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Home equity is back! And it's growing fast: According to the latest data from the Federal Reserve, Americans' net equity holdings in their houses jumped by nearly half a trillion dollars during the last three months of 2012, and have increased by $1.7 trillion since the spring of 2011.
What does this mean to you personally? Depending on where you own your home, it could mean that finally -- after years of struggling with an underwater mortgage -- the market value of your property has risen enough to put you into positive equity territory.
Or closer to break-even equity than you assumed. Zillow Real Estate Research estimates that nearly 2 million American owners exited negative equity status during 2012 alone.
It could also mean that should you wish to sell your house, you're now in a better position to do so. And if your home is located in one of dozens of local markets that are experiencing severe shortages of listings for sale combined with strong demand from buyers, this spring could bring you a higher price than at any time in the past seven years.
Here's what the Fed found in its "flow of funds" study released March 7:
Thanks to recovering housing values, total home equity is now at its highest level -- about $8.2 trillion -- since the bust and gaining rapidly. From January 2012 through December, it rose by a stunning $1.2 trillion.
Outstanding mortgage debts continued to fall as owners paid down their balances and refinanced into smaller loans, taking advantage of unprecedented low mortgage rates. Foreclosures and principal forgiveness by lenders also have helped whittle away mortgage debt. Americans now owe about $1 trillion less on their homes than they did in 2008.
Jed Kolko, chief economist for Trulia.com, an online real estate research and information company, says growing home equity has three key effects.
First, owners feel wealthier and are more likely to spend some of that perceived wealth -- even if it's illiquid in the form of real estate equity -- on goods and services.
Second, higher equity stakes reduce the likelihood of mortgage defaults. People have a deeper financial stake in their properties and are less willing to risk loss through foreclosure.
Fewer delinquencies, in turn, Kolko said in an interview, "mean less stress on the financial system," thereby reducing the probability of another banking crisis � la 2008-09.
Finally, by encouraging owners to consider selling -- either now or later in the cycle when prices could be even higher -- growing equity holdings allow the real estate market to work better, with more transactions, more mobility for families, more new construction, more jobs and so on.
Doug Duncan, chief economist for mortgage investor Fannie Mae, says the recent jump in equity holdings "puts us back on track toward where we were prior to the crisis," and represents a "transition to normal" conditions in the housing market.
Though there are local markets where last year's double-digit price gains look bubbly and unsustainable to Duncan -- notably in some of the inland cities of California -- the increases in values elsewhere tend to be more modest and solid, simply making up for the declines experienced in the latter half of the last decade.
One major market does concern him, however: Washington, D.C., and its Maryland and Virginia suburbs.
Though the District of Columbia has seen significant year-to-year gains in prices recently, Duncan says prices could "flatten out" if the federal budget sequestration and cutbacks in government jobs and defense spending continue for an extended period.
Despite the impressive increases in equity reported by the Fed, there's a sobering flip side: There are still millions of owners -- nearly 14 million, according to Zillow -- who remain in negative-equity positions. They are often the folks who purchased at the wrong time -- near the peak of their local markets from late 2005 through 2006 -- or used mortgages that required little or no down payment to buy bigger houses than they could afford.
In Miami and Phoenix, roughly 40 percent of owners have mortgage debt in excess of property value.
In Tampa it's 41.5 percent; Chicago 37 percent; Seattle 33.5 percent; Columbus, Ohio, 29 percent; San Diego and Washington, D.C., about 28 percent; and Los Angeles 24 percent.
The bittersweet news from the Fed for most of these owners: The odds are good that you are not as deep in negative territory today as you were 12 months ago.
Ken Harney's email address is email@example.com. Washington Post Writers Group.
House underwater? Probably not as deeply as it was
Home equity is back! And it's growing fast: According to the latest data from the Federal Reserve, Americans' net equity holdings in their houses jumped by nearly half a trillion dollars during the last three months of 2012, and have increased by $1.7 trillion since the spring of 2011.


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Dell Latitude D610 laptop has two memory slots available for upgrades.
This model can take up to 2GB RAM total, so you can install up to 1GB module in each slot.
You should use PC2-4200 DDR2-533 SODIMM RAM.
Your computer will work in dual channel mode (recommended) if you install two identical memory modules. In my case, I'm going to install two 1GB PC2-4200 modules.
RAM Slot B can be accessed through the door on the bottom.
Slot A is hidden under the keyboard, so we'll have to remove it. If your laptop was configured with only one memory module, you'll find it in the Slot A.
Before you do anything, do not forget to remove the battery.
Let's remove the keyboard. Insert a flathead screwdriver under the bezel and and carefully lift up it up.
Remove the bezel.
You'll find two screws securing the keyboard. Remove both screws.
Now carefully lift up the keyboard.
You'll see the default memory module right above the touch pad buttons. It's possible to replace it without disconnecting the keyboard.
I will disconnect the keyboard so I can make better pictures for you.
Simply grab the blue tag attached to the cable connector and pull it up.
Now you can remove the keyboard completely.
On the picture below you can see the default memory module installed into the slot A.
In order to remove it, spread latches on both side with your fingers.
The module will pop up at a 30 degree angle.
Now you can pull the default module from the slot and replace it with a new one.
I'm installing a 1GB RAM into this slot.
Finally, install another 1GB module into the slot on the bottom.
Turn on the laptop and you are ready to go!


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You have a chance to have a say on Wiltshire's countryside for a scientific research project.
The project is being run by Cranfield University and the RSPB and is studying people's perceptions on biodiversity, mainly ancient grasslands and farmland.
Three workshops have been carried out - in Seend, Salisbury and Amesbury - and now the researchers have launched an online survey to gather more views.
The survey at www.ppgis.manchester.ac.uk/bess/ asks people to mark on a map three places of personal importance and to score the broad habitat types of farmland and grassland.
It is part of a larger project looking at different types of eco-system services and is funded by the Natural Environment Research Council.


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Stars from As The World Turns and Guiding Light will head down to Marco Island for the Southwest Florida Soapfest Celebrity Charity Weekend on Saturday, May 19 and Sunday Mary 20.
Events include a celebrity bartender bash, a celebrity golf game and a cruise with the stars.
Celebrities tentatively scheduled to attend include Alexandra Chando (Maddie), Elena Goode (Jade), Van Hansis (Luke) and Zach Roerig (Casey) from As The World Turns and Mandy Bruno (Marina), John Driscoll (Coop), Jordan Clarke (Billy) and Michael O'Leary (Rick) from Guiding Light.
For more information and tickets, please visit www.soapfest.com or call (239) 394-4559.


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Gringotts Plugin for Trac
Notice: This plugin is unmaintained and available for adoption.
Gringotts is the name of the bank in the Harry Potter books and is also the name of a GTK-based application for storing sensitive information (e.g. passwords, files, etc.) in an encrypted form.
This Trac plugin adds a semi-secure area for storing such information. It is essentially a mini-wiki which has an ACL (Access Control List) associated with the content. Everything stored in the database is encrypted with a 2048 key that is automatically generated when you install this plugin for the first time. The key is kept in the trac.ini file – make sure you take a backup as if the key is lost, then so is the data kept in Gringotts!
This plugin requires the PyCrypto package and also uses the ezPyCrypto wrapper. Have fun.
Bugs/Feature Requests
Existing bugs and feature requests for GringottsPlugin are here.
If you have any issues, create a new ticket.
Download the zipped source from [download:gringottsplugin here].
You can check out GringottsPlugin from here using Subversion, or browse the source with Trac.
