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I, LIKE many, was looking forward to the much-anticipated midfield duel between Ma'a Nonu and Sonny Bill Williams in Wellington this Saturday night.
There I was blissfully rubbing my hands together and counting down the days until the Hurricanes and Crusaders ran out of the tunnel at Westpac Stadium.
Finally, after a lot of smack-talking and debate between their respective fans, we were going to see which of these two behemoths was the premier second five in New Zealand rugby.
Well, that was until Williams was ruled out of the match with a hip injury he picked up during the Crusaders' hard-fought 23-16 victory over the Blues in Timaru at the weekend.
So once again rugby fans worldwide have been denied the chance to see the match-up they have been craving since the Christchurch earthquake put the kybosh on the first meeting between the two sides in round two.
Williams was preferred ahead of the experienced Wellingtonian for the final test against Wales in Cardiff during the All Blacks' Grand Slam tour last year and had also enjoyed a better start to the Super Rugby season.
Whereas Nonu was hampered by suspension and a Hurricanes team going forward in reverse, SBW was reaping the rewards in a star-studded Crusaders backline that was firing like a mentally unstable student on a killing spree.
But in recent weeks, their respective form has leveled out, with Williams slipping slightly and Nonu beginning to rediscover his game-breaking mojo.
The latter, in his final match at the Cake Tin, would have also had plenty to prove to his doubters, after being unceremoniously axed by the Wellington-based franchise last week.
All of which meant the stage was set for a ding-dong battle in which we would find out once and for all who the master and the apprentice was.
For those of you who were wondering, my money was on Nonu to teach Sonny Bill a lesson or two in midfield play.
But, alas, it seems we may never know who is truly the best now.
What do you think? Is Ma'a Nonu a better second five than Sonny Bill Williams?
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All the fixtures you need to plan your viewing pleasure!
Not all our own way for NZ teams
Pressure is on Benji, but shouldn't we remember SBW went to France (Toulon) for 2 years to learn the game.
With all of the news around concussion do you think there should be safety measures in place for players to ensure they don't play on after a head know? How and who should police that?
With the start of club rugby upon us, how can we maintain the value of the clubs in player pathways and community spirit.


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The Joint Commission awards NCH with advanced certification for palliative care
In 2010, Northwest Community Hospital partnered with Midwest Palliative & Hospice CareCenter to establish a multidisciplinary Palliative Care Program, bringing an added level of care to patients and families faced with complex medical conditions. Today, the team of Palliative Care physicians and clinical specialists at NCH are making a positive impact on the patient care experience, and leading healthcare organizations like The Joint Commission and Lance Armstrong Foundation have taken notice.
Last month, the Palliative Care Program reached its milestone goal as The Joint Commission awarded the Hospital with Advanced Certification for Palliative Care. This new certification was established in late 2011 to set standards and acknowledge hospitals that provide comprehensive and holistic palliative care services to patients and families. NCH is the first hospital in Illinois and among the first 10 acute care hospitals in the nation to receive this formal designation.
"Accreditation from The Joint Commission is a significant achievement for the hospital, and it speaks to the important role palliative care serves," says Karen Colby, director of NCH's Palliative Care Program.
The Joint Commission's evaluation process included an on-site visit with clinical leadership at NCH, in addition to a review of the Hospital's model of care and its quality care measures, such as pain management and satisfaction. Among the requirement for certification is that palliative care support and services are available around the clock to patients of any age, from newborns and young children to adults.
The Joint Commission was impressed with NCH's dynamic and highly successful approach to palliative care, according to Tim Short, MD, assistant medical director at Midwest CareCenter and medical director of NCH's Palliative Care Program. He says the Palliative Care Program at NCH is a product of the seamless partnership between the Hospital and Midwest CareCenter.
"There are a lot of medical models for palliative care in the country, but the holistic team approach is necessary to be accredited by The Joint Commission," says Dr. Short. "This certification could not have been achieved without the collaborative efforts of NCH and Midwest CareCenter, specifically the palliative medicine physicians, nurse practitioners and social workers from Midwest Care Center, along with NCH staff and chaplains. They are equal members, and that was an important part of the credentialing process."
The community has weighed in on the value of palliative care, too. In April, NCH was announced as a LIVESTRONG® Community Impact Project award recipient, which was the result of more than 4,000 community votes in support of NCH receiving a $10,000 financial award from the Lance Armstrong Foundation. This was the Hospital's first step in its quest to apply for Advanced Certification for Palliative Care from The Joint Commission.
Dr. Short recognizes that more and more families are looking for an advocate during difficult medical situations, and NCH has responded to the call. He succinctly explains that the role of palliative care is to bring together all of the medical sub-specialty views in an understandable manner that educate and empower the family to make informed decisions.
"It's an overwhelming and complicated process when people quickly fall into a crisis. When there are life-changing decisions at major intersections, what's most important in guiding families is their understanding of the big picture in the context of the family and their goals in life."
For more information about the Palliative Care Program at NCH, or to make a referral, call the Palliative Care Services team at 847.467.7423. Patients and families can learn more about palliative care by visiting nch.org.

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One of the best parts about a European cruise is that you can enjoy a variety of different landscapes, cultures and people.
