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Nokia's Here Maps app covers the navigation basics fairly well, but various issues in this early iteration make it a poor substitute for either Google's Web-based offering, Apple's Maps app, or even other third-party map and search options.
Map views
You have a number of options for viewing maps. A layers button in the lower right brings up a menu with two buttons at the top for switching between map views and toggling traffic incidents. Map viewing options let you choose between standard map, satellite, public transit, and Live traffic views. Most work as you would expect, but in my particular location in the San Francisco Bay Area, the public transit view only showed the light rail (BART), but had no bus maps or information. When you search for a location and choose public transit, the app will show you bus lines to take on your route, but it seems odd to have a dedicated public transit view layer if you're not going to show all the public transit information.
The Traffic view section lets you toggle traffic incidents like accidents, congestion, and construction that show up as icons to give you advance warning on the map. The app shows heavy traffic spots using yellow and red overlay lines on the route, though it was unreliable in my testing, sometimes giving no indicators when the traffic was obviously bad (Nokia admits this feature is still in beta).
It's important to note that the Here app does not have options for either 3D views like Apple Maps or Street View from Google Maps, so if you were hoping to get Street View back, you're not going to find those type of features here.
Search tools
The Here Maps app has most of the features you would expect, but at this early stage, it's not perfect. You can search for businesses, common search terms (such as "pizza"), and specific addresses using a standard search field, and the app shows you the locations on a map. From there, you can get a suggested route to your destination for driving, walking, or public transit. The directions seem mostly reliable, but in my testing I got a walking route for a nearby destination that gave me a roundabout path when a more direct path was available. It may have been an anomaly, because most directions I tested seem solid, but it's worth noting.
Nokia's Here Maps is easy to navigate (pictures)See all photos
Also noteworthy is that there are no turn-by-turn directions with voice for driving, but the Here app does include them for walking directions. The voice directions for pedestrians require a quick download within the app to activate. The male voice used is clear and easy to understand and sounds more naturally conversational than it does robotic as it gives each direction on your journey.


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While there's a lot of buzz around at the moment regarding a 'vinyl revival' and an increase in interest to turntables and the analogue format, many hifi enthusiasts and audiophiles will be quick to say that vinyl records never truly went away. Quality turntables had continued to remain on the market and see development throughout the surge of CD and MP3 music as a beloved listening format, that many enthusiasts argue sounds better and more true to the original source than that of digital alternatives.
An insight into the vinyl vs digital discussion can be read on our blog. A wide range of manufacturers has continued to design, develop and release premium turntables, many of which have continued to claim accolades and awards and do so today.

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Today the Cfengine team from Oslo released version 3.4.0 of Cfengine (3). If you read my article in the German Linux Magazine issue 11/2012, you'd know that this version is really amazing 😛 The community edition of Cfengine 3.4.0 now contains POSIX ACL support for both Windows and Linux platforms. Furthermore the remote syslog support […]... Read More


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SANDY, Utah – Real Salt Lake (4-4-2, 14 points, T-2 in West) closed out its three-game home stand in style on Saturday night, getting second half goals from MF's Luis Gil and Javier Morales to beat Vancouver Whitecaps FC (2-4-3, 9 points, #8 in West) 2-0 at Rio Tinto Stadium.
Gil gave RSL the lead in the 47th minute, finishing off a textbook counterattack that began with a goal kick from Claret-and-Cobalt GK Nick Rimando. Morales doubled RSL's lead in the 71st, putting the exclamation mark on a nice buildup with a slotted finish from 12 yards out. FW Joao Plata assisted on both plays, giving him four helpers on the season, the most in MLS.
Real Salt Lake controlled the match from the start, setting the tempo and controlling possession throughout the first 45 minutes. The Utah side couldn't quite pick out the final ball, however, and struggled to create many clear-cut opportunities in the opening frame.
RSL's best first half chance came in the 39th minute, when DF Chris Schuler nodded a Morales corner kick just wide of the far post from six yards out in the left side of the area.
Oddly enough considering its first half possession advantage, RSL's opener came on a counterattack. Rimando started the play, rifling a goal kick to Plata on the right side. The Ecuadorian attacker collected the ball and took one touch before curling an inch-perfect cross to Gil in the middle. The U.S. Under-20 international did the rest, padding his header past onrushing Vancouver GK Joe Cannon, off of the right post and into the back of the net.
Unfortunately, Gil suffered a right ankle contusion on the play and had to be taken off due to the injury seven minutes later.
Vancouver livened up a bit after falling behind, holding more of the ball and creating a couple of decent looks at an equalizer.
Whitecaps FC's first good look came in the 59th minute, FW Camilo curled a teasing effort just over the bar after picking up a loose corner kick 15 yards out. Vancouver had an even better opportunity in the 62nd minute. FW Corey Hertzog ran onto a long ball behind the RSL defense on the right side and beat Rimando with a shot from six yards only for RSL DF Nat Borchers to slide in and heroically clear the ball off the line.
Morales doubled RSL's lead in the 72nd minute. The Argentine playmaker started the play, chipping a ball from the center circle to substitute MF Sebastian Velasquez on the right side. Velasquez cut in and played a fine left-footed pass to Plata on the right side, allowing the diminutive attacker to square a ball to Morales for a slotted finish from just to the right of the penalty spot.
Real Salt Lake saw out the rest of the match with relative ease. The Claret-and-Cobalt will play two games at Eastern Conference opponents next week, taking on the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium on Wednesday, May 8 before heading north of the border to take on the Montreal Impact at Stade Saputo on Saturday, May 11.
