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One event that made me get my makeup out was my high school reunion. I can't believe how little everyone had changed. It was kind of freaky, really. It was a fun night out regardless and it made me forget my troubles. I did this look using the Urban Decay Naked 3 palette, plus my everyday matte black eyeshadow from Stila.
Smokey neutral.
It was a few weeks ago, so I don't remember exactly which eyeshadows I used where, but I'll try. I think I applied Mugshot all over the lid and along the lower lashline and then Darkside on the outer third of the lid and lower lashline. In the crease I used a mixture of Limit, Nooner and Factory, with a little Blackheart to deepen the outer V. I finished with Strange on the browbone. I ran Stile Ebony along the waterline and along the top lashline for a softer finish.
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Choosing the Right Satellite Solution: Strategies Every ICT Professional Should Know
ICT professionals are often faced with the dilemma of choosing an efficient and reliable satellite service, consistent with their networking requirements and company objectives. The dilemma is re-inforced by many providers offering limited, "off the shelf" satellite connectivity packages.
Assessment of key satellite link considerations will help offset this issue by tailoring the existing links to the user-specific communications requirements.
This white paper will explore some benefits of these considerations as well as assist in choosing the optimal satellite service provider.
The Challenges of Choosing an Efficient and Reliable Satellite Service
There are three key challenges when choosing a satellite service: finding the solution in-line with your network design requirements; achieving desired balance between CAPEX, OPEX and contract length; and maximising total cost of ownership over the life of the service.
Meeting Industry-Specific Network Requirements
Finding a solution compatible with your specific network design requirements can be a difficult task. Off the shelf services often involve additional costs to manage industry-specific applications, such as drilling software. Furthermore, failure to address specific end-user needs will compromise productivity. Fortunately, new satellite service solutions exist to assist in building a flexible and bespoke communications infrastructure to address individual objectives.
Maximising Total Cost of Ownership through Competitive Bandwidth Prices
Being over-charged on bandwidth is a common occurrence. Satellite transponder capacity is a scarce resource, and often, service providers charge a bandwidth premium, passed on to them by the satellite operators. These unnecessary costs can add up very quickly, leaving less monetary resources allocated to the mission-critical applications.
What is needed in this situation is a service provider, who has flexibility, often with bandwidth available on multiple satellites.
CAPEX, OPEX & Contract Length Trade-off
It is very challenging to find a solution with the correct combination of CAPEX and OPEX under the desired contract terms. Often companies with emerging remote operations are reluctant to make a significant upfront investment into their communications infrastructure. ICT project managers want to be able to justify their capital expenditure. However, when the return on investment is unclear, it can be an unneccessary risk. Ideally, they should be offered various combinations of capital and monthly operational expenditure and flexible contract terms, consistent with their requirements.
Other Challenges
Additional predicaments that ICT professionals might face when considering a satellite service include:
- Logistics coordination
- Link budget constraints
- Location considerations, such as remoteness and extreme weather conditions
The Solution: Re-defining Your Objectives
To overcome the challenges associated with choosing the incorrect satellite service, ICT professionals need to form a partnership with their services provider to build a communications infrastructure, tailored to the specific objectives.
Utilising their unique knowledge and experience, both parties are required to work simultaneously by taking into account every aspect of the communications requirements from the size of the link to number of active users through to logistics coordination.
Effective link design starts with a careful assessment of all network considerations, concerning existing expectations, number of active users and devices, user access & management, application control and QoS.
The satellite selection is addressed by reviewing the available options in terms of coverage, features and satellite transponder availability.
Once a solid plan is established, it should guide both parties throughout the process of designing a well founded satellite service proposal. Key proposal components to be considered include fixed equipment costs (CAPEX) and ongoing service costs (OPEX). Contract terms need to be reviewed in accordance with the initial project's objectives.
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- Hotel-like individual log-in/password
- Mix of 100% WLAN + Fixed Line
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Strategies outlined above will:
- Maximise satellite link efficiency by prioritising industry-specific applications
- Reduce the trade-off between budget and communication objectives, enabling better performance for better value.
- Reduce operational costs leading to more efficient operations and letting mission-crtical applications take higher priority.
What to look for in a satellite service provider?
When looking for a reliable provider to solve your remote communications objectives, be sure to consider the following requirements:
- Service Customisation. Look for a service provider who is able to tailor its services to your specific needs by advising on all aspects of design, implementation and control of your remote communications.
- Flexibility to change or expand existing services. Seek a solution that can adapt as you do, both technically and contractually.
- 24x7 Tracking and monitoring the entire network. The ideal solution should provide visibility of the activity of all the routers, switches, paths and Points of Presence across any link or service.
- Multiple satellite selection. Look for a service provider with bandwidth available on multiple satellites to optimise availability.
- Reporting on your network performance. Work with a provider that provides you with detailed reporting on your actual network performance.
Reasons to Partner with Pactel International for your Remote Communication Needs
Designed in accordance with defined objectives, Pactel International's solutions are tailored to user specific needs, empowering any ICT professional to deliver high quality communication services in a cost-effective manner.
Using over 15 years experience in the Australian and Pacific satellite industry, Pactel International has built a reputation of getting the job done reliably, efficiently and cost-effectively.
Today's varying requirements mean that Pactel International doesn't limit itself to a specific technology or satellite. As a result we are able to investigate all communication options and advise the best solution to meet customer needs. This ability gives us the advantage and flexibility to address unique requirements.
We bring the following advantages to your projects:
- Coverage across 6 Key Satellites: With significant amounts of bandwidth available across multiple satellites (Apstar-6, NSS-9, GE-23, IS-5, IS-602 and IS-18), we offer cost-effective satellite selection and extensive coverage of the Asia-Pacific region.
- Efficiently Reliable links: Utilising our partnerships with key vendors and suppliers, we provide the best combination of service and hardware for your budget without sacrificing quality and reliability.
- Flexibility to change or expand existing services: We understand your evolving requirements and provide flexible and short (if required) contract terms.
- Excellence in customer support: Pactel International is committed to the highest level of customer service. With the head office and a 24x7 Network Operations Centre in Sydney and regional offices in Perth, Hawaii, PNG, Indonesia and the Pacific Islands, Pactel International is well placed to offer service and support to all types of customers in the region.
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I went on the Fantasy last year actually the same date (20th-23rd) and the weather on the water is very rocky.Not to scare you about it,but you could definitely feel the boat rocking.The weather itself wasn't bad (high 70s through the mid 80s) but the water was so choppy that the Fantasy had to get into port 3 times and we finally got into CC on the final attempt!
Hi fellow cruisers! This will b our first cruise. We are very excited! Anyone been on a January cruise before? Just wondering about the weather and what we should pack clothing wise. When we visit FL that time of year I normally pack a little of everything. I am thinking that is also appropriate for the cruise.
