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Why have over 100 U.S. textile mills shut down in the last 18 months? And what will happen to the market for U.S. cotton should domestic consumption drop to 4 million to 5 million bales?
The answers to these questions could have serious implications for U.S. cotton growers, according to Jerry Rowland, president and CEO of National Textiles.
Rowland will address these issues and provide a cotton market outlook for 2001 to 2006 during a web presentation and teleconference which will be broadcast live on July 13, beginning at 8:30 a.m., EDT (7:30 a.m., CDT), from the New York Board of Trade in New York.
Other speakers will bring cotton producers up to date on AMTA payments, farm policy, cotton prices and market strategies. Growers can listen and/or participate via the Internet or at local county Extension offices.
O.A. Cleveland, Mississippi State University economist, Carl Anderson, Texas A&M Extension economist, and Jarral Neeper, Calcot, Bakersfield, Calif., will provide snapshots of what's happening in the cotton markets and an update on crop conditions from USDA's July 11 crop production report.
The event will also feature special guest speakers who will provide broader cotton industry updates. John Maguire, vice president of Washington operations, National Cotton Council, will give a Washington outlook. Joe Nicosia, CEO, Allenberg Cotton, Co., will talk about world demand and his market outlook.
This web event for cotton is one of several special events broadcast during the growing season by the Ag Market Network, which has listening sites in numerous locations from California to the Carolinas, and the second web event focusing exclusively on cotton.
How valuable are the Web events and teleconferences? An average $12,500, according to a survey of west Tennessee farmers conducted by Chuck Danehower, a farm management specialist with University of Tennessee Extension Service.
The survey said that 76 percent of the producers interviewed used the information they heard at the teleconferences. "They're very useful because the markets change so rapidly these days," Danehower said. "Getting this information on a once-a-month basis does help farmers keep up with what's going on in the market and why it's changing and what to look for in the future.
"You can't pinpoint what the market's going to do, but you can find out what indicators you need to be watching, like acreage reports, weather, exports or domestic usage. It can help you plan."
More importantly, respondents said the information they gleaned from the teleconference and last year's first-ever cotton Internet event helped them add an average $12,500 to their bottom lines. "They either did some forward pricing or used future or options to increase the value of the crop. One grower said information he put to use from the teleconference resulted in a $50,000 return."
Growers had these comments about the teleconferences/web events:
- "If you gain insight and knowledge, it is worthwhile regardless of the change in profitability."
- "Interesting and helpful to me in planning crop selection and marketing strategies."
- "Very helpful in planning and working and thinking about the crop, especially in the winter."
- "This is an excellent program. Since ideas presented here are only a part of the overall marketing plan, it is impossible to put a dollar value on it. However, it is valuable."
Of the Live on the Web event, Danehower said, "More producers are becoming more computer-literate these days. They're getting on the Internet, have e-mail. It's a great way to get access to information they weren't getting before and it's not costing them anything."
Hosts of the web presentation are the New York Board of Trade, the Ag Market Network and Farm Press Publications.
You can join the discussion via the Internet from your own computer, or at one of numerous county Extension sites listening in by teleconference. The teleconference sites may also be linked to the site via computers and the Internet.
You can call your local Extension agent or the Ag Market Network to find the nearest location for a teleconference broadcast, but the sponsors of the event encourage you to participate through your own computer terminal.
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You must also register as a user on the NYBOT site (www.nybot.com), which you should do early. You can also download RealPlayer, a software program you will need to participate in the event, at this time. Click on the "NYBOT/Live on the Web" icon after you've registered and then the RealPlayer link.
On the morning of July 13, you may "get your seat" 30 minutes prior to the event by going to www.nybot.com and clicking on the Cotton Roundtable banner.
During the conference, you can listen to the speakers and pull up charts they are referring to. You can also enter a chat room to view questions or comments that other participants are asking the speakers and ask your own questions.
If you do happen to miss the program, an audio recording of the event and the charts will be available at www.nybot.com shortly after the event's conclusion.
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Police officials investigate the scene at a house in Manchester, Ill., on Wednesday where five people were found shot to death.
Police on Thursday identified the victims in the grisly shooting deaths of five people in a tiny south-central Illinois town the day before — but why they were gunned down remains a mystery.
A pregnant mother, father and their two young boys as well as a grandmother were identified as the victims in shooting rampage in a Manchester, Ill., officials said.
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Rick Odell Smith, 43, in and undated photo provided by police.
State police say the victims are: Brantley Ralston,1, Nolan Ralston, 5, and their parents James Ralston, 23 and Brittney Luark, 23. Jo Ann Sinclair, 57, Luark's grandmother was also identified as among the dead.
Though investigators are still trying to determine what precisely took place, police have identified Rick Odell Smith, 43, as a suspect.
Police say Smith, carrying a shotgun, forcibly entered the family's Manchester, Ill., home through a backdoor on Wednesday and gunned them all down.
Only a 6-year-old girl survived.
Smith, who is the nephew of Manchester's mayor, is believed to have known the family but police have not provided details on his relationship and his motive is unknown.
Police say all the victims were shot at close range with a shotgun. Four were in their bedrooms and the father in the hallway. The 6-year-old was injured and taken to the hospital where she remains in critical condition.
"The offender took the 6-year-old out of the residence and put her in the hands of a neighbor," state police Lt. Col. Todd Kilby said.
Smith fled in a white sedan, was chased by police and at some point exited his car and pointed his weapon at officers and fired, according to a news release from Illinois state police. Officers shot Smith. He died later at a hospital.
Police say they found a rifle, shotgun and large hunting knife in Smith's car.
It was the first homicide in Scott County Illinois since 1993, according to state police, and the first multiple homicide.
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Alice Wikene remembers polio. She lived through an era of fear caused by the paralyzing disease.
"It was a very frightening situation," said Wikene, 86, of Lynnwood. "One man on the block next to us, he was bedridden. As a kid I would run down and visit him."
When Wikene was young, the cause of poliomyelitis was unknown. The specter of a polio epidemic closed swimming pools. There were warnings about drinking fountains or letting children play outside. Wikene recalls keeping her small sons, now 60 and 65, inside on hot days to prevent exposure to the dread disease that put children in leg braces.
"When we got that vaccine, we all stood in a line to get into the building; lines were three and four blocks long," Wikene said Monday.
It was 1954, the year Dr. Jonas Salk's wide-spread polio vaccine trial began, when Wikene first volunteered for the March of Dimes. Research that led to Salk's vaccine was funded by the organization. Like thousands of others, Wikene went door to door collecting dimes to help end the polio scourge.
The disease, eradicated by widespread use of immunizations, is no longer a threat in the United States. Yet Wikene remains a loyal March of Dimes volunteer.
On Saturday, she'll be up early to help at the March for Babies, a fundraiser for March of Dimes. The 3.5-mile walk, starting at 9 a.m., begins and ends in Everett's American Legion Memorial Park. March of Dimes, marking its 75th anniversary this year, now works to prevent premature births and birth defects, and helps provide prenatal care.
Wikene no longer walks in the event, but she's a spirited cheerleader. She'll help create a balloon arch for walkers to pass through. And she'll cook dozens of hot dogs to be served at the finish line.
"She knows we appreciate her," said Marla Ellis, director of communications for the March of Dimes Washington Chapter.
Wikene's dedication to March of Dimes was part of her 37-year career with the Fluke Corp. Wikene, who worked for the company in Everett until age 71, organized teams of co-workers for March of Dimes walks.
Ellis said the Snohomish County walk, one of many around the state through May, is expected to raise about $260,000. Last year, it brought in $225,000. There is no registration fee and any donation is welcome, Ellis said.
One advancement March of Dimes funds is surfactant treatment, which alleviates respiratory distress syndrome in premature infants, Ellis said. Premature birth is a leading cause of infant death, and some survivors suffer from learning disabilities, cerebral palsy, hearing loss and other chronic conditions.
