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Genachowski Plays FCC Waiting Game
By: John Eggerton, Broadcasting & Cable
The search for Julius Genachowski's official nod from the White House is beginning to resemble the Where's Waldo?picture book. While it often takes months for a new administration to install an FCC chairman, early reads from the industry indicated that President Obama would move fairly swiftly to install his presumptive pick, given the prominence the administration has put on the broadband build-out and the DTV transition.
But after news leaked that the White House had let Congress know Genachowski was the president's choice, leading to stories that handicapped a Genachowski FCC—smart, reasonable, with plenty of media business experience—the silence from Pennsylvania Avenue has been palpable. Granted, at presstime the administration was taking its third stab at a Commerce Secretary nominee, so the FCC delay, if it is a delay, must be looked at in context.
But in light of the presumptive tag, "Where's Julius?" seems a valid question. "Everybody is wondering the same thing," says one veteran lobbyist.
The consensus from a number of lobbyists who asked not to be identified is that the administration is looking for a replacement for the Republican FCC seat vacated by Deborah Taylor Tate in January, to be paired with a Democratic nominee who would succeed Jonathan Adelstein if he exits.
"Julius is close to the president and is perfectly well qualified; he seems to be Central Casting for this job. So why isn't he in office?" asks one veteran Washington insider.
"My guess is they are trying to put together a package," says a high-powered Washington communications player, "and they don't have it yet worked out with the Republicans and the White House and how those seats are going to be selected."
That means we could be waiting quite a while for a new regime at the FCC. "It took former FCC chairman Reed Hundt nearly a year to be installed as chairman, so it could take months," says Dick Wiley, partner at Wiley Rein and himself a former FCC chairman. "Hopefully because of the importance of broadband, DTV transition and other issues, it will happen more quickly."
Getting a minority voice and face on the commission is likely playing into the widespread speculation that the White House wants to move on more than one seat at a time. If the administration isn't planning to renominate Adelstein, it will likely look for a diverse candidate like, say, Mignon Clyburn. "You can't have three white Democrat males on the commission," says the veteran Washington insider.
Clyburn is generally thought to be the Obama administration's pick for the Democratic seat if it opens up. She was one of the names floated as a possibility for chairman, and is now the first name that comes up as a replacement for Adelstein.
Clyburn is a South Carolina public service commissioner and daughter of House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C). She is said to be still going through the vetting process, which could be another holdup.
FCC deputy general counsel Ajit Pai is being pushed for the Republican seat by a group of senators led by his former boss, Sam Brownback (R-Kan.). Pai attended Harvard, where Obama received his law degree; Pai got his J.D. from the University of Chicago.
But he may have been pushed too aggressively, according to one lobbyist. "I would be shocked if it is Ajit," the source says. "He is too strongly associated with [former FCC chairman] Kevin Martin, and if you look at the history of FCC candidates, if you come out too aggressively that early in the process, you can just forget it. You put a target on your chest, and it gives you plenty of time for people to go after you and other people to get their own candidates together."
In addition to the usual crop of Hill staffers pushed by their bosses, those other candidates are said to include David Gross, the top international communications adviser to the State Department in the administration of George W. Bush. But Gross, who recently joined Wiley Rein, may be out of play. Meredith Baker's name has been floated, but the former acting NTIA head's association with the much-maligned DTV converter box coupon program likely reduces her chances, even though she gets high marks from both sides of the aisle for being easy to work with.
Another late entry in the name game for the Republican seat is Hilda Legg, former administrator of the USDA's Rural Utilities Service under President George W. Bush. RUS administers some broadband grant money, and broadband is a big priority for the new president.
The White House did not return several requests for comment on the status of the nominations.
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Train cars off tracks at BMW
Several railroad cars jumped the tracks near the BMW plant in Spartanburg County early Friday.
Sky 4 flew over the scene about 6:30 a.m. and the tilting cars were visible from the air. The accident happened just before 6 a.m., according to Norfolk Southern.
The derailment was inside the plant property very near the facility in the shipping area.
No one was in the cars at the time of the incident, and no injuries were reported, according to plant officials said.
BMW representative Steve Wilson said EMS was called, but only as a precaution.
The rail cars were loaded with automobiles assembled at the plant, but the exact model was not immediately known, Wilson said.
He said Norfolk Southern investigators were still assessing what caused the derailment.
Norfolk Southern representative Robin Chapman said one car was leaning, while the wheels of three others slipped the tracks, but cars remained upright.
Chapman said investigators could take several weeks to determine a cause.
Neither representative could estimate when the tracks would be cleared.

