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If C.J. Wilson doesn't with Miami Marlins, it certainly won't be because Marlins outfielder and Twitter aficionado didn't do everything he could. In fact, it could be because Logan Morrison did a little too much.
With news breaking that the Marlins had given up their pursuit of Albert Pujols and turned their full attention to adding C.J. Wilson to a starting rotation that had just brought in Mark Buehrle, Morrison took to Twitter to give Wilson, another avid Twitter user, his best sales pitch. Or he declared his undying manlove for him… it isn't totally clear. Here's his tweet, decide for yourself.
@str8edgeracer I want to sing u a song. I'm so excited, I just can't hide it and I know, i know, I know I want u I want u #nohomojustlomo 5 hours ago
Well, I guess it isn't manlove according to the hashtag, but still, it is kind of creepy (as a side not, #nohomojustlomo should be the Marlins 2012 marketing slogan). But that was only just the beginning. LoMo saw someone else, in this case Torii Hunter, moving in on the object of his desire and reacted like a jealous lover.
LoMoMarlins Hows the CA state income tax Torii? RT
@toriihunter48 @str8edgeracer come on home 2 the OC. U would luv it & fans will luv u 2. Alot of fun. 1 hour ago
Oh snap! Hunter just got served tax code style. Hold on though, Morrison still isn't done.
LoMoMarlins Its 72 every day in our new domed stadium! RT
@ballystar40: @toriihunter48 @str8edgeracer But what abt the perfect weather all yr round Lomo 1 hour ago
That's an awfully risky tweet by Logan. Playing the weather card in a Miami versus SoCal battle isn't likely to work out in the Marlins favor. Nor is the domed stadium assertion, after all, this is C.J. Wilson we are talking about. He's been known to be a bit of a hipster and domes are just so trendy right now that he can't possibly be a big fan. In fact, Wilson all but said so in his first and only response to this social media love notes.
str8edgeracer Jeez keep your pants on RT
@LoMoMarlins: Its 72 every day in our new domed stadium! RT @ballystar40: … m.tmi.me/j7aSY 1 hour ago
Perhaps sensing that he might have been smothering Wilson with his early messages, Morrison then turned to a more subtle strategy.
LoMoMarlins Fun Fact: All-Star Jared Weaver wears jersey #36 in Anaheim. Which sucks for any free agent who also wears 36, if he were to sign there… 31 minutes ago
Well played, LoMo. But I think he missed a golden opportunity to reference the Daytona 500's proximity to Miami. Wilson is a huge racing fan, after all. Instead, Morrison decided to go the other way and challenged Wilson's manhood and movie knowledge.
LoMoMarlins Hurricanes didn't phase Lieutenant Dan… 23 minutes ago
Really, a Forrest Gump reference? He couldn't come up with anything more current? I mean, no offense to LoMo, but if that is the best line he can give to lure a free agent to a team that is already offering him mountains of cash, I can't imagine his game with the ladies is very good. Then again, Wilson still hasn't made a decision, so maybe it did give C.J. something to think about. I guess we will see soon enough since Wilson is rumored to finally be near making his choice.

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…plus all-day Worn Wear Swaps in eight major markets!
Ventura, CA (November 24, 2014) — Patagonia builds clothing that is made to last – sometimes longer than a person has a use for it. Recycling is great, but the most responsible option is to get those items that are no longer being used into the hands of someone who will put them back into action. That's what our Worn Wear program is all about.
In fact, by keeping our clothing in use just nine extra months, we can reduce related carbon, waste and water footprints by 20-30 percent each, according to the UK-based group WRAP – simply because we're making and throwing away less. That's more impact than any changes Patagonia or any other company could make in fiber choice, production practices, laundering or recycling.
For Black Friday, we're excited to announce Patagonia is making a strategic investment in Yerdle, an innovative company providing a simple way for people to put goods back into circulation and avoid buying new – capturing the value of what they already own to save money and the planet.
Using Patagonia's $20 Million & Change investment fund, we're putting skin in the game to explore new economies that revolve around extending the life of stuff we already own. We simply believe the potential impacts of scaling a new kind of economy based on maximizing the life of consumer goods is too powerful to ignore.
Yerdle is a sharing economy app where people give away things they no longer need, earning "Yerdle Credits" to use in shopping for what they want. Yerdle makes it easy to save money and reduce waste: everything from kitchen tools to toys, camping gear to electronics, finds a new home on Yerdle. Yerdle wants to put the 80 percent of goods that are used less than once a month back into productive circulation.
Patagonia's mission is to build the best product – one of quality and durability that accumulates character and meaning through extended use and repair – and becomes greater than the sum of its threads. It is better than new.
And on Black Friday, we're encouraging customers to take a break from the consumer madness and drop by one of our Patagonia Worn Wear Swap events. We've partnered with Yerdle to hold these all-day swaps in eight retail stores in major markets (list below). Yerdle will run each event, allowing customers to bring in their used Patagonia clothing and swap it with something off the rack. If customers don't find something they like, Yerdle will take the used clothing in exchange for Yerdle Credit. Patagonia will provide the food, music and refreshments. Pretty simple!
To publicize our swaps, we're advertising in regional newspapers under the headline, "Better Than New." (See an example of the ad, from Denver, attached.)
For Patagonia customers around the country, we invite them to swap on the Yerdle app. Yerdle is launching a Patagonia #WornWear collection on Black Friday featuring thousands of Patagonia items that are ready


