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The announcement of IE8 Beta 2 started an important and public phase of the product development cycle getting broad public feedback. The team is providing detailed information and answering questions about the product in many different places. Now's a good time to talk about what comes next.
Since the release of Beta 2, the team has been absorbed in the data we get from real people about the product. We have combed through instrumentation of over 20 million IE sessions and hundreds of hours of usability lab sessions. Together with IE MVPs, we have scrutinized thousands of threads from user forums and examined the issues that people are raising (not to mention all the times users opt to "Report a Webpage Problem…"). We have also spent hundreds of hours listening and answering questions in meetings with partners and other important organizations. We simply could not deliver IE8 the way our customers and developers want us to without all this information. We also received a lot of feedback about how we transitioned from the IE7 beta releases to the IE7 final release, and as a result, we want to be clear about the plan for IE8.
We will release one more public update of IE8 in the first quarter of 2009, and then follow that up with the final release. Our next public release of IE (typically called a "release candidate") indicates the end of the beta period. We want the technical community of people and organizations interested in web browsers to take this update as a strong signal that IE8 is effectively complete and done. They should expect the final product to behave as this update does. We want them to test their sites and services with IE8, make any changes they feel are necessary for the best possible customer experience using IE8, and report any critical issues (e.g., issues impacting robustness, security, backwards compatibility, or completeness with respect to planned standards work). Our plan is to deliver the final product after listening for feedback about critical issues.
We will be very selective about what changes we make between the next update and final release. We will act on the most critical issues. We will be super clear about product changes we make between the update and the final release.
The call to action now for the technical community is to download beta 2 (if you haven't already) and let us know about your experience. Next, please prepare for final testing with public update so you can let us know – quickly, loudly, and clearly – if you find absolutely critical issues with it before the release of the final product.
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Under the deal – financial terms of which were not disclosed - the plant will continue to produce, package and distribute UCB's drugs for the local market under a multi-year supply agreement. The Vapi site's 80-strong workforce is expected to join Exemed.
UCB said: "By choosing Exemed as its Indian partner, UCB is confidently transferring its production to a fast-growing manufacturing company that has the highest quality standards and growth ambitions for the site."
It added that: "The agreement is in line with UCB's strategy to focus on bringing new innovative drugs to patients and less on mass manufacturing for which UCB increasingly relies on a network of trusted partners."
This strategy has seen UCB divest several manufacturing facilities in recent years, notably two plants in Monheim and Zwickau in Germany and one in Pianezza, Italy which it sold to UK contract manufacturing organisation Aesica.
Since then UCB has focused on bringing new drugs to patients. Earlier this month it signed a deal with Dubi-based Newbridge Pharmaceuticals to sell its drugs Cimzia, Vimpat and Neupro in the Middle East and Africa.
Under the deal, NewBridge has acquired local rights to the drugs from UCB's former partner RX Group, and will be responsible for managing the local regulatory approval process, future commercialization, and pharmacovigilance in each of the relevant countries.


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Federal authorities have charged 14 more corrections officers with corruption at the Baltimore jail, adding new breadth to allegations that the Black Guerrilla Family essentially took over the downtown detention center.
The officers were among 19 suspects accused in indictments unsealed Thursday, deepening the scandal that broke in April with charges that two dozen officers, detainees and associates worked together to smuggle drugs and other contraband into the jail.
One of the officers charged this week was a K-9 supervisor and Army reservist now deployed to Afghanistan. Another is said to have maintained a romantic relationship with an inmate in a Hagerstown prison.
Prosecutors do not say the gang has continued its reign following the initial bust, but they say wiretaps and witness interviews have revealed just how much power the BGF accumulated.
As many as three-quarters of the approximately 650 officers at the Baltimore City Detention Center were involved in contraband smuggling, witnesses said in court documents, contradicting assertions by corrections department officials that the "overwhelming majority" of staff members at the jail were clean.
Some state lawmakers said Thursday that the latest allegations call into question whether state officials are moving fast enough to review possible gang ties among officers still working at the jail.
The allegations unsealed in April — packed with lurid details of sex behind bars and brazen boasts by gang leader Tavon White that he controlled the jail — set off widespread criticism of Gov. Martin O'Malley and the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
Twenty-five defendants, 13 of them corrections officers, were charged in that indictment. Sixteen of them, including White, have pleaded guilty to racketeering.
After the original charges, state officials promised to stamp out corruption. In recent weeks, the department gave reporters a tour of the cleaned-up jail and published statistics they said show declines in smuggling and violence.
Gov. Martin O'Malley thanked federal authorities Thursday for continuing to investigate.
"Since April, we have redoubled our efforts to crack down on corruption and improve security at our correctional institutions," O'Malley said. "Protecting the integrity of our correctional institutions requires constant vigilance, and we continue to improve those efforts every day."
But a representative of the AFSCME unit that represents jail officers said the new indictments will shake the confidence of workers trying to get back to doing their jobs.
"It's really shocking because we thought this stuff had ended," union representative Archer Blackwell said.
