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Let's face it: Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT ) hasn't adapted very well to the age of low-cost computing. At a time when the price an OEM pays for a competitive operating system (Android) is close to $0, Microsoft is having an increasingly difficult time selling OS licenses in mobile form factors. Android OEMs still have to collaborate directly with Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL ) for services support and typically pay Microsoft royalties, but that is still less than what they are accustomed to.
Microsoft has actually already been through an eerily similar situation in the past, though, one that has arguably tarnished the Windows brand forever: the netbook.
Deja vu
While netbooks are more or less dead nowadays, they heralded the age of low-cost computing, lowering what consumers were willing to pay for a PC. Microsoft was primarily responding to the threat of Linux, which powered early netbooks, but Microsoft had to cut the price of Windows XP to compete.
Sadly, the net result was that "netbooks did an incalculable amount of damage to the PC market," according to market researcher NPD. Even Windows enthusiast Paul Thurrott acknowledges how the netbook tarnished consumer perception of Windows, noting NPD's estimates that there was an incredible $1,000 difference between the average selling price of a Windows PC and an Apple MacBook last holiday shopping season ($420 vs. $1419).
In many ways, tablets are the new netbook, offering consumers a low-cost computing experience to satisfy casual consumption needs. A respectable Android device can be had for $199, and the iPad Mini costs $329. The low-cost tablet segment is by far the fastest growing subset of the broader computing market, and again Microsoft has no choice but to respond.
If you had to do it all over again
Again, Microsoft is facing the same risk to its Windows brand. In order to compete in this segment, reports surfaced in March that the company was cutting deals with OEMs willing to explore the small-sized tablet market with Windows 8. Microsoft would also offer discounts to bundle in Office, which remains the de facto standard in productivity software.
These reports were just confirmed this week, when Acer unveiled the first 8-inch tablet running Windows 8, the Iconia W3 -- which includes a $140 version of Office Home & Student 2013 bundled in for free. Including that discount, the Iconia W3 starts at $350.
Therein lies the rub. That price point puts the device at the high end of the market, above the iPad Mini. Removing the Office discount would put it even higher for users that want Office, making it less competitive. Keeping the discount reduces the perceived value of Office. It's a difficult balance to strike.
But it gets even more confusing: Since Microsoft's deals only include small-sized tablets, larger form factors don't get such favorable treatment, and Office costs extra. Devices running Windows RT include a version of Office RT, regardless of device size. In addition to confusion over Windows 8 vs. Windows RT, consumers will now have to navigate when Office is included and when it's not.
All the while, the longer that Microsoft maintains discounts on Office in order to remain competitive, the more it risks the brand. You could even argue that it's worse this time around, because tablets are here to stay and Microsoft is now bringing Office into the mix and also putting that brand in harm's way.
Office is already under fire from Google Apps for Business. What happens if consumers begin to expect Office for free?
It's been a frustrating path for Microsoft investors, who've watched the company fail to capitalize on the incredible growth in mobile over the past decade. However, with the release of its own tablet, along with the widely anticipated Windows 8 operating system, the company is looking to make a splash in this booming market. In a new premium report on Microsoft, a Motley Fool analyst explains that while the opportunity is huge, so are the challenges. The report includes regular updates as key events occur, so make sure to claim a copy of this report now by clicking here.


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I received an email from a reader earlier disagreeing with our pick of David Rundblad in the SB Nation NHL Mock Draft.
The reader (whose name I'll withhold unless he wishes to be named) suggested the Blue Jackets would probably go with college-bound John Moore or another Swedish prospect in Jacob Josefson, both solid choices. Our pick in the mock draft came down to Rundblad and Moore, and I went with Rundblad - here's some of the reasons why:
Like (Mike) Green, Rundblad is a good skater who thinks offense first and always is trying to key the rush -- be it with a laser-like outlet pass or, just as often, a hell-bent-for-leather rush up ice with the puck glued to his blade.
"I try to play offense," Rundblad said. "I like to stickhandle and keep the puck; but I think I have defense in the (defensive) zone, too. But it is my offense that is No. 1."
- Rundblad seems a bit more proven to me at his young age, whereas Moore is on the slow but steady pace of a college prospect.
- We need help as soon as
possible on the back-end. Rundblad is under contract for 2 more years and then could be signed and playing in the Columbus organization soon.
- Rundblad's a right handed shot. The Jackets have too many lefties, which is part of what's hurting the power play.

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A couple of weeks ago you were all so kind to help a junk food junkie find a fix. Today comes another request
I know this is not fancy food, or restaurant food, but it is a local company! My friend picked up a bag in Southern Cal, but I have yet to see it here. She said it was a lovely mix of all things good… if you are in the need of a cheesy, mixed up Frito Lay snack! Anybody know where I can find Munchies Cheesy Snack Mix in Dallas?
Well it has been ages since I was called a lovely mix but it was just yesterday that Timmy referred to me as mixed up and cheesy. But hello, Frito Lay Headquarters in Plano? Dallas is frantically searching for your products in your own backyard. I think we need a dedicated hot line from you to the D office–desperate snack-a-holics can be dangerous people. Dishers?


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The Library
Substitution and complementarity between managers and subordinates : evidence from British football
Bridgewater, Susan, Kahn, Lawrence M. and Goodall, Amanda. (2011) Substitution and complementarity between managers and subordinates : evidence from British football. Labour Economics, Vol.18 (No.3). pp. 275-286. ISSN 0927-5371Full text not available from this repository.
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2010.10.001
We use data on British football managers and teams over the 1994-2007 period to study substitution and complementarity between leaders and subordinates. We find for the Premier League (the highest level of competition) that, other things being equal, managers who themselves played at a higher level raise the productivity of less-skilled teams by more than that of highly skilled teams. This is consistent with the hypothesis that one function of a top manager is to communicate to subordinates the skills needed to succeed, since less skilled players have more to learn. However, we also find that managers with more accumulated professional managing experience raise the productivity of talented players by more than that of less-talented players. This is consistent with the hypothesis that a further function of successful managers in high-performance workplaces is to manage the egos of elite workers. Such a function is potentially more important the more accomplished the workers are-as indicated, in our data, by teams with greater payrolls. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Oversigning Time Machine
With the SEC meetings in June on the horizon and the topic of oversigning at or near the topic of the agenda, perhaps Mike Slive and the Athletic Directors of the SEC should use the oversigning time machine and rewind the clock back to the SEC meetings of 1964. That was the year Georgia Tech took a stand against the practice of oversigning and eventually left the conference because it would not change its recruiting rules to prevent the abuses taking place relative to signing more players than there was room for, which subsequently led to players being run off the team and out of school.
It is absolutely amazing that 47 years later this is one of the hottest topics going into the conference meetings and still an issue in the SEC. Granted, Georgia and Florida are not threatening to leave the SEC if Alabama, LSU, Ole Miss, Arkansas, South Carolina, and Auburn don't stop oversigning, but it is clear that the battle lines have been drawn and just like in 1964 the conference remains strongly divided on the practice of oversigning.
The Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine recently wrote a wonderful article on the 1964 SEC meetings with a blow for blow account of what happened and why GT really left the SEC -- oversigning. Here is just a snippet of the article; we highly recommend you read the rest of the article.
Over the years, many have debated the reason for Tech's departure from the SEC. Some will argue that Tech athletics had begun to slip and were no longer able to compete with the other conference teams. Others will point to a running feud with the University of Alabama as the cause. Still others will suggest that Tech wanted to be an independent all along, hoping to become the Notre Dame of the South. Tech was losing a lot of revenue generated from TV and bowl rights because of conference sharing rules. As an independent, Tech would be able to keep all the money it earned.
The true reason was over something called the 140 Rule — and Bobby Dodd's determination to have it changed.
