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Sunday, May 4, 2008
Parallel Computing: Why the Future Is Non-Algorithmic
There has been a lot of talk lately about how the use of multiple concurrent threads is considered harmful by a growing number of experts. I think the problem is much deeper than that. What many fail to realize is that multithreading is the direct evolutionary outcome of single threading. Whether running singly or concurrently with other threads, a thread is still a thread. In my writings on the software crisis, I argue that the thread concept is the root cause of every ill that ails computing, from the chronic problems of unreliability and low productivity to the current parallel programming crisis. Obviously, if a single thread is bad, multiple concurrent threads will make things worse. Fortunately, there is a way to design and program computers that does not involve the use of threads at all.
Algorithmic vs. Non-Algorithmic Computing Model
A thread is an algorithm, i.e., a one-dimensional sequence of operations to be executed one at a time. Even though the execution order of the operations is implicitly specified by their position in the sequence, it pays to view a program as a collection of communicating elements or objects. Immediately after performing its operation, an object sends a signal to its successor in the sequence saying, 'I am done; now it's your turn". As seen in the figure below, an element in a thread can have only one predecessor and one successor. In other words, only one element can be executed at a time. The arrow represents the direction of signal flow.
In a non-algorithmic program, by contrast, there is no limit to the number of predecessors or successors that an element can have. A non-algorithmic program is inherently parallel. As seen below, signal flow is multi-dimensional and any number of elements can be processed at the same time.
Note the similarity to a neural network. The interactive nature of a neural network is obviously non-algorithmic since sensory (i.e., non-algorithmically obtained) signals can be inserted into the program while it is running. In other words, a non-algorithmic program is a reactive system.
Note also that all the elements (operations) in a stable non-algorithmic software system must have equal durations based on a virtual system-wide clock; otherwise signal timing would quickly get out of step and result in failure. Deterministic execution order, also known as synchronous processing, is absolutely essential to reliability. The figure below is a graphical example of a small parallel program composed using COSA objects. The fact that a non-algorithmic program looks like a logic circuit is no accident since logic circuits are essentially non-algorithmic behaving systems.
No Two Ways About It
The non-algorithmic model of computing that I propose is inherently parallel, synchronous and reactive. I have argued in the past and I continue to argue that it is the solution to all the major problems that currently afflict the computer industry. There is only one way to implement this model in a Von Neumann computer. As I have said repeatedly elsewhere, it is not rocket science. Essentially, it requires a collection of linked elements (or objects), two buffers and a loop mechanism. While the objects in one buffer are being processed, the other buffer is filled with objects to be processed during the next cycle. Two buffers are used in order to prevent signal racing conditions. Programmers have been using this technique to simulate parallelism for ages. They use it in such well-known applications as neural networks, cellular automata, simulations, video games, and VHDL. And it is all done without threads, mind you. What is needed in order to turn this technique into a parallel programming model is to apply it at the instruction level. However, doing so in software would be too slow. This is the reason that the two buffers and the loop mechanism should ideally reside within the processor and managed by on-chip circuitry. The underlying process should be transparent to the programmer and he or she should not have to care about whether the processor is single-core or multicore. Below is a block diagram for a single-core non-algorithmic processor.
Adding more cores to the processor does not affect existing non-algorithmic programs; they should automatically run faster, that is, depending on the number of objects to be processed in parallel. Indeed the application developer should not have to think about cores at all, other than as a way to increase performance. Using the non-algorithmic software model, it is possible to design an auto-scalable, self-balancing multicore processor that implements fine-grained deterministic parallelism and can handle anything you can throw at it. There is no reason to have one type of processor for graphics and another for general purpose programs. One processor should do everything with equal ease. For a more detailed description of the non-algorithmic software model, take a look at Project COSA.
Don't Trust Your Dog to Guard Your Lunch
The recent flurry of activity among the big players in the multicore processor industry underscores the general feeling that parallel computing has hit a major snag. Several parallel computing research labs are being privately funded at major universities. What the industry fails to understand is that it is the academic community that got them into this mess in the first place. British mathematician Charles Babbage introduced algorithmic computing to the world with the design of the analytical engine more than 150 years ago. Sure, Babbage was a genius but parallel programming was the furthest thing from his mind. One would think that after all this time, computer academics would have realized that there is something fundamentally wrong with basing software construction on the algorithm. On the contrary, the algorithm became the backbone of a new religion with Alan Turing as the godhead and the Turing machine as the quintessential algorithmic computer. The problem is now firmly institutionalized and computer academics will not suffer an outsider, such as myself, to come on their turf to teach them the correct way to do things. That's too bad. It remains that throwing money at academia in the hope of finding a solution to the parallel programming problem is like trusting your dog to guard your lunch. Bad idea. Sooner or later, something will have to give.
The computer industry is facing an acute crisis. In the past, revenue growth has always been tied to performance increases. Unless the industry finds a quick solution to the parallel programming problem, performance increases will slow down to a crawl and so will revenue. However, parallel programming is just one symptom of a deeper malady. The real cancer is the thread. Get rid of the thread by adopting a non-algorithmic, synchronous, reactive computing model and all the other symptoms (unreliability and low productivity) will disappear as well. In an upcoming post, I will go over the reasons that the future of parallel programming is necessarily graphical.
[This article is part of my downloadable e-book on the parallel programming crisis.]
See Also:
How to Solve the Parallel Programming Crisis
Parallel Computing: The End of the Turing Madness
Parallel Computing: Why the Future Is Synchronous
Parallel Computing: Why the Future Is Reactive
Why Parallel Programming Is So Hard
Why I Hate All Computer Programming Languages
Parallel Programming, Math and the Curse of the Algorithm
The COSA Saga
PS. Everyone should read the comments at the end of Parallel Computing: The End of the Turing Madness. Apparently, Peter Wegner and Dina Goldin of Brown University have been ringing the non-algorithmic/reactive bell for quite some time. Without much success, I might add, otherwise there would be no parallel programming crisis to speak of.
30 comments:
- dashxdr said...
I think what you're describing is similiar to stream programming, I once skimmed a chapter on the subject. With the stream approach, a processor has data coming in, and it works on the data, and sends the data out. You can gang processors together in a chain and the streams are all taken care of for you.
I tend to agree with you that threads programming is a disaster. It becomes unmaintainable. The dangers of semaphore lockups grow exponentially as the complexity increases. It becomes impossible to even visualize what's going on.
I wrote a very simple system that was using threads, and I realized it just couldn't keep growing -- no other programmer could remember all the gotchas in the code, and a year or two after I stopped working on it I'd have forgotten them also.
I heard recently Knuth has come out against parallel programming. What a jackass, I've never thought he was worth listening to. But the problem isn't going parallel, the problem is, as you say, the underlying paradigm. Parallel is the future, there is no question whatsoever. But the right kind of parallel is critical.
Hang in there!
- May 5, 2008 at 4:59 AM
- Dave said...
I just discovered your blog today while searching for parallel computing.
Are you for real? This blog seems far too elaborate to have been created for the sole purpose of parody or goading CS nerds to argue with you.
Maybe the reason your paradigm isn't catching on is because it's proponents spend a large portion of their time ranting about how stupid everybody else is rather than building something substantial to prove their point.
Say what you will about 'Ivory Tower' academic elitists, at least they produce something more than rhetoric.
- May 5, 2008 at 10:29 AM
- Louis Savain said...
Dave wrote: I think what you're describing is similiar to stream programming,
Nope. I am describing a signal-based (not data-based) synchronous reactive model. Not the same thing.
PS. BTW Dave, forget trying to get me to participate in your AI forum. I'm not interested.
- May 5, 2008 at 9:03 PM
- Louis Savain said...
Dave #2 wrote: Are you for real?
If you don't like what I write, don't read it. It's not meant for you. Sorry.
- May 5, 2008 at 9:05 PM
- Timothy Baldridge said...
That being said, could we get a complex COSA example, please? I'd like to see something like a "psudo-code" raytracer. For instance how would we do this in COSA?
def fireray(ray):
for each obj in objects:
if ray intersects obj:
return obj.color
def main():
for each pixel in screen:
setpixel (pixel, fireray(ray))
Or perhaps a more complex example of a string compare? I'm having a bit of a issue understanding how COSA would work for a larger task. Examples are key to understanding any programming concept. So, can we get more?
- May 6, 2008 at 5:21 AM
- Timothy Baldridge said...
and yeah, blogger removed the tabs from my last post. Oh well, you get the idea.
- May 6, 2008 at 5:21 AM
- Louis Savain said...
check out the Project COSA pages. There is a QuickSort example that you may find interesting. If you are really interested, you should read up on the COSA concept first, especially the COSA Operating System and Software Composition pages.
