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Deer disease rising as DNR dials back deer herd management
JANESVILLE--Janesville bait shop owner Marci McCarten says nearly every hunter who's brought in a whitetail deer for registration this fall has opted to have the animal tested for chronic wasting disease.
At It's a Keeper Bait & Tackle, the shop McCarten and her husband, Shawn, own, Shawn cuts open the deers' necks and removes small lymph nodes, which are then sent to a facility to be tested for CWD, a fatal disease that's contagious to deer and threatens deer herds, officials say.
Amid signs the deer disease is on the rise, the state Department of Natural Resources in its 20-county CWD management zone is shifting the focus to heavier testing of deer in Rock and Walworth and a few other adjacent counties.
"They (the DNR) want us to try to get a test sample for every deer that is not a fawn," Marci McCarten said.
The testing, while it is not mandatory, is being pushed at a slew of local hunter registration sites for deer.
Julie Widholm, a CWD biologist for the DNR, said the agency hopes to get 500 deer tested in the area around Rock County. Officials say the agency's focus on areas around Rock and Walworth counties is part of an annual effort to key on parts of the CWD management zone to check the status and prevalence of CWD. Last year, the DNR had focused on Richland and Sauk counties.
Those counties are among the hardest-hit areas within the CWD management zone, according to DNR maps tracking locations of harvested deer that have tested positive for the disease.
The initial discovery of CWD in Wisconsin came in 2002 and sparked aggressive, active management and culling programs. Wisconsin has dialed back efforts to shrink the deer heard and slow the disease's spread and has instead taken a data-gathering and monitoring approach to management.
DNR officials say the agency has gotten rid of DNR sharp-shooting, longer hunting seasons and the controversial earn-a-buck program, which required hunters to shoot a doe before shooting a buck. Killing does is an effective way to reduce the size of the deer herd and remove reproductive potential.
Meanwhile, the state has seen an increase in CWD-infected deer.
According to a study released in September by University of Illinois researchers, the prevalence of CWD-infected deer has increased 5 percent since Wisconsin backed away from aggressive culling measures.
At the same time, Illinois continues to manage CWD with culling programs and has seen CWD stay flat at about 1 percent. Deer harvests have increased in Illinois, falling off in only two of 12 counties in the Illinois CWD management zone, according to the study.
The U of I study was done using CWD data from Wisconsin and Illinois and was designed to find whether concentrated management of the deer herd using DNR sharp-shooters and longer hunting seasons in CWD hotspots slowed or flattened the spread of the disease.
Jan Novakofski, one of two University of Illinois researchers who led the study, is a Wisconsin native and deer hunter himself. Novakofski acknowledged there are differences between deer population, migration and herd dispersal as well as landscapes and cover in northern Illinois compared to southern Wisconsin. Even so, the study indicates a connection between Wisconsin's tapering of physical culling of deer and the rise in CWD here, he said.
"It (CWD) is going up in Wisconsin. They (the DNR) recognize it's going up. We looked for other reasons. We were hoping to find a good reason that explained the change besides management," Novakofski said. "We looked for alternative explanations, but we weren't able to find anything except the change in (DNR) management.
"It doesn't mean there isn't another reason. We just couldn't find it,"�Novakofski said.
The U of I report claims as many as 20 percent of adult male deer may have the disease in parts of Wisconsin's core CWD management area.
Mike Foy, a DNR field biologist, said the U of I study is likely accurate in its findings. He said his concern for the deer herd and the specter of human health issues has not waned since the early days of CWD in Wisconsin.
"There's plenty of people that will tell you they're not concerned at all, but I'm every bit as concerned as I was back when it (CWD) first showed up here," Foy said.
"I've had a little bit more of maybe a realistic idea of what the disease progression was and how it reacted in the other states. It's a serious threat to our deer population and our deer hunting culture," Foy said.
Over time, if left unchecked, the disease can spread, particularly in densely forested parts of the state where deer move from one region of woods to another, infecting other previously unscathed herds of deer, Foy said.
Foy acknowledged Illinois seems to have gotten an edge on Wisconsin with CWD management after Wisconsin rolled back of active herd management programs.
"For whatever reason, they (Illinois) have been able to sustain (CWD management) better than we were able to," Foy said. "If you ask most CWD researchers, you'd say 'is it a good idea to cull sick deer?' Most would say certainly.
"The question is now: What's the technique and how socially acceptable would it be? It's no secret we ran into a lot of political and sociological resistance. There's some disagreement about that in the state, but I side with the people who say the disease is spreading and frequency and numerically with the population," Foy said.
For years, hunters and the DNR have been at odds over state deer management practices, but early on, when the impact of the disease was relatively unknown, there was as much uncertainty as there was fear.
Janesville deer hunter Steve Bennett said he's always thought the CWD threat was overstated and over-managed by the DNR. He believes the disease was in Wisconsin years before it made big headlines.
Bennett said he tends to view CWD as a natural population control for deer.
"I think you don't have to control nature. Nature controls nature. All they (the DNR) did (with deer culling management) is kill deer and drive them into private land where there's no pressure," he said.�
Hunters for years argued that DNR deer culling efforts have hurt deer herds and hunting.
Tony Martin, a Janesville deer hunter, agrees the main concern for hunters was and still is less about the prevalence of CWD and more about deer herd size.
"Nobody (hunters) liked earn-a-buck, but that's gone now. As far as every hunter I've talked to is concerned, nobody's worried about it (CWD). Everything's going back to normal now," he said.
One paradigm shift Foy finds telling about the state of CWD fear is the growing number of hunters who no longer seem concerned about eating meat from deer they know are infected with CWD.
"Forty percent of the people we'll call and tell they have a sick deer don't have us come an pick it up. Virtually everybody used to (get rid of the deer)," Foy said.
Mad cow disease, which is related to CWD, made headlines in England. It's fatal in humans but only occurs in a genetic subset of people. Only some people can get it, said Novakofski, who got his start researching livestock illnesses.
"If you look at how often people consume mad cow infected tissue and get the disease. It's actually pretty rare," Novakofski said.
He said it's possible CWD could never transmit to humans or it's possible not enough people have eaten infected deer meat for a human host with the right genetic makeup to allow the disease to take root.
"It's a big unknown," he said.
Novakofski said he wouldn't gamble over a venison burger if he thought CWD was inside.
"I wouldn't take that risk. I wouldn't want to be that first person who got sick."


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Local man shares his COPD story to help others
JANESVILLE—David Quaerna hopes his story helps discourage others from starting smoking.
Quaerna, 82, Janesville, enjoys fishing and spending time with his family, but he struggles daily with breathing, walking and climbing stairs.
He has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Although it is the third-leading cause of death in the United States, it is less well known than other diseases, said Debbie Fischer of Youth2Youth of Rock County, a coalition of youth and adults countywide whose mission is to create a drug-free community through partnerships in education and advocacy.
That's why Quaerna is willing to share his story during COPD Awareness Month. He hopes to help others avoid the health problems of COPD.
"If you're thinking about smoking, don't start. Later in life, your lungs and hearts won't be in good shape," the retired teacher said.
