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Global Matters is a speaker series designed to enrich Minnesota professionals' global business acumen. The event features speakers at the forefront of global business who share their expertise in emerging issues in international business and management. The series is a platform for business, government, media and academic professionals engaged in global business to create and develop a valuable network.
Shari Ballard, Best Buy, Inc.
Topic: Leadership Lessons from the Front Lines of Global Business
Location: Carlson School of Management, 3M Auditorium
Event Schedule: 3:30–5:00 p.m. Speaker and Q&A; 5:00–6:00 p.m. Reception
Cost: $35 (includes parking in University of Minnesota's 19th Avenue and 21st Avenue ramps)
Being successful in global business requires vision, strategy and leadership. Among all determinants of success in pursing an international growth strategy, some believe that the factor that rises above all others is the quality and engagement of local leadership. Shari Ballard, President of International and Chief Human Resources Officer for Best Buy, Inc., will explore the leadership imperative as it relates to doing business internationally. As a veteran of Best Buy, she will share her perspective on the key characteristics of leaders that impact the success of global initiatives.
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Ms. Ballard joined Best Buy in 1993 as an assistant store manager in Flint Michigan. She has risen through the ranks and in her current capacity is responsible for overseeing operations in China, Canada, and Mexico.
Ballard is also responsible for global talent attraction, staffing and retention, leadership development, diversity, organizational design, employee education and development, compensation and benefits, and employee relations.
Ms. Ballard was named one of Fortune Magazine's 50 Most Powerful Women in Business. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan – Flint.
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UPDATE: 5:15 p.m.
Buena Vista, VA - Rockbridge area pastor Larry Clark was in a closed juvenile and domestic courtroom for a preliminary hearing Tuesday that resulted in 24 more charges being certified to a grand jury.
The 61-year old, already facing three certified charges, faces an additional 12 counts of indecent liberties, 20 charges of carnal knowledge and two charges of cruelty to a child.
All are felonies.
The certified charges were sent to the grand jury following a closed preliminary hearing that included two of the alleged victim's testimony.
One teen testified in person; the second via closed circuit television.
Before the hearing the judge heard arguments from lawyers representing WSET to allow reporters in the courtroom, which would normally be open to the public.
Media outlets typically do not divulge information identifying alleged victims of sexual crimes.
Regardless, citing the sensitivity of the case and concern for the victims, Judge Anita Filson denied the request and then closed the hearing to the public.
Afterward Investigator Miles Kelly, of the Rockbridge County Sheriff's Department, said investigators had "put (the boys) under a lot of pressure" to tell the truth and were confident the evidence will prove their case.
Three charges from alleged sexual contact with a third teen have already been certified.
Kelly says the department has been under community pressure with concerns the teens are lying. Kelly says that sentiment seems to be changing as more alleged victims are brought forward.
Kelly says the abuse the three boys, aged 14 or 15, began in early 2011 and ended in late summer or early fall of 2013.
The Commonwealth will argue that Clark communicated with the boys via text messaging and through Facebook with the alleged abuse occurring at Clark's Rockbridge County home and adjacent church property located across the street in Buena Vista.
Buena Vista originally opened the case and then handed it off to Rockbridge County once it was determined a majority of the alleged crimes happened there.
Clark, before his incarceration led the congregation at Pentecostal Outreach Church on West 41st Street.
UPDATE: 4:30 p.m.
The charges were certified after two alleged victims, between 14 and 15 years of age, testified they were abused at Clark's Rockbridge County home or adjacent church property in Buena Vista.
Buena Vista, VA - A Pentecostal Pastor, accused of allegedly molesting boys, is scheduled to have a preliminary hearing today.
Larry Clark, 61, of Buena Vista has been charged with taking indecent liberties with a child.
Clark is also charged with one count of cruelly treating or beating a child in his custody.
Clark was the pastor of the Pentecostal Outreach Church.
Investigators say they searched his house and arrested him on the three felony warrants.


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The regulators give such positive comments at the "Committed To Zero" campaign launch held at DuPont Malaysia's operational headquarter in Kuala Lumpur.
