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I have configured one of my Yahoo email account in Zimbra Desktop. I see that all my other folders were automatically downloaded/synced in the very first setup.
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Black History Month's invisible man
Black History Month | Booker T. Washington was an early role model for racial reconciliation but is often ignored today
Racial reconciliation should be high on the agenda for American Christians. But the drive for reconciliation, like many other things, can be based on God's wisdom or modern man's.
That drive for reconciliation can emphasize the importance for all people of marriage, work, and worship. It can help us to identify each other not by the color of our skin but by the content of our belief. Or, it can lure those with guilt feelings to speak a form of cultural Ebonics by supporting programs of reverse racism and governmental aggrandizement.
Which way will we go? We learn what to do primarily from reading the Bible, but a study of history provides supportive detail. One man's life and beliefs shows that centrality particularly well: Booker T. Washington (1856-1915). He was a role model for two generations of American blacks but is often ignored these days, since his Christian values are not considered politically correct within most university departments of African-American Studies. (The perspectives from such programs trickle down to elementary schools.)
Christians cannot afford to ignore Washington, because his teaching holds the key to true reconciliation. Let's start with some biographical details first: Booker (no last name at first) was born into slavery in 1856 and freed when the Civil War ended, only to find himself at age 9 working in the salt mines of West Virginia. This side effect of liberty taught young Booker that abstract rights did not preserve him from a shift in the mines that began at 4 a.m. The climb up from slavery, whether legal or economic, required labor, integrity, faith, and thrift.
Providentially, family members helped. Just as many inner-city parents work extra shifts to pay tuition to a Christian school, so Booker's mother and other poor parents hired a literate black ex-soldier to teach their children how to read. Washington, who eventually took the surname of his stepfather, studied as soon as he got off work each day, and he was ready in 1872 (with a little traveling money from his brother) to walk most of the way to Hampton Institute, a new high school for blacks 500 miles away in Hampton, Va.
Washington, arriving at the institute in clothes he had worn for weeks, received an unusual admissions test: The head teacher told the unlikely looking scholar to sweep and dust an adjoining classroom. He swept it three times, dusted every inch of wood in the room four times, and then—holding his breath—asked for an inspection. The teacher examined every corner, rubbed her handkerchief on the table and benches, found everything spotless, and said, "I guess you will do to enter this institution."
Washington later remarked that those words made him "one of the happiest souls on earth. The sweeping of that room was my college examination, and never did any youth pass an examination for entrance into Harvard or Yale that gave him more genuine satisfaction." He then worked his way through Hampton by doing janitorial work, and eventually became a teacher there.
After nine years of work and study, the 25-year-old Washington was ready to set out on his own in 1881, and he was invited to head a new school in Alabama, Tuskegee Institute. Visiting nearby families, he encountered one young black man who had been to high school and was sitting in greasy clothes amid garbage in his shack, studying a French grammar rather than working the fields. Washington's initial program of study was different: He lined up the students and led them in a "chopping bee," during which he and they cleared the undergrowth, trees, and shrubs off land that was then to be used for planting food crops.
Some of the students protested, arguing that they had come for an education so they would not have to do manual labor, "slave work." But Washington swung his ax vigorously, both showing and telling that "there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem." Dignity, he taught, comes from glorifying God in whatever capacity he has placed us, then working to improve our circumstances.
How important is belief in God to racial progress? A 19th century incident at Boston's Faneuil Hall put that question at the forefront. Frederick Douglass, the ex-slave recognized in the press as the paramount black leader until his death in 1895, was crying out during a speech, "The Negro has no hope of justice from the whites, no possible hope save in his own right arm. It must come to blood. The Negroes must fight for themselves."
Douglass then sat down, his case powerfully made. Then another ex-slave, Sojourner Truth, changed the framework of debate in that hall with one brief but powerful question: "Frederick, is God dead?" The question was key, because if God is dead then the likelihood of individual change, "one by one from the inside out" (as author Glenn Loury puts it) is minimal; all that remains are group identity, power politics, and eventual bloodshed.
Blood flowed among blacks before the Civil War when slaves who strove for freedom were whipped, and after the war as the Ku Klux Klan rode. If God lived, though, there was always hope—and Booker T. Washington believed that God lived.
Here's what his daughter Portia remembered: "We never at home began the day without prayer, and we closed the day with prayer in the evening. He read the Bible to us each day at breakfast and prayed; that was never missed. Really he prayed all the time."
Religion was vital to Washington, but not just any kind. He regularly criticized churches that did not relate the Bible to the problems of this world as well as to the hopes of the next. He fought a two-front war: against atheism and its practical outworking of hopelessness, but also against "sentimental Christianity, which banks everything in the future and nothing in the present."
Washington startled some listeners by stating that "the bulk of our people are as much in need of Christian teaching as any people to be found in Africa or Japan." He joked about an old man who came to a church meeting and said, "I have had a bad time since I was here a week ago. … I have broken all the Commandments; but, thank the Lord, I haven't yet lost my religion." Washington sometimes despaired at the number of churches that emphasized faith without works and soon became dead.
What he wanted was tough-minded Christianity throughout the week: "Our religion must not alone be the concern of the emotions, but must be woven into the warp and woof of our everyday life." He spoke of how Christians should remember not only God's love but also God's holiness, realizing that "if we would live happily, live honored and useful lives, modeled after our perfect leader, Christ, we must conform to law."
Washington even saw slavery as part of God's sovereign design to bring good out of evil: "We went into slavery in this country pagans; we came out Christians." He told an audience at Carnegie Hall that blacks at least derived from the sadness of slavery "the habit of work." He saw Christianity as the remedy for all social evils, asking and then answering the question, "What is the remedy for lynching? Christian education of the white man and the black man."
