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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Outside the courtroom, James F. Neal had an amiable, backslapping way with friends and foes alike. Inside the chamber, the face of one of America's greatest trial lawyers often became fixed in a steely gaze.
The attorney who regularly grabbed national headlines — whether prosecuting Jimmy Hoffa or key Watergate figures, or defending Elvis Presley's doctor or the Exxon Corp. after the Alaska oil spill — died Thursday night in Nashville. He was 81.
In the words of Fred Thompson, already a lawyer in real life before he became one on TV, "Jim Neal was the greatest trial lawyer of his time."
For former Vice President Al Gore, Neal was a "brilliant attorney" and close friend. "As a prosecutor, he served our nation with brilliance and dedication at a time when his skill was greatly needed by the American people," Gore said in a statement.
And prosecute, by all accounts, was something Neal did well.
The government had tried four times to convict the Teamsters president Hoffa before Neal got it done in 1964 in a jury-tampering case. As a special prosecutor, Neal later put Watergate conspirators John Mitchell, Robert Haldeman and John Erlichman behind bars in the twilight of the Richard Nixon presidency.
And not only prosecute.
In private practice, Neal successfully defended Ford Motor Co. against reckless homicide charges in Indiana after the gas tank of a 1973 Ford Pinto exploded, killing the car's driver.
In 1981, he successfully defended Dr. George Nichopoulos of Memphis against charges that he overprescribed drugs to the late crooner Presley.
Neal's rise to prominence began in 1964. As a special assistant to then-U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy, Neal succeeded in convicting Hoffa, sending him to prison.
In private practice, Neal developed a reputation for his dogged defense of clients facing a tide of adverse public opinion.
"If you got in serious in trouble, that's who you wanted," said George Barrett, a prominent civil rights attorney and classmate of Neal's in law school at Vanderbilt University.
After actor Vic Morrow and two others died in 1982 during filming of the movie "Twilight Zone," Neal successfully defended director John Landis in 1987 against charges of involuntary manslaughter.
No lawyer wins all his cases and neither did Neal.
He was hired in 1990 to represent the Exxon Corp., which was charged with polluting the Alaska shoreline with the Exxon Valdez oil tanker spill. The company settled for what was then a record $1 billion and pleaded guilty to four misdemeanors.
Neal, who grew up on a Tennessee farm, was a graduate of the University of Wyoming and Vanderbilt University School of Law in Nashville. He received his Master of Law degree from Georgetown University in Washington.
He was U.S. attorney for Middle Tennessee from 1964 to 1966. Neal then entered private practice and in 1973 was called to Washington to become chief trial lawyer for the Watergate special prosecutor's office.
In 1982, he was chief counsel to a special U.S. Senate committee that investigated the federal government's Abscam bribery allegations.
Neal was very animated, slapping people on the back and calling them "pal." In the courtroom he was intensely competitive, but he expressed a liking for many he met in court.
As he told The Associated Press in a 1981 interview, "Jurors are people. I like people. All kinds of people."


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I'm curious: When in your event do you typically hit the wall start really suffering? Is it usually at the same point in a race, or does it change based on your race-day experience? Is there a place for you where it should/should not hit? I'm particularly interested in 5 and 10K, but I also wonder in greater distances when "the" battle is being fought in an runner's mind.
Me: I had a great 5K last month where it didn't hit until the final 800. I'd like that to happen every time. Was it the result of years of training finally paying off, did I underperform, or did I get some of that magic? Usually, it hits in beginning of the final mile.

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Nabha (Patiala) [India]: Not directly crediting the Center for successfully carrying out the September 29 surgical strikes, former Director General of Military operation (DGMO) Vinod Bhatia on Wednesday said the recent strikes across the Line of Control (LoC) by the Indian Army demonstrated a political will, which has not been done earlier.
"It (surgical strike) demonstrated a political will, which has not been demonstrated earlier in this way," Bhatia told ANI.
Bhatia said one cannot compare August 2011 operation Ginger with the recent surgical strike as they are very different in nature.
" Surgical strikes are totally different in domain, dimension and had different aims, and they were carried out in a very personal manner," he said.
Earlier, Parrikar said that he would only share the credit of the surgical strikes conducted by the Indian Army with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, adding that the major share of the success goes to the latter for taking apt decision and planning.
Parrikar also took a jibe on the cynical criticism surrounding the strikes, saying that doubters can also share the credit for the success of the same. (ANI)


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It's pretty easy with a bit of practice and a light touch.
This is how I do it, and as there's more than one way to skin a cat... YMMV.
Make sure surface is completely oil free and dry.
Fill the rollmark with enamel. Don't try to do a long rollmark all at once... do it in sections if possible.
Remove the excess enamel around the rollmark with a acetone dampened Q-tip.
Put a small amount of acetone on a lint free, fine woven cloth or smooth paper towel (I use those blue Scott brand shop paper towels) wrapped around a straight edge (I use a 6" steel machinists ruler).
Use the edge of the towel/ruler combo and "scrape" off the excess paint. Use the towel edge for one pass only, then move to a clean section and repeat as necessary.
Go over the surface with fresh toweling and acetone as often as needed to remove all excess.
Too much acetone and it will "flood" out the rollmark. Too little and it will smear instead of remove the excess.
If the toweling is too course or fibery, it will dig paint from the rollmark.
If you screw it up, flood it, remove the enamel and start over.
Once done, allow to dry overnight.
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New online used-auto competitor coming to Tampa Bay with low price promise
Wake up and good morning. A new web site that will sell area used cars at a discount from dealerships is coming to the Tampa Bay area. It's called Mojo Motors, which works with area dealers to list used autos "at the lowest price online." The company says its online site will provide the complete pricing history of every vehicle for sale, the time on the dealer lot and the total price drop.
Here's how it works. The free web site aggregates used-car inventories from several area dealerships. As reported in this May 17 auto column in the New York Times, the site "requires participating dealers to charge Mojo shoppers less than the lowest advertised price on any particular car." Online browsers remain anonymous and do not have to register with their e-mails, a plus to avoid subsequent bombardments of online ads.
"The consumer proposition is pretty simple," Mojo Motors marketing chief Dan Harman told the New York Times. "They are going to save money."
When a consumer browsing the Mojo site is ready to buy, they print out a discount voucher and take it straight to the dealer where the used vehicle sits. Mojo Motors says the dealer will honor the discount, "no questions asked, no haggling." The web site will notify a shopper if the vehicle they are watching is sold.
The auto dealer must pay a $350 fee for ever vehicle sold. That's a stiff cost but is charged only if the vehicle sells. And that contrasts to more traditional used-car selling methods online like Autobytel and cars.com that require dealerships to pay about $20 per lead upfront, whether or not the vehicle sells.
Boston-based Mojo Motors has been working with 78 dealers in New England and just entered the Dallas market. Next stop? Tampa-St. Petersburg and Orlando, though the company has not specified the exact timing.
Mojo Motors founder Paul Nadjarian (left) is a Harvard MBA who's worked as head of Ford Motor's Internet lead management group, at eBay Motors and co-founded the auto recycling business GreenLeaf Auto. Here's a who's who of the folks behind this company. And the business is getting its funding -- $5 million and counting -- from several venture capital firms, as noted here.
-- Robert Trigaux, Business Columnist, Tampa Bay Times


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ANAGO CLEANING SYSTEMS NAMED 5th FASTEST GROWING FRANCHISE IN U.S.
Company Maintains Top Ranking for 2nd Year in a Row
Anago Cleaning Systems has been named the 5th Fastest Growing Franchise in the U.S. for the 2nd year in a row, by Entrepreneur Magazine, the world's leading authority on franchise rankings. This prestigious recognition is a testament to the recession-resistant nature of the franchised commercial cleaning industry, and further exemplifies Anago's proven business model.
Every year, Entrepreneur rates the top franchises across the country based on growth in the number of franchisees and overall stability of the company. Through the years, Anago's rankings have steadily increased. There are now 34 Master territories across the United States, with over 2,000 Unit Franchisees living the dream of business ownership by operating their own janitorial franchise. Anago is committed to the success of its Franchisees by providing them the support necessary to provide exceptional service to their clients, and grow their businesses.
The company's motto is "We are here for our Franchisees, and they are our only business."
