrs. Washington is a Reiki Master and holds a Bachelor of Science in Metaphysical Science from the University of Metaphysical Science in California. In her role as Spa Manager, Mrs. Washington will be responsible for overseeing the Willow Stream Spa's Beauty Therapists.


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A new song from Atmosphere has arrived this morning, featuring the incredible Brother Ali alongside Carnage The Executioner and Halphdozen. The track, produced by ANT, is a teaser/warm up jam for the Welcome To Minnesota tour – dates at bottom.
Tickets on sale Fri., Jan. 18th at 11am CST
03.01.13 – Bemidji, MN @ Sanford Center
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03.03.13 – St. Cloud, MN @ Red Carpet
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El Cerrito, CA Rent to Own Homes
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Immaculate split-level in coveted St. Jerome neighborhood. Meticulously maintained home with gorgeous wood floors, high-end kitchen,...
$849,000 - Rent to Own
241 Ramona Ave El Cerrito, CA 94530Details »
Elegant home with Bay vistas, level in to this beautifully appointed home. Gorgeous chef's kitchen. Tastefully up-to-date baths....
$889,000 - Rent to Own
7771 Stockton Avenue El Cerrito, CA 94530Details »
Open house 6/7 2-4pm. Very comfortable home all on one story offers large living/dining combo. Remodeled kitchen with eat-in area....
$699,000 - Rent to Own
715 Ashbury Avenue El Cerrito, CA 94530Details »
Bathtub. Equipment Additional: Dryer, Garage Door Opener, Security Alarm - Leased, Washer, Hot water
$825,000 - Rent to Own
1011 Havens Place El Cerrito, CA 94530Details »
, upgraded cooking area, owners are professionals that broadened this home for their own use. Must see inside
$899,900 - Rent to Own
1335 Brewster Court El Cerrito, CA 94530Details »
STATE OF THE ART-DAY LINES, wonderfully developed by owner designer making the most of natural light and bay vus. Open ENTERTAINING...
$779,000 - For Sale by Owner
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Known as The PhotoNaturalist (www.ThePhotoNaturalist.com), Sparky specializes in natural history images of the North Woods—bogs, owls, orchids and more. And here you'll find wildlife and landscape images with a twist—A unique perspective, unusual subject, a creative angle—that you might not find on other websites.
Sparky Stensaas is a photographer, naturalist, author, publisher living in the North Woods of Minnesota. He is co-owner of Kollath-Stensaas Publishing (www.kollathstensaas.com) and owner of Stone Ridge Press (www.stoneridgepress.com). Sparky has recently founded Friends of Sax-Zim Bog ...a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to supporting, promoting and protecting the famous birding spot in northern Minnesota—the Sax-Zim Bog (www.SaxZim.org).
We also pride ourselves in taking the extra step of identifying correctly all insects, spiders, reptiles, amphibians, mammals and birds.
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Health News of Friday, 25 April 2014
Source: GNA
Professor Kojo Fosu, lecturer at the University of Education, Winneba, has observed that recycled waste products used in various art works could contribute in addressing the country's environmental and sanitation challenges.
He said discarded materials such as iced water bags, coconut husk; pieces of clothes, polythene bags, among others, were used by artists for creative artwork to depict reality.
Prof. Fosu made the observation at the launch of this year's Art Exhibition by the School of Applied Art of the Takoradi Polytechnic in Takoradi on Thursday, under the theme, "Art and Sanitation: Promoting a Healthy and Sustainable Environment for Development".
Prof. Fosu said whenever an art exhibition was mounted by academic artists; it was expected to offer insight into the state of the nation's artistic tradition, especially when the exhibits on display represented works produced by professionals.
He noted that, artwork portrayed emotional reactions to certain comparable situations in life, and commended the students for transforming abstracts into reality.
The Dean of the School of Applied Art, Mr. Victor Kweku Bondzie Micah, said the exhibition was an innovation from selection of materials.
The artists who were drawn from the various polytechnics and universities in the country, displayed art works like fashion, ceramics, sculpture, and graphic designs among many others.


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Glenn Beck is right.
Not about everything, mind you, or even most things. But Beck is right to lament how Americans have lost the spirit of unity that filled the nation, oh so briefly, after 9/11.
Remember those days, and remember them with some bittersweet fondness.
They may represent the final moment -- ever -- that Americans came together in the aftermath of tragedy. Nowadays, everybody retreats immediately to their ideological camps and girds for battle, no matter the facts on the ground. Despite President Obama's very nice speech Wednesday night in Tuscon, that's unlikely to change soon.
Why? Because our politics is more about denying legitimacy to the "other" side than it is about solving the problems that face the country.
It's understandable why many liberals thought the shooting of Gabrielle Giffords was the work of a right-wing terrorist: the rhetoric on the right in recent years has been alarmingly militant.
