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MySQL 5.5.29/5.1.67 发布

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MySQL 5.5.29/5.1.67发布。
2012-12-21 之前的版本是2012-09-28的5.5.28/5.1.66.其他产品线是2012-03-22的5.0.96。

D.1.2. Changes in MySQL 5.5.29 (2012-12-21)

Functionality Added or Changed

Bugs Fixed

  • Performance: InnoDB: The timing values for low-levelInnoDBread operations were adjusted for better performance with fast storage devices, such as SSD. This enhancement primarily affects read operations forBLOBcolumns in compressed tables. (Bug #13702112, Bug #64258)
  • Important Change: InnoDB: A DML statement using the index merge access method could lock many rows from the table, even when those rows were not part of the final result set. This fix reduces the excessive locking by releasing the locks of unmatched rows. This optimization affects only transactions with isolation level equal to or less strict than READ COMMITTED; it does not apply to transactions using REPEATABLE READ or SERIALIZABLE isolation level. (Bug #14226171)
  • InnoDB: An online DDL operation for anInnoDBtable incorrectly reported an empty value (”) instead of the correct key value when it reported a duplicate key error for a unique index using an index prefix. (Bug #14729221)
  • InnoDB: If a CREATE TABLE statement failed due to a disk full error, some memory allocated during the operation was not freed properly. (Bug #14708715)
  • InnoDB: With the innodb_file_per_table setting enabled, a DROP TABLE operation could cause a crash, due to a race condition that depended on the timing of pending I/O requests. (Bug #14594600, Bug #66718)
  • InnoDB: If the server crashed at the specific point when a change buffer entry was being merged into a buffer pool page, the transaction log and the change buffer were left in an inconsistent state. After a restart, MySQL could crash after reading the corresponding secondary index page. The problem was more likely to occur in MySQL 5.5 or later, where the original insert buffering mechanism was generalized to cover other operations. (Bug #14636528, Bug #66819, Bug #58571, Bug #61104, Bug #65443)
  • InnoDB: Inserting data of varying record lengths into anInnoDBtable that used compression could cause the server to halt with an error. (Bug #14554000, Bug #13523839, Bug #63815, Bug #12845774, Bug #61456, Bug #12595091, Bug #61208)
  • InnoDB: If a table was defined with an index key length very close to the upper length limit of 3072, a query against that table could cause a serious error. (Bug #14500557, Bug #66413)
  • InnoDB: When an auto-increment column used aFLOATorDOUBLEdata type, if the auto-increment value became very large (larger than the maximumunsigned long longvalue), subsequent inserts could fail or cause the server to halt. (Bug #14145950, Bug #55071)
  • InnoDB: If a transaction was started with a consistent snapshot, then new indexes were added to the table while the transaction was in progress, a subsequentUPDATEstatement could incorrectly encounter the error:
    HA_ERR_TABLE_DEF_CHANGED: insufficient history for index

    This issue could cause an assertion error in debug builds. (Bug #14036214)

  • InnoDB: The error message was improved for the case where an UPDATE failed because the row included several BLOB values greater than 768 bytes each, causing the size of a row to exceed half the page size. The old message, was misleading; it suggested using BLOBs, when the 768-byte prefix for each BLOB column was the cause of the limit error:
    Error Code 1118: Row size too large. The maximum row size for the used table
    type, not counting BLOBs, is 8126. You have to change some columns to TEXT or

    A workaround for the problem was to create the table with theROW_FORMAT=DYNAMICorROW_FORMAT=COMPRESSEDclause, which is now suggested in the message. (Bug #13453036, Bug #63507)

  • InnoDB: In rare circumstances, MySQL could applyInnoDBundo records out of order during a ROLLBACK of an operation that modified a BLOB column. This issue could cause an assertion error in debug builds:

    (Bug #13249921)

  • Replication: Updates writing user variables whose values were never set on a slave while using –replicate-ignore-table could cause the slave to fail. (Bug #14597605)

    References: This bug was introduced by Bug #14275000.

  • Replication: Backtick (`) characters were not always handled correctly in internally generated SQL statements, which could sometimes lead to errors on the slave. (Bug #14548159)
  • Replication: Following an insert into a nontransactional table that failed due to insufficient disk space, the server did not properly clean up all pending events, leading to an assert or possibly to other errors. (Bug #11750014)
  • Very long database names in queries could cause the server to exit. (Bug #15912213)
  • Within a stored procedure, executing a multiple-table DELETE statement that used a very long table alias could cause the server to exit. (Bug #15954896)
  • Very long table aliases in queries could cause the server to exit. (Bug #15948123)
  • Attempting to create an auto-increment column in anInnoDBtable with aNULLtype attribute could cause a serious error. (Bug #14758479)
  • DELETE statement for anInnoDBtable could write incorrect transaction metadata into a record, causing the server to halt with an error. To work around this issue, reduce the specified length of the primary key to less than 1K bytes. (Bug #14731482)
  • Repeated execution of a query containing a subquery that used MAX() could result in increasing memory consumption. (Bug #14683676)
  • USE dbname could fail with Unknown database when dbname contained multiple backtick (`) characters. (Bug #14645196)
  • The script that converts GNU configure options to CMake equivalents generated erroneous output for the–with-client-ldflagsand–with-mysqld-ldflagsoptions. It now ignores those options. (Bug #14593123)
  • SHOW PROFILE could be used to cause excessive server memory consumption. (Bug #14629232)
  • The thread cache implementation worked in LIFO rather than FIFO fashion and could result in a thread being denied service (although this was a remote possibility). (Bug #14621627)
  • Within a stored program, memory allocated to hold condition information was not released until program exit, leading to excessive memory use. (Bug #14640599)
  • Improper memory cleanup could cause the server to exit. (Bug #14536113)
  • Granting or revoking the PROXY privilege caused the server to exit if the server was started with –skip-name-resolve. (Bug #14211140)
  • CREATE USER and DROP USER could fail to flush the privileges, requiring FLUSH PRIVILEGES to be used explicitly. (Bug #13864642)
  • Access toINFORMATION_SCHEMAtables through a view could leak memory. (Bug #13734987)
  • A memory leak could occur for queries containing a subquery that usedGROUP BYon an outer column. (Bug #13724099)
  • On Microsoft Windows with CMake 2.6, the build process would not stop if thecreate_initial_dbstep failed. (Bug #13713525)
  • The test in mysqld_safe for the presence of the –plugin_dir option and assignment of a default value to it were performed before the actual argument parsing took place. (Bug #13548161)
  • CHECK TABLE and REPAIR TABLE could crash if aMyISAMtable had a corrupt key (.MYI) file. Now the server produces an error. (Bug #13556441)
  • Improper memory cleanup could cause the server to exit. (Bug #13340270)
  • A memory leak occurred due to failure to clean up afterQUICK_INDEX_MERGE_SELECT/Unique. (Bug #12694872, Bug #14542543)
  • The number of connection errors from a given host as counted by the server was periodically reset, with the result that max_connect_errors was never reached and invalid hosts were never blocked from trying to connect. (Bug #11753779)

    References: See also Bug #38247, Bug #43006, Bug #45584, Bug #45606.

