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After winning the Super Bowl last season, everyone around the Giants seemed happy to live in a world where the team did nothing until the last possible second.
That happiness came because Eli Manning had a knack for winning games in the final minutes and the excitement of those moments made it easy to ignore the fact that the Giants' inconsistency was making games much closer than they needed to be. The fact that most of their wins were one unlucky bounce from going the other way was much less significant than the fact that the bounces went the Giants' way more often than not.
If the lesson for that year wound up being "In Eli We Trust," this year's lesson is that choosing to play for just a few of the 60 minutes every week is a really bad idea. Four of the Giants' five losses this season have come by one score and all of them have found the Giants unable to dig themselves out of the hole created by their mistakes.
Monday night's 17-16 loss to the Redskins wasn't any different. The Giants offense moved the ball easily for the entire first half, but only had 13 points to show for it thanks to settling for field goal attempts instead of getting the ball into the end zone.
Third down conversions were a snap right until the Giants would get the ball into scoring position. The Giants attacked most of the night and then got conservative on their final two drives. It was like the Giants wanted things to be as hard as possible for them.
The defense forced the only turnover of the game to kill a promising Redskins drive in the third quarter, but, again, the offense could only manage a field goal. There were games last season when teams would do that against the Giants, leading people to say that you can't beat Eli by kicking field goals.
It is a maxim that applies to Robert Griffin III as well. The Giants nearly lost the first game between the teams because they let the Redskins hang around after turning the ball over several times and this time they got beaten by finding themselves in the same situation.
Tom Coughlin acted surprised that the Giants did this after the game, but it is pretty hard to understand why it would have been any kind of a shock. This is what they've done all season, what they did all last season and, it seems, the way things are always going to be for the Giants.
Unless you come out and play a complete game, as they did against Green Bay, you're going to run the risk of losing thanks to a freakish play (Griffin's fumble into the arms of Josh Morgan on the first Redskins touchdown) and continued opportunities that give the opposition life. It's a bad way to live and one that all but guarantees another slog to the end of the season.
That's also bad, since things don't tend to work out the same way twice. Here's the rest of the good, bad and ugly from Monday night.
GOOD: Ahmad Bradshaw might be banged up, but it hasn't been easy to notice in the last two weeks. He's running as well as ever, give a pat on the back to the offensive line as well, and giving the Giants balance they should be able to use to better effect than they did in Washington.
BAD: RG3 is difficult to stop and the creativity of the Redskins offense makes it hard to know which way the ball is going on every snap. We get all that and accept it. That doesn't make the play of the Giants defense any easier to swallow, especially the way they got run over on the final Redskins drive of the game when they needed a stop to give the offense a chance to win the game.
UGLY: Nine penalties are never acceptable, but Monday's flags were especially galling by a Giants team that prides itself on discipline. The special teams were flagged on almost every kick or punt return, mental errors led to penalties that killed two first half drives short of the end zone and Will Beatty was flagged for holding on what looked like a key third down conversion in the fourth quarter.
BAD: The passing offense looked very good in the first half, but even then the Giants just missed on a few plays that could have led to big gains or touchdowns. It looked even worse in the second half outside of one long completion to Victor Cruz and clearly rumors of all being well after the Packers game were greatly exaggerated.
UGLY: Cruz has had a problem with drops for quite a while and it reared its head in the third quarter when he dropped a potential touchdown on a third down play. We're not sure if he was already doing his touchdown dance in his head or not, but it looked that way and it looks that way far too often at this point in Cruz's career.
GOOD: You might not like the fact that the Redskins used one of NFL's lamest decisions as motivational material (Giants owner John Mara's leading role in league penalties for the Redskins violating the "spirit" of the salary cap in an uncapped year) or that loathsome 'Skins owner Dan Snyder gloated a bit too much after a regular season win, but you'd have to hate football to not love the atmosphere from Monday's game. The Redskins are punching up at the Giants and they want to resume a rivalry that's been dead for years. Monday's win helps do that and sets the table for two must-see games a year as long as Griffin and Eli are on the field.
Josh Alper is also a writer for Pro Football Talk. You can follow him on Twitter.


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The Basic Rule
The distinction between that and which is important in academic writing in the US. It may be less important in informal contexts and in other regions.
Use the word that to provide an essential explanation of the words that precede it. No comma is used before that. This choice makes sense if the reader will not understand what you are talking about without the that clause.
Use the word which to provide nonessential, relevant information related to the main point. Use a comma before the word which. This choice is appropriate if the sentence's main point would remain unaltered if you delete the which clause.
A Simple Example
Imagine you are in a pet shop and there are 10 dogs. Your friend says to you, "I like the dog." Of course, you have no idea which dog your friend is referring to. In this case, your friend could say "I like the dog that has a spot on its eye." In this case, the word that provides an essential explanation of "the dog" so that the listener can understand the sentence.
If there is only one dog in the room, the that clause is unnecessary. In that case, you could say "I like the dog." and the meaning would be clear. If you wanted, you could add some extra information with a which clause. For instance, "I like the dog, which [by the way] has a spot on its eye."
A Helpful Guideline
Notice that I added the phrase by the way in that sentence. When you are trying to decide whether to use the word that or the word which in your sentences, a helpful guidelines is to use which if the sentence would still make sense if you added the phrase by the way. That is, if the information after this point is extra and not really fundamental to understanding the words that precede it, use which.
An Example in a Scholarly Context
If you are not careful, you can confuse your readers, or, worse yet, you can give an incorrect meaning about your methodology, results, and so forth. Take the following hypothetical example of a sentence in a Method section of a paper:
- The patients did not take any medications that lowered their metabolism.
- The patients did not take any medications, which lowered their metabolism.
Sentence 1 means that the study patients did not take medications that lowered their metabolism, but the sentence leaves the possibility open that the patients may have been taking other drugs (antidepressants, pain killers, or other medications that could have affected the results).
If the study design did not control for other medications, then of course Sentence 1 would be appropriate and the author would just have to note this as a limitation in the paper. However, if the author did not mean to leave open a possibility such as this, the incorrect use of the word that would indicate a flaw in the design that does not really exist.
Sentence 2 means that the study participants did not take any medications whatsoever (not to lower metabolism, fight depression, kill pain, or anything else). This is very different from Sentence 1. Additionally, Sentence 2 says that it was the very fact that the patients did not take any medications that lowered their metabolism.
That is, Sentence 1 seems to refer to a comparison between patients who took medication to lower metabolism and those who did not, whereas Sentence 2 seems to refer to a comparison between patients who took no medication versus patients who took any kind of medication. These sentences would make sense in different study designs; simply put, they are not interchangeable.
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- Incorrectly describing your methodology makes it more difficult for other researchers to replicate or expand upon your research.
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- Confusing your peer reviewers will result in a more negative overall perception of your paper.
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The Hollywood Reporter says that Mad Men's ratings plunged 24 percent… from the premiere. But last week's episode drew 2.2 million viewers, well above Season 3's 1.8 million average.
Jared Harris talks to AMC about his spotlight in "The Good News."
Kiernan Shipka talks to the Chicago Tribune's Maureen Ryan about Sally Draper's rocky road.
The HuffPo has Christina Hendricks in a 1999 clip from MTV's Undressed. GQ UK has an interview and a photo gallery. The Daily Mail is miffed that the Joan Harris Barbie reduces her trademark curves. The New Statesman questions her "role model" status in the UK.
Christina herself speaks to Deadline.com about the Emmys and reveals she would like to do a musical. "My Old Kentucky Home" showed she could sing and play…
John Slattery talks to New York magazine about his directorial debut for the show.
