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Synology® DiskStation DS213+ is a high-performance 2-bay all-in-1 NAS server for SMB users. Offering high-performance, energy efficiency, and full list of business features in a network attached storage solution that helps small and medium-sized businesses centralize backup, protect critical assets and share files quickly and efficiently.
Dual Core Performance with Smart Energy Management
With Duo Core processing power, Synology DS213+ delivers an average 81.4 MB/sec writing speed under RAID 1 configuration in a Windows® environment, and 111.2 MB/sec reading1. The built-in Floating-Point Unit makes for faster thumbnail processing to enhance photo viewing at different resolutions. Coming with USB 3.0 support which offers transmission speeds of up to 5 Gbps, namely 10 times faster than USB 2.0, DS213+ takes less time for data transfer for external hard drives and consumes less power.
Synology DS213+ delivers high performance when needed, but during low activity level it also uses very small amount of power. During System Hibernation mode, DS213+ consumes only 2.6 watts of power to listen for network activities, and resumes back to operation in very short amount of time upon demand. Compared to shutting off the whole system, System Hibernation brings a closer balance between smart energy management and system responsiveness.
Fit to Business Environment
Comprehensive network protocol support assures seamless file sharing across Windows, Mac®, and Linux® platforms. Windows ADS and LDAP integration allows the Synology DS213+ to quickly and easily fit in an existing business network environment with no need to recreate user accounts. Windows ACL support provides much finer-grained access control and efficient privilege settings, allowing users to enjoy native Windows experience. Internet file access is simplified by the encrypted FTP server and the web-based File Station. HTTPS, the built-in firewall, and IP auto-block support ensure file sharing over the Internet is protected at a high security level.
Rich Office Applications
Synology DiskStation DS213+ runs on renowned multitasking operating system, the Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM). Offering a comprehensive list of business applications, the DS213+ can be customized to run multiple applications of your choice to fulfill the requirement of your business environment. The DS213+ replaces several pieces of traditional network hardware with rich features designed specifically for workgroups and offices such as antivirus, video surveillance, webmail, VPN, and LDAP directory services.
Applications are managed in the Package Center, an application portal that hosts applications as ready-to-use packages; to ensure high software integration as well as one-click-installation to eliminate guess work during installation. Additional approved 3rd party PHP web application such as content management, customer relationship management & e-commerce system can be hosted on DS213+ by using Web Station with support for PHP/MySQL® web content.
Effective Backup Solutions
Synology DS213+ offers a centralized backup target to consolidate fragmented and unstructured data across a network. PC users can back up their data to Synology DS213+ using Synology Data Replicator software, and Mac OS X® users enjoy native Apple® Time Machine® integration.
A backup wizard is provided for backing up data from DS213+ to another Synology DiskStation or any rsync server via an encrypted connection, or to an external hard drive via USB 3.0 or eSATA connection. The wizard also makes it easy to back up DiskStation data to the cloud via Amazon S3® or STRATO HiDrive. In addition, users can back up and restore DiskStation shared folders in multiple versions using Synology Time Backup package.
Shared Folder Sync allows users to synchronize a specific folder from Synology DS213+ to another DiskStation- a server-to-client backup mechanism that takes place whenever something is changed on the server side. Users will be able to share documents within their local office seamlessly and safely with encrypted connection. When your DiskStation is down, you will be able to have an immediate backup running in no time.
You can have your own cloud by using Cloud Station to freely access and sync file across different computers. Cloud Station keep multiple versions of a document in case of accidentally delete or upon any change.
Hassle-free System Installation
Web Assistant is a web-based utility to makes every DiskStation as easy to install as possible. Installation is done inside your existing web browser by setting up all vital system components in few simple steps. Combined with a quick start widget, users can simultaneously tour the DSM operating system and setup to use right away.
Peace of Mind with Data Encryption
The Synology DS213+ is equipped with an encryption engine which offloads the encryption calculation task away from the main CPU, helping to improve file transfer speeds of the DiskStation. Data protection is an important matter for businesses of all sizes. High-end features previously available only on enterprise level hardware are now accessible via Synology DS213+ to small and medium-sized businesses. DS213+ provides share-level AES 256-bit encryption to aid in the prevention of unauthorized access attempts to the hard drives.
Energy Efficient with Cool and Quiet Design
Synology DS213+ is designed with energy efficiency in mind. Not only does it provide a 92x92 mm fan and the smart airflow to keep the system running cool 24/7, its noise dampening design makes it really quiet compared to PC counterparts. The support of multiple scheduled power on/off and System Hibernation can further reduce power consumption and operation cost.
All Synology products are produced with RoHS compliant parts and packed with recyclable packing materials. Synology acknowledges the responsibility as a global citizen to continually work to reduce the environmental impact of every product produced.
Technical Specifications
- CPU Frequency 1.067GHz Duo Core
- Floating Point Yes
- Hardware Encryption Engine Yes
- Memory DDR3 512MB
- Internal HDD/SSD 3.5" or 2.5" SATA(II) X 2 (hard drives not included)
- Max Internal Capacity 8TB (2X 4TB hard drives) (The actual capacity will differ according to volume types.)
