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There is a long tradition of psychologists finding small income effects on life satisfaction (or happiness). Yet the issue of income endogeneity in life satisfaction equations has rarely been addressed. This paper aims to do just that. Instrumenting for income and allowing for unobserved heterogeneity result in an estimated income effect that is almost twice as large as the estimate in the basic specification. The results call for a reexamination on previous findings that suggest money buys little happiness, and a reevaluation on how the calculation of compensatory packages to various shocks in the individual's life events should be designed.
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Analysis: Justice Kennedy the key to campus affirmative action
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When it comes to the use of race in U.S. academic admissions, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy stands alone. He has sided with conservative justices who want to curtail affirmative action, and has echoed liberals who want to ensure campus diversity.
The justice who could cast the deciding vote, Kennedy revealed concerns during oral arguments at the Supreme Court on Wednesday about the University of Texas' favoring of minority applicants. Yet he also suggested he was not ready to roll back affirmative action or reverse a 2003 landmark decision.
The tall bespectacled justice who sits to the left of Chief Justice John Roberts separated himself from fellow conservatives throughout the 80-minute session. While the others, particularly Justice Antonin Scalia, voiced aggravation and anger about the university's racial policy, Kennedy more steadily pursued questions of how race is used and when the desired diversity is achieved.
Kennedy was plainly trying to balance what he termed "this hurt or this injury" caused by screening applicants by race against the benefits in a university setting. It is difficult to predict how justices will rule from oral argument - and a decision could be months away - but the tone in the courtroom suggested Kennedy would again play a crucial role and may amend, not gut, rules for race-based admissions.
Wednesday's case has become the most closely watched of the current term, as the country stands divided over whether decades-old programs that give a boost to African-American and Hispanic applicants are still needed. In a sign of Kennedy's leading role on the question, lawyers for the university and challenger Abigail Fisher, the white student whom the university rejected, pitched much of their argument his way.
The last time the court ruled on affirmative action, in a 2003 case permitting it at the University of Michigan law school, Kennedy insisted that schools not turn to racial criteria without first exploring race-neutral alternatives to generate a diverse student population. He said race-based programs must be narrowly crafted to serve a compelling interest.
Fisher's lawyer contended on Wednesday that the University of Texas program was not so narrowly drawn and amounted to "an unchecked use of race." The university's lawyer countered that it used race as "only one modest factor."
Asking relatively few questions overall, Kennedy focused on how admissions officers monitored the numbers of minorities and how overriding racial criteria had been.
"So what you're saying is that what counts is race above all?" Kennedy asked Gregory Garre, lawyer for the University of Texas, after Garre said the school was seeking minorities from different backgrounds, disadvantaged and otherwise.
"What counts is different experiences," Garre answered, defending the program that weighs race along with individual achievement and experiences. It supplements a separate Texas initiative that guarantees admission to high school graduates in the top 10 percent of their schools.
University officials say that while the "Top 10" scheme brings in a significant number of Hispanics and blacks, it does not sufficiently diversify the state's flagship campus in Austin.
Only eight of the nine justices will decide the case. Justice Elena Kagan, a former U.S. solicitor general who was involved in an early stage of the dispute, was not on the bench. The remaining three liberals, Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer and Sonia Sotomayor, are likely to vote to uphold the Texas program based on their past opinions and remarks on Wednesday.
On the other side, given their views, Roberts and Scalia, with Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito will likely oppose it.
If Kennedy joins with the liberals, it would be a 4-4 tie to affirm a lower court decision that upheld the Texas program. If he sides with the conservatives against the university for a 5-3 majority, the crucial question would then be how far Kennedy is willing to go against racial admissions.
MAN IN THE MIDDLE
Kennedy, 76, has been in the middle of an ideologically polarized court since he arrived in February 1988, an appointee of Republican President Ronald Reagan. Over nearly a quarter century, Kennedy has voted mainly with a conservative bloc, but has swung left to uphold, for example, abortion rights and the privacy interests of gay men and lesbians. In most terms, he is the justice who most often casts the critical fifth vote in the hot-button, closely followed disputes.
Kennedy succeeded Justice Lewis Powell, who was the author of the 1978 opinion that first endorsed affirmative action. In that case of Regents of University of California v. Bakke, the court ruled that while universities may not use quotas, they may take a student's race into account as one of many factors.
In 2003, the Supreme Court endorsed the Bakke decision as it narrowly upheld affirmative action at the University of Michigan law school. Kennedy was one of four dissenters who thought the Michigan screening constitutionally flawed. Yet he wrote a separate opinion in Grutter v. Bollinger reiterating his approval of "appropriate consideration to race" in admissions.
Kennedy has taken a hard line against race-based policies in many contexts, for example, in the workplace, but declared the educational setting different. A native of Sacramento, California, Kennedy holds a bachelor's degree from Stanford University and a law degree from Harvard.
With the retirement of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, author of the 2003 University of Michigan decision, and the court more conservative, Kennedy may be more ready to ensure that campus affirmative action survives. O'Connor, who left the bench in January 2006, was in the courtroom on Wednesday.
SO LITTLE BENEFIT?
Arguing Wednesday that the Texas approach failed to satisfy a compelling interest, Bert Rein, lawyer for Fisher, said the Top 10 policy brought enough diversity and that the additional race-based scheme added few additional minorities.
"If it's so few, then what's the problem?" Kennedy asked, then added, "Are you saying that you shouldn't impose this hurt or this injury, generally, for so little benefit?"
Yes, Rein said.
When the university's lawyer, Garre, was at the lectern, several justices tried to pin him down on the numbers of minorities admitted through the racial preference. The university does not have such detailed numbers, Garre said, suggesting it was trying to avoid rigid racial measures.
Yet the conservatives, particularly Roberts and Scalia, said that made it nearly impossible for judges to assess whether a program had gone too far and violated the Constitution's equality guarantee.
Referring to the terms of the 2003 ruling, Garre said judges should defer to a university's assessment of whether a "critical mass" of minority students has been reached.
"What, somebody walks in the room and looks them over to see who looks Asian, who looks black, who looks Hispanic?" Scalia said.
Kennedy's more tempered approached emerged in a 2007 case that was also raised on Wednesday. In that dispute involving Seattle public schools, Kennedy joined the four conservatives in rejecting student-assignment plans based on race to promote district diversity. But Kennedy separated himself from those four and wrote, "To the extent (their) opinion suggests the Constitution mandates that state and local school authorities must accept the status quo of racial isolation in schools, it is, in my view profoundly mistaken."
U.S. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, who supported the University of Texas on Wednesday, referred to that Kennedy opinion.
"It is important ... not just to the government but to the country, that our universities have the flexibility to ... make a reality of the principle that Justice Kennedy identified in (the 2007 case), that our strength comes from people of different races, different creeds, different cultures."
(Editing by Howard Goller and Peter Cooney)
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By Rachel Newman
Technology evolves at lightning speed. As soon as we buy a new computer, it’s obsolete. There is a new operating system every week, and we are eating Facebook’s dust on a regular basis. Even more difficult to keep up with than the ever-changing landscape of technology, though, is the fast-paced world of the hackers and con-artists that inhabit the friendly pages of Facebook.
These “super-villains” cannot be thwarted by security setting changes or heightened awareness. They stay steps ahead of Facebook’s constant attempts to block them from the site. They even seem to come back stronger with each attempt. Lately, the BBB has noticed that these scams and their consequences have only become more prevalent on the leading social media site in the last few months. We want to help, so here is a breakdown of the Facebook “super-villains,” and their kryptonite.
· The Clickjacker. These scammers often appear after a big news story lands in the media. Seen recently in the aftermath of Bin Laden’s death and the Casey Anthony verdict, hackers present Facebook users with the opportunity to view an “exclusive” video. Once you click to see the content, the hacker now is able to gain access to your account and personal information, as well as spam your entire friend list with the same con.
ü The Kryptonite? Common sense prevails. Like most scams, you have to ask yourself, “Is this offer too good to be true?” If the answer is yes, then don’t click. How could you get word of a Casey Anthony confession before CNN, anyway?
· The Phisherman. It all looks normal, if this con-artist is doing his/her job right. You get an urgent email from Facebook to change something on your account or you could face deletion. You click the link and are taken to a login page. You enter your information, and that’s all they need; now they have your email and password as well as total access to your account.
ü The Kryptonite? Stop. Check the URL first. If you see this www.facebook.com/badguy’surltrick, navigate away from that page. Scammers use these smoke screen websites to trick unsuspecting users into sharing account information.
· The ‘Friend’ Who Cried Wolf. This is the youthful version of the ever-popular “Grandma Scam:” you are scanning your newsfeed when a desperate friend sends you a message that tells you they are stuck in a foreign country with no money and no chance for escape. That is, unless, you, their doting friend, can send over a large amount of money by wire without letting on to their parents. Do it quick too.
ü The Kryptonite? Take a breath and let this scary information sink in. First, try calling your jeopardized friend to make sure they aren’t resting comfortably at home. If you can’t get ahold of them, try a mutual friend or one of their family members. Verifying the information is key in not taking the bait on this tried-and-true scam.
· The Rogue. The scammer creates an app that looks real enough, but exists only to extract your email and password, as well as any other personal information they can access. These apps often use scare tactics insinuating they are an authority from Facebook. Recently a scam artist appeared to be advising users that Facebook was shutting down, and only those who accept his/her app would be able to remain on the site.
ü The Kryptonite? A healthy dose of skepticism should do you well. Check the author of the app or the page for typos or an unprofessional appearance. You can even try a Google search. Often times, you will uncover the truth within minutes of beginning your research.
For more information on scams, visit BBB.org, and to “like” the San Diego BBB on Facebook, visit our fan page.
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If you’re the kind of rider who isn’t going to let a little rain stop you from enjoying your sport, good for you. But if you’re also the kind of rider who thinks you can ride the same way in the wet as you do in the dry, all we ask is that you remember us in your will. Riding in the rain requires a change in technique––and more important, in attitude––to keep you from becoming just another of the many greasy smears on the road this winter.
It’s well known that the first rain of the season lifts up the oil and diesel deposited on the asphalt by car and truck traffic, leaving the pavement slick. But even after the slippery stuff washes away, paint stripes, tar snakes, and manhole covers remain, all with the traction equivalent of a silent-movie banana peel. Urban streets especially turn into low-grip minefields, so slow down in town, use your brakes gently, and don’t stop with your rear tire on a surface that could cause wheelspin when you take off. Get on and off the gas and brakes smoothly if you enjoy riding with both your wheels in line.
As parts of the U.S. highway system slouch toward parity with the Dakar Rally route, more and more road hazards go unrepaired, some of which are tricky to spot in winter. That seemingly broad, shallow puddle up ahead might really be a 6-inch-deep pothole filled to the brim with muddy water, just waiting to swallow up an unwary motorcyclist’s front wheel. Watch the cars up ahead to see what happens when they hit it. A big splash and bouncing taillights probably mean you’ll want to take the long way around.
Camouflaged sinkholes are just one of the reasons to slow down and increase your following distance to the car ahead. Cars might suck as transportation, but even in the rain they can outbrake you right out of your boots, and with modern soundproofing the driver might not even hear the thud of your bike hitting the trunk. Give the car ahead of you even more room than usual, and if you’re the one being tailgated, don’t get territorial and defend your piece of the road. Pull over and wave the space invader by, because the paramedics won’t have time to hear about how you stood your ground while they’re prying you and your bike out of the grille of a pick-up truck.
After you adjust your riding style for slick conditions, next comes the attitude check, and sometimes that’s the hardest part. For some riders who aren’t used to riding in bad weather, or aren’t ready for it when it happens, the harder the rain falls the higher their stress level rises. This stress manifests itself as a death grip on the bars, knees clamped tightly on the gas tank, and abrupt control inputs better suited to a round of Whack-A-Mole. Their lines through corners become choppy, and they wear themselves out trying to hold the bike upright against the awful crash they’re convinced is right around the next bend. Not only do all these reactions make that dreaded crash more likely, the fatigue they generate makes it harder to concentrate on the real dangers they need to watch out for in addition to the imaginary ones.
The cure is simple, but it takes practice and a willingness to explore the outer limits of your comfort zone. Next time it rains, suit up and go for a short ride, focusing your awareness on the road surface, the cars around you, and your own reactions. Do everything––accelerating, braking, cornering, changing lanes––smoothly and gently until it becomes instinctive. Ride as if all car drivers are blind, and you’re invisible, and react accordingly. Give the right of way freely, and don’t force the issue with drivers whose minds are obviously on something other than the road.
Increase the length of your rides as you get more comfortable, and one day you’ll find yourself sloshing down the road with the same confidence you have in the dry, along with a better outlook toward riding in bad weather.
Track tires designed for maximum grip on dry pavement don’t have many sipes to channel water away from the contact patch, so they’re more prone to hydroplaning on standing water. Road tires have more sipes because they’re more likely to be ridden on wet roads. But even road tires can hydroplane if the water is deep enough, or if the speed of the bike is too high.
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I drive a Toyota and do all of my own...
I drive a Toyota and do all of my own maintenance. I have been using the regular "green" coolant that is frequently on sale, and I change it every couple of years. Recently, I was told by a presumably knowledgeable person that I should only use "red" coolant -- preferably the expensive Toyota brand -- otherwise, I would "freeze" the water pump. Upon further checking, I learned that besides the green and red varieties, there is also orange. Is there any real difference besides the color? Is it just food dye? --Bob
TOM: We knew the color thing had gone too far when we went to Kmart and saw a whole new line of Martha Stewart Coolants.
RAY: There are basically two types of coolants out there, Bob. There's traditional coolant -- the stuff you've been buying on sale, whose additives and rust protectors have a useful life of about 50,000 miles. And then there's the long-life, or "organic," coolant, whose organic additives have a longer life -- 100,000 to 150,000 miles.
TOM: And yes, the colors are just dyes. They're used by the manufacturers to differentiate their products.
RAY: The orange stuff is usually General Motors organic coolant. The fluorescent-green stuff is usually Texaco or Shell, red is Toyota, and the bright-yellow stuff is usually Prestone.
TOM: We say usually, because you can't count on color alone to identify a coolant. There's nothing stopping Fred's Coolant Supply House and Veterinary Clinic from dying its stuff green and selling it. After all, you can't copyright the color green (although I've heard that Bill Gates has tried).
RAY: So the important piece of information is whether the coolant in question is a traditional or long-life coolant, Bob. In your case, I'd guess the stuff you're getting on sale is traditional coolant. And for you, that's fine, because you change it every couple of years.
TOM: If your car comes with a long-life coolant, you should try to add only long-life coolant when the reservoir is low. There's no danger in mixing traditional coolant and long-life coolant, except that once you go beyond 15 percent traditional in your mix, you'll get the shorter life of the traditional stuff. And since the long-life stuff costs a lot more, that's kind of wasteful.
RAY: And by the way, as long as you're using the correct type, you don't have to buy the expensive Toyota stuff, Bob -- unless, of course, it matches one of the color schemes you've got going under your hood there.
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When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."
I went to daily mass today because a friend of mine who had lost a child said it was a place where she was able to feel close to her daughter, Rachel. I didn’t go cause I wanted to be holy, to be feed or to look cool, I went because I wanted to be close to Cate. The priest proclaimed the gospel which is where the above quote comes from and then went on to give his homily. Well, I did what I typically do and started giving myself my own homily in my head, I know, its weird, but it’s what works for me.
Throughout Cate’s whole ordeal when people were flocking to the blog, flocking to churches, flocking to the throne room door of heaven, it was a huge witness to the fact that the Harvest IS abundant and that all of us often feel like sheep without a shepherd, just kind of wondering through life, until something worthwhile comes up to get behind, this time, that being Cate. I was reading an email that a friend sent me who quoted Pope Benedict XVI, who said:
“We are not some casual and meaningless product of evolution. Each of us is the result of a thought of God. Each of us is willed, each of us is loved, each of us is necessary. There is nothing more beautiful than to be surprised by the Gospel, by the encounter with Christ. There is nothing more beautiful than to know Him and to speak to others of our friendship with Him.”
So often we feel like we are just walking through life, day in a day out, getting the routine chores done so we can go home, go out, go to the lake, go fishing, go do whatever it is we do, but at the end of the day when all is done we still don’t feel like we really accomplished that much in the big scheme of life. We wake up the next day and we do it all over again. Cate never had the opportunity or the burden of running the rat race that we all run. She didn’t have to go school, do homework, do chores, go to college, get a job, do the mundane occurrences that we all call life that make this world “great.” Yet, look at who God called from birth to be a laborer for His harvest, someone who NEVER SPOKE A WORD. He used this baby girl to surprise people with the Gospel and for people to have a real encounter with Christ. Did we achieve the outcome that we or the world desired? No, not at first glance, but I challenge you to look deeper. It is bitter sweet without a doubt but yet still the outcome is greater than any of us could have EVER imagined.
I ran into to a friend of mine after Mass today who said, “Man, you have a Saint, for a child!” Wow! I do, Cate in her short time on this earth accomplished everything I want my kids to accomplish, to love their God, to love their family, and to lead other people to Christ, and she did all of this without ever saying a word. Now, I have to be honest, I felt a real kick in the pants as I was returning to my truck. As I walked I was thinking to myself, if God has to use a seven month old on her death bed to tell the world of His great love, he must be running out of people, kinda being funny, kinda being serious though. The Harvest is abundant, the laborers are few, and my little girl just ran CIRCLES around me, my life, and my ministry in only twelve days, and I have been doing this for years, I pride fully thought to myself.
All of us have an opportunity to be laborers and we are all NECESSARY, in God’s plan and we all have a story to tell of the saving power of Christ. And if you cannot think of one, think of CATE, tell others what God did throughout the World during Cate’s short life. We can all continue Cate’s legacy by telling people, those people who are looking for a Shepherd about what our Shepherd did through this little girl’s life, and death. It’s a simple story, you don’t have to remember scripture quotes, you don’t have to know doctrine, you just have to know what God did in your heart and what you saw and read about Him doing in the hearts of others. It’s that easy to become a laborer. You don’t have to go to college, seminary, bible school, or anything like that, Cate didn’t! If God can use Cate as a laborer for his Harvest, than He can and will use ANY of us. Thank You Lord for being our Shepherd, Thank you for calling us into an active role in bringing the message of your Salvation to the World and thank you for your messenger Cate who brought all of us closer to You! Much Love, the Cantrells
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Overcast skies and the threat of scattered showers made for gloomy conditions at Daytona International Speedway.
The green flag is scheduled to drop at 1:18 p.m. and rain is in the forecast. Last year's Daytona 500 was plagued by rain, and the race was moved to Monday night for the first time.
The rain could mark the debut of NASCAR's new track drying system, the Air Titan. NASCAR said the device should reduce track drying time, perhaps up to 80 percent.
The machine pushes water off the track and onto an apron, where vacuum trucks will remove the remainder of the moisture. Jet dryers will follow the Air Titan, drying all excess water left on the racing surface.
The track-drying trucks will not be on the track with other cars. Juan Pablo Montoya sparked a giant fireball in last year's race when he crashed into a jet dryer loaded with fuel.
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Q. My son is 20 yrs old has bipolar (has seen a doctor for this) But now we are having a big problem with anger management and anger outburst, such as hitting walls, screaming at us, cursing very bad the outbursts last anywhere from 5 to one hour, I am at the end of my rope on how to help him control these outbursts. What should be my next step? He does take his medication for the bipolar and doesn’t drink or anything else. He really wants to control what is going on but sometimes he just can’t.
A. If neither of you can control these outbursts then it is necessary for you to seek outside help for this problem. You mentioned that he has seen a doctor and he takes his medication. It is very good that he has seen a doctor and he is regulated on medication but it may be time to revisit with his doctor to discuss his recent out of control behavior. It is possible that he is not on the correct medication and needs an adjustment.
It would also be helpful for you to contact a therapist in tandem with the doctor and get his or her assistance with anger management. My advice is to first contact his doctor, alert the doctor to your son’s behavior, ask the doctor for his or her advice and consider, if your son would agree, having him attend therapy with a therapist trained in anger management skills. If the problem continues despite intervention, you may have to consider having him live in some sort of residential facility but that is an option you would only consider after you have tried all that you can. Start with his treating physician, get his or her advice, and go from there. Take care.
Last reviewed: By John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on 20 Aug 2007
Randle, K. (2007). Bipolar and anger with regard to my son. Psych Central. Retrieved on May 20, 2013, from http://psychcentral.com/ask-the-therapist/2007/08/20/bipolar-and-anger-with-regard-to-my-son/
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Some interesting news articles, gleaned from recent lunchtime skimming of the papers:
- From the “Tweet, Tweet” Department: More and more interesting uses for Twitter are arising. The New York Times reported last week that more and more small businesses are using Twitter to promote themselves (one need only look at the roving restaurant scene in LA to see this). The Daily Breeze reported that another service allows people to send tweets to the Western Wall in Jerusalem, where they will be printed and inserted in the wall. We see more and more newspapers advertising themselves on Twitter (and Facebook). So it’s growing… but is anyone listening? The Los Angeles Times is reporting on a recent study that showed most people don’t even know what Twitter is (of course, it is interesting to see that next to the ad about the LA Times on Twitter). BTW, I also wonder about the corporate impact of these companies being on Twitter and Facebook: it means that corporate firewalls will likely be opened to allow access to those sites, as they are now legitimate news sites. Once that door is open, oh the time that will be wasted.
- From the “Find the Hidden Meaning” Department: Newspapers often run contests to collect reader photos. A few current contest have caught my eye. The New York Times is collecting photos of reader’s dogs. On the other coast, the San Francisco Chronicle is collecting photos of pregnant women’s bellies. I’m trying to figure out the hidden meaning in this. Any ideas?
- From the “Green M&Ms” Department: Growing up, we all heard the rumors about green M&Ms. Well, CNN brings us a story about the health effects of blue M&Ms: they supposedly help your back. Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center found that when they injected the compound Brilliant Blue G (BBG) into rats suffering spinal cord injuries, the rodents were able to walk again, albeit with a limp. The same blue food dye is found in M&Ms and Gatorade. The only side effect was that the treated mice temporarily turned blue. Hmm, medicine that turns something blue… that brings a poem to mind. All together now…
I did not sow, I did not spin,
And thanks to pills I did not sin.
I loved the crowds, the stink, the noise.
And when I peed, I peed turquoise
- From the “Practical People” Department: The Ventura County Star has an interesting report on college students and their majors. It seems in these days of frugality and economic turmoil, students are forgoing their dream majors, instead opting for majors that will bring them a well-paying job… and trying to get that degree in less time. Actually, this isn’t much of a surprise, but it is starting to affect the programs offered by universities to attract students.
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Did you know that this past Sunday, NASA successfully landed on Mars? The photo above comes to you directly from the surface of Mars just a few days ago. Many of you might remember the Mars Rover missions that were launched in 2004. Since then, thousands of photos from the Martian surface have been taken [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Mars Institute'
May 29th, 2008 · No Comments · Mars Institute, The Space Store
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USCIS recently provided clarification regarding the management of special characters in people’s names in E-Verify. According to USCIS, besides letters, the only characters allowed in E-Verify are spaces, single quotes and hyphens. Employers are guided, as best practice, to enter employees’ names into E-Verify as they appear in Section 1 of the I-9 Form, without any of the special characters that E-Verify does not accept.
USCIS and E-Verify are able to reconcile variations in names based on known variations in spelling due to language and culture. Certain algorithms are in place to assist in this process. However, to ensure the integrity of the E-Verify system, details about the algorithms are not made public. If E-Verify cannot confirm that variations in spelling refer to the same person, the case is sent to verifiers for a name check review process.
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BRUSSELS: The European Union is prepared to authorise exceptional financial aid to airlines hit by the closure of airspace caused by the volcanic ash cloud, the EU Commission said yesterday.
The EU anti-trust watchdog “is ready to consider adopting the framework we adopted after 9/11,” when exceptional aid was allowed to companies affected by the terror attacks in the United States in 2001, said EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia.
The post-9/11 rules allowed for “state aid given because of exceptional events,” Almunia recalled, while stressing that European governments should be able to demonstrate the need for the aid and the fact that it would not be discriminatory as regards other companies or sectors.
His spokeswoman said the possibility for the aid was permitted under EU law to compensate for losses caused by natural catastrophes or exceptional events.
That would allow European governments to help compensate companies for losses due to the volcanic ash cloud which is keeping planes on the ground through much of Europe, spokeswoman Amelia Torres underlined.
EU Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas said the shutdown of Europe’s airspace was “unprecedented” and “not sustainable” .
He warned against panicked reactions, while stressing that airlines had a duty to care, and compensation, for affected passengers.
“This situation is not sustainable. It is now clear that we cannot just wait until this ash cloud dissipates,” Kallas told reporters in Brussels.
His colleagues on the competition side warned that it would take some days to clarify whether European governments should consider it necessary to help the airlines
Such help must not be merely disguised aid to help troubled companies to restructure in a sector which was already suffering casualties to the economic crisis, Torres warned. Later yesterday, Kallas was to take part in a video-conference—face-to-face EU meetings have also been affected by the flight cancellations—with European transport ministers to forge a common approach on the crisis.
“The best way to bring immediate relief to passengers is to free up more airspace. We are working hard to agree technical solutions to do that today,” he promised, while insisting that “there can be no compromise on safety”.
Even if a decision were taken to resume flights it would take three or four days for the situation to return to normal, he stressed.
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February 24, 2013
Ronda Rousey, left, tries to pull an armbar on Liz Carmouche during their UFC 157 women's bantamweight championship mixed martial arts match in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013. Rousey won the first women’s bout in UFC history, forcing Carmouche to tap out in the first round. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Sunday, February 24th, 2013 6:56 a.m.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Ronda Rousey and Liz Carmouche made history just by stepping into the UFC cage. When Rousey recorded another savage victory with her signature move, she demonstrated why she could be a trailblazer in women's sports for years to come.
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If you’re like me, you’re always looking for ways to recycle what’s already in your home to make all new Christmas crafts. Recently, the editors at AllFreeChristmasCrafts have discovered a cool trend that you probably already have the materials for in your home. If you’re a lover of wine or taking refreshments on the go, chances are you have some sort of bottle lying around. Now you don’t have to get rid of it right away, because we’ve put together 19 Ways to Craft with Bottle Parts, a collection full of different crafts that use everything right down to the cork.
The crafts included in 19 Ways to Crafts with Bottle Parts are all about showing you how to be more eco-friendly with your crafting. These projects can be as simple as cutting and pasting, but the results are always impressive. You could decorate your whole house with these recycling crafts. Get the whole family involved so they can see how fun recycling can be too.
Wine is an elegant part of a Christmas meal, and now you can use wine bottles to create elegant Christmas decorations. Refashioning projects are popular right now, so these bottle crafts are the perfect way to start bringing new life into old recyclables. You’re sure to find at least one technique that you’ll want to use to impress your party guests this year.These also make thoughtful thank-you gifts for the host or hostess of the next Christmas party you’ll be attending.
Glass bottles aren’t the only items you can use to make decorative bottle craft ornaments. Plastic and cork in particular are two very versatile materials that can be transformed into everything from Christmas characters to intricate, one-of-a-kind snowflakes. Handmade Christmas ornaments are always a fun way to personalize your tree.
If you really want to show off your DIY prowess, make your own Christmas fashion jewelry. You’ll be in the spotlight on Christmas for your thrifty crafting abilities, as well as your unique sense of style. All of your friends will be begging you to help them be crafty with their bottles too. Say bye bye to department store prices!
Tabletop trees are fun additions to any room, and with the projects in our collection, you’ll be able to make your own bottle craft trees. Depending on the types of materials you have, you can go for something simple or something totally bold and different. Either way, it’s guaranteed that no one else will have a tree like yours. Many of these crafting techniques are ones you’ll want to use for your home decor crafts during other parts of the year as well.
Already gathering bottles in excitement? Then be sure to head over to our site for the rest of the projects included in 19 Ways to Craft with Bottle Parts. Not only will your decor pop, but you’ll have found ways to decorate your entire home without spending more than a few dollars.
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Research Projects Supported by ACKC
Kidney Cancer Researcher Wins DoD Grant
Geoffrey Clark, Associate Professor of molecular biology at the University of Louisville, KY, was selected to receive a 3-year grant, commencing in July 2009, as part of the Department of Defense’s Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP). Dr. Clark’s research will focus on a tumor suppressor gene called RASSF1A, which, along with the VHL gene, is turned off in a majority of kidney cancers with clear cell pathology. In one aspect of his study, Dr. Clark will research drugs that turn on RASSF1A to observe their effect on kidney cancer progression.
Maria F. Czyzyk-Krzeska Studies
Maria F. Czyzyk-Krzeska, MD, PhD of the University of Cincinnati, won a $932,919 three-year grant from the Defense Department’s (DoD) Peer Review Medical Research Program to identify genes in kidney cancer oncogenesis. This grant, which commenced in early 2007, will run until early 2010, is the first grant ever awarded by DoD for kidney cancer research and is the result of a lobbying campaign by ACKC that requested a Congressional appropriation for kidney cancer research at the Department of Defense. We congratulate Dr. Czyzyk-Krzeska on her grant.
Military Aid for Kidney Cancer
In 2006, Action to Cure Kidney Cancer and its supporters lobbied Congress seeking a $15 million appropriation within the Department of Defense’s Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) for kidney cancer research (see Campaign 2006 below for details). Although we did not get the $15 million, we were successful in getting kidney cancer listed as one of the twenty-eight topic areas eligible to compete for $50 million in research grants in the FY2006 Peer Reviewed Medical Program (PRMRP), which is also within the CDMRP. This was the first time kidney cancer was eligible to receive Department of Defense (DoD) money for research.
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According to N.C. folk and bluegrass musician Joe Newberry, who is known for his award-winning fiddle, guitar, banjo and singer/songwriter talents, “fiddlers’ conventions were often used as a way to identify the best fiddlers in an area. The events were promotional tools and fundraisers.”
But the musicians were there because of not only the prizes, but also the musical recognition. Newberry has been one of them on occasion.
“Judges I know often talk about the ‘Three T’s’ … timing, tone and taste,” he said.
He added fiddlers’ conventions have been held at schools as well as in auditoriums and on fields and ball fields.
Another added benefit is what the conventions do for area schools.
Today, schools need financial help. Particularly when educational coffers are competing with road construction and maintenance, health and social services, dollars can be reduced or eliminated at the blink of an eye.
So it’s advantageous for schools to hold such events.
For example, proceeds from various fiddlers’ conventions have paid for the following at area schools — an activity bus, landscaping, books and maps for libraries, a film projector and screen, storage units for choir uniforms and robes, educational films, an auditorium curtain, uniforms for band, chorus, basketball and safety patrol programs and facility maintenance. Funds have supplemented teachers’ salaries and helped needy children in school. The money has helped furnish school kitchens, lunchrooms, home economics and agricultural buildings.
This year, proceeds from the Seagrove Fiddlers’ Convention will go toward a scholarship for a senior at Southwestern Randolph High School and to special-needs classes. Proceeds from the 78th Annual Highfalls Fiddlers’ Convention will be be used for projects at the school which have either not been funded or have been underfunded.
The Halycon Women’s Club, which hosts the Star Fiddlers’ Convention (held in Star March 2), use the proceeds for various community projects, including funding projects at Star Elementary.
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The Academy for Continuing Education @RP (ACE@RP) was established in response to a national effort to promote continuous lifelong learning. Our chief objective is to provide learners with opportunities to acquire new and employable skills and capabilities, thus allowing them to stay relevant in the current knowledge-based global economy. The rigour of our programmes - short courses and certificates - ensures that our learners receive timely, highly relevant and holistic education which aligns with their learning needs.
The primary aim of the Academy for Continuing Education @RP (ACE@RP) is to promote life-long learning among working adults so that they can stay relevant in the current knowledge-based economy.
ACE@RP offers a suite of Continuing Education & Training (CET) programmes, ranging from personal interest and self-improvement to job specific training. The CET certificate and diploma programmes are specially designed to help working adults upgrade their work skills or prepare for career transitions.
The key features of Republic Polytechnic’s (RP) CET programmes include the use of well researched pedagogical practices and learner-centred approaches, and strong links with industry partners to ensure relevance to current practices and the latest technological advancements. The CET programmes are also well structured to accommodate the busy schedules of working adults.
In addition to public courses, ACE@RP is also actively working with its corporate clients to understand their training needs and developing training solutions to help them achieve their business objectives. Given RP’s wide range of expertise, ACE@RP is able to offer both generic as well as industry specific and highly specialised training programmes.
