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- To repeat an important point: Talk to your relatives. An old family Bible is a valuable find. Quite often they may be the only record of your relatives' births, marriages and deaths. When possible, try to link living memory with the historic document. Is there someone alive who has personal memory of the people listed in the Bible record? Try to get their stories recorded. They can provide valuable clues about where to search and who to look for.
- Families weren't always consistent or particularly accurate when talking to the census takers. While the census forms are extremely valuable, they aren't necessarily to be taken as Gospel truth. When conflicts arise, try to arrive at a reasonable decision based on a preponderance of evidence. At times you go with the "earliest report" method. The earliest reported age is generally going to be the most accurate.
- You can search the SSDI in a variety of places on the web, including Ancestry.com, GenealogyBank.com, and the FamilySearch site.
- Marriage and death records can often be found online at Georgia's Virtual Vault, a digital document resource from the Georgia Archives and the Georgia Secretary of State's office.
- There is a wonderful resource for finding gravestones, call Find A Grave, at findagrave.com. My bookmark for the site goes straight to the search page at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gs&. It's a searchable database of user-submitted cemetery and graveyard information from around the world, though the majority of the listings seem to be in the USA. Because it's user-submitted, not all cemeteries and graveyards are covered, and every gravesite isn't listed. But it does have a surprising number, with more being constantly added. Additionally, many have pictures of the tombstone or other grave marker. So search the site and consider joining. It's free. And you could do a great service to the wider community by joining and contributing wherever you can, even if it's just a few pictures of your close relatives graves.
- Don't forget to use your local public and university libraries, WorldCat (the online card catalog indexing hundreds of libraries across the country), Google Books, eBay and Amazon.com to search out books that may provide indexes to primary resources (marriage indexes, cemetery indexes, will book indexes, etc), as well as published county and family histories that may have information on your ancestors. Construct search phrases composed of state, county and family names in various combinations, such as "Bulloch County Georgia marriages", "Jones family history Georgia", "Jacob Jones Bulloch Georgia". You'll get a lot of extraneous hits, but occasionally you'll get lucky and make a real find that you might otherwise have missed. Make sure you read the FAQs or Help files on constructing complex queries that group phrases with quotation marks and plus signs, or use a separate "advanced query" web page; the exact method varies with each search site.
- Google your counties and add "historical society" or "genealogical society" or "genealogy" to the search phrase. Consider joining the local historical or genealogical society you may find, even if you no longer live there. They often have published information that may not be available anywhere else, plus many offer volunteer look-up services for free or for a nominal fee to members. Plus they can always use your support. While these are volunteer organizations, there is still a cost involved in editing and publishing the information in a format that is widely accessible, whether as a hard-cover book, soft-cover magazine or booklet, CD, or other, there are costs involved, and your support can prove invaluable.


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Official Adjust on Jul 23, 14:15
there it is! thank you! {nm} on Jul 23, 14:16
It will soften the blow when the OWWWWWW adjusts. {nm} on Jul 23, 14:17
Thank you, sir! May we have another? on Jul 23, 14:19
H$ macroeconomics as the The Dark Knight declines More than a half-bil shares just took a H$50 haircut, disintegrating >H$2.5T on Jul 23, 14:32
its $26.6 billion loss vs. $2 billion gain... no trillions... still a sizable blow. {nm} on Jul 23, 14:34
The macroeconomics would certainly be interesting to analyze. It ought to have a deflationary effect. {nm} on Jul 23, 14:36
The entire loss, before offset, is just twice the value of a single portfolio. On other hand, it's a lot of money. {nm} on Jul 23, 14:38
The numbers are H$25 billion and H$2 billion . . . never trust our numbers before the guys at the Jewish frat check them.{nm} on Jul 23, 14:36
Ouch, 6 million loss on the stock and the OW is going to hurt too {nm} on Jul 23, 14:45
For those of you hurting - you've still got 10 min to get in on some great Star Bond adjusts - look at ELEVY, OMUNN, and other MGCMK bonds {nm} on Jul 23, 14:50
and AVNGR.BW is ARB $10 - for a coiuple hours that's a nice chunk of change {nm} on Jul 23, 14:51
Guys, don't forget the AWARD fund shorted the OW for BATM3. Any little bump will help even if it's limited to 20K shares. {nm} on Jul 23, 15:13
BATM3 100,000 short H$488.16 H$434.39 H$49.92 (-10.31%) H$54,193,000.00 5,377,000.00 (11.01%) on Jul 23, 15:23
I manage to short it when it was $494, but didn't have enough cash to buy 100k. :-( {nm} on Jul 23, 15:28
BATM3 100,000 short H$491.21 H$434.39 H$49.92 (-10.31%) H$54,803,000.00 5,682,000.00 (11.57%) {nm} on Jul 23, 15:45
BATM3 100,000 short H$484.97 H$434.39 H$49.92 (-10.31%) H$53,555,732.82 5,058,366.41 (10.43%) on Jul 23, 16:43
I cannot believe I sold my PUT shares. :( {nm} on Jul 23, 15:40
they wouldn't have made you any money. strike price was 160. {nm} on Jul 23, 15:44
Unless someone was bold enough to short the Call {nm} on Jul 23, 16:25
I made a little bit by shorting the put {nm} on Jul 23, 16:37

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U.S. equities ended in positive territory once again today after the second quarter earnings season kicked off on a relatively positive note. Yesterday, bellwether Alcoa reported adjusted earnings that were higher than expected, while revenues fell in line with expectations. In economic news, the National Federation of Independent Business reported that its small-business optimism index fell in June from the month before, while the Conference Board's employment trends index rose 3.8% from a year ago [see The Cheapest ETF for Every Investment Objective].
Global Market Overview: FDN and XLP Pop Ahead of Unofficial Start Of Earnings Season
With the second quarter earnings season on its way, all three major U.S. equity indexes managed to close in positive territory. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA, B) rallied 0.51% after its underlying index was within 100 points of reaching its record close of 15,409.39. The S&P 500 ETF (SPY, A) rose 0.72%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq ETF (QQQ, A-) gained 0.62% after its underlying index posted its best close since October of 2000.
