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1. Turn the power Off.
2. Press and hold the Volume down and connect the charger or the USB cable with PC, for about 8 seconds, you will see an exclamation mark (!) on the screen. Note: If you do not press any of the following keys, then the phone wp8 will starts boot normally.
Then press the keys in this exact order:
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resetting your Nokia Lumia 635 from menu
Reset your phone. This restores the factory settings, and erases all your personal content, including apps you've purchased and downloaded. On the start screen, swipe left, and tap Settings > about > reset your phone.
All data will be lost!
Factory reset Nokia Lumia 635 from the menu
On the start screen Scroll down to the bottom of the screen. Tap arrow.
- On the Start screen, tap .
- Tap Settings > about phone.
- Tap reset your phone, and then tap yes.
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If your phone freezes try to reboot it.
Press and hold the power key for over 8 seconds. The phone will reboot.
Update your phone software.
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Implement process checkpointing for Android
- Summary
- Implement process checkpointing for Android
- Proposer
- Tim Bird
Process checkpointing allows a system to take a snapshot of a running process (similar to a coredump). This snapshot can then be restarted later, or on a different machine. To achieve this, file descriptors, process IDs and other OS-provided or managed resources (such as IPC connections) need to be virtualized.
It might be useful to checkpoint and restart various parts of an Android system. While Dalvik-based applications have "re-startability" built into their application lifecycle, other native applications (such as Zygote or the service manager) do not.
Providing process checkpointing for these native processes would provide for the possibility to recover from faults by restoring the processes from their snapshot images and resuming from the checkpoint. This could improve the fault tolerance of Android-based systems.
Also, it would be worth investigating whether this technology could be used to reduce the startup time for certain time-consuming native components of Android, to improve overall bootup time.
Related work
- See http://lwn.net/Articles/412749/ - article about checkpointing feature described by Oren Laadan at the Linux kernel summit
- Zap: Transparent checkpoint and restart research project at Columbia University
Also see the home page of one of the leaders behind this work: http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~orenl/ - University home page for Oren Laadan
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Australia supports clearance of landmines and unexploded ordnance in Laos
Foreign Minister Bob Carr today reaffirmed Australia's commitment to assist Laos to clear unexploded ordnance (UXO) and landmines from agricultural and other land and to save lives and reduce injuries in Lao communities.
Senator Carr said Australia will provide an additional $5.4 million to support UXO clearance efforts, as well as mine risk education and survivor assistance.
"More than 20,000 people have been killed or injured as a result of UXO accidents in the four decades since the Indo-China war ended in 1974.
"Many of those killed or injured over this time have been children and the unacceptable death and injury toll climbs each year.
"Australia's $5.4 million support will enable the demining agency UXO Laos and other organisations to clear more than 2,500 hectares of agricultural land and access ways.
"It will also provide rehabilitation services to 4,000 UXO accident survivors and people with a disability.
"This four-year funding is part of a $43 million commitment to a rural livelihoods program announced by Prime Minister Julia Gillard in November 2012.
"Landmines, cluster munitions and other explosive remnants of war pose a threat in many developing countries like Laos.
"They harm and kill innocent civilians and impede development.
"Australia has supported UXO clearance and victim assistance in Laos since 1996," Senator Carr said.
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Among all of the questions we get here at 39DollarGlasses.com, one of the most common queries definitely involves uncertainties when it comes to lenses. More often than not, people are little bit unsure of the difference between bifocals and progressives. If you often find yourself questioning the difference, read on to learn more.
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Success in business is a matter of learning and mastering certain skills. Here are some tips that can help you succeed:
Learn to Delegate – Successful managers know when and how to delegate tasks to others. One of the most important skills that set a manager apart is that they are willing and able to delegate tasks to their employees. When a manager delegates he can operate more efficiently as well as deliver results on a timely manner.
Constantly Improve Your Business Processes – There is always something new to learn and there is also always something that can be done better. Improvement is fundamental for success in business. Look for those opportunities to improve and create your own success.
Separate Personal Life From Business Life – No matter what is going on in your personal life, leave the problems at home but also leave the office matters at work. It is very important not to stress out at work with situations and problems with friends or relatives, this will prevent your from being successful.
Know and Correct Your Weaknesses – Being successful means being able to identify and correct weaknesses. Successful business people are not afraid to recognize their weak areas, by doing so they become more efficient instead of having to manage anger.
Do not let Your Emotions Run Your Business – Emotions can be an important factor of success. Emotions run both ways, they can help you focus and achieve your goals. But emotions can also have a negative impact on the results. Emotions can make you take poorly thought out business decisions. Instead of letting emotions get the best of you, use them in your favor to achieve success.
Create and Participate in Business Networking – A very important part of success in business is networking with other managers and employees and also with people from other companies. Learn from them, find out how they run their business and also find ways to work with them. Networking relationships complement each other.
Be Honest – Let others point out your mistakes, allow employees and other managers to speak freely and correct them if need so, but also allow yourself to be corrected.
Differentiate Your Business from the Competition – Whether you are competing internally or competing against other companies, differentiating is an important factor and most of the times a good idea.
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Jerald R. Day 1930-2012
Jerald (Jerry) R. Day was born Oct. 7, 1930 to Earl and Anabel (Cuddy) Day in Jefferson. He graduated from Jefferson High School in 1948.
Jerry married Betty Scheuermann on Jan. 10, 1953 in Jefferson. They celebrated 33 years of marriage and had six children. Betty preceded Jerry in death on July 28, 1986.
He married Karen Hokel on Nov. 25, 1994.
In the 1950's, Jerry served in the Iowa National Guard. He worked for Pocahontas REC and Iowa Lakes REC for 35 years. He retired in 1991.
Jerry was an active supporter of the Emmetsburg community as a member of the Jaycees and promoter of the annual St. Pat's celebration. Jerry was honored to be selected to serve as a 2006 Grand Marshal of the St. Pat's celebration for his contributions to the association.
In his youth, Jerry participated in Golden Gloves competition boxing, rodeo and bronc riding. He was a formidable contender in the Emmetsburg single and pair's tennis tournaments and he was an avid golfer. Jerry loved his Irish heritage and enjoyed two trips to Ireland. He loved socializing, dancing, big band music and sharing his Irish light hearted, jovial spirit.
On Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012, Jerry passed away at his home in Sioux City.
Those left to celebrate Jerry's life include; wife, Karen of Sioux City; children: Steve (Audrey) Day of Des Moines, Kathy (Bruce) Denny of Hartley, Patty (Paul) Buhr of Sioux Falls, SD, Rita (Doug) Washburn of Hornick, Jane (Mike) Thompson of Sioux City, Joe (Desiree) Day of Belton, TX, Bruce (Jennifer) Hokel of Sioux City, Lana (Jon) Williams of Emmetsburg; 22 grandchildren; 18 great grand- children; one brother, Robert Day of Colorado Springs, CO; a sister, Sister Celesta Day of La Crosse, WI; and many extended family and friends.
Jerry was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Betty; great-granddaughter, Emma; and son-in-law, Doug Allen.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held Monday, Nov. 12, 2012 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Emmetsburg.
