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To be very impressive, influential, or satisfactory to a person or group of people. Often used in the negative. We've found that the approach most likely to cut ice with people is one of honesty and transparency. The party's stance on taxation no longer cuts ice with voters.

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The Ohio Department of Education sent letters to educators this month alerting them that they are being investigated.
The state says about 60 educators in Columbus city schools could lose their licenses because of the recent attendance data-scrubbing scandal.
An Ohio Department of Education spokeswoman says the agency sent letters in two batches to educators this month alerting them that they are being investigated. The letters offer them a chance to give up their state licenses to end the investigation.
The Columbus Dispatch reports that the 60 are probably principals, assistant principals and other administrators in Ohio's largest school district. It's unlikely that teachers are among them because they haven't been implicated in improperly altering data to manipulate the school's performance ratings.
New state report cards are being issued for the Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland and Toledo districts for 2011-12 because an investigation found data scrubbing.


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"You cannot save animals without saving the community" Dr. Winnie Kiiru
Winnie Kiiru, with Ph.D. in Biodiversity Management recently in hand from University of Kent, United Kingdom, is a Kenyan woman who is a savvy leader and protector of elephants, along with all of Kenya's human and wildlife treasures. She has a proven track record of know-how and success working on international, national and local scenes. Whether she is speaking at a United Nations conference, to a band of paramilitary anti-poaching trainees, or to a group of impoverished farmers, her words are respected and result in positive actions.
Besides all of that, Winnie is a charming and fun person with a smile that won't quit. I met her in March 2012 at the Elephant Summit sponsored by Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), and was immediately drawn to her down to earth and clear visioning. She was a speaker among many, who told the audience about the organization she founded, Conservation Kenya, and how it was helping to mitigate human-animal conflict. She exuded strength and confidence.
After several chats and an impromptu wine party with other elephant advocates in her room, I was determined to go visit with her in Kenya and learn more about her and her work.
In our jam-packed three-day visit, Winnie went to great lengths to educate me about her organization and also about many surrounding NGOs that she is and has been involved with. I was astounded to learn of her background and work with the Kenya Wildlife Service, Born Free, Amboseli Trust for Elephants and many other organizations. She is a regular delegate at the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), speaks on a first name basis with ministers of the Kenyan government, and consults for elephant advocacy groups around the world.
And she has a husband, James Kiiru, and two teenage sons, Samuel (currently at Princeton) and Allan, a high school student in Kenya who was at the time attending a high school exchange in Boston. James is a family man and loves to be home and take care of the kids. "If it weren't for that, I wouldn't be able to go on so many adventures away from home. I wouldn't leave them…" James' biggest fear is that her path will lead to politics. As an outsider I can see why this is a possibility.
It's hard to imagine there are many others with more experience and effectiveness today who could help lead Kenya in a positive sustainable direction. And knowing Winnie's drive to be ever more effective in her pursuits, I can see how this might become a reality some day. I can't think of a better person to give Hillary Clinton (former US Sec of State and [hopefully] future President) an earful!
Winnie's recent studies at the University of Kent centered on the human-animal conflict in Kenya. Winnie realized from her work at the Kenya Wildlife Service and Amboseli Trust for Elephants that with the recent population explosion in the country and the intrusion of humans on traditional wildlife migratory routes and habitats, wildlife was encroaching on the encroaching humans, and domestic animals and crops were becoming a new source of food.
Elephants started coming into Amboseli Park showing wounds from spears and poison arrows, the retaliations of humans who felt wronged. This is taking a real toll on the elephants. (Today this same population is vulnerable to the poaching gangs who are devastating the wildlife population in Kenya.)
Investigations showed that elephants were being speared by herdsmen whose animals had been killed by elephants. So the Amboseli Trust for Elephants started a program of consolation payments to placate those who had lost animals to elephants and this helped which has cut down on the revenge killings, and yet no such program was in place for the farmers whose crops had been raided.
On further investigation, Winnie discovered there was not even a good system in place to keep track of the problems between farmers and animals and so really very little was known about it. Where were the hotspots? How bad is the damage? What is the attitude of the farmers towards them?
In 2005 Winnie undertook a formal study by going to individual farmers around Amboseli National Park, and doing surveys of the type an insurance agent might do assessing damage. In doing so, she learned a lot about the farmers and their problems, and also learned about the elephants.
She found it necessary to return a few times as conditions change every year. The intent of the original project was research and to introduce simple solutions as those used in Zimbabwe (where she earned her masters degree in Tropical Resource Ecology) such as chili and tobacco based deterrents, fireworks and noise.
Although elephants are seen mostly as the culprits when it comes to destroying crop fields, she learned that their damage only amounted to 5-7% of the crop—not a significant area versus the total amount of production. A few instances the damage was 80-90%. The perception of the farmers had about the elephants was wrong—informed by news of those few terrible incidents.
The damage suffered from elephants is not comparable to the damage suffered from smaller animals The squirrels who steal seeds were more pesky as they were ever present. Baboons and the monkeys also go after crops and will be there the whole day and children had to stay home from school to chase them away.. They are likewise difficult to chase.
The elephants, she learned, with their wisdom and intelligence, are not just eating, they are also planning and strategizing on mitigating risk. They eat at the borders, away from the settlements and close to riverine vegetation , not random, and only when the crops are mature. Winnie, a fellow admirer of elephant intelligence and wisdom, concludes, "Elephants exhibit real signs of risk management."
So therefore, if you understand elephant strategy, "Just raise the risk a little so it won't be worth it to them." Winnie's research uncovered some simple solutions that should be able to be used with the farmers—but putting these into practice isn't.
Three thousand farmers with random plots can do little by themselves. Winnie realized that if they were to accomplish anything they have to learn to work together in an organized way. Land management has been almost nil in the area, and the majority of the farmers are descendents of poor farmers who are uneducated and unused to thinking outside the box.
Farmers include immigrants from central and eastern provinces of the country who have heard about the rich volcanic soil near Mt. Kilamanjaro. "This is a widespread problem due largely to the inability and lack of government commitment to address land use planning issues in total," she explained. The government inaction includes allowing agriculture in a wildlife area without educating the farmers about the benefits of wildlife. Many attempts at a land management plan have been introduced by scientists and the KWS. A master plan would make it easier for people like herself to come and work out solutions. But there has been no commitment and a plain lack of political will. Winnie believes that the leaders prefer to keep the people poor. (80% of the population is rural and poor) It is these impoverished citizens who will vote for anyone who is willing to give them a modest cash handout.
Through her group Conservation Kenya, Winnie developed a strategy for the farmers. It teaches life skills, educates about the importance of wildlife, gives them political clout, and introduces new ideas on ways to farm sustainably. She has organized the farmers to come together for community meetings to discuss their common issues and all contribute towards common goals. The group model is a minimum of 15 people in each hot spot. Each group registers itself with the Ministry of Social Services, which gives them a certificate that they are a recognized society. The group then joins forces with other groups she has organized into an umbrella group with elected president, secretary and treasurer. This strategy has "proved a complete winner," she says proudly.
