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There is much talk about "values" on this year's presidential campaign trail. Senator John Edwards rages that "George Bush's values are not America's values." Senator Joe Lieberman barely utters a sentence that doesn't mention values. Representative Dick Gephardt complains that people have "lost a sense of right and wrong." Top Democrats apparently have internalized the lesson taught by Bill Clinton–that the party must overcome its crippling lag on values issues. A 2000 poll by the Democracy Corps, a liberal polling group, showed that voters had vastly more trust in Republicans than Democrats on such moral basics as personal responsibility, discipline and knowing right from wrong. A more recent poll, by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, shows a Democratic candidate getting slaughtered in the 2004 election among voters who regularly attend religious services.
The problem is that few Democrats–on the campaign trail or off–have done well at moving beyond the Clinton strategy of playing defense on values. Democrats tend to operate in a debate defined by the right. They are good at mentioning their long marriages or their belief in personal responsibility. They slip in references to God and the Bible. And more Democrats now frame issues such as healthcare through a "family" lens, reflecting advice from pollster Stanley Greenberg and others.
Some Democrats, notably John Edwards, have attempted to move the values debate onto home turf by couching the liberal ideals of fairness and opportunity in strong moral language. These efforts are laudable, but lack the bite of the values discourse pioneered by the right. Some thirty years ago, conservatives moved aggressively to establish a moral monopoly amid what Francis Fukuyama has called "the Great Disruption," namely the breakdown of the traditional family and rise of feminism and individualism. The Great Disruption played out in very personal ways for Americans, and was experienced by many–especially white men–as a full-blown social crisis. Conservatives were brilliant at leveraging the crisis to entomb liberalism. They separated working-class voters with traditional values from a Democratic Party that, in Spiro Agnew's words, favored "acid, amnesty and abortion." And, in a broader assault, they convinced large swaths of the public that just about any government program was apt to spawn social pathology. The harsh discipline of the free market was offered by conservatives as more than just a path toward greater prosperity. It was presented as a savior of America's moral character.
Today, progressives have a chance to emulate the conservative success on values by highlighting a new moral crisis. This crisis infects nearly every part of American society, from education to sports to business to a myriad of professions. It often plays out in intensely personal ways and it deeply troubles Americans. The crisis is the rise of a "cheating culture" in the United States.
Cheating is up. Cheating is everywhere. By cheating I mean breaking the rules to get ahead academically, professionally or financially. Some of this cheating involves violating the law, some does not. Either way, most of it is by people who, on the whole, view themselves as upstanding members of society.
Cheating is intended to go undetected, and trends in unethical behavior can be hard to document. Still, what evidence is available suggests that cheating increased in the 1980s and '90s, at least in comparison to the middle decades of the twentieth century. Many studies confirm that cheating by high school and college students has increased substantially. In a 2002 survey by the Josephson Institute of Ethics, a Los Angeles-based group, three-quarters of high school students admitted they had cheated in the previous year. The IRS reports that tax evasion has soared since the early 1980s. It now costs the Treasury at least $250 billion annually, and probably much more. Routine workplace theft totals an estimated $600 billion a year, or 6 percent of GDP, and rose sharply in some areas during the 1990s. Cable television companies report widespread theft of services, while insurance companies say fraud is up. An orgy of music piracy has recently been followed by a surge in the piracy of movies.


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Stocks: Dow jumps as Wall Street eyes election
For months, Wall Street has been blaming election-related uncertainty for hobbling the bull market in stocks. Investors say knowing the results of the election is a bullish development.
NEW YORK -- Election uncertainty isn't gone yet, but investors seemed upbeat Tuesday. Major stock indexes were trading sharply higher than usual for an Election Day. Major stock indexes were up 0.4% or higher at the close.
As investors wait to learn who the president will be the next four years, trading is typically subdued. On Tuesday, however, the Dow Jones industrial average finished 133 points higher, a 1% gain, on unexpectedly strong gains in shares of Hewlett-Packard and United Technologies.
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The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index and the tech-laden Nasdaq composite index ended up 0.8% and 0.4%, respectively.
What was behind the stock market pop? A number of theories, some competing, circulated.
Linda Duessel, equity market strategist at Federated Investors, says the market is pricing in an Obama win. Why is that bullish when Wall Street has said it prefers the more business-friendly Romney? Because an Obama win all but assures a continuation of the Fed's easy-money policies, dubbed quantitative easing, or QE, that have fueled stock prices ever since the stock market low in March 2009.
Obama, unlike Romney, backs Fed chairman Ben Bernanke, the central banker who is driving the Fed policy. "Under Obama, Bernanke's QE-to-infinity policy will continue," says Duessel.
But Frank Fantozzi, CEO of Planned Financial Services, sees a Romney-led Republican sweep of the White House and Congress.
"The market's pricing in a Romney win," he says, adding that a President Romney and a Republican-controlled Congress will make it easier to resolve the fiscal cliff situation before year's end and avert economic problems that would result from higher taxes and cuts in government spending that would occur on Jan. 1 if Congress doesn't act.
Other theories include:
> Money managers fear missing out on a big year-end rally, says Craig Johnson, an analyst at Piper Jaffray. He notes that November and December are historically strong months for stocks in presidential election years.
> Upbeat signs that the fiscal cliff will be resolved, says Hugh Johnson, chief investment officer at Hugh Johnson Advisors. News from the G20 meeting of finance chiefs Monday in Mexico City that the U.S. vowed to avoid "a sharp fiscal contraction" next year was viewed positively by investors.
"It shows that you everybody is serious about finding a solution to avoid going off the cliff," John son says.
Election uncertainty has haunted Wall Street for months. It has recently weighed on stock prices and finding out who wins in what is expected to be an unusually close presidential race could provide a lift to the stock market no matter who wins, argues Craig Johnson, market strategist at Piper Jaffray.
"Regardless of who wins the U.S. election, uncertainty declines," Johnson stressed to clients in research note. "There will be at least certainty on what party's policies will be pursued in Congress, and the likelihood they will be enacted."
Results will not emerge until after Wall Street's close -- at the earliest, but investors have been pricing in the prospect of a victory for President Obama, who has moved slightly ahead in a raft of national polls the past few days and maintained a slim lead in crucial "swing" states, such as Ohio and Wisconsin.
Tuesday action in bond trading, foreign stock markets and the U.S. dollar was muted, as investors around the globe await election results. Worries over Greece have stalked the euro the past few trading sessions, but the currency was up 0.2% at $1.2821.
The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury bond rose to 1.72%, from 1.68% Monday. Many on Wall Street think bond yields could rise sharply if Republican challenger Mitt Romney wins. He has said that he would replace Ben Bernanke when the Federal Reserve chairman's tenure ends in early 2014. Wall Street's view is that Romney would replace Bernanke with a Fed chairman who favors a tighter monetary policy.
Oil prices tracked equities sharply higher, with benchmark crude for December delivery up 2.7% at $88.31 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Gold prices also jumped, up 1.9%, to $1,718.70.
In Europe, Germany's DAX 30 ended up 0.7% at 7,377.76 while the CAC-40 in France closed up 0.9% to 3,478.66. The FTSE 100 index of leading British shares finished the session up 0.8% at 5,884.90.
Investors are also monitoring developments in China ahead of Thursday's opening of the Communist Party congress — the once-in-a-decade forum to name China's top leadership. Although current Vice President Xi Jinping is almost certain to be China's next leader, markets will be looking for hints on how the new leadership plans to tackle the economic slowdown.
Shares in China closed lower, with the Shanghai Composite Index down 0.4% to 2,106 and the Shenzhen Composite Index 0.6% lower at 853.33. Elsewhere in Asia, Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 0.4% to close at 8,975.15. Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 0.3% to 21,944.43.
Wall Street abhors uncertainty, especially related to policies that most directly affect corporate America -- taxes, banking regulations and fiscal policy.
Big investors have been reluctant to put money into the market without knowing what the rules of the game are going to be. Similarly, CEOs have been hesitant to invest, hire new workers or proceed with expansion plans until they know who will control the White House and both branches of Congress.
Still, not all uncertainty disappears after the presidential votes are counted. The winner of the presidential vote won't eliminate gridlock in Congress and partisan politics that are making it unclear how and when lawmakers will compromise to avert the so-called "fiscal cliff," a combination of tax hikes and government spending cuts that will kick in on Jan. 1 if Congress doesn't act.
The experts put "a high probability on a split government, meaning another four years of contentions debate," Bank of America Merrill Lynch economist Ethan Harris wrote in a report titled Indecision 2012.
Most money managers, analysts and economists on Wall Street presume that lawmakers will avoid going over the fiscal cliff -- or at least do something to buy time, Harris says. But he expects the negotiations to have suspense-filled moments of brinkmanship, creating market volatility.
Andres Garcia-Amaya, a global market strategist at J.P. Morgan Funds, says what happens with the fiscal cliff poses bigger risks for the market than how today's election turns out. "There is greater danger of policy error on this front," he told clients in a research note titled "The Storm of Uncertainty."
Here's how the U.S. stock market has performed on Election Days since the 1980 election, when the market was closed:
• Nov. 6, 1984: Hours before Ronald Reagan beats Walter Mondale in a landslide for re-election, and with the economy healing after a deep recession, the Dow climbs 14 points to 1,244.
• Nov. 8, 1988: The market enjoys a strong morning in anticipation of a victory by George Bush over Michael Dukakis. It holds only a fraction of the gain, and the Dow ends up two points at 2,127.
• Nov. 3, 1992: An uneventful session one day after a rally based in part on speculation that a Bill Clinton presidency wouldn't hurt the markets. The Dow ends down nine points at 3,252.
• Nov. 5, 1996: In the middle of a historic bull market, investors embrace hope that Democrat Clinton and a Republican Congress will keep each other in check. The Dow rises 39 to 6,081, within 13 points of its all-time high.
• Nov. 7, 2000: George W. Bush and Al Gore go to the wire, and investors hold their bets. The Dow closes down 25 points at 10,952. The Dow slides as much as 5% during the five-week fight over the Florida vote.
• Nov. 2, 2004: After a five-day winning streak, the market confronts the prospect that the race between George W. Bush and John Kerry won't be settled on Election Night. Late selling pushes the Dow down 18 points to 10,035.
• Nov. 4, 2008: Investors expect an Obama victory and look ahead to a new administration to confront the financial crisis and deepening recession. At a time when wild swings are common, the Dow climbs 305 points to 9,625.
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Djokovic overcomes injury scare to win in Shanghai
SHANGHAI (AP) — Novak Djokovic overcame a scare when he landed awkwardly on his right foot and recovered to beat Spain's Marcel Granollers 6-2, 6-0 in the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal had fewer problems in their second-round matches. Federer rebounded from an early break to defeat Andreas Seppi 6-4, 6-3, while Nadal, who reclaimed the No. 1 ranking this week, dispatched Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-3, 6-2.
Djokovic hit a running backhand in the first game of the second set and then leaped in the air, wincing in pain. He called for a medical timeout after the game to have his foot wrapped and appeared slightly tentative after returning to the court, not bothering to chase after a couple of shots.
The Serb dominated the rest of the match, however, closing it out in 70 minutes to set up a third-round match with Italian Fabio Fognini, who advanced when Tommy Robredo retired with a wrist injury while trailing 7-6 (3), 2-1.
Djokovic said the problem wasn't serious, without elaborating about where specifically he felt the pain.
"It was just an awkward movement," he said. "I was running and I made a quick movement that caused a sharp pain. It's all good now."
Nadal has been nearly invincible this year, dropping only four matches. But he's been vulnerable at this tournament in the past, particularly in the early going — he's lost in the third round the last two times he's played.
There was never much of a worry against Dolgopolov, though.
"Is true that sometimes in the end of the season I didn't arrive with the best feelings in my body and the tennis. I lost against players that they decided to play aggressive," Nadal said.
"But generally happy. All the victories are important, and more at the end of the season."
Federer, the fifth seed, had more unforced errors (29) than winners (19) in his first match since a fourth-round loss at the U.S. Open, but he made quick work of the 22nd-ranked Seppi.
"Even though it didn't feel like I've been away for a long time, you kind of know it," Federer said. "Instead of just thinking point for point, what do I want to do, your mind starts to wander — not in a bad way, but it's just not that natural yet."
Federer next plays Frenchman Gael Monfils, with a possible quarterfinal with Djokovic looming.
Two other top players, Tomas Berdych and Juan Martin del Potro, also came through with victories despite struggling with injury and illness.
Fourth-seeded Berdych rebounded from a back injury sustained in the semifinals of the China Open last week to defeat Feliciano Lopez 7-6 (5), 6-2. He said after his last match he could barely stand or walk when he retired against Nadal.
"I wouldn't say (my back is) 100 percent, but I decided I was competitive enough to go on court and try to play," he said. "Looks like it was a smart decision."
Del Potro, meanwhile, overcame a fever and 50 winners from big-hitting German Philipp Kohlschreiber to advance 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4).
After the match, del Potro said he started feeling sick on Tuesday night and relied on his serve to win the match since running was difficult.
The Argentine withdrew from the doubles to rest for his next match against 11th-seeded Tommy Haas, a 6-4, 6-4 winner over German compatriot Daniel Brands.
Both del Potro and Berdych have a lot to play for this week — they're trying to wrap up their spots in the elite ATP Finals in London, a task made slightly easier by the withdrawal on Wednesday of Andy Murray, who is recovering from back surgery.
Del Potro and Berdych would qualify for the eight-man field by making the final in Shanghai.
Federer needs to do a bit more work — he's in seventh place in the standings, with a number of players within striking distance.
Three of them moved into the next round on Wednesday: No. 7 seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, No. 8 Stanislas Wawrinka and No. 10 Milos Raonic, who is making a late charge by reaching back-to-back finals the last two weeks and capturing one title.
American John Isner, an outside shot for London, however, was ousted by Argentine Carlos Berlocq 6-4, 7-6 (4).


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News staff writer
May 31, 2006
Columbia Riverkeeper believes it is no coincidence that wild female Chinook salmon in the Hanford Reach are showing male markings.
The watchdog group contends the federal government is also reluctant to reveal another troubling fact: Every sample taken from fish in the area has found genetic damage from exposure to Chromium.
These disturbing developments were expressed at a public forum on Hanford clean-up Wednesday at the Hood River Valley Adult Center.
Greg DeBruler, Riverkeeper's technical expert, said none of these abnormalities are fully addressed in the five-year review of the Hanford project. He believes that unless an independent analysis is done, the cleanup will leave behind enough radioactive waste to continue a public health and safety threat.
DeBruler contends the cancer rate among Native Americans who eat large quantities of salmon has risen sharply in recent years. He said about one in every 50 persons are now afflicted with the disease.
Riverkeeper said these and other problems are created by the contamination of 270 billion gallons of groundwater spread out over 80 square miles at Hanford. And chemical "plumes" continue snaking toward the river, or have already reached the shoreline, through subsurface channels.
Instead of actually getting rid of all radioactive waste, DeBruler said the U.S. Department of Energy is relying on "institutional controls" to remedy most of the problems. But, while the agency can keep people from getting onto the tainted property near Richland, Wash., DeBruler said it will be impossible to keep animals from getting out.
"We cannot allow the fox to guard the hen house any longer. If this is not done right, do you really think the government will spend more money to do it again?" he asked.
"This is a USDOE shell game. By going down this road they are going to win by default."
Not only do citizens need to actively lobby for the independent review, DeBruler said they need to protest any cuts in the dollars spent on cleanup.
In April, Nicholas Ceto, Hanford project manager from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, warned Hood River County officials about lowered funding levels.
He said the USDOE, which owns the Hanford site, has requested $1.8 billion in its 2008 budget. That is par with the amount of funding approved by Congress for 2006, and only slightly below the $1.9 billion earmarked for 2007. However, it is well below the all-time high of $2.1 billion dedicated to the removal of radioactive materials in 2005 and the $2 billion in 2004.
Representatives from USDOE and EPA concurred at last week's forum that federal money is getting tighter due to the war in Iraq and hurricane devastation to the Gulf Coast. Conversely, prices are continually rising for the cost of labor and materials.
Meanwhile, the USDOE has undertaken construction of an expensive plant – about 30 percent completed – to correct some of the worst problems. The plant will turn waste retrieved from 177 aging and leaking underground tanks into a stable glass form for disposal.
"The money's been cut and yet they're embarking on the largest cleanup yet of the Hanford site," said DeBruler.
He said that makes the need for an independent review even more urgent. Since the USDOE would like the groundwater portion of the cleanup done by 2012, he said there is no time to waste. If the current roadmap is not working then the direction for cleanup needs to change course immediately.
"Scanning this information scares me to death. It seems to me the remedies are really crude and basically ineffective," said resident Kathy Fitzpatrick after reading the newly released USDOE draft report.
Hanford was built during World War II as part of the Manhattan Project. The site produced 74 tons of plutonium — 10 pounds required for a bomb — for nuclear weapons through the late 1980s.
In 1989 the focus turned to cleanup of heavily contaminated sectors of the 586 square mile property. The hazardous waste slated for removal included plutonium strontium, uranium, other metals and organic compounds.
A workforce of 7,000 people is tasked with meeting legal timelines for the cleanup set out in a tri-party agreement between the USDOE, Washington State Department of Ecology and EPA.
During the world's largest environmental cleanup, more than 2,300 tons of spent nuclear fuel have been packaged and moved away from the Columbia River. Twenty tons of plutonium-bearing materials have been stabilized and packaged for eventual disposal offsite. Five of the nine plutonium reactors have been partially demolished and placed in interim safe storage.
In addition, more than 6.3 million tons of contaminated dirt have been dug up along the Columbia and hauled to a disposal facility in the middle of the Hanford site.
"I don't want to sugarcoat it, but I think we need to keep a little perspective here and not say all is doom and gloom," said Paul Shaffer from the Oregon Department of Energy at the May 24 forum.
However, he and other officials involved in the cleanup acknowledge that there is still a long way to go. More than 50 million gallons of liquid radioactive waste remain in the underground tanks. And 25 million cubic feet of solid waste are buried or stored at the site.
In addition, about 1,700 waste sites and 500 polluted facilities still need to be dealt with. Another challenge facing the USDOE is to assess the deep subsurface defilement and its potential impacts.
DeBruler said for the sake of future generations, citizens now need to exercise their voice and their vote.
"They are lacking in the protectiveness pieces and we're hoping they can do something to make that more robust," he said.
Riverkeeper urges Gorge residents to contact their Congressional delegation and request more funding and an independent analysis of the Hanford project.
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Barcelona defender Dani Alves has hit out at suggestions that new signing Neymar is at all unprofessional.
The 21-year-old will move to Camp Nou this summer for €28 million with a big reputation proceeding him but his fellow Brazilian insists he will be humble and ready to work hard when he arrives in Catalunya.
"Neymar isn't a pop star. He's competitive, he knows the demands of this club and he has come to play his part," Alves was quoted as saying by AS after Barcelona's 2-0 win over Espanyol.
"He's very humble. He's a star, but he's very hard-working. We'll all help him and he'll help us. I respect [Johan] Cruyff but he doesn't know Neymar. There won't be two captains of this ship."
Goals from Alexis Sanchez and Pedro saw Barcelona clinch a 2-0 win over their city rivals to leave them three points away from reaching 100 for the season and Alves stressed that the squad is eager to match Real Madrid's record tally of last season.
"We are really up for equalling the 100-point added," he said. "There's one game left, and we want to win it."
Striker David Villa echoed his team-mate's determination to reach century of points this season and believes Neymar's acquisition will be fantastic news for the club's fans all over the world.
"Everyone really wanted him to come; it's great news for all Cules," he said.
"I was unlucky but Alexis [Sanchez] and Pedro scored, so I'm happy. We're going after the 100 points total. This win is a very important one at a very difficult stadium and against a team who was really up for beating us."


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In modern America, where the average family has 1.87 children, Tom Baker and wife Kate have decided that life is better--if not cheaper--by the dozen. The Bakers live in a small Illinois town where Tom coaches the local college football team. The family's day-to-day life is marked by equal parts love and chaos pet-frog-landing-in-the-breakfast eggs type of chaos. When Tom is offered his dream job--coaching a squad at a large university--he and Kate uproot the family, much to the displeasure of all 12 children. At the same time, Kate learns that her memoirs are about to be published. Her agent whisks her away to New York to promote the book, leaving Tom home alone to handle the increasingly unhappy and hectic household, as well as his demanding new job. With all hell breaking loose at home, Kate on the road, and Tom's job on the line, the Baker family ultimately chooses not to have it all, but to love what they do have.


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Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) is a U.S. telecommunication company and provider of fixed-line, wireless, television, and data services. Its wireless division, Verizon Wireless, is a joint venture with Vodafone and represents the largest subscriber base with 94.1 million customers and 102.1 million total connections.[1]. In fiscal year 2010, Verizon recorded revenues of $106.6 billion and net income of $2.5 billion.
Verizon's main business segments are its wireless and wireline segments. In 2010, to jumpstart its wireline business segment, which has experienced increased competition as customers switch to wireless products or less expensive alternatives such as VoIP technology, VZ has delved deeply into its Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) service, FiOS, investing over $20 billion in 2010[2].
Verizon Communications was formed in 2000 with the merger of Bell Atlantic and GTE Corp, and offers a wide array of wireline and wireless voice and data transmission services via approximately 41.4 million residential and commercial access lines throughout the United States. After Verizon completed its $28.1 billion acquisition of Alltel in January 2009, Verizon Wireless became the largest wireless carrier in the United States.
In FY2010, Verizon growth reported record-high profitability as it continued to drive higher smartphone adoption and data use. Verizon recorded revenues of $106.6 billion and net income of $2.5 billion. Verizon's main business segments are Verizon Wireless and Verizon Wireline.
Verizon Wireless is the largest provider of wireless voice and data services in the United States[4]. The business segment is a joint venture between Verizon and Vodafone; with Verizon holding a 55% stake in Verizon Wireless, and Vodafone holding the remaining 45%, it has controlling power over the company's operations.[5]. Its services include basic local and long distance wireless voice services, text messaging, music downloads, navigation and Internet access, V CAST Music and V CAST Mobile TV. The company has more than 25 multimedia phones that allow customers to browse and download songs, and the first true mobile TV service in the nation. (See 3G concept page for additional information on third-generation wireless technology.)
Verizon Wireless boasts a customer network of approximately 94.1 million customers[6]. It has also positioned itself as the go-to Android smartphone provider, with over 9 million subscribers[7].
Both of Verizon Communications' business segments are competitive players in the telecommunications industry. Its wireless business, which boasts the largest subscriber base, competes with other U.S. wireless carriers, including AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile. Its wireline business, which constantly faces challenges from new and potentially disruptive technologies, include non-wireline telecommunications providers such as VoIP, high-speed internet companies, and cable companies such as Time Warner Cable and Cablevision Systems (CVC).


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The brain-trust at SONY still disregards the obvious advantage of having built-in RF flash trigger/ratio control.
Here we actually had as golden an opportunity as was practical to give the photographer complete remote control over 2.4 MHz flash systems.. and instead, we go back to the good ol' ISO Hot Shoe. Huh? This is progress? Sounds more like gutless conformity to me.
Just seems silly, in many ways. Sure, I suppose having the ISO option would be great, but not having the RF seems... like a missed opportunity. Relying on third-party solutions lacks that "professional" aspect of the line. Then again, SONY would probably overprice all the necessary accessories, like they usually do. Maybe it is better they don't.
The $2800 price point is going to be a little rough to justify, if you already have an a850/a900 camera, but then again... times are so good... why not? Just pull that wallet out, grab the plastic... and slide it in the groove. All done. Wasn't that easy?
Still, I cannot say I am into making movies with a still camera. I may just wait this one through, until the 36MP unit is out.
24.6 MP (a850/a900) versus 24.3MP (a99) just does not motivate me enough to want to drop all that coin. I'll let someone else go first.
When it comes to SD Memory versus SONY's Memory Stick.. SD steps ahead:
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w/ SD (UHS-I compliant) memory card: Cont. shooting Hi: Extra FINE 15, FINE 24, STD 29, RAW 15, RAW+JPEG 12 Tele-zoom Cont. Advance Priority AE (8 fps): Extra FINE 20, FINE 28, STD 31, RAW 19, RAW+JPEG 18 Tele-zoom Continuous Advance Priority AE (10 fps): Extra FINE 20, FINE 26, STD 28
w/ Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo: Continuous shooting Hi: Extra FINE 14, FINE 18, STD 20, RAW 13, RAW+JPEG 11 Tele-zoom Continuous Advance Priority AE (8 fps): Extra FINE 17, FINE 20, STD 24, RAW 17, RAW+JPEG 16 Tele-zoom Continuous Advance Priority AE (10 fps): Extra FINE 18, FINE 22, STD 24
I guess it is time for a lot of former SONY members (the a3xx crowd) to return to the fold. LOL... it certainly took a while.
BTW: Irresponsible photography is at an end... this baby has GPS! "Where was that taken?" never has to cross your path, again.


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ARLINGTON (AP) — Kelvim Escobar won his 10th game after being snubbed again for a spot in the All-Star game and the Los Angeles Angels avoided a three-game sweep with a 5-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Thursday night.
Left off the initial American League roster released Sunday, Escobar had another chance to make the team. But Red Sox reliever Hideki Okajima beat out Escobar and three others in Internet voting that ended Thursday to determine the final player.
Escobar (10-3) allowed one run and three hits over seven innings, with eight strikeouts and three walks. The right-hander is 4-0 in six starts since the start of June.
Maicer Izturis had a two-run triple and scored after a double for the AL West-leading Angels, who had lost six of eight. Vladimir Guerrero, who will make his fifth All-Star start in San Francisco next week, extended his season-best hitting streak to nine games with an RBI single in the first.
The Rangers are in last place, 16 games behind Los Angeles, but are 5-0-1 their last six series. They took two of three from Los Angeles after splitting a four-game set last weekend at Boston, which has the best record in the majors.
Robinson Tejeda (5-8) lost for the fifth time in his last six decisions and has a 9.14 ERA in that span. He gave up four runs and six hits over 5 1-3 innings.
Jerry Hairston led off the Texas first with a double, advanced on a sacrifice bunt by Ramon Vazquez and scored on Michael Young's single. Young, the MVP of last year's All-Star game who will play in his fourth straight midsummer classic, has 23 singles over 18 games since his last extra-base hit on June 15.
Texas had one more hit and got only one other runner past first base against Escobar, when Vazquez hit a two-out triple in the sixth before Young hit a comebacker to the mound.
Garrett Anderson had a leadoff single in the fifth and scored the go-ahead run on a single by Jose Molina. Izturis came home on a sacrifice fly by rookie Reggie Willits, and then had his triple in the sixth.
After heavy rains earlier Thursday, the game started on time — the field wasn't uncovered until about 45 minutes before the first pitch. A light rain began to fall in the fifth inning, and continued for two innings, but the game was never delayed.


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Spain authorizes Coronado's conquest in the Southwest, 1540
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This letter, written on behalf of King Charles V by Francisco Garcia de Loaysa, the president of the Council of the Indies, acknowledges Francisco Coronado's report of the famous Niza expedition of the previous year and authorizes Coronado to explore the northern lands, in the search for wealth and resources, and in the hope that "through your excellent efforts you will bring the natives of that province under our sway and dominion and will bring them into the knowledge of the holy catholic faith." This letter is possibly the earliest surviving official authorization by any European regent to explore the lands that became the United States.
The Niza expedition, named after its leader, the Franciscan friar Marcos de Niza, recorded the enduring myth of Cibola—a city or series of cities in the American Southwest rich with gold. The Niza expedition is also significant in that Niza's Moorish manservant, Estevan Dorantes, also called Estevan the Black, was the first African documented in the New World. His presence predated English and Spanish African slaves by decades, and his ability to communicate with Native tribes proved to be vital to Niza's expedition.
Coronado, spurred by dreams of wealth, was shortly authorized to mount an impressive campaign to seek out Cibola. Setting out from Compostela (in present-day Sonora, Mexico), he reached the Zuni country in New Mexico that most scholars suspect to be the location to which "Cibola" referred. Coronado's quest for wealth carried him farther into America, later in search of another mythically rich land called Quivira. The area referred to as Quivira proved to be the lands occupied by the Wichitas in present-day Kansas. Some anthropological research supports the claim that Coronado traveled as far as Kansas, but scholars are divided. Nevertheless, this authorization spurred one of the most famous explorations of the New World.
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(translated from original in Spanish)
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado, new Governor and Captain General of the Province of Galicia of New Spain, we saw your letter of July 15 of the year prior to 1540, in which we became aware of the state of things of that province and the things that you have worked on to bring peace to the natives of the land who remained in revolt for which I thank you and have in service the notice that you had and have of the pacification and population of the land and of the good treatment of the natives that reside in the land and if you continue to be in charge of them, that you continue according to the letters of Don Antonio de Mendoza, my viceroy of New Spain, through whom I have made known by my name that I send you through as the Captain General of this population of the conquest and land that was discovered by Fray Marcos de Niza, that we have given to you because we hope, that through the giving of this title, with your life, my lord, you will be of service and the crown be royally presented; and that with your good management you place the land under my rule and bring its natives to the knowledge of my Holy Catholic faith and we do order you to, with all prudence and good order, work on making sure that the orders and provisions that have been ordered by us and the order that has been given by my son, the viceroy, by which we inform you that my son, the viceroy, has been sent in your absence so he may be able to watch your governance and provide what is beneficial to the service of my God.
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All Apologies
I've just offended Jews, Catholics, women, Arab-Americans, and the entire gay and lesbian community. Who should I call?
Public officials and celebrities say offensive things every day. Whether you're Kobe Bryant, Rahm Emanuel, or Don Imus, there's only one way to get out of hot water: apologize. You don't just have to say you're sorry, though—you have to say sorry to the right person. So who should you put on speed dial just in case you say the wrong thing about African-Americans or the mentally disabled? Slate has the answers. Consult our apology cheat sheet below and you'll never have to hunt down the Anti-Defamation League's number again.
Group offended: gays and lesbians
Sample offense: After receiving a technical foul in a game against the Spurs on Tuesday night, Lakers guard Kobe Bryant accused the referee in question of being a "fucking faggot." The Human Rights Campaign quickly condemned the act.
Sample apology: Bryant issued a statement and appeared on ESPN Radio the next day to apologize, blaming the slur on "the heat of the game." He also called Human Rights Campaign president Joe Solmonese to express his regrets—a conversation Solmonese said was "very sincere."
How to apologize: Call the Human Rights Campaign at 202-628-4160 and ask for Solmonese. For extra points, you can also call contact Jarrett Barrios, the president of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. His email address is firstname.lastname@example.com.
What to say: As a role model, you must lead the fight against gay slurs.
Group offended: the mentally disabled
Sample offense: In a 2009 strategy session with liberal groups, then White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel called a plan to air attack ads against conservative Democrats "fucking retarded."
Sample apology: Emanuel called Special Olympics CEO Tim Shriver to offer a mea culpa. Shriver accepted. President Obama similarly apologized after referring to his own bowling skills as "like the Special Olympics or something."
How to apologize: Call Shriver's assistant Donna Maxwell at 202-824-0263.
What to say: Offer to join Shriver's campaign against the "R-word."
Group offended: Jews
Sample offense: In 2010, director Oliver Stone blamed Jewish control of the media for preventing an open discussion of the Holocaust and stated that "Israel has fucked up United States foreign policy for years."
Sample apology: Stone had to make two attempts before the Anti-Defamation League was satisfied by his contrition. The first apology, in which he refuted the notion that Jews control any American industry, was deemed insufficient by ADL president Abraham Foxman for not addressing Israel's role in foreign policy. Stone touched on that point in his addendum, which Foxman accepted.
How to apologize: E-mailFoxman at email@example.com.
What to say: The Jews control nothing whatsoever.
Group offended: women
Sample offense: While running for governor of California in 2010, Democrat Jerry Brown accidentally left an extended voice mail for the Los Angeles police union in which an aide could be heard referring to Brown's opponent Meg Whitman as a "whore."
Sample apology: Brown publically apologized to Whitman in a debate. In response, NOW president Terry O'Neill absolved his campaign.
How to apologize: You can reach O'Neill through NOW communications director Lisa Bennett. Her phone number is 202-628-8669, ext. 123.
What to say: Hate speech against women is absolutely unacceptable.
Group offended: African-Americans
Sample offense: In 2007, radio host Don Imus referred to the Rutgers women's basketball team as "nappy-headed hos."
Sample apology: Imus went on Rev. Al Sharpton's radio show, Keepin' It Real, to make an extended apology for the remarks.
How to apologize: Contact Sharpton at 646-380-2000. You can also reach his representative Rachel Noerdlinger at email@example.com.
What to say: There is no excuse for your racism.
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Sample offense: In 2006, former Sen. George Allen referred to an Indian-American student working for his opponent as a macaca—an obscure North African ethnic slur.
Sample apology: As part of his apology tour, Allen sat down with a coalition of Indian American leaders. Sanjay Puri, the chairman of the political action committee USINPAC, called Allen's apology "very heartfelt."
How to apologize: Call Sanjay Puri at 202-276-7946 or email him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
What to say: You never meant any harm to the Indian-American community.
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Sample offense: While running for the Republican presidential nomination against Mormon Mitt Romney in 2007, Mike Huckabee wondered aloud whether Mormons believed that Jesus and the devil are brothers.
Sample apology: Huckabee told Romney he was sorry in person after a debate. Romney accepted.
How to apologize: Unless you've directed your comments to Romney personally, it's best to go straight to the Church of Latter-day Saints. You can reach Thomas Monson, president of the church, through Kim Farah, the church's media manager. Farah can be reached at 801-240-1977 or via email at email@example.com.
What to say: Mormons are just like regular Christians.
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Sample offense: In 2009, News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch said that then New York Gov. David Paterson was "blind and can't read Braille, and doesn't know what's going on."
Sample apology: Murdoch apologized to Paterson, who said the conversation was "cordial."
How to apologize: Contact Dr. Marc Maurer, the president of the National Federation of the Blind, via the NFB's director of public relations Chris Danielsen. His number is 410-659-9314, ext. 2330.
What to say: Blind people are just as capable as people with perfect vision.
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Sample offense: In a blog post about the sitcom Mike and Molly, Marie Claire writer Maura Kelly wrote that the obese lead actors made her uncomfortable. "I think I'd be grossed out if I had to watch two characters with rolls and rolls of fat kissing each other," she explained.
Sample apology: Kelly wrote a follow-up post apologizing for her insensitivity and confessing to her own history of eating disorders.
How to apologize: Email Joseph Nadglowski, Jr., president and CEO of the Obesity Action Coaltion, email@example.com.
What to say: Overweight people are people, too.
Group offended: Arab-Americans
Sample offense: Benjamin Emanuel, Rahm's father, told an Israeli newspaper in 2008 that his son would influence President Obama to take pro-Israeli positions. "Why wouldn't he? What is he, an Arab?" the elder Emanuel asked. "He's not going to be mopping floors at the White House."
Sample apology: At the request of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, Rahm Emanuel apologized for his father's remarks. Mary Rose Oakar, the president of ADC at the time, found his apology "humble and very sincere."
How to apologize: Sara Najjar-Wilson, the current ADC president, can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. If one apology won't suffice, you can also try Arab-American Institute President James J. Zogby at email@example.com.
What to say: You'd be happy to meet with Arab-American leaders to prove that your contrition is genuine.
Group offended: Catholics
Sample offense: When a woman emailed Wal-Mart in 2005 to complain that the phrase "Happy Holidays" had replaced "Merry Christmas," a customer-service representative responded, in part, that Christmas "is an ancient tradition that has its roots in Siberian shamanism." Catholic League president Bill Donohue announced a boycott of the discount chain.
Sample apology: Wal-Mart fired the customer-service rep, apologized for offending Christians, and changed its website so that the search term "Christmas" was not rerouted to "Holidays." Donohue called off the dogs.
How to apologize: Call the Catholic League at 212-371-3191.
What to say: Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year.


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South Africa not chokers, says de Villiers
South Africa's limited-overs captain AB de Villiers insists his side are not chokers despite tottering on the brink of elimination in the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka.india Updated: Oct 01, 2012 11:15 IST
South Africa's limited-overs captain AB de Villiers insists his side are not chokers despite tottering on the brink of elimination in the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka.
"I would not say we choked, we were just pretty much outplayed from ball one onwards," de Villiers said after an eight-wicket thrashing by Australia in Colombo on Sunday night.
"It's hard to put my finger on it. We started badly and finished badly as well. So, there is a bit of a bad taste in my mouth."
The formidable Proteas have often being ridiculed as the perennial chokers of international cricket, having failed to win major a world title since their return from an apartheid-era ban in 1990.
The pattern has remained the same in the ongoing tournament where South Africa lost both their Super Eights matches to hit rock bottom in group two which also features India and Pakistan.
Their fate hangs by a slim lifeline, with the side needing to beat India by a huge margin in the last round of matches on Tuesday and hoping Australia deliver a similar treatment to Pakistan.
"It's not all over yet," the captain said. "We are not the kind of team that will give up quickly. We will come back and try and improve, we will have to improve."
South Africa have looked jaded after being on the road for three months, having flown to Sri Lanka from an arduous tour of England where they took over as the number one Test side in the world.
They pinned Pakistan against the ropes in their first Super Eights match when, defending a modest 133-6, they had their rivals reeling at 76-7 before allowing seamer Umar Gul to turn into an unlikely batting hero.
Gul smashed two fours and three sixes in his 32 off 17 balls, sharing a match-winning partnership of 49 in 27 balls with Umar Akmal as Pakistan romped home in the final over with two wickets in hand.
Against Australia, they were pounded with bat and ball by in-form Shane Watson to crash to their second defeat on a slow pitch at the Premadasa stadium.
Watson claimed 2-29 and then smashed 70 off 47 balls as Australia restricted the awe-struck Proteas to 146-5 and then surpassed the total in the 18th over.
South Africa never recovered after left-arm spinner Xavier Doherty justified his recall by removing Richard Levi with the third ball of the innings and sent back Jacques Kallis in his second over.
Watson admitted he was surprised how South Africa continued to flounder in big events.
"Every tournament we go into, they've got an unbelievably strong side," Watson said. "They've just got an amazing amount of talent.
"I'm not exactly sure why they can't seem to really perform at the big events over the last 10 or 15 years. Because the quality of players they have, they should really be dominating."
South Africa's strategy in the must-win game against India will be plotted by coach Gary Kirsten, who made a name for himself by coaching the Indians to the title in the 50-over World Cup last year.
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Elsies Peak
+/- 5 Single Pitch Sport Routes, Grades 6c+ to 7b and +/-60 Multi Pitch Trad Routes (up to 4P), Grades E2 - 27. 20min walk up to crag.
All year round
Sport Rack or Trad Rack & 50m / 60m Rope
The climbing
+/- 5 Single Pitch Sport Routes, Grades 18/5b to 28/7c+ and +/-60 Multi Pitch Trad Routes (up to 4P), Grades E2 - 27.
Getting there
From Cape Town, drive South along the M4. At the end turn left and then right and continue along the M4 (Man Road) until you get to the town of Fishhoek. Follow the M4 towards Simonstown. About 1km after the Fishhoek CBD, you'll reach some trafic lights, turn right into hillside road (to highway). Turn left and then continue straight along Echo Road, until you can park beneath the crag.
Guide Books/References
Peninsula Rock by Tony Lourens & Richard Behne or Western Cape Crags (Guy Holwill) (sport routes)
The bolts here are quite old and should be treated with respect
== Route Info Elsies Peak Sport Routes -
- Wild Kingdom 7b+/27 5b
- The Dream Street Rose 7c/28 6b
- Eternal Rust 7b+/27 2b
- The Challenger 6c+/24 5b
Trad Descent
You can either abseil down or scramble down on the right hand side of the crag.


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BOSTON — The state's Education Board has approved new regulations that use students' MCAS scores as one of criteria to evaluate teachers. It's a change many teachers welcome — but they want to make sure it's implemented alongside a series of other changes.
Many teachers, including the Massachusetts Teachers' Association — the state's largest teacher's union — supported the change. But the MTA's Cathy Skinner says there needs to be other tolls used to assess teacher performance, like classroom observation, self-assessment and peer review.
"These regulations ensure that no one's job performance will be based solely on MCAS or any one measure," Skinner said.
Both the MTA and the state's second-largest teachers' union, the American Federation of Teachers, expressed concerns about the capacity of the districts to implement these the full gamut of changes that need to come with the use of test scores. Tom Gosnell, of the AFT, says evaluators are going to need training.
"Whether this initiative succeeds or fails will hinge to a large degree on the quality of implementation. But this means evaluators must be well trained. Will there be support for this from the state and the department? This will be absolutely crucial," Gosnell said.
Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester said the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is committed to training evaluators and providing support to districts. He said the department plans to use federal Race to the Top funds to put the new system in place.
The changes will be phased in over the next three years.
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Lagoon 40
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Sheridan Haines
Executive Director of Council to Address Sexual and Domestic Violence
Executive Office of Public Safety and Security
Sheridan's bio
During a discussion with the directors of the Governor's Advisory Council on Veterans' Services (GACVS) and Governor's Council to Address Sexual and Domestic Violence (GCSDV), Lt. Governor Tim Murray tasked us with convening a joint working group on military sexual trauma. Assistant Secretary of Veterans Services and Coleman Nee and I pulled together interested members of both Councils, as well as representatives the National Guard, the Veterans Administration, MA Department of Public Health, and community based service providers such as the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center to address and better meet the needs of Massachusetts residents who have experienced Military Sexual Trauma.
These meetings have been the first statewide attempt to engage a wide array of interested participants––military/civilian, private/public, governmental/NGOs, medical/legal––to embark on an on effort to identify obstacles and systemically address the needs of men and women in Massachusetts who are dealing with the short and long term effects of Military Sexual Trauma. From the beginning a supportive, respectful tone has led the group to familiarize each other with the very different history, culture, policy and procedure development of the civilian sexual assault movement and the military response to MST, thus beginning to bridge these two bodies of work. The Joint Working Group has provided a safe and positive learning environment to address the complicated issues that arise.
In June, we held the 2nd Annual Massachusetts Women Veterans Conference. US Asst. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Tammy Duckworth was the keynote speaker at this gathering of several hundred women vets in June at UMass Medical Center. Members of the joint working group provided assistance in planning and day-of leadership presenting a panel on Military Sexual Trauma and available supportive services. Further outreach to community-based civilian support services ensured that the "Resource Area" was informative, broad-based and diverse.
This spring, the MST Joint Working Group will embark upon a series of discussions with several "groups" in the National Guard that specifically work with MST survivors including, Chaplains, JAG Corp and Mental Health providers. The goal is to further build the network to support survivors of MST and to prevent MST.
For Help and More Information:
Massachusetts Department of Veterans Services


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Skip to comments.New Jersey: Arab Voters Trying To Unseat Pro-Israel Dem, We Want This Jew Out Of Office"
Posted on 06/02/2012 12:35:18 PM PDT by Qbert
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Keep letting Muslims into this country and this will be the electoral norm soon enough.
It's not only a referendum on the candidate in question's religion, but his race as well. If Christie's dhimmitude vis-à-vis the Park57 masjid extends to turning a blind eye to this double bigotry, his credibility will be destroyed (i.e. more than it's been damaged already) . . .
I guess maybe because we've never had so many unAmerican voters in our political structure before.
This should never be forgotten because we will be seeing more and more as "they" learn to use our laws, system and culture against us.
Not only is the camel in the tent, his farts are frequent and smell REALLY bad.
Any fracture in the Dem party is a positive development because the Dems are anti-liberty. If Jews are purged out of the Dem party, they will have to go over to the GOP. There is no difference between a Jewish Dem or a Muslim Dem. They all vote the same on key issues and they have the same leadership.
However, in the long term, we need to restrict Muslim immigration because true adherence to their faith is an anathema to the Constitution and liberty. Electing Dems of any religion will never ever accomplish this goal; it is hard enough to get Republicans to take the proper stand on this issue.
Gee, will the "news" media call this racism (if they even choose to report this)? I'm sure they would if someone was trying to oust a muslim.
Oh sure. And that's aside from the fact that "Muslim" is not a race while "Jew" is.
Not only are Muslims vicious, they are stupid. Pascrell is the son of Italian immigrants, not Jews.
He's a left-wing liberal Democrat, but if the Muslim pigs don't like him, I hope he stays in office.
Has Pascrell denounced the ad? Has the State RAT party? Has anyone asked DWS her feelings on what is going on within her party? Where is the MSM on this? crickets ... crickets ...
Funny, they want a Jew out of office, and we want muslimes
out of our country.
Obama is backing one and B. Clinton is backing the other.
It's not Pascrell they oppose. It's Rothman.
Rothman is also a liberal Dem. But again, if the Muslim pigs don't like him, I hope he stays in office.
Muslims - every mother's son of them - are the biggest threat to civilization since plagues.
"Has Pascrell denounced the ad? Has the State RAT party? Has anyone asked DWS her feelings on what is going on within her party? Where is the MSM on this? crickets ... crickets ...
Yep. Although, in a way, it's almost better to encourage them to keep yapping... so they can expose to the world who they really are.
3.6 million and rising, I understand.
Under Clinton, Dim's realized that Americans with traditional Judeo-Chrsitian values would not elect Progressive candidates, so the decision was made to PREFERENTIALLY allow Muslims to immigrate. There were 100,000 Muslims in the US at the 1970 census, but over 1 million were granted entry during the eight years Clinton was President. Many of these were from war torn, impoverished areas such as Somalia and the Middle-East, with no understanding of democracy or human rights. Since they are accustomed to serving a warlord they will sell their vote to whoever offers them a share of the 'spoils'.
I have personal family ties to Nigeria, and my Nigerian friends tell me that an itinerant goat herder from the north (Muslim) will be granted entry to the US before an educated professional from the Christian Igbo tribe in the south. Makes no sense to me (or them), but they all tell me its true.
Bush did nothing to curtail this pro-Muslim policy, and I suspect BHO has accelerated it.
Dim's were correct in thinking Muslims would vote their way, and Muslims were largely responsible for the recent socialist victory in France.
Added to blacks, Hispanics, and hippies/drug dropouts, they are of growing importance in the Progressive plan to loot America. I'm not sure what you can do to stop it, other than restricting immigration and qualifying voters. And I don't think we will wake up to danger until its too late.
But since you are Charles Martel, I suspect you already know more than I of these things.
Rothman is the Jew they're referring to.
Anything that troubles the D'Rats is fine by me. Not too many conservative Jews out there in politics so whatever.
It's Rothman they are after. The south Paterson constituency of Pascrell's rears its ugly head. It was only a matter of time. I always thought that this race was going to be decided on this issue at the end. Due to the demographics of these two's base supporters.
New Jersey: Arab Voters Trying To Unseat Pro-Israel Dem, We Want This Jew Out Of Office"
Hey Obama!!!! Call Your federal Top Cop!!!
Eric Holder....Heres some Racist Hate crime staring you in Your Stupid Face!!!
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Questions and Answers on Tysabri (natalizumab)
Regarding Lifting of the Clinical Hold
1) Why is FDA lifting the clinical hold?
We received detailed information on the extensive re-examination that Biogen and Elan undertook on all patients who had received natalizumab in clinical studies under an IND. No additional cases of PML were identified. The better understanding of the actual occurrence of PML in these patients permitted better estimation of the potential risk of PML occurring in the future. In addition, Biogen has proposed a resumption of natalizumab administration under an IND study with very specific plans for close monitoring of patients.
2) Will Tysabri be available to all patients?
Biogen has proposed to FDA only to resume administration of natalizumab to patients who had previously been receiving the drug within an IND study at the time of the suspension of use in February 2005. Those patients would need to discuss with their Study physician the potential risks and potential benefits of resuming treatment with natalizumab, and will be able to make a decision after that discussion. Biogen has not proposed to administer the drug to anyone who had not previously been receiving it under an IND study. Biogen has submitted an application to FDA to resume marketing the drug for more widespread use. That application has a due date for a decision by FDA in late March 2006.
3) What happens to the other holds on similar products and what is our process for lifting these holds?
The lifting of the clinical hold on natalizumab may lead to requests from other product sponsors to begin or resume clinical studies for molecules that act in a similar manner. FDA will consider each of those proposals as they are received. An important aspect to consider is whether the potential risk of a specific product is reasonable in the setting of a specific disease, type of patient, and other currently available therapies for that type of patient.
4) Is there still a significant safety concern with the product, and if so, why did we lift this hold?
FDA remains very concerned about the potential for PML associated with natalizumab use. However, the currently available information are not adequate to clearly define the level of risk or the exact circumstances when this risk occurs. Furthermore, the existing efficacy data with natalizumab indicate this is a very effective product and multiple sclerosis is a devastating neurologic disease. Therefore, if a study is done in a manner that provides as much safety monitoring as feasible, it is reasonable to resume studying this product under IND to obtain more safety-related information that may permit us to begin to better understand how large or small the true risks associated with natalizumab are.
Date created: February 15, 2006
http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/infopage/n ... old_qa.htm


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Weaker Currency and Inflation Fuel Egyptians' Discontent
CAIRO—Living in Cairo's outskirts without access to clean water, Jihan Younes relies on her housecleaning wages to feed her three children, husband and mother-in-law. But she worries that the 800 Egyptian pounds she earns each month—now worth about $115—is buying less and less.
"I pay for my meat in installments," said Mrs. Younes, 32 years old. "Luckily our neighborhood butcher is understanding."


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Fudgy Wudgy Brownies from Carol Connors
We tracked this recipe all the way back to its printing on July 20, 1978. The recipe is from songwriter Carol Connors, who made them for a Bastille Day potluck at famed Hollywood restaurant Le Dome. We wrote that the Academy Award nominee "stood by her Fudgy Wudgy Brownies assuring all the tasters that they were great because she sang to them. And they were."(Songwriter Carol Connors, left, welcomes Mickey Rooney and his wife, Jan, at the Argyle Hotel in 1993.) Click here for the recipe.
Ringo H. W. Chiu / For the Los Angeles Times
Copyright © 2018, Sun Sentinel


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- Introduction
- Current Residency
- Work Status
- Work Time Currently Spent Telecommuting
- Working From a Remote Site
- Option to Telecommute
- Importance of Telecommuting
- Would Live in Park
- Reasons For Not Pursuing Telecommuting
- Greatest Advantage of Telecommuting
- Determents to Living in the Park
- Reasons to Live in the Park
- Importance of Business Centers
- Probability of Utilizing a Business Center
- Observations & Implications
The Adirondack Initiative for Wired Work hosted by Clarkson University represents a group of energized regional leaders and working professionals committed to advancing creative work and lifestyle choices by promoting technology and services that encourage corporate telecommuting, mobile work, green tech commerce and entrepreneurship from home offices with negligible impact on the natural environment.. The Adirondack Initiative has sponsored a survey to understand the needs of corporate telecommuters, entrepreneurs and mobile professionals interested in "Working Wired" in the Adirondack North Country Region.
In a recently published document The Adirondack Association of Towns and Villages found that its communities were increasingly becoming poorer and aging at a rate far exceeding that of the national average. That report, The Adirondack Park Regional Assessment Project, marked a number of troubling signs for the future viability and economic security of the region. Needed jobs, retention of our youth, and decreasing school enrollment were all but a few that were identified. It was also noted that some 40% of residential properties in the Park are owned by those living outside the "Blue Line," which represents over half of the Park's total residential value. In many towns, the shifting of tax burdens to out-of-park residents can be as low as 10% but as high 80%.
Economic development issues are complex, with solutions multi-faceted. Historically, many of those who want to live in the Park have limited their career choices to those services that are supported by the tourist trade. This research project asks if that can now change. Expanded technologies in the 21st Century have extended our working and living options thanks to telecommuting. Worker's can now live anywhere as long as technology precedes them.
The Adirondack Initiative for Wired Work survey report identifies a number of issues relating to current attitudes about telecommuting and its usage. Its objectives, however, go beyond academic interest. Could the advent and growth of telecommuting assist the Adirondack Park in attracting new residents who are interested in building or supporting their careers, or entrepreneurial ventures? Beyond the need for high speed connection and Park-wide cell reception, are other business support systems needed and are they in place?
Though it may be only one piece to a complex economic challenge, telecommuters, as a market, can potentially be a strong contributor to new residential growth.
To this end, this report identifies:
- Interest and experiences in telecommuting among a select audience
- Interest/awareness in making the Adirondacks a potential "home" to telecommuting activities
- Perceived advantages and disadvantages of living/working in the Adirondacks
- Viability of developing "Business Centers" that would support and encourage technological growth
This quantitative study included a sample of 600 respondents. A questionnaire was designed and implemented as an online survey using a database monitored by Clarkson University. In addition, self-administered questionnaires located at various site locations throughout the Park provided for a more diverse audience in this sample. Survey work began in July and ended August 2009. Though this sample is heavily skewed toward male responses (74%), it does represent a wide diversity of age, residency, work status, telecommuting experience and time spent visiting the Park.


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By ,
Published January 13, 2015
Ryan Reaves' second-period marker proved to be the difference as the St. Louis Blues held off the Dallas Stars, 2-1, on Friday at Scottrade Center.
Chris Stewart added a power-play goal and Brian Elliott posted 21 saves for the Blues, who have won three straight and sit firmly in the sixth spot in the Western Conference with 54 points.
"I thought we just managed the game today and did a good job," St. Louis coach Ken Hitchcock said. "We found a way to win."
Antoine Roussel registered the lone Dallas goal, while Kari Lehtonen allowed both St. Louis goals on 20 shots for the Stars, who had won six of their last seven coming in.
With 47 points, Dallas finds itself two back of the Columbus Blue Jackets for the eighth and final playoff spot in the West with four games to play.
A boarding penalty against Dallas forward Eric Nystrom at the 9:39 mark of the first period gave St. Louis an early man advantage, and the Blues quickly capitalized. Alex Pietrangelo's blast from the top of the left circle was fought off by Lehtonen, but Stewart was there on the low right side to bury the rebound for a 1-0 lead at 10:10.
St. Louis doubled its edge just under eight minutes into the second, when Reaves intercepted a clearing attempt at the Dallas blue line and made his way to the front of the net before pounding home a rebound of a Chris Porter miss to make it 2-0 at the 7:52 mark.
Dallas cut the margin in half early in the third, when Stephane Robidas rifled a shot from above the right circle that deflected off Roussel before sailing high over the blocker side of Elliott to make it 2-1 at the 4:37 mark.
Lehtonen left the net with a little over a minute remaining to give the Stars an extra attacker, but Dallas was unable to find the equalizer and the Blues escaped with the victory.
"Not too many mistakes today, we were playing great defense and so were they. They just got one more goal than us," Lehtonen said.
Game Notes
St. Louis improved to 12-8-1 at home, while Dallas fell to 11-10-1 on the road ... St. Louis has taken five of the last six meetings with the Stars, including a 4-3 decision on Jan. 26 in Dallas ... The Blues finished 1-for-3 on the power play, while Dallas failed on both of its chances with the man advantage.


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A 17-year-old boy from Blue Island died of an infection after he underwent root canal surgery, and his family says they believe the procedure may have been unnecessary.
Christopher Schutzius died of sepsis, a toxic infection, following the root canal, the Cook County medical examiner's office ruled following an autopsy Thursday. Medical experts say it is rare for serious complications to occur following a root canal, and usually only happen if an infection is present before the procedure.
Schutzius was a senior at Eisenhower High School and was to graduate in May.
Schutzius was pronounced dead just after 11 a.m. Wednesday at MetroSouth Medical Center in Blue Island, more than a week after undergoing the dental procedure. The teen's foster family says he went to an office of a national dental chain in Blue Island on Feb. 1 to have a filling replaced.
Schutzius lost a filling while eating a piece of caramel candy, according to two foster siblings, Candace Garcia, 20, and Richard Garcia, 23. He went by himself to the dental office, Dental Dreams, to have the filling replace and ended up having a root canal that his family believes was unnecessary.
The family said Dental Dreams is a popular facility in Blue Island because it takes public aid and serves many low-income families.
"They seen he was by himself and he didn't have a parent with him and took advantage." Richard Garcia said. "They decided ... 'we'll give him a root canal instead of a filling ..."
Throughout the week Schutzius applied over-the-counter pain medication to his aching mouth and complained of not feeling well, Candace Garcia said.
On Tuesday, Schutzius was lying still on the couch and didn't seem like himself. The family called an ambulance and he was hospitalized. He died the next day.
"I wouldn't wish this on anybody," Candace Garcia said.
Richard Garcia agreed. "I hope this never happens to anyone else."
Sameera Hussain, the clinic's owner read a prepared statement but refused to answer questions.
"Dental Dreams provides affordable dental care to the Blue Island community. We learned today through media reports that a patient who was recently treated at our clinic has later passed away," Hussain said inside the clinic where nearly a dozen people were waiting to be examined.
"We were shocked to hear this news and express our deepest condolences to the family. We are conducting a thorough review of his treatment and we'll provide furthur details as they become available to us."
Christopher S. Wenckus, head of the endodontics department at the University of Illinois at Chicago's College of Dentistry, said deaths or serious complications following root canals are "horribly uncommon."
"In all the years that I've done this, I have not personally seen anything where there's been a direct link between a root canal being done and a patient dying," Wenckus said. "These things can happen, but they're extremely rare."
The fact that Schutzius' filling fell out indicates that the tooth was probably already decaying because of infection and that a root canal was likely necessary, said Wenckus and Clara Spatafore, president of the American Association of Endodontists.
Both said antibiotics usually are not given to patients after a root canal unless the patient has other medical problems or develops severe swelling or pain.
Wenckus said he usually tells patients to take ibuprofen for a few days after a root canal.
The boy's foster mother, Laura Serna, said she was too distraught to talk to reporters and had been advised by officials with the Department of Children and Family Services not to speak with reporters. Christopher Schutzius has been living with them for about three years.
Schutzius was a senior at Eisenhower High School and was preparing to graduate in May, his foster family said. He lived with the Serna/Garcia family along with his younger brother and sister. The 11- and 13-year old biological siblings were at the modest Blue Island house on Friday but said they didn't want to discuss their brother's sudden death.
"Chris was a wonderful kid," Candace Garcia said. "If you were feeling down he'd do whatever he could to make you laugh. He was our brother and we loved him."
Chris wanted to finish school and study to become an auto mechanic, Candace Garcia said. He and his siblings left their parents home years ago and were being raised by an aunt up until 3 years ago. Then they went to live with Serna, a close family friend who was also the children's Godmother.
Schutzius was placed in foster care in 2008, a spokesman for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services said.
The state Department of Financial and Professional Regulation investigates any medical procedure that results in an "adverse outcome," said agency spokeswoman Susan Hofer, who said she could not discuss individual investigations.
Staff reporters Ryan Haggerty and Liam Ford contributed