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Features and Columns — May, 2016
The Web Guide for the New Economy
This guide by Marcus P. Zillman showcases the latest world wide web resources for discovering new knowledge on and understanding about developments with regard to the New Economy. The rapid changes in government transparency policies have resulted in the release of large volumes of data pertinent to researchers that public, advocacy and corporate entities are publishing to the web. — Published March 7, 2010
Cloud Computing for Lawyers
This is Nicole L. Black's primer for the legal profession on an emerging technology which is defined as a "type of computing that is comparable to grid computing, [and] relies on sharing computing resources rather than having local servers or personal devices to handle applications. The goal of cloud computing is to apply traditional supercomputing power (normally used by military and research facilities) to perform tens of trillions of computations per second." — Published March 6, 2010
Social media, geolocation and privacy, oh my!
Nicole L. Black highlights how our net activities are carefully monitored and meticulously tracked by some of the biggest players, including Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and Facebook. Our individual online footprints, from the Web sites we visit, the items we purchase, the people with whom we communicate, to the locations where we access the Internet, are extremely valuable commodities that are increasingly sought after. — Published March 6, 2010
Law Firms Now Outsourcers?
With the recent announcement that UK law firm Eversheds will launch its own outsourcing business, Ron Friedmann addresses the question of what exactly is law firm outsourcing, and how does it differ from where lawyers are located. — Published February 20, 2010
FOIA Facts: Why the Wait?
Requesters who are new to using the FOIA statute often complain that they have filed a request within the last month but haven't receive their documents yet. FOIA expert Scott A. Hodes explains that the congressional budgeting process does not specifically provide FOIA operations within an agency a set line item amount. Thus, FOIA Offices usually have limited resources from within their own agencies to fulfill requests. — Published February 20, 2010
Preserving Born-Digital Legal Materials - Where to Start?
Sarah Rhodes discusses the monumental challenge of preserving our digital heritage. She argues that law libraries specifically have a critically important role to play in this undertaking as access to legal and law-related information is a core underpinning of our democratic society. Our current digital preservation strategies and systems are imperfect but tremendous strides have been made over the past decade to stave off the dreaded digital dark age, and libraries today have a number of viable tools, services, and best practices at our disposal for the preservation of digital content. — Published February 14, 2010
Ethics of Legal Outsourcing White Paper
The practical reality for US and UK attorneys engaging in or contemplating Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO) is that the outsourcing of both core legal and support services across the legal profession is nothing new. What is different today with the emergence of the LPO industry is that both core legal and legal support related services are being outsourced to lawyers, law firms and corporations located offshore in countries such as India, South Africa and the Philippines. Mark Ross analyzes how the outsourcing of legal work by a law firm or legal department to a legal outsourcing company or an entity located offshore raises specific issues pertaining to the outsourcing lawyer's ethical obligations to his or her client. — Published February 14, 2010
Effective Project Management: the Art of Creating Scope Statements
Carol A. Watson's discussion of how well-defined scope statements are the key to successful project management continues with this article focused on how all written documentation should be clearly and concisely written, avoiding ambiguities at all costs. — Published February 6, 2010
Business Intelligence Online Resources
This extensive guide by search expert Marcus P. Zillman includes a wide range of sources designed to serve as a foundation for knowledge discovery specific to business intelligence resources on the Internet. — Published February 3, 2010
The Government Domain - Congressional Documents on FDsys: Advanced Techniques
Following up on a previous column in which she introduced FDsys and explained the site's simple search and navigation, this month Peggy Garvin provides an update and introduces more advanced search techniques for the congressional information available on FDsys. — Published January 23, 2010
Wrongful Conviction and Attorney-Client Confidentiality
Interpreting Rule 1.6(b)(1) of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct in the context of wrongful convictions is complicated by evidentiary and practical considerations surrounding the potential use of such information. This article by Ken Strutin examines resources about several notable cases and the scholarly literature analyzing different approaches to resolving this dilemma. — Published January 9, 2010
Google Scholar: A New Way to Search for Cases and Related Legal Publications
Courtney Minick and David Tsai provide an overview of the new features Google Scholar provides for the legal research market. — Published December 30, 2009
Understanding the Limitations - and Maximizing the Value - of eBooks
The holiday season is here, and many signs suggest that thousands of people are finding themselves new owners of electronic book ("eBook") readers. Whether it's an Amazon Kindle, a Barnes & Noble Nook, a Sony Reader, or any of the less heavily advertised devices currently on the market, electronic book readers are being trumpeted as a product that has finally hit the mainstream after years on the bleeding-edge. eBook readers, in fact, do have the potential to radically reshape how books are read. Equally important, according to Conrad J. Jacoby, they are already reshaping how books are bought and owned. — Published December 23, 2009
Project Management - A Law Librarian Survival Skill
Carol A. Watson discusses how effective project management requires considerable thought and preparation before actually initiating the work of the project. Although many of us are eager to jump into the tasks related to a project, it is important to remember that careful planning will provide the groundwork for a successful project outcome. Carol reminds us, "Remember, it takes time to save time," and she will be writing on this overall topic in forthcoming issues of LLRX.com — Published December 22, 2009
A Guide for the Perplexed Part III: The Amended Settlement Agreement
On Friday, November 13, 2009, Google, the Authors Guild, and the Association of American Publishers filed an Amended Settlement Agreement (ASA) in the copyright infringement litigation concerning the Google Library Project. The amendments proposed by the parties are designed to address objections made by the U.S. Department of Justice and copyright holders to the original proposed settlement agreement. This paper by Jonathan Band describes the ASA's major changes, with emphasis on those changes relevant to libraries. — Published December 18, 2009
Deep Web Research 2010
Marcus P. Zillman is a an internet search expert whose extensive knowledge of how to leverage the "invisible" or "deep" web is exemplified in this guide. The Deep Web covers somewhere in the vicinity of 1 trillion pages of information located through the world wide web in various files and formats. Current search engines are able to locate around 200 billion pages. Marcus identifies sources to mitigate the odds on behalf of serious searchers. — Published December 13, 2009
Access to Social Websites in The Legal Environment - Fall 2009 - Part 1: Survey of Law Librarians in Selected Firms, County/State Law Libraries and Law Schools.