In Europe, markets were broadly higher; the Stoxx Europe 600 rose 0.8%. Meanwhile, Japan's Nikkei Stock Average rallied 2.6% to close at its highest level since May, while China's Shanghai Composite tacked on 0.4%.
Bond ETF Roundup
U.S. Treasuries traded slightly higher today following a positive government auction of 3-year notes. Yields on 10-year notes fell 2 basis points, while 30-year bonds yields rose slightly to 3.644% and 3-year note yields fell 0.5 basis points [see also Seven Simple & Cheap ETF Model Portfolios].
Commodity Roundup
Crude oil futures traded higher today, settling above $103 a barrel to finish at their highest level in 14 months. In other energy trading, gasoline gained 4 cents while natural gas shed 3.4%. Meanwhile, gold futures rose to settle at $1,245.90 an ounce on Chinese inflation data.
ETF Chart Of The Day #1: ( XLI)
The Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLI, A+) was one of the best performers today, gaining 1.40% during the session. Industrial shares were among today's top performers, allowing this ETF to gap significantly higher at the open. XLI inched higher throughout the majority of the day, eventually settling at $44.03 a share [see Futures Free Commodity ETFdb Portfolio].
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ETF Chart Of The Day #2: ( XHB)
The SPDR Homebuilders ETF (XHB, A+) also posted a strong performance today, gaining 2.77% during the session. Following news that foreclosures in May were down 27% from a year ago, this ETF gapped higher at the open. XHB pushed higher throughout the day, eventually settling at $30.03 a share [see Consumer Centric ETFdb Portfolio].
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ETF Fun Fact Of The Day
The best-performing themed strategy over the trailing 1-year period has been the Financials Free ETFdb Portfolio, which has gained 9.47%.
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Lauren Daigle's Look Up Child Tour
Born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana, Hillsong alumnus Lauren Daigle grew up absorbing the gospel, blues and cajun music of her upbringing and wound up fusing her own music with the eclectic blend of genres. In 2015 released her debut album 'How Can It Be' to much critical acclaim and platinum record status, solidifying her status as a praise and music superstar. The talented songstress continues her ascent to the Christian contemporary stratosphere with a North American headline tour to support her sophomore album 'Look Up Child' this Summer.
Imbuing her music with passion and personality, Daigle brings joy and light to even the slowest of songs thanks to her breathtaking vocals. Her soaring choruses and catchy pop hooks tie together modern day psalms that explore the Nashville-based worship leader's own relationship with God in a modern world, inviting listeners to find inspiration, strength and community in her often scripture-based praise.
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Android Central: Google's Vic Gundotra is posting pics with the Nexus 10 tablet
It's not unusual to see top-level Googlers vacationing in some really cool places. It's also not unusual to see them taking pictures with unannounced devices. So here's Google senior VP of engineering Vic Gundotra on a beach with a Samsung Nexus 10, as posted on Google+. It's shot at 2048×1536 — or 3.1MP — resolution […]
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Miguel Cabrera did his usual thing, coming up with another big homer for the Detroit Tigers. This time, their pitching let them down.
DETROIT (AP) ? Miguel Cabrera did his usual thing, coming up with another big homer for the Detroit Tigers. This time, their pitching let them down.
Three relievers allowed at least one run as the Tigers lost 8-6 to the Oakland Athletics on Monday night, ending a three-game winning streak.
"We just didn't pitch good. I don't know what else to tell you," Detroit manager Jim Leyland said. "They were swinging the bats good, and we didn't pitch good. Our pitchers have been terrific, but tonight they got beat. No big deal."
Omar Infante and Victor Martinez also went deep for the AL Central-leading Tigers, who had won six of eight. Martinez went 4 for 5 and Torii Hunter had two hits.
Cabrera hit his 43rd homer, bolstering his pursuit of another Triple Crown, but Daric Barton had a tiebreaking RBI single in Oakland's two-run sixth inning. Coco Crisp went 3 for 6 with a solo homer and is batting .500 (9 for 18) in his last four games.
A.J. Griffin (11-9) earned his first win since July 29 despite allowing four runs and seven hits in five-plus innings. The right-hander was 0-2 with a 3.47 ERA in his previous four starts.
"I was just trying to battle and keep the ball down good," Griffin said. "It's good to win, a good battle. It felt like a playoff atmosphere."
Grant Balfour allowed an unearned run in the ninth but held on for his 33rd save.
Cabrera went deep in the fifth, sending a 3-1 slider from Griffin over the wall in right for a two-run shot that tied it at 4. He leads the AL with a .359 batting average and 130 RBIs, but he trailed Baltimore slugger Chris Davis for the home run lead by three.
"Trying to go off the plate, trying to make him chase something," Griffin said. "It was up. If it would have been down, it would have been a better pitch."
Oakland responded in the sixth, jumping all over Jose Alvarez (1-4). Barton, who was called up from Triple-A Sacramento earlier in the day, had the last of three consecutive singles to open the inning, driving in Nate Freiman. Crisp added an RBI single.
Alvarez was charged with two runs and Al Alburquerque and Jeremy Bonderman each gave up one after Anibal Sanchez was forced out after throwing 112 pitches in five innings.
"We did a good job of being patient," Crisp said. "I think we got his pitch count pretty good."
Sanchez allowed four runs and five hits in five innings. He struck out six and walked three.
"They got some hits off tough pitches, but Anibal has been great for us, and this was just one of those days," Martinez said. "Obviously, no one wants to give up hits and no one wants to leave runners on base, but we're playing against a big league team and they are playing just as hard as we are."
NOTES: Crisp also made a diving catch in right-center to rob pinch hitter Tuiasosopo of extra bases in the eighth. ... Oakland placed RF Josh Reddick on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained right wrist. Reddick sprained the wrist on Sunday. Barton took Reddick's place on the roster. Oakland also designated RHP Pat Neshek for assignment. Right-hander Evan Scribner was recalled from Sacramento to take Neshek's roster spot. ... Detroit SS Jose Iglesias returned after missing two games because of soreness above his left elbow. ... The pitching matchup for the second game of the series on Tuesday night is Tigers ace Justin Verlander (12-9, 3.68 ERA) against LHP Tommy Milone (9-9, 4.30 ERA).


