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Dear Stata list
I have done a partial proportional odds regression (Generalized Ordered Logistic
Regression) using gologit2 command with most of categorical variables having
more than 2 categories:
xi: gologit2 y i.a i.b i.c, autofit(0.01) lrforce or
I would like to include interaction terms between one of the covariates which
has 2 categories with other covariates in the model.
Like other regression models I have tested for significance of the interactions
using Likelihood Ratio tests:
xi: gologit2 y i.a *i.b i.c, autofit(0.01) lrforce or
eststore A
xi: gologit2 y i.a i.b i.c, autofit(0.01) lrforce or
eststore B
lrtestA B
For the interactions that are significant, I would like to have the ORs and
Confidence intervals for the effect of variables included in the interaction in
each panel.
In other regression models it is possible to calculate for example Hazards
Ratios and confidence intervals for the interactions, using Lincom command.
for example for the effect of age in stages 2 and 3 of cancer (Hrs and CIs),
after running the model using stcox:
**effect of age for stage 2
lincom age+ _IstaXage_d_2,hr
**effect of age for stage 3
lincom age+ _IstaXage_d_3,hr
However in Generalized Ordered model there are more than one OR for each
covariate (depending on the number of levels of the outcome variable which will
determine number of the panels), and lincom command will give only one OR and
one CI for each variable's effect..
I would really appreciate it if you could help me on how I can have the ORs and
CIs for the effect of the variables included in the interaction terms for all
the panels in the generalized Ordered Logistic model in stata 11.
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Micron To Acquire Elpida For $2.5 Billionby Ryan Smith on 7/3/2012 2:00 AM EST
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I thought Winbond moved away from the traditional DRAM business, and even if they didn't, Nanya is still way bigger than they are. Reply
menting - Tuesday, July 03, 2012 - linkThe only thing that Winbond is of any significance is in the mobile DRAM. Reply
Ryan Smith - Tuesday, July 03, 2012 - linkWinbond still produces traditional DRAM (up to DDR3-1866), though I don't know in what volume. However to be frank when we were compiling a list of the remaining DRAM manufacturers we completely forgot about Nanya. That will be corrected. Reply
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The US Navy doesn't want it, but the Marines and a major shipbuilder do. And since last year, Congress has been moving ahead with approving and funding a new amphibious ship, the unnamed LPD 28.
Money was approved last year to begin buying parts of the ship, and most observers feel it's a better-than-even bet that Congress will add it to the 2015 defense budget.
LPD 28 would become the twelfth San Antonio-class ship, all built by Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII). The ship would be built at the company's Ingalls yard in Pascagoula, Mississippi, with an overall price tag of about $1.8 billion.
But here's a question that, so far, has barely been raised in the public debate arena: Are we talking about one ship, or two?
The answer might be two. Or maybe not.
From the point of view of General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW), should the Navy award a contract for LPD 28 to HII, Bath should receive a compensatory guided-missile destroyer — one that could come from those already awarded to Ingalls.
Ingalls, not unexpectedly, disagrees, contending that Bath already has received extra destroyers, and that no compensation would be needed.
The genesis of the dispute goes back to 2002, when the LPD program was experiencing horrendous production problems. What then was Northrop Grumman's Avondale shipyard in New Orleans was the lead yard for the LPD program, which was forecast to consist of 12 ships. Of those, four — including LPD 28 — were to be built by BIW in Bath, Maine.
But with the LPD program in disarray, the Navy and its shipbuilders agreed to streamline production. In 2002, all signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that transferred all LPDs scheduled to be built at Bath to Northrop's yards along the Gulf Coast, in exchange for DDG 51-class destroyers contracted to Northrop. Put simply, three Bath LPDs were traded for three Ingalls DDGs.
Since then, the LPD program was cut from 12 to 10, then restored to 11, ending at LPD 27. Northrop got out of the shipbuilding business and a new entity — HII — was formed, including Ingalls and the now-closed Avondale shipyards. The DDG 51 program was also scheduled to end at DDG 112, but subsequently was restarted by the Navy, awarding contracts to both Ingalls and BIW. As of now, all destroyer contracts through DDG 126 in fiscal 2017 have been awarded, split between Ingalls and Bath.
The MoU was reaffirmed by the Navy in 2009, when another swap agreement was signed between the Navy, BIW and Ingalls over work on DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class destroyers.
The sticky part comes with a clause in the original MoU: Should the twelfth LPD materialize, "a fourth DDG 51-class ship or equivalent workload would be awarded to [BIW] preceding, or concurrent with the award of LPD 28."
By that logic, and with all destroyers already awarded through 2017, should the Navy sign an award in 2015, Bath should get an extra destroyer, either via an added ship in the budget — an extremely unlikely event — or by transferring an existing Ingalls ship contract to BIW.