The CET scheme is supported by an online registration and administration system available on the Internet. Please visit the following pages for more information on CET programmes and RP’s areas of specialization.
Mr Tan Huan Peow
Academy for Continuing Education @RP
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The latest poll published today in the Observer showing growing support from all parts of the political spectrum for an exit from the EU has spread panic amongst the Euphiles. With UKIP polling consistently at about 10%, a popular vote share in an actual ballot of about 15% is not unexpected; as commentators have remarked, support for the EU is highest in the young and at its lowest in the old, but the old vote drags its way to the polling station whilst the young vote stays in bed. And of course the Euphiles in panic predictably roll out all the old myths and scare stories, as does the Observer's editorial today:-
Britain's mass car industry will head to low-cost countries that have remained in the EU
Not true. The UK is best known for premium and sports car marques such as Aston Martin, Bentley, Daimler, Jaguar, Lagonda, Land Rover, Lotus, McLaren, MG, Mini, Morgan and Rolls-Royce. These have all shown growth and demand in growing and emerging economies outside the EU; some 55% of UK vehicle production is sold outside of Europe, with only 20% - 30% going to other EU countries. The UK has competitive advantage in car production in several areas - high productivity, excellent sea transport links and of course our workforce speaks English, the commercial world's lingua franca.
Airbus production will migrate to Germany and France.
False. It is already being migrated to China. Of Airbus' global workforce of around 57,000 just 9,600 are employed in the UK. The consortium has already opened both an assembly plant for the A320 and a component manufacturing plant in China, which is set to gain from a gradual migration of jobs from the EU. the company has already shed 10,000 jobs in the EU since 2007 and more are set to follow.
It was partly because Germany now anticipates Britain leaving the EU
that Berlin vetoed BAe's deal with the defence giant EADS. It did not
want Europe's defence industry to be concentrated in a non-EU member.
Some truth here - but the advantages are mutual. "As of 2008 Britain has become the worlds leading developer of arms with British company BAE Systems.
Defence group BAE Systems is the first company outside the U.S. to
reach the top position,thanks to a deal with the Pentagon for
mine-resistant vehicles to be used in Iraq and Afghanistan. According to
the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, a defence think
tank, the former British Aerospace group's arms sales are ahead of
American market leaders Lockheed Martin and Boeing." US arms sales make up about 60% of BAe's activity - and US markets would be at risk from 'leaky' and insecure European arms operations.
The financial services industry will be regulated on terms set in Brussels and be powerless to resist.
This is just sheer nonsense, worthy of a post of its own to rebut.
British farmers, who have prospered under the Common Agricultural
Policy, will find they become dependent on whatever mean-spirited
British system of farm support that replaces it. Farms will survive by
industrial farming, devastating the beloved English countryside.
This from a paper that normally whines about CAP payments going disproportionately to the UK's richest landowners?
Tax avoidance and evasion will reach crippling levels as our economy
becomes increasingly wholly owned by foreign multinationals that make
tax avoidance in Britain central to their business strategy.
What, companies such as Starbucks, Amazon and eBay that currently contribute such vast amounts of tax to the UK Treasury under the EU single market?
Of course, our direct budget contribution saving of £20bn a year, £17bn reduction in food costs from scrapping the CAP, £3.3bn from reclaiming our fish stocks from the CFP and de-regulation savings of perhaps £15bn a year are nowhere mentioned by the Euphiles. Nor are England's vast shale-gas reserves in our 200 mile limit in the North Sea. Nor the tsunami of increased trade with the Anglophone Commonwealth, currently restricted from EU markets. But expect the Euphiles to fight like cornered rats - they're not going to give up all they gain at our expense easily.
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It’s the simple things in life that our children remember as they grow up, making cakes with Nan, playing board games on rainy holidays and making Christmas decorations out of anything and everything. It’s easy to forget just how important these moments are and indeed how important spending quality time with our children is. There are so many pressures in today’s world that we forget to celebrate those little beings who will grow up to be very important people.
At the LC we really value children and do everything we can to encourage families to spend time together. Three years ago we began celebrating National Children’s Day, the LC was the first place in Wales to begin celebrating the special day which is observed in more than 50 countries around the world. In Thailand they celebrate by allowing children free entry into zoos and amusement parks while in China children are given a day off school. Here at the LC we celebrate the day by bringing together a whole range of fun activities that we know children love. This year there will be magic shows, face painting, circus skills workshop and drama classes. The Ospreys will be bringing their inflatable village down and some of the players will be popping in themselves. Tommy the Turtle will also be on hand to make sure everyone is enjoying themselves! All this is in addition to the LC’s usual offerings; the climbing wall, waterpark, boardrider and play area will be open all day. The money raised on the day will go to the day’s official charity, Ty Hafan to support young lives. So come and join us to celebrate children across Wales and make some family memories that will last a life time.
Tickets are just £6 per person and include 90minutes in the waterpark, climb, play and a boardrider session plus all the other activities. Call our reception team to book your tickets now on 01792 466500.
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John W. Dean III (1938 - )
On June 30, 1971, President Nixon quizzed his chief of staff, H. R. Haldeman, about people who could be trusted to run covert political operations. Only weeks earlier Nixon had felt the sting of seeing portions of classified documents regarding the Vietnam War published in the New York Times. “…Dean can and his group,” Haldeman replied. “Well, do they understand how we want to play the game or can you tell them,” Nixon asked. “Uh-huh,” Haldeman answered. “Do they know how tough it has to be played?” Nixon drove home a key point. “Yes,” said Haldeman. “Dean, you say…,” a brooding president pondered the name.
Dean came to the White House as a presidential aide and eventually became Nixon’s legal counsel. In between, Dean was deeply involved in Watergate. Prior to the 1972 election he had discussed with John Mitchell the need to gather political intelligence. As Watergate broke, Haldeman and John Ehrlichman trusted their bright attorney to control the political fall out after the burglars were arrested, part of which involved him paying them large sums of money. The president lauded his efforts. “…Dean is a pretty good gem,” Nixon confided to Haldeman on March 2, 1973. “He’s a real cool cookie, isn’t he,” Haldeman agreed. “I don’t know about cool,” the president added, “but he is awfully smart.” That same month, however, things were to unravel quickly. And soon Nixon’s enthusiasm toward his “smart gem” cooled measurably.
To help him grasp the events surrounding Watergate, Nixon repeatedly asked Dean to write an account, eventually sending him to Camp David in early April to get it done. Dean, however, was beginning to feel increasingly uncomfortable. James McCord’s March 19, letter to Judge Sirica, asserting that “political pressure” had squeezed guilty pleas and silence from the Watergate defendants, unnerved him. As recently as March 21, Dean met with the president to warn him of the metastasizing problem of the cover-up, telling Nixon of “a cancer … close to the presidency” and of the increasing demands by the burglars for money. Additionally, Nixon’s nominee to head the FBI, L. Patrick Gray, told a Senate committee he had given FBI files on Watergate to Dean.
In the face of this heat, Dean’s resolve wilted. Instead of handing the president a written account of Watergate, he hired a personal attorney. Fearing the White House was making him the fall guy, Dean began cooperating with federal investigators. Accordingly, Nixon fired Dean on April 30. Under cover of limited immunity, Dean testified before the Senate Watergate committee in late June, claiming the president was involved in the cover-up, that Nixon knew about hush money paid to the burglars, and that Ehrlichman ordered evidence be destroyed. Further, Dean claimed, Nixon had known about the break-in as early as September 15, 1972, six months earlier than the president had previously admitted.
Eventually, investigators learned of Nixon’s secret tapes. Their recordings sufficiently corroborated the testimony of Dean and others (while refuting assertions offered by administration witnesses), and Nixon was forced to resign. As for Dean, he was charged with obstruction of justice and spent four months in prison.
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Motorola Set for Big Cuts as Google Reinvents It
Motorola Mobility, the ailing cellphone maker that Google bought in May, told employees Sunday that it would lay off 20 percent of its work force and close a third of its 94 offices worldwide.
The cuts are the first step in Google’s plan to reinvent Motorola, which has fallen far behind its biggest competitors, Apple and Samsung , and to shore up its Android mobile business and expand beyond search and software into the manufacture of hardware.
The turnaround effort will also be a referendum on the management of Larry Page, Google’s chief executive, whose boldest move has been the $12.5 billion acquisition.
Though Google bought Motorola partly because of its more than 17,000 patents, which can help defend against challenges to the Android operating system, it also planned to use Motorola to make its own, better smartphones and tablets.
One-third of the 4,000 jobs lost will be in the United States. The company plans to leave unprofitable markets, stop making low-end devices and focus on a few cellphones instead of dozens, said Dennis Woodside, Motorola’s new chief executive, in a rare interview.
“We’re excited about the smartphone business,” said Mr. Woodside, who previously led Google’s sales and operations for the Americas. “The Google business is built on a wired model, and as the world moves to a pretty much completely wireless model over time, it’s really going to be important for Google to understand everything about the mobile consumer.”
But some analysts wonder whether Google can succeed in the brutally competitive, low-margin cellphone business.
“Ninety percent of the profits in the smartphone space are going to Apple and Samsung, and everyone else from Motorola to RIM to LG to Nokia are picking up the scraps of that 10 percent,” said Charlie Kindel, a former manager at Microsoft who writes about the mobile industry. “There’s no real sign that’s changing anytime soon.”
It was not always this way. Motorola executives like to talk about its glory days. The company, started in 1928 in Chicago, unveiled the first commercial cellphone in 1973. By 2004, it looked as if Motorola could again lead the cellphone industry when it introduced the popular Razr.
But Apple and Samsung won consumers’ hearts with the more exciting iPhone and Galaxy phones. Motorola Mobility — which split last year from Motorola Solutions, the division that makes devices like police radios — lost $233 million in its first six weeks under Google. The phone business has been unprofitable for 14 of the last 16 quarters.
“It got left in the dust by the competition and kind of missed the smartphone transition,” said Charles S. Golvin, a mobile analyst at Forrester Research.
In addition to the coming cuts, Google has gutted Motorola management, letting go 40 percent of its vice presidents. It also hired new senior executives. It will shrink operations in Asia and India, and center research and development in Chicago, Sunnyvale and Beijing.
Mr. Woodside also plans to cut the number of devices Motorola makes from the 27 it introduced last year to just a few. He wants to make the company’s products cool again by loading them with things like sensors that recognize who is in a room based on their voices, cameras that take crisper photos and batteries that last for days.
Many of these new ideas will come from a group of just a few dozen people within the company that has the unassuming name of Advanced Technology and Projects.
To foster innovation, Google created the group to drop a Silicon Valley-style start-up into a lumbering Midwestern company and recruited Regina Dugan from the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or Darpa, to run it.
Ms. Dugan, though coming from Washington, already speaks the language of Silicon Valley. “It’s a small, lean and agile group that is unafraid of failure,” she said, and it will “celebrate impatience.”
She is hiring metal scientists, acoustics engineers and artificial intelligence experts. They will work for her for only two years so they feel a sense of urgency, she said, an idea she borrowed from Darpa, where people wear their resignation date on their name tags.
Motorola has been spending too much money on too many different cellphone components, said Mark Randall, whom Google recruited to run Motorola’s supply chain from Amazon.com, where he did that for the Kindle. He said he planned to jettison suppliers and buy 50 percent fewer components.
How to get people excited about Motorola phones when shiny iPhones are on the next shelf?
Gary Briggs, who ran consumer marketing at Google and now does so at Motorola, is working on advertisements that he said would be more like Google’s — simple and emotional. They will focus on Motorola’s storied past and the ways the products are better than the competition’s, like battery life.
“We have a right to compete in this market,” Mr. Briggs said, “and I think we’ve got to prove why we’re going to build and bring devices to people that are worth talking about again.”
Competitors like Sony , LG and HTC will be watching closely to see how the Motorola-Google relationship develops, especially whether Motorola receives special treatment from Google. Like Motorola, they use the Android mobile operating system, for which Google receives no payment.
“They certainly don’t believe Google’s going to keep a Chinese wall in place,” Mr. Kindel, the former Microsoft manager, said of the other cellphone makers. “The reality is people work together, they can pick up the phones and talk. There is going to be an advantage.”
There is, for instance, a program for Google software engineers to work at Motorola for a year or two. But Mr. Woodside said Google benefited from many manufacturers’ using Android, and repeated Google’s promise that Motorola would have no advantages. He said Motorola would also compete equally with others to build Google-branded Nexus devices, which Google makes with a hardware partner when it introduces new versions of Android.
A Motorola Mobility executive who recently left the company and would speak only on the condition of anonymity because he was uncomfortable talking to the news media, said that if anything, it had become more difficult than before for Motorola to have impromptu collaboration with the Android team.
But still, because of the relationship, Motorola could get priority on Google products, like a mobile version of desktop software. And, people familiar with the companies say, Google could decide to follow Apple’s lead and build a phone from silicon to software, perhaps by creating a separate operating system for Motorola that other phone makers cannot use.
Google and Motorola seem to have a mutually beneficial marriage of hardware and software, Mr. Golvin said. Motorola needs software smarts and Google, which has struggled with Chrome laptops, Google TV and most recently the Nexus Q, needs help with hardware. Motorola’s set-top boxes, which it sells to cable operators, could also help Google make the leap to TV screens, if it does not sell that business.
In the meantime, Motorola’s cellphone expertise has already been useful. Sergey Brin, Google’s co-founder, called to see whether the sky divers he had hired to perform at a recent conference could get cell reception a mile in the sky.
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AC/DC is an Australian rock band and considered pioneers of hard rock and heavy metal music. The group was formed in Sydney, Australia in December, 1973. Their albums have sold in colossal numbers - the total is now estimated to be around 100 million copies worldwide.
AC/DC is generally divided into "Bon Scott era (1974-80)" and "Brian Johnson era (1980-present)". Some fans have a preference, others point to the merits of both singers and appreciate them equally.
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Health Care Law Proving to Be Bad Medicine
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Buoyed by two major court decisions ruling part or all of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to be unconstitutional, Senate Republicans last week took an unsuccessful run at repealing the new health care law. Although the House passed repeal legislation on January 19, it was always considered unlikely that the Senate would successfully follow suit. Even if it had, President Obama surely would have vetoed the bill. But none of this changes the fact that the law is impractical, unworkable, and a major step backward.
We find more evidence of this as each day passes. Supporters of the bill promised that it would lower costs and allow individuals who like their existing coverage to keep it. Instead, costs are rising, and health plans are being forced to change. Officials—including the chief actuary at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services—have already raised the cost estimates of the bill and have acknowledged that the savings earmarked for Medicare will never materialize.
In some states, Medicare Advantage participants are being told that their plans will no longer be available. Workers who have been banking on employer-based coverage when they retire are being told not to count on it. And as premiums rise, owing in part to the new mandates, many companies are thinking about ending their employer-based plans and moving workers into government-run exchanges.
Speaking of mandates, the health care law is unleashing a new wave of costly and confusing regulations. In addition to creating 159 new agencies, commissions, panels, and other bodies, it grants extraordinary powers to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to redefine health care as we know it. At the time of this writing, HHS has granted more than 700 waivers to the law—a revealing acknowledgement that the law is unworkable.
The Chamber opposed this law and favors its repeal. But I learned some time ago that you can’t beat something with nothing. That’s why the Chamber has long advocated for commonsense solutions that will reduce costs, improve care, and expand access to coverage. We’ve been strong proponents of health care IT, medical liability reform, and better pooling options for small businesses. We can adopt many other reasonable reforms that will strengthen consumer choice, increase competition, and make health care more affordable.
The president has always invited his opponents to offer him their best ideas—we think these are very good ones that would attract substantial bipartisan support. The ball is now in his court.
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Recently, while culture my cells I noticed spheres with little moving things in them. It almost seems as if something invaded the cell, caused it to detach fro the plate and used it to grow. I tried treating these cells with Ampicilin and gentimycin (and the have pen/strep in the media). This seemed to be working at first, but I left them alone for a few days and came back to see something wrather strange. I tried taking pictures at 40x (+10x optical for a total of 400x) with a phase contrast microscope. Unfortunately, given the multi-dimensionality of the infection it was hard to capture what I was seeing. There seemed to be tangles of what looked like hair and a few longer strands swimming accross the viewing area from time to time. I'm not sure where to even start with this. One of my friends believes this is protozoan, but I'm leading more towards a bacillus infection.
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(What follows are some musings on the consequences of immediate emotional responses)
When I was in Comprehensive school, one of the more enthusiastic teachers in the maths department attempted to encourage more enthusiasm for his subject by putting up a poster in his classroom window saying ?MATHS IS FUN!? A decent attempt, but lacked any supporting evidence (and before any mathematicians read this and start raving, this was no-doubt the fault of the curriculum)
The English department in the building opposite, seemingly under the impression that pupils had some say in which lessons they attended (which, in fairness, usually was the case, but due to the rampant truancy problem rather than any official policy), were clearly offended by this. They retaliated by putting up a poster of their own, simply saying ?ENGLISH IS FUNNER!? This tells you everything you need to know about my school.
This was a good example of acting on a knee-jerk reaction and looking like an utter tit as a result. So I did learn something, which was appropriate as it was a school
Knee-jerk reactions are very common, more so than ever these days, what with the ever-increasing options available to express your opinion, e.g. pointless long-winded blogs.
A lot of news these days seems to be centred around scandal-provoking non-stories that exist purely to exploit and perpetuate knee-jerk reactions, e.g. The Koran-burning plans of the Florida maniac who usually has the audience-pulling power of an accordion-playing busker on a wet Tuesday morning, or the plans to build a mosque on a ground zero that exists in a dimension accessible only via right-wing pundits, or the fact that two overpaid performers were a bit cheeky to an old famous man who wasn?t listening at the time, in fact anything involving the words ?Muslims?, ?Cancer? or ?Immigrants? seems to be a decent provoker of emotional responses.
Provoking a strong knee-jerk response in someone will potentially entice them to find out exactly what it is they?re reacting to, presumably so they can work out just how outraged they need to be and so are better equipped to ration their outrage for day-to-day occurrences, like being given the wrong change when buying milk, being splashed by a car driving through a puddle or witnessing a different coloured person living a normal life when yours isn?t as ideal as they?d like. In order to find out more about the knee-jerk inducing thing, they will hopefully purchase the item that tells them about what it is. Hence, as far as the media is concerned, this is a lucrative strategy.
I?m used to knee jerk reactions, doing what I do. When people hear that I?m a neuroscientist, they often assume (correctly) that the field involves animal research, so I am therefore morally inferior to a typical torturer or murder (I?ve genuinely been told that). When people hear that I do comedy, the knee-jerk reaction is ?you'd better not talk about me on stage!? My knee jerk response in this situation would usually be ?I won?t, you?re predictable and boring?. But I don?t say that, because when people have their knee-jerk reactions criticised, they risk becoming rather unpredictable.
Every comedian has to deal with knee-jerk reactions on a constant basis, as an audience member could shout out or heckle at any moment if you say something they take exception to. It could be just that it?s not as funny as they would like, or you could mention a sensitive subject which they feel shouldn?t be joked about, no matter that you mention it in order to say something they totally agree with; the knee jerk reaction responds to words and phrases and basic stimuli, application of rationalisation would kill it.
I have been on stage and mentioned that ?I met a gay man recently?, which I had done, and this fact was relevant to the joke. Before I got to complete it though, a woman stood up and declared that I was a homophobe. This annoyed me, because I?m not. When I met the gay man in question, I was able to resist the urge to lynch him from the nearest lamppost. Conversely, telling the same story in a pub to my friends, the same phrase ?I met a gay man recently? provoked a similar knee-jerk but polar-opposite reaction in a complete stranger on a nearby table, who pointed out that it was only incredibly good fortune that I wasn't sodomised in the street. Charming chap.
I bring it up because I've been getting a lot more traffic here lately, possibly because science-themed blogs which feature confusing sentence structure and half-assed attempts at pith humour are currently fashionable? Whatever the reason, it's appreciated, so thanks for that? But it's been especially interesting to see how some of my more popular posts such as the homeopath job application or guide to skeptic dickery have been getting angry responses. See for yourself, it's quite entertaining.
I'm guessing I got a lot of knee-jerk reactions. I've had people telling me that I'm useless, stupid and wasting time. This from the people who felt it worth commenting on or emailing the author of a purposeless blog? I've been linked to from conspiracy theory and pseudoscience websites, and God only knows why. They clearly haven't read or understood my blatherings, they must just see some words they like and make knee-jerk assumptions that I agree with them. But in general, people who have certain viewpoints or beliefs have seen what I have written and decided it's unacceptable, and felt compelled to point this out.
I still fail to see how me writing down the pointless musings that dribble from my cortex and essentially kicking them out into the online void can be seen as something so upsetting. It strikes me as the equivalent of scrawling a rude word on a scrap of toilet paper and flinging it into the sea; maybe it is offensive if you happen to find it, but why the hell would you take it so personally? But maybe it's understandable. Nobody likes having their beliefs or opinions 'publically' mocked, it's basically an indirect way of being called an idiot, and nobody enjoys that. So they feel compelled to respond.
But once people have stated their grievance/argument in public, any attempt to point out why it's wrong (assuming it is) is just another method of calling them an idiot, which will invariably cause further anger and cause them to rigidly stick to their original (wrong) opinion in order to save face and salvage their pride. Further criticisms reinforce this behaviour, and the cycle may never end.
You can't stop people from having knee-jerk reactions, but you can stop yourself from acting on them, and that may limit their propagation
Although, I say it's inadvisable to act on a knee-jerk reaction, but last night I went to the pub and a guy came in who had clearly modelled himself on Hugh Jackman's portrayal of Wolverine. Hair, sideburns, clothing, he may even have had a fictional metal grafted onto his bones as far as I know. My knee jerk reaction was to get a photograph, but decided that may prove offensive and upsetting if I was caught. By the time I was drunk enough to think it actually would be worth it, he'd left.
I shall regret this always.
email: humourology (at) live.co.uk
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Estate planning is not just for people who are old or have lots of money. Estate planning is for everyone.
~ Jim Yih & Marvin Toy
If you’re anything like me, estate planning ranks somewhere between going to the dentist and cleaning out the garage on the motivation scale. But it deserves to place much higher in light of its importance to the future well-being of your love ones. Like a lot of the other tasks that we consider boring, tedious, or just too hard to begin, estate planning isn’t so daunting once you take that first step and just get started.
If you’re looking for a great place to start, you might want to pick up a copy of Smart Tips for Estate Planning by Marvin Toy and Jim Yih. Mr. Toy is an experienced lawyer with expertise in the areas of tax law and estate planning. You will likely recognize Jim Yih’s name as he frequently leaves insightful comments on Balance Junkie. He also runs the Wealth Web Gurus website and is an established author, speaker, and entrepreneur. Both authors are well-versed in Canadian financial issues and it shows in this book.
Why Is Estate Planning So Important?
No one wants to think about the prospect of losing a loved one, or of dying and leaving loved ones behind. But the truth is that death is a fact of life and it can come at any time. Many of us feel like we’re too young to think about these matters. After all, we’re years away from where the actuarial tables say our number may be up. But anyone with loved ones needs to think about what would happen if they died tomorrow. How would your spouse or children cope? If you care for elderly parents, who would look after them?
If you are relatively young, chances are that your death would deal an even greater blow to those who depend on you. That’s all the more reason to put some plans into place now so that you can enjoy life without worrying that your untimely passing might place an added financial burden on your already grief-stricken loved ones. According to Toy and Yih, a good estate plan can provide the following benefits:
- Outline an Enduring Power of Attorney and a Health Care Directive to designate someone to look after your health care and financial matters if you become incapacitated.
- Make sure that your assets are passed on to your family in the way you want them to be.
- Protect your estate from creditors.
- Minimize income taxes after your death.
- Minimize probate fees and taxes.
- Minimize income taxes for your heirs.
- Minimize estate settlement problems.
- Meet legal obligations to your dependents.
- Avoid government and judicial intervention.
If you’ve never considered estate planning before, you may be surprised at just how much there is to know. But don’t let that keep you from getting started. Marvin Toy and Jim Yih have lots of great tips on what you need to accomplish and what to look out for along the way.
Smart Tips for Everyone
One thing I really liked about this book is that it’s really easy to read. It provides a lot of information, but it’s broken up into easily digestible bites and spiced with some really good illustrative examples and case studies. You don’t realize how many unique scenarios might pop up until you really delve into the topic. It really makes you examine the specifics of your own situation a little more carefully.
Here are just a few of the tips and topics explored in Smart Tips for Estate Planning:
- Have a Will: This is so important to ensuring that your children and your hard-earned savings end up where you want them to be that I included it in my 10 Steps to Fiscal Fitness. If you have children, or if your assets add up to $100 000 or more, a will is a must.
- Choose an Executor: The authors point out that being an executor is a burden and not a privilege. It’s important that you choose the right person to settle your affairs.
- Name Beneficiaries: If you have RRSPs, RRIFs, TFSAs, or jointly held banking or investment accounts, make sure that you’ve designated a beneficiary and that you keep that information up to date, especially in case of marital breakdown, birth, death, or other material life changes.
- Trusts: There’s a lot of information here on the different types of trusts you can set up and the various situations in which you might want to use them.
- Choosing Professionals: The authors provide some guidance on the types of professionals you may need to help you with your estate planning (lawyers, accountants, financial planners, etc.) as well as some ideas on what to look for with each.
- Leaving Money to Charity: There are lots of good ideas on how best to donate all or a part of your estate to the charity of your choice.
- Dealing with Specific Assets: Again, you may not realize how much there is to consider until you read this section of the book. There are all kinds of assets, from heirlooms to homes, farms, or life insurance that must be taken into account in your estate plan.
- Probate: I found this chapter very interesting as I have never really felt like I had a good grasp on what probate is and how it works. This helped a lot.
- Organ Donation, Funeral Arrangements and other possibly upsetting, but necessary decisions: These aren’t pleasant topics, but we need to address them in the present rather than at a time when we aren’t able to do so, or when our relatives are too upset to make the best choices.
- What’s Your Legacy? In the end our lives comprise a unique story that will be of interest to our heirs for generations to come. Why not put together a narrative using photos, movies, and memoirs as your story unfolds so that your descendants can enjoy it for years to come?
Jim Yih and Marvin Toy point out that, like most aspects of financial planning, estate planning is not something you do once and forget about it. It’s an ongoing process that needs to be revisited and revised whenever a significant life event occurs. So it’s likely that you will be thinking about estate planning issues throughout your life, but not continuously. As such, it’s easy for us to forget the issues that are important to us in the intervening times. Luckily for us, we have Smart Tips for Estate Planning to remind us of those issues. This book is a great reference for Canadians on the topic. For me, it’s a keeper.
Have you started your estate planning process yet?
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Denmark is the happiest place on Earth! At least according to 24/7 Wall Street
, which has released their list of the 10 "Happiest" Countries in the World
. Determined using "11 measurements of quality of life including housing, income, jobs, community, education, the environment, health, work-life balance, and life satisfaction," the United States did not make the cut. The US, however, made it to #1 on the list of the 10 Countries with the Most Millionaires. [more inside]
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"We infer that beyond about $75,000/y, there is no improvement whatever in any of the three measures of emotional well-being."
Two social scientists at Princeton, Angus Deaton
and Nobelist Daniel Kahneman
, have a new paper in PNAS about money and the determinants of happiness. Increased income above $75,000 is not associated with higher subjective happiness, though it is associated with superior scores on measures of overall life satisfaction. Other tidbits: "Religion has a substantial influence on improving positive affect and reducing reports of stress, but no effect on reducing sadness or worry... The presence of children at home is associated with significant increases in stress, sadness, and worry."
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On money and happiness
Takeaway: buying stuff doesn't make you happier, although investing in experiences that strengthen social and familial bonds can.
Interestingness: savings increased to 6.5% this year and some experts think this is permanent; conspicuous consumption is shifting to calculated consumption; “There’s massive literature on income and happiness. It’s amazing how little there is on how to spend your money.” [more inside]
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When Money Buys Happiness
. List the ten most expensive things (products, services or experiences) that you have ever paid for (including houses, cars, university degrees, marriage ceremonies, divorce settlements and taxes). Then, list the ten items that you have ever bought that gave you the most happiness. Count how many items appear on both lists. [more inside]
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I've noticed that many (all?) style and class files have "documentation blocks" with a double comment character at the beginning of the line,
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Paul Lee prays at a recent economic justice seminar at First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple in the Loop. The church’s pastor, Philip Blackwell, said the NATO summit brings things into “dramatic focus.” (Nuccio DiNuzzo, Chicago Tribune)
Chicagoans know NATO holds the potential for traffic snarls, broken windows and clashes between police and protesters. But there are some holding out hope that it also offers promise for economic justice and peace.
As most of the city focuses on the mechanics of the 25th NATO summit, religious leaders have zeroed in on the mission of the world's largest military alliance, delivering sermons and hosting 1960s-style teach-ins to remind their congregations that, just like the politicians, ordinary worshipers should work to end poverty, world hunger and war.
While some clergy will march with protesters, calling attention to issues in the surrounding community, others will pray privately for the NATO leaders to get their priorities straight and consider their moral duty. Clergy and scholars are trying to engage people of faith in conversations about the issues on the table before their attention turns to navigating the city that weekend.
"While everyone else is talking about how many protesters will be here and how they will behave, and how the city and the federal security forces will react, we need to have serious talk about what really matters," said the Rev. Philip Blackwell, pastor of First United Methodist Church at Chicago Temple. "Obviously, people from the religious communities are not the only ones talking about the issues, but the truth is that we have been focused on these things forever, in season and out of season. So, this is not just about one weekend, though things come into dramatic focus over a three-day period."
That three-day period begins May 19, when leaders from more than 50 countries and international organizations will meet at the city's McCormick Place convention center to discuss the military mission in Afghanistan as well as missile defense, budget cuts and partnerships around the globe. The Obama administration has stressed that international cooperation is crucial to national security.
International religious leaders had planned to congregate in Chicago to focus on the G-8, a gathering of leaders from eight of the world's largest economies, scheduled immediately before the NATO meeting. When that meeting moved to the more private setting of Camp David in Maryland, many of those religious leaders shifted their attention to Washington.
Still, NATO's aggressive agenda and track record don't sit well with clergy who see the summit as a platform to renew discussions about economic disparity, nuclear proliferation and peace.
Initially forged in 1949 to "keep the Russians out, the Americans in and the Germans down" in postwar Europe, as the organization's first secretary general is said to have put it, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has evolved into a sweeping international military alliance. Its 28 member nations have committed troops to Bosnia after the fall of the Berlin Wall; Afghanistan after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks; and, most recently, Libya during the uprising against longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
"It is both ironic and tragic that the media attention around the upcoming NATO summit has focused on the potential violence of some protesters, while ignoring the last 10 years of actual violence of the alliance meeting here," said Michael McConnell, 65, a regional director for the American Friends Service Committee, a Quaker organization. The pacifist Christian group will house protesters as well as legal and medical teams at its headquarters during the summit weekend.
"Keeping (NATO) going is to perpetuate military solutions to all (the world's) problems," McConnell said. "We need a NATO that looks at nonviolent ways of solving conflicts and international problems."
Three other congregations — First Trinity Lutheran Church, Lutheran Church of Christ the Mediator and Trinity Episcopal Church (where parishioners can see McCormick Place from the front door) — will also serve as home bases for protesters.
Chicago Episcopal Bishop Jeffrey Lee has invited the Rev. Giles Fraser, an Anglican priest best known for his solidarity with Occupy London protesters, to preach at St. James Cathedral on May 20 and accompany Lee to one of the protest sites.
"Prophets in the Bible often were engaged in behavior a lot of people found disconcerting," Lee said. "Jeremiah wore a yoke, and John the Baptist ate locusts. People might not be entirely comfortable with the way activists are expressing themselves. The biblical tradition is that we pay attention to them and try to engage in civil discourse."
Shanta Premawardhana, president of the Seminary Consortium for Urban Pastoral Education in Chicago, is heartened to see clergy like Lee take a stand, and hopes it encourages seminarians to embrace the civil rights legacy of their predecessors.
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IT'S a shame when the demands of the media overshadow those of science. The closely managed razzmatazz that accompanied the debut of Ida - the fossil "that could change everything" about our ancestry - ensured that everyone was talking about her for a day or two. But it also meant that no one was allowed to see the relevant paper until after the event, so there was little chance to seek disinterested comment on the researchers' claim (see "What you should know about chiropractic"). By the time doubts about Ida's role in our past emerged, the circus had moved on.