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Where have all of these awful OTS staff that did not perform actual oversight or financial management governance of the industry go? Are they still somewhere in the government? I hope not!!!
on Dec 14, 2011 at 11:22 am
JL....OTS did not "cause" the failures. Our politicians did. Washington is looking for a fall guy of sorts and OTS was it.
on Dec 14, 2011 at 11:36 am
Actually, according to the Washington Post article cited above, the employees and management of the OTS who failed to regulate the industry are those who failed. Where is their any mention of politicians?
Politicians may have had a hand in the S&Ls failures with their meddling via the Keating Five scandal from over 20 years ago, but this time, with this magnitude of failures and the resulting economic effects, the fault lies only with OTS's incompetent employees who failed to do their duty as regulators, but instead decided to become buddy buddy with the S&Ls they were charged to regulate.
on Dec 14, 2011 at 12:24 pm
JL, I read the article. I am not saying the OTC is not culpable. I am saying they did not cause the meltdown. The financial mess we live in and suffered threw in 2008 began back in the Clinton era. The repeal of Glass Steagall put the ball into play. There have been many greedy elements to this mess, everyone of them backed by a politician.
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AP Report on Food Stamp Program's Loose Rules Begs the Question: Why Now?
Three years ago, fellow Ohio blogger Matt Hurley at Weapons of Mass Discussion learned of a situation in Warren County where food stamp benefits were approved in a situation "where the family have over $80,000 in bank, own a 2001 Toyota and 2006 Mercedes Benz, and a $311,000 home that is paid for ... (with) monthly benefits of over $500 ..."
In a column I wrote at the time, I asked (pretty much knowing the answer) if "food stamps for the well-off" was "a national trend." Well, as if there was ever any doubt, the Associated Press finalized that answer tonight in an unbylined rundown of a series of pervasive situations which show how routine and extensive the waste in the program really is:
States' efforts to increase food stamp benefits
States seeking a larger share of the nearly $80 billion a year the federal government hands out for food stamps have resorted to several practices that some lawmakers say are abuses of the system:
- Fourteen states and the District of Columbia make use of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Paying people as little as $1 a year for heating assistance, even if they don't have a heating bill, automatically qualifies them for greater food stamp benefits. Critics say that can result in households getting up to $100 extra a month in food stamps.
Those 14 states are California, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin.
- The Congressional Research Service says 43 jurisdictions - 40 states plus D.C., Guam and The Virgin Islands - employ what is called "broad-based categorical eligibility" that allows individuals with assets greater than the food stamp limit to receive benefits as long as they receive some other federal benefit such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
Thirty-nine of those jurisdictions have waived the statutory asset test for food stamps. Some states make all households with incomes below a state-determined threshold eligible for food stamps simply by sending households a TANF brochure or referral to a telephone hotline.
So the only question remaining, especially given that the story from three years ago, though covered a bit by Ohio's media (while of course failing to give credit to Hurley), really didn't break out of the Buckeye State, is: Given that the looseness went into overdrive as the recession deepened but hasn't been reversed even though we're supposedly in a recovery, why is the AP deciding that this story is worthy now?
Remember this post the next time you hear someone claim that there's nowhere government programs can be cut.
Cross-posted at NewsBusters.org.
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Submitted by amyshulk on Tue, 06/19/2012 - 1:45am.
Figure out the maze, get on 1 assistance program, then the snowball. It's *always* been like this, with the maze the hardest part - unless you grew up in it & know how to work it.
We had 2 times where we needed short term help - in Fla. where hubby made just above poverty so no go, then here in LV when we 1st got here. We were staying for free in my mom's house, and because we had a small child and no income, we qualified. Hubby got a crap job so when they ran out, I didn't even try to renew, but once we were approved, we were offered other assistance. Key word - offered. I did NOT ask for it.
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Submitted by motherbelt on Tue, 06/19/2012 - 6:41am.
I ran into this when my husband suffered a cerebral aneurysm.
When he first came home, I looked into local programs, both for "respite care" at home and brain injury programs that would assist in his rehab.
Time and time again, I found out the programs were for Medicaid recipients. Got to the point where someone would ask if I'd filled out financial forms, I would just say "we're not on Medicaid" and that would be the end of the call.
