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How to Fix World Transportation
Keeping people and goods moving safely and efficiently—whether by land, sea, or air—is one of the great challenges of the modern age. Complications include aging infrastructure, sprawling cities, shrinking budgets, and the predictable unpredictability of human behavior.
To find out how to fix transportation for the 21st century—the third in our quarterly Fix This series—Bloomberg Businessweek Chairman Norman Pearlstine gathered an all-star cast: Michael Replogle, global policy director and founder of the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy; Dennis W. Archer, former mayor of Detroit and co-chair of the National Transportation Policy Project; Christopher H. Lee, founder and managing partner of Highstar Capital; Balaji Prabhakar, professor at Stanford University; O.P. Agarwal, senior urban transport specialist at the World Bank; and Dale Moser, president and chief operating officer of Coach USA. Their conversation has been condensed and edited.
In 2008 a quarter of U.S. scheduled flights were delayed. Traffic congestion cost the European Union more than 1 percent of gross domestic product. Less than half of all container vessels arrive in port on schedule. And 20 percent of CO₂ emissions are the byproduct of transportation. How did we get into this mess, and how bad is it?
Replogle: People today often view traffic as they view the weather, something we can't do anything about. I think we're about to come to a point where we start to manage our transportation the same way we manage our electric utilities. That can be transformative for our economy and good for our environment and give people a wider array of travel choices. But that transition—from our current unmanaged transportation system where we have free roads, free parking, and we pay for it by waiting in queues all the time and suffering delays, to a system where we have to pay but we get higher performance—it's difficult.
Dale, you've been running a company that challenges the presumption that the only way people will get from city to city is by car. How big a business can this be, and how important a contribution can it make to dealing with our infrastructure issues?
Moser: Six years ago when we came up with the concept of intercity bus service, express service, I would have said that trying to get Americans out of their automobile was going to be a challenge. But we've found it to be just the opposite. We supply all the capital, and we run it on infrastructure that already exists: our highways. We've brought 13 million people out of their automobiles and into the bus. And the technology on our buses is giving off 10 times less CO₂ than the average automobile. Those are all federal statistics. So in the short distance, the four- to eight-hour trip, the bus is a viable alternative in North America.
Does it suggest that spending on rail is misplaced?
Moser: Why not give one-tenth of that money to the intercity bus companies that are out there for more capital, and I'll invest in increasing the routes and still continue to make it affordable for people to move.
Why have public-private partnerships been so tough to do in the U.S.?
Lee: Everywhere else in the world the era of public-private partnerships has been around since the '80s. I mean you can't fly to London and go through a publicly owned airport. Every time I go to Shanghai I'm terrified for the future of my kids, because the infrastructure there is just incredible. People are dying to invest money in infrastructure in the U.S. We need $2 trillion to $3 trillion to upgrade our infrastructure. [But] we've run up an environment where people in the U.S. think it's for free. "It's my God-given right to go on a bridge and not pay for it."
Archer: The National Transportation Policy Project agrees that it's important to have a public-private partnership. On the other hand, I would say that when you talk about how we take things for granted and think things are free, go to Europe or the Caribbean Islands or Asia and fill up your tank of gas, and find how much you're paying per gallon vs. what we pay here. I mean the gasoline tax as it was envisioned and created was to help pay for the infrastructure. It no longer pays for it. It's underfunded.
Replogle: There's a tremendous opportunity to operate what we have more effectively. We have a huge publicly owned infrastructure asset in our roads, our public transportation systems, our ports, our airports, which in many cases are poorly performing and draining taxpayer dollars. There's an important role for engaging in public-private partnerships that manage those systems for higher performance to deliver better value for customers. The crucial thing is that transportation is part of a system; all too often we do these public-private partnerships and transport these one-off projects on a particular road or a particular bridge, and then we lose the capability to manage the system effectively. The public sector has an important role to play in setting the goals for our transportation system and then engaging the private sector to help achieve those goals. Places like Colombia and Singapore and Stockholm and the U.K. and Canada all provide examples of this kind of approach.
Are there things being done beyond public-private outside the U.S. that we can learn from?
Agarwal: What we have been doing over the years in many parts of the developing world is providing infrastructure to catch up with demand. The time has come when we need to start looking at managing this demand. And a number of things that different cities around the world have done would really be lessons for others. One is when you have a certain bit of infrastructure: It provides the same capacity throughout the day, yet when we use it we have peaks and off-peaks. What can we do to try and smooth this so that off-peaks are better used and peaks are less used? Michael said it has to be a system as a whole, and it's very important that the system is conceptualized and used as one single system.
Prabhakar: But this peak and off-peak sort of phenomenon is almost unique to road transportation. My area of research is in computer networks. We view congestion as a given—it's going to happen. Congestion is an 80-20 type problem. In other words, if you get rid of 20 percent of the load, then the congestion measures will drop down potentially 80 percent. The question is: Which 20 percent is going to yield the road at the peak time? Somebody may value time more and somebody may value money more, and there's a trade that's set up. Scheduling people is just a nightmare. If you look at urban mobility, it really is all of us going from the same place in the morning to the same other place in the office and then the reverse commute in the evening. So it's really like a market. It's a question of trying to incentivize people to just give up the road one day of the week in the peak time. So you take an off-peak trip once a week, and somebody else takes another day.
Replogle: One of the places I've learned the most from is Singapore, which has increased its public transport mode share from about a third to about two thirds and reduced the amount of car traffic in its central city area by more than half. It's done that at the same time incomes have increased more than tenfold and car ownership has risen more than 300 percent. The price of the congestion charge is not in the hands of politicians but of the technocrats who administer the system to deliver performance for the customer. And so motorists who have to pay more to drive than we do in America don't spend a lot of time stuck in traffic; they get where they want to go quickly. And people in Singapore have a world-class public transport system in which the majority of trips are made on buses that operate on surface streets and don't get stuck in traffic because the traffic is managed. To me that's a high-performance transport system.
Singapore is also 5 million people. It's a relatively small petri dish. But I understand they also are quite good at predicting traffic, and that they've invested heavily in the technology to do it.
Replogle: That's right—and they're working with IBM and a number of other technology providers to anticipate traffic before it happens. So they can manage it, they have real-time incident management; if there's a crash somewhere, they'll have a tow truck out there prepositioned to clear that quickly; they use a whole toolbox of techniques. They also use the revenues from their car-charging systems to help provide world-class public transport and to ensure affordable housing close to public transport. So they integrate the urban design and planning with transportation. You really need all of those pieces brought together if you're to have an effective public transport system that works for everyone.