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Table of Contents
Cisco Prime Collaboration Release Notes, 10.0
Prime Collaboration 10.0 Patches
Prime Collaboration Provisioning
Accessibility Features in Prime Collaboration 10.0
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
Cisco Prime Collaboration Release Notes, 10.0
Revised Date: February 18, 2015
These release notes provide an overview of the release and describe how to access bugs for Cisco Prime Collaboration 10.0.
Note You can access the most current Prime Collaboration documentation, including these release notes, online at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps12363/tsd_products_support_series_home.html.
Table 1 describes information that has been added or changed since the initial release of this document.
Added Prime Collaboration 10.0 service pack and patch details.
Cisco Prime Collaboration is a comprehensive video and voice assurance management system with a set of monitoring, troubleshooting, and reporting capabilities that help ensure end users receive a consistent, high-quality video and voice collaboration experience.
- Provides provisioning, monitoring, diagnostics, and reporting capabilities for Unified Communications Systems.
- Supports timely, end-to-end visibility and isolates voice and video-related issues for sessions (calls), endpoints, and the network.
- Helps track collaboration technology adoption rates in the network and provides metrics to help analyze how users are actually using the collaboration endpoints daily.
- Reduces time to troubleshoot and recover from service-affecting problems.
- Provides detailed analysis of the media (voice and video) path with critical fault and performance statistics that enable you to isolate network devices that cause service degradation.
- Validates large-scale deployments through comprehensive inventory, health, and status of Cisco Collaboration systems, as well as service and network infrastructure devices.
- Delivers reports that allow operators to track usage and problem history.
For detailed information about Prime Collaboration features, see Cisco Prime Collaboration 10.0 Data Sheet.
Prime Collaboration 10.0 Patches
Table 2 lists the patches that are released after Prime Collaboration 9.5 release. You can download these patches from the Prime Collaboration Download Software site.
Cisco Prime Collaboration 10.0 Assurance and Analytics Patch 2 (Service Pack 1)
- You can customize the endpoint usage period through Prime Collaboration Assurance UI (Reports > Interactive Reports > Endpoint Utilization Report > Change Utilization). The Endpoint Utilization (in percentage) is calculated based on the specified customized value.
You can set endpoint availability hours per day and days per week. This usage period change is supported only at the endpoint model level.
- Added two new columns Scheduled Duration and Utilized Scheduled Time (in percentage) in Endpoint Utilization Report and All Session Summary Report.
N/A is displayed if the scheduled time is not available.
- You can set the Global QoS threshold value to a decimal value (Administration > Alarm & Event Setup > Threshold Settings > TelePresence Device or Operate > Device Work Center > Select an Endpoint > Threshold Settings).
Prime Collaboration raises alarms based on these values.
- MCU port (audio and video) Utilization values are shown in absolute and percentage.
- The False peripheral alarms are suppressed for these endpoints - Cisco Codec EX series, Cisco TelePresence System Integrator C Series, Cisco TelePresence MX Series, Cisco TelePresence System Profile Series, Cisco TelePresence SX20 Quick Set, Cisco TX 9000 series, and Cisco TX 1300 series.
You can view the authentic peripheral alarms for these endpoints.
– Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Control (Cisco VCS) 8.1
– Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (Cisco TMS) 14.2.x and 14.3.x
– TC 6.3 or TC 7.0 software version for Cisco Codec EX series, Cisco TelePresence System Integrator C Series, Cisco TelePresence MX Series, Cisco TelePresence System Profile Series, and Cisco TelePresence SX20 Quick Set.
Note MSI based features are not supported because of the limitations in the device software. MSI credential verification fails for these software images in Prime Collaboration Assurance.
- Support for Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Control (Cisco VCS) 8.1 version.
- Bug fixes.
New Features and Enhancements
Cisco Prime Collaboration 10.0 supports the following new features:
Prime Collaboration Assurance
Cisco Prime Collaboration Assurance 10.0 supports the following new features:
Prime Collaboration Assurance Standard
Prime Collaboration Assurance Standard provides basic assurance features that help you manage Unified Communications10.0 and TelePresence components. See Cisco Prime Collaboration Assurance Guide - Standard, 10.0.
Prime Collaboration Assurance Advanced
Cisco Prime Collaboration Assurance Advanced supports the following new features:
For detailed information on these supported features, see the Introduction section in Cisco Prime Collaboration Assurance Guide - Advanced, 10.0.
Support for IPv6 Endpoints
Cisco Prime Collaboration Assurance provides limited support for IPv6 endpoints in a IPv6 only and Dual Stack network. Prime Collaboration Analytics does not support IPv6 endpoints.
User Management
- Enables you to login from Prime Collaboration Assurance to Prime Collaboration Provisioning application. Single Sign-On (SSO) in Prime Collaboration Provisioning enables you to cross-launch other UC applications, provided they are configured on the same Identity Provider (IdP) server.
- Helps you manage the UC applications using Prime Collaboration Deployment. Migrate Old clusters to new Virtual machines, upgrade existing clusters, and perform fresh installs.
- Displays the end user information (such as the username, email-id, office phone and mobile phone numbers) associated with Cisco Unified Communications Manager or TelePresence Management Suite endpoints, through User 360° view.
Inventory Management
Monitoring and Diagnostics
User Interface
SSL Certificate Authentication for Device Discovery
Smart TAC
Prime Collaboration Provisioning
Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning 10.0 supports the following new features:
For detailed information on these supported features, see the Overview section in Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning Guide - Standard and Advanced, 10.0.
Prime Collaboration Provisioning Standard and Advanced
Prime Collaboration Provisioning features are available in two flavors: Standard and Advanced.
Terminology Changes
The following terms have been changed in the Prime Collaboration Provisioning application in this release.
Cross-launch from Provisioning
With Prime Collaboration 10.0, you can access the Cisco Unified Communication functionality through Prime Collaboration Provisioning, using the cross-launch feature of Prime Collaboration Provisioning. Any user with admin privilege can cross-launch from Prime Collaboration Provisioning to use Cisco Unified Communication products.
As an admin user, you can use cross-launch for the following purposes, from Prime Collaboration Provisioning:
Device Management
- A simplified Infrastructure Setup page to add and manage devices.
- You can add Prime License Manager and Deployment Manager from the Infrastructure Setup page. After you add these devices, Prime License Manager and Deployment Manager links are displayed under the Administration menu.
- In the converged mode, you can import devices from Assurance using the Import Selected Devices option.
- Cross-launch support for serviceability from Infrastructure Setup.
See Supported Devices for Prime Collaboration Provisioning - Standard and Advanced, 10.0 for all supported devices.
User Provisioning Setup
Infrastructure Configuration
- Support for SRST Reference configuration template.
- Call Park template allows you to add the same range of numbers in different partitions.
- In the Hunt Pilot template, you can enter + or \+ to indicate the international escape character.
- New attributes added to Location template.
- Cross-launch support for devices from Infrastructure Configuration. Note that cross-launch is available for new infrastructure products only. Native-launch continues to be available for old Infrastructure Products.
User Management
- Cross-launching Related Links in Cisco Unified Communications Manager and Cisco Unity Connection from User Provisioning Prime Collaboration Provisioning allows an administrator to cross launch Manager configuration and Assistant configuration for a selected user. As an administrator, you can cross-launch Related Links Pages for Users, Phones and Lines from Prime Collaboration Provisioning.
- Cross-launch support for related Links in Cisco Unified Communications Manager and Cisco Unity Connection from User Provisioning.
Order Management
- Enhanced workflow for User Provisioning that helps you to easily create users, edit users, search for a user, and order services for those users.
- Support for new voicemail attributes for Cisco Unity Connection 10.x and above.
- Support for ordering Line service for users who do not have endpoints.
- User Services will list all the configured user profiles. You can select the desired profile for the user at the time of ordering the service. The user profile attribute is also available in the service template for User Services
- While creating an order for an endpoint, default values are set for the security profile attribute based on the selected protocol and model.
- In the Add/Change Order wizard and Template Settings page, "Use System Default" will be displayed in the drop down lists for non-mandatory attributes. For mandatory attributes, if a default value is already set, the specified default value will be displayed. If a default value is not set, then the first option in the drop-down list will be displayed, before you select a value from the drop-down list. If a drop-down list is empty and a default value is not set for that attribute, then "Make a Selection" will be displayed.
- You can export endpoints without associated users and batch import the endpoints with real or pseudo usernames.
- You can set the Directory source as either LDAP server or Call Processor. For enabling user data service (UDS), you must set the directory source as Call Processor. If LDAP server is set as the directory source, UDS will be disabled in Provisioning. By default, LDAP server is set as the directory source.
- Support for Lightweight directory services.
Provisioning Attributes
Provisioning Reports
- You can launch the Communications Manager Reporting page by using the Communication Manager Reporting link under the Reports menu.
- You can use the following Endpoint/Line Mismatch Reports to identify the lines that are not associated to endpoints:
– Users with Lines but No Endpoints
Synchronizing Infrastructure, Users, and Domains
Prime Collaboration 10.0 Bugs
For more information on a specific bug or to search all bugs in a specific Prime Collaboration release, see Using the Bug Search Tool.
This section contains the following information:
Open Bugs
The following tables list the open bugs in Prime Collaboration 10.0:
To view more details and possible workaround information for a particular bug, see Using the Bug Search Tool.
The backup job continues to run even after taking a backup and restoring it.
The "Gatekeeper Registration Failure" alarm is raised for SIP endpoints registered to Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
Export of large number of phone line records and devices (greater than 30K) in PDF format, causes system instability. Hence, such large exports are not supported.
In the Bottom N Trunk Utilization chart (detailed view), when you filter a cluster and click on the Trunk drop-down, the trunk list fails to load.
Sometimes the call failure count does not match in the Call Status History and Call Distribution by Release Code panes on the Call Failure Troubleshooting page (End-Users Impact (Home) > Top 5 Call Failure Locations).
The pie-chart labels overlaps or truncates when there are more number of endpoint models.
When an endpoint, Cisco MCU and/or Cisco TPS is unregistered from Cisco VCS, an alarm is raised. However, in the UI tooltip, the link between the endpoint, Cisco MCU and/or Cisco TPS and VCS cluster displays the device status as registered.
The CUBE trunk details are not displayed in the Top N Trunks and/or Bottom N Trunks dashlet. This issue occurs when the SIP trunks are configured to a single CUBE from multiple clusters. Similar issue is seen when a single gateway is used for multiple clusters.
Calls that have started on the current day but ends beyond 4 a.m on the next day are not displayed in the Analytics dashboards.
For Cisco VCS multsite calls, if the call duration is same for all the participants, the call detail record is shown for only one participant.
Upgrade from Prime Collaboration Provisioning 9.x to Prime Collaboration Provisioning 10.5.1 takes a long time.
Cisco Unified CM Subscriber Sync fails if the syncChangeNotificationsInProgress attribute is missing in IM.
Issues are reported with EM line and CUE/CME Templates after migrating from Prime Collaboration Provisioning 9.5 to 10.0.
In User Services, the MLPP Precedence Authorization Level Provisioning Attribute value is different in Provisioning and Cisco Unified CM.
Unable to configure the following Set-Only Provisioning Attributes correctly when a colon or a semicolon is used:
Some of the Voicemail Provisioning Attributes cannot be set during batch provisioning.
This issue occurs in Self-care when you update the phone DND option.
Update has failederror persists although you try to update the phone settings with the correct value. However, the correct value is updated in the Unified CM.
The progress bar is not displayed while performing Unity Connection infrastructure synchronization.
Some products are displayed as orderable products for a user, who does not have permission to order the displayed products.
Inactive or deleted users in the LDAP server are not deleted from the Prime Collaboration Provisioning server during LDAP synchronization through CLI option
Delete User with Services.
Incorrect page is displayed when Prime Collaboration Provisioning license expires.
Incorrect timestamp is displayed when synchronization and/or license audit tasks are performed during the Daylight Saving Time (DST).
Note To know all Prime Collaboration 9.5 resolved bugs in Prime Collaboration 10.0, see Using the Bug Search Tool.
- When ordering a phone or a video endpoint, user is unable to provision Serial Number, Software Release Key 1, Software Release Key 2 parameters, although these fields are supported in Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
- The standalone Prime Collaboration Provisioning application supports localization in Chinese (zh), Japanese (ja), and Korean (ko) languages. When converged with the Prime Collaboration Assurance and Prime Collaboration Analytics applications, the Prime Collaboration Provisioning UIs are localized, but the Prime Collaboration Assurance and Prime Collaboration Analytics UIs continue to display in English (en-us).
- Localization limitation: User ID cannot accept UTF-8 characters. The accepted characters include alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9), hyphens (-), underscores (_), dots (.), at signs (@), Space and Apostrophe only.
Using the Bug Search Tool
Use the Bug Search tool to search for a specific bug or to search for all bugs in a release.
Step 1 Go to http://tools.cisco.com/bugsearch.
Step 2 At the Log In screen, enter your registered Cisco.com username and password; then, click Log In. The Bug Search page opens.
Note If you do not have a Cisco.com username and password, you can register for them at http://tools.cisco.com/RPF/register/register.do.
Step 3 To search for a specific bug, enter the bug ID in the Search For field and press Return.
Step 4 To search for bugs in the current release:
a. In the Search For field, enter Prime Collaboration 10.0 and press Return. (Leave the other fields empty.)
b. When the search results are displayed, use the filter tools to find the types of bugs you are looking for. You can search for bugs by modified date, status, severity, and so forth.
Tip To export the results to a spreadsheet, click the Export All to Spreadsheet link.
Related Documentation
See Cisco Prime Collaboration Documentation Overview, 10.0 for a list of Prime Collaboration 10.0 guides.
Accessibility Features in Prime Collaboration 10.0
All product documents are accessible except for images, graphics, and some charts. If you would like to receive the product documentation in audio format, braille, or large print, contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see the monthly What's New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, at:
Subscribe to the What's New in Cisco Product Documentation as an RSS feed and set content to be delivered directly to your desktop using a reader application. The RSS feeds are a free service. Cisco currently supports RSS Version 2.0.
This document is to be used in conjunction with the documents listed in the "Related Documentation" section.
Cisco and the Cisco logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cisco and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. To view a list of Cisco trademarks, go to this URL: www.cisco.com/go/trademarks. Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company. (1110R)
Any Internet Protocol (IP) addresses used in this document are not intended to be actual addresses. Any examples, command display output, and figures included in the document are shown for illustrative purposes only. Any use of actual IP addresses in illustrative content is unintentional and coincidental.


