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A fugitive who barricaded himself in an east-side apartment Thursday was found dead by SWAT officers.
The man, whom authorities described as armed and dangerous, shot himself, said Sgt. Chris Widmer, a Tucson Police Department spokesman.
The man, whose name was not released, was staying at his ex-girlfriend's apartment in the 7600 block of East Callisto Circle, said Widmer.
He was wanted on an arrest warrant out of Las Vegas for robbery and kidnapping. He also was wanted on a warrant out of Maricopa County, Widmer said.
Widmer said he did not know the circumstances regarding the Maricopa County charge.
The standoff between the man and U.S. marshals, who attempted to arrest him, began shortly before 11 a.m., said Widmer.
East Tanque Verde Road from North Dos Hombres Drive to East Wrightstown Road was shut down in both directions for several hours.
TPD's SWAT team broke into the apartment at 4:26 p.m. and found the man dead.
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Border agents seize $50,000 in cash
A Rio Rico man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of trying to smuggle $50,000 into Mexico through the Nogales port.
Rene Becerra-Portillo Jr., 22, was stopped for further questioning, and federal agents found the unreported currency in a fast-food restaurant bag he was carrying, according to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection news release.
Becerra-Portillo was dressed in a fast-food restaurant uniform.
The cash was seized, and Becerra-Portilo was turned over to federal authorities.
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Border drug tunnel shut down in Nogales
A cross-border drug-smuggling tunnel under construction was discovered Tuesday during a routine inspection of the main storm drain system in Nogales, Ariz., and was shut down by authorities on both sides of the border, according to a news release.
Authorities found tools inside the ventilated 160-foot long tunnel that was roughly 2 feet wide and 3 feet high. Investigators believe the tunnel, in the final stages of construction, would have exited on the U.S. side through a public parking lot near the Dennis DeConcini port of entry, the release from Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations said.
About 153 feet of the tunnel were in Arizona and 7 feet were in Mexico, the release said.
No people or drugs were found in the tunnel. Federal authorities have shut down six cross-border tunnels in the Nogales area this fiscal year.
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COLUMBIA (WACH) -- It TMs a $7 million project aimed at improving the city's water system along Gervais Street.
Officials say the water rehabilitation project includes installation of temporary water lines, cleaning out the old pipes and installing pipe walls with cement.
Mayor Steve Benjamin spoke with members of the Midlands Utility Coordinating Committee about the project Thursday.
Some of the members represent area utility companies like Time Warner Cable, AT&T and SCE&G.
Whitney Black is the co-owner of Whit-Ash, a furniture store along Gervais Street.
Black says this project it's important to replace the old city pipe system.
Mayor Steve Benjamin says the project will be like a stimulus project for the Midlands and it will help improve water services delivery.
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CTA President Dean Vogel and Lou Paulson, president of California Professional Firefighters, read "Boris Ate a Thesaurus" to Susan Lopez's first-grade class at Nicholas Elementary in Sacramento.
Once again, Read Across America has inspired children of all ages to sink their teeth into a good book. Educators and parents were joined by firefighters, professional athletes, news anchors, city officials and community members in reading events celebrating Dr. Seuss's birthday on March 2.
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Pittsburgh, PA (PRWEB) February 21, 2014
Native traditions continue to be popular with Americans of every origin. Because of the creativity of an inventor from Jersey City, N.J., people of Hindu background now have another way to connect with their heritage.
She is presenting TRADITIONAL RELIGIOUS EATING UTENSILS as a way to enhance enjoyment and interaction among people of Hindu background. As such, it helps users feel at home while eating a meal at an Indian social gathering. It also promotes a comfortable atmosphere for guests at Hindu weddings and other religious ceremonies.
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DOVER — The Hillsborough County Fair will be held the weekend of Nov. 5, at the new fairgrounds at State Road 60 and Sidney Washer Road, fair association president Betty Jo Tompkins said.
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It's An Origami Night at the Museum
Kick off the holiday season at the Museum this weekend with a visit to the Museum's Origami Holiday Tree, now on view in the Grand Gallery (first floor).
Project to Digitize Darwin's Writings on Evolution Nearly Halfway Complete
Almost half of the famous naturalist's manuscripts on the theory of evolution are now available on the Museum's site.
November 22–23 A Potpourri of Science, Arts, and Culture
Don't let the weekend fly by without doing something new.
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More than a decade after launching the Rosetta Mission, the European Space Agency landed a probe on the surface of a comet last week.


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Know how we've been talking about The Book of Mormon for the past, oh, year or so? And about how good it is? Then we have to mumble, "By the way, the entire run is sold out." All 15 shows.
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By ADEOLA ADENUGA
His love has faded in me, I can't live with a monster anymore, my body has scars all over as a result of his beatings".
With these emotional words, Mrs. Modupe Olubayo urged an Orile -Agege Grade 'B' Customary Court, Lagos, to dissolve her four -year-old marriage to Dehinde Olubayo, a professional footballer, on the grounds of threat to life and frequent beating. Olubayo denied the allegations.
According to him, the wife wants to leave him after finishing his money. The 28-year-old woman, who lives at 33, Omidokun Street, Agbado, Lagos, told the court that her marriage to her husband was not peaceful. "My husband doesn't care for me and the children. He doesn't give us money. Rather, he steals from the little I have", she said.
"He is lazy and not ready to work. All he knows how to do is sleep, eat and derives pleasure in beating me. Olubayo talks anyhow to my mother and once fought her. Any time I ask for feeding allowance, he responds with slaps, and then beats me so hard."
The applicant told the court that she had made up her mind to dissolve the marriage.
The mother of three asked the court for the custody of the children.
The 39-year-old man, of 17, Kelani Street, Orile-Agege, denied the allegations. "I am a professional footballer. I was in training for four months in Ghana when my wife threatened to kill herself if I did not come home", Olubayo said. "Because I love my wife, I terminated the contact I had with my club and came to Nigeria.