Prabhakar: We are actually launching by Dec. 15 a public transit loyalty program in Singapore. It's fashioned after a frequent-flier program. This is for 20,000 participants. The goal is to try and make people more loyal to the public transit system, but also to take off-peak trips: You get 10 credits for a 10 kilometer trip in the peak time; in the off-peak time you get 30 credits. So by doing this you're sort of signaling to people, please use the off-peak trains and buses because they're running at 20 percent or so occupancy, whereas on peak it's the opposite.
Are there significant differences between the loyalty programs that you see as part of public transportation's future and congestion pricing? Does one affect behavior differently than the other?
Prabhakar: People perceive anything that pays them as more friendly. If you have a congestion-charging scheme, you can't exempt anybody. I mean, just aside from the issue on fairness it defeats the purpose. With incentive mechanisms you start with 10,000 people or 100,000 people, just inviting them to participate, and then see how the behavior shifts and then scale it up.
When do we get to a point where the environment becomes a constraint on industrial growth?
Replogle: I think we're seeing now in developing countries the externality costs of transportation, the air pollution, the traffic accident costs, the public health, the congestion costs, and the like. When you tally all those up, they're in some cases amounting to as much as 10 percent of gross domestic product related to just these external costs, and they're disproportionately borne by low- and middle-income people. We're already seeing 1.3 million people a year dying in traffic accidents worldwide and probably even more dying from air pollution related to traffic. Those numbers are going up across the world. I think this becomes more and more of a salient political issue that needs to be addressed by looking at how to better organize cities to manage traffic and cut pollution. There's a new paradigm that's emerged in the last few years to deal with this whole area of sustainable transportation.
Moser: The whole key of what we're talking about here is change. We're going to have to change our expectations as a society and as a culture. And that needs to be led and driven, and then everybody needs to get on board with it. That's the big challenge. But it can be done.
Chris, you have a perspective that's a bit different from the rest of the panel in that you deal with ports, you deal with airports, and one cost that shows no signs of abating is security. Can technology play any role here?
Lee: Technology is playing a very important part in improving the security of our ports. We have these new smart cards called TWIC cards which embed data about who holds the card, because clearly a big job that we have is keeping the bad guys out of our ports. That's probably one of the greatest public-private partnerships there is, because the Coast Guard is responsible for security of the ship until it gets to the berth, and the Homeland Security Dept. is responsible for the security of all our ports. Our job as the private owner is to man the perimeter fence and keep the bad guys from getting out. Every container that comes into a U.S. port is checked for radioactivity, and technology's helping us. Because up until recently kitty litter has radioactivity in it, so kitty litter and all sorts of things would set off these nuclear bomb scares.
Archer: Could you imagine what the American populace would learn if only Congress would begin to have hearings on transportation and come up with legislation that would allow us to be as progressive as other countries? Once they address this issue, I am absolutely convinced that we will be miles ahead given all of the interest that's been expressed here.
For more video and conversation on Fix This/Transportation, visit: businessweek.com/fix-this/transportation.html.


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Équilibres de sous-emploi, défauts de coordination des activités décentralisées et externalités d'échange
General equilibrium models of coordination failures capture the rationale of decentralised private activities. Nevertheless, the modelling of decentralized transactions and their influence at the macro-level are often eluded. In this paper, we explore a search theoretic monetary model without auctioneer and with trade-frictions, in which macro-underemployment is caused by a lack of coordination in decentralized trades. The equilibrium concept is a steady state with self-fulfilling expectations concerning the trade sector. There are multiple Pareto-ranked inefficient equilibria. Externalities arise from the transaction technology and money plays a critical role in coordinating transactions. We show that the acceptability of money yields a Pareto improvement because its use in trade makes production decisions easier. Moreover, when the degree of specialisation in consumption is low, more money enhances welfare and increases production. We finally discuss the model through the literature.
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Why Choose to buy from HMC Industries? Why buy American Made by Americans?
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- Our owner, Todd Wilson grew up in manufacturing. As a young child he learned to program CNC lathes before he was 16. He worked for his dad at Hollingsworth Mfg, bought that company in 1998 and still owns it today. Hollingsworth Mfg. has been around since before 1920 and has a reputation for manufacturing only the very best parts with precision and tight tolerances.
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Oregon National Guard Night and a Special Firework Show with Volcanoes Baseball!
Name: Oregon National Guard Night and a Special Firework Show with Volcanoes Baseball!
Date: July 5, 2014
Time: 6:35 PM - 10:00 PM PDT
Website: http://volcanoesbaseball.com
Event Description:
Come celebrate our 7th Annual Patriotic Tribute at Volcanoes Stadium with Oregon National Guard Night presented by Oregon Mutual Insurance. Several previous Commanders of the 41st will be on hand, and we will Honor WWII Hero Lt. Colonel Leonard DeWitt. The REAL Heroes Oregon National Guard Pre-Game Celebration is the largest commemoration dedicated to our enlisted men and women. Join us in honoring members of the Oregon National Guard while enjoying America's favorite pastime. By sponsoring a family of the National Guard, we can honor all those loved ones who serve and sacrifice alongside our enlisted. Each Family package provides tickets for a family of an Oregon National Guard veteran. An outstanding Firework show will conclude the evening.


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Hubli (Karnataka), Apr. 29 (ANI): Launching a frontal attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Government in Karnataka, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Monday alleged that bad governance and corruption has weakened the state's development.
"When Congress Governments were working in Karnataka almost seven years ago, at that time Karnataka was counted in the category of the most progressive and developed states of the country. We used to hear about the good works from the state everyday," said Dr. Singh.
"But the situation has changed completely in the last few years under the rule of the
BJP Government. (Today) bad governance, carelessness in development works and above all corruption has led to the slackening of progress in Karnataka," he added.
Dr. Singh, who was addressing an election rally here, said the pace of development in Karnataka has now become very slow.
" Attention is neither paid to agriculture nor industries. The common people of Karnataka today are fed up of the problem of electricity and water. The roads are in a bad condition. The law and order situation is also not good," he added.
Dr. Singh further said the BJP had in the last five years changed three chief ministers, and added that several ministers were removed from their posts on charges of corruption.
The Prime Minister also pointed out that no attention has been paid to infrastructure, resulting in a number of industries going to Hyderabad and Pune.