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Poppy Fields Are Now a Front Line in Afghanistan War
By JAMES RISEN
Published: May 16, 2007
In a walled compound outside Kabul, two members of Colombia's counternarcotics police force are trying to teach raw Afghan recruits how to wage close-quarters combat.
Using wooden mock AK-47 assault rifles, Lt. John Casta? and Cpl. John Orejuela demonstrate commando tactics to about 20 new members of what is intended to be an elite Afghan drug strike force. The recruits -- who American officials say lack even basic law enforcement skills -- watch wide-eyed.
''This is kindergarten,'' said Vincent Balbo, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration chief in Kabul, whose office is overseeing the training. ''It's Narcotics 101.'' Another D.E.A. agent added: ''We are at a stage now of telling these recruits, 'This is a handgun, this is a bullet.' ''
It is a measure of this country's virulent opium trade, which has helped revive the Taliban while corroding the credibility of the Afghan government, that American officials hope that Afghanistan's drug problem will someday be only as bad as that of Colombia.
While the Latin American nation remains the world's cocaine capital and is still plagued by drug-related violence, American officials argue that decades of American counternarcotics efforts there have at least helped stabilize the country.
''I wanted the Colombians to come here to give the Afghans something to aspire to,'' Mr. Balbo said. ''To instill the fact that they have been doing this for years, and it has worked.''
To fight a Taliban insurgency flush with drug money for recruits and weapons, the Bush administration recognizes that it must also combat the drug trafficking it had largely ignored for years. But plans to clear poppy fields and pursue major drug figures have been frustrated by corruption in the Afghan government, and derided by critics as belated half-measures or missteps not likely to have much impact.
''There may have been things one could have done earlier on, but at this stage, I think there are relatively limited good options,'' said James F. Dobbins, a former State Department official who served as the administration's special representative on Afghanistan.
Poppy growing is endemic in the countryside, and Afghanistan now produces 92 percent of the world's opium. But until recently, American officials acknowledge, fighting drugs was considered a distraction from fighting terrorists.
The State Department and Pentagon repeatedly clashed over drug policy, according to current and former officials who were interviewed. Pentagon leaders refused to bomb drug laboratories and often balked at helping other agencies and the Afghan government destroy poppy fields, disrupt opium shipments or capture major traffickers, the officials say.
Some of the officials declined to be identified because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
Former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and military leaders also played down or dismissed growing signs that drug money was being funneled to the Taliban, the officials say.
And the C.I.A. and military turned a blind eye to drug-related activities by prominent warlords or political figures they had installed in power, Afghan and American officials say.
Not so long ago, Afghanistan was trumpeted as a success, a country freed from tyranny and Al Qaeda. But as the Taliban's grip continues to tighten, threatening Afghanistan's future and the fight against terrorism, Americans and Afghans are increasingly asking what went wrong. To that, some American officials say that failing to disrupt the drug trade was a critical strategic mistake.
''This is the Afghan equivalent of failing to deal with looting in Baghdad,'' said Andre D. Hollis, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense for counternarcotics. ''If you are not dealing with those who are threatened by security and who undermine security, namely drug traffickers, all your other grandiose plans will come to naught.''
Administration officials say they had believed they could eliminate the insurgency first, then tackle the drug trade. ''Now people recognize that it's all related, and it's one issue,'' said Thomas Schweich, the State Department's coordinator for counternarcotics in Afghanistan. ''It's no longer just a drug problem. It is an economic problem, a political problem and a security problem.''
More American Help
To step up efforts, last fall President Bush privately prodded President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan to curb opium production, then vowed publicly in February to provide more help.
While the D.E.A. has imported Colombian trainers in Kabul, United States Justice Department officials are helping build from scratch an Afghan judicial system to deal with drug cases. State Department officials, meanwhile, have helped found the Afghan Eradication Force to wipe out opium poppy crops. The American military is providing logistical support for D.E.A. raids and eradication.
The symbolic heart of the Bush administration's efforts is a construction site amid tin shanties and junkyards near the Kabul International Airport: a new $8 million Counternarcotics Justice Center. After its scheduled opening in July, the center will be a one-stop shop for drug cases, with two courts, offices for 70 prosecutors and investigators and jail cells for 56 suspects.


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Controversial move leads to backlash from Albany City Commission
Wed, 02 Jul 2014 20:52:17 GMT —
A lot of big news has come from the city of Albany.
First, Tom Berry, former general manager for Water, Gas and Light abruptly resigned.
Then, Albany City Manager, James Taylor made what some are calling a controversial move.
Two Albany City Commissioners have confirmed to FOX 31 News Albany City Manager James Taylor gave a risk management employee a bonus of $20,000.
Their issue: everyone wasn't in the loop.
Albany City Commissioner Roger Marietta says, "generally speaking if he's going to do something that's controversial he should at least let the Mayor know about it."
FOX 31 News reached out to the City Manager's Office for comment and were told he was out until Monday, but Taylor is quoted in the Albany Herald as saying, "if somebody else comes up with a way to save us $300,000, $400,000, $500,000 on a consistent basis, i'll give them a bonus, too."
FOX 31 reached out to Albany Mayor Dorothy Hubbard, but were told she was out of the office.
Also making headlines, Water, Gas and Light General Manager Tom Berry resigned after less than a year in office, opening the door for someone else.
Assistant City Manager Wes Smith tells FOX 31 News the new interim General Manager for WG&L is Central Services Manager Stephen Collier, Smith says he's confident in the decision.
"It may be a little slower as he's got to get up to speed. We have authorized the advertisement of the permanent position so that would continue to move forward," says Smith.


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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- What started out as one the most anticipated events for the capital markets each year concluded Friday on a somewhat anticlimactic note.
While the markets got exactly what they were looking for from Federal Reserve Chief Janet Yellen -- her sticking to her script on U.S. labor slack and her dovish outlook -- they also did not get any of the surprises they were looking for from European Central Bank President Mario Draghi. There was not even a hint of something that was going to change or an adjustment in ECB monetary policy.
Watch the video below for a look at what will matter for markets in the coming week:
WATCH: More market update videos on TheStreet TV | More videos from Jill Malandrino
Major U.S .stock indices finished higher for the week but mostly settled on a muted note for the day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.22% on Friday to 17,001.22. The S&P 500 was down 0.2% to 1,988.40. The Nasdaq was up 0.14% to 4,538.55.
As economic data continues to come in weaker-than-expected in Europe, the markets were building up for a specific and concrete announcement from Draghi in the afternoon -- a hint at a form of a QE announcement; a big surprise. But once again, it was all talk and no action.
"He has been fairly successful in talking the market -- in other words jawboning the markets. But what investors are now saying is 'look you can't keep talking the market, you can't keep jawboning the market, you've got to just do something'," said Quincy Krosby, market strategist with Prudential Financial.