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In honor of the Marine Corps Birthday, here is a lesson in Manliness from a boxing match between USMC Sports Hall of Fame inductee Ken Norton and Randy Stephens.
This bout took place on national TV on this very date in 1978. Ken Norton discussed this bout in his autobiography, Going the Distance. Norton had Stephens out on his feet. Stephens was staggered and Ken could see that he was hurt and about to go down. Norton could have thrown more punches, but instead he stopped punching and watched Stephens slowly fall to the canvas - the bout was stopped. Norton won by KO at 2:42 of the third. After the fight, Stephens manager thanked Norton for letting up on his boxer.
Norton deserves a sportsmanship award for this lesson in manliness. He was a credit to boxing and a man...a class act both in and out of the ring.
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Remembering Rajiv Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi would have been 65 years old next Thursday had he lived. He was only 46 years old when he was targeted by a human bomber and killed in the most gruesome manner in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu at a meeting venue, which was not there on his original schedule.
But destiny had other things in store and India’s youngest Prime Minister (he was only 40 when he became the PM) died with an unfinished agenda.
The man who brought India on the global cyber map and for whom the dream was to take his country to the 21-st century left much before he could complete his mission. On top of it he had to suffer the humiliation of being accused in the Bofors bribery case. The High Court finally exonerated him some years ago. His widow Sonia Gandhi and son, Rahul who are determined to complete the pending work, are now carrying on his legacy.
I sometimes wonder why such people leave so early. I had met him a few times and those moments are firmly etched in my memory. My first meeting goes back to March, 1977. Rajiv was not in politics but his younger brother was contesting from Amethi that time. I was a student activist and had toured most of western and central UP along with my friends. Deepak Malhotra (now principal, Dyal Singh College and my senior) was with me when we returned from UP after sensing a major Congress debacle. We went straight to 1, Akbar Road where some of our friends were waiting. Those days, Akbar Road next to the then Prime Minister’s official residence, 1, Safdarjung Road was also used for distribution of election material. On reaching the house, we met Rajiv Gandhi dressed in a checked bluish green full sleeves shirt and blue denim jeans looking at scattered posters and other election material. On being told that we had returned from Amethi, he asked us what was the situation there.
“Grim’’, we both replied and it was extremely bad in other parts of UP. It is perhaps only in Amethi, Rae Bareilly (Indira Gandhi’s constituency) and maybe in Agra and Kanpur, the Congress has some chance. Other places it will be wiped out, I remember us telling him. He did not respond but only smiled silently at us before going inside. We did not know that all the seats in UP as most other places in North India were going to see a complete Congress rout.
Unlike Sanjay who used to drive around in a green coloured Matador, Rajiv those days did not have much visibility. If I remember correctly, he had a dark blue Matador with registration number 100. Rumour had it that it even had a Refrigerator in it indicative of that Rajiv was always ahead of his times. It was done up from inside and was seen once in a while around Safdarjung Road, Teen Murti and Willingdon Crescent.
Everyone would see the Matador pass by and comment that it was Rajiv who was driving it. Sanjay on the other hand would mostly be accompanied by his bodyguard, Jodh Singh, then a sub Inspector with Delhi Police and his man Friday, a guy called Chattar Singh (not to be mixed with Chattar Singh of Delhi Congress who is close to Sheila Dikshit and Arjun Singh). During the Janata regime, Rajiv would occasionally visit the United Coffee House in Connaught Place with a couple of his close friends. He would have Coffee and leave as quietly as he arrived. He would have little to do with political activists who would also be sitting in adjoining tables. Rajiv was also an amateur Radio Operator and and it was said that his call sign was VU2RG.
I also remember a few days after Sanjay’s tragic air crash on June 23, 1980 which I covered as a reporter for the National Herald (I was with the Herald for barely six months and had covered Feroze Varun Gandhi’s birth, Sanjay’s death, an assassination attempt on Indira Gandhi on April 14, 1980 and the killing of Nirankari Baba, Gurbachan Singh on April 25, 1980 for the paper), H.K.L.Bhagat, Delhi strongman took a large number of Congressmen in a delegation to Indira Gandhi and asked her to “give us Rajiv’’. This meant that Rajiv should join whole time politics and fill the vacuum left by his brother. Rajiv Gandhi was reluctant to join politics but ultimately agreed to help his mother. During his early years, he had rushed to a fire incident site at Panchkuin Road and roughed up a police officer, ACP Hari Dev.
The media went after him as Hari Dev (Father of actors Rahul Dev and Mukul Dev) had no role but was there only for law and order duties.
The media’s grouse was that why had Hari Dev been suspended. Prabha Dutt (TV Anchor Barkha Dutt’s mother) who was the chief reporter of Hindustan Times at that time and wrote a weekly column, Follow Me Around’’ took up the cause. The rest of the media supported Hari Dev too. Rajiv realized that he had perhaps made a mistake and Hari Dev was reinstated to his original position.
The incident showed that Rajiv was down to earth and grounded person and realized when he had committed a mistake. He had no problem in admitting it either unlike some lesser mortals. He was subsequently made general secretary in the AICC with Ahmed Patel, Tarun Gogoi and Oscar Fernandes assisting him.
Rajiv also played a major role in the successful organization of Asiad 82. The games would never have been held but Rajiv who was assigned the task of overseeing things by his mother used to regularly monitor the progress. He used the services of three go-getters—HKL Bhagat, Jagmohan and H.K.L.Kapoor for ensuring things would be ready on time.
The same kind of urgency is lacking in the organization of Commonwealth Games to be held next year. I have serious doubts whether these Games will be held in 2010, as there is no body like Rajiv who is monitoring the progress and nobody like the Bhagat, Kapoor and Jagmohan trio. Rajiv would put so much pressure on these three that they would be all the time busy with the progress. I remember Bhagat telling me that this man is very result oriented.
Soon after he became the Prime Minister, in July, 1985 a student and youth delegation was to go to Moscow for an international gathering. I was in Times of India as a reporter and was amongst the few journalists who were invited to join the delegation led by Anand Sharma (now Union Commerce and Industries minister) who was the president of the Indian Youth Congress at that time.
I remember, Rajiv hosted a reception for all of us at the Hyderabad House and went around exchanging pleasantries with the participants. I too happened to exchange a few words and he told me that I should come and see him sometimes. Unfortunately, such a one on one meeting never happened at that time since I was covering city affairs and had my hands full. I, however, met him much later when he was out of power subsequently.
When he was PM, one meeting I distinctly remember was on July 31, 1988.
Cholera and Gastro enteritis had broken out in Delhi and the administration had been behaving in its usual casual manner. I was with The Hindu as a reporter at that time and media reports about the epidemic were sought to played down by the authorities. Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi were in Russia and on their return decided to pay a surprise visit to the worst affected areas of Nand Nagri, Sunder Nagri and Gokulpuri. It was Bhagat’s constituency and he had persuaded the Prime Minister to see things for himself. He had alleged that the then Lt.Governor H.K.L.Kapoor and the administration were not taking matters seriously. On that particular day, I and Arati Bhargav who was with HT at that time (Both were tipped off by Bhagat about Rajiv’s visit) were the only two reporters present at the spot. The Prime Minister along with Sonia Gandhi arrived and was most distressed at seeing heaps of garbage all around. He was seen talking very agitatedly to the Lt. Governor as Bhagat had advised Mayor, Mahinder Singh Saathi to let Kapoor face the heat. An old woman went to Rajiv for assistance. He had nothing to write on so he beckoned me and requested if I could write her particulars and give them to him. I did as I was told. He moved from one place to the other and it was clear before the visit ended that many heads may roll. Yes, The Lt. Governor was sacked, the Chief Secretary, the MCD commissioner and DDA vice chairman transferred and many engineers suspended. He had taken action on the spot.
I had another meeting with him in November, 1989 at Amethi where he was contesting against Rajmohan Gandhi fielded by the Janata Party in a fight billed as Jawaharlal Nehru’s grandson versus Mahatama Gandhi’s grandson. I accompanied him on the campaign at Amethi, Gauri Ganj and Tiloi. He appeared cheerful all through and confident that he would win comfortably.
Yet another brief meeting was after he first sent Ghulam Nabi Azad to the Press Club of India to inquire about the arrangements being made for the last rites of Sanjeev Premi, a photo journalist who died of electrocution on top of a train while covering one of his visits to Agra sometimes in late 1990 or early 1991.
I was the Secretary General of the Press Club and Rajiv was very disturbed that a young journalist had lost his life in such a tragic manner. He instructed Azad to do whatever was possible for the family at that time. It showed him as a very caring person.
The last time I saw him was on May 17th, 1991 at the Kidwai Nagar ground. He had come to address a public meeting as part of his Delhi campaign. I had managed to climb the dais as I was covering the election meeting for the Hindu and I saw him getting down in a buoyant mood. He gave a thumbs up sign to everyone and disappeared. He was on way to Baraf Khana chowk for the next meeting. My friends superstar Rajesh Khanna (candidate from new Delhi against L.K.Advani) and Subhash Chopra were next to him as he got off the dais with late Jag Parvesh Chandra, former CEC trying to catch his attention.
On May 21, 1991, his photograph with Sonia Gandhi and Rajesh Khanna appeared in all the newspapers. The photo showed the couple casting their vote near the Sangli mess. Late in the evening, a friend called and gave the terrible news. Rajiv was no more. Harikesh Bahadur, former MP who was stationed in Amethi that night called up to confirm the news. He told me that a big storm had hit Amethi and all the tents had been blown away. The nature too perhaps acknowledged him as a great leader.
But this blog will never be complete if I do not mention that a lot of things, known and unknown about Rajiv Gandhi have been put up on a website rememberingrajivgandhi.com by my friend and free lance journalist Harish Chander. It is amazing that this journalist with no resources at his command has been able access exclusive material on the late Prime Minister.
There are interviews about him with diverse people like Pranab Mukherjee, Arjun Singh, Wajahat Habibullah, Oscar Fernandes, Moti Lal Vora, Captain Trehan, Suresh Kaushik, his PSO, GVG Krishnamurthy, former Election Commissioner, Baldev Kapoor, journalist and many others. I know that Harish Chander has done all what he has done after being convinced that India had truly lost a great leader.
His website is the most befitting tribute to the late leader. I believe that Rahul Gandhi has shown interest in the website and has deputed some of his aides to see its contents. Harish Chander wants to dedicate this website to the Nation. It is perhaps his way of saying Thank You Rajiv..
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During this 2-day course, lecturer Julian Wee explained the origins and theories of feng shui, such as the 5 elements, 8 trigrams in the Early and Later Heaven arrangements, 24 mountains, 8 Mansions and Form School feng shui.
The participants were very excited when they learnt the technique of flying the numbers in the Flying Star feng shui system and how to draw up natal charts for their own houses without referring to text books, as well as how to interpret the numbers and analyze the different types of luck their house charts' produced.
They particularly enjoyed the practical part of the course and were amazed at the accuracy of what their charts indicated. Their life stories in terms of wealth, health, relationship and academic luck were spot on when they could apply Flying Star on their houses. They went home anxious to put in place the necessary enhancers and cures to improve their luck.
Julian Wee will conduct a similar "Do It Yourself Feng Shui" course in Brunei on Sat 14 & Sun 15 Jan 2006 and on Sat 21 & Sun 22 Jan 2006 in Kuching.
Interested participants can contact 673-2421877 (Brunei) and 6082-425698 (Kuching) for more details and registration.
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Pres. Obama delivered remarks at the White House urging Congress to extend middle class tax cuts associated with the so-called “fiscal cliff”.
He discussed the current negotiations on the expiring end of year tax cuts and the cost to middle class taxpayers if the so-called "fiscal cliff" takes place.
According to the White House, if Congress doesn’t act by year’s end, a typical family could see an average tax increase of $2,200.
The President was be joined by middle class Americans at the event.
Later in the day, President Obama held a Cabinet meeting where he covered a wide variety of topics, from the continuing recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Sandy, to the budget and tax talks surrounding the "fiscal cliff."
Following his statement to reporters, the President responded to a question about U.N Ambassador Susan Rice, widely rumored to be on the short-list to replace Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, saying "Susan Rice is extraordinary."
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Though there is no real cure for acne, but all kinds of effective all natural acne treatments can be found at your local grocery store. Green tea has been shown to treat acne and even be as effective as benzoyl peroxide in some cases. So before buying yet another drying acne lotion or cream try some cures from mother nature.
Why Green Tea is Good for Acne
Immediately after harvest, green tea leaves are steamed to prevent the tea leaves from fermenting. This allows the leaves to keep their natural antioxidants and polyphenols, giving green tea its acne fighting power. Compounds found in green tea, is effective at reducing skin inflammation. Drinking and using of green tea as a toner may help reduce acne-induced inflammation, which may help eliminate the development of scars by reducing the severity of acne sores.
Green tea has no calories, and can be naturally decaffeinated giving the tea all kinds of health benefits. There is evidence that the antioxidants in green tea can help prevent cancer caused by free radicals and increase metabolism. So drinking green tea has many benefits as well as acne treatment.
Ways to Use Green Tea
First is to brew and drink three to four cups a day. Green tea is bitter to the taste for some it takes awhile to get used to if at all. Like any kind of tea you can add sugar, milk, or lemon.
Second is to take Green tea capsules, this way is easier for those who cannot get past the taste drinking it. Some green tea capsules are also used for weight loss so be sure to read the labels if this is not needed.
Your third option is to apply green tea directly at the source. Purchase some bags of tea like normal and wet them. Then rub the tea bags all over your acne and let it dry. People with moderate to severe acne suggest this, and they have said it helped them achieve acne free clear skin like no other treatment!
Source :http://www.acne.org/green-tea-reviews/207/page1.html Acne.org review, I found it helpful upon researching Green Tea results
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|Bottom line||Lately I have felt that if nature gives you certain ailments (acne) nature can also give you a solution. Therefore instead of constantly bombarding my skin with synthetic crap, I would try a natural route. This is my regimen: in the morning i wake up and wash my face with a regular old cleanser, rinse with cold water, then take a cold green tea bag ( i keep them refrigerated after i steep them)and wipe it all over my face. Then I open the bag and use the leaves to gently exfoliate my skin, and leave it on for 30 mins. Then I rinse my face with cold water again, and apply another round of green tea swiping.followed by a gentle moisturizer
at night I wash my face as usual but rinse with warm water, followed by swiping a WARM tea bag over my face and using a moisturizer. Throughout the day I also drink about 3-4 cups of green tea.
due to PMS and stress I had 2 HUGE cystic pimples pop up on my cheek. Since using this regimen for 2 days they are almost completely flat and much less red and are no longer sore (they were originally so red and sore they were purple)
Also see Chamomile on the best teas to drink for acne prone skin.
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Imagine going to the local grocery store to buy milk. When you get there, you discover they don’t have any. Then the next time you visit they’re out of your favorite flavor coffee and creamer. The next time you visit they’re out of your particular brand of bread and milk again (who eats peanut butter and jelly sandwiches without milk?). Chances are irritation is going to set in and soon you’re going to find yourself at another grocery store.
You start a Twitter account and fire away updates (links to useful resources, you’re engaging) and you grow your following. Then, suddenly you stop Tweeting. Your last Tweet was 90+ days ago. Your Facebook Page hasn’t been updated for 3 months. Your last blog post was 3 weeks ago. How do you think your community feels? Engaged? Or annoyed because the grocery store was out of milk?
When you start connecting with people through a particular medium (Twitter, Facebook, Blogs) and you share relevant content that they find useful, it becomes expected that you’ll continue to do so with them consistently and over time. It’s easy for someone to stop “following you” because you haven’t Tweeted in 90+ days. It’s even easier for people to forget about your Facebook Page because you haven’t posted in 3 months. And you’d better believe that they’re going to find another blog to replace yours on their Feed Reader; after all, you haven’t written anything in 3 weeks.
If you’re not consistent, you become irrelevant, because today we have an abundance of choice. Why read your blog when we can read Chris Brogan’s (he posts every day – almost)? Why read your blog when we can read Agent Genius (they have multiple authors who post daily)? Why would I subscribe to your blog if your last post is dated October 2009 (that’s 8 months ago now) – how are you relevant?
People are looking for information that’s relevant to them today. You don’t need to write a blog post every single day. But you need to be consistent. Weekly should be a minimum though twice a week is a good (better) number. At the end of the day, the success of your blog is dependent on your ability to develop fresh new content consistently.
How often do you write for you blog? Do you write one, two times per week? Once a month? Do you use an editorial calendar to stay on track or do you just sorta write when inspiration strikes?
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With the 100th anniversary of the West Virginia State High School basketball tournament being celebrated last week, my buddy Joe Kinzer, a longtime radio broadcaster for WXCC radio, put his math hat on and did his best impression of a stat expert.
With me using my trusty calculator, Kinzer and I came up with some great stats regarding Mingo County High Schools in the state tourney.
Mingo County schools are now 77-26 after Tug Valley’s three wins this year.
This made the 16th championship for high school teams from Mingo County. There have been 15 runner-up finishes for teams from the state’s youngest county.
The current three class alignments started in 1950. From 1915 to 1929 the tourney was open for any team who wanted to compete. Then the tournament was divided into divisions in a number of years, including 1949 to 1958. This was Class A for larger schools and Class B for schools with smaller enrollments.
From 1959 the tourney was made up of the current three class system, but only four teams made it to the state tourney. In 1971 Class AAA was increased to eight teams and the lower two classes went from four teams to eight teams back in 1985.
Williamson High School had the most with six championships, five in Class AA and one, the most recent back in 2001, in Class A. The others were in 1964, 1983, 1986, 1988 and 1989. The Wolfpack had two Class AAA runner-ups, one in 1965 and one in 1981. In those Triple A title games, each time WHS was undefeated going into the final game and got upset. The first defeat was to Beckley Woodrow Wilson and then the second heartbreaker to Princeton.
WHS finished with a 28-17 overall record at the state tournament. Burch was next with an 18-6 mark, Tug Valley is now 21-7, and Kermit was 5-3, Lenore 3-1, Matewan 2-4, Gilbert 3-4, Liberty of Williamson 1-1 and Chattaroy 2-3.
Burch won the first-ever state title by a high school from Mingo County back in 1957. Future Bulldog head coach John Maynard played on that team. That was in the old Class B division. Lenore was next with an AA championship back in 1962. Kermit won its first in 1964, a Class A title. That Blue Devil team was led by Lewis Hale, who went on to play at WVU, Herschel Sartin and Joe Bryant Dingess.
That same year Williamson won its first in Class AA. The Wolfpack was led by a young coach, George Ritchie and all-state performer Bill Craig.
Kermit came back with another championship in 1975. That team was coached by the late John Preece. He had big Guy Dillon on the squad, along with J. W. Endicott and Barry Richardson leading the team. That small senior class had three players to go on to become medical doctors - Endicott, Bruce Hensley and John Carey.
Then Williamson had its run of four titles in the 1980s. Allan Hatcher coached the team to a title in ’83, a team led by All-American Mark Cline.
Then David Hatfield coached WHS to three Class AA titles in the late ‘80s. Those squads were loaded with talent including Anthony Strother, the twins, Barry and Gary Baker and many others.
Burch won the Class A title in 1989. John Maynard coached that team, which was led by Scott Caudill and Billy Stratton. Then they had two in the early 90s, 1991 and 1993. That team was coached by Mike Smith and led by all-state guard Billy Erwin.
Tug Valley won its first, an AA first place finish, back in 1999. Frankie Smith coached that team which was led by Greg Davis. Then WHS won in 2001, their last before consolidation. Tug Valley won the AA title last year and in Class A this year. They join Williamson’s 1988-89 teams as the only two from Mingo County to win back-to-back championships.
As far as state tournament appearances, Williamson had 25, Burch 10, Lenore two, Kermit five, Tug Valley 10, Matewan four, Gilbert four, Chattaroy three and Liberty one.
There were several runner-ups by some great teams from the county. Kermit finished as runner-up in the old Class B division back in 1950.
Chattaroy had two appearances, but both teams lost in the finals. That was in 1955 and 1962. That was the last year the Yellowjackets would field a team. They were consolidated with Williamson after the 1962 season.
Williamson moved up to Class AAA in 1965, but lost a tough one to Beckley.
In 1966, Liberty High School of Williamson, one of the last all-black schools in the state, went to the Class A state championship. But, they lost a heartbreaker. They were consolidated with WHS the next year. That team was coached by the late Ed Starling.
Matewan got as close as it ever did back in 1972. Joe Clusky coached a Tiger team led by Mike Collins and Billy Roberson to the championship. They lost and finished as runner-up.
In 1981, after finally beating Logan in the sectional tourney, WHS lost to Huntington in the regional final. At that time, only four teams made it in each class to the state tournament. Later that was changed and eight teams went from each class.
In 1984, Lenore, coached by Dick Montgomery, lost in the championship game to Mullens. Mullens was led by future WVU star Herbie Brooks. The Rangers were led by Scotty Baisden, Rodney Goff and Mike Hanshaw. (This is one of the first teams I ever covered as a sport reporter.)
WHS got upset by Greenbrier West back in 1992 in the finals at the Civic Center. David Hatfield also saw his team lose a tough one in 1996 to a great Bluefield team.
Burch lost in the finals in 1994 to Doddridge County and in 1998 to Mullens.
Tug Valley, coached by Roger Harless, lost in the championship game in 2001 to Bridgeport.
Mingo County definitely has played a big part when it comes to the history of the state basketball tournament. Most of those schools are gone. There are now only two high schools left in the county.
Tug Valley has built a solid program under head coach Garland “Rabbit” Thompson. The new Mingo Central High School, under head coach Brad Napier, hopes to build a good hoops program up on the mountain.
Both will eventually add new chapters to the history of Mingo County high school boys’ basketball teams.
Sports writers and reporters will keep adding to the stats as I’m sure they will continue to change, but the legacy will remain.
(Kyle Lovern is the sports editor for the Williamson Daily News. Comments or story ideas can be sent to email@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.org)
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Found in Translation
Dylan Tracy Explores Interests & Culture at 2009 Japan-America Student Conference
University of Idaho senior, Dylan Tracy has a wide range of interests. As a history major and math minor with a pre-med emphasis, and a fascination for Japanese language and culture, one might think he would have a difficult time finding projects and activities that bring all these pursuits together. However after hearing about the annual Japan-America Student Conference (JASC) from a teaching assistant in his Japan 210 class last year, the Eagle, Idaho native thought it might be the perfect fit.
Established in 1934, JASC is the oldest student-run conference between Japan and the United States. Although it was originally conceived to mend deteriorating relations between the two countries, it has evolved over the years with the focus of the 2009 conference being “Towards Global Awareness: Everyday Impact Through Interactive Empowerment.” To attend the conference Dylan, along with thirty-five other students from both countries, went through an extensive application process.
“We had to send in a resume, two letters of recommendation, fill out an application form, one long essay, and three short essay answers concerning what we think about any of the seven roundtable topics that would be discussed during the conference,” he explains.
These roundtables included topics such as: International Development, Environment and Sustainability, Global Education, and Food Security. Dylan was placed in the “Technology and Health” group, and prior to his trip he had to write a ten page research paper on the topic.
When the groups came together at the month-long conference in Japan, they discussed each other’s papers and worked towards a collective presentation known as the “Final Forum.” The presentation was the culmination of the discussions and an attempt to offer some solution or consensus from each roundtable. Dylan’s group discussed issues such as organ transplantation, hospitals and terminal care, pharmaceutical drugs, and the media’s influence on obesity, body image, and suicide. His group was also able to meet a doctor from Nagano who stressed holistic health and who treated patients according to four principles: physical, social, mental, and spiritual health.
Outside of the groups, the students enjoyed sightseeing trips and got to learn more about the Japanese culture and each other.
“We had several discussions about WWII. Two of the Japanese delegates had grandfathers who were kamikaze pilots in the war. So needless to say, there were strong emotions tied up in talking about the justification for Pearl Harbor, the death camps, or the atomic bomb from both the American and Japanese viewpoints. WWII is by no means a dead topic, and it was eye-opening to talk face to face with the people who used to be our enemy.”
However, he adds, “The discussions always seemed to end with a unanimous consensus that opinion sharing and perception of such events was valuable in and of itself. There was no need to prove someone's point; the goal was simply to broaden each person's perception of the war by hearing controversial issues from many different points of view. No WWII conversation has been more meaningful and powerful as those I experienced on this trip.”
He said that through those conversations and the other interactions with the delegates he made meaningful life-long friendships and developed a new insight into both countries’ cultures.
“Going into the trip, I think I was aware of a vague cultural distinction between the United States and the Japanese. Those differences in culture definitely do exist; however, I somehow came away with the perception that the Japanese are much more like the Americans and vice versa than the two cultures are different. My Japanese friends are college students just like I am; I found the same personalities in Japan as exist in America. We share common dreams and goals in life.” *Dylan would like to acknowledge the University of Idaho Dean of Students, the Foreign Language & Literatures Department, and the College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences, as well as private donors Jerry & Ouanda Walton and Ryan & Brandi Urie for providing funding and support for his trip.
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The Weapon That Depresses Depression
Depression doesn't make you a failure. Persevering through it makes you a strong Christian and a winner in God’s eyes.
Did you ever have a boxing clown? At some point in my boyhood, I got one for a birthday present. This inflatable toy had a round bottom and was painted to look like a clown. The idea was to hit it as often as you wanted. Maybe it was supposed to help you learn to box; if so, I was a miserable failure. In any case, this opponent was a pushover — literally. It never tried to fight back, never defended itself, never got mad at me. Always smiling and standing still, it presented a beautiful target I could pummel to my heart's content. But a funny thing happened with the boxing clown. I lost every fight I had with it.
I was the one doing the punching and the knocking down. I was the one who should have won. But the clown had a secret. Because of its round bottom, it never stayed knocked over. No matter how many times I punched the clown's lights out, it always came back upright. By the end of the fight, I was exhausted. Punched out and worn out, I was ready to quit. But my opponent, the clown, still stood there, smiling that infuriating grin at me. When I left the room, I sometimes imagined it raising its arms in victory behind my back — smiling all the while, of course.
Perseverance. After faith, it's the strongest weapon we have with which to fight depression. It helps us break a deadly cycle of which we may not even be aware. And breaking that cycle produces some positive side effects: new, powerful habits that actually act as our allies.
How does the weapon of perseverance accomplish all this? First, let's take a look at this deadly cycle.
When we notice depression's arrival, what is our reaction? In my counseling and discussions with depressed people, I've discovered we initially react in one of two ways. Some of us are always caught by surprise. We never expect the depression to return again and can't see it coming until it has completely surrounded us. Others of us know our depression is pretty regular; we understand its signs and can watch as it approaches and settles in.
That is the first stage of the cycle of depression. But whether we are surprised by its appearance or we see it coming, we often react in the same way to the cycle's second stage, and this is the part that is most important — and deadly. Let me talk directly to you for a moment. After realizing you are experiencing a depressive episode, how do you react? If you are like many I've counseled, you give up. You throw up your hands and say, "Depression is here again. There's nothing I can do about it." And then you let the disease dictate how you will react emotionally. Black moods and periods of doubt control you until the depression leaves and the cycle, for the moment, is complete. Then you wait, without realizing it, for the next cycle to begin.
But what if you changed the cycle? Believe it or not, it is within your power to do so. Again, you may not be able to stop depression from descending on you, but you can choose how you will respond to it. I want to pound this into your thinking.
Here's where the weapon of perseverance delivers a mortal blow to your enemy. You simply tell depression: "I'm never giving up or giving in to you. You may continue to plague me, but I'll fight you with everything I've got. My emotions don't belong to you, and I refuse to let them be held hostage without a fight. You may knock me down, but I've decided to keep on getting up. And I'll fight you every time.
What does this type of attitude accomplish?
- It breaks your usual cycle. You no longer simply give up when depression hits you.
- The process of deciding to fight depression, even when you don't feel like doing so, begins to give you more control over your emotions and helps you no longer feel like a victim.
- As you decide to fight depression every time it appears, you build confidence in yourself. In many cases this shortens the amount of time depression stays with you.
- Using the weapon of perseverance on a regular basis builds powerful habits in your behavior. Use it long enough and eventually you begin fighting depression when it appears without even realizing it!
Let me give you a word of encouragement. Even a little effort on your part each time is helpful. Even if you can't successfully fight off depression this time, but begin trying to do so, you have made progress. Making the decision to do what you can each time will make you stronger. Perseverance pays off. Flash back to 1968. The Mexico City Olympics are taking place amid great fanfare. As the marathon contestants line up, spectators buzz about possible winners of the race that gave birth to the entire Olympic movement. Most of the attention focuses on Mamo Wolde of Ethiopia, and rightly so; he will win the marathon. But he will not be the only winner that day.
With the crack of the starter's gun, the contestants begin their quest for a gold medal. One of the runners, John Stephen Akhwari of Tanzania, finds himself trapped in the middle of some other runners several miles into the race. Unable to see well, he falls and hurts his leg horribly. He watches in anguish as the other racers continue. John Stephen Akhwari will not win the marathon on this day. He has come to Mexico City and failed…or has he?
Now flash forward to the end of the race. Wolde, the Ethiopian, has already won. An hour has passed, darkness is falling, and the last spectators are leaving the stadium. Suddenly their attention is drawn to the sounds of police sirens. The marathon gate to the stadium is thrown open, and, unbelievably, a lone runner stumbles into the stadium for his last lap. It is John Stephen Akhwari. Hobbling painfully on his bandaged leg, grimacing with every step, knowing he cannot win the race, he continues all the same. Finally he crosses the finish line and collapses.
Why, someone asked him, didn't he stop after injuring himself? After all, there was no way he could win the race. Listen to John Stephen Akhwari's response: "My country did not send me to Mexico City to start the race," he said with dignity. "They sent me to finish the race." Perseverance is a powerful weapon.
Let's flash back two thousand years to another man who knew how to persevere. The apostle Paul was a man who devoted himself wholly, unselfishly, to God. But it certainly did not ensure him a life of pleasure and ease. You could say his life was maxed out with beatings, persecutions, and, to add insult to injury, multiple imprisonments. These prisons, I might add, had no weight rooms, color television or time off for good behavior. In addition, some of Paul's peers criticized the apostle for getting himself into what they believed were embarrassing circumstances.
Paul, put in prison once more, could have given up. Instead, he had this to say: "I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day" (2 Timothy 1:12). Paul knew God would not fail him. He believed that the Christian who stayed faithful, even in the tough times, would be ultimately blessed for his perseverance.
God has a special place in his heart for those who endure. Human power doesn't interest him. Dynamic personalities and great people skills don't impress him. He sees through smiles and designer clothes, looking for something more. "The eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love" (Psalm 33:18). If you're giving the best of yourself to God and trusting in Christ to save you, then the heavenly Father's eyes are on you. He blesses you every time you get knocked down by depression and then get up, still trusting God and still willing to live for him. Looked at in this way, depression does not make you a failure. Instead, it makes you a strong Christian and a winner in God's eyes.
Even if depression keeps knocking you down, make the decision today to keep getting up. Let Paul's creed also be yours: "Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand" (Ephesians 6:13). Keep on standing.
From Conquering Depression: A 30-Day Plan to Finding Happiness, published by Broadman & Holman Publishers. Copyright © 2001, Mark A. Sutton and Bruce Hennigan. All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission.
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Advertising - January Sales
( Originally Published 1902 )
New York clothiers are quite lively after the holidays in the matter of advertising, and, as a consequence, in the matter of trade. Pick up the Journal, World, Sun, or any of the metropolitan dailies, and you'll be sure to find several big clothing ads, each one clamoring for recognition, as representing the best values.
The window dressers of these concerns are very active at present, and many artistic clothing and men's furnishings windows can be noted in a Broadway saunter.
The same motive that induces the department stores to hold great sales through the year's first two months causes big movements in the clothing and almost every line of retaildom.
I had quite an interesting talk, recently, with the manager of one of the big Broadway clothing concerns. Said he
" Immediately after the holidays, business slackened fright-fully. We had splendid stocks-splendid values—and every inducement that any man desiring a suit of clothes or an over-coat could want. But trade walked right by our door, and, unless I am much mistaken, into the store of a concern down the street, which was advertising at a great rate. Well, sir, after four or five days of this sort of thing I woke up to the fact that a little strong advertising wouldn't hurt. So I began to advertise a certain line of suits and overcoats at certain prices. I dressed up a couple of windows with these same suits and prices, and trade jumped—yes, sir—jumped right in the store. I've kept up this sort of thing, and as a result we are doing quite a fair business just now."