Real Salt Lake Match Notes – RSL 2-0 VAN
- RSL DF Carlos Salcedo made his full professional debut on Saturday night, coming on for Plata in the 90th minute of the Claret-and-Cobalt's win. The 19-year-old Salcedo is the first RSL-Arizona Academy graduate to make a MLS appearance for the RSL first team.
- RSL FW Joao Plata assisted on both of RSL's goals on Saturday night, moving him into first in MLS with four assists on the year. Plata's other assists came in RSL's season opening 2-0 win at San Jose on March 3 and in the Claret-and-Cobalt's 1-1 tie in the home opener against the Colorado Rapids on March 16.
- RSL GK Nick Rimando was credited with an assist on RSL's opening goal. The assist was the seventh of Rimando's MLS career and his fourth game-winning helper. Saturday's assist was Rimando's second in a game in which he also kept a clean sheet, with the first such effort coming in RSL's 1-0 win over Seattle Sounders FC on Aug. 8, 2009.
- RSL DF Chris Wingert started and played 90 minutes on Saturday night. It was Wingert's first MLS appearance of the season; the veteran left back missed RSL's first seven games while recovering from a right foot fracture suffered in December and did not play in either of the Claret-and-Cobalt's previous two matches.
- Saturday's starting forward pairing of Plata and rookie FW Devon Sandoval is the eight different starting striker duo RSL has used in 10 games this season. The Plata-Sandoval pair was the seventh different strike combination used by RSL in its last seven games.
Goals by Period 1 2 F
Real Salt Lake 0 2 2
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 0 0
Scoring Summary:
RSL – Luis Gil (Joao Plata, Nick Rimando) - 47'
RSL – Javier Morales (Joao Plata, Sebastian Velasquez) – 71'
Misconduct Summary:
VAN – Nigel Reo-Coker (Yellow; Foul) – 19'
RSL – Chris Wingert (Yellow; Foul) – 79'
VAN – Gershon Koffie (Yellow; Foul) – 87'
Real Salt Lake (4-1-2-1-2) – Nick Rimando; Tony Beltran, Chris Schuler, Nat Borchers, Chris Wingert; Kyle Beckerman (C) ; Ned Grabavoy (Khari Stephenson, 80'), Luis Gil (Sebastian Velasquez, 54'); Javier Morales; Joao Plata (Carlos Salcedo, 89'), Devon Sandoval
Substitutes Not Used: Josh Saunders (GK), Olmes Garcia, Abdoulie Mansally, Lovel Palmer
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (4-2-3-1) – Joe Cannon; Y.P. Lee, Andy O'Brien, Johnny Leveron, Alain Rochat (Tommy Heinemann, 75'); Gershon Koffie, Nigel Reo-Coker (C); Daigo Kobayashi, Camilo (Kekuta Manneh, 67'), Russell Teibert; Corey Hertzog (Darren Mattocks, 74')
Substitutes Not Used: Brad Knighton (GK), Jun Marques Davidson, Jordan Harvey, Erik Hurtado
Referee: Juan Guzman
Referee's Assistants: Matthew Kreitzer, Kevin Klinger
4th Official: Alejandro Mariscal
Attendance: 17,480
Weather: Cloudy and 66 degrees


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I personally don't see this happening but I saw this on the In Development section on IMDb and was curious. Any feedback?
I apologize if this is already a topic and if so, just point me the way.
Also, I have to say this: I know Jim is having some fun with his spare time and all but I don't really want a Carrey-less 2011. I just want to see something moving forward.


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I have a question concerning one of Christ's teachings. What exactly does Christ mean when He says, "Carry your cross" or bear your cross?
The answer to your question lies in Luke 9:22-26. Notice first verse 22: "The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed [crucified on a cross], and be raised the third day." So, first, there is a connection between the cross which Christ urges His disciples to carry (as they follow Him) and the cross on which He was destined to die for the sins of His people. But the crosses are not the same.
That's what is wrong with the chorus of the old gospel song, "The Old Rugged Cross." In the verses, particularly the first, the subject is Christ's cross. Then the chorus goes, "So I'll cherish that old rugged cross till my trophies at last I lay down; I will cling to that old rugged cross and exchange it some day for a crown." The chorus refers to the Christian's cross; but they are not the same:
1. Christ's cross is an atoning sacrifice. We could die a thousand deaths and yet not atone for a single sin. We are sinners and therefore can do nothing perfectly. Jesus was the perfectly pure and holy Son of God; therefore His blood did atone for all our sins.
2. Christ's cross called literally for His death. The Christian's cross must be carried faithfully till he dies. But that doesn't necessarily call for the Christian's death.
What connects the two? Our cross is the symbol of our total commitment to be true to Christ, even to death, but we are not commanded to die for Jesus, only to be faithful. For most of us, although we may experience some persecution or mocking because of our confession of trust in Christ, we are not ordinarily called to actual physical martyrdom. In certain situations, however, it could be that bearing our cross might call for us to be martyrs for Jesus. While following Jesus, I could be confronted with a situation where I would be put to death because of my faith in Him. It could be that the only way I could save my life would be to deny Christ and curse His name, but refusing to do so, I would be put to death.
That is what took place in the shooting that took place in Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, some years ago. The assassin pointed his gun at a high school girl and asked if she still believed in Jesus. She said yes. Immediately he pulled the trigger. She was faithful unto death! She didn't plan the situation in which she suddenly found herself. The assassins did plan it, but the Bible says "And we know that God works all things together for good to those who love Him, to those who are called according to His purpose" (Rom. 8:28). So, according to this Scripture (and Eph. 1:11), God's providence brought this girl into a situation in which she had no choice as a follower of Christ but to confess Him and die, or deny Him and live! It is not for us to desire martyrdom; that's in God's hand. It's for us to be faithful unto death.