Ellis has heard Wikene's stories about the bad old days of polio. "She remembers when not one block in her community didn't have a family impacted by polio," Ellis said. "They were so afraid."
Until 1957, Wikene's young family lived in Vancouver, B.C. Polio and efforts to fight it knew no borders, and she volunteered for March of Dimes in Canada.
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, which became known as the March of Dimes, was founded in 1938 with the help of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. At 39, in 1921, Roosevelt suffered what may have been polio or Guillain-Barre syndrome. His legs were paralyzed from then on.
Roosevelt likened the battle against polio to war abroad. Americans sent millions of dimes to the White House. Some of that history can be seen in our pocket change. After Roosevelt died in 1945, Congress approved his likeness being used on the dime, particularly because of his commitment to March of Dimes.
"Today, prematurity is the big focus, along with birth defects and infant mortality. In 40 percent of cases, we still don't know the cause of prematurity," Ellis said.
With about 9,000 babies born too soon each year in Washington, she said, "we have a lot more work to do."
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Snohomish County's March of Dimes March for Babies starts at 9 a.m. Saturday at American Legion Memorial Park, 145 Alverson Blvd., Everett. Registration begins at 8 a.m. for the 3.5-mile walk, which supports prenatal care and research to prevent premature births. More info: www.marchofdimes.com or call 206-624-1373.


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Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch hinted on Sunday that he's considering making some changes to the notorious photos of topless women on page 3 of the British tabloid The Sun . Responding to a tweet on Sunday that called the institution "so last century," Murdoch replied, "you maybe be right, don't know but considering."
It wasn't much, but the tweet was enough to cause a swirl of Internet rumors. The Sun's Page 3, which has been publishing photos of topless women for more than 40 years, has come under repeated attacks, most recently from the 'No More Page 3' campaign. The activist group is calling for companies to boycott the Sun, refusing to advertise in the paper until the topless photos are removed, reports the Huffington Post. "Boobs aren't news, so why are they in the newspaper?" Lucy Holmes, the organization's founder, asked in an op-ed in the Independent last September.
The Sun celebrated Page 3's 40th anniversary in 2010; as part of the celebration, its online version offered the viewer the chance to interact "with your favorite Page 3 lovely" via a 360-degree image of the day's model, as well as packs of Page 3 playing cards with photos of women's breasts spanning four decades.
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The editor of The Sun, Dominic Mohan, has so far defended the paper's prurient content. During the 2012 Leveson Inquiry into media ethics, Mohan told the panel that Page 3 is "meant to represent the youth and freshness and it celebrates natural beauty."
"It's obviously legal," he added. "We're allowed to publish those images, and I think it's become quite an innocuous British institution."
Despite Mohan's assurances that Page 3 is an integral part of British culture, fellow members of the British media disagree. "Page 3 has been an embarrassment for several editors and many of the journalists down the years," Roy Greenslade wrote this week in the Guardian. "How do reporters and sub-editors explain to their young children that the paper they work for carries pictures of topless women for no other reason than to titillate men?"


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CINCINNATI: A southern Ohio coroner is accused in a lawsuit of using deaths as a political pawn in a feud with the local sheriff, disrespecting bodies and abandoning important evidence, and as a result, keeping one Ohio family from ever knowing whether a loved one was killed or committed suicide.
The federal civil rights lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati on Monday, names Brown County Coroner Judith Varnau and her husband, Dennis Varnau, who accompanies his wife to scenes and does office work.
Dennis Varnau lost a bid for sheriff in 2008 to longtime Sheriff Dwayne Wenninger and later lost a lawsuit seeking to have Wenninger thrown out of office and take his place.
Since Judith Varnau was elected in 2012, the lawsuit alleges, the Varnaus have refused to work cooperatively with the sheriff�s office, and engaged in �shocking and outrageous conduct� that has compromised death investigations in the rural county east of Cincinnati on the Ohio River.
The Varnaus declined to comment on the lawsuit Tuesday, but Dennis Varnau defended his wife.
�There�s no bad blood on our part,� Varnau said. �My wife just tries to do her job. They�re the ones who are derelict in their duty and nobody�s holding their feet to the fire.�
The lawsuit against the Varnaus was filed by the family of Hanson Jones Jr., 67, of Ripley. He was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head in his home on Aug. 7.
The lawsuit alleges that Judith Varnau declared the death a suicide without doing any meaningful investigation and sent away two sheriff�s investigators at the scene.
After she was done, the lawsuit alleges, the Varnaus left behind a shotgun and chunks of Jones� skull, and never ordered an autopsy or tests to see whether there was gun residue on Jones� hands.
When Hanson�s sister, Donna Elfers of Georgetown, went to her brother�s house after Varnau�s investigation, she found the shotgun on the floor, a large knife stuck in the kitchen table, larges pieces of her brother�s skull scattered about, and latex gloves and body bag wrappers on the floor, the lawsuit says.
When Elfers called the Varnaus the next day, �Mr. Varnau became agitated and began complaining to Ms. Elfers about a local political feud between himself, his wife and the sheriff�s office,� the lawsuit says. �When Ms. Elfers pleaded with him to stop talking about politics because she had just lost her brother, he shouted in reply: �Everybody loses someone every day!��
When Elfers later talked to Judith Varnau about how to handle her brother�s skull fragments, she was told, �You can always dig a hole and plant a tree,� the lawsuit said.
Hanson�s family has serious doubts he would have killed himself but now that he�s been cremated, they�ll never know, said Al Gerhardstein, the Cincinnati civil rights attorney who is representing Elfers.
Gerhardstein said he�s found other cases in which the Varnaus disrespected bodies and abandoned important evidence, including guns, without arranging for testing.
Brown County Chief Deputy John Schadle described his department�s relationship with the coroner as nonexistent and said that has compromised investigations.
He said that two weeks before Varnau took office, he and the county prosecutor met with her, but �we were soundly slapped against the face with the olive branch we extended.�
Under Ohio law, coroners have control over death scenes unless they turn them over to law enforcement, and in many cases, Varnau refuses to, Schadle said.
�It�s a terrible disservice to the families of victims out here and a terrible disservice to the people who have to get involved in these investigations,� Schadle said. �And it�s not the way we�d like it handled.�


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Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. As Coulson (Clark Gregg) and the agents travel to Asia to rescue a young man with a strange, dangerous power, an elusive woman (Ruth Negga) may hold the key to completing their mission. Chloe Bennet, Ming-Na Wen and Brett Dalton also star in this new episode. 8 p.m. ABC
The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. traces the history of black America from the 16th century through the present day, in this new six-part series. The opener recalls the arrival of the first Africans, both free and enslaved, in North America and chronicles the rise of slavery. 8 p.m. KOCE
Pretty Little Liars This new episode of the teen drama helps launch the spinoff series "Ravenswood," which follows immediately. 8 and 9 p.m. ABC Family
Nick News With Linda Ellerbee This new episode focuses on lies that parents commonly tell their children. 8 p.m. Nickelodeon
The Mindy Project Mindy (Mindy Kaling) goes to an MMA fight with the guys, but she thinks they're going to MoMA. 9:30 p.m. Fox
Frontline The new episode "Hunting the Nightmare Bacteria" documents the growing threat of untreatable infections that spread in hospitals, communities and around the globe. 10 p.m. KOCE
Chasing Nashville Singers from the Appalachia region travel to Pikeville, Ky., for the annual "Hillbilly Days" singing competition in the premiere of this unscripted series. 10 p.m. Lifetime
Held Hostage This new special documents the incident that began in January, 2013, where Al Qaeda-linked terrorist gained control of a gas plant and took 800 workers hostage. 9 p.m. KOCE
CBS This Morning Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet; John Grisham; Marc Ecko; Charles Kraughammer. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS
Today Warren Buffett and Howard G. Buffett; Julie Andrews; The Fray performs; Justin Long. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC
Good Morning America Tori Spelling; Donald Driver. (N) 7 a.m. KABC
Good Day L.A. Los Angeles Film Czar Tom Sherak; Dr. Lancer Summer; Rita Wilson; Bill Handel; Boris Kodjoe ("Hollywood House Husbands"). (N) 7 a.m. KTTV
Rachael Ray Debra Messing and Eric McCormack. (N) 8 a.m. KCAL
Live With Kelly and Michael Johnny Knoxville ("Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa"); Alyssa Milano; Fifth Harmony performs. (N) 9 a.m. KABC
The View Alicia Menendez; Daniel Radcliffe; Tori Spelling. (N) 10 a.m. KABC
The Wendy Williams Show Tasha Smith; Meghan McCain ("Raising McCain"). (N) 11 a.m. KTTV
The Talk Jackie Chan; Mo Rocca; Pat Harvey. (N) 1 p.m. KCBS
The Queen Latifah Show Nicki Minaj; Diablo Cody. (N) 2 p.m. KCBS; 7 p.m. KCAL
The Dr. Oz Show The chakras; weight loss; foods for fighting cancer. (N) 2 p.m. KABC
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Steve Harvey Tim McGraw. (N) 3 p.m. KNBC
Katie Faked goods; Regis Philbin. (N) 3 p.m. KABC
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Ethan Hawke ("Before Midnight"); Lady Antebellum performs. (N) 4 p.m. KNBC
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ROYAL OAK - Opponents of the city's proposed human rights law say it will force schools and business to allow people born as males but identify their gender as female to use women's restrooms and locker rooms if it is ever enacted.
