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NORMAL – For four years, since she started her first game of her freshman year, Jenna Thorp has been the Hinckley-Big Rock girls basketball team's star.
And for four years, she rarely has smiled at a game.
That's her game face, which never changes. Bad call, she moves on. Thirty-point game, just doing her job. State championship, let's do it again.
On Saturday, the best girls basketball player in H-BR history finished her high school career with a win. And she did it by taking over late for the second straight afternoon in her team's closest two wins of the season.
"I thought Jenna Thorp was just outstanding," H-BR coach Greg Burks said. "Last year, I don't know that she played her best.
"It seemed like, in these two days, whenever a big play needed to be made to help us, whatever the situation was, she made it."
That effort wasn't surprising.
But you might be surprised about what happened earlier.
Two hours before the game, as her team prepared for its biggest game of the year, Thorp was dancing and singing in the locker room with her teammates.
The player who's dominated every night for four years as the "best player on the court every time out," according to Burks, isn't the real Jenna Thorp.
That stoic demeanor on the court never changes. But her personality off the court is anything but.
"She's a little crazy," junior teammate Alyssa Baunach said. "You see her on the court and she's all serious, but in practice she goofs around and it's a lot of fun."
I'll admit, I'm a bit surprised.
The same was true when teammate Jes Meyer told me that, before each game, Thorp likes to eat a pre-game meal of applesauce and macaroni and cheese.
"She's like a little kid inside," said Meyer, a teammate of Thorp's since elementary school. "She's the complete opposite person that you would think she was."
Maybe it was the solid, unselfish basketball she played over the years that confused us. Or it could have been all the "doing what I can for my team" and "trying to play my best" responses she gives after games.
She always has something positive to say about a teammate, or a coach.
But never anything earth-shattering, like when she was asked about her mindset late in Saturday's game.
"The mindset is to fundamentally do what I know I can do and what I've worked for," Thorp said.
And that is what's made Thorp so great.
Never did she get a big head about her abilities and never did she think, as a Division I player, that any Class 1A opponent was beneath her.
She came out and played every game the same way, as hard as she could, and came away with two first-team all-state awards this week and my Miss Basketball vote for the second straight season because of it.
When Burks was asked after the game what he would miss most about Thorp, the answer was simple and appropriate at the same time.
"Everything," he said.
I couldn't agree more.
• Daily Chronicle sports editor Jon Styf can be reached at email@example.com.


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After pondering for weeks, Cape Coral Mayor Marni Sawicki has added her name to a list of approximately 450 mayors nationwide who support "Freedom to Marry," an initiative in support of same-sex marriages.
It was simply the right thing to do, Sawicki said in a telephone interview late Tuesday.
"I thought long and hard about it; it's probably been two months," Sawicki said. "To me, this is just about human rights."
That means being afforded the same legal rights as other couples, she said.
"I am for people's rights, civil rights," Sawicki said. "For me, I don't have an issue with the GLBT community, I support them and I don't have an issue with gay marriage; I think it's about people's right."
She was asked if she expects any backlash as Lee County is largely conservative.
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"Oh, yeah," she said, and laughed.
But reaction is not likely to be all negative.
"I believe we are a very tolerant city," Sawicki said.
She added placing her name on the list of mayors in support was a personal choice and it does not represent the position of either the city or the city council.
"As a mayor, it (her name) can have an impact," she said. "I'm not looking to be a crusader but I did feel obligated."
Other members of council may have an opportunity to weigh in in a couple of weeks as a petition to create a "domestic registry" will be brought forward from the public.
Sawicki said that likely will be presented by its supporters at the Cape Coral City Council meeting to be held July 28.
Other mayors whose names have been added to the initiative include Sam Henderson of Gulfport, and Claire Schubert of Hillsboro Beach, according to a release issued by Southerners for the Freedom to Marry in partnership with Equality Florida on Tuesday.
There are now 35 mayors in Florida, including four Republicans, on the list, the release states, adding "Florida has the highest number of supportive mayors in the states where gay couples are still banned from marrying."
"Americans have come to understand that it is wrong to exclude loving, committed gay couples from marriage and a stunning 57% of Floridians agree," said Evan Wolfson, president of Freedom to Marry, in the release. "Florida mayors are making the case that ending marriage discrimination is the right thing for America, for their communities, for business and the economy, and for the tens of thousands of same-sex couples who call Florida home. Marriage strengthens families and communities, and it's time to end marriage discrimination in Florida, and in America, once and for all."
According to the release, "A supermajority of Americans (59%) support the freedom to marry, including a majority of young evangelicals and Republicans under 45. Gay couples can currently marry in 19 states and the District of Columbia."
According to the organization, other Florida mayors who support the freedom to marry include: Buddy Dyerof Orlando, Craig Cates of Key West, Rick Kriseman of St. Petersburg, Cindy Lerner of Pinecrest, Jeri Muoio of West Palm Beach, Harry Dressler of Tamarac, Philip Levine of Miami Beach, Lisa Aronson of Coconut Creek, Peter Bober of Hollywood, Joy Cooper of Hallandale Beach, David Coviello of Biscayne Park, Richard Kaplan of Lauderhill, Shari McCartney of Oakland Park, Russ Barley of Freeport, Sue Lynn of Anna Maria, Daniel Dietch of Surfside, Lesa Peerman of Margate, Pat Gerard of Largo, Connie Leon Kreps of North Bay Village, Teresa Zemaitis of Kenneth City, Rob Downey of Melbourne Village, Phillip K. Stoddard of South Miami, Ashira Mohammed of Pembroke Park, Lori Moseley of Miramar, Frank Ortis of Pembroke Pines, Judy Paul of Davie, Gary Resnick of Wilton Manors, Michael Ryan of Sunrise, Barbara Sharief of Broward County, Pam Trioloof of Lake Worth, and Michael Udine of Parkland.

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You work for dumbasses.
You can see all of the OS code of OS X. The only think hidden is the UI. Only a complete ignoramous would worry about "back doors" in a desktop UI.
As for proving it to their bosses, show them the OS code, and how would those bosses know they are not looking at the Aqua code, as well?
I just hope the Linux guys really buff up the X-Windowing System to an Aqua-like sheen, polish, consistency, and ease of use. And STOP THE DUPLICATION OF EFFORT, GUYS!!!
This is exactly why I have all but given up on taking most Linux users seriously. It seems like the Linux world is now dominated by people who think of Linux as a commercial app, and if there is a feature that they feel it lacks, then somebody "out there" should make it happen for them. Look, if you are not willing to build the tools you need, then what the fuck are you bothering with Open Source for in the first place? There are people working on it, why are you not working with them, instead of bitching from the sidelines? Given your attitude, your company might as well spend the money on XP, and let somebody else take care of everything for them. While they're at it, outsource an MS "Strategic Partner" to handle all of the support & security issues, and get some India-based code shop to handle all of the programming. Then they can fire you and your dumbass boss, and get on with their business.
That's where you're wrong. Aqua can work fine on other platforms, it just hasn't been released for them, and since Apple's not sharing the source of Aqua, a competitor would need to reverse-engineer Aqua to make that happen. However, if Apple suddenly wanted to move to a totally new hardware platform, moving Aqua would be trivial, becuase it is not as married to the hardware as you seem to think it is.
Can you be more specific? I'm not sure how mean this. Are you talking about the benefits of client server network transparency? Quartz (Aqua is essentially just the theme) is based on the same model. It is fully capable of network transparency. OpenStep and Rhapsody's DPS engines supported it. Apparently the hooks are still in there. I once saw them documented in detail on a GnuStep mailing list, but I can't google it and their archive does not seem to be searchable. I did find a mention of them on Ars Technica [arstechnica.com] and Planet PDF. [184.108.40.206] My Apple reps refuse to comment on whether Apple has plans for exploiting this capability.I think you miss the point. Where are all the other GUIs from the early 90's (Windows 3.0/3.1 NT 3.51 Gui, the OS/2 gui, DRDos gui...?). All of these GUIs were not designed around a very open and abstract hardware process and thus were tied to very specific notions of how hardware would work. Aqua has the same problem. X conversely does not. X can easily support a 3D virtual reality GUI served up to 10,000 way parellel subsystems... if such things existed. Unix technologies tend to be designed to scale both up to faster system and into the future.
1.3.2 Is GNUstep following Changes to OpenStep and MacOSX?
Yes, gnustep-base already contains the documented changes in the Foundation library. GNUstep aims to be compatible with both the OpenStep specification and with MacOS-X. It should be easy to write an application that compiles cleanly under both GNUstep and Cocoa.
1) Used by only one vendor and is going to remain that way
That one vendor is the UNIX volume leader.
2) It is tied to a particular hardware model and thus is likely to be outdated within a decade
No, Quartz is quite hardware-independent.
So, until that "volume leader" ports to anything else than its own hardware, that point is kinda moot, isn't it?
The Windows Media Player for OS 9 was "powered by Quicktime", hilariously enough.
The PERL needs AppleScript to talk to iTunes. It doesn't do it on it's own...been there and doing the same thing with PHP
Yeah, the only problem is you're doing the same, tired "look what I can play" garbage. There has only been one really useful application of iTunes scripting: iSing [subsume.com], and even that is questionable if you survey your surroundings when the song is over.
If this is the same code that was discussed over at O'Reilly [macdevcenter.com] you need to start tweaking how Apache or other things run.
There was a discussion of this over at MacNN Forums as well [macnn.com].
Both links I provided discussed this in depth.
I was curious if the Perl scripts mentioned were simply calling the same Applescripts and how they dealt with these issues. My sense was that they were variations on the similar Perl code discussed at the MacDev page at O'Reilly.
No AppleScript required or used, all raw Apple events, with the AppleScript *vocabulary* used (by parsing the aete resource to do the AppleScript->AE mapping, all done transparently and automatically, after simply dropping the target application on a droplet once). Hopefully, when it is ready for Mac OS X, it can be used as a more efficient and friendly alternative to AppleScript.use Mac::Glue;
my $iTunes = new Mac::Glue 'iTunes';
# optionally talk to another host
# $iTunes->ADDRESS(eppc => 'iTunes', 'otherhost');
my %track;
my $name = $iTunes->prop(name => of => 'current track');
$track{name} = $iTunes->get($name);
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Original URL: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/03/15/nokia_confirms_tablet_development/
Nokia design chief ayes tablet plan
Yet Finnish phone firm counterspins claim
Posted in Personal Tech, 15th March 2012 11:29 GMT
Nokia has revealed it has started work on a tablet, adding weight to rumours that the firm is set to launch an iPad challenger when Microsoft's Windows 8 software is released later this year.
"We are working on it," confirmed Nokia design chief Marko Ahtisaari in an interview with Finnish magazine Kauppalehti Optio.
The designer also talked up a new "revolutionary mobile experience" that will challenge the way users interact with their smartphones, specifically without need to "bend fingers" onto a display.
But the Finnish phone giant's answer to Apple's Jonny Ive may have been talking out of turn.
After the publication of his words, Nokia quickly released a statement today to say: "We continue to eye the tablet space with interest, but have made no specific announcements."
Specific? Perhaps not, but Ahtisaari has certainly let the cat out the bag, and with CEO Stephen Elop previously talking up interest, with the need for a different approach when entering the tablet domain, a Nokia fondleslab appears quite the certainty. ®