"I have been told that the state government has given permission for the opening up of several new universities in which the charges of corruption have also been levelled. I am particularly unhappy about the fact that lack of development can be found in those areas where the minorities live in large numbers like Raichur, Gulbarga, Bellary and Bidar," said Dr. Singh.
"Lack of communal harmony and sense of insecurity among the minorities is prevalent. You will agree with me that there is a need to change this situation. If you enable the Congress to form government in Karnataka, we will give prominence to both agriculture and industries. We will augment the infrastructure and development," he added.
Dr. Singh also lauded the contributions of former Karnataka chief ministers S.M. Krishna, M. Veerappa Moily and Dharam Singh for taking the state ahead on the developmental path.
"All the Congress chief ministers gave importance to development. And, that is why in the last four decades, Karnataka could achieve so much," he said.
The Prime Minister assured the voters that only the Congress Government could work speedily for the development of Karnataka and well being of the people of the state.
The Congress Party, which is campaigning to overthrow the BJP Government in Karnataka, is leaving no stone unturned in wooing the voters ahead of the polls.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi and former External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna are some of the prominent names of the Congress Party who have so far campaigned in Karnataka.
An estimated 2,900 candidates have entered the fray for the assembly polls in Karnataka.
Indian National Congress (INC) has fielded 224 candidates for the Karnataka polls, while the BJP has given tickets to 223 candidates this time.
Elections to the 224-member Karnataka legislative assembly are to be held on May 5 and the counting of votes will be taken up on May 8. (ANI)


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Monitoring of Breast Tissue Change Due to Hormone Replacement Therapy in Post-menopausal Women Using OBS (TiBS-HRT)
This study has been completed.
University Health Network, Toronto
St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto
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Last updated: March 22, 2016
Last verified: March 2016
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Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is a double edged sword: it can alleviate the effects of menopause for a significant proportion of the female population, however for a smaller proportion, it will induce a significant increase in their short-term and lifetime risk to develop breast cancer (BC). Fewer women are prescribed HRT compared to a decade ago due to concerns pertaining to BC by both physicians and patients. By developing a technology that could identify women at risk for the adverse effects of HRT, during the first few months of its use, physicians may offer HRT to a wider proportion of the female population during menopause. More importantly, as it relates to BC prevention, such a technology will identify women at risk and provide a useful decision making tool regarding their care during the menopausal years.
|Breast Cancer
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Short-term Evaluations of Breast Tissue Change in Post-menopausal Women Using Optical Breast Spectroscopy (OBS)
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MedlinePlus related topics: Hormone Replacement Therapy MenopauseU.S. FDA Resources
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Changes in OBS parameters [ Time Frame: 18 months ]
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Whole blood
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|September 2011
|Study Completion Date:
|January 2015
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Women receiving HRT treatment of Premarin.
2-Treatment Group 2
Women receiving combination HRT treatment of Premarin + Provera.
3- Treatment Group 3
Women receiving combination HRT treatment of Premarin + Prometrium.
4- Controls
Women not on HRT or healthy controls.
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|30 Years to 65 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
Post-menopausal women attending the Endocrinology Clinic at St. Michael's Hospital (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) who have elected to undergo a 1-year HRT regiment but had no prior HRT treatment. The comparison group (control) will comprise of post-menopausal women not on HRT and had no prior HRT treatment. Controls will be recruited among women at the University Health Network or attending the Endocrinology Clinic at St. Michael's Hospital (Toronto, Ontario, Canada).
Inclusion Criteria:
- Post-menopausal
- Attending the Endocrinology clinic at SMH
- Will start HRT treatment
Exclusion Criteria:
- Current or Past HRT treatment
- Prior breast cancer
- Benign breast disease
- Bilateral breast biopsy
- Fine needle aspiration (FNA) within a year
- Cosmetic alteration (reduction/augmentation)
- Gynecological surgery
- Past or current chemo- therapeutic or prevention treatment
Inclusion Criteria:
- Not on HRT treatment
Exclusion Criteria:
- Current or Past HRT treatment
- Prior breast cancer
- Benign breast disease
- Bilateral breast biopsy
- Fine needle aspiration (FNA) within a year
- Cosmetic alteration (reduction/augmentation)
- Gynecological surgery
- Past or current chemo- therapeutic or prevention treatment
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University Health Network, Toronto
St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto
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|Lothar Lilge, PhD
|Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 2M9; Department of Biophysics and Bioimaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 2M9
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Blyschak K, Simick M, Jong R, Lilge L. Classification of breast tissue density by optical transillumination spectroscopy: optical and physiological effects governing predictive value. Med Phys. 2004 Jun;31(6):1398-414.
Simick MK, Jong R, Wilson B, Lilge L. Non-ionizing near-infrared radiation transillumination spectroscopy for breast tissue density and assessment of breast cancer risk. J Biomed Opt. 2004 Jul-Aug;9(4):794-803.
Blackmore KM, Knight JA, Jong R, Lilge L. Assessing breast tissue density by transillumination breast spectroscopy (TIBS): an intermediate indicator of cancer risk. Br J Radiol. 2007 Jul;80(955):545-56. Epub 2007 May 30.
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Breast Cancer Risk
Hormone Replacement Therapy
Optical Transillumination Spectroscopy
Optical Breast Spectroscopy
Transillumination Breast Spectroscopy
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The truth behind Industry Analysts
One of the most popular stories about mobile services that is doing rounds on the internet is about a Juniper report that predicts that Mobile Entertainment is going to be affected due to recession and the growth in next five years would be half of what the earlier predictions were. Juniper estimates that the mobile entertainment is now going to increase by $13 billion against the earlier estimate of $ 26 billion. I differ from Juniper on recession as a reason for the slower growth in mobile entertainment.
In one of my earlier posts, My Predictions for Telecom Industry in 2009/2010, I had predicted that the mobile entertainment is likely to increase as it would be the cheapest source of entertainment. I stand by my prediction. Would you go out and spend $10 on a movie which would last two hours or rather spend a few dollars on a mobile game that you can play many times over. Juniper is also saying that the mobile entertainment would grow but would grow at a slower pace. However, I do not agree that recession is a reason for slower growth. To my mind, Juniper was earlier too optimistic about the market place and hence had estimated the market growth wrongly to grow by $26 billion. In the last few months, all the analysts have realized that they had built up the unnecessary hype around the potential of many of the mobile services and now it's a good time to do some reality check. It is not due to the recession that they are revising their forecasts but it is possible that they are correcting their previous wrong forecast.