- Hot Swappable HDD Yes
- External Storage Interface 1X USB 2.0 port, 2X USB 3.0 ports, 1X eSATA port, 1X SD card slot
- Size (HxWxD) 165mm X 108mm X 233.2mm
- Weight 1.25kg
- LAN 1X Gigabit
- Wireless Support (wireless dongles not included) Yes
- Wake on LAN/WAN Yes
- Noise Level3 19.8 dB(A)
- AC Input Power Voltage 100V to 240V
- Power Frequency 50Hz to 60Hz, Single Phase
- Power Consumption4 22.2 W (Access); 2.64 W (System Hibernation)
- Operating Temperature 5°C to 35°C (40°F to 95°F)
- Storage Temperature -10°C to 70°C (15°F to 155°F)
- Relative Humidity 5% to 95%RH
- Product Description
- Synology Disk Station DS213+ - NAS server - 0 GB
- Device Type
- NAS server
- Host Connectivity
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Total Storage Capacity
- Max Supported Capacity
- Installed Devices / Modules Qty
- 2 (max)
- Dimensions (WxDxH)
- 10.8 cm x 23.32 cm x 16.5 cm
- Weight
- 1.25 kg
- Localisation
- Danish, Hungarian, Czech, Slovenian, Chinese (traditional), Chinese (simplified), Brazilian Portuguese, English, German, French, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Dutch, Turkish, Japanese, Korean
- Processor
- 1 x 1.067 GHz ( Dual-Core )
- Storage Controller
- RAID SATA-300 / eSATA-300 - RAID 0, 1, JBOD
- Card Reader
- Yes
- Networking
- Network adapter - integrated - 10Mb LAN, 100Mb LAN, GigE
- Power
- AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
- System Requirements
- Microsoft Windows XP or later, Apple MacOS X 10.5 or later, Ubuntu 9.04 or later
- Manufacturer Warranty
- 2 years warranty
- Device Type
- NAS server
- Host Connectivity
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Total Storage Capacity
- Max Supported Capacity
- Installed Devices / Modules Qty
- 2 (max)
- Width
- 10.8 cm
- Depth
- 23.32 cm
- Height
- 16.5 cm
- Weight
- 1.25 kg
- Localisation
- Danish, Hungarian, Czech, Slovenian, Chinese (traditional), Chinese (simplified), Brazilian Portuguese, English, German, French, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Dutch, Turkish, Japanese, Korean
Processor / Memory
- Processors Installed
- 1 x 1.067 GHz
- Number of Cores
- Dual-Core
- Max Supported Qty
- 1
- RAM Installed
Storage Controller
- Type
- RAID - internal
- Interface Type
- SATA-300 / eSATA-300
- Data Transfer Rate
- 300 MBps
- Max Storage Devices Qty
- 2
- RAID Level
Hard Drive
- Type
- HDD - hot-swap
Card Reader
- Type
- Card reader
- Supported Flash Memory Cards
- SD Memory Card
- Type
- Network adapter - integrated
- Data Link Protocol
- 10Mb LAN, 100Mb LAN, GigE
- Network / Transport Protocol
- PPTP, PPPoE, LPR/LPD, SMTP, FTP, DHCP, POP3, IMAP, SMB, DDNS
- Remote Management Protocol
- SNMP, Telnet, IPP, HTTP, HTTPS, SSH
- Network Services Compatibility
- DDNS, Microsoft CIFS, Network File System (NFS), FTP, Apple File Protocol (AFP), Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV)
- Features
- Firewall protection, hardware encryption, VPN support, LDAP support, VLAN support, wake on LAN (WOL), Syslog support, print server, IPv6 support, MySQL server, web server, backup server, file sharing, Access Control List (ACL) support, SSH support, iTunes server, DHCP server, Samba support, FTP server, SMS alert, e-mail server, UPnP Media Server, bandwidth control, surveillance station, DLNA Media Server, eMule client, e-mail notification, WebDAV server, VPN Server
- Encryption Algorithm
- Compliant Standards
- DLNA CERTIFIED, UPnP
Expansion / Connectivity
- Expansion Bays
- 2 (total) / 2 (free) x hot-swap - 2.5" / 3.5"
- Interfaces
- 2 x USB 3.0 - Type A , 1 x USB 2.0 - Type A , 1 x Ethernet 1000Base-T - RJ-45 , 1 x eSATA 3Gb/s
- Cables Included
- 1 x network cable
- Features
- Built-in cooling fan, AirPrint, Google Cloud Print
- Compliant Standards
- FCC Class B certified, RoHS, BSMI Class B
- Included Accessories
- Mounting kit
- TAA Compliant
- Yes
- Power Device
- X external power adapter
- Voltage Required
- AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
- Power Consumption Operational
- 22.2 Watt
Software / System Requirements
- Software Included
- Drivers & Utilities, Synology Assistant, Synology Data Replicator
- OS Required
- Microsoft Windows XP or later, Apple MacOS X 10.5 or later, Ubuntu 9.04 or later
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support
- 2 years warranty
- Service & Support Details
- Limited warranty - 2 years
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature
- Max Operating Temperature
- Humidity Range Operating
- 5 - 95% (non-condensing)
- Sound Emission
- 19.9 dBA
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'Wardrobe Malfunctions' Are Splitting the Fabric of America
Another day, another wardrobe malfunction.
This time, it was Mariah Carey's turn, on "Good Morning America." The back of the snug dress she changed into "popped" open as she was being interviewed live by Lara Spencer in front of dozens of fans there to hear her sing Friday morning. The dress, blush, made Ms. Spencer blush too but Ms. Carey seemed tickled pink, making light of it while assistants hurriedly tried to fix the back of the garment. The singer and Ms. Spencer tried to cover up the front – no nudity was displayed. The dress was apparently a Versace creation, which we know because Ms. Carey named dropped Donatella Versace after realizing the dress was coming undone. "I love you Donatella, but it popped, darling," she purred.
So what can stylish women who aren't celebrities learn from this latest fashion mishap? This was a different kind of malfunction than ones suffered or almost suffered in recent months by stars including Eva Longoria, Gwyneth Paltrow and Anne Hathaway. In those cases, the dresses were potential minefields, possessing either high slits, low necklines or sheer panels and cutouts close to private areas. In other cases, the dresses were designed in a way that wearing underwear might interrupt a clean line or show, so stars took a chance and went commando and inevitably flashed a fan or camera.
By contrast, Ms. Carey's Versace dress might have been too tight. (We reached out to Versace public relations and haven't received a response yet. We will update if we do.) Ms. Carey is on the curvy side, not the runway model or even typical movie star kind of thin to which designers are accustomed.
The need for stars to want to wear something that hugs the body, so that the press and fans will coo about how amazing their figures is, is huge. That might make a curvier star squeeze into a dress that maybe is actually too tight rather than just a little snug. If you're a businesswoman going to a glamorous gala, or just heading out on a pricey date, you might take a similar risk. When it's a curvier star, the risk of a split or pop is greater. Just ask Sofia Vergara, whose body-hugging Zuhair Murad dress split in the back, exposing her bottom last September at the Emmy Awards. This happened off stage and she was wearing a thong. We know this because Ms. Vergara posted a picture of the split on social media. Like Ms. Carey she also has assistants who can quickly fix things up. That's not likely in real life.
Vanity can sometimes tempt any woman to try to fit into something that doesn't quite fit in an effort to look hot. But at some point, there needs to be an honest assessment. Tailors will often tell a man trying on a suit to put his arms in the air to determine whether it's too tight. Maybe woman should perform some test drives to determine if a dress is too tight. Can you sit comfortably? Bend to pick up something? Stretch to reach something on a shelf? Walk up a stair without effort? If the answers are no, either change or alter the dress or cross your fingers and move around cautiously. Or laugh the potential malfunction off and go on with the show like Ms. Carey.
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Leon Hiebert was pastor of Andover Assembly of God (Generations Church A/G) from 1989 to 2009. He is a Viet Nam veteran who spent 10 years in the US Navy most of the time as a corpsman serving with the Marine Corps. A native of Belleville, Kan., Hiebert is semi retired and lives in Andover with his wife, Sharon. He is a school bus driver for USD 385, Andover, Kansas.
Scripture: Joshua 9:18 But the Israelites did not attack them, because the leaders of the assembly had sworn an oath to them by the Lord, the God of Israel. The whole assembly grumbled against the leaders
19 but all the leaders answered, "We have given their our oath by the Lord, the God of Israel, and we cannot touch them now.
