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Rick Reilly's annual exercise in mistaking Lance Armstrong for Saint Sebastian is upon us, and once again it finds our correspondent at his subject's massage table, taking in the view.
Remember last year's column?
Armstrong is pushing himself so hard on this Tour that if you want to see him, you have to see all of him, butt naked, on the massage table. And so it was to this famous rump I asked: What would be sweeter, the first one, after surviving 14 tumors, or this one?
Rub. Knead. Pound.
"This one," he finally said, "because, even to me, it seems impossible. Even in the eyes of the experts, this is absolutely crazy. You can't get away from the facts: I'm an old guy. But, damn, I've worked hard. If I win, I'll have worked harder for this one than any of the other seven."
Here's this year's edition:
Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, for one last look at the god, the cheater, the hero, the fraud, the miracle, the doper, the inspiration to millions, the brains behind the con, the greatest comeback kid ever minted.
That's him — on the little sofa in his hotel room, wearing just a hand towel, eating tuna out of Tupperware and checking his cell phone with a sigh.
You start to believe him. His body looks sharper, harder than it has in five years. "I'm better than last year," Armstrong says. "I'm stronger. I'm in better shape. I came in a little flat last year. Not this year. … I know most people think I can't do this, but there are a few people out there that think I can. Right, Richard?"
His masseur, Richard, looks up from tenderizing Armstrong's right thigh and flashes a huge grin. "Oh, ya! Absoloootely, ya!"
There are few more mutually beneficial pairings of author and subject in all of sports than Rick Reilly and Lance Armstrong. In Reilly, Armstrong gets a credulous sap who'll gussy up his festering persecution complex — at this point he's a cocker spaniel and a helicopter shy of Dick Nixon — and make him look like Gil Thorp. In Armstrong, Reilly gets a classic Rick Reilly hero, an after-school special on a bike. (This latest column goes hilariously off the rails when Reilly admits queasily to some doubts about Lance's chemical makeup: "And if [McGruffian crime dog Jeff Novitzky] can find proof that Armstrong doped — proof, not stories — then Armstrong would become the nail, not the hammer. Hang him off the Eiffel Tower." Only a child would be shocked that a former multi-cycle chemo patient trying to pedal a bike very fast up very big mountains on one testicle might seek out "unnatural" enhancement in a competition that wouldn't exist without it. Only an idiot would want to string him up for doing so. (Hell, if it were me, I'd cram a couple Walgreens pharmacies into the team car and let Prof. Julius Kelp ride shotgun.) For now, these two are perfect for each other, and maybe their tender moments at the massage table, weird as they may seem, offer an entirely fitting tableau: two asses, completely exposed.
Armstrong keeps passing tests [ESPN]
Lance's long climb [ESPN]


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When I was about 12 years old, and still living in Dallas, my dad bundled me into the car one day and drove me out to Love Field to meet my great uncle, Troy, who was, at the time, touring the United States, visiting every city named "Troy," in a light plane he built himself. I remember the way the plywood skin of the plane looked and smelled from the inside. I remember Troy showing us his "auto pilot," which was a set of three ropes he could loop over the control stick to maintain level flight while he ate a meal. Troy finished his tour and flew back to his home in Alaska, and five years later was killed in a pile-up on a fog-shrouded highway. Troy was something of a maker legend in my family–besides the plane, he built his lakeside geodesic dome-home and all the furniture in it, including a pool table. He built a fleet of canoes–one named for each of his daughters and grand-daughters–to sail on the same lake. He even built the lake itself, or at least the dam that formed it. That afternoon at the airport was the only time I ever met him.
And although I don't think I'd ever try to build a functional airplane myself, the experience left me with fair-sized soft spot for those who do. So I got a huge kick out of Chuck Gantzer's page describing the building and flying of his Pietenpol AirCamper NX770CG. The AirCamper was first designed by one Bernard Pietenpol, who in 1928, with no more than an eighth-grade formal education, set out to build a "common man's airplane" with hardware store and scavenged parts. Today his son and grandson are still selling plans.

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Facebook isn't just for the young punks anymore — it's perfect for old people who, cast away from their families (because Americans don't value all the awesome stories their seniors have to tell about bygone times on the frontier), want to make new internet friends. The fastest-growing user demographic, according to Mashable, is women over the age of 55, but none of these older women are more venerable than 101-year-old Florence Detlor, resident of Menlo Park (and Facebook neighbor) and part of Occidental College's Class of 1936.
Detlor is the the social media site's oldest user, a distinction Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg acknowledged with an adorable photo when Detlor visited Facebook headquarters on Monday. Thus far, the soon-to-be-MOMA-triptych has garnered 5,000 Likes, as well as comments from hyper-competitive people claiming to have 102- and 103-year-old grandparents on Facebook. Detlor, however, doesn't seem to pay all the wannabes any mind because she's too busy "looking for a good book to read" (status update) to worry about the other centenarians who want to meet Jesse Eisenberg in person.
Meet Facebook's Oldest User [Mashable]
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Can I use a custom domain?
Yes you can! Every publisher is given a referral link that contains their username, which you can use to point your domain or a subdomain.
Change your domain's DNS settings to place a CNAME record to your subdomain,
For example, if your username is "www" you would set the CNAME record to point to www.binbox.io
Or if your username was "abc123" you would set it to abc123.binbox.io.
Our system will lookup the DNS record for the domain and detect which account it belongs to in order for you to receive credit. Please note that some domain registrars will not allow you to set a CNAME record for the root zone. Your results may vary.
After you change the DNS, you must save your domain in the app settings:


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Feeling of safety
Feeling of safety
What is intended and meant by a 'feeling of safety' is that regardless of the activity, an active person should feel safe, and be safer during their work-out. One should not need to worry about an injury, or the risk of getting one, when trying to focus on making an important movement while competing or preparing for a crucial moment in a game.
Through an anatomical fit, Rehband products stay in place during workouts. The benefits of receptive input and compression result in more stability and control as well as other highlighted advantages covered in this section. All in all, the performance improving functions and psychological feeling of being supported are both achieved when exercising with Rehband products on.
Injury prevention
Injury prevention
Injury prevention is central to living an active life. Injury prevention and activity should go hand-in-hand. Prevention not only includes wearing the right type of preventative gear suited for an active lifestyle, but may also include recovery in-between sets, warm-up and warm-down, stretching, staggering of frequency and dose of exercise, healthy eating, etc.
Physical activity could very well be our cheapest remedy. Unsurprisingly, a vast amount of research shows that a high rate of physical activity improves the overall health and well-being of populations. In connection to activity, more or less severe injuries may occur, injuries which are often related to overuse. To prevent the probability of any injury occurring, but also to speed-up recovery if it happens, protective supports are of value. Preventative equipment is made for a reason, to prevent initial and recurring injuries. Rehband products are designed to reduce swelling, to protect the user from friction and hits, and to simultaneously provide increased stability and support to joints and muscles.
Regardless the sport, activity or level - active people strive to reach better performance or to remain at a certain desired level. The combined functions of warmth, compression and strengthened receptive input result in a wide range of benefits such as coordination, improved balance, increased blood circulation. The combined results can increase performance in the chosen activity. The athlete is given the tools to reach new levels, new goals and undertake new challenges.
Good performance depends on many different factors, such as sleep, diet, level of repetition and mindset. Improved technique, achieved by the improved coordination, balance, feeling of safety and proprioception, which the user receives from Rehband supports, is another factor which might improve performance. Regardless if one wears Rehband supports to to prevent injuries, boost confidence or rehabilitate an injury - the overall performance can be enhanced.
Stability can be defined as the ability to utilize the body's structures in the safest, most efficient positional relationships for the functional demands imposed on them. This is achieved by coordinating actions of surrounding tissues and the neuromuscular system. Along with mobility, posture, body awareness and balance, stability provides the foundation for quality movements.
Take the knee for example, in order to move your knee back and forth without pain or problems, stability is required to counteract sideways movements, which reduces the risk for joint injuries. The functions of compression and receptive input in Rehband supports help activate the muscles which increase stability in the joints, without compromising flexibility. In addition, they provide greater relief to the user by making these small adjustments.
Warm-up is described as low-intensity work where larger muscle groups are activated with the aim of preparing the body for an activity with high intensity. There is a reason why it is called 'warm-up', since it serves to raise body temperature which leads to positive body tissue changes. Increased muscle temperature results in preparedness for a strenuous activity, increases oxygen levels to muscles in use, improves the movement of the joints and minimizes the likelihood of strains. Additionally, warm-ups prepare the athletes psychologically to focus on the upcoming intensive activity, whether it is a competitive game or another endeavour.
The benefits of Rehband products aid in giving you a faster warm-up and also to retain the temperature gained. Furthermore, the receptive input gained from Rehband products helps the user to become more aware of the body's motion which results in a more efficient warm-up.


