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The institute, directed by management professor Christine Riordan, has so far received more than $6 million in pledges.
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Movie Detail
Name Occurs Before Title
Offscreen Credit
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George Stevens
Release Date:
Aug 1953
Premiere Information:
New York opening: 23 Apr 1953; Los Angeles opening: 4 Jun 1953
Production Date:
late Jul--mid-Oct 1951
Duration (in mins):
Duration (in reels):
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Alan Ladd
Jean Arthur
(Marian Starrett)
Van Heflin
(Joe Starrett)
Brandon de Wilde
(Joey Starrett)
Walter Jack Palance
(Jack Wilson)
Ben Johnson
(Chris Calloway)
Edgar Buchanan
(Fred Lewis)
Emile Meyer
(Rufe Ryker)
Elisha Cook Jr.
(Stonewall Torrey)
Douglas Spencer
John Dierkes
Ellen Corby
(Mrs. Torrey)
Paul McVey
(Sam Grafton)
John Miller
Edith Evanson
(Mrs. Shipstead)
Leonard Strong
(Ernie Wright)
Ray Spiker
(Axel Johnson)
Janice Carroll
(Susan Lewis)
Martin Mason
(Ed Howells)
Helen Brown
(Martha Lewis)
Nancy Kulp
(Mrs. Howells)
Will Simonds
Bill Dyer
Howard J. Negley
Steve Raines
(Homesteader/Ryker man)
Beverly Washburn
(Ruth Lewis)
George Lewis
(Ryker man)
Chester W. Hannan
(Ryker man)
Bill Cartledge
(Ryker man)
Jack Sterling
(Ryker man)
Henry Wills
(Ryker man)
Rex Moore
(Ryker man)
Ewing Brown
(Ryker man)
Kathy Stainbrook
(Lewis child)
Jo Ann Thompson
(Lewis child)
Charles Quirk
David Wyatt
(Homesteader boy)
While playing on his Wyoming homestead, young Joey Starrett spies a lone rider approaching his house, then listens with great curiosity as Shane, the buckskin clad stranger, reveals to his father Joe that he is heading north, toward home. When Joey cocks the rifle he has been toting, Shane, startled by the noise, draws his gun with the speed of a gunslinger. Joe is disturbed by Shane's behavior and, as a group of men ride up, sends him on his way. The men's leader, grizzled cattle baron Rufe Ryker, accuses Joe of squatting on his grazing land and demands that he give up his homestead. When Joe refuses, Ryker's men start to intimidate him until Shane suddenly reappears at Joe's side. The men depart, and Joe's wife Marian, who has observed everything from inside the house, urges Joe to invite Shane to dinner. Joey is thrilled to have Shane spend the evening with them, and at the end of the meal, Shane, reticent to talk about his past, goes outside to chop wood for the family. Joe joins in and the next day, the two men team up to pull a stubborn tree stump out of the ground. Later, Joey tells Shane that his parents want him to stay and innocently lets on that his father is concerned about Ryker's threats. Shane, who has put away his gun, agrees to remain and heads to town to buy work clothes. Soon after, homesteader Ernie Wright arrives at the Starretts' to announce that Ryker's men have destroyed his wheat field and, consequently, he and his family are moving away. Joe begs Ernie to stay and calls for a meeting of the homestead men that night. Meanwhile, in town, Shane purchases clothes at Sam Grafton's general store, then orders a soda pop in the adjoining saloon. There, Chris Calloway, one of Grafton's men, calls Shane a "sodbuster" and tosses a glass of whiskey on his new shirt. Shane does not react to Calloway's provocations, however, and walks out. That night, during the meeting, Joey overhears homesteader Fred Lewis, who witnessed the saloon exchange, declare that Shane did not stand up to Calloway. Marian reassures Joey that Shane is not a coward, but counsels him not to become too attached to him. Later, having decided to stick together as a group, the homesteaders and their families go to town to shop for the next day's Fourth of July celebration. At Grafton's, Calloway again confronts Shane in the saloon, but this time, Shane throws two drinks on Calloway and slugs him. After a grueling fistfight, Shane finally knocks out Calloway and is offered a job by Ryker. When Shane declines, Ryker accuses him of lusting after Marian, and despite pleas from Joey, Shane single-handedly takes on all of Ryker's men. Joe aids Shane in the fracas, until Grafton, fed up with the destruction, demands a halt. As the homesteaders depart, Ryker vows to fight on and sends for notorious Cheyenne gunslinger Jack Wilson. Back at home, Joey gushes to Marian about his love for Shane, while Marian wrestles with her growing romantic feelings for the loner. The next day, after Joey admits to Shane that he sneaked a peek at his gun, Shane gives the boy some pointers on how to shoot and demonstrates his skill as a marksman. Though impressed, Marian expresses her disapproval of guns and asks Shane not to encourage Joey's interest. Ernie, meanwhile, complains to neighbor Stonewall Torrey that because Ryker's men killed his sow and ruined his fields, he is giving up. Angry, Stonewall, whose courage has been questioned by some of the homesteaders, goes to town and, in the saloon, criticizes Ryker for running Ernie off his land. Later, at the Fourth of July party, Joe and Marian also celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary, and Marian shares a dance with Shane. When Stonewall arrives and announces that Ryker has hired a gunfighter, Shane guesses he is Wilson. Back at their house, the Starretts and Shane are met by Wilson, Ryker's brother Morgan and Ryker, who in an attempt to appear reasonable, offers to sell Joe his land. Joe angrily rejects the idea, pointing out that the government already recognizes the homesteaders' claims. In turn, Ryker complains that because he fought the Indians and slaved to make the land livable, he is entitled to own it, without fences. Ryker and Wilson depart peacefully, but in town, Ryker instructs Wilson to do whatever is necessary to defeat Joe. To that end, Wilson provokes a confrontation with Stonewall, then shoots him down when he makes a half-hearted move for his gun. With the nearest lawman a three-day ride away, Wilson's claim of self-defense goes unchallenged. At Stonewall's funeral, the Lewis family announce that they, too, are leaving their homestead, but Joe and Shane beseech their other neighbors to keep fighting. Just then, a fire is spotted at the Lewis place, and Ryker's blatant sabotage strengthens Joe's resolve to stop Ryker at any cost. That night, Ryker sends for Joe, while Joe prepares to challenge Ryker at gunpoint, ignoring Marian's tearful pleas not to risk his life. Shane, who has been warned about Ryker's plans by a reformed Calloway, dons his buckskins and straps on his gun, then fights Joe to keep him from leaving. When Shane hits Joe in the head with his gun butt, a terrified Joey screams hatefully at him, but Marian is relieved. Joe is knocked out, and aware that she will not see Shane again, Marian says a grateful goodbye. Joey trails Shane to the saloon and sees him goad Wilson into drawing his gun. Shane shoots Wilson dead, then shoots Ryker when he draws, and with Joey's help, outdraws Morgan. Later, Joey apologizes for his angry words and begs Shane to return to the homestead. Gently declining, Shane tries to explain to the boy that he cannot change the man he is at heart and does not belong there. As Shane mounts his horse and rides off, Joey, devastated and confused, cries after him to "come back."
Production Company:
Paramount Pictures Corp.
Production Text:
George Stevens' Production
Distribution Company:
Paramount Pictures Corp.