  • During optimization,ZEROFILLvalues may be converted to string constants. However, CASE expressions did not handle switching data types after the planning stage, leading to CASE finding a null pointer instead of its argument. (Bug #57135, Bug #11764313)
  • In debug builds, an InnoDB assertion was overly aggressive about prohibiting an open range. (Bug #66513, Bug #14547952)
  • On Windows, the Perl version of mysql_install_db created system tables in the mysql database that were not populated properly. (Bug #65584, Bug #14181049)
  • mysqld_safe ignored the value of theUMASKenvironment variable, leading to behavior different from mysqld with respect to the access mode of created files. Now mysqld_safe (and mysqld_multi) attempt to approximate the same behavior as mysqld. (Bug #57406, Bug #11764559)
  • LAST_INSERT_ID(expr) did not work for expr values greater than the largest signed BIGINT value. (Bug #20964, Bug #11745891)
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48 Hours 'til Test Day: How to Stay Sane

LSAT prep vacationIf you're taking the February LSAT, you must be stoked! Less than 48 hours from now, you can say Goodbye To All ThatCiao. Adieu. Auf Wiedersehen. But before you turn your LSAT books into bedding for your pet iguana, let's make sure you won't be needing them again anytime soon.

So, the next 48 hours must be crucial, right? Your last chance to get that final "push," as it were.

Well, yes and no. If you've already been preparing, it should be fairly obvious, but the LSAT is not the sort of test that can be effectively attacked with last-minute cramming. Quite frankly, there is little you can do in the next 48 hours to improve your score. But you can do a lot to lower it. So, here's what you should (and, more importantly, should not) do:

  • Sleep. Seriously. Studies have shown that it's the most important thing you can do in advance of any cognitive testing. While the optimal amount of sleep is unlikely to turn a score of 150 into a 160, lack of sleep can easily do the opposite. It happens all the time, so make sure it doesn't happen to you.
  • Eat well. The value of proper nutrition cannot be overstated. Read our recommendations as to what to eat the day before, as well as the day of, the test. It goes without saying that you should avoid any drinking, partying, or other shenanigans. Leave that for Saturday after the test.
  • Relax. The general consensus is that you shouldn't do any studying on Friday to ensure that you are well-rested and ready to bring your A-game on Saturday! If you find it difficult to keep the LSAT off of your mind, and fear that a day without LSAT would feel like an especially long episode of the Twilight Zone, then by all means - do something. A Logic Games section, perhaps, or a review of some of the more difficult concepts you've been struggling with can warm you up. But whatever you do, don't take another practice test! You will learn nothing from it. Also, the confidence boost you might get from a high score will be greatly outweighed by the risk of getting a low score.
  • Focus. One of the most important things you can do is mentally prepare for the test. As with sleep, being in the proper mindset is unlikely to give you a 10-point boost. But, being in a panic mode can definitely lower it a lot. To that end, we have assembled a list of resources that are particularly relevant to your mental health over the next 48 hours:

Here's one last thing you should do: make plans to celebrate! It's perfectly OK to do that: the LSAT is, by most accounts, a challenging test, and you deserve a treat. Perhaps a nice dinner, a ski vacation, or a quick getaway to a faraway beach? Of course, you can do all three at once (but only if you get a 180!).

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Friday, May 28, 2010

Second and a Half Dimension Shelves

Via Yanko Design

This project goes by the name “Imeüble” and it’s a shelving system that accesses not just your eyeballs and book-storing hands, it works with your mind to help you store information the same way you learn to associate words to their meanings! The easiest comparison is one the designer uses: when you read the word “cornfield,” you imagine a field full of corn, not the word “cornfield.” In that the shelf appears to be 2D but is actually 3D, this whole system works in the same environment of learning.

Confused? It’s really quite simple and wonderful. As you look at the shelves, they appear to be flat, sideways, weird in some way or another to your eyes. In reality, they’re simple plastic, shaped in a way that instills an image that’s much stronger than it’s actual simple function.
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“Free Ploughshares” Review: Winter 2000

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Issue: Winter 2000

This is a review of a back issue of Ploughshares. The author won our “Free Ploughshares” contest that we hosted earlier this year and agreed to review his/her free issue. This post was written by Julie Nilson. Enjoy!

Like many, I discovered Sherman Alexie through the film Smoke Signals. Wanting more of Thomas Builds-the-Fire and Victor Joseph, I picked up Alexie’s Reservation Blues, and then I was hooked.

I was drawn in by the unique voices of Alexie’s characters—you could take out the “he said” and “she said” cues and still know who was speaking. But despite their distinctiveness, many of these characters still struggle with issues of identity as they work through personal and cultural conflicts. In my late twenties, when I “discovered” Sherman Alexie’s writing, I identified with his characters’ attempts to find their places in the world—as members of their cultures and families and also independent from them.

In the Winter 2000 issue of Ploughshares, many of the works are about those whose self-perceptions are at odds with the reality of their identities. Linda, the protagonist of Rebecca Barry’s “Love Him, Petaluma” is an advice columnist who dishes out glib, no-nonsense advice to her readers: “Stay busy,” she advises a letter-writer in an unhealthy relationship. “Once you develop your own interests, you might find it easier to let him go.” Meanwhile, she nurses an obsession with an alcoholic ex, along with her own drinking problem. She copes by surrounding herself with a motley group of fellow drunks-in-denial who love her but also support her bad decisions.

In “The Pillows,” artist George house-sits for recently dumped friend Danny. Although George is dating a married woman and is two months behind on his rent, he decides that Danny’s life is the one that needs fixing. He tries to do that by replacing Danny’s grubby, aged bed pillows; “I can’t imagine a woman getting in a bed with those pillows,” he tells his girlfriend during one of their secret trysts.

Alex Kuo’s “Lipstick” is about a group of Chinese ex-pats planning a march in Washington, DC. As they discuss event logistics, they discuss which spokesperson will make the best impression for the cameras and what type of makeup to wear in order to create the impression that they are “young, energetic, and dedicated to democracy.” Meanwhile, they disparage another Chinese dissident group that is holding a similar event on the same day.

The piece that affected me the most was the introduction, a personal essay by Alexie himself. In it, he discusses his frustrations with the film business and how the demands from movie execs to make his work “more accessible” (translation: less quirky and not so smart) was paralyzing his writing process. He says that it was not only affecting his screenwriting projects, but all of his writing. As he wrote, Alexie says, he would hear the “Hollywood voices” giving him notes on each line of dialogue, each chapter, drowning out his own unique voice.

Clearly, Alexie has recovered from that bout of self-doubt, but as I move back into fiction writing, I found it reassuring to know that even the greats get writer’s block.