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In the middle of a campaign season bombarding voters with reasons to resent Washington, D.C., the success of the Washington Nationals is offering the nation a contrary, positive image of the capital.
"Basically, any town, any sports town, loves a winner. It always has a ripple effect on the town," said Peter Mirijanian, a veteran Washington public relations professional who runs Peter Mirijanian Public Affairs. "They're just one more thing that makes the town attractive."
It's a tall order to break through the barrage of negative advertising that often uses views of the Capitol Dome to symbolize political gridlock and big government.
But sports fans who watched the extended celebration at Nationals Park when the team clinched the National League East division title Monday saw a more attractive nation's capital. The television images of screaming fans and players dumping champagne on each other served up a much different scene than viewers are used to seeing in ominous campaign ads or in C-SPAN coverage of partisan name-calling in the House and Senate.
"It begins to change the conversation of what Washington is," said Andrew Feffer, the Nationals' chief operating officer. "It elevates and amplifies the brand of the city. Washington becomes synonymous with a sports town, not just a politics town."
There is a shift under way in the branding of the team that reflects a transition in D.C.'s image.
"They went from Senators to Nationals. You can draw your own conclusions about what that means," said Mirijanian, implying that a name suggesting a proximity to Congress carries more baggage than a more neutral term, such as National.
Feffer said he hopes his team can help "bring people together" and create a Washington environment where "Democrats, Republicans, Hill staffers ... can root for the hometown team together."
"It's becoming much more of a dynamic place," Feffer said. "Ten, 15 years ago, the city was dominated by politics and government. Now, Washington ... is much more of a diverse economy," he said, adding that the area's increased diversity has attracted technology firms, a booming restaurant scene and many other things that make the capital more cosmopolitan.
Attracting Attention
National media coverage of the Nationals' success has reflected Washington's new vibe.
In ESPN Magazine, Tim Kurkjian wrote last week: "Washington Nationals utility man Steve Lombardozzi has lived in Columbia, Md., about equal distance between Washington and Baltimore, for 20 years, since he was 4. He is too young to truly understand the tremendous story that is developing in and around the Beltway, a story of hope and redemption and magic, a story that has never been told in that area, a story that wasn't supposed to happen this season."
Kurkjian was writing about not just the Nationals, but also the less-expected turnaround up I-95 by the Baltimore Orioles.
But while Baltimore has had its share of winning baseball - with World Series victories within living memory, its crown jewel stadium Oriole Park at Camden Yards and superstar players including the now-retired Cal Ripken Jr. - Washington has not had that kind of good feeling attached to it for decades.
The NFL's Washington Redskins had a string of Super Bowl success in the 1980s and '90s, when they played at Capitol Hill's RFK Stadium. But those days are gone, and the Redskins have decamped for FedEx Field in suburban Landover, Md.
"The fact of the matter is that, back in the heyday of the Redskins, it was a less partisan town. You didn't have Congressmen rushing home on the weekends and sleeping in their offices," Mirijanian said.
It's not just the players who are attracting attention to the Nationals and their host city. A long-developing drama over the in-house entertainment has also captured public interest, even moving America's best known documentarian to put his stamp on things.
Ken Burns, the man behind "The Civil War," "Prohibition" and, yes, "Baseball," has produced a mini-documentary on the Nationals' presidential racing figure of Teddy Roosevelt, titled "Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Ride."
Despite cries of "Let Teddy Win" during the foot race in the middle of each home game's fourth inning, Teddy always fell short to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson or Abraham Lincoln - until Wednesday's game, when something resembling the Philadelphia Phillies' mascot, the Phanatic, knocked out Teddy's rivals and allowed him to cross the finish line first.
"He is Mount Rushmore's Rodney Dangerfield," Burns says of Teddy in the film's narration.
Even Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), as famous a scold of Washington's ways as any, got into the act, vowing in Burns' film, tongue firmly in cheek, to pursue action if Teddy's fortunes did not change.
For the Nationals' Monday night game, McCain cut a short film in which he gave Teddy a pep talk. And after Wednesday's race, McCain was ecstatic, tweeting: "#Teddy won! #Teddy won! #Teddy won! We've defeated the massive left-wing conspiracy!"
Losers No More
Washington baseball, despite a World Series win in 1924 and famous talent including Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson, has long been associated with losing.
"First in war, first in peace and last in the American League," was a popular enough view of Washington baseball that it figured in the Broadway musical "Damn Yankees," which posited that the only way the Washington Senators could edge out the New York Yankees was by making a deal with the devil.
Two Senators teams moved away. The first left for Minnesota to become the Twins, who have won two World Series titles there. The second departed for Texas, where the Rangers have been in the past two Fall Classics. A World Series matchup between the Nationals and Rangers remains a possibility this fall.
When the National League's Montreal Expos left Canada for D.C. in 2005, losing baseball returned to the capital. After a .500 season in 2005, the Nats lost more than 90 games twice and more than 100 games twice before starting to turn things around last year at 80-81. This year, they boast baseball's best pitching rotation, a stingy defense and a power-hitting offense.
But while the team has established itself as a winner and the crowds are growing at Nationals Park, that doesn't mean that Washington's famously transient citizenry is united behind the team.
"Parentheses: I'm a Yankee fan," Mirijanian said of his hometown Bronx Bombers. "I'm rooting for a Yankees-Nats World Series. I have not adopted the Washington teams in my 25 years here."