Quaerna was diagnosed with COPD in 1972. Like most COPD sufferers, his was the result of smoking--cigarettes, cigars and pipes--that he began as a teen, doctors said.
After three open-heart surgeries, Quaerna quit smoking 13 years ago. If he didn't, he knew he would be on oxygen lying in bed or die a lot sooner.
Living with COPD is a chore, Quaerna said.
Walking from the dining room table to the kitchen wears him out.
"Things—moving, walking and lifting—that used to be simple are not simple anymore," he said.
"Smokers have a three times greater risk for all vascular diseases," said Larry Bergen, director of Beloit Health System quality reporting and community health.
Common COPD symptoms include shortness of breath and trouble catching breath while doing even minimal activities, such as standing up and walking 10 feet, he said.
"Lung capacity is greatly reduced," Bergen said.
A classic COPD patient eventually has to use oxygen, he said.
Bergen uses two inhalers--one four times a day, the other twice a day--to open his airways. The drugs come with a $569 monthly price tag.
Although COPD can be treated with medication, there is no cur, Bergen said.
"The closest thing to a cure is a lung transplant that is available to very few people," he said.
To avoid getting COPD, Bergen said:
-- Don't smoke
-- Recognize second-hand smoke puts you at some risk plus
-- Be supportive and understanding of smoking regulations and ordinances.
Fischer said smoking remains the No. 1 preventable cause of death, while second-hand smoke ranks fifth. That's why Rock County Youth2Youth continues its local tobacco-free prevention efforts of educating elementary students about the danger of second-hand smoke and about what children can do to stay away from smoke if someone in the house smokes.
The coalition last year helped convince four large apartment complexes to go smoke free in Rock County.
"These are still very serious issues that we continue to make people aware of and work on prevention because they're not going away," Fischer said.

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Skull Cracker 'travelled to London'
A violent armed robber dubbed the "Skull Cracker" is believed to have travelled to London by train after absconding from an open prison.
Michael Wheatley, 55, was released on a temporary licence from HMP Standford Hill open prison on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, on Saturday, and is thought to have boarded the 9.20am high speed train from Sittingbourne, which was heading to Stratford International station, Kent Police said.
A 999 call was made to police when Wheatley failed to return to the prison at 6pm and a specialist team of officers, headed by detective chief inspector Ann Lisseman, have pieced together a timeline of his movements since his disappearance.
Inquiries have led the officers to work with neighbouring police forces, including the Metropolitan Police, Hertfordshire Constabulary and British Transport Police.
It is believed that Wheatley travelled by train from Sittingbourne to the London area, police said.
Officers are keen to hear from anyone who travelled on that train who thinks they may have seen Wheatley.
Officers also responded to a confirmed sighting of Wheatley at 7.55pm on Monday at a property in the Strawberry Hill area of Twickenham.
This led police to search several other properties in the Twickenham area, Kent Police said
Ms Lisseman said: "Our inquiries are on-going and we have several leads to follow.
"We are aware that Michael Wheatley has past associations in Ireland, Cheshire and North Wales and we are working with numerous police forces as part of our efforts to find him.
"People who know the whereabouts of Michael Wheatley are asked not to approach him but call the police via 999."
Wheatley, who was given 13 life sentences in 2002 for a series of brutal raids on banks, is one of more than 1,200 open prison inmates serving an indeterminate sentence.
His disappearance has prompted ministers to launch a major review of the case, including a broader assessment of the release on temporary licence (ROTL) process.
Most recent Ministry of Justice figures show there were 1,242 indeterminate sentenced prisoners - that is, those serving life and imprisonment for public protection sentences (IPP) - as at December 31 last year. This includes 643 lifers and 599 IPP inmates in open prisons.
Scotland Yard said they were called to an address in Twickenham, south west London, last night following a sighting of Wheatley, who raided 13 building societies and banks over 10 months in 2001 and 2002 while on parole from a 27-year sentence for other robberies, but he was not found.
Wheatley, originally from Limehouse in east London, earned his nickname after pistol-whipping victims, including a 73-year-old woman, during the raids.
He admitted 13 charges of robbery and 13 of possessing an imitation firearm - a blank firing semi-automatic pistol - in October 2002.
The robberies between June 2001 and April the following year were mainly on small branches in areas Wheatley knew, ranging from Southampton in Hampshire to Royston in Hertfordshire.
The first was just three weeks after he was paroled from his first prison term. As the robberies continued, so did the violence he used towards staff and customers.
The Old Bailey heard at the time that he would often grab a female customer, putting the pistol to their head, leaving many mentally anguished.
His raids netted him more than £45,000.
He was given a five-year sentence on each of the firearms offences to run concurrently with the life sentences on each of the robbery charges. He was ordered to serve a minimum of eight years before being eligible for consideration for parole.
Prisons Minister Jeremy Wright said temporary licence can be an important tool to help offenders reintegrate into communities but that "it should not be an automatic right".
Ministers have said there will be a toughening-up of the licence scheme so that prisoners are subjected to stricter risk assessments and tagged.
Mr Wright said: "In future, when prisoners are let out on temporary licence, they will be tagged, more strictly risk-assessed and tested in the community under strict conditions before being released.
"Temporary release can be an important tool in helping offenders reintegrate but it should not be an automatic right.
"There will be a full review of this case which will look at the ROTL process."
Juliet Lyon, director of the Prison Reform Trust, said: "Of course there should be a review into any breach of safety and security but, to put things in perspective, Government figures show the main lessons to learn from open prisons are that the Prison Service has achieved a year-on-year reduction in absconds and that release on ROTL has succeeded in significantly reducing the risk of re-offending."
Conservative backbencher Philip Davies said that whoever had allowed Wheatley out of prison was "a berk" and questioned why he was in an open prison in the first place.
The MP for Shipley in West Yorkshire said: "It is completely ludicrous that a serving life sentence prisoner is even in an open prison where they can simply walk out.
"As far as I am concerned, whoever allowed him to be in an open prison should be sacked. It is a complete disgrace.
"The top priority for the Prison Service should be the protection of the public. (Justice Secretary) Chris Grayling needs to put in charge of the Prison Service someone who will see protection of the public as a top priority."


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Bob Consigny dies after decades of serving Janesville community
JANESVILLE—Robert "Bob" Consigny was a man with a big heart who had a passion for helping others, his friends and family said.
Before Consigny died Friday at age 83, he spent the majority of his years immersed� in community service.
The committees, boards and organizations he served include Mercy Hospital and Trauma Center Board of Directors, Rock County Board and Janesville Plan Commission. He was president of the Rock County Bar Association and First Lutheran Church Foundation.
"His heart was as big as all our outdoors," said Rollie McClellan, a close friend and former neighbor. "He just wanted to help people."
Steve Consigny, one of Bob's four children, said his dad lived by three pillars: church, hospital and law firm.
Bob Consigny played a key role in creating the church's foundation that raises money for organizations in the city. He pushed for the creation of First Senior Apartments at 1720 E. Memorial Drive and 1801 E. Milwaukee St.
Besides being an active community member, Consigny was a proud lawyer.