To ascertain the current use of social websites/media in law firms, a survey was conducted among Law Librarians entitled Computer Use in Your Organization. In addition to the responses from law firm Law Librarians, several Law Librarians from law schools and county/state government law libraries also responded as did an independent Law Librarian. The opinions of Law Librarians was sought since they are typically among the first professionals in the legal environment to explore, use and recommend new computer innovations and trends useful to attorneys, judges and legal scholars regarding information gathering, information sharing, electronic legal research and current awareness. Part 1 of the Survey details the responses of fifty-six Law Librarians regarding computer use in their organizations. Part 2 will review the responses and take a close look at the implications of the responses and what, if any, patterns can be predicted for 2010. — Published November 30, 2009
Strengthening Forensic Science: The Next Wave of Scholarship
Ken Strutin's article focuses on threads of scholarly literature citing and commenting on the recent National Academy of Sciences report, Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward, and highlights discussions where experts and practitioners rethink the merits of a wide range of forensic issues. — Published November 23, 2009
Bridging the DiGital Divide: A New Vendor in Town? Google Scholar Now Includes Case Law
The November 17, 2009 Google launch of free caselaw searching via Google Scholar is the focus of John J. DiGilio's timely content and resource review. — Published November 18, 2009
Support for the Research Process - An Academic Library Manifesto
This document by Chris Bourg, Ross Coleman, and Ricky Erway can serve as a pathfinder for those professionals seeking to focuses on roles that academic, law and special librarians could undertake in order to better support the research process. — Published November 17, 2009
Free Tools and Applications For More Efficient Online Interaction
Many lawyers understand the importance of networking, but running a law practice takes time and no one ever seems to have enough of it. This factor is one of the main reasons lawyers offer as an excuse to avoid online networking, but Nicole Black proposes how choosing even a few efficient applications from the range of free tools available can streamline and accelerate this marketing process. — Published November 14, 2009
The Government Domain: A Handful of Classics
Peggy Garvin has updated her directory of useful government information resources online, the e-Government and Web Directory: U.S. Federal Government Online. Her research has found that federal web sites do not change as rapidly as users believe. The content on these sites is dynamic, constantly being refreshed and redesigned. However, the sites themselves, the ones that represent so much of the work of the federal government and are selected for inclusion in the book, are fairly stable. — Published October 31, 2009
Using Technology To Estimate, Control And Manage Litigation Document Review Budgets
Conrad J. Jacoby details approaches and exercises that contribute to a successful process for calculating - and staying within - a realistic budget for a litigation or regulatory document review. — Published October 17, 2009
Legal Implications of Cloud Computing - Part Two (Privacy and the Cloud)
As a follow-up to last month's article that provided an overview of cloud computing in the context of significant legal issues, this article by Tanya Forsheit reviews the issues of privacy and cross-border data transfers. — Published October 17, 2009
Pretexting, Legal Ethics and Social Networking Sites
The court decisions, ethics opinions and articles comprising Ken Strutin's guide provide background into current legal thinking about covert investigations, and include recent publications addressing online pretexting as well as the privacy limits of social media. — Published October 5, 2009
Peek: Mobile E-Mail On A Budget
Conrad J. Jacoby discusses his experiences using the Peek mobile e-mail device (Time Magazine's 2008 Gadget of the Year), which he believes is genuinely useful and an excellent value for its cost. — Published September 24, 2009
ILTA 2009: Smaller, Cheaper... Better?
Attorney and legal IT expert Conrad J. Jacoby believes participants in this year's conference were hungry for the knowledge available there, for the ability to see in-depth presentations of products, and to attend personal briefings with high-level vendor-side programmers and product directors. — Published September 23, 2009
After Hours Goes to the Stars
Attorney, food writer, astrologer and Tarot master Kathy Biehl is a long term contributor to LLRX.com. Her new column explores different avenues to understand the collective challenges that have become an integral part of our lives and perspectives over the past couple of years. — Published September 21, 2009
The Art of Written Persuasion: Part V - Improve Your Vocabulary, Improve Your Success
Troy Simpson returns with this fifth article in the series, and investigates the link between having a good vocabulary [lawyers have a speaking acquaintance with around 23,000 words] and being a persuasive lawyer. — Published September 20, 2009
Legal Implications of Cloud Computing - Part One (the Basics and Framing the Issues)
Attorney David Navetta contends that there there will be significant financial pressure on organizations to take advantage of the pricing and efficiency of cloud computing, and if attorneys fail to understand the issues ahead of time there is a serious risk of getting "bulldozed" into cloud computing arrangements without time or resources to address some serious legal issues that are implicated. — Published September 12, 2009


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> I ask because these seem to me to be basic concepts (or primitive types?)
> and both of them have simple ways to represent a boolean (zero and
> empty string respectively being false, all else true).
I didn't comment on this sentence before, and I'm surprised nobody else has either.
So far as I'm concerned, this sort of overloading of values is utterly shoddy. A number is a number, a string is a string and a boolean is a boolean. This sort of overloading is precisely the sort of nonsense enumerated types were invented to resolve. Say we had this sort of situation, in a Pascal-ish language :
const Sunday = 0; Monday = 1; Tuesday = 2; Wednesday = 3;
const False = 0; True = 1;
const Red = 0; Green = 1; Blue = 2;
var who_knows_1, who_knows_2, who_knows_3 : integer
who_knows_1 := Green * Tuesday; who_knows_2 := Blue + True; if (who_knows_1 * who_knows_2 > (Green+Blue*Wednesday)) then who_knows_3 := False else who_knows_3 := True + Sunday;
Now, what on *earth* did any of that nonsense mean ? And don't say "but you'd never code like that". If you overload values that way, that's the way you're coding all the time. And the real killer is that nothing in the world will ever prevent you from writing tosh like that, and nothing will be able to help you as and when it all goes wrong. This is the sort of thing type transfer functions were invented for.
Really. The one really good thing Pascal brought us. Received on Thu Jun 01 2006 - 08:03:01 CDT
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How Winning Ways Can Lift a Nation's Heart
F THE Cheltenham Festival does go ahead later this month, then it will be a hollow victory for racing over the ravages of foot and mouth disease.
Irish trainers have said they will not be coming and, without them and their horses, Cheltenham will lack the vibrancy and soul that makes it so special in the first place.
If there is no Istabraq, then there will be no festival worthy of the name. There may be some races, some trophies and even a Gold Cup to present, but this will not be a proper Cheltenham Festival. Better, surely, to delay the races until the Irish feel safe to come back.
For, while Cheltenham may be in Gloucestershire, the festival is an Irish event. It unites the interest of a country in the way that only sport can, crossing boundaries of class and geography. And that, above all, is what sport is about.
In Adelaide last week, Don Bradman's funeral procession brought a nation to a standstill. As the hearse edged through the city streets, it was greeted with flowers and applause.
A pair of teenagers raised cricket bats to salute him in the manner of a batsman registering his century. An elderly lady wiped back a tear and the prime minister, John Howard, who was visibly upset when commenting on Bradman's death a week ago, joined the private service.
Australia was brought together in grief. A few days later, in a wildly contrasting fashion, England found its own sense of unity when the national football team finally discovered a sense of purpose. When England win a match, the nation celebrates, and when they triumph against a team as well respected as Spain then the celebrations carry an extra potency.
The fact that it was Sven-Goran Eriksson's first match in charge created its own excitement, but the mood of celebration that swept through English football in the aftermath was not just a vindication of the decision to bring in a foreign coach, but a reflection of how much football continues to mean to the British nation.
Sport bonds together this nation just as surely as it does in Australia. It creates passion, argument, loyalty and dissent in equal quantities, and it has developed into a significant aspect of political debate. …


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CES 2013: It's not what you think it is
When people think of CES, they don't immediately think about enterprise communications. After all, CES is the largest "consumer electronics" show, not the largest enterprise communications show.
But CES, because of its size, encompasses many technologies and services outside the traditional consumer electronics market. And BYOD is bringing many consumer technologies into the enterprise.