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To add to RbR's post below regarding generational voting, here is a chart that shows the U.S. birth rate over the past sixty years, and indicates approximately where the "generations" lie. I lifted the graph from the National Center for Health Statistics final 2005 report (their most recent full report available online) but the coloring and labeling of generations is mine.
The Baby Boom and Baby Bust (Generation X) are the clearest demographic features, most evident in the absolute number of births. Generation "Jones" appears to be something of a refinement, capturing the era of declining birthrate between the boom and the bust.
The more recent echo-boom is evident in the absolute number of births, but it is worth noting that the birth rate is nearly flat, and the echo comes closer to thirty years after the boom than twenty. The CDC gives the mean age of the mother for her first birth to be 25 (the mean age for all births being a few years higher).
My main complaint about this scheme of "generations" is that they are long. Sometimes speaking in terms of decades is better. One last note, we are due for a new generation, the children of Generation X... Shall we call it Generation Z? The Echo-Xers? The post-9/11 generation? Maybe the Obama Years will replace the Reagan Years?
UPDATE #1: I made up a graph of Presidential "generations" and added some suggestive colored ovals of my own. The strongest feature I see is the most recent: the "Greatest" Generation (about 1901-1924) that accepted the torch in 1960 and held onto it until 1992. Note that picking either Obama (blue dot) or McCain (red dot) could represent a significant shift backward or forward.
UPDATE #2: I fixed the Presidential graph so the Blue<->Red dots are now correct.
UPDATE #3: I have adjusted the color bands on the generations graph slightly, in response to some comments.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
To add to RbR's post below regarding generational voting, here is a chart that shows the U.S. birth rate over the past sixty years, and indicates approximately where the "generations" lie. I lifted the graph from the National Center for Health Statistics final 2005 report (their most recent full report available online) but the coloring and labeling of generations is mine.
Posted by Dr. Strangelove at 9:45 AM
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- The Law Talking Guy said...
I'm not comfortable with a "Jones" generation being so short (I don't quite get the name, but that's because it's not my generation, I guess). Either the other generations should be shorter, or it should be longer.
I have often thought the "baby boom" generation is much too long. The real baby boom was in the aftermath of WWII, and you see the spike. Extending it to 1964 is bizarre. The "boomers" are really those people who had childhoods in the 1950s and participated in the wildness of the 1960s and 1970s, then went "straight" and Republican in the 1980s. So I would put a stop to the boomers at about 1956. After that, you have a different generational experience. These are the Yuppies.
As a supposed GenXer, I have always objected to that designation. It is a designation based on not knowing what we are all about ("X" for the unknown). This was a generation shaped by the materialism, anti-intellectualism, and Reaganite calm of the 1980s. Our generation was never told about culture wars of the 1960s. We got the Disney version of it all. Most of my generation never tuned into politics.
I agree with LTG on the Boomers. Their "generation" is much too long.
This whole generation thing is something of an odd idea. It has been written about extensively. Scientificually, a generation is the children born to a single mother. But in this case, we use a social science definitition that is somewhat arbitrary. If you poke around the internet with these terms, you will see that different writers define them differently and they are different from country to country.
This article from Time is sort of fun and topical.
- Raised By Republicans said...
I like thinking of generations in terms of the events they grew up with rather than a fixed number of years for each or even looking at demographic trends. That's where the Jones thing comes from...they are post Vietnam but pre-Reagan. They are the kids from "That 70s Show." They are the older siblings of Gen Xers.
I disagree with LTG's view of the Reagan years as being "calm." I guess that's because he spent them outside of the Midwest. For us the Reagan years, especially the first term, were characterized by double digit unemployment, dramatic declines in the populations of our cities and even entire states. In 1980 Ohio had 25 electoral votes but by 1992 that had dropped to 21 votes (it now has 20). Michigan dropped from 21 votes to 18 between 1980 and 1992. The population of Cleveland fell by almost 25% between 1970 and 1980 and fell by another 12% between 1980 and 1990. I had parents with good jobs and we spent most of the late 70s living on hot dogs, mac and cheese and shit on a shingle.
But LTG is right, Gen Xers have never really been into politics. Possibly because so many of us grew up in a world where the government pretty explicitly said, "you're on your own sucker."
- Raised By Republicans said...
Dr. S. Great post. But unless I misread the second graph, shouldn't the Obama dot be higher on the Y axis than the McCain dot?
- Dr. Strangelove said...
Oops! I reversed the colors of the Red/Blue dots. Obama = Red and McCain = Blue on this little graph.
I spent my childhood hoping for another FDR. But, I grew up in California's version of the Mid-West, the Central Valley. My county still has some of the state's highest poverty rates and highest unemployment. Yet it's very Republican. Farmers. Church goers, Rotarians.
My earliest political memory? Iran Hostage Crisis. Had nightmares of troops (Nazi's mind you) marching down my street and taking my dad off to war.
My young take on Reagan, was entirely influenced by my parents. He was an incompetent jerk who broke unions, followed horoscopes, and was hell bent on doing deals with Iran to fight wars in South America. I agree with RBR. Things were not calm in the 1980s.
And yes, we've been suckers from the start. I graduated with my MA just in time for the dot.com bust. And now that I was finally stable and getting a tiny bit ahead, the latest crash. Great. Just great.
But then I listen to the tales of my Depression era, rationing era mother. And I realize that we still have it pretty good and no one gets out with an easy ride. Every generation has their struggle. It makes me feel better.
BTW: it is no accident that so many of us seem to identify more with our grandparents than our parents.
- The Law Talking Guy said...
The difference between Gen Y and Gen X is rather stunning, I admit. The 20-somethings I see running around are so much more enthusiastic about, well, everything, than GenXers ever were. Basically, nobody cared about politics when I was in college.
Maybe the problem with AmericanGenX is that our our first lesson in foreign policy and immigration was Space Invaders. The message: aliens are weird and different from you, and they are all brainlessly moving in lockstep with a goal to kill you (which they can do just by touching you). Your job is to kill them. Kill them all.
We learned about feminism from Ms. Pac-Man and learned from the Gulf War that "war is like Nintendo."
Watching my normally disinterested and cynical GenX cohort come alive on the Obama train has been one of the most satisfying parts of this past year. So many of my friends just never cared about politics before. Now it's all different.
Boy is the crash going to be hard.
- The Law Talking Guy said...
The largely stable, lower birthrate is nicely correlated with the growing availability of contraception and abortion from 1960-1975, the whole sexual revolution thang.
- Dr. Strangelove said...
Note on demographics: I tried at first to align the "generation" color bars with the peaks and troughs of the absolute birth rate. It did not work well. After the comments above, I re-aligned the bars to their current position... To the slopes.
Baby Boomer: rising
Gen-X: falling
Millennial: rising
It is interesting that the progressive generations (Boomers/60s, Millennials/now?) coincide with growth in the youth population, while Gen-X coincided with decay in the population rate.
- Dr. Strangelove said...
The preceding generations were the "Silent Generation" around 1924-1944 and before that the "Greatest Generation" 1901-1924. It is worth noting that the Silent Generation has yet to produce a President: they seem to have been skipped. (McCain would be the first--likely the only one.)


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Cheney's 7-3 win over Lakeside is first on the pitch for Lady Hawks
September 13, 2012
By JOHN McCALLUM
Sometimes that first win is the hardest to get.
Thanks to a three-goal performance by Jade McCauley and two scores each from Chae Brown and Jaisa Holland the Cheney girls' soccer team can now put one in the "W" category, getting their first win of the season by knocking off visiting Lakeside 7-3 last Tuesday. And while new head coach Nels Radtke isn't keen on moral victories, he felt the Lady Hawks played one of their better games so far in Friday's 4-1 home loss to Lewis and Clark.
Holland was involved in five of Cheney's seven scores against the Eagles of the Northeast A League Tuesday. She and Brown hooked up on the Lady Hawks' first two goals, both by Brown, in the ninth and 17th minutes. McCauley got into the action with the next three goals, a solo shot in the 22nd minute, one in the 26th minute off Holland's third assist and again in the 35th minute, assist by Carlie Fox, for a 5-0 halftime lead.
Lakeside finally scored three minutes into the second half before Holland found the net with goals in the 44th minute, assist from Sierra Dixon, and in the 53rd minute, assist by Brown. Lakeside added goals in the 63rd and 64th minutes.
Cheney out shot the Eagles 13-12 with goalkeeper Montana Andrews making nine saves.
"It was nice to get the win," Radtke said. "Once we get that first win, we get the experience from it, the excitement from it and build on it from there."
But while the win was good, Radtke was a little worried how the team finished. It was a tale of two halves, the first won by Cheney but the second going to the Eagles, 3-2. Radtke thinks it might be a mindset issue since he believes his team is in pretty good physical shape early in the season.
The Lady Hawks had a good all-around effort Friday against a solid Tigers club out of the 4A Greater Spokane League. LC took a 1-0 lead into the half when Cheney failed to clear a ball inside the 18-yard box in the 21st minute, allowing freshman Haidyn Bulen to send a shot into the net.
MacKenzie Flynn crossed a shot from left to right just outside the 6-yard box past an outstretched Andrews to make it 2-0 in the 47th minute. Cheney answered four minutes later, with Holland passing to Brown who floated a 12-yard shot into the left part of the goal to make it 2-1.
LC regained their two-point lead on a Cheney own goal in the 57th minute, a shot Andrews stopped and appeared to control but the officials ruled it had just crossed the goal line. The Tigers added some insurance in the 74th minute on Jessica Ellingsen's unassisted goal.
LC outshot Cheney 10-2 with Andrews making six saves.
Radtke felt the Lady Hawks play against LC was a much better performance than their season-opening 7-1 loss to Ferris, adding the team is a bit of "a puzzle" right now in trying to put the pieces together for success.
The Lady Hawks will have to put everything together and continue to improve against opponents who count now, opening the Great Northern League schedule this week with a pair of road games. Cheney travels to Deer Park Tuesday to face the Stags, 1-0 after a 4-3 win over Riverside, and then to Colville Thursday, facing an Indians team starts 0-1 following an 8-2 loss to Idaho 3A Lakeland.
Radtke said he's excited to get league underway finally. Right now he's more focused on the Lady Hawks play than he is on coming league opponents.
"That needs to be our major concern," Radtke said. "Then in games we can make some changes. I think we can do some special things this season."
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Elisabeth Rotermund: Intellectual Property Law Society Co-President
For most people at the law school who know 3L Elisabeth Rotermund—Moot Court Honor Board member, Intellectual Property Law Society co-president, and technology investigator—remembering how to pronounce her last name has been a challenge. "It's Rot-er-mund" [wrote-er-mund] she kindly corrects when a student or the occasional professor misspeaks. Perhaps it reminds her of her hometown of Frankfurt, Germany whenever she needs to explain the pronunciation of her name. When translated into English, the German word Rotermund means "red mouth." The appropriateness of the translation can be seen in Rotermund's smile as she passes through the hallway.
Moving Around
Most UC law students look forward to working in locations across the nation following graduation. Many hope to find themselves in D.C., Chicago, or even a foreign country where they can put their legal expertise to work. But Rotermund already has a lifetime of experience living around the globe to help guide her post-graduate employment decisions.
Rotermund, whose father served in the military, was born in Frankfurt, Germany where she lived until the age of three when her family moved to San Antonio, Texas. She completed most of first grade in Texas before moving to Honolulu, Hawaii before the school year ended. "When your dad is in the military, you don't move at the end of the school year," said Rotermund. "You move when the military needs you to move." She was able to smoothly transition into island life for the remainder of the school year and spent the next two years in Hawaii before moving to Columbus, Ohio.
Her next home was Chicago where she lived until starting high school and returning to Columbus. Rotermund and her brothers Stefan, age 20, and Eric, age 28, lived in Columbus through her high school years. After graduating, she attended the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. A year later, though, Rotermund found herself back in Columbus attending The Ohio State University. Three years later she shipped her belongings to Cincinnati.
Science Major and Cheerleader
Most people are not surprised to learn that Rotermund spent her first year at the Catholic University studying biology in the pre-medicine track. Most are surprised, however, to learn that she also spent her first year of college holding up gravity defying acrobats as a base for the university's cheerleading squad. Her love of everything science and her energetic personality explain both her major and her extracurricular activity. In addition to being a member of Catholic University's cheerleading squad, Rotermund kept herself busy as a member of the Biology Club, the College Republicans, and classes she took through the university's Honors Program.
With all of her accomplishments, however, it was an event after one of her cheerleading routines of which she is most proud. "We had a basketball game against a school in Virginia and John Ashcroft's son played on the opposing team," Rotermund explained. "Conservative that I am, I was so excited that I couldn't stand it. We did our routine during half time and after it was over I went into the lobby to call my mom to tell her I had seen Mr. Ashcroft in the stands." As it turned out, John Ashcroft had seen Rotermund as well. "Just as I was dialing, Mr. Ashcroft walked out of the gym, patted me on the arm and said 'You did a good job out there,'" she exclaimed. "So John Ashcroft complimented me on my impeccable cheerleading skills," Rotermund said with a laugh.
Following her move to Columbus, Rotermund did not change her routine. She loved being involved and became a member of OSU's College Republicans, a Buckeye for Bush, and a volunteer with a Catholic outreach group. In addition, she helped with voter registration during the 2004 election and met with Senator Sam Brownback from Kansas. He shared his views on a different kind of stem cell research that aligned with his hope of furthering scientific advancement while still conforming to his religious convictions. "Senator Brownback explained how this different type of research could be done and could be rectified with the Catholic faith" she explained. "Being a science person and reconciling it with my religious views…this talk certainly had a strong impact on me."
Change of Careers: From Medicine to Law
Rotermund changed her mind about her future career plans as she was immersed in her scientific coursework. "I felt that there were limited avenues to pursue in the science field," Rotermund said. "You can be a biologist or a teacher or a doctor," she continued. "I hated the idea of teaching because I tried to help my brother through school and realized I had no patience. I worked in a lab at Catholic and found that to be monotonous and isolated. I'm more outgoing so that wouldn't work either."
Finally Rotermund toyed with the thought of entering the medical field. She ultimately decided against it after seeing some of the struggles her mother had while working as a nurse. Luckily, Rotermund's mother had a friend who worked as a patent attorney. "I spoke with her and thought it would be the best of both worlds," said Rotermund. "I'm analytical and I'm interested in promoting new technologies. I've really become comfortable with the idea of practicing in the patent field, specifically in patent litigation."
Rotermund entered UC Law in 2006 and has had the chance to work in the intellectual property area. She has worked for Cincinnati Public Schools, UC's Intellectual Property office, and Luxottica Retail. "At Cincinnati Public I met with the general counsel and she gave me an amazing opportunity to share their IP policy because they didn't have anything on the books. It was a great opportunity to dive in heard first because I got to handle a lot of issues," said Rotermund. "It really was a mixed bag." Her time at UC's IP office was spent working on investigating technologies created by the university and staff and addressing any IP concerns in the transfer of the technology. At Luxottica, she has gained a greater appreciation for the business side of intellectual property law.
Beyond the Classroom
What does Rotermund do during her down time? If by "down time" one means "down to business time," Rotermund currently serves on the Moot Court Honor Board as Lexis Nexis competition director. Over the past two months she supervised the Moot Court Honor Board try-outs for second year students by organizing, scheduling, and implementing a 60-student competition involving writing and oral arguments. She is also serving her second term as IP Law Society co-president. Her responsibilities include gathering potentially interested students and introducing them to the field of IP law. The group recently partnered with Cincy IP, a group of IP attorneys in the Cincinnati area, for a project that Rotermund spearheaded. "We're putting together a mentoring opportunity where students and professionals pair up and develop mentor/mentee relationships," she explained. "We want to make students aware that they can be involved in the field while still in the law school and that there are many opportunities to get experience," Rotermund continued. Her efforts are supplemented by her partnership with Ria Schalnat, an IP attorney at Frost, Brown, Todd who is the president of Cincy IP. Rotermund adds involvement with the Student Ambassadors, Law Republicans, and the Federalist Society to her resume.