She told me that she didn't want me to leave her for a night, so I looked for another job but couldn't find. I spent all the money I had on her and when the money finished, she refused to assist me in providing for the family. She nags a lot, talks too much and she is materialistic. If she wants to leave me, no problem, life goes on". Court President, Mr Joseph Adewusi, adjourned the case for further hearing.


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Hood River, OR (December 30, 2013) — Dakine's new winter 2015 collection is designed to take you from the deep snow of the backcountry to vibrant urban landscapes. Each style is thoughtfully engineered with a fusion of essential features, proven quality and uncompromising performance. Highlights include the big mountain collection of snow packs, outerwear and gloves; the DLX travel series for men and women created with maximum accessibility and function in mind; an expansion of the heritage line of packs and bags for men with added versatility; and the new women's Cascade collection of bags featuring unique designs with elevated simplicity.
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Saudi Prince lashes out at Lebanese PM, calls Hariri thief
Saudi Prince Sultan Bin Turki, a nephew of King Fahd, has criticized the Kingdom's policy of granting loans to Lebanon and called Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, a thief. Sultan accused Hariri of having spent Saudi money on private purchases, including a Boeing 777, instead of investing it in public projects, reported UPI.
While many Saudi nationals suffer poverty, their government has given "hundreds of millions of dollars to the servant thief to buy fancy private planes," stated the prince. Rivalry between branches of the Saudi royal family is thought to be the cause behind this extraordinary flare-up.
In anoher unexpected move, Sultan has recently allied with the billionaire Saudi Prince Walid Bin Talal, who is reportedly gearing up to become Lebanon's next prime minister. — (menareport.com)
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Top Headlines
- Lebanese former PM says Hezbollah must go
- Hariri assassination: Lebanese opposition leaders blame Syria, Damascus condemns
- Hariri Calls for Lebanese Housecleaning
- Hariri and Rai to talk presidential impasse in Rome
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WildTangent's Sean Vanderdasson on why its curated and rental game service is ideal for Android
Operating in a similar way to PC, it's partnering up with OEMs and carriers to embed its curated games platform on Android tablets and smartphones.
Out of the box
Its biggest deal to-date has been with T-Mobile USA, while its service is available in Europe on Sony's Tablet S and Tablet P.
Of course, consumers can also download the WildTangent app directly onto their device, although only if they've enabled downloads from unauthorised sources. The app counts as being an app store; something Google doesn't allow to be distributed via the official Android Market.
"We'll keep on talking to Google. Maybe it will see the light," jokes senior vice president Sean Vanderdasson.
As he points out, a curated service - such as that offered by WildTangent - is all about providing a great user experience; not a term often used to describe the jumble sale approach on Android Market.
"It's a free-for-all; not the most joyous experience for consumers," Vanderdasson argues.
"We're providing top quality content, ranging from brands such as Fruit Ninja, Guerilla Bob and Doodle Jump, as well as looking for upcoming games."
WildTangent adds around 10 new games per week, ensuring all part of its value chain - OEMs, developers and consumers - have the best experience.
Easy access
More than just offering games though, the company's real expertise is in the flexible way it makes them available.
These range from free play and daily rentals to advertising-led offers, outright purchases or a combination therein. For example, after a certain number of daily rentals, some games are purchased outright.
"Rental reduces the risk for consumers and means we don't marginalise the IP," Vanderdasson says. "You can try all our games for free. We're the only service that's offers this."
This is enabled as the company has its own ad network, BrandBoost.
Used for casual PC games, as well as within WildTangent channels, it incentivises gamers to 'engage with an advertiser', typically watching a video to unlock content, whether than be a day's rental or a virtual item.
This is backed up by WildTangent's in-game currency WildCoins, which can be bought in packs, gained as part of a monthly subscription, or earned via BrandBoost.
Sweet taste of success
Launched in October with the T-Mobile deal, Vanderdasson is excited about the future.
"We expect Android to be kicking off in 2012, especially as we see Ice Cream Sandwich tablets and smartphones coming to market," he says. "I think it will significantly improve the user experience."
The company also expects to be pushing out into Europe, extending its currently English language service more widely.
But the opportunity isn't without its hazards.
"There are a lot of moving parts in this market," Vanderdasson warns. "We'll grow where it's appropriate. We're not going to push out mediocre product."
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Why Do So Many Mexican Pedestrians Get Run Over?
DEAR MEXICAN: You mocked and didn't answer the legitimate questions raised in a letter to you a couple of weeks ago, about the guy who didn't see a rosy future for a Mexican-led America. The writer correctly referred to serious problems in the Hispanic community, such as poor academic performance and births out of wedlock. Instead of responding in a way that showed that you, too, see there are problems that need to be recognized and addressed to reverse the desperate state of Latinos in America, you brushed off the writer by referring to him as "your kind." How can we solve the problems when people like you won't even admit to these serious cultural issues and, in fact, disparage those who bring them up?
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DEAR MEXICAN: Why do Mexicans drag their ass when crossing the street? I have noticed that wherever I go in Orange County, when a Mexican is crossing the street and folks are waiting for them to clear the crosswalk, they seem to slow their already slow asses down just because they know the cars have to wait. Is this simply a ploy to piss off people who are in a hurry? Because it's working. I have also noticed this is a peculiarly Mexican trait, Asians, blacks and whites actually briskly walk across the street when they see someone waiting for them. For a race that seems to be all about respect, it seems pretty disrespectful.
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DEAR CARROS: They're slowing down not because they want to disrespect commuters, but because they don't want to die. The Federal Highway Administration of America's The Pedestrian and Bicyclist Highway Safety Problem As It Relates to the Hispanic Population In the United States found that Latinos make up 16.3 percent of pedestrian fatalities, with Mexis making up nearly 65 percent of that stat—both stats are about par for Mexi representation in this country, so it's not exactly an epidemic. While the report did find fault with Latinos importing the traffic laws of their home countries to el Norte, it also reported that these pedestrians found "a lack of respect from drivers" most of the time that led to accidents. So, sí, our raza is all about the respect, but we give it when you're not running us over.
