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I've been sort-of reading this thread off and on, so this may contain duplicate suggestions. I was researching an article I wrote about a comparison between Postgres and MySQL recently (If you want, you can read the article at http://www.devx.com/dbzone/Article/20743/). I noticed some clear differences between the mysql.com website and the Postgres website. 1) Since MySQL AB supports and trains for MySQL, there's loads of training information available on their website. On the other hand, I had a hard time finding training information for Postgres in general. Same goes for support. It's easier to find, but it's still somewhat convoluted, IMO. 2) There doesn't seem to be a clear roadmap on Postgres features. When certian things are expected. There's the TODO list that Bruce maintains, but it only outlines 'near' fixes. MySQL has a nice listing of what to expect in certian future versions. I know it's not a perfect list, but it'd be nice to know when full blown replication will be included in PostgreSQL as an example. On those same lines, there doesn't seem to be anything about the improvements in the minor versions. It seems that in every release (i.e. 7.2,7.3,7.4) there are pretty significant changes, but finding a place that outlines these changes is somewhat difficult. While being somewhat nit-picky on this, it'd also be helpful if someone wasn't completely database literate could understand some of the changes. Who needs transactions, anyways? :) 3) There's the issues of 'advanced database features' in general. Many MySQL applications perform much of their logic in the application level, instead of the database level. They do this because there aren't things like triggers or stored procedures in MySQL. As the saying goes, 'if mohammad won't go to the mountain, bring the mountian to mohammad'. Why not do some simple explainations as to why these things are good, and what they do, and how to use them in real context? 4) As other peole have noted, there's no windows build readily available for Postgres. There may be, but it's difficult to find. If someone's used to running, say, Oracle, and all they have is a windows machine to test something out on, MySQL has compiled binaries ready to go. 5) I believe that this was noted as well somewhere along the line - the other tools, like pgadmin III aren't readily available either. They're excellent tools, and they should be quick to find on the postgres website. 6) Bug tracking. I haven't really looked into how MySQL handles this, but when learning about Postgres, I discovered that the whole development model seemed kind of 'closed', and people on the mailing lists would find bugs repeatedly. Something like Bugzilla would be very helpful in this respect. I've been kind of out of the loop for the past 6 months in this area, so it may have changed since then. 7) The two Postgres books are available online for anyone to read and download. They're there, but, to me, you have to notice them on the sidebar to go to them. They're extremely helpful, and they should be pointed out more. Most of these suggestions aren't really anything to do with the database itself. It's simply a re-organization of some of the information that's already available. As others have mentioned, 'it's about the PR'. Just my $.02 worth. Tim
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Texas and California: A Tale of Two Oil States
May 16, 2013
Texas and California offer competing visions for how an economy should be organized. Both states benefit from vast natural resources, including two of the largest oil reserves in the country. Despite this similarity, Texas and California have drastically different economies and economic outlooks, says the Wall Street Journal.
- Because of California's environmental restrictions, the state is no longer among the top three oil-producing states in the country.
- Texas has more than doubled its oil output since 2005 and now pumps more than 2 million barrels a day, which could double by 2016.
- More than 400,000 Texans are employed by the oil and gas industry with an average salary of $100,000 a year.
The oil industry in Texas generates $80 billion a year in economic activity and generated more than $12 billion in taxes in 2012. The tax revenue from oil production helps the state avoid levying an income tax, which encourages business growth. In California, the picture is much different -- oil output is down 21 percent from 2001.
- Despite the rising price of oil, which now trades around $95 a barrel, California has continually shunned exploitation of its vast offshore reservoirs.
- According to the Department of Energy, the Monterey shale off California's coast could contain twice as much oil as the Bakken shale in North Dakota, which has brought significant wealth to the state in a short period of time.
Much of the difference between Texas' and California's extraction of oil and gas is due to political culture. Californians have elected politicians who believe that fossil fuels are dirty energy. They have also passed cap-and-trade legislation and wagered on many green companies that have gone bankrupt.
- California's green energy agenda is in stark juxtaposition to Texas, which has removed barriers to oil production.
- Since the recession, Texas has led the nation in job creation with a jobless rate of 6.4 percent while California has the nation's third highest at 9.4 percent.
California has the oil and gas reserves to attain the prosperity that Texas has enjoyed but must first ditch the ultra-green agenda.
Source: "A Tale of Two Oil States," Wall Street Journal, May 5, 2013.
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Horse-like robot acquires a new skill
The American robotics firm that developed a mechanical packhorse for potential military use has developed another that looks even more horse-like.
Massachusetts-based Boston Dynamics made the news last year with its Legged Squad Support System (LS3).
The firm, which gets funding from US Defense sources, says the LS3 was designed with military use in mind, and is able to go anywhere that soldiers and marines go on foot.
It has developed a range of robots for assorted applications, among them the so-called BigDog.
Boston Dyamics has now added a robotic arm to BigDog, enabling the robot to hurl heavy objects while maintaining its balance, in much the same way as athletes do in field events.
However, the prancing motion of BigDog and the addition of the arm makes its look even more like an equine than the LS3 packhorse.
A Boston Dynamics spokesman said: "The goal is to use the strength of the legs and torso to help power motions of the arm.
"This sort of dynamic, whole-body approach to manipulation is used routinely by human athletes and will enhance the performance of advanced robots."
The company describes BigDog as the alpha male of its robots.
The rough-terrain robot, about the size of a large dog or small mule, can walk, run, climb and carry heavy loads.
It is powered by an engine that drives a hydraulic actuation system.
Sensors for locomotion include joint position, joint force, ground contact, ground load, a gyroscope, and a stereo vision system. Other sensors focus on the internal state of BigDog, monitoring the hydraulic pressure, oil temperature, engine functions, battery charge and others.
In tests, BigDog can run at 4mph, climb slopes up to 35 degrees, walk across rubble, climb a muddy hiking trail, walk in snow and water, and carries a 340lb load.
BigDog set a world's record for legged vehicles by traveling 12.8 miles without stopping or refueling.
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College of Engineering students fared well in the G. Steven Burrill Technology Business Plan Competition held April 25, garnering the runner-up and fourth-place finishes.
The Burrill business plan competition seeks to encourage entrepreneurial activity and interaction between business and science students on the UW-Madison campus. It is sponsored by the UW Technology Enterprise Cooperative, a joint effort of the School of Business, the College of Engineering and the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.
Each team competing must have at least one student with a scientific or engineering background, and one with business expertise. Business plans ranged from simple outsourced manufactured items to sophisticated biotech business plans.
First place in the contest went to the business Virent Energy Systems, Inc., represented by Shailesh Ghimire, a second-year MBA student, and Mustapha Ould Eleya, a second-year MBA with a PhD in food science. Virent Energy Systems offers a biotech process for creating electricity using biomass products like rice hulls and whey. The business is based on biomass-to-energy research done by Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering faculty and researchers. The team won $10,000.