As Tuskegee's founder witnessed success among blacks who learned and put into practice biblical principles, a counter-tendency worried him. He wrote of those who "have gained the idea at some point in their career that, because they are Negroes, they are entitled to the special sympathy of the world, and they have thus got into the habit of relying on this sympathy rather than on their own efforts to make their way."
The road to racial progress, Washington insisted, was not by gaining sympathy for past enslavement, nor by ignoring life on earth and merely waiting for heaven. He told all who could listen that they could glorify God in this life "by putting business methods into your farming, by keeping your bodies and your surroundings clean, by staying in one place, by getting a good teacher and a good preacher, by building a good school and church, by letting your wife be partners in all you do, by keeping out of debt, by cultivating friendly relations with your neighbors both white and black."
As long as black religious and political leaders transmitted that vision—which is applicable to folks of all races—their people progressed. But as such wisdom has often been put aside in recent years, many have perished.
When my family and I visited a big black church in California a while ago, we saw one white man trying to achieve racial reconciliation by wearing his hair cornrowed, with long beaded braids. Over the years other methodologies have also been recommended to me; for example, have a "sharing" group in which folks would "let out" all their racial animosities and then say (as in those old Bud Light commercials), "I love you, man."
Booker T. Washington would have laughed at such attempts, and then cried. As students during February's Black History Month should be learning, there was too much to be done—creating schools, building businesses, worshiping God who is objectively present—to sit around talking about our feelings.
Washington first gained a national audience for his views by speaking at the opening of the International Cotton Exposition in Atlanta in September 1895, half a year after Frederick Douglass' death. Before the speech he knelt down with particular fervency "and asked God's blessing upon my effort." Then he got up and argued that if blacks built strong families, gained solid job-oriented education, and founded enterprises, political advancement would come, but the reverse was not true. Washington followed such realism with an admonition: Do not emphasize gigantic national solutions to racial problems, but "cast down your bucket where you are … and put brains and skill into the common occupations of life."
Journalists at both black and white newspapers were enthusiastic. One typical report noted that Washington's speech "dwarfed all the other proceedings and the Exposition itself." Why? Not because the ideas in the speech were original but because they unoriginally emphasized the common biblical heritage of both blacks and whites. They also turned away from interest-group politics, which increases racial animosity, and toward personal spiritual and economic development.
When Washington insisted that "brains, property, and character for the Negro will settle the question of civil rights," radical critics such as William Monroe Trotter called him a traitor to his race for supposedly overlooking the role of white racism. To the contrary, Tuskegee's founder was emphasizing the depth of racial hostility and explaining that legal changes would not dig out the cultural roots. The only way to do that was to rely upon "the slow but sure influences that proceed from the possession of property, intelligence, and high character."
Blacks who listened to Washington saved money, bought farms, built strong families and businesses, and made economic progress. During his decade of maximum exhortation, 1900-1910, the total value of farm property owned by blacks increased by 177 percent, from $177 million to $493 million in the uninflated dollars of that time.
At the 1915 convention of the National Negro Business League, which Washington founded in 1900 and served as president, 700 delegates from 30 different states shared their experiences of entrepreneurial growth. White businessmen who preferred Washingtonian pleas for opportunity to Douglassite threats often provided start-up help.
Washington was able to say from experience, "With the exception of preaching the Gospel of Christ, there is no work that will contribute more largely to the elevation of the race in the South than a first-class business enterprise."
Even though Washington developed strong ties with Theodore Roosevelt and other national leaders, he resisted the temptation to move to the nation's capital. He concentrated on building up the Tuskegee Institute and other black schools, and on speaking across the country about the need for spiritual firmness and entrepreneurialism—until he collapsed in New York when he was a year short of 60.
Washington's funeral in November 1915 included the usual funeral orations and pledges to carry out his vision—and, for a generation, "Booker and the Bible" were regularly taught. But, after a time, many black pastors ignored Booker T. Washington's criticism of an unworldly pseudo-Christianity that ignored material needs.
Some black churches began emphasizing emotion, entertainment, and "pie in the sky when you die." Meanwhile, some black leaders began emphasizing politics rather than business enterprise, and some white leaders, including ministers, played to racism.
Still, slowly, through the 1950s there was personal progress—marriage and employment rates among blacks were similar to those among whites in 1950—and some major public steps, such as the integration of the armed forces, major league baseball, and public schools during the 1940s and 1950s. Significantly, civil rights pioneers through the early 1960s won not by frightening whites but by gaining their respect. They won by standing on the shoulders of Booker T. Washington.
Today, African-American Studies departments at major universities blame slavery for social problems that exist in black communities—conveniently forgetting that, through the teaching of Booker T. Washington and others, those problems had been reduced tremendously by 1960.
For example, as economist Thomas Sowell has pointed out, each of the first five decennial censuses taken after Washington's death—those from 1920 to 1960—showed that at least 60 percent of all black males at least 15 years old were married. Each 10 years the percentage of blacks who were married increased, as did the rate among whites. The difference between black and white rates of marriage was always less than 5 percent throughout that period.
If blacks from 1960 on had continued making social progress at the same rate as they had over the earlier decades of the century, black poverty by now would be unusual, and the economic despair that now dominates many urban communities would be rare. Sadly, as blacks jumped over legal and political barricades during the 1960s, some thought they could ignore Booker T. Washington's wisdom.
By 1980, fewer than half of all black males age 15 and up were married, and the gap between white and black marriage rates had risen to 17 percent; by 1992 the gap was 21 percent. A new Pew study notes, "In 2011, 55% of white adults ages 18 and older were married, compared with 31% of black adults ages 18 and older. In 2011, 72% of births to black women were to unmarried mothers, compared with 29% of births to white women." This is crucial because race makes less difference in income than family composition: Black, two-parent families are less likely to live in poverty than white, female-headed families.