Consigny�graduated from University of Wisconsin Law School in 1955 then spent two years in the U.S. Army. In 1957, he moved to Janesville to practice law with John Wickhem. The firm later became Consigny, Andrews, Hemming and Grant.
He practiced law until the week before he died, his daughter Jennifer McMullen said.
Barbara Klukas, his long-time legal secretary, said he was a focused and fair lawyer.
"He would think things through," Klukas said. "He was not one to shoot from the hip. He would think about both sides, the pros and the cons, before he would make a decision or advise a client."
Friends, family and co-workers said Consigny�was a genuine man with firm beliefs.
"He just had a kind, sweet personality," McClellan said. "But there was never anything shy about him expressing an opinion. He held his opinions very strongly and was not afraid to share them but never shared them in an offensive way."
McClellan and Consigny lived next door to each other on Campus Lane.
Each summer, McClellan,�Consigny and a group of guys went camping for a week in Wisconsin.
The group jokingly called�Consigny "the bear."
"I would get up and get the coffee going and start cooking breakfast," McClellan said. "Pretty soon, he'd come staggering out of the tent looking like a bear coming out of hibernation."
Steve remembers family trips around the United States His father wanted to make sure the children were well traveled and educated about the nation. Consigny also wanted his children to learn to be fair.
"He made sure we treated everybody the way we like to be treated," Steve said.
Mitch Bliss, a fried of more than 50 years, said Consigny was sharp.
"I know he was a hard worker and considered a very good lawyer," Bliss said. "He had a trigger of a mind. He was smart."
Consigny�was known for being in tune with the community, but he also was known for what many described as his "booming" voice.
"He was an enthusiastic guy with a booming voice that you couldn't mistake," Bliss said. "When he called, you could hold the phone six feet away. That was his nature."
Consigny served on the hospital board for about 40 years and played an instrumental role in acquiring properties for the hospital.
"He was an exceptional board member, family man and business leader. Bob will be sorely missed," Javon Bea, Mercy Hospital and Trauma Center President and CEO, wrote in an email.
He was good to the nuns who ran the hospital, Klukas said.
"They would call here before they would do anything," Klukas said. "He was next to God. Seriously."


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At least the executives at risk manager and insurer Aon understand what the victims of Hurricane Sandy are going through. Aon's building in lower Manhattan was taken out by the storm as the aptly named Water Street location was swamped by Sandy's 12-foot storm surge.
"It's a good thing Aon is a big company with offices in New Jersey, Chicago and Boston," says Rick Miller, chief broking officer at Aon Risk Solutions' U.S. property practice, speaking from a dry Aon office in Boston. "There are a lot of companies in lower Manhattan where their whole business was in one building that had to be closed down because of the flooding."
Estimates of insured losses from the huge late-season tropical storm are likely to pass $20 billion, while the overall impact reportedly could top $50 billion, meaning a huge portion of the losses will not be covered by insurance. A fair share of both the insured losses and the uncovered losses, Miller says, will involve business interruption, or BI.
"For commercial property, the impact of this storm on the BI side could be as big as the property losses," says Duncan Ellis, U.S. property practice leader at Marsh. "Some of the buildings in lower Manhattan could be empty for some time, which could trigger lease terminations or abatements. A lot of the buildings on Water Street still have four feet of water in their lobbies." (Marsh's Manhattan building was also closed for several days after the storm.)
Ellis, pictured at left, says many office towers in the financial district have their basements and sub-basements filled with water. Because most of them had heating oil stored in the basement and in many cases parking garages full of vehicles as well, the water is contaminated with oil and gas and cannot simply be pumped out into the surrounding river. It will have to be trucked out —a long slow process—before crews can begin to repair elevator motors and electric grids.
The financial district was not the only area that lost power. Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island did as well, and even two weeks after the storm, parts of Long Island and New Jersey remain without power.
"I think a lot of companies were caught by surprise by the extent of the damage and disruption," Ellis says.
Despite the chaos and supply chain disruptions that were caused by the dramatic flood in Thailand earlier this year and the Fukushima earthquake and tsunami disaster last year, "I think the attitude here was, 'That is not the kind of thing that happens here,'" Ellis says, adding that there may also have been an attitude in the New York metropolitan area that, "We're resilient. We can handle anything."
"There should have been lessons learned from Thailand and Japan," agrees Tom Teixeira, practice leader for global markets at Willis. "Clearly they weren't."
He warns that many companies that suffered business interruption losses because of power failures, supply chain interruptions, loss of entry and egress for workers or loss of access to customers may find that the BI coverage they thought they had isn't there.
Teixeira cites the example of a company that lost money because its employees couldn't make it in to work. If "their loss coverage is for power outages, they won't have BI coverage," Teixeira says, explaining that typically BI coverage only applies to interruptions caused by types of damage listed in the property coverage. "If you're covered for the damage that causes the interruption, your BI coverage applies, too," he says. "If not, you don't have BI coverage."
That said, there are steps companies that suffered BI losses from the storm should be taking now to boost the chances of recovery through their insurance coverage.
"Documentation is key, and that means saving things like e-mail and other correspondence with suppliers and customers to be able to demonstrate that any financial documentation of loss is supported by ancillary documents," says Drew Olson, senior manager at BDO Consulting in Chicago. "The key is being able to show that losses are related to Sandy, and to covered damage."
"Obviously risk managers are not the ones communicating with customers and suppliers," says Olson, pictured at left. "So they need to tell the departments that are communicating with them that they need to be collecting those documents."
Going forward, Teixeira notes that many companies have skimped on insurance because they're trying to cut costs. Others ran into supply problems because they reduced back-up inventory, also in the name of cutting costs. He advises companies to do a full risk assessment in the wake of Sandy. "They need a strategy," Teixeira says. "How much risk are you going to maintain? Will you cut costs or increase your buffer stocks? They also should do stress tests, not just on the company, but on the suppliers."
Olson also offers a word of understanding. "This was a very unique storm—a 100-year phenomenon that would have been hard to anticipate."
"Risk management is a cost/benefit affair. You try to think up doomsday scenarios and plan for them, but there are costs of doing that too," Olson notes. "You could re-engineer your operations at great expense and buy coverage and then never need it, because this won't happen again for decades."
For more coverage of the storm, see Lower Manhattan Quiet as Sandy Shuts Skyscrapers and Planning Pays Off During Superstorm.


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Loudenbeck, Kolste bill advances
MADISON--A bipartisan bill written by Reps. Amy Loudenbeck, R-Clinton, and Debra Kolste, D-Janesville, and designed to help free medical clinics passed the state Assembly on Tuesday.
Assembly Bill 270 expands the list of health care professionals who can provide services at free health care clinics and be covered by medical malpractice insurance provided by the state.
"The state has never paid a single claim under the existing program,'' Loudenbeck said. "We modified the bill to add more structure and better risk management to the existing program, which has proven to be a cornerstone of the free clinic model. Adding several types of counselors to the list of covered providers will allow the clinics to more comprehensively address the mental health needs of their clients.''
Kolste said free clinics such as HealthNet of Rock County and Open Arms Free Clinic of Walworth County will remain busy for the foreseeable future. They need the help of medical professionals who are not on the current list of those who get state coverage, she said.