The way the Telecom analysts are reacting is no different from other industry analysts. Even in real estate industry, if you pick up any pre-recession report, you would find ridiculously high levels of predictions on level real estate prices by end 2010. Equity analysts were busy outdoing each other in predicting the high levels of stock market index in the next 2-3 years. The same analysts are predicting doomsday. Goldman Sachs had predicted that oil would touch $200 in April, 2008 and within four months they came out with a new forecast of oil dipping to $25 levels. It is not surprising that both the predictions have not come true. We saw similar phenomena before the dot com bubble. The reason why analysts go wrong is because they just ride the wave. It is like every morning they see the direction of the wind that then decide the direction in which they would sail their boat
I do not solely blame the analysts for the way they predict the market. If they take a contrarian view to the industry expectations, their reports are dismissed as rubbish. The industry stalwarts look at the analysts to stamp their own views about the industry. They have already made up their minds on the investments that they would make in the company and then use the analyst reports to justify them. The same is true even in a downturn. In such a scenario, it is not fair to expect the analysts to come out with an objective report.
Industry analysts have a role as a counterweight to the strategy departments of various companies. They are expected to take a dispassionate view of the industry. They need to invest money in primary and secondary research and should track the accuracy of their forecasts. Analysts should work on different scenarios and should refrain from making a catching headline to their research work by highlighting only a part of their scenario. No analyst firm can be accurate on 100% of its prediction but by doing so, it would build a huge reputation that would be difficult for any industry leader to ignore. It is a difficult task but this is what they are paid for!!!


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CINCINNATI — In the first ruling by a federal appeals court on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, a panel in Cincinnati handed the administration a victory Wednesday by agreeing that the government can require a minimum amount of insurance for Americans.
A Republican-appointed judge joined with a Democratic appointee for the 2-1 majority in another milestone for Obama's debated signature domestic initiative — the first time a Republican federal court appointee has affirmed the merits of the law.
The White House and Justice Department hailed the panel's affirmation of an earlier ruling by a federal court in Michigan; opponents of the law said challenges will continue to the U.S. Supreme Court.
At issue is a conservative law center's lawsuit arguing on behalf of plaintiffs that potentially requiring them to buy insurance or face penalties could subject them to financial hardship. The suit warns that the law is too broad and could lead to more federal mandates.
The Thomas More Law Center, based in Ann Arbor, Mich., argued before the panel that the law was unconstitutional and that Congress overstepped its powers. The government countered that the measure was needed for the overall goal of reducing health care costs and reforms such as protecting people with pre-existing conditions. It said the coverage mandate will help keep the costs of changes from being shifted to households and providers.
White House adviser Stephanie Cutter called the ruling "another victory" for millions of Americans and small businesses benefiting from the overhaul. The law center predicted its case would have a good shot on appeal.
The three-judge 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel delivered a lengthy opinion with disagreement on some issues, moving unusually quickly in delivering its decision less than a month after hearing oral arguments.
"Congress had a rational basis for concluding that the minimum coverage provision is essential to the Affordable Care Act's larger reforms to the national markets in health care delivery and health insurance," Judge Boyce F. Martin, appointed by former President Jimmy Carter, wrote for the majority.
A George W. Bush appointee concurred; a Ronald Reagan appointee who is a U.S. district judge in Columbus sitting on the panel disagreed. Judges are selected for panels through random draw.
"If the exercise of power is allowed and the mandate upheld, it is difficult to see what the limits on Congress' Commerce Clause authority would be," warned dissenting Judge James Graham of Columbus. "What aspect of human activity would escape federal power?"
Judge Jeffrey Sutton, the Bush appointee, delivered the decisive vote, although his opinion raised questions and noted the unusual nature of a law directed at someone who chooses inaction, referring to those "who prize that most American of freedoms: to be left alone."
But the government argued that telling someone to buy health insurance, something that virtually everyone needs and is part of a sweeping effort, isn't the same as ordering them to buy a car or a vegetable.


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Climbed this yesterday:
P1: locating the start for most Tan Buttress routes remains a challenge. Look for the flakes on P2 from the base of Lazy Sunday/Anniversary Route.... For this route, select a line that will put you on the left side of the pedestal - a large block with greenery , on the left, at the base of an OW. P1 tops out on the block/pedestal.
P2: seriously consider breaking this pitch into two shorter ones. Add a belay above the flakes and before the corner. Rope management/drag is an issue. Details - first, know that I am neither tall nor particularly gifted, getting off the pedestal requires some walking on grass with a long reach, slippery when wet. Getting into the undercling was awkward or I was having a bad day. Gear above the first flake is sparse. Flake #2 is wafer thin - think Wheat Thin (Yosemite). The final corner is slightly overhanging and damp, gear is fair. Step right at the top to gain a ledge. Run it out 30 feet +/- (5.8) to a pair of cracks for a comfortable belay.
P3: mind the thistle mantle.
P4: a selection of cracks and fins consolidates/pinches down to a flake with large chickenheads. Gear size and options varies throughout, so save some pieces of 0.5-1.5 for the upper flake.
P5: rather than straight up, we followed blocky steps to a grassy ledge system up and right.


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Foster for Redickulous?
Ahhhmmm . . . I agree with Anthem, you are in love!
Hmm. Queensbridge, N.Y. Why does that ring a bell ? Ahh, I got it,
Artest is from there. Is there something in the water out there ?
Reddick is a one trick pony. No tks !
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Lets take 1st things 1st:
1st) The trading Foster for JJ. Apparently, you didn't take the time to consider the difference in their salaries which wouldn't allow the trade to work from the start. Foster makes 5.5 mil vs JJ's 2.1 mil. In other words the trade won't work! Nor can the Pacers take back another player in a trade with already having 16 players with guaranteed contracts.
2nd) I'm not about to give up Foster's rebounding and "D" for an unestablished NBA 3 pt shooter. We need him as big more than JJ as a 3 pt shooter. Who is going to rebound all those JJ missed 3's, Williams?
3rd) JJ CAN'T play "D". If you watched the Pacers the last 3 years would would have seen the Pacers had NO perimeter "D", so why do the Pacers need JJ who can't guard the end of the bench he sets on in Orlando let alone in Indy.
4th) Graham is a more complete player than JJ, and he's having trouble finding PT with the Pacers. I'll take Graham's game over JJ's.
