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Seven years and six months.
That's how long it's been since WBC junior featherweight titleholder Toshiaki Nishioka, of Tokyo, has tasted defeat.
RingTV.com conducted this Q&A with Nishioka, whose 35th birthday in July puts him in a similar category as 34-year-old Floyd Mayweather Jr., 36-year-old Sergio Martinez and 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins when it comes to longevity and staying power.
Nishioka (38-4-3, 24 KOs) has a not lost since being out-pointed by long-reigning WBC bantamweight titleholder and Thai legend Veeraphol Sahaprom in March of 2004.
He has a 15-bout winning streak that includes 10 knockouts and a 12th-round stoppage of Genaro Garcia in January of 2009 that was the first defense of the belt he earned with a unanimous decision over Napapol Sor Rungvisai in September of 2008.
Nishioka is the last man to defeat WBC featherweight titleholder Jhonny Gonzalez (50-7, 44 KOs), of Mexico City, who scored his 10th straight knockout against Rogers Matagwa on Sept. 15. Nishioka rose from a first-round knockdown to both drop and stop Gonzalez in the third round of their fight in May of 2009.
He would consider it a crowning achievement to retire after defeating WBA and WBO bantamweight titleholder Nonito Donaire (26-1, 18 KOs), who scored his 25th straight win and his 10th stoppage during that run with a second-round knockout of three-division beltholder Fernando Montiel (46-3-2, 36 KOs).
On Saturday night, Nishioka aims to become the first man from Japan to successfully defend his crown on American soil in the seventh defense of his belt against former champ Rafael Marquez (40-6, 36 KOs) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Nishioka will be making only his third appearance in the United States against the 36-year-old Mexican veteran, who is coming off of a sixth-round knockout of Eduardo Becerril in July. That stoppage helped Marquez rebound from an eighth-round stoppage loss to Juan Manuel Lopez in a failed bid to win the WBO featherweight belt.
Two previous appearances in Las Vegas were at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino respectively, where Nishioka stopped Evangelio Perez in the first round in December of 2002, and Jose Alonso in the fourth round in November of 2006.
RingTV.com: How many hours was your flight from Japan, and is there any jet lag?
But I arrived in good sprits in to McCarran [in Las Vegas] last week. Jet lag is not so bad once I started working out. It seems to adjust my body clock to the local time.
TN: My concern, first and foremost, is concentrating on fighting Rafael Marquez, and anything else is secondary. I have stated that I will be the first Japanese fighter to successfully defend the world title on U.S. soil.
RingTV.com: How do you account for your 15 straight victories?
TN: After the second Veeraphol fight, I had an injury to my Achilles tendon.
Deciding to continue my boxing career after surgery and dedicating myself to recover from the injury has made me a stronger fighter, both physically and mentally.
RingTV.com: Being 35 years old, how do you account for your youth and vigor and the ability to achieve uncommon success such as that by Mayweather, Martinez and Hopkins?
TN: I feel that it has made me a smarter and more intelligent fighter both in and out the ring. Losing a fight is always frustrating, especially on a close decision. I have learned to fight and prepare smarter.
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TN: I have a great respect for Jhonny Gonzalez. Having a win over Jhonny is one of the great moments in my career.
TN: If the opportunity arises again, I would like to fight in the United States again. I feel very comfortable fighting in the U.S.
TN: Being at 122 pounds, that is a comfortable weight class for me. I have no thoughts at the moment in moving up in weight. I want to beat Donaire at 122 pounds, and maybe to retire after that.
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Greensboro excitedly awaits a visit from Matthew Hoh on February 20th.
After resigning from his post as a senior State Department official in Afghanistan as a form of protest against US foreign policy, Hoh was named the Ridenhour Prize Recipient for Truth Telling. His writings have appeared in multiple national newspapers, and the Council on Foreign Relations has cited Matthew's resignation letter as an Essential Document.
6pm—Opening Reception on the 2nd Floor of Elon Law school.