Other statistics also show the importance of Booker T. Washington's emphasis on marriage, family development, and education. As Sowell notes, as early as 1969 black males who came from homes where there were newspapers, magazines, and library cards had the same incomes as whites from similar homes and with the same number of years of schooling. By the 1980s, black husband-and-wife families where both were college educated and working earned slightly more than similar white families.
Many blacks, of course, have taken Washington's advice, and they are doing well. But others who grew up in the God-is-dead 1960s (and their children) fell prey to a revolution in values. With less affluence to start with, blacks generally had less of a margin of error: Middle-class white kids could do drugs as a lark and then return to sobriety, but many poor black kids who fell behind never caught up.
Since the 1960s, of course, single parenting has increased throughout our society, but most dramatically among blacks. Public schools have gotten worse; that's exactly what we would expect when God is ignored, discipline erodes, and a lack of competition protects old-line monopolies. Many black children grow up under horrendous circumstances, their bitterness fanned by those who, as in Washington's time, politically and economically profit from tearing down rather than building up.
The positive lessons of Black History Month will take years to put into practice, but they are conceptually easy. Churches that teach the whole counsel of God concerning life both in this world and in the next are crucial. Access to better schooling, which for millions of children will require development of either private scholarship or public voucher programs, is essential. It is vital for good students to go to college and major there not in African-American Studies but in accounting or engineering or other fields of knowledge that help them to build businesses.
Today, as it was a century ago, Booker T. Washington's recipe for progress can be encapsulated in 12 words: Build strong churches. Build strong families. Build strong schools. Build strong businesses.


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Before a sold-out crowd of 45,050 at Angel Stadium, Rockstar Energy Racing Suzuki's Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., won the opening race of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship. GEICO Honda's Eli Tomac, of Durango, Colo., opened the Western Regional 250SX Class Main Event with a dominant win besting he field with a 6.44 second margin of victory.
Millsaps picked up the Nuclear Cowboyz Holeshot Award with Honda/Muscle Milk's Trey Canard, of Shawnee, Okla., and his teammate Justin Barcia, of Ochlocknee, Ga., following in second and third respectively. Two-time defending 450SX Class Champion Ryan Villopoto, of Poulsbo, Wash., started in 12th place.
On Lap 8, while working his way through the field, Villopoto crashed and dropped several positions before re-entering the race. Red Bull KTM's Ryan Dungey, of Belle Plaine, Minn., held down the fourth position and began making up time on Barcia, but on lap 15, he crashed in a turn. After waiting patiently for 16 laps, Canard made his move around Millsaps for the lead, and on the same lap, Barcia suffered a crash. Millsaps made a last-ditch effort on Canard, zipping through the whoops around Canard for the win. Canard finished second and Dungey finished third.
"It was a great night for me," said Millsaps. "This is my first win since 2010, and I was just trying to keep calm out there. It has been a long time since I have led a race, so it was hard to calm my nerves."
Lucas Oil/Troy Less Designs Honda's Cole Seely, of Newbury Park, Calif., opened the 250SX Class Main Event with the Nuclear Cowboyz Holeshot. Following turn one, he was one of several riders, including Heat Race winner Martin Davalos, of the Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki team, that were involved in a crash. Tomac, the defending 250SX Class Champion, assumed the lead as Malcolm Stewart, of Haines City, Fla., moved into second followed by Ken Roczen, of Germany, in third.
On lap 1, Roczen, who rides for the Red Bull KTM team, passed Stewart for second place. After winning the holeshot, Seely dropped to fourth place, but passed Stewart on lap 6 to secure third place. Tomac's win marked the eighth of his career. Roczen finished second and Seely finished third.
"I had a tough Heat Race, and that was kind of a wake-up call for me," said Tomac. "This is how I wanted to start the season. I did a few off-season races, like the Monster Energy Cup, and that kept me in shape."
Monster Energy Supercross will take place next Saturday night at Phoenix's Chase Field.


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WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- Going to college just got a lot less expensive for eight high school seniors in the District.Today when they found out that they are getting full scholarships to George Washington University.
Briana Whitfield couldn't have asked for a better surprise this morning. The senior at Roosevelt High School is getting a full scholarship to George Washington University through the Stephen Trachtenberg Scholarship Program.
It's an opportunity that was years in the making. She says, "Since I was in middle school, I've been working on my grades, my extracurriculars, my volunteer hours, so it's something I've been planning for."
Whitfield couldn't have asked for a better surprise this morning. The senior at Roosevelt High School is getting a full scholarship to George Washington University through the Stephen Trachtenberg Scholarship Program.
The scholarship is comprehensive. It includes tuition, room and board, books, and fees for 4 years of their education. That's about $200,000 at GW.
University President Steven Knapp says that this program is a sound investment in the campus's home city. "It's really a symbol of our commitment to the District of Columbia, our great capital city, that we're so much a part of. We see ourselves as in and of our nation's capital, so this is kind of an expression of that," says President Knapp. The 8 students who received the awards today joined 140 recipients over the past 25 years. They've gone on to careers such as law, medicine, and engineering.
Leslie Ogu, a senior at McKinley High, says the money is a huge weight off his shoulders, but it's also an inspiration to his classmates.
"I said (to myself), if I can get this scholarship, then I'm proving to myself that I should go to college and I should be pursuing my education, and it would be motivation to other people," Leslie says.
Past recipients came out today to offer well-wishes and sound advice for the winners. They say the scholarship is so much more than a free ride for higher education.
Hope Ajayi, a 2011 Recipient, says, "I would just tell them to seize the opportunity and seize the day. This is a great opportunity for them. I'm so grateful every day that I don't have to pay for college."