The new court filings describe cellphones smuggled inside of sandwiches and marijuana inserted in body orifices. They also paint a more detailed picture of the alleged activities of the BGF behind the jail's walls and the network of gang ties that prosecutors say were built up through smuggling deals and sexual relationships.
In a search warrant application connected to the charges, an FBI agent wrote that officer Milshenna Peoples traveled to visit an inmate at Roxbury Correctional Institute in Hagerstown. She was captured on surveillance video being fondled under her pants, the agent wrote.
Another of the newly charged officers, Riccole Hall, was the roommate of a woman who has already pleaded guilty.
She allegedly had a relationship with an inmate who described her as his wife, and resigned after pictures of her — including one showing his name tattooed on her wrist — were found on the inmate's phone.
One source reported seeing Michelle Ricks, a sergeant, "sing her song" to pledge allegiance to the BGF, prosecutors said.
Ricks declined to comment. The other officers could not be reached and no attorneys were listed for them in court records.
Some of the officers named in the latest indictment had previously been sanctioned for suspected gang activity. Ashley Newton was suspended in 2011 after she allegedly let a group of inmates out of the cells and the inmates stabbed someone, a FBI agent wrote in filings.
Eight of the newly charged corrections officers have already left the department. Officials said the remaining six have been suspended.
The corrections department has begun its review of all employees at the jail. Security chief Shavella Miles was ousted after she failed a polygraph test, officials said. A new leadership team has been installed.
Miles, who says she was made a scapegoat, is seeking to be reinstated.
Del. John W.E. Cluster Jr., a Baltimore County Republican, said Thursday's charges did not seem to stem from the internal investigation. He questioned whether the department was moving quickly enough with its own review.
"If these people are saying that 50 to 75 percent of the corrections officers are dirty … what is the internal investigation doing?" Cluster asked. "I don't care if they have limited opportunities [to commit crimes] now. ... If they did it before they're going to do it again."
The FBI reiterated in court documents that the state's process for disciplining corrupt officers is ineffective and is exploited by gang members.
"They don't even really be firing [anybody]," corrections officer Jennifer Owens said in a telephone call that was intercepted by investigators, according to prosecutors. "Like they give people the option to resign … for real."
Owens was indicted in April and has pleaded guilty.
Cluster, who is part of a legislative group formed to evaluate corrections security, said he plans to introduce legislation in the next General Assembly session that would make it easier to investigate and suspend officers suspected of smuggling.
The officers union fiercely opposes changes to state laws that protect members.
After the first indictment, the corrections department, state police and the Baltimore City state's attorney's office teamed up to develop further corruption cases. That partnership has led to several new charges, including accusations against two of the people named in the new federal indictment.
State Sen. James E. DeGrange Sr., one of the leaders of the legislative corrections commission, said the group plans to produce its final recommendations at a meeting in early December.
Its suggestions will likely include reclassifying some crimes as felonies and authorizing more corrections officers to make arrests, the Anne Arundel County Democrat said.
Most of the changes made at the jail so far have involved new procedures or technology to more effectively search people who enter the facility. In recent weeks, officials have shown off a sophisticated new surveillance camera system.
The department also plans to introduce technology to disable contraband cellphones, making it harder for gang members to coordinate their activities.
The result of the efforts, according to the corrections department, has been a decline in the number of assaults inside the jail and the amount of contraband being smuggled.


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SAN FRANCISCO – A settlement announced today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice secured $1.1 billion in funds to cleanup a former chemical manufacturing site in Henderson, Nev.
The Henderson site is the largest perchlorate groundwater plume in the country. The plume has contaminated Lake Mead, which feeds into the Colorado River, a major source of drinking water in the Southwest. Perchlorate can interfere with the production of thyroid hormones, which are needed for prenatal and postnatal growth and development, as well as for normal metabolism and mental function in adults.
"This historic $1.1 billion settlement will result in cleaning up the nation's largest perchlorate plume and ensuring that 15 million people throughout the West will have access to safe drinking water," said Jared Blumenfeld, EPA's Regional Administrator for the EPA Pacific Southwest.
"This is a monumental development for Nevada. The hard work of the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection to not only direct the very successful perchlorate removal project, but also to pursue this significant settlement, is a huge win for southern Nevada and the more than 30 million people that rely on the Colorado River as their source of drinking water," said Governor Brian Sandoval. "I also want to acknowledge the tremendous assistance we have received from Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto and her staff, as well as the cooperation of the Department of Justice and US EPA Region 9."
"This settlement is the culmination of years of hard work by many people and it means that Nevada will have the necessary financial resources to continue the perchlorate removal efforts vital to southern Nevada," said Leo Drozdoff, Director of the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. "To date more than 4,000 tons of perchlorate have been removed from both soil and groundwater. The state, through its Division of Environmental Protection, will continue these efforts and continue to pursue more aggressive strategies wherever possible."
"With this settlement, we mark an end to a long battle to ensure Nevada has sufficient financial support to continue the remediation and long term protection of vital southern Nevada water resources," said Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto. "Our office was pleased to provide strategic legal support to this collaborative effort to protect Nevada's environment."
