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Simon Cowell's departure is a turning point in the history of "American Idol." He's been the face of the show for nine seasons, and the person most responsible for making it such a success. It's no secret that his decision to leave makes the show more vulnerable than it's ever been, with a lot of fans claiming that they'll be exiting the show along with him.
And who knows, maybe that will actually happen. But let's be positive. Simon's departure also gives "Idol" an opportunity to make major changes and re-invent itself to remain hip and current.
Ryan Seacrest isn't going anywhere, but beyond that there's no scenario that the network and the show's executives shouldn't consider. Here's what I would do in their place:
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Clean house
The worst thing "Idol" could do is keep all three remaining judges. That puts tremendous pressure on whoever is picked to replace Simon, and ensures all the media attention centers on that person rather than the rest of the show. Was the intense focus Ellen DeGeneres received as she stepped into Paula Abdul's old seat fun for anyone? No. So don't make that same mistake again.
When the three original judges were still around, it made sense to keep the band together. Sure, the jokes got stale and everyone started settling into the same old roles every year, but there was no reason to mess with success.
However, Paula's departure shattered that easy rapport between the judges, and with Simon following her out the door, there's no sense in keeping everyone around just to avoid a mass transition. Embrace change! Try something new! You have nothing to lose but your "dawgs" and your "pitchy" and your random allusions to mushy bananas.
In particular, it's probably time for Randy Jackson to gracefully retire. After nine years sitting in the same seat and saying the same things, what more can he show us?
Let one of the other judges stick around if you must, but keeping everyone is a sure recipe for trouble next year.
Make two phone calls
Get Harry Connick Jr. and Neil Patrick Harris on the phone. Like, right now.
Both men were awesome on "Idol" this season — Connick as a mentor and Harris as a guest judge at the Dallas auditions. Both are cuttingly funny, and both have the star power to fill the void Simon leaves behind. They're both busy people, but either would be a great judge, the kind who could handle the high expectations and would incentivize a lot of wavering fans to give the show another chance next year.
(And if both of those guys say no, I'm available.)
Retire 'pitchy'
Seriously. Harry Connick Jr. was right: What does that word even mean? Just say they were off-key or that they sucked.
Select the semifinalists live
There's always a lag time between when "Idol" picks its 24 semifinalists and the date that the broadcast announcing those selections goes on the air. The result? Spoilers galore.
Though Tim Urban was a late addition this season (sorry, Chris Golightly) and the Internet was filled with rumors that Michael Lynche had been disqualified, ultimately, anyone with a browser and a search engine could have nailed 23 of the 24 with about five seconds of effort in January.
That makes no sense whatsoever. It makes viewing the episodes centering around the auditions and the Hollywood rounds a waste of time. Why watch the manufactured drama when you already know the results? If I know that Angela Martin has already been eliminated as I'm watching the show wring every tear possible over her heartrendring story, that just makes me mad at the emotional manipulation.
Here's what I would do: Air the footage of that selection process live. Make it available online so that anyone interested can crack open a browser and see it in real time. Then, that night or the following night, run the usual two-hour episode with the highlights and make the announcement official (and maybe even pick those final couple of spots live for added drama).
If nothing else, that should decrease productivity across the country as people log on to view the website, and will create enough Twitter buzz to finally knock Justin Bieber off the list of trending topics.
Change the selection criteria
This wasn't the worst season of "American Idol," but it was the dullest — and that's saying something.
The dirty little secret of "Idol" is it has to do without the drama that helps sell other shows. There's no Kate Gosselin, who everyone will watch just in the hopes of seeing her fail, or a Russell Brand, who makes everyone tune in to root against him. Everyone gets along every season on this show, or so it seems from the footage we see.
But that's no advantage for "Idol" in the ratings. This year, "Dancing With the Stars" eclipsed it in the ratings at times, in large part because people tuned in to root for Gosselin to fail. "Idol," meanwhile, was just too darned nice, to the point where there were legitimate questions about whether all of the finalists really wanted to win.
In fairness, changing the niceness factor is a lot trickier than it sounds, and "Idol" has not had great luck doing that in the past. When "Idol" has tried, it's been thrown off because the voters have rebelled and voted the singer out. (Remember Brenna Gethers? Or Tatiana Del Toro?) But "Idol" also hasn't found someone with that kind of edginess with the skills to match — someone good enough to win and brash enough to know it.
If it can find a singer or two like that in the next round of auditions, that will make for better television.
Integrate the guest acts better
First of all, there is no scenario where I want to see acts who aren't performing live, but who have previously taped their songs to air whenever the show gets five extra minutes. Ryan can do that anytime he wants on his radio show. Don't do it here.
Season nine was the most blatant yet at bringing in random acts looking to use the "Idol" audience as a springboard to increase success and sales, and the star power was way down. If you can get someone great to perform, fantastic. But if it's Travis Garland or Sons of Sylvia, I probably would rather have those five minutes of my life back.
Moreover, every guest performance just reinforced the gap between them and the amateurs who we were actually supposed to be voting for. Intellectually, we all get that none of the finalists turned down a brilliant recording opportunity to banter with Ryan and the judges, so it's no wonder that they aren't as good as the likes of Lady Gaga or the Black Eyed Peas. But they still don't look good in comparison.
Let's go back to the old days. If you're a former "Idol" participant, welcome back! If you're a mentor, or even someone who is willing to be filmed hanging out with the finalists and offering advice, I can see that integrating better. But if your claim to fame is that Kara DioGuardi discovered you? Pass (with all apologies to Jason Derulo).
A 'fans pick the song week'
I get why "American Idol" makes the singers pick songs of a particular theme, songbook or genre. It keeps the show from being disjointed, and theoretically helps it to flow better. And even if it means I have to watch people murder the Rolling Stones and the Beatles, I can understand the rationale.
But for one week next year, how about letting the fans pick the songs? Give us a bunch of choices Wednesday, and let us vote. If we want to hear Lee DeWyze tackle Springsteen, we should have that right. Or if we want to torture Tim Urban and make him sing Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise," why not let us? Does the Geneva Convention prohibit that sort of thing?
Those are my thoughts. Hit me up on Twitter and let me know your brilliant ideas as well, so when Connick and Harris turn "Idol" down, I can look brilliant when I interview for Simon's job.
Craig Berman is a writer in Washington. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/craigberman.


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Finally got back on the bike after two days taking the car to work, thanks to two popped tubes (remind you of anyone?). Saw several superbikers on the CCT dressed in dark clothes with no lights...ninja cyclists indeed. The only explanation I have is that there is a sliver of the population (drivers included) who somehow manage to set their various lights to come on according to a specific schedule, but they forget to change the time settings. I think one issue with cars though is that new cars have dash lights that are on all the time, so it gives the driver the impression that the lights are on....not sure what excuse the ninjas have, other than an attitude that lights are only for seeing, and being seen isn't important. But I just read a statistic that nearly all bicycle collisions happen between 6pm and 9pm, so it's a widespread problem.ReplyDelete
I, too, have the leave or take the lights in the store with me? dilemma.ReplyDelete
I think Ninja riders are just lazy. They don't ever get to the bike store. Though that doesn't explain the phenomena of those riders who toss the free light they are given by the anti-ninja crusader into the shrubbery.

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Show that Chaussée aux Moines is an irresistible cheese, which is friendly and modern, around the idea "Sorry, but it is too good!"
The French have a particular fondness for cheese. It is a key part of a complete meal and it is readily eaten, at mealtimes or at any other time in the day. Cheese is always a real gourmet experience and it is a real delight to share it with others.
Chaussée aux Moines is the family cheese par excellence. It is round, large, gourmet and generous and comes in different sizes, encouraging sharing and togetherness. With its good character, its golden rind and its soft texture, it is enjoyed by children and grown-ups alike!
Chaussée aux Moines now wants to update its line and modernize its image to target new people, and invite them to share in the pleasure of its unique taste. The popularity of the brand and its adverts were built over time around a strong and specific area: that of the abbey and the monks, around the slogan "Sorry, but it's too good!".
Now the brand wants to update the way it expresses itself. It is simple, Chaussée aux Moines is too good... You cannot resist such a characteristic flavor... people are prepared to do anything to share a good cheese with those they love! They apologize for it, but really the temptation for Chaussée aux Moines is greater than their willpower.
"Sorry, but it's too good! Create a humor-filled video which shows a situation in which people are willing to do anything to share a Chaussée aux Moines with their loved ones - family, friends and colleagues.
