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The Department of Defense's (DOD) management of its supply chain network is critical to supporting military forces in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere and also represents a substantial investment of resources. As a result of weaknesses in DOD's management of supply inventories and responsiveness to warfighter requirements, supply chain management is on GAO's list of high-risk federal government programs and operations. In July 2010, DOD issued a new Logistics Strategic Plan that represents the department's current vision and direction for supply chain management and other logistics areas. Today's testimony draws from GAO's prior related work and observations from an ongoing review of DOD supply chain management, and, as requested, will (1) describe DOD's prior strategic planning efforts in the area of logistics, (2) highlight key elements in the new Logistics Strategic Plan, and (3) discuss opportunities for improvement in future iterations of this plan. In conducting its ongoing audit work, GAO reviewed the Logistics Strategic Plan, compared elements in the plan with effective strategic planning practices, and met with cognizant officials from DOD, the military services, and other DOD components as appropriate.
Prior to the publication of its new Logistics Strategic Plan, DOD issued a series of strategic planning documents for logistics over a period of several years. In 2008, DOD released its Logistics Roadmap to provide a more coherent and authoritative framework for logistics improvement efforts, including supply chain management. While the roadmap discussed numerous ongoing initiatives and programs that were organized around goals and joint capabilities, it fell short of providing a comprehensive, integrated strategy for logistics. GAO found, for example, that the roadmap did not identify gaps in logistics capabilities and that DOD had not clearly stated how the roadmap was integrated into DOD's logistics decision-making processes. GAO's prior work has shown that strategic planning is the foundation for defining what an agency seeks to accomplish, identifying the strategies it will use to achieve desired results, and then determining how well it succeeds in reaching results-oriented goals and achieving objectives. DOD said that it would remedy some of the weaknesses GAO identified in the roadmap. The July 2010 Logistics Strategic Plan, which updates the roadmap, is DOD's most recent effort to provide high-level strategic direction for future logistics improvement efforts, including those in the area of supply chain management. The plan provides unifying themes for improvement efforts, for example, by including a logistics mission statement and vision for the department, and it presents four goals for improvement efforts with supporting success indicators, key initiatives, and general performance measures. One goal focuses specifically on supply chain processes. The plan is aligned to and reiterates high-level departmentwide goals drawn from both the 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review and the 2009 Strategic Management Plan for business operations. Key initiatives in the plan appear to focus on issues that GAO has identified as needing management attention. While the Logistics Strategic Plan contains some of the elements necessary for strategic planning, it lacks some detailed information that would benefit decision makers and guide DOD's logistics and supply chain improvement efforts. The plan lacks specific and clear performance measurement information (such as baseline or trend data for past performance, measurable target-level information, or time frames for the achievement of goals or completion of initiatives), definition of key concepts, identification of problems and capability gaps, and discussion of resources needed to achieve goals. Further, linkages to other plans and some key related activities under way within logistics are unclear, and it is similarly unclear how the plan will be used within the existing governance framework for logistics. Without more specific information in the Logistics Strategic Plan, it will be difficult for DOD to demonstrate progress in addressing supply chain management problems and provide Congress with assurance that the DOD supply chain is fulfilling the department's goal of providing cost-effective joint logistics support for the warfighter.
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Gus Lobel (Clint Eastwood) has been one of the best scouts in baseball for decades, but, despite his efforts to hide it, age is starting to catch up with him. Nevertheless, Gus–who can tell a pitch just by the crack of the bat–refuses to be benched for what may be the final innings of his career. He may not have a choice. The front office of the Atlanta Braves is starting to question his judgment, especially with the country's hottest batting phenom on deck for the draft.
Film informationGenre: Drama
Clint Eastwood is not accustomed to working for others over the past twenty years or so. He has been directing himself for that long, and only now has decided to play a role for someone else's eye. Director Robert Lorenz has been a key cog in Clint Eastwood movies for a very long time, and Eastwood is apparently returning the favor now with Trouble With The Curve. Interestingly, Eastwood seems a bit more at ease with himself and his character given the lighter load, as he portrays Gus Lobel with ease and comfort.
Gus is a baseball scout for the Atlanta Braves that has signed every single major prospect for the organization that has come along, and now he is aging quickly out of relevance for the job. He notices that his fading eyesight is starting to affect his ability, and that all the other scouts are getting younger around him. Still, he resists the inevitable every step along the way.
