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I have had my Lenovo 3000 N200 for about 3 weeks now.
I can honestly say my productivity for programming has dropped by around 30% just because of the annoying issue of the FN key having been swapped where you'd expect to see the Cntrl key.
Having spent 10 years using laptops with the key the other way around, do you honestly expect being to rewrite their neurological motor cortex and replace the habbit of a lifetime just because you think the FN key should go far left of the keyboard?
Aside from this, did you not consider when you designed the machine that the Cntrl key would be used far more frequently than the FN key and that its much easier to locate the further most key than to use your hands to fumble inwards?
As a result of this stupid trend-setting I have wasted hundred of pounds on this laptop and nobody from your department seems to give a **bleep**
When you type "lenovo function key swap" into Google you get 17,900 results. I suppoed we're all wrong aren't we.
I would say I spent about 1,000 per year on average on a new laptop. I changed from a DELL this time. Let's say I'm programming for another 30 years. You've done yourself out of 30K of revenue simple because of a BIOS patch that could be written in about half a day.
Lenovo support, please where is the BIOS swap for these two keys???
Please somebody at Lenvo, please Google this problem and see how many other people find this very annoying. See some sense and produce a BIOS alteration to swap these keys.
Solved! Go to Solution.
11-07-2008 05:20 AM - edited 11-07-2008 05:23 AM
And what about Delete and Pause swap? Smarter?
Anyway my workaround is to use AutoHotkey. Google it.
this is my AutoHotkey.ini to swap the PgUp<>Home and PgDn<>End functionality
Hope this help, Jonathan
P.S. ignore the smileys it is ": P" without the space
Hi Jonathan,
Thanks for the tip. Using the AutoHotKey software the AutoScriptWriter would not recognise the FN Key being pressed.
It looks like the FN key is hardware key and not re-assignable by Windows or any software...
So Lenovo, how about the BIOS fix for switching the FN key with the Ctrl key?
03-29-2009 08:46 AM - edited 03-29-2009 08:47 AM
I joined the forums just to 'me too' this issue.
I love my notebook so far (works like a charm with Kubuntu), but the Fn/Control swap is extremely annoying.
So please Lenovo, do your customers a favor and offer a bios upgrade with an option to fix this.
Same issue on the T400 / T500 laptops.
Lenovo? What is the point of these forums if you're not even going to respond to this issue?
I am a senior developer addicted to personal efficiency while using my computer. That makes real sense when you're in front of that machine 10 hours every day. So I've been making use of every single hotkey and shortcut available out there. I've been running mouse gesture utilities and using a special keyboard layout to speed up even more...
... Then suddenly I bought this notebook and felt like I've crashed against the wall:
o The left 'Fn' key and the 'Ctrl' are reversely located.
o The 'Del' key is instead of totally at the top right, two keys further left.
o Home and End keys are are just not there at all. I still can't believe it! Who on earth has taken this decision to remove those keys, for God's sake?
Now I have to make annoying Fn moves. I don't even want to think about removing my hands from the keyboard and using the mouse each time I have to navigate within a document. And there's those typos and pauses while I have to find where the heck that Ctrl button was!
Now I am far slower and inconfident with this keyboard. I would love to switch to another one if there was. But I don't want to use an additional usb keyboard either. That's not how it should have been at the first place, right?
I've written this to Lenovo Support Center, but as expected, all I got was a kind thank you message.I am really really curious if there's anyone in Lenovo who cares about good design for expert users!!
Well, thanks for reading this.
Hello ALL,
Lenovo is considering a Bios switch mode for the Fn and Ctrl keys.
For further explanation please go to Lenovo Yamato Think Blog here.
Or Vote directly for Bios switch on Lenovo Blog Design Matters here.
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10-26-2009 09:58 AM - edited 10-26-2009 09:59 AM
Let this be a lesson to Lenovo. Have you ever heard of the expression "the customer is always right"?
I will never buy another Lenovo product ever again. I prized-off the function key with a screwdriver after it drove me insane. After only a year the left-control key stopped working altogether making the whole machine unusable. Irronically, I bought this machine because I heard the keyboards were good.
Lenovo.. your arrogance is costing your financially. The solution is simple. Take a deep breath and stop listening to those marketing numb-skulls in your company and listen to common sense.
You're trying to build a machine that suits your customers. Remember those people? 'customers' – they are the people who pay your wages. In fact they are entire reason your company exists.. to make a profit right?
Here is a real simple business model to pass on to your CEO. It's so simple even your cleaner will understand it. It goes like this:
Step 1. Find out what your customers want.
Step 2. GIVE IT TO THEM !!!!!!!!!
Step 3. Make more profits!
I know what you're thinking Lenovo…. This guy's a god **bleep** genius!
Let me apply this simple model to your specific business. People from Lenovo, look at the pole in the blog on this thread.
At time of writing this approx 50% of people think the fn and cntrl keys should be swapped. This means you are cutting yourself off from 50% of your market.
Remember also, I told all my friend and family, collegues co-workers to completely avoid using your machines. Notice how annoyed people are when they receive a product that they perceive doesn't do the job they set out to do.
Notice how when they are unhappy they tell EVERYONE not to purchase your product, whilst the people who are happy just keep quiet?
My god what a concept.. unhappy customers shouting loudly and costing you profits... where did this guy come from?
Now Mr CEO... after you've finished your really important meetings, business lunches and driving around feeling important… drop downstairs to the various departments and issue the following instructions to your employees (following the model above)
1. Make the BIOS so you can swap the keys in harware.
2. Make the physical keys the same size so they can be swapped.
Hey presto! You've now invented a machine that suits ALL your customers thus increasing your profits instantly. God **bleep** genius… and all this excellent advise for free!
PS. Don't forget to have lots of endless meetings, board room discussions including time-consuming conversations by the water fountain. Oh and circulate memo's and pointless pieces of papers for everyone to fill in… that way you can justify everybody's over inflated wage-packets and marketing budget and make those pen pushers feel like they earnt there fat pay cheques.


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The 2012 Jaguar XKR-S debut in 2011 Geneva Motor Show. The performance of the Jaguar XKR-S is reflected in both interior and exterior styling, which features exclusive new colors that reflects the heritage of Jaguar Racing. As competition in recent Jaguar outside the XKR-S follows form follows function principle. Beyond the changes in style and execution of 300 km/h, Jaguar XKR-S is the subject of Computational Fluid Dynamics considerable development. The changes have resulted in reduced front and rear hitch with over a quarter lateral stability and optimized aerodynamics. Performance Jaguar XKR-S is clear from the moment the driver enters the cabin thanks to new cosseting Performance seats with prominent shoulder wings for close support during hard cornering. Seats with 16-way adjustment, memory and work of heating at the same time a new three-spoke steering wheel provides a comprehensive interface to the car and driver.
The first Jaguar was completely designed and led by Design Director Ian Callum, the XK is awarded to the appearance of the fashion world. Now, the style changes to keep Jaguar XKR-S sports car at the forefront of modern design. Slimmer LED headlight, compact air intakes and main vertical power to vent all contribute to more positive front-end appearance. Behind the famous Jaguar 'Leaper' now a proud place in the bootlid half. Jaguar XKR-S also calls for an aerodynamic change to reach a top speed of 300kph in the unruffled manner expected of a Jaguar and has been designed solely with an eye for purity of line and singularity of purpose.