- May 6, 2008 at 9:32 AM
- Dave said...
Don't even bother. The reason he is not providing any substantial examples is because even if he managed to create one the COSA diagram would look so complex that it would instantly show how absurd the idea of 'Drag-N-Drop' programming is.
Browse the blog comments and look at how many people well versed in CS have trouble reading the COSA quick-sort diagram -- let alone something non-trivial.
The idea of 'drag-N-drop' programming is nothing new -- it has been shown over and over again that even non-technical users are more productive using a good Domain Specific Language rather than these supposedly 'universal' graphical representations of programs.
He is right about one thing: This blog is not for me and this will be my last post.
- May 6, 2008 at 10:10 AM
- Louis Savain said...
Hey Dave,
Does your boss at GTSI knows how clueless you really are? No wonder you're posting anonymously. ahahaha...
- May 6, 2008 at 10:18 AM
- Timothy Baldridge said...
Still, my comment stands, can we get even one more example besides the quicksort?
I'm interested in COSA, but all the demo program has is some basic logic (AND, OR, etc.).
Examples, please?
- May 7, 2008 at 9:21 PM
- Unknown said...
I'd like to bring up two points.
But first, let's drop this "algorithmic vs. non-algorithmic" language. It's a false dichotomy. Obviously your graphical programs implement algorithms.
Instead, I'll use the phrases "sequential" and "graphical." (where "graphical" means "relating to a graph;" it does not mean "visual.")
Here goes:
I. Fully Specified Flow Graphs
There is an idea called a Fully Specified Flow Graph (FSFG), which captures the same sort of concept you outline here. What you have essentially given here is a double-buffering method for implementing FSFGs, which you can extend to an arbitrary number of processor cores.
This is a nice idea. I'm sure it's not new, but I happen to agree with the spirit of a quote, I think from John Carmack, to the effect that if you independently reinvent the wheel you are just as much an inventor of the wheel as the first guy. (It's a little bit of an overstatement, but what pithy quotes aren't?)
One problematic aspect of double buffering is that it requires memory twice as large as your state (you need to store both the past state and the state you're currently computing). By scheduling operations appropriately, you can avoid this.
Still, since this is a difference of only a small constant factor (two), your method is still in the same memory complexity class as the "better" algorithm which represents the state in the same way but reorders computations cleverly to avoid additional storage.
These are issues that people in the digital signal processing community have worked out nicely.
II. Hardware
You can think of a digital electronics engineer working at the logic-gate level as a "COSA programmer." He is limited to boolean signals and has a restricted set of operators/blocks (NAND, NOT), but he can write any program. His "processors" are the logic gates themselves.
You can take a step up the abstraction ladder and look at an engineer writing VHDL or Verilog to combine existing "IP" (the electronics industry's way of referring to black boxes other people built). He too is writing COSA, in a way.
At the top of the abstraction ladder, there is the programmer who uses the cores of a multicore processor, rather than logic gates or smaller I.P. blocks.
So the question is: Where is the line between programming and hardware design? You imply that current processors are not suited to COSA programs. Isn't the "ideal" programmable "COSA processor" really an FPGA?
It seems to me that what we're looking at is a tradeoff between abstraction and parallelism -- a tradeoff that places you somewhere between microelectronics design and software engineering, depending on where you decide to strike your balance.
- May 16, 2008 at 9:19 AM
- John L said...
Jaron Lanier and Marvin Minksy are also advocating a complete re-think of our computing paradigms. They say 2D / boolean computing is a dead-end.
Are you and they thinking along the same lines? Lanier is advocating for "phenotropic" or biology-like computing. Minsky is thinking more along "emotional machines" seeking to emulate more of how human beings process data.
- July 2, 2008 at 9:35 AM
- Patrick H. Madden said...
Wow; saw your post over on the Intel blog, and followed you over here. I agree with you that Intel is in deep trouble with multi-core, but the COSA model doesn't seem to me as a step in the right direction.
I'll agree with a lot of the other commenters here that a working prototype would go a long way to convincing people, and an FPGA seems like an obvious platform. There's an ocean of people offering fixes for the end of clock scaling (most of them offering ones that have failed a few times already). To get the funding support, you're going to have to show that it works. Life's not fair, but that's the way it is.
- July 2, 2008 at 10:01 PM
- Louis Savain said...
I am not sure why you decided to leave a comment on my blog since you must realize that I am strongly biased against the computer academic community. You people are Turing worshippers, which makes you brain-damaged in my opinion.
Now, to the idea that I must have a working prototype of a COSA processor in order to get funding, I say fooey! You people in academia are getting all sorts of funding to do research in parallel computing. Where is your working solution that we may all marvel? You got absolutely nothing. You got less than nothing; a bunch of failed (should I say, stupid?) ideas is what you got. And you've been at it for decades, an eternity in this business. It's about time for someone else to get a turn at the wheel. Your driving sucks and you have no sense of direction.
What I'm proposing is not rocket science. If you academics can't understand it, it is because you are either stupid or you are brain-damaged from years of indoctrination in your Turing cult. I always say it like I see it.
- July 2, 2008 at 11:01 PM
- Will said...
I like the cut of your jib, Savain.
Can't honestly say I give a shit about AI or reliable software, but I'll give your COSA material a sincere twice-over.
- July 3, 2008 at 7:27 AM
- Louis Savain said...
All right. I decided to block free commenting because this blog is a dictatorship. If you don't like what I write, go read somebody else's blog. After all, nobody is twisting your arm, right? As far as my usage of the word 'algorithm' is concerned, let me just say that I refuse to use the bastardized definition adopted by the Turing cult. I use algorithm as it was originally defined: a sequence of instructions or steps. If you don't like it, too bad. To the rest of you, thanks for your support.
- July 3, 2008 at 9:23 AM
- Louis Savain said...
Can't honestly say I give a shit about AI or reliable software, but I'll give your COSA material a sincere twice-over.
You're mistaken about AI and reliable software. Solving the parallel programming problem automatically solves the software reliability problem. It also does wonders for AI because intelligent systems, with their millions or billions of connections, are quintessentially parallel.
- July 3, 2008 at 12:54 PM
If someone figures out how to create a virtual processor that uses as many cores as are thrown at it, then we dont even hav to debate on for anything new.
- July 4, 2008 at 7:07 AM
- Louis Savain said...
If someone figures out how to create a virtual processor that uses as many cores as are thrown at it, then we dont even hav to debate on for anything new.
I take it that you are proposing a virtual processor that can run current sequential programs on a multicore processor. Don't hold your breath too long on that one. Having said that, let me add that it would not be an easy thing to write, but a virtual COSA processor is certainly possible on an existing multicore processor. But why use a virtual processor when you can use the programming model as a blueprint with which to design and build a real processor that is orders of magnitude faster and more energy efficient than a virtual one?
- July 4, 2008 at 10:08 AM
- Unknown said...
I don't get your take on an "algorithm". As I understand it, it is a sequence of instructions to perform a certain task. However, I've never seen anything read about the instructions being *executed* sequentially; merely *declared* sequentially. Using the example of a recipe as an algorithm, there are many cases where parallelism in a kitchen is desirable. However, almost all recipes are represented as a sequence (likely because it makes it easier to understand).
So, I don't think that CS has stolen the word "algorithm". My gut reaction is that you've deliberately misinterpeted the common definition to give yourself a straw-man to attack.
I also take issue with your argument that "graphical" processing is somehow more interactive or reactive. The only significant change is execution behavior; the overall output of the system should be identical, therefore anything that could be done interactively/reactively with a graphical application could be done as well with a sequential application.
Nitpicks over, time to check out the COSA links...
- July 14, 2008 at 10:28 PM
- Martin said...
"they should automatically run faster, that is, depending on the number of objects to be processed in parallel"
so you're still limited by the serial fraction, like any other parallel model?
- July 17, 2008 at 11:19 PM
- Dr Senior said...
There is a wealth of academic research into this subject. An early pioneer was the mathematician Robin Milner who first exposed the needs for langagues to support concurrency (in the sixties).
There are many languages capable of expressing concurrent problems, which can be implicitly spread over an arbitrary number of processors. These range from languages based on Pi-Calculus (like ADL) to those based on Petri nets (like YAWL).
Do some research and find out what's out there (and quite mature and well understood). Find out who your natural allies are, and stop being so damn arrogant.
- July 18, 2008 at 1:30 AM
- Louis Savain said...
Do some research and find out what's out there (and quite mature and well understood). Find out who your natural allies are, and stop being so damn arrogant.