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Supplier Ownership FAQ
What is Supplier Ownership?
- Suppliers that take accountability for managing responsible supply chains
- Suppliers that partner with their customers to support improvement to supply chain working conditions
- Suppliers that have established the right framework for an effective Responsible Sourcing Program
Who are you talking about when you say Supplier?
Most brands and retailers do not own or even work directly with the factories that manage their product. Most often, there is a Supplier in the middle that works with several factories and helps their customers manage the sourcing and production process.
This website aims to provide resources to these Suppliers to help better manage their customer Responsible Sourcing Requirements. For Purposes of this website, we will use the terms "Brand / Retailer" or "Customer", "Supplier" and "Factory" as shown in the diagram.
Why does ELEVATE care about Supplier Ownership?
At ELEVATE, we are committed to developing and implementing responsible supply chain strategies that create a responsible balance between business need and improving supply chain working conditions.
We have seen that Suppliers that are engaged in responsible sourcing are a critical success factor to any responsible sourcing project. Responsible Suppliers are better equipped to introduce superior factories, manage complex compliance issues and serve as a reliable and informed partner in lowering supply chain risk. We believe that sustainable supply chain solutions must include greater reliance on Suppliers to manage responsible sourcing at the factory level.


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Insider Tips: Backup with Rsync and SSH
It is often inefficient to fire up a tape drive whenever you need to back up files or restore a backup. The Rsync tool pushes critical files to a second computer, where you can access them easily.
A full backup on separate media is a vital part of any backup strategy, however, the task of restoring backups from tapes, CDs, or DVDs is often too time-consuming. It sometimes makes sense to also perform online backups. There are a few ready-to-run solutions for online backup, such as Rsnapshot [2]. This month's Admin Workshop will discuss a scripted approach that uses Rsync and SSH. Cooperation The practical Rsync tool, combined with SSH, takes care of transporting your backup data across the network. These tools solve two problems for admins. First, they save bandwidth, as Rsync will compress your data if asked to do so. Second, SSH ensures that sniffers on the network will be unable to grab your backups off the wire. An additional advantage of Rsync is that it transfers only the changes across the network and merges them with the last full backup on the target machine, thus providing the simplicity of a full backup with the efficiency of an incremental backup.
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Gnome is Celebrating it's 20th Birthday
More than 33 releases since the first release of Gnome.
SQL Server Comes to RHEL; OpenShift Comes to Azure
Microsoft and Red Hat expand their partnership.
LibreOffice 5.4 Released
Comes with improved support for Microsoft Office file formats.
Red Hat to Drop Support for Btrfs
The company is building their own storage solution called Stratis.
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Kolab Now subscribers now have access to Collabora Online.
Endless OS, a Distribution Without Internet
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GitHub Announces Open Source Friday Program
They encourage people to take time out and work on open source projects on Friday.
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In yesterday's Wall Street Journal, I read the following in an article by Jennifer Smith and Ashby Jones:
The embattled New York law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP has filed for bankruptcy protection, a move that effectively ends what had been at its height a 1,300-lawyer global enterprise and marks one of the largest law-firm failures in U.S. history.
Should we be surprised? America produces more lawyers than the rest of the world combined. In fact our recurring bumper crop of barristers is leading some institutions to offer subsidies for law students to not complete their legal education. And sadly, it's led other US law firms besides Dewey & LeBoeuf to liquidate their partnerships. In the current soft economy the over-supply of billable hours is depressing the price per billable hour. The free market is at work in the business of law.
So what's a lawyer to do? Perhaps emigration could work for some of the surplus. After all, the rule of law is essential for the orderly creation, preservation and transfer of wealth and property in free markets. Places like Brazil, Russia, Indonesia and China really could use more law and order to protect their burgeoning capitalist class from the predations of criminals, swindlers and politicians (but bring a gun just in case). It would certainly pave the way to more amicable dealings with the USA via the common language of law. Much of the greatness of America today was built by past generations of immigrants. Perhaps American lawyers are the vanguard of the next emigration cycle. But I doubt that many American lawyers will find solace in this option.
That leaves two other choices- quit lawyering or find something that is under-lawyered. There are many that would applaud the former option but I am not one of them. Instead what this army of disenfranchised lawyers can do is help to turn the universe of intellectual property assets (IP) into new investments. This is the mission of Carthage Intellectual Capital Management. We can show lawyers through the principles of contracts and licensing how to turn IP- patents trademarks and copyrights- into cash for IP owners and royalty revenues for investors, bankers and financial institutions. There's a real shortage of knowledgeable lawyers for IP based transactions. The money will be quite good and much safer than guns.


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My boyfriend of 3 years proposed out of nowhere on our vacation in the mountains. I'm so happy and excited. And a little bit in shock. He has always said marriage scares him. I've never cared because he's a great person. As long as we were happy I didn't need to get married.
Anyway, I rarely wear jewelry and if I do its cheap fake stuff. For Valentine's day 2 years ago he took me to jewelry stores but I could never settle on anything. I don't like diamonds and I want something eco friendly. I also feel guilty of him spending that kind of money on me. We're equals and I don't need his money or for him to buy me stuff. So anyway he didn't get me an engagement ring because the poor guy doesn't know what to get. He told me to find something I love even if it's custom made. Again that's so much money. I found a few rings under $200 that I like. He said he'd buy them all. "It's our engagement, our wedding, our marriage, we can do it however we want." But multiple wedding rings that I can change everyday, is that too weird?
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yeah multiple rings sounds a little strange but i guess if that's what you want to do you could do it.
for me i went on a website bluenile. com. you can build a ring from diamond shape to the setting and everything. you could look at the different styles and pick one you like... then go to a jewelry store and sort of tell them what you want.11|00|0
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if you know someone who makes jewelry that can be even more fun as you can take pictures of what you've liked and really have them customize something. it can also be cheaper (it was for me) than going to a retail jewelry store
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I wouldn't suggest multiple rings. Pick one that is a style you can live with and go with that. It doesn't have to be expensive if you don't want it to be.
Does he know your tastes after the whole selection process? If you trust his judgement, let him come up with something that fits your requirements but that he picked. That may make it mean more to both of you. My ring has 5 small diamonds and is one that most people think of as a cocktail ring. He worked with the jewelry store and designed it with their help when I said i didn't want a chunk of stone on my finger. I love that he took the trouble to design something that suited my tastes.00|00|0


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> I would like to know about the status of ApacheDS and OSGi. I saw that there is a dedicated branch on SVN and I read that some parts of the server are now OSGi compliant.
Yes, we are working heavily on moving ApacheDS to OSGI. However it is not fully functional in any container for now.