The settlement requires Anadarko and Kerr McGee to pay a total of $5.15 billion to resolve fraudulent conveyance claims based on allegations that the defendants sought to evade their liability for environmental contamination at toxic sites around the country. Of this total, approximately $4.4 billion will be used for environmental cleanup. This is the largest amount of money ever awarded in a bankruptcy-related settlement for environmental cleanup.
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Moral injury is a relatively recent term used to describe a crisis that soldiers have faced for centuries, the internal suffering that results from doing something against your moral code. In essence it is a wound to the conscience. However, it is not just military members that can experience this. And what is this?
It is soul anguish, a broken spirit, a shredded soul.
Anyone who works with marginalized, at-risk populations has probably seen that empty stare that can be moral injury. People in poverty. People struggling with addiction. People whose daily lives and their choices erode their feeling of being a good and decent person, worthy of respect. People who carry unprocessed grief and guilt in ordinary life. People with stressful life-and-death type situational jobs such as police officers, doctors and nurses. Because of things we do, witness, are ordered to do, or fail to do in high stakes situations. We can lose our moral foundations and our sense of being a good person.
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Volunteers of America is an organization dedicated to helping people thrive and live strong, healthy lives. As such, we take the threat posed by the coronavirus (COVID-19) extremely seriously, especially among residents living in our long-term and nursing care communities.
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Frances Hesselbein to Serve as Honorary Chairperson of Volunteers of America's 125th Anniversary
Frances Hesselbein has agreed to serve as honorary chairperson of Volunteers of America's 125th Anniversary events in 2021. Hesselbein served as chairman of the National Board of Directors for Volunteers of America from 2002 to 2006 and, in 2013, was awarded the organization's highest honor—the Maude Booth Legacy Award for a lifetime of pioneering social change.
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Cheyenne Knight took home her first LPGA Tour title at the 2019 Volunteers of America Classic held at Old American Golf Club in The Colony, Texas. The 22-year-old Tour rookie, who lives just 60 miles away in Aledo, became the fourth American to win in 2019 with her tournament record of 18-under 266. She earned a two-stroke victory over Brittany Altomare and Jaye Marie Green.


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- Using a sharp knife, split the pineapple in half. Using a paring knife, make a slit around the sides of the pineapple, leaving about 1/4-inch trim and remove the fruit. Reserve the pineapple boat. Remove the core from the fruit of the pineapple and cut into 1/2-inch slices. Season the pineapple slices with salt, pepper and remaining extra virgin olive oil. Place the pineapple slices on the grill and cook for 1 to 2 min on each side. Remove from the grill and cold. Reserve 2 slices of the pineapples and dice the rest of the fruit. Dice the cooled chicken.
- In a mixing bowl, add in the two reserved slices of fruit. Using the back of a fork, mash the fruit against the side of the bowl. Add in the walnut oil and whisk till emulsified. Stir in the chervil. Season the vinaigrette with salt and pepper.
- In a mixing bowl. Toss the diced chicken, pineapple, red onions, celery, and walnuts with the dressing. Cover the salad and chill for 1 hour. Remove both the pineapple boats and salad from the refrigerator. Spoon the salad into both pineapple boats. Garnish with minced parsley.
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David Hume's aim was to found the 'Science of Man' - the study of human nature by scientific means. He was one of the most important figures in the history of Western philosophy and the Scottish Enlightenment.
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NU President Milliken names UNMC chancellor search committee
University of Nebraska President James B. Milliken has named a search committee for the next chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Current Chancellor Harold Maurer, who assumed the position in 1998 and has led the campus through a period of extraordinary growth, has announced his plans to step down on June 30 to lead fundraising efforts for UNMC's cancer center project.
The 14-member search committee named by Milliken includes representatives of the faculty, administration, student body and private sector to identify, recruit and recommend candidates. The search committee will be chaired by James Linder, professor of pathology and microbiology at UNMC, senior associate to the president for innovation and competitiveness, and president of the University Technology Development Corp. Other members are:
- Mogens Bay, chairman and chief executive officer, Valmont Industries Inc., and board member, The Nebraska Medical Center
- Linda Cunningham, human resources diversity specialist, UNMC
- Kilie Donovan, third-year student, UNMC College of Medicine
- Ayman El-Mohandes, dean, UNMC College of Public Health
- Kevin Garvin, chair of orthopaedic surgery, UNMC College of Medicine
- Patricia Hageman, professor of physical therapy education, UNMC School of Allied Health Professions
- Gerald Luckey, Butler County Clinic
- Jeffrey Payne, F. Gene and Rosemary Dixon endowed chair in dentistry and associate dean for research, UNMC College of Dentistry
- Juliann Sebastian, dean, UNMC College of Nursing
- Cory Shaw, chief administrative officer, UNMC College of Medicine, and chief executive officer, UNMC Physicians
- Maria Vazquez, associate vice president for student affairs, Metropolitan Community College
- Jonathan Vennerstrom, professor of pharmaceutical sciences, UNMC College of Pharmacy
- Julie Vose, professor of internal medicine, UNMC Division of Hematology & Oncology
The search committee will work with consultants from Isaacson, Miller, a leading search firm with extensive health science center experience that will help to identify the most talented candidates for this leadership position. Milliken said he hopes to have a permanent chancellor in place by July 1, 2013.