"Our position is that the original agreement of four-for-four is still binding, and we're currently at three-for-three," Andrew Bond, director of strategic planning at Bath, said on June 6.
"We're not in favor or against the LPD in the budget," Bond said, "we just want the original terms of the agreement to hold. That would be that if LPD 28 is appropriated, that prior to the award of LPD 28 we would expect a DDG 51 to be awarded to BIW.
"We view it as a binding document from a business standpoint," Bond added.
The Maine congressional delegation already is watching the issue closely. Steve Ogden, spokesman for Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, noted that, "it is Sen. King's belief — which has been confirmed by the Navy — that the 2002 MoU, reaffirmed by the parties in 2009, is still in effect and that, per that understanding, the award of an additional LPD requires the Navy to award an additional DDG 51 destroyer to Bath Iron Works."
On May 10, the Navy, in response to a request from King and other members of the Maine delegation, restated its support for the swap agreements.
"The Navy position is that the 2002 MoU remains in full force and effect and requires the Navy to award a DDG 51 or equivalent workload to BIW if the Navy awards the LPD 28 to HII," the Navy said in the response. The statement also reiterated the requirement to award a fourth DDG 51 to Bath "preceding or concurrent with the award of LPD 28" to HII.
Ingalls declined to address the issue directly.
"While we do believe the MoUs remain in effect, it would be inappropriate to speculate on the potential impacts," company spokesman Beci Brenton said on June 6.
In documents obtained by Defense News, however, Ingalls argues that a fourth destroyer already has been awarded, and that no DDG 51 should be transferred should the company receive the LPD 28. A May 14 memo from the law firm of Crowell Moring — hired by HII to examine the issue — contends that the MoU makes no mention of non-competitive sourcing, and that the award of DDG 116 to Bath in 2012 satisfied the requirement.
DDG 116 was the third ship of three ships the Navy sought bids from. Ingalls received one ship, Bath received one ship and, as explained by the Navy, Bath received the extra ship because of a better bid.
Crowell Moring argues that the better bid doesn't matter, that competitive pricing is not a requirement in the MoU, and the extra ship satisfies the MoU.
In the documents, the firm points out that the company "did not receive full benefit of the bargain" from the 2009 swap agreement, and details numerous inconsistencies between how the Navy interpreted the two agreements.
The Navy — which repeatedly has stated it does not want to invest in a twelfth LPD — declined to provide more information to Defense News.
While the swap agreements remain in effect, Lt. Rob Myers, a Navy spokesman at the Pentagon, said on June 6, "it is important to acknowledge that the congressional process is proceeding and nothing is final. Until then, it is too early to comment. We continue to follow these discussions closely and if funds are authorized and appropriated we will work with our industry partners on the way ahead."
Compounding the issue of interpreting the MoUs is whether lawmakers should consider them at all.
"Congress is never a party to those agreements," Laura Chambers, spokeswoman for Rep. Steve Palazzo, R-Miss., said June 6.
It is also not clear what the binding nature of the MoUs is.
"I would think the Navy would operate in the best interests of the country," said one Capitol Hill source. "If Bath has a steady and reliable workload and LPD 28 ensures that HII has a steady and reliable line of work in the smaller amphibious ship line, everybody should be happy with that. They should not look to give General Dynamics more business just for the sake of giving them more business. But if you've got laws that require that, so be it."
One business analyst agreed there were larger issues afoot than simply interpreting the MoUs.
"It's not so much about the ship, it's about the competitive dynamics of the two largest shipbuilders in the US," said Byron Callan of Capital Alpha Partners.
Whether LPD 28 comes about could also be a factor in the future LX(R) amphibious ship replacement program, Callan said, and could affect GD's shipyard in San Diego, the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO).
"From GD's standpoint, trying to get a leg up for NASSCO on LX(R), I'd try and figure out how to make this as painful as possible for the Congress and the Navy," Callan said. "If Ingalls doesn't get LPD 28 [and the production line ends], NASSCO or Bath will be in a much stronger position to compete for future amphibious needs."
For now, the swap issue has raised far more questions than answers.
"I suppose people can sit down and decide this without resorting to lawyers, but I doubt that's possible," said one Capitol Hill staffer. "I'm glad I don't have to figure it all out." ■


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Apparently my recent Newsbusters article about Muhammad Ali ruffled some feathers. Last week USA Today sports writer Jon Saraceno wrote a puff piece about Ali and the Medal of Freedom, in which he couldn't resist taking a jab at me for bringing up Ali's treason during Vietnam. In classic left-leaning media manner, he copied and pasted one sentence out of the context of the entire article condemning Ali. I expected as much; this is the MSM, after all. But what was inexcusable was the fact that he provided no link to the article or even to my website so that his readers could judge for themselves what was actually written.