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The Rutland Hotel19-23 Palace Terrace, Queens Promenade, Douglas, IM2 4NF (Show map)
Very good
Score from 104 reviews
Really helpful and friendly staff.
sea view & proximity to town ctre
Burgess Hill
Very welcoming and helpful
Spacious rooms Good shower
East Fremantle
Great location. Very friendly staff. Great breakfast
I enjoyed the comfort and peace within the hotel. Staff were most helpful when I ordered a meal other than the carvery. Small toiletries placed in the bathroom were lovely.
We realy enjoyed our stay at the Rutland the staff where friendly and helpfull.The room was spacious and spotless,the food was good.You could not ask for any better,we would go back again.
Central location and seaviews.
Sea view and breakfast very nice.
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On the scenic Queens Promenade, The Rutland Hotel is an elegant building on the Isle of Man. With panoramic views across Douglas Bay and a carvery restaurant, it is just 5 minutes' drive from the ferry terminal and a short seafront stroll from the town centre. Featuring 24-hour room service and free Wi-Fi, each room includes a flat-screen satellite TV, tea and coffee making facilities, and ironing supplies. The en-suite bathrooms have a shower, bath, and a hairdryer. Some rooms boast sea views. In the mornings, Restaurant 21 serves full breakfast. Guests can also enjoy daily meals, prepared using locally sourced produce. The Rutland Hotel's also offers a comfortable bar and lounge. All of the Isle of Man's sights are within 30 minutes' drive of the Rutland. Douglas is the capital and features horse-drawn trams which run along the promenade, as well as the Gaiety Theatre and Camera Obscura on Douglas Head. With nearby parking, the hotel is situated near the mountain railway. Hotel Rooms: 67, Hotel Chain: Sleepwell Hotels. The most recent booking for this hotel was made on 4 Dec at 11:03 from the United Kingdom.
ActivitiesNewspapers Food & DrinkBar, Restaurant (buffet), Special diet menus (on request) InternetFree! WiFi is available in public areas and is free of charge. ParkingNo parking available. Services24-hour front desk, Luggage storage, Room service, Meeting/banquet facilities, Laundry, Dry cleaning, Fax/photocopying GeneralNon-smoking rooms, Lift/elevator, Heating, Non-smoking throughout Check-inFrom 14:00 hours Check-outUntil 11:00 hours Cancellation/
Total Hotel Score:8.2
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The room was extremely hot and the tv was out of the ark and the channels on it were not the same ie very few as indicated in the information booklet in the hotel
Really helpful and friendly staff.
sea view & proximity to town ctre
Very welcoming and helpful
Spacious rooms Good shower
Buffet breakfast was not very nice Long walk from the ferry terminal
Great location. Very friendly staff. Great breakfast
I enjoyed the comfort and peace within the hotel. Staff were most helpful when I ordered a meal other than the carvery. Small toiletries placed in the bathroom were lovely.
Nothing was to dislike.
Need to eat evening meal early to get full choice.
We realy enjoyed our stay at the Rutland the staff where friendly and helpfull.The room was spacious and spotless,the food was good.You could not ask for any better,we would go back again.
Central location and seaviews.
Hotel was too hot. The food was very poor snd tasteless. Didn't have wifi facilities in the room.room television was very dated with poor selection of channels. Seat was stained in the room.bathroom mirror light not working.
Sea view and breakfast very nice.
Poor air circulation. Despite the very comfortable outside climate, the hallways were hot. Even with a fan,it was difficult to bring the cool outside air into the room. Our son's room did not have a fan.
Service was very good friendly helpful staff
good professional helpfull staff, good breakfast, clean comfy rooms.
We had Rooms 310 & 309. Stiffling oppressive heat in the Hallway and little difference in the rooms which all opened out into a tall narrow 9 storey high courtyard. Into which all the kitchen extractor fans poured noise and heat into. Impossible to sleep due to the excessive noise, you could close the windows due to the excessive heat in the rooms.
Full breakfast was included in the tariff. Close to the Electric Railway and Horse Tramway stations.
Squeaky, lumpy bed. Hard pillows. Unable to sit on the toilet properly as there was a towel rail heater in the way. Unfriendly and unhelpful staff for the most part. Couldn't give me ideas of what to do when it was raining. No quiet sitting room.
Great room, very clean
Restaurant geared up for coach parties, not many tables for couples
Hotel in general nice and clean, plus very attentive staff especially at breakfast time. Room we had was good size with lovely sea view. and bathroom was immaculate.
The lift is tiny. very limited tv channels and tv rather dated.
Location ideal and we got very good value for money through booking.com
Restaurant could be rather hot and the lift is quite small
Very clean spacious rooms with modern en-suite and situation of hotel makes it quiet.
The location is good.
The staff were friendly and very helpful. Room was well furnished and comfortable and a good size.
The breakfast finished at 9 am and because it was buffet style the bacon/eggs were left to go dry.
The staff were brilliant and helpful, and went out of their way to help us. The bedroom was very large, comfortable, and had amazing views being right on the sea front.
Nothing negative at all.
The hotel was a great deal for the price. The room was large and clean with an excellent power shower in the ensuite. The breakfast was very good and the staff friendly.
The only let down was the mattress on the double bed in our room. It was extremely uncomfortable and we struggled to get any sleep.
the location was just great, very central for all kinds of activities
the list was only big enough for one person with s suitcase and with only one lift you could be keep waiting for ages. ......... The breakfast times were short there was not chance for a lie-in and leisurely breakfast as it was finished by 9, needed to be longer time frame
Excellent, friendly and helpful staff. Quiet, superb room, good location.
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Claremont HotelThe Claremont is a 4-star hotel offering unique style and luxury within the Isle of Man. Located on the promenade, it offers scenic views across Douglas Bay in many rooms.Most recent booking for this hotel was today at 14:09 from £85 |
Best Western Palace Hotel & CasinoWith the Isle of Man's only licensed casino, Best Western Palace Hotel is situated metres from the beach on the Victorian Promenade, overlooking Douglas Bay.Most recent booking for this hotel was today at 10:11 from £54 |
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FORT WAYNE—The Squaws finished up their six-match road trip at Northrop on Wednesday night sending the Bruins reeling with a three-set sweep, 25-9, 25-10, 25-12. Bellmont thoroughly dominated the match from the start improving their record to 8-3 on the season before heading home tonight for a match against another big Fort Wayne school, Snider.
Apologies for last night's broadcast between Bellmont and Heritage on the road as there were some sound issues with the broadcast. Tonight's game between the Squaws and the Northrop Bruins will also be cancelled due to the SAC (Summit Athletic Conference) requesting that there be no webcasting in their home contests. Sorry for the incovenience.
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The town of Geneva will be the first community in Indiana to be designated as a "Bird Town" by the Indiana Audubon Society, Limberlost State Historic Site Manager Randy Lehman reported at last night's Geneva Town Council meeting. The achievement will be recognized with an official ceremony at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14 at the historic site, located at 200 East Sixth St. in Geneva, when representatives of the state Audubon organization will make a formal presentation to village officials.