In other words, you academics knew it all along, right? If so, why is the industry still using processors that are designed for processing algorithms as opposed to reactive parallel software? I mean, you've known it was the way to go since the 60's, right? What's taking you so damn long?
I believe it was a former chairman of General Motors who once said: "First they tell you that you're wrong; then they tell you that you're right but it's not important; finally, they tell you that it's important but they knew it all along."
Talk about arrogance! You, in the computer science community, are the arrogant ones for having formed a cult around the Turing machine and having led the computing world on the wrong path for half a century. Look in the mirror, amigo.
- July 18, 2008 at 1:55 AM
- BLOGGER IS A CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION said...
What's going on Louis. You seem very angry and filled with hatred. I read a bit through the comments, and you insult people on your own blog for disagreeing with you or even when they agree with you. If you can't even think about other opinions, then you'll not come very far, no matter how right you are and how wrong they are.
Get easy on it. If you really *know* better, then you do not have to get angry because you are so far above them that you can look at them easy and with no fear. And that's the reason someone gets angry: Fear. (E.g. of their world falling into pieces.)
I thought your idea was quite good. While not perfect, it's a good start, and I came up with similar things myself for parts of game engines.
But you attitude in the comments section just turned my opinion completely over. Ouch... And yeah, I AM reading your blog and I'm not liking parts of it. AND: How am I able to know if I like it, before I've read id??
You are - in fact - a perfect example of self-fulfilling prophecy. Of course they will never accept you if you threat them like shit. I bet you are a very intelligent man. Use your brain. Use psychology and tactics. Be wise. Play with the world. I think you have a fair chance of winning! :D
Good luck! :D
P.S.: You are not allowed to read this line. :P
- July 19, 2008 at 10:09 PM
- Louis Savain said...
Be wise. Play with the world. I think you have a fair chance of winning!
Nah. I tried playing with the world before. It does not work. When you have a disruptive message, people feel threatened regardless of how gentle and polite you try to be. Besides, I am a rebel at heart and I refuse to kiss the world's ass. Victory on this issue would be sweet but I don't need it that bad.
At any rate, it doesn't matter in the end. I will win anyway. Why? Because I am right on this issue and the parallel programming problem is getting so bad as to be unbearable for the powers that be.
There is a lot of people in the industry who know that I am right but they refuse to acknowledge my work because they don't like what I stand for. They especially don't like the fact that I am a Christian and not a materialist or an atheist. The latest tactic to push me to the side is to claim they have always known that this was the way to go from the beginning. Go figure!
- July 19, 2008 at 10:49 PM
- Louis Savain said...
And, yes, academics have known of this one too since the 60's (most have probably preferred functional programming as it is more concise and elegant--closer to the mathematics). But, industry has not been listening to them either.
Wow! This is a good one. You have got to be kidding me. For your information, industry does nothing but listen to academia. Guess who is in charge of the parallel programming research groups at Stanford, Berkeley, University of Chicago and all the other labs in academia that are being sponsored by industry? You guessed it, computer academics. Guess where all the technology leaders in industry came from? You got it again, straight from academia.
Computer scientists have been pushing functional programming for years. Erlang is already accepted at Ericson in Sweden as God's gift to humanity. The only reason that functional programming has not taken off like a rocket is because reality keeps kicking it in the ass.
When you get a chance, go take a look at the work being conducted at Stanford's Pervasive Parallelism Lab. Download their PDF doc. What do you see? You see academics talking about 10 of thousands of threads, that's what. You see the cream of the crop of computer science cluelessly talking about domain specific languages (DSL) as the answer to the parallel programming problem.
So don't give me the shit that the industry is not listening to you. This is precisely why the industry is in a crisis. They do nothing but listen to you people.
PS. I am tired of people telling me that I am alienating the very people that I am trying to impress. The last thing I want to do is impress a bunch of ivory tower academics who are convinced that they are the smartest people in the universe and condescendingly talk down to the lay public, the same public who ultimately pays their salaries. The hell with the computer science community. They are the problem, not the solution. They can kiss my ass. How about that? Hey, I like the sound of that. I think I might turn it into a regular post, just for fun.
- July 20, 2008 at 1:42 PM
- TheXenocide said...
uhh... yeah... your perspective is very narrow. Just because you have some good ideas doesn't mean you can assume that everybody should or will think about them the same way as you. Discrete mathematics would indicate that even a signal based synchronized workflow with dependent and independent instructions is still an algorithm... see, just because it's a step by step set of directions doesn't mean that the steps HAVE to be linear, in fact you can just change your perspective on the scenario to see a large algorithm with steps that consist of simultaneously occurring sub-algorithms.
Food recipes are one of the first examples of an algorithm anybody learns about... guess what? Sometimes you put the turkey in the oven and before it's done you start some potatoes and corn, then maybe you're still cooking the potatoes and you pull the turkey out to make some gravy... it's still a step by step recipe for a good thanksgiving and it consists of many smaller recipes; it just so happens that it's difficult to serve food fresh if you wait until one thing is done to cook the next one, though you still need to let your turkey go for a bit to make a good gravy... two different components to a meal, one dependent on a signal from another, while simultaneously not dependent on other components...
I'm not saying you don't have good ideas, but you're killing the effectiveness of your own ideas by cutting off relative explanations through perspective alteration just because it's not the way you think about it. The most effective means to convey an idea is to let the idea be accepted and absorbed rather than to mash it down somebody's throat. And if they don't accept your ideas, chances are there are some valid points that can be learned from, your ideas can be expanded and improved; nobody gets it perfect the first or even the 50th time around, ideas are forever evolving. So instead of starting wars with people why don't you consider a new approach where you express your thoughts and then ask what other people think, maybe even getting some constructive conversation in there so everyone can actually benefit from the amazingness of the modern worlds ability to exchange ideas rapidly instead of starting wars where peace treaties have to happen before anybody can move forward.
- September 3, 2008 at 11:06 AM
- TheXenocide said...
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- September 3, 2008 at 11:20 AM
FWIW, your model of computation is known as data-flow computation, and it is a pain to program general purpose programs in. A few summers ago I worked on a compiler for a dataflow language/hardware combo. It has very good use for specific applications, e.g., DSP.
Have a good day.
- September 3, 2008 at 1:04 PM
- Louis Savain said...
Sorry, you have nothing interesting or constructive to add to the points made by the article. See ya.
If COSA is data-flow then so is VHDL. Has anybody ever called VHDL or Verilog, data-flow? I don't think so and yet, COSA works a lot like both. Can a data-flow program handle fine-grain, instruction level, deterministic parallelism like a COSA program does? I don't think so. Do all operations in a data-flow program have the same virtual duration as in COSA? Answer: No. Can you determine whether or not two random operations in a data-flow program are concurrent or sequential? I don't think so but it's an easy thing to do in COSA.
Conclusion: COSA is not data-flow. Please get a clear understanding of the subject matter before you make false assertions about it.
- September 3, 2008 at 3:06 PM


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Being in charge and having the respect of those she commands seems to be essential for her development. She almost physically needs to be liked, loved, admired and desired. She is at home in a crowd and likes to be seen in public. Kind and considerate, once she has integrated the lesson that her numbers have to teach her and transcended her flaws she could be drawn to charity work which would further help to keep her ego under control! On the emotional front, her strong personality, a little high handed but also fair, conceals a true romantic, affectionate and tender... Her ideal partner should be flexible, but not submissive, because she needs a man she can admire. His career is likely to be important to her, however she isn´t particularly well suited to a stay-at-home role. Even so, she´s the perfect hostess and knows how to throw a party, which she does in style because she loves to show off her talents, which she considers exemplary. As a mother she will probably be stern, but fair.
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What does she do?
She is likely to work in one of the independent, liberal professions holding a position of responsibility, or perhaps in one of the creative and original occupations (art, design, fashion), she could equally choose a career enabling her to be in contact with the public (receptionist, teacher, actress...) or in connection with the media and communications (audio-visual, journalism), or she could be drawn to occupations that touch the finer things in life, and luxury (jewellery, clothing, perfume, furs) could also be appropriate; unless of course the conditions of her birth or her husband´s wealth allow her to concentrate on being the perfect hostess whose dinner parties are the talk of the town, and later on, the perfect mother.
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Love :Couples: The complicity between the two of you will be reinforced. Singles: An admirer will make themselves known.
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SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro's recent testimony before the Senate Banking Committee about scrapping the $1 per share stable net asset value (NAV) for money market funds made me wonder: if every American had to declare a taxable event every time we withdrew money from an ATM, wrote a check or swiped a debit card, would we still feel comfortable leaving our money on deposit at a bank?