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New alternatives to room keys, the future of hotel accommodation, Austrian Airlines returns to Baghdad and more. Here are the stories that travellers are buzzing about:
Hotels explore new ways to unlock doors
In an attempt to improve customer service and reduce the amount of time it takes to check in, some hotels chains are adopting alternate forms of room keys, the Wall Street Journal reports. New alternatives to standard keys include Hyatt guests using loyalty cards as permanent keys and Hilton Worldwide guests using their cell phones to unlock doors. Most new methods are still in testing phases in select hotels, but the chains are hoping to expand their use soon.
Travelodge looks into future sleep improvement
While some hotel chains are exploring ways to improve guests' experience immediately, Travelodge is looking into the future. The budget hotel chain has invested funds to hire a "futurologist" to conduct an "engineering-based" study into how technology may change hotel accommodation by 2030, the Telegraph reports.
Among the more interesting hypotheses of the study: Inception-like dream control, the ability to learn new languages in our sleep and "remote virtual love-making" to allow guests to "connect with their partner" while away from home, complete with lenses "to change the image of their partner" without the other person knowing. Apparently, the honeymoon suite is getting a complete makeover in the future.
Austrian Airlines returns to Baghdad
After a 21-year hiatus, the European airline landed in the Iraqi capital yesterday to become the first major Western carrier to resume flights to Baghdad, the Associated Press reports. Adding to the six weekly flights it's been flying to the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, Austrian will head to Baghdad three times a week, with flights costing about $1,200. Multiple airlines cancelled plans to return to Baghdad in the past, and Stockholm-based Nordic Airways ran brief service in 2009 before losing its operating licence a month later. It will be interesting to see whether Austrian Air will get enough business to continue service.
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Here we see my iPhone 3GS inside the Mophie case and being charged by the internal battery. Just a side note - I get very poor signal in my apartment and this has nothing to do with the Juice Pack Air case. In the third photo, you can see the blue battery LEDs that I mentioned earlier. The Mophie battery was fully charged in this picture.
As for testing, I opted against doing any "hard numbers" test for the simple reason that it would be nearly impossible to get consistent results. I use my phone a good bit during the day and have no control over who calls or sends me a text, all of which would totally throw off any test results.
Instead, I decided to simply use the Juice Pack Air over the course of a few weeks. This included daily phone, text, music, Internet and email usage - basically everything I would normally do. I also took a mini vacation last weekend and used the phone extensively to keep me occupied during the car ride to and from our destination.
With a fully charged Juice Pack Air, on average I was able to give my iPhone 3GS a 65-70% recharge. As I mentioned earlier, I am new to the 3GS and it sucks down a whole lot more power than my 1st generation phone did. So much so that I had a tough time making it through a full day of normal usage. With the Juice Pack Air, I never ran into this issue, even with heavy usage throughout the day. I don't know about you, but this alone is reason to pick up the Juice Pack Air.
Aside from the internal battery, the Air also works well as a form-fitting case. Although bulky, the case has a sleek and fitting design that meshes well with Apple's phone. While it doesn't protect the delicate screen of the iPhone, it does fully cover almost every other inch of the device, preventing it from getting scratched, scuffed or otherwise damaged. I'm not too sure how well the Air would handle a fall onto a hard surface and I wasn't exactly going to find out on purpose either.
According to Mophie, the Juice Pack Air is good for over 500 full power cycles which should last the average user a couple of years at least. The Juice Pack Air has built-in short circuit, over-charge and temperature protection, is backed by a full 1 year warranty and is the first Apple certified attached battery in the world.
There really isn't too much I disliked about the Juice Pack Air. The added size and weight will certainly be a turnoff for some people who love the sleek, lightweight design of the iPhone. While I can totally see this as being a legitimate issue for some, it really didn't bother me that much. Having a larger phone to grip when texting, surfing the net and placing calls was actually quite nice.
Using the supplied USB cable, the Juice Pack Air + iPhone combo is able to interface with iTunes and charge both the internal battery and the iPhone's battery without issue. So really, there is no need to ever take the phone out of the case unless you want to mount the phone in a speaker dock or something similar.
The outer shell of the Air did get a little warm when charging the iPhone, but certainly not enough to worry with. I had no problems accessing the headphone jack or volume controls, although the silent ringer switch was sometimes a bit difficult to switch from silent back to ring. This could also be partially due to my very short fingernails.
Installing the phone in the case was very easy but things were a little more difficult when trying to remove the phone from the bottom half as there wasn't really much to grip onto when trying to slide it out. It will eventually come out, but it might take more than a quick second.
I do wish Mophie would have one-up'ed Apple and provided a cable with real-world length - you know, something longer than 33" or less than 3'. Seriously.
As of writing, the Mophie Juice Pack Air retails for $79.95 which is a bit more than your standard case, but then again those don't offer an internal battery.
If you find yourself draining your iPhone 3G / 3GS battery before day's end and a car charger / extra wall charger doesn't fit into your busy lifestyle, the Juice Pack Air is virtually a necessity. It has certainly found a home with my 3GS and won't be going anywhere anytime soon.
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The Boston College football team was once a force to be reckoned with in the ACC, due in large part to former Eagle slinger and current Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan.
Since Ryan's departure, things have started to change for the Eagles. Without an NFL-caliber quarterback, BC has turned to its star running back Montel Harris to carry the load, and up until he got himself thrown off the team, he was doing just that.
After putting the team on his back for three consecutive seasons, the Eagles will now be without their leading rusher, as Harris was dismissed from the team Tuesday morning by head coach Frank Spaziani due to violations of team policies.
"Montel Harris has been permanently dismissed from our football team due to a repeated violation of team rules," Spaziani said. "We are grateful for his contributions the past four seasons and will support him in completing his degree requirements and in his future pursuits."
Harris started for the Eagles as a true freshman back in 2008, where he ran for 900 yards, breaking the school's freshman rushing record. Harris' time with the Eagles was nothing less than extraordinary, as he earned All-ACC honors in his sophomore and junior seasons, finishing with 3,735 rushing yards along with 27 touchdowns, making Harris the all-time rushing leader in Boston College history.