But liberal commentators were wrong to publicly cast blame before we even knew Jared Lee Loughner's identity and motives; a wait-and-see silence would've been appropriate.
It's understandable why conservatives recoiled from associating their rhetoric with any kind "climate of hate" surrounding the shooting: Loughner is clearly mentally ill; Republicans aren't responsible for the vagaries of his brain chemistry. But right-wing commentators were also wrong not to pause and reconsider the appropriateness their side's recent talk of "Second Amendment remedies" in the political realm.
Nobody pauses. Nobody reflects. The only way to start trusting each other again would be to shut up and listen to each other once in awhile. But what are the chances that will happen? Non-existent, it seems. I'm right, you're wrong, and that's all anybody needs to know.
And that's my take. A bit more pox-on-both-your-houses, probably, than I feel. But man, it's hard to say anything fresh or new or insightful about stuff sometimes. Some weeks, that's pretty discouraging.


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Saber (Alter) has arrived.
Today Saber-Chan has moved to my home :)
She´s so cute and a great beauty.
Volks did a very great job. Thank god i have ordered her in september.
At first ...
Mari looked for a new comrade to play. ^,^
But then her new sister arrived today.


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Appearing on the Dark Horse site today, several November comics: Legacy #18, Dark Times #9, Knights of the Old Republic #23 and a KOTOR handbook.
Also: Another Boba Fett hardcover (how many of these things are there?), the first Dark Times collection and a ROTS photo comic I've given up trying to understand the whole Boba Fett phenomenon, but can someone explain to me the appeal of photo comics? Is it more than the thrill of seeing the same old photo stills and dialogue?
ETA: TFN has the actual solicitations, which include… A hardcover of Union? So they're not pretending that whole era of the EU doesn't exist? Shocking!


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Hollywood and Hitler, 1933-1939
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'It's easy not to be a Nazi when no Hitler is around,' Hans-Jürgen Syberberg commented in his filmed interview with the aged, unashamed Führer-familiar Winifred Wagner in 1975. Eighty years after Hitler came to power in Germany, is it possible to imagine the world when the Third Reich was new? Before September 1939 and even after the Second World War began, the West was full of enablers and apologists. Hitler's American admirers included Henry Ford, William Randolph Hearst and Charles Lindbergh. General Motors, DuPont and IBM did business with the Nazis. So did MGM. It's no shock to see democratic politicians cosying up to Saudi autocrats, or Rupert Murdoch or the Walt Disney Company ingratiating themselves with China's authoritarian rulers. Business is business. But it is disconcerting if not appalling to learn that throughout the 1930s, some major Hollywood studios, despite being heavily populated by Jews and popularly identified with them, continued to distribute their movies in Germany and even pandered to the Nazi regime.


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A Pilot Clinical Trial With the Iron Chelator Deferiprone in Parkinson's Disease (DeferipronPD)
The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.
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Recruitment status was: Recruiting
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(February 2012) Your 401K plan probably provides you with a number of investment choices, which primarily consist of mutual funds. Those mutual funds invest in stocks, bonds or a combination of the two. Way back when you started the plan, you selected where you wanted funds to be allocated.
To make everything simple, lets say you allocated 60% to Fidelity's Magellan Fund (FMAGX) and 40% to PIMCO's Total Return Fund (PTTAX). Essentially, you would be investing your money 60% in stocks and 40% in bonds.
Those two funds did not have the same performance for the last 3 months. In general, stocks and funds that invest in them have had a tremendous run during last few months. In particular, the FMAGX has returned over 20%. Bonds have not done nearly as well. For example, the PIMCO Total Return Fund is up around 4.5%.
As a result of these gains, you may no longer have 60% of your portfolio in stocks and 40% in bonds. The value of the stock funds that you hold may have increased relative to the value of your bonds, so you may now have 70% of your portfolio in stocks and 30% in bonds. This is were automatic portfolio re-balancing comes in. When you set up your 401K or IRA and allocated your portfolio between funds, you may have selected that on a periodic basis (monthly, quarterly or annually) that your portfolio get re-balanced to the original asset allocation (ie 60% stocks, 40% bonds). For most people, this would mean that the some of the funds would be moved from the stock fund to the bond fund.
Is re-balancing a good thing?
Pros of rebalancing
A balance between stocks and bonds reduces portfolio volatility. Having all your funds in one asset class or mutual fund means there is a greater chance that you could have a big sudden loss. Imagine owning an all stock portfolio in 2008, 2000 or 1987. At those points in time, you would have been better off having a combination of stocks and bonds. Everyone thinks they know when the stock market is going to tank. However, you can count the number of people that called the last crash with less than 10 fingers.