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Police in Myanmar have arrested 30 people in connection with the Buddhist killing of 10 Muslims that helped spark days of sectarian violence in Rakhine state last month in which at least 80 people were killed and tens of thousands were displaced.
The 30 suspects were in detention and "action is being taken against them according to the laws", the New Light of Myanmar newspaper said on Monday, referring to the incident on June 3, when the Muslims were hauled off a bus, beaten and killed.
The 15-month-old administration says it wants to forge peace and unity among the many ethnic groups and religions in Myanmar. Northwestern Rakhine state in particular is fraught with longstanding communal tension.
The lynching of the Muslims was apparently retribution for the gang rape and murder of a Buddhist woman six days earlier, an attack they had no connection with.
Three Muslim youths were found guilty of murdering the woman. One committed suicide and the other two were sentenced to death on June 18.
The two incidents and the subsequent riots in Rakhine have drawn attention to the bad blood between ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims. Many of the latter have lived in the state for generations but are not recognised as citizens of Myanmar.
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The Money Map Method for Creating Lifelong Wealth
For the first time in history, it's small investors who hold the "edge."
There's no cap on your opportunity. A market of 45,000 global stocks and funds are yours to buy and sell. You can pull up all the latest news, research, and filings in an instant. Place your own trades online – virtually for free. It's all wide open.
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But investors who followed the Money Map Method would have actually gained +270.0% over the same period. That's a 24x "beat."
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The Money Map Method at Work
During the depths of the 2008 financial crisis, U.S. investors gave up on global growth. Dry bulk shipping stocks, in particular, were priced as if the end of time had arrived.
Yet we knew there were not just one but THREE unstoppable trends driving a shipping recovery others didn't see coming:
1. Demographics. China was still growing their economy at 7% or more a year. At the time, there was a new $585 billion Chinese stimulus plan expected to bring 100 million tons of steel demand, and there were earthquake reconstruction efforts too. This was good for shipping companies that carry steel.
2. Scarcity/ Allocation. Global shipping contracts were getting cut, so the sector was very unpopular, making it a great value. But we knew raw materials, manufactured goods, and especially agricultural products needed to move from A to B – especially for recovery to take hold.
3. Energy. Coal, though dirty and hated, still provides 2/3 of the world's electricity. But someone needs to get the coal to where it's needed. So a dry bulk shipping company that moves coal would be tapped into the energy trend too.
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Common Ground: Sequester cuts won't get at real problem
- CAL%3A That can they keep kicking down the road must be rusty by now.
- BOB%3A Most politicians in both parties think sequestration is inevitable%2C at least for a period of time.
Cal Thomas is a conservative columnist. Bob Beckel is a liberal Democratic strategist. But as longtime friends, they can often find common ground on issues that lawmakers in Washington cannot.
BOB:There's nothing like talking about budgets to bore people, but the federal budget is about to affect millions of Americans. In 2011, President Obama signed the Budget Control Act, which created an equally split, bipartisan congressional "super committee" to cut the deficit by $1.5 trillion in 10 years through revenue increases and budget cuts.
CAL:They're already being affected with smaller paychecks, thanks to the return of higher payroll taxes and withholding from the latest round of tax hikes. Still, congressional Democrats and the president want more. But to your point, let me tap my memory bank: They found no common ground?
BOB:Right you are. According to the Budget Control Act, if the committee failed to come up with the budget reductions, automatic cuts of $1.2 trillion would be implemented on Jan. 1, 2013. Those cuts, called sequestration, would cut $600 billion from domestic programs and $600 billion from defense. On Jan. 1, the Congress passed a two-month extension, until March 1, before the cuts took effect.
CAL:That can they keep kicking down the road must be rusty by now. Only Washington could come up with a term like sequestration. I wonder how many kids could spell the word without using spell check? With only a few days before the deadline, what is being done?
BOB: Glad you asked. Most economists agree that the draconian cuts from sequestration would bring the slow economic recovery we are seeing to a standstill. With that in mind, you might think Congress would be burning the midnight oil to avoid hurting the economy. Instead, Congress is taking a one-week vacation. Is this any way to conduct the people's business, Cal?
CAL:We need a vacation from them so they might stop giving us the business! But look, Bob, what should outrage most Americans is that Congress plays this game too often and taxpayers end up as the victims in a game of bait and switch.
CAL:Anytime someone suggests spending should be cut, the usual suspects go nuts. Their predictions register on the scare meter like a meteor striking the Earth or a Carnival cruise ship with inoperable toilets. A recent New York Timeseditorial forecast the sequester would cause bad meat from fewer food inspectors, flight backups from furloughed air controllers, the collapse of Head Start (which isn't working beyond third grade), homeless families, starving women and children. You get the picture. It's political extortion.
BOB: Since sequestration generally exempts Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare, finding a way to cut $1.5 trillion in 10 years is virtually impossible. Anyone who follows the growing federal deficit knows that reforming entitlements is the only hope for tackling the deficit. Republicans, understandably, are not going to touch entitlements unless they lock arms with Democrats to take on the "third rail" of American politics, aka entitlements.
CAL:I completely agree, Bob. Seniors need to get on board to make it safe for politicians to move forward toward genuine reform that will strengthen, not harm, these benefit programs. Better outreach must be made to seniors so they understand that doing nothing will hurt their children and grandchildren when they retire. How about appeals to family loyalty?
BOB: Most Democrats don't want to touch entitlement reform. This is unrealistic. President Obama offered some hope in his State of the Union Address where he left open the possibility of adjusting entitlement formulas, but that will be a tough sell in his own party.
CAL: Yes, and we both know why. For too long, Democrats have used the issue to beat Republicans to the point where Republicans are afraid to touch it unless they have support from Democrats. I give you examples of when George W. Bush proposed Social Security reform and Rep. Paul Ryan did the same with Medicare. They are still licking their wounds.
BOB: Most politicians in both parties think sequestration is inevitable, at least for a period of time. Some Republicans have floated the idea of taking the entire $1.2 trillion out of domestic programs, leaving defense alone. If that weren't so laughable it would be disgraceful. Whoever thought that idea up must have stopped in Colorado and sampled some newly legal weed!
CAL: It might not be a bad thing, something like going cold turkey on drugs. But sequestration won't be "cold turkey." It will be slowly phased in, but I'm betting the news media will find horror stories to scare people, as they did during the government shutdown in the early 1990s. Remember closed libraries, parks and the Washington Monument? Too much of the media ignored the real spending problem and likely will again.
BOB: Both the Pentagon and those departments that oversee domestic spending say sequestration would cause cataclysmic consequences. Without addressing entitlements and revenue, they are right. President Obama has called for reforming the tax code to do away with loopholes for wealthy Americans and big corporations. Republicans, of course, reject the idea. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has said that the president has all the revenue he's going to get. In Mitch's words, "Been there, done that." How shortsighted.
CAL: You might agree with me that the funniest line from this sequestration issue has (and there's still time for more) come from Rep. Nancy Pelosi, who said that cutting the pay of members of Congress would undermine the "dignity" of their jobs. I think they're doing that quite well without any help, according to polls, which show their favorability lower than cockroaches and colonoscopies.
In addition to its own editorials, USA TODAY publishes diverse opinions from outside writers, including our Board of Contributors.