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Town hall meeting on health care reform brings out rowdy crowd, stirs debate and clashes
BRIDGEPORT -- The heckling started before retired school teacher Dorothy Blaustein barely had the words "public option" and "universal health care" out of her mouth.
Blaustein, of Fairfield, was the first of dozens of speakers Thursday night during a raucous, divided and highly charged debate among many of the more than 700 people gathered at The Klein auditorium.
It was the third and last of the Town Hall-style meetings U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, D-4, held this week covering national health care reform, the others being in Greenwich and Norwalk.
Even before the meeting started there was a carnival-like atmosphere outside, as people carried large placards and small signs and handed out literature both in support of health care reform and against it.
"Health Care Reform Now," and "Public Option. We Can't Wait," were among the larger signs set up in front of the building, as numerous groups and individuals scattered to hand out pamphlets and so-called fact sheets. One pamphlet was titled "Don't be Scared by Myths About Health Care Reform. Get the Facts."
Once inside, the rowdy crowd seemed slightly more in favor of reform over the course of more than two hours, with speakers about equally divided. Opponents and supporters heckled each other, however, prompting Himes to warn the crowd to "respect each other's views."
That was not often the case.
One man who kept trying to speak, but couldn't make it to the microphone shouted out "Congressman, why is your staff stopping me from speaking?" Identifying himself as 58-year-old Charles Meyrick of Fairfield, the man said a Himes staffer "deliberately kept me from speaking because I disagreed with him."
A Himes spokeswoman denied that, indicating people were being selected randomly.
"I support health care reform and a public option," Blaustein said, to immediate taunts of "Communism" and "Filibuster" from opponents in the crowd. The heckling got even more intense when Blaustein added she had done considerable research on "universal health care" systems that she claimed have been working well in countries like France and Germany.
"This is America," one man shouted. "We don't need other countries' national health care systems."
Dennis McGuinnes, 68, of Easton, wore a T-shirt proclaiming "America, Land of the Free, Home of the Brave," along with an American flag as he spoke in favor of capping lawsuits against doctors and talked of other provisions in the health-care reform proposals he opposed.
"Please don't allow any kind of socialist takeover," he urged Himes.
Himes, however, took strong exception to any of the health care proposals being characterized as socialist.
"We have a broken health care system that needs to be fixed, and I am in favor of a public option," Himes said, to both loud cheers and jeers from the noisy crowd. "About 18,000 people die every year because they don't have health insurance, and while people who have access to facilities like Sloan-Kettering in New York receive excellent care, there are too many people who either can't afford that or are being devastated financially paying for the health insurance they do have."
Himes also said the skyrocketing costs of health care and insurance are also greatly impacted by the estimated 47 million Americans without insurance because "any time one of those people are in a car accident, or have to go to a hospital for any reason, that drives up the costs. There is a hidden tax that costs every family $1,100 a year just to cover those who are not insured.
"Health care reform is also critical to our country's economic and fiscal health," Himes said. "This is one of the most important pieces of legislation we will tackle in our generation."
Still, Himes agreed that both bills now being considered are expensive, one by the House of Representatives, which would cost $615 billion over the next decade, while a Senate proposal would cost $1 trillion.
But, he said, not reforming health care would be "even more costly."
That prompted some people to complain that with a $12 trillion to $13 trillion national debt that this is not the time for health care reform, or a public option they said would put private insurance companies out of business.
Some people, however, said they were ill, and even with health insurance could not afford necessary surgery.
"I'm so proud to be an American, I love this country," said Remzija Savic, 53, a Bosnian native who now resides in Bridgeport. "I need $10,000 for surgery that I can't afford, and right now I don't know what I am going to do."
But Carole Anne DelVechio, a retired nurse from Trumbull, insisted that even those without health insurance can get the medical care they need under the current system.
"It's very disturbing what I'm hearing tonight, because we have the best health-care system in the world and I don't believe anyone is turned away who needs medical help," DelVechio said. "Having a public option would create a watered-down health care system that will not be at the high level it is today, and would put private insurance companies out of business."
Clyde Nicholson, 58, of Bridgeport, however, said radical health-care reform is essential.
"We should have free medical care for every citizen," Nicholson said. "Medical care is not a privilege, it is a right."
Reaction from the crowd was again mixed, as some shouted the country could never afford to provide free medical care for everyone, while others said that should be the ultimate goal.
"Our health-care system is a moral embarrassment and economic liability," Himes said. "More than half the personal bankruptcies in the United States are caused by unexpected health care expenses. Small businesses choose between uncovered employees and huge insurance premiums. Cancer patients have seen their insurance companies deny them care at the moment they need it most. Health care costs have doubled in the last 10 years ... and will do so again if we do not act."


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My name is Tom Goskar and I am one of the organisers of the Day of Archaeology, as well as being a freelance archaeologist who specialises in applying digital techniques to different aspects of the discipline. My day today has been rather mixed, but predictably involved being at the proverbial digital coalface of archaeology in two aspects.
At 8am I checked my email to catch up with the behind-the-scenes talk between the eight organisers of the Day of Archaeology, and log into this website to begin moderating the posts that were by then flowing thick and fast. By 11am I had been on a Google Hangout with Pat and Jess, and we had re-jigged the homepage to make it easier to explore, as well as temporarily excluding posts from last year to highlight the new contributions. It looked much better afterwards. I have been dipping into the website on and off all day, making sure that posts looked good, and expanding and linking the occasional acronym to help readers know what they are. The DoA moderators have been hard at work in the engine room!
In between, for a personal project I have been processing 3D data from a medieval cross close to where I live, here in Penzance, Cornwall, as well as helping to refurbish a soon-to-be-open digital arts space in the town centre.
The Penzance Market Cross, made in the 11th century, is decorated and has many inscriptions. These are very eroded and most people do not notice them. Unless you happen to see the stone in just the right glancing sunlight, the sides of the cross appear to just have some panels of dots and a few lines, not much else. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Using photogrammetric techniques, I have been examining the cross to see if how well 3D capture techniques can enhance the inscriptions and decorations, with the aim of comparing my results with drawings made using traditional techniques (rubbings, chalking, torchlit photos).
In the spirit of the Day of Archaeology, below is a working illustration showing the north east elevation of the Market Cross, which I produced for this blog post. In the centre of the image is the cross as the casual visitor may see it. To the left, the colour information has been removed (which can sometimes be distracting), leaving the shape of the stone artificially coloured grey, with a virtual light source moved to show some of the decoration. To the right, a Radiance Scaling shader has been applied, which colours concavities and convexities to help reveal details on the stone.
As you can see from the Radiance Scaling image to the right, there is definitely more going on than first meets the eye. The figure in the second panel from the top is clearly visible, as are the letters and glyphs in the lower two panels. As I type, I am processing a mesh with a much higher level of detail, and look forward to the results which will be ready in the early hours of tomorrow morning. Comparing the results to the accepted interpretations made by Professor Charles Thomas will be interesting, whether they differ or help to confirm what we already know.
So, my Day of Archaeology has been a busy and varying one, and it's not over yet. Time to publish this post, and return to the list of posts to publish some more from around the globe, so that we can all show to the world what archaeologists really get up to in our own words. I hope that it helps people today and in the future to understand just how exciting and relevant archaeology is to us all.
You can follow my archaeology musings over at my blog Past Thinking.


