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In the New Testament letter to Titus, we read Paul's mandate to live devoted lives of obedience and to express goodness to all. Alistair Begg teaches that the goodness which marks the Christian is a learned, purposeful, and beneficial behavior. Even the routine activities of daily life have divine importance as they bring glory to God by grace that He gives. Each of God's children is important to Him, and all of our deeds are good for something and someone in Christ.
For Goodness Sake
What does it mean to be good? If the Bible teaches us that our good works aren't enough to save us, why do Christians spend so much time trying to be good? In his letter to Titus, the Apostle Paul gives us the answer: having been transformed by God's grace through the Gospel, we are now called to live lives that are defined by goodness in all that we do.
In this series, Alistair Begg unpacks what it means to live a good life in the public sphere, in our daily lives, and in our churches. Paul's letter provides a call to Christian citizenship, reminding us what what we once were, what we ought to be, and what we are becoming. The behavior of the Christian does nothing to save, but it is a response of the saving work of Jesus Christ on the cross.


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E-prescribing is being rapidly adopted, driven by federal financial incentives. It is estimated that 35 percent of physician office practices use e-prescribing, which provides electronic routing to pharmacies. It also facilitates quick access to drug formulary and eligibility information and to the patient's prescription history.
The SureScripts network has data on 66 percent of U.S. patients. E-prescriptions transmitted on this network go to all chain pharmacies, 60 percent of independent pharmacies, and most insurance formularies. The SureScripts software checks for drug-drug interactions, dosage errors, medication allergies, and patient-specific medication factors.
E-prescribing reduces costs by flagging generic and "on-formulary" drugs. It also encourages patients to fill prescriptions (20 to 30 percent do not), because a prescription sent to the pharmacy electronically is ready to be picked up when the patient arrives. E-prescribing is often synchronized with office prescription renewal requests.
E-prescribing is facilitated by the electronic health record (EHR), which incorporates clinical decision support systems that provide algorithm-based alerts, warnings, and reminders for medication management. The reminders include drug-drug interaction lists, improper drug dosages, and drug allergies. The EHR also facilitates medication reconciliation, e.g., ensuring the active medication list corresponds to what the patient is actually taking.
The Doctors Company supports the integration of the EHR into medical practices and believes it has great potential to advance both the practice of medicine and patient safety. However, there are always unanticipated consequences when new technologies are adopted—and the EHR is no exception. Real and potential liability risks are beginning to be recognized, and it is important for physicians to become familiar with them.
Doctors are responsible for clinical information they can reasonably access. There is increased access to e-health data from outside the practice through the practice EHR or Web site or through a health information exchange (hospital charts, consultant reports, and laboratory and radiology reports). Doctors also have access to data through e-prescribing community medication histories, which can expose the physician to potential interactions with drugs prescribed by others. For example: Dr. A renews a medication, and his e-prescribing program sends an alert advising him that the medication could interact with another drug the patient is taking. He has not prescribed that drug, so his office staff will have to contact the patient to identify who has prescribed it, and then Dr. A will have to contact Dr. X to "negotiate" which drug will be discontinued or changed. If failure to take this action results in patient injury from a drug-drug interaction, Dr. A may be liable.
Drug-drug interaction lists are often so comprehensive and generate alerts with such frequency that they can become disruptive and annoying. Doctors may develop "alert fatigue" and ignore, override, or disable them. However, if it is shown that following an alert would have prevented an adverse patient event, the physician may be found liable for failing to follow it. Optimized clinically meaningful drug-drug interaction lists focused on a smaller set of interactions most frequently associated with harm or expert consensus lists may address this problem. However, EHR vendors may resist eliminating the low-risk warnings, fearing that doing so may increase their liability.
Meaningful Use requires that EHRs provide e-prescribing drug information and clinical decision support. Clinicians should know the source of this information, because it may conflict with their specialty's clinical standards of care or practice guidelines—and with information in FDA-approved drug labels and drug alerts (boxed warnings).
The PDR Alert Network is a free service that electronically delivers FDA Alerts (including FDA label changes and boxed warnings) to physicians and other prescribers. This Alert Network improves physician access to important and timely medication information, thereby improving patient safety and reducing medical liability.
The PDR Alert Network resulted from a multiyear effort engaging the American Medical Association (AMA), medical specialty and state medical societies, professional liability insurance carriers, patient safety groups, manufacturers, and the FDA. It is governed by the iHealth Alliance, a nonprofit board consisting of leaders from medical societies (including the AMA), university medical centers, the National Patient Safety Foundation, and professional liability carriers. It is dedicated to protecting the interests and privacy of patients and providers.
In collaboration with the FDA's Safe Use Initiative, PDR Network and medical professional liability carriers launched a national Know the Label campaign early in 2011. The campaign allows physicians to earn free continuing medical education (CME) credits for reviewing the FDA-approved labeling for the drugs they most commonly prescribe, then taking a short online test on the label's content. PDR Network hosts the CME programs, and The Doctors Company provides the CME credits to all U.S. physicians at no charge.
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PDR BRIEF serves as a companion to existing EHR-embedded drug database and drug interaction checking tools. It also provides access to the latest FDA-approved patient education and financial assistance information, which will improve medication adherence and patient satisfaction. It presents critical information (date of last label update and boxed warning) at the point of care. PDR BRIEF provides this drug information on four brief lines whenever a drug is e-prescribed or when the drug name is detected on the EHR screen or in any EHR application or Web site. The highlighted word(s) (illustrated above) link to the information detail.
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Personal financial management tools being deployed at $813 million institution.
A refreshed website and new online and mobile banking functionality are included in a technology upgrade for members of the $815 million San Francisco Federal Credit Union.
San Francisco Federal Credit Union has launched a new electronic banking presence that includes online and mobile banking and a new website.
Ten Guatemalan credit union professionals arrived in the United States last month to begin the first phase of a month-long internship program with credit unions in California and Iowa.
With claims that a plan from the mayor of New York's office to create up to 18,000 livery cabs would create unfair competition with the city's yellow cabs, an association of credit union lenders has filed a lawsuit to halt the effort.
Awards to credit unions.
Agreement is with Welch ATM; locations around San Francisco will have branded machines.
A year after it started offering them, San Francisco Federal Credit Union has funded its 100th taxi medallion loan.
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Notable Quotables - 01/08/2001
Ashcroft, Sop to the "Far Right"
"If confirmed, conservative Missouri Republican Senator John Ashcroft will be this nation's next Attorney General. With this move Mr. Bush rewards a defeated U.S. Senator, calms the far right politically, and makes a decidedly law and order statement."
Anchor Brian Williams opening the December 22 NBC Nightly News.
"Well, you know, Attorney General is actually an important job. Why can't they buy off the right wing with unimportant jobs? I mean, this is a sop, I assume, to buy off the wing nuts, but it's like giving, I mean, the Attorney General counts, it matters."
Newsweek Assistant Managing Editor Evan Thomas on Inside Washington, December 23.
"I would quickly say that John Ashcroft across the board, I think...has been mean-spirited. He's a guy who led fights against special education funds. It went well beyond Ronnie White, and I think Frank Keating, who I would have disagreed with strongly, would have brought charm."
Wall Street Journal Executive Washington Editor Al Hunt on CNN's Capital Gang, December 23.
"What Bush has done is to take the most sensitive Cabinet appointment and make an appointment that thrills the right, in particular the religious right....that post should be the secretary of uniting, not dividing. And on those questions of race and immigration and the death penalty and violence against women and abortion clinics, Senator Ashcroft is way to the right. He's not in the middle. And we have a history in this country of appointing moderates to that job."
Time's Margaret Carlson on CNNs Capital Gang, Dec. 30.
Dan's Abortion Labeling Spin
"Anti-abortion groups and the self-described religious right could not be happier with President-elect George Bush's nominee for U.S. Attorney General. Bush today named John Ashcroft, a just-defeated Republican Senator from Missouri known for his tough anti-abortion stand. Planned Parenthood immediately urged Congress not to confirm him. Bush also named New Jersey Governor Christie Whitman, who supports abortion rights, for a post with no role in abortion policy. She was picked to head the Environmental Protection Agency."