This impressive award is the latest accolade for Anago – the company has also been recognized as a Top Franchise for Minorities by the National Minority Franchising Initiative, and one of the top privately held companies in the U.S. by Inc. Magazine.
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- Re-branding hard to do
- Following the leader
- Saving Salvation Mountain
- Women struggle in CoE
- Michigan prayer station
- Add milk for creativity
Re-branding a religion is hard to do, and not always successfulReligion News Service: Did leaders of the SBC hurt their missionary cause by opting not to change the denomination's name to something a bit more, well, marketable?
Following the leaderInside Higher Ed: Mentorship a key role for Gordon College president.
Salvation Mountain is missing its guiding spiritLos Angeles Times: With its creator now in a convalescent home, Salvation Mountain now needs its own salvation from the desert's blistering heat and fearsome windstorms.
'Even outstanding women struggle to rise in the C of E'The (London) Independent: Female bishops are on the cards, but the rank and file believe they are excluded from the top jobs.The (London) Guardian: The women who oppose female bishops
Michigan 'prayer station' volunteers are political doubting ThomasesWashington Post: It is not easy to be God's receptionists in the auto-plant suburbs of Detroit.
Your Lent prayers online or on paperThe (London) Telegraph: Sacred Mysteries: what the internet can offer in support of prayer in the run-up to Easter.
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Thinking creatively: just add milkWant to boost your creativity? Tomorrow morning, pour some milk into an empty bowl, and then add the cereal, Miller-McCune reports. That may sound, well, flaky. But according to a newly published study, preparing a common meal in reverse order may stimulate innovative thinking.
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Today, as you might have noticed if you read our profile of six superstar artists under six or our morning news checklist featuring major revelations about Nick Cave and Art Basel, is April Fool's Day, and the art world has responded accordingly. From the Guggenheim Museum announcing a major rooftop expansion to a gallerist's launch of an online marketplace for art options, every branch of the art world is getting in on the act. Below, find a growing repository of April Fool's Day 2013's best art jokes
— LACMA's blog Unframed borrowed a page from ARTINFO's April Fool's Day repertoire, announcing the new exhibition "Pre-K(ontemporary)," which purports to feature the works of "five emerging L.A. artists — Maria, Tyson, Olivia W., Henry, and Olivia G" in the museum's Boone Children's Gallery. "This is a new generation of artists," the exhibition's special guest curator, "Tyson's Mom," writes in the post. "The minimalists reduced art to what they thought of as its most basic fundamentals—the line, the circle, the square. But these young artists have gone a step beyond, to something even more primal — the squiggle." In reference to the work of her precocious progeny, exhibition artist Tyson, the curator says: "Tyson uses every color available to him to make all of his work brown… It is a bold comment on race in America—and a challenge to fundamental notions of diversity on both the left and the right. All the colors don't make a rainbow."
— The Guggenheim Museum announced that it has begun construction on an additional 13 stories atop its Frank Lloyd Wright-designed building on Fifth Avenue, re-posting images of a recent design for an expansion floated by Oiio Architecture Office (pictured above) in a Facebook album titled "Announcing Guggenheim Museum Expansion!"
— The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden took to Facebook to announce plans for its first curatorial excursion into outer space. In the post accompanying the above image of its distinctive circular building in orbit, the institution proclaimed: "Hirshhorn to Curate Outer Space by 2024." The full, faux-press release post reads:
The Smithsonian announces a plan to launch the Hirshhorn into low Earth orbit in time for the Museum's 50th anniversary. Having judged the historic Gordon Bunshaft-designed structure "too freakin' cool to remain on the ground," the Smithsonian's Board of Regents has formed an interdisciplinary task force to conduct feasibility studies.
"It will be necessary to rotate the structure around its central axis to establish artificial gravity," said a source close to the project. "Next-gen shuttles will probably dock in the Lerner Room," although alternatives are being considered.
In a rare show of joint support, Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation and Dunkin' Donuts are funding the initiative in its earliest stages. A standardized spelling–fun fact: the shape of the tasty treat was inspired by the Hirshhorn itself!–has yet to be agreed upon
— Edward Winkleman took to his blog to announce the launch of "A-Trade: The Online Exchange for Contemporary Art Options," an website where collectors can buy options for possible future artworks by artists who upload images of a potential future piece. Winkleman explains the avant-garde art investment concept:
Purchasing an Artwork Option gives collectors the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a particular work of art at a set price by an expiration date. This has great benefits for artists, as they need not even make the artwork until the collector decides, but they get a share of the option purchase price, giving them much-needed funding, as well as free time to network at the world's most prestigious fairs and biennials, essentially building their name recognition through the socializing aspect of the art world rather than having to be back in their studios all the time producing work they're not sure anyone will buy.
By way of a conclusion, in case any readers hadn't already caught on, Winkleman writes: "The potential for all parties to spend less time engaged in the hard and risky aspects of creating or collecting art, and more time enjoying the financial rewards to be had, seems limitless to us."
— Brooklyn-based art blogazine Hyperallergic reports on a trio of new Banksy murals depicting sad clowns that appeared overnight in Greenpoint and North Williamsburg, which it speculates "are part of a larger series of sad clowns that will be unveiled in the next few days in Greenpoint." One anonymous street art lover quoted in the post seemed disproportionately affected by the images of the jilted jesters:
"Is Banksy depressed," asked one onlooker, who stood in front of the large sad clown on Wythe, before he started to sob into his hands.
— Hyperallergic's second attempt at an April Fool's funny landed much better than the first, with the blog reporting on the Museum of Modern Art's new slate of celebrity-focused programming, "Starstruck," which launches on May 1 with "Shot" (2013), a participatory performance that consists of "Jersey Shore's Snooki in a dunk tank, where visitors will be forced to have a shot of Everclear before attempting to dunk the reality TV star." In addition to a James Franco performance in which he'll deaccession the museum's entire collection, a cryptic special exhibition that involves exhuming Michael Jackson's body, and Lindsay Lohan roaming the galleries robbing visitors, the series will include "the birth of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's baby in the MoMA atrium," an apparent homage to Marni Kotak's "The Birth of Baby X," which is slated for "sometime in July."
— The High Line Blog reported on the successful first gathering of FeLine Friends of the High Line on Saturday, accompanying their account of the furry festivities with the above image. "A bubble blowing machine, several dozen laser pointers, three 10-foot-long 'Fun Tunnels,' and all kinds of cardboard boxes kept the frisky felines entertained from morning till dusk," the blog reported, before noting a major cat celebrity's absence. "A rumored visit from Internet sensation Grumpy Cat left the human visitors breathless with excitement. Alas, the notoriously cranky kitty declined the invitation, issuing a terse refusal from her Arizona home."
— Magdalena Sawon, co-owner and co-director of Postmasters Gallery — and one of the victims of ARTINFO's April Fool's pranks — announced that her gallery's forthcoming relocation from its longtime West 19th Street space will take her to 980 Madison Avenue, the swanky Upper East Side digs of Gagosian, Venus Over Manhattan, et al.
— Benjamin Sutton
(Photo via Guggenheim/Facebook. Courtesy Oiio Architecture Office.)


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Game is at 7.
Discuss... and stuff.
Ross and Acy slated to get more time this game.
Game is at 7.
Discuss... and stuff.
Ross and Acy slated to get more time this game.
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Gold medals like Jonas Valanciunas
I hope we see 5-10 minutes near the end of Mcguire on Monta Ellis. If he's meant to be Casey's defensive stopper, I'd like to see him on a shorter, quicker guy. Should see big minutes for Ross as well.
Ross out with flu-like symptons
Anyone know of a decent live blog...or a stream that works on mobile?
Man is lucas playing well.
Anyone see that ball fake to assist?
wow are bench is just too deep!
has Acy played/done anything?
Acy's been okay... getting after it on the offensive glass, played decent defense. Also had a few mental errors including offensive fouls and an awful turnover.
JV picking up where he left off in Lithuania: 10 points on 3 shots
Best thing about this game was the Raps were almost toying with the Bucks. Numerous times when the Raps had a 4-5 point lead and they would go 2/3/4 possessions without scoring. If they get the killer mentality, year could be very interesting.
Not to mention he had 4 blocks and only 2 fouls. 10 pts - 8 brds - 4 blks.....not too shabby.