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Submitted by amyshulk on Wed, 06/20/2012 - 6:35am.
Oh yeah, I forgot about that - Using common sense is not allowed in a bureaucracy!
It's yet another way those in need fall through the cracks and have to cut things from their budget while the ones in the system have all their needs taken care of and get to squander on wants. Upside down world!
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Submitted by Ole_Sarge on Tue, 06/19/2012 - 9:36am.
Our daughter, grand-daughter, and son-in-law are on the edge of "working poor." in Alabama (where son-in-law is from and where he has a decent job for the moment). Their total income (including help from both sets of parents) is $5 above the "qualification" line. They do not lie, they do not perjure (although it is very tempting to do so).
They do qualify for WIC, and daughter has had to learn skills that no one else in the family every had to learn.
We wish we could do more, but we have exhausted our savings to help them, and to help my husband's mother that is living on her tiny social security benefit (from being widowed) and still working at age 76. (Father-in-law was self employed, and thought his investing would cover, the stock crashes killed that.)
The kids need "short-term" help, and frankly my husband and I are straining to support all three households.
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A Society Taught To Beg
Submitted by Specialty Machining on Tue, 06/19/2012 - 10:27am.
There may be a time in everyone's life where one is forced to beg, but our society is taught to do it without reservation. Many who go looking for help are better off than the ones (taxpayers) who are forced to help them. When charity is left to voluntary organizations, it is handled much more cheaply & discriminately, with greater efficiency.
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JU student-athletes cap off successful 2006-07 academic year
June 12, 2007
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Along with five Atlantic Sun Conference Championships, three state championships in rowing and six teams making an appearance in the NCAA postseason, Jacksonville University athletics capped a successful 2006-07 academic campaign with a 3.03 overall cumulative GPA.
JU reached the academic mark after 11 of its 18 athletic teams finished the year with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. The Dolphins just narrowly missed the mark last year by tallying a 2.99 GPA. Leading the way for the Dolphins was the women's golf team, who finished the year with a 3.44 GPA.
"We want our student-athletes to attain success in the classroom as well as the playing fields and I'm very proud of this accomplishment," said JU director of athletics Alan Verlander. "This is a solid indicator of our coaches recruiting the right type of student-athlete and our academic staff and coaches working hard to ensure their success. The JU faculty should receive recognition in this honor as well because they work hard everyday to educate our young men and women."
Individually, 159 JU student-athletes earned a grade point average of 3.0 or better during the academic year. The Dolphins also 64 student athletes who earned Dean's List distinctions and five student-athletes garnered President's Honor Roll accolades with a 4.0.


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I would guess that as with any non-synchro ratio, releasing the clutch in neutral before you try reverse ( double de-clutching) would cure the problem. I've driven old classic cars with non-synchro on all the gears ("crash") boxes and it becomes second nature after a while.
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Aug 5, 2011, 07:29 #1
advertising a local news portal
How would you guys go about advertising a new local news site. SEO is a given, but is it worth it to do PPC or PPV, on AdWords, Facebook or on some websites maybe?
Anyone who has had some experience, please share it with me, thanks!
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Unless you have a specific, desirable product to sell, I'd put my efforts into social media such as Twitter, Facebook, forums etc.
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There are quite a few options depending on the nature of business.
You can always use geographically targeted campaigns using adwords or so.
Other then that there are yellow pages(online), local newspaper sites etc etc.
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You could also look into getting links from local businesses in the area (not for SEO purposes, but simple for human clicks).Xazure.Net - My Blog - About Programming and Web Development
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How local are we talking? If it is just for a smallish town it may be worth looking into flyering and some promotional mail to each resident/business.
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As far as flyering goes, do you think it could be effective?
Thank you for the suggestions so far guys
PS. the site does not sell anything, except advertising space, so there is really no product, such as an affiliate one or any of my own.
What it is aiming at is mostly business people that will read the site during pauses at work.
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If you coincide it with and online campaign with a Google AdWords campaign that only targets your municipality as well then all the better.