Perhaps one of the most exciting and scenic regions in all of Europe is the Iberian Peninsula, where you can wander the rolling hills and magnificent cities of Spain, Portugal, Andorra and Gibraltar. Here, you'll discover the historic wonders of people who built their reputation as great explorers and cartographers of the world. That's not mention their love of delicious food and extravagant festivities that often extend into the early hours of the morning.
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Portugal's capital Lisbon protrudes into the Atlantic Ocean on the westernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula, so it should come as no surprise that this historic city was once the center of a vast trading empire. With Portuguese traders once sailing as far as the shores of Brazil and India in the 15th and 16th centuries, Lisbon has a rich tradition of bold explorers looking to go beyond the horizon - a cultural spirit that is captured in the city's Monument to the Discoveries. Inaugurated in 1960, the statue is shaped like a large wooden ship moving toward the Tagus River and flanked by 33 important Portuguese figures and explorers, such as Henry the Navigator and Vasco da Gama.
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November 3, 2010 by Peter · 11 Comments
Over the course of two years, President Obama and the Democratic Party achieved a remarkable feat: they passed significant, in some cases historic, legislation, yet managed not to tell the America public what they stood for and why they stood for it.
What's worse, elected to be the anti-Bush, Barack Obama took page after page from the Bush playbook, on war, civil liberties, gay rights, executive power and women's reproductive rights, among several other things.
A perfect example is the shameful spiking of the BP spill, a craven political ploy that backfired terribly: as Democrats were getting trounced at the polls, BP was reporting a return to profitability.
No one can deny that the Obama White House and Democratic leadership racked up important accomplishments during the past two years, but voters don't care what you do if they think you don't stand for anything. I've written about Democrats' lack of moral authority:
What is moral authority? Broadly speaking, it is the respect and power of suasion conferred on a person who is true to inviolable ethical principles. It is the ability to influence by setting an example of virtue and good character rather than through coercion.
Most politicians campaign using the language of right and wrong, tapping into the power of morality to persuade and sway voters. Once in office, the rhetoric is toned down as grand promises meet the reality of legislating and deal-making. That doesn't mean that right and wrong cease to matter.
The astounding collapse of Democrats and the rightwing resurgence of 2009 and 2010 is a direct result of the squandered moral authority of Barack Obama and Democratic leaders. I say "squandered" because it is something Obama possessed during the campaign and something Democrats prioritized as the antidote to Bush and Cheney's radicalism.
I keep hearing the retort that it's all about jobs, that if the unemployment rate were 6%, Obama would be riding high and none of this would be an issue. I don't buy it. All things being equal, when you cede your moral authority, when you telegraph to the public that you won't stand your ground in defense of your principles, when you allow your opponent to step into the vacuum and frame your actions for you, you lose the connection to the people, you squander the ability to explain your actions, to buy time when things are going poorly, to earn trust during hard times.
In this case, Democrats collapsed in the face of an obstructionist Republican Party and the Tea Party, an overhyped, media-magnified phenomenon fueled by misinformation from think-tank generated soundbites disseminated by millionaire radio hosts and media moguls and stoked by wealthy conservative interests.
Had the White House laid out a set of core beliefs and values that they vowed to adhere to and that they framed their policies with, Democrats could have kept the American public on board with them through a tough economy. Instead, they flailed from inane attack to inane attack, never telling America what they stood for and why they stood for it, never demonstrating the strength of character and resoluteness essential to viable leadership.
So the "hope and change" of 2008, the singular moment where America recoiled from the disastrous Bush era, has given way to the triumph of the rightwing noise machine, a lumbering, well-greased behemoth anchored by Fox News and talk radio, amplified by blogs and chain emails and juiced by the Drudge Report, cranking out simplistic soundbites that dominate the national discourse: "big government," "socialized medicine," "judicial activism," and "tax and spend."
The Tea Party isn't some sort of new, inspiring movement in America politics, it's just another example of what happens when you feed endless, unrebutted streams of rightwing propaganda to a low-information nation:
Liberals are worse than terrorists — Global warming is a hoax — Obama is a Kenyan socialist — Gays are trying to corrupt our children — "Big government" is oppressing us — All Muslims are bent on our destruction — "Activist judges" are trying to undermine the Constitution – The Constitution's two main tenets are that everyone should have the right to carry assault weapons and that America is a Christian nation.
Pushed to give an instant reaction to the question, "What do Democrats stand for?", I'd wager that most people would repeat Republican talking points. There's simply no clear, captivating summary of Democratic values. Nor is there any sense that there are unwavering values Democratic leaders will fight for.
So what now? As election results rolled in, I suggested that Obama listen to progressive bloggers, not because they're all policy experts, not because they have all the answers, not because they can magically cut the unemployment rate, but because they learned one thing in the trenches during the Bush years: If you stand for nothing, you'll fall for anything.
So much for the online revolution (The triumph of Fox, Drudge, Limbaugh and the rightwing noise machine)
The story of the 2008 election was the coming of age of online politics. Hundreds of millions of dollars raised. Unprecedented macro and micro-organizing. Citizen empowerment. Humongous email lists that we were told would deluge politicians who stood in the way of the Obama Internet juggernaut.
Of course, it hasn't turned out that way.
The story of the 2010 elections is the triumph of the rightwing noise machine, a lumbering, well-greased behemoth created and honed over the course of three decades. Anchored by Fox News and talk radio, amplified by blogs and chain emails and juiced by the Drudge Report, this machine cranks out think-tank crafted soundbites that dominate the national discourse. Perennial terms like "big government," "socialized medicine," "judicial activism," and "tax and spend," are imbibed, regurgitated, magnified and proliferated, shaping perceptions and inflaming passions.