Dan Rather opening the CBS Evening News, Dec. 22.
Dubya's Conservative Chutzpah
"[A]dvisers said Bush has determined that the best way to establish his legitimacy despite his messy victory is to lead as if he had a mandate. So he is nominating thoroughbred conservatives to his Cabinet instead of appeasing Democrats with moderates, and is vowing to take his campaign platform to Capitol Hill undiluted even though his allies there are urging him to start with chewable bites."
Lead of front page December 31 Washington Post story by Mike Allen headlined, "Bushs Choices Defy Talk of Conciliation: Cabinet Is Diverse, but Not Politically."
"This Washington Post piece makes it sound as if George W. Bush is going to try and cherry-pick a few Democrats here and there in order to get his programs passed, rather than going for complete bipartisanship. Do you think he can get away with that in the United States Senate?"
Gloria Borger to Sen. Chuck Hagel on CBS's Face the Nation, December 31.
Where's the Squishy Bush?
"I think his hardest problem really is that the Republican Party is only going to really survive and prosper if it doesn't stiff the moderate wing of its party, and if Tom Ridge and Christie Todd Whitman are being vetoed, which they are already by certain segments of the Republican Party from positions in this administration, it doesn't bode well for the future."
NPR legal reporter Nina Totenberg, December 16 Inside Washington.
"You know, some conservatives, and you're a conservative, a proud conservative, but some conservatives are already, you know, expressing some concern that Governor Christine Todd Whitman or Governor George Pataki, you know, people who support abortion rights, affirmative action, gun control, that they may have prominent roles in the Cabinet. Do you take that kind of criticism or concern seriously from, let's say, the far right of your party?"
Wolf Blitzer to Dick Cheney in an interview played during the December 18 premiere of CNNs Wolf Blitzer Reports.
"George W. Bush's rhetoric is very inclusive. He means to be inclusive, and he's used very soft rhetoric in trying to reach out to minorities. But the fact is he's proposed no federal programs for minorities. He hasn't talked about using the federal government to broaden the safety net."
ABC News reporter Linda Douglass during the This Week roundtable, December 23.
DeLay's "General Awfulness"
Peter Jennings: "Linda, I want a quick prediction from you if I may. Who is the new President going to have more difficulty with? Democrats or Republicans?"
Linda Douglass: "My prediction is he'll have more trouble with the conservatives....My prediction is Tom DeLay in the House, the firebrand conservative who has a lot of followers and doesn't want to give an inch."
ABC News prime time coverage of Gore concession speech and Bush acceptance speech, December 13.
"You know, what he ought to do is a Sister Souljah. He ought to use DeLay's extremism and general awfulness and low popularity as a foil to show what a man of the center he is and stiff DeLay....There are two ways to deal with the right here. One is he can let himself get dragged down by them and essentially have what little chance he has of success fail because he kowtowed to the right, or he can use the right as a foil, push off against them, go to the center and get something done."
Newsweek Assistant Managing Editor Evan Thomas on Inside Washington, December 16.
Dan Rather's Mourning Period
"Good evening. Texas Governor George Bush tonight will assume the mantle and the honor of President-elect. This comes 24 hours after a sharply split and, some say, politically and ideologically motivated U.S. Supreme Court ended Vice President Gore's contest of the Florida election and, in effect, handed the presidency to Bush."
Dan Rather opening the CBS Evening News, Dec. 13.
"To those who are absolutely convinced that the Supreme Court had a Republican majority and wanted a Republican President and voted politics not the law. As an attorney, and as our President, you say what?"
Dan Rather to Bill Clinton, December 19 60 Minutes II.
Hurray for Hillary's Book Deal
"Unlike Newt Gingrich and his book deal, Hillary Clinton isn't getting her $8 million advance from Rupert Murdoch with his billions of dollars worth of legislation before the House, which unlike the Senate banned such deals. If Hillary were to utter her first spontaneous word and answer the burning question-Is the Senate worth all you had to put up with?-the book might be worth it. Anyway, since the independent counsel impoverished her, let's let her trick some publisher into paying her legal bills. It takes a Senator."
Time columnist Margaret Carlson on CNN's Capital Gang, December 16.
Kicking Clarence Thomas
"And we can't let Justice Thomas pass on this. There's no opinion of his in here, he doesn't ask questions in court. Does he do anything besides vote and rubber stamp Scalia?"
Bryant Gumbel to CBS legal analyst Jonathan Turley on Bush vs. Gore, December 13 The Early Show.
"This was an issue about voting rights. Yet, Justice Thomas voted with the conservative majority. His vote could have changed history. But it was not to be. He is firmly entrenched on the Court's right....In five major cases involving civil rights and liberties, he voted against minorities every time, including rulings against job discrimination and voting rights. He's only 52 years old and could conceivably spend another 30 years on the Supreme Court. If, during his tenure, President-elect Bush ends up making a couple of more appointments like Justice Thomas to the Supreme Court, I have heard many women and minorities say, 'God help us.'"
ABCNews.com online column by World News Tonight/Sunday anchor Carole Simpson, December 17.
Scaring People Into a Tax Cut
"Where will the economy go? There are some new signs the economy is slowing some, but is talk of a recession responsible? We'll talk to the Treasury Secretary as some others in the White House accuse the Bush team of economic fear-mongering."
Dan Rather opening the Dec. 21 CBS Evening News.
"Well, that's what's pernicious here, is seizing on this as a way to get a tax cut....he could create something self-fulfilling, talk down the economy because he wants to use that as a tool to get a tax cut that we don't really need and is a bad idea."
Newsweek Assistant Managing Editor Evan Thomas on Inside Washington, December 23.
"The economy is going south more quickly than most experts thought, and the Bush people are going to try to use this as an excuse to peddle the dangerously big tax cut."
Al Hunt, December 23 Capital Gang on CNN.
Gore's Consolation Kiss-Up
"I think his environmental stance. People like to deride him about it, his critics like to laugh a bit about it, but global warming and a whole host of issues, Peter, Al Gore has been the signal carrier in the night of the warning that if we don't do something about this, were all gonna perish. Sounds silly, but it's a wonderful contribution to alarm us about."
Sam Donaldson on Al Gore's "greatest contribution," ABC News prime time special, December 13.


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September 19, 2012
Routt County Riders will host its 10th trail workday of the summer from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday on the Rotary Trail on the back side of Emerald Mountain. Volunteers are needed to help with various trail maintenance projects. Those who can attend are asked to meet at the Rotary and Ridge trails trailhead off Cow Creek Road, accessed via Twentymile Road.
Volunteers should wear sturdy shoes and bring work gloves, a backpack, sunscreen, a hat and water. Tools and on-trail snacks courtesy of Honey Stinger will be provided. Lunch and beverages courtesy of New Belgium Brewing Co. will be provided after the trail work is done.
RSVP to Aryeh Copa at 970-846-5363 by 5 p.m. today or email email@example.com.


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2002 MAC Award Nominations
Female Vocalist: Klea Black-hurst, Jeanne MacDonald, Julie Reyburn.
Major Female Vocalist: Karen Mason, Donna McKechnie, Julie Wilson.
Male Vocalist: D.C. Anderson, Craig Rubano, Marcus Simeone.
Major Male Vocalist: Jeff Harnar, Sam Harris, Phillip Officer.
Female Musical Comedy: Leslie Anderson, Natalie Blalock, Joan Crowe.
Male Musical Comedy: Jim Caruso, John Flynn, Michael Vaccaro.
Female Jazz/Pop/R&B Vocalist: Mary Foster Conklin, Natalie Douglas, Sue Matsuki.
Major Female Jazz/Pop/R&B Vocalist: Lea DeLaria, Baby Jane Dexter, Carol Woods.
Female New York Debut: Jeanne Resua, Stacy Sullivan, Anne Steele.
Male New York Debut: Rock Albers, Eric Pickering, Johnny Rodgers.
Female Stand-Up Comedy: Kim Cea, Colette Hawley, Nancy Witter.