Second prize of $7,000 went to SonoPlot, Inc., represented by Vivek Dubey, a second-year MBA student, and Brad Larson, a PhD student in the Materials Science Program. The company has developed a system to manufacture DNA and protein microarrays.
Third prize of $4,000 went to a team of master's students in food science who developed a business plan for yogurt-fruit product that they boasted was healthy, good tasting and had a long shelf life. Their company is called YoAm Corp. Students who presented for the company were Dan Berg, Debby Levenson, Tammy Lin and Chinthu Udayarajan.
Fourth prize of $1,000 went to a team of students who presented their concepts for manufacturing and distributing low-cost, useful items that they test market and bring to market quickly. OZ Innovations is a business developed by Anand Chhatpar, a sophomore in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Osman Ozcanli, a Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering student. Several of their products, such as a portable book carrier, are already on the market.
School of Business Professor Anne Miner, who helps oversee the Burrill contest, said she was pleased with the "terrific mixture of plans with this year." Some drew on original student inventions including a food snack, a book-exchange plan and a carrier for papers and books, while other plans involved inventions from faculty research. "We want to keep both types of business designs in the competition, and are thrilled to see a great balance between them this year," Miner said.
Major funding for the competition is provided by G. Steven Burrill, a 1966 graduate of the School of Business, an internationally known spokesman for the life sciences and high-tech industries.


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And Democrat/Obama/Single payer supporters. None of them want to acknowledge the "personal stories" that lay waste to their claims that a public option and more government intrusion is the right way to go. Though they'll whine and cry all day about "putting a human face" on the debate and will go out of their way to exploit stories, some true, some false, to push their agenda. Well, turnabout is fair play boys and girls and here are a couple of those anecdotes the left likes so much.
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The Colts have been actively rebuilding the defensive tackle position. Not only did the team lack consistency at the position for many years, it also went through a pretty sizable transition in the kind of player it desired to play the role. It used to be commonplace for the defense to be considered small, fast, and under-sized compared to most NFL teams. While that is still true to a degree, the disparity is much smaller than it used to be.
One requirement that remains for the front four of the Colts defense is that the players must be quick enough, fast enough, and astute enough to gain penetration, pressure the quarterback, and wreak havoc in the opponent's backfield. To that end, Indianapolis still retains smaller, quicker, players that are capable of achieving this end and one player that has started to establish himself in this role is Eric Foster.
Foster joined the team as an undrafted free agent in 2008 and was thrust quickly into a starting role after former starter Ed Johnson failed to make a successful transition back into his starting role and was cut from the team. As a rookie, Foster started in 11 games, played in 13, and contributed 49 tackles.
His weakness, which is unsurprising given that he is listed at 6-foot 2-inches and 265-pounds, was against the run and certainly played part in the Colts having the 24th ranked rushing defense in the NFL in 2008. He excelled far more at getting penetration and played much bigger than his size, making an important goal-line stop against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Pittsburgh, allowing the Colts to win in the Steel City for the first time in 40 years.
Foster was not happy with the fact that, despite getting close on a number of occasions, he was unable to bring down the quarterback and register a sack. He made it a point to improve in that capacity in 2009 and was successful. Foster played in all 16 games, earned five starts, made 38 tackles, 2.5 sacks, blocked two passes, and forced and recovered a fumble.
More important, possibly, is that Foster looked bigger, stronger, and more comfortable in the Colts defense and delivered in the ways the Colts require players in his role to deliver. He is already in the process of forming goals this season, after reviewing his play a year ago, and hopes to continue making strides to get better.
Following one of the recent organized team activities, Foster stated, "As I evaluate the entire season, me and (Colts Defensive Line) Coach (John) Teerlinck came up with the fact that I've got to explode out of my moves. I was doing a great job beating my guys. It's just that extra little push." It is clear that Foster realizes he has some things to work on and he took it a bit further when he said, "You can't stay the same. You have to find something in your game, and it's always something you can improve on. The hardest thing is to focus in on what exactly it is you need to focus in on."
Foster showed a lot of energy on the field in 2009, bringing back the "bushwhacker" arms from old-school professional wrestling. He played with a great deal of intensity, saw the backfield more regularly, displayed the versatility to play inside and outside, and played a key role along the defensive line. He is entering his third NFL season, his second in defensive coordinator Larry Coyer's new system, and is determined to improve on a fairly solid body of work as a key backup at defensive tackle and defensive end.
While some have suggested that Foster could be the odd man out over the summer, with the addition of Ricardo Mathews, Mitch King, and development of Fili Moala, I think Foster stays on the roster and continues to play an important role in the defense. Foster is a player who could potentially fill a Brock-like role on the defense, or will give King and Mathews a lot of competition as a hybrid player along the defensive line who lines up opposite whomever takes Brock's role.
Put it this way, Foster should be around longer than Keyunta Dawson will be, and I think if he continues to improve he could continue to be a key part of the rotation on the defensive line.


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Two local schools' athletic programs were ejection-free during the 2011-2012 school year.
West Lincoln and Lincoln Charter were recognized by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association for their sportsmanship. The NCHSAA had 390 member schools last year; 127 made the ejection-free list.
"The high school athletic association places a high priority on it and we do as well," West Lincoln athletic director Wayne Navey said. "It's important for everybody to display good sportsmanship and we've been fortunate that our coaches do a good job with it. I think it says something about our whole community. Mom and Dad are a big part of this too when they stress it to their kids."
Lincoln Charter athletic director Daniel Schmitz echoed those sentiments.
"It shows how our coaches work to keep our kids focused on playing the game and not getting too involved with the other team," he said. "It's an emphasis that we've made with our coaches."
Jones Senior in Trenton and Gray Stone Day in Misenheimer both had their fifth consecutive ejection-free year.
"We want to be like that," Schmitz said. "We want to be a leader in our county and in our community on the athletic field."
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Well 1s basically start with 1A which is bone straight; no bend, nothing. And then maybe one body wave would be 1B and 1C is perhaps two small bendy waves which from the pictures looks like what you've got xD 2s are where you get deeper waves.
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Open Carry
I'm here today to talk to you about open carry. Open Carry is the carrying of a weapon in plain view. Think "Police Officers". They carry their guns in plain view.
You may have heard that the NRA is trying to push Florida Legislators to vote in favor of open carry in 2013. Some of you may be in favor of this. Some of you will not. Let's look at this for a minute before any of us make a decision.
Florida used to be an open carry state up until 1987, when it was changed to concealed. "Yeah, but not many people carry a concealed weapon." As of June 30, 2012, there were 944,582 ACTIVE concealed weapon permits. The 2011 census shows that Florida had a population of 19,057,542. That's a 1:20 ratio. Let's look at it this way. When you shop at Wal-Mart in Florida, 10 people are carrying a loaded weapon. When you are paying at the register, somebody in line behind you has a loaded firearm.