Yeah if there is one thing I have particularly been impressed with JV, it is how he has been able to manage fouls (both over a whole game, and also in key stretches).
I think he will complement this team very well if he just rebounds and defends, and gets what ever scraps he can offensively.
Lowry 6 TO, he has to clean that up. Other than that great game.
Something tells me that our Raps will be better than we thought they could be this year.
Raps are able to defend most teams and keep them shooting at about 40% consistently. Raps don't have the best offense in the NBA, but might have a very steady offense this year. It just seems that Raps have so many ways they can score that they're able to score at least more efficiently than their opponent over the entire game.
Two things that need correction:
Turnovers and 1st quarter defense.
Other than that, to me they are fine.
I really look at this Raps team and I don't feel like they (or we the fans) should fear any opponent out there. I suddenly realize, that over the regular season we might win series with New York, Milwaukee, Atlanta, Cleveland, Detroit, Washington, Orlando, Charlotte and maybe even Chicago (no Rose) and Brooklyn (don't buy them yet).
The only teams that will realistically stay out of Raps reach in the standings are Miami, Philly, Boston and Indiana.
We might be the 5th seed come playoffs. This is of course provided everybody stays healthy and everybody stays out of drama trouble...
DO. NOT. DOUBT. THE. JUMPER! Amir Johnson
Significant things: Lowry's clutch abilities.
Derozan's ability to score in the low post.
Jonas Valanciunas and his ability to effect the game whatever way.
John Lucas and Jose Calderon together is very effective vs. smaller lineups.
Lowry is the best closer the team has had since... ever?
Since that trade went through I have been under the opinion that we will finish higher in the division then Philly, with a possibility of competing with New York and Brooklyn (Boston is out of our range unless they are decimated by injuries).
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The right to education has been enshrined in the preamble of Indonesia's constitution, obliging the government to provide good quality education for its citizens. The provision comes second, following only the mandate to create prosperity for all and joining the global effort to create world peace. Such is the importance of education in the country.
But rarely, if at all, is there debate about substantive issues regarding education, such as eradicating corruption, improving the quality of teachers and their pay, and on implementing a better accreditation system. The debates that do take place mostly concern basic issues which should have been settled two or three decades ago, such as whether students need a centralized final exam or whether they need to be taught science and math in elementary school. It appears that policy makers in the education sector have always got their priorities wrong.
But then again, priorities are not something that the country's bureaucracy is good at setting. It was only recently that the government decided to increase the budget for education, with a 7.5% increase pledged by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for next year. Even after an increase is made, education has to compete with other sectors in getting more budget. The Defense and Public Works ministries get a bigger share, with Education coming third.
Living up to its reputation as the largest Muslim country in the world, Indonesia spends a large amount on religious education on nearly 4,000 state Islamic education institutions across the archipelago. The government allocation for religious education in 2012 was 31.5 trillion rupiah ($2.74 billion) for the Islamic Education division at the Religious Affairs Ministry—of the total 41.7 trillion rupiah ($3.62 billion dollars) budget for the ministry—while it allocated 66 trillion rupiah ($5.74 billion) in budget for the Education and Culture Ministry.
Mr. Yudhoyono may have promised to increase spending for education, but with corruption remaining endemic in the country, the promise of quality education for all rings hollow to many of the poor who rely on government for their schooling.
Education remains the most corrupt sector in the country. Indonesia Corruption Watch found that in 2011, the education sector contributed the most cases of graft. Of 436 cases handled by law enforcers, 12.4 percent, or 54 cases, were associated with corruption in the education sector.
From the survey, the anti-graft watchdog found that corruption worsened as the government spent more for education. The more spent, the more stolen.
The saddest thing about corruption is that often the money stolen is allocated for the poor, such as budget earmarks for the school operational assistance fund and the social aid fund meant for construction of school buildings in the country's poor and far-flung regions.
The rich can vote with their feet. Children from affluent families can go to private or international-standard schools and get a quality education on par with what their peers could enjoy in Singapore or Shanghai. Children from poor families have nowhere else to go. Most of the time, children from poor families have to travel for miles only to find out that the roof of their school building has collapsed, that their math teachers fail to come to class due to having to work a second job, or that the question sheets for their final exam are stuck somewhere in an airport hangar due to possible graft and incompetence at the local education office.
It is very unfortunate that the problems plaguing the education system are emerging right when Indonesia is expected to reap the benefits of the demographic dividend. With nearly 60 percent of its population now under the age of 40, Indonesia has one of the youngest demographic profiles in the world. With the youth bulge, Indonesia has the potential to rise above its current developing-nation status and become a challenging nation. But with the army of uneducated and poorly educated youth making up the largest part of the bulge, Indonesia has instead a bomb waiting to explode when economic growth fails to generate enough jobs.
Not all hope is lost. When the government falls short in performing its duty, the community picks up the slack. Indonesia, after all, is a country known for its gotongroyong ethics, the equivalent of American civic culture. Many in the community start their own initiatives, getting their hands dirty by training young educators to be sent to some of the country's remotest areas. Others start an alternative form of schooling that does away with the government-sponsored curriculum by bringing students closer to nature. Believing that the current curriculum does not teach enough science and math, some educators set up schools that train the country's future best scientists.
Many others have tapped into the immense power of the Internet and social media. Earlier this year, a website was set up to hear complaints about which school buildings need repairs or where funds have allegedly been stolen. Some tech-savvy initiators, armed only with Twitter and Facebook, have mobilized volunteers to set up classes around the country to teach students about things that their underpaid teachers don't.
In a place where people are used to broken promises, that looks like a beacon of hope.
Anies Baswedan is president of Paramadina University and an education reformer. He regularly writes about public policy, Islam and politics. Mr. Baswedan created a program called Teaching Indonesia that recruits and trains young Indonesians to work as teachers in remote, impoverished provinces across the country's more than 17,000 islands.


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Tokyo, Japan, 2011/07/13 - Toshiba, Fujitsu, Panasonic, Mitsubishi, Honda and Nissan among companies honoured.
Frost & Sullivan today honoured and recognized Japan's best at the 2011 Frost & Sullivan Japan Excellence Awards banquet.
Held at the Tokyo American Club, the Awards aim to recognize companies that have demonstrated outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service and strategic product development.
Mr. Robin Joffe, Managing Director, Frost & Sullivan Japan said that the Awards seek to recognize best practices and outstanding performance by Japan-based companies in local and regional sectors of Environment, Energy, Healthcare, Electronics, Aerospace & Defense, Automotive and Information & Communication Technology.
He added that award recipients for the 2011 Frost & Sullivan Japan Excellence Awards were identified based on an in-depth research conducted by Frost & Sullivan's analysts. The award categories offered each year are carefully reviewed and evaluated to reflect the current market landscape and include new emerging trends.
"The recipients of the Frost & Sullivan Japan Excellence Awards clearly demonstrated outstanding leadership in their own market segments," Mr. Joffe said.
Frost & Sullivan also celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year. Frost & Sullivan is proud to be among the top 25 companies with a history of over 50 years that participates in the Information and Consulting Industry worth US$366 billion globally.
Saluting Japan's Best
Frost & Sullivan congratulates all the recipients of the 2011 Frost & Sullivan Japan Excellence Awards.
2011 Frost & Sullivan Japan Excellence Awards Recipients
Category Award Recipient
Japan Air Purification Company of the Year Daikin Industries, Ltd.
Japan Standby Power Vendor of the Year Yanmar Co., Ltd.
Japan Pharmaceutical Company of the Year for Branded Generics Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Japan Ultrasound Company of the Year Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
Japan Hospital Information System Provider of the Year Fujitsu Limited.
Japan Video Surveillance Company of the Year Panasonic System Networks Co., Ltd.
Japan Defense Manufacturing Company of the Year Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Japan Aerospace Manufacturing Company of the Year Panasonic Avionics Corporation
Asia Pacific Space Research Organization of the Year Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
Asia Pacific Product Innovation Award for Hybrid Electric Vehicles Honda Motor Co., Ltd. for Honda Insight
Asia Pacific Technology Innovation Award for Electric Motors for Electric Vehicles Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Asia Pacific Product Innovation Award for Electric Vehicles Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. for Nissan Leaf.