The simplest way to install is to [download:gringottsplugin download] the zipped source, unzip it into the directory of your choice (/tmp or such), and run
python setup.py bdist_egg
from the 0.10 directory - if you're using Trac version 0.10 or 0.11 if you're using Trac version 0.11, followed by:
easy_install dist/gringotts-0.1-py2.4.egg
(or such if your egg differs in name)
Next you'll have to enable the Gringotts plugin in the trac.ini, like so:
[components] gringotts.* = enabled
If this is your first installation of Gringotts you'll need to upgrade your trac project, to update the database schema and generate the private key:
trac-admin /path/to/your/project upgrade
For more information on plugin instalation visit the documentation outlined in TracPlugins.
You can either use the list of Gringotts as your main interface (it adds a navigation item), or you can use the Macro
[[Gringott(NameOfGringlet)]] where every wiki syntax is supported.
To create a new Gringlet click on the create link in the lower right corner of the box that just appeared. You can now enter all your secrets. ACL's are entered as comma or space separated usernames.
Recent Changes
Author: coling
Maintainer: coling
Hello Colin, following-up to our discussion on #trac... If you're feeling adventurous, you can check out the trac:browser:sandbox/context-refactoring branch and apply the following patch: http://trac.edgewall.org/attachment/wiki/ChristianBoos/is_member_of I'd be glad if that would be working for your Gringott's plugin (note that the patch is untested, there might be one or two things to fix).


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Rashtriya Janata Dal Organised A Mega Rally 'BJP Bhagao, Desh Bachao'
PATNA, INDIA - AUGUST 27: RJD Chief Lalu Yadav with Sharad Yadav at mega rally "BJP Bhagao, Desh Bachao", organised by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), at Gandhi Maidan on August 27, 2017, In in Patna, India. RJD chief Lalu Prasad has already said the 'BJP bhagao desh bachao' rally would herald the decline of the BJP-led NDA in the 2019 Lok Sabha election. (Photo by A P Dube/Hindustan Times )
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Chicago: President Barack Obama's campaign projected confidence on Tuesday night as election results rolled in, but waited nervously for some of the biggest prizes to be awarded.
Obama aides said their internal numbers had them on track for victory. And staffers at the president's campaign headquarters in Chicago were cheering and high-fiving as the results came in.
Still, the campaign was laser-focused on the 18 electoral votes in Ohio, the Midwest swing state where Obama and Republican Mitt Romney competed fiercely. The Democratic ticket was optimistic about its prospects in the state where the president's bailout of the auto industry is widely popular.
Obama's team was also closely watching Florida to see if more Democratic votes materialized in a state that Obama won in 2008. Yet the president doesn't need a victory there to reach the required 270 Electoral College votes.
Obama, along with his wife and daughters, left his Chicago home around 10:30pm EST and headed to the downtown hotel where several longtime aides were watching the election results. The Obamas were expected to stay at the hotel until the race is called.
Despite their outward confidence, Obama and his aides were leaving nothing to chance. The president indulged his superstitions by engaging in a traditional Election Day basketball game with friends, as the race that will determine his political future was finally in the hands of voters.
Obama's team won, ensuring him at least one victory Tuesday.
The president kicked off Election Day with a surprise visit to a campaign office near his South Side home.
Thunderous applause from about two dozen volunteers, many with tears streaming down their faces, greeted Obama. Removing his suit coat, he sat down to make some calls to volunteers in neighboring Wisconsin. "Let's get busy," he said.
"Hopefully we'll have a good day," he said on one call. "Keep working hard all the way through."
Speaking to reporters afterward, Obama said: "We feel confident we've got the votes to win but it's going to depend ultimately on whether these votes turn out."
The president also congratulated his Republican rival Mitt Romney on running "spirited campaign", saying he knew the GOP nominee's supporters were "just as engaged, just as enthusiastic" as his own.
Late Tuesday, Michelle Obama issued a message through Twitter thanking supporters: "I am so grateful to every one of you for your support and your prayers. -mo"
The president headed into Election Day locked in a close race with Romney, according to national polls. But he appeared to have a slight edge in some key battlegrounds that will decide the contest, including Ohio, Iowa and Wisconsin.
Obama said late Tuesday in an interview with Denver television station KDVR that he had prepared both a victory speech and a concession speech for election night.
"You always have two speeches prepared because you can't take anything for granted," Obama said. Romney on Tuesday told reporters he has only prepared a victory speech.
There was no traditional Election Day photo of Obama voting Tuesday because he did so in Chicago last week, part of his campaign's effort to promote early voting. First lady Michelle Obama voted by absentee ballot.
One tradition Obama kept, however, was his Election Day basketball game.
A savvy basketball fan, Obama was joined by former Chicago Bulls star Scottie Pippen, childhood friends Mike Ramos and Marty Nesbitt, and Education Secretary Arne Duncan, a former captain of Harvard's basketball team.
Others who played included Obama's chef Sam Kass, first lady Michelle Obama's brother Craig Robinson, former Bulls player Jeff Sanders, and Alexi Giannoulias, the former Illinois state treasurer and 2010 Democratic U.S. Senate nominee.
He was expected to speak at his campaign's election night party at McCormick Place convention center.


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The Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC) was an international partnership of universities, research institutes and NGOs, which completed its ten-year programme in 2011. Our research has deepened understanding of the causes of chronic poverty, and provided analysis and policy guidance on the reduction of chronic poverty. The CPRC was funded by the UK Department for International Development.
This is now an archived site. For a current website on chronic poverty, see www.chronicpovertynetwork.org, the website of the Chronic Poverty Advisory Network (CPAN).
Tackling chronic poverty: The policy implications of research on chronic poverty and poverty dynamics, produced at the end of the CPRC's ten-year research and policy engagement process, summarises the key messages on how to include the poorest in development on good terms.
The CPRC reveals that tackling chronic poverty involves a somewhat different set of policies and programmes additional to the orthodox, accepted set.
But it can be done: through social protection, human development for the hard to reach, pro-poorest economic growth, and progressive social change towards the 'good society'.
The Chronic Poverty Advisory Network (CPAN) builds on the work of the CPRC and raises awareness about the needs and possibilities of addressing chronic poverty. It works with policy makers and programme designers to produce effective measures in different contexts which will address chronic poverty.
CPAN is producing sector and country specific policy gudies (see on agriculture and education), as well as challenge papers (see What has happened to the other 50%?). The network is active in 13 countries in three regions, and has held policy events in 2012 in Accra and Nairobi.
CPRC Publications
The CPRC publications database contains over 400 publications across chronic poverty research themes, policy areas, and countries.
Chronic poverty reports
Chronic Poverty Reports are the flagshiip CPRC publications that highlight how to better address chronic poverty through national and international policies.


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Auto Repair Shop Focused on Individual Attention
By Charles McMahon
Hampton Union, Tuesday, January 15, 2013
[The following article is courtesy of the Hampton Union and Seacoast Online.]
Seacoast native Isaac Davenport runs a one-man show at his small automotive repair shop, Davenport's Busted Knuckle Auto, in Hampton.
[Charles McMahon photo]
HAMPTON -- It's a one-man show at Davenport's Busted Knuckle Auto on 7 Kershaw Avenue, and owner Isaac Davenport said he is just fine with that.
Davenport, 30, has been running a solo automobile repair shop since August 2011.
Having worked as a mechanic at multiple high-end dealerships throughout the region over the years, the Rye native and Portsmouth High School graduate said he has learned that he'd much rather work for himself than anyone else.
The reason, according to Davenport, has a lot to do with the lack of interaction one has with the customer while working in the maintenance department at a dealership.
"You don't ever actually see the person whose car it is, and they don't see you," he said. "I liked the dealership atmosphere, but there was this big disconnect with the customer that I didn't like."