"Guns are dangerous and kill people." Really? How many times have you been shot at Wal-Mart? Target? The drug store? Publix? None?! Shocker. Guns do not kill people. Baseball bats do not kill people. Axes do not kill people. Automobiles do not kill people. People kill people. The jealous wife shoots her cheating husband. The robber shoots the clerk. The gun did nothing. I have owned a gun EVERY DAY of my life from the time I was 8. I still have my first gun.......and it still hasn't killed anyone.
"Open carry will incite panic. People won't want to go anywhere if there's a bunch of guns." You lock the doors in your car while you drive. You have smoke alarms and burglar alrms in your home. Why? Because they make you feel safe. Wouldn't you feel much safer knowing that if someone tries to rob the store you are in someone can protect you? Maybe the guns on the side of their hips prevent the crime altogether? Now, the clerk, everyone in the store and all of their families were all saved because the crook seen a revolver through the glass. Or look at it from this angle. You put a sign in your front yard advertising that you have ADT or another home alarm company. You have a flashing red light on the dashboard of your car to alert passersby that you have an alarm. Why? To lessen the chance of a break in or theft. Why not do the same for your person? Surely it is better to protect yourself over a car or home. That gun may save your life without even having to use it!
"Well, if you just have your gun all hanging out for everyone to see, the bad guy can just come up and take it from you." First, it's not just hanging out there. Open carry holsters have things in place to retain the gun in it's holster to prevent this. Most holsters are designed to prevent the removal of a weapon from a holster when pulled from the rear or the side. Some have snapped straps. Some have catches that hug the back of the weapon. Some have lever activated locks. Also, the bad guy is going to assume that if you are carrying it, you know how to use it and are probably trained to use it quickly and accurately. Him grabbing your gun will cause you to fight back and cause a struggle, thus defeating the purpose of having the gun. The bad guy wants to make this as easy for himself as possible and rolling around on the floor with you is not in his half-assed plan.
Open carry is no different than concealed carry other than you can see the weapon. There won't be anymore accidents than carrying concealed. There's not going to be wild west type shoot outs over parking spaces. Crime is not going to go up. The State will be safer for it. Please vote in favor of the open carry should it come to vote. Please vote Sheriffs, legislators, etc. who are in favor of open caryy, or, at least, pro 2nd Amendment. Please share this with your friends by posting on forums, blogs, facebook and other social media websites.
We are 1 of only 6 states that do not allow the ability to openly carry. Im all for it. Who ever that disgrace of a Sheriff is who basteredized the open carry bill last year should fired.
I should buy a fishing pole just so that I can "warn" people about the potential hazard of fishing in areas that alligators are know to habit.
I wont hold my breath. We have far too many liberals in high places that will not let open carry pass. Need I remind anyone of the raw feces spewed from the mouth of Jim Coates? The hearings last year in July should be a constant reminder to Floridians to turn off the tv and vote.
We have many in power that p*ss on our rights and current laws. Leesburg refusing to allow concealed weapons in public parks, in direct violation of state law for an entire year until GOA sued them.
We have an uphill battle for open carry.
With elections coming up, this could be a question to ask the candidates their stance on support.
(Especially the Sheriff).
It's time to pay attention and vote accordingly
I am okay with open carry, though I believe I will still continue to carry concealed.
I am also a hockey junkey who looks at lots of newspapers to see what they might have on the NHL. Unfortunately our Florida newspapers ase violently liberal, and completely anti gun. Here is a column from the Tampa Bay Times written negatively about open carry due to an incident that had nothing to do with open carry.
The incident was a dispute between two neighbors in which stand your ground was invoked after a shooting. Not being there, I have no idea if it was a good stand your ground or not. However using that as a basis to deny open carry is a bit far fetched.
I found this while looking for antoher columm discussing current Sherrif candidates talking about position on open carry. I saw that the other day and have not relocated it.
In Orlando, the Orange County Sherrif, Chief Demins is anti open carry, and in fact anti carry. His wife, while chief of police of Orlando allegedly went into the house with groceries, and left her service pistol on the roof of her car. So they may be the first family of law enforcement in Orange County, FL. but not who I want making decisions for me.
Here is another column from the same paper on the open carry.
Link to thread I just started in the concealed carry and personal protection page. This might be a way for us to get open carry without having to wait for our idiot legislators to pass an open carry bill.
Our R MI state senate lead will not let a great new bill to reach to the floor. Somebody drove by his house, and it's FILLED with D advertisements {sigh}. Even with our open carry, and the state police putting out an update to all LEO's, we still have legal OC citizens getting arrested. Our sheriff's association came out against the open carry, and CC expansion.
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I recall when I lived in S.C back in the 70's and they had an open carry law. I thought it was great then and support such now.
Yes, it may scare some people to see me walking around with a gun exposed. Good.
In a situation where I may need it it will be easier to access for me and the real goal is that when it is seen so I will never have to access it.
Will write my gov't reps about this asap.
IIRC, Open carry is allowed at your place of business if you own the operation.
So if I sell fake Rolexes from my trenchcoat........
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I just stumbled (via Linkfilter) upon a blog over at MSN Spaces called typical guy, atypical situation – a blog written by a guy named Kenny who is a quadriplegic that is getting massive attention at the moment through his blog. He was featured on MSN Space's main page and had 80,000 visitors in a day as a result.
I'm fascinated by this story for a number of reasons – firstly because his content is very good and gives a real insight into the life of someone who is going through something I can't even begin to imagine. Secondly on a purely blogging level I'm fascinated by any blog that gets that type of traffic and how it impacts the blogger.
And lastly I'm fascinated because I've long thought that blogging has the potential to give people going through incredible hardship hope. I've been toying with some ideas around this for a while now and Kenny's story has again got me thinking.
A couple of years ago in the early days of my ProBlogging I saw a report on TV which featured a young guy (in his late teens) who had had an accident that left him a quadriplegic or paraplegic (I'm fuzzy on this detail). They talked about the weeks and months that followed the accident and how he'd been to some pretty dark places. At some point along his journey someone had put a computer in front of him and helped him to set up a website (it looked like a blog but the report didn't call it one).
The young guy began to write about his experiences. His posts were open, raw and filled with emotion. A similar thing happened with him as what I see happening over at Kenny's blog. He got a lot of attention and ended up with thousands readers – many of whom were in similar situations. His writing connected with many and gave them hope. It also gave him hope and purpose as he realized that he could make a difference through his writing. He found a voice that he'd never have had if it wasn't for his site. He also found something he could actually do with his time – something that defeated the boredom that he'd been struggling with.
