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CHAMPAIGN, lll. — A new research center based at the University of Illinois will investigate whether regular exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates – chemicals widely used in plastics and other consumer products – can alter infant and adolescent development, cognition or behavior.
A $2 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences at the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will establish the Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Center at Illinois. Four pilot projects will be conducted over the next three years at Illinois and Harvard University.
BPA and phthalates are endocrine disruptors. They mimic natural hormones and thus can interfere with hormone signaling in the body.
BPA is used to make shatterproof plastics and is a component of many containers and bottles, PVC pipes, dental fillings and electronics. Resins made with BPA line metal food and drink containers. Human studies have found BPA in many tissues and fluids, including urine, blood, breast milk and the amniotic fluid of pregnant women.
The National Toxicology Program conducted a review of laboratory studies on animals exposed to BPA in 2008 and reported that while there was little evidence that exposure to BPA was harmful to adults, there was "some concern for effects on the brain, behavior and prostate gland in fetuses, infants and children at current human exposures to bisphenol A."
Phthalates increase the durability, transparency and flexibility of some plastics. They also are used as emulsifiers, lubricants, stabilizers, binders and coatings in cosmetics, building materials, food products, wrappers, textiles, toys and pills. Studies have found that high exposure to some phthalates can alter hormone levels and cause birth defects in rodents.
The four pilot projects will evaluate the effects of BPA and phthalate exposure on infants and adolescents. Two of the projects will focus on human subjects, and two will involve rodents.
The centerpiece of the studies is a project that looks at exposure to BPA and phthalates in relation to the physical and mental development of infants. Carle Physicians Group in Champaign-Urbana will collaborate on this project, called Illinois Kids (I-Kids). The researchers will follow pregnant women and their babies, measuring BPA and phthalate levels in the urine every month and collecting data on possible sources of exposure. The babies will also undergo physical, behavioral and cognitive tests.
"We're going to see the babies within the first 24 hours of birth and collect a lot of data about their growth and development but also about their cognitive function," said Susan Schantz, a professor of comparative biosciences at Illinois, an environmental toxicologist and the director of the new center.
"These chemicals are endocrine disrupters," she said. "BPA is estrogenic and phthalates are anti-androgenic, so both are expected to disrupt sex hormones in the body."
Testosterone and estrogen are important for the sex differences that develop in the fetal and neonatal brain. Male and female babies normally differ in their physical attributes and also in their cognitive abilities and behavior, Schantz said. "We want to see if those sex differences are changed by the exposure to these chemicals," she said.
Two developmental psychologists at Illinois, comparative biosciences professor Andrea Aguiar and psychology professor Renee Baillargeon, will conduct the cognitive and behavioral tests. The researchers hope to follow the infants for many years.
In a separate project, a collaborator at Harvard Medical School, Susan Korrick, M.D., will assess the BPA and phthalate exposures of a group of adolescents she has been following since they were born.
Korrick will conduct neuropsychological assessments of her subjects and measure traits, such as verbal or spatial reasoning, known to differ between males and females at this age.
"Adolescence is another period where sex hormones have a big impact on brain development and behavior and even physical development," Schantz said. This project will allow researchers to determine if exposure to BPA and phthalates hinders normal hormone signaling and alters the development of traits that differ between the sexes.
Illinois psychology professor Janice Juraska will conduct similar studies in rats exposed to the same chemicals "at time periods in the rats' lives that parallel prenatal development and adolescence in humans," Schantz said. Juraska will evaluate cell density in various brain regions to get a fuller picture of any changes that accompany exposure to the chemicals.
A fourth project will look at potential changes in the reproductive systems of male and female mice exposed to BPA and phthalates. Illinois comparative biosciences professor Jodi Flaws, a reproductive toxicologist and associate director of the new center, and National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences researcher Humphrey Yao, a reproductive biologist, will use genetically altered mice to reveal the mechanisms by which these hormone mimics act on reproductive cells.
"Investigators from all four projects will work together closely to obtain a cohesive picture of the effects of bisphenol A and phthalates on infant and adolescent development, cognition, and behavior," Flaws said.
A key focus of the center will be education and outreach to the community.
Michigan State professor of epidemiology and statistics Joseph Gardiner also will collaborate on the studies.


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New congregations within the Unitarian Universalist (UU) movement are those that are in the early stages of development. Emerging Congregations are new congregations that have been recognized by their region or district of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) as "emerging" and are actively working toward becoming a member congregation of the UUA.
Getting Started
Starting a congregation is both a grand adventure and a huge amount of work. It takes a great deal of faith, determination, and willingness to improvise as much as is needed to get a congregation off the ground. Many resources need to be adapted to fit with the unique circumstance of each new congregation. The best help with this adaptation is a person who can see your group objectively and who also cares that it grows healthily. You are strongly encouraged to find coaches to assist you with adaptation and improvising of existing resources. Coaches can come either from the district or from a neighboring congregation, or both. This will help ground your congregation in a more widely-shared Unitarian Universalist reality, as well as save you from"reinventing the wheel" by using the experience of dedicated others.
Shared Vision
Congregations come into being through the visions of many people. Those who start UU congregations must share their visions with others and—as the congregation grows—be willing to expand their visions to include the visions of those who may not be just like them, or think the same way, but who also care deeply that the UU congregation comes to life in their community. These will be the congregation's charter, or founding, members. The process will vary in each case, from congregation to congregation, but some key elements will be similar. Your Congregational Life emerging ministries coach can help guide your journey.
How your Congregational Life Staff Can Assist
Early on in their development, new congregations—or those few individuals who plan to start one—need to contact the appropriate regional office. The regional office has UUA staff members who can help with advice, funding options, planning, support, partner congregations, coaches, and more. A congregation cannot become a member congregation of the Unitarian Universalist Association without the support of the region. It is a necessary part of the process of applying for membership.
Processes of Growth
New and emerging congregations will grow through engaging in a variety of activities. Feeling excitement along with a little anxiety about this enterprise is both normal and necessary. Generating contagious excitement about the congregation among your core planning group and among new people is vital. A new congregation is, in some ways, like a new business and requires a lot of energy and time in order to come to life. Talk with your congregation's coach, or someone who has started a new congregation, about the early stages of growth.
The early process of starting up is important and it can be helpful to talk with someone else who has been through it. Your district staff can refer you to someone who can give their experience in starting a congregation.
Somewhere between 9 and 18 months into the start-up, when the congregation has gathered and held its first public worship service and maybe even held its charter service, it will begin to determine what ministries, or programs, to offer to the public and its membership. New congregations that want to grow and serve their community will be vibrant and relevant. The new religious community will be making connections with what is happening in the circles of community surrounding it. Being connected to and involved in your community is a proven path to growth.
Here are some starting points for new and emerging congregations that have reached the stage of wishing to develop ministries . Also, provided along with resources, is contact information of UU program specialists to encourage discussions on implementing these programs. Make use of the specialists' coaching, in areas the congregation wants to cultivate, in preparation for offering these ministries to members and the public.

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At the same time, this album both signifies All That Remains as a talented rock band who broke away from their genre and copycats who have no future besides spewing typical, Serious Rock cliches. Perhaps the album title is fitting, but that would mean the album is actually interesting. It isn't.