George Stevens
John Coonan
(Asst dir)
Fred Guiol
(Assoc dir)
George Stevens
Ivan Moffat
(Assoc prod)
A. B. Guthrie Jr.
Jack Sher
(Addl dial)
Loyal Griggs
(Dir of photog)
Art Direction:
Hal Pereira
(Art dir)
Walter Tyler
(Art dir)
Film Editor:
William Hornbeck
Tom McAdoo
Set Decoration:
Emile Kuri
(Set dec)
Edith Head
Victor Young
(Mus score)
Harry Lindgren
(Sd rec)
Gene Garvin
(Sd rec)
Special Effects:
Irmin Roberts
(Spec unit photog)
Gordon Jennings
(Spec photog eff)
Farciot Edouart
(Process photog)
Make Up:
Wally Westmore
(Makeup supv)
Production Misc:
Joe DeYong
(Tech adv)
Howie Horwitz
(Asst to the prod)
Charles Morton
(Scr supv)
Color Personnel:
Richard Mueller
(Technicolor col consultant)
United States
"Put Your Little Foot," traditional; "Beautiful Dreamer" by Stephen Foster.
"Goodbye Ol' Paint (I'm Leaving Cheyenne)," traditional.
Stephen Foster
Source Text:
Based on the novel
by Jack Schaefer (Boston, 1949).
Jack Schaefer
Copyright Claimant
Copyright Date
Copyright Number
Paramount Pictures Corp.
Physical Properties:
Western Electric Recording
Subjects (Major):
Hero worship
Land rights
Subjects (Minor):
Fourth of July
General stores
Hired killers
According to a
news item, when Paramount acquired Jack Schaefer's novel
in Nov 1949, both Alan Ladd and Ray Milland were under consideration for the title role. William Holden was originally cast in the role of "Joe Starrett" and was not replaced by Van Heflin until just before the start of production. Modern sources claim that director George Stevens wanted Holden to co-star with Montgomery Clift, who had starred in Stevens' 1951 film,
A Place in the Sun
(see above entry), but that Clift was not interested. Modern sources also state that Stevens' son George, Jr. read the Schaefer novel one summer in college and suggested his father adapt it. According to a May 1966
Films and Filming
article, director Howard Hawks then recommended that Stevens hire Pulitzer Prize-winning author A. B. Guthrie, on whose book Hawks's film
The Big Sky
(see above entry) was based, to write the script for
, even though Guthrie had never before written a screenplay.
was Stevens' first Western since his 1935 RKO release
Annie Oakley
AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1931-40
); it was also his last. Artist Joe DeYoung (DeYong in the onscreen credits) worked with Stevens to create authentic costumes and décor, according to news items. Modern sources note that Stevens and DeYoung, who could not speak, traveled the West together and did months of research to achieve the most realistic look possible. Stevens also studied the photographs and drawings of William Henry Jackson and the paintings of Charles Russell, according to modern sources. As noted by news items, location shooting took place near Jackson Hole, WY, against a backdrop of the Grand Teton Mountains. An entire Western street was built, and according to modern sources, Stevens constructed the cemetery and town sets next to each other, so that they could be viewed in the same frame, if required. Specific location sites included Menor's Ferry on the Snake River, according to a Sep 1951
marked Jean Arthur's first screen appearance since the 1948 Paramount release
A Foreign Affair
AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1941-50
) and was the final film of her career. In 1956, she starred in a short-lived television series, then appeared occasionally in stage roles. Although onscreen credits "introduce" child actor Brandon de Wilde, and
was de Wilde's first screen assignment, his first released film was
A Member of the Wedding
(see above entry). According to an Aug 1951
news item, Alan Ladd's three children, David, Alana and Alan, Jr., made their screen debuts in the picture, but their appearance in the final film has not been confirmed. Modern sources note that Stevens, Jr. worked as a company clerk on the production.
Modern sources add the following information about the production: To enhance the realism of the picture, Stevens opted to shoot in all kinds of weather and lighting conditions. Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, as well as the Supervisor of Grand Teton National Park and members of the Rockefeller family, toured the film's set. Afterward, the Rockefeller group requested that the sets be moved to the Rockefellers' Ferry Museum on the Snake River. Stevens carefully choreographed the fistfight scene, again striving for realism. For the final gunfight scene, Stevens attached leather belts to the actors who were to be "shot." Every time the prop gun was fired, a crew member yanked the appropriate victim's belt, causing him to jerk backward, as though hit by a bullet. According to the
obituary for stuntman Russell M. Saunders, Saunders acted as Ladd's stunt double in the film.
According to a 29 Apr 1953
item, the film, which was shot in 1951, prior to the advent of 3-D, widescreen and stereo processes, was roadshown for several months so that it could be given the new "widened screen treatment." The film, which according to the
Films and Filming
article cost $3 million to make, was projected in a 1.66:1 aspect ratio for its Radio City Music Hall screenings in New York and its Grauman's Chinese run in Los Angeles. According to the
review, the audience for the Los Angeles trade preview was "perched on makeshift seating" to accommodate the "experimental widescreen" projection, and that "the widescreen projection did contribute…to a sense of the bigness." The
reviewer commented that the widescreen projection "slightly favors the width," but that "the difference is barely apparent, except that some scenes appear trimmed at the bottom and the top." The Los Angeles run also featured stereo sound, according to a 30 May 1953
item. In modern interviews, filmmaker Warren Beatty claimed that he consulted with Stevens about
and attempted to imitate the film's gunfight sound effects for a climactic gun sequence in his 1967 film
Bonnie and Clyde
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was uniformally lauded upon its release and is considered by many critics to be one of the best Western films ever made. The
reviewer ranked it "among the all-time great films," while the
reviewer labelled it "an achievement in the cinematic art…the like of which showmen have rarely seen."
received Academy Award nominations in the following categories: Best Picture; Best Director; Best Writing (Screenplay); and Best Supporting Actor (Jack Palance and de Wilde). The film won an Academy Award in the Best Cinematography (Color) category, and Stevens received the 1953 Irving J. Thalberg Memorial Award, for "high quality of production for the current award year and preceding years."
was also voted one of the ten best films of 1953 by the National Board of Review and
. Although Ladd was not nominated for an Oscar, his performance in
is considered one of his best and garnered him a
Gold Medallion award.
Ladd and Van Heflin starred in a
Lux Radio Theatre
version of the story, broadcast on 22 Feb 1955. In 1959, President Dwight D. Eisenhower requested, and received, the only 16mm print of the film to show to Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev at Camp David, MD, according to a
news item. The film was reissued in 1966, and in 1981, was one of five pictures selected to tour China after a thirty-year drought of American films, according to a news item. In 2007,
was ranked 69th on AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies--10th Anniversary Edition list of the greatest American films, moving up from the 69th position it held on AFI's 1997 list. The film has also been included on the Library of Congress' National Film Preservation list.
In 1968, in anticipation of
's first broadcast on television, Stevens cautioned the ABC network about showing the film with commercial interruptions, noting that he was still appealing a lower court loss against the NBC network for its broadcast of his 1951 film
A Place in the Sun
. Although it is not known whether ABC heeded Stevens' warnings, the director eventually lost the appeal. For more information about Stevens' lawsuit, see above entry for
A Place in the Sun
, a television series based on Schaefer's story, starring David Carradine and Jill Ireland, was broadcast on the ABC network between 10 Sep and 31 Dec 1966.
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Look to the eastern sky later today for what is expected to be the best total lunar eclipse since 2004.
Beginning at 5:43 p.m., the moon will slip into Earth's shadow, leading to a total eclipse at 7 p.m. The celestial event is expected to end at 9:09 p.m.
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COLUMBUS — Urban Meyer is a perfectionist.
His second-ranked Ohio State team was less than perfect.
Braxton Miller threw two touchdown passes before fighting leg cramps and Jordan Hall ran for two more scores to lead the Buckeyes to a 40-20 victory over Buffalo on Saturday in the season opener for both teams.
"I preached all week about coming out fast and playing hard, and they did it. Two quick scores, the first quarter (went by the) script. You can't play much better than our guys did," Meyer said. "And then we rough a punter, and we have a fourth down (play) we don't make and then we throw a screen and it goes the other way. In a tight game, you're going to lose."
