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Palo Alto expat in London Reports As Olympics Approach
Original post made by David Vinokur, a former resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Jul 9, 2012
==B A sporting chance==
Growing up in Palo Alto, two of my favorite sports to play were soccer and tennis. That meant eight years of AYSO dribbles from El Camino Park to you name it, and countless baseline battles at Rinconada and across town. I also loved badminton at Jordan and Paly. What luck, then, to find myself living in the country that created these and many other sports. Britain is, of course, also the land that gave us golf and rugby, the latter of which is the clear progenitor of American football. Even the indigenous game of rounders can plausibly be considered the birth-sport (when spliced with cricket) of America's Pastime. So yes, Britain is absolutely a sporting nation.
Wimbledon, the mother of all tennis tournaments, is typically the highlight of the English sporting summer. We attend almost every year, and its proximity to our home adds immediacy and relevance for us. But the recently completed Euro 2012 football tournament had a tight grip on this country. With the Olympics a couple of weeks away, I really didn't focus on "The Championships" until this past weekend. Andy Murray falling to Roger Federer was thrilling but also historic and heartbreaking, as Murray is the first British man in 74 years to reach the final of this august competition. He is now a national hero, not for losing, but for his grace and poise as a runner-up.
==B Victory in defeat==
The U.K. loves a good hard-luck story, and Murray is just that. He will continue to press and impress, with his British-approved pluck and, lest we forget, outstanding athleticism. Another of the all-time great sports legends here is George Best. This much admired and lamented Northern Irish Football superstar once said: "I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." He went for the joke on that one, but he also foretold his demise, as he died in 2005 at age 58, after countless failed attempts to get sober.
Best will be loved for many years to come because he was a brilliant athlete, despite his slow and very public descent down the neck of a beer bottle. But like I said, the U.K. loves a good hard-luck story. Or more poignantly, is OK with not winning, depending on the circumstances. Even the World War II battle of Dunkirk, routinely cited as the ultimate example of Britain's steely resolve in the face of overwhelming adversity, was a defeat. But don't be mistaken: Britain is peopled by a highly competitive folk. And though opinion is divided on the role of the Monarchy, many here are fiercely protective of their Queen.
==B If you want to sing out, sing out==
Nothing quite stirs patriotism here like a good public airing of "God Save The Queen." This song is the national anthem of both Great Britain and New Zealand, and was famously skewered by the Sex Pistols in the '70s with their twisted number-one punk single of the same name. This sombre ode (not the punk one, obviously) to a "gracious" and "noble" Queen is a rather uplifting and positive hymn, truth be told. Unlike most national songs, it has two versions (#king) and is also the royal anthem of 10 countries, including our friends Jamaica and Canada. Heck, even Neil Young & Crazy Horse currently have a top-10 album in the U.S. and U.K. with their take on GSTQ.
A close second in the British anthem stakes is "Jerusalem." This poem by English writer and painter William Blake was set to song during the First World War to boost morale, and is regularly sung in Anglican churches. It was one of four hymns sung at Will and Kate's wedding last year and is the anthem of England's cricket team. Its "green and pleasant land" closing line goes a long way to describe the essence of Britain.
==B Definitely green, definitely pleasant==
Danny Boyle, the acclaimed director of "Slumdog Millionaire," is the producer of the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony. He has cleverly chosen Green and Pleasant Land as one of the event themes. The cost for this pageant is rumoured at over $40 million (including live cattle), with a cast of thousands (including said cattle) and volunteer staff numbering over 10,000. As one of the lucky "punters" who were awarded the right to purchase tickets to this extravaganza, I am keen to see what Mr. Boyle & co. have in store for those of us in the Olympic Stadium and for the expected television audience of one billion.
Next up: Palo Alto Olympians, more Opening Ceremony details and logistics of Olympic proportions.
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Comments (11)
a resident of Palo Verde
on Jul 9, 2012 at 3:27 pm
You write well on British patriotism, but thought you might have mentioned the line in "Jerusalem" about "bring me my chariots of fire", since the famous movie depicting the infamous Olympic gold medal of Eric Liddell still does the rounds every 4 years'.
a resident of Midtown
on Jul 9, 2012 at 3:46 pm
Even luxury hotels in London are offering huge discounts today because nobody is booking.
The forecast is for very cold, very wet weather in London during the Olympics.
Plus bad, very expensive food and Orwellian security checks-
-no thanks
Most people will watch the Olympics on their TVs and computers-which have much better visuals and commentary.
The NFL has a similar problem selling seats for football games-
-people have a much, much better experience watching on their computers-- and they do not have to pay for a ticket, transportation or accommodation.
a resident of Stanford
on Jul 9, 2012 at 11:29 pm
Many thanks for your reports. I especially like human interest and offbeat stories, and I'm sure they'll be no shortage of those in London! Hope you have a really lovely time, and I look forward to reading.
a resident of Midtown
on Jul 10, 2012 at 11:55 am
I had no idea Danny Boyle is behind the opening ceremonies. I'm sure it will be very interesting. Can't wait to watch that! Thanks for the report! keep 'em coming!
a resident of Midtown
on Jul 10, 2012 at 1:35 pm
Usain Bolt vs. Christophe Lemaitre in the 100/200m...what is the betting line?
a resident of Embarcadero Oaks/Leland
on Jul 12, 2012 at 2:56 pm
George Best had a particularly fascinating story. Born in Northern Ireland he was a stunningly brilliant football(soccer) player who was compared with the brilliant Brazilian players of his time. He is considered to be the best player to never play in the World Cup. He paled with Beatles and other famous pop and movie stars of the time and dated numerous super-models and beautiful actresses. He was an alcoholic who never seriously tried to quit. He received a liver transplant but resumed his drinking afterward and died almost penniless but still much beloved by the British public.
a resident of another community
on Jul 15, 2012 at 2:17 pm
@Sharon is right when she said London is very wet at the moment (just as many parts of Mid-West are 'very dry' at the moment!) but I wouldn't say it's very cold here - it's actually a few degrees warmer than San Francisco right now. Maybe that counts as Arctic for Californians!
There is definitely heightened security around the Olympic Park but that is a modern fact of life, eh frequent flyers? Who knows - maybe Orwellian security might have prevented the deaths of two people in the Atlanta bombing at the 96 Games? And don't think that staying at home and watching it on TV is any safer, either - according to estimates at Top10Stop.com, in 2007 almost half a million US citizens injured themselves falling off sofas. And who can forget Dubya's close call with a pretzel while watching sports TV in 2002? California has a population somewhat over half that of the UK and yet has three times the number of murders. Fact is, you're not safe anywhere these days!
a resident of Midtown
on Jul 15, 2012 at 5:23 pm
>George Best had a particularly fascinating story...
Yes, he did. A real 'bad' boy, who enjoyed his life, Belfast style, without much regret, while doing it. Brilliant artist on the soccer field. His (many) girlfriends thought he was brilliant in other ways....He was the Mickey Mantle of European football. He is still missed, despite all his warts.
Now, back to the current day: Usain or Christophe? Or neither?
Is David V. still alive over in London? Is he listening to the street talk? Gotta know, David...what do you know? So far, pretty boring on your part.
a resident of Palo Verde
on Jul 16, 2012 at 5:59 pm
The athletes have started to arrive in London. Here's a BBC video report. Web Link
a resident of Midtown
on Jul 20, 2012 at 5:36 pm
So happy to read your uniquely personal color pieces on the run-up to the Olympics in London - alert, observant, defining.
I'll take extra pleasure toasting the Opening Ceremony from Palo Alto with a Vanilla Ice Cream Root-Beer Float and remembering my former young companion.
Good job.
a resident of Green Acres
on Jul 21, 2012 at 10:54 am
Leytonstoner - nice job refuting Sharon's falsehoods. Good to see others tell her she is off her rocker; it usually requires a couple seconds of search to disprove her, but you did it for us from the scene - thanks.