Since I'm writing about it, let's try to find something fun to say about this. All That Remains aren't a bad band. Recently they abandoned Metalcore and just did whatever they wanted, so you got songs like "A War You Cannot Win", "True-Kvlt-Metal" and "This Probably Won't End Well". None of these songs was particulalry original, but they were all fantastic. The band slammed. They sung their melodies with conviction, each part stood on its own while connected to everything else. Melodic parts didn't exist to contrast the heavy parts, but to co-exist together. The band seemed quite content to be in their place. How else to explain the joy of "True-Kvlt Metal", which had such victorious spite or "War" where they replace Lostprophets in making victorious rock? This new freedom allowed "End Well" to sound so vulnerable.
They still sound free. Across the first four tracks, there's a roaring Metalcore track with no melodies and all breakdowns. Then they switch to an ordinary combination of their previous styles, while "If I'm Honest" – one of the few good things here – moves to a cocky Country rock thing. It's impressive how each song sounds distinct, how the band throw themselves at the ideas and prevent the song from blurring into one another. Each has their obvious place and it's exactly what I expect from a band this far into their career.
Focusing on song ideas never lets up. Even in their ballads, "Back To You" is intimate, quite and low-key whereas "Far From Home" is huge. Normally I'd say this is the ideal place for every old rock band to be. My description sure say the band is the opposite of washed up, and this is more varied than A War You Cannot Win. Yet it's far worse, and if that one signaled the band finding their purpose, this sees them losing it.
It's not the old Rockist case of being too varied. The best songs here – "If I'm Honest" and "The Thunder Rolls" stray the most from the genre. The problem is that the band has no good songs, only good ideas. I'm not sure whether it's more funny or more sad how hard they try in "Safe House" yet completely miss the point. When the breakdown chorus arrives, it needs something more vulgar, more ridiculous than "Welcome to my safe/Do you feel safe now". Where's the swearing? Where's the explicit bragging? Plus, the screaming is closer to low Death Metal growls than Hardcore Punk shouting. We all know that nothing makes the crowd want to shout along more than growls you can't understand. Every metalcore band improves once they adopt intelligble screams. The song becomes an exercise in seriousness, a desperate attempt to prove these guys aren't silly partygoers like Five Finger Death Punch.
It gets worse from there. The title-track is about how politics is pretty bad. You can tell by the music video. Although there's a decent melody buried there, the chorus is a reptition of its title with zero melody or rhythm or swagger. Again, it's very serious as if that makes for depth. More hilarious is their attempt at seriousness at all. No one takes this type of music seriously. Its essence is theatrics, being overblown and exaggerating emotions because we can. "Far From Home" misses that because it doesn't go all the way with textures to capture the beauty of always being close to home. Singing with a serious tone is supposedly enough, but it isn't.
Worse, there is no purpose in thos experiments. When they made "War" or "Kvlt", the band sounded like they were really into being cocky and telling everyone to fuck off. Finally they sounded like they found something to be passionate over, something more than merely making music. The only song that captures this sense of purpose is "If I'm Honest" and that's only because it's the same "I'm a bad motherfucker" narrative, only with acoustic guitars. Although I appreciate the emotions behind "River City", the good ideas are a sacrifice for a 'deep and serious' image.
Many of the songs have quite a killer sound, but the problem is in the lyrics. A kind of a dissonance appears. You want to mosh and party, but all you can conjure in your hand is the band scowling on stage. Whoever thought of the lyrics for "Trust and Believe" should stop using the English language. The song has a great melody with screaming vocals, but the lyrics are too serious. If your idea of fun is shouting the words "trust and believe" – which are already quite trite in rock music – you need medication. The victorious swagger of past albums is gone.
Only two songs stick out and are worthwhile. "If I'm Honest" has been mentioned already. It's a mid-tempo acoustic rocker that brings back the cockiness of old records. Another highlight is the closer "The Thunder Rolls", which is a Garth Brooks cover. Yeah, I didn't see that either but the band does throw themselves with conviction at their ideas, even if their pointless. So the cover ends up hinting that maybe the band should borrow more from Country. Everyone in the song pushes themselves further – you get atmospheric solos and Phil sounding like he's drinking his last beer watching Megaton blowing up. Perhaps in a good day "Back To You" will also work, its low-key and warm sound is a refreshment after the over-seriousness of everything else.
The band still sounds capable and they play everything with passion, but there is no point to this music, nothing to unify it besides telling you these guys are serious. In an interview they said they'll go in a more electronic direction but nothing like that is here. It's an album of cowardice, of trying new ideas but never taking them to the extreme and keeping the serious facade. "Safe House" needed bass wobbles. "Madness" needed more melody, more texture. Oh well, better luck next time.
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Western Star and Klein Products Develop High-Capacity Water Tank Truck
Western Star Trucks, Inc. announced the availability of a 6,500 gallon water tank truck for the 4900XD. Developed in collaboration with Klein Products, Inc., the truck features a Klein K650 water tank to provide a more efficient road dust control operation for construction, quarry, and mining applications.
Ontario, Calif.-based Klein Products is a worldwide manufacturer of water distributing equipment, patented pump systems and related components. Western Star sought Klein to develop the specialized 4900XD water tank truck based on its ability to outfit the vehicle with a high-volume water distribution system.
Available to order in a day cab configuration, the Western Star® 4900XD is equipped with Kleins largest available water tank for Class 8 vehicles, reducing the need for frequent refill trips when spraying mine roads, waste rock dumps and other exposed surfaces.
Were proud to team up with another premium brand to provide our mining and construction customers a highly efficient truck to tackle the harshest dust conditions, said John Tomlinson, heavy vocational sales manager, Western Star. Together with Klein, were committed to offering an affordable solution to reduce health and equipment hazards, and ultimately help our customers be more successful on the job site.
The 4900XD features an extremely low center of gravity and is available with a rollover protection system (ROPS). The truck is also specd with outboard cab mounts and up to 20,000 lb. front and 70,000 lb. rear suspension to maximize stability on uneven terrain and provide a more comfortable ride.
Additionally, the Klein K650 tanks distinctive trapezoid design greatly improves rear visibility for drivers.
Specd with a sturdy, custom-drilled 3.8 million RBM steel frame chassis, galvannealed steel cab and aluminum fenders, the 4900XD water tank truck provides critical protection and long-term durability, even in the most adverse job conditions.
The 4900XD can be equipped with a fuel efficient Detroit DD15®, DD16® or DDC 60 Tier III engine, each easily accessible through the trucks three-piece butterfly hood.
For more information, and to find a local dealer, visit www.WesternStar.com or call 866-850-STAR (7827).
Western Star Trucks Sales, Inc., headquartered in Fort Mill, S.C., produces heavy-duty custom trucks for long-haul and vocational applications. Western Star is a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America LLC. Daimler Trucks North America produces and markets Class 4-8 vehicles and is a Daimler company, the world's leading commercial vehicle manufacturer.
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Critical Theory and Methodology, Volume 3
SAGE Publications, Jun 29, 1994 - Social Science - 381 pages
Recipient of Choice Magazine's 1996 Outstanding Academic Book Award Author Raymond Morrow outlines and recounts the development of the major tenets of critical theory, exemplifying them through the works of two of their most influential, recent adherents: Jürgen Habermas and Anthony Giddens. Beginning with a comprehensive yet meticulous explication of critical theory and its history, the author next discusses it within the context of a research program; his work concludes with an examination of empirical methods. Emphasizing the connections between critical theory, empirical research, and social science methodology, Morrow's volume offers refreshing insights on traditional and current material.