The Buckeyes, striving for a crisper start after a lethargic outing in Meyer's debut in 2012, led 23-0 after the first quarter before the Bulls made things interesting. Joe Licata threw two TD passes and linebacker Kahlil Mack returned a Miller interception 45 yards to make it 30-20 in the third quarter.
A crowd of 103,980 didn't know what to think.
But after Miller was sidelined a second time with cramps, sub Kenny Guiton promptly tossed a 21-yard touchdown pass to Chris Fields and the Buckeyes were never threatened again.
"After we created a little momentum going our way, then all of a sudden — BAM! — they're right back in the end zone," Bulls coach Jeff Quinn said. "That's the mark of a good football team."
Licata completed 19 of 32 passes for 185 yards and two scores with one interception, with Branden Oliver gaining 73 yards on 26 carries for the Bulls, who were playing Ohio State for the first time.
"If you're looking for a moral victory, that means you lost the game," Licata said. "No, we don't feel good about losing."
Ohio State was in control after its first three possessions. Miller, who was 15-of-22 passing for 178 yards and also ran for 77 yards on 17 attempts, hit Devin Smith on a 47-yard scoring pass on the fourth offensive play of the season. Then he found Fields on a 7-yard scoring pass.
As good as that first 15 minutes was — 216 yards of offense, a big lead and Buffalo looking thoroughly defeated — the Bulls were far from dead.
The Buckeyes, who had 10 new starters on defense to start the game, missed a punt block and roughed the punter, then failed on a Hall run on fourth-and-1 near midfield. Meyer chewed out his offensive line when it returned to the bench.
After Ron Tanner picked off a tipped Licata pass for Ohio State, speedy freshman tailback Dontre Wilson gave it right back on the next play when he was hit by linebacker Blake Bean and Buffalo's Derek Brim recovered.
The always expressive Meyer hung his head on the sideline.
Licata needed just three plays to cover the 44 yards, hitting three consecutive passes with help on a late hit against Ohio State cornerback Armani Reeves. Reeves was starting in place of All-Big Ten standout Bradley Roby, suspended for the opener after a bar skirmish in Bloomington, Ind., in July. The Buckeyes were also without starting tailback and 2012 leading scorer Carlos Hyde (listed as a person of interest in an alleged assault against a female) and his backup, Rod Smith (who sat out due to an unspecified violation of team rules).
Licata flipped a pass over the middle to tight end Matt Weiser, who rumbled into the end zone from 16 yards out.
Four plays later, Miller tossed a short pass directly to the Bulls' Mack, considered one of the top linebackers in the nation, and he outran intended receiver Wilson into the end zone to make it 23-13.
"We was rolling at first," Miller said. "(With) that screen, that blind throw I threw, the momentum went down and shifted a little bit."
Wilson redeemed himself for the turnover by taking the kickoff back 51 yards. On first down, Hall bolted through another massive hole at left tackle and there was nobody on the second level to stop him as he raced 37 yards.
Buffalo threatened again in the third quarter, with Licata hitting Alex Neutz on a 10-yard scoring pass, cutting the lead to 30-20.
The next series was almost a disaster for the Buckeyes.
Miller went down without being tackled and left the field, causing some concern before it was determined he had cramps. He returned a play later only to be sacked by Mack and then fumbling at his own 1. But Mack was called for a hands-to-the-facemask penalty which nullified the turnover and instead gave the Buckeyes a first down at their 37.
"That turnover would have changed the game," Mack said. "That was a blow. A big blow."
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No. 2 Ohio State 40, Buffalo 20
Buffalo 0 13 7 0 — 20
Ohio State 23 7 7 3 — 40
First Quarter
OSU—D.Smith 47 pass from B.Miller (Guiton run), 10:40.
OSU—Fields 7 pass from B.Miller (J.Hall pass from Guiton), 7:05.
OSU—J.Hall 49 run (Basil kick), :38.
Second Quarter
Buff—Weiser 16 pass from Licata (Clarke kick), 9:18.
Buff—Mack 45 interception return (pass failed), 7:10.
OSU—J.Hall 37 run (Basil kick), 6:53.
Third Quarter
Buff—Neutz 10 pass from Licata (Clarke kick), 10:21.
OSU—Fields 21 pass from Guiton (Basil kick), 3:16.
Fourth Quarter
OSU—FG Basil 39, 7:05.
Buff OSU
First downs 18 23
Rushes-yards 35-73 45-261
Passing 185 199
Comp-Att-Int 19-32-1 16-23-1
Return Yards 45 44
Punts-Avg. 7-40.3 3-41.3
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1
Penalties-Yards 6-62 9-94
Time of Possession 27:56 32:04
RUSHING—Buffalo, Oliver 26-73, Taylor 3-8, Lee 1-2, Zordich 2-2, Licata 3-(minus 12). Ohio State, J.Hall 21-159, B.Miller 17-77, Wilson 3-11, Guiton 1-6, Ball 2-6, Elliott 1-2.
PASSING—Buffalo, Licata 19-32-1-185. Ohio State, B.Miller 15-22-1-178, Guiton 1-1-0-21.
RECEIVING—Buffalo, Neutz 9-98, Schreck 4-22, Campbell 2-31, Weiser
2-22, Dunmore 1-8, Gordon 1-4. Ohio State, D.Smith 3-61, Fields 3-53, J.Hall 3-14, Corey (Philly) Brown 2-25, Spencer 2-16, Heuerman 2-12, Wilson 1-18.
WHO: No. 2 Ohio State vs. San Diego State
WHEN: Saturday, 3:30 p.m.
WHERE: Ohio Stadium, Columbus
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The government is finally regulating the ways government employees can use social media. Which will be a loss to us all.
By CHRIS R. ALBON
America's diplomats are reportedly considering new rules for social media. According to a draft version of a US State Department document, the new proposed social media policy for government employees would impose a two-day review period for tweets and a five-day review period for blog posts. In case it isn't apparent, this would constitute an enormous shift in how the government relates to social media.
Reacting to the news, Will McCants argued this week in Foreign Policy that the review period will undermine America's ability to interact with and understand foreign citizens. This prompted Alec J. Ross of the Office of the Secretary of State to clarify that the review periods are a maximum, and that the new rules would in fact make the State Department faster and more open. Even if that is the intention—and I have no reason to think that it is not—it will still be a loss for the Internet. Why? Because it means the sanitization of one more area of the Net.
The relationship between technological progress and politics is governed by one fundamental fact: when technology breaks new ground, politics will inevitably follow. Technology is in an eternal race with politics, but the former is always slightly ahead of the latter. When technological advancements occur, there is a lag between their popularization and their politicalization. It takes politics time to catch up; but it always does. The beauty of this race is that gap before the catch up. Before politics plants its flag, we get to experience a domain unsettled by traditional policies and laws. We get the Wild West.
Twitter is no exception. Government agencies have been on Twitter for years, but much of that time has been spent without significant guidelines for how they should use the medium. The result has been a wonderful diversity and ingenuity in government Twitter behavior.
Take the Twitter accounts of US embassies. Each embassy has its own Twitter account, and they evolved in very different ways. On September 11, 2012, violent protests erupted against the US embassy in Cairo sparked by an anti-Islam film made by a group in the United States. Two days later, the official Twitter account of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, an Egyptian political organization which with the US has a historically tense relationship, tweeted this to the US Embassy's Twitter account:
The message was a cheap attempt at feigning concern by the Muslim Brotherhood, whose Arabic language Twitter account had been simultaneous sending tweets that were seen by many as encouraging the protesters. How did America's diplomats on Twitter respond? Snark.
Yes, while protests were occurring outside the walls of their compound, the official Twitter account for the US embassy in Egypt was digitally slapping one of the country's most influential political organizations. And of course, the Muslim Brotherhood fired right back:
This type of informality is almost unheard of in traditional State Department communications, but as Max Fisher points out, it was par for the course for @USEmbassyCairo.