As I watched the report I was quite moved as I saw the potential of the humble blog to give hope to both writers and readers. I also began to wonder if blogs might actually have the potential to help this young guy on another level. What if he put ads on his blog? What if he started more blogs on commercially viable subjects? What if blogs could give him a means of income in addition to the voice he'd found?
I'm not sure where my stream of thoughts will end up – so far it hasn't gone much beyond suggesting that people start blogs (Cary did – and he's done an amazing job at building a wonderful site) but every time I think about it – and talk about it with others – I find myself getting excited by the ideas that come. Maybe it's time I did something about it rather than just talking, thinking and admiring the work of others.


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HBO Renews VEEP, GIRLS For Second Season
Deadline.com reports that HBO has given the green light for second seasons of its new comedy series VEEP and GIRLS. Both series have received a 10-episode order from the cable network.
VEEP, created by Armando Iannucci, stars Seinfeld alum Julia Louis-Dreyfuss as the fictional Vice President of the United States. The show has been drawing 1.4 million viewers in its debut. GIRLS was created by and stars Lena Dunham and takes a comical look at "humiliations and triumphs of a group of girls in their early 20s." The show has aired three episodes and has garnered a less impressive 872,000 viewers.
In gross audience, the two series run neck and neck, 3.8 million for GIRLS and 3.7 million for VEEP, which debuted a week later.


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This morning I got up when I was supposed to, 4:30 a.m., and decided to just run an easy 5 miles. Unlike the last few runs were I ran by feel, today I actually made an effort to go slow and easy. I'd thought about running farther, but I plan to run 14 miles tomorrow and don't want to burn myself out so early in my training plan.
The temperature for this morning's run was 36 degrees. There was a slight breeze. It was just on the comfortable side of chilly. It. was. absolutely. beautiful. The last week of runs has been pretty warm and very humid, this morning was such a treat. I made sure to not run hard and use up the cool air. The next few mornings are supposed to be slightly warmer, but still cool. I'm going to enjoy the cool weather running like I should.
I'm getting ready to end this May streak challenge. I'm not sure if I can go on into June with the streak. I really want to take June 1st off, but that's a long run day and I would probably feel guilty. Maybe I should live it up and take the whole weekend (June 1&2) and not worry about it? What do you think?
I'm also on pace to reach my 200 mile goal for the month. I strung a few of these together last year but this year that's not on my agenda. I'm trying to come up with a good working monthly total to keep up good mileage without becoming over training.
I'm also thinking about starting a June push-up challenge for people who want to work on their upper body strength. I was thinking that people could set their minimum daily requirement based upon their May 31 max. rep. of push ups. That would allow for individual workout plans. Then maybe have the end goal being able to do twice as many push ups until failure. Maybe just add 1 push up each day? I don't know. Any suggestions? Anybody interested?
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Raleigh, N.C. — This month, it is all about the sweet and spicy!
We are hooked on Miss Jenny's Pickles, especially the jalapeno salt and pepper and habanero bread and butter ones!
Miss Jenny's Pickles was born from family recipes and some cucumbers from a field next door to Jenny's Belews Creek, NC home.
This Kernersville business is run by business partners Jenny Fulton and Ashlee Furr.
You can find them at Nofo at the Pig in Raleigh, Southern Season and a variety of other stores. Just head to their site and search for a place nearby!


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Nick Newell is angry. He interprets an innocuous question about how he'll deal with Justin Gaethje's striking as an insult.
"That pisses me off," Newell says, an edge to his voice.
Newell, who will meet Gaethje on July 5 for the World Series of Fighting lightweight title in Daytona Beach, Fla., in the biggest bout of his life, doesn't want your sympathy.
He doesn't want to be viewed any differently than any other fighter in the world, and he's clearly sensitive to slights, real or imagined.
Newell is a congenital amputee who has made a name for himself by overcoming his disability to become one of the most promising lightweight fighters in mixed martial arts.
He's 11-0 as a pro and one of the best grapplers in his division. But far too often, he's perceived as a one-handed fighter rather than a guy who is out to make it to the top.
He's an inspiration to many because of his success in overcoming obstacles. First, he had to prove he could fight without a left hand, which he's done conclusively.
It also was a fight just to get the opportunity to prove himself. State athletic commissions, as well as promoters, were wary of him, fearing that he couldn't defend himself. UFC president Dana White is on record as saying Newell will never fight in the UFC.
Newell managed to overcome the critics, and few who have seen him fight doubt his talent. But to many, he's always going to be known more for his disability.
That clearly rankles him and occasionally sets him off. He's not out to be a role model or a champion for those with disabilities. This is a very personal, very real quest he's on.
"I've never wanted to be known as a one-handed fighter," Newell said. "And I've never wanted the attention that comes along with that. I've always wanted to be known as a great fighter, and as the best, you know? I want to be the best. I want to be No. 1. That's the competitor in me.
"I don't try to inspire. I just try to be myself. I do help people and I do help kids whenever I get the chance, because it's the right thing to do. People did it for me. Sometimes, you need that. You need someone to help you out when you're facing a tough situation or a tough time. I don't want to sound like a jerk for saying this, but I can't have the pressure on me saying I have to do this [to become an inspiration to others] because I don't need that."
He's all about what will make him the best. He's going to have to explain his story over and over, because the more successful he is, more attention will come his way.
It's part of the job, and even though he's not thrilled about it, he gets it. He just dreams of the day when he doesn't have to answer questions about his disability.
"It sounds pretty obvious, but if I lose, it doesn't mean one-handed people can't fight," he said. "It means that whoever I fought on a given night was better. I could lose to a dude with one hand who is just 10 times better than me. I feel like it's already been proven that you can overcome adversity."
The one-time college All-American wrestler who has become an exceptionally entertaining offensive fighter will face plenty of adversity,
Gaethje is on the hunt for a knockout, first, last and always, and is so aggressive that WSOF matchmaker Ali Abdelaziz jokes that he has "no defense."
"Gaethje is just constant pressure and he's looking to take your head off," Abdelaziz said. "He doesn't have no defense; just offense. Sometimes, he gets reckless and doesn't set up his punches and that's where a grappler with Nick Newell's skills could take advantage."
Newell, whom Abdelaziz said is confident to the point of being cocky, believes he can stand with Gaethje if that's how the fight goes. He's not at a disadvantage, he said, because few recognize the punching power he carries.
He said he's racked up submissions – eight total – because if he sees an easy way to finish a fight, he'll take it.
It doesn't mean, he insisted, he can't or won't stand with Gaethje.
"So many people think I'm defenseless on my feet and that I don't hit hard or that I'm not a striker," he said. "That's OK. It's not a bad problem to have, having people underestimate me. I certainly can mix it up on my feet. I haven't had a lot of striking because I've been fighting people I can take down and submit.