Samantha Brew, a 2012 Recipient, adds, "Remember what this opportunity means for you, because you did work hard to get it, so you know you're qualified and you have the skills to be able to succeed."


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#MasterChef Memoirs Pt. 10: First Team Challenge and Pressure Test06.22.2011
"1st Team Challenge" 2.18.11: We have a 6:00am call time this morning… There is a lot of complaining and coffee drinking going on from the cast. "All in a day's work" is still my attitude, there's no way that the producers will be able to break my work ethic. We are driven into downtown LA, somewhere near the Staples Center. Alejandra, our cast local and urban geography specialist is throwing our possibilities. We know today will be the first team challenge with yesterday's winners, Derrick and Max, picking the teams. We end up in a small meeting room in the LA Times building. After a couple hours of waiting we are escorted to the cafeteria where we find the three judges.
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"1st Mystery Box" 2.12.11: We are in the MasterChef kitchen for the first time today. We had done the signature dish, apple chop, and chicken challenge in an old warehouse in Compton. The place was filthy…hard to believe we prepared food there. The "Real" MasterChef Kitchen is a lot closer to our hotel and has one big benefit right off the bat: Air Conditioning! (Yeah, the warehouse was THAT bad!)
#MasterChef Memoirs Pt.8: EPIC events leading up to the TOP 18!06.12.2011
"The Pre-Egg Challenge" 2.11.11: Last season, the first cooking challenge was to create a dish featuring a single egg. There's lots of speculation on what this year's version will be. Potato and chicken are popular theories. On the morning of the 11th, we are taken in small groups to a "food safety" class. We arrive near the Beverley Center and the Casting PA's walk us to a small cooking school. Sandee is there! We are cooking! It turns out that this "Food Safety" course is a impromptu "informal" cooking challenge!
#MasterChef Memoirs Pt.7: Top 38 and the End of TV Land Day 106.11.2011
WOW, what a ride… and it's just beginning! Tonight, the last of the 38 aprons was given out. Tune in tomorrow as we compete to stay in the competition and the field gets narrowed down to just 18 home cooks! Until tomorrow night, check out my recap of the end of the signature dish round.
#MasterChef Memoirs Pt.6: Gameday!06.10.2011
If you'd like a spoiler, watch this video… if you're reading this, you've probably already seen the episode. Thanks for all of your support and I hope you enjoy reading my behind the scenes perspective.
#MasterChef Memoirs pt.4: You'll blow them, & what a MasterChef eats in a hotel room with no microwave.06.03.2011
Today's MasterChef Update… just two days away from the Season Premier of MasterChef on FOX (Monday, June 6 @ 8pm/7Central)… here's another look into Room 217 of the Raddison!


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Thursday, January 14, 2010
(UPDATED) Must Be Melbourne: Shirtless practices begin for Del Potro and Roddick
I figured these shirtless baller shots were as good a place as any to start back up. And so I am.
The latest member of the shirtless brigade, Juan Martin del Potro, was spotted at Melbourne Park today grabbing a practice hit ahead of next week's Australian Open. The Argentine was forced to withdraw from his match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the Kooyong warm up with a wrist injury though it doesn't seem to be bothering him here.
Who knew Delpo had a full-on body carpet? It seems to run from head, to face, to neck, to body, to *blank* (I'm guessing), to toe (I'm still guessing.) I'd like proof on those last two areas however.
Andy Roddick, who possibly inspired two female koalas to go gay for him, was also seen getting his shirtless practice on at the venue. He's even selling a stuffed koala via his website so you too can share a piece of that action. Don't lie - you know you want to.
Anyway, enjoy A-Rod's shirtless shots.
UPDATE: Thanks to xeres18 for sending links over of Carlos Moya + Fernando Gonzalez in all their shirtless glory. Now back to your regularly scheduled droolfest already in progress...
[Photo(s): PAUL CROCK/AFP/Getty Images]
Labels: Andy Roddick, Australian Open, Juan Martin Del Potro, Melbourne, photo op, shirtless, tennis
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ok great. these were the appetizers, now to main course - RAFA! is there any shirtless sighting yet?!ReplyDelete
i'm dying here
- AnonymousJanuary 14, 2010 at 4:58 PM
To think that we won't get to see any pictures of shirtless Safin this year. Le sigh.ReplyDelete
del Potro is on a roll this year. After beating Nadal and Roger back to back his confidence level will be on a high.He will be on a high during the Australian Open.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 15, 2010 at 9:01 AM
Andy is the appetizer, the main course and the dessert.....he is the best of them all.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 15, 2010 at 1:18 PM
Delpo is just so lovely and fluffy, don't you just want to rub your face all over him, mmm.ReplyDelete
Lovely to have you back, chico. The unrestrained perving this blog offers is second to none.
t: ROFL I'm here to serve pervishness daily. And speaking of, the weekend before play commences usually provides tons of skin. Now, more shirtless shots boys (read: WTF Rafa, show it!)ReplyDelete


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First let me say I am 65 years old and have bowhunting since the 1960's.
This morning while watching some outdoor tv I saw several so called professional bowhunters drawing their bows, what a joke! Point to the sky try to pull with all the muscles you got in you arms and then come down to try to locat the target.
The correct draw is to bring the bow into line with the target with a minimum of movement, using your back muscles and shoulders, (not your arms) come straight back to anchor and settle on the target and release smoothly. I hunt with a 69# Rocky Mtn custom recurve, and a 65# Pro line compound bow and the same process works for both. You can effeciently take any North American Big Game animal with a 50# bow. First thing is to remember you have to get close, preferably within 35 yards, then stay concealed and make a good shot into the middle of the lungs of the animal. A heart shot is not preferable for bowhunters. I have taken Whitetail Deer, Mule Deer, Black Bear and Elk all with my recurve bow, and at 65 I can still come to draw with out any extra movement and I get pass thru penetration with both of my archery tools. Sharp cut on contact broadhead, 1" to 1 1/4" cut diameter and sharp sharp sharp. I use the Snuffer 125 and have for years.