The embassy's Twitter behavior was a creative and effective method of getting people engaged with the diplomat's mission. During the tiff with the Muslim Brotherhood, I followed @USEmbassyCairo—despite having never been to Egypt. @USEmbassyCairo followed right back.
Without formalized rules of behavior, Twitter as a medium for US government communication has an air of informality and realism. You feel like you have a relationship with the Twitter account, even if you do not know who the person behind it is. I am not naive enough to believe that social media behavior could ever have escaped regulation. It was inevitable. In fact, the State Department should be commended for attempting to create—relative to traditional rules for government communication—what are actually very progressive rules for social media. But still, we will lose something. The very act of formalizing social media behavior, however well intentioned, destroys the best part of social media. My disappointment with the State Department's new social media policies is not about them being bad rules; it is that there are rules at all.
Chris R. Albon is a political scientist and writer on the global politics of science and technology. Presently, Chris leads the Governance Project at FrontlineSMS. Prior to FrontlineSMS, Chris earned a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, Davis.
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As you surely know if you have Google's Shellfish Crime App, Florida State's Jameis Winston was cited for allegedly stealing crab legs (and crawfish) from a Tallahassee grocery store on Tuesday. The Heisman Trophy winner and baseball pitcher was suspended from the baseball team today. Look, if you can't laugh at a shithead (my opinion), what can you do? I'm certainly not going to waste my time being angry. CNN:
Winston, only the second freshman to win college football's most coveted award, allegedly walked into a Publix near the FSU campus Tuesday night, ordered about $32 worth of crab legs and crawfish, and walked out of the store without paying, sheriff's Maj. Michael Wood told reporters.
After deputies contacted him about three hours later, Winston told them that he forgot to pay, Wood said.
This may be my favorite crime of the week … but when ranking notorious shellfish incidents in popular media, it does not finish first. Not even close.
As we are big fans of crab, lobster, shrimp and other edible crustaceans, we of course had some rankings ready. Slap on a lobster bib and dig in, below, for the other greatest shellfish-related stories of recent times.


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Henry Schein Acquires Majority Interest In Dental Software Company, The Exan Group
Henry Schein (NASDAQ: HSIC) today announced that is has acquired a majority interest in The Exan Group, a privately held dental software company with headquarters in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. The remaining ownership interest will continue to be held primarily by Exan executive management. Through this transaction Henry Schein further expands its business with dental schools in the U.S. and Canada, as well as general practice dental offices primarily in Canada.
Sales by Exan for the last 12 months were approximately $11.7 million. This transaction is expected to be neutral to Henry Schein's financial results for the remainder of 2012 and 2013, and expected to be accretive thereafter. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Exan's main product is axiUm, a dental institution management software solution that is sold to approximately 65 dental schools in the U.S. and Canada and represents approximately 75% of total revenue. Exan also develops and sells Power Practice, a practice management software solution for general dental
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Parliament in wage-advance probe
Details of allegations by Parliament's axed secretary, Zingile Dingani, that there had been a long-standing practice of salary advances to officials at the institution could be revealed in a public-dispute proceeding next year.
Dingani has taken Parliament to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) after he was sacked from his job in September for obtaining an interest-free salary advance of R186 000 to build a security wall at his home.
The transcripts of his closed disciplinary hearing are likely to be used as evidence during his CCMA case and could shine a spotlight on his claims of similar misdemeanours by other officials. His defence at his disciplinary hearing was that there had been a "long-standing practice of salary advances" at Parliament.
Although Nomaindia Mfeketo, the deputy speaker of the National Assembly, announced shortly before his sacking that the disciplinary hearing had been unable to establish the existence of such a policy or common practice with regard to salary advances, a public hearing will allow all the claims to be aired.
Dingani faced a parliamentary disciplinary panel, which recommended that he be fired after he was found guilty of two of nine charges of misconduct relating to the advance.
A team of parliamentary lawyers was present to represent Parliament at the first meeting at the commission's offices in Cape Town last Friday, but commissioner Vicky Smith told the Mail & Guardian that Dingani had no legal representative. "Mr Dingani has chosen to represent himself," she said.
The meeting was not open to the press as it was a pre-arbitration process and evidence would be considered.
Break from negotiations
Later in the morning, Smith said she was asking other members of Parliament's legal team to remove themselves and she was also leaving the room so that Dingani and a senior legal officer could try to reach a settlement without her present. However, Dingani left the room shortly afterwards for a break from negotiations. "There won't be a settlement," a stressed-looking Dingani told the M&G. When she returned from her tea break, Smith pointed to a number of boxes in the room she would now have to study. "There will be an ongoing process to try to reach a settlement," said Smith. "They have asked me to study the transcript of the disciplinary hearing, which will take time."
Although Smith said the matter was likely to resume only in January and would probably then be open to the media, no date has been set for the matter to be heard.
Estelle Randall, spokesperson for Parliament, this week said "neither Parliament nor Mr Dingani raised the prospect of settlement. The case will be heard in January 2013."
After his sacking, Dingani vowed to mount a legal challenge against the recommendation that he be fired and said that he did not agree with the findings of the disciplinary panel.
The man who had stated his intention to turn Parliament into a "beacon of good moral behaviour" and who was the accounting officer for the institution earned R1.8-million a year as secretary.
His dismissal was seen by members of Parliament as sending a strong message that an institution that makes laws and holds others accountable does not tolerate unlawful acts.
Dingani's departure from the parliamentary precinct was abrupt after he was found guilty of misleading the executive about Parliament's policy on salary advances.
Salary advances
ANC chief whip Mathole Motshekga told the National Assembly two months ago that Dingani had asked National Assembly speaker Max Sisulu and National Council of Provinces chairperson Mninwa Mahlangu to approve the advance.
They approved the request on the basis that Dingani had asserted that Parliament's policies provided for salary advances, said Motshekga.
Allegations then emerged that the advance was improper and Dingani was put on special paid leave on April 5 while the matter was being investigated by auditor general Terence Nombembe.
Nombembe recommended disciplinary action against Dingani and the then chief finance officer Leslie Mondo for their involvement in the approval of the advance.
Dingani was later found guilty by his disciplinary panel of misleading the executive authority and contravening the Public Finances Management Act by securing the interest-free loan. Motshekga proposed a motion asking the house to approve Dingani's dismissal with immediate effect. The motion was adopted without any objections.
Mondo was dismissed after being found guilty on a number of charges.


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STATESBORO, Ga. — Georgia Southern coach Jeff Monken wouldn't commit to a starting quarterback throughout spring workouts and into the fall.
But when the season kicked off against Jacksonville University on Saturday night, Monken had made up his mind. Sophomore Ezayi Youyoute got the nod.
Good choice.
On the second play of the game, Youyoute ran the triple option to perfection, found a seam on the left side, and sprinted 79 yards for a touchdown.
Six minutes into the game, Youyoute broke the 100-yard mark and by halftime he had a career-high 126 yards and two touchdowns.
Youyoute backed up Jaybo Shaw last season and averaged 11.9 yards a carry in limited playing time.
But Youyoute came into the off-season in a dead heat with Jerick McKinnon, who was No. 2 on the depth chart to Shaw in 2010. Last season, McKinnon played some quarterback in the Eagles' wildcat formation.
McKinnon started Saturday night at slotback and received the first carry – a 2-yard run – before Youyoute's touchdown sprint.
Youyoute added another touchdown – an 11-yard run – on the Eagles' second possession.
Georgia Southern led 27-0 in the first quarter after its first four possessions.
FIRST START: Offensive linemen Manrey Saint-Amour, Logan Daves and Garrett Frye, middle linebacker Patrick Flowe, outside linebacker John Stevenson and cornerback Valdon Cooper earned their first starts on Georgia Southern's offensive and defensive units.
Flowe had a sack in the second quarter.
