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Honing wilderness skills with iPhone in hand
Chuck La Tournous was about two minutes into his presentation this week at Macworld 2013, "Tech vs. Wild," when a Boy Scoutish-looking kid in the audience shot up his hand.
"I go camping a lot," he said, "but they won't let us take our tech into the woods."
That sort of anti-geek outdoorsman mentality may soon be going the way of analog television. At the 29th annual Macworld, the message was that when the going gets tough, the tough get even techier.
"The idea is that tech can be useful in the great outdoors," said La Tournous, a 50-year-old blogger from western New Jersey and founder of TrailCamper.com. "As a kid, you maybe could have taken your Walkman on a campout, but today there's a lot of good reasons to take tech with you. It doesn't distract from the outdoors experience. It enhances it."
The San Jose Mercury News decided to take a hike with La Tournous, along with some of the survival products he's reviewed on his website. But instead of heading for the trails, we joined him on a walk through the urban wilderness just a few blocks from San Francisco's Moscone Center.
We left Macworld and headed toward Market and Sixth streets, where the drug-dealing, Dumpster-diving, panhandling denizens can make an out-of-towner feel like a babe in the woods.
While some of La Tournous' tech tools, like stargazing apps and waterproof smart phone cases, are clearly more suited for the wilderness, he said others would come in handy in an urban environment gone bad. That would include terrorist attacks, civil unrest, earthquakes or other natural disasters. He got to personally test this theory recently after Hurricane Sandy knocked out power in his hometown for more than a week.
-- from wire reports


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At long last, people who care about the environment have something nice to say about those ubiquitous, fossil fuel-based, all-too-disposable plastic bags.
Apparently, they make great eco-art.
And great purses, placemats, floor mats, chair covers, you name it.
Some years back, an ingenious soul -- no one is quite sure who -- figured out how to cut the bags into strips that could be fused into longer lengths or loops, which in turn could be linked the same way as a string of rubber bands.

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By Dan Quisenberry
Recent student testing in Michigan showed something shocking: fewer than 50 percent of students in grades 4, 7 and 11 are proficient in writing, and the proficiency rates in subjects like reading, mathematics and science aren't what they should be either.
We know a few things about this statistic. First, each and every day, teachers across Michigan, in all types of schools, are putting our kids first, devoting their lives to educating our children and still too many students are unprepared. Second, significant problems exist, often having much more to do with the problems of adults than children, which are leaving parents with too few options and their children trapped in schools that simply do not measure up. And third, students being failed, as adults argue, never get back this missed opportunity.
There are, however, bright spots on Michigan's educational landscape. Michigan's charter public schools are providing parents with desperately needed choices for their children's education, and charters, by their nature and design, are improving and implementing innovative approaches like Governor Snyder has outlined that teach children, empower parents and better manage schools.
Though the MEAP is an imperfect measure, recently released test scores show many charter public schools are helping families across the state by providing quality choices, even in Michigan's toughest school districts.
In Flint, Grand Rapids, Lansing and Detroit, students in charter schools are succeeding, earning higher scores on the MEAP math and reading tests than their traditional public school counterparts. For example, the traditional Grand Rapids Public Schools produced only a 65.4 percent proficiency rate on the MEAP reading tests. Students at charter public schools in Grand Rapids achieved an 81.1 percent proficiency rate.
In Detroit, the numbers are even more astounding. The MEAP measures a school's effectiveness by measuring students' performance in math, reading, writing, social studies and science. Across 18 unique MEAP tests taken by students in grades 3 through 9, Detroit's tremendous charter schools dramatically outperformed the Detroit Public Schools on every single one.
And in largely minority districts like Grand Rapids and Detroit, charters continue to shine, with proficiency rates among African-American students in charter public schools coming in six points higher than the statewide average in traditional public school and outpacing traditional public schools each of the last six years.
These remarkable results come because charters promote an atmosphere of innovation in education. They are held accountable and demand accountability. They open their doors to students everywhere, including special education students and are legally prohibited from "cherry picking" students. They embrace and thrive on the competition that empowers parents. They operate more efficiently and stretch each public dollar more because of the fact they receive $1,329 less per student per year than their traditional public school counterparts. And they see student achievement as the result of high expectations.
Our students' achievement is proof that innovation in education is happening in charter schools across Michigan and that it is working. The long waiting lists at two-thirds of the state's charter schools prove that when given a choice, parents will seek out what's best for their kids. Parents and students deserve that choice. Governor Snyder and the legislature should act this year to lift the cap on charter schools and ensure they have it.
Dan Quisenberry is president of the Michigan Association if Public School Academies in Lansing.


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Preserve Your Post-Inauguration Collection
We covered how to preserve newsprint after the last Big Presidential Day, but for those with bumper stickers, posters, buttons, or other memorabilia they want to store away, here's a few tips.
We covered how to preserve newsprint after the last Big Presidential Day, but for those with bumper stickers, posters, buttons, or other memorabilia they want to store away, here's a few tips.
We've shown you how to make 3D photo panoramas with Microsoft Photosynth, but CNN put the very cool app to excellent use yesterday with The Moment, a Photosynth-powered look at the moment Obama took his oath. Be warned, though—you could stare at this Photosynth slideshow for hours if you let yourself get pulled in.
President Barack Obama's campaign embraced technology on the campaign trail like none before, so it's no surprise that the new face of the White House on the web comes complete with a brand new White House blog. If you want to keep up with the latest from the Oval Office blog, just drop the WhiteHouse.gov blog feed…
If the inaugural luncheon menu sounded appealing (or you've really caught inauguration fever), the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies is offering the recipes from the 2009 inaugural luncheon as a free download (PDF alert). If seafood stew, duck breast with cherry chutney, herb roasted pheasant with…
If you'd love to catch today's historic inauguration but you're stuck at your desk for—*gasp*—work, check out our guide to catching the inauguration from anywhere, including a handful of sites offering live streaming footage of the event.
Novell programmers worked overnight to ensure that Moonlight, their open-source implementation of Microsoft's Silverlight, will allow streaming from the official inauguration page for Linux, PowerPC Mac users, and others systems with Firefox. [via]
Ustream has gone live with its iPhone/iPod touch app that promises a free stream of the inauguration festivities today. For more viewing options, check our (recently updated) guide to catching the inauguration from anywhere.