His experience is a fair sample of many others. The retail clothing business should be advertised—and well advertised-through the dull January and February months. Pushing business thus reminds men of the need of an ulster for the big storms yet to come—of a business suit to replace the one which is a little seedy-of a pair of trousers—a coat and vest—a suit of underclothes—or any of the many requisites to a man's winter, wardrobe, which he may never think of until he sees that particular article staring at him from the advertising columns of a paper—rendered doubly attractive by a small price.
Price cuts, of course, prevail in the January stocks, and a man ought to be able to get a suit of clothes or an overcoat at a very material reduction from the figures of the early winter or fall. This is a point that should be everlastingly jabbed into the advertising.
Now a few remarks about the ads for 'a lively mid-winter campaign—clothing dizing—if I may coin such a word.
Saturday is a good day to start a big clothing sale, as most male workers get their weekly salary that day, and with many Saturday is a short business day, allowing them time to come around to the store and select their bargains.
Let us suppose, then, that Saturday is the day selected for the big clothing sale.
Thursday should see at least a preparatory announcement of the event. Friday should see the ad in all its glory. Have the ad well illustrated, as men always admire brevity and point, and illustrations help wonderfully in this regard. Thursday's preparatory announcement might read thus
It wouldn't be a half-bad idea to run in a cut of a well-dressed man in the attitude of watching for something-say presumably for The Year's Great Clothing Event.
Then the Friday ad might start in something like this begins tomorrow at our store. This is our great yearly effort to rid ourselves of fall and winter stocks, and prices have been cut deep and mercilessly. Every line of masculine wearables is now offered at prices that are by all odds the lowest we've ever quoted."
In the heading of this and future ads relating to this sale harp upon your reliability-your age in business—" your money back if you want it "—your ability to back every printed statement with the goods "exactly as advertised "—and all those sayings which make pleasant reading to possible customers.
Overcoats, ulsters, reefers, and mackintoshes should occupy at least half the space in the ads. The certainty of big rain, wind, and snowstorms before gentle spring again comes around, and the knowledge that suitable apparel for such exigencies at bargain prices can be had at your store, will send many men in your direction.
Furniture sales can be pushed about this time—providing the prices are low enough. Of course we all know that the fall and spring are the best seasons for furniture selling, but a well directed splurge in furniture advertising for three or four weeks in January and February can be made to produce surprisingly satisfactory results.
In a big furniture sale, which might be christened "A Mid-Winter Sale of Furniture," or "Our Mid-Winter Furniture Movement," or some such name, two or three full columns should be given to the first ad. This ad might be preceded by a short announcement, as in the clothing case.
The ad proper should have about Too lines of display heading and argument—a score or more of small cuts to illustrate the items, of which there could be several hundred-all set in agate or nonpareil lower-case, with the former price and the present price. The present price should be brought out in display. This will give you an idea of how the items should be set:
Formerly. Our Mid-Winter
37 Ladies' Writing Desks. .. 22.50 18.75
14 Oak Chamber Suits . .. 30.00 21.25
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Mostafa El-Sayed Wins 2007 Medal of Science
Atlanta (August 28, 2008) — Mostafa El-Sayed, Regents Professor in Georgia Tech’s School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has just been awarded the 2007 Medal of Science, the nation’s highest honor in the field.
"My goodness. I am very fortunate and lucky to be doing science in America. There are so many excellent people doing science all over this country,” said El-Sayed, who holds the Julius Brown Chair and is also the director of the Laser Dynamics Laboratory.
"I want to thank my past and present graduate students and postdotoral fellows , my colleagues, the administration and staff at Georgia Tech and UCLA who all helped me to do my science and get this honor. There was no limit to the support I received,’ he added.
El-Sayed’s citation reads: “For his seminal and creative contributions to our understanding of the electronic and optical properties of nano-materials and to their applications in nano-catalysis and nano-medicine, for his humanitarian efforts of exchange among countries and for his role in developing the scientific leadership of tomorrow.”
He will receive the medal at a White House ceremony on September 29.
Currently, El-Sayed is working with his son Ivan, of the University of California, San Francisco, to develop cylindrical gold nanorods that can bind to cancer cells. Once the cells are bound to the gold, they scatter light ,which makes them easy to detect. Using a laser, they can selectively destroy the cancer cells without harming the healthy cells. The nanorods are tuned to a frequency that allows them to use lasers that can delve under the skin to kill cancer cells without harming the skin.
The National Medal of Science honors individuals for pioneering scientific research in a range of fields, including physical, biological, mathematical, social, behavioral and engineering sciences, that enhances understanding of the world and leads to innovations and technologies that give the United States its global economic edge. The National Science Foundation administers the award, which was established by Congress in 1959.
Laser Dynamics Laboratory
The Georgia Institute of Technology is one of the nation's premier research universities. Ranked seventh among U.S. News & World Report's top public universities, Georgia Tech's more than 20,000 students are enrolled in its Colleges of Architecture, Computing, Engineering, Liberal Arts, Management and Sciences. Tech is among the nation's top producers of women and minority engineers. The Institute offers research opportunities to both undergraduate and graduate students and is home to more than 100 interdisciplinary units plus the Georgia Tech Research Institute.
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802.11g: Ready or Not?
July 03, 2002
While some chipmakers forge ahead with product plans, others say the specification still isn't cooked enough.
One of the slipperiest slopes that semiconductor companies and equipment vendors must negotiate is the timing of the introduction of chipsets and products that comply with new or pending industry standards.
The objective, of course, is to be the first to market with products that are compatible with an emerging standard. In nearly every case, however, being a market leader means building a product based on a preliminary version of the final standard. The risky part of aiming at technology that is essentially a moving target is delivering semiconductors or interface cards that do not incorporate last-minute alterations to the specifications, making them incompatible with products based on the completed standard.
The 802.11g standard, the hotly anticipated follow up to the 802.11b and 802.11a specifications that is now wending its way through an IEEE Task Group, appears to have reached a point in its maturity in which some chipmakers are ready to start stamping out silicon.
"A lot of companies are forging ahead with products," says John Allen, senior manager and director of marketing and communications at Intersil Corp., a wireless networking chip manufacturer. "Anything that needs to be done [to incorporate changes made to the specification] can be done with software updates and firmware changes."
Intersil will begin sampling chipsets based on the 802.11g specification sometime in August, says Allen. The company is also move ahead with dual-band chips, which would support all Wi-Fi flavors that operate in the 2.4 or 5 gigahertz frequency range. Allen says the dual-band chipsets are scheduled to sample by the end of the year, with products likely emerging sometime around March of next year.
While Intersil and others are taking an aggressive approach to 802.11g market opportunities, others believe that the number of technical issues that have yet to be resolved by the IEEE Task Group warrant a more conservative approach. Chipmaker Texas Instruments, for one, suspects that the differences between the specification as it stands now and the completed standard are likely to be too numerous and significant to correct without issuing new hardware.
"It's not exactly enough of a slam dunk that anyone could claim that if they rushed product to market they could fix it with a patch or firmware or something of that nature," says Bill Carney, director of business development at TI. "Anyone cavalier enough to issue pre-standard products is probably facing an upgrade."
Though he didn't cite specifics, Carney says that at least one wireless LAN equipment company had been burned in the past for using chipsets that were based on a pre-final version of the standard. Last-minute changes to the specification, he says, instantly rendered supposed standard-based equipment incompatible with the final specification."It's irresponsible for companies at such an early stage in the process to announce the development of chipsets so that OEMs can develop products in advance of the standards," adds Carney.
In addition to differences in corporate culture, the decision of whether to begin developing 802.11g products now or wait until some of the thornier of the remaining technical issues are resolved depends on the company's interpretation of the current state of the standard. While Intersil's Allen doesn't see any major roadblocks remaining, Carney and TI envision a much bumpier course to the finish line.
"There are some questions about the use of OFDM in this frequency," says Carney, referring to the fact that the 2.4GHz 802.11g spec uses the same Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing modulating technique as 802.11a, which operates in the 5GHz frequency band. "Plus, there are still questions of what do you need in terms of backward compatibility and how do you implement that."
In terms of the number of lingering issues to be resolved, the 802.11 Task Group is looking to iron out about 100 remaining editorial and technical questions at the next meeting of the group in early July, according to Matthew Shoemake, chairperson of the IEEE 802.11g Task Group and the director of research and development for wireless technology at TI. The Task Group, which has resolved about 1,100 of the 1,200 comments that came back after the first ballot of the specification was voted on in January, expects to finish off the remaining issues at the next meeting, says Shoemake.
"Our formal objective at the next meeting is to get through the remaining comments, update our draft and request at the working group level to send out for a second ballot," says Shoemake.
Provided the Task Group, which meets every other month, meets its timetable, the 350 to 400 voting members of the 802.11g committee will essentially start the process over again at the September meeting, says Shoemake. By January of next year, Shoemake expects the draft to be ready to be sent up to another level of the IEEE, where all members of the standards organization will have a chance to look it over.
Considering the large number of voting members involved with 802.11g, Shoemaker says the standard has progress roughly on the timetable he would have imagined. He expects the final standard to be ratified in May at the earliest, which is actually a few months later than the original timetable called for. (The latest information about the 802.11g Task Group can be found at the "Status of Project IEEE 802.11g site.)
Shoemake adopts a diplomatic posture when questioned about the likelihood of chipsets based on the existing state of the standard being upgradeable to the final specification.
"The IEEE does not have a position with respect to that question," says Shoemake, adding that the organization obviously does not have an issue with companies working on products before the standard is finalized. However, he said the IEEE frowns on equipment makers and chipmakers claiming standards compliance before the specification is finished.
"Where the IEEE would take issue is that it's not in the spirit of the organization to claim standard compliance with a standard that isn't finished yet," he says. "The standard is about interoperability. Until we get final ratification, things can change."Joe McGarvey is a network and telecommunications writer based in New York. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.org
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Please Become Part of the Ulman 1,000
Time is running out to be a part of the American Cancer Society's Cancer Prevention Study-3. We still have a way to go to reach our goal of 1,000 study participants. This landmark study will look at the genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors that cause or prevent cancer, which will ultimately save lives. If your family has been touched by cancer, please consider enrolling and helping to make cancer history. For learn more or to register to take part, go to www.cps3howardcounty.org.
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There are good examples and good people in athletics. With all the crud we have had to listen to about Alex Rodriguez, here is a story that really matters about a high school basketball player in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Johntell Franklin, who lost his mother to cancer, and the expression of sportsmanship by an opposing team….
(Coach) Womack sent Franklin, a 6-foot-2 forward, to suit up. He returned to the cheers of the crowd – including the coaches and players from DeKalb, whose amazing display of fellowship and sportsmanship had just begun.
“I was late getting back from the hospital, and they could have called us on that,” Womack said. “But they were great about it.”
“We were sympathetic to the circumstances and the events,” said DeKalb coach Dave Rohlman. “We even told Coach Womack that it’d be OK to call off the game, but he said we had driven 2 1/2 hours to get here and the kids wanted to play. So we said, ‘Spend some time with your team and come out when you’re ready.’ ”
Since some of Franklin’s teammates had joined him at the hospital, Womack entered only eight names into Madison’s official scorebook. The game began almost two hours behind schedule.
But Franklin’s desire to play created another problem: The referees were required to call a technical foul against Womack for failing to list Franklin in the scorebook.
“I told the referees I knew there would be a technical,” Womack said. “I put Johntell in after DeKalb called a timeout (midway through the second quarter), and the next thing I heard was DeKalb’s coaches complaining that they didn’t want a technical.”
“We argued, but the referees said those were the rules, even if there were extenuating circumstances,” Rohlman said.
The discussion lasted more than seven minutes. Eventually, Rohlman devised a solution: His team had to shoot two technical free throws . . . but didn’t have to make them.
“I gathered my kids and said, ‘Who wants to take these free throws?’ Darius McNeal (a 5-11 senior point guard) put up his hand. I said, ‘You realize you’re going to miss, right?’ He nodded his head.”
During technical free throws, no other players are allowed around the free-throw lane. So Womack gathered Madison’s players around his bench, on the other end of the court, and was trying to reel in their emotions when he saw something odd out of the corner of his eye:
Instead of swishing through the basket, the ball rolled slowly across the end line.
“I turned around and saw the ref pick up the ball and hand it back to the player,” Womack said, “and then he did the same thing again.”
“Darius set up for a regular free throw, but he only shot it two or three feet in front of him,” Rohlman said. “It bounced once or twice and just rolled past the basket.”
“I did it for the guy who lost his mom,” McNeal said. “It was the right thing to do.”
After the second shot, everyone in the gym – including all the Madison players – stood and applauded the gesture of sportsmanship.
“Any one of my teammates would have done the same thing, and I think anyone on the Madison team would have done the same for us,” McNeal said.
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Relative to other issues, crime ranks low for many Massachusetts residents in this election year, according to recent surveys. But it is a defining issue for thousands of Boston residents of three neighborhoods -- Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan -- where the vast majority of the city’s violence occurs. Those neighborhoods are intersected by Blue Hill Avenue.
In part two of our special series, “Blue Hill Avenue, If a Street Could Speak”, WGBH senior reporter Phillip Martin looks at how some residents of these neighborhoods are responding to both the reality and the perception of crime.
BOSTON -- One night in Mattapan, a steady drizzle masked real tears of some at a youth candlelight vigil off Blue Hill Avenue. The latest of many religious-inspired demonstrations, it came in the aftermath of one of Boston’s most notorious crimes.
“As we come around this corner and we walk down, we’re going to take a right on Woolson, where they found bodies on the street,” says Matthew Borders, the youth minister at Morning Star Baptist Church. “Innocent lives taken.”
Those lives included a two-year-old toddler and his 21-year-old mother, who were gunned down along with two men and left on the streets like discarded garbage. A fifth victim remains hospitalized in critical condition. A Dorchester has been charged in connection with the quadruple homicides. Borders organized tonight’s vigil.
“Understand that we are under attack. Understand that the weapons that we’re fighting with right now aren’t physical but spiritual,” Borders said.
The figurative war has been joined this evening by young people -- about 100 altogether -- from Mattapan, Dorchester, Roxbury and Milton. They are gathered on the street with 20 or more white congregants from Temple Shalom and the First Parish Unitarian Church. Both houses of worship sit on the other end of Blue Hill Avenue, across River Street, which separates Mattapan from Milton.
Erik Resley is the interim minister of First Parish in Milton, on the other side of that line.
“Coming out here, this is an important experience for our youth. To experience what it means to stand in solidarity with people who might look different than you do and might have very different backgrounds but we are all of one source and we are all fated to one destination,” Resley said.
Haunted By Violence
Our destination now is Dorchester, a sprawling neighborhood along Blue Hill Avenue, which, like Mattapan, has experienced resurgence in homicides this year. Last spring, three children under the age of fourteen were shot and killed on the Dorchester-Roxbury line. One, fourteen-year-old Nicholas Fomby-Davis, was pulled off his scooter, held down, and shot, in cold blood.
Dorchester resident Ruby Blake has had enough.
“We’re in the process of looking for a house. I mean, I hear gunshots when I’m in my house. I have grandsons who are living with me now. I don’t want the youngest one playing outside just because of random shootings,” Blake said.
Blake, a human resources specialist, is described by neighbors as someone willing to tough out most situations. But she’s leaving her Blue Hill Avenue neighborhood for Roslindale.
“We looked at houses a couple of days ago and you could tell. You didn’t see any kids hanging out in the street. Quiet homes. I mean, we drove up it was around six o’clock, almost getting dark,” Blake said.
“There was a back yard, and we wouldn’t be afraid to have my seven-year-old grandson going in the back and play. He can’t go out now and play.“
Ruby Blake’s fears are reflected in a 2008 Boston Police Department survey of public safety, which found that only 43 percent of Bostonians feel their neighborhood is safe. That’s doubly so for residents of Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan, where less than 25 percent said that they felt safe in their surroundings.
The 'Hood, In Film And Reality
Violence has ebbed a flowed along Blue Hill Avenue since the early 90’s when gangs ran rampant in Boston. In 1990, the National Guard was even called in for a year to patrol Mattapan at the height of the crack epidemicYears later, a movie titled “Blue Hill Avenue” was made to cash in on the street’s newfound notoriety.
“I was no longer a kid. Now I was a gangster,” says one character.
“It’s your new business. What is it? It’s called crack.”
But 28-year-old Losanda Harrison—walking toward Mattapan Square—says real life is not nearly as bad along Blue Hill Avenue as it has been portrayed by the news media.
"If you don’t know the hood, than its dangerous to you. That’s all there is to it. ‘Oh watch out for the hood, don’t go over there.' But if you’re born and raised in the streets, you know what’s what. You know what to look out for. You know what to be aware of. You know how to talk to certain people. You know how to approach certain people, than you cool. But Blue hill Ave, this is my home."
And it's home for thousands of others as well. But many are far less sanguine than Losonda, for one compelling reason: Homicide rates are suddenly up this year in Boston, and 70 percent of them have taken place in the Blue Hill Ave area. And there’s another concern: Prostitution and addiction are on the rise on the Ave between Dudley and Grove Hall in Roxbury.
Pakkies is a neighborhood bar and eating joint known locally for its fried chicken and friendly service. Firefighters and off-duty cops line up here daily for lunch. But, Gina, a waitress, says –- only half-joking -- that “the freaks come out at night."
“Its all kinda things going on. It’s like streetwalkers. It’s like peoples getting ready to go to work gotta run into peoples fighting from all night, doing all kind of sexual things out here and stuff. It’s not good. It’s not a good look. This end of Blue Hill Ave is crazy.”
Carlos Henriquez is familiar with the pattern, too. He’s a community organizer who sits on the board of the non-profit Dudley Street Initiative, a 25-year-old social service agency.
“At sunset, you do see the shift change. You will see negative aspects move into the community. That’s when the prostitution and the drug dealers start to emerge and all the crime that comes with it,” Henriquez said.
Someof the crime, he says, isn’t locally grown. “You know we’re right off of 93 North and South, right off mass Ave so you can jog over to Blue Hill Avenue, find prostitution, and then drive right back out of town,” Henriquez said.
Henriquez is also the Democratic Party nominee for the state legislature representing this area. His platform is simple: Create jobs, fight addiction, reduce crime.
“We need to look at what we do for those who are drug-addicted and alcohol-addicted and we also need to look at how we punish johns who are coming into the city. Things like that that actually deters those crimes.
Henriquez also believes that the city must clean up the streets, literally. He argues that when streets are dirty, or empty lots start to dot a neighborhood, it inevitably leads to serious crime -- the so-called broken windows syndrome. And lately, there are quite a few broken windows in this Roxbury neighborhood.
A city of Boston study found that two thirds of the city’s foreclosures, connected to steep adjustable rate mortgages, were located in Mattapan, Dorchester and Roxbury.
“All this here. That’s why all this around here. This highest concentration of people loosing their houses is right here. Right here in this neighborhood,” says Mark Tucker, a slightly built, light-skinned man with bloodshot eyes is standing on a corner of Blue Hill Ave with friends.
With a bottle in one hand, he points to a boarded up house on a side street and an empty lot a few feet away. Tucker recalls better days.
“I remember when there used to be stores. I used to come up here as a kid. Used to be Jimmy’s ribs over here,” Tucker points to an empty lot. “Look, this one time, this was a playground. That’s been there for five years.”
A weed-strewn field covered in liquor bottles, needles here and there and other items sits naked on the corner.
But for every vacant lot, there seems to be an Alaska Street. The tree-lined road one block south was named in 1999 and 2003 as the cleanest street in the neighborhood. Residents attribute that honor to the sense of community that prevails here. And street workers say whether it is a question of cleaning up empty lots or tackling the much larger issue of crime, that it will, indeed, take a community to get it done.
BLUE HILL AVENUE: IF A STREET COULD SPEAK
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‘Kenyan athletes arrived in London too late’
Kenya's athletes had a disappointing Olympics because some of them arrived inLondon too late, the African nation's double gold medallist and former 5 000 metres world record holder Kip Keinosaid on Saturday.
Seen as one of the trailblazers for Kenyan athletics and still closely involved with its development, the 72-year-old Keino said the country's haul of two golds compared with the 12 targeted was also due to runners racing too many events in the run-up to the Games.
Lessons should be learned and the same mistakes avoided in the future, added Keino, who won 1 500 metres gold inMexico City in 1968 and the 3 000 metres steeplechase title in Munich four years later.
"When we had the trials we selected the best team," Keino, a Nandi tribesman whose full name is Hezekiah Kipchoge Keino, said at a news conference at the IAAF centenary celebrations in Barcelona.
"The athletes should have come to London at least 10 days before the Games and many only got in three of four days before," he added.
"The body has to adjust and acclimatise and the timing was not the right timing.
"When it comes to the Olympics you should not be competing in other events.
"Their performances were not at the level they did before the Games and this is a lesson for the runners, the federation, the coaches and the agents."
While David Rudisha's gold and world record in the 800 metres was the highlight of the Games for many, Kenya fell well short of the 36 medals overall they were targeting.
Men's marathon favourite Wilson Kiprotich could only manage bronze, while on the women's side Vivian Cheruiyotfailed in her bid to match the 5 000-10 000 metres double she achieved at last year's world championships, finishing second in the 5 000 and third in the 10 000.
Ezekiel Kemboi won gold in the men's steeplechase.
The East African nation enjoyed its best showing at an Olympics four years ago in Beijing with all of their 16 medals coming on the track, six of them gold.
Keino said athletes should cut the number of meetings they competed in during an Olympic year and training methods needed to be overhauled.
"We need to put our heads together with Athletics Kenya and plan for future events," he said.
"We have a lot of talent. Let us forget about London, let us think about the next four years.
"If we sit together with those people we will be able to improve. Some of it is scientific training, some of it is mental training. Those are the most important in the world today.
"We have to work hard all the time and think for yourself and also for your country."
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Freedom and the Family: The Family Crisis and the Future of Western Civilization by Stephen Baskerville (in the Commentary section) raises fundamental issues about how we can address the impasse which blocks Americans (and Westerners generally) from making progress with just about any cultural or political issue we face from the Judao-Christian perspective.
Family is the smithy of the soul. When family disintegrates, the culture will necessarily follow suit. I do not think the onslaught is accidental. As FDR (I think) said, "If it happen in politics, someone planned it." The someones are, I believe, the globalist financial crowd. They are not evil because they are financial, rather they have chosen the financial route because they know that control of the money system virtually guarantees them control of politics and culture. And we let them get away with it.
But I am concerned not with the evil ones so much as the solution. The problem is fundamentally spiritual. The only way a people can keep a government such as we were given 1775-1789 on a constitutional tether is to have among themselves a deep moral consensus, a firm agreement on what is right and what is wrong. The destruction of our Western Biblical worldview, Gospel, and moral consensus, mostly intact at the time of the Revolution left us unprotected from the slings and arrows of globalism and government centralization.
But the Biblical worldview was severely undermined mostly by ourselves, our failure to defend our faith against the pseudo-Enlightenment onslaught. We lost our intellectual credibility, soon followed by our moral and spiritual integrity. We split to a fare-thee-well among ourselves, over 2000 denominations. And we were driven from the public arena over the 20th century, leaving government to precisely those family-negative forces to which Stephen points.
We will not get our spiritual unity back until we reverse our own self-caused Christian disintegration by splitting into warring camps. I would refer the reader to my article on A New Reformation (in the Commentary section) in which I assert that we must become truth-seekers before we can be honest position-defenders.
There is, I believe, a "family" in God, just as we are made in the Image of God -- male and female. See again, A New Reformation. Family will not die -- because that is the image in which we are made. But there can be only more dislocation and pain if we do not reverse the trend soon. That means a return to God as sovereign over all things, including especially over civil government.
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GREEN WITH ENVY
The local paper was not interested in printing my article on building a National Diary Archive in this city. However, they have run feature stories about the still wildly popular hobby and lucrative business of scrapbooking.
Counter-intuitively, a local store that sells blank books for journal writing would not hang a flyer about my journal workshop. I have canceled journal workshops for lack of interest. I have felt the breeze of doors slamming in my face regarding the idea of creating a National Diary Archive to preserve the thoughts and feelings and stories of the common person.
Meanwhile, on April 14, Doug Gross of CNN wrote: “Twitter and the Library of Congress announced Wednesday that every public tweet posted since Twitter started in 2006 will be archived digitally by the federal library.” Matt Raymond, the Library of Congress communications director, is seemingly ecstatic by what might be learned through this “wealth of data.” And Twitter itself gushes: “It’s very exciting that tweets are becoming a part of history.”
Jealousy washes over me. Save imbecilic tweets and not the mindful outpourings of self-discovery, not the handwritten records of personal history, work, travels or relationships? I wonder what wealth of information could be gleaned by saving all of our phone calls.
How about if we save our “to do” lists? Ah well, someone has already done that in the journaling world. She collected her lists. I suppose there was a revelation there, if nothing else it would have been that we spend a lot of time on things that are, in the end, not very important after all. Given one hundred years our lists might be a fascinating thing…if you needed background for a novel.
So, if tweets are valuable as part of the history of social culture, why not journals? Or is it a matter of the ease with which tweets have been collected as opposed to the money and tenacious work of collecting handwritten journals?
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Downing Street Directive
By Monica Mehta, AlterNet
Posted on June 13, 2005, Printed on June 13, 2005
A number of citizen groups and Democratic politicians are launching an initiative to investigate information contained in newly unearthed British memos on the war in Iraq, and to demand answers from President Bush.
The memorandums provide further evidence that Bush's administration had no reasonable plan for achieving stability or rebuilding Iraq after the war, and build on earlier memos that state it was "fixing" intelligence information to remove Saddam Hussein months before the war started.
Representative John Conyers, along with 89 members of Congress, have openly asked the administration to address claims it cooked the books to justify the war. On Thursday, June 16, Conyers and other Democrats will hold "Memogate hearings" in Washington D.C. to listen to testimony concerning the British documents and the administration's efforts to manipulate data concerning Iraq.
The hearing "will attempt to answer the serious constitutional questions raised by these revelations," according to the umbrella group AfterDowningStreet.org, a coalition of veterans' groups, peace groups and political activist groups that will join the effort. After the hearing, Conyers and fellow Democrats will deliver a petition to the White House demanding that President Bush "directly address the evidence in the Downing St. Memo of intelligence manipulation and public deceit in the rush to invade Iraq."
The most recent documents, dated July 21, 2002, state that U.S. "military planning for action against Iraq is proceeding apace," but "little thought" had been given to "the aftermath and how to shape it." The U.S. had no plans for "what happens on the morning after [attacking Iraq]....A post-war occupation of Iraq could lead to a protracted and costly nation-building exercise." British officials go on to warn that "the U.S. military plans are virtually silent on this point. Washington could look to us to share a disproportionate share of the burden."
The papers also reveal how the British struggled with how to provide legality to an unprovoked attack on Iraq, given that, in the words of the memo, the "U.S. scrambling to establish a link between Iraq and Al [Qaida] is so far frankly unconvincing."
What has come to be known as the Downing Street Memo, disclosed by the Sunday Times of London on May 1, is top British aide Matthew Rycroft's record of the minutes of a meeting of Blair's senior policy aides on July 23, 2002. In it, among other things, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw acknowledged that the case for war was "thin" as "Saddam was not threatening his neighbours and his WMD capability was less than that of Libya, North Korea, or Iran." The memo also said that Britain and America had to "create" conditions to justify a war, and that "military action was now seen as inevitable. Bush wanted to remove Saddam, through military action, justified by the conjunction of terrorism and WMD. But the intelligence and facts were being fixed around the policy."
In a joint press conference last week, President Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair denied the statements, insisting that intelligence was not "fixed" to justify the war, as the memo clearly states.
The documents add to mounting evidence that the administration provided false justification for the invasion of Iraq, supporting what numerous individuals, including former U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill and former National Security Council official Richard Clarke, have said about Bush's real reasons for attacking Iraq.
"As early as Nov. 21, 2001," the New York Times reported, "Mr. Bush directed Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld to begin a review of what could be done to oust Mr. Hussein." Following such reports, numerous progressive groups and activists including Ralph Nader have called for a national discourse on the impeachment of Bush.
The Bush administration's lack of adequate planning for Iraq after the war has also been extensively reported. The Pentagon ignored State Department studies on establishing order after the invasion, and, according to the Washington Post, "administration officials have acknowledged the mistake of dismantling the Iraqi army and canceling pensions to its veteran officers -- which many say hindered security, enhanced anti-U.S. feeling, and aided what would become a violent insurgency."
Officials also grossly miscalculated the cost of the war, which as of May ballooned to $208 billion according to the Congressional Research Service.
There is no timetable for the withdrawal of the nearly 140,000 U.S. troops in Iraq; as of Friday, the number of Americans killed in action reached 1,293. A new Gallup poll finds that nearly six in 10 Americans say the United States should withdraw some or all of its troops from Iraq.
"Patience for the war has dropped sharply as optimism about the Iraqi elections in January has ebbed and violence against U.S. troops hasn't abated," according to USA Today."For the first time, a majority of Americans say they would be "upset" if President Bush sent more troops. A new low, 36%, say troop levels should be "maintained or increased."
Of those against the war, "the top reasons cited are fraudulent claims and no weapons of mass destruction found; the number of people killed and wounded; and the belief that Iraq posed no threat to the United States."
Monica Mehta is an associate editor at AlterNet.
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The Female Brain, by Louann Brizendine is definitely worth reading. Brizendine completed her degree in Neurobiology at UC Berkeley, graduated from Yale School of Medicine and did her internship and residency at Harvard Medical School. She founded the Women’s Mood and Hormone Clinic in 1994 and continues to serve as the clinic’s director. The Female Brain is her first book and she has just published The Male Brain. Though she comes from a research background, she makes the book accessible and fun to read.
Brizendine walks the reader through all the phases of a woman’s life and how her hormones and brain chemistry are affecting her at each stage. Her research is particularly valuable because it helps to explain what is going on biologically. When we see women at the Center they have often been told by previous practitioners that their ailment is all in their head. What is particularly frustrating is the countless women that put off getting treatment because they feel if it is in their heads and they should be able to cope with it themselves. This book proves that women’s symptoms are frequently not caused by something psychological or emotional.
Brizendine beautifully explains how interconnected all the systems of the body are. When the hormones peak and drop the chemicals in the brain are also affected. This is part of what happens when women go through menopause, the estrogen drops, sometimes making sleep impossible and possibly dopamine drops which can lower one’s mood and make orgasms more difficult. Women should know this information; the more educated we are about our bodies the easier it is to manage the constant flux these hormones and neurochemicals are putting us through.
Brizendine also treats women with hormones and psychopharmaceuticals. At the Center, we find these treatments are extremely effective in managing issues from low desire to premenstrual syndrome. The first step towards a healthy sexual relationship with yourself and anyone else is through knowledge. I highly recommend it!
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One of the benefits of the “soft salary cap” in the NBA is that it purportedly enables a team to retain its own players easier than a “hard salary cap.” Teams can offer their own free agents more money and more years than any other team, thus rewarding hometown fans and promoting player loyalty. Of course, it is not a flawless system, and there will always be players who have their minds firmly set on taking their talents to a different market to play with different teammates. But for the most part, a player’s current team will virtually always be able to offer a more lucrative and longer contract.
Back in 2003, the Washington Wizards were able to take advantage of one of the few loopholes in this soft cap system when they outbid the Golden State Warriors for Gilbert Arenas, a restricted free agent (RFA) after being a second round pick in 2001. The Warriors were over the cap and thus could only use an exception to re-sign Arenas. Gilbert was classified as an “Early Bird” free agent, meaning he had played with the Warriors over the previous two seasons without changing teams. A team can use the Early Bird exception to re-sign its own free agent for up to 175-percent of his salary in the previous season or 104.5-percent of the league’s average salary, whichever is higher. Therefore, Golden State could only match an offer sheet, or extend Gilbert’s contract, for up to the amount of the Early Bird exception ($4.9 million in 2003, the league average at the time). The Wizards smartly (two words you don’t hear next to each other very often) signed Arenas to an offer sheet nearly doubling Golden State’s exception, $8.5 million in starting salary, and left the Warriors without an option to legally match within salary cap rules.