Now, look at Luke 9:26: "For whoever is ashamed of Me and my words, of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when He comes in His own glory, and in His Father's, and of the holy angels." Here we see the most clearly, the relation between Jesus' death on His cross and our bearing our cross for Him. Jesus died all but naked on the cross. Further, "He was despised and rejected of men, a Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him" (Is. 53:3). At His cross, to say anything good about the divine sufferer brought shame and reproach. So I believe we can say that our cross equals our willingness to take the shame and reproach from His enemies as a badge of our union with Him as our Savior and Lord.
I suffer from arthritis. It is a burden to me, but not a cross. It has nothing to do with my being a follower (disciple) of Jesus.
Take another example. There are a few real followers of Christ in the US Congress. Now they should stand up and oppose abortion whenever they get the opportunity. If their opponents ask them why they so vigorously oppose abortion, they are temped to find non-religious reasons, when in reality their reasons are that God made mankind in His own image, and to wantonly take human life is murder because the Commandment says "You shall not murder"! Now if he were running for re-election and his opponent charged him with "dragging religion into the woman's 'right' to choose," he might lose a lot of votes. Better to find secular reasons for opposing abortion. But, wouldn't he be less faithful to his Lord by "hiding his light under a bushel"? The girl in Columbine High School didn't have to think before she answered!
Let's now look at Luke: 9:23: "If anyone desires to come after Me [to be my disciple], let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me." Two things stand out: (1) To deny myself means to refuse to let MY will be the controlling pattern of my life. If Christ is now my Lord, then His will is my command! (2) We are to do this daily. As you must know, our lives are a continuing fabric of decisions. God does not make decisions for us; we must make our own decisions. So to take up the cross of the reproach of Christ daily means that, no matter what people think of us, we must make it our day-to-day habit of conforming our choices to Christ's will as we know it from His word. Self denial, as explained above, should be the constant of our lives.
Finally, verses 24 & 25: "For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. For what profit is it to a man if he gain the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost?" Matthew 16:26 (in his parallel account of these verses) adds: "Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?" Really, cross-bearing for a Christian is not always reproachful, but it is always sacrificial. That is, we need to sacrifice our sinful desires in favor of doing what Jesus our Lord would have us to do.
One more thing: None of us will do this perfectly. God knows this, and so should we. At times we will slip and give way to our own sinful nature. That's why daily repentance is called for. But what God requires in us is an undivided heart. The overall desire of our hearts, and the burden of our prayers, must always be, "Not my will, but Thine be done!
In summary, the Christian's cross is one of doing the will of God no matter what. Living to please our Lord must be uppermost in our minds, just as being obedient to the Father and going to Calvary was uppermost in our Lord's mind. Christ's suffering was redemptive, while ours is not (we are sinners, while he was and is the sinless Son of God), but it should not be surprising that, as we deny ourselves and follow the One who suffered such abuse from the world, we ourselves experience some suffering because of our association with Him.
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REDFORD, Mich. (AP) — President Barack Obama warned Monday that he "won't compromise" on his demands that the wealthiest Americans pay more in taxes, digging in on the chief sticking point between the White House and Republicans as they seek a way to avert the "fiscal cliff."
Obama brought his pressure-Congress campaign to the heart of industrial America, ripping lines from his own re-election bid as the nation inched closer to a perilous economic cliff. He said the country couldn't afford a "manufactured" crisis and pledged to cheering auto workers that he would fight to extend tax cuts for the middle class before they expire at year's end.
"That's a hit you can't afford to take," Obama declared.
Obama's campaign-style trip to Michigan came one day after he and House Speaker John Boehner met privately at the White House. While neither side would characterize the meeting, the mere fact that the two leaders talked face-to-face was seen as progress in negotiations to avoid a series of year-end tax hikes and spending cuts.
Republicans have long opposed Obama's call for higher tax rates on the wealthy, but some GOP lawmakers are suggesting the party relent on taxes in order to win concessions from the president on changes to benefit programs such as Medicare. Still, Boehner's office indicated Monday that the speaker wasn't ready to take that step.
"The Republican offer made last week remains the Republican offer," said Brendan Buck, a Boehner spokesman. He was referring to a GOP plan that offered $800 billion in new revenue over the next decade through reducing or eliminating unspecified tax breaks on upper-income earners, but not by raising tax rates.


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From a career development point of view, self-exploration is about identifying your strengths and weakness. You need to understand what motivates you, what your hopes and aspirations are, and using this information to point you in the right direction.
We can start the process by completing some self-assessment exercises.
Our self-concept is what we believe about ourselves. We build our self-concept through communication with others, contact with others and relationships with others and, in particular, the bonds we have with significant key people in our lives. Other influences on the development of the young person's self-concept are contact and involvement with groups such as sports clubs, social or voluntary activities. Media, Social Media and Stereotyping can all play a role in the development of a young person's self-concept.
For Parents
Parents play a crucial role as mentors, coaches, counsellors and safety nets. Parents can't tell their children what career path they must embark on, but they are vital source of guidance, perception and support. They should be available and be supportive but be sure to give their children space, so they develop as individuals.
With different experiences a child will consider different possibilities for themselves. A young person set on becoming a pilot may suddenly aspire to be a psychologist. This is the process of discovery, where parents can find themselves listening as their children jump from ambition to ambition.Importance of Self-Esteem
Before considering the results of any aptitude and career tests your child may have undergone in school, it is worthwhile being aware of how your child's self-esteem may influence their answers.