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PC strategy fans love them some Civilization, but do they love it enough to spend double retail price for the game plus collector swag?
For $US49.99 come September, you'll be able to get your hands on the normal retail version of Sid Meier's Civilization V. What do you get for $US99.99? Why, a plethora of Civilization related goodies that may or may not look good on your mantle, depending on the style, configuration, and existence of your mantle.
The bulk of that $US50 likely goes to the five metal figurines from Reaper Miniatures, based on units from the game. Each highly-detailed lump of metal is guaranteed to take up space somewhere in your home.
Next comes the 176-page hardbound art book, which will look lovely on my book case and is the primary reason I will likely shell out the extra $US50 myself. What? I like video game art books.
Rounding out the special edition is a pair of soundtrack CDs and a "Behind-the-Scenes at Firaxis on Civilization V" DVD. I don't think I've peeked at a behind-the-scenes DVD in the history of behind-the-scenes DVDs being packed in games, and I don't see myself bucking that trend any time soon.
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Having an Activities list with a column called Engineer of type lookup that allow multiple values. How to build a call to listdata.svc in order to get only activities that are asigned to an Engineer with Id equal to 10 for example ?
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For this I receive thet 'Id' property do not exist. I think this is because Engineer is a colection.
Or if somewone know how to do this using LINQ and WCF Data Services in Visual Studio 2010 ? Then I will use Fiddler to see the call translation.
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LONDON , March 17, (Reuters) – Two Steven Gerrard penalties and a Tomas Rosicky thunderbolt helped Liverpool and Arsenal claim precious derby wins on Sunday to crank up the pressure on Premier League leaders Chelsea.
Liverpool skipper Gerrard dispatched spot-kicks either side of halftime as the in-form Merseysiders humbled bitter north- west rivals Manchester United 3-0 at Old Trafford.
He also thumped the post with a third penalty but Liverpool won at United for only the second time in nearly 10 years, Luis Suarez scoring his 25th league goal of the season to pile on the agony for the hosts who had Nemanja Vidic sent off.
Liverpool's win put the onus on Arsenal to respond and they did so at north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur, although their grinding victory in bright spring sunshine was in marked contrast to Liverpool's stroll.
Rosicky's spectacular shot after 72 seconds proved enough to seal the points for Arsenal and move them alongside second-placed Liverpool on 62 points from 29 games, four behind Chelsea who have played a match more.
With Manchester City on 60 points from only 27 games a thrilling final two months are in store in the title race, with Liverpool emerging as serious threats to end their 24-year title drought.
"I think we showed today that we are genuine contenders and we're going to fight till the end for this," Gerrard, who was a goalpost away from becoming the first player to score a hat-trick of penalties in the Premier League, said.
"This is one of the most difficult places to come to in the Premier League. So to come here and dominate from start to finish was great. We're still going away slightly disappointed that we didn't score more goals."
There was a desperate look about a United side who managed only one shot on target and their hopes of finishing in the top four are slipping away. They remain in seventh place, 12 points behind fourth-placed Man City.
"It's one of the worst days I've ever had in football," United striker Wayne Rooney, the only player to test Liverpool keeper Simon Mignolet, told MUTV.
"It's hard to take. You have to give Liverpool credit – they played well – but it's difficult to take. Nobody wants to lose, especially in this way, in your own stadium. It's not nice."
Manager David Moyes, whose first season in charge of United has been a chastening experience, conceded his side were now struggling to qualify for next season's Champions League, unless they overturn a 2-0 deficit against Olympiakos in Wednesday's last-16 tie and go on to win the trophy.
"It looks like we are a long way off it, we are well aware of that but we are going to keep fighting," said the Scot.
A free-flowing Liverpool could have won by an even bigger margin as they underlined the incredible turnaround in fortunes for English's football's two traditional powerhouses.
They ended last season 28 points behind champions United but are now 14 clear of a side which is virtually the same as the one which claimed a 20th league title last season.
Gerrard's first penalty after 33 minutes followed a deliberate handball by Rafael that could have earned the defender a second yellow card, while his second shortly after the break was for a clumsy Phil Jones challenge on Joe Allen.
Both were converted with ruthless accuracy by Gerrard, one high and one low to the keeper David de Gea's left.
Rooney forced Mignolet into a fine save before halftime as United briefly rallied but both he and Robin van Persie cut isolated figures throughout.
United's day got even worse when Vidic sent Daniel Sturridge sprawling in the area with a lunging tackle and though Gerrard could not beat De Gea again, Suarez's neat finish after 84 minutes capped a dazzling Liverpool display.
Vidic, who joins Inter Milan at the end of the season, now has four red cards against Liverpool, more than any other player against one opponent in the history of the Premier League.
After suffering consecutive setbacks on the road Arsenal revived their own title hopes with only their fourth league win at Tottenham since manager Arsene Wenger took over in 1996.
Despite Rosicky's stunning early blast from 25 metres it was a labored Arsenal display and they were forced to defend deep for most of the match as Tottenham dominated possession without creating too many chances.
Former Gunner Emmanuel Adebayor and Nacer Chadli both failed to convert presentable chances after the break as Tottenham slumped to a defeat that virtually ends their hopes of challenging for a top-four place.
"Tottenham played very well," Wenger, who will mark his 1,000th game in charge of Arsenal next weekend, said.
"We had an early lead and we were juggling between protecting the lead and finishing the game off.
"It was a must-win game. We maintained the focus to not make the mistake that would cost us."
Chelsea slipped up on Saturday, losing 1-0 at Aston Villa.
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LONDON , March 17, (Reuters) – Two Steven Gerrard penalties and a Tomas Rosicky thunderbolt helped Liverpool and Arsenal claim precious derby wins on Sunday to crank up the pressure on Premier League leaders Chelsea.


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All day and evening classes, activities and campus services other than Public Safety and Physical Plant at Nassau Community College will be cancelled for Monday, October 29 and Tuesday, October 30.
For students attending online, hybrid, web-enhanced courses or telecourses, there will be no access to Blackboard CE8 after October 28th at 3:30 p.m.
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Due to weather and transportation closures, Hofstra University will be closed on Monday, October 29. All classes are cancelled, and offices for non-essential administrative services will be closed. The Child Care Institute and the Axinn Library will be closed. Only essential services (Public Safety and the Student Center Cafeteria) will remain open. In case of an emergency on campus, please call Public Safety at (516) 463-6789.
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The Adelphi University Garden City Campus, Hauppauge, Manhattan and Hudson Valley Centers will be closed on Monday, October 29 and Tuesday October 30 due to severe weather conditions related to Hurricane Sandy.
The Sunday, October 28 Open House will still take place as planned.
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New GAO numbers on contractor salary reimbursement rekindle debate.
A fresh estimate of how much the Defense Department shells out to reimburse major contractors for their executive salaries has revived an ongoing debate and prompted reintroduction of legislation to cap the compensation at the level of the vice president's salary.
The Government Accountability Office on Wednesday released results of a study of 27 major contractors showing that capping the reimbursement rate for reimbursable contractor salaries at the level of the president ($400,000) — a rate proposed recently by the Office of Management and Budget — would save the government $180 million per year, and setting the cap at the vice president's salary ($230,700) would save at least $440 million per year.