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ISS, which is closely followed by investors seeking guidance on controversial issues, has suggested voting against Lane, a managing partner at high-powered Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins. They also gave fellow board members John Hammergren and Kennedy Thompson the thumbs-down.
The call for Lane's sacking marked one of the few "special cases" in which ISS has advised shareholders against re-electing the chairman of the board. The last time it did this was in 2012 when it recommended against Wal-Mart Stores Chairman Robson Walton and other directors for failing to fully investigate allegations of widespread bribery by company officials in Mexico.
In 2009, ISS advised shareholders to vote against re-electing Bank of America Chairman Ken Lewis, following its costly acquisition of Merrill Lynch. Meanwhile Glass Lewis recommended shareholders vote to remove Marc Andreessen and Rajiv Gupta, along with Hammergren and Thompson.
It said that the directors had made inadequate due diligence relating to the acquisition of Autonomy. HP, which acquired the British firm for $ 11.1 billion, took a massive writedown on its value last year.


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Warner Bros. is developing a remake of its 1992 film, The Bodyguard, Deadline reports.
Starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston, the original film arrived from director Mick Jackson (who recently won an Emmy for directing the "Temple Grandin" television miniseries). Costner played a former Secret Service agent assigned to protect a famous musician (Houston) from a stalker. Over the course of the film, the two develop a romantic connection.
Famous for showcasing Houston's music (including the hit "I Will Always Love You"), the aim for the new version is said to again cast a real-life singer in the role, though no official casting decisions have, as of yet, been announced.
Jeremiah Friedman and Nick Palmer have been hired to adapt the screenplay. Their spec script, Family Getaway, was picked up by Warner Bros. last year after making the 2010 Black List.


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Photo courtesy of volleyballmag.com.
CHAPEL HILL– There are some ladies wearing Carolina jerseys who have been lighting up Carmichael Arena lately. And no, we're not talking about the women's basketball team. Not yet, at least.
Off to their best start and ranking in school history, the members of the Tar Heel Volleyball team are brimming with confidence.
But Head Coach Joe Sagula says his No. 10 ranked Carolina squad, currently sitting at 15-0, needs to stay grounded despite all the success they've been enjoying this season.
"The confidence is high, but we're trying to keep it under control. It's a fine line between being cocky and confident. We are trying to just walk the confidence line. The job of the coaches is to constantly remind us that we have to keep getting better," Coach Sagula says.
Although only half way through the season, Coach Sagula says he is happy with the amount of attention the volleyball program is receiving.
Coach Sagula says he thinks the biggest growth in his Tar Heel squad has occurred in the overall balance of leadership. He says it helps to have a team full of players looking to step it up at different times.
"I think it's a shared experience this year. And I think that's something we were hoping for. Different people have stepped up and helped drive the team to being successful at different times," Coach Sagula says.
Earlier in the season, redshirt junior Chaniel Nelson was ruled out for the remainder of the year due to a stress fracture in her tibia. But Coach Sagula says the diagnosis cleared up all uncertainty for the Tar Heels and has helped many of his players fill new roles.
"We were going to play hard without her until we knew what the situation was. Once we realized that, it allowed us to go forward and think about how we are going to continue and plan to get better this year with the personnel we have," Coach Sagula says.
The Tar Heels boast an impressive 29-game home winning streak. And Coach Sagula says defending the home court in Chapel Hill is something Carolina definitely takes pride in.
"We don't emphasize the streak. However, we do definitely talk about the fact that we want to defend Carmichael Arena. We want to make sure that we are always playing our best at home in front of our home crowd," Coach Sagula says.
Surveying the ACC title landscape, Coach Sagula says he doesn't have to look far for Carolina's toughest competition. That squad happens to be just a short drive down 15-501.
And Friday's 7 p.m. conference showdown is against those Duke Blue Devils. It will be Carolina's annual Turn It Pink night for breast cancer awareness. Pink UNC volleyball shirts will be sold, and player jerseys will be auctioned off at Carmichael Arena.