SCOTT UPDATE: Former Eagles cornerback Laron Scott made the New York Giants' practice squad on Saturday. Scott was cut by the Giants on Friday, but cleared waivers and was signed for the practice squad.
Scott holds the school record in career pass breakups (36) and is tied with Mark Giles for single-season pass breakups (18).
Scott also holds most of Georgia Southern's kickoff return records.
DEFENSIVE SCORE: Cooper returned an interception 60 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter. Scott was the last Eagle to take an interception back for a score against Elon on Sept. 25, 2010.
NEXT UP: Georgia Southern travels to Charleston, S.C., next Saturday for a 6 p.m. matchup with The Citadel. The Eagles lead the all-time series with the Bulldogs, 17-4.


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Pharmacy Product Expert to Spearhead CIS State-level Medicaid Initiative
CIS has hired Sharon H. Greeson, R.Ph as Strategic Consultant, Government Pricing and Programs to support CIS' state Medicaid service offerings and lead its "State Medicaid Initiative".
February 19, 2014 (Newswire.com) - Compliance Implementation Services (CIS), a leading life sciences regulatory advisor and implementation firm, has hired Sharon H. Greeson, R.Ph as Strategic Consultant, Government Pricing and Programs to support CIS' state Medicaid service offerings and lead its "State Medicaid Initiative", which will help pharmaceutical manufacturers with their Medicaid and Medicaid Managed Care Organization (MMCO) forecasting and increase the availability of consistent data points at the state level.
With the potential for hundreds of state Medicaid invoices each quarter and the evolving state Medicaid landscape, manufacturers are spending more time and resources than ever before on Medicaid claims. Due in part to the recent passage of the Affordable Care Act, one of the primary challenges for manufacturers is understanding and planning for the expansion of Medicaid and, more specifically, forecasting Medicaid and Medicaid Managed Care rebate liability. From processing invoices to performing accruals, CIS provides the staff, systems and expertise needed to alleviate the burdens of participating in state Medicaid programs. CIS offers a wide range of state Medicaid services aimed at navigating the challenges presented by Medicaid expansion including: Medicaid Rebate Forecasting, Invoice Processing and Payment Processing Services, Dispute Resolution, Medicaid Invoice Processing Supplemental Resources, Claims Level Detail Scrubbing and Analysis, Trending Reports, Historical Claims Data Integration, Supplemental Rebate Contracting Assistance and State Medicaid Rebate Training.
"Sharon brings a wealth of experience related to state Medicaid programs which makes her ideally qualified to lead CIS' State Medicaid Initiative. Prior to joining CIS, Sharon was the North Carolina Pharmacy Director, HP Enterprise Services and has extensive knowledge of how state Medicaid agencies operate, how policy and system changes are made at the state level, and state reimbursement methodologies. She will serve a key role in supporting the growth of new initiatives within CIS to expand the service offerings and expertise in these arenas to our clients," said Chris Cobourn, Senior Vice President, Commercial Strategy.
In her role, Ms. Greeson will support the development of state communications and strengthen CIS' relationships with state directors of pharmacy benefits. She will also lead the initiative to develop and provide information that will effectively help clients stay up-to-date on state Medicaid program issues. Ms. Greeson has more than 25 years of experience in managing, designing, and implementing pharmacy programs, with expertise in program analysis, requirements evaluation, and solution development. She also has extensive experience in pharmacy reference data, transactions, and claims.
"Access to state information is more valuable than ever especially with the challenge of Gross-to-Net and forecasting Medicaid. CIS experts understand industry compliance and reporting trends, and are well positioned to provide necessary guidance through reports, relationships with individual States, consultative services, forums and thought leadership venues. I look forward to contributing to CIS' efforts to develop the best possible solutions for our current and future clients," said Greeson.
Greeson retired from her role as pharmacy director at HP Enterprise Services last year after 17 years with the company, where she oversaw fiscal agent responsibilities for the entire pharmacy program for North Carolina Medicaid. Prior to HP, she was a Pharmacy Manager and Staff Pharmacist for Kerr Drug for 11 years. She is a graduate of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and is a state of North Carolina licensed pharmacist. She is a member of the North Carolina Association of Pharmacists Board of Directors, Wake County Pharmaceutical Association, and American Society of Automation in Pharmacy.
Greeson will provide an overview of the full spectrum of challenges presented by state Medicaid program participation in CIS' webinar entitled "Navigating State Medicaid Challenges" on February 20 at 2:00pm EST. She will explain how Medicaid rebate liability is evolving and its financial and compliance implications across the business. Greeson will also share best practices for how manufacturers can stay current with the responsibilities in administering and managing the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program and other related programs at the Annual Medicaid Rebate Summit on February 26-27 in Washington DC. Her session entitled "Operational Strategies for State Medicaid Rebate Invoicing" will focus on strategies for overcoming manufacturer staffing challenges for processing the ongoing additional MMCO invoices, assumptions and adjustments necessary for state claims data and the impact additional MMCO invoices have on open disputes.
About Compliance Implementation Services (CIS)
Compliance Implementation Services (CIS) is a consulting firm providing specialized consulting and operational services to the life sciences industry. We offer comprehensive solutions that support R&D through Commercial activities and that align with our clients' strategic priorities and business operations. CIS continually provides leadership, global regulatory knowledge, deep industry experience and a problem-solving culture that responds to today's compliance and commercial challenges. For more information, visit www.cis-partners.com.
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Volume 88 Issue 25 | p. 20
Issue Date: June 21, 2010
Issue Date: June 21, 2010
Seeding A Province
Government of Quebec partners with venture capital firm on a seed fund to spur biotech innovation
Department: Business
Keywords: GeneChem, venture capital, biotech, pharmaceuticals
Keywords: GeneChem, venture capital, biotech, pharmaceuticals
It's rough out there for the budding biotech entrepreneur. These days, finding cash to pull a project out of an academic lab or to conduct tests that prove an idea's merit can be nearly impossible. For venture capitalists, the value generated from a start-up business is low, and the risk is often too high.
Officials from Quebec are trying to shake up the funding model in hopes of spurring innovation—and job creation—in the Canadian province. . . .
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Policy No: 043
Approval Date: September 2, 2009
Historical Notes:
NMSU Library provides meeting room space (room 225, Zuhl Library) for use by University personnel for official University meetings.
Meeting Room Capacity and Features
The Library meeting room is located on the 2nd floor of Zuhl Library. Capacity is ca. 35, depending on seating arrangements. The room features a conference table with 14 chairs. In addition, seating for 20 is available around the room's perimeter (chairs, couches). The room has a whiteboard, podium, and 50 inch monitor that may be used for television/computer displays. Teleconferencing is possible, though equipment is not provided (see Teleconferencing section).
Requests for scheduling the Library meeting room are submitted electronically. All requests are tentative until they are confirmed by email from the library's Calendar Administrator.
Meeting room reservations may only be made from 8:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. Monday-Friday when the Library's Administration office is officially open.
The meeting room is available for use by University personnel for official University meetings only. This room may not be scheduled for teaching classes, group study, or use by unsponsored outside groups.
Cancellations or schedule changes to a confirmed meeting room reservation should be made in advance to the Calendar Administrator.
If the library is officially closed because of weather, emergencies, etc, all room reservations are automatically cancelled.
Terms of Use
Library departments receive priority in scheduling. Library Administration reserves the right to preempt any reservation in case of emergency and to cancel any reservation where misrepresentation is involved.
The contact person/organizational unit is responsible for any and all damages to the meeting room and its contents.
Chairs and tables are to be returned to their original positions.
The Library is not responsible for lost items or any liabilities arising from the use of the meeting room.
The Library does not make arrangements for additional equipment not already provided; support staff will not assist or operate equipment needed for scheduled meetings; support staff will assist with basic set-up.
If food/beverages are to be served, the contact person/designee must be present to accept any deliveries of such services. No alcoholic beverages are permitted to be served. Seating capacity for sit-down luncheons is 14.