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'Lowlife' accused of robbing peoples' homes while they attend funerals
A Michigan man accused of burglarizing homes while the owners were at funerals, frequently stealing personal effects with no cash value, has been arrested, police said.
Todd Lloyd Griffin, 44, was taken into custody Monday at a pawn shop in Colorado.
Monday also happened to be Griffin's birthday.
"I can't think of a better birthday present to give this lowlife who had been violating families in their time of grieving," said Michael Bouchard, the Michigan sheriff whose office discovered Griffin's crimes by chance.
Deputies were trying to serve Griffin a warrant at his home in Pontiac, Mich., for a probation violation on a previous larceny, but he wasn't there. The deputies did notice, however, that his home was full of what appeared to be stolen property.
"The place looked like a pawn shop," Bouchard said.
Police say that Griffin targeted his victims, using newspapers to identify where funerals and real estate sales were happening.
"My understanding is that in several incidents, the (homeowners) had gone to funerals and (Griffin) would hit them while they weren't home," said Maj. Robert Smith, who was involved in the investigation.
Police seized enough items to fill a room at their headquarters in Oakland County, Mich. The items, stolen from 16 homes in the state, were estimated to be worth about $50,000 -- but there also were items that would be of no value except to their owners.
Baby photos, notes from family members and crafts made by children were also among the stolen goods. The sheriff referred to Griffin as a "heartless individual" and repeatedly called him a "funeral bandit."
"He wasn't stealing property -- he was stealing their heart," Bouchard said. "That's the worst part."
It appears Griffin acted alone in the burglaries, said police.


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Evolution Hoax
Naim ibn Hammad and Abu Naim relate from Hazrat Ali (ra) by way of Mekhul that he said: I asked "O Messenger of Allah (saas), is Hazrat Mahdi (as one of us, from the line of Muhammad, or is he not one of us?" He replied: "No, he is certainly one of us. In the same way that Allah began this religion with me, so He will end it with him. And in the same way they were freed from polytheism through me, so they will be freed from strife by him. In the same way Allah installed love and friendship in people's hearts and made them brothers in religion by freeing them from paganism and enmity through me, so He will free them from strife and enmity and make them brothers through Hazrat Mahdi (as).
Tabarani relates from Amr ibn Ali Tariqi and. Ali b. Ebi Talib in the Evsad: Hazrat Ali (ra) asked the Prophet (saas) "O Messenger of Allah, is Hazrat Mahdi (as) one of us, or is he not?" He replied: He is certainly one of us. In the same way Almighty Allah began Islam with me, so he will end it with him. In the same way that they were freed from polytheism and enmity AND FRIENDHSIP AND LOVE ENTERED THEIR HEARTS through me, SO IT WILL BE AGAIN (WITH THE COMING OF HAZRAT MAHDI [AS]). (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 23)
It is reported in the hadiths that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will eliminate all strife and division among Muslims, and will be instrumental in their becoming brothers by causing love and friendship to enter their hearts.


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During a Comic-Con appearance, Sons Of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter's dropped more hints about the possibility of doing a prequel that would cover the formation and early days of the show's motorcycle club. He first floated the idea during PaleyFest—an appearance which Deadline said "had to set an unofficial PaleyFest panel record for most number of times the word 'fuck' and permutations of the word… were uttered"—and he's since brought it up with the network. Sutter has said that the prequel will be a vastly different, "more political and socially historical kind of show," but that he won't be giving it his full attention until Sons ends its run. Seeing as Sutter recently signed a deal with FX that will likely keep the show going through at least a seventh season, he should have plenty of time to work out any kinks.
At Comic-Con, Sutter also unveiled a seven-minute preview of SOA's fifth-season premiere (coming up on September 11). Actually, it was seven minutes minus 30 seconds: Footage of "a sex scene involving Katey Sagal and season guest star Jimmy Smits" was blacked out after Comic-Con organizers deemed it "too explicit." (Which tells you just what a rebel Kurt Sutter is: He shows up at publicity events armed with previews that are too hot to preview.) And Smits isn't the only confirmed guest star this season: TV Line reports that Joel McHale will also be on hand as "Warren, a handsome con man who picks the wrong person to double-cross." Sagal, who's married to Sutter, has already gone to Twitter to confirm McHale's presence on the set, posting the above photo that suggests that he's probably enjoying his break from working with Chevy Chase.


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Pizza Deal: $5 Margherita Pizzas at Williamsburg's Fornino
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News in one quick bite.
From an email from Fornino's Michael Ayoub: "Slice is not the only one with an anniversary. Fornino is celebrating its fifth anniversary on October 20... I am offering $5 Margherita pies for five days, beginning October 19. Available for lunch and dinner, in the restaurant and for pick-up." 187 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11211 (at North 7th Street; map); 718-384-6004; forninopizza.com


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=== Generate Key ===
=== Generate Key ===
openssl genrsa -out server.key 1024
openssl genrsa -out server.key 1024
=== Generate CSR ===
=== Generate CSR ===
Revision as of 14:30, 6 March 2007
- 1 Overview
- 2 Brief Examples
- 3 generate a private server key
- 4 generate a CA-signed certificate
- 5 Generating a Self-Signed Certificate
- 6 Cert Installation
- 7 Encrypt your server key
- 8 Unencrypt your server key
There are two types of SSL certificates: certificates signed by a Certificate Authority (CA) and self-signed certificates (Snakeoil Certs). Neither one is cryptographically stronger than the other. In other words, a snakeoil cert is not less secure or easier to break. If you are simply want to secure your own private web server then a Snakeoil cert is fine.
For more information see:
Apache2 SSL OpenSSL
Brief Examples
These assumes you have done this before:
Generate Private Key
openssl genrsa -out server.key 1024
Generate CSR
openssl req -new -key server.key -out server.csr
Generate Self-Signed Certificate (no CSR)
openssl req -x509 -new -key server.key -out server.crt
generate a private server key
Keep your server key private. You may also encrypt the server key, but then you will have to enter your key password every time you start your web server.
openssl genrsa -out server.key 1024
Make sure that no one can read your private server.key.
chmod 400 server.key
OPTIONAL -- Encrypt the server key
This will require that you enter your key password everytime you start your web server. This means that you cannot have the server start automatically when the machine boots. I almost never do this.
openssl rsa -des3 -in server.key -out server.key
generate a CA-signed certificate
A Certificate Authority such as Thawte or Verisign verifies certificates. You have to subscribe to this service. It does not improve the crypto security. A CA merely lets your customers know that you are who you say you are.
First you have to generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) to give to a CA to obtain a CA-signed certificate:
Generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR)
To get a signed certificate you need to request one by generating a Certificate Signing Request. Enter the following command:
openssl req -new -key server.key -out server.csr
You will be presented with a form to fill out. It's pretty simple. Just make sure that when you are asked for your "Common Name" that you enter your Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) and that it exactly matches the domain name of your server. That includes the www in www.example.com. For example:
Common Name (eg, YOUR name) []: www.example.com
The certificate is generated and stored in the file server.crt.
View contents of a CSR
openssl req -noout -text -in server.csr
Submit the CSR to your Certificate Authority
The CA will provide instructions on how to submit the CSR. Usually you have to paste it into a form on a web page. Once the CSR is processed, the CA will mail you a signed certificate.
Receive your certificate from your CA
The CA will usually email you back a link to download your new certificate Store the CA-signed certificate in the file server.crt.
Make sure that everyone can read you server.crt:
chmod 444 server.crt
Generating a Self-Signed Certificate
You can skip the CSR step and directly generate your own CRT file. This is sometimes known as a Snakeoil certificate, because it is not signed by a trusted third party such as Thawte or Verisign. This is useful for testing or for small, personal web sites. The encryption is just as good, but your browser will popup a warning because it cannot vouch for the fact that you are who you say you are.
openssl req -x509 -new -key server.key -out server.crt
View contents of a CRT
openssl x509 -noout -text -in server.crt
Cert Installation
Some systems such as security appliances (load balancers, hardware SSL) will want your SSL Cert as a single file. The Coyote Point Equalizer likes this. You can combine your server.key and server.crt files into a single file simply by concatinating them together. They are plain text files.
cat server.key server.crt > server.pem
This also works on Apache2.
Encrypt your server key
If you want to require a password to start your web server then encrypt the key. This assumes that your key is not already encrypted. This will overwrite your key.
openssl rsa -des3 -in server.key -out server.key
Unencrypt your server key
You can remove the encryption from a server key. You may do this if you want to change the password. Just remove the old encryption then encrypt it again. To unencrypt:
openssl rsa -in server.key -out server.key


