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Conservatives have taken to "reconfiguring" science to agree with their ideology. The creationists relabeled their beliefs to "intelligent design" and festooned it with pseudo-scientific garlands. They constructed Potemkin villages from falsehoods to deny the science of climate change. Their latest venture is the rebranding of racism under the oh-so scientific-sounding label "Human Biodiversity", or HBD. Herewith an explanation of yet another ideological foray into science.
Ever since the amassing of data from IQ tests in the 20s and 30s, people have noticed a strong, clear difference between the scores of Caucasians and blacks. The difference is typically about 15 points, or one standard deviation. Statistically, there is absolutely no question that blacks score poorly on these tests.
This has always served as an embarrassment to the designers of IQ tests, and they have made many efforts to revise the tests to diminish that difference, but despite many decades of effort, have never succeeded in this endeavor.
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Hyundai-Kia Will Overtake Honda and Toyota In May
Hyundai–Kia will outsell Toyota and Honda in May sales, according to TrueCar. TrueCar expects Hyundai-Kia to sell 115,434 units in May. This number represents an increase of 43.4 percent over May 2010 making the Korean group a 10.9 percent market share putting it number three behind Ford and GM.
Hyundai-Kia has gathered a momentum caused by the earthquake slow down affecting Honda and Toyota. The earthquake caused a shortage crisis and low incentives, contributing to the Korean's expected third place rank.
"There have been some real and perceived shortages of Japanese vehicles, and the message to consumers when they look around in the media is 'you might as well not buy something,'" Toprak said. "But the truth is that if Hyundai-Kia didn't have the right type of products at the right time, they wouldn't have been able to capitalize on this opportunity."
TrueCar expects inventories for Japanese automakers to continue to be low in June, especially for fuel-efficient models built only in Japan.
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Heavyweight titlist Vitali Klitschko could be involved in two major fights this year, one against beltholder David Haye this summer and one in the fall against top contender and big draw Tomasz Adamek.
Klitschko's younger brother, fellow champion Wladimir Klitschko, is due to face Haye on June 25 or July 2. However, if Wladimir's abdominal injury is not healed, the contract allows for Vitali to step in for him.
The brothers also have a similar deal with Adamek for a fight in September at a new soccer stadium in his native Poland. Again, the opponent for Adamek is at the discretion of the brothers, and Vitali is likely to get the call.
But Vitali won't get either fight if he doesn't take care of business this weekend.
He has to deal with a mandatory defense against 2004 Olympic gold medalist Odlanier Solis; the Cuban is one of the most decorated amateur fighters in history and a rising contender as a professional.
They will meet Saturday before an expected sellout crowd of 19,000 at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, in the first boxing event to be televised by fledgling American premium cable network Epix (5 p.m. ET, replay at 10 p.m. ET). A cruiserweight fight between contender Ola Afolabi (15-2-3, 6 KOs) and Lubos Suda (23-4-1, 15 KOs) will open the telecast.
As a publicity stunt, Epix, which will also stream the fight on EpixHD.com as part of a free two-week trial offer, will present a simulcast of the fight on a giant screen in New York's Times Square. It is the kickoff of what Epix expects to be regular involvement in boxing, said network president and CEO Mark Greenberg, who used to oversee boxing at Showtime.
"I can see this -- you know we'll evaluate what happens this weekend -- but I can foresee [boxing] being an important part of our mix," Greenberg said. "I don't see us doing as many fights as others, but I think there are ways for us to have a meaningful position in the sport.
"And look, I think the sport needs more outlets. Let's face it, I think what happens is, for a lot of the paid networks, and I ran one for a long time, the number of dates seems to dwindle. My guess is, with our announcement, we may see a few of those other networks come back with more dates in the next 12 months, too."
Greenberg said it was by design to get involved in the sport with a heavyweight title fight.
"We always believed that heavyweights have been the bellwether for boxing," he said. "You know there are always fight fans who love different classes of fights, categories of fighters, but certainly the heavyweights have always drawn the casual sports fan."
Klitschko (41-2, 38 KOs) will be making the sixth defense of his third title reign, and he has been utterly dominant since coming out of an injury-induced four-year retirement in 2008 to regain a title by pummeling Samuel Peter. In his six post-retirement fights, Klitschko is 6-0 with four knockouts and has scarcely lost any of the 61 rounds he has boxed.
Still, Klitschko, 39, of Ukraine, remains very focused. Although he certainly is aware of the big potential business down the road, he knows it goes up in smoke without a win against the 30-year-old Solis (17-0, 12 KOs).
"Without a win in Solis fight, without good result, I don't need to think about the future," Klitschko said. "It's step by step. My management makes the plans. I am not involved in that [on a daily basis]. But I understand without winning, I don't have to think about those other fights in the future. That is why I have the biggest respect for Solis and I won't underestimate him.
"I give my OK to management to make negotiation for the future, but the future without the present day is impossible, and that's why to talk about the future without winning against Solis makes no sense."
Klitschko, however, did allow himself to discuss Haye briefly.
"All boxing fans want to see Klitschko-David Haye," he said. "He talks too much. He [finally signed because he] doesn't have another option. He had to fight. He put himself in a corner. He understands the risk is very big to lose the fight. He's a smart guy. He knows this is not an easy task. He knows his chance to lose to a Klitschko is pretty big.
"He never wants to fight me. I know I will knock him out in the early rounds and Wladimir will beat him badly for all 12 rounds and knock him out in the last round. It will be very painful. I can promise him."
Since turning pro in 2007 after defecting from Cuba, Solis' credentials are thin. His most notable victories are a second-round knockout of faded former contender Monte Barrett in 2009 and a 10th-round disqualification victory against Ray Austin in the December title eliminator that landed him the mandatory shot against Klitschko.
But as an amateur, Solis did it all: four world championships, six consecutive Cuban national championships (a huge accomplishment on that powerhouse team) and the Olympic gold in Athens.
Klitschko respects those accomplishments.
"He's hungry and a good fighter. Solis is the best fighter with the best amateur career I have fought," he said. "He's undefeated as a professional. I know it will not be an easy fight. I don't underestimate him. For him to beat me, he has to be aggressive against me. There is no way to beat me. I am prepared for him. He is very fast. I have good reaction. I have my skills and I try to use my skills and show I am the best one. It will be a real battle, but I will knock him out in the later rounds."
Former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis, a Hall of Famer who will be part of the Epix broadcast team, stopped Klitschko on a terrible cut in the sixth round to retain the title in 2003 in what turned out to be Lewis' final fight.
Although, like Klitschko, Lewis respects Solis' deep amateur background and undefeated pro record, Lewis still tabs Klitschko to get the job done.
"I think Klitschko has a tremendous advantage just because, you know, the experience aspect, the height, the reach and the fact that he doesn't get hit too often," Lewis said. "And he knows how to really use his weight. So I think the man with the most advantages is obviously Vitali Klitschko. So, you know, I'm edging him to win."