Self-esteem is an important factor in the psychological health of all of us. Self-esteem is a measure of how a person values and believes in themselves, for example, whether they believe they are worth something to themselves or others.
For a person to reach their potential they must have the opportunity to develop in an environment that provides them with
- Genuineness
- Acceptance
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I punctuate my schedule with times of retreat, in solitude, on the edge of the Irish Atlantic. The weather oscillates between the blue Aegean and the grey Arctic. People speak about the day's weather as a form of mutual therapy, not just for small talk. It reveals your mood and how you are handling things.
Bere Island once had strategic military importance - ironically for the defence of Britain - against the Spanish and then the French. The military base is now a ghostly ruin and, I am happy to say, that despite enormous expenditure over centuries, no gun was ever fired here in anger. When the soldiers left the wilderness remained.
Wilderness doesn't need big expanses to reveal itself. You have to know where to find it, however, and how to recognise it. The island has a small but endless wilderness on its exposed seaward side that I frequent during my retreats. The sheep and I seem to appreciate it more than most of the other inhabitants.
But no man is an island. St Peter Damian, also an occasional hermit, once wrote (in the 11th century) about whether and why a hermit should say 'dominus vobiscum' when he said mass alone. His conclusion was that: No brother who lives alone in a cell be afraid to utter the words which are common to the whole Church; for although he is separated in space from the congregation of the faithful yet he is bound together with them all by love in the unity of faith; although they are absent in the flesh, they are near at hand in the mystical unity of the Church.
Conscious of this and thinking that solitude does not mean isolation, I sometimes listen to the BBC morning news. Today I heard Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor speaking from Rome. He had pluckily accepted an interview with a tough journalist on the 'turmoil' of the Catholic Church. He repeated the ancient formula of reassurance (who was being reassured?) that the Church, unlike any other human institution, would exist until the end of time. What was needed was not, as the journalist (and Cardinal Martini) insisted, radical reform but good governance. The questions of women, celibacy and sexuality and financial corruption were transparently avoided.
Why should this disappointing exchange have been so disturbing here on the edge of nowhere? Maybe the Church does have a mystical unity and is really present in each person, as each person exists in her. I felt sympathy for the retired Cardinal batting on such a sticky wicket. But I felt sorrier for the condition of the church at large that led Milton once to write that: The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed, But, swoll'n with wind and the rank mist they draw, Rot inwardly, and foul contagion spread.
Soon the media will be entranced by the carefully orchestrated rituals of the conclave. Catholics will feel temporarily reassured by the pomp and the eccentric relics of earlier ages like the little chimney and its white or black smoke. Perhaps the flat world we have brought into existence does need a little re-enchanting by such things. But when the unsinkable Titanic hit the iceberg the cute rituals of seafaring needed to yield to good plain seamanship. (Of course, the analogy is wrong, as the Church is unsinkable - in time.)
People around the world really do carry a heavy heart and a sick stomach over the ecclesiastical turmoil and the hierarchical denial of reality. No doubt some of the crimson Cardinals and many great local bishops do as well. Such crises make one aware of what loving a dysfunctional or handicapped person really involves; as well as of the enormous, tragically unrealised potential of the Church for helping the planet and its six billion souls through its even larger global turmoil.
Perhaps what the leaders need is a little wilderness experience. It would remind them that the cure for the 'individualism' and the open speech they fear is not to batten down the hatches of orthodoxy but to rediscover the meaning of prayer. Not, first of all, the 'prayer of the Church' or 'my private prayer', but the prayer of Christ flowing through individuals and transforming them into community. This is what solitude refreshes as nothing else can.
For this reason I am willing to ask the two hundred inhabitants of Bere Island, many of whom still go to Church, especially on anniversaries, if they would consider hosting the papal election conclave. The small Church would do for the Sistine Chapel. And, for a modest charge, we would provide jeans and wellingtons for excursions into the adjoining wilderness during which, however, no talking would be allowed.
Laurence Freeman OSB
Laurence Freeman is a Benedictine and the Director of The World Community for Christian Mediation. His daily readings for Lent are available online: www.wccm.org


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Honestly, I don't know what could be going wrong with your setup besides perhaps a lack of current. If you are driving these only from USB power, that may be the issue, but I don't know. It should still run at the very least the first sequence or a single pixel being lit, chasing from the beginning of the string to the end. The others will start to draw more current. 90 pixels at 20mA is 1.8A - something your USB connection will *not* provide. But the single chase should work because it's only drawing 20mA at a time.So your next step is to try and run it with an external power supply like I do. Run the UNO from your computer (so you can keep uploading sketches to it without having to reconnect/disconnect each time.) But connect the string's power wires to an external power supply. An old computer PSU works great. Mine provides 30A on the 5V line which is plenty to drive a full 5 meter string at full power, 60mA each (9.6A total.) Make sure you connect the PSU's ground to the UNO's ground. Let it rip. Report back.
I had my lstrip from China.I want to test if all worksSomeone has a source code example for FastSPI library and ws2801 to test if all worksThanksNic


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Amid the market melee, you may be starting to question the investment strategy behind your battered portfolio, but before you attempt any knee-jerk moves to mitigate risk, consider the impact an uber conservative investment stance might have on your ability to feather your nest egg.
Indeed, for most Americans the threat of outliving their retirement savings far outweighs any short-term investment risk the bear markets dishes out.
An Ernst & Young study in July concluded that nearly three out of five recent middle-class retirees will outlive their assets if they attempt to maintain their pre-retirement standard of living.
It also found that those seven years away from retirement will have to reduce their standard of living by 37 percent to make their money last.