Male Stand-Up Comedy: Rock Albers, Joe Mozian, Paul J. Williams.
Major Stand-Up Comedy: Mario Cantone, Jim David, Ron Poole.
Technical Director: Michael Barbieri, Robert Kneeland, Shawn Moninger.
Director: Lina Koutrakos, Erv Raible, Lennie Watts.
Musical Director: Christopher Denny, Dick Gallagher, David Maiocco.
Impersonation/Characteriza-tion: Tommy Femia, Christine Pedi, Richard Skipper.
Variety Production: "Jamie DeRoy & Friends," "Late Breaking Stories," "Poole Party."
Piano Bar/Restaurant Instru-mentalist: Bobby Peaco, Jerry Scott, Tracy Stark.
Piano Bar/Restaurant Singing Entertainer: Jennifer Kruskamp, Trudi Mann, Eric Pickering.
Singer/Instrumentalist: John Bucchino, Tim Di Pasqua, Rick Jensen.
Vocal Group/Duo: The Acci-dentals, Karen Mack & Michael Holland, Modern Man.
Revue of the Year: James Beaman & Goldie Dver, "Crazy World: Songs of Leslie Bricusse"; D. Jay Bradley, "D. Jay Bradley's Christmas Show"; Zina Goldrich & Marcy Heisler, "Make Your Own Party 2002."
Special Production/Musical Comedy Group: Tommy Femia & Christine Pedi, "Judy & Liza Live!"; Ron Poole & Company, "The Next Big Broadway Musical"; Lennie Watts, Scott Coulter, "Heart & Music."
Female Artist Recording of the Year: Natalie Gamsu, "Weave"; Heather MacRae, "Songs For My Father"; Sue Matsuki, "A New Take."
Female Major Artist Recording of the Year: Betty Buckley, "Stars and the Moon: Betty Buckley Live at the Donmar"; Liz Callaway, "The Beat Goes On"; Karen Mason, "When the Sun Comes Out."
Male Artist Recording of the Year: D.C. Anderson, "All Is Calm, All Is Bright"; Jim Caruso, "Caruso Live and In Person"; Tim Di Pasqua, "Monster Under These Conditions"; Sammy Goldstein, "So Far It's Wonderful."
Male Major Artist Recording of the Year: Jeff Harnar, "Sammy Cahn All the Way"; Phillip Officer, "Hoagy On My Mind."
Multiple Artists Recording of the Year: Babbie Green, "Soldiers of the Heart: More Songs of Babbie Green"; Jamie DeRoy & Friends "'Tis the Season"; The Lounge-O-Leers, "Now That's What I Call the Lounge-O Leers."
Song of the Year: "The Boy for Me" (music & lyrics by Michael Ogborn); "I Believe" (music & lyrics by Ben Moore); "Seventeen on Mars" (music by Louis Rosen, lyric by Thom Bishop & Louis Rosen); "Welcome the Rain" (music by Zina Goldrich, lyrics by Marcy Heisler); "The Whole Wide World" (music & lyrics by Brett Kristofferson).
Special Material of the Year: "The Drinking Song" (music by David Maiocco & Michael Conley; lyrics by Michael Conley); "Over-Estimated" (music by Curtis Moore; lyrics by Amanda Green); "Where's Shirley" (music by John McMahon; lyrics by Jay Jefferies).
The 2002 MAC Awards are open to the public. For more information, call (212) 307-4100.


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Someday, in some arena in one of two grand countries, the Toronto Raptors will win a basketball game.
Perhaps as soon as Friday against the Utah Jazz, or Sunday against the Seattle Supersonics. Perhaps later.
It has been 202 days since April 18, 2005, the date of the Raptors' last regular-season win. And while it feels like it has been going on forever, the losing has got to end.
I'm almost certain.
The Raps now are 0-4, fully deserving losers to the Cleveland Cavaliers last night at the ACC by a score of 105-93. After an even first quarter, the Cavs outscored the Raps in each of the remaining three quarters.
Cleveland outrebounded the Raptors 47-30 and LeBron James' game-high 27 points was more than enough to do the job.
It's a loss that won't be soon forgotten, since some of the visuals of James blowing by a series of befuddled Raptors en route to the basket should be making the rounds of the late night sports shows for a while.
"We're just making mental mistakes that we're not good enough to recover from," coach Sam Mitchell said.
"Guys are getting breaks, like when LeBron James starts on the wing and we don't get there until we're in time to foul."
Mitchell sounds like a man talking himself through a 12-step program.
"The only thing I know, we've got two days of practice," he said. "We can't get frustrated. It's early in the season. We've got some young guys. We've got to continue to come out and work and go back to a training camp mentality."
I don't know.
They keep working harder and it only gets worse. How about not working hard, just once. Oh, wait, that was last game.
The solution, Mitchell said, is to dumb it down.
"Instead of ABC, we'll just simplify it to A and see if that works," he said.
Then Mitchell held his hands apart.
"We're coming out of timeouts and we're telling guys go stand right there," he said, gesturing to his left hand.
Then he looked at his right.
"And then they go stand right there."
The announced attendance of 18,281 was probably two or three thousand short of the mark, and there was a feeling about the arena of inevitable defeat.
Remember when Mitchell and general manager Mike Babcock spoke of growing pains? That would be now.
But there were some happy burps last night, energetic play from rookie guard Jose Calderon, a good night from Chris Bosh that included 26 points and 12 of the club's rebounds, a five minute stint from Rafael Araujo that included a basket and a hard foul on James and no one got hurt, and an efficient night turned in by guard Mike James.
They are better than the team of 202 days ago, are your Raptors, at least until you consider that previous team played with Donyell Marshall, now a splendid addition to the Cavaliers.
The Raptors are better with James on the point over Rafer Alston.
Better -- someday -- with Charlie Villanueva and James.
But not better with Aaron Williams and Matt Bonner and Eric Williams and poor Loren Woods at centre.
They can work as hard as they want.
Being unable to play takes many guises. Sometimes it's a physical lack, other times it's being unable to figure out how to help on defence.
"We don't want to give up points in the paint," Bosh said. "That's something that has hurt us. We said coming into the season, we had to make teams shoot contested jump shots.
"We have yet to do that."
Two-hundred and two days is a long time.
It can't go on much longer.


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Fresh OS Install on new SSD -- really low benchmark tests??
Hey everyone,
I just bought an Intel 335 240gb SSD since I wanted to speed my whole computer up and I have finally installed everything. I backed up my old HDD on an external HD, did a fresh windows 7 install on the new SSD, imported all my old files & setting using Windows Easy Transfer, then added my 1TB WD 7200rpm drive for media. The SSD still has 160gb free.
Anyway, I ran some benchmarks using AS SSD Benchmark and found to have write speeds of around 114 MB/s and read speeds around 185 MB/s, which is a lot slower than the SSD should perform no? I'm using the Marvell 6.0 GB/s SATA III port for my SSD, as the intel ones are SATA II. I enabled AHCI mode after installing the SSD by mistake, which I'm wondering if it is the cause of the slower speeds. It's definitely faster than my old drive, especially with boot times, but I want to get the most out of this new drive. Could anyone shed some light on what I can do to dramatically speed up the benchmark tests? I know benchmarks aren't everything, but it should not test this low. Thanks!
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Windows 7 Ultimate 32-Bit & Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
Hi Hirokotzu
Read this review AnandTech | Intel SSD 335 (240GB) Review . Before you installed Windows 7 onto the drive did you update the firmware?
Latest Firmware update is v1.93
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I installed the Intel SSD Toolbox program which updates the SSD firmware, but did not do so until after installing the SSD. Would you recommend creating a System Image of the SSD, putting it on an external HD, then formatting and reinstalling windows? Most of my programs are on my SSD, but some are also on my HDD (most of it is music, pictures, and videos though).
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|25 Mar 2013
Could anyone tell me if making a System Imagine, reformatting, and changing the BIOS to AHCI mode before installing windows would help? Thanks.