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Here's a shoe we're Super Jazzed about: the GEL Super J33. The initial shoe in a full reboot of the 33 Collection, the Super J33 is a lightweight, natural-run design that still provides pronation support. At just 7.3 oz for a Men's 9 and 6.2 oz for a Women's 7, the shoe will compare favorably to other supportive elemental models such as the Brooks PureCadence 2 and the Saucony Mirage 3.
The GEL Super J33 also integrates Asics' revolutionary FluidAxis technology, currently found in the GEL Lyte33 2 and GEL Excel33 2. Both of those shoes offer a tremendously smooth laydown and excellent transition, and to the extent this is due to the FluidAxis technology, we welcome the design on more 33 Collection shoes moving forward.
What to Watch For
- Light, Natural Experience: The Super J33 opens up a new category for the 33 Collection. It will be the lightest shoe in the line and provides a more elemental supportive option than the Excel33 2.
- Low Drop: Asics sticks with a 6mm offset like it uses in the GEL Lyte33. We expect stack heights of approximately 20mm heel/14mm toe.
- Pronation Support: With a dual-density midsole and FluidAxis aligned to the geometry of the overpronator's foot, this shoe is designed for mild to moderate pronators who want a more natural feel underfoot.
- Solyte Midsole: Asics' lightweight midsole compound shaves weight while continuing to provide responsive cushioning.
Release Date
October 2013
Men's Colors
Yellow/Black/Orange Asics GEL Super J33
Blue/Black/Lightning Asics GEL Super J33
Women's Colors
White/Yellow/Pink Asics GEL Super J33
Blue/White Asics GEL Super J33


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I would like to ask for a reference to some text that explains in relatively down to earth (if possible geometric) terms (for dummies) what is a Gorenstein singularity and Gorenstein variety (for a person whose knowlage of commutative algebra is minor). What standard things one could try to do to check if a given scheme is Gorenstein?
If the field of definition is $\mathbb C$ - it is even better. I know one source - Eisenbud "commutative algebra" but find it a bit hard.


text: This video shows the Great Goal of Sardar Azmoun vs Russia. Sardar Azmoun is player of Iran football national team. The Iran national football team represents Iran in international football teams. This team is controlled with Federation of Iran Football. The Iran national football team has one famous which is Team Melli and this nickname is in Persian.The Iran national football team has appeared in the most famous international cup of Football which is FIFA World Cup Four times. We could see the abilities of Iranian player in world four time in 1978, 1998, 2006 and also 2014.The Iran national football team played against Nigeria at the first game of the world cup and after that they have played against one of the most famous international football teams in the world. Argentina had many famous players and Iranin players played so well against Argentina. The Iran national football team has many famous players in this world cup such as Ashkan Dejagah,Rahman Ahmadi,Reza Ghoochannejhad,Alireza Jahanbakhsh,Javad Nekounam,Seyed Jalal Hosseini and Masoud Shojaei. Carlos Queiroz is the famous Portuguese football manager and current manager of Iran national football. What a goal.


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Last month, I wrote about the rare public release of a ruling by the secret Foreign Intelligence Court of Review, which upheld the (now defunct) Protect America Act against an as-applied challenge and, for the first time, explicitly recognized a foreign intelligence exception to the Fourth Amendment's warrant requirement. As I noted at the time, notwithstanding an avalanche of sloppy reporting to the contrary, this did not in any sense "vindicate" the Bush administration's program of warrantless wiretapping, undertaken without any such statutory authorization—but did present a potential wrinkle for the American Civil Liberties Union's challenge to the constitutionality of the FISA Amendments Act, which superseded (and narrowed) PAA.
By the looks of a letter the Justice Department sent to federal judge John Koeltl soon after the disclosure of the ruling, the government had the same idea, arguing that the FICR decision settles the question. The ACLU unsurprisingly disagrees, noting that the foreign intel exception limned by the the court (which specifies that it pertains to surveillance targeting "foreign powers or agents of foreign powers") is narrower than would be required to validate the FAA (which permits interception of Americans' communications in the course of monitoring that targets any non-US person abroad). They're also raising a facial, as oppose to an as-applied, challenge. Perhaps most intriguingly, though, their response includes a request to be informed about any further proceedings in the case—which for all we know has already been appealed to the Supreme Court. As ACLU attorney Jameel Jaffer pointed out to me earlier this month, the government has an unusual advantage in this sphere, in that they get to exert significant influence over precisely which precedents become public. I don't think it's excessively cynical to wonder how many rulings less favorable to the government's position remain behind the veil of secrecy because Justice concluded that even a redacted release would imperil national security.