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Professional Experience
2006-present Private Practice in clinical and forensic psychology, Needham, MA. Forensic evaluation and consultation in a variety of areas, including competency to stand trial, criminal responsibility, risk assessment. Consultation to Department of Public Health/Division of Health Professions Licensure. Specialization in sex offender evaluation for SDP/SVP proceedings, SORB hearings. Expert testimony in all Superior Courts in MA; consultation to attorneys in NH, NY, NC, RI, FL, VA and WA; appointments by Federal Court to conduct SDP evaluations under the Adam Walsh Act in MA and NC.
1992-2006 Private Practice in clinical and
forensic psychology, Fall River, MA.
Individual and family therapy with
adolescents, adults and families;
psychodiagnostic testing (personality,
intellectual, cognitive), forensic
evaluations and consultation to
courts, District Attorneys, private
attorneys, probation/parole; sex
offender treatment, consultation and
evaluation; expert testimony in all
Superior Courts in MA.
1989-1992 Forensic Psychologist, Division of Forensic Mental Health, Bristol County, MA. Court-ordered evaluations and expert testimony in District and Superior courts in Southeastern Massachusetts as a Designated Forensic Psychologist. Evaluation of competency to stand trail, criminal responsibility, dangerousness as the result of mental illness/ substance abuse, civil commitment.
1986-1989 Clinical/Forensic Psychologist, Bridgewater State Hospital, Bridgewater, MA. Forensic evaluations of competency to stand trial, mental state at time of offense, aid to sentencing, civil commitment at the state's only maximum security forensic hospital. Individual and group psychotherapy; primary psychologist on maximum security unit. Development of an expert witness training program, presentation at grand rounds.
1984-1986 Psychologist III, Massachusetts Treatment Center for Sexually Dangerous Persons, Bridgewater, MA. Clinical: Individual and group psychotherapy, coordinator of psychological testing, supervision of doctoral interns; member of intake/observation team. Research: Psychologist on federally funded research project coordinated by Brandeis University focusing on sex offender subtyping. Development of separate coding systems for rapists and child molesters.
1983-1984 Psychology Associate, Boston V.A. Medical Center, Jamaica Plain, MA (APA approved predoctoral internship. Rotations on inpatient psychiatry and medical psychology/pain management units. Individual and group psychotherapy, neuropsych training, psychological testing.
Licensure and Professional Activities
Licensed Psychologist, Massachusetts, #3777 (1985)
Licensed Psychologist, New York #017602 (2008)
Licensed Health Service Provider, Massachusetts (1990)
Department of Mental Health Designation:
Designated Forensic Psychologist (1989; currently inactive)
Qualified Examiner under Chap. 123a/SDP (1986-1999)
Member, American Psychological Association:
Division 41 (American Psychology-Law Society);
Division 42 (Psychologists in Independent Practice)
Member, Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers;
Mass Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers
Member, Massachusetts Psychological Association
Member, Society for Personality Assessment
Editorial Board, Journal of Sexual Offender Civil Commitment: Science and the Law
Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, May 1984:
University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
APA approved program
B.A. Psychology, May 1979;
Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
Magna Cum Laude
with High Honors in Psychology.
Selected Publications and Presentations
Bard, L. (2015) Changes in the DSM-5: Paraphilias and
Paraphilic Disorders. Presentation at
the Annual Statewide Training
Conference of the Committee for Public
Counsel Services, Worcester, MA.
Bard, L. (2014) Article 10 Workshop: Issues related to the use of actuarial tools and other risk assessment measures with sexual offenders. Presentation at a training conference for attorneys of the
Mental Hygiene Legal Service, 1st
Department,New York, NY.
Bard L. (2013) The Science Behind SDP Cases: Actuarial Assessment and Diagnosis;;
How to Work with an Expert Witness. Two presentations at a training
conference sponsored by the Committee for Public Counsel Services, Worcester, MA.
Bard, L. (2012) Panel discussant: Sex Offender Risk Assessment: Applied Best Practices and Current Controversies. Training conference presented by the Massachusetts Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (MATSA), April 2012, Woburn, MA.
Bard L. (2011) The Science Behind SDP Cases: Actuarial Assessment and Diagnosis;;
How to Work with an Expert Witness. Two presentations at a training
conference sponsored by the Committee for Public Counsel Services, Worcester, MA.
Bard, L. (2010) Diagnosis and risk assessment issues in federal sex offender cases (article 4248). Presentation at a training conference ponsored by the Office of the Federal Public Defender, Raleigh, NC.
Bard, L. (2009) The Science Behind SDP Cases: Actuarial Assessment and Diagnosis;;
How to Work with an Expert Witness. Two presentations at a training
conference sponsored by the Committee for Public Counsel Services, Boston, MA.
Bard, L. (2009) Article 10 Workshop: Issues related to
the diagnosis of sexual offenders. Presentation at a training conference sponsored by the New York State Mental Hygiene Legal Service, White Plains, NY.
Bard, L. (2007) The Static-99, Actuarial Tools, and
Dynamic Factors Related to Sex
Offender Recidivism. Presentation at
a training conference Trying
Sexually Dangerous Persons Cases)
sponsored by the Massachusetts
Continuing Legal Education (MCLE)
Boston, MA.
Bard, L. (1999) The New Sex Offender Registry
Statute; Issues related to risk
assessment and prediction of
dangerousness. Presentation at a t
training conference sponsored by the
Massachusetts Bar Association,
Boston, MA.
Bard, L. (1997) Strategies for the Prediction of Sex
Offender Recidivism; A review of
current approaches to the issue of
determining risk in sexual offenders.
Presentation at the Sex Offender
Registry Conference sponsored by the
Committee for Public Counsel
Services, Boston, MA.
Bard, L., Carter, D., Cerce, D., Knight, R., Rosenberg, R. & Schneider, B. (1987). A descriptive study of rapists and child molesters.
Developmental, clinical and criminal
characteristics. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 5, 203-220.
Bard, L. & Knight, R. (1987). Sex offender subtyping and
the MCMI. In C. Green (Ed.),
Proceedings of the First Annual
Inventories, (pp. 133-137). Minneapolis: National Computer Systems.


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Few additions to a company's board cause even the barest ripple of reaction from shareholders, never mind customers.
But few companies are the lightning rod that is Apple Computer Inc., and few board additions list "vice president of the United States" on their resume.
When Apple said March 19 that former Vice President Albert Gore Jr. had been elected to its board, the initial reaction was that of surprise, with some mild approval and criticism.
Famous arch-conservative and longtime Mac user Rush Limbaugh promptly posted his dismay on his Web site, characterizing it as "devastating."
"I have to see if one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch," Limbaugh wrote. "Gosh, I hope not, and I hope he doesn't have anything to do, other than ceremonial duties, with this outfit."
Reaction in forums on the Mac Web was considerably more fierce.
"What an embarrassment and a joke!" wrote one poster at The Mac Observer site. "Apple -- get real! Or do you want failure??"
Wrote another: "Now tech pundits can write about the death of Apple and I will believe it! Could they have chosen a more dislikable individual?"
A few were so distraught they said they were ready to abandon Mac altogether.
"I am definitely going to re-evaluate the use of Apple products," someone wrote. "I suspect I will start reviewing WINDOWS and DELL!"
Not all were unhappy, though. Plenty of posters cheered the move: "Adding a former vice president of the United States is smart, regardless of political affiliation. Adding a former vice president of the United States who is supportive of and savvy about high technology [and Apple] is brilliant."