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|25 Mar 2013
I would do a clean install of Windows 7 and make sure your SATA ports are set to AHCI before you do it. As for the Marvell vs Intel ports.....you might get a little more sequential read/write speed out of the Marvell port, but those speeds don't make a real world difference. I would run it on the Intel SATA port before the Marvell port.
Check out this tutorial to help you properly change it to AHCI if you don't want to reinstall Windows: Enable AHCI
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A YOUNG Glengormley film-maker is set to showcase his talent at an International Film Festival later this year.
Seeing off competition from hundreds of budding UK directors, Michael Lennox, 21, recently won the right to direct an episode of 'My Imprisoned Heart' and his work is due to be screened at Edinburgh's International Film Festival in August. The annual event is noted by critics as one of the true homes of innovative and exciting cinema.
Michael's team was one of ten selected from across the UK to produce a different episode of the film production as part of the UK initiative, 'Make Your Mark in Film'. The project is aimed at encouraging young people to be enterprising and to make their ideas real.
'My Imprisoned Heart' tells the story of a young woman who uses her talent as a performance artist to wreak revenge on her ex-boyfriend.
The cast includes highly acclaimed Irish actor Gerard McSorley (The Constant Gardener, In The Name of The Father, Veronica Guerin, Braveheart), Hollyoaks star Alex Falkowski, and Deborah Bouchard who has starred in television's Coronation Street and Cold Feet.
Michael spent most of last weekend filming at various Belfast locations and at Pots of Coffee cafe in Ballyclare.
"We are all extremely excited about filming the Belfast episode of 'My Imprisoned Heart'," he said. "It is a fantastic opportunity to be involved in such a distinguished project and we look forward to seeing our work screened at the Edinburgh Festival. We are privileged to be representing Belfast and hope to showcase the talent and creativity of contemporary Northern Irish Film-making."
Stewart Till Chairman, UK Film Council, said: "Film-making is the most collaborative art form and needs enterprising people at every stage - it is all about overcoming obstacles and making it happen. I believe this is echoed by the Make Your Mark in Film initiative, it's a great idea and I look forward to seeing the final series."
Michael studied Moving Image at the Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education from 2004 to 2006 and is currently working as a freelance film-maker. He has carried out work for various organisations including Coca- Cola, The Cinemagic Film Festival and Studio-ON.
He also has an impressive back catalogue of short film development. Last year his 'Vocal Vinyl' film was one of 10 films shortlisted from throughout the UK to be showcased as part of Guy Ritchie's Film for Youth Competition.


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Rundll error
I get this error message after staring windows .
There was a problem starting " msiwwy32.dll " . The specified module could not be found.
What is this ? Please help !
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Windows 8.1 ; Windows 7 x86 (Dec2008-Jan2013)
Have you tried option two from this tutorial SFC /SCANNOW Command - System File Checker ?
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Thanks Neutron16 I tried it . The problem is still there . Please see the attachment image !
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|18 Nov 2011
type msconfig into your start-menu searchbox.
please give us a screenshot of what appears on the 'startup' tab - this shows a list of programs that are set to run at every windows startup. i think one of them is giving your error message.
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Here it is . Thanks ! There are some other programs after scrolling but they are all disabled at start up The enabled programs are : Avast , Intel Common user Interface , Modem DEV service , Java Platform , Microsoft Encarta , Microsoft side bar , MSIDLL & Adobe gamma loader
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my guess is the MSIDLL program - try disabling that, then reboot. see if your error goes away. i wonder what the full command of it is. make the 'command' column wider to see the full entry.
it's easy enough to re-enable if you think it's an important program.
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Finally solved ! Thank you The command is rundll32.exe msiwwy32.dll,fwBKOph ! I was amazed how this problem arose , because computer was fine few days ago
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hmm, i don't like the look of that fwBKOph stuff. try running a full malware scan to make sure you don't have anything nasty on your machine.
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Ooooo Avast scan shows 5 viruses+trojans !! . All deleted successfully !
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Are Putin, Russia, After the North Pole? Watch Out Santa!
Prior to his annexation of Ukraine's Peninsula, Russian President Vladimir Putin received another big chunk of the world, but few probably heard about it.
3 days before the Ukraine and Crimea incident grabbed world headlines, a United Nations Commission granted Russia "ownership" of a 20,000 square mile parcel of what were formerly international waters in the Sea of Okhotsk. It's located off Russia's Southeastern corner, near Japan. The U.N. Commission ruled it belongs to Russia, because it's part of the country's continental shelf.
The Russian Energy Minister called this new acquisition a "real Ali-Baba's cave" because of it's vast natural resources. He said it took many years for Russia to achieve this success; the same logic Putin is applying to Crimea-Ukraine.
But it doesn't stop there. Now, some world leaders and officials fear Putin may start putting forth increasing claims on Russia's Northern Tier, perhaps including the North Pole!
Nobody "owns" the Pole, it's governed by a five-nation panel including Russia, Canada, the United States by way of Alaska, and Norway and Denmark by way of Greenland. These nations have agreed to oversee the area. Nobody has laid claim to the area's vast natural resources however. The North Pole area is believed to contain 15% of the worlds oil supplies and 1/3rd of it's untapped natural gas.
While several nations have half-heartedly laid claims to parts of the Arctic region, they have been rebuffed by the five-nation council and the U.N.
But this week these countries, known as the Arctic Council, are meeting in Yellowknife, the capitol city of Canada's Northwest Territories. According to the National Journal, Russia's recent geo-political movements and statements have many believing they may very well start to flex their muscle and try to claim larger areas of the Arctic – including the North Pole!
Russian territory accounts for about half of what is considered the Arctic, and with decreases in the polar ice cap, more open water means more international shipping and traffic – and involvement. You may remember when Russian international explorers reached the North Pole seabed in 2007, they stuck a Russian flag in it. Russia also refused to allow logistical support to a French team that year seeking to explore the region, delaying their progress by two weeks. (Unlike Antarctica, the North Pole doesn't have a land mass, It's just a huge floating polar ice cap).
International officials say Russia is willing to risk political isolation to preserve it's domestic influence. Sending troops into Crimea and Ukraine (basically annexing it) is an example. Putin and Russian leaders mocked Obama's feeble threats, and did it anyway.
It's this aggressive behavior since he came into office that has officials watching very carefully this week during the Arctic Conference meetings what the Russians say about who "owns" the North Pole.
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HEY Stan,
You're the man - so take a bow. Celebrate it.
As long and loud as you like.
THE WINNER: Dream comes true for Stan
BEST PICTURES: Drama-packed men's final
THE WINNER: Dream comes true for Stan
THE LOSER: Rafa OK with crowd jeers
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MATCH REPORT: Stan outlasts wounded Rafa
The record books now show you are a grand slam champion, having beaten the world's best player, Rafael Nadal, in one of the more watchable - not to say strangest - finals Rod Laver Arena has witnessed. Congratulations.
Questions are going to be asked about how legit your triumph was - or whether it requires an asterisk in the record books, given how compromised Rafa's performance was by the back injury that brought him to the brink of tears midway through the second set.
And yes, if you'd somehow found a way to blow it - and it looked for a long while that you might - it would have been written off as one of the great chokes.
But don't spend much time worrying about that - it didn't happen. You got the job done. The dream came true, deservedly.
The point is, you were well on the way to achieving that improbable feat when the jam-packed centre court crowd suddenly realised the Spanish genius was in deep trouble as he hobbled to the chair and left the court for treatment.
You were a set and a break up, that silky backhand - surely the best in the business - was perfectly on song, winners were bouncing off your red racquet with surprising regularity and your suspect serve had delivered two or three aces.
And when the first truly nervous moment arrived - he had you 0-40 as you served for the first set - you kept, or rather retrieved your cool and turned it around, on the way to winning a dozen points in a row.
At that point you were in control and had all the momentum, your confidence must have been rising by the game, and the crowd were suddenly torn between the champion they have always loved and the irresistible urge to get behind the underdog.
Suddenly, an absorbing match became great theatre as Nadal not only refused to surrender to the pain but fought back so hard you suddenly looked, well, confused. What was going on here?