Japan Market Leadership Award in the Workforce Management Market P&W Solutions Co., Ltd.
Japan Unified Communications Vendor of the Year Microsoft
Asia Pacific Fixed Broadband Service Provider of the Year Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
Asia Pacific Wireless Data Service Provider of the Year SoftBank
Asia Pacific Most Promising Service Provider of the Year eAccess Ltd
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The media isn't representing the majority
prelax Murray, UTAug. 2, 2013 2:41 a.m.
Yes by all means, go to google or bing, and do a news search. See how many newspapers parrot what the others say. On page three you find the individual news stories.
The Arizona Republic talks about Several members of Arizona's congressional delegation have calling on Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to release data the government collects about immigrants crossing the border illegally but refuses to make public.
How about the An audit of the Department of Homeland Security found that the agency has lost track of more than 1 million foreign visitors. The foreign citizens came to the United States on temporary visas, but DHS can't confirm that they've actually left the United States. In 1996, Congress mandated the creation of an entry-exit system at all ports of entry to track visa overstayers, but it has yet to be implemented. The audit was conducted by the Government Accountability Office.
Only a couple of papers nationally carried the story. The media is failing America.
Blue Bolshevik Salt Lake City, UTAug. 1, 2013 5:25 p.m.
Most of the time when I "get involved" and express my political views here, the DN censors me. What does that tell you about being active in the political process?
UtahBlueDevil Durham, NCAug. 1, 2013 10:28 a.m.
I do think it is funny that any segment can both associate itself as a majority and a minority at the same time. White and Mormon.... you belong to both groups. It is also folly to assume one is in the majority when the polling sample is those one associates with.
And then you have comments like those from prelax... who claim 90% of the media ignored certain stories.... when only 30 seconds on google would disprove those cliams... I guess unless you have a very selective view on what 90% of the media means.
People flock to groups and media that reaffirm their own viewpoints. It is just human nature.
prelax Murray, UTAug. 1, 2013 2:40 a.m.
By the stories they choose, they shall be known.
The media is far left on illegal workers being here, and the stories they choose to run show that. When ICE took president Obama to court, (and the federal judge approved it). Most media ignored it. The union that represents the people who would have to decide who gets legalized under any new immigration law said in a letter Tuesday that the Obama administration is not ready to handle the influx of applications.
And Kenneth Palinkas, the president of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Council, which represents the 12,000 immigration officers and staff who work at USCIS, warned House Republicans that even flirting with a limited legalization such as just granting citizenship rights to so-called Dream Act immigrants could lead to problems. It was ignored by 90% of the media.
All the scandals lately, how many were the result of investigative reporters? Fanning the flames of the Martin trial was a favorite pass time of the US media. Trying to scare Republicans into another amnesty is another area the national media has stepped over the lines to supermarket reporting.
Does the press represent the majority of people?
Will Kane Salt Lake City USA, UTJuly 31, 2013 10:11 p.m.
After scanning these comments I'm surprised that most posters can even appreciate their own intolerancia and wrinkles in the mirror. It's truly amazing that some folks can do so with a straight face. After visiting these comment boards for a couple of months now it's obvious that almost all of the posters only do so to reinforce their own biases, and get praise from those who agree.
Adios, muchachos e muchachas. I can only stomach so much...
LDS Liberal Farmington, UTJuly 31, 2013 6:47 p.m.
I wonder if Jeff feels the hardworking, high valued, ethical Christian Minority in Egypt, Syria, Iraq, ect.should be shouted and drowned out to make way for the Muslim Majority for the same reason his letter suggests in the Deseret News?
RedShirt USS Enterprise, UTJuly 31, 2013 4:55 p.m.
To "atl134" no it hasn't. Obama has added all sorts of regulations. See "$1.8 trillion shock: Obama regs cost 20-times estimate" in the Washington Examiner to see how much the regulations in Obamacare alone are costing us. Then read "Obama Administration Added $9.5 Billion in Red Tape in July" in US News. Apparently Obama is able to get all sorts of regulations added with the help of Congress.
The GINI coefficient doesn't accurately dscribe the income inequality. If you look up the limitations of the GINI coefficient, one thing that it doesn't distinguish well is range of incomes. If you look at graphs of income distribution (NOT GINI), the flatter the line, the more equal the distribution of income. The US has one of the flatest lines in the world. Sweden is close, but has a higher slope than the US.
Happy Valley Heretic Orem, UTJuly 31, 2013 4:48 p.m.
RedShirt said: To "Tyler D" does it really matter who was president when the problem started to grow?
Yes, because it shows that policy changes under Saint Reagan was the beginning of the end.
The problem is when conservatives and their corporate elected puppets use the same failed policies and insist they're working, even though the evidence of there failure since the 80's is well documented. The guy who created the "trickle down theory" has also said it didn't and doesn't work. I suspect they know this, but since they represent business owners and corporate monopolies how does it help their bottom line to have a middle class?
LDS Liberal Farmington, UTJuly 31, 2013 3:26 p.m.
@2 bits
Cottonwood Heights, UT
OK then
How about the irony of the letter writer writing in complaining about "The media isn't representing the majority" to the LDS own/published Deseret News in Utah.
Does that make you feel any better?
atl134 Salt Lake City, UTJuly 31, 2013 2:39 p.m.
[If the problem was "low marginal tax rates, deregulation, corporate power, and crony capitalism", then why is it that income inequality has accelerated under Obama's increased regulation, increased tax rates]
Because most of that regulation has been blocked by Republicans who vehemently oppose Dodd-Frank, anyone running the Consumer Financial Protection Board, and then there's the continued efforts of lobbyists who fund people in Congress (more than ever now that SuperPacs run political financing) that made things like Dodd-Frank rather watered down in the first place. Taxes didn't go up until the start of 2013, after the entirety of Obama's first term.
"The more collectivist (Progressive) policies they adopt, the greater the income disparity becomes."
That is incorrect. Just look at the very collectivist states in Scandinavia with extremely high tax rates and you'll find the nations amongst the lowest GINI coefficient. We have more income inequality than pretty much every single western European nation. Do you want to argue that we're more progressive than the nations that actually are socialist?
RanchHand Huntsville, UTJuly 31, 2013 2:05 p.m.
@2 bits;
I read the letter with an open mind (you apparently closed your eyes). I read "minority sleaze", not simply "minority". How is it that you don't find that offensive? What if he had said "LDS sleaze" instead, would that have triggered your sense of offense? Mormons, after all, are also a minority.
RedShirt USS Enterprise, UTJuly 31, 2013 2:01 p.m.
To "Tyler D" does it really matter who was president when the problem started to grow? If the problem was "low marginal tax rates, deregulation, corporate power, and crony capitalism", then why is it that income inequality has accelerated under Obama's increased regulation, increased tax rates, and fascism? Doesn't that imply that the more Progressive your policies are, the greater the income disparity becomes?
Explain how the right has been able to really do anything to thwart Obama's regulation and incrased taxes? See "$1.8 trillion shock: Obama regs cost 20-times estimate" in the Washington Examiner.
Just look at other nations around the world. The more collectivist (Progressive) policies they adopt, the greater the income disparity becomes. If you look at the raw distribution of income, the US is actually quite even, while nations like Germany and England have less equal distributions (this is something the GINI coefficient can miss).
Conservatives take no pride or shame in seeing that some people have succeeded in these rough times.
The problem is when Progressives and their ilk keep trying the same failed policies over and over again and can't figure out why things keep getting worse.
2 bits Cottonwood Heights, UTJuly 31, 2013 1:45 p.m.
When I read these comments... I'm amazed at the lengths some people on the left will go to in order to find something to be offended at.
Did you read the article with an open mind? When he said "Minority"... he didn't mean "gay, lesbian, women, black, hispanic, Muslim, and Democrats". Obviously he was refering to minority in opinion/viewpoint (not race, etc). Ie conservive vs progressive, religious vs non-religious, various political views, not race, and the others listed!
Don't automatically think "RACE" every time you hear "minority"! That's not the default meaning of "minority" in most people's minds. I don't think he was talking about Race or sexual orientation at all!
But some people will bend over backwards to be offended... and even mis-state his words in order to get OTHERS to become offended!
Tyler D Meridian, IDJuly 31, 2013 1:12 p.m.