"I don't think we've really seen the wave of those whose savings are too short even occur yet," says Joseph Birkofer, a certified financial planner and principal with Legacy Asset Management in Houston, Texas.
Falling Short
A variety of factors are driving the savings shortfall, says Dallas Salisbury, president and chief executive of the Employee Benefit Research Institute.
For starters, Americans are living longer than before, meaning those who retire in their early 60s (the traditional age of retirement) could spend 30 years or more living off their savings—a daunting financial proposition for most.
Meanwhile, health care costs continue to climb, while federal health insurance coverage declines. "When Medicare was in its early years, it paid about 80 percent of a retiree's medical expenses," says Salisbury. "Now, it pays about 50 percent."
Lastly, of course, is the overwhelming lack of financial discipline.
In the absence of guaranteed income (once provided by pension plans), too few savers have had the willpower or foresight to fund their own retirement using 401(k)s or IRAs.
So, here's a few tips.
How Much Is Enough?
First and foremost, says Birkofer, determine how much money you'll need to cover retirement.
Start by adding up basic living expenses, such as groceries, gas, mortgage (unless it will be paid off by retirement), utilities, taxes and health and auto insurance premiums.
Next, add up discretionary expenses. (Think cable TV, cell phones, entertainment.)
Finally, add up any guaranteed sources of income you'll have, including Social Security, pensions, and rental income from real estate.
The difference between expenses and income is the amount you'll need to finance with personal savings.
"For someone approaching retirement, visibility of their expenses is the single greatest source of stress relief that I have found—more so than portfolio allocations," says Birkofer.
Create Income
Another way to reduce stress is to create income streams.
"The smartest thing an individual can do is buy an inflation indexed annuity that covers your basic living expenses," he says. "That way, if I put all my leftover money in the market and it goes down significantly, it doesn't create a crisis."
Make sure your annuity income is enough to cover long-term care insurance premiums. Such coverage helps pay for costly medical care for chronic illnesses, including assisted living.
"One of the biggest mistakes many retirees make is that they buy life insurance, they pay the premiums for 20 years and then when they're 80, when they need their insurance most, they run out of money and can no longer afford the premiums," says Salisbury. "If you have to choose between long-term care insurance and food, you choose food."
Cash Is King
Another way to avoid depleting your nest egg is to maintain cash reserves.
"You should have enough cash on hand to support your lifestyle for two years on your last day of work," says Birkofer, noting it's possible to get by with less.
That includes savings in readily convertible assets such as certificates of deposit (CDs), short-term bonds and cash.
"That way, if you have the misfortune of retiring on the day the Dow [Jones Industrial Average] loses 700 points you don't have to flush out your 401(k)," says Birkofer.
Above all, don't make the mistake of relying on the outdated rule of thumb, which suggests you'll only need 70 percent of your pre-retirement income for every year you spend in retirement.
That's a recipe for disaster, says Birkofer.
"That might have been true when Dad worked, Mom took care of the house and dad retired and hung around the house," he says. "But what we have now is a generation of dual income households and they're going to have fun and spend money for the first 10 years of retirement."
Your expenses will decrease over the next few years as you stick closer to home and scale back your spending, but higher medical expenses later in life more than make up for it.
Withdrawing Personality
Once retired, the single biggest factor in making your nest egg last is the amount of money you withdraw from your portfolio every year.
"People believe they can spend far more of their assets than they can actually afford," says Salisbury.
For a 90 percent chance of outliving your savings, he says, keep your withdrawals to no more than 3 or 4 percent a year.
The idea, of course, is to leave your principal largely untouched, spending only the interest earned, plus a little extra to account for inflation.
Invest For Growth
Resist the urge, too, to overweight your portfolio with low-risk bonds during retirement; if your investments fail to keep up with inflation you're losing purchasing power.
Most investors require a significantly better average annual return than fixed income securities provide, given rising life expectancy rates.
Birkofer says retirees should maintain an asset allocation of 70 percent equities and 30 percent high-quality bonds. "The probability of running out of money goes up with every extra dollar you have in fixed income," he says, adding he favors dividend-paying stocks for their stable income.
Getting By On Less
If you're already a day late and a dollar short, you can always reduce living expenses— sell your second car, move to a cheaper house or cook more meals at home.
And then, of course, there's the last line of defense—employment.
If you had planned to retire in the next few years, but now suspect you won't have enough to live on, postpone your retirement.
"Every additional year of work has a huge savings effect because you're waiting that much longer to start spending your retirement money, plus you're adding to your fund with whatever additional money you're able to save," says Salisbury.
If you've already bid farewell to your boss, part-time jobs abound and some provide health care benefits, which means you'll have extra income and lower expenses.
"That's the sensible thing to do and it'll also serve to increase your Social Security benefits—even if you already started collecting," says Salisbury.


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Beyonce and Jay-Z
Posted by Alisa on Friday, August 16, 2013 / Comments: (0)
Singer Beyonce and her rapper hubby Jay Z were seen taking their 1-year-old daughter Blue Ivy out to lunch at Sylvano Ristorante Italiano in Miami, FL on Thursday (August 15).
Alec Baldwin and Hilaria Baldwin
Actor Alec Baldwin and his pregnant wife Hilaria Baldwin were seen walking their dogs through Soho on Friday (August 16). Alec and Hilaria are expecting their first child together any down now. Alec and his ex-wife Kim Basinger are already parents to daughter Ireland, 17.