Many of those who favored Gore on the board expressed hope that his many years of service with the federal government could help Apple: "If the move helps Apple swim the shark-infested waters of Washington concerning upcoming legislation in all areas of technology, then I cannot see any harm," one poster wrote.
More startling than the content of comments was their number. By last Sunday evening, The Mac Observer site had recorded 163 comments on the Gore article it posted Thursday. Few Mac Observer articles exceed 20 reader comments.
A Gore thread in the Macintosh News Network forum had 236 posts, while a thread at Slashdot.com had an astonishing 940.
Few of the comments, however, focused on Gore's qualifications to serve or whether those qualifications could help Apple.
For example, most of the posts on Slashdot's site debated Gore's well-known but misinterpreted comment about inventing the Internet.
Gore's actual quote was, "During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet," referring to his efforts to procure financing for the nascent network that later evolved into the Internet.
Political opponents and late-night comedians transformed Gore's statement into the joke that continues to endure.
Not surprisingly, partisan politics dominated the comments on Gore, both pro and con. Discussions often veered off into vitriolic debates over the disputed 2000 election that Gore lost to George W. Bush, and the consequences of the president's victory.
With the political dynamite ignited, comments grew personal and nasty, prompting admonishments from forum moderators.
The moderator of the Mac Rumors Web site forum, for instance, grew so frustrated that he closed the discussion after 177 increasingly shrill posts. "The Al Gore thread was shut down due to off-topic posts and personal attacks/insults, as well as avoidance of the profanity filter," moderator "Arn" wrote.
"We're seeing a very, very vocal and upset group that's very much against what they think Al Gore stands for," said Bryan Chaffin, editor-in-chief of The Mac Observer Web site. "They're the ones driving the conversation."
Chaffin considers the Gore appointment a political statement, but agreed with some posters that his experience in government could help Apple.
With issues like copy protection -- also known as "digital rights management" -- much discussed in Washington these days, Chaffin said any separation that may have existed between politics and technology has been lost.
The flood of posts on political topics having little to do with Gore's actual qualifications for the board post indicates people are reacting less to the news itself as to the underlying issues they have with this country's two main political parties and their respective policies.
In other words, the mention of Al Gore simply served as a trigger for people to spout off on current volatile issues, such as the war with Iraq and the struggling economy. Gore otherwise has never been a polarizing national figure as, say, Bill Clinton or Newt Gingrich were.
Be that as it may, we're still left with the questions that started all this: Why did Apple choose Al Gore, and can he help the company?
A company's goal when selecting directors is to choose people who can best help the board fulfill its primary functions. Such functions include working with the CEO to set and execute a corporate strategy; monitoring the performance of the CEO; and acting as a fiscal guardian, protecting the interests of the shareholders.
"Al brings an incredible wealth of knowledge and wisdom to Apple from having helped run the largest organization on the world – the United States government – as a congressman, senator and our 45th vice president," Apple CEO Steve Jobs said in a statement.
Jobs added that Gore is an "avid Mac user," though Gore had admitted to switching to a PC when questioned about it in February 2000 during his presidential campaign.
Considering that most corporate board members have deep experience in managing for-profit operations, years of government service and ownership of a Macintosh seem thin qualifications.
"I cannot identify anything he can contribute to the board," said Charles Wolf, an analyst with New York-based investment bank Needham & Co. "He hasn't been in private industry, he hasn't been a manager at any point in his career, he has no background in economics."
Wolf called Gore a "cosmetic appointment," adding that Apple would have been better served by someone "who has a vision of where digital entertainment is going," as he sees Apple's business heading increasingly in that direction.
But Kerry Moynihan, a managing partner at the McLean, Va., office of Christian & Timbers, an executive search firm, said Gore's familiarity with the mechanics of government could prove a significant benefit.
"I wouldn't want a vice president chairing my financial committee," Moynihan said, "but with the glare of even more stringent public disclosure, I'd want somebody with a good sense of how to deal with the regulatory community."
Moynihan said companies have been closely examining the composition of their boards, seeking to assemble a group with complementary abilities. Adding diverse skills and experience to the selection criteria makes the choice of Gore much less of a head-scratcher.
Besides Jobs, the other current members of Apple's board are: Intuit Corp. Chairman Bill Campbell, J. Crew Inc. Chairman and CEO Millard Drexler; Genentech Inc. Chairman and CEO Arthur D. Levinson; and Micro Warehouse President and CEO Jerry York.
Apple last week announced plans to add still another director, bringing total board membership to seven, with five of those independent.
Needham's Wolf considers the Apple board "very good," with "lots of operational experience." He noted, however, that while Apple's current board has been criticized -- Business Week last year called it one of the nation's worst -- "it's stellar compared to the board before Steve got there.... it was totally dysfunctional."
Wolf said he didn't think adding Gore would hurt. "At worst, he's neutral," he said. "Steve [Jobs] controls the board anyway."
Perhaps. But my sense is that Apple's board had reasons for bringing in Gore that it preferred not to disclose. Advice in coping with government regulations and technology-related legislation would be valid reasons that Apple may have thought too gauche to trumpet.
In any case, I wouldn't put my Macs on eBay just yet.
Al Gore: Asset or liability?
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Thursday, May 5, 2011
Let's do coffee...or not
Odd, considering how often I utter the phrase, "let's go grab coffee sometime," when suggesting plans with a girlfriend. So far, no one's ever complained that my beverage of choice ends up being tea.
There's been some complaining from my parents, avid coffee drinkers who were disgusted to discover that the small coffeemaker I picked up at a garage sale was capable of producing about two tablespoons of brown sludge per hour. Fearing for their health and safety, they packaged up one of their old coffeemakers and gave it to me during a visit.
So I have a coffeemaker. That doesn't mean I have any idea how to use it. When coffee drinking guests stay with me, I dig through the cupboard until I find all the things I think might be involved in the production of coffee.
"What's this?" asked my brother during a visit. He held up something that looked like a stack of paper bra cups.
"Coffee filters," I replied, though to be honest, I wasn't sure.
"These don't go to this coffeemaker."
"They don't?"
"No. They're the wrong kind. Don't worry, I'll try to make them work. Do you have any coffee?"
Pleased to answer in the affirmative, I produced a small container of coffee grounds. Wiping the dust off the top, my brother gave me a dubious look. "How long have you had this?"
I shrugged. "Four or five years?"
By the time my brother finished brewing his coffee, he was left with a cup of something he said tasted a bit like liquefied sawdust. Since that's always what I think coffee tastes like anyway, I considered it a success.
But I've vowed to be a better coffee-producing hostess since then, perhaps even learning to make it myself.
I had an opportunity last weekend when I took my car in for an oil change and the friendly chap there offered to charge me all sorts of extra fees for add-on services I may or may not have needed.
"Just the oil change," I said.
He frowned. "You really do need to have the corrosion cleaned off that battery."
"I'll get right on that."
"Tell you what," he said. "I'll give you an insider's trick. Take a big pot of black coffee and pour it carefully over the battery. Scrub it with a wire brush to get all the corrosion off, and then wait for it to dry before you spray it with some sealant."
"Coffee," I repeated. "Sealant. Got it."
I had no idea what sealant was, though I suspected I wasn't supposed to use that special spray in my bathroom cupboard that smells like cantaloupe and claims to seal hair cuticles while adding body and shine. I decided to skip that step, but the coffee I figured I could manage.