When crop raiding by elephants occurs, responsibility is shared for people to lookout from the watchtowers that have been constructed by the community groups in all the hot spots. Other preventative measures shared include chili-tobacco rope to repel elephants and fireworks and torches, which scare them away. Having a large registered umbrella group also puts them in a position to receive possible grants, such as free seeds, from the government. At the meetings Winnie often together with her associate of 14 years, Jim Nyamu of the Elephant Neighbor Center, talk with farmers and share ideas for new projects. For example, they suggest planting a tree nursery after the harvest to make more money, the possibility of beekeeping (which also repels elephants), and keeping goats and chickens.
Conservation Kenya is registered with the Kenyan government and can raise funds to help community-based groups with conflict mitigation, training and education. Fundrasing still remains the most challenging task for Winnie and her colleagues. Community work is slow in showing results and donors are more interested in projects that provide quick results and great photographs in the short term.
Winnie has recently purchased some land outside of Amboseli where she has built a cabin. This will be used as a headquarters for Conservation Kenya. This place will be a resource center from which she and others will be able to continue to get to know farmers, and do social research and focus-group discussions.
It so happened that this season there was crop failure due not to animals but to climate change, and has left the farmers in greater poverty. Because her organization is already in place, it is easier for people like Winnie to approach the farmers, influence their lives and help them find other sustainable occupations. With continued education perhaps the widespread devastation of the beautiful wild forests and animal habitats will stop and people will find a way to come back to living more in harmony with the bountiful nature that is ours.
The poaching crisis in Africa has reached worrying levels in the last 5 years. As a delegate at the upcoming CITES meeting in Bangkok, Thailand in March, Winnie will be lobbying member countries to ensure that there will be no trade in ivory in the near future. She will also be lobbying for increased funding support to African countries to help them battle the poaching menace. Winnie can count on the support of the 26 African countries in the African Elephant Coalition.
Winnie remembers attending CITES in 2000 and 2004 and recognizing just how difficult it was for some African countries to articulate their concerns to the conference, due to language constraints and lack of proper briefing. She worked tirelessly with likeminded colleagues to bring together these 26 African countries under the umbrella of the African Elephant Coalition. The countries were assisted in preparing better for the Conference of Parties. The African Elephant Coalition is now a real voice in the CITES conference. They are able to explain what it means for a country like Gabon or Togo who can ill afford law enforcement to have the ivory trade lifted.
Winnie, millions of us are counting on you to help stem the murderous tide of "blood ivory". We have your back and believe in you. For if anyone should be in the forefront of this battle, I would nominate our esteemed colleague and friend, a true African queen—Dr. Winnie Kiiru.
Video of farmers showing how they prevent elephants from destroying crops, as taught to them by Dr. Winnie Kiiru of Conservation Kenya (please forgive sounds of wind)
Georja Umano is an actor and animal advocate.
You can contact Dr. Kiiru at:
P.O. Box 16730-00620
Mobil Plaza, Nairobi, Kenya
Emai: [email protected]


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Given that the Roadster isn't being continued on, it becomes kinda pointless until after it's redesign.
Might not be a bad idea for the model s, but I think that's for 2013 or so. Right now, Tesla doesn't need another bill :p
I wonder how soon the speculation will ramp up here about the nature of the "redesign"! Drivetrain, shell, cockpit?
Let the games begin!
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Development is already under progress, but kept in good secrecy. They redesigned the car for Tesla's advanced aluminum manufacturing process. As it will still be a super sports car, they go for the low ride and the battery pack located near the center. This means no changes to seat position and battery pack location (behind the seats).
Advances in battery tech (C~12Wh) will result in less than 4000 cells for the standard pack, cutting down curb weight to a dizzy 2050lbs and reducing rolling resistance. The range is slightly reduced to 200 miles, though.
Acceleration benefits, too. We now talk about electric railgun here, guys: 3.3s. That is if you don't go for the "sport" motor version plus the "racing" battery pack (2500 cells). The result is still kept secret, but it might be below 3s.
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'nuff flow of mind...
I'm not a big fan of sports cars but I think the top speed really needs to be increased. I remember a friend when I was a teen would take his Camero over to the track and race against other assorted cars for fun. After the first mile the winner would come down to top speed and handling.
Oval banked tracks make continuous high speeds easy so Tesla's acceleration losses it's advantage.
Is there any way they could design a 2 speed manual tranny? Fast and HOLY #*$&! I believe I read of a failed attempt at one.
I kinda talk'n Bugatti Veyron acceleration and speed.
Apparently they don't make metals strong enough to handle the forces in a gear change for the Tesla motor. The "failed attempt" was top manufacturers trying to provide a tranny strong enough.
If you want to increase the top speed, hack the electronics limiting the RPMs. I understand the motor has actually been run at 20,000rpm in the lab; that would give you over 200mph!
Correction: over 175mph.
I don't believe Roadster could go much faster than it currently can even with RPM limit removed, at higher RPMs torque and kW start to drop and at the 14k RPM those both have already dropped quite a bit from max values. You don't have anywhere near 200kW at 14k RPM. I think 125mph is pretty close to Roadster actual top speed.
If you want faster car you better tweak transmission so that you lose a bit in acceleration, but get max HP at higher speeds.
I think Roadster would actually be a bit faster in drag race with slightly slower initial acceleration. In 0-60 acceleration torque curve is already dropping near 60mph, in 0-100 torque has dropped quite a bit at the end, car doesn't accelerate much anymore.
60 mph is 60/125 *140000 RPM = 6720RPM. From Roadster specs:
Roadster sport:
295 lb-ft at 0-5,100 rpm, 288 hp (215 kW) at 4,400-6,000 rpm
Translated to speeds that is
295 lb-ft from 0-45mph, 288 hp (215 kW) at 39-53mph
If you think about real world drag race results, Roadster sport top speed about 102mph, time around 12.6s. If Roadster gets 0-60 at 3.7, it uses 8.9 to get the rest 42mph, which quite a bit time.


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Area's big race: Suzio, Bartolomeo in the 13th Senatorial District
With an election only days away, candidates for the 13th Senatorial District weighed in on overwhelming financial issues facing the state that have been years in the making.
Democratic Meriden City Councilwoman Dante Bartolomeo is challenging Republican Sen. Len Suzio, R-Meriden, who is serving his first term in office.
Political observers are keeping a close eye on the race. The district, which covers Middletown, Cheshire and Meriden, is considered a battleground for control of the Senate.
Suzio said he was surprised to learn last year as a member of the Appropriations Committee that there was a projected surplus of $325 million, and proposed spending by the legislature of the same amount.
"They took every nickel and dime they could," Suzio said.
As far as what to cut, Suzio said those options are limited because of the negotiated contract between the state and the state employees union.
"They tied our hands with employee layoffs, otherwise I'd suggest cutting longevity payments. One hundred and fifty million dollars could be saved in one year. But we have very few choices because of the terrible bargain with state employees which tied us up," he said.
Suzio also suggested that the legislature look at tightening up eligibility standards for Medicaid.
In August, the state saw an increase of 1,700 new applicants on the Medicaid rolls.
Suzio said those on the state State Administered General Assistance, or SAGA program, were moved to the Medicaid program because the state would receive federal funds for Medicaid, and assumed it would save the state money.
While there were about 36,000 individuals in the SAGA program, the Medicaid rolls increased by about 70,000.
Suzio attributed that to less stringent eligibility requirements for Medicaid than the SAGA program, and said he would look at tightening up requirements, such as disqualifying those who have assets in excess of $10,000, for example.
"We need to start looking at these programs. We just don't have the money," he said.