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Ga. – The Houston Banditos 15u Black is now the last team standing.
Well, the last Houston team standing.
Banditos defeated the Houston Hurricanes on Thursday 4-1, allowing
them to advance to the next round of the playoffs.
work in the field and on the mound won this game. The Banditos didn't
commit an error in the field, and between pitchers Conner Capel and
Blake Helmer, they managed to only let the Hurricanes score once.
pitching coach is doing a phenomenal job with this pitching staff,"
said Banditos Head Coach Robert Deleon. "He's mixing and matching
with the pitchers and he's piecing it together well, and that's
the only way to do it with our pitching staff. We don't have any
great arms, but we have kids who throw strikes."
pitched the first five innings of the game. He managed to give up
only two hits, no runs and struck out seven.
is) a phenomenal player. He had only thrown five innings all year,
but we know that if he throws strikes, he's a very tough pitcher to
beat," explained Deleon. "He did a great job today. He
established his fastball early and he had a great off-speed pitch."
Bertelsman went 2-for-4 and led the team in RBI with two. Dylan
Bohnert went 2-for-3 with two singles. The Banditos were able to get
on base a lot and managed to steal seven bases.
run the bases well (and) we've got a lot of speed," continued
Deleon. "We have to manufacture runs (because) we're not the team
that's going to go out there and hit home runs. We get runners
over, and we get them in. That's been our forte all year."
both teams came from Houston, this game meant a little more than just
advancing to the next round.
were up for us (and) we were up for them. It was a battle of
Houston," explained Deleon. "Of course we wanted to be the last
Houston team standing."
pressure builds for the Banditos as they advance further in this
came with a small roster, with 12 players," Deleon added. "Right
now we're just scratching and crawling for every run, every pitch,
and every play to make.
have to do the little things to take the pressure off of them. But
I'm very proud of my boys, they're playing hard," said Deleon,
"I think the deeper you go in any tournament the pressure is going
to be on."
they are still young, Deleon says that his kids are getting interest
from many different schools.
order to get interest from schools they have to come out here and
perform in these Perfect Game events," explained Deleon. "That's
why I think our program is one of the top in the country. Our players
come out here and they perform in front of recruiters and scouts."


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That Dikembe game is unbelievably awesome, by the way. This Juicy J game is also amazing:
You press space bar to make it rain. Genius!
This Adidas 2 Chainz game is also stupid fun. But yes, you get the idea. Shitty, internet games. Preferably 8-bit. I want to know your favorites because I want to play them.


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Newt has special Valentine's Day plans
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At a campaign event in South El Monte, Calif., on Monday, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich was asked by an audience member about his Valentine's Day plans with wife, Callista.
He opted to leave a little to the imagination.
"All I can promise is that I believe she will be quite happy tomorrow night," Gingrich said. "I think for the first time in a while we have a private dinner and hopefully [can] exchange gifts, and reconnect a little bit."
He paused as the crowd chuckled.
"No more details," Gingrich said, getting cheers from the room.


text: 8 The ritual of the costume in Noh traditional theater. Rare moment with Noh theater family in Japan. The father Oshima Masanobu The daughter Oshima Kinue Noh performers had been exclusively male, but daughters of established Noh actors have begun to perform professionally since 1940s. In 2009, there were about 1200 male and 200 female professional Noh performers.


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In late September on Australia's Gold Coast, a brawl broke out between two biker gangs. Police were present, and recorded the shocking video of breaking up the fight.
The video was recorded from the vest of a Gold Coast police officer, reports News.com.au. What starts as a few thrown punches explodes into an extremely tense situation, with the group of cops tazing the initial fighters, only to be surrounded on two sides by many, many more 'bikies,' as bikers are known in Australia. You can hear one cop plead over the radio that the police present are "vastly outnumbered."
Mate, we're surrounded here, we need urgent assistance.
I need every available unit possible to this location, OK? I've got two sides, they're both about to go. It's clearly outnumbered.
The brawl happened on September 27th, but this video was only released six days ago as an effort to justify the Queensland government's ensuing crackdown on bikies. That's how Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie explained the footage, News.com.au reports.
They really need to have a look at that footage, taken from the vest of a police officer, to understand why and get behind the Government.
I think Queenslanders can really now see an insight into the types of people we are dealing with.
That's why we make no apologies for these tough laws, the toughest in the country, laws dealing with these thugs that put fear and intimidation into the lives of Queenslanders.
Another News.com.au article reports that dozens of arrests have been made since the brawl, one man was banned from the Gold Coast entirely, and new laws are in place to make the lives of biker gangs more difficult.