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On Sunday, September 22nd, Nalini Nadkarni gave a sermon on "Trees and Spirituality" at the First Unitarian Universalist Church in Salt Lake City. The Reverend Tom Goldsmith shared his pulpit for twenty-five minutes to present this interfaith talk about the many connections that exist between trees/forests and spirituality/religions of the world.
Along with several students from The University of Utah, Dr. Nadkarni also produced a small booklet that maps and documents (with both scientific and spiritual materials) all of the trees that grow on the grounds of this church. After the services, congregants went outside with a copy of this booklet and learned about the trees that are protected on their sacred ground.
Dr. Nadkarni has plans to produce similar booklets for other places of worship, which would create the potential for a "tree tour of churches" in which congregations visit and learn about trees at other churches and churches that have other trees.
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Gary Bettman almost got his dream matchup. A Stanley Cup final between The Los Angeles Kings versus the New York Rangers would have had all the storylines to produce one of the highest rated finals in recent memory. Two of the biggest markets in the National Hockey League. One an Original Six team that finished first in its conference, poised to return to the Stanley Cup finals after an eighteen-year absence. The other an improbable 8-seed, the first to ever knock off the top three seeds in its respective conference. Kings v. Rangers had all the glamour and intrigue to battle the NBA playoffs for popularity, until Lou Lamoriello and Martin Brodeur struck again.


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Laura Mirviss of Potomac, Md., was today announced as the winner of the annual ITT Award for Excellence in Student Water Journalism for her article titled, "Lead Astray: MCPS Failed to Enact Lead Plan."
This award was created by ITT Corporation a global leader in water technology, to recognize aspiring journalists reporting on water-related environmental issues. The competition was designed to raise awareness and encourage exploration of global water challenges.
Mirviss, a junior at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Md., reported on her investigation into the public school system's failure to address lead contamination in her school's water supply. The article was originally published in the Feb. 1, 2007, issue of the Montgomery Blair High School newspaper, Silver Chips. In 2004, her high school was found to have 237 water sources with lead levels that exceeded the EPA-mandated limit of 20 ppb. Through her reporting, she found that none of the protocol requirements within the 2004 remediation plan had been met at her school.
"Testing the water is only the first step. Resolving problems that arise from these tests is crucial," said Steve Loranger, chairman, president and CEO of ITT Corp. "By creating this award, as well as promoting the Stockholm Junior Water Prize, ITT Corporation aims to foster awareness, encourage future generations to voice these issues, and strive for solutions to ensure widespread access to clean, safe water."
In January of this year, the District of Columbia Water and Sewage Authority issued its most recent report on lead levels in area drinking supplies, noting that 90 percent of the samples had lead levels of 12 ppb or less, a level below U.S. EPA's action level of 15 ppb. These regular reports are the proactive result of WASA discovering drinking supplies that tested above the federal limit for lead contamination. The results demonstrate that some action has been taken to improve drinking water quality in Washington D.C.
Mirviss' article stood out for its timeliness, use of research and sources, and strong execution. Her piece was selected from a pool of articles submitted nationwide by a judging panel of top environmental, science and water journalists and industry leaders, including judges representing National Geographic, MSNBC, The Scientist, Time magazine and Water Environment and Technology.
"Laura Mirviss produced a remarkable, courageous piece of investigative reporting that shows an impressive commitment to uncovering the truth about an important issue," said Michael Lemonick, senior writer for Time magazine.
As part of the award, Mirviss and her faculty advisor will receive an expense-paid trip to Stockholm, Sweden to attend and report from the 2007 Stockholm Water Symposium, which takes place as part of the annual World Water Week, August 11-17, 2007. Upon publication of an article resulting from her experience at World Water Week, Mirviss will be awarded a $1,000 scholarship from ITT.


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Let the zerg rushing begin. StarCraft II's first expansion comes out tomorrow, and to celebrate, Blizzard is streaming StarCrafty things all day.
The Heart of the Swarm global launch event, which you can watch using the embedded stream below, is hosted by the much-beloved Sean "day9" Plott. They've got cameras at a bunch of the worldwide SC2 launch parties, from Australia to South Korea to Irvine, California.
There will also be a "King of the Beta" tournament and some fanmade videos on the livestream, Blizzard says. The stream will end when the game launches at midnight Pacific tonight.
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Knee defender speaks out about airline legroom fight
By Katia Hetter, CNN • Updated 6th September 2014
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The man who got kicked off a United Airlines flight because of a fight over seat reclining says he's sorry about his behavior.
Sort of.
Though he regrets how he handled the recent incident with a fellow passenger who wanted to recline her seat, Colorado businessman
James Beach told "the Today Show
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The Knee Defender has caused three flights to make emergency landings in just over a week. CNN's Tom Foreman has more.
"Whose right is it?" Beach asked. "Is that my 4 inches (of legroom), or is that her 4 inches (of reclining space)?"
Richard Quest speaks to the inventor of the Knee Defender about why he'd be happy if the airlines put him out of business.
Why did "Knee Defender" cause in-flight fight? CNN's Jeanne Moos says recline at your own risk!
It's a dispute that's gotten national attention, with three skirmishes in the air over seat reclining in the past two weeks.
The fight over seat reclining has led to multiple flight diversions. James Beach explains why he used the Knee Defender.
Should the Knee Defender be banned?
Although the Federal Aviation Administration hasn't prohibited use of the device on commercial flights, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines (which also operates the U.S. Airways brand) and Southwest Airlines (which also operates the AirTran brand) all say they ban the $22 device, which prevents the seat in front of the user from reclining.
Beach's problems started after
he boarded an August 24 United Airlines flight from Newark, New Jersey, to Denver
. He had paid for extra space in the Economy Plus section, which provides United passengers up to 5 inches of extra legroom compared with standard coach seats.
After taking his seat, the 6'1" Beach installed the Knee Defender and opened his laptop to start working.
Knee Defender sales soar after plane incident
The woman in front of him complained about not being able to recline, and the flight attendant asked him to remove the device, Beach told "the Today Show." When he did, Beach says, the woman quickly slammed her seat back, nearly damaging his computer.
"She just took all the space, and I can't work now," Beach said he told the flight attendant. In a "burst of anger" he says he regrets, "I pushed her seat up pretty hard to put the Knee Defender back in."
The woman responded by throwing her drink on him, he says.
That's when the pilot diverted the flight to Chicago. Both passengers were kicked off the flight, but neither was arrested.
"I felt terrible when we landed," Beach said.
Aviation blogger Johnny "Jet" DiScala
says Beach should feel terrible. That diversion cost United Airlines about $6,000 per hour, he says.
"They should arrest these passengers and make them pay for the fees," DiScala wrote in an email. "He's lucky he only had liquid thrown on his face."
As long as airlines ignore the problem and sell the same space to two people, these disputes will continue, Knee Defender creator Ira Goldman said.
"What the airlines are doing is, they're selling me space for my legs, and they're selling you the space -- if you're sitting in front of me -- they're selling you same space to recline," said Goldman, who is 6'3." "So they're selling one space to two people."
People use the Knee Defender to protect their laptops, their knees and even their babies from being smacked by reclining seats, Goldman says.
"This is a problem the airlines don't want to acknowledge," he said.
"Of all the reactions from the airline industry, I don't think you've heard one person say, 'this is a problem we're going to look into,' " he said. "They just say, 'people should behave.' "
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In May, GOP strategist Dick Morris did his best to gauge the electoral fallout from the then-boiling controversy surrounding Senator Barack Obama and his former pastor, Jeremiah Wright. Appearing on The O'Reilly Factor, Morris predicted that "this guy, who used to have to convince people he wasn't a Muslim, now is electable only if he can convince people he never goes to church." But in the months since, Obama has brushed off this kind of snap analysis and put together a networked, community-based religious outreach plan designed to put the Democratic party on the offense with religious swing voters. Heading into the last days of the race, it looks like this was the right call.
Poll junkies find it natural to focus on the faithful—those "values voters" who are said to have delivered a second term to George W. Bush. For a while this summer, Obama polled like a typical Democrat among this group—which is to say, he polled quite poorly compared to John McCain, who until late summer enjoyed an 18-point advantage among voters who attended church weekly or more. But as the race moves to a close, Obama is doing better than either John Kerry or Al Gore among religious voters: in mid-October the Pew Center released a poll suggesting that white mainline Protestants prefer Obama to McCain by 48-43, and that white Catholics prefer Obama 49-41. (With the same voters, Bush beat Kerry by 10 points and 13 points, respectively.) And, as Morris and others won't let you forget, Obama is working uphill—against the 12 percent of the country that still believes he is a Muslim.