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Currently running Sabayon Gnome V4.2.
Current equo version is v0.99.3.2.2
Update manager recommends installing v0.99.3.2.5.
Attempted to update equo resulted in a similar a crash and a request to send in the details, which I did.
Details below under title of EquoCrash
Confusingly, the Error msg in the crash dump quotes a different entropy version, that of 0.98.0.2
Really don't know what to do next. Any suggestions....?
Thanks very much for any responses.
Update by Miles
Having trouble loading an attachement so have done a copy and paste below.
sabayon miles # equo update
>> @@ Repositories synchronization ...
>> [svn.sabayonlinux.org:1026] Successfully connected to host
>> [svn.sabayonlinux.org:1026] Successfully disconnected from host
>> # (1/1) Sabayon Linux Official Repository
>> # Database URL: http://svn.sabayonlinux.org/entropy/sta ... base/x86/4
>> # Database local path: /var/lib/entropy/client/database/x86/sabayonlinux.org/standard/x86/4
>> # Database EAPI: 3
>> Attention: database is already up to date.
>> !!! Equo/Entropy: a new release is available. Mind to install it before any other package.
>> @@ Notice board: sabayonlinux.org
>> [0] [Mon, 18 May 2009 21:22:48 +0000] Title: GNOME 2.26 has arrived, please read
>> [1] [Sat, 23 May 2009 18:42:50 +0000] Title: Spritz is now known as Sulfur!
sabayon miles # equo install entropy
>> !!! Please update the following critical packages:
>> # >=sys-apps/entropy-0.98.0.2
>> !!! You should install them as soon as possible
>> @@ Calculating dependencies ...
>> Cache is now empty.
>> Hi. My name is Bug Reporter. I am sorry to inform you that Equo crashed. Well, you know, shit happens.
>> But there's something you could do to help Equo to be a better application.
>> Now I am showing you what happened. Don't panic, I'm here to help you.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/equo", line 504, in main
rc = text_ui.package(options)
File "/usr/lib/entropy/client/text_ui.py", line 135, in package
check_critical_updates = True)
File "/usr/lib/entropy/client/text_ui.py", line 773, in installPackages
emptydeps, deepdeps)
File "/usr/lib/entropy/client/text_ui.py", line 597, in _generateRunQueue
runQueue, removalQueue, status = Equo.get_install_queue(foundAtoms, emptydeps, deepdeps)
File "/usr/lib/entropy/libraries/entropy/client/interfaces/dep.py", line 1867, in get_install_queue
empty_deps, deep_deps, quiet = quiet)
File "/usr/lib/entropy/libraries/entropy/client/interfaces/dep.py", line 1371, in get_required_packages
deptree = graph.solve()
File "/usr/lib/entropy/libraries/entropy/graph.py", line 433, in solve
sorted_data = self.solve_nodes()
File "/usr/lib/entropy/libraries/entropy/graph.py", line 418, in solve_nodes
return sorter.sort()
File "/usr/lib/entropy/libraries/entropy/graph.py", line 307, in sort
components = self.__strongly_connected_nodes()
File "/usr/lib/entropy/libraries/entropy/graph.py", line 250, in __strongly_connected_nodes
self.__topological_sort_visit_node(node, low, result)
File "/usr/lib/entropy/libraries/entropy/graph.py", line 223, in __topological_sort_visit_node
stack_pos = len(self.__stack)
AttributeError: Lifo instance has no attribute '__len__'
Frame __topological_sort_visit_node in /usr/lib/entropy/libraries/entropy/graph.py at line 223
node =
<GraphNode[item:(21161, 'sabayonlinux.org')][arches:['<GraphArchSet[origin:<entropy.graph.GraphNode object at 0x945b24c>][endpoints:frozenset([])]>', '<GraphArchSet[origin:<entropy.graph.GraphNode object at 0x945b6ac>][endpoints:frozenset([<entropy.graph.GraphNode object at 0x945b30c>, <entropy.graph.GraphNode object at 0x945b24c>, <entropy.graph.GraphNode object at 0x945bd6c>])]>']]>
self = <entropy.graph.TopologicalSorter object at 0x9b66dcc>
num = 0
result = []
low = {<entropy.graph.GraphNode object at 0x945b24c>: 0}
>> Of course you are on the Internet...
Erm... Can I send the error, along with some information
about your hardware to my creators so they can fix me? (Your IP will be logged) [Yes/No] yes
>> If you want to be contacted back (and actively supported), also answer the questions below:
Your Full name: miles leach
Your E-Mail address: [email protected]
What you were doing: attempting to install latest version of entropy (0.99.2.3.5) via command line as sulfur doesn't seem to be able to load
>> Thank you very much. The error has been repor


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Whether you're going to an intimate dinner party or summer soiree, showing your host a simple thanks is a sure way to get invited back. Here are some tips to secure your seat at this season's backyard bashes.
Do Your Homework
Before bringing a dish, always ask if anything specific is needed. If the hostess says bring what you'd like, ask a few questions about what she's making. This way you can prepare something with complimentary flavors. Aim for dishes that can sit at room temperature too or be served on arrival—chances are your hostess has enough on her plate than worrying about where to store or heat anything.
No Cooking Required
Sometimes the best gifts are items your hostess would consider a splurge, like wine glass charms so guests can keep track of their glasses or an instant-read thermometer to make sure everyone's meat is cooked just right.
Wine In Doubt
Unless your host doesn't drink alcohol, a bottle of wine is always a good bet. If you're not a connoisseur, ask for help at your local wine shop, and they'll be able to send you off looking good on arrival.
Leave a Lasting Impression
For evening parties, stand apart from the crowd with a basket of homemade muffins, let your hostess know they're to make her morning easier. This way you'll be the first person on her mind as she sips her morning coffee and starts thinking about the next dinner party.


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Profile in Sustainability - Dr. Alison Watts
Profile in Sustainability - Dr. Alison Watts
Research Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering
Tell us about the research you do around water.
I am working on water-related issues at a variety of scales and locations. Locally, I am involved with research which supports residents and municipal leaders in the NH Coastal region as they work to improve water quality by implementing better stormwater controls and other management practices. I am involved in larger water issues in the State of New Hampshire through the Water Sustainability Commission, and nationally providing training and support for stotmwater management and pollution source control to a range of audiences.
What is the Sustainability Research Collaboratory, and why are you involved?
The Sustainability Research Collaboratory (SRC) was formed to build capacity for interdisciplinary sustainability research at UNH. We meet and discuss research ideas, support proposals, and expand connectivity across departments and disciplines. I particularly enjoy meeting, discussing, and ultimately working with researchers from a wide range of backgrounds and expertise.
What motivates you personally to be involved in sustainability?
Sustainability to me is common sense; if we use all of a resource up today, there won't be any left tomorrow. We must balance the needs and tradeoffs of today with a future that can continue to support the human and natural systems that we value.


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Cape Coral is the next stop on the campaign trail for former Sarasota city commissioner Ken Shelin. He is going before City Council on Monday to ask the members to pass an ordinance to create a domestic partner registry in the city.
"Half of the population in Florida lives in a community that recognizes the registry," said Shelin, 73. "My interest rests in Southwest Florida. Soon I will get on the agenda with the Lee County Commission and Fort Myers."
So far, Shelin has gotten registry legislation passed in Sarasota city and county, Venice, North Port and most recently Punta Gorda. He has Bonita Springs and Naples in his sights.
"Everywhere there has been a vote, it was unanimously in favor," said Shelin. "There has been almost no public opposition, except one community three church members opposed the registry. The good thing about the registry is that it is not a religious issue. It's a civil issue."
The domestic partner registry started in California many years ago, Shelin said. Over the past 20 to 25 years it has spread across the country. It has shown not to be a violation of the state same-sex marriage bans because the rights it grants is very different from the rights granted by a marriage.
"The most important thing is the registry is gender neutral," said Shelin. "There are many reasons why people don't want to get married but choose to still be in a committed relationship."
The registry Shelin will propose to the Cape Coral council deals with health care hospital visitation rights, medical decision making, end of life and funeral planning, minor child education and correctional facility visitation rights.
"I've given them a model ordinance that they can follow," said Shelin. "I will encourage them to follow the model. Another good thing about the legislation is that once you and your partner - same sex or opposite sex - register in one community it is honored in other communities that have registries. It is useful for visitors as well as residents in that if you live in a community without a registry you can register in another community near you and it becomes recognized."
He added that the fee to register usually ranges from $30 to $50 in most communities.