The answer to that is simple enough.
Rafa Nadal is one of sport's great champions in every possible sense. Not only is he the best player, but he has one of the biggest tickers and doesn't know the meaning of the term surrender - not in any circumstance.
That he was able to make you fight so hard for the win in such circumstances is all anybody needs to know about why he is so popular, so admired and - in this column's opinion - definitely well on his way to overtaking his great rival and your old mate Roger Federer as the greatest tennis player of the modern era, perhaps of any era.
When it was over, he offered no excuses - of course, he didn't. He just told you and everybody else that he tried as hard as he could but you deserved the win.
Take that as the genuine compliment it was intended to be and savour it. Let nobody forget that on your way to the final, you also beat the other most dangerous player of this era, Novak Djokovic, so nobody could ever suggest you were in the final by some fluke.
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But Kerikov hasn't allowed for geologist Philip Mercer, who has a talent for being in the right place at the right time. When Mercer discovers that an apparent accident was actually murder, he investigates and soon begins to untangle Kerikov's web. At his side is Aggie Johnston, right hand woman to the eco-terrorist, who has begun to question her leader's motives.
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"Too Much"
The ending was well written with enough closure regarding all the main characters.
The author(s) did not need to include so much adult sexually explicit material. It did nothing to cause me to want to recommend this book. Many great authors use implied concepts to express what this book stated in a blatant if not annoying way.
"I kept waiting to like this book, never happened"
The dialog is devoid of anything interesting. All the law enforcement people are dumb as a bag full of hair. The main character, whom you are supposed to like is a weird alcoholic that sees a woman at a formal dinner and comments on how he is becoming sexually aroused in public, and that is about it for his personality. The villein is able to kill large numbers of people associated with each other at will in public with an entourage and is impossible to spot. The president is a heroic meathead that decides, not only to ban all foreign oil imports but to also limit domestic production and cripple the entire United States and for that is treated as an heroic figure. If you have a brain, and blood is moving through enough of it so that you are not on life support you will hate this book.
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Mercer is a great character in this book and the plot and action were great. I will definitely look for more books in the Mercer series. Very well worth my time listening to
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The lead character of this story, Philip Mercer, has more endurance than any person I can imagine. The story takes Mercer across the North American continent to the Alaskan frontier and bordering ocean and then on to the Middle East. This story never lacks for suspense because the author entwined three simultaneous events in a global plot to disrupt environmental and energy programs. A MUST READ for 'action enthusiasts '.
"Good performance poor story line"
Come on, liquid nitrogen to stop Alaskan oil pipeline. I have read or listened to all Clive Custer and Jack Du Brûl books and this one is a reach.
"Watch out Dirk Pitt, here comes Philip Mercer!"
I am thoroughly enchanted with both of the Philip Mercer books. His cavalier manner, quick sense of humor and prodigious knowledge is captivating. If you are a fan of Clive Cussler, Steve Berry, Lincoln Child or other adventure novelists, you will be in heaven.
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The storyline was, at best, shaky. The characters lacked believability. The narrator was terrible. Had I read comments about this narrator's other readings beforehand I could have avoided wasting my time and money. He does a truly dreadful job.
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Deer Creek City Council updated on baseball field restoration project
The Deer Creek City Council received an update on the Baseball Restoration Project from organizer Diane George, during the regular council meeting Aug. 27.
George, who arrived at the council meeting after a meeting with the Baseball Restoration Project, said plans for the project have been approved by the state. She added that the field will be up to code with plumbing and be handicap accessible
George also presented two bills to the council: one for hauling bleachers and another for work done so far on the roof over the bleachers.
Also during the meeting, George summarized the next steps in the project.
"We're going to get the estimates for the building for the blocks, because the building has to have a block layer," she said, adding that "the roof has to have a wood frame."
George also said the concessions building was separate from the bleachers building. She added that project funding is also working out.
"We should have about $75,000 sitting in our special account," George said.
George said the Baseball Restoration Project received funding from certain groups, including West Central Initiatives and Otto Bremer Foundation. She also said they hope to do some more traditional door-to-door fundraising throughout the winter months.
The Bremer portion of funding has to be used up in a year, and George said the Baseball Restoration Project is working on that right away.
George also said the Baseball Restoration Project wants to make sure they have enough funding before committing to the next phases of the project.
Ross Seelhammer, also speaking on behalf of the project to the council, said it was his understanding that since the city owns the park, the city will handle insurance. The city confirmed it will handle insurance.
After the update, the council approved paying the latest round of two bills for the ballpark.
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I am writing this to ask if anyone knows about long term survival rates with stage 4 esophegus cancer. My husband was diagnosed in Aug. 2010 with this disease. They cannot explain why he is still here and he has responded very well to treatment. Are their any new options we don't know about? Surgery was never an option they told him. He still eats well and has gained back about 50 pnds.He is 45 years old. I would like to say I pray alot but help me please understand more.
Nov 03, 2012 - 10:46 pm
The survival rate is very low, according to what I have researched. Two years is wonderful, and sounds like a miracle if he could not have surgery. What have you been doing? My husband was diagnosed in December, 2011. Stage 4. In April, he had a Esophagectomy with total gastrectomy. That was after one surgeon said the operation wouldn't be worth the risk. Cancer Treatment Centers of America operated and got all of the cancer. It was worth the risk to us. I believe he is cancer free because of prayer.
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Hello once again. I was thinking of the Cancer Treatment Centers of America also. I have not used them, but by the sounds of it from jimapril, they are an awesome place! I have learned in my journey with my dad, that when one dr says no....get a second opinion, because another dr will say yes! It is a miracle that he has survived 2 years without any surgery! God must have a plan for him just yet! Check CTCOA out and let us know how you are both doing! We are here for you.
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Soldier deems crusade to stop military suicides a success, continues mission
We first introduced you to Andrew O'Brien and his story last March. When he was active duty army, the Iraq vet tried to kill himself, but he survived the drug overdose and that's given him a second chance and he's making the most of it.
When we first met O'Brien he was about to embark on a crusade talking about his suicide experience to complete strangers--other vets and their families and military personnel.
"I feel like I'm actually doing something...I have a purpose and I'm doing something important," O'Brien said.
In the last six months he's been all over the country connecting with audiences.
"New Orleans, Des Moines, Austin, San Marcos, San Antonio, L.A., San Diego, Denver, Madison Wisconsin," he said.
The speeches are making a difference. One certainly did with a vet who said he would routinely put the barrel of a loaded pistol in his mouth.
O'Brien read us part of the email he sent him.
"For over a year I'd take my handgun every night, remove the clip and count the bullets…and for every bullet I'd try to find a reason to live, if I couldn't find one I'd put it back in the clip. There were days I could barely come up with one reason and I'd stare into the barrel of that gun wondering if God would forgive me for wanting to stop the pain."
The vet went on to tell O'Brien that one of his talks helped the vet put that gun down.
"When you do these speeches you see people's eyes and they are interested and after they come up, but to actually hear that intense...most people just don't come up and say that. So to hear the intenseness that my speech brought to this guy is just amazing, awesome, I loved it. It's the whole point of doing this," O'Brien said.
O'Brien is not slowing down. His next speech is at the Schofield Barracks in Honolulu, the very place where he tried to kill himself three years ago, which is something that does bring up the dark side of his new vocation.
"My biggest fear is that I lose somebody...you know I help someone, they change and all of a sudden I get an email that says they took their own life. That's my biggest fear because I would feel miserable knowing that I could have helped him and knowing it wasn't enough and now he took his own life...it's a big fear of mine," O'Brien said.
O'Brien's crusade is also the being recorded for an upcoming documentary and MTV is looking at him for a show called "Don't Give Up".
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Matt Swartz highlighted Ubaldo Jimenez today as one pitcher who was going to "fall" from his current level of performance in 2010. While Swartz concludes that Jimenez' drop won't be precipitous—he's still going to be great, just not like he's been—others in the majors are not so lucky, and will be forced to endure a much harder more forceful hammer of regression coming down on them. These are your classic sell high candidates, the guys you want to dump somewhere before they fall apart like an aging child star. Today we'll focus on one in particular that you can expect regression from, but it's a name you might be able to move based on past performance.