5th) I know this is going to upset some of the IU faithful on this board, but JJ is nothing more than Steve Alford. Being on a great team in college with winning the NCAA championship doesn't translate into being great in the NBA.... Steve Alford.
6th) Where on the end of the bench is he going to be sitting? Oh yeah, next to another Duke player. Now, the Pacers can have McDud I and new version McDud II.
I will give you a A+ for your passion/love for JJ though even though it might be misplaced.
So, he is a bit like a sg version of Ike?
If he was a Pacers 2nd round pick... I'd hope he'd make the team. If he made the team, I'd hope he'd get some back up shooting guard minutes like in the 12-15 minute range, against matchups. If he got burn, I would hope he would use his shooting to his advantage in those short stints.
Otherwise, no thanks. I'd trade Tinsley for him, but I'd trade Tinsely for a ball rack. I'd invite him to camp, if he was a league min. free agent. Thats it, because there are now guys on the team that would play in front of him, at least 3, maybe 4, if you count Grahm.
I don't hate him, if this was last years team, it would have been nice to have him as a back up shooting guard. I'm still afraid Obie wouldn't have played him last year due to his requirement for at least average defensive ability.
He is the epitomey of a great college player who doesn't translate at the pro level yet, probably never. I guess he has some hope because of the Kapano factor, but that is it.
He's the Shawne Respert of this generation.
You say who?
In the unlikely event that we did trade for him, could we be the only team in the league to throw out a full American-born white guy starting five?
With Mcroberts as the sixth man. Maybe try and get Brad Miller back. It'd be like Hoosiers.
Turn out the lights, this party's over!
and we'd pretty much be a sure thing lock in for the first pick in next years draft lol
[/center]If you havin' depth problems, I feel bad for you son; I got 99 problems but a bench ain't one! - Hicks
Well, that answers the question I was going to ask. Being, who is Brent Beck and why does he think Foster is "under utilized", and why does he think we would trade one of our valuable front court players for a guy like Reddick?
He's an Indiana boy in his late teens, early 20s. Big Duke fan, but he's too young to have been there when Redick was there, although he might be there now. He's a fan of winning franchises, so he remembers the old Pacers and was impressed with Duke. He hasn't really followed the Pacers much since Reggie retired. He latched onto Reddick as "the next Reggie Miller" when JJ was still in college, because he loved that the guy hit big shots from long range. Chicks aren't the only ones who dig the long ball.
He's into Trek, which means he doesn't play ball himself. He wants to be a sports journalist, so he's writing articles in his own name in an attempt to build his brand and get writing experience. His articles aren't terribly well-read, so he pushes them out to message boards. He's writing them for free, because if he was getting paid per click he'd want to direct the ad traffic to the site.
That's all a guess. I'll do research next.
This space for rent.
Wait, he can't be IndyCornrows. That dude already has an account here, plus he wouldn't try to make a case for JJ based solely on his NCAA performance.
This space for rent.
(a)You're rude, I hate Duke, I hate J.J. Redick, and youre gettin near being added to the list (likely not but stop hatin' on me ha). It was just an idea. I came up with it at the beginning of the summer, and yes we have gotten more three point threats and no I dont watch Star Trek. Ferengii is a nickname Reggie has been given by NBA players since he first came into the league because of he similar look to the Ferengi's on Star Trek. (b) Geez louise, don't be so vindictive, did I say the trade was going to happen, no? Half of the idiotic trades most people come up with arent even reasonable or possible. (c) All of you can go date Jeff Foster since all of you are obsessed with having a over 30 glorified rebounder on a team destine for mediocricy because you know nothing about basketball, he is too old for this team and doesn't fit in, we need youth to help build or franchise to win down the road, not guy who are on the downside of their careers. (d) I played basketball and am in college and no longer am involved. (e) I don't want to be a sports journalist. (f) I put my real name with my work because I am not a wimp hiding behind some fake name, because you likely, are a hater to most everyone, always negative. (g) I love the Pacers, I never miss a game, I love every player they get, and I am always thinking into the future. You think I didn't watch when Reggie left? Cool, keep thinking that.He's an Indiana boy in his late teens, early 20s. Big Duke fan, but he's too young to have been there when Redick was there, although he might be there now. He's a fan of winning franchises, so he remembers the old Pacers and was impressed with Duke. He hasn't really followed the Pacers much since Reggie retired. He latched onto Reddick as "the next Reggie Miller" when JJ was still in college, because he loved that the guy hit big shots from long range. Chicks aren't the only ones who dig the long ball.
He's into Trek, which means he doesn't play ball himself. He wants to be a sports journalist, so he's writing articles in his own name in an attempt to build his brand and get writing experience. His articles aren't terribly well-read, so he pushes them out to message boards. He's writing them for free, because if he was getting paid per click he'd want to direct the ad traffic to the site.
I apologize for posting the Redick article, jesus christ. Thanks for the warm welcoming...
PS: I made the case for Redick because of his "POTENTIAL" not his NCAA performance. Get your facts straight, Anthem, and lay off the Hatorade.
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I was a sportswriter and editor for 20 years, and I covered Duke for four years. I love coach K and his wife Mikki, and the Blue Devils are one of 3-4 college teams I follow throughout the year. That said, I don't think JJ would help the Pacers. They need a power forward and to get rid of Tinsley. I would trade Tinsley for JJ ... or for a yo-yo ... or for a canteloupe .. or a 24-pack of Diet Coke.
I've got a headache and it's got Excedrin® written all over it.
and I am not a bandwagon fan, I am a Bengals, Reds, and Pacers fan. I have never been anything else and always cheered for those teams since I was born. I go to tons of games for all my teams. I have only seen one championship, that was the Reds when I was five. I saw the Bengals play a playoff game where Palmer and Henry got injured on the first play, I religiously watch my teams and will never cheer for any other teams. Great guess, and I only cheer for Miami of Ohio in NCAA sports, because that is my school. I watched Roethlisberger and Szczerbiak here, never will get any better and likely not anytime soon going to happen again. Great prognosis, way off though buddy, way off! If I was a bandwagon fan, I would be posting about the Colts, but oh wait, I am not by any means!!!!
I'm just defendin myself, since I was attacked personally...
FerengiMiller = Paul Pierce
Anthem = Al Horford
Ferengi Miller = Just wants to have fun!
Anthem = Hater!