I went home and pulled out the coffeemaker. My new 20-year-old housemate and his brother wandered through just as I was plugging it into the wall.
"You're making coffee?" he asked in the same tone he might have used to ask you're removing your own spleen with a grapefruit spoon?
"Trying to," I said. "Anyone know where the on switch is?"
The three of us fumbled around for a few minutes, mimicking the punchline of a joke that begins, how many monkeys does it take to make a pot of coffee?
Eventually, we got the coffee grounds in the right spot and found the switch to turn it on. We stood there staring at it, waiting for coffee to come streaming out. After about three minutes, my housemate's brother scratched his head.
"How much water did you put in it?"
So I added water, and lo and behold, something resembling coffee began a slow, pitiful trickle from the machine. A few minutes later, I was standing in my driveway, proudly pouring my first pot of coffee over my car battery. A neighbor walked by and stared at me.
"Morning!" I called. "Want some coffee? I made it."
He shook his head. "Um, thanks. I'm good."
So now I have a clean car battery and a newfound skill making coffee. Sorta. I don't suggest drinking it, but if you need your battery cleaned, I'm your girl.
Are there any seemingly simple tasks you know you should have mastered by now, but for whatever reason, you've failed to do so? Please tell me I'm not the only one.
Also, please tell me where the off switch is on this coffeemaker. It's not supposed to be smoking, is it?
26 comments :
- Joyce Tremel said...
I've been drinking coffee since I was about 5 years old.
You'd love my coffeemaker. It grinds the beans before it brews. It doubles as an alarm clock, too. When it goes off at 5:45 am it sounds like a jet is taking off in the kitchen.
- May 5, 2011 at 7:12 AM
- Kristina said...
Love this tidbit! Also, if you own real silver (I know, I know!) you can put aluminum foil on the bottom of your sink, add baking soda & water. Lay the forks, etc in there and they get untarnished while you drink your coffee. Or martini or whatever. :)
That is the one thing I remember from chemistry in college!
- May 5, 2011 at 7:13 AM
- Patty Blount said...
Yep! I'm with you on the coffee thing. I hate it. I don't know how to make it and typically trick a guest at any party I hold into making it for me.
I love the smell of it but despise the taste. I only do chocolate!
- May 5, 2011 at 7:15 AM
- therese patrick, author said...
I should have mastered my cell phone by now, had it over a year already. But every time a call comes in it's a scramble to hit the button and talk.
I took my first picture with it last week.
- May 5, 2011 at 7:28 AM
- Ricky Bush said...
Well, your battery is operational. Coca Cola works on batteries also--just in case you burn up your coffee pot.
- May 5, 2011 at 7:40 AM
Sorry, folks, but I luuuuuuuvvvvvv my coffee. My darling hunkyhunka brings me my coffee each morning and leaves it on the nightstand even if I am still snoozin', bless his heart. And he's a tea drinker, so he makes it just for me. (Am I a lucky girl?) With warm whipped milk and everything. (The only thing I have trouble getting him to do is to turn the coffee maker off as soon as the coffee is through so it doesn't get that nasty overcooked taste -- choke -- but he's getting better at remembering, even if he doesn't understand it all...)
While we're at food-based cleaning tips, if you have cooking pots that are somewhat stained inside, just cook some stewed tomatoes in them. The acid from the tomatoes will eat all that stain away and the pots will shine again. Seriously.
(Don't just pick on my coffee, you dweebs. And the old hooha about Coke dissolving nails is just, well, hooha. Check it out.)
- May 5, 2011 at 7:57 AM
- danielle spears said...
I never knew a writer who was not a coffee drinker. I didn't know there was such! :) Anyway, buy a Keurig for when your guests come over! Makes the perfect cup every time AND you don't have to buy a big can of coffee.
As far as tasks I should have mastered by now? Twitter. It confuses me. :)
- May 5, 2011 at 8:02 AM
- Sarah W said...
Love the smell of coffee, hate the taste. But according to the ladies in the library's short story club, I make excellent java.
I do this with egg salad, too. I loathe hard boiled eggs, but my family always raves about my "recipe." So every once in a while, I put in my old swimming nose clip and indulge them.
However, at my age one would think I could manage to roll up my own sleeves or put a threaded cap back on its bottle without sending it spinning across the room. But I can't.
- May 5, 2011 at 8:12 AM
- Laura Maylene said...
I didn't make (or drink) coffee until I was in college. I was terrified someone would find out I couldn't make coffee but too lazy to waste my time learning something so easy yet also so useless to me.
The first time I tried, I didn't add water. I mean, I *knew* you needed water to make coffee, duh, but somehow I didn't think about this step. Maybe I thought the water magically entered the coffeepot from the plug or something? I don't know, but the coffeemaker hissed and sputtered and my friends thought I was a complete idiot. Can't really blame them.
To this day I try to avoid making coffee for hard-core coffee drinkers. Every time I have ever made coffee in my life, I completely guess on the amount of grounds to put in. Sometimes it tastes great, sometimes not. So now if I have a guest staying at my place, I'll lay out all the coffee ingredients and say, "Go to it!"
While I do love a good cup of coffee (made by someone else), on a day-to-day basis, I'm a tea drinker, too. Can you tell?
- May 5, 2011 at 8:13 AM
- abby mumford said...
i love coffee, but in recent years, my digestive system does not, so i've had to cut it out of my diet. except every now and again when i give into the craving and order a decaf.
however, i never could make a pot of the stuff. i know how to work the equipment (tee hee), but the flavor is always off. i even bought a french press because it seemed so much easier, but you have to buy different beans. so complicated!
- May 5, 2011 at 8:20 AM
- Unknown said...
Tips from a tea-drinker with coffee friends: put the coffee beans in the freezer. That will keep them more fresh than if you just leave them in a jar on a shelf.
Also, the word "fika" in swedish can replace your "let's go get coffee" - it simply means taking something to drink (non alcoholic, mind!) and something sweet (cinnamon rolls for example) together.
I think holding a baby is one of those things I never quite manage to figure out...
- May 5, 2011 at 8:21 AM
- Jason said...
I think there is as much coffee in my body as there is blood. Maybe more. I need it first thing in the morning so I don't crash on the way to work (literally, not figuratively) and I need it when I get home, to give me a pick me up so I can pound out a couple thousand words with some kind of coherent sense.
As for things I should have learned by now...I'm sure the list is pretty long, but off the top of my head: furnace air filters must be changed (that was an expensive lesson, but seriously how was I supposed to know?), basic lawn care (being a guy this is supposed to be genetic, I think - my lawn looks like crap and the dog is disappointed in me), anything having to do with cars (that's what mechanics are for), and - well, I could go on, but it's basically a list of traditionally manly stuff I've never been interested in doing.
Come on now - I'm a writer with a desk job testing software, what use do I have for power tool skills? Wifey and I figure we're smart enough to recognize what we don't know and hire an expert.
- May 5, 2011 at 8:29 AM
- Danica Avet said...
Great post, Tawna, as always! LOL I drink coffee...can't live down here and not drink dark roast coffee from the time you're in diapers *sigh*
Anyway...I can't braid hair. I'm a girl and I cannot braid hair to save my life. I've tried. I've practiced since I was a teenager, but I can't do it. Other people can do it without even thinking about it, but not me. What I do resembles...well, nothing. *sniff* I also can't tie a pretty bow...so yes, my Christmas presents always look like crap.