The current cap, set in law in the late 1990s, is $763,029 for 2011 and 2012. The Obama administration, federal employee unions and various lawmakers in recent years have sought to reduce the reimbursement rate, though major contractors argue such a step would harm their competitive edge in attracting talent.
GAO found that among the 27 contractors reviewed, fewer than 200 employees in any one year had compensation costs over the existing cap, but this number would have increased to more than 500 if the cap had been set at the president's salary and to more than 3,000 if set at the vice president's.
The report made no recommendations and cautioned that the sample is not generalizable. The Pentagon, in commenting on a draft, questioned whether the sampling -- just 7 percent of its contracting -- is widely applicable.
In response on Wednesday, Sens. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif.; Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa; and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., joined with Rep. Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., to introduce the 2013 Commonsense Contractor Compensation Act, described as bipartisan, bicameral legislation to cap the maximum taxpayers reimburse all government contractors for their salaries at the same amount as the vice president earns. It would also extend the cap to cover all defense and civilian contractor employees, rather than just defense contractors and the top five executives of nondefense contractors.
"This stunning GAO report shows that thousands of government contractors are raking in taxpayer-funded salaries that are significantly more than what the vice president of the United States and members of the president's Cabinet make," said Boxer in a joint press statement.
"The direct taxpayer-funded salaries of contractors governmentwide clearly need to be contained, and this legislation is designed to do so in a comprehensive way," Grassley said.
"When taxpayer-funded federal contractors take home up to four times the amount our military leadership earns, it is a problem that needs to be addressed," Tonko said.
A dissenting note came from Stan Soloway, president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, a contractors trade group. "The GAO report has some interesting data insofar as it relates to a relatively miniscule sample of the government contracting sector, but as a tool for policymaking it is sorely lacking in both context and depth," he said.
"The sample size of 27 companies is simply too limited and the analysis does not take into account how the proposed caps match up against the demands of the broader marketplace for talent, which is where companies, like the government, must be able to compete," he continued. "In the end, that is the most important and relevant question. Unfortunately it remains unanswered."
He added that the study "conflates the terms 'salary' and 'compensation,'" noting that the president receives much more in benefits than in salary.
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Study: Millennials Poised to Shake Up Corporate America
(This post has been updated.)
People often change as they age, but if the values of the Millennial generation hold up over time, corporate America may be in for a shock.
Survey data suggest that Millennials, who were born between 1982 and 2003 and who helped twice elect Barack Obama president, are nearly as liberal in their corporate outlook as they are in their political point of view. They want to work for companies with public service missions. They want their employers to contribute to social and ethical causes. They'd rather make less money but do something that they love. They are comfortable with government regulation.
Together, the data paint a contrast to older generations, say the authors of a new paper, who argue that Millennials have such liberal and contrary views about social responsibility, personal wealth and financial institutions that they stand to reorder the priorities of corporate America and Wall Street.
"As Millennials become an increasingly large share of the adult population and gather more and more wealth, the generation's size and unity of belief will cause seismic shifts in the nation's financial sector, shaking it to its very foundations and leading to major changes in the nation's board rooms," the authors predict.
Their paper pulls together data from lots of places to make the case. For example:
- A 2013 survey of high-achieving high school students found young people most wanted to work at companies with public service missions. Among those are health care companies such as St. Jude's Children's Hospital, government agencies such as the FBI and the CIA, and private employers "whose mission is to change the world for the better."
- A 2012 survey of insurance company employees found 63% of Millennials want their employer to contribute to social or ethical causes, vs. about half of Baby Boomers and older Generation Xers.
- An Intelligence Group survey found 64% of Millennials would rather make $40,000 per year at a job they love than $100,000 a year at a jot they think is boring.
- The average investor ages 21 to 36 has about half his or her savings in cash, compared to 23% for other age groups, according to an analysis by UBS Wealth Management in the Americas. It described Millennials as "the most conservative generation since the Great Depression" with regard to its savings habits.
The paper was written by two men who have long studied this generation: Morley Winograd, a senior fellow at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School Center on Communication and Leadership Policy, and Michael Hais, a former vice president for entertainment research at Frank N. Magid Associates.
Mr. Winograd said it's possible but unlikely that Millennial attitudes will change as they age, citing research that finds core values do not change as people age. In the case of Millennials, he said, the great recession is likely to remain a formative event in the shaping of views toward Wall Street that will impact their approach as both workers and consumers.
"There is a great deal of survey research that suggests the conventional wisdom … that young people are liberal when they are young but grow more conservative as they age, is simply wrong," he said. "People form lifelong beliefs about how the world works between the ages of 17-25, and once formed, they rarely change."
(Correction: Michael Hais is a former vice president for entertainment at Frank N. Magid Associates. This post initially identified his title incorrectly as president for entertainment.)


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Five Ways Warren Buffett Invests That You Don't
MarketWatch's Jonathan Burton discusses Warren Buffett's investment style that has made him the most successful investor of all time. (Photo: AP)
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ICNA Visits Firebombed Mosque & Condemns Attack
JAMAICA, New York (January 2, 2012) – The Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) issued a press release today condemning the firebomb attacks at a mosque and several homes in Jamaica, Queens last night.
Firebombs were thrown at Imam Al-Khoei Islamic Center, as well as two nearby homes of a Hindu and Christian family and a local grocery store. Members of ICNA's national and local leadership visited the Imam Al-Khoei Islamic Center to offer their support and services to the mosque.
"An attack on any house of worship is an attack on all of us," said Tariqur Rahman, Secretary General, ICNA. "We must stand together to protect the sacred places of religious minority groups and protect our communities from such attacks."
"Islamophobia has led to a surge of violent threats against the Muslim community. We urge local authorities to investigate this hate-crime and bring the perpetrators to justice. We also encourage our brothers and sisters in Jamaica to remain vigilant and contact authorities with any information regarding these attacks."
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7. Her ultimate compliment is, "You remind me so much of myself."
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HOUSTON – The Dynamo finally got some good news on Thursday as they officially received FIFA clearance to field forward Joseph Ngwenya.
The Zimbabwean forward, who had been signed more than a month ago, will now officially be allowed to join Houston and will be available for selection this weekend against D.C. United.
"We're glad to have Joe back," said coach Dominic Kinnear. "We think he can help us and contribute to what we hope will be a successful season."
The former Dynamo forward last played for Houston in the 2007 MLS Cup where he scored a goal and helped the Orange win their second consecutive championship. After that season, Ngwenya left Houston and spent time in both Germany and Turkey.
When Ngwenya was reacquired in April, the hope was the forward would be able to step in and contribute immediately. During that time, Houston had suffered several injuries to their forwards. However, Ngwenya's former Turkish club Antalyaspor withheld his International Transfer Certificate, delaying Houston's ability to register and play him.
While forward Brian Ching is still away with the US National Team, forward Cam Weaver, though, is on the brink of returning from his injury. As a result, Kinnear may go from having only one healthy forward available on the roster to possibly having three or four for Saturday's game vs. D.C.