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By Jill Dougherty
For Americans applying for a passport, or citizens of other countries trying to get a visa to the United States, the current government shutdown won't have any effect, the State Department says.
The State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development are "national security agencies," which means they have national security responsibilities such as representing the United States overseas and representing to Americans what the country's foreign interests are.
Therefore, State Department spokeswoman Jan Psaki told reporters, they will continue working despite the shutdown.
"Regardless of the challenges a shutdown would create, we will continue to operate to advance national interests and protect the health and safety of American citizens and those living abroad," she said at a press briefing Monday.
Long-term effects might differ, but State Department and USAID activities "can be sustained on a limited basis for a short period of time," Psaki explained. She did not define what a "short period" would be.
"Budget wonks," she said, are still crunching the numbers on that.
There is another factor, Psaki said. The fiscal year 2013 appropriations were not received until late March and, as a result, the department will have residual funds available beyond Monday. Some money is available for only one-year funding but most appropriations accounts are multiple-year or fee-based, and are available until the money is spent.
Passports, for example, are fee-based; the cost that Americans pay covers the cost of the document so that service will not be affected.
Some State Department offices are located in federal buildings that could be forced to close in a shutdown, Psaki added, so access would be blocked.
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I just returned from a Federal Post Office (which is open because it is independently funded) and was told that they are not accepting Passport Applications due to the Government Shutdown. The facility is open, the guys are there yet no Passport Applications are being accepted. My family is traveling on November 23rd which is 53 days away and would have been ample time but now my children cannot renew their Passports (have to apply in person when under 16) due to the childness of a few. Simply outrageous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They just want that extra money to expedite the process from you.
Not true...Passport Services is processing all applications and Post Offices and other acceptance facilities ARE accepting all applications. The clerk at your Post Office is uninfomed and/or misinformed. You children can get their passports.
That person was sorely misinformed. I just went to an acceptance facility yesterday and everything went smoothly. Most of the post offices around me (Atlanta Metro) require appointments. However, I went to Dekalb County Superior Court and didn't need an appointment and everything went great. Try another place that doesn't require appointment.s
America is the root of all terror. America has invaded sixty countries since world war 2.
In 1953 America overthrow Iran's democratic government Mohammad Mosaddegh and installed a brutal dictator Shah. America helped Shah of Iran to establish secret police and killed thousands of Iranian people.
During Iran-Iraq war evil America supported Suddam Hossain and killed millions of Iranian people. In 1989, America, is the only country ever, shot down Iran's civilian air plane, killing 290 people.
In 2003,America invaded Iraq and killed 1,000,000+ innocent Iraqi people and 4,000,000+ Iraqi people were displaced.
Now America is a failed state with huge debt. Its debt will be 22 trillion by 2015.
thanks for sharing Rouhani AKA "John Smith"........
Hey go $%^& yourself. Live somewhere else if you don't already. Is your very common American name a joke? You are a disease to this country, infact don't $%^& yourself, I hear Snowden likes big @#$%^ so have at it moron.
Not to worry it will take just as long with or without a government shutdown. BTW, the price has just gone up. How many friggin times are taxes upon taxes required to receive government services?
The price did not just go up.The passport fee structure has been in place for over two years now...please at least get your facts straight


