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CES 2009: Comcast, TWC To Flip Tru2way Switch By July 1
Las Vegas -- Comcast and Time Warner Cable executives said they're on track to enable support for retail devices compatible with CableLabs' tru2way interactive TV specification across their footprints by July 1.
The six biggest U.S. MSOs committed to the July 2009 deadline in pacts with major consumer-electronics companies signed last summer. The deal effectively resolved the cable industry's disagreement with CE companies about how operators will provide access to two-way cable services.
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Ten of Time Warner Cable's 22 divisions have now deployed tru2way, which represents about 50% of its digital base or 12 million homes passed, said Kevin Leddy, the operator's executive vice president of technology policy and product management.
"We're on track to get all of our divisions, both Motorola and SA, rolled out by July," Leddy said. He spoke Saturday on the CES panel "Tru2way Here and Now," moderated by CTAM president and CEO Char Beales.
Bob Faught, Comcast senior vice president of retail and alternate channel sales, said the company also is getting ready to have all its systems up and running by July 1. Comcast in October turned on tru2way support in Chicago and Denver systems, as part of working with Panasonic to sell tru2way-based HDTVs through limited retail outlets in those markets.
Also by July 1, the six MSOs pledged that 20% of all new cable set-tops would be tru2way-enabled, to ensure common reliance on the spec. "The idea was that this would be the cooperative path forward to interactive TV for everybody," said Jud Cary, CableLabs vice president of video technology policy.
On this front Time Warner Cable has led its peers, having deployed 2.4 million tru2way-capable set-tops to date. Of those, 1.4 million set-tops run TWC's Digital Navigator interactive program guide. Leddy added that Bright House Networks has rolled out 300,000 tru2way-based boxes.
Leddy said he was hopeful that tru2way technology would let CE manufacturers deliver more sophisticated cable-ready devices, such as those that incorporate Blu-ray Disc players. That's because such advanced devices are too expensive for an operator like Time Warner Cable to justify buying in volume, he said.
The MSO is examining ways of getting Internet content to the TV, Leddy added, and said tru2way-based third-party devices may be better suited to doing that. "We're looking at is, is there some way to get YouTube clips on our set-top? Or even have Netflix have access to our set-top boxes? That's a device I would love to build for our customers, but that would of course be a rather expensive device."
Time Warner Cable buys about 2 million set-tops every year. "Adding any incremental function to the boxes means we're spending a lot more capital," Leddy said. "Cable can provide a good, middle-of-the-road set-top to customers. But we can't afford to build and lease [the equivalent of] a TiVo Series 3 [which provides broadband-delivered content and home-theater features]."
Continued Leddy, "At this point our set-tops are not necessarily capable of doing all the search and navigation functions that customers want… I see tru2way as a way to put applications into a more sophisticated device that consumers want."
Stephen Goldstein, Samsung Electronics business development manager, said the CE maker was committed to tru2way and that he'd like to see more programmers exploit its capabilities.
"It's a great platform for the cable programmers so we'd really like to see them out there writing applications and promoting the benefits of interactive cable," he said.
Another one of cable's goals with tru2way -- the consumer-facing name for OpenCable, which the industry still uses internally -- is to increase supplier diversity.
Of the 1.4 million tru2way boxes TWC has deployed, 300,000 are from Samsung, "which by the way are working extremely well," Leddy said. "We're able to bring Samsung set-tops into our mix a lot more easily with tru2way."
Asked how many of Panasonic's tru2way sets have been sold through retail partners in Chicago and Denver, Comcast's Faught said he did not know the actual number. "It's not thousands of units," he said. "What we've focused on this launch is to make it as simple as possible for the consumer to get it installed."
Victor Carlson, director of marketing for Panasonic's display group, declined to say how many units have been purchased but said sales of the tru2way models have been in line with its other TVs. "What's been important is gauging customer reaction," he said. "Keep in mind it's a new technology not just for our customers but also retailers."
Until tru2way hits critical mass, cable operators are planning to enable support for the lighter-weight Enhanced TV Binary Information Format (EBIF), across millions of its existing digital set-tops. According to Leddy, the current plan of the largest operators is to have "somewhere in the neighborhood" of 10 million set-tops equipped with EBIF by end of 2009.
As for downloadable security -- once considered to be a lower-cost solution than CableCards for meeting the separable-security mandate of the FCC -- Leddy said the economics favor simply continuing on the CableCard path.
"The economics of downloadable security are challenging," he said. "At this point the cost to a television set for a CableCard slot is a couple of bucks. To put the more complex technology into the television to do downloadable security will probably add more cost."
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Vintage-inspired boutique in Ridgefield
Danielle Verrilli was the girl who dressed "different" in high school. Now she's the owner of a vintage-inspired boutique called Audrey Road.
"My mom never wanted to buy me expensive clothes back in the '80s," Verrilli said. "So it taught me how to be creative with my style."
Handmade jewelry, purses and clothes of all different styles can be purchased at Verrilli's Ridgefield shop. Some of the items are made by local designers, such as Stacy Cronan, of Ridgefield, and Newtown resident Lisa Santini.
"Giving keys" are a new popular collection of inspirational word-stamped key necklaces and bracelets. Verrilli said she feels good about selling these, as they're meant to be passed down among generations, which fits the vintage theme of her store.
Items date from the 1920s to today. She also sells perfume, candles and home decor.
Deina Rutig, a customer, said shes been shopping at the boutique since it opened in April. She said Verrilli's "great taste" and "reasonable prices" are what keep her coming back.
She described Verrilli's offerings as "different," adding they're not like "run of the mill" items you'd find at other stores.
Verrilli, 44, has been in love with fashion since she was 16. Over the years, she's worked with celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez and Sarah Jessica Parker on Madison Avenue in New York
Audrey Road is where Verrilli and her family grew up on Long Island, N.Y. She named her store after the road because it's a connection to her former home, which is filled with memories. She loves the idea of sharing memories from past generations through vintage items.
When looking for new items to sell at the boutique, Verrilli said she searches for a popular color or pattern, and seasonal pieces, too.
"When I pick out vintage items for the store, I think about what is relevant to today's fashion," Verrilli said.
Since every vintage piece has a story behind it, Verrilli said it's important for her to match a face with an item. She does not want to sell the vintage pieces online because it's more meaningful being there to share the customers' experiences.
Verrilli said they're "not just products," but special moments and memories that are made with each purchase.
Audrey Road is at 7 Bailey Ave., in Ridgefield. Hours: Tuesdays, 11a.m. to 7 p.m.; Wednesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 203-894-5182, or visit online www.audreyroadct.com


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2013 All-Long Island boys lacrosse team
Meet the players on Newsday's 2013 All-Long Island boys lacrosse team.
TIM ROTANZ, Long Island Player of the Year
Shoreham-Wading River, Attack, Sr.
With a Long Island-best 141 points this season, Rotanz finished a magnificent five-year varsity career with 450 points (245 goals), third best in Long Island history. He'll take his talents to Maryland, which will find a place in its lineup for his hard shot, accurate passes and ability to dodge in traffic. Rotanz is a three-time Newsday All-Long Island choice and also a three-time All-American. |
JUSTIN GUTERDING, Nassau Player of the Year
Garden City, Attack, Sr.
Guterding constantly drew the toughest defenders but still scored 56 goals and added 46 assists to finish No. 5 on Long Island in points (92). He had 41 points (22 goals) during Garden City's run to a second consecutive Class B state championship in seven playoff games. |
Smithtown East, Goalie, Sr.
Led Smithtown East into the Suffolk A semifinals for the first time since 2007. Made 19 saves in a 12-4 quarterfinal victory over West Islip that eliminated the nine-time defending county champions. Aggressive goalie will attend North Carolina. |
Massapequa, Midfield, Sr.