Busy Philipps and Marc Silverstein's little ballerina
Actress Busy Philipps and her husband Marc Silverstein were seen picking up their daughter Birdie, 5, from ballet class in Los Angeles, CA on Thursday (August 15). Busy and Marc welcomed their second child Cricket Pearl 6 weeks ago.
Victoria Federline and daughter Jordan
Wife of Keven Federline (a.k.a Brittney Spear's ex-husband), Victoria Federline, was seen making a Starbucks run with her daughter Jordan Federline, 2, in Calabasas, CA on Tuesday (August 13). Victoria and Kevin tied the knot on Saturday August 10, 2013 at the Hard Rock Hotel in Los Vegas, NV. The couples daughter, Jordan, was the flower girl.
Angelina Jolie's Cool Kid
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Actress Angelina Jolie and her eldest son Maddox, 12, were seen getting off a plane at Los Angeles International Airport on Thursday (August 15).
Adriana Lima and Marko Jaric
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Model Adriana Lima and her basketball player husband Marko Jaric were seen heading to lunch with their daughters Valentina, 3, and Sienna, 11 months, in Miami, FL on Thursday (August 15).


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Fun Vinyl
The following is a 7" EP that had what I swore up and down was an actual Jim Flora-designed cover. But alas, no, it was only a copycat:
To see more Flora-copycats, check this page out.
One of my favorite vinyl finds is this Columbia Records collection of 45's I happened upon at the thrift store (setting me back a whopping $1.99). The simple line drawings of 1950's teens swinging to a cool beat wrap around from the front to the back of the cardboard case, making this an absolute joy to behold when fully open. I love how the kids are dancing over the blue silhouette of a pop bottle in the background. Very cool design. Simple and effective. Oh, and what's even better about this set are the artists featured: Robert Goulet, Jerry Vale, Kenny Rankin, and Tony Bennett. The records are in pristine condition. I guess no pop party ever took place with this particular set. 'Tis a shame. Here's the cover:
To view this larger, click HERE.
The following covers are actually two different sides to one 12" LP:
And lastly, here's a cover with some fun graphics by a W. Dugan (not sure I've heard of him/her) for a children's record. Bonus points for that neato redesign of the Columbia Records logo in the upper right-hand corner:
There are a couple more covers featured, so come on by and check 'em out: Fun Vinyl.
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They look so good altogether. Several of them would look fantastic grouped together on the wall in those album-cover frames, no?ReplyDelete
Um, "all together", although they are "altogether" cool: the type, the layout, and the illustration, ha ha. And I meant to say thanks for the link, too!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 04, 2006 8:04 AM
I have a number of these records and a few others that are all equally good. I think the graphics of the fifties were generally stunning, and these album covers display that well.ReplyDelete
Thanks for posting them. I love your site.
You want me to digitize any of that vinyl for you?ReplyDelete
I've figured out how to do it ... and it's pretty good.
Let me know.
Good stuff, Wardlaw.
- AnonymousJune 05, 2006 3:57 PM
Did you do the painting on the southwest side of the Oz pizza building? It certainly reminded me of some of the vintage things you've posted on here lately.ReplyDelete
Man,where do you keep FINDING these things? You lucky...oh, right, can't use the any words that make you sound like a bad guy or anything cause then I won't get the comment till you check it, ha ha.ReplyDelete
...goober, yeah..."You lucky goober".
WOW!! Where do you get all these amazing stuffs?! NEATO!ReplyDelete
Julia, I have some of these up at work for inspiration, but the rest I'm thinking about putting up in my workspace at home.ReplyDelete
Thanks, Michael-- I love your site as well.
Slim, I'll have to get back to you on that one. Some of these albums are kinda lame, musically.
anonymous, I did paint that wall behind Oz-- it's for Victory Vintage, which is in the same block of stores. I posted about the illustrations I used for the wall, and briefly mention the wall HERE. I also wrote about the wall HERE. It's almost finished, all I have to do is the lettering. Hopefully I'll find the time to work on it this summer!
forlackofbetter, ha! That's okay, I know it's you, so it's okay to say what you really wanted to say!
Alina, I just search in antique stores/malls, as well as thrift stores and yard sales. You'll be amazed by what people are willing to get rid of.
Thanks for checking out Fun Vinyl, guys! I'll post more soon.
Great stuff Ward! The South Pacific one is especially fantastic!ReplyDelete
I posted a few record covers up on my blog a while back. Though some are more painterly than illustrative, the lost art of record covers fun to look at.
loving these!ReplyDelete


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Kendra Wilkinson Baskett and Tayla Lynn. Those are two names I never thought I'd use together in a sentence. Yet, there they were — hanging out together in Nashville. Baskett is the Kendra from the Playboy mansion reality show, The Girls Next Door, and her current series, Kendra on Top. And Lynn is the granddaughter of Loretta Lynn and part of the country group Stealing Angels. The two girls did some sightseeing and then grabbed a bite to eat at the Loveless Café near Nashville. I had the chance to ask Baskett about her trip to the country. She was there to shoot a video for a new LoCash Cowboys song (more on that later). But meeting Lynn and seeing Nashville through her eyes made Baskett love the city. "This is somewhere I could see myself going a lot. It's definitely me. It's an amazing city. I'd always ranked Indianapolis as the No. 1 nicest city in America, but now I think Nashville might be it," she told me. "I'm a cultural person. I'm not a one-sided person. I love to experience all colors of life. My husband's a country boy, and now I feel like I got to finally experience that." While she was there, Baskett made time for some boot shopping at downtown and some line-dancing at the Wildhorse Saloon.


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2009-07-31Human Rights Situation Worsens in the South Caucasus
Today, a press-conference was held in the office of the Georgian Human Rights Center. Representatives of the Georgian Human Rights Center, Civil Society Institute of Armenia and Azerbaijan Human Rights Center attended the press-conference.