Since starting his own business, Davenport said he has really become accustomed to working with customers and doing both the behind-the-scenes repair work and the customer service that goes along with it.
"At a place like this, I'm the one who answers the phones, I'm the one who works on your car, and I'm the one who, in the end, is responsible for delivering your car," he said.
Davenport said another positive aspect of owning his own shop is that it gives him the opportunity to really explain to his customers what is going on with their vehicles.
He said oftentimes what he has found is that people are very apprehensive when it comes to spending money on costly car repairs.
"I like the opportunity to be straight with people," he said. "If you're honest and straight with people, they are usually happy with spending the money."
Davenport said the fact that he is so local also underscores the importance of being up front with people about their car repairs.
Davenport said he is capable of working on pretty much anything, having trained at the Universal Technical Institute, one of the country's premier providers of technician training for students seeking a career in the automotive industry.
While his specialty is working on any type of Audi or Volkswagen, Davenport said he is also capable of doing diagnostic work, wiring and testing the "runability and driveability" on any model from any year.
"The only thing I can't do is tires and alignment," he said. "I can do everything from an oil change to motor replacement to a complete electrical diagnosis."
Davenport said he hopes to expand his business in the future. Not only does he hope to add a second vehicle lift, but Davenport said one day he hopes to hire a few people to join him.
Davenport's Busted Knuckle Auto
Address: 7 Kershaw Ave., Unit 1, Hampton
Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday
Phone: 475-3947
Web site: www.bustedknuckleauto.com


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Laws, Regulations & Annotations
Business Taxes Law Guide – Revision 2019
Cigarette and Tobacco Products Licensing Act Regulations
Title 18 of the California Code of Regulations
Article 2. Licenses—Issuance, Transfer and Denial
Regulation 4508
Regulation 4508. Appeal—Denial of License.
Authority cited: Section 22971.2, Business and Professions Code.
Reference: Sections 22973.1, 22977.2 and 22979, Business and Professions Code.
(a) If the Special Taxes and Fees Division determines that a new license should not be issued pursuant to Regulation 4503, then it shall notify the applicant of such determination and deny the application for issuance of a new license for the applicant's business. The applicant may petition for a redetermination within 30 days from the date notice of the denial is mailed or personally delivered to the applicant. The denial of the application shall become final if a petition for redetermination is not filed before the expiration of the 30-day period.
(b) Every petition for redetermination shall be in writing and shall state the specific grounds upon which the petition is founded.
(c) The Board shall reconsider the determination of the Special Taxes and Fees Division pursuant to its administrative appeals process set forth in article 6 (commencing with Regulation 5260) of chapter 2 of division 2.1 of title 18 of the California Code of Regulations and shall grant the applicant an oral hearing if timely requested within 30 days of the date the decision and recommendation issued by the Appeals Division is mailed to the applicant. Any Board hearing will be governed by the rules set forth in Regulations 5270, 5271, 5522.4 through 5523.1, 5523.4 through 5523.7, 5541 through 5551, 5563, subdivisions (a) and (b) and 5561 through 5563, 5571, 5572 and 5578.
(d) The order or decision of the Board upon a petition for redetermination becomes final 30 days after the date notice thereof is mailed to the applicant, except as provided in Regulation 5560, subdivision (b).
(e) Any notice required by this section shall be placed in a sealed envelope, with postage paid, addressed to the applicant at the applicant's last known address as it appears in the records of the Board. The giving of notice shall be deemed complete at the time of deposit of the notice at a United States Post Office, mailbox, sub-post office, substation, mail chute, or other facility regularly maintained or provided by the United States Postal Service, without extension of time for any reason. In lieu of mailing, notice may be served personally by delivery to the person to be served and service shall be deemed complete at the time of such delivery. Personal delivery to a corporation may be made by delivery of a notice to any person designated to be served for the corporation with summons and complaint in a civil action, pursuant to the Code of Civil Procedure.
History: Adopted December 12, 2006, effective April 21, 2007.
Amended January 27, 2010, effective March 30, 2010. Replaced "Regulation 5023" with "article 6 (commencing with Regulation 5260) of chapter 2 of division 2.1 of title 18 of the California Code of Regulations" in first sentence of, and replaced "Regulations 5070, 5072 though 5075, 5076, 5077 through 5082, and 5083 through 5087" with "Regulations 5270, 5271, 5522.4 through 5523.1, 5523.4 through 5523.7, 5541 through 5551, 5563, subdivisions (a) and (b), 5561 through 5563, 5571, 5572, and 5576" in second sentence of subdivision (c). Replaced "Regulation 5082" with "Regulation 5560, subdivision (b)" in subdivision (d).
Amended August 23, 2011, effective October 10, 2011. Replaced "Excise Taxes Division" with "Special Taxes and Fees Division".


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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- On the heels of finding chronic wasting disease in a Pennsylvania deer, it's time for the state's game commissioners to consider a ban on deer feeding, according to a veterinarian in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
It actually is past time, noted David Wolfgang, extension veterinarian and field studies director in veterinary and biomedical sciences.
"The commissioners should follow the advice they have been given by a variety of deer experts, including the agency's own wildlife veterinarian, and stop the feeding of deer," he said. "When we feed deer, we congregate the animals, and that dramatically increases the potential that diseases, such as chronic wasting disease (CWD), will spread among them. There is no disagreement about that."
The Board of Game Commissioners in the past has outlawed the feeding of bears and elk in the state, so there is precedent for banning the feeding of deer, Wolfgang pointed out. "It would be wise for them to go ahead now and do the right thing for the wildlife of Pennsylvania," he said.
Wolfgang represents Penn State on the state's Chronic Wasting Disease Task Force, which also includes representatives from the Game Commission and the state departments of agriculture and health. He is most concerned about another practice that game commissioners could stop: the placing of salt or mineral blocks for deer.
"Where salt licks or mineral blocks are put out, obviously deer congregate, and that is bad enough," Wolfgang explained. "But what's worse is that after being exposed to rain and snow, the minerals leach into the surrounding ground, and then for years deer bite and chew at the dirt.
"If a CWD-infected deer would visit the mineral lick, prions that spread the disease likely would get into the soil from its urine and feces. The last thing we want is for deer to be eating dirt in areas where deer have congregated."
Wolfgang, who is a past president of the Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association, also is worried about the wide use of deer urine by bowhunters as a lure or attractant. He suggested that game commissioners consider banning that practice in Pennsylvania, as well.
Doe urine, collected at deer farms across the country, is packaged commercially and sold to help archers draw into arrow-shooting range the mature bucks they seek.
"Some scientists now wonder if the wide distribution of doe urine might be partly responsible for the spread of CWD from the West to the East," he said.
"Doe urine from deer in other states should not be introduced into Pennsylvania soils. Even the small risk that the purchased doe urine might contain CWD-causing prions should discourage responsible hunters from using it."
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture in early October confirmed the first positive case of chronic wasting disease in the state on a deer farm in Adams County. The 3-year-old doe was born at a deer farm in Lycoming County and had lived at a deer farm in York County as well. Subsequently the state quarantined all three locations.
Agriculture Department officials are now trying to determine whether other captive deer at those facilities were infected, and if CWD might have been passed onto wild deer in those areas.
The disease attacks the brains of infected deer, elk and moose, producing small lesions that eventually result in death. It is transmitted by direct animal-to-animal contact through saliva, feces and urine.
Infected animals may not show signs of the disease in the early stages, which can last for years. However, as the disease progresses, infected animals begin to lose body functions and display abnormal behaviors, such as staggering or failing to respond to threats, such as the approach of humans or predators. Animals may stand with legs spread far apart, carry their head and ears lowered, and often drool excessively.