Cons of re-balancing
A number of super-heavy hitters, such as Larry Fink, have suggested that we are in for a long-term bear market in bonds. The FED has been actively intervening the market reducing yields and have pushed bond prices sky high. In the long-term, bonds have now where to go but down.
If you agree with the second view-point, you might consider changing your asset allocation.


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Members present: emjayess, sbp, eckoit, davisp, nslater, rnewson, chewbranca, benoitc ---------------- Meeting summary: ---------------- 1. Preface 2. porting CouchDB to LLVM, allowing use of Emscripten etc. a. sbp to post a proposl on porting couch to llvm to dev list (nslater, 2) 3. 1.3 release status 4. bigcouch status a. waiting on couchdb-pmc.git for 1.3.0 release (nslater, 4) b. will call lazy consensus for new release procedure at the same time as the release (nslater, 4) c. davisp and rnewson are working on pulling all of the code out of cloudant's private forks (nslater, 4) d. goal is to have a bigcouch branch by the end of next week for IP clearance procedure (nslater, 4) e. rnewson lists to some weird music (davisp, 4) 5. fauxton status 6. work has started on fauxton test suite 7. fauxton a. spring cleaning on fauxton branch (nslater, 7) b. work has started on fauxton test suite (nslater, 7) 8. rcouch status a. rcouch branch is now configuring icu, spidermonkey, etc (nslater, 8) b. benoit still figuring out how to run tests, etc (nslater, 8) c. still some questions about how to manage mochiweb, details to follow (nslater, 8) d. ip clearance still pending, blocking asf branch creation (nslater, 8) 9. project activity visibility a. nslater to come back to community guidelines proposal after 1.3. release (nslater, 9) b. please please please respond to "[DISCUSS] Goals for 2013" thread - everyone! (nslater, 9) 10. 1.4 roadmap a. benoit to gather list of wishes for next major release (nslater, 10) b. https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/JIRA/Browsing+a+Project's+Road+Map (nslater, 10) c. still not decided on how to maintain a roadmap. benoit to investigate (nslater, 10) -------- Actions: -------- - sbp to post a proposl on porting couch to llvm to dev list (nslater, 20:05:28) - benoit to gather list of wishes for next major release (nslater, 20:54:41) IRC log follows: # 1. Preface # 19:59:30 [nslater]: please list topics. i will wait for 5 mins 20:00:13 [nslater]: from the ML, benoitc brings up: project activity visibility, 1.4 roadmap, 1.3 release status 20:00:28 [nslater]: i will add bigcouch status, fauxton status, and... lemme check 20:00:43 [nslater]: rcouch status 20:00:50 [sbp]: * porting CouchDB to LLVM, allowing use of Emscripten etc. 20:01:05 [nslater]: thank you for your contribution sbp 20:01:07 [nslater]: please note this is a logged channel during meetings 20:01:20 [nslater]: okay thats it for topics from me. anyone else? 20:01:36 [nslater]: i will wait for another few minutes 20:03:30 [nslater]: okay lets start # 2. porting CouchDB to LLVM, allowing use of Emscripten etc. # 20:03:43 [chewbranca]: o/ 20:03:50 [nslater]: sbp the floor is yours 20:03:58 [sbp]: thanks. so I was thinking that we could probably use http://erllvm.softlab.ntua.gr/ for this 20:04:20 [nslater]: wait... is this a serious suggestion? 20:04:28 [sbp]: basically this would allow us to compile CouchDB down to LLVM level, which would mean we get native LLVM-level compiler optimisations 20:04:35 [nslater]: ACTION rolls about on the floor 20:04:35 [sbp]: and then from there we can rebuild it using different toolchains for other environments 20:04:50 [sbp]: Emscripten being an obvious example, but I'm sure there are others 20:04:52 [nslater]: sounds good sbp 20:04:59 [nslater]: id suggest you post a proposal to firstname.lastname@example.com 20:05:05 [sbp]: with TypedArrays in JavaScript and so on, it could probably be made viable within a year 20:05:16 [davisp]: sbp: Sounds like a good plan. When you've got a third proof-of-concept backend for ErlLLVM I'd be interested in seeing it 20:05:28 [nslater]: #action sbp to post a proposl on porting couch to llvm to dev list 20:05:58 [nslater]: moving swiftly on... ;) # 3. 