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At least two Israelis were killed and five wounded Sunday night, when terrorists ambushed a bus traveling from the West Bank settlement of Kiryat Arba to Jerusalem.
Israel Radio reported that the gunmen were traveling in a car that overtook an Egged bus as it approached an intersection at the entrance to Hebron, close to Kiryat Arba.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which took place about 8 p.m. local times, but officials reportedly believe that Palestinians opposed to the peace process were involved.
The attack came after several weeks of quiet and after Israeli and Palestinian negotiators had recently reported progress in their efforts to expand Palestinian autonomy in the West Bank.
Israeli settlers reportedly ransacked several Palestinian shops in Hebron before the Israeli army imposed a curfew and began searching for those who carried out the attack, witnesses said.
After preliminary medical treatment at the site, the wounded were flown by helicopter to nearby hospitals.
The Israeli government had imposed a closure on the West Bank and Gaza Strip in the wake of a double suicide bombing near Netanya in January. The government had been gradually easing the closure and on Sunday, prior to the latest attack, officials announced that 3,000 more Palestinians would be issued entry permits to work in Israel. This brings the total number of workers allowed in from the territories to 25,000.
Also Sunday, Israeli police reportedly found the bodies of two Arabs who were killed by an explosion near the West Bank town of Jenin. The authorities said the two had apparently been building a bomb that went off prematurely.