Adams County residents will soon be able to pay their taxes by credit card over the counter, Treasurer Tom Krueckberg reported to the county commissioners at Tuesday's weekly meeting. The new service will begin on January 1.
With some of their stronger runners participating in competition for the first time this year, the Bellmont girls cross country team served notice Tuesday night they intend to be a force to be reckoned with during the coming season. Coach Carl Risch's girls went 5-0 in the annual Bi-County Conditioner hosted by the Squaws led by the first place time of the team of Emily Gunsett and Bailey Beery and are now 9-4 on the season, while the Starfire men won the boys' division with ease.
Tonight's volleyball contest at Heritage between the Squaws and the Patriots will be broadcasted live around 6:30 p.m. To view the contest, simply click on the link below taking you to the Livestream website. Log in to the free service with a username and password. Enjoy!
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Marsha Hirschy, 66 of Geneva, died Sunday at Adams Memorial Hospital. Among survivors are her husband, David A. Hirschy of Geneva; two sons, Chad (Carylyn) Hirschy of Geneva and Eric (Rachel) Hirschy of Berne; one daughter, Amy Landers of Berne; two brothers, Terry L. Jones of Bryant and Von A. Jones of Geneva; and a sister, Sue Gilkison of Middletown.


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The Queen of the Forest appears to the woodcutter Jonathan asking him to spare the tree he is about to cut down. In return, she grants him three wishes. After Jonathan and his wife Anna waste the first two wishes bickering, Anna wishes they had a child, even one that were as big as her thumb. They are woken in the middle of the night to find a tiny youth as big as Jonathan's thumb. They happily adopt him, naming him Tom. Two blackguards then exploit Tom's innocence and use him to steal a bag of gold coins, which has Jonathan is blamed for the crime. —Moria.co.nz
Trained as an architect at the Budapest Academy of the Arts, Hungarian filmmaker George Pal had trouble securing work in his chosen profession in the late 1920s; to keep food on the table, he designed "art" subtitles for silent films. At the Berlin studios of UFA in 1931, Pal began designing sets, then cultivated an interest in stop-motion animation. Moving to Holland in 1933, Pal produced a group of animated puppet shorts for Phillips Radio of Holland. Reportedly, Pal's European career was cut short when he had the temerity to produce an anti-fascist allegorical short. Pal arrived in the U.S. in 1939 to lecture at Columbia University, where he was approached by representatives of Paramount Pictures, who were interested in releasing a series of Pal-produced animated one-reelers. Beginning in 1940, Pal was responsible for the Puppettoons series (also known as Madcap Marionettes), a lucrative property that won the producer a special Oscar in 1943. Seen today, the Puppetoons remain dazzling… read more


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1,687 editions published between 1541 and 2011 in 40 languages and held by 7,961 libraries worldwide A monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies develops a mind of his own as he learns to loathe himself and hate his creator.
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83 editions published between 1826 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 1,702 libraries worldwide It is the twenty-first century, and England is a republic governed by a ruling elite, one of whom, Adrian, Earl of Windsor, has introduced a Cumbrian boy to the circle. This outsider, Lionel Verney, narrates, a tale of complicated, tragic love, and of the gradual extermination of the human race by plague.--From publisher's description.
Valperga, or, The life and adventures of Castruccio, Prince of Lucca
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Discrimination in loan approvals widespread.In recent years newspaper reports have exposed lender discrimination against African-Americans an other minority groups in mortgages and other home loans. By a roughly 2-to-1 margin, this discrimination appears even when their incomes are similar to those of white applicants. In response, bankers and conservative economists have tried to discredit the reports. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. The Wall Street Journal, they "have spent considerable time and money during the last few years" mounting a campaign to debunk de·bunk tr.v. de·bunked, de·bunk·ing, de·bunks To expose or ridicule the falseness, sham, or exaggerated claims of: debunk a supposed miracle drug. the idea that racism exists in the country's lending practices. But new studies by the Federal Reserve Bank show the newspaper reports were essentially correct. The issue arose in the press with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's pioneering Pulitzer Prize Pulitzer Prize Any of a series of annual prizes awarded by Columbia University for outstanding public service and achievement in American journalism, letters, and music. Fellowships are also awarded. series in 1988, followed by a Detroit Free Press The Detroit Free Press is the largest daily newspaper in Detroit, Michigan, USA. It is sometimes informally referred to as the "Freep". Some still refer to it locally as "The Friendly" -- a slogan from an ad campaign in the '70s. series on lending in middleclass black neighborhoods, continued with a national Wall Street Journal survey in 1992 which it updated in 1995, and The Washington Post's prize-winning 1993 series. Similar reports began appearing in many papers like the Pittsburgh PostGazette, Dallas Morning News and Cincinnati Enquirer En`quir´er n. 1. See Inquirer. Noun 1. enquirer - someone who asks a question asker, inquirer, querier, questioner in 1994, based on annual surveys by federal bank regulators under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act The major problem with all this, say bankers and conservative economists, is that family income is only one of several factors considered by banks to determine in applicant's creditworthiness Creditworthiness The condition in which the risk of default on a debt obligation by that entity is deemed low. Creditworthiness Eligibility of an individual or firm to borrow money. , as pointed out by David Andrew Price Andrew Price (April 2, 1854 - February 5, 1909) was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana. Born on Chatsworth plantation, near Franklin, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, Price attended various private schools. , an attorney with the conservative Washington Legal Foundation The Washington Legal Foundation is a nonprofit legal organization founded in 1977. Their stated goal is "to defend and promote the principles of freedom and justice". The organization usually takes the side of businesses fighting against governmental regulation and for a , writing in Forbes MediaCritic (Summer 1995). Other common factors are payment-income ratios, amount of down payment, work or employment history and credit history, including episodes of slow payments and bankruptcy. Price notes that there are no checks and balances on interpreting statistics by news reporters and editors, especially when the newspaper itself has done the research design, data collection and statistical analysis. "Much reporting on statistics suggests that the writers put too much stock in their ability to eyeball See eyeballs and eyeball driven. a study and decide whether it makes sense," he wrote. "Few, if any, of these reporters seem to have consulted an econometrics expert, so it is little wonder that they present fairly crude correlations as proof." This is what Stephen Hess decries as "social science journalism Science journalism is a relatively new branch of journalism, which uses the art of reporting to convey information about science topics to a public forum. The communication of scientific knowledge through mass media requires a special relationship between the world of science and " in his book "The Washington Reporters." "Journalism and social science are not the same," Hess says. "The tools of research are different; so, too, are the standards of evidence, the framework of theory, and the criteria of judgment." Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal reported in July on a new Federal Reserve Bank study that showed that, even with similar credit histories, white mortgage applicants were only half as likely to be rejected for loans as were black or Hispanic applicants. But the Fed found that blacks and Hispanics with outstanding credit histories were about as likely as whites with comparable records to get bank approvals for mortgages, the Journal reported. This study represents a research advance, in that by using credit history and other new factors, it adds to the mounting evidence of discrimination. But how much has not been made clear. It also involved a re-examination by the Federal Reserve in Chicago of a study made public in 1992 by the Boston Fed, one that has sparked much debate in banking and economics circles. Critics faulted the Boston study for omitting the condition of the property to be mortgaged, and other factors used by lenders. Employment stability in the applicant's field was included. rather than the applicant's occupation itself, as were past bankruptcies and delinquent consumer payments to indicate credit history. Defenders say these indicators were supported by statistical regressions, mathematical tests of significance or reliably performed on computers to shore up a rigid analysis of data. Few other than Statisticians Statisticians or people who made notable contributions to the theories of statistics, or related aspects of probability, or machine learning: A to E