1.3 release status # 20:06:28 [nslater]: okay! 20:06:28 [nslater]: if you've been following along with http://wiki.apache.org/couchdb/Release_Procedure 20:06:35 [nslater]: ... you will have seen a lot of changes happening 20:06:45 [nslater]: i am still waiting on infra for http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/couchdb-pmc.git to be set up 20:06:58 [nslater]: its going to be for utility scripts, proj mgmt stuff, email templates etc 20:07:05 [davisp]: sounds good 20:07:06 [nslater]: a lot of the release procedure is now automated because of this 20:07:20 [nslater]: as soon as the repos is created, i am going to cut 1.3.0-rc.1 20:07:35 [nslater]: at the same time i will start a lazy consensus thread for the proposed release procedure 20:07:43 [nslater]: i dont expect any objections. and hopefully both will pass on the same day 20:08:07 [nslater]: i still have a few finishing touches on this wiki - but ive been flat out on this for a few weeks now 20:08:22 [nslater]: end result is: should be much easier, and must faster to cut monthly releases 20:08:35 [nslater]: one critical step was removing the tests from the candidate build cycle 20:08:43 [nslater]: the test suite is now exclusively run while testing the actual candidate 20:08:58 [nslater]: this was the primary reason releases took so long 20:09:05 [nslater]: any questions about this? 20:09:28 [nslater]: okay # 4. bigcouch status # 20:09:43 [nslater]: davisp: over to you 20:09:43 [davisp]: hooray me 20:10:05 [davisp]: Me and rnewson are working on pulling all of the code out of cloudant's private forks 20:10:21 [davisp]: so far we've finished chttpd which is the clustered HTTP layer 20:10:21 [nslater]: #info waiting on couchdb-pmc.git for 1.3.0 release 20:10:23 [nslater]: #info will call lazy consensus for new release procedure at the same time as the release 20:10:28 [nslater]: (sorry) 20:10:35 [davisp]: we're current working on couch_replicator 20:10:43 [nslater]: cool 20:10:43 [davisp]: the hard part will be some changes to the actual couch code itself 20:10:58 [benoitc]: like ? 20:10:58 [benoitc]: the ddoc part? 20:11:00 [davisp]: benoitc: ddoc part? 20:11:05 [benoitc]: or there are other ? 20:11:13 [rnewson]: can we let davisp speak his piece before asking questions? 20:11:20 [benoitc]: davisp: well last time i checked you had a change to ollect ddocs from the cluster 20:11:20 [davisp]: rnewson: shush 20:11:22 [benoitc]: for the validate_doc_update 20:11:35 [davisp]: benoitc: yes, a number of things like that 20:11:37 [benoitc]: ok 20:11:45 [davisp]: benoitc: we have a change to the by_seq tree to store #full_doc_info{} records 20:11:52 [benoitc]: ok 20:11:58 [davisp]: whichi speeds up replication and compaction 20:12:13 [davisp]: There's a new compactor that I think will have conflicts 20:12:21 [davisp]: We remove one of the main db updater pids 20:12:22 [nslater]: #info davisp and rnewson are working on pulling all of the code out of cloudant's private forks 20:12:35 [benoitc]: davisp: ok mostly like in rcouch then 20:12:44 [davisp]: Not at all sure 20:12:58 [davisp]: benoitc: I think the one thing I know about in rcouch code related is the view update_seq thing yeah? 20:13:13 [benoitc]: davisp: there is also an adaptation from your patch 20:13:20 [davisp]: The ref counting thing is also different in bigcouch. That'll probably take some time 20:13:20 [davisp]: which patch? 20:13:20 [benoitc]: removing refcounting and other things 20:13:28 [benoitc]: in your repo 20:13:28 [davisp]: ahh cool 20:13:35 [davisp]: yeah, that was prep work for this 20:13:43 [davisp]: so it should make the rcouch integration easier in the end 20:13:50 [benoitc]: ok i also did changes on that 20:13:51 [benoitc]: ok cool! 20:14:05 [davisp]: benoitc: hopefully once I've gone through that we can take a look at rcouch as well 20:14:05 [nslater]: any other #info items to add? 20:14:13 [davisp]: nslater: #info all the things 20:14:28 [nslater]: can yo info anything else we need to highlight here? 20:14:28 [benoitc]: davisp: cool 20:14:43 [davisp]: nslater: benoitc: Goal is to have a branch by the end of next week that'll be a candidate for shuffling through the IP clearance procedure 20:15:13 [nslater]: #info goal is to have a bigcouch branch by the end of next week for IP clearance procedure 20:15:20 [nslater]: sweeeeet 20:15:20 [davisp]: #info rnewson lists to some weird music 20:15:20 [benoitc]: nice 20:15:28 [nslater]: okay lets move on shall we? 20:15:29 [davisp]: moving along # 5. fauxton status # 20:15:50 [nslater]: chewbranca drsm79 you have the floor 20:16:05 [chewbranca]: fauxton is coming along, we're doing some spring cleaning right now to make sure the things that are in place work as expected 20:16:35 [chewbranca]: work has also started on getting a test suite in place 20:16:58 [chewbranca]: primary goals are make sure all the things that are there now work as expected and continue to work as expected 20:17:28 [nslater]: cool 20:17:29 [benoitc]: what are all the thing you want ? # 6. work has started on fauxton test suite # 20:18:13 [benoitc]: chewbranca: ----------->°--- 20:18:15 [chewbranca]: benoitc: mainly just going through and fixing little things that don't work right, and making sure placeholder stuff isn't in the way 20:18:29 [chewbranca]: basically we're doing QA 20:19:00 [benoitc]: hrmm i mean n term of feature, what do you want before to push in the repo ? 