Lethal scorer with solid shooting and passing ability, Bentz had 45 goals and 20 assists to help lead Massapequa to a county championship and spotless Conference I record. The senior Stony Brook-commit had 10 points in four playoff games. |
Garden City, Defense, Sr.
Blatz consistently drew the toughest offensive player and had few - if any - bad outings. His ability to create turnovers and scoop up groundballs was vital to Garden City winning another state title. He will play at Georgetown. |
Ward Melville, Attack/Midfield
The leading scorer (89 points, 53 goals) for the No. 1 team in the country and state Class A champs. Scored five goals with two assists against Shenendehowa in state semifinal. Also was a force on faceoffs. |
Port Washington, Midfield, Sr.
One of the strongest leaders on all of Long Island, Crawley could often be seen - and heard - side by side with coaches in team huddles. The Johns Hopkins-commit led Port Washington to a county championship game with 45 goals. |
Long Beach, Midfield, Sr.
Despite playing most of the season with a nagging hamstring injury, Forkin was able to consistently dodge and weave out of double-teams. Forkin, who is headed to Syracuse, had 57 goals, which was good for fourth on Long Island. |
Chaminade, Goalie, Sr.
A true stopper, Fowler excelled in the Flyers' three-game sweep of rival St. Anthony's that brought them the CHSAA championship. The Duke-bound Fowler made 33 saves against the Friars, including 10 in a 7-5 victory in the title finale. |
Smithtown West, Attack, Jr.
The early Penn State commit scored 97 points (53 assists), No. 6 on Long Island and No. 3 in Suffolk. The only junior on this squad scored seven points (four goals) in the Bulls' Suffolk A semifinal victory over Northport. |
Chaminade, Attack, Sr.
Virginia is getting a superb dodger and scorer (71 points, 37 goals) who can dominate from behind the cage or maneuver in traffic. In the Flyers' 7-5 title-winner over rival St. Anthony's Lukacovic had four assists and a goal. |
Ward Melville, Attack Sr.
Part of the Patriots' awesome foursome on offense (with Jack Bruckner, Danny Bucaro and Brendan Hegarty), he scored 83 points, with 53 goals. The Rutgers-bound attack contributed two goals with three assists in the state title game victory. |
St. Anthony's, Attack, Sr.
With 34 goals and 23 assists, Molloy was St. Anthony's top scorer and led the Friars to another impressive season. The Brown-bound senior had two goals and an assist in the AAA final, a tough 7-5 loss to Chaminade. |
Chaminade, Defense, Sr.
The Flyers had an impenetrable defense in front of All-Long Island goalie Dan Fowler, led by Muller (Maryland) a man-to-man and ground-ball specialist. The unit boasted two other Division I players - Brian Dunne (Duke) and Jack Carrigan (Loyola). |
JACK MORAN, Nassau Coach of the Year
He guided the Flyers to their first CHSAA AAA title since 2008, when they made it a clean sweep over rival St. Anthony's with a 7-5 victory at Hofstra's Shuart Stadium on May 23. Moran is second among active Long Island coaches with 487 career victories. |
MIKE HOPPEY, Suffolk Coach of the Year
Ward Melville
In his eighth and final season as the Patriots' head coach, Hoppey, a long-time assistant to Joe Cuozzo, finally got his first county, state and Long Island championship with a 22-0 season. As an added bonus, Ward Melville was ranked No. 1 in the nation by Inside Lacrosse. |
2013 All-Long Island Boys Lacrosse First Team
(front row, from left): Dylan Molloy, St. Anthony's; Brian Balkam, Smithtown East; John Crawley, Port Washington; Ed Blatz, Garden City; Danny Fowler, Chaminade. (second row, from left): Justin Gutterding, Garden City; Ryan Lukacovic, Chaminade; Tim Rotanz, Shoreham-Wading River; Tim Muller, Chaminade; Paul Bentz, Massapequa; Jack Bruckner, Ward Melville. (back row, from left): Suffolk Coach of the Year Mike Hoppey, Ward Melville; Ryan Keenan, Smithown West; Christian Mazzone, Ward Melville; Nassau Coach of the Year, Jack Moran, Chaminade. |
All-Long Island Boys Lacrosse Second Team
Nick Aponte, West Islip, Midfield, Senior; Craig Berge, Massapequa, Midfield, Junior; Jake Brown, Long Beach, Defense, Senior; Danny Bucaro, Ward Melville, Sophomore; Brian Cannon, Northport, Attack, Junior (pictured); Scott D'Antonio, Garden City, Defense, Senior; Brian Dunne, Chaminade, Defense, Senior; Ryan Feit, Syosset, Goalie, Senior; Dan Grabher, North Shore, Attack, Senior; Logan Greco, Smithtown West, Defense, Junior; Jake Kiernan, St. Dominic, Defense, Senior; Kieran Mullins, Islip, Attack, Senior; Dan Nemirov, Goalie, Ward Melville; Zach Sirico, Sayville, Midfield, Senior; Brian Ward, Bayport-BP, Attack, Senior; Tom Zenker, Chaminade, Midfield, Senior.


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I had a look at my seasonal reading plans and collected the titles I planned to read but actually didn't. Also notes on whether I'm still interested.
Rosemary & Rue / Seanan McGuire –> I've recently read a sample and did not like it. OFF the list again.
Down among the Sticks and Bones / Seanan McGuire –> Will listen to the audio book soon!
Indexing / Seanan McGuire –> As much as I want to read more McGuire, at the moment I am not feeling like urban Fantasy. I think I will like this. But it's not the right time.
Veins of Gold / Charlie N. Holmberg –> It's not priority anymore. The last book by the author was only average and I'm taking a little break.
The Summer Dragon / Todd Lockwood –> I'm actually really curious but for some reason I can't get the ebook for my kindle and I did not want to order the hardcover, as it's way too expensive. Gotta check if the paperback is available now.
Swamplandia! / Karen Russell –> This just got lost. I loved the sample but never went back for it. I should just buy it, because I will definitely read it.
The Thousand Names / Django Wexler –> I kinda knew it wasn't going to happen in 2018. But now that I'm done with McClellan (for now) I need more flintlock Fantasy!
Wrath of Empire / Brian McClellan –> Finished it early 2019 and LOVED it 🙂


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High-speed toll lanes may address infrastructure needs
A former state transportation official is proposing widening Route 3 south of Boston by creating a public-private partnership that would charge tolls for the right to use uncongested lanes.
Former Massachusetts deputy transportation secretary Ned Corcoran cites as a model the Virginia Department of Transportation's newly opened high-speed toll lanes on the Capital Beltway that can be used by single-occupancy vehicles that can use them for a toll based on the time of day and traffic volume.
Corcoran tells The Boston Globe it's a way to address infrastructure needs that otherwise might not get dealt with for decades.
Frank DePaola, highway administrator for the state Department of Transportation, recently met with Corcoran's team and called the proposal "intriguing," although he said there are no plans to widen Route 3.


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ODU Rowing Competes In Florida
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March 18, 2010
NORFOLK, Va. - The Lady Monarch rowing team traveled on its annual training trip during Spring Break last week in Cocoa Beach, Fla. and concluded the trip by traveling to Orlando, Fla. to take on the University of Central Florida Knights.
UCF finished last season ranked third in the South Region behind Virginia and Clemson respectively, two squads that the Lady Monarchs faced during the fall season. Competing on the water were the Women's 8 and Novice 4 with each race consisting of three heats of five minutes each.
"I am proud of the progress that this young team has made in just one week of actual water time," said head coach Daniel Garbutt. "Taking on a seasoned varsity program at this time of year is a daunting task but they approached the situation with poise and passion."