This loophole was seemingly closed in the 2005 CBA with the “Gilbert Arenas Provision,” where it was ruled that an offer sheet made to a restricted free agent in his first or second year in the NBA could not contain a first-year salary greater than the non-taxpayer mid-level exception ($5 million for 2012-13) and a second-year salary no greater than the standard 4.5-percent raise from the first year. The third year of the offer sheet has no such restrictions and could be as high as the player’s maximum, given the offering team’s cap room. However, if a raise from year two to year three is greater than 4.5-percent, the team proposing the offer sheet must be able to fit the average of the entire contract under the cap, rather than the first-year salary, and that is how it is applied to their ledger. But if the original team decides to match the offer sheet, the annual salary is applied to the original team exactly as it is laid out in the standing offer sheet. To put this in context of 2003, the Wizards would only have been able to offer the full mid-level exception in the first two seasons, which at the time was $4.917 million. Golden State therefore would have at least had the option to match this offer sheet for Arenas, if they chose to do so.
The So-Called “Gilbert Arenas” Provision
Tags: devin ebanks, Ernie Grunfeld, etwaun moore, free agency, gilbert arenas provision, jeremy lin, jon leuer, josh harrellson, justin harper, landry fields, lazar hayward, marquis teague, omer asik, perry jones, shelvin mack
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Rabbi Simcha Bunim Cohen has earned a niche in countless family libraries through his clear, thorough, and practical works on Halachah. His many books on the laws of Shabbos and child-rearing have become standard texts -- enlightening, authoritative, and accessible -- for scholar and layman alike.
Now he turns his spotlight on an area that is in need of his unique clarity. The Yom Tov laws are a gray area, so to speak, because many of the Shabbos labors are permitted -- but under limited circumstances. What are the circumstances? What are the limitations? What labors are sometimes permitted? Which are never permitted? May one always carry? What degree of ?Yom Tov need? is sufficient to permit the labors that are sometimes permitted? Is one ever permitted to prepare food for the next day? The list of questions is long and perplexing.
As always, Rabbi Cohen deals with the forest before turning to the trees. He explains the principles and parameters so that the reader has a clear understanding of the rules. Only then does he turn to specific cases. And, as is his forte, he deals with current situations, the sort of utensils and cases that one will not find spelled out clearly in the classic works of Halachah.
A sefer such as this provides refreshing proof that the Torah is timeless, because the principles of every situation can be found in the Talmud and the codes -- provided one has the background and understanding to find and apply them. Rabbi Cohen does, in full measure.
This is a work that belongs in every Jewish home, alongside Rabbi Cohen?s other works: The Shabbos Home, The Radiance of Shabbos, The Sanctity of Shabbos, The Shabbos Kitchen, and Children in Halachah.
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Over at Balkinization, Marty Lederman and David Luban have published trenchant criticisms of the new war crimes bill currently before Congress. Marty and David analyze numerous problems with the main provisions relating to Common Article 3, including: (1) Section 6’s court-stripping provisions, (2) Section 7’s prohibition on invoking the Geneva Conventions or its protocols as a source of rights in any federal habeas or civil proceeding in which the U.S. government or its agents is a party, (3) Section 8's "full satisfaction" provision for grave breaches of Common Article 3, and (4) Section 8’s definition of “cruel or inhuman treatment.” In this post, I wish to call attention to a further issue: Section 8’s “specific intent” requirement on what constitutes torture for purposes of the War Crimes Act.
Section 8 defines torture as:
The act of a person who commits, or conspires or attempts to commit, an act specifically intended to inflict severe physical or mental pain or suffering...upon another person within his custody or physical control for the purpose of obtaining information or a confession... (emphasis added).
This definition is a departure from Common Article 3, which simply lists torture without qualification among those acts which “are and shall remain prohibited at any time and in any place whatsoever…” That is, while Common Article 3 does not restrict torture to harms associated with a particular mental state, Section 8 does do so; furthermore, it defines that mental state narrowly, as one of “specific intent.”
Why is this noteworthy? Recall the Bybee memo's analysis of the same mens rea element in the federal torture statute:
[B]ecause Section 2340 [i.e., 18 USC § 2340] requires that a defendant act with the specific intent to inflict severe pain, the infliction of such pain must be the defendant’s precise objective. If the statute had required only general intent, it would be sufficient to establish guilt by showing that the defendant “possessed knowledge with respect to the actus reus of the crime.” If the defendant acted knowing that severe pain or suffering was reasonably likely to result from his actions, but no more, he would have acted only with general intent…. As a theoretical matter, therefore, knowledge alone that a particular result is certain to occur does not constitute specific intent. As the Supreme Court explained in the context of murder, “the . . . common law of homicide distinguishes . . . between a person who knows that another person will be killed as a result of his conduct and a person who acts with a specific purpose of taking another’s life.” Put differently, the law distinguishes actions taken ‘because of’ a given end from actions taken ‘in spite of their unintended but foreseen consequences.’” Thus, even if the defendant knows that severe pain will result from his actions, if causing such harm is not his objective, he lacks the requisite specific intent even though the defendant did not act in good faith. Instead, a defendant is guilty of torture only if he acts with the express purpose of inflicting severe pain or suffering on a person within his custody or physical control (p. 3-4, emphasis added).
[A] showing that an individual acted with a good faith belief that his conduct would not produce the result that the law prohibits negates specific intent. Where a defendant acts in good faith, he acts with an honest belief that he has not engaged in the proscribed conduct….A good faith belief need not be a reasonable one….(p. 4-5, emphasis added).
In December 2004, the Justice Department published a second memorandum (the “Levin memo”) meant to supersede the Bybee memo in its entirety. However, the Levin memo’s treatment of the specific intent issue is evasive and unconvincing. Here is the key passage which reveals the question-begging character of the exercise: “We do not believe it is useful to try to define the precise meaning of ‘specific intent’ in section 2340. In light of the President’s directive that the United States does not engage in torture, it would not be appropriate to rely on parsing the specific intent element of the statute to approve as lawful conduct that might otherwise amount to torture.”
What does all this imply for the torture provision now before Congress? First, it is simply not true that the proposed legislation prohibits U.S. agents from “inflicting severe physical or mental pain or suffering for the purpose of obtaining information or a confession,” as the flow chart published in the September 22 New York Times implies. Plainly, the proposed law does not prohibit this. Indeed, by its very terms it does not even prohibit U.S. agents from knowingly inflicting severe physical or mental pain or suffering for the purpose of obtaining information or a confession. Rather, the bill merely prohibits U.S. agents from specifically intending to inflict these harms.
And what exactly does "specifically intending" mean? The Levin memo’s reply is that it is not “useful” for the government to answer that question. By contrast, the more candid and informative Bybee memo—surely probative evidence of how the Bush administration is likely to interpret and apply the provision under the “virtually unreviewable” authority given to it by the proposed legislation—does provide some fairly clear answers. According to the Bybee memo, specific intent means what it has typically meant in Anglo-American law: purpose or conscious objective, as distinct from knowledge, substantial certainty, foreseeability, and related concepts. Hence—to recall a familiar example—a U.S. agent who knows or foresees with substantial certainty that his coercive interrogation technique will result in “death, organ failure, or permanent impairment of a significant bodily function” is not necessarily guilty of torture under the proposed legislation, even without recourse to defenses like necessity--at least not according to the Bybee memo.
Second, in light of the foregoing it seems patently false to assert that the proposed legislation merely clarifies Common Article 3’s prohibition on torture. Common Article 3 does not explicitly limit torture to cases of specifically intended harms, nor should it be read to do so implicitly. This is a debatable proposition, but it appears to be supported by ample evidence, including common usage and the Official Commentary on the Geneva Conventions, as well as the general intent language found in the 1984 U.N. Convention Against Torture (CAT):
For the purposes of this Convention, the term “torture” means any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession...(CAT, Article 1(1), emphasis added).
As the Bybee memo recounts, when the Reagan Administration
submitted the CAT to the Senate, it sought to narrow the general intent language of the CAT to ensure it would be understood as requiring
The United States understands that, in order to constitute torture, an act must be a deliberate and calculated act of an extremely cruel and inhuman nature, specifically intended to inflict excruciating and agonizing physical or mental pain or suffering (p. 16, emphasis added).
Likewise, in order to “ensure that the Convention’s reach remain limited,” the first Bush Administration submitted the following understanding to the Senate in 1990:
The United States understands that, in order to constitute torture, an act must be specifically intended to inflict severe physical or mental pain or suffering…(p. 18, emphasis added).
This is the understanding with which the US ratified the CAT in
1994 and which underlies 18 USC §§ 2340-2340A, the federal torture statute.
But Common Article 3's ban on torture--ratified decades earlier--is not so limited. It does not require proof of "specific intent" in the sense implied by the language of the proposed bill. And since 1997, the War Crimes Act has criminalized all of CA3's prohibition on torture. Under the proposed bill, that would no longer be the case.
Is the specific intent rule nonetheless justifiable? Arguably not, for at least the following reasons. First, the rule is simply too lenient, in just those ways the Bybee memo exposed--and there is no good reason why the U.S. should not criminalize all instances of torture made unlawful by Common Article 3. Second, the rule is artificial in just the manner the Bush Administration has publicly disavowed: “the President has been very clear on the issue of torture, which is we are against it—and torture by anyone's common-sense definition of it, not some fancy definition.” Third, there is the question of consistency: the Torture Victims Protection Act, 28 USC § 1350 note (3)(b), which supplies a tort remedy for victims of torture, proceeds under a general intent rule, as do many war crimes tribunals to which the United States has lent political and diplomatic support.
Finally, there is the issue of whether “the world is beginning to doubt the moral basis of our fight against terrorism.” What is the world to make of the fact that the United States relies on artifice and technicality to avoid the plain meaning and import of the Geneva Conventions, and therefore appears willing to countenance situations like this one?
Defendant: Yes sir.
Prosecutor: Did you know it would permanently disfigure him?
Prosecutor: Did you know it would prevent him from being able to walk?
Prosecutor: And were you doing it for the purpose of obtaining information or a confession?
Prosecutor: Isn’t that torture?
Defendant: No sir. Read the statute. I knew those harms would occur, but I did not specifically intend any of them. Causing those harms was not my conscious objective.
Perhaps I am wrong to assume that Common Article 3 would condemn this behavior but that the proposed amendment to the War Crimes Act defining torture would not. The Levin memo carefully avoids clarifying the issue, and Senators McCain and Graham have refused to comment. Yet the issue goes to the heart of our commitment to ban torture, and to do so in a manner that comports with common sense. Congress should replace the specific intent rule in both the WCA and section 2340 with language which tracks the general intent standard of the Convention Against Torture. At a minimum, it should hold hearings on the issue to determine whether the proposed legislation represents a significant failure to live up to our obligations under the Geneva Conventions.
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We write about women who navigate geographical, professional and social borders.
“The problem with some women in my field,” says my dinner guest, in between forkfuls of chateaubriand, “is that to get ahead, they identify who is the alpha male in the group and how they can leverage him or use him in their own career.”
He chews on his steak contemplatively, then adds, “And the moment they realize you are not the person who can help them advance, you can feel their attention drift off immediately.”
I sit up in my chair. My guest is British, fairly high profile, a veteran in his male-dominated industry, and an alpha male himself. He is also someone I understand to have actively promoted and supported women, so his words have me temporarily stunned.
Smarting from the slight against my gender, I take a deep breath and counter that in a competitive environment we are set up to look for avenues that will help us compete. This is a fundamental part of succeeding in business. Anyone, whether male or female, would probably use the same tactic, and while the behavior may be questionable, there may not necessarily be anything underhanded in it.
My guest goes on to explain that this behavior of attaching themselves to someone powerful to get what they need is particularly common among women in any male-dominated industry. “When you have some attractive younger woman who will hang on to your every word, and find everything you say incredibly funny and insightful, it feeds into the male ego. It’s a male weakness they’ve identified and are exploiting.” He concedes that using flirtation to manipulate others isn’t exclusive to women but points out that men think of it as being a feminine behavior.
I take a sip of water. I see what he’s trying to get at.
“So as a woman, how do you feel about that?” he asks me.
Without hesitation, I say, “I find it unsettling. A woman who promotes herself in this way may be masking incompetence or inexperience.” I realize that I’d feel the same way if a man used someone to get ahead, too. “But if the ‘alpha male’ in power fails to see what’s happening, doesn’t that show what an incredibly foolish manager he is?”
“Exactly! Another woman will call it fairly quickly—not outright, but she will recognize the behavior. She’ll look at her boss and think, ‘The only reason so–and-so is being nice to you, you muppet, is because you can help her career and you are falling for it.’ But it’s not going to help her if she brings it up with her boss. It would make him feel like an idiot or egotist.”
We are interrupted and the conversation changes, but the next day provides the perfect opportunity to continue our conversation. We’re at the Guggenheim where my guest is enthralled. “I could sit here for hours. For me, Ferraris don’t do it. It’s Monet, Matisse. This is what gets me going. There’s magnificent work here. If they had a bar serving dry martinis, it would be perfect.”
I bring up the topic of “boy clubs.” Are they inherent in male-dominated industries? Are women shut out of informal social alliances among men in these organizations? I’m beginning to wonder if some women perceive that they have no choice but to use whatever arsenal they have at their disposal to get ahead in an inequitable environment.
My guest ponders for a moment. He admits that in these industries, the male attitude is “If you are a woman, or in the minority, we will make it difficult for you to get engaged, and we won’t be very inclusive in any discussion, even in a social context.” And then he says, “We will push that even further and wait for you to come out with any sort of sign that you are feminine and weak: displaying emotions, showing that your feelings are hurt. . . You have to be ten times better than a man to get the same sort of credit.”
And there it is.
Isn’t the culture of organizations to blame for driving some women to use other people, to deceive them in order to get ahead? What exactly is it that shocks us about women deciding they need to misrepresent themselves and manipulate others, if they find themselves in an unfair environment in the first place? You could look at it as survival of the fittest: You do what you can, as long as you don’t break company policy.
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Mr John Parker1799 - 1881
- Sheffield December 15, 1832 - July 7, 1852
First recorded, on March 8, 1833 SUPPRESSION OF DISTURBANCES (IRELAND—PETITIONS. Commons
Last recorded, on March 12, 1852 THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION. Commons
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One of the pieces of data I have for Andrew Hoover Jr. has intrigued and perplexed me. During her research in this Hoover family, Luella Schuamburg Hoover was sent a deed from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in which Andrew named Yost Herbaugh as his attorney to receive from Catherine Liebrich, relict of Nicholas Liebrich, late of… read more
If you recall from my post Hoover Families in Licking County, Ohio I was especially interested in John and Barbara Hoover of Franklin and Newark Townships. John was of interest to me because the census information indicated that he was of the appropriate age to be my John2 Hoover (Andrew1). A review of the Revolutionary… read more
A list of Hubers and Hoovers from the Lancaster County Deed Books (1729—1893), covering first names starting with R—W.
A list of Huber & Hoover grantors from the Lancaster County Deeds Books (1729-1893), covering first names M—P.
A list of Hubers & Hoovers from the Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Deed Grantors index with first names I through L, covering years 1729—1893.
A list of Hubers & Hoovers with first names starting with E—F from the Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Deed Grantors index, covering years 1729-1893.
I’ve been doing a lot of Huber/Hoover family research lately—mostly for the family of Andreas Huber (1754), my presumptive Hoover ancestor. If the identification of him being from Ellerstadt is correct, then Andrew had two—possibly three—older brothers who immigrated to the US ahead of him. I wanted to look into those families and the families… read more
George2 Hoover (Michael1) was likely born circa ca 1735-1740, possibly in Germany or Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Assuming George was 21 years of age at the birth of his first child in 1761, he was likely born by 1740. Although no direct proof has been found linking him as a son of Michael Huber, a strong… read more
Andrew2 Hoover (Andrew1) was born circa 1755—1761, probably in the Leitersburg—Hagerstown—Ringgold, Maryland area. Andrew may have died sometime between 1792 and 1800 as he does not appear in the 1800 census for Fayette County. He went to the Fayette County area (then Westmoreland County) by 1780, possibly as early as 1769 with his brother Jacob…. read more
Henry2 Hoover (Andrew1) was born about 1/4 Dec 1748, probably in Ellerstadt, Germany. He came to the United States with his family in 1754 at the age of 6. He lived in Maryland most likely through at least 1776 when he was fined for not contributing to the Revolutionary war effort. He went with his… read more
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With the recent changes in United States patent laws coinciding with the publication of Francis Waller’s new guidebook on patents, MaterialsViews interviewed him to find out more about his book and the importance of intellectual property to scientists.
What attracted you to science and how did you get to where you are now?
My 8th grade experience of building a “cloud chamber” from common available materials for a science fair project and then winning a 2nd place award sparked my interest in science. From that point on I became persistent in my pursuit of the education necessary to understand the connection between the various disciplines of science.
Were there any strong childhood influences that lead you to this career?
Sputnik partly influenced my pursuing a science career along with high school, undergraduate, and graduate educators who had a passion for their fields.
How did you view science and scientists as a child?
To me, science was an observable discipline. You could conduct experiments and obtain answers to questions. I never met a scientist until entering college. Before that time, scientists were professionals who I read about in books, newspapers, or saw on TV.
What (or who) have been your biggest influences or motivation?
My biggest science influence occurred as a sophomore at Niagara University, NY, in my organic chemistry class. My instructor was knowledgeable, possessed outstanding intuitive reasoning skills, and was passionate about teaching organic chemistry. It was then I decided that I wanted to be an organic chemist and pursue a PhD after my B.S. with a longer term goal of either college teaching or industrial research.
What would you have done if you had not taken this career path?
This is a very interesting question. My undergraduate education gave me a great fundamental education to pursue other science careers with only a B.S. One career would have been a technician working in a chemistry laboratory.
What motivated you to choose a career in industry instead of academia?
I first tried an academic career for 3 years after my post-doc position in St. Louis, MO. In the early 1970s, jobs for chemist were limited so I taught at St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY and Simmons College in Boston, MA, replacing faculty who had gone on sabbatical leave. I then decided that a more permanent employment situation was required and I accepted an industrial position with E. I. duPont deNemours and Company in Wilmington, DE in late 1974. In hindsight, this was the best decision I made in my professional career. Industry was interested in applying scientific knowledge to find solutions to problems. Many times the solutions required discovering new knowledge. This position was challenging, motivating, and intellectually satisfying.
What got you interested in organic chemistry as a subject, and how did you develop your current interests in the intellectual property aspects of chemistry?
As mentioned previously, my interest in organic chemistry came at the undergraduate level. My post-doc experience built on my PhD with additional training in physical organic chemistry. My strength turned out to be experimentation. Designing and executing experiments gave me information to solve problems. Many times, the information was fundamental science or very novel solutions. However, working in industry usually meant filing for patents on the novel, non-obvious, and useful solutions. With no formal intellectual property education, this 30+ year industrial experience helped me to develop my interest in intellectual property.
How does this work fit into a wider scientific / general context?
Intellectual property and in particular my book, “Writing Chemistry Patents and Intellectual Property- A Practical Guide” offers the newly minted chemical professional (B.S., M.S., or PhD) an introduction to intellectual property with a discussion on practical issues. The material in the book shows you how you can protect inventions for your employer and understand trade secrets and copyrights so that these topics do not get you in trouble when representing your employer or publishing for your employer. When I entered the industrial workforce, intellectual property was not a course offered at the undergraduate or graduate curriculum for a scientist. It is still not a course unless you will be an intellectual property attorney.
What influence do you believe your work will have?
This book should help to bridge the language barrier between the scientist and intellectual property attorney. It also will offer a framework for the scientist/inventor to draft a first pass patent application for their attorney to review. Hopefully the book will help the novice to avoid common pitfalls one often makes when they start out in this area.
What satisfies you most about your work?
Since 2006, the background for this book was offered through the American Chemical Society in a short course. The class participants gave much feedback to what was important to them to learn in order for them to perform their job. I believe this book reflects the everyday intellectual property issues that a scientist encounters on the job. I also hope this book can be used as a beginning text in a one semester course on writing patents.
Which of your publications are you most proud of? Which is your favorite piece of your own research?
I have been fortunate to have published about 70 scientific papers either as a single author or as a contributing author. I wish to thank DuPont and Air Products for giving me permission. The subject matter in the publications is diverse since the problems to be solved were diverse. The subject matter covered photochemistry, a nucleophilicity scale, perfluorosulfonic acid polymers ( Nafion), cellulose bleaching for paper manufacture, carbons as catalysts, Monolith Loop Reactor, conducting polymers and more. My research on perfluorosulfonic acid polymers and their modifications over my industrial career was my favorite.
What is the most exciting research paper that you have read recently?
I will not single out a specific paper but the emerging research areas of 1) biofuels and chemicals from glucose and cellulosic feedstocks and now algae and 2) relationships between genes and cancer. Both will have an impact on our future.
What are your short and long term plans?
Presently, I am working on another book not for scientists but for patent attorneys. Longer term, I hope to complete a paper on “predicting trends in rare stamp pricing”. Since I am retired, I have had some discussion about consulting on stock investments where my science background would help to make an educated stock selection. Also a concise pamphlet on Pinochle playing is on the horizon.
What are some of your professional challenges?
My professional challenge is finding the time in the day to accomplish my wish list of activities.
What do you see as the biggest challenges facing the scientific community?
I believe the scientific community, in general, does not do a very good job of explaining the importance of science in our daily life. I also think future research funding will be directed more toward solving societal problems. Global financial resources have become limited especially in the wake of “enthusiastic leveraged loaning and spending” which has caused unusually large worldwide debt loads from 2005 to 2010.
What do you see as the rewards and outcomes of solving such challenges?
Educating the general population about the benefits of science will help in securing the limited financial resources coming during the next several decades. Turning our attention to societal problems such as disease, medicines, food production, pure water, energy supply and use will offer scientists many opportunities to enhance our scientific base of knowledge and benefit mankind.
What is your biggest passion outside of science?
My biggest passion outside of science is training young people through the judging of local, regional, and international science fairs. Here I attempt to encourage students to excel in their passion.
What do you like to do to in your spare time?
I like to travel and explore other parts of the U.S. and foreign countries along with reading outputs from news agencies. These two activities help me to establish a high level picture of world events and what input these may have on science. I also team teach a course on playing Pinochle. Other outside activities include hiking, fishing, and growing vegetables.
What’s the coolest thing you’ve ever discovered?
One such project was working with a team of scientists involved with discovering and developing an economical, transparent and abrasive resistant coating with sufficient lifetime for plastic bus windows. Matching all these characteristics was finally solved and every time I see a bus window I think to myself that is really cool.
What do you see as the most important scientific achievement of the last 100 years?
The initiation of the human Genome Project and the follow-up direction other research has taken especially with Proteomics.
What do you think are the greatest challenges facing scientists at the moment?
The biggest challenge is finding rewarding work especially with the world economy now being more global and realizing that scientists in other parts of the world are as capable as in the U.S. But I think as scientists, we forget that scientific training is more than the discipline itself. It is also the writing, analyzing data or trends, teaching others, and experimentation skills. All of these skills can lead to work outside your immediate discipline.
Where do you see the field of materials science in 10 years time?
The high level view for materials science is the continuing effort to move more into composites, alloys, ceramics, and polymeric materials. These materials should be coupled with meaningful properties such as light absorption, biocompatability, self-healing, and conductivity to name a few.
Finally, what should scientists aspire to?
I believe future scientists should think more about interdisciplinary majors during their undergraduate training and interdisciplinary research in later years. Scientist should demonstrate high ethical behavior and work on societal needs. We should have a strong work ethic toward utilizing our reading, writing, and interpretative skills. It is our ability to learn, retain, integrate and use new knowledge that allows us to move technology forward to improve human lives. We should also think more about the global marketplace not just within our national boundaries.
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United Airlines and Boeing Co. experienced a bumpy 24-hour beginning late Tuesday with an emergency landing of a new 787 Dreamliner, followed by an unrelated Federal Aviation Administration order requiring inspections on some of the jets because of fuel line problems.
The Dreamliner created quite a local buzz as the airliner opening the Asian market to Denver. It is to be used on a Denver-to-Tokyo nonstop flight, scheduled to debut in March.
The long-sought route, to be flown by United, was largely made possible by the planes' lighter weight and fuel-efficiency, which makes the flight from Denver more economical.
Reports of fuel leaks were traced to improper assembly of the engine's fuel-feed couplings on 787 airplanes at the Boeing manufacturing facilities. The FAA order applies to 787s that already are in service and those still in production.
The FAA's airworthiness directive goes on to say that — if these installation procedures are not fixed — it could lead to engine power loss, shutdown or fires caused by fuel that leaks onto hot engine parts.
In a separate incident, United flight 1146, carrying 174 passengers and 10 crew members from Houston to Newark, made an emergency landing in New Orleans on Tuesday, when one of its six electric generators failed. The aircraft was the third 787 that United received from Boeing on Nov. 27.
The pilots received a flight deck notification, warning them that the generator had failed, but the aircraft never lost electrical power. "The many redundancies built into the aircraft allowed it to be powered by the remaining five electric power sources," United said in a statement.
The aircraft will remain parked at New Orleans while United replaces the generator and runs additional inspections before returning it to service.
United brought the plane to Denver late last month so crew members could train on the new model. Before it begins the Tokyo route, the plane is to be used on a Denver-to-Houston route beginning this month.
United could not comment on any disruptions to the planned roll out of new routes as a result of the mechanical issues.
Kristen Leigh Painter: 303-954-1638, email@example.com or twitter.com/kristenpainter
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> Glibc did aio that way for a while and injecting threads into an otherwise
> unthreaded program tends to have side-effects (on fork/exec, amongst
> others). The emulation sucked in other ways, like no more than one request
> outstanding per FD, WTF!
Interestingly enough, I also thought "WTF" when I came across this in glibc. So I wrote a test patch for glibc which removed this restriction and allowed multiple outstanding reqests per fd.
When I ran my aio test program using this change, I got a factor of 5 speedup with glibc aio. When I ran Samba under this change using SMB1/smbclient, or SMB2 with the re-written Windows redirector (both of which issue multiple outstanding async IO requests) it went *slower*, by a factor of about 0.7 of the single request per-fd speed.
Clearly there is something interesting going on here. Ping me if you want to try my glibc patch for yourself (which I haven't promoted as clearly I don't understand what is going on here :-).
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Visiting Artist-in-Residence, Jazz Studies;Visiting Artist-in-Residence, Jazz Studies
In July 1968, Miles Davis happened to listen in on a performance by jazz bassist Dave Holland at London's Ronnie Scott's club. Impressed by what he saw, Davis asked Holland to move to New York and join his band. Holland spent the next two years touring with Davis, and also contributing to the classic albums In a Silent Way and Bitches Brew. After his tenure with Davis, Holland formed the group Circle with Chick Corea, Anthony Braxton, and Barry Altschul. Holland continued to work with many notables in the jazz field during the 1970s, including Thelonious Monk, Stan Getz, and Sam Rivers. In the 1980s, Holland was part of several jazz combos, as well as taking on full-time faculty duties here at NEC from 1987 through 1990; in 2003, Holland was the recipent of an honorary degree from the Conservatory.
As a composer and bandleader, Holland has released several albums to criticial acclaim, from 1977's Emerald Tears to 1995's Dream of the Elders, among many others. Today, Holland continues to tour with jazz legends such as Herbie Hancock and Pat Metheny, and also perform on Grammy-nominated albums such as Joe Henderson's So Near, So Far and Jack DeJohnette's Parallel Realities' Question and Answer. His latest incarnation, The Dave Holland Quintet, is an active touring band, and has released several recordings on the ECM label.
Holland is the 2005 Grammy Award winner of "Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album" for Overtime by the Dave Holland Big Band. He is a member of the band peforming on Herbie Hancock's River: The Joni Letters, which won the 2007 Grammy Award for "Album of the Year"—the first jazz album to take this award since the 1960s.
Studies with James E. Merritt at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama; former faculty of the Banff School.
Photo by Andrew Hurlbut
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Yesterday, Noah Pollak pointed out how the current Israel-Hamas conflict is being discussed over at the Netroots blog known as FireDogLake. Against my better judgment, I meandered over there to see just what was being said. And as I read the comments lambasting Israel and (occasionally) defending Hamas (or, at least minimizing what they have done), a certain phrase came to mind:
The soft bigotry of lowered expectations.
There was on commenter at FireDogLake who felt that instead of striking militarily, Israel should have “negotiated in good faith.”
Just how the would that happen?
Negotiations are how civilized people settle their disagreements. But for negotiations to succeed, there have to be two parties interested in settling their differences peacefully. And Hamas has — by word and deed — consistently asserted its utter disinterest in settling its differences with Israel peacefully.
The recent events are no aberration, but affirmation of that policy. They unilaterally declared a “truce” that was merely a diminution of attacks. Then, they declared an end to the truce and escalated the attacks.
Hamas has also repeatedly affirmed their commitment to their charter:
Israel will exist and will continue to exist until Islam will obliterate it, just as it obliterated others before it.
Initiatives, and so-called peaceful solutions and international conferences, are in contradiction to the principles of the Islamic Resistance Movement.
There is no solution for the Palestinian question except through Jihad. Initiatives, proposals and international conferences are all a waste of time and vain endeavors.
These are the words and deeds of Hamas. They offer no reasonable hope for negotiations or compromise.
So, is it fair to judge all Palestinians by the words and deeds of Hamas? no. But Hamas is the legal representative government of the Gaza Strip, both de facto (by their lethal purging of Fatah from the Strip) and de jure (they won in fair elections, supervised by the international community). As a government ought to be liable to its people, so too a people must be liable for the actions of the government they choose. Hamas did not seize power, it was granted it by the populace.
As someone once wrote, “Freedom is the right to be responsible for your actions.” To deny people the responsibility of their actions is say that they aren’t capable of truly being free, that they need special considerations and compensations to fit in with “normal” people.
That is what the commenters at FireDogLake and other Hamas apologists are saying. They are saying that the Palestinians are somehow inferior, somehow less worthy of being treated as full human beings. They are little more than children, whose words and deeds you can’t take at face value, that they need to be indulged and protected from the same standards to which we hold others.
Hamas itself rejects this approach. They constantly reaffirm that they do, indeed, mean exactly what they say and do, and go to great lengths to prove it.
Taking a group like Hamas at their word, and reacting accordingly, is not racism. Insisting that “they don’t really mean what they are saying and doing,” however, is. And it is being practiced by those who, most often, denounce racism and racist behavior.
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DNR says its earlier decision was wrong.
Thu February 21, 2013
IL DNR Revokes North Canton Mine Permit
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has revoked a permit for a proposed coal mine just north of Canton in Fulton County.
The DNR had issued a mining permit for the “North Canton Mine” several years ago but the agency has now decided it did not follow its own guidelines when doing so.
The Sierra Club and Canton Area Citizens for Environmental Issues filed a suit requesting the DNR review it's initial decision to issue a mining permit.
Illinois Sierra Club Director Jack Darin thinks the DNR now realizes that it needs to take a much harder look at the effects coal mines have on the environment before allowing any to go forward.
"Hopefully this decision ends this chapter and the citizens of Canton won't have to worry anymore about a dirty coal mine being built just upstream of their drinking water lake.," Darin said.
The coal company could still challenge the DNR’s ruling in court.
If they don't appeal or if the appeal is unsuccessful, the company could still reapply for a mining permit.
Even if they did reapply for a permit, the recent decision was still a major blow to the companies plan to open a mine.
That's the view of grassroots organizer Brian Perbix of the Prairie Rivers Network. His group has fought applications for water pollution permits at other proposed mine sites by the same group that's trying to build the North Canton Mine.
"Even if they do decide to go forward they're essentially back at square one where they were more than five years ago and they have to begin the entire administrative process over," Perbix said.
The owners of the proposed mine also own the mine near Industry, which was cited for over 600 pollution violations last year.
May Delay Penalties by Several Monthsl
Does not want to renew permit at Industry mine.
Local Environmental Issue
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Comment posted School Meals saga: Council distorts facts and blocks Martha’s blog by newsroom.
Well spotted. We have decided to leave this latest typo in place as a tribute to your sense of humour and as a lighter moment.
newsroom also commented
- Calum – can you tell us who – not names but roles – is blaming the dinner ladies?
- No such criticism has been made on For Argyll, either in articles by us or in any comments.
Everyone is aware that school kitchens cook what they are told with what products are delivered to them.
They do not make the contracting decisions.
We have become aware of a different Argyll and Bute primary school, with its own kitchen, where the cook claims to have been instructed previously by a council employee to cut £10 a week off the spend, specifically on fruit and vegetables.
It is worth noting that the overall cost per meal to Argyll and Bute is higher than many.
The question is how much of that overall cost actually goes on the raw materials for the meals – and how does that figure compare with the same cost element in other local authorities.
Parents and taxpayers need to be sure that the headline price per meal is not seeing more creamed off it for profit by contractors – with no difference for the average elsewhere in the cost of the food itself.