Each town or region is different, so it is difficult to tell you what will be successful in your town specifically - but don't exclude offline advertising even for a digital product.


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A defendant comes to court with an unusual request.
Convicted axe murderer John Bridges wants the maximum punishment for a new crime he committed while in jail.
"Sentence me today if that is possible," says John Bridges.
From his full body restraints in a room at the North Dakota State Prison, Bridges makes a deal with the court.
An unusual deal coming from a defendant.
He would plead guilty to Attempted Murder and Inmate in Possession of contraband in exchange for this, "I want the max and anything else extended to the term, consecutive."
Bridges wrote a letter to prosecutors asking for the maximum sentence. It's just one more unusual twist in what's been a bizarre case.
"The state is requesting the maximum sentence of 40 years, like what Bridges requested in his letter," says Burleigh County Prosecutor Dawn Dietz.
These new charges stem from an incident at the North Dakota State Prison.
Bridges was somehow able to keep his cell door from latching shut. He lured an officer over and attacked. He stabbed Officer Daryl Lawson with a homemade knife ten times in the chest, back and neck and punched him in the face.
While the officers' injuries were minor, prosecutors say it could have been worse.
Dietz says,"he made a weapon for protection to use when in the general population which was a mire week away."
Bridges is already serving a life sentence plus 20 years for the murder and kidnapping of a man in Burleigh County in July 2012.
These additional charges add a maximum of 40 years.
In fact, Bridges threatened to take the case to trial if Judge Bruce Romanick gave him anything less.
"I'm in a very difficult situation. I don't normally have to ask the court for a maximum sentence. But it is Mr. Bridges wish and he is very adamant about his wishes that he be sentenced to the maximum penalty and that the sentences run consecutively," says defense attorney Kelsey Gentzkow
"I'll sentence him to what he wants," says Judge Romanick.
The sentence really doesn't change much for Bridges.
He had no chance of getting out even before this hearing.
With a life without parole plus 60 year sentence, Bridges has the longest prison term of any inmate at the North Dakota State Prison.
There are 29 inmates at the Pen with life without parole sentences.
Bridges is being held in the Maximum Segregation area of the prison. He is locked up for 23 hours a day and is allowed one hour of recreation, indoors.
The Department of Corrections conducted an investigation into how Bridges was able to get out of his cell.
DOCR spokesperson, Tim Townsend, says the incident was traced to an employee's error and that person has since resigned.
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A startup incubator that set out to create high-tech jobs in the North Bay but struggled to thrive during the recession has rebranded itself and changed direction.
SoCo Nexus, the business incubator in Rohnert Park once known as Sonoma Mountain Business Cluster, has expanded its focus beyond technology companies to recruit startups from other industries. It is also encouraging entrepreneurs with more modest revenue projections to apply for its mentorship program.
The incubator cleaned out clutter in the 30,000-square-foot commercial space and reduced its pricing, elevating its occupancy rate from just 30 percent three months ago to 60 percent today.
"We decided we wanted to reinvent ourselves and have a broader mission, be more inclusive," said Lindsay Austin, acting executive director of SoCo Nexus.
The incubator provides low rent and a collaborative environment for startups. Companies are encouraged to take advantage of the flexible office spaces at the center as they expand, until they outgrow the space, Austin said. It currently has about 30 tenants, who collectively employ an estimated 60 people.
While it used to operate on a $200,000 grant from the Small Business Development Center and it received a one-time contribution of $1.2 million from the City of Rohnert Park, that funding has dried up, Austin said. Now, it receives $75,000 to $100,000 a year from corporate sponsors, and it recently received a grant of $22,500 from the Sonoma County Water Agency, Austin said.
The original Sonoma Mountain Business Cluster was narrowly focused on providing a home for tech companies, which tend to have higher valuations and are more likely to attract investment than other types of startups, Austin said.
"The problem with that is that in the North Bay, it turned out that there's just not that much going on in that narrow of a segment. We also realized there are a lot of other good businesses," he said.


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Dear Poll: Which Celebrity Couple Will Live Happily Ever After?