Julie Nilson is a corporate freelance writer living in Oak Park, Illinois, rediscovering her love of fiction writing. Between press releases and software manuals, she writes shorts stories and novels and attempts to work up the nerve to submit them for publication.


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Car Talk Puzzler: In Search for Bogus Coins

In Search of the Bogus Coins RAY: We have seven stacks of coins, each with 100 coins. Real coins weigh ten grams, and phony coins weigh 11 grams. We’re going to weigh the coins on an analytic scale, which works just like your average bathroom scale – but it’s accurate to within a tenth of a […]

Robert Larson 800-2875 Center Finder

Neat: (from Make: Online) If you’ve ever struggled to locate the center of a circular plate or a piece of round stock using a ruler or a square, you know it can be a tricky proposition. But this cleverly-designed gauge from Robert Larson Woodworking Tools makes short work of the job, and does it more accurately, to […]

Math Pic: Radiator Design

These awesome heating radiators were in the flat (apartment) that we stayed in. I want to make one more. How much pipe do I need to bring to the bending machine?

Math Pics: Underground Carriages

The following is the first of a few pictures that I took while on spring break in London. This is a flyer that is talking about the improvements to the London Underground. The Summer Olympics are coming next summer, so they are trying to increase the capacity. So, how many carriages per train are there […]

Giant Gummy Bear #WCYDWT ?

What questions come to mind? Maybe it’s because it’s the day before spring break, but I’m having trouble coming up with good stuff. Is this worthy of the #wcydwt tag? Features & specs: Dimensions: 9.5″ x 5.5″ x 3.5″ Equivalent to 1400 regular-size gummy bears Weighs approximately 5 pounds 12,600 calories! From: The best question […]


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DSpace REST API built in JERSEY

I thought I’d take a quick moment to highlight some work that was done by one of the programmers here at The OSU, Peter Dietz.  Peter is a bit of a DSpace wiz and a contributor to the project, and one of the things that he’s been interested in working on has been the development… Read more

Libraries and cooking

With my move to The Ohio State University Libraries, one of the things that I’ve been thinking a lot about is how to tie together a lot of seemingly desperate systems to start creating a coherent digital initiatives infrastructure.  It’s a fun problem to be working though…something I was trying to explain to a friend… Read more

Thinking about what’s not being measured by the Ithaka S+R Survey

I’d posted some not so random thoughts on the Ohio State Libraries local IT blog.  If interested, you can find it here: http://library.osu.edu/blogs/it/thinking-about-whats-not-being-measured-by-the-ithaka-sr-survey/ In a nutshell, I’ve been struck this time around the very old-world view of the library the survey seems to be presenting to faculty.  Certainly, the survey has value, but I wonder… Read more

Evaluating digital services: an alternative reality

Sorry for what I’m sure will be a longish post.  This is a bit of a brain dump — Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about how libraries determine if services that they provide are successful.  Well, specifically, how libraries determine if digital services that they provide are successful.  And after attending DLF and listening… Read more

An OA mandate for the OSU library faculty

The OSU Library faculty recently adopted an OA mandate, which is pretty cool.  You can read about it here: http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/dspace/handle/1957/10850 and what a few others are saying about it: Peter Suber: http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/2009/03/oa-mandate-for-library-faculty-of-osu.html Steven Harnad: http://openaccess.eprints.org/index.php?/archives/548-Planets-1st-Library-Faculty-Green-OA-Mandate-7th-US-Mandate,-68th-Worldwide.html I think that this is important on a number of levels. Symbolically, it’s important.  It’s very difficult for the library… Read more

Reading between the lines

Like a number of people, I found the following piece (http://chronicle.com/weekly/v54/i24/24a01101.htm) from the Chronicle of Higher Education on the Open Library fairly interesting — in part, because of the topics that the author chose to highlight.  I tend to categorizes pieces such as this as fluff, in that one rarely gets any content of substance… Read more


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Yearly Archive for 2010

: 2010

Beacon Rocks! Take 3!

Sunday, 1-5 PM, Come Rain or Shine!

Urban Trees, Please

A modest proposal to save Seattle’s forest.

Almost Homeless in Seattle

Of unicorns and cupcakes.

The Happenin’ on the Hill Today!

Music, art, food, and happenin’s at one of the best environmental projects on the Hill and in Seattle

Beacon Rocks!

Round two of the free, outdoor, family-friendly music series.

The Assault Seattle Forgot

The trouble at 1308.

The Burglar at the Door

Part 1: The creep who just won’t go away

How to … Become a Suspect

Why innocent people are smart and stupid.

The Thief in the Garden

Who is stealing our plants.

Our Strangeness about Parks

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No-pants burglar strikes in Spokane

The burglar’s victims got a good look at him. A bit too good.

Early Sunday morning, a Spokane couple awoke when someone was trying to break into their home. The couple’s security camera caught him trying to break in with his pants down, reports TV station KXLY.

“We were just shocked when we first found the image, it was shocking that there was actually somebody there with their pants on their ankles,” the couple said.

The sans-culotte criminal didn’t get inside the house, but one of its residents said it appears he had tried to get into 20 other homes in the neighborhood.

He eventually ran, got into a car and left.

The TV station offers this description:

… a white man, in this 20’s, about 5’8” to 5’10” and thin built. He was last seen wearing a two tone jacket, dark pants and a stocking cap with a fuzzy ball on top.

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State of Search Marketing Infographic – Measuring Performance

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SEMPO is excited to present the State of Search Marketing Infographic on Measuring Performance. This infographic shows the ability to measure ROI continues to be a struggle for social and mobile marketing. While marketers are confident in their ability to measure paid search and email, more needs to be done to improve the ability to calculate overall ROI of all digital marketing programs separately and in an integrated fashion.

The State of Search Marketing Report showcases changes from 2012 and offers insights into what to expect in 2014. This annual report is a critical touchstone for digital marketers looking to assess where they stand today and where they should be looking for success tomorrow.

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Pretty in Punk: The SFiS Style fall fashion shoot

This fall, the fashion world returns to the scene of the alleged crime: Seattle circa 1993. In the 20 years that have passed since the heyday of Nirvana and Hole, the decade’s once-maligned antifashion fashion statements and signatures have new cachet. Designers such as Ann Demeulemeester, Hedi Slimane and Dries Van Noten showed Grunge 2.0: a softer look back at the era of hackers and flannel that nonetheless retains an edge.

Leading the charge is our heroine, the punk princess of Petaluma’s Heritage Salvage, a modern Miss World.

She’s the grown-up Gen-X It Girl, taking a more sophisticated second glance at the hard accessories and romantic silhouettes of her youth. The world is at her black lacquered fingertips. Her Doc Martens (and ambition) take her everywhere from the pixels of style blogs to the pages of power directories.

Her look is as layered as her irony. She’s unafraid of mixing chiffon with shredded knits, and lace with studded leather. Her wardrobe juxtaposes luxe texture with louche details, and she laughs with fashion, not at it. She reimagines iconic leather jackets, drenches herself in new takes on plaid and prints, and carries bolt cutters in her bag.