Good work, keep it up and have fun!
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Good news: Obama alienates Poland by referring to "Polish death camps"
posted at 9:05 pm on May 29, 2012 by Allahpundit
Hey, it's not like they're a close ally and a keystone of our eastern European policy. The only person angrier than the Poles tonight, incidentally: Ed Morrissey, who's being deprived of a golden Obamateurism item for tomorrow morning. Sorry, buddy!
The bad news? This isn't the only dumb, offensive thing that a prominent Democrat has said about Poland this week. The worse news? When I say he's alienated Poland, I don't mean he's alienated a few bloggers in Warsaw or the editorial page of some partisan newspaper. The outrage goes to the very top:
"The White House will apologize for this outrageous error," Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski tweeted. Sikorski said that Polish Prime Minister Donald "Tusk will make a statement in the morning. It's a pity that this important ceremony was upstaged by ignorance and incompetence."…
"A Polish death camp" — Sikorski also tonight tweeted a link to an Economist story noting that "few things annoy Poles more than being blamed for the crimes committed by the Nazi occupiers of their homeland. For many years, Polish media, diplomats and politicians have tried to persuade outsiders to stop using the phrase 'Polish death camps' as a shorthand description of Auschwitz and other exemplars of Nazi brutality and mass murder. Unfortunately this seems to have escaped BaracK Obama's staff seem not to have noticed this."…
Alex Storozynski, the President of the Kosciuszko Foundation, lauded the president earlier in the day for recognizing Karski, but now says "Karski would have cringed if he heard this….So far, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Associated Press and others have changed their stylebooks to ban the use of this phrase. Now, the Obama White House must do the same. President Obama's remarks are already being called 'scandalous' by media outlets in Poland. Obama was seen reading this phrase off a teleprompter. The President must acknowledge his mistake and apologize for it. He must do it for Karski and the other Poles that risked their lives trying to stop the Holocaust."
BuzzFeed has a round-up of Polish Twitter reaction, and it ain't pretty. Here comes White House spokesman Tommy Vietor a-grovelin':
National Security Council Spokesman Tommy Vietor tells BuzzFeed: "The President was referring to Nazi death camps operated in Poland. The President has demonstrated in word and deed his rock-solid commitment to our close alliance with Poland."
In a second comment, Vietor said: "The President misspoke – he was referring to Nazi death camps in Poland. We regret this misstatement, which should not detract from the clear intention to honor Mr. Karski and those brave citizens who stood on the side of human dignity in the face of tyranny."
The fact that Vietor felt obliged to issue a second, more apologetic statement shows you how badly the White House was caught off-guard by the fury of the backlah. I'd bet cash money that both Tusk and Sikorski have personal phone calls from the Unicorn Prince coming in the near future, assuming they haven't happened already.
In fairness to O, I'm sure he didn't mean to imply anything about Polish culpability for the Holocaust at a moment when he was honoring a Polish hero for helping to expose the Holocaust. But since that wouldn't have stopped a collective liberal pants-wetting if Bush had made the same gaffe, we must press boldly on and rub The One's face in this. Go nuts.
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November 2011
"Baby Number Two for Allan!"
A few days ago, it happened at last:
On 24 October, at 9:43 PM, the second baby of Allan and his Jenny beheld the light of the world!
This new-born member of our world came out measuring 49 centimeters and weighing 3.260 kilograms!
What would his "older" brother William say to greet him? With his age of 16 months, he already makes sure that there's never a dull moment for his mom and dad.
We most cordially congratulate the new parents this second time around!
"Coffee - To - Go!"
The alarm clock rang too late again and the airport taxi is out there already waiting…!
A second cup of coffee would have been wonderful right now, but the briefcase is forcing itself on to the next appointment…
Finally want to start your sightseeing completely relaxed for once with a coffee cup in the hand?
Now, we've got the solution to that!
We're now offering you freshly-roasted coffee as Coffee To-Go as well!
All you "have to do" is sit back and ENJOY…
"Current EVENTS / HAPPENINGS in Vienna in November 2011"
This time, we've searched for an especially comprehensive and sophisticated list of events for you.
We'll be happy to keep you informed about all the dates / schedules and perhaps even let you in on a few secrets too…
Lower Belvedere
The Belvedere has the world's largest collection of paintings by Gustav Klimt, many of which will be on display in a special exhibition dedicated to this world-famous artist and his contemporary, the gifted architect, exhibition orchestrator and designer Josef Hoffmann (1870–1956).
The show "Gustav Klimt / Josef Hoffmann. Pioneers of Modernism" will center on the long-standing collaboration between the two, which started with the foundation of the Vienna Secession in 1897 and continued until Klimt's death in 1918.
The exhibition focuses on Klimt and Hoffmann's collaboration on the Palais Stoclet in Brussels, the only true "Gesamtkunstwerk", or total work of art, produced by the Wiener Werkstätte. This unusual building and its lavish interiors are presented in detail for the first time at this special exhibition. Exact replicas of wall designs, an architectural model and numerous plans and preparatory sketches for Klimt's Stoclet Frieze provide a valuable insight into the story behind the construction of this Art Nouveau Gesamtkunstwerk.
Hoffmann also designed numerous exhibitions during his career, many of which featured works by Gustav Klimt. Plans and reconstructions of individual rooms bring the time around 1900 back to life. One such room is a replica of the Klimt Room where the Beethoven Frieze was shown to the public for the very first time in 1902. A scale model of the Beethoven exhibition recreates Vienna's first ever Gesamtkunstwerk. Klimt's compositional sketches for the frieze and various studies by some of the other artists represented at the exhibition provide additional context for the show. Another focus is on the artists' cooperation for the Kunstschau 1908 where Klimt's masterpiece "The Kiss" went on display to the public for the first time. Other attractions include a reconstruction of Klimt's last studio (including a number of original items) that bears Josef Hoffmann's design signature, as well as Hoffmann's sketches for Klimt's tomb, which was ultimately never completed.
October 25, 2011 – March 4, 2012
Christmas markets
From mid-November to Christmas, Vienna's prettiest squares transform into magical Christmas markets. The aroma of Christmas bakery items and hot punch creates a pre-Christmas atmosphere.
At the traditional Vienna Magic of Advent, the Rathausplatz becomes a shining fairytale land. The 150 or so sales stands offer Christmas gifts, Christmas tree decorations, sweets and warming drinks. A giant Advent wreath measuring twelve meters in diameter dominates the square, the trees of the surrounding City Hall park are festively decorated and radiate in a sea of lights.
Not far away is the Christmas village on Maria-Theresien-Platz, situated between the Museum of Fine Arts and the Natural History Museum. Over 60 stands offering traditional handicrafts and original gift ideas are set up here during Advent. The romantic Christmas village in the Old AKH is also a popular meeting point during the run-up to Christmas, especially for the younger crowd.
The Old Viennese Christmas Market on Freyung in the city center is committed to tradition. A Christmas market was held here as early as 1772; today, it is a place to buy handicrafts, glass decorations, traditional cribs and ceramics. Festive Advent music can be heard on the square from 4.30 pm.
The cultural and Christmas market in the Ehrenhof in front of Schönbrunn Palace offers romance in front of an imperial backdrop, and is converted into a New Year's market after Christmas. The atmospheric market shows traditional handicrafts, handmade jewelry and Christmas decorations. Besides a children's program, there is also an exhibition of cribs. The Advent market in front of Belvedere Palace is also held in an imperial ambience.
An alternative Christmas market on Karlsplatz provides the opportunity for contemplation. There is bound to be a Christmas gift amongst the numerous handicrafts on offer. There's also lots to discover in the idyllic little lanes of the Christmas market on Spittelberg. Projections of photos (daily) and short silent films (Sundays) supplement the cultural offering this year. Conviviality is also in focus at the winter market on Riesenradplatz, which this year runs right through to 8 January.