Hors d'oeuvres will be available on the 2nd Floor, while Matt Hoh mingles with guests and the press.
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A Q&A session with the audience will follow Hoh's speech.
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Nymex crude for August delivery gained $0.42 per barrel, or 0.66%, to $63.98.
- Up for the fourth straight trading day and five of the last eight.
- Up 7.49%, over the last four trading days.
Comex gold for July delivery gained $11.30 per troy ounce, or 1.21% to $948.50.
- Up two consecutive days and five of the last six sessions.
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Glaxo Hopes U.S. Settlement Will Let Legal Dust Settle
GlaxoSmithKline is hoping that by paying the U.S. government $3 billion to settle several legal investigations it will effectively draw a line under the long-running disputes and remove a major distraction for management and a big worry for investors.
The deal concerns ongoing federal government investigations, specifically the investigation into Glaxo's sales and marketing practices begun by the U.S. Attorney's office of Colorado in 2004 and later taken over by the U.S. Attorney's Office of Massachusetts, as well as the U.S. Department of Justice's investigation of possible inappropriate use of the nominal price exception under the Medicaid Rebate Program; and the Department of Justice's investigation of the development and marketing of diabetes medicine Avandia.
Analysts say Glaxo's move will reduce financial uncertainty for the diversified group, which at the end of September had legal provisions on its balance sheet totalling £2.9 billion, representing some £1 billion more than the amount required for the U.S. deal.
JPMorgan analysts said in a note:
"These were the three main government investigations, though others remain ongoing, notably UN oil for Food program and HIV product sales & marketing. The settlement is in line with GSK's expectations [...] and (Glaxo) thus don't expect to have a significant further P&L impact from the ongoing legal issues."
Glaxo's chief executive Andrew Witty has long wanted to show that things have really changed at Glaxo since he took over there in April 2008. Corporate responsibility and marketing compliance are messages he wants to emphasize.
The $3 billion settlement "is a significant step toward resolving difficult, long-standing matters which do not reflect the company that we are today," Mr. Witty said Thursday in a statement. "In recent years, we have fundamentally changed our procedures for compliance, marketing and selling in the U.S. to ensure that we operate with high standards of integrity and that we conduct our business openly and transparently."
Glaxo's legal headaches have not been unique. A number of big drug companies have struck large settlements with the U.S. government in recent years to resolve similar investigations.
In 2009, Pfizer Inc. agreed to pay $2.3 billion to settle a federal investigation into whether it promoted the painkiller Bextra off-label. Eli Lilly & Co. agreed to pay $1.4 billion to settle similar charges involving its antipsychotic medicine Zyprexa. Britain's AstraZeneca PLC and Novartis AG of Switzerland also struck big settlements last year relating to their marketing practices.


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Stocks to Watch: Nike, Tibco and More
by Caitlin Nish and Corrie Driebusch
Stocks to watch this morning include Nike, Tibco Software and more.
Nike's fiscal first-quarter earnings rose 15% on continued sales strength in a key North American market beset by economic uncertainty, as well as emerging-market growth. Shares in the athletic-shoe maker were up 4.5% at $88 in pre-market trading as the results beat expectations.
Tibco Software's fiscal third-quarter profit rose 36% as the business-software company's posted sales growth in both of its main businesses. Shares were up 2.3% at $21.45 in pre-market trading, as the results beat company expectations.
Mosaic projected stronger-than-expected fiscal first-quarter revenue and said the outlook for the fertilizer industry remains solid, though it estimated per-share earnings below estimates. Shares fell 6% to $56.53 in pre-market trading.
Cavium Inc. predicted third-quarter revenue would decline sequentially as hub changes at a major customer had a bigger-than-expected effect on the chip company and as other enterprise customers tighten inventory. Shares slumped 13% to $27 in pre-market trading.
Motricity Inc. said it has agreed to borrow about $20 million from an affiliate of activist investor Carl C. Icahn while it explores its strategic options, including a possible sale of the company. Shares jumped 10% to $2.05 pre-market.