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Going independent? Already selected your new venue? Then you've already made some very big decisions about making a change and the kind of change you want. But now the nitty-gritty work begins that will determine just how successful you are at building your new business. Where will your office be? What kind of technology do you need? When can you contact your clients and what can you say to them? How and when do you change your registration? What do you do first?
"No matter how you slice it, it's a lot of work. It is daunting," says Andrew Daniels, managing principal, field development, Commonwealth Financial Network in Waltham, Mass.
Fortunately, there are plenty of experts who can help to shepherd financial advisors from traditional brokerage settings to the independent world. To help you develop a fail-safe checklist, Research magazine picked the brains of experienced transition guides and spoke with advisors who recently moved to the independent channel. Some of the items on the to-do list will vary depending on the form of your new business—whether you become a registered investment advisor or a hybrid advisor working with a broker-dealer.
Everyone we spoke with agrees the readiness is all: "It's all about planning," says Daniel Bernstein, director of research and development at Market Counsel in Englewood, N.J. "Have a written out plan of action." That way, when the inevitable bump in the road suddenly appears, you'll be ready.
1. Set a Timeline
When preparing to make a transition you may sometimes feel as if you have two jobs—running your daily business plus preparing for the next step in your career. You'll need to prioritize what you need to get done and when. Develop your timeline with the key people who are helping you with your transition. If you're planning on becoming an RIA, that would probably mean a consultant who can walk you through basic set-up issues, including selecting a custodian for your assets, filing new papers with the right regulator, legal support, and office setup. If you're transferring to an independent broker-dealer offering a suite of turnkey solutions or joining a pre-established RIA, you'll still need legal advice. Finally, and perhaps most important: Develop a brand with a message. On average, assume the process will take about four to six months, says Jim Guy, chief marketing officer of Cambridge Investment Research, in Fairfield, Iowa.
You should also leave plenty of wiggle room in the timeline. That way you can accelerate the process in case something goes wrong, says Market Counsel's Bernstein. For example, your current employer may change a policy that would hurt your business.
Or perhaps word of your plans may leak; then the firm may quietly prepare to divvy up your accounts, or, worse, you could get fired.
If you have a timeline in hand, you know everything that needs to get done—you just need to make it happen much faster.
2. Get Your Legal Ps and Qs Right
The most basic rules on how to change firms are quite clear, thanks to the Protocol for Broker Recruiting, an agreement launched eight years ago and now boasting more than 600 industry participants.
The protocol governs the dos and don'ts of changing firms, from defining what brokers can and can't say to clients during the process and what you must supply to the employer you are leaving. The protocol, however, doesn't address every issue that may arise, especially for advisors working under contracts and with outstanding loans. Jim Eccleston of Eccleston Law Offices in Chicago says you need an expert to go over your current contract as well as the contract with the new firm. "The old firm may give you problems now, but the new firm may give problems later."
Chris Wilmerding of Westwood, Mass., who recently left a wirehouse for Commonwealth, says you need to interview prospective lawyers carefully. The first lawyer he spoke with told him: "You have to be incredibly careful. We just don't really know what will happen." Wrong, says Wilmerding, who now manages an investment advisory practice under the name Thayer Partners. Savvy lawyers do have a good handle on how the process will work and you'll spot them by questions they ask about your clients, investments, how important your accounts are to the branch, and whom you report to.
Wilmerding says the lawyer he eventually selected choreographed every aspect of his exit, telling him: "This is what you're going to say. You're not going to sit down. You're just going to walk out." He even wrote the resignation letter.
3. Transfer Your Registration Expeditiously
One headache you don't need: a delay on moving your registration. "Registration goes hand-in-hand with moving clients," says Eccleston. If you're going the RIA route and you have under $100 million in assets, you'll need to file papers with every state in which you work with more than five clients. Otherwise, the Securities and Exchange Commission will be your regulator (at least for now; that could change under new proposed rules). The standard paperwork — known as Form ADV — is comprised of two parts, one a check-the-box format that gives details about your business and clients, the other a brochure for clients that has 26 pages of instructions. It's pretty easy to make mistakes. "If you're not registered you can still talk to clients, explain what you are going to do," says Market Counsel's Bernstein. But you can't actually sign them up as clients. "It might take a month that you are working pro bono in essence."
4. Figure out Your Overhead for the Front and Back Office
This is the key to your profitability. Traditional brokers may receive 35% to 45% of their commissions and fees; RIAs get to keep 100% of revenues while independents typically keep 85% to 90%. Unlike the traditional broker, independents pay for overhead, including rent, staff, compliance, insurance, computers, and the stamps for your snail mail. Keep that overhead low, and you're bound to improve your earnings.
Steven A. Rosner of Rosner Capital in Hillsdale, N.J., left a wirehouse to set up the home office he had always dreamed about through United Advisors. But the money doesn't come rolling in instantly. Advisors who have made the transition recommend that you have at least three months—even as much as six months—of overhead cash in the bank. You may think you know exactly who will come join you in your new venture, but everyone says you can count on being wrong. Even if most of your clients agree to follow, money won't begin coming through the door until the second full month that you are open for business.
Depending on how much freedom you prefer, you can figure out each issue on your own or move to independent firms that offer turnkey solutions. United Advisors, for example, offers a complete menu of options for anyone going independent, says Damian Peter, president. But independent firms like UA streamline their costs much more effectively than wirehouses. The offerings are scaled to broker needs so the broker business is not contributing to investment banking or research or other areas that don't directly touch the investment advisory business.
Figuring out compliance can be particularly sticky. Mitch Vigeveno, president and chief executive officer of Turning Point headhunters in Clearwater, Fla., says some advisors prefer to join other practices under an OSJ—an Office of Supervisory Jurisdiction. The firm they join takes care of the compliance needs. On this point, RIAs need to be particularly careful to set up checks and balances for their practices, says Market Counsel's Bernstein. The person who sets fees with clients shouldn't be in charge of depositing the checks. "That's how fees get skimmed." Custodians like Fidelity and Schwab will certainly take good care of client money but they won't inspect your auditing system or ensure that your compliance is up to snuff. RIAs need to ensure that happens on their own.
5. Get Your Message and Branding clear
So you're all ready to go. Now you need to have ready a clear message to share with clients. "How will you define yourself as an independent," asks Commonwealth's Daniels.
"Safety. Stability. Service." That became the mantra for Chris Wilmerding when he began calling clients with news that he was now hanging a shingle with a new name and address. Clients will have many questions about the move and want to know your thinking. The branding process is also an opportunity for advisors to rethink the kind of business they would like to develop going forward. Advisors "may decide they don't want to bring all their clients. They may want to leave certain relationships back at the wirehouse or refer to another advisor," says Peter of United Advisors. Steve Rosner decided that he wanted to focus more on client service, so he handed most of the money management to professional managers.
6. Rehearse. Everything.
The first 48 hours are the most critical and difficult time you can imagine. As an independent, you're in charge. You need to have your branding down cold. You also need to know how your computer works, how to enter new clients and the different kinds of assets and products they may own. "Margin accounts, check writing, trust accounts—each one of those has various paperwork [requirements]," says Daniels. Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse. The details are many and only one thing is guaranteed: Surprises will abound.


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CITIZENS AND PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION. 7 p.m., first Tuesday of the month. Concerned citizens and taxpayers of Plainville who meet monthly to discuss town issues, policies, and issues of concern. Plainville Public Library, lower level, 56 East Main St., Plainville.
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My Mission
1. Two by two in lands abroad
they spread a message to come unto God.
And I at home can also share
the truths I know with friends everywhere.
2. With shields of faith and swords of truth
they stand as an army of Zion's youth.
And I at home can do my part
to fight the battle with all of my heart.
For my Heavenly Father I'll stand for the right.
With his children I meet I will share my own light.
And though I am young I am happy to say
I can start on my mission today.
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Exterior Design ****
I'm givin' it a four, mainly because I like the Charger's angry-eyebrows front end more than the wide-eyed, vaguely phallic nose of the Magnum. And of course, the 300's the best of the bunch. That said, I really dig the choptop styling of all the LX cars, and the semi-fastback five-door look makes it a MILF-wagon for sure, yet it remains butch enough for the boys.
Acceleration *****
It's got a damn Hemi. What more do you need to know?
Braking ****
Good pedal feel, modulation's predictable, I only got into the ABS once during a panic stop.
Ride ****
The ride's simultaneously firm and compliant. Detroit finally learned how to make a V-8, rear-drive wagon that avoids wallow like Tom DeLay avoids the citizens of Austin.
Handling ***
The Mag's handling belies its weight, and in some instances, the heavier rearward bias gives it a bit of an advantage over the Charger. I can't really explain this, but that's the story my ass told me, and I'm stickin' to it. That said, I'm still pissed at Chrysler's engineers for making the steering too light at highway speeds. It's the LX line's one Achilles' heel.
Gearbox ****
The five-speed in the LX cars was the first example of a decent implementation of Chrysler's AutoStick manumatic that I've ever actually enjoyed. The fact that the trans is Merc-sourced probably has something to do with it, because Chrysler itself hasn't built a decent autobox since the venerable 727 TorqueFlite.
Audio/Video ***
The optional Boston Acoustics stereo system sounded great blaring everything from the Lazy Cowgirls to James Brown to Pinhead Gunpowder once we dialed out a bit of the boominess. As a kid-carrier, the Magnum's lacking in playtoys, but as an adult driver's car, it's got all you need.
Toys ****
The Hemi's a phenomenal toy. We can (and did) play with it all day. Other than that, the nav system's the only other toylike feature. But with a motor this good and a chassis this well-sorted, who really needs anything else?
Trunk ****
The Magnum is fairly cavernous with the 60/40 rear seats folded down, and the hinged roof on the hatchback makes loading easier. One point off for having to lift items over a lip and reduced headroom for seats-down episodes of fleshy-union engagement.
Overall ****
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DOVER, Del. - Seven individuals will be recognized and honored for their outstanding contributions to women in sports and education at the 2014 Delaware Diamond Extravaganza on Jan. 31 at Dover Downs. The event begins with a social hour at 5:30 p.m.; and dinner is served at 6:30.
The honorees are Delawareans or individuals with ties to the First State who were nominated for the honors.
The 2014 Delaware Diamond Extravaganza honorees are as follows:
Delaware State Rep. Stephanie BoldenJane HicksDr. Lois HobbsRuth JacksonCindy SavageTina StrongSharon Whitaker
"Each of these individuals has played significant roles in providing opportunities to women in athletics," said Delaware State Director of Athletics Candy Young. "It's important that we express our gratitude to these leaders and their inspiration to young women in leadership roles."
The Delaware Diamond Extravaganza began in 2009 as a way to recognize, celebrate and honor individuals in the state of Delaware that have helped women's athletics grow and excel in addition to creating additional scholarship and financial support to aid female athletics programs. The DDE identifies coaches, administrators, athletes and contributors who meet the following criteria:
o Over 10 years commitment to women's athletic programso Activist for Title IX and gender equityo Enhanced life skills knowledge through women's athleticso Former player actively involved with women's athletics within the Delaware community
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Tickets for the Delaware Diamond Extravaganza are $60 per person and $35 for students. For more information, please contact the Delaware State University Department of Athletics at (302) 857-6030.