@RedShirt – "…the more Progressive policies are enacted, the worse the inequality becomes."
I'm always amazed (well, not so much anymore) when people lay out facts (or partial facts) and then state conclusions that are exactly opposite of what logically follows from those facts.
In this case, income inequality was lowest between WWII and the 1970's and began a sharp widening in the early 1980's (under what president?). That this trend has continued under Obama simply confirms that all the policies started in the 80's – low marginal tax rates, deregulation, corporate power, and crony capitalism, none of which Obama has been able to redress due to the power of the Right – are still working "wonderfully."
But I'm baffled why this is apparently upsetting to you? That the 1% have bounced back richer than ever from the Great Recession (not so much for the other 99%) should be a point of pride and celebration for your "ilk"… what gives?
RanchHand Huntsville, UTJuly 31, 2013 1:06 p.m.
"...the minority sleaze..."
-- Jeff Porter, author of this letter
Your comment leads me to believe that you have no morals or honor yourself. Calling your opponents "sleaze" indicates that you're unwilling to listen or discuss their points of view and will accept none other than your own.
Additionally, I find it discouraging that the Deseret News would even print a letter that denigrates minorities (whichever minority).
The fact is, Jeff, that whether or not you agree with those "minorities", they deserve to be treated with respect.
RedShirt USS Enterprise, UTJuly 31, 2013 12:31 p.m.
To "The Real Maverick" the failed ponzi scheme is not what Reagan started. The failed Ponzi scheme is liberalism and Progressivism.
Here is a hard fact for you and your ilk to take. The GINI coefficient, that is the measure of income inequality, has increased more under Obama than under Bush, Clinton, or Reagan. See
"Obama Calls Income Gap 'Wrong' — After Widening It" at IBD. Just viewing the history of Progressivism/Liberalism over the past 40 years shows that the more Progressive policies are enacted, the worse the inequality becomes. Progressivism is a failure.
LDS Liberal Farmington, UTJuly 31, 2013 11:57 a.m.
If Jeff has really traveled around this great country of ours,
and has met good hard working people with values, ethics, ect.
Then he probably also found out that most hard working Americans, paying taxes, paying bills, and raising families...
Were also gay, lesbian, women, black, hispanic, Muslim, and Democrats.
This veiled attempt to say only Americans that are White, Male, Chrisian, Republican, Tea-Partiers can be the only hard working, or ethical, or high valued Americans is so Rush Limbaugh, Fox News-esque -- it makes me want to vomit.
2 bits Cottonwood Heights, UTJuly 31, 2013 11:54 a.m.
Re: "Never should a government have a goal to merely repeal laws/obstruct."
IMO the founding fathers WANTED proposals with narrow/partisan support to fail.
They wanted the President to be obstructed by Congress, that's why Congress is there. That's why they required a Super-Majority for all super-important things (like ammending the Constitution). That's why the filibuster is allowed today. They wanted most government action to be blocked UNLESS it had widespread support.
The founders were statesmen. They intended for actions that had huge widespread appeal (call it "bypartisan support" in today's venacular) to pass. They didn't want votes to be divided along party lines and pass if one party had one more person than the other party. They actually wanted things to have almost unanimous support before they pass (which would require compromise, negotiation, statesmanship, and "good" legislation, not the "We don't need any Republican votes we have the numbers and can pass whatever we want"... mind set, and legislation that has no "win" for the other side.
They thought making obstruction easier than passing... would require Congress to be Statesmen... and only propose things that would have widespread/bypartisan support.
CHS 85 Sandy, UTJuly 31, 2013 11:44 a.m.
"You're not really suggesting that Americans DON'T believe communism/socialism is morally and economically bankrupt, are you?"
Um, no.
I also don't believe that "progressive" means [newspeak for "socialist/communist"] just as I don't believe that "conservative" means [newspeak for "fascist"]. See, I can play word games too.
Still waiting for that data to back up the "vast, vast majority" claim.
atl134 Salt Lake City, UTJuly 31, 2013 10:51 a.m.
"The vast, vast majority clearly understands the moral and economic bankruptcy of the "progressive" [newspeak for "socialist/communist"] philosophy. And, we're also quite aware of the fact that liberals' "new progressive era" would look very much like the thoroughly discredited, old, drab, gray, REPRESSIVE, Soviet era.
And, we're not buying it."
Actually we did. We re-elected Obama, added a couple Democratic senate members, and cast more votes for Democratic house candidates than Republican ones (Republicans only still control the house because of how voters are split up in districts).
procuradorfiscal Tooele, UTJuly 31, 2013 10:51 a.m.
Re: "We'd all love to see the hard data to back this 'clear understanding' up."
Here are a couple:
-- The Nation has not yet fallen, at least not completely, into the communist/socialist sphere.
-- Americans are repelled by the thought of living in a communist state -- see a Mar 2013 Gallup poll showing an American favorability rating for the last true communist state at 12%.
You're not really suggesting that Americans DON'T believe communism/socialism is morally and economically bankrupt, are you?
the old switcharoo mesa, AZJuly 31, 2013 10:45 a.m.
FOX news is everywhere. What on Earth are you complaining about?
Will you just parrot the idea that there is no conservative news you trust forever even though that's where you get the idea from?
wendell provo, UTJuly 31, 2013 10:46 a.m.
Mr. Porter,
Thank you for writing. While I don't agree with much of what you wrote, I am grateful that there are people who are willing to share their beliefs in the public sphere. We need more open and honest political discussion. With that said, I'm sure that a good Christian man such as yourself believes that respecting the beliefs of others is a reflection of someone with "great values, morals and ethics".
You may feel frustrated that your voice is not being heard, and you have every right to speak your mind, but I was sorely disappointed that you would resort to name calling by referring to people like me as "minority sleaze". I suggest that you remember that name-calling is childish, immature, and unnecessary in political discussions. I realize it happens on both sides of politics, but that does not make it appropriate.
I am a good, honest, and upstanding person, and I don't think referring to someone as "minority sleaze" is appropriate in any way. Perhaps we don't agree on what constitutes morality, but that does not mean that either one of us is a bad person.
procuradorfiscal Tooele, UTJuly 31, 2013 10:37 a.m.
Re: "Never should a government have a goal to merely repeal laws/obstruct."
So, Congress in 1865 was wrong to repeal slavery and obstruct its continuing as an American institution?
And, it's interesting that we hear nothing but liberal praise for Wendy Davis, the Democrat Texas state senator who obstructed changes to Texas abortion law.
I think what we're all hearing is that standard liberal mantra -- "never should a government have a goal to merely repeal laws/obstruct the agenda I want advanced."
Or, that even more famous liberal philosophy -- "all animals are equal, but some are more equal than others."
CHS 85 Sandy, UTJuly 31, 2013 10:27 a.m.
"The vast, vast majority clearly understands the moral and economic bankruptcy of the "progressive" [newspeak for "socialist/communist"] philosophy."
We'd all love to see the hard data to back this "clear understanding" up. I'll wait.....
George New York, NYJuly 31, 2013 10:16 a.m.
This type of letter and comments along similar reasoning always make me wonder what it is that makes it necessary for some people to believe that their views are shared by the majority. Do people fear that if their views are not shared by the majority, "the silent majority, the moral majority" that they are somehow invalid?
procuradorfiscal Tooele, UTJuly 31, 2013 10:13 a.m.
Re: "It is time for the silent majority to arise and start a new progressive era."
Yeah, yeah -- we have nothing to lose but our chains!
Except everything.
The vast, vast majority clearly understands the moral and economic bankruptcy of the "progressive" [newspeak for "socialist/communist"] philosophy. And, we're also quite aware of the fact that liberals' "new progressive era" would look very much like the thoroughly discredited, old, drab, gray, REPRESSIVE, Soviet era.
And, we're not buying it.
Darrel Eagle Mountain, UTJuly 31, 2013 10:06 a.m.
"However, the majority of the media are well past redemption. They routinely distort and misrepresent the facts to hype a story. Both the liberal and conservative media do this.
Additionally, the media routinely under report or ignore the news that is incompatible with the newsperson's worldview. The rise of the Internet as an alternate source of information has highlighted this phenomena. "
That's the free market at work. Nothing more or less. A news organization primary function is not to inform, but earn profit. They will report what will turn into subscriptions, viewers, and clicks. Hence, the circus of the George Zimmerman trial, why? People were watching, clicking and buying. The lack of coverage of is because no one is watching, clicking or buying.