Fausto Carmona has posted an ERA of 3.23 thus far this year—given his last two seasonal ERAs were so ugly they could cause blindness to anyone who viewed them, saying 2010 has been encouraging is an understatement. Of course, Carmona wasn't as awful as his ERA said in 2008-2009, as his SIERA was 4.78 and 4.82, respectively (a difference of 0.66 runs from his ERA for the former, and 1.5 runs for the latter), but this year, he's dealing with the opposite problem. His SIERA is 4.59—not too far off from his production the past two seasons—which means he has been as lucky this year as he's been unlucky in the past.
Carmona has improved his strikeout to walk ratio—sort of. Last year he got it over 1.0, to 1.1, and he's at 1.4 now. Amongst starters with 75 innings pitched this year (there are 84 of them) Carmona's K/BB ranks the eighth worst.* He lowered his walk rate in order to achieve this, but also lost some strikeouts along the way—his already well-below league average K rate has dipped to 4.7 per nine, a realm we'll call "Jamie Moyer Territory". He's dropped his homer rate again, down to 0.6 per nine, but it's not because he's inducing more groundballs—he's at the same rate as last year, 55 percent, and his G/F has dropped to 1.8 from 2.0 (though the larger drop was from 2008 to 2009, when it fell from 2.9).
*Just for fun, three Indians starting pitchers are in the top 10 for worst K/BB, and Justin Masterson ranks #16. That's exactly what a team who ranks #23 in Defensive Efficiency needs from their starting pitchers, because they don't already have enough problems to contend with.
This drop has come from the same place Carmona's "success" has—his liner rate is at 13 percent, right around where he was in 2007 when he pitched so well for the Tribe. His BABIP reflects this at .258, as it's well under the league average, and also much lower than you would expect given the defense behind him. He hasn't changed much as far as how he is pitching—he's using his slider more and his change-up less—but hitters are doing things a bit differently with him. More contact is being made outside of the zone—a 10 percentage point increase from 2009—which may be how he's managed to get his liner rate to drop, as solid contact is not being made on those pitches. That's just hypothetical though, and isn't necessarily a guarantee for continued success even if he manages to pull it off all year.
Given his low strikeout rates, tendency to walk hitters in the past and the defense behind him, cutting ties with Carmona before his ERA implodes is a good idea. If you can move him for anything of use at all, do so, because once that ERA goes and the WHIP starts to climb, Carmona has little value in even the deepest leagues.


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Thorndale, Milano battle it out for post-season designation
The Milano Lady Eagles and Thorndale Lady Dogs will be co-champions of District 16A— should Milano defeat Buckholts in a make up match on Thursday afternoon.
The game is set for 5 p.m. at Geneva Paceley Gym.
Should that happen, the Lady Eagles (26-6, 12-1) and Thorndale (24-5, 13-1) will play for seeding at 4:30 p.m. Friday in Granger.
Milano and the Lady Dogs split in their two match ups during league play.
The winner of Friday's game will go as the first place team out of 16A and earn a bye in the first round of the state playoffs.
The loser will go as the second place team and begin bi-district play early next week.
Granger and Thrall were tied for third place and were to have played a tiebreaker on Tuesday night in Granger.
The winner is the third place representative for the district, while the loser's season is over.
Milano took an early, unexpected exit in the playoffs last year, falling to Utopia in the first round.
Lady Eagles' head coach Wendy King is trying to keep her team focused.
"We are continuing to practice hard this week and the girls are looking forward to starting the playoffs.," she said. "I am expecting that they will be ready to compete and we are talking daily about the fact that in the playoffs anybody can beat you because the intensity is magnified on every point and the team that handles that pressure best usually win.
"I know they were disappointed last year with the early exit in the first round so I hope they understand that only they can make that result different. The players on the floor make all the difference."
Milano downed Georgetown Gateway on the road Saturday, sweeping them 25-5, 25-6, 25-5.
Stonie Guthrie and Myka Morehead led the Lady Eagles with 11 kills each. Elizabeth Holt added four kills. Keely LaGrone served up seven aces and one kill.
Hayleigh LaGrone set 12 assists and was complimented by Kiersten
Bastow's 10 assists.
On Saturday, the Lady Dogs finished off their regular season by downing Buckholts in three sets 25-6, 25-4, 25-5.
Olivia Atkins and Tamicka Cook each recorded nine kills and were complimented by Heather Butterworth's five kills and six aces.
Shelbie Maupin set 11 assists and had six aces and eight digs. Shelby Pausewang added 15 assists and two aces.
Kristen Butterworth served four aces with Kristen Garza, Taryne Betak and Marlene Hall adding two aces each.
Emily Churchman recorded three digs.


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Complete your next drinking or dinner party with these Baileys chocolate treats.
Makes 16
- 12 ounces of semi-sweet chocolate morsels
- 1/4 cup of heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon of sweet butter
- 2 egg yolks (use pasteurized eggs if you have any concerns about the safety of the raw eggs)
- 1/4 cup of Baileys Irish Cream
Making the Truffle Mixture
1Place a pot on very low heat. Add the heavy cream, chocolate, and Baileys. Allow to cook gently to melt together.
- You might prefer to use a double boiler for this part.
2Remove the pan from the heat. Whisk in the butter and eggs very quickly. You'll want the eggs to mix in, not cook.
3Place the mixture in the refrigerator. Allow to chill until the chocolate is firm (for example, overnight).
Creating the Truffle Balls
1Spoon up the mixture in a teaspoon. Create small balls using your clean fingers.
2Add edible decoration. Dip or roll the truffle balls into cocoa, powdered sugar, sprinkles, etc.
3Done. If giving as a gift, place the truffles into individual paper cases and arrange neatly in a gift box with a lid. Seal with a ribbon and add a card.
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Air Travel Infographics
I've been increasingly traveling by plane over the past two years, so I've experimented with various carriers and seats. I've finally come to the conclusion that I prefer Southwest by far, partially due to the ability to pick my seat as I board the plane. My seat choice depends on several factors, but one fairly important factor that may go unnoticed by novice flyers is the position of the sun on your trip. I've learned that if I sit on the non-sun side (varies depending on location and which direction the plane is heading) that I'm far more comfortable on a flight. The infographic below is the result of surveying travelers about their preferred seat, and although its fairly simple, I found it quite interesting :
A little tip for anyone flying Southwest. If the flight isn't going to be full, the closer you sit to the back of the plane, the better chance you have of not having someone sit in the middle seat next to you. It'll take you longer to get off the plane no doubt, but that multiple hour flight is way more comfortable with an empty middle seat.
This second Infographic is obviously based on European markets, but it does a decent job of describing how some airlines are able to provide cheaper fares :
Lastly we'll leave you with a neat look at the Genealogy of US Airlines :


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ANAHEIM – A mattress fire that spread to a business Thursday morning led to the evacuation of about a dozen businesses at a strip mall, but no injuries were reported, a fire official said.
The fire was reported at 9:26 a.m. in an alley in the 1000 block of N. Magnolia Avenue near La Palma Avenue, said Maria Sabol, a spokeswoman for the Anaheim Fire Department.
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July 12, 2005
v No. 260751
LC No. 03-000007
Charging Party-Appellant.
Before: Fitzgerald, P.J., and Meter and Owens, JJ.
Appellant Joseph Sabol appeals as of right the Michigan Employment Relations
Commission?s (MERC) decision and order adopting the hearing referee?s recommended order
granting summary disposition in favor of respondent American Association of University
Professors (the Association). We affirm.