The SEC 140 Rule placed yearly caps on football and basketball scholarships at 45 and limited the total number of scholarships each school could offer to 140. Even with the normal attrition expected from academic dropouts and other issues, simple math shows that if a school recruited its full allotment of players each year it would be over the 140 maximum.
Instead of recruiting a smaller number of athletes each year to manage the 140 maximum, many SEC schools would simply cut the scholarships of players who had not performed to expectations. Atlanta's afternoon newspaper, The Atlanta Journal, reported "Dodd's chief complaint with the 140 has been the alleged practice of some schools 'running off' recruiting mistakes to make room for new signees."
We have long believed that the practice of oversigning is tolerated in certain areas because of a cultural mindset that believes it's okay to treat student-athletes as pawns or pieces of meat. This is the same mindset that believes in winning at all costs because bragging rights are more important than ethics. It should be noted, both from a historical perspective regarding GT's decision to leave the SEC in 1964 because of the oversigning issue and from a contemporary perspective from the recent comments from Florida's President and Georgia's Athletic Director condemning the practice of oversigning that this is not a North vs. South issue. This is an issue about ethics in recruiting and the sides are Right and Wrong, not North and South. The Big 10 Conference put its rules in place in 1954 to deal with oversigning, 10 years prior to GT leaving the SEC, and there is no record of the Big 10 having an influence on that decision in 1964. Likewise, very little is being said publicly by Big 10 officials on this topic. Chad Hawley has provided comments and a few coaches have answered questions on the topic or provided commentary, but by and large the Big 10 Conference is not pushing its rules onto the SEC. Instead, the SEC is right back where it was 47 years ago, heavily divided along the battle lines of oversigning, and this time it is Georgia instead of Georgia Tech that is taking a stand with Florida at its side.
Correction: The SEC Presidents and Athletic Directors meet in early June, not July as previously stated above.
Alabama with Verbal Commitment #22 and #1 Recruiting Class
Alabama picked up verbal commitment #22 last night from Xzavier Dickson and they now have the #1 ranked class according to Rivals.com. http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/commitments/2011/Alabama-73
That commitment seems to have ushered in the departure of another commitment as one of the 22 is now headed to JUCO. http://alabama.rivals.com/barrier_noentry.asp?ReturnTo=&sid=&script=content.asp&cid=1173085&fid=&tid=&mid=&rid=
It cannot be stressed enough how much of an advantage it is for Saban to not have to work withing a projected recruiting budget like he would if he were recruiting in the Big 10 conference. With a senior class of roughly 8-10 players and no more than 4 Juniors jumping to the NFL early, the reasonable recruiting budget for Alabama should be somewhere around 14-15 players, which is what you would expect when a school has such a small senior class. If you go back and look at schools such as Ohio State, you will occasionally see a small class of 15 or so recruits. That is the normal cycle of recruiting when you are not allowed to oversign.
Ohio State signed 16 recruits in 2003, 15 in 2007, and 19 in 2010. See the pattern there; every three or four years you have a small class if you are not oversigning every year.
Alabama on the other hand going back to 2005 has had 32, 23, 25, 32, 27, 29, and is at 22 this year.
Alabama is not done recruiting yet as there are still a few players on their board and national signing day is not here yet. The good news is that at least the SEC will stop them at 28; even though they are already way, way over their projected budget.
Must be nice to just go out and get 25-28 new players every year, despite what you have room for, and never get so much as a phone call from the conference office asking where you are going to put everyone.
Mike Slive and the University Presidents of the SEC should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this to continue, but to them, maybe this is just a way of life...after all, this has been going on in the SEC since the days of Bobby Dodd and Georgia Tech being an SEC member institution. At least they had the dignity to take a stand and leave.
Don't Blame the Coaches
Here is a decent column written by Gary Laney, sportswriter for The Advocate, and although the overall tone of the column is one that excuses the actions of the coaches, Laney does admit oversigning is an issue in the SEC.
He basically acknowledges that oversigning creates a competitive edge and that it's a problem specifically in the SEC, but he says don't blame the coaches in the SEC, blame the NCAA rules.
Increased costs come with increased expectations and increased pressure to win.
If Miles doesn't oversign, Nick Saban will (and he does) and LSU will lose some competitive edge in the process. You can't let that happen, not when 9-4 doesn't do the trick.
That's not an ethical defense of oversigning, nor is it a defense of how LSU handles oversigned players. The point is when you look at the context in which it happened — high pressure to win and rules that allow it — you should only be surprised if it doesn't happen..
So I guess we should be surprised that it doesn't happen in the rest of the country? Or should we not be surprised that it is happening in the SEC?
He's right about it being an advantage, and we are seeing it on the field with Alabama over the last few year and we saw it at LSU and other places, but not all the blame should go to the NCAA. The athletic directors, university presidents, and the mighty Mike Slive are just as much to blame as anyone at the NCAA office -- this is happening under their watch and they could stop it completely. That won't happen though. This is a problem that dates back to the 1960's with the SEC and it would take extreme pressure for them to address it on their own without being forced by the NCAA.
As it has been mentioned here before, this (oversigning) was the reason behind Georgia Tech leaving the SEC.
From the book Dodd's Luck written in part by former Geogria Tech head coach Bobby Dodd...
Bobby Dodd insisted there was no other reason he left the SEC, other than the 140 Rule. The 140 Rule stated a college program could only have 140 football and basketball players on scholarship at any one time. The teams were allowed to sign up to 45 players a year, but could not exceed the 140 Rule.
Dodd would not allow any of the football players choosing Tech to be dismissed from Tech, because they were not good players. Dodd said, "it is not the recruits fault for not making the squad, it was the coaches fault for misjudging their talents". If a recruit came to Tech, he would stay on a football scholarship until he graduated.
Dodd would sign about 30-32 players a year to meet the guidelines, but the other schools in the SEC were offering 45 scholarships a year. Those players, not good enough to fall under the 140 Rule, had their scholarships withdrawn and sent packing before the end of each year. Dodd insisted, the recruiting of athletes by this method amounted to nothing more than a tryout for a scholarship.
Dodd thought it unfair and would not withdraw scholarships from his players. He wanted the SEC to limit the amount of scholarships to about 32 per year. This would keep the other schools from offering 45 scholarships, picking the best, and sending the rest packing.
A vote was to be taken by the presidents of the colleges on the issue, and Dodd made it clear, Tech would have to leave the SEC unless the rule was changed. Dodd said he would live with 10, 20, 30, 40, or even 50 recruits per year as long as he did not have to chase any of his players off.
The presidents were split six for Dodd's position and six against. Bear had promised Dodd he would get his president to vote for Dodd's position, which would have changed the rule. When the meeting was held, Bryant did not show up and the Alabama president voted against Dodd's position and the 140 Rule was upheld. Tech's president immediately walked to the podium and announced Tech was withdrawing from the SEC. Bryant never told Dodd why he reneged on his promise.
Perhaps we need a modern day Bobby Dodd to step in and put his foot down. Mark Richt would be our choice given that he does not oversign players -- maybe Urban Meyer has enough pull to get it done, he doesn't oversign any where near the level of Saban and Miles.
Abuse Breeds Control
Andy Staples, writer for Sports Illustrated, wrote an excellent article on oversigning last year in the wake of Huston Nutt's 37 player class and subsequent thumbing of his nose at those who criticized the number of players he signed, given that he had 64 scholarship players set to return to Ole Miss and there was no way he would have room for all 37 players.
Let's take a closer look at Andy's article.
First, regarding Nutt's position on his class of 37:
"I checked with [compliance director] David [Wells], and there's no rule that says that we can't sign 80," Nutt said at that Signing Day press conference. "All I know is we have to have 25 ready to go in August ready and eligible."