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Pranab Mukherjee, Indias finance minister, describes trying to maintain strong growth while also ensuring fiscal responsibility in a developing country the size of his as a balancing job. When it comes to balancing, Mukherjee has just pulled off the economic equivalent of walking a tightrope in a hurricane.
Although Indias GDP growth rate slowed markedly dropping as low as 5.3% for one quarter during the height of the downturn it should bounce back to over 8.5% this year.
And while the stimulus the government injected directly into the economy during the crisis the equivalent of more than $9 billion drove the countrys fiscal deficit up to 6.8% of GDP, India has convinced capital markets that it has a realistic plan to bring it down to less than 4% in the medium term.
We recognized India could not sustain demand on an export-driven strategy, and so we needed to generate domestic demand, says Mukherjee. His ministry responded promptly to signs the economy was in autumn 2008 beginning to slow dramatically. It announced its first stimulus package equivalent to $4 billion in December and followed that up with a slightly larger intervention in January, then a third of about $800 million in February 2009.
At the same time, Mukherjee made sure that investors, politicians and government bureaucrats did not mistake the surge in government spending as anything but an emergency measure.
Instead, he put forward a credible plan to reduce the stimulus over five years. When I presented my first budget, I made it clear that to maintain the demand we had to resort to this fiscal expansion, but it is unsustainable, he says. Sooner rather than later we would have to come back to the path of fiscal consolidation. We have done that.
In June, Mukherjee demonstrated his reformist zeal by deregulating petrol prices, a move which, while domestically controversial, could reduce fiscal burden by 1.5% of GDP. The minister also spearheaded the governments flagship anti-poverty measure this term with a food security bill that aims to provide grain, Indias staple food, to an estimated 80 million households that are below the poverty line. While Mukherjee is proud of the strategy he and his team implemented, India did have an advantage over many of its peers in the developed world, or in other emerging markets in Asia and the Gulf. Our financial institutions of banking and insurance were not exposed to toxic assets, he says. They are largely regulated and controlled. A substantial amount of banking activities are in the domain of the public sector. Indias banks were simply not allowed to take on the kinds of risks their counterparts in America and Europe did.
Mukherjee could also draw on his long service in government to help him steer India on a steady course during the economic crisis. The 74-year-old has been an Indian parliamentarian for five decades, during which he has earned a reputation as one of the Congress Partys most capable political fixers. He is close to both Sonia Gandhi, president of the Congress Party, and Manmohan Singh, the prime minister. He has held a variety of ministerial posts from defence to transportation and was foreign minister immediately before his current post in the finance ministry.
When the Congress Party began its second consecutive term leading the Indias coalition government following the May 2009 elections, Mukherjee reportedly was offered the job of Indias home minister but chose the finance job instead.
The move represents a homecoming of sorts for Mukherjee. His first ever Cabinet-level position was as finance minister during the government of Indira Gandhi, from 1982 to 1984.
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Seumas McNally Grand Prize
Joe Danger by Hello Games
Monaco by Pocketwatch Games
Rocketbirds: Revolution! by Ratloop Asia
Trauma by Krystian Majewski
Super Meat Boy! by Team Meat
Excellence In Visual Art:
Shank by Klei Entertainment
Owlboy by D-Pad Studios
Trauma by Krystian Majewski
Limbo by Playdead
Rocketbirds: Revolution! by Ratloop Asia
Excellence In Design:
Miegakure by Marc Ten Bosch
Star Guard by Sparky
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Monaco by Pocketwatch Games
Cogs by Lazy 8 Studios
Excellence In Audio:
Super Meat Boy! by Team Meat
Shatter by Sidhe
Closure by Closure Team
Rocketbirds: Revolution! by Ratloop Asia
Trauma by Krystian Majewski
Technical Excellence:
Closure by Closure Team
Limbo by Playdead
Heroes Of Newerth by S2 Games
Joe Danger by Hello Games
Vessel by Strange Loop Games
Nuovo Award:
Today I Die by Daniel Benmergui
A Slow Year by Ian Bogost
Tuning by Cactus
Closure by Closure Team
Enviro-Bear 2000 by Justin Smith
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The pressure to discount and cave into price pressure has never been higher.
In today's highly-competitive business world, sales people sometimes forget that closing a deal also means making enough money on that sale to make it worthwhile for their company. Many of the business executives I speak to and work with in my sales training company express frustration with how quickly sales people offer discounts or make concessios that cost the company money and erode already thin profit margins. Here are seven strategies that can help your team negotiate more effectively and close more sales at higher profits.
1. Ask more questions early in the sales process
The more information you have the better you can position your offering. The more insight you have about your prospect's current situation and/or circumstances, the more effectively you can demonstrate how your product will help them.
The key is to ask high-value, thought-provoking questions. Avoid questions that could be answered by a quick browse of their website or by talking to someone in your network.
Your goal is to make the other person think. You want to ask questions that you competitor is afraid to pose. Your questions should also position you as an expert or solution provider rather than "just another salesperson."
2. Plan your approach
I'm not suggesting that you need to invest hours preparing for your meeting but you do need to think about a few things beforehand. This includes anticipating what demands or concessions the other person may make, how you will respond and the best way to present the value of your offering.
You should also plan what questions you will ask during your sales call and what potential objections your prospect might express.
3. Learn to say, "Let me think about that."
Too many sales people agree to a concession without thinking about the implication of that decision. Decisions that are made without proper thought — often in the heat of the moment — cost you money. Taking the time to think about the implications can save you money and add valuable profit dollars to your bottom line.
4. Keep a full pipeline.
It can be extremely difficult to walk away from a potential deal when you only have a few leads on the horizon. And that gives your prospect a tremendous amount of leverage that smart buyers will immediately use to work out a better deal for themselves or their company.
Sales people who maintain a full pipeline of qualified prospects feel significantly less pressure to close a less-than-satisfactory deal because they always know they have someone else to sell to.
5. Learn to recognize negotiating tactics.
This is one of the most important aspects of being able to negotiate more effectively. When you recognize tactics such as; The Nibble, The Red Herring, Good Cop Bad Cop, The Vise, and The Flinch you can respond in an appropriate manner.
For example, an unprepared sales person will usually offer a discount when their prospect flinches at their price. And that's what a flinch is intended to do. However, giving a discount is not the best way to respond. Instead, you need to stand your ground and remain completely silent.
That brings us to our next strategy…
6. Become comfortable with silence.
Silence is either a sales person's best friend or worst enemy.
Let's face it, silence can be unnerving and sophisticated buyers and decision makers know this. That means we need to learn how to sit quietly if a prospect is being unreasonable or we are not exactly sure what to say after the other person has just finished answering a question.
7. Practice
Just like any other skill, learning how to negotiate more effectively requires ongoing practice. Some of the concepts and approaches are very uncomfortable at first. When you practice you learn the nuances of certain tactics and discover how to make them work for your own personality.
One of the most effective ways to practice is when you make purchases as a consumer or for your business. I once worked with a top sales performer who negotiated and haggled every single time he made a purchase. He told me that this not only saved him a lot of money but that it gave him more confidence when he was negotiating with his customers and prospects.
During a negotiating skills workshop I was conducting I learned that one participant had more than seventeen years of negotiating experience. When I asked why he was attending my program he said, "I can always learn something new or get a reminder of something I need to start doing again."
When you develop the ability to negotiate with confidence, you earn more respect than sales people who cave into price pressure. Plus, you will close more sales at higher profits which means you will make more money. And, isn't that a great feeling?
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Democrats Facing Fight For Jewish Soul
The Democratic Party may be about to experience a battle for
its Jewish soul. Less than a year before the first primary, the field for the
2004 Democratic presidential nomination has turned into a crowd, but two names
have special significance for Jewish voters and the politicians who woo them:
Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.) and the Rev. Al Sharpton — the cautious,
conservative lawmaker and the rhetorical bomb thrower.
Sharpton's presence could trigger the long-predicted
reevaluation of the Democrats by many Jewish voters, said Johns Hopkins University
political scientist Benjamin Ginsberg — especially if the civil rights leader
does better than expected in the polls and primaries. And since expectations
for Sharpton are minimal, any kind of positive showing during the primary
season could drive more Jewish voters and contributors into the GOP orbit.
Sharpton "reminds a lot of Jewish voters about what they've
come to dislike about the Democratic Party," Ginsberg said. "It will sharpen
longstanding concerns."
Any success by Sharpton could have an especially significant
impact on Jewish campaign contributors, he added.
"That will be "a real problem for party leaders; without
Jews there isn't much of a Democratic Party, and they'd better start saving
their nickels and dimes, because they're not going to get as many Jewish
dollars," Ginsberg said.
But Republicans shouldn't start celebrating yet, Ginsberg
warned. A strong showing by Lieberman, and the prospect of the first major
party nominee for president, could "cement Jewish ties to the Democrats." Most
analysts predict a Lieberman candidacy would draw a record Jewish vote.
But it's not just the Jews. The Lieberman-Sharpton dynamic
is critical for Democratic leaders whose fractious party will face a mostly
unified GOP.
"The relationship between Lieberman and his backers and
Sharpton and his backers may well determine whether the Democratic Party
remains united for the fall '04 campaign or suffers grievous wounds that make
its victory impossible," said University of Virginia political scientist Larry
On the surface, it's an unequal contest in every respect.
Lieberman starts the race with high national name recognition, a sophisticated
fundraising machine and few negatives. The party's 2000 vice presidential
nominee, he worked his way up to the nomination battle the traditional way:
through years of elective office and efforts to craft a reputation of sober
Last week, a Time-CNN poll put Lieberman at the top of the
heap, with 16 percent of the Democratic voters; Sharpton was at seven percent.
But the civil rights activist came in ahead of Florida Sen. Bob Graham, former
Vermont Gov. Howard Dean and Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich — all more "mainstream"
 Sharpton has never won an election and has little
connection with the party hierarchy. He has huge negatives, the result of
high-profile controversies like the Tawana Brawley affair and his actions
during the Crown Heights riots in 1991, a particular sore point with Jews.
But there is also a huge expectations gap. Lieberman has to
win some big primaries to remain competitive, whereas Sharpton only has to do
well enough to keep his low-budget campaign sputtering along. That leads to the
nightmare scenario for Jewish Democrats: an early end to the Lieberman
campaign, along with a continuing Sharpton presence right up to the convention.
"There's a tremendous amount at stake here," said University
of Richmond political scientist Akiba Covitz.
Sharpton is the "public face" of rising black anti-Semitism,
he said. "American Jews continue to see anti-Semitism as the most pressing
issue facing them today; to many, Sharpton represents that."
Images of Sharpton sharing platforms with the other
candidates will "put a sharp and clear face on those concerns," he said. Any
concessions the party is forced to make to Sharpton will reinforce the growing
feeling that the party is more interested in appeasing black voters than
holding on to the Jews.
And Sharpton, unlike the frontrunners, doesn't have to
actually win any primaries to hang on.
"Because he's such a nontraditional candidate, he's
positioned to fight to the bitter end," Covitz said. "You can probably look
forward to him giving a speech at the Democratic convention."
Covitz said there are many "ifs" to this scenario. Sharpton
could do so poorly in the early primaries that he fades from view, if not from
the primary ballots. The recent entry of former Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun of
Illinois into the race could split the black vote, hurting Sharpton's chances
in key southern primaries and in northern cities.
And of course, there's the Lieberman factor. A very strong
showing by the veteran senator would offset Sharpton's negatives among Jewish
voters, Covitz said. But at the very least, Sharpton's presence in the campaign
will shake loose "some Jews who are sitting on the fence, and perhaps a
significant number of resources," he said.
In private, few Democrats believe Sharpton will just fade
away. He is the most colorful candidate in a drab lineup; nobody expects him to
win the nomination, but there is an almost universal belief he will be
successful in attracting just the kind of attention the party doesn't want as
it tries to galvanize black voters without losing Jewish votes and money.
The Sharpton-Lieberman matchup comes at a time when some
studies suggest the Jewish electorate could be riper than ever for a shift to
the GOP — although even Jewish Republicans agree that past predictions of a big
shift have proven wildly inaccurate.
According to a recent survey by sociologist Steven M. Cohen,
younger Jews are likelier than their leaders to call themselves Republicans.
Cohen also points to a growing tendency of more affluent Jews to claim GOP
identification. And almost half of the Jewish voters who supported Vice
President Al Gore in 2000 say they're not sure they would make the same choice
A recent study by Gary Tobin suggested there is more
anti-Semitism now in the Democratic Party than on the GOP side, reflecting both
changing attitudes among African Americans and anti-Israel bias in some liberal
"It's hard to miss the fact that when Congress passed a
resolution strongly supporting Israel last year, almost all the opposition came
from the Democratic side of the aisle," said a leading pro-Israel activist.
"And you take notice when Black Caucus members provide a forum for someone like
Louis Farrakhan."
Al Sharpton is positioned to highlight those fears for many
Jewish voters in 2004.
"Taking all the currents together, you have a real
opportunity for a Republican breakthrough," said Murray Friedman, a longtime
Jewish conservative activist and former member of the U.S. Civil Rights
But he conceded that Sharpton is unlikely to stand Jewish
partisan behavior on its ear. A "'breakthrough' means anywhere from 35 percent
to a majority," he said. And he agreed that past predictions — including that
Jesse Jackson would drive Jews into the arms of the Republicans in the 1980s —
were followed by disappointment on voting day.
Sharpton's presence in the campaign, he said, is "one of
many factors that has to align in the proper configuration for there to be any
real shift."
But as 2004 approaches, he said, there is greater
receptivity to the Republican domestic agenda among Jewish voters, and a
growing feeling among voters who put Israel at the top of their political
agenda that the Republicans have been much more supportive of the current
Israeli government.
Republicans interested in Jewish outreach are licking their
chops over the prospect Sharpton will do well in a few early primaries and
thereby tear the party apart and drive Jews to the GOP side of the aisle. But
GOP strategists say they will approach the fight gingerly.
"I don't think we want to get involved in talking about the
Democrat's Sharpton problem," said a top Jewish Republican activist recently.
"Sharpton's record and his character will speak for themselves."
That reflects the likeliest strategy for the Republicans:
let the Sharpton-Lieberman dynamic play itself out without comment.
"If the Republicans are smart, and I believe on this they
will be, they'll stay out of the Sharpton candidacy issue," said University of
Virginia's Sabato. "Behind the scenes, they may encourage reporters to cover
his past controversies and scandals, but the GOP benefits simply by Sharpton's
presence in the contest."
A lot depends on Sharpton and Lieberman themselves in the
next 12 months.
"It remains to be seen what kind of campaign Sharpton runs,"
said presidential prognosticator Allan J. Lichtman of American University.
"This may be a candidacy that goes nowhere at all, even among black voters. He
doesn't' have the kind of reputation Jesse Jackson had when he was running for
the presidency."
Other factors, including President Bush's perceived shift to
the right on domestic matters, could also "blunt any Jewish shift to the
right," Lichtman said.
"What we don't know yet is whether the push of Sharpton will
be greater than the pull of Lieberman for Jewish voters," he said, adding that
the big danger for the Democrats is "if Sharpton is successful getting into the
debates. Then the media has to cover him."
"The other candidates," he continued, "are not that far
apart on the issues; the others are bland, so he'll really stand out. There's
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I would have guessed that Duchess Marie was a pretty young thing, with that sparkle in her eye and attentive stance. But Duchess has seen 12 birthdays already! I couldn't believe it — is it her diet, or all the exercise she gets? Whatever it is, when I'm the equivalent to her age in people years (84), I hope I'm looking just as peppy.
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Sports Archives The Altamont Enterprise, May 26, 2011
Section II winning streak ends at 79
By Jordan J. Michael
GUILDERLAND All great things must one day come to an end. For the Lady Dutch lacrosse team, that day was Wednesday.
After four straight seasons as Class A champions, after 79 straight wins, the Lady Dutch lost by one point at the University of Albany on Wednesday night.
The history. The legacy. The dynasty the Dutch had built, led by Gary Chatnik, one of the most methodical of coaches. A near miss at a state title two years ago. Is it all vanished? Or, does it still exist?
The Niskayuna Silver Warriors stole Guilderland's fifth consecutive Class A title like a rug pulled swiftly from under their feet.
Down 15 to 14 with two minutes remaining in regulation, the Dutch tried desperately to regain possession, but the horn sounded and Niskayuna stormed the field. It was a celebration worthy of the first Section II team to beat Guilderland in four-and-a-half years.
The Lady Dutch gingerly walked to the sideline, holding back tears. They stood and watched as Niskayuna raised a trophy that Guilderland had owned for so long like old dusty records that never leave the shelf.
"It's really disappointing because this game was so close," said junior Shelby Iapoce, who cut through the defense, as fast as she always is, to give the Dutch a 14-to-13 lead with 5:41 left. "We played our hearts out," she said.
Guilderland and Niskayuna kept answering each other's scores for 48 minutes. The Dutch's biggest lead was three, 6 to 3, with 8:46 left in the first half. The Warriors jumped out to a 2-to-0 lead in the beginning, but it didn't last for more than four minutes.
The atmosphere was electric and the competitiveness was unmatched. Back and forth each team went streaks of red and white. Up and down the field with gusto.
"It was a great game to watch," said Chatnik, not looking particularly miserable after the game. "Each team played very hard and tried to stop each other. It was an outstanding game."
Chatnik wasn't happy that Niskayuna beat his team, but said, "I'm happy for them."
He went on, "We never talked about our winning streak," Chatnik said. "The media always talked about it, but we just wanted to win a championship like everyone else."
The most amazing statistic of the night was Kayla Treanor's 20 draw controls for Niskayuna. Treanor, a dangerous and confident drawer, allowed Guilderland only seven draw controls for the entire game. Many times, she would scoop the ball right into her stick and start running away. Treanor also scored five goals, including the game-winner after shaking two defenders.
"She's an outstanding player," said Chatnik of Treanor. "She played as good as anyone possibly could."
Freshman Morgan Hardt, who took most of the draws against Treanor, had a tough time figuring out all of Treanor's different techniques. "She was great," Hardt said. "I kept working at it, but anything can change."
Senior Erin Mossop, one of the quickest and most productive attackers around, scored five goals for the Dutch. She was impossible to defend on all five. She should have had six goals, but one was called back in the first half after the referees deemed her stick illegal.
After the hard loss, Mossop and her sister senior, Jess Marini, brought everything down to earth.
"Coming into this game, our thoughts weren't about the winning streak," Mossop said. "Our thoughts were about being together and playing together. We'll miss our togetherness more than all those championships."
"We play because we love this game and love each other," added Marini, clearly moved.
Iapoce told The Enterprise that the team was "so close" this year. They were able to spend time with each other every day, without ever fighting.
"Ideally, we wanted another championship," said Mossop. "But, we all share a passion for the game and that's what counts the most in the end."