> Does the server already run in a container, eg. Karaf? If so, how does it work? How can I deploy it?
It can work on Karaf, but still need lots of work. We don't just want it to work on OSGI, we also want it to be fully extendible. So, we're changing the codebase to make it fit on OSGI model both as logic and code. Once we're done, you will see the custom karaf container as a part of the ApacheDS build.
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Academic Ladder
The academic ladder consists of three ranks (assistant professor, associate professor, and full professor) and multiple steps within each rank. The associate and full professor ranks are with tenure. There are four major academic reviews: To associate professor (tenure review), to full professor, to full professor step 6, and to above scale.


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In May this year Glenmark Pharma has outlicenced its novel monoclonal antibody, GBR 500, to French drug-maker Sanofi for as much as $613 million. The deal has got the clearance from the US antitrust improvement group.
After the approval from the antitrust law overseeing Federal Trade Commission, the deal has now become effective. The Hart-Scott-Rodino Act provides the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice with information about large mergers and acquisitions before they occur.
Glenmark will also get sales royalties if the drug clears all clinical trials and regulatory hurdles. It's the first novel biologic out-licensing deal coming from any Indian company.
Glenmark has completed the phase-I testing of the molecule in the US and global phase-II trials are expected to begin soon. Glenmark had bought the antibody - GBR500 from Canadian company Chromos in 2007.
GBR 500 is currently undergoing early-stage human trials as a treatment for Crohn's disease (a form of inflammatory bowel disease), but is considered to have potential for treatment of other inflammatory conditions, such as multiple sclerosis and ulcerative colitis.
Glenmark had out-licensed its GRC15300 molecule - used in the treatment of osteoarthritis pain to Sanofi last year, while it had in-licensed anti-diarrheal drug Crofelemer from U.S.-based Napo Pharmaceuticals.


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Cover: Tuna Smash! Ah, that was satisfying...
Okay, this chapter was awesome. Just for the first part it was totally worth waiting.
So, Kid, Apoo and Hawkins got together to form an alliance and kick some ass. And they are all out of alliance. Seriously, Kid and Apoo would rather kick each other's ass and Hawkins is all "Fuck this shit, I'm outta here!".
I laughed so hard about Killer. You really gotta feel sorry for him, trying to organize an alliance and babysitting Kid (pun intended!) and Apoo. Yeah, I think just for being the most civil and least selfish one of the lot, Killer gets a spot in my favorite characters list.
As for the alliance thing:
- Kid AND Apoo? Really, Killer? You really think this is going to work? You really, honestly think you can make them work together? Oh, that optimism is truly refreshing...
- I can totally smell the Third Crew in the Straw-Heart Alliance Theories coming. God! No, just NO. I don't WANT them to team up with Bonney or Drake (<which most people will say they want to happen) And I don't want to hear anything about the remaining three crews teaming up either!
Aham, anyways, back to the plot:
Back on Punk Hazard, Law proves that he's crazily prepared for every situation. Aww, come on! Can't we go back to the time when he was panicking because he didn't calculate for something (i.e. Vergo). That was much more fun. As much as I like the guy I do not approve of this Sue-ness. (I do believe it was him who threw that paper at Chopper the other chapter, btw.)
On a side note: Franky called Law "niichan". Why do I have this image of genderbendered loli-Franky and Law in a school uniform stuck in my head? WHY?
So, deciding that he has use for them Law switches Smo-bro and Tashigi-chan back and after several chapters Smoker is finally out of Tashigi's body (perverted undertone fully intended!). Too bad. I thought Smoker as Tashigi looked really badass. On the other hand: Isn't her pouty face hilariously cute? She never approved of Smoker showing her boobs around and Smoker just doesn't get it. xD
Meanwhile, Law discovers that he spent too much time trying to intimidate Smoker and Weakshigi and Luffy and Robin already made it out of the cage. He must feel like a babysitter by now. (I can totally see him and Killer sipping tea together or something like that.)A little off the facility Team Zoro and Team Shitty Nami are still running from the ash cloud. Sanji activates Ero Power and catches the little Dragon, while Nami and Usopp let a surprisingly-alive Brownbeard (duh!) carry them. Together they make it back to the facility where some good old ass kicking is going on.
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South Dakota Reports First Flu Detection Of Season
First flu cases of the season in Pennington and Potter counties
South Dakota is reporting its first influenza detection of the 2016-2017 season, a Pennington County resident in the 20-29 age group confirmed with influenza A. The first influenza hospitalization was also reported in a Potter County resident in the 20-29 age group with influenza B.
"A yearly flu shot is the best way to protect yourself and those around you from influenza and now is the time to get vaccinated," said Colleen Winter, family and community health director for the department.
Yearly flu vaccination is recommended for everyone over the age of 6 months, but some groups are at higher risk – pregnant women, people over 50 years and people with chronic medical conditions. Health care workers and household contacts of high risk populations, especially those with young infants in the household, should also be vaccinated.
Last flu season, 56.6 percent of South Dakotans got a flu vaccine, the highest vaccination rate in the nation for the third straight year. South Dakota has had the nation's highest flu vaccination rate for five of the last six seasons.
In addition to annual vaccination, people can help prevent flu by washing hands often with soap and water, covering coughs and sneezes and staying home when sick. Learn more about influenza and how to prevent it at http://flu.sd.gov.


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It might have something to do with the success of the film March of the Penguins, but a handful of major cruise lines will be sailing this winter to Antarctica, which enjoys its warmer season in January and February. They include two ships of Holland America, and one ship apiece of Princess Cruises, Radisson Seven Seas and Silversea Cruises. (All these are in addition to the Antarctic cruises
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Gala aboard ship lands $150,000 for Florida Grand Opera
BY JANA DANGER firstname.lastname@example.com The ship didnt leave the port, but no one cared. They were too busy partying at the lavish gala hosted by Silversea Cruises for Florida Grand Opera supporters.
Best medicine for the Big Easy may be the return of visitors
When Hurricane Katrina devastated the life of New Orleans, Americans responded with generous contributions. What we can now do is vacation there during the coming winter months.
Long-term cruises growing in popularity
Carl and Linda Magni love to travel but hate to unpack. The Prescott, Ariz., couple also dread the hassle of airport security and dislike the difficulty of finding restaurants in unfamiliar cities. So instead, while traveling to far-flung destinations most people only dream of, the retirees spend leisurely days playing ping pong and shuffleboard and relaxing with longtime friends.
Best medicine for the Big Easy may be the return of visitors
When Hurricane Katrina devastated the life of New Orleans, Americans responded with generous contributions. What we can now do is vacation there during the coming winter months. The citys French Quarter, to which most tourists confine their stays,...