Click to viewIf you didn't snag a ticket or the time off, there's still a multitude of video streams, pictures, and other ways to experience Barack Obama's inauguration Tuesday. Here's our growing list of the offerings.


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Stat of the day: Ghana has made history by improving on the last 16 finish it made in Germany four years ago. It is our first time in the quarters and we're the third AFrican team in the quarters, after Cameroon in 1990 and Senegal in 2002
As we've made it to the last eight, Accra and all other parts of Ghana are going ballistic.
And you must understand why. The job is not done but the emotion here is raw, passionate and telling.
Last week and throughout this week, thousands of people have been displaced by floods, people have also died and lost property and when the guys do these things, it makes us forget all our problems.
My, someone pinch me!
Ghana's Black Stars once again showed why it is the hope of Africa by advancing to the quarter finals of the FIFA World Cup. Ghana won 2-1.
The United States was eliminated from the World Cup by Ghana for the second straight time as Asamoah Gyan scored 3 minutes into overtime, leading the Black Stars to a 2-1 second-round victory Saturday night.
Kevin Prince Boateng put Ghana ahead when he stripped the ball from Ricardo Clark in the 5th minute and beat goalkeeper Tim Howard from 16 yards. Ghana did not manage a goal from open play in their group games – their four points came courtesy of two penalties – yet they lost no time in opening their account in the knockout stage.
With just five minutes gone, Kevin-Prince Boateng dispossessed Ricardo Clark in the centre circle and set off on an impressive run. By the time Jay DeMerit and Carlos Bocanegra woke up to the danger, Boateng was striding into their penalty area, and though he struck the ball early, he did so with a conviction and an accuracy that surprised Howard.
Once again, the U.S. came back, and Landon Donovan tied the score with a penalty kick in the 62nd minute after Jonathan Mensah pulled down Clint Dempsey streaking in. But no matter how much the Americans pressured after Gyan scored, they couldn't tie it again.
In 2006, Ghana scored thrpugh goals by Haminu Draman and Stephen Appiah, but this time Appiah came from the bench and Draman, who was not a part of the team in SA, watched from Accra.
Millions of people thronged the streets and danced and made merry after the win.
"I am going to party till the break of dawn," said Maria Asante said.
Details and ratings later.
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Viva Africa!
Dear Africans,
This is the most memorable victory of an African side in World Cup History.
We knew Ghana will make an impact, there recent results are there to see.
All Credits to the players.
They had faith and they made it through!
Muzafar Hussein Rusooly
Good Lands, MAURITIUS
Im Mauritian, Im Afrikan, IM BLACK!
Here, in Barbados, we are rallying behind the Blackstars. Congratulations as you carry the hopes and dreams of Ghana and, not only an entire continent, but we of the African diaspora here in the Caribbean and the world over.
May God be with you! May our dream become a true African glory.
Go on to victory Africa!
Ghana has done Africa proud, we are so much behind them especially in their game against Uruguay, I know they do depth and will certainly upset Diego Forlan and the rest of the Uruguan squad
It really feels good for Africa.The whole of Africa is behind you Black Stars.KEEP THE FAITH!!
ghanaians are chosening people of god and that makes the best in africa. They discoved oil, good governance. Won the fifa under 20 world cap. And nearly the cap of nation. How can god reword a nation than
this was really an exciting moment in Ghana and the whole of africa. I know Ghana is going to set a new record of being the only african country to reach the semi finals. Bravo Ghana and keep the flag of the continent high
I am an Algrian supporter but I am with the Black Stars all the way. The pride of Africa. Go, go, go. All the best in your next match and believe in yourselves, you can do it, you've proved it.
To me the job is done, reached the 16 teams in 2006 surely given the loss of essien,appiah and the form of muntari the target was at least to reach 16 knock outs past it to round of 8 taems in all over the world!!!? is incredible.Relax Ghana, the pressure is to the uruguay who have once been champion, the round of 4 is also ours!Africa!!
Hello Blacstars;
Whew I saw Asomoah lift his leg and within a flash of a second the ball had hit the net delivering that magical winning goal; my heart bled for Africa. Then all of a sudden I was overwhelmed with tears of joy. Black Stars, you have done Africa proud and given it hope. Hope that could radiate in all areas where our continent has become a laughing stock: poverty, famine, corruption,backwardness, etc. YOU ARE BECAUSE AFRICA IS, AND BECAUSE AFRICA IS THEREFORE YOU ARE. IF OTHERS CAN, WHY NOT US? Go, Go Go Black Stars, the sky is the limit.
Richard Adongu
Kampala, Uganda
Ghana was the first African country to gain independence and so will be in reaching the Semi-Finals of the World Cup!!
Why is the American press so ignorant of the fact that most of the fans in the seats at the USA-Ghana match really were Ghanaians? There are hundreds of thousands of Ghanaians working in South Africa.
While there are non-Ghanaian Africans who support them, as the posts here show, it isn't on the level it is being made out to be.
Then again sports writers aren't the sharpest tacks in the box.
We love you Ghana... Uruguay, u're next on our list!
From a proud ghanaian in Shanghai
We all hope the Stars will do it again on Friday.
Almost three days later and I still can't get over the amazing win by Ghana over the US. There aren't enough words to describe the pride I feel knowing that the Black Stars have kept Africa alive! Not ony is Ghana behind you, ALL of Africa is! Remember, keep your head up and know that you can do anything you put your mind to. VERY PROUD of you!!!


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The cause of a Wednesday night fire at a Tiffin apartment building remained undetermined Thursday.
Chief Bill Ennis of Tiffin Fire and Rescue said the fire, which was reported at 9:54 p.m., started in a bathroom ceiling around a light and fan fixture in apartment 300, a vacant apartment, but its cause is unknown.
"The exact cause, we can't determine that," Ennis said.
That apartment received extensive fire damage and three other apartments had water damage due to the sprinkler system activation, he said.
Ennis said 26 residents were displaced by the fire, and the Red Cross has put up those without a place to stay at the Quality Inn. He said today was the earliest he expected residents to be able to return to their apartments. Their return, Ennis said, depends on the sprinkler and fire alarm system being repaired and a final inspection.
"There's a couple of other things they have to do to make sure the building is safe to enter," he said. "Right now, they're working on that."
Ennis said neighboring businesses were not affected by the fire, which was under control by 11:11 p.m. Firefighters were able to leave the scene at 1:10 a.m. Thursday, he said.