Is this the kind of coach with which you should entrust your child's signature on a letter of intent? Seriously. Fortunately, the SEC addressed the situation and placed a limit of 28 signed letters per class, but 28 * 4 != 85, so there is still room for improvement and further regulation.
As long as programs keep their total at 85 scholarships and don't bring in more than 25 a year, the NCAA has no quarrel -- for now. The NCAA's Football Issues Committee discussed oversigning and grayshirting at its January meeting. The committee, which comprises coaches, athletic directors and conference administrators, agreed to monitor oversigning, but Sun Belt Conference commissioner Wright Waters, the committee's chair, said until the committee can get some hard data, it can't determine if oversigning is an issue that requires legislation.
"We don't know yet, because we don't know the numbers," Waters said. "If you look at it purely in principle, you're uncomfortable with it. But you've also got to ask if kids are being benefited by it. If they are, then you've got to find a way to not hurt those kids and at the same time make sure you maintain a level playing field."
As Waters noted, oversigning and grayshirting raise some ethical dilemmas. For instance, what happens when too many players have qualified academically and there is no scholarship available for a grayshirting player?
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We love our readership here at oversigning.com and truly appreciate the time anyone takes to read this site, much less send a response. Our readers have a voice, and with that an email from: Fury
"Your site would have more credibility if you had a clue. The reason the SEC signs so many, is because they are in a recruiting hotbead & THEY CAN.
You can talk about how many players are signed on signing day, but it is frivilous. You currently list Alabama as signing 29 this year & 27 last year, but you fail to recognize that THREE recruits are being counted TWICE in BOTH lists. Theses are players who delayed enrollment, and show up on multiple signing classes. This happens all the time, and shows that you all your statistics are incomplete, and not withstanding. The signess ABSOLUTELY DO NOT MATTER. Some signees don't qualify, some aren't on athletic scholarship, some delay enrollment for personal reasons, & some sign MLB contracts. The fact is, every school knows only 25 can enroll & only 85 are on scholarhip – AND THEY MAKE THOSE DEMANDS. EVERY scholarship at EVERY school is awarded on a 1 year basis that must be renewed. Football signees ARE NOT signing 4 year agreements, that is against the NCAA by-laws.
Furthermore, check out these numbers:
In '08, Bama signed 32, only 23 enrolled in the Fall to "count" on the '08 class. In '09, Bama signed 27, only 22 enrolled in the Fall to "count" on the '09 class."
So where do we start? "The SEC signs so many players because THEY CAN" or "signees ABSOLUTELY DO NOT MATTER." Or, "all of your statistics are incomplete."
We'll start with a bottom line: There are no excuses for going over by 1 player, much less 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, or like back in Boddy Dodd's day, 20-25. When you have 66 returning players you should sign 19, period. And that doesn't mean you should gather a pool of 28 signed letters of commitment on signing day and narrow it down to 19 legit players by some date in the future.
We address the other points after the jump. Click the link to continue reading >>>
Why Did Georgia Tech Leave the SEC?
The fascinating history between Georgia Tech and the SEC is pretty well documented, but perhaps a lot of college football fans, especially those outside of the southern states or those under the age of 40, have forgotten the whole story behind GT and the SEC. Georgia Tech was a founding member of the SEC and remained in the conference for 69 years until differences between Georgia Tech and the SEC could not be resolved.
More on GT's relationship with the SEC:
More on Georgia Tech's history as a football program:
We felt in order for this site to have any credibility we needed to go back in time and establish an understanding of oversigning and its historical meaning; we needed to find its roots. Thus far, all roads lead to the southeastern portion of the country - but don't worry, we're not done looking. So before you jump to any conclusions regarding this site, we ask that you take a moment to realize that we do our homework on this topic, we're not just making things up as we go along.
And for those of you who think that oversigning is just some new made up term for something that just started since the 85 scholarship limit, you would be wrong. Oversigning is an issue that is as old as the SEC conference and played a major role in Georgia Tech's decision in 1963 to withdraw from the conference.
"Another issue of concern for Dodd was Alabama's and other SEC schools' over-recruitment of players.[11] Universities would recruit more players than they had roster space for. During the summer practice sessions, the teams in question would cut the players well after signing day thus preventing the cut players from finding new colleges to play for. Dodd appealed the SEC administration to punish the "tryout camps" of his fellow SEC members but the SEC did not. Finally, Dodd withdrew Georgia Tech from the SEC in 1963.[11] Tech would remain an independent like Notre Dame and Penn State (at the time) during the final four years of Dodd's coaching tenure."
We're considering a new annual award to the coach who runs off the fewest number of players to make room for new recruits, a sort of anti-Saban Cup award; we'll call it The Dodd Cup award. On a serious note, Georgia Tech fans should feel honored and proud to have a man like Dodd as a part of their rich history. We're big GT & Bobby Dodd fans here at oversigning.com. Bobby Dodd & GT were fighting the war on oversigning way before we were in diapers.
More on Bobby Dodd:
Many will say that GT left the SEC because of the riff(s) between GT head coach Bobby Dodd and Alabama head coach Paul "Bear" Bryant, but in the book "Dodd's Luck," Bobby Dodd claims it was the 140 rule. See this excerpt below:
"Bobby Dodd insisted there was no other reason he left the SEC, other than the 140 Rule. The 140 Rule stated a college program could only have 140 football and basketball players on scholarship at any one time. The teams were allowed to sign up to 45 players a year, but could not exceed the 140 Rule.
Dodd would not allow any of the football players choosing Tech to be dismissed from Tech, because they were not good players. Dodd said, "it is not the recruits fault for not making the squad, it was the coaches fault for misjudging their talents". If a recruit came to Tech, he would stay on a football scholarship until he graduated.
Dodd would sign about 30-32 players a year to meet the guidelines, but the other schools in the SEC were offering 45 scholarships a year. Those players, not good enough to fall under the 140 Rule, had their scholarships withdrawn and sent packing before the end of each year. Dodd insisted, the recruiting of athletes by this method amounted to nothing more than a tryout for a scholarship.
Dodd thought it unfair and would not withdraw scholarships from his players. He wanted the SEC to limit the amount of scholarships to about 32 per year. This would keep the other schools from offering 45 scholarships, picking the best, and sending the rest packing.
A vote was to be taken by the presidents of the colleges on the issue, and Dodd made it clear, Tech would have to leave the SEC unless the rule was changed. Dodd said he would live with 10, 20, 30, 40, or even 50 recruits per year as long as he did not have to chase any of his players off.
The presidents were split six for Dodd's position and six against. Bear had promised Dodd he would get his president to vote for Dodd's position, which would have changed the rule.
When the meeting was held, Bryant did not show up and the Alabama president voted against Dodd's position and the 140 Rule was upheld. Tech's president immediately walked to the podium and announced Tech was withdrawing from the SEC. Bryant never told Dodd why he reneged on his promise."
History goes on to show that Bryant and the Alabama football program went on to have one of the greatest runs in college football history. From 1963 until Bryant's retirement Alabama won192 games, with 11 ten win season, 12 SEC championships, and 5 National Championships. It would have been interesting to see how things would have panned out had the SEC voted in favor of reform on oversigning and GT stayed in the SEC. Alabama and GT never played again and probably never will didn't play again until 1978 and only played 6 times (1978-1984).
Dodd also indicated that the stiffer academic requirements played a role in Georgia Tech's departure from the SEC.
"I just could not compete with those damn state universities. And Auburn is just as easily a state university. They could take these same boys we couldn't take, who wanted to come and play for me. And it just broke me down. I couldn't beat'em. You can just outcoach'em some of the time, brother. Better football players will beat you."
Link to a condensed version of Dodd's book: http://www.stingtalk.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-4395.html
It's hard to believe that 47 years after Georgia Tech left the SEC because of oversigning and discarding players that it is still an issue and the SEC still leads the country in the number of players signed.