Observation: The leaders had foolishly entered into a treaty with the Gibeonites. When the Gibeonite's deception was discovered, the leaders did not compound their sin by breaking their word. The Israelites could have made an excuse that they had been tricked, but they were not living by the standard of the Gibeonites, but by God's standard! Years later when Saul killed some of the Gibeonites, God held Israel accountable.
What a strong warning this is for those who would come before the Lord solemnly promising to remain true "till death do us part." It is also a warning for those who enter into financial agreements. God holds us accountable for our word, even that which is given foolishly.
Application: Ed Cole taught that our word is our bond. When I give my word, people should be able to depend on me keeping my word.
Prayer: Lord, you are the perfect promise keeper ever. Make me more like you! Amen
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DANVERS, Mass. (AP) — A Rowley man who says he burned the soles of his feet while walking on a metal ramp at a Danvers marina has filed a lawsuit, saying the facility's owners should have warned him the ramp was hot.
Norman Pelletier says in his suit that he suffered second-degree burns on his soles after walking on the ramp at the Danversport Yacht Club in June.
The Salem News (http://bit.ly/YCGvLM ) reports that the lawsuit, filed last week in Salem Superior Court, seeks at least $15,000 in damages.
Pelletier's lawyer alleges the yacht club's management was negligent because it didn't warn visitors the ramp might be hot, and failed to provide a "reasonably safe" environment.
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PITTSBURG -- Two-year-old Ameeya McDonald was chasing a ball into a suburban Pittsburg street when an SUV slammed into the bubbly toddler two months ago. She died after three days in intensive care.
On the same day she was hit, another SUV struck and killed 12-year-old Burgess Hu as he was riding his bicycle to school in rural Byron.
The two were among the latest and youngest Bay Area victims of a worldwide epidemic, one borne not of disease but of a deadly combination of steel, chrome, speed and human distraction. Citing an annual count of nearly 1.24 million dead, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon marked Sunday as the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.
Now, one grieving Contra Costa County family is trying to do something to lessen the toll.
"This was a preventable death," said Thomas McDonald, Ameeya's father. "If we can prevent half of these deaths, other families won't have to grieve like this."
Her parents say Ameeya, who would have turned 3 next month, had been well-schooled in the dangers of walking into the street but nevertheless rushed after an older cousin who was retrieving an errant ball. No speed bumps or signs control the speed on the small suburban street.
McDonald organized a gathering of several dozen family members and friends at Pittsburg's East County Boys & Girls Club for a kids basketball tournament and memorial to mark the worldwide commemoration Sunday.
Featuring photographs and keepsakes of Ameeya and other loved ones, the event underscored how much traffic tragedies can harm just one extended family.
The memorials spanned several decades: a cousin killed in 1989 on his way home to Pittsburg from the Summer Jam concert in Mountain View; a 39-year-old janitor -- Ameeya's great-uncle -- who died in 1991 after veering off the old Highway 4 to avoid hitting a crashed motorcycle; a 16-year-old high school student who died in her boyfriend's passenger seat; and 75-year-old Margarita "Mita" Bermudez, who, like Ameeya, simply walked into a residential street.
It was late on a November afternoon in 2004, and Bermudez had just finished cooking sweet potatoes and the setting sun blocked the driver's vision, family members said.
No simple cause links road deaths, but Ameeya's family says there are ways to make them less likely to happen.
"It's a world problem," McDonald said, "but America's behind the curve."
Ameeya's family plans to meet next month with Contra Costa County Supervisor Federal Glover. They also hope to talk with their congressman, Rep. George Miller, D-Martinez.
Among McDonald's goals is pushing for legislation that would force or encourage carmakers to add new accident-prevention technology to American vehicles. European carmakers have already taken the lead in beginning to deploy the technology, which helps warn drivers about oncoming objects they cannot yet see, he said.
Danee Lumbre, Ameeya's mother, sets her sights on raising local awareness.
With a stop sign as its icon, the family has named its new group the Stop Stop Stop Ameeya McDonald Foundation, after the girl's practice of shouting "Stop! Stop! Stop!" when she had something important to say and did not want to be interrupted.
"Our purpose is to get this fund together, get speed bumps in neighborhoods that need it," Lumbre said. "Even if you follow the law, the handbook, there's things you need to look out for."
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Favorite DU Photos: April 2012
Member photos of the day from the month of April
"Chocolate lab 'Toby' sitting at a hunt. Waiting for a duck to fall. Full cover." (photo by Brent Ohman)
"Here, Bruno waits in a sit/stay position while I toss out some decoys for his first dry run at a blind we will hunt this fall." (photo by Alex Birch)
"My son Nathan (14 years) on Opening Day (October 8, 2011) in the Lower Klamath Refuge hunting for Speck's in the fog." (photo by James Scott)
"Here come the woodies." (photo by Randy York)
"No Ducks Today" (photo by Nathan Sudbury)
"Snow geese at the Queens State Wildlife Area in southeast Colorado" (photo by Holger Jensen)
(photo by DU Member)
"Mallard Hen, waking up after a night's roost." (photo by Chase Dixon)
"Lake Galena, Peace Valley Park, Bucks County, PA" (photo by DU Member)
(photo by William White)
0 "Hen Woodie taking a late afternoon break from nesting" (photo by C. Connelly)
1 "Common Merganser Drakes in flight" (photo by Brent J. Gale)
2 "San Jacinto Wildlife Area Sunset 12/31/11 - picking up the decoys." (photo by Eric Metz)
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MARBLE - The body of 37-year-old Summit County resident James Lindenblatt was recovered from the backcountry south of Marble on Monday after he was killed in an avalanche Sunday afternoon, the Gunnison County Sheriff's Office said.
A team from Crested Butte Search and Rescue used a helicopter to retrieve Lindenblatt's body from the Raspberry Creek drainage shortly after 2 p.m., Sheriff Rich Besecker said. The team sought his permission to enlist help from DBS Helicopters from Rifle because avalanche conditions were so dangerous.
"It was evident to them that the terrain immediately underfoot was unstable," Besecker said.
Lindenblatt was the second person killed in an avalanche in Colorado this winter and the first fatality of 2013. Patsy Hileman, a ski patroller at Snowmass Ski Area, was killed while on duty Dec. 30. She was skiing alone when she was swept off a cliff by a small avalanche in permanently closed terrain within the Hanging Valley Wall area.
Lindenblatt lived in Frisco but owned a cabin in Marble, where he frequently spent weekends, according to friends.
Lindenblatt was skiing with two other men Sunday when the slide occurred.
"Two of them were able to ski out and make this report," Besecker said.
The other men weren't injured. All three men were carrying avalanche beacons and other safety equipment, according to the Sheriff's Office. The two survivors reported to authorities that they dug their companion out of the snow.