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With the divorce rate in America holding steady these days, it's likely that most of our favorite Hollywood couples won't actually make it in the long run. Although Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks have set an amazing example for young celebrity couples, long-standing commitments in Hollywood seem hard to maintain. Which of your favorite couples do you think will make it to their 25th wedding anniversary?
artfashionmusic7 6 years
chris and gwyneth!!! :D
cocca 6 years
brad and angelina... they always look so happy together, holding hands and so family oriented! i love it...
pixiechick 7 years
Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr
Betteroff 7 years
Seal and Heidi
californiagirlx7 7 years
By the way, I agree with kapchis about the Ben & Jen thing. They only got married because she got pregnant, not exactly a good foundation for marriage. I think Gwen & Gavin, as well as Victoria & David will be together for many years.
californiagirlx7 7 years
I hope it will be Christina and Jordan...
kapchis 7 years
Jen and Ben, ARE YOU KIDDING ME??!! No way. They only got married because she got knocked up. Now Jordan changed that Christina from a total ho' to a, well, not such a ho'. I think he's the only one who has totally changed his partners outlook, image, state of being. Gwyneth will grow bored, Madonna will grow bored, Jim Carrey will go off his meds..... The only other couple I think could make it is Demi and Ashton. Still shocked by them.
untitled1 7 years
Both Demi and Ashton and Ben and Jennifer
MissVecchio 7 years
hmmm, it'd hard to know if any of these will make it at all! but i like ben and jen, and chris and gwynneth... they all seem very family oriented, which i guess is a good start to a long lasting relationship!
appreciated 7 years
Rachel and Ryan!!! :)
roor 7 years
for some weird reason i have a feeling that gwyn and chris won't be together forever! i know , i know, it's wrong to think so, but it seems that msybe they are too perfect, and we know what happens when all seems good in hollywood...
lilprincess 7 years
Felicity Huffman & William H. Macy
tikerbell 7 years
chris and gwyneth , they are lovely
JK-Boogie 7 years
Christina the Bratman
un_related 7 years
I'm going with BenJen, because she seems amazingly down to earth for a Hollywood honey and I think she brings that side out of him, too.
miss-britt 7 years
i'm going with Jada and Will. They have the best relationship in hollywood. and i think they can make it as long as paul newman and his wife have. ****"Everything in life is only for now."-Avenue Q****
VaneM77 7 years
Love Ben and Jen!
JustMe21 7 years
Ben and Jen.
brokenhalo 7 years
And they're not even a person coz you can't click on them! So weird!
brokenhalo 7 years
Actaully I kinda think most of them will last, except Madonna & Guy, but I voted for Christina & Jordie coz they're just so cute & I heart Christina :) On a different note, who is this 'Anonymous' person who always posts blank comments? Tres bizarre...
lindaloo 7 years
Didn't Chris Rock & his wife just file for divorce?
DeaconP 7 years
i chose Ben and Jen - but my real choice is Heidi and Seal (my favorites)
tabloidprincess 7 years
What about Gwen and Gavin Will and Jada Forest Whitaker and his wife Chris Rock and wife Annette Benning and Warren Beatty
FutureMrsDickson 7 years
Victoria & David Beckham.
kimsaks86 7 years
How about Paul Newman and Joanne Wodward...I think they've survived the statute of limitations on celebrity marriages. :)
designergirl 7 years
yeah same here- Is it even possible for a hollywood couple to make it?
Linny 7 years
debbie downer alert: I don't think any will survive.
Trixie6 7 years
I picked Ben & Jen, but I really think Jordan & Christina have a great chance of making it. They seem to love and respect each other. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for Brad & Angelina because I love them together.
SaRaH-22 7 years
couple of months ago i would have said Ryan & Reece, but now im going to go for WIll and Jada!!
honeysugar28 7 years
I think Chris and Gwen are the only ones down to earth enough to make it. Success in Hollywood unfortunately seems to equal failure in the relationship department.
Marci 7 years
There are several not on the list. Will and Jada, as Loren said. Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson From the list: Ben and Jen Gwyneth and Chris Martin seem to have the real deal
lorenashley 7 years
What about will and Jada? They seem very happy and destined for long life together.
elleZA 7 years
Brangelina for ever!