They also are taking issue with the proposed penalty of $500 a day for any employers, business owners or landlords who might be found guilty of discriminating against someone because of their sexual orientation, gender identity and HIV status.
State Rep. Thomas McMillin, R-Rochester Hills, pointed to a Christian photographer and baker in other states being investigated and fined for refusing their services for gay marriages.
McMillin again is assisting Fred Birchard of Royal Oak in preventing the city from adopting a human rights law.
'Bullying Christians is wrong, too,' McMillin said.
City Attorney David Gillam acknowledged similar business service-related cases could come about in Royal Oak. However, he refuted the claim that ordinance would bully anyone and he emphasized its intent is to protect everyone.
'It applies to anyone in any group,' Gillam said. 'Say for example there's a bakery run by a gay or lesbian couple and they don't want to provide a service to a heterosexual person. They couldn't deny service based on the sexual orientation of a potential customer. Or, if they didn't want to do a first communion cake, that would be prohibited. The idea is to treat everyone equally.'
The City Commission is expected to decide Monday what to do about Royal Oak's blocked human rights ordinance. Elected officials passed the local law March 4 but Birchard and McMillin launched a petition drive that stopped it from taking effect.
The commission has three choices: repeal the ordinance, put it up for a citywide vote in a special election, or put it on the ballot of the Nov. 5 general election.
City Commissioner Jim Rasor wants to see the measure go to a citywide vote. He also said McMillin should stick to representing his district in Lansing and quit meddling in Royal Oak.
'There's no possibility of the ridiculous and inflammatory scenarios which this representative would like to scare voters,' Rasor said in an email to the Daily Tribune.
However, McMillin noted there was a case in New Mexico where a court ordered a photographer to pay $6,600 in attorney fees for refusing to take pictures of a lesbian couple's commitment ceremony.
An Oregon baker also is being investigated for not taking a cake order for a same-sex wedding.
McMillin describes Royal Oak's attempt to pass a broad ban against biases not covered by Michigan's civil rights law as 'bizarre and discriminatory.'
He also finds fault with the proposed law's attempt to protect people whose gender identity is different from their sex at birth from being treated unfairly, particularly when it comes to using public accommodations.
'At the very least the council should have also included a requirement for warning signs on women's and girl's public restroom and locker room doors saying that women and girls may be confronted there by men who think they are women,' McMillin said in an email.
Birchard has said the addition of gender identity as a protected category makes Royal Oak's proposed ordinance 'even worse' than one they worked to defeat in 2001.
Rasor said McMillin should have taken a closer look at the human rights ordinance he proposed for Royal Oak.
'He would have noticed that the exceptions we enacted to the ordinance protect religious organizations and schools from the type of doomsday scenario that he is trying to scare Royal Oak voters into thinking would occur,' Rasor said.
Specifically, section 10 of the lying-in-limbo law contains 14 exceptions.
'Under the proposed ordinance, restricting the use of lavatories and locker room facilities on the basis of sex - for example, the same way that the use of lavatories and locker room facilities is restricted now - would not be prohibited,' Gillam said.
In other words, there will continue to be men's restrooms and women's restrooms. Physical anatomy - be it from birth or not - will determine the appropriate restroom, Gillam said.
'It will depend on whether someone has physically undergone a sex change or whether they think of themselves as the opposite sex,' he said. 'My impression would be the physical hardware dictates which facility you use. If you're a man and dress as a woman you have no right to use the women's restroom.'
A lot of transgender individuals aren't comfortable or don't feel safe in either setting. Unisex restrooms are a popular alternative.
Last November, students at Oakland University held a 'Gender Bender' event to raise awareness about a petition drive calling for unisex restrooms on campus. Supporters said unisex restrooms would benefit not only for transgender students but moms with sons or dads with daughters not old enough to use the appropriate restroom alone.


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Today is Holocaust Memorial Day.
Yes January 27th is the day when people throughout the world remember the victims of the Nazi Holocaust and of more recent genocides in Cambodia, Darfur, Bosnia, Rwanda, Iraq and Palestine.
Numerous ceremonies to remember the victims of these atrocities have taken place up and down the country including here in South Tyneside where each year the Mayor hosts a ceremony on behalf of the people of the borough to make the occasion.
Apparently today's guests included a select band of children, members of the public, church goers, a few council officers, a handful of councillors and the usual band of Labour party activists – Mr Monkey is still waiting for details of these scrounging bastards but can confirm that Pat Morris and Jack Brown were seen loitering around the buffet table.
The ceremony itself apparently included several readings, recitals, a prayer, and a few words (via letters) from our local MP's. There was also a flower laying and candle lighting ceremony.
Mr Monkey can confirm that although today's ceremony was well attended it seems most councillors, executive directors of the council and business leaders couldn't be bothered to turn up.
According to a source inside the town hall only 11 councillors out of a possible 54 had the decency to make an appearance, these included: councillors Alex Donaldson, John Anglin, Peter Boyack, Jim Foreman, Ahmed Khan, Jane Branley, Joan Meeks, Tom Piggot, Jimmy Sewell, Ernest Gibson and Alan Kerr.
Notable absences included the Chuckle Brothers, aka Ian and Ed Malcolm, Michael Clare, Bill Brady (Lead Member for Equality and Diversity), Tracy Dixon, Joanne Bell, Audrey McMillan, Linda Waggott, Barry Scorer, John McCabe, Jim Perry and Tom Hanson.
The King of Sleaze Tory Boy David Potts and his two stooges Wood and Millburn, all three Liberal Democrats, the two representatives of the We've Finally Made Our Mind Up Party Real Independents councillors Lurch and Red Rum Haram and Elsom plus their new lackey Tom Defty were all conspicuous by their absence.
Apparently the Progressives didn't bother turning up because they still think its 1986.
Mr Monkey reckons that each and every one of you lazy bastards who couldn't be bothered to turn up should hang your heads in shame – in the words of the King of Sleaze .. "you're a disgrace".


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Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
I had a pap smear done about 2 weeks ago and they then treated me for a bacterial infection. When my test results came back they showed that I had mild dysplasia. Could this be due to the infection that I had during my pap smear?