Boundaries don’t apply. Distinctions of day and evening, workman’s wear and formalwear are blurred. Pre-Raphaelite swirls of skirt follow at her boot heel obediently. Accessories have a literal and figurative sharpness that makes them dangerous and irresistible. Even when she’s not wearing her tiara, she knows it’s there.

She still wants to be the girl with the most cake.

— Tony Bravo

Stylist: Kelly Shouey

Model: Alexis/Look Model Agency

Hair/makeup: Erika Taniguchi

Photo assistants: Scott R. Kline, Katie Meek, Dan Evans

Stylist assistant: Lily McGuire

Hair/makeup assistant: Stacy Sparks

Photo retouching: Wayne Walters

Shot on location at Heritage Salvage, Petaluma. Location courtesy of Bug Deakin.

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Ke$ha drinks own urine on camera

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Eccentric pop star Ke$ha drank her own urine for a stomach-churning segment on her upcoming MTV documentary.

The singer has revealed she “chugged” her pee after a pal told her it was good for her metabolism – and her filmmaker brother caught the moment on tape for their upcoming film, “Ke$ha: My Crazy Beautiful Life.”

She tells the BBC, “He got all the things you would want to see and all the things you wouldn’t really want to see – making out with dudes, drinking my own pee, jumping out of a building, jumping out of airplanes, swimming with sharks…

“I was told drinking my own pee was good… Somebody tried to take my pee away from me and I said, ‘That is mine!’ So I snatched it up and took a chug and it was really gross so I don’t do it anymore.”

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Live Chat Begins at Noon: The Politics of Climate Change

Is cap-and-trade or a carbon tax the way to slow global warming? Chat live with Elaine C. Kamarck at noon on July 29 about the politics underlying the congressional debate on climate change — and how to influence the discussion.

Kamarck, a former adviser to Vice President Al Gore and the co-founder of the U.S. Climate Task Force, argues a tax on pollution, not a system that trades pollution credits, is the right path.

Can we live with a climate bill that doesn’t reduce carbon? Kamarck says no.

Save up your questions for the live discussion with her on July 29.

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Who is the Zodiac? A look at suspects we’ve considered

In his new book released today, a Louisiana cleaning company vice president named Gary Stewart reveals that his father was the famed local serial killer, the Zodiac. Collectively, the Bay Area will …


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Monday, December 15, 2008

Allan J. Hamilton, Interview #60

Name: Allan J. Hamilton
Where you live: Tucson, Arizona
What you do as a vocation or avocation? I am a brain surgeon and horsetrainer
Your two favorite books: Ernest Hemingway, In Our Time and Peter Schaeffer, Equus
Your two favorite songs: Beatles: "While My Guitar Weeps"; Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova "Falling Slowly"
Why you are interested in spirituality? Because it seems the most relevant existential question
Your favorite quote: Mark Twain: "Your faith is what you believe, not what you know."
Your favorite web sites: (it's where I look for books)

Your hero? Teddy Roosevelt
A spiritual lesson you hope to learn? How to focus on the valuable things in life without having to lose them first

A place in the world where you feel spiritually "connected?" Riding a horse
Dr. Hamilton is the author of The Scalpel and the Soul

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Thursday, February 5, 2009

Diana Spechler, Interview #71

Name: Diana Spechler

Where you live: New York City

What you do as a vocation or avocation? I'm a writer. My debut novel is called Who By Fire. Your two favorite books: It depends on the day! Right now I'm a big fan of Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates and Mystery Ride by Robert Boswell.

Your two favorite songs: Abandoned Love by Bob Dylan and Brokedown Palace by The Grateful Dead

Why you are interested in spirituality? I'm interested in people. People's religious and spiritual decisions are so character-revealing!

Your favorite quote: "It is a night when kings in golden suits ride elephants over the mountains." It's the last line of a John Cheever story called The Country Husband.

Your favorite website:

Your hero? I'm not sure I have a hero. I'm accepting applications.

A spiritual lesson you hope to learn? I'd like to learn more about finding balance in life.

A place in the world where you feel spiritually "connected?" Sometimes in Jerusalem, sometimes not.

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13 November 2007 | Tanya Goodin

Call to Action / Conversion #3

Customer Service

Even in a large department store Customer Service is normally a desk at the back of the shop, that you queue for if you are not happy with your purchase.

Online customer service is completely different and key to conversion. During shopping online customers are constantly requiring answers to several questions that are essential to them buying the product.

Always think about the customer journey. I recently bought a bikini online (i’ve used this example before) in my lunch hour for a holiday in a few days. I found one I liked but I didn’t understand how to translate the French sizing into my size and if the item could be delivered in time for my holiday. I found the answers to both these questions easily. Without them I wouldn’t have bought the product.

If the user has everything they need, right where they are then they have no reason to stray. Also, don’t think that if you don’t give this information then the user will still buy the product if its cheaper, they won’t. If a competitors website gives them all the product specifications they need, chances are they will buy with them rather than re-visit your site as the trust has been established.

Visitors are on your site as they believe your can fill a need, if you don’t then you have lost a customer.

Customer service online is an ongoing dialogue with your shopper. Don’t be mistaken in thinking that it’s still a little office where customers just come to complain after a sale.

Putting money into PPC rather than solving your conversion problems, is like trying to keep a leaky bucket full by pouring in more water, rather than fixing the holes.

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26 July 2010 | Team Tamar

Three essential iPhone ‘Tool’ apps I like.

Mobile apps on smart phones have come a long way since they were made widely available after the launch of the iPhone in the middle of 2007.

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At the beginning of 2010, it was reported that there were over 100,000 iPhone apps available for download.

Below lists three useful iPhone productivity apps that I like:

1. Dragon Dictation: this is a voice recognition app, powered by the Dragon Naturally Speaking engine.  This app converts speech to text, which makes writing emails an easier and quicker experience.  Apparently, up to five times quicker (but only if you are able to speak clearly,  I think).  I like this app because it’s tiny in size, occupying less than 5Mb compared to its desktop equivalent of 1Gig, and requires no installation and voice setup. It’s currently free on iTunes, so it gets a big thumbs up from me.

2. JotNot Scanner Pro: I’m now in the habit of taking mobile pictures of useful documentations, such as instruction manuals, notes and timetables etc.  This app is essentially an iPhone document scanner.  I recommend this app, because it improves legibility of pictures of documents I take, and enables me to easily cut out text from the picture.  It also helps you manage your document scans.  There is a cost to this app, so you should try the ‘lite’ version first before you buy the full version.  Or even try Genius Scan, which does most of the same things.

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3. AppBox Pro: is essentially a Swiss knife of useful iPhone apps.  Apps within this app include alarm clock, battery life, currency converter, flash light, ruler, Google docs/news/reader/talk/calendar.  I like this app because it’s good value for money at 59 pence, and I like the fact that all the apps are contained within a single App, which avoids cluttering your iPhone with lots of utility apps.  Admittedly, folders in IOS4 addresses this issue, however, it does save you having to move apps to a single folder.