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Today's edition of Radical Right Reality Check provides a rather amazing example of just how far the so-called "libertarian" think tanks are prepared to take their worship of market fundamentalism.
Recently, one of the local conservative think tankers went so far as to feature a guest on his radio show who seriously argues that women from poor countries who get purchased as "mail-order brides" are better off for it.
To quote: "the end result is usually in the best interest of the women who seek a better life for themselves and later for their children."
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Yeah, Redalen is the name for a bed sold by Ikea, but it also sounds a lot like the Thai term for getting to third base. So before the Swedish furniture company opened up shop in Thailand last year, it called on some translators to ensure none of its tongue-twisting product titles were offensive.
For about four years leading up to the opening of the Bangkok store, Ikea had language buffs carefully analyzing the long, hard-to-say names, and consulted a panel of Thai speakers who helped them with some modifications. Sometimes that meant removing a consonant or changing a vowel sound. It wasn't just about how they were written in the Thai alphabet, either, but about how they sounded when read aloud. In some cases, the changes really had to happen. Jättebra, for example, is a planter. To the Thai ear, though, it sounds a lot like a slang term for doin' the nasty. So they changed it. Part of the challenge was that Ikea didn't want to eschew these signature names—though it needed to avoid christening furniture with names that might alienate some more conservative costumers.
Good idea? Maybe! Or maybe those names would have sold a bunch of ordinarily slow-moving planters... [WSJ via Huffington Post]
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Mayor Chris Beutler today said the Antelope Valley trails in Union Plaza are closed from "N" to "Q" streets because of problems with cracking concrete surface material on the bottoms of the four bridges above the trails. The trails were closed Tuesday after a piece measuring about 18 inches across and several inches thick fell off the bottom of the "O" Street bridge.
"This is totally unacceptable," said Mayor Beutler. "Because these bridges are part of Antelope Valley, a signature project for our City, we understand the public will take an interest in this and will be concerned. That concern is justifiable and is shared by my administration. These are new bridges over a public park, and public safety is our top priority. The trails in the park will remain closed until we can be assured that the issue is resolved and it is safe for pedestrians and bicyclists to use the trail."
The bridges on "N", "O", "P" and "Q" streets are safe for vehicle and pedestrian traffic. The bridges opened to traffic between July 2007 and October 2009.
Public Works and Utilities staff first noticed the cracking on the "Q" street bridge. At that time, they also noticed other areas where the surface layer had broken off, and the supporting steel was exposed. When the concrete was originally stained on that bridge, the exposed steel also was stained, so it appears that this cracking occurred during construction, and the contractors had not patched the concrete before the stain was applied. Staff said those areas may have been damaged by a backhoe when crews excavated under the bridge, which was previously built by another contractor.
Engineers from Parsons Brinckerhoff have tested for hollow areas in the concrete on all four bridges and found areas on the bridges'edges near the steel conduit used for electrical wiring for the bridge lights. There was some indication that water may have gotten into parts of the conduit, and the cracking could have been caused by the water freezing and expanding in that conduit. All the cracking has occurred on the edges where the lighting conduits were installed.
"In the short term, we are focusing on two issues — one is finding the cause," Beutler said. "The second is providing a temporary solution so the trails can be reopened. Once we determine a cause, we will be able to determine who is accountable and how we make permanent repairs."


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*Originally a response on Koei Warriors to users countercriticizing FPS games of being repetitive*
Every game is repetitive in what the player is asked to do, but the key is how these repetitive actions are implemented into the game's environment. Of course Call of Duty and other shooters all ask you to do the same damn thing: shoot, cover, snipe, etc. However, Call of Duty 4 makes these repetitive actions fun to do with its immersive gameplay; you get swept up into the game and you forget that you are performing the same actions over and over again. Same can be said with A LOT of games: Bioshock keeps you intrigued with its plasmids and storyline, Devil May Cry keeps you hooked, despite its obvious button-mashing, with its sick movesets, etc.
Now the problem with Dynasty Warriors is that many players break free of that immersion, and realize that the actions they are performing are f***ing repetitive. This can happen in a lot of ways, such as spamming the same attack over and over again. For those of you who spice up the game with different combos for particular situations, you don't loose track of that immersion. Personally when I play DW, I'm constantly thinking about which move for my particular character will be the most effective at any particular instant, and thus I can enjoy the game. Some can't, and it's a shame. However, criticizing shooters is like shooting yourself in the foot, because it's totally calling the kettle black. Or just think about what the number one time spent in RPGs is: inventory management. Isn't that f***king repetitive?! For some, of course not, because it's the items being shuffled around over and over again that keeps you interested.
Now for Koei's rehashing of its series, that's a whole different issue altogether. Putting it simply, I have 50 bucks - how am I going to use it? Am I going to buy a game that offers pretty much the same experience as a game I already have, or am I going to buy something that's new and refreshing, like, say, Mass Effect? The choice is obvious. And even if some do have money to waste, they are still complaining because they truly wish to see something different and refreshing. That's called disillusionment. Although I still enjoy playing DW, and I'm sure as hell eager to run DW6 on my PC this July, sometimes I stop to think how sad it is that to this day, Koei's best DW game is still DW3.


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Columbia University offers a series of multidisciplinary Ph.D. program options that tap the extensive resources of our science departments and institutes, as well as those of our partners.
Sustainable Development is critically important because many of the most important policy challenges facing the planet require a central focus on sustainability and development. The new interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Sustainable Development is designed to educate researchers, university teachers, and world leaders in the social and natural science disciplines that underpin sustainable development.
Bridge the divide between natural and engineered systems: Earn a Ph.D. through the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences or an Eng.Sc.D. through the School of Engineering.
The Ph.D. program aims to train broadly educated Earth scientists for careers in academia, research, government, and industry; along the way, our students move swiftly from receiving knowledge to creating it. Students at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences conduct research at one of three affiliated institutions: the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, the Goddard Institute for Space Studies, or the American Museum of Natural History.
Dr.P.H. students at the School of Public Health focus on understanding and predicting the health effects of environmental and occupational exposure to chemicals and radiation. Students acquire a general background in public health, specialize in an area of interest and undertake an intensive research project. Ph.D. students develop scholarly expertise and focus on laboratory-based investigation.
The Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) program is designed to provide the broad education needed to describe, understand and conserve the Earth's biological diversity in all its forms. Matriculating students will develop the skills to conduct ecological, behavioral, systematic, molecular and other evolutionary biological research, as well as to formulate and implement environmental policy.
Columbia has offered a Ph.D. program in Evolutionary Primatology for over a decade. Many aspects of this program are coordinated with the New York Consortium of Evolutionary Primatology (NYCEP), which provides a multi-institutional venue for graduate training leading to the Ph.D., emphasizing all aspects of the behavioral, ecological, morphological and evolutionary biology of primates.


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Kate Upton Is Sports Illustrated's Sexy New Swimsuit Issue Cover Star!
Kate Upton donned a little white dress to unveil her new Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover in NYC today. A huge billboard of the cover on display in Times Square features Kate in a skimpy bikini with a sexy smile on her face; the photo shoot took place in Sydney. She later headed to The Late Show for her first official appearance as an SI star. 19-year-old Kate, who was voted the second most desirable woman in a recent AskMen.com poll, follows in a long line of ladies to be honored with the coveted spot, including Brooklyn Decker, Bar Refaeli and Irina Shayk. Kate was featured in last year's Swimsuit Issue wearing a painted-on bikini, and has also modelled for Victoria's Secret.