That is why I'm traveling to Las Vegas next week to cover the show. Certainly, there will be a fair share of cool consumer gadgets. But as the business world increasingly goes BYOD, consumer devices are becoming enterprise devices, whether IT managers want them or not.
New mobile apps will no doubt abound at the show, even though Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) won't be attending this year. Certainly, apps for the Windows Phone 8 and Surface tablet, as well as the iPhone and iPad, will be plentiful at the show.
Broadband as well as connected vehicles will have their own track at CES, evidence of the blurring line between consumer and enterprise communications. Other topics of interest to enterprises include near-field communications (NFC), wireless power products, mobile chip developments, data storage, social media, and IP-based TV.
As our sister publication FierceOnlineVideo reported recently, Interconnect Media Network (IMN) will be previewing its IP-based TV subscription service at CES. "We give you the same experience whether you're on your 65-inch home theater SurroundSound system or you're on your 5-inch phone. You're going to have the same content, the same quality, an HD system, the same bells and whistles and the same channels. We are completely universal across all devices and all software," said Steven Turner, IMN's chief executive officer, in an interview.
CES is also hosting a business insights track. "The retail and enterprise spaces are undergoing major, continuous paradigm shifts around device integration, brick and mortar vs. online retail and appropriate boundaries for using consumer data. These informative, thought-provoking sessions reveal the inside track on the trends and practices that can help you win the future," CES explained on its website.
So there will be plenty of enterprise communications insight to be culled from CES this year. Stay tuned for daily coverage.--Fred


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Shares in India's Godrej Properties Ltd rise as much as 3.5 percent to 197.90 rupees, their highest since Sept. 20, 2013, after the company said late on Thursday that it added a new residential project in Chennai.
"A pick-up in launch activity for Godrej is encouraging and comes after a slow CY13 due to approval issues. Importantly, a shift in project launch mix towards high margin premium projects should aid margin recovery in FY15/16," JP Morgan said in a note to clients.
Godrej shares up 2.54 percent at 196.15 rupees as of 0435 GMT.


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Mahugnon 4 Group
Kanon Lydie did not attend school. She is married to a driver named Waliou. The couple has four children, some of whom attend school and three are dependents. Kanon Lydie lives with her husband and her children. and shares all household expenses with her husband.
To do this, Kanon Lydie has been selling rice at home for the past fifteen years. She gets her supplies from one of Benin's markets.
To strengthen her business and meet with customer demand, Kanon Lydie and the other members of the Mahugnon 4 group are requesting a fifth loan from ALIDé. Previous loans have been correctly repaid.
Additional Information
About AlidéAlidé is a Beninese NGO that works to reduce poverty by offering sustainable access to productive loans like this one in addition to savings, training sessions, and social work to low-income families.
Supporters of this loan should be aware that there is some risk of being repaid late. Because the Beninois Ministry of Finance has imposed restrictions on the amount of money Alidé can send to Kiva, the organization can only send monthly repayments in installments smaller than $13,000. This means that some Kiva lenders may receive their repayments late. However, Alidé remains a healthy institution in good standing with its creditors, and Kiva would like to continue working to support its clients. For more information, please refer to Alidé's partner profile page.
This is a Group Loan
In a group loan, each member of the group receives an individual loan but is part of a larger group of individuals. The group is there to provide support to the members and to provide a system of peer pressure, but groups may or may not be formally bound by a group guarantee. In cases where there is a group guarantee, members of the group are responsible for paying back the loans of their fellow group members in the case of delinquency or default.
Kiva's Field Partners typically feature one borrower from a group. The loan description, sector, and other attributes for a group loan profile are determined by the featured borrower's loan. The other members of the group are not required to use their loans for the same purpose.
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Success!! The loan was 100% repaid
- Repayment Term
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May 13, 2013
ML Game 41
Plush Mills 6
Hagan's Funeral Home 2
Charlie had another strong pitching performance striking out 8 walking 2 and
hitting 1 while giving up only 1 hit to Griffin. Bauwens got the other hit for
Hagans that also drove in 2 runs. Evan Cummings came in relief in the 5th and
was able to keep Hagans from mounting a comeback getting John to fly out with 2
runners on base.
The Retirees were lead at the plate by Ryan Tolintinos 3 run blast, his first of the year, followed up by Anthony Covello 2 rbi triple. Charlie had 2 hits. Tommy C also had a double .Anthony Covello also had several outstanding plays in centerfield. Evan Crow made a nice catch in right field.
Pitch Counts:
Andress – 85
Cummings – 28
Brown – 38
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February 06, 2014 05:00 PM by Stephanie Gustafson
Kim Zolciak has been popping out babies right and left these past few years! Finally, finally, the Real Housewives of Atlanta star is ready to give it a rest. She recently admitted that she and hubby Kroy Biermann are ready to invest in a permanent form of birth control.
Now that she's given birth to twins, Kim Zolciak is ready to bid her baby making days adieu. This means finding a reliable and more importantly, permanent birth control solution. During a recent interview with Life & Style, the reality star admitted, "[Kroy and I will] do something permanent because I'm so fertile!"
Fans of Kim Zolciak immediately assumed that her husband was planning on pursuing a vasectomy. But we're not so sure. After all, the celeb also explained that, while they'd wanted to solve the procreation problem immediately after the birth of their twins, she and Kroy ultimately were forced to wait. "After the babies, my blood pressure was so high. We just didn't do it."
Why would high blood pressure prevent Kroy Biermann from pursuing a vasectomy? This statement seems to suggest that Kim is either currently planning, or, at least, initially planned to have her tubes tied. Then again, when Bravo posted a story mentioning the word 'vasectomy,' Kim had no qualms about retweeting it!
Do you think Kroy Biermann is having a vasectomy? Or will Kim Zolciak have her tubes tied? Is this permanent approach a good solution for the obviously fertile couple? We know you have an opinion and we want to hear it, so feel free to sound off in the comments section below!
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Pictorial History: Mississippi in Architecture, Assembled and Arranged by W.P.A. Historical Research Project
Top left: "Above: The Benson (Keys) home at Fulton, Itawamba County was built in 1836. The low ceiling and the short columns of the porch are a departure from the accepted architectural types of the time in which it was constructed." Top right: "Above: The Herring House at Eddiceton, Franklin County was built 1832. It is a two story building of hand hewn log pegged together covered with surfaced lumber; two storied log houses of this type were uncommon." Center: "Above: The Orr Home, in Fulton, Itawamba County, was built in 1836 for Capt. Beldridge it is notable for the spire which is unusual; it lends a church-like appearance to the building." Bottom left: "William Wheat built this frame house in 1828 in Pearl River County, later it became the home of 'Red Head' Joe Stewart note the massive hand hewed stringer sitting on the log pillars and the extra-dimension floor joists; primative, but in a beautiful setting of 'gray beard' moss, is still good for many more years." Bottom right: "Below: The house shown below had passed the century mark in 1936. Noteworthy are close fitted hewn logs and solid-shuttered windows with the hand-wrought hinges. The chimneys and the lean-to are of more modern times. Thomas Sullivan, built this at Mize (Sullivan's Hollow) and here sired 22 children."