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California's legislators call for national freight policy
August 24, 2010
Senate Joint Resolution 33 by State Senator Alan Lowenthal (D-Long Beach), Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Ports and Goods Movement, was passed unanimously by the California State Assembly this week. SJR 33 calls on the United States Congress to create a National Freight Policy.
There is currently no such policy to coordinate federal investments in trade infrastructure with any of the myriad of safety, security, environmental and transportation agencies that are intertwined with our national and international supply chains.
"SJR 33 is an acknowledgment of the fact that, while California's airports, border crossings and seaports are critical national assets that facilitate massive amounts of international commerce, the federal government lacks a coordinated plan to invest in these assets," said Mike Jacob, Vice President of the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (PMSA), a trade association representing ocean carriers and marine terminal operators that do business at California's public ports.
"The lack of a national freight policy hurts West Coast trade, as self-help states like California will continue to locally bear the costs of both facilitating trade growth and reducing environmental impacts, without the benefit of full federal investment and partnership in trade supporting
investment," added Jacob.
The adoption of a national freight policy, as requested of Congress by SJR 33, would create a uniform federal interest in improving the flow of cargo through California's airports, seaports and land ports of entry.
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Gas prices expected to keep soaring
Published: Monday, July 22, 2013 at 12:31 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, July 22, 2013 at 12:31 p.m.
Retail gas prices jumped another 10 cents across the Southeast last week and the upward trend is not expected to slow down anytime soon.
Average price for a gallon of regular gasoline
Monday: $3.671
Week earlier: $3.613
Month earlier: $3.582
Year earlier: $3.467
Monday: $3.623
Week earlier: $3.546
Month earlier: $3.517
Year earlier: $3.396
Source: AAA
If price trends follow those of 2011 and 2012, motorists could see gas prices rise until mid-September.
"Motorists need to prepare themselves for increased pump prices," Jessica Brady, a spokeswoman with AAA and The Auto Club Group, said Monday.
"We're likely to see a lot more volatility in the market as peak hurricane season approaches. The average cost for a gallon of gas in the Southeast could climb upwards of $3.70 to $3.80, or higher if a storm disrupts refineries along the coast or in the Gulf of Mexico."
The cost for a barrel of oil closed last Friday at $108.05 on the NYMEX — $2.10 more than the week prior.
The national average price of regular unleaded gasoline is $3.67, 6 cents more than last week. Florida's average of $3.62 increased about 8 cents from last week.
In Ocala, the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline was $3.61 on Monday, about 5 cents more than it was a week earlier, according to the crowd-sourcing website www.gasbuddy.com.
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A big deal, but a safe bet. That's one way to characterize Roche's bid to acquire Genentech. Even with the hefty price tag—and putting company culture aside—the move to lock up Genentech's powerful portfolio of oncology drugs makes a lot of sense. It's part of a growing trend that some industry watchers have characterized as a safer, more cautious approach to deal-making. It's not that companies aren't willing to shell out the cash (they have the balance sheets to do it), they just want to make sure they don't get burned.
"You see Big Pharma becoming more risk averse," says Robert Esposito, partner in KPMG's pharmaceutical transaction services. "They're incredibly disciplined right now because none of the big companies want to be known for entering into a transaction they can't justify to their shareholders, their board, or Wall Street."
Of course, that caution hasn't stunted deal-making—in fact, the weak dollar points to a growing pool of potential acquirers and more deals in the year to come. But pharmas aren't seeking any ol' deal—they're looking for the next "it" drug, and careful scouting has placed a premium on an elite set of companies with promising late-stage products. "It's a little bit like musical chairs," says Steven Burrill, CEO of Burrill & Company. "There's a limited set of opportunities, and everybody's scrambling to grab what they can."In terms of takeovers—and Pfizer, in particular, needs one to replace Lipitor—the "catch of the county" continues to be Bristol-Myers Squibb (now even more attractive with full control of Erbitux) while Amgen remains an comely second choice. "Those companies would put Pfizer in a strong position from the perspective of both oncology and biologics, which is a major part of their long term goals," says Barbara Ryan, Deutsche Bank's Big Pharma analyst.
Aside from those prospects, most companies are looking for acquisitions with market caps in the range of $500 million to $1 billion. Here, we set out six promising companies that are indicative of the larger M&A trends, and are ripe for acquisition.
The acquisition is probable, but Bayer plays the waiting game to ensure it's profitable
Nexavar is an anti-angiogenesis drug like Avastin (bevacizumab), but it inhibits several cancer growth mechanisms and comes in a pill. It has received approval in more than 70 countries to treat kidney cancer, and in more than 40 countries for liver cancer. Sutent (sunitinib), Avastin, and Torisel (temsirolimus) have all entered the kidney cancer market, but Nexavar is the only approved drug specifically for liver cancer.
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I'm having some issues when testing with really large folders.
I have imported some 250,000 messages into a folder and both Thunderbird and Evolution only show approx. 8,000 messages and can not do much with the folder. However the messages can all be seen in the web client.
Another problem comes when trying to delete the folder. If I try via the web client I get the dialogue telling me that the operation is taking too long, but nothing happens and if I leave it long enough the session just times out.