"I want to have a long career and I love doing this, so it's smart to win as easily as possible. People have been saying [I can't stand] and it's starting to piss me off a little bit. I guess I have a lot to prove. He's very aggressive and I plan to make him pay for his aggression."
His profile will only increase with a win and it will revive the same old questions. He's already one of the World Series' top attractions and the scrutiny is only going to increase.
He hopes to get a guest spot on the late night talk shows, and said he's angry that no one is working to get him onto "The Tonight Show" starring Jimmy Fallon. Newell receives letters from people whom he's inspired from all over the world, many in foreign languages he can't read.
And while he appreciates the impact he's been able to have, he just wants to be known as a fighter.
"I have a college degree and a lot of skills, and even though I make good money fighting, I could make a lot more if I did something else," he said. "I'm not doing this for fame or to inspire or to make any kind of statement. I'm doing this because I love it. I absolutely love it.
"I'm treated differently by a lot of people and I don't like that. And when I do things, I'm not doing them to be an inspiration. I helped an old lady walk down the steps two days ago. I didn't do that to be an inspiration. She didn't know who the [expletive] I was. She needed help and I was there to help her, because it's the right thing."
That, he said, is the essence of things.
"Judge me like you'd judge any other fighter or any other person," he said. "Do I do the right thing because it's the right thing to do? Can I fight? That's how I want to be looked at. I'm a competitor and I'm trying to become the best in the world at what I do. Judge me on that."
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Sensient Technologies Corporation (NYSE: SXT) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.25 per share, an increase of 9% per share. The cash dividend will be paid on June 2, 2014, to shareholders of record on May 9, 2014. With this increase, the Company's annual dividend payments to shareholders will have increased in each of the last nine consecutive years. Sensient also announced plans to repurchase up to two million shares of its common stock over the next twelve months, representing approximately 4% of outstanding shares. Sensient's purchases of common stock will be made in the open market, on an opportunistic basis depending on market and other conditions. Sensient's plan to repurchase its common stock is based on confidence in the Company's outlook and in the success of its ongoing strategy and will be made under an existing authorization from its Board of Directors.
The Company also announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a plan to initiate a further restructuring program which follows the recently completed 2013 restructuring. This extensive plan will eliminate underperforming operations, consolidate manufacturing facilities and improve efficiencies within the Company. The plan, which will impact several facilities, will generate cost savings preliminarily estimated to be between $20 million and $25 million per year upon completion, which is expected to be in 2015. In addition to providing significant cost savings, the plan will simplify the Company's business and allow for more efficient capital allocation toward strategic activities. These actions are expected to significantly improve profitability and margins within the Flavors & Fragrances Group and improve returns on capital across the Company. Sensient expects to incur pre-tax charges of approximately $90 million, of which cash charges will be less than $25 million, in connection with the restructuring program. Sensient will make additional details regarding the plan available during its conference call to announce financial results for the first quarter of 2014.
Sensient recently conducted a series of calls with a substantial number of its institutional shareholders in order to understand and respond to their views on capital allocation and improving profitability. Shareholders expressed strong support for the Company's management and its strategy to grow the business, improve results in the Flavors & Fragrances Group and improve the Company's return on invested capital. The Company's plans to return capital to shareholders and further restructure its business will maintain Sensient's strong credit profile which is consistent with the wishes expressed by shareholders.
"The actions announced by Sensient today represent an aggressive plan to improve the Company's cost structure. At the same time, we have found a responsible means to return additional capital to shareholders while preserving the financial flexibility necessary to invest in pursuing the substantial growth opportunities we see in our business. It is clear that shareholders want us to continue to execute our existing strategy and to take advantage of opportunities to grow and improve the business and drive out costs," said Paul Manning, President and CEO of Sensient Technologies Corporation. "I am very pleased by the level of support that shareholders have expressed for Sensient's management and its ongoing strategy."
As COO of Sensient and since becoming CEO, Paul Manning has engaged with investors on a regular basis and the Company intends to continue this practice in order to be responsive to shareholder concerns. The Company's willingness to respond to shareholder feedback is demonstrated by the actions announced today as well as a strong track-record of shareholder friendly actions. Recent initiatives, some of which were based largely on feedback from shareholders, have included:
* A significant restructuring program completed in 2013, resulting in on-going cost savings of $12 million per year * Changes implemented in October 2013 to its compensation practices, which enhanced linkages of executive pay and Company performance * Adoption of a majority voting standard to enhance the Company's director resignation policy for uncontested elections * Declassification of the Company's Board of Directors * Elimination of Sensient's poison pill * Addition of a new independent Director to the Board in 2013 * Ongoing efforts of the Board's Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee to evaluate additional candidates for positions on Sensient's Board of Directors.
"Sensient understands the need to be responsive to shareholder input and we remain fully committed to constructive shareholder engagement," said Paul Manning, President and CEO of Sensient Technologies Corporation.
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WASHINGTON (Nov. 15)
On the eve of Ehud Barak's first trip to Washington as Israel's new prime minister in July, he made clear he wanted to reduce the level of U.S. involvement in the peace process that had been necessary during the tenure of his predecessor.
But with only three months until the date Israel and the Palestinians have set for an outline of a final peace settlement — and 10 months for a final deal – – that appears unlikely.
A number of recent actions and statements by the United States and the desire of President Clinton to broker a peace deal to cap off his presidency before he leaves office in early 2001 signal that the United States will play a key role in the final-status negotiations that began last week.
Trying to end what he called a "false" debate over how to characterize the exact nature of the U.S. role, Sandy Berger, Clinton's national security adviser, said recently that the United States will play a "central" role in the peace process.
"I've considered it an artificial question from the beginning," he said in a speech here last month to the Israel Policy Forum.
"But labeling seems to be the order of the day, so labels there have been. Are we or should we be facilitators or rather mediators or perhaps brokers or partners or catalysts or middlemen? I view this discussion as academic because it is wholly divorced from reality."
The United States will be "central to the peace process not only because the parties want it that way, but because it is a strategic imperative for the United States," Berger said.
While in Oslo earlier this month for talks with Barak and Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat, Clinton said the United States was prepared to host a Camp David-style summit early next year to help the sides reach a broad outline of a final deal.
U.S. officials also have said that Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is expected to travel to the Middle East early next year and that Dennis Ross, the U.S. special Middle East coordinator — who was in Israel and the Palestinian territories this week — is expected to travel to the region frequently as the negotiations continue.
"Barak knows nothing is going to happen without a Camp David-style summit," said IPF's Washington director, Tom Smerling, who said the Palestinians are looking for the close involvement of the Americans to help balance the power between them and the Israelis.
Clinton and Barak also were expected to meet this week on the sidelines of a security conference that was bringing together members of NATO and the former Warsaw Pact. During their meeting in Turkey, where the conference of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe was taking place, Clinton and Barak were expected to discuss the latest developments in the Middle East peace process.