Of course now the rule is 85/25, back then the rule was 140/45. Does anyone else get the feeling that no matter what the numbers are they will always be pushed to the limit in the SEC? We're just shocked that Vanderbilt (which has normal recruiting numbers) hasn't pulled a GT and withdrawn from the conference. When you think about it, is there another school in the country that is more out of place in their conference than Vanderbilt?


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Newt Gingrich has joined the protest over Nevada's Jan. 14 caucus date, saying he will not compete in a state holding its presidential contest within one week of the New Hampshire primary.
Gingrich's position is similar to that of former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, and both candidates singled out rival Mitt Romney in their statements.
Romney has been accused of manipulating the primary schedule, which was thrown into upheaval when Florida pushed its primary date to Jan. 31.
Iowa, Nevada and South Carolina reacted by moving their contests to Jan. 3, Jan. 14 and Jan. 21, respectively.
That left New Hampshire with a tentative Jan. 10 date for its first-in-the-nation primary. But state law says the election can't be within seven days of another contest, and Secretary of State William Gardner has threatened to move the primary to December.
Link: Sandoval says Nevada won't move caucus date
When Nevada's 2008 caucus was moved to Jan. 19, it was held the same day as South Carolina's primary. Romney won the contest with more than 50 percent of the vote, while the eventual GOP nominee -- Sen. John McCain -- came in third.
FOX5 wants to know what you think about the controversy. Should Nevada reach a compromise with New Hampshire, and does any of this change the way you'd vote in the caucus.
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A year ago, it was unfathomable to think that either DeAndre Liggins or Josh Harrellson would be viable candidates for the NBA Draft. Liggins started the 2009-10 season in John Calipari's doghouse, sitting out the first nine games and ending the season averaging only 15.3 MPG and 3.3 PPG. Meanwhile, Harrellson's contribution to that year's Kentucky team was even more limited. He appeared in only 88 minutes the entire season.
What a difference a year makes. While neither Liggins nor Harrellson are playing with house money tomorrow, there's still a chance one or both hears his name called. Fingers crossed.
DeAndre Liggins focused on maximizing two aspects of his game that will clearly define him as an NBA prospect. The first is his defense. He was widely regarded as one of the best defenders in the college basketball, and showed that he had the capability to guard the 1 through 3 positions on the court. Further, he improved his marksmanship from deep, hitting 36 threes (approximately one per game) on 39.1% shooting. While he still has a ways to go in improving his offensive game, the potential to be a lockdown defender in a Tony Allen-type role makes Liggins an intriguing draft prospect. Excellent performances at NBA workouts sparked the 23 year old to stay in the draft as an early entry. He initially sparked some late first round buzz, but the consensus now is that Liggins will hear his name called mid to late second round, if at all.
As for Josh Harrellson, intangibles are key for him. He brought a tenaciousness and intensity to the court, as well as a senior leadership mentality and a basketball knowledge that often put him in the right place, at the right time. His domination of freshman Jared Sullinger in the Sweet 16 didn't come across on the box score, but was clearly evident for anyone watching. While Harrellson is limited from a skills standpoint, he's a big athlete that can contribute at the next level. He has an outside shot at getting drafted in the second round, but will more likely start his professional career as an undrafted free agent. That's a track on which many an accomplished NBAer has started, and it wouldn't be a shock to see Harrellson sport an NBA uniform one day.
With two surefire lottery picks and two players hoping to hear their names called by selection number sixty, Kentucky fans should be glued to their TV monitors the entire night tomorrow. It should be a fun night.
After the jump, some draft projections and big board rankings.
DeAndre Liggins
Chad Ford, ESPN (6/21): Los Angeles Lakers, 56th
It's doubtful the Lakers keep all of these second-round picks. If they do, Liggins is one of the best defenders in the draft. With Ron Artest aging, Liggins could be a solid pick here.
Scott Howard-Cooper, NBA.com (6/20): New Orleans Hornets, 45th
An impact defensive player with good size for a shooting guard (6-foot-6 1/2, 200 pounds) and the ability to defend multiple positions.
Aran Smith, NBADraft.net (6/22): San Antonio Spurs, 59th
Sam Amico, FOX Sports (6/20): Sacramento Kings, 60th
Chad Ford Top 100: 62nd ranked prospect
Liggins has declared for the 2011 NBA Draft. Liggins may not look like much on the offensive end. As a junior he averaged just 8.6 ppg. But he's an exceptional defender who can guard multiple positions, so some team might want him in the second round. Most likely he goes undrafted if he stays in the draft.
Draft Express Top 100: 58th ranked prospect
NBADraft.net Top 100: 56th ranked prospect
Josh Harrellson
Chad Ford Top 100: 86th
Harrellson is an unlikely addition to our Draft Board. But practicing against players like DeMarcus Cousins must have paid off. He's shown a terrific toughness and aggressiveness in the paint this year. He's not your typical NBA player, but with so few centers in the draft, someone could take a flier on him in the second round.
Draft Express Top 100: 73rd ranked prospect
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The buffeting taken by the nation's economy in recent months is much on the minds of elected officials as we enter the new year.
Our president, Barack Obama, his Cabinet and other advisors, the U.S. Congress, and the Indiana General Assembly are grappling with tough decisions about diminished tax revenue, turbulent stock markets, the credit crisis, and other economic issues.
The nation's colleges and universities are not immune to these developments. Even while becoming more efficient–coping with loss of public revenue and philanthropic support–we are essential ingredients to stimulate the economy. Education and research can help reverse downturns caused by high unemployment and diminished capacity for investments in innovation and business development.
Our lawmakers understand that and are prepared to do all they can to keep higher education a part of the mix that will bring our economy back to health.
The proposed federal stimulus package reflects this. Indiana hopes to be competitive for funds designated for federal agencies to invest in climate change research, preparations for pandemic influenza, and other areas such as these:
At the state level, Indiana University and Purdue University joined together to form the Indiana Innovation Alliance (IIA). It combines academia, business, and government to strengthen Indiana's assets in biosciences and life sciences.
As IU President Michael McRobbie said:
"The more we cooperate and collaborate, the more success we will achieve. It means we will be able to marshal the resources and capacity we need to be competitive with the nation's top tier of life science research centers."
With the IIA, the bonds between the state's largest universities and business sector have been strengthened by integrating such corporate partners as AIT Laboratories, Crane Venture Capital, the metropolitan and state Chambers of Commerce, Biocrossroads, the Indiana Health Industry Forum, and others. Moreover, states that provide matching funds for large-scale research grants have greater potential for winning federal funding.
The Indiana Innovation Alliance proposes the establishment of a new line item, separate from either IU or Purdue, in the higher education section of the state appropriations bill amounting to $35 million in each year of the biennium.
Of the state's annual investment, $25 million will enhance core research and $10 million will expand statewide medical and bioscience programs. A focus on disease prevention will reduce health care costs. As IU expands medical education, Purdue is expanding bioengineering and pharmaceutical education.
The BioCrossroadsLINX report of January 2008 suggests that the state could capture significant external contracts with some of the nation's 1,100 bioscience companies. IIA will serve as a catalyst for increasing the state's capacity for leading-edge research, developing university and business partnerships, attracting top students and faculty researchers, and receiving more external research funding. This, in turn, will create higher paying jobs for Indiana, restore revenue from Indiana's tax base, and attract and keep the intellectual capital we need to make Indiana more competitive.
As Purdue President France Córdova said:
"We have the tools we need. If we concentrate those strengths on building the state's economy, the world will notice, and the end result will be a stronger economy, better jobs for Hoosiers, and healthier people. We should not be afraid to reach for the stars."