Since his signing, Ngwenya has been practicing regularly with the team. The month of practice has been good for the forward as to clear out the rust. But he says he didn't enjoy not being able to suit up.
"It's been frustrating," said Ngwenya. "The Dynamo have been very patient with me. I'm excited to be back. Hopefully I can come in and help the team."
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Skip to 0 minutes and 14 seconds We're seeing that arguments are ways to provide reasons for beliefs. In a way, they are also ways to gather new information. But sometimes people will give you information without giving you an argument, and it can be quite difficult in some cases to know if you have an argument or not. To illustrate this, today we'll use a case study. And it's a story that happened here in Auckland. It involves Auckland transport, Auckland residents, and these Pohutukawa trees. Now, you're probably wondering, what's so special about Pohutukawa trees? The Pohutukawa tree is a native New Zealand tree. In summertime, it produces a magnificent crimson flower. Basically, the Pohutukawa tree is an iconic tree in New Zealand that people love.
Skip to 0 minutes and 57 seconds And when there are plans to cut down Pohutukawas to make place for concrete, well, people get upset. A two kilometre long section of the motorway will be widened from three to four lanes, in each direction. There will also be improvements to the motorway ramps in the Saint Luke's Road, Great North Road intersection, while the over bridge spanning the motorway will be widened to benefit drivers, walkers, and cyclists. Why did they want to cut down the trees? Firstly, to make way for the interchange upgrade. As you can see, the trees are in the way. Secondly, 54 submissions were discounted due to a technical error. The one that was selected involved cutting down the trees.
Skip to 1 minute and 37 seconds This answers the question by giving an explanation, not an argument. Explanations are also groups of statements. But unlike arguments, they're not given to establish a point. Explanations are given to try and make you understand something. They tell you why or how something is the case. They're not given to make you believe it. So when Auckland Transport explained why the trees needed cutting down, they weren't making a point that the trees deserved the axe. They were only explaining that a submission had been chosen in which the trees needed to be cut down, because they were in the way. The local community was not happy with the council's decision, and they decided to contest it.
Skip to 2 minutes and 18 seconds In manifesting their opposition to cutting down the trees, not everybody expressed their views by providing arguments. I'm off to see a local cafe owner and seasoned protester. Hi, Lisa. It's a really cool little cafe you got here. We're talking about the difference between arguments and non-arguments, and we thought we'd use your article to illustrate it. Would you like to read it for us? Sure. Again, the Auckland Council has failed in its statutory duty to represent the public, and protect our natural heritage. A secret meeting was held by Auckland Transport to tell the public, who were not invited, that they had the right to fell six 80-year-old Pohutukawa trees, on Great North Road.
Skip to 3 minutes and 0 seconds It may be true that they had the duties to protect the trees, but it doesn't mean that they have to protect those trees. Yes, it does. The thing about the council, is it is controlled by law. And the thing is, the council do not believe they are controlled by the law. They believe they make the law. But they have a statutory legal duty for any tree over a certain age. And certainly, these Pohutukawa trees, at 80 years old, fall into protected trees. See, you've just given me an argument to make me believe that they did fail in their duty. So I'd like to ask you, what was the intention behind that piece?
Skip to 3 minutes and 36 seconds Were you trying to provide reasons, or how were you trying to convey the information? I was trying to basically do what I normally do, which is cause controversy. Because I'm a little bit like a catalyst. I like to run in, light the torch to the firecracker, and then run out. There is a rhetorical way that you're using those statements to give the information, and perhaps to get us to believe it. Yes. Well, I'm telling my truth. I'm trying to give people background information. I'm not trying to get them to believe me.
Skip to 4 minutes and 5 seconds I'm trying to say, here's a whole lot of little bits of information you might not know that will fill in your reason for stopping them cutting down the trees. It's quite interesting to see that Lisa actually chose to give the information without providing reasons as arguments, but she did have the arguments. And perhaps that was the right thing to do, within the context of the letter to the editor in this journal. Other professors voiced their views by using arguments. In response to residents' concerns, Auckland Council ultimately decided not to cut down the trees, and changed their plans to preserve them. The lesson I'd like you to learn from all this is that it's not always easy to identify arguments.
Skip to 4 minutes and 49 seconds Sometimes people express their views, and they fail to give arguments. Sometimes an explanation is all that's required to express your view. In this class, though, from now on we will focus on arguments, because they provide us with the patterns of reasoning which we can identify as being good or bad.
Pohutukawa tree case study
This video was inspired by a letter to the Editor that Lisa Prager published in The Ponsonby News, in February 15, 2015:
Again the Auckland Council has failed in its statutory duty to represent the public and protect our natural heritage. A secret meeting was held last month by Auckland Transport to tell the public (who were not invited) that they had the right to fell six 80-year-old pohutukawa trees on Great North Road, opposite MOTAT, in order to widen the road for increased car use projected in 2026. Meanwhile the chainsaw gangs gag to be let loose as they were in Western Springs Stadium and in behind the zoo, and the local community board wrings its hands powerless to stop this CCO (Council Un-controlled Organisation)! Contrary to Auckland becoming the world's most livable city, the build and natural environment struggles to survive while greedy developers enjoy corporate welfare at the public's expense. A Widespread Auckland rates revolt is one way to get our councilors to listen to us.
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Sound Off, Feb. 5, 2013
Only in Connecticut can we have people murdered by a mentally deranged person and the fix becomes putting 2,899 people out of work and making thousands of families with children homeless.... Only in Connecticut!
Meanwhile our Governor is proposing borrowing another 10 million dollars to loan to a couple of companies promising a few hundred jobs after which we forgive those loans and place the burden on the taxpayer to pay them off.
I can't get a for sale sign in on my house fast enough!
Hello: How about everyone take a break (for one day) from Obama, gun control, roads etc, etc.
The highlight of the Super Bowl for me was the amazing choir from Sandy Hook School and their rendition of 'America the Beautiful.'
Congrats to the members of the Torrington Knights of Columbus for sponsoring the upcoming pasta dinner benefit honoring the victims of the Sandy Hook tragedy.
I'm proud to be a member of such a giving and caring group of men and women.
Let's all get out and do our own small part to support this great benefit. Great food and friends.
Saturday, Feb. 9 from 5 to 8 p.m.
To the person who wrote that Obama has not created any jobs.
The president does not create jobs. Business creates jobs! Right? I mean I wish you Republicans would get this straight. Congress holds the purse strings. Who is in power of the Congress? Please learn the functions of government before you shoot your mouth off. I understand your frustration with no work believe me.
Congress wants to hold the line on spending and will not approve the jobs bills that Obama put forward. It takes money to make money But the banks are holding onto Billions of dollars that is not theirs. And if you can not get any money you can not make anything happen. You can not work within the system.
Call all those Republican Congressmen and women and tell them get things moving or else. Da!
The White House has unleashed a new PR stunt by releasing a photo of Obama shooting a deadly Browning 12 Gauge shotgun. Obama has been long known for his use of stage props and gimmicks, but the campaign is a little unclear as to why he posed for this PR photo. Some have suggested that Obama is using the Constitution and Bill of Rights for target practice while others insist he loves the smell of gunpowder in the morning. The debate continues to rage while Barack cleans his gun and reloads to really shred the Constitution .