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If you listen to our show you know that Dale is not guy that loves to fish! I have been fishing and hunting for as long as I can remember and the two of us finally had a chance to fish together over this past weekend.The camera was rolling when Dale caught one. It was also rolling when some other unexpected things happened. With a little a help from Justin Moore's "Bait A Hook," Trace Adkins' "Just Fishin" and Craig Morgan's "Redneck Yacht Club" we captured the moment!
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Visa Coming to Austin
Our city will host a new global IT center
By Monica Riese,
12:02PM, Tue. Dec. 11, 2012
After considerable deliberations regarding economic incentives, it was announced today that credit giant Visa is coming to town.
According to a press release from the Austin Chamber of Commerce, the company's new global IT center will be housed off Highway 183 in a 175,000 square foot office space. It is estimated that the project will create 794 jobs over the next five years, with an average salary of $96,000.
In return, City Council approved an incentives package of $1.56 million over a decade. For more on the details of that deal, see "Visa Wants a Chargeback," Newsdesk blog, Nov. 26.
Visa's IT center is only the latest in a long line of tech enterprises that have made the move to the Silicon Valley of the South, including Samsung, Apple, HID Global, and more.
Michael King, Nov. 26, 2012
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Apparently the Little Tramp, or rather the man who played him, lived here as a child. Now the workhouse chapel is London's Cinema Museum, and, in addition to Star Trek screenings and a talk about John Gielgud, this autumn's listings include a gig by The Dixie Ticklers.
The Ticklers, led by clarinettist Dom James, can claim Woody Allen, Princess Beatrice and Lulu Guinness as fans, bring a most stylish 21st century reworking on New Orleans jazz to Kennington, and the evening promises a live film score, dance floor and an historic workhouse menu.
In the past The Dixie Ticklers have brought jazz to such unlikely spaces such as The Nursery, Seven Dials and an NFL abroad match at Wembley. For the Cinema Museum the six-piece band will present a brand new score to a surprise film reel from the 1920s as well as music for listening and dancing.
The workhouse kitchen will be featuring historic recipes from Chaplin's time in the building, though I'm sure it won't only be gruel. And you will be able to explore the museum's current exhibitions and browse through their unmatched collection of rare movie posters for sale.
It's all happening on Friday 20 September. The Cinema Museum is at 2 Dugard Way (off Renfrew Road) London SE11 4TH. Tickets are £10/£8 adv; £12/£10 on the door. Buy from: www.dixieticklers.com, www.cinemamuseum.org.uk or 020 7840 2200. Doors: 6.30pm. Music 7.30pm – 11.30pm.
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Kat Dennings: These Girls Ain't Broke [PICS]
Kat Denning of "Two Broke Girls" had her 'girls' on display at the Emmy Awards last night. Since you're a dude, you: A- probably did not watch the Emmys and B: probably like really large breasts.
Fortunately we have a gallery of this hottie strutting in a red va-va-voom dress. This is just a can of glitter away from being a Jessica Rabbit performance. Check out these hot pix of Kat Dennings.


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Today Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and Congressman John Sarbanes (D-MD) will introduce the No Child Left Inside Act of 2009 to advance environmental education in our nation's schools. The legislation is strongly supported by the nearly 1,300 members of the No Child Left Inside Coalition, spearheaded by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
Kevin Coyle, Vice President for Education and Training at the National Wildlife Federation, said:
"We welcome the introduction of the No Child Left Inside Act by Senator Jack Reed and Congressman John Sarbanes. Hands-on environmental education helps kids learn about the world around them, a world they will inherit and will need to take care of. It's good for their academic performance and hands-on environmental education connects children with nature."
"National Wildlife Federation has been a key member of the No Child Left Inside coalition which is led by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Nearly 1,300 organizations belong to the NCLI coalition, representing more than 45 million Americans."
"There is significant support for environmental education in our nation's schools, as underscored by the overwhelmingly, bipartisan vote on the No Child Left Inside Act in the House last September. Reintroduction of this bill underscores the widespread support that America's leaders, families, and educators have for hands-on environmental education."
"In addition to the many academic and conservation benefits of environmental education, business leaders increasingly believe that an environmentally literate workforce is critical to their long-term success."
For more information on how to connect kids to nature, visit Be Out There on our website.
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Apple bucked the trend on Wall Street today surging over 3 points before noon for an intraday high of $70 before settling back to close at $67.11/16 up $1 on a second day of strong momentum. Savvy investors are buying but few are selling on the day before Apple announces forth quarter earnings
The Dow suffered a sell off at the opening, and just kept going, closing down 231 to 10417 on low volume. Selling restrictions went into effect late in the day. The news today included fears of higher interest rates due to an expected spike in inflation. The dollar was soft in Europe. A coup in Pakistan, an unstable nuclear power, also added uncertainty to all of the world's markets today.
Third quarter earnings growth is strong at 20%, but most believe that this is already factored into the market and may feed into a decision by the Fed to hike rates in November.
A major defense contractor Raytheon's (RTNb) stock price closed down 19% today dragging a number of Dow components with them, accentuating an already bad day for the market.
The Nasdaq Composite index dropped 43.5 to close at 2872.45 due, in part, to profit taking after yesterday's record high for the Nasdaq. Internet stocks were strongly down as a group.
Motorola--the world's third largest semiconductor manufacturer-- will announce third quarter earnings after the market close today. Analysts expect the producer of the G4 coprocessor to post a profit of 53 cents per share. The whisper number is 56 cents per share. Investors are watching closely to see how the Iridium bankruptcy in which Motorola holds an 18 percent stake will effect earnings. However, most investors expect Motorola to beat estimates due to strong digital handset sales.
Most Apple related stock trended down sharply today with the market. This included Adobe, Symantec, and Macromedia, as well as Apple's AIM partners, IBM and Motorola. On the PC front, Dell, Microsoft, Gateway, and Hewlett-Packard all closed lower. Intel and Compaq.
Tomorrow is a big day for Apple. At 2 p.m. (PDT) Apple will announce fourth quarter results in a conference call with Fred Anderson. Apple has already announced earnings to analysts who follow the stock. This may explain AAPL's surge against the general down trend of the market this week as institutional investors buy ahead of the earnings announcement tomorrow.
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Milder days ahead
This Evening: Clear Chilly
Temperatures: 35-40 | Wind: light
Tomorrow Morning: Clear-Sunny, Cold Sunrise 7:03
Lows: 22-28 | Wind: SW 5-10
Saturday: Partly Cloudy Breezy but Mild
Highs: 44-49 | Wind: SW-W 10-20
We're now back to a settled weather pattern with no storms in sight. When was the last time I could say that? There will be a series of weak weather fronts coming through from time to time and it will be a bit breezy over the weekend but sure, it will be more sun than clouds into next week. By next Thursday and Friday with high pressure and dry air to our east and southwest winds, we may see temperatures above 60 for the first time since Dec. 1. Have a great weekend.