Eastwood plays the gruff old man about as well as anybody ever could. You get a very harsh character on the outside but you see enough sweet and kind in him that you know the inside is full of goodness. His daughter Mickey is a high powered lawyer type that is attempting to make partner for her firm. Mickey is played by Amy Adams with charm and style, and she ends up joining Gus for one final scouting trip despite risks to her own career. Her absentee father Gus fights it, and Mickey demands it to repair what she can of her lonely childhood where daddy was concerned.
Adams keeps up step for step with Eastwood as far as bringing out the emotion in the flick. She also shows some comedic timing that worked well against Eastwood's crusty demeanor. The two are made for one another and though it takes a little time to feel it, you end up believing they are related to one another. Adams is quickly beginning to find her way up my ladder of leading ladies I most like to see in film.
This scouting trip is to find the next huge star for the Braves and a former pitcher and current rival scout is along for the ride as well. Justin Timberlake plays Johnny, and he quickly falls for Mickey as the movie goes along. Ironically, the best parts of Trouble with the Curve are when Justin is on the screen. This guy is really starting to get this whole acting thing down pat. It is only a matter of time before Timberlake gets a true leading man part and his acting career supersedes his singing career. Either way, he is a highlight of this film and keeps the picture moving along during his limited screen time.
There are some downsides to this movie for sure. One is the fact that the movie does precious little to satisfy the baseball purists. Many different types will come to see this movie, and the baseball purists will be among them. Those salivating for a Bull Durham type of experience will be sorely disappointed. This is much more of a character driven film than a baseball film. Baseball is more the backdrop than anything else.
For those that want to watch a drama about a father and daughter that are estranged and find their way back to one another, then you will find this to be a home run of epic proportions. Clint Eastwood is so believable in his role as Gus that you will leave the theater feeling as though he is related to you as well.

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Russ Cargill is a successful businessman and the antagonistic EPA administrator.
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Russ is the United States Environmental Protection Agency's administrator and describes himself as a rich and successful man assigned to the least successful department of the government. He is first seen after a mutated squirrel is captured in Springfield, and presents it to President Schwarzenegger. He then proposes five different solutions to the mass pollution in Springfield and the result is a giant glass dome placed over the town. He appears to the townsfolk via a giant holographic screen and explains that because Springfield has become the most polluted town on the Earth, the government has decided to contain it. Later, the Simpsons escape the dome, and Russ orders extreme and somewhat strange measures to be taken in support of the containment of the town and towards the capture of the Simpsons. One of his henchmen responds by claiming, "Sir I'm afraid you've gone mad with power!" to which Cargill responds, "Of course I have. Have you ever tried going mad without power? It's boring; no one listens to you."
Cargill later appears once again discussing with the president, about a solution to dispose of Springfield and takes advantage of Schwarzenegger's attitude towards reading plans, tricking him into choosing a particular plan, which is to destroy Springfield. Later, Russ appears at a train station in Seattle after learning that Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie are on a train headed there and sends his troops in to capture them and return them to the dome. When the family are brought back after Homer's failed attempt to rescue them, Russ contacts the town once again via the screen and tells them that the EPA is going to destroy Springfield and everybody within the dome. A helicopter arrives, lifts a plug off the top of the dome and lowers a bomb on a rope in front of the now-destroyed City Hall. Russ impatiently oversees the countdown, and Cletus Spuckler distracts him so the townspeople can escape up the rope. Homer, who has climbed the outside of the dome, jumps through the hole and knocks everyone and the bomb off of the rope and accidentally brings forward the detonation timer, prompting Russ to disappear at this point. Once the bomb detonates outside the dome and shatters it, a worn and battered Cargill wielding a shotgun ambushes Homer and Bart at Springfield Gorge and prepares to kill them in a final attack, but he is pranked by Bart Simpson about the "Treasure of Ima Weiner" before he is suddenly knocked out by a large rock shoved off from a nearby ledge by Maggie before he can fire a single shot. He was later seen during the ongoing reconstruction.
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In The Simpsons Movie, Russ Cargill is voiced by Albert Brooks. His character has gone through many changes over the course of its development. An early version of the White House scene in the movie (available as a deleted scene in The Simpsons Movie DVD) shows an older model of Russ Cargill, who is arguably less menacing and antagonistic than the current incarnation. The older version is also the version given out in Burger King Kid's Meals promoting the movie.
It was also originally intended for him to be defeated by President Schwarzenegger with a tree branch but it was changed to Maggie with a boulder.