Vienna Christmas Market 12 November - 24 December 2011
daily from 10.00 am to 9.30 pm, Fr & Sa until 10.00 pm
24 December until 5.00 pm
Rathausplatz, 1010 Vienna
Christmas Village at Maria-Theresien-Platz 16 November - 24 December 2011
daily from 11.00 am - 9.00 pm, occasionally 10.00 pm
24 December, 11.00 am - 3.00 pm
Maria Theresien-Platz, 1010 Vienna
Christmas Village at Belvedere Palace 18 November - 23 December 2011
daily from 11.00 am - 9.00 pm
Prinz-Eugen-Straße 27, 1030 Vienna
Christmas Village at Altes AKH 12 November - 23 December 2011
Mo-Fr 2.00 pm - 10.00 pm
Sa, Su, hols. 11.00 am - 10.00 pm
Alserstraße/Spitalgasse, Hof 1, 1090 Vienna
Old Viennese Christmas Market 18 November - 23 December 2011
daily from 10.00 am - 9.00 pm
Freyung, 1010 Vienna
Cultural and Christmas Market & New Year's Market, Schönbrunn Palace
19 November - 26 December 2011
daily from 10.00 am - 9.00 pm
24 December from 10.00 am - 4.00 pm, 25-26 December from 10.00 am - 6.00 pm
New Year's Market from 28 December - 1 January 2012
daily from 10.00 am - 6.00 pm
Schönbrunn Palace, 1130 Vienna
Advent Market on Karlsplatz 18 November - 23 December 2011
daily from 12.00 noon - 8.00 pm, food until 9.00 pm
Karlsplatz, 1010 Vienna
Christmas Market on Spittelberg 17 November - 23 December 2011
Mo-Th 2.00 pm - 9.00 pm, Fr 2.00 pm - 9.30 pm
Sa 10.00 am - 9.30 pm, Su & hols. 10.00 am - 9.00 pm
Spittelberggasse, Schrankgasse, Gutenberggasse, 1070 Vienna
Winter Market on Riesenradplatz 19 November 2011 - 8 January 2012
Mo-Fr 12.00 noon - 9.00 pm
Sa & Su 11.00 am - 9.00 pm
24 December 10.00 am - 3.00 pm, 31 December 10.00 am - 2.00 am (food), 10.00 am - 6.00 pm (trade)
Riesenradplatz, 1020 Vienna
Christmas Market Tours
Tours to selected Christmas markets
Winter Wonderland in the Kunsthistorisches Museum
An exhibition at the Kunsthistorisches Museum is dedicated to depictions of the coldest season in European art, from Bruegel to Beuys.
The exhibition "Wintermärchen" ("Winter Wonderland") in the Kunsthistorisches Museum shows the influence of winter on European art from the Late Middle Ages to the present day, and runs from October 2011 to January 2012. Starting from illustrations of the seasons in the Middle Ages, the show focuses on the creation of the winter landscape in Flanders in the 1560s. Building on this, the exhibition presents the development of the winter genre through to the present-day.
The exhibition shows works by important painters such as Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Rembrandt, Francisco de Goya, Caspar David Friedrich, Claude Monet, Edvard Munch, Anselm Kiefer and Peter Paul Rubens. In total, about 150 paintings can be seen, as well as a range of sculptures, tapestries and objects made from porcelain, ivory and silver.
18 October 2011 - 8 January 2012
Contemporary art in the Leopold Museum
Austrian and international art after 1945 are the focus of the exhibition "The Excitement Continues".
Over almost 60 years of collecting, Rudolf Leopold, who died in 2010, acquired not only works by Egon Schiele, but also a constant stream of works by contemporary artists. Around 100 of them can be wondered at until January 2012 in the exhibition "The Excitement Continues. Contemporary art from the collection of Leopold II".
Paintings, drawings and a number of sculptures offer visitors an overview of Leopold's collecting activities. Entire blocks of work or significant individual pieces will be shown. Amongst the artists represented in the exhibition are Günter Brus, Bruno Gironcoli, Kiki Kogelnik, Maria Lassnig, Hermann Nitsch, Arnulf Rainer, Otto Muehl, Elke Krystufek, Robert Zeppel-Sperl and Erwin Wurm. Works by prominent international artists such as Roy Lichtenstein and Mario Merz can also be seen.
14 October 2011 - 30 January 2012
100 years of Hollywood
The Jewish Museum dedicates the first exhibition following its remodeling to the topic of Holly wood and the success story of Jewish immigrants who came from Europe to the factory of dreams.
At the end of the 19th century, a group of young Central and Eastern European economic refugees arrived in New York, among them Adolph Zukor (Paramount), William Fox, Louis B. Mayer (MGM) and the Warner Brothers. Two decades later, they "invented" Hollywood: the studios, the stars, the happy ending. The exhibition is dedicated to phenomena such as the invention of the global "star", as well as to specific Jewish topics, such as humor, sense of identity and self-censorship. It also investigates the milestones of film history and examines them in relationship to European Jewish experience.
Huge, never before shown film posters from the early days of cinema, background backstage views and unusual exhibits can be seen in the Jewish Museum: Marilyn Monroe's make-up case by Max Factor, the Jewish make-up artist and inventor of her platinum-blonde hair, and the pair of red shoes worn by Dorothy in the "Wizard of Oz".
19 October 2011 - 15 April 2012
Voice Mania
The international festival of vocal acrobatics once again demonstrates what the human voice is capable of from 4 November.
The a cappella festival Voice Mania hisses, grooves, buzzes, warbles, drones and pops - and, of course, sings for all its worth. Vocal virtuoso variety ensures a program of the highest standard for a whole month.
Open-air opening "Balcanto"
For the opening on 4 November, six groups will perform on balconies in the Old City (hence the name Balcanto) and in the House of Music (free admission!). Performing will be the Rounder Girls from Austria with Gospel, Maybe6ix with Italian pop and El Trio Chikiboom from England with Swing and Jazz.
The event will run for the four weeks primarily at the Metropol, the Vindobona, the Ost Klub and at the Theater am Spittelberg.
Also in attendance this year are The Real Group from Sweden and Cologne's sensational band Basta, which is celebrating ten years on stage. Vocal Tempo perform their Salsa and Son Cubano grooves and the Harmonixen offer crisp and spicy vocal humor.
The Lalá Vocalensemble accompanies the first ever Voice Mania Dinner at concert-café Schmid-Hansl with a cosmopolitan variety of sounds. And the Rounder Girls get the mood just right with their gospel concert in the venerable Minorite church. Maybepop provide the finest in comedy.
Fans of Beatboxing (percussion with the voice) will also be amazed and get their money's worth, not least at the close of the festival with Acoustic Instinct.
4 November - 4 December 2011
Tickets & information:
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Wien Modern
The Wien Modern festival turns the city into an international platform for current developments on the art scene from 28 October to 25 November. New music – including original and premier performances – will resound at 14 venues, from the Konzerthaus to the Musikverein and the Semperdepot.
The festival focuses on Austria, with representatives such as Grandseigneur Friedrich Cerha and Wolfgang Mitterer, and the United Kingdom, with compositions by Sir Harrison Birtwistle and others.
A highlight of the children's program line Jungle Wien Modern is the world premiere of "Momo", in which the Michael Endes classic of youth literature is confronted with the present day.
A permanent festival meeting point throughout the whole period is the Wien Modern lounge in Café am Heumarkt.
New music is sometimes perceived as being a bit puzzling. However, active debate can make the unusual comprehensible. Wien Modern 2011 is an invitation to familiarize oneself with the music that is being composed today.
28 October - 25 November 2011
14 performance venues across Vienna
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The Dolphins will play their final game of the 2010 season on this second day of 2011 as they head north to face the division champion Patriots.