"It was by their speculation that he had died from trauma experienced in the violence of the avalanche," the Sheriff's Office said in a press release issued Monday.
The Sheriff's Office received the report of the slide at about 4:30 p.m. Sunday. A response team didn't immediately try to get to the site because of snowy weather, dangerous snow conditions and approaching darkness, Besecker said. A team from Crested Butte Search and Rescue reached a staging area outside of Marble at 10:45 a.m. Monday to assess conditions and set strategy. The site is in Gunnison County rather than Pitkin County so Mountain Rescue Aspen wasn't the primary response team. The response team determined recovering the body by helicopter would be their safest option.
Marble is 6 miles off Highway 133 and about 58 miles by road from Aspen.
Brian McCall, a forecaster with the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, was in Marble Monday and pieced together information from interviews with a survivor and photographs from the response team. He said the men parked on Quarry Road - the road that goes to the historic marble quarry - south of the small town. They used climbing skins to go up the east-facing terrain and reached a ridge a "bit north" of Marble Peak, he said.
The skiers dropped off that ridge into Raspberry Creek drainage, in terrain facing west and northwest. McCall estimated the men were slightly more than 1 mile west of the Quarry Road when they triggered the slide at an elevation of about 10,600 feet. Lindenblatt was the third skier to go down a slope. His companions had skied down and off to the side. After Lindenblatt made a handful of turns, the slide occurred from the middle of the slope rather than the top, according to McCall. The slide ran about 1,100 vertical feet, McCall said, carrying the victim past his companions. Its destructive size was a two on a scale of one to five, with one being the smallest, he said.
"The slab he triggered did trigger near the ground," McCall said. That emphasizes the point that there is an extremely weak, deep layer of snow.
Lindenblatt was an asset manager for Summit County government with the road and bridge department. He worked closely with the open space program - keeping track of all the county's physical assets, assistant county manager Thad Noll said. "He was an incredibly talented guy."
In the summers, Lindenblatt reportedly spent much of his time mountain biking and sometimes competing in local bike races, but in the winter he was known as an avid backcountry skier. "He just lived for backcountry skiing," Noll said.
Lindenblatt owned a cabin in Marble and spent most weekends there with friends. Co-workers said his parents, who live in Texas, are on their way to Colorado and information on services will be forthcoming.
Besecker said the two survivors said the slide occurred in a way that left snow remaining on the slope and potentially prone to slide. The response team found similarly precarious conditions. "It was reported that the entire basin was unstable as well as the immediate location of the body," the Sheriff's Office press release said.
The area south of Marble has become increasingly popular for backcountry skiing in recent years. Access to several areas is via Quarry Road. Famed backcountry skier and guide book writer Lou Dawson's Backcountry Skiing Colorado website says that skiers avoid some of the more heavily-traveled areas south of Marble and head to Anthracite or Raspberry Creek "if you've got the chops." He warned that avalanche terrain is widespread in the area.
The avalanche danger in the Marble area was rated "moderate" by the avalanche information center on Sunday as well as Monday. Snook said studies show that more avalanche fatalities occur when conditions are rated as moderate than when the risk is rated high.
There is a low probability of a slide but a potential for high consequence when conditions are rated "moderate," Snook said.
Snow that fell in recent storms is slowly starting to stabilize, Snook said, but deeply buried weak layers remain a concern. They have a potential to fail, he said.
Snook's forecast on the avalanche center's website elaborated: "Human triggered avalanches are possible on slopes steeper than 35 degrees. Many below treeline aspects hold a fully faceted snowpack where small loose slides running to the ground are possible."
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According to the dictionary, an illegal immigrant is somebody who has entered a country illegally. Do we all agree on this definition? Why then do our government representatives, whom we elected, treat this situation so stupidly?
If I were born in the United States of American parents, as a citizen, I would be angry if one of these illegal immigrants took my place in school or at work, wouldn't you?
As Americans, we used to be taught to respect the law. This was, of course, before we learned how to lie and cheat on our taxes, on exams and when qualifying to buy a house. This was before it was considered clever to get food stamps or a driver's license by lying. This was a time when honesty meant something.
Whenever I hear the excuse that these second-generation children did not ask to be born in the United States, I become ill. Handicapped children did not request a deformity, poor children did not ask to be born impoverished. Illegitimate children probably would have preferred two parents. Do we change the laws for any of them?
Our prisons are partially filled with Americans who broke the law and are now paying for their crimes. Still we are arguing whether or not to allow others to break the law and be welcomed into our country. Many of these people do not even speak our language or learn our laws. (That happens when you study to become a citizen.)
Illegal entry into our country is a crime. Working here without a permit is against the law. Just follow the law and deport illegal immigrants.
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WASHINGTON (January 2, 2012)--New York lawmakers Wednesday were branding the decision by House GOP leaders not to hold a vote on Hurricane Sandy aid in the current Congress a "betrayal."
Reps. Michael Grimm, a Republican, and Jerrold Nadler, a Democrat, said on the House floor Wednesday that while they did not agree on much, House Speaker John Boehner's decision would be a crushing blow to states battered by the storm in late October.
The Senate approved a $60.4 billion measure Friday to help with recovery from the storm that devastated parts of New York, New Jersey and nearby states.
The House Appropriations Committee drafted a smaller, $27 billion measure, and a vote was expected before Congress' term ends Thursday at noon.
President Barack Obama called Wednesday for House Republicans to vote on the aid "without delay for our fellow Americans."
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The Norwegian Helsinki Committee has joined a growing list of international organizations voicing concern over Hungarian government policies, claiming democracy is at risk in the small European Union country.
The committee, which is a nongovernmental human-rights organization, says the government has gone too far in centralizing power, with some recent developments appearing autocratic.
"Current developments in Hungary remain of great concern. It seems that old patterns and habits are returning," the committee said. "It shows twenty years of democratic rule is not enough to internalize democratic values to such a degree that a party with a supermajority in the parliament is able to resist temptations to centralize power and expand its reach illegitimately into the future."
It said worrying measures include recent restrictions on the Constitutional Court's activities, a tendency for Prime Minister Viktor Orban to put friends in key positions, and new media laws that threaten democratic progress made since the fall of communism. It also cited changes to voting-area boundaries ahead of the coming 2014 general elections that may favor the governing Fidesz party.
The Hungarian government has rebuffed previous criticism from international bodies, accusing them of being politically motivated or of misunderstanding the issues.
The European Commission has called on the government to amend some of its policies but the Norwegian Helsinki Committee said "the government and the parliament have so far failed to adjust its course to fully follow these standards," while acknowledging that some changes have been made.
The government responded to the committee's claims by saying it was the sovereign right of each state to make decisions about its basic law. Ferenc Kumin, state secretary for government communication in the prime minister's office, said many of the government's critics are "knocking on open doors."