Using zmmailbox also has some interesting results :confused: ...
deleteFolder consistently fails without deleting the folder or even partial contents.Code:
mbox email@example.com> gf /Inbox/Tech/LKML
id: "260",
name: "LKML",
path: "/Inbox/Tech/LKML",
parentId: "258",
flags: "u",
color: "orange",
unreadCount: 262254,
messageCount: 262254,
view: "conversation",
restURL: null,
url: null,
effectivePermissions: null
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[] INFO: I/O exception (org.apache.commons.httpclient.NoHttpResponseException) caught when processing request: The server localhost failed to respond
[] INFO: Retrying request
ERROR: zclient.IO_ERROR (invoke Connection refused) (cause: java.net.ConnectException Connection refused)
Is there anyway to do the folder delete at a more bare bones level without nuking the rest of the mailbox?Code:
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Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up repositories
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updates [2/3]
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Reading repository metadata in from local files
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zimbra-apache.i386 4.0.2_GA_362.FC5-20060 installed
zimbra-core.i386 4.0.2_GA_362.FC5-20060 installed
zimbra-ldap.i386 4.0.2_GA_362.FC5-20060 installed
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zimbra-mta.i386 4.0.2_GA_362.FC5-20060 installed
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Zero Tolerance for all Drivers Proposed in OK
Oklahoma State Rep. Harold Wright believes DUI laws need to get tough to cut down on drunken driving deaths. The Republican lawmakers from Weatherford, Okla. wants zero tolerance laws for DUI.
People enjoying glass of wine at dinner or a bottle of beer after work could wind up in jail.
Oklahoma DUI laws currently have the legal blood alcohol limit for driving at .08%. Police also have the right to detain a driver suspected of DUI, no matter what the blood alcohol level.
The proposed legislation will be studied and discussed this fall.
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EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A university spokesman says a campus police lieutenant with Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has been placed on administrative leave after being charged with domestic battery and possessing marijuana.
The Belleville News-Democrat reports that SIUE police Lt. Charles "Chuck" Thompson was arrested Thursday at his home near Highland. SIUE spokesman Doug McIlhagga says Thompson was put on leave that day.
The 48-year-old has been with the police department 23 years.
Madison County Sheriff's Department Capt. Mike Dixon says Thompson was arrested after he called police to his home after an argument with his wife. Dixon says Thompson was arrested for pushing his wife and for possessing less than 2.5 grams of marijuana and a pipe.
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Thread: The weather Thread
27-06-05, 07:36 #241Sunny .................checking the isobarsGuest
Another brilliantly sunny day is shining it's way through my windowIf only I could get out again
27-06-05, 07:39 #242
27-06-05, 07:41 #243Sunny .................checking the isobarsGuest
Busy weekend then?
27-06-05, 07:42 #244
Shiny shiny,Shiny sunny weather(go on, try singing it to the tune of Venus in Furs"..... hours of fun - well, minutes anyway)Wonder if the boss will let me take my computer out onto the courtyard and work outside....."
27-06-05, 07:47 #245
27-06-05, 07:52 #246Sunny .................checking the isobarsGuest
of courseDid OK?
27-06-05, 07:55 #247
Don't know the final result, but look for the Hill & Valley teams when the results are posted. I'm off on holiday in the morning for two weeks rest!It's great event but mentally quite tough and with 1500ft of climbing per 10 mile lap it makes the legs work. I think I enjoyed it though :-)
27-06-05, 07:59 #248Sunny .................checking the isobarsGuest
One of those things you enjoy in hindsight almost
27-06-05, 08:32 #249Arnold Brocklethwaite-Jones (fellow weather forecaster)Guest
Great weather today in Co Antrim, still a bad day today as I am going to cremate and old school friend, same age as me :-(
27-06-05, 08:35 #250Sunny .................checking the isobarsGuest
ShameBetter a funeral with sunb than rain I guess
27-06-05, 08:43 #251
lovely here as well.ive got a funeral tommorow, my grandads sister. in her will she asked for a funeral just like my grandads, so mu uncle goes in to the under takers and asks for the same, only to be told they had no record of it, he only had the wrong undertakers.
27-06-05, 08:51 #252
27-06-05, 09:04 #253Arnold Brocklethwaite-Jones (fellow weather forecaster)Guest
The only crematorium here operates a very strict policy on timing, its a sort of roll on roll off affair, miss you slot and yer bollocksed.My Great Aunt was cremated and they sort of wheeled her in and then down she goes, in a sort of unceremonius way. Then we got marched out the back door while the next one gets wheeled in the front door.
27-06-05, 09:17 #254
That's the same as them all. Big old business is death. I've got a mate that works for as an undertaker. I could tell you a few stories but i won't seeing as it's a bit disrespectful in the current circumstances. I still psml at the time though! ;-)
27-06-05, 09:35 #255Arnold Brocklethwaite-Jones (fellow weather forecaster)Guest
Jase as a guy said to me on the fone a couple of minutes ago it takes a lot to offend you"Never a truer word said, rough as a badgers hole me"
27-06-05, 09:37 #256Sunny .................checking the isobarsGuest
Time to start 'The Dead Thread' then Jase
27-06-05, 09:40 #257
I am going to cremate and old school friend"Hardcore PC.Do you need a lisence for that sort of burning?"
27-06-05, 12:58 #258
27-06-05, 13:03 #259MikeGuest
good here :-)
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Security Council extends mandate of European peacekeepers in Bosnia for another year
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The Security Council today extended for another year the mandate of the European peacekeepers tasked with ensuring the continued compliance by all sides with the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement that ended fighting in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The European Union assumed peacekeeping responsibilities in 2004 when it took over from a stabilization force led by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which continues to have a presence in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The resolution, adopted unanimously by the 15-member Council, authorizes the force – known as EUFOR ALTHEA – to continue its "peace stabilization role" for another 12 months, beginning today.