XDeexDeeX 7 years
Nobody chose madonna. lol. poor her. Not really but yea. I chose Jennifer and Ben. So cute
Monkeyluv 7 years
I would wish for christina and "jordie" i think they are too cute but I picked Ben and jen.. they seam so real ~~~Just Do It~~~
ccsugar 7 years
kendalheart 7 years
Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy!
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Fact-checking claims about the attacks in Benghazi
By Becky Bowers, Louis Jacobson
Published on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013 at 5:38 p.m.
House Republicans held hearings last week on the 2012 attacks on a diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya. That's renewed a war of words between members of Congress and President Barack Obama.
Here's the history: Diplomatic workers staffed a temporary residential outpost in the Libyan city after the death of dictator Moammar Gadhafi. On a night the U.S. ambassador was visiting from the capital in Tripoli, armed Islamic terrorists attacked, setting a toxic diesel-fueled fire that killed the ambassador and a colleague. Americans then drove, chased by attackers, to a nearby annex, where a mortar attack in the morning killed two security contractors. By noon, hasty scrambling by the American and Libyan governments got U.S. workers to safety in Tripoli, along with their four dead comrades.
That "annex" was a compound used by the CIA. So, while we've seen unclassified reports from a State Department accountability review board, a Senate committee and some House Republicans, and watched testimony before Rep. Darrell Issa's House committee last week — there's a layer of secrecy that daunts diplomats and lawmakers alike.
We've fact-checked several new claims this week.
On May 6, 2013, Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, told Fox News that more could have been done that night. "We had people that were getting killed, we had people who are willing to risk their lives to go save them and somebody told them to stand down." Chaffetz said the order was "as sickening and depressing and disgusting as anything I have seen." But the order to keep special forces in Tripoli came after the deaths in Benghazi had already occurred. The mortar attack was over at that point. We rated his statement False.
On May 10, Obama's press secretary, Jay Carney, defended the administration against renewed charges that United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice had downplayed the possibility that extremists were involved in the attacks soon after it happened.
"Susan Rice, when she went out on the Sunday shows using the very talking points that we're discussing now, talked about the possibility that we knew that, or believed based on the intelligence assessment, that extremists were involved ... Ambassador Rice, in those shows, talked about the possibility that al-Qaida might be involved, or other al-Qaida affiliates might be involved, or non-al-Qaida Libyan extremists (might be involved), which I think demonstrates that there was no effort to play that down."
We pulled Rice's comments and found Carney's recollection was not accurate. We found that Rice barely mentioned the potential role of al-Qaida or one of its affiliates, and she urged caution about jumping to conclusions on the one occasion in which she did. We rated Carney's comment Mostly False.
On May 13, President Obama said that the facts behind the attacks had been thoroughly investigated by an independent review board. "Over the last several months, there was a review board headed by two distinguished Americans, Mike Mullen and Tom Pickering, who investigated every element of" the Benghazi incident, he said.
Actually, the review board did not look at every element of the incident. It looked at most of the security matters involved, but it didn't look at who conducted the attacks or at the administration's public comments in the days following. We rated Obama's statement Mostly False.
Finally, we'll look back to an attack made during last year's presidential campaign. Republican candidate Mitt Romney made the charge in a debate that President Obama waited two weeks to call the attack in Libya "terror." We found that Obama did use the word "terror," but that it still took many days for the administration to fully characterize the attack as the work of a terrorist group. We rated the claim Half True.
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Houston, Texas - March 20, 2013 - Both Kellie Pennington and Jennifer Thompson earned All-America honors in the opening day of the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships. Pennington finished as the national runner-up in the 50 free, while Thompson placed fifth on the three-meter board.
As a team, Springfield is currently in ninth place after totaling 31 points.
Last year's national champion in the 50 free, Pennington swam a time of of 23.07 to finish second tonight. The Monson, Mass. native entered the competition as the third-seed with a 23.39, and qualified for the finals after posting the second fastest time of the prelims with a 23.18.
On the three-meter, Thompson finished fifth after registering a 470.75. Improving on her ninth-place finish from a season ago, the Cheshire, Conn. product tallied a 468.05 in the prelims en route to competing in the championship finals.