A million reasons have been put forth about how and why Democrats squandered their singular moment in 2008, everything from the economy to badly timed health insurance reform, but one thing is indisputable: the 2010 midterms are a clear victory for the right's old-school messaging operation.
No one can argue that there weren't warnings about putting too much faith in the Internet. A year into the Obama presidency, Zephyr Teachout predicted that Organizing for America Will, and Should, Fail:
Organizing for America sent out a request for house parties today, asking people to watch a video about Obama's economic recovery plan, talk about it with their friends, and build support for it. While there will be tweaks, this is the kind of action we can anticipate from OFA. I predict that there will be perhaps a thousand of such parties, then hundreds, then dozens. I think OFA will fail in its mission to directly engage Obama supporters in supporting Obama's executive actions. And I think this is a very good thing.
It will fail because Obama–suiting a President–is not oppositional, conflict-driven, and not likely to pick out particular targets to be won over–all things that are likely to engage people. It will fail because it is from OFA, not from Obama. And it will fail because OFA cannot be a new democratic party, but will have a hard time defining what it is, and what kind of real power ought exist at every level of the organization.
During the health care debate, I posted The Health Reform Fiasco Is an 'Old' Media Triumph — and a Red Flag for Democrats:
Political and policy battles are primarily about messaging, about shaping public perceptions; despite widespread Internet triumphalism in the wake of the 2008 campaign, 'old' media mechanisms are not only relevant, but potent; Obama's victory was predominantly the result of a well-conceived and executed traditional campaign strategy (i.e. creating effective positive and negative message frames and adhering to them).
A striking fact about the current political environment is that despite the ground-breaking Democratic victory in November, the new administration is dealing with an oddly familiar political brew: the "liberal media" mantra is rekindled, conservative talk radio (i.e. anti-liberal radio) is resurgent, Rush Limbaugh is more relevant than ever, Ann Coulter is once again doing the network rounds, and if online commentary over the past month is any indication, many progressives still feel disconnected from the levers of power. The dynamics and tensions of the past decade remain firmly in play: rightwing noise machine (albeit denuded) versus progressive activists, old-school pundits and politicians versus online powerhouses, netroots versus DLC, frustrated outsiders versus back-scratching insiders, partisanship versus bi/post-partisanship, media versus bloggers, and so on. Democrats would do well to note how unpredictably the Conventional Wisdom Machine has operated (or how predictably for those who are less sanguine about the fungibility of a web-fueled grassroots campaign).
Setting aside strategic errors by the Democrats (and there have been several in this fight), just look at how reform opponents have outgunned the White House using town halls, cable news, newspaper editorials, Freepers, Drudge, talk radio and chain emails. If I close my eyes, I'm transported back to my days on the Kerry campaign and the summer of Swift Boats, Purple Heart Band-Aids and rightwing attack machine antics. It's as though a half decade of technological advances disappeared in the blink of an eye. Forget Facebook and Twitter, it's all about Fox and MSNBC and CNN replaying images of angry protesters at town hall meetings railing against 'government takeovers.' It's about Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh spreading fear and fury. It's about anonymous emails zipping across the country, distorting the facts and sowing confusion. It's about rightwing pundits setting the terms of the debate by foisting radical ideas on the public.
Paradoxically, the attempts by Democrats to counter all this by sending emails to Obama's list and creating campaign-style fact-checking websites seem almost quaint by comparison. When a woman at a town hall spoke about "awakening a sleeping giant," she may as well have been alluding to the old media tools and techniques that have been dismissed by pundits and tech evangelists as anachronistic in the Internet age. Simply put, despite volumes of cyber-ink about the left's online prowess, and despite Democrats controlling the White House and Congress, the right can apparently dominate the national conversation using the same outlets they relied on five and ten years ago.
That was a year and a half ago. The midterms further cement my view.
The beliefs that have shaped the 2010 midterms can be traced directly to the likes of Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity. In a post titled The unbearable lightness of being a Tea Partier, I outlined the process by which rightwing soundbites transform conventional wisdom:
Anecdotal evidence continues to mount that the Tea Party is another manifestation of a rightwing phenomenon whereby carefully crafted talking points are force-fed to the public through Fox, talk radio, chain emails and other communication mechanisms, then regurgitated in the form of deeply-held convictions.
I say "force-fed" because if you tune in to these outlets, it's a relentless stream of indoctrination:
Liberals are worse than terrorists — Global warming is a hoax — Obama is a Kenyan socialist — Gays are trying to corrupt our children — "Big government" is oppressing us — All Muslims are bent on our destruction — "Activist judges" are trying to undermine the Constitution – The Constitution's two main tenets are that everyone should have the right to carry assault weapons and that America is a Christian nation.
A fundamental characteristic of Tea Partiers' views is the vehement embrace of ideas with little or no grounding in knowledge or comprehension and the parroting of Fox-style soundbites as though they were carefully considered positions.
At a candidate forum here last week, Representative Baron P. Hill, a threatened Democratic incumbent in a largely conservative southern Indiana district, was endeavoring to explain his unpopular vote for the House cap-and-trade energy bill. It will create jobs in Indiana, reduce foreign oil imports and address global warming, Mr. Hill said at a debate with Todd Young, a novice Republican candidate who is supported by an array of Indiana Tea Party groups and is a climate change skeptic. "Climate change is real, and man is causing it," Mr. Hill said, echoing most climate scientists. "That is indisputable. And we have to do something about it."