Before the deal for the fight was made, Solis and his promoter, Arena's Ahmet Öner, did a lot of talking. They have, however, remained pretty quiet during the promotion.
"Why should we run our mouth like everybody else did it in the past? That makes no sense," Öner said. "We worked very hard to get to where we are right now. Now let's see what happens. On Saturday, we will find out who is the best heavyweight fighter in the world. Whatever we can say about the fight now will not matter anymore anyways as soon as the guys have entered the ring."
Said Solis, "All I know is that after 12 rounds I will be the new world champion. If I can win the fight before that I will do it. But you never know."


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I was wondering if there was a way to create a fixed length character column in Excel.
I created an Excel template for users to input data in different columns that would be imported into the DB.
the problem is that some of the DB fields are acertain length.
Is there a way to restrict the data input from a user to only a certain number of characters in a column? For example, if the user keyed in "Hello" and the fixed length was only 2 char, Excel would only accept "He"
I've tried formatting and Condition Formatting the columns but to no avail. Perhaps I'm approaching this the wrong way.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Juan Pablo
You could use the data validation feature for this.
Select all cells where you expect input. Lets say that this range A1:D20.
Activate Data|Validation.
Select Custom for Allow in the Data Validation window.
Enter as formula, for example,
=LEN(A1) < 9<p>Design also an appropriate message on the last tab if you so desire.
Click OK.
The above will warn the user if it inputs anything longer than 8 chars.


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The following is the Beverly LaHaye Institute's December 2013 Data Digest, which charts poverty rates by living arrangements. This new data, based on analyses of U.S. Census Bureau information, shows that increases in poverty from 2000 to 2012 have disproportionately affected non-married households, especially female-headed families where there is no husband present. From 2000 to 2012, the poverty rate for persons in female-headed families (i.e., non-spousal person, or "nsp") increased from 28.5 percent to 33.9 percent; the poverty rate for persons in male-headed families (nsp) increased from 10.8 percent to 17.4 percent; the poverty rate for persons in married-couple families increased from 5.5 percent to 7.5 percent.
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Ghrelin, a 28-amino acid peptide, is mainly secreted by the stomach. Ghrelin has been shown to have neuroprotective effects. However, whether ghrelin protects the spinal cord from ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is unknown. To investigate this, 60 rats were randomly divided into three different groups: the sham group (
Ischemic spinal cord injury is a serious complication of thoraco-abdominal aortic surgery and can cause paraplegia in approximately 40% of patients [
Ghrelin is a novel brain-gut peptide, a stomach hormone, secreted into the bloodstream, that initiates food intake by activating NPY/AgRP neurons in the hypothalamic acruate nucleus [
The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Soochow University, China and was carried out at the Institute of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University. All study procedures were conducted in agreement with the guidelines for the use of experimental animals of the US National Institutes of Health. All efforts were made to minimize the quantity of animals used in the experiments and to alleviate their suffering. Also, all surgical procedures were performed in an aseptic manner and were approved by the Research Animal Resources and Care Committee of the Soochow University.
Sixty male Sprague–Dawley rats, weighing 300–350 g, were randomly divided into three groups: sham operation (
The sham group of animals (
Animals were sacrificed 12, 24, 48 and 72 hrs after ischemia (
An independent observer, who was blinded to the protocol and group assignments, performed the motor function assessment on rats. Grading of neurological function was performed using previously published methods from Tarlov's score that evaluates the motor functions of the hindlimbs [
A blood sample (1 mL) was collected from the marginal ear artery of each rat prior to sacrifice. The blood was allowed to coagulate on ice and the serum fraction was separated by centrifugation at 5000 r/min for 5 minutes. Standard samples and serum samples were aliquotted into 96-well plates (TNF-α ELISA kit, eBioscience, San Diego, CA, USA) and the optical density (450 nm) was measured for each well using a microplate reader. The optical densities for each sample were compared with a standard TNF-α concentration curve created in Excel to quantify serum TNF-α.
The frozen samples were weighed and a 20% homogenate was made from each sample. MPO activity was measured in each sample according to the manufacturer's instructions (Nanjing Jiancheng Biological Institute, China) and was recorded in U/g wet tissue.
A TUNEL assay was conducted using a TUNEL detection kit according to the manufacturer's instructions (Roche, Germany). Neurons with brown-stained nuclei or those containing apoptotic bodies were considered apoptotic. Independent scoring was performed by a blinded investigator and data presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD).
The total RNA from the spinal cord was prepared with RNAiso™ Plus according to the manufacturer's instructions (TaKaRa). Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was performed according to the manufacturer's instructions (TaKaRa). The PCR reactions were carried out in a Takara gradient PCR device using a protocol consisting of 94 °C for 2 min in 1 cycle and denaturation at 94 °C for 30 s, annealing at 60 °C for 30 s, and extension at 72 °C for 60 s in each of 35 cycles for GHSR-1a and 25 cycles for GAPDH. The forward and reverse primers for rats in PCR were 5-TGGGTGTCCAGCGTCTTCTTCTTT-3 and 5-CAAACACCACCACAGCAAGCATCTG-3, respectively. The PCR products for GHSR-1a were 165 bp.
Tissue samples from SCI-injured animals were collected and homogenized on ice in 10 mM Tris–HCl buffer (pH 7.4), 10 Mm EDTA, 30% Triton-1000, 10% SDS and NaCl. Homogenates were centrifuged at 12,000 g for 30 min at 4 °C. The supernatant was collected and stored at −80 °C. Thirty micrograms of protein were size-separated by SDS-PAGE and then transferred to nitrocellulose membranes. The membranes were incubated with the primary antibodies against BAX, Bcl-2, HSP27, HSP70 and GADPH (Santa Cruz Biotechnology; Santa Cruz, CA, USA) over night at 4 °C. Then the membranes were incubated with peroxidase-conjugated bovine antirabbit IgG secondary antibody (1:2000) for 1 h at 37 °C. Immunoreactivity was detected by an enhanced chemiluminescence kit. The intensity of each band was quantitatively determined using Gel-Pro Analyzer Software (Version 4.5; Media Cybernetics, Rockville, MD, USA, 2005) and the density ratio represented the relative intensity of each band against those of controls in each experiment.