Tidewater Inc. sharply lowered its second-quarter vessel revenue guidance due to project delays. The provider of marine services to the oil-and-gas industry reported the initial vessels of a nine-vessel package committed to multiyear charters with Saudi Aramco have yet to meet certain performance standards, sending shares down 4.1% to $48.50 in pre-market trading.


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Wanted: Vargas is wanted for violating his parole. He is a registered sex offender and was convicted of raping a female at gunpoint. His criminal history also includes death threats, assault with a deadly weapon, and burglary.
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Frequented areas: He is known to frequent San Diego, Oceanside and Escondido. He may be a transient in central San Diego.


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Word is that none other than actress Pooja Batra who now lives in Los Angeles has made the connection.
When we contacted Pooja for confirmation, she gushed, "Yes, Sajid Nadiawala is the one who thought of the script and role and since I know a lot of people in Hollywood, he approached me. It wasn't an easy task. Even though there is a lot of awareness of our films here, no one wanted to taste the waters. It took a fair amount of persistence and knowledge of the industry here, but I was able to ultimately deliver. Since Sajid, Sylvester and Denise are all my friends, it was great to bring them together for this project."
Well, some roots just don't die especially Indian ones for Pooja.


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America's PrepareAthon! is promoting ten ways to participate in preparedness and is asking everyone to take action, be counted, and spread the word. Examples include:
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A body was found Monday morning in Bolivar County along with a truck belonging to a missing Cleveland, Mississippi, man, authorities said.
Warren Strain, the spokesman for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, the body is believed to be that of Josh Waldrop, but that has not been confirmed. Investigators hope DNA evidence will determine the identity of the badly decomposed body, Strain said.
Waldrop has been missing since June 17, when he was last seen driving his 2008 Chevrolet 1500 truck with an extended cab, which was found Monday near Rosedale, authorities said.
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Until Colorado prevailed 5-2 on Thursday, the Sharks goalie hadn't lost a home match in regulation since 2004.
With Toskala in the net, the Sharks had a 19-game streak of earning at least a point in the Tank (16-0-3).
But Toskala's teammates didn't do him any favors against the Avalanche. Miscues and poor decisions left Toskala to cope with numerous dilemmas.
"We've been on the road so much," Toskala said of the Sharks' league-high 17 away games. "We came home, and we know we're going to stay here a while. Maybe we took our foot off the gas and thought it was going to be easy because we're going to be home now. You just have to work hard every night."
The inability to score during a two-man advantage early in the third period essentially sealed the Sharks' fate.
"I don't know what happened," Joe Thornton said. "Just bobbling pucks. The puck would never settle down for us. If we score there, it could be a different game."
Instead of cutting into Colorado's 4-2 lead, the Sharks let the moment slip away, and Joe Sakic scored his second goal a few minutes later to wrap it up for Colorado.
Toskala, who entered the game second in the league in goals-against average (1.98) and third in save percentage (.929), finished with 20 saves.
This was just the second time the Sharks have lost consecutive games this season. The previous occasion was Oct.
The Sharks spent the night playing from behind thanks to some costly goofs.
"I've seen this before where it's the first game back after a fairly successful road trip," coach Ron Wilson said of the Sharks' just-completed 3-1 swing. "Sometimes you're not mentally ready to play, and that's the bottom line."
Colorado defenseman Brett Clark, who entered the game with only one goal, connected twice, including the opening goal at 11:10 of the first period.
The Avalanche had a four-on-two rush as forwards Thornton, Jonathan Cheechoo and Milan Michalek fell asleep on the play. Clark, the trailer, uncorked from the high slot.
Thornton, Cheechoo and Michalek atoned for the lapse by combining for a power-play strike at 13:39 to make it 1-1. Thornton approached the net from the bottom of the right circle, drawing defenders, then dished off on his backhand to Cheechoo for an open shot.