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Jacob Hill Crouch and Devin Brooke Wirts were united in marriage on May 21 at Owen Chapel in Brentwood, Tenn., A dinner and dance reception at Richland Country Club in Nashville, Tenn., followed the ceremony.
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Holly Ann Jones and Jordan Daniel Talbert were united in marriage Nov. 21, 2010, in Junction City, Kan.
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Alaina Charlene Bartley of Petersburg and Tom Lewis Griggs of Owensboro, Ky., were united in marriage April 2 at Spring Mill Bible Camp in Mitchell.
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UK - Barco showcased over 400sq.m of its LED display products at this year's Tokyo Auto Show. Some of world's leading names in the automotive manufacturing industry, including BMW, Daimler Chrysler, Saab, Jaguar, Honda, Nissan and Volvo once again chose Barco's LED displays to add a touch of glamour to their booth on this year's Tokyo Auto Show.
Over the past three years, Barco's share of the sizeable Auto Show market has continued to increase dramatically. In 2001, Barco had over 300sq.m of its LED products at the Frankfurt Auto Show. The following year, the company showcased almost 700sq.m LED at the Detroit Auto Show. This year, Barco revolutionized the LED industry by announcing the launch of its MiPIX, a brand new LED pixel block, at IAA in Frankfurt, Germany. Rounding off the car show season on a high note, Barco is proud to announce that large volumes of its renowned in and outdoor LED display products, as well as its newly launched MiPIX product, are used at the Tokyo Auto Show.
Barco Media and Entertainment general manager, Stephan Paridaen, said: "We pride ourselves on the product and system integrity of our LED displays factors which we know are crucial to exhibitors when choosing which product to use on their booth."
The Barco LED display systems are represented at the show via some of Barco's worldwide rental partners including ICT Germany (responsible for the booths of BMW, Daimler Chrysler and Mini), Ray Corporation (Honda, Mitsubishi and Daihatsu), CT Germany and CT London (responsible for the booths of Saab, Mazda, Land Rover and Ford), International Creative (Nissan), Psy Corporation, VPS (Citroen and Peugot) and Hang Kok (responsible for the booths of Hyundai and Kia).
CT managing director, Germany, Georg Rossler said: "Our customers rely on us to provide them with state-of-the-art visualization solutions that combine quality and reliability. The Barco LED products are renowned for their reliability and recognized in our industry as the reference in quality. Add to that the fact that the picture quality is simply unsurpassed and it becomes clear why we continue to offer this product to our clients."
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Butch Jones won two Big East titles during his three years in Cincinnati, including 19 games over his last two seasons, and had the program rolling in the right direction. Then other opportunities came knocking.
First Colorado inquired, then it was Tennessee. After weighing all the options, the facilities in Knoxville and Neyland Stadium were too much for Jones to pass on.
After three years with the Bearcats, where he forged friendships with athletic director Whit Babcock and University president Santa Ono, Jones felt like the players finally understood the expectations of the program. But as he says in the clip, "when you get into this coaching profession everything is about timing and opportunities. I wasn't going to just leave to leave. I wasn't looking to leave."
Coach Jones explained that he looked at other opportunities in the interest of his family, but had made the decision to stick at Cincinnati until the opportunity at Tennessee presented itself.
"There's not very many 'Tennessee's'. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity at a very storied football program, and I think everyone understands that. When that opportunity presented itself, sometimes you have to make decisions for your career and your family. I leave behind a lot of great friends, but those friends will last a lifetime."


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The Beardmore Hotel & Conference Centre was delighted to win at the Scottish Hotel Awards 2012:
Silver lining for dedicated staff
Thrilled hotel staff celebrated going the extra mile after achieving silver status during a demanding Investors in People (IiP) assessment.
The Beardmore Hotel and Conference Centre first gained the accreditation in 1996 but the Clydebank venue is re-assessed every three years to ensure it still meets the rigorous requirements needed to retain IiP status.
This year the four-star hotel managed to not only hold on to its impressive status but attained silver for meeting additional standards.
Bronagh Bell, Business Development Director at the Beardmore, said: "This is a fantastic achievement and no mean feat as IiP is one of the hardest standards to both achieve and retain. However, despite its challenges we have managed to not only meet the rigorous criteria for 14 years but also attain silver.
"By continually achieving the Investors in People standard, we have shown that we have a team that is really motivated, keen to learn and who contribute to the success of our hotel and conference venue. We believe our workforce is our most important asset and are therefore totally committed to continually investing in staff development and to encourage staff participation at all levels."
As a nationally recognised standard used by over 4,000 organisations in Scotland, the IiP Standard has long been acknowledged as a business improvement tool, helping organisations of every size, type and location to gain more from their people in support of business goals.
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Unfortunately our AA team lost 3-1 in the finals. Brandon Sing popunded the ball, but got little help. Sing put on a show in the SL playoffs, going 12-for-28 (.429) with 4 doubles, 3 jacks, 5 runs scored, and 11 RBIs in 7 games.
One other note, the Jacksonville Suns (Dodgers) were voted the most Prospect Laiden team in all of minor league baseball. They potenitally have 6 pitchers who have All Star ability (Billingsley, Broxton, Kuo, Miller, Orenduff, Ebert) and their entire infield will be very good regular everyday players (LaRoche, Guzman, Young, Loney, and Martin) with LaRoche and Guzman being All Star caliber.
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A state board says it will give a major Upstate road project the green light.
The State Infrastructure Bank said Thursday the South Carolina Department of Transportation's upgrade to the I-85 and I-385 Interchange in Greenville will be able to move forward.
It's a top priority on SCDOT's list.
Just off the I-85/385 Interchange, Michael's Wholesale Flooring salesperson Chris Reihl said he gets a lot of complaints from customers.
"There are times when the traffic is so bad that they can't come in here. They just give up trying to come in," said Reihl.
But it's about to become a thing of the past.
"We're going to have to move," said Reihl.
SCDOT plans to buy Michael's Wholesale Flooring and level it. The planned new right-of-way goes right through the building.
"Being right on top of 85, there's a lot of people that see us. There's a ton of traffic that goes right over that bridge there. They see us every day. That part of it's going to hurt a little bit," said Reihl.
One thing he won't miss are the back-ups on his daily commute.
SCDOT's planned $270 million upgrade aims to make the interchange a smoother, safer ride by adding lanes and replacing abrupt loop ramps with more efficient fly-over ramps.
"They're fairly tight turns," said SCDOT program manager Tommy Elrod. "We periodically have trucks turn over there."
There are about 120 crashes on this interchange a year.
Reihl said he's had his share of close calls.
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But SCDOT engineers said it's unlikely you'll get road rage during the construction phase. Most lane closures will happen late at night. So unless you're a night owl, it's unlikely to slow down your commute any more than the interchange already is.
You won't notice any big changes right away. It is unlikely construction will actually start until early 2015. SCDOT estimates construction will take about three years to complete.
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WILLSBORO — A small group of Willsboro Central School parents and grandparents gathered near the school Thursday morning in protest.
Ten people stood across the street from Willsboro Central's main entrance, holding signs expressing disapproval with the School Board.
Those parents claim board members retained first-grade teacher Natalie Foster despite allegations that she used inappropriate language with students.
Group members said a recording device had been planted in a student's backpack and had captured Foster telling kids to "shut up."
They also alleged she had withheld lunch from a 5-year-old as a disciplinary measure and had picked on a student with a hearing disability.
Willsboro Central Superintendent Stephen Broadwell confirmed that one of the school's teachers had been on administrative leave during this academic year pending an investigation.
"The board concluded the investigation at (Tuesday) night's meeting, and there are currently no teachers on administrative leave," he said.
Broadwell said he could not provide further details of the situation, including whether the teacher who had been placed on leave was still employed by the district.