Hottest Last-Minute Cruise Deals With Coolest Minute-by-Minute Pricing
eCruises.com, a leading national cruise retailer, offers great last-minute cruise deals, spanning all popular destinations. In todays busy world, it often happens that the opportunity for a much-needed vacation opens up very suddenly, says Mike Ripka, CEO of eCruises.com. With our last-minute cruise deals, our customers can book their cruises right up to the day before sailing.
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Cruising is looking good for 2006 and 2007. The cruise industry appears set to boom over the next two years, due to continuing economic prosperity worldwide, the aging of the world population and the resultant disposable income and time, and the creativity of the cruise lines in developing new, attractive ships and shipboard attractions.
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Aunjanue L. Ellis, born February 21, 1969 in San Francisco, California, is an American actress who played the role of Diane Virginia Hardwicke on the HBO original series True Blood. Making her debut on the episode "The First Taste" in the series' first season, Aunjanue plays the role of a vampire. Ending her human life in Niagara Falls, Canada, the night the Honeymoon Bridge collapsed, and undergoing a tumultuous relationship with her husband Virgil, Aunjanue was berated for being barren, but was taken to Niagara Falls on a "second honeymoon" . This trip would turn out to be their last together. No deaths were reported, but Aunjanue knows better. Playing a recurring role through the same season, Aunjanue meets an untimely demise in the Season 1 episode "Burning House of Love".
Aunjanue L. Ellis (first name pronounced on-zsa-new; born February 21, 1969) is an American actress known for her roles in Ray, in Undercover Brother, The Mentalist and The Help.
Ellis was born in San Francisco, California, and raised on her grandmother's farm in Mississippi. She attended Tougaloo College before transferring to Brown University, where she completed her Bachelor of Arts in African-American studies, while also studying acting with Jim Barnhill and John Emigh. She went on to study acting in the Graduate Acting Program at New York University. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
In 1995, she appeared as Ariel opposite Patrick Stewart's Prospero in a Broadway revival of William Shakespeare's The Tempest.
In January 2004, she performed in Regina Taylor's play Drowning Crow, at the Manhattan Theatre Club.
In the Spring, 2012 Hampton University semester, she was going to be teaching entertainment industry courses. She will also be featured in a Hampton Players and Company production, "Through the Crack."
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- Girls Town
- Ed's Next Move
- High Incident
- Side Streets
- Desert Blue
- In Too Deep
- A Map of the World
- The Practice (4 episodes)
- Third Watch (2 episodes)
- Men of Honor
- HBO First Look (1 episode)
- The Opponent
- Disappearing Acts
- The Caveman's Valentine
- Access Granted (1 episode)
- 100 Centre Street (3 episodes)
- Lovely & Amazing
- Undercover Brother
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- E-Ring (11 episodes)
- Justice (8 episodes)
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- Numb3rs (1 episode)
- True Blood
- Racing for Time
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- The Hungry Ghosts
- The Tested
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- The Help (2011)
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- Missing (2012)
- Abducted: The Carlina White Story (2012)
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- 2001 - Nominated for an Image Award at the NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for Men of Honor (2000).
- 2003 - Nominated for a Black Reel at the Black Reel Awards/Black Reel Awards of 2003 for Theatrical - Best Actress for Undercover Brother (2002).
- 2005 - Nominated for an Actor award at the Screen Actors Guild Awards/11th Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Ray (2004) shared with Jamie Foxx, Terrence Howard, Regina King, Harry Lennix, Clifton Powell, Larenz Tate and Kerry Washington.
- 2010 - Nominated for NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special for Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
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- Wikipedia: Aunjanue Ellis on Wikipedia
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BMW India launched the fourth model of Mini Clubman and the company is planning to introduce petrol variants for all its models by next year.
"We are working towards having petrol variants for all our models by next year. As of now, we have only limited petrol models. We offer petrol models in the 3 & 5 Series and also in the X3 & X5 Series," BMW India Acting President Frank Emanuel Schloeder said in Mumbai.
After launching the MINI Clubman, Schloeder didn't reveal any further details about the petrol lineup but he said the company will have to have a second assembly line with this plan. For this, BMW is sourcing engines from Force Motors now.
He also said that the company won't manufacturer the Mini locally, saying the pie is so small that it can't be commercially viable. Currently, at its Chennai facility, its assembles eight models.
Along with BMW, other luxury carmakers including Mercedes-Benz, Audi, BMW and Jaguar Land Rover were hit badly after the Supreme Court decided to ban all above 2-litre diesel models in Delhi/NCR last year.
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U.S> Too Focused on Four-Year Degrees, LinkedIn CEO says
Maybe certs and technical 2 year degrees is new path to the middle class. Is it possible that the traditional 4 year college degree is overrated? Seems that the 4 year college degree does not prepare college students with the "hard-skills" to secure a middle or high paying career in comparison to certificates or 2 year technical degrees that yield a stronger financial payoff.
I think a lot of people are just trying to gain a higher degree to get more money than too have a better plan. There are people without college degrees making millions. So, it doesn't matter about the degree it's nice to show people but it's not required. As long as there is an original plan for a business or product anything can happen.
I agree with your statement because there are people that want a degree to get good jobs with a good salary.
the difference between a 4 year college and a 2 year is that a 4 year you get to learn more about what your doing your more qualified in it and for a 2 year you do learn about it but your not getting more experience with it so it will be better in
i do agree with this article because when we are trying to get your degree because if you really like to be someone in this life and get a good job that why its really important to go to college to get that degree it would take a long but it worth at the end of the year.
The author says that our people would do so much better if everyone was not forced to have a four year degree to get a certain type of job and the country also needs a lot of skilled workers. He also states that not enough weight is given to vocational training facilities. I do not really agree with his opinion.
After college, students find it hard to find jobs. Career offices in the campus greatly help the chance of getting a job right after graduation, but about 4 out of 10 students are able to get jobs since they visit often. There are different ways to find jobs, such as connection. The effort input by the student is a major factor whether they are able to get the job or not. If the student was able to get an internship during college or even if they navigating through campus networks then they are most likely to get the job they want in a short time compared to those who have done nothing.
More and more people are beginning to realize that years and years of school are not necessary to succeed. Individuals who learn trades can be just as wealthy as those who obtain some master's degrees. Truth be told, it is the influence of earlier generations that leads modern society into believing that "blue-collar jobs" are low class.
People automatically think that it is ideal to succeed in life only if you have a 4 degree education, but there is evidence that it isn't always the case. Many years of school won't always automatically give you a high paying job, it's the effort you put into your job and how you advertise yourself to succeed. Being able to create your own plan and bring your own ideas out to the world.