The reconfiguration of EUFOR ALTHEA was completed in September, resulting in a reduced number of forces based in the country and focusing on capacity-building and training while also retaining the capability to contribute to the Bosnia and Herzegovina authorities' deterrence capacity if the situation so requires.
Yesterday, the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Valentin Inzko, told the Council that the country's political leaders are failing to produce what they should be 17 years after the signing of the Dayton accords, and that secessionist rhetoric is on the rise.
"They must stop their divisive behaviour and finally start leading the way to the country's full reintegration in the interests of all its citizens," he said.
In particular, he noted that the "anti-State, secessionist rhetoric" emanating from the current leadership of Republika Srpska – one of two semi-autonomous entities that make up the country – has intensified and worsened considerably during the past six months.
In its resolution, the Council also called on the parties to "comply strictly with their obligations" under the peace agreement, while reiterating that the primary responsibility for its further successful implementation lies with the authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina themselves.
"The continued willingness of the international community and major donors to assume the political, military and economic burden of implementation and reconstruction efforts will be determined by the compliance and active participation by all the authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina in implementing the peace agreement," it added.


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After more than a year of restoration work, the classic habitat dioramas in the Hall of North American Mammals, which reopens this Saturday, seem more vibrant and realistic than ever. Below, the last in a series of posts on new science behind the hall, this one on the diorama of the Alaska brown bear, found at the heart of the Hall of North American Mammals.
2012 and the Maya: It's Not the End of the World
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Did the Maya really predict that the world would end on December 21, 2012? Learn the true story behind this rumor, as noted hieroglyphics expert Mark Van Stone, author of "2012: Science and Prophecy of the Ancient Maya," unlocks the secrets of the complex Mayan calendars.
The talk, which took place at the Museum on October 10, 2012, was hosted by Hayden Planetarium Director Neil DeGrasse Tyson.
Lifelong Passion for Wilderness Drove Theodore Roosevelt's Conservation Legacy
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Ever since his childhood, Theodore Roosevelt had a sharp eye for natural history and a love for the outdoors. When he became President in 1901, he was poised to use his lifelong passion for wildlife and wilderness to direct public policy; while in office, he launched programs that would eventually protect 230 million acres of land.
New Science for a Classic Hall: Wolves and Coyotes Produce Fertile Pups
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After more than a year of restoration work, the classic habitat dioramas in the Hall of North American Mammals, which reopens this fall, seem more vibrant and realistic than ever. While the diorama scenes haven't changed, decades of scientific research and discovery are offering new insight into the stories they tell. Below, the second in a series of posts, this one about coyotes and wolves, on the new science behind the hall.


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After the heady euphoria of last week's JavaOne conference in San Francisco, I've been inspired to release some data from BZ Research's sixth annual Java Use and Awareness Study, which was completed in December 2006.
The study, which we've been doing since 2001, asked a wide range of questions to 758 software development managers. (I'm the research director for BZ Research.)
Among other things, the study showed that Java usage continues to increase. In 2003, 72.2% of respondents said they used Java, and in 2006, 74.0% said they would. However, the percentage of those who said they either use Java now, or expect to begin using Java in the next year, decreased a statically insignificant amount from 83.3% in 2003 to 83.1% in 2006.
One of the data points that many people follow is the use of specific of commercial Java application servers. This year saw a slight reversal of fortune for JBoss, slipping into second place. Last year's number-two, WebSphere, also declined in market share – but not as much. And so, it moved into first place. Here are the top five since 2004:
1. IBM WebSphere
2006: 36.9%
2005: 37.2%
2004: 33.9%
2. JBoss App Server
2006: 32.0%
2005: 37.0%
2004: 34.8%
3. BEA WebLogic
2006: 23.7%
2005: 27.2%
2004: 28.7%
4. Oracle App Server
2006: 22.4%
2005: 27.2%
2004: 22.0%
5. Sun Java Enterprise Server
2006: 19.0%
2005: 19.7%
2004: 13.8%
Another popular data point is the installed base of Java integrated development environments. Eclipse maintains its whopping lead – but Sun's NetBeans moved into the number-two position, pushing IBM down to third place. Here are the top five, again since 2004:
1. Eclipse IDE
2006: 69.6%
2005: 65.1%
2004: 56.2%
2. Sun NetBeans
2006: 23.3%
2005: 17.9%
2004: 18.1%
3. IBM WebSphere Studio Application Developer
2006: 22.1%
2005: 20.0%
2004: 21.5%
4. IBM Rational Application Developer
2006: 19.5%
2005: 10.8%
2004: n/a
5. Oracle JDeveloper
2006: 19.0%
2005: 15.0%
2004: 16.5%
There's tons more data available in this study, which is available for purchase for US$1,495, or for $1,795 with a full listing of verbatim comments. The study covers app deployment stages, the types of applications developers are building, the APIs/JSRs in use, performance, and more. There are also comparisons to our most recent .NET Use and Awareness Study. Check out the table of contents for more detail.
5/15:07: I should add that the audience for this study was drawn exclusively from BZ Media's platform-neutral sources, including subscribers to SD Times, Software Test & Performance and our News on Monday/Thursday newsletters. To minimize potential for bias on the IDE question, we do not include subscribers to our EclipseSource newsletter as a survey source for our Java studies. However, many EclipseSource subscribers also subscribe to our other publications — as do users of the other IDEs.
Status report on Java app servers, IDEs
After the heady euphoria of last week's JavaOne conference in San Francisco, I've been inspired to release some data from BZ Research's sixth annual Java Use and Awareness Study, which was completed in December 2006.
Posted by Alan Zeichick at 2:32 PM
4 comments:
- Nicholas Gilman said...