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Actually running WP 3.0.3 but that's not in the options list.
The plugin creates an odd "jumpy" appearance to the site. I assume this has something to do with "width" as it creates an on-off-on-off effect generating and removing a bottom width scrollbar.
I first saw this happening on a friends site and re-confirmed it on my own (although its a little tougher on my site to verify the snow is infact falling since my site is mostly white, the bottom scroll bar issue persists). I'm personally on thesis, but she is/was not and I'm really not sure what her theme is.
I recently recommended the plugin in a blog post (which started this reporting) and in addition to those two sites I also have a commenter telling me that its broke on her site although she has not defined "not working" for me.
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School Board Won't Require Teaching "Arguments Against Evolution"
The Board of Trustees of the Roseville Joint Union High School District decided at its meeting on September 2, 2003, not to enact any district-wide policy on teaching evolution, according to the Sacramento Bee (September 7, 2003). The decision follows months of discussion on the part of the school board and activism on the part of creationists and supporters of evolution education alike.
In the meeting, Assistant Superintendent Steven Lawrence told the board that the district's teachers expressed concern at the idea of teaching "arguments against evolution," which are not part of the state curriculum. Additionally, several students told the board that evolution was not taught dogmatically in the classroom.
But antievolutionists in attendance, including several members of the board, were not satisfied: "[s]cience is its own religion," said Board President Jan Pinney: "Since we're already teaching one religion that's agnostic or atheist, we need the alternative, too."
The discussion culminated with a speech by trustee Jim Joiner, whom the Bee described as impassioned in his opposition to what he called "a blind rush to a moral agenda": "I prefer to have biologists define biology and religious people define religion," he said. "The last people I want to define either one are politicians like us." Decrying a "top-down" approach to curriculum development, Joiner "recommended that people who want to change the teaching of evolution follow the same process used for making other decisions related to classroom instruction -- a process that starts with teachers, administrators and parents at each school."
Larry Caldwell, a local parent who had proposed a draft policy that would require teachers to help students to "analyze the scientific strengths and weaknesses" of evolution, indicated after the meeting that he would pursue his efforts in the individual high schools in the district. Added 9/22/03: Mr. Caldwell requested that we make it clear that he is not advocating the teaching of the Biblical creation story in public science classrooms.
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Giving all for freedom's call
That we may live without reserve."
3. Allow a minute for silent reflection. This is an opportunity to reflect on the meaning of Memorial Day. What are we honoring? What debt of gratitude do we owe to those who gave for our benefit? What can we do to make life better for others?
4. Other participants can come forward with offerings of prayer or tribute.
5. After all offerings, allow a few minutes for silent reflection and meditation. This is a time to think about why we as humans keep repeating the same errors time and time again. How we think we are separate rather than realizing we lead interwoven lives interdependent on each other's offerings and talents.
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All furloughed Air Force employees at Robins Air Force Base have been recalled to work. That's according to a news release from Robins.
The full statement says:
"Air Force employees at Robins who were furloughed are being asked to return to work as early as Monday. Base organizations are in the process of notifying affected workers."
The family of one worker shared with us an email that went out to employees. It reads in part:
"All AFMC Civilians who have been furloughed are to return to work on 7 Oct 13 at their normal shift and duty location. If you are unable to do so, notify your supervisor promptly."
The email to employees said some unionized staff will return Tuesday.
This follows the announcement Saturday from Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel that most, but not all, furloughed civilian employees will be recalled to work this week.
Congress and President Obama passed the Pay Our Military Act just before the government shutdown began on Tuesday. It allowed active-duty military to continue to be paid.
On Saturday, Hagel announced the Department of Defense had reconsidered what that law covered and decided that most of its civilian employees were covered as well.
About half of the 800,000 furloughed federal employees work in the Defense Department.


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Ive seena few posts about drinking/going out and im just at a loss to why so many people feel the need to be smashed out of their brains before they can have a good night?
I use to drink loads before I found out I had medical problems Id go out and eaisly drink a bottle of value vodka because I thought I was having fun, Id be throwing up all over the place, i thought i had the confidence to chat up guys etc but actually i just looked a tit or came across relaly really rude. I would say what I thought I once told a girl 'your a fat slag I dont like you' im not like this i got into fights with people etc.
I totally totally understand that dirnking can be fun you can be stupid, loosen up a bit be a bit more confident but whats the obsession with having to have a drink?
Ive been tetotal for about 2 years and even now when I say I dont drink people look at me like im deformed, they try to force me to drink call me a party pooper. I still go up and dance, make a tit of myself have a laugh I think **** it if you dont like me dancing go away I dont know half the people in the club and will most likely never see them again
Am I missing somebthing byt why is staying sober on nights out such a big deal?
Why do so many people seem so obsessed with having to be drunk to have fun?
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Drinking to have a good night is more what people say! Being tipsy is great, it does give you more confidence However, drinking enough to be drunk when you can't stand or throwing up is past the fun stage! If I don't drink anything and go to a club it seems really skanky and a disguisting place, whereas being tispy I don't notice and go mad dancing haha
I can't drink due to a medical issue - but people tell me that it's good that I don't drink :/
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sometimes drinking can be good if its social etc. But sometimes i go wayyy over the top
The thing is, Im like you, i dont need to drink to have fun. But sometimes drinking helps to forget problems and stresses and you can go totally wild occassionally.
I sometimes go out and dont drink and i have fun. To be honest, for me, its more the company. If im in good company i will have just as much fun drunk as i would sober.
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Im the same I have medical problems so cant drink but when I did drink I drank a hell of alot it was not a good look id be the one dancing on the table or being annoying
It was the realisation that people were laughing at me not with me that stopped me drinking
I also use to binge drink when I was upset when my ex dumped me I went on like a four day bender with my friends I drank so much thinking it ould make me feel better all it did as make me more upset and gave me a banging headache!
It's just part of British culture. There are threads on this subject nearly every day on this forum, and on lots of others, so it's clear there are people who agree with you. If you don't want to drink (much or at all), don't and anyone who thinks they are better than you because of this isn't worth knowing.
They lack a true personality and real soul and need alcohol to make up for their deficiencies
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Romantic and (Not So) Idol Ends, Season 2 Begins!
With JB proving his immaturity as far as dating goes and Mir saying everything he shouldnt, the other guys hardly needed to do anything to maintain spotless images; but, Jun. K was very open with his personality and showed that he is completely obsessive. Now, this might be seen as a cute, and it certainly makes him seem human, but it seems doubtful that his managers would have wanted his image to include how obsessed he is with girls jumping up and down and the color yellow. Specific example aside, it was clear from the show that he fixates on things and thinks about them continuously, which is simply a personality trait, but not one he seems to be conscious of, so it is not something the fans would have seen on a scripted variety show. Hyung-sik is the only one who comes out unblemished, with nothing to be said about him other than that he seems to be a genuinely sweet, romantic, and thoughtful guy. If you are looking for a new bias, check him out, ladies (and gents).