Another key move signaling that the United States will play an intimate role is President Clinton's decision — reportedly at the request of Barak — to send Martin Indyk back for a second stint as U.S. ambassador to Israel.
By going back to Israel, Indyk, currently the assistant secretary of state for Near East affairs, a position that deals with the entire region, will be able to focus on his specialty — the peace process.
At his Senate confirmation hearing late last month, Indyk said the key for the United States is to "provide a safety net" by suggesting ideas to break deadlocks as the two sides discuss the most difficult issues separating them: Jerusalem, settlements, Palestinians statehood, refugees, final borders and water resources.
But Indyk, who was confirmed last week by the Senate, also made clear that the president is ready to play a more active role in the talks.
"The president is committed to being directly engaged himself," Indyk said in response to a senator's question about the U.S. role.
"But he's not going to do that unless he has a sense that his involvement can be useful — that his involvement will not be an excuse for the parties not to make the decisions, but rather, his involvement will serve the purpose of resolving the issues. And so I think with that very high-level commitment from the president and the secretary of state, we can play a very important role, a role we've played traditionally."
Shibley Telhami, who holds the Anwar Sadat chair for peace and development at the University of Maryland and is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, said that despite the improved working relationship between Israel and the Palestinians since Barak's election, "the level of presidential involvement" is the "highest that it has been in any previous time" of the negotiations.
Clinton's desire to reach a deal before he leaves office as part of his presidential legacy, along with the feeling among U.S. officials that there is an historic opportunity to finally end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, is driving the high level of involvement, he said.
Clinton, who since Barak's election has regularly spoken with the prime minister and Arafat by phone, seems prepared to prod the two sides as they inch closer to a final deal.
"The issues are very, very tough," Clinton said when asked during a recent on- line town meeting whether he thought there would be any progress in the talks before he left office.
"But I think the chances of success are better than 50-50. And with a lot of prayers and a lot of pushing, maybe we'll make it."


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Steve Martin and Claire Danes in Shopgirl.
All the glamour - and the loneliness - of big-city life is in Shopgirl's opening scene.
The camera drifts across the Los Angeles skies, drops down to street level and homes in on Saks department store. Once inside, it tracks hungrily through the French perfumery and designer evening dresses until it reaches the glove counter. Here stands Mirabelle, looking tired and a little sad, as if the effort of competing for attention with the surrounding glitter has long since rendered her invisible.
Shopgirl is a Cinderella story. It's also a middle-aged male's wet dream, written by Steve Martin who plays Ray Porter, Mirabelle's Prince Charming, the man who liberates her from her cocoon of loneliness - at a price. A 55-year-old multimillionaire, Porter is discerning enough to appreciate her worth, yet not quite able to convince himself - or her - that he loves her. Sleek, silver-haired, and capable of great chivalry as well as breathtaking callousness, he's too smooth to get a handle on. He may well be the bravest and most interesting creation Martin has ever come up with.
He's certainly the most repellent - although I'm guessing that Martin considers him an OK, if uptight, sort of guy.
He takes Mirabelle's life in hand. Without telling her, he pays off the mountainous student loan she's been labouring over since she left art school. He buys her clothes, takes her on holiday and starts to enjoy having her to stay several nights a week in his fastidiously under-furnished apartment. But whenever she looks like getting too comfortable, he administers a brutal shot of honesty by reminding her that they could never marry because she's too young for him.
You may be relieved to learn that he's not the only man in her life. But don't get too excited. Her other suitor is geeky, golden-hearted Jeremy (Jason Schwartzman), who's been in love with her since they met at the laundromat. And if you want to know why their romance is less than convincing, the clue is right there. The laundromat meeting is one of the most threadbare cliches in romantic movies. And although I'm prepared to believe in the attraction of opposites, there are limits. Mirabelle, played by Claire Danes, is a 40-year-old in the body of a 20-something, while Schwartzman seems to have been growing ever younger and gawkier since his role as the schoolboy in Rushmore first brought his jittery charms to our attention. It's not that the two of them don't look right together. They don't even seem to be in the same picture. It's as if Schwartzman has been hired to put on a sideshow designed to supply light relief whenever such distraction is required.
And is it? Not really, given the strength of Danes's performance. Mirabelle is essentially a male wish-fulfilment fantasy - a winsomely beautiful damsel in distress who's bright enough to attract a bloodless sophisticate like Porter and dignified enough not to make a fuss when he treats her badly. For anyone who believes in the power of self-assertion, it's a package with a great potential to irritate. Yet Danes gives her spirit and a rueful kind of wisdom as well as the stirrings of an irreverent wit. You want her to win.
And in Porter, she has the toughest of opponents. Martin gives us a man who proclaims his flaws yet clearly wants you to love him in spite of them. It's pretty hard, however, for you can't help but suspect him of taking a covert pride in having left his fingerprints - or should that be footprints? - all over a young woman's heart.
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Monday, 13 August, 2001, 09:43 GMT 10:43 UK
Would you go under the knife?
British women are so unhappy with their bodies that two-thirds of them are willing to have plastic surgery, according to a new survey.
Researchers for the health and beauty magazine, Top Sante, questioned three thousand women about their shape and size, and the effect it has on their lives.
Julliette Kellow, editor of Top Sante, said: "British women are obsessed with their bodies, and it is spoiling their lives.
According to the survey, women most hated their hips and thighs, bottom, waist, legs and arms.
Would you have plastic surgery? Are women too obsessed with their bodies? What about men? Are you happy with your bodies?
This Talking Point has now closed. Read a selection of your comments below.
Jacky, UK
If you're not actually disfigured you would have to be a moron to want to have plastic surgery!
Mind you we live in a country where Big Brother is front-page news so I don't know why I'm surprised.
I don't find it surprising that so many women are obsessed with their bodies, we've all known that for a long time. But I am amazed that so many women in the survey thought that their sex lives would improve as a result. Are they all lesbians? Women really have to understand that their obsession with being thin is for their own satisfaction, and does not make them attractive to men. In common with most men, I think that Dawn French is infinitely sexier than Ally McBeal.
A woman's body is a very strong weapon in the world - no wonder that women do everything to make it perfect.
Kirsty, UK
Just a bit of luck that I fit into the category of:
Brad Pitt's face
My ears stick out and my nose is rather large. But guess what, I'm happy with the way I look. Why? Because feeling good about yourself is who you are inside not about what you look like.
I feel sorry for women as they have all this rubbish thrown at them every month from every one of those lifestyle magazines. I guess it must really raise their expectations of what they will get out of life. Personally, I think they should stop reading them and stop worrying that their hips are a inch or two too big or whatever.
Get out there and do something positive with that time instead. That's the way to really feeling good about yourself, give a little to others. Even something trivial as seeing someone smile because you've held the door open for them. It makes you feel good.