Look, I wrote then and will do so again now that Ali was indeed a gifted boxer and athlete. But that does not now nor will it ever make him a hero. He has everything he does because there were men in the past who knew there were things out there bigger and more important than themselves, and they were willing to seal that belief with their youth, their time, and even their lives. THAT is a hero. Ali took what this country had to give, but when asked to help others gain the same freedoms, his answer was a resounding "Not I." Like the selfish barnyard animals who refused to help the hen sew the wheat to make the flour to bake the bread, Ali was only too willing to take a piece of what he was NOT willing to help create.
When American warriors hand over the loaf of freedom to us for safekeeping, they expect us to take our turn in not only preserving it, but in helping opressed peoples everywhere create their own. That is what we are supposed to believe. Ali lived better than 95% of the people in the world, and he was able to use his talents to live that way exactly because of others who paid the price. When he was asked to help the South Vietnamese gain their "bread," Ali turned away. He has written checks for many causes, had gala events in his honor, movies, books, and articles galore. But when he was asked to fight in the unglamorous and more dangerous world outside the ring, he proved that the only person he's willing to fight for is himself. That is the epitome of selfishness...he has all he has because of the price others have paid. Never forget that, because apparently, everyone else has.
I wish Ali the same general health and decency and kindness that I voluntarily give to all human beings. I hope he doesn't suffer pain or anguish, never knows hunger or opression, and always gets to see a kind face looking back at him. I really, truly do.
The trouble isn't that I believe that, but that Ali apparently doesn't. I guess there are some people worth fighting for, and that in Ali's world, dark people in Southeast Asia aren't among them. Hero? Not by any stretch of the imagination.
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June 25, 2010 -- The Kellogg Co. has issued a voluntary recall of 28 million boxes of some of its most popular cereals because of an "uncharacteristic off-flavor and smell" coming from packaging.
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I am 30 years old and have only shot a bow 2 times. It was to pass a hunters safety course. I passed just because the arrow went in front of me. I was a terrible shot but I had to try to pass. (That was 12 years ago).
Today I was given a used bow and I have no idea where to start. I went to Walmart and picked up a couple arrows and some target tips to play with But I have no idea where to begin.
I have always thought about trying a bow now I have one and want to learn about it, but have no idea where to start. Everything I read is for more experienced shooters. here dose someone like me start?
The bow I was given is a Polaris 'Game Sport Series'. It has a 26lb draw length with a 35/50 pull weight. I am 6' tall and the draw feels ok but how do i know its right?
I should probably be asking more questions but I have no idea where to start. Please someone point me in the right direction.
I assume you mean a 26" draw length. For a 6' individual that likely is quite short and will cause you a problem. I seem to remember the Polaris name and that is about it. Don't know if/how draw length adjustment is made. Could have different holes in the cam or I suppose it could have used modules but good luck finding one if that is the case. Post up a pic of the cams in particular and we'll see if we can figure that out. I definitely recommend you get to a pro shop and have your draw length measured. I would do this first before worring about anything else. As for arrows it is important to have the weight and spine correct for the draw weight and draw length of the bow you are shooting. The 35/50 means the weight can be adjusted with the limb bolts anywhere between those two points. You never know but I suspect you're going to have trouble making this bow work for you; if I were to take a wild guess I'd put your draw length around 29". Oh and good luck.
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First off hello and to the forum.
I am assuming you have a PSE Polaris (I had one years ago). I am 6' and have a 29" DL not saying that your's isn't shorter but it does seem short for someone of your height.
First off I would head to my local Pro Shot and have them check my Draw length and set the bow to it. Then have them ensure that your center shot for your rest is set. Have the shop set you up with either a peep site or kisser button to help you achieve a consistant anchor point.
Then head to the target bale. I would start at about 10 yards work on your form and send some arrows down range until you start grouping them and have it sighted in. In a couple of weeks that 55 pounds will feel like nothing and you will start getting the itch to upgrade. After that it's all over, YOU'RE HOOKED just sign your paychecks over to the bow shop...Elite Synergy (311 FPS) - GT Arrows - Sling Braid
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A good start would be to fill out your profile and maybe there will be a member in your area that could assist you.Elite Synergy (311 FPS) - GT Arrows - Sling Braid
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26" draw length and 6 FT tall, dont sound right, that bow should have draw length adjustment inthe form of slots or tracks in each cam......
how about posting some pics of yourself at fulldraw from the side.....
what release are you shooting??
a list of the equipment you have will help us to better understand your entire situation....
also I WOULD STRONGLY RECOMEND NOT SHOOTING THAT BOW AND ARROW COMBO untill some of the guys here or a PRO SHOP has looked at the setup, to make sure they are safe to use....
the worst thing you could do is shoot unmatched equipment and destroy the bow or injure your self!!!
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WOW. Thanks for all the great responses.