So what accounts for Obama's impressive numbers among the collection plate crowd? It doesn't hurt that the economy is tanking, and that McCain is less than beloved among evangelicals. But showing up is half the battle. The Illinois senator said as much in a debate in South Carolina last January, noting that "when you're not going to church, you're not talking to church folk…. It is important for us not to concede that ground." In 2005, Obama was reportedly the only Democratic senator with a full-time staffer working on faith policy. But under Obama's direction, the party has increasingly used religion to take a progressive message to the heart of the GOP coalition—an onslaught that may prove decisive in this and future elections.
The first place to look is Denver. At the convention, DNC chairman Howard Dean and his deputy, ordained minister Leah Daughtry, kicked off festivities with the Democrats' first annual Faith in Action gathering, which was part of a highly choreographed rollout of Obama's own "Common Ground for Common Good" faith initiative. It was there that nuns and rabbis, Buddhists, Muslims, and countless others made the case for civic unity in a country of diverse faiths. Sean Casey, a prominent evangelical academic who now works for the Obama campaign, told me the meeting is "symbolic of what the Democratic Party stands for. Tens of thousands of faithful people have voted for Democrats," he added. "We're not driving wedges, we're building coalitions."
Colorado, which is shaping up to be a crucial state on November 4, was an impudent place to stage such an offensive: the town of Colorado Springs is known in some circles as the "Evangelical Vatican;" tearful Denver teens fall out en masse at "Tuesday Night Live" faith revivals; and a "Personhood Amendment" defining life as beginning at fertilization was successfully placed on the ballot for November. Nevertheless, Obama swept through Fort Collins, the site of a large Christian college, on his return from Hawaii last weekend—his fifth trip since May.
An even stronger place to look might be Iowa—the heavily evangelical state that launched Obama's campaign for the highest office in the land. Throughout the summer of 2007, Obama made a grinding series of appearances at events geared specifically toward faith voters. Those Iowa events provided the template for future "American Values Forums" sponsored by the campaign, says one senior Obama staffer with knowledge of the platform on religion. These interfaith sessions, says the staffer, involve "people from the community gathered just to hear [and] to learn about Senator Obama's faith and about how we can reconcile faith and politics in country and find common ground, even on the tough issues."
One April gathering in Pittsburgh brought in about 50 curious believers, according to the Rev. Christine Glover, who ran the event. "I think this was the first time that the Democrats actually made this a part of their platform. They didn't call it specifically religious, they called it 'values.' And they mixed faith and values so that everybody could participate," she says. The campaign has held over 900 of these forums to date, in swing states like Missouri, Ohio, Florida and North Carolina—as well as Iowa, where Obama is sitting on a double-digit lead.
In many ways, this vigorous courtship crystallizes the campaign's successful manipulation of both the new media universe and the activism that has characterized the faith community in the U.S. The unassuming town halls have grown into a complex, high-tech, multi-state effort now requiring a training call each Tuesday, wherein an aide walks volunteers through the campaign's strategy for running house parties, tips for explaining Obama's "Christian journey" and for "disagreeing without being disagreeable," says the staffer. The groups are further equipped with a "curriculum" and materials that include a DVD with a welcoming message from the candidate himself.
Prominent surrogates, such as authors Donald Miller and Brian McLaren, have also made the case for Democrats at evangelical colleges, while Catholic leaders like legal scholar Doug Kmiec and former Indiana congressman Tim Roemer have joined with Jim Wallis's Sojourners mission in reaching several thousands more. In July, the Obama campaign began issuing a weekly 'American Values Report' to Christian media outlets, with subsections asking readers to "Participate in the Values Question of the Week" or view "Spotlight On People of Faith" interviews. This form of organizing maximizes "testimony," a key theological and social underpinning of protestant worshipers, particularly evangelicals. This is effective precisely because "it's easy to disagree on the level of ideas," says Joshua DuBois, director of religious affairs for Obama for America. "But it's tough to disagree with someone's story."
Obama sought to promote this more understated approach in his "Call to Renewal" speech on faith in 2006. But the presidential campaign has afforded him a national update that could pay dividends with Catholics in New Mexico, Methodists in Ohio or believers in many other purple states. Amy Sullivan notes presciently in The Party Faithful that the religious center and religious left have room to grow—and Obama-backed institution building (think faith-based initiatives, a war on poverty and a broader service corps) could ensure that the sixty percent of monthly churchgoers that now favor him stay with the Democratic ticket in future.
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Bishop T. D. Jakes wants his flock not only to do good but to do well, and his brand of entrepreneurial spirituality has made him perhaps the most influential black leader in America today. By Sridhar Pappu
Burns Strider, director of Hillary Clinton's faith outreach during the primary, sees progress, but notes that "four years does not equal 20 or 30 years of [conservative] organizing," and says that a certain portion of the party is "terrified" by the incursion of faith into politics. But some architects of the new faith-based push are having to rub their eyes at its successes. One influential participant in a closed-door June gathering of religious leaders in downtown Washington—a simultaneous courtship of boldface names like Franklin Graham and T.D. Jakes was taking place at Obama headquarters in Chicago—shook his head in disbelief as he strode out onto F Street, describing the 20-person gathering as "the first Democratic meeting I've been to that ended in a prayer and with everyone holding hands."
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Cactus bill passes Colorado House after Rep. Carole Murray's rap song of support
A bill that designates the claret cup cactus as the state cactus of Colorado passed the House today after Rep. Carole Murray treated her colleagues to a bit of rap, Castle Rock style.
Girl Scout Troop 2518 of Douglas County pushed the Republican lawmaker for the designation. House Bill 1024 now goes to the Senate.
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TAVSANLI, Turkey, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Authorities in Turkey said they are investigating after a college student reported someone hacked his Knight Online game account and stole his character.
Ahmet Kaya, 18, of Kutahya province, said he spent eight years developing his character in the multiplayer role-playing game and he eventually decided to put the character up for sale, Hurriyet Daily News/Dogan News Agency reported Thursday.
"My character costs about 2,500 Turkish Liras ($1,396.96) in the market, but I needed money urgently, so I was selling it for 600 Turkish Liras ($335.27)," Kaya said.
The student said he received an email and a phone call from an interested buyer, but he soon discovered his email account information had been stolen and the perpetrator used the information to access his account in the game and steal his character.
The public prosecutor of the Tavsanli district said the case is being investigated on suspicion of "hindering, spoiling, effacing or modifying of an information system."


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Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR), the newly elected chair of the House Budget Committee, said Thursday that he's considering foregoing a budget resolution for 2019 and focusing instead on reforming the budget process.
"My guess is that, and I can't speak for all of my Budget Committee, but a lot of them, while they want to do resolutions, I think really have in their mind that doing budget process reform will be something that can be legacy in nature, that can serve the interests of this country for years to come," he said, according to Roll Call.
Potential changes to the budget process include "putting everything subject to appropriations, the whole ball of wax, putting caps on mandatory spending," Womack said.
The committee could also examine the Congressional Budget Office's budget baseline.
Some lawmakers are also pressing for the elimination of the filibuster on spending bills.
Any such changes, Roll Call notes, "would be a heavy legislative lift."


text: Nairobi residents remained on edge as the assault by the Islamic militants called al-Shabab continued at a luxury Westgate shopping mall in the Kenyan capital. Kenyan Laura Walubengo, a web editor with DSTV online in Nairobi watched the scene unfold at the mall. "There was a lot of drama today, a lot of explosions in the morning, a lot of gunshots as well and helicopters hovering all over the place," Walubengo said. Smoke billowed from the mall in the afternoon. Kenyan authorities said the fires were intentionally set by militants in order to create a diversion that would allow them to escape. Walubengo said many Nairobi residents stayed home from work today, but sought out one another's company. The ethnic divides in Nairobi are well known. And so is the big gulf between the Kenyans who live in the many shanty towns that ring the city, and the wealthy who frequent the huge western-style malls like Westgate. But Walubengo says she found resilience and unity among Kenyans, including at a blood drive in a city park. "A lot of people who were interviewed when they were giving out blood were saying, 'You know I just gave blood. My blood has no color, my blood has no race, my blood has no religious denomination. And so there's a unity aspect there that a lot of people didn't expect."


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Metolius, fresh off of their large donation of gear for the October ASCA fundraiser, has donated 500 hangers to the ASCA! Most of them are camouflaged hangers perfect for reducing the visual impact of fixed hardware. Huge thanks to Metolius!