20:19:13 [nslater]: oh shit why did i topic that haha # 7. fauxton # 20:19:28 [nslater]: #info spring cleaning on fauxton branch 20:19:29 [nslater]: #info work has started on fauxton test suite 20:19:31 [chewbranca]: benoitc: not following 20:20:43 [benoitc]: ACTION just wanted to know what were the "things" 20:20:58 [eckoit]: I have some things I will be bringing into fauxton this week. I will be sending PR's through chewbranca 20:21:06 [chewbranca]: ie click a link on a random page and it doesn't do what you expect 20:21:28 [chewbranca]: there's random bugs that need to be fixed, I'm working on that the rest of this week to make things more polished and functional 20:21:59 [chewbranca]: yesterday I brought in the initial view editor updates, will push that back out to the asf repo with the other updates this week 20:22:07 [benoitc]: okaye 20:22:20 [nslater]: eckoit: would you find a commit bit useful? 20:22:44 [eckoit]: nslater: yes for sure...would like to commit to the asf repo direct 20:22:50 [chewbranca]: just chugging along, drsm79 is out at a conference this week so not at full steam ahead 20:22:50 [rnewson]: eckoit +1 20:22:50 [nslater]: eckoit: okay. noted 20:23:28 [nslater]: chewbranca: cool. thanks. anything else to #info? 20:23:43 [chewbranca]: nope, not today 20:23:50 [nslater]: thanks! 20:23:58 [nslater]: benoitc: all yours 20:26:35 [nslater]: Humbedooh: hmm? 20:26:35 [nslater]: oops # 8. rcouch status # 20:27:13 [benoitc]: ok 20:27:13 [nslater]: i guess benoitc is busy. we'll loop back around 20:27:13 [nslater]: oh.. okay 20:27:13 [nslater]: hehe 20:27:43 [benoitc]: so i will have a branch of rcouch up tomorrow 20:27:50 [benoitc]: quite finished but was side tracked today 20:27:58 [nslater]: 0-|-< 20:27:58 [nslater]: 0->-< 20:28:05 [benoitc]: what is working for now: detect icu on the disk 20:28:13 [benoitc]: or build a static version 20:28:28 [benoitc]: detect spidermonkey 1.8.5 on disk 20:28:35 [benoitc]: or specify a path for shared lib 20:28:43 [benoitc]: or build it statically 20:28:50 [benoitc]: what i have to figure yet is how to run tests 20:29:20 [benoitc]: but il will try some code in the morning 20:29:35 [benoitc]: so far it creates a full couchdb release 20:29:43 [benoitc]: that you can relocate 20:30:28 [benoitc]: there are still some questions like how to manage mochiweb and co 20:30:43 [benoitc]: i'm done i think except i some have questions 20:30:58 [nslater]: benoitc: that is excellent news! 20:31:22 [nslater]: #info rcouch branch is now configuring icu, spidermonkey, etc 20:31:35 [nslater]: #info benoit still figuring out how to run tests, etc 20:31:45 [nslater]: benoitc: will you be posting your questions to the ml? 20:32:07 [nslater]: #info still some questions about how to manage mochiweb, details to follow 20:33:14 [nslater]: benoitc: ? 20:33:28 [benoitc]: nslater: yes sorry 20:33:29 [nslater]: cool 20:33:35 [benoitc]: i will do a status tonight 20:33:35 [nslater]: anything more to add or to #info? 20:33:43 [benoitc]: oh 20:33:44 [nslater]: benoitc: wait... hmm... 20:33:53 [nslater]: we need to do ip clearence before you can do the branch, right? 20:34:00 [benoitc]: we need to launch ip clearances i guess$ 20:34:05 [benoitc]: yes 20:34:06 [benoitc]: sorry it's lagging here 20:34:28 [nslater]: when are you free. i can knock that out of the park with you if we have a time to sit down and get the details sorted 20:34:28 [benoitc]: nslater: so yes 20:34:52 [nslater]: let's take this off-line 20:34:58 [benoitc]: ok 20:35:07 [nslater]: #info ip clearance still pending, blocking asf branch creation # 9. project activity visibility # 20:35:22 [nslater]: benoitc: you want to lead with this one? 20:35:35 [nslater]: i sent out an email to the dev list which sort of covers this... maybe a little bit 20:35:43 [nslater]: goals for 2013 20:38:06 [nslater]: benoitc: i would loop back to this but the next topic is also one of yours 20:38:28 [benoitc]: mmm 20:38:31 [nslater]: anybody else have any thoughts here? 20:38:36 [nslater]: or thoughts about the email i sent? 20:39:00 [benoitc]: i don't see any email yet 20:39:06 [nslater]: i think one of the things we have to get better at doing is posting summaries