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Interests of Strengthening Isokinetic Upper Extremity Hemiparetic Sequelae in Patients
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Stroke (CVA) is the leading cause of death and the leading cause of disability in developed countries as in developing countries (WHO, 2000). In the aftermath of a stroke, patients keep a permanent disability in 75% of cases and only one quarter of them is able to resume work. The post stroke sequelae are sensory-motor and cognitive.
According to literature data, 75-83% of patients who survive a stroke learn to walk only 25 to 45% recover use of their upper limb in activities of daily living (Friedman, 1990).
The existence of a phase called "plateau" in motor recovery after stroke has been suggested (Colautti, 2001). This would occur beyond the 4 th month and would correspond to a phase where the rehabilitation techniques used in the subacute phase are deemed less effective. Recently, Page (2004) speculated that this plateau phase is rather the consequence of adaptation to the type of patient follow-up training and not that of a limit to the possibilities of recovery. In an observational study on the recovery of upper limb conducted over a period of 4 years, Broeks (2004) showed a possible recovery beyond 16 weeks post stroke. The results of studies on different techniques for rehabilitation of chronic stroke patients tend to confirm the hypothesis of page. Therefore, varying the training parameters (type, intensity, frequency) could improve the functional capabilities of these patients, even at a distance of stroke.
Strength training is part of the management of hemiparetic patients. The results of several studies show an improvement in muscle strength and functional ability to walk after a building program isokinetic lower limb (Sharp, 1997).
The objective of our project is to evaluate the effectiveness of a building program of isokinetic muscle on the paretic limb motor recovery in hemiparetic patients over 6 months of a stroke.
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|Interests of Strengthening Isokinetic Upper Extremity Hemiparetic Sequelae in Patients
- upper limb motor function [ Time Frame: 6 weeks ]improving upper limb motor recovery at the end of the program is evaluated by the Fugl-Meyer test.This test evaluates motor impairment of the hemiplegic upper limb, balance, sensitivity, passive joint mobility and joint pain at mobilization.
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|October 2010
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|October 2015
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|October 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Experimental: With isokinetic strength training
60 minutes isokinetic strength training on concentric mode
Other: isokinetic strength training
The experimental group will follow a program of 18 sessions (3 sessions per week for 6 weeks) with a physiotherapy treatment (30 minutes) and occupational therapy (30 minutes), and a building session isokinetic concentric mode extensor and flexor muscles of the elbow extensors and wrist flexors.
Placebo Comparator: without isokinetic strength training
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Other: passive motion
The control group will follow a program of 18 sessions of physiotherapy and occupational therapy combined with 18 sessions of passive motion in flexion-elbow extension, wrist flexion-extension on the isokinetic device
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- Patients with more than 6 months post stroke,
- Muscular control greater than or equal to 3 on the extensors and elbow flexors,
- Muscular control greater than or equal to 3 on the flexors and extensors of the wrist,
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- Active abduction of the shoulder above 60 ° and painless
- Absence of cognitive impairment (MMS> 22 without any trouble phasic)
- No orthopedic limitations at the elbow and wrist,
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- Progressive neurological or systemic involvement,
- Orthopedic limitations at the elbow or wrist
- Cognitive,
- Hemineglect,
- Severe aphasia with impaired comprehension,
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01554137
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|Montpellier, France, 34000
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|Flavia COROIAN, MD
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Gov. Bobby Jindal remains opposed to any attempt to cap the amount of tuition covered through the state's free college scholarship program known as TOPS.
But Jindal said Thursday he'd be willing to discuss with lawmakers proposals to toughen academic standards to be eligible for the free tuition.
Several lawmakers have said they are worried about the growing costs of the TOPS program, which is estimated to reach $204 million next year. Each time a tuition hike for schools is approved, the state's costs also rise.
House Speaker Chuck Kleckley recently suggested lawmakers need to find a way to control TOPS costs.
Jindal says the program remains a good investment for the state, and he says he believes it's sustainable over the long term despite state budget shortfalls.


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Open Space Exposed: New Report Raises Serious Questions about Plan to Spend Billions on Open Space
"…amid the state's growing pension funding crisis seems fiscally irresponsible and unwise."
MONMOUTH JUNCTION – A new report raises serious questions about a proposal to amend the state Constitution and spend billions of taxpayer dollars on open space. The legislation, Bill SCR84, sponsored by state Senators Bob Smith (D-17) and Kip Bateman (R-16), seeks to dedicate 6% in corporate tax revenue for open space over the course of 30 years (FY '16-FY '45) .
"Open space preservation might make for feel-good politics, but when taxpayers take a look at this new report I think they'll be stunned what they'll learn and reject what's being proposed. There's just no rationale for spending untold billions years into the future given the facts revealed in this new report," said AFP state director Daryn Iwicki.
The new policy brief, "With Pension Costs Soaring, Should New Jersey Commit Billions to More Open Space Preservation?", authored by Reason Foundation scholars Leonard Gilroy and Julian Morris, exposes little known facts about open space in the Garden State, foremost among them:
"Many people are under the impression that New Jersey has little open space, but this report blows that idea out of the water," said Iwicki. "New Jersey already has preserved an area of land almost the size of the entire State of Delaware. So why on earth should we be setting out to spend billions more, far into the future, to preserve another 650,000 acres? What possible justification can there be other than to satiate a rabid environmental lobby that loves to feed off the public trough and whose default mode is to oppose any development whatsoever?"
"The Reason Foundation is right to question the rationale for spending what could be $8 billion or more on open space when New Jersey is in fiscal peril," added Iwicki. "This legislation was wrong-headed from the start and it's clear now that lawmakers should oppose what amounts to nothing less than another Trenton money grab."
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Though sentencing reform laws have helped reduce the U.S. prison population, Professor Michael Mushlin says the numbers are still much too high. Interviewed for an article that discusses reductions in state incarceration rates, Prof. Mushlin, an expert in prison reform, says the numbers may be lower but they are still alarming.
"This is not consonant with out traditions, our values," says Mushlin, commenting on the record high numbers of the last few decades. "We just took a wrong path."
The article appears on the website TakePart which is the digital division of Participant Media, the company behind such films such as "An Inconvenient Truth," "Waiting For Superman," "Food Inc," "Good Night & Good Luck," and "Charlie Wilson's War." It can be read here.