"Officials at the clinic in my district and the one in Rep. Loudenbeck's district told us that they badly need advanced nurse practitioners,'' Kolste said. "These special nurses can prescribe, operate independently of physicians and can see more patients.
"Passage of this bill will allow the clinics to offer more care. We should pass this bill and help our clinics.''
The bill has 37 co-sponsors from both parties and both houses of the Legislature. It now moves to the Senate.


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Brain size=IQ level theory (Blacks vs Whites & Asians)
Human Anatomy, Physiology, and Medicine. Anything human!
Moderator: BioTeam
Re: Brain size=IQ level theory (Blacks vs Whites & Asians)
It is undeniable ( no study necessary ) that if one were to draw a line from the boot of Italy to London England and take a swath 300 miles east and west you would find, over history, 95% of the geniuses of the world. Art, music, literature, mathematics, physics, inventions ; you name it. Do we need skull size measurement ? The results are what count. By the way most of the geniuses showed their talent as teenagers.
Re: Brain size=IQ level theory (Blacks vs Whites & Asians)
It's not just in proportion to their body size, but also on an absolute scale. Studies show that East Asians have larger skulls and cranial capacities on average than whites, and whites larger than blacks. Other studies demonstrate the same relationship with regards to brain size and IQ scores. Studies of children adopted by parents of a different race demonstrate that the differences are mostly influenced by genetics rather than cultural norms.
However, note that IQ tests attempt to measure some form of intelligence but do not necessarily accurately measure intelligence overall. Also note that a certain high IQ score requirement is neither necessary nor sufficient to warrant the label "genius" in the most common application of the term. IQ scores, intelligence, and ingenuity are all different things. The studies I refer to simply suggest that East Asians have higher IQ scores on average than whites, and whites higher than blacks. This does not imply greater overall intelligence or a greater proclivity to ingenuity, each notion of which is currently very ambiguous and difficult to precisely characterize.
I don't think you are correct. "Racism" and more generally prejudices based on race have been around for as long as man has been around. But attemping to pull this topic back into the domain of Biology rather than sociology i have to say that "Prejudices" are a healthy mechanism a bit like "fear" is.
Re: Brain size=IQ level theory (Blacks vs Whites & Asians)
Yet while great civilizations thrived in the more southerly regions of the world these same Western Europeans were living in caves and mud huts. The geniuses you speak of came on the scene only in the last few hundred years, and they have been decidedly few and far between. Probably for every billion Europeans produced one of them becomes Isaac Newton or similar. In other words, it's a freak occurrence of the most extraordinary and extreme nature. In fact take away Isaac Newton and we may not even have a space program. Just one individual out of billions of Europeans. That is hardly testimony to the idea of white supremacy. Real supremacy would dictate that Newton should be the norm, rather the the most grossest of exceptions.
By the way, people are only classified as geniuses if their genius is recognized by society. Surely there were some European geniuses in earlier periods of European history, but they were not recognized as such, as the means by which such genius could find expression and be appreciated globally did not exist. You could say the same for Africa, Asia, native Ameria, etc.
If intelligence is genetic and if Europeans are most prone to intelligence, why is it we can't go beyond a few hundred years to find examples European geniuses? Again, highly sophisticated and refined civilizations were active in other parts of the world while the same Europeans "from the boot of Italy to London England" were essentially savage barbarians.
Re: Brain size=IQ level theory (Blacks vs Whites & Asians)
I confess I am sick of this pseudo fraternal speech of some experts which turn science diffuse and obscure.
My wife is black and I love her, but let's get to facts: black man is clearly stronger physically and that can be attested in several official sports results when the sport demands strength and speed: athletics, box, long jump, etc… but when the sport demands technique, then Asians and Europeans tend to have better results. That's a fact!
Let's cut the mazes created by some pseudo fraternal scientists and let's get to facts.
Black Africans have a smaller brain capacity when compared to Caucasians and that has strong influences on IQ. Craniologists clearly know that for example through human evolution a very pertinent factor for attesting the level of evolution of the Homo specie was the brain capacity. How many black men have won Nobel prizes for physics, chemistry or other prizes for mathematics? I know what you'll say, the typical stuff: cultural factors, bla…
Look, I am not at all racist, I have many black friends and my wife is black, but I confess I'm sick of these pseudo scientists with this fraternal line of thought which want to make all human beings equal like mere twins. All human beings have differences, and have similarities and black African men are statistically less intelligent than Caucasian men. But that shall never be a factor for racism, discrimination, hate or superiority. All men shall live in peace and harmony and should obviously be treated equally but let's be objective when it concerns to these clear facts.
Take care
Nothing is really beautiful but truth, and truth alone is lovely
Re: Brain size=IQ level theory (Blacks vs Whites & Asians)
This is the great problem of talking about these issues, because topics like supremacy and superiority come always to the subject matter, and that obviously make science diffuse due to political and social issues.
Look, for me, the point is clear: We live, on western society, based socially and culturally on the French revolution principles and on the freemasonic doctrines of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity, so, it is very unpopular and controversial when clear studies claim that men have higher IQ levels than women or that white man has higher IQ than black man, because it will be seen as a factor for discrimination or supremacy, when many other men in past made a great philanthropic effort to abolish slavery and give equal rights to women and black man.
And other factor is that nowadays people see intelligence as a prime factor for supremacy, and actually social studies show it is not. It is much more important on life, socially, for the success of an individual, qualities like dynamism, hard working, diligence and activism, than just intelligence.
I evoke Boileau:
Nothing is really beautiful but truth, and truth alone is lovely
Take care
Nothing is really beautiful but truth, and truth alone is lovely
Well beyond your anecdote (and remember, the plural of anecdote is not data) what do you have to prove your assertion of a correlation between IQ and skin colour?
Science has proof without any certainty. Creationists have certainty without
any proof. (Ashley Montague)
Well, at first glance, I don't know if is there any correlation between skin colour and brain capacity, but empirically I would say there is, if you just compare native europeans with native africans
Though, I've read on an article that for example some black americans have a brain capacity similar to any other white caucasian.
So I conclude, anecdotally, that nowadays, there isn't any correlation between IQ and skin colour...
Nothing is really beautiful but truth, and truth alone is lovely
Re: Brain size=IQ level theory (Blacks vs Whites & Asians)
I was an anthropology/primate physiology major for awhile,before I ended up switching majors, as hiding out in the jungle with apes (my dream) did not generally pay well
I want to be able to be honest here, even in the face of political correctness. But I remember many studies with chimpanzees, especially ones comparing them to humans in various ways.
One such study was a comparative analysis of childhood development in both apes and humans. The children involved ranged from 3 to 7.
When chimpanzees were compared to human children, both being under 6, they always surpassed the humans. Especially in spatial relations. BUT, then the chimp development just stopped. They never got past age 6. They were done. But the human children first caught up to the chimps, and then surpassed them for the next 20 years. It would seem the humans got a slower start, but then later caught up (at about 6yrs), then way surpassed.
Im not trying to be racist in any way (and it is a shame I have to even say that). But this is biology.
And lower primates seem to always be ahead at 4 yrs, but not for long.