of all the important things that are going on to the dev mailing list 20:39:08 [benoitc]: but i'm like on a 9600 baud/s 20:39:28 [emjayess]: project activity visibility? is that ~ the community mgmt mail? or something else 20:39:31 [benoitc]: so that and i woild like also to see more mails like the last from jason 20:39:35 [nslater]: this is especially important for folks like davisp, rnewson, benoitc, drsm79, chewbranca etc - who are all working on branches from the mainline 20:39:50 [nslater]: emjayess: its about making sure that we're all spamming the dev list with important news! :D 20:39:52 [benoitc]: ie pushing project status tries and co 20:40:43 [nslater]: i am not sure if there are any action items here 20:40:51 [nslater]: i have a todo item about creating a community guidelines doc 20:40:58 [nslater]: which i guess could cover this 20:41:13 [nslater]: benoitc: subject is "[DISCUSS] Goals for 2013" 20:41:35 [nslater]: id like to come back to the community guidelines proposal after the 1.3. release 20:41:43 [nslater]: i am too swamped to spare any additional cycles 20:41:58 [benoitc]: i don't have it yet 20:41:58 [nslater]: #info nslater to come back to community guidelines proposal after 1.3. release 20:42:00 [benoitc]: odd 20:42:05 [nslater]: does anyone else? 20:42:21 [eckoit]: just, check yes. I have it 20:42:28 [nslater]: cool 20:42:36 [nslater]: please, please... please. everyone! please post your ideas there 20:42:43 [benoitc]: that's probably just my connection 20:42:50 [nslater]: i think its crucial we identify some goals that we can reasonably acheive 20:42:53 [nslater]: and then rally the community around it for the whole year 20:43:01 [nslater]: but i need some help coming up with metrics 20:43:35 [nslater]: benoitc: is there anything else you'd like to bring up during the meeting? 20:43:43 [nslater]: (on this topic) 20:44:05 [nslater]: #info please please please respond to "[DISCUSS] Goals for 2013" thread - everyone! 20:44:35 [benoitc]: no 20:44:43 [nslater]: okay lets move on # 10. 1.4 roadmap # 20:45:29 [nslater]: benoitc: this is your topic again. wanna take the floor with this? 20:46:15 [benoitc]: nslater: i think it's a little latee 20:46:28 [benoitc]: but as an action i woish we could sertup a roadmap 20:46:28 [benoitc]: asap 20:46:35 [benoitc]: what we want really for this one 20:46:43 [nslater]: benoitc: you have edit perms on the wiki and jira, right? 20:46:52 [benoitc]: also now that the 1.3 is a little delayed, what is the deadline 20:46:57 [benoitc]: nslater: probabluy 20:47:21 [benoitc]: i think i hav eit yes 20:47:27 [nslater]: well, id say, when we release this - well just do the 3 month thing from that point 20:47:28 [benoitc]: at leats i can go on plugins 20:47:33 [nslater]: which should be soon 20:47:41 [nslater]: how do you think we should do the roadmap? 20:47:43 [nslater]: can we figure out a way to use jira? 20:47:48 [nslater]: perhaps set up a report that can be shared? 20:47:56 [nslater]: and then use ticket statuses etc 20:48:28 [benoitc]: hmm my knowledge of jira is preety much 0 20:48:34 [benoitc]: biut I can have a look 20:48:54 [benoitc]: maybe it can also start with a review of what is the goal of each devs on the ml 20:48:54 [nslater]: cool. please do and let us know! 20:49:01 [benoitc]: if some want tome features 20:49:01 [nslater]: my hopes are that we can just leverage jira 20:49:09 [benoitc]: for me maybe rcouch branch 20:49:15 [nslater]: benoitc: maybe you wanna kick off that thread too 20:49:15 [benoitc]: and also websockets 20:49:17 [benoitc]: + rewrier 20:49:38 [nslater]: remember: there's no central management here. if you think this is something we should do: do it :) 20:50:00 [nslater]: (i know i dont need to remind you! just saying... run with it! sounds like a great idea!) 20:50:23 [emjayess]: question: are the big inbound merges going to warrant a bump in major version? or just like ho-hum here's 1.4 btw we merged bigcouch 20:50:23 [nslater]: i have thought about it in the past. looked at jira even 20:50:45 [nslater]: emjayess: bigcouch + couchdb will be couchdb 2.0... 20:50:47 [benoitc]: nslater: that's not for me , more for the users 20:50:53 [nslater]: emjayess: there's a chance it wont even be called couchdb 20:50:53 [benoitc]: trying to figure what's going on 20:51:09 [nslater]: benoitc: yeah, sure 20:51:23 [nslater]: i just mean, people have been talking about having a roadmap for ages 20:51:23 [nslater]: but nobody has produced one 20:51:30 [nslater]: all it takes is one person to run with the idea 20:51:31 [emjayess]: alrgiht then .thx 20:51:53 [nslater]: emjayess: the naming thing is contentious. but i will be calling a [DISCUSS] thread about rebranding 20:52:08 [nslater]: emjayess: this isn't the meeting to talk about that though :) 20:52:31 [nslater]: benoitc: would you like to generate any action items for yourself wrt the 1.4 roadmap? 