Ennis said Thursday afternoon a monetary damage amount was not available.


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Midas Fund
Midas Magic
Each of Midas Fund and Midas Magic. (the "Funds") delegate the responsibility for voting proxies of portfolio companies held in such Fund's portfolio to Institutional Shareholder Services ("ISS"). A concise summary of the Proxy Voting Guidelines of ISS (see attached) is incorporated by reference herein as such Fund's proxy voting policies and procedures, as supplemented by the terms hereof. Each Fund retains the right to override the delegation to ISS on a case-by-case basis, in which case the ADDENDUM - NON-DELEGATED PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES supersede the Proxy Voting Guidelines of ISS in their entirety. In all cases, each Fund will seek to vote its proxies in the best interests of the Fund.
With respect to a vote upon which a Fund overrides the delegation to ISS, to the extent that such vote presents a material conflict of interest between the Fund and its Investment Manager or any affiliated person of the Investment Manager, a Fund normally will disclose such conflict to, and obtain consent from, its Independent Directors, or a committee thereof, prior to voting the proxy.
These proxy voting policies and procedures are intended to provide general guidelines regarding the issues they address. As such, they cannot be "violated." In each case the vote generally will be based on maximizing shareholder value over the long term, as consistent with overall investment objectives and policies.
Board and Governance Issues
Board of Director Composition
Typically, we will not object to slates with at least a majority of independent directors.
We generally will not object to shareholder proposals that request that the board audit, compensation and/or nominating committees include independent directors exclusively.
Approval of IRPAF
We will evaluate on a case-by-case basis instances in which the audit firm has a significant audit relationship with the company to determine whether we believe independence has been compromised.
We will review and evaluate the resolutions seeking ratification of the auditor when fees for financial systems design and implementation substantially exceed audit and all other fees, as this can compromise the independence of the auditor.
We will carefully review and evaluate the election of the audit committee chair if the audit committee recommends an auditor whose fees for financial systems design and implementation substantially exceed audit and all other fees, as this can compromise the independence of the auditor.
Increase Authorized Common Stock
We will generally support the authorization of additional common stock necessary to facilitate a stock split.
We will generally support the authorization of additional common stock.
Blank Check Preferred Stock
Blank check preferred is stock with a fixed dividend and a preferential claim on company assets relative to common shares. The terms of the stock (voting, dividend and conversion rights) are determined at the discretion of the Board when the stock is issued. Although such an issue can in theory be used for financing purposes, often it has been used in connection with a takeover defense. Accordingly, we will generally evaluate the creation of blank check preferred stock.
Classified or "Staggered" Board
On a classified (or staggered) board, directors are divided into separate classes (usually three) with directors in each class elected to overlapping three-year terms. Companies argue that such Boards offer continuity in direction which promotes long-term planning. However, in some instances they may serve to deter unwanted takeovers since a potential buyer would have to wait at least two years to gain a majority of Board seats.
We will vote on a case-by-case basis on issues involving classified boards.
Supermajority Vote Requirements
Supermajority vote requirements in a company charter or bylaws require a level of voting approval in excess of simple majority. Generally, supermajority provisions require at least 2/3 affirmative vote for passage of issues.
We will vote on a case-by-case basis regarding issues involving supermajority voting.
Restrictions on Shareholders to Act by Written Consent
Written consent allows shareholders to initiate and carry out a shareholder action without waiting until the annual meeting or by calling a special meeting. It permits action to be taken by the written consent of the same percentage or outstanding shares that would be required to effect the proposed action at a shareholder meeting.
We will generally not object to proposals seeking to preserve the right of shareholders to act by written consent.
Restrictions on Shareholders to Call Meetings
We will generally not object to proposals seeking to preserve the right of the shareholders to call meetings.
Limitations, Director Liability and Indemnification
Because of increased litigation brought against directors of corporations and the increase costs of director liability insurance, many states have passed laws limiting director liability for those acting in good faith. Shareholders, however, often must opt into such statutes. In addition, many companies are seeking to add indemnification of directors to corporate bylaws.
We will generally support director liability and indemnification resolutions because it is important for companies to be able to attract the most qualified individuals to their Boards.
Corporations are in general bound by the laws of the state in which they are incorporated. Companies reincorporate for a variety of reasons including shifting incorporation to a state where the company has its most active operations or corporate headquarters, or shifting incorporation to take advantage of state corporate takeovers laws.
We typically will not object to reincorporation proposals.
Cumulative Voting
Cumulative voting allows shareholders to cumulate their votes behind one or a few directors running for the board that is, cast more than one vote for a director thereby helping a minority of shareholders to win board representation. Cumulative voting generally gives minority shareholders an opportunity to effect change in corporate affairs.
We typically will not object to proposals to adopt cumulative voting in the election of directors.
Dual Classes of Stock
In order to maintain corporate control in the hands of a certain group of shareholders, companies may seek to create multiple classes of stock with differing rights pertaining to voting and dividends.
We will vote on a case-by-case basis dual classes of stock. However, we will typically not object to dual classes of stock.
Limit Directors Tenure
In general, corporate directors may stand for re-election indefinitely. Opponents of this practice suggest that limited tenure would inject new perspectives into the boardroom as well as possibly creating room for directors from diverse backgrounds; however, continuity is important to corporate leadership and in some instances alternative means may be explored for injecting new ideas or members from diverse backgrounds into corporate boardrooms.
Accordingly, we will vote on a case-by-case basis regarding attempts to limit director tenure.
Minimum Director Stock Ownership
The director share ownership proposal requires that all corporate directors own a minimum number of shares in the corporation. The purpose of this resolution is to encourage directors to have the same interest as other shareholders.
We normally will not object to resolutions that require corporate directors to own shares in the company.
Executive Compensation
Disclosure of CEO, Executive, Board and Management Compensation
On a case-by-case basis, we will support shareholder resolutions requesting companies to disclose the salaries of top management and the Board of Directors.
Compensation for CEO, Executive, Board and Management
We typically will not object to proposals regarding executive compensation if we believe the compensation clearly does not reflect the current and future circumstances of the company.
Formation and Independence of Compensation Review Committee
We normally will not object to shareholder resolutions requesting the formation of a committee of independent directors to review and examine executive compensation.
Stock Options for Board and Executives
We will generally review the overall impact of stock option plans that in total offer greater than 25% of shares outstanding because of voting and earnings dilution.