2009-07-31Teachers Settled in Tserovani Want to Be Employed
Asmat Jojishvili is an IDP living in the village of Tserovani close to Tbilisi. During the August war her family had to displace for the second time; initially they fled from Tskhinvali in 1990s and now they had to leave the village of Kekhvi too. She has been teaching Georgian literature, History and Geography in the Kekhvi Public School for 30 years. Now she is an IDP and unemployed. School was everything for Asmat Jojishvili but now she sits at home. She hoped to be employed at the public school that was constructed in Tserovani but test-exams destroyed her dreams. She could not pass tests. However, she does not believe the test-exams were fair because she is convinced in her professionalism.
2009-07-31Adzvi Population Requests Attention from the Government
Residents of the Adzvi village unsuccessfully tried to attract the attention of the government several times. The villagers arrived in Gori to meet regional governor Lado Vardzelashvili; they petitioned to the government in written form too but all in vain. Residents of Adzvi say the government does not pay attention to the villages close to the border.
2009-07-31Davit Ebralidze Was Not Approved as Ombudsman by the Energy Regulation Commission of Georgia
The Energy Regulation Commission of Georgia [the "ERCG or ERC" does not intend to approve Davit Ebralidze for the position of the Ombudsman at the Commission. Although the ERCG is entitled to approve the person proposed by the ombudsman, the commission declined to approve Ebralidze.
2009-07-31Representative of the Village to the Municipality Board and Village Governor Beat A Villager for Having Denounced them With Regional Governor
After Shida Kartli, Regional Governor, visited the village of Karbi in the Gori district local resident Guram Tevdorashvili was beaten by the village governor and representative of the village to the Municipality Board. Both public official pleaded guilty and explain their behavior by the claim of temporary insanity. They spoke about the incident in their statement to the representatives of the Public Defender of Georgia. However, none of them have been punished yet.
2009-07-30International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) Confirms There Are Political Prisoners in Georgia
International human rights organizations already confirm that there are political prisoners in Georgia. International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) published its report which demonstrates that there are political prisoners in Georgia. More precisely, the FIDH declared 8 people to be political prisoners; they are: Nora Kvitsiani, Joni Jikia, Revaz Kldiashvili, Shalva Ramishvili, Maia Topuria (and people arrested together with her), Demur Antia, Omar Kutsnashvii, Merab Ratishvili.
2009-07-29How Print Media Is Restricted in the Regions
The situation regarding the freedom of media and providing the society with impartial information in the regions of Georgia is extremely difficult. Ia Mamaladze, chairperson of the Association of the Regional Media, stated that the regional media is close to disappearing. The regional newspaper "Imedi" in Kakheti still is closed. Student's newspapers were closed in Batumi. The independent newspaper "Tavisupali Sitkva" (free word) was not published in Poti for four months.
2009-07-29Who Arrested Activists of Political Movement?
Four activists of the Political Movement for the United Georgia – Shukri Benidze, Giorgi Tevdorashvili, Iuri Latsabidze and Besik Latsabidze were released on July 23 after a 30-day-imprisonment. They disappeared on June 23 after the incident in front of the President's Residence in the Avlabari district of Tbilisi. The Ministry of Internal Affairs [the "MIA"]did not confirm any information about their detention because it did not want to admit that policemen also participated in the incident on June 23.
2009-07-28IDPs Blame the Government for Using a Double Standard
Tengiz Basishvili was settled in the village of Skra. He is discontented with the activities of the government. According to him the cottages and funds were distributed illegally among the IDPs from the Valley.
2009-07-27Parliament Will Complicate the Procedure for the Release of Public Information
The Parliament of Georgia is discussing the draft-law on the amendments to the Law of Georgia on the Payment for a Copy of Public Information. The new law will entitle public agencies to estimate the payment for copy of public information individually. Lawyers think citizens will encounter more problems while getting public information from public agencies on time.
2009-07-24Nana Kakabadze Sues Journalist for Slander
Nana Kakabadze, chairwoman of the non-governmental organization "Former Political Prisoners" for Human Rights is blamed for having organized a riot in the women's prison.
2009-07-24Who Controls the TV Companies?
Personnel changes in the Georgian national TV Companies raised many questions among Georgians. The appointment of Giorgi Arveladze as the director general of the TV Company "Imedi" was followed the next day by the resignation of Levan Kubaneishvili as director general of the Public Broadcasting [the "PB"]. The personnel changes started on the same day at Rustavi 2: Irma Nadirashvili replaced Nino Shubladze as head of the news room and Nino Shubladze became the deputy director general of the TV Company. Journalist Zviad Koridze spoke about the personnel changes in the national TV Companies in his interview with the www.humanrights.ge
2009-07-23"Who Will Not Fill, Will Not Work"
Last week the Georgian Trade Union of teachers and scientists opposed the Ministry of Education. The reason was a demand of the Kutaisi resource center –public school teachers soon should fill out an information form. Delivering the information forms was so scandalous because in it the teacher had to indicate membership in any political party. One of the spaces of the form requested information about members of the family.
2009-07-23World Organization against Torture Is Interested in the Detention of Maisaia
World Organization against Torture OMCT responded to the detention of prominent Georgian political scientist and military expert Vakhtang Maisaia based on the information provided by the Georgian Human Rights Center. OMCT is concerned about the violation of his rights and urges the authority of Georgia, diplomatic corps in Georgia and local or international non-governmental organizations to protect the rights of Maisaia. Here
2009-07-23Wife of Prisoner Attempted Suicide In Front of the Batumi Prosecutor's Office
On July 17, 2009 17-year-old Natia Jashi poured petrol over herself in front of the Batumi Prosecutor's Office and soon she was on fire. Fortunately, her attempt to commit suicide failed because the driver of the Prosecutor's Office managed to put out the fire.