The answer, of course, is no. The paperwork alone would make the thought of going to an ATM more painful than a trip to the dentist. Many would feel that keeping their money on deposit at a bank was no longer worth the hassle—and the consequences for businesses, investors and the economy overall would be severe.
This scenario may sound far-fetched, but Chairman Schapiro's recent suggestion that the value of money market mutual funds should be required to float according to the fluctuations of the market could force American investors to ask similar questions about a critical component of their investment strategies. And just as in my earlier analogy, the consequences for both individuals and businesses could be severe.
At FSI, we are acutely aware of the importance of money market mutual funds to Main Street American investors, since these are the clients our financial advisor members serve every day. These investors look to money market funds for liquidity, diversification and convenience, along with a market-based yield. These individuals, as well as businesses and institutions, make broad use of money market funds to hold excess cash for short periods of time and to maximize liquidity.
The stable NAV is central to these benefits. Investors purchase and redeem millions of dollars in money market fund shares every day. With a stable NAV, those investors are relieved of the burden of tracking gains or losses for tax or financial accounting purposes.
With a floating NAV, however, every money-market sale would be a tax-reportable event, substantially increasing tax and record-keeping burdens and significantly reducing the benefits of money market funds to Main Street investors.
By forcing money market funds to use a floating NAV, the SEC could inadvertently hobble individuals' and businesses' cash management capabilities and drive up the cost of investing and doing business by imposing new record-keeping and tax reporting requirements for any entity that invests in these funds.
Money market funds also play a crucial role as an intermediary between individual investors and businesses with short-term financing needs. Money market funds hold more than one-third of the commercial paper that businesses use to meet short-term operating obligations, such as funding payrolls, replenishing inventories and financing expansion. If individual investors no longer view money market funds as a viable and liquid repository for short-term funds, the flow of capital to businesses will be significantly disrupted.
Few immediate substitutes are available to fill the financing gap that would be created by a rapid shrinkage of money market funds. Even if banks could raise the new capital needed to meet demand, the lending market would be less efficient and costs would rise. Alternative funds are less regulated, less secure and less liquid.
Moreover, money market funds play a crucial role in financing state and local governments, since as mutual funds they are able to pass the benefits of tax-exempt income along to investors. Tax-exempt money market funds currently hold more than half of the short-term securities issued by state and local governments. By making money market funds less attractive to investors, then, the SEC could create another barrier for municipal governments seeking to raise money for basic operations in a difficult environment.
FSI understands the SEC's desire to protect investors and strengthen America's regulatory framework. Imposing a floating NAV on money market funds, however, is simply not in the best interests of American investors or businesses; rather, this measure could unnecessarily undermine one of the key instruments that Main Street investors count on for stability and liquidity, while depriving businesses and governments of a crucial source of financing.


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Management Team
James Underhill
Chief Executive Officer
With over 30 years of experience leading and growing real estate firms at the highest levels in the industry, Jim's primary focus is continuing to invest in Cresa's global capabilities, services, and client experience. He is passionate about Cresa's culture and our commitment to client advocacy.
Wendy Doumas
Chief Operating Officer
As COO, Wendy is responsible for the oversight and management of all operational aspects at Cresa. She leads enterprise-wide initiatives meant to improve productivity and growth metrics. Wendy is also the Chair of Cresa's Diversity Council.
David Nuss
Chief Information Officer
As CIO, Dave oversees a team of highly skilled and knowledgeable IT professionals. His team's responsibilities include researching new technologies and developing platforms that assist Cresa in executing the company's overall mission of excellent client service.
Bruce Callahan
Vice President of Finance and Controller
As Vice President of Finance and Controller, Bruce leads Cresa's financial and accounting teams, with a focus on financial reporting and long-term planning as well as mergers and acquisitions. He plays a significant role in developing and executing Cresa's strategic growth plan.
Alison Scott
Vice President, Global Marketing
As VP, Global Marketing, Alison is the key liaison for strategic and logistical support for over 80 global offices. Her responsibilities include brand management, marketing programs, content strategy and execution, video production, social media management, and public relations.
Sarah Wager
Vice President, Global Operations
As VP, Global Operations, Sarah is charged with executing the strategic plan for Cresa's global expansion. She oversees all efforts in locating new global offices and establishing integrated partner relationships to support the company's multi-national clients.


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Everyone has a favorite character amongst the vast Marvel universe and with Sideshow Collectibles' Legendary Scale, collectors have the opportunity to own their very own hyper detailed busts. Today we take a look at the menacing and volatile Venom.
PACKAGING: This fantastic collectible is housed within a visually enhanced cardboard package. The glossy black box features several photos of the Venom bust along from different angles along with some additional comic book art.
SCULPT: Sideshows design team has truly raised the bar in terms of sculpting extremely detailed one-of-a-kind high-end creations and this Venom bust serves as proof. The bust measures an ample 10" in width and height which towers over other traditionally sized busts but easily fits in most shelves and enclosures. This bust represents the most lively and vivid interpretation of the comic book villain in three dimensional form so far. The gaping open and grotesque mouth on Venom features a vast amount of highly detailed pointed teeth and a reptilian-like porous tongue which look extremely life-like. Venom skin has a rough tetxture to it and just as in the comics, his neck and shoulders are riddled with veins. The Exclusive version of this bust also includes a really cool symbiote-shaped name plaque which compliments the bust rather nicely.
PAINT: The Venom legendary bust is truly a work of art as visible in the high quality paint application on the piece. Sideshow's design and development team painted the bust with a very high level of precision and craftsmanship. The gums and tongue on Venom are painted exquisitely well with just the right amount of gloss which brings out the real saliva look in the mouth. The teeth have a very realistic bone look to them and the eyes feature pearly white color that adds life to the piece.
OVERALL: Sideshow Collectibles has clearly set the standard in terms of high-end polystone collectibles and this Venom legendary scale bust is a great example of the amazing work these folks create. With the legendary scale, collectors have a bust that is not too big and not to small either. This is an excellent piece for any Spidey or Venom fans who cannot afford the life size bust. This fantastic collectible is currently available for purchase as a Second Chance Opportunity, so get it before its gone!
Review & Photos by Jorge Pelaez
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This isn't a bug report -- the bug is apparently already being fixed -- but a note for others, because it took me at least an hour of Googling to realize the problem wasn't with my own code.


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OTTAWA - The federal border agency is bowing to privacy concerns by agreeing to slash the amount of time it will keep data on the cross-border movements of Canadians as part of a new security plan.
The Canada Border Services Agency says it plans to retain personal details gleaned from the Canada-U.S. initiative for 15 years — not 75 — following pressure from the federal privacy watchdog.
The tracking system involves exchanging entry information collected from people at the land border — so that data on entry to one country would serve as a record of exit from the other.
The federal government plans to use the data for purposes ranging from catching unemployment insurance cheats to ensuring people ineligible to stay in Canada have left the country.
The first two phases of the program were limited to foreign nationals and permanent residents of Canada and the United States, but not citizens of either country.
The program was to be expanded next Monday to include information sharing on all travellers. In addition, Canada hoped to begin collecting information on people exiting by air — something the United States already does — by requiring airlines to submit passenger manifest data for outbound international flights.
The government says the airline data could help identify sex offenders planning to travel abroad or extremists off to join foreign conflicts such as the one raging in Syria, where young Canadians have already been killed.
The government's June 30 deadline for those elements will be missed because legislative and regulatory changes still need to be made, federal and industry officials say.
The entry-exit initiative is a key element of the highly touted perimeter security deal intended to help ease the passage of travellers and cargo across the Canada-U.S. border while bolstering continental security.
Preliminary results of the second phase of the initiative, which began early last summer, demonstrate the program "is working as intended," say border agency briefing materials obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act.
For the period June 30 to Sept. 30, 2013, 1.29 million entry records were received from the United States and Canada sent 1.34 million to the Americans.
A comparison of the data against the databases of Canada's border agency revealed that 20 people subject to active immigration warrants or removal orders had left Canada, say the materials prepared last November. At last count, that led to four warrants being cancelled.
The privacy commissioner's office had expressed concern about plans to keep information for 75 years and asked the border agency to review the "lengthy retention period."
For future phases, Canada will keep personal information on all travellers for 15 years in "personalized" form and for another 15 years stripped of personal details, for a total of 30 years, the briefing notes say.
The privacy watchdog's office is pleased with the development, spokeswoman Valerie Lawton said Wednesday.
Still, it has asked the border agency to provide a justification for the newly proposed retention period when it submits detailed privacy assessments of the program's next stages, she said.
However, the U.S. has indicated it plans to keep information collected under the program for anywhere from 15 to 75 years — or possibly longer — depending on the circumstances.