Suzio said he would also like to eliminate the "boondoggles" the state has created, such as the Hartford to New Britain busway.
"I would stop that today if I could. It's a colossal waste. We're throwing good money after bad," he said.
Suzio said even if the highest ridership projections are used, the project amounts to $600 million in bonding for a bus only one-tenth of one percent of the population will use.
Suzio said the busway project is bonded, so it can't be cut. After the project is completed, the state will still have to subsidize its operation at an annual cost of between $15 and $20 million.
His challenger, Bartolomeo, said the first thing she would look at is consolidating more state agencies, which would, she contends, save the state as well as municipalities.
"Some of it has been done, but many in name only. State buildings and agencies in towns are not full," she said.
Bartolomeo said that the unoccupied spaces affect PILOT, or payment in lieu of taxes payments to municipalities.
Rather than paying property taxes, the state makes direct payments to municipalities where it owns property. The payments are substantially less than what it would pay in taxes.
"PILOT money will decline. Municipalities won't get 60 percent because of occupancy," she said.
Bartolomeo suggested that the agencies that can consolidate do just that, and the properties the state no longer occupies because of the consolidation be turned over to the town so they can be put back on the tax rolls.
While Suzio voted for the 'First Five' program, he said the way the program has been implemented makes him think it "was a mistake."
"There are no checks and balances. We can give away the store. Look at what's been done. We're giving money to companies already here. Some are laying off workers already. The emphasis should be small business," he said.
Bartolomeo agrees with Suzio when it comes to focusing on small business.
"What's done is done, and I hope the program generates the results it's supposed to, but we need to move forward and concentrate on small business," she said.
As far as the First Five program is concerned, she said that the incentives should be re-evaluated to make sure the program is generating the results it was designed to generate.
Connecticut taxation is high enough for Suzio, so high that he pledged that he will not vote for another tax increase.
"If the governor froze spending, we would have three-quarters of a billion dollars. (Malloy) increased real spending by $1 billion. Tax increases are not on the table. I will not vote for another tax under any circumstances," Suzio said.
Bartolomeo said she has no desire to raise taxes, pointing to the high tax burden on senior citizens and working families.
"They're taxed out. It's nothing I would support," she said.
She cautioned against the pledges some legislators have taken not to raise taxes.
"If you're going to pledge not to raise taxes, then you must also pledge no cuts in aid to towns," she said, explaining that that kind of financial blow would be passed on to towns either as an unfunded mandate or less aid to municipalities.
As far as why he wants to run, Suzio said his extensive background in finance and accounting is something the state needs, given its financial condition.
"I have a good understanding of numbers and how they work. I think very few people in the legislature understand it better than I do. I recognize the catastrophic situation the state is in and will do what I can," he said.
Bartolomeo said her decision to run is because she doesn't believe Suzio is representing the district the way it should be represented.
She pointed to legislation she said Suzio sponsored and supported to eliminate state funding to Planned Parenthood in the state.
"I thought it was unconscionable and protested the legislation, saying that eliminating state funding would impede access to health care.
"It's important people have access, and these people weren't looking for handouts. It's a sliding scale based on what you can afford," she said. She said that about 5 percent of Planned Parenthood's services had to do with abortion.
"I strongly disagreed (with the legislation) so I asked to be in this position. If you complain, you have to be willing to step up," she said.


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Gun control group sues website that sold gun in Oak Brook murder
Theresa O'Rourke of Downers Grove says her longtime friendship with Jitka Vesel wasn't about where they were going -- it was about the journey.
"When you were sad, Jitka would let you cry on her shoulder, and then she'd make you laugh until you were going to bust a gut. And you knew you would be OK because Jitka was there with you.
"Jitka's not here anymore," she said.
On April 13, 2011, Vesel was shot and killed by her ex-boyfriend Demetry Smirnov as she left an Oak Brook office complex.
Soon after Smirnov confessed to the murder and was sentenced to life in prison, O'Rourke vowed to push for tighter gun control laws through news conferences and letter-writing campaigns.
On Wednesday, O'Rourke and Vesel's brother Alex Vesely, supported by lawyers from a prominent national gun control advocacy group, took aim at an online classified ad site Smirnov visited to find the weapon he used to kill Vesel.
"It makes me angry that some murderous guy would just go and buy a gun on the Internet," Vesely said at a news conference at a Chicago law office. "Just go on the webpage and no problem -- you could buy it."
Vesely filed suit in Cook County circuit court Wednesday against the website, Armslist.com, where Smirnov read an ad for a .40-caliber handgun that he later purchased from a private dealer outside a Washington casino.
Jonathan Lowy, director of Brady Center's Legal Action Project and lawyer representing Vesely, said the lawsuit is the first of its kind against an online gun website tied to a shooting. He claimed Armslist, an LLC based in Oklahoma, "facilitated and profited off" Vesel's murder, and was a "legal cause" of her death.
"This should not happen in America," Lowy said. "Gun sellers and website operators should not be able to supply and profit from gun violence and murder. It should be harder to buy a semiautomatic handgun than a used sofa on Craigslist."
The suit says the website's design "facilitates illegal gun sales to unlawful gun buyers with no background checks and no questions asked." The site, by allowing buyers to search for weapons for sale in all 50 states, "encourages and enables users to evade laws" that prohibit the sale of firearms to residents of another state or country, according to the suit.
Smirnov, 21, was a citizen of Canada and not eligible for gun ownership, but after finding the gun on the website, he purchased it from Benedict Ladera, 31, of Kent, Wash. Ladera was sentenced to a year in prison in June for selling Smirnov the weapon.
The suit is seeking damages above $50,000 -- "in an amount necessary to fully and fairly compensate the next of kin for their losses."
Officials from Armslist did not respond to a request for comment.
The suit states the website makes money through paid advertisements from companies such as Pottery Barn, State Farm and Shutterfly.
"If a gun seller or gun website doesn't care that people like Jitka Vesel will be killed because of their irresponsible conduct, then maybe they will care about their bottom line," Lowy said. "A lawsuit like this can send a message."
According to the Armslist website, it was created in January 2009 "by a number of gun-owning and gun-loving Americans after seeing firsthand how the popular marketplace sites on the Internet shun firearms."
The free classified site lists hand guns, pistols, rifles, shotguns, ammunition, archery and hunting equipment.
Lowy cited published reports that Armslist.com was used by Radcliffe Haughton to purchase a gun used in the October shooting spree at a Wisconsin spa. But Lowy said the suit filed Wednesday only involves the Vesel murder case.
Smirnov had met Vesel, 36, of Westmont, in 2008 through an online dating service. Smirnov moved from Surrey, British Columbia, to the Chicago area to be with Vesel, but he moved back about a year later after Vesel broke up with him. Still, authorities said Smirnov continued to call and email Vesel.
Prosecutors said Smirnov returned to Chicago and glued a tracking device to the bottom of Vesel's car, then waited for her to leave a volunteer function at the Czechoslovak Heritage Museum on 22nd Street in Oak Brook before shooting at her 11 times.
Authorities said before coming to the Chicago area, Smirnov researched the death penalty online and learned it had been recently abolished in Illinois.


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Ann McElhinney thinks accessing more of America's fossil fuel would be "fracking brilliant."
At the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday, a panel of pro-drilling conservatives argued that federal laws and Obama administration regulation is causing Americans to "starve at a feast."