A rain of boos showered Mr. Hill, including a hearty growl from Norman Dennison, a 50-year-old electrician and founder of the Corydon Tea Party. "It's a flat-out lie," Mr. Dennison said in an interview after the debate, adding that he had based his view on the preaching of Rush Limbaugh and the teaching of Scripture. "I read my Bible," Mr. Dennison said. "He made this earth for us to utilize."
Skepticism and outright denial of global warming are among the articles of faith of the Tea Party movement, here in Indiana and across the country. For some, it is a matter of religious conviction; for others, it is driven by distrust of those they call the elites. And for others still, efforts to address climate change are seen as a conspiracy to impose world government and a sweeping redistribution of wealth. But all are wary of the Obama administration's plans to regulate carbon dioxide, a ubiquitous gas, which will require the expansion of government authority into nearly every corner of the economy.
"This so-called climate science is just ridiculous," said Kelly Khuri, founder of the Clark County Tea Party Patriots. "I think it's all cyclical." "Carbon regulation, cap and trade, it's all just a money-control avenue," Ms. Khuri added. "Some people say I'm extreme, but they said the John Birch Society was extreme, too."
A new study by The Washington Post, the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and Harvard University shows that most Americans who say they want more limited government also call Social Security and Medicare "very important." They want Washington to be involved in schools and to help reduce poverty. Nearly half want the government to maintain a role in regulating health care.
The study suggests that come January, politicians in both parties will confront a challenging and sometimes contradictory reality about what Americans really think about their government. Although Republicans, and many Democrats, have tried to demonize Washington, they must contend with the fact that most major government programs remain enormously popular, including some that politicians have singled out for stiff criticism.
The Tea Party movement has further sought to spruce up its historical bona fides by laying claim to the United States Constitution. Many Tea Party members subscribe to a literal reading of the national charter as a way of bolstering their opposition to deficit spending, bank bailouts and President Obama's health care plan. A Tea Party manifesto, called the Contract From America, even contains a rigid provision stipulating that all legislation passed by Congress should specify the precise clause in the Constitution giving Congress the power to pass such a law — an idea touted Thursday by the House Republican leadership.
But any movement that regularly summons the ghosts of the founders as a like-minded group of theorists ends up promoting an uncomfortably one-sided reading of history.
The truth is that the disputatious founders — who were revolutionaries, not choir boys — seldom agreed about anything. Never has the country produced a more brilliantly argumentative, individualistic or opinionated group of politicians. Far from being a soft-spoken epoch of genteel sages, the founding period was noisy and clamorous, rife with vitriolic polemics and partisan backbiting. Instead of bequeathing to posterity a set of universally shared opinions, engraved in marble, the founders shaped a series of fiercely fought debates that reverberate down to the present day. Right along with the rest of America, the Tea Party has inherited these open-ended feuds, which are profoundly embedded in our political culture.
No single group should ever presume to claim special ownership of the founding fathers or the Constitution they wrought with such skill and ingenuity. Those lofty figures, along with the seminal document they brought forth, form a sacred part of our common heritage as Americans. They should be used for the richness and diversity of their arguments, not tampered with for partisan purposes. The Dutch historian Pieter Geyl once famously asserted that history was an argument without an end. Our contentious founders, who could agree on little else, would certainly have agreed on that.
The point is not to denigrate or minimize people's views, but to demonstrate that the views are often based on erroneous information, misinformation or outright lies delivered by cynical millionaires like Rupert Murdoch, Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck.
If you're going to 'defend' the Constitution or deny global warming or reject "big government", you might want to do your own research before taking the word of Constitutional scholars and climatologists like Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh and Christine O'Donnell.
Or as I put it recently: Only in the Tea Party can you defend a Constitution you haven't read, deny climate change you're causing and slam government programs you support.
UPDATE: Further evidence of the disconnect between beliefs and facts:
A Bloomberg National Poll finds that by a two-to-one margin, likely voters in the midterm elections think taxes have gone up, the economy has shrunk, and the billions lent to banks as part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program won't be recovered.
The facts: The Obama administration cut taxes for middle-class Americans, has overseen an economy that has grown for the past four quarters and expects to make a profit on the hundreds of billions of dollars spent to rescue Wall Street banks.
Said pollster Ann Selzer: "The public view of the economy is at odds with the facts, and the blame has to go to the Democrats. It does not matter much if you make change, if you do not communicate change."


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We can spend a lot of time analyzing how Yahoo really feels about Carl Icahn and his rival slate. But this, found at the top of Yahoo's latest proxy filing and its homepage, says it all.
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We can spend a lot of time analyzing how Yahoo really feels about Carl Icahn and his rival slate. But this, found at the top of Yahoo's latest proxy filing and its homepage, says it all.
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Time Warner's talks with Yahoo and separately with Microsoft have taken on renewed urgency as a pivotal Yahoo annual shareholders meeting approaches, a source tells us.
But are the discussions earnest or is AOL being used as a pawn in an increasingly ugly battle that will ultimately lead to a linkup of Microsoft and Yahoo? It's hard to tell at this point as a steady stream news, punctuated by public accusations of "misleading" statements come from Microsoft, Yahoo and billionaire investor Carl Icahn, make handicapping the outcome difficult.