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Reports: Phil Jackson close to return as Lakers coach
Are Kobe Bryant, left, and Phil Jackson getting closer to another reunion? (Glenn James/Getty Images)
By Ben Golliver
The great ones have a hard time staying away.
NBA legend Phil Jackson is reportedly close to rejoining the Los Angeles Lakers as coach, one day after the team fired Mike Brown following a 1-4 start to the 2012-13 season.
Multiple reports indicated Saturday that Jackson is in good health and is the Lakers' top candidate -- perhaps the only candidate who has been contacted -- and that at least two former assistants could join him in Los Angeles.
Jackson, inducted into the Hall of Fame as a coach in 2007, holds a career record of 1155-485 (.704) in twenty seasons coaching the Bulls and Lakers. He has won 11 titles as a coach.
During a press conference Friday, Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak said the team would consider Jackson, according to the New York Times.
Acknowledging the team's interest in Jackson, General Manager Mitch Kupchak said, "I think you'd be negligent not to be aware that he's out there."
Jackson announced his retirement following the Lakers' loss in the 2011 playoffs to the Mavericks, who went on to win the title. At the time, Jackson said he would not return to the bench, according to ESPNLA.com.
"In all my hopes and aspirations, this is the final game that I'll coach," he said. "It's been a wonderful run."
The Lakers defeated the Warriors on Friday night 101-77 under interim coach Bernie Bickerstaff. After the game, guard Kobe Bryant and center Dwight Howard voiced support for Jackson, according to the Los Angeles Times, and Bryant specifically noted regrets about the loss to the Mavericks in 2011.
"The one thing that's kind of always bothered me is that in his last year I wasn't able to give him my normal self," Kobe Bryant said Friday night. "I was playing on one leg and that's kind of always eaten away at me. The last year of his career I wasn't able to give him all I had. He's too great of a coach to have it go out that way. That's my personal sentiment. I took it to heart because I couldn't give it everything I had because I physically couldn't. My knee was shot. That's always bothered me."
"I think it would be great," Howard told The Times. "He's a guy I could learn a lot from. But until he comes, we have to put all of our faith into Bernie" Bickerstaff, the Lakers' interim coach.
If hired, this would mark Jackson's third stint with the Lakers. He previously stepped away for the 2004-2005 season, only to return to guide the Lakers to titles in 2009 and 2010. The Los Angeles Times reported in 2011 that Jackson made as much as $12 million in one season while coaching the Lakers.
On Saturday, reports indicated that the Lakers were focused on Jackson only and that no other candidates, including former New York Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni, had been contacted.
CBSSports.com reported that Jackson was the "leading candidate" and that he is motivated to make an NBA return. Jackson last coached during the 2010-11 season.
Phil Jackson has emerged as the clear leading candidate to be the Lakers' next coach, and two people connected to the 11-time champion coach told CBSSports.com on Saturday that all indications point to Jackson wanting the job. "Phil wants it," one of the people with ties to Jackson said.
CSNBayArea also characterized Jackson's interest in the job as "strong."
There is a scenario in which former Lakers coach Phil Jackson would consider returning for a third stint with the team, sources said late Friday, but it will require executive VP Jim Buss once again relinquishing the organizational reins – and this time handing them to Jackson, rather than back to GM Mitch Kupchak.
The Los Angeles Times reported that the Lakers and Jackson met on Saturday, placing the odds of his return at "95 percent," but that no job offer was extended.
The unknown 5% in their equation is the chance Jackson doesn't want to fill the vacancy created by the Friday firing of Mike Brown, either because of health reasons or other unknown issues.
ESPN.com reported that Jackson, 67, is in good health.
Source close to Phil: "I can't imagine this not working out. Phil's health is fine now. That's no issue at all. ... Phil's feisty. He gets feisty when he's ready to coach. He likes this Lakers team."
Meanwhile, USA Today Sports reported that D'Antoni, considered another leading candidate, had not been contacted by the Lakers.
"They're focused on getting a deal done with (Jackson)," said the person, who requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation.
Jackson had said that he planned to spent his retirement in Montana. ESPNDallas.com reported in 2011 that Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle was one of many voices who believed Jackson would pursue a comeback to the NBA.
"My belief is that he'll retire for a while," Carlisle said, "but I don't know how long you can go to Montana and meditate and smoke peyote or whatever he does there. I don't know. He's going to get bored. And I mean that in an endearing way."


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- Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you see a caterpillar near a cluster of aphids, don't squash it. It could very well be the larva of a syrphid or hover fly (family Syrphidae) and it's eating aphids.
What do they look like? I happened to capture an image of a tiny syrphid larva on a rose leaf, and sure enough, it was eating aphids.
Community ecologist Louie Yang, who joined the UC Davis Department of Entomology faculty last year, has also photographed syrphid larvae. He recognized this one right away.
If you want to learn more about syrphid flies, be sure to read Flower Flies (Syrphidae) and Other Biological Control Agents for Aphids in Vegetable Crops, Publication 8285 (May 2008), UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. It's primarily the work of UC Davis entomologist Robert Bugg; with expertise offered by Ramy Colfer, chief organic agricultural researcher, Earthbound Farms, Salinas; William Chaney, farm advisor, UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Monterey County; Hugh Smith, farm advisior, UCCE Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties; and James Cannon, UC Davis computer resource specialist.
In the publicaiton overivew, Bugg writes that "Flower fly development involves complete metamorphosis, including egg, three larval stages, puparium, and adult. Adults of many flower fly species resemble stinging bees and wasps. This phenomenon is called Batesian mimicry, indicating that palatable organisms resemble or 'mimic' unpalatable models. Worldwide, there are many aphidophagous syrphid speices."
"Adult hover flies require honeydew or nectar and pollen to ensure reproduction, whereas larvae usually require aphid feeding to complete thir development."
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A prosecutor described former state Treasurer Tim Cahill on Monday as someone who schemed to �reach into the pocket� of the state lottery to boost his faltering 2010 gubernatorial campaign.
But Cahill�s lawyer said he was simply defending the lottery against an attack when he approved a series of advertisements lauding the lottery and its management.
The two markedly different pictures of Cahill were described during opening statements at Cahill�s corruption trial.
Cahill, who as treasurer oversaw the lottery, is accused of airing $1.8 million in taxpayer-funded lottery ads as a means of promoting his independent campaign for governor.
Cahill is charged with conspiracy to use his official position to gain an unwarranted privilege and conspiracy to commit procurement fraud.
Cahill�s former campaign manager, Scott Campbell, is being tried with Cahill on similar charges.
Assistant Attorney General James O�Brien told the jury that Cahill decided to push for the lottery ads after he went from being competitive and �in the race� to �being a clear third person in the race� in the spring of 2010, behind Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick and Republican challenger Charles Baker.
O�Brien said Cahill�s descent came after the Republican Governors Association ran a series of ads attacking Cahill for being reckless with the state�s money, including through his running of the state lottery.
In July 2010, O�Brien said, Cahill and Campbell put together focus groups that showed that Cahill�s association with the successful state lottery �was an enormous selling point.�
O�Brien said that soon after the focus groups ended, Cahill�s campaign staff decided to resurrect the lottery�s �permission ads,� which would tout the lottery as beneficial to the state because proceeds not handed out in prize money are turned over to cities and towns.
The ads did not mention Cahill by name or show his image. But at the same time those ads were running, Cahill was running his own ads trumpeting his management of the lottery.
Cahill�s lawyer, Brad Bailey, said the idea to run the lottery ads came from the chief executive of the lottery, not Cahill, because there was concern that the Republican Governors Association ads would hurt the lottery�s image and have a negative impact on the sale of lottery tickets.
Bailey said Cahill will take the stand in his own defense and testify that he was also concerned about the impact of the negative ads on the lottery.
Cahill made a decision �to protect the brand and to do his duty as treasurer,� Bailey said.
�Our client will tell you that he had no fraudulent intent,� Bailey said.


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AARHUS, Denmark, July 29 (UPI) -- Two new studies suggest a worldwide water shortage is less than three decades away, and that at least 30 to 40 percent of the globe will be struggling to meet supply demands by 2020.
The projections are based on current usage rates and the increasing reliance upon water for hydroelectricity and cooling more traditional power plants. As the need for water continues to grow, both for quenching the thirst of growing populations and as a source of energy, pressure on finite resources will eventually instigate an shortage.
Researchers with Aarhus University in Denmark, as well as analysts at the Vermont Law School and the Virginia-based non profit CNA Corporation, predict these imbalances will beset more than a third of the globe by 2020, and virtually all of it by 2040. The studies suggest previous water shortage predictions fail to account for the vast amounts of water it takes cool much of the world's power systems -- coal, gas and nuclear power plants.
Researchers suggest many electricity producers don't even keep track of the vast amounts of water used in cooling power systems.
"It's a huge problem that the electricity sector do not even realize how much water they actually consume," explained Benjamin Sovacool, a professor at Aarhus University. "And together with the fact that we do not have unlimited water resources, it could lead to a serious crisis if nobody acts on it soon."
The researchers came to their predictions by comparing and contrasting a number of studies that looked at water usage in France, the United States, China and India.
Sovacool and colleagues suggest world leaders act fast to address these impending shortages by: improving energy efficiency; developing more efficient cooling cycles; tracking water use by power plants; abandoning fossil fuel facilities in water-stressed regions; and boosting investments in wind and solar energy.
"If we keep doing business as usual, we are facing an insurmountable water shortage -- even if water was free, because it's not a matter of the price," Sovacool added. "There will no water by 2040 if we keep doing what we're doing today. There's no time to waste. We need to act now."