Instead, journalists often have to rely on the "garbage-in" approach, and such indicators might well be input problems. This is because a research analyst's input includes the assumptions made about the validity of the raw data, along with sufficiency and accuracy of the data. For instance. do an applicant's past credit problems count with lenders as much as current financial troubles do in deciding whether to extend credit? No, says David Horne of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), an independent U.S. federal executive agency designed to promote public confidence in banks and to provide insurance coverage for bank deposits up to $100,000. in a FDIC FDIC See: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC See Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Banking Review article last year; the study didn't look at credit problems the way lenders do. "The timing of credit problems is important." he wrote. "Current problems are given much more weight. And that just wasn't captured [in the study]." However, the Journal's story -- while citing the earlier study, critical reaction to the new one and the legislative implications -- failed to suggest how the debate over the basic Boston study could affect the new study's import. For example: Using the same 1990 data from the Boston area. the Chicago Fed study also concluded that different races with similar credit histories, overdue 60 days or longer on one or more debts. had different application outcomes. with only 9 percent of the whites disapproved compared with 18 percent of the blacks and Hispanics. Moreover. it also found "a cultural affinity between white lending officers and white applicants and a cultural gap between white loan officers and marginal minority applicants" in approving or rejecting marginal applications, William C. Hunter, research director at the Chicago Fed, said this cultural gap appeared to explain the discriminatory treatment more than racial bias did. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is the only major city-wide newspaper in St. Louis, Missouri. Although written to serve Greater St. Louis, the Post-Dispatch is one of the largest newspapers in the region, and is available and read as far west as Springfield, Missouri. , in an Aug. 17, editorial, condemned that notion as an attempt "to sugarcoat sug·ar·coat tr.v. sug·ar·coat·ed, sug·ar·coat·ing, sug·ar·coats 1. To cause to seem more appealing or pleasant: a sentimental treatment that sugercoats a harsh reality. 2. this discrimination ... by thinking up new ways to justify such bias. The cultural affinity argument amounts to political correctness on the right. Its aim is to make racially biased behavior seem both acceptable and normal." But as the FDIC's Horne had observed, just one of the 70 banks covered by the study was responsible for almost half of the minorities' rejections. That bank was minority owned. Only The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times reported Horne's published views. The reporter, Peter Passell, has a doctorate in economics and taught at Columbia University before the Times hired him. Reader Opinion |


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Donnie Walsh Returns to the Pacers, Again
Ex-Knicks president Donnie Walsh, ousted by Garden chairman Jim Dolan last June after he was offered a 40% pay cut, is returning to the Indiana Pacers.
Walsh, the long-time Indiana CEO before he came to New York to rebuild the Knicks, will be leading the Pacers in their efforts to land free agents starting when the period opens Sunday, league sources said Monday. The team's No. 1 priority is to re-sign point guard George Hill, a restricted free agent, and sources said Walsh will be spearheading the team's efforts to keep Hill.
Walsh, 71, has a close relationship with Pacers owner Herb Simon and has been attending the team's pre-draft workouts in recent weeks. He was ousted near the end of his third season in New York after Dolan refused to give him full autonomy and offered him a substantial paycut. Although he was a consultant for the Knicks this past season, he had no input with the team from his Indianapolis home.


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6.0 to 6.4
Who all comes from a 6oh to now a 6.4 and can help me with some pro's and Con's? Looking at an 08. Love the interior but what about the engine and it's issues. I deleted and studded my 6oh For reliability, what all does the 6.4 need.
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I have a 6.0 and a 6.4. I work out of the 6.0 and my wife drives the 6.4 as grocery getter/mommy mobile. I bought the 6.4 with 19k miles on it, it was lifted new by a dealer. In the 10 months I have owned it, it's been to the shop(s) 5+ times for warranty work. New steering box, electric mirrors not working, multiple oil leaks including a rear main seal which was replaced last week. When my wife got the truck home it sounded like it was gonna fall apart. I crawled under it and found the dealer left the downpipe to exhaust joint loose, and one of the radius arm bolts loose, wtf? Truck has 29k on it. Biggest pos I have ever owned.
I bought my 6.0 with 100k knowing it was gonna need some TLC (egr delete, etc). I do all the work on it myself and really like the truck. It has 185k now and runs like a top. I can only imagine what my repair bills are gonna be on the 6.4 after warranty. Good luck with your decision. |
Both are GREAT motors when fixed! Keep your 6L if possible! Unless there is a huge gain via price to the 6.4 Last edited by Galaxie; 12-25-2011 at 03:26 PM. |
^^^^^^this is true. I'm just irritated with a "new" truck having so many problems, lol. I expected nonsense outta my 6.0 when I bought it(it has been surprisingly reliable, knock on wood) but this 08 I was hoping for 200k plus with no major issues like back in the day with the 7.3s.
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For some words of comfort, I owned a 2006 and the only thing that I had probems with on it was in the winter time, I jelled up a few times. But I fixed it with getting fuel from ND instead of MN. I never had luck with the bio diesel in the winter time. As far as engine issues... not a single one. Id still have that truck if my friend didnt accidently roll it. now I have a 2010 and once again, no issues at all. I did delete and run a minimax tuner on it. Got sick of the reigns and the poor fuel milage. They are both great trucks in my opinion. Maybe I just got luck with buying them. They were both brand new when I got them.
EGR/EPF delete and call it done from a reliability stand point. I have 171K trouble free and fully deleted miles. I got a little carried away though and did a VGT delete too LoL.
Ford paid it off in full, with zero negative equity to roll over, and sold me a 2011 with the 6.7 at a decent price. Id stay away from the 6.4, unless you have $$$$ to modify it and pay fro repairs.. JMO |
Not what I expected. I really like the interior compared to my 06.
I have an 07, my wife has a '10. I love my 07, but wish it had the 08+ interior. Both are lariats and my wife's truck is so much nicer inside. Plus, the power from the basic upgrades(tuner, intake, exhaust) comparison is night and day. the 6.0 is topped out at around 430 hp with the basics, the 6.4 is around 575-600hp with the basics and get the same mileage.
Both have been great trucks so far. The turbo oil seal went out on mine after a couple months(we know what causes that). fixed that. Ever since, been trouble free and love it more and more everyday. My wife's truck has had zero issues other than fuel mileage. Her right foot is the main culprit, I suspect. |
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Walker Payne, a divorced ex-con and deadbeat dad, doesn't have much going for him. About all he's got is his loyal best friend, a pit bull named Brute. Out of a job and scraping bottom, Walker is given one shot, a chance to turn his life around, but … see full wiki
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Firefighters say a deadly fire northeast of Houston may have started with a cigarette.