I think some 4-year degrees do pay off but a lot of them don't have the financial pay off as some 2-year degrees do. As a result some students are left with huge student loan debts and a low paying job. A lot of the 2-year degrees are a lot cheaper and pay off a lot more in the long run. There are many people without any type of degree that make millions, even billions of dollars. As you can see, a degree is not necessary to be wealthy.
I initially thought the article was a bit strange and intriguing in a way. I would've never viewed the 4-year(bachelor's) degree as overrated. The 4-year college degree is not necessary for certain work fields, but if you choose to pursue a career in the medical field it is beyond mandatory. However, the article was interested to read because they dicussed many key ideas on why the degree could be overrated and not a serious requirement. People have an instinct that in order to do well in your desired career, you must have a degree, but this is not always the case.
They are talking about a 4 year college and how it is overrated.As well as saying that the 4 year college plan does not give hard skills.It is better to have a 2 year than a 4 year.
Education nowadays is really focused on just getting you into college and trying to convince you to go to college than actually teaching you what you need to know such as what you want to major in. I always get frowned upon when I say I am definitely not going to college but reality is I do not even now what I want to be. However, the career path that I am considering does not require college, just training classes. Education should really involve helping us with what pathway to take, instead of putting college first.
A four year degree is important if yuour are looking for something to be proud of work hard for, but that doesn't mean you have to do all that just to get a job you could become the CEO of a componay or have a position that still pays great amount of money and still have a 2- year degree. Overall it's just a matter of choice you can choose a 4- year degree or a 2- year degree.
i believe that we all have to go for a 4 year college becasue we have to practice our skill we want to be.is not how long you went to college is how do you know your major.if your ready or not.
I belive that a 4-year college degree is a great think to have and I dont think it over rated. I also think that if they did decide to accept a 2-year degree instead of 4 I think it would give a lot more people an opportunity to get a good paying job. I still belive that having a 4-year degree is way better that just having a 2 year one.
i believe that a four year education is the best and that there is nothing wrong with going to a two year university before the 4 year university
There's some people that think when people have a 4 year college degree there gonna succeed in life. You don't really need a 4 year college degree to get a good job or to succeed. You could go to a 2 year college and you will have a chance to succeed too.
I think this 4 year college can be worth it but sometimes from there, that'll just get you a degree so you can go to another school for more years. It all just depends on what you're studying for.
4 year college is good you get education. Also your job will pay more. Another thing is that it will give you a degree.
I think that a four year college is good for us because it can help us get better jobs in the future and help us learn more about what we want to become. I disagree with the U.S being to focused on four year college, I feel that four should be the way to go for everyone because we could really learn about what we want to become and even get the experience for future resumes.
I do agree that a 4-year college is to overrated. I think it's overrated because now a days you can't even get a job in that degree that you got. Might as well just go to a 2 year college and probably get a better job. It will be better to go to a 2-year college because you won't be wasting as much time and it will probably better.
The four year college degree is not necessarily overrated, It can be, but for many people it is new. More and more people every year are looking to attend college. 70% of people attending college don't have a bachelor's degree, and about 66.9 of Americans actually have a bachelor's degree and higher, and only 10.8 percent of people in America have a graduate's degree, up from about 8.6% a decade ago. College is still kind of a new thing for people, and most people still rely on their high school diplomas for employment, and decent paying jobs.
A 4 year college is worth it because regardless , education is good. As long as you are pursuing your career , its okay . No matter what college you go to is okay. Pursuing an education is a great thing no matter the school .
After College it is too hard to find a suitable job for every students. In my point of view 4 years college will be better because it allows students to get more skills and knowledge which will help then to earn for their living and further education.
I think that after high school people need to have an education that is best suited to the field that they want to work in. It does cost a lot to go to college and other thinsg so I think that going to a four year college and being able to get a degree after only 4 years is the best thing.
I think that a 4 year degree is so that you learn more about your major and that will give you more higher paying career opportunities. Some people think it's worth it but I think you are okay with getting a 2 year because you can still get a decent paying job. It all depends on what career you are pursuing
I think its interesting that in previous years, a four year college education was needed in order to succeed. I think it's great that kids who do only two years of college now have a high success rate. Its important to understand that different people have different goals and needs. Although I do believe this is a good change, I will stick to the traditional four years
The higher the education the more the pay, therefor I believe taking a two year course is not an ideal choice. However it also depends on the career wanted. As general ed courses must be taken, it would be harder to cramp these up within a two year time period. I do not believe four year colleges are overrated due to the knowledge and experience that is going to be applied to the person. As I am soon to attend a four years of post secondary school, I am willing to manage with the time I have been assigned due to the outcome pay that is possible.
Education is important but in reality you dont really need to go to a 4 year college to be successful. Unles its a career that requires it like a lawyer, doctor etc. It wouldnt be a bad idea to also attend a 2 year it would depend more on the career and your personal dicision.
I think getting a four year education can be beneficial for people who are looking for a job. But it doesn't give as much of a better job compared to someone with not as much of an education. Most jobs do not look for someone who has a better, higher education. It depends on how the person impresses. All depends on what you want to do as your career.
This piece on the overflow of people with university degrees is useful for those who wish to go into the kind of job that is as called in the text a "mid skill job". It does not disencourage education, it simply gives a clear expanation of how a degree has lost its unikeness and value. It also gives information on other courses one can take, without having to spend outrageous amounts of money for this education.
I think a lot of people are just trying to gain a higher degree to get more money than too have a better plan. There are people without college degrees making millions. So, it doesn't matter about the degree it's nice to show people but it's not required. As long as there is an original plan for a business or product anything can happen.
It depends on the person if they want their dream job badly. People are different. Some people work harder than others to complete their desires. The others is still undecided on what they want to do for a career.
In my opinion, whether college is for you or not for you, it depends on your goals and ambitions in the way you perceive yourself in. Many people think you absolutely need to go to college to have a successful life. College is more of a personal decision to further educate yourself, it also benefits you in the mere future when you have competition in getting the job you want. But it's definently not a necessity to guarantee that your life is going successful.
Education is a very important thing to have because if you have education it could lead you to great job oppurtunnities. Education is also a good thing because education can mentally prepare you for a job. So this is why i think education is important for everyone.
Education is a very important thing to have because if you have education it could lead you to great job oppurtunnities. Education is also a good thing because education can mentally prepare you for a job. So this is why i think education is important for everyone.
Education is very in important because you want to be someone in the future. Education it could lead you to a great job and oppurtunnities .