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As surely as little boys on sleds follow the first snowfall, the departure of Mary Schapiro as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission has occasioned one fawning encomium after another from the press.
"It's not a stretch to say she has saved the regulatory body from irrelevance, if not outright extinction, and she has rebuilt it into a powerful presence on Wall Street," wrote Dana Milbank of the Washington Post.
The New York Times' business section carried an homage to Schapiro, along with the requisite photograph of her looking off into the middle distance, pensively, as the late-afternoon sun flooded an SEC conference room. "As her bruising tenure comes to an end," the article said, she "leaves behind a stronger S.E.C., an overhaul characterized by her attention to detail and meticulous preparation."
I understand the time-honored ritual of praising a departing public servant for his or her selflessness in passing up millions of dollars in the private sector to take on the thankless task of heading up a powerful government agency. But enough already.
Let's face it: Mary Schapiro did a lousy job as head of the SEC. What we needed was an SEC that would not only do its primary job of protecting investors from the likes of Bernie Madoff but also would hold Wall Street executives accountable for their extraordinarily bad — and, yes, in some cases criminal — behavior leading up to the 2007 and 2008 financial crisis.
Toothless enforcer
What President Barack Obama gave us in Schapiro was yet another Wall Street regulator deeply indebted to Wall Street itself. Schapiro, the former chief executive officer of the banks' self-regulatory agency, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, has long had her own fortunes closely tied to those of banking bigwigs. When she left Finra in 2009 to take the SEC job, its board paid her a $9 million bonus — a little something to remember them by.
Remember them she did. Instead of finding a head of enforcement with teeth, Schapiro appointed Robert Khuzami, former general counsel of Deutsche Bank AG in the Americas. In that previous job, Khuzami approved the sale to investors of billions of dollars of mortgage-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations that would later prove beyond toxic — and one of the main causes of the financial collapse.
Not surprisingly, Schapiro and Khuzami have done close to nothing to hold Wall Street bankers, traders and executives accountable for causing the financial crisis. Neither Khuzami nor Preet Bharara, the U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York, have been able to uncover a shred of criminal evidence against Jon Corzine, the former CEO of MF Global Holdings Ltd., for his role in that firm's collapse. This despite the unexplained, unauthorized use of customer money to cover MF Global's rising debts in the last days of its existence.
Nor was there an effort to make a case against Richard Fuld, the former chief executive of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., despite the solid evidence of indictable offenses itemized in the post-mortem done on the firm by court-appointed examiner Anton Valukas. Funny how a generation ago, before regulators had the advantage of incriminating email trails, 3,500 financial industry workers went to jail for their roles in the savings and loan crisis.
Congressional questions
As if we needed another reason to lament the way Schapiro ran the SEC, she obliged this month in an exchange with Rep. Nita Lowey, a New York Democrat. Lowey was upset about the case of Peter Sivere, a former whistle-blower in the compliance department at JPMorgan Chase & Co. whose anonymity was blown by George Demos, an SEC lawyer who later ran for Congress. (I wrote in greater detail about Sivere's plight in an earlier column.) Lowey wrote Schapiro on Sept. 21: "What steps has the SEC taken to ensure the protection of the identity of whistleblowers and how will the SEC correct this mistake and ensure that such a disclosure will not occur in the future?"
Basic questions. But not for Schapiro.
In a Nov. 14 response to Lowey, Schapiro trotted out the sort of corporate pablum she must have written thousands of times at Finra: "Because this case involved a confidential personnel matter, I cannot disclose what supervisory response, if any, was made in this particular case prior." Thanks, Mary!
Now Obama has added insult to injury by naming Elisse Walter, a crony of Schapiro's from Finra and a current SEC commissioner, as Schapiro's successor. The silver lining is that the New York Times reported Walter may only be an interim appointment. Then the dark clouds of injustice reappear: Atop the list of Walter's potential replacements are Khuzami, of all people, and Richard Ketchum, Schapiro's replacement as CEO of Finra. Also mentioned is one far-better choice: Sallie Krawcheck, the well-respected former executive at Citigroup Inc., Bank of America Corp. and Sanford C. Bernstein & Co.
The idea that only one of Wall Street's own can regulate Wall Street is deeply disturbing. If Obama keeps Walter on or appoints Khuzami or Ketchum, we would be better off blowing up the SEC and starting over.
I still believe the best person to lead the SEC at this moment remains former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer. He would fearlessly hold Wall Street accountable for its past sins, as he did when he was New York State attorney general and as he now does as a cable television host. (Disclosure: I am an occasional guest on his show.)
We need an SEC head who can inspire a new generation of investors to believe the capital markets are no longer rigged and that Wall Street cannot just capture every one of its Washington regulators.
Cohan, the author of "Money and Power: How Goldman Sachs Came to Rule the World," is a Bloomberg View columnist. He was formerly an investment banker at Lazard Freres, Merrill Lynch and JPMorgan Chase, against which he lost an arbitration case over his dismissal.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Annie Johnston sat close to her sister, Chrissy Knott, and held her hand under the blue surgical draping as the medical team worked toward closing the incision low on Chrissy's abdomen.
Annie's gaze shifted between the teary eyes of the woman she has loved forever and the hollering babies she longed to hold.
"You can go look at your babies, Annie," Chrissy said.
"But I don't want to leave you," Annie replied.
"It's OK. Go," Chrissy said. A tear slid down her cheek.
Annie had just become a mother of two boys that her sister had carried for her. Her own belly swelled with the promise of the boys' sisters.
After years of wanting children and of disappointing efforts to make that happen, Annie and her husband, Joby, both 34, were welcoming quadruplets nobody expected in a manner that has astounded and delighted everyone from doctors to strangers in hospital hallways.
But on Oct. 24, in an OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital operating room, no amount of awe over the rarity of these births could compete with the joy.
Annie and Joby fell in love at Ohio University, where she had followed Chrissy. They married in 2005.
Three years later, they decided to start a family.
"When we were ready, we thought it would just happen," Annie said.
What followed were five years of dashed hopes and no answers. There were drugs to boost fertility, artificial inseminations and a search for what might have impeded fertility in both would-be parents. Annie underwent exploratory surgery that found nothing.
Eventually, they tried in vitro fertilization. None of the four embryos that were implanted in pairs months apart resulted in a pregnancy. "You just feel helpless," Annie said.
Joby had surgery to remove a varicose vein, on the outside chance it was contributing. There were more tests and fertility shots and another try with artificial insemination.
And then there was Chrissy.
Chrissy is 37 and mom to Oliver, who is 2, and Wendel, who is 5. She's married to James Knott, who also went to OU. They live seven houses from Annie and Joby in Lewis Center in southern Delaware County.
The couples are that easy kind of close where you exchange verbal jabs for a laugh and open each other's fridge for a beer and some leftovers without a thought. Close enough that it occurs to you even as you carry your own second son that it makes all the sense in the world that the next and last child you deliver might be your sister's.
Chrissy hurt for Annie. She thought she might be considered too old to be a surrogate, but she wanted to help if she could.
"We've always been so close, and I knew how badly she wanted to help," Annie said.
Chrissy's husband said the decision was likely harder for Annie and Joby than for him and his wife. Helping them was natural, James said, but it also meant for Annie that she would not carry her own child.
"We made beautiful embryos," Joby said.
"We just needed someone else to carry them," his wife said.
With no answers as to what might have stood in the way of Annie's becoming pregnant, her fertility specialist hadn't given up on the possibility, Annie said.
Doctors see it sometimes. A couple stops trying to get pregnant, and that's when it happens. There's much that scientists have come to understand about infertility, but much remains a mystery.
In what at that point felt like a medical Hail Mary to the family, Dr. Steven Williams of Ohio Reproductive Medicine implanted two embryos in Annie's uterus in addition to the two in her sister's.
"We wanted to increase our odds of getting at least one," Joby said.
The chance of in vitro leading to a successful delivery for a woman Annie's age is about 46 percent, based on national data from 2011, the most recent available. For a woman Chrissy's age, it is about 38 percent.
The chance of twins: about 14 percent and 10 percent, respectively, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's most-recent report.
Williams had made clear that there was a chance that they'd have twins and the added risks that come with that. It seemed so improbable to Annie and Joby after all they'd been through.
And yet, "We were ready for a new problem. If the worst problem he can give us was now there would be four babies, we were ready," Joby said.
That night, the sisters, who'd been told to rest for a day, shared Annie's bed and talked and hoped. Joby remembers admiring the selflessness of his in-laws.
Accustomed to being let down, Annie and Joby were ready for bad news.
"We didn't want Chrissy to feel bad, especially, if it didn't work," Annie said.
Chrissy was excited, worried and steeling herself for how they'd get through as a family if the news wasn't good.
The news came in a voice mail. They listened together.
"I've got double-great news..."
They gasped and laughed and gasped some more.
"Really? So it's official," Annie said.
Now they both knew they were pregnant. They figured that meant each sister would deliver one baby. Ultrasounds in March showed otherwise. Quadruplets were on the way.
Later, they learned that Chrissy was carrying two boys; Annie, two girls.
As girls and young women, they'd imagined being pregnant at the same time, but neither expected this.
"Emotionally, mentally, in my heart I'm doing this for them," Chrissy said about seven months into the pregnancies.
She wasn't worried about heartache when she slept at home with the boys tucked away down the street.
"I think of them as my nephews, and I know I'll be very involved in their lives. It would be harder if they lived far away."
One fetus, by then called "Baby Boy A," was breech. He didn't move in the next several weeks, meaning Chrissy would need a Caesarian section.
The scheduled date, Oct. 24, was 38 weeks into the pregnancy, an optimal time to deliver twins, said the sisters' obstetrician, Dr. Jaina Lindauer of Northwest OB-GYN.
Annie had decided that if the girls didn't come on their own first, she'd follow her sister into the operating room. The other option was inducing labor, but that didn't guarantee a successful vaginal delivery for Annie and meant the girls might not arrive on the same day as their brothers.
Both couples arrived at Riverside before sunrise on Oct. 24.
Chrissy went first, as planned, so that Annie could be there for her sons' delivery. As Lindauer made the incision, the sisters looked in each others' tear-filled eyes. Joby massaged Annie's back and leaned his head into hers.
"Is there like a countdown?" Chrissy asked.
Within seconds, they were greeting Charles Kortlandt, born at 8:03.
"He sounds like a chicken! He's so little," Chrissy said as Lindauer held the boy aloft for his parents and aunt and uncle to see. "Welcome to your new world."
At 8:05, Thomas Sellman followed.
After she left her sister's side, Annie spoke quietly to her boys. "Hey, baby, hey. How are you doing?"
Joby placed one hand at Charlie's head, another at his feet and beamed.
"Do they look different, Annie?" Chrissy asked.
"They look like babies," her sister answered, smiling.
As Chrissy recovered and Annie prepared for the girls' arrival, she asked how it felt to wait while Lindauer and her team finished the operation before she could hold her daughters.
"Did it seem like forever?"
"Yes," Chrissy answered. "I would say, 'Just take some deep breaths.'??"
At 9:48 and 9:51 a.m., Annie and Joby welcomed Grace LaVelle and Hadley Somei. Tears rolled down Annie's face as Lindauer held them up.
"How do they look?" she asked Joby after they'd been placed in warmers.
"Great. Perfect," he answered.
Charlie, Tommy, Grace and Haddie are now home with their busy yet delighted parents. Annie and Chrissy's mom and dad — Satoko and Karl Kortlandt, formerly of Tiffin in northwestern Ohio — have moved in to help.
There are closets full of diapers and stacks of clothes and charts to remind them of who was fed when.
There are four of everything, sometimes more.
There are grown-ups caring for babies in shifts and trying to figure out how all the equipment works and discussing who looks like whom.
There has been at least one joke about slapping stickers on the babies' foreheads to keep things straight for those who can't easily tell them apart.
And there are an aunt and uncle down the street who are always happy to help.
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ADDED: Here is the entire testimony via NJTV News:
Three big takeaways from today's epic, 6-hour testimony under oath from former Christie aide on Bridgegate... — Ian Sams (@IanSams) May 6, 2014
1) Ex-Christie aide questions the accuracy of Christie-touted Mastro report, calling it "alarming." http://t.co/hAOINkjizM — Ian Sams (@IanSams) May 6, 2014
2) Culture of intimidation was so severe in Christie's office that aides were "fearful" of losing jobs for raising Qs http://t.co/qQE8xELa7n — Ian Sams (@IanSams) May 6, 2014
3) We STILL don't know who orchestrated & ordered the GWB lane closures. But ex-aide said it wasn't Bridget Kelly. http://t.co/AubB0x1dze — Ian Sams (@IanSams) May 6, 2014
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Talking Points Memo is reporting on the testimony of an ex-Christie aide, Christina Renna, given to the New Jersey legislative committee investigating Bridgegate. She worked in the governor's Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs (IGA) under both Bill Stepien and Bridget Kelly. Among her sworn statements were a few choice words about the slut-shaming
gossip sheet whitewash in which Legal Team Christie cleared their client.
Here are a few of those words out of the very mouth of the very ex-Christie aide:
"'Mandatory directive' were not my words," Renna said. "If you notice, they are not in quotation marks. That was Gibson Dunn's words. That was their characterization. They are never words I would have used. I would never use 'mandatory directive,' except in one incident which we can circle back to. They were not my words." Weinberg asked Renna whether she had a chance to correct Gibson Dunn's characterization of her interview before it was released publicly. Renna replied that she had not been given the opportunity.
Christie's legal team had summarized it this way:
Renna believed Stepien kept track of mayors who were not in favor with IGA, but Renna was not privy to that process. But IGA staff would receive mandatory directives along the lines of "do not rush to return this mayor's phone call." Renna recalled an IGA staffer asking Renna, "Can we get a list of hands-off mayors?" Renna remembered responding, "You know we won't get it, and it would change daily anyway."
Randy M. Mastro, the Team Christie lawyer who led the internal "investigation" of Bridgegate, did say that his exoneration paper was his understanding, his recap, of the interviews he held. But if even an ex-Christie aide is poking holes in Mastro's findings, then it's further confirmation that the "report" was nothing more than a paper sieve. More details at the link.