We will vote on a case-by-case basis option programs that allow the repricing of underwater options.
In most cases, we will oppose stock option plans that have option exercise prices below the marketplace on the day of the grant.
Generally, we will support options programs for outside directors subject to the same constraints previously described.
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOPs)
We will generally not object to ESOPs created to promote active employee ownership. However, we will generally oppose any ESOP whose purpose is to prevent a corporate takeover.
Changes to Charter or By-Laws
We will conduct a case-by-case review of the proposed changes with the voting decision resting on whether the proposed changes are in shareholder best interests.
Confidential Voting
Typically, proxy voting differs from voting in political elections in that the company is made aware of shareholder votes as they are cast. This enables management to contact dissenting shareholders in an attempt to get them to change their votes.
We generally will not object to confidential voting.
Equal Access to Proxy
Equal access proposals ask companies to give shareholders access to proxy materials to state their views on contested issues, including director nominations. In some cases they would actually allow shareholders to nominate directors. Companies suggest that such proposals would make an increasingly complex process even more burdensome.
In general, we will not oppose resolutions for equal access proposals.
Golden Parachutes
Golden parachutes are severance payments to top executives who are terminated or demoted pursuant to a takeover. Companies argue that such provisions are necessary to keep executives from "jumping ship" during potential takeover attempts.
We will not object to the right of shareholders to vote on golden parachutes because they go above and beyond ordinary compensation practices. In evaluating a particular golden parachute, we will examine if considered material total management compensation, the employees covered by the plan, and the quality of management and all other factors deemed pertinent.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Mergers, Restructuring and Spin-offs
A merger, restructuring, or spin-off in some way affects a change in control of the company assets. In evaluating the merit of each issue, we will consider the terms of each proposal. This will include an analysis of the potential long-term value of the investment.
On a case by case basis, we will review management proposals for merger or restructuring to determine the extent to which the transaction appears to offer fair value and other proxy voting policies stated are not violated.
Poison Pills
Poison pills (or shareholder rights plans) are triggered by an unwanted takeover attempt and cause a variety of events to occur which may make the company financially less attractive to the suitor. Typically, directors have enacted these plans without shareholder approval. Most poison pill resolutions deal with putting poison pills up for a vote or repealing them altogether.
We typically will not object to most proposals to put rights plans up for a shareholder vote. In general, poison pills will be reviewed for the additional value provided to shareholders, if any.
Anti-Greenmail Proposals
Greenmail is the payment a corporate raider receives in exchange for his/her shares. This payment is usually at a premium to the market price, so while greenmail can ensure the continued independence of the company, it discriminates against other shareholders.
We generally will support anti-greenmail provisions.
Opt-Out of State Anti-takeover Law
A strategy for dealing with anti-takeover issues has been a shareholder resolution asking a company to opt-out of a particular state anti-takeover laws.
We generally will not object to bylaws changes requiring a company to opt out of state anti-takeover laws. Resolutions requiring companies to opt into state anti-takeover statutes generally will be subject to further review for appropriateness.
Other Situations
In the event an issue is not addressed in the above guidelines, we will determine on a case-by-case basis any proposals that may arise from management or shareholders. To the extent that a proposal from management does not infringe on shareholder rights, we will generally support management position. We may also elect to abstain or not vote on any given matter.
January 1, 2014
2014 U.S. Proxy Voting Concise Guidelines
December 19, 2013
Institutional Shareholder Services Inc.
The policies contained herein are a sampling of select, key proxy voting guidelines and are not exhaustive. A full listing of ISS' 2014 proxy voting guidelines can be found at http://www.issgovernance.com/files/2014ISSUSSummaryGuidelines.pdf
Auditor Ratification
Vote FOR proposals to ratify auditors, unless any of the following apply:
Non-audit fees are excessive if:
Board of Directors
Voting on Director Nominees in Uncontested Elections
Votes on director nominees should be determined CASE-BY-CASE.
Four fundamental principles apply when determining votes on director nominees:
1. Board Accountability
2. Board Responsiveness
3. Director Independence
4. Director Competence
1. Board Accountability
Vote AGAINST1 or WITHHOLD from the entire board of directors (except new nominees2, who should be considered CASE-BY-CASE) for the following:
1 In general, companies with a plurality vote standard use "Withhold" as the contrary vote option in director elections; companies with a majority vote standard use "Against". However, it will vary by company and the proxy must be checked to determine the valid contrary vote option for the particular company.
Problematic Takeover Defenses:
Classified Board Structure:
The board is classified, and a continuing director responsible for a problematic governance issue at the board/committee level that would warrant a withhold/against vote recommendation is not up for election -- any or all appropriate nominees (except new) may be held accountable;
Director Performance Evaluation:
The board lacks accountability and oversight, coupled with sustained poor performance relative to peers. Sustained poor performance is measured by one- and three-year total shareholder returns in the bottom half of a company's four-digit GICS industry group (Russell 3000 companies only). Take into consideration the company's five-year total shareholder return and five-year operational metrics. Problematic provisions include but are not limited to:
Poison Pills:
The company's poison pill has a "dead-hand" or "modified dead-hand" feature. Vote WITHOLD or AGAINST every year until this feature is removed;
The board adopts a poison pill with a term of more than 12 months ("long-term pill"), or renews any existing pill, including any "short-term" pill (12 months or less), without shareholder approval. A commitment or policy that puts a newly adopted pill to a binding shareholder vote may potentially offset an adverse vote recommendation. Review such companies with classified boards every year, and such companies with annually elected boards at least once every three years, and vote AGAINST or WITHHOLD votes from all nominees if the company still maintains a non-shareholder-approved poison pill. This policy applies to all companies adopting or renewing pills after the announcement of this policy (Nov. 19, 2009); or
The board makes a material adverse change to an existing poison pill without shareholder approval.
Vote CASE-BY-CASE on all nominees if:
The board adopts a poison pill with a term of 12 months or less ("short-term pill") without shareholder approval, taking into account the following factors:
2 A "new nominee" is any current nominee who has not already been elected by shareholders and who joined the board after the problematic action in question transpired. If ISS cannot determine whether the nominee joined the board before or after the problematic action transpired, the nominee will be considered a "new nominee" if he or she joined the board within the 12 months prior to the upcoming shareholder meeting.