Christina S. Chu, MD, Assistant Professor of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at the University of Pennsylvania Health System, responds:
While infections may cause some abnormalities on Pap testing, it is very unlikely that a diagnosis of mild dysplasia on Pap is caused by infection. Remember that a Pap test is just a screening test, not a definite diagnosis. The important next step is that you undergo colposcopy and biopsy to establish a true diagnosis.


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The oceans are in a worse state than previously suspected, according to an expert panel of scientists.
In a new report, they warn that ocean life is "at high risk of entering a phase of extinction of marine species unprecedented in human history".
They conclude that issues such as over-fishing, pollution and climate change are acting together in ways that have not previously been recognised.
The impacts, they say, are already affecting humanity.
This is rather frightening.
Unfortunately as an individual though I live as green as I can, the world still demands economic growth which almost always means environmental destruction. More airports, more cars on the road, more consumer goods, etc...
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Audi's A8 flagship sedan has been refreshed for the 2015 model year and now boasts engines that are even more powerful and efficient, a bevy of new assistance systems and in certain markets innovative Matrix LED headlights with integrated sequential turn signals.
The updates are crucial in light of the arrival of a brand new S-Class and a recently updated BMW 7-Series, and should keep the A8 fresh until a successor arrives around 2016.
Designers have tweaked the exterior styling, though you'd have to be an Audi die-hard to spot the changes. The patterns in the lights are new and the grille and lower bumper more sculpted. At the rear, the lights have been made flatter and all models, except the S8, now have square-shaped exhaust tips.
The Matrix LED tech debuting on the 2015 A8 will allow drivers to leave the high-beam permanently on. The lights use an array of individually controlled LEDs that can automatically split a beam to block out sections that may blind other motorists.
The sequential turn signal, meanwhile, uses individual LEDs that illuminate in a defined sequence in the direction that the driver wishes to take. Unfortunately, U.S. regulations are likely to rule out these features for locally delivered cars.
As for the powertrain lineup, the 3.0-liter V-6 TFSI now rates at 310 horsepower while the 4.0-liter V-8 TFSI rates at 435 horsepower. The 6.3-liter W-12 still makes do with 500 horsepower. Also unchanged is the output of the S8's 4.0-liter V-8, which remains at 520 horsepower. Specifications and availability of other models, such as the 3.0-liter TDI diesel and A8 Hybrid, will be announced later. Overseas, these models deliver 258 horsepower and 245 horsepower, respectively.
For the interior, Audi now offers more options including ventilation and massage functions on more models. Electrically adjustable, individual rear seats are also available as an option across the range. Otherwise, things inside haven't changed much.
A8 owners are still coddled in the finest leather and wood trim, and they still have access to all of the car's various electronic features via the MMI navigation plus interface.
What is new are some of the electronic assistance systems. These include lane assist, parking assist, a head-up display and a night vision assist that can recognize both animals and pedestrians. Though it hasn't been announced yet, expect the range to offer full 4G LTE high-speed broadband support.
The 2015 Audi A8 range makes its official world debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show on September 10 and should land in showrooms next spring.


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Since the normal AI can't attack enemies for understandable reasons of balance:
Combat AI
Ammo: none
Requirements: +2 aux, doesn't use an aux slot
Description: Like the normal ship AI, except this one is actually able to attack enemies. Give it one of your guns and have fun destroying your enemies with a hailstorm of fire. Uses your stats and skills. Works better if you have turrets.
Price: somewhere between 5 and 8 creds?
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GUCCI INTERLOCKING SHOULDER BAGCategories:Other Brands
Oeps, we dropped this review too early, you will need to pre-order at Gucci if you want this bag.
But let's cut the chase, this is a glamorous shoulder bag and it's packed with ingredients we all love – simple, minimalistic, modern and the house's initials embellished on the front.
READ: Gucci Pre-Fall 2015 Ad Campaign
The fusion of two GG's create a round-shaped logo on the nose of the bag, and let's be honest; it has just one purpose – to maximize the level of flaunting.
But we can't deny that's fabulous too. And it's also a good thing that it is refined in silver hardware instead of gold.
Because this bag is 100 percent polished on the exterior to achieve the shining effect. It also deepening the color, which makes is stand-out and easy-to-attract-eyeballs.
With the Gucci Interlocking shoulder bag, you will be armed with the most summerly bag for this season. Select your favorite color – yellow, orange, fuchsia, green or lipstick red.
And it also comes in two sizes; medium and small, but both have the potential to assist you from day to night – so no worries.
Gucci Small Interlocking Shoulder Bag
Size: 7.9' x 6.3' x 2.4' (W x H x D)
Price: $1550 USD
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Size: 11.8' x 7.5' x 4' (W x H x D)
Price: $2100 USD
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In colour: autumn's best and boldest knits
Give your wardrobe an injection of life and joy.
The bright and bold sweater has made a major comeback in fashion. Red, blue, pink, green and all kinds of colour-blocking, the knitted sweater is more than ever autumn's must-have piece. We brought all of our favourite knits – including some coveted pieces from the ERDEM x H&M collection – with us to Barcelona, where models Iana and Julita showed how they should be worn. More is, after all, more.
MOHAIR is made from the angora goat (not to be confused with angora wool, which is something else) and has a soft, silk-like lustre. Often blended with a little nylon, for durability.
CASHMERE is often dubbed as the most luxe wool, and the reason it's so expensive is because of the complex process of making it.
MERINO Named after the merino sheep, a merino wool sweater is perfect for the itchy wearer. Soft, fine and high-end.
CABLE KNIT is a twisted stitch pattern that looks like entwined ropes.
ICELANDIC "lopapeysa" have inspired the ERDEM x H&M sweater Iana is wearing. The style is characterized by a wide, decorative circle surrounding the neck opening.
RAGLAN SLEEVE is a sleeve with a slanting seam, giving the shoulders a round silhouette.
PHOTOGRAPHER | Quentin De Briey | Cadence
DOP | Jana Otte
STYLIST Alexandra Carl | Streeters
MODEL Iana Godnia | Heroes
MODEL Julita Formella | Viva Models
HAIR Conrad Dornan | Bridge Artists
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The fates aligned to provide perfect weather for the 39th Drumotchty Highland Games. And the sun shining proved a good omen for the organisers, who witnessed one of the busiest events in years.
Secretary Eleanor Fotheringham said: "We were really very lucky with the weather and it attracted one of the biggest crowds we've had for years.
"There must have been around 2500 people there; all the car parks were full. There was something going on in the main ring all day long. It was a fantastic day."
Also having a ball were the trio of chieftains, Auchenblae ladies Jenny Thompson, Alice Morgan and Gina Easter.
The former tea ladies have spent every Games day for years serving up refreshments in a tent.
But this year, after hanging up their pinnies for the last time, the Games committee invited them to take centre stage.
Eleanor said: "The ladies did a great job, officially opening the Games at 2pm and then taking time to speak to the competitors and visitors.
"It was the first time in a very long time that they were able to enjoy the Games, instead of serving up the teas!"
The warm weather usually brings out another Scottish visitor but even it stayed away this year.
"We usually get bad weather or sunshine and midgies," said Eleanor, "but the midgies didn't turn up so it was a perfect day!"
Around 20 committee members ensure that the Games remain on track every year and with next year's 40th celebration, they are hoping new blood will come on board.
Eleanor said: "We'll be having a meeting at the end of July when we'd be delighted to welcome new committee members.
"It will be a big year for us next year so we'd love to have more people to lend a hand."
As for this year's success story, Eleanor, of course, wanted to thank a number of people.
She said: "The committee puts in a lot of hard work every year to pull off the event so I'd like to thank each and every one of them for their support.
"Special thanks go to Jim Brown, who has been on the committee from the start, and does a lot of work behind the scenes.