This ended Thornton's four-game points drought, his longest as a Shark.
FELONY CHARGES FOR BELL: Prosecutors charged Sharks forward Mark Bell with felony hit-and-run and driving under the influence Thursday, three months after an accident during the Labor Day weekend.
Bell's blood-alcohol level was "0.15 or more" when his car rear-ended a pickup truck waiting at a stop sign, according to a statement from the Santa Clara County district attorney's office. Bell, who will be arraigned Jan. 3, faces a maximum of three years and eight months in prison.
NOTES: Defenseman Kyle McLaren missed his first game of the season with what the club is calling a lower-body injury. He could return Saturday against Nashville. ... For just the second time since the inception of the award, the Sharks had co-players of the month. Goalies Vesa Toskala and Evgeni Nabokov shared honors for November.
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No Conspiracy Behind JFK Assassination: A Technological Conclusion
Discovery Channel recreated the assassination of John F. Kennedy to find out, once and for all, if there was, indeed, a conspiracy that snuffed the former US president's brilliant political career. JFK was so controversial that conspiracy theories hounded him, even in death. The tech team used modern blood spatter analysis, new artificial human body surrogates, and 3-D computer simulations. Their conclusion: the fatal shot that killed JFK came from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository. Previously, there had been theories about the number of shots fired, the number of shooters, the location where the shooter fired the shot, and the identity and motive of the shooter.
Discovery Channel's tech team, using modern forensic science, made a mock-up of the entire Dallas crime scene. Sharpshooters proceeded to shoot at artificial surrogates of JFK. Members of the team used blood spatter analysis, simulated body parts, and the most advanced artificial human heads that simulated the human brain, skull, and skin. All the materials simulated the exact human physical properties, down to JFK's hat size. The team, then, proceeded to create a 3-D model of the scene of the crime.
The final results can put all conspiracy theories to rest, once and for all. The wind pattern, the splattering of body material, and the scientifically measured distances and angles all point to the findings that the shot was fired from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository. 3-D crime scene simulations are now believed to be the future of criminology. After all the technological brilliance of this reinvestigation, one question remains unanswered: did Oswald really pull the trigger? The conspiracy theories may be put to rest, but the highly controversial case remains unclosed.
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Sorry, but the Discovery Channel's show has serious flaws. From the Mary Ferrell website(Full link is at the end of this comment) :
" Nov 14, 2008: MSNBC reports that an upcoming Discovery Channel show entitled JFK: Inside the Target Car, to air November 16, purports to debunk the idea of a grassy knoll shot in the JFK assassination, based on recreations and blood spatter analysis. See this discussion on the Simkin forum for alternate views. Ironically, the story notes that the fatal shot resulted in "spraying a nearby officer agent" while then offering proof that the fatal shot was fired from behind because "Most of the simulated body material had spattered forward into the car, consistent with a shot that entered the back of the head and exited toward the front." Lost in this analysis is the fact that the "officer agent," presumably Bobby Hargis, was riding to the left and behind the presidential limousine, not in front of it. See Robert Harris' The Final Shots for more. Hargis' Warren Commission testimony is at 6WH293.
See this link: http://www.maryferrell.org/wiki/index.php/News_Archive_-_Nov_2008#JFK%20Conspiracy%20Disproved,%20Again
Mr James Grant is entirely right in his posting.They have not fully explained the explosive gun shot wound to the President's head.Why did we not see the same explosive gun shot wound to his back.Clearly,there was at least two gunmen using two different guns with two different caliber bullets.They have made a fatal mistake in their analysis becasuse they do not have any military back round and do not appreciate that there other types of ammunitions that can create different types of gun shot wounds.For whay really happened check this site i have found.