The panelists all argued that America has a wealth of fossil fuels and natural gas, and, if allowed, could tap into its supply, create a huge number of jobs and enjoy steady economic recovery.
What's standing in the way?
The government, they said.
McElhinney, a movie director, energized the crowd of about 150 people with her enthusiasm, arguing that conservatives have failed to defend their right to energy, allowing liberals to win with environmental arguments. She argued that those who preach against fossil fuels enjoy its benefits.
"Nancy Pelosi is loving (fossil fuel)," she said emphatically. "She can't be pulled from that private jet… they all love it, they're just liars."
Charles Drevna, president of the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers, agreed with McElhinney. He argued that the current administration is anti-fossil fuel, and while the country has an exorbitant amount of energy and the technology to recover it economically, America lacks the political will.
Conn Carroll, senior editorial writer at The Washington Examiner, blamed regulations like the National Environmental Policy Act that are used to stop or postpone energy projects. He cited Keystone XL as a recent example of this, arguing that its just one example where the industry's potential growth is stunted.
The moderator, James Taylor, senior fellow and Managing Editor at Environmental and Climate News, cited Texas as an example of how many jobs oil and natural gas production can create. If this could be done at a greater level nation wide, he sad, America would be able to export energy and level out the trade deficit.


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Common Questions: FSIS Food Safety Education Campaign to Promote Food Thermometer Use
- What is the goal of this campaign?
- Why is it so important that people use a food thermometer when cooking meat, poultry, and eggs?
- How did the Thermy™ campaign get started?
- When did the Thermy™ campaign get started?
- How many people use a food thermometer today?
- Do you really think people will use a food thermometer for small items like hamburgers and chicken breasts?
- This is an important message. Why choose a cartoon character to be the messenger?
- Who is cooperating in this campaign?
- How will the Thermy™ campaign materials be distributed?
- How can a group borrow the Thermy™ costume for their own education campaign?
- What does the Trademark mean?
- Will any Thermy™ materials be available in non-English languages?
- What are future plans for the campaign?
Q. What is the goal of this campaign?
A. The Thermy™ campaign is a national consumer education initiative developed by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The goal of this campaign is to increase the use of food thermometers by American consumers.
Most people think they can tell when food is "done" by "eyeballing" it—judging by its color or texture. The only problem is, research has shown that those methods don't necessarily work. For instance, one out of every four hamburgers turns brown before it's cooked to a temperature high enough to destroy harmful bacteria.
We want to help Americans accomplish what they intend to—cook their food safely and cook it to the very highest quality, so that it's tasty and juicy. The only way you can really know when your food is safely cooked—and not overdone or underdone—is to use a food thermometer.
And this doesn't mean just for special meals and holidays—when Americans will traditionally use their food thermometers. We want to encourage people to ensure safety and quality everyday and use a food thermometer for many foods including hamburgers, chicken breasts, and pork chops!
Q. Why is it so important that people use a food thermometer when cooking meat, poultry, and eggs?
A. America's food is among the safest in the world. But bacteria are everywhere, including on food, like meat, poultry, and egg products. If food isn't handled safely, harmful bacteria can multiply to dangerous levels and make people sick.
There are four key safe food handling steps promoted under a national educational campaign by the Partnership for Food Safety Education called Fight BAC!®. These steps include: Clean, Separate, Cook, and Chill.
"Cook" is one of the key steps. Cooking food so that it reaches a safe internal temperature is crucial in keeping food safe. Using a food thermometer is the only way to tell if food has reached a high enough temperature to destroy harmful bacteria.
Q. How did the Thermy™ campaign get started?
A. Important research prompted this educational campaign by FSIS. The research underscored the fallibility of traditional consumer methods for determining when food is "done."
In 1995, a study by Kansas State University indicated that ground beef might turn brown before it's cooked to a safe internal temperature, sufficient to destroy potentially dangerous bacteria. With that information in hand, FSIS commissioned the USDA's Agricultural Research Service to examine the color of ground beef as it relates to doneness. Their 1998 findings: one out of every four hamburgers turns brown before being cooked to a safe internal temperature.
FSIS knew then that it needed to take action to change consumer behavior and encourage thermometer use.
And there is widespread support for encouraging the use of food thermometers:
- One of the goals of Healthy People 2010 is to promote the use of food thermometers over the next 10 years.
- The new edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (2000) will include, for the first time, a guideline on food safety. These guidelines include the recommendation to use a food thermometer.
Q. When did the Thermy™ campaign get started?
A. The campaign was officially launched May 25, 2000. See this archival web page for more information about the campaign kickoff.
Q. How many people use a food thermometer today?
A. Consumer research conducted in 1998 by FSIS and the Food and Drug Administration shows that less than half the population owns a food thermometer. And only 3 percent of the population use a food thermometer when cooking hamburgers.
Q. Do you really think people will use a food thermometer for small items like hamburgers and chicken breasts?
A. Yes, we think they will. Using a food thermometer has never been easier. There are thermometers that are specifically designed to register temperatures quickly in thin foods like hamburgers or chicken breasts. Thermometers are digital, instant-read, and disposable—and they're even turning up in the tips of barbecue forks. They're high-tech and easy to use.
Q. This is an important message. Why choose a cartoon character to be the messenger?
A. Research helped FSIS see that consumers were at risk because they weren't checking "doneness" with a food thermometer. Research also pointed to the right direction in developing this educational campaign.
FSIS conducted extensive research with focus groups made up of a wide variety of typical consumers—young and old, different ethnic groups, and educational backgrounds. That research showed that people were receptive to an educational program that had a messenger—like Smokey Bear. The experience with the Fight BAC!® campaign also shows that a character can be a very effective messenger.
People supported the concept that a messenger would help make learning fun and be attractive to kids. Many times, kids lead the way. They bring new thoughts and ideas home and can help teach the family.
As a result, the digital thermometer messenger named "Thermy™" was created along with the message, "It's Safe to Bite When the Temperature is Right!"
Q. Who is cooperating in this campaign?
A. USDA has many initial cooperators and partners.
Thermometer companies and many grocery chains nationwide are key initial cooperators that will help to get Thermy™ in the public eye at the retail sector. The Food Temperature Indicator Association (FTIA), along with many other thermometer companies, have made thermometers and temperature indicators more accessible and user-friendly for consumers. Thermometer manufacturers and distributors are putting Thermy™ art on floor and counter signage for display in grocery, kitchen, and department stores.
The Food Marketing Institute and many grocery chains have partnered with USDA to provide Thermy™ kick-off events, concurrently and soon after the USDA launch. Plans include attendance by local media, distribution of Thermy™ brochures and magnets, food demonstrations, in-store and newspaper advertisements, local press releases, and use of the public service announcement and the Thermy™ costume as requested.
USDA has the support of the Partnership for Food Safety Education and plans to partner Thermy™ and the Fight BAC!® character in future interactions. Cooperative extension plans to incorporate Thermy™ in food safety education classes. The Food and Nutrition Service and it's many food programs plan to bring the message to parents through kids at school.
Other partners continue to be added to the campaign, such as chefs' organizations and various agencies and associations.
Q. How will the Thermy™ campaign materials be distributed?
A. To kick off the campaign, Thermy™ kits were distributed to over 40,000 individuals and groups, including school food service directors, local public health officials, Cooperative Extension agents, other educators, cooperators, and the media. Over 10,000 are being disseminated through other mailings and will be distributed at food, health, and nutrition conventions.