20:52:38 [emjayess]: *bigtables 20:52:38 [emjayess]: :P 20:53:11 [nslater]: emjayess: :-) i am going to refuse to even say my ideas until we have agreed as a project that its a good idea. bikeshed hell, otherwise 20:53:23 [benoitc]: nslater: i will think more 20:53:38 [benoitc]: i mostly wanted to draw a draft of what could be put on this release 20:53:40 [nslater]: benoitc: no action items for now? how about that you will post some ideas about it this week? 20:53:46 [benoitc]: depending on the wish of everyone ... 20:53:56 [nslater]: is that something you want to gather? 20:54:11 [benoitc]: yes but can be a post oon the ml 20:54:18 [benoitc]: let see it as an action 20:54:41 [nslater]: #action benoit to gather list of wishes for next major release 20:54:49 [nslater]: emjayess has a point that this might not be 1.4... 20:54:58 [nslater]: there's a good chance it will be 2.0 or whatever 20:55:05 [nslater]: i mean, it's going to be a very important release for us 20:55:18 [nslater]: in terms of marketing, etc 20:56:03 [emjayess]: mebbe #link https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/JIRA/Browsing+a+Project's+Road+Map 20:56:11 [emjayess]: oh that's confluence, sorry 20:56:33 [emjayess]: or it's jira? i dunno, i'z confuzed 20:57:33 [nslater]: that still looks interesting 20:57:33 [nslater]: it's a confluence page ABOUT jira 20:57:41 [nslater]: #link https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/JIRA/Browsing+a+Project's+Road+Map 20:57:56 [nslater]: #info still not decided on how to maintain a roadmap. benoit to investigate 20:57:58 [nslater]: okay, i think that's it guys 20:58:03 [nslater]: as usual, almost exactly an hour 20:58:35 [benoitc]: links is interresting 20:58:41 [benoitc]: ok 20:58:41 [nslater]: okay, thanks guys 20:58:43 [benoitc]: so i'm off a little 20:58:48 [nslater]: cya!
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Few people showed up Wednesday for a City Council workshop intended to give residents a chance to have their say in setting spending priorities for the upcoming fiscal year.
The low turnout was consistent with the showing at six community meetings in late October and early November that drew a total of 84 people.
"Ninety percent of the people have no idea that 84 people ... are speaking for them," Councilman Jack Feller said.
Feller and Councilman Jerry Kern said people who speak at council meetings and community meetings don't necessarily represent the general public.
Feller said the city should do a broader survey of city residents on key issues facing the city.
"Maybe that's a way to actually get a feel for how some of these issues work," Feller said.
Councilwoman Esther Sanchez and Mayor Jim Wood said there was no need for a survey, that the city has what amounts to a survey every two years in the form of elections.
"It almost seems like we want to keep surveying until we get the answer we want to hear or at least the majority want," Sanchez said. "That's just a waste of very valuable dollars that could be used for a program."
A consultant hired by the city to run the community sessions, Mercer Group Vice President Mike Letcher, said that people at the community meetings stressed the need to maintain public safety and the harbor and beaches at current levels, increase library hours and enhance code enforcement and litter abatement.
Letcher said people who attended the community meetings also wanted the City Council to listen more to the public, use more recycled water, encourage sustainable growth, revitalize downtown, maintain the downtown farmers' market, reduce water pollution, provide more transportation for seniors, offer more cultural events and resume Fourth of July fireworks.
"Everything on the list has to be tempered with financial resources," Letcher said. "But if it's not on the list, it's not going to be considered."
Council members balked at a suggestion that to save money they make do with fewer aides instead of having one aide for the mayor and one aide for each council member.
"There's no way I could do my job without a council aide," Sanchez said. "I can't do it."
Some council members also bristled at a suggestion made in the community sessions to stop work on a controversial project to complete a portion of Melrose Drive to form a new link between state Route 78 and Route 76.