All results were presented as mean ± SD. The Mann–Whitney nonparametric test was used to analyze motor function scores. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to analyze results. Significant differences were defined as
Rats that died of anesthesia or during surgery were excluded. One rat died in the vehicle group and one in the sham group. All surviving animals completed the study. The motor functions of the hind limbs of the sham-operated animals were normal. A significant distinction was observed between the two experimental groups in terms of neurological performance. Rats subjected to I/R injury showed significant effects on hindlimb movement (*
The serum levels of TNF-α increased from 257 to 629 pg/mL at 24 h after I/R in the vehicle-treated animals compared with the sham-operated animals (*
Using RT-PCR, GHS-R mRNA expression was examined at 24 h after I/R in the spinal cords of rats (
At 24 h after I/R, no TUNEL-positive (apoptotic) cells were present in the sham-operated spinal sections. A number of apoptotic cells were observed in the ischemic tissues in the saline treatment group. In the ghrelin treatment group, the number of TUNEL-positive (apoptotic) cells was significantly lower (
HSP70 and HSP27 were slightly increased by I/R and were significantly increased by ghrelin administration (*
Recent studies have revealed that ghrelin receptor gene expression in the spinal cord can be detected by PCR and
The results of the present study revealed I/R-induced spinal cord injury, as evidenced by changes in MPO activity. Ghrelin, which demonstrated anti-inflammatory effects, protected the spinal cord against I/R-induced injury. Furthermore, the increase in serum TNF-α, which plays a pivotal role in inflammatory processes, was partially reversed by ghrelin treatment at the specific points in time. Ghrelin treatment partially protected spinal cord neurons from I/R-induced apoptosis.
MPO is an enzyme located in leukocytes. Tissue MPO levels may suggest leukocyte infiltration into spinal cord tissue after I/R injury. Neutrophils play a role in I/R-induced tissue injury by releasing various inflammatory mediators, including neutrophil elastase and oxygen-free radicals, which are capable of damaging endothelial cells [
Apoptosis of motor neurons has been reported after transient spinal cord ischemia [
HSPs prevent the aggregation and denaturation of many proteins. Endogenous protective molecules, such as HSP70, are triggered in cerebral ischemia [
In conclusion, we demonstrated GHSR-1a mRNA expression in the spinal cord and its reduction during I/R injury. The present study supports the finding that ghrelin has a partial protective effect against spinal cord I/R. The anti-apoptotic properties of the ghrelin mechanism inhibit the apoptosis molecules in the mitochondrial pathway and activate endogenous protective molecules.
Funding for this project was provided by Orthopeadics Clinical Center of Jiangsu Province.
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Effects of ghrelin on motor function of hind limbs. The numbers of animals in each group was 20. One rat each died in vehicle group and sham group. The degree of motor disturbance was assessed by Tarlov's score evaluated during a 48 h observation period. Rats subjected to I/R injury showed significant effects on hindlimb movement (*
Expression of ghrelin receptor GHSR-1a in the spinal cord. Expressions of GHSR-1a were presented in the treatment groups by RT-PCR at 24 h after I/R. The GHSR-1a were 165 bp. Compared with the sham group, the I/R group showed significantly reduced GHSR-1a mRNA expression (*
Effects of ghrelin on TUNEL staining. Ghrelin attenuated cell apoptosis in rat spinal cord ischemia/reperfusion injury by TUNEL staining at 24 h ((a) Sham group; (b) vehicle group; (c) ghrelin group). TUNEL-staining positive cells are brown in (
Effects of ghrelin on expression of HSP70 and HSP27. Heat shock protein 27,70 (HSP27,70) in spinal cord after 1h of ischemia followed by different times of reperfusion by Western blot. ((
Effects of ghrelin on expression of Bax and Bcl-2. Bcl-2/Bax protein in spinal cord after 1 h of ischemia followed by different times of reperfusion by Western blot. ((
Effects of ghrelin on tumor necrosis factor alpha TNF-α release and myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity. Administration of ghrelin significantly attenuated the serum TNF-α level in vehicle-treated rats at 24 h after I/R as opposed to the sham-operated animals (*
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On the eve of a major RFID apparel and footwear conference, privacy activists are asking questions about an Orwellian industry video presentation depicting the use of Radio Frequency Identification at an American Eagle Outfitters store. The animated video, created by technology integrator CompEx Inc., depicts how a retailer could embed the controversial technology into clothing and credit cards to secretly identify and track consumers--even deliver targeted marketing messages.
"American Eagle Outfitters has assured us that it is not using RFID in its stores or operations, and we applaud them for that. But consumers need to know that this technology exists and what it could mean for them. We have documentation showing that other companies are looking closely at these types of invasive applications," said Liz McIntyre and Katherine Albrecht, co-authors of "Spychips: How Major Corporations and Government Plan to Track Your Every Move with RFID."
The video shows a consumer walking into an American Eagle Outfitters store, being remotely identified through the American Eagle Outfitters credit card in his pocket, and purchasing items with RFID tags hidden in the store's branded clothing. The graphic footage concludes with a full-facial biometric scan conducted through a pinhole camera at checkout.
The animated flash clip is posted on the authors'
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Although the footage was created in 2002, its disclosure yesterday had an immediate impact on senior management at American Eagle Outfitters. McIntyre says that within minutes of sending the video clip to an executive at American Eagle, she received a call from Ed Nebb, senior director of investor relations and crisis communications at Berns Communications Group. He issued the following statement:
"American Eagle currently does not use any RFID systems, either in supply chain management, consumer credit card or loyalty programs, or anywhere else within our operations. We highly value and respect our customers' privacy. The fact that a vendor may have offered a system demonstration should not be interpreted as an intention on our part to adopt such a system in the future."
CompEx Inc. President Aram Kovach, who developed the video, told McIntyre that American Eagle Outfitters had requested the RFID demonstration. "They asked us to come out," he said, explaining that the executives later traveled to Kovach's office in Ohio to see a working prototype.
The RFID tracking capability depicted in the video is feasible. "It worked," Kovach said. "All of these things can be done." But he noted that the cost of the tags was a big barrier to adoption.
McIntyre and Albrecht worry that companies deterred by cost issues may be reviving such plans now that the price of tags has dropped below the $.08-cent range.
They point to the RFID Apparel and Footwear Conference to be held at New York's Fashion Institute of Technology next week as a reason for concern. The event, co-sponsored by RFID Journal and the American Apparel and Footwear Association, promises "to show you how RFID can uniquely benefit the apparel and footwear industry." However, unlike past RFID events, where members of the press were welcomed, the promotional literature for the conference states:
"The entire conference is off limits to the press, so you can be sure you'll get candid insider insight that you can't hear anywhere else."
"It's clear that implementing RFID in apparel and footwear is being discussed behind closed doors," said Albrecht. "Our concern is that the companies working to integrate RFID into clothing operations are keeping their plans from the public. A case in point is Levi Strauss, which is selling clothes with RFID hang tags attached, but refusing to disclose the test location."
The pair is asking the conference sponsors to explain the need for secrecy at their event. "What is it they're discussing that they don't want the press to know?" Albrecht asks. "The press restriction is obviously not designed to keep proprietary information from industry competitors, since any apparel or footwear company can attend the event at a discounted rate. Clearly, excluding the press is an attempt to prevent the public from learning about the industry's plans to use RFID tracking devices in clothing."