I will get to a Pro shop when I can but I'm in Crescent City CA the nearest on is 2 hours away in Medford OR from what I'm told.
One thing that was brought up a couple times was the draw length. I have yet to fire the bow as I just got it last night. But, I have pulled it back a few times and the string comes back to my cheek; about 2 1/2" behind my chin. From the pics I have seen on this site of people commenting on other peoples stance it seems to be pulling back to the right spot. Is it possible that someone has already changed it and not changed the writing on the bow?
I did ask around the Walmart for someone who knows about bows when I picked up the arrows and bought what they suggested. I know this isn't as good as a pro shop but they talked like they new what they where talking about
Someone else asked to post all of the equipment I have. I did. Like I said I'm the newest new guy.
Thanks again for all the great responces.
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jc and bunny man are right.
i wouldnt shoot it un-matched and we allready know it is..ya have to match the arrows, if there to light they could blow up on ya..we dont want ya to get hurt..
The pse polaris you have is probably 26-29 inch draw.
they made them in 3 inch sets...26-29...29-31 and 45-60lb or 55-70
the one you have is probably old but i wouldnt know they still made them like 4 years ago.
but get to a pro-shop..go on-line just like you got here.
search your area for an archery shop or even call gun shops
theres a gun shop in my area that sells bows and the owners son i hunt with him and he sets up bows and helps ppl
you dont know where you may find someone to show you what to do.
you do need to fill out your profile..if i knew ya lived around here you could bring ya bow over and we'll get-r-done
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Do you have any pictures of yourself at full draw or can you get some. This always seems to help.
I just moved from Red Bluff, CA last year. How far is Redding from you?
OH, there is always a big 3d shoot in Eureka (or is it Yreka?). Maybe there is something there or a club member that can help you out
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I will see about setting up my camera when I get a chance.
Redding is about 6 hours away
Welcome aboard! Good luck getting things set up. I have to agree with whats been said so far. Find a pro shop and see if they can help.
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Make sure to have fun, and ask lots of questions. I was like you about 12 months ago when I first joined this site, and I have learned 1,000's times more than I ever thought I would about form, equipment, and anything else needed. Also made some great friends in the process. Most everyone on this site is very friendly and always willing to pass on some of their knowledge to help you.
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The 20th annual Thompson Snodgrass Neighborhood Association Basketball Tournament, held recently at Thompson Snodgrass Park, drew both a record number of participants and fans.
The tournament, which was founded by Melvin Lightner 20 years ago, has grown from a successful Alliance tournament to the point where teams throughout northeastern Ohio participated this year.
"We had 300 people (participate)," said Melvin Lightner who is very proud to see the tournament enjoy so much success.
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There were a record 10 adult teams and five youth teams that took part in this year's tourney in which fans from throughout the area lined the courts to watch.
Winning the Adult Division title was the Alliance Uptown Auto team, while second place went to Victorio's Pizza. The winning Uptown Auto team included Will Evans, John Fox, Ben Gency, Che Richardson, Craig Welsch, Ryan Brickwood, John long and sponsor Christopher Debo.
Uptown Auto was very impressive throughout the tournament and looked like a well-oiled machine, using crisp passing and excellent teamwork. They continually found the open man for baskets near the hoop.
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Type of Document Dissertation Author Trammell, David URN etd-04222012-163941 Title Cluster Based Jamming and Countermeasures for Wireless Sensor Network MAC Protocols Degree Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Department Computer Science Advisory Committee
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Date of Defense 2012-04-16 Availability unrestricted AbstractA wireless sensor network (WSN) is a collection of wireless nodes, usually with limited computing resources and available energy. The medium access control layer (MAC layer) directly guides the radio hardware and manages access to the radio spectrum in controlled way. A top priority for a WSN MAC protocol is to conserve energy, however tailoring the algorithm for this purpose can create or expose a number of security vulnerabilities. In particular, a regular duty cycle makes a node vulnerable to periodic jamming attacks. This vulnerability limits the use of use of a WSN in applications requiring high levels of security.
We present a new WSN MAC protocol, RSMAC (Random Sleep MAC) that is designed to provide resistance to periodic jamming attacks while maintaining elements that are essential to WSN functionality. CPU, memory and especially radio usage are kept to a minimum to conserve energy while maintaining an acceptable level of network performance so that applications can be run transparently on top of the secure MAC layer. We use a coordinated yet pseudo-random duty cycle that is loosely synchronized across the entire network via a distributed algorithm. This thwarts an attacker's ability to predict when nodes will be awake and likewise thwarts energy efficient intelligent jamming attacks by reducing their effectiveness and energy-efficiency to that of non-intelligent attacks. Implementing the random duty cycle requires additional energy usage, but also offers an opportunity to reduce asymmetric energy use and eliminate energy use lost to explicit neighbor discovery.