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That is so funny and I'm not even sure why?
Speed? We both have amazing Charles Barkley quotes posted but I might say,
Is something I say on a daily basis, man, you truly now whats good! Haha, I love that damn commercial so much!!!Thats why I dont eat shrimp.
Speed = In my five.
Anthem, you are a hater, I agree.
Ferengi Miller = Eminem
Anthem = Stagga Lee
Anthem Cracks me up.


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Waskom takes win from visiting Paul Pewitt, 35-22
By Tyler Clifton firstname.lastname@example.com
Oct. 5, 2012 at 10 p.m.
WASKOM - Nothing truly worthwhile ever comes easy, and Waskom found out on Friday night. A lengthy losing streak in district play was on the line, and head coach Whitney Keeling wasn't even aware of it.
Visiting Paul Pewitt entered Wildcat Stadium with all of its playoff pedigree, but Waskom beat the Brahmas at their own game when it came to hard-nosed, ball-control offense. Kevin Johnson rushed eight times for 139 yards and three touchdowns, and fullback Gage Meshell added 107 yards on 12 carries and two scores in a 35-22 win to end a 19-game district losing streak dating back to 2008.
"I had no idea about the streak until the game was over, but I'm very proud of our kids tonight," Keeling said. "Our offensive line did really well, and Coach (Daniel) Swaim had them ready to play against their talented defensive front. Every team in our district is good, and it's going to be a battle every week."
Waskom (4-1, 1-1, District 9-2A DII) entered the third quarter with a 21-8 lead and continued to dictate the tempo. Quarterback William "Boo" McKnight moved the chains on third down, and Johnson broke up the middle and avoided an ankle tackle for his second touchdown of the night from 40 yards out to put Waskom up by 20.
Paul Pewitt's offense was its own worst enemy, moving only 15 yards in 10 plays to midfield. Rustin McFarland was forced into a passing situation, and freshman linebacker Mike Reason intercepted the senior midway through the third quarter.
Waskom turned the ball over after a fumble on a belly-option play, and the Brahmas took advantage with Darion Ivory's 42-yard run and McFarland's two-point conversion to get within 12 at 28-16.
The Brahmas (0-5, 0-2) later marched 58 yards on 12 plays, converting three third-down plays, including Devonta Williams' 3-yard touchdown run whittled the deficit to single digits at 28-22, and Paul Pewitt's Brooks Johnston recovered a pooch kick to make things interesting in the final 6 ½ minutes.
Waskom's defense wasn't about to let the game slip away, with a host of defenders sacking McFarland on fourth down. McKnight and Meshell each ran for 21 yards, and Johnson took a pitch and ran the final 11 yards to the eventual final margin.
Kris Monroe and Javier Sanchez combined for another sack late in the game, and Paul Pewitt drove to the Wildcat 24 before being stopped short of making it a one-possession affair. Marcos Jiminez sacked McFarland, and Waskom ran out the final 15 seconds to get the proverbial monkey off their back.
"Our defense turned things up a notch from the second quarter on and gave our offense opportunities on short fields," Keeling said. "Our offense played well in the first half, but for some reason things didn't click in the third quarter, but we came back and played so strong on both sides in the fourth quarter."
Waskom's defense took control from the start, with Jose Agundiz recovering a fumble to help set up the Wildcats' first touchdown drive. Johnson ran for 30 yards on third-and-1, and Meshell scored on a 4-yard burst up the middle for an early 7-0 lead.
Paul Pewitt got the ball near midfield after a second Waskom pooch kick, and Isaiah Porter ran 41 yards to the Wildcat 10. Porter ran nine yards into the end zone on third-and-goal and ran in the two-point play to give the Brahmas their lone lead of the game, 8-7, and it would last into the second quarter.
Waskom dominated the next 12 minutes, and Brandon Edel kept the drive alive on its opening possession after running 14 yards to set up a fourth-and-short. McKnight moved the chains, and Meshell broke through again and raced 50 yards to the end zone for his second touchdown and 14-8 advantage.
Chandrin Amie and Damarcus Mitchell had sacks midway through the quarter to thwart a Paul Pewitt drive, and it set Waskom up in Brahma territory for the third time in the first half.
Meshell had a pair of 3-yard runs, and McKnight pitched to Johnson at the last second. The sophomore ran 41 yards for his first touchdown and a 21-8 Wildcat advantage. Meshell and Agundiz added sacks later in the quarter to send the Wildcats into the break up by 13.
Paul Pewitt was held to 206 yards of offense, all on the ground, with Waskom recording eight sacks for minus-64 yards. Porter ran seven times for 58 yards in the first half but didn't return in the second.


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A nice little session that's one of Nat's last great vocal albums – thanks to some solid jazz backing by George Shearing. Shearing's group here is a super-hip west coast Latin one, with Emil Richards on vibes, Al Hendrickson on guitar, Al McKibbon on bass, and Shelly Manne on drums. Most tracks have them augmented by some larger backings by Ralph Carmichael – which creates this dreamy jazzy pillow for Nat to sing over. Cole's voice is still super-sweet and super-sexy, and the record is a good mix of ballads and more jazzy material. Titles include "Lost April", "Azure-Te", "September Song", "Don't Go", "There's A Lull In My Life", and "Serenata". (Yellow label 70s pressing. Cover & labels have a name in marker.) © 1996-2017, Dusty Groove, Inc.
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Come To Tanya's Team Trivia At Antonio's Galleria & Cafe Tonight
Tonight is Team Trivia at Antoino's Galleria & Cafe, 100 Oak Hill Avenue in Endicott starting at a new time, 7pm.
First place is going to get $50, second place is going to get a complimentary pizza or flatbread and third place will get a scoop of Antonio's delicious homemade gelato. Also Antonio's named a gelato martini after me, it's called "The Wild" and it's SO good and tonight during trivia they will be the special at only $5!!!!
Here is the first question and answer I will ask tonight at Antonio's.
Question: The Drew Carey Show is set in Drew Cary's Ohio hometown. Name that city?
Answer: Cleveland, Ohio
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ANOTHER WORKING BEE THIS SATURDAY 10am - 1pm - because we didn't get enough volunteers down at the club last Saturday we need to hold another working bee this Saturday. We are asking the community to support us. The club that you or your child plays at needs your help and can not operate without volunteers. We need to continue the clean up from the floods and prepare for the clubhouse redevelopment. Work can not start on the building until this is done. Please ask yourself whether you could even afford just one hour of your time this Saturday. So...be a part of something special in 2013 and get behind your town and your local Premier League football club.