I havent even thought of the comparative study for 25 yrs...UNTIL I read your post. Gives me something to chew on. Thx
Re: Brain size=IQ level theory (Blacks vs Whites & Asians)
Interesting speculation with a big dose of wishful thinking. Sorry to disappoint the deluded but there's absolutely no evidence:
A) that blacks are less intelligent than whites and Asians
B) that blacks have smaller brains than whites or Asians
In fact there are mountains of evidence to the contrary, which is why this junk will never see the light of day in mainstream science, academia or society. And it is not because of political correctness either, it's because it's stupid. You're wasting your time. This idiocy will never gain currency, particularly as people of different cultures are interacting more and more. In other words, people are getting to know black people more and more. People are getting to know Africans more on more. And that's ultimately why bigots who preach this junk have a very, very hard sell.
To even suggest that there is a uniform group known as "blacks" whose brains can be measured is the profoundest type of stupidity. Which blacks? From which part of Africa? Somebody went around Africa measuring heads? Who? Where? Where's the data? I'm African and I happen to know that people from my part of Africa generally have larger heads (and larger brains) than whites and Asians. We have broad features. If you were to transplant my nose and my mouth onto the average white guy's face, half of it would be obscured.
If a real racial hierarchy in intelligence existed proponents could sit back and relax and let the evidence speak for itself. But since the evidence is non-existent they take to their keyboards, wasting hours upon hours of their time, arguing endlessly, writing copiously, trying to prove to themselves, and to others, something that would be self-evident and glaringly obvious if it were real. But it ins't real. For every delusional bigot on this thread I can identify a black person who is smarter than him, all his friends and family and every other white person he has ever known and will ever know. Now how exactly would an intellectually inferior race produce people who are substantially more intelligent than the very bigots who are denigrating their intelligence?
This is an area where people with deep-seeded insecurities and complexes try to justify themselves to themselves. I mean, actually citing clowns like Rushton and the other rogues gallery of pseudoscientific quacks in what is supposed to be a serious debate. LOL.
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You mean the same Africans who grossly outperform Europeans when operating in the same U.S. environment?
http://www.chron.com/news/article/Data- ... 600808.php
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articl ... sible.html
http://applauseafrica.com/education/146 ... princeton-
Let me ask you a question. Should we rely on this empirical and direct evidence or should we rely on your anecdotes and opinions? Before you answer, remember this is a science blog.
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Betty L. Reich, Janesville (1926-2013)
February 18, 1926 - December 5, 2013
Betty L. Reich, age 87, of Janesville, died on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, at Williams Bay Care Center. She was born in Kingsford, MI, on Feb. 18, 1926, the daughter of Leonard and Margaret (Cole) Ellefson. She grew up in the Randolph and Sheldon area. She worked for the Abbey Hotel and Madine Manufacturing for many years. Betty enjoyed eating out, traveling, and reading.
Betty is survived by her four children: Rosemary (David) Kojas of Sharon, WI, Kay Miller of Scottsdale, AL, Clarence Reich of Janesville, and William (Jane) Reich of Sheldon; numerous grandchildren; and other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; four children: Magarite Klicko, Larry Klicko, Harold Klicko Sr. and Dale Reich Jr; and son-in-law, Roy Miller.
A Funeral Service will be held at 1p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, at SCHNEIDER APFEL SCHNEIDER & SCHNEIDER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORY, Janesville. Visitation will be on Thursday from Noon until the time of service at the funeral home. SCHNEIDER APFEL SCHNEIDER & SCHNEIDER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORY, Janesville is assisting the family. For on-line obituary and condolences: www.schneiderfuneraldirectors.com
'Betty's family would like to express gratitude to Williams Bay Care Center and Seasons Hospice and Pallative Care for their care to Betty and a special thank you to Tammy Ross, Jackie John and Rachael Casey for being with mother during her passing".


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Elizabeth "Betty" J. Hughes, Janesville, WI (1922-2014)
March 3, 1922 - April 23, 2014
Elizabeth "Betty" J. Hughes, age 92, of Janesville, died Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at her home. She was born in LeRoy, MN, on March 3, 1922, the daughter of Frank and Mary (Thelen) Doyle. Betty married Gordon T. Hughes on Sept. 8, 1943, in LaCrosse. They moved to Janesville, in 1945, following his discharge from the Army; and he preceded her in death on Feb. 26, 2009. She didn't work outside the home, but she raised three daughters. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church and enjoyed crocheting, sewing, cooking and playing Bingo and Yahtzee in the apartment building she lived in.
Betty is survived by her two children, Nancy Dammen of Janesville and Linda (Carl) Treuthardt of Janesville; eight grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; nieces, and nephews. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 65 years, Gordon; parents; step-father, Jul Fauske; daughter, Mary Femrite; three brothers: Arnold, Johnny and Vernon "Kelly" Doyle; and by two sisters, Irene Rendler and Ardelle Kiefer.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Aril 25, 2014, at the SCHNEIDER APFEL SCHNEIDER & SCHNEIDER FUNERAL HOME and CREMATORY, Janesville. Deacon John Houseman will preside and burial will follow in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will take place on Friday from 9:30 a.m. until the hour of service at the SCHNEIDER APFEL SCHNEIDER & SCHNEIDER FUNERAL HOME. Memorials may be made to St. Patrick's Catholic Church or Mercy Hospice. For on-line guestbook and condolences: www.schneiderfuneraldirectors.com
The family would like to thank Betty's hospice team, especially her nurse, Tracy and aide, Sarah, for their wonderful care.


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Tribe abuzz with optimism as pitchers, catchers report
After flurry of offseason moves, club ready to put pieces in place this spring
By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The Indians' player development complex has been a hive of activity in recent days, but it was quiet throughout the building on Sunday morning. While pitchers and catchers were required to report to Arizona, many use this day as the final respite before the real grind begins.
A handful of players trickled in and out of the complex during the day, heading to a practice field or to the weight room to get in a light workout. The first official workout will be held on Tuesday, when all of Cleveland's pitchers and catchers will be required to be in camp.
The anticipation is already beginning to build inside the Tribe's clubhouse.
"It's definitely exciting," Indians reliever Joe Smith said. "When we went into the offseason, it was a question of, 'OK, which way are we going from here?' We've got some guys in this clubhouse who are finally starting to make some money.
"You didn't know if they were going to be traded and dealt for prospects, or if we were going to try to build around them and try to make this team really good. It's definitely exciting when an organization feels like we're on the right path and they start bringing in guys."
The Indians brought in a new manager in Terry Francona and reeled in prized free agent Nick Swisher, as well as Mark Reynolds, Brett Myers, Drew Stubbs and Trevor Bauer, among others. Both Francona and Swisher will be prominently featured on Cleveland's 2013 media guide, which also includes images of second baseman Jason Kipnis and catcher Carlos Santana.
The time has come to see exactly what the Indians have in the making for this season. A disappointing showing last year was followed by an aggressive winter, resulting in an overhauled roster that has that kind of optimism in the clubhouse. And this particular clubhouse is packed to the gills.
In all, Cleveland currently has 64 players -- including pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, who agreed to a Minor League contract on Sunday -- scheduled to be on hand this spring. To help accommodate the long list of players, the team has set up four temporary, removable lockers in the middle of the clubhouse.