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8 Unexpected Benefits of Exercise
Maylin Rodriguez-Paez, RNYou know that exercise is good for your heart and can help keep the pounds off.
But aside from these "typical" health benefits, what else can it do for you?
It turns out that exercise is good for your body in many different ways.
In fact, it can pretty much help support every single organ in your body.
Below, we'll explore some of the less commonly cited benefits of exercise that are often overlooked.
1. Exercise Slows Down the Aging ProcessExercise preserves the length of your telomeres, protective fragments at the end of chromosomes linked to slower aging.1
A study conducted in England showed that people who were physically active had longer telomeres than inactive people.2
2. Exercise Increases Testosterone LevelsOptimal testosterone levels maintain vitality, energy, mood, and overall well-being. As men age, levels can decline significantly. Exercise increases testosterone levels. And research shows that older men reap the benefits as well.3,4
3. Exercise Decreases Hot FlashesSome women think exercise causes hot flashes, but research actually shows that the opposite is true.
According to a study conducted by the Pennsylvania State University, women who engaged in moderate aerobic exercise were less likely to get hot flashes within a 24-hour period.
Women with a lower level of fitness had less benefit.5 The exact mechanism is unknown, but scientists think that exercise balances the nervous system, making hot flashes less likely.
4. Exercise Helps Keep you "Regular"Exercise gets your digestive tract moving. It causes your intestinal muscles to squeeze, helping food to pass along your gut. In fact, people with chronic constipation have been found to benefit from exercise programs.6
5. Exercise Decreases Joint PainMany people suffering from arthritis avoid exercise, thinking it will cause pain. But exercise typcially alleviates joint discomfort.7 It maintains joint flexibility and muscle strength — two keys to healthy joint function.
For some, exercise may be difficult due to existing pain. However, taking a pain reliever one hour before a workout can be helpful for some.
6. Exercise Protects Your Liver FunctionApproximately 30% of Americans have non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD),8 a relatively benign condition in which the liver stores too much fact. Unfortunately, it can occasionally progress to serious liver disease in some and lead to permanent scarring.
Clinical studies show exercise decreases liver fat stores. In one study, an 8-week resistance exercise program reduced liver fat by approximately 13%.9
7. Exercise Improves SleepA study conducted at Stanford University found that older people who exercised slept better. Specifically, these individuals had less difficulty falling asleep and slept for longer periods of time.10
Exercising too close to bedtime may keep you awake, though. For this reason, it's sometimes a better idea to exercise in the morning.
8. Exercise Boosts Cognitive FunctionExercise improves the hippocampus, the part of your brain that regulates memories.11 Research has shown that physically active adults perform better on cognitive tests than sedentary adults.12
The cause could be brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a substance which increases during aerobic activity11 and causes brain cells to grow.
So what do you think? Will any of these often-overlooked benefits help you get motivated and moving? We certainly hope so!
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Fact: the BMW 328 Touring Coupe from the 1930s still holds the record for the highest average speed on the Mille Miglia. Fact: it's 75 years old this year.
Fact: the 328 Hommage made in its honour looks astonishing.
BMW has celebrated one of its most famous racing cars by feeding it through a rebigulating machine to create a thoroughly modern concept, and follows the rather glorious and rather orange M1 Hommage from 2008.


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Specify the web application package.
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Read the original story here in The Oregonian.
No single psychological profile of a person or set of warning signs can reliably predict who will gun someone down or be the next mass shooter.
But teams that assess behavioral threats have had the most success in identifying people who are on a path to violence and ensuring they get immediate intervention, according to a new study to be released Thursday by the American Psychological Association.
A panel of psychological experts from across the country – including a Portland State University professor – wrote the report on gun violence to help inform the public policy response a year after the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. The report summarizes what psychologists know about gun violence and recommends areas for further research.
Eric Mankowski, associate chairman of PSU's psychology department who wrote a chapter of the study, says it's important to underscore that males have committed most of the mass shootings and gun-related homicides in the United States. Between 1982 and 2001, for example, white males were responsible for all but two of the mass shootings inside middle schools and high schools.
The report also points out that African American males use guns in homicides and are the victims of gun-related killings at much greater rates than any other group in urban settings.
"What is it about how boys become men that's leading to all these mass shootings and vast majority of homicides?'' Mankowski said during an interview.
He blames social norms that teach men to restrict their emotions except for anger, to compete for success and power, strive to be independent and resolve conflicts through violence.
"We need to be trying out programs that help boys through this minefield of socialization,'' Mankowski said.
Successful programs exist to help transform boys' belief systems , but unfortunately, he said, there are no studies on whether they could reduce gun violence.
"The skills and knowledge of psychologists are needed to develop and evaluate programs and settings in schools, workplaces, prisons, neighborhoods, clinics and other relevant contexts to change gender expectations for males that emphasize self-sufficiency, toughness and violence, including gun violence,'' the report found.
Despite the inability to predict who will become a future killer, some prevention programs have been successful, the report said.
Schools, colleges, workplaces and the military have developed behavioral threat assessment teams to identify people who have made verbal threats or are known to have planned or prepared to commit violence.
The teams typically are made up of a cross-section of specialists trained to identify potentially threatening people, intervene and address underlying problems or treatment needs. The model was developed by the U.S. Secret Service to evaluate threats to the president and other public figures, and has since been adapted by the U.S. Department of Education.
After the Sandy Hook shooting last December that left 20 children and six educators dead at the Newtown, Conn., school, the state of Virginia, for example, passed a law requiring threat assessment teams in all of the state's K-12 public schools.
In Oregon, Marion County has had a mid-Valley Student Threat Assessment Team focused on the threat of violent behavior in schools and an adult behavioral threat assessment team. But such teams aren't consistent across the state.
Research has suggested that school attackers usually confide in peers ahead of time about threats or their plans, have ready access to a gun and may suffer from depression, desperation or despondency, the report said.
"We need to educate people about taking those warning signs seriously,'' Mankowski said.