"And last, but by no means least, a big thanks to all our sponsors, competitors and people who turned out to support the event."
This year, the Games lived up to its "friendliest" reputation, attracting visitors from as far afield as New Zealand, Australia, Texas and San Diego.
"We even had a stag party from France who turned up in their so-called kilts!" added Eleanor. "They thoroughly enjoyed themselves!"
Also having a fabulous day was a more home-grown talent, Grangemouth lad Kyle Randallf who set a new Games record in the 17-25 year old 16lb hammer event, with a throw of 141 feet.
The Games committee are now looking forward to another record-breaking event with the 40th anniversary staging of the Games in 2016 – so make sure it's in your diary!
To lend a hand with that event, contact Eleanor Fotheringham on 01561 378529 or look out for details of the next meeting on www.spanglefish.com/drumtochty
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There will be a screening of a French (English subtitles) sci-fi comedy film "The Green Beautiful" – La Belle Verte (1996) hosted by Transition Galway starting at 8:15pm Wednesday 21st Nov at the new 091 Labs on Flood Street. Entry is by donation. All are welcome!
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As part of an intergalactic coalition, a well-meaning space alien volunteers to bring a message of self-actualization and harmony with nature to the one planet rejected by all her peers as incorrigible–Earth. This family-oriented French sci-fi comedy chronicles her adventures on the chaotic planet. Mila is 150 years old and has five children; encoded in her brain are two telepathic programs designed to restructure the thinking of destructive humans.
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And then there is the Green Party candidate, the perfectly named Evergreen Chou. Before we describe Mr. Chou, it is worth discussing the importance of the Green Party this year.
Now that the Occupy Wall Street movement has slowed in its momentum, where do the architects of that movement channel their energy? Surely, they will seek to voice their concerns in the upcoming elections. Think globally, act locally...right?
The Green Party got its first real push in 2000, when Ralph Nader had his most successful run at the presidency. Nader, while losing, did the same thing Barry Goldwater did by losing, he inspired a generation of candidates – some successful, some not so much.
Evergreen Chou is a diagnostic medical sonographer by trade. He is a union member, and he was one of those inspired by Nader. Chou describes himself as a perennial Green Party candidate, but he is well versed in the party line and party stances. In his own words, he is running "because the two-party system is no longer serving the needs of the 99 percent."
Why would Democrats and Republicans care about a third party that normally only garners about 1 percent of the vote? Well, because this year is different. I asked Chou where he would seek votes, knowing how difficult it is to pry voters away from their party loyalties?
"I am in it to win it," says Chou, who speaks with a Brooklyn/Queens accent that does not indicate that he arrived on American shores at age nine from Taiwan. "I am going after voters who usually do not vote."
Normally, finding voters who do not often vote is yeoman's work. But this November, there will be – as there was four years ago – high voter turnout. People will vote who usually do not, and that could put some frustrated non-party loyalists in Chou's corner.
They may simply decide to vote the top of the ticket (Romney or Obama) and then send a message to the major parties by pulling the lever for the Green Party for Congress.
If Chou can wrest a couple of thousand votes away from the two major party candidates, he can be influential. Like races in which Chou has entered before, he will most likely not be invited to debates on New York 1 or anyplace else, and that is unfortunate.
After the Occupy Wall Street movement, the economic crisis, and the general frustration with the two major parties, why should we not hear from a third party candidate?
NY08 Mirrors DC Mayoral Race
The race in the 8th Congressional District in Brooklyn and parts of Queens is going to be decided in the Democratic Primary on June 26.
Hakeem Jeffries, a young assemblyman who is trying to build a pragmatic base to governing in the city (and country) is running against controversial Councilman Charles Barron. Barron is no stranger to controversy. He has made insensitive racial remarks, referred to Israel as a terrorist state, and sympathized with Gaddafi.
To Barron's credit, he does not hide from these controversial stances. The former Black Panther has no interest in being a uniter, but at the very least he is honest about it.
This race between Jeffries and Barron looks a lot like the mayoral race that took place in Washington, D.C., two years ago. Mayor Adrian Fenty was trying to keep new Washingtonians – many of them Caucasian – from leaving the city after they arrived in D.C. to work and attend college. His bold style was an acquired taste, but he took on old sacred cows in education and addressed the homeless problem.
His opponent, Vincent Gray, painted Fenty as not being a true part of the community any longer. Gray is now the mayor of Washington, D.C., but he won the election by insisting the Fenty forgot where he came from.
Fenty's sin in that race was that he saw D.C. as a real city with a real future. Fenty bet on tomorrow, and Gray won by betting on the sentiments of yesterday. Although both Gray and Fenty are African American, the race had serious racial overtones to it.
Now, Jeffries tries to do what Fenty could not do: he attempts to win by betting on tomorrow. If yesterday is over, and the time for smart governance has arrived, Mr. Jeffries should be able to win this one on June 26.


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One of my friends turned me on to Swype, an alternative virtual keyboard for mobile devices. Although it is not officially out yet for Android, is has been leaked, and works wonderfully on Motorola's Droid (get it here).
I just installed it, and Swype makes the virtual keyboard on the Droid actually usable! It is a MUST INSTALL on the Droid, and I would never go back to the other keyboard. I might even prefer Swype to the physical keyboard on the Droid, which is atrocious.
If you are trying to install Swype using Mac OS X, you will probably run into the same problem I had, which is that the downloaded zip archive extracts to folder instead of an apk file. I got around this by copying the zip archive to my Droid's SD card and using AndroZip to unzip it (and install it). Piece of cake.


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Manchester based lighting company DBN Lighting supplied design services and equipment to illuminate the river facing façade of the magnificent Port of Liverpool building for "LuminoCity", a 30 minute multimedia spectacular created and produced by Walk the Plank and featuring video projections, pyrotechnics, live performance, and a specially composed sound track.
The culmination of Liverpool's 2009 "Art On The Waterfront" event also produced by Walk The Plank for Liverpool City Council, LuminoCity was produced in conjunction with Tate Liverpool, which ran a week of colourful summer events for all ages inspired by their exhibition "Colour Chart: Reinventing Colour, 1950 to Today". This included an arty hang out space for 13-25 year olds run by Young Tate and a series of fun family-friendly activities throughout the weekend, along with a special late-night Saturday opening to coincide with the 'Art on the Waterfront' celebrations.
Stephen Page of DBN designed the light show which illuminated the 50 metre tall building.
Page used over 200 assorted LED fixtures, primarily Chroma-Q Colorblock mk2s, dotted all over the building, ensconced in troughs, ledges and on windowsills – pretty much anywhere they could be safely anchored. With 16 i-Pix BB4s and 5 BB7s filling the larger long-throw sections, the picture was completed with a row of 16 SGM PALCO 3s up-lighting from the trench along the bottom of the building, which added the finishing touches to achieving a good even spread of light all over.
He added movement, texturing and additional drama to the building's newly blasted stone canvass with 22 Clay Paky Alpha Spot HPEs, 10 Alpha Wash 575 THs and 8 Alpha Beam 300s.
Finally, Studio Due CityColor fixtures created a basic overall wash with 16 x 2.5K units positioned at the front of house area.
With elements of the LuminoCity show related and cross-referenced to some of the Colour Chart activities that had taken place at Tate Liverpool, there was plenty of scope for getting creative with the lighting.
Page produced spectrum effects across the building and pure single colour washes and wipes that worked with the video and soundtrack, which also featured vox pops of children and other visitors to the Tate as they engaged in arty stuff!
These interactive elements included a paint-by-numbers schematic of the Port of Liverpool – the first of the famous 'Three Graces' – buildings, which was filled in by visitors to the gallery.
In conjunction with projection, Page recreated giant renderings of these on the building as one section in the show – which is where all the LEDs came in. Their positioning was carefully calculated to highlight specific areas in well defined colour fields, a tricky task to get right, further complicated by the availability of safe rigging points for the fixtures – which were not necessarily in ideal places.