Russ Cargill was not the first villain intended for the Simpsons Movie. The original villain was to be Hank Scorpio from the season 8 episode "You Only Move Twice", but was changed for an unknown reason.
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Ongoing market uncertainty over the new and evolving margin regime for non-cleared over-the-counter derivatives has drawn many questions from firms, with too few reliable answers. This global survey – conducted by Risk and sponsored by IBM – is one of the first, comprehensive attempts to shed some light on industry preparations and covers issues such as methods for computing initial margin, the increased collateral requirements and restrictions on rehypothecation, and the impacts on collateral operations. Questions focused on how industry practices are evolving under regulatory change, and the responses reveal where market participants are heading.
Finalised in September 2013, the Working Group on Margin Requirements' (WGMR) rules for non-cleared derivatives outline a new paradigm for the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market. The initial margin requirements will be phased in annually from 2015 to 2019, impacting the largest entities first, as per the schedule devised by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (Iosco). The aim is to mitigate systemic risks by mandating central clearing of standardised OTC derivatives, and establishing a conservative global margining framework for non-cleared transactions, where firms must post initial margin on a regular, two-way basis, in addition to variation margin.
The first two phase-in dates of December 2015 and December 2016 will impact firms with a total outstanding gross notional amount on non-cleared OTC derivative contracts of €3 trillion and €2.25 trillion, respectively. Figure 1 shows that 53% of firms polled report that they are required to comply during these first two years, based on their current portfolio, and these firms are under the most pressure to transform their business practices.
Under looming implementation dates, figure 2 shows that 62% of firms polled expect to notably increase the proportion of derivatives transactions that are centrally cleared. As trading patterns change, it is expected that new OTC derivatives transaction types will become available for central clearing. However, when asked to quantify what portion of transactions are likely to be too complex to be centrally cleared, 17% of firms reported that more than 30% of their transactions are expected to remain uncleared.
For non-cleared trades that fall within the WGMR scope, firms must decide how they want to calculate initial margin requirements – and quickly. As figure 3 shows, the prospect of computing the requirements using the standard initial margin model (Simm) under development by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (Isda) is the most popular option among larger dealers, who will be the first to comply with mandatory initial margin requirements. This is an understandable preference given the tight timelines for these firms, where in the absence of a standard model, their alternatives are to either apply a punishing margin schedule drawn up by the regulators themselves, or rapidly muster the resources to submit models of their own for supervisory approval. The use of internal models, while likely the most capital-efficient, are what many fear will lead to an unmanageable number of disputes if proprietary calculation methodologies diverge in ways that prove too challenging for firms to reconcile effectively.
Despite high hopes that the Simm approach will become a standard risk-based methodology for initial margin calculation that is computationally light and yet still complies with WGMR requirements – when firms were asked if Simm will satisfy regulators, 21% polled thought approval was 'not likely' and 70% remained 'undecided'.
Internal models may then be the best option for firms, provided that a process can be put in place to efficiently manage disputes with counterparties. As figure 4 illustrates, 62% of all firms polled – 21% sell-side and 40% buy-side – ranked different valuation methodologies of internal models as the greatest source of disputes between counterparties versus the potential for disputes from inconsistent lookback periods or an inconsistent view of the portfolio of trades between counterparties.
Resolving valuation disputes could involve counterparties adopting a third-party margin-computing service as an independent standard, and 37% of firms said that they would 'most likely' consider adopting such an approach, and 40% of firms remained undecided.
With the enactment of WGMR requirements for initial margin on non-cleared trades, it is clear that competing demands for liquid assets will drive collateral to become an increasingly scarce and expensive commodity. In addition to this collateral consumption impact, firms will be forced to make widespread operational changes around current margin collection and segregation processes in response to tightening rehypothication restrictions that will create additional collateral sourcing pressures. When polled on infrastructure plans, 44% plan to enhance existing systems only; 27% expected to add a new vendor solution to their enhancements; and 13% were considering a new vendor solution apart from their existing system.
Of firms polled, 45% ranked initial margin modelling requirements as the most difficult aspect of meeting the rules, as shown in figure 6. Figure 7 shows that less than 10% of all firms polled feel they are well prepared to calculate initial margin on a regular basis, and 47% of sell-side firms reported being concerned with meeting the requirements, versus only 31% of buy-side firms, likely due to the relative complexities of their infrastructures and the number of counterparties each type transacts with.
Of the firms polled, 53% expected to support the calculation of initial margin with their existing risk system, while 38% expected to adopt a new risk system.