Fábio Luciano
I am sorry, but purports to debunk the idea of a grassy knoll shot in the JFK assassination it's nonsense. Why did Minutes after the shooting, Dallas Times Herald photographer William Allen ran from the newspaper building to Dealey Plaza and caught this view of bystanders milling around Dallas Police officer Clyde Haygood's motorcycle at the foot of the grassy knoll. The names of most of these people are unknown. An unidentified officer peered over the picket fence at a spot where some witnesses thought a shot originated. (Dallas Times Herald Collection) why ?
Chief Nkereuwem U. Akpan
I think JFK had to die because the hawks in Washington were afriad he'd expose them and punish 'em. Oswald indeed pulled the trigger but the "real" trigger was pulled in DC, Houston and NYC
The man who knew too much about the military-industrial complex in America… And those who were connected to him that also perished… Think Marilyn Monroe. Politicians are just puppets and mouthpieces of an entire political machinery. Do you think George W. Bush knew everything that Dick Cheney was doing? 😉
more proof that the government is still trying to cover it up
James Yenser
Why must people think it is a conspiracy. I have studied this. If you saw this show it might convince you that it was Oswald who did it (for those who have seen the show and still believe it was a conspiracy I don't know what to say).
To Mr. Grant: As to the officer that got sprayed; did you take into the account the wind as they did in the show. Any matter that got sprayed high up would have been caught by the wind.
To Mr. (or Mrs.) Sutton: Bullets have different effects depending on where they hit. A shot in the back has a better chance of missing bone, and if it doesn't that bone would likely shatter but remain in the victim due to it being back to front. An off-center shot to the head, as the one that likely killed Kennedy, has a 100% chance of hitting bone. As the skull is a thick "dome-like" structure, a part of it could easily be propeled off by an off-center shot with explosive force.
To Mr. Akpan: I have studied Oswalds background. He was a lonely man who did not fit in. He thought he should be "changing the world" but was being unsuccesful. He wanted to be remembered for something and when the motorcade route was published and it went right next to the TSBD it gave him an opprotunity. He was driven to it due to the circumstances of his life and dreams.
To All: Oswald had already attemted politcal assassination before. He attemted to kill Edwin Walker. He worked at the TSBD and worked the day of the shooting, but was unaccouted for after the shooting took place. He was approched by an officer after the assassination asking who he was when he took out a gun and shot the officer. The bullets that hit the president match the gun found in the TSBD which had Oswalds prints on it and was registered under an alias he created.
Yet, you are all entitled to your own opinion. I have simply voiced mine and hope it does not offend anyone. If it does I am sorry. This is simply my opinion and the evidence I have to support it.
richard mcrae
mr. James Yenser i do think it was a conspiracy and i think there more than one killer there that day
every one takes a bout the head shot. well am not it the shot that hit kennedy in the back . they say the shot entered his upper back, penetrated his neck, and exited his throat.. now how can that be? right. if oswald shot him from the window they say he did in the Texas School Book Depository the angle of the shot the exit wound would have not be his throat but his chest at a down angle. now if shot came from the back at ground level the hit kenndey in the back were they show the yes then it would have exit out of his throat. . now if any one can prove to me a bullet shot form a three story building down at a target in the back and then stop turn in come out the front in a straight line. then i say it might been just one killer. angle people the angle of the shots is ever thing it does not match up with the shot in the back or the head shot. . the head shot why did they not find a bullet hole in the floor board of the car it that angle were the say he was shot from. the bullet would have keep going at a down angle after come out of kennedys head. well i down know but the angles do not match no one real talks about that much.


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Another day, and another look at the real effectiveness of social media. Today ComScore and Facebook have their turn at answering these questions in research that makes that case for what paid media can deliver over earned media.
It is an effort after all of the controversy from the likes of General Motors, and other brands who are shying away from paying for advertising instead to focus on content, to focus the debate on earned media.
But as marketers ask themselves the question if earned media alone is enough the answer, backed by research, is that Facebook ads can not only deliver, but that they can deliver a lot more.
Obviously the research support's Facebook's sales pitch: ads on Facebook work. Shocker. So a pinch of cynicism might be necessary here. However, this survey and others like it do often throw up the odd interesting morsel that shows the direction in which social media and digital marketing is going, and this report is no different.