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How did it get that way? Did you view FRONTLINE: The Warning? Bad math that was created and supported by fraud and deception in the shadow banking world. That world is still being hidden and supported today in an attempt to breathe never ending life into an impossible math situation. It was allowed to happen because those creating the false money were, and are, handing it out to politicians (babies) like candy. It will not succeed and has, in fact, already failed as it was always destined to.
Here's someone who understands the bad math. His article is a great and simple read:
Greater Depression for U.S. Rebuts 'Recovery' Talk.Jeff Nielson is correct, the math doesn't work and all that's left is the when.
And we can see the bad math manifesting itself in the charts. It's not a pleasant thing to watch, really… a disgusting reality that can only be ignored for so long.
You want to see some bad math? Here it is:
Federal Receipts:
Federal Outlays:
Federal Deficit:
The nation's debts are clearly experiencing a parabolic phase of exponential growth. All parabolic phases end in collapse as this one will too – it is very close to the end, and when it does end, ALL the markets will come tumbling down. They will tumble because the CONFIDENCE in your government will fail, and the confidence will fail because the math fails.
Good luck dismissing those charts or downplaying their importance – I'll gladly debate anyone who wants to take the opposite position. While the bad math is quite apparent in those charts, the printing press is attempting to mask it over, and the dollar simply ratchets lower and lower destroying YOUR productive efforts. And so you will see this bad math manifest itself not only in the charts, but in the real world too. That's why unemployment is skyrocketing with real unemployment now greater than 20% and a manufacturing employment that is smaller than it was prior to WWII.
To all the idiots who Obama has surrounded himself with (Larry Summers, Tim Geithner, Ben Bernanke, etc.), all I can say is that your days in office are numbered and there is a very special place in history reserved for all of you.
Where else has the fraud and deception of the shadow banking system manifested itself? Just about everywhere, let's start with the banking system that believes it's above the law, above math, and above common sense morals and ethics:
Get a load of what is happening to TOTAL BANK CREDIT, or as the chart states, Bank Credit of all Commercial Banks:
Yes, that is happening right now while the markets go higher, while the "experts" declare an end to the "recession." Good luck with that, someone is ignoring reality, guess who it is...
The chart of Total Loans and Leases is just as bad:
But it's not just credit that's down, loans and INVESTMENTS at commercial banks are also now negative year over year:
And the lifeblood of our economy, small businesses, are being choked off from credit as well. Here are business loans, aka "Commercial and Industrial Loans at All Commercial Banks:"
Total Small Time Deposits are also negative:
And look at the plunge in non-Financial Commercial Paper, that would be commercial loans by NON-FINANCIAL companies – you know, REAL COMPANIES that actually produce a good or service for society – how quaint:
Of course the Treasury, aka "the Reserve Bank," has grown their balance sheet in an attempt to mask over the collapse of the exponential bad math:
Their attempts to pump money and hide bad debts has resulted in the crash of the money multiplier which counters their efforts to "stimulate" the economy:
As the effects of the bad math manifest themselves through the banking system and through government, the real economy is simply whipsawed by their foolishness and game playing. The housing market, international trade, manufacturing… all are just along for the ride, that would include you:
Housing Permits:
Housing Starts:
Trade Balance:
Durable Manufacturing:
Capacity Utilization:
Retail and Food Service Sales:
Total Business Inventories:
And they are telling you that the "recession" is over? Uhhh, okay. They would mostly be the same people who see inflation. Unfortunately, they are the ones looking in the rear view mirror. Inflation is much, much different than a LOSS OF CONFIDENCE IN GOVERNMENT AND OUR MONEY SYSTEM. Inflation is an increase in the total supply of money and credit. What is currently happening is NOT inflation. Why is almost everybody WRONG? Because they do not see the destruction of CREDIT that is VASTLY larger than the attempts to print money. Take another look at the banking industry charts above. Yes, the money supply charts are up big time and they are in fact destroying our currency, but what is happening in TOTAL is that the supply of money and credit are falling. That has manifested itself in the PPI and CPI data, as trumped up as it is. The Fed reports PPI numbers all through the supply chain… none of them are positive with the exception of finished goods when BOTH food and energy are removed and it's still pointed straight down. Keep in mind that finished goods are LAST in the supply chain and that raw materials are FIRST and thus still must work their way into finished goods and finally to the consumer (crude in these charts does not mean oil, it means Unrefined, again at the beginning of the supply chain). Here's a sampling:
PPI Crude Energy Materials:
PPI Crude Foodstuff and Feedstuff:
PPI Crude Materials for Further Processing
PPI Industrial Commodities:
PPI All Commodities:
PPI Consumer Goods Excluding Food:
PPI Intermediate Energy Goods:
PPI Finished Energy Goods:
PPI Finished Goods:
PPI Finished Consumer Goods:
CPI all items minus Food:
Commodity inflation? Where? The only place you'll find it is in gold and silver… both are not rising due to inflation, they are rising due to a loss of confidence in your government and in your money system. Yes, your politicians and bankers can and probably will destroy your money via the printing press, for that to happen, however, the printing must exceed the destruction of credit and we simply are not there YET.
I hope that you're mad as hell, you should be. The markets are rising simply on pure speculation, that would include the current bounce in oil – demand for oil is still falling and raw crude oil is still oversupplied (in the short term). Deleveraging will continue, the fraud in the banking industry will also undoubtedly continue, but the math is the ultimate limiter – future income cannot possibly service the debt. Not at zero interest and certainly not at any interest rate that's higher. Thinking otherwise is pure fantasy. Get ready if you are not already, the disconnect is historic, the divergences are historic, all that's left is the landing, I hope you have good shoes on! Oh, and go long duct tape, the future need will be great:
Lovin' Spoonful - Summer In The City
Is anybody paying attention?