It may come as a shock to those not paying attention but the Internal Revenue Service has issued a report Wednesday in which it estimated that under Obamacare, the least expensive health insurance plan available to a family in 2016 would cost $20,000 annually according to CNSNews.com.
Under Obamacare, all U.S. citizens are required to have health insurance, either through their employer or by purchasing it directly from the government.
The IRS's $20,000 per family assumption applies to a family of four or five accepting the bronze plan, which of the four types of health care plans offered by the government is the most affordable and has the fewest benefits. The $20,000 a year additional cost of family insurance is a bit at odds with the Obama statement in 2009, that there would be a savings of $2,500 per year.


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God's Word Blesses Us!
We will gather to listen to God's Word speak to us individually and corporately. A word of caution: God's Word Blesses Us is not a format where anyone gets to try to convince others how to believe or what to believe. That alone should bring you out in droves! The format of GWBU, "Lets the passage first challenge you before it challenges anyone else. To use the text in a spiritual way—as Jesus did—is to allow it to convert you, to change you, to grow you up as you respond: What does this ask of me? How might this apply to my life, to my family, to my church, to my neighborhood, to my country?" I am confident those looking to learn more about God and experience more of God will surely find that and more.
One additional benefit for those who participate in this small group ministry is that it's not essential that you attend the same group each week. You can go to any group, at any time, because every group will address the same passage. If you can't make your regular time – go to another Small Group gathering. It's entirely up to you. Another benefit of this small group ministry is that you can join anytime. It is not a sequential program where if you miss a week or two you will feel out of place. You don't need to sign up. All you need to do is show up to any of the groups listed below. We will take breaks from time to time for holidays, otherwise, they will simply keep going and be available each week as scheduled. Of course, from time to time the host will need to bring in a 'substitute – another one of our trained hosts, to cover their absence. Still another benefit is that you can count on each session starting promptly and closing with a prayer and a tender and soft nudge for you to keep reflecting quietly as you depart. There will be no food or post session – just a quiet departure.
The outcome for the members and friends of St John's who participate in these small groups is the biblical promise of spiritual growth and a deepened relationship with God.
Small Group Hosts and Schedule
Connie and Dave Babb
Monday @ 6:30 pm | Room 205-207
We meet each week.
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THREE stories in ONE! Over 75 minutes of FUN!
"Daniel and the Lion's Den" from Where's God When I'm S-Scared? In this musical adaptation of the classic Bible story, Daniel, played by Larry, finds himself in deep trouble thanks to the King's conniving wisemen. Daniel learns that even in the lion's den, he is still in God's hands.
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An exceptional historical piece, this map was published in February 1942 with an article entitled "Facts about the Philippines." Time zones, ship routes, and naval bases, make this a valuable map for collectors and those interested in World War II.
Coverage Area: North America, western Central and South America, Australia, New Zealand, eastern Asia


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GPS Support for the Cr-48
Not only does Google's new wonder known as the Cr-48 have Bluetooth, it has GPS also. The GPS hardware comes courtesy of the Gobi 2000 3G Modem. Like Bluetooth, Google just hasn't built the interface into Chrome OS for making use of the GPS just yet. With the emphasis that Google places on location these days though, I fully expect that one of those silent updates the Cr-48 receives every few weeks (days?) will bring the GPS to life. Unfortunately, at this point, it doesn't look like the low level GPS interfaces are finished in Chrome OS just yet.
If we get to our root shell there's just a few things we can find out:
- A gpsd command exists,
but it seems to just be a wrapper script for the real GPS daemon which isn't yet included in Chrome OS builds
- Running "dmesg | grep -i "gobi\|novatel\|qualcomm" will search through the kernel messages and display those that reference the Gobi/Qualcomm/Novatel device (no idea why there's 3 companies involved in 1 3G modem).
Unfortunately, it looks like Google has yet to include the kernel patch that enables the Gobi 2000's GPS device.
As of ChromeOS version 0.10.156.1, you can begin to play with the GPS hardware!
You will need to be rooted
Enabling GPS in it's primitive form (there's no GUI just yet!) requires two simple commands to be run from a root shell:
- Turn the GPS on.
initctl start gpsd
- This is a basic command line driven GPS display
Once it's up and running, find yourself an open area and wait for a lock. You'll soon see the information start to show up in the GPS display!
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GM puts forth plan for restitution
General Motors' outside compensation guru announced a long-awaited plan for providing financial restitution to those harmed by crashes stemming from faulty ignition switches in Chevy Cobalts and five other models, setting no ceiling on how much money will be awarded.The firm's 2009 bankruptcy "will not be a bar" to the filing of claims for accidents that occurred before it sought Chapter 11 protection, Kenneth Feinberg told a news conference at the National Press Club.
General Motors has fought individual lawsuits on behalf of crash victims, including survivors of some of the 13 known fatality victims, on grounds that the company was shielded from liability by its 2009 bankruptcy filing.
Feinberg's announcement represented the automaker's latest attempt to deal head-on with the fallout from its failure, over a span exceeding a decade, to deal with defects that caused ignition switches to slide to the off position while vehicles were in motion. The engine shutoffs are believed to have disabled air bags, leaving drivers and passengers prone if the cars crashed.
In hiring Feinberg last spring, GM Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra said she gave him total discretion in designing the compensation program.
Feinberg set no cap on the amount of compensation in individual cases and said those who've already agreed to court settlements without being aware of the ignition switch defect will be eligible to seek higher compensation through the company's claims program. Nor will there be an aggregate cap for compensation under the program.
Claims will accepted beginning Aug. 1 and may be submitted for any accident until Dec. 31, 2014, and he will aim to distribute compensation within 90 days – 180 days in complicated cases, he said.
Those who file claims will not waive their rights to seek restitution in court unless they are satisfied with the compensation offered by Feinberg.
"This program is designed to provide swift compensation to eligible victims of ignition switch defects in certain GM vehicles," Feinberg said. "We will work closely with all individual claimants and their lawyers in evaluating individual claims and reaching a determination as to eligibility and value as soon as possible."
Feinberg may be the nation's leading expert on victim compensation, after administering funds for victims of the Sept. 11th terror attacks, the explosion of a BP oil-drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico and last year's Boston Marathon bombings.
He said that he set no cap on individual claims because that's an "arbitrary" figure that would be "disingenuous."
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Feinberg said that he and his staff "benefited greatly in the design of this program from the input and constructive advice received from lawyers representing claimants, non-profit public interest groups and GM itself."
Under the GM program, Feinberg will have sole discretion over the awards, including eligibility and the amounts awarded.
Drivers who were intoxicated, speeding or negligent in other ways will still be eligible for compensation if their faulty ignition switches caused an accident, he said.
A notice of the program will be sent to 3 million people who bought GM cars, Feinberg said.
Barra said in a statement that the company is "pleased that Mr. Feinberg has completed the next step with our ignition switch compensation program to help victims and their families.
"We are taking responsibility for what has happened by treating them with compassion, decency and fairness," she said. "To that end, we are looking forward to Mr. Feinberg handling claims in a fair and expeditious manner."