- We have absolutely no trouble in accepting that good staff can be sent out to defend the indefensible where their well paid seniors, who are the responsible and policy setting officers, prefer to stand back.
On the same tack, you might like to think more sensitively about a nine year old child and parents who are patently doing their level best to create for her the context of accounting for and standing up for herself.
- Mairi – this is the Pathfinder North superfast (in parts) broadband network the taxpayer – and Argyll and Bute Council Tax payers – paid for.
A public promise was given at a meeting in Campbeltown that commercial subscriptions for business and domestic users would follow through a third party commercial provider, making best use of this more advanced network,
That has not happened. We have persistently chased it and all we get are blocking replies giving the clear sense that it will never happen.
The Pathfinder North network in Argyll and Bute serves all council premises and staff – and the raft of public services delivered through the council – like schools, libraries etc.
Third sector organisations are also given access to it.
It is a very large and capable network.
- Of course it would. What do they expect to find when they arrive by invitation? A piece of deep fried pizza, a croquette and an ice lolly?
Recent comments by newsroom
- Serenissima waits for higher tide – and she has had earlier identities
We are, of course aware of that.
Watching at the time, what we saw her do was make marked changes of course over a short distance, some times at 90 degrees and at one point turning through 180 degrees three times in a row.
While some of this could have swinging to tide and current, the repetitions did seem to suggest controlled activity.
And it was only when she settled that her AIS recorded ‘At Anchor.’
- Update on SNP meeting
As we have said, the potential Holyrood candidate offered support for SNP selection against Mr Mackenzie, as we reported,is not a political figure – and that includes Mr Allan, who is certainly one such.
We will identify the person concerned when selection time comes around but not until then. Until that point, it is not the person offered the goodie bag who matters, it is the easy use of the patronage of the pork barrel to buy obligation where it might be personally useful – and the continuing failure of loyalties.
Councillor Semple is certainly much more experienced than Councillor Taylor and has held a range of senior responsibilities.
The ‘why not’ question is one for the party and it would be interesting to know the answer.
Councillor Semple is apparently to be given the Economic Development brief – which would be far more personally developmental than trying to lead, with no authority whatsoever, in the current circumstances, with party control now at the level of ‘submission of intent in advance and sign-off – or not’.
- Good news from salmon farming sector: Marine Harvest breaks ranks and seeks ASC certification
The ‘end of the decade’ limitation is germane and explain why S&TAS rightly gave the news no more than a qualified welcome.
It is as admission that change is necessary, though – so it’s important to push for that to be sooner rather than at the end of 2019. There is no reason why it should not be.
- Update on SNP meeting
The fact that Mr Allan was asked and agreed not to resign does not negate the fact that he was to resign – and should have done so.
Councillor McCuish was persuaded not to resign and will have to make his mind up at what point he puts the interests of his constituents before those of his party.
Sandy Taylor IS a novice councillor.
As a former council officer and not at the most senior level, it is hard to see how he would – if he were to be voted Council Leader – successfully translate to being senior to those who have been his own line managers.
The fact that he has not been able to protect his group of councillors from tightened control measures from party central does not suggest someone with what it takes to stand ground over those he perceives to be his seniors.
- SNP meeting on Monday may be testing time for mega-coalition proposal
We’re not going to do a ’20 questions’ routine but, to let local politicians off the hook, it’s not any of them.
And we’re now taking a vow of silence.
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- Historic Sites
May/June 1996 | Volume 47, Issue 3
The alert reader (and for that matter the near-comatose one) will notice that this month’s cover story on American taxation arrives at a conclusion that will not be anathema to the chairman of the company that pays my salary. And given the current vigor of the flat-tax debate that he did so much to initiate, I thought it might be worthwhile saying something about how this particular article came to be.
One of the frustrations of planning future stories for a magazine that appears eight times a year and cannot match the scorching pace and big staffs of the weeklies lies in the difficulty of calculating what subjects will have a hold on the public imagination some months down the road. Often enough a story commissioned in the heat of the current concerns has all the urgency of OUR IMPERILED INTERURBAN SYSTEM when it comes time to print it.
American Heritage editors are lucky: we are freed from some of the constraints that bind other magazine editors, because so much of our subject matter is timeless. But that very timelessness puts us under the pressure—a wholesome pressure, withal—to connect the past with the present, to show that timeless doesn’t mean irrelevant. Our Associate Publisher, Ed Hughes, whose work is very much in the present, pointed this out with offhand economy one day not long ago when I passed his office on my way to lunch. “Hey, Richard!” he called out. “You on your way to Green-Wood Cemetery to cover a late-breaking story for us?”
But last spring it did not require supernatural editorial prescience to predict, in broad terms at least, what would be happening this spring. No matter who was in the presidential race, there would be plenty of discussion about taxes.
This was an easy call for me. I asked John Steele Gordon to write an overview of taxation in America to appear around tax time in 1996. I never considered going to anyone other than our business columnist. Not only is John great at spotting and telling a small but resonant story (his piece on the casual corporate murder of an American classic, Liederkranz cheese, drew about as much mail as anything we’ve ever published); he is also adept at sorting out the jackstraw facts of a huge story and setting them down in a lucid and lively narrative.
He had already on our behalf won victories over such obdurate subjects as the national debt and the health care crisis, and now he’s done it again. John’s survey of American taxation arrived in these offices before our Chairman had entered the nation’s biggest, scariest arena.
Once he had, I needled John about it some. “Hell,” he replied happily, “I was for a flat tax back when Harold Stassen was still running for President.”
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CDE 110: Career Development
CDE 110 is a Quincy University course designed to help students declare a major or find a future career. This two-credit course is designed to help students clarify career and academic goals and is recommended for freshmen and sophomore students. Through interest inventories and in-class activities students will gain a better understanding of which major and career choices might be best for them. Students are graded on in-class activities and written work. Each participant will receive individual evaluation and consultation. Talk to your academic advisor to see if CDE 110 is right for you.
CDE 120: Career Planning
CDE 120 is a Quincy University course designed to help students enhance those skills necessary in conducting a successful job search. This two-credit hour course covers topics including resume writing, networking, interviewing and job search strategies and is open to junior and senior students. Grades will be determined based on class participation and written assignments. Students who have taken Career Development may still enroll in Career Planning.
Career Services Weekly Newsletter
Resume Writing and Interview Skills Workshops
This event, hosted by Career Services and Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) student organization, is designed to assist students in their networking skills. Students have the opportunity to meet and give their "elevator pitch" to company representatives. The evening begins with a short mixer followed by the networking event. This event has led to student internship and full-time professional opportunities.
Etiquette Dinner and Fashion Show
Ever wonder which fork to use? At the last etiquette dinner and business fashion show over 80 students learned how to eat in a professional setting. Following the dinner, students modeled current fashions while faculty provided a demonstration of what not to wear.
A variety of inteview opportunities are offered each semester ranging from company and school district on-site interviews to "mock" interviews conducted by local alumni and friends.
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BERLIN (AP) -- Hundreds of angry protesters on Friday prevented construction workers from removing a section of one of the few remaining stretches of the Berlin Wall, part of a plan to build a road to a new luxury condominium being built on the banks of the reunited city's Spree river.
Crews only managed to remove one section from the famous East Side Gallery before about 300 protesters pressed too close for work to continue. Demonstrators then wheeled in a mock wall section they had set up in front of the gap.
The East Side Gallery is the longest remaining stretch of the Berlin Wall and is one of the German capital's most popular tourist attractions, with Nicolas Cage recently mugging for snapshots with his wife Alice Kim during time off from the Berlin film festival. It was recently restored at a cost of more than EUR2 million ($3 million) to the city.
The wall section stood on the eastern side of the elaborate border strip built by communist East Germany and, when the border was closed, carried none of the graffiti that covered the western side of the wall.
On Friday, a protester carried a sign asking "does culture no longer have any value?" in bold letters, with "die yuppie scum" written in smaller letters.
"With our art we documented the peaceful revolution -- it is a document that needs to be saved for the next generations," said artist Kani Alavi, whose mural of hundreds of people streaming through an open wall is not affected by the construction. "If we destroy it now, we have nothing left to illustrate our past -- we have to fight for keeping this historic document."
The respite is likely only temporary, however, despite calls to halt the construction permanently.
Local city district chairman Franz Schulz told Bild newspaper that historical preservation authorities had given a construction firm all the permission needed to dismantle the 22-meter (yard) section of the 1.3 kilometer (3/4 mile) stretch of the wall for the Living Levels condominium project.
Volker Thoms, a spokesman for project developer Living Bauhaus, said construction would continue in the "coming days" but sought to allay concerns, saying that the sections being removed would be reconstructed in the riverside park that runs behind the East Side Gallery.
"The artists aren't very happy about this, but in the end their paintings and their art will not disappear, it will just not be in the wall but behind it," he told The Associated Press.
Another small section of the East Side Gallery was removed a few years ago in conjunction with the building of a new sports and concert arena.
Thoms said the road will give pedestrians access to a new footbridge across the Spree that was destroyed during World War II and is being rebuilt by the city, as well as another condo project.
The East Side Gallery was transformed into an open-air gallery months after East Germany opened its borders on Nov. 9, 1989, and is now covered in colorful murals painted by about 120 artists. They include the famous image of boxy East German Trabant car that appears to burst through the wall; and a fraternal communist kiss between Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev and his East German counterpart, Erich Honecker.
Crews were only able to remove one approximately 1.5 meter (yard) section on Friday from a mural depicting a stylized version of another Berlin landmark, the Brandenburg Gate, before the protests stopped the work.
Robert Muschinski, one of the protest organizers, called the demonstrators' success a "historic moment."
"It's a scandal and it's embarrassing," he said. "Today we showed the world we would destroy a longtime part of our history in favor of the interests of private investors."
Ciaran Fahey and Kerstin Sopke contributed to this story.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Katy Perry talks about Russell Brand and says she loves John Mayer.
Ed Koch planned every detail of his funeral - except one crucial date.
A new gadget will let you know how active your dog is. (Video)
Winners and losers at the Daytime Emmys. (Photos)
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Fashion designers whose businesses are based in one of New York City’s five boroughs and have been open for at least one year are eligible to apply for a free program to be held at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) that will teach them the skills needed to successfully run a fashion label. Up to 35 applicants will be accepted to the Second Annual Design Entrepreneurs NYC program—an intensive, classroom-style “mini-MBA” program.
Applications are due no later than March 31, 2013. The application form is available online at www.designentrepreneursnyc.com.
Classes will again be taught by FIT faculty and other industry professionals and will focus on fashion business marketing, operations, and financial management. The program will culminate with each participant writing and refining a business plan with the help of industry experts. Participants who successfully complete the program will have the opportunity to present their plans to and receive feedback from a panel of influential fashion leaders.
The program will kick off with an orientation on May 30, 2013, followed by three intensive weekends of instruction on Saturdays and Sundays, June 1-16, 2013. Between June and September, participants will formalize their business plans with the assistance of instructors, ending the program with a live presentation of their business plans to a panel of industry leaders.
Additionally, Design Entrepreneurs NYC participants will have free access to a number of FIT programs, including workshops, personal tours of The Museum at FIT, and lectures by iconic fashion figures.
Jeanette Nostra, president of G-III Apparel Group, will serve as FIT’s industry liaison for the program. Drawing on her wide-ranging experience, Ms. Nostra will serve as a mentor to the program’s students, reviewing the curriculum, bringing in guest speakers, and hosting program events.
FIT was selected for the second year by the New York City Economic Development Corporation to manage and implement Design Entrepreneurs NYC, one of six initiatives that resulted from Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Fashion.NYC.2020 plan. Fashion.NYC.2020 is designed to sustain and grow the $55 billion fashion industry in New York.
The Fashion Institute of Technology, a part of the State University of New York, has been a leader in career education in art, design, business, and technology for nearly 70 years. With a curriculum that provides a singular blend of hands-on, practical experience, classroom study, and a firm grounding in the liberal arts, FIT offers a wide range of outstanding programs that are affordable and relevant to today’s rapidly changing industries. Internationally renowned, FIT draws on its New York City location to provide a vibrant, creative community in which to learn.
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Volume VII, No. 2, Winter 1979
OZARK GHOST STORIES
Collected by students in Ellen Massey's Ozarkia classes of Lebanon High School. Edited by Melinda Stewart
Maybe you can remember nights at sleepovers or campouts when someone would start up, "This is a true story," and then give an account of a bizarre adventure a friend, aunt, uncle, parents or grandparents had. Or maybe you've had an experience which seemed strange. In any case, I'm sure everyone has heard at least one ghost story.
THE BALL OF FIRE
This is a story my dad told me about what happened to him and a friend. They had been working all day in the woods cutting logs. It was just getting dark when they finished and started the six miles down and up the hollow to home. It would take a while to travel this far with a horse and wagon. They were talking about what they were going to do with the money they earned cutting logs.
The horses started fretting a little, but they thought it was probably some wild animal. They approached the forking in the hollows to go up what is called north hollow, when from away back of them came what seemed to be a ball of burning fire. It seemed to be following them. When it got close, the horses begun to rear and buck. The men got off the wagon to settle the horses. Both ducked their heads by the horses' necks just in time to see the object whizzing right above them. It was never explained. Maybe it was a meteorite, and maybe it wasn't.
A WASHDAY GHOST
This is a true story. It all started right after my grandpa and grandma were married. They moved in this old house that people thought was haunted and no one would live in. But Grandpa didn't believe in ghosts. My grandpa always liked moving $n old houses just to prove that they weren't haunted.
On this particular day my grandfather decided to go to town. My grandma had washed and had spread the clothes over fences and the big cedar trees in the front yard. She had spread a white sheet over a smaller one which stood directly in front of the house.
It was dark when Grandpa had got back from town. That night after he rode up, he got off his horse and took it in the barn as he usually did. But as he was coming out of the barn and heading to the house he stopped. There it was in his front yard. A ghost! The house really was haunted! How was he going to get to the house? The only way was to go right past it no matter what it was. As much as he hated to, he finally started on. When he got closer, it seemed to be jumping in all directions. Then as he got real close, he began to laugh, for finally he realized that it wasn't really a ghost, but that Grandma had washed that day and hung her sheets on the cedar tree to dry.
MRS, KOOFINDIG, WITCH
In a small settlement near California, Missouri, there was said to be a witch by the name of Mrs. Koofindig. She was always trying to get people to give her things. So anyway, one day Mrs. Koofindig came over to one of the settler's houses and asked the man of the house for one of his pigs. Of course, he said no.
The next day when the farmer came out to tend to his pigs, they were all lying dead in the pasture. Then the next morning he came out and all of his horses' manes and tails were knotted so that they couldn't be combed out. They had to cut them off. There was an old belief that to throw water on a witch would break the spell. Next day the farmer threw water on her, and when he got home all of the tail hairs were standing straight up on the ground signifying the breaking of the spell.
Another Mrs. Koofindig story is about a family that had a baby that cried and cried all night long. The Koofindig woman lived down the road from them. Big red spots started appearing on the baby every time it cried. It was said that getting a piece of clothing from the witch believed to be casting the spell and putting it under a fire would cause the witch pain. She would come and find where it was and try to get it back. So the family got the clothing and put it under the fire. Sure enough, she came down and asked for her clothing back. They told her to take off the spell. when she said no, they put another log on the fire. She started to scream and agreed. The spots never appeared on the baby again.
This story was passed on three generations by a grandfather to a son and then to his son. Jimmie Morrison told me the story about his grandfather.
This man was walking home from church one real dark night. He always carried a pistol. He was on a path and not too far up the road he thought he seen something dark. He thought it was either a man that was going to jump him, or maybe an animal. So he yelled, knowing that if it was a man, he'd stand up and acknowledge himself, and if it was an animal, the yelling would scare it off. He yelled about three or four times, and no one stood up or no animal ran away. So he took out his pistol and emptied it in the black object. It never did move so he walked on up to it, and he found out that the black object was an old black tree stump!
THE UNKNOWN VISITOR
This is a true story told to me by my grandmother. It takes place down by Plad, Missouri, around 1920. She lived in a two-story white house with an old shed in back. Lowell, my great uncle, was off in Buffalo and was not expected back until Sunday. It was a usual Saturday night, with supper already eaten. The whole house made it to bed around eight o'clock, for there was lots of work to be done the next day. My grandmother slept by the fireplace in the living room. She was half asleep when she heard a horse come up. Then the saddle hit the porch just like her brother always did when he unsaddled and set it on end. The figure came and stood by her bed, but didn't utter a word. "Lowell, your bed is fixed, so go on to bed." The figure moved on up the stairs to his room.
The rooster started their awakening so my grandmother helped her mom fix breakfast. Everyone showed except Lowell. She went to the bottom of the stairs and called, "Lowell, you come on down for breakfast now." There was no reply, so she went on up to the room. The bed hadn't been slept in and there was no sign of Lowell. About noon Lowell came riding in. When questioned he said he had spent the night in Buffalo. Grandma turned white. What did she talk to that night?
THAT SUNDAY NIGHT
My great-great-grandfather told me this story of when he was in his late teens, back in 1896. It was Sunday night, a night for church. The old brown church was about five miles through the woods by wagon, so they always took along a basket of food to eat on the way. Only him and his brother were going to church. They had to start out about five o'clock for the seven o'clock services. So off they went after their mother had packed their food. As they approached the church they could see nobody else around. When they went in the oil lamps hadn't been lit, and the stove was still cold. There wasn't no church that night.
As they were walking home on the old road, they were wondering why there hadn't been church. Behind them they could hear someone riding up the road on horseback. The hoof beats came closer and closer. They stepped on each side of the road, but the horse never passed, just the sound. They looked at each other in the moonlight, stepped into the road, and didn't stop running until they hit Blue Ridge, which is about two miles from where they started. They could never figure out what mysterious rider rode past them that night.
THE DEATH STAIRCASE
My grandmother also told me this story of a big white house in Plad. The oldest thing in this house is a long, curving staircase. They moved there on a clear spring day in about 1903. The house had a sense of a cool breeze down the staircase, but they didn't think much about this. That night they went to bed early. Then about midnight there came a thud at the top of the stairs and it ended at the bottom of the staircase. Everyone got up to see if someone had fell. It was unexplainable.
The next night the same thing happened. It was repeated the following night, only on the third night everyone gathered around the bottom to wait and watch. So as midnight approached, they heard it at the top. What was it coming down those stairs? They didn't see anything. They could feel a cool breeze coming down until it hit the bottom.
The following day they went to the former owner and told him of the happening. The owner explained that it had been happening for a year now. "About a year ago last month," he began to explain, "there was a young boy about nineteen who ended his life on that staircase." So could it have been the boy, for this phenomenon was never cleared up. To my grandmother's knowledge that ghost is still jumping off that staircase.
WOMAN IN WHITE
An older friend of mine who lives near Houston, Missouri, tells this story. A neighbor's wife was in heavy labor with their first child when he and the neighbor went for a doctor. As they were traveling down the road they saw a woman dressed in white carrying a baby. The neighbor said, "We should turn back, my wife has died." When they arrived back at the cabin the woman was dead. They were told the woman had died at the exact time they had seen the woman dressed in white.
Copyright © 1981 BITTERSWEET, INC.
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A silver milk jug has recently been stolen from the Drawing Room at Hughenden Manor. It is part of a silver tea set given by Queen Victoria to Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield, in 1876.
Disraeli had become Prime Minster for the second time in 1874 (his first brief period in office was in 1869) and his relationship with the monarch was extremely cordial. The Queen was charmed by his judicious flattery and approved of his imperialist policies.
Disraeli made Victoria Empress of India in 1876, and the following year she visited him at Hughenden, a clear mark of favour.
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ORANA Fire Control Centre staff were on high alert in their operations room yesterday in response to a blaze south of Wellington as the perfect fire conditions continued under an extended total fire ban.
The total fire ban began on New Year's Day and was extended in the Lower Central West Plains, which contains Dubbo, due to the weather forecast of continuing hot, windy conditions.
The Lower Central West Plains currently has a fire danger rating of very high along with nine other NSW Fire Areas.
The only area with a higher rating is North Western which is currently classified as severe.
NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) Orana team manager Superintendent Lyndon Wieland said the Orana Fire Control Centre prepared for a total fire ban by having a minimum level of staff available at the centre or on call nearby to handle a fire situation.
"That could depend on how severe the weather is," he said.
As the Daily Liberal spoke to Superintendent Wieland the Orana Fire Control Centre received a triple-0 call about a grass and car fire south of Wellington.
NSW RFS Orana team safety officer Kennedy Tourle and membership services officer Mark Pickford communicated with RFS crews in the operations room as they pinpointed the location of the fire.
Superintendent Wieland said information from the Bureau of Meteorology before the RFS commissioner prompted the decision to impose a total fire ban.
"We do them in 24 hour blocks. We had one yesterday and it was extended again today," he said yesterday.
The major determining factor for a total fire ban is the weather but the "curing" or drying out of vegetation that fuels a fire is also taken into account.
"A few years ago during the drought I can recall us having a three or four day total fire ban," Superintendent Wieland said.
He added there was usually a break in dry, hot, windy weather after a few days.
Superintendent Wieland warned residents that fires couldn't be lit during a total fire ban and severe penalties applied to those who broke the law.
Lighting a fire on a day of total fire ban attracts a fine of up to $5500 and up to 12 months in prison.
For a fire that damages property, the environment or causes death a maximum penalty of $100,000 or 14 years prison applies. Authorities expect to be on high alert with more fire bans to continue until the weekend as temperatures are predicted to hit 40 degrees celsius on Saturday.
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Posted Thursday, June 21, 2012, at 3:53 PM
Gail Sredanovic of the activist group Raging Grannies protests outside of Facebook's former Palo Alto headquarters in 2010.
Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Now that we know Facebook is about to get a lot better at recognizing our faces, what can we do about it?
If you’re the sort of person who wants your friendly social media company to get to know you as well as possible, I have good news: You don’t have to do anything at all. Facebook signs you up for facial recognition by default, so all you have to do is sit back and let your friends teach the company’s algorithms exactly how to identify your face in their photos. In fact, there's a good chance this is already happening, since Facebook was using some of Face.com's technology even before the acquisition.
If, on the other hand, you still cling to quaint notions about privacy and anonymity, the news is mixed. There’s no way to stop Facebook from learning what you look like based on the photos in which you’re tagged, and if you haven't already opted out, it may know your mug pretty well already. But you can easily opt out of the feature in which Facebook uses that information to make your name pop up whenever your friends upload a photo of you.
In his Naked Security blog, Graham Cluley of the computer security firm Sophos explains how. His handy guide comes with pictures, but here are the three basic steps:
1. Open your Facebook privacy settings
2. Next to “Timeline and Tagging,” select “Edit Settings.”
3. Next to “Who sees tag suggestions when photos that look like you are uploaded?”, select “No One,” then click “OK.”
You’ll notice that the only choices are “Friends” and “No One.” Surely mindful of the potential blowback, Facebook doesn’t even give you the option to let random strangers identify you based solely on your face—for the time being, anyway. And outside of a few Jeff Jarvis types, it’s hard to imagine a lot of people clamoring for it to be added. (That doesn’t mean Facebook will never do it, of course.)
In his post, Cluley wonders, “If Facebook's facial database is such a great concept, why doesn't the company present its arguments to users as to why they should want to participate in it, and invite them to ‘opt-in’ to being included in the huge collection of faces?”
I assume the question is rhetorical. As I’ve argued before, Facebook has already done the hard work of making itself valuable to its users. Its big challenge now is to make its users valuable to its investors. We don’t know yet exactly how Facebook will monetize facial recognition—no doubt it will have to tread carefully. Regardless, it’s clear that making the feature “opt-out” will result in a much better and more extensive database than the company would get if it asked people to opt in, as Google+ does.
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Auto - Buying and Insurance
Why Companies Change Insurance Rates
If you have an accident or file a claim, your insurance rates will often go up. But sometimes rates can go up significantly even if you don't have an accident. Or one company's rates may suddenly be much lower for the same driver and car compared to another company's. Why?
Sometimes rates change due to an auto insurance company's recent claims experience. If the company experiences a relatively high rate of claims and the amount of money it is required to pay to policy holders goes up dramatically, its financial results are negatively impacted. To offset losses (or lower profits) the company may need to raise rates across the board. On the other hand, solid financial results may allow the insurance company to lower rates, maintain decent financial results, and bring in new customers that help grow the business.
That's why you should always shop around you may find you can get the same coverage for hundreds of dollars less per year.
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In my home I have an expansive trophy case filled with a variety of sports memorabilia and collectibles that I have assembled over the years.
The stash includes a large number of Mickey Mantle and Yankees items, a baseball collection, signed photos, plaques, baseball bats and other trinkets.
Looking at the display, one might not even notice the small 2-by-3 1/2 -inch laminated card propped up close to the glass. The card was given to me by legendary former UCLA basketball Coach John Wooden, and I cherish it.
Wooden's passing at 99 on Friday made me think of the item he had personally handed me in 2005. So, when I got home from work Friday night, I went to the case and pulled it out.
The card, "Timeless Wisdom from a Godly Father" has a small picture of Wooden, as well as a small picture of his father, Joshua. It is also signed by the coach.
What the card contains, however, is what is most important. It includes words of wisdom that we can all live our lives better by following.
On the front it lists the "Two sets of Threes": Never lie, never cheat, never steal, don't wine, don't complain and don't make excuses."
On the reverse side it contains a poem by Henry Van Dyke — "Four things a man must learn to do if he would make his life more true: To think without confusion clearly. To love his fellow man sincerely. To act from honest motives purely. To trust in God and Heaven securely."
Lastly, the card contains a seven-point creed: "1. Be true to yourself. 2. Help others. 3. Make each day your masterpiece. 4. Drink deeply from the good books — especially the Bible. 5. Make friendship a fine art. 6. Build shelter against a rainy day (faith in God). 7. Pray for guidance and counsel and give thanks for your blessings each day."
These are some of the words and beliefs that Wooden lived his life by. And it was those strong beliefs, along with his selfless character and his dedication to his fellow man, that made the coach one of the most beloved figures in the history of American sport.
I had the opportunity to meet Wooden in 2005 when I was granted a one-on-one interview with the legend.
I was honored to be given the opportunity to talk with the coach. The meeting was set up by Bellarmine-Jefferson High's Dennis Ryan, a close friend of Wooden's.
Wooden was scheduled to be Burbank to make an appearance at St. Francis Xavier School. He talked to students and read from his children's book "Inch and Miles."
I accompanied Ryan to pick up the coach to Wooden's modest condominium in Encino. I thought I would wait in the car for Ryan to go up and bring down the coach for the car ride. However, much to my surprise I was invited into his home.
When I entered, I was overwhelmed with what I saw. Nine decades of his involvement in basketball was displayed on walls adorned with plaques, certificates and proclamations, along with tables filled with awards. There was enough there to fill a museum.
On the drive from Encino to Burbank, I was able to pick the brain of one of the sharpest and most influential figures in modern sport.
We touched upon an array of subjects, from the day's young athletes, to his love for poetry and baseball, to some of the fondest memories in his life.
Coming up often in the conversation was his beloved wife, Nell, who passed away in 1985. The two were married for 53 years.
God also played a prominent place in the interview, and it was obvious that Wooden had a profound faith and unwavering love of the Lord.
Along with his uncanny recollections — some of which went back more than 50 years — I was struck by Wooden's wit and his surprising sense of humor.
I can truly say it was the most enjoyable interview I have had in my journalistic career.
Although I had just a brief encounter with the coach, I can see why those who come to know him have such a deep and profound respect for Wooden. I for one, know I am a better person for having met the coach.
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I can’t turn this Washington Post chart (pdf) into anything that would be readable on the blog, but the key point is that unemployment hasn’t hit all sectors evenly. Construction employment has declined 28.1 percent since the peak, down to 5.5 million jobs. Manufacturing has declined by a smaller percent than that—16.4 percent—down to 11.7 million jobs. Those two sectors are the biggest decliners. By contrast, employment in health care and education services is up 10.4 percent to 19.9 million.
Something that I think is hard to avoid noticing is that these two big loser sectors are the most cyclical parts of the economy. People go to school because they’re the right age. People go to the doctor because they’re sick. When people become income- or credit-constrained they cut back on buying durable goods or decide not to get the kitchen redone after all.
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Tame Inflation Report Gives Federal Reserve Reason To Stay Easy
Originally published on Fri April 13, 2012 9:08 am
The news that consumer prices rose a relatively modest 0.3 percent in March from February supports "the view the U.S. Federal Reserve has room to provide more support for the economy if needed," Reuters concludes. It adds that:
"The U.S. Federal Reserve has said it will probably hold interest rates super low until at least late 2014 to help the economy, which is limping back from the 2007-2009 recession. The central bank is charged with keeping inflation low while promoting full employment. The next policy meeting is scheduled for April 24-25.
"Amid recent signs of weakness in the labor market, investors are betting the Fed could unleash further monetary stimulus to boost growth, although comments by Fed officials this week suggested the central bank is on hold as it waits to see whether the recovery gains traction."
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, consumer prices were up 2.7 percent in the 12 months ended March 31.
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Could You Raise Your Kids on Less Than $15,000 a Year? Millions of Parents Are Forced to Learn How
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Sometimes, it's useful to state the obvious. Here's a fact, for example, that we all know to be true: America's economy is enormous. It's worth saying that out loud and repeating it to ourselves and others, because today's Powers That Be (economic, political, and media) are wrongly forcing a regime of austerity on our nation. They're insisting that we hoi polloi must downsize our middle-class dreams, claiming that America no longer has the wherewithal to do big things.
Their narrow and pessimistic prescription for our future is not only at odds with the American spirit, but also at odds with the facts. The wealth of this nation is naturally huge and expansive--thanks to such fundamentals as the sheer size and diversity of our land, the breadth and depth of our natural resources, and especially the can-do attitude of our enterprising and hardworking people. Far from shrinking down, we have the economic strength today to be spreading the middle class and advancing the historic, egalitarian ideals that were planted at America's founding.
In natural terms, our economy is a giant sequoia. Unfortunately, our present corporate and governmental leadership can't seem to grasp one of the basic laws of nature: You can't keep a mighty tree alive (much less have it thrive) by only spritzing the fine leaves at the tippy-top. The fate of the whole tree depends on nurturing the grassroots.
Sadly, in this time of such potential for greatness, we're led by a myopic crew of leaf spritzers. In Washington, on Wall Street, and in the corporate suites, the elites have taken exquisite care of themselves, with the top one percent tripling their share of the nation's wealth since 1980. How did they obtain this phenomenal boost? By siphoning up shares of America's wealth that had been going to the rest of us. Blithely oblivious to the dangerous shriveling of the grassroots, they've increased their take by offshoring our middle-class jobs, slashing American wages and benefits in practically every sector, busting the ability of unions to fight back, deregulating their nefarious corporate and financial operations, dodging their tax obligations, privatizing and gutting public services (from schools to food stamps), and turning our elections into auctions run by and for billionaires.
This massive redistribution of wealth is not an issue of economics, but of basic morality. In plain words, it's robbery--not only robbing workaday Americans of both their share and their dreams, but also mugging America itself of its unifying ethos. Fair and just behavior--especially by the powerful--are requisites for holding so many millions of us together as a free society.
The importance of this founding ethic has been instilled in us by the phrases, stories, and symbols of our culture: The golden rule (Bible), the general welfare (Constitution), the common good (kindergarten), the social contract (New Deal), the land of opportunity (ubiquitous slogan), E pluribus unum (coins, the dollar bill, and the Great Seal), "one nation... with liberty and justice for all" (Pledge of Allegiance).
These and others reiterate and confirm our ethical pledge of trust in each other, our commitment to the notion that we're all in this together. That's the moral glue that defines and binds us as Americans. But each one is now being openly mocked--cast aside by the rich and powerful as irrelevant to how our economy ought to work... and for whom.
The bare minimum
In this country of unsurpassed wealth, it's an abomination that the power elites are casually tolerating poverty pay as our wage floor. How deplorable that they can actually juxtapose the words "working" and "poor" without blinking, much less blushing... or barfing! Nearly four million Americans are being paid at or below the desiccated federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. For a single mother with two kids, that's $4,000 a year beneath the poverty level. Upwards of 20 million additional Americans are laboring for just a dollar or so above the minimum--still a sub-poverty wage. Where are the ethics in a "work ethic" that rewards so many with paychecks that deliberately hold them in poverty?