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  • http://ecounterapp.com Juan Luis Herrera Cortijo

    I have developed a great tool app for iPhone named eCounter. It’s a counter app, but not just another counter app. eCounter emulates handheld and tabletop mechanical counters used by professionals and is designed for heavy duty counting operations.

    You can create different counters and store them for later use and you can group up to four counters in a multicounter.

    Individual counters keep track of their history count and can be shared among several multi counters. Counters history can be reviewed in text or graphic format and also can be sent by mail.

    eCounter offers more features than similar apps, but at the same price.

    Learn more at http://ecounterapp.com
    or at iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ecounter-count-now-analyze/id439569973?l=es&ls=1&mt=8

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A Soaper’s Essentials 5

With me leaving for China in 9 days, I want to make sure I have my essentials for making all kinds of body treats while I am there. I have received some great ideas of what I need. This is what has made it to my list so far. Pipettes, Battery Operated Scale, Immersion Blender, Thermometer, and an adapter. Can you think of anything else I really need to take? What are your suggestions?

I am thinking of making lip balms, scrubs, butters, creams, and if I can manage to find some Sodium Hydroxide, I will make some soap. I really hope I can find some lye over there. It would be so fun to ship what I made home! I can’t wait to get there and play a bit!

Collecting my adapter, scale, thermometer and immersion blender

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  • Crystal

    what about containers… lip tubes and a fillign tray? Or are you planning on finding those items over there?

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    That’s awesome that you’re going to China! Maybe you could take some pre-made labels for the lip balms? That would be good for gift-giving to your new Chinese friends : ) Or some pH strips for the finished soap (if you’re able to make it)? Both things are small and light! Have a great trip!

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    Remember your goggles and gloves, although you could probably find some of those where you’re headed. Eventually. Ha! Have fun and send lots of pictures!

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Monthly Archive for February, 2011

: February, 2011

Kid Speak

Tuesday night Jeff had gone in the boys room to scold them for being loud. He comes back into the living room shaking his head and says, “thank you so much”. Me, confused… “for what, giving you

Frozen Bubbles

Facebook can actually be a good thing. I see some videos that I never would have seen otherwise. This is so incredibly cool and I can’t wait to get home and show Austin tonight. He will LOVE this! The

There’s No Fun Like Snow Fun

Or at least my kids think so. They had a blast yesterday. Jeff and I on the otherhand, are not loving the snow as much. We figured since we both took yesterday off (I worked from home in the morning),

Groundhog Day

I think everyone here in the Northeast feels like we are stuck in Groundhog day with this repeated snow. The kids love it though.  They get endless outdoor time. And I let them destroy build a fort in


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Industry applauds new PSC chair appointment

The energy industry is applauding Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s nomination of Angela Sparks-Beddoe as the new chairwoman of the state Public Service Commission.

Both the Energy Association of New York State and the Independent Power Producers of New York Inc. issued press releases following the appointment applauding the selection.

The Energy Association represents the major utilities, and IPPNY represents the companies that own the electric generation plants.

Sparks-Beddoe is from industry. She is vice president of public affairs for Energy East Management Corp., a unit of Energy East Corp., the company that owns New York State Electric & Gas Corp. of Rochester.

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Patrick Seybold's Avatar Posted by on Feb 01, 2012 // Sr. Director, Corporate Communications & Social Media

PlayStation Network will be offline for routine scheduled maintenance on Thursday, February 2nd from approximately 6am until midnight PST. During the maintenance, you will be unable to access the following services:

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  • You will not be able to sign in to PlayStation Network from (or the PlayStation.Blog).

Fortunately, most online play will be unaffected. Users who are already signed into their account on PlayStation Network before the start of the maintenance should be able to stay signed in to their online session, but will not be able to access any of the services listed above. Users who attempt to sign-in to their PlayStation Network account after the start of the maintenance may be presented with the site maintenance notification page if they haven’t signed in recently. During this maintenance, you can continue to collect in-game Trophies and these will be updated on your profile once PlayStation Network is back up and running.

Stay tuned to the PlayStation Twitter feed for updates and a notice when maintenance has concluded. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

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+ Destructo90 on February 5th, 2012 at 12:56 am said:

Again you didnt answer any of my questions. PS3 is my favorite and I want it fixed. I dont know how I am whining. If you look up the definition of whining, you will see it is what you are doing. Do you have an XBOX? I have 2 and yes the network quality is better but I doubt it would be if I and the rest of online gamers didnt pay the 50-60 bucks to play online.

I will ask one more time before I just give up:

1) What software (in specific) did you have to pay for for your PS3? All software I have downloaded has been free, other than the one game I have gotten DLC for. So what is it that is costing you money?

2) Would you pay for online services if Sony started to charge? (Its a yes/ no question dude)
a. If yes, would you be okay with it.

Quit dodging the questions and answer them like a man. I am pretty sure you are probably younger than me judging by your posts….If not, you really need to grow up.

Also, your internet lingo is quite annoying. Calling everything a “troll” or someone a “kid” is extremely stupid.

+ tamba-land on February 5th, 2012 at 9:36 pm said:

thats great its 5 days later i still cant download anything from ps store when i click download on a game just a blank page comes up so i wait another day its still the same all i can say is WTF

+ CaptainJames99 on February 7th, 2012 at 12:40 pm said:

destructo90, stop wasting my time with your flaming ignorance, this is the first time you’ve ased questions of me. and quite stupid they are at that. Lets not forget a few facts here, you whined cause I called you a kid, but you are a kid. More to the point a spoiled brat who’s parents should’ve introduced to the yardstick far more often. Yes your also an obvius xbot troll as well, no ps3 fan would want those fees on psn in full knowledge that it would be a cash grab with no improvements in how the network really performs. Case in point XBL does perform the tasks set to it while PSN clearly does not. These facts are undeniable as is the fact your quite useless even as a troll. “your lingo is really annoying” is the best you can do, and yet you call me stupid, the arrogance of that is boundless. The only reason proper english annoys you is your too infantile to comprehend it. But I’m not wasting all day on your ignorance. So one last time let me reiterate this: Say it to my face or shut your cake hole. It’s called put up or shut up so deal with it or stay under the rock you crawled out from.

+ Destructo90 on February 7th, 2012 at 7:11 pm said:

Don be a clown “By the way, would you pay if Sony started charging for online services and would you be okay with it?” That is from the last line of my first reply to you.

Look at post #95 numbers 5 and 6 (more questions I asked you) You re not answering the questions because you re the spoiled one. I don’t know if you are/ were constantly bullied or picked on but you really need to grow up.

I wast whining about you calling me kid. I think its stupid and annoying because you don’t know me from a hole in the wall let alone my age. I think YOU are the kid who doesn’t do his homework and is always late to HR because you stay up late playing PS3 and posting crap online because you are too much of a p***y to say it to people in real life.