P.S. Soft drinks work just as well to clean a battery...learned that from some construction workers when my car broke down years ago.
- May 5, 2011 at 8:40 AM
- DrCarrieT said...
I made it through years and years of grad school without coffee. It never tastes as good as it smells.
However, you don't want to get between me and my Diet Coke. ;)
- May 5, 2011 at 9:14 AM
- Paige Kellerman said...
Ok, just to get it off my chest, I'll confess that I still don't know how to put air in my tires *hangs head*. So sad, I know.
I cracked up at this post. Mainly because I posted the exact opposite this week.
Feel free to keep making me laugh my butt off..it's getting to big.
Have a good one!
- May 5, 2011 at 9:20 AM
- Stephanie said...
Neither me nor hubby drink coffee...so when we registered for bridal shower gifts almost 13 yars ago...we debated. I just wanted one of those mini ones, but hubby said if we ever had his family over, they would drink that in three seconds...so a full size it was...but the most simple plain one imaginable. But when we have parties and such...I pull it out and let my MIL actually make the coffee. I don't know how much to put in. And a trick..if you put coffee I the fridge, it lasts forever. I seriously had a can in there for 3-4 years. It only came out a couple times a year to make maybe 2 pots each time.
- May 5, 2011 at 9:25 AM
- TAWNA FENSKE said...
Joyce, that sounds expensive! Cool, but expensive.
Kristina, I don't think I own real silver silverware, but I may have to try this with some jewelry!
Patty, why on earth can't they make coffee taste like it smells? I love the smell of coffee shops and freshly brewed coffee, but the taste is always such a letdown.
Therese, I can barely limp along when it comes to using my iPhone. I've gotten better, but apps are still a mystery to me.
Ricky, the mechanic mentioned the coke thing, but he said it leaves your battery sticky (whereas the coffee doesn't).
German Chocolate Betty, that is very sweet! You have him well trained. I'll have to remember that about the pots!
Danielle, the whole Pacific Northwest is crazy about coffee, so as a writer and a native Oregonian, I'm doubly weird for not liking it. I'll have to check into the Keurig thing, though I suspect it's expensive. As for Twitter, I highly recommend reading Shel Isreal's TWITTERVILLE, Joel Comm's TWITTER POWER, and/or Kristen Lamb's WE ARE NOT ALONE: THE WRITER'S GUIDE TO SOCIAL MEDIA.
Sarah, teach me to make coffee and egg salad sandwiches!
Laura, I once worked in an office of about a dozen people, and not a single one of us could make coffee. I have the excuse of not drinking it, but several of those people were actual coffee drinkers (with a seriously pricey Starbucks habit, I might add).
Abby, my body can't handle coffee either, which is one of the reasons I've never been a fan.
Malin, I used to put the coffee in the freezer, but was recently scolded for that by coffee drinkers who say that's no longer an accepted practice (I can't remember why). I like the idea of "fika!"
Jason, hats off to you for admitting a lack of interest in the manly chores! That right there is sorta manly (I was gonna say it takes balls, but that seemed rude. Wait, when have I ever cared about that?)
Danica, my parents drink coffee so strong it requires a fork. I can do a basic braid, but French braids have always eluded me.
Carrie, I'm stepping away from the Diet Coke now, lest I come away with bite marks.
Paige, I can put air in tires if I absolutely must, but it terrifies me a little.
Stephanie, yeah, my little baby coffeemaker wasn't much of a hit with the coffee drinkers in my life!
Thanks for reading, guys!
- May 5, 2011 at 10:18 AM
- Laina said...
I don't drink coffee either. I don't like the taste and too much caffeine makes me BUZZ. (Seriously. 3 days awake straight once.)
I can't change a single lightbulb in this house besides the one lamp I own, but that's mostly because I can't reach them, even standing on a step...
- May 5, 2011 at 10:57 AM
I love coffee. I have two cups every morning and heaven help the person who gets between me and my daily minimum requirement.
I learned how to make it out of self-defense years ago because no one else in my office could make decent coffee.
OK, embarrassing fact: I can't alphabetize without singing the alphabet song.
- May 5, 2011 at 12:06 PM
- Neurotic Workaholic said...
I'm totally useless in the kitchen. I can't even heat up frozen pizza without burning it. I do have cookbooks that I've tried, and I watch the cooking shows; somehow, though, the food I make ends up making me want to go on a hunger strike.
- May 5, 2011 at 12:49 PM
- Jacqvern said...
Hi :) Very funny.
I don't drink coffee either. I drink tea and I take my coffeine daily dose from Coke (a lot of Coke :D).
I'll give you a tip though, :D, keep coffee grounds in the fridge. It lasts much longer and fresh.
Thank you for the laugh :)
- May 5, 2011 at 2:08 PM
- TheLabRat said...
You live in Oregon, if I recall correctly, so you won't think this is that weird. I grew up in California so it is very weird. I'm 35 years old and I've never had a driver's license. SO I've never pumped gas. I think I could figure out how. Only one way to find out?
Also, courtesy of a childhood in the military, I find conventional medical insurance (with all those forms) confusing as opposed to merely tedious. When my mom was Air Force, if I needed to go to the doctor we just went. No copay, no bring copies of this and this, we just went. I pretty much stopped going to the doctor after she got out of the military. ANd now I haven't had coverage since I was 19 anyway, so it's all a moot, anyway.
- May 5, 2011 at 3:16 PM
- Judy,Judy,Judy. said...
I love coffee and I'm very particular about how it's made.
I don't know that much about my iphone, either.
And podcasts. What the hell does one do with a podcast?
- May 5, 2011 at 3:25 PM
- London Mabel said...
I can identify. I keep instant for when my stepmother visits twice a year. Last summer I stayed in a hotel and learned to use the coffee maker... so that I could make tea. There was no kettle! So I put the tea bag where the coffee&filter would be--worked like aces, and I was very proud of my new found skillz. ;-)
- May 6, 2011 at 2:02 AM
- Danielle Spears said...
Thanks for the twip on the books! As for the Keurig. Yes, it can be pricey. But there are smaller versions. And you could use it for yourself and not just your guests too because they have tea K-cups which I've heard are really good! You can get hot chocolate cups too. I am also a native of the PNW. I am from Seattle and going to visit in June. I plan to drink espresso for each meal. Since I moved to OK, I had to trade Starbucks for snow cone stands. :( I will be blogging about that later today. Have a great day! LOVE the cover!
- May 6, 2011 at 4:20 AM
- Skye said...
When I left Seattle for the Oregon Coast, I told people that I had to move because Seattle wouldn't renew my visa: I drink neither coffee nor microbrews. :)
I have been drinking tea since I was about 3, due to my maternal grandfather, and I am a bit of a snob when possible; I love loose tea and my fave is a more expensive brand.
I used to be able to make single cups of coffee because my then-roommate used to telepathically control me: on weekends, just about when she was thinking she should get up, I got up to make tea and made her coffee, too.
I still can't do multiplication very well. Mostly I guess.
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Teamviewer has just started to lock some but not all remote computers screens when the session ends. I have check that Lock Remote Computer is set to NEVER. I have made sure it's set on both remote and local PC but this is still occuring. It has only just started to do this as well as not adding some PC's to the Recent Connections list after connecting to them.
I need to fix this ASAP.