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One of the hardest theatrical genres to pull off is the thriller. It's difficult to get a modern live theater audience to suspend disbelief long enough to experience the same sense of danger and dread as the actors are portraying onstage.
New Village Arts Theatre in Carlsbad is giving it a go this month with "Wait Until Dark," Frederick Knott's 1967 suspense drama. The production directed by Kristianne Kurner, New Village's executive artistic director, has some chills and surprises, as well as excellent sound and lighting design, but it struggles to overcome its dated script and some melodramatic acting.
When the American Film Institute ranked the 100 scariest moments in cinema in 2001, the climax (of the film version) of "Wait Until Dark" was on the list, and rightly so. The sparrowlike Audrey Hepburn was Oscar-nominated for her vulnerable lead performance as a blind housewife and Alan Arkin was the most sinister of villains. It was easy to get swept up in their battle of wits.
The play is set in 1960s New York, where a trio of con men are searching for a child's doll stuffed with heroin. The doll was given to the unsuspecting New York photographer Sam Hendrix by a woman he met on an airplane, and he took it home to the apartment he shares with his blind wife, Susy. Posing as police officers and friends of Sam, the criminals gradually gain Susy's trust as they search for the missing doll. Ultimately, Susy figures out the ruse and, with the help of Gloria (a little girl who lives upstairs), she turns her disability to her advantage and lays a trap for the murderous thugs.
Like many scripts from the 1960s, "Wait Until Dark" starts off slow, with a lot of plot exposition upfront. The first act drags as the criminals and scheme are unveiled. Daren Scott plays chief villain Harry Roat as an icy-cool giggling psycho. He's unsettling, but not as mean and vile as he could be. Max Macke has a good streetwise vibe as the hood who poses at police Sgt. Carlino. And Eddie Yaroch has a gentle side as Mike Talman, the mild-mannered crook who befriends Susy.
As Susy, Kristin Woodburn is convincing as a blind woman and she's credibly frightened when she's forced to face Roat in a violent battle.
The production's biggest surprise isn't the play itself but the talent of 10-year-old Abby DeSpain as the neighbor girl Gloria. In her New Village debut, the North County grade-schooler is natural and poised and has a plucky, eager precociousness that translates very well onstage. She'll star next in the title role of "The Diary Anne Frank" at North Coast Rep's theater school.
Brenon Christofer plays Sam Hendrix and David Macy-Beckwith and Anton Maroun have small roles as police officers.
Chris Renda's blackout lighting design and Justin Lang's eerie sound design greatly ramp up the suspense. And Benjamin Cole did a good job choreographing the fight scenes, which mostly play out in utter darkness. Tim Wallace designed the realistic basement apartment and Kate Bishop's costumes are period appropriate.
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The road system in Berrien County goes back to the mid-1800's. Most of the roads were constructed and maintained by the various townships. In 1882 legislation was passed establishing the right of counties to have a highway authority and to establish a system of county roads. The first two Commissioners of the Berrien County Road Commission held their first meeting on March 13, 1917. The funding for the county roads was the same as for township roads. Property taxes and general funds were used which meant there was little money available for maintenance of the county roads. The county road system limped along with most roads remaining in the township road system.
By the turn of the century, the popularization of the bicycle and the invention of the automobile caused major changes in the highway systems of the county. A State Highway Department was created and a "State Reward Program" was enacted to allocate state funds to county road commissions for the construction of certain roads, which would later become state highways.
In 1915, the state legislature passed the Covert Act which provided a means of financing county road construction by the sale of bonds and the establishment of assessment districts to pay off the bonds. Within ten years, the Berrien County Road Commission had over 400 miles of roads, mostly constructed by the use of Covert Bonds. Then came the "Great Depression." It became apparent that local farmers could not handle the Covert Bond debt, so the Michigan Legislature passed the McNitt Act of 1931. Under the provisions of the legislation, Covert Bonds were forgiven. Township roads were transferred to County jurisdiction over a five year period and County Road funding came from a portion of Weight and Gasoline Taxes. In a five year period the Berrien County road mileage jumped from 462 miles to over 1320 miles.
Starting in the late 1930's and continuing through the 1940's, the Berrien County Road Commission decided they had to do something with the many miles of mud roads. These roads were originally constructed by digging a drain ditch on each side of the center line and using the soil bank to build up the road. This made for narrow roads of clay and silt which meant that many roads were impassible for lengthy periods of time, especially in the spring. The proposed solution was to cover the road with crushed stone then add a layer of asphaltic material followed by a layer of finely crushed stone which is called a Macadam Surface (a process more commonly known as blacktop). The solution worked and the Road Department could now begin paving our roads.