The position players are required to report on Wednesday, with the first full-squad workout scheduled for Friday morning. Cleveland's first Spring Training game is a matchup against the intrastate-rival Reds on Feb. 22 at Goodyear Ballpark, which is shared by the two clubs. The Indians will serve as the home team, and the first official pitch of the Tribe's preseason is slated for 3:05 p.m. ET.
The Indians' returning players were impressed with the team's approach over the winter.
"I was like, 'Wow. This team really wants to win,'" Indians starter Ubaldo Jimenez said. "I think everybody is on the same page. All the people from the front office, they want to win. They were aggressive. They tried to get all the pieces together to try to make this a better team."
The Indians began their reshuffling at the top with the hiring of Francona. He brings with him a pair of World Series rings -- claimed in his days as Boston's skipper -- as well as an instant respect from Cleveland's players. Francona's arrival also helped in swaying a handful of free agents to sign with the Tribe.
The rival Tigers return as the reigning American League champions, and they remain the favorite to pace the AL Central this season. Behind Detroit, the rest of the division is difficult to predict. Cleveland, even coming off a 68-94 showing in 2012 that saw it finish in fourth place, might make a push for a higher standing.
"The last two years, we've been in the mix until June or July," Smith said. "I don't think it takes much to push us over that hump. In the AL Central, it's always up for grabs. You look at Detroit, you can compare payrolls or the names to our names, but we play with Detroit every time. It's a battle. We enjoy playing them. It's the AL Central -- it's crazy. Anything can happen."
Indians general manager Chris Antonetti, whose prior working relationship with Francona played a role in convincing Francona to become the 42nd manager in club history, kept busy this winter, making more than 50 roster additions or subtractions.
Cleveland's biggest move on the free-agent front was signing Swisher to a four-year contract worth $56 million. Antonetti also used one-year pacts to reel in Reynolds, to take over as the Tribe's regular first baseman, and the right-handed Myers, to hopefully shore up the starting rotation. Bauer and Stubbs were acquired as part of a nine-player, three-team trade involving the Reds and D-backs.
Cleveland's main competitions this spring will include a battle for the final rotation and bullpen spots.
Justin Masterson, Jimenez and Myers will likely occupy the top three rotation slots, while Zach McAllister returns as a favorite for one of the two remaining jobs. Behind that quartet, Cleveland will take a look at Bauer, Carlos Carrasco, Corey Kluber, Scott Kazmir and Matsuzaka.
The bullpen returns All-Star closer Chris Perez, along with steady setup men Vinnie Pestano and Smith. A few top relief candidates for the remaining four roles include right-handers Albers, Shaw, Cody Allen, Frank Herrmann and Matt Capps, as well as lefties Nick Hagadone, Scott Barnes, David Huff and Rich Hill.
Another aspect of this spring will be the return of the World Baseball Classic, which includes six participants from Cleveland's camp. Perez and Pestano will suit up for Team USA, while two-time All-Star shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera joins Venezuela. Aviles and Minor League lefty Giovanni Soto plan on playing for Puerto Rico, and Santana will don the Dominican Republic's uniform.
The players are ready to get this spring started, especially after the kind of moves made by the team over the winter.
"The way we played last year," Jimenez said, "it was something where probably the team could've gone either way. They could've said, 'OK, we're just going to rebuild. We're just going to get young guys and wait a couple years.' But that didn't happen. I can't wait."
Jordan Bastian is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Major League Bastian, and follow him on Twitter @MLBastian. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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JANESVILLE—Janesville police are looking for a man who robbed a sports bar armed with a can of pepper spray on the city's north side Sunday morning.
According to reports released by Janesville police, a man came into Sneakers Sports Bar and Grill, 1221 Woodman Road, Janesville, shortly after 10 a.m. Sunday with a white hood over his head and a can of pepper spray.
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Chinese foundry gets makeover, new ID
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SHANGHAI--Wuhan Xinxin Semiconductor Manufacturing, a Chinese foundry company that has maintained a relatively low profile in the West so far, came to Semicon China Tuesday (March 19) to introduce itself as an independent foundry startup, complete with a new identify.
Its makeover now a fait accompli, it has turned itself into XMC.
The company has a newly installed international management team. Roughly half of its executives have significant experience at multinationals such as Intel, IBM and Chartered.
XMC also announced an expanded partnership deal with Spansion on 32-nm flash memory production.
There are industry observers who have followed the ups and downs of Wuhan Xinxin since the early 2000s and were aware of its ties with Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) at that time. They might hold a very different view of the Wuhan-based foundry today.
As though hoping to erase that memory, an XMC executive notes that the company has been often misunderstood. The executive, Walter Lange, stressed this point in an interview with EE Times. Lange, with 25 years of experience at IBM, is now responsible for XMCs marketing and sales.
XMC today, Lange emphasized, is not a sister company of SMIC.
XMCs perceived close ties to SMIC date back when the city of Wuhan built the foundry, breaking ground in 2006. At that time, SMIC offered to manage the foundry, and earned money by charging Wuhan a business management fee. While that looked like a cushy deal for SMIC in the beginning, industry critics recall that SMIC managed Wuhan Xinxin half-heartedly and brought disappointing results, failing to create a strong foundry presence.
XMC also claims to be different today because its not chasing down the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) or Globalfoundries Inc. XMC is set up to do foundry service thats anything but a mainstream offering, said Lange.
Rather than competing head-to-head with TSMC on the bleeding-edge process technology race, XMC is focused on developing technology with a twist, as Lange put it. XMC sees its mission as close partnerships with selected customers from the get-go, while discussing manufacturing process requirements with them. We customize our process technology for our customers, Lange explained.
Many observers might falsely recognize XMC as yet another not-so-successful Chinese foundry located in the middle of nowhere, using hand-me-down tools. XMC is definitely not that, according to Lange.
Even though sometimes described as a second-tier city, Wuhan has a population of 10 million, said Lange, with a million college students. Located at the joint of the Yangtze and Han Rivers, Wuhan is at almost equidistant (two-hour flight) from Beijing or Shanghai.


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Ringhand announces endorsements in Senate race
EVANSVILLE—Rep. Janis Ringhand's run for the 15th Senate District seat has been endorsed by EMILY's List, Planned Parenthood and Judy Robson, her campaign announced.
Robson is a former Assembly representative and state senator from Beloit. EMILY's List is a national organization that seeks to get pro-choice Democratic women elected to public offices.
Ringhand, D-Evansville, has represented the 45th Assembly District since 2011. She is not seeking re-election to that seat but instead is running for the state Senate seat now occupied by Sen. Tim Cullen, D-Janesville. Cullen is stepping down after his term ends next January.
Ringhand is the only announced candidate for the Senate seat, although former Rep. Mike Sheridan of Janesville has indicated he is interested. If Sheridan also runs, the Democrats would face off in a primary Aug. 12. The election is Nov. 4.