I knew you wouldn’t have answered my questions because you cant handle the truth. I hope you are not in your 30s. If you are I hope you are not married. Why? Because you must beat your wife anytime she doesn’t agree with you and then you tell her it was her fault.

And like I said before you ignorant a-hole, I would pay fees for PSN if it meant the service would be improved. Nothing more, nothing less.

+ Destructo90 on February 7th, 2012 at 7:14 pm said:

Also, if someone was building cars and giving them away for free, would you whine that it is not a Ferrari or that it is not as good as it can be?

+ CaptainJames99 on February 9th, 2012 at 1:46 pm said:

Listen up kid, you’ve worn out your welcome. I wasn’t kidding when I said your parents should taken a yardstick to your backside already. You are without a doubt a foul mouthed brat who sorely lacks maturity and discipline. Let me spell it out yet again brat:

FACT:: you are the one continually harassing with foul mouth insults not me or anyone else.
FACT: you are the one here promoting XBL and its fees
FACT: you’ve been shot down repeatedly and nobody wants your arrogant spiteful lies.
FACT: you don’t have an argument you’re only seeking attention by screaming sexual slurs
FACT: I more than once challenged you to say it to my face, you won’t answer that cause your a coward
FACT: even if you did say it to my face, as I know you won’t, you’d be in so much trouble so many different ways your head would still be spinning long after you hit 18 and aged out of the system.

+ CaptainJames99 on February 9th, 2012 at 1:49 pm said:

Now I’m not gonna tell you this forever you petulant mindless child so cram it in sideways with a brick if that what it takes. You are an insolant troll and failed miserably. You were challenged to put up or shutup, you refuse to put up so now its time to shutup. And if any of the adults in your family or teachers should happen to see this, knock some sense into this brat before he ruins his life. Assuming someone hasn’t given up on this mindless punk yet. My only mistakes were wasting time on this dime store clown and thats no loss cause its my own time and I had a good laugh at his mindless screaming. Only other thing is calling him a punk, well I’ve met punks in the past and none of them would tolerate this illeterate monkey longer than it took to put the boot in.

+ Destructo90 on February 9th, 2012 at 5:49 pm said:

First of you are promoting XBL,”One point in case, this is not xbl, xbl despite it being direct competition, actually works, were as the garbage network we’re stuck with clearly does not.”(post 99)

Second I would say it to your face had you been living next door or even in the same city…..but you don’t and no I am not catching a flight to who knows where to tell you to grow up.

Third, you don’t answer my questions because you want PSN for free and want great awesome service and non glitchy things and all the support you can desire. Now back to reality, IT COSTS MONEY!!! Why doesn’t COX or Verizon have their services for free and keep up good service? Because quality things don’t happen for free. I love PS and I really dont play my Xbox. How much do you want for FREE? Beggars cant be choosers especially when you re not paying for anything.

Fourth, I am 21. No I am not old and gray but I am over 18. I am a junior at RIC and will be graduating and becoming a a 2LT next year, so I am working towards something.

Fifth, you have been non stop with your jerk off insults since your first reply to me. I am sick of it. We are all supposed to be adults.

+ Destructo90 on February 9th, 2012 at 5:49 pm said:

Sixth, what am I lying about? All I have said was that I believe that if there was some sort of fee, I am sure PSN would be better.

So everything you have said about me is false. When you want to grow up and act like you are over 18 even though you probably arent I will be here to have a mature conversation.

+ CaptainJames99 on February 10th, 2012 at 1:18 pm said:

Loook loser, you know damn well you were caught lying and your still doing it. You’re a troll and you’re not even good at it. You only asked me one question after I exposed you on that perticular lie and it was answered only to see you lying about it again. Now since your your an obviuos xbot troll with no grasp of reality here it is one last time. Paying for PSN is a cash grab, the service is barely useable on the best of days, a FACT you ignore. A smart xbot troll should be playing that up. Your irrational screaming attempts at justifying sonys incompetence is showing up your own instead. Heres a few more FACTS for you. People are already paying for PSN through product purchases and the egregious online passes, and no those are *NOT FREE*. More to the point sony has always advertised so called “free” psn as one of its few marketing advantages despite its poor performance. but as you so boldly rant and scream sony will not improve PSN 1 iota if they started charging for it. Fact is the money would dissapear to cover sonys massive losses, in excess of $2 billion this past year, the fourth straight year of losses.

+ CaptainJames99 on February 10th, 2012 at 1:24 pm said:

That is why you should think before you spew gibberish and insults. You have no facts and I go out of my way to point that out. I hammer you daily with FACTS while you scream petty childish insults calling me “immature”, “under 18” and other sexual insults. And you pretend to be high & mighty mister maturity. Suuuure, bloody likely. No you are the spoiled brat and your screaming cause you got outed, its as plain as the spiteful rage on your face. Oh and next time, like I said many times say it to my face or shutup. I and any one else reading this has already realized you won’t as your a spite filled coward. I could once again tell you to grow up or wise up but neither will happen. You are a lost cause. Time for you to stick your BS back were it came from and leave. Nobody wants you here.

+ CaptainJames99 on February 10th, 2012 at 1:29 pm said:

Oops almost forgot you mentioned a college and working towards your 2nd Lt ranking. You really should’ve thought twice about posting that publicly. Cause those things can be verified and in the unlikely event if true what your doing will certainly lead to your expulstion among other penalties. In the more likely event of it being a lie, impersonating military personnell is a criminal offense. All it takes is a few minutes of digging in the right places and 1 call to the right person and you’ll find yourself in a world of hot water like you never imagined. You see this nations military spends more than a fair effort keeping military hardware out of the hands of screaming fanatics like yourself. With very good cause I might add.

+ Destructo90 on February 14th, 2012 at 7:15 am said:

What product purchases? Games that cost the same as if you bought them from the store? Or DLC that you would have to pay for anyway? No matter how you dice it, those purchases are not necessary to use online features.

Also about me going to college and being in the ROTC, you can verify because I am not lying.

+ Destructo90 on February 14th, 2012 at 7:18 am said:

And that will be my last response. I am not wasting my time on clowns like you who throw a fit because someone disagrees with them. Call me a spoiled brat, I really don’t care what some 15 year old kid says to me over 100 miles away in God knows where. I am done with you and no longer wish to listen to you rant about how bad PSN is. If you dont like it, dont play it.

+ Hades_Awaits_You on February 16th, 2012 at 4:34 pm said:

If PSN is supposed to be down on Feb 2nd, why is it that its the 16 and I can not log in. Network under maintenance

+ Destructo90 on February 25th, 2012 at 4:56 pm said:

WHY WAS I BANNED??????……Wait, I wasn’t LMAO

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Democrats Appear Poised to Delay Tax Debate until Lame-Duck

ABC News’ Matthew Jaffe reports:

Senate Democrats appear poised to punt a vote on extending the Bush tax cuts until after the November elections. A final decision is expected after a Democratic caucus meeting this afternoon.