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I have a javascript code that has some variables which stores information in them. Now I want this html page containing javascript to transfer these variables to a new php page. How can I achieve this?
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I dont want to use cookies and I don't have an idea about ajax. Can you give me further idea about how do I append variables to a url as a query string? Is it by using get and post methods? But I believe get and post methods are not valid in javascript?
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Rejoice Lutheran Church, 7855 Stow Road, is trying to raise awareness for a clothing dropoff shed at its facility.The site has been in operation for two years.
Rejoice actively partners with St. Pauly Textile Inc., a used clothing collection company that was founded 20 years ago in Rochester N.Y. and is an A+ rated member of the Better Business Bureau. The company works with non-profit organizations to set up used clothing drop off sheds designed to give community members a clean, attractive, and well-monitored place to donate gently used textile items, which are then distributed both here in the U.S. and worldwide to people who need them.
Accepted items include clothing, shoes, sneakers, belts, purses, blankets, sheets, drapes, linens, pillowcases and stuffed animals.
Donors are asked to donate items in a plastic bag to protect against dirt and the elements. There is a small box on the shed that contains receipts to help donors take a tax deduction.
St. Pauly collects over 90,000 pounds of clothing every day and estimates that this clothing ends up in 44 different countries (including the United States) yearly. In 2015 St. Pauly was able to help keep over 71 million articles of clothing out of landfills.
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Rockers Maroon 5 are donating funds to aid the refugee crisis in Kenya.
Frontman Adam Levine and his bandmates have promised $2,500 (£1,562) for every 1,000 fans who 're-Tweet' a message they've posted on their Twitter.com page about Somali refugees arriving in Kenya.
The group states, "Maroon 5 needs your help! Retweet 1000 times and we will donate $2500 on behalf of fans to this cause. Maroon 5 for Somalia."
As many as 380,000 people have attempted to escape war and drought in Somalia by fleeing to Kenya.


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Henderson, Thornburg likely done for season
LOS ANGELES -- Already marred by injuries, the 2014 seasons of Brewers relievers Jim Henderson and Tyler Thornburg now appear over.
Henderson will get a second opinion next week from Dr. James Andrews after Brewers physician William Raasch recommended surgery to clean up damage to the rotator cuff and labrum in Henderson's right shoulder. Thornburg had a platelet-rich plasma injection to promote healing in his right elbow this week and will be shut down for six weeks.
Neither had a significant setback, Brewers assistant GM Gord Ash stressed on Friday, but they were not progressing, either.
Henderson, removed from closer's role before Opening Day because of concern about his diminished velocity, has been on the disabled list since May 2, and twice went on Minor League rehabilitation assignments that did not produce the results all parties concerned needed to see. He visited Raasch in Milwaukee on Wednesday and underwent another MRI exam.
"His Minor League rehabs were successful because he knew how to pitch," Ash said. "But he wasn't feeling 100 percent and he finally admitted that, even though he wanted to be optimistic. He would pitch well one day, but he couldn't come back. That's when he said, 'I've got to get this looked at again.'"
Henderson will turn 32 in October and has one more pre-arbitration season remaining.
With Henderson struggling, Thornburg emerged as a bright spot for the Brewers, posting a 0.61 ERA and a .122 opponents' average through the end of April. But he had a 6.00 ERA and a .319 opponents' average in May and was placed on the disabled list during the first week of June with wrist-flexor irritation in his elbow. He never progressed to the point of a rehab assignment.
The Brewers have also been monitoring Thornburg's ulnar collateral ligament -- the tissue, if torn, that sends a pitcher for Tommy John surgery and a year-long rehabilitation. Thornburg's UCL is not torn, Ash said, but scans have detected what he termed "weakness."
"The follow-up MRI and second opinion he had 10 days or so ago showed there had been healing. Progress," Ash said. "So, nothing to be alarmed about. But he just can't get over the hump."
The PRP injection is intended to help. The Orioles' Chris Davis and Matt Wieters and Reds' Joey Votto are among the Major League players to undergo the procedure this season, in which a players' blood is drawn and placed in a centrifuge, after which activated platelets are injected into the injured area to speed healing.
Thornburg will resume activities in late September or early October. He turns 26 Sept. 29.
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brew Beat, and follow him on Twitter at @AdamMcCalvy. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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ent's a bitch. And that is why, six months after her best friend went missing, Amanda (Katie Cassidy, TV's Arrow) finally gives in to getting another roommate, Hailey (Tracy Spiridakos, TV's Revolution). The two college students turn out to have something in common, however: abusive men. For Hailey, it's her dad (Donal Logue, Silent Night). For Amanda, it's a stalkery ex-boyfriend. But problems can solved and, you know, you scratch my back, I scratch yours. In other words, Kill for Me, I kill for you.Overview from themoviedb.org
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I keep ActiveX turned off in my security zones (due to known security probs with ActiveX).
The only real downside is that each time I encounter an ActiveX control, IE5.5 issues a message stating something like "An ActiveX control was ignored. Your page may not display perfectly.".
Besides using an "automatic button clicker" program, is there anyway to prevent this annoying message from appearing?
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The scooter was shipped almost immediately (I took delivery within 10 days) but it took them almost 2 months to sent the MCO (without which the scooter is useless). I finally got it registered and started riding it, only to find out that the speedometer is defective. Also, it got knocked over by my dog (my fault, I know), and now it has a rattle. Within the first 3 weeks, the trunk flew off while I was riding-after triple checking that all bolts were secure. I have no idea how many miles are on it because the speedo and the odometer work together.
All these things I can understand, after all it is a machine and sometimes they have bugs. What I can't deal with is that there is NO phone number (except a sales only #) for this company, and all emails have gone unanswered. I SUPPOSEDLY have a 6 month warranty, but it's more than half gone and I still haven't gotten hold of an employee to fix the problems. I went to a local dealer to get help (I should say the ONLY local dealer who will work on TaoTaos), and while they were very nice, and helpful, they won't check it out because there is a liability issue when you purchase online. They will do the repair work, but they charge $80/hr, and that's only to fix the minor stuff that's wrong right now (and it will still come to almost $200).