Albrecht and McIntyre have posted a promotional
email for the conference that specifies the press restriction at:
Liz McIntyre and Katherine Albrecht are the authors of "Spychips: How Major Corporations Plan to Track your Every Move with RFID." The book draws on patent documents, corporate source materials, conference proceedings, and firsthand interviews to paint a convincing -- and frightening -- picture of the consumer privacy threat posed by RFID.
Despite its hundreds of footnotes and academic-level accuracy, the book remains lively and readable according to critics, who have called it a "techno-thriller" and "a masterpiece of technocriticism."
Two days prior to its release in 2005, "Spychips" flew the top of the Amazon bestseller charts, hitting number one as a "Mover & Shaker," making its way to the top-ten Nonfiction bestseller list, and spending weeks as a Current Events bestseller. In a nod to the book's focus on freedom, Spychips was awarded the prestigious Lysander Spooner Award for Advancing the Literature of Liberty and named "the year's best book on liberty."
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Carnes Asadas at the Mercado 20 de Noviembre in Oaxaca, Mexico. It's an institution!
When you first enter the market, follow your nose towards the smoke and aroma of grilled meat and you'll find yourself in the Carnes Asadas (roasted meats) hall. Vegetarians beware: this is full-on meatatarian territory.
Your first stop: pick up a basket of spring onions, your choice of peppers and your favorite sides and salsas. Then make your way down the meat aisle. Vendors do their best to draw you into their islands of hanging beef (tasajo), chorizo, and marinated pork (cecina). Choose your meat, hand your veggie basket to the stand and the grill-master will grill it all — meats and veg — to perfection.
Find a spot (it can be tough!) to sit and wait for your grilled goodies to be delivered to your table. The rest is easy. Kick back, enjoy your food and a take in traditional Oaxaca and an atmosphere of families gathered together to share a meal.


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Wabba, you can believe what you want, but what you state are not "FACTS." it's an argument based on a misunderstanding of the facts.
for the rest of the folks here, the facts are what they are. DHP is the only way in the US to get dynamic dampers. BMW's own website (which you cite and rely on to argue your point, albeit incorrectly) shows that the only way that the dynamic dampers are added is if you click on the dynamic handling package (or conversely, if you click on "dynamic dampers" it will automatically add the "dynamic handling package").
I previously encouraged you to go to BMW USA website and build a car. Please do this as if you do, it will answer your questions and show you that I'm correct (along with others who have chimed in): "check the M-sport package. you will see that the box "sports suspension delete" is checked by default. now check the box that says "dynamic damper control" under the M-sport package section. you will see that when you do so, the stand alone package named "dynamic handling package" is automatically checked. in other words, you cannot get "dynamic dampers" (shown in the M-sport package section) without getting the stand alone "dynamic handling package.""
please do this and then come back and report what happens
What the BMW website does re dynamic dampers during a build are FACTS. also FACTS are that: 1) there is no car built for the US market that has dynamic dampers WITHOUT speccing out the DHP package; and 2) there are no M-sport ONLY cars (with no DHP package) that have dynamic dampers.
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LODI -- Carol Rose Ramsier, 72, of Lodi, passed away Sunday, July 27, 2014, at her home after battling CREST Syndrome, a rare autoimmune disease.
She was born Aug. 4, 1941, in Lodi to Marion "Fat" and Edna Maxine "Max" Fortune Jester and had lived most of her life in the Spencer and Lodi area. Carol had attended Lodi High School and was a member of Lodi United Methodist Church.
She will be dearly missed by her family, husband, Larry; children, Leanne (Billy) Collum, Karen (Ken) Anderson, Howard "Turp" (Deb) Weaver, Kenneth (Nancy) Ramsier and Steven (Brenda) Ramsier; grandchildren, Amanda Weary, Jeff Weary, Stacy Callison, Tim Ramsier, Kelly Davis, Danielle Weaver, Lucas Anderson, Brooke Anderson, Zachery Click and Joshua Click; and 11 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Funeral services will be Friday, Aug. 1 at 11 a.m. at Parker & Son Funeral Home, 210 Medina St., Lodi, with Chaplain Bob Grover officiating.
Visitation will be Thursday from 5-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Online memorials may be shared at www.parkerfuneralhomes.com.
Memorial contributions may be made to LifeCare Hospice of Wayne County, 2525 Back Orrville Road, Wooster 44691.
My name is Jeff Stephens, I went to school with Leanne at Lodi Elementary School and we had the same teacher's from grades 1-6. My parent's are Jim and Ann Stephens, we were members of the Methodist Church and my dad was a partner in Padgett-Young Insurance. I am sorry to hear of Carol's passing, we all send our prayers your way. I remember her as a kind and gracious woman, I know that this is a difficult period for your family. What a beautiful thing that she had so many grandchildren and great-grandchildren who were touched by her eligance. I want you to know we are thinking of you all and my memories of Leanne and your home brings a smile to my face.


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It's the latest in faith-based foreign policy fads: The idea that the nuclear talks with Iran that began today would be a first step toward "a new relationship between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran," as President Obama put it.
Politicians and pundits have for weeks trumpeted the idea that getting Iran to agree to freeze elements of its nuclear program that could be used to build a weapon would somehow encourage Tehran to be more accommodating to international concerns about other aspects of its foreign policy, such as global support for terrorism, its unrelenting hostility toward Israel and its interference in the politics of neighboring countries.
Here's the ever-optimistic Thomas Friedman in his Nov. 19 New York Times column, summarizing what has become an article of faith for the Washington foreign policy establishment:
"The only lasting security lies in an internal transformation in Iran, which can only come with more openness. [Secretary of State John] Kerry's deal would roll back Iran's nuclear program, while also strengthening more moderate tendencies in Iran. Maybe that will go nowhere, or maybe it will lead to more internal changes. It's worth a carefully constructed test."
The trouble is there's no proof such a deal would moderate any of Tehran's other tendencies. In fact, there's no evidence the Iranians would concede anything that isn't specifically part of the negotiation.
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, poured cold water on the idea today when he called Israel "the rabid dog of the region" in a speech, and suggested there were limits to his country's willingness to negotiate.
A senior administration official called Khamenei's remarks "uncomfortable." That must be what it feels like when reality bites.