Only nine days ago Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid had told reporters that the Senate would vote before lawmakers head home at the end of this month for a last-minute campaign push, but that now looks extremely unlikely.

“I don’t know if it’s possible timing-wise now,” said Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., told reporters before the meeting. “Given the amount of time that we have and where the votes are I’m not sure we can get it completed because the Republicans will filibuster one thing and you won’t have enough votes for the other, so you wind up not getting 60 votes. And where does that leave you?”

But it’s not merely a timing issue – it’s also a political one. Some Democrats prefer to delay the vote until the lame-duck session because Republicans have already started to accuse them of trying to raise taxes in the middle of a recession.

Democrats in the White House and Congress want to extend the tax cuts only for individuals making under $200,000 and couples making under $250,000, while the wealthiest Americans would see their taxes go up. The Bush tax cuts are set to expire on January 1.

“I think both parties like the politics of it and are scared of the politics of it,” said Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark.. “My view is that this should not be a political issue. This has implications for our economy and our recovery and we don’t need to play politics with this.”

In addition to facing opposition from members of his own party who are embroiled in re-election battles, Reid also faces dissent from at least five Senate Democrats who agree with Republican plans to extend all the tax cuts – even for the wealthy – for at least a year or two as the economy recovers.

One of those Democrats – Senate Budget Committee chairman Kent Conrad, D-ND – told reporters that Senate action on the tax cuts can wait until later this year.

“It’s not imperative in the sense that anybody’s tax rate is going to change,” said Conrad.

Now, instead of having the tax fight, the Senate appears set to spend its remaining days on Capitol Hill focusing on a handful of other issues: a campaign finance reform bill that seems doomed to failure, a jobs bill that would reduce taxes for companies that hire new workers to replace overseas employees, a must-pass stop-gap funding bill to keep the government running beyond September 30, and possibly a food safety bill that’s been stuck for 15 months.

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« Creativity in Schools: What Countries Do (Or Could Do) | Main | Project-Based Learning Leads to Innovation »

Learning Globally, Implementing Locally

This month, education leaders from the United States and China gathered in Boston for an exchange on educational best practices. Maureen McLaughlin, senior advisor to Secretary and director of International Affairs at the U.S. Department of Education reports.

by Maureen McLaughlin

For two days, leaders of state and provincial education systems in two of the largest countries in the world—China and the United States—shared ideas and discussed efforts to improve teacher quality and the performance of weak or underachieving schools. With the Council of Chief State Schools Officers, Asia Society, Harvard University, and the U.S. Department of Education as partners, Mitchell Chester, Massachusetts Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education, hosted leaders from nine provinces and 13 states to build on and deepen a dialogue that started in Beijing last year.

The U.S. and China are intensifying efforts to benchmark their education systems against other systems around the globe and to learn what other countries are doing that could be helpful at home. Shanghai, one of China's leading provinces, participated in the PISA international test of student learning for the first time in 2009 and shot to the top of the international standings. This substantially increased interest around the world in what Shanghai—and by extension the rest of China—is doing to improve its educational outcomes.

Chinese and U.S. leaders visited two highly diverse schools: Boston's Orchard Garden Pilot School, a turnaround school whose students have shown double digit gains in achievement in the past two years, and Cambridge's Graham and Parks School, an elementary school whose students have over 4O home languages. The Chinese were particularly impressed by the teachers' respect for differences and diversity and their attention to helping each child succeed whether he/she speaks English, is a strong student, or a struggling learner.

The leadership teams at both schools embrace the belief that high-quality staff who build meaningful relationships with students and their families will help students to achieve at high levels. Extended learning time, a deep connection to the arts, and a strong student support system have yielded positive results at Orchard Garden School in a short time. Graham and Parks School has a clear theory of action—if adults learn together and seek out and solve problems together student achievement improves. Both schools clearly demonstrate that a focused vision on student success can be achieved by a caring and dedicated staff.

Provincial leaders in China also described their efforts to turnaround weak or underachieving schools. Shanghai, for example, is trying a number of approaches including asking the principals of high-performing schools to also manage a low-performing school and creating clusters of high- and lower-performing schools where teams of experienced teachers are transferred into the weaker schools to help improve the quality of teaching and learning. The results are evaluated after two years to determine next steps.

While education efforts are huge and highly diverse between and within the U.S. and China, there are many common challenges. The common challenge—especially how to educate all children to high levels—and the desire to learn from each other bring us together. Learning from other countries to improve U.S. education and advance U.S. international priorities is a key objective of the Department's international strategy.

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Harbaugh comments on roster moves, Aldon Smith, injured players, season-opener, etc.

Veteran guard Adam Snyder and core special-teamers Kassim Osgood, C.J. Spillman and Bubba Ventrone were among the 22 players pared from the 49ers roster Saturday as they reached the league-mandated 53-player limit.

Coach Jim Harbaugh said in a conference call that salary-cap space is a constant concern, but it wasn’t a “dramatic” factor in the release of veterans such as the aforementioned quartet.

Indeed, one or more of those players might be re-signed by the 49ers when the climate is more conducive.

As vested veterans, Snyder, Osgood, Spillman and Ventrone would be guaranteed their 2014 salary if they were on the 49ers opening-day roster.

If the 49ers re-sign any of them after the season begins, those players get paid only for the games they are on the roster.

The 49ers kept three quarterbacks, with Blaine Gabbert and Josh Johnson backing up Colin Kaepernick.

Johnson played well during the 49ers exhibition games, in particular against the Houston Texans last Thursday, when he completed 14 of 17 passes and passed for three touchdowns.

“We all felt like he had earned it,” Harbaugh said of Johnson being kept. “All three quarterbacks (earned it). That’s typically what we’ve done, been a three-quarterback team.”

In somewhat of a surprising move, the 49ers kept Kyle Nelson over McDermott as their long-snapper. Nelson gives the 49ers more versatility as a tight end and coverage man on special teams.

Nelson is one of many young players slated to play quite a bit on special teams. Harbaugh said those players are “going to have to rise to the challenge.”

The 49ers kept eight offensive linemen, including Jonathan Martin. However, rookie center Marcus Martin is injured and out for at least six weeks – Harbaugh said he was given that timetable by team doctors.

That means the 49ers enter the season with seven offensive linemen, with Jonathan Martin and Dillon Farrell the backups for now.

“He’s done a fine job,” Harbaugh said of Farrell, a rookie out of New Mexico. “He’s versatile, he’s played well in the games and we felt like he earned the position.”

Not surprisingly, the 49ers kept all their big-name receivers, including Stevie Johnson and Brandon Lloyd, who were added this offseason.

In other news, the 49ers placed outside linebacker Aldon Smith on the reserve/suspended list in response to Smith being suspended nine games Friday for violations of the league’s substance-abuse and personal-conduct policies.

Harbaugh said Smith participated in the team meeting Saturday. Beyond that, Harbaugh said he isn’t sure what Smith will be permitted to do during his suspension.

“I’m still learning that myself,” Harbaugh said.