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This Christmas, don't forget real "thank yous"
No doubt, some families will be gathering already this weekend to swap gifts. With that in mind, a recent "Dear Abby" column caught my eye. An Arizona woman wrote to columnist Abigail Van Buren urging people not to forget thank-you notes. The writer wasn't talking about an email but "a real, honest-to-gosh thank-you note sent through the mail with postage." This woman wrote that her mother always said a gift isn't truly yours until a proper thank-you note is sent. Unfortunately, she wrote, many children today don't learn this in school or from their parents. Even a young child can draw a picture to express thanks and have a parent add a line of gratitude.
Do you ever hear complaints among your relatives about the lack of heartfelt thank-you notes? I know I do.
"While letter-writing or even emailing may seem like a chore, there are times when a handwritten note is the most appropriate means of communicating one's thoughts," Van Buren replied.
Van Buren even offers a booklet, "How to Write Letters," that contains samples that can be used for almost any occasion. You can order it by sending your name and mailing address and a check or money order for $7 to: Dear Abby—Letters Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447.
The price includes shipping and handling. Van Buren says her booklet is handy for people who put off writing because they don't know what to say, whether it's a note of thanks, congratulations or condolences.
Parents, it might be $7 well spent.
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Not since preteen metal band Light of Doom's awesome audition, on Fox's little-seen talent show "The Next Great American Band" in 2007, have childhood headbanging and reality television come together in such an all-out rawkin' way as they did this week on "America's Got Talent."
Yes, rock 'n' roll is not dead, people...and a misleadingly adorable pair of school-age metalheads are here to save it for the next generation.
Tuesday night on "AGT," rock tots Aaralyn (age 6) and Izzy (age 9; no relation to GNR's original axeman, but clearly a kindred spirit) auditioned with an original song. A death-metal song. A death-metal song called "Zombie Skin." Yes, this was amazing as it sounds.
And it sounds LOUD:
Howard Stern of course loved it…although he did try to stop the duo's audition with his red X button, only out of fear that Aaralyn would destroy her throat with the kind of screaming not even heard from the most overactive, tantrum-throwing toddlers. Melanie "Scary Spice" Brown, however, was very scared, and she said no. Apparently elementary-school death metal isn't what Mel B wants, what she really really wants.
Thankfully, though, Aaralyn and Izzy made it through to Las Vegas...which means we'll get to hear their original "Lullaby Crash" blitzkrieg kidz-bop in the next round! ROCK!!!
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ELKHORN—Halloween has its truly scary aspects, and for the fifth straight year, the Walworth County Sheriff's Office and its partners plan to address some of them.
They will visit sex offenders at the same time children are trick-or-treating.
Teams of law enforcement officers and probation-and-parole agents will make Halloween visits to the homes of sex offenders who are on supervision by the state Department of Corrections, during Operation Trick or Treat, according to a news release.
The visits will take place on Halloween or any other scheduled trick-or-treat dates in county communities.
The teams will check to see that offenders are obeying applicable laws and rules, and those who are not will face sanctions that could include being locked up.�
The sheriff's office news release goes on to offer these trick-or-treating rules:
-- Never enter the home of a person offering candy.
-- Escort children as they approach each house.
-- Do not eat any candy until it can be inspected at home.
-- Use sidewalks and crosswalks. Do not run across the road or between parked cars.
-- Wear light-colored clothing and use reflective clothing and flashlights whenever possible.
-- Report suspicious activity immediately to your local police department.


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Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades vowed to keep his country in the euro as Cypriots adapted to a second day of restrictions on their use of the common currency to prevent a financial collapse.
The government averted panic withdrawals yesterday when it allowed banks to open for the first time in almost two weeks. The curbs on access to cash are designed to prevent a run on deposits after Anastasiades forged an agreement with the euro area on a financial rescue that is being funded in part by those with deposits of more than 100,000 euros in the nation's two largest banks.
"We're not about to leave the euro," Anastasiades said in a speech in Nicosia, the capital, today. "The dramatic developments in our country must find us united, so that we can successfully implement the Eurogroup accord, remain safely in the euro and continue on the road of the major changes we have begun."
European officials have urged the country to move quickly to lift the restrictions, the first time that a member of the euro area has imposed controls on the movement of capital. The curbs include a 300-euro daily limit on withdrawals and restrictions on transfers to accounts outside the country. The European Commission said yesterday the constraints must remain "proportionate" and be lifted as soon as possible.
How long the measures will remain in force is unclear. The Cypriot government said in a March 27 statement they will be imposed initially for seven days while Finance Minister Michael Sarris said on March 26 they will end "in a matter of weeks." The impact of the controls is being monitored daily, the central bank said.
Cyprus's lenders had been shut since March 16, when the European Union proposed forcing losses on all depositors in exchange for a 10 billion-euro ($12.8 billion) bailout. That was rejected by the country's parliament amid concern its offshore banking industry would be irreparably harmed.
Anastasiades agreed to a new accord on March 25, which shuttered Cyprus Popular Bank Pcl, the second-largest lender, and imposed larger losses on depositors with more than 100,000 euros, after failing to get financial aid from Russia, one of the island's biggest investors.
Cyprus's bailout accord will be discussed at a meeting of euro area finance ministry officials on April 4, Greece's state-run Athens News Agency reported today, citing comments by Cypriot Labor Minister Haris Georgiades.
There were few queues at banks in Nicosia today. The institutions opened at midday local time yesterday to allow staff to prepare and opened for normal business hours today. The Bank of Cyprus, the nation's biggest lender, which is being restructured as part of the EU deal, said late yesterday that all transactions were smooth.
"You have two euros within Europe because the Cypriot euro is no longer equal to the euro in the other 16 countries," Pacific Investment Management Co.'s Mohamed El-Erian, chief executive officer of the world's largest bond-fund manager, said yesterday in an interview on "Bloomberg Surveillance" with Tom Keene. "This is truly a very, very historic time."
Cyprus's restrictions include bans on terminating time deposits and cashing checks. Customers can transfer abroad at most 5,000 euros per month from a given financial institution. Euro banknotes were supplied to Cyprus as a precaution, a spokesman for the Bundesbank in Frankfurt said yesterday.
Cyprus in June became the fifth euro-area nation to request a rescue after Greece's debt restructuring crippled lenders including Bank of Cyprus and Cyprus Popular.
The 18 billion-euro economy is the third-smallest in the 17-nation euro area. Before the bailout, which was coupled with an austerity package, the European Commission predicted a contraction of 3.5 percent in 2013.
Economists, including Gabriel Sterne, an economist at Exotix Ltd. in London, have said the damage will be far greater as the losses for uninsured depositors and an increase in corporate taxes to secure the bailout hurt the island's reputation as a financial hub.
Euro countries such as Malta and Slovenia have been quick to distance themselves from the crisis that forced Cyprus to accept the conditions for the funding with the EU and the International Monetary Fund on March 25.
Conflicting statements from European officials on whether Cyprus's bailout is a special case or a template for future rescues have fanned concerns.
Luxembourg Finance Minister Luc Frieden warned against forcing depositors to contribute to bailouts again, saying it would encourage savers to send money outside the euro area, Der Spiegel reported, citing an interview.
Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said in a statement late yesterday that his government supports the "one-off measures undertaken with regards to Cyprus." He said the size of Malta's domestic banking system is below the euro-area average and is "robust."