Elisabeth Moss is reportedly splitting from husband Fred Armisen, though the report at PopEater has one "insider" hoping otherwise. Our best wishes for them, however it turns out.
Alison Brie talks to Alan Sepinwall about shooting Community and Mad Men at the same time.
January Jones claims that she finds the opposite sex today worse than the chauvinistic characters on Mad Men.
The Upright Citizens Brigade (to which Rich Sommer has ties) interviews current member Elaine Carroll, who played Lane's New Year's "date" on "The Good News."
Jon Hamm talks to Access Hollywood about guesting on The Simpsons.
The Chicago Tribune's Phil Rosenthal celebrates the imperfection of Mad Men.
The Philadelphia Inquirer looks back at the city's own Mad Men.
TIME reports on the book, Mad Men and Philosophy: Nothing Is as It Seems.
The Telegraph excerpts the book, Mad Men Unbuttoned.
New York magazine asks which Mad Men character will drop acid first.
Comic Book Resources presents The 'essentially untrue' comic-strip origins of Mad Men.
The NYT's City Room blogs about the Time & Life Building.
Mad News is compiled by Deborah and Karl.
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Funny that the January Jones comment about misogyny in the Mad Men era versus now is virtually the same as the one Jon Hamm got nailed for a couple of weeks ago.
Sorry to learn from HuffPo about the end of the marriage of Elisabeth Moss and Fred Armisen.
Eh, you haven't truly made it in Hollywood until you have a marriage that ends in under a year.
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Think of it as the Dimon diet plan.
JPMorgan Chase's CEO Jamie Dimon is unloading the bank's private-equity unit, One Equity Partners, to focus on its bread-and-butter businesses.
The move comes as many critics of the bank are pushing "too-big-to-fail" institutions to get smaller.
"The One Equity team has produced strong returns over the years and we have been extremely pleased with their results," Chief Operating Officer Matt Zames said in a statement.
However, Zames added, the "time is right for them to seek new capital to strengthen their global strategy, as they continue to manage our existing portfolio to maximize value to the firm."
While the move will allow JPM to focus on its bread-and-butter consumer banking, asset management and investment banking businesses, one insider said some at Chase viewed the 12-year-old One Equity unit as a Bank One legacy business, dating back to when Dimon merged Bank One with JPMorgan in 2004.
JPMorgan has invested roughly $4.5 billion with the private-equity division, which has total assets of more than $7 billion.
One idea behind the spin-off is to allow the bank to eliminate what could be distractions to its client operation, in the wake of its $6.2 billion "London whale" trading losses.
No specific date for the spin-off has been announced, but it's expected that the separation will occur in stages, while the PE partnership, headed by Dick Cashin and Rick Smith, manages JPMorgan's current holdings.
Spinning off One Equity could also lower bottom line volatility.
Over the past year, the unit has registered $1 billion in losses, sources say, and JPMorgan would like to eliminate that volatility.
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Complaint Review: Edison Nissan
- Edison Nissan
401 US Highway 1
Edison, New Jersey
- Phone: 877-203-7264
- Web: http://www.myedisonnissan.com
- Category: Auto Dealers
Edison Nissan Deception Edison New Jersey
*Consumer Comment: Will the Mystery Guest Sign in Please..
*Author of original report: Update
*Consumer Comment: I will see to it That Wells Fargo finds out about your deal I have connections in the fraud department at Wells Fargo
*Consumer Comment: Help?
*Consumer Comment: I'm going to help you with your situation
On Thursday, May 30, 2013, I purchased a Certified Pre-Owned 2013 Nissan Altima 2.5s, with 20536 miles, one owner, and well maintained. After waiting alittle more than 6 hours, I was given the vehicle to take home. It was told that the long wait for the detailing. After receiving the vehicle, I notice that no detailing was done. I addressed it and was told that they will take care of it when Icome to pickup my plates. "I should have known that it was a hint of what was to come".
Friday morning, May 31, 2013, I after trying to get into the trunk, I notice that I had to put a little force to open it and it rubbed when closing. When I kneeled down to check where it was rubbing, I notice that my right exhaust tip was bent. " I figured maybe the previous owner bent it backing out of the driveway". Saturday, June 1, 2013, I took the vehicle to a shop for an inspection required by my insurance company. As the vehicle was being inspected, the auto technician found that the vehicle was rear ended, was not repair properly, was structurally damaged and unsafe if if ever rear ended again.
On Monday, June 3,2013, I brought the car back to the dealer, explained to them my findings, and asked for a different vehicle. I was told that I could have another vehicle but it was not my decision on the vehicle that I would receive. I was given a vehicle that was older, higher milage, bad interior, and $ 6000.00 less then the vehicle I purchased. I tried to negotiate by requesting a diffent vehicle of the same value or a better vehicle less of value and a reimbursement for the differnce in price, but was told, and I quote, "The bank won't allow it."
After waiting two more days for a return call about what the dealership intend to do to resolve my dilemma, on May 5, 2013, I called the bank, "Wells Fargo Dealer Services", and was told that the problem would have to be resolved between myself and Edison Nissan. I explained to them how I was taken for a ride, but the bank representative stated, "It's not our problem, it's your problem" and then hung up the phone.
"WOW" I'm in hell. This dealership has me stressing out and very upset. It seams like they are confident that they can do these things and get away with it. The only thing left for me to do is to seek legal counsel.
So, stay away from Edison Nissan and Wells Fargo Dealer Services, they're both poison and hazardous for you credit heath.
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#1 Consumer Comment
Will the Mystery Guest Sign in Please..
AUTHOR: Robert - ()
SUBMITTED: Monday, June 10, 2013POSTED: Monday, June 10, 2013
If you are so buddy-buddy with the Editor of this site then why not have him post a note on this report verifying your credentials. If so then perhaps the Editor would suggest to the OP of this report to go ahead and send his information.
But it doesn't change the fact that you suggesting for the OP to post ANY personal financial information on a public web site is at best irresponsible, and at worst outright negligent. Which for an "expert" seems like you would know better, and puts serious doubt into your claims.
#2 Author of original report
AUTHOR: Got Beat - ()
SUBMITTED: Thursday, June 06, 2013POSTED: Thursday, June 06, 2013
The car was bought as a Certified Pre-Owned Vehicle not "AS IS".
I didn't notice the truck because as I unlocked the truck for inside my sales person was very curious and made it his business to open it and after looking inside of it he closed it. If you look inside the truck you can't see the structural damage, you need to remove the truck panels and rug.
The exhaust tip was seen and was going to be replaced. The road test was short and rough so the problem with the transmission was found until I got it home and drove it on smooth roads. If the car was driven fast it is not apparent that it has problems.
I'm not report my dilemma because I want to slant her anyone, I just don't want anyone else to have to go through the same problems as mine. I like to believe that as consumers we need to protect one anther, and that is why I wrote this report.
Since posting my report, I have contacted a variety of agencies in including Nissan (The Manufacture), Wells Fargo (Corporate), and my insurance company. As I write, I have a lot of wheels turning. Hopefully, something good will come from all this.
#3 Consumer Comment
I will see to it That Wells Fargo finds out about your deal I have connections in the fraud department at Wells Fargo
AUTHOR: Auto dealer fraud Investigator - ()
SUBMITTED: Friday, June 07, 2013POSTED: Friday, June 07, 2013
I have Connections at Wells Fargo in their fraud department. I don't know who this Robert guy is but trust me the editor of the website here knows who I am very well. If you doubt me email the editor at ripoff report.