2009-07-22Reply of the Supreme Council of Justice of Georgia
Supreme Council of Justice got interested in the article published on our website several days ago. The article "Judge Who Did not Satisfy the Request of the Persecutor's Office Is Persecuted" was about disciplinary persecution on Giorgi Gogichashvili, judge at the Telavi district court. According to the article, the reason for starting disciplinary persecution on the judge was his decision. "Judge Gogichaishvili did not satisfy the application of the Kakheti regional persecutor several days ago and replaced pretrial 2-month detention of Kote Kapanadze, activist of the New Rights, with 20 000 GEL bail" it was written in the article. The Council of Justice states the information in the article is unreal. Here is the official comment of the Council of Justice on the article provided by the press-center of the Supreme Council of the Justice.
2009-07-22Public Defender Demands Investigation of Torture of Detainees Arrested on June 15
Sozar Subari, Public Defender appealed to Mamuka Gvaramia, Chief Prosecutor of Georgia to investigate the violations committed by law enforcement officers against demonstrators at the Tbilisi Main Police Department on June 15.
2009-07-22Public Broadcasting and Temptations of the Majority
"You will not leave the studio without apologizing," the anchor of the TV program "What Do People Think?" shouted to film director Eldar Shengelia during a live broadcast in 2001. Eka Beridze, the anchor, demanded an apology for his statement: "The Public Broadcasting [the "PB"] has not changed since my youth; it is still the governmental TV Company." "We are sorry," the journalists sitting in the studio said later. Eight years later the director of the PB did not want to show this recording again but it was done.
2009-07-22Activists of the Movement "Join Us" Joined the List of Political Prisoners
Rally in front of the parliament on July 20 ended with the detention of several activists of the youth movement "Join Us". The detainees are blamed for disobedience to policemen and minor hooliganism.
2009-07-21"Patrol Police" Enjoyed the Incident
The TV news program "Patrol Police" is very interested in the wounding of Gaga Gachechiladze (son of Levan Gachechiladze, leader of the united opposition) and prepared a thorough program about this incident. The audience could not understand the aim of the author: was he worried about the victim who was taken to the hospital or about the perpetrator who was not charged at all.
European Parliament Resolution on the cases against opposition politicians in Georgia Following the appeal of the Human Rights Center, a hotel in Batumi was ordered to remedy noncompliances Human Rights Center Defends Rights of Repatriated Meskhs Living in Akhaltsikhe Defendants accused of kidnapping an underage girl were convicted Human Rights Center got involved in the advocacy of Tamar Bachaliashvili's Case Archive
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Cooking Beef the Right Way
Everyone wants a flavorful, tender and juicy cut of beef. Cooking beef is a balancing act—you want it cooked to your preferred degree of doneness—rare, medium or well—and you want to reduce moisture loss.
Beef—including beef that is fed and finished on grass—is cooked with either dry or wet heat. The cooking method used depends on where the meat is located on the animal.
Meat from the middle of the animal, where the muscles are used least, should be cooked via quick, dry heat: grilling, broiling, sautéing, stir-frying, deep-frying and roasting. Steaks are found in the middle meat.
End meats, like round steak and rump roasts, should be cooked with long, wet heat to break up the cut's connective collagen and elastin.
Dry Heat or Wet Heat?
Grilling, broiling and pan-frying: rib eye, t-bone, porterhouse steaks
Kebabs: tenderloin absorbs marinated flavors best and is tender
Oven roasting: top sirloin, tenderloin, rib roasts, top rump roasts
Stir-frying: flank, top round, sirloin steaks
Pot roasting, braising, stewing: swiss steak, chuck arm roast, brisket, short ribs, rump roast, stew meat
How to Amp Up the Flavor of Beef
Cook beef in two stages with high and low heat to amp up the flavor.
High heat—above 300-500º—produces a chemical reaction between the meat's amino acids and sugars. Called the Maillard reaction, it results in a flavorful crust on the meat's surface. When using dry heat for example, grill a steak by starting the meat on the hottest area of the grill until it browns and then move it to a cooler area of the grill to finish cooking. When cooking a roast on low heat in the oven, finish it under the broiler for a few minutes to create a crisp crust.
When using wet heat to cook a pot roast, sear it first to create more flavor and browning. Searing provides beef with a tasty crust full of complex flavors; it does not, however, seal in juices. Pat the meat surface dry and sear it until it's a deep brown, but not charred.
Lower the Temps, Time for Grass-fed Beef
Low heat evenly cooks beef to the required doneness. The key to keeping meat juicy is cooking duration. With grass-fed beef, which is leaner, less cooking time and temperature is needed, so turn down the flame. To insure you don't overcook, use a meat thermometer. Cookbook author Shannon Hayes recommends cooking grass-fed beef to 120-140º, which is lower than USDA recommended temps of 145-170º for grain-fed beef. Cooking beef that has been fed and finished on grass at the lower temps also helps reduce the sacrifice of the nutritious CLA and Omega-3 fats to the fire.
Check out a list of grass-fed cookbooks, including those by Hayes.
Executive Chef Charles Charbonneau of the Hilton Waikoloa Village shares a favorite recipe for preparing grass-fed beef using the wet method of braising, preceded by high heat browning. He accompanies it with Pineapple Slaw and provides that recipe also.