Problematic Audit-Related Practices
Generally vote AGAINST or WITHHOLD from the members of the Audit Committee if:
The non-audit fees paid to the auditor are excessive (see discussion under "Auditor Ratification");
The company receives an adverse opinion on the company's financial statements from its auditor; or
There is persuasive evidence that the Audit Committee entered into an inappropriate indemnification agreement with its auditor that limits the ability of the company, or its shareholders, to pursue legitimate legal recourse against the audit firm.
Vote CASE-BY-CASE on members of the Audit Committee and potentially the full board if:
Poor accounting practices are identified that rise to a level of serious concern, such as: fraud; misapplication of GAAP; and material weaknesses identified in Section 404 disclosures. Examine the severity, breadth, chronological sequence and duration, as well as the company's efforts at remediation or corrective actions, in determining whether WITHHOLD/AGAINST votes are warranted.
Problematic Compensation Practices/Pay for Performance Misalignment
In the absence of an Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation ballot item, or, in egregious situations, vote AGAINST or WITHHOLD from the members of the Compensation Committee and potentially the full board if:
There is a significant misalignment between CEO pay and company performance (pay for performance);
The company maintains significant problematic pay practices;
The board exhibits a significant level of poor communication and responsiveness to shareholders;
The company fails to submit one-time transfers of stock options to a shareholder vote; or
The company fails to fulfill the terms of a burn rate commitment made to shareholders.
Vote CASE-BY-CASE on Compensation Committee members (or, in exceptional cases, the full board) and the Management Say-on-Pay proposal if:
The company's previous say-on-pay proposal received the support of less than 70 percent of votes cast, taking into account:
Governance Failures
Under extraordinary circumstances, vote AGAINST or WITHHOLD from directors individually, committee members, or the entire board, due to:
Material failures of governance, stewardship, risk oversight, or fiduciary responsibilities at the company;
Failure to replace management as appropriate; or
Egregious actions related to a director's service on other boards that raise substantial doubt about his or her ability to effectively oversee management and serve the best interests of shareholders at any company.
2. Board Responsiveness
Vote AGAINST or WITHHOLD from the entire board of directors (except new nominees, who should be considered CASE-BY-CASE) if:
The board failed to act on a shareholder proposal that received the support of a majority of the shares outstanding the previous year;
The board failed to act on a shareholder proposal that received the support of a majority of shares cast in the last year and one of the two previous years;
The board failed to act on takeover offers where the majority of shares are tendered;
At the previous board election, any director received more than 50 percent withhold/against votes of the shares cast and the company has failed to address the issue(s) that caused the high withhold/against vote; or
The board implements an advisory vote on executive compensation on a less frequent basis than the frequency that received the majority of votes cast at the most recent shareholder meeting at which shareholders voted on the say-on-pay frequency.
Vote CASE-BY-CASE on the entire board if:
The board implements an advisory vote on executive compensation on a less frequent basis than the frequency that received a plurality, but not a majority, of the votes cast at the most recent shareholder meeting at which shareholders voted on the say-on-pay frequency, taking into account:
3. Director Independence
Vote AGAINST or WITHHOLD from Inside Directors and Affiliated Outside Directors (per the Categorization of Directors) when:
The inside or affiliated outside director serves on any of the three key committees: audit, compensation, or nominating;
The company lacks an audit, compensation, or nominating committee so that the full board functions as that committee;
The company lacks a formal nominating committee, even if the board attests that the independent directors fulfill the functions of such a committee; or
Independent directors make up less than a majority of the directors.
4. Director Competence
Attendance at Board and Committee Meetings:
Vote AGAINST or WITHHOLD from the entire board of directors (except new nominees, who should be considered CASE-BY-CASE) if:
The company's proxy indicates that not all directors attended 75 percent of the aggregate board and committee meetings, but fails to provide the required disclosure of the names of the director(s) involved.
Generally vote AGAINST or WITHHOLD from individual directors who:
Attend less than 75 percent of the board and committee meetings (with the exception of new nominees). Acceptable reasons for director absences are generally limited to the following:
These reasons for directors' absences will only be considered by ISS if disclosed in the proxy or another SEC filing. If the disclosure is insufficient to determine whether a director attended at least 75 percent of board and committee meetings in aggregate, vote AGAINST or WITHHOLD from the director.
Overboarded Directors:
Vote AGAINST or WITHHOLD from individual directors who:
Sit on more than six public company boards; or
Are CEOs of public companies who sit on the boards of more than two public companies besides their own- withhold only at their outside boards.
Voting for Director Nominees in Contested Elections
Vote CASE-BY-CASE on the election of directors in contested elections, considering the following factors:
Proxy Access
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Best android music player app? - Page 5
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still depends on what android device your using
I've got a custom audio mod on mine (ported by the dev from a One-X mod) and they don't play nice together, apparently (that's coming from the dev, not from me).
Though, I may flash something else, or reflash what I have this weekend; in which case I will certainly give it a try.
But I agree with you on the EQ. That's where I got lost before.
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Does anyone know if noozoxide works with Sony F series??
I tried installing it, but it does not seem to work. Can't even open music settings in Android to select it.
Noozxoide works great with PowerAmp settings "replay gain pre-amp" set at 16dB and also set " Preamp for songs with no RG info" to 16 dB. This really boosts the volume on my S3.
Gonemad is very good, I really like the way the dev has rendered the album art as the screen background. I found the volume to be a bit on the low side on this player. The artist screen is lacking the alphabet scroll tab that poweramp has.
Neutron is also very good but seems to distort pretty easily when you kick up the Pre amp gain too much. The UI looks very outdated and seems to hang up all the time.
The PowerAmp + noozxoide combo is really doing it for me at the moment.My arrow 4g has been in retirement mode for the last few days.
Edited by gazar - 3/2/13 at 4:04am
I had the same problem. If you have any sort of volume booster app installed, make sure its off and try again.
noozxoide+ neutron music player combo doesnt need to be preamped from my experince using my sony z player , its aready loud enough from the headphone out :)
What kind of improvement that you get from the noozxide that you dont get from the eq in poweramp? is it juat because its more convenient? Since noozxide seems to actually lower my volume so i have to set my gain further for songs thatbi dont have to set gain before in poweramp
What kind of setting you are using on the noozxide? I am currently usinf the reccomended setting from the appatore page but with the rq changed to unique 2


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HIS vs EVGA Midrange Gaming Face Off Review
Batman Arkham Asylum
Published: 29th October 2010 | Source: OC3D | Price: |
Batman Arkham Asylum
Arkham is definitely one of the PhysX poster children and we'd be amazing if the GTX460 does anything but romp away with this test. Even with a 4GHz quad-core pumping beneath the hood it should still be a walkover for the green corner.