I'm urging anyone who is looking- PLEASE don't buy from Proven Powersports!!!! It costs extra, but you NEED a reputable dealer who you can talk to face to face and who will guarantee what they sell! I was hoping to save money, and instead I've already spent more than I would have if I'd gone to a dealership in the first place- and I STILL have a BRAND NEW scooter with a defective speedometer and a rattle! Don't learn the hard (and expensive!) way- BUY LOCAL!!!!
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This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, on March 17, 2014
KUALA LUMPUR: A survey showed that 74% of Malaysian parents from the poorest two-fifths of households would send their children to private schools if the government paid the fees.
If fees were affordable, 45% said they would choose private schools. Currently, 51% said they cannot afford to pay private school fees and 26% said they could only afford fees below RM100.
The survey by the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (Ideas) revealed that the majority of respondents believed private schools are better equipped to help their children speak better English (78%), have better teachers (75%), and more extra-curricular activities (71%), and ethnic diversity (62%).
Of the 1,207 parents interviewed, only 17% were concerned over the education ministry's recognition of private schools.
The think tank, which calls itself independent, is known to favour a voucher system in which the government allocates money for each student's schooling. It is up to parents where they send their children, be they public schools, not-for-profit private schools, or private schools run for profit.
The survey's results were released last Tuesday at a roundtable discussion. It collects the views of low-income parents on education — a group which chief operating officer Tricia Yeoh said were not represented in consultations for the Malaysian Education Blueprint 2013-2025.
Some 90% of the respondents said they were not aware of the blueprint.
On the quality of schools, 92% believed schools have effective administration and management, 89% said teachers know their subjects very well and ensured their students succeed in their studies.
The survey showed that 67% of the parents do not wish for more frequent communication with teachers and headmasters because they trust teachers know better about educating their children. Of those who do wish for more frequent communication, 80% said they do not have the time to talk to school authorities.
Serdang MP Ong Kian Ming, who was present at the discussion, said the results could have implications for the school-based assessment system "since most of [these] parents [do not] engage with teachers or with their children".
"One of the strengths of this system is … ongoing evaluation of students and parents are supposed to play some part in this."
Meanwhile, 77% of respondents said the curriculum has the right content. However,32% said there is not enough emphasis on English.
On school choice, 97% said they managed to enroll their children in schools they liked even though the options for such schools were usually severely limited [to one]. Schools were chosen because they were accessible (64%) and received allocations from the government (46%).
"In essence, [parents] have really no choice. Accessibility to schools is one of the key [factors in] choice," said Tamanna Patel, Ideas' senior researcher on education.
Only 61% said their schools are accessible from their homes.
Ong said since 27% of secondary school students among low-income households have to travel more than 9km to attend school, "this is where the private sector and NGOs can [play a part] by starting more schools".
The survey also found 151 school dropouts, even though 98% of the parents agree that education is important in securing a good job and future.
Of the dropouts, 68% were neither working nor studying. Of those working, 47% are blue-collar workers and 28% are working in sales.
Lack of interest was cited as the reason for their children dropping out of school for 70% of the parents, with 33% saying their inability to pay for their children's schooling led to students leaving school. Only 5% of them benefited from the government's poor students' trust fund.
Contrary to the view that many parents hold little regard for vocational and technical schools, only 13% said they would not send their children to such schools. More than 80% said [these schools] provide useful life skills and high quality education, with 77% agreeing that vocational education provides a gateway to good jobs and incomes.
The survey covered parents earning incomes below 40% of their median state income. Their mean income is RM919. Respondents comprised mainly blue-collar workers, hawkers, the self-employed and agricultural workers.


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Vietnam's top chess player Le Quang Liem has regained his International Super Grandmaster (GM) title, the World Chess Federation (FIDE) announced on May 1.
According to FIDE's latest rankings, Liem has climbed three notches to his current 43 rd position with an Elo rating of 2703.
Liem's improvement was attributed to his outstanding achievements at the Open Chess Tournament in Ho Chi Minh City in March.
However, Vietnam's second top seed dropped from 87 th to 100 th position with a 2656 Elo.
As for women, made a breakthrough in FIDE rankings when she moved up to the 69 th place with an Elo rating of 2390 for the first time. Her teammate, stood at the 108 th position with an ELo rating of 2356.
At present, Vietnam's chess team is sharpening their skills to compete at the coming Asian championships in HCM City from May 4-14.
The team's five top seeds have taken berths to the 2012 World Chess Championships this month in Moscow, Russia.
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Content marketing feeds social media, especially when it comes to shopping. Regardless of where they buy, most consumers start their purchase process online with research, whether it's finding out more about the product or getting the best deal. Social media's combination of multi-format content and social connections willing to give their feedback make it the ideal starting point for buyers especially since consumers trust other consumers.
Content Marketing Meets Purchase Process
When it comes to shopping, marketers want to get consumers to buy their products and consumers want to get the best product to fulfill their need for the best price. As a result, at each step of the purchase process different types of information are needed that can use a variety of formats. (For details, check out the Content Marketing Meets the Purchase Process chart.)
Phase 1: Research
Marketer's goal: Enter consideration set.
Customer's objective: Collect product information.
Content needed: While prospects and customers may ask their social network for recommendations, everyone researches their purchases online. Therefore, supply information about your products and company. Bear in mind that consumers' information needs vary. Fiskars' blog supports a variety of steps in the shopping cycle by giving customers information about how to use the product in the post! Note there are links to the actual product! They also have a customer gallery.
Phase 2: Engage
Marketer's goal: Build customer relationship and persuade them to purchase from your firm.
Customer's objective: Assess product options and gather more information specifics where needed.
Content needed: At this point, prospects are looking to reduce their purchase options, get their specific questions answered, and finalize their decision. They check reviews and deals. Be aware that prospects may turn to their social networks at this point that can add other options to the mix or influence their decision. Banana Republic helps close the sale by giving customers a variety of photographs with the ability to see close up. They also include reviews.