Mr. Kumin said some of the criticism wasn't based on hard facts, including claims that a variety of laws that need a two-thirds parliamentary majority to change them favor government preferences. He also challenged accusations that new voting-area boundaries would favor the Fidesz party.
The latest critique comes as Mr. Orban's government prepares a fourth set of constitutional amendments. They include a requirement for students to agree to work in Hungary after they graduate or to repay taxpayer funds spent on their education, and plan a ban to keep the homeless off city streets. The Constitution Court had previously blocked that move.
Plans to rein in the Constitutional Court's rights and amendments to the Basic Law will be discussed next week in the Hungarian parliament, where the Fidesz party has a sweeping majority.
These latest developments are too recent to form part of the Norwegian Helsinki Committee report and come after the Council of Europe welcomed progress made with media laws and other issues that had previously raised concern.
The committee made a list of recommendations for the government, and called on international organizations to be vigilant in monitoring legal and political developments that undermine democracy and the rule of law.
It recommended that Hungary sets up an independent committee to oversee voting boundary revisions and, if necessary, modify boundaries according to set rules; respects principles of democracy, including the rule of law, the independence of the judiciary and free media; and restore a culture of political talks and consultations with the opposition.


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COTTAGE GROVE, Minn. (WOMENSENEWS)--A self-proclaimed 29-year-old male virgin told my eleventh grade health class about celibacy, chastity and abstinence. He was greeted with catcalls and insults from the guys in the back of the room when he lectured about the importance of remaining a virgin--and only paused when one student called him a stud.
Young women in the class were silent and polite, but most of them said later that abstinence-only education was unrealistic.
For Park High School students, in a suburb of St. Paul, abstinence is a silly idea. These 1,800 students spend most of their teen-age lives in this quiet, predominately white (only 7 percent belong to a minority group) community.
The threat of teen pregnancy is something students talk about, but it will never happen to them--or so they think.
Teen pregnancy, however, is a reality. Statistics from the Minnesota Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Prevention, and Parenting, show that 66 percent of teen women nationwide are sexually active by the time they are seniors in high school, or by the age of 18. Twenty percent of those girls, according to Planned Parenthood, become pregnant and half of those will give birth. Of the rest, 40 percent end in abortion and 8 percent end in miscarriage.
In my own county, 95 high school-aged girls became pregnant in 1998. Forty-eight of them gave birth. It's weird to look around my school and see these young women who are pregnant.
One would think that at this point in our lives the worst problem we should have is wondering which college we are going to attend, not how we are going to afford to support a child.
Teens Get Little Support When It Comes to Sex, Drugs, Alcohol
Many teens have to face this question, along with problems of drug or alcohol use and abuse--with little support from those around them.
As a teen, I think the government does not care when my peers and I start making poor decisions like drinking, taking drugs or having premarital sex. Most groups that have the strongest influence over teens are not government-run.
I hear a lot of talk and a lot of noise, but I see little meaningful action. An example of effectiveness is MTV's year-long program called "Fight for Your Rights: Take a Stand Against Discrimination." By sharing stories of people hurt due to discrimination and by allowing people to send messages to the president and Congress, this program works to get young people involved with their government to end hate crime. MTV has even given special time slots to present shows about this problem and to tell the stories of those who have been affected. They have also worked to get over 3,800 signatures on a petition to get the Hate Crimes Prevention Act passed.
Our government, however, seems to be unable and unwilling to get the attention of teens in the same way--or any other way. They just don't seem to be concerned. As soon as someone gets pregnant, however, it seems that everyone feels it's their right to put in their two cents.
I wonder: When was the last time some of these people were pressured to have sex by their boyfriends, were raped or became unintentionally pregnant.
This question--whether critics really know whereof they speak--applies to government officials, bureaucrats and lawmakers.
Since Republicans have taken control of the White House, they have been determined to further restrict already restricted reproductive rights. President Bush made clear that limiting women's rights to privacy was a top priority when he reinstated the Reagan-era Global Gag Rule, banning government funds to abortion counseling and lobbying by international organizations using their own funds.
Government Going Too Far With Anti-Abortion Agenda
Many young women I know feel that the government may be going too far with its anti-abortion agenda.
"It's not the government's business what a woman decides to do with her body. It's an implied right if you ask me, there shouldn't even be any legislation having to do with (abortions)," said Mary Kate Erickson, 17, a junior at Park High.
Right-wing conservatives also think that by teaching abstinence in schools and limiting who can have an abortion, they can stop pregnancy among teens.
I question this notion. It's like telling a 2-year-old to not touch that pretty crystal bowl on the coffee table: You can tell them "no" until you are blue in the face, but that child is still going to touch it.
This new abstinence-based form of teaching sexuality education has been proposed to many schools in the past several years. At my own school, two presenters were invited to discuss sex and sexuality from two opposing viewpoints.
As I described above, one man discussed abstinence and a woman from Planned Parenthood discussed contraceptive use to prevent teen pregnancy. Both speakers made interesting and significant points. As a result, my knowledge about contraceptives was expanded.
Also, these discussions confirmed my feelings on respecting my own body by being abstinent until the right man comes along.
Students Question Effectiveness of Abstinence Education
It didn't take a genius, however, to figure out that the message of chastity was not getting through to all of my class. Ridicule and name-calling are not usually signs of comprehension. Since my school has started implementing abstinence-based education, many students have questioned its effectiveness.
"Kids don't look at the school as a role model. They form their views from what their peers are doing and what the media says," said junior Jessi Klein.
"It's unrealistic to think that no teen-agers are going to have sex, and (schools) need to recognize that and be aware that they need to teach about other forms of contraceptives in case people do decide to make that choice," added Mary Kate Erickson, a junior.
One thing is certain, though: Only with accurate information on sexual health can the number of teen parents go down. Statistics from the 1950s and 1960s support this, because little accurate and useful information about sexual health was provided during those years. Because of this lack of information, the birth rate among teens was at its height.
The highest recorded birth rate in the country was in 1957 when 96.3 per 1,000 women, aged 15 to 19, became pregnant, according to the Minnesota Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Prevention and Parenting. The 1998 birth rate was 30.6 per 1,000. The main reasons are that the pill had not yet been introduced and abortion was still illegal. It wasn't until the early 1970s, after the pill had been widely introduced and the Supreme Court legalized abortion, that teen pregnancies and births went down.
Foresees Threat to Reproductive Rights With Bush Administration
In the next four years of the Bush Administration, Americans may see a huge, negative shift in reproductive rights for women. With the appointment of extremist John Ashcroft as attorney general, the monumental Roe v. Wade decision might be overturned.
Planned Parenthood even opened a website called "roevbush.com" to resist and counteract this possibility. They believe that now is the time for women to take a stand for their personal rights and to fight to retain and expand what this generation's grandmothers won for them years ago.