Because a propensity for violence can begin early in life, prevention programs must begin from prenatal development, through childhood and adolescence. Prenatal risks include a mother's substance abuse during pregnancy or high levels of stress. Interventions with at-risk families to improve parenting skills can disrupt early aggressive behavior, the report found.
"This report is an important examination of an urgent problem in our society,'' said American Psychological Association President Donald N. Bersoff.
Among the report's other findings:
-- Mental health treatment for people suffering suicidal thoughts or depression can often prevent gun violence, although most people suffering from mental illness aren't violent. In some of the mass shootings, the gunmen involved were known to have a serious mental illness, but authorities didn't have the authority to order treatment. Laws across the country permit involuntary treatment only under stringent conditions.
-- There's been a dearth of research on guns used in homicides and the impact of the assault weapons ban, in part, due to the lack of government funding because of the influences of the gun lobby. The report, though, describes as a promising idea: "smart guns" that can be fired only by an authorized user. Although the guns have high price tags now, the report's authors cited a study this year that suggests they can be produced at an affordable cost.
--Federal laws regulating gun dealers are weak and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives lacks resources to seriously monitor high-risk gun dealers. Prohibiting firearms from getting into the hands of high-risk groups helps reduce violence, the report said, through the licensing of handgun buyers, background checks for all gun sales and oversight of retail gun sellers to reduce diversion of guns to criminals.
-- Agencies -- whether law enforcement, educators or mental health experts -- must not operate in silos, but work in a new comprehensive, coordinated problem-solving approach.
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In a riveting interview on TruNews Radio, Wednesday, private investigator Doug Hagmann said high-level, reliable sources told him the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is preparing for "massive civil war" in America.
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"We have problems . . . The federal government is preparing for civil uprising," he added, "so every time you hear about troop movements, every time you hear about movements of military equipment, the militarization of the police, the buying of the ammunition, all of this is . . . they (DHS) are preparing for a massive uprising."
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An Evening with the Chief of Non-Police
Clunis began by giving a detailed history of his background. Born in Jamaica, he immigrated to Canada at the age of 11. It was a fascinating tale, but he would refer to the "poor boy in Jamaica" story time and again during the evening as if he was trying to use it for political gain. See Murray, Glen for further reference.
His agenda soon became clear within minutes of taking the microphone.
"Crime prevention through social development" was his motto.
The rest of the evening sounded like a paid political announcement from the New Democratic Party of Manitoba.
According to Clunis, Winnipeg isn't crime-ridden, there are just "pockets" of problem areas. For someone who had just finished stressing the importance of hiring someone from the community, he sounded every bit like an outsider with that ridiculous comment.
We then heard an endless number of stories about impoverished youth and "underserviced families."
After blowing off one gentleman who was asking about an increased police presence because of a child predator in the area, Clunis touched on the problems with Aboriginal youth. Intimating that their woes are our fault, he suggested engaging them in conversation as they pass by as if that will magically make crime disappear.
The hour-long session came to an end without the words "law enforcement" being used once.
There are those who chortle at my assertion that Winnipeg remains devoid of a law enforcement agency. Those are the people who have not yet heard from our new Chief of Police.
Though Clunis expressly distanced himself from the label when speaking, the "hug a thug" moniker fits him perfectly. It's a philosophy that sounds great in a boardroom to social workers and bureaucrats, but it isn't working in the real world.
Devon Clunis truly wants to turn the WPS into a social services agency.
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Amazing stability. Fast turning and direct feel. They boost high jumps. Overall one of the best kites I ve ever tried. I think that the bar feel is perfect. The perform very well in gusty winds, great depower. They have solved the problem that the 2009 edition had, the kite tend to backstall. I will certainly give the brand a shot this year.


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It's Christmas Eve 2011 and the world is taking a collective moment to reflect.
Listen to the quiet. Cherish the peace.
Most everything and most everyone grinds down an octave or two as Christmas dawns.
So much to be grateful for. So much to aspire to.
The message, not only for people of the Christian faith, but for all humankind, is pax vobiscum — Latin for "peace be with you."
If only it could be so. Surely such a miracle would signal the dawn of the Messianic era.
We will simply have to wait. And hope. And practice simple acts of kindness.
On the Orange Coast, Hoag Hospital and the Hoag Foundation's 552 Club gathered in grand spirit to celebrate the 45th annual Christmas Carol Ball.
Nearly 500 guests in festive holiday glitter converged upon the St. Regis Monarch Beach Hotel and Resort for the holiday party of the season. It was dedicated to the health of the community and was also in support of needy families assisted by Share Our Selves (SOS), Costa Mesa.
Definitely a legacy of kindness and hope.
The event was chaired with both passion and style by Vahé and Lisa Karamardian. Lisa is a respected physician within the Hoag family, serving the needs of women and children through her obstetric practice in the Hoag Women's Health Institute.
Joining the Karamardians were Newport philanthropists Sandi and Ron Simon, citizens of generous good will. Financial support also came from corporate donors including major sponsor Tiffany & Co., The Turnip Rose, Sterling BMW. The Wailea Beach Villas, Maui, and the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort.
Tiffany & Co.'s South Coast Plaza Store Director Michael Botsko joined fellow executive Chris Holt, welcoming guests and accepting accolades for the nearly 500 crystal plates delivered to partygoers in the classic blue box tied in white satin ribbon.
Wait staff distributed the holiday gifts on silver trays, presenting each guest with a package. Tiffany & Co. also provided the premiere live auction item, diamond and platinum earrings valued at $15,000.
Hoag supporters included Edward Fedishon, Richard and Judy Voltmer, Tom and Margaret Larkin, Dr. Alan Beyer, Dr. James Cailouette, Byron and Ronnie Alumbaugh, Larry and Deborah Bridges, and chairman of the Hoag Hospital Foundation Board Jim Coufos and his wife, Viki, of Pelican Point.
Also spotted in the society crowd were Valaree and Robert Wahler of Shorecliffs and Ron and Sandra Livingston with family members Lori and Joe McKay and Katie McKay. The chic Joan Riach Gaynor and handsome husband Walter Gaynor were in the crowd with generous donors Amanda and Bob Hogen of Sterling BMW. Tennis star Lindsay Davenport and Jon Leach visited with Hoag Chief Executive Dr. Richard Afable and Sally Nichols Afable.
Many of the guests in attendance reminisced about the early days of the holiday event back in the mid-1960s.
Nora Jorgenson Johnson, the Dover Shores blond bombshell with the sweet personality and voice of "Glenda the Good Witch of the North," was one such individual. Nora, resplendent in head-to-toe flowing white chiffon, diamonds galore and perfectly coiffed platinum blond hair, has been delivering the party benediction with passion for decades. It's a tradition cherished by the crowd as she asks for God's blessing over the "doctors, nurses, and staff of Hoag who are so important to this community."
Others in the crowd waxed nostalgic, comparing the 2011 black-tie society ball to the early gatherings that took place in people's homes on a "pot luck" basis. Times have changed.
Entertainment was provided by a lineup of talented performers, including operatic singer Karin Mushegain and ballerina Merrit Miller, among others. The Wayne Foster Orchestra took the party into high gear, led by Susan Foster. The dance floor was full from first note to final flourish.
St. Regis Chef Fréderic Castan prepared a dinner that began with honey roasted butternut squash soup, followed by a second course featuring prosciutto de parma and an entrée of beef filet and pan seared Australian Snapper.
This was a night of joy and celebration honoring the medical profession in Orange County. They all came to ensure a Merry Christmas 2011 and to put out the message of hope for a New Year of health, happiness and prosperity.
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I am writing you in response to your column "Who's selling biotech?" in the Mid-March issue, page 10.
I am 73 plus years old, farmed all my life and have witnessed many, many changes. I remember certified seed corn being introduced in the '30s and the price of corn at $6 to $8 a bushel. Today, it is not uncommon to pay well over $100 for a bag of biotech corn.
My intent is not to try to compare today with 60 years ago but to agree with your statement of farmers' "history of talking to customers and funding check-off programs."
Farmers have for years - directly or indirectly - financed agribusiness's research and promotional plans by paying inflated prices for the seed they purchase. We are asked now by Monsanto to hear them out in their feeble attempt to explain why $9 bean seed is available in South America and we are asked to pay double the price.
Who is financing the expansion of bean acres and promoting bean seed sales? None other than the American farmer. Malcom A. Smith Willard, OH


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Before Halo rocketed to system-selling success, before Marathon showed how an intricate story could weave into an action-heavy first-person shooter, it was 1993 release Pathways into Darkness that put Bungie on the map. The company's third game, PiD combined the first-person action of id Software's Wolfenstein 3D with an exploration-focused adventure game.
It was a revelation, quickly reaching bestseller status and earning plaudits across the Mac-focused press. And now you can play it in OS X (without an emulator), courtesy of a port by Mark Levin and Bruce Morrison. I've spent the past few weeks struggling through its many twisty passages, and am pleased to report that it's still a great game.
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Police arrested Brandon Dlugos at 10:45 a.m. He was taken into custody at a local business on Meriden Waterbury
Dlugos was taken into custody without incident and charged with third degree robbery and fifth degree larceny. He was held on a $200,000.00 court set bond, with a Dec. 6 court date.
During the course of the investigation the Southington Police Department received numerous tips from the public which assisted with the investigation.
The Southington Police Department is seeking a town man in relation to a Monday night robbery at the Meriden Waterbury Road TD Bank. This is one of the three armed robberies that occurred within a 24-hour period at the beginning of the week.
Police are searching for Brandon Dlugos, 24. Dlugos is described as a white male, 5'9″, with a slender build, reddish hair and he is known to frequent the Southington area.
An arrest warrant charges Dlugos with third degree robbery and fifth degree larceny.
Monday evening, police responded to a call at TD Bank, located at 921 Meriden Waterbury Road.
The suspect handed the teller a no demanding currency. No weapons were displayed.
Police are still investigating the two other armed robberies that took place earlier this week.
The most recent armed robbery occurred early Tuesday morning. It took place at the recently opened 7-11 store at 777 Queen Street.
Police responded to the 7-11 at 1:20 a.m. The suspect entered the store and handed the clerk a note indicating that he had a weapon and demanding money. The suspect held his hand under his shirt as if he was holding a weapon.
The clerk gave the suspect cash from the register and a pack of cigarettes and the suspect fled the store in a westerly direction across Queen Street.
Patrol officers and a K-9 unit were unable to track the suspect.
The suspect is described as a white male wearing a plain gray hooded sweatshirt, plain gray sweat pants, clean shaven and in his 20s. He is approx. 6'0– 6'2 tall, with a thin build.
The police responded to a bank robbery at the Farmington Bank location at 1 Center Street midday Monday.
Police were called to the bank at 11:54 a.m., responding to a hold up alarm. Bank personnel later confirmed that a robbery had occurred inside the bank and that the male suspect had fled the scene on foot.
The male was described to be a white male, wearing a gray hooded sweat shirt with a knit hat underneath, sunglasses and blue jeans. He was approx. 6 'tall with a thin build.
He entered the bank quickly, went to a teller demanding money. No weapon was implied or shown.
After the robbery, the suspect was last seen running in a northeasterly direction away from the bank. Police set up a perimeter checking the area for the suspect and locating witnesses. According to witnesses, it's possible the suspect left in an older model silver or grayish color Ford Taurus.
Police are working to determine if the string of robberies are connected and are also following up on leads that were provided by the public.
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* Clearly separate facts from speculation: only describe what happens. For a design problem, include a mock-up if possible.
* Clearly separate facts from speculation: only describe what happens. For a design problem, include a mock-up if possible.
If you are testing trunk or the beta, if you kept your precedent settings, sometimes you will want to check with a new user
If you are testing trunk or the beta, if you kept your precedent settings, sometimes you will want to check with a new user.
Also notice that [http://forums.kde.org Forums] have a [http://forum.kde.org/viewforum.php?f=201 section about Beta Releases].
Also notice that [http://forums.kde.org Forums] have a [http://forum.kde.org/viewforum.php?f=201 section about Beta Releases].
Here are a few tips on asking questions, especially in #kde on Freenode, in a way that is more likely to get answers:
kde4-config --kde-version and look at the version numbers given there
You probably won't need to give all of this information straight away, but if you know how to find it quickly it often helps
If your problem is with sound in KDE, you might want to first read Sound Problems.
If your question relates to development, please see KDE TechBase's contribute page
Because KDE is so actively developed, changes arrive very frequently, so don't be surprised if you can't find any written information. Ask in IRC, the Forum or a mailing list, and when you have an answer, register an account on UserBase and add the information to the relevant page. At the same time as learning about your system you will be helping others do the same
Another great place to get help is the KDE Community Forums. It is always a good idea to search the forums first. Maybe your question has already been answered. If not, find an appropriate forum and start a thread. Don't expect an immediate answer, but remember to come back regularly to participate in the discussion as it gets going. Remember that the forums are run by users like yourself.
The KDE Community forums offer a "guided post" feature that can help you post your question in the appropriate forum, increasing the chance of having it seen by people knowledgeable on the matter. It is accessible as a large "New Post" button on the forums' homepage, so if you have any doubts, that is the place to start.
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After the Lions loss last week, MDS pointed out that wide receiver Calvin Johnson had a shot at breaking Jerry Rice's single-season receiving yards record.
Johnson has 1,257 yards through 11 games, a pace that puts him within reach of Rice's record total of 1,848 yards set in the 1995 season. Johnson acknowledged having the record on his mind while talking to reporters on Thursday and said that he hopes he can break it before the season comes to an end. He also said that he doesn't think the record would lose any value because the Lions are having a 4-7 season.
"If it was to happen, it wouldn't be hollow at all because of all the work we put into it. It's not like we're coming out here dogging it every day," Johnson said. "We've been putting in good work, just been grinding so it would be a feat for that to happen."
Johnson doesn't have any reason to feel bad about his potential page in the record book. His numbers aren't coming at the expense of the team's chances of winning games and the Lions' chances of winning a few more games goes up if Johnson steps up his current pace.
He was the offensive player of the month for November in the NFC. If he winds up beating Rice, he might get another award in December.


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Four seek At Large seat on Gaston County school board
Name: Rachelle Anger
Age: 41
Family: Husband; four children
Current job: Home school teacher
Previous political experience: None
Contact information: 704-827-2950
Ever been convicted of a crime? No
Q. Should students be able to express their opinions about school on social media such as Facebook or Twitter on their own time?
A. Students have a constitutional right to freedom of speech and shouldn�t be prohibited from expressing their opinions.
Q. How should the school system deal with aging facilities and a student population that has not been growing?
A. Repairs should be a No. 1 budget priority, utilizing the 90 million from the 2007 school bond referendum. At schools where the student population is too little and the costs are too great to maintain operations, then it might be fiscally wise not to make the necessary repairs, sell the school and bus the few children to the nearest school even if this decision would be unpopular.
Q. Is the current school board accessible to the community? If not, what would you change?
A. Everyone has the right to attend the monthly school board meetings, but I would allot time for the public to voice their issues freely without requesting to be on the agenda.
Q. Should teachers be paid based on their performance? Why or why not?
4. Since the current, implemented performance pay has undecided issues, I would implement the best performance pay to date which is promotion policies reviewed by a promotion board similar to the active duty military pay system.
Q. What would be your top three objectives if you were elected to the school board?
A. I would limit federal government control, giving more power to the state and local government where it�s closest to the people, return to the high standard and quality of curriculum free of political agendas that were seen in our public schools in the past, and audit the budget to determine where waste is apparent, giving the majority of the funds to the teachers, principals and students.


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PeteP wrote:Has anyone read nana? It's not my favorite kind of manga, but I have reached chapter 50 so normally I would just read the other 30 something chapters.Spoiler:But I find Nanas relationship with Takumi quite irritating. I don't know if I want to subject myself to reading about for another 30 chapter if there isn't some hope. By hope I mean signs that their relationship might end. So if someone has read it do they stay together?
Oh and I made the error of reading the mangafox forum (I don't use the site anymore but it was one of the google results.) and there is quite a bit of Takumi fangirling. Well mangafox is always like that but am I the only one who thinks that Hachis relationship with Takumi is unhealthy and she should end it?
Well whatever time to read something else to get my mind of annoying relationships. Maybe I should catch up with Alita or claymore.
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quote:Originally posted by GrumpySteen: And who can extract billions from the government in nearly interest free loans and loan it back to the government at a higher rate? Banks!It was better than printing their own money. They had the government print money for them and give it to them for free.
quote:Isn't it funny how, just last July, the Republicans* were willing to risk bankrupting the US in order to extend tax cuts for the rich, yet today they won't even listen to the idea of extending tax cuts to the middle class?
quote:Originally posted by TheMoMan: ____ Who elected Grover Norquist he holds no office. However many TEA BAGGERS signed a pledge to him that they would lower taxes, how ever here they are raising them.____ It seems that once elected to serve inside the beltway people change, then they become the problem. ____ It is time to REPLACE THEM ALL.
quote:Originally posted by The Famous Druid: View from the outside: Merkins are crazy. Uncle Sam is running up debt at the rate of $100 billion per month, (and was doing so under the previous administration, so no partisan cheap shots please) and all the talk in merkinistani politics is how best to deliver tax cuts.Sheer.Fscking.Madness.
quote:Originally posted by dragonman97: If this wasn't being done...well, we'd be Greece. (Sorry, Greece!)


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Gavin de Becker is widely regarded as the leading U.S. expert on the prediction and management of violence. He is the best-selling author of The Gift of Fear and Protecting the Gift. His work has earned him three Presidential appointments and a position on a congressional committee. He was twice appointed to the President's Advisory Board at the U.S. Department of Justice, and was a principal advisor on a federal research project into mentally ill people who stalk public figures.
He served two years on the Governor's Advisory Board at the California Department of Mental Health. He is currently co-chair of the Domestic Violence Council Advisory Board, and a Senior Fellow at the UCLA School of Public Policy.
As a consultant to many major media figures, government agencies, Fortune-500 companies, and universities, de Becker has overseen the assessment and management of more than 25,000 cases. Clients include the Central Intelligence Agency, the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Marshals Service, the Los Angeles County District's Attorney's Office, and many others.
He has appeared as an expert on every major news show, and has been interviewed by Oprah Winfrey, Larry King, Maria Shriver, Sam Donaldson, Mike Wallace, and Ed Bradley. He's been quoted and profiled in TIME and Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report, the New York Times, and many other publications. He is also a contributing editor to USA WEEKEND magazine. As a regular speaker to law enforcement, government, and victims' groups, de Becker has addressed such topics as stalking, mental illness in America, workplace violence, public figure safety, crimes against women, and protecting children from violence.
His first book, The Gift of Fear, was an instant #1 national bestseller, which spent four months on the New York Times bestseller list. The book has been published in 14 languages.
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I think it was part of the plan for Squall to charge at them. I remember something about them being insurance should Irvine fail his shot. Also I don't think Martine could have misunderstood how powerful a Sorceress really is. Galbadia knew first hand how powerful she was, because they had already fought a war with Adel. The Sorceress War.
They froze her in space BECAUSE she was so powerful. Hardly evidence to support that they didn't know what they were dealing with. I'll discuss it with you in PM if you want (though not tonight, must sleep) , I think we derailed this thread enough.
Man it seems like everyone on this forum has one major button they don't like being pushed. Except me, because I'm awesome like that ;)
Very interesting. Lays bare the concerns for the future, but also the recent successes well. People will be pissed that XV has an action RPG battle system like KH, but there's no changing that.If it's a fun game, I'm all for that. I want some narrative nuance, though. That's my main concern.
FF XV won't be at E3"- But seriously, information on Final Fantasy XV will be at E3, right?Hashimoto: Well, first I'd like to say that development for FFXV is going well. Internally, we try to ascertain the best timing for revealing new information about FFXV to the fans. So when we were going over our promotion plans, we judged that this year's E3 would not be the best time to exhibit information about FFXV. Instead we are currently planning to exhibit new information at events after E3 2014. I am extremely grateful to all the fans who excitedly anticipate FFXV, and I'm looking forward to share new information when the timing is right. I would appreciate if fans hold out until then."Source - Famitsu interview translationhttp://sqex.info/shinji-hashimoto-interview-kh3-ffxv-skip-e3-2014/I am disappoint


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- Adam Scott becomes first Australian winner of the Masters
- The new world No. 3 beat Argentina's Angel Cabrera in a two-hole playoff
- Scott watched on as Greg Norman collapsed to lose a six-stroke lead in 1996
- Scott threw away a four-shot lead over the final four holes of 2012 British Open
From teary-eyed teenager to the proud owner of a green jacket, Adam Scott's transformation from best of the rest to major winner has involved a fair amount of heartache.
The newly-crowned Masters champion watched on television as his hero and fellow Australian Greg Norman threw away a six-shot lead at Augusta in 1996, while Scott himself blew a four-shot advantage over the final four holes of last year's British Open.
But there was no collapse, no choking on Sunday.
The new world No. 3 showed nerves of steel to defeat overnight co-leader Angel Cabrera in a tense two-hole playoff to win the first major of 2013.
"The whole nation stopped that day and felt for Greg," Scott told CNN when asked about Norman's implosion on April 14, 1996.
"It was so hard to see your hero not come up with the goods that day like he normally always did. I learned lessons out of that day.
"It's an amazing journey, the whole golfing career. I've played a lot of majors and to finally get one means a lot. I've knocked on the door a couple of times recently, to get over the hurdle is hopefully the start of something to come."
Scott has flirted with major success on a number of occasions.
He finished third at the 2006 PGA Championship before tying for second at the Masters two years ago, with his final-round collapse at Royal Lytham and St. Annes in 2012 was the closest he had got to winning one of the sport's four blue riband events, letting the Claret Jug slip from his grasp and into Ernie Els' hands.
Now, Scott is Australia's first Masters champion, succeeding where two-time major winner Norman and the great Peter Thompson failed.
"Golf is a game that can humble you very quickly, and it certainly did at the British Open," continued the 32-year-old.
"But I've won tournaments before and I've lost tournaments before and it's going to keep happening for the rest of my life. As much as I don't want to lose tournaments, it's inevitable.
"The British Open gave me more belief than anything. No doubt, it just gave me more belief that I am good enough to win a major championship."
Scott looked to have done enough for victory when he holed an impressive birdie on the 72nd hole of the weekend to move to nine-under par and into the outright lead.
But Cabrera, who held a share of the lead heading into Sunday, responded with a sublime approach shot to the final green and a playoff was required.
Scott eventually emerged victorious on the second playoff hole, the par-four 10th, fulfilling the dreams of the 15-year-old who watched Norman's infamous capitulation.
"It's quite a feeling to make a couple of putts to win a tournament," he said. "It's what every kid dreams about. For it to finally happen is amazing."
The Adelaide native becomes the latest player to win a major using the controversial belly putter. Els' victory over Scott was achieved using the club, while Webb Simpson and Keegan Bradley both belly putted their way to major championships.
That putter, which involves golfers anchoring the club to any part of the body, has divided golf in recent months.
The Royal & Ancient and the United States Golf Association, backed by the European Tour, has proposed banning anchored putting from 2016 onwards, a move opposed by the PGA and the PGA Tour.
For now though, Scott has time to savor his win at Augusta, while golf's regulators come up with a belly putter solution.


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Rural Studio is a design/build programme attached to the architecture department of Auburn University, Alabama. Founded in 1993 by the late Samuel Mockbee, the studio has built over sixty buildings in Hale County for some of the poorest communities of rural USA. Mockbee set up Rural Studio after fourteen years in private practice as Mockbee/Coker Architects, where he developed his particular style of vernacular architecture combined with modern techniques. Although one of their first projects was a design for three 'charity houses' for low-income families, after winning prestigious awards, the practice's commissions were for increasingly wealthy clients. Funding for the charity houses was never found and this inability to create architecture for those most in need led Mockbee to propose a design/build studio at the university where he had studied. The teaching and building programme gave him an opportunity to combine his particular design approach with a pedagogical agenda that is still embedded in the work of Rural Studio.
During this first phase of its existence, Rural Studio built homes in consultation with their future users, using salvaged and donated materials; everything from carpet tiles and paper for walls to car number plates for cladding were used. This was a product of a context-specific and sustainable approach to architecture as well as a response to extremely low budgets. Financial support from Auburn University was limited and erratic and the students were expected to find funding in the form of donations and materials for their projects. The houses were built by second year students, who spent a semester working on the project, with a second set of students completing the project by the end of the academic year. Students in their fifth year built larger, more complex projects, such as a chapel and community centre, spending the whole academic year on site. Under the direction of Mockbee, Rural Studio became one of the most celebrated and successful design/build studios, inspiring other universities to set up similar programmes, such as the BaSic Initiative, URBANbuild and Design Workshop.
Since Mockbee's death in 2001, the programme has changed somewhat and under the direction of Andrew Freear, with projects becoming larger and more complex. The studio is taking on more public projects, as well as developing a series of prototypes for a $20k house, whose design can later be given over to local builders in the hope that it will provide affordable housing and create jobs. The programme's success has meant that it now receives more regular funding from Auburn University, as well as donations from charitable foundations. The impact of the Rural Studio has been profound, not least on the students who attend it. Living and working in rural Alabama, Mockbee, and later Freear and their students, immerse themselves in the community. This exposure of mostly middle-class students to extreme poverty is also considered to be part of the learning experience-Mockbee called it the 'classroom of the community'. His pedagogical approach was in fact very similar to that developed by Charles Moore at the Yale Building Project during the 1960s, which manages to instil students with an understanding of the social responsibilities of the profession. It also teaches students valuable skills of working in teams, with real life situations, giving them a sense of agency.
Hay Bale House
Butterfly House
Yancey Chapel
Mason's Bend Community Centre
$20k House
Andrea Oppenheimer Dean, Proceed and be Bold: Rural Studio
after Samuel Mockbee. (New York: Princeton Architectural
Press, 2005).
---, Rural Studio: Samuel Mockbee and an Architecture of Decency. (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2002).
David Moos and Gail Trechsel, Samuel Mockbee and the Rural
Studio: Community Architecture. (Birmingham AL: Birmingham
Museum of Art, 2003).
Chuck Schultz, The Rural Studio Film. (BluePrint Productions, 2002) www.ruralstudiofilm.com.
'Architecture is broad based but at the heart of architecture is
a social order that has to exist, that architecture works with. And
so in order to expose students to that social order that exists, at
some point in their education, it becomes necessary for them to
leave the classroom of the university and enter the classroom of
the community. And to leave an abstract world to a world of
- Samuel Mockbee quoted in, Chuck Schultz, The Rural Studio Film. (BluePrint Productions, 2002) www.ruralstudiofilm.com.
Everyone, rich or poor, deserves a shelter for the soul,
architects should lead in procuring social and environmental
change. […] If architecture is going to nudge, cajole, and inspire
a community to challenge the status quo into making responsible
changes, it will take the subversive leadership of academics and
practitioners who keep reminding students of the profession's
- Samuel Mockbee quoted in, Andrea Oppenheimer Dean, Proceed and be Bold: Rural Studio after Samuel Mockbee. (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2005), p. 7.
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Opponents of Chuck Hagel's nomination to be the U.S.'s next Secretary of Defense claim he is outside the mainstream in his views on Israel. Hagel's actual policy positions don't reflect that. On many issues, he sounds a lot like Israeli President Shimon Peres, who lamented in an interview published Jan. 9 by the New York Times that Israel was not doing enough to make peace. In any event, Hagel's views on Israel are irrelevant, since policy on that issue will be set by the White House and Congress. Where Hagel does appear out of the mainstream is on Iran, which is a good thing because Washington desperately needs fresh thinking on the topic.
In 2013, perhaps in the next few months, President Obama will face a crisis on Iran. He has categorically ruled out living with a nuclear-armed Iran under a Cold War--style policy of containment. That means either Iran will capitulate to U.S. demands or the U.S. will go to war with Iran. Since the first option is extremely unlikely and the second extremely unattractive, the Obama Administration needs to find a negotiated solution. That means using sticks and carrots--or what is often called coercive diplomacy--to get a deal that Washington and Tehran can live with.
In a superb essay in the current issue of Foreign Affairs, Columbia University scholar Robert Jervis points out that the U.S.'s coercive diplomacy has almost never worked. In Panama (1989), Iraq (1990), Serbia (1998), Afghanistan (2001) and Iraq (again, in 2003), Washington used sanctions, pressure and the threat of force to try to get leaders to change course. None did, and Washington had to make good on its threat and go to war. With North Korea, the threats also failed, but in this case, Washington has chosen to abjure military action and contain the regime. If the Administration wants to succeed this time, Jervis argues, "it will need to up its game and take an unusually smart and bold approach to negotiations."
Making coercive diplomacy work requires a mixture of threats and promises. In Iran's case, the Administration has made threats plenty of times with clarity and credibility. Jervis notes that the threat of force against Iran would be far more credible if the government of Israel were to stop publicly doubting American resolve and instead signal that it believes that the U.S. is serious. Peres clearly agrees because he states unequivocally in the Times interview that if coercive diplomacy does not work, "President Obama will use military power against Iran. I am sure of it."
While the sticks have been handled shrewdly, the carrots have not. The U.S. has been unable to define for itself or for the world what would be an acceptable deal and, most important, what it is willing to do if Tehran agrees to such a deal. Would sanctions be lifted? Which ones? Would the U.S. stop its efforts to overthrow the regime? Would it be willing to discuss normalization of relations with Iran? In another excellent essay, this one in the Cairo Review of Global Affairs, former State Department official Reza Marashi details Washington's mistakes and missed opportunities in negotiating with Iran. He points out, for example, that on two occasions when the Iranians essentially agreed to American parameters, Washington moved the goal posts.


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