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26th Nordic Workshop on Programming Theory, NWPT '14
October 29-31, 2014 - Halmstad University, Sweden
The NWPT series of annual workshops is a forum bringing together programming theorists from the Nordic and Baltic countries (but also elsewhere).
Call for Papers
Topics of interest include (but are not limited to)
- semantics of programming languages
- programming language design and programming methodology
- programming logics
- formal specification of programs
- program verification
- program construction
- tools for program verification and construction
- program transformation and refinement
- real-time and hybrid systems
- models of concurrency and distributed computing
- language-based security.
Important Dates
Tentative deadlines:
- 14 September 2014: Submission of abstracts
- 28 September 2014: Notification
- 5 October 2014: Registration deadline
Authors wishing to give a talk at the workshop are requested to submit abstracts of 2-3 pages (pdf, printable on A4 paper, using easychair.cls from http://www.easychair.org/easychair.zip) through EasyChair. Work in progress as well as abstracts of manuscripts submitted for formal publication elsewhere are permitted.
Submission website is located at: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=nwpt2014
The abstracts of the accepted contributions will be available at the workshop.
We have arranged a special issue of the Journal of Logic and Algebraic Methods in Programming dedicated to the best contributions of the workshop. The contributions will be invited after the workshop and will undergo a rigorous review process according to the stringent rules of JLAMP.
Invited Speakers
- Holger Hermanns, Saarland University, Germany
- Title: Concurrent Programming Education in the Post-Java Era
- Abstract:
- Many-core architectures - service orientation - business processes - app technology - pervasive systems - organic computing. All these are en vogue topics in computing practice. At their common core, they all revolve around ways to master and exploit concurrency. Unfortunately, concurrency is a notoriously difficult subject to master. Our students are facing the challenge. Do we educate them properly?
- This invited talk asks for concerted efforts to make our foundational concurrency education apt for the concurrency challenges. As a potential nucleus it presents pseuco.com, an open platform for light weight education of the core principles of concurrency theory and practice. This is wrapped in a simple, yet executable pseudocode notation, and features ways to study semantic as well pragmatic aspects of concurrent programming, covering both message-passing and shared-memory paradigms.
- Anna Ingolfsdottir, Reykjavik University, Iceland
- Catuscia Palamidessi, INRIA Saclay and École Polytechnique, France
- Title: New Advances in Quantitative Information Flow
- Abstract:
- Quantitative Information Flow deals with the leakage of secret information by programs and systems
due to the (probabilistic) correlation with public observables. In this talk we will report on one of the most recent proposals to formalize the notion of the vulnerability of the secrets. This approach offers a rich operational model of the attacker, based on decision theory, and it turns out that it is characterized by a surprisingly simple set of axioms. Then, we will discuss the relation with the axiomatic systems defining Shannon and Renyi information theory, which have been the foundations of the most popular proposal for (quantitative) language-based security so far, thus providing an axiomatically structured view of the field.
To be announced.
Program Committee
- Luca Aceto, Reykjavík Univ., Iceland
- Lars Birkedal, Aarhus Univ., Denmark
- Einar Broch Johnsen, Univ. of Oslo, Norway
- Michael R. Hansen, DTU, Denmark
- Keijo Heljanko, Aalto Univ., Finland
- Fritz Henglein, Univ. of Copenhagen, Denmark
- Yngve Lamo, Bergen Univ. Col., Norway
- Kim G. Larsen, Aalborg Univ., Denmark
- Mohammad Mousavi, Halmstad Univ., Sweden
- Bengt Nordström, Univ. of Gothenburg, Sweden
- Olaf Owe, Univ. of Oslo, Norway
- Paul Pettersson, Mälardalen Univ., Sweden
- Gerardo Schneider, Chalmers, Sweden
- Walid Taha, Halmstad Univ., Sweden
- Tarmo Uustalu, Inst. of Cybernetics, Estonia
- Jüri Vain, Tallinn Univ. of Tech., Estonia
- Marina Waldén, Åbo Akademi Univ., Finland
- Uwe Wolter, Univ. of Bergen, Norway
- Wang Yi, Uppsala Univ., Sweden
The workshop will be held on the campus of Halmstad University in Halmstad, Sweden. Halmstad is a popular holiday destination located on the Swedish west coast. Just a few minutes by bicycle or bus takes you from campus to city centre, sandy beaches or forested Galgberget Hill.
Directions to/in Campus
Directions for getting to campus can be found at http://www.hh.se/english/abouttheuniversity/visitus.307_en.html
The campus map can be found here: http://www.hh.se/download/18.11d2593b140cc0555547a4/1378219868499/karta+med+text+HH_2013+eng.pdf. The workshop will be located at the Wigforss lecture hall, which is located at the ground floor of the J building (Visionen). Coffee breaks will be held at the ground floor of the same building.
Directions to Halmstad
Trains take you directly to Göteborg in 75 minutes, to the Malmö-Copenhagen area in about 2 hours and to Stockholm in 4.5 hours. There are also daily flights from Halmstad Airport to Stockholm.
If you are flying in internationally it is generally easiest to fly into Copenhagen (CPH) airport (also known as Kastrup). The best thing about flying into CPH is that you just buy a train ticket when you arrive at the airport and simply take a train from the airport directly to Halmstad. The train leaves from the airport itself approximately once an hour on weekdays. We recommend that you check the time-table at the Swedish Railways site and allow one hour from touchdown to getting to the train station (just outside customs). (It seems that you can take an earlier or a later train on the same day regardless of the exact train you booked, but obviously you will lose your seat reservation if you have made one.) To get to your hotel, you can combine a taxi booking with your train ticket at the Swedish Railways site and a driver will wait for you with your name mentioned on a board once you arrive in Halmstad.
In Halmstad, everything is either in walking distance or a short taxi ride away. Usually there are taxis at the station. If there are none there is a phone that connects directly to the local taxi company. For the eventuality that the phone is not working, it is good to have a cell phone handy. The number for the taxi company is written on the phone.
Note that CPH is in Denmark (and not in Sweden). So, if you need visas for European countries, make sure you get one that works for both. If for some reason you cannot or do not want to use CPH, the next best international airport is in Gothenburg (GOT), locally known as Landvetter. The tricky thing about using that airport is that you would first have to take a 45 minute shuttle from the airport to the Gothenburg train station, and then take the train to Halmstad. That is one transfer and one wait.
Here are some suggestions for the accommodation, with an indication of their price range, (obtained from booking.com) and their distance to the summer school venue:
- Hotel Continental (~140-160 EUR / night, 1.5km)
- Scandic Hallandia (~160-200 EUR / night, 2km)
- Hotel Amadeus (~100-120 EUR / night, 2.5km)
- First Hotel Martenson (~130-150 EUR / night, 2km)
- Quality Hotel Halmstad (~80-100 EUR / night, 3 km)
- STF Halmstads Hostel Kaptenshamn (~80-100 EUR / night, 2km)
The previous editions were held in
- Uppsala (1989, 1999 and 2004),
- Aalborg (1990),
- Göteborg (1991 and 1995),
- Bergen (1992, 2000 and 2012),
- Åbo (1993, 1998, 2003 and 2010),
- Aarhus (1994),
- Oslo (1996, 2007),
- Tallinn (1997, 2002, 2008 and 2013),
- Lyngby (2001 and 2009),
- Copenhagen (2005),
- Reykjavík (2006), and
- Västerås (2011).
- Veronica Gaspes (Organization Chair, email@example.com)
- Mohammad Mousavi (Program Co-Chair, firstname.lastname@example.com)
- Eva Nestius (Local Organization)
- Walid Taha (Program Co-Chair, firstname.lastname@example.com)