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On Sat, 26 Jan 2002, Andi Kleen wrote: > On Fri, Jan 25, 2002 at 08:44:48PM -0500, Frank Solensky wrote: > > I noticed that Linux stack doesn't currently support for RFC2385 (MD5 > > signatures for TCP packets). This could be useful for the zebra project > > for authenticating BGP connections with other implementations. > > > > I checked various list archives and didn't see any mention of work being > > underway on this -- what's the best way for me to proceed, download code > > and just start implementing? > > TCP is not very well fitted to add a new 'go over all data in packet' > pass. It is heavily optimized for copy-csum-and-forget in one go. > You could add a new pass for MD5, but it would not be nice. > As TCP MD5 is rather obscure I think I would nearly recommend to not > touch the core TCP stack for it and instead implement it in a netfilter > module. > Andi, This is a TCP option; so should fit well in the slow path. Of course it brings a whole new meaning to DoS;-> IIRC, not all packets within a flow will have this option turned on; cheers, jamal
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Weekend Playlist: Dreamy, Dreamy Fall Days
This time of year makes me seriously sleepy, what with the sun going down in the middle of the afternoon and everything. That's why I've put together a mix that reflects the quiet, lazy vibe of the weekend. And because we imagine you, like us, are going to spend at least part of the next few days at your childhood home, we've included some oldies that might remind you of the stuff you listened to in high school. From Belle & Sebastian to College to the Cocteau Twins and more, we hope you enjoy!


text: Posted August 14, 2011 Would better receviers make his throws more accurate? At halftime, he's around 5-13 with 3 completions at the LOS (Olsen rollout, Barnidge checkdown, Goody screen) and two deep completions where both throws should have been bigger gains but he underthrew them pretty bad. Out of his incompletions, LaFell one was good throw but better defense in endzone, LaFell 2 was bad throw low in teh endzone, missed Martin down the sideline but looked like a good throw just some handfighting, missed Olsen on a throw down the sideline that was a bad ball, missed barnidge in endzone getting hit, missed barnidge then armanti on back to back throws because he throws off his back foot way too much when there is no rush. He also bounced one to Naanee over the middle Second half starting God damn receivers God his play actions need work. Another completion/good throw at the LOS 3rd and 4.... Ball looked to be behind Clowney allowing the defender to rake down Clowney's arm to force the incompletion...also could be a drop...we'll call that one a wash Shockingly, they don't show the replay Shotgun, no drop again, holy poo his footwork is terrible, ball thrown so far behind goodson it's unreal...thank god for new NFL rules :lol: Terrible play action...GREAT ball to armanti. Drop Best pass I've seen him throw, hit his drop, planted, and fired the ball. I want more of that Lobbed screen to Goody, nearly got him killed but Goody escapes and gets good yaradage. shotgun, bad snap, three step drop from the gun, good drop, bounces the ball on the out route sheesh I don't see how people are crediting him with 5 drops...I've seen one so far to Armanti and possibly another one with Clowney. Most completions right around the LOS and the two big ones down the field, both not great throws that took points off the board 1 person likes this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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* Brazil consumer inflation seen hitting fastest pace in 12 months * Latam currencies weighed down by weak Wall St session * Brazil real gains 0.5 pct, Mexican peso 0.6 pct higher By Natalia Cacioli SAO PAULO, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Brazil's short-dated interest-rate contracts rose on Wednesday to their highest level in at least two months on speculation that rising inflation could force the central bank to tighten monetary policy, while most Latin American currencies lost as a Wall Street rally paused. Economists estimate that Brazil's benchmark IPCA consumer inflation index, which will be released early on Thursday, accelerated in January to its fastest pace in 12 months despite a faltering economic recovery, a Reuters poll showed. "The market continues to see high inflation, and that would result in higher interest rates, specially if the economy recovers," said Ures Folchini, a treasury vice president at WestLB bank in Sao Paulo. Interest-rate contracts maturing in January 2014, one of the most traded, jumped 5 basis points to 7.33 percent -- the highest level since the end of November. The contract expiring in January 2015 also climbed 5 basis points to 8.07 percent, on track to close at its highest point since early October. Despite a rally in Brazil's domestic rates, most analysts still expect the central bank to resort to non-conventional measures to curb inflation, leaving the base Selic rate at its current all-time low of 7.25 percent during 2013. Most Latin American currencies fell as a Wall Street rally ran out of steam, curbing investors' appetite for taking risk in emerging markets. Leading losses in the region was the currency of Mexico, whose economy heavily relies on the performance of its northern neighbor. The Mexican peso lost half a percentage point to 12.70 per dollar. Concerns about high asset prices and a weak global economy are likely to limit gains in Mexico's peso this year, although a chance of a ratings upgrade could boost the currency, a Reuters poll found. The Brazilian real lost a more modest 0.1 percent, however, as investors feared any sharp moves could trigger a government intervention in the foreign exchange market. "This week the exchange rate is stuck between 1.98 and 1.99 per dollar and it is likely to remain like that," said Celso Siqueira, manager of the currency desk at Advanced brokerage in Sao Paulo. Economists expect the real to hover around the 2 per dollar mark for the whole of 2013 as the government tries to support exporters without creating additional inflation pressures, a Reuters poll showed. Latin American FX prices at 1815 GMT: Currencies Daily YTD pct pct change Latest change Brazil real 1.9871 -0.13 2.66 Mexico peso 12.7000 -0.55 1.29 Chile peso 472.5000 0.06 1.31 Colombia peso 1791.4500 -0.25 -1.42 Peru sol 2.5770 0.00 -1.01 Argentina peso 4.9850 0.00 -1.45 Argentina peso 7.6800 -1.17 -11.72


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U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch is asking a national panel to take a fresh look at the science behind the government's program for compensating people who were injured by exposure to atomic-testing fallout and the uranium industry.
Sponsor of the original Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), Hatch put the request in a letter Monday to the Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board of the National Academy of Sciences. His letter comes two weeks after the Utah Republican panned bipartisan legislation in Congress to expand RECA as overbroad and too expensive.
"When I worked to enact the original RECA law to help Utahns exposed to radiation, the policy was based on scientific evidence -- an absolute must when you're talking about these types of programs," he said Tuesday.
"The goal of the letter to the National Academy of Sciences [NAS] is to see whether or not new scientific data exists to justify expanding the RECA program; in the past it did not," he added. "I want NAS to examine the data and talk with Utah radiation victims to see if that is justified before anyone puts more taxpayer dollars on the line."
Companion bills in the House and the Senate would expand RECA eligibility to those who suffered from exposure in seven states: New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana and Nevada.
Only those in certain counties in three states are now eligible to apply for payments from the fund of $50,000, $100,000 or $150,000, depending on whether they were exposed as millers, miners, ore transporters, atomic program employees or downwinders. The Utah counties now covered include: Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane, Millard, Piute, San Juan, Sevier, Washington and Wayne.
The federal government's current program has paid nearly $1.5 billion to more than 22,000 people. Some 4,776 of them are Utahns who have received nearly $275 million from the federal program.
U.S. Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, is an original co-sponsor of the House version of the RECA expansion. He also has asked for an inquiry -- by Congress -- into the science supporting an expansion of the program.