Single copies
Single copies of most items are available from the FSIS Food Safety Education Staff by either calling the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854), e-mailing a request to email@example.com, or by faxing to (301) 504-0204.
The Thermy™ brochure is available on this Web site and also from the Federal Consumer Information Center. Consumers can write for a single copy to: FCIC, PO Box 1000, #614G, Pueblo, CO 81002, 1-888-8PUEBLO.
Multiple Copies; Electronic Formats
The Thermy™ materials are featured on the FSIS Web site (www.fsis.usda.gov/thermy) and are available in a variety of reproducible and print-quality formats. For high-quality professional printing, download materials in the EPS or SIT formats.
Limited larger amounts of print materials will be provided free of charge to educators while supplies last. Request as described above.
Selected campaign materials are also available in quantity from the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). See flyer for details. To order materials online, you must go to the GPO Access Online Bookstore: http://bookstore.gpo.gov/
For further information about procuring bulk quantities of Thermy™ materials, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com
A Public Service Announcement and Video News Release with "B-Roll" about food thermometers are available. Request a VHS version for educators or BETA-SP version for media inquiries as described above.
Q. How can a group borrow the Thermy™ costume for their own education campaign?
A. The costume (see photo below) is available for large education events. Contact the FSIS/Food Safety Education Staff to request the costume. Delivery expenses must be paid by the requesting agency/organization.
Q. What does the Trademark mean?
A. Thermy™ art is trademarked by USDA, but is offered free to industry and educators if the Guidelines for Use of Thermy™ Art are followed. Industry and educators must put a disclaimer on materials sold for profit: USDA does not endorse any product, service, or organization. Thermy™ art must be used with the message: "It's Safe to Bite When the Temperature is Right!" If Thermy™ art is used on a food label, the request must be granted in advance by FSIS/USDA.
Q. Will any Thermy™ materials be available in non-English languages?
A. The Thermy™ brochure, "Use a Food Thermometer," * is available in Spanish on the Web site and through the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline. Spanish versions of the magnet, poster, and postcard | En Español are available on the Web site. Other materials will be translated and produced in the future.
Q. What are future plans for the campaign?
A. A primary goal is to expand the number of partners, including more grocery chains and organizations in order to reach more consumers with the message. Additional materials will be produced. The Thermy™ campaign will enhance the Partnership for Food Safety Education's effort to promote the COOK message of the Fight BAC!® messages. Let us know how you plan to use Thermy™ in education programs by writing to: email@example.com
April 2004
* Brochure no longer available.


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"We were in bed and Jon called Kate on speaker phone," Glassman recalled. "He wrote down what he wanted to say to her and then he read from his notes. He told her, 'You either give me money, or I'm going to call (Child Protective Services).' "
The supposed CPS threat related to an injury to daughter Mady's arm, but Glassman didn't seem to sense any parental concern from her man.
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Take, for instance, Gunn's indictment of one designer he particularly dislikes.
"Don't even get me started on Isaac Mizrahi," Gunn wrote in a "Golden Rules" excerpt published in Marie Claire. "In my view, he's one of the world's biggest divas. One time, I saw Isaac throw a fit about a security guard from the second-floor showroom at Liz Claiborne Inc.'s Times Square offices. Why, you may ask? Was the guard stealing? Harassing guests? Showing up late? No, he was wearing brown. Can you imagine having your senses so offended by a color that it provokes such an extreme reaction?"
When reflecting on that sentiment, the "Project Runway" mentor made it clear — he meant every word it.
"Oh, please, I was so kind to him," Gunn told the Daily News. "I mean, I wouldn't have the words to describe some of the more abhorrent behavior. He really is a terrible, terrible, terrible person."
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Bring on the sequins. When David Hasselhoff debuts his best moves on "Dancing With the Stars," he'll wear the over-the-top costumes — with just one caveat: "You won't see me in Spandex because it reveals too much of The Hoff," the former "Baywatch" star told the U.K. Press Association. … While Jenny McCarthy has moved on (and moved in) since her split with actor Jim Carrey, the National Enquirer reports the same can't be said for Carrey. "Jim isn't himself these days — and he hasn't been ever since he and Jenny split," a friend of the funnyman told the magazine. "But finding out she has already moved in with a guy has just sent him reeling." … Move over, Kanye West! Someone else is ready to take over the Taylor Swift hot seat. Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson recently slammed the country-pop crossover sensation in an interview with Nylon Guys magazine. "I find it embarrassing that adults are like, 'Taylor Swift is very talented.' She's not," Robinson insisted. "She might be cute, but she's horrible."
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|Department of Mysteries
|Organisation information
Level 9, Ministry of Magic
Conducts confidential research
- "...and that's Bode and Croaker...they're Unspeakables...from the Department of Mysteries, top secret, no idea what they get up to..."
- —Arthur Weasley[src]
The Department of Mysteries is a section of the Ministry of Magic that carries out confidential research. Most of its operations are carried out in total secrecy. Few wizards within the Ministry actually know what is located within this department, though it is learned that the various mysteries of the world are studied there: these include love, space, thought, time, death, and others. Those wizards who work in the Department of Mysteries are known as Unspeakables because of the confidential nature of their work.[1]
Some of the covert research projects this department has undertaken were revealed to Dumbledore's Army, and an important battle of the Second Wizarding War took place within the department in 1996.[2]
- "Bartemius! Not trying to lure Potter into one of the Ministry's summer internships, are we? The last boy who went into the Department of Mysteries never came out!"
- —Barty Crouch Jr. (disguised as Alastor Moody) to Barty Crouch Sr.[src]
The Department of Mysteries lies deep in the lowest level of the Ministry of Magic, on the ninth level. It is accessible via the lifts from the Ministry Atrium. From the lift, a plain corridor leads to a black door, behind which is the Entrance Chamber, which is designed to disorient any unauthorised personnel who enter it. It is a circular room with a highly polished floor that looks almost like standing water and twelve handleless doors. Whenever a door closes, the walls rotate, making it impossible to determine which door is which. This chamber will respond to a verbal request for an exit by the opening of the correct door.[2]
The Department apparently works to uncover the secrets of death, time, space, thought, and love, among other things, and records prophecies whenever they are made. It includes the following known chambers:
Brain RoomEdit
- "Hey Harry, there are brains in here, ha ha ha, isn't that weird, Harry?"
- —Ron Weasley to Harry Potter in the Brain Room.[src]
This chamber is long and rectangular, lit by low-hanging lamps. It contains a tank of encephala, or brains, that swim in a green solution. These particular brains are highly aggressive and will attack and constrict anything that tries to touch them or pick them up, as was the case with Ron Weasley. The tendrils that the brains possess are implied to be physical manifestations of thoughts.[2] The concept of thought and all related subjects are studied in this chamber.