Houston television station KTRK reported that a fire late Wednesday engulfed a house in Humble Road Place. Firefighters found an elderly woman near the front door of the home. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The victim hasn't been identified yet.
Her husband was at the store when the fire ignited.
Eastex Fire Chief Bryan Harris told the television station that the wooden home was almost entirely in flames when firefighters got to the scene at about 10:20 p.m.


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Obamacare's cost-control programs may be contagious
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computer Tutorials
Microsoft Excel 2007 to 2013How to Multiply in ExcelIn the previous parts of this Excel tutorial, you have been working on a spreadsheet that now looks like this: To get the weekly cost of each chocolate bar, we need to multiply the Number of bars eaten in one week by the Price. This can then go in the Cost column. The standard way to multiply things is like this: 12 x 10 = 120 The "x" means multiply. In a spreadsheet, however, the letter "x" is not used to multiply things. Spreadsheets use the asterisk symbol instead (the one above the number 8 on your keyboard, in the UK). The previous sum would then look like this: 12 * 10 = 120 Actually, in Excel, you don't need much more than that to multiply. The only other thing you need is an equals sign before the formula. So to get the answer 120, you'd just enter this into any cell: = 12 * 10 Instead of entering numbers directly, though, we'll enter a cell reference
instead. To multiply, then, try this:
So to multiply in Excel , you do this: = Cell Reference * Cell Reference You type the equals sign first ( = ), followed by the first cell. Type an asterisk ( * ), and then the second cell. Hit the enter key, and Excel will multiply the two cells for you: = B15 * C15 Once you have that first formula in place, you can use AutoFill
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"Through a series of visits to a local care home we have captured and documented spoken word, images and video recordings. The installation looks into the lives of residents, their memories, characters and lives once lived. Using verbatim theatre practices the recordings captured have been re-worked and fragmented to allow an insightful and sensitive view on memories that linger and hold still.
This performance has been made to complete my Masters Degree in Contemporary Arts through Manchester Metropolitan University and will be performed by my current BTEC Extended Diploma Performing Arts students at NEW College."
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The Tampa Bay Bucs faced the Titans Friday night at Ray Jay and could not handle them. The Bucs lost 30-7 and the only scoring came thanks to the defense. Ahmad Black picked off Jake Locker (who was recently named starting quarterback for the titans) which led to a Josh Freeman touchdown throw to Mike Williams.
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The team did not play with the same toughness as they did in Miami and looked sloppy. The starters were stretched, playing most of the first quarter. LeGarrette Blount left the game with a groin injury which doesn't seen to be too serious.
After the disappointing performance, the Bucs decided to add a few players. They signed sixth-year CB Brandon McDonald who last played with the Lions and has a career total of 162 tackles in 69 games. They also claimed WR Jordan Shipley off waivers from the Bengals. The third-year player has three touchdowns in 17 games. Those three touchdowns came in his rookie season.
I feel the Bucs are deep at WR, so now it just comes down to who can impress and help out the team this season. I still think that Tiquan Underwoon has a good shot at making the roster.
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No Pressure
TU and ORU open '08-'09 season battling for the Mayor's Cup Saturday, Nov. 15.
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Contemplate these two scenarios: Would you rather earn a NCAA tournament berth and lose in what amounts to a non-competitive game in the first round, or win a first-year tournament of which not many outside of Tulsa were aware?
Of course, we're talking about Oral Roberts University and the University of Tulsa from a season ago. The Golden Eagles trounced the competition en route to another Summit League championship.
Its reward? America's hottest team, Big East champion Pittsburgh Panthers. An 82-63 score was disheartening for a squad that figured to be due.
"The NCAA is so difficult because when you're a 13, 14 or 15 seed -- you're playing one of the top teams in America. It almost takes a perfect game to upset them. We need to take the next step and hopefully get a better seed.
"Hopefully with the respect that we've been given, we've improved our seed every year, hopefully we can continue that. I'll never apologize for getting to the NCAA tournament but it is a goal of ours and a goal of mine to get past the first round," said ORU men's basketball coach Scott Sutton.
On the other end of town, the Golden Hurricane is just looking to dance. The College Basketball Invitational was a startup tourney a season ago. No one knew quite what to expect.
Solid crowds and a tremendous learning experience were the two things TU men's basketball coach Doug Wojcik took away.
"The place was rocking. You kind of rekindle the Missouri Valley days. So I think it excites the fanbase and excites everybody who's working to make us better," he said.
This year the stakes are higher. ORU is coming off three-straight NCAA tournament appearances. The Summit League's teams are improving. Can ORU defend the Summit League crown with an eye toward making waves in the NCAA tournament?
Conference USA coaches think enough of TU to pick them to finish third in a preseason poll. You know what this means? Nothing, preseason polls are worthless. But they create coffee pot gossip and that's a good thing.
Both TU and ORU are gearing up for a clash on Saturday, Nov. 15. The teams tip off their respective seasons against one another in the Mayor's Cup.
The game takes place at the Reynolds Center, 11th and Harvard. Both athletic departments understand the difficulty in drumming up support for a college basketball game in the midst of football season. The cross-town rivalry is the perfect idea.
"It's always big. It's a special game. It's a great rivalry we have with the University of Tulsa. As a coach, as a player, it's a lot of fun to be a part of," said Sutton. He admitted that, with it being the first game of the year, it's a bit odd.
The teams usually battle after a few easy home victories are in hand. This year, both will be tested in the first game of the season.
"I think it's great. It's our home game and we were able to work it out with them that we wanted to open the season with them," said Wojcik. His TU team travels to Oklahoma State five days later for another intrastate rivalry game.
TU leads the series 28-15 overall. However, since 2003 ORU has captured the Mayor's Cup four out of five times.
Perhaps one day the crowd buzz will mandate a shift to the BOK Center. The teams and arena could offer up $5 tickets and pack the facility to the rafters.
This could generate the requisite buzz both teams search for early in the season. Just a thought. Now on to individual team breakdowns.
Paging Gene Simmons
The University of Tulsa hired a real gem four years ago. Doug Wojcik's pedigree was unquestioned. Defense, rebounding and assist to turnover margin were the key items he stressed.
He uses the same philosophy today. Now he has a few blue-chip prospects filling the paint, launching three's and driving the lane, making plays.
Senior stalwarts Ray Reese and Sam Mitchell have started every game during Wojcik's tenure. Reese's powerful body allows him to play fantastic on-ball defense. His shooting acumen is matched only by his attitude.
"I want to win every game no matter what it is. I want to win. It could be video games. I want to win," said Reese.
The 6-foot-5, 220-pound forward wants to finish his career on the right note. "I think the NCAA is the next step for us. We're trying to do everything to get to that point."
Three juniors join the two seniors, providing stability to the young team. Bishop Wheatley is a four-year player who red shirted one season.