Deborah, UK
As a child, I had one ear sticking out. It looked odd and I was getting a lot of aggravation from my peers because of it. When I was 16, my mother bullied me into getting it "fixed" in spite of me being terrified of surgery. It was worth it.
Cosmetic surgery is usually done under general anaesthetic, and this always carries a risk of death. I think it would be safer to go to the gym.
Taking a look round the office, I'd say
most women need plastic surgery - at
least compared to Hollywood stars. Mind
you, I'm no oil painting either...
Sharon B, UK
British women are just a bunch of moaners, they complain about anything and everything. If they're not complaining about their jobs, their partner, the size of their breasts or the shape of their nose, then they're not happy. They should just get on with their lives and accept things for what or who they are. Then perhaps they may start to enjoy life.
When will we realise that it isn't how we look that makes us happy, or unhappy. Dawn French is rated as having the worst body yet she is one of the most cheerful and outgoing people you could want to meet.
I think it's time we threw out the outdated ideas of the "perfect body" and instead focussed on the "perfect personality".
Steve J, England
I wish I had time to worry about the shape of my body! If these moaning women stopped complaining and took up a few hobbies or sports instead they might be too preoccupied to worry about their weight with the added bonus that the exercise might solve the problem at the same time.
Wouldn't it be boring if we all looked
like identikit Barbie dolls with perfect
figures? Celebrate your imperfections,
ladies! They're what make you unique.
Thank heavens that medicine can now improve women's bodies.
Now if we only had neurosurgeons that could alter their personalities.
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Animals are always a hit with young readers—especially wee ones just entering the world. Parent educators with the Washington School District have selected a Baby Buzz Pick that heralds the debut of a variety of newborns in "First Day," by Robin Page, with illustrations by Steve Jenkins.
Each month the parent educators select a quality book for children birth to 5 years of age. A Baby Buzz review is featured in the second weekend issue of The Missourian.
Washington Parents as Teachers also recommend additional books monthly. That list is available on The Missourian's web site, emissourian.com and is continuously updated.
The following review was written by Nancy Nagel, area literacy advocate.
"What do baby animals do on their first day of life? The answer to that question is as varied as the number of animals depicted in this beautiful new, non-fiction children's book."
"Each animal introduces itself with the words, 'On my first day…' and then goes on to tell in simple language the facts of its first day of life. While there is really no plot line in this book, each creature tells a story, and children will enjoy anticipating each new animal's explanation. Animals range from cuddly lion cubs, to spiky insects, to statuesque giraffes."
"The illustrations are made of torn and cut paper collage. They realistically depict animal families, or individuals, in their natural habitats. The colors range from warm browns and oranges of furry creatures to cool greens of amphibians, to icy shades of white and gray on the polar bears."
"The first page asks, 'What did you do on your first day-the day you were born?' This question could serve as the starting point for lots of conversation about family life and how you, and possibly others, have cared for your young child since birth."
"Older children will enjoy learning about common and exotic animal life. The reference section in the back of the book provides additional information about each animal. You could start a conversation by saying 'Did you know?' and continue the learning by finding other books, magazines or online resources."
"Perhaps your child would like to make their own book. Cut out pictures of various animal and human babies from around the world, glue on sturdy paper, then ask your child a question about each picture. Write down exactly what they say."
"Younger children will enjoy pointing and naming the various animals. She may call the tiger a 'kitty cat' and the zebra 'a horsie' but with enough exposure to this book she will develop the vocabulary to describe the wide world around her.
Other parent educator favorites this month are "Sweet Dreams Lullaby," by Betsy Snyder, "How Does Baby Feel," by Karen Katz, "Ben Love Bear," by David McPhail, "Whose Toes are Those," by Sally Symes, and "Happy Birthday, Bunny!" by Liz Garton Scanlon.


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Mid Day Trading Update – Alcoa Kicks Off Earnings
Folks, it's that time of the year again where we analyze all publicly traded companies and make bets on how their quarters went and what the reports could mean about the future of their business. Q1 Earnings season kicks off with Alcoa tonight and we do have some high-profile bank earnings coming out later this week. For you intraday traders, make sure you know when the companies on your main watchlists are reporting and be prepared to trade the juice that is likely to ensue shortly after. We here at Sanglucci.com, don't actually put on positions prior to an earnings report being released and find it be to much of a gamble.
The sentiment in the markets today is somewhat bearish but we're basically chopping around breakeven territory for the indexes. Many sectors are in the red, however, and this trend could continue if the S&P doesn't start heading towards that all-time high. Solid bank earnings could be the catalyst for this rally, but only time will tell.
With this chop environment, it's tough to find solid daytrades that are moving with the conviction needed to make money long a physical option. Selling calls was a solid trade idea for many of the large-cap tech names that have been moving as of late. Priceline (NASDAQ: PCLN) , Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are all experiencing unusually weak tapes. Selling calls is the best way to capitalize on the low-liquidity, light volume environments we are seeing now.
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Hi! It's still cookie week and I am excited to share another cookie recipe with you today!
Just a little recap, in case you didn't see Monday's post about Cookie Week. Susan of The Girl In The Little Red Kitchen and Kim of Cravings of a Lunatic have joined together this week with 23 of their blog friends to present to you a week of cookie treats and that includes us! There is every type of cookie you can think of available this week. And now is the time to bookmark these recipes for the upcoming holidays and cookie swaps! Also, make sure you enter the giveaway with 4 fabulous prizes from KitchenAid, King Arthur Flour, OXO, Silpat and Zulka Pure Cane Sugar to help with all your cookie making needs! Here's the Rafflecopter to enter the giveaway!
Today's recipe is one of my favorite type's of cookies ever. Peanut Butter Blossoms. They are fairly easy cookies with a simple peanut butter cookie base with a chocolate candy kiss pressed into the middle when they are done baking. Easy peasy, right?
And who doesn't love the combo of chocolate and peanut butter?
Like I said, these cookies are one of my favorites. They are easy to make and delicious. And they make a great addition to your holiday baking, whether its just for you to eat yourself or to share with your neighbors.
Enjoy these peanut butter and chocolate cookies, and share some with your neighbors!
And if you need some more cookie recipe ideas!