Once again the ASCA has supplied Thaitanium Project volunteers with hundreds of titanium glue-in bolts plus multipitch rigging gear - and now titanium rap rings - for replacement in the predominantly American-developed climbing routes in southern Thailand. This year 230 bolts were replaced, bringing the total replaced over the past 10+ years with ASCA support to 2,553 bolts. Volunteers are nearing complete replacement of most climbing routes with titanium glue-ins in this amazing climbing area, infamous for very rapid stainless steel bolt failures due to Stress Corrosion Cracking.
The East Tennessee Climbing Coalition organized another replacement day, bringing the total replaced with ASCA hardware support to 161 bolts in the last year!
Petzl continued their years-long support of the ASCA with the donation of 6 Rocpec hand drills, which are actively being used for replacement in Wilderness areas within National Parks in Colorado, Utah, and California. Thanks Petzl!
On October 9 in San Francisco, Planet Granite has pledged to match up to $20,000 of raised funds for the American Safe Climbing Association! The same week, there will be a large online outdoor gear auctions! Learn More and check out the Facebook Event Page
Rock Rendezvous, a climbing club in the San Francisco Bay Area, donated $500 to the ASCA to help out with bolt replacement. A huge thanks to the members of Rock Rendezvous! www.rock-rendezvous.org/
Granite to Match All Donations from April 15-30
Between April 15th and 30th, Planet
Granite has pledged to match up to $10,000 of funds raised
for the American Safe Climbing Association – this means your
$1 will become $2! The ASCA is responsible for much of the rebolting
projects that have occurred in the West and have even contributed
as far east as Thailand! Largely volunteer-run organization, the
ASCA depends entirely on donations to purchase bolts. Read
more or RSVP
to the event
A big thanks to Petzl for their donation of 200 hangers! Petzl has strongly supported the ASCA for many years, and this donation comes at a perfect time. Fifty of the hangers will immediately be shipped out for bolt replacement in Joshua Tree National Park, and the remaining will go to replacement as needed. Thanks again to Petzl and Dave Haavik! www.petzl.com
Once again Mountain Gear has come through with a big donation in support of bolt replacement at Red Rocks! Mountain Gear's donation of $1,500 is already helping replace bolts at ultra-popular crags like The Black Corridor. Plan ahead for next year's Red Rock Rendezvous - March 18-20th, 2011!
The Southern California Mountaineers Association donated $400
to the ASCA. Learn more about the SCMA and their many climbing
excursions at their website, www.rockclimbing.org
Bluewater ropes continues their long-time support of bolt replacement
in the US with the donation of two spools - over 1200 feet! - of
11mm static rope! Bluewater static ropes are in use by rebolters
from Yosemite to Smith to Moab, and these new ropes are already
headed for rebolting projects in Utah and Yosemite! www.bluewaterropes.com
Petzl continues their longtime support of the ASCA with the donation
of two Calidris
big wall harnesses and two Rocpec
hand drills.
Thanks again to Petzl for all their support for keeping bolts and
anchors safe! www.petzl.com
MountainProject donated $3,000 to the ASCA! This major donation
will fund the replacement of a whole lot of bolts all over the
country. A big thanks to the Mountain Project crew! www.mountainproject.com
Even though the ASCA didn't make it down to the RRR '09 (first time we missed it), Mountain Gear continued its strong support of bolt replacement in Red Rocks by a big donation from the auction proceeds - $1,292.42! The next Red Rock Rendezvous is March 19-21, 2010 - plan ahead!
Planet Granite climbing gyms have created a great Climb-a-thon for raising money for the ASCA, and they will MATCH up to $10,000 in donations! There will be two dates - June 27th at Planet Granite in San Francisco, and July 18th at Planet Granite in Sunnyvale. BBQ, beer, prizes, etc! For more info, click here.
A big thanks to Planet Granite for making this happen! www.planetgranite.com
Sales of a new 2009 Smith Rocks guidebook supplement by Rod Jacobson
are raising lots of money for ASCA-supported bolt replacement at
Smith Rocks. The supplement is sold locally near Bend, and has
already produced $500 for replacement hardware for Smith! For more
info, click
here to see the PDF.
Petzl donated 200 hangers to the ASCA for bolt replacement. A
big thanks to Dave Haavik and Petzl for helping make our crags
safer! www.petzl.com
Salt Lake Climbers Alliance donated
$1,125 to the ASCA. This very large contribution will help the
ASCA with bolt replacement in Utah, including Little Cottonwood
Canyon. A huge thanks to the SLCA folks, and to Salt Lake local
Mike White, who has put immense amounts of work into replacing
bolts in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Zion, the Moab area, and Red
Rocks, Nevada.
Mountaineering Supply donated 100 bolt hangers to the ASCA, and
they will go to bolt replacement in the Mammoth area. Thanks to
MMS and Dave Talsky! www.mammothgear.com
$40 towards bolt replacement in Red Rocks, and get a copy of the
reprinted original Red Rocks guidebook, The Red Rocks of Southern Nevada, by
Joanne Urioste (1984). A pocket-size guidebook with outstanding written
descriptions and photographs, this is a great guide to many classics and
plenty of obscure routes deep in the canyons. Detailed pitch-by-pitch beta
for most routes, and of course since Joanne and her husband George
established a huge number of the classic routes, the beta is excellent!
The ASCA has replaced over 600 bolts in Red Rocks, more than 3/4 of which were
on Urioste routes. Still, plenty of old bolts remain, and your
donation will go towards bolt replacement in Red Rocks!
If donating by check, write "Red Rocks offer" in the memo line; if donating by
Paypal (link at top of this page), also send an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Metolius donated 90 bolt hangers
to the ASCA, continuing their long support of ASCA bolt replacement.
Thanks Metolius! www.metoliusclimbing.com
Black Diamond donated 35 #3 Lost Arrow pitons, a retail value
of over $550! The ASCA mills out #3 Lost Arrow pitons to make tuning forks,
which are the essential tool in cleanly removing old 1/4" bolts so that the
original holes can be reused. The ASCA has replaced over 6300 bolts to date,
most of which were 1/4" bolts pulled with the help of tuning forks that were
donated by Black Diamond! www.bdel.com
Braxton Norwood of Renob Climbing donated
a box of 50 Hilti 316 stainless steel Kwik-bolts to the ASCA, a
retail value of $209. http://renobclimbing.com
Tom K. Michael, DDS, PS again donated $250 to the ASCA. Please
visit his site at www.michaeldental.com
Once again, Petzl has donated gear to the ASCA, this time another
100 of their Coeur hangers. Thanks to Dave Haavik and Petzl for
their longterm support!
Bluewater donated more static ropes to the ASCA, in addition to
their recent donation of static ropes, webbing, and cord. A big
thanks to the cool folks at Bluewater! www.bluewaterropes.com
BlueWater continued their long support of the ASCA with the donation of 4
ropes (including a top-of-the-line 9.4 x 70m Dominator!), two spools of
webbing, and a spool of accessory cord. Thanks again to the great folks at
BlueWater! www.bluewaterropes.com
Tom K. Michael, DDS, PS donated $250 to the ASCA. Please visit his site at www.michaeldental.com
Black Diamond donated an additional 10 #3 Lost Arrow pitons, which the ASCA mills into tuning forks for ¼ bolt removal. Thanks to BD for their continued support! www.bdel.com
Two sturdy lead lines were donated by JustRopes.com for ASCA anchor
replacement work. Thanks to James Cullem and JustRopes.com for
their continued support!
Petzl continues its support of the ASCA with the donation of two
harnesses. Thanks again to Dave Haavik and the Petzl team!
BlueWater has once again supported the rebolting work of ASCA
this time with the donation of an entire spool of static rope!
This beefy
static line will be used for tons of replacement work. Thanks again
Petzl continues its support of the ASCA with the donation of 100
hangers and a Petzl Calidris harness. A big thanks to the great
folks at
The Mountain Gear-hosted Red Rock Rendezvous drew huge crowds
to a
fast-growing climber party, with clinics given by a who's-who list
of top
climbers. Timmy O'Neill ran another hilarious show and auction,
plenty of
climbers stopped by the ASCA booth and donated, and a good time
was had by
all! Special thanks to Mountain Gear, to Bluewater for donating
half of
their raffle proceeds, to Omega Pacific for donating the sale of
a couple of
their Link Cams, and to all the climbers who came from around the
world to
the sunny cliffs of Red Rocks!