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In the past I removed all the key caps, but that is a real pain, literally
Since I'm in the middle of a big Atari check/clean/repair/sort job I disassembled (and re-assembled) over a dozen XE keyboards in the last 3 months. Removing all the key caps is a <3 minute job with the tough ones. The easy ones (most of them) take less then a minute.


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Director General of Rivers Bureau on Public Procurements, RSBPP, Mr. Franklin Nlerum, has said that the people of the state get value for money spent on projects and the provision of infrastructures, as Governor Rotimi Amaechi had made consistent and effective use of RSBPP, which has led to the state saving billions of naira.
Nlerum added that huge savings were made following the Bureau's insistence that projects pass through a rigorous test and due process before contractors could get the bureau's 'certificate of no objection' to commence any project.
Speaking during a media chat with newsmen in Port Harcourt, Nlerum said that the Amaechi administration had saved billions of naira from projected costs for various projects across the state through the Bureau's work.
RSBPP's primary responsibility is to ensure that money for any project in the state is reasonable and adds value to the state.
Nlerum said: "I am always reluctant to talk about savings not because we do not save, but because that is not primarily what the law set us up to do.
"The law set us up to ensure that there is value for money, that Rivers State does not pay more than it should pay for any transaction, that a procurement should be fit for purpose, that there should be competition.
"Now, when you follow the issues, which I consider as procedural regularities, you will find out that there will be savings."
Nlerum also said the process was part of the reasons the state acquired Automated Road Analysers, ARAN, vehicles, which uses technological means to determine road quality.
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He noted that the ARAN vehicles would be used by the BPP in collaboration with the Rivers State Ministry of Works to ensure quality construction and completion of every project.
He said: "We bought the Automatic Road Analyser because we wanted to address a particular problem that is bedeviling not just Rivers State but the entire country, which is roads failing: when do they fail? Do we have any empirical basis of determining when a road is about to fail? What should we do to remedy it?"


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An estimated 6.5m people suffer bowel problems with many still unable to come forward for treatment, due to the stigma or possibility of embarrassment attached to the condition.
Over 150 patients are expected to attend 'Bowel Independence Day', an event organised by the Durham Constipation Clinic, County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (CDDFT).
National experts will be attending the conference, the first of its kind in the North East, at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Durham, and speaking on a wide range of topics chosen by patients. As well as educational content, the conference aims to raise the profile of bowel conditions and provide patients with a voice, through small group sessions, to comment on the way services should be run.
Professor Yan Yiannakou, Professor of Neurogastroenterology, Director of Research and Development at CDDFT, set up the first Durham Constipation Clinic 14 years ago. He said: "About a quarter of the UK's adult population suffer regular symptoms related to Functional Gut Disorders, which include irritable bowel syndrome, constipation and chronic indigestion.
"These are not dangerous conditions and can often be easily managed with simple dietary and lifestyle measures so they have developed a reputation for being mild and of little importance. However, some patients do have severe and intractable symptoms which cause considerable pain and lead to limitation of daily activities, problems with relationships, loss of work and depression.
"A lack of understanding of these illnesses together with treatments that were poorly effective has led, in the past, to some patients feeling that there was little that could be done for them. But recent advances in testing, drugs and device-based therapies are starting to provide answers.
"Bowel Independence Day is all about helping patients, getting their views on how to further improve our services, and sharing experiences and knowledge."
36-year old mum of two, Adele Burlinson, from Sunderland is one of the patients whose life has changed since having treatment at the Chronic Constipation Clinic. She has suffered long-term bowel problems, but has undergone treatment that has changed her life. She said: "I've had bowel problems since I was a toddler and these have become worse as I've grown older. I have a condition called 'slow transit'. This means that I suffer chronic constipation which can last for anything up to 3 or 4 weeks. Before my treatment, I suffered from severe pain, bloating and fatigue and, some days, I just felt so ill that I couldn't get out of bed.
"It took me a long time to really face the problem and go to the doctors. I felt embarrassed and it was hard knowing who to turn to for help when you're so tired and unwell.
"It all came to a head when I gave birth to my first little girl. I was totally fed up with being sick and I didn't want to miss any more days of my life. My GP referred me to Professor Yiannakou and his team at University Hospital North Durham. He was really positive. I started to take part in medical trials and got some great advice on diet, exercise and relaxation techniques."
There are a number of treatments available at the Durham Constipation Clinic, one of these is electrical neuromodulation therapy and Adele was one of the first to have an operation to fit a bowel pacemaker for constipation.
Adele explained: "In January 2014, my life completely changed. I had a sacral-nerve stimulator fitted under my skin at the base of my spine. It was a fairly easy procedure and I feel so much better. The pulses that it sends help to regulate my bowel and I was back at work in four weeks. I can now control my condition and my life via a remote control device which is just brilliant."
Professor Yiannakou, added: "At least 1 in 25 consultations with a GP in Britain are for symptoms of a functional gut disorder so it's very common. There is a lot of help around for people now, and there are clinics with specialists providing treatments, support and advice that can really improve the lives of people who may have become resigned to their symptoms."
The Durham Constipation Clinic, led by Professor Yiannakou, serves the whole of the North of England and is one of the largest dedicated constipation clinics in Europe. The clinics, held at University Hospital North Durham, are helping around 1,500 people a year and provide a holistic, patient centred, multi-disciplinary approach to bowel conditions and also allow patients the opportunity to participate in trials of novel treatments. Patients are referred to the clinic by their GP.
Adele added: "Getting treatment is not as horrible as some people might think. Yes, some of it can seem invasive and embarrassing but the staff are so reassuring and the end result is totally worth it.
"I'm so much better: I have far less pain and I'm less bloated. I haven't had one bad day since it was fitted in January. It's lovely to be able to play a full part in the family again, spending more time with my daughters and husband, and to be back at work and enjoying life.
"It's natural to feel embarrassed about something we try to hide or shy away from, however, if you are suffering from bowel problems, please be reassured - there is help out there and it can change your life."
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest integrated care providers in England, serving a population of around 600,000 people across County Durham, Darlington, North Yorkshire, the Tees Valley and South Tyneside. The Trust brings together hospital, community services and health and wellbeing services to provide high quality and seamless care for patients.