Infected animals appear to be in poor body condition and some become emaciated. Infected animals are often found near water and drink large quantities. However, these symptoms are characteristic of diseases other than CWD and that is why the diagnosis comes only after death. The only certified test for CWD requires killing an animal and examining its brainstem.
CWD first was discovered in Colorado among captive mule deer in 1967 and since has been detected in 22 states and Canadian provinces, including Pennsylvania's neighboring states of New York, West Virginia and Maryland. Pennsylvania is the 23rd state to find CWD in either a captive or wild deer population and the 13th state to have it only in a captive deer herd.
Although chronic wasting disease is fatal in deer, elk and moose, there is no evidence that it can be transmitted to humans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the World Health Organization.


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Brandon of the d'Urbervilles
Being a Major League franchise's top prospect can't be easy. With the big money post-draft signing bonuses, a constantly lecherous media hype and swarms of unwaveringly moody fans who want-want-want now-now-now, I imagine the amount of pressure that young, talented baseballers put on themselves is beyond my pedestrian understanding.
But I do know this: every great once in a while, that young talent becomes Jason Heyward. Most of the time, however, that talent ends up being Felix Pie… or Cameron Maybin… or Todd Van Poppel.
Brandon Wood is in a class all by himself.
Drafted in 2003, the buzz around Wood (the Angels' top prospect for at least six years now) has been simmering with whispers of his immense, raw talent evidenced as he plowed through and destroyed the minor leagues. But despite the club's confidence in his abilities, Wood has been unable to escape the scary truth: he just hasn't hit at the Big League level.
In 464 at-bats spread over 173 games in five years, dude has managed an embarrassingly flaccid .168 batting average, and I'm sure no one is more upset about that than Wood himself.
The Angels designated him for assignment on Tuesday. By all accounts, it was a sad departure, for both he and the club.
But one of the things I love about baseball is that it is always eager to offer a second chance. Perhaps Wood will get picked up by a team that will give him a starting job, no questions asked. Perhaps the pressure that has built up and the disappointment that lingers over him can be brushed aside, forgotten. Perhaps Wood will allow himself to just be Brandon, and stop worrying about what everyone else thinks, wants, needs.
If he does that, maybe his talent will shine.
If things don't work out, at least he can say he gave it his very best.
And there is absolutely no shame in that.
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Hamas Leader Sends Granddaughter to Israel for Treatment
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 | Ryan Jones, Israel Today
Israel is the devil and the merciless foe of the Palestinian Arabs. Except for when a Palestinian leader or one of his or her family members needs emergency medical care.
Israel on Sunday provided such treatment to Amal Haniyeh, granddaughter of Gaza-based Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, of all people.
The one-year-old girl had reportedly deteriorated to critical condition after contracting an acute infection of her digestive tract. Seemingly without hesitation, Haniyeh sent the girl to Israel, and the Jewish state, equally without hesitation, opened its arms to help the child.
Nor was little Amal the first member of the Haniyeh family to receive medical care from Israel. In the summer of 2012, Haniyeh's brother-in-law was rushed across the border to receive urgent heart treatment at a hospital near Tel Aviv.
Now, this is nothing new on the Israeli side of the equation. Hundreds of Palestinians from Gaza enter Israel every month for medical treatment, some of it life-saving.
But for Haniyeh himself to send his own flesh and blood into what he and other Hamas leaders describe as the lion's den certainly must send the wrong kind of message.
Speaking at a conference on education last year, Haniyeh labeled Israel "a cancerous tumor that must be removed and uprooted," and urged Palestinian school teachers to "raise a generation that will fight and liberate the Palestinians from the occupation."
And, no, his definition of "occupation" is not confined to the pre-1967 armistice lines.
"The armed...struggle [is] the path and the strategic choice for liberating the Palestinian land, from the [Mediterranean] sea to the [Jordan] river, and for the expulsion of the invaders and usurpers [Israel]... We won't relinquish one inch of the land of Palestine," Haniyeh stated in December 2011 on the occasion of Hamas' 24th anniversary.
Two months later in Tehran, Haniyeh insisted that Hamas would "never recognize Israel," regardless of any peace agreement reached between Israel and other Palestinian leaders.
One must wonder, if Hamas' long-term strategic goals are met, where then will Haniyeh send his family when they become ill?
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Sandra Bullock has accomplished a box office feat that her fellow A-listers Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep, Angelina Jolie and Reese Witherspoon have never succeeded at – she's cracked the $200 million mark at the domestic box office.
According to Variety, "The Blind Side" is the first movie ever "driven solely by a top female star" to break $200 million. Over the weekend, the drama box office receipts totaled $208.5 million.
In comparison, Sandra's A-list counterparts have come close, but never pulled in moviegoers in such big numbers. Julia Roberts' "Erin Brockovich" – which is often compared to "The Blind Side" — made $125.6 million domestically, while Meryl Streep's "The Devil Wears Prada," earned $124.7 million.
The only other female-centric film to ever crack the $200 million club was 2002's "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," which starred the then unknown Nia Vardalos.
And "The Blind Side's" box office bounty could continue to grow, according to Warner Bros. President of Domestic Distribution Dan Fellman.
"And we're not even done. I think 'Blind Side' has another $30 million left," Fellman told the entertainment trade mag.
With the exception of the disappointing "All About Steve," Sandra has had a stellar year with "The Proposal," which pulled in an impressive $164 million domestically. The actress' films have grossed a whooping $1.72 billion domestically over her career.
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Silvermoon Children's Theatre 'Turbo Day' Thursday
The Silvermoon Children's Theatre in downtown Texarkana will host a Turbo Day workshop for kids ages 8-14 Thursday.
This one day workshop will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. for kids to brainstorm different ideas and characters that go along with the days discussed theme. Kids will create their own skit, song, scene as well as a costume piece and will perform for parents when they pick them up at the end of the day.
What is the Silvermoon Children's Theatre all about?
Prompted by a desire to help build healthy, happy people by investing in our community's young people and having a non-profit mindset, SCT cultivates creativity under control using the dramatic arts by channeling the innate talents of the young to provide entertaining, uplifting children's theatre that enriches audiences and participants alike.
Journey with us to a galaxy not so far way to a place where young stars are encouraged and nurtured to shine brightly. Businesses and individuals may choose how they wish to support SCT ... maximize tickets or maximize advertising dollars.
SCT's Premiere Production was Seussical, Jr., running 2/27 through 3/3/2014. Its seven performances were performed to sellout crowds. Other shows in the premiere SCT season are Once Upon a Palooza, set to feature plays conceived by area youth, and The Fantastic Mr. Fox, by Roald Dahl. And, JUST ANNOUNCED, are exciting plans for Mini-Shows and Turbo Days during summer 2014! For information, please check out SCT's Facebook page.
The mission of SCT is to provide entertaining, professional quality theatre, performed by children for audiences of all ages. We educate, challenge and inspire youth, support the learning environment, and build strong community values.
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Spreadsheet Exercises in Ecology and Evolution
Originally published by Sinauer Associates, Spreadsheet Exercises in Ecology and Evolution can now be downloaded for free, courtesy of Therese Donovan, Charles Welden, and Sinauer Associates. These exercises were developed to teach our own students how to put a spreadsheet model together from scratch, while at the same time learning some fundamental models and concepts in the fields of ecology and evolution. Once you understand how models are put together, it is fairly easy to move into another modeling format (e.g., Mathematica, Stella).
Each exercise comes with instructions for building a spreadsheet, a spreadsheet shell (that includes headings), completed spreadsheets, and answers. Before you begin, please read the book preface, which describes how to approach these exercises. Note that all exercises were written with the assumption that exercises 0-3 have been mastered.