Death ChamberEdit
This large, square room somewhat resembles Courtroom Ten of the Wizengamot. It is dimly lit, with stone tiers leading down to a pit in the centre. In this pit is a dais, upon which stands a very old stone archway with a tattered black curtain hanging from it. This arch separates the worlds of the living and the dead. Some people, such as Harry Potter and Luna Lovegood, heard voices through this veil. Sirius Black fell through the archway during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries after being struck by a curse from Bellatrix Lestrange.[2]
Hall of ProphecyEdit
Records of prophecies are stored in this long, cold chamber with high ceilings and towering shelves lit with blue-flame candles. These prophecies, held in glass orbs, are magically protected, so that the only people who can lift them off their stand are the Keeper of the Hall of Prophecies and the subject or subjects of the individual prophecy. Anyone else who attempts to inspect the orb with their hands will be afflicted with instant madness. Alas, during the battle that took place within the Department of Mysteries in 1996, the six D.A. members used Reductor Curses to smash the shelves of prophecies in order to distract the Death Eaters, and destroyed a great number of prophecies in the Hall as a result.[2]
Known PropheciesEdit
- "The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches...Born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies...and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not...and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives...The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies..."
- —Sybill Trelawney[src]
A year before Lily and James Potter were murdered by Lord Voldemort, the seer Sybill Trelawney made a prophecy involving Voldemort and a child who would come to be his destroyer. After his return, Voldemort sought to know the entire prophecy and lured Harry and other members of Dumbledore's Army to the Hall in attempt to steal and confirm the contents of the orb. Due to the incompetency and failures of the Death Eaters, the orb was shattered in a commotion that prevented anyone from listening to the contents.[2] However, Harry was able to hear the prophecy from the Pensieve in Albus Dumbledore's office, since Trelawney made the original to Dumbledore himself.
During the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, Lucius Malfoy and Bellatrix Lestrange destroyed, accidentally, two prophecies while talking to Harry Potter:
- The first one was made by a male seer, and it was about something "new" that would come at the Solstice.
- The second one was made by a female seer, and it was about "none will come after" something unknown.
Love Chamber a.k.a. Ever-Locked RoomEdit
- "There is a room in the Department of Mysteries that is kept locked at all times. It contains a force that is at once more wonderful and more terrible than death, than human intelligence, than the forces of nature. It is also, perhaps, the most mysterious of the many subjects for study that reside there. It is the power held within that room that you possess in such quantities and which Voldemort has not at all."
- —Albus Dumbledore to Harry Potter[src]
The Love chamber is a room behind a door that remains locked at all times and which cannot be unlocked by Alohomora or magical unlocking penknives. According to Dumbledore, behind the door is the most mysterious subject of study of the department, and the most powerful force ever to exist in the universe — which is known as "Love". It may also be used in attempts to understand and duplicate the magical protection self-sacrificing love creates, the only magic strong enough to repel the Killing Curse.[3] There is said to be a large fountain of Amortentia in the room.
Space ChamberEdit
This is a dark room full of planets floating in mid-air. Presumably, it is from this Chamber where Wizards study the aspect of space, as it is one of the limits of magic (along with time). Visitors may find themselves floating as well. Luna Lovegood deemed it "a very odd place" and used the Reductor Curse on the Pluto replica to block an attacking Death Eater during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries.[2]
Time RoomEdit
This long, rectangular room is filled with a beautiful, dancing light that sparkles like gems. All kinds of time-related devices completely fill the chamber, such as clocks of every description, and Time-Turners. It also contains a large crystal bell jar at its far end, from which the sparking light comes. Inside it, anything will grow increasingly younger, to its pre-life state, be re-born to grow older, and cycle through endlessly.
At the end of the room there is a door that leads into the Hall of Prophecies. There are also small offices just off the main chamber, in which Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Neville Longbottom faced two Death Eaters during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries. During this battle, the department's entire stock of Time-Turners was smashed.[2]
It can be assumed that study in the time room has led to the discovery and creation of the ability to magically manipulate time through Time-Turners.
Second Wizarding WarEdit
Battle of the Department of MysteriesEdit
- Hermione Granger: "Voldemort knows you, Harry! He took Ginny down into the Chamber of Secrets to lure you there, it's the kind of thing he does, he knows you're the – the sort of person who'd go to Sirius's aid! What if he's just trying to get you into the Department of Myst-?"
- Harry Potter: "Hermione, it doesn't matter if he's done it to get me there or not – they've taken McGonagall to St. Mungo's, there isn't anyone from the Order left at Hogwarts who we can tell, and if we don't go, Sirius is dead!"
- — after Harry has a dream of Sirius being tortured[src]
In 1996, Lord Voldemort had his Death Eaters attempt to steal the above mentioned prophecy. After two failed attempts, Voldemort lured Harry Potter and five of his friends there by planting a vision of his godfather being tortured into his mind. Harry, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Neville Longbottom, Ginny Weasley and Luna Lovegood flew to the Ministry, where they were confronted by twelve Death Eaters.
The six members of Dumbledore's Army managed to distract their attackers and flee, scattering throughout the Department of Mysteries and combating the Dark Wizards who pursued them. The Order of the Phoenix soon arrived, saving the teenagers but losing one of their own, Sirius Black, killed by his own cousin Bellatrix Lestrange.
This battle caused considerable damage to the Department of Mysteries, including the loss of many Time-Turners, and signalled the beginning of open war in the wizarding world.[2]
Under Voldemort's controlEdit
- "Recent research undertaken by the Department of Mysteries reveals that magic can only be passed from person to person when Wizards reproduce. Where no proven Wizarding ancestry exists, therefore, the so-called Muggle-born is likely to have obtained magical power by theft or force."
- —Daily Prophet article in August 1997[src]
On 1 August, 1997, the Ministry of Magic fell under Voldemort's control, with Imperiused Pius Thicknesse the new puppet Minister for Magic. In line with the Death Eaters' ideology about blood purity, the Ministry began distributing anti-Muggle and Muggle-born propaganda, based on research allegedly conducted by the Department of Mysteries. Muggle-borns were forced to register with the Muggle-Born Registration Commission, which convicted them of having stolen magic from "real" wizards and witches and sent them to Azkaban. Since this is not factually true, it is likely that this "research" either did not exist at all or was strongly skewed in order to support false conclusions. Unspeakables may have been intimidated into doing this, as many were shown to be terrified and under surveillance while the Ministry was under Death Eater control.[3]
Presumably, after Voldemort's defeat in May of 1998 and the reform of the Ministry under Kingsley Shacklebolt, this information was exposed as untrue.
Known employeesEdit
- Levina Monkstanley (c. 1772)
- Broderick Bode (deceased)
- Croaker
- Augustus Rookwood (Death Eater spy)
- Unidentified intern (disappeared within the Department before early 1995)
- The Keeper of the Hall of Prophecy
Behind the scenesEdit
- Luna Lovegood – probably influenced by an article in The Quibbler – once stated that Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge "uses the Department of Mysteries to develop terrible poisons, which he secretly feeds to anybody who disagrees with him".[2] There is no proof that this is true.
- The name of the department may be an allusion to the Mysteries of the Ancient Greek and Roman religions, in which admission and knowledge was restricted through arcane initiation rites. The word "mystery" literally means "initiation." The Eleusinian Mysteries were the most famous and important of these.[4]
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (Exterior hallway only)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game) (Exterior hallway only)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
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LAKE CITY, Fla. – Some miniature horses at Gentle Carousel in Lake City help make a huge difference, and they did for the two weeks they were in Newtown, Conn., the site of the elementary school shooting tragedy in December.
Volunteers from the nonprofit recently returned and said it was a trip they'll never forget.