By 1951, the Berrien County Road Commission had an ongoing paving program. The passage of Act 51 in 1951, clearly defined the activities of county road commissions and increased funding to build and maintain roads. With clearly defined objectives and funds to make these objectives a reality, the Road Commission was placing a Macadam Surface on over 60 miles a year by the end of the 1950's.
By the middle 1970's, rising liability insurance costs and the growing cost of maintaining many miles of aging blacktop forced the Berrien County Road Commission to make changes in its maintenance plan. The proliferation of legal actions and the rising cost of insurance ended the practice of just black topping existing roadways. Roads needed to be constructed to meet current standards of highway safety. The Berrien County Road Commission later began reconstructing the inadequate miles of existing blacktop and building into them the safety factors that were absent when they were first constructed. This practice carries on to today.
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Healing crystals are an alternative medical technique in which crystals are used to cure ailments and protect from diseases. Crystals allowing positive and healing energy into the body and remove the negativity and ailments flow out. Healing crystals are widely used in Reiki treatment also. The use of crystals in such environments may help induce relaxation.
Healing crystals have energy properties which work with our own energy system. A number of types and varieties are available of Healing crystals and you can choose as per your need, choice and problem. Nowadays, healing crystals are available in gemstone jewellery form. It looks classy, elegant, beautiful and also give you astrological benefits too.
Top Healing Crystals/ Semi Precious Stones and their characteristics
It is a vibrant purple colour stone which available in pendant, ring and other forms of jewellery. Amethyst considered very valuable and precious gemstone. It has the ability to soothe and stimulate the emotional feelings of the wearer. It is a purple colour stone that has healing properties, both physical and spiritual. It brings calm and balance in life and clear the confusion and get rid of negative and stressful emotions.
It is a popular semi-precious gemstone that belongs to the family of quartz. Citrine is a Yellow colour stone. Sun is the ruling planet of this powerful gemstone. It is invigorating and life-giving.
It is an opaque and bluish green stone. It's history back over 4,000 years ago. This stone is widely used in Native Indian jewellery. It protects from harmful and negative energies.
This stone shows a very exclusive spectrum of colours. It is a very adaptable gemstone and comes in a black colour to entirely colourless form. It enhances the monetary status and physical strength of the wearer.
Rose quartz:
It is a stone of love. This beautiful semi-precious stone can remove all the problems related to love and married life. It brings new romance and love to your life.
Lapis Lazuli:
This blue colour healing crystal is associated with Saturn planet. It gives you benefits in the areas of Saturn. This incredible healing crystal eliminates confusion and emotional blockage.
Black Tourmaline:
This is the best healing crystal that safeguards from hidden enemies and evil eyes. It reduces fear and building self-confidence. It attracts inspiration, tolerance, inspiration, prosperity and compassion. It balances female-male energy within in the body.
It is a perfect way to protect a positive spirit from our imperfect and toxic world. If you lack a sense of love in your life then Sunstone healing properties will bring love and peace into your life. Sunstone properties give jewellery a warming effect by harnessing the power of the Sun and its ability to strengthen the spirits.
It is one of the oldest healing stones on Earth. Its healing properties protects from kidney disease and aid in digestion. It can improve one's hearing power and cure of dehydration, skin problems etc. one can wear this stone in Jewellery form now.
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WASHINGTON — In a surprising defeat for President Obama, the Democratic-controlled Senate on Wednesday blocked his pick to head the Justice Department's civil rights division, the first time in his presidency that one of his nominees failed to muster even a simple majority.
Until shortly before the roll call, Democrats appeared to believe they were close to having the votes needed to narrowly approve civil rights attorney Debo Adegbile, as they summoned Vice President Joe Biden to the Senate floor in case he was needed to cast a tie-breaking vote.
But in an embarrassing miscalculation by Democratic leaders, seven from their own party voted no, dooming the nomination.
Opposition focused on Adegbile's role at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, where he served as one of the appellate lawyers in the high-profile murder case against Mumia Abu-Jamal, who is serving a life term for killing a Philadelphia police officer 32 years ago.
Abu-Jamal's case has been a cause celebre in some leftist circles, where he is viewed as a victim of racial bias. But it has also become a lightning rod for conservatives and law enforcement groups, who had advocated for Abu-Jamal's execution.
Adegbile's supporters said the debate over the nomination was fraught with racial issues, insisting he was a highly qualified lawyer who had overcome a childhood of poverty and occasional homelessness. Those who voted no said that race was not a factor and that Adegbile's supporters underestimated the passions stirred by the murder case.
In a statement, President Obama called the 52-47 defeat "a travesty based on wildly unfair character attacks against a good and qualified public servant."
The president, Senate Democrats and civil rights leaders all decried the fact that a lawyer was defeated based on whom he had represented in court. Adegbile was a longtime advocate for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund before joining the Senate Judiciary Committee staff last year.
Adegbile becomes the first Obama nominee to be rejected since Senate Democrats changed long-standing filibuster rules in November to ensure that qualified nominees would not fall victim to partisan politics. That change lowered the threshold for confirmation from a filibuster-proof 60 votes to a simple majority of 50, presumably an easy mark in a body where Democrats can usually count on 55 votes.