The clean-up of any food products and associated items is the responsibility of the contact person/department.
Meeting room occupants are subject to the same safety procedures as other occupants of the library e.g. evacuation due to a fire drill.
The unit scheduling is responsible for teleconferencing equipment, arranging teleconference calls with ICT, and any resulting long distance charges or any other charges.
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Hi everyone, I need help with a freeze-up problem, thanks to all in advance who can help.
Ever since I've been loading games from an HDD on my homebrew Wii, I've had freeze-up issues, it seems no game is immune.
This issue has been going on for months now, and I've been working on it off an on. It's been a month or so since I've messed with it, having simply become too frustrated. Here is what I'm working with, what I've done thus far and what the symptoms are:
I'm running homebrew on an old model Wii, 4.3U, and using USB Loader GX (latest version updated). My HDD is a WD 750GB Green drive (hence my leaning toward spindown as the culprit, as the green drives are supposedly 'energy efficient'.)
I've tried both NTFS and WBFS filesystems, and am now on FAT32, full partition, having used wbfs2fat to make the in-place filesystem conversion. Still experienced freeze ups with all three.
I was using ios 222 all along, and tried out ios 249 to see if it would help, but it didn't seem to make a difference, so now all games are back to booting on 222 globally.
My main symptom is that games freeze up after a variable time of play. The freeze-up is often accompanied by glitches and music skipping or stalling prior to the freeze. For example, in Metroid Prime 3, I know it's going to freeze shortly when I shoot a door but it doesn't open. Whenever the game freezes, I'm unable to turn off the Wii without holding down the power button, and the HDD won't turn off unless I unplug it.
One thing I've noticed is that, if I haven't used the HDD for several hours or days, I can play 30-40 minutes, give or take, before it freezes. But if I've just encountered a freeze-up, and I turn the HDD off, then go right back into the game, it's only a couple moments before it freezes up again.
That's about all I can think of to describe my symptoms, but I want to also point out one thing I noticed about Zelda: Skyward Sword. This is the one game I never previously encountered freeze-ups with. Maybe when I played it I just didn't play long enough, but I don't recall it freezing up on the few occasions I played it. BUT, now when i load Skyward Sword, it just boots me back to the Home Menu. This is the only game I've seen that does this, and it's a new symptom for that game. Just in case it's anything to think about.
Anyone have any ideas? Thanks everyone for your help.


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SAN ANTONIO, April 22 (UPI) -- Ben Curtis remained steady down the stretch of the Texas Open Sunday, logging an even-par 72 en route to his first PGA Tour win since 2006.
Curtis, who last won six years ago at the 84 Lumber Classic, survived challenges from Matt Every and John Huh to finish with a two-shot win at 9-under 279.
Every's putter abandoned him on the back nine and he had to settle for a 1-under 71, good for a second-place tie with Huh (69) at minus-7.
Every was seeking his second crown of the year after earlier taking the Mayakoba Golf Classic.
Defending champion Brendan Steele fired a 5-under 67 to finish in a four-way tie for third with Bob Estes (69), Brian Gay (70) and Charlie Wi (71) at 5-under par.


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radon 0.5.2
Code Metrics in Python
Latest Version: 2.1.1
Radon is a Python tool that computes various metrics from the source code. Radon can compute:
- McCabe's complexity, i.e. cyclomatic complexity
- raw metrics (these include SLOC, comment lines, blank lines, &c.)
- Halstead metrics (all of them)
- Maintainability Index (the one used in Visual Studio)
Radon will run from Python 2.6 to Python 3.4 with a single code base and without the need of tools like 2to3 or six. It can also run on PyPy without any problems (currently only PyPy 2.0.0 is tested).
Radon depends on as few packages as possible. Currently only mando is strictly required (for the CLI interface). colorama is also listed as a dependency but if Radon cannot import it, the output simply will not be colored.
With Pip:
$ pip install radon
Or download the source and run the setup file:
$ python setup.py install
Radon can be used either from the command line or programmatically. Documentation is at https://radon.readthedocs.org/.
Cyclomatic Complexity Example
Quick example:
$ radon cc -anc ../baker/baker.py ../baker/baker.py M 581:4 Baker.parse_args - D M 723:4 Baker.parse - D M 223:4 Baker.command - C M 796:4 Baker.apply - C M 857:4 Baker.run - C 32 blocks (classes, functions, methods) analyzed. Average complexity: B (6.15625)
- cc is the radon command
- -a tells radon to calculate the average complexity at the end
- -nc tells radon to print only results with a complexity rank of C or worse. Other examples: -na (from A to F), or -nd (from D to F).
Actually it's even better: it's got colors!
On a Continuous Integration server
If you are looking to use radon on a CI server you may be better off with xenon. Although still experimental, it will fail (that means exiting with a non-zero exit code) when various thresholds are surpassed. radon is more of a reporting tool, while xenon is a monitoring one.
- Documentation: https://radon.readthedocs.org
- PyPI: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/radon
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- Download URL: https://pypi.python.org/radon/
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Ninety-nine percent of people I ask the following question answer it incorrectly:
"What business are you in?"
Authors think they're in the publishing business. Speakers think they're in the speaking business. Doctors think they're in the medical business.
And they're all completely wrong.
Because it's about people, stupid.
It doesn't matter what type of job you are doing—white collar, blue collar, or no collar. Degree or no degree. Whatever you are doing—you are in the people business.
If you don't see that, if you don't get that, if you don't agree with that, if your spirit doesn't jump upon hearing this answer—you will soon be out of business.
The Backwards Method for Mastering the People Business
How does one study and become an expert in people?
This will sound backwards, but you start by studying yourself as a person.
You need to know why you get up, what time you get up, what you do all day, why you do what you do all day, what time you go to bed, what makes you angry, what makes you happy—all these things must be analyzed and mastered and directed. By you!
Here is the 3-step method for accomplishing this:
1. Schedule time to be alone.
Getting in tune with yourself requires total solitude—you must be alone with nothing but your thoughts. The only way to find this time is to schedule it.
Don't overthink this. It sounds outrageous because it is outside "normal," but it is actually simple.
Try taking a different route on the way home. Stop somewhere for an hour. Cancel a meeting. Head to the public library. Stay in your office after hours. Go to the local synagogue or church if it's open—where you can sit in a pew and think and pray. Do something by yourself today.
2. Turn off your phone.
We are so surrounded by so much technology that it's almost impossible to ever be truly alone. There's a beep, something updating, a bell going off, an alert of some kind constantly informing you that something is about to happen, or just did happen.
All of these things are breaks in the cycle of your solitude.
Stop it. Turn it off.
3. Do something great for someone else.
In steps one and two, you did something great for yourself. Now you are in the proper mindset to do something great for others. To step out into the world of the people business—your business.
Do something totally unexpected. Do something that is wowing for somebody. This could be anything from sending flowers to writing a thank-you note you haven't written to your parents yet.
These are little things that are within your power of greatness right now. Until you master that—your territory will not expand.
You may think this sounds silly. You are wrong.
There is nothing more awesome on this planet than you. I would kill to meet you for a few minutes. To talk to you. To hear your story. Your pains and your possibilities. I would love to hear about your parents—the good, the bad, and the not so good. I would love to hear about your siblings. I would love to hear about your dreams—the ones that you've never told a soul.
But first, YOU must love to hear those things about yourself. This is not about ego. It is about awareness. It is about creating a starting point of where you are right now. You cannot maximize your ability to help other people until you know where you are.
Would you believe there are dreams you have that you do not even know about? There are dreams so deep inside of you that it's as if you've hidden them under a bushel. For fear that others might laugh, that others may point and wonder, What are you thinking?
You have so much within you that you do not even know about. They are seeds that need to be watered and sprouted. They are talents, they are gifts, they are words of encouragement.