Single GPU - Stock Speeds
So it proves to be with both of the GTX460s taking a healthy lead at the top of our charts. The minimum frame-rate is where the Radeons really take a bit of a battering, although it has to be said that considering the image quality we're running, even the little HD6850 never drops below 60FPS at any point. How far technology has come.
Single GPU - Overclocked
Demonstrating the power of the nVidia GPUs, especially when it comes to calculating the physics whilst rendering the graphics, once overclocked the lead gets even greater. The HD6 series cards hardly gain at all as they are already easily coping with the image part of the game. As the GTX460s are also used for the PhysX the overclock gives massive gains across the board of 14 and 16FPS.
Dual GPU - Stock
Considering even the worst stock single card result we got was more than good enough for Arkham Asylum, this definitely is a bit of GPU overkill. It does however provide us with our first real surprise. Both minimum and maximum frame-rates follow exactly how we'd expect them to do, but when it comes to the average frame-rate the GTX460 1GB slips a long way behind the GTX460 768MB in a SLI setup. So far behind that the HD6870XF edges ahead.
Dual GPU - Overclocked
Proving the stock result wasn't a one off, again we have the 768MB GTX460 ahead of its larger RAM'd brother. Not by as much and when you're dealing with frame-rates in the 200s then 18FPS isn't really here or there. Nonetheless it's an oddity. The overclock does mean that the HD6870 slips back into third place but really all of these cards are more than capable of handling Gothams finest.
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Time for the Middleweight Championship of the world. In the red corner the HD6850 and HD6870. In the Green corner the GTX460 768MB and 1GB.
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Maybe a few. But I don't know any one with four GPUs apart from Diablo and AMD are not going to waste loads of money in resources to cater to one in fifty (at the most) people.
The problem is it's out of AMD/Nvidia's hands any way. It all falls back to game coders and none of them will bother. Why would you? That's like having a thousand English people in a hotel and because there's one German there you make Bratwurst and Sauercraut for all of them. It's just a waste of time and money for pretty much every one involved. Game makers, GPU manufacturers and so on. Take into account that Obsidian just released Fallout : New Vegas with all of the bugs problems and issues from the initial release of Fallout 3. If they were to get it perfect and get quadfire in there it would have taken ten years, not two. Take into account how long Valve have their games in development trying to get them perfect..
Going back to the review.. Crikey. I can not even begin to imagine the ammount of work that went into testing so many different configurations. Hats off guys, this is some of your best work yet. Also -
[editors note: like Hanibal & Murdock]
Who is the crazy one? hehe that bit made me laugh. I can just see one of you dancing around the test bed.
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Interracial GPU gangbang ahoy !
i want to have sex with that picture...Quote
HAHAHAHA! It was one of the forum members Mr Strawberry playing
must admit all them pictures of the GPUs do look awesomeQuote
Reminds me of this:
Anyone who understands this is a true nerd.Quote
am bit of noob so don't bash me
I've got a question about the dual card winner . The 6850 gets better results in higher end games ( i think ) in crossfire then 460 and the price is almost the same , so why don't you recommend the 6850 in crossfire ?
am bit of noob so don't bash me
Because the 460 1GB's win out overall dude in the dual card segment.
thanks in advanceQuote
Sorry for asking this . So you would recommend the 460 1gb sli for general gaming and for high en the 6850 ? or only the 460 ? i just wannna get the best out of my money .
thanks in advance
dual of either would be epic tbh.
Id buy AMD cards for the cooler and quiet approach though tbh (personal preference)Quote
what do you mean dude 6850 single or dual?
dual of either would be epic tbh.
Id buy AMD cards for the cooler and quiet approach though tbh (personal preference)
Anyway i think its better to wait a couple of weeks because of the new series but for now am thinking about the 6850 cf cause thy cheaper and has little more fps( ~2 )then the 460 sli.Quote
Crysis Warhead page - Single CPU: Stock 6870 performs far more better than overclocked 6870.
PSU problem...?:-)Quote
I am little bit unsure on reliability of results in this review.
Crysis Warhead page - Single CPU: Stock 6870 performs far more better than overclocked 6870.
PSU problem...?:-)
PSU problem, ha friad not dude. Some times overclocking can end up giving you lower results, the card just didnt like it tbh.
Hmmm, perhaps downclocking would give even better results.... Quote


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Mr. Rodgers' Neighborhood
Though Newark may change, hometown hero's love never wavers
Story by CHRISTINE V. BAIRD / Photos by CHRIS FAYTOK
Even a child knows the lesson of the "Three Little Pigs" is that brick homes are built to last.
As Robert Rodgers, 71, stands atop a Newark hill one June afternoon amidst the rubble that was his high-rise home for more than 30 years, a wrecking ball banging at its sister building, he just shakes his head.
In addition to bricks, "that building was built with steel, good steel, not that secondhand steel," he says. But he's convinced the huffs and puffs of politics did it in.
Rodgers, a butcher, politician and tenant leader who fought for more than a decade to save Brick Towers, an ailing apartment complex on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard with sweeping views of Manhattan, is clear on who the wolf is.
"That lousy Sharpe James," he says of the former Newark mayor, whom he once campaigned for. Others might have different ideas about what really happened, but Rodgers thinks James doomed the complex to spite then-rival Cory Booker, who lived there and succeeded James as mayor.
No matter that the buildings were in dire need of repair and smack in the middle of a neighborhood the city planned to redevelop. Rodgers, a former district leader in the Central Ward, smells a grudge.
Not much about Newark surprises him anymore. He has witnessed his hometown change over the years from workshop of the world to riot zone to wasteland to finally, perhaps, phoenix rising from the ashes.
Through it all, Rodgers has been there -- vocal, nettlesome and passionate about the place. He's a survivor whose pride in his city keeps him going. Each day, he puts on a gold-lettered Newark pin, similar to the ones he buried with his parents.
"I had it nice," he says of life in Newark. "I can't complain."
Beyond bricks and mortar
Some might wonder why anyone would fight to save a problem-plagued apartment complex that many called a symbol of all that's wrong with subsidized housing in Newark. (Three mixed-income developments will replace it.)