Slovenia's pledge to continue austerity measures failed to stem a rise in bond yields to record highs yesterday. The cost of protecting Slovenian bonds with credit-default swaps surged 93 basis points to 411, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That compared with 953 basis points for Cyprus.
"Two weeks ago, very few people knew where Cyprus was," said El-Erian. "The issue is when the non-systemic case when added to another non-systemic case when added to another non-systemic case can become systemic."
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A recent report by left-wing think tank Policy Studies identified 241 CEOs who have ranked the top 25 in yearly compensation since 1993 and compared their pay with their performance. The study went beyond simply shareholder return, also examining the company's overall financial situation (including bankruptcy status and bailout funds given). Policy Studies found that a surprising number of CEOs failed their test: A staggering 38 percent of the CEOs received a failing rating.
8% Top CEOs ousted by their corporate boards
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Apple Inc. is well known for its innovative products among industry insiders and consumers alike. However, there is a third group that knows all about Apple's focus on innovation as well: patent trolls. And those trolls have attempted to exploit Apple more than any other technology company, according to patent analytics company PatentFreedom. In a recently-released report, Apple has been on the receiving end of more patent troll lawsuits than any other technology company by more than 25 percent.
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Have you recently graduated law school but can't find a job? Don't worry, you've got plenty of company. But cheer up, says Bernard Burk of the University of North Carolina School of Law, because the job market is improving. Surprisingly, though, the reason for the market's projected improvement isn't the amount of jobs available. It's the supply of law school graduates.
Burk's paper suggests there will be fewer law school graduates in the future, making life easier for those who do graduate and wish to find a job. However, Burk also said it will be the job opportunities at smaller, lower-paid firms that will likely see the decrease in competition, with top firms remaining as competitive as ever.
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The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) announced today that a check in the amount of $984.47 has been sent of the American Red Cross to provide relief to victims of Hurricane Sandy.
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You re-read this thread agreeing with most of the addicted indications every now and then, even when it is late at night and you need to get to bed.
Kind of like right now???
I don't know if this has already been mentioned, but when getting new tea in the mail is REALLY exciting!!!
My orders from Mandala and Butiki were waiting for me today when I got home from work, and I thought "best day ever!"
This was me today too! Packages containing tea are the best.
I hate when the mail comes with my tea as I'm walking out the door to go to work. This means I have to wait at least 14 hrs. before I can even go through my new delivery of tea!…Which happened today.
when you think up sneaky excuses to buy a lot of tea…like setting up a tea shop ^^'
Haha…I thought of that yesterday!
When you clean out extra drawers in the Kitchen or reorganize the Kitchen to hoard all your Tea!
When you get tea for your birthday, but instantly wish you hadn't because your friends think a box of lipton is the same as loose leaf Earl Grey…
… and you would like to believe it is a chance to educate, but you have tried before and they just don't get it. Feeling your pain.
I had to get rid of so many boxes of undrinkable tea bags after my birthday! Haha and I tried to explain the difference but felt like a snob. My roommate saw me sorting and said "You have a problem." My only problem is not having enough tea…
I have always been able to give the boxes away to people who are happy with them. I see it has only been since August that you started loose leaf. Give it another 6 months and see if family aren't scheduling an intervention. I suggest you start hiding some of your stash now – just in case.
Roommates and girlfriend started dreaming up an intervention the second I joined steepster and learned about tea swapping
When you bring extra bags of tea home from a spa date just so you can renew your opinion of them (as it had been a few years, and you remembered them fondly) and review them on steepster.
Does drinking three cups while making dinner count?
Maybe I'm just addicted to masala chai (and rooibos).
Does it count if you get excited for snow days because you can stay at home while working and have access to your entire tea collection all day long!
Uh… snow days are exciting regardless, lol. The tea availability is a bonus! The university is closed today, and the boy is working from home as well. Fun day in southern Ontario!
My roomie would play games with me! :D Of course, the boy is a fun 30+ minute drive away, so that's not happening…
on the plus side (sort of), with everyone's reaction to the snow, there will be no gym for me tonight… but i'm totally going to play in the snow and have some board game fun tonight! Ian picked up dark ages dominion the other day heh
OOOH! That was one of the couple you still hadn't picked up yet. I have to say, I'm dying to pick up Intrigue. I totally agree about the interaction part making the game way better! I love it regardless, but still.
The other night, David and I (well, I wanted to) opted to take turns selecting cards for the deck instead of randomizing. I selected pretty much all attack cards, hahahahaha. It was pretty fun though, I gotta admit! And we included Throne Room and Witch, so I kept double-witching him, which won me the game because it compromised his deck! Tee hee!
we're such dorks. We're actually only missing two boxes and one of them i'm not sure i want (prosperity and alchemy).
Right, we were discussing that. Prosperity is fun, from my limited experience, but you were saying alchemy is very exclusive.
yeah… i mean the reality is, i'll probably still get it. Might as well complete the set lol but prosperity is the next purchase.
I'm missing the roommates cuz I'm craving a game of Settlers of Catan with this mug of Chai…
LOVE snow days for that very reason!! I need more of them!
Sometimes I do miss Oregon snow days! I'd bundle up, make a fire, and sip hot tea all day. :)
My alarm clock needs washing as do my tea leaves and tea pot. suddenly it's time for more…
When your co-worker enables you by asking if you need tea from DAVIDsTEA (he's going out of town to where the nearest one is) & even offers to lend you money to get what you "need".
However in the same breathe tells you, you have a problem.


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FirstMerit Bank, the Chicago Park District and Live Nation Entertainment, announced today a multi-year agreement for FirstMerit Bank to become the new name-in-title sponsor of the popular and newly expanded lakefront facility located at historic Northerly Island on Chicago's lakefront. The new venue name is FirstMerit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island.
This sponsorship agreement is indicative of FirstMerit Bank's ongoing commitment to Chicago. "We are excited about our long-term partnership with this one-of-a-kind Chicago entertainment destination. We've been committed to our communities since 1845 and being involved with Northerly Island is a great example of our commitment to Chicago," said Peter K. Gillespie, president and CEO of FirstMerit Bank's Chicago region. "Northerly Island is a true jewel among this city's many treasures and a great place to see a concert. More than ever, FirstMerit Bank Pavilion is going to be Chicago's premier outdoor music venue."
The 2013 season brings a variety of improvements and expansions to the new FirstMerit Bank Pavilion, including an upgraded stage, expanded state-of-the-art sound and lights, new seating and more grassy space throughout the venue. The newly redeveloped lawn now allows for flexible capacity up to 30,000 patrons while still offering sweeping panoramic views of Chicago's lakefront.
This new name-in-title relationship arrives just in time for an appearance on June 29 by Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band.
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"We are excited to welcome FirstMerit Bank as the title sponsor of the concert venue at Northerly Island," said Chicago Park District General Superintendent and CEO Mike Kelly. "Together with Live Nation we will continue to bring great music and fans to this unique lakefront venue. We look forward to the FirstMerit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island being one the city's most popular summer concert destinations and supporter of the Chicago Park District's Northerly Island nature development."
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