Harbaugh commented on Smith’s suspension for the first time.

“I don’t see where any type of comment will be productive,” Harbaugh said.

They also released receivers Osgood, Lance Lewis and L’Damian Washington, running backs Glenn Winston and Alfonso Smith, guards Snyder, Al Netter and Ryan Seymour, offensive tackles Carter Bykowski and Michael Philipp, tight end Asante Cleveland, defensive lineman Lawrence Okoye, nose tackle Mike Purcell, linebackers Shayne Skov and Chase Thomas, cornerback Darryl Morris, long-snapper Kevin McDermott and safeties Bubba Ventrone and C.J. Spillman.

The 49ers placed cornerback Kenneth Acker and fullback Will Tukuafu on the injured-reserve list.

Tukuafu still is recovering from a concussion. Acker suffered a foot injury, and team doctors recommended that Acker shut it down for a while after an MRI on Friday, Harbaugh said.

Harbaugh said he expects Lloyd to be healthy enough to play against the Dallas Cowboys in the regular-season opener. He isn’t as convinced that right offensive tackle Anthony Davis will be ready for that game.

Safety Antoine Bethea is going through the final step of the concussion protocol, Harbaugh said.

The 49ers following draft picks made the 53-man roster: Safety Jimmie Ward, running back Carlos Hyde, center Marcus Martin, linebacker Chris Borland, wide receiver Bruce Ellington, cornerback Dontae Johnson and linebacker Aaron Lynch.

Offensive tackle Brandon Thomas, cornerback Keith Reaser and fullback Trey Millard are on the non-football injury list, and they don’t count on the 53-man roster. Thomas was the team’s fifth pick in this year’s draft, Reaser the ninth pick and Millard the 12th and final selection. Running back Marcus Lattimore also is on the NFI list.

Defensive end Kaleb Ramsey, the team’s 11th draft pick, is on the physically unable to perform list. Same goes for linebacker NaVorro Bowman and tight end Garrett Celek. They will miss at least the first six weeks of the season.

Acker, the team’s 10th draftee this year, joins running back Kendall Hunter and receiver Chuck Jacobs on injured-reserve.

Guard Alex Boone remains on the reserve/did not report list during his holdout.

Defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey remains on the roster. It’s possible that the 49ers will place him on the injured-reserve/designated to return list, as soon as next week, so that they can free up another roster spot.

He suffered a torn biceps in his left arm Aug. 1. Teams are permitted to designate one player per season for return from the IR.

Kaepernick and offensive tackle Joe Staley were named offensive team captains, Harbaugh said. Linebacker Patrick Willis and defensive tackle Justin Smith were named defensive team captains.

Steve Corkran

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    The most surprising cut to me is Darryl Morris. I’d be surprised if he weren’t claimed. I presume cutting Osgood (and possibly Ventrone and Spillman) is a procedural move and he (or they) will be back with the team.

    I’m really hoping they can sneak Morris, Okoye, Bykowski, Seymour, Purcell, and especially Glenn Winston onto the PS.

    I think the perfectly obviously boneheaded move in all this is keeping three QBs. They’re paying Gabbert no matter what, so why not simply admit the mistake and eat that $2MM as dead money? They’re not getting it back, and keeping him around costs a roster spot that could have been used to retain Morris, Bykowski, Seymour or Purcell. Heck, I’d much rather have Osgood than Gabbert – Osgood will make several positive plays per game, whereas should Gabbert ever play, he may lose games all by himself. They need to get over their fear of mobile QBs not named Kaepernick and just give the job to the guy who has earned it – twice – Josh Johnson. We’ll all forgive them the $2MM gamble that didn’t pan out.

  • I want Niners wear their C patches this season. They’re a shallow item but look really cool wearing it specially for Willis who already deserves a golden C.

  • Robby Garza

    No C patches! Come on man! That’s hockey,not football!


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How do you make sure you don’t outlive your savings in retirement?

That, of course, is the $64,000 question. A report issued last week by the Government Accountability Office doesn’t provide a clear answer, but it does offer a look at what the experts are recommending, and how retirees make do.

The Senate Special Committee on Aging asked the GAO to review three things: Strategies that experts recommend for ensuring income throughout retirement, choices retirees have made for managing their pension and assets to generate income, and policy options available to ensure retirement income.

So what do the experts suggest? They typically recommended that retirees systematically draw down their savings and convert a portion of their savings to an income annuity to cover necessary expenses. If you’re lucky enough to have the option of getting annuity payments from a traditional pension plan, they generally suggest opting for that over a lump-sum withdrawal. The experts also recommended delaying Social Security retirement benefits until reaching at least full-retirement age, and in some cases, continuing to work and save, if possible. (For our take on annuities for retirement, SmartMoney took a look at the top 20 sellers of fixed annuities last year. Our sister publication, Barron’s, rang in just last month.)

The GAO offered this example: For two households with $350,000 to $375,000 in savings, the experts recommended buying annuities with part of the savings, drawing down the rest at an annual rate, such as 4% of the initial balance, using lifetime income from a defined-benefit pension plan, if available, and delaying Social Security. (Try our new retirement calculator to see how much you will need to save for retirement.)

It also points out that there’s no single blueprint that everyone can follow, since everyone’s expenses, income level, health and risk tolerance are different.

So, do people actually follow that advice? For the most part, no. Most retirees rely primarily on Social Security – and many take it before their full retirement age, the report says. And only 6% of those with a defined-contribution plan, such as a 401(k), chose or bought an annuity when they retired. The good news: Most retirees who left jobs with a defined-benefit pension took lifetime benefits.

But with fewer and fewer people having traditional pension benefits available, a bunch of policy proposals point to the need for education about ways to get the most out of retirement savings. Although some groups are pushing to make annuities available in defined-contribution plans, which might make them cheaper than if bought by individuals, some employers who sponsor the plans worry that their choice of annuity provider could make them vulnerable to lawsuits if there are problems.

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    • all major life insurance cmnpaoies sell annuities and any insurance agent will drool over the opportunity to sell you one.why anyone in their right mind would want to buy one is beyond me, but hey! different strokes for different folks.[the rates of return implied are usually poor].

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    • Hello DavidWhat-To-Do is missing a use of funds . Corporate Greed ..As we all eneirepxced (401k participants) in 2008-09-10.. Corporate greed and plain dis-honest individuals controlling big business effected and destroyed many individuals planned and diverified Savings proportioned for secodary resource for retirement and education exclusive of the 529 plan Enjoy the dayDistroyed at 66 & 64 by Corporate Greed

    • Annuities are great for someone to insure that they won’t outlive their money. The best kind that I can find are Index Annuities. You are able to link them to the Indexes on wall street but if the market tanks you don’t lose out of your money. You are able to avoid taxes on the gains until they are drawn on, which helps because while you are retired you are going to be in a lower tax bracket than if you had to pay taxes on the gains from a dividend or a gain throughout your entire life at higher tax rates.

    • Move to Mexico. I did at 55. Worked great.

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