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Hi, I just joined tonight. Names Jim. I purchased one of the last M64 kits from apex. and was wondering if vz58 had any of the repair plates available? I just received the kit today. I thought about trying to grind down the stubs to fit a stamped receiver. But after looking at the tutorials It looks as if the repair plates may be the way to go.
Im sure I'll be asking alot of dumb questions in the near future. Ive got a romanian underfolder I can go and compare while Im working on this build. Ive never built any type of gun, so this should be fun. If anyones got any tips I appreciate it.


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Written by Martin Gregorie
Mention the word "triathlon" and most people have the same usual response, "Oh that sounds hard" or "I could never do that". It wasn't that long ago that I felt that way myself.
Each step that is taken in a triathlon is a challenge, yet not all triathlons are created equal. True they all consist of swimming, biking, and running-always in that order but the distances vary. People assume that that all triathlons mean the Ironman, which is an event that while fascinating is only reserved for the truly dedicated or insane.
My journey into multi-sport triathlon started in 2013 with indoor triathlons or "try a tri" which are 15-minute timed segments of swimming, spin biking and tread mill or track running. Initially I did these events as a way to beat the winter blues and the treadmill just seemed to get boring. In my mind I thought that it was a safe environment to try something different and if I could get out of the pool alive, that alone would be a victory.
I think one of the reasons I was hesitant to attempt an outdoor triathlon initially was that in my having Cerebral Palsy, running was challenge enough. To add two other disciplines BEFORE running just seemed like some sort of self inflicted torture
Swimming seems to be the biggest obstacle for anyone who is considering doing a triathlon. It was no different for me. . Oddly, while my legs allow me to run, they are rendered useless in the water. My ability to swim rests entirely on my upper body. Still, like anything I have to work at it.
As I became more comfortable in the water, the events seemed to become more inviting. Soon the thoughts of the next event consumed my mind. Like my running 5k races before, I started to look at triathlon as a way to prove something to not only myself, but to other people. . For me it was to prove that at the age of 39 my body was getting better, and not worse. That Cerebral Palsy was part of my life but cannot limit what I can accomplish
Doing a triathlon event, just that one time, can get you sucked in and keep you coming back and trying to beat your performance from the previous event.
2014 was my first true "season" of triathlon. I even went as far as to register as a member of USAT as a para-triathlete. This was a big step for me. Registering as a para athlete meant admitting to myself that I have a disability. This was tough to take, but it was the best thing I could have ever done. Not only did it make my race day experience more enjoyable, it gave me a sense of pride knowing that my being out on the course among all the other fantastic athletes, I was representing the thousands like me who dare to dream, participate and compete.
As a para-athlete, I am given certain race day accommodations. These aren't to make my race easier, but to level the playing field and make my race experience as safe as possible for myself and other competitors. In registering for a triathlon, I ask for just three things from Score This race officials. Assistance with my wetsuit and a chair in transition, and perhaps some assistance getting onto and off my bike. The Score This team was wonderful at making my race day experiences enjoyable and memorable at the same time.
Starting with the ECC Kats triathlon, it was all about participating and finishing or so I thought. Soon after seeing the results I found myself wanting more, knowing I could do that much better if I worked at it. So it was on to PAIN in the Alleghenies and a bike course that lives up to its name. Then it was the Summer Sizzler and finally the Finger Lakes Tri. Each event filled with its own unique set of challenges.
The truth is you will never know what your body is capable of unless you begin to demand more from it. Sure I set goals for myself. I wanted so badly to finish a Sprint distance in less than 2 hours. I fell short this year but every event I learned something that will eventually get me there
Physically challenged, old, or even over weight, if you can try, you can compete. Taking the first step toward your finish line is up to you. I promise you this. If you take that step, it won't be long before you will discover what possible can look like.
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A Good but Pricey Burrito at Cafe El Portal
When I asked you about burritos in New York last week, this was the one I had in mind. Nolita's Cafe El Portal makes a good burrito. Actually it makes one of the better burritos I've had in New York—which is not the same as great—but it comes with a price, $10.50 if you go with the pork filling. Is it ever okay to pay double digits for a burrito?
Before you pass judgment, take a look at that soft, steamed tortilla that keeps its massive payload well contained—a New York rarity all its own. The pork is tender with a bit of chew, naturally sweet and dressed with a subtle but effective dose of chilies. Beans and rice are soft but not overcooked, and the whole mass is bound—but not saturated—with gooey, slightly funky Oaxaca cheese. It's a meat-light burrito, but a satisfying one, huge, well-balanced, and quite filling. Let's also bear in mind this is a full-menu sit-down restaurant with a bar, not a bare bones taqueria.
Of course in California you can get a better burrito for half the cost. And you've named several candidates in other neighborhoods, many in Sunset Park. But this is Nolita, land of twee, overpriced cafes, and Cafe El Portal, which by and large is a decent, friendly neighborhood joint, could probably do far worse without changing their prices. I'm not exactly running back for another, but if a burrito craving strikes me in the neighborhood, I'll know where to go.
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The Knicks will let Antonio McDyess speak to reporters for the first time since the club declared him out for the season after he underwent left kneecap surgery Oct. 15. Perhaps McDyess will indicate whether he's trying to return earlier than predicted - perhaps late March or April.
The Knicks are not wavering from their post-surgery news release that McDyess is "expected" to miss the season. McDyess still has his cast on, but that should be removed soon. Once the cast is removed, more aggressive rehab will take place.
so, who think dice will be back by march?