At the protest in support of Foster was Andy MacDougal, who has a stepson in her class.
"My stepson contradicts these allegations," MacDougal said. "They (the parents) didn't talk to the teacher about these things."
He added that he has spoken with other teachers who have worked with Foster's students, and those educators indicated the children were well ahead of where they were supposed to be academically.
"Natalie Foster is a good person and an excellent teacher," MacDougal said.
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The Grove Theatre presents their production of "Bye Bye Birdie" over the next three weekends.
"Bye Bye Birdie" tells the story of Conrad Birdie, an Elvis Presley type rock star, who has recently been inducted into the army. Before he goes, his agent and agent's girlfriend, plan one last publicity stunt, to kiss an All-American girl live on the Ed Sullivan show. But Birdie will turn the girl's family, his handlers and the whole town of Sweet Apple, on their heads before he leaves.
"Bye Bye Birdie" will be performed at 7:29 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25 and 26, Nov. 1 and 2, 8 and 9, and 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 27 and Nov. 3 and 10. Tickets are $20 to $25.
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This was the lovely goody bag given to us at the end of our bloggers night at Selfridges, I'm really looking forward to trying the Dermalogica bits, the Clarins Vital light moisturiser and of course spending the gift card!
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My neighbor has 3 pugs she rescued from a puppy mill - Teeny, Tiny, and Bitsy. All were terribly abused, but once they found out they were safe have become extremely affectionate. Shen she is sour of town, I walk them on a triple leash and they prance around like royalty.
If it's below 30 degrees, they have to wear their sweaters. If it's below 10 degrees, they have to wear dog boots, which they do not like. Bitsy hides under the bed and has to be lured out with a treat.
Then Tiny also wants a treat but he is obese and on a diet.
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Thanks, my Blue Merle Collie, Lacey, was the most beautiful dog we've ever had. I love looking at my avatar; we have a water-color painting of her in our living room. Now we have 3 Golden Retrievers, a fun breed. I'll bet that Pugs are fun also. I've had different breeds, but never Pugs. I'm missing having a smaller dog right now...
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Mediawatch for 29 July 2012
Originally aired on Sunday Morning, Sunday 29 July 2012
Mediawatch looks at new ways of paying for quality journalism overseas, and proposals to revamp a key tool for journalists here - the Official Informational Act. Also this week: why we'll be getting reduced rations of current affairs on prime time TV soon, and why is reporting the Olympic Games still mostly a man's game?
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Confessions of an Internet Suicide Chat Room Ghoul
Long Disciplinary Record
During the course of investigating William Melchert-Dinkel, detectives uncovered a professional record for him with a history of being disciplined for poor nursing practices. In 1998, the Minnesota Board of Nursing placed a number of restrictions on his nursing license after reviewing evidence that he had mistreated some of his patients over a four-year period — restrictions which remained in effect until 2003.
In 1996, he had been given a warning while working in a hospital for what the nursing board deemed "incomplete nursing care," "clinical weakness," "unsafe," and "poor critical thinking skills."
In 1994, while working in another medical facility, he had been given an official reprimand for medicating patients without making notations to their charts, for failing to report a medication error, and for not documenting a patient's condition or updating the physician about the patient's status. In that case, the patient's condition continued to decline and ended in death while en route to a hospital.
Later, Melchert-Dinkel was fired from a retirement home for alleged abuse of two of its residents.
The nursing board determined that his "practice was unsafe because he continually demonstrated difficulty retaining information, following direction and integrating information and concepts."
The report quoted him as saying that he had problems at home, which "spills over into everything." The report also noted that he has been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Adjustment Reaction with Anxiety.
On February 5, 2009, the board suspended his license because of allegations that were not immediately made public, noting that his continued work as a nurse "would create a serious risk of harm to others." A few months later, the board revoked Melchert-Dinkel's nursing license, citing violations of Minnesota's assisted suicide laws by engaging in "unethical conduct, including, but not limited to, conduct likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public, by using false identities, encouraging individuals to commit suicide via the Internet, watching individuals commit suicide with a webcam, and telling individuals his nursing experience gave him 'expert knowledge into the most effective ways to kill yourself,'" the order read, in part.
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Reflections: Urban Zen Integrative Therapy Cycle 3 at UCLA
Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 May 2013 04:43 Written by nicole Tuesday, 21 May 2013 10:49
"Imagine a healthcare system where the patient is treated, not just the disease. Imagine a system where eastern healing techniques, yoga therapy, essential oil therapy, nutrition and contemplative care are used in combination with western medicine in a holistic approach to patient care."
In 2009 I was drawn to the UZIT Program as a practitioner and especially drawn to the notion that drove the program… to imagine. I love being a part of something new, something innovative. Donna Karan's words inspired me to join a movement to revamp patient-care as we know it- especially since we will all likely be patients at one point in our lives.
Some time ago, I heard someone say that the word imagination means image in action. These words are especially resonant now with the work we are doing in the Urban Zen Integrative Therapy Program. As I sit here watching the 50 trainees in the current training at the UCLA Health System move through the integration of the UZIT modalities I realize that we know no longer have to imagine, we have acted. We are in this new paradigm of blending east and west. At UCLA Health they call it "East Meets Best", signifying the arrival of the UZIT eastern modalities into the finest medical institution on the west coast. These trainees are telling me of the profound experience they are having- simply by being able to offer their patients a body scan or propping them in a more comfortable and efficient position for healing- drugless offerings that allow their patients to relax without having to administer additional medication.
While observing these practitioners, I visualize a pebble being thrown into a pond- concentric circles radiating outward to encompass all of their patients, loved ones, and the staff that they will touch with this newfound knowledge. Many of them are just beginning their journey using the UZIT modalities of yoga therapy, Reiki, essential oil therapy, contemplative care and nutrition for self-care. For this, all of the patients at UCLA are blessed with the opportunity for an enhanced care plan and an invitation to become an active participant in their own healing. I am honored and grateful to be here to witness the realization of Donna's vision.
In gratitude,
Gillian Cilibrasi
Urban Zen Integrative Therapy Program Director
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Finding Culture, Connection and Inspiration
Last Updated on Monday, 14 January 2013 11:10 Written by Donna Karan Monday, 19 November 2012 06:06
I've just returned from a whirlwind trip in London, England and I am excited to share some of the highlights of my journey with you.
London is a very special place to me- it's where I first opened my stores; both DKNY and Donna Karan. I travelled with my team from Donna Karan to meet with press, connect with friends and find inspiration.
I loved being able to share all parts of my story with the London community: my life as a designer, of course, but also my love story with Stephan, the Connecting the Dots book and also my mission and initiatives with Urban Zen. It was such a beautiful thing to see the gorgeous papier mâché hearts from Haiti on display at DKNY on Old Bond Street; to me this is what connecting the dots looks like in action and it's a very fulfilling experience.
Some of the highlights from my trip include an adventure in the London Eye, an expedition through vibrant Shoreditch, an evening with Kate Moss and Marc Jacobs and exploring creative venues like the Grace Spa (an initiative that completely embodies the Urban Zen's philosophy of well being). I invite you to flip through our FACEBOOK ALBUM to see some of my photos from the trip.
And, catch more of the story in this interview I did with CNN.
For a more detailed journal of my trip to London, visit my diary.
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What's Possible: An Interview With Our July Ambassador, Elizabeth Lesser
Last Updated on Thursday, 5 July 2012 12:01 Written by Urban Zen Thursday, 28 June 2012 04:45
We invite you to read this interview by our March Ambassador, Feminist.com's Marianne Schnall. Here, Marianne shares an inspired conversation with our July Ambassador, Elizabeth Lesser, co-founder of the Omega Institute.
Please note that this interview originally appeared on http://www.eomega.org/.