Today's minimum was passed in 2007, and the meager purchasing value it had even then has since been devoured by inflation. Consider the kind of life $7.25 buys. At that rate a full-time worker is taking in only $1,250 a month, before payroll taxes. In most places--even if you're single with no children--try stretching that over the basics of rent, utilities, groceries, and gas. Need car repair? Lose your job? What if you get sick? Good luck.
To hide the ugliness, corporate politicos and front groups have draped a thick tapestry of myths, lies, and excuses over the miserly wage. "The only people paid the minimum," goes one of their oldest dodges, "are teenagers working part-time summer jobs for extra cash." Not exactly--in fact, only 6.4 percent of these low-wage employees are teen part-timers. Contrary to the stereotype, the typical minimum-wage worker is an adult, white woman (including many single moms) whose family relies on her paycheck.
In the last couple of years, the hard-puffing right-wing-osphere has conjured up a new, especially nasty canard to explain away such low pay. Buckle-up for this one: "In America, the poor are rich." Yes, scoff these revisionists, it's not uncommon for poverty-wage families in the US to have an air conditioner. Imagine that! They might also possess kitchen stoves, working TVs, and sometimes even cell phones. Why, poor scavengers in Third World nations couldn't even imagine such luxuries. Plus, notice that a lot of our so-called "victims" of poverty are fat, so it's not like they're starving. If you're not starving, you see, you're not really poor. Thus, they conclude with a smirk, those on minimum wage should count their blessings and shut up.
Besides, they add, if you are struggling to make ends meet on $1,250 a month, it's your fault. The latest fashion among far-right apologists for America's widening income gap is to scold the poor for their poverty. Among the leading voices for this socio-psycho-pop nonsense is radio ranter and multimillionaire Michael Medved. In a commentary last year, he both asserted the moral superiority of his fellow one-percenters and pounded the poor as victims of nothing but their own worthlessness. The rich, he informed us, are "strivers" whose behavior should be emulated. To reprimand them as greedy, he instructed, is "wrong as a matter of principle," for they have "created wealth and built beautiful lives for their families." So, he concluded, "gratitude is due."
Then, as if admonishing children, Medved turned to those at the low end of the income pyramid: "Poor people, on the other hand, need to change." Snootily referring to them as "the underclass," he piously opined that to better themselves, the group "needs to learn middle-class habits." Apparently no one has advised him that millions of today's poor--those who are paid minimum wage and those who can't find jobs at any wage--were thoroughly middle-class until Medved's beloved one percent crashed our economy and knocked them into poverty. It's not better habits they need, Michael, it's jobs with better pay.
No can do
Raise the minimum wage? "Holy Ayn Rand!" cry anti-government ideologues. "Holy Milton Friedman!" shriek congressional Republicans, echoed by a few corporate Democrats. "Holy Ronald Reagan!" shouts the entire right-wing chorus--"No way we'll do that!"
Ironically, their excuse is that lifting the wage floor would endanger America's recovery from the economic crash of 2007-2008, for it would deter corporations from creating new jobs. Let's count the ironies: (1) poorly paid workers had no role whatsoever in causing the crash--that was done by the highest-paid CEOs and wealthiest speculators; (2) five years after the collapse, those same CEOs (aka "our job creators") are still deliberately avoiding job creation, even though they're awash in cash and enjoying generous taxpayer subsidies; and (3) the reason they're not hiring is that consumers aren't purchasing their products, thanks to the economic realities of lost jobs, wage cuts, and inflation that have shrunk the buying power of working families.
The one simple step that would immediately add juice to the consumer economy (which accounts for two-thirds of America's economic activity) is to do the one thing that boneheaded lawmakers adamantly refuse even to consider: Raise the spending power of millions of low-wage workers by hiking the legal minimum wage.
How high? Raising it to $10 an hour would elevate 30 million hardworking Americans now paid a poverty or near-poverty-level income. [NOTE: In terms of what $10 buys, this would lift the value of the minimum wage only to what it was back in 1968, when worker productivity was only half of what it is today.] Importantly, while it would still be tough to raise a family on a $10 wage ($20,800 a year), it does move our country a lot closer to the principle that work ought to be fairly rewarded, restoring a measure of ethics to the work ethic.
Such a percolate-up solution would provide a huge and direct lift out of our present doldrums, for those 30 million hard-hit people would put this right back into the economy, buying basic goods and services they've been having to do without. A study last year by Chicago's Federal Reserve Bank found that every dollar increase in the minimum wage produces an immediate bump in the next year of $2,800 per recipient in consumer purchases of everything from kids' shoes to vehicles. The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) reported in a 2009 study that even a boost to $9.50-an-hour would result in $30 billion a year in new consumer spending.
The man from Bain
Percolate-up, however, is not a comprehensible concept among the Friends of Wall Street in either political party, including the prince of private equity, Mitt Romney. He proudly says, flashing his gleaming smile, that when he was governor of Massachusetts and was handed a minimum wage hike by the legislature: "I vetoed it." He says he'd happily do the same as president. The most important consideration in raising the wage floor, the man from Bain Capital explained in a March interview, is to "keep America competitive" --by which he means: Keep profits of speculative profiteers (like him) high. "So that would tell you," Professor Romney instructed, "that right now there's probably not a need to raise the minimum wage."
Unless, of course, you're a minimum-wage family... or the American economy.
Mitt is merely mouthing the preposterous and perverse corporate line that lifting the minimum would [prepare to be whopper-jawed] hurt low-income workers. Say what? Here it is from one of the empty suits at the US Chamber of Commerce: "It's well understood that raising the minimum wage hurts workers on the lower end of the wage scale in that it does kill jobs."
Actually, no. Numerous in-depth studies show that hiking the wage does not cause either small businesses or giants like McDonald's to rush out and slash their workforce in order to offset the relatively small cost of paying employees a bit better. To the contrary, most studies show that overall job numbers go up. Moreover, pay hikes boost both employee morale and productivity, while reducing the number of workers quitting (thus saving employers big bucks on recruiting and training replacements).
In today's Koch-headed extremist politics, however, reality is no substitute for ideological purity. Using both the "job-killer" hogwash and the right-wing's religious fervor against all things government, assorted politicos are so eager to "help" the poorly paid that they not only oppose increases, but harangue against the very existence of a wage floor. In such places as Alaska, Connecticut, Kentucky, Missouri, West Virginia, and Washington State, assorted GOP and tea party candidates for Congress have called for abandoning our nation's 74-year commitment to a legal protection against wage gouging. And two of this year's GOP presidential contenders--Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul --also joined the assault. Jettisoning the wage floor, postulated Paul, "would help poor people who need jobs." One wonders, how many of those who would get this "help" were actually consulted by the congressman, and how impressed are they with his assertion that such a move would serve "the cause of liberty."
Meanwhile, prodded by corporate lobbyists and such Koch-funded front groups as the American Legislative Exchange Council, extremist GOP governors and legislators in Arizona, Florida, and New Hampshire have been attempting to lower the minimum wage pay allowed in their states. Florida's finest, for example, proposed cutting by more than half the legal minimum for restaurant servers, knocking them down from a measly $4.65 an hour to $2.15. This was defeated, but it's worth noting that one of the low-wage profiteers behind this despicable push was the Outback Steakhouse chain--owned by Mitt Romney's Bain Capital--from which he still draws a very nice annual payout.
As president-elect in 2008, the man who won by asserting the audacity of hope, made a bold, flat-out pledge: "People who work full-time should not live in poverty... [I] will further raise the minimum wage to $9.50 an hour by 2011."
Great! But that deadline came and went--and so did Obama. It's not like he tried and was beaten back by corporate-hugging Republicans in Congress. Democrats controlled both houses in 2009-10, but he simply made no effort to fulfill this promise. Granted, he was focused on healthcare, his Afghan adventure, and passing the economic stimulus, but even his labor secretary was pointing out last year that upping the wage would be a big, immediate, and popular stimulus. Why not just grab it?
A leading wage-policy expert, Heidi Shierholz of EPI, spoke for a lot of us last month when she said, "I get mystified by the politics surrounding all this." Indeed, it's absurd that the White House has not grasped this issue with both hands. MESSAGE TO OBAMA AND DEMOCRATS: THIS IS A BIG-TIME WINNING ISSUE--DON'T JUST STAND THERE, RUN WITH IT! Look at the positives behind such a policy:
- It's a big boost for millions of Americans and for our foundering grassroots economy, plus it comes with a powerful moral argument that makes it compelling to big majorities.
- Eighteen states have already raised their minimums above the federal level, eight of which have made future raises automatic by indexing the wage to rises in the cost of living. Among states considering raises this year, battles are being fought in Connecticut, Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, and New York.
- Not only do labor and a host of progressive organizations back an increase, but so do thousands of businesses, ranging from Costco to local independents, as well as such associations as Business For a Fair Minimum Wage, the Greater New York Chamber of Commerce, and the US Women's Chamber of Commerce.
- Many Republican lawmakers are on board for an increase--the 2007 bill raising the wage by $2.10 got the support of 82 House Republicans and five senators (not a huge number, but a significant bipartisan showing).
- Most important of all, the public is overwhelmingly behind the increase. This June, a Zogby Analytics survey of likely voters found seven out of 10 supporting a raise above $10 an hour (including 54 percent of Republicans). Notably, 71 percent of young people (18-23 years old) favored it. Likewise, last November's "American Values Survey" by the Public Religion Research Institute shows two-thirds of Americans in favor of a $10-per-hour minimum. Included among the supporters were these interesting tallies:
52 percent of Republicans
66 percent of Independents
74 percent of women
73 percent of 18-29-year-olds
73 percent of Catholics
61 percent of white evangelical Protestants
63 percent of college grads
65 percent of those making over $100,000 a year
The only two groups to oppose the raise to $10 were (1) 56 percent of those who identify with the tea party, and (2) 54 percent of those whose most trusted news source is Fox TV.
Who are we?
Last month, July 14 marked the 100th anniversary of Woody Guthrie's birth (yes, Bastille Day, for those interested in poetic coincidences). The legendary grassroots troubadour wrote and sang the stories of grassroots folks and Depression-era injustice, including this poignant verse:
"Now as I look around, it's mighty plain to see This world is such a great and funny place to be; Oh, the gamblin' man is rich, an' the workin' man is poor, And I ain't got no home in this world anymore."
Imagine the songs Woody would think up about today's disparity between the ever richer gamblers and increasingly impoverished workers in our land of plenty. We're paying a seven-and-a-quarter poverty wage for millions, while the top 10 hedge fund gamblers on Wall Street hauled off a combined $1.753 billion in personal pay in 2010--that's an average hourly wage of $84,278 for each.
The super-rich are fast separating their good fortunes from the well-being of the many. It's not just America's economy they're skewing, but our values. They're destroying the place where egalitarianism, upward mobility, and the middle class once had a welcoming home. That's the fight we're in--a historic fight to decide who we Americans really are.
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By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS)
The creators of the Digital Bolex want you to know that the D16 is definitely not vaporware. In fact, after a successful Kickstarter campaign garnered them nearly three times what they were trying to raise to produce the worlds “most affordable digital camera,” filmmakers Joe Rubenstein and Ellie Schnider have decided to make the Digital Bolex even more capable with HDMI ports and additional XLR ports. And they also plan even more complex models in the future.
“… if I wanted to make the D16, I had to do it alone and … sell my half of a company I had spent 6 years building from the ground up… Essentially taking away my monetary safety net, and walking out on a business tight rope. Many of my friends said I was crazy. Crazy to sell my share of a healthy working company in order to take a risk on something like this.” – Joe Rubenstein
When Digital Bolex was launched at South By Southwest, it had a practical monopoly on the idea of a Super35 size digital censor shooting 1080p video for under $3,000. When BlackMagic announced the Cinema Camera, which shot 2.5K for under the same price and suddenly, nobody was talking about the Digital Bolex anymore. That didn’t stop Rubenstein and Schneider at all.
A lot of people told us the BMCC would be death for our project, but we didn’t see it that way. In our minds, the most important thing is to grow the raw market, so the more cameras out there shooting raw, the better for everyone. We never thought that we would be or even should be the only company servicing this market.
Armed with a coffer full of over a quarter of a million dollars, they continued to develop their design. It’s been a hard road, as even Rubenstein admits on his blog, and he’s been forced to sell his half his successful video company Polite in Public in order to concentrate fully on a project who’s ship may, or may not have sailed.
“We wanted to release a Super16 and 16mm camera that will provide what a 16mm filmmaker needs for the next ten years, says Rubenstein. “It’s not a stepping stone to another camera. 16mm film is a legitimate film standard in and of itself and it tells some stories better than larger formats.”
Rubenstein says that Digital Bolex also has been looking beyond Super16 and says they may have plans to put out a 4K camera as well. Until then, they’re focusing on RAW video, supported by Adobe Cinema DNG. That gives the D16 the capability to capture the entire sensor image (2336 x 1752) and record to 2X anamorphic. No other camera under $10,000 can do that, according to Rubenstein. Additionally, deliberately chose a Kodak CCD chip that was designed for science, not filmmaking. “It was made for microscopes and telescopes and as such, the color accuracy is much higher and the sensor is 1/3 of creating some amazing images.”
But I guess my question is … since the D16 relies on a Kodak CCD chip, how will the Eastman company’s bankruptcy and recent fire sale affect their plans for manufacture? Rubenstein remains unphased and along with his partner Ellie Schneider, are moving towards locking down the design which he still claims has a market. They’ve locked down a lens manufacturer, Los Angeles based Kish Optics, which will create custom lenses for the Bolex Design, and Pomfort in Germany to program the D16s transcoding software.
For more on the Digital Bolex’s journey and where it’s going, check out Rubenstein’s blog here. And while it’s good that the Digital Bolex is alive and moving forward, and may someday release a 4K camera, the real question is … when’s their first camera coming out? (Editor’s note: About a month ago, they tweeted to me August 2012, but we’ll see.)
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Kennesaw has a general population of 21,675 and an overall student population of 23,051. Approximately 22,389 of Kennesaw's students are enrolled in schools that offer business programs.
Kennesaw's largest business school is Kennesaw State University. In 2010, Kennesaw State University graduated approximately 561 students from its business program.
A reported 1,198 students graduated with credentials in business in Kennesaw in 2010. If you decide to join their ranks, you can expect to pay an average of $18,553 per year in tuition if you are eligible for instate tuition. Out of state tuition for all Kennesaw business schools was an average of $27,245 per year in 2009.
In addition to tuition costs, you should plan on spending an average of $1,250 for books and supplies each year, while enrolled in a business program in Kennesaw. And if you live on campus, you will face an additional expense of $8,017 per year, on average, for room and board at Kennesaw-based business schools. Students who live at home can cut this cost down to approximately $0.
If you decide to work as a business professional in Kennesaw, your job prospects are not very good. In 2010, of the 82,870 business professionals in Georgia, 49,130 were working in the greater Kennesaw area. The number of business professionals in Kennesaw is expected to increase by 4% by the year 2018. This projected change is faster than the projected nationwide trend for business professionals.
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At 45 Years Old the 1998 Corvette is Chosen Again to Pace the Indy 500
At 45 years old the 1998 Corvette brought back the convertible model to compliment the coupe and the year went off with a bang. So successful was the re-introduction of the convertible for the second year C5 that it was chosen to pace the field at the Indianapolis 500 yet again.
Thanks to the re-introduction of a convertible model, which had been planned all along when designers put together the first C5, the Corvette was once again able to enjoy tremendous sales by model year end. And why not? The 1998 Corvette convertible was no regular ragtop and had many special features such as:
- Better Engineering: The first C5 convertible was engineered to be a ragtop but without having to have all the heavy structural equipment that came with the distinction. As a result the 1998 Corvette convertible only weighed one pound more than the coupe and it weighed a full 114 pounds less than the C4’s last convertible model.
- Traditional Trunk: The 1998 Corvette convertible featured and actual trunk that was brought back for the first time since 1962 and at 13.9 cubic feet it provided its owner with plenty of room for cargo.
- Revived Waterfall: The design team at GM also brought back a look that had not been seen on a ragtop since 1962. The waterfall design was brought back and was a body panel that continued down the tonneau and then flowed between the seats.
- Lighter Top: The top was still a manual top but was lighter and easier to put up and take down in comparison to the C4 ragtop. The top was able to be lowered in just less than 20 seconds though the owner had to do this from the outside due to the location of the release points.
So revered was the 1998 Corvette convertible that the powers that be chose it to set the pace at the Indianapolis 500 for the fourth time in the car’s 45 year history. Because of the popularity of the race and the attention it garnered, GM saw fit to make replicas of the pace car and ended up selling 1,158 by model year’s end.
The V-8 engine under the hood of the 1998 Corvette still produced a massive 345 horsepower and a respectable 345 foot pounds of torque. The 45 year old Vette was capable of going 0 to 60 miles per hour in 5.1 seconds and did a 13.5 second quarter mile at almost 105 miles per hour.
Perhaps the biggest surprise for the 1998 Corvette was the introduction of optional $3,000 magnesium wheels. GM grossly underestimated how popular they would be and ended up having to discontinue the wheels after supplies ran out.
1998 was definitely a ‘topless’ year for the Vette. For the model year, the 1998 Corvette saw the movement of just over 31,000 units and enjoyed its biggest sales year in 12 years. Of all the sales that year, the convertible accounted for an impressive 38 percent of total volume. With that the convertible was back and so too was Chevy’s enormous sales figures of its most popular sports car.
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This is a superb book. Well argued, very well written, not the best annotated study I have read, but a cogent, lucid piece of prose with a very compelling argument.
Norman Dennis, writing from a perspective of an ethical socialist demolishes the myth that poverty and unemployment cause crime. He is essentially attacking a report by authors commissioned by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation to inquire into Income and Wealth in England and Wales. The report itself is however, representative of the whole theory which holds that crime is the result of poverty and unemployment and is thus 'no-one's fault'.
Using the same information as the authors and drawing from other published sources, Dennis categorically shows that the arguments do not hold up to any serious scruting. He deplores the extension of marxist and so-called socialist academics theories away from attacking the capitailist superstructure and into areas of discrimination and inequality. His capacity to do so is supported by his position as a long-term member of the Labour Party and his academic credentials.
For Dennis, explanations of crime should be more focussed on the sexual liberation of men since the 1960's and the changing values of the elites in British society which allows for sexual freedom or licence withou responsibility. By turning the focus of social policy makers onto women who suffer because of this behaviour industrialised societies are in effect promoting an estrangement of men from responsibility, an effect which has been enhanced by the changing nature of employment from traditional male manual labour to more female orientated tasks and services. This combined with the impact of contraceptive devices has allowed for increasing restlessness among (particularly young) males which has been excused in Dennis' view by the no-fault theories.
While Dennis' argument is compelling there are some flaws in his argument. His critique of social liberalisation is a clever denunciation of an increasing individualistic society. For him, the cry is a return to the family. I am not trying here to equate his view to the 'Back to Basics' nonsense of the Major Government for Dennis' view is clearly more complex than that. He asks for a return to a more authoritative socialist type of society rather than looking for a strengthening of the existing laws to ensure that relationships carry responsibility for actions as well as the rights to enjoy them.
Another error is the complete failure to examine the exceptions to the nicey-nice view of working class life that he so eloquently portrays. He ignores the infidelity that certainly existed, he ignores the whole question of back street abortions, and most crucially he does not examine at all the whole issue of prostitution which was certainly not the sole perogative of the middle and upper classes.
Despite thos criticisms this really is a well written and argued little book. Recommended for anyone with an interest in crime and social policy. Also one of the cleverest critiques of the emerging social and economic liberalism currently sweeping around the world.
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Welcome Great Pumpkin
How much would you pay for one pumpkin?
The question is academic: you’ve already paid for it. It cost you $317,278.
A Community Max scheme for a Far North vegetable garden [set up by Paula Bennett’s ministry]reaped only one pumpkin, it was alleged last night. The four-acre project – pitched as employing eight unskilled young workers with two supervisors – was … given a $317,278 subsidy to employ 24 workers… The ministry had said the garden was providing food to the elderly but, when 3News visited, there was only one pumpkin.
It gets better. There are hundreds of these make-work projects around the country, from a sewing circle in Kawerau allegedly repairing clothes for second-hand clothes shops (of which none could be produced), to a bunch of mobile phone users in Wellington allegedly texting defendants remind them to show up in court (of which no texts .
All up, around 4500 folk around the country “employed” in hundreds of programmes like these were paid $38 million dollars to do things that nobody ever checked were done.
But why should anyone even bother to check? The intent of the multi-million dollar scheme was not to get things done, Minister Paula Bennett told 3News last night, it was to get unemployed people learning about “getting up every morning,” about “showing up to work on time,” about getting a regular pay cheque.
It was, in short, to teach them a “work ethic”—an “ethic” based on getting a pay cheque for producing nothing, paid for by duping naive politicians.
These are the “outcomes” this programme is buying, according to Minister Bennett.
Minister Bennett is happy with the scheme—just as Sir Humphrey Appleby’s administrators were with their award-winning hospital that served no patients.
So too of course will Keynesians be happy, those advocates of big-spending who measure industry not by how much it produces by how much it consumes. (“Pyramid-building, earthquakes, even wars may serve to increase wealth” said Keynes, if nothing better comes along. Like pumpkins.) The only beef these alleged economists would have with these schemes would be they haven’t consumed enough.
Taxpayers however won’t be so happy. There are things they could have produced with that money, including jobs, if it hadn’t been taken instead to give to non-workers to produce nothing.
Someone should hollow out that pumpkin and put it on Bennett’s desk to help remind her whose money she’s spending, and on what.
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Leadership Conference 2009: How can the church be the salt and light of the nations?
What do we need to be effective and productive in ministry and leadership? We need the unction / anointing of God.
'Sexual Morality' is a talk about relationships. It particularly discusses how/where to find to a partner, and how to deal with being a relationship with someone who is not Christ-centered when yo
The identity you want to have as a leader, and the identity you would like for your people to have as missionaries. (Kingdom Training 08 Seminar 2)
A recent report entitled 'The 18-30 Mission: a missing generation?' highlights the desperate need for the church to respond to this crisis.
A meditation on Paul's desire to preach the gospel to the church in Rome. Why does this church need to hear the gospel? Surely they know it already?
How do you deal with 10 year old boys and worship? How can you cope with no CD player and little budgets? What curriculum should you use? How do you reach local families?
What keeps us in ministry - and what got us into ministry in the first place: seized by the affection and love of a great God
A talk on the style of leadership modeled to us by the prophets, in particular Jeremiah.
Have you ever thought: How can I get the best out of my staff? What is performance coaching and can I do it? What practical tips are there to help me lead and manage a high-performing team?
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A Message from the Editors
As you might imagine, creating and sharing an articulate and graphically elegant repository of Hinduism is neither easy nor without costs. Yet there has never been a greater need, with youth learning their spiritual ABCs online and millions discovering Hinduism digitally. That’s what our annual fundraising campaign is all about. It’s a chance for you to help us to help Hinduism globally.
Those of us who create it know the challenges. And one of the challenges is funding. A few astute donors to our new Digital Dharma Drive have brought to our attention that it may appear to many who see fund-raising reports throughout the year for our other projects that we are bringing in plenty of money and that we could just as well spend some of it on our websites and online initiatives rather than having a separate fund-raising drive. We can’t simply reallocate funds given to us for a different project to this one without taking away from those projects, and from our promise to the donors who gave for them.
Activities at Kauai’s Hindu Monastery operate on a donation basis, and when we need money for a project, we raise funds for it. We are strict in the usage of those funds; contributions are only used for the projects they are given for. Some projects, such as Hinduism Today magazine and our various books, are self-funding, and because volume is low (we are in a niche market!), there is little (or nothing!) left over when all of the costs of producing those projects are taken care of.
For many years, we have operated under the guiding principle that our many Hindu resources will all be available digitally for free. Yes, we could charge for them, but many who might find them inspiring or needed would simply not pay. But free to them is not free to us. We have significant costs in running some of Hinduism’s leading websites. Plus we want to grow a little, provide Gurudeva’s teachings in the ever-growing list of new formats, maintain and upgrade the websites, engage some professional help, support the computer systems we use to produce and provide all of these vast resources. These goals all come with a price tag. It’s a small one, but it is there.
We are committed to providing it all without charging for downloads, without showing advertisements on our sites, without commercializing our mission. Without these revenue sources, we turn to you to help.
This year’s drive ends on December 31. Many have given but our goal is still not in sight. We hope you will join in helping us meet our $50,000 goal. It’s not a lot of money, but in the right hands it will have a profound impact on the future of Hinduism around the world. Please make a donation today to keep our sites strong today and well into 2011.
Warm greetings this holiday season,
Kauai’s Hindu Monastery
Himalayan Academy Publications
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(For a historical archive of our old site visit http://911blogger.com/archive)
Is The War On Terror A Hoax?
By Paul Craig Roberts
September 30, 2011 "Information Clearing House" -- In the past decade, Washington has killed, maimed, dislocated, and made widows and orphans millions of Muslims in six countries, all in the name of the “war on terror.” Washington’s attacks on the countries constitute naked aggression and impact primarily civilian populations and infrastructure and, thereby, constitute war crimes under law. Nazis were executed precisely for what Washington is doing today.
Moreover the wars and military attacks have cost American taxpayers in out-of-pocket and already-incurred future costs at least $4,000 billion dollars--one third of the accumulated public debt--resulting in a US deficit crisis that threatens the social safety net, the value of the US dollar and its reserve currency role, while enriching beyond all previous history the military/security complex and its apologists.
Perhaps the highest cost of Washington’s “war on terror” has been paid by the US Constitution and civil liberties. Any US citizen that Washington accuses is deprived of all legal and constitutional rights. The Bush-Cheney-Obama regimes have overturned humanity’s greatest achievement--the accountability of government to law.
If we look around for the terror that the police state and a decade of war has allegedly protected us from, the terror is hard to find. Except for 9/11 itself, assuming we accept the government’s improbable conspiracy theory explanation, there have been no terror attacks on the US. Indeed, as RT pointed out on August 23, 2011, an investigative program at the University of California discovered that the domestic “terror plots” hyped in the media were plotted by FBI agents.
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a devastating double-blow to al-Qaida's most dangerous franchise, U.S. counterterrorism forces killed two American citizens who played key roles in inspiring attacks against the U.S., U.S. and Yemeni officials said Friday.
U.S-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki and Samir Khan, who edited the slick Jihadi Internet magazine, were killed in an air strike on their convoy in Yemen by a joint CIA-U.S. military operation, according to counterterrorism officials. Al-Awlaki was targeted in the killing, but Khan apparently was not targeted directly.
11 paragraphs into this story this pops out. ... The operation that killed al-Awlaki was run by the U.S. military's elite counter terrorism unit, the Joint Special Operations Command – the same unit that got bin Laden.
Thursday, Sep 29, 2011 14:30 ET
The FBI again thwarts its own Terror plot
By Glenn Greenwald
The FBI has received substantial criticism over the past decade -- much of it valid -- but nobody can deny its record of excellence in thwarting its own Terrorist plots. Time and again, the FBI concocts a Terrorist attack, infiltrates Muslim communities in order to find recruits, persuades them to perpetrate the attack, supplies them with the money, weapons and know-how they need to carry it out -- only to heroically jump in at the last moment, arrest the would-be perpetrators whom the FBI converted, and save a grateful nation from the plot manufactured by the FBI.
From Sibel Edmonds @ BoilingFrogsPost.com:
Washington Post Reporter Confirms Identity and Roles of Two CIA Officers Involved in Suppression of Critical Pre-9/11 Intel & The Post’s Knowledge of Secret Inspector General Report
On Wednesday, Peter B. Collins interviewed Washington Post reporter Joby Warrick, who writes on the Middle East and National Security at The Post’s national desk, about Warrick’s new book that recounts the deadly attack on the CIA base near Khost, Afghanistan at the end of 2009.
Warrick’s book, The Triple Agent, focuses on Jennifer Matthews, the CIA station chief at forward base Chapman who was among those killed by a Jordanian suicide bomber. In discussing the role of Matthews in the CIA’s withholding of critical pre-9/11 intelligence from the FBI and counterterrorism official Richard Clarke, Collins asked if Jennifer Matthews had connections to Alfreda Frances Bikowsky—the CIA officer recently identified here at Boiling Frogs Post. Warrick responded:
September 29, 2011
In his film "Fahrenheit 9/11," Michael Moore explored the complex ties between Bush administration officials and associates, the Saudi Royal family, and those believed to have carried out the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States. Today, Moore is backing former Florida governor and senator Bob Graham’s call for President Obama to reopen the investigation into 9/11 after new information emerged about the possible role of prominent Saudis. According to recent news reports, a wealthy young Saudi couple fled their home in a gated community in Sarasota, Florida, just a week or so before Sept. 11, 2001, leaving behind three cars and nearly all of their possessions. "There are many unanswered questions and they should be answered," Moore says. He also was targeted by his critics for this film. Moore talks about how the Bush administration worried the movie would hurt Bush’s re-election chances, and how he found out that he ranked second behind then-President Bush on the number of discovered plots to attack him. [includes rush transcript]
Michael Moore, Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker and activist. His new book is a memoir titled, "Here Comes Trouble: Stories from My Life."
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Forged Passport In Underwear Bomber Case?
by Kurt Haskell - Sept 27 & 28, 2011 - HASKELL FAMILY BLOG
I spent much of this evening reading court documents from the underwear bomber (Umar) case. For those that are interested, you can read them at:
There are many gems in the documents, but I'll only focus on one of them tonight.
7/7: Crime and Prejudice is a brand new investigative and analytical documentary from the maker of 7/7: Seeds of Deconstruction. It explores the 7/7 cold case via new evidence from the recent inquests and discusses the war on terror in the context of numerous miscarriages of justice and acts of violence committed by the state.
The first section of the film examines the history of the British state's use of double agents, from the Victorian Anarchists through WW2 to the war in Northern Ireland. It concludes by examining contemporary cases of injustice and violence carried out as part of the war of terror against Muslims.
The second section of the film is a multi-dimensional study of the new evidence made available at the recent inquests. It looks at the evidence of a wider conspiracy and the fundamental flaws in the official narrative and the police investigation. It also discusses why the dialogue about 'intelligence failures' itself fails to address the very real possibility of state involvement in the attacks.
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Maryland Environmental Article 6-8 – "The Lead Poisoning Prevention Program" Statute
Maryland Environmental Article 6-8, also referred to as Maryland Housing Bill 760, "The Lead Poisoning Prevention Program" statute, was signed into law in May 1994 and became fully effective on February 24, 1996.
The law is intended to make all privately-owned pre-1950 rental housing units safer for children, while also helping rental property owners and managers to avoid costly lead poisoning litigation by complying with specific lead hazard reduction measures or a dust testing procedure set forth in the statute. This statutory provision applies to all such housing units and, at an owner's option, to rental units built after 1949.
In essence, the law sharply limits the rights of children and their representatives to traditional tort damages for lead poisoning, provided that (1) the property owner has satisfied certain housing unit registration requirements; and (2) the unit has either passed lead dust tests or undergone a set of "risk reduction measures," which must be verified by an independent, certified third party who performs a visual inspection. When the unit meets this standard, the owner is entitled to a limited tort immunity. However, if a child living in the unit develops an elevated blood lead level which exceeds 20 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood, the owner has the option of making a "qualified offer" to the child and his or her legal representative.
A qualified offer is, in effect, a settlement of that child's potential lead poisoning claim and provides remedial compensation. Under the provisions established in EA 6-8 for the qualified offer, the owner and his or her insurance company would (1) offer to relocate the child's family to a housing unit that has been certified as "lead-safe," including payment of a rent differential if the "lead-safe" unit rents at a higher monthly rate; and (2) pay for any necessary medical treatment to mitigate the effects of lead poisoning when the treatment is not covered by a health insurance plan or public medical assistance. Relocation expenses are payable until the poisoned child reaches age six, subject to a $9,500 cap. Out-of-pocket medical expenses are payable until the poisoned child reaches the age of 18, subject to a $7,500 cap.
Since a major reason for enacting EA 6-8 was the widespread and routine application of lead liability exclusions in general liability policies covering rental housing units, the statute adds provisions to the Maryland Insurance Code which limit the circumstances under which these exclusions would be effective. Therefore, access to insurance and limited liability are the primary incentives or benefits to owners of pre-1950 units who meet the statutory risk reduction standards. Additionally, the systematic reduction of lead-based paint hazards in these older units is meant to be the primary means for preventing lead poisoning in the state.
In summary, Maryland EA 6-8 takes on some of the most difficult public health, housing and liability issues posed by childhood lead poisoning to provide a measure of safety for children and a relief from the threat of litigation for rental property owners.