Rehypothecation of collateral has been made deliberately more difficult by the rules, with stricter eligibility criteria and collateral permitted to be reused only once between counterparties. It is unsurprising, therefore, that 61% of firms polled say that they are 'not likely or undecided' on whether they will rehypothecate under the new rules.
The chief concern related to rehypothecation seems to be the ability to track the qualifying conditions under which rehypothecation is allowed, with 27% saying they expected tracking to be very difficult, and 59% who said they felt some additional risk would accrue to their collateral security rights when receiving rehypothecated collateral under the new framework.
The vast majority of firms polled say that, over the next two years, they plan to make changes to their collateral allocation processes as a result of the WGMR rules, as figure 8 shows. Of the options presented, the most popular response, at 43%, was that firms will look to increase the centralisation of their collateral allocation decision-making, which is closely linked to investments in other priority areas; straight-through processing of collateral selection/booking at 31% and implementation of collateral optimisation methodologies at 28%. Collectively, this indicates that firms are looking to make investments in technology to improve operational efficiency in ways that can reduce the funding costs of collateral and improve their risk management capabilities.
Clearly then, even given the remaining uncertainty of the WGMR rules, firms are busying themselves with meeting the requirements. The question of whether firms will be ready in time depends greatly on when the requirements will be enacted. And, when asked, over half of firms expect the rules to be delayed – though most of them expect the delay to be less than 12 months.
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REVIEW: He's more than just a singer-songwriter. Neil Diamond, now in his 70s, is an old-style showman.
Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and Neil Diamond -- all born in 1941 -- became pop-music icons. Each Hall of Famer, a brooding enigma in his own way, continues to tour in his 71st year. It's quite remarkable.
Dylan is on his Never Ending Tour, which started in the late 1980s and has featured more than 2,300 shows (about 100 per year). The only new wrinkle in 2012 is that the marbly mouthed singer is playing grand piano onstage for the first time. When he performs, no matter on what instrument, he seems lost in his own space, head and music.
Simon says he tours -- he's in Europe now -- until he gets tired of playing "You Can Call Me Al." Well, here's to you, Mr. Simon. When he performs, he seems preoccupied with his creative and often complicated arrangements and his wonderful multi-culti musicians.
Diamond just launched a new tour on which he's playing his greatest hits. In April, he married Wife No. 3; so enough with the brooding solitary man, already. When he performs, he plays to the audience. He's a people pleaser. That was so obvious Wednesday at sold-out Xcel Energy Center.
The 60-something mom from Kentucky next to me rose to her feet for a rockin' "Kentucky Woman." The grandma from North Carolina on my other side stood for most of the concert, clapping, dancing and generally acting as excited as a teen at a Justin Bieber concert. The slender woman in front of me, well, she just shook it like a Polaroid picture.
That's because, in his nearly two-hour set, Diamond came across as Bruce Springsteen for the easy-listening crowd -- generous, exhilarating and exhausting. He puts oomph in the AARP set, he reaches out and touches every fan and he makes grandmas feel so good so good so good.
Every song was familiar to any Diamond fan. There was nothing -- disappointingly -- from his excellent stripped-down albums in the '00s with super-producer Rick Rubin. But at least Diamond essayed some of his oldies in that style -- allowing his acoustic guitar to drive and frame "Kentucky Woman," "Solitary Man" and "Glory Road." It found him in his finest voice -- frankly, there were some vocal issues during the show -- and forgetting about the grand hand gestures, which usually end every song.
When Diamond finishes one of his songs, it is sung and he lets you know with a flourish worthy of Liza with a Z on Broadway. Of course, that kind of slow-motion drama has become Diamond's stage signature. Forget all the Vegas slickster accusations. This Rock and Roll Hall of Famer is an old-school showman, a New Yorker who mixes the song-and-dance of vaudeville with Tin Pan Alley-inspired tunes. In other words, he's the perfect mix of ham and cheesy.
Diamond sold sincerity like a human greeting card, turning his dramatic songs into four-minute versions of a Telemundo soap. He encored with the unassailable combination of country (a heroic "America") and God (a histrionic "Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show"). He attempted to turn "I'm a Believer" into a sit-on-a-chair Leonard Cohen-like dirge. But, as the ensuing full band rocking version of "Believer" proved, the song is pop bubblegum, not poignant poetry.