Marianne: What inspired the formation of the Omega Women's Leadership Center?
Elizabeth: Since we began in 1977, Omega has offered big conferences and smaller workshops on a variety of subjects specifically for women. About 10 years ago, I began thinking about what happens when you put the words "women" and "power" together. From the beginning of recorded history, there's been an unspoken law that it's un-ladylike to put those words together. I wanted to turn that on its head and explore the whole issue. What is a powerful woman? As women assume more power, can we transform the way it is used? Can we help the world become more conscious about the uses and abuses of power?
We started offering Women & Power conferences and they took off in a way that surprised me—instead of just 50 or 100 people coming, hundreds of women came from around the world. By the third or fourth year, it had become one of the biggest and most influential women's conferences in the country. We would hear how it changed the course of women's lives. And we heard a lot about participants wanting follow up. They wanted to know how to take the inspiration from the conference and make changes in their workplace, family life, and the world. In response, we began to contemplate creating a more structured center at Omega where we could have longer trainings for women interested in becoming a different kind of leader.
Marianne: How would you describe the mission and vision behind the Omega Women's Leadership Center?
Elizabeth: The overarching vision is that we believe women have the potential to change the way power is used in the world for everybody. We're not interested in women taking over the old power paradigm. We think everyone will benefit when women not only join men at the table, but also help men turn the tables over and create something new. When the rules of power were made—way back in the early stages of human society-building—women weren't part of the conversation. They weren't consulted on questions like, "How do we share resources? How do we deal with conflict? What should we prioritize? What's important for a society?" As women take on more and more powerful leadership positions—in the home, at work, in religion, and government—when enough of us get there, we might actually change what it means to be powerful and to lead. It might look more inclusive. It might look like a more care-based society. This has never been tested, because there have never been enough women in power and enough women empowered with their own voice to even test it. Our loftiest goal is to ask these questions of women leaders: "Can you show, in your leadership, a different way of dealing with conflict—a more constructive ways of sharing power? Do you have better reasons for wanting to lead then just to satisfy your own ego? Are you interested in leadership as a way of transforming our society?"Learn More


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Río Sierpe ("Sierpe" means "serpentine")
is tidal for its entire length with the
village of Sierpe being the dividing line
between fresh and brackish/salt water. Above
(east) of Sierpe is fresh water, immediately
to west is brackish, and further west (down
river) is salt water. Regardless of tides,
the river channel is a minimum of four meters.
Thus, boats can pass the river at any time,
not only in mornings.
river contains many types of fresh and salt
water first; snapper (several species) predominate,
corvina (corvina is not in the same
family of fish as sea bass –regardless of
restaurant menus in San José), grouper,
snook, and many other species.
mangroves adjacent to river and in the Sierpe Delta
are nurseries for wide variety of marine life; shrimp,
clams, fish, crabs, snails, etc. All thrive in the protected
mangrove waters (the several species of mangroves are
only in salt or brackish water-never in fresh water).
The crocodiles are fresh water crocodiles, but they
will feed in salt water, particularly on mullet that
literally swim in front of the crocodiles.
the point where the Rio Sierpe enters the Pacific, the
mouth or "boca" is quite narrow and the currents and
waves can be impressive.
are several factors, which influence the "roughness"
of the Boca:
relatives "smoothness" of the Boca is determined by
these factors which vary daily and over monthly cycles
- the time of day has almost nothing to do with the
smoothness or roughness of Boca. Also the currently
used boats and motors have very little similarity to
the boats and motors of 25 years ago.
of the coastline is "open" and is subject to
the same influences as Boca Sierpe.
include Drake Bay where boats can enter
a river to embark / disembark; Caño Island
where entry to the ranger station is protected
by large surface rocks and Playa San Josecito
which has a ring of protective rocks. Both
Caño Island and San Josecito have "wet landings",
sandals should be worn instead of shoes.
Also landing can be rough on occasion when
winds are coming out of specific directions.
Entry and landing at San Pedrillo or Sirena
in Corcovado Park, are generally a higher
level of "roughness".
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The Andretti family's 44-year drought at the Indianapolis Speedway, called a curse by everyone but the family itself, will continue for at least another year, as Marco Andretti finished fourth on Sunday in the Indianapolis 500.
Andretti led the most laps for the second consecutive season, but he was shuffled away from the lead pack late in the race and unable to make a move on the final restart before another caution ended the race on lap 197.
Despite another Indy 500 getting away late in the race, Andretti leaves Indianapolis leading the IndyCar championship standings and feeling fortunate to see his former teammate and longtime friend Tony Kanaan win the Greatest Spectacle in Racing.
"It was kind frustrating getting shuffled back," Andretti said. "Also frustrated because fourth is about as far back as we were all day. Having said that I think TK (Tony Kanaan), if there is anybody that deserves to win, it's him so congratulations to him.
"I think we are frustrated, but we are leading the points now and even though it's early, that still feels good."
Ultimately, Andretti wishes the final four laps had remained green.
He had one of the best cars in traffic all day and believes the final run would have played directly into his favor. Andretti, looking back to his near-win in 2006 and dominant performance in 2012, believes that he just needs some luck over the final 10 laps in the coming seasons.
"I think we would have had a darn good shot," Andretti said. "But that's the way the cards fell. Hopefully one of these times it will work in our favor. But I had a lot of fun the majority of the race; it just slipped away there at end.
"But, my nightmare has always been that last 10 laps. I think we were in prime position, but Dario's yellow just hurts."
Dario Franchitti crashed in Turn 1 to bring out the caution that ended the race. Andretti is still looking for his first win since the 2011 season and will have two chances this weekend on the streets of Belle Isle in Detroit. Andretti leads the championship standings by 11 points over Takuma Sato.


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Mariah Carey Shows Off Baby Bump
Mariah Carey is a show-off. The mom-to-be paid a visit to her doctor yesterday in Los Angeles, dressed in a sheer top that revealed her growing baby bump. Mimi kept it casual in a black zip-up jacket and flowing stretch pants, taking advice from her hubby Nick Cannon to wear flats instead of her standard heels. The couple is expecting twins early this year.
The diva also received a lavish Christmas gift from Nick, who splurged on a Rolls-Royce Phantom for his wife. The whip cost a purported $400,000 and came with a personalized license plate, "MommyMC." "Still getting over my Christmas gift from @NickCannon," tweeted MC, who spent the holidays in Utah.Tweet
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After being assessed by an occupational therapist, patients typically need help in completing the exercises and treatments. Also, patients need oversight by a professional to ensure that they are performing the exercises correctly so the patient can recover and avoid re-injuring themselves. Alongside the occupational therapist and other healthcare professionals, occupational therapy assistants work directly with patients to help them regain function and perform daily coordination tasks. Discover more here about how to become an occupational therapy assistant.
Most employers ask that occupational therapy assistants have at least a two-year college degree in occupational therapy. Occupational therapy evaluations, therapeutic media, activities of daily living, group process, and occupational therapy in pediatrics might be topics covered in your occupational therapy assistant training. Along with your classes, strong interpersonal skills might be useful for working with patients and other occupational therapy healthcare professionals. Because occupational therapy assistants spend much of their day on their feet and helping patients, good physical strength and stamina might be advantageous.
In most states, licensure is required for occupational therapy assistants. Qualifications vary by state. However, the majority require that applicants graduate from an accredited occupational therapy assistant training program and pass a state exam. Certification from the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy will allow you to use the title of Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA). This certification can open more job opportunities for you.
Occupational therapy assistants promote patient safety and wellbeing as they complete therapeutic treatments. The occupational therapy assistant may physically assist the patient by helping them stretch or serve as a partner for exercises such as passing a ball. They will report on the patient's progress to the occupational therapist.