We perform testing of RSMAC against non-secure protocols in a novel simulator that we designed to make prototyping new WSN algorithms efficient, informative and consistent. First we perform tests of the existing SMAC protocol to demonstrate the relevance of the novel simulation for estimating energy usage, data transmission rates, MAC timing and other relevant macro characteristics of wireless sensor networks. Second, we use the simulation to perform detailed testing of RSMAC that demonstrates its performance characteristics with different configurations and its effectiveness in confounding intelligent jammers.
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E-mail spam has plunged by more than half since Christmas Day when the world's largest criminal spamming operation inexplicably shut down.
Even so, cybersecurity experts have moved to high alert: They fear that top spamming groups might be shifting to sneakier, more lucrative online scams. "If the past is any indication, these guys will regroup," says Fred Touchette, senior analyst at messaging security firm AppRiver.
On Dec. 25, the Rustock botnet — the world's largest source of the unsolicited messages that inundate e-mail systems — went dark, followed by two smaller operations.
Spam is difficult to eradicate because it originates from networks of infected home PCs; the Rustock botnet used as many as 1.7 million PCs to send out e-mail ads for fake drugs.
The spam that anti-virus giant Symantec filters from the e-mail systems at large organizations plummeted to 47 billion per day, down from a daily average of 131 billion per day in 2010. Other e-mail security firms reported a similar drop-off.
On Monday, after a 16-day hiatus, Rustock began spreading spam again, though at a lower level. It's not clear what will happen next. E-mail spam has become simple to block. That makes it more costly to generate the volume of messages needed to saturate filters, says Mikko Hypponen, analyst at anti-virus firm F-Secure.
Yet Rustock and dozens of other large spamming networks remain pervasive and resilient. says Gunter Ollmann, vice president of research at security firm Damballa.
Cybergangs could repurpose infected PCs to bedevil consumers and companies by:
•Corrupting searches. Botnets can drive up the profile of sites that might show up in response to popular search queries. The ones promoted by the botnets can be set up to infect visitors' PCs with programs which can, for example, stealthily hijack cash from your online bank accounts.
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PHOENIX - Backers of an open-primary initiative filed suit late Friday afternoon in a bid to get the measure on the November ballot.
In legal papers filed in Maricopa County Superior Court, attorneys for the Open Elections/ Open Government Committee said Maricopa County officials improperly disqualified hundreds of signatures that should have been counted. They are asking Judge Robert Oberbillig to restore the names - or, at least enough of them to put the measure over the top.
The campaign has a significant hurdle.
Backers submitted about 360,000 signatures. And they need only 259,213 to qualify.
But Secretary of State Ken Bennett said a review of a random sample showed nearly 30 percent of the signatures were not valid. That rate, applied to the full list, left the effort 10,145 short.
But attorney Kim Demarchi, who represents the committee, said a review by petition-drive workers of the report from Maricopa County, where the greatest number of signatures were submitted, found numerous errors.
For example, she said election workers had disqualified 3,214 signatures in their sample on the grounds they could not locate a record of voter registration.
"Of these signatures, the committee was able to find 345 of those individuals in the county's voter file," Demarchi wrote in her lawsuit.
The attorney also said it was wrong to disqualify another 89 names because the address listed was invalid. She said these were "scrivener's errors" like putting two digits in the wrong order. And she disputed the conclusion by county election workers that 20 other signatures were illegible.
Petition backers are also challenging the legality of the state actually verifying only a 5 percent random sample of the signatures to determine if an initiative qualifies for the ballot.
But Maricopa County Elections Director Karen Osborne said the challenge will fail because her staffers did their jobs properly.
Osborne said campaign workers never came to her office to look at the actual signatures on file on voter registrations, the signatures her staffers had to compare with those on the petitions.
She said challengers are instead making their claims based on finding names in the voter-registration database. Osborne said that does not mean a match between the petitions and the actual voter registration cards.
Campaign spokesman Joe Yuhas countered there is evidence the county struck otherwise legitimate signatures.
"We've got statements from people who said they signed the petitions," Yuhas said. And he said the names were legible enough for campaign workers to track these people down to get those statements.
All told, the committee wants 736 names restored to the sample determined valid. That number could be enough.
Since only 5 percent of signatures are checked, each one represents 20 voters. Putting those 736 names back would add 14,720 to the final tally, putting it over the qualifying line.
Oberbillig is set to hear arguments Tuesday. But whoever loses may appeal to the state Supreme Court.
A final ruling needs to come soon.
Election officials are supposed to start printing the publicity pamphlet explaining all the ballot measures next week. And the counties will start printing their ballots soon after.
The initiative would scrap the current method of nominating candidates for office through partisan races in favor of a wide-open primary, including all candidates from all parties, with the top two facing off in the general election. This would affect current partisan races for statewide, legislative and county supervisor seats as well as city elections in Tucson, the only city in the state with partisan council and mayoral races.