Facebook Studio selected the top 100 brand Pages on Facebook, based on a large fan base and high levels of organic reach, or the number of people that like the Page and their friends in human, and tried to find out whether organic (posts on the page) or paid content (ads) delivers the best result.
The survey found that Pages using paid media on average reached over fives times more people than those who did not. While the principle will come as little surprise to those who have run campaigns on Facebook, it is quite clear that well targeted ads can go far on the network, it is interesting to have a substantive comparison. Increasing your reach by five times is not to be sniffed at either.
Overall paid and organic audiences have similar age distributions, but"ads are slightly more likely to reach less active Facebook users". Organic media reaches slightly more people who use Facebook more intensively.
A closer case study of Samsung Mobile, a major financial services company, and a major retailer, revealed that using paid for media gave them five times greater reach than organic content in one week.
Indeed, paid media was able to extend the reach of a single piece of content by more than 100%, and increase "the average lifetime reach of all page posts in a week by between two and 24 times." Again, numbers no brand can ignore. Clever organic content can get you noticed online, but putting some money behind a piece of content significantly increases its potential reach.
Most importantly, the audience that was reached by the paid content also show a great than the Internet average shopping and buying behavior, so the investment does have a return. The report says:
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As Bono's "Spider-Man' Hits Broadway, What's the Playbill on His Investing Record?
The long-delayed and mega expensive Broadway edition of Spiderman is finally launching, with a glitch-prone opener that left one actor stuck in a midair attack. But before hitting the TKTS ticket booth, Deal Journal wanted to pore over the investment track record of Bono, the U2 front man and a co-creator of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark."
Even before the first villain hit the stage, the "Spider-Man" production had sucked up $65 million -– a huge hurdle to returning investors' money. But we're more interested in Bono's other investor track record, as a partner in venture-capital firm Elevation Partners. So how has he done? In a word: Meh.
Elevation was founded in 2004 by Bono, Silicon Valley superstar Roger McNamee and others to invest in media, music and gaming deals. They raised a roughly $1.9 billion debut fund and then promptly fell on their faces. Elevation's first investments in hand-held gadget maker Palm, online real-estate website Move.com and Forbes Media appeared to be sinking.
But two things happened this year: Hewlett-Packard bailed out Palm, and Elevation scooped up shares in companies that look like winners –- including Facebook and Pandora. (Whether Elevation missed the sweet spot of appreciation for these late stage venture companies…we'll see.)
This spring H-P agreed to pay $1.2 billion for Palm, giving Elevation Partners a dinky 5% return on its $460 million stake in Palm. Still, a profit is way better than the loss Elevation looked to take on Palm before the H-P rescue.
Elevation Partners also bought several slugs of stock in Facebook this year for about $120 million. The latest purchase over the summer reflected a valuation for Facebook of roughly $23 billion, which looks positively cheap now at the pace of the company's private valuation. Of course, the true market value will become apparent once Mark Zuckerberg finally takes his Facebook public. Or whatever he's going to do.
TechCrunch reported this summer that Elevation was forking over roughly $100 million for a stake in online-music service Pandora, another one that looks to be on the hot IPO fast track.
Still, Elevation's investors aren't signaling uniform delight. In September, the limited partners turned down Elevation's request for more time to invest its existing $1.9 billion fund before launching a new one. That isn't exactly a sign of confidence for Bono & Co.'s returns.
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Yes, this place exists. You (er, your parents/Grammy/The Elks Club Scholarship Fund For Wayward Youth) have paid all this money to go to college. Why not... use it? Would you go to Disneyland and AVOID the Pirates of the Caribbean ride? Not unless you're deathly afraid of an animatronic Johnny Depp.