"Evidence compiled over the last 13 years," said Matheson in a press release, "points to the likelihood that there are even more victims in Utah and other states than are already acknowledged under current law."
Mary Dickson, a downwinder who lives in Salt Lake City, applauded Hatch's request to the NAS board, both to hear learn more about the science and from radiation victims.
"There's so much more science they needed to listen to, and more hearings are what we wanted," she said. "It's really important they visit Utah and the other states."


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The dating game
So I was out having a drink with a friend, who's dating life can be described as "painfully embarassing", when she casually blurted out that she posted a personal ad on Craigslist. Feeling that it was her last resort, as the bar scene was getting old, and the idea of bumping into Mr. Right at the grocery store seemed far fetched. She searched my face for approval, but instead received a face frozen in horror.
Now, I'm not against dating websites. Some people have found their significant other on sites such as Match or Eharmony, but Craigslist, really? It's filled with posting from bottoms looking for tops, sixty year old men looking for eighteen year old women (preferrably african american), married men looking for a NSA encounter with a transsexual, hookers and webcam girls. Not exactly the place to post looking for a true meaningful relationship.
Yes, I've visited the site but purely out of curiosity...purely...really. I asked her if she'd received any responses and she told me that she had, but most were from men who sent pics of their small, hairy, unappealing penis. Clearly these men aren't ready for the rigors of a committed relationship. She did receive an email from a seemingly normal guy, and after a few exchanges gave him her number. Conversation for the first ten minutes was awkward, but exciting, until he asked her if she was into men who wore diapers and like to make "boom boom".
To that I couldn't help laughing hysterically. She's going to give it a couple more weeks before pulling the plug, but obviously she isn't off to a good start, and I'm sure the end won't bode well either.
Trolling the internet looking for sex isn't as taboo as it once was. It is so common infact that it would be weird to not see it, but when you post looking for romance in a section of Craigslist that's know for it's sexual debauchery, don't be surprised when you receive a pic from some pervert wearing a leather mask and ball gag.


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Angels in America: Millennium Approaches
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The New World School of the Arts celebrates its 20th anniversary with Part I of Angels in America at The Colony Theatre. Written by Tony Kushner, Angels In America had its Broadway debut at the Walter Kerr Theatre in 1993. Part I Millennium Approaches, was performed first in May, with Part II Perestroika added in repertory in November of that same year. Both received Tony Awards as well as the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play. Tony Kushner went on to receive the coveted Pulitzer Prize for his Millennium Approaches. In 2003, HBO made both parts of Angels In America into a mini-series that received eleven Emmy Awards.
The play starts off with a rabbi delivering a eulogy for a woman who made the crossing to that new world called America. She fought hard to keep that heritage alive for her children and their children, so they would never forget who they were. It is the story of almost every American family, summed up in one eulogy.
The story turns to the political landscape of America in the 1980s and the world of Ronald Reagan and George Bush at the beginning of the AIDS crises. The characters depicted live out a tapestry of entwined lives. They deal with issues of AIDS, Jewish and Mormon identity, homosexuality, Liberalism versus Conservatism, civil freedom and political corruption, power and greed, faith and compassion, and ultimate enlightenment.
This production of Part I of Angels In America is superbly directed by Stuart Meltzer. Difficult scenic and acting transitions flow seamlessly from start to finish. The set is beautifully striking and clean, and the lighting and sound enhance the play without distraction. The staging is smart and logical, with brief nudity being handled in a tasteful manner.
David Sirois plays Roy M. Cohn with eerie accuracy. Tyrone Davis is believably savvy as Belize. Johnny Mineo is good as the conflicted Louis. Katie Middleton is heartfelt as the emotionally fragile Harper, and James Allerdyce turns in a solid performance as her closeted husband Joseph. The standout performance of this production is Dominic Benevento as Prior. He tackles a difficult and demanding role with depth and humor. The only weak spots are a bad Yiddish accent from the Rabbi in the opening scene, and an awkward Ethel Rosenberg. This production of Angels In America: Millennium Approaches is a shining example of truly fine handling of complex and thought provoking theatre. It is so well acted, well directed and well executed, that it is well worth wondering why most of the local professional theatres are not able to match the quality of this educational one.
The New World School of the Arts' production of Part I of Angels In America appeared at The Colony Theatre February 9, 2007 - February 11, 2007. The New World School of the Arts was created by the Florida Legislature as a Center of Excellence in the visual and performing arts. It is an educational partnership of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Miami Dade College and the University of Florida. For more information on the New World School of the Arts, you may contact them by phone at 305/ 237-3135, on line at www.mdc.edu/nwsa/. The newly remodeled 465-seat Colony Theatre is located at 1040 Lincoln Rd., South Miami Beach, FL. for information on their season you may contact them at 305/ 348-5555.


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LONDON (Dec. 2)
A statement appealing to the governments of the nations of the world to reject a proposal now before the United Nations for a world calendar reform which would unfix the Sabbath, was issued here after a meeting of the Chief Rabbis of ten countries and a representative of a national rabbinical group from the United States.
The statement noted that the rabbis were not opposed to calendar reform as such, but against this particular proposal which would require a "blank day" at the end of the year and would result in the Sabbath falling on a different day of the week in every year. Present at the meeting were: the Chief Rabbis of Israel, Britain, Belgium, Denmark, France, Holland, Holland, Eire, Italy, Luxemburg and Sweden, and a representative of the Rabbinical Council of America.


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No matter what you think of the collection after a runway show, look book or press preview, the best ad campaigns show you the fashion in a new and exciting way. They can draw your attention to a brand you normally aren't remotely interested in or turn you off of one of your favorites. These are some of our favorite ad campaigns for Spring 2010.
Above you'll see Lara Stone – one of my current faves, the more she talks the more I like her – shot by Steven Meisel for Louis Vuitton. I'm sorry, I just think a real model does it better than Madonna. And I like how the brand sort of known for pulled-together chic is used in a really bohemian way here, surely to tie in to their travel heritage. See more campaign images and behind the scenes beauty photos here.
Luxury houses are certainly trying to play down the… well, luxury in the current climate, because Hermes is another brand that goes all "oh we're just about bright colors and braids and a young Karlie Kloss!" in their spring 2010 campaign shot by Paolo Roversi.
A little more city chic is Prada's ad starring Rasa Zukauskaite, also photographed by Steven Meisel. Refinery 29 calls it the campaign "Most Likely to Incite Us to Buy a Questionable Shade of Lipstick." It seems like a small thing, but I like how we see the front and back of the garment. And it just looks fresh and fun for a new season.
I'm not even that big of a fan of this Lanvin ad starring Jamie Bochert. (Guess who shot it! Yep! Meisel.) But everyone's making such a big deal about it I felt I should include it as it's sure to be one of the definitive and most-remembered campaigns of the season.