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i watched a french romantic comedy last night called i do: how to get married & stay single (prête-moi ta main). it's not a rom-com the way american ones are – in other words it's actually funny and not schmaltzy at all. if you want to watch a light hearted movie that will really make you laugh (and you don't mind subtitles), go rent this now.
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Welcome to Little Car in the Big City, where I highlight fascinating cars I found walking around a town that is known for being bigger than everything else, but where every car is fighting to stand out: New York, New York.
Like many people, I made the long trek back to my ancestral homelands to see my family over Christmas. That meant heading to Long Island, mostly to see a movie.
(The movie was Philomena, it was okay, I guess, but it seemed like Oscar bait. Judi Dench was good but when isn't the old Dame any good? Also it was very sad and Irish. The movie, I mean. Not the car.)
A real treat of the day, though was seeing this 1965 Ford Thunderbird just sitting pretty outside the movie theater. It's rare to see old survivors like this one in New York City proper, but once you get deep into the suburbs, with their covered garages in every home, a fifty-year old car in reasonable condition actually isn't too uncommon. And what a car it is.
The Ford Thunderbird is remarkable in that it did something faster than any car could do nowadays – it underwent a refresh. Every two to three years, like clockwork, the T-bird was styled into a different car. Even though the boulevard cruiser was introduced in 1955, by 1965 the model was already midway through its fourth generation.
Unfortunately, that's just about the only thing the Thunderbird could do faster than any other car. While it does have only two doors, a cruiser was the only thing the Thunderbird was ever meant to be. While the Corvette rapidly turned into a sports car, the 'Bird remained true to its roots. Despite the big 390 V8 upfront which put out 300 horses, the big coupe could only manage a laggard run to highway speed in 11 seconds.
That's mostly due to the fact that all that steel weighed about the same as the similarly-aged aircraft carrier, the USS America.
But hey, in 1965 the Thunderbird finally came with disc brakes in front. So at least that aircraft carrier-sized hunk of metal didn't need six miles to stop. But then again, why would you want to stop? Cruising never hurt nobody.


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Tourist chips in for a hole-in-one
AMERICAN tourist Richard Schiffers visited Brookwater Golf and Country Club this month as part of his mission to play Australia's top 50 golf courses in 50 days.
He won't forget Brookwater in a hurry after scoring a hole-in-one on the 155m par three.
General manager Warren Seeto said hole-in-ones were rare on the course but remarkably there were two in the space of six days after a female member popped one in on the par three 16th.
Mr Seeto said the fifth hole was a challenge, with players having to land the ball on an elevated tee.
"You basically look down into a valley and there are bunkers left and right," he said.
"You need to carry your tee shot over a bunker to land on the green. It is a tough green to hit.
"It is not that long, depending on where the tee position is. On the day it was towards the back.
"Richard hit a seven iron in to the green, landed it right next to the pin and it rolled in."
Mr Schiffers was presented with a flag recognising his achievement. He was on a remarkable quest of his own.
Brookwater is Queensland's top rated golf course by the respected Australian Golf Digest magazine and number 25 in Australia, so it was on Mr Schiffer's list.
"There was an article written about Richard in Inside Golf magazine. I think he was about halfway through his list when he came to us," Mr Seeto said.
Brookwater members were glued to their TV sets earlier this week as John Senden contested the US Masters but just failed to make the cut. Senden is coached by Brookwater professional Ian Triggs.
"John was unlucky to miss a short putt on Friday for par to make the cut, but that's golf," Seeto said.
And golf is being celebrated out at Brookwater right now.
"Golfers can enjoy a number of great offers to celebrate our 10th birthday, so there has never been a better time to play Queensland's best golf course - and perhaps even score a hole-in-one," Mr Seeto said.