Trust me when I get done Wells Fargo fraud department will know everything about your deal and I'm sure that the dealership will not want me to do what I'm going to do. You want to make sure that you go to auto check and Carfax and do some searching about the history of your vehicle identification number. If you say anything negative you need to bring it to the attention of your auto insurance company.
Auto insurance companies do not like to provide full coverage insurance on cars that have salvage titles if in fact your car does. Posting your deal number on your purchasing contract does not reveal to the public who you are. The reason I ask you if you've got good credit if you have really good credit there is a chance, a possibility that you might be in a fraudulent auto loan as well.
If everybody that has a car that's financed Contacted their lender and ask them to provide them with the information a copy of what the auto dealer submitted to the lender to get the loan approved they might get some shocking news in the mail. Literally thousands of people that have cars financed have been placed in fraudulent auto loans and they do not even know it.
Most of the time at the dealership is going to place a consumer in a fraudulent auto loan they will not do that with people with poor credit scores. Having a poor credit score already sends up enough red flags that the lender will scrutinize every aspect of the loan. But if you have a great credit score And a sweet payment history that goes back many years the lending departments underwriter is less likely to scrutinize the deal.
Going to customer relations At Wells Fargo is not going to get you as far as the department that I will contact At Wells Fargo. If a lenders FRAUD DEPARTMENT finds that a dealership is submitting fraudulent loan documents to the lender for loan approval many times the lender will require the dealership to buyback that loan. And most of the time it releases you a financial obligation to that car loan. I have helped many people get out of that car loans because the dealership submitted fraudulent documents to the lender.
To whom ever posted this ripoff report. Email the editor and talk to him that you want to one that posted this report and ask him about the person me that posted my two postings on your report he knows who I am. He also knows I have fast inside knowledge about the auto industry. I know what I'm looking for.
Post the deal number that's on your purchasing contract and also post the Vin number of the car the vehicle identification number I will do some homework for you and it will cost absolutely nothing. Trust me when I get done you will be happy
#4 Consumer Comment
AUTHOR: Robert - ()
SUBMITTED: Friday, June 07, 2013POSTED: Friday, June 07, 2013
I have no idea who the other poster is. But with the information this person is asking you to post, you might as well post your SSN, your Mother's Maiden Name and your Drivers License Number as well. Seriously..what ever you do DO NOT post the information this person is asking on any public web site.
This site has a policy of not allowing you to post contact information(although sometimes an e-mail address or phone number gets through their filters). So if the other poster wants to try and post their contact information.they can go right ahead. But before you give this person any information you better make sure you check him out very..very carefully on your own.
Also, there is a lot you can do on your own. If you bought a used car you bought it most likely AS-IS. That means that the second you signed on the dotted line any issue or problem became yours. The only excetion would be is if they dealer included a warranty or if something they "Certified" as okay was really not. So if one of their certifications as to make sure that it wasn't in a previous collision. That may be enough to get them to void the deal outright. Unfortunatly depending on the cost of the vehicle, it may be out of the small claims limits. So your up front cost may be a bit higher to try and sue them.
Then just as one finel thing. When you were looking at the car before you bought it, how come you didn't try to open the trunk? How come you didn't notice that the exhaust was bent? As both of those things seem like they would have been very easy to see and get cleared up BEFORE you bought the car.
#5 Consumer Comment
I'm going to help you with your situation
AUTHOR: Auto dealer fraud Investigator - ()
SUBMITTED: Friday, June 07, 2013POSTED: Friday, June 07, 2013
I have connections at banks across the country. I'm going to help you with your situation I need you to post the vehicle identification number on your report. Every bank attaches a number to each loan that they process. I need you to post the loan number That identifies your car loan. If what you say is true I have the ability to help you get out of this car deal.
My name is not important but my actions will be appreciated. Trust me if this auto lender finance a car that had damage that was not disclosed the stockholders of Wells Fargo will not be happy. Post the information that I request. If you want me to help you get out of this bad deal.
Most auto insurance companies will not provide full coverage on a car that has certain dollar value of damage done to the vehicle. You also need to contact your lender and ask for a copy of the documentation that the dealership submitted to the lender when they approved your loan. Sometimes dealerships misrepresent your income when trying to get a loan approved.
I know a Chevrolet dealership the told a lender that a customer made $5000 a month When the truth was the customer only made $1200 a month gross income. Huntington national Bank did not take a magnifying glass to the deal Before they approved it because the customer had excellent credit. Had the lender, Huntington national Bank done their homework they would've never approve the loan because the customer did not make enough money at $1200 a month for $450 month car payment. The dealerships at the customer up for financial failure which is predatory lending tactics.
So you and I need to DIG INTO your car deal and find out if there's anything else that's going on. If that car has a salvage title And the title has been washed the bank will be pissed. Trust me I know what I'm doing.
Law firms across the country hire me as an expert witness when they have problems with car dealers. I've even went up against some of the largest RV dealers in the country.
I need you to post the vehicle identification number to your car I need you to post the loan number that is assigned to your loan. I need you to tell me about your credit history is it good what is your credit score ? How long of you been on your job ? Did you finance anything other than the car when you bought the car like credit life disability insurance maybe an extended warranty ? Did the folks in the finance department sell you a bunch of extra crap and Finance it in with the deal ?
If the finance department financed a bunch of extra crap in with the deal that they sold you give me a list of what they sold you besides the car. If you want my help please post the information that I am requesting I do have connections at Wells Fargo's corporate main office.
Trust me if what you say is true and I find any other fishy things that might have happened the dealer will be pissed when I'm done.
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From 1945 through 1962, the United States conducted a series of above-ground atomic weapons tests as it built up its Cold War nuclear arsenal. Many people who were exposed to radiation resulting from the nuclear weapons development and testing program subsequently developed serious diseases, including various types of cancer. On October 15, 1990, in order to establish a procedure to make partial restitution to these victims for their suffering associated with the radiation exposure, the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) was enacted. RECA provided that the Attorney General be responsible for processing and adjudicating claims under the act. The Department of Justice (DOJ) established the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program (RECP), which is administered by its Civil Division. RECP began processing claims in April 1992. RECA has been amended several times, including on July 10, 2000, when the RECA Amendments of 2000 were enacted. The amendments of 2000 broadened the scope of eligibility for benefits coverage to include new victim categories and modified the criteria for determining eligibility for compensation. The 2000 amendments also included a mandate that we report to the Congress on DOJ's administration of RECA not later than 18 months after the enactment of the amendments and every 18 months thereafter. We have reported twice previously on DOJ's administration of RECA. In our last report, we identified the potential for a funding shortage in the compensation trust fund. We recommended that the Attorney General consult with the congressional committees of jurisdiction to develop a strategy to address the gap between current funding levels and the amount of funding estimated to be needed to pay claims projected to be approved over the 2003 to 2011 period. This report follows up on our previous recommendation and updates information on the status of the RECA program, including the (1) status of funds available to pay claims and pay program administration costs; (2) status of claims approved, denied, and pending; (3) processing times; and (4) the total of compensation awards.