Hours after Demarchi went to court, a group opposed to the open primary filed its own lawsuit seeking to eliminate even more signatures to ensure the initiative stays off the ballot.
Attorney Michael Liburdi, representing Save Our Vote, claims several petition circulators are convicted felons, which would make all the signatures they gathered invalid.
Liburdi claims felons circulated 518 of the petition sheets. With each sheet having up to 25 signatures, that could void nearly 13,000 signatures.
He also claims other irregularities.
In the end, the fate of the measure could come down to whose legal arguments are more persuasive.
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In fact, Christie sees 2010 as a time to plan a state strategy, and significant change isn't likely "until the end" of that first year, he told NJBIZ.
Christie and Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno spoke to about 60 business owners in the Hamilton office of The Mercadien Group, a CPA firm.
"Something's got to change," said Aldonna R. Ambler, owner of Hammonton-based Ambler Growth Strategy Consultants Inc. "Small-business owners need some relief."
Calling the state's past policy of spiraling taxes and spending "a failed experiment," Christie said Guadagno is now working on a plan "to trim the wet blanket of existing regulations."
It was a welcome message for entrepreneurs like Jackie Berman, president of Manalapan office supply business Cartridge Renewal Systems.
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I'm all for paying tribute to your favorite team or player, but there's definitely a line. When you name your child after a player or team, that's typically a good indicator that you've crossed that line.
The Packers' Aaron Rodgers is out with a broken collarbone and ironically, a baby boy was born on Sunday in Green Bay with a broken collarbone and of course, his parents are Packer fans. So naturally, he was named after Rodgers, according to the Green Bay Press Gazette. The baby's name is Aaron Rodger Dryer.
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Is Monsters Inc 2 Inching Along One Website at a Time?
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July 31, 2009
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Disney and Pixar keep denying it, but we keep discovering things that seem to say it's true. Jim Hill Media published an interesting article looking at a batch of new domain names that Disney recently registered. I know that this is kind of bottom-of-the-barrel snooping, but it's one of the only ways to get unofficial early confirmation. One group of new domain names registered were for World War Robot, the brand new Jerry Bruckheimer project that was just announced tonight (read all about that here). The other new domain name registered - Monsters2.com. So does this mean that Monsters Inc 2 is officially coming soon?
We've heard off-and-on for roughly a year now that Monsters Inc 2 might be Pete Docter's follow-up to Up from this year. No one would confirm that this was true, including Pete Docter or John Lasseter, but back in June, a report from Jim Hill claimed that buyers behind closed doors at the Licensing International Expo were told that it was coming in 2013. That's a very long way out, but considering web domains are so easily claimed by squatters, Disney was probably playing it safe since, well, they're probably actually going to make this. Jim Hill says that it's a sure sign they're developing something when they buy a domain name.
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A man accusing a Toronto police officer of assaulting him during G20 protests was not the bystander he claims to have been, rather he was one of the agitators, the officer's lawyer suggested Thursday.
Adam Nobody, a 30-year-old stage hand, has testified he spent much of June 26, 2010, playing video games, unaware that radical elements had broken out of a peaceful march of G20 demonstrators and were breaking windows and setting fire to police cars.
When he did go to the Ontario legislature — an area designated as the protest zone — he didn't like what he saw, as police started arresting people, so he confronted them, but wasn't aggressive and didn't swear, he said.
He sat on a curb and chatted for a while with a friend, he said. Nobody was knocked from behind by a police line and he dropped his water bottle containing whisky and water, he said. Not allowed to retrieve it from behind the police line he left the park to buy more booze, he said.
Nobody returned with a six-pack of beer and a bristol board, on which he wrote "Let Donna graduate," a reference to the TV show "Beverly Hills, 90210," he said.
It was as Nobody was colouring in the letters that he saw a police line advancing so he got up and walked away and that's when he was tackled by police, he said. Nobody alleges he was hit several times by the officers. Const. Babak Andalib-Goortani has pleaded not guilty to assault with a weapon.
Andalib-Goortani's lawyer, Harry Black, presented a very different version of events than Nobody's self-described meandering afternoon.
Nobody was really there all afternoon, taunting the police lines, yelling at the crowd that they didn't have to obey police orders, Black suggested.
One police inspector gave a statement quoting Nobody as egging on the crowd, "Saying screw the police...we don't have to go," Black read from the statement. "We're going to stand. We're going to fight."
Not true, Nobody said.
Black showed a photo of the friend that Nobody chatted with carrying a sign saying, "The government lies to us. The media hypnotizes and manipulates us. The banks steal from us...The rich elitists laugh at us. But we the happy consumer zombies say enough is enough."
Nobody denied that his friend is an anarchist, saying, "No. He's a bar manager."