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Today was the most trafficked Ars redesign launch ever. So much so that even though we were prepared for the demand, it overwhelmed our expectations. We apologize for the downtime and the issues with logging into the site; we know people are missing being able to read and post comments on our stories. We anticipate being able to turn everything back on tomorrow (Thursday, May 10 in the US).
We're working on a number of issues as we speak, but we wanted to thank everyone for your astounding feedback so far! We're really passionate about Ars Technica, and appreciate that you share that passion. It means a lot to us that our readers really do consider this one of their homes and care about what we do here so much.
We'll post an update in the morning for everyone (again US time), but in the meantime, here are the answers to the two most popular questions we've gotten so far:
If I find the front page multi-column layout doesn't work for me, is there a way to turn it off?
Yes, and it's easy. Just click the toggle in the upper right-hand corner. Switch back any time.
What happened to the dark theme?!
It's still there, and better than ever (it's even available on our mobile site by popular demand). Simply go to the Main Menu and you'll see it on the right side.


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Jalopnik Top Tip: If you are having trouble parking and your friend gets out to help you, do not then hit a car, knock your friend over, crash into another car and then drive away, which is exactly what these two ladies do.
Yes, the driver of this Dacia Sandero Stepway mashes the gas in reverse, hits one car, knocks her friend down, careens into a second car and then speeds off. Great news! This is probably the worst parking we've ever seen, and that's saying something.
(Thanks to everyone for the tips!)


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The other day, I commented about how much I love the fresh start of a new year and how I was trying hard to get organized. A friend commented on this and asked that I blog about it, so herein lies my purpose with this post.
First, I have the advantage of having a husband who works in the public school system, so he's home for winter break making getting organized much easier than it would be on a regular day. Maybe that's why I feel the urge to do this. If I can get on top of things now, I won't have to scramble later.
My top priority is having a menu to follow for the year. I have created a spreadsheet and have connected it with hyperlinks to this site. They include wonderful recipes and a complete shopping list, so much of the work is done for me. I am using the site's 2009 archive.
The next thing on my list is having my 2010 budget in order. Z and I went on a date for breakfast this morning and discussed the special items and activities that require extra money at different times during the year. One thing we started in 2009 that worked really well for us was taking the time on Sunday evenings to review the previous week's expenses and consider those of the coming week. This is the plan for 2010--to become more unified in our spending and understanding of where our money's going.
One interesting thing that potentially lies ahead for our family is that with the budget problems in the schools, all school administrators have the possibility of losing part of their income during this school year--as days are cut, so will Z's pay be. We're not sure what this will mean for our family, but because of this, we are planning to be much more careful in our spending and save more than we have in the past. One site that I really love for financial things is here.
We had a party here this evening. There is a New Year's youth dance going on, and our kids invited some friends over before the dance. Each kid brought a munchie to share. When they were done eating, they played games and hung out together. We then took them to the dance at 9pm. We ended up with fifteen kids going.
The greatest thing about this party was that we had to prepare our house for guests. We paired our kids up in teams and each chose jobs. We got the house in order in no time flat. I even had time to go grocery shopping this afternoon.
So, we are starting the new year with a clean house; all garbages are out; the fridge is clean; the cupboards and fridge are full. All floors are mopped, toilets are scoured, etc. It's a wonderful feeling. I feel like we're starting the year all new.
Here are the things I'm concentrating on in 2010...
- I want to be more unified with Z and with our family.
- I want to focus on nurturing my children.
Here are a few of the things I'm looking forward to in 2010...
- Q learning to drive.
- Q getting her patriarchal blessing.
- Continuing my children's literature class and finishing my family processes class.
- Taking classes in statistics, organizational behavior, and financial planning.
- Kids playing basketball and soccer.
- T finally being completely potty trained.
- L learning to walk and talk.
- G going to high school.
- Helping DJ with Personal Progress.
- B possibly playing baseball.
- I'd love to talk A into taking piano lessons--do I dare teach him?
- G going to EFY for the first time and Q going for her second time.
- Q and maybe G having summer jobs.
- Getting to know a new group of nursery kids and having the joy of being with the kids each Sunday.
So, there it is...so far. A continual work in progress, I'm afraid. 2009 has been a year of incredible ups and downs, but I'm grateful to say that the ups have far outweighed the downs. I'm looking forward to what life holds for this madhouse in 2010.