The longtime support of Touchstone
Climbing gyms (Mission Cliffs,
Class 5, Pipeworks, Touchstone Concord, Touchstone San Jose) has
instrumental to the ASCA, from hosting major fundraisers to donations
and direct donations. Once again Touchstone has given major support
to the
ASCA, with a direct donation of $1,000. Thanks!!!
The Southern Sierra Climbers Association (SSCA) donated $500 to the ASCA, continuing their support for bolt replacement. The southern Sierra is chock full of some of the best granite climbing on the planet, with more major formations than climbers. Unfortunately, it's also chock full of old bad bolts! The SSCA and its members have been replacing bad bolts for years, with help from the ASCA in recent years. We look forward to continuing needed anchor maintenance in the Needles and all throughout the rest of the southern Sierra.
New pack manufacturer Cilogear donated two of its 60L Workpacks to the ASCA. These lightweight packs are highly versatile with many possible configurations, and are easily converted from huge to small and back again, perfect for ASCA rebolting where huge loads (multiple ropes and lots of gear) must be carried one-way, then small loads the other. See more at the Cilogear website.
Sign up now for the 2006 Red Rock Rendezvous, March 24-26. Clinics with famous climbers, fun in the sun, beautiful scenery and great rock - register now so you can get your first-choice clinics! Lots of info and the registration beta here.
JustRopes.com continued their support of the ASCA with the donation
of two
tough 60m ropes, an Edelrid 10.3mm Sky Pilot and a Maxim 10.5mm G60.
The Southern California Mountaineers Association donated $500
to the ASCA to
assist in bolt replacement. The SCMA is one of the oldest climbing
groups in
the nation, having evolved from the rock climbing section of the
Club. The ASCA has assisted with replacement work at areas such
Tahquitz/Suicide, Joshua Tree, the Needles and other southern Sierra
popular with the SCMA for outings. To find out more about the SCMA,
visit the SSMA website.
Petzl Supports ASCA
Petzl Petzl donated two Rocpec hand drills and a Calidris harness to ASCA
rebolting efforts. The harness and the lightweight Rocpec hand drills will
see tons of replacement action in Wilderness from California to Utah to
Metolius continues ASCA support
Metolius donated 75 hangers and a haulbag towards ASCA bolt replacement
work. Metolius has been a strong supporter of anchor maintenance for years,
and not only donates to the ASCA, but directly to local replacement projects
in such areas as City of Rocks. Please support them!
Southern Sierra Climbers support ASCA
The Southern Sierra Climbers Association (SSCA) donated $500 to the ASCA,
continuing the strong alliance between the two organizations. The Southern
Sierra is known for its bold, runout face routes and testpiece cracks, and
there's nowhere you'd rather have a good bolt than after a long runout! In
the past several years, the ASCA has supported SSCA bolt replacement in many
areas including Tollhouse Rock, Courtright Reservoir, the Needles, Dome
Rock, Kern River Canyon, Great Falls Basin, and others.
Big thanks to Acer and CDW
Drew Klos of CDW coordinated a big donation of computer
hardware & software to the ASCA. The donation includes a new desktop
computer from Acer, a new external LaCie hard drive, and software from
Microsoft, McAfee, and Scansoft. Thanks to Drew, and also Pat Barrett of
Acer for arranging the computer donation!
Hans Florine slideshow at
Mammoth Mountaineering Supply
Over 100 people packed Mammoth Mountaineering Supply for a great
double-feature slideshow from Hans Florine. Dave Talsky and MMS
threw a fun party with beer & barbeque. For the raffle, Hans
threw in some Nike prototype shoes & a pack, and MMS threw in
some killer raffle prizes like a Mammut Revelation rope, a Gigapower
stove, and a titanium pot set. Yates also donated a pile of Screamers,
shorty Screamers, and Zippers - all load-limiting devices originally
designed in 1985 for use on old 1/4" bolts! Nearly $500 was
raised for the ASCA, which will support bolt and anchor replacement
in many crags near Mammoth including Clark Canyon, Pine Creek, and
Tuolumne! Please support Hans & his fundraising efforts by scheduling
a slideshow.
JustRopes.com donates ropes
New climbing startup JustRopes.com has donated a Maxim dynamic and Esprit static
line to the ASCA for bolt replacement work! Two more ropes are on the way later
in the year. Check out this new distributor of climbing ropes HERE
Tommy and Beth Raise Money For ASCA
Tommy Caldwell and Beth Rodden recently visited Tahoe with
a multi-media event that was well-prepared -- and covered everything
including: them meeting; climbing; first dates in portaledge;
Kyrgistan; and Tommy's (lack of) a finger. The show was followed
by a question/answer session where Todd Offenbacher had questions
like: "How
was it -- taking a steamy shit in front of each other during
those first dates in a portaledge"? And: "If i can
arrange a death-match on El Cap Tower with you and Beth
against Alex and Thomas Huber -- will you attend"? The
timing of the events fell on the longest days of the year, and as a result were
under-attended but well-received. Tommy and Beth are two of the most down-to-earth
and fun people I have met in a long time. It was a pleasure
to spend time with them both.
The event raised almost $300
for the ASCA.
- Todd Offenbacher
Hans is holding an on-line auction of a jacket and prototype sticky rubber
approach shoes that will never be available anywhere else; you have until
June 23rd!
Click here
to see the auction.
Omega Pacific continues their support of the ASCA through the donation of
two hammers (plus funkness cables), 10 big Jake lockers, and 40 of their new
wire-gate Five-O carabiners. A big thanks to Omega Pacific for their ongoing
support of ASCA bolt replacement activities!
Petzl continues their strong support of the ASCA with the donation
of a
Rocpec hand drill, a Calidris harness, and a Gri-gri. These are
essential for ASCA bolt replacement activities, and will be used
by ASCA
rebolters for years to come. Thank you, David Haavik and Petzl!
On April
8th, at the University of Washington, another of Hans Florine's
popular speed climbing slide shows raised $160 for the ASCA. Hans,
cooperation with the American Alpine Club's Cascade Section and
the Climbing
Club at the University of Washington, donated half the proceeds
to the ASCA
and half to the Access Fund. For information on the Cascade Section
of the
AAC, click here. For
on slide shows from Hans, click here.
BlueWater continued their longtime support
of the ASCA with the major
donation of six 10.5mm lead ropes: two 70m ropes, three 60m ropes,
and a 55m rope. ASCA rebolters chew through ropes, and this donation
is a huge help in bolt replacement efforts!
Yates donated a custom-made Astroman harness
with hammer holster for ASCA rebolting. Yates has been a strong
supporter of the ASCA, and Yates
Screamers (and the new Zippers) were designed to lessen the chance
of 1/4" bolts blowing in a fall (designed in 1985, yet many
of those scary bolts are
still here - and even more rusted - in 2004!)
Red Rock Rendezvous went off! The event featured friendly folks,
bright skies, summer temps, beautiful venue, live music, great food,
free beer, vendor booths with all the latest gear, climbing clinics
& slide shows with the pros, lots of free gear give-aways and
rockin live and silent auctions. Organizer Paul Fish, owner of Mountain
Gear, has vowed to make this an annual event so mark your calendar
now. The party started Friday night with everyone gathering on the
event's lush lawn for beer-tasting and a slideshow by Mark Synott.
Saturday was all sunscreen and beautiful climbing by day, great
food, fun dyno comp, stellar Peter Croft slide show, live/silent
auctions, live music, and more beer tasting by nght. The perfect
panacea for the winter rockclimbing jones.
This event raised some serious cash and awareness for both the
ASCA and Access Fund.
Thanks to all the sponsors:
Mountian Gear, 5.10, La Sporiva, Metolius, Petzl, Asana, Black Diamond,
Blue Water, Mammut, Montrail, Mad Rock, The North Face, Fat Tire,
Phoenix Boulder Blast, Baja Fresh, New Belgium Brewery, Rock &
Ice and KPS
Ousley is possibly the wittiest man alive. An avid climber with
over twenty years experience, Mike recently honeymooned on Yosemite's
El Capitan by spending 17 days climbing the Muir Wall--with his
wife! His hilarious write-up of that adventure, "Honey--pass
the &#$*-bag" can make any lover cry. Mike stepped forward
in the formative years of the ASCA as Master Designer and has been
a regular contributor--both as a rebolter and as operational support
ever since. Mike's favorite cimbing areas are Yosemite Valley, Tuolomne,
Tahquitz, Ca; Granite Mountain, Paradise Fork, Pinnacle Peak, Az;
Cathedral Ledge, NH; Gunks, NY. He owns Ousley Creative (ousleycreative.com)
and is currently thinking up his next adventure--to celebrate he
and his wife's two year anniversary! Mike recently designed a new
ASCA logo. Check out Mike's work on our new t-shirts and stickers.