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Wargame: European Escalation now on Linux, cross-platform comp.
The Wargame: European Escalation player pool has expanded today with the release of the Linux version on Steam. A timely update has also enabled cross-platform multiplayer, so now all Linux, Mac, and Windows players can rumble together in unranked or ranked matches.
Wargame: European Escalation now available for Mac
Eugen System's real-time strategy game Wargame: European Escalation is now available for Mac. And for those adventurous dual-OS folk out there, Windows users who already purchased the title will be able to download the Mac version for free.
Migs, maps, and more in new Wargame: AirLand Battle screens
Eugen Systems has released six new shots from its upcoming follow-up to Wargame: European Escalation, AirLand Battle. The images reveal some more of the 300-plus craft and infantry that will be making their way onto the battlefield, including the Thunderbolt II and French Mirage III-C, as well as the new IrisZoom Engine's use of satellite imagery to depict realistic terrain.
European Escalation gets free DLC, AirLand Battle new screens
Eugen Systems is following last month's teaser for Wargame: AirLand Battle, the sequel to European Escalation, with three new screens. The shots show some of the 150 aircraft and 200 ground-based infantry and armor that's planned to hit the battlefield. Eugen isn't done with European Escalation yet, though, with a free brand-new DLC pack launching today, Commander. And to top it off, EE is also sale on Steam for 66% off until September 27.
Wargame: European Escalation gets free DLC, New Battlefields
R.U.S.E. developer Eugen Systems' latest real-time strategy title Wargame: European Escalation has received its first DLC pack—and it's free. The New Battlefields thank-you pack includes seven multiplayer maps, two of which are asymmetrical with set attack and defense roles; new skirmish AI, with support for up to seven players and three difficulty levels; and a new Flare system that allows for preset and customized warning messages.
Wargame: European Escalation gets new release date, screens
Focus has sent word that Eugen Systems' Wargame: European Escalation has been delayed. The upcoming real-time strategy title will now be shipping out for the PC in the first quarter of 2012. The R.U.S.E. and Act of War developer will be using the additional time to give the game a bit more polish.


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Transit police car involved in Buffalo crash
A Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority police car en route to a call of a disorderly bus passenger was involved in a crash with another car Friday at the corner of Delaware Avenue and Bryant Street, said NFTA spokesman C. Douglas Hartmayer.
The collision occurred at 7:45 a.m., when NFTA Officer Michelle Krzemien was traveling south on Deleware with the emergency lights on and siren engaged, Hartmayer said. A Volkswagen Passat, traveling eastbound on Bryant, collided with the patrol car, causing the patrol car to flip onto its passenger side and strike a Toyota Prius that was stopped, Hartmayer said.
Buffalo firefighters removed the officer from the patrol car through the broken windshield.
Krzemien was taken to Erie County Medical Center, where she was treated and released, Hartmayer said.
The driver of the Passat did not require treatment.
The operator of the Toyota Prius was taken to ECMC for observation.
Members of NFTA's Accident Investigation Unit were on the scene reconstructing the crash.
Charges could be pending, Hartmayer said.
A witness at the scene described a doctor tending to all three drivers.
Bradley Kane was working at a nearby apartment building where he heard the crash.
"I heard sirens, a big crash and a little bit of braking," said Kane, describing the sound of the crash as "thunderous."
Roadblocks were set up at Barker Street and at Hodge Avenue, with NFTA officers informing drivers who worked in the restricted area to park on side streets and walk.
Residents of the upscale Campanile residence had gathered outside the building located at 925 Delaware at Bryant. One woman said she was performing her morning exercise routine when she heard the loud crash.
Hartmayer said the officer was responding to a disorderly bus passenger call at Chippewa and Ellicott streets.
The crash happened in the same area where Buffalo Police Officer James A. Shields was killed and his partner, Officer Kimberly Monteforte, was injured in 2002 when their patrol car slammed into a tree on Delaware Avenue, near Bryant Street, while responding to a call.
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There are few words more praised in discussions about government than the word "accountability." Everybody is for it, nobody thinks we have enough of it. Public discussions about using performance measurement in government are commonly expressed as efforts to increase accountability; for example, the school testing movement is typically referred to as "school accountability ."
I think we need to be clear, however, about a tension between the "accountability" that everyone rushes to support and the underlying effort to improve government performance, which is supposedly one – and presumably the most important – purpose of the exercise in the first place. A recent report by Matthew Weigelt on fcw.com, discussing a panel discussion on the topic of stretch goals at George Washington University, illustrates one aspect of the tension.
Fundamentally, the tension comes from the fact that the idea of accountability – where one is trying to perform well in order to please external actors – has a fundamentally punitive meaning. The popular phrase, "Where's the accountability" is actually just a (slightly) nice way to say, "Who are we going to fire or send to jail?"
So agency managers naturally react in several ways when, say, performance measurement is associated with "accountability."
First, they try to keep it as far away from themselves as they can – isolating "performance measurement" into a staff function consisting of writing reports for the Office of Management and Budget or the Government Accountability Office, not a line activity used by actual managers in charge of delivering the organization's performance.
Second, feeling no ownership of the measures, they have no compunction to game the system, staving off the external accountability without actually improving performance. A number of years ago, for example, the IBM Center for the Business of Government published a report by William & Mary professor Richard Gilmour on how federal agencies succeeded in moving their old PART scores on performance management from "red" to "green." The report was extraordinarily depressing because it outlined a series of ways this occurred – none of which included actually improving the program's performance.
Weigelt's article discusses a third tension in the accountability perspective. There is overwhelming research evidence that setting concrete goals improves an individual's performance compared to just telling the individual to "do their best." The evidence is also strong that, within reason, challenging "stretch goals" motivate better than less-challenging ones. But as the article noted: "Fears of congressional appropriators or an inspector general knocking at the door can persuade some federal managers to stay in their comfort zone, to set goals they're sure they can reach." He went on to quote Patricia McGinnis, a professor at the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration at the George Washington University: "They think somebody in Congress or somebody in [the Government Accountability Office] or somebody who has an oversight responsibility is going to punish them if they don't meet a stretch goal."The problem, though, is that when people set easy goals because of fear of accountability, an opportunity for greater performance improvement through setting a stretch goal is lost.
Frankly, there is too much of a hallelujah chorus around the word "accountability" and not enough appreciation for a delicate balancing act needed around this concept, so as to avoid a situation where calls for accountability actually worsen government performance, rather than improving it.
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I can do great performance, at the cost of violating laws, cheating, hurting others, and maybe not do a great product. I can have accountability where performance is required with a measured product but I must also do all the things that make up the performance in an "approved" way. The problem is, my accountability is measured differently by those who benefit from my actions and approve of me and those who are hurt (right or wrong) by my actions or do not approve of me. Just look at the media coverage of Bush and Obama and what you think of each, what the reporting was, and if you have the time, investigate the actual performance of each and what the reasons were for their actions and who benefited. As far as accountability being a finger pointing. we also saw that in a certain 'nuclear' incident several years ago where the finger pointing hurt folks who had no real responsibility or knowledge, but some the prime problem causers escaped the fallout.My 2 cents from the bottom of the feed trough.