Phase 3: Buy
Marketer's goal: Convert prospect to a customer.
Customer's objective: Finalize purchase specifics and buy product.
Content needed: While some information prospects seek may be the same as in earlier phases, they're looking for different details like delivery, shipping costs, directions, and best price. Further, customers may purchase while they're on social media sites or talking to customer service, so be prepared! Here's 1-800-Flowers.com's storefront on Facebook.
Phase 4: Support
Marketer's goal: Continue to expand customer relationship in hopes of getting future sales and developing advocates.
Customer's objective: Enhance product use or return product.
Content needed: Once customers have your product, they may need help to assemble or use it. Here's where customers can help other customers through social media networks, message boards, and other forums. Companies can provide supporting content in the form of blogs, photographs, and videos. Also, Meetups can be useful forums to discuss how to use your product. For example, here's a customer video showing how to use MAC cosmetics.
To show that content marketing via social media platforms isn't only for B2C marketers, here's Dell's community support forum where customers can get their questions answered.
Phase 5: Advocate
Marketer's goal: Get positive word of mouth to attract more customers and support loyal fans.
Customer's objective: Share their experience with others.
Content needed: Post-purchase encourage customers to come back to your website and rate your products. Also, provide customers and fans with a forum to exchange their ideas and show off how they use your product. Here's how Oreo celebrates its customers on Facebook. It changes the photograph weekly and it must incorporate Oreos.
Purchase Process Metrics
Adding content marketing to your social media marketing mix helps support the shopping process. Understand that these interactions can occur before your firm is aware that the prospect is in the purchase cycle so that the data may not be captured. To this end, it's important to use a call-to-action and a tailored promotion code to help track your results. To help you, here are the major categories of metrics to monitor.
- Content creation. Consider the type of content that is being created and the resources that are used to develop it. How often is content created and where is it distributed?
- People. How many readers does each piece of content attract, do they return, and what further actions do they take towards purchase or interaction with your firm?
- Actions. How many pages or views does your content receive? How much time do readers spend on it? Make sure to check the average as well as the range. Do readers register to receive your content on a regular basis and do they share it with others?
- Brand impact. Does content marketing contribute to improved brand sentiment, or intent to purchase?
- Sales. How many products were sold that are attributable to the content? Consider both units and revenues. What was the conversion rate?
- Costs. How much did content cost? Don't forget to include creative, technical, and internal resources.
Distributing branded content via social media platforms and formats provides customers with information they need for purchase decisions. Make sure that you're supplying content that attracts prospects and answers their purchase-related questions to close sales.
Have you incorporated content marketing into your social media marketing plans to support your sales process? If so, what formats have you used and what were the results? Please respond in the comment section below.
Happy marketing,
Heidi Cohen
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A novel cladding pumped fiber laser operating in an enhanced -switched regime with a stable repetition rate is described. By exploiting fiber nonlinearities in the laser cavity, we demonstrated a peak power of 3.7 kW enhanced by an order of magnitude greater than that of conventional -switched fiber devices. Pulse durations as short as 2 ns have been achieved.
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Love Is Never Lost
Just saw this in my email and I felt good after I read it.
Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart."
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States Rein in Health Insurance Expenses
October 26, 2012
Financially strapped state and local governments are saving billions of dollars on health insurance by cutting back on free coverage for employees and raising worker contributions, says USA Today.
- The advantage government sector employees have had in health benefits over private sector employees has declined from $1,523 in 2007 to $891 in 2012.
- Similarly, the share of full-time government employees paying nothing for their coverage declined from 39 percent in 2007 to 30 percent in 2012.
- Yet that number is still higher than the 17 percent of private sector workers that pay nothing for their coverage.
- Moreover, paycheck withdrawals for health insurance are the same for public and private employees at about $425 a month for the family health coverage.
Government employees still benefit from more generous benefits such as lower copayments and deductibles and more choices.
The reductions in benefits for public sector employees stems from the efforts of Republican governors to reduce the costs of employee benefits. State officials have sparred with public employee unions in places like New Jersey, Ohio, Wisconsin and other states.
Public sector employees are taking the fight to courts and legislatures to protect their benefits. They argue that they have already made sacrifices such as taking wage freezes in order to protect health benefits.
Source: Dennis Cauchon, "States Rein in Health Insurance Expenses," USA Today, October 23, 2012.
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The Research Councils' Graduate Schools Programme (RCGSP) has won a National Training Award for "exceptionally effective training," and to help them celebrate they'd like to trace people who have been involved in the programme since its inception in 1968.
The award scheme is run by the Department for Education and Employment and is part of its drive to promote lifelong learning. The 5-day Graduate Schools are geared to the specific career and personal development needs of PhD students. Janet Metcalfe, programme co-ordinator, says the award is "external validation of what we're doing within the postgraduate market." Winning shows that "it doesn't get much better than this," she suggests.
The RCGSP wants to share its success with past students--more than 30,000 of them! "If you attended one of these courses during your PhD, we would like to hear from you," says Janet. "Can you remember your course, what did you get out of it, are you still in touch with other attendees?" she asks. Next Wave readers, or perhaps their supervisors, who have memories to share can contact Janet by e-mail. Case histories from across the years will be published on the alumni part of the Grad Schools Web site, and it's possible that an interactive event will be organised, "where students from previous years can pass their wisdom down to those who have just been on a course," Janet explains.
The current crop of PhD students can benefit from the Grad Schools by applying for a place online. The programme of courses for 2001 has just been launched and places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Places on the £500 course are free to Research Council sponsored students in their 2nd or 3rd year. Students funded from other sources should not despair however--there's still time to enter Next Wave's great competition to win a place on a 2001 Graduate School. Click here for details.
Graduate School dates can also be found on Next Wave's European Events Calendar.


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Potential sale wouldn't guarantee overnight success for Warriors
A man in a brown suit showed up halfway through the first quarter of the Golden State Warriors' game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday and sat in the front row across from the home team's bench. With his buddy toting a pint-sized draft beer, the man looked like any ordinary citizen attending a weekday game.