We asked Mike,
Q. "Why did you become involved with the
A. "I wanted to give back to climbing a token
of the fulfillment it's given to
me. A lot of effort went into establishing our classic climbs; I
think we
should demonstrate goodwill by selflessly maintaining those routes
both as
historic markers and adventure challenges. I'm not able to get on
the rock
and work on routes as much as I'd like, so I donate what resources
[graphic design/marketing] are most practical for me."
Kevin Daniels from Fixe has been a pivotal supporter
of the ASCA from day one. Because of the non-profit, community nature
of the ASCA, Kevin pursuaded Fixe not only to manufacture hangers
with ASCA stamped on them--he also insisted that they sell them
(as well as Fixe's high quality stainless steel bolts) to us below
wholesale!! Without a doubt, the motivated rebolters of the ASCA
would not have been able to stretch our modest resources as far
as we have without the generous support from key industry professionals
such as Kevin Daniels and companies like Fixe . Thank You!
In November, Hans Florine and
Steve Schneider hosted a (second annual) slideshow/party at their
local bay area climbing gym—Ironworks in Berkeley, Ca. Laughs,
ribaldry and keg beer flowed like the cool breeze off the bay and
before the night was over Schneider and Florine had collected over
$200 in ASCA donations—mostly from unsuspecting partiers who
had become separated from their jackets/wallets during the festivities.
Mountaineering Supply Donates Jumars
Mammoth Mountaineering Supply donated a pair of jumars to the ASCA
in July,
and they have already seen a lot of use in the replacement of old
bolts on
Tuolumne routes such as Dale Bard's 1976 classic Scorpion. Thanks
again to
Dave Talsky and MMS!


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Farhat Datta-Language Turnstile Language Icon
At Design Interviews
Interview with Farhat Datta : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Farhat Datta : The main idea was to create an Icon that universally stands for 'selecting a language of your choice' particularly for the internet, for websites that can be viewed in several languages. The inspiration was the form of a turnstile which being a single element, has numerous planes through which one can flip, just like flipping through choices to get the language of your choice on a website, for example. .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Farhat Datta : The main focus was to design something that may have a chance to be used universally, to feel the sense of achievement that one feels when something that one has created is being used by so many people in everyday life. .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. Farhat Datta : It would be great if it was accepted as the Language Icon universally and used a such. .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. Farhat Datta : I worked on many other ideas at first. It took me a number of days to land on this element as the inspiration. Once it occurred to me I knew I had found a good visual representation of how to depict this abstract concept. .Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. Farhat Datta : This concept came as an inspiration to me and I was excited about how it fit the design requirements, I enjoyed working on it. .Frank Scott: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?. Farhat Datta : This design can be used universally. .Frank Scott: What made you design this particular type of work?. Farhat Datta : This is the type of work that I am usually involved in, so it suited me to do it. .Frank Scott: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?. Farhat Datta : no, there were no other designers. .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. Farhat Datta : The users of the internet are the main users of this design. .Frank Scott: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?. Farhat Datta : it is simple and direct. It conveys plainly what it needs to therefore it stands apart. .Frank Scott: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?. Farhat Datta : the turnstile being the inspiration, that is what I chose as the name. .Frank Scott: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?. Farhat Datta : I worked on a sketch pad first, (always), then scanned it in and created the electronic file on Illustrator CS4 .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. Farhat Datta : The design has a certain movement to it, which echos the turning of the turnstile. It conveys a 3 dimensional feel to it. .Frank Scott: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?. Farhat Datta : I worked on it alone. .Frank Scott: What is the role of technology in this particular design?. Farhat Datta : The technology helps to make it look crisp more easily as it is an icon design and needs to be clean and easily scaled down while retaining all it's clarity. .Frank Scott: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?. Farhat Datta : I researched which scripts are more popularly known by people visually. I researched on elements that had a turning and changing action to them and I sketched a lot. .Frank Scott: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?. Farhat Datta : The biggest challenge was to come up with an icon that visually depicted this abstract concept and the fact that it needed to be scaled down to very small size too was a challenge, as only simple elements which appear clear weather small or big in size, were going to work, at the same time the idea to be conveyed was complex. .Frank Scott: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?. Farhat Datta : This competition itself was organised through this international platform. .Frank Scott: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?. Farhat Datta : I learnt that when you are stuck for ideas, it is exactly the time to dig deeper, as the solution that works is often just on the other side of the road block. .Frank Scott: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?. Farhat Datta : Just that it was so much fun! .
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It Is All About BTC, LTC, ETH, ZEC mining as well as other alternative crypto currencies
Time for a new Windows binary of the latest pre-release version of Genoil's ethminer 0.9.41 fork 1.1.6 (source). This time the focus is the addition for support of Nicehash's Ethereum stratum implementation with extranonce subscribe for optimum performance when mining altcoins based on the Dagger-Hashimoto algorithm such as Ethereum (ETH). The binary is compiled with CUDA 8.0, supports both Nvidia CUD and AMD OpenCL mining modes, and is a pre-release version for testing the newly implemented features, you should not expect hashrate increase, though this version should do well when used with NiceHash, so you are welcome to test the new feature and report any issues you encounter. We have already done some comparison on what to expect selling your DaggerHashimoto (Ethash) GPU hashrate at NiceHash with the current price and mining directly for Ethereum and then selling the Ether coins for BTC. The results are below and it seems that even with the current low exchange rate as compared to what it was some days ago before the DAO hack it is still more profitable to mine ETH directly and sell it for BTC.
120 MHS mining hashrate ~ 1 ETH per Day:
– Ethereum Mining – 0.0159 BTC/Day
– Nicehash DaggerHashimoto – 0.0128 BTC/Day
– To download and try the latest Ethminer 0.9.41-genoil-1.1.6 pre-release for Windows OS…
The new Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 (Pascal-based) video cards have been available for about two weeks now and we have finally managed to get one GTX 1080 to play around with it and see how good it performs for crypto crurrency mining. We are starting with Ethereum as the currently most popular altcoin for GPU mining and unfortunately the GTX 1080 does not do great for ETH mining. You should already know that Eehereum is better on AMD GPUs than on Nvidia and the new Pascal GPUs such as the GTX 1080 don't do great either and there are some issues with them on Windows for the moment. The GTX 1080 cards are using faster in terms of clock speed GDDR5X video memory that might do great for gaming, but apparently it does not do great for memory intensive algorithms such as Ethereum. In fact it seems that the GTX 1080 is slower because of the GDDR5X than the GTX 1070 that uses regular GDDR5 video memory, and when you add the high price of the 1080 it is most definitely not good choice for Ethereum mining like it might be for gaming.
We have compiled a Windows binary of the latest pre-release of Genoil's ethminer 0.9.41 fork version 1.1.3 (source) with CUDA 8.0 and Compute 6.1 that is used by the new GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 to test with and you can find a download link below. So let us get to the hashrates you can expect from the GTX 1080 by mining under Windows and then from Linux. If you are using Windows 7 or 8.x you will notice that with the default settings the miner will crash when trying to load the DAG file into the video memory of GTX 1080, regardless if you are using OpenCL or CUDA mode. Other OpenCL only miners such as qtminer will also fail with a driver crash, this is a driver issue and even if you manage to not crash the driver you will get a disappointingly low performance. You can run the Genoil CUDA fork of ethminer in CUDA mode with the
-U option and add the following parameters
--cuda-grid-size 2048 --cuda-block-size 128 to prevent the driver crash, however you will be getting less than 1 MHS in terms of hashrate, so pointless.
If you move to Windows 10 the situation is slightly better, but not that much actually. With the latest video drivers 368.39 for Windows 10 you will be able to mine Ethereum, unlike on Windows 7/8.x, but the hashrate you will get is still going to be disappointingly low at just about 4-5 MHS. Again a driver issues, however there is a talk about an upcoming driver update that should fix the problem of low hashrate at least for Windows 10 that is expected sometime next month (we cannot confirm this however).