The women maintained neutral images for the entire show, which is impressive considering the circumstances. They were all honest, so don't mistake them not ruining their image as proof of the show being scripted, they simply seemed to know when to shut up when in front of the other people. Seung-ah went through the most difficulties in the show, hands down, and she maintained impressive composure up until the last episode, when she had an impressive break down. I'm not judging because I would have done the same thing she did, as ashamed as I am to admit it.
The least honest person, to me, seemed to be Hyejeong, because although she ended up with Jun. K, and he seemed to like her a lot, her feelings were always unclear. It may be that she was shy, or that the age difference affected her, but more than once it seemed that she was simply going along with the romance and not feeling it honestly herself. She clearly said in some of her interviews that being with Jun K. was somewhat burdensome, so her choosing him in the end seemed more like a default decision than anything.


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Wunderkind Pictures has released the trailer for its new film, Noobz, the story of four gamers on a quest to survive a road trip and win a Gears of War national championship (the Cyberbowl video game championship). They also announced that the film would see a theatrical release sometime this summer. The film stars Jason Mewes (Jay and Silent Bob), Blake Freeman (Gawd Bless America), Moises Arias (Ender's Game), Matt Shively (True Jackson, VP), Zelda Williams, Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers) and Jon Gries (Napoleon Dynamite). There's also a cameo by G4's Adams Sessler.
The film was funded by Ela Lux Media, LLC. It's written and directed by Blake Freeman, and co-written by Marvin Willson, and produced by Wunderkind's Danielle R. Crane, Jason Vu Brown, Shane Duffy and Julie Thomas Knap.
You can learn more about the movie at noobzmovie.com or watch the trailer to your left. We'll leave the criticisms to our readers.


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Gluten Free Stuffing
Enjoy a traditional holiday dish without any worries.Yield:
This recipe combines two kinds of gluten-free bread that is cubed and toasted in a low oven and combined with gluten-free cornbread that is also cubed and toasted before adding the rest of the ingredients and baking. Our family has never stuffed anything in our turkey but onions, celery, garlic and a carrot because we like a drier stuffing to soak up lots of gravy. -- Wendy Gregory Kaho
- 1 cup celery, finely chopped
- 1 cup onion, finely chopped
- 3 tablespoons butter or olive oil or a combination
- 2 teaspoons poultry seasoning or 1½ teaspoons of dried sage and ½ teaspoon of thyme
- 1 ½ teaspoons of salt
- ½ teaspoon of pepper
- 2 tablespoons of dried parsley or add ¼ cup of fresh chopped
- 4 cups of gluten-free bread cubes. (I used about 6 slices of whole grain and 6 slices of white sandwich bread.)
- 2 cups of cornbread cubes (I used ½ pan of Pamela's Cornbread Mix made without sugar. The other half will be frozen and go into the Christmas stuffing.)
- 2 cups of gluten-free broth
- 1 beaten egg
Toast the bread cubes in a 325 oven for 20-25 minutes on a baking sheet turning once.
While the bread is toasting melt butter or add olive oil to a skillet and cook onion and celery until onion is tender. Add the salt, pepper, and poultry seasoning.
Place the toasted bread cubes in a large bowl and add the vegetables and seasonings, the parsley, the broth, and the egg. Stir gently to combine.
Pour mixture into an oiled casserole and bake uncovered for 30 minutes at 350 or until top is lightly browned.
Serve with gluten-free gravy like my mother made before we knew we needed to be gluten free. She always used cornstarch to thicken her turkey gravy like this gluten-free gravy recipe from Argo Cornstarch.
Tips for making gluten-free stuffing:
Use only metal or glass utensils and baking dishes if you don't have a gluten-free kitchen. No wooden spoons or wooden cutting boards that have been contaminated with wheat flour. No stoneware baking pans or cast iron that is porous and can't be cleaned of gluten.
Read labels on packaged broths. Not all are gluten free and may have soy sauce or other gluten-containing ingredients.
Serve gluten-free foods to your gluten-free guests with dedicated serving spoons and preferably away from the gluten-containing foods where serving utensils can get mixed up.
Make gluten-free foods in a freshly cleaned, wiped down kitchen and remove them from the area before you make gluten-containing foods that could contaminate them.
Recipe and photo created by Wendy Gregory Kaho for DietsInReview.com
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What size bird will this stuff?
That is exactly how my mother made gravy too!!
Looks good but I can't get the link to the cornstarch gravy recipe to work.
Who says gf stuffing needs to be boring? I love that you use different types of bread! Great idea. I've used Pamela's cornbread mix - it is fabulous.
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Remember that fun game you played as a kid where you were offered a series of items/people/places and had to find what did not belong? Well this is exactly like that! But with celebrities, so obviously it's infinitely better.
Instead of figuring out which farm animal doesn't eat grass, we're giving you, dear readers, the task of finding which actors in our gallery are not American. Sure, most of them have played an American and most of them don't even have a foreign accent, but can you tell which ones?
Who is from New York? Ryan Gosling or Scarlett Johansson? Click through the gallery to find the 5 fabulous folks who sadly can't ever be President. It shouldn't be too difficult, but keep in mind not all of our "Guess Who Does Not Belong" galleries will be. Tell us the 5 you've picked in the comments and we'll let you know if you've got it right! Happy guessing!


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What are you renting this week? Let us know in the comments! To get you started, here's our look at more than a dozen new releases.
Joss Whedon's TV series Firefly inspired a rabid fan base, myself included. The sci-fi Western featured good-looking, likable characters, witty dialogue, and a breezy pace. The 2005 movie was a thrilling, fitting capstone for a series that ended far too soon, but stands on its own just fine. Previously released on DVD and HD-DVD, the Blu-ray version adds several new features (detailed by Peter Bracke at High-Def Digest). Serenity is buoyant entertainment and rewards repeat viewings. Buy it.
Woman on the Beach
A sublime tale, Woman is a leisurely, dramatic battle of the sexes that's funny and insightful. J. Hoberman of the Village Voice described it as "a rueful tale of karmic irony, self-deceived desire, squandered second chances, and unforeseen abandonment." He noted director Hong Sang-soo's affinities with Eric Rohmer and Albert Brooks "in his deadpan presentation of absurd antics." In Korean with English subtitles. The DVD includes a "making of," interviews, and a trailer. Woman on the Beach is an ideal choice for date night. Rent it.
Directed by Alan Ball (American Beauty, Six Feet Under), this "controversial and polarizing" drama relates what happens to "a 13-year-old Lebanese-American girl living in Texas during the first Gulf War," per our own Eric D. Snider, who was writing in response to an Islamic group's call for a title change. The DVD includes a two-part featurette, "Towelhead: A Community Discussion." Sight unseen (by me), it sounds like a sure cure for a New Year's Day hangover. Rent it.
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Depending on your mood and interests, you should find at least one of these films suitable to rent. I haven't seen this particular batch yet -- I'm leaning toward the Asian titles -- so caveat emptor. All are available only on DVD.
Battle for Haditha
Nick Broomfield, a very talented documentarian (Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer), dramatizes the massacre of two dozen people in Iraq, allegedly carried out by U.S. Marines in retaliation for the death of a fellow soldier by a roadside bomb. Battle received generally positive reviews, but seems to have been drowned out by the avalanche of films about Iraq.