In April 2003, we reported that projected funding estimates to pay RECA claims may be inadequate and recommended that DOJ work with Congress to address the funding requirements. After that report, Congress took legislative actions to ensure that the RECA program would have sufficient funding to pay approved claims for the life of the program. According to the DOJ Civil Division's Fiscal Year 2006 Performance Budget submission, the actions taken by Congress will ensure that the RECA program is fully funded for 2005 and in future years. In our last report, we stated that the administrative expense appropriation for RECP of about $2 million was insufficient to keep up with the number of claims submitted in fiscal years 2001 and 2002. However, several legislative changes were made starting with appropriations for fiscal year 2003, to help ensure sufficient administrative funding would be available to meet future claims processing demands. First, for fiscal year 2003, appropriations for the programs administrative expenses were no longer contained, as was the case in previous years, in a separate account and were instead included within DOJ's Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities account. In addition, while the fiscal year 2002 appropriation included a specific amount for administrative expenses, the fiscal year 2003 administrative expenses provision contained a specific minimum amount. When RECP reviews a claim, the review process ends in one of two possible outcomes--approval or denial of the claim. For approved onsite participant and downwinder claims, the claim is forwarded to the Treasury for payment. In the case of uranium worker claims, approved claims are forwarded to the Department of Labor for payment. If denied, applicants may refile their claims or pursue an administrative appeal which is handled by the agency. Of the total 22,206 claims filed, RECP reached a disposition on 20,403. The remaining 1,803, or about 8 percent of claims, were pending, as of June 19, 2005. We compared the claims processing times reported to us by DOJ in June of 2005, with the processing times at the time of our last report. Claims processing times improved for four out of the five categories of claimants. The only category that does not show an improved average processing time is on-site participant claims. Through June 19, 2005, RECP had approved $926.4 million in awards to claimants. Payment approvals include $455.8 million based on downwinder applications; $340.8 million to eligible individuals based on uranium mine employee applications; $63.6 million based on on-site participant applications; $55.0 million based on uranium miller applications; and $11.2 million based on ore transporter applications.
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Charophyte is the common name for green plants in the order Charophyceae. This includes living plants in the family Characeae, and a number of extinct fossil families. The family Characeae has six genera: Chara, Nitella, Lamprothamnium, Tolypella, Lychnothamnus and Nitellopsis. The ones that most people will come across are in the genera Chara (also known as stoneworts), and Nitella.
Charophytes are water plants. They grow completely submerged in the water of wetlands, rivers, streams, lakes, estuaries and swamps, in fact, all sorts of non-marine watery habitats. The plant body consists of stems with whorls of 'leaves', anchored in the sediment by colourless rhizoids. They reproduce sexually via gametes produced by male and female reproductive organs (antheridia and oogonia, respectively), and they have seed-like oospores that germinate into the new plant. Because their reproductive organs are relatively simple they are referred to as algae, but in many ways they behave like ordinary water plants, growing from the sediment into the water and producing seeds/spores.
Charophytes are special because of their long fossil history (back the Silurian), and the fact that they are the closest living relatives to the ancestors of land plants. Many charophytes produce lime-shells around their oospores, and these lime-shells (called gyrogonites) are frequently found as fossils. Charophytes were much more diverse in prehistoric times, with many more families and genera than survive today. By studying the charophytes that exist today, we can understand what the climate and water resources of the past must have been like.
Charophytes are useful components of aquatic ecosystems. Many species require high water quality and clarity for survival, so their presence can indicate the existence of a healthy ecosystem. When they are growing they absorb nutrients and help to clarify the water. They provide habitat for invertebrates and other algae, and food for invertebrates and water birds. They harvest the energy of the sun, and make it available for other components of the food web of aquatic ecosystems. They decline when water becomes polluted, murky or eutrophic. Many places in the Northern Hemisphere that once had charophytes lost them when water quality declined. Charophytes can be restored to lakes and rivers, and their return indicates a return of healthy ecosystem function.
Charophytes are useful in physiological studies. They possess some of the largest single plant cells known, and this makes them relatively easy to manipulate for experimental studies on how cells function. Because they are related to land plants, they share many of the metabolic, electrophysical and chemical attributes of land plants, so understanding charophyte physiology can help us to understand the physiology of plants that are important to agriculture.
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Santa Clara Calif. Disk drive makers reportedly are in the final phase of their historic shift to perpendicular recording. Vendors at an annual industry gathering here last week said the vertical technology will deliver higher-capacity products that will nab a growing share of design wins in consumer systems, opening a door to revenue growth and sustained profits they did not find in the PC.
But rival flash memory is stepping up the pace of competition. Apple Computer Inc.'s decision earlier this month to replace its mainstream iPod Mini, based on 1-inch drives, with the iPod Nano, using 2 to 4 Gbytes of aggressively priced flash, cast a shadow over Diskcon 2005.
Drives have greater capacity, lower cost per gigabyte and faster data transfer rates than flash. But memory chips are smaller, lower in power and more rugged than drives. Both drives and flash keep upping capacities and lowering prices, shifting the line where the technologies overlap.
In the wake of the iPod Nano, drive makers fear that in many mainstream consumer markets the capacity available for $30 worth of flash chips may be more attractive than the added storage for the cheapest, $50 hard drives. Indeed, Michael Maia, vice president of sales and marketing for PortalPlayer Inc., whose chips power the majority of MP3 players, told the conference his company's next-generation products will support both flash and hard drives for the first time.
"Things are very different than they were just a year ago. We underestimated 2- and 4-Gbyte flash," Maia said. PortalPlayer (San Jose, Calif.) will not support the 0.85-inch drives launched by Toshiba Corp. because they lack the capacity to compete with flash, he added.
"We can't get too caught up in the iPod Nano," said John Donovan, vice president of market watcher Trend Focus (Los Olivos, Calif.). Apple is expected to roll out disk-based, video-ready iPods next year, and as many as 200 other consumer gadgets, such as video cameras, are prime targets for small drives, he said.
"The cell phone will determine where the 1-inch drive goes," Donovan added, pointing to the mega consumer market many drive makers see as their holy grail.
But here, too, drives face grave challenges. "The specs of the hard drive need to evolve to become useful for mobile terminals," said Marko Ahvenainen, the senior research engineer responsible for qualifying hard drives at Nokia Corp.
In a Diskcon presentation, Ahvenainen said that if drives are to be designed into cell phones, they need to operate at both colder and hotter temperatures, reduce magnetic emissions and audible noise, and become more resistant to internal and external vibrations. Drive capacity and size are also key. "The line for using flash rather than hard drives is now at 4 Gbytes, but it may move next year to 8 Gbytes," said the Nokia engineer. "And size is really important to us."
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies' slim, 1-inch "Mikey" form factor "is something we would consider for some products, but it's still on the edge," Ahvenainen said. "We can't even fit a 0.85-inch drive, in most cases."
Ken Morse, vice president for client architecture at Scientific-Atlanta Inc., painted a brighter picture of drive opportunities in home networks. The company now ships about 500,000 drives per quarter for set-top boxes and cable headends, up from zero three years ago. Growing video-on-demand libraries at cable headends and the shift to high-definition set-tops and digital video recorders will drive growth in drive shipments, he said.
In other consumer markets, JVC Corp. and Sony Corp. plan to use both 1- and 1.8-inch drives in digital video cameras. Toshiba said it shipped more than 6 million drives last year into the automotive market, a sector it dominates.
Indeed, many observers see better days ahead for drive makers, thanks in part to emerging consumer video applications.


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In the wake of last Sunday's Grammy Awards ceremony, everybody's Talkin' Bout Katy Perry and Juicy J's performance of #1 Billboard chart-topper Dark Horse. Granted, most of the conversation revolves around Perry's decision to apparently perform witchcraft on stage—but still, it was good publicity for the Three 6 emcee. Now, he's taken advantage of that buzz by unleashing a brand new single off his 2013 solo debut. Here, ID Labs, SAP and Ritz Reynolds's airy synth production sets the mood as Juicy trades high-rolling verses with Taylor Gang boss Wiz Khalifa and R&B heavyweight Chris Breezy. For Talkin' Bout, previous single One of Those Nights and much more, scoop up a copy of Stay Trippy, available in stores and online as of August 2013.