I think many people use the accountability concept in the Government arena to limit the scope of what the Governmet does, rather than how well it performs.
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SBS Drama Awards 2013 winners list.
Grand Prize (Daesang)
Lee Bo-young ("I Hear Your Voice")
SBS Special Award
Jo In-sung ("That Winter, the Wind Blows")
Top Excellence Award, Miniseries
So Ji-sub ("Master's Sun") and Song Hye-kyo ("That Winter, the Wind Blows")
Top Excellence Award, Medium-Length Drama
Lee Min-ho ("The Heirs") and Lee Yo-won ("Empire of Gold")
Top Excellence Award, Full-Length Drama
Jun Kwang-ryul ("Passionate Love") and Nam Sang-mi ("Goddess of Marriage")
Excellence Award, Miniseries
Lee Jong-suk ("I Hear Your Voice") and Sung Yu-ri ("The Secret of Birth")
Excellence Award, Medium-Length Drama
Sung Dong-il ("Jang Ok-jeong") and Park Shin-hye ("The Heirs")
Excellence Award, Full-Length Drama
Kim Ji-hoon-I ("Goddess of Marriage") and Wang Bit-na ("The Women's Room")
Three Networks Producers' Award
Lee Bo-young ("I Hear Your Voice")
Lifetime Achievement Award
Kim Soo-mi
Most Popular Star Award
Lee Min-ho ("The Heirs")
Best Couple Award
Park Shin-hye and Lee Min-ho ("The Heirs")
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Lee Min-ho ("The Heirs")
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Kim Mi-Sook ("Case Number 113") and Jung Eun-woo ("Stranger")
Special Acting Award (Weekend/Special)
Jang Hyun-sung and Jang Young-nam ("Goddess of Marriage")
Special Acting Award (Medium-Length Drama)
Lee Hyo-jeong ("Jang Ok-jeong") and Kim Sung-ryung ("The Heirs")
Special Acting Award (Miniseries)
Jung Woong-in ("I Hear Your Voice") and Kim Mi-kyeong ("The Heirs")
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Jo In-sung ("That Winter, the Wind Blows"), Nam Sang-mi ("Goddess of Marriage"), Lee Jong-suk ("I Hear Your Voice"), Park Shin-hye ("The Heirs"), So Ji-sub ("Master's Sun"), Kim Woo-bin ("The Heirs"), Lee Yo-won ("Empire of Gold"), Lee Min-ho ("The Heirs"), Lee Bo-young ("I Hear Your Voice"), Song Hye-kyo ("That Winter, the Wind Blows")
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Lee Da-hee ("I Hear Your Voice") Kang Min-hyuk ("The Heirs") Kim So-hyun ("Suspicious Housekeeper") Seo In-guk ("Master's Sun") Kim Yoo-ri-I ("Cheongdam-dong Alice", "Master's Sun") Jung Eun-ji ("That Winter, the Wind Blows") Lim Ju-hwan ("Ugly Alert") Kim Ji-won-I ("The Heirs") Kang So-ra ("Ugly Alert") Choi Jin-hyuk ("The Heirs")
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NPWF [the National Partnership for Women and Families] grades each state on its "laws that relate to workplace rights and protections for new parents." Only two — California and Connecticut — received an A-, and 18 mostly Republican-dominated states, including Alabama, Georgia, and Oklahoma, were given Fs for "failing to provide a single benefit or program to help support families before and after the birth, adoption or foster placement of a child." Check out the NPWF's map of the states' grades
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text: I'm probably going to get a lot of BF fanboys yelling at me for this but I honestly think MW3 is better than BF3. First off, I pre ordered BF3, and after prestiging 5 times in MW2 and 9 time Black Ops, I was excited for a new experience. In the weeks prior to the release of both games, I was already proclaiming my love for BF3. I put 30 hours into BF3 and sold it, using the money towards MW3. Why don't I like BF3? Many reasons. People say MW3 is unbalanced but BF3 is EXTREMELY unbalanced. Literally every game I play my team is either losing badly or winning badly. I've never played a good match on BF3 where we win or lose by only a small score. Second, there are pretty much only 2 game modes on BF3, Conquest & Rush (Domination & Demolition in COD) plus Team deathmatch. This is BORING. MW3 has the above plus capture the flag, headquarters, sabotage, etc. plus my personal favorite search and destroy, plus hardcore modes that actually feel different (BF3's hardcore mode was just laughable), PLUS 2 really fun new modes Kill Confirmed and Team Defender. These are really, really fun. Next, true, BF3 is very realistic. MW3 is not. But I like that. I love how BF fanboys bitch how COD is filled with campers when BF3 is NOTHING BUT CAMPING. In real life, soldiers camp. Nobody "runs and guns" per say. IMO camping is boring and getting killed by campers is bulls***. I like how COD actually requires good reflexes. This keeps you on your toes constantly and is what makes it fun. I also hated how if you back out of a match in BF3 you lose all your progress from that match. Why? I don't understand that. And matches could last up to 40 minutes. What if you genuinely had to go? You'd lose all your progress. In conclusion, I am also a sucker for COD's prestige system but that's just my personal taste. Ppl either hate it or love it, and I love it. I'm planning on reaching prestige 10 in MW3. Also, MW3 has a lot of co-op options, from spec ops to survival to online splitscreen. BF3? Nothing. Purely single player. Plus I'm having a lot more fun in MW3's campaign than in BF3's. It's just my opinion but MW3>BF3


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Linking US Investors to Global Innovation
Tuesday, September 20 (5:30pm EST)
This unique event brings exciting high growth potential technology startups from around the world to our local investor community.
From crowdsourcing to mobile social communities and web design platforms, these exciting ventures represent the best of global innovation. After four weeks of intense training we are proud to announce that they are positioned for a successful funding process and expansion to the US market.
Join us on September 20th to hear pitches from the following companies:
- Springleap (South Africa) - Monitizing the promotional product industry with a powerful social engagement (50,000 fans on Facebook!)
- Motribe (South Africa) - Build & manage your own mobile social community
- Webydo (Israel) - Introducing freedom of web design for designers and lower cost for end users
- Evly (South Africa) - Power the crowd to engage brands and increase sales
Event agenda:
- 5:30pm – Registration, refreshments & networking
- 6:00pm – Company presentations followed by interactive Q&A
- 7:30pm – Live demos & personal meetings
- 8:00pm - Drinks at 48 Lounge
- Eyal Bino, Founder of Worldwide Investor Network
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