Same problem started with last two upgrades. Seems to be with software on local PC as it can be made to disappear by changing the never option to always and then back again on the local PC. Problem then returns with the next restart. Another indication that it's the local PC that is doing it, is that it never happens if I control the same remote PC with the android version on my phone.
Try this as a fix.
1. Note down the ID and Password of the remote PC
2. Logout of your account
3. Connect (while logged out), to the remote PC and disconnect
4. Log back into your account and test the connection again.
It appears there were some issues with account sync in the past that has caused this issue.
Hi all,
Thank you for your feedback. I forwarded the problem to our development and they will have a look at this. I will keep you updated about it in this thread.
Went back to Ver12 and the problem disappeared. Then received this fix and upgraded again to try it and all seems ok at the moment though it was a bit intermittent before so I guess time will tell. Thanx!
Just came to look for a solution & say I'm having the same issue. Hope it gets fixed. I want to be able to toggle this option, not have to revert to older version & then go back to new version every time I need to change it. I'd like it on but it messes up certain programs I need to run while not there.
Time did tell and the problem came back with a vengence after 2 days and nothing I tried would shift it short of rolling back the software. Currently using 13.1.1548 on my local PC and 13.0.5058 on the remote PC with auto update disabled. It's been ok everyday for over a week now so in the absence of some more confidence inspiring responses, I think I'll be leaving it like this until the next version comes out.
I'm suffering with the same problem. Is there a permanent fix for this as yet? As a premium user, I am disappointed at how long it is taking for this to be resolved.
I reverted to V 12, then let it upgrade but it still locked my computer, maybe if I deleted settings it wouldn't but I'd rather not. I then went back again to v 12 and I guess I'm there until it's fixed.
I am having a number of computers that are used for showing public info on a VideoWall. Some of these computers are now locking at the end of a session and now my Videowall is a mess. This should not happen and TeamViewer should handle this bug as VERY urgent. My bussiness is damaged by this unwanted bug.
Please mister Teamviewer, fix this with a high priority !!!
I just found it's still happening with 12 now. I guess I have to do a fresh install of 12 and delete my settings which I find it really annoying to have to set everything up again.
Could it be this has to do with the latest updates of Windows-10 ?
Anybody with this problem has the latest Windows-10 updates installed ?
No, it also happen on Win 7 PC
Could it be this has to do with the latest updates of Windows-10 ?
Anybody with this problem has the latest Windows-10 updates installed ?
I just got the update yesterday & it has been happening for weeks that I noticed. I had not tried to turn it off before.
@Discord37 wrote:
I just found it's still happening with 12 now. I guess I have to do a fresh install of 12 and delete my settings which I find it really annoying to have to set everything up again.
Yes, happens here every time when 12.0.95388 / Win8.1 is controlling another 12.0.95388 / Win8.1 system. Older 12.0 versions did not have this problem.
I reverted all 3 of the computers I use to 12.0.95388, 2 are Win 10, one is Win 7, I thought it was ok but it's still locking my Win 10 main computer I access. So I have to go back older? I can't believe this issue is still not being fixed. It has ruined the program for me and many others. I do not like using old version of something like this. Old versions may have security holes.
I had to rollback from 13.1 to 13.0 in the controlled PC to be able to disconnect from it without locking.
As previously mentioned I waited for the next version and installed it hoping that the issue would have been resolved. Installed 13.1.3629 on local & remote PC's and the problem returned once more. Replaced remote PC software with Ver 13.0.1558 and it seems to have disappeared again. Up until I've resisted switching to Chrome Remote Desktop, using only as a fallback solution for when Teamviewer lets me down, mainly because in my location I can only use CRD with a VPN which can make it very slow sometimes. I hope the staff at Teamviewer are listening and will perhaps consider that having their system do anything other than disconnect at session end is a bad idea. This also applies to the end of session notice that it puts up right in the middle of the remote PC screen (Very annoying if like me you use it to set up screen recording sessions on a remote PC in another country)
I reverted my Win 10 comp that I remote to mostly to 12.0.6447 and it doesn't lock now. I really don't like using older versions for this type of app. I also have feedbacked their notice messages on disconnect. Sometimes 2 come up and if you have more than 2 you cannot log back in remotely unelss you have something else like chrome. So if you reconnect and something kicks you off before you can click them you are locked from your computer until you get to it in person or as I do now have chrome remote as a backup.
I've reverted everything back to version 11, having completely removed all references to Teamviewer from Hard Drives and registry. Thought it resolved the issue but it came back. Only cure was to have remote computers log on automatically. Not a good solution. Teamviewer have had a long time to resolve this and haven't. I suspect they have no intention of doing so.
Julia from the Teamviewer Staff posted in March that we would be kept informed on this thread. But we've heard no more.
Is there any update to this? It is a pretty big deal causing a great deal of inconvenience.
a fix for 12 or 13?
Hi, I dont know Why Tamviewer gives no answer.
I did receive a massage with :
Dear Sir or Madam,
Thank you for getting back to us.
We got some news from our developers that this is unfortunately a known problem in the current version. Our developers are working on this matter.
We will contact you as soon as we receive further information.
We apologize for any inconvenience caused.
That was all.... never a word after that....
I will retry to see what they do about this
Julia is there any update on this? Its a huge inconvenience and its now July. The issue was raised in March and you last updated in May. So 4 months since inception and 2 months since update. You're not exactly cultivating happy customers here.
Hi all,
Thank you for your patience.
We published an InsiderBuild today with a fix for the problem (find out more about InsiderBuilds in our Knowledgebase). The fix will also be published in our next official release.
@Julia wrote:
Hi all,
Thank you for your patience.
We published an InsiderBuild today with a fix for the problem (find out more about InsiderBuilds in our Knowledgebase). The fix will also be published in our next official release.
Can you please give us an approximate time frame for when an insider feature will be deployed to the main version? This has been going for 4 months already, so we'd very much like to know how much longer our software will be operating without full functionality - are we talking a couple of days, a couple of weeks or the order of months?
Same issue, using TV from my work Win 7 Pro 64-bit PC to access my home Win 7 Pro 64-bit PC.
ALSO - and I think this is related - Teamviewer will change the screen "Appearance" settings on the target (Master?) PC. It does this erratically but frequently when I'm at my 7 PC and use TV to access my home XP machine - it turns on "Fade" on the XP machine in Display Properties - Advanced - Effects.
I enabled the insider builds in V12 client and have yet to see any update (>1h since enabling). When searching for updates I only get the misleading "Update to V13 now".
Can you please provide a little more than the bare minimum of information?!
More questions that need to be answered:
The fix is now included in the official version.
Hi ialreadyhaveone,
The fix is for version 13 - I do not know when and if we will publish a fix for version 12. I already forwarded it to our prodcut management.
The Teamviewer Windows download page
Still shows version 13.1.3629 but the download Properties>Details shows version 13.2.5287. I only use Teamviewer to access my homne computer so not much of a test, but at least mine works
Hi warrior161,
Thank you for your feedback - I will forward it internally to the responsible department :)
Hi glnz,
Thank you for your questions.
1. It should also be fixed for the portable in V13
2. You can find the dowload here: https://www.teamviewer.com/en/download/windows/
3. To be honest - I am not aware of a bug like that. Can you please check if it's still an issue and if yes, can you open a new thread here, link me and I will forward it to our development?
I hope my answers help.