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If you know nothing else about Kendra G, you know two things: she loves almost all things Beyonce and she knows all the dance moves from all of Beyonce's videos. You may also know that Kendra is prone to doing said dance moves at any time and in any place. She is a great dancer!
Like true friends, Ryan, Mo, Crash and the rest of The RCMS held an on-air intervention with Kendra to let her know that she was – to quote Ryan Cameron – the worst dancer in Atlanta.
To be fair, the crew gave Kendra G one more chance to prove that she could really dance. So what happened? Did our heroine prove the Ryan King and the rest of the morning show wrong? Did she set the studio ablaze with her hot dance moves? Did Beyonce watch the live stream of her performance and immediately commission her to come dance on tour?
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The New Scope of Pharmaceutical Lyophilization
A great deal of thought, time and money goes into developing and creating quality pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and other products. Therefore, it is not surprising that maintaining the inherent qualities of these compounds is of great importance. Every preservation method and service comes with a price, however, and manufacturers must decide how to preserve quality while still adhering to their budget.
Lyophilization (also known as freeze drying) is often an ideal solution for manufacturers that are attempting to preserve the characteristics of an unstable or delicate product. The process offers a number of benefits that are difficult to replicate, often making its slightly higher price tag well worth the cost. To find out more about the benefits of lyophilization and how the process is evolving, Pharmaceutical Processing spoke with providers of lyophilization machinery and lyophilization contract services.
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Products with limited shelf lives, highly potent characteristics, unstable natures and sensitivities to exterior influences are often lyophilized not only to protect them from outside elements, but also to protect them from their own eventual decay.
Lyophilization is used not only for vaccines, but also for blood products,
cytostatics and cosmetic-related products. (Photo courtesy of Optima Machinery Corp.)
"When a product is determined to have a limited shelf life in the non-dry state, a method of drying is considered," explains Todd Reihbandt from Millrock Technology Inc., a provider of lyophilization systems for applications ranging from the laboratory to cGMP production. "Although not the least expensive method for drying, often freeze drying is the only method available that can maintain the viability of the product being dried."
The Process
Although the steps of lyophilization are sometimes expanded to include the stoppering of vials, or broken down into even more specific stages, the method is typically described as a three-step process that includes freezing, primary drying and secondary drying.
Reihbandt explains that the freezing stage is often the most overlooked, yet it is arguably the most important, since "proper freezing will enable a more efficient and repeatable drying process." Because proper freezing is essential, Reihbandt stresses the benefits of controlled nucleation, which consistently freezes vials at the same rate and temperature, resulting in "consistent ice structure across the batch."
The freezing stage is followed by primary drying (sublimination) — typically the longest step — which removes unbound moisture from the product. Secondary drying (desorption) completes the process and "drives the ionically bound water from the material," explains Reihbandt. Secondary drying can often "result in moisture levels of 0.5 percent," he adds.
Controlling the Rate of Drying
It is essential to closely control the rate of drying during the lyophilizaton process, since the freezing and secondary drying stages will be affected by an improper drying stage. Stefano Chiaramonti from Patheon Inc., a contract services company that offers extensive expertise in the development and scale-up of freeze-dried products, explains that an overly rapid drying process can result in the dried product being "blown out of the container by escaping water vapor" and the dried product can even "melt or collapse." Chiaramonti says that these mistakes can result in product degradation and changes to the physical characteristics of the material, therefore making it both "visually unappealing and harder to reconstitute."
Freeze drying is a reliable way to reduce negative influences on products.
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There are a number of technologies that can help manufacturers avoid these mistakes. Jens Gemmecker from Optima Machinery Corp.'s Klee brand, which offers sterilizable freeze-drying plants (lyophilizers) that are particularly designed to meet the requirements of the pharmaceutical industry, says that a multitude of sensors can help analyze the "gas composition within a chamber." He also explains that "for achieving a constant quality and homogenous drying properties, the exact temperature control of the shelves where vials are placed, as well as optimized starting conditions for all vials, are decisive." As an overall rule of thumb, he explains that it is essential that "the machine's overall concept guarantees a good performance." He emphasizes the importance of focusing on the complete package, not the individual parts of the process.
Reihbandt says that "controlled nucleation is the best method for accurately controlling the freezing portion of the process," because freezing without controlled nucleation produces "different crystal structures and inconsistent pore sizes in the product, resulting in longer primary drying cycles." He also explains that special software, such as the company's Auto-Dry system, can help control and optimize the cycle, therefore producing a better end product.
The Changing Scope of Freeze Drying
According to Chiaramonti, the lyophilization process is increasingly "used for products which are in early development (phase I and II) in order to increase the stability of the drug and go faster into the clinic." He explains that clients are "asking to develop liquid and lyophilized formulation in parallel," so that they can, at a later stage, "switch process in the IND or IMPD files."
As in other critical processes, control is paramount. "The control of the critical process parameters though lab experiments is required in order to justify … how the manufacturing process has been set up," says Chiaramonti. "Quality by Design and Design of Experiments are useful tools for this purpose." Before the process validation runs "the study of the robustness of the lyophilization cycle is required" and "GMP batch tools like DSC or microcalorimetry and the sample thief" help manufacturers characterize the lyophilization cycle and shorten it when possible, he explains.
Gemmecker notes industry changes, as well: "A noticeable trend is the increase in the automation degree and the analysis of the individual steps during the process," which is "done by using a multitude of sensors placed at the machine, which allows the analysis of the progress as well as the quality during the process." He also notes that increasingly, "the specifications for new machines display a higher degree of flexibility, and therefore the design has to reflect this as well."


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Falešná neutralita neoklasické teorie: feministická, antropologická, evoluční a ekologická kritika
[The False Neutrality of the Neoclassical Theory: Feminist, Anthropological, Evolutionary and Ecological Critiques]
The article argues that many failures of economic policies, especially in the developing world, are accountable to the methodological biases of the underlying mainstream economic science. While the new institutional and development economics have substantially improved economic models, they still rely on the neoclassical assumptions of methodological individualism and utilitarism. Therefore, they cannot fully grasp the gender and cultural aspects of the societies living in developing countries, the dynamic character of their economies and their embedment in the natural, social and institutional environment. These scientific biases are analysed from the standpoint of four heterodox economic schools: those of feminist economics, evolutionary economics, ecological economics, and economic anthropology. The subsequent failure of the economic policies is documented by the cross-cutting example of the Structural Adjustment Programmes of the Bretton Woods institutions. The article concludes by emphasizing the common points of the heterodox schools and advocating for a methodological plurality in the Czech economic research and education.
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I'm sure that every Knicks fan here on KO.com has wondered how long it's going to last. Al Harrington is on fire early (post trade) and it's happy days for us all. But with all the current success, what are the Knicks to do once his agent drops in on Donnie (come Al's contract's conclusion) and says "Money! Donnie. A lot there of!!!"??
Al has said that NY is where he wants to remain. However, with this being his last chance to acquire some serious lettuce, I think we may as well say さよなら (sayonara) as other suitors will make pleasing offers above the widely estimated $8m mark. That is if he keeps putting up such good numbers.
I'm loving Al Harrington for his on court output and bench enthusiasm, but it's about a lot more than Al come 2010. I know there's 60 odd games left to make a more concise evaluation, but......... whatever.! With all the 2010 talk 18 months premature, I thought I'd throw it in the barrel.
This is what ESPN's Seth Landman had to say:
There are major pros and cons to Harrington right now, and I'll use this chance to mention that the most similar at-age player on his Hollinger stats page right now is Tim Thomas, which is never a good sign. But one thing is definitely true: His value will never be higher. He's coming off the hottest streak of his career, he's killing it from the 3-point line, and he's making his free throws for the first time. He's likely going to do two things extremely well the rest of the season in New York: hit 3s and score points.