In the Novice 4, the Lady Monarchs won two of three races against UCF. The winning four consisted of Mary Kent, Sara Carroll, Meredith Laverdure, Bridjette Parker and coxswain Ashley Payne.
In the three-race battle the Monarchs paced the Knights closely, finishing just three seconds behind the Knights on the final piece of the day showing improvement against the Knights throughout the contest.
The JV 8 joined the five-boat field, which included UCF and ODU's Varsity 8 boats in addition to the UCF's JV 8 boat and the Novice 8 boat that took the bronze medal in the Varsity 8 in last weeks Metro Cup. The JV 8 finished within 5 seconds of UCF in each race and ahead of UCF's Novice 8 boat in one of the three contests.
The Lady Monarchs rowing team will be back in action on March 28, 2010 at the Occoquan Sprints in Fairfax Station, Va. ODU will compete against Bucknell, Franklin and Marshall College, George, St. John's and St. Mary's College of Maryland Crew Club.


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Health Highlights: Nov. 19 2012
Red Bull Cited in Injury Reports: FDA Company Knowingly Shipped Tainted Nut Products: FDA
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
Red Bull Cited in Injury Reports: FDA
The energy drink Red Bull was mentioned in 21 injury reports in the United States since 2004, including hospitalizations for heart problems and vomiting, according to Food and Drug Administration documents.
The agency posted the reports on its website Friday, just days after the company that makes Red Bull said it was unaware of any such cases, The New York Times reported.
Even if a product is cited in a report of an injury or death, it does not mean the product caused it or contributed to the event.
On Saturday, Red Bull repeated that it was not aware of any injury filings to the FDA that mentioned its energy drink. The company has said its beverages are safe.
In recent weeks, the FDA has confirmed or released 18 reports involving deaths and more than 150 others involving injuries that mentioned one of the four top-selling energy drinks: Red Bull, Monster Energy, Rockstar and 5-Hour Energy, The Times reported.
Like the maker of Red Bull, the manufacturers of the other three popular energy drinks say their products are safe and did not cause any of the injuries or deaths reported to the FDA.
However, a federal report released last year found that more than 13,000 emergency room visits in 2009 mentioned an energy drink as a possible cause, The Times reported.
Company Knowingly Shipped Tainted Nut Products: FDA
A New Mexico company linked to a recent nationwide salmonella outbreak knowingly shipped tainted peanut butter and almond butter after company tests showed that the products were contaminated, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The salmonella outbreak caused 41 illnesses in 20 states in September and led Sunland Inc. to recall hundreds of nut and nut butter products made since 2010.
FDA documents released last week showed that repeated agency inspections found problems at the Sunland plant since 2007. However, government officials did not release the inspection results or take action until after the salmonella outbreak began, CBS News/Associated Press reported.
An FDA inspection of the plant in September and October found 28 different samples of salmonella in the plant. The agency also noted improper handling of products, unclean equipment and uncovered trailers of peanuts outside that plant that were exposed to birds and rain.
Between June 2009 and August 2012, tests conducted by Sunland found that portions of 11 lots, or daily production runs, tested positive for salmonella but were still shipped to customers, according to the FDA, CBS News/AP reported.
"Equally important, five product samples collected and analyzed by FDA from Sunland Inc. showed the presence of salmonella, but had not been identified as containing salmonella by Sunland Inc.'s internal testing," the FDA said.
Company officials said they never knowingly shipped contaminated products.
"At no time in its twenty-four year history has Sunland, Inc. released for distribution any products that it knew to be potentially contaminated with harmful microorganisms," Sunland president and CEO Jimmie Shearer said in a statement on the company's website, CBS News/AP reported. "In every instance where test results indicated the presence of a contaminant, the implicated product was destroyed and not released for distribution."


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Tevye the milkman.
He's not the first person who comes to mind for the average value investor, but according to value guru Vitaliy Katsenelson, we can learn a lot from Tevye, the iconic farmer and defender of tradition from the musical Fiddler on the Roof.
In Katsenelson's telling, Tevye needs to buy a cow, so he goes to auction to buy the best one available at the lowest price. First, Tevye needs to know how much the cow is worth: how much milk will it produce over the next five years and how many calves might it birth? Once Tevye has calculated the cash flow for this mythical cow, he can determine the value. For instance, it would be silly to buy a cow for $10,000 that will only produce $7,000 in revenue (including her value at termination), so Tevye, a shrewd buyer of cattle, will look to establish a margin of safety by buying the cow at a discount to its actual price. Once he's factored in inflation, opportunity cost and the cow's relative value, Tevye can make an informed and prudent purchase.
That, in a nutshell, is what value investing is all about, according to Katsenelson, chief investment officer at Denver-based Investment Management Associates and author of two books, including The Little Book of Sideways Markets, a guide for investing in our topsy-turvy economy.
"You basically look for companies that you can understand, you figure out how much they're worth, figure out the discount to the fair value, and that gives you a buy price," Katsenelson said. "When the companies get to the buy price, you buy them. Otherwise, you just wait."
Value investing. It's a topic that brings to mind apple pie, baseball and Warren Buffett. It also can be about as exciting an investing strategy as watching paint dry. For value investors, high-flying IPOs, overvalued tech companies or the hot stock of the moment don't hold interest. Careful research, due diligence, patience and integrity, on the other hand, do.
The question is, in our present-day "sideways" market, where the peaks of 2007 and the valleys of 2008 were followed by the false expectations of 2010, is value investing the right approach? That is, with price-to-earnings ratios falling on the one hand and corporate America ringing every cent of profit out of their leaner companies on the other, are there still quality companies with great growth prospects at a decent price still to be found?
Yes and no. While Katsenelson and others argue that a value approach is always the best way to value the purchase of stocks, the data show that value investors have taken a beating recently.
According to data provided by Frank Voisin, a value investor whose blog is titled Frankly Speaking, hedge funds taking a fundamental value approach were down 23.6% in 2011, the worst performer of 14 hedge fund categories.
However, over the last decade value stocks have performed better than the wider market. Data supplied by Russell Croft, co-manager of the Croft-Leominster Value Fund (CLVFX), show that Russell Value 1000 stocks returned 3.37% from 2000 through 2011 while the S&P 500 returned just 0.55%. Looking at larger stocks, data from San Francisco-area Equius Partners show that large value stocks as an asset class outperformed large market stocks both in the United States and internationally.
Keeping Steady
David Merkel, a value investor who has come to some renown through his Internet commentary at the Aleph Blog, believes that a value investing approach is always optimal, no matter the market conditions. That said, Merkel carefully reevaluates his portfolio three to four times per year and turns over the majority of his stocks every three years.
For Merkel, value investing is fundamentally about not losing money. The Maryland-based investment professional says that over 20 years as a value investor and approximately 300 stock purchases, he has made money 75% of the time. He doesn't make a pot of gold, but says he has outperformed market averages. "I focus on companies that have reasonable prospects and not a lot of debt," Merkel explains. "If you take on stocks that have a lot of risk, yes, you could gain a lot — or you could lose a lot."
To evaluate which stocks to buy, Merkel says he first focuses on a margin of safety by searching for undervalued assets. He seeks companies with low debt that are capable of operating for three years without borrowing or selling equity. Like other value investors, he also looks for low price-to-earnings ratios and decent growth prospects. "Surprises will always come, but with value investing, positive surprises tend to drive things up considerably and negative surprises tend to drive things down not all that much."
Though Warren Buffett has made much of his fortune investing in railroads, insurance companies and banks, Merkel says there is no longer any typical value investing sector. "If someone had said to me 10 years ago that 15% of my portfolio [would consist of] technology stocks, I would have said you are nuts." But today, Merkel owns Intel (INTC), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) and Oracle (ORCL) and even bought his first biotech stock, Amgen (AMGN) last year.