Please cite this work as: Donovan, T. M. and C. Welden. 2002. Spreadsheet exercises in ecology and evolution. Sinauer Associates, Inc. Sunderland, MA, USA.
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THE SQL Server Blog Spot on the Web
Many people are looking for books about Analysis Services Tabular. Today there are two books available and they complement each other:
The book I wrote with Alberto and Chris is a complete guide to create tabular models and has a good coverage about DAX, including how to use it for enriching a semantic model with calculated columns and measures and how to use it for querying a Tabular model. In my experience, DAX as a query language is a very interesting option for custom analytical applications that requires a fast calculation engine, or simply for standard reports running in Reporting Services and accessing a Tabular model. You can freely preview the table of content and read some excerpts from the book on Safari Books Online. The book is in printing and should be shipped within mid-July, so finally it will be very soon on the shelf of all the people already preordered it!
The Teo Lachev's book, covers the full spectrum of Tabular models provided by Microsoft: starting with self-service BI, you have users creating a model with PowerPivot for Excel, publishing it to PowerPivot for SharePoint and exploring data by using Power View; then, the PowerPivot for Excel model can be imported in a Tabular model and published in Analysis Services, adding more control on the model through row-level security and partitioning, for example. Teo's book follows a step-by-step approach describing each feature that is very good for a beginner that is new to PowerPivot and/or to BISM Tabular. If you need to get the big picture and to start using the products that are part of the new Microsoft wave of BI products, the Teo's book is for you.
After you read the book from Teo, or if you already have a certain confidence with PowerPivot or BISM Tabular and you want to go deeper about internals, best practices, design patterns in just BISM Tabular, then our book is a suggested read: it contains several chapters about DAX, includes discussions about new opportunities in data model design offered by Tabular models, and also provides examples of optimizations you can obtain in DAX and best practices in data modeling and queries.
It might seem strange that an author write a review of a book that might seem to compete with his one, but in reality these two books complement each other and are not alternatives. If you have any doubt, buy both: you will be not disappointed! Moreover, Amazon usually offers you a deal to buy three books, including the Visualizing Data with Microsoft Power View, another good choice for getting all the details about Power View.
Will the sample code be available for download? The link in the book takes you to an empty page and the book's page doesn't list example/sample code for download.
Just getting started reading through the book and looking forward to it. I'm going to check out Teo's book as well. The self-service BI aspect is somewhat appealing.
Do the same principals apply for locking down what data a user can see through the tabular model? We have some requirements that customers can only see "their" data and can't look at other areas. I know there were some tricks in SSAS 2008 to accomplish that. Do those carry over to the Tabular model as well?
Thanks and congratulations on the new title being published!
Peter, the link has been fixed - thank you for the comment!
Great news. I'm really looking forward to going through this book. Thanks for the update.


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Oxygen (Element)
oxygen, gaseous chemical element; symbol O; at. no. 8; interval in which at. wt. ranges 15.99903–15.99977; m.p. −218.4°C; b.p. −182.962°C; density 1.429 grams per liter at STP; valence −2. The existence and properties of oxygen had been noted by many scientists before the announcement of its isolation by Priestley in 1774. Scheele had also succeeded in preparing oxygen from a number of substances, but publication of his findings was delayed until after that of Priestley's. As a result, Priestley and Scheele are credited with the discovery of the element independently. The fact that the gas is a component of the atmosphere was finally and definitely established by Lavoisier a few years later. In 1929, W. F. Giaque and H. L. Johnston announced the discovery of two isotopes of oxygen, of mass numbers 17 and 18.
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With David Eun Departure, "The AOL Way" Makes Way for the Arianna Way
[UPDATE: This post has been updated in brackets, including clarifications and one important correction, in several places below.]
Despite all the polite throat-clearing in the various internal memos coming out of AOL today, with a rejiggering of its content management–including the [elimination of the job] of Media and Studios President David Eun [from the original one he had been appointed to by AOL CEO Tim Armstrong earlier this year]–what is really happening is what sources said will likely be a [drastic rejiggering of] more recent strategies of how to run its media business.
That is likely to begin with the hip-checking of [a controversial, if miscontrued, internal document titled] "The AOL Way," which many sources tell BoomTown was [sponsored by Armstrong and created to stress best new media practices, including to garner better traffic], once the $315 million acquisition of the Huffington Post is completed.
[Whatever the original intent of "The AOL Way," it was badly received both inside and outside the New York-based company, thought of as too focused on SEO and not as much on creating the kind of high-quality journalism loudly touted by Armstrong.]
And that could mean a new and [perceptually journalistically friendly] direction forged by its the Web site's Co-founder and new AOL editorial chief Arianna Huffington will take place.
In fact, much of what has [been put into place since Armstrong took over, from an editorial perspective at least,] is being questioned and reevaluated.
While what exactly that means is still being formulated by Huffington and others at AOL, it will likely not be using most of the mostly by-the-numbers recommendations of the infamous "AOL Way" deck.
Subtitled "Content, Product, Media Engineering and Revenue Management" and leaked to the media, it was all about how the struggling Internet portal thinks about its content properties.
Pretty much like cows to be milked, which has caused endless hand-wringing among the editorial troops at AOL. [While it might have been intended as a "best practices" memo for new media], this should come as no surprise, given damn-the-journalists-full-speed-ahead tone and SEO-overboard themes.
As reported by Silicon Alley Insider on February 1:
* AOL tells its editors to decide what topics to cover based on four considerations: Traffic potential, revenue potential, edit quality and turn-around time.
* AOL asks its editors to decide whether to produce content based on "the profitability consideration."
* The documents reveal that AOL is, when the story calls for it, willing to boost traffic by 5% to 10% with search ads and other "paid media."
* AOL site leaders are expected to have eight ideas for packages that could generate at least $1 million in revenue on hand at all times.
* In-house AOL staffers are expected to write five to 10 stories per day.
* AOL knows its sites are too dependent on traffic from AOL.com, and it wants its editors to fix the problem by posting more frequently, with more emphasis on getting pageviews.
[It was Eun's job to push the themes in "The AOL Way,' of course, along with upgrading the content business at AOL, which has become its main focus under Armstrong's turnaround effort.
While Eun has added several measures to stress quality journalism at AOL, since he was brought in from Google with much hype a year ago, having the colorful and influential Huffington as the flagship editorial personality at AOL–paired with trusted Armstrong lieutenant Jon Brod as COO–proved irresistible to the AOL CEO.
Of course, that left Eun without the job he had been hired for, which has now essentially been split among Huffington, Brod and also AOL exec Ned Brody.
And while Armstrong offered him different opportunities within AOL, sources said, with his original position gone in the new regime, Eun declined and decided to depart.]
In his parting email to staff, in fact, Eun continued to stress the numbers achieved under his tenure.
But, at the start, he was clear:
"With the historic acquisition of The Huffington Post, my role and responsibilities as President, AOL Media are changing. Tim and I have discussed at length how I might continue within the new organizational structure, but ultimately there isn't a role that matches what I am seeking to do."
Nor, it seems, for "The AOL Way."
For your enjoyment, here's Eun in happier days–late January–in a jiggy video he did for the troops:


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WINSLOW, Maine — Joseph Hopkins didn't have to look far to find subject matter when tasked by his English teacher last year to write an essay on an inspirational figure in his life.
The Winslow High School football standout selected one of his coaches, longtime Black Raiders defensive coordinator Jim Poulin, whom he saw not only as a mentor but also as a survivor.
"It's incredible what he goes through to be out here with us," said Hopkins.