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Has Arizona's crime problem come to the point they need to take the law into their own hands? That is the question. That is not the only thing really going on here though. There is so much more under the surface of what is going on. This is like a long line of dominoes and the longer "Arizona" is able to continue lining up those dominoes without having a stop put to it before they all fall down, the worse the situation can get.
Let me explain.
Arizona is saying their biggest problem is the border and the immigrants, actually the illegal immigrants coming across that border. It can't be denied the illegal immigration is a problem and what the United States has done to this point hasn't been working. The question here is what is Arizona's reason behind this law? What are their future plans? What comes after this law has been in effect for a while? Read on.
Governor Jan Brewer signed the Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act, otherwise known as Arizona SB1070 on April 23, 2010. If you haven't read the law, I urge you to do so. Not to get a negative or positive opinion of it but the knowledge of what the law says and stands for. Most people are hearing about the law, talking about the law but haven't read the law.
Certain parts can be explained about the law, for example; the law says a person can only be asked for their identification if they have been pulled over in a traffic incident or are already doing something wrong but if you read the law closely, parts of it are directed toward a certain group of laborers as well. These laborers are most always immigrant laborers, legal or illegal. It is directed. It is also directed at those that will be in the country over 30 days whether visiting or on a study visa or there for whatever reason, they have to register (which I am fine with that) and have their I.D. on them at all times. If for whatever reason they are with someone or in a situation and they are asked for that I.D. and they don't have it, then they risk being arrested? Let me point out that this is for anyone that looks fits the image they are saying could be an illegal immigrant. This person could be a fourth or fifth generation U.S. Citizen. You can look Hispanic and not even be Hispanic. You can be Hispanic and not even look Hispanic. You see the loopholes here?
The idea here for Arizona, they say, is to find illegal immigrants but they haven't said how they are going to handle the people that just don't walk around with their I.D. Think about it. If you look like who they are looking for which in this case is "Illegal Mexicans" and I don't get that either because Mexico itself has citizens that have diverse look? I don't know, I guess Arizona's government and police know who they are looking for. However, in either traveling or living how many times do you go places without your I.D.? Well, legal or not, you better make sure you have it on you in Arizona or just don't visit Arizona.
The second problem is this. The Arizona Governor is making it sound like the majority of crime is being caused by the same people they are hoping to "root out" by this law. So, she makes it sound like these are ruthless individuals, gangs and members of drug cartels. Could this not be something that could turn out to be dangerous and violent for the police and the citizens of Arizona? What happens if something occurs during one of these situations where an officer is trying to prove immigration status? Someone reaches in their shirt or pocket for their I.D. and an officer thinks they are pulling out a weapon and shoots the individual? Then come to find out, the person had no weapon and was actually a Mexican-American Citizen with no weapon? What is the next step? Have they already thought ahead to a worse-case-scenario? If I have thought of this, they must have. It is their state and the safety of their citizens they say. Mind you, their citizens include Mexican immigrants that have lived there for generations. Their safety alongside everyone else's is the priority of this law, is it not? What would be the next step? How would they make it more clear or visible who is a legal immigrant or an illegal immigrant? You know "safer" for everyone involved. That is what Arizona is after, right? Are they going to ask for anyone that looks Hispanic to wear their I.D. around their neck? This is beginning to sound a little familiar. But, I can see it going there just by the way things would be playing out in the different case-scenarios. They aren't really too far off base to me. I mean it is a touchy situation for everyone involved when you put it in a State Government's hands.
At this moment many Hispanics are saying they don't want to go into Arizona to visit due to the new law and others are moving out due to this new law going into effect. At the same time, the attention this law has brought about has had its own "Silver Lining" according to one News Article that points out how some Mexicans are seeing a group of Americans standing up against the SB1070 law including President Obama. The numbers go both ways with a large group of Americans supporting the law and other Americans standing against the law. This has definitely been something that has seemed to "draw a line in the sand" when it comes to debating how people feel when it comes to immigration reform laws.
As far as politicians, this is like Hot Potato. Some want to jump on board and go with one idea and others don't want anything to do with it especially now with elections so close. Although Republican Barry Wong, a candidate for the Arizona Corporation Commission, an elected body that decides public utility issues came up with an idea of cutting electricity, water, natural gas, even telephone lines at the homes of illegal immigrants, he said it would lower costs for the rest of the state's customers.
The idea of taking away basic necessities from someone, even kids is something I can't personally see anyone thinking would further their political career but how dare someone believe that is even remotely okay something like that when it comes to human rights? Cutting electricity and water wouldn't be acceptable in a third world country. Has it come to that? Really?
Senator Russell Pearce, a Republican of Mesa Arizona says he wants to see the SB 1070 law mirrored across the U.S. He wants it to be the law of the land. He is working with representative in 18 other states to draft the legislation.
"It will be the law of the land," Pearce said to a few hundred participating in a support rally for SB1070. "We're not waiting on Washington, D.C." He is backed by the Tea Party Movement.
Arizona's immigration law makes it a state crime to be in the country illegally.
Arizona's Border is more than Mexico. First and simply, Arizona borders Mexico, California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. That is geographically and visibly obvious. Whoever wants to come and go from those states is free to do so and whoever is in Arizona is free to come and go into those states. But Arizona is part of the U.S. and whatever goes on inside of Arizona affects all of the United States and all of its Citizens and it is having a great deal of affect on Mexico's citizens. This is something that has been shown through not only our history but the history of the world. It is not always what you are doing but how you go about your actions.
Certainly there has been a problem with border control. Both the Mexican government and our government see that. Certainly things need to happen to fix that and it needs to have happened already, a long time ago. That is not the fault of the citizens of Arizona. That is not the fault of children that have been born here to parents that were here without their legal status. Arizona is also trying to turn over or rewrite the 14th Amendment of the Constitution.
14th Amendment: All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
This isn't the first mention of changing a part of the U.S. Constitution or not agreeing with a very important part of our U.S. History and what we have fought for which is freedom and equality for all. If you remember just recently, Rand Paul's speaking about the 1964's Civil Rights Act. First he stated that he believed private businesses should be able to say who they serve and do not serve but in an interview with Robert Siegel of All Things Considered on National Public Radio he states, "And to tell you the truth, I haven't really read all through it because it was passed 40 years ago and hadn't been a real pressing issue in the campaign, on whether we're going for the Civil Rights Act." What? How old is the U.S. Constitution? Is it just old material? Invalid? These documents have been fought for and are there for more than just a simple reason to be glanced at when someone gets a chance. Rand Paul thinks that the Civil Rights Act needs to be changed but hasn't read it?
This is something that is new for a large group that we keep hearing from more and more these days. A group making a lot of noise and wanting to say how wrong things are going and how nothing is happening in Washington D.C. and the only way to fix it is to listen to them and get them in there so they can fix it. Once everybody hears their message and joins their rallies, follows their movement then things will go the right way. Finally things will work out. They have been saying that on and on for a long time on their news network, at their rallies, at their Tea Party Movements and yet they held office for eight years and left a mess. Now they want to say they have the answers and for everyone to move aside?
I mentioned earlier about the dominoes lining up and the longer they are allowed to line them up, the worse it gets. Well, that is what is going on in Washington. There are a lot of excuses as to why nothing can happen but why? There is a big need for Immigration Reform, right? Everyone knows that. It is not a simple problem. Who is making the most noise about it? The Republican Party. Who is blocking the progress on not only that but nearly anything that tries to get moved through the House and the Senate? Why is that? What are they waiting for? Again, they had eight years to get things done. How did Immigration Reform go during that time? Was the border safe then? Did this all just now start? If this is a problem, why can't the Republican Party work with the current administration in the White House? Isn't this for the good of the American people? Isn't that what they are elected for? Or, is Arizona's government doing this for political gain and the Republican Party doing this for political gain? Who is working for the American people? Even if they want political gain out of the situation, I am sure their constituents will see they were part of getting something done if they could do so without all the fuss. If they could make common sense speeches as to why Immigration Reform needs to move forward and how it will benefit the country and how it will benefit the country for both parties to work together to get the job done.
Like I said, Arizona borders more than Mexico. I talked about the physical border but this isn't just about Arizona. Crime is everywhere in the U.S. Crime is not caused by a person's nationality or their location. It is caused by the person. The person chooses to commit the crime. Many crimes are hate crimes. I talked about this in an earlier article, "Are you the "right" color?" Please click on the link and read the article. It is a very worthwhile article to read. It goes along with and discusses the problem in Arizona as well.
America is a great country, with a big land that was founded with many dreams. It seems that what America has been built on is falling right through our cracks. Those are our freedoms, our desire to grow and expand, to learn and invent and to leave behind something better than we found.
Our country has been run with a government from the beginning of its founding. It is our job to elect that government and in doing so we also elect to work with that government. When there are Bills in the House or the Senate continuously not getting passed due to party lines and this is the person you have voted for, it is time for you to rethink your vote. This is why things don't happen in Washington D.C. This is where the things get bogged down. We are going to watch it with the Immigration Reform Act. This is where you matter, you make the difference. You make a choice. It isn't your party, it is your vote.
What else is in our control? Arizona is not alone. Arizona isn't at the top of the list for crime. Immigrants aren't the reason crime has risen in the U.S. While the government is working on immigration, there is far more that needs attention.
In an article, "That's how a lot of these shootings happen…over nothing" a former high school teacher in Chicago points out how abundant guns were in his school. In Chicago the Supreme Court ruled June 28th the ban on guns was unconstitutional. The teacher states how abundantly gun availability is and the students admit having to walk away from a hand fight knowing what it will lead to. It is a city basically held hostage to the knowledge of how many people are walking around with guns. They aren't anywhere near a border.
What is your biggest fear? Who do you try to protect? Do you appreciate your freedoms?
Have you read the U.S. Constitution? Does it bother you that politicians would like to change it? Right now the parts they have mentioned trying to change may not affect you but what if they want to change something that does affect you? Then what? If one part can be changed, then another part can. I spoke about that also in the previous article I mentioned, "Are you the "right" color?" When you are talking about one person's rights being taken away, you are also talking about the ability of your own rights being taken away.
So much of what I see going on in our nation today makes me think of what has gone on throughout our world in history. I keep asking myself how people can't see the resemblance of past world horrors that can be repeated. I wrote a rather long article, "Will history repeat itself?" I always think that people would recognize something that would be so obviously similar before things would happen but this situation in Arizona and the fact that other states want to copy the law is just something that people are brushing off but it isn't something that should be taken so lightly. People become desensitized to what is often hidden racism. It can be labeled as "law enforcement….safe neighborhood act" but it is what it is when it isn't looking out for a person's civil rights and human rights. People need to step back and put themselves in the shoes of others.
Stand up and get the representatives in Washington D.C. to do their job, stop hiding behind their party lines and vote to pass the Immigration Reform Act. Don't leave it to the states to make up their own laws, their own rules and start trying to make changes to our Constitution. They don't want Washington to work the way it is supposed to. They want it to continue to fail so they can continue to beat the same dead horse and tear this Nation apart piece by piece. Don't vote in people that aren't willing to work in Washington but want to just make their own rules and laws and tear apart our U.S. Constitution, our Land, our People and our Freedoms. Today you may be on one side of those rights they are taking away but tomorrow you may be on the other side.


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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- The bodies of two adults and a 10-year-old girl were found in the wreckage of a small airplane that crashed Monday near the route of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
Pilot Ted Smith, 59, Carolyn Sorvoja, 48, and Rosemarie Sorvoja, 10, died in the crash near Rainy Pass.
All were from Eagle River, a community on Anchorage's north side.
They had left Anchorage on Monday morning bound for Takotna, a village of 53 people about 17 miles west of McGrath and 235 miles northwest of Anchorage. The community is more than a quarter of the way into the 1,000-mile Iditarod.
The Sorvoja family referred questions to family spokesman David Morris, who said the Sorvojas were heading to Takotna to volunteer for the race.
The Cessna 182 left Anchorage from Merrill Field at about 10 a.m. and did not file a flight plan.
Alaska State Troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters said by email that the airplane was supposed to drop off the Sorvojas and return to Anchorage to transport more passengers.
The 182 Cessna did not arrive in Takotna and was reported overdue around 4 p.m. when it had not returned to Anchorage.
The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center, just before 6 p.m., launched a search with a HC-130 airplane and a helicopter. The aircraft searched for about eight hours along the projected flight route, said the center superintendent, Senior Master Sgt. Robert Carte.
Smith was an experienced, well equipped pilot, said Kalei Brooks, spokeswoman for the Alaska National Guard. Smith was carrying a personal locator beacon in his vest and an emergency locator transmitter on his airplane. However, neither sent out a signal that was detected Monday by the Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking system.
On Tuesday morning, the search resumed with about 10 military, state trooper and private aircraft flying grids in an extended search.
Aerial searchers spotted the wreckage at 10:22 a.m. near the 4,000-foot level of Rainy Pass.
Iditarod racers reach an elevation of 3,200 feet at the pass, which divides southcentral Alaska from the state's vast Interior north of the Alaska Range.
Searchers landed and confirmed that no one had survived. They recovered the bodies and flew them to Anchorage, where autopsies were scheduled.