Merkel, who manages a little over $4.3 million for individuals and institutions, says that patience, education and risk aversion are a value investor's best friends. It also helps not to create great expectations. "I try to be a singles hitter," Merkel says, using a baseball analogy. "I like to come up to the plate and get a hit. I don't try to hit a home run."
Being Contrary
Along with his brother Kent and his father Gordon, Russell Croft runs Croft-Leominster, a Baltimore-based investment advisory that manages over $1 billion in separately managed portfolios and two no-load mutual funds, CLVFX and the Croft-Leominster Income Fund (CLINX). Kent says the firm is all value investing all the time, regardless of market conditions.
Kent says the company's managers have three criteria when choosing stocks. First, they take a contrarian approach. When everyone is selling, they are buying. "We're prepared to buy and lose to money to watch things unfold," Kent explains. Second, they want growth at a discounted price, which translates into buying stocks when they are trading at 50 or 60 cents on the dollar. Third, they look for opportunities that are "catalyst driven," in other words, companies with good tangible assets that are, for instance, going through a buyout or restructuring.
In 2012, the Crofts see a U.S. market where price-to-earnings ratios are favorable, dividends are increasing, interest rates are low and balance sheets at U.S. corporations are in good shape. "That's a good time to be investing in equities," Kent says. The Crofts like auto parts manufacturer Dana (DAN), which recently hired a new CEO, and they also favor blue-chip Johnson and Johnson (JNJ), which offers a dividend yield of 3.5%.
Assessing Honestly
Investor Frank Voisin takes a more cautious view on market prospects in 2012. He's wary that this year will be a repeat of 2011, when early positive economic news provided false hope for a full-throttled recovery. "For value investors today, the best advice I would give would be to not assume we'll see a recovery in the near term and continue to be vigilant in demanding a sizable margin of safety," says Voisin, who currently lives in Hong Kong. "Investors need to get comfortable sitting on cash for extended periods of time, even as the markets might soar in the short run."
Voisin, who holds law and business degrees and is a chartered financial analyst, advises investors to be logical and intellectually honest when appraising stock purchases. As he says, "the easiest person to fool is yourself."
"You have to be comfortable identifying what elements of your [investing] thesis you are assuming and what elements you know as fact," Voisin suggests, "and then work diligently to test your assumptions. In the best cases, you find a company that is cheap even when using the worst-case scenarios you can realistically conceive of. But most companies don't fit this scenario and, especially as the market rises, there is a lot of grey area where the company may only be cheap in some scenarios. This is where intellectual honesty becomes extremely important."
Caveats aside, Voisin believes that traditional electronics retailers are "historically cheap" at the moment. He's bullish on Best Buy (BBY), RadioShack (RSH) and GameStop (GME). As with any good value picks, Voisin says these companies have extremely strong balance sheets and are priced at a discount to their intrinsic values, especially given their historically strong returns.


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Inbox: What are Cards' plans for middle infield?
Beat reporter Jenifer Langosch answers questions from fans
With few quality shortstops available in the free-agent market and Rafael Furcal and Pete Kozma each having question marks, what do you feel Cardinals management aims to do at that position? Is there anyone in the Minors making noise? Think Seattle would trade Brendan Ryan back?
-- Daniel V., Berkeley, Calif.
The Cardinals have a dearth of soon-to-be-ready Major League shortstops in their farm system, so the answer is not there. The options are Kozma -- whose brief eruption of success in the Majors may or may not be a harbinger of long-term sustainability -- and Ryan Jackson -- whose inability to garner any playing time when the Cards were desperate for shortstop help speaks volumes about the organization's view of how he fits.
I can't speak to the Mariners' intentions with Ryan, but know that the Cardinals' level of pursuit regarding a shortstop will largely be dictated by Furcal's rehab process. If the Cardinals are confident he'll return with no elbow issues, the need for a starting shortstop diminishes. Trouble, too, is that the free-agent market is not healthy with shortstop options.
The shortstop "prizes" (and I use that word lightly) in the market are Stephen Drew and Marco Scutaro. Both will likely be overpaid because of the economics of supply and demand, and the Cards do not intend to be the ones overpaying.
Will the Cardinals pursue Asdrubal Cabrera from the Indians and how much talent would general manager John Mozeliak be willing to deal? I realize to get talent you must be willing to deal talent, but some of our young arms like Trevor Rosenthal and Joe Kelly are, in my opinion, untouchable.
-- Marty S., Fairfield, Ill.
Since I just shot down all optimism about the Cardinals' shortstop options on the free-agent market, it's natural to then move onto the trade market where, if you're willing to pay the price, there are always players available. Cabrera's name has been floating around, though Indians GM Chris Antonetti, when told about the Cardinals' supposed interest in Cabrera last week, told a reporter that "it's news to me."
The Indians will listen to offers on Cabrera, but the asking price is high. Cabrera is set to earn $16.5 million over the next two seasons, a plenty fair price for someone with his skill set. But I'm just not convinced the Cards see a new everyday shortstop as so great a need that they'd be willing to give up power arms from their system. That is, unless Furcal suffers a serious setback in the near future.
If Furcal is unable to play next year, who, besides Jon Jay, could see time in the leadoff spot? Jay is not your ideal leadoff hitter in my opinion.
-- Tyler S., Lawrenceville, Ga.
If there are no substantial additions to the roster, it's hard to envision anyone but Jay hitting from that top spot. The Cardinals are saturated with middle-of-the-order type hitters and not built with tremendous speed. However, the Cardinals are surveying the shortstop market, and, particularly if concern grows about Furcal's readiness, will strongly consider making an addition at the position. Such an addition could also address the leadoff hole.
As for Jay's credentials, perhaps they're not as poor as you think. Of all the National League players to take at least 200 plate appearances from the leadoff spot in 2012, Jay ranked first in batting average (.303) and second in on-base percentage (.362). Where Jay underachieved in comparison was in walks and stolen bases. But even though Jay didn't draw many free passes, his on-base percentage is affirmation that he still did his job.
What is the possibility that the Cardinals reach out to Dan Haren? I know that there are a bunch of young arms coming through the farm system, but I feel like they could get him at a bargain.
-- Jake F., Indianapolis
The Cardinals' priority this offseason is not starting pitching. That doesn't mean the organization won't explore options. However, when it comes to allocating financial resources -- and the Cards don't have a substantial amount -- there are more pressing needs, like middle-infield help, bench upgrades and left-handed relief.
Haren is coming off a down year, which could push him to pursue a one-year deal during which he could build up his value again. With a shallow pool of top free-agent pitchers, someone will pay decent money for Haren with the hope of a bounce-back season.
I know one of the priorities has to be second base for the Birds. I've heard Matt Carpenter is practicing there on his own time and if Furcal comes back, Daniel Descalso is an option. But how close, realistically, is Kolten Wong to cracking this roster and becoming a potential everyday player?
-- Brad C., Chaptico, Md.
I wouldn't put Wong as a long shot to make the Opening Day roster, but I also don't peg it as likely. Though he thrived in Double-A and during his Arizona Fall League stay, Wong could probably use some polishing in Triple-A. Of course, if the Cardinals' second-base situation is dire enough, Wong already has some believing he's ready to make the jump.
Even if Wong isn't with the Cardinals in April, his chances of a midseason callup are strong. He was advanced when drafted and has not slowed in his climb through the system, sitting as the team's fourth-ranked prospect. There's a very good possibility he could be the team's everyday second baseman by the end of the 2013 season.
Any chance Rosenthal will be a closer in coming seasons, or is he expected to be a starter?
-- Doug R., Menasha, Wis.