The 7-8 Dolphins are looking to finish their season with a .500 record and with a win would also finish with a 7-1 road record. On the other side, the 13-2 Pats are looking to make Bill Belichick the first coach in NFL history with four-14 win regular seasons.
Keep reading to see what our crew thinks about this one. Keith Sims talks Dolphins offense, Sam Madison tells you what the Dolphins' defensive objectives should be, and John Congemi tells you what's important for the Fins…
There are many things that we all want to see from this Dolphins offense. The stats rate this Patriots' defense as nothing but middle of the road, with it's highest rankings being points and rush (13th and 16th). For the Dolphins, this game should be less about the Pats and whatever they want to accomplish and all about what this Dolphins offense needs to get done.
There are three main areas where I'm looking for the Dolphins to excel:
1. Richie Incognito as center vs. Pro Bowler NT Vince Wilfolk. If Richie can not only hold his own, but win his share of these battles in the trenches, he should earn the starting center spot for 2011 and a nice new contract.
2. Ronnie & Ricky vs. Pats run defense. The Dolphins need to know which back they can build with. Both Ronnie and Ricky are very good RB's, but it's not likely that both will be back. One or both need to have strong games. Run hard, break tackles and make it seem like the 2009 Dolphins rushing attack is back.
3. Chad Henne vs himself. He is our starting QB. He has shown flashes of being a very good QB in this league. But there is no more time. He needs to tack control of this team and prove that he can put this team on his back and win a game. Prove he has control and that the game its not too big for him. I want to se Chad quiet all his critics and grab hold of the QB spot heading into the offseason.
Lastly, after 15 games, it's time for this offense to not only carry it's on weight, but win a game for this team. Let's see the offensive fireworks that we expected to see all season….Let's start 2011 with a bang!!
This is the last time we will see this Miami Dolphins football team. Every season brings you something totally different. If anything, you are only as good as your last down. And after the last few showings as a team, the Fins are out to prove something. This week the Fins have a great chance to show what type of team they really are.
It's a divisional game, an AFC East rival, and it's on the road. Mike Nolan will have his hands full trying to stop the #1 team in the NFL in scoring but it has been done. In their two losses this year, they have had an output of only 14 pts against the Jets and 14 pts to the Cleveland Browns. Keys to that same success will be to win on 3rd and 4th down efficiency. Limit the touches Tom Brady can put his hands on the ball. Create turnovers and that means getting off the field on 3rd and 4th downs. This is the #3 ranked defense in the league. I want to see the defense stop the running game and end Brady's streak of 319 consecutive passes without an INT fall in the last game of the season.
I want to start by saying that I realize that a victory against New England gets the Dolphins to 8-8 for the season, and that's not good enough to get into the playoffs. I also know that this season started with a lot of promise, and I certainly don't want to see this team lose to the Patriots to end the season! I believe there are multiple reasons for the way things transpired this year, but one thing that I can say about this group is they will come out and compete.
Getting to interact with most of the players on this team on a daily basis, I have a pretty good guage on the attitude and pulse of this team. They are disappointed about the back to back losses, and the way they have performed at home, but I believe they will be ready for the challenge to close out the schedule. This team is filled with prideful players that want to be successful, and led by a coaching staff that won't let them just go through the motions. They know the importance being prepared to play each and every Sunday, and I feel that this game won't be any different. Many people will say 7-9 is not that much different than 8-8. I'm from the belief that every time you step out on the field and they're keeping score, it matters! A win Sunday won't change anything this season, but it certainly will feel better than the alternative.
Tune in to all of our gameday coverage beginning at 11am on Sunday. You can watch online at Dolphins.com or listen locally on 940-WINZ or BIG 105.9 FM. Enjoy the game and Happy New Year!
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On that fourth of July afternoon 100 years ago, the eyes of the world turned to a makeshift wooden arena that had been hastily assembled in Reno, Nevada. Special deputies confiscated firearms, and movie cameras rolled as a crowd estimated at 20,000 filled the stands surrounding a boxing ring. The celebrities at ringside included fight royalty—John L. Sullivan and James "Gentleman Jim" Corbett—and the novelist Jack London. For the first time in U.S. history, two champions—one reigning, the other retired but undefeated—were about to square off to determine the rightful heavyweight king of the world. But more than a title was at stake.
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In one corner stood James Jackson Jeffries, the "Boilermaker," who had retired undefeated six years earlier to farm alfalfa in sunny Burbank, California. The Ohio native had lived in Los Angeles since his teenage years, fighting his way up the ranks until he defeated the British-born Bob Fitzsimmons for the heavyweight championship in 1899. But now, at 35, Jim Jeffries was long past his prime. Six feet one and a half inches tall, he weighed 227 pounds, only two above his old fighting weight—but he had shed more than 70 to get there.
In the other corner was John "Jack" Arthur Johnson, the "Galveston Giant," who had taken the title a year and a half before from Tommy Burns in Sydney, Australia, beating the Canadian fighter so badly that the referee stopped the fight in the 14th round. At 206 pounds, Johnson was lighter than Jeffries, but he was also three years younger, only an inch and a quarter shorter and immeasurably fitter. His head was shaved and his smile flashed gold and everything about him seemed larger than life, including his love of clothes, cars and women. Johnson had everything in his favor except that he was African-American.
A New York Times editorial summed up a common view: "If the black man wins, thousands and thousands of his ignorant brothers will misinterpret his victory as justifying claims to much more than physical equality with their white neighbors." Jeffries was blunter: "I am going into this fight for the sole purpose of proving that a white man is better than a Negro."
One of the nation's first celebrity athletes, Jack Johnson also provided a rough foreshadowing of the political theories of a 42-year-old educator from Great Barrington, Massachusetts, named W.E.B. Du Bois. William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was the first African-American to receive a PhD from Harvard and was a founder of the new National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He had concluded that to achieve racial equality, black people would first have to seize political power by organizing, demanding their rights and not backing down.
Such were the stakes when the bell rang for the first round of what would be called the Fight of the Century.
At about the same time, another African-American was making history on the other side of the country. In a boardinghouse at 128 West 29th Street in New York City—a block from Tin Pan Alley—Scott Joplin was feverishly putting the finishing touches on the libretto and score of an opera he was certain would be his masterpiece: Treemonisha.
A mild-mannered, self-effacing man who was in almost every way the opposite of Jack Johnson, Joplin had shot to fame in 1899 with the publication of the "Maple Leaf Rag," the first million-selling piece of instrumental sheet music in America. Born in the last half of 1867 near Texarkana, Texas, to Giles and Florence Joplin, a freedman and a freeborn woman, he grew up with five siblings on the black side of town. He studied piano with a German-born teacher named Julius Weiss, who exposed him to European musical culture. Joplin left home early, kicked around Texas and the Mississippi River Valley as a saloon and bordello pianist, spent time in St. Louis and Chicago, and took music courses at the George R. Smith College in Sedalia, Missouri, about 90 miles east of Kansas City. In 1907, after a failed marriage and the death of his second wife, Joplin moved to New York.
Although Joplin did not invent ragtime—his friend Tom Turpin, a saloonkeeper in St. Louis' Chestnut Valley sporting district in the late 19th century, was one of a few forerunners—he raised what had been a brothel entertainment into the realm of high art, taking the four-square beat of the traditional march, adding a touch of African syncopation and throwing in the lyricism of bel canto operas and Chopin nocturnes. Joplin, however, wanted more than fame as the "King of Ragtime."