Icahn, who holds a 5 percent stake in Yahoo, has waged a proxy battle to remove Yahoo's board and has aligned himself with Microsoft to seal a deal.
Thanks to New York Times Andrew Ross Sorkin's DealBook blog here's a sked of who's going to be speaking at this year's annual media mogul and new media upstart get-together organized by Allen & Company in Idaho's Sun Valley.
Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, IAC/InterActive Corp's CEO Barry Diller, and Google co-founder Larry Page will be among those speaking today.
Other key names speaking tomorrow include Sir Howard Stringer, chairman of Sony Corp. , Jeffrey Katzenberg, chief executive of Dreamworks Animation.
Consummate dealmaker Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and Chief Executive of News Corp, strolled into the Sun Valley Inn for the first full day of Allen & Co's annual mogul retreat.
Asked by CNBC reporter Julia Boorstin whether he was buying anything, he shot back, "Not today. Not this week."
That might provide some small comfort for shareholders who have sent shares of News Corp sinking close to 30 percent since the beginning of the year on a variety of issues, including a sluggish economy and threats of an advertising recession. Shareholders also craw about the dreaded "Murdoch Discount" — investor concern the media tycoon will suddenly make another a big purchase.
They call it the Duck Pond, but it's actually teaming with (vicious) swans. It's considered a big media and tech powwow, but a broad swath of global corporate titans of finance and politics round out the guest list.
It's the 26th annual Allen & Co Sun Valley conference, where high-wattage huddles transpiring on the tranquil resort grounds among stunningly rich business people swathed in questionable leisure wear could end up in big deals months from now. The legend springs from the track record: AOL and Time Warner, Walt Disney and CapCities/ABC, Google and YouTube are all said to have gotten started here.
In between knitting (!), yoga, white-water rafting and golfing, and bridge (!) games execs like Google's trio Eric Schmidt, Larry Page and Sergey Brin mix it up Disney's Bob Iger, Time Warner's Jeff Bewkes and News Corp's Rupert Murdoch.
Yahoo shares have fallen 20 percent since talks with Microsoft broke up, and some shareholders are blaming big egos for the failure.
Robert Hagstrom, a portfolio manager at Legg Mason Capital Management, the third-biggest institutional shareholder of Yahoo, said the only way to try to catch up with Google is to put Microsoft and Yahoo together:
I thought the dynamic was great. Unfortunately, personalities got involved, egos got involved and that I think disrupted negotiations. I was shocked, shocked that Microsoft walked away.
Microsoft's problem is that 80 percent of its business is going to go away one day… Microsoft has to figure a way to get a lot of eyeballs. Well, who's got the most eyeballs after Google? Yahoo. I didn't see why this couldn't go together.
With Yahoo shares trading just above $20, investors must be desperate for any sign that buyout talks with Microsoft could be resuscitated. It's been relatively quiet since Yahoo struck the Google ad deal — with nary a peep from the usually loquacious activist investor Carl Icahn, who has been blogging about CEO pay but keeping silent on where he will take his Yahoo proxy battle.
So it's no surprise that Yahoo shares jumped as much as 15 percent on Tuesday after TechCrunch reported that Microsoft and Yahoo are back in takeover talks, citing multiple sources at both companies.
But investors' hopes were short-lived with CNBC quickly knocking down that rumor, saying its source thinks there are no new negotiations between Microsoft and Yahoo.
Take-Two Interactive CEO Ben Feder told us yesterday the company is in formal discussions with a range of parties interested in its "strategic alternatives," which could involve a sale.
But they didn't say with whom.
The "Grand Theft Auto" game maker has been fending off the unsolicited advances of Electronic Arts' $2 billion offer since March. At the time, Take-Two management deemed the $25.74 per share offer too low, charging EA with low-balling the company ahead of the release of the latest from its hit criminal action franchise. Take-Two traded at $27.52 on Friday morning.
So, who else might be a potential white knight? Time Warner, which has made no secret of its ambitions in the games arena, would be a nice fit, although we're hearing they're not in this one. Just this week the company led a $40 million round of financing for online games developer Turbine Entertainment, on the heels of a $30 million investment in April in "Lara Croft" maker SCi Entertainment Group.
Details of the backroom dealings between Microsoft and Yahoo from an investor lawsuit were unsealed by Delaware Chancery Court Judge William Chandler on Monday.
The document adds some color to what we already know, including a history of rebuffing offers dating back to 2007, criticism over the size of Yahoo's severance plan by its own consultants and Yahoo's recently hired CTO.
Notes by a Yahoo participant from a phone call between CEO Jerry Yang and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Ballmer also appear to indicate that Yang quickly rejected Microsoft's January 2008 overtures, as his predecessor Terry Semel did a year before (at the far higher price of $40).
We're moving into summer now — peak wedding time. Naturally, all sorts of mergers are on the mind.
Take a much-speculated about combination of Time Warner and NBC Universal, a subject that inevitably pops up when anybody talks about potential mergers in the media world. Thanks to Newsweek, it's once again making the rounds.
Here's the key takeway from the article:
And so they have begun preliminary efforts to explore a commingling of their entertainment assets-combining GE's NBC Universal with Time Warner-in hopes of eventually igniting investor enthusiasm and pumping up their stock prices, according to media-industry executives familiar with the developments but not authorized to comment.