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It's a familiar story: Out of an exaggerated concern about potential election fraud, a state adopts procedures that have the effect of disenfranchising perfectly qualified voters. In this case, the state of Arizona is demanding that would-be voters provide proof of citizenship beyond what Congress has required. The Supreme Court, which heard arguments about Arizona's policy on Monday, should strike the requirement down.
In 1993, Congress enacted the National Voter Registration Act, popularly known as the "motor voter" law because, among other provisions, it allows citizens to register to vote when they apply for a driver's license. Congress was clear about its objective: "to establish procedures that will increase the number of eligible citizens who register to vote in elections for federal office."
Under the law, a citizen can register to vote by mailing to state election officials a form on which the applicant states, under penalty of perjury, that he or she is a U.S. citizen. The federal agency that prepares the form also tells prospective voters what information is required by particular states. Would-be voters in Arizona, for example, are informed that they must include the number of their driver's license or other state ID or, if they lack those documents, the last four digits of their Social Security number. But if the applicant doesn't have a state ID or a Social Security number, he or she


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Monday, July 6, 2009
Furniture Painting Questions
Tina asked: Did you have to use wood filler or did you just sand & paint?
I did fill the holes before painting and the sanded down the filler with fine grit sandpaper to make sure that the holes were completely undetectable.
Kim and several of you asked: Where did you get the drawer pulls?
I bought them at Lee Valley, a woodworking and garden store. If you are not near a Lee Valley, I believe they may do phone or internet orders, the product number on the pulls is 02W30.04 . They are the 4 and a quarter inch frame pulls. If you can't order, definitely do a Google search for Library Frame Pulls, or Card Pulls. I saw a few sources when I was doing some research before buying. They cost $6.50 each (USD).
Jen M asked: How many coats of paint do you do?
I did 2 coats. I chose not to sand or prime this piece prior to painting because it looked like it would definitely be the type to discolor and stain a new coat of paint (sometimes that verathane layer is best to leave alone!!!). The reason it only takes me a couple of coats is because I use a paint gun which really gives a smooth, even finish. I am not patient enough to get in all the nooks and crannies with a brush! But I find that when I do use a brush it does take 3 or more coats.
Lisa asked: I have an antique dresser and table we need to refinish/paint - any tips?
Depending on the pieces and their original stain I would maybe not sand them before hand unless there are areas that need to be evened out (scratches or dents). When you go to buy your paint, ask a sales associate about no-sand primer. I like Kilz and have yet to see any peeling or chipping, and I have used it on high traffic stair case railings! If you really want a brush stroke free/ roller line free finish I highly recommend the paint gun (you can rent it at Home Depot). It now takes me just under half an hour to paint an entire piece! Good luck Lisa~
Simply Fabulous asked: Do you paint by hand? Also, do you sand everything before painting?
Answers to both above!
Sara @ Be Still and Know asked: Would you mind sharing what paint you used?
I wish I could tell you Sara!!! For all my furniture paint jobs and projects I actually buy mismatched paint, the stuff that is usually sitting by the mixing counter that did not match the color card properly. I love buying that stuff for two reasons:
1. Price! You cannot beat it. I sometimes get them for as little as $3, but usually around $5, which beats the heck out of $25+ price tags.
2. You already know what the color looks like. I cannot tell you how many times I pick a color on a little tiny paper sample, get it home and once it is on a wall or piece of furniture it looks nothing like what I pictured. Usually these mismatched cans have their entire lid painted with the color so I can see the actual finish and how it looks.
If I had to describe the color it would be a very light cream with a hint of green-grey in it (think Martha!).
Jess asked: What books do you use to inspire you? Magazines?
You read correct Jess, At Home With White was on there! The other books on the coffee table are all the Shabby Chic books (they have some serious eye candy in them!): Treasure Hunting and Decorating Guide, Sumptuous Settings, Gift Giving, and of course the original Shabby Chic. I also have Martha Stewart's Guide to Decorating, and one for Sean: Louis Vuitton and the Automobile, a History.
Some of my favorite resources: Country Living magazine, and any of their books! "The Relaxed Home" by Atlanta Bartlett, and I have pretty much every Martha Stewart Living magazine from 1995-2004 cataloged and sorted out in sorters. I refer back to those all the time.
MrsKBJ asked: Does your husband love white also?
If you asked him he would say not as much as I do! But he does like the clean look and style of little clutter and bright rooms. If he were to decorate the exact same room you may see a little bit more dark wood furniture, but the light colors and upholstery would remain. In fact, he is the one who does not want me to paint a wall in our bedroom grey, he wants it white!
Carly asked: What kind of camera and lens do you use?
I use a Canon Rebel xsi, and the factory lens.
Hopeful#1 asked: I like those globes, where are they from?
They are cloches and I actually use them in the garden in the Spring to keep plants warm and moist! You can find them at specialty garden stores, and occassionally at Home Goods.
Littleton5468 asked: Did you and your hubby do the board & batten?
Actually, that was all me! While he was at work one night it suddenly occurred to me that it would be the perfect look for this room so Wren & I whipped over to Home Depot and installed it. It took about 2 days to finish completely (cutting, nailing, filling, caulking & painting), here I am installing some. The best thing I could recommend for this project is a good, long level!
15 comments:
- sheena said...
hello! I am newer to your blog.....and I am loving it! I was just wondering what sprayer you use, and if you love it--I've been looking at a bunch of different models and having a hard time deciding.
also, I had to laugh so hard at one of your previous post where you said your garage is full of your projects....that is my life! A few times I've had to hurry and get stuff painted before my husband gets home so he doesn't think I'm insane with some of ugly old stuff I'm dragging home.....i love it!
- July 6, 2009 at 11:49 AM
- Rebecca said...
ha! Sheena, i was going to ask the same thing about the sprayer. With all the goodies i have repainted, i have always used a brush. I'm over it!
- July 6, 2009 at 12:09 PM
- Jen M said...
Thanks for answering my question. I hope you don't mind but I've showcased your wonderful hutch project on my blog - I'm sure my readers will love it as much as I did!
- July 6, 2009 at 12:39 PM
- lisa said...
Thanks! Our table has been passed down in the family and suffered from a bumpy, uneven finishing job by the time we got it. I may have to sand a few of those out before I begin. Thanks again for the tips, and especially the little nudge!
- July 6, 2009 at 12:53 PM
- pieroni place said...
Do you sand your wood or go full blast in and start painting? Thanks! Check out some of my Before and After pictures @
Thanks and BTW, you have done some pretty amazing things with all of your great finds:)
- July 6, 2009 at 12:54 PM
- Nicola said...
Hi, thanks for your advice! I've painted furniture before and have loved the results...except for the tackiness that remains. How do you avoid that? (I sanded, primed, and painted 2 coats on all the items I've worked on).
- July 6, 2009 at 1:35 PM
- Sara @ Be Still and Know said...
holly..thanks for answering my question girl! :) actually thanks for answering all those questions!...the library drawer pulls resource was helpful too....thanks :)
- July 6, 2009 at 2:23 PM
- Tamstyles said...
- July 6, 2009 at 6:18 PM
- queliperu said...
Hi! I'm a follower of all your DIY projects! Would you mind sharing what kind of spray gun do you use? I bought a $70 one at Home Depot but I think yours is much better... thanks!
- July 6, 2009 at 7:30 PM
- Kristin said...
thank you, as always, for sharing your wonderful tips and advice. It makes taking on a DIY project seem so much more doable! You are an inspiration -- and I'll just keep saying it!
- July 7, 2009 at 10:41 AM
- bagfashionista said...
this is great!! I was going to send you an email about painting some antique frames that we found in my MIL's garage, but this is`so helpful
- July 7, 2009 at 11:32 AM
- bagfashionista said...
sorry, i forgot to ask as well...the board and batten...what did you use? i'm thinking of doing that for our family room that we are putting in the basement, and another person i know used mdf...
- July 7, 2009 at 2:37 PM
- Holly and Sean said...
Queliperu, I use a Cambell & Hausfeld sprayer attachment for air compressors. You need to have the compressor for the gun to work, it is not just a paint sprayer. The gun itself is $29, but the compressor range from $300-$600 so it may be best to rent one.
- July 7, 2009 at 3:41 PM
- Meredith said...
Holly, I wanted to ask about painting cabinets--do you use the no-sand primer for that as well?
And I'm guessing you use a sprayer for the primer as well?
It just occurred to me that I'm sure my contractor dad has a paint sprayer, and I may have to try it out sometime!
- July 11, 2009 at 11:12 AM
- andreasgarrett said...
Hey Rebecca,
I am repainting some porch furniture. Unfortunately I left a candle on a table and it completely melted in the Alabama heat and soaked into the wood. Any ideas on how to paint it now? Sanding first? Any ideas and help appreciated.
Andrea Garrett
Courtland, AL
- July 31, 2011 at 8:47 AM