Rosenthal has been told to prepare as if he'll start in 2013, but room is being left for an audible to be called. It's hard not to envision Rosenthal thriving as a closer down the road after watching how he blew away hitters during the postseason. He'd be able to sit at 99-100 mph in a closer's role, whereas starting would sacrifice a bit of velocity. That said, Rosenthal is also a special talent, and if there is an opportunity to plug him into the rotation, the Cards won't hesitate.
But with so many returning starters coming back, the only openings on the roster might be in the bullpen. If that's the case, the Cards may prefer Rosenthal there (in a setup role) as opposed to having him pitch in the Triple-A rotation. Long term, though, I'd put my money on him pitching the ninth inning, especially when you consider that Jason Motte will be a free agent after the 2014 season.
The Cardinals' defense was exposed during the National League Championship Series. What can the Cards do to bolster the defense?
-- Tim R., San Francisco
Well, the obvious solution would be to get new players, but that's not going to happen -- nor should it. Aside from the middle infield, the Cardinals' defense will look just as it did in 2012. How the Cardinals decide to cover second base and shortstop, though, can go a long way in shoring up the defense.
You'll often hear baseball folks talk about wanting to be strongest defensively up the middle. That theory involves four positions. At catcher, the Cardinals already have the league's best. Jay's work in center field hardly makes him a liability, either. Then there are the two middle-infield spots. If Furcal is healthy, his presence alone will make the defense more stable. Second base is a wild card for the time being.


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A colourful adventure dripping with Disney magic waits to be discovered in Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two on PlayStation Vita. Not long ago our plucky adventurer, Mickey Mouse, discovered Wasteland, the home of forgotten 'toons. Playing with a magical paintbrush, the mischievous mouse accidently created a dastardly creature known as the Blot, who set out to destroy Wasteland and everyone in it.
Venturing into this newly unearthed world, Mickey befriended the first resident of Wasteland, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit who eventually helped him fight both the Blot and the Mad Doctor who was out to steal Mickey's heart.
Using the power of a magic brush and a bucketful of paint, Mickey and his new friends managed to destroy the Blot and bring peace to Wasteland. However the tranquillity didn't last long. Earthquakes are destroying Wasteland and the Mad Doctor has returned, claiming he has changed and wants to help save everyone. Can Mickey discover what is going on and rescue the forgotten 'toons once again?
The 'toons of Wasteland may have been forgotten, but that doesn't make them any less lively. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit is your trusty sidekick, helping you reach new heights with a swirl of his ears. He can float up high, allowing Mickey to grab onto his feet and glide over obstacles with ease.
And that's not all; Oswald's remote can zap mechanical devices into life, granting access to new areas and, most importantly, helping Mickey along in a quest to save Wasteland.
Even the supporting characters are appealingly wacky, in true Disney style. Be prepared to grin from ear to ear the moment the Mad Doctor appears on screen. In our opinion, every game should start with a musical performance.
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About the kidneys
Every person has two kidneys. They are bean-shaped organs located above the waist on both sides of the spine. They are closer to the back of the body than the front. The kidneys filter waste from the blood and make urine.
As the kidneys develop in an unborn baby, some of the early cells will become glomeruli, which are balls of blood vessels that filter water, salt, and waste out of the blood. Others will become nephrons, which are the tubes through which the water, salt, and waste pass.
About Wilms Tumor
If the early cells of the kidney do not develop into glomeruli or nephrons, clusters of the immature cells may form in the kidneys when the baby is born. Usually, these cells mature by the time a child is three or four years old, but some may grow uncontrollably, forming a mass of immature cells. This mass is called a Wilms tumor. It can also be called a nephroblastoma.
A Wilms tumor is always cancerous and is the most common type of kidney cancer diagnosed in children. A cancerous tumor is malignant, meaning it can grow and spread to other parts of the body. However, a Wilms tumor is very different from adult kidney cancer.
Wilms tumor usually occurs in only one kidney, called unilateral. However, it can develop in both kidneys, called bilateral. Rarely, a Wilms tumor develops in one kidney first and then the other.
A Wilms tumor is often found only after it has grown to a size of about eight ounces—about four times the weight of a healthy three-year-old child's kidney. About one out of four children with Wilms tumor have evidence that the tumor has spread either to the lung or liver when it is first diagnosed.
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Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak was interviewed for the Global Viewpoint Network by Edmund Sanders of the Los Angeles Times in Jerusalem.
Edmund Sanders: By most accounts, [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu will not unveil a new peace initiative during his US trip, as you and others have urged. Is that a mistake?
Ehud Barak: I don't know whether that's a fact. I still hope he will say something clear about our intentions.
Sanders: So he might surprise everyone?
Barak: If you listen to his speech in the Knesset [on Monday], there were certain elements that were quite clear movement toward the positions that many of us here think are essential for any sincere Israeli proposal: namely, that we'll make clear those elements that have to do with borders and the need to make major, painful concessions regarding what he called part of our fatherland.
Sanders: You called for something "daring." Was that daring enough?
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Barak: I don't know how to judge it. It's clear to me that Israel at this junction should act and not be paralyzed by the uncertainties, low visibility, volcanic eruptions, and historical earthquake around us. It makes sense that many people say, "Let's not be too enthusiastic about doing something at any price." On the other hand, I personally feel that we should be ready to move. We need to put [something] on the table, whether behind closed doors to the president or in public. We need to be ready to move toward a daring proposal that will include the readiness to deliver an answer to all the core issues.
Sanders: Should the US try to jump-start the process by putting forward an American proposal that frames some of the core issues?
Barak: I don't know. It depends on the details. America, with all the question marks that have been raised about its effectiveness or strength in recent months, is still the most effective superpower and the most important player in the region. But neither Netanyahu or Obama or "the quartet" [the US, Russia, the UN, and the European Union] can do it alone. It depends on the sides and on many details. There should always be an American readiness to provide whatever services are needed in order to help the two sides move forward.
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Sanders: Some argue that making concessions now will make Israel look weak and "reward" the Palestinian Authority for leaving the negotiating table and, most recently, reconciling with Hamas, which the US and Israel view as a terrorist group.
Barak: I don't think so. Israel is the strongest country for 1,000 miles around Jerusalem, and we should be self-confident enough not to lose sight of what has to be done. What we need is a sense of direction and a readiness to take decisions. We have to do it.
I can't tell you for sure it will work. It probably won't. But we have a responsibility and a commitment to move. We should make it genuine, that if an agreement cannot be achieved at this juncture, the responsibility is on the other side's shoulders. Probably along the way, we will find that while we are trying to find a breakthrough for a fully-fledged agreement, only an interim one can be achieved. So let's find it. We should prepare for all three possibilities: a breakthrough agreement, stalemate, or an interim agreement. All three are better than the alternative, which might lead to growing isolation of Israel.
Sanders: In your assessment, are Palestinians ready to reach an agreement?
Barak: It's more complicated for them than in the past. But I think [Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas] seems to me to be at least sincere. I can't read his gut. [Prime Minister Salam] Fayyad is sincere. They are doing a good job in this bottom-up building of embryonic state institutions. There is more freedom, more normalcy, more security, and a much lower level of terror than in any previous years.
Sanders: Can Israel work with a PA that includes Hamas?
Barak: People here say, "Oh, that's a catastrophe." I say that doesn't make sense. We cannot say on the one hand that [Abbas] is not a real partner because any negotiations would be, at most, an agreement that you put on the shelf because he doesn't control half his people, and then on the other side, when he tries to resume control [of the Hamas-run Gaza Strip], to say, "Now they are lost." It's not lost. But we should say loud and clear, if and when they form a technocratic government, we expect the government, Fatah and mainly Hamas, to be ready to explicitly accept … recognition of Israel, acceptance of all previous agreements, and denouncing terror.
Sanders: For two years, people close to Netanyahu have predicted that he would surprise the world by making a dramatic peace overture. Now some doubt it will ever happen.