If you have some breathing room in those categories, Harrington might be able to net you someone less streaky who helps you more across the board.
Trading him might be a good idea; as hot as he is right now, the one thing I learned in going back through his game logs for every season of his career is there is a cold spell coming. It is inevitable.
★ Much as with Z Bo, it's all about numbers and timing. If we wanna get something in return for Al we have to trade before he just walks as a free agent.
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Janesville hockey team will get nickname
Jets. Jackals. Jaguars. Jayhawks. Juggernaut.
Janesville�s Junior A hockey team will get one of those five nicknames when Wisconsin Hockey Partners announces the winner of the fan voting at a Friday press conference.
The NAHL expansion franchise will unveil its new nickname and logo at a 10 a.m. event at the Janesville Ice Skating Center, 821 Beloit Ave. The event is open to the public.
The team received more than 200 nickname submissions during the first phase of the contest through the organization�s temporary Web site at www.janesvillenahl.com.
More than 1,000 fans voted on the top five during the second phase of the contest.
The organization will also announce the winner of the �Name the Team� promotion at Friday�s press conference. One contestant, who submitted the team�s name in the first phase of the contest, has been selected for the grand prize.
That person will receive four complimentary season tickets, a team jersey signed by the inaugural players, and the opportunity to drop the ceremonial puck at the first home game. The other individuals who also entered the final name in the first phase will also receive consolation prizes from the new Janesville NAHL team.
Bill McCoshen, the team�s president and managing partner of Wisconsin Hockey Partners, and team General Manager of Business Operations John McCally will attend the news conference as well as Janesville City Manager Eric Levitt. Other city officials and a few other members of Wisconsin Hockey Partners are also expected to be on hand.
The team�s partners have spent the last few days tweaking the final design of the winning entry. Not only will the team�s nickname and logo be unveiled Thursday, McCoshen said graphic renderings of the team�s jerseys will be revealed, too.
The team has already stocked its roster through tenders and the NAHL draft. The franchise will also hold open tryouts on June 26-28 at the Mars Lakeview Arena in Duluth, Minn., and July 17-19 at the Janesville Ice Skating Center. Twenty to 25 players from each open camp will be invited to the final tryout camp in Janesville on July 30-Aug. 2.
The regular season will start in September and run through April.
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A dear friend from Charleston is in town and I picked her up to have lunch with me today. She has mentioned in the past that she really only likes sweet iced tea but I knew she has never tried any unusual or high quality loose leaf teas. So I made lemonade to go with lunch but asked if she would like to try something special for after, and she was game.
Guess what? She loved it! I used my small porcelain teapot and resteeped about eight or nine times. She was so surprised that the tea didn't need sugar. I made it really strong, which is how I like it, because she said she likes her coffee strong. The first steep was pretty dark but I didn't do a rinse so the leaves were not opened up all the way.
I had added about 1 1/2 teaspoons of loose tea to the pot and just set the Krups pot on the table. Yes, the water is cooling the whole time, but I have never found it to adversely affect the taste of the teas I do this way.
The second steep was nearly black and had a lovely earthy flavor. No horsey, no fishy, no shrimpy. The cedar oil taste is my favorite part of this tea.
The last steeps were medium dark and the cedar flavor was joined by a pristine mineral taste like primordial dew. Oh my goodness, I love this tea. I keep watching the website because it has been out of stock for a while, but I will positively be ordering more when it comes back.


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Sydney Law School's Associate Dean (Postgraduate Coursework), Professor Roger Magnusson says students are increasingly coming from varied disciplines to complete either a postgraduate law degree or an LLM.
"We've had a very strong response in our postgraduate law programs this year," he says in a Special Report in the Sydney Morning Herald.
"In the last 10 years we have seen law catering to future lawyers but also to other professions who want to come out of their niche in order to perform their functions more appropriately.
"I would say it's about 50/50 in terms of practising law and using law for other disciplines."
Professor Magnusson also says the increase in postgraduate law studies could also be a result of the global financial crisis.
"A lot of students are deciding to complete a law degree in response to the GFC, which has left the competitive job market increasingly harder to break into.
"With a law degree, this gives postgraduates the upper hand for employers."
In the same article, Graduate Law student, Louisa Mulquiney believes 60 per cent of her fellow students did not know what they wanted to do with their law degree.
"We went around in a circle and it was amazing how few people actually wanted to become lawyers."
Louisa says she wants to use her law degree to accompany her undergraduate degree in international and global studies.
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by Serge Berger | January 2, 2014 10:51 am
Happy new year, faithful readers, traders and investors! It's time to kick off a fresh 52-week set sure to be full of opportunities, surprises and moments that will test even the best of traders' ability to stick to their trading plans.
Of course, while a new year comes with a clean investing slate, what you start writing must come from within.
The mental aspect of trading cannot be understated. So when it comes to your new start in 2014, walk into everything with a neutral mind-set. How well a trader manages to go with the flow, keeps emotions and opinions at bay, and lets the market tell him/her what to do often determines the P&L for the year.
By extension, how a trader gets through rough patches during the year is a direct result of how well he/she can remain in a neutral state of mind.
So starting today, forget how good or bad the previous trading year was. Check your ego, fear or doubts at the door. Then, embrace the uncertainty that lies ahead.
Patience serves as the linchpin that holds together performance in those challenging periods that will inevitably appear.
However, patience also is one of the most difficult things to master when it comes to trading.
Patience in trading means not rushing into any trades or over-trading when there are few or no viable trading setups. Regardless of what time frame a trader operates in, throughout the year one will encounter periods that are more challenging, so your self-control will be tested during those times. Patience sometimes means staying in cash and watching the market from the sidelines — a difficult concept, but something that the most seasoned trading pros know to do.
In the words of Chevy Chase in Caddyshack, "be the ball" and go with the flow of the signals that the market gives me. Don't allow arrogance or opinions to get in the way of profitable trades.
Trading the trend — i.e. trading in the direction of the major trend in any market, as opposed to fighting the trend — is the easier trade. While staying the trend can be psychologically challenging, fighting the trend can wear a trader or investor out, leading to major mistakes and draw-downs in their P&L.
As a reminder and for perspective, the trend in U.S. equities remains up, the trend in gold remains down, and the trend in U.S. interest rates is up. These trends will remain so until broken, at which point the successful trader with the neutral mind-set will learn and quickly adapt to the new market environment.
Trade 'em well in 2014, and a I wish all of you a very happy, healthy and profitable new year!
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Political Web ad violates TVW rule
Wed., July 25, 2012
Candidate refuses to pull debate footage
OLYMPIA – The Democratic candidate for state attorney general is being accused of violating TVW broadcast rules by using the government cable channel's footage in his latest commercial.
The commercial for Bob Ferguson, which only appears on the Internet, features a brief video clip of his opponent, Republican Reagan Dunn, challenging a Ferguson allegation about poor attendance at King County Council meetings.
TVW, a public affairs network, broadcast the June 12 debate live from the Bing Crosby Theater in Spokane, and video of the full event remains available on the organization's website. But the network doesn't allow edited versions of any of its broadcasts to be used for campaigns, TVW President Greg Lane said.
The Ferguson campaign has thus far refused to pull the ad. Campaign spokesman Mike Webb said the ad uses only a short clip from the debate, in which Dunn challenges Ferguson to back up an assertion made a few minutes earlier about missing council meetings. Both candidates currently serve on the King County Council.