The LEDs on the building were all rigged off cherry pickers by the DBN crew of 6 during an overnight stint on the Wednesday to be ready for the first tech rehearsal the next night, ahead of Saturday's show.
The show lighting was programmed and run live by Page using a Jands Vista T2 console.
Sound was supplied by Audile, video by Pod Bluman Associates, pyrotechnics by Walk the Plank and flame effects by Black Powder Monkeys with custom content produced by Digital Insanity.
LuminoCity follows DBN's highly successful delivery of lighting for the transition event of the Closing Ceremony of Liverpool's European Capital of Culture year in 2008.


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General Tactics[edit]
Art of Blocking[edit]
We generally recommend using one-handed weapons that'll allow you to carry a shield. Having a shield equipped does much more than simply dampen the damage sustained from enemy attacks. More importantly, a successful block will temporarily stun an attacker. During this stun, the enemy won't be able to attack or even guard. It's during this quick stun where you should make your move.
Typically, we stick to the block-slash-slash-block standard of fighting. When up against an enemy (most notably an armed person), start the fight by taking a guarding position. Block the enemy's first attack to stun him, then quickly come in with two fast attacks. After the two attacks land, throw up your shield again to intercept the inevitable counter from the enemy. If you only throw two attacks after each successful block, you pretty much guarantee that you'll never get hit with your guard down.
This style of fighting improves both your Blade (or Blunt) skills as well as your Block skill. When you become an expert of Block, you'll gain the ability to knock back opponents simply by guarding. This random occurrence will stun opponents even longer than a normal block, letting you get in three or four quick attacks before guarding again.
Mobility in Combat[edit]
If you want to not get hit (who doesn't?) then you're going to have to learn to be light on your feet. Being able to move around to an area that's advantageous for you can be the difference between dying and being the victor in battle.
Retreating from a battle is not always a bad option. Though we think it's pretty weak to run away from a fight entirely, we do not object to backpedaling away from an enemy to get some breathing room. Backpedaling will let you cast some healing spells or simply let you move to a more advantageous fighting spot. If you're surrounded by a number of enemies, try to lure them into a tight area where they're limited to attacking you one-on-one.
Another useful way to maneuver is to jump on top of things that your opponents can't mount. Most enemies are unable to get atop large rocks and buildings, and that makes those areas safe areas to camp. Once out of harm's way, you can either restore your health or resort to dirty fighting tactics. Equip a bow or a long blade (claymores work great) and hit the enemies from your high position while they franticly try to get to you.
Control the Odds[edit]
There's only one you but a nearly endless supply of enemies. Simply charging into a dungeon, hacking and slashing, will likely leave you in some pretty rough situations. Try to move through areas slowly so as to not get the attention of more enemies than necessary. If you can keep battles limited to one enemy at a time, you'll have a lot better chance at coming out of a dungeon alive.
Even if enemies are next to each other, there are ways you can lure them out one-by-one. It's good to always have a long-range attack available, whether by means of a bow attack or by using a projectile magical spell. If you stay hidden in the sneaking position, you can usually hit one enemy without alerting the others. That single enemy will charge towards you, letting you retreat to a safe place to continue the fight.
You can also limit the number of enemies you fight by moving through doorways. If you're attacked by a number of enemies, retreat to a doorway and pass through to load up a new area. More often than not, some enemies will stay behind the doorway while only one or two pass through. This will let you fight off the baddies in fairer numbers.
Poison may be a tool of cowardly fighters, but our very own Erik Brudvig sure loves to use it. By using a Damage Health potion, you can poison your blade and poison the next enemy you hit, quickly draining his health for a few seconds.
With an enemy poisoned, you can throw up your shield and retreat, letting the poison do the dirty work. When the poison has worn off, use another potion on your blade and repeat the process. Using this tactic, you can easily defeat enemies that are more powerful than you. (This trick is very useful in the Imperial City Arena.)
Using Weapon Skills[edit]
Disarming Opponents[edit]
At the journeyman skill level, blade, blunt and hand-to-hand skills gain the disarm attack. To disarm an opponent, hold the attack button while moving either left or right. It can be hard to hit an opponent while holding sideways on the controls. Here's what we recommend: While holding down the attack, sort of wiggle between left and right on the controls. Your character will stutter back and forth, and then perform the attack without actually moving anywhere. When you disarm an opponent, be sure to pick up his weapon so that he can't get it back! (In the Arena, you can't pick up an opponent's weapon. However, attacking while he tries to pick it up will usually keep him away.)
Though honestly, even when you can easily execute it, the disarm isn't a very reliable attack. The chance for disarming an opponent is pretty small (even with a high combat skill). It's good to try the attack in difficult Arena matches, but don't rely on it when crawling dungeons.
When you've leveled a combat skill up to the expert level, you'll gain the ability to perform a knockback move. To execute this attack, simply hold down the attack button while holding backwards on the controls. You're character will backpedal a bit while performing the attack, making it difficult to land. To counteract this effect, here's what we do: Hold down the attack button and move towards the opponent, then quickly press and hold away. With practice, you should be able to make this attack connect most of the time. Even when it does fail to connect, you should be far enough from opponents that they can't hit back. Once you've knocked down an opponent, quickly run to his body and start executing quick attacks.
Knockbacks are more common than disarms and are actually very useful. The attack can be especially helpful (and easy to execute) when pinned against a wall. Still, it's important that you do not rely solely on the knockback attack. You're generally best off sticking to the block-slash-slash-block fighting style.
Once you've become a master of your combat skill, you'll learn the paralyze attack. To execute the attack, simply hold down the attack button and press forward. Your character will lunge forward with an attack that has a chance to paralyze. Emphasis on chance. In fact, it's more like fat chance.
The paralyze attack hardly ever paralyzes an enemy. It's fun to use (and very effective if it works properly) but not at all the best way to fight. Usually, performing the attack will put you right in front of your enemy. The recovery you suffer from executing the attack is almost always longer than the stagger of the enemy, meaning that you will (most of the time) get hit immediately after attacking. On occasion, the paralyze strike will push an enemy backwards even if it doesn't paralyze. Still, the best way to use the move (if you insist) is carefully. Execute the attack from far away so that your weapon just barely comes in contact with the enemy. If you're careful about it, you can perform the attack while keeping yourself far enough away to avoid a counter attack.
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Islanders star centre John Tavares named NHL's first star of the weekNHL.com @NHLdotcom
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Islanders star centre John Tavares is the NHL's first star of the week after scoring four goals and adding six assists over New York's season-high four-game winning streak.
He began the week by recording his second career five-point game, including his fifth career hat trick, in a 7-3 win over the Dallas Stars last Monday.
Tavares followed that up by posting three assists in a 5-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday.
After being held off the score sheet in a 2-1 overtime triumph against the Colorado Avalanche, scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in a 4-2 win over the Stars on Sunday.
Anaheim goaltender Jonas Hiller is the second star, posting a 3-0-0 record with a 1.67 goals-against average, .941 save percentage and one shutout over the week.
New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist is the third star, going 3-0-1 with a 1.97 goals-against average and .943 save percentage to carry the Rangers into third place in the Metropolitan Division.


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Assimilating Into Your New Position
By Ford R. Myers
President, Career Potential, LLC
Landing your new job is a wonderful experience. In fact, don't forget to celebrate because you definitely deserve it after all your hard work!
After the celebration, write letters or cards to your network of contacts, letting them know about your new position and thanking them for their help. In turn, you should offer them help and support, should they ever need it (and they will, eventually).
The first several weeks in a new job are usually both exciting and filled with a certain amount of anxiety. You may be used to being the "top dog" or expert, and now you're the "new kid on the block." Or, you may suddenly be the guy or gal who knows the least about some new technology, procedure, or "the way we do things around here." Your new relationships and the unfamiliar corporate culture can also be a source of apprehension as you figure out how best to fit into your new environment.