Barak: I don't buy this description that he should surprise us, or that he just has to surprise us by making this inevitable step. It's much more complicated. He should reach a painful point where, under the circumstances, he feels it is his responsibility to do it.
Sanders: Will he reach that point?
Barak: I hope. I'm in the government to make sure that if there's an opportunity to make peace, it won't be missed. I believe that if Netanyahu is met with a responsive Palestinian leadership and supportive American administration and quartet, he might be able to make the decisions. He fully understands the reality.
I hope we will not be blinded by the warm atmosphere of the meeting in the US, both in the administration and the Congress. Probably there will be a very warm atmosphere. But we still have to be aware that beyond the warmth and the basic common values, there is a job to be done, which is pushing forward the prospect and probability of the peace process.
Sanders: Critics call you a fig leaf for Netanyahu. Has your participation in the government made a difference to the peace process?
Barak: I'm confident that without me, you would have never seen the Bar-Ilan [University] speech [of June 2009, in which Netanyahu became the first Likud Party prime minister to endorse a two-state solution]. You never would have seen a freeze on building settlements for 10 months. You would probably have found Israel less restrained and disciplined in some sensitive moments regarding the use of force. A right-wing government could accelerate the process of isolating Israel. That's my role. People on the left tend to say, Barak is just a fig leaf. People on the right say Barak drags Netanyahu by the nose. The reality is different. There is a certain point where I probably push him beyond what he was planning to do otherwise. There are certain points where I make gestures and I can suppress a criticism in public. The difference between us and many of our critics is they look up and see other layers of authority over them. When we look up, we see the sky. We feel the responsibility to make the decision.
Sanders: Are we closer or farther away from resolving the conflict today than when you negotiated at Camp David in 2000?
Barak: We're closer. We found that [now-deceased Palestinian leader Yasser] Arafat was not focusing on solving 1967 and the occupation, but on 1947 and the very establishment of Israel. Some people on the right wing believe that's the case right now. I don't buy it. The other side has changed. Abu Mazen [Abbas] and Fayyad say loud and clear, if there is an agreement that meets their minimum demands, they are ready to sign an end of conflict and claims. That's exactly what Arafat rejected. They are willing to consider more moderate ideas than Arafat. I think this leadership is more ripe. We won't know until we try. You cannot just produce self-fulfilling prophecies, or say we are not acting because we don't think it will work.
Sanders: What are the chances of another Palestinian uprising?
Barak: History never repeats itself in the same way. The second intifada [Palestinian uprising] was totally different from the first. The first was stones and violence, the second was suicide bombing. It's quite possible that we'll see other ways of protest. What characterized the Palestinian approach for the last few years is they identified that soft power works more effectively or at least as effectively as terror. Once they removed terror, the only element that remains is that Israel is reigning over another people for 43 years. Even what is happening in the other Arab countries in the past few months can resonate here as we saw a few days ago [when hundreds of Palestinian refugees tried to break through borders with Lebanon and Syria].
Sanders: Is that just as threatening to Israel? How do you handle, say, 100,000 Palestinians marching to Jerusalem?
Barak: We have been looking for several months about how to deal with such events. We are thinking about it a lot: how to face it on the technical level, how to block, how to stop, how to deal with such possibilities. It's a changed picture.
Sanders: You've argued in the past that if Israel signs a peace deal, it should receive a substantial increase in US military aid to offset the new security risks you might face. If Israel doesn't reach a peace deal, should it expect less additional aid?
Barak: It's clear to everyone, including America, that in this turbulent region, the only stable place is Israel. You can easily justify to anyone about the need to keep supporting Israel. We get very generous support. We need it. But of course, if we don't move forward, our justification to demand more support will be somewhat weakened.
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The Australian Human Rights Commission has statutory responsibilities under these laws. We have the authority to investigate and conciliate complaints of alleged discrimination and human rights breaches lodged under these laws.
Age Discrimination Act 2004
The Age Discrimination Act 2004 helps to ensure that people are not treated less favourably on the ground of age in various areas of public life including:
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The Act also provides for positive discrimination – that is, actions which assist people of a particular age who experience a disadvantage because of their age. It also provides for exemptions in the following areas:
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The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 has as its major objectives to
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The Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (formerly called the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 ). established the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (now known as the Australian Human Rights Commission) and gives it functions in relation to the following international instruments:
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SAN BERNARDINO – UCLA coach Jim Mora insists he is not set on his starting quarterback, preferring to wait out the first two weeks of preseason camp before designating the starter for the opener against Rice.
"I still have nine days," Mora said after Tuesday's practice at Cal State San Bernardino.
Redshirt freshman Brett Hundley might have made Mora's decision a bit easier with a sharp performance Tuesday, especially in the day's final two-minute drills, when he showed an uncanny confidence for his age.
Hundley marched the team crisply down the field on his first two-minute drive, finishing if off with a short touchdown pass to Johnathan Franklin. On his second, he capped a five-play drive with a 51-yard touchdown pass to Darius Bell.
"He's just kind of unflappable," Mora said. "When you're talking to him on the sideline, you talk about situations with him … and when he makes a mistake or an error in judgment and gets to the sideline, he knows exactly how he should have handled the situation.
"He throws the ball well, he has good accuracy, he makes good decisions and he's got the X-factor, which is his legs, he can get out and go.
"So often in those two-minute drills, things can break down. So if you have a quarterback that has some mobility and can keep his eyes down the field and remain a threat as a passer and hold the defense off, that's a real advantage."
Hundley seems to have clearly moved ahead of senior Richard Brehaut on the depth chart. Brehaut, who started four games last season, has been hurt by inconsistency.
Senior Kevin Prince still might hold the edge on Hundley because of experience.
Hundley wasn't the only quarterback who made a good impression. Freshman Devin Fuller showed a lot of talent in returning punts and Mora said he could find himself on special teams.
One day after saying he wasn't going to alter practice times, Mora pushed back the start of Tuesday's practice from 2:45 p.m. to 4p.m. to help lessen the number of players who suffered from heat-related issues Monday.
The temperature at 4 p.m. was 109 degrees.
The Bruins again will start practice at 4 p.m. Wednesday.
"We still had a couple of issues, but nothing like yesterday," Mora said.
Lineman Jeff Baca, defensive end Cassius Marsh and defensive back Randall Goforth left practice because of heat issues, while Tre Hale, Simon Goines, Jordan Zumwalt and Brett Downey did not practice because of hydration problems from Monday.
Linebacker Patrick Larimore, who was first thought to have suffered from heat issues Monday, sat out practice Tuesday because of a concussion. He also suffered one in spring and Mora said they will re-evaluate him Wednesday.
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Popular syndicated court show moves to Fox's WNYW in New York
HOLLYWOOD, CA - September 3, 2008 - JUDGE JOE BROWN, the #2 rated syndicated court show among a field of 11 on television, begins its 11th season on September 8, 2008.
With the start of the new season, JUDGE JOE BROWN moves from WNBC to WNYW, New York, the Fox owned-and-operated station in the nation's largest market, where it will anchor the station's powerhouse afternoon court block, airing at 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET.
Starting Tuesday, September 9, JUDGE JOE BROWN will introduce "Bad Girls Tuesday," a themed episode that will air every Tuesday. Each show will feature a "Bad Girl" you love to hate, including thieving sisters, scandalous best friends, opportunistic mothers and greedy girlfriends, who will say anything to try to persuade Judge Joe Brown to rule in her favor.
JUDGE JOE BROWN will also add a "Gallery Poll" to the courtroom this season. At a pivotal time in a case, the courtroom audience will be asked to weigh in and vote, using their digital voting devices. The "Gallery Poll" provides instantaneous feedback on whether the litigants' arguments have resonated with the courtroom audience. Viewers at home will be able to see the results on screen.