The Career Planning Person in a college or university is vastly different from the counseling lady in your high school. We're not talking about your typical high school college counselors; we mean the orange-haired woman from Glee. That lady. She exists in high schools to deal with The Problem People. Drug addicts. Class cutters. Future occupants of cell block 403. And every now and then some kid who really gives a rip. But other than that, your high school counselor is geared toward the downside. She mollifies big problems so that they are only little problems.
In college, things are different. The career planning people are there to actually... help you. And they generally know what they are doing. There are no orange-haired ladies dealing with sad-face-day; if you have a class cutting problem in college, well, frankly, nobody really cares. You flunk out. Poor you.
Alumni Connections and Relationships
The nice lady at the university career center probably has relationships with the top 20 employers that extend decades. If you are in school in south Texas, odds are extremely good that dozens of big fat oil companies actively recruit on campus - if you're majoring as a Petroleum Engineer, you'll likely get a free lunch (or 20) from the big guys if your professor tells them that you're good. (That prof is probably a "consultant" to them for a few grand a month... way cheaper than Big Oil hiring headhunters.)
The orange-haired lady knows that Wall Street hedge funds just don't hire people out of your school; she'll be blunt and tell you not to waste your time. How about an accounting degree - become an auditor and really teach those hedge funds a lesson when you're senior enough to have teeth? She'll focus you on what's realistic and what's... not. She is evaluated on quality placement - that is, getting the school's top students placed in prestigious jobs which the university can tout when it holds its hand out for donations from other alum (and then to you when you've made a bundle and wanna give back).
If you really want a job working in sales for Pfizer (sales is a relatively easy or at least straightforward path to making a lot of money in life), how are you - on your own - going to get that job? Do you know the head of west coast depression drug sales? If so, great. Maybe your daddy is a doctor and he has a pal. But if not, that orange-haired lady is a diamond. Wear her.
And then there's the maybe-less-obvious stuff. Like... remember when your parents declared that you go to college to get an education and the nearby founders and CEOs at that dinner party chuckled politely at them?
Yeah, well the education is important, but it's also highly important that you leverage the people you meet and the resources available to you. After all, that's why you're paying that exorbitant price to go to college. The career center revolves around relationships. And nurturing those relationships is, for most, their ticket out of Mediocrityville. HOW do you nurture relationships with big dark corporate America, which you don't... know? Well, it all starts with the interview with the on-campus recruiter.
If he/she likes you, you'll get a second and likely third interview and blam! You already have 3 relationships with Exxon or whoever it is you are interviewing.
And then there are the alumni. Think about it. You're now 45 years old, pretty successful as a VP inside of Exxon or whoever, and a kid with a witty email asks for 15 minutes of your time for career advice. He's from your college and - lo and behold - shares an interest in the theremin. Would you really NOT take that phone call? The key for you as a student lies in figuring out WHO to call and/or how to reach them. The Career Center will know. It's their job to know.
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Whether you're a freshman or sophomore seeking a summer internship or a senior looking for a full-time job, companies will often make an effort to provide on-campus interviews so they can recruit new talent. It might be a working summer internship or a job shadow (be sure you bring lattes and the brownie things when you show up), but sign-up early and be prepared.
Make sure you swing by the center and take a look at their calendar of events and workshops. Since many alumni like to keep in touch with their alma mater and give back, many of the career planning people will organize for different speakers to come in and talk about the industry they're in and opportunities that exist within the industry. Sometimes they'll have career fairs where local businesses or bigger corporations will present their company with hopes of recruiting some fresh talent. These kind of talks and fairs are great for getting exposure to the wealth of opportunities out there.
Often times, the career and planning center have workshops for resume building, mock interviews, and just general tips on how to stand out in the recruiting process. Mark your calendars early and attend these events. Dress snappy. Now is not the time to take your jorts out of retirement.


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Powell's agent Paul Doyle confirmed in an email to Press Association Sport that the former 100 metres world record holder had tested positive for a banned substance.