I understand Fox is the most watched, but there is a reason they are the almost he sole provider of a "conservative spin"...it's because the free market has shown the money to be somewhere else. Anything more would simply over saturate the market need of "conservative news"
If the trend of popular stops heading left, and goes to the right, so will the media. It's about $$.
FreedomFighter41 Orem, UTJuly 31, 2013 9:58 a.m.
I agree, the silent majority is tired of the nonsense obstructionism that has infected our Congress, especially the House. Never should a government have a goal to merely repeal laws/obstruct. We need statesmen who are actually interested in governing. We need to stand up to folks like Mike Lee and show them who really runs this country!
Longfellow Holladay, UTJuly 31, 2013 9:52 a.m.
Jeff, your comments about getting involved are well taken.
However, the majority of the media are well past redemption. They routinely distort and misrepresent the facts to hype a story. Both the liberal and conservative media do this.
Additionally, the media routinely under report or ignore the news that is incompatible with the newsperson's worldview. The rise of the Internet as an alternate source of information has highlighted this phenomena.
Finally, the media periodically lie about the facts to sell a point of view. The Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman incident and resulting trial was an especially egregious example of this. NBC's intentional editing of the 911 call to portray George Zimmerman as a racist is a prime example. The widespread use of the term "white Hispanic" to describe George Zimmerman and the use of pictures of Trayvon Martin that misrepresented his actual appearance at the time of the incident are further examples. The media have become propagandists that would make Joseph Goebbels proud.
2 bits Cottonwood Heights, UTJuly 31, 2013 9:13 a.m.
I would not expect the media to represent the majority. I wouldn't expect the media to represent me. I would not expect the media to represent ANYBODY. That would make them PART OF the political machine (If they represent the majority, or the current administration, or the party in control).
IMO That's the problem with our media today. They are too much a part of the political machine.
IMO the media should be "independent". They should be able to express any view they want (majority or not).
But it seems that many in the media today are more and more uncomfortable with expressing any views the current administration would frown at. Maybe it's from the early behavior of this administration when they started banning news agancies that didn't report friendly views of them from press conferences. We stopped that... but I think the chilling effect is still out there.
Bottom line... the media should be completely independent. Not afraid of the current administration (that's how you get shoddy news like Provda). Not just representing the majority. They need to be INDEPENDENT of the political machine.
We should have seperation between media and State.
The Real Maverick Orem, UTJuly 31, 2013 9:12 a.m.
I agree. For far too long we have been silent on a bad joke. For decades we have seen our wages fall flat and decrease while the richies at the top have made a killing! For years and years we have heard about "trickle-down" economics. Nothing more than a Ponzi scheme. A failed economic policy.
It is time for the silent majority to arise and start a new progressive era. We need to protect our jobs, our benefits, and our families. We do not live to serve corporations but they live to serve us. Time to join the fight and turn this completely upside down economic policy back onto the right track. The future of our country depends on it! Lets get back to the economic policy and tax rates of the 50s! They worked fine then, why not now?
Tyler D Meridian, IDJuly 31, 2013 9:03 a.m.
@10CC – "For many, jumping into a debate and getting swatting down is not appealing."
Those are all excellent points, especially this one.
We should all recognize that making others too uncomfortable can sometimes make them retreat back into their bubbles where too often their own vague and emotionally based worldviews are reinforced in ways that do not lead to growth in knowledge and understanding.
That said, newbies who are tactful I think have little to fear. It's the ones who, having been nursed on the milk of ignorance & arrogance by some media pundits, make these grand, overly simplistic and easily refuted statements that should expect to get swatted a bit.
Most of those either go away or continue to make a lot of bare assertions without engaging in the debate. Assuming they care, I've always wondered how they reconcile the cognitive dissonance.
The moderators do a fair job though in keeping thing from degenerating too far and so good discussions can be found… much more than on many other "flame throwing" sites.
m.g. scott clearfield, UTJuly 31, 2013 8:55 a.m.
The part of the media that I really believe is not doing their job of being the eyes and ears of America is the national media that is supposedly there to be a check on our government officials. Can you imagine if there were no FOX News, and a few radio hosts. That is about the only outlet that is skepticle of Democrats and especially the Obama administration. If not for the voices heard on FOX, Obama would be reigning as the greatest President in American history. In fact probably called one of the greatest people ever to live in human history. As I write this I laugh that some of you who might read this also believe that Obama is those things. Time for a reality check.
Hutterite American Fork, UTJuly 31, 2013 8:37 a.m.
Jeff, you're not exactly the next Marshall McLuhan here. Indeed, I'm not even sure why you're worried about the so called media; you yourself suggest turning to social media to forward your viewpoint rather than rely on the traditional media. It's the way things are these days, no one wants to be challenged but rather expect to see only themselves in their media today. As for writing your lawmaker with your latest gripe; I don't know too many lawmakers but I'd bet they get so much of this stuff that they have to ignore most of it in order to function.
Happy Valley Heretic Orem, UTJuly 31, 2013 8:26 a.m.
@10cc "Ditto"
10CC Bountiful, UTJuly 31, 2013 8:05 a.m.
Many people don't express themselves because they either don't have the interest, or feel they're not educated enough on the issues to have a compelling argument.
Look at the regular respondents here on the D-News, those who are well educated on the issues and cogent enough to formulate compelling responses. Frequently we'll see somebody voice their opinion here with a fairly simplistic argument that is easily dissected and critiqued.
The regulars are capable of wading through conflicting information, accommodating the complexities of a "grey world", and still can offer a strong opinion. I would venture to guess the number of left-leaning thinkers in this group is relatively high, compared to most people in Utah. Same for most college graduates.
For many, jumping into a debate and getting swatting down is not appealing. It's easier to select a source of media inline with your basic thinking (Beck, Rush, Fox, MSNBC, etc) and stick to repeating what you hear, rather than sift through the material, understand it, reconcile with your worldview, and then offer an original opinion or response.
The result is a type of anti-intellectualism.
Cincinnatus Kearns, UTJuly 31, 2013 7:48 a.m.
So, if I'm not in agreement with Mr. Porter in all my views, I'm just "minority sleaze?"
As CHS 85 said, this is anecdotal at best. Simply because the people you work and associate with share many of your same views, that does not mean everyone, or even a majority, do. Your "opinion" is exactly that Mr. Porter. Your opinion. Your letter has no basis in scientific polling or statistics.
And, FYI, Richard Nixon beat you to the term "silent majority" by decades. He too, was convinced that the silent majority supported him. How did that work out for Nixon?
Blue Salt Lake City, UTJuly 31, 2013 7:00 a.m.
The unease you feel with "the media" merely reflects your unwillingness to let reality into your life.
Your discomfort with the news says more about you than it does the news.
CHS 85 Sandy, UTJuly 31, 2013 6:52 a.m.
"Use your Facebook, Twitter or other social media sites to express your views."
Can't I just use my Facebook page to share pictures, funny stories, and communicate with my friends and family? Must I use my Facebook page to communicate my political views? My "friends" and family who espouse constant political views on Facebook find themselves being hidden. I don't open Facebook in the evenings to discuss politics.
Oh, and your "majority" doesn't mean everyone else's "majority." It is anecdotal at best.
Darrel Eagle Mountain, UTJuly 31, 2013 6:42 a.m.
I wish I had some context as to what Mr. Porter was referring. Who portrayed something you so vehemently disagreed that you wrote a letter to the editor?
On a very general level, I agree we do need to be more active. Writing out representatives is always a good thing.
Howard Beal Provo, UTJuly 31, 2013 1:01 a.m.
I guess Jeff hasn't noticed Utah is a bit different than the rest of the world.
And in many cases, that is a good thing...


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Sam Mitchell is a perfect hire for the Raptors and one that I hope will signal a level of stability in the franchise. Despite Mitchell's limited tenure as an assistant coach, he's more than ready to take on the responsibility of a head coach. He's played for great coaches like Flip Saunders and Larry Brown and has garnered great accolades from them as a locker room leader. Mitchell wasn't blessed with phenomenal talent as a player, but he succeeded on the court due to his work ethic and ability to learn. I fully expect him to do the same as the head coach of the Raptors.