Ben Uzoh and Jerome Jordan will be household names across America by season's end. The Hurricane will go as far as Uzoh and Jordan take them.
Uzoh is the all-around best player on the floor most nights. "Even though he would never say he's the best player. I'm going to sit here and tell you he is. Now, he knows it's his time. His ball skills have really improved," said Wojcik.
Coach attributes much of Uzoh's off-season improvement to a trip overseas where he played alongside some kids from Memphis.
"I think he's got great characteristics to be a leader in whatever he chooses to do. I've always felt that the personality of the team... you have to have your best players sort of dictate things.
"He's making people around him better and that's a great characteristic," coach said about Uzoh.
His partner in crime is the 7-foot monster on the blocks. When Jerome Jordan arrived in Tulsa he had few basketball skills. His short stint playing high school ball was his only experience in the sport.
The first few years were marked with promise. Last year started out much the same. The writing was on the wall but results were slow to follow.
Coach hears the comments and sees the predictions. He's a bit slower to anoint Jordan the next big thing in T-Town hoops lore.
"Expectations are up. What will dictate things is how his teammates play around him. I think he'll always be a presence defensively for us. He's too big and his timing is too good not to be.
"I think he'll rebound the basketball and make free throws. What will he average per game - both points and rebounds - hard to say. I think he can improve on the four plus blocks from last year.
"Jerome wasn't as strong and as quick last year. I think he will be this year," said coach.
Jordan hails from Kingston, Jamaica. He leisurely strolled about the halls of the Reynolds Center during media day. Some of the players seemed overwhelmed at the experience. Are they giving the best possible answer? Not Jordan.
"I think everybody has to change and have a little bit of a mean streak to them once they get on the court to be a good basketball player," said Jordan.
These players all sing team goals. Coach Wojcik is one of the few coaches to mention individual success through team concept. Novel idea.
"Maybe try to lead the nation in blocks," said Jordan before slipping in the team concept. "Other than that, just go out and play hard every day and win as many games as we can.
"You pretty much have to be in the right place at the right time and just have good reflexes and good timing. I'd rather block a shot (than dunk)," said the 7-footer.
Can TU close the Memphis gap this year? The Tigers lost superstars to the NBA. They don't rebuild, they reload.
"We did a very good job in here last year and held them to 56 points -- we just have to score more than 41," said Wojcik with a smile.
Players to watch: Keep an eye on sophomore Glenn Andrews and freshman Joe Richard.
Visit www.tulsahurricane.cstv.com for schedule and ticketing information.
Fly like an Eagle
The Golden Eagles reek of excellence. It starts at the top with head coach, Scott Sutton. This will be his 10th season leading the team from the bench.
This will, however, be the first season in the past five years or so that ORU will not trot out a huge inside presence. Caleb Green and Shawn King are gone. Coach doesn't seem as worried as others.
"Marcus Lewis is a true low-post presence. A guy who can really score around the basket," said Coach Sutton. Lewis is a wide body at 6-foot-8, 265 pounds. The senior is a great all-around player. A throwback post player.
Christmas presents come in all shapes and sizes. For ORU, it's another low-post player. "The second semester we have a kid coming in named Kevin Ford who sat out last year after transferring. He'll bring us size. He'll bring us athleticism. With those two guys we feel pretty good about the second semester. We're going to have a good inside presence," assured Sutton.
Senior guard Kelvin Sango is the leader. The young kids look to him for guidance. Coach looks to him for stability and defensive prowess.
"This is a huge year. I can't wait to play. I'm determined and ready for the first game. I'm trying to get back to the NCAA. I'm ready," Sango said.
The ORU squad seems poised to start TU's season with a loss. "I always look forward to playing TU every year. You know that's our rivalry game. We've got to get the Mayor's Cup. I can't wait to play them. It's going to be an exciting game with a lot of people there," Sango said.
When the "Bad Boys" Detroit Pistons were terrorizing the NBA, their sixth man was affectionately known as the "Microwave."
Robert Jarvis was a replica for the Golden Eagles a year ago. This year, he'll likely start rather than igniting from the bench.
The 5-foot-11 (I don't think so) guard makes Ken Tutt's release look slow. The dreadlocked one launches the kind of three pointers that make a coach cringe... until it tickles the twine.
"We feel like we have some returning guys like Robert Jarvis and Marcus Lewis that could have special years for us, but we're really going to have to depend on some new guys.
"You never know fully what to expect until you get them for some extended time. I like the potential of this team. I think this team - by January and February - we'll be a very good basketball team. Until then we're probably going to struggle a little bit," said Sutton with a hint of honesty not typically associated with coach speak.
A topsy-turvy start to the season could add excitement to the home stretch. Can the Eagles survive the early stages and rebound strong and find themselves in the Big Dance once again this year?
"In basketball the most important thing is how you're playing late in the year," said Sutton.
No Oklahoma State on the Golden Eagles schedule this year. Whew. However, the squad travels to Chapel Hill for a showdown with powerhouse North Carolina in mid-December.
Visit www.orugoldeneagles.com for schedule and ticket information.
Pass the Ball
OU and OSU get their own love next week. The Thunder gets no love. And the Tulsa 66ers? You'll have to wait and see.
In the meantime, just consider giving basketball a tryout this November. Sure, this is the most exciting football season these parts have seen in eons. Sure there is a good chance all three state schools are playing in New Year's Day (or later) bowls.
Sure, we have three of the most electric offenses in the nation playing each Saturday. Wait, what was my point?
"We are going to destroy TU by 35 points on November 15," said Sutton.
"When we're finished with ORU, they'll have to cancel the rest of their season we'll beat them so badly," said Wojcik.
Yes, I made those last two quotes up. Neither coach made either of those remarks. But it was only an attempt to generate a little buzz for the Mayor's Cup. Did it work? Guess we'll find out November 15.
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I didn't know Juan Carlos had a brother who was killed, because Juan Carlos shot (he was with a gun) thinking there was no bullets.
And, after the funeral, his father was so angry that he sent him back to Spain and didn't talk to him for a while.
I feel so bad for Juan Carlos. He lost a brother because of a mistake and he had to handle the pain and the fault, alone.
Some people say that he shot the gun thinking that it didn't got any bullets and some people say that he was cleaning the gun when someone opened the door and the door touched his arm and it made the gun to shot. I always feel really bad for him, he was just a kid and he lost his only brother with whom he had an awesome relationship and then his dad sent him back to Spain and, as far as I know he had some problem in his ear and he had to deal with that by himself but, he always showed so much respect and admiration for his dad and he cried in his funeral. So, it always breaks my heart when someone brings this whole history again, that was a difficult situation for everyone.
Besides, that gun was his father's, it was Don Juan's responsibility to keep it locked/out of his children's hands instead of blaming his son. One of the King's childhood biographers (this author spoke to many people, including his sisters) claims that Don Juan himself let them "play" with the gun that afternoon.
¡Feliz Cumpleaños! Queen Sofía of Spain, born in Psychiko, Athens, Greece on 2 November 1938.