Joplin adhered to the philosophy of Booker T. Washington, who traced his rise out of bondage in the celebrated autobiography Up from Slavery and founded the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. Where Du Bois, the scion of a family of New England landholders, aimed his message at what he called the "Talented Tenth" of the African-American population, Booker Taliaferro Washington advocated a by-the-bootstraps approach for the masses, one that accepted segregation as a necessary, temporary evil while African-Americans overcame the baleful legacy of slavery. Born in 1856, the son of a white man and a slave woman in Virginia, he preached that training and education were the keys to racial advancement. The Negro, he maintained, had to demonstrate equality with the European by exhibiting the virtues of patience, industry, thrift and usefulness. "In all things that are purely social we can be as separate as the fingers," he said in his famous Atlanta Compromise speech of 1895, "yet one as the hand in all things essential to mutual progress."


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Team Pro Homme
Sur le court
Birthdate: 1986.09.20
Nationality: China
Best Ranking: single 307, double 136
Racket : T-Flash 315
String (+ tension): Ruff code + Xone (tension 52)
Years with TF: 6months
Favorite website: Sina Weibo
Favorite food: Chinese food
Favorite quotation: you will have real life when you belive yourself.
Best shot: insite out forehand
Favorite player to watch: Rafael Nadal
Favorite tournament: US open
Best double partner: Wang Yu
Best win/best memory: 2010 Shanghai Master 1000 qualify first round, beat Gabashvili Teymuraz
Worst loss/ashamed of: 2010 ShangHai Master 1000 qualify second round, Kubot, Lukasz , lost six match points
Except your racket, what's always in your bag? Rope, Yoga mat
Your power song in your ipod before entering the court? Stronger (Kelly Clarkson), Move like jagger (Maroon 5), Call me maybe (Carly Rae Jepsen)
Any special ritual before entering the court? Change one new clothes
Dans la vie
Main objective in life: Make a happy family
Best synonymous for tennis: Fight
Nothing is better than: Myself
I could not play tennis without: My enemy
If you could turn pro in another sport which would it be and why? Swimming, because I feel freedom.
If someone walked into your room right now, what would they notice first? My photos. A lot of photos
You're on a date an trying to impress, where do we go? A romantic and artistic coffee bar
You've got 2 weeks and a private jet, where do we go? Tahiti
Top 3 reasons to wake-up every morning? 1, go to training. 2,chasing the dreams. 3, for my happy life.
How long does it take to get ready in the morning ? 1hour
How do you relax? Stay with my lover
In a movie about your life, which actor/actress could play you? Superman
Best shopping place? Hongkong
Any advice for other players: Believe in yourself
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[quote user="dezzzR"]Whats worse, waiting two more days, or waiting 30 minutes during halftime while listening to madona? I cant decide.
[/quote]People watch the halftime show??? OK, I admit, I watched the Prince halftime show, but cmon who doesnt love Prince!?!?!
Halftime is when we go outside, burn it down using our multiple Giants bowls, and listen to the halftime report with Killer Carl Banks and Bob Pappa


text: I've got an 03 suburban Z71 with 164,000 miles on it. I live in upstate NY, so when it gets cold out....usually from october to april...the tranny doesn't want to shift into overdrive. it usually takes about 10 miles or so before its warmed up enough so it will shift. is this normal that it should take so long. it shifts into overdrive just fine the rest of the year..and it always shifts fine into the other gears no matter what the outside air temp


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Notice: On March 31, it was announced that Statalist is moving from an email list to a forum. The old list will shut down on April 23, and its replacement, statalist.org is already up and running.
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"Nick Cox" <email@example.com>
st: RE: RE: RE: literal single quotes
Thu, 4 Mar 2010 18:05:17 -0000
No one suggested the first. `= char(96)' is needed
On the general idea, I happily accept that programmers want to avoid
ugly codes. But I have never found this device either necessary or
attractive. The underlying idea seems to be that of "storing" the macro
for later use, but you really don't need to code like that.
Feiveson, Alan H. (JSC-SK311)
Thanks, Roger, Nick
Both suggestions work, but something like
. local bull = "count if char(96)tempchar(39) >0"
. `bull'
unknown function ()
does not work.
. local lq = char(96)
. local rq = char(39)
. local bull = "count if `lq'temp`rq' >0"
. `bull'
. local bull "count if \`temp\' >0"
. `bull'
Nick - I see a legitimate need for this when you have a long expression
involving temporary variables or names that may make the code look ugly
if written out next to some other long statement.
Nick Cox
This sounds like the urge for setting up a delayed evaluation, on which
my advice is
1. Use \` to insert a literal left quote if the urge is overwhelming.
2. Better, resist the urge. Rewrite your code so that you don't need to
do it.
This came up a few months ago, but I can't find my post. Martin Weiss
will probably remember it.
Feiveson, Alan H. (JSC-SK311)
Can someone please tell me how to define a local macro that contains
literal single quotes? For example Suppose I want to do something like
local bull "count if `temp' > 0"
where `temp' is to be interpreted literally, not evaluated.
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Hospira Issues a Voluntary Nationwide Recall of One Lot of 0.25% Bupivacaine HCL Injection, USP (2.5 MG/ML), 30 ML Single-Dose Vial and One Lot of 0.75% Bupivacaine HCL Injection, USP (7.5 MG/ML), 30 ML Single Dose Vial Due to Presence of Particulate Matter
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Sept. 13, 2013 - LAKE FOREST, Ill., - Hospira, Inc. (NYSE: HSP), announced today, on July 12, 2013, it initiated a voluntary nationwide recall to the user level for one lot of 0.25% Bupivacaine HCl Injection, USP (2.5 mg/mL), 30 mL Single-dose Vial (NDC 0409-1159-02). An expanded recall was issued on August 29, 2013 for one lot of 0.75% Bupivacaine HCl Injection, USP (7.5 mg/mL), 30 mL Single-dose Vial (NDC 0409-1165-02). Both recalls are due to confirmed customer reports of particulate floating and/or embedded in the glass vial. The particulate was identified as stainless steel ranging in size from 542 microns to 1700 microns in lot 18-136-DK (0.25% bupivacaine) and as iron oxide with an average size of 2000 microns in lot 23-338-DK (0.75% bupivacaine). To date, Hospira has not received reports of any adverse events associated with this issue for this lot.
Both products are packaged 25 units per carton/50 units per case in glass teartop vials.
Bupivacaine is indicated for the production of local or regional anesthesia or analgesia for surgery, dental and oral surgery procedures, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and for obstetrical procedures.
The administration of an injectable with the presence of foreign particulates may potentially cause thrombophlebitis, bacteremia, sepsis, and/or endocarditis and death may result. Signs and symptoms could include redness, pain, swelling at the site, fever, shortness of breath, tachycardia, nausea and vomiting. Depending on the particle size, if undetected, it could block administration of the diluted drug to the patient, causing a delay in therapy.
Lot 18-136-DK was distributed August 2012 through September 2012. Lot 23-338-DK was distributed January 2013 through May 2013. Both lots were distributed nationwide to wholesalers/distributors, hospitals and pharmacies.
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|Expiration Date
|0.25% Bupivacaine HCl Inj., USP (2.5 mg/mL), 30 mL Single-dose Vial
|0.75% Bupivacaine HCl Inj., USP (7.5 mg/mL), 30 mL Single-dose Preservative-Free Vial
Anyone with an existing inventory should immediately quarantine any affected product and return the product to Stericycle. For additional assistance, call Stericycle at:
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Any adverse reactions or quality problems experienced with the use of this product may be reported to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) MedWatch Adverse Events Program either online, by regular mail or by fax.
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at www.fda.gov/MedWatch/getforms.htm
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About Hospira
Hospira, Inc. is the world's leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies. Through its broad, integrated portfolio, Hospira is uniquely positioned to Advance Wellness™ by improving patient and caregiver safety while reducing healthcare costs. The company is headquartered in Lake Forest, Ill., and has approximately 16,000 employees. Learn more at www.hospira.com.