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Ricky Hatton knows his boxing career is over. He admitted it after losing to Vyacheslav Senchenko on Saturday night.
"I needed one more fight to see if I've still got it – and I haven't," Hatton said after the bout in Manchester. "I found out tonight it isn't there anymore.
"I can look at myself in the mirror and tell myself I did my best, but there is always an excuse to find.
"I got in the best shape I possibly could but if I had not been hit with that body shot I would have just scraped over the line with a points win. But I honestly think I would be telling you all the same thing.
"A fighter knows and I know it isn't there anymore. I got the opportunity and I got the answers and, no matter how upsetting it is, I have to be a man and say it is the end of Ricky Hatton," he added.
Former WBA welterweight champion Senchenko, who has lost just once in 34 fights, winning 22 by knockout, was a stern test for Hatton whose hopes of another world title fight were left in tatters.
"I thought I was maybe four rounds up but there were clear signs of ring rust," a tearful Hatton said just after the fight.
"I hurt him a few times, and I was winning. It was a good shot, I should have realised he was looking for that.
"I suppose that is what three-and-a-half years out of the ring does. I think I did alright; this guy lost his unbeaten record only in his last fight," Hatton added.
Britain's former welterweight and light-welterweight world champion, who had quit after a devastating two-round knockout by Manny Pacquiao in May 2009, lost three of his 48 fights.
His best performance came in 2005 when he stopped Australia's Kostya Tszyu to add the IBF light-welterweight title to the WBU belt he already held.
He had a perfect 43-0 record until he was floored by Floyd Mayweather Jr in Las Vegas in 2007 and was never the same again.


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9 TO 5 - UK Premiere Review, Manchester Opera House
9 to 5 seems like the perfect idea for a movie turned musical, a score by Dolly Parton, the book written by the original screenwriter of the film and a zippy female empowerment caper story guaranteed to get audiences cheering along. However when the show opened on Broadway it received middling reviews and played to half empty audiences before closing after a mere 6 months.
With this new UK production (which is not so much new as a slightly altered version of the US tour with the same set) they had the chance to sort out the problems that plagued a show that is dying to break out, sadly the problems are more noticeable than ever.
9 to 5 of course tells the story of three very different women who are all working as secretaries for the egotistical sexist boss Franklin Hart (Ben Richards) in 1979. Violet (Jackie Clune) is a widow raising her son and fed up of watching the men of the company get promoted before her, Doralee (Amy Lennox) just wants people to look past the big hair and make-up and see her heart and brain, and Judy (Natalie Casey) is recently divorced and entering the work place for the first time. After a series of mishaps the women kidnap Hart and start to change their work environment whilst finding their strength and independence along the way.
The problem with the show is that it never fully decides what it wants to be, as a comedy the jokes are few and far between and as a female empowerment show it does not characterise the women enough to really make you root for them. The show with its bright (and very busy) sets and retro costumes seems to just plod along and is never really given the chance to hit the highs it so desperately needs to do
Whilst the original film balanced a line of comedy and social commentary the latter has been replaced with attempts at slap stick and sight gags, sadly neither are fully realised. The set is a distraction in itself with pieces moving on and off the stage every few minutes in some lengthy (and rather clumsy) transitions.
Parton has written some legendary songs in the past but here presents a mediocre score that fails to elevate the action and sadly sometimes stops it in its tracks. A few songs shine (9 to 5, Backwards Barbie, Shine Like the Sun and Get Out and Stay Out) but the rest whilst pleasant enough are instantly forgettable, however the musicians in the pit sound wonderful. Direction and Choreography by Jeff Calhoun who did some fantastic work on Bonnie and Clyde and Newsies on Broadway only rarely shows flashes of what the show could really be.
Casting on the show is a mixed bag, Jackie Clune delivers a great performance as Violet but is very clearly inspired by Alison Janney who originated the role on Broadway. Amy Lennox in the role Parton played in the film scores big with a stunning voice and bouncy personality, and Bonnie Langford and Ben Richards have a ball in their roles as Roz and Hart. The stumbling point is Natalie Casey as the shy and nervous Judy. Casey lacks any innocence to convince in the role and instead resorts to deepening her voice and over selling her comedy moments to get the laughs. Her big song Get Out and Stay Out (a stand out in the show) is not sung by her but overacted complete with crying and anger totally missing the point of what the song is about. When she sings the last powerful chorus of the song she shows exactly what she can do, but the rest of the song was a failure. Casey has been miscast before (The Wedding Singer) but it would be nice to see this charming comedy performer land a role that truly suits her so she can enjoy the stage success of her TV co star Sheridan Smith
The audience (largely made up of groups of women) seemed to enjoy the show but for me it was a demonstration in mediocre. Sure it has some great moments (a scene in the Hospital is particularly funny) and the cast work hard to give you a good night, but underneath all the make-up and hair a heart is faintly beating desperately wanting to be heard, sadly in this production something is lost from screen to stage.
It's pleasant enough but falls short of creating something new out of an established brand. Unlike Legally Blonde or Sister Act it sticks closely to the film, it would have been nice to see a new take on a familiar story, as it stands 9 to 5 needs to spend a bit more time in the office before it can really become the musical it deserves to be.


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I'm sure there's more than just me out there who realize, that being gay when your in high school sucks. You get made fun of, rumors spread quickly, and before you know it, the whole school knows which pretty much kills your chances of bagging everyone's fantasy, the 'straight' male.
Playing sports my entire life sucked because you just wanted to rip the hottest guys on your team or opposing teams pants off and go to town on what you know is a perfect cock. We all know that you can just look at some athletes and know they know how to fuck like a champ!
Anyway, it was my junior year of high school. Football season. Football was always huge at our school no matter how bad we were. After being in the popular crowd my entire school career, word got around that I was gay with one of my best friends who was a freshman at the time. Of course it was true. He was a fucking stud that could fuck for hours because he was a horny teenager. It was great, but couldn't tell anyone that.
I was pretty smart in school, it always came easy to me. So I offered to tutor my friend who was the quarterback of our team. Just picture him. About 6'1 190, muscle, tanned skin, reddish brown hair, and his best traits: 8 inch cut cock and an ass to die for. Perfect bubble butt! Just imagine him in the pants.
Everyday for weeks he would stop by after practice, shower at my place, and then we would study for an hour or so. This day was completely different. He had gotten hurt at practice so he came over a little sooner. No parents home, so perfect timing ya know. He limped into my house and I helped him upstairs.
'Yo no homo, but I need help getting out of my clothes' he yelled from the bathroom. I helped him get out of his shirt, hands shaking. And then his pants. Then the real dilemma.
'Its just a jock strap dude. Don't be scared' he said as I moved my hands towards it. 'Just be gentle with it.'
I took off his jockstrap and revealed his semi hard cock. Even better than I imagined. Thickness was fucking hot and sweat trickled down which made for one hot cock.
I went to move away but he grabbed my head and moved it down to his cock. 'Don't act like you haven't wanted this' he laughed.
I dropped to my knees and put his cock in my mouth. I put one hand under his balls and the other on his ass and started to suck faster making sure to get every part of his thick shaft.
'Damn dude. This is fucking hot!' he moaned as he moved towards the shower.
I took off my clothes and followed him into the shower. He grabbed my head and forced me down on his cock as water flowed down his chest. I started to jerk his shaft harder and faster as I pinned his back to the shower wall. He began to play with my cock with his feet. 'I want some of that' he said.
Of course no objection from me. He went down on me for a few seconds before I began to face fuck him. Each thrust causing his mouth to slobber all over my cock. He stoof up after sucking and pinned me stomach first against the wall. I knew what was coming next.
I felt his hands grasp onto my ass. 'You ready for this?' he asked. I slowly felt penetration and a firmer grip on my hips. He slowly pushed all the way in and my toes curled up in a little bit of pain but pure heaven! He began to slowly go in and out as his right hand reached towards my cock. I lifted my leg onto the wall so he could fuck me deeper.
He turned me around after a minute or so of quick hard thrusts. Then he did the unthinkable. He backed me in towards the wall and slowly began to sit on my cock. I bent him over and shoved it all the way in. His hand reached around my ass and pulled me in.