JUDGE JOE BROWN will continue to integrate testimony and evidence from "Expert Witnesses" into the show to help unravel the complexities of certain cases. Included in the stable of "Expert Witnesses" are: Forensic Document Examiner Rina Salzer, who exposes forgeries; Dr. Melissa A. Tyson, a veterinarian with expertise in large, small and exotic animals, who helps resolve pet disputes; and hairstylist Wendy Norment, founder of 33 North, who gets to the bottom of weaves gone wrong. The team of courtroom experts available to Judge Joe Brown also includes sign language translators, infectious disease experts, flood damage assessors, fire experts and exotic bird behaviorists.
JUDGE JOE BROWN provides audiences with an inside look at real cases involving litigants from across the nation. When they bring cases to his courtroom, litigants are bound by Brown's insightful rulings. He shows litigants unique ways in which they can responsibly deal with their unlawful or wrongful acts, and also forces wrongdoers to reflect on the consequences of their transgressions.
To find out when JUDGE JOE BROWN airs in your market, check your local listings or go to http://www.judgejoebrown.com/.
JUDGE JOE BROWN is a Big Ticket Television production and is distributed by CBS Television Distribution. John Terenzio is executive producer and Lou Dennig is senior supervising producer. CBS Television Distribution is a unit of CBS Corp.
WNYW FOX 5 and WWOR My9 are part of the Fox Television Stations, one of the nation's largest owned-and-operated network broadcast groups, comprising 27 stations in 18 markets and covering nearly 37.34% of U.S. television homes. This includes six duopolies in the top 10 markets: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Washington, D.C. and Houston; as well as duopolies in Minneapolis, Phoenix and Orlando.


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Tigers aren't shopping for another shortstop
Dombrowski says club is pleased with Romine, may add bullpen arms
KANSAS CITY -- While the Tigers addressed their most pressing need by dipping into the free-agent market for an in-season signing, there are no indications they're anywhere close to doing the same to address their much-rumored situation at shortstop.
Team president/general manager Dave Dombrowski downplayed the possibility when asked about adding another free agent on a Friday conference call announcing the signing of former All-Star closer Joel Hanrahan.
"At this point, we're really looking at a focus on what we have right now," Dombrowski said. "We tried to fill our situation here. ... The one area we wanted to address the most on our ballclub is our bullpen if we had the right opportunity."
As for shortstop and other positions, Dombrowski said, "We really haven't approached those specific topics yet."
That seemingly reinforces the belief from others that any chance of the Tigers signing free-agent shortstop Stephen Drew would be following next month's First-Year Player Draft. To sign Drew beforehand would require the Tigers to give up their first-round pick, the 23rd overall selection. Signing Drew anytime after June 5, by contrast, would come without that required compensation.
Dombrowski gave a vote of confidence to Andrew Romine, who has handled the bulk of the playing time at shortstop for the past two weeks since Detroit parted ways with Alex Gonzalez.
"Andrew Romine has done a very good job for us at shortstop," Dombrowski said.


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KVM in this context is short for 'keyboard, video and mouse' - in other words, KVM-related products cover many of the most frequently used and widely available computer peripherals on today's home and office PC markets.
In this category, you'll find an advanced range of extenders, adapters, converters, docking stations and splitters for use with desktop and laptop computer peripherals. Our most requested brands for KVM devices include the likes of Belkin, Startech, RS PRO, and Newlink.
Which KVM products are most useful in home/office computers?
- Firewire cards - designed to provide plug-and-play PC compatibility with a range of Firewire devices, by connecting to a PCIE slot on the motherboard while providing one or more Firewire ports as input
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- KVM switches and extenders - KVM switches are often seen in data centres and similar environments, where they enable one or more users to control a number of computers via a single keyboard, monitor (video display) and mouse setup
- KVM extenders allow a standard keyboard, mouse and monitor to connect to a PC that may itself be located some distance away
- Laptop docking stations - provide power and charge functions for multiple laptops, monitors, ethernet connections and other device types from a single compact unit, ideal for hotdesking or temporary office setups
- USB cards - increase the number of available USB ports in a laptop or desktop device while connecting directly to the motherboard via PCIE
- USB hubs and extenders - offer better flexibility when using USB interface devices at range, or when looking to split one USB socket into multiple inputs
- Video converters, extenders and splitters - a range of adapters and hubs that provide multi-monitor capabilities via numerous connection types, including USB, VGA, DisplayPort and HDMI
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drownedinsound.com would like to inform you of its next gig, for you all to attend before buggering off to Reading/Leeds/Glasgow(!).
The bands: Jetplane Landing, Thoria, I Own Kings
The date: Wed 21 Aug
The location: The Windmill, Brixton - which can be found on Blenheim Gardens, off Brixton Hill, about a 10-minute walk from Brixton tube station (cross over the road out of the station, walk left up Brixton Hill for a while and Blenheim Gardens is on the right. If you're lazy, there are plenty of busses).
The cost: 3 Earth Pounds and no bloody guestlist
The time: 8pm till whenever
Doin' it DIY and now sold over 5,000 copies of their self-released debut album 'Zero For Conduct', Jetplane Landing sound like all your favourite American bands rolled into one... unless your favourite American bands are N-Sync, Crazy Town and Slipknot. This is their first London gig in four months and is a sorta warmup for the Carling Weekend. Enjoy.
ONSTAGE: 10.15pm
Coventry-based, melodic grungy 3-piece also doin' it DIY and doin' it very well, much played videos on MTV2 and Kerrang TV and quite rightly so. Debut album now under their belts, doing a little UK tour and they're grrrreat.
ONSTAGE: 9.30pm
Our new showbiz pals and London newcomers with only seven gigs to their name, but you wouldn't think it to watch them. Told us last night that they aspire to be "a band featuring five Freddie Mercurys", but they'd had a few beers by this point. A melting pot of influences across the board. A must-see band!
ONSTAGE: 8.45pm


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Base One extends Microsoft's premier application development environment,
allowing you to
develop reliable, full-featured database applications far more easily.
The cutting edge components are built on the .NET Framework and include the full C# source code.
Base One's proven legacy .NET, COM, and MFC components provide a unified, database-independent
interface. These simplify building flexible,
scalable systems with enhanced security, administration, and fault-tolerance.
Base One supports cost-effective
Service-Oriented Architecture by harnessing the distributed processing power of
Windows PCs and servers, along with Linux/Unix, iSeries, OS/390,
and other networked database servers. ...more
The Content Galaxy video publishing service was built from the ground up with BFC (Base One Foundation Components).
The web site, the metered streaming facilities, and the back office accounting and reporting are all written using the C# .NET interface of BFC.
BFC's Command Processor helped this business search web site get off the ground quickly by making it easy to load the massive local business data right from the start. Database independence provided by BFC enabled hudku.com to easily move from Microsoft SQL Server to MySQL.
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President's note: After 21 years, Base One has closed operations.
I'd like to thank our consulting clients and software customers for their support
and the many years of enjoyable interactions and friendship.
Our software toolkits continue to be in use at a limited number of sites, and while we
no longer offer support, I'm pleased to report that the complete source code and documentation will
continue to be available through contentgalaxy.com. (S. Asherman, 8/2014)
"BFC is probably the most solid and powerful .NET database class
library on the market and I plan to continue developing with it ...Thanks to BFC,
it took only one week to build a working prototype. ... The technical
support of Base One is excellent. Unlike many other support teams, some
wait 48 hours just to kick the ball back to you, Base One always came up
with a solution in less than 24 hours, without a single exception."
Gerhard Triebold, Lead
Developer, Triaton GmbH, an HP company
Gerhard Triebold, Lead
Developer, Triaton GmbH, an HP company
"B1F's platform-neutral data access component is flexible, robust,
well-written and extensively commented. ...The strength of the data
access layer lies in its ability to provide reusable multithreaded
services on any platform.