While the vast majority of occupational therapy assistants work in hospitals or occupational therapists' offices, some work for home health organizations or nursing care facilities. Most work full-time. In larger facilities, particularly those that have multiple occupational therapists, experienced occupational therapy assistants may advance to a supervisory role. Other occupational therapy assistants choose to continue their education and become occupational therapists.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs for occupational therapy assistants are projected to grow much faster than the average in the coming decade. Most of this growth will result from the larger numbers of older adults who desire to remain independent in advanced age. The median annual wage for occupational therapy assistants was $52,040 in 2011.
Technological advances in medicine are generally allowing a higher number of patients to recover total function after illnesses and injuries. Therefore, these patients will typically need the help of occupational therapy assistants to re-learn daily tasks. Occupational therapy assistants in areas where the population is growing, particularly the south and the west, as well as those outside of metropolitan areas will usually have excellent job prospects. Becoming an occupational therapy assistant can allow you to be a healthcare professional who helps patients improve their quality of life.
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Below is a list of the major equipment owned by the CILC, most of which is available for lending to patrons. To check out equipment that can be lent out, bring yourself and your Obie ID card to the front desk in the CILC and ask for the item that you're interested in.
24 20″ iMacs
The computers that form our lab, these are 20″ iMacs with 2.66 GHz processors and 4 GB of RAM. They are dual-boot machines, and are able to run Mac OS 10.5 or Windows XP. Each computer has a built-in webcam and a USB headset with a boom microphone, allowing for easy recording of audio and video.
Each iMac has a standard set of platform-appropriate browsers (Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer) and productivity apps (Microsoft Office, OpenOffice). Both operating systems also have applications for communicating and interacting with others (Skype, Adium, Pidgin). The Mac side has basic audio and video editing and conversion applications (iMovie, Audacity, Handbrake) and a variety of applications that combine entertainment and the potential for learning (Google Earth, Second Life, Battle for Wesnoth, World of Warcraft).
1 27″ iMac
Our faculty-only multimedia workstation, this computer has a wide variety of media software installed on it. This includes Adobe Creative Suite for document and image editing, Acrobat Pro for PDF creation and editing, iMovie and iDVD for video editing and Audacity for audio editing. The workstation can capture audio and video from a DVD player, VCR or cassette tape player, and can also scan documents via a flatbed scanner.
5 Flip Cameras
Small, portable, easy-to-use cameras that record between one to two hours of footage, depending upon the model. They record videos directly as a digital files, which can be transferred off the camera via a built-in USB connector. These are available for checkout for four hours.
2 Portable Audio Recorders
Sony ICD-UX512 portable audio recorders that can record hundreds of hours of high-quality audio. They have a built-in stereo microphone and are able to receive input from external devices as well. Any audio recorded on these can be easily transferred to a computer via the built-in USB connector. These are available for checkout for four hours.


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Guardian Camera Club: Luis Santos on car photography
Here is one of those sets where the photos could be key moments from a film, there are visual clues in the images as to what may be going on, and the continuity invites more speculation. The merging of car and architecture in 'Birmingham' links the two elements together elegantly, even the shadow line on the face is part of the composition, 'London Tunnels' has a tangible sense of speed. The surreal psychedelia of 'Motorway Skies' seems to fill this car with clouds in contrast the gritty street level view of the same car in 'Back in Liverpool', bringing us down to earth. 'Brighton' juxtaposes a sat nav, a rose, a Ben Okri novel, and the seafront. The mystery continues with 'Motorway Stop' where we see the three other occupants of the car, an interesting, dreamlike narrative with some great pictures to match!


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PRAGUE, October 16, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- It has been two weeks since Russia began to impose punitive measures against Georgia in response to Tbilisi's arrest of four suspected Russian spies. Should the West be doing more to protest what Tbilisi says are profound human rights violations on the part of Moscow? RFE/RL Georgian Service correspondent Salome Asatiani spoke to Terry Davis, the secretary-general of the Council of Europe.
October 16, 2006
Russian military hardware being withdrawn from a Russian base in Batumi, Georgia, in August 2005 (TASS) WHAT COMES NEXT? Although Russia is unlikely to push an aggressive military response to the current tensions with Georgia, it has a number of economic, political, and diplomatic options at its disposal. Already on October 1, Russian President Vladimir Putin summoned his inner circle to weigh Moscow's options... (more)
Russia Says Georgia Sanctions Will Continue
Russia Suspends Transport, Postal Links To Georgia
EU Commissioner Urges Dialogue With Moscow
Ulterior Motives Seen Behind Escalation Of Spy Row
Georgia Turns Russians Over To OSCE
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We are speculating our brains out here. Who's gonna get traded? Where's McNabb going? Who are we going to draft? Which Free Agents are we going pick up?
But who was the most accurate last year? Did anyone predict (or even imagine) Jason Peters, Stacy Andrews, Michael Vick, etc. We all feared that Dawkins was going, but did anyone expect Justice to come through so strong? That McNabb would play so well, that our secondary was as weak as it really was?
It's time to strut your stuff about what you predicted last year. But if you make it up, I know Joe_D will catch you in that act. Dudes got a memory like a steel trap.
(I didn't see any of this stuff coming, although I did think that Justice was better than most people thought, I never expected him to be as good as he was. Oh yeah, and I was on record as thinking Shawn Andrews was going to be a monster this year.)
So admit it, if you were dead on, boast it, if you were wrong, big deal. I hope next year is half as amazing as this year was - without the ACL bullshit, and with a Lombardi trophy.


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Valdosta - More flu vaccines are now available in South Georgia.
Nearly 3,700 shots have been distributed to health departments in the 10 county South Health District. Flu season usually peaks in this area around January of February... so it's not too late to get vaccinated.
Only people who meet the C.D.C. guidelines will be able to get a shot. Each vaccination costs $20.00.
The South Health District includes Berrien, Ben Hill, Brooks, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Tift, and Turner counties.
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I make costumes every year for my kids and myself .... well it was time my husband got one of his own. He was joking when he said he wanted to be a dragon. lol. This is the fist time I carved out using foam. The head and the feet are made out of foam. I but a ventilation fan in the head. I had a blast making this one. I hope you all enjoy it!


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Mt Hutt 'all systems go' for 40th season opening
Immaculately groomed slopes and a genuinely warm welcome await avid skiers and snowboarders.....
Queenstown's Coronet Peak ski area first to open in Australasia
Queenstown's Coronet Peak ski area today (June 8) celebrated in style as the first Australasian ski field to open for winter....
Coronet Peak first ski area in Australasia to open on Saturday
Queenstown is officially open for winter as the 2013 season kicks off at Coronet Peak on Saturday (June 8).
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort: # 1 Snow in the Rockies Opened 4,139', Top to Bottom Today.
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CFA & SES Volunteer Recognition Day (14-Sep-09)
Victoria, Australia, September 14, 2009 - As a way to say thank you to volunteers
As a way to say thank you to volunteers right across Victoria for their work supporting the community, in particular emergency situations, all Alpine Resorts (Falls Creek, Lake Mountain, Mt Baw Baw, Mt Buller/Mt Stirling and Hotham) would like to welcome all CFA and SES volunteers and their families to any resort on Saturday 19 September 2009.
Current members of the Country Fire Authority (CFA) and the State Emergency Service (SES) will get complimentary resort entry for themselves and direct family members travelling in the same car to enjoy the snow and take a break in the High Country.
Volunteers wishing to access this offer will need to either show their SES membership card or in the case of CFA volunteers, present a letter from their regional rep that validates them as a current member at resort entry and our staff will supply you with free entry for the day. Bring the whole crew, make it a team outing or just sneak off with the missus for some RnR! So whether you are a chook footer, lazy downhiller or grey on a tray, come and enjoy a day of spring snow play on us.