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Who ever would've thought 2016 would see the epic implosion of the Democrat Party?Yet that's precisely what's happening after a slew of emails from the DNC were leaked to the media, resulting in chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz stepping down from her post and immediately being hired by Hillary Clinton.
As things continue to explode on the floor of the convention, those attending the event in Philadelphia are being greeted with signs encouraging them not to believe what's being reported by liberal media.
TheBlaze is reporting, Attendees arriving at the Democratic National Convention were greeted by signs throughout the city warning them: "Don't believe the liberal media."
Brent Bozell, the president of the Media Research Center, said that the group's highly visible ad campaign is an effort to draw attention to what he characterized as "liberal bias" in the mainstream media's coverage of the 2016 presidential race.The media's "love affair" with presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton "will reach its apex this week in Philadelphia," he added in a statement.
Saw my first @newsbusters billboard already. Down by Chester. pic.twitter.com/t4517Zmfat
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) July 24, 2016
Spotted a @theMRC sign on the way to #DNCinPHL pic.twitter.com/DbwfWxAyyp— Kate Scanlon (@kgscanlon) July 25, 2016
"They have been in the tank for her since the beginning. We can safely predict that at the Democratic National Convention they will need smelling salts to recover from their fainting spells," Bozell said. "The Media Research Center is not going to allow the media to coronate Hillary without a fight. We intend to show all of America their role in propping up, promoting, and defending the most corrupt person to ever receive a major party's nomination. From Benghazi to illegal Clinton Foundation donations to criminally-dangerous misuse of classified information, the media have held Hillary's hand every step of the way and they ought to be ashamed. It's time they started to report the truth.
"It's very simple: Cover Clinton like you're covering Trump. Nothing more, nothing less," he added. "The fourth estate is failing in its responsibility to the American people. As most in the media transition to their role as Clinton's communications arm, the Media Research Center is going to expose their agenda. If they thought their credibility was in the tank before this began, wait to see what it looks like when this one is over."
.@theMRC's "Don't Believe the Liberal Media" sign is still lurking over @chucktodd's shoulder #TTT16 #RNCinCLE pic.twitter.com/rm4vR6F04a
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) July 18, 2016
Of course these signs are absolutely correct. No one should believe a word that comes out of liberal media, because it's quite clear these "news" outlets exist for no other purpose than to push the progressive agenda.
Notice how left-wing media has no problem slamming and shredding Donald Trump, but when it comes to the corruption of their own party — and they do have a party — being leaked for the world to see, suddenly journalistic objectivity is tossed in the garbage and hypocrisy emerges as they refuse to hold their own to the same standards as Republicans.
Regardless, it's quite comical watching the implosion of the Democratic Party, and hopefully the utter destruction of leftist media isn't too far behind.
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While Facebook privacy issues are becoming a concern for most users, you would think that the CEO of Facebook should at least be protected. Apparently that is not the case. Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook page was hacked last week. The founder of the social networking giant found himself to be a victim of what many users often face, and I hope it prompts him to incorporate more robust security into the fabric of Facebook. In fact, my experience is that people's willingness to pay attention to privacy and data security goes up exponentially when they have experienced a breach first hand.
Here is what The Guardian had to say about Zuckerberg's breach:
"Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook page has been hacked by an unknown person who posted a status update suggesting that the site should let people invest in it rather than going to the banks. The page belonging to the 26-year-old Zuckerberg, the Facebook founder who was named Time's Man of the Year in 2010, was hacked some time on Tuesday." (The Guardian)


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Kamran Joyer wanted to go into fall practice with a clear head.
The Wesley Chapel lineman officially ended his football recruitment Monday by orally committing to USF.
The 6-foot-3, 317-pounder visited Miami this weekend and decided he had seen enough of the schools and heard enough from the coaches. He was drawn to USF because of its close proximity to home, which would allow for family and friends not to miss a moment of his collegiate career. Three of his uncles and one of his aunts went to USF. He also considered Florida, Tennessee, Georgia and Illinois.
Kamran decided not to go out of state because of his tight bond with younger brother, Hunter, who he hopes will join him on the USF football team in three years.
"I didn't want to go too far away from my brother," Kamran said. "I've been researching them (USF) a lot. They have good facilities and a good education."
Early on, Kamran was high on Florida though a scholarship was never offered. The Gators asked Joyer to wait until July, his father Jack Joyer said.
Kamran will either play center or guard for the Bulls and will have an opportunity to start, his father said. Kamran considered graduating from Wesley Chapel early but has decided to stay in high school next spring in hopes of competing for weightlifting and shot put state titles.
Oral commitments are non-binding and not recognized by the NCAA. When asked if he would reconsider his commitment if Florida offered him a scholarship, Kamran said, "I wouldn't take it. I would stick to my commitment."


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Winston Snowball
In order to make every citizen wealthy and to defeat the FILZ Winston Snowball gives us new rules to live!
1. Whoever is FILZ is the enemy.
2. Whoever is a normal citizen of eGermark is a comrade.
3. No citizen shall join an other party than KPeD.
4. No citizen shall fight for a counterrevolutionary MU.
5. No citizen shall work for and buy from FILZ.
6. No citizen shall fight or kill another citizen.
7. All citizen are equal.
1. WAR is PEACE
2. FREEDOM is SLAVERY
3. IGNORANCE is STRENGTH
citizens of eGermany, citizens of eDenmark,
citizens of every land and clime,
Hearken well and spread my tidings
Of the golden future time.
The next three editions of this newspaper will deal with the interpretation of THE THREE TRUE POINTS, after that the revolution program will be revealed … just sub
makes me remember stuff about prohibitions to buy from certain shops in german history
(on the window: "don't buy from nazis")
don't want to break it for you, but the KPeD is widely considered as part of the filz.
As your equal comrade and enemy, I'd like to enslave you to set you free!
Qu'est-ce ?Vous êtes en train de lire un article écrit par un citoyen d'eRepublik, un jeu de stratégie multijoueur immersif où l'on retrouve des pays réels. Créez votre propre personnage pour aider votre pays à atteindre la gloire et devenez un héros de guerre, un grand journaliste ou un magnat de la finance.


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Since the New York Knicks whiffed on their top coaching choice, Steve Kerr, the team is no longer in a rush to fill its vacancy.
President Phil Jackson is preaching patience, likely because he's waiting for one current player to finish up his playoff run.
ESPN.com reported Jackson will proceed with the Knicks' coaching search after the Oklahoma Thunder complete their playoff run and he can "seriously discuss the position" with Derek Fisher. Like Kerr, Fisher played point guard under Jackson when the two were in Los Angeles.
Thunder coach Scott Brooks told the New York Daily News it would not surprise him to see Fisher return for one more season, though Fisher has been adamant his 18th season will be his last in the Association. Fisher has deflected any potential interest in a head coaching job.
Via ESPN.com:
"I would tell people to allow me to finish my career as a player before they give me another job after that. It's humbling, just to think about people thinking of me in that manner, especially while I'm still playing. (But) I promise you this is the last thing on my mind at this point. I really haven't thought about it that much. Hopefully there's a lot of basketball left to be played this season for sure. Once that's done we'll go from there."
Waiting also allows Jackson to take his time with another candidate, former Golden States Warriors coach Mark Jackson.
Mark Jackson has re-joined ESPN as a game analyst for the Eastern Conference finals, but a source told the New York Post there's an opt-out clause that would allow him to return to the sidelines at any time and that allows him to speak with prospective teams.
Per the report, Mark Jackson is a candidate for the Knicks job because Phil Jackson is no longer pursuing coaches with knowledge of the triangle offense. And unlike Fisher, Mark Jackson is a veteran coach.
Over the weekend, Jackson restarted the coaching search by meeting with longtime NBA coach Mike Dunleavy. The two reportedly had breakfast together at a hotel in Chicago on Friday.
Dunleavy, like Fisher, is on the Los Angeles Lakers' radar as well. He has coaches four teams over the last 17 years and has a relationship with Phil Jackson dating back to their playing days in the 1970s.
Dunleavy last coached with the Los Angeles Clippers from 2003-10 may be willing to install the triangle offense in New York. However, ESPN NBA insider Chris Broussard reported that although Dunleavy is a candidate for the job, he is not at the top of Phil Jackson's list.