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Gators' opponent in this weekend's baseball Super Regional is…… Southern Miss
- 11:55 pm Monday, June 1st, 2009 by Post Staff
GAINESVILLE — While you were watching the Florida softball team lose 8-0 to Washington in game one of the Women's College World Series championship series…..
The Southern Miss baseball team put up 9 runs on host Georgia Tech in the second inning of their winner-take-all showdown, finishing with a 12-8 win in the deciding game of the Atlanta Regional.
And so the No. 8 national seed Florida Gators (42-20, 3-0 postseason) will host the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (38-24, 3-1 postseason) in a three-game series this weekend at McKethan Stadium, starting Saturday at 3 p.m. Florida and Southern Miss have never met in the postseason and will be meeting for just the second time ever.
Gators baseball awaits opponent for this weekend's Super Regional
- 12:12 pm Monday, June 1st, 2009 by Post Staff
The Gators softball team is not the only one that excelled on the diamond this weekend. The Florida (42-20) baseball team exorcised a few demons by defeating Miami twice and going a perfect 3-0 in the Gainesville Regional to earn a spot in this weekend's Super Regional, aka the Round of 16.
The Gators will be resting tonight, and all eyes will be on Atlanta, as Georgia Tech and Southern Miss square off at 7 p.m. to earn the right to play the No. 8 national seed Gators this weekend at McKethan Stadium.
Gators baseball clinches SEC East division crown
- 9:47 am Friday, May 15th, 2009 by Post Staff
The first goal of the Gators' baseball season has been accomplished. Now only about six more to go.
The Gators (37-17, 18-10) clinched the SEC East division title last night in a soggy 10-3 victory over Kentucky. The Gators remain a game behind LSU for the overall SEC championship with two games to play, and beyond that hope to host a regional in two weeks, then a Super Regional, then of course play in the College World Series.


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An extremely hygienic man uses his urge in his professional life as a crime scene cleaner. When he becomes involved in a job he later finds out was a covered up murder, he gets tied in to a web of deception, that un-earths his own family's long buried pain and secrets.
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"yo: pinball owns"
pinball is basically the coolest game you could ever play:
-real mertal balls flying around at high speeds inside basically a miniature theme park in a box
- you get to launch the ball real fast and it can go up a ramp or in a magic hole, sometimes there's a magnet? sick.
-prety much anything you hit with that ball is going to make some wacky sounds at you. go up a ramp and maybe a lady tells you a secret. check it out.
-mULTIBALL like three balls come out at once and you just jam on those flips and there's balls flyin all over and just look at those points man you're gettin the got damn jackpot
-hit the machine when you get mad and it might get angry right back at you and take away your hard earned points or put your ball in the loser zone. this game doesn't have to take shit from you. back off.
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As I mentioned in my previous post HERE , as important as it is to stay fit, it's just as important to do so in the right gear! Whether that means keeping those stubborn hairs out of the way or slipping into a comfy pair of kicks, fitness accessories and shoes make it easier than ever to get that daily workout in. I not only love feeling and looking great after working out, but I also love when I can do so while dressed in my favorites. Here are some of my fitness must-haves that help me feel good, while I work on staying in tip-top shape!
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Honestly, I'm not totally sure. Maybe something middle eastern? I've heard of different things being left as offerings for genies. Everything from rum or wine to ice cream or yogurt and fruit. Personally I have a crazy addiction to olives and enjoy things that smell really good while cooking.
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Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but, don't expect Derek Fisher to walk off the court after the playoffs and replace his Thunder jersey with a suit and tie coaching Kobe Bryant and the Lakers. Yes, we've all seen the twitter rumors and the building hype now that Dan D'Antoni has been hired by Marshall University. And, yes it sounds like a simply lovely idea to bring Fisher back "home". However grand the idea though, it appears very unlikely.
Fisher is a Phil Jackson disciple whose name has coincidentally been linked to the New York Knicks job recently. Zen disciples have almost all been eliminated in the new Laker era. Although Kobe would likely definitely sign off on Fisher joining the coaching staff, as well as nearly ensuring that Pau Gasol returns, there would also be every reason for Mike D'Antoni to look over his shoulder. It's not very likely that MD would be welcoming to technically setting his OWN self up by adding his potential replacement to his coaching staff. Fisher is a strong personality as well and has a good relationship with Kobe. All of these factors could very well make Staples Center even more of a tense environment. Conflict of interest anyone?
Further reason to not get too excited about the idea of Fish on the coaching staff is Fisher has mentioned in the past that he doesn't particularly have interest in coaching. Fisher has also mentioned that he wants to take time to "step away from basketball" and watch his children grow up. Thus, it may be premature to suggest that Fisher will make an immediate jump into coaching a la Jason Kidd. Fisher, however, may be primed for a front office role but let's be honest, there's no room in Laker land for Fisher to assume any such position.
Ultimately, we're stuck with what we have. D'Antoni will find a replacement for his older brother, but it will likely be one handpicked personally with assistance from Mitch Kupchak. Outside of Byron Scott, don't expect the Lakers to reach out to a fan favorite in securing a replacement for the elder D'Antoni. Which adds to the list of many decisions that have yet to favor the fans.