Going to Neil Diamond for poignancy (unless you truly buy the existential pretensions of "I Am ... I Said") is like going to Springsteen to hear Top 40 pop. Diamond is the master of melodies and ear-worms -- those catchy choruses that you can't get out of your head. You go for the mass karaoke thrill of singing along with "Forever in Blue Jeans," "Holly Holy" and, of course, "Sweet Caroline," whose chorus he reprised three times -- twice insisting that the crowd take it in a higher key.
Speaking of which, Diamond took several of his songs in lower keys. His voice sounded a little froggy, especially on "Caroline," but at other times, notably on "Play Me" and "Solitary Man," his voice soared like a cantor's on Yom Kippur.
That's something that neither Dylan nor Simon could ever claim.
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KOBANI, Syria (AP) -- Blocks of low-rise buildings with hollow facades, shattered concrete, streets strewn with rubble and overturned, crumpled remains of cars and trucks. Such is the landscape in Kobani, where the sounds of rifle and mortar fire resonate all day long in fighting between Islamic State extremists and the Syrian town's Kurdish defenders....
Rebels push forward in southern Syria
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian rebels backed by the United States are making their biggest gains yet south of the capital Damascus, capturing a string of towns from government forces and aiming to carve out a swath of territory leading to the doorstep of President Bashar Assad's seat of power...
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It's a rainy, dreary day here in new york. Today is one of those days when I wish I would just stay home and curl up on the couch with a good book, like this one (which I know I'm late on), and warm cup of tea… but alas, duty calls and I'm off to work, but not without sharing a little message that has been inspiring me lately. It's been a few weeks, since the last "finding sage" post, making… Read more »
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This week is off to a busy start. After being out of the office for 2 weeks, I returned yesterday with a to-do list that was is out of control. This is one of those times when I wished there was at least 5 more hours in a day… who am I kidding, everyday, I wish there were more hours in the day. Then reality sets in and I realize it's time to get up and "get shit done", it's time… Read more »
Gifts That Give Back | Every Mother Counts + Minted
Earlier this year, I attended ATL Summit and had the pleasure of listening to a keynote, given by CEO & Founder of Minted and Christy Turlington Burns discussing Every Mother Counts. "A woman dies every 90 seconds around the world from complications of pregnancy. 90% of these deaths are preventable." Every Mother Counts, is a campaign, founded by Christy Turlington Burns to bring awareness and increase education, helping to reduce the maternal death rate. Typically, Minted donates 2% of all proceeds to… Read more »
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S T Y L E Bright eye liner is a trend I have been wanting to try for Spring/Summer… even more so after reading this easy "How-To" from Byrdie. T A S T E If hoping on a plane is part of your near future, these Recipes and Tips for Healthy Travel are a great read, and total worth it even if you don't have a trip planed. E X P L O R E The jet setter in me, was jumping for joy,… Read more »
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Keep todays post, short and sweet. I'm still on the west coast, which is really throwing off my schedule. I don't know how these west coast bloggers do it. However, I wanted to check in and share with this my latest outfit post. A few weeks ago, a new boutique, Mimi & Mo, opened in my neighborhood (LIC), ie. across the street and I finally had a chance to stop in and loved everything! The boutique is a mix of… Read more »
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If you follow me on Instagram @sageandsparkle, then you know I'm currently in Vegas, and you probably saw the adorable pink Benefit Cosmetic Glam Up & Away Kiosks, inspired by food trucks, that I spotted at the McCarran International Airport #FlyBenefit. Seriously, genius right? Who doesn't need a little pick me up when stepping off a plane. Since everyone seemed to love the truck, I'm taking it a step further and sharing with you my favorite benefit products, all available in… Read more »
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I had the most wonderful Easter Sunday yesterday, wearing my Sunday best… this fabulous new yellow Erin Fetherston dress I picked up, last week at UAL in New Orleans. When I went into the store to pick up some candy for my love Niece and Nephew's Easter Basket, I was told I looked like a walking Easter Ad… and I took that as a compliment. This outfit was PERFECT for yesterday, never mind the fact that it was freezing, all… Read more »
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S T Y L E Loving this combination, from Wendy's Lookbook… Something I could totally recreate with pieces already in my closet. T A S T E In the spirit of Easter, why not enjoy a few Bunny Tails, via Lemon Drop Love. The look and sound delicious! Plus, Jen (of Lemon Drop Love) is currently a food contributor for MadeByGirl, so we have a few things in common as I contributed for the 6 months prior. E X P L… Read more »
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Yay, we made it to the weekend! Start your weekend off on the right foot, with this PB&J Smoothie! It has berries, peanut butter and banana… need I say more? This recipes (at the end of the post) is delicious! On another note, any one else as excited as I, that today is Good Friday? I'm flying back from NOLA tonight and totally looking forward to enjoying a nice spring Easter weekend. We originally planned to go to DC, but… Read more »
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{Product's Featured: Shea Moisture Body Wash | Neutrogena Visibly Even BB Cream | Garnier Moisture Rescue Gel | Aveeno Positively Radiant Moisturizer} Today I'm sharing a fun little project Jessica, Channing, Valis, and I worked on with Glam.com and Target. Check it out and leave a comment, letting me know what you think. Get more tips from the Beauty Board, here and make sure to subscribe to the Glam YouTube channel as well, to keep your life styled! And while you're at it, check out my YouTube channel and subscribe, more… Read more »


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The bullpen needed help, and in theory got it Friday when the Diamondbacks claimed Claudio Vargas off waivers and acquired Matt Herges from the Giants in exchange for outfielder Doug DeVore.