What is the geographical scope of the study, just USA or global?
- Anubrata said...
How do you get to the percentage? Total comes out to be more than 100. Or I am not smart enough to understand the obvious?
- Alan Zeichick said...
The study is worldwide in scope.
The reason the sums for both the Java app server and IDE questions go above 100 is that most respondents reported having more than one Java app server installed in their organization, and that they/their team use more than one IDE.
- Gavin said...
I belive NetBeans has been undergoing a minor resurgance, with developers expressing more interest and using it in addition to Eclipse. I've written more here: http://sku.typepad.com/omedia/2007/05/redefining_netb.html
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Rihanna went from chic to geek as she arrived back in LA from Europe yesterday.
The singer ditched her usual high fashion look for something a little more comfortable for the long haul flight.
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'Say teeeeeeeeeeeeth'.
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Meanwhile, it sounds like Rihanna's rumoured-to-be-rekindled relationship with her ex, Chris Brown, could be over before it's begun.
Despite not officially confirming that they're an item again, Rihanna posted a series of tweets yesterday thought to be aimed at her on/off lover after he was spotted out partying with his ex girlfriend, Karrueche Tran.
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She later deleted the tweets before posting a snap of her in Chris' arms with the message, "Damn....... I miss my n****".
Honestly, make your mind up love.
It was the most controversial relationship of 2011, but Harry Styles and Caroline Flack only confirmed their romance when it ended in January 2012. Harry tweeted: "Please know I didn't 'dump' caroline. This was a mutual decision. She is one of the kindest, sweetest people I know. Please respect that."
An odd match but a lovely couple, so we were really sad to see Heidi Klum and Seal split up in January 2012, after seven years of marriage. The couple went on to have a public war of words when Hedi went public with her relationship with her body guard, with Seal saying: "I would have thought Heidi would have shown a little bit more class before deciding to fornicate with the help." Ouch.
They had spent ages avoiding questions about their relationship but not long after going public with their romance, N-Dubz bandmates Tulisa and Fazer split in January 2012. The 'X Factor' judge then went on to briefly date 'Skins' star Jack O'Connell.
Girls Aloud's Sarah Harding finally looked happy after coming out of rehab at the start of 2012, finding love with Theo DeVries. However, it was short lived, as they split in January following a shocking drunken brawl, which left the singer covered in bruises.
'Loose Woman' Denise Welch announced she had split from husband of 24 years Tim Healy live on the lunchtime talk show in February 2012, following rumours she'd had an affair. However, she revealed she and Tim decided to split at the end of 2011 and had kept the news a secret. She is now engaged to toyboy Lincoln Townley.
After 14 years of marriage, Ronan and Yvonne Keating announced their split in April 2012, having kept it secret since late 2011.They failed to get over Ronan's affair with a dancer in 2010, and now the Boyzone singer is dating an Australian TV producer.
Dannii Minogue seemed to have it all - a hunky man and gorgeous little boy Ethan. But the former 'X Factor' judge's perfect life was shattered when she split from model Kris in April 2012.
The Saturdays singer Mollie King split from model boyfriend David Gandy in April 2012, and went on to be briefly linked to Prince Harry. Meanwhile, David spoke out against his ex and claimed his "perfectionism" was the reason the relationship ended. Ouch.
Previously notoriously private Lady Gaga split with 'True Blood' star Taylor Kinney in May 2012, after meeting on the set of her 'You & I' video in 2011. However, within weeks they were back in each others arms. Aww.
Myleene Klass was left heartbroken when tour manager husband Graham Quinn suddenly walked out on her and their two daughters in June 2012.
Together 14 years but never married, Johnny and Vanessa split in June 2012. They had three kids together.
Katy Perry looked to have finally moved on from Russell Brand when she went public with Florence and the Machine guitarist Robert Ackroyd at Coachella Festival in June 2012. After breaking-up and getting back together, they ended it for good the following month and she soon begun seeing old flame John Mayer.
One of the most high profile marriages in Hollywood came to an abrupt end in July 2012 as acting duo Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes split after five years together.
Kristen Stewart was caught out in July 2012 when pictures were published of her cheating on Robert Pattinson. The couple split when news of her affair with 'Snow White And The Huntsman' director Rupert Sanders broke but after a couple of months apart they went public with a reunion in October.
Max and Michelle prompted speculation they were about to split back in April 2012, when they announced their engagement was off but they were staying together as a couple. Sure enough, a few months later in July, the Coronation Street/The Wanted union came to complete end.
They were the surprise celeb couple of the year, but it was all over for Geri Halliwell and Russell Brand nearly as soon as it had begun. After cosying up after the Olympics Closing Ceremony in August 2012, the pair begun seeing each other, but it was soon over when Russ was pictured in the arms of another woman. Awks.
Russell and Danielle had been together a long time by celebrity standards - nine years - but the two announced their divorce in October 2012, which could see her take $20m from the Australian actor.
Aren't you shocked it never worked out? Famous-for-being-famous Chantelle and famous-for-being-married-to-Jordan-and-periodically-dressing-as-a-lady Alex's relationship ended nearly as quickly as it started when they split in September 2012. The couple confirmed their split shortly after daughter Dolly's birth when Alex was arrested trying to force his way into their home. They have played out their split in various magazines since.
Young love, eh? Liam Payne split from Danielle Peazer in September 2012 having been with her for two years. The One Direction star promptly snipped off all his hair amid rumours he'd started dating Leona Lewis, although neither have confirmed or denied the romance.
Following his split from Lydia Bright, James Argent begun dating fellow 'TOWIE' star Gemma Collins. The pair were accused of faking their relationship for storylines on the show, but the romance didn't last long, as they called time on it in October 2012, amid rumours they had both cheated.
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