Supporters of Adegbile — the son of a Nigerian father and an Irish mother — called the vote "outrageous," suggesting race may have been a factor. "You hate to raise that up, but it smells very bad," said Hilary Shelton, director of the Washington office of the National Assn. for the Advancement of Colored People.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid warned Republicans just before the vote that if Adegbile lost there would have to be a "broad discussion" of civil rights in America.
But Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said he voted no because of Adegbile's representation of Abu-Jamal, a black militant radio journalist who was originally sentenced to death in the murder of a white Philadelphia policeman, Daniel Faulkner. "When someone has a history of helping cop killers, this is what happens," Graham said in an interview.
"President Obama's nomination of Mr. Adegbile to this position was a slap in the face to law enforcement personnel across the country, and in particular the family of Danny Faulkner," said Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa). "In the end, it's difficult to see how he could separate the type of blind advocacy he made for Abu-Jamal from the important work to be done at the civil rights division."
Adegbile was just 15 years old when Abu-Jamal rushed across a dark Philadelphia street to come to the aid of his brother, whose car had been stopped by Faulkner. Faulkner was killed and Abu-Jamal was wounded in an exchange of gunfire.
The evidence against Abu-Jamal was overwhelming. Three eyewitnesses to the shooting testified against him, and two more said he bragged of the killing when taken to a hospital afterward. Abu-Jamal was convicted and sentenced to death, though the death sentence was overturned on appeal because of problems with the jury instructions.
Adegbile and other lawyers from the Legal Defense Fund got involved in his appeal just five years ago, when they filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Supreme Court alleging racial discrimination in jury selection, and represented him directly when prosecutors asked the Supreme Court to reinstate the death sentence.
Some said Adegbile's involvement in the case had been highly exaggerated by Republicans, and pointed to a caricature of him in the conservative Washington Times that heavily accentuated his racial features and had him holding up a sign saying "Cop Killer," as if in a scene from "Sesame Street" — which Adegbile was a child actor on for nine years.
At the last minute, Reid changed his vote to no, a procedural move that could allow him to call another vote in the future if he can persuade at least two senators to change their votes. That would allow Biden to break a tie.
Democrats who voted no were Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, Chris Coons of Delaware, Joe Donnelly of Indiana, Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, Mark Pryor of Arkansas and John Walsh of Montana.
Lisa Mascaro of the Washington bureau contributed to this report.


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Sander Puerto, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, DataCore Software
Did you know that unplanned downtime at a healthcare organization can cost an average of $7,900 per minute? This is a fact reported by the Ponemon Institute.
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Alfons Michels, Sr. Product Marketing Manager & Alex Best, Dir. Technical Business Development - DataCore Software
Are you forced to replace your hardware? Are you thinking about different deployment models for your IT infrastructure, e.g. hyperconvergence?
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Steve Hunt, Dir. Product Management - DataCore
IT organizations require a data protection solution that can combat against the ever looming threat of malware or ransomware, and data corruption, which can have a significant effect on day to day operations. When that data protection capability is included in their storage solution, it allows IT organizations to reduce their overall costs, while maximizing their ability to protect all data they are responsible for.
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Alfons Michels, Sr. Product Marketing Manager & Alex Best, Dir. Technical Business Development - DataCore Software
NVMe and all-flash systems can solve any performance, floor space and energy problems. At least this is the marketing message many vendors and analysts spread today – but actually, sounds too good to be true, right?
Like always in real life, there is no clear black or white, but some circumstances you should be aware of – especially if you intend to leverage these technologies.
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Augie Gonzalez, Director of Product Marketing, DataCore Software
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Augie Gonzalez, Director of Product Marketing, DataCore Software
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Jul 17 2018
25 mins
Scott Lowe, CEO at ActualTech Media & Dave Brown, Sr. Solutions Architect at DataCore Software
If you're working in a technology role in the healthcare field, whether you're in a hospital or clinic, working in a company producing the latest breakthrough treatment or working in an organization helping patients on the financial side of their health, you know that you have unique technology needs that many other companies may not. You also know that you need technology that enables rather than hinders you, and you may be wondering how some leading-edge healthcare organizations are making this happen right now.
ActualTech Media is partnering with some of today's leading enterprise IT vendors to bring you a very special EcoCast focused exclusively on healthcare IT. Audience members that have an affiliation with any area of healthcare, medical, life sciences, or similar areas will be treated to a very special healthcare-specific presentation from data center technology provider DataCore.
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Alwin Kohl, Sr. Solutions Architect & Alfons Michels Sr. Product Marketing Manager - DataCore
If you were to pose this question to your storage vendor or VMware support today, you would be likely to receive the answer: "No. vSphere does not support this."
Nevertheless, with the VMware certified, universal vSphere APIs for Storage Awareness (VASA) provider from DataCore you can easily achieve that with full VMware support and without VVol certified hardware today. Use of local discs alone or in combination with other storage arrays as part of the Virtual Volumes datastore would even be sufficient.