Bloodsuckers From Outer Space
"Farmers in Texas become brainwashed bloodsuckers" in this 1984 direct-to-video zombie parody, featuring the immortal Pat Paulsen in a cameo as the President of the United States. What else do you need for your New Year's Eve celebration? I mean, besides generous amounts of alcohol and a designated driver ...
The Brave Archer
A Shaw Brothers production from 1977, The Brave Archer was the first in a series of four films and starred Alexander Fu Sheng. John Charles at Hong Kong Digital described it as "more romantic, complex, and poetic than the fare often associated with director Chang Cheh ... the quality of the martial arts and the inclusion of some interesting supernatural elements (including a giant snake) make this worthwhile viewing for those wishing to expand their horizons into more traditional Chinese fantasy." I think I'll slot this in for Saturday afternoon.
Gamera the Brave
Do you love giant alien turtles? Me too! This 2006 entry is reportedly more "kid friendly ... but once you get past the lighter approach, Gamera the Brave is still plenty entertaining in its own right," according to Dread Central. If you're inclined to watch football on New Year's Day and have little ones underfoot, consider renting Gamera for them. Then check it out yourself when you need a break from all that pigskin.
Internet Dating
Comedian Katt Williams stars as a lonely bachelor who "creates an Internet dating profile, describing himself as a seven-foot-tall player for the Los Angeles Lakers. The ladies love him online, but they're in for a rude awakening when a five-foot, broke, bicycle-riding date shows up at their door," in the words of distributor Code Black Entertainment. Hmm, probably another candidate to accompany pre-gaming on New Year's Eve.
Live and Become
"Romanian-French director Radu Mihaileanu's ambitious coming-of-age fable is episodic and finally too eventful for its own good," wrote Adam Nayman in Eye Weekly. "But there is still plenty to admire." Family, intolerant countrymen, an identity crisis? If you're worn out by spending time with your family, Live and Become may not be for you, but otherwise it sounds like solid, challenging, arthouse fare. (Releases tomorrow, December 31.)
Do you want to laugh, get frustrated, laugh at a movie star, relive the 80s, or feel uplifted? Here are five choices for all you Blu-ray owners (I'm so jealous!) All five look like rentals to me rather then purchases.
Wedding Crashers
Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams in a very funny comedy. Blu-ray doesn't appear to add anything new to the previously-released unrated special edition DVD.
Event Horizon
I remember absolutely hating this sci-fi horror movie directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, but other people have defended it. In a thin week for horror releases, this might be worth throwing into your Blu-ray player at some point this week -- preferably late at night. With Laurence Fishburne and Sam Neill.
Days of Thunder
I've never watched this all the way through. Yet I keep giggling at the idea of Tom Cruise as race car driver "Cole Trickle," one of the all-time great character names. I might be tempted to pick this up just to get back at my neighbors keeping me up late at night with their music.
Another one I've never had any motivation to watch. Still, I know it has many fans, and you die-hard romantics are welcome to your pleasures. Before picking up the Blu-ray, though, you might want to check Peter Bracke's comments at High Def Digest ("Won't blow you away, but it's worth a look").
The Truman Show
Jim Carrey's best performance ever? The concept is not particularly new, so it's the acting (I also loved Ed Harris and Noah Emmerich, not to forget Paul Giamatti and Philip Baker Hall), directing (Peter Weir), and music (Burkhard Dallwitz with Philip Glass). "Good afternoon, good evening, and good night!"
No fancy gift sets this week, but a couple of reissues caught my eye.
Hellbound: Hellraiser II - 20th Anniversary Edition
I am not a Hellraiser person, so I turn to our resident horror expert Scott Weinberg, who wrote (at another site): "Although it's certainly not the modern classic that the original has become, this sequel earns a lot of points for simply not doing the same old thing. ... if you can stand some truly disturbing gore scenes, then Hellbound is a horror movie that's worth your time." The new edition from Anchor Bay includes the audio commentary and other extras from their previous release, plus three new featurettes, totaling close to an hour of new material.
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
This was a repertory theater perennial in the late 70s and early 80s, I think mainly because Sonia Braga was so sexy. She plays a woman haunted by her sexy (but dead!) first husband after she marries her second husband, a responsible but boring man. The new release from New Yorker Video supposedly features the original director's cut; Bruno Barreto directed.


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...and to confirm that the pencil tops came in both nickel and silver.
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Nickel plate on brass? the one I have has been polished over the years so that, although the M of the monogram is still clear, the crown can only just be made out; the 'bullet' cap, which may or may not be original, now only shows signs of nickel (? - were any silver plated rather than the sterling silver version shown in Sandie's example above? ) plating where it fits into the cartridge case collar and in a dink which the polisher couldn't get into!
Out of interest, do the 'bullet' cap versions marked as 'sterling silver' also carry Hallmarks?
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Not sure whether its plated or solid - but certainly nickel. I have several silver ones, and they carry no more marks than the 'sterling'. The pencils were a replacement item for the lighter, which was discontinued when the Austrian-sourced ceric flints ran out.
If it can be obtained, the definitive article on tins, their manufacture and contents is by Bill Fulton and was published in the WFA Bulletin, No. 80, Feb/ March 2008.
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They used all sorts of reject .303 inch cases to make the pencils. The fact that your one has "PROOF" in the headstamp means it was originally a proof round for testing rifles and machine guns,
Depending on exactly what the headstamp is, it is probably worth nearly as much to a cartridge collector than as a pencil!


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Leaders need to step in on film festival
I am writing to join others in my personal commitment to think deeply and creatively about a way to keep the film festival in our Lewes/Rehoboth community. I challenge local government and business leaders to make the same commitment.
Our annual film festival has broadened, entertained and informed me. Each November I look forward to gathering with other movie fans who discuss stimulating ideas, foreign cultures, creative effects, and the unique human situations that these wonderful movies provide us. There is shared laughter and tears, fear and excitement - a whole range of human emotion and experience is explored and shared with the people in the theater audience.
This atmosphere encourages direct communication and sharing with others. Unlike seeing movies at home or on a hand-held device, the movies chosen for our film festival can bring forth a strong shared experience. These are specially chosen movies and they can change you.
People come here from all over the country in November because it is "the best film festival in the country." Yes, several people told me that last year. Let's all do what we can to save this excellent event!
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To give fans a preview of the album, a new 90 second audio clip is now available at: metalblade.com/dennershermann - where the first single, 'Angel's Blood', can also be streamed, and various pre-order bundles are available now!Read More
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In anticipation of the release of their debut full-length, 'Songs From The Garage', Jim Breuer and The Loud and Rowdy have made the album available for pre-streaming via Pandora.Read More
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After recently completing a European tour with Suffocation and Abiotic, Cattle Decapitation has returned home to release their new video for 'Clandestine Ways (Krokodil Rot)', from their latest album, 'The Anthropocene Extinction'.Read More
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On June 3rd, If These Trees Could Talk will release 'The Bones of a Dying World'. For a preview of the quintet's signature instrumental post-rock, head over to MetalSucks.net now where the new track, 'Berlin', is streaming.Read More
On June 24th, Whitechapel will release their sixth full-length, 'Mark of the Blade', worldwide via Metal Blade Records. For a preview of the album, the new single, 'The Void', is now streaming via EMP!Read More
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Due to unleash their self-titled debut on June 3rd via Metal Blade Records, Poison Headache is now launching their third single, 'Gray Skies', in anticipation of their album's release.Read More
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Millennials' apathy toward Tiffany could have longer-lasting effects on the luxury retailer's revenues, analysts says. » Read More
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San Diego hosts global wireless health meeting
Call it the year of wireless health in San Diego.