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Signatures of Queen Victoria Eugenia, Infante Juan, Infanta María de las Mercedes, King Alfonso XIII and members of the House of Bourbon, Bourbon-Parma, Orléans-Braganca and others
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Prince Juan Carlos Borbon with father, the count of Barcelona. Behing, Pss Maria Gabriella of Italy, and at the right, Pss Maria Christina of Savoia, daughter of Amedeo III, duke of Savoia-Aosta at the pre wedding of King Badouin I.1960.
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Kami Walker didn't let Thursday's chilly, second-day-of-spring weather affect her lunch-time walk along Park Drive in Fayetteville. Things are looking a little better over the next six days, with forecasters saying daytime temperatures will be in the mid- to upper 30s to lower 40s. However, there's a chance of rain and/or snow over the same period.
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A new state policy gives county school systems in West Virginia more control over their school calendars but does not mandate year-round instruction, the Department of Education said.
New Marshall campus plan recommends renovations
Marshall University's new campus master plan recommends renovating nine buildings and demolishing two others.
Free Downton Abbey preview Dec. 17
As anticipation grows for the season four premiere of the award-winning Downton Abbey public television series, West Virginia Public Broadcasting and The Raleigh Playhouse and Theatre will bring a free screening to area residents.
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Students at Rosedale Elementary danced in celebration Wednesday morning after learning the school won $25,000 as part of the 2013 U.S. Cellular's Calling All Communities campaign.
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West Virginia students need better nutrition and more recess time, experts told the Legislature's joint committee on Children and Families Tuesday. The cost of the status quo, according to one of those experts, is staggering.
Electronic records to improve health care
Electronic health records, which make a patient's records available immediately to authorized users, will improve health care delivery and reduce costs, according to presenters at Wednesday's Joint Committee on Health meeting at the Legislature's interim sessio
Fake prescription scheme leads to 8 area arrests
The Beckley Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration Tactical Diversion Squad arrested eight people from the Beckley area Tuesday for obtaining controlled substances by fraud and the distribution of these controlled substances.
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Students at Rosedale Elementary danced in celebration Wednesday morning after learning the school won $25,000 as part of the 2013 U.S. Cellular's Calling All Communities campaign.
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With the retirement of Emmett Pugh at the end of the month, a new mayor will have to be chosen soon to fill out the rest of his term. Four people have thrown their hat into the ring and each was given the chance Tuesday to share their vision of a better Beckley as part of "West Virginia Speaks: Seven Minutes to a Better Beckley."
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Folsom Prison Blues chord melody?
Anybody know of tab or chords for this song in more of a chord melody or solo instrumental style? I generally play it in E. I'll pick part of the vocal melody out of the chords but it's not working for me like some songs allow that. I hope I'm making sense where I try to work out versions of songs good for solo. FWIW: It usually seems like C shape is best for that. Thanks.
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well, you can do 'em in any key if you give up a reliance on open strings. while they can be convenient, sometimes it's nice to NOT have them too, especially on an electric guitar when you want "thump" in the bass and not long piano tones...a good right hand can help that though, too.
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Dear Experts,
I have a firm foundation in Object oriented concepts as I have been in J2EE and C++ . Now I am in abap for the last 2 Years But yet I am not able to get myself fully into OO Reports in ABAP. I tried searching for in the forum and wiki but didn't find the exact answers there. Mostly people talk about OO ALV . And for OO reports the examples given are car and vehicle sort of things and not in terms of FI Documents or Materials and Inventory. Even if you find one, they will suggest using static methods instead of forms. Again in this case I feel this is not the best use of OOPS but just to replace Procedural with Object oriented.
I am well aware with the concepts and If I have a UML/ Use Case in front of me I can write the code. But my problem is I am able to frame the UML. I know about MVC architecture but am getting afraid to put into OOPS because the procedural makes it too simple and fast .
Say take an example of material. We can either declare a type say ty_material with the required fields or a class say lcl_material with all the fields as attributes.
I am not able to express my confusions.
I will be really thankful if some one can give me a few REAL OBJECT ORIENTED report that can help me getting started.
With Great Hopes,
Hello Kumar
If you are looking for hard-core ABAP-OO programming then have a look at the RE-FX (Flexible Real Estate) component of SAP.
Without deep understanding of OO-concepts you will be totally lost in these applications.
Hello Kumar
I have found my RE-FX example which I published some time ago in the SDN:
[Understanding ABAP Objects|http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/profile/2007/07/09/UnderstandingABAPObjects]
Hello Uwe,
Though the RE-FX was not relevant to me, but what i really appreciated in the Wiki are the sections "Comparing Classical vs. ABAP Objects Approach" & "Conclusions".
I have a question though. I am more or less comfortable with the concepts(although i've not used too many of them) but i am still not able to relate OO principles to day-to-day scenarios. If you have read Horst Keller's OO-ABAP book, you'll understand where i'm coming from.
E.g., In the book he relates EVENTS in OO-ABAP to the scenario of a pilot / passenger are calling for the service of a flight attendant.
Do you think that this kind of perception is a "must"?
I console myself saying, "May be i'm in the phase of the transition from Procedural ABAP to OO-ABAP. Hence this lack of visualisation!"
Will be really happy to hear your comments!


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Governance as an Extension of Culture by guest blogger Susan Singer, SCPM
Friday, May 18th, 2012Governance as an Extension of Culture
Susan Singer, SCPM
(For questions or feedback contact Susan at: firstname.lastname@example.com)
Veteran journalist Bill Moyers recently wrote an article with Michael Winship, president of the Writers Guild of America, East; entitled "Money Throws Democracy Overboard," the piece focuses on the role of Super PACs in the 2012 US presidential election cycle. However, the authors quote economist Frederic Bastiat in concluding "[w]hen plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men living in society, they create for themselves, in the course of time, a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it." 1
The quote can be paraphrased to apply to an organization's governance arising out of its culture. When specific behaviors, memes, or iconic leaders predominate, these will be codified in the governance authorizing and glorifying them as policy.
Professor Gideon Kunda, in a lecture at Stanford University some years ago, noted that culture is a learned body of tradition within a society or microcosm thereof; it consists of concrete, observable artifacts and the complex set of rules that arise from the artifacts' interpretation. Every workplace has a culture in which causal structures drive the organization and in which managers make predictions and take actions based on those structures. The structure, the culture and the corporate entity's engagement in and responses to its environment become codified; how it is done is often reflective of its highest echelon. (Schein2; Deal & Kennedy3)
Corporate cultures usually originate with the company's founder, or with a long-time or especially influential CEO. Examples of these include Southwest Airlines' Herb Kelleher, who encouraged a relaxed and "fun" environment while, at the same time, running an efficient operation that could turn around a recently-landed aircraft inside of 20 minutes. Richard Branson is of this mold also; having somewhere around 300 ventures running under the Virgin umbrella, he delegates authority, entrusting important business decisions and, indeed, entire operations to individuals who share his values of "doing well by doing good" and, more recently (as his latest book's title attests), "screwing business as usual".