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The life of King Saul could be summed up in a modern cliché: It's not how you start; It's how you finish. Saul started out very well only to see his subsequent disobedient actions derail what could have been a stellar, God-honoring rule over the nation of Israel. How could someone so close to God at the start spiral out of control and out of favor with God? To understand how things in Saul's life got so mixed up, we need to know something about the man himself. Who was King Saul, and what should learn from his life?
The name "Saul," from the Hebrew word pronounced shaw-ool, means "asked." Saul was the son of Kish from the tribe of Benjamin. Saul came from a well-to-do family (1 Samuel 9:1) and was tall, dark and handsome in appearance. Scripture states that "there was not a man among the sons of Israel more handsome than he, being taller than any of the people from his shoulder and upward" (1 Samuel 9:2). He was God's chosen one to lead the scattered nation of Israel, a collection of tribes that did not have a central leader other than God and no formal government. In times of trouble, leaders would arise but never consolidated power of the twelve tribes into one nation. Years before Saul's rule, Samuel the prophet was Israel's religious leader but not a king. In fact, Israel was loosely ruled by judges who presided over domestic squabbles (1 Samuel 8). They were not, however, equipped to rule in times of war. It is no exaggeration to say that Samuel and Saul lived in turbulent times. The Philistines were Israel's sworn enemies, and war broke out between the two on a fairly regular basis (1 Samuel 4). Because of the constant threat of war, the people pressed Samuel to appoint a king to rule over them (1 Samuel 8:5).
Of course, we know that it was the Lord who brought all of this about because the people had forsaken Him and served other gods (1 Samuel 8:7-9). It became Samuel's task to anoint a king from among the people. Saul was secretly anointed the first king of all the tribes of Israel (1 Samuel 10:1) before being publicly selected by the general population (1 Samuel 10:17-24). Saul's reign over Israel started peacefully around 1010 B.C., but the peace was not to last. One of the most famous events in Saul's life was the stand-off with the Philistines in the valley of Elah. Here Goliath taunted the Israelites for 40 days until a shepherd boy named David slew him (1 Samuel 17). Aside from that incident of fear and uncertainty, Saul was a competent military leader. He was good enough that his rule was solidified by his victory at Jabesh-Gilead. As part of the triumph, he was again proclaimed king at Gilgal (1 Samuel 11:1-15). He went on to lead the nation through several more military victories as his popularity reached its zenith. However, a series of very serious blunders, beginning with an unauthorized sacrificial offering (1 Samuel 13:9-12), started Saul's downfall from his kingship. Saul's downward spiral continued as he failed to eliminate all of the Amalekites and their livestock as commanded by God (1 Samuel 15:3). Disregarding a direct order from God, he decided to spare the life of King Agag along with some of the choice livestock. He tried to cover up his transgression by lying to Samuel and, in essence, lying to God. This disobedience was the last straw, as God would withdraw His Spirit from Saul. The break between God and Saul is arguably one of the saddest occurrences in Scripture.
While Saul would be allowed to serve out the rest of his life as king, he was plagued by an evil spirit that tormented him and brought about waves of madness. Saul's final years were profoundly tragic as he endured periods of deep manic depression. However, it was a young man brought into the king's court named David who became the soothing influence on the troubled king by playing music which temporarily restored the king's sanity. The king embraced David as one of his own, but all of this changed as David became a fine military leader in his own right. In fact, a popular song of the day was "Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands" (1 Samuel 18:7). When Saul realized that God was with David, the king sought to kill David at every opportunity. David succeeded in evading the countless attempts on his life with the help of the king's son, Jonathan, and the king's daughter, Michal. The final years of King Saul's life brought a general decline in his service to the nation and in his personal fortunes. He spent much time, energy and expense trying to kill David rather than consolidating the gains of his earlier victories, and because of this the Philistines sensed an opening for a major victory over Israel. With a large army they crushed Saul's troops, killing all of his sons including Jonathan. In one final act of disobedience Saul takes his own life by falling on his sword, thus ending a promising life on a final note of shame.
There are three lessons we can learn from the life of King Saul. First, obey the Lord and seek to do His will. From the very start of his reign, Saul had the perfect opportunity to be the benchmark by which all future kings could be measured. All he had to do was to seek the Lord wholeheartedly, obey His commandments and align his will with that of God's, and his rule would have been a God-honoring one. However, like so many others, Saul chose a different path and strayed away from God. We find a perfect example of his disobedience in the incident where God commanded him to kill all the Amalekites, but Saul kept the king and some of the spoils of war. Saul compounded his troubles by lying to Samuel over the incident. He claimed that it was the people that saved all of the animals (1 Samuel 15). This act, plus many others over the course of his rule, emphasized the fact that he could not be trusted to be an instrument of God's will.