Andrew Brust, contributing editor to Visual Studio Magazine
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Joel Plaut, Vice President, Program Management, SWN Communications Inc. (SendWordNow.com)
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success stories
IDC issues reports on Base One's
database-centric grid computing:
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According to the recent American Customer Satisfaction Index Survey Results Yahoo is going up, while Google is going down.
Yahoo beats Google
The ACSI survey aims at measuring the overall customers satisfaction for the services offered by the major search engines. The results show that Yahoo beats Google by one point with respective scores of 79/100 and 78/100.
The comparison against last year results, shows that Yahoo jumped by 4%, whereas Google dropped by 3.7%.
Marketing and Strategic choices are the main issues
The major reasons attributed to the results is the fact that Yahoo tends to provide a better presentation and marketing of their services. Yahoo ahs recently changed its platform and introduced a new search engine marketing platform, whcih it likely to have influenced the results.
However people seem to a bit bored about Google. The search engine page has had the same structure for at least 5 years. The services offered by Google are not clearly presented. Even if Gooogle's products are great, the average users do not perceive the benefits of them... Moreover Yahoo has created a lot of connexion with the social networking media, while Google has not yet proved to be willing to get heavily into that sphere.
In a nutshell, Google appears to be more the 'Geeky-Techy' search engine, while Yahoo is bringing a bit of funkiness in the search engine business... Does not it sounds similar to some other big rivals? Think of Mac and PC ??
Google still dominates the search market
However, Google is still the leader in the search engine business with more than 49.5% of market share in the US market ( around 78% in Australia). Yahoo manages to capture 25.1% of the market, while Ask made a great move with 5% market shares..
Google vs. Yahoo - Yahoo wins!
Wednesday, 15 August 2007
According to the recent American Customer Satisfaction Index Survey Results Yahoo is going up, while Google is going down.
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Labels : google, search, search engines, yahoo


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Although he charted no significant hits and died in obscurity, Tibby Edwards was one of those unsung performers who affected almost everyone who heard him. Born Edwin Thibodeaux in Garland, LA, on March 19, 1935, Edwards spent his childhood in the Louisiana and West Texas region, acquiring early the subtle Cajun influences that would inform his later music. He began singing and playing guitar as a teen and soon fell under the spell of honky tonk singers Hank Williams and Lefty Frizzell. Edwards eventually met Frizzell in 1949 and became a protégé, touring with Frizzell for a period of time before settling in Beaumont, TX. His big break came when he began appearing while still a teenager on KWKH's Louisiana Hayride, a gig he held for five years. While appearing on the Hayride, he met a young Elvis Presley and was soon a convert to the emerging rockabilly craze. Signed to Mercury Records in 1953, Edwards released at least two stone cold rockabilly classics, a version of Big Joe Turner's "Flip Flop and Fly" and a definitive rendition of an early George Jones song called "Play It Cool Man," neither of which generated much commercial attention but remain highly sought-after collector's items. During his Mercury run Edwards recorded at Owen Bradley's studio in Nashville, and even worked with Hank Williams' backup band, the Drifting Cowboys. When he was drafted into the Army in 1958, Edwards' career was effectively over. Mercury didn't renew his contract and while he released a handful of one-off singles for the 'D', Todd, and Jin labels through 1960, the writing was on the wall. He drifted out of the music business, eventually dying in Baton Rouge, LA, on September 21, 1999. Bear Family issued a LP with 16 of his Mercury sides in 1985, expanding it with additional Mercury cuts and his singles from 'D', Jin, and Todd in 2007 for a CD issue called Play It Cool Man, Play It Cool. ~ Steve Leggett~ Rovi


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It is a snowy day here in Littleton, Colorado. It is so pretty!
Well, I have four blocks nearly completed- just one is in need of the binding sewn in the back. I have chosen to do a series of wall hangings rather than a quilt for a couple of reasons. One, I need to work on my machine quilting and the small blocks allow me a lot more freedom and ease in that, and two, I have SO MANY free walls to fill around our new home!
The first two are done in my favourite Kansas Trouble-type colours. For the next two, I went outside of my usual, as you can see. I also tried to experiment with the quilting more, trying different things that I have seen Nellie do, and using some of Christine's ideas from her class (that she generously posted on her blog.)
You can click on any of these photos to see it larger- the quilting and embellishments show up better!
I miss being able to do this with the class, but I loved the photos from last month and am having fun participating from here.
Have a great day everyone- I miss you!
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Block of the Month with Nellie
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
The other video!
Playing a song called "America" which we Canadians could recognize as "God Save the Queen". I looked it up and the British used this as their national anthem long before the Americans put the words to their version. So there. lol
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trying to get this video to work on here!
Chloe is second from the left in blonde pigtails- the music stand is so tall, it pretty nearly covers all of her! lol
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Saturday, November 15, 2008
Last weekend, Heidi went to UNC with a bunch of her bandmates to participate in their attempt to make the Guinness Book of World records for the most people doing the Michael Jackson "Thriller" dance at one time.
Heidi said they had an awesome time, and just this morning, Rich sent me a photo of it that he and Heidi found online- so I wanted to post it here!
There is a group shot, a smaller group shot where you can see Heidi on the far left side, just up from the bottom a bit- there are two guys in marching band uniforms right in the corner, then go up a bit- Heidi is the first full person you see on the left, with dark pants, and a closer up shot of Heidi.
There were more than 600 high school students and the performance needs to be judged to see if they pass or not...
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Friday, November 14, 2008
Let it Snow- for real!
We woke up this morning to a gentle snowfall; there was just barely enough snow to see between the blades of grass. Our first snow!
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Thursday, November 13, 2008
Let it Snow!
I finally finished that wall hanging that I took the class for a couple of weeks ago. Not that I don't have scads of other unfinished projects... but I wanted to hang this over the fireplace.
I took some tips from Christine Baker- she has kindly put her machine quilting tips on her blog- and tried to be a bit creative when quilting this. I tried to make the middle section look like blowing snow, on the corners I "wrote" other things we can do when it snows (besides building a snowman like the fabric border says!lol), and on the borders, I outlined the snowbanks and did stars and loops above the snowmen. I still have a long way to go before I am a good machine quilter, but I am having so much fun getting there!
I have really started to get things on the wall this week and I love the way it looks. Empty walls mean echoes. Full walls means it is ours, it means we are staying, it means HOME.
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
We went to Chloe's Handbell Choir performance at the elementary school last night and we were SO impressed! They sound so pretty and considering the bells are new- so NO ONE has played them before- the fact that they played actual songs was amazing. I don't have a video camera, but my new camera does allow me to do video for short clips and so I "filmed" two of the songs.
One sounds like "God Save the Queen" though it is called "America". The other song was The Great Gate of Kiev. I haven't added video clips on here before, but I am going to try.*
In the meantime, here are a couple of photos. Chloe is on the far left in the closeup photo, and second from the left in the group photo. I didn't have my big lens- the gym is pretty small (especially considering there are more than 750 kids at the school!), so I thought the small lens would be good enough. It wasn't. We had to sit at the back and I really wasn't able to get a good photo of Chloe. Thank goodness for photo-editing software!
*after waiting more than an hour, I have decided NOT to keep waiting for this video to upload. I have both songs uploaded already onto my facebook, if you would like to hear.
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Monday, November 3, 2008
Weekend in Grand Junction
We just spent the weekend with Becca in Grand Junction and it was great. Becca showed us around her campus and around town, as well as giving us a cool tour of the Colorado National Monument just outside of town. Her campus is small but pretty and seems very welcoming. We had a nice dinner out together and breakfast too, before we headed back home.
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