It's clear as Rodgers surveys the demolition site that the place was something more.
"We were happy here," he says.
Rodgers, who arrived in 1970, when the buildings were new, says the residents quickly formed a tenant association, dubbing the complex "Brick Towers." "We named our building ourselves," he says.
Tenants knew they had to stick together. "You can't take no chances," Rodgers says. "People tell you one thing, do another."
And indeed, the buildings' various owners, from slumlord to the city's housing authority, let the place fall apart.
At tenant rallies opposing plans to raze the buildings, Rodgers often barked through a megaphone. "Why you want to make the people homeless?" he'd say, insisting the city couldn't build enough housing for the displaced residents.
Surveying the broken bricks around him, he recalls families who once lived there. "We had block parties all the time. Every holiday, we had a party; everybody chipped in," he says. "Everybody was neighborly."
It was the kind of fellowship he'd experienced years earlier living in the North Ward with his young family. On a recent afternoon, he returns to the spot on Garside Street where he lived, the building now gone.
The yard once had a stable behind it and a vegetable garden. "Tomatoes and white potatoes, I mean I really grew a lot of nice stuff," he says.
His block was a place where people of different cultures lived together. "We were like one big family," he says.
Church feasts in the predominantly Italian neighborhood were highlights of the year. "I love the way they give their parties -- sausage in the streets, (the statue of) Mary comes through with all that money on it," he says. "We had a Georgia good time."
Frequent references to Georgia are Rodgers' way of paying homage to his favorite singer, Ray Charles, whom he heard perform at a Newark club. "I keep Georgia on my mind," he says.
Seeing the nearby Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart looming over Branch Brook Park, Rodgers gets excited. "Boy, I love the way that church shines up at night," he says. "Purple!"
He recalls his wife, Ruth, his high school sweetheart, taking the kids ice skating in the park. If he went along, he'd bring a pillow to cushion her falls.
Memories of his children keep them alive for Rodgers, who has lost all four. A son died after falling through a roof on a construction job, and diseases including asthma and cancer took his other son and two daughters.
He and his wife also helped raise his late brother's children. "We promised each other," Rodgers says. "Even if they all had to eat peanut butter, we'd stick together."
Workshop of the world
Born in Norfolk, Va., Rodgers moved to Newark as a child, one of nine siblings. "The streets were booming. It was a money-making town," he says.
As a kid, he haunted the shops around Prince Street, not far from where Brick Towers would be built. "The people trusted me," he says. "I didn't steal nothing."
He remembers a factory that made peanut brittle and peppermint sticks, and another that made candied apples. "Wax paper is key to making candy," he explains.
Years later, the riots would have a big impact on those businesses. "In one way, it was good, and one way, it was bad," Rodgers says of the riots. Afterward, the city opened jobs to African-Americans, he says, but many business owners fled. "It made me lose a lot of friends," he says.
His hobby as a teenager was observing. Sometimes, he'd hang around Father Divine's Hotel Riviera, which he calls the Hotel Review, one of his many malapropisms.
Although he always ate at home, he marveled at how the religious leader offered anyone baked chicken and peach cobbler for a few cents and the word "peace."
On Fridays, he hoofed it to the Savoy Theater on Springfield Avenue, where another preacher, Daddy Grace, tossed money from the roof. "I stayed there ¤'til I got every dime, every quarter I could get, and I saved it," he says, his voice rising. "I saved it."
He graduated from Central High School, where he ran track, but didn't go to college like his sister. "When I came along, all the money was gone," he says.
A local butcher offered him work. "He brought me to the slaughterhouses Down Neck," Rodgers says, referring to the Ironbound section of Newark. They'd put the animals "on the electric conveyor and ping!"
For almost 30 years, he worked at Randy's Meat Market on Clinton Avenue, and returned recently to find the market gone. Looking for something familiar, he spies Clinton & Bergen Furniture and walks through the door yelling "Sweet Popsie's here!"
In the shop, where he bought his first kitchen set, Rodgers finds timelessness in a city that has changed radically. As he reunites with an employee who worked there for 40 years, the store's owner, Katie Selikoff, says her staff has changed little. "My mother never liked to fire anyone, so they all stayed," she says.
Next, Rodgers makes a beeline to a soul food restaurant called Nick and Judy's, drooling at the prospect of chicken and dumplings, but finds it closed down.
"What happened? Where's Judy?" Rodgers yells to men standing nearby, telling them he was hoping for biscuits and sweet tea.
They stare, then one of them breaks into a smile. "Rodgers? Rodgers!" shouts James Cooper. "I knew this cat! Boy, did we have some good days."
When Rodgers walks through Newark, someone inevitably does a doubletake, recognizing his high-pitched voice or his unmistakable shuffle, but not the hobbled guy in the baseball cap (packed with ice to keep his head cool) who was once their butcher, district leader, or neighbor who busted chops.
It was his wife who realized that his in-your-face personality could do some good. "She made me go into politics," he says. The reason: Her friends were upset when a bus service that brought visitors to prisons raised its fare.
"They were charging a lot for little bitty kids to go see their father," Rodgers says. "People couldn't afford it."
Ruth Rodgers wanted him to help. "She said, 'Sonny, you can do it. Do it for the poor people,'" he says.
He became district leader in 1986 and was active, helping people in disputes with landlords and getting street lights replaced. In 1996, he ran unsuccessfully for freeholder, a loss he blames on eye surgery that prevented him from campaigning.
Goodbye, Brick Towers
In 2006, just a few months before tenants vacated Brick Towers, Ruth Rodgers decided they had to move.
"He's sick," his wife of 55 years says, noting that cancer, high blood pressure and the stress of building politics took a toll.
"When it was time for me to boogie, I boogied," says Rodgers, but he dreaded starting over.
At his new home, Court Towers, a senior citizen complex near Broad Street, Rodgers knew people, but had a sour attitude.
Someone asked him to join the tenants' board. "I don't want to be on your cotton pickin' board, no Georgia more," he said.
But a heat wave that summer changed his thinking after he suffered heat stroke. The residents and staff made him lemonade, picked up his medicine and brought him into an air-conditioned room.
"That's the way people do it in the country," he said at the time. "I am going to think twice before I jump on somebody because you never know when you are going to need them."
This spring, nearly two years later, Rodgers received a city council resolution recognizing his contributions to Court Towers. "He's a great guy," says councilwoman Dana Rone.