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Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Market (2014-2020): Industry dynamics, segmentation, Historical, current and projected industry trends, competitive landscape and etc
Next generation sequencing is a process of DNA sequencing to determine the precise order of nucleotides within a DNA molecule. Next generation sequencing technology enables rapid sequencing and produces million of DNA and RNA sequence with the use of next generation sequencer. Next generation sequencing (NGS) is also known as high-throughput sequencing. NGS has number of different modern sequencing technologies such as Illumina sequencing and Roche 454 sequencing. NGS provides a low cost and high throughput alternative for sequencing DNA as compare to traditional Sanger sequencing. NGS provides its services in the research field such as cancer research, metagenomics, genetic disease research and newborn sequencing. Several NGS platforms provide low cost and high throughput sequencing such as Illumina MiSeq, life technologies ion proton and personal genome machine. Whole-genome sequencing, discovery of transcriptional factor binding sites, non-coding RNA expression profiling and targeted re-sequencing are some of the applications of next generation sequencing technologies. Next generation sequencing is used in various fields such as biological drug discovery, agriculture research, personalized medicines and animal research.
North America followed by the Europe dominates the global next generation sequencing market, due to rising government support towards research and development. Asia is expected to witness high growth in next generation sequencing due to rising investment in India and China on research and development of next generation sequencing.
Low cost DNA sequencing, increasing adoption among researchers, academician and customers and substituting microarray technology by NGS are some of the key factors driving the growth for global next generation sequencing market. However, difficulty in maintaining high accuracy and standardization, lack of skilled labor and data analysis are key factors inhibiting the growth for global next generation sequencing market.
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Rise in growth of personalized medicine, development in pre-sequencing and NGS bioinformatics solutions and cloud computing are some of the opportunities for global next generation sequencing market. However, the storage and management of enormous data generated by sequencing and its interpretation are some of the challenges for global next generation sequencing market. Increasing number of collaboration and new product launches are some of the trends for global next generation sequencing market. Some of the major companies operating in global next generation sequencing market are Agilent Technologies, Inc., Biomatters, Ltd., CLC Bio, 454 Life Sciences Corporation (A Roche Company), Macrogen, Inc., BGI (Beijing Genomics Institute), Illumina, Inc., GATC biotech AG, Life Technology Corporation, EMC Corporation and Dnastar, Inc.
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Power and responsibility08 May 2014
Once again the Catholic Church has had to endure a public scolding by a United Nations agency arising from the sexual abuse of children by clergy, and once again has responded with a tone of hurt innocence. These confrontations are both embarrassing and unproductive, and add little to the actual safeguarding of children. The latest case concerns the Holy See's compliance with the international Convention Against Torture. The UN committee charged with overseeing it decided to treat the abuse of children as a form of torture, and to hold the Catholic Church institutionally liable for it. Given the lasting mental suffering that sexual abuse often causes, this is within reasonable limits of the definition. To dispute it, as a Vatican spokesman has done, is to suggest that even now the authorities do not grasp the gravity of these matters.
Nevertheless the facts on which the Convention Against Torture relied are substantially the same as those that led a similar UN committee – overseeing compliance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child – to reach a similar conclusion earlier in the year. It is not clear what this repetition achieves. In each case the committee made the simple equation that the Vatican equals the Holy See, which, because it is the nearest the Church has to a central government, therefore equals the entire Church. Attempts by church representatives to disentangle this confusion on legal grounds were once again brushed aside. And in the popular mind too, including among ordinary Catholics, such distinctions do not address the key issue. Something went catastrophically wrong inside the Catholic priesthood where the protection of children was concerned; the shame falls everywhere; and nobody in charge has been held responsible.
These two UN committees are probably the only international arenas in which the Church can be called to account. In the last 10 years, the Vatican said this week, 848 priests have been laicised on these grounds and 2,572 removed from active ministry. What it did not say is that the total number of bishops who have been dismissed from their posts for negligence in connection with child abuse is zero – though a few have been eased into comfortable early retirement. These were the chief executives of dioceses where paedophile priests were active. Popes have unlimited power to dismiss bishops, and can even override their natural right to a fair hearing. This power exists for a purpose, to safeguard the good of the Church. That must include, pre-eminently, the good of those members least able to look after themselves.
What did the Holy See think it was doing when it originally signed up to these two UN conventions? Did it not appreciate that it was submitting to their supervision; and on their terms, not its own? Did it not realise that the "immediate universal jurisdiction" that every Pope may exercise over the whole Church, as defined by the First Vatican Council, makes him responsible for every uncorrected crime or misdemeanour anywhere in the Church? This imposes the duty to see justice is done in every case, including the application of sanctions. It is indeed ironic that a measure passed in 1870 as part of the aggrandisement of the papacy, the high point of Ultramontanism, has been turned against it to bring it into disrepute. Not until the Vatican truly faces up to this painful fact can recovery from this scandal really begin.
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For Many, Roth IRA Is Still a Good Idea
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, January 3, 1999; Page H01
The bells that rang in the new year also tolled away taxpayers' last chance at a special tax break if they convert their traditional individual retirement accounts to the new Roth IRAs.
But that doesn't mean it's time to forget about the Roth. It is still available to the vast majority of Americans, and for many of them its benefits outweigh those of the traditional IRA.
Roth IRAs can be funded two ways -- by converting a traditional account, which is what has been getting all the attention, and by making annual contributions, as with a traditional account -- and both methods remain available. The deadline for 1998 contributions is the due date of your tax return, and conversions can be done any time. The only thing that has expired is a provision that allowed taxpayers to pay the taxes resulting from a conversion over four years instead of entirely in the year of the conversion.
The Roth IRA is named after Sen. William V. Roth Jr. (R-Del.), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. Roth has long felt that a chance to accumulate tax-free savings for retirement would encourage saving among people who are put off by the strings attached to the traditional IRA.
Traditional IRAs, which have been around in one form or another since the 1970s, are funded with contributions that in many cases are tax-deductible when they are put into the account. No taxes are levied on the account's earnings as it grows. When the owner reaches retirement and begins making withdrawals, that money is taxed at ordinary income tax rates.
Congress has changed the rules on the deductibility of contributions repeatedly over the years, but assuming that the account owner is in a lower tax bracket as a retiree than as a wage earner, the tax treatment of the traditional IRA remains reasonably favorable.
Traditional IRAs are available to any taxpayer with earned income, but only those whose income is below certain thresholds can deduct the contributions if they -- or their spouses -- have a retirement plan at work.
The rules governing withdrawals are quite complex, however, and a mistake can have harsh consequences. Contributions must cease and withdrawals must begin soon after age 70 1/2, and withdrawals must be at least a certain minimum amount, based on the account owner's life expectancy, or that of the owner and beneficiary.
Under certain circumstances, both income and estate taxes can fall due at the death of an owner or beneficiary, producing effective rates that in a worst-case scenario can reach 90 percent.