I know your heart just jumped in the wrong way. There's this fear factor present. But you have to understand this and stop making excuses. Step up to who you are now.
Every single day life is testing us on who we are and who we are becoming. It is critical to look backward and see the accumulation of all the thoughts and actions that have taken you where you are right now.
When you can see these paths in patterns in your own life, you will learn to see them in others' lives.
And that is how you master the people business. YOUR business.
Question: What do you think is the key to connecting with people? How do you apply it to your business and/or life? Leave a comment and let everyone know!


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Government Executive : Vol. 45 No. 7 (October 2013)
Oct 01, 2013 – Vol. None, No. None
Did You Get The Memo?By Charles S. ClarkPolicy directives and other communications travel a labored path down through the ranks.
Sensory OverloadBy Aliya SternsteinDHS and Congress rethink surveillance gear along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Around GovernmentFeds go to bat, military families on food stamps, NASA's Viking spirit.
True Blue: VA's Gift To the CountryBy Bob BrewinThe Blue Button technology tool is revolutionizing the doctor-patient relationship.
Tech RoundupTunnel vision, Navy's one-stop app, online ID.
Government Giveth...By Tom Shoop What Uncle Sam provides, he also can take away.
New DirectionsBy Joseph MarksLawmakers want to plot a different course for federal chief information officers. That won't be easy.
Sequester, U.S.A.By Kellie LunneyWashington's budget cuts have been felt in federal communities far and wide. And the pain could be just beginning.
Is This How It Ends in Afghanistan?By Stephanie Gaskell, On DefenseAs al Qaeda's power dwindles, the Taliban and criminals could capitalize on instability in the region.


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The Gita and Modern-Science Perspective
[Chapter 2, Sloka 46 of Gita]
Here, Krishna states that our capabilities are greater than our limitations. You must understand that you are unbounded. Krishna is asking us to focus on our capabilities and not limitations.
Modern science also has a similar take to what Gita said: An individual who knows his potential (capabilities) can achieve a greater focus." So, the answer to what to focus on Focus on your capabilities (self-understanding) and act in the direction of your goals and dreams.
How to Create a Focus
Focus begins with goals, dreams, or interests. Naturally, you will have default thoughts about your goals, interests, and dreams. Whatever you focus upon will grow in your mind. The meaning you acquire from a situation is often the matter of focus. In order to get the right meaning, you need to ask the right questions: Stop asking why all the time and shift to how can I change this situation" The answer to that "how" leads to a journey and process towards a positive outcome.
For example, in 2001's Eden Garden Test Match, every Indian batsman asked himself: "How can I save this test match for India, or minimize Indian's defeat by scoring runs" VVS Laxman and Rahul David, however, asked themselves a different question: "How can I turn this around and win the game for India" Their minds gave the answer, "Stay on wicket for the entire day and score. They obeyed. The match and series were turned on their heads. This has changed the perceptive of entire world towards Laxman and Dravid. They became The Tungsten Steel Warriors of Indian cricket. The focus was changed by asking better questions.
The Role of Intellect and Actions
To construct a powerful focus, you need to get excited; use emotions as well as intellect. You need to get intellectually passionate about the subject. Gross intellect will help you to think, while subtle intellect will help to contemplate about it.
For example, during the Jackson Hole conference in Chicago in 2005, when every economist focused on emotions alone and gave rosy pictures to the audience and stories that earned themselves pats on the back, Dr. Rajan preferred to demonstrate his studies based on both his emotions and intellect. He predicted an American economic crash, in part saying how the world will fall into a hole. Dr. Rajans presentation was heavily criticized by a number of luminaries. But in 2008, he earned a lifetime reputation as the worlds most reliable economist.
Focusing on intellect along with emotions will provide remarkable results. To make an idea useful, you need to act upon it. Unless you have an action-based focus, you will never achieve your goals. If you want to become a singer, learn and start practicing. Having only thoughts of a song in your mind is not going to help you become a singer. Unless you create a proactive focus towards your goal, you will never achieve it.
Get Specific about Entirety
All those who have an ability to perceive and understand specifics in all aspects of life achieve more remarkable results than those who lack this ability. Most people have a habit of thinking generically and superficially about a certain subject from childhood and hence have very vague and broad goals or dreams.
For example, the resolution, I want to lose 5 kg is a better goal than I want to lose some weight, because it gives a clear idea of what success looks like. Knowing exactly what you want to achieve keeps you motivated until the goal is achieved. Also, think about specific actions you need to take to reach your goal. Just promising yourself to eat less is much too vague. Be clear and precise by saying, I will exercise for 40 minutes. Even the type of exercise needs to be defined. This will make focus crystal clear and achievable.
Sometimes, you recognize specifics and still dont act. Why Because it requires the discipline of execution.
"Your ability to think and understand specifics will determine your ability to succeed."
Virendra Dafane is an IIT-B alumnus.


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Gain Fireworks, in several various scents, has caused allergic reactions for lots of Stain Removal 101 readers. Here are their stories and experiences.
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'George of the Noble' or 'from the hill' or 'of the ambitious'.
'Ard' can mean a few things (high, hill, noble, etc.) but in the the
context of a moniker (never heard of 'Shores', though - Scots-Gaelic?)
these would make the most since. Was it spelt like 'na h-ard'?
Let us happily assume it means 'noble' since M222 folks are 'all descended
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> Can someone please translate into English the meaning of "Shores-na-hard"
> applied as a nickname or pseudonym for "George"?
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Crescent City, Fla. defensive end Toshmon Stevens has numerous offers. The 6-foot-5, 198-pounder is starting to focus on a few favorites in his list.
"I'd say right now Florida State, Florida, Clemson, USF and Mississippi State are my favorites even though some of them haven't offered," he said. "I really like their coaching staff, that's what got me interested in them."
In the last few weeks plenty of schools have checked out the Sunshine State prospect.
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"A lot of coaches have been here," he said. "West Virginia, Florida, Florida State, Virginia Tech, Purdue, Colorado, UCF, USF and Maryland," he said. "Of those, I was impressed with the coaches from NC State and Mississippi State. I really like their personalities from the very brief interaction I had. I just got a vibe from them."
Stevens plans to camp at two schools this summer.
"Right now I know I'm going to Florida on June 9th and Florida State on July 11th through the 14th. I'm also going to a St. Leo showcase."
With a variety of schools interested, what is the Florida prospect looking for in a college?
"I just want a good environment where I can play football and get an education," he said. "I'm actually looking at deciding by the middle of this summer."


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Sherri Shepherd And Val Chmerkovskiy Talk On Their Upcoming DWTS Tango (Rehearsal Video)
Access Hollywood went into the rehearsals of Sherri and Val yesterday to interview them on their upcoming Tango. Sherri says it's going to be "wild" and there will be no more tears this week. Val says we are going to see Sherri's best performance on Monday night. She's feeling it and there is a lot more freedom in this dance. Lots more from these two below. Also note too that The View is planning to show Sherri and Val in rehearsal on Monday as well. So, stay tuned.


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A little nagging can go a long way when it comes to keeping on top of all that diabetes life requires of us.
I know that firsthand, as I've done my fair share of slacking through these past 30 years of living with type 1. Thankfully, I've also had an awesome support team over the years that has helped "get me in gear" when I most needed a boost.
The same can be said for Herb Meehan, of the Los Angeles, CA, area who has been living with type 2 for about 15 years now. A software engineer by trade, Herb's created a new mobile app and web-based program to offer those most necessary reminders to PWDs who need and want them.
He calls the program Lifebringer, as that's what it has done for him. And the little reminder at work in it has the clever name, Nagbot.
"At its core, Lifebringer is a diabetic journal where you enter blood sugars and keep track of your health data. But what makes this different is that this free logging system has a nagging feature for those who need it -- for those people who don't want to stick their heads in the sand and ignore their diabetes," Herb says.