Herges is in his seventh MLB season and has filled a variety of roles during his career, including being used as a closer by the Giants for the first half of last season. He is expected to fill a set up role with the Diamondbacks, but if Brian Bruney's struggles continue he could fill in at closer until Brandon Lyon's return.
Vargas will be used in long relief, and could make spot starts for the Diamondbacks, but the key for both players will be to shore up a bullpen that ranks dead last in the MLB in ERA.
DeVore was part of the crowded outfield in Triple-A Tucson, and had been passed on the depth chart by Carlos Quentin, Conor Jackson (when he's not playing first base), and Josh Kroeger. DeVore was hitting .289 for the Sidewinders this season and was in the midst of a four game hit streak. He certainly left Tucson in style, his final game with the Sidewinders was Wednesday, and he was 3-4 with a double, three RBI and two runs scored.


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It took a couple of bruised days, a long bus ride home and a fresh challenge to turn the lights back on again for the IPFW men's basketball team after last week's heartbreak in Sioux Falls, where they fell three points short of the NCAA's biggest Dance.
It took slightly less than that Wednesday for the Mastodons to turn the lights out on the Akron Zips in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.
In the first Division I postseason game in school history, Michael Kibiloski buried two 3-pointers to turn a game that trembled in the balance most of the night, and the Mastodons used a 16-7 run to put Akron in their wake and ignite a 97-91 first-round victory.
The lead swayed back and forth until Kibiloski's third 3 of the game rose and fell from the corner with 6:59 to play, breaking a 72-72 tie and giving the Mastodons a 75-72 lead they would never relinquish. Akron answered with two free throws, and then Kibiloski stuck yet another 3 and Joe Edwards splashed a pair of free throws to run the lead to 80-74 with 5:28 remaining.
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There's rare good news from the Democratic Republic of Congo, a country that has hosted one of the world's deadliest and longest-running wars.
M23, the most active rebel group in the country, said it was laying down its weapons and ending a nearly two-year-old rebellion that had wrecked havoc on the eastern part of Congo.
While this should help calm this part a turbulent country, it's not exactly cause for celebration. Other armed opposition factions still roam eastern Congo, the economy is in tatters, President Joseph Kabila's government is widely regarded as corrupt and the army remains relatively weak.
Still, Congo's military, operating with support from the United Nations, has inflicted a number of battlefield defeats to M23, a group that just a year ago captured Goma, a major city on Congo's eastern frontier, just across from Rwanda.
An M23 leader, Bertrand Bisimwa, said in a statement that the group would "put an end to its rebellion and pursue by purely political means the search for solutions to the root causes which led to its creation."
"Commanders are requested to prepare the troops for the process of disarmament, demobilization and social reintegration whose terms are to be agreed with the Congolese government," the statement added.
The U.N. forces received an unusually strong mandate and that appears to have helped Congo's army in suppressing the rebels.
As NPR's Gregory Warner told our Newscast unit:
"This summer troops from the United Nations and African Union arrived. But not merely as peacekeepers but as 'peace enforcers' with a unique U.N. mandate to 'engage and neutralize' rebel groups. With those tanks and helicopters behind them, the Congolese army routed M23 positions."
Congo's war has been grinding on in various forms since the mid-1990s, with a long list of rebel factions and foreign armies fueling battles that have left millions dead, according to groups monitoring the conflict. Millions more have been driven from their homes and much of the sprawling country has been ungoverned.