Gentle Carousel decided to name one foal after Catherine Hubbard (pictured, below), a 6-year-old girl who died at Sandy Hook Elementary.
"The family was really delighted, they felt like it would just really represent her spirit and what she was all about. She loved animals," said Jorge Garcia-Bengochea, of Gentle Carousel.
Volunteers trekked the little horses all over town, inside the Newtown Police Department, rec center and town library. The librarian told Gentle Carousel to expect a couple children, and 600 showed up.
"The director of the library felt like it was the beginning of healing for Newtown, and we were just very moved that the horses would have that kind of affect and we would be able to give to the town in that way," Garcia-Bengochea said.
Gentle Carousel also took the horses inside the classrooms for the Sandy Hook kids' first day back at school. They got to pet the minis named Magic, Wokanda and Aladdin and read books about them.
"When we did start one of the stories that we were reading, one of the children asked, 'Does anyone die in this story?' which is surprising for a 4-year-old girl or 5-year-old boy to ask before you read a book," Garcia-Bengochea said. "But it's not surprising knowing what they've been through."
The more time the children and even teachers spent with the horses, the better they felt.
"You could sense a burden starting to be lifted," Garcia-Bengochea said. "Obviously this is something that's going to be with them for a long time, but we feel that we felt like we were able to give to them and just restore their faith and humanity again to some degree."
IMAGES: Therapy horses back from Newtown
Gentle Carousel is hoping to raise funds to return to Newtown in the spring to help its horses heal hurting hearts.
"They're intuitive, very patient with people," Garcia-Bengochea said. "It just seems like every time they interact with people there's a significant response and people do feel a connection, and they walk away feeling a renewed sense of innocence, maybe fantasy, and just enjoyment of life these horses are able to bring with them."


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The project team installed SAP BPC 10.1 on SAP HANA® with the following objectives:
Support a broader International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) program with a technical solution for consolidations that enables parallel sets of results.
Take advantage of Accenture's new SAP Business Warehouse (BW) on HANA system to gain efficiencies in the consolidations business process.
Reduce report execution time and consolidation runtime.
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Internal IT explored different SAP BPC architecture options to support Accenture's International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) program.
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As part of migrating Accenture's SAP BW system to SAP HANA, Accenture chose this opportunity to lead in the New and migrate its first major SAP application to the public cloud.
With its SAP BW on SAP HANA on Microsoft Azure, the project team looked to gain efficiencies in the consolidations business process.
Skilled resources in the business and technology were integrated into a very collaborative team that focused on performance improvement.
At the same time, the project team worked closely with global controllership to make sure the results satisfied their needs.
To reduce report execution time and consolidation runtime, the project team designed and executed an exhaustive testing plan.
This testing revealed that the process of obtaining report information from the SAP BPC repository consumed a great deal of time in validating user access. To address this issue, the project team optimized user roles to reduce the time required to perform validation.
Additionally, as part of the implementation, the project team designed an improved Year-to-Date logic with the objective of reducing the amount of records loaded in an SAP BPC cube each period and saving load time.
Instead of loading all records from the SAP system for the current fiscal year, the new logic computes the initial balance for all previous periods into a single set of data added to the current period in month-end close. This in-house development helped Accenture make the close process agile and improved performance.
The business can now trace data from the original records in SAP Business Suite on HANA to the consolidated information in SAP BPC.
Financial information is pre-consolidated five times during the month end before the final consolidation is done.
Pre-close consolidation helps leadership to have updated information during the process for closing the consolidated financial statements.
A continued vulnerability remediation process provides stronger security, along with strong security authentication access to the system.
The delivery life cycle has been reduced.
SAP BPC load and consolidation runtime was reduced by 45% and BPC report runtime was reduced by 50%.
Through the SAP BPC application, several pre-close loads can be performed during month end, allowing global controllers to have actual financial information at key times during these critical days.
Costs have been reduced because the business operates more efficiently and IT spends less time on fixing issues and has reduced the delivery life cycle.
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Antz is the best Woody Allen movie in several years. It contains Sylvester Stallone's funniest performance since Demolition Man. It also contains the standard excellent performances of Gene Hackman and Christopher Walken. The catch is that it is a computer animated film about bugs. Z (Woody Allen) opens the film on a shrink's couch. Z is rambling about the problems that Woody Allen characters usually suffer from. "Even as a child, I never got any attention," Z exclaims. "My father ran off when I was still a larva." Z is doomed to be a worker ant, spending his days shoveling dirt and being part of giant wrecking balls, the demonstration of which provides the films first truly stunning image.
His friend (Jennifer Lopez) is more positive about her fate, but Z is still unhappy. Meanwhile, Princess Bala (Sharon Stone) is less than joyous about her impending marriage to the General (Gene Hackman). One night, Bala, heads off to the worker bar, and instantly casts a spell over Z. After inciting a bar brawl, she is hurried away, leaving Z to wonder if he will ever see her again. So, in order to impress Bala, Z convinces his soldier friend (Sylvester Stallone) to let him switch places for the day. This works well for Sly, as he is captivated by the simple life of the worker and falls for Lopez. Alas, Z ends up the only survivor in a fatal battle with the acid-spewing termite legion, which is not unlike the gruesome battles from Starship Troopers. Hailed as a hero, then exposed as a fraud, Z accidentally kidnaps the princess as he heads off to find the legendary Insectopia as the Hackman's evil scheme takes hold.
First off, this film is a joy to look at. Miles ahead of the technology used in Toy Story, although I liked that film better, each frame is packed with bold colors and the tiniest of details. Each blade of grass looks utterly and completely real. The animation is wonderful as are the extraordinarily detailed expressions that appear of the bugs' faces. At times, I forgot I was watching bugs and simply assumed they were human. Of course, all of the best animation possible wouldn't matter if the script stunk. But, this is a well-written film indeed. Dreamworks' Antz is a witty, insightful, and charming animated epic about the perils of conformity. It is a "human" comedy that is so adult in nature that older audiences might actually enjoy it more than kids. The film is filled with little details about the nature of ants, like the scene where Allen cradles and converses with the dying head, and only the head, of his fallen comrade. The script is filled with clever dialogue and surprisingly deep characters. While not on the level of Hunchback of Notre Dame, the level of depth rises above Hercules, Anastasia, and the overrated Mulan.
Disney has its own computer animated bug flick coming out in late November. Judging from Antz, and the trailer for A Bug's Life, the latter will likely lose the race in terms of quality, if not box office as well. Dreamworks has emerged as the one true challenger to the Disney Empire. 20th Century Fox's Anastasia was merely an above average Disney-clone, and Warner Bros. doesn't seem to be trying, which explains making Quest For Camelot over feature lengh versions of its extremely popular and critically lauded Batman and Superman cartoons. Only Dreamworks has raised the bar by trying something different. Antz is not a normal animated film, it's dark, strange, violent, and contains NO songs and NO annoying animal sidekicks. In essence, it is the first big budget ($45 million) animated film that obviously wasn't made by the Mouse House.
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Then I'm now working on filling in the actual code, by dissecting existing source code and putting in my own variants of it... only its taking a while cos this is the first internet,TCP/IP, sockets etc. programming I've ever done.
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"I just think it's really strange seeing these people who live in these $20 million homes wanting $100,000 dollars," said Stephen Burton as he stood in front of $150,000 worth of expensive wine. "I think it's crazy."