- Black Forest Sandwich Cookies by Cravings of a Lunatic
- Chewy Cocoa Fudge Cookies by Food Lust People Love
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- Macadamia and White Chocolate Chip Cookies by In The Kitchen With KP
- Maple Brown Butter Snickerdoodle Cups by Beyond Frosting
- Maple Cookies by Total Noms
- Kitchen-Sink-Cookies by Texana's Kitchen
- Nutella Cookies by NinjaBaking.com
- Nutmeg Logs by Love and Confections
- Oatmeal Raisin by Frugal Antics of a Harried Homemaker
- Pumpkin and Apple Dog Cookies by The Girl In The Little Red Kitchen
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Optimal Size and Intensity of Job Search Assistance Programs
This paper derives the welfare optimal size and intensity of job search assistance programs in a general equilibrium model where the labor market is affected by search frictions. Both instruments have a priori ambiguous fiscal implications: their direct employment stimulating effects broaden the base of the labor income tax and increase revenues, while also incurring direct costs. At optimal levels, the policy instruments trade off the positive effects on the participants against a marginal increase in taxes, which distorts employment decisions and potentially labor market tightness. We find that the higher unemployment insurance benefits, the lower is the optimal program intensity. Further, the introduction of a job search assistance program is more likely to raise welfare if it is highly effective at improving participants' job search skills, direct program costs are low and if the general level of taxation in the economy and thus the labor market participation tax are high.
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Thank you Mr. Mandela for your service to humanity.
God forgive me, I wish Nelson Mandela would let go. He has not been himself in years.
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You first, OP.
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What's on his iPod?
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r2 "Free Nelson Mandela"
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Sometimes people die.
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OP = Winnie, still bitter about the divorce
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I'm glad you're here to make these decisions OP.
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F&f, OP. Die in a grease fire, racist fag.
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wtf? I agree with the op. He's 94 and been a through a lot in life, has been very ill for weeks now and likely suffering although I'm sure he has good medical attention.
The op didn't wish death on him in a nasty way, just a decent end.
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Because you are sane and rational R8. R7 is unhinged.
Mandela is very old and not well. OP thinks he is being so risque but please. Mandela doesn't have much life left in him, that is just the reality, everyone dies.
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He probably got a look at the reality show involving his grandchildren and it sent him over the edge.
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Even critically ill and likely on his deathbed, this is a better world with Nelson Mandela in it.
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I think he'd like to let go, but his medical team refuses to let him.
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[quote] Even critically ill and likely on his deathbed, this is a better world with Nelson Mandela in it.
His telekinetic abilities work wonders.
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If he hasn't been himself, OP, who has he been?
Fact of life: If you live a long time, you become old and it's probable that you'll become frail. That doesn't mean a different personality takes over. Unless we're very close to old people, we really have no idea what's going on with them.
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The real problem is the power void. Even though Mandela is not coherent enough, still being alive keeps opposing forces from ripping the country apart. could get scary in SA when he is past. Remember...... SA has nukes.
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We will be so sad when he dies.
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We will be so dad when he dies.
Tasha (formerly known as Winnie until the convicton) and Nelson Tibideaux
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I will tell you something you may not realize. It's highly likely Mr. Mandela is being kept alive by a ventilator, and if the ventilator were turned off he'd probably be gone in a matter of hours at most.
Sometimes family members insist the patient be kept on life support long past the time when the patient themselves would've wanted. In Mandela's case, this may be done for a number of reasons.
Maybe they're hoping he'd make it to his birthday, July 18th. Maybe they're waiting for someone to arrive who could not get there earlier. Maybe they're allowing old friends and colleagues who stood with him thru the struggles, to process in to say their good byes, privately.
Maybe they are in the process of arranging his state funeral, which will be huge, and very public. Maybe he is already dead, and there is no public announcement because they are allowing the public to grow "accustomed to the idea" that he is leaving.
If they had sprung this suddenly there might have been a lot of confusion and weeping, etc. They would want the public demonstrations of grief to be as dignified as possible as befits this extraordinary man.
The point is, they will announce his passing in due course when the family is ready. Right now, this man who had to share so much of himself with the world, is surrounded by his loved ones who ought to be allowed some measure or private time with him for that last time.
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I not ready to receive company just yet. Guys, please give me a minute. Gosh!
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The reason Nelson Mandela only served one term as President, is because he knew the country needed stability, and had to really demonstrate to the watching world, that a Black majority, self-governing African nation could handle democracy.
The only way to demonstrate this, was to show that Presidential succession could occur peacefully. He also didn't want to be the typical charismatic leader for life that too often occurs with a revolution.
Getting rid of the apartheid system, and moving towards full democracy with free, fair elections was a revolution. And while the transition was comparatively orderly, there had been a lot of bloodshed for many years leading up to it.
The Truth & Reconciliation Commission was instrumental in staving off violence. I don't expect anything related to Mandela's death to destabilize South Africa. It will not be an occasion for mischief.
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R15, SA no longer has nukes. They voluntarily gave them up.
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"I think he'd like to let go, but his medical team refuses to let him."
In my country at least, the medical team does not decide whether to "keep someone alive", but follows the wishes of the family. The family may think there's political/social benefit in keeping him alive, or may be waiting for something specific before withdrawing care, or they may refuse to believe there's no hope of recovery (that happens a lot).
Or, the family may be unwilling to make the decision to withdraw care, and "kill" Nelson Mandela. It's rough for anyone to take a ventilator or life-saving medications away from someone they love, but when someone is so universally beloved, it's got to be worse.
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OP must be the stupidest person on the DL today. And stupid brings with it bathos, smarminess, presumption, and innate cruelty.
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let go? That would be killing himself OP
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Get well soon Madiba!
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It is very likely his lungs have lost their elasticity, and he is being kept "alive" by artificial means. I doubt he is even conscious. As his lungs lose elasticity, they will begin to fill with fluid. Even a ventilator won't stop that. At some point he will arrest, his heart will stop.
It would be nice for him to have his 95th birthday on July 18th, but really, it's out of their hands now. We should celebrate him. Such a brave, determined, resilient man. A wise, compassionate man. He was never ruled by hate. He had a righteous anger, but not hatred.
It's not often people can honestly say they witnessed history, and witnessed a great leader, an historical figure, but we have. Bless you, Madiba!
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[quote]What's on his iPod?
Separate Lives.
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Of course, they'd never let negroes have nukes,r22.
White supremacy. Gotta love it.
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So you're moving to a black-ruled nation when, R30?
I thought so.
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This man is most likely the most important figure in modern history. He saved his nation from a literal blood bath.
What a waste that the evil that ruled South Africa did not have a tiny fraction of this man's greatness and humanity. South Africa and the rest of the world could have been so much further along.
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A pacemaker is probably keeping his heart going, but the lungs can't hold up forever.
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Actually I'd king of like Prince Philip to die the day before Mandela so that the Brits can see how little people really care about their monarchy.
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Please release him, let him go.
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[quote] Actually I'd king of like Prince Philip to die the day before Mandela so that the Brits can see how little people really care about their monarchy.
R34 - Prince Phillip has only always been the Queen's husband. One wouldn't expect his death to be marked in the same way as that of the Queen or Mr Mandela.
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Yeah let him go already
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lol r29
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Huff Post is reporting he's on life support.
Won't be much longer now.
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Lay off Nelson Mandela. That man deserves to live to be a thousand years old.
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As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.
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