The Association is a labor organization that represents a bargaining unit that consists of
instructors, professors, librarians, counselors, and adjunct faculty employed by Northern
Michigan University. Sabol, who has a Ph.D. in chemistry, was hired to fill a one-year analytical
chemistry position in NMU?s chemistry department for the period beginning August 22, 2001,
and ending May 7, 2002. NMU initiated a search in 2002 to fill the analytical chemistry vacancy
for the 2002-2003 school year as a tenured position and Sabol applied for the position. On
February 14, 2002, Chemistry Department Head Eugene B. Wickenheiser informed Sabol that he
was one of the semifinalists for the position. However, NMU terminated its tenure-earning
search in May 2002 and converted the vacancy to a 2002-2003 term position. NMU eventually
hired an outside candidate to fill the position.
Under the Master Agreement, one of the three types of initial faculty appointments is a
term appointment, ?which shall normally be made for two (2) years subject to satisfactory
evaluation.? The Master Agreement further provides,
Term appointments for less than two (2) years may be made for such
reasons as late resignations, illness of regular faculty, enrollment requirements,
program demands, or replacements for leaves of absence and sabbatical leaves.
Persons employed on two- (2) year Term appointments shall be given first
consideration for newly authorized two- (2) year Term appointments, provided
they meet the qualifications specified for the position. Persons on Term
appointments who already hold the appropriate terminal degree shall be given
serious consideration for new Tenure Earning Positions, provided they meet the
qualifications specified for the position.
Sabol contacted the Association?s grievance officer, James Greene, asking for
clarification of the process of giving ?first consideration? to current term appointees for
subsequent term appointments. Greene responded that ?first consideration? meant ?that other
things being equal a present term appointee would get a renewal before an outsider would be
given a term position.? Greene requested copies of Sabol?s evaluations for review and indicated
that he would review the matter with the Association?s attorney.
Greene subsequently informed Sabol that the Association?s attorney explained that,
absent evidence of discrimination, no grounds existed for a grievance. The attorney advised that,
given the Master Agreement?s focus on teaching as an instructor?s primary responsibility and the
emphasis on student evaluations, low student evaluations could provide the basis for seeking an
outside candidate even after giving an incumbent candidate ?first consideration.? Performance
evaluations prepared on Sabol noted that he received acceptable but below average student
evaluations for two of the courses that he instructed and that he had received unsatisfactory,
below average student evaluations for the other two courses that he instructed. After several
more inquiries from Sabol, Greene responded, ?Comparatively low student evaluations for a key
course . . . would, in my judgment and that of our attorney, be considered sufficient grounds for
not re-hiring.? Thereafter, the Association?s executive committee met and unanimously decided
not to pursue a grievance on Sabol?s behalf. Sabol continued to pursue his claims, but the
executive committee continued to affirm its decision not to pursue a formal grievance on Sabol?s
behalf. According to the committee, even though the contract language granted only two-year
term appointees the right of first consideration, Sabol was nevertheless given first consideration,
but NMU was not satisfied with his performance.
Sabol then filed a charge with MERC, alleging that the Association breached its duty of
fair representation in violation of § 10(3)(a)(i) of the Public Employment Relations Act (PERA),
MCL 423.201 et seq. Specifically, Sabol alleged that the Association failed to represent him and
that Greene completely failed to investigate Sabol?s claims. Both parties moved for summary
disposition. The hearing referee issued a decision and recommended order granting the
Association?s motion for summary disposition and denying Sabol?s motion for summary
disposition. In her analysis, the hearing referee noted that Sabol?s evaluations indicated that he
needed to rethink his teaching methods and that he should set a goal toward improvement of his
instruction. The hearing referee pointed out that based on the record, even if Sabol had not been
given ?first consideration,? his low student evaluations justified NMU hiring an outside
candidate. The hearing referee further explained that the record did not support Sabol?s
contention that the Association failed to investigate his grievance. The hearing referee
concluded that Sabol failed to show that the Association refused to file a grievance on his behalf
out of personal hostility, indifference, negligence, or arbitrary refusal. According to the hearing
referee, the Association?s interpretation of the Master Agreement was ?neither ?irrational? nor
MERC then issued its decision and order adopting the hearing referee?s decision and
recommended order. MERC specifically pointed out that the Association reacted to Sabol?s
concerns with diligence. According to MERC, the Association reasonably concluded that Sabol
was not entitled to first consideration. MERC ordered that the charge be dismissed. Sabol
moved for reconsideration and for a reopening of the record. MERC denied both motions,
holding that Sabol failed to present any new issues in his motion for reconsideration and that the
evidence submitted in support of reopening the record would not require MERC to change its
Sabol first argues that MERC erred in adopting the hearing referee?s decision and
recommended order because MERC erred by concluding that Sabol?s reappointment was not
covered by the Master Agreement, that Sabol failed to show that the Association breached its
duty of fair representation, that the Association responded to Sabol?s concerns with diligence,
and that Sabol failed to state a sufficient basis for his charge against the Association. We
This Court reviews MERC decisions pursuant to Const 1963, art 6, § 28, and MCL
423.216(e). MERC?s factual findings are ?conclusive if they are supported by competent,
material, and substantial evidence on the record considered as a whole.? St Clair Co
Intermediate School Dist v St Clair Co Education Ass?n, 245 Mich App 498, 512; 630 NW2d
909 (2001). ?This evidentiary standard is equal to ?the amount of evidence that a reasonable
mind would accept as sufficient to support a conclusion. While it consists of more than a
scintilla of evidence, it may be substantially less than a preponderance.?? Id. at 512-513, quoting
In Re Payne, 444 Mich 679, 692; 514 NW2d 121 (1994). MERC?s legal rulings are reviewed de
novo, and may not be overturned unless they violate the constitution, a statute, or are grounded
in a substantial and material error of law. Id. at 513.
PERA impliedly imposes a duty of fair representation on labor organizations representing
public sector employees. Goolsby v Detroit, 419 Mich 651, 661; 358 NW2d 856 (1984), after
remand 211 Mich App 214 (1995). The duty of fair representation requires a labor union to
serve the interests of all members without hostility or discrimination, exercise its discretion in
complete good faith and honesty, and avoid arbitrary conduct. Vaca v Sipes, 386 US 171, 177;
87 S Ct 903; 17 L Ed 2d 842 (1967); Goolsby, supra at 661. The union must act ??without fraud,
bad faith, hostility, discrimination, arbitrariness, caprice, gross nonfeasance, collusion, bias,
prejudice, wilful, wanton, wrongful and malicious refusal, personal spite, ill will, bad feelings,
improper motives, misconduct, overreaching, unreasonable action, or gross abuse of its
discretion in processing or refusing or failing to process a member?s grievance.?? Goolsby,
supra at 663-664, quoting Lowe v Hotel & Restaurant Employees Union, 389 Mich 123, 146-
147; 205 NW2d 167 (1973). Bad faith is demonstrated by intentional acts or omissions made for
dishonest or fraudulent reasons. Goolsby, supra at 679. For example, a union may breach its
duty of fair representation if it refuses to process a grievance because of personal dislike or
reasons unconnected to the merits of the grievance.
However, bad-faith conduct is not always required to make out a breach of duty. Id. at
681-682. ?[T]he conduct prohibited by the duty of fair representation includes (a) impulsive,
irrational or unreasoned conduct, (b) inept conduct undertaken with little care or with
indifference to the interests of those affected, (c) the failure to exercise discretion, and (d)
extreme recklessness or gross negligence.? Id. at 682. ?Absent a reasoned, good-faith,
nondiscriminatory decision not to process a grievance,? failure of a union to comply with
collectively bargained grievance procedure constitutes a breach of duty. Id. ?[A] union?s actions
are arbitrary only if, in light of the factual and legal landscape at the time of the union?s actions,
the union?s behavior is so far outside a ?wide range of reasonableness,? Ford Motor Co v
Huffman, 345 US 330, 338;[ 73 S Ct 681; 97 L Ed 1048] (1953), as to be irrational.? Air Line
Pilots Ass?n, Int?l v O?Neill, 499 US 65, 67; 111 S Ct 1127; 113 L Ed 2d 51 (1991).