The Canadian border agency sent a letter to the acting chief privacy officer of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security recommending signs be posted at U.S. land border crossings — as Canada had done on its side of the border — informing travellers of the data collection.
Homeland Security did not respond to questions about the next phase of the project.
The Canada Border Services Agency confirmed that "legislative and regulatory changes are required" before the full exchange of data on Canadian and American travellers takes place.
Additional information on the proposed changes will be provided "when legislation is tabled," border agency spokeswoman Patrizia Giolti said in an email response to questions.
It is difficult to gauge the usefulness of the cross-border information exchanges or to know if the privacy protections will prove adequate, said Christopher Sands, a senior fellow at the Washington-based Hudson Institute, an independent research organization.
"We haven't really got any evidence one way or the other about how this data is being used and whether there's any sort of problem."
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Leyland won't let Tigers rest on laurels
DETROIT -- The Tigers are 10 games above .500 and guaranteed to be in first place through the All-Star break, but after a trip to the World Series, that doesn't cut it for everybody.
"We've done pretty good," manager Jim Leyland said, "though we haven't lived up to the unrealistic expectation of some people. Some people thought we were supposed to run away with the [American League] Central and be in the playoffs and be in the World Series. It doesn't work like that."
The Tigers were 48-44 after 92 games last season, compared with 51-41 this year.
"It's 'grind it out until the end and see who's standing,'" Leyland said. "That's kind of what we did last year, and that's what you do in this business."
Despite Detroit's 15-11 record against the AL East and 12-12 mark against the AL West, some critics say the AL Central is weaker competition than the other divisions.
"I've been hearing that about the division for a while now," Leyland said. "We were in the Central division last year, and we went to the World Series."


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Stone statues play a prevalent role in Japanese life. You see them at Buddhist Temples and Shinto Shrines, and you also see them in front of houses and businesses or in gardens as decoration. Ditto at cemeteries.
Japanese stonemasons are called "sekizaiya-san" (石材屋さん) or "sekizaiten" (石材店). They primarily focus on carving grave stones. The vast majority of Japanese are cremated, and in most areas, you must legally be cremated. However, a small percentage of people in the countryside are buried in the ground.
Graves consist of a large stone that sometimes looks like an obelisk on which the family name is carved. Stone craftsmanship is, thus, of the utmost importance, and to show off their abilities, sometimes stonemasons carve out much more than just tombstones.
There are the usual Buddhist and Shinto stone statues, which are found in temples and shrines, or used as protective markers on roadsides (more here).
Next to the Buddha statues, there might be cute traditional yokai characters like the tanuki. Or, occasionally, you might spot newer characters, like Pikachu from Pokémon or Mickey Mouse. People in Japan, too, are sometimes surprised when they happen upon, say, Hello Kitty or Ultraman carved in stone.
A few times I've actually seen stone versions of cartoon characters at shrines and temples. They certainly weren't placed in places of worship and were used more in a decorative sense in the garden, much like a garden gnome in the West. They're there simply because someone likes the characters.
However, for a country that has traditionally placed statues of spirits for good luck, stone statues of today's mythical creatures, whether that's Pikachu or Godzilla, don't seem all that out-of-place. They're modern day folklore.
石像って [ウルトラ博物館]
固そうなアンパンマン [固そうなアンパンマン]
金庫屋 [女性金庫診断士ちょこっと日記]
日本の墓石二大巨頭、松原・内藤 [隣の夫婦のブログ]
暇なんで [とりぷるふっく]
宇都宮駅東カオスランド [ひばらさんの栃木探訪]
石の多田 [ながいタウン]
いらっしゃいませ [篠﨑石材店]
< ahref="http://zeon1971.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-370.html">石材店の前で撮った珍百景 [Zeon]
こんなところにkittyちゃんが [中年オヤジのKLX放浪記]
ゴジラで~す! [かわちのはむちゃん]
石材やさん [テオドラさんの旅行記]
松月院前の交差点近くの石材屋さん [赤塚溜池公園のスナップ]
このまちの人たち、おもしろすぎる [竹田城]
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|System: Xbox 360, PS3
|Dev: French-Bread
|Pub: Ecole
|Release: TBA
|Players: 1-2
|Screen Resolution: 480p-1080p
by Angelo M. D'Argenio
A while back, a company called French-Bread made a fighting game called Melty Blood based off the Type-Moon project's Tsukihime series of anime and manga. Tsukihime was a story about a schoolboy and his interactions with vampires and the occult, which pretty much culminated in your standard slice of life school romance story, only with a lot more death thrown in the middle.
Melty Blood continued the plot of Tsukihime, but since it was a fighting game, the plot kind of spiraled off into crazy town. While it wasn't necessarily the biggest hit with Tsukihime fans, fighting game fans who had never even heard of Tsukihime became huge fans of Melty Blood due to its smooth mechanics and fast fighting system. In fact, tournaments for Melty Blood are still being played to this day. That, my friends, is the story of how a video game conversion of a girly anime suddenly became one of the most hardcore obsessions in the fighting fandom.
However, many fans feel Melty Blood was held back by its original source material, and so French-Bread started up a new project for an original game that is even more impossibly anime. That project is called Under Night In-Birth, and it has recently come to Japanese arcades.
The story is pretty bonkers. Essentially, there are monsters out there called "the void" that feed on humans. Humans who encounter a void have a chance of awakening as an In-Birth, essentially a fighter with cool anime-style powers. While you would think at these In-Birth users would then go on to try and exterminate these horrible monsters that are trying to eat all of us, it turns out that they are mostly caught up in politics and hidden societies that provide the perfect excuse to have them all fighting one another. So yeah, it's your standard fighting game story of "Something crazy happens; now we must fight to the death."
Under Night In-Birth's game system, on the other hand, puts an innovative spin on the normal meter mechanics you find in fighting games. Below each character's health gauge is their EXS gauge, i.e. the super meter. The game uses four buttons, one for light attacks, one for medium attacks, one for heavy attacks, and one to take EXS actions that use your EXS meter. EXS actions include special movement maneuvers like short hops and instant air dashes, shielding, which is a better form of blocking, rapid cancels, which in this game are called Chain Shifts, and, of course, super attacks.
However, there is a second meter in the game called the GRD (Grind) bar. The GRD bar is a tug of war at the bottom of the screen, filling in from both sides as the players attack each other. Every 15 seconds, the player who has filled more of the bar receives a damage bonus. You can spend EXS to increase your grind by "concentrating" in battle, and you can convert GRD back into EXS whenever you perform a Chain Shift. If you fill your side of the bar completely, you can actually spill over into the opponent's side of the bar. This allows you to deny them the ability to build GRD, ensuring you will get the damage bonus, and ensuring a gigantic boost to EXS if you Chain Shift.
There is another mechanic in the game called Veil Off, which puts your character into a super mode for a limited amount of time. You can activate Veil Off any time you have more than 100 units of EXS (200 is the maximum). While in Veil Off, your character essentially has Infinite EXS to play with, but when veil off ends their EXS will be reduced to zero. In addition, attacks in Veil Off will do much more damage and will greatly increase the amount of GRD you earn. You also gain access to incredibly powerful super moves and instant kills in Veil Off that you normally wouldn't be able to use.


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2015 Hyundai Genesis 3.8
I drove into my mom's driveway and heard her next-door neighbor, who was sitting on his porch, F-150 and Taurus parked in his driveway, call out to me, "Hey, is that a Bentley?" I don't think he's ever seen a Bentley, but he knows that it is an upper-crust premium brand, something, as one might say, "large and in charge." "No," I replied. "It's a Hyundai.
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I drove into my mom's driveway and heard her next-door neighbor, who was sitting on his porch, F-150 and Taurus parked in his driveway, call out to me, "Hey, is that a Bentley?"
I don't think he's ever seen a Bentley, but he knows that it is an upper-crust premium brand, something, as one might say, "large and in charge."
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"No," I replied. "It's a Hyundai. The new Genesis."
"I've never seen a Hyundai like that!"
No doubt. Even though this is the second-generation car, with the first appearing on the scene in 2008 as a 2009 model. You see lots of Elantras and Sonatas. But not so many Genesis(es). Which is probably as it should be, as it is certainly more exclusive. But not unobtainable by mere mortals.
I'm sure that the folks at Hyundai are very pleased that the neighbor thought the Genesis was something that costs roughly $140,000 more.
Not a Hyundai Genesis
Not a Bentley Flying Spur
I'm sure that the folks at Hyundai are not so pleased that the neighbor undoubtedly thinks that Hyundai doesn't offer a model that has the presence of the Genesis.
You win some. You lose some.
And realize that there is actually a model in the company's lineup—the Equus—which is above the Genesis. (Rolls-Royce Phantom, anyone?)