Also competing individually was Callie Phillips, who raced in the 200 IM. In her first race on the national level, Phillips posted a time of 2:08.58 to place 27th out of 37 competitors.
The Pride's 200 medley relay team of Pennington, Phillips, Kelsey Poole and Amanda Shaw also swam on Wednesday, but were disqualified in the prelims.


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Passenger traffic at BWI increased 1.3 percent from 2011 to 22.6 million commercial passengers. International passenger traffic increased 20.7 percent from 2011, and cargo shipments increased 3.7 percent from the year prior.
The year also saw the airport's best month on record in July when more than 2.2 million people flew through BWI.
"The sustained growth and success at BWI Marshall highlights its position as an important business and tourism gateway, as well as a job generator," said Governor Martin O'Malley.
Nearly 94,000 jobs are supported by BWI, as the business generates $5.6 billion in business revenue, according to the press release.
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THE former directors of a multimillion pound Portland hotel, spa and business park claim to be victims of bank lending practices they say forced them out of business.
Roy Haywood and Andrew Coupe, former directors of Southwell Business Park and the Portland Spa Hotel, are forwarding their details to financial investigators who are investigating 'unscrupulous' practices by the Royal Bank of Scotland.
A government report says RBS 'harmed customers through their decisions and caused their financial downfall'.
The bank has defended itself against the allegations and has launched an investigation.
Mr Haywood and Mr Coupe and their fellow directors called in the administrators in 2009 when they became what appeared to be victims of the recession.
Around 100 jobs were lost by staff at the £10million hotel and spa from local suppliers.
The government report, carried out by entrepreneur Lawrence Tomlinson for Business Secretary Vince Cable, looked into small business lending.
In some cases, state-backed bank RBS is said to have withdrawn lines of credit for previously solvent firms by charging high fees and charges so it could then seize assets, typically property, at cheaper prices.
Mr Coupe said: "Since 2009 we have lived with this situation. It's only now since this report was commissioned by the government to probe into the complaints we've thought: 'This sounds like what happened to us'."
The combined Portland hotel and spa business had an asset value of £17.2million in April 2008, surveyors Savills confirmed.
The business had borrowed £10million from RBS – which was covered by its assets – the former directors say.
However, eight months later RBS said the site value had dropped to £10million because of a chaotic property market.
A condition of the loan was a 6.7 per cent 'rate capping' deal with the bank's nominated insurance providers.
Mr Haywood said within 18 months this cost the business around £100,000 a year above the then bank interest rate.
After a series of meetings about finance, the company's account was transferred to the bank's special division Global Restructuring Group, which – Mr Haywood and Mr Coupe say – oversaw the demise of the Southwell Business Park company.
Despite the directors telling the bank they were close to securing a multi-million pound contract with LOCOG in connection with the London 2012 Olympic sailing in Wemyouth and Portland, RBS instructed administrators that the property must be sold within eight weeks.
Mr Haywood said: "This enforced sale of Southwell Business Park and its subsidiaries by RBS resulted in the loss of some 100 jobs and a catastrophic consequence for a variety of local supplier businesses and also contractors working on the site development.
"The shareholders personally lost around £6million."
He added: "The company going into administration cost a lot of people their jobs."
Details are being passed on to investigators through Mr Haywood and Mr Coupe's solicitors.
Both men are seeking financial recompense from RBS.
• Bank 'to investigate' allegations
RBS has commissioned a review into the allegations.
CEO Ross McEwan said: "Serious allegations have been made about how some of these customers were treated by the bank.
"We have to investigate those fully and we will.
"The review I have commissioned will examine the details of the allegations that have been made and will have access to whatever information it needs.
"It is important to note that the most serious allegation that has been made is that RBS conducted a 'systematic' effort to profit on the back of our customers when they were in financial distress.
"We do not believe that this is the case, but it has nonetheless done serious damage to RBS's reputation.
"No evidence has been provided for that allegation to the bank.
"The review will investigate the claim fully and I will report back on its findings."