The ad then lists a series of meetings Dunn missed and then shows the clip again.
"I think it's a good Web ad," Webb said. Asked about TVW's prohibition about using its broadcast footage, he replied: "I'm not aware that anyone knew that."
The campaign is still considering its options, looking to see if similar footage exists elsewhere, he said.
Lane said he found it hard to believe that no one on the campaign was aware of the prohibition. TVW works closely with the state political parties and the legislative caucuses to make it clear the network wants to stay nonpartisan and out of the campaigns by forbidding the use of its footage.
The network doesn't want to be perceived by the public as supporting a candidate or a party, he said, or jeopardize relations with groups that allow it to broadcast their events.
Campaigns occasionally put footage from its candidate debates or legislative proceedings in their commercials, but they almost always pull the ads when TVW tells them of the prohibition. Only one previous campaign in his memory, for King County Executive Dow Constantine, refused to remove an ad that used TVW footage, Lane said.
On Friday, Lane said the network contacted the Ferguson campaign privately and asked them to pull the ad by Monday evening. When the campaign refused, Lane accused them of "choosing short-term political gain over protecting the public interest."
Republicans were quick to join in the criticism. State GOP Chairman Kirby Wilbur issued a statement noting that Ferguson previously was fined for violating Public Disclosure Commission reporting rules for donations to his county council campaigns: "How can he be trusted to uphold the laws of our state when he will blatantly break rules to suit his own purposes?" Wilbur said.


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Priceless book damaged in flight
Ireland's most priceless ancient manuscript, the Book of Kells, has been damaged while being taken to Australia.
A volume of the eight century manuscript is currently the centrepiece of an exhibition in Canberra's National Gallery of Australia.
The damage is described as "very minor" by Bill Simpson, head librarian
at Dublin's Trinity College university, where the book is normally kept.
It is thought that the pigmentation on a part of the calfskin manuscript has been affected, and that it could have been due to vibration on the flight.
But the extent of the damage and the cause are unlikely to be established until an extensive examination of the work is undertaken back in Dublin next month.
The book, which has been exhibited overseas on only three previous occasions, is normally kept on show in carefully-controlled conditions in a specially-built case in the Trinity College library.
The Australian incident coincides with a campaign for part of the book to be put on display in Kells, Co Meath.
The town which gives the manuscript its name is 40 miles from Dublin in County Meath.
Only this week parliamentary representatives from Meath, including former premier John Bruton, head of the Fine Gael opposition party, met Trinity College officials to discuss the possible move.
The view in Dublin was that the prospect of the Kells transfer, already being resisted by some university authorities, was now in further doubt.
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Skip to comments.In Battle for Young Voters, Romney Should Play it Uncool
Posted on 04/13/2012 3:52:02 AM PDT by Kaslin
President Obama's re-election largely hinges on his ability to play young voters for suckers -- again -- and whether Mitt Romney will let him.
In 2008, Obama won the youth vote by better than a 2-1 margin, 66 percent to 32 percent. Even more impressive, he actually expanded the share of young voters going to the polls by some 3 million. Those extra voters helped tip several swing states.
Obama owed his success to being a charming political unknown onto whom young people could project their hopes. His rhetoric was a hipsterized version of Successories for college kids: "Yes, we can" and "We are the ones we've been waiting for!"
His primary opponents were mostly a herd of political dinosaurs who'd been around since before the invention of not just the Internet, but cable TV. Joe Biden, an early primary opponent, had first run for president two years before your typical first-year college student had been born. Even Obama's main rival, Hillary Clinton, had been a fixture of TV news ever since college kids were still in preschool.
Obama was different. He had that cool name. He was black. He'd never done much that was important, save give some fun speeches, but that was OK; neither had most college students, and that didn't keep them from being special either. More important, they believed his promises, they liked his style, they bought his easy answers and flattering pandering.
Four years later, Obama's in trouble, which is why he's visiting college campuses more often than a Red Bull delivery truck. He's talking louder and getting more shrill, because his campaign knows how desperately it needs to replicate -- or even come close to replicating -- his success with the youth vote in 2008. Polls and countless news stories indicate that young voters are either bored, unimpressed or disappointed with Obama, and with the state of the country.
All of the exciting reasons to vote for Obama are gone. Even his accomplishments don't excite people, never mind his failures. His "Yes, we can" rhetoric is gone because it sounds stupid after four years of "No, we didn't." Now we get cynicism and fear-mongering. His attacks on the Republicans are tawdry and desperate. He even admits the "Buffett Rule" is a gimmick. Other issues like green energy are passé now, even though gas prices continue to soar. (A troubling sign for Obama: Only a third of hybrid car owners are interested in ever getting another after they get rid of the one they have.)
Obama's approval rating among 18- to 29-year-olds hovers around 50 percent (after almost a year of bad press for the GOP). But a late 2011 Harvard survey found that only 12 percent of young people felt the country was moving in the right direction. An outfit called Generation Opportunity, which is trying to organize young voters on economic issues, finds that 77 percent of young people have had to put their lives on hold because of the economy.
In short, conditions are not ripe for an Obama youth tsunami.
The trick for Romney isn't to pander to young voters. He'll never beat Obama and the Democrats at that game. But Romney can turn things to his advantage. He needs to contrast himself with Obama in ways that highlight Obama's desperate need to seem cool to compensate for his failures. Nothing turns off young people more than pretending to be "down with the youth" as it were.
Indeed, Romney should take some lessons from Ron Paul on this score. There is quite literally nothing hip or cool about Paul, but of all the politicians this cycle, he probably generates the most excitement among young voters. Now, part of Paul's appeal Romney cannot copy. Paul's esoteric and conspiratorial theorizing about the Federal Reserve, for instance, won't help Romney in the general election.
But what Romney can learn from the 76-year-old Paul is the appeal of authentic nerd chic. It's cool to be really into your issues and interests. And one of the things that distinguishes the millennial generation is an understanding that nerds -- Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs et al. -- get things done, and get rich as a result.
After four years of dashed expectations, a studiously uncool Romney might offer a welcome contrast to Obama's audacity of hype.
Wow! Great article. I've always liked Jonah Goldberg. Whenever he's on Greta, the kid is sharp as a tack but seems to be very humble and un-cool himself. What do you call a nerd in his 30s? Answer: Boss
To WHOM will Bishop Etch-a-SKETCH next pander?
Romney sucks, He is is total socialist leftist loser and has already lost the election.
When the GOP finally confirms that they are officially a dead party by nominating romney, I will not shed a tear. They will completely deserve to be condemned by history as the treasonous scum that they will be remembered as. Even worse for them, since they succumbed to the socialists in betraying the American people, their historical obituary will be written by democrats. Absolutely fitting, IMHO.
".Anyway this senate seat has been liberal/socialist since Snowes been there...Indeed, Romney should take some lessons from Ron Paul on this score."
Good observation. Most young people didn't think that their lives would be on hold thanks to a debt-saddled economy.
I've been reading the GOP's obit for years now. VERY popular hyperbolic talking point.
The last thing that killed a major party was the fight over slavery, a huge dominant issue the likes of which we haven't seen since. The Whigs were divided on it and probably wished in would go away so they could go back to talking about tariffs.
The Bull Moose spilt in 1912, temporary. Even the great depression and being reduced to 1/4 of Congress wasn't enough to get rid of the Republican party. Less than a decade after Watergate (and 4 years after nominating RINO clown Gerald Ford who barley lost) we had a conservative President and first GOP Senate in decades. 2 years after a RINO President left office and a mentally unstable RINO Senator (whom I'm not sure isn't worse than Romney) was nominated to succeed him the GOP made huge gains in the midterm election.