Whether pro-choice or pro-life, high school students all seem to agree that a woman should have total control over her body.
"I don't think (abortions) should be illegal, because part of our country is about freedom, but I don't agree with it," said Erica Kerr, a Park High 18-year-old senior.
And, frankly, she's right. Abortion is a freedom and now is the time for President Bush to come face-to-face with a new generation of feminists and realize that we won't be so easily controlled by his conservative views.
And maybe next time the so-called "real studs" in the back of the room won't be so quick to judge others and instead will think of the importance of the message of a different approach to sexuality.
Kari Petrie is a senior at Park High School in Cottage Grove, Minn., and plans to attend the University of Minnesota next year to major in journalism and political science. She writes a column about teens' point of view for the South Washington County Bulletin and for her school newspaper, the Wolfpack Press.For more information, visit the Minnesota Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention and Parenting: http://www.moappp.org/.
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(WOMENSENEWS)--1939. Marian Anderson, the great African American contralto, is denied the use of Constitution Hall by its owners, the Daughters of the American Revolution.
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt resigned from the DAR in protest.
The concert went ahead--at the Lincoln Memorial--highlighted by Anderson's singing "My Country 'Tis of Thee." --Glenda Crank Holste.


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CROSS HILL, SC-- Deanna Dobbins, 43, of 60 Tracy Lane, Cross Hill, SC, the wife of Joe Dobbins, died Friday, March 1, 2013, at The Medical University of South Carolina.
Born in Greenville, SC, she was the daughter of James and Sue Gilreath Gilbert. She was a house wife and loving mother of one son, Avery Dobbins of the home.
Surviving are three sisters, Susie Blackwell, (Bobby) of Cross Hill, Vickie Greenway (David) of Campobello, SC, and Peggy Suddeth (John), also of Campobello; a brother, Mike Gilbert (Susan) of Monks Corner, Benny Gilbert (Carolyn) of Fries, VA; and a sister-in-law, Judy Gilbert of Inman, SC. She was predeceased by a brother, James Lonnie Gilbert.
A funeral service will held Sunday, March 3rd at 3:00 PM from the chapel of Harley Funeral Home with the Rev. Jeffers officiating.
Pallbearers will be Travis Suddeth, Ray Blackwell, Robbie Skipper, Adam Dobbins, Mathew Gilbert, and Kyle Dobbins.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2 to 3 Sunday afternoon.
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A Lost Cause – No Exit
This is a guest post by Lori McIlwain who has a son with autism.
If I could have made Connor a miniature replica of every highway exit sign in the state of North Carolina, I would have. He knows them all by heart. Realistically, I could only create a few particular favorites that he often begged to see. Driving him to those exits down Interstate 40 became the equivalent of going out for ice cream, and our days were filled with drawing one exit sign after another as he nudged green crayons into our hands asking, "Exit 93A?" "Exit 289?" "Exit 2B?" Arts and crafts were never my thing, but for two weeks leading up to his 8th birthday, I committed to a daily ritual of wood glue, green paint and rectangular slats. I remember the day he opened them — his smile grew wide and steady as they peeked out from under the tissue paper. To him, those exit signs were the best gift ever. To us, a way to keep him safe.
It wasn't long before when I received a call from a woman explaining that our seven-year-old son was sitting in a police cruiser after being found by a random stranger. Connor had wandered from the school grounds, and although no one could say how long he was gone, it was clear he made his way through some woods and onto a side street leading to a four-lane road. A local man was on his way to the post office when he spotted him. He put Connor in his car and called the police.
Connor told the officer he was "going on an adventure to touch his favorite exit sign." He had wandered multiple times before from multiple schools, but this was the worst yet. Although we had become the squeaky-wheel parents that insisted on close supervision and tightened security, it obviously wasn't enough.
The replicas did what we hoped they would. In fact, the more we fueled his obsession, the more it became old hat. Even so, we weren't about to let our guard down. After that incident, we were able to enroll Connor into our county's Project Lifesaver program, a tracking system typically facilitated by a local sheriff's office. We also fought for a 1:1 aide and became even more "squeaky" about school security breaches, such as fence gaps and open gates. We looked at it as a wakeup call and felt lucky to have the resources we needed.
Around that same time, another little boy went missing in Michigan. Same age. Same diagnosis. He was found dead.
I've never had to know what it's like to have my child still missing after the sun goes down, or hear unbearable news that my child is gone. I don't believe it's right that some children have access to safety resources, and others not. To me, it wasn't okay that an AMBER Alert could have helped that young boy, but was never issued because he wasn't abducted. Our children are dying alone, many without a voice to call for help. Every child should be given the resources to stay alive.
There will come a day when we won't be here to make sure Connor's safe. Should he ever have to rely on someone else after we're gone, my hope is that person, and the general public, has a better understanding of this issue. Until that time, we'll continue to help Connor learn ways to keep himself safe. Who knows, maybe one day he'll find some dusty miniature signs in the attic and ask, "Mom, what in the world are these?" "Oh, just some old exit strategy."
A new website, AWAARE.org, has been developed to address autism-related wandering. AWAARE is a collaborative project of AutismOne, Autism Speaks, Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation, HollyRod Foundation, National Autism Association and Talk About Curing Autism.
August 7, 2010 at 6:55 pm
That is my fear what will happen if and when anything happens to me,I would not leave him to the wolves of this world,they say they understand,but they dont!!!! find me on fb UK kim griffiths
August 7, 2010 at 6:59 pm
I could have written this story. My son, Alex, was lost 3 times at school and once from a church during kids church. My heart started jumping as I read this story. It is such a scary situation. We home-schooled our son for 2 years because of this. Alex is diagnosed as PDD. He is high functioning autistic. While he sometimes acts like other teens his age, he has his lost moments where he will chase a balloon, bug,etc. I'm glad other parents are telling their stories and that more people are becoming aware of the problem. Thank you!
August 7, 2010 at 8:37 pm
i am so impressed by how you can describe this – in a way that makes people listen and not turn off. My son is 5, and so possibly could follow in your child's footsteps. I am grateful always when I read posts by you moms who have gone before. Thank you for sharing!!!
August 7, 2010 at 8:46 pm
Glad your boy is safe. When my now 22 year old was eight, we spent one whole summer taking rides on streets he had never seen before. He was fascinated by street names and signs. Mid-summer, I limited him to three new streets per car trip, or we would have never left the car. Had we lived closer to the interstate, I could totally see him following the green signs on his own. He's over it now, but is very, very good at directions!