In the latest round of fighting, Rwanda was accused of supporting the M23 rebels. The United States responded by suspending military aid to Rwanda, one of several moves that apparently persuaded Rwanda to halt its assistance to the rebels.
"The international pressure on Rwanda seems to have made a difference," Ida Sawyer, senior researcher with Human Rights Watch, told The New York Times. "They will hopefully think twice before backing yet another abusive rebellion."
Even if the fighting ends, Congo faces daunting challenges. The country has extensive mineral wealth, but international mining companies generally have been reluctant to make major investments in such an unstable environment.


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Enough donations collected to help Victory, pup who needs orthopedic equipment
Help has poured in for a pup who is in need of special orthopedic equipment because of her malformed front legs.
Victory, a 1-year-old Chihuahua mix was dropped off to the Friends of the Dearborn Animal Shelter earlier this month.
She gets around on her hind legs because she doesn't have front paws.
Elaine Greene, executive director of Friends of the Dearborn Animal Shelter, said it will cost around $2,000 to get the equipment specialty made for Victory.
Local 4 aired the plea for help to cover the costs this week.
Greene said donations came in from all over the country and beyond.
She said they have enough money to get Victory what she needs plus more to help other animals like her.
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Rosales' equalizer gives Sounders 2-2 tie at UnionMay 4, 2013 @ 3:44 pm
CHESTER, Pa. (AP) - Mauro Rosales scored a goal in the 64th minute to give the Seattle Sounders a 2-2 draw on the road against the Philadelphia Union on Saturday.
Danny Cruz scored twice for the Union (3-3-3), who remained undefeated at home, but probably expected better against the Sounders.
After Rosales got the equalizer for Seattle (1-3-3), the match got chippy. Seattle's Lamar Neagle and Philadelphia's Sheanon Williams were shown red cards in the 85th minute following a scuffle. Five minutes later, Seattle's DeAndre Yedlin was sent off at the beginning of stoppage time, reducing the Sounders to nine men.
All three players will miss their next match.
Eddie Johnson also scored for Seattle after missing the previous two matches with a hamstring injury.
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A day-long conference in Brussels, co-sponsored by the International Labour Office and the European Commision's Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs, and Inclusion, where panelists discuss the dynamics by which migrants get stuck in low-skilled work, and the role of training and employment services in helping them progress in their occupations. The conference concludes a project and series of reports prepared on the Labor Market Integration of New Arrivals in Europe.
This report is the final one in an MPI-International Labour Office series that examines the employment prospects of migrants in the EU (focusing on the case-study countries of the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom), as well as the effectiveness of integration and workforce development policies in helping these workers overcome barriers and ascend out of low-skilled work.
It is crucial for children of migrant background in Europe to become proficient in their host country's main language of instruction. This MPI Europe policy brief provides key points and good practice examples on what comprehensive language support in Europe might look like.
For children of migrant background, school quality is critical to ensuring academic success. This MPI Europe policy brief examines how European policymakers can support school quality in four key areas: language diversity, the learning environment, social psychology and acculturation, and community connections.
Mentoring programs can target many core needs of children with an immigrant background that schools are not equipped to address, by providing specific and personalized support on the road to academic success. This policy brief prepared for the SIRIUS Network explores how European Union policymakers can make mentoring projects an integral part of the educational landscape at the EU level.
Whilst many European countries have well-established education systems, children with a migrant background are disproportionately among the underperformers and face a number of critical education needs that mainstream education policy does not currently meet. This policy brief prepared for the SIRIUS Network provides an overview of how education policies can be improved for children of migrant background.
Against the backdrop of an aging population and shrinking labor force, German policymakers have been giving greater priority to policies that ensure that immigrants are able to make their way into middle-skilled work. This report assesses recent policy developments designed to facilitate the labor market advancement of new arrivals in Germany.
A discussion on the extraordinary boom in investor immigration, including the rapidly expanding EB-5 visa in the United States, Malta's controversial "cash for citizenship" policy and a host of programs across Europe and the Caribbean.
The economic crisis of 2008 hit Spain with a disproportionate effect on those in temporary work, revealing underlying gaps in the policy framework meant to support the inclusion of both immigrants and other vulnerable individuals in the Spanish labor market. This report assesses how well recent reforms are filling these gaps and helping immigrants and other disadvantaged workers move into middle-skilled jobs.
Recent surges in the arrival of unauthorized migrants with possible humanitarian claims have prompted the United States and the European Union to consider in-country and offshore processing for some refugee and asylum applications. As this article explores, some of the questions raised about the feasibility of such programs include their consistency with humanitarian law and their effectiveness in reducing unwanted entries.