The water bottle Nobody dropped didn't just contain alcohol and water, Black said, citing a forensic report. It also contained toluene, which is a volatile, ignitable liquid used as a solvent in fuels. Testing showed that it easily ignited at 23 C.
Nobody said he was going to drink the whisky and water and didn't know why trace amounts of toluene were found in the bottle.
"There was a lot of people bringing flammable liquids to the demonstrations (to make Molotov cocktails)," Black said. "Is that what you were going to do?"
"Absolutely not," Nobody replied.
Black then asked Nobody why then, was he wearing gloves on a hot, sunny day?
Nobody said several times that he was not wearing gloves, but when Black showed a photo of Nobody at the protest, clearly wearing black gloves along with his T-shirt and shorts, Nobody said those were his cycling gloves and he likely just didn't take them off after riding his bike over to the legislature.
By the time police finally caught up to Nobody they had already tried to arrest him several times that afternoon, but he had slipped back into the crowd, Black suggested.
Both the Crown and defence have agreed that Nobody's arrest was lawful — the central question is whether the force Andalib-Goortani used was lawful.
Black also suggested that while Nobody is testifying his pending $11-million lawsuit against police, including Andalib-Goortani, is top of mind.
"As you sit in the witness box, Mr. Nobody, the thought isn't in your head, you know, 'If I can put in a solid performance today it's going to help me a lot?" Black asked.
"I think it will help justice," Nobody replied. Black told him, "Let's leave the justice system out of it."
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Arnold Schwarzenegger's wife has a message for the women of California - her husband is not stupid or sexist.
Mrs Schwarzenegger, better known as the talented American television reporter Maria Shriver, wants to change female attitudes about Arnold, which, let's face it, are not that positive.
So Shriver is campaigning from San Francisco to East Los Angeles, telling women, "10 things you should know about Arnold before you go to the polls".
Number one, she says: Arnold Schwarzenegger is intelligent.
"When I started going out with Arnold in 1977, people couldn't fathom our relationship. I guess they still can't! Well, one of the main attractions for me was - and still is - how smart Arnold is," Shriver told a female audience at the California Commonwealth Club.
"Arnold's capacity, ability and desire to learn are deeply embedded in his character.
"With all the problems California has, isn't that the kind of person we want to be governor?"
Maria Shriver, niece of the late president John F. Kennedy, the late Robert Kennedy and the still very much alive Senator Ted Kennedy, stunned diehard Democrats when she married "the Terminator" 17 years ago.
Now they are reeling as Shriver stumps the state campaigning for her Republican husband, who is, rightly or wrongly, seen by some Californian feminists as a violent, macho misogynist.
Schwarzenegger's movies are just part of the problem. Los Angeles film buff Ed Rampell calculates that Arnold slaughtered 191 victims in just five of his most popular movies. From Conan the Barbarian to Total Recall, Arnold's grand total of kills is on average 38.2 victims per movie.
Then there is Arnold's poor choice of words when speaking of a scene that he would have liked to have included in Terminator 3, which would have involved his triumphing over his robotic female enemy by grabbing her, turning her upside down and burying her face in a toilet bowl.
This, along with allegations that he groped female entertainers - allegations he dismisses - have made Schwarzenegger a prime target for Code Pink, the feminist anti-globalisation peace activists who have dogged his appearances throughout the state.
"We are still on his trail," Jodie Evans told The Age. "We've got a statewide call to action for Friday." Code Pink plans to unveil a map of California with "No Groper Zone" emblazoned on it when Schwarzenegger arrives back in town this week.
But Shriver, who experienced her first Kennedy campaign when she was five years old, is undaunted. She has launched the "Remarkable Women Tour" for her husband, and yesterday she came to East Los Angeles to put the case for the defence to a group of African-American and Hispanic businesswomen.
Not many Hollywood stars come to East LA, even though Sunset Boulevard runs right into its main street, Cesar E. Chavez Avenue, named after the Latino hero of the United Farm Workers union. East LA is 90 per cent Hispanic and plagued by gang wars.
But, for years, Schwarzenegger has helped support the Hollenbeck Youth Centre there, part of a charity he runs called the Inner City Games, which encourages kids to get off the streets and into sport. Now Shriver and the campaign are using the charity to project a more humane image of Schwarzenegger as a father and husband who cares about kids.
After lunch at the centre, Shriver said that what women wanted was a leader "who is solution oriented".
Then, with the cameras rolling, she made her pitch. "I'm a great believer that women are a vital and integral part of this campaign," she said passionately, urging the remarkable women behind her, "to get other remarkable women to join the campaign".
Shriver's remarkable tour may, it seems, be producing results. The latest polls show Schwarzenegger's support jumped across the board to 40 per cent even among women, eight points ahead of his nearest Democratic rival.