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August 7, 2010 at 10:33 pm
I am an older single mother with a son on the spectrum that wanders. When he was barely age two we had a section of the zoo close down because of him and by age four he wandered as far as two miles while I was taking a quick shower. It is a terrifying feeling to know that your son is gone and have no idea where to being looking. For years I have rented tiny apartments in places with big yards or places that are contained on one side by a barrier of some sort. Although schools frown upon it, as soon as he started school I made him carry a cell phone and keep it turned on. It is part of his daily routine – get dressed, put the phone in your pocket. Cell phones are amazing these days you can block calls during school hours and block them from anyone not on a contact list. That way it never rings in class and you can still have it on. You can also use a phone as a GPS. More than once, that GPS has been worth its weight in gold many times over. With my phone, I can track my son's phone anywhere he in the country as long as it is turned on. It even shows me where he is via a little map. The minute I or someone suspects he is wandering, I track him. This has worked at school, large stores, at the sitters and even when he wandered while visiting grandparents a thousand miles away. These days, at age 11, he is becoming aware of his wandering. The minute he finds himself "lost", he calls me and we solve the problem. It may not be the best system, but for us it has worked for us time and time again. Since we have used the phone tracking method, he has been located no further than a half mile away. Oh, btw, because the phone is a safety tool and needed to assist because of his wandering, it CAN be written into an IEP at school. That way no stick-to-the-no-phone rule over administrator can take it away.
August 7, 2010 at 11:22 pm
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August 8, 2010 at 8:35 am
I know what you're going through.My son Kyle wandered out of our house twice when he was around 4. We were so lucky both times to have had caring people find him in just a few minutes, safe and sound.After that , I put all kinds of bells on the door, so if anyone opens it, you WILL hear it! I told all his teachers when he first started school( he's 9 now ) I put it in his school papers, that he might wander, and they've always taken my concerns seriously.Great teachers', great school, to this day! Happy to say even the polce were on it right away. , even tho' I had to explain alot about his autism. Don't think about'what if?'You'll just drive yourself crazy, and you can put that energy more towards Connor, now.
August 8, 2010 at 1:39 pm
thank you for the cell phone idea.I have been wondering how in the world i would find my daughter Willow if she desides to go for a walk one day. She is four now but has been wondering since she started walking. We have put dead bolts at the top of our doors an never leave her unattended if a window is open, but with her starting school (which is a very special school designed for children on the specturm) i'm not always gonna be there for her an that scares me to death(yes i know i'm an over protective mother lol) I will be talking to the school to see if that would be an option or not cause it is alot cheaper then the life protect
August 9, 2010 at 6:32 am
Thank you for sharing your story. This happens all too often. Teachers and therapists using a phone or other distraction lose sight of our children. I encourage all parents to register your children with the local police and fire departments as well as complete a 911 form. With a picture and additional information, the search may be shortened with a positive outcome.
Programs like ALEC should be encouraged in your community.
August 9, 2010 at 9:26 am
Lori thank you so much! You were the first to bring attention to the need to prevent these horrible tragedies. I am so grateful go AWARE.
August 9, 2010 at 9:55 am
Thank you so much for sharing your story! I too have a 4 year old who wanders away and has no fear of danger. He has been doing this since he was 2 and to add to the fun and games clothing is optional! (I am sure there are many of you who understand and are members of the stripping and fleeing autistic child club) My worst fear is to lose my child… AWARENESS, ACCEPTANCE and UNDERSTANDING is what we NEED for our children, families and ASD community. THANK YOU AGAIN!
MAXarT ~ autism is beautiful!
August 9, 2010 at 11:11 am
I know just how you feel: There's nothing worse than discovering your child is gone. About six months ago, my three-year-old daughter with autism figured out how to unlock three of the four doors in our house. One morning, I walked into the laundry room leaving Jeannie playing with her toys, and when I returned, I saw the back door standing open–she was outside in the snow! Up until that time, I had no idea my uncoordinated toddler could turn a lock much less a door handle. And, because of her lack of fear, she simply decided to take advantage of her new-found freedom. It was then an there that I decided to put alarms on every door and to call my county's Project Lifesavver. But even now that my house seems escape-proof, I will never leave Jean alone even if she is only one room away!
August 9, 2010 at 8:32 pm
Thank you for this heart-rending story. I am raising my autistic grandson, so I can relate.


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The musical equivalent of the Hatfields and McCoys burying the hatchet (or Itchy and Scratchy burying the butcher knife) occurred Saturday night when Oasis' Noel Gallagher joined Blur's Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon onstage at London's Royal Albert Hall for the Teenage Cancer Trust benefit show. Rock legend Paul Weller (of the Jam, among things) and poet Michael Horovitz also shared the stage. They played Blur's 1999 single "Tender," one of the happiest sad songs ever written.
The bands infamously feuded in the '90s, at one point releasing dueling singles in a race to No. 1 (Blur's "Country House" beat Oasis' "Roll With It"). The rivalry was sometimes shockingly hostile for something so silly and in both bands' best interest. As NME recounts:
Former Oasis man Gallagher once famously claimed that he wished Blur's Albarn would "get AIDS and die", while Albarn had retorted: "I can't make up with Noel. Britpop would be over and heaven forbid that we'd ever admit we'd all grown up!"
Albarn and Gallagher seemed to be warming up to each other recently, hobnobbing at February's BRIT Awards and saying nice things about each other. See? World peace is possible.
Gallagher told NME before the gig that they'd be playing "Tender" because it's "easy," so there's at least some spunk left in him. Gallagher's former Oasis bandmate and brother Liam Gallagher played the role of incoherent hooligan as usual, tweeting:
Fun guy, that Liam.


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Three North Dakota Army National Guard aviators have begun a yearlong mission supporting U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents on the southern border.
The soldiers left this month for Harlingen, Texas, where they were joined by a soldier from the Michigan Army National Guard for the anti-drug mission.
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'The Good Wife,' Season 5, Episode 12, 'We, the Juries': TV Recap
As I'm writing this, "The Good Wife" has been passed over twice on the Golden Globes, as the meth makers of "Breaking Bad" sweep the awards.
But as Alicia and Will's better halves sit schmoozing and drinking and looking fabulous in real life, here on the show, we're stuck in purgatory. I agree with one of last week's comments that The Good Wife seems to be leaving a lot of issues hanging.
Last week, Eli was surprised by a video of the voting fraud from the last election. Remember that from last season's finale? It's a bare memory.
This week, Alicia and Will are each fighting for a half of a couple for conspiring to deliver cocaine from Rio. Will is defending the woman, Alicia, the man. The judge decides to hold a double jury trial, one for each defendant. Cary wants to take first chair so Alicia doesn't clash with Will.
Marilyn, the ethics lawyer, is upset and wants to question everyone about the voting video. Peter thinks it was Will who leaked the video.
Back in the double jury circus, it's crazy town. Robyn suggests stealing another client away from L/G. Also, does Kalinda own any outfit that's not leather? She apologizes to Cary who is all yeah yeah, and walks away.