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I have been dl Code Geass. Everything is awsome, until episodes 14-20 the episode files are 170-173. When my computer downloads them, and i click on the file to watch it it shows me the same thing:"Not enough storage is available to process this command !" but all the other 233 files work just fine~
Summary: all the 170 files wont play on my comp. what do i do?
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"Not enough storage is available to process this command "
did you check your hard disc space to see if you have any left, im right now thinking that your disc space is so low that windows media player cannot do anything because there'too little memmory to process it all
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Could you confirm the problem is really during playback and not during download.
If it is a playback issue then what meadia player are you using?
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If you're using Windows, go to My Computer. Under Hard Disk Drives, you should see any hard drive(s) that are on your system. Right click the drive icon, select "Properties" and see how much total capacity the drive has compared with how much data it is currently holding. More space is better.
If you have multiple drives, look at all of them and ensure that you have plenty of disk space (ideally, at least 20% of the drive's total capacity should be free). If one of the drives has very little free space, it's likely that your files are being downloaded to that drive. Clearing space on that drive should solve your issue.
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You make space by deleting files that you don't need. Or, if you usually send files to the "recycle bin" for deletion (this is the default), then empty the recycle bin to free up the space. Files in the recycle bin are not deleted - you can go back and restore them to where they were before, or even just drag them out. Once you empty the recycle bin, the files are purged, and your disk space is freed up.
You can also try to clear some cache folders; I believe that running Windows' disk cleaner/sweeper utility (I forgot what it's called, exactly) should allow you to clear some of them, and it shows you how much you'd recover by doing so.
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NC high-tech job openings drop another 6.5% in August
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Research Triangle Park, N.C. — Information technology job openings across North Carolina fell another 6.5 percent in August, and the conclusion is not good for job seekers.
The losing streak of advertised positions has reached five months – "a clear sign that the IT economy is going into the wrong direction."
So concludes the latest "IT Job Trends" report from the North Carolina Technology Association and two talent management firms, TEK Systems and SkillPROOF.
The bottom line: North Carolina's high-tech job sector isn't going to be giving any kind of real boost to the state's economy - at least this year.
In fact, the number of jobs available has now dropped below those of a year ago for two consecutive months. The "summer of recovery" as proclaimed by politicians a year ago has disappeared in maybe what we should call "summer of reality" in 2011.
Job openings fell to 3,440 last month, down from 3,680 in July. A year ago, IT openings stood at 4,560.
Noting that the general job market is showing no improvement either with North Carolina's unemployment rate in double digits and the national rate at over 9 percent, NCTA said: "There are a number of signs that the general job market is weakening – and so is the IT job market."
Job openings climbed steadily in January, February and April before the falloff began.
"This is the fifth consecutive month of decline leaving little hope for any job market expansion for the rest of the year," the report said.
Nationally, IT job openings "turned south" as well, falling 2.2 percent, NCTA and its partners noted.
A ray of hope for job seekers is demand for IT architecture and consulting specialists where demand in North Carolina grew 1.9 percent to 530.
However, a year ago there were 900 such openings.
Compared to last month, specific skill set demands for workers in C++/V++ and Microsoft SQL Server improved. But every other skill set demand in the top 15 of most openings fell.


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Westre, who's been with the company for 12 years, was recognized for his sales, volunteer work and education.
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Westre also has served on the boards of directors for the Rancho Bernardo High School, Rancho Bernardo Girls Softball League and other organizations.
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After a lengthy and painful birth, Blu-ray and HD DVD discs are well-and-truly here. But we can't help but feel a little underwhelmed with the impact HD movies have had on our lives. Interactivity was supposed to allow new possibilities between your TV and high-def movies, but are those features ready for prime time? We take a look, and for a second opinion, asked the head of Paramount Studios.
Two levels of interactivity were discussed recently at the DisplaySearch HDTV Conference 2007. The first level, on-disc interactivity, refers to games and pop-up information intended to supplement the movie being played.
The second level is internet-connected interactivity such as social networking and sharing, shopping and downloading extra content. Extra content might be trailers, new features, audio tracks and subtitle tracks.
What players can do now
Today's Blu-ray players can handle on-disc interactivity (as in the case of the Liar's Dice game on Disney's 'Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest'). But of all existing devices that handle Blu-ray, only the PlayStation 3 (review here) currently can be upgraded to handle internet-connected interactivity.
By contrast, all HD DVD players have an ethernet port and support internet connectivity. Titles such as Universal's 'Heroes' and 'Evan Almighty' permit you to do things like download content and shop.
Universal has said that 40 percent of consumers who bought the 'Heroes' HD-DVD disc signed up for an online account. Given the geek appeal of this NBC series, we're not astonished that this happened. But somehow we doubt that a comedy such as'Evan Almighty' will garner anywhere near that level of support.
The HD DVD camp is heavily promoting the fact that its network-connected interactivity is available today - and certainly Blu-ray has to play catch up on that front. Although Blu-ray is capable of providing similar features, development of the hardware and software needed to actually do so is lagging behind HD DVD's progress.
On the other hand, we question whether interactivity is truly meaningful at this point anyway. For instance, Andy Parsons, of the Blu-ray Disc Association, says, "Picture and sound are what motivates people to check out [high-definition movies]. Interactivity is difficult to explain to people; that's not what someone is going to the store to check out."
(Alan Bell, CTO of Paramount, discusses interactivity with PCA later in this story.)
Interactivity's benefits: what they?
Interactivity is difficult to sell to people. The community aspects of sharing bookmarks and rating collections - the selling points that the HD DVD camp is talking up - will gain steam only when the technology attracts a critical mass of users who use the content and the ancillary social-networking conceived around that content.
The same issue haunts the social-networking components of Joost.com (review here), the web TV streaming site. Neither HD DVD nor Blu-ray is anywhere close to achieving the necessary critical mass.
For that matter, movie studios aren't fully primed to offer such connected, interactive features on a large scale either. So far, Universal is leading the pack. It introduced its U-Shop component tied to the release of 'Evan Almighty' this week. So the ability to shop for 'Evan Almighty' tie-ins will set off a stampede of consumers just dying to buy into a high-def format? It doesn't seem altogether likely.
Now, let's face it: 'Star Trek' fans with money to burn who want to shop for memorabilia while watching the HD DVD release of the original series may see the U-Shop component being a fun and welcome novelty. For the first 10 minutes, anyway. But does the appeal of shopping via disc have staying power? The answer is not particularly clear to us at this point...
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