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The Best Answer to Rising Bank Fees
Aug 14th 2012 10:48AM
Updated Aug 14th 2012 10:58AM
Many people never start investing because they have trouble coming up with any money to save. But the real challenge comes after you start saving, because you'll always find financial institutions trying to take their cut of your money.
Chief among the casualties of the financial crisis were the reputations of banks, especially big Wall Street institutions. After getting taxpayer-funded bailouts, banks have repaid their customers by making a host of customer-unfriendly moves, including tightening loan requirements and boosting fees. And as banks work increasingly hard to try to lock in profits, those anti-customer measures are just getting worse.
The long and the short of bank fees
A recent survey from MoneyRates.com provides some hard numbers behind the trend toward higher fees. The average cost of monthly fees that banks impose rose above $12, jumping more than 7% just since the end of 2011. ATM fees have also risen, while the average fee for overdrafts is rapidly approaching the $30 mark.
Traditionally, customers with a bit more money could expect to get preferential treatment, including waivers of certain fees. Yet it's getting more costly to earn those perks as well, with the average amount you need to keep on balance to avoid monthly fees rising more than $850 to almost $4,450. Just over 35% of all accounts qualified for free checking, down from almost 39% six months ago.
Even opening an account in the first place is getting harder for many cash-strapped customers. Minimum opening balances rose by more than 4% since the end of 2011, jumping above the $400 level on average.
Haves and have-nots
The key to navigating the bank-fee environment is to realize that not all banks are created equal. Depending on where you live and what types of banks are available to serve you, you can often find a good deal.
One big distinction comes from big banks versus smaller rivals. According to the survey, average monthly fees were more than 40% higher at big banks than at small ones, and small banks had more than twice the percentage of free checking accounts that big banks had.
When you consider the relative financial hits that different parts of the banking industry took during the financial crisis, that bias toward higher fees at big banks makes plenty of sense. Many of the surviving small banks from the financial crisis got through the mortgage meltdown in a lot better shape than Bank of America (NYS: BAC) and Citigroup (NYS: C) did with their much larger loan portfolios. Moreover, many big banks, including B of A, Wells Fargo (NYS: WFC) , and JPMorgan Chase (NYS: JPM) , ended up acquiring other troubled financial institutions during the crisis, inheriting or adding to their own woes.
Those big hits left those big banks under far more pressure to shore up their finances and start generating profits. Although smaller banks certainly have a profit motive, they also understand that since they can't offer the reach of their larger counterparts, they have to compete on more subjective factors like customer service and providing a more comfortable experience for their account holders. For instance, Huntington Bancshares (NAS: HBAN) has done a good job of recovering from the financial crisis by focusing on the Midwest, devoting substantial resources toward small businesses and avoiding landmines like European sovereign bonds.
Credit unions have even less incentive to charge big fees, as they're owned by their members. For the most part, fees at credit unions are geared toward treating customers fairly rather than as profit centers, properly accounting for the actual costs that things like overdrafts can impose on a financial institution.
Give it a try
From a customer perspective, the big question remains whether the value you get from a bank with a nationwide footprint justifies what you pay to be a customer there. Fees aren't automatically bad if you get good value from them. But with the rise of electronic banking and with many banks offering fee rebates on out-of-network ATMs, there are fewer reasons to feel tied to a big Wall Street bank if you're not satisfied.
If you're paying a fee at your bank, take a few minutes and scope out the competition. The money you save could make you glad you did.
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When Oscar Brett lost his phone at a party, it evidently spurred his friends and him onto a two-fold journey. As he searched for his phone–police stations, GPS maps via the “Find my iPhone” app, retracing of footsteps–they also delve into the nature of modern technology, of that which we call “phone.”
“At this point, we’re not talking about a phone,” Oscar’s friend meditates, “That’s what it’s called, that’s, like, the name we have for it. But it does so much else…That’s the word we’re using for it, but it’s like: that’s not a phone.” Another friend offers this wisdom: “It crosses all of the spaghettis that there already were.” At the end of the video we hear Oscar himself. “Everything is everything. You know? Everything is everything.”
BUT DID YOU FIND YOUR PHONE?!
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Confirming expectations, Israel's new centrist party was the big winner in the March 28 parliamentary elections, capturing twenty-eight seats (Haaretz). The government will likely be run by a coalition formed by the centrist Kadima, the leftist Labor party—which won twenty seats—and a handful of smaller parties (CSMonitor). The once prominent Likud party had its worst showing in years, taking eleven seats. This leaves Likud leader and former Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on the ropes, with members of his own party calling for his resignation (FT).
Such an outcome would have been unimaginable a few short months ago. Then Prime Minister Ariel Sharon sent a shock through the political system by founding Kadima, drawing mass defections, and ending a generation of politics that pitted right versus left. But gone now is Sharon himself. The blow he dealt to the political system was quickly followed by an even more devastating one: a stroke that left Israel's most forceful leader in a coma (WashPost), his career at an end. These events alone would have completely changed Israeli politics. Yet a third bolt from the blue—the victory of the terrorist group Hamas in Palestinian elections—looms even more ominously over the process.
But at least one forecast related to the Hamas victory has not come to pass—it had virtually no impact on the Israeli elections, CFR Senior Fellow and Middle East expert Henry Siegman tells cfr.org's Bernard Gwertzman in a new interview. Siegman says based on the results the new government formed by Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will be "decidedly center-left" and right-wing parties will be too weak to put together any "blocking coalition." Olmert, profiled here by the Washington Post, now faces the enormous challenge of implementing his plan for unilateral disengagement from parts of the West Bank. "[Israeli security] institutions have a vested interest in the occupation and have consistently opposed any withdrawal," writes Yoav Peled, a Tel Aviv University political scientist, in this report. But political analyst David Makovsky tells cfr.org's Bernard Gwertzman in an interview, Olmert deserves credit for doing the "unthinkable" and putting forward a controversial policy initiative in the middle of an election campaign. Britain's Independent notes that Kadima's popularity "reflects at once a weariness with continued conflict and the peace process, along with a recognition of the demographic argument that a Jewish state is incompatible with wholesale occupation of Palestinian territory."
With Hamas, whose cabinet was approved Tuesday (BBC), asserting its right to ignore previous peace agreements, no one in Israel is pushing for new peace talks with the group. As the Economist put it, Israel's new consensus on the future has gone from "land for peace" to "shutting itself in, hoping for the best." Adding to the uncertainty is the U.S. stance on Hamas. Robert Satloff writes in the Weekly Standard that "the Bush administration has a policy on Hamas but no real strategy.
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The world is nervously watching a dysfunctional Congress and wondering "whether or not we can rise to the challenges" that face the United States, outgoing Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said Wednesday.
At what he described as his final Pentagon news conference, Panetta used the occasion as a tongue-lashing of the institution where he used to serve. Visibly frustrated with Congress' continuous partisan squabbling, he said that while America's global reputation as a world leader remains intact, it was clear that doubts and concerns are beginning to grow in the minds of many around the world, allies and enemies alike.
"What you see on display is too much meanness," he said. "Somehow the members of both the House and Senate side have to get back to a point of where they really respect the institution they are a part of."
Panetta said his proudest accomplishments as defense secretary included weakening international terrorism; overseeing the effort to find and kill Osama bin Laden; winding down the long wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; and keeping the country safe.
But he said his greatest frustration is that his exit from the post he has held since July 2011 comes as the Defense Department faces deep program cuts that he said would affect military training and readiness.
Without an agreement between Congress and the White House by March 1, the government faces $85 billion in across-the-board budget cuts that experts have said could, apart from their impact on people and programs, severely hamper the economic recovery.
The thinking behind the plan, crafted by congressional Republicans and the White House, was that the cuts would be so draconian that both sides would reach a solution before they occurred. So far that hasn't happened.
Panetta, who served 16 years in the House of Representatives as a congressman from California, beginning in 1977, looked back on more than three decades of public life. It included appointments as director of the Office of Management and Budget, White House chief of staff under President Bill Clinton and director of the Central Intelligence Agency under President Barack Obama, before taking over at the Pentagon.
As he spoke, events across the Potomac River at the U.S. Capitol seemed to confirm his concerns.
Senate Republicans said they would filibuster the confirmation vote on Obama's choice to succeed Panetta as the civilian head of the military, former Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, a Republican. If they do, Democrats would need at least 60 votes to confirm Hagel, not a simple majority, and would require some Republicans support.
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"What a shame, that's the way it is," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.
Panetta lamented the current state of federal politics, noting that while disagreement was a founding principle of American governance, the traditions of respect and courtesy have vanished in recent years and led to a "breaking down" of the effectiveness of Congress.
He described this political climate as "too personal, too mean ... and it demeans our democracy."
He began his news conference joking about the broken system, noting that as he watched the Hagel nomination process, he felt like he was watching "the last act of an Italian opera, not sure when it would end and when the fat lady would sing."
"We need to find solutions," Panetta said. "We can't just sit here and bitch."
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The problems with the location of where the data is stored underscores that the decision to move to cloud is not determined by the companies, but by their customers and clients. Compliance can be a major issue for many companies, but other security concerns frequently come into play. To date, cloud services have not been able to satisfy them adequately, says YouSendIt's Kumaran.
"We have actually had customers say that, 'We like your stuff, but we want to run it behind our firewall,'" he says.
For those customers, YouSendIt has created a solution that will make use of their on-premise storage. In addition, if the customers want to "walk the datacenter," YouSendIt can show them their London facilities, rather than figuring out what part of a virtual datacenter would satisfy the customer.
5. The cost advantage only lasts so long
Despite dealing with security and compliance issues, the cost savings of being able to tap into computing like a utility are enormous and something that startups will likely not give up anytime soon, says Nanda Kishore, CTO of ShareThis, which allows people to share links to sites.
Since its founding in 2005, ShareThis has grown to serve 150,000 sites and processes 1 terabyte every day. Last year, the company had 30 to 50 virtual instances serving up links and information, which has grown fivefold today. The flexibility of the cloud has allowed it to grow quickly with no capital costs.
"That notion of dynamic provisioning is a serious advantage of the cloud," says Kishore. "It is like a utility, you provision it when you need it and release it when you are done. That's a big cost advantage."
Yet, as companies grow, the cost advantage declines, argues YouSendIt's Kumaran.
"Eventually, you get to a point where you get those economies of scale, and you move your bandwidth-intensive stuff over to your own infrastructure," he says. "We have done the math: Best case, it is a wash if we move to Amazon. The worst case, it could be 2.5 times our cost to run it in the cloud."
ShareThis has already run into that problem as well. Dealing with bandwidth costs became a major challenge. The company's solution? Push that portion of the service to the edge using Akamai.
"Because bandwidth is what you pay based on consumption, it was a significant portion of our costs," ShareThis' Kishore says. "So we solved the problem by moving our data to the edge where it is cheaper."
Kishore estimates that ShareThis saves 30 percent on bandwidth costs compared to Amazon.
Yet, such growth issues are problems that most startups would love to have. For most small companies providing online services, the cloud's advantages vastly outweigh the disadvantages, says Right90's Wong.
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James May, known as Captain Slow on the popular Top Gear BBC program, recently shared his design for an "ultimate" paper airplane, complete with winglets and elevons, created from a sheet of standard A4 letter-size paper. "It's a sort of cross between a Vulcan bomber and a Fairey Delta, and if you do it properly, it's a good flyer," May told the RadioTimes. May, who flies his own sport aircraft, is also working on a project to build a balsa-wood glider model and fly it across the English Channel -- about 22 miles. Click through for May's illustrated instructions for the "ultimate" flying piece of paper.
Click on the image at right for a larger version of May's instructions. Earlier this year, the video of a flight of a giant paper airplane with a 45-foot-wingspan became one of AVweb's most-clicked-on stories. In February, a new world record was set with an indoor flight of more than 200 feet for a paper airplane design.
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"The treaty will allow transfer of the convicted and under-trial criminals," Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan told reporters emerging from a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina here.
But he said that the treaty would not be applicable for persons accused of offenses of political nature and only those with charges like murders, culpable homicide and other serious offenses would come under the purview of the deal.
He said the offenders of small crimes awarded with less than one year jail will also not be wanted under the treaty.
The move came a week after India took an identical decision clearing the inking of the pact while Dhaka and New Delhi were set to sign the deal following a meeting between Indian Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and his Bangladesh counterpart Dr Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir here.
Bangladeshi and Indian home ministry officials told PTI that both the countries would simultaneously exchange lists of wanted people seeking their deportation.
They said the two countries, at the same time, will also sign an agreement to liberalise the bilateral visa regime.
Shinde arrived in Dhaka as a follow up of his Bangladesh counterpart's New Delhi tour last month while officials said the two ministers would also hold discussions to further strengthen cooperation between the two countries in the areas of security, border management, border infrastructure, training and capacity building and people-to-people exchanges.
The two countries agreed to ink the extradition treaty in December alongside an agreement to liberalise visa regime while New Delhi earlier promised to put in efforts to track down two absconding and convicted killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and hand them over to Dhaka as two of them were believed to be hiding in India.
Alamgir last month told reporters in Delhi that "Bangladesh will keep its pledge (but) the matter is now pending before a court" when asked if Dhaka would return jailed Indian separatist ULFA leader Anup Chetia.
Dhaka: Bangladesh on Monday approved a proposed extradition treaty with India as the two countries are set to ink a crucial deal later today agreeing to deport wanted "criminals" hiding or lodged in each other's jails.
First Published: Monday, January 28, 2013, 15:33
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Good children’s books are profitable for adults. C. S. Lewis put it like this:
I was therefore writing “for children” only in the sense that I excluded what I thought they would not like or understand; not in the sense of writing what I intended to be below adult attention. I may of course have been deceived, but the principle at least saves one from being patronizing. I never wrote down to anyone; and whether the opinion condemns or acquits my own work, it certainly is my opinion that a book worth reading only in childhood is not worth reading even then.
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A Circuit Court judge has ruled that Baltimore County's contract with its speed camera vendor is illegal, because it pays the company a cut of each citation issued — a ruling that could help others challenge their citations in court.
While Judge Susan Souder's ruling dismissed only a single speed camera ticket, the opinion is believed to be the first time a judge has ruled against the legality of the so-called "bounty system," one of the most controversial elements of the law.
The ruling could help other motorists fight speed camera tickets, even though it has no direct effect on other cases, said John A. Lynch Jr., a professor and associate dean at the University of Baltimore School of Law.
"It's not binding precedent," he said. But other judges might treat it as a "persuasive precedent," he said, adding, "Sometimes there is a herd mentality with judges. They hear this judge did it and … they might see this is a good thing to do."
On Tuesday, Katz, an Owings Mills lawyer, distributed copies of the ruling to a General Assembly committee considering a flurry of proposals concerning speed cameras statewide. Those proposals came after a Baltimore Sun investigation that found numerous examples of cameras issuing erroneous tickets and jurisdictions skirting the intent of state law.
"Money is being funneled through the District Court improperly," Katz said before testifying. "Where does that leave us? It's a legal mess. I'm asking for Baltimore County to shut down the program. It's illegal."
State Del. James Malone, chairman of the house's transportation committee, said he planned to speak with Souder to discuss the matter. Souder declined to comment Tuesday.
Baltimore County defended its program, saying the payments specified in the contract are legal.
"We believe that all of the testimony in this case made it very clear that the program in Baltimore County is operated by the Baltimore County Police Department," county spokeswoman Ellen Kobler said. "That issue has never been in question. Beyond that we have no comment."
A spokesman for Xerox State & Local Solutions, formerly known as ACS, referred questions to Baltimore County.
Maryland law says that "if a contractor operates a speed camera system on behalf of a local jurisdiction, the contractor's fee may not be contingent on the number of citations issued or paid." But several jurisdictions, including Baltimore County and Baltimore City, pay their vendors a cut of each ticket, arguing that the jurisdiction, not the company, operates the cameras.
The pay-by-the-citation model sparked a long-running legal fight that began in 2008 when ticket recipients sued Montgomery County and several municipalities in the county. It ended in August with the state's highest court, the Maryland Court of Appeals, ruling against the plaintiffs on the grounds that the legislature did not give anyone the right to sue.
But the court did not decide the crux of the case: whether and under what circumstances governments can pay contractors based on the number of tickets the cameras generate.
The defense in the Montgomery County case turned in part on the meaning of the word "operates." The governments argued that they operate the programs, while the contractor — Xerox — provides equipment and vehicles.
In Baltimore County, Xerox receives about $19 from every $40 ticket.
Gov. Martin O'Malley has said that state law bars speed camera contractors from being paid based on the number of citations issued or paid. And Sen. James N. Robey, a Howard County Democrat who sponsored the speed camera law, said the aim of the legislative provision was to guard against "abuse of the motoring public" by removing a profit motive for contractors to process questionable tickets.
Katz was cited March 9 for going 47 mph in a 30 mph zone on Old Court Road in Milford Mill. After unsuccessfully challenging the ticket in District Court, he took the rare step of appealing to Circuit Court. Last month Souder oversaw a trial that lasted several hours and included a number of witnesses.
Katz's law partner, James K. MacAlister, pointed out to the judge that an attachment to Baltimore County's contract with Xerox says the company, not the county, operates the cameras: "The contractor will operate 22 active speed cameras and 15 active red light cameras at all times."
"I submit to you this contract, the day it was signed, violates the bounty provision because in this contract the contractor is paid by citation," MacAlister said.
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"The program is a four-week opportunity for the public to find out how and why law enforcement operates the way it does," CPD Public Information Officer Lt. Mark Camp said. "We try to offer the Citizens Police Academy at least once a year in order to allow the community to become more familiar with how the department operates."
The academy is expected to include information on traffic crash investigations, criminal investigation, evidence collection, the polygraph, law enforcement firearms and simulator training. Also, according to Chief Thomas Culpepper in a news release, what it takes to become a police officer will be discussed.
"Most often, the community only sees the patrol side of the agency and is not aware of the various divisions within the department. The CPA helps them to see all the aspects that make up the agency plus allows them to get some hands on experience as well," Camp said. "The CPA also gives a chance for citizens to have one-on-one interaction with officers and they get the opportunity to ask questions they might have such as , 'Why do officers do this or that?' 'Can you stop someone without probable cause?' The experience also help citizens to see that real police work is not always like that portrayed on television and in the movies."
While the academy is a free program to attend, seats are limited and interested residents can register to attend by calling the department at 770-382-2526. Dates are tentatively scheduled for May 2, 9, 16 and 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. each night of the program at Cartersville Police Department, 178 W. Main St., Cartersville.
"In this year's CPA, citizens will be exposed to patrol tactics, the criminal investigations division, the drug task force, training and hiring, judgmental shooting, special operations and more," Camp said. "While we will only have time to touch just the surface of each of these areas, I believe those attending will find it quite interesting."
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The speculation abounds with whom the Top IMF post will be given to.
But firstly last week the IMF issued this statement to the US, Which we must keep in mind due to current events.
"Last week, the International Monetary Fund urged the United States to "urgently" address its problems, saying the country stands out as the only large advanced economy with a fiscal deficit that will increase in 2011 from 2010, despite the ongoing economic recovery."(end snip)
So, There was a "warning" of sorts..and look what has now happened to the Head of the IMF?
Traditionally, the IMF head is a European, but now pressure is comming from China."Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu told a regular news briefing on Tuesday said that the selection for leadership of the IMF should be based on "fairness, transparency and merit."
Wow, that's the pot calling kettle black.
Lipsky, the replacement of DSK is stepping down in August and with so much power via China, the US debt comes to mind here, China or one of their representatives could be a contender for the head position.
This has the Europeans nervous..
And the USA even more nervous with mounting debt issues with China
"Holding $US1.2 trillion of US debt is a fast-growing risk to China. Traders have a theory about why the euro is reasonably stable amid a broadening debt crisis: Asian central banks are converting proceeds from recent intervention moves into other currencies. ''Asian central banks'' has become a euphemism for China, whose reserves now exceed $US3 trillion."
"Zheng, an executive vice-president of the China Centre for International Economic Exchanges, wrote in the China Daily that the ''root cause'' of the financial crisis was US ''long-term abuse'' of sovereign credit. He called for the Group of 20 nations to devise a multicurrency system."
AND this from HERE:
"This enough-is-enough dynamic was on display last week as the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, the BRICS economies, met in the Chinese resort city of Sanya. Chinese President Hu Jintao called for reform of international monetary and financial systems." (end snip)
So Who will be calling the shots? and to whose favour? Who is to benefit?
Looks like the BIG MONEY POWER cartels are having a factional spat.
There will be more scapegoats.
Maybe even whole countries.
snips from HERE
Europe and Asia Set for Battle over Top IMF Post
The post is traditionally occupied by a European; a French national has run the IMF for 26 out of the past 33 years. But a power shift at the fund towards emerging nations could lead to a bitter dispute over the succession this time round, with analysts saying China may decide to flex its muscles to try to get an emerging market candidate into the job.
The distribution of power at the IMF still mirrors the old economic order. Among the 24 directors are nine Europeans and the vote of the US member counts four-fold. The Brazilian director represents nine countries and his vote has a weighting of just 2.4 percent.
For decades, the deal has been that a European runs the IMF and an American deputizes to him and gets the top job at the World Bank, which provides credit to developing countries. (end snip)
But who "owns" America's debts? who are the DEBT holders?...the Chinese.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu told a regular news briefing on Tuesday said that the selection for leadership of the IMF should be based on "fairness, transparency and merit."
Formally, the decision on the IMF chief is taken by the 24 executive directors, but they act on the instructions of their respective governments. It will be up to the leaders of the most powerful nations to hammer out a deal.
Other names being put forward include Turk Kemal Dervis, a promising candidate if the post is not to go to a European, while men from India, Mexico and South Africa are also in the running.
Their prospects will hinge on whether the governments of emerging nations can agree on a compromise candidate this time." (end snips)
Looks like China's "representatives" are in for a chance?
We see HERE that China is making deals with nations such as Brazil to conduct trade in yuan. And this is not an isolated incident.
THEN, There is this From HERE:
Emerging economies flex muscle in IMF battle:
The battle to succeed Mr Strauss-Kahn, who is alone in a cell at the city's notorious Rikers Island jail, heated up when China, Brazil and South Africa challenged Europe's long-standing grip on a job that is pivotal to the world economy.
This marks the first time that China, the Fund's third largest member, has weighed in early and so publicly on an IMF selection debate.
South Africa's Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and a senior Brazilian government official, who asked not to be named, both said the next IMF chief should be from a developing country, pressing forward a case to give emerging economies a greater say in world affairs.(end snips)
It's obvious that there is a battle going on of Monetary ideologies and alliances and the money powers are not happy how the progress is continuing...
Is this a turning point in world financial Powers?
The birth of a Monetary New WORLD Order?
Who is pulling the strings here?
Who will be the next scapegoat?
And Who will benefit.
See Penny for your thoughts HERE for more.
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Your police sergeant is responsible for the policing team that operates in your area and ensuring that community issues and concerns are addressed.
Your local Inspector (Insp) is in command of numerous Safer Neighbourhood Teams (SNTs), and are responsible and accountable for performance within their geographical area. They manage all officers based on the SNTs and are also a key point of contact for the community. The Inspector has developed and maintained strong links with your local partnership agencies.
Your local inspector manages a number of safer neighbourhood teams in one area.
Your local Police Sergeant (Sgt) is responsible for the supervision of constables working within your Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT). They are proactive in resolving local problems and community tensions. They engage with the community and develop strong links with their local partnership agencies.
Your local Police Constables (PC) attend to incidents within your Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) that relate to ongoing long term problems within the community including antisocial behaviour. They engage with the community and develop strong links with their local partnership agencies.
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Your local Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) provides a high profile community support service within a specific geographical area. They carry out duties in accordance with existing legislation and any subsequent changes and amendments.
Your local Tasking Officers and Council Wardens works within your Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) and is managed by your Council.
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Debating guns with conservatives often presents obstacles not encountered in normal, fact-based discussions. And so it was last Friday night as liberal former New York City Public Advocate Mark Green debated guns with Fox's Sean Hannity (Hannity, 1/4/13.)
To make the case that gun ownership was not just a right, but something akin to a sacrament, Hannity quoted George Washington, telling Green: "George Washington: 'Rifles and pistols are equally indispensable.' 'They deserve a place of honor with all that's good.'"
The words are part of a well-worn favorite conservative passage known as the "Liberty Teeth" quote. It reads in its entirety:
Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. They are the American people's liberty teeth and keystone under independence. The church, the plow, the prairie wagon, and citizen's firearms are indelibly related. From the moment the Pilgrims landed, to the present day, events, occurrences, and tendencies prove that to ensure peace, security and happiness, the rifle and pistol are equally indispensable. Every corner of this land knows firearms, and more than 99 99/100 percent of them by their silence indicate they are in safe and sane hands. The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference; they deserve a place of honor with all that's good. When firearms, go all goes; we need them every hour.
The quote is a hoax, and a well-known one. As Extra! pointed out ("The Right's Library of Fake Quotes," 4/10), Walter Williams, a conservative writer and Hannity friend, used it in a syndicated column (Washington Times, 1/25/01). That was years after it had been widely debunked, including in Playboy magazine, where it had been quoted (12/95) and subsequently become the subject of a lengthy correction (12/95), after the editor of the Papers of George Washington project at the University of Virginia called it "either a complete fabrication or a case of misattribution."
The "liberty teeth" quote is so well known as a fraud that the pro-gun Second Amendment Foundation, in inveighing against the use of bogus quotes as "counterproductive," to the cause, cites it as the prime example, and "perhaps the most infamous bogus saying attributed to a Founding Father."
Perhaps Sean Hannity uses the same crackerjack Fox News research team as Bill O'Reilly.
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The Nobel Prize in Physics 1984
Carlo Rubbia, Simon van der Meer
I was born in the small town of Gorizia,
Italy, on 31 March, 1934. My father was an electrical engineer at
the local telephone company and my mother an elementary school
teacher. At the end of the World War II most of the province of
Gorizia was overtaken by Yugoslavia and my family fled to Venice
first and then to Udine.
As a boy, I was deeply interested in scientific ideas, electrical and mechanical, and I read almost everything I could find on the subject. I was attracted more by the hardware and construction aspects than by the scientific issues. At that time I could not decide if science or technology were more relevant for me.
After completing High School, I applied to the Faculty of Physics at the rather exclusive Scuola Normale in Pisa. My previous education had been seriously affected by the disasters of the war and the subsequent unrest. I badly failed the admission tests and my application was turned down. I forgot about physics and I started engineering at the University of Milan (Politecnico). To my great surprise and joy a few months later I was offered the possibility of entering the Scuola Normale. One of the people who had won the admission contest had resigned! I am recollecting this apparently insignificant fact since it has determined and almost completely by accident my career of physicist. I moved to Pisa, where I completed the University education with a thesis on cosmic ray experiments. They have been very tough years, since I had to greatly improve my education, which was very deficient in a number of fundamental disciplines. At that time I also participated under my thesis advisor Marcello Conversi to new instrumentation developments and to the realization of the first pulsed gas particle detectors.
Soon after my degree, in 1958 I went to the United States to enlarge my experience and to familiarize myself with particle accelerators. I spent about one and a half years at Columbia University. Together with W. Baker, we measured at the Nevis Syncro-cyclotron the angular asymmetry in the capture of polarized muons, demonstrating the presence of parity violation in this fundamental process. This was his first of a long series of experiments on Weak Interactions, which ever since has become my main field of interest. Of course at that time it would have been quite unthinkable for me to imagine to be one day amongst the people discovering the quanta of the weak field!
Around 1960 I moved back to Europe, attracted by the newly founded European Organization for Nuclear Research, where for the first time the idea of a joint European effort in a field of pure Science was to be tried in practice. The Syncro-cyclotron at CERN had a performance significantly superior to the one of the machine in Nevis and we succeeded in a number of very exciting experiments on the structure of weak interactions, amongst which I would like to mention the discovery of the beta decay process of the positive pion, p+ = p0 + e + v and the first observation of the muon capture by free hydrogen, µ-+ p = n + v.
In the early sixties John Adams brought to operation the CERN Proton Syncrotron. I moved to the larger machine where I continued to do some weak interaction experiments, like for instance the determination of the parity violation in the beta decay of the lambda hyperon.
During the summer of 1964 Fitch and Cronin announced the discovery of CP violation. This has been for me a tremendously important result and I abandoned all current work to start a long series of observations on CP violation in K0 decay and on the KL-KS mass difference. Unfortunately the subject did not turn out to be as prolific as in the case of the previous discovery of parity violation and even today, some thirty years afterwards we do not know much more about the origin of CP-violation than right after the announcement of the discovery.
I returned again to more orthodox weak interactions a few years later, when together with David Cline and Alfred Mann we proposed a major neutrino experiment at the newly started US laboratory of Fermilab. The operational problems associated with a limping accelerator and a new laboratory made very difficult, albeit impossible for us during the Summer of 1973 to settle definitively the question of the existence of neutral currents in neutrino interactions, when competing with the much more advanced instrumentation of Gargamelle at CERN. Instead, about one year later we could cleanly observe the presence of all-muons events in neutrino interactions and to confirm in this way one of the crucial predictions of the GIM mechanism, hinting at the existence of charm, glamorously settled only few months later with the observation of the Y/J particle.
In the meantime and under the impulse of Vicky Weisskopf a new, fascinating adventure had just started at CERN with a new type of colliding beams machine, the Intersecting Storage Rings, in which counter-rotating beams of protons collide against each other. This novel technique offered a much more efficient use of the accelerator energy than the traditional method of collisions against a fixed target. From the very first operation of this new type of accelerator, I have participated to a long series of experiments. They have been crucial to perfect the detection techniques with colliding beams of protons and antiprotons needed later on for the discovery of the Intermediate Bosons.
By that time it was quite clear that Unified Theories of the type SU(2) x U(1) had a very good chance of predicting the existence and the masses of the triplet of intermediate vector bosons. The problem of course was the one of finding a practical way of discovering them. To achieve energies high enough to create the intermediate vector bosons (roughly 100 times as heavy as the proton) together with David Cline and Peter Mc Intyre we proposed in 1976 a radically new approach. Along the lines discussed about ten years earlier by the Russian physicist Budker, we suggested to transform an existing high energy accelerator in a colliding beam device in which a beam of protons and of antiprotons, their antimatter twins, are counter-rotating and colliding head-on. To this effect we had to develop a number of techniques for creating antiprotons, confining them in a concentrated beam and colliding them with an intense proton beam. These techniques were developed at CERN with the help of many people and in particular of Guido Petrucci, Jacques Gareyte and Simon van der Meer.
In view of the size and of the complexity of the detector, physics experiments at the proton-antiproton collider have required rather unusual techniques. Equally unusual has been the number and variety of different talents needed to reach the goal of observing the W and Z particles. International cooperation between many people from very different countries has been proven to be a very successful way of achieving such goals.
From Nobel Lectures, Physics 1981-1990, Editor-in-Charge Tore Frängsmyr, Editor Gösta Ekspång, World Scientific Publishing Co., Singapore, 1993
This autobiography/biography was written at the time of the award and first published in the book series Les Prix Nobel. It was later edited and republished in Nobel Lectures. To cite this document, always state the source as shown above.Copyright © The Nobel Foundation 1984
For eighteen years, I have dedicated one semester per year to
teaching at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., where I have been
appointed professor in 1970, spending the rest of my time mostly
in Geneva, where I was conducting various experiments, especially
the UA-1 Collaboration at the proton-antiproton collider until 1988.
On 17 December 1987, the Council of CERN decided to appoint me Director-General of the Organization as from 1st January 1989, for a mandate of five years.
My wife, Marisa, teaches Physics at High School, and we have two children, a married daughter Laura, medical doctor, and a son, André, student in high energy physics.
Copyright © The Nobel Foundation 1991
MLA style: "Carlo Rubbia - Autobiography". Nobelprize.org. 26 May 2013 http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1984/rubbia-autobio.html
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From now on, the cars were given the usual annual facelift. The 1953 models were almost entirely new. The grill had been retained from the 1952 model but the windscreen was now one piece of curbed glass, which was described as "panoramic". The cars were still available with the old six-cylinder engine but there was also a V-8 engine in the range. This new 3,954 cc engine, which was named "Red Ram", developed 142 bhp at 4,400 rpm. A further new model, the Dodge Royal appeared in 1954 and was available with Power-Flite automatic transmission.
The cars got new bodies again in 1955 but the panoramic windscreen had been dropped because although it was visually pleasing, too many people bashed their knee-caps against the corners.
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