Crazy enough to make Burton some nice profits. His company, Bordeaux Cellars, makes loans against the best wines in the world. "I've got quite a few cases of Romane-Conti, which is around $120,000 to $150,000 a case."
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Burton got into the loan business when his traditional job as a wine broker began to suffer after global wine prices fell. "I was reading an article in the Sunday Times. There was a pawnbroker over here in London who had a warehouse full of Aston Martins and Ferraris," he said. "Literally, people were just driving into this warehouse, handing them the keys for a cash loan. So I just put two and two together, and I thought, you know, we could do this with wine."
More than a year later, Burton said he and his partners have made 200 loans worth $30 million. He displayed some of the wine in hock—the Romane-Conti mentioned above, also a Magnum of 2004 Petrus, some Chateau Lafite Rothschild, and Chateau Latour. Burton even claimed one American going through a divorce put up two dozen cases of Screaming Eagle to get some quick cash. Two dozen cases.


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Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy by Emily Bazelon
Published by Random House
The big bad wolf in the raising of teenagers today is cyber bullying. If you believe Emily Bazelon, however, cyber bullying is not a new thing. It is, she claims, essentially nothing more than plain old bullying, moved to a new venue. What, then, is bullying? In Sticks and Stones, Bazelon unpacks the issue of bullying through three case studies, discussing interventions, suicide, and, of course, the role of the internet.
Honestly, I'm not sure I would have ever picked this one up had I not been interviewing Bazelon about it for the SheKnows Book Lounge. I expected Sticks and Stones to either be self-help-y or to be a dry recitation of the facts of bullying. Happily, it is neither. Instead, Sticks and Stones is a book that realistically delves into a difficult and complex issue. The case studies bring real people and real faces to the problem of bullying, and on both sides of the issue. It helps her unpack the school cultures that contribute to bullying, as well as what, if anything, can help in such situations.
Beyond being a well organized informative book, Sticks and Stones is also simply a compelling read. Bazelon has a great style, and knows exactly how much she can insert herself in the story without detracting from the facts she hopes to impart. Even without any current personal vested interested in precisely what goes on in high schools, I did not want to put Sticks and Stones down. Between Bazelon's engaging prose and her ability to get to the heart of why exactly this issue is important, she had me hooked.
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Men's Lacrosse Clinches Patriot League Title With Win Over Terriers
BALTIMORE – Loyola University Maryland clinched the 2014 Patriot League Men's Lacrosse Regular-Season Championship on Saturday with a 15-6 victory over visiting Boston University Saturday afternoon at Ridley Athletic Complex.
The top-ranked Greyhounds, who are in their first season in the conference, will host the Patriot League Championships as the top seed. The semifinals will take place Friday, April 25, at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m., with the winners meeting Sunday, April 27, at1 p.m. in the title game. All three contests will be televised live on CBS Sports Network.
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Graham Savio won 17-of-25 faceoffs, picking up six ground balls, for Loyola (11-1 overall, 7-0 Patriot League), while Kevin Ryan and Nikko Pontrello each scored three goals for the Greyhounds. Pontrello also added two assists, while Brian Schultz had two goals and an assist, and Justin Ward passed out three helpers.
With his third assist of the game, Ward set the program's single-season Division I record with 39, breaking the mark of Sean Heffernan (38, 1994).
Boston University scored the game's first goal as Alex Paroda scored his first of the year in transition, but Loyola scored four-straight, capped by a Jeff Chase goal out of a two-man game with Kevin Ryan on the left side, 4:27 before halftime.
Chase's goal, however, was Loyola's only of the second quarter, sending the teams to the locker room with the Greyhounds in front, 4-1.
The Terriers (1-10, 1-6) made it a two-goal game 1:04 into the second half when Craig Zebrowski got free down the right side for a goal. It broke a scoreless stretch of 30 minutes, 8 seconds for Boston University.
Loyola, however, opened the game back up with a 4-0 run starting when Pontrello fed a crashing Ryan at 11:22. Brian Sherlock then used a sharp split-dodge to get free of his defender and score 57 seconds later, and Romar Dennis face-dodged on the left side, pulled up and ripped a 12-yard shot to make it 7-2 Greyhounds.
Pontrello had his second assist of the quarter at 8:08 when he fed Brian Schultz for a goal from the left side at 8:08. Boston University scored two in a row to get back within four, 8-4, as Chad Bell and Samm Davis tallied goals at 6:30 and 5:48.
With 1:34 left in the third, however, Ward picked up a ground ball near the crease and used a skip pass in an unsettled situation to find Tyler Albrecht on the weak side for a goal.
The Terriers had a possession early in the fourth quarter, but Pat Laconi stripped Cal Dreath of the ball, picked up the grounder, ran a clear and dumped a pass to a trailing Ryan Fournier for a goal at 13:26, pushing the lead to 10-4.
Dearth, however, was involved in the next two goals for the Terriers, feeding Sam Tenney at 12:15 for a man-up score before tallying one of his own at 7:12.
The Greyhounds, however, scored the game's final five goals, the first two by Schultz and Pontrello coming in the 27 seconds after Dearth's tally.
Dennis, Laconi and Matt Sawyer each finished with a goal and an assist for the Greyhounds. Savio's 17 faceoff wins, the majority of which came off the Terriers' Sam Taklow who was second in the Patriot League with a .596 success rate entering the game, were a career-high.
Loyola also had a significant advantage in ground balls, picking up 47 to Boston University's 23, led by Savio's six. Ward, Laconi, Fournier and Jack Runkel each had five, while Pontrello had four.
Joe Fletcher picked up three ground balls and had three caused turnovers, while Laconi caused two turnovers. Runkel posted 10 saves in goal for Loyola, and Pat McEnerney made one in the final 4:16.
Loyola closed Patriot League regular-season action Thursday, April 17, when it hosts Bucknell University in a 7 p.m. game that will also be broadcast on CBS Sports Network.


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I'm trying to figure out why TweetDeck's Home column consistently fails to show me the updates of a single account I follow from one of mine. Various notes:
- Yes, I'm sure. The problem account is the only one I'm following from mine, so the omission is obvious. For all I know, I'm missing all sorts of other stuff, but my other accounts have enough follows I haven't noticed.
- If I add a dedicated Timeline column for my account, the Questionheds updates do display there. I would like not to do this, for clutter reduction.
- This is not due to filters:
- I don't have a source filter for what they're using(Twitterfeed).
- There's no way my content filters would catch every single one of the updates.
- I have no author filters set up.
- …but I went ahead and added a filter against Twitterfeed just to make sure, at which point the timeline column hid them, as expected. Then I removed the filter, obviously.
- And anyway filters are global so it wouldn't explain why I can see the updates in a timeline column.
- The behavior duplicates across both the desktop and Chrome apps.
- I also confirmed using someone else's TweetDeck account.
- It does not duplicate on the old AIR version of TweetDeck, though granted it doesn't have a combined "home"-style column for direct comparison.
I'm running out of ideas. Is there something I'm missing?
If one or two people using this client could temporarily follow Questionheds and confirm in comments, even that might be useful. (I'm completely unaffiliated with Questionheds.)
I'm open to removing all filters, but would really like to avoid it as long as possible. There are a lot of source/client filters and the new interface makes them really tedious to re-add. Though again, note above that they are not likely a factor, and the other person whose account I tried doesn't have my filters, obviously.