The second lesson we learn is not to misuse the power given to us. There is no question that King Saul abused the power God had entrusted to him. The over-riding reason for this is the pride often creeps into our hearts when people are serving and honoring us. In time, this type of "star treatment" can make us believe that we really are something special and worthy of praise. When this happens, we forget that God is the one who is really in control and that He alone rules over all. God may have chosen Saul because he was humble, but over time that humility was replaced by a self-serving and destructive pride that destroyed his rule.
Another lesson for us is to lead the way God wants us to lead. First Peter 5:2-10 is the ultimate guide for leading the people that God has placed in our charge: "Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care, serving as overseers—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not greedy for money, but eager to serve; not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away. Young men, in the same way be submissive to those who are older. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, 'God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.' Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings. And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast." How much different Saul's life would have turned out had he obeyed these principles. King Saul would have had no shortage of wise counsel available to him. By ignoring God and His wise counsel, Saul allowed the spiritual health of his people to deteriorate further, alienating them from God.


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On the starting grid: IWC Ingenieur Chronograph Racer
2013 is all set to be the year of the Ingenieur for IWC, and to start the ball rolling, or more accurately, the engines roaring, they will start the new year with the introduction of the Ingenieur Chronograph Racer.
Like many sporting watches in cluing the AP's Royal Oak, the Ingenieur owes much to the sporting watch design genius of the legendary Gerald Genta. But as 2013 will mark the first year that IWC and Mercedes-Benz-AMG will be working together in the Formula 1 racing arena, an overhaul, revamp and general reconsideration has been declared.
IWC CEO Georges Kern regards the new era as the perfect time to update the Ingenieur collection, taking the opportunity to introduce materials used regularly in motorsports (not to mention many watches), such as carbon fibre, ceramic and titanium, and we can also expect IWC designers to be spending long hours poring over the cockpits of Formula 1 cars for watch design inspiration.
So far the Ingenieur Chronograph Racer is the first watch for which photographs have been released. The watch has a stainless-steel case with the Genta inspired five visible screw bores in the tachymeter-scale bezel (Genta first introduced these in his design for the Ingenieur SL).
As with all chronographs, the tachymeter, used in conjunction with the chronograph, can be used to measure speed over a certain distance. The watch comes on a new rubber strap with a textile or leather inlay. The Racer is also available with a steel bracelet with a button-operated fine-adjustment clasp.
Expect several new models to be on the starting grid at SIHH for IWC. New models to look out for will include complications such as a tourbillon, perpetual calendar, digital big date, and moon-phase indicator. Limited Editions will be the one thing seemingly not limited, several Mercedes AMG-inspired watches will also be produced.
As Kern explains, "The new Ingenieur collection boasts three distinct qualities, first-class IWC-manufactured movements, sophisticated functions and typical Formula One materials… the Ingenier watch line has finally taken its place in the upper echelons of haute horologe."
No word on prices yet.
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The Lady Bisons made six service aces Saturday morning in a 3-0 match sweep of the host University of Pittsburgh in the Pittsburgh Invitational. Pitt did not have service ace.
"We have always said we are going to be a top serving team," Rosenthal said. "but we are not going to have a ton of aces.
"It is always a good thing to have more aces than errors, but it can be a little misleading. What the stat sheet doesn't tell is how many bad passes were caused by our top servers."
The Lady Bisons won by set scores of 25-15, 25-17 and 25-13.
As a team the Lady Bisons, 4-2, posted a .418 hitting percentage. Pitt, 0-6, hit .136.
"It all starts with the serve," Rosenthal said. "We have a solid defense around us.
"I don't want to say it is a snowball effect, but you are dictating the tempo and the style of play. Defense is one of our strengths. We work extremely hard at being able to put ourselves in good positions. When we do that to teams it is tough to beat us."
It was the second match sweep in a row for the Lady Bisons who beat Tulane 3-0 Friday. The Lady Bisons finished the tournament with a 2-1 record, losing 3-0 to Purdue in the first match.
Middle blocker Alex Kelly and outside hitter Kaycee Green were named to the All-Tournament team.
"The girls came out from the first point with something to prove," Rosenthal said. "It showed something about the team that they weren't satisfied with getting one win.
"I liked the fact they came out and dictated the match. They did a nice job serving. They put a lot of pressure on the other team as far as pushing them into some bad positions."
Kelly had 13 kills and 15 digs, both match highs. It was the first match of the tournament that she finished in double figures in kills. Kelly also had a .393 hitting percentage.
"We took the middle away from Pittsburgh," Rosenthal said. "By doing that we limited their options."
Green finished with 12 kills, her second match in a row to finish with double figures in kills. She also had a .476 hitting percentage.
Setter Stefine "Jake" Pease made 42 assists and had a .375 hitting percentage.
Outside hitter Meghan Hinemeyer was credited with 12 digs.
"On the defensive end I thought Stephanie Rex and Dot Dotson did nice jobs as well," Rosenthal said. "I thought Charlyn Ursell did a great job serving. She put Pitt into tough spots with her jump serve. Jake and Rex also did well serving."
The Lady Bisons are home for the first time this season Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. when Tennessee State visits.
Written by Mark McGee, Senior Publisher/Director of Media Relations.


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