So the only thing that is left to do if you already got a GTX 1080 GPU or more than one and want to mine Ethereum with it is to go for Linux. Under Linux people are reporting about 23 MHS on average as hashrate for mining Ethereum on GTX 1080, a speed that is a bit higher than what you can get from GTX 970, GTX 980 or GTX 980 Ti, but still a bit disappointing compared to what you can get from high-end AMD GPUs. The GTX 1070 that we already mentioned is doing better for Ethereum should be capable of around 27 MHS under Linux (in Windows they apparently have the same low performance issues for the moment), though we have not yet been able to personally verify that. So even with the low power consumption these hashrates from the GTX 1080/1070 are not that great and when you add in the high price of the GPUs at the moment and the driver issues with Windows, you can pretty much forget about being happy with mining Ethereum with these video cards. They should be better capable for other altcoin algorithms that are not memory intensive like Ethereum and we are off to checking that next, so stay tuned for more results.
– To download and try the latest Ethminer 0.9.41-genoil-1.1.3 pre-release for Windows OS…
Here comes a Windows binary for another pre-release of Genoil's ethminer 0.9.41 fork version 1.1.2 (source) that should be used by people with the latest generation of Nvidia Pascal GPUs such as GTX 1080 and GTX 1070. The release is compiled with CUDA 8.0 and has support for Compute 6.1 that is used by the latest Nvidia GPUs, however it seems that the performance under Windows is currently significantly lower that you would expect on the GTX 1080/1070, so it is recommended to use Linux for the best performance on these video cards for now (similar to the situation with GTX 750 Ti). Regardless, you would be able to run this version of Nvidia Pascal GPUs for mining Ethereum, but at just about 1/4 – 1/5 of the performance you would be getting if using Linux with the same GPU. On Maxwell and other older architectures there should be no notable difference in terms of performance however with this Windows binary compared to previous releases. Other new addition is the support for simultaneous mining on both AMD and Nvidia GPUs installed in the same system (you need to use the option X instead of G or U), prior to that you could only run OpenCL or CUDA, but not on both at the same time. Do note that the new mixed X mode for CL/CUDA mining does not yet support separate settings for optimum performance for the different GPUs such as local and global work per GPU. Again, this is a pre-release version with the idea for people to try and report how the new features work and if they find any bugs, so you are welcome to try it…
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If you're driving something with a plug, signs that tell you where the nearest charging station catch your eye more than if you were driving something else. When your range says 2 miles, you're probably sporting an expression similar to someone about to wet his or her pants.
So imagine you're driving near, say, the outlet malls in Camarillo, Calif. and you see "Electric Vehicle Charging Station" with an arrow pointing towards the shops. Follow another string of signs and arrows and you'll arrive at some of the saddest charging stations I've seen in a while. I only point these out in particular because I pass them almost every day and I can't help notice the sorry state of the charging facilities and the poor location.
First off, two have paddle chargers. That'd be fine if you came in an EV that's more than a decade old, a Toyota RAV4, Honda EV Plus or a GM EV1 that escaped the crusher. But in a modern Leaf or Volt or Tesla, that's not going to do you any good. And I have no idea what the third one goes to. A golf cart? Of the three chargers available at the Camarillo Outlets, none are really what you'd call compatible. Doesn't that seem like false advertising to promote these stations when no one's EV will work on them? Why wouldn't they take down these signs or cover the stations in black plastic? If I pulled up in a Leaf, I'd be pissed.
Also, they're located in probably the least convenient place possible, away from any stores and around the back side of the mall where the employees probably park. I mean, it does have convenient access to the Subway, which is fine if that's the reason you decided to go to an outlet mall.
In any case, outlet mall shopping and public EV chargers go hand in hand. If you're going to be spending your cash and walking around for several hours, doesn't it make sense to charge your plug-in as well? Some of these places are really missing an opportunity to charge for some electricity.
Are there some really rundown charging stations with lots of signage telling you where to find them? And have any of you EV owners encountered situations like these?


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Sam Hornish Jr. won the Indy 500, and here's how he ended up making Marco Andretti look like, well, a 19-year old rookie. He qualified first, but a seemingly un-passable Dan Wheldon dominated most of the race with Hornish sitting back around third. Then — distaster struck. During a late-race pit stop a fuel hose got jammed in the car, broke apart, and spilled fuel all over the pit lane. But oh wait, it got worse...
...Hornish was given a drive-through penalty for his troubles, and he barely escaped that, having knocked wheels with Townsend Bell at the pit exit. Finally back on the racetrack, Hornish wasn't close enough to the front to challenge for the win.
But the caution flag came out on lap 190 when Giaffone got friendly with the wall in turn two. That allowed Hornish, Michael Andretti, and Marco Andretti to take the lead when Wheldon and the other frontrunners needed to make a final pit stop.
So when the race went back to green with four laps to go, the top three were Michael Andretti, his son Marco Andretti, and Hornish. Michael Andretti has been cursed to never, ever win the Indy 500, so he was quickly passed up by Marco and Hornish. Then Hornish made a charge at Marco, but got shut down and dropped a few cars back.
With one lap to go, Hornish gave it all he got to fight to the top, and made Marco his bitch on the final corner. Mirrors, kid, that's what your mirrors are for.
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The fundamental theorem of algebra
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The Fundamental Theorem of Algebra (FTA) states
Every polynomial equation of degree n with complex coefficients has n roots in the complex numbers.In fact there are many equivalent formulations: for example that every real polynomial can be expressed as the product of real linear and real quadratic factors.
Early studies of equations by al-Khwarizmi (c 800) only allowed positive real roots and the FTA was not relevant. Cardan was the first to realise that one could work with quantities more general than the real numbers. This discovery was made in the course of studying a formula which gave the roots of a cubic equation. The formula when applied to the equation x3 = 15x + 4 gave an answer involving √-121 yet Cardan knew that the equation had x = 4 as a solution. He was able to manipulate with his 'complex numbers' to obtain the right answer yet he in no way understood his own mathematics.
Bombelli, in his Algebra, published in 1572, was to produce a proper set of rules for manipulating these 'complex numbers'. Descartes in 1637 says that one can 'imagine' for every equation of degree n, n roots but these imagined roots do not correspond to any real quantity.
Viète gave equations of degree n with n roots but the first claim that there are always n solutions was made by a Flemish mathematician Albert Girard in 1629 in L'invention en algèbre Ⓣ, However he does not assert that solutions are of the form a + bi, a, b real, so allows the possibility that solutions come from a larger number field than C. In fact this was to become the whole problem of the FTA for many years since mathematicians accepted Albert Girard's assertion as self-evident. They believed that a polynomial equation of degree n must have n roots, the problem was, they believed, to show that these roots were of the form a + bi, a, b real.
Now Harriot knew that a polynomial which vanishes at t has a root x - t but this did not become well known until stated by Descartes in 1637 in La géométrie Ⓣ, so Albert Girard did not have much of the background to understand the problem properly.
A 'proof' that the FTA was false was given by Leibniz in 1702 when he asserted that x4 + t4 could never be written as a product of two real quadratic factors. His mistake came in not realising that √i could be written in the form a + bi, a, b real.
Euler, in a 1742 correspondence with Nicolaus(II) Bernoulli and Goldbach, showed that the Leibniz counterexample was false.
D'Alembert in 1746 made the first serious attempt at a proof of the FTA. For a polynomial f he takes a real b, c so that f(b) = c. Now he shows that there are complex numbers z1 and w1 so that
|z1| < |c|, |w1| < |c|.He then iterates the process to converge on a zero of f. His proof has several weaknesses. Firstly, he uses a lemma without proof which was proved in 1851 by Puiseau, but whose proof uses the FTA! Secondly, he did not have the necessary knowledge to use a compactness argument to give the final convergence. Despite this, the ideas in this proof are important.
Euler was soon able to prove that every real polynomial of degree n, n ≤ 6 had exactly n complex roots. In 1749 he attempted a proof of the general case, so he tried to proof the FTA for Real Polynomials:
Every polynomial of the nth degree with real coefficients has precisely n zeros in C.His proof in Recherches sur les racines imaginaires des équations Ⓣ is based on decomposing a monic polynomial of degree 2n into the product of two monic polynomials of degree m = 2n-1. Then since an arbitrary polynomial can be converted to a monic polynomial by multiplying by axk for some k the theorem would follow by iterating the decomposition. Now Euler knew a fact which went back to Cardan in Ars Magna Ⓣ, or earlier, that a transformation could be applied to remove the second largest degree term of a polynomial. Hence he assumed that
x2m + Ax2m-2 + Bx2m-3 +. . . = (xm + txm-1 + gxm-2 + . . .)(xm - txm-1 + hxm-2 + . . .)and then multiplied up and compared coefficients. This Euler claimed led to g, h, ... being rational functions of A, B, ..., t. All this was carried out in detail for n = 4, but the general case is only a sketch.