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Last night, the Anoka-Hennepin school district settled the lawsuit brought against it by six students who say they were bullied for being gay. The settlement requires that the district implement a raft of anti-harassment policies, which will stay in place for five years. "Nothing like this has b ... More >>
Tammy Aaberg had more than one thing to celebrate yesterday. Even before she found out about the terms of the settlement in the Anoka-Hennepin gay bullying lawsuit, she received a very special phone call from comedian and "Parks and Recreation" star Aziz Ansari. "It was crazy," she said just aft ... More >>
After reading a Rolling Stone article about the gay-bullying problem and suicides in the Anoka-Hennepin school district, comedian Aziz Ansari was inspired to action. He contacted the reporter, Philadelphia-based Sabrina Rubin Erdely, to find out if there is an LGBT charity that would directly ben ... More >>
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As Christians we are called to be like Lucy to the world; to step out in faith through a wardrobe and open our eyes to the Kingdom of God. To defend what we've seen and heard, though everyone around us, even our own families, think we are liars or lunatics. To stand by the lamppost and point to the wonders and joys of the gospel, to paint a picture with our words and deeds of the glorious love of Jesus.
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Hummel, J; Clauss, M; Zimmermann, W; Johanson, K; Nørgaard, C; Pfeffer, E (2005). Fluid and particle retention in captive okapi (Okapia johnstoni). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular and Integrative Physiology, 140(4):436-444.
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Retention time of food in the digestive tract is among the key variables that describe the digestive strategy of a herbivore. Mean retention time (MRT) was measured on 4 captive specimens of the okapi, a strictly browsing ruminant. Retention time was quantified on different diets, using Co-EDTA (fluid phase) and Cr-mordanted fibres (1-2 mm) (particle phase) as pulse-fed markers. Average food intake was 55-65 g DM/(kg BW0.75*d). Fecal excretion of the markers was quantified over 10 days. Different models to calculate retention time and passage rate in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and the reticulorumen (RR) were applied. Average MRT(particle)GIT was quantified to be 47+/-8 h and MRT(fluid)GIT 36+/-5 h. Concerning estimation of retention times in the reticulorumen, MRT(particle)RR was quantified to be 27+/-7 h, while MRT(fluid)RR was 17+/-4 h. The quotients MRT(particle)/MRT(fluid) were quantified to be 1.3+/-0.1 for the GIT and 1.6+/-0.2 for the RR. Compared to data established with comparable markers, the okapi has low coefficients of MRT(particle)/MRT(fluid). A less well developed retention mechanism for fibres compared to species like cattle or sheep can be explained by a comparatively high fermentation rate and low digestibility of the natural food of the okapi-browse-in comparison to grass.
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Grand Coalition Scales Up Campaign for People Driven Constitution
The Grand Coalition has resolved to take the campaign for a people driven constitution in Zambia to a higher level in view of the delaying tactics exhibited by the Government.
Members of the Grand Coalition are drawn from over 300 institutions comprising Civil Society Organisations, the church, youth movement, political parties, labour movement and other stakeholders campaigning for a people driven constitution in Zambia.
Following a strategic meeting in Lusaka on 24 March, the coalition announced that the Patriotic Front Government's continued delaying-tactics and apparent lack of willingness to deliver a people-driven constitution was against the general expectations of Zambians.
In a statement issued after the meeting, Chairperson of the Grand Coalition's Steering Committee, Fr. Leonard Chiti said they would not retreat until the final draft is released.
"A lot of public time, money and other resources were invested into this process, which was supposed to be completed within 90 days but has now dragged on for more than two years," said Fr. Leonard Chiti.
"As a Grand Coalition, dedicating ourselves and our organisations to continue to fight for the release of the final Draft Constitution until the draft is released by whoever is holding it. We commit ourselves to work together with all like-minded entities to campaign for a people driven constitution in Zambia. We will not rest until the final draft is released."
As part of the efforts to take the campaign for a people driven constitution to a higher level, the coalition has established two structures to strengthen the campaign.
"We have established a Technical Working Group which will serve as a think tank for the group, and a Steering Committee Executive comprising Fr Leonard Chiti as Chairperson, Ms Beatrice Grillo as Vice Chairperson and Mr. McDonald Chipenzi as Spokesperson. We are not deterred by the Government's ongoing reactions to frustrate and discredit our campaign through intimidation, blackmail and misinformation," added Fr. Chiti.
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+6-1voteTumbuka pride says:
Ba grand coalition please don't let Sata hear you he might ask do we have an animal driven constitution in place today?
+2-12voteGen says:
This sudden fight about the constitution is glossily misunderstood by the so called grand coalition.
it must be put clearly that the PF govt has not refused to deliver a people driven constitution. I have no doubt the govt will deliver on this one, will not disappoint.
so what you contesting?
fighting grand coalition shadows I guess
voteBwana Mkubwa says:
Lady goes to BIGOCA on a Tuesday and approaches the Bishop.
Lady: Bishop, my dog has just died. We are requesting to use your Church for the funeral service.
Bishop: (Angry) What? A dog? Madam, we never ever hold funeral services for dogs in this Church. May be try that small church over there.
Lady: (preparing to leave) Thank you Sir. I am sure those people won't mind my small token of US$250, 000 for their trouble. Bishop, do you think it will be enough?
Bishop: (Blinking fast) Ehe…. Ehe. Madam. Why didn't you tell me that your dog was a Christian? So which day did you say we have the service …..?