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Scientists from the IUCN Member organisations are hoping that one of the world's largest frogs is singing songs of love on the tiny Caribbean island of Montserrat and not just singing in the rain. Mating calls would mean the so-called "mountain chicken" frogs are looking to breed and hopefully dodge extinction.
The Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Zoological Society of London (London Zoo) and the North of England Zoological Society (Chester Zoo) – all IUCN Members – together with Parken Zoo in Sweden have helped to rescue the frogs and created a breeding programme that has resulted in dozens of offspring.
Described as "iconic", the "mountain chicken" frogs (Leptodactylus fallax) are one of the world's largest frog species, with females weighing over 900g. Sadly, they have declined by 80% in the wild and are now listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.
The human pressures were compounded by the threat of the island's active volcano, which has rendered parts uninhabitable since erupting in 1995. The outlook for the frogs was described as "desperate" when researchers discovered the infectious disease Chytridiomycosis on the island in 2009. This fatal fungal disease, which penetrates the skin of many amphibian species causing lesions which prevent the animals from taking in oxygen, is affecting amphibians globally.
"We were entering a very difficult situation three years ago," says Andrew Terry, Field Programme Director with Durrell. "A species we knew well, that was already under pressure, was brought to the very edge of extinction."
With only two uninfected populations remaining, conservationists set out on an emergency rescue mission to airlift 50 of the frogs from the island. A dozen of the animals were then relocated to the UK and Sweden, where scientists were able to successfully breed the frogs in captivity.
Following a short trial last year, 33 healthy frogs were released onto the island in January 2012 and a field team has spent three months tracking their movements.
"Some of the frogs were calling in the forest in the first night," said Sarah-Louise Smith, project co-ordinator for the Durrell-led Mountain Chicken Recovery Programme. "Three months later the fact that we still have live frogs in the release site looking healthy and calling is a very encouraging sign. When we find the frogs we collect data such as location, swabs of the skin to test for the chytrid and any signs they might be breeding."
Although the team reported that some of the released frogs have succumbed to the disease, Ms Smith suggested that this was expected and could actually help scientists to better understand the problem.
"All the information we've collected was previously unknown for mountain chicken and will help us understand the processes that are going on so that we are able to make informed decisions on how to manage the species."
"We still have a long way to go with our research and there is still a lot about the chytrid that we do not know but there are many people, local and international, dedicated to the mountain chicken and working hard to make sure we are successful," said Ms Smith.
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What is the best diet? A panel of nutrition & diet experts rated 25 diets in 7 categories & rank best overall diets.
*U.S. News & World Report* asked 22 experts in diet and nutrition to rate each of the major diets in 7 categories.
The best diets overall were: the DASH diet, the TLC (Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes) diet, the Mayo Clinic Diet, and the Mediterranean diet.
The diets that scored highest in the Easiest To Follow category were: Weight Watchers Diet, Jenny Craig Diet, and Mediterranean diet.
The diets that scored highest in the "Best Diets for Healthy Eating" category were: the DASH diet, the TLC diet, the Mediterranean diet, and the Mayo Clinic diet.
Here are some excerpts from the article's description of the Mediterranean diet, which appears on all 3 lists above:
With its emphasis on fruits and vegetables, olive oil, fish, and other healthy fare, the Mediterranean diet is eminently sensible.
And experts' assessments of it were resoundingly positive, giving this diet an edge over many competitors.
It's generally accepted that the folks in the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea live longer and suffer less than most Americans from cancer and cardiovascular ailments.
The not-so-surprising secret is an active lifestyle, weight control, and a diet low in red meat, sugar, and saturated fat and high in produce, nuts, and other healthful foods.
Working with the Harvard School of Public Health, Oldways, a nonprofit food think tank in Boston, developed a consumer-friendly Mediterranean diet pyramid that emphasizes fruits, veggies, whole grains, beans, nuts, legumes, olive oil, and flavorful herbs and spices; eating fish and seafood at least a couple of times a week; enjoying poultry, eggs, cheese, and yogurt in moderation; and saving sweets and red meat for special occasions.
Top it off with a splash of red wine (if you want), remember to stay physically active, and you're set.
The Mediterranean diet has been associated with a decreased risk for heart disease, and it's also been shown to reduce blood pressure and "bad" LDL cholesterol
Can it prevent or control diabetes?
The diet appears to be a viable option for both.
The majority of Americans eat too much salt.
The recommended daily maximum is 2,300 milligrams, but if you're 51 or older, African-American, or have hypertension, diabetes, or chronic kidney disease, that limit is 1,500 mg.
The sample menu provided by Oldways is under both caps, but it'll be up to you to choose low-sodium foods and stop reaching for the saltshaker.
Because Mediterranean diets don't ban entire food groups, you shouldn't have trouble complying long-term.
Nutrition experts emphasize the importance of satiety, the satisfied feeling that you've had enough.
Hunger shouldn't be a problem on this diet; fiber is filling, and you'll be eating lots of fiber-packed produce and whole grains.
You're making everything, so if something doesn't taste good, you know who to blame.
Anyone can follow this approach–choose your preference for more information [there are links to each of the following in the article]:
Vegetarian and vegan
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Nationwide - Great Clips Signs 2013 Sponsorship With JR Motorsports
MOORESVILLE, Jan. 2, 2013: JR Motorsports announced today significant developments in its 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series plans, as Great Clips Inc., the world's largest hair salon brand, has signed a primary sponsorship agreement for 28 races next season. The partnership brings Kasey Kahne and Brad Sweet to JR Motorsports, adding to a lineup that already includes Regan Smith, the series' most recent winner, and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
This will mark the 13th year Great Clips has used the Nationwide Series to market its brand, making it the series' longest-running sponsor. Kahne has a long-standing relationship with Great Clips dating back to 2003 when the company served as primary sponsor for the up-and-coming driver for three seasons. The company also recently announced a sponsorship of Kahne's No. 5 Chevrolet at Hendrick Motorsports for three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races in 2013.The addition of Great Clips further establishes the JR Motorsports line-up for 2013, albeit with substantial changes from two months ago. First, it guarantees the company will field at least two entries in 28 of 33 Nationwide Series events. Smith is already committed to driving a full schedule, and Earnhardt Jr. will compete in select races in a third car.
Additionally, car numbers have been reassigned to align with Kahne's branding in the Sprint Cup Series. Kahne and Sweet will split time in the No. 5 Chevrolet for 27 races. Smith will compete for a championship in the No. 7, and Earnhardt Jr. will carry his familiar No. 88 in a limited schedule that presently stands at four races. One of Earnhardt's races will be with Great Clips branding to fill out the 28-race sponsorship package.
JR Motorsports General Manager Kelley Earnhardt Miller said the organization still isn't committing the No. 5 team to a full-season slate but continues to work at securing sponsorship to fill out the remaining six races.
"The last three months have been critical for the direction of JR Motorsports and the commitment we've made, and this partnership with Great Clips is a major step in the right direction," Earnhardt Miller said. "To sign a 28-race sponsor while adding Kasey Kahne and Brad Sweet to our line-up is quite extraordinary. Our goal is still to run two full-time teams, and this helps us greatly to achieve that."