"We're not going to stop on that. We're too far down the road," Kern said. Kern, Feller and Councilman Gary Felien strongly support the project and Wood and Sanchez adamantly oppose it.
"I agree it should be removed," Wood said. "I think the public's talking and again nobody's listening."
Sanchez said she also wanted the city to restore traffic calming programs which were cut to save money.
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Felien said he, too, would like to make traffic calming a priority.
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Following his anti-homophobia ad which fuels rumor that he is gay, the 20-year-old actor has once again debunked the allegation, saying 'I'm not. I'm straight'.
Daniel Radcliffe has been forced to reiterate he is "straight" - after his new anti-homophobia advert reignited recurring rumors over his sexuality. The "Harry Potter" actor has long been hounded by rumors he is homosexual, but he recently told reporters he isn't fazed by the speculation and thinks it's "awesome" when people presume he's gay.
Since he fronted an anti-homophobia ad in the U.S. in February, the rumors have arisen again - and he has spoken out to set the record straight. Radcliffe tells MTV.com, "I'm not gay. If people want to say that, they can. I'm not. I'm straight."
"My favorite thing I saw was a guy on the internet who said, 'Of course he's gay - he's got a gay face', which I thought was kind of an odd thing to say anyway. A gay face? That's a very worrying thing, like they have sat at home with pictures of me next to other famous gay folks."


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Caution! Common Sense Needed Concerning Jolie
Caution! Common Sense Needed Concerning Jolie
Debbie Lewis, www.WilliamLewisFilms.com
Columbia, MO, May 22, 2013
Where has the common sense in this country gone? People don't trust the media, yet when the media says something, the people react, instead of first thinking about what is going on. So it is with Angelina Jolie and the whole I-removed-my-breasts-because-I-MIGHT-get-cancer business. The recently released film, Peddling Influence, discusses who uses the media, including the pharmaceutical industry.
While, technically NOT the pharmaceutical industry, the medical industry and pharmaceutical businesses scratch each other's backs and promote and protect each other, even to the detriment of the patients they both so diligently say they are in business to help. And, as covered in Peddling Influence, media uses spokesmen and women familiar to the public, often times politicians, actors and actresses, or athletes, to sell their wares and ideas. Given this bit of information, who better to scare the public into mutilating themselves without cause than Jolie? After all, she appeals to EVERYONE…men love her and women wish they looked like her…heck, I've even heard women say they'd "do her." She is the perfect go-to person for something as outlandish as surgically removing perfectly healthy tissue from your body!
Jolie's "heartfelt" explanation of why she chose the double mastectomy route is classic. She used concern for her children and the desire to be with them for as long as she can, plus the ever-woman-empowering "my body, my choice" declarations to push the hype. Mike Adams, of Natural News, calls all of this out as just what it appears to be, a VERY clever PR campaign by a company bent on securing profits.
There are a couple of things, though, that nearly everyone has missed. This part takes common sense, which seems to be sorely lacking these days.
First, in Jolie's op-ed, she cites the WHO statistic that 458,000 people die of breast cancer each year. According to the US government's Census site, the world's population is over 7 Billion. If you do the math, you will find that a mere .0065 PERCENT (YES! FAR less than 1%!!!) of the world's population dies from breast cancer. Lets just ramp this up a bit. Make it "look" better for them. The WHO Cancer Fact Sheet tells us that in 2008, 7.6 Million deaths were attributed to all cancers. Going with the WHO reported figure for breast cancer deaths and the same for ALL cancer deaths, this would mean that breast cancer is responsible for only 6% of all cancer related deaths. Is this really enough to scare people into such drastic procedures?
Second, Jolie did not have cancer. Yes, her mother died from cancer, but does that automatically mean she will get it? Also, there are many studies in preventative measures. PLUS, and this one is the kicker for me, she has so much money that she literally could have ANY TREATMENT SHE WANTED, should she actually GET cancer, unlike the rest of us. Should she actually get cancer, she could have her breasts removed, if she decided that was the thing to do. OR, she could visit the Burzynski Clinic in Texas, try the all natural Gerson Therapy, she could go to Mexico for the Hoxsey treatment, she could follow the inspiring guidelines revealed in the wonderful film Forks Over Knives, The point is, she did not have to mutilate herself and go public, thereby pushing people everywhere to even consider the same course of action, because she has this gene marker.
The point is, there are preventative options if you find you have the potential for the disease and there are alternative options for cancer treatment. AND, given what I know from my research for Peddling Influence, about how the Public Relations industry works and how big business manipulates the population through the mainstream media purely for profit, it's no surprise to me that this is playing out as a master ploy to get people to consider destroying healthy tissue in the name of prevention. Why? Follow the money! There is WAY more money in diagnosing and performing the procedure than there is in simple natural prevention. Just sayin'!