Romney is not a conservative. Nor is he a supernatural evil capable of epic wanton destruction of a 150+ year old political party. He's just a jerk who's wanted to be President since his daddy peed his pants in 1968.
Great Depression and Watergate > Mitt Romney
It takes major upheaval to "destroy" a major political party. Republican and democrat are going to be the 2 major parties in the next election, and the one after that, and the one after that.
Mark it down. In August or September, Obama is going to float some massive Student Loan Forgiveness proposal which will swing large numbers of young cretins to his side.
I am so stealing that.
You're right and the plan has been in the works since Obama took office.
I would urge everyone to read Charles Murray's new book on classes in white America, "Coming Apart." The upshot is that the old blue-collar, middle class is rapidly, rapidly losing all clout and that to have any hope of recapturing America we will have to capture the "creative class." The GOP is as well poised to do this on economic issues (better, actually) than the Dems; but must make a case that can be made on why social stability, chastity, traditional marriage, religiousity, "good behavior," are COOL. And, yes, at one time they were very cool, and very Republican.
Bingo !
and that's his sole motivation!
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Nikon AF Nikkor 180mm f/2.8D IF-ED 35mm Primes
Product Description
Ideal for sports, action or news photography. Features Nikon Internal Focusing technology - lenses inside the barrel adjust, without requiring an extension of the barrel. Autofocus capability. Nikon ED glass assures superb sharpness and image quality. Accepts 72mm filters. Built-in lens hood.
User Reviews
Submitted by Joseph a Intermediate
Date Reviewed: September 21, 2007
Strengths: Everything
Weaknesses: None
Bottom Line:
Absoloutly the best three is. This is one sharp glass you can not afford not having one. I have number of lenses in my bagpack but none takes to be the sharpness and clarity of this unit. This is the ED IF lens. Solid, well built, yet easy to handle. I know it has been in the market for sometimes, but this is one I can talk about it over and over.
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Duration Product Used: 11-20 years
Price Paid: $500.00
Purchased At: Local newsgroup
Similar Products Used: 105mm f2.8 VR, 70-200 f2.8 VR
Type of photography: Outdoor
Submitted by Jeff McCloughan a Intermediate
Date Reviewed: June 29, 2007
Strengths: Light weight for its fast 2.8 Aperture.
Solid build.
Sharp. Even at 2.8
Beautiful Bokeh.
Built in hood.
Couples well with a tele converter
Weaknesses: Sometimes it doesn't seem long enough. ie sports photography
Only really practical for head shot portraits unless you have alot of space to back up. I mainly used it for this anyway.
Bottom Line:
This is possibly the sharpest lens I have ever shot with. It produces beautiful colour and I loved using it to take portraits on my D70.
Really good for portraits and for sport if you can get close enough to the action.
This type of lens would suit a user with the need for a fast light weight medium telephoto. Very easy to use and get superb results.
The built in hood is a fantastic idea for use when the sun is glaring.
If you are even slightly considering this lens then don't hesitate as it is a great buy.
I have successfully used it with a flash inside and got surprisingly good results.
Great for the price. I got mine second hand and it was the older version which has a very solid build quality.
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Duration Product Used: 2-5 years
Price Paid: $500.00
Purchased At: Ebay
Similar Products Used: 70-200mm 2.8ED VR
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D200 with MB-D200
Type of photography: People
Submitted by Jeff82 a Expert
Date Reviewed: July 21, 2004
Strengths: Excellent optics.
Very fast auto-focus.
lightweight and compact.
Built in lens hood.
Weaknesses: None really.
Bottom Line:
This is really a fantastic lens in a very useful focal length. It also mates well with both 1.4x and 2x Kenko teleconverters.
I use it mostly for nature and candid shots. While it's not my most used lens, its very sharp, and almost always in my kit.
I needed to decide between this lens and the 80-200 2.8 zoom. I went with the 180 prime because its much lighter and more compact than the 80-200 zoom. The built in lens hood is also a really nice bonus.
In summary, it's a really great lens.
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Duration Product Used: 2-5 years
Price Paid: $465.00
Purchased At: Keh
Similar Products Used: 70-300 and 80-400 zooms.
Type of photography: Other
Submitted by a Intermediate from Minnesota
Date Reviewed: January 10, 2004
Strengths: Everything about it!
Weaknesses: none that I can think of (really!)
Bottom Line:
This is the second time I have owned this lens ( I had, and foolishly sold, the non "D" AF version before). It is as sharp as a lens can get. Great color and contrast as well. No distortion. Well built.
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Duration Product Used: 11-20 years
Price Paid: $429.00
Purchased At: eBay
Similar Products Used: 80-200mm f2.8 AF-D (to big for my taste and not as sharp as the 180mm).
Type of photography: Outdoor
Submitted by jean heintz a Professional from paris
Date Reviewed: July 3, 2003
Strengths: Compact, rugged, ED glass, internal focus
Weaknesses: No rear lens to protect the diaphragm blades, weight (due to ruggedness, though)
Bottom Line:
This lens was already very useful with film, it is now a dream on a D100 : you get not less than a lightweight professional 300/2.8 lens ! Color rendition is very good, build construction is fine (I've been carrying this lens for years all around the globe) and manual focus is no pain. Just be careful about the blades since there isn't any rear lens protecting them. It's been my one and only telephoto lens since 1998.
Browse www.jeanheintz.com to see some pics.
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Duration Product Used: 6-10 years
Price Paid: $450.00
Purchased At: Fnac
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Type of photography: Outdoor
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MISSING financial adviser Lynda Spence pocketed money intended for Christmas gifts for the children of one of her alleged killers, a court heard yesterday.
Miss Spence was given about £2000 by Brian Wade, the brother of Philip Wade, for presents for his children and other family members.
The High Court in Glasgow heard that Miss Spence was also given a £9500 funeral fund for Colin Coats's parents, which was never repaid.
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Coats, 42, David Parker, 38, Paul Smith, 47, and Philip Wade, 42, deny abducting, torturing and murdering Miss Spence at a flat in West Kilbride, between April 14 and 28, 2011.
Brian Wade, 39, a graphic designer, was asked if there was an issue in December 2010 in relation to money for Christmas presents.
He told the court Miss Spence was supposed to buy presents with money he gave her but that no presents were ever bought.
The witness said he thought he gave her £1500, but it was suggested that it was £2000 and he said it "could have been".
In earlier evidence, Coats's sister Margaret Coats, 53, told the court her brother gave Miss Spence their parents' £9500 funeral fund.
She said she and her partner were away at a wedding and she had left the money in the safe in her house.
Miss Coats said her partner knew it was there and "obviously Colin" did too.
The jury was told Coats did not have permission to take it and it was "still to be returned".
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If one was all I had, or could afford I would not feel under equipped with it. I would choose to have a gun over nothing any day. Though I must admit I would go for a 9mm Mak over the Tok. I carry one in my pocket more than any other gun I own. I know that the time will come when I see a Tok that is priced right when have the money in my pocket, and I will buy it. Then I will shoot the heck out of it.
The main thing I am a proponent of is the fact that no round is a one hit wonder most times. Shot placement counts for more than caliber. Though I carry 9 mm Mak, 9mm Luger, or .45 ACP due to the fact that I like the guns for a number of reasons. I shoot them well enough to know I would be more likely to shoot them well enough in a self defense situation to effectively defend myself.
Besides that I have not seen a holster that will allow me to carry a 105 mm self propelled concealed enough to stay within the law.
No matter how many times you do it and nothing happens it only takes something going wrong one time to kill you.
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