During your career transition process, you've learned a lot about yourself; your strengths, your preferences, and how you're "wired." You've put in the hours and successfully "hired your new employer." Now is the time and here is the place to maximize the impact of your self-discovery process! Make all those elements you've identified work in your favor.
Start by understanding what your boss's priorities are and what the expectations are for your new position. But before you rush to meet these priorities and expectations, be sure that you also understand the organization's culture, style, and its way of doing things.
Learning from the Past, Building the Future
You can increase your value to your new employer and your chances of long-term success by answering the following questions:
• Do you have skill areas that you can improve upon, as you perform your next job?
• If so, what do you need to learn in order to work more successfully?
• If you were previously laid off or downsized, what can you do differently to make yourself more valuable in THIS job? (Acquire new skills? Develop a better attitude? Take more initiative?)
• How will you follow the trends in the job market in your field?
• Do you know where you want to be in one year, three years, and five years?
• What can you start doing now to help you ultimately reach these goals?
The First 90 Days
Some experts believe you have only 90 days in a new job to make your impact and create the permanent impression that people in the organization will have of you and your leadership capabilities. You'll either "cut it" or not — in terms of garnering respect, visibility, and credibility in your new position. The precedents you establish in the first 90 days will last for your entire tenure at that organization. So this "thumbprint" period is critically important.
Here are 6 priorities that you should focus on during your first 90 days:
1.Establish positive relationships with your new colleagues and develop good communication habits to maintain those relationships. Be honest, open, friendly, reliable and clear.
2.Develop a reputation for producing tangible results and for keeping commitments. Immediately start a "success file" and track your accomplishments, contributions, and the positive feedback you get from others.
3.Communicate plans, progress, and results to your superiors and to your team. Become known for developing clear goals and completing projects on time and on budget.
4.Begin building your in-house contact network. Cultivate connections with everyone — including the employees above and below your level at the company. Get to know people's names. Reach out to the mail guy, the security guard, the IT guru, your manager's Executive Assistant ... everyone! You want solid contacts in a 360-degree arc around you.
5.Review and fine-tune your job description with your manager. Make sure to also sit down during those first 90 days and create an Individual Development Plan for yourself and your role, which includes your short-, mid-, and long-term objectives. This will ensure that the job you landed becomes the job you love — because you created it for yourself!
6.Maintain a healthy balance between your work life and your private life. Make sure that you don't "go overboard" with your enthusiasm for your new job. Family time, hobbies and "recharging your batteries" are all part of your continuing effectiveness and success.
Landing your new job offers you an incredible opportunity that extends far beyond the position itself. You now have the chance to create an entirely new professional experience for yourself. You can assimilate into the new job with your eyes wide open; fully-conscious of the situation around you and totally capable of handling yourself like a winner.
The focus of your attention should transcend the day-to-day work tasks, as you navigate effectively through the new company's politics and culture. This is the approach that is so essential — not just to maximize your chances of success within the first 90 days, but also for successful, long-term career management!
Copyright © 2010, Career Potential, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Permission to Reprint: This article may be reprinted, provided it appears in its entirety with the following attribution: Copyright © 2010, Career Potential, LLC. Reprinted by permission of Ford R. Myers, a nationally-known Career Expert and author of "Get The Job You Want, Even When No One's Hiring." For information about career services and products, visit www.careerpotential.com and www.fordmyers.com.
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Sheridan Shores Had Wind and Party Atmosphere
|Bahai Temple behind Sheridan Shores Yacht Club
Sheridan Shores, just north of Chicago, has a small club with tons of boats. It has a gorgeous view of the Bahai Temple, just to its west. Cool building, if you are ever in the neighborhood.
Ben and I have never been to this regatta, Sheridan Shores Race Weekend (July 27 & 28), mostly because it is a multi-class regatta and, for whatever reason, Scots in our district don't tend to travel to it. Still, it is part of our Midwest Travel Series, so Ben and I wanted to support it. We had three out-of-town boats, us, Mike Pitzer from Carlyle Lake, and Henry Schultz from Neenah, WI. Henry we don't see much, but he is a fast, fast sailor. His crew, Pierce (whose last name I did not catch), has moved back to Neenah, so maybe we'll see them on the circuit some more this year. That would be awesome!
Meanwhile, back to the harbor: to get many of those (sometimes enormous) boats in the water they have to use this monster hoist, requiring professional operators. Using it to put Sophie in the water was a little overkill, but still, it worked. And check out the size of that hoist!
|Monster hoist putting Sophie in the water
The wind Saturday was pretty windy, but more challenging were the waves, which were about 4-5 feet. I almost got seasick! Things got really hairy in the middle of the last race, when we got a puff of about 24 mph that almost knocked Ben and me over. To make matters more chaotic, my foul weather pants had fallen down to my knees. They've been a problem before: I tend to put them on over everything else, including my life jacket and the shoulder straps are just not tight enough to keep them up. It wasn't a problem until our almost capsize when I couldn't move fast enough to do my part, being "leg cuffed" in my pants.
Once we got past the risk of capsize i wouldn't do anything until I got my pants off and got my shoes back on. By that point we were half way down the downwind leg and the wind was honking. Ben started thinking we should put the chute up and then he saw John and Chris Wright almost capsize gybing without their chute and he decided to play it a little conservative...
Of course, John Wright apparently had some trouble with his foul weather pants too...We'll have to find out the details!
The sailing was thrilling! I never imagined I would say that. I was sopping wet and a little terrified, but it was also really really fun. Of course, that also could be because we did well, catching Chris and John on the last leg of that race and catching Henry and Pierce on the first race. It's also because after traveling and sailing so much I have been almost completely de-sensitized to fear on the boat. Almost, mind you.
After two hair-raising races (actually more like hair plastered to my face) we came in and still had time to sink into a hot bath and take a nap before the lobster fest. The party ("Clause for Celebration" har har) was the club's chance to celebrate re-earning the lease on the property. There were some ugly politics and it looked very likely that one-design racing, especially in dinghies, was going to get flushed down the pipes, when the lease was not renewed. But then, thanks I'm sure to some backroom maneuvers, the club got the lease back. Whew!
|Lobsters, yum!
Sunday the wind had moderated a tiny bit and clocked more northwest so the waves were not quite as bad. I also don't remember any puffs like we had on Saturday. You can see the Chicago skyline in the photo below ... kind of!
|Sunday, no waves!
|Fleet Captain Mike Fuller with his arms up celebrating


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iPhone demand strong months after 4S release
Smartphone buying survey shows Samsung on the rise
Apple and Samsung are rapidly establishing themselves as the two key smartphone sellers - in the States at least.
So says market watcher ChangeWave Research after taking a look at the results of the latest in a regular line of 4000-buyer polls it conducts.
Its most recent figures, produced in December 2011, show that 13 per cent of smartphone buyers who plan to avail themselves of one during Q1 2012 want a Samsung handset, while 54 per cent want an iPhone.
Source: ChangeWave Research
That's not a resounding vote for the Apple product: in September 2011, the last time ChangeWave asked, some 65 per cent of punters said they planned to buy an iPhone.
However, ChangeWave said that there's always a survey-on-survey decline in iPhone demand, especially after a major launch. Interest in the Apple handset plunges after the early adopters have snapped up their new phones.
Except, this time. "Apple has never dominated smartphone planned buying to this extent more than two months after a major new release," ChangeWave noted.
Samsung, by contrast, showed its share of "smartphone planned buying" rising from just five per cent in September 2011 to the aforementioned 13 per cent.
Motorola was up to, by a couple of percentage points, but its share is still in single figures: seven per cent. So is HTC's, but its share of planned buying fell over the comparison period, from six per cent to just three.