Poulin appreciates the kind thoughts, but he doesn't see himself as an inspirational presence as he continues to coach despite being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1995 and confined to a wheelchair since 2002.
"I'm a blessed man. I really am," said the 63-year-old Poulin, who has coached football and other sports at his alma mater since 1974. "If you want to feel sorry for someone, feel sorry for children and teenagers who are not able to do things the 'normal' teenagers are able to do."
Poulin, head coach Mike Siviski and the rest of the Black Raiders will converge on Portland's Fitzpatrick Stadium on Saturday afternoon as 10-1 Winslow faces 10-1 Foxcroft Academy of Dover-Foxcroft for the Class C state championship.
Poulin will be coaching just like he has since taking over the school's freshman program in 1974. Only his mode of transportation on the field — a golf cart driven by Poulin's football coach at Winslow back in the mid- and late 1960s, Wally LaFountain — will be different.
"I'm just another human being doing the best he can," he said after a practice this week. "I have a challenge, which is very noticeable, but I don't feel like today I'm going to continue to push forward in football because I'm an inspiration. I do it because I love being there. It's fun. I never even think of it in any other way."
Others certainly do.
"Coach Poulin puts everything he has into this," said senior defensive back Adam Pelletier. "We realize that, so we do the best we can for him. We want to win for him."
A proud Black Raider heritage
Poulin grew up during the 1950s and 1960s in Winslow, then a proud mill town whose skyline was dominated by smokestacks from the paper mill just a few hundred yards from the goalposts on the high school football field.
His dad, Gerry, was an insurance salesman and proud supporter of all things involving Winslow sports — so much so that after his death the football field at the school was named in his memory.
Sports were a prominent part of his son's upbringing, from the time 9-year-old Jim turned double plays with Siviski in Little League baseball to his turn at Winslow High School, where he played baseball, basketball and was a tight end and defensive back in football during the mid- and late-1960s.
"We had winning seasons every year," said Poulin with a smile on his face.
After marrying his high school sweetheart and graduating from Thomas College in Waterville with a degree in business education, Poulin had no real interest in teaching and coaching anywhere but back in his hometown.
That dream came true in 1973 when he landed a job as a business teacher at the the high school. A year later, he began coaching freshman football and junior varsity boys basketball.
"They didn't have any coaching jobs my first year," said Poulin. "If there had been a Winslow High School tiddlywinks team, I'd have coached it, but it was good there wasn't anything open because I was able to get my feet under me academically."
Jim and Diane Poulin went on to enjoy a comfortable life in their hometown, highlighted by raising their daughters Jenny and Heather.
Poulin stayed active athletically, running in the 1980 Maine Coast Marathon from Kennebunk to Biddeford Pool as well as in numerous shorter road races. He played in local softball and men's basketball leagues and climbed Mount Katahdin in 1985 with LaFountain and participants in the Maine-Nebraska wrestling exchange program his former football coach had founded.
Poulin also remained heavily involved in coaching, branching out through the years to include varsity stints in boys basketball, girls basketball and track and field, as well as subvarsity softball and football, from where he joined Siviski's varsity staff after 13 years as the freshman coach and became the Black Raiders' defensive coordinator during the early 1990s.
"Mike's been real good to me," said Poulin. "He's given me the opportunity to have a lot of say when, in fact, if I'm not doing my job it's his head that's on the chopping block, so I'm very fortunate that Mike trusts me enough to say go ahead and do this or do that. I'm very happy to have been coaching with Mike."
The self-diagnosis
Jim and Diane Poulin were spending a few days in Old Orchard Beach during the April school vacation in 1990 when he came down with what he describes as "the worst flu I ever had."
Only this time, he never fully recovered.
"I never regained my stamina, and my energy level just kept going down," said Poulin. "I kept thinking it might be my age and maybe I wasn't in good shape, so I pushed myself harder and exercised more.
"Being the rocket scientist I am, I kept doing this all on my own for five years," he said. "Then in the August before we started school in 1995 I said I'm really going to go at it hard exercising and if I didn't feel any better at the end of the month, I'd contact my doctor."
As he tried to exercise his way back to good health, Poulin also researched possible causes for his lethargy.
"We came to school before the kids did for teachers' workshops, and I spent my free time in the library starting to scour through different things," he said. "I looked up cancer and some other things, and then I came to MS and you could have substituted my name in there for how I felt."
Poulin soon was referred to a neurologist, who ordered several tests to determine what the coach already knew.
"As soon as the results came back, the neurologist said you have MS," said Poulin. "I wasn't real happy, but it wasn't a real shock. He called me on a Friday night, and I remember because we were playing Belfast in football the next day. He said you were right, you have MS, and we'll start our meetings together in December.
"I went to the game the next day. and Belfast didn't help because they beat us. It was a rough 24 hours."
Poulin's specific diagnosis was primary progressive multiple sclerosis, a slow, steady version of what the Mayo Clinic defines as "a potentially debilitating disease in which your body's immune system eats away at the protective sheath that covers your nerves. This interferes with the communication between your brain and the rest of your body. Ultimately, this may result in deterioration of the nerves themselves, a process that's not reversible."
There is no cure for MS, but Poulin continues to undergo treatments to address its symptoms and slow its impact.
"Chronic progressive is the worst type of MS, with that it's a steep downgrade," said Poulin. "With primary progressive, my road is tilted but it's not as steep. It's happening in slow motion."
During the early stages of his battle with the disease, Poulin's balance deteriorated.
"I remember going to the hospital in 2002," he said. "I went into the hospital walking kind of stiff, and when I came out of the hospital, I was in a chair and I've been here ever since. I have not walked since then."
More recently his ability to use his hands has diminished.
"I'm right-handed, but I do everything left-handed now because my right side is affected more than my left side, so I had to adapt," he said. "Eating soup was the hardest thing, but I've got that down pat."
Keeping a positive outlook
Poulin continued teaching at Winslow High School for another decade until retiring in 2005.
"It got to the point that I was exhausted by 10 o'clock in the morning and had to dig down just to finish the school day, so in February of that year my wife and I talked and made a decision," he said. "But I told them I didn't want to give up everything, I didn't want to give up my coaching."
And he hasn't, as Poulin continues to serve as an assistant coach in both football and basketball.
Nor, he says, has he ever felt sorry for himself.
"I never went through a depression, I never felt down," he said. "You have to look on the bright side because otherwise you're going to end up feeling negative and talking negative, and when there are so many other things going on well in your life, you can't just dwell on some things that are challenging you.
And while Jim and Diane Poulin find great happiness these days spending time with their two grandchildren — and a third on the way just before Thanksgiving — his enduring relationships with Winslow High School student-athletes also have proven therapeutic.
"I don't have many bad days, I really don't," he said. "Roughly from the second week in August right straight through basketball season to February vacation, I'm involved in sports at the school…..it's fun ,and I have a chance to get out and get around."
Siviski, for one, has seen that the feeling is mutual.
"Jimmy's an inspiration for a lot of the kids, not only coaching but when he was a teacher at the school, too," he said. "The kids write about people who have influenced them on their college applications, and Jimmy's name comes up a lot."
Of sacrifice and success
The shared passion for football among the players and coaches at Winslow has led the Black Raiders to their first appearance in a state championship game since 2006.
That means a lot to Poulin, who when asked about his alma mater's football history will point to the 10 state championships won by the Black Raiders since the Maine Principals Association began sanctioning the sport in 1950.
Then he'll recite the years Winslow has brought home the gold: 1958, 1960, 1973, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1992, 1993, 2000 and 2001 — as well as titles won by the school in 1933 and 1934 during the pre-MPA football days.