It started early this summer when Gary and Mary West donated $45 million to the West Wireless Health Institute in La Jolla. Then in late June, the region played host to a mobile health care summit hosted by the World Economic Forum, the Swiss organization that brings together national presidents, CEOs and scientists to ponder global challenges and opportunities.
Now, San Diego is on the international stage again as the host of Wireless Health 2010, a gathering this week of more than 300 scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs and investors interested in using cell phone technology to treat diseases, manage chronic conditions and lower health-care costs.
The event offers the latest evidence of San Diego's emergence as a wireless health technology hub, said Robert McCray, chief executive of Wireless-Life Sciences Alliance, an industry trade group that organized the four-day conference.
"San Diego is becoming known as the wireless health capital of the world," he said. "The conference reinforces that."
The region's wireless health cluster has sprung up in recent years among the local concentrations of wireless telecommunications companies, biotechnology and medical device firms, medical research institutes and large hospital systems.
Area companies are creating wireless devices and software applications that continuously track vital signs, remind people to take their medication, encourage them to engage in healthy behaviors and alert doctors and nurses when problems surface.
Conference attendees on Wednesday will hear from Irwin Jacobs, co-founder of wireless telecommunications giant Qualcomm, and Dr. Eric Topol, a renowned cardiologist who heads Scripps Health's Translational Science Institute in La Jolla.
Panel discussions are planned on human motion monitoring, using wireless health devices in developing countries, remotely tracking the health and safety of first responders during emergencies and mobile health care in the Army.
"It has an 'A' list of people who are going to really put San Diego clearly on the map," said Darrel Drinan, president and chief executive of PhiloMetron in San Diego. "It's a big deal."
Much of the attention this week will focus on the 20 peer-reviewed research papers being presented by scientists from the University of California Berkley, Boston University, the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and other institutes.
One of the papers will come from Yu Mike Chi, a third-year electrical engineering graduate student at the University of California San Diego who built a small wireless device that can track heart activity through layers of clothing.
The sensor picks up tiny electrical pulses that are conducted through the body by cardiac muscles. To make sense out of the weak currents, the device uses sophisticated electronics and complicated algorithms to amplify the interpretation of the electron stream.
Cardiac monitoring has attracted the attention of many researchers and entrepreneurs in the wireless health space for two main reasons.
Wireless technology offers a more convenient and potentially less costly alternative to traditional electrocardiography, which requires large, expensive equipment temporarily wired to patients while they are confined to hospital rooms or their homes.
And with the population aging, more people will need the diagnostic services in the coming years, creating a lucrative opportunity for those who create cheaper and more convenient ways to run the tests.
Chi is betting his invention will find a place in that mix.
He licensed the technology from UCSD, and he created a company, Cognionics, to develop the sensors into a commercial device.
"Right now, I'm focused on business development, pursuing federal grants and lining up contracts, so that after I graduate, we can go full speed," Chi said.
The conference could produce the kind of chemistry needed to connect innovative developers, such as Chi, with the investors who have the money to bring their ideas to market.


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Services Procurement Still Largely Fragmented at Most U.S. Companies, According to New Provade White Paper
SAN MATEO, Calif., Dec. 2, 2010 – Most companies lack a standardized process for managing project-based services despite a high level of spend in this area, according to the "Services Procurement Toolkit" released today by Provade Inc., a leading Vendor Management System (VMS) technology provider.
The document notes that many businesses use a manual, non-standard process for Statements of Work, resulting in limited control over the quality and pricing of services. The multi-step toolkit is designed to give procurement leaders guidance on creating an effective, centralized program for procuring and managing SOW-based services.
"Frequently, businesses make contingent labor – contractors staffed on a time and materials basis – their initial priority when it comes to managing services procurement," said Provade President and CEO Edward Jackson. "However, industry data suggest nearly half of companies have short-term plans to broaden their programs to include more complex, project-based work to gain visibility and control over the entire services continuum and generate additional savings."
The Provade toolkit offers concise insights on establishing a comprehensive services procurement program, including these key considerations:
- Creating a value proposition that helps deliver buy-in from stakeholders in multiple areas of the organization
- Analyzing key business unit spend and identifying best practices that will drive future services selection
- Understanding different options for managing SOW spend, from using a Managed Service Provider (MSP) to operating the program internally
- Choosing a VMS technology partner that can handle the complexity of SOW transactions and provide robust analytics to enable continuous improvement
Representatives from Provade, whose VMS solution helps companies manage contingent labor as well as SOW spend, will offer the toolkit at table 18 of the 11th Annual ISM Services Conference in Phoenix today. The document is also available online at provade.com/sow.
About Provade
Provade, Inc. delivers the only enterprise Vendor Management System (VMS) for global workforce spend management. Provade's Software as a Service (SaaS) solution helps businesses achieve efficiency and measurable savings in their staffing, statement of work (SOW) and services spend. Leveraging best in class technology, Provade VMS delivers business process flexibility, robust analytics and complete integration with ERP systems. For more information, visit www.provade.com.
About ISM
As the oldest and largest supply management institute in the world, the mission of the Institute for Supply Management™ (ISM) is to lead supply management. By executing and extending its mission through education, research, standards of excellence, influence building and information dissemination – including the renowned monthly ISM Report On Business® – ISM continues to extend the global impact of supply management. ISM's membership base includes more than 43,000 supply management professionals in 75 countries. Supply management professionals are responsible for trillions of dollars in the purchases of products and services annually. ISM is a member of the International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management (IFPSM).


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Lopez vote against SB 229 equals hypocrisy
Sen. Ernesto Lopez is fond of claiming his steadfast support for children and their educational needs and has touted the need for "instruments to measure success and failure that are fair and equitable across the board." Thus his recent vote against SB 229 smacks of hypocrisy.
This bill, which passed the Senate overwhelmingly and now moves to the House, would exempt students with severe learning disabilities (IQ 50 or under, severe dyslexia, autism, or multiple disabilities) from the required standardized tests, contingent upon parental and school consent. Forcing learning-challenged students to submit to a test they have no chance to pass not only wastes precious educational time and resources but unfairly consigns to failure those we hope to encourage.
Academic improvement is still the goal for these students; the bill also provides for more appropriate approaches to ongoing measurement of their progress. Perhaps this provision wasn't sufficiently hardline, bureaucratic, and one-size-must-fit-all for Senator "Party Line" Lopez.
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MADISON, WI, January 6. "WHAT better way to make a mother proud than by following in her footsteps at the University of Wisconsin?"
This was the question asked by Brian Lee as part of the school's celebration of 30 years of women's intercollegiate athletics in UW-Madison.