Sabol?s charge alleged breach of the duty of representation, including failure to
investigate. It did not, however, allege that the Association?s decision not to pursue his
grievance was arbitrary or the product of bad faith. And it did not allege facts from which such
conclusions could be drawn. See Lowe, supra at 147. Therefore, the hearing referee and MERC
did not err in granting the Association summary disposition on the ground that Sabol failed to
state a claim on which relief could be granted. ??[T]he allegations of a complaint alleging a
breach of a union?s duty of fair representation must contain more than conclusory statements
alleging improper representation; conclusory allegations without specifying supporting facts to
show the union?s lack of good faith fail to state a valid claim.?? Carry v Consumers Power Co,
64 Mich App 292, 298; 235 NW2d 765 (1975), quoting Lusk v Eastern Products Corp, 427 F2d
705, 708 (CA 4, 1970) (alteration by Carry Court).
Sabol continues to contend on appeal that Greene failed to investigate his claims and
never adequately answered his inquiries regarding NMU?s appointment procedures. However,
Sabol?s claim of lack of investigation is contradicted by the undisputed facts, including the
documentary support provided by Sabol with his lower court pleadings. The record shows that
Greene promptly responded to and reviewed Sabol?s inquiries and allegations. Greene
responded at length to Sabol within five days of Sabol?s initial inquiry, and on receiving the
requested documents from Sabol, Greene promptly responded, informing Sabol that he was not
entitled to first consideration. In addition, the record shows that Sabol and the Association had
additional extensive email correspondence. There can be no question that the Association did
investigate Sabol?s claims. As concluded by MERC, the record demonstrates that the
Association reacted to Sabol?s concerns ?with diligence.?
Sabol also argues that MERC erred by concluding that the Master Agreement did not
cover his reappointment. But Sabol?s claims are premised on a fundamental misunderstanding of
the reappointment standards set forth in the Master Agreement. Section 5.1.1.b of the agreement
states that two-year term appointees are afforded first consideration for newly authorized two-
year appointments. Sabol was a one-year term appointee who was seeking another one-year
term appointment, a situation concerning which this section of the Master Agreement was silent.
Therefore, as MERC concluded, under the clear terms of the agreement, Sabol was not entitled to
first consideration, and the Association had no duty to attempt to compel NMU to do something
that it was not obligated to do.
Sabol also contends that his right to first consideration was established by NMU?s past
practice of granting such consideration to one-term appointees. According to Sabol, it has been
NMU?s customary practice to give all term appointees first consideration for reappointment.
Taking into consideration the documentary support submitted by Sabol on summary disposition,
we conclude that he failed to meet his burden to establish that NMU had an established past
practice of granting one-year term appointees first consideration. The only evidence provided by
Sabol was the example of another one-year term appointee who was reappointed to a 2002-2003
organic chemistry vacancy. Proof of this one occurrence does not demonstrate that there was a
tacit agreement that the practice would continue, let alone demonstrate that the practice was so
widely acknowledged and mutually accepted by the parties that it amended the contract. Port
Huron Ed Ass?n MEA/NEA v Port Huron Area School Dist, 452 Mich 309, 312, 325; 550 NW2d
228 (1996).
In any event, the record demonstrates that Sabol did receive first consideration, as he was
considered before NMU initiated an external search. Indeed, Sabol conceded this when he
admitted that Wickenheiser informed him that he was semifinalist for the position. Sabol
appears to be erroneously interpreting first consideration as obligating NMU to grant him
reappointment. But contrary to Sabol?s interpretation, there is nothing in the Master Agreement
that obligated NMU to appoint Sabol to the position. An obligation to consider a particular
applicant for a position does not equate with requiring an employer to hire that applicant. In
other words, being given first consideration did not guarantee that Sabol would be awarded the
position. It was reasonable for NMU to look to, and in fact, the Master Agreement required
NMU to look to, Sabol?s student evaluations in determining his eligibility for reappointment.
With regard to student evaluations, the Master Agreement states that evaluations ?shall
focus on the faulty member?s effectiveness in meeting assigned responsibilities . . . , professional
development, and service endeavors . . . .? The agreement further states that instructor
evaluation statements should include review of student evaluations from each course. Sabol?s
evaluation statements indicated that he needed to rethink his teaching methods and set a goal
toward improvement of his instruction. Indeed, Sabol conceded in his own self-evaluation that
his student?s evaluations were critical of his teaching performance. Thus, there can be no
reasonable dispute that NMU was justified in concluding that Sabol was not an acceptable
candidate for reappointment. The committee reasonably concluded that Sabol was given first
consideration, but his unsatisfactory student evaluations provided adequate grounds for NMU to
look elsewhere for an acceptable instructor.
Moreover, Sabol?s claim that he was singled out as ineligible for reappointment when
other similarly situated appointees were reappointed is also unsupported by the evidence. While
it is true that he was similarly situated to the organic chemistry appointee to the extent that they
were both one-year term appointees who applied for a reappointment, Sabol failed to provide
evidence that the organic chemistry appointee had similar unsatisfactory evaluations. In the
absence of proof of such a similarity in situations, Sabol has failed to establish this claim.
Sabol also contends that his lower court pleadings and exhibits indisputably establish that
the Association was hostile to him, discriminated against him, was dishonest, did not act in good
faith, and acted arbitrarily. This conclusory contention is unsupported by the record. Sabol
failed to present any evidence to show that the Association acted with anything but good faith.
When a union acts in good faith it is allowed broad discretion in discharging its grievance
processing duties, which includes deciding which grievances shall be pressed and which shall be
settled. Goolsby, supra at 664. Despite this principle, Sabol argues that his allegation of a
violation of the Master Agreement instituted the action against NMU and that the Association
did not have the discretion to not pursue the grievance. He contends that the Association acted
unreasonably and arbitrarily in determining that Sabol did not have a valid grievance.
Contrary to Sabol?s interpretation of the Master Agreement, the Association was not
obligated by the terms of the agreement to file a grievance merely on Sabol?s demand. Unions
are not required to carry every grievance to the highest level. Goolsby, supra at 663. They have
latitude to investigate claimed grievances by members against their employers and assess every
grievance on individual merit. Id. A union may abandon a frivolous claim. Id. An individual
member does not have the right to demand that his grievance be pressed. Id. at 661. The
Association was afforded the discretion and latitude to assess Sabol?s claim and determine
whether to pursue a grievance. The Association determined in good faith that a grievance was
unwarranted and appropriately refused to pursue a frivolous claim Id. at 663.
Sabol also argues that MERC erred in denying his motion for reconsideration. Other than
referencing his motion and brief below, Sabol provides no other argument or authority in support
of this issue. It is insufficient for an appellant to merely announce his position and then leave it
to this Court to discover and rationalize the basis for his argument, or unravel his arguments and
then search for authority to support or reject his position. Wilson v Taylor, 457 Mich 232, 243;
577 NW2d 100 (1998). Further, this Court has declined to address an issue when a party gives
the issue ?cursory treatment . . . with little or no citation to relevant supporting authority.? Silver
Creek Twp v Corso, 246 Mich App 94, 99; 631 NW2d 346 (2001). Therefore, this issue has
been waived for our consideration. Regardless, we disagree that MERC erred in denying
reconsideration when Sabol failed to present any new issues for the commission?s review.
Lastly, Sabol asserts that MERC erred in denying his motion to reopen the record
because he provided newly discovered evidence to show that NMU approved of reappointment
of one-year term appointees. We disagree. MERC may reopen the record in a case and receive
further evidence after the close of a hearing. Knoke v East Jackson Pub School Dist, 201 Mich
App 480, 489; 506 NW2d 878 (1993). However, the evidence must be newly discovered and
have been unavailable through reasonably diligent discovery at the time of the earlier hearing.
Id. There is no dispute that the proffered evidence was newly discovered. However, MERC
denied Sabol?s motion on the ground that the evidence submitted in support of reopening the
record would not require MERC to change its decision. A review of Sabol?s proposed exhibits
reveals that the evidence would add nothing to the substance of his charge against the
Association. See Knoke, supra at 489. As previously noted, evidence of one occurrence of
granting first consideration to a one-term appointee does not establish an accepted past practice.
/s/ E. Thomas Fitzgerald
/s/ Patrick M. Meter
/s/ Donald S. Owens