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CLEP - College Level Exam Program
Test Description: Each CLEP test is multiple choice (except English Composition with Essay) and 90 minutes in length. An unofficial copy of the score report is printed upon departure from the testing room. The Freshman College Composition test has an additional 90-minute essay. Essay results will be ready in approx. 6 weeks (Numerical scores from the multiple choice portion of the exam by themselves will not suffice for credit, nor will they guarantee credit).
Advantages to taking the CLEP Exam:
Eligibility: The College-Level Examination Program or CLEP provides students of any age with the opportunity to demonstrate college-level achievement through a program of exams in undergraduate college courses. The University of Arkansas provides this avenue through which above average students may seek advanced standing. Motivated, independent learners may want to explore the possibility of obtaining credit through CLEP. Those interested in CLEP should consult their college advisor regarding degree requirements and CLEP credit.
The University of Arkansas does not allow credit for all CLEP tests. Check the current Catalog of Studies for a complete list of accepted exams.
Registration: Register Online
Each CLEP exam is a total of $115, $30 is payable to UofA upon registration and $85 is payable to CLEP. This $80 fee must be paid online at collegeboard.org.
To have a CLEP transcript sent to UofA, please call (800) 257-9558. There is a $20.00 transcript fee which can be paid by credit card.
ID Requirement: All examinees must present two forms (primary and secondary) of identification in order to take CLEP. Examinees testing within their country of citizenship (American students) may bring an unexpired driver's license, a current state or federal ID card, a current passport as their primary ID. Those who are not testing in their own country of citizenship MUST bring their passport in order to be tested. Acceptable forms of secondary identification include: employee ID, student ID, social security card, military ID, or an unexpired primary ID as listed above. All funded military candidates must present a current military ID and a second form of government-issued photo ID.
Test Preparation: Please visit the official CLEP website for test preparation information.
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Katie Lohmann
Katie Lohmann became Play..boy's Play..mate of the Month in April 2001, and has posed for both the magazine's pictorials and its movie productions. You may have also seen her in walk-on roles in such movies as AI: Artificial Intelligence (2001), Auto Focus (2002) and The Hot Chick (2002), as well as on TV's Nip/Tuck.
AppealPosing for Play..boy is like a certification of sexiness. If you're Katie Lohmann, who's done it many times before and after being named a Play..mate of the Month, you're sexiness squared. While some might argue that posing au natural removes a woman's sexy mystique, we'd prefer not to look a gift horse in the mouth.
Aside from her considerable physical assets, Katie has even more qualities to attract men with. Her charm and positive attitude are endearing, and her interest in sports like wrestling and tennis reveal considerable energy. She vacations in Mexico because she loves the heat -- but we know it'll be hot no matter where Katie Lohmann is.
SuccessStraight out of high school, Katie Lohmann was recruited by Play..boy magazine, and shortly thereafter was named their Play..mate of the Month for April of 2001. Since then, she's sustained a lukewarm acting career while continuing to model for fitness, music, and sports media.
Although she no longer poses for Play..boy, many of her film credits are in that company's productions, and the magazine remains her claim to fame. Until her mainstream acting and non-nude modeling bring her significant exposure, Katie's name will continue to evoke bunnies, martinis and silk pajamas.
Katie Lohmann BiographyKatherine "Katie" Lohmann was born on January 29, 1980, in Scottsdale, Arizona. Very shy as a young girl, Katie discovered by age 10 that she loved to perform on stage for crowds, and began to come out of her shell.
When she was 12, Katie's parents, Sharron and Dan, divorced, and Katie moved to Seattle with her mother. But the northwestern climate didn't agree with her and, at 16, she moved back to Arizona to live with her father and her two older siblings.
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Fresh out of high school in 1998, Katie began working as a model, appearing in various calendars, catalogs and magazines. She was discovered by Play..boy and made her first appearance in the seminal men's magazine in December of 1999.
In April of 2001, Katie was the magazine's Play..mate of the Month, and she would go on to appear in a number of the company's publications and videos. Company founder Hugh Hefner was impressed: "I always knew she would make me proud," he later remarked.
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But Katie's true ambition was to be an actress. Her first gig came in Hot Club California (1999), the first of many soft-core roles to come, including Dead Sexy (2001), Sex Court: The Movie (2002) and National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze (2003).
Katie also won bit parts in a number of higher profile projects, such as Steven Spielberg's AI: Artificial Intelligence (2001), Bubble Boy (2001), Auto Focus(2002), and The Hot Chick(2002).
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Katie also enjoyed numerous television appearances on The Howard Stern Show, The Man Show and the BBC miniseries The Human Face(2001), hosted by John Cleese. These were non-dramatic appearances, but she also had two small roles on the hit drama Nip/Tuck in 2003 and 2004. Katie has also had a few close casting calls: She was allegedly considered for roles in Starsky & Hutch (2004) and the television series Dr. Vegas, but lost each one to former playmates Brande Roderick and Sarah Lancaster, respectively.
Katie has continued to model and has become a multimedia success. She has voiced a character in a WWE video game and was featured on a trading card, which reportedly sold on eBay for $400. She has been featured on the cover of Gene Simmons' Tongue magazine with Snoop Dogg, and continues to make a name for herself as a fitness model.
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Affluent individuals may be less inclined to establish or continue a private foundation.
Private foundations can involve substantial start-up costs and annual administrative fees. Some clients may consider another option that is growing in popularity.
Strategy: Explain the benefits of donor-advised funds. A client may be inclined to create a new fund or convert an existing private foundation. Recent tax law changes have increased scrutiny of donor-advised funds, but they're still a viable alternative.
Background information: For starters, the client donates a lump sum to the fund, usually managed by an experienced charity. In return, the client receives a current tax deduction. Then the client doles out the money to designated charities. Although the fund legally controls the money, the client essentially decides who gets what and when.
Tax penalties to avoid
Under the PPA, the IRS can tax distributions that don't further the organization's charitable function. In addition, the IRS may impose a 25 percent tax on the economic benefit (other than an incidental benefit) received.
Violations can include the following penalties:
- A tax equal to 20 percent of the amount distributed, which the sponsoring organization pays
- A tax equal to 5 percent of the amount distributed, if the fund manager knowingly agrees to such a distribution
- A tax equal to 10 percent of the value of the economic benefit received by the recipient, if the manager knew the distribution would result in such a benefit.
Advisory: The PPA also increased reporting requirements on Form 990 by sponsoring charitable organizations.
A donor can claim a tax deduction of up to 50 percent of adjusted gross income (AGI) for cash contributions and up to 30 percent of AGI for securities. In comparison, deductions for private foundations are limited to 30 percent of AGI for cash contributions and 20 percent for securities.
Typically, a donor-advised fund requires an up-front gift between $10,000 and $25,000. It will also charge a fee (e.g., equal to 1 percent of the assets) for administering and investing the money. Donor-advised funds have operated without much regulation for decades. The Internal Revenue Service doesn't require a fund to give away specified amounts or to disclose contributions. In effect, they act like mini private foundations.
Key point: The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) now imposes fines and penalties if donors use designated funds to benefit themselves or their families (see sidebar). The PPA also authorizes the IRS to ramp up tougher measures if it deems necessary. If your client hasn't done so already, have him or her grant control over the fund assets. For instance, the fund should have final authority over how to invest and distribute the money. Also, the law strictly prohibits gifts to a fund that benefits a donor, his or her family, or a related party.
Advisory: Clients should avoid any self-dealing practices that allow them to line their own pockets while the fund operates.
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Ohio State University Graduates Allowed To Bring Additional People To Commencement
COLUMBUS, Ohio
Ohio State University is now allowing graduates to bring up to seven people to May commencement.
Tickets were originally limited to four per student when it was announced in February that Pres. Barack Obama would be the keynote speaker.
The university raised the limit after seeing survey results from students about ticket needs.
Commencement is May 5.
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TDP Leader Siva Prasad Makes Fun on Budget 2016-2017-Exclusive - ABN
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TDP leader Shiva Prasad , while reacting to the union budget 2016-17 has expressed his feelings in a hilarious manner. The way, TDP leader has tried to express his feelings in gesture manner is really funny. It is to be mentioned here that union finance minister Arun Jaitley has presented union budget 2016-17 in the Parliament today amid opposition's brief protest.


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Indianapolis • Rotnei Clarke scored 23 points, Roosevelt Jones added 18 and No. 9 Butler beat Rhode Island 75-68 on Saturday.
Clarke scored 12 points in the first 11 minutes of the second half. The Bulldogs (18-4, 5-2 Atlantic 10) trailed 32-30 at the break, then went on a 15-3 run.
Nikola Malesecix led Rhode Island (6-14, 1-6) with 18 points in the Rams' fourth straight loss.