Not by having the same major, or living in the same dormitory or joining the same sorority, but by also being a member of the swimming team.
Thirty-two years ago, Jean (Beyler) Brager joined the UW club swimming team and continued with it when it became a varsity sport in 1974. Her second-oldest daughter, Kristy, has carried on the swimming torch as a freshman on the squad this year.
"I'm thrilled," Jean said. "I tried not to influence Kristy where to go, but I'm happy she ended up at Wisconsin."
Although the end results were the same, the paths the two took to become Badger student-athletes were quite different.
Jean grew up in Madison, Wis., where she and all the neighborhood girls decided to try out swimming when they were about eight years old. Fortunately, the city had many community pools that other cities did not have, affording the girls an opportunity to try out the sport.
"A lot of my friends my age wish they had similar opportunities," Jean said.
However, by the time the girls entered high school, they had to quit because only the boys had prep teams back then.
Kristy, on the other hand, started competitively swimming at age seven and continued on throughout high school while picking up soccer and basketball along the way. Both she and her sisters Laura (a senior swimmer at UW-Green Bay) and Katlyn (a junior swimmer in high school), all of whom were raised in Green Bay, Wis., got involved in the sport through their mom.
They always received never-ending support from their parents and were encouraged to try out all sorts of activities.
When it came time to choosing schools, Kristy knew her mom wanted her to attend UW but realized "ultimately the decision fell upon me."
"I did consider swimming at UW-Green Bay with Laura, but I wanted to try it at UW," Kristy said.
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The team's schedule includes dual meets and invitationals against some of the top programs in the nation, including Arizona and Texas.
During the club days, the team would practice twice a week and compete against other state schools' club teams on Saturdays.
When the women's swimming was elevated to varsity status on July 1, a whole new world opened up. Swimmers were given suits, letter jackets, paid travel expenses and even a banquet at the Field House.
"(The change) was dramatic," Jean said. "We had two-a-day practices and weightlifting. We started swimming against other Big Ten schools. It wasn't overwhelming, but it was pretty intense."
Added Kristy: "My mom told me stories from the transition from club to varsity and how far women's athletics have come since she was here. It's important that women's athletics have made strides.
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I remember seeing a news story a long time ago about a car that crashed through the window of a convenience store and came to rest on top of a young girl, just to be lifted off her by a passerby. There are similar stories across the country, including this one here about an ordinary father who did the same thing. These people are admittedly not Olympic powerlifters, nor do they throw around huge weights everyday at the steelyard. Rather, they are ordinary people, able to summon extraordinary strength because of the nervous system and hormonal changes that occur when one is placed in an extremely stressful or dangerous situation. Ever been chased by bees? You probably ran faster at that moment than you ever will again.
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"Confession of our faults is the next thing to innocence." -- Publilius Syrus, Maxim 1060 (First Century b.c.)
I'd rather be a Catholic than a cigarette company. Confessions are done in private, and priests (and God) are more forgiving of past transgressions than the Justice Department (and judges.) As Catholic On-Line explains it, "The basic requirement for a good Confession is to have the intention of returning to God like the "prodigal son" and to acknowledge our sins with true sorrow before the priest." Once a Catholic has confessed to a specific sin in the privacy of the Confessional, the appropriate punishment is imposed by the priest and the penitent can go on about his/her business confident that the transgression has been forgiven. The Pope's confessional is a kind of one stop shopping for forgiveness whereas the legal confessional, at least as interpreted by Judge Gladys Kessler of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, more closely resembles Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter.
In 2006 Judge Kessler issued a final judgment in a civil RICO (Racketeering) case that the Department of Justice brought against the tobacco industry as a whole. She said tobacco companies violated civil racketeering laws and defrauded the American people by lying for decades about the health risks of smoking and their marketing to children. In her 1682 page opinion she said that:
"the Court will order Defendants to make corrective statements about addiction (that both nicotine and cigarette smoking are addictive); the adverse health effects of smoking (all the diseases which smoking has been proven to cause); the adverse health effects of exposure to ETS [environmental tobacco smoke](all the diseases which exposure to ETS has been proven to cause); their manipulation of physical and chemical design of cigarettes (that Defendants do manipulate design of cigarettes in order to enhance the delivery of nicotine); and light and low tar cigarettes (that they are no less hazardous than full-flavor cigarettes). Within sixty days of the issuance of this opinion and order, both parties will submit a proposal for the exact wording of these statements. After the Court approves particular statements, Defendants must publish such corrective statements in newspapers and disseminate them through television, Within sixty days of the issuance of this opinion and order, both parties will submit a proposal for the exact wording of these statements."
All the appeals have now been exhausted, Judge Kessler's opinion is final and the Justice Department has come up with proposed language that has been made public over the tobacco companies' objections.
Some of the Justice Department proposals as to what the cigarette companies must say in their ads and on cigarette packages are in the nature of a confession that might be heard by a priest in a confessional. One suggested confession says: "We falsely marketed low tar and light cigarettes as less harmful than regular cigarettes to keep people smoking and sustain our profits. We knew that many smokers switch to low tar and light cigarettes rather than quitting because they believe low tar and lights are less harmful. They are NOT." Another says: "We told Congress under oath that we believed nicotine is not addictive. We told you that smoking is not an addiction and all it takes to quit is will power. Here's the truth: Smoking is very addictive. And it's not easy to quit."
Not all the suggestions are in the nature of confessions. Some simply describe the hazards posed by the cigarette. One, for example, says: "A federal court is requiring tobacco companies to tell the truth about cigarette smoking. Here's the truth: . . . Smoking kills 1,200 Americans. Every day." Another says: "Just because lights and low tar cigarettes feel smoother, that doesn't mean they are any better for you. Light cigarettes can deliver the same amounts of tar and nicotine as regular cigarettes." Another says: For decades, we denied that we controlled the level of nicotine delivered in cigarettes. Here's the truth: Cigarettes are a finely-tuned nicotine delivery device designed to addict people; We control nicotine delivery to create and sustain smokers' addiction, because that's how we keep customers coming back; We also add chemicals, such as ammonia, to enhance the impact of nicotine and make cigarettes taste less harsh; When you smoke, the nicotine actually changes the brain-that's why quitting is so hard." This last statement is so detailed that it is probably similar to what a murderer might come up with when confessing sins in a Confessional.
March 3 will have been an exciting day. That is the deadline for the tobacco companies to respond to the language proposed by the Justice Department. It is not often the sinner has a chance to weigh in on the kind of punishment that is appropriate. Priests do not ask confessors how many Hail Marys they think are appropriate for the sins to which they've confessed. My guess is Judge Kessler, like a priest, will not give the sinners' suggestions much weight.
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Agbonlahor: Fans will be with us all the way during survival battle
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"It's when they see people not giving it that they will turn.
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"I think if you ask any Villa fan they are going to be worried with our situation at the moment.
"But they watched the game against Newcastle and they knew we gave 100 per cent.
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Paul Lambert's side surged to a 2-0 first-half lead against West Brom 12 days ago but let their advantage slip after the break.
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"It was the other way round against Newcastle," said Agbonlahor.
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