Which shows why HTC's results have been poor of late.
Ditto RIM's. Its share of planned buying, based on the ChangeWave numbers, fell from three per cent in September 2011 to two per cent in December 2011.
RIM fared very poorly when smartphone users were asked how satisfied they were with their latest phones: only 22 per cent of BlackBerry users said they were "very satisfied" with their phone, according to ChangeWave.
Source: ChangeWave Research
Compare that to the 75 per cent of iPhone users who expressed the highest level of approval.
Samsung and HTC both achieved 47 per cent, which suggests HTC's recent decline is more to do with the sheer volume of new handsets Samsung is throwing at the market than any failings on HTC's part. Motorola scored a 45 per cent satisfaction rating.
Nokia, incidentally, scored 23 per cent, putting it on a par with RIM. These two really have some work to do on their handsets. ®


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I have an OpenVZ VPS, and am trying to upgrade Ubuntu Server from 11.10 to 12.04. But the upgrade aborts half-way with this error:
WARNING: this version of the GNU libc requires kernel version 2.6.24 or later. Please upgrade your kernel before installing glibc. The installation of a 2.6 kernel _could_ ask you to install a new libc first, this is NOT a bug, and should *NOT* be reported. In that case, please add lenny sources to your /etc/apt/sources.list and run: apt-get install -t lenny linux-image-2.6 Then reboot into this new kernel, and proceed with your upgrade dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.15-0ubuntu10_amd64.deb (--unpack): subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already Could not install the upgrades The upgrade has aborted. Your system could be in an unusable state. A recovery will run now (dpkg --configure -a). Upgrade complete The upgrade has completed but there were errors during the upgrade process. To continue please press [ENTER] === Command detached from window (Thu Apr 26 10:31:16 2012) === === Command terminated with exit status 1 (Thu Apr 26 10:31:16 2012) ===


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From the Daily Princtonian (an article about a paper co-authored by Situationist Contributor, Susan Fiske):
To appear warm people convey themselves as less competent, and to appear competent people convey themselves as less warm, according to a recent study conducted by a team of researchers in the psychology department.
The study, published by Ph.D. candidate Deborah Holoien GS and psychology professor Susan Fiske, concluded that there is an inherently negative relationship between being perceived as friendly and being perceived as competent. This, Fiske said, causes people to stereotype societal groups — like different ethnic, religious, social or gender groups — based on how warm or competent they appear.
Fiske explained that this trade-off is rooted in evolutionary theory.
"It makes sense because the first thing you need to know about another [is] what their intentions are. If their intentions are good, that means they're friendly and trustworthy and warm," Fiske said. "The second thing you need to know is whether they can act on those intentions — whether they're competent and capable — because if they can't act on those intentions, they don't matter to you that much," she explained.
The study asked participants to draft emails and maintain chat conversations. One group was instructed to try to appear warm, and the other was instructed to appear competent. The selection of words or phrases these participants chose to use had been previously rated by a separate group of participants. The subjects' choices were then evaluated based on these ratings.
Subjects' choices indicated that in trying to create a certain impression, they had to sacrifice conveying warmth or competence in order to portray the other.
"When people want to appear warm, they tend to select words that are low in competence," Holoien explained. "Similarly, when people want to appear very competent, they select words that are low in warmth."
The paper argues that participants do not intend to convey a lack of one or the other. Yet to appear positively in one dimension, appearing negatively in the other is an unavoidable sacrifice.
This report builds on previous studies conducted by University faculty on the evolution of stereotyping. In trying to avoid stereotyping, people tend to emphasize positive stereotypes of ethnic groups. However, in doing so, the studies found that people are inherently implying the negative stereotype.
"If I say there's a new immigrant group who's really nice, the implication is that they're not smart. If I say there's an immigrant group who's really smart, the implication is that they're not nice," Fiske explained. "What that means is that you can get away with stereotyping and even negative stereotyping by just accentuating the positive and omitting the negative."
The two characteristics of warmth and competence determine 80 to 85 percent of impression formation, according to Fiske. In daily interactions, Fiske said, "these are the two key things that need to be communicated."
This has implications in business strategies and in the workplace. Fiske found that how companies are viewed in light of these two characteristics affects what brands customers choose to purchase.
"Johnson & Johnson and Campbell's and Hershey's are seen as American, warm and competent companies, but the energy companies and the cigarette companies are seen as not only incompetent but also bad-intentioned," Fiske said. "The luxury brands are seen as cold and competent, like Rolex and Porsche. And the U.S. government-subsidized companies like the Post Office and Amtrack are seen as well intentioned but incompetent."
Holoien said the findings are also relevant for workplace interactions and job interviews, which are largely about first impressions.
Career Peer Advisor Claudine Quadrat '13 said that the priority for students looking to be hired is to come across as confident in job interviews.
"It's difficult to say [whether warmth or competence] is more important because you don't want to be warm without selling anything, but you don't want to sell in a condescending manner," Quadrat said. "We definitely try to encourage both."
Quadrat emphasized that a good manager or team leader commands respect through both warmth and competence rather than just fear or love.
Fiske extended the comparison to the highest elected office in the country.
"It's clear that these same two dimensions matter to the presidential candidates," Fiske said. "They have to establish both their competence and their trustworthiness, integrity and warmth. Neither one is sufficient by itself."
Though the conclusions of this paper and similar studies have not been contradicted, an alternate theory would challenge the trade-off hypothesis. The "Halo Effect" psychological theory argues that people are generally rated positively or negatively on both scales.
Fiske said she hopes to publish her findings in a forthcoming book.
Related Situationist posts:
- Susan Fiske — Varieties of Dehumanization
- The Dehumanized Situation of Atrocities
- Susan Fiske — on Teaching Situationism
- Susan Fiske's New Book
- Susan Fiske Discusses her Work on Different Types of Prejudices
- The Situation of Objectification
- Women's Situational Bind
- You Shouldn't Stereotype Stereotypes
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Big Rapids, Mich. - The Ferris State University men's and women's outdoor track and field teams wrapped up action in the 2013 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Championships on Friday (May 3) in Ashland, Ohio.
The men tallied four points in finishing 12th overall at the Dwight Schar Athletic Complex while the women's team picked up a total of 12 points in a 13th-place finish. All 16 conference members took part in the women's competition with 14 schools involved on the men's side in the meet hosted by Ashland University.
On the women's side, FSU's Alyssa Osika led the way as she posted a NCAA provisional national qualification mark in the 800 meters while earning runner-up honors with a time of 2:12.02 in the race.
Meanwhile, the Bulldogs' Jessica Pilling took fifth place in the hammer throw as she also reached a national provisional qualification standard with a toss of 185-10 in a competitive field featuring some of the nation's top throwers.
Alison Busick wound up 16th overall in the shot put (36-7.75) while Brittany Anderson placed 17th overall in the 5,000 meters (18:59.28) for FSU.
The Ferris State quartet of Gabby Baur, Shaleen Williams, Rachel Wood and Shea Van Klompenberg finished ninth overall in the women's 4x400-meter relay (4:04.06).
Senior Ryan Chute came in ninth overall in the final round of the 1,500 meters and narrowly missed scoring position as he was clocked in 3:59.30 overall.
Ferris State's Lucas Johnson also narrowly missed scoring as he finished ninth in the hammer throw (178-9).
In the men's 5,000 meters, FSU's Lucas Copi placed 12th (15;45.05) while Andrew Harper was 13th (15:46.11) of more than 30 participants.
Ryan Stankey placed 14th overall in the shot put (48-10.25) and JJ Vandenberg was 16th in the hammer throw (164-9).
Selected Bulldog competitiors will return to action next Friday (May 10) in the Last Chance meet hosted by Grand Valley State in Allendale. The meet serves as a final chance for athletes to hit qualifying marks for the NCAA Outdoor Championships this season.