Without taking anything away from the Genesis, I would like to suggest that it is a car that fits into a category that doesn't exist in the auto market, but which ought to. While Hyundai wants it to play against offerings from BMW and Lexus, Mercedes and Cadillac, perceptually I don't think it does for the simple reason that the Hyundai brand goes down to the Accent, and you're not going to find anything like that from the other brands. Some people were apoplectic when Mercedes offered a car with a sticker under $30,000, and you can pick up an Accent for half that.
The category that I would create is "Serious, Substantial Sedan."
Yes, there are people who want to buy a car for more than its marque. They want to get a car because it is something that they think best suits their sensibilities, their needs, and their point of view. They're willing to pay not crazy money, but more than the average transaction price for a vehicle (J.D. Power & Associates recently announced that the average transaction price for a vehicle during the first six months of 2014 was $29,630).
Among the Serious, Substantial Sedans I would put the Genesis, of course, as well as things like the Ford Taurus Ltd, the Chrysler 300C, the Chevrolet Impala 2LTZ, and the Toyota Avalon Limited. Which is to say that these are big(ish) cars that can be trimmed such that you're looking at about $40,000 and pretty much getting what you're paying for.
With the 2015 Genesis 3.8 base priced at $38,000, you are getting probably more than you'd expect for what you are paying.
That is, if you look at the Monroney (a.k.a., "window sticker") for this car, there are so many items that are listed as "Included" that amazement finally gives way to boredom and then back to amazement: Vehicle Stability Management System. . . 9 Airbags including Driver Knee Airbag. . . 8-speed Auto Transmission with SHIFTRONIC & Paddle Shifters. . . Intelligent Drive Mode Select. . .18-inch Alloy Wheels with P245/45R18 All Season Tires. . . Auto Headlights with Daytime Running Lights & LED Accents. . .Power Folding Outside Mirrors with Genesis Logo Puddle Lamps. . .Leather Seating Surfaces with Heated Front Seats. . .Navigation System with 8" Display and Rearview Camera. . .Hyundai BlueLink Powered by Google. . . .
Yes, there are packages that you can buy beyond this. But for what this package offers—well, how much is enough?
From an exterior design point of view, this Serious, Substantial Sedan looks European. Sometimes when approaching it I thought "Audi." Other times "BMW." While the official design language used is "Fluidic Sculpture 2.0," with the 1.0 being that of the 2011 Sonata, I would call it "Striking Presence 1.0." It has a certain gravity about it.
This is a rear-wheel-drive sedan, which not only means the design puts the front wheels at the extreme edge of the front, but propels the vehicle in a way that front-drive usually doesn't. The dash-to-axle proportions are key, so say designers who are interested in achieving a striking look, and that's what rear drive facilitates. In addition to that oomph.
Inside, it is a Serious, Substantial Sedan in all aspects. Here's one thing to look at when in a car that is in this category: the ignition. Does it require a key or an insertion of a keyfob into a slot? Or is there a pushbutton? If there is a pushbutton, is it small or large, is it plastic or metallic? The Genesis has a large, aluminum button. That nails it in my estimation.
There is one thing that the Genesis offers that no other car, no matter how Serious, has, which is a CO2 sensor. Turns out that if you breathe a lot in a car, expelling carbon dioxide, and the vents are shut so that air is recirculated, said carbon dioxide can make you drowsy. Think about it: you are in that comfortable Genesis cabin, listening to the outstanding audio system, the engine burbling under the hood, breathing in CO2, and the next thing you know. . . . So Hyundai engineers have installed a sensor that, when the amount of carbon dioxide hits 2,000 parts per million, opens up the vents to refresh the air so that you can do what you're supposed to do when behind the wheel, which is drive.
And driving the Genesis is such a pleasant experience, that you do want all your wits about you so that you can appreciate it.
No, it's not a Bentley. It doesn't need to be.
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Engine: 3.8-liter V6 with continuously variable valve timing
Materials: Aluminum block and heads
Horsepower: 311 @ 6,000 rpm
Torque: 293 lb-ft @ 5,000 rpm
Transmission: Eight-speed electronic automatic with SHIFTRONIC
Steering: Rack-mounted motor driven electric power steering
Wheelbase: 118.5 in.
Length: 196.5 in.
Width: 74.4 in.
Height: 58.3 in.
Coefficient of drag: 0.26
Curb weight: 4,138 lb.
EPA passenger volume: 107.7 cu-ft
EPA cargo volume: 15.3 cu-ft
EPA: mpg city/highway/combined: 18/29/22 mpg
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Lupin Receives FDA Approval for Generic Ortho Tri-cyclen Lo® Tablets
03 Jul, 2012, 14:08 BST
MUMBAI and BALTIMORE, July 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
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Pharma major, Lupin Ltd., announced today that its subsidiary, Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. (collectively, Lupin) has received approval for its Norgestimate and Ethinyl Estradiol Tablets, 0.18 mg/0.025 mg, 0.215 mg/0.025 mg, and 0.25 mg/0.025 mg from the United States Food and Drugs Administration (FDA).
Lupin's Norgestimate and Ethinyl Estradiol Tablets are the AB-rated generic equivalent of Ortho Tri-cyclen Lo® Tablets,0.18 mg/0.025 mg, 0.215 mg/0.025 mg, and 0.25 mg/0.025 mg, of Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. Norgestimate and Ethinyl Estradiol Tablets are indicated for the prevention of pregnancy in women who elect to use oral contraceptives as a method of contraception.
Ortho Tri-cyclen Lo® Tablets had annual U.S sales of approximately US$ 421 million for the twelve months ending March 2012 (IMS Health sales data).
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The Thin Blue Line
OFFICER JAMIE BUFFONE '01 with SWAT OFFICER JUSTIN WILLIAMS AND OFFICER KEVIN SLATTERY IN ITHACA. buffone is part icipat ing in specialized training usualy only ofered to SWAT team members. PHOTO COURTESY OF DAVEBURBANKPHOTOGRAPHY.COM.
Alumna officer reflects on the bonds of partnership that make her career possible
by Melissa Sue Sorrells Galley '05
From the first moment Linda Uhlen Margolin '70 met John Bracken '60, she knew that, at this law firm, things would be different. "I walked into the office and John was in the middle of a conversation about ethics," Margolin remembers. "A focus on the ethics of law just wasn't common then; it wasn't something you heard everywhere you went. That impressed me."
A love of innovation and a commitment to best practices, even in the often traditional business of law, was never outside the norm for either Margolin or Bracken. Their Long Island-based firm, Bracken Margolin Besunder LLP, has made a name for itself in the tough corporate legal universe of contract litigation, land use, partnership disputes, commercial litigation and legal malpractice among other disciplines. Helming this operation are two law partners and HWS graduates who draw from distinct yet complementary skill-sets. Fellow HWS graduate, William Ferris '68, P'02 is counsel in the firm.
Bracken is an accomplished athlete and U.S. Marine Corps veteran. His Hobart career was marked by a string of successes in a variety of sports: three years on the football gridiron making tackles, mastering lacrosse, basketball and wrestling, while at the same time holding himself to equally stringent academic standards —becoming a member of the Orange Key Honor Society and working for SAGA.
Margolin eschewed sports ("I was blissfully unaware of most of them," she remembers) in favor of more didactic pursuits: the "genuine intellectual inquiry" she found in classroom discussions and close relationships with faculty. An English major and member of Phi Beta Kappa, Margolin worked hard to perfect her writing skills and spent long afternoons immersed in literature.
Although their careers would take divergent tracks, a chance encounter in the early 1980s brought Margolin and Bracken together to practice. The experience was a revelation. As legal partners, the two HWS graduates discovered their strengths and abilities to be very different but highly complementary.
"John is a terrific trial lawyer," Margolin says of her partner, noting his electrifying charisma and long experience in the courtroom. "With jury trials, you need a compelling narrative, a story that makes sense to the jury if you want your client to win. John's very skilled at putting the evidence together that way – he cuts an impressive figure in court."
Bracken is equally effusive. "Linda has the best analytical skills I've ever seen," he says, noting that Margolin handles much of the legal analysis, drafting, writing and research. "She's smarter than all of us," Bracken says. "In fact, I've had judges tell me she's one of the smartest lawyers to ever walk into a courtroom."
With such a strong appreciation for one another's strengths, it is no surprise that Margolin and Bracken have built a firm that highlights and shares those values. "We like to work on a collegial basis," Margolin says. "Our firm has an open door policy because the sharing of ideas is part of our culture."