John Richard Bell, in his article "Why Directors Should Give a Damn About Culture"4, says:
"Imagine Apple without innovators or Zappos neglecting service or Whole Foods selling a slew of processed foods loaded with saturated fat. Generally, founders instill the culture. And when they are long gone, the culture is left to the CEO to nurture. He or she perpetuates 'the way' or makes changes depending on the environment… I am simply advocating that culture should be as important to a company's Board of Directors as the business strategy. After all, culture is the strategy."
In his 1984 tome Endless Enemies: The Making of an Unfriendly World, Jonathan Kwitny details numerous examples of corporate culture – and thus policy – run amok. Dole and United Brands, among others, effectively leveraged their power to influence US international policy, giving rise to the so-called Banana Republics. Kwitny, in an appearance at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions in 1985 said:
"In 1954, UN Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge lied to…cover up the overthrow…of a democratically chosen government in Guatemala that was seeking to break up the United Brand monopoly; he…concealed the fact that his family were major shareholders of United Brands and that his cousin was a recent president of that company.
I think Henry Cabot Lodge believed that what was good for General Motors – or in this case United Brands – was good for the country." 5
The corporate culture described in the book was supported by governance that legitimated collusion and, in Kwitny's estimation at least, violated free market principles to the detriment of the citizen. It was also a culture in which executives were "fattening their wallets" through close association with and intense pressure on government officials. No consideration was given to what is now termed Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
Fast-forwarding through time, the results of a 2011 governance survey conducted by the National Association of Corporate Directors6 still demonstrates that a small percentage (1.5%) of corporate directors value the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility. The same survey found that just over 11% of the respondents' boards collected data that would allow them to objectively assess ethical risk; boards expressed a sense that disclosure and reporting requirements are "excessive".
The tide may be shifting, however. In that same year, Forbes Corporate Responsibility Best Practices Study found an increase in the number of firms having a CSR policy (defined as maximizing positive impact while minimizing or eliminating the negative). Likewise, the vast majority (86%) of CEOs believe that Corporate Responsibility is an issue of great importance7.
Returning to the Virgin Group, their website states that
"Virgin Group companies are part of one big family rather than a hierarchy. They are empowered to run their own affairs, yet the companies actively help one another, and solutions to problems are often sourced from within the Group. In a sense they form a commonwealth, with shared ideas, values, interest and goals."
This would indicate a significant – although still a minority view – shift in the corporate governance paradigm. In the conventional model, rules that arise from organizations' cultural artifacts are expressed through hierarchy, peer groups, centrality, relationships and environment. The Virgin model, by contrast, runs counter to the majority of these expressions.
There are other signs of movement toward cultures of more transparent and effective governance. In the article How High CEO Pay Hurts the 99% 8, UMass Professor William Lazonick and journalists Ken Jacobson and Lynn Parramore aver that top US executives "rake in obscene sums by not doing their jobs" and delve into how the public might "take control of the business corporation and make it work for the real economy". Tackling the "runaway compensation train" and accountability within corporations' environments would demand entirely different governance and accountability protocols than are being currently employed.
Boards of Directors are being down-sized, modernized and reformulated. They are codifying these changes in their governance and they are responding in varying degrees to the almost-daily articles ranging in subject matter to the benefits of diversity, gender balance, and CSR / Shared Value 9, 10, 11. Tim Carmody, writing for Wired stated: "no matter how successful a company or its stock has become, or how visionary its leadership, investors want input into corporate governance." This sentiment has translated into yet another paradigm shift as evidenced at an Apple shareholders' meeting. Henceforth, stockholders will directly elect the board of directors by simple majority vote. Current directors who do not achieve majority vote will be forced to resign and the company's governance has been amended to codify this change! 12
In the last year, there have been numerous debates as to whether the practice of having the CEO also chair the board and how to potentially utilize succession planning as a catalyst for evolution 13. To spur the evolution of governance along, new organizations are springing up to offer resources to companies seeking them; one such entity, BoardProspects, has adopted the mission of matching prospective board members to appropriate corporations or non-profits. It will, when launched in May 2012, offer tools and educational materials to "propel [boards] into the future" and improve governance. Another organization known as Great Boards determined ten elements to be considered in succession planning; these include objective, metric or evidence-based criteria such as competencies evaluations and skills gap analyses. The protocol also calls for performance-based re-election in addition to term limits.
Board composition can be transformational and there appears to be a redshifting from representational governance to a systems thinking approach. The paradigm that was in play for most of the twentieth century is often viewed as less effective, less transparent, less ethical and less nimble in its ability to support twenty-first century enterprise. Entrepreneurs and innovators are re-writing the rules for conducting business; citizens are demanding a say in the matter. As a culture of transparency, balance and citizenship builds in, it will be codified over time in the governance authorizing and glorifying these values as policy.
1 Common Dreams. "Money Throws Democracy Overboard" Bill Moyers and Michael Winship, February 14, 2012. http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/02/14-4
2 Schein, Edgar H. (2010) Organizational Culture and Leadership, 4th Edition John Wiley & Sons, San Francisco
3 Deal T. E. and Kennedy, A. A. (1982, 2000) Corporate Cultures: The Rites and Rituals of Corporate Life, Harmondsworth, Penguin Books, 1982; reissue Perseus Books, 2000
4 In the CEO Afterlife. "Why Boards Should Give a Damn About Culture" John Richard Bell, May 1, 2012. http://www.ceoafterlife.com/leadership/culture-and-boards/
5 Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, 1985. "Use of the Lie in U.S. Foreign Policy" Jonathan Kwitny
6 National Association of Corporate Directors. "2011 Public Company Governance Survey" http://www.nacdonline.org/Store/ProductDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=3854
7 Forbes "Where CSR Fits on the Board's Agenda" Richard Crespin, February 10, 2012. http://www.forbes.com/sites/csr/2012/02/10/where-csr-fits-on-the-boards-agenda/
8 AlterNet. "How High CEO Pay Hurts the 99%" William Lazonick, April 2, 2012. http://www.alternet.org/economy/154746/how_high_ceo_pay_hurts_the_99_percent?page=entire
9 Reuters. "Why Facebook – and Every Company – Needs a Diverse Board" Lucy P. Marcus, February 8, 2012. http://blogs.reuters.com/lucy-marcus/2012/02/08/why-facebook-and-every-company-needs-a-diverse-board/
10 CNN. "More Women Needed in 'Identikit Boardrooms,' Says CEO" Juliet Mann, February 9, 2012. http://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/09/business/women-in-the-boardroom/index.html
11 US Chamber of Commerce, Business Civic Leadership Center. "So What About the Board?" Nigel M. de S. Cameron http://bclc.uschamber.com/blog/2012-01-11/so-what-about-board (accessed May 14, 2012).
12 Wired. "Apple Gives Shareholders More Input; Will Facebook Get the Message?" Tim Carmody, February 24, 2012. http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2012/02/apple-gives-shareholders-more-input-will-facebook-get-the-message/
13 Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation. "Top Concerns for Directors in 2012" Noam Noked, March 24, 2012. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/corpgov/2012/03/24/top-concerns-for-directors-in-2012/
Misc. Interesting Video Resources on the Web
Bob Sutton vid on organizational behavior
Failing to Success http://blogs.hbr.org/video/2012/04/failing-to-success.html?awid=8068275453268138925-3271