'Deeper!' he yelled.
I grabbed a hold of his hair and fucked him hard. Pre cum leaked out of his cock as I gave him a reach around.
'I'm gonna fucking shoot' I yelled.
'So am I'
I kept thrusting as he shot cum all over my shower curtain. I pulled out and fired a load onto his back and hole. I slapped my cock against his hole and stuck it back in for a minute.
The total jock was a total power bottom. No clue if that was his first time, but my fantasy was complete. The first of many great stories to share!


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Research Topics
R Colombo
Affiliation: Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri
Country: Italy
Detail Information
- Assessing mechanisms of recovery during robot-aided neurorehabilitation of the upper limbR Colombo
Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS, Service of Bioengineering Veruno NO, Italy
Neurorehabil Neural Repair 22:50-63. 2008..The present study aimed to qualify and quantify the different components of motor recovery in a group of stroke patients treated by robot-aided techniques. In addition, the learning model of each motor recovery component was analyzed...
- Comparison between spectral analysis and the phenylephrine method for the assessment of baroreflex sensitivity in chronic heart failureR Colombo
Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS, Service of Bioengineering, Veruno NO, Italy
Clin Sci (Lond) 97:503-13. 1999..Because both systematic and random factors contribute to the difference, these two techniques cannot be considered as alternatives for the assessment of heart failure...
- Design strategies to improve patient motivation during robot-aided rehabilitationRoberto Colombo
Service of Bioengineering, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS Via Revislate 13, 28010 Veruno, NO, Italy
J Neuroeng Rehabil 4:3. 2007..In view of this, we also developed an evaluation metric that could characterize the rate of improvement and quantify the changes in the obtained performance...
- Measurement of isometric muscle strength: a reproducibility study of maximal voluntary contraction in normal subjects and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patientsR Colombo
Service of Bioengineering, Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, Clinica del Lavoro e della Riabilitazione, IRCCS Istituto Scientifico di Veruno, Via Revislate 13, 28010, Verona, Italy
Med Eng Phys 22:167-74. 2000..The two reproducibility studies showed a high intraclass correlation coefficient (0.91-0.97) and low SEM and measurement error (3-10%) in all muscle regions tested. The Bland and Altman plots confirmed these results...
- Robotic techniques for upper limb evaluation and rehabilitation of stroke patientsRoberto Colombo
Service of Bioengineering, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS, 28010 Veruno, Italy
IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng 13:311-24. 2005..The new robot measured parameters may provide useful information about the course of treatment and its effectiveness at discharge...
- Robot-aided neurorehabilitation in sub-acute and chronic stroke: does spontaneous recovery have a limited impact on outcome?R Colombo
Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS, Service of Bioengineering, Pavia, Italy Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS, Service of Bioengineering, Veruno NO, Italy
NeuroRehabilitation 33:621-9. 2013..Robotic neurorehabilitation, thanks to high dosage/intensity training protocols, has the potential for a greater impact on impairment...
- Evaluation of upper limb sense of position in healthy individuals and patients after strokeI Cusmano
IRCCS, Service of Bioengineering, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia, Italy
J Healthc Eng 5:145-62. 2014..This tool can provide a quantitative measure of upper limb sense of position, therefore allowing detection of changes due to rehabilitation. ..
- [Rehabilitation treatment with robotics in stroke]F Pisano
Divisione di Neurologia Riabilitativa, Istituto Scientifico di Veruno NO, Clinica del Lavoro e della Riabilitazione, Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, IRCCS, Italy
G Ital Med Lav Ergon 29:90-6. 2007
- Modeling upper limb clinical scales by robot-measured performance parametersR Colombo
Bioengineering Service, Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, IRCCS, Rehabilitation Institutes of Pavia and Veruno NO, Italy
IEEE Int Conf Rehabil Robot 2011:5975401. 2011....
- Quantitative measures of spasticity in post-stroke patientsF Pisano
Department of Neurology, Unit of Neurophysiology, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS, Rehabilitation Institute 28010 NO, Veruno, Italy
Clin Neurophysiol 111:1015-22. 2000..Quantitative evaluation of muscle tone in post-stroke patients; correlation of biomechanical indices with conventional clinical scales and neurophysiological measures; characterization of passive and neural components of muscle tone...
- [Treadmills in rehabilitation medicine: technical characteristics and selection criteria]P Capodaglio
Unità Operativa di Neuroriabilitazione, Istituto Scientifico di Pavia Boezio, Fondazione S Maugeri, Clinica del Lavoro e della Riabilitazione, IRCCS
G Ital Med Lav Ergon 30:169-77. 2008..A summary table of the technical specifications of the commercially available rehabilitation treadmills is also included...
- Improving proprioceptive deficits after stroke through robot-assisted training of the upper limb: a pilot case report studyR Colombo
a Service of Bioengineering, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS, Pavia, Italy
Neurocase 22:191-200. 2016..These preliminary results suggest that intensive robot-aided rehabilitation may play an important role in the recovery of sensory function. However, further studies are required to confirm these data. ..
- [Sincerity of effort: isokinetic evaluation of knee extension]R Colombo
Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, IRCCS, Servizio di Bioingegneria e Servizio di Fisiatria Occupazionale ed Ergonomia, Veruno NO, Italy
G Ital Med Lav Ergon 30:370-6. 2008..CVM showed at 180 degrees/s Sns=90% and Spc=100%, while at 30 degrees/s Sns=90%, Spc=75%. PRR was the best index identifying all the efforts, except one (Sns=100%, Spc=95%). The CCR coefficient showed Sns and Spc values both of 90%...
- [New technologies in assessment and rehabilitation treatments]A Giordano
Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri IRCCS, Istituto Scientifico di Veruno, Dipartimento di Bioingegneria e Tecnologie Biomediche, Italy
G Ital Med Lav Ergon 29:56-61. 2007
- Lower limb spasticity assessment using an inertial sensor: a reliability studyI Sterpi
Bioengineering Service, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS, Rehabilitation Institute of Pavia, Via Salvatore Maugeri 10, 27100 Pavia, Italy
Physiol Meas 34:1423-34. 2013..This study shows that an inertial sensor can be reliably used to characterize leg kinematics during the Wartenberg pendulum test and provide quantitative evaluation of quadriceps spasticity. ..
- Prognostic value of nocturnal Cheyne-Stokes respiration in chronic heart failureP A Lanfranchi
Division of Cardiology, Department of Bioengineering, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS, Veruno, Italy
Circulation 99:1435-40. 1999..The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether CSR could affect prognosis in patients with CHF...
- [Cycle ergometers in rehabilitation medicine: technical characteristics and selection criteria]P Capodaglio
Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, Clinica del Lavoro e della Riabilitazione, IRCCS, Unità Operativa di Neuroriabilitazione 2, Istituto Scientifico di Pavia, Boezio, Pavia, Italy
G Ital Med Lav Ergon 29:942-8. 2007..Finally, guidelines are offered for identifying the main technical requisites for appropriate cycle ergometer selection in the different disabilities...
- Concurrent changes in shortening reaction latency and reaction time of forearm muscles in post-stroke patientsG Miscio
Department of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, San Giuseppe Hospital, Piancavallo, Oggebbio VB, Italy
Neurol Sci 26:402-10. 2006..The decreased and delayed ShoRe in post-stroke patients supports a role for the cortico-spinal pathway in its production or modulation. Monitoring of ShoRe can give insight into the recovery of the descending control of spinal reflexes...
- Methionine oxidation as a major cause of the functional impairment of oxidized actinI Dalle-Donne
Department of Biology, University of Milan, Italy
Free Radic Biol Med 32:927-37. 2002..Therefore, methionine oxidation could be a damaging event preceding the appearance of carbonyl groups on actin and a major cause for the functional impairment of the carbonylated protein recently observed both in vivo and in vitro...
- A case control study of dermatophagoides immunotherapy in children below 5 years of ageC Di Bernardino
Department of Paedriatrics, Bollate Hospital, 20 021 Bollate, Milan, Italy
Allerg Immunol (Paris) 34:56-9. 2002..Although many paediatric allergists are used to treating young allergic children with SIT, this method is still subject to discussion. The benefits versus risks of SIT must also be defined...