What is she apologizing for – saying she'd come to the Cary/Alicia firm and lying about it? She later meets Cary at a bar and – while telling him she's trustworthy – checks out a text message from Robyn on Cary's phone about their taking a client. Which she immediately shares with Will. It turns out the whole text message was a trap and Kalinda fell right into it. Kalinda keeps hitting on Cary. I don't like this at all.
Case summary: The couple accused of stealing the cocaine is a young hot blonde and an older dude. One side says the woman didn't touch the bag with the cocaine. The other side says the guy was an unwitting mark.
Ethics issues: Eli says there's a chance he told someone that they needed to do "whatever they could." Marilyn says that could mean he ordered Moody to stuff the ballot box. Eli meets with the political guy and is all "I wasn't here."
Alicia says she doesn't know anything about the video or the voting fraud. Then she goes storming into the governor's office. She reminds Peter that Zack testified about those votes and he's going to have to testify again. Alicia tells Peter to fix it. (note, are they back together in the same bed now? I can't remember.)
Marilyn is now questioning Will and he says that all information is limited by attorney/client privilege. Will says he told Peter that the 30,000 votes were fraudulent and offered to show him the video. Peter refuses to wave attorney/client privilege.
Marilyn decides that she can't draw a conclusion. Eli is not happy.
This court case is such a mess, it's hard to summarize. They are now saying that the woman in the couple slept with someone else in the airline bathroom. And the jury members from the separate juries are talking to each other and that's bad. Then they pin it on the flight attendant who was in rehab.
The woman's jury finds her not guilty. He agrees to take four years in jail, with two years for good behavior. Mmm that's not right.
Aaaargh, and the DVR cut off early. I'm sorry if I missed something. But seriously Good Wife, get it together. I'm tired of these overly complicated and meaningless court cases. I miss the personal storylines. Didn't Diane get married? Is the judgeship completely off the table? What about Eli and America? Are Peter and Alicia back together?
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Attaining Satisfaction
The IdeaTo be happy in the long run, set ambitious rather than modest goals.
The Research
People often set low goals that are easier to reach with the belief that doing so will guarantee happiness. But does this approach actually protect the goal-setter and lead to greater satisfaction?
The answer may lie partly in how people measure their performance — whether against their initial goal or the pinnacle of what is possible in a given situation. For example, is a student who aims for a B on a test satisfied when they earn that grade, or are they disappointed because they could have earned an A?
To find out whether those who set low goals are as satisfied as those who set higher goals, Professor Gita Johar and former doctoral candidate Cecile Cho, now assistant professor at the University of California, Riverside, looked at goal setting in the context of financial decision making and puzzle solving. They predicted that individuals who felt a need to avoid future disappointment would set low goals to avoid the disappointment that could come from not meeting higher goals. Johar and Cho asked study participants to set "desired percent return on investment" goals that they thought would satisfy them, first subtly priming some of the participants to set low performance goals while leaving others to set goals without any such influence. Participants then took part in a simulation scenario where they had to invest the money based on stock information provided by the researchers.
Afterward, Johar and Cho provided feedback, telling all participants their investments met their performance goals. Participants were then asked how satisfied they were with their performance. Ironically, those who set low goals up front to avoid future disappointment were less satisfied than those who set high goals. The researchers ensured that the results could not be explained by differences in the actual level of performance. Even though people expect to compare their performance to their initially set goals, they end up comparing it to what could have been and are therefore doomed to disappointment when they set low goals.
Practical Applications
Marketing Managers
You can use this research to better understand how to increase consumer and employee satisfaction. In general, encouraging individuals to set ambitious but attainable goals may lead to more satisfaction and greater happiness than encouraging low goals that are easier to reach. Consumer satisfaction often suffers because consumers tend to forget their initial expectation for a product and evaluate the product relative to foregone options (what could have been). Reminding consumers of their initial — and often more modest — expectation would ensure that satisfaction is not negatively affected when using a product.
Business Professionals
The takeaway for individuals: don't sell yourself short. Aim high if you want to be happy, especially in the long run. Johar says that individuals are often poor judges of predicting what will make them happy, so rather than trying to forecast whether attaining a certain goal will lead to satisfaction, people will be happier if they set relatively high goals and strive for them — and up to a point, whether they reach them or not.
Gita Johar is the Meyer Feldberg Professor of Business in the Marketing Division, senior vice dean, and a senior scholar at the Jerome A. Chazen Institute of International Business at Columbia Business School.
Gita Johar
Gita V. Johar (PhD NYU 1993; MBA Indian Institute of Management Calcutta 1985) has been on the faculty of Columbia Business School since 1992 and is currently the Meyer Feldberg Professor of Business. She served as the school's Senior Vice Dean from 2011 to 2014, as the inaugural Vice Dean for...
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Cecile K. Cho, Gita Johar
"Attaining Satisfaction"


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@anamanaman You can show your support for the dev's effort to bring it to Chrome, http://bit.ly/crHk3d
@iwod there is a plugin that is currently better at that specific aspect â" it fetches video previews that appear immediately, and plays H.264 video on many, many popular sites. In all other respects it is very similar to ClickToFlash, and is currently only missing sIFR/tiny hidden flash elements whitelisting to achieve feature parity.
A must-have for safari/webkit
Really great piece of software which makes switching from Safari to Camino a lot harder.
Love it! Is there a Firefox plugin that works as well? Also, any way to make this work in the new google chrome?
I cant believe this great Plugin is not being used widely.
The best feature of it, is in fact not stopping Flash to load, but to load H.264 Flash video in Quicktime instead of FlashPlayer. Which means much smoother Video experience then Flash.
Those who have Fans spining up and Hot laptop, high temperature problems when viewing Online Video should definitely try this out.
i love this! nice icon that covers it all, so it's not tacky.
btw, there's a fork of clicktoflash which is compatible with both tiger and leopard. it can be found here: http://github.com/mbaltaks/clicktoflash/tree/master
Rentzsch has 1.4b1 on github for those that can compile it themselves.
Cool! Everybody wants flash on the iPhone... I almost got it out from my mac :-)
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Darell Hammond
Co-Founder and Chief Executive of Play
Darell Hammond is the Founder and CEO of KaBOOM!, a not-for-profit based in Washington, DC dedicated to saving play by making sure there is a great place to play within walking distance of every child in America. KaBOOM! works with communities and corporations to build playgrounds in all 50 states where there are none. To help start the conversation and educate Americans about the importance of play in children's lives, Hammond wrote KaBOOM!: How One Man Built a Movement to Save Play (Rodale, April 2011).
Founded out of Hammond's apartment in 1996, KaBOOM! has raised $200 million, rallied a million volunteers, led the hands-on construction of 2,000 playgrounds, and inspired a movement for the child's right to play. Hammond lives in Washington, DC with his wife Kate Becker.