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like; "Waaaah!! The electoral process only works when the candidate i voted for wins!! waaaah!!!" you know...that kind of thing. lol
Been M.I.A. since THEE Game, work season is coming to a close but we're still PACKED with big construction jobs (cant complain) but how you guys like how my boys been doin?!!??! Canty, Beatty, Boley, oh man I cant wait to toot my own horn.... dual meaning, LOL
The bandwagon is leaving the station, who's gonna hop on???
I liked Ron Paul the best as well....unfortunately in my opinion we have two ****ty candidates right now and I have to vote for the one who will cause the least damage, Obama is in my opinion, the worst president this country has ever had (worse then Carter...perhaps there were worse ones 100+ years ago I don't know anything about but that's how it is), so I can't imagine Romney being "that" bad.
1 person's opinion in a place of millions doesn't really hold much weight to me.
And Dezz, are you suggesting that they dont like him because he's republican? well then howd he get elected? oh because sometimes that just happens. it always happens. it's not uncommon. but to suggest that now a large majority doesn't like him, immediately it's because it's large a dem state? wtf is that logic?


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Deloitte University Leadership Center for Inclusion
Fostering a new understanding of inclusion
The Deloitte University Leadership Center for Inclusion, a manifestation of our commitment to inclusion, is where we will gather to engage with our people, clients, and thought leaders to redefine inclusion in the 21st-century workplace. The establishment of a center such as this recognizes the promise of diversity: With clients, who are themselves increasingly more diverse, and in the marketplace, where no single point of view or way of seeing the world prevails.
"Deloitte University Leadership Center for Inclusion is not an intellectual endeavor, but an emotional petition to not be complacent, and strive to build a better world. This is not our job as leaders, but must be our calling…to build a culture where we all can thrive."
Christie Smith
Managing Principal, Deloitte University Leadership Center for Inclusion, Deloitte LLP
The radical transformation of diversity and inclusion: The millennial influence
There is a growing generational gap in how diversity and inclusion are defined in today's workplaces. Millennials, who will comprise nearly 75 percent of the workforce by 2025, believe inclusion is the support for a collaborative environment that values open participation from individuals with different ideas and perspectives and the unique factors that contribute to their personalities and behaviors, which is in stark contrast to prior generations who traditionally consider it from the perspectives of representation and assimilation.
The radical transformation of diversity and inclusion: The millennial influence examines generational views of diversity and inclusion and their impact on innovation, engagement, creativity, and other business outcomes. The findings could change the way organizations approach inclusion across corporate America for years to come. Read more
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Christie Smith, who leads the Deloitte University Leadership Centers for Inclusion and Community Impact, delivers a hard-hitting TEDx talk on the reality of diversity in the workplace and what must be done to make change happen.
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Everybody has a story. It is what uniquely defines each of us and helps others better understand who we really are. At Deloitte, we realize that it's through the telling of stories that we help break down barriers, find common ground, and provide a platform for a shared experience; one that encourages expressing our authentic selves and strengthens our inclusive culture. Watch videos from our leaders below.
Inclusion Strategy Labs
The Inclusion Strategy lab is focused on assisting clients with a change related to their inclusion efforts such as a change in leadership, a mind shift change toward an expanded definition of inclusion, or refresh of their efforts and initiatives.
The objective is to use the Lab framework to create an information-sharing and idea-generating discussion around a client's inclusion strategy. Learn how you can develop and refine your inclusion strategy.
What if the road to inclusion were really an intersection?
While traditional D&I frameworks have helped bring more diverse talent into organizations, what got organizations here will not get them where they want to be. It is time to refresh corporate efforts by taking an intersectional approach that will seamlessly reach all facets of corporate life. Read more
Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative
Deloitte is collaborating with the Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative (BJKLI) to move the needle on issues impacting talent globally, igniting a transformation in conversation through three primary pillars of leadership: Lift through action and advocacy; learn through research and innovation; and lead through insight and empowerment.
As a leader in the inclusion space, Deloitte has collaborated with BJKLI on the groundbreaking study, The radical transformation of diversity and inclusion: The millennial influence.
Uncovering Talent: A new model of inclusion
A new study from the Deloitte University Leadership Center for Inclusion introduces a disruptive way to speak about inclusion–one that moves beyond silos, programs and initiatives to help employees find common ground with one another. Download the full report (left) or the overview.
A Celebration of American Philanthropy
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At work, many executives feel pressured to conform to the mainstream and to hide any signs of belonging to a minority group. A new study indicates that this dynamic undermines employees' self-confidence and engagement and adversely affects diversity in organizations.
Why so few women and minorities at the top?
This Forbes article discusses the Deloitte University Leadership Center for Inclusion study, "Uncovering talent: A new model of inclusion."
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Inclusion is not only the right thing to do from a human perspective: It's the right thing to do from a business perspective. What's inclusion worth to you?
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with both areas being affected by the Storm their was no time for anyone to get on here and talk smack about a football game in the grand scheme of things.
but overall my experience with steelers fans is like ours. A lot of classy fans with a good knowledge of football with a RICH History. No need to talk smack.


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What is the volume of the solid formed by rotating this right
angled triangle about the hypotenuse?
A right circular cone is filled with liquid to a depth of half its
vertical height. The cone is inverted. How high up the vertical
height of the cone will the liquid rise?
How much peel does an apple have?
In the problem Fill Me Up, we invited you to sketch graphs showing the height of water against the volume for six containers, as they filled up.
Instead of sketching graphs or producing experimental plots, we could produce graphs by analysing the shape of each container and working out the function linking height and volume. Some functions are easier to work out analytically than others!
The Pint Glass and the lower portion of the Conical Flask are both frustums of cones.
We can use what we know about the volume properties of a cone to help us to analyse what happens when we fill the pint glass or conical flask with water.
Imagine a cone sitting on its point being filled with water:
In the second picture, the height of the water level has doubled. How has the volume of water changed?
What if the height had trebled?
What if the height had increased by a factor of $n$?
How would I need to increase the height in order to double the volume?
How would I need to increase the height in order to treble the volume?
How would I need to increase the height in order to increase the volume by a factor of $n$?
What would a graph of volume (y) against height (x) look like?
What would a graph of height (y) against volume (x) look like?
The Pint Glass is not a whole cone, it is a frustum. How could you use the graph for a cone to work out what the graph for the Pint Glass would look like?
Extension challenge
Using a similar analysis, can you work out the shape of the graph for height against volume for a cone sitting on its base rather than its point?
Can you use your graph to work out what the graph for the Conical Flask would look like?
Very challenging extension:
Can you work out an analytical form for the function linking volume and height for a spherical flask?


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Feedlots Bought Fewer Cattle in December Compared With 2011Elizabeth Campbell
U.S. feedlots bought 0.5 percent fewer cattle in December compared with a year earlier, the government said, surprising analysts who were expecting an increase.
Feedlots bought 1.664 million head of cattle last month, down from 1.673 million in December 2011, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said today in a report. The average estimate of 12 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg News was a 2.9 percent increase. The feedlot herd totaled 11.193 million as of Jan. 1, 5.6 percent less from a year earlier. Analysts expected the inventory to be down 4.6 percent.
Most analysts predicted a rise in feedlot purchases, as the country's worst drought since the 1930s dried out pastures in the Great Plains. About 27 percent of the High Plains region was in "exceptional" drought as of Jan. 22, the U.S. Drought Monitor shows, up from 0.1 percent a year earlier. The price of corn, the main ingredient in feed, is up 14 percent in the past year.
"There's just a struggle for the supply, so you're seeing less numbers" of animals, Chad Henderson, the president of Prime Agriculture Consulting Inc. in Brookfield, Wisconsin, said in a telephone interview. "In order to make money having cattle on feed, you need to have supplies of onsite cheap feed. That's a limiting factor. That's going to lead to lower placements figures."
Feedlot operators buy year-old animals that weigh 500 pounds (227 kilograms) to 800 pounds, called feeders. The cattle are fattened on corn for about four to five months until they weigh about 1,200 pounds, when they are sold to meatpackers.