While the players are cognizant of that heritage, they're also aware of the unique commitment made by Poulin to help sustain that level of success.
"Sometimes you can start feeling bad for yourselves," said Hopkins. "When it's double sessions, you might think, 'Wow this really sucks, I'm tired, and I won't get to bed until late.' Then you take a look at coach Poulin and what he faces every day and it makes your outlook completely different."
Poulin said his ultimate coaching reward relates only partly to the bottom line on the scoreboard, no matter the stakes of the game.
"It's not playing for the state championship that's the feeling of accomplishment for me, but it's seeing your kids doing things that at the beginning of the year they felt were almost impossible for them to do," he said.
"If we win Saturday, we win; if we don't, we don't. Life will go on, and I think the sun will rise Sunday morning regardless of who wins the game. And playing down at Fitzpatrick Stadium this Saturday will be nice, but more than that, it gives me the opportunity to be with my kids for another week."


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The World Wide Web Is Your Oyster
Internet Radio, Pandora and Spotify*
With Internet Radio, the VSX-80 gives you a wealth of entertainment options. Not only can you enjoy thousands of Internet radio stations around the world with vTuner, you can also access your favorite music from Pandora and Spotify, complete with on-screen album art and music information. Spotify Connect is a premium feature that lets you play and control Spotify with your smart devices.
Incomparable Conversion
ESS Sabre 24-Bit DAC
The VSX-80 now incorporates the ES9006 Sabre Premier audio DAC (Digital-to-Analog Converter). Typically found on AV receivers twice as expensive, this new DAC provides superior Digital-to-Analog conversion with far less jitter than other DACs.
Easy Setup
Built-In AVNavigator
Simplifying the process of connecting and setting up an AV Receiver, the VSX-80 features our latest version of AVNavigator. Unlike previous versions that required an app download or the installation of a CD-ROM, simply connect the VSX-80 to your network and launch your favorite web browser on virtually any device. AVNavigator will walk you through the connecting and set-up your new receiver. You can even explore new features of your AV receiver using the Interactive Operation Guide section. Just push a button on the virtual remote control and AVNavigator will activate the feature and explain what it does.
The Ease of Green
Eco Mode
All Pioneer Elite receivers feature an energy-saving ECO Mode that, when enabled, achieves a standby power consumption of only 0.1 watt. With a host of convenience features, including Network Standby and HDMI CEC support, ECO Mode analyzes your sources in real time, adjusting power consumption accordingly to meet your needs. Or you can manually select the power-saving settings that are right for you.
Customize Your Home Theater to YOUR Room
Advanced Multi-Channel Acoustic Calibration (MCACC)
Advanced MCACC creates the optimum acoustic environment for movies and music in any room in the house. Pioneer developed the technology over 10 years ago with the help of professional recording studios. The system, complete with custom microphone and subwoofer EQ (New for 2014), automatically compensates for differences in speaker size, level, and distance, and equalizes the response. Whether you're watching the latest Hollywood blockbuster or listening to high-resolution music, MCACC will make sure your home theater sounds its best.
Subwoofer EQ
Bass Re-Defined
Subwoofer EQ determines the distance and characteristics of your subwoofer, and makes adjustments using four different frequency parameters and an extremely low-latency DSP to reduce phase and timing errors that are often found in other room calibration systems.
On-Screen Overlay
OSD and GUI
If your home theater system is enclosed in a cabinet, it's often difficult to know the status of certain functions, such as current volume level. With On Screen Display (OSD), your receiver's basic information, such as volume, input, and surround mode, will overlay on screen as you make adjustments with the remote, so you don't have to switch to a blank screen background. This feature can also be disabled if you prefer. Meanwhile, the GUI (Graphical User Interface) lets you easily navigate Internet radio and iPod/iPhone contents. Both the OSD and GUI operate via HDMI.
Bluetooth Ready
The AS-BT200 Bluetooth adapter is a simple solution for adding wireless audio to your home theater system. Using the AS-BT200, simply connect your A2DP profile Bluetooth-enabled device to the port on the back the VSX-80 and enjoy your music wirelessly from your iPhone, Android™, PC, laptop or any other A2DP profile Bluetooth-enabled sources. AS-BT200 is sold separately.
- Discrete Direct Energy
- 7.2
- 90 Watts
- 165 Watts
- SC Model Power Rating Only
- SC Model Power Rating Only
- SC Model Power Rating Only
- -
- 550 W/0.1 W (standby)
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Handheld and Internet
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- iControlAV5
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- MP3, WMA, AAC, Apple Lossless, WAV, FLAC, AIFF, DSD
- Apple Lossless, WAV, FLAC, AIFF, DSD
Decoders & Formats
- Texas Instruments Aureus
- -
- Yes
- ESS SABRE Premier<br> 192K/24Bit
- 1.4
- -
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Multi- Channel
Soundfield Calibration
- Advanced
- 6
- Auto / Plus
- Yes
- 9-Band (Advanced)
- Yes
- 1/2 Inch
- -
- Yes
- Yes
Listening Modes
- Yes
- Multi-Channel
- -
- Direct / Pure Direct
- 11 + 1
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
Audio Features
- -
- 2 Ch (2.8MHz)
- Hi-bit24
- Yes
- Multi-Channel / Auto with ARC
- Yes
- Yes
- 2 Channel
- Yes (800 ms)
- Yes
- Front Channel
Video Processing
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Marvell Qdeo
- Yes
- Yes
- -
- YNR, CNR, BNR, MNR, Detail, Brightness, Contrast, Hue, Chroma, Black Level
- 7 In (6 Rear, 1 Front) / 2 Out
- 1 (Rear)
- -
- -
- 2 In (Assignable) / 1 Output
- Front USB
- Yes
- 2 In
- 1 In
- -
- 2 In
- 2.2ch (Front & SW)
- -
- 63
- Graphical User Interface (GUI) with Album Artwork (HDMI only)
- HDZONE Audio & Video (HDMI and Powered) / Powered ZONE2 Audio
- All Audio Sources
- -
- Eco Mode 1/Eco Mode 2
- -
- 1 (50mA)
- Yes
- 1 In / 1 Out
- Yes
- Yes
- Surround Back/ Front Height/ Front Wide/ Front Bi-Amp/ Zone 2/ B-Speaker/ Powered HD Zone
- Yes
- Yes
- Learning Remote Control (Luminous)
- Yes
- Yes
- Brushed
- -
- -
- 9 Large
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- -
- 2 Years Parts & Labor
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- 17.13 x 6.63x 14.25
- 21.56 lbs
*Spotify Premium account required where available
Specifications and design subject to modification without notice. PIONEER and the Pioneer logo,
MCACC and Advanced Sound Retriever are registered trademarks of Pioneer Corporation and are used by Pioneer & Onkyo U.S.A. Corporation under license.
The impedances indicated are actual values that speakers can present to an amplifier while
playing back music. They do not refer to the nominal rated impedances of speakers you use.
Phase Control is a trademark placed on a product with Pioneer's Phase Control Technology
concept. The technology enables high-grade sound reproduction environment by improving the
phase matching for each of the components.
HDMI connection may not allow transmission of copyright protected material, depending on the
capability of the signal source.
HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered
trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC.
Spotify is the registered trade mark of the Spotify Group. Compatible digital mobile devices and premium subscription required where available, see pioneer.eu/spotify
Dolby, Pro Logic, Dolby Digital, and the double-D symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby
DTS is a registered trademark & the DTS logo and Symbol are trademarks of DTS, Inc.
Blu-ray Disc is a trademark of the Blu-ray Disc Association.
Windows and the Windows logo are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies.