The idea stems from his own life with type 2 that began in 1999, at the age of 26. Before then, Herb was in perfect health and didn't have any family history so the diagnosis came as quite a shock; he didn't fit the type 2 stereotype that was all he knew about diabetes at that time. Starting off on pills, Herb eventually switched to insulin but says he wasn't nearly as on top of his D-management as he should have been.
Partly due to what Herb describes as poor diabetes control through the years, he lost vision completely in one eye and his vision deteriorated in his other eye. But thanks to his wife Maryam's encouragement, cajoling and nagging him to do better, Herb started improving how he took care of himself. And although he left work last year to limit his stress and not endanger his vision and health even more, Herb's now diligently bringing his software engineering experience to the diabetes management world full-time.
Since the mid-90s, Herb's been developing software and watching the evolution of Windows and the Internet into the social media and wireless world that we've come to know. He's always loved web apps and centralized data, and he reflects on his 2003-development of a Windows-based program called Diabetic Software. That was a $40-subscription service that allowed users to record various things like meds, exercise, diet, mood and weight, and then view graphs and charts breaking down that health information.
But he now sees that early approach as too daunting -- it wasn't free and just asked too much of people, overwhelming them, Herb says. That's what paved the way for his development of Lifebringer a decade later in 2013. He created this much more simple and user-friendly program based on his own need for reminders. He now wonders if something like this could have helped him throughout the years when he needed those reminders most.
Since Lifebringer's launch last year, about 750-800 people are registered to use it, and about 75-80 of those people are active, daily day users, he says, while the rest use Lifebringer off and on periodically. So it's still in growth stages.
"I like to describe Nagbot as a virtual caregiver," Herb said during a phone interview. "I didn't want another glorified, cold spreadsheet that you would just dump numbers into. This makes it warm, not just a spreadsheet like you normally have seen. The software actually tells you how you're doing, and makes suggestions on how to be better. What makes Nagbot different is that he'll talk to you in clear English, and if you want will nag you. Some people want those reminders, while some may not need them. You can set the nag feature to get a random email every 1 to 3 days, reminding and also encouraging you in a friendly way to keep testing and sending reports so you know where you're at."
Getting started is very easy.
All you have to do is input your name and email address and a very small amount of additional information, and then you can immediately start putting in blood sugar numbers. Lifebringer does the rest in generating trend reports, an A1C estimate, and of course, the email reminders.
Herb says that from experience, he knows the feeling of wanting to avoid all the work that can go into taking care of diabetes each day -- and he knows many fellow PWDs, especially those with non-insulin-dependent type 2, who don't pay much attention to blood sugar results and other health data.
"It's not a knock at type 2s, but I know personally that there are a lot of diabetics who may feel fine, but aren't managing as well as they could," he said. "I've been there, and still am sometimes. Sometimes it feels like a second job, logging my blood sugars. And that's what I hope this can help with, to help remind you. Entering numbers by itself isn't going to magically do something for your health. I know that, but it's a matter of making someone more diligent overall."
Herb acknowledges that Lifebringer is mainly designed for type 2 PWDs and the newly-diagnosed, but he thinks type 1s can make good use of the program as well -- because honestly, we all get to a point sometimes where we need a little encouragement or nagging, right?!
While it does involve manual entry, Herb says it's worth it in this case because the personalized reminders can be so helpful. He also wants to explore more wireless integration and integration with other diabetes data apps or devices, he says. But since this is his one-man operation without any corporate or company backing, it's tough to know if and how that could materialize.
Here's one way: Herb has turned to crowdfunding on Kickstarter to help fund his efforts and keep Lifebringer going for the next few years. That campaign ends on June 24, so jump in now if you're motivated to help.
"I've made a lot of software in the past 20 years, but this is the only one I'm really proud of," Herb says. "Sure, those stress test analyzers for real estate mortgage or financial companies are important. But this one is personal and is helping people with their health!"


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Two poets for the Synod
2012-07-11 L'Osservatore Romano
On October 7th the XIIIth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops will open in Rome. It is dedicated to the crucial topic of "The New Evangelization for the Transmission of Christian Faith."
The challenge before the Synod is treated at length by the "Instrumentum Laboris" that has been prepared as background to the deliberations and discussions of those attending. Here is a particularly pointed expression of that challenge
"In these times, people are yearning for a principle in life that inspires hope, a hope which will permit them to look to the future with eyes filled with faith and not the tears of despair. As a Church, we have this principle and source of hope — Jesus Christ, who was crucified and is risen, living among us through his Spirit, who allows us to experience God. Nevertheless, we oftentimes seem to be unable to make this hope concrete, or "make it our own", or make it a life-giving word for ourselves and the people we encounter today, or make it the basis for life in the Church and our pastoral activity" (#166).
The challenge to make our hope concrete, to appropriate it more deeply, to find evocative words that will bring it to life for ourselves and others lies at the heart of the Church's mission. It is the challenge faced not only by bishops, or preachers, or missionaries, but by the whole people of God.
Certainly, the need for ongoing personal conversion is paramount: a daily turning again to the Lord to be nourished by his Word and Sacrament. Such conversion is the indispensable condition for making the faith our own. We must continue to grow in our appreciation and understanding of the marvelous works of the Lord, of the height and breadth, and length, and depth of the love of Christ.
But the "Instrumentum Laboris" outlines a further challenge, when it suggests the need for forging a new language to communicate the Gospel to the world of today. This difficult task is intrinsic to the notion of a "new" evangelization: not a new content, but a new way of expressing the Good News of Christ within a new social and cultural context.
So the "Instrumentum Laboris" insists: "The Church feels the responsibility to devise new tools and new expressions to ensure that the word of faith, which has begotten the true life of God in us, be heard more and be better understood, even in the new deserts of this world" (#8). And it reiterates the exhortation of Paul VI, in "Evangelii nuntiandi," that the Church's evangelizing activity "must constantly seek the proper means and language for presenting, or representing, to them God's revelation and faith in Jesus Christ" (#12).
The Canadian Catholic philosopher, Charles Taylor, has written a monumental study, A Secular Age that can serve as a valuable resource for the work of the Synod. In it he traces the emergence of secularity in the West to the point where neither belief nor unbelief can be taken for granted, but must be personally chosen. Both belief and unbelief are options for those living in the post-industrial societies of the twenty-first century. They are no longer simply "givens."
Taylor not only describes in detail the stages leading to today's secular age: from the Protestant Reformation, through the industrial revolution, to the emergence of the secular State. In addition, as a philosopher and believer, he assesses both the gains and the losses of the secular revolution. He celebrates the respect for human dignity and for religious freedom that it has brought to the fore (often as unacknowledged fruits of its religious heritage). He also laments the individualism and loss of a sense of transcendence that often come in its wake.
An important part of the Synod's discernment will be whether this context of secularity is peculiar to Europe and North America or whether it has made inroads in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
In the last chapter of his book, aptly titled "Conversions," Taylor offers some suggestions regarding the challenge facing the Church in a secular age that correspond to the passages from the "Instrumentum Laboris" I quoted above. He sees the need for a fresh, more creative language capable of communicating the Gospel. A language that is more affective and poetic than the prevailing prose of a one-dimensional technology. A language that taps the aesthetic dimension of experience, whether through music, art or literature.
Taylor cites, as examples of the ability to craft a more integral and evocative language, two great Catholic poets: the English priest, Gerard Manley Hopkins, and the French layman, Charles Péguy. Hopkins rekindled a sacramental sense of a world "charged with the grandeur of God." Péguy conveyed poetically a living sense of the communion of all the saints, uniting earth with heaven.
These exemplars can provide inspiration for the Synod's challenge to appropriate the Gospel anew and to spur the renewal of a Christ-centered imagination, capable of guiding and sustaining Christians in the multi-faceted labors of the new evangelization.


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