Roth IRAs are quite different. Annual contributions, like those to a traditional IRA, are limited to $2,000 for a single person and $4,000 for a married couple, but with a Roth they are never tax-deductible. Instead, account earnings grow untaxed, and when withdrawn in retirement they are tax-free.
"It's like a toll road," said Arthur Auerbach, an accountant with offices in Vienna. With a traditional IRA you pay when you get off the road, and with a Roth you pay when you get on. "Therefore, the longer you are going to be on the road, the better the benefit of the Roth."
Also, there are no mandatory withdrawals with a Roth IRA, and holders can continue to contribute as long as they have earned income.
But not everyone can have a Roth IRA. Conversions are allowed only for taxpayers with incomes under $100,000 (the limit is the same for married and single people). Single taxpayers can make a full contribution to a Roth only if their income is less than $95,000, and married couples can make a full contribution only if their income is below $150,000.
The deadline for annual contributions, like that for traditional IRAs, remains the due date of your tax return -- April 15 for most people -- not including extensions.
The law creating Roth IRAs recognized that some people who already have traditional IRAs might prefer to have those funds in a Roth account. Therefore, taxpayers are permitted to convert a traditional IRA to a Roth. Such conversions are treated as distributions, however, meaning that you have to pay the income taxes. Otherwise, people who got a deduction before would be able to double-dip by getting tax-free withdrawals at the end.
On a big IRA, the taxes can be considerable, so for 1998 the law allowed taxpayers to spread the tax burden over four years. That is the special tax break that expired last week. Conversions continue to be allowed; it's just that henceforth the taxes will all have to be paid in the year of the conversion.
Choosing which IRA is better can be complicated, but experts note that the Roth has clear advantages for people in certain situations, among them:
Taxpayers who are over the limits for deducting contributions -- $50,000 for a full contribution for a married couple to a traditional IRA for 1998 if they have retirement plans at work -- but under the limits for a Roth. They won't get any front-end benefit but will get tax-free distributions and other benefits in retirement.
Young workers who are in low tax brackets but expect to have higher earnings later on. Any deduction they are allowed now is likely to be worth less than the tax exemption later on. Remember, a dollar deducted by someone in the 15 percent bracket saves only 15 cents in taxes.
Parents with teenagers who have part-time or summer jobs should give special consideration to opening a Roth IRA for the youngster. The account can be funded with a gift -- assuming the kid isn't ready to lock up his hard-earned cash for 40 years -- and over the decades turn into real money.
Older people who are unlikely to need their IRA money in retirement. Converting a traditional IRA to a Roth and naming a child or grandchild as beneficiary can be a very effective intergenerational transfer device. After account owners die, their beneficiaries can draw the money out over their lifetime, resulting in a long and large stream of tax-free income, assuming reasonable investment returns.
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Telus Corp. is proposing to eliminate its dual-class share structure with an eye to extending voting rights to all shareholders.
The Vancouver-based telecom company announced late Tuesday a plan to convert each non-voting share into a common share on a one-for-one basis. It also announced a 5-per-cent quarterly dividend increase, to take effect in July.
Telus's proposed share conversion is aimed at shedding a redundant share structure, dating back more than a decade, now that it no longer has a single, dominant foreign shareholder.
President and chief executive officer Darren Entwistle said Telus is acting on the advice of shareholders by unveiling the proposal, arguing that the move would also result in improved trading liquidity. If the plan is approved, Telus's common shares would be dual-listed in Toronto and New York for the first time.
"Notwithstanding the fact that both classes of shares are entitled to the same dividend, are widely held and have similar liquidity, our non-voting shares have historically traded at a discount to our common shares," Mr. Entwistle said in a release.
"The approval of this proposal will eliminate this price discount. Telus believes the proposed simplification of our share structure to a single class is beneficial and fair to all shareholders, and consistent with good corporate governance."
The majority of Mr. Entwistle's shareholdings are voting shares, chief financial officer Robert McFarlane said in an interview late Tuesday.
Telus had about 174.9 million common voting shares outstanding and 149.9 million common non-voting shares outstanding as of Jan. 31, according to Bloomberg data.
Before Tuesday's late announcement, Telus's non-voting shares gained 5 cents to close at $53.80 on the Toronto Stock Exchange, while its voting-class shares lost 12 cents to close at $55.90.
Telus also announced Tuesday that it is hiking its quarterly dividend 3 cents, to 61 cents as of July 3.
Shareholders will vote on the share-conversion plan at the company's annual meeting on May 9. To pass, it must be approved by two-thirds of the votes cast by common shareholders, and two-thirds of the votes cast by non-voting shareholders. It would have to be finalized through a court-approved plan.
Michael Simpson, a portfolio manager with Sentry Investments who owns Telus stock, applauded the move, and said he will vote in favour of the proposal. "It will eliminate the discount between the voting and non-voting shares, which has ranged from $2.20 to $3 a share."
After all approvals, Telus estimates it would have about 325 million issued and outstanding common shares.
Dual-class shares have long been criticized by corporate governance advocates for giving some shareholders more power than others through voting rights. They are often used by family controlled companies (such as Telus's chief rival Shaw Communications Inc.), which are eager to obtain capital without relinquishing control of the business.
In Telus's case, the dual-share structure dates to the 1998 merger of Telus Corp. and BC Telecom. At the time, BC Telecom was a controlled subsidiary of U.S.-based GTE.
GTE was subsequently acquired by New York-based telecom giant Verizon Communications Inc. When Telus merged with BC Telecom to create a national carrier, Verizon took sizable holdings of non-voting shares to remain compliant with the Canadian government's foreign investment rules.
In 2000, Telus acquired Clearnet, which already had a dual-share structure. Part of the purchase consideration was a share-for-share exchange, which made it necessary to maintain that dual-share structure. In 2004, Verizon sold its 22-per-cent interest in Telus.
Telus currently estimates its foreign shareholdings at less than 20 per cent, which would ensure it remains compliant with federal rules.
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Bryce Harper has talked frequently of his youthful admiration for players like George Brett and Pete Rose, guys who "played the game absolutely as hard as they could every day."
So it was inevitable that someone was going to ask Pete Rose whether Harper is the natural heir to his style of play.
That happened a few days ago, when SiriusXM MLB Network Radio's Mike Ferrin and CJ Nitkowski asked Rose about Harper's playing style.
"Here's Bryce's problem, okay?" Rose replied. (Audio here.) "Bryce growing up, I was his dad's favorite player. I mean, that's a fact. And there's a difference in playing hard and playing recklessly. And Bryce plays recklessly. And there's a reason for that. He was a catcher when he was here [in Las Vegas].