Their commitment to developing collegial partnerships is so strong that their new law facilities were designed from the ground up with this in mind. Margolin notes that years of experience have given them an awareness of how small details can make a big impact in the workflow of a firm. "This may sound odd," she says, "but 30 to 40 percent of our meaningful discussions happen in public spaces, like the kitchen."
Their new offices feature large common areas, a design that facilitates collaboration and a rotating series of events to encourage strong relationships in the team. "Some firms are a collection of lawyers practicing individually," Margolin says, "but that's not us and never has been."
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The USCCB released a new video today discussing the war on the right of conscience in America.
I think it's a powerful video that expresses the issues far better than anything I could say. All Americans should be upset about what the Obama administration is doing to our First Amendment liberties.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns-M1nYK_YA


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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council will consider plans to deploy a new U.N. peacekeeping force to Mali to help pacify the northern part of the West African country following France's ejection of hard-line Islamists from the cities there, a senior diplomat said Thursday.
The Security Council last month passed a resolution approving a multinational African force to help stabilize Mali. But with the Islamist forces in retreat, that plan has been overtaken by events on the ground.
Instead, the Security Council will discuss a regular U.N. peacekeeping force for Mali instead, the senior Western diplomat said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the plans were in an early phase of discussion.
The force would probably be composed of 3,000 to 5,000 peacekeepers, the diplomat said.
A U.N. peacekeeping force would be a positive development, French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Thursday on France-Inter radio.
"The evolution announced by the U.N. would be a very positive evolution, and I want this initiative to be carried out," he said. "France will play its role, of course."
French troops might still be needed to stay on for a while as a rapid-reaction strike force, with more aggressive duties in comparison to the pacification program assigned to the U.N. peacekeepers, the diplomat said.
The United States, Britain and France favor the U.N. peacekeeping force approach. The change in plans would require a new Security Council resolution.
The peacekeeping plans are being discussed amid allegations from human rights groups that Mali's army has carried out summary executions and other abuses as they confront the Islamic extremists.
London-based Amnesty International said Thursday that it had found evidence during a 10-day investigation of atrocities committed by both the Malian army and the Islamic insurgents.
An Amnesty delegation documented that on Jan. 10, on the eve of French intervention, the Malian army arrested and killed more than two dozen civilians, mainly in the northern city of Sevare. Witnesses described how they saw soldiers dump the bodies of several people into a well, Amnesty said.
Last week, a witness told The Associated Press that Malian soldiers killed people accused of ties to radical Islamists at a Sevare bus stop on Jan 10. The soldiers then put the victims in two nearby wells, poured gasoline in and set the bodies ablaze, the witness said.
Amnesty also said that Islamist armed groups have carried out summary executions, five injured Malian soldiers and a civilian in the town of Diabaly between Jan. 14-15. The Islamists have forcibly recruited child soldiers as young as 10-years-old, Amnesty said.
The New York-based Human Rights Watch reported on Thursday evening that Malian government forces summarily executed at least 13 suspected Islamist supporters and forcibly disappeared five others from the garrison town of Sevare and in Konna in January. It said Islamist armed groups in Konna executed at least seven Malian soldiers, five of whom were wounded, and used children as soldiers in combat.
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There's an important piece of geometric knowledge usually quoted as Beilinson-Bernstein-Deligne.
Here's a refresher: by $IC$ one means the intersection complex, which is just $\mathbb Q$ for a smooth scheme but more complicated for others, and by $IC_i$ one denotes the complex constructed from a pair ($Y_i$, $\mathcal L_i$) of subvariety together with the local system as $IC_i := j_{!*}\mathcal L_i$.
Now for a projective morphism $f: X\to Y$ turns out you can decompose in the derived category $$f_*IC = \oplus IC_i[n_i].$$ The special beauty of this decomposition theorem is in its examples. Here are some I think I know:
- For a free action of a group G on some X, you get the decomposition by representation of G.
- For a resolution of singularities, you get $f_*\mathbb Q = IC_Y \oplus F$ (and $F$ should have support on the exceptional divisor.)
- For a smooth algebraic bundle $f_*\mathbb Q = \oplus\\, \mathbb Q[-]$ (spectral sequence degenerates)
There are many known applications of the theorem, described, e.g. in the review
The Decomposition Theorem and the topology of algebraic maps* by de Cataldo and Migliorini,
but I wonder if there are more examples that would continue the list above, that is, "corner cases" which highlight particularly specific aspects of the decomposition theorem?
Question: What are other examples, especially the "corner" cases?


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In the wake of the ongoing cyber-warfare, tech giants have come together to form a consortium that will focus on cyber-security. The consortium is called Cyber Security Research Alliance (CSRA) and it counts AMD, Intel, RSA, Lockheed Martin and Honeywell as its members. Problems in cyber-security are getting complex every day, and this private alliance will create a rich knowledge pool to address the security issues of the present and the future.
The primary aim of the CSRA is to bridge the gap between Government-funded R&D efforts and commercial cyber-security solutions. It will bring together expertise from member companies and the R&D efforts of the Government. Chuck Romine, Director of NIST's Information Technology Laboratory, says,
Putting into practice the exciting cyber security innovations that emerge from research requires active partnerships between government and industry and also among private sector stakeholders. The emergence of CSRA can strengthen both kinds of partnerships and we look forward to working with this new organization to promote a trustworthy cyberspace for our nation and its citizens.
Most of the mega-attacks that we have seen over the last few days have been on control systems (think Flame and Stuxnet). It is good to see that cyber-security efforts for protection of control systems have stepped up, after Stuxnet. Visit the CSRA homepage to know more.
Also, read how Kaspersky is creating a high-availability operating system for control systems that primarily addresses security.


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"Leaves/Scars" CD/LP PACKAGE DEAL
Stream It:
This package deal includes both the 2xLP vinyl version and CD version of Beware of Safety's Leaves/Scars. Can I just point out that you're getting BOTH formats for cheaper than the 2xLP normally costs alone????
"BoS have set themselves apart as a powerhouse in the post-rock scene with Leaves/Scars..." — Consequence of Sound
"a rock solid entry from an up and coming band that likely has its most frutiful years ahead and probably will impress us again and again along the way..." — Outburn Magazine
"The band plays with the same power they've shown on previous records, but here there's a new fluidity to their sound..." — Pop Matters
"This whole album is breathtaking and innovative... It's really something startling..." — Migrate Music News
"With a lot of warmth and gentleness in some parts, and animosity and power in other parts, Leaves / Scars may stand out as a much more memorable album this year than something like Take Care, Take Care, Take Care, simply because it's so much more diversified and easy to connect to..." — Muzik Dizkovery


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State of the Franchise
TORONTO — So I was simply too glued to CNN watching coverage of Super Tuesday last night to blog after coming home from the Jays' State of the Franchise gathering downtown.
My biggest complaint about the event was the food. For those of us training for a marathon, is it too much to ask for a veggie spread? OK, even for those of us not in my shoes, hot dogs, pizza, wings and fries were not what the doctor ordered. I know they were going for the whole ballpark feel, but I was at a fine hotel establishment, not in line for a slice of pizza at the Rogers Centre. But I digress…
There were plenty of softballs heaved at Blue Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi and team prez Paul Godfrey, but there were also some interesting remarks made on Tuesday night. The most "heated" complaint from the fans (two grabbed the mic to bring it up and each got some claps from the crowd) was Ricciardi's insistance on backing John Gibbons as the manager. To make his case, all Ricciardi had to do was point out Gibby's career record and the fact that he's fielded winning clubs in spite of injuries over the past two seasons. Touche.
"If you brought Connie Mack back, he wouldn't get you 100 wins with those types of injuries," Ricciardi said.
Another item by Ricciardi raised some brows and it hardly flew over the heads of fans, especially some of the more well-known Jays bloggers out there. A fan asked why Ricciardi would even consider trading someone as talented as Alex Rios to the Giants for Tim Lincecum. Ricciardi responded with this mind-boggler:
"When we were presented with that, we thought long and hard. And obviously we value Rios more than we valued the other guy, and that's why he's still here."
Then what was all that talk at the Winter Meetings about the decision to pull the trigger being in the hands of Giants GM Brian Sabean? Ricciardi indicated back then that if the Giants agreed to the trade, it was a done deal. Then, when San Francisco signed Aaron Rowand, Sabean said the trade with the Jays was off. Ricciardi's latest seems a little contradictory.
This isn't to say that the Jays don't value Rios a lot. Obviously, they do. They're still talking to him about a long-term deal. It's Ricciardi's job to also entertain trade offers for players like Rios — "It's always brought up, 'Would you trade Rios? Would you trade Rios?' As a general your manager, your response is , 'Well, what are you willing to give us?'" — but saying now that the Jays put the kibosh on the proposed Giants deal doesn't line up.