At a program last month honoring two women in the building, Rodgers gave glass roses to those who helped him adjust to his new home. "This is from my wife's heart and my heart," he says.
Rone then surprises Ruth Rodgers, who cooked the food for the party, with a bouquet of roses, commending her support of her husband. Soon, Ruth is sharing her bouquet with others, including a woman delighted to have a rose for her sick sister.
During the festivities, Rodgers starts dancing to Jackie Wilson's "Work out Baby."
"I thought he was crippled," says Eloncy Mathews Jr., watching a caneless Rodgers shimmy.
"He ain't crippled right now," says Johnnie Mae Nutter. "I don't know what kind of fruit punch he had, but it ain't the fruit punch we had."
Later, in Rodgers' apartment, decorated with an American flag, family photos and framed pictures of Martin Luther King Jr. and John F. Kennedy, and an open Bible on a table, he reflects on his mother's teachings.
"If anybody looks out for you, you have to show your appreciation," he says. Cross him, and it's a different story. "I'll be on you like rice on gravy," he says.
Piece of the past
Rodgers' belief that Brick Towers was built to last is sound, says Vincent Manganiello, demolition manager. His grandfather, a mason, helped build the place. "These buildings are built," he says at the site.
He hears Rodgers complain about never getting a souvenir brick like the other tenants and presents him with one. Making his way down the steep path to the street, Rodgers refuses offers by others to carry it for him.
"No, no, no," he says, tightening his grip around the brick. "I'm holding on to this ¤'til lamb chops fly."
Additional insights:
Favorite movie: Anything with Jackie Chan
Favorite sport: Boxing
Favorite food: Roast duck, baked sweet potatoes, and chicken and dumplings
Pet peeve: "When somebody lies to me. That burns me up."
Person he'd most like to have lunch with: Barack Obama. "He's all about the people."
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Rinold George Duren
Position: Pitcher
Born: February 22, 1929 in Cazenovia, WI
High School: Cazenovia HS (Cazenovia, WI)
Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 25, 1954 (Age 25.215, 8,784th in MLB history) vs. CHW 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1958 season [*]
Teams (by GP): Yankees/Angels/Phillies/Reds/Senators/... 1954-1965
Last Game: August 18, 1965 (Age 36.177) vs. CHW 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Died: January 6, 2011 in Lake Wales, FL
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Faith Without Borders
As Christians are we not obligated to help those who area most in need? Should we only focus on those in our own country who need our help, or does God's command us to ignore borders?
How might the words of the biblical prophet Isaiah resonate with us today, when he says: "If you spend yourselves on behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday."
Why is America Cutting Emergency Food Aid in the Middle of a Famine?
When I first visited Ethiopia at the height of the 1984 famine, I watched as twenty-four people died of starvation in less than fifteen minutes, right in front of my eyes. Barely five years into my career as a Congressman, nothing my staff told me beforehand could have prepared me for what I saw on that trip.
Gasping at awful photographs of unspeakable human suffering is one thing; bearing firsthand witness to human suffering is another thing entirely. Glancing at a picture of a starving child in the newspaper, you can always turn away, but when you're staring into the eyes of a mother who has just lost that child, it's a completely different story. There's no looking the other way.
That's why I often describe those first Ethiopia experiences as my "converting ground" on issues of global hunger. What happened in Ethiopia changed me, and changed how an entire generation looks at hunger.
It's also why I'm currently back on the Horn of Africa, reporting on the ground from the Dadaab refugee camp in eastern Kenya, less than fifty miles from the Somali border. And I am appealing to my affluent brothers and sisters in the United Stated and around the world not to look away. We need your help.
Word Made Flesh, and the Indignity of Having a Human Body
30 Years of Zimbabwean Independence: Promises of Hope and 'Acts of Madness'
Immigrants Helping Immigrants
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Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona, general manager Theo Epstein and head trainer Mike Reinold met with righthander John Lackey on Friday to discuss his struggles, health and off-the-field issues, The Boston Globe reports.
Following a second consecutive poor outing Wednesday, Lackey told reporters, "Everything in my life (stinks) right now, to be honest with you."
That loss dropped the righthander to 2-5 with an 8.01 ERA this season, and his comments raised concerns about his state of mind. During spring training, Lackey revealed that his wife, Krista, was being treated for breast cancer.
"Obviously, you look deeper and deeper when you don't get the kind of results you're looking for," Epstein told The Boston Globe. "Those aren't things that are going to be discussed publicly, but the pitching coach and others are working on it every day to try to put guys in a position to succeed. Rest assured there's a lot of work being done on a lot of different fronts to improve this club. Obviously, that's one of the fronts."
Francona wouldn't reveal much about the meeting. "We've talked to Lack. We try to talk to everybody. I do think some of the things have to be a little bit personal," Francona told the newspaper.
Lackey, who is healthy, is scheduled to start Tuesday against the Baltimore Orioles.


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Northumbria's Police and Crime Commissioner has backed a call to change the way children are prosecuted.
The age of criminality in England and Wales is currently set at ten.
But Lord McNally – the chair of the youth Justice Board - has said it could be worth raising the age of criminal responsibility from ten to 12, and considering replacing traditional youth courts with informal panels similar to those in Scotland.
Police and Crime Commissioner Vera Baird QC said: "The criminal justice system can be intimidating enough for adults, so for a child as young as ten or 11 it could be totally overwhelming.
"A less formal setting would still allow prosecutors to get at the truth, while taking into account the needs of youngsters involved in the legal system.
"Youngsters who have become involved in criminality, for whatever reason, need to learn from their mistakes and receive help to turn their lives around for the future.
"I am not for a moment suggesting youngsters should 'get away with' committing crimes, but we need to think about a different way of tackling these offences which is better for the victims, the youngsters involved and society as a whole."


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Blake wrote Tiriel in or around 1789. It can be seen as poem of lamentation, and the figure of Tiriel, an aged king who has been exiled from his own land, as a version of King Lear. Here, however, the resemblance stops, for the reader is not expected to sympathise with Tiriel in his plight but rather to see it as an inevitable outcome of misrule and arrogance. Tiriel has enslaved his brother Zazel and cursed his own children; small wonder, then, that his attempts to find solace – in, for instance, his visit to his own parents Har and Heva – meet with no success. In the poem Blake is clearly depicting the fate of tyranny in terms that readily connect with themes of exile and wilderness drawn from biblical sources.
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