In 1772 Lagrange raised objections to Euler's proof. He objected that Euler's rational functions could lead to 0/0. Lagrange used his knowledge of permutations of roots to fill all the gaps in Euler's proof except that he was still assuming that the polynomial equation of degree n must have n roots of some kind so he could work with them and deduce properties, like eventually that they had the form a + bi, a, b real.
Laplace, in 1795, tried to prove the FTA using a completely different approach using the discriminant of a polynomial. His proof was very elegant and its only 'problem' was that again the existence of roots was assumed.
Gauss is usually credited with the first proof of the FTA. In his doctoral thesis of 1799 he presented his first proof and also his objections to the other proofs. He is undoubtedly the first to spot the fundamental flaw in the earlier proofs, to which we have referred many times above, namely the fact that they were assuming the existence of roots and then trying to deduce properties of them. Of Euler's proof Gauss says
... if one carries out operations with these impossible roots, as though they really existed, and says for example, the sum of all roots of the equation xm+axm-1 + bxm-2 + . . . = 0 is equal to -a even though some of them may be impossible (which really means: even if some are non-existent and therefore missing), then I can only say that I thoroughly disapprove of this type of argument.Gauss himself does not claim to give the first proper proof. He merely calls his proof new but says, for example of d'Alembert's proof, that despite his objections
a rigorous proof could be constructed on the same basis.Gauss's proof of 1799 is topological in nature and has some rather serious gaps. It does not meet our present day standards required for a rigorous proof.
In 1814 the Swiss accountant Jean Robert Argand published a proof of the FTA which may be the simplest of all the proofs. His proof is based on d'Alembert's 1746 idea. Argand had already sketched the idea in a paper published two years earlier Essai sur une manière de représenter les quantitiés imaginaires dans les constructions géometriques Ⓣ. In this paper he interpreted i as a rotation of the plane through 90° so giving rise to the Argand plane or Argand diagram as a geometrical representation of complex numbers. Now in the later paper Réflexions sur la nouvelle théorie d'analyse Ⓣ Argand simplifies d'Alembert's idea using a general theorem on the existence of a minimum of a continuous function.
In 1820 Cauchy was to devote a whole chapter of Cours d'analyse Ⓣ to Argand's proof (although it will come as no surprise to anyone who has studied Cauchy's work to learn that he fails to mention Argand !) This proof only fails to be rigorous because the general concept of a lower bound had not been developed at that time. The Argand proof was to attain fame when it was given by Chrystal in his Algebra textbook in 1886. Chrystal's book was very influential.
Two years after Argand's proof appeared Gauss published in 1816 a second proof of the FTA. Gauss uses Euler's approach but instead of operating with roots which may not exist, Gauss operates with indeterminates. This proof is complete and correct.
A third proof by Gauss also in 1816 is, like the first, topological in nature. Gauss introduced in 1831 the term 'complex number'. The term 'conjugate' had been introduced by Cauchy in 1821.
Gauss's criticisms of the Lagrange-Laplace proofs did not seem to find immediate favour in France. Lagrange's 1808 2nd Edition of his treatise on equations makes no mention of Gauss's new proof or criticisms. Even the 1828 Edition, edited by Poinsot, still expresses complete satisfaction with the Lagrange-Laplace proofs and no mention of the Gauss criticisms.
In 1849 (on the 50th anniversary of his first proof!) Gauss produced the first proof that a polynomial equation of degree n with complex coefficients has n complex roots. The proof is similar to the first proof given by Gauss. However it is adds little since it is straightforward to deduce the result for complex coefficients from the result about polynomials with real coefficients.
It is worth noting that despite Gauss's insistence that one could not assume the existence of roots which were then to be proved reals he did believe, as did everyone at that time, that there existed a whole hierarchy of imaginary quantities of which complex numbers were the simplest. Gauss called them a shadow of shadows.
It was in searching for such generalisations of the complex numbers that Hamilton discovered the quaternions around 1843, but of course the quaternions are not a commutative system. The first proof that the only commutative algebraic field containing was given by Weierstrass in his lectures of 1863. It was published in Hankel's book Theorie der complexen Zahlensysteme Ⓣ.
Of course the proofs described above all become valid once one has the modern result that there is a splitting field for every polynomial. Frobenius, at the celebrations in Basle for the bicentenary of Euler's birth said:-
Euler gave the most algebraic of the proofs of the existence of the roots of an equation, the one which is based on the proposition that every real equation of odd degree has a real root. I regard it as unjust to ascribe this proof exclusively to Gauss, who merely added the finishing touches.The Argand proof is only an existence proof and it does not in any way allow the roots to be constructed. Weierstrass noted in 1859 made a start towards a constructive proof but it was not until 1940 that a constructive variant of the Argand proof was given by Hellmuth Kneser. This proof was further simplified in 1981 by Martin Kneser, Hellmuth Kneser's son.
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PARUNOVIC, N. et al. Fatty acid profile and cholesterol content of m: longissimus of free-range and conventionally reared mangalitsa pigs. S. Afr. j. anim. sci. [online]. 2012, vol.42, n.2, pp.101-113. ISSN 2221-4062.
This study investigated the effects of different feeding systems (free-range versus conventional rearing) on carcass characteristics, chemical composition, fatty acid profile and cholesterol content of the musculus longissimus lumborum et thoracis (MLLT) of Mangalitsa pigs. Depending on the rearing system employed and live weight observed, we found statistically significant differences in the weight of the warm and cold Mangalitsa carcasses. Furthermore, we observed that conventionally reared Mangalitsa pigs weighed more. Measurements showed that the free-range-fed pigs had a lower total backfat thickness in comparison with the group reared in the conventional system, but that these differences were not significant. Outdoor rearing of the pigs led to higher protein, ash and water contents, and to a decrease in total fat content and pH values of the MLLT. The choice of rearing system did not significantly affect the cholesterol content. The fat of the free-range pigs had a higher concentration of n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), while the n-6/n-3 PUFA ratio was significantly lower than in conventionally reared pigs. The proportion of PUFA/SFA (saturated fatty acids) was not significantly different, whereas the proportion of monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA/SFA) was significantly lower in the free-range group. It is concluded that the rearing system affects the carcass properties and chemical characteristics of Mangalitsa meat; it does so in particular by improving the fatty acid composition in free-range pigs.
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Anna Filina, one of the organizers of the ConFoo Conference in Montreal (February 27th through March 2nd) has a new post to her blog about a new process they're trying out this year for the Call for Papers - a public voting feature that allows anyone to voice their opinion on the proposed sessions.
Some of you may have already heard that the ConFoo call for papers is already open. The great thing about it this year, is that it's public. This means that anyone can vote on the proposals. Besides being fun for the speakers and attendees, it opens up a whole lot of possibilities.
She talks about some of the reasons they decided to go this route such as wanting to give the attendees the most "bang for the buck" and the ability for speakers to see what their fellow speakers are proposing and is working. The committee, of course, will have the final say, but the votes will help quite a bit.
If you'd like to vote and are even considering making it to this year's event, go over an sign up to vote on the conference's Call for Papers section.


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KUALA LUMPUR: Asian football's governing body Friday welcomed the decision to lift a ban on women wearing headscarves during games, saying the move was "in keeping with the times".
The International Football Association Board (IFAB) Thursday overturned its 2007 ban on the Islamic headscarf, or hijab, which it had previously argued was unsafe and increased the risk of neck injuries.
Critics said the ban promoted inequality at the highest level of the world's most popular game and pointed out that new designs of headscarf secured with Velcro had eliminated the risk of serious injury.
Asian Football Confederation acting president Zhang Jilong said in a statement that lifting the ban was the "right thing" to do and "a move in keeping with the times".
"I am very happy to hear that the ban on headscarves has been lifted. On behalf of the AFC executive committee and the Asian football family, I commend the IFAB and FIFA for doing the right thing," Zhang said.
"The lifting of the ban will allow thousands of women players, who wear headscarves, to play the game."
He added that the headscarf was "more of a cultural symbol than a religious one".
Zhang is currently in Kuwait City to attend the final match of the AFC Futsal Club Championship. AFC's headquarters are in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Muslim-majority Malaysia.
The world governing body came under pressure to lift the ban in 2007, after an 11-year-old girl in Canada was prevented from wearing a hijab for safety reasons.
In 2011, the Iranian team was disqualified for refusing to remove their headscarves moments before kick-off in the 2012 Olympic second round qualifying match against Jordan.