Mr McEwan added that Clifford Chance will conduct the review on an independent basis, which will be lead by a regulatory partner within the firm and with a team that has had no previous dealings with Global Restructuring Group matters.
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2:03pm Sat 11 Jan 14
annotater says...
RBS has commissioned a review into the allegations.
That won't be biased then!
2:10pm Sat 11 Jan 14
Micke12 says...
RBS was in deep trouble with massive debts that had to be bailed out by the then, Labour government. My concern is that now this has come about and the investigation is going ahead, both from within RBS and also at governmental level, they will cover this up as boys looking after the boys.
The only way that the people will accept this is if there is there is an totally independent review or better still, a judicial review started by the government.
The taxpayer bailed out the bank out when it was in crisis, so the only question should be is, was taxpayer money to bail out RBS then used to pay for the foreclosures and /or instructing Administrators to commence sale proceedings of supported small businesses in order to make money to pay the taxpayer back, regardless of the prosperity of the businesses targeted.
We, as tax payers, have lost a minimum of £36bn from bailing out this bank. Guess who will end up paying for the compensation claims that may ensue if these investigations lead to proof of the charges contained in this story - YES - YOU, the tax payer and the investor with this bank.
The current government will never allow the bank to fail because of he debts that will ensue from successful law suits by small investors, it will come out of the tax payer. The rich boys of Westminster will look after their own in the banking group, you can be sure of that. The only people to lose out will be Joe Public, as always
3:02pm Sat 11 Jan 14
andrew thompson61 says...
3 months later I needed £10k to finish building the development. When I approached the NatWest for the additional funding to complete the works I was asked by my Business Advisor (Dave Humphreys) to give him a breakdown of the required works to be finished. This we did but having taken the list of works away my NatWest Business Advisor has torn it up and threw it away to tell the Bank that "the properties are now finished but as one last request the customer has asked for £2,500 for some railings." this was only one job off the list that was provided to him. Dave Humphreys was told by his bosses to give us the additional funding as part of a final loan which was also to repay 2 x existing loans, our OverDraft and £4,370 to pay the Banks charges for rearranging the new loan.
When Dave Humphreys made out the new Loan Agreement he has made out a loan for £442k and for the purpose of the new loan he has listed everything except the additional funding. He then told us that we were getting the £10k that we had asked for to induce us into signing a loan agreement that was not fit for purpose. To get additional funds of 32,500 from the NatWest actually cost us £40k in fees and interest over 1 year. This Bank is corrupt to the top. When you try to take the case to Court you are told that a loss of £740k is not a lot of money and the Judge just laughs and says that you got a bad deal. The NatWest Solicitor, made a mistake when he actually stood up at a Court Hearing and pointed out to the Judge that I had been told that I was only getting the £2,500 additional funding because he did not understand the paperwork and he mixed up paragraphs from internal bank notes thinking that it was the Loan Agreement that I signed. He did not want to say much more after he was corrected by me. So good luck to anyone having to take on the RBS Group
3:33pm Sat 11 Jan 14
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smilealoft44 says...
8:11pm Sat 11 Jan 14
andrew thompson61 says...
12:00pm Sun 12 Jan 14
andrew thompson61 says...
I do not believe that the RBS group should be permitted to harass a landlords residents frightening and instructing them to look elsewhere for alternative accommodation because the Bank is seeking to reposess property.
I do not believe that the RBS group should be allowed to make out of Court private agreements with a landlords tennants to pay rent owing to a landlord directly to the RBS solicitor thus bypassing the landlord.
I do not believe that the RBS should be legally allowed to rely on voidable contracts that clearly have ommissions in them that fail to show important information.
I do not believe that the RBS should be allowed to obtain a repossession order in the absence of someone and then wait over 3 years before going for eviction.
I do not believe that there is any justice left in Great Britain.
the boys will look after the boys.
12:05pm Sun 12 Jan 14
andrew thompson61 says...
3:50pm Mon 13 Jan 14
February1948 says...
No thanks from the bankers to the taxpayer for bailing them out - and now they're starting to dish out bonuses again (I believe). Perhaps it is we who should be getting bonuses as a means of thanks for keeping them in the manner to which they have been accustomed for so long!
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