Julia - please go to
I have been also experiencing this issue and our company is currently running TeamViewer 14.1.3399. I have my settings configured to never allow it to lock the remote computer as I disconnect my session. What I have noticed is it will set itself to lock the remote computer if I remote in when no one is currently logged into it. If a user is logged in before I remote in, then it doesn't force me to lock upon disconnection. I know I had this problem also on previous versions, and we remote into a lot of different machines each day. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! This particular issue gets under my skin when it happens. Other than that, this software is great!
I am experiencing it on a Mac connecting to a Mac. Both running 14.1.9025. Extremely aggravating. In addition, the Mac version of TV does NOT have a setting to decide what should be done when disconnection occurs. So there is no way to set it to NOT disconnect. The problem did NOT use to happen in the past (can't recall which version).
This issue just came back for me. Happening on laptops only, my desktop is not locking when I disconnect from it. I am 100% sure my setting is correct to supposedly never lock.
A few updates ago it started again but I thought maybe it's just a Win 7 issue and I ignored it since I was getting a new laptop soon. I just set up the new laptop and installed TV, made sure never lock was selected, but it's locking when I connect to it and end the session.
Also an access controls details window pops up.
It seems to me to be related to remotely rebooting the computer.
For me, from TeamViewer, rebooting the computer and then coming back to the computer after it boots up, the "Lock Computer" setting is checked (although it is deselected before the reboot).
Hope that helps.
When this happens I have not rebooted the remote computer at any point. I have just eneded my session.
Having the same issue with Mac, seems there is no fix and you have to remember to uncheck the setting on every session. If you do not, then the remote machine needs a restart before TeamViewer can connect again...
@Julia Is there a fix for Mac on Version 14.2.8352 so that it can be set as default?
Why is this issue taking so long to be resolved? This is April 2020 and still there is no option to permanently disable this in TeamViewer for Mac. We are a paid customer using Mac version 15.0.24


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ARLINGTON -- Ian Kinsler set another club record on Friday night when he was hit by a pitch in the ninth inning by Orioles reliever Jim Johnson. It's the 55th time in his career Kinsler has been hit by a pitch, passing Rafael Palmeiro for the most in club history.
Earlier this season, Kinsler set a club record for most stolen bases in a career. Kinsler has 162, one more than Bump Wills. Elvis Andrus is fourth with 142, one behind Toby Harrah with 143.
Kinsler said he expects Andrus to break his stolen-base record within a year or two. Kinsler is likely to hold on to the hit-by-pitch record a little longer. Among active players, Andrus is second with 22, including just one this season.
Craig Gentry has been hit by a pitch 18 times in just 269 career games. Since 1900, only 11 players have appeared in 270 games or fewer and have been hit more than 18 times with a pitch.


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Classic Episode Review: "The Kids Are Alright"
When fans heard the premise of this episode, there was--of course--an uproar. Sure, everyone agreed, Dean's a dog and it's highly likely he left something behind somewhere--but don't bring it permanently into our show. No car seats in the Impala!
This was probably the first instance of me hearing a spoiler, watching the fandom freak out, and just trusting Kripke and Co. to do it right. And they did!
Understandably, Dean wants to get his fill of all the good things in life. Bacon cheeseburgers and sex, primarily. And there's this chick in this town where there also happens to be a job.
First we have to focus on the Dean-as-father part. There are a few elements to this. First is Dean fearing he is one, as Ben displays many common traits. Music, girls, cars, and food, to be specific. Lisa insists he's not Dean's, but Dean doesn't seem convinced. Later, Ben displays courage and leadership that also emulates Dean. Lisa's explanation of "having a type" works, but the whole possibility has Dean thinking. He begins to long for a normal life, a life where he could do all the fatherly things his own didn't do with him. But there's a wagonload of poignancy when he says he could never have it.
The "skeery" plot, the job they're there to do, is one of the most creepy ones, and I found it excellently handled. Anything to do with kids is tricky (unless you're a horror flick where that's the whole point, I guess). The girl who played Katie totally creeped me out. Kathleen Munroe, who played the freaked-out mother, was amazing and sympathetic even as she tried to drown her kid. The effects of the changelings was horrific yet subtle, for the most impact.
Oh, yeah. That was the monster-of-the-week. Changelings. Someone was taking the kids and replacing them with these things that sucked on the mother's synovial fluid. The really cool thing is that when Sam and Dean tracked them down, they didn't have to flame the kids. There was a kick-ass mother--no, a literal mother--who beat them up pretty good before they torched her, which made the changelings go fwoosh without anyone having to flame them on the front lawn. Very cool.
The final element of the episode was Ruby, who showed up all cocky and stuff, flashing her black eyes at Sam and giving hints about a deeper mystery, some of which, despite Ruby's revelation and termination in the season 4 finale, remains unresolved. She also claimed she could help save Dean. Thus began the Great Ruby Debate.
Some favorite lines:
"Gumby Girl...does that make me Pokey?"
Ben: "Only bitches send a grownup."
Dean: "You're not wrong."
Ben: "And I am not a bitch."
What are your favorite parts/lines of this episode? Did you like it? If not, why not? What did I miss? Weigh in, in the comments!


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I miss the times when our hands alone could complete our hearts, the times your fingers fit perfectly into mine.
The times that seem so far away, the times from a timeline that I can no longer put together even with both of my hands.
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8401.0 - Mining, Electricity and Gas Operations, Australia, Preliminary, 1997-98
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Turnover up in mining, electricity and gas industries
Turnover in the gold mining industry increased by $488 million (10%) in 1997-98, while the mining industry generally reported a 4% increase with a total turnover of $35.5 billion for the year, according to a preliminary report released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Turnover also increased in the electricity and gas industries.
Turnover in the coal industry grew by $529 million (5%), and in the oil and gas extraction industry by $350 million (4%). A decrease in turnover was reported for bauxite mining, mineral sand mining, silver-lead-zinc mining and other metal ore mining. Coal mining continued to provide the largest contribution (32%) to total turnover for the industry. Western Australia remained the largest contributor to turnover, accounting for 43%, while Queensland contributed 22%.
Employment in the mining industry decreased by 3,038 people (5%) over 1996-97. Most of the decrease occurred in coal mining, where employment dropped by 2,394 (9%), partly due to redundancies and a move towards contract mining in a bid to increase productivity. Copper mining (up 10%) and oil and gas extraction (up 2%) were the only industries to experience an increase in employment.
The coal mining industry remained the largest employer in 1997-98, accounting for 45% of all employees, followed by gold mining with 15%. Western Australia has the highest number of mining employees (33%), followed by New South Wales (27%) and Queensland (26%).
Turnover in the electricity industry increased by $712 million to $22 billion, up 3% over 1996-97. The majority of the increase was a result of the splitting up of existing electricity operations into several new entities involved in the distribution and retailing of electricity, as well as other related activities. This has resulted in a recording of external payments and receipts of transmission expenses and sales commission expenses, which were previously recorded generally within the one organisation.
Employment in the electricity industry dropped by 776 to 34,735. A large proportion of the overall decrease was due to redundancies. The largest decreases in employment occurred in New South Wales (4%) and Queensland (6%). In contrast, employment in the electricity industry in Victoria increased by 4%.
Turnover in the gas industry increased by $1.5 billion over 1996-97 to $4.4 billion, mainly due to the inclusion of certain expenses as indicated for the electricity industry. Employment fell by 945 (20%), partly due to industry restructuring resulting in a creation of establishments which are coded to other industries and hence not included in the gas industry data collection.
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