A teammate of Earnhardt's at Hendrick Motorsports, Kahne is a 14-time Sprint Cup Series winner and seven-time Nationwide Series winner. He drove two races for JR Motorsports in 2011, finishing fourth at Kentucky Speedway and third at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Kahne rejoined the Great Clips family in 2009 and, over the last three years, has competed in select Nationwide Series races with the company as his primary sponsor. Great Clips has since expanded its relationship with the Enumclaw, Wash. native over the years by being heavily involved in the driver's charity events and serving as a primary sponsor for Kasey Kahne Racing. Part of that expansion has also included the addition of Sweet to the Great Clips driver lineup with the Grass Valley, Calif. native carrying Great Clips branding in 18 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and 19 Nationwide Series races over the last three years.
"Great Clips has been a long-time sponsor of mine for 10 years," Kahne said. "They support everything that I do from the Kasey Kahne Foundation to my sprint car team and they continue to grow their program in NASCAR. We all look forward to joining JR Motorsports and continuing to build on the success that they have had."
Like Kahne, Sweet is a product of United States Auto Club (USAC). He was hired by Kasey Kahne Racing in 2007 and has given KKR seven victories, including wins at the Belleville Midget Nationals, Knoxville Midget Nationals and Four Crown Nationals at Eldora Speedway.
"I'm looking forward to this new opportunity with JR Motorsports and to continue representing Great Clips, both on and off the track," said Sweet. "They have been extremely supportive of me over the last couple of years so taking this step with them is very special for me. As a young driver in this sport, having the chance to drive under the JR Motorsports banner is an amazing opportunity that I plan to make the most of. The 2013 season is 'gonna be great' and I can't wait to get it started."


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Adding Charts to Web-Based J2EE Applications
Business applications typically manage data. Therefore, developers often need to provide components that enable users to analyze that data. One way to do this is by providing users access to text-based reports. Another option is to provide a view to the data through a series of graphical charts. Charts can be an extremely useful tool because they allow users to visually compare data elements, spotting trends and patterns not easily discernable through reports when dealing with large amounts of data. Much of today's business software is Web-based and delivered through a browser. Nevertheless, requirements for these applications, namely data analysis requirements, remain the same. Luckily, if you are developing software with J2EE technologies, there are some open-source options to assist you. This article will demonstrate how J2EE developers can quickly add visually-appealing, graphical charts to their work.
JFreeChart and Cewolf—A Powerful Combination
JFree.org is a Web site that hosts many useful open-source projects. JFreeChart is just one such project. It is managed by David Gilbert. JFreeChart consists of a number of Java libraries that generate graphical charts based upon a set of data.
Cewolf is another open-source project. Cewolf comes with its own set of libraries, as well as a collection of JSP tags. The Cewolf project, founded by Guido Laures, gives developers an easy way to display JFreeChart-built charts in a JSP page. In other words, Cewolf is a layer that rests upon JFreeChart. Cewolf provides data input to JFreeChart, then displays the resulting image in a browser, as dictated by the JSP tags. Both projects' libraries are necessary to achieve the desired goal. The most recent version of Cewolf, version 0.9.8, supports JFreeChart up through, not by coincidence, version 0.9.8.
Concepts and Terminology
Graphical charts display one or more data 'series'. In some cases, these series may then be grouped into one or more 'categories'. A series is simply a collection of data values that is defined by name. For example, if we were to poll individuals on their favorite season, then 'Spring', 'Summer', 'Fall', and 'Winter' become the series names. In charts, each series is assigned a unique color or pattern and it usually appears in a legend. It is possible to group series into categories. If our previously mentioned poll were to be conducted over the course of two calendar years, year becomes a category that groups two sets of data series, one for each year. Deciding on a particular chart to represent your data (pie, line, bar, and so forth) often depends not only on how you want to display your data, but also on the complexity of the data you need to represent.
Charts display data, usually from a database, so JFreeChart requires a data source to perform its work. JFreeChart defines a base Java interface, called Dataset, to provide this data. Two of the most common Datasets are the CategoryDataset and the PieDataset. As you would expect, a PieDataset provides data to create pie charts. Pie charts are the simplest type of chart. They display a value for data series, and how each value contributes to the total value for all series. CategoryDataset is an interface for a more complex set of data that represents one or more series grouped by categories.
Cewolf provides an interface called DatasetProducer. Developers implement this interface to provide data to JFreeChart from a Web application. It is a DatasetProducer's responsibility to provide requested data, in the form of a JFreeChart Dataset, so that a chart may be constructed.
Getting Started
In this section, you will focus on the technical details necessary to add a pie chart to an application. The first requirement for this task is some sample data. I have created employee and department tables for the examples. Here is a bit of SQL used to create data in an hsql database:
CREATE TABLE dept ( dept_id INT NOT NULL IDENTITY, name VARCHAR(30) NOT NULL, descrip VARCHAR(200) ); CREATE TABLE emp ( emp_id INT NOT NULL IDENTITY, dept_id INT NOT NULL, f_name VARCHAR(30), l_name VARCHAR(30), hire_date DATE, CONSTRAINT fk_dept_id FOREIGN KEY (dept_id) REFERENCES dept (dept_id) ); INSERT INTO dept (name,descrip) VALUES('IT', 'Information Technology'); INSERT INTO dept (name,descrip) VALUES('ACCT', 'Corporate Accounting'); INSERT INTO dept (name,descrip) VALUES('MRKT', 'Sales and Marketing'); INSERT INTO dept (name,descrip) VALUES('HR', 'Human Resources and Payroll'); INSERT INTO emp(dept_id,f_name,l_name,hire_date) VALUES(0,'Mike','Smith','2003-01-29'); INSERT INTO emp(dept_id,f_name,l_name,hire_date) VALUES(0,'Joe','Taylor','2003-04-15'); INSERT INTO emp(dept_id,f_name,l_name,hire_date) VALUES(0,'Jennifer','Betts','2003-05-07'); ... --(more employees...) ...
Employees may be hired into one of four departments. The date of hire for each employee is captured in the emp table. Here is the entire SQL script if you would like to use it to compare against the charts you will derive from it.
In your Web application, you will need to include a number of libraries, including those from Cewolf and JFreeChart. By downloading the Cewolf distribution, you will receive all the necessary jar files. You should not need to download additional JFreeChart files. Place these jar files in your WEB-INF/lib folder:
Cewolf relies on a Java servlet, called CewolfRenderer, to render charts. This servlet accepts two input parameters. I will discuss these parameters below. For now, include the following servlet and servlet mapping definitions in your WEB-INF/web.xml:
<servlet> <servlet-name>CewolfServlet</servlet-name> <servlet-class>de.laures.cewolf.CewolfRenderer</servlet-class> <!-- sets storage implementation --> <init-param> <param-name>storage</param-name> <param-value>de.laures.cewolf.storage. TransientSessionStorage</param-value> </init-param> <!-- sets overlib.js location relative to webapp --> <init-param> <param-name>overliburl</param-name> <param-value>etc/overlib.js</param-value> </init-param> </servlet> <servlet-mapping> <servlet-name>CewolfServlet</servlet-name> <url-pattern>/cewolf/*</url-pattern> </servlet-mapping>
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This article was originally published on December 23, 2004