"Now all of a sudden they've got him in the outfield, and he don't understand warning tracks, and he don't understand every [ballpark] the caroms are different, the walls are different. Some are padded, some aren't. You can't turn around and run into the wall at Dodger Stadium face first. So what I would tell Davey Johnson – and he knows more about his team than I do – I would play Bryce Harper as deep as he possibly could, where anything over his head goes out of the ballpark. And that way he's not gonna run into fences until he gets used to the different ballparks."
Still, Rose seemed to endorse Harper's general ethos.
"He's not gonna get hurt by playing hard," Rose said. "Who played harder than I did? I should rephrase that; he's GONNA get hurt, but he's not gonna hurt where it's gonna take him out of the lineup for a length of time. Playing 162 games during a baseball season, there's a lot of bumps and bruises. And you can't bitch every time you get hit on the arm or something, or you slide into the second baseman and he spikes you on the knee or something. I mean, that's just part of the game."
Then Rose was asked whether he resents being constantly used as the poster child for playing hard.
"Not at all," Rose answered. "I played the right way. That's all I did. I played the right way. You ought to single out the guys that don't play like I did. And you don't have to run to first on a base on balls, but you've got to run to first hard when you hit a ground ball. You've got to try to go from first to third on a base hit to right field. You've got to make sure you can score from second on a base hit to center field. There's just certain things you can do. And Mike Trout plays hard, he don't get hurt like Bryce Harper, because he's been there a couple years now and he understands where the walls are and where the fences are and different things like that. Bryce'll be all right. Bryce'll learn. He's only a 20 year kid. He's got a lot of talent."
John Keim, who has been a treasured colleague for, like, three or four weeks, is off to ESPN.com. We will miss him. I mean, as much as you can miss someone who's been a treasured colleague for three or four weeks. But all congrats in the world to someone who deserves this.
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It's been a stunningly rocky time for the Nats, who entered the year as a National League favorite by many accounts (including here), but now stand 52-54, a startling disappointment that triggered a couple drastic measures just this week, first the firing of Nats staple Eckstein, then the demotion to Triple-A of former No. 1 draft choice and closer Drew Storen. No one could imagine going into the season that the team that looked as flawless as any in baseball (it was hard to name a weakness) would turn into something of a soap opera.
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Liverpool and Republic of Ireland goal scoring great John Aldridge has enjoyed a bumper season of sundayworld.com bets - and now he is back for one last punt.
With more than €4000 in his winning cash pot from his weekly punts in association with Paddy Power, Dublin's Temple Street Children's hospital will soon be receiving a healthy cheque from our man Aldo.
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Contests2win.com has launched a bidding website, www.k3b.in. K3B or 'Kam Se Kam Se Kam Bid' is touted as the world's first free online reverse auction property.
The property allows users to bid for a new and exciting prize everyday and works on the principle of 'the lowest unique bid' or 'reverse bidding.' The process involves bidding as low as possible and being unique at the same time, that is, no one else should bid the same amount. Such properties are highly addictive as users constantly strive to find that unique and low bid.
While similar models of reverse auctions exist on television, online and the mobile, they have been plagued by certain environmental conditions. Online users in India are yet to get accustomed to sharing credit card details over the Internet while on mobile and television, it is quite an expensive affair for many without any luck. On the other hand, K3B model does not need any payment and is based only on virtual bidding.
The company has claimed that the bidding site is its first property in the Web 2.0 domain. "We plan to launch such a new property every so often and build up several such winning communities. The value of such communities has never been so potent as the likes of Youtube and Myspace have proved internationally. So, watch out for the next big hit from Contests2win," Raj Menon, COO, Contests2win, said.
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Yet even by their own standards, Cameron's message was patronising and opportunistic. In telling the President-elect that he was just "the first of a new generation of leaders", what he seemed really to be saying was: "This moment of history isn't about you and your achievement; really, it's all about me." He wants to be Britain's candidate of change, claiming that Obama, like him, was a "novice". Such posturing distorts the truth about Obama's political apprenticeship. I know Obama. His political world-view is grounded in his experience as a community organiser. He has a deep-seated affinity with the people of Chicago's South Side among whom he has worked. He understands their daily struggles and the dreams they hold for their children. For Cameron to claim common cause with Obama is absurd and demeaning. Cameron's political schooling was in a Westminster-centric world of special advisers, lobbyists and PR consultants. The truth is that "change" without context means nothing. The Conservatives cannot come close to the substantial body of political experience that underpins Obama's message of "change we can believe in". He won over voters because he had something to say about the economy, about protecting homeowners, supporting workers fearful of unemployment, and spreading opportunity in America. The "we" in Obama's promise of change is vital: his has been a message of people coming together to solve common problems. It is the essence of progressive politics. It is no surprise, then, that in this time of unprecedented economic turbulence, Democrats are taking their lead from Gordon Brown. The Prime Minister has not only shown clarity and decisiveness in his response to the financial crisis here in Britain, but he has blazed a trail for other governments to follow. On housing, Obama's 90-day foreclosure plan mirrors Labour's measures to protect homeowners through new court protocols on repossession and "sale and rent back" schemes. 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For all the challenges that the US faces, Obama does not argue that American "society is broken". His is a politics of hope, not a politics of pessimism; of re-engaging people, not talking the country down for partisan advantage. So how does David Cameron propose to fix this so-called broken society? He says he will tackle poverty, but demonstrates that he has a get-out clause on doing anything about it, by telling us that "income redistribution and social programmes run by the state . . . have now run their course" and are "best achieved by Conservative means". We in Labour do not believe in giving up on those causes and returning to the living nightmare of the 1980s, the poverty, the race riots and the soaring unemployment that I witnessed growing up in north London. And neither does Barack Obama. He has condemned the "old and discredited" theory that giving "more and more to those with the most" means "that prosperity trickles down to everyone else". What it means, he said, is "you're on your own". The Tory leader's claim that the "the state has failed" is simply wrong. Government cannot solve all our problems and nor should it try to. But those problems, whether of financial instability or social injustice, will not be solved without the state. Children must be given the education they deserve, security must be guaranteed, fair markets safeguarded and investment made for the future. Cameron and his party cannot back progressive ends if they do not will the progressive means to get there. The challenges of our time - managing global markets, eradicating poverty, improving life chances, and tackling climate change - require progressive solutions. Fairness doesn't happen by chance: it depends on the choices that societies and their governments make. The Tories' mushy concept of "social responsibility" - that a "broken society" will somehow cure itself and a global economy regulate itself - offers no prospect of fairness or prosperity. And as Cameron tries to hijack the message of change we can believe in, the Tories' promises are exactly the opposite: unbelievable. David Lammy is MP for Tottenham and minister of state for higher education David Lammy is Labour MP for Tottenham Subscribe from just £1 per issue This article first appeared in the 17 November 2008 issue of the New Statesman, Obamania


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