This day-long conference in Brussels, co-sponsored by the International Labour Office and the European Commision's Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs, and Inclusion, focuses on the dynamics by which migrants get stuck in low-skilled work, and the role of training and employment services in helping them progress in their occupations.
Despite a robust mainstream workforce development system offering job-search and other employment assistance to newcomers, immigrants in France are more likely to be unemployed or in low-skilled work than their native-born peers. This report examines how well recent changes to integration policy, in combination with mainstream employment policies, are supporting migrants' integration and advancement in the labor market.
Immigrants in the United Kingdom find work easily thanks to a flexible labor market, but often have trouble moving up the ladder into middle-skilled work. This report examines how workforce and integration policies affect immigrant workers in the United Kingdom.
Drawing on a case study of two Hmong refugee populations from Laos that were resettled in a major Texas city and a German village, this article explores the different approaches to immigrant integration found in the United States and Germany as well as the outcomes for the Hmong and their sense of belonging in their new communities.
In this webinar, experts and policymakers from Europe and the United States discuss the relationship between immigration, residential segregation, community relations, and economic opportunities.
A port city connecting the Netherlands with major trading partners, Rotterdam is, and has long been, home to migrants from around the globe. But the recent rise in temporary forms of migration presents new challenges for Rotterdam's integration policy.
In this webinar, experts and policymakers from Europe and the United States discuss the relationship between immigration, residential segregation, community relations, and economic opportunities.
This report examines the development of immigrant integration policies in Denmark over the past 15 years, specifically focusing on the centralization of Danish integration policies and exploring differences between policy frameworks at national and local levels, where certain areas have developed less restrictive and more accommodating policy responses to immigrant integration.
As the initial point of contact for most immigrants, cities see firsthand how both local and national policies affect newcomers and minorities. This report explores the steps cities across Europe are taking to be more inclusive of immigrants and minorities and how these efforts relate to national policies.
Where does residential segregation come from, and why does it vary significantly across minority groups and country contexts? This report explores these questions and examines the policy tools that lawmakers on both sides of the Atlantic have used to address the segregation of immigrant groups.


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RACINE, Wis. (AP) — A 16-year-old boy is dead after swimming with friends in Racine. The Racine County Sheriff's Department says the boy had been jumping off a pier at Quarry Lake Park yesterday evening with friends. He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
APPLETON, Wis. (AP) — The Winnebago County District Attorney wants to be able to carry his gun in the county courthouse. County judges have said Christian Gossett can't take a gun to work without written permission of the presiding judge. But Gossett contends the order contradicts the concealed carry law passed last year.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources wants to erase nearly a dozen rules to comply Governor Scott Walker's order to identify language hindering business. Walker ordered all state agencies in February to review their rules and change any language that burdens small businesses. Officials have identified 11 rules they say are obsolete.
JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) — Presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is visiting Wisconsin for the first time since Governor Scott Walker survived a recall election. Romney plans to visit Janesville today alongside Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan. The state hasn't voted for a Republican for president since 1984.
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A lawsuit by the Red Bank Elementary School PTA against two former school employees has been dismissed for the third time in Hamilton County Circuit Court.
Judge Jeff Hollingsworth dismissed the case Monday for failure to prosecute.
The PTA sued former principal Deborah Foster and former treasurer and janitor Mary Lynn Dugger in 2006. The suit followed a 2005 audit that showed more than $17,000 was missing or had been spent without documentation between 2002 and 2004.
Foster resigned during the preliminary investigation, according to Chattanooga Times Free Press archives.
Foster and Dugger were arrested on theft charges in April 2007. In February 2008, Foster was put on eight years' probation and ordered to pay $9,724 in restitution. Dugger received four years' probation and was ordered to pay $4,800 in restitution, according to court records.
The original lawsuit sought an additional $600,000 in compensatory and punitive damages from Dugger and Foster.
Hollingsworth wrote in his order of dismissal that the suit had been dismissed first in February 2010, reinstated by the PTA, and dismissed again in February 2011 because "the (PTA) did not take any action to prosecute the matter after it was reinstated."
Attorneys for the PTA claimed the earlier dismissals violated their clients' constitutional rights to due process. They challenged the Circuit Court's method of clearing dormant cases, which has previously been upheld.
The PTA can appeal the decision to the Tennessee Court of Appeals.
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