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Nicki Minaj Might Not Have Nipslips If Didn't Wear Dumb Clothes
9/25/2013 9:00 AM PDT, by Sarah Taylor
See that? That's Nicki Minaj wearing a really awful shirt that looks like it should have another shirt underneath it, but it must have been hot, because she didn't. It must have been boiling hot, and Nicki said, "Well, the leather-looking pants and the leather-looking blazer are OK, but it'd just be too much to throw a sheer cami underneath and RATIONAL."
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Thievery is becoming an art in the Premier League – and it's the wealthy that are doing the stealing. Like a band of Robin-Hoods-in-reverse, the mega-rich have taken to thieving from the plain rich.
Jose Mourinho delighted in Chelsea's gazumping of Willian's transfer to Tottenham last season, and his club have pedigree in the field. Chelsea were forced to pay Manchester United £12m in compensation for essentially buying John Obi Mikel after United had already bought him. Neither Tottenham nor United could be described as poor, and neither could Manchester City. Therefore, United should have no qualms about budging in and taking City's long-standing target, Eliaquim Mangala, from under their noses.
And anyway, when you're paying £35million, it can hardly be described as stealing.
The increasing tendency for richer clubs to hijack deals in which their relatively poorer competitors are involved in puts the importance of scouting into question. Why bother with all that messy business of flying around Europe watching players when you can let others do the dirty work and then just come up with the dirty money at the last minute?
Reports suggest Manchester United are already planning to break hearts in Liverpool by signing Konoplyanka, the player the club have admired from afar for more than a year, and it increasingly sounds as if United will try and do the same to their City neighbours by sneaking in on Mangala.
That's not to say Manchester United have not scouted Mangala. Everyone has scouted Mangala. Such have been the defender's performances since his move to Porto that they've demanded attention. But it's City that have gone through all the rigours of courtship. Still, if we're talking morality, United's need for Mangala is far greater than their rivals.
With Vidic's departure and Ferdinand's contract allowed to expire, the area that two years ago was the pride of the Manchester United team now appears its weakest link. The case for Evans can be argued, but the fact that this is necessary would suggest he is not of the quality required.
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The signings of Jones and Smalling appeared as managerial gifts on behalf of Sir Alex Ferguson for his successor. But then the Scot got distracted by trying to win things and forgot about playing them. Development stalled, the pair that once had the potential to form the base of the Manchester United team for a decade now find their future uncertain.
While one, or both, could still conceivably become a top-level defender, neither are the man for now. Mangala could be the man for now. And Mangala is available. That is, available for a price.
All the talk around Old Trafford this summer has been of war chests of varying value, and whatever the number you wish to believe, the club's willingness to spend is clear.
Mangala may prove an acid test of this willingness. £35m is a lot to pay for a defender but United haven't balked from spending big on defensive players in the past. Although the £30m paid for Rio Ferdinand is less in literal terms, when adjusted for inflation, the figure comes to just over £44m.
At 23-years-old, Mangala could yet represent value for money and there is no doubt he would immediately improve the Man United first-team. There is also the fact that signing Mangala would mean Manchester City – or Chelsea – not signing Mangala, and in effect, represents a zero sum game.
Although David Moyes may have got a lot wrong during his time as Manchester United manager, the Scot was right in his insistence on only signing quality. In Mangala, United have a quality player available, whether they will be brave enough to spend the money remains to be seen.
Very important to sign him and keeping evra his french compatriot for a season longer is clever move from united hierachy and could influence the deal
As others have said Mangala might want Champion League football next season and there are plenty of options available. Why would he risk no Champions League football for a couple of years. Utd would not be able to compete with the likes of PSG etc. when it comes to fees and wages even with ffp sanctions.
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Everything has been working good for at least 3 weeks, until this morning
Woke up and my son wanted to watch batman so i went to put it on and its taking at least 20 seconds before i even see the video on screen and then it stutters and lags for another 2-3 minutes before it plays fine. And then DLNA 2006 error started popping up. nothing in my setup has changed over the past 3 weeks when it was working, so why would this happen out of ther blue?