Some other items from the event to note:
–Ricciardi believes B.J. Ryan will be ready for Opening Day
–The Jays are still talking to Aaron Hill about a multiyear deal
–Jays are just under $1 million tix sold, higher than recent years
–Jays are only one of two teams to increase attendance over past five years
–Frank Thomas is going to head to camp earlier than usual
–Ricciardi said David Purcey could join the Jays as a reliever or starter this year
Ricciardi also reiterated that the Jays are done making moves, saying: "We don't have any more money. We're done. What we've got is what we've got. Someone would have to be really, really be looking for a job and would have to come to us on a Minor League deal. I don't see that happening right now."
Godfrey chimed in multiple times as well, tackling issues like a salary cap, unbalanced schedules and how the Canadian dollar has helped payroll. In short, he would support a salary cap even though players wouldn't, he's fought with MLB about changing to a balanced schedule ("I think [Bud Selig has] other things on his mind these days.") and he claims the strength of the loonie is a reason why the Jays' payroll has jumped from roughly $50 million to more than $90 million. That last one also didn't completely compute, but Mike Wilner already did the math, so I'll point you in his direction.
With that, I'll leave you with this fine exchange between a fan and Ricciardi:
Fan No. 1: "One year after the fact, do you still see the Wells signing being worth the $17 million per year, or whatever the exact figure is? To me, he's Xavier Nady with slightly better defense."
Ricciardi: "Yeah, we're very happy with the Wells signing. I think when you look back at the end of that signing, when you see where salaries are going and the direction threy're going for those types of players, we'll end up having a good player and he'll end up performing really well over those seven years. I don't think he's Xavier Nady. I think he's a pretty good player."
Fan No. 2: "I just wanted to comment about that Xavier Nady comparison. Buddy, you don't need to kick J.P. between the legs."
Now, back to those political races…
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Wow J.P. really pulled one out of his *** on that answer. I seriously dont think he should be allowed to talk, cause he makes himself look dumb. I mean he is a pretty good GM (in my opinion), although somtimes I wonder if the best moves he makes are the ones he isnt able to make. But is it really that hard to keep your story straight? Like seriously, all he had to say was he was looking to aquire one of the best young pitchers in the game, and it would take a talent such as Rios to get that. Was that so hard? Maybe there was more too it behind the scenes, or maybe he is just a *******.
Well said, tothdenny, he was definately trying tip-toe around that answer. Maybe, he didn't want to upset Rios if he heard what J.P. said for whatever reason. He might have been trying to make him feel valued since he didn't get the 5.6 mill he wanted or his agent wanted. I don't know.
Its disturbing being lied to however … Watch Lincecum win the Cy Young or ROY if he is still eligible??. Then he will really look bad for that comment. Just for the record, as a fan i hope that doesn't happen.
I personally feel that the balanced schedule idea is a copout, an excuse. Not only do we play Boston and New York 38 times, but we also play Baltimore and Tampa 38 times. We don't need a winning record against Boston and New York to have a shot at the playoffs, but we do need to win 95-96 games. To do that, we need to play better on the road, and we need to win the games we are supposed to win.
Personally, I love to watch the Jays sweep Boston at Fenway. The more, the better.
How come no one grilled J.P. about the Rios for Lincicum after he claimed that it was him that put the kibosh on it ?
I remember him saying that he'd rather not deal an everyday player for a pitcher but if that was the price it takes then so be it.
I still would have wanted that deal to happen.
I guess no one there (besides Jordan and Mike Wilner) remembered that the initial payroll increase (under J.p.) didn't occur when the dollar was on par with the u.s. so how is it now that they are at $90mill. because it is on par.
I feel that Tampa will actually be a decent team this year. Cleveland and Detroit on the other hand will now play the twins, Chicago and Kc 38 times. You tell me whether or not that is an advantage ? KC to me is weaker then Tampa or Baltimore for that matter. That said you do make a great point in stating that the jays do need to play better on the road and beat teams they are supposed to beat.
Is there no same with the comments about the dollar from geoffryend to the lies this man? Ricciardi is willing to tell,same about comments from Godfrey about the $,I like our team this year but when management lies to us fans ( who just happen to pay his wages)you have to wonder at their capability , said it last year ,say it again Abner, & Ricciardi need to go.. can't be trusted,
Off topic, it looks like Clemens is in some kind of trouble, what with McNamee apparently having syring-ical proof.
In other news, keeping syringes from seven years ago is creepy.
haha ya thats what i though, why the heck would this guy still have thos syringes lyin around? definatly wierd!?
Curt Schilling might be done for the year! Considering that Boston still has a deep rotation it's better knowing that depth wise they have been a little depleted.
I agree, seeing Schilling go down for the season, puts a kink in there armor, I hope it works out for us in the end.
I know we are in a tough division, but we actually played New York (8-10) and Boston (9-9) very well. On the other hand, we only went 10-8 against Baltimore who melted down last year, and against Tampa, one of the worst teams in baseball we were 9-9.
I know Tampa will be better this year, but if the Jays can stay healthy this year they should be a big improvement over last year.
McNamee used to be a NYC cop in the early 90's so he's used to creepy things.
I dunno about Schilling. I think I would rather face him than some of the young guys they have waiting in the wings.
Schillings might be done for the season. It's about time, the Red Sox are due for a season of injury after there invulnerable to injury season last year. We on the other hand are due for a non injury season and then some, so let's all hope for the best.
As gnorman said McNamee use to be a cop so although his keeping things for several years seems creepy to us , its evidence to him . Don't forget there were already rumblings about a potential PED investigation in 2000-2001 and thats when this supposed evidence is from. It was stated if there was an investigation, McNamee knew Clemens would deny everything so McNamee was in self preservation mode and filed his evidence away until needed
I am kind of sorry to hear about Schilling as he wanted this to be his last yr and he certainly didn't want to leave baseball this way , if thats what it comes down to.
I would like to know
a) Why is Clemens allowed to speak to each committee member privately, when he has already publicly denied use of PED and given a deposition plus he returns next week to do it again and
b) Why is it that only McNamee's testimony got leaked
Something doesn't seem quite right
This is an interesting article and gives credence as to why Clemens, or anyone for that matter, should NOT be allowed to have "friendly" chats with congress members before a hearing . Obviously this member has made up his mind before the hearings , its an injustice and kin to witness tampering.
I wish Bedard were coming here, but he does become a free agent in a couple years so hopefully an effort is made to secure him . That will only happen if the Mariners don't sign him to a long term contract and he maintains his electric stuff. Its nice to dream …..lol…have a great day all
Guys what do you think is the Jays Future after 2010.
Would they be like the orioles or Rays of now? I am pretty sure by 2010 Thomas is gone. Burnett is gone too probably unless the next years Burnett manages to stay healthy and doesn't opt out.
Wells might be on his decline (I doubt it). What if Halladay leaves (I HOPE NOT). Will Overbay still be this good?
Zaun is gone. Stairs is gone. Johnson not looking so good. Rolen probably old too. Eckstein def. on his decline (hope jays don't sign him for another year, even though i am a fan).
All I see is Hill in his prime. Rios in his prime or a bit over it. McGowan a potential ace/number 2 starter. Snider in Left Feild. Lind maybe the DH. Diaz/Arencibia managing catching. Hopefully Ahrens recovers and at short. Cecil Brett another potential number 2/3 starter or closer.
apart from that what else…
I'm pretty sure there are many prospects we have that i am unknowledgeable of but will they be able to step up.
The way I see it, you actually answered your own question. The guys you named, (Hill, Rios, McGowan, Halladay and Wells) form a great core, then theres the rookies who are coming up. Losing Thomas, Burnett and Rolen isnt so bad, because that frees up something like thirty million dollars of cash to be spent on other players. You also forgot Marcum and Jansen (hopefully a starter, but definetly an important part of the staff) Losing Zaun is better than it is worse, and Stairs and Johnson are still tossups who have had only one good season in the last four or five. I think the players you mentioned that we're losing are not as important as the ones who will be here in 2010. And plus, maybe JP will make some real good picks this year that will be ready for 2010 or more likley 2011.
Thats the way I see it.
Yea I think the Jays will still be a great team at that time. They have a lot of young tallent in their players. Even if we did lose all of those players to opting out/free agency, we would have a ton of money to rebuild the team with.
I think it all depends on whether Halladay decides to stay and if wells can rebound.
Also if Hill and Rios can build on their successful season.
I fogot about the cash burnett rolen and thomas would free.
And you are right we do have a couple of years to get some good draft picks in.
Hey what ever happened to Geremi Gonzalez the pitcher ? Didn't he almost make the team last year outta training camp ?


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