Except this was the fourth-wealthiest guy in the world, and the name of his company happened to adorn the outside of the arena.
The man was Oracle co-founder and CEO
In fact, many who follow the Warriors have salivated at the thought of Ellison's taking control of, and subsequently saving, an organization that has made the playoffs once in the past 15 years, and has dismantled the key pieces of the team that upset the Dallas Mavericks in the 2007 playoffs, the first No. 8 seed to beat a top seed in a seven-game series.
It is well known within NBA circles that Ellison wants to own a team at some point. He reportedly got involved in discussions to purchase the Seattle SuperSonics when
The holdup for Ellison with the Warriors is that Cohan, despite
But if Ellison is anything, he is a shrewd businessman who, like
And so Warriors fans wait until owners like Cohan and Memphis'
It seemingly cannot get much worse for Golden State fans. Ownership and management seem out of touch with a fan base that remains surprisingly devoted but sees little hope of resurrection, outside of a change the top.
Not to dampen their enthusiasm about Ellison's deft business acumen guiding them back to respectability, but I would caution anyone from getting overly optimistic about immediate heroics. Ellison may be a skilled leader, but professional sports is a foreign creature that does not necessarily conform to the rules of regular corporations.
I remember sitting in Schultz's office early in his tenure as Seattle's owner and listening to him eagerly describe the way in which he planned to have Sonics fans display the same type of passion European soccer fans exhibit as they boisterously sing, arm in arm, well-rehearsed anthems before matches.
The drain from Schultz on a daily basis was apparent while he wrestled with the reality of the NBA as it related to his romanticized perception. He could not understand why players failed to appreciate fans the way baristas supposedly appreciated his coffee-shop customers. He could not understand the losing aspect. But most of all, he could not wrap his head around the notion that any right-minded corporation would pay its employees 57 percent of its income, leaving little for other expenditures, much less profits.
Schultz positioned himself as the franchise savior. He became its assassin.
Of course, corporate excellence can sometimes lead to success in running a professional sports franchise. Mavericks owner
And so does Ellison, with a vast responsibility to both employees and shareholders of Oracle. Who's to say from where he would draw his NBA expertise and assemble a front-office staff? Who's to say how he would attempt to imprint his own personality on a product for which he just paid a quarter of a billion dollars?
Washington Redskins fans certainly thought
This is not to say that Cohan should remain owner. He clearly has lost interest and his decision-making is suspect. But a word to the wise: While Stern would certainly welcome somebody worth $27 billion into the fraternity, it does not necessarily mean that money buys happiness.


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Deceleration - Revealed Preference in Society and Win-Win-Strategy for Sustainable Management. Concept and Exprimental Evidence
Until recently "deceleration" has been little recognized as a technical term, or as an idea. However, it seems to be getting more attention now. For example the German magazine STERN dedicated a cover story to deceleration, in the Anglo-American world the "Quiet Life Hypothesis" is gaining followers, the "Heidelberger Club für Wirtschaft und Kultur" dedicated its annual meeting in 1998 to deceleration, and the competition for the German Study Award of the Körber Foundation in 2002 had the motto "Speed – the accelerated world." In Italy you can even study "Slow Food" and along German motorways you find signs with the slogan "be relaxed - just discover." Without any doubt, time is a decisive factor for the productivity and competitive advantages of companies. But more speed by continual, or even accelerated, acceleration may well be counter-productive and lead to an "acceleration paradox" - for example by product life cycles that are too short and therefore increase the share of R&D-costs or by "Pyrrhus" victories, that lead to "the winner's curse" instead of a stable market position. This acceleration paradox may show up in consumption, too. Consuming requires time and therefore competitors not only fight for their share of the consumers' cost budget, but also for their share of the consumers' time budget. It is this time budget, that must be split up into productive, consumptive and in all other leisure activities, such as going for a walk or playing chess, that are neither productive nor consumptive in an economic sense. The wide range of consumption goods in narrow markets and the increase in consumed goods and services together with the already mentioned shorter life cycles, e.g. of computers, cell phones or electronic equipment, are perceived by the consumers more and more as acceleration and personal burden. Speed can threaten the "happiness" of the consumers and so acceleration may become an "acceleration trap" for business and society. The term "deceleration" seems to be adequate for describing the opposite of acceleration. But is there truly a preference for deceleration in the society, and can deceleration become a paradigm in business management? These questions give the impulse for the research presented here by asking four questions and providing first answers: What are the reasons for acceleration in business and society? What have been the consequences of acceleration so far? Can deceleration contribute to sustainable management? Is there a preference for deceleration in society, and how can it be measured?
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I have read that having the kids pick out the produce and products increases the likelihood they will eat a balanced and varied meal. Until now, it hadn't worked for me. But suddenly, it works, and to great effect. I let my son pick the package of Pot Stickers at Costco and magically, he ate a plate-full for dinner whereas before he would not. This past weekend I let them not only pick the peas from the vendor at the Ferry Building Farmer's Market but also had them help me shell the peas–after the farmer himself showed me how. I encouraged the kidlets to smell what fresh veggies taste like and even try some raw. We made a counting game out of the individual peas in each pod and when I served them up in a creamy risotto with a Niman-ranch bacon-wrapped pork chop–they ate their whole dinner.
Rachael's Fresh Pea Risotto Recipe:
Serves 6
- 2 cans (14.5 ounces each) reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 2 TB Olive Oil
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
- 1 1/2 cups Arborio rice
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 1 cup fresh peas
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesano Reggiano, plus 1/4 cup more for serving
- Heat broth and 2 1/2 cups water in a small saucepan over low heat; keep warm.
- Saute onion in about 2 TB olive oil; cook until soft, 5 minutes. Season with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Raise heat to medium. Add rice; cook, stirring, until translucent around edges, about 3 minutes. Add wine; cook until absorbed, about 2 minutes.
- Cook, adding hot broth, 1 cup at a time (stir until almost all liquid is absorbed before adding more), until rice is tender, 25 to 30 minutes total.
- Add peas; cook until peas are bright green, 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in Parmesano Reggiano. Serve, topped with more Parmesan.


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