Roku and the Roku Ready logo are registered trademarks of Roku, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
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Apple, AirPlay, iPhone, iPad, iPod, iPod touch and Mac are registered trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Lightning is a trademark of Apple Inc.The AirPlay logo is a trademark of Apple Inc. AirPlay works with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch with iOS 4.3.3 or later, Mac with OS X Mountain Lion, and Mac and PC with iTunes 10.2.2 or later.
iOS is a trademark on which Cisco holds the trademark right in the US and certain other countries.
DLNA, the DLNA Logo and DLNA Certified are trademarks, service marks, or certification marks of
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HTC, the HTC logo, and HTC Connect are trademarks of HTC Corporation.
"x.v.Color" is a trademark of Sony Corporation.
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LLC in the United States and other countries.
Pandora Internet Radio is a registered trademark of Pandora Media, Inc.
vTuner is a registered trademark of Nothing Else Matters Software, Ltd.
Aureus is a registered trademark of Texas Instruments, Inc.
Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.
Control4 and the Control4 logo are registered trademarks of Control4 Corporation.
Crestron and the Crestron logo are registered trademark of Crestron Electronics, Inc.
AMX and the AMX logo are trademarks of AMX, LLC registered in the U.S. and other countries.
Universal Remote Control logo is a registered trademark of Universal Remote Control, Inc.
RTI logo is a registered trademark of Remote Technologies Incorporated.
Savant Logo is a registered trademark of Savant Systems, LLC.
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"We are a Jewish nation that will stand tall," said Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein following a shooting Saturday, April 27 at the Chabad of Poway that killed one. "Terrorism like this will not take us down."
The gunman who opened fire at a suburban Chicago manufacturing plant in February told a co-worker the morning of the shooting that if he was fired he was going to kill every other employee and "blow police up," according to a new report.
Lawyers for a former University of Illinois student accused of killing a visiting Chinese scholar say they are abandoning their mental health defense.
The Illinois Department of Public Health is investigating a report of Legionella in the water system of a Chicago hospital and two cases of Legionnaires' disease in patients who were possibly exposed to the bacteria.
In their new book, a pair of MIT economists say that if the government doesn't start investing more in research and development, America's future growth will be in jeopardy. Co-author Simon Johnson makes the case.
A world-renowned nature photographer visits Chicago for the opening of an exhibition of his truly magnificent wildlife pictures at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum.
The CEO of Boeing defended the company's safety record and declined to take any more than partial blame for two deadly crashes of the 737 Max even while saying the company has nearly finished an update that "will make the airplane even safer."
Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot says aldermanic prerogative is at the heart of many corruption scandals emanating from City Hall. Two aldermen give us their take on the issue.
The groundbreaking book "Birds of America" by painter and ornithologist John James Audubon features intricate watercolor paintings of nearly every bird on the continent. It's now on display at the Field Museum.
The Constitution says anyone under 35 is too young to be president, but are candidates in their 70s too old? What science can tell us about aging and job performance.
Should the state require corporate boards of publicly held companies like McDonald's and Boeing to seat women and African Americans? We discuss the proposal and whether it passes legal muster.
Watch the April 29, 2019 full episode of "Chicago Tonight."
Finding billions of dollars to repair roads, bridges and other infrastructure needs is high on legislators' list of priorities with five weeks left in their spring session, but so too are other hefty "asks" of first-time Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
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Post-Presidential Years
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On January 20, 1961 President Eisenhower retired to his small farm adjacent to the battlefield outside Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. In retirement he did not completely retreat from political life. As an Elderstatesman he remained active in the Republican Party. Both Presidents Kennedy and Johnson solicited his advice on international problems.
Upon entering the office of the Presidency, Dwight Eisenhower had resigned his permanent commission as General of the Army. President Kennedy reactivated his commission as a five star general in the United States Army. With the exception of George Washington, Eisenhower is the only United States President with military service to reenter the Armed Forces after leaving the office of President.
In August 1965, Eisenhower suffered a serious heart attack that ended his participation in public affairs. He was frequently hospitalized over the next three years. He suffered another heart attack in the summer of 1968 and he spent his last few months in Walter Reed Army Hospital, where he died on March 28, 1969.


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P.S. what do you guys think of my new blogspot header? I love it and really wanted a change!
Saturday, 22 December 2012
P.S. what do you guys think of my new blogspot header? I love it and really wanted a change!
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so lovely! i love your fur headband! xxReplyDelete
- Anonymous22 December 2012 at 17:05
ohh i love this! the collar on the dress is beautiful, and paired with the fur its so cute and festive. your hair has grown lots too, it looks really lovely!ReplyDelete
X jane
Wow, lovely!!! I just really damn loved your new banner, it's so cute and so are you. Happy xmas, Imogen xxxReplyDelete
- Anonymous22 December 2012 at 18:55
Ahh this is so sweet! Have a lovely christmas xxxReplyDelete
Love the new header!!!ReplyDelete
u look really awesome :* beautiful dress honeyReplyDelete
o wow ! great !ReplyDelete
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Francesca xo
loving the furry hairband! so cute!ReplyDelete
I love you in your stockings! :)ReplyDelete
xoxo Laurenzia
Cute girl, cute outfit :) Love ur hair, it's really long! Did you dye your hair tips blonde or not? The effect is so much better than if you dye it on pink or blue. xxReplyDelete
I love your dress so much!ReplyDelete
Your hair is beautiful wow! That dress is so cuteReplyDelete
I love the outfit the dress is amazing,ReplyDelete
i really like your dress!!ReplyDelete
lovely dress xReplyDelete
- Anonymous23 December 2012 at 11:32
Hello hello Imogen!ReplyDelete
I'm so glad to see another post from you...it feels like it's been too long since your last one :)
That Market HQ dress you're wearing is super cute. I love the unusual color of it as well as the polka dots and the funky collar. Paired with those knee highs, your dress definitely gives off the cutest schoolgirl vibe! Your new furry headband is also pretty fabulous. It seems like it would definitely keep your ears toasty warm in the winter. Not to mention the fact that it's so cute and matches really nicely with the color of your dress!
Hope you're having a lovely weekend! <3
love your dress, so sweet!ReplyDelete
Emma xx
- Anonymous23 December 2012 at 14:23
Your outfit is gorgeous, and I love the new header - it's so cute! xReplyDelete
Amazing headband!ReplyDelete
Love the header, it's adorable! And so is this dress, really pretty and suits you so well. I'm looking for a headband like that as well, so pretty and perfect for those cold winters!ReplyDelete
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How do lightness differences in bump map translate to apparent depth in terms of world units?
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Vanquish's Five Difficulty Options Range From 'Casual Auto' to 'God Hard'
Some new details about the difficulty options for Vanquish have surfaced on the official Platinum Games blog. The upcoming third-person shooter's...
Some new details about the difficulty options for Vanquish have surfaced on the official Platinum Games blog. The upcoming third-person shooter's five difficulty settings will include "Casual Auto," "Casual," "Normal," "Hard," and "God Hard."
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Previously, Platinum Games added a "Very Easy, Automated Mode" in the third-person action title Bayonetta. Although Mikami didn't detail whether Vanquish's easiest mode would mimic that of Bayonetta's, he did outline his initial speculation for the concept appearing in the shooter:
Before we started work on it, I can't say that I had high hopes; however, once we got [Casual Automatic Mode] up and running, I was pleasantly surprised to see that I was wrong. Once you get your target on the enemy, the rest is easy as pie. I'm sure saying it that way makes it sound totally uninteresting, but when you actually give it a shot, the tempo it gives the game play will make you jump up and say, "Woohoo!"
Vanquish is due out for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on October 19 in North America, October 21 in Japan, and October 22 in Europe.