But Code Pink's Jodie Evans is not impressed. "He's clueless about the issues," she says dismissively. In her opinion, Schwarzenegger's surge is fuelled by his big-spending television campaign. "They're selling Arnold, and we're consuming Arnold," she said.
- Long-shot independent candidate Arianna Huffington dropped her bid for governor of California on Tuesday and said she would campaign against the recall of Governor Gray Davis.
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Chennai, Feb. 24: If the way into voters' hearts is through their stomachs, Jayalalithaa appears to have come up with the right recipe.
A chain of low-cost canteens, opened recently in Chennai as a "brainchild" of the Tamil Nadu chief minister, has whetted appetites at a time of rising food prices.
Idlis at Re 1 each, sambar-rice at Rs 5 and curd-rice at Rs 3 — the Chennai Municipal Corporation-run canteens that offer breakfast and lunch have seen hundreds flock since they opened on February 19.
"We started with 15, added 24 today and by the end of March, plan to run 200 canteens. These will be named Amma Unavagam (Amma's eatery) since it was the brainchild of our leader," Chennai mayor S. Duraisamy said.
The menu is basic. Idlis with sambar for breakfast, with an idli priced at Re 1. For lunch, 350gm of sambar-rice and 350gm of curd-rice is on the platter.
Although there are no side dishes, the fact that the food is supplied fresh and hot from attached kitchens, and is quite tasty, has kept the customers happy, satisfied and coming back for more.
But many of the customers smacking their lips may not know that the pot was stirred 30 years ago.
Jayalalithaa's political mentor MGR had etched his name in the hearts of the poor by rolling out a free midday meal scheme for schoolchildren that addressed the twin issues of poverty and nutrition.
The scheme, which runs alongside a similar central meal plan, became a precursor to similar state-sponsored interventions. Many see Jayalalithaa as having tweaked that scheme by attaching an affordable price tag, though the canteen benefits are now limited to Chennai.
"Actually, the quantity is substantial at this price and the sambar-rice tastes perfect. I used to spend at least Rs 80 a day for my meals but it is much less now. I need to buy only my dinner elsewhere. But If I can pack a sambar-rice for dinner, I will spend lesser. It is a huge saving," said B. Arumugam, a security guard who earns around Rs 7,000 a month.
The canteens are targeted at lower-income groups — security guards, daily-wagers, drivers, domestic helps and others — who constitute a large and loyal vote bank.
But a recent visit to one canteen in Adyar showed a handful of bachelors, all BPO professionals, digging in before logging in.
"We were apprehensive about the quality but are surprised at the cleanliness and the excellent service," said Pramod Kumar, polishing off his second sambar-rice plate.
Like many others, he wanted more. "Wish they would give a vegetable poriyal (dry subzi) and pickle."
But a canteen official said such additions would push up costs and make the meals costlier, defeating the primary purpose of supplying inexpensive, but wholesome, food.
The civic body now manages to keep a lid on expenses. The services of women self-help groups are used to cook the meals in modern kitchens attached to the dining area. The provisions are procured from the civil supplies department at rates less than the market prices.
"While the estimated running cost is Rs 35 crore a year, the income will be around Rs 29 crore (the rest will be met by subsidies). Since the canteens are being opened only in corporation-owned buildings, we need to invest only in equipment, which amounts to Rs 5 lakh for each centre. The main component, rice, is heavily subsidised at Re 1 per kg," said Vikram Kapur, commissioner of the Chennai corporation.
The plan isn't without a flip side — many vendors who run roadside eateries, catering mainly to the sections the canteens target, could suffer.
But overall, the scheme is being seen as a vote-spinner, especially if it is extended to other cities. "Freebies like mixies, grinders and fans have not taken off due to the massive power cuts. But food is always a sensitive issue and any attempt to make it affordable invariably pleases voters," said a senior IAS officer.


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The Philadelphia Phillies and San Francisco Giants combined for 29 hits, 26 of which were singles, Monday night. The Giants won the game and spoiled Cliff Lee's return from the disabled list. The Phillies managed 14 of the hits, all singles, and went 4-15 with runners in scoring position. The Giants added 15 hits, 12 singles, and three walks, and went 4-10 with runners in scoring position.
Grady Sizemore contributed one hit from the leadoff position. Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, Marlon Byrd, and Cameron Rupp all added two hits. Cody Asche added the final three hits of the night. Former Phil Hunter Pence had three hits for the Giants, one of them a triple, from the leadoff position. Both teams combined to throw 300 pitches.
Neither starting pitcher performed well. Ryan Vogelsong only pitched three innings, giving up 11 hits and three runs with three strikeouts. Cliff Lee only lasted 5.2 innings, allowing 12 hits, six runs, a walk and three strikeouts. The Giants bullpen was able to pull out the win, though as Jeff Manship gave up a run in the eighth inning on the Hunter Pence triple. The Phillies were unable to manage a run after Vogelsong left the game.
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