+30voteshikulu says:
The Grand Coalition surely have a point. Why should someone hold on to some document which is not theirs. In this case the constitution belongs to the people of Zambia and anybody trying to behave otherwise is working against the will of the owners.
The seemingly negative forces on the implementation of the new constitution should be held accountable in the event the whole process becomes a "shelf document".
voteben says:
Yes, also know by the common word THEFT.
PF thieves, stealing our money and now trying to steal OUR CONSTITUTION!
+20voteConstitution is # 1 Issue for 2016 Elections says:
Constitution is # 1 Issue for 2016 Elections. The PF (Kaloba) Govt is denying us what belongs to us their kings at their own peril.
+10voteConstitution=More Money in People's Pockets says:
We now know that the root cause of all mis-governance is lack of a good constitution that limits presidential powers. With such a constitution as we currently have, only a good president can rule properly. Because Sata is not one such a president, we now see all these evils of corruption, regionalism, nepotism, arrogance and general lack of prudence in the use of tax payer's money. The govt purse is like a personal purse for Sata & family. All 3 arms of govt are confused and jumbled up. What we are seeing happening on people's farms where PF cadres are grabbing land without retraint is exactly what is happening in the govt offices over national resources. We therefore urgently need to reduce presidential powers so that there is fear of the law from the top to the bottom.The law should…
+10votememe teacher says:
PF: Pls let us project ourselves to the international community as trustworthy and civilized people by honouring our campaign promises. Such behaviour is what affects the Kwacha and the economy. The time we are spending on talking about constitution was supposed to be used on other progressive projects. It is like we are always going backwards. Is Zambia surely a great nation? I doubt if the people themselves are not great. Always dribbling each other! When people start committing suicide over the constitution, probably that is when you will realize how serious this matter is. In civilized world, people do that out of frustration.
+10voteThani Phiri says:
The mistake is that every body is asking for government to deliver the constitution . Just start the process and just invite government as one of the any other stake holder. Resource mobilization, planning, lf speaker needs to be petitioned, use all non government structures that can help, remember government is just a facilitator.If you are serious you can make this government irrelevant. Now stop crying to government and move for once. You can do it.show them that after all they are just a stakeholder like any body else and not the chaps to donate the constitution to you. Civil society, wake up!
+10voteConstitution is # 1 Issue for 2016 Elections says:
Very true. in addition, approach foreign embassies and govets for funding of the referendum as we have already heard that the excuse is the funds required for a referendum are huge. Be proactive and seal off all loopholes the PF govt will try to use instead of reacting one step at a time.
voteBwana Mkubwa says:
You miss the point.
1. It is the govt that appointed the Technical Committee and the committee is answerable to them.
2. It is the govt that is holding on to the final draft constitution.
voteben says:
@Bwana Mkubwa YOU miss the point!
1. It is the PEOPLE of Zambia that appointed the government, and as Sata and his PF are now EMPLOYEES of the PEOPLE of Zambia the PEOPLE have a right to know what the government is doing on their behalf.
2. If these EMPLOYEES are holding onto the final draft, they are failing to do their DUTY.
3. If an employee fails to perform his work, he should be FIRED!
4. If he has taken his employers property without permission, that is a CRIME called THEFT! And he should be prosecuted for it!
voteBwana Mkubwa says:
@Ben. I totally agree with you.
This mobilisation going now is called SUMMONING this STUBBORN employee.
Let every one add his/her voice to the call
voteKano nga ebo says:
Ba Sata, this thing about the constitution will not go away, no matter how long you keep on ignoring it. You are in fact adding fuel to the the fire, it will keep growing, and as 2016 approaches, it will snowball into something unmanageable…
voteObserver says:
PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE BLINDED, HH HAS ALREADY KICKED OFF HIS 2016 CAMPAIGN , ALL THOSE SUPPORTING HIM ARE HIS POTENTIAL VOTERS. THIS IS HH'S NO. 1 PRIORITY NOTHING ELSE MATTERS BECAUSE HE BELIEVES IT GIVES HIM HIGHER CHANCES OF GETTING INTO STATE HOUSE. CHURCHES AND CSOs MUST MAKE NOISE ABOUT JOBS AND DEVELOPMENT NOT SUPPORTING AN INDIVIDUAL TO COME TO POWER. IF THE 50%+1 CLAUSE WAS REMOVED FROM THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION ALL THIS NOISE WOULD STOP.
voteBufi, Bboza, Kubeja says:
If because of 50%+1 we will have a people driven constitution, then let it be so. At least in the new constitution, presidential powers are limited and even HH himself will not have a blank check Sata is trying to hold on to.
voteshumbu munshololwa says:
This grand coalition is a share waste of time. Everyday there are just praying. And its headed by a Father. Doesn't he know that prayer without action is useless. Chumbu Munshololwa needs pressure. Demonstrate in the streets you cowards.
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"You have been given this talent, discipline and dedication for a reason," Rotella recalls telling Immelman. "This is what you spend your whole life practicing for. Go out there and cherish it, embrace it and love it. Trust what you're doing, stay in the moment, never mind the scoreboard. Take care of you."
A little later, after Immelman and Snedeker had made their way to the course, the locker room attendants gathered around a television, studying these faces that belonged to neither Woods nor Phil Mickelson. They were most taken with Snedeker, the 27-year-old Nashville native with the boyish haircut and broad smile.
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