Feedlots sold about 1.745 million animals to meatpackers last month, down 1.7 percent from a year earlier, the USDA said. Analysts expected 6.6 percent drop, on average.
Fattened-cattle futures for April delivery climbed 0.3 percent to settle at $1.3075 a pound at 1 p.m. on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The price has fallen 1.2 percent in January.
Feeder-cattle futures for March settlement closed unchanged at $1.4795 a pound, and the commodity has lost 4.1 percent this month.


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Anand V. Bodapati is on the faculty at the UCLA Anderson School of Management in the Marketing Area. Prior to joining UCLA, he was on the faculty at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. His basic research interests are in the areas of consumer decision-making/psychology and in assessing customer responsiveness to marketing. He applies his research in various contexts: advertising, retailing, direct-marketing, e-commerce, and social marketing for health and public policy.
Professor Bodapati's papers have appeared in the Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Business and Economics Statistics, Marketing Letters and the Journal of Interactive Marketing. He was awarded the American Marketing Association's Paul Green Award twice. He is a recipient also of the American Marketing Association's Lehmann Award. He was a finalist for the O'Dell Award for his work on recommendation systems. Anand was a founding member of the editorial board of the Direct Marketing Association's Journal of Interactive Marketing. He is on the editorial board of Marketing Science.
Anand teaches UCLA Anderson's MBA course on Customer Insights and Market Research. The course draws on ideas from consumer psychology, survey research methodology, experimental design and statistics to present a managerially oriented view towards enhanced customer insights. Anand also teaches a 2nd year MBA course on "One to One Marketing," making UCLA one of few business schools in the U.S. to offer a course on CRM strategy. Anand teaches in various executive education programs, including UCLA's Medical Marketing program. In addition, he serves as Director of the UCLA Anderson Behavioral Research Lab.
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Copies of selected papers can be downloaded from Professor Bodapati's Personal Page.


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Ralph dropped an omnipungent ass nuke yeterday that caused a 20 minute evacuation of the cubical farm. Even when we came back you could still taste the leftovers of his atomized feces.
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Source engine games (including TF2) moving to Steam pipe delivery system
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To answer a few questions:
"Validating files" every time should be fixed by this change.
We'll migrate certain user config files to the new directory when the real game is converted. (But probably not custom content. That will just stay in the old folder and you can move it to the appropriate place.) We didn't do that for the TF beta, though. We'll have a blog post that explains more details about that when the time comes.
Dedicated servers use the same VPK's as the client.
This update will not add the L4D ability to dynamically add/remove addons. You will have to restart the game. But it lays the groundwork to add that at a later date, as well as Steam workshop integration. This is definitely something we have in mind.
VPKs volumes are split into 100MB-200MB chunks. So FAT32, etc is not an issue. (They still can be accessed as a single logical volume by the VPK tool and GCFScape, sort of like multi-part .RAR and .ZIP files.)
Users of the TF beta are reporting their boot and load times have been cut in half.
We expect to retain all existing functionality for all different ways to customize the game. All existing custom maps should work without modification.
There should be no reason to edit or rebuild the game VPK's. You can override any existing file and drop it loose into a subfolder in the addons directory, and it will take priority over the game VPK's.
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The tornadoes that ripped across the South in April devastated everything in their paths. Some institutions had to close their doors before semester's end.
Preparing students to work in a global economy is no small feat, but it is a skill employers are requesting. According to "Raising the Bar," a 2009 survey released by the American Association of Colleges and Universities, 67 percent of employers believe colleges should place an emphasis on providing students "the ability to understand the global context of situations and decisions," and 57 percent want students to have a better understanding of cultural diversity.
Global education has been a focus in American higher education for several years. Recently, we have seen an increase in conferences, speeches, and papers encouraging us to think globally and prepare our students for a world where success may be dictated by one's ability to navigate varying cultures, languages, and practices.
Rich in natural light, the building aims to help students be inspired by the school's mission, encouraging them to remember the need for accountability and transparency in international service.
In 2006, Northeastern University enrolled students from 42 countries, representing 4 percent of the freshman class. By 2009, the university had increased those numbers to 61 countries and 11 percent, along the way adding 932 new high schools sending students to Boston.
Innovation is not a term typically used within higher education circles. Rich in tradition and history, American higher education has been sometimes labeled a bureaucratic, traditionally mired venture that does not change with the times. But this generalization is, in so many ways, incorrect. We have one of the most innovative and complex postsecondary systems in the world, with breadth and depth in our educational delivery.
The worldwide demand for higher education and lifelong learning has never been greater. Colleges and universities around the globe need to scale up their offerings to cater to a mass influx of students, for whom a degree is their passport to the 21st-century workforce. Yet, they must do this in an environment where funding is often constrained and costs continue to spiral upward.


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I'm not defending Gilbride but those Oiler teams were very successful and it was large part due to their offensive passing attack.
Also, many coaches are not liked, but most importantly are they respected?
The one thing I got from the football life take on the punch is that Killdrive was good and ready to punch back if he wasn't restrained by a player. And it seems like he takes great joy in destroying Buddy's progeny too... he lost to Buddy (who took the HC job of the Cardinals) in 1994 while Killdrive stayed on the sinking Oilers ship, but after that, Killdrive as OC or HC has gone 7-3 against the brothers Ryan at DC or HC...
-As OC of PIT, Split with BAL (Rex DC) twice in 1999 and 2000 (2-2)
-As OC of NYG, beat BAL in 2008 (Rex DC), beat NYJ in 2011 (Rex HC), and went 3-1 against Dallas in Rob's tenure as DC (total of 5-1)
Side note, he DID go 1-3 vs the Patriots in 2002-03 while Rob was the linebackers coach and he was Buffalo's HC, in addition to losing in Baltimore (Rex) and winning vs Oakland (Rob) while he was QB coach for the giants. But safe to say it was not his offense vs the Ryan defense in either scenario.
I'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite team in the NFL.


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HID Global Enhances Authentication Portfolio With Lumidigm Acquisition
HID Global has acquired biometric fingerprint sensor manufacturer Lumidigm to enhance its authentication product offerings.
By SSI Staff · February 10, 2014
AUSTIN, Texas — HID Global announced Monday that it has acquired Lumidigm, a provider of biometric fingerprint sensors that uses multispectral imaging technology, for an undisclosed amount.
The acquisition allows HID Global to extend its authentication portfolio while positioning the company to deliver a variety of new secure identity solutions. The firm plans to use Lumidigm's technology to strengthen its offerings for healthcare, financial institutions and other high-security environments, says Denis Hébert, president and CEO, HID Global.
"The company has unique technology protected by a large patent portfolio and proprietary algorithms and has achieved strong penetration in key emerging markets including South America and Africa," he explains." Additionally, Lumidigm has a premier global customer base across multiple strategically important markets."
Lumidigm's multispectral imaging technology uses multiple light spectrums and advanced polarization techniques to extract unique fingerprint characteristics from both the surface and subsurface of the skin. The additional data enables multispectral imaging-based solutions to deliver the highest-quality fingerprint image and to more effectively discriminate real from imposter or "spoof" fingerprints, according to a company press release.
The deal also allows Lumidigm to take advantage of HID Global's size, channel and development strengths to enter new markets, says Bob Harbour, Lumidigm executive chairman.
"As part of HID Global, Lumidigm can expand its current business while also extending proven technology beyond finger- and hand-based applications into iris, facial and other smart imaging systems," he says. "The combined company will also have the opportunity to apply multispectral imaging capabilities to credential acquisition and authentication, gesture recognition, and other image-based process control systems, making multi-factor authentication on a single, integrated device a reality."
Imperial Capital served as the exclusive financial advisor to Lumidigm in this transaction.
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- HID Global Enhances Partner Program to Help Dealers Build Access Control Biz
- HID Global Relocates World Headquarters to Texas


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We initially planned to spend several days in Lincoln National Forest, however, after walking the Natural Cave Entrance route of Carlsbad Caverns (amazing!), we were spent and decided on a motel stay in town instead. Hot showers, a bed, and clean laundry gave us a much-needed boost. Re-focusing on our primary aim (enjoyment vs. drudgery), was also helpful. It's all too easy to get caught up in the rigidity of a pre-planned route and budget. With that in mind, we departed for El Paso the next day, drove on through when we didn't feel like staying and continued on to Las Cruces.


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Alarming Rise in Whooping Cough Cases
Once thought to be under control, Whooping Couch is on the rise. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Thursday that nearly 18,000 cases have been reported so far. That's twice the number reported at this point last year. At this pace, the number for the entire year will be the highest since 1959, when 40,000 illnesses were reported.
Nine children have died, and health officials called on adults - especially pregnant women and those who spend time around children - to get a booster shot as soon as possible.
"My biggest concern is for the babies. They're the ones who get hit the hardest," said Mary Selecky, chief of the health department in Washington, one of the states with the biggest outbreaks. Washington and Wisconsin have reported more than 3,000 cases each, and high numbers have been seen in a number of other states, including New York, Minnesota and Arizona. Texas is also reporting a higher number of cases than normal.
Health investigators are trying to figure out what's going on, and theories include better detection and reporting of cases, some sort of evolution in the bacteria that cause the illness, or shortcomings in the vaccine.
The vaccine that had been given to young children for decades was replaced in the late 1990s following concerns about rashes, fevers and other side effects. While the new version is considered safer, it is possible it isn't as effective long term, said Dr. Anne Schuchat, who oversees the CDC's immunization and respiratory disease programs.
Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious disease that can strike people of any age but is most dangerous to children. Its name comes from the sound children make as they gasp for breath.
Experts believe whooping cough occurs in cycles and peaks every three to five years. But they have been startled to see peaks this high. Vaccinations are supposed to tamp down the amount of infection in the population and make the valleys in the cycles longer, said Pejman Rohani, a University of Michigan researcher who is co-leader of a federally funded study of whooping cough trends.
The government recommends that children get vaccinated in five doses, with the first shot at age 2 months and the final one between 4 and 6 years. A booster shot is recommended around 11 or 12.
Vaccination rates for young children are good - about 84 percent of 3-year-olds have gotten the recommended number of shots. But fewer than 70 percent of adolescents have gotten all their shots. Most states require pertussis vaccinations for school attendance.
In a possible indicator of a problem with the vaccine, investigators in Washington state were alarmed to see high rates of whooping cough in youngsters around 13 and 14.
Whooping cough is spread when an infected person sneezes or coughs. Tiny droplets containing the bacteria move through the air, and the disease is easily spread from person to person. The infection usually lasts 6 weeks.
Symptoms are very similar to the common cold:
- Runny nose
- Sneezing
- Mild cough
- Low-grade fever
After about 1 to 2 weeks, the dry, irritating cough evolves into coughing spells. During a coughing spell, which can last for more than a minute, the child may turn red or purple. At the end of a spell, the child may make a characteristic whooping sound when breathing in or may vomit. Between spells, the child usually feels well.
If you suspect your child has whooping cough, it's very important that you take him or her to the doctor for testing.
Your child should be examined by a doctor if he or she has prolonged coughing spells, especially if these spells:
- Make your child's skin or lips turn red, purple, or blue
- Are followed by vomiting
- Are accompanied by a whooping sound when your child breathes in after coughing
- Is having difficulty breathing or seems to have brief periods of not breathing (apnea)
- Is lethargic
The doctor will take a medical history, do a thorough physical exam, and take nose and throat mucus samples that will be examined and cultured for B. pertussis bacteria. Blood tests and a chest X-ray also might be done.
Whooping cough is often passed to children from adults. Keep a careful eye on your child if they've been around other children or adults who exhibit prolonged coughing spells.
Children get vaccinated against whooping cough in five doses, with the first shot at age 2 months and the final one between 4 and 6 years. Then a booster is recommended around age 11. The vaccine's protection does wane and health officials have debated moving up the booster shot.
The CDC is urging adults and especially pregnant women to get vaccinated so they don't spread it to infants who are too young to get the vaccine.
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Marlins transferred RHP Kevin Slowey to the 60-day disabled list.
Zack Greinke held the White Sox to one run over 8 2/3 innings Monday in the Diamondbacks' 5-1 win.
Paul Goldschmidt finished 2-for-4 with a home run in the Diamondbacks' defeat of the White Sox on Monday.
Ken Giles nailed down his 12th save of the season Monday in the Astros' 1-0 defeat of the Tigers.
Mark Melancon recorded his ninth save of the season Monday in the Giants' 6-4 win over the Cubs.
Joe Panik went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in the Giants' defeat of the Cubs on Monday.
Miguel Sano went 4-for-6 with a homer and three RBI as the Twins topped the Orioles 14-7 on Monday.
Jim Johnson earned his ninth save of the season Monday in the Braves' 5-2 defeat of the Pirates.
Jeff Hoffman held the Phillies to one run and three hits over seven innings to prevail Monday.
Carlos Carrasco (pectoral) will start Tuesday in Cincinnati.
Corey Kluber (back) has officially been cleared to begin a rehab assignment on Thursday at Triple-A Columbus.
Carlos Rodon (biceps) threw another simulated game at extended spring training Monday.


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El Paso County DMV seeing high demand for new car titles
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - If you thought getting Christmas presents a few days late was a big problem then you may understand the plight of a few hundred people awaiting new plates for their car or truck.
It's taking close to a month to process those requests in El Paso County.
"Our goal is under 30 days and we're sitting at 25 days, right now, so definitely if you're over 30 days, we want to know about that," said Chuck Broerman, operations manager for El Paso County.
At the end of the day Jan. 7, the department was still processing title requests dated Dec. 17, 2013.
Broerman would not classify that as a lag in the title processing procedure because in Colorado there is a 60-day grace period before temporary tags expire.
The office is also seeing a 7 percent increase in demand for titles over last year. Broerman said if the demand for titles increases even more, the department is prepared to shift resources to "stay ahead of the curve."
"If you're having a concern about reaching that deadline, give us a call sooner rather than later," said Broerman.
You can reach the El Paso County DMV office by calling 719-520-6240.
Meanwhile, Gov. John Hickenlooper announced plans to upgrade the Division of Motor Vehicles infrastructure statewide during his 2014 State of the State address.
"Our DMV has made great strides but they have done so with a computer system that is nearly three decades old," said Hickenlooper.
Broerman believes the upgrade from the DOS based system can only help streamline the process.
"There is, from time to time, glitches in the network and the system is down," said Broerman.
Charles Trimpey, of Circle Auto Center, said modernizing the system so dealers can access the state network could cut down on the clerical errors, like miscalculated sales tax, that can lead to a 60-day wait for permanent tags.
"It happens," said Trimpey. "But it's rare."
Trimpey believes errors in the title, like a missing date or conflicting information about the car, lead to a back and forth between the county DMV office and dealer ships that could take awhile as the title moves back and forth through the mail.
Even if Trimpey were to take a returned title to the office it will always be returned by the county through regular mail.
"It can be very time-consuming you have to block out an afternoon to go to the DMV to take care of title work," said Trimpey.
Hickenlooper believes investing millions of dollars into the computer system used by motor vehicle workers will help cut down on the wait times visitors see as well.
"This will reduce the average wait time in DMV offices from 60 minutes to 15," said Hickenlooper.
While wait times at state offices average about an hour according to the governor, Broerman said in El Paso County the wait time is just 17 minutes for driver's license requests. The average waiting time for title issues is about 40 minutes.
El Paso County serviced 498,066 customers through county DMV offices in 2013.