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Mosquitoes have been around for thousands, maybe millions, of years.
And these winged blood suckers have no intention of taking off this summer.
With the pop-up thunderstorm season now in full swing, it doesn't take much to create a mosquito nuisance, said Sue Ferguson, an environmental health manager for S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control.
That's where a little routine yard sprucing-up comes in.
Employees at two local businesses were shocked when they arrived to open their doors last week.
It was a little after 7 a.m. June 30 when the first call came in to the Lancaster Police Department. A employee with Walgreens drug store, located at 1101 S.C. 9 Bypass, called police after noticing that someone spray painted the outside of the store.
Officers met with the woman who said the paint was not there when the last employee left the previous night at 11:30 p.m.
An Indian Land woman was arrested over the July 4th weekend after she allegedly went to a home where her daughter was sleeping over with a friend and assaulted both her daughter and the friend's father.
Gladys Moss, 40, of Pleasant Valley Drive, was charged with two counts of misdemeanor third-degree assault and battery.
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KERSHAW – Kershaw Town Councilman Wade Hunter speaks optimistically about the anticipated economic impact of Haile Gold Mine Inc., although recent news may lead other people to feel differently.
Romarco Minerals Inc., the parent company of Haile Gold Mine Inc., received news last week that its plans to operate a mine just outside the Kershaw town limits will be put on hold for at least a year.
Christopher Sardelli
It's only been a few days since Rock Hill teen Kenneth Steele Jr. died after a car crash along S.C. 5, but his former math teacher, Portia Stokes, said his memory will live on.
Stokes, who taught statistics to Steele last semester at Rock Hill's South Pointe High School, will always remember Steele's cheerful attitude.
Christopher Sardelli
A search for stolen construction equipment led deputies to a large stash of marijuana behind a Lancaster home Tuesday evening.
Acting on a tip from a concerned resident, Lancaster County sheriff's deputies responded to the Campbell Lake Road area about 6:45 p.m. Tuesday.
The resident called deputies to tell them someone had stolen a piece of equipment from Lancaster County Public Works, according to a sheriff's office press release.
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Terry Anthony has lived in Lancaster's Brooklyn community nearly 20 years. The 15th Street resident says prostitution and drugs are commonplace, though he believes it doesn't have to be that way.
He's hoping an upcoming event will be the start of a new era for the community.
Anthony is one of the organizers of the Brooklyn Avenue Community Fellowship, which will take place for the first time this Saturday.
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After recent sessions with much discussion about taxes, raises and other budget items, Lancaster City Council met June 28 for a relatively short and uneventful meeting.
Council took action on two items – a measure to amend an existing city ordinance regarding abandoned vehicles and a resolution dealing with unwanted city-owned equipment.
The Lancaster Makos capped their regular-season schedule, posting a 328-186 win over Chester at the Lancaster County pool.
The Makos, were led by Michaela Burton and Logan Phillips who posted four wins apiece. Taylor Teague, Riley Burton, Anna Funderburk and Bailey Walker each had three wins.
Lancaster Motor Speedway will be hosting double main events for the Stock 4 Division on Saturday night.
Ray T. Adams posted the win last Saturday night and will be a favorite to win this week.
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Hey Ollie,
Can You give an update of how the Yargas are holding up after a season??? Now that you have ridden them what criticism can you give?? Are they still the jumping machines they were new? Do you find them lacking in any specific wind range?? With all the kites out there why do these stand out(other than price)?? Are they grunty?? I noticed early in the season you hade a new one, why?? I will be getting new kites next year and want to make a good decision.


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In one of the stranger bits of tech M&A in recent memory, J2 Global (JCOM), the provider of hosted email and faxing and other "cloud computing" services, if you will, this morning announced it will buy venerable technology publisher Ziff-Davis for $167 million, picking up $60 million in new revenue in 2013 from pubs such as PC Mag, ComputerShopper and Geek.com.
In a note to clients this afternoon, FBR Capital's Daniel Ives, who has a Market Perform rating on J2 Global's stock, writes that the purchase price of 2.8 times the projected 2013 revenue is "fair," and he's fairly positive on the ability of J2 to use Ziff to market its services, such as faxing:
In our opinion this acquisition represents a nice tangential growth opportunity for j2, as the company looks to expand its marketing and cloud services segment over the coming years. We also believe Ziff offers the company additional cross-sell opportunities for j2′s core fax product, given its strong marketing presence. As evidenced with this acquisition (and the company's recent debt offering), we believe j2 is going to be incrementally more aggressive on the M&A path in 2013 as the company looks to increase its growth profile and expand its product footprint through strategic acquisitions such as Ziff Davis. To this point, this deal should also give investors more comfort that j2 is focused on expanding its addressable market opportunity outside of its core bread and butter fax segment, a positive in our opinion. We maintain our Market Perform rating.
J2 shares are up 95 cents, or 3%, at $30.31.


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The award was presented by melody queen Lata Mangeshkar to Aamir Khan on Thursday. The award has been instituted by Lata and her siblings to honour their late father, actor-singer Dinanath Mangeshkar, on his 66th death anniversary.
Lata who is quite a fan of the actor says that the actor stands for certain principles for which she admires him. Pandit Hridayanath Mangeshkar, Lata`s brother and well-known music director said, "Aamir Khan doesn`t accept awards. In fact, he tries his best to stay away from such events. But he has made an exception about the Master Dinanath Mangeshkar award and we are happy about it".
The fact that Aamir Khan sent a cheque of Rs 1 lakh to Lata when she started a super-speciality hospital in Pune a few years ago was also not lost on the Mangeshkars. "Latadidi had written to all top film personalities seeking financial assistance. Not a single donation came from Bollywood, except from Aamir. He sent us a cheque for the children`s ward," said Hridayanath.
The other Bollywood biggies who have received the prestigious award in the past are Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan.
Like this last bit about Aamir being mentioned with the likes of Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan...about time!


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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The No. 32 Georgia College baseball team has big plans for the season-opening doubleheader with King College Saturday, Feb. 8 starting at 1 p.m.
Prior to the contest, the Bobcats will receive their 2013 Peach Belt Conference (PBC) Tournament Championship Rings, commemorating the first PBC Tournament Championship in school history. In addition, Georgia College President Dr. Steve Dorman will throw the honorary first pitch.
It will also be Staff Appreciation Day for Georgia College, with all GC staff receiving either a free popcorn or hot chocolate with staff ID.
Come see the Bobcats kick off the 2014 campaign at home against King, get their rings and watch Dr. Dorman bring the heat Saturday, Feb. 8 at 1 p.m. at John Kurtz Field on Georgia College's West Campus.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at @GCBobcats on Twitter and Facebook for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit GCBobcats.PhotoReflect.com to purchase photo prints from home athletic contests.


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A Labour MP has criticised Ken Livingstone's mayoral election campaign as "tired out" and lacking any excitement.
Austin Mitchell MP, the Labour member for Great Grimsby, tweeted on Tuesday morning: "Come on Ken. We need you to win but [we] get tired of self-justification, tax fiddlers and racism. No life. No. fun. No drive."
HuffPost wondered if the MP's account had been hacked, but it turns out Mitchell stands by the tweet, telling us: "There's no excitement, is there? His policies are correct but just he seems tired out. There's no longer the hint of danger that used to surround him."
"We're desperate that Ken should be elected because we've suffered a reverse in Bradford, we have a new leader and he's still finding his feet. We need a win, we need a big win, but both parties are on tenterhooks and not conveying any sense of excitement to the electorate.
Austin Mitchell's tweet echoes the motto used in one of Ken's election broadcasts last week - where Londoners all say "Come on, Ken". Livingstone was seen to cry when the video was shown at a campaign launch last week, where HuffPost noted that the Labour candidate looked, frankly, exhausted.
Mitchell added: "I'm not sure what Londoners are thinking, I'm sure they find it incomprehensible. It's just two men throwing insults at each other and a peripheral chorus chanting irrelevancies."
Defending himself against the charge on Tuesday afternoon, Livingstone said Mitchell had not seen how much effort he was putting in on the campaign trail.
"I've lost a stone during this campaign, and I went for my annual medical last week and my doctor almost had an orgasm because I'm so fit," he said.
Boris Johson has a six point lead over Ken Livingstone in the latest poll, published on Monday. The polls also suggest that while Ken Livingstone is on course to lose the London Mayoral election, Labour as a party could do well in the London Assembly - prompting speculation that some Labour voters are unwilling to vote for Livingstone.
The poll was conducted by YouGov, who talk of a "Boris Bonus" - the phenomenon where a candidate outperforms their own party, which seems to be happening with the Tories in London.
YouGov point out that this is exactly the feat Ken Livingstone managed to pull off in the London Mayoral election of 2004 - but now Ken is being outperformed by his own party.
Meanwhile Labour nationally lead the Tories by nine points in an opinion poll published on Tuesday.
This week sees two Mayoral